Recap -- 6/25/10

[PriceFanArmadillo]

Episode #5211K Aired: 6/25/2010; Tape Date 5/24/2010 Models: Amber Lancaster, Lanisha Cole, Manuela Arbelaez (GoJane.com) Drew Entrance: Door #2 Mic Handoff: Amber First Four Contestant Seating: Right to Left

First IUFB: 37" LCD HDTV (ARP: $1,300) (Lanisha) TERRY CHRISTIE DENNISE MACKENZIE WINNER $1145 $750 $1700 $1146 MACKENZIE Mackenzie, from Oklahoma, is playing One Away for a Honda Civic LX. (1.8-litre engine) (Manuela) DISPLAY 2 8 7 8 4 CHOICE 1 9 8 9 3 CHANGES (4 RIGHT) 1 9 8 7 3 ARP LOSS $17,893

Second IUFB: Flatware w/storage chest (Michael C. Fina; ARP: $1,664) (Manuela) Terry Christie Dennise KRYSTEN WINNER $700 $850 $701 $649 CHRISTIE Christie is playing Side By Side for a dining room group (Michael Amini Penzance; 40-pc dinnerware set) (Lanisha) 85 77   ARP: $7,785 LOSS

Third IUFB: Ladies shoes (2 pair; ARP: $1,485) (Amber) Terry SHARON Dennise Krysten WINNER $732 $200 EEESH! $730 $731 TERRY Terry is playing Pick-a-Pair for a trip to Hawaii. (RT coach LA to Honolulu, 6n Waikiki Parc Hotel, night tour of North Shore; ARP: $5,492) (Lanisha) ITEMS Clorox 2 Bubble Bath Space Bag (large) Land-O-Lakes cheddar cheese block Household cutter Ulta makeup remover GUESS 1 $5.99   $6.99       GUESS 2 *WIN* $5.99     $5.99

SCSD #1 Contestant Winnings Spin 1 Spin 2 TOTAL Mackenzie $1,300 30 80 OVER Christie $1,664 85 STAY 85 *SHOWCASE* Terry $6,977 30 50 80

Fourth IUFB: Selection of scented candles (26-pieces; ARP: $642) (Lanisha) MOISES Sharon Dennise Krysten WINNER $415 $450 $500 $501 KRYSTEN Krysten is playing Switch? ITEM DISPLAY GUESS ARP RESULT Racing Simulator (Hotseat Sim Chassis) (Manuela) $4368 NO SWITCH $3423 LOSS Mini Cooper Desk (Amber) $3423 $4368

Fifth IUFB: Dumbell set (Ivanko; ARP: $900) (Amber) Moises Sharon Dennise MARY WINNER $750 $800 $625 $600 SHARON Sharon is playing Punch a Bunch. ITEM DISPLAY CHOICE ARP Rocket salt and pepper shakers $35 LOWER HIGHER $48 Mini convection oven $55 HIGHER HIGHER $71 Water carbonater $150 LOWER HIGHER $200 10-pc makeover brush set $75 HIGHER LOWER $60                                                     1                                               Only card: $50 LOSS

The gates are one game away from closing for the Endless Summer. Mimi would L-O-V-E to add at least one more person. Today, the candidate is Dennise, at the orange podium. Can she avoid the walk of shame? She screwed up the last bid advantage last time. Doesn't look good... Sixth IUFB: Nintendo DSi set (pair of consoles, accessories, set of 6 games; ARP: $575) (Lanisha and Manuela) Moises VIRGINIA Dennise Mary WINNER $1 $480 $550 $389 DENNISE Dennise escapes! She is playing That's Too Much for a Honda Accord LXS 2-door. (2.4-litre engine) (Amber) $21,962 $23,623 $25,981 $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ ARP: $22,555 LOSS

SCSD #2 Contestant Winnings Spin 1 Spin 2 TOTAL Dennise $575 90 STAY 90 *SHOWCASE* Krysten $642 20 85 OVER Sharon $1,021 35 50 85

SHOWCASE ROUND Christie has the honor... SC1 - DENNISE THE WORLD OF FASHION (with Patrick Duffy of The Bold and the Beautiful) Selection of designer clothing (Four sets, 2 each for men and women) (Amber) Big Bear (RT limo LA to Big Bear, 2n cottage stay, tandem parasailing) Catalina 18' Mark 2 sailboat (Lanisha) BID: $23,437 ARP: $27,043 DIFF: $3,606 *WIN* $27,618 SC2 - CHRISTIE TRAVELLING (with Peter Bergman of The Young and the Restless) Canada (RT coach LA to Ottawa, 6n Westin Ottawa, 1-hour hot air balloon ride) Poker table set (Howard Miller; 4 chairs, drawers for drink holders, 500 chips + 2 decks cards) (Manuela and Amber) Brazil (RT coach LA to Manaus, 6n treehouse Ariau Amazon Towers) BID: $18,000 ARP: $23,135 DIFF: $5,135 LOSS $1,664 Winner also gets a trip to the Daytime Emmy Awards in Las Vegas. (RT coach LA to Las Vegas, 2n Las Vegas Hilton, dinner at Benihana, massage, tickets to Daytime Emmy Awards) (Patrick Duffy and Peter Bergman)

Show Results: 1 out of 6 Total Winnings: $39,222 THIS RECAP IS THE PRODUCED SOLELY FOR GOLDEN-ROAD.NET UNAUTHORIZED REPRODUCTION OR EXHIBITION IS PROHIBITED PRODUCED BY KITCH

[tpirfan28]

I believe the episode today was a first-run, no?

Nope.  It was all a dream.

[Wayoshi]

I wish it was a rerun...or at least done on-time so a Honda bad Monday felt normal...

[Macsen]

My recap.

[elskunkoman]

Won't there be one more new episode next friday for 4th of july or is this it til August 31?

[heelsrule1988]

Holy moly... I thought that first segment with Patrick Duffy and Peter Bergman would never end.

BEST CONTESTANT OF THE DAY: McKenzie
SHOW GRADE: 2

[Cartboy]

One Away:  Maximum bummer!
Punch A Bunch:  How dismal.

Not the way to end the week, IMHO, but I enjoyed Patrick Duffy & Peter Bergman being  the show today.

[PatrickRox80]

SO much for ending this week on a high note.  Yet another one-punch win in Punchy and That's Two Much again.

[SteveGavazzi]

Yay for the show getting a guest appearance right (or at least not completely bungling it)!  Patrick Duffy and Peter Bergman both came off very professionally, and the writing in both showcases was decent.  There didn't seem to be much of a reason for them to show up during the first Item up for Bids beyond the Daytime Emmys being on the television, and they didn't do much to explain why they were presenting the showcases...but hey, it's a start.

Punch a Bunch and That's Too Much! were set up terribly, as usual.

Incidentally, Punch a Bunch has been played as many times this season as Plinko, and it could overtake Plinko if it shows up on the back to school episode (well, if that happens and Plinko doesn't get played on May 20).  That's not right.

[rodroddyfan]

Won't there be one more new episode next friday for 4th of july or is this it til August 31?

Yes, next friday is the july 4th episode, then after that will be 8 full weeks of reruns until the august 31st show.

[icazzy]

OA:  OUCH.

Punch:  Set up horribly.

TTM:  Here we go again with the "That's Two Ninth" setups instead of the "That's Too Much" setups.

Showcases: FINALLY they get a guest appearance right on the nose.  Only bad part about the SC's themselves were they were both tripcases.

[leafsfan17]

Nice win in PAP. As for TTM, another forced loss.

[TPIRGuru]

Nice win in PAP. As for TTM, another forced loss.

TTM IMO was meant to be won, but of course no contestant stops at the second space; therefore, making it a loss.

[vadernader]

OA:  OUCH.

Punch:  Set up horribly.

TTM:  Here we go again with the "That's Two Ninth" setups instead of the "That's Too Much" setups.

Showcases: FINALLY they get a guest appearance right on the nose.  Only bad part about the SC's themselves were they were both tripcases.

1-Yes

2-How? I only saw prize 1 as being evil persay

3-More like a "that's too soon" or "that's not enough" setup

4-No matter what guest it is there is no such thing as a good guestcase

[Kev347]

So the guests today, as Gavazzi said, came off quite professionally, which was nice, but it ate up a bit too much time. OB1 alone, from the TV being introduced to the contestant coming up on stage, took 2:35, and that's a fair bit too long. The showcases were long  as well and as you'll see below very little gametime was left today. I will say that the idea to make one showcase about each was good, although the 2nd showcase did a much better job than the 1st of relating the prizes to the show in a simple, coherent and non-rambling way. Still, really hope that this sort of show is only an occasional thing as we continue, as it can work, but if it happened every week it would get annoying.

Gameplay-wise, ugh, we're clearly still in budget mode. TTM and Punch are just no fun to watch set up the way they were today. I hope this is just end of the season budget mode and things improve at the beginning of Season 39.

Timings:
One Away (5) - 5:36 (since OB1 took 2:35 and normal one bids take about 30 seconds, I subtracted 2:05 here. With the entire one-bid included, this took 7:41).
Side By Side (3.5) - 2:32
Pick A Pair (4.5) - 4:15
Switch? (3.5) - 2:18
Punch A Bunch (5.5) - 3:55
That's Too Much! (5) - 2:44
Total time (27): 21:10