Recap -- 4/28/10

[Marc]

Episode #5143K Aired: 4/28/2010 Models: Amber Lancaster, Rachel Reynolds-Dellucci, Lanisha Cole (Mystic) Drew Entrance: Door #2 Mic Handoff: Amber First Four Contestant Seating: Mixed

First IUFB: Little Black Dress (Mark Jacobs, with clutch, bangles, earrings and shoes; ARP: $2,437) (Rachel) Price has a new feature called the Price Look of the Week. On Wednesday, one of the models will model a dress with a bunch of accessories as the first IUFB. GERALD LONNIE SEAN DONNA WINNER $875 $2200 $1700 $1300 LONNIE Lonnie is playing ½ Off! (Lanisha) ARP DISPLAY LEFT ITEM CHOICE RIGHT ITEM DISPLAY ARP RESULT $150 $75 Internet Radio Alarm Clock >>> Roasting Pan $37 $37 WRONG $40 $40 Food Dehydrator <<< Water Bottle w/built-in filter $25 $50 WRONG $22 $11 Blender >>> Sephora Makeup Kit $36 $36 WRONG Boxes Remaining: 1-16 Bonus Money Won: $0 Box Choice: 7 Winning Box: 1 LOSS

Second IUFB: Collection of Table Lamps (total of 4; ARP: $1,348) (Lanisha) Gerald JUAN Sean Donna WINNER $750 $500 $650 $399 GERALD Gerald is playing Pick-a-Number for an Ashley Home Office collection and Dell tablet computer. (Rachel) Number choices are 4, 7 and 8. (Amber) CHOICE       7   ARP *WIN* $ 4 2 7 8

Third IUFB: 2.1 Home Theater (Bose; ARP: $1,000) (Amber) ELLISON Juan Sean Donna WINNER $1200 $1000 $1300 $1301 JUAN *$500!* Juan is playing Line Em Up for a Scion xB. (2.4-litre engine, 4spd automatic transmission, sport pedals) (Amber) First Try: FIRST CAR DIGIT     1     Wii Package (w/Beatles Rock Band) 4 7 8     Petite Burbary Pouch   9 5     PowerBlock Dumbell Set   9 6 4   LAST CAR DIGIT     2     Result: All 3 Right *WIN* (ARP: $18,562)

SCSD #1 Contestant Winnings Spin 1 Spin 2 Result Lonnie $2,437 60 75 OVER Gerald $5,626 95 STAY *SHOWCASE* Juan $21,099 50 35

Fourth IUFB: His-and-her fishing equipment (lures, bags, rods; ARP: $1,142) (Lanisha) Ellison JENNIFER Sean Donna WINNER $600 $1500 $900 $500 SEAN Sean is playing Balance Game for a Sun Tracker Bass Buggy 18 fishing boat. (Lanisha and Rachel) $190 FREE ARP: $12,190 LOSS $4,000   $6,000 ✔ $8,000 ✔

Fifth IUFB: Outdoor dining fire pit table (California Outdoor Concepts; 48" granite table, cooler and grill add-ons; ARP: $3,630) (Rachel) Ellison Jennifer CAROLINA Donna WINNER $1400 $901 $1350 $900 ELLISON Ellison is playing 1 Right Price. ITEM TAG ARP RESULT Trip to Las Vegas(RT coach LA to LV, 6n luxury, limo ride, show tickets, spa treatment) (Amber)   *NOT REVEALED*   Trip to New Orleans (RT coach LA to NO, 6n Lowes New Orleans, breakfast and lunch, attractions) (Rachel) $5,742 (Lanisha) $5,742 *WIN* I hate hate HATE when they don't reveal prices! Especially in games when they usually do, like this one.

The sign at the top of the new building has been unveiled and the grand opening has commenced. Mimi's vision for the fraternity of First Four refugees has been realized as the First Four Midday Revue. Think of it as a night club with very early hours, really bad jokes and cocktail waiters serving up bad drinks and wearing Mimi's trademark pastel mumus. Donna does not want to be its first customer... Sixth IUFB: Accident Avoidance System (Vision-based with dash display; ARP: $1,799) (Amber and Lanisha) JORGE Jennifer Carolina Donna WINNER $699 $725 $800 $801 DONNA Donna escapes! She is playing Let Em Roll for a Ford Ranger XL 4x2 regular cab. (2.3-litre I-4 engine, anti-lock brakes; ARP: $18,160) (Rachel) ITEM Philly Cracker Spreads Envelopes (50-count) Space Bag (jumbo) GUESS START MORE MORE ARP $2.99 $7.66 $10.99 She wins two extra rolls, for a total of three. DICE DECISION CAR CAR CAR CAR $1,500 ROLL CAR CAR CAR CAR $1,500 ROLL CAR CAR CAR CAR $1,000 LOSS

SCSD #2 Contestant Winnings Spin 1 Spin 2 Result Sean $1,142 45 45   Donna $2,799 95 STAY *SHOWCASE* Ellison $9,372 + Vegas trip 85 50 OVER

SHOWCASE ROUND Gerald has the honor... SC1 - DONNA FLIGHT (all Amber) Flight Simulator Seat (FlyingCity.net w/Microsoft Flight Simulator 10 Deluxe, HP TouchSmart computer w/4GB RAM, 1TB HDD) Scottsdale, AZ (RT coach LA to Phoenix rental car to Scottsdale, 6n Scottsdale Plaza Resort, 40-min biplane ride over Estrella Mountains) 5-hr Private Jet card (Lucky Jets) BID: $32,000 ARP: $32,606 DIFF: $606 *WIN* $35,405 SC2 - GERALD BLAST FROM THE PAST Retro Dinette (two 42" benches and laminated tabletop) (Rachel) Retro refrigerator (Elmyra Stove Works) (Rachel) iJukebox (Crosley Radio; includes 160GB iPod classic) (Rachel) Ford Mustang Convertible (4.0-litre V6, remote keyless entry, premium audio) (Lanisha) BID: $25,000 ARP: $34,880 DIFF: $9,880 LOSS $5,625

Show Results: 3 out of 6 Total Winnings: $75,081 + Vegas trip THIS RECAP IS THE PRODUCED SOLELY FOR GOLDEN-ROAD.NET UNAUTHORIZED REPRODUCTION OR EXHIBITION IS PROHIBITED PRODUCED BY KITCH

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[Wayoshi]

Decent show today once we got past Halfy. I can't say that I liked OB1 - this is the direction most of us have hated the past 18 months, and it looks like it's going to continue to rise despite being completely geared to just one gender. The wipeout shouldn't ahve occurred but generally hard SPs w/ #1 box was certainly meant to be lost.

Greco left the Mustang up for grabs, but she got an assist from an excellent other bid on the private jet, of all things!

[Briguy]

I thought that the bid on the private jet showcase was way, way over ... and she's only $660 or so away. Guess some things are hard to explain in life.

Brian

[heelsrule1988]

Remember how we avoided a monumental choke in Pocket Change yesterday? Not today in Let 'em Roll... ouch.

BEST CONTESTANT OF THE DAY: Sean
SHOW GRADE: 2

[Macsen]

My recap.

Posting the link from a district baseball

[WooWho]

The return of the 5-hour private jet card!  Kill it!  KILL IT!!!

[sjd93]

I'm almost pleased about this Look of the Week thing, and here's why:

If they feel that it is a good outlet to dump a lot of designer stuff so they won't appear again in the episode, then fine. If they have a lot of designer stuff, it should be presented and played for together instead of awkwardly scattered throughtout the show. It may seem counterintuitive, but I think that overall, the Look of the Week may lessen the overall amount of designer stuff.

[Comeondown333]

Is it me, Or is Drew looking thinner?

[Cartboy]

1/2 Off:  Tough luck, although I can't believe Lonnie thought the blender was only $11!
Line Em Up:  Great win!
IUFB#5:  I loved what Drew said after Rich's description of the fire pit table!
Let Em Roll:  What horrible luck!
Showcases:  What a great bid by Donna!

Pretty good overall, IMHO.

[joeyboy]

The "Price Look of the Week" is making it blatantly obvious who they're gearing the show for.

The first half consisted of a 1/2-Off wipeout, a decent win in PAN, and an exacta in Line 'em Up.

Let 'em Roll was a total heartbreaker.

Ahh!!! The return of the evil 5-hour Jet Card!!!

[TPIRGuru]

Is it me, Or is Drew looking thinner?

I've noticed it too.

I like the Look of the Week too. The presentation was nice.

I really disliked today's show. Half was WAY too hard to get past 8 boxes eliminated. And that didn't even happen! We go from one quickie shows to 3 quickies?! Why? After last weeks great lineups, there was no excuse for today. The bad luck in Roll was just bad and made it worse. I hate having two quickies back-to-back too, makes the show seem rushed. And that first showcase seemed really cheesy. If you were gonna do retro, don't offer a 2010 model of a Mustang, not exactly retro.

On another note, great Line win! And glad Donna won her showcase. She deserved to win.

[goldroadfanatic]

Do you realize offering a vintage car in the showcase would go to new levels of unfair?  Unlike a new car, a vintage car doesn't have a set actual retail price.  A '65 Mustang's price, for example, could vary from restorer to restorer, depending on a lot of factors.

[SteveGavazzi]

The "Price Look of the Week" thing bothered me more than it probably should have.  I guess if they really, really want to give away designer stuff, it won't hurt to make it look like there's a good reason for it.

Incidentally, for something that I assume was supposed to look elegant, the music they used for that IUFB really didn't fit.

1/2 Off really wasn't all that hard.  The food dehydrator was the only item that was really difficult.

The badly-written showcases with their bizarre prizes feel very out-of-place on a show like this.

[leafsfan17]

Man, Half Off was pretty tough today.

[TPIRGuru]

Do you realize offering a vintage car in the showcase would go to new levels of unfair?  Unlike a new car, a vintage car doesn't have a set actual retail price.  A '65 Mustang's price, for example, could vary from restorer to restorer, depending on a lot of factors.

That's true. I forgot about that. Just a lot happened today and I'm not thinking right.