TPiR Recap - 4/22/2011 (Earth Day Price 2011)

[Macsen]

Episode #5535K (Earth Day Price 2011) Aired: 4/22/2011; Tape Date 3/30/2011 Models: Rachel Reynolds, Amber Lancaster, Manuela Arbelaez (Gypsy) Drew Entrance: Door #2 Mic Handoff: Rachel First Four Contestant Seating: Mixed (1, 3, 2, 4)

First IUFB: Cell phone (Samsung w/AT&T; made of recycled products, 1yr 450min plan) + solar charger (iGo; ARP: $780) (Amber) JARED LESA RENEE RICHARD WINNER $1650 $675 $800 $801 LESA Lesa, who is obviously a major tree-hugger, is playing 3 Strikes for a Chevrolet Volt electric car plug-in hybrid. (Manuela) Chips are 2, 3, 4, 5 and 8. CHIP DIGIT RESULT X STRIKE X 5 3 NO 4 2 NO 2 1 NO 3 1 NO X STRIKE XX 2 2 $-2--- 4 1 $42--- 3 4 NO 8 3 $428-- 3 5 $428-3 5 4 $42853 *WIN* ARP: $42,853 These are obviously the lucky chips. Last playing, February 18, used these five chips, and was also won.

Second IUFB: Solar-powered electric lawn mower (Solaris; ARP: $698) (Rachel) Jared JACQUELINE Renee Richard WINNER $696 $600 $650 $695 JARED Jared is playing Clock Game. The bonus prize is a solar cabana. (GoGreenSolar.com; Bonus ARP: $9,999) (Amber and Manuela) First prize: Log picnic table (ARP: $840) (Amber): 500 800 900 750 835 894 876 870 850 848 47 46 45 44 43 42 840 RIGHT :10 87Second prize: Electric grill (Dimplex PowerChef; ARP: $630) (Manuela): 520 620 720 700 680 70 60 630 *WIN* *$1,000!* :03 Total ARP: $12,469 I highlighted one number in red, because Drew accidentally said lower at 750, but corrected himself quickly. Might've produced a tech win situation if he didn't win anyway.

Third IUFB: Pair of solar camcorders (ARP: $480) (overhead platform) TAMMIE Jacqueline Renee Richard WINNER $1250 $2000 $1400 $1 RICHARD Richard is playing Side by Side for a trip to Memphis. (RT coach LA to Memphis, 6n The Peabody Memphis, honorary Duck Master, 5d gold package Mirimichi eco golf course) (Rachel) 66 80   ARP: $8,066 LOSS

SCSD #1 Contestant Winnings Spin 1 Spin 2 TOTAL Richard $480 30 85 OVER Jared $13,167 10 30 40 Lesa $43,633 85 N/A *SHOWCASE*

Fourth IUFB: Organic cosmetics (Pangea Organics; ARP: $603) (Amber) Tammie Jacqueline Renee NANCY WINNER $450 $200 $500 $760 RENEE Renee, who completes the blue-to-yellow First Four sweep, is playing Switch? ITEM DISPLAY GUESS ARP RESULT Wind turbine (Manuela) $2300 NO SWITCH $2300 $2300 *WIN* Pair of X-treme XP700li electric motorbikes (Rachel) $3398 $3398 $3398 Total ARP: $5,698

Fifth IUFB: Laptop (Asus) + solar charger (Goal 0 Elite; ARP: $1,829) (Manuela and Amber) Tammie Jacqueline CASSANDRA Nancy WINNER $1150 $800 $1100 $795 TAMMIE Tammie, from Memphis, is playing Plinko! (Rachel and Manuela) ITEM DISPLAY DIGIT CHOSEN ARP CHIP VALUE Water-powered clock 17 7 $19 WRONG Solar-powered radio 48 4 $28 WRONG Set of six CF bulbs 67 7 $63 WRONG Compost bin 54 5 $50 $10,000! FREE CHIP VALUE: $500 TOTAL WON: $10,550 TECH LOSS

Sixth IUFB: Vegan designer accessories (Olsen Haus; ARP: $2,135) (Rachel) MIGUEL Jacqueline Cassandra Nancy WINNER $1250 $1000 $1400 $1401 NANCY Nancy is playing Range Game for a Honda CR-Z Sport Hybrid. (Amber) Range: 19100-19700 Choice: 19381-19531 ARP: $19,345 LOSS

SCSD #2 Contestant Winnings Spin 1 Spin 2 TOTAL Nancy $2,135 20 45 *SHOWCASE* Renee $6,301 50 80 OVER Tammie $12,379 35 70 OVER

SHOWCASE ROUND Lesa has the honor... SC1 - NANCY ECO-SWEET TRIP/HYBRID CAR BID: $28,000 Vermont (RT coach LA to Burlington rental car Stowe, 6n Trapp Family Lodge, VIP tour of Ben & Jerry's ice cream factory) (Amber) 1yr supply of Ben & Jerry's ice cream (Amber) Honda Insight EX 5-door hybrid (Rachel) ARP: $29,214 DIFF: $1,214 *WIN* $31,349 SC2 - LESA APPRECIATION OF NATURE (as if Lesa could appreciate nature more than she already does) TRIPS/SAILBOAT BID: $30,150 Oregon (RT coach LA to Medford, 4n Rogue River rafting adventure Ouzel Outfitters) (Manuela) Panama (RT coach LA to Panama, 8d all-inclusive rainforest tour The Nature Conservancy) (Manuela) MacGregor 26M 25' 10" sailboat (deluxe trailer) (Rachel) ARP: $36,077 DIFF: $5,927 LOSS $43,633

Show Results: 3 out of 6 (Plinko center slot hit) Total Winnings: $107,309 THIS RECAP IS THE PRODUCED SOLELY FOR GOLDEN-ROAD.NET UNAUTHORIZED REPRODUCTION OR EXHIBITION IS PROHIBITED PRODUCED BY KITCH

I've got a very busy day and evening ahead, so I am not going to get the recap done today. Today's and the 4/15 show will be done this weekend.

[Hag]

Fantastic 3 Strikes win.

I felt this was a well done Earth Day episode. No guest stars was a big help.

[Wayoshi]

You know, I want to say the Chevy Volt was an appropriate 3X car...but it wasn't quite. It didn't have any special cue, George just said a "new electric car!", and it looked like something in the 20s. The price ended up being acceptable (I was legitimately worried they botched it up) but the appearance threw things off for me - you got the right feeling last time from the epic cue and the instant appearance of a well-known high brand. Fortunately, Lesa was able to create another playing to remember. Note how I think even Drew was surprised 3 wasn't the first digit...

One thing that did improve was the directing - no giveaway shots, and I think a good new NO graphic. Still wish they'd zoom in on the digit.

The rest of the show was pretty good too! Clocky gets a well-needed win (Jared was a decent player who got boosted by -0, and his first bids were remarkably close), ?Switch? was pretty easy, and Mike continues to get screwed in Plinko. I still could do without this "motif" show, though - the OBs barely differed from the ordinary crap! It's like they went out of their way to keep the same stuff, but in green form...

[GSB92]

Lineup:

3 Strikes: Amazing Win (She had 2 strikes before getting a number right)

Clock Game: Win with 3.5 seconds left.

Side By Side: L

Switch?: W

Plinko: W

Range Game: L

Overall a pretty good show especially with the 3 strikes win.

[JohnHolder]

You know, I want to say the Chevy Volt was an appropriate 3X car...but it wasn't quite. It didn't have any special cue, George just said a "new electric car!", and it looked like something in the 20s. The price ended up being acceptable (I was legitimately worried they botched it up)

I Googled it during the game and the base price is $32,780. I'm not sure what bells and whistles today's car had to drive it over $40.

What do you mean you were worried that they botched it up?

[Wayoshi]

I Googled it during the game and the base price is $32,780. I'm not sure what bells and whistles today's car had to drive it over $40.

Oh yeah, I remember seeing that on the main website too. That's actually some type of deal price, the MSRP is a more respectable $40280 (which you'll see if you try to build the car).

I was worried it would be <40k, which just wouldn't look good for 3 Strikes in 2011. Or even <30k, the way it looked. The car shouldn't look like a normal one.

[thepriceis_J]

-3 Strikes was amazing! After severely underpricing the car, I thought she was through. The fact that she made 6 more pulls after pulling two strikes was astounding. I'm so glad to see this game on a hot streak after the drought it had.
-Clock Game was also amazing. I don't understand why people jump from one point to another and start randomly spouting numbers. Also, Drew sort of dodged a bullet after he said "Lower" when it was higher.
-Side By Side was horrible. The audience RUINED a potential perfect show (even though Plinko showed up). Why would they think a trip like that was the lesser price after the prizes already featured? This game should have been won.
-Switch? was interesting. I think that's the first time I've ever seen a windmill offered as a prize.
-Plinko was so expected, but I liked it. I'm glad she hit the $10K.
-Range Game for a car was a nice surprise for today. I'm surprised she went as high she did. Oh well.

The showcases were reasonable on a theme show? That was nice.

That new "NO" graphic in 3 Strikes is really nice.

[compdude512]

Wow...what can I say about Lesa? Not only did she come from behind with two strikes to win the game, she actually knew what she was doing and stopped to think! Contestants like Lesa are the ones the staff should strive to pick every single day with no exceptions. An amazing win! I dare say Lesa is a prime candidate for Contestant of the Year.

Rich DiPirro listens! A new "NO" graphic also showed up today that is much easier to read than the one used previously. It gets my seal of approval.

Clock Game was won based on sheer luck. With the way he was throwing out random prices, I was quite surprised when he eked out the win.

What was that Side By Side prize package--a chance to be duck master of Memphis with Justin Timberlake? Was this a holdover from April Fool's Day or 4/20? I honestly cannot believe this prize was for real. They may as well have offered him a trip to Boguslovania and a Strato-Intellicaster.

If there was ever a time to say that this is how you do the show, that time is now. The shows that feel like classic Price are the ones I enjoy the most. This one was certainly no exception. (This show will join the February 28 show on my DVR as a show marked "Keep". Incidentally, 3 Strikes was also won on that show.) I am a tough critic, but I like to give credit where credit is due. This show deserves an A+. Well done!

Tyler

[offerta]

New graphic for "NO" 3S ? I like it!

[Off_trak]

I Googled it during the game and the base price is $32,780. I'm not sure what bells and whistles today's car had to drive it over $40.

No doubt that custom paint had something to do with it. I don't recall ever seeing a Volt with that name splayed acrossed it like that before, in any previous images I've seen of it.

[Wayoshi]

-Side By Side was horrible. The audience RUINED a potential perfect show (even though Plinko showed up). Why would they think a trip like that was the lesser price after the prizes already featured? This game should have been won.

Because that price ended in -0? You really think they knew also that the cabana was $9999?

Which reminds me...Clock Game looks particularly bad when the "extra" bonus per say is 10 times the cash. I still don't know what to say on that, except it shouldn't happen again and is particularly straining on the budget.

[IncoG5nito]

Just how hard ARE they trying to make the small prize games now?  While that was an obvious stupid guess on the clock, the CFL's in Plinko were a trap... you can get six at Wal-Mart for $10 or less.  Guess they were those big 120+ watt equivalent (to be fair, they did look like it), in which case did they say this in the description?  And I was surprised at the $50+ compost container.  Looked like an everyday cooking pot to me.  I thought she had that one wrong.

[everyonelovesshellgame]

The 3 Strikes win was nothing short of fantastic. One of the most exciting playings I have ever seen.

The Clock Game win was pretty good too!

I Googled it during the game and the base price is $32,780. I'm not sure what bells and whistles today's car had to drive it over $40.

That $32K figure is after a ~$7,000 federal tax credit.

[leafsfan17]

That was certainly an exciting win in 3 Strikes

[elskunkoman]

3 strikes - What a great win!
Clock Game - Another great win!
Side by side - Tough loss 
Switch - Another win!
Plinko - Nice win on 10 000 dollars!
Range game - Tough loss 
A really great earth day show today best one yet better than the previous 2.