TPiR Recap - 5/26/2011

[Macsen]

Episode #5584K Aired: 5/26/2011; Tape Date 5/4/2011 Models: Rachel Reynolds, Gwendolyn Osborne, Manuela Arbelaez Drew Entrance: Door #2 Mic Handoff: Rachel First Four Contestant Seating: Right to Left

First IUFB: 46" LCD HDTV (Sony; ARP: $1,000) (Gwendolyn) DAVID N. LAUREN JEFFREY MEGAN WINNER $1050 $2100 $1400 $1 MEGAN Megan is playing Switch? ITEM DISPLAY GUESS ARP RESULT Spa (Great Lakes GL4) (Manuela) $3495 SWITCH $5350 $5350 *WIN* Home gym (Inspire M3) (Rachel) $5350 $3495 $3495 Total ARP: *$8,845*

Second IUFB: Laptop (Sony; 500GB HDD, Blu-ray player; ARP: $970) (Rachel and Gwendolyn) David N. Lauren Jeffrey LAJAUNE WINNER $750 $800 $1600 $1400 LAUREN Lauren is playing Range Game for a Travel & Leisure tour of Great Britain. (RT coach LA to London, 9d tour of London, Edinburgh and Yorkminster via Trafalgar Tours) (Manuela) Range: 8300-8900 Choice: 8493-8643 ARP: $8,590 *WIN*

Third IUFB: Digital piano (Casio Celviano AP220; ten 1hr lessons; ARP: $2,050) (Manuela) David N. DAVID R. Jeffrey Lajaune WINNER $1201 $1850 $2000 $1200 JEFFREY Jeffrey is playing Gas Money for a Ford Mustang V6 engine. (3.7-litre V6 engine) (Rachel)   FIRST SECOND     $26,321 $21,300 $22,995 $25,854 $24,389 $2,000 $1,000 CAR LOSS $4,000 $3,000

SCSD #1 Contestant Winnings Spin 1 Spin 2 TOTAL Jeffrey $2,050 60 10 70 Lauren $9,560 15 60 75 Megan $9,845 95 N/A *SHOWCASE*

Fourth IUFB: Pair of HD camcorders (DXG; ARP: $570) (overhead platform) David N. David R. JULIANE Lajaune WINNER $550 $1250 $1200 $1100 DAVID N. David N., who completes the First Four staggered sweep (4, 2, 3, 1), is playing Take Two. The target price is $4,422. FIRST TRY TOTAL: $3,334 WRONG Honda CRF-50 offroad motorcycle (Gwendolyn)   3pc bar set (Gwendolyn and Rachel)   Set of designer accessories (Rachel and Manuela) $2535 Refrigerator/freezer (maroon) (Manuela) $799 SECOND TRY TOTAL: $4,422*WIN* Honda CRF-50 offroad motorcycle (Gwendolyn)   3pc bar set (Gwendolyn and Rachel) $1887 Set of designer accessories (Rachel and Manuela) $2535 Refrigerator/freezer (maroon) (Manuela) $799 Total ARP: *$6,720* Fortunately, the CRF motorcycles were easy to find. Seems the CRF line is being updated though. I dug around, and found the CRF 50 for $1,499.

Fifth IUFB: The Living Room Group of Doom (Pier 1 Imports Carmen; ARP: $1,460) (Gwendolyn and George Gray) AUGUSTINE David R. Juliane Lajaune WINNER $1250 $1090 $1300 $1 JULIANE Juliane is playing Any Number for a Ford Ranger XL 4x2 Regular Cab. (2.3-litre I4 engine) (Manuela) Numbers chosen: 4, 9, 6, 2, 7, 3 Ford Ranger *WIN* 1 9 7 4 3 Smoker (Bradley Smoker) (Rachel) 6 2   T.D.P.B.   .   Smoker ARP: $628 Pig ARP: $5.10

Sixth IUFB: Desk and chair set (ARP: $800) (Manuela) Augustine David R. BETHANY Lajaune WINNER $725 $800 $1200 $675 DAVID R. *$500!* David R., whose shirt claims he's a "Plinko Master" is... well, whatdya know? He's playing Plinko! (Rachel and Gwendolyn) ITEM DISPLAY DIGIT CHOSEN ARP CHIP VALUE Triple timer 46 4 $48 $100 4pc heart-shaped serving bowls 40 0 $30 $0 3pc cookie cutter set 30 3 $20 WRONG Whipped cream dispenser 46 6 $26 $500 FREE CHIP VALUE: $10,000 TOTAL WON: $10,704 TECH LOSS

SCSD #2 Contestant Winnings Spin 1 Spin 2 TOTAL David N. $7,290 80 STAY 80 David R. $12,004 80 STAY 80 Juliane $21,203 40 40 80 Three-way Tiebreaker... Contestant Winnings Spin Result David N. $7,290 45   David R. $12,004 85   Juliane $21,203 85   Tiebreaker #2... Contestant Winnings Spin Result David R. $12,004 65 *SHOWCASE* Juliane $21,203 10

SHOWCASE ROUND David R. has the honor... SC1 - DAVID R. ALL ABOUT GREAT PIZZA CHICAGO/CAR BID: $25,000 Chicago (RT coach LA to Chicago, 6n Mediterranean suite Hotel Monaco, tour of four local pizzerias) (Rachel) 1 year of pizza (Papa John's; 1 per week) (Gwendolyn) Hyundai Elantra GLS Touring wagon (2.0-litre engine, automatic transmission) (Gwendolyn) ARP: $26,969 DIFF: $1,969 *WIN* $38,973 SC2 - MEGAN TIME TO RELAX BALI/SAILBOAT BID: $31,722 Outdoor lounger (Rachel) Bali (RT coach LA to Bali, 6n suite Conrad Bali, couples' massage) (Rachel) MacGregor 26M 25' 10" sailboat (deluxe trailer) (Manuela) ARP: $43,267 DIFF: $11,545 LOSS $9,845 Megan told somebody, perhaps the entire crowd, "I'm not listening to you." Maybe she should've...

Show Results: 4 out of 6 (Plinko center slot hit) Total Winnings: $88,921 THIS RECAP IS PRODUCED SOLELY FOR GOLDEN-ROAD.NET UNAUTHORIZED REPRODUCTION OR EXHIBITION IS PROHIBITED PRODUCED BY KITCH

[Wayoshi]

Rolling along now - quickies were set up well, T2 was fair (I think David realized a -99 motorcycle wouldn't work - or at least, that's what I prefer to believe), and even Plinko's SPs were well done for once! Great last playing for T2 in particular.

Can't help but be a bit disappointed at Gas Money... Jeffrey fell directly into the muscle car trap.

Did anyone notice how pir.com put a clip up of yesterday's $12,000 bonus spinoff showdown, yet they don't choose the bonus spinoff where 1.00 beats 95 for $25k? I enjoyed today's SC2 more than yesterday's for sure as well.

Kitch, knowing the nuts they probably were suggesting lower prices... that stupidly high Bali and David's good bid on 1 let her with little shot anyways.

[elskunkoman]

A very nice show today Alot of pricing game winners today I hope this won't affect budget mode.
It's a shame gas money wasn't won.

[thepriceis_J]

-Switch? was pretty easy. Glad it was won.
-Glad we got a Range Game win. Trips are never easy to price.
-Gas Money.....sigh. And once again someone heavily overvalues a Mustang. Only good thing about the game today....good thing it wasn't slotted last again?
-Take Two gets a win. What's going on here? And were is the Race Game cue?
-Any Number was kind of mean. I'm glad she won the car.
-Plinko was nice. I was afraid of another low win in this game, but he got the slot he needed.

When was the last time a contestant wearing a shirt referencing a game was called to Come On Down and then actually played that game? Coincidence WIN.

A Three Way Spinoff and then another spinoff after that. WOW. That girl had an awesome finesse spin. Unfortunately, each time she spun the wheel it was on a number other than 5-1.00-15.

Drew WIN for a Press Your Luck reference during the SCSD. Megan WIN for her "I'm not listening to you" comment.

How did SC2 reach such an outrageous price? That was kind of crazy.

[Hag]

I know I'm being picky, but I couldn't help notice that Drew gave the spay and neuter plug as an afterthought today. I don't recall if he ever forgot to say it, but I hope that dosen't happen.

[GSNSmashFan3]

It was nice to see Take Two today, and a win at that! Too bad that'll probably be its last playing of the season.

[Cartboy]

Nice wins on Switch?, Range Game, Take Two, & Any Number.

Finally, someone hit the $10,000 on Plinko!

Two four out of sixers in a row - awesome!

[leafsfan17]

Great show today with four wins. And it's been a while since somebody hit the center slot in Plinko

[GameShowKid]

Any Number returns. I was wondering about it yesterday.

I think Drew did a good job hosting today. I liked that he used the simple phrase "Do not pick the price of the car" in Gas Money, and then said something similar (but not exactly the same) before the second pick. It reminded me of what Bob used to say when Danger Price was played.  I also liked Drew's "stop messing around" & "get serious" comment during the second showcase showdown.  Pretty Barkeresque to me.

I didn't think the first showcase would be that expensive. I bid $18,000.


Pizza! 

[Kev347]

What a pleasant surprise these last two shows have been. Maybe the budget isn't as tight this season as things were generally set up nice today. It was unfortunate to see Gas Money blow a quasi-perfect show in typical fashion, but everything else was played well. And someone with a Plinko shirt even got to play Plinko for a change - that was cool to see that surprisingly show up 6th.

One thing that wasn't cool was the way Drew hosted the first two segments of the show. I get the sense whenever he does a prolonged introduction for George Gray like he did today, it's meant in a sarcastic way (or at least it really COMES ACROSS that way) and that's not good at all. I sense that Drew doesn't really have any chemistry at all with George (I may be off base with this) - all their interactions seem forced, which seems to go against what Mike wanted in the first place. Drew also acted like a jerk describing the computer and giving his one-bid instructions before the show. He calmed down later on thankfully and regrouped, but it was really putting me off at the top of the show. It's a good thing we had all those wins to recover.

Timings:
Switch? (3.5)- 2:41
Range Game (4)- 3:44
Gas Money (5.5) - 4:05
Take Two (4.5) - 3:55
Any Number (5)- 4:48
Plinko (5.5)- 4:52
Total (28): 24:05

[BRB_TheFireball]

Is it me or does Jeffrey look a little like Chris Colfer from Glee?  Looked like "Plinko master" David had the Chris Colfer hair going, too.

Yay!  Take Two!

Yay!  SCSD three-way!

Yay!  Press Your Luck reference by Drew!

My showcase bids:
Car--$21,107
--$35,107

[Iamsorry]

What a coincidence that the Pl!nko player's shirt involved Pl!nko.

It's a very special day when we have Take Two and a 3-way (heh, 3-way) tie in the second Showcase Showdown.

I missed the first three acts because I was taking a shower, but what I saw was amazing.

Don't remember my showcase bids, but I was off on that FRBS by about $600-700. Yay for me!

[SteveGavazzi]

Drew was neither particularly good nor particularly bad for most of today's show...but this was by far the best he has ever hosted Any Number.  He should watch the tape of that about 100 times before the next time they play it so he can get an idea of what he did right.

I may have just heard it wrong, but I have a feeling that if I still actively paid attention to what Drew says during the opening, I'd be really ticked at how long he yammered on about George.

I wonder why the Take Two board was placed at such a weird angle today.

[whinbaby]

The 7,473rd episode (171st for Season 39)

Showcase #1
Trip to Chicago - $8,724
Papa John's - $800
Hyundai Elantra Touring - $17,445

My bid:  $29,035 (D'oh!)

Showcase #2
Outdoor Lounger - $3,500
Trip to Bali - $16,216
MacGregor 26M - $23,551

My bid:  $38,162 (Difference of $5,105)

Your Modeling Scorecard for May 26, 2011
Rachel Reynolds
Total:  13/$61,074 (8/$17,715, 5/$43,359)
Cars:  1/$22,995 (0/$0, 1/$22,995)
Trips:  2/$24,940 (1/$8,724, 1/$16,216)

Manuela Arbeláez
Total:  9/$63,418 (8/$39,867, 1/$23,551)
Cars:  1 /$19,743 (1/$19,743, 0/$0)
Trips:  1/$8,590 (1/$8,590, 0/$0)

Gwennie Osborne-Smith
Total:  7/$25,061 (7/$25,061, 0/$0)
Cars:  1/$17,445 (1/$17,445, 0/$0)
Trips:  0/$0 (0/$0, 0/$0)

And for the season
Rachel Reynolds (163 shows)
Total:  1,607/$8,453,894 (967/$3,573,667, 640/$4,880,227)
Cars:  172/$3,908,287 (54/$1,257,478, 118/$2,650,809)
Trips:  163/$1,252,549 (75/$576,057, 88/$676,492)

Manuela Arbeláez (113 shows)
Total:  1,070/$6,241,782 (628/$2,616,782, 442/$3,625,000)
Cars:  123/$2,873,466 (43/$1,013,687, 80/$1,859,779)
Trips:  116/$913,083 (55/$417,346, 61/$495,737)

Gwennie Osborne-Smith (92 shows)
Total:  842/$5,023,619 (526/$2,252,342, 316/$2,771,278)
Cars:  92/$2,169,013 (30/$716,716, 62/$1,452,297)
Trips:  92/$751,556 (57/$453,111, 35/$298,445)

[heelsrule1988]

Many of the times that a contestant wears a Plinko shirt, they don't get to play Plinko. I love the rare times like today where it actually does happen.

BEST CONTESTANT OF THE DAY: David
SHOW GRADE: 3