TPiR Recap - 2/25/2011

[Kev347]

The showcases just continue to be more ruined by the day. I'm not sure if there's any good reason for both of the ARPs to exceed 50k on a normal show, unless we just want to bankrupt the show in two weeks.. And some of the trips today just were a whole new level of bizarre. Wisconsin in one showcase and Utah in the other? No airfare in the 2nd showcase so you have to DRIVE yourself across the country? I think Mike must honestly think that it would appeal to people to drive from Utah to Key West, but you have to then have the vacation time to get 12 days off work plus the time it takes to drive across the country. Maybe Mike is just getting more and more intense in his desire to have contestants decline prizes in the showcases, but still, this is very weird and does not make the show look good.

The rest of the show wasn't great either today, ending a week of general malaise. Switcheroo continues to never be played well at all, Bag continues to be set up very hard, etc. It was nice to see George Gray back behind the podium though (if only because anything would be an improvement over Steve), especially since he was sounding a bit better than he did when he was on the show previously (looks like he practiced in the off time). It's a shame this show was not exactly a warm welcome back.

A lot of people were criticizing the lineup in chat today but I'm fine with it. It's In The Bag CAN go 7 minutes sometimes if someone makes it all the way and so Adam has to plan for that. It was nice to see another pretty long game (Switcheroo) paired with it today for a change of pace, even if the rest of the games had to be quick. It was also nice to see Switcheroo somewhere other than the 1 or 5 hole for the first time since Adam started doing lineups.

Timings:
Range Game (4) - 3:06
Most Expensive (3.5) - 3:49
Switcheroo (5.5) - 4:53
Double Prices (3) - 2:48
It's In The Bag (6.5) - 5:24
Money Game (4.5) - 4:03
Total (27): 24:03

[SteveGavazzi]

GEORGE!  Or perhaps more accurately, NOT STEVE!  It was so good to hear somebody who's got a clue how to announce, even if it wasn't either of the best ones.

Drew was much better than usual today.  Even most of the things he did that bugged me bugged me because they were different, not because they were bad.

Most Expen$ive wasn't supposed to be won, but I don't think it was supposed to be lost the way it was lost.

I know these Thursday shows were aired out of order and probably planned accordingly, but it still bothers me when they play Double Prices two episodes in a row.

Speaking of Double Prices, it was quite a surprise to see it played for a trip at Door #2.

I'm almost at a loss for words over the trips that weren't actually trips in the second showcase.  Not only is that hard to bid on, it's freaking cheap.  That's how trips were set up in Season 1 because the show didn't have any money to book airfare with!

I'm also baffled about why they would pretty much guarantee that a $50,000 showcase would be given away a week after a 3 Strikes win.  There is no way they could afford those.

Baggy was its usual impossible self.  I didn't think that anybody in his right mind would've thought toothpaste would be only $1.89...

I did...but then, I work in a drugstore.

A trip to Wisconsin... speaking of which, is it me or does new Wisconsin governor Scott Walker always look like he just... on second thought, I better not make obscene political jokes on this forum.

Odd Price connection:  If I remember correctly, Scott Walker is also the name of the guy who wrote the lyrics to Splendido!.

[JohnHolder]

However unlikely it would be to actually happen, a DSW today would have been worth over $105K. Would that have been a record for a daytime show? I don't remember off the top of my head how much of Vickyann Sadowski's total was from her DSW and how much from the car she won in her game.

[leafsfan17]

However unlikely it would be to actually happen, a DSW today would have been worth over $105K. Would that have been a record for a daytime show? I don't remember off the top of my head how much of Vickyann Sadowski's total was from her DSW and how much from the car she won in her game.

It would not have been a record because Vickyann won over $147,000 on the first episode of Bob's final season

[silverice878]

Range- I would have stopped at 9055- 9205 
ME- EVIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIL as usual
Switcheroo- I would said 23975, 31, 26, 45, and 16 on try 1 (0 right), then 23915, 21, 36, 75 and 26  0 to 5 win, baby!!!
DP- I thought Puerto Vallarta would be more than that  CHEEP trip
Bag- meh
Money- This was set up for a win in my eyes.

Showcases: WISCONSIN?? Damn, they'd give you a trip across the street if they could.

Awesomness Meter: 4.25/10

[catdogwheel]

PriceFanArmadillo, I haven't seen the show yet, but reading over your recap it looks as if some of your information from the 2nd SCSD is mixed up. Just thought I would point that out.

[whinbaby]

The 7,411th episode (109th for Season 39)

Showcase #1
Swim Spa - $14,999
Trip to Wisconsin Dell - $11,153
ZONK BOAT! - $24,962

My bid:  $50,000 (Difference of $1,114)

Showcase #2
iPads - $1,996
Trip to Zion National Park - $3,528
Trip to Key West - $3,164
Lincoln MKX - $42,725, and this Bud's for me!

My bid:  $60,000 (D'oh!)

Your Modeling Scorecard for February 25, 2011
Rachel Reynolds
Total:  10/$73,037 (6/$14,170, 4/$58,867)
Cars:  1/$23,578 (0/$0, 1/$23,578)
Trips:  2/$6,692 (2/$6,692, 0/$0)

Manuela Arbeláez
Total:  11/$91,248 (5/$51,652, 6/$39,596)
Cars:  1 /$42,725 (1/$42,725, 0/$0)
Trips:  2/$15,803 (1/$4,650, 1/$11,153)

Amber Lancaster
Total:  5/$56,408 (2/$4,108, 3/$52,300)
Cars:  1/$23,915 (0/$0, 1/$23,915)
Trips:  0/$0 (0/$0, 0/$0)

And for the season
Rachel Reynolds (108 shows)
Total:  1,069/$5,706,192 (646/$2,453,815, 423/$3,252,377)
Cars:  119/$2,732,154 (39/$907,656, 80/$1,824,498)
Trips:  99/$774,806 (53/$407,869, 46/$366,937)

Manuela Arbeláez (64 shows)
Total:  593/$3,534,502 (341/$1,401,844, 252/$2,132,658)
Cars:  67/$1,567,204 (23/$528,844, 44/$1,038,360)
Trips:  62/$495,430 (27/$208,938, 35/$286,492)

Amber Lancaster (29 shows)
Total:  269/$1,764,849 (154/$679,627, 115/$1,085,222)
Cars:  33/$775,715 (12/$301,892, 21/$473,823)
Trips:  29/$233,495 (12/$91,823, 17/$141,672)

[Kirsten Vaccaro]

Today show was good & Drew did a good job as host.

I give today show an A.

I'm happy that George Gray Is back as the guest announcer he was great. 

[JohnHolder]

It would not have been a record because Vickyann won over $147,000 on the first episode of Bob's final season

Sorry I didn't make myself clear. I'm wondering if the $105K+ DSW would have been a record for a Showcase win on a daytime ep.

[spoon14]

I really don't notice (or care about) the losses when a show is entertaining, like today's was. It made my sick self a bit happier.

Yeah, in spite of the 1 for 6, there were several things I really liked about this episode.

I thought Drew had a good episode building rapport with the contestants and with his humor. (But sometimes I think Drew does a good job hosting episodes where others see him as bored). I liked how he noted the model's reaction to contestant Drew drastically underpricing the concealer.

I also like the line-up. It's In the Bag is perhaps my favorite money game (or second to Plinko). Honestly, I probably enjoy a so-so playing of It's in the Bag to a win in Grand Game. I like to see some of the less common car games, so it was nice to see Switcheroo. And Most Expensive is one of my favorite of the simpler games.

And for the second time in the past two weeks, we get Manuela in a bikini during Double Prices!    Folks often discuss perceived bad set-ups regarding game play and how they can lead to a overly difficult or boring playing. But someone seems to know how set things up as far as matching up a pricing game with the right wardrobe and my favorite model. Double Prices gives a model a lot of screen time with close-ups. It's a much better choice than going with the bikini in Squeeze Play, for instance.

I agree with the criticism of the road trip Showcase. It would be cool to go on a cross-country road trip, but it's lame to be painted into a corner by the Showcase that way. On the other hand , the $3,000 in "gas money" could be used for airfare instead. I wonder if that's something that was mentioned off-camera.

[PriceFanArmadillo]

PriceFanArmadillo, I haven't seen the show yet, but reading over your recap it looks as if some of your information from the 2nd SCSD is mixed up. Just thought I would point that out.

It's, uh, not my recap.  Kitch edited his usual recap into the placeholder post I made.

Trip to Wisconsin Dell - $11,153

...what in the blue blazes?  I just drove up to the Dells three weeks ago, and there's nothing remotely close to $11,000 worth of trip up there.  Did they throw in the deed to Ho-Chunk Casino or something?

[sideshowPA]

If I remember correctly, Scott Walker is also the name of the guy who wrote the lyrics to Splendido!.

Steve, time to get a pet....reallly...

[heelsrule1988]

Odd Price connection:  If I remember correctly, Scott Walker is also the name of the guy who wrote the lyrics to Splendido!.

Scott Walker is also a former Carolina Hurricane who knocked out the Boston Bruins in game 7 of a series in the Eastern Conference semifinals in 2009. Not that this is a TPIR connection, but I still wanted to mention it for obvious reasons.

[Mallory16]

I thought it was cool how Drew commented on the way Christine skipped onto the stage, saying it would be cool to edit in a meadow and put it in slow motion... then ending the segment with airing Christine skipping across the stage in slow motion!  Even if they didn't edit in a meadow .

[TPIRighteous]

Anyone else notice that yesterday might have been the first time all season that Drew didn't say "our special guest star announcer" at the top of the show?