Recap -- 5/27/10

[Marc]

Episode #5184K Aired: 5/27/2010; Tape Date 5/3/2010 Models: Lanisha Cole, Gwendolyn Osborne, Rachel Reynolds Drew Entrance: Door #2 Mic Handoff: Lanisha First Four Contestant Seating: Right to Left

First IUFB: Smartphone (Nokia E71x; 1-year 450-minute plan; ARP: $779) (Gwendolyn and Rachel) SUSAN JUSTIN KALOMIRA SETH WINNER $500 $650 $1100 $700 SETH Seth is playing Cliff Hangers for a trip to Washington, D.C. (RT coach LA to DC, 6n Beacon Hotel, Fords Theater performance; ARP: $5,216) (Lanisha; Rachel on items) ITEM GUESS ACTUAL STEPS   Sound Machine sound effect device $12 $15 3   Kate Spade note card set $22 $35 13 9 steps left 3-pc stock pot set $50 $40 10 And Yodelly Guy trips over a rock at the top and zooms down to his demise... LOSS

Second IUFB: Ladies shoes (Jimmy Chu, 3 pair; ARP: $1,865) (Lanisha) Susan Justin Kalomira CYNTHIA WINNER $1200 $900 $1501 $1500 CYNTHIA Cynthia is playing Race Game. Crystal Stemware (Noritake Eternal Wave) (Gwendolyn) Macbook Air (120GB HDD) (Gwendolyn and Rachel) Craftsman-style Cabinet (Howard Miller; Ty Pennington clock) (Rachel and Lanisha) SCUBA equipment (tank, regulator and wetsuit) (Lanisha) NUMBER RIGHT TIME LEFT $1499 $1794 $2170 $1008 0 :34 $1794 $1499 $1008 $2170 2 :20 $1794 $1008 $1499 $2170 1 :06 $1499 $1794 $1008 $2170 1 :00 $1008 $1499 $1794 $2170 ARPs LOSS

Third IUFB: Chaise lounger (OpulentItems.com Heels; ARP: $1,750) (Gwendolyn) Susan Justin ROY Cynthia WINNER $800 $801 $200 NO!!! $600 JUSTIN Justin, a PO3 in weapons systems in the U.S. Navy, is playing Any Number for a Chevrolet HHR LS. (2.2-litre EcoTec engine, 4spd automatic transmission, 16" wheels, OnStar, power seats) (Lanisha) Order of numbers chosen: 3, 1, 7, 6, 9, 5, 8, 2 Mazda 3 2 1 5 8   Lehr lawn equipment (blower, edger, mower) (Rachel) 7 6   T.D.P.B. LOSS 9. 3 2 Car ARP: $21,584 Lawn equipment ARP: $760

SCSD #1 Contestant Winnings Spin 1 Spin 2 Result Seth $829 80 STAY   Justin $1,759 95 STAY *SHOWCASE* Cynthia $4,035 70 95 OVER

Fourth IUFB: Dishwasher (Heartland; Stainless steel finish; ARP: $2,199) (Lanisha) Susan BARBARA Roy Cynthia WINNER $1,000 $750 $600 $700 SUSAN Susan, who is celebrating her 60th birthday and is the last of our First Four, is playing Make Your Move for an LCD photo frame alarm clock, a set of Dockers luggage (3 pcs.) (both Gwendolyn) and a Scoot Coupe street-legal personal transporter. (150cc 4-stroke engine, CVT automatic transmission) (Rachel) CHOICES 7 5 0 4 0 6 5 9 9 ITEMS LUGGAGE SCOOT COUPE CLOCK ARPs 7 5 0 4 0 6 5 9 9 LOSS LUGGAGE CLOCK SCOOT COUPE

Fifth IUFB: Popcorn cart (14oz popping capacity; ARP: $2,414) (Gwendolyn) JERICHO Barbara Roy Cynthia WINNER $625 $1250 $850 $1251 CYNTHIA Cynthia is playing Flip Flop for a Home theater seating group (set of three, pop-up head rests) and 52" LCD HDTV. (Samsung) (Lanisha) ORIGINAL 96 48 GUESS 69 48 ARP 69 48 ARP: $6,948 *WIN*

Sixth IUFB: Cuff bracelet (Don Valencia; 18kt and sterling silver, 0.4ct diamonds; ARP: $1,685) (Rachel) Jericho Barbara Roy JOSEPH WINNER $2100 $1800 $3000 $2400 OVER $1695 $1380 $1 $1350 BARBARA Barbara is playing Pass the Buck for a Chevrolet Aveo 1LS 5-door. (1.6-litre engine, OnStar; ARP: $12,835) (Gwendolyn) Francesco Rinaldi Pasta Sauce Glidden paint tester (eggshell) Clorox bleach Kellogg's Corn Flakes $1.99 $1.94 $2.19 $2.25   RIGHT   RIGHT $1.99 $2.94 $2.19 $3.25 Three Choices: 3, 5 and 1 (choices bolded) CAR *WIN* $1,000 LOSE EVERYTHING $3,000 LOSE EVERYTHING $5,000

SCSD #2 Contestant Winnings Spin 1 Spin 2 Result Susan $2,199 55 25 *SHOWCASE* Cynthia $9,362 10 10   Barbara $14,070 5 15

SHOWCASE ROUND Susan has the honor... SC1 - JUSTIN GREAT SERVICE (all Rachel) Maid service for a year (Merry Maids; visits bi-monthly) Caribbean cruise (RT coach LA to Miami, 7d Eastern Cruise on Royal Caribbean) 2011 Hyundai Sonata GLS (2.4-litre engine, 16" wheels) BID: $31,000 ARP: $31,638 DIFF: $638 *WIN* $33,397 SC2 - SUSAN FANCY AN ISLAND GETAWAY? Tahiti (RT coach LA to Tahiti, 6n Le Taha'a Island Resort & Spa, boat and diving ride) (Rachel) Paddleboards (His-and-her set, with paddles) (Lanisha) West Wight Potter 19' sailboat (sleeps 4, select package, opening ports, trailer) (Gwendolyn) BID: $38,000 ARP: $33,624 DIFF: OVER LOSS $2,199

Show Results: 2 out of 6 Total Winnings: $63,892 THIS RECAP IS THE PRODUCED SOLELY FOR GOLDEN-ROAD.NET UNAUTHORIZED REPRODUCTION OR EXHIBITION IS PROHIBITED PRODUCED BY KITCH

[goldroadfanatic]

Cliff Hangers was painful to watch, with that loss by just $1.  Any Number's loss was also quite heartbreaking, netting the piggy bank on the last possible pick.

Make Your Move really shouldn't have been lost.

You know we're in Budget Mode when you have the first Chevy Aveo offered on the show in a while.  Furthermore it undercut that Hyundai Accent from the most recent Let 'em Roll playing by several hundred dollars, and its price was below $13,000.  That must be the cheapest car offered on the show in quite a while.

It was sure exciting to see the car won in Pass the Buck, especially after both Lose Everythings were chosen.  It appears they now have a hatchback graphic to use for the game, as well.

The showcase reveal was exciting, though.  Just when you think there was another double overbid for this week, someone won the car showcase.

[GameShowKid]

Down to the wire in Any Number today. Bad luck there (big piggy bank win though ) , but Justin won a car anyway in the showcase round. I was worried about a double overbid.


Pass The Buck! One of my faves. When was the last time a twelve thousand dollar car was offered on Price?


Drew came up with some pretty good jokes today.


And I liked Seth. He seemed genuine.

[icazzy]

Cliffhangers:  OUCH.

Any #:  The bad news is the piggy bank was won.  The good news is that it was worth $9.32.

MYM:  Should've been won.

Pass the Buck:  Besides that Accent that was offered a few shows ago, that Aveo must be the cheapest car that Price has offered in forever.

Showcases:  I, like everybody else, was expecting a DOB.  Instead somebody won a car.

[REDHEADVICKI]

Nice to see Make Your Move again this month... wish it would have been won.

Drew hosted well today.   

[Macsen]

Pass teh Suck appears to be the place where El Cheapo cars go to die.

[ClassicG]

How did the cars get so cheap all of a sudden? Understand that my feed was replaced with the news on the oil spoil (when the President's on the podium, I want to hear what he has to say), but I have seen the Let Em Roll pricing game with a $13,000+ car before - just to let you know I'm paying attention. Anyway, does it have anything to do with taxes, not enough room in the price house department, vehicle's deduction in value? What is it?

[goldroadfanatic]

The show's budget has gotten so bad that they can only afford to offer budget cars in pricing games.  So far, the cheapest ones have been offered in fee games.

[Macsen]

My recap.

[REDHEADVICKI]

Wow!!  Was that the cheapest car given away on Pass the Buck in the last 3 years since Drew's been hosting?   

[FPGWillyT]

Pass teh Suck appears to be the place where El Cheapo cars go to die.

Suck for the most part has always had el Cheapo cars and BTW, I'd rather see el Cheapo cars that are winnable than more expensive ones that aren't.  Remember kids, it's not just a car, it's a car you won ON THE PRICE IS RIGHT.   

Cliffy shouldn't have been lost, MYM most certainly shouldn't have been lost.

At least we know why Drew wanted the "used number" board for Any.  He apparently has come to the conclusion that being repetitive is the way to go (see CBSPromo's post in TiR, his SC prize recaps, etc.).  I don't know why but that's the thing that really got to me today. 

[TPIRGuru]

Didn't watch it today, but at least we only had one quickie, with a pretty good lineup.

[actual_retail_tice]

I'd also say that during the majority of the '90s, it was normal for cars of that grade to be on the show. Many of us lifers can remember when Ford Festivas and Aspires, and Geo Metros used to be a regular offering.

[sjd93]

The whole cheap car thing doesn't bug me - I actually kind of like it. It's nice to see something on the show that's not ridiculously expensive, and if the cheap cars means that the game set-ups can be fairer, that's fine by me. I'm not saying I want to see the show offer exclusively less-than-$15,000 cars--but a couple of them per week are fine.

[TPIRGuru]

The whole cheap car thing doesn't bug me - I actually kind of like it. It's nice to see something on the show that's not ridiculously expensive, and if the cheap cars means that the game set-ups can be fairer, that's fine by me. I'm not saying I want to see the show offer exclusively less-than-$15,000 cars--but a couple of them per week are fine.

I agree. Doesn't really bother me at all.