TPiR Recap - 3/3/2011

[Macsen]

Episode #5464K Aired: 3/3/2011; Tape Date 2/2/2011 Models: Gwendolyn Osborne, Rachel Reynolds, Manuela Arbelaez (A.B.S. by Allen Schwartz and Jovani) Announcer: George Gray Drew Entrance: Door #2 Mic Handoff: Gwendolyn First Four Contestant Seating: Right to Left

First IUFB: 5.1 home theatre (ARP: $2,098) (Rachel) MELISSA JOSHUA STACEY RUTH WINNER $500 $800 $1000 $801 STACEY Stacey is playing Lucky $even for a Chevrolet Cruze LS sedan. (1.8-litre engine) (Manuela) CHOICE -- 7 4 5 4   ARP 1 7 6 8 9 $17,689 LEFT 7 7 5 2 0 LOSS

Second IUFB: Apple iPhone 4 (1yr 450min 2GB plan; ARP: $979) (Gwendolyn) Melissa Joshua LES Ruth WINNER $1100 $1 $620 $1200 LES Les is playing Switch? ITEM DISPLAY GUESS ARP RESULT Halo spa (Rachel) $4499 SWITCH $3695 $3695 *WIN* Piano (Yamaha Clavinova CVP-501) (Manuela) $3695 $4499 $4499 Total ARP: $8,194

Third IUFB: Beverage center (Danby Silhouette; 112-can; ARP: $799) (Manuela) Melissa Joshua HEIDI Ruth WINNER $600 $901 $759 $900 HEIDI Heidi is playing Bullseye for a trip to Argentina. (RT coach LA to Mendoza, 6n luxury hotel, private tour of Argentine wineries; ARP: $7,942) (Gwendolyn) ITEM Gorton's fish sticks (30ct) Oreo FudgeCremes (single-serve) Kleenex tissue Emerald glazed pecans Francesco Rinaldi pasta sauce NUMBER 2       8 ARP $5.19       $1.99 RESULT $10.38 *WIN*       $15.92 OFF BULLSEYE           How often does that happen, getting off on one, then winning outright on another?

SCSD #1 Contestant Winnings Spin 1 Spin 2 TOTAL Stacey $2,098 5 15 20 Heidi $8,741 80 STAY *SHOWCASE* Les $9,173 55 10 65

Fourth IUFB: Home gym (Inspire M1; ARP: $1,795) (Manuela) Melissa Joshua FRANK Ruth WINNER $1451 $1460 $1450 $1200 JOSHUA Joshua, a submarine officer (LT) in the U.S. Navy who "fights pirates", is playing Danger Price. The danger price is $2,220. ITEM ORDER ARP 48pc crystal stemware set (Rachel) SECOND $2220 LOSS Billiards table (Masconi Chandler II) (Rachel) FIRST $1100 All-in-one desktop (20" touch screen, 4GB RAM, 160GB HDD) (Gwendolyn)   $830 Set of woodworking tools (Gwendolyn)   $1200

Fifth IUFB: Wall aquarium (Aquavista; ARP: $2,095) (Gwendolyn) Melissa JENNIFER Frank Ruth WINNER $1302 $1300 $800 $1301 MELISSA Melissa, who has a penchant for finishing her bids with "clams" and for one-dollar outbids, is playing Plinko! (Rachel and Manuela) ITEM DISPLAY DIGIT CHOSEN ARP CHIP VALUE Donut press 28 2 $25 $100 Electric mini cooler 54 4 $59 WRONG Hamburger press 17 1 $19 $1,000 Cotton candy machine 30 3 $50 WRONG FREE CHIP VALUE: $10,000! TOTAL WON: $11,144 TECH LOSS

Not the brightest day in the history of one-bids. At least the second half started knocking off the First Four, with only Ruth left after a yellow sweep in the first half. And she does have the last-bid advantage, so maybe she can avoid the First Four Wall of Shame. Sixth IUFB: Skin care products (SkinMedica; ARP: $1,049) (Rachel and Gwendolyn) JONATHAN Jennifer Frank Ruth WINNER $550 $600 $725 $726 RUTH Ruth escapes! She is playing Any Number for a Ford Ranger XL 4x2 Regular Cab. (2.3-litre engine) (Gwendolyn) Numbers chosen: 8, 9, 4, 5, 3, 2, 7 Ford Ranger 1 9   3 8 Watch + jewelry box (Michael Kors) (Manuela)   2   T.D.P.B. LOSS 4. 7 5 Car ARP: $19,138 Watch ARP: $620

SCSD #2 Contestant Winnings Spin 1 Spin 2 TOTAL Ruth $1,053.75 30 95 OVER Joshua $1,795 1.00 N/A *$1,000!* Melissa $13,239 25 55 80 Bonus/Tiebreaker... Contestant Winnings Spin Result Joshua $2,795 30 *SHOWCASE*

SHOWCASE ROUND Heidi has the honor... SC1 - JOSHUA FEED YOUR INNER EPICURIAN ROOMS/SPAIN BID: $22,000 The Dining Room Group of Doom (Michael Amini Portrait View; Table, 8 chairs, china cabinet; Noritake Aegean Mist china set) (Manuela) Set of kitchen appliances (Stainless steel; 36" gas range, 24.5 cu.ft. refrigerator, 24" dishwasher) + catered party for 10 (Gwendolyn) Spain (RT coach LA to Seville, 6n King Alfonso XIII, cooking class) (Rachel) ARP: $25,717 DIFF: $3,717 *WIN* $28,512 SC2 - HEIDI TAKE A WALK ON THE WILD SIDE SKI BOAT BID: $21,750 San Diego (RT limo LA to San Diego, 5n Sheraton Carlsbad, overnight at San Diego Zoo Safari Park Roar & Snore experience) (Gwendolyn) Honda CMX 250 Rebel motorcycle (Gwendolyn) Sea-Doo Speedster 150 15' sport boat (Rachel) ARP: $31,363 DIFF: $9,613 LOSS $8,741

Show Results: 2 out of 6 ($10k Plinko hit) Total Winnings: $62,816.75 THIS RECAP IS THE PRODUCED SOLELY FOR GOLDEN-ROAD.NET UNAUTHORIZED REPRODUCTION OR EXHIBITION IS PROHIBITED PRODUCED BY KITCH

I have decided to add prize ARPs in the Plinko total. Just make things easier. I am also using a unique new marker: "statutory loss", or "STAT LOSS", to mark Plinko "losses" where they hit the center slot.

Since I'm going through and changing all the Plinko $10k hits in my recaps from WIN to TECH LOSS, I changed this one to TECH LOSS as well for the sake of conformity.

[elskunkoman]

Kitch why are you marking plinko losses even when they get the chip in the 10k slot? It's just like with all chips hitting the center slot except when you have 1, 2, 3, or 4?!
Anyway:
Lucky 7 - That was evil with the 9 at the end!
Switch - Nicely won.
Bullseye - Nice win.
Danger Price - Tough setup and loss how could stemware be 2220?!
Plinko - Same as i already mentioned above.
Any Number - That was terrible she lossed and even more terrible the piggy bank!

[plinkoboard]

On Lucky 7 you put both win and loss.

[Cartboy]

Lucky $even:  Bummer!
Bullseye:  Nice win!
Danger Price:  That sure is some expensive stemware!
Plinko:  How is winning $10,000 a loss, Kitch?

Not too bad overall, IMHO.

[vadernader]

Plinko:  How is winning $10,000 a loss, Kitch?

Reading the recap is always useful

I have decided to add prize ARPs in the Plinko total. Just make things easier. I am also using a unique new marker: "statutory loss", or "STAT LOSS", to mark Plinko "losses" where they hit the center slot.

Anyways...Pretty average show, weird to see an Any Number loss with its new board, considering its big winning record 

[mrbrown2195]

Kitch why are you marking plinko losses even when they get the chip in the 10k slot? It's just like with all chips hitting the center slot except when you have 1, 2, 3, or 4?!

Probably because the show considers Plinko lost if all 5 chips don't end up in the 10k slot.

I think his "statutory loss" is a good solution.

[Wayoshi]

I thought Plinko had an exception in the official rules on this.

[thepriceis_J]

I think with a game like Plinko, where its outcome is the most unpredictable of any pricing game, that the 10K slot hit counted as a win is ok. I mean it has been 28 years. I know definitionists (made-up word) will stick to the rule, but I think that Plinko is the perfect exception to the rule (and the show should make it an exception as well). You know Plinko is unpredictable when there is a better chance of winning Pay The Rent. Today was a win, but, for the record, stat loss is good ground, because that is the way the show treats them.

-Lucky $even has the evil 9 at the end show up again.
-I thought Switch? was hard. But it was won in the end.
-Bullseye was certainly impressive.
-Forget the expensive stemware in Danger Price...how in the world did they find a touchscreen computer so cheap?
-People don't pick "1" in Any Number and for the second time in a month....failure.

What nicely reasonable Showcases.

Where is Hole in One? They definitely need to play this game more often.

[BRB_TheFireball]

Mike did it again in Lucky $even... forced a loss by making all of the numbers high.

Yay!  Danger Price!  As happy as I was to see it, there was no way anybody was gonna win it today.  I thought the touchscreen computer would be $2,220 because... it's a touchscreen.

My showcase bids:
Spain--$26,507
--$29,507

I think with a game like Plinko, where its outcome is the most unpredictable of any pricing game, that the 10K slot hit counted as a win is ok. I mean it has been 28 years. I know definitionists (made-up word) will stick to the rule...

We prefer the term "purists".

[Kev347]

George, referring to Plinko's top prize as "$50,000 simoleans" isn't clever, funny or even unique sounding. It just makes you look like an idiot. Please refrain from doing this.

Other than that, today's show was actually pretty strong. I'm happy we've actually managed to go 3/6 every day this week. There continues to be a definite disparity between car setups and the rest of the games though - both L7 and Any Number just had UGLY prices.

This was honestly one of the better lineups we've seen this season, if only because it was a rare lineup to not feature any 1-prize quickies, and only one quickie in general.

Timings:
Lucky $even (4.5)- 3:26
Switch? (3.5) - 3:09
Bullseye (5) - 4:21
Danger Price (4.5) - 3:58
Plinko (5.5) - 5:14
Any Number (5) - 4:34
Total (28): 24:42 

[DYC]

Quick Any Number question.
Was it ever an unwritten rule regarding numbers going in descending order for the Piggy Bank, e.g. 8-6-2 or 7-3-1?

Swear i always thought that, so i always thought it was a good idea to stay away from numbers that descend away from the first digit in the Piggy Bank, but, was obviously not the case today...

it was a rare lineup to not feature any 1-prize quickies, and only one quickie in general.

That's niiiiice. Wow, just noticing that. Thanks.

[mrbrown2195]

I thought Plinko had an exception in the official rules on this.

No, this is just a fiction made up by the people of this board. By the show's official definition of "win," Plinko is the only game that hasn't been "won" (straight from the FAQ).

[noahproblem]

No, this is just a fiction made up by the people of this board. By the show's official definition of "win," Plinko is the only game that hasn't been "won" (straight from the FAQ).

Pay the Rent hasn't been won either.

[SteveGavazzi]

Wow...for a while, it seemed like we were going to get our fourth three-out-of-sixer in a row.  I guess it wasn't to be, though.  Still, Plinko gave us a great partial win.

There is no way Danger Price was going to be won.  The danger price was on the prize that looked least likely to have it.

I thought Plinko had an exception in the official rules on this.

No, Plinko has an exception in every set of rules except the official ones.

George, referring to Plinko's top prize as "$50,000 simoleans" isn't clever, funny or even unique sounding. It just makes you look like an idiot. Please refrain from doing this.

I'm all for getting on George's case when he's doing something stupid, but in this case, he wasn't.  He and Drew were following up on something that Melisssa was doing.

""...monster not included..."

(It's been so long since I've posted here I have no idea what I meant by that quote.)

Season 37's Halloween showcase.

[heelsrule1988]

I never thought I'd say this... but it feels like forever since we last saw a dining room on TPIR.

BEST CONTESTANT OF THE DAY: Melissa
SHOW GRADE: 2