TPiR Recap - 6/16/2011

[UltraPrice]

Wow, another DSW.  If these DSWs continue at this rate, Mikey might change the DSW range back to the old less than $100. :p

[JohnHolder]

Wow, another DSW.  If these DSWs continue at this rate, Mikey might change the DSW range back to the old less than $100. :p

"And if you are the winner, and you bid exactly right on the price of your own Showcase, you win $500."

[sideshowPA]

Hi Mikey,

I have a business proposition for you.  It's a book I wrote, titled "How to Prevent DSW's".  I'll sell the book to you for $100,000.  That's not a bad sum, considering that the budget must be far, far over that amount by now...  Preventing DSW's comes down to a 3-step process.  Don't believe me?  I'll even reveal 2.5 steps of my 3-step process.  You can purchase the remaining .5 step for the amount, and my book, mentioned above.

Step 1:
1.  Most contestants bid an exact multiple of $1000 (i.e.  $23,000, $42,000, $27,000....).  Interestingly, this sort of bid occurred in 8 of the DSW's this season.
2.  A DSW occurs when a contestant is within $250 of the ARP.  I know never Drew mentions this on the show, but it's true...
3.  Avoid having showcases whose ARP is....

Sorry Mikey, for the rest, you will have to fork over the cash for my book.   Trust me, my strategy works.....

[spoon14]

I'm laughing my ass off at all these double showcase wins.  On top of the fact that it's awesome, I can just imagine Mike's jaw hitting the floor every time one comes along.

The funny thing about these DSWs is that TPTB can exert subtle controls if they're paying attention. It seems like Showcase bids are disproportionately round numbers. So the likelihood of a DSW could be increased by putting together Showcases that end in the digits -250 or less. All three of the recent DSWs have been by contestant whose bid ended in the digits -000.

ETA: I owe sideshowPA a Coke 'cause he managed to get his post on the thousands issue in first.

[SteveGavazzi]

The funny thing about these DSWs is that TPTB can exert subtle controls if they're paying attention. It seems like Showcase bids are disproportionately round numbers. So the likelihood of a DSW could be increased by putting together Showcases that end in the digits -250 or less. All three of the recent DSWs have been by contestant whose bid ended in the digits -000.

If the current staff is doing things like Roger did (and yes, I know it's a stretch to assume that), they don't worry about the prices of the showcases as they put them together.

[sideshowPA]

ETA: I owe sideshowPA a Coke 'cause he managed to get his post on the thousands issue in first.

No Coke....Pepsi

And a Pepsi to the first old-head to recognize that reference....

[JohnHolder]

No Coke....Pepsi

And a Pepsi to the first old-head to recognize that reference....

John Belushi in the Olympia Restaurant sketch on Saturday Night Live.

[tpirfan164]

IUFB #3- 

Bonkers: i dunno if that can be called an exacta win, but that sure was awesome to have heard it ( was in another room when it happened)

Cliffhangers: D'OH!!! ( Hans getting stuck on the way down was funny)

Showcases: RATS!!! missed another DSW  ( didn't we see alot of them in season 33 and 34??)

[whinbaby]

The 7,488th episode (186th for Season 39)

Showcase #1
Trip to the Bahamas - $5,504
Sea Doo Boat - $17,599

My bid:  $25,599 (D'oh!)

Showcase #2
Trip to Las Vegas - $11,869
Reem Acra - $4,200
Mini Cooper - $20,600

My bid:  $31,577 (Difference of $5,092)

Your Modeling Scorecard for June 16, 2011
Rachel Reynolds
Total:  8/$47,253 (6/$21,778, 2/$25,475)
Cars:  1/$18,990 (0/$0, 1/$18,990)
Trips:  0/$0 (0/$0, 0/$0)

Amber Lancaster
Total:  6/$23,277 (4/$17,647, 2/$5,630)
Cars:  0/$0 (0/$0, 0/$0)
Trips:  1/$9,808 (1/$9,808, 0/$0)

Gwennie Osborne-Smith
Total:  10/$54,205 (8/$32,809, 2/$21,396)
Cars:  2/$41,970 (1/$20,600, 1/$21,370)
Trips:  1/$5,504 (1/$5,504, 0/$0)

And for the season
Rachel Reynolds (178 shows)
Total:  1,757/$9,073,368 (1,066/$3,899,111, 691/$5,174,257)
Cars:  184/$4,148,648 (60/$1,374,636, 124/$2,774,012)
Trips:  173/$1,323,046 (82/$622,107, 91/$700,939)

Amber Lancaster (77 shows)
Total:  648/$4,194,971 (384/$1,599,254, 264/$2,595,717)
Cars:  83/$1,888,031 (26/$593,185, 57/$1,294,846)
Trips:  70/$524,400 (30/$214,295, 40/$310,105)

Gwennie Osborne-Smith (95 shows)
Total:  871/$5,155,840 (542/$2,302,128, 329/$2,853,713)
Cars:  96/$2,242,723 (31/$737,316, 65/$1,505,407)
Trips:  95/$764,004 (59/$460,753, 36/$303,251)

[tpirfan28]

1.  Most contestants bid an exact multiple of $1000 (i.e.  $23,000, $42,000, $27,000....).  Interestingly, this sort of bid occurred in 8 of the DSW's this season.

Gotta watch out for that --500 too.  It doesn't happen as frequently, but still...

If the current staff is doing things like Roger did (and yes, I know it's a stretch to assume that), they don't worry about the prices of the showcases as they put them together.

...really?  That just seems...odd.

[jandallo]

Absolute cringeworthy television during Cliffhangers! What year does she think we're in, 1972?