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Re: Recap Placeholder -- 4/22/10
« Reply #30 on: April 22, 2010, 07:16:17 PM »
As exciting as expensive cars are, I'm not sure why the show thinks it can afford to offer a $112,000 car and two $30,000 cars in just two days.  They do not have this kind of money in their budget right now, and they're probably very glad that neither Golden Road nor Lucky $even was won today.

Am I the only one who thought the Tesla was kinda dinky?  Theme show be damned, I'd rather see the Viper.

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Re: Recap Placeholder -- 4/22/10
« Reply #31 on: April 22, 2010, 07:20:25 PM »
Am I the only one who thought the Tesla was kinda dinky?  Theme show be damned, I'd rather see the Viper.

The Tesla is based on something called the Lotus Elise, which has the engine of a Toyota Corolla in an absurdly small, lightweight body that makes it go fast.  Because both the Tesla and Lotus are purpose-built sports cars with next to no creature comforts, they are expensive as anything (even a simple Elise costs upwards of $45,000).
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Re: Recap Placeholder -- 4/22/10
« Reply #32 on: April 22, 2010, 07:29:31 PM »
A trip to the Arctic Circle?  Come on.

Eco tourism is very big in Canada. Don't poo poo it until you have experienced it. Not everyone wants to go to Hawaii, afterall.
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Re: Recap Placeholder -- 4/22/10
« Reply #33 on: April 22, 2010, 07:41:17 PM »
I'd like to pose a question to Bully, Steve, John, Marc, or anyone who might know:

Were the props used today for "Green" Road "from-scratch" versions of the old props, or were they the old props retrofitted with some kind of green "rainbow" overlay on them?

BTW, "Green" Road makes me think of "The Green Mile".  I'm pretty sure they weren't going for that, but I wouldn't rule out the use the title of "The Green Mile" as inspiration.  Miles are traveled on roads, change "golden" in Golden Road to "green"...just mere speculation on my part with zero truth value, most likely.

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Re: Recap Placeholder -- 4/22/10
« Reply #34 on: April 22, 2010, 08:10:02 PM »
Wow, the Green Road. I can't believe they actually went all the way through in doing that. It looked pretty nice and was amusing for the theme of the day - let's please not make a habit of completely redesigning pricing games just for one show, though. And that was very exciting to watch, as Golden Road always is. Fairly set up, great prize at the end, and just bad luck on the final pick. I hope we get to see see all of the Big 3 one more time before the season ends, and we better get a win :)

Other than that, this show was nothing spectacular and the green themed prizes honestly got annoying by PG5. Seeing such an expensive car in Lucky $even was a shot, and that setup wasn't as hard as some have been - good. Nice to finally see a 50k+ showcase that they were trying really hard to have lost won too! This week in particular must have made the budget hurt a lot more than it already was.

Side note - another solid lineup, Adam. L7 6th the day after Key 6th? Woohoo!

Timings:
Golden Road (6) - 5:51
One Wrong Price (3.5) - 3:15
Pick A Pair (4.5) - 4:34
Double Prices (3) - 2:37
Plinko (5.5) - 5:38
Lucky $even - 4:33
Total time (27.5): 26:29


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Re: Recap Placeholder -- 4/22/10
« Reply #35 on: April 22, 2010, 08:56:53 PM »
Glad you had fun Bully. It was awesome of Rich to send you that email. :-)
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Re: Recap Placeholder -- 4/22/10
« Reply #36 on: April 22, 2010, 08:59:04 PM »
The 7,260th episode (148th for Season 38)

Showcase #1
Motorcycle - $8,295
Trip to Costa Rica - $6,985
West Wight Potter - $17,670

Showcase #2
Cabana - $9,999
Outdoor Dinette - $7,344
Electric Grill - $749
Mercury Milan - $33,805

Your Modeling Scorecard for April 22, 2010
Rachel Reynolds
Total:  13/$144,979* (10/$20,980, 3/$123,999)
Cars:  1/$112,845 (0/$0, 1/$112,845)
Trips:  0/$0 (0/$0, 0/$0)

*About the same amount EPA has raised

Amber Lancaster
Total:  7/$57,178 (5/$48,093, 2/$9,085)
Cars:  1/$33,805 (1/$33,805, 0/$0)
Trips:  1/$6,985 (0/$0, 1/$6,985)

Gwennie Osborne-Smith
Total:  6/$65,677 (3/$12,831, 3/$52,846)
Cars:  1/$32,876 (0/$0, 1/$32,876)
Trips:  1/$10,934 (1/$10,934, 0/$0)

And for the season
Rachel Reynolds (128 shows)
Total:  1,252/$6,506,744 (714/$2,336,869, 538/$4,169,875)
Cars:  113/$2,808,073 (37/$760,078, 76/$2,047,995)
Trips:  118/$976,605 (52/$420,643, 66/$555,962)

Amber Lancaster (55 shows)
Total:  456/$2,852,361 (295/$1,287,035, 161/$1,565,326)
Cars:  51/$1,224,389 (20/$464,474, 31/$759,915)
Trips:  50/$381,065 (26/$188,580, 24/$192,485)

Gwennie Osborne-Smith (74 shows)
Total:  642/$3,709,612 (381/$1,541,093, 261/$2,168,519)
Cars:  64/$1,423,501 (25/$550,488, 39/$873,013)
Trips:  73/$607,893 (42/$388,542, 31/$219,351)

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Re: Recap Placeholder -- 4/22/10
« Reply #37 on: April 22, 2010, 09:09:37 PM »
The $100 discrepancy in Raquel's total: IUFB #5 was worth $1,000, not $900.

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Re: Recap Placeholder -- 4/22/10
« Reply #38 on: April 22, 2010, 09:11:58 PM »
What else can I say?  I am all out of superlatives that would describe this show when it was taped.

I have to admit that I was THIS close to stripping naked and screaming at a telephone pole after the seating nightmare that took place at my third taping back in 2009.  One year later, however, this wasn't the case.  I was the guy in the front row, wearing a black shirt that paid tribute to my uncle, Bob Longlais (more on his story in a little bit).  To say that I truly enjoyed this taping would be a gross understatement on anyone's part.  This was--out of the previous eight tapings before it--THE BEST taping that I have ever attended.  I got to see the most expensive prize in this show's history up close, and I got to see a game that taught me basic math (Plinko) when I was a child growing up.  I was really rooting for Rhett to win the Golden/Green Road, but another part of me was glad that he DIDN'T WIN--and I'll explain why.  During the first break, Drew and audience were discussing the financial impacts that Rhett would face had he, in fact, won the Tesla Roadster.  The taxes on that thing would've been high, and the insurance costs would've been at least $5000 PER MONTH.  Just seeing the famous Golden/Green Road sign alone told me that this taping was gonna be special, and by God it was.

Before I get to the personal anecdotes of my conversations with Drew and Rich during the taping, a few things needed to be pointed out:

1.  If you're planning on going to a 12:10 PM taping in the future, I want you to know that processing now starts at 7:15 AM, which meant that I had to be in the lot by 7:00 AM after the Order of Arrival numbers were handed out.

Finally, and this is the most important of all...

2.  It is NOT just Stan doing contestant interviews anymore.  For this show, Michelle (I hope I spelled it right) did the contestant interviews, but she had recognized me--just like Stan--because she was Stan's note-taker for the other two tapings.

Now, to the personal anecdotes.  During the third break, Drew recognized me in the front row, and I proceeded to tell him the story about the shirt that was wearing.  The shirt paid tribute to my uncle, Bob Longlais, who passed away due to cancer three weeks prior to the taping.  For those who don't know, my uncle gave 28 years of his life to the Army as a medical specialist; he served during Desert Storm in Saudi Arabia in one of the first field hospitals that was built at the time.  Drew was touched by the shirt, and it led me to finally hug him during the fourth break.  After I hugged Drew, he asked me what I did for a living and the number of tapings that I have attended.  I told Drew and the audience that this was my 9th taping--and that my very first taping was with Bob Barker in 2007.  After that, I told him that I was due to graduate with my B.A. in History from Texas A&M-Corpus Christi this May, and the crowd started applauding and cheering.  

During the next break, Rich came down from his podium to talk to us, and I got to hug him too.  As the crowd cheered, I remember Rich saying "you're a loyal friend and true," and for the first time in my whole life, I finally felt like a winner.  I have gone to eight previous tapings and felt like a loser each time, but this taping was very special to me.  I finally felt as if I CAN be able to prove to everyone in that room that I can make magic on stage.  It truly was a magical moment in my own life, but it didn't end at the taping.  Later that Wednesday night, I got an e-mail from none other than Rich Fields himself, and it goes like this:

I cried.  The whole experience of going through this taping, plus Rich's letter to me, would become the cap to the most magical spring break that I have ever had in my life, and reading Rich's note brings tears to my eyes and a sense of motivation--the "want" to come back for my 10th taping of "The Price is Right."

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Re: Recap Placeholder -- 4/22/10
« Reply #39 on: April 22, 2010, 09:13:24 PM »
Eco tourism is very big in Canada.

Last time I checked, The Price Is Right was produced in California.

Not everyone wants to go to Hawaii, afterall.

You know what?  I'm willing to wager more people would like to spend a week in the tropics than would want to be a stone's throw from the North Pole.
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Re: Recap Placeholder -- 4/22/10
« Reply #40 on: April 22, 2010, 09:13:46 PM »
OK I forgot to mention one thing..."Holy new car, it's a new hybrid!" is about the stupidest thing I've heard on this show since last season.

EDIT: Actually, Gavazzi just informed me that this was an ad-lib following a Batman reference. OK, that makes it a little better. My bad...
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Re: Recap Placeholder -- 4/22/10
« Reply #41 on: April 22, 2010, 09:14:23 PM »
It's great to see the nice e-mail for John from Rich!  I'm very sorry for your loss and that I forgot to catch you in the audience :(.  Is there some still graphic of John you can show me?!  

My friend said in my facebook wall "why would anyone want to drive a $112,000+ car?"  I wouldn't neither!

Nice to see Green/Golden Road play for the first time but too bad he lost at the end.  

Nice showcases I guess, too.  Pretty good show overall.  

  
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« Reply #42 on: April 22, 2010, 09:19:39 PM »
I guess I don't get how driving an electric car is so "green". Since most of our electricity comes from coal you're really not "saving the earth". Don't get me wrong I couldn't care less about being "green" but this just doesn't make sense to me.
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Re: Recap Placeholder -- 4/22/10
« Reply #43 on: April 22, 2010, 09:32:41 PM »
Is there some still graphic of John you can show me?!  

This is the best that I can get for right now since I'm not good at screencaps:



The guy in the black shirt sitting next to the lady wearing the light blue shirt is me.
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Re: Recap Placeholder -- 4/22/10
« Reply #44 on: April 22, 2010, 09:41:11 PM »
What else can I say?  I am all out of superlatives that would describe this show when it was taped.

GoldenBulldog, that's awesome that you had such a wonderful time. I like to read posts from people who have attended the show. I'm sorry about your uncle's passing. Very nice of you to pay tribute to him. And how wonderful of Drew and Rich to recognize you.

Wow, the taxes on that Tesla Roadster--whoa! I wouldn't have won it either. I chose the same number for each prize that the contestant did.

Thanks for sharing your experience. You are a loyal friend and true.  :-)