Recap -- 5/19/10

[Marc]

Episode #5173K Aired: 5/19/2010; Tape Date 4/26/2010 Models: Gwendolyn Osborne, Rachel Reynolds-Dellucci, Manuela Arbelaez (Elan U.S.A.) Drew Entrance: Door #2 Mic Handoff: Gwendolyn First Four Contestant Seating: Right to Left

First IUFB: Power Kayak (Surfango; ARP: $2,999) (Rachel) TERRY HALE VERONICA ORLANDO WINNER $1500 $2300 $1200 $1850 HALE Hale is playing Grand Game. The target price is $6.25. Zatarans Red Beans and Rice Mix FIRST $1.99   Axe deodorant body spray THIRD $5.99   Sergeant's pet odor remover $4.97   Pillsbury Funfetti Frosting SECOND $2.29   Sanka instant coffee FOURTH $6.69 LOSS Screen Shammy $6.99

Second IUFB: Outdoor fireplace (The Blue Rooster Company; ARP: $550) (Manuela) Terry LAURA Veronica Orlando WINNER $379 $325 $500 $450 VERONICA Veronica is playing Any Number for a Mazda 3 5-door. (2.5-litre engine, cruise control, compass) (Rachel) Order of numbers chosen: 3, 2, 4, 1, 6 Mazda 3 2 1     2 Corona gardening tools (Gwendolyn) LOSS 6 3 4 T.D.P.B.   .     Car ARP: $21,952 Piggy: $8.70

Third IUFB: Portable music system (ARP: $1,420) (Gwendolyn and Rachel) Terry Laura SCOTT Orlando WINNER $950 $1 $800 $1000 ORLANDO Orlando is playing Coming or Going for a trip to Hawaii. (RT coach LA to Honolulu, 6n Turtle Bay Resort, rental car, 1-hour helicopter tour of Oahu) (Manuela) 7 9 8 9       ARP: $7,989 *WIN*

SCSD #1 Contestant Winnings Spin 1 Spin 2 Result Veronica $1,184 20 55 75 Hale $2,999 65 10 75 Orlando $9,409 45 20 65 Tiebreaker... Contestant Winnings Spin Result Veronica $1,184 85 *SHOWCASE* Hale $2,999 55

Fourth IUFB: Table tennis equipment (Butterfly; table, paddles and balls; ARP: $640) (Manuela and Rachel) Terry Laura Scott RONALD WINNER $250 $700 $850 $1800 TERRY Terry, the last of our First Four, is playing Cover Up for a Ford Escape XLT FWD 4-door. (2.5-litre engine, 6spd automatic transmission, Sync) (Gwendolyn) BOARD         6 8 1 3 4 8 5 0 9 9 2 0 2 7 4 4 1 5 2 0 Original 1 9 8 3 5 Try 1 2 5 3 7 0 Try 2 2 5 3 8 8 ARP: $25,324 LOSS

Fifth IUFB: His-and-her watches (Croton; 18kt gold and steel; ARP: $1,350) (rafters) NEKISA Laura Scott Ronald WINNER $1011 $2200 $1750 $1900 NEKISA Nekisa is playing 1 Right Price. ITEM TAG ARP Cedar Sauna (Almost Heaven Sauna) (Manuela)   $6,399 6-8 seat Beachcomber hot tub (Gwendolyn) $6,399 (Rachel) $5,733 LOSS

Sixth IUFB: Retro Dishwasher (Elmira Stove Works; ARP: $1,748) (Gwendolyn and Rachel on the TPiR Train) BRANDON Laura Scott Ronald WINNER $850 $575 $600 $650 BRANDON Brandon is playing Shell Game for Groceries for a year (one person) and a Barbecue grill (Power Chef) (ARP: $3,996). (Manuela) ITEM GIVEN PRICE GUESS ARP SHELL Libman Wonder Mop $20 LOWER $10 3 Retro cordless phone $100 LOWER $129 WRONG Metal detecting RC dune buggy $30 HIGHER $50 2 Tokens & Icons golf club head bottle opener $50 LOWER $65 WRONG Ball in: Shell 4 LOSS

SCSD #2 Contestant Winnings Spin 1 Spin 2 Result Terry $640 45 35 80 Nekisa $1,340 40 40* 80 Brandon $1,808 10 15 25 Tiebreaker... Contestant Winnings Spin Result Terry $640 90 *SHOWCASE* Nekisa $1,340 5

SHOWCASE ROUND Veronica has the honor... SC1 - TERRY WITH A GLASS OF WINE Silhouette Wine Bottle Cooler (Danby) (Manuela) Niagara bar set (Howard Miller) (Rachel) Napa Valley (RT coach LA to San Francisco, 2n Delta Vacations, day tour of wineries) (Gwendolyn) Ireland (RT coach LA to Dublin, 6n luxury hotel, literary pub crawl) (Gwendolyn) BID: $25,000 ARP: $19,283 DIFF: OVER LOSS $640 SC2 - VERONICA KID-FRIENDLY HOUSE (all Manuela) Wii set (extra controller, 5 games, wheel) 46" LCD HDTV (1080p, built-in 5.1-channel audio) Collection of robotic toys Disneyland Paris (RT coach for 4 LA to Paris, 5n Disneyland Paris luxury, 4-day park passes) BID: $17,455 ARP: $22,648 DIFF: $5,193 *WIN* $23,832

Show Results: 1 out of 6 Total Winnings: $40,028 THIS RECAP IS THE PRODUCED SOLELY FOR GOLDEN-ROAD.NET UNAUTHORIZED REPRODUCTION OR EXHIBITION IS PROHIBITED PRODUCED BY KITCH

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[FrenchFan]

Crappy showcases.

[Hag]

The Grand Game reveal was kind of awkward.

[sayingsorry]

The Grand Game reveal was kind of awkward.

Yeah I don't know what the heck happened there, watching Rich announce it then all of a sudden it's just there.

Nice win is Coming or Going.

Show was just blah today, especially compared to yesterdays show.

[Macsen]

My recap.

[Wayoshi]

I shouldn't feel like I'm falling asleep in the SCs, even when I'm exhausted. I also shouldn't feel robbed when a car doesn't show up when the script suggested it.

[jaguarxjnj]

I guess too much was won yesterday so we had to get back on that losing track. I agree, Blahh show today.
Any Number, Coming or Going, One Right Price, and Cover Up (when played without a strategy) are some of the dullest games. Shell Game is always a joy to watch even when it's lost!

[elskunkoman]

Today's show was terrible compared to yesterday we almost had a skunking and both showcases were cheap.

[heelsrule1988]

BEST CONTESTANT OF THE DAY: Nekisa
SHOW GRADE: 1

[therealcu2010]

The reveal of Grandy was awkward. Seemed like there was a random edit in there showing Rich reading the copy. Drew never threw it to Rich to reveal the prize, and when they cut back to the game, the Giant Price Tag was already up. Anyone know anything more?

The lineup sucked.  Shell Game last was a nice surprise, but otherwise the lineup sucked. Cover Up is a sucky fourth game.  Likewise, Grandy is a sucky first game.  Using the same six games, I'd have done ORP/Any/Grand/CoG/Cover/Shell.

The first Showcase started off on a nice track, relating to wine. Then, for some reason, it got thrown off track with the Ireland trip relating to beer.  Poor, poor planning there.  If they wanted to do a wine-themed trip showcase, why not have the third prize be a trip to France?

The second Showcase royally sucked.  A megatrip to Disneyland Paris, and...some other crap. Really needed more.  Like a car. Plus, using "hit the road" to throw to the trip to Paris sounded bad.

OVERALL: 2/5. Yesterday was such a great show...today was a letdown. At least CoG was won.

[jblaze_23]

Shell Game: if brandon was a daliy watcher he would had gotten both of those prizes right and won!

[goldroadfanatic]

Well, the unthinkable happened, Shell Game appeared for a sixth time in one season, something that hasn't been done since Season 27.

[EyeMobileScott]

During the Act 6 prize descriptions, I thought for sure they were going to play Clock Game--which would have been interesting, nay tricky when one of the prizes is groceries for a year...unless "groceries for a year" is in actuality a $2000 Ralphs gift card.

[GameShowKid]

So according to Rich's copy, "one of life's great pleasures is relaxing with a glass of wine". Perhaps, but to me this is another instance of going beyond a TV-G rating.  

[rodroddyfan]

With the Grand Game reveal, what I am thinking happened is that the price tag was going up, then they cut to a shot of rich because of drew mentioning rich on the contestants shirt and by the time they got back to the reveal, the tag was already up.