FULL RECAP - TPiR 11/15/2006

[Marc]

Must be a busy day for Joe…so allow me to kick off a recap / discussion thread.

Marc


GADZOOKS, IT'S WORSE THAN THAT!
We've had to deal with windstorms and their effects today around these parts. Here on Orcas Island the power went down just as I was ready to post the daily recap. I've been offline for six hours, but now the power is back and the winds are diminishing. Others around the area are going to be dark for some hours to come, but since I can post here goes nothing...

Production #3763K - Taped Sept. 21, 2006 Bob: stage entrance First Four lineup: left to right Handoff: Gabrielle Models of the Day: Kristina Longa, Shane Stirling and Gabrielle Tuite Wearing: Venus 1   Golden West English Oak Pool Table (K&S) BRENDA 2500 1800 LINDA 2900 2000 DANIEL 3000 2001 JAMES 3001 *2002 OVERBID ($2100) James plays SPELLING BEE for a Ford Focus S (Std., AC)(G)($15,230) Free Card (22) CAR BAILOUT AT $1000 Free Card (20) A Workout Pedometer $ 25 $ 40 - 15 (GE) Digital Answering Machine 35 15 +20 (GPX) Boom Box 45 33 +12 As usual, Barker proclaims this an historic occasion because "never has anyone missed all three prizes" in this game. Not likely, but definitely not common - and how many of those people had a car with their name on it only to give it back? 2   Broyhill Tropical Step Chest/LumaTweeze Tweezers (K) +Brenda 899 +Linda 1295 +Daniel *1300 DELIA 600 ($1488) Daniel, a laid-back Beach Bum at Washington, plays BALANCE GAME '06 for a trip to Paris (6n @ Hyatt)(S) [  774][3000][6000]  [5000]  [11774] LOSS 3   Danby 75-bottle Wine Cooler (G) +Brenda 799 1 +Linda 950 *675 ROBB 933 671 Delia 899 550 OVERBID ($699) STUPID 2nd BID Linda from Nashville, TN plays ONE WRONG PRICE Sunlite 5 pc Drum Set (S) PICK $ 2510 $ 1267 WIN! Inspire M2 Home Gym (K) 2199 Flexsteel Kewanee Sofa (G) 1560 SHOWDOWN #1 $ 1,528 Daniel 45 + 25 .70 3,100 James 80 stay .80 Through to Showcase Round 5,725 Linda 40 +100 OV 4   Night Owl Night Vision 'nocs (S-in the Row) +Brenda 399 RUTH *700 Robb 550 Delia 600 ($799) Ruth from Arizona plays PICK A PAIR for a Universal Queen's Gate Dining Group and MCF Limoges China Dinnerware (G)($6808) (1) Clorox Anywhere Sanitizer $ 2.99 (3) (Jif) Extra Crunchy Peanut Butter (28 oz) 2.99 WIN! (2) (Airborne) Supplement (4) (Tresemme) Hairspray (5) Citracal Creamy Bites (30) (6) (Birdola Plus) Bird Cake 5   Water Ventures Yobro Padleboard (K) +Brenda 1 CHARLES 650 Robb *703 Delia 500 ($1795) Robb, a formally-dressed Beach Bum from Cal Poly, plays BARGAIN BAR Pulaski Edwardian Bar Set (S) PICK $2190 $3690 $1500 LOSS (Hawaii's Finest) Shave Ice Wagon (G) $1367 $3367 $2000 Robb is too young to remember this, but his state of dress today equals that of the "dud" in the board game "Mystery Date." And he wants to "marry a Barker's Beauty"? Shameful. Down to the wire are we and Brenda is facing a terrible fate. She has one last chance to avoid banishment to the "First Four" Breakfast Club. Violating the $400 rule probably won't help her cause now. Can she turn things around? 6   Kichler Patina Chandelier (from above) +Brenda *1500 Charles 1800 STEVEN 1400 Delia 1300 ($1541) Brenda from New Jersey escapes! She plays LINE EM UP for a Dodge Caliber SE (Std., AC)(K) 1st Try 2nd Try Price 1 1 1 Oneida Michelangelo Flatware 9 4 [5] [9] 4 5 9 [4] 5 (Back to Basics) Breakfast Maker 3 [9] [3] 9 3 [9] Ridgeway Frankfurt Outdoor Clock 8 [7] 2 8 [7] 2 [8] 7 2 5 5 5 1 RIGHT LOSS SHOWDOWN #2 $ 1,541 Brenda 95 stay .95 Through to Showcase Round 1,795 Robb 10 + 15 .25 7,607 Ruth 40 + 50 .90 SHOWCASE ROUND James has the honor. SC1-James NEW GREETING CARDS Crystal Candlesticks (4 pr)(G) Trip to Miami (6n @ Doral)(S) Ford Escape XLS (Std., Sealer, FabProt)(G) BID $26,000 PRICE 27,186 DIFF - 1,186 TOTAL $30,286 SC2-Brenda PRIZES DELIVERED TO PORT O PRICE BY "LITTLE TOOT" THE TUG (S) GA Systems Home Soda Fountain Corsican Magic Garden Cradle Daimler Chrysler Gem ES Flatbed Electric Vehicle BID $11,000 PRICE 16,770 DIFF - 5,770 Today's Pricing Games: 2 for 6 Total Winnings: $48,481

[Ccook]

The Spelling Bee loss was as painful a loss as there's ever been.

[Mallory16]

Did anyone notice during One Wrong Price, that there was a weird light-blue thing between door #1 and door #2?  It was gone by Barker's Bargain Bar.  Anyone know what the heck that was?

Today wasn't the first time a contestant wound up with only two cards in Spelling Bee.  It is the first time, at least that I can remember, where the contestant could have actually won the car despite that, though.  I can't feel to sorry that he didn't win, though... I mean, he completely botched the pricing part, so if he had risked the $1000, he'd have won the car despite doing absolutely nothing right in the game.  Pricing-wise.

Dang, did that price for the trip to France ever just come outta' nowhere in Balance Game!  I don't ever remember a $10,000+ trip to France on the show before.

[rob79]

Pretty decent show today-great contestants, PG lineup was sorta meh. Oh well. ANyways....

Spelling Bee: Anyone know exactly the last time a contestant only had two cards in this game? Oy, poor pricing on James' part, yet he would have won the car if he went on.Heartbreaking.

Balance Game: What??? How's that trip THAT expensive? I don't see how anyone would have won this today. Sheesh.

I saw that blue thingy too Frank, I have no idea what it was.

Y'know it says something about the game lineup when Balance and Line 'Em Up are the two best games of the day, at least in my opinion.

[Nick]

I really wish Bob would stop lifting the cards up in Spelling Bee.  I'd like to see him go back to just flipping them around right on the holders.

I wasn't surprised that Balance Game was lost, but I was surprised that the contestant's price was cheaper than the price of the trip.  How the heck was that trip so expensive?

And where the heck is Most Expensive?

I liked how the models in Barker's Bargain Bar made an effort to make it look like they were pushing buttons to activate the trilions, like the former permanent models did.  It would thrill me more if they simply made it look more convincing.  The former models did such a convincing job that I actually believed they were button-activated right from the prop.  Then when all the newbies came in and didn't do it, I was proved otherwise.

Was the fist digit in the car's price lit up at the beginning of Line 'Em Up?

Frank15 wrote:
Did anyone notice during One Wrong Price, that there was a weird light-blue thing between door #1 and door #2?  It was gone by Barker's Bargain Bar.  Anyone know what the heck that was?

I believe that "thing" is attached to the blue space between the doors, and is sort of a flap that can be pulled out, as it was during One Wrong Price.  I've seen that happen before on-air.

rob79 wrote:
Anyone know exactly the last time a contestant only had two cards in this game?

It wasn't too long ago.  I remember Bob forgetting to give the contestant the option to bailout with the $1,000 and simply proceeded with the cards, which he didn't win with.  Upon returning from commercial, Bob remarked his mistake and awarded the contestant the $1,000.

[wpghi5]

Well I watched TPIR through the CBS affiliate in Minneapolis/St. Paul and there was a problem with the signal there which practically interrupted parts of TPIR. I saw 1st IUFB briefly before it was cut off. When it was back on all I saw was James winning that prize whatever it was. Nor did I knew what the ARP was. I knew that the A was one of the cards there. Bob was about to reveal the second card when once again the signal was cut off. It went back just in time to see that the second card was indeed one of the 2 that said CAR. What a disappointment especially for Jumpin' James there. There was one uninterrupted scene I saw and that was the Balance Game. I would've guess $8774 for the trip there I think it was and still be wrong as well. And then there was the showcase more frank the second one exactly. I looked briefly at the second prize when once again another cut off by the signal. As a result I didn't had the chance to see the last prize in the Port O' Price showcase. Btw, what was the last prize anyways. I did to see Jumpin' James win his showcase and winning that car after losing the first one in Spelling Bee. By the time he reached his prize you guessed it another signal cut off. I hope tommorrow is much better with ABSOLUTELY no pathetic cut off interruptions.

[rob79]

Nick wrote:
And where the heck is Most Expensive?

It'll show up sooner than later.

Nick wrote:
Was the fist digit in the car's price lit up at the beginning of Line 'Em Up?

Sure looked like it to me.

How bad was the show?  Were all six games lost or something?

[rob79]

No.

[heelsrule1988]

Spelling Bee- I would've gone for it. You can win more than $1K later in the show, and you're going for a car, so why not? Then again, this is actually a win... it was a Focus, after all.

Showcase- Wow, I thought for sure James was over.

BEST CONTESTANT OF THE DAY- Ruth.

SHOW SUMMARY AND GRADE- Not much to this show besides a couple of good contestants... Grade: 2

Someone in chat said the Spelling Bee loss was YouTube-worthy, and I'd have to agree. So, here it is.

Spelling Bee: Ouch. Those small prizes were evil, so I can't blame James for doing so badly. He did the wise thing, but I would have gone just one time; if it wasn't CAR, I would've stopped at $500. It's too bad such a moment happened.

Balance Game: This was tough, though I had a sneaking suspicion the trip was $11,000+....and I was right!

One Wrong Price: I thought this was a loss when the cymbals were picked. Thankfully, I was wrong.

SSD1: James is dangerous, Bob. I'm surprised he didn't get out of the way when he won.

Pick-a-Pair: A loyal fan wins here!

BBB: I had a feeling he had lost when he chose the clock.

Line Em Up: Easy for those who know a Dodge Caliber is $14,985, hard for those who don't, unless you had guessed $15,325 or $15,375 on the first try. She came really close to saying $15,325 on the first try.

Showcase: I was surprised the second showcase was so cheap. With the soda fountain and that GEM Car, it was possible that showcase was over $20,000. I had a feeling James had overbid on the first Showcase, but thankfully I was wrong again!

Overall: Decent show today, thanks to the contestants.

[BRB_TheFireball]

PG #1:  Terrific... another game not due that's gonna mess up my AR list and GRECO card.  And is it true that a skunk in the SP portion has never happened before today, or was that another historic wrong?  And, to add insult to injury, I can't believe that he actually would've won the car.

One-Bid #2:  A "supply" of tweezers?  

PG #2:    Ooohwee!  That was one expensive trip to Paris!  I had $8,774.  Smells like a forced loss to me.

One-Bid #3:  Dream on, Rob.  You has much of a chance of winning a Barker's Beauty as I do.

PG #3:  Roger's being mean this week!  We just played 1WP last week, and here it is again to screw us up.  Roger probably tried to set this game up for a loss as well.  I thought the sofa was overpriced at $1,560.

PG #6:  Dodge Caliber = CHEAP!  When Brenda changed that second number to 9, I went "BUZZ HER!  BUZZ HER!"

My showcase bids:
Truck--$23,126
FRPOPS--$15,751

[wpghi5]

BobboChung wrote:
Pick-a-Pair: A loyal fan wins here!

Oh I forgot to mention that. That was some good playing on Ruth's part. Good for her.

[wpghi5]

BobboChung wrote:
BBB: I had a feeling he had lost when he chose the clock.

You mean the bar set.

[shellgame69]

Spelling Bee: EVIL! SP wise and it really doesn't help when you bail out at 1K only to find out you had the "CAR" Card the entire time.  

Balance Game: $11,000 for Paris?! I thought $8774 was reasonable.

Pick a Pair: Tough, but good win by Ruth.

Line em UP: I was thinking $15K the entire time, and I still lost.  Still, it was a lot more reasonable than Brenda's $19K.

Showcases: Wow!  I thought the GEM SC was $12,000.  I was more surprised that James didn't overbid.