FULL RECAP - TPiR 03/23/2010

[Joe_Capitano]

Production #5092K - Taped Feb. 8, 2010 Drew: stage entrance First Four lineup: mixed Handoff: Amber Models of the Day: Manuela Arbeláez, Amber Lancaster and Gwendolyn Osborne-Smith Wearing: Kitty NOTE: ET/CT viewers lost the second half (One-Bid #5 on) of today's show due to coverage of a news event. 1   Outdoor Batting Cage/Pitching Machine (A&M) 3-JUDY *650 4-EVA 780 2-SHANE 781 1-MARY 500 ($753) Judy plays FLIP FLOP for a trip to a Phoenix Baseball Camp (6n)(G) Setup: 58 96 Pick: 58 69   (She "Flops") Price: $8569   LOSS Another one lost by someone who just had to listen to "Them." She "Flip Flopped" and they cried bloody murder. Then she "Flopped" - and not just in the game sense. 2   Movies To Go Headrest DVD System (A&G) NAKIA 2775 +Eva 980 +Shane 1500 +Mary *650 ($900) Mary plays LET EM ROLL for a Chrysler PT Cruiser (Std., 2.4l, AT, Conv. #ADC)(M)($19,390) AquaFresh Iso Active $ 3.99 Space Bag (Large) HIGHER 6.99 * Jelly Belly Jelly Beans (8.5 oz box) LOWER 8.99 THE ROLLS... 1. 3 Cars & $2000 Banks 3 2. 2 CARS WIN! 3   (Amana) 17.6 cu ft Fridge/Freezer (M) Nakia 1111 +Eva 850 +Shane 1112 ROBERT R. *700 ($749) Robert R. from New York, NY plays SECRET X for an Aico Tides Dining Group and Nortiake Campania Dinnerware (A)($8009) F 2 X 1 (Memorex) Karaoke Machine 20/40 $ 40 $ 40 * (DeBuyer) Vegetable Slicer 79/92 79 79 * WIN! SHOWDOWN #1 $ 753 Judy 15 + 60 .75 8,877 Robert 55 + 95 OV 20,290 Mary   5 + 95 1.00 *$1000*   Bonus 60   Through to Showcase Round 4   Mizerak Mercer Billiards Table (A&M) Nakia 1 +Eva 1125 + Shane *1126 ROBERT F. 2300 ($1250) STUPID BID Shane plays STEP UP (4) Dahon Helios Folding Bicycle $ 729 (2) 30" Stainless Gas Range 1499 +$  500 (3) (Mitsubishi) 46" LCD HDTV 2600 +  1000   BAILOUT (1) Michael Kors Accessories 2025 5   Nintendo DSi Game Package (G) Nakia 475 +Eva 500 KIM *545 Robert F. 520 ($575) Kim from Tustin, CA plays ANY NUMBER Picks: 7 8 4 2 5 0 Chevy Cobalt LS XFE (Std., Susp., Exhaust, AT, Mats, Prot)(A) $1 8,– – – ( $18,139) Crystal Stemware $5 4 – ( 546) That Damned Piggy Bank $7.2 0 LOSS Eva has spent the last 35 minutes or so of her life in the Row. Now, she has the last bid, and she's facing the stare of Mimi. Will Eva find safety next to Drew or will she end up forever banished to the "First Four" Breakfast Club? 6   Assorted Men's/Women's Fragrances (A) Nakia 875 +Eva 890 CHRISTOPHER *500 Robert F. 750 ($705) Eva heads off to the clubhouse while Christopher plays RANGE GAME for a Harley-Davidson FXD Motorcycle (M) Scale: $16,300-$16,900 Range: $16,558-$16,708 Price: $16,763   LOSS SHOWDOWN #2 $ 582 Kim 10 + 55 .65 705 Christopher 85 stay .85 Through to Showcase Round 7,578 Shane 80 + 45 OV SHOWCASE ROUND Mary has the honor. SC1-Christopher (Pioneer) Stereo System/"Rock" Speaker System International Outdoor Kitchen Island opulentitems.com Outdoor Theater Sytem Trip to Santiago, Chile (6n)(G) BID $24,000 PRICE 24,587 DIFF –587 TOTAL $25,292 SC2-Mary (Canon EOS 7D) Digital SLR Camera (Asus) Laptop Computer/(Lexmark) Printer (M) Trip to Washington, DC (6n @ Beacon) Big Five 11d African Photo Safari (via Nairobi)(A) BID $30,000 PRICE 26,262 DIFF OVER TOTAL $21,290 Today's Pricing Games: 2 for 6 (with 1 Bailout) Total Winnings: $64,372 THIS IS THE ONLY OFFICIAL GOLDEN-ROAD.net SHOW RECAP. REPRODUCTION PROHIBITED WITHOUT AUTHOR PERMISSION.

[elskunkoman]

I'm quite disappointed i missed the rest of the show due to the special report.

[Roadgeek Adam]

I know these were just fun but since we did some fake CSS bids today in the chat, I have calculated the differences from Joe's totals:
(REMEMBER: THESE ARE FAKE TOTALS FROM THE CHAT TODAY, NOT REAL BIDS)
[Kitch] 20650/24980 (3937 / 1282) - $5219 difference
[Roadgeek Adam] 24545/19999 (42/ 6263) - $6305 difference  (Now how bad luck can that be? My first DSW, and its on a fake bid)
[88JRFan] SC1: 23,000   SC2: 21,010 (1587 / 5252) - $6839 difference
[mikebev25] 11:48 am: 18625/23625 (5962 / 2637) - $8599 difference
[FrenchFan] 11:49 am: 19740/ 17250 (4847 / 9012) - $13859 difference
[CrossTraffic] SC1: 1      SC2: 1  (24586 / 26261) - $50847 difference

[visualbasicwizard] 11:57 am: 23,125 / 31,850 (1467 / OVER) - OVER
[pathfinder20] 11:49 am: 22159/35985 (2428 / OVER) - OVER
[vadernader] 11:53 am: 21306/27206 (3281 / OVER) - OVER
[Wolfman2000] 11:49 am: 25652 / 27672 (OVER / OVER) - OVER
[tpirfan28] 11:48 am: 26500 / 34500 (OVER / OVER) - OVER
[PriceFanArmadillo]I bid 31250/61282 (OVER / OVER) - OVER
[visualbasicwizard] 11:57 am: 23,125 / 31,850 (1467 / OVER) - OVER
[brosa0] 11:57 am: 28229, 25229 (OVER / OVER) - OVER

[TPIRGuru]

I'm assuming this was the regular Any Number board. I also missed the second half.

[Joe_Capitano]

Still on the present board. They fixed the goofball digits.

(BTW: got the timing on the interruption recorded in the Anomalies thread)

[heelsrule1988]

DiPirro does it again! Awesome wipe in Let 'em Roll.

BEST CONTESTANT OF THE DAY: Shane
SHOW GRADE: 2

[3StrikesFan]

I'm assuming this was the regular Any Number board. I also missed the second half.

John said in another thread that Temptation's new design will debut before Any Number's. Someone in Talk is Right went to the April 16th (I think?) taping and that's when Temptation's new set is supposed to air. So, Any Number's should air after unless they switch airdates around.

[heelsrule1988]

You mean the April 16 airing... unless you can see the future.

[3StrikesFan]

Yes, I did mean airing... not taping. Oops!

[Cartboy]

Flip Flop:  Why must the contestants listen to "them"?
Let Em Roll:  Nice rollin'!
Secret X:  That's the way to play it!
Step Up:  Good thing Shane bailed out!

What I saw of the show was good, IMHO.  Boy, I hate when it gets interrupted!

[TPIRGuru]

DiPirro does it again! Awesome wipe in Let 'em Roll.

I agree! I loved that! Really fits the game to as they could be said to be "rolling" by.

[Kev347]

Today's show was a step up from yesterday (no pun intended!) - better produced all around. Getting frustrating to watch Flip Flop and Range Game though. Flip Flop has now been lost 15 times in a row when the correct answer was to flip and flop (yes, a staggering statistic, but it's true). Additionally, we've had several long playings lately because it evidently is a game that is very difficult to get audience help on, and notably, the audience NEVER wants the contestant to flip and flop. So pretty much whenever you see a trip (or something expensive) in Flip Flop, you know Greco will want it lost, and therefore the correct answer will be to flip and flop.

Meanwhile, today's Range Game playing was a textbook example of another kind of forced loss - today he let it get as high up the scale as we've seen in awhile, and then he stopped it because the audience was getting antsy. Drew even pointed it out, "the audience always gets antsy when it gets up that high". Meanwhile, when it's something expensive like that Harley today, it's a GUARANTEE that Greco is going to put it up that high (side note: was that the most ridiculously expensive Harley ever?) so it's pretty much a guarantee it's going to be lost. I have my own quibbles with Range Game anyway (it's pretty much the "hope it's in the middle game" now because there's no way to price things within $600 anymore) but it's getting tiresome to see the same things over and over. They need to learn there are ways to make Range Game hard without making it impossible. Today's contestant would have been rewarded on one such setup, for letting the rangefinder go moderately but not obscenely high (i.e. if they wanted a "hard" Range Game setup, the price of the motorcycle should have been....$16,689, or something like that, with that same 16300-16900 setup).

So now that I've talked forever about 1-prize quickies, the rest of the show was entertaining. Let 'Em Roll continued a lucky streak in that game, Secret X was nice and easy, Step Up was a good bailout, and Drew in general has been on point both episodes so far this week.

Timings:
Flip Flop (3.5) - 3:31
Let 'em Roll (5.5) - 4:52
Secret X (4.5) - 4:17
Step Up (5.5) - 4:27
Any Number (5)- 4:10
Range Game (4) - 3:10
Total time: 24:27

[Wayoshi]

Better show but not totally great...Greco is still pushing the envelope. Please, don't react like this after every DSW... 

[SteveGavazzi]

This was a pretty decent episode.  Drew did a larger amount of hosting than usual, and he even managed to react to the final Showcase reveal without giving away what he'd seen.

I think Flip Flop may be the first time I've heard Drew actually refer to the audience as "the audience."

The new wipe in Let 'em Roll is really something.

The first showcase ended with a trip.  The second showcase ended with two trips.  God.

[spoon14]

I enjoyed the episode, but I was rooting for Manuela to connect on one of those pitches. I think Rachel needs to be employed as the official model hitting coach.

Nice to see another close bid on a Showcase. It was funny to see that woman feign enthusiasm about the stemware before the car was revealed.