Recap -- 5/10/10

[Marc]

Episode #5161K Aired: 5/10/2010; Tape Date 4/7/2010 Models: Manuela Arbelaez, Rachel Reynolds-Dellucci, Lanisha Cole (Venus) Drew Entrance: Door #2 Mic Handoff: Manuela First Four Contestant Seating: Mixed

First IUFB: Pair of surfboards and wetsuits (ARP: $1,544) (Rachel) MARISA JASON TAMMY DEBORAH WINNER $500 $750 $899 $900 DEBORAH Deborah, whose son just left the U.S. Army after a tour in Afghanistan, is playing Dice Game for a Chevrolet HHR LS. (2.2-litre EcoTec engine, 4spd automatic transmission, 16" wheels) (Manuela and Lanisha) GUESS 2 1   3 4 DICE ROLL 1 3 1 4 GUESS 1 1   4 (Appendix: Yellow background is contestant choice for the digit. Yellow down the column means they rolled the right number for that digit.) ARP: $21,134 PAINFUL LOSS

Second IUFB: Laptop computer (Lenovo IdeaPad U350; ARP: $849) (Manuela and Lanisha) Marisa Jason Tammy MEGAN WINNER $1500 $700 $1501 $899 JASON Jason is playing 1 Right Price. ITEM TAG ARP RESULT Set of 5 designer bags (Manuela)   $2,075   Workbench with tools (Lanisha) $2,075 (Rachel) $2,996 LOSS

Third IUFB: Barbecue grill (Napoleon Fireplaces and Grills; ARP: $1,200) (Rachel) Marisa SHEILA Tammy Megan WINNER $1 $1500 $999 $1501 TAMMY Tammy is playing Check Out for a Home Theater seating group. (three leather power recline theater seats, DirecTV package w/1-year Choice subscription, 46" LCD HDTV. ARP: 7,492) (Lanisha) ITEM GUESS ARP Fruit Gushers fruit snacks $3.00 $2.99 Fleischmann's RapidRise yeast (3) $4.00 $2.29 Pepperidge Farm Milano (15-pk) $3.00 $3.39 Mt. Olive Kosher Dill pickle spears $3.00 $3.19 Gold Bond foot cream $5.00 $7.49 TOTAL $18.00 $19.35 *WIN*

SCSD #1 Contestant Winnings Spin 1 Spin 2 Result Jason $849 75 STAY *SHOWCASE* Deborah $1,544 45 80 OVER Tammy $8,692 70 95 OVER

Fourth IUFB: Nokia E71x smartphone (1-year 450-minute plan; ARP: $779) (Rachel) Marisa Sheila DAISY Megan WINNER $1000 $700 $629 $599 SHEILA Sheila is playing Safe Crackers for Kitchen appliances. (glass-top electric range, refrigerator w/bottom freezer, tall-tub dishwasher) (Manuela) Combination item is a collection of small kitchen appliances. (Zojirushi; kettle, coffee maker, bread maker, two rice cookers) (Rachel) (Lanisha on door) The numbers in the combination are 0, 5 and 8. Guess: 850 Actual: 850 *WIN* Total ARP: $6,897

Fifth IUFB: Pilates machine (Stamina Products; ARP: $699) (Manuela) Marisa GABRIEL Daisy Megan WINNER $1 $1150 $9999 OMG!!! $1000 MARISA Marisa, the last of our First Four, is playing Spelling Bee for a restored Vintage 1966 Pontiac GTO. (389HP V8 engine, 5-spoke racing wheels; ARP: $27,500) (Rachel)   1   7   14   21   28     4 11 18 25     2 8 15 22 29     5 12 19 26     3 9 16 23 30     6 13 20 27       10 17 24                 Free tiles: 14, 5 ITEM Smoothie blender Vacuum carafe Toiletry bag CHOICE $40 $15 $20 ARP $22 $40 $17 RESULT $18 OVER $25 UNDER $3 UNDER TILE 19 OFFER CHOICE TILE LETTER $3000 GO ON 14 R $2000 GO ON 5 A $1000 GO ON 19 C *WIN*

Sixth IUFB: Pendulum swing (Sunset Swings; ARP: $2,295) (Lanisha) MICHAEL Gabriel Daisy Megan WINNER $795 $525 $800 $801 MEGAN Megan, a stay-at-home mom, is playing Freeze Frame for a trip to New York City. (RT coach LA to NYC, 6n executive room Hotel Mela, $1,000 Nieman Marcus gift card with personal shopper) (Manuela)   33 85   50 $6,322 63 12 LOSS 22   98 76

SCSD #2 Contestant Winnings Spin 1 Spin 2 Result Megan $2,295 35 40 75 Sheila $7,676 15 85 *$1,000!* Marisa $28,216 30 30 60 Bonus/Tiebreaker Contestant Winnings Spin Result Sheila $8,676 30 *SHOWCASE*

SHOWCASE ROUND Sheila has the honor... SC1 - JASON RELAX Tiki bar set (8'x2', 3 bar stools) (Lanisha and Rachel) Maui (RT coach LA to Maui, 6n ocean view Ka'anapali Beach Hotel, snorkeling trip) (Lanisha and Rachel) Kawasaki Jet Ski STX 15F (1,498cc 4-stroke engine, trailer) (Manuela) BID: $22,500 ARP: $20,283 DIFF: OVER LOSS $849 SC2 - SHEILA MAKE YOU GO "AWWW" Power Wheels Ford Mustang (Lanisha) Convertible Dining Room/Billiards Table (Fusion Tables by Arimith) (Lanisha and Rachel) Ford Mustang Convertible (4.0L V6 engine, premium audio, remote keyless entry) (Lanisha) BID: $27,000 ARP: $35,035 DIFF: $8,035 *WIN* $43,711

Show Results: 3 out of 6 Total Winnings: $85,307 THIS RECAP IS THE PRODUCED SOLELY FOR GOLDEN-ROAD.NET UNAUTHORIZED REPRODUCTION OR EXHIBITION IS PROHIBITED PRODUCED BY KITCH

Macsen here. The slightest of nomenclature shifts and format changes.

[BuddyTom]

Sorry guys, I'm getting old.

May I pinch hit for you?



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[elskunkoman]

Well good show today.  
Dice Game - Too bad she didn't roll a 1, 4, 5, nor 6 on the 2nd die otherwise she woulda won the car.  
1 right price - I knew he shoulda picked the handbags as the right price
Check out - So easy a caveman could do it  
Safe Crackers - Another easy game and won  
Spelling bee - it's a good thing she got 1 of the prizes right otherwise it woulda probably been a wipeout unless she bailed but she won thankfully  
Freeze Frame - I woulda won myself i knew the price was 6322 but she was too stupid.
Not bad of a show today.

[Off_trak]

... i knew the price was 6322 but she was too stupid.
 

A rather mean spirited and rude comment.. She was not stupid, she merely was getting too much advice from the audience.

[SteveGavazzi]

I'd have killed to be in the studio today.

Check-Out was crazy.  Drew even did a pretty good job hosting it.

I don't know what's more stupid -- playing Double Prices for two prizes or playing Safe Crackers for one prize.

They can't be happy that they gave away a restored car they can't afford and a Mustang they can't afford on the same day.

I've gotta give kudos to the editing department.  They did an amazing job of making showcase #2 not look like it was a fiasco.

[Macsen]

Maybe I should start pinch-hitting.

Here's my recap.

[WooWho]

Kitch, my jaw dropped when I saw that HTML table of yours for Spelling Bee.  Awesome.

And speaking of which, the win on that game was a miracle.  When she had the "R" as the first card I thought, "Could it be?"

[Macsen]

If you've already seen the recap, refresh it. I made a minor change. Only the chosen tile numbers are bolded.

[leafsfan17]

What a win in Spelling Bee!

[Wayoshi]

I've gotta give kudos to the editing department.  They did an amazing job of making showcase #2 not look like it was a fiasco.

Hold on, how was it a fiasco in the first place?

[goldroadfanatic]

Willy mentioned something about a "defunct prop" being used, but that was edited out.  Was Willy full of hot air when he said that or was there truth behind it? I don't know.

[Kev347]

Safe Crackers was about the most ridiculous thing I've ever seen. I was watching the show with my mom today, and from the "Joe Plinkos do Notice" file: 'Why are they offering two sets of kitchen appliances? Couldn't they say it just once?" and I then had to explain to her how dumb they were and how they were fitting it into the overall scheme of Safe Crackers. And this is why themed prizes can be a terrible idea: you never know when it's going to collapse and just look terrible like today.

Let's just say the second showcase cost $10,000 and was worth about an hour of stopdown time today....

They REALLY couldn't afford to give away that Spelling Bee car, could they? And then the Mustang was won in the showcase too....that was just awesome. I hope they go bankrupt at this point.

This wasn't that terrible a show except for the bad Safe Crackers and Spelling Bee prizes though, thankfully.

Timings:
Dice Game (4.5) - 3:37
One Right Price (3.5) - 2:47
Check-Out (5.5) - 5:53
Safe Crackers (4.5) - 3:42
Spelling Bee (6) - 5:42
Freeze Frame (4) - 3:33
Total time (28): 25:04

[SteveGavazzi]

Hold on, how was it a fiasco in the first place?

Actually, it was several fiascos.

[joeyboy]

So uh, Safe Crackers for 1 prize. Ok.....

Ah, Spelling Bee for a restored GTO. If they really wanted to not give that car away, they should have played a harder SP game.

I wonder what happened in Showcase #2 that made it a disaster.

[goldroadfanatic]

I don't know why but I think based on Kev's comment, they forgot to reveal the Mustang convertible at the end, or the Power Wheels car was crashed into one of the doors for laughs.