Recap -- 5/7/10

[Marc]

Episode #5155K (Mother's Day Price 2010) Aired: 5/7/2010; Tape Date 4/7/2010 Models: Rachel Reynolds-Dellucci, Lanisha Cole, Manuela Arbelaez (Stop Staring!) Drew Entrance: Door #2 Mic Handoff: Rachel First Four Contestant Seating:

First IUFB: Santa Barbara (RT limo LA to SB, 4n luxury hotel, whale watching cruise; ARP: $2,052) (Lanisha) VALERIE LAUREN ANDREW LORETTA KRISTIN DEBORAH ANDREA DEBORAH WINNER $950 $1800 $1275 $1850 ANDREA DEBORAH Andrea and Deborah are playing Cover Up for a Chevrolet Camaro LS coupe. (3.6-litre V6 engine, remote keyless entry) (Manuela) BOARD         6 8 2 1 4 5 0 0 1 7 2 8 4 6 8 4 4 2 2 3 Original 1 9 5 9 0 Try 1 2 8 4 6 5 Try 2 2 4 2 8 6 Try 3 2 4 1 4 8 Try 4 2 4 1 2 7 Try 5 2 4 1 2 3 ARP: $24,123 *WIN*

Second IUFB: Pair of cell phones (2 Blackberry Pearls plus skins, 1-year 550-minute anytime calling; ARP: $1,617) (Rachel) Valerie Lauren Andrew Loretta KRISTIN DEBORAH LYNN TAM WINNER $1000 $1450 $1451 $2100 KRISTIN DEBORAH Kristin and Deborah are playing Punch a Bunch. (Manuela and Lanisha) ITEM DISPLAY CHOICE ARP 10MP Digital Camera (Nikon) $200 LOWER $150 RIGHT Scrapbooking kit $15 HIGHER $25 RIGHT 10" vase $150 LOWER $100 RIGHT Kitchenaid stand mixer $300 LOWER $250 RIGHT 2                                 1             3                 4                                 First card: $5,000 BAILOUT Second card: $250 Third card: $1,000 Fourth card: $50 Wise bailout there. The risk is too high.

Third IUFB: Designer accessories (8-pcs; ARP: $1,710) (Manuela) Valerie Lauren Andrew Loretta DANIEL ULA Lynn Tam WINNER $1875 $2201 $1400 $2200 DANIEL ULA Daniel and Ula are playing Double Prices for a diamond and sapphire necklace and bracelet set. (2ct diamonds, 2.5ct Sapphires) (Lanisha) $8,250 ARP: $7,600 LOSS $7,600

SCSD #1 Contestant Winnings Spin 1 Spin 2 Result Daniel and Ula $1,710 95 STAY 95 Kristin and Deborah $7,142 25 5 30 Andrea and Deborah $26,175 55 45 *$1,000!* Bonus/Tiebreaker Contestant Winnings Spin Result Andrea and Deborah $27,175 80 *SHOWCASE*

Fourth IUFB: free-standing electric range (30" electric; ARP: $1,599) (Rachel) Valerie Lauren Andrew Loretta BRANDY RACHEL Lynn Tam WINNER $2100 $1201 $1200 $900 ANDREW LORETTA Andrew and Loretta are playing Pick a Pair for a dining room group (Michael Amini; Table, cabinet, 6 chairs), Nortiake Campania china, and 1 year of flowers (1800Flowers.com) (Total ARP: $7,609) (Lanisha ITEMS Gold Bond foot cream Glad Forceflex Trash Bags Easy-Off oven cleaner spray Skippy peanut butter Dixie napkins Febreze GUESS 1 *WIN* $7.49 $7.49         The audience booed them when they chose the trash bags. WHY?! There's something else there that's $7.49, and they found it right off.

Fifth IUFB: Women's fragrances (12pcs.; ARP: $627) (Lanisha) Valerie Lauren ROBERTO LILLIE Brandy Rachel Lynn Tam WINNER $450 $625 $500 $525 ROBERTO LILLIE Roberto and Lillie are playing Any Number for a Ford Focus sedan S. (remote keyless entry, message center, Sirius satellite radio) (Rachel) Number choice order is: 8, 6, 7, 5, 3, 9, 2, 4 Ford Focus sedan S 1 7 5 4 9 Hatteras Hammock (Manuela) 8 3 0 T.D.P.B. 6 . 2 1 ARP: $17,549 *WIN*

The tenor of this show has been far different from the rest of the week. After a DOB, a skunking and two 1-for-6 days (one with another DOB), the purse strings have been considerably loosened. But some things don't change, as Valerie and Lauren have been on the red podium since the first call-up. It looks like Mimi's got more possible customers for the First Four Midday Revue. She's got a special buffet (complete with turkey necks), and serendaing by those smart-mouthed boxed flowers. Sixth IUFB: Pair of Dell laptops (webcam, 14" display; ARP: $1,905) (model) Valerie Lauren ASHLEY KAY Brandy Rachel Lynn Tam WINNER $1895 $1200 $1650 $1300 VALERIE LAUREN Valerie and Lauren escape! They are playing One Wrong Price. 52" LCD HDTV (1080p, Internet) (Lanisha) $2,499   Maid service for a year (Rachel) $4,500 $3,500 *WIN* Home gym (Manuela) $2,999   Total ARP: $8,998

SCSD #2 Contestant Winnings Spin 1 Spin 2 Result Andrew and Loretta $9,208 30 35 65 Valerie and Lauren $10,903 90 STAY 90 Raymeto and Lillie $18,176 95 STAY *SHOWCASE*

SHOWCASE ROUND Andrea and Deborah have the honor... SC1 - RAYMETO AND LILLIE UNFORGETTABLE MOTHER'S DAY (all Lanisha) Beverly Hills spa visit for two + Limo Miami (RT coach LA to Miami, 6n Loews Miami Beach Hotel, dinner at Emeril's Miami Beach, personal shopper + $2,000) Paris (RT coach LA to Paris, 6n luxury hotel, Market visit with chef, 3hr chef class) BID: $22,000 ARP: $25,883 DIFF: $3,883 *WIN* $44,059 SC2 - ANDREA AND DEBORAH PAMPERED WITHIN AN INCH OF YOUR LIFE Whirlpool bathtub (LCD TV built-in) (Rachel) Switzerland (RT coach LA to Zurich, 6n Sorell Hotel Seidenhof, private spa suite) (Manuela) Mazda Miata MX5 GT (soft-top, 2.4-litre 16-valve engine, Sirius satellite radio) (Lanisha) BID: $39,882 ARP: $39,724 DIFF: OVER LOSS $27,175 Freaking ow! Over by just $158!

Show Results: 4 out of 6 (1 bailout) Total Winnings: $100,197 THIS RECAP IS THE PRODUCED SOLELY FOR GOLDEN-ROAD.NET UNAUTHORIZED REPRODUCTION OR EXHIBITION IS PROHIBITED PRODUCED BY KITCH

Macsen here. As typical, nomenclature shift and mild format changes. And I came back a week and a half later to fix the slightest of math issues, because I didn't have enough issues with the math while suffering an infection while making the recap originally.

[Macsen]

My recap.

I was home today. Fighting an infection. Not a pretty sight, but I look worse than I feel.

[GameShowKid]

"A thing of beauty" in Cover Up today. 1st-2nd-3rd-4th-5th (one at a time)! Was this an historic moment? A win was practically assured by the time they had to change the last digit. (Double 2 at the end? I don't think so  .  Same for a double 1 before that.)

And Drew mentioned the strategy! I don't think Bob would have.

Great wins in Any Number, Pick-A-Pair, and Punch-A-Bunch (5K) also. Tough loss in the Showcase round though. Anyone thoughts on Drew's reveal? (I thought he dragged it out for too long.)

[Chief-O]

The rest of the show was rather ehh, but Cover Up was worth the admission. YouTube material. Punchy wasn't bad, either.

[jaguarxjnj]

Although I've never been a big fan of "pairs" episodes, I am so glad that we finally got some big winners on the Mother's Day Show!

[goldroadfanatic]

If there's one thing that bothered me the most about this show was how Drew revealed the first showcase.  He really shouldn't telegraph anything like a painful overbid by making it so obvious that someone did go over by so little.

Cover Up, though, was awesome.  Five turns is the maximum amount of tries one can have in this game, and that's something we haven't seen in a while.

[Off_trak]

If there's one thing that bothered me the most about this show was how Drew revealed the first showcase.  He really shouldn't telegraph anything like a painful overbid by making it so obvious that someone did go over by so little.

I have to disagree there. I thought at first they had a double showcase win, because in previous DSWs, Drew laughs a little before he revealed the price. He did that today, but unfortunately, it went the other way. Even though it was a painful loss, it still kept everyone on the edge of their seats.

[goldroadfanatic]

But Drew really shouldn't mumble and say "awww" the way he did before he read the price; it made the reveal anti-climactic, in my opinion.

[heelsrule1988]

Cover Up was nothing short of beautiful. What a playing!

BEST CONTESTANTS OF THE DAY: Lillie and Raymeto
SHOW GRADE: 3

I was home today. Fighting an infection. Not a pretty sight, but I look worse than I feel.

Bad for you, but good for us.

I kid, of course... get well soon!

[leafsfan17]

Ouch. That was a painful overbid on SC2. But four wins out of six is an excellent show. Let's hope this is a sign of good things to come for the rest of the season.

[rodroddyfan]

Kitch, how in you recaps did you come up with 118,571 when I was keeping track in the room and came up with 100,197.

[WilliamPorygon]

Finally, a good show for the most part.  I wish they could do them consistently instead of almost exclusively on "special" episodes.

Cover Up was awesome.  I don't think it's the first time anyone has gotten the maximum 5 turns, but it might be the first time someone's done it without ever getting a "gimme" by only having one number to choose from for a digit on any given turn.

The only real bummer of the show was the painful overbid on the convertible showcase.  Well that, and Drew's reveal of the price.  "Heh... well,... um...  aww...."  Just read the dang card and then react to it, Drew.

[EyeMobileScott]

This is a nasty habit of mine: whenever Drew does his dramatic pause before reading a close showcase ARP, I find my eyes looking towards the price tag in Drew's hand. Today I saw the 7 written on the tag and knew that Andrea & Deborah had lost before they did.

[Cartboy]

Cover Up:  Talk about stayin' alive, that was great!
Punch A Bunch:  Good thing they bailed!
Any Number:  All right, another car win!
Showcases:  What a heartbreaker!   I thought (and hoped) that Drew was just acting like Andrea & Deborah overbid & was gonna tell them that they'd won both showcases.

Good end to the week, IMHO.

[Wayoshi]

You know, Drew's been faking us out so much lately, that I couldn't really tell 100% either. I think it was fine.

Kitch, you mixed up the 5 and 3 as the last digit in Cover Up. Also, your show winnings total looks somewhat high...