TPiR Recap- 3/14/2011

[Macsen]

Episode #5481 Aired: 3/14/2011; Tape Date 2/22/2011 Models: Manuela Arbelaez, Rachel Reynolds, Amber Lancaster (Amber's wardrobe by A.B.S. by Allen Schwartz) Announcer: George Gray Drew Entrance: Door #2 Mic Handoff: Manuela First Four Contestant Seating: Right to Left

First IUFB: iPad (16GB 3G, w/case; ARP: $764) (Rachel and Amber) ELAINE JUSTIN STEPHANIE MAYA WINNER $550 $625 $675 $650 STEPHANIE Stephanie, the CO of HMS Batallion, MCRD San Diego (COL), is playing Freeze Frame for a trip to Hawaii. (RT coach LA to Maui, 6n oceanview room Ka'anapali Beach Hotel, 2hr private surf lesson) (Manuela)   51 92   17 $6,735 46 35 LOSS 28   67 88

Second IUFB: Home gym (Inspire M1; ARP: $1,795) (Amber) Elaine Justin NICOLAS Maya WINNER $1300 $1301 $1200 $2300 JUSTIN Justin is playing Most Expen$ive. Pair of leather chairs + accent table (Rachel) $3,700 *WIN* 3pc accessories (Manuela) $2,835   Honda CRF 70 offroad motorcycle (Amber) $1,899   Total ARP: $8,434

Third IUFB: Pair of digital cameras (Nikon Coolpix; ARP: $700) (overhead platform) Elaine BRITTANY Nicolas Maya WINNER $901 $500 $900 $721 BRITTANY Brittany is playing Pass the Buck for a Chevrolet Cruze LS sedan. (1.8-litre engine; ARP: $16,995) (Rachel) Whink countertop cleaner Sunsweet Ones prunes Oroweat english muffins Liquid Plumr foaming pipe snake $4.49 $2.99 $2.49 $4.69   WRONG RIGHT   $5.49 $2.99 $3.49 $4.69 Two Choices: 4 and 2 (choices bolded) $3,000 LOSE EVERYTHING LOSE EVERYTHING $1,000 $5,000 CAR LOSS

SCSD #1 Contestant Winnings Spin 1 Spin 2 TOTAL Brittany $700 80 STAY 80 Stephanie $764 70 95 OVER Justin $10,229 5 95 *$1,000!* Bonus... Contestant Winnings Spin Result Justin $11,229 65 *SHOWCASE*

Fourth IUFB: 3pc luggage set (ARP: $1,450) (Manuela) Elaine DARRELL Nicolas Maya WINNER $801 $650 $900 $800 NICOLAS Nicholas is playing Balance Game for a Yamaha Waverunner VX Deluxe PWC. (w/trailer) (Amber) $729 FREE ARP: $9,729 (Rachel) LOSS $3,000 ✔ $4,000 ✔ $5,000

Fifth IUFB: Smartphone (BlackBerry Curve 8900; 1yr 450min 2GB plan; ARP: $1,180) (Rachel) Elaine Darrell MARGARET Maya WINNER $550 $920 $800 $900 DARRELL Darrell is playing Rat Race! FIRST PRIZE Ford Fiesta SE 5-door (1.6-litre engine, Value Package 201A) (Amber) SECOND PRIZE Desktop computer (Dell; 4GB RAM, 500GB HDD) (Manuela) THIRD PRIZE Sawhorse desk (Manuela) Item Guesses (Rachel) MARGIN ITEM GUESS ARP RESULT $1 Francesco Rinaldi pasta sauce $3.00 $1.99 OUCH!!! $10 Toaster oven $50 $50! BLUE $100 Espresso machine $100 $249 WRONG Race Results... RAT PLACE PRIZE BLUE 4 LOSS YELLOW 1   PINK 5   GREEN 3   ORANGE 2

Been a while since two people have been stuck on Contestant's Row, like Elaine and Maya. So many wasted opportunities. And now one or both might be headed to the First Four Wall of Shame. Sixth IUFB: 10pc his-and-hers snow clothing set (ARP: $1,304) (Manuela and George Gray) Elaine KELLY Margaret Maya WINNER $900 $750 $1000 $790 MARGARET Elaine and Maya head over to get their mugshots taken, and Margaret, part of the 3rd Batallion of the 25th Marines (which happens to be Drew's old unit), is playing Clock Game. The bonus prize is a 46" Plasma HDTV. (Panasonic) (Rachel) Snowboard (Salomon; ARP: $740) (Amber): 800 700 750 749 730 735 736 37 38 39 740 RIGHT :18 Wii (2 controllers, 7 games) (ARP: $653) (Rachel): 500 600 700 650 675 660 664 65 63 62 61 660 59 38 47 MRRRRP LOSS She epically stumbled toward the end.

SCSD #2 Contestant Winnings Spin 1 Spin 2 TOTAL Darrell $1,230 60 85 OVER Nicolas $1,450 50 50 *$1,000!* Margaret $2,044 40 1.00 OVER Bonus... Contestant Winnings Spin Result Nicolas $2,450 40 *SHOWCASE*

SHOWCASE ROUND Justin has the honor... SC1 - JUSTIN IS DINNER A DRAG? GREECE/CAR BID: $30,500 Set of 3 kitchen appliances (stainless steel; 36" gas range, 20.6 cu.ft. refrigerator, 24" dishwasher) + In-home private cooking class (Rachel) Greece (RT coach LA to Athens, 6n luxury hotel, cooking class) (Amber) Nissan Cube 1.8S (1.8-litre engine, CVT transmission) (Manuela) ARP: $32,878 DIFF: $2,378 LOSS $11,229 SC2 - NICOLAS DINE IN STYLE SONOMA/TRUCK BID: $28,500 3pc outdoor fire table seating group (Manuela) Sonoma (RT coach LA to San Francisco rental car to Sonoma, 6n first-class hotel, winery tours) (Manuela) Chevrolet Colorado Regular Cab. (2.9-litre engine, 3mo XM Satellite Radio) (Amber) ARP: $30,091 DIFF: $1,591 *WIN* $32,541

Show Results: 1 out of 6 Total Winnings: $48,508 THIS RECAP IS THE PRODUCED SOLELY FOR GOLDEN-ROAD.NET UNAUTHORIZED REPRODUCTION OR EXHIBITION IS PROHIBITED PRODUCED BY KITCH

Recap will be delayed due to PA duties.

[OrchestraRicki]

I was faced with a tough choice between the accesories and the motorcycle (or motor scooter) on Most Expensive.  I though the latter was the most expensive.  I did not expect the chairs and table to be the most expensive.  I was surprised about that and the fact that the prize that I selected was the least expensive!  I am happy, however, to see that all 3 prizes were won.

The 2 contestants who won $1,000 on his own Showcase Showdown made their way to the Showcases.  They were having an opportunity to win his own automobiles.  And both bids were superb.  That was a very interesting show, I must say.

[noahproblem]

The second half of Clock Game was more painful to watch than Richard Simmons' "Sweating To the Oldies".

[tpirfan28]

This show was about as average as they can come, which is fine.

Note to the person who makes the lineups: please try to balance them better from half to half.  A first half of Freeze Frame/Most Expensive/Pass The Buck is insanely boring, especially since Rat Race or Clock Game could have gone in there.

[Wayoshi]

I forget their names at the moment (recap is not yet up at this time), but the Rat Race and Clock Game contestants today sent this show well down. Wins there would have made up for the lineup (why can't Adam create good lineups with Buck in them?), but they really both blew it. I haven't seen Rat Race set up so easy before, in fact...

[elskunkoman]

The only good thing about today's show was the most expensive win had it not been won i woulda thrown a temper tantrum on here due to a skunking.

[Wayoshi]

had it not been won i woulda thrown a temper tantrum on here due to a skunking.

Do we really need to know this?

[thepriceis_J]

-Most Expen$ive was won??? Thank goodness the accessories weren't evil.
-Pass the Buck was awwww. That's all I can say.
-Rat Race was a fail. Not only because of the contestant. Drew, I don't think Bob ever joked that the games he created were the best games on the show and there are games definitely better than yours (although yours is up there).
-Clock Game was just full of FAIL. Drew says "Lower" and you go higher. Someone isn't a good listener.
-Freeze Frame and Balance Game were just boring.

I wonder if people watch TPiR before they come on the show. It would really help. Watching a week of shows might have won Balance Game and gotten three picks in Pass the Buck.

[Wayoshi]

Oh yeah, I forgot about Drew during Rat Race today. Since when has he gone all egotistical about his game like that? That shows a clear lack of understanding...everyone has their own favorite game, and no biased should be shown on-air about it.

[Kev347]

I think Drew's reference to Rat Race  was clearly intended as a joke in a wink wink nod nod type way. Unfortunately, Drew didn't deliver it that well so it might not have come across that way.

This show was.....a frustrating snoozer. The lineup was boring as mentioned, and we made up for some of our good luck in games in the past couple weeks with bad luck today. And the Clock Game playing was just bad. She managed to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory right there. At least the showcases were decent today (random California trip aside). On to spring break tomorrow!

Timings:
Freeze Frame (4)- 3:20
Most Expensive (3.5) - 3:10
Pass The Buck (5.5) - 4:20
Balance Game (4) - 3:45
Rat Race (6) - 5:23
Clock Game (4.5)- 4:21
Total (27.5): 24:19

[mrbrown2195]

Oh yeah, I forgot about Drew during Rat Race today. Since when has he gone all egotistical about his game like that? That shows a clear lack of understanding...everyone has their own favorite game, and no biased should be shown on-air about it.

Sarcasm?

[Wayoshi]

Sarcasm?

Well of course I know Drew doesn't understand... but it's still a problem.

[spoon14]

Well of course I know Drew doesn't understand... but it's still a problem.

I don't think he was questioning Drew's understanding.

It was really, really blatantly obvious that Drew was joking. If there was any problem with Drew's comments about Rat Race, it's that he made the fact that he was joking so obvious that it blunted the effect of joke. It would have been effective with more of a straight, deadpan delivery.

[SteveGavazzi]

I think Drew's reference to Rat Race  was clearly intended as a joke in a wink wink nod nod type way. Unfortunately, Drew didn't deliver it that well so it might not have come across that way.

What it came across as was a buildup for Plinko!

[TPIRSteven]

What it came across as was a buildup for Plinko!

Or worse, I was afraid it was a buildup for Pay the Rent, but then I realized that we already had Pass the Buck earlier, so another GP game was unlikely.