TPiR Recap - 9/20/2011

[Macsen]

Episode #5632K Aired: 9/20/2011; Tape Date 8/22/2011 Models: Manuela Arbelaez, Rachel Reynolds, Gwendolyn Osborne Drew Entrance: Door #2 Mic Handoff: Manuela First Four Contestant Seating: Right to Left

First IUFB: Collection of four camcorders (Kodak; ARP: $758) (Rachel and Gwendolyn) MARY AMIT EMILY JONATHAN WINNER $675 $700 $1000 $1001 AMIT Amit, who just got married the previous weekend (shirt says "The BRIDE is Right"), is playing Dice Game for a 2012 Hyundai Accent GLS sedan. (1.6-litre engine, Comfort Package) (Manuela) GUESS 1 5 6     DICE ROLL 5 6 3 6 GUESS 5 6 2 3 ARP: $15,623 PAINFUL LOSS

Second IUFB: Exercise bike (Avanti UV5; ARP: $2,199) (Rachel) Mary CHELYAN Emily Jonathan WINNER $1051 $1050 $500 $950 MARY Mary is playing One Wrong Price. Honda CRF-70 offroad motorcycle (Gwendolyn) $1899 $1899 LOSS Two pairs of shoes (Christian Lobaton) (Rachel) $2685 $2685 Washer and dryer (Black) (Manuela) $2579 $1428 The 40th-year flashback... good ol' Yolanda Bowsley. Bless her soul. And her tube top.

Third IUFB: 5.1 home theater saystem (Paradigm Cinema; ARP: $899) (Gwendolyn) BRANDON Chelyan Emily Jonathan WINNER $700 $1700 $1200 $1500 BRANDON Brandon, from Minnesota originally, is playing Grocery Game for The Living Room Group of Doom (La-Z-Boy Quinn) + 40" 3D LED-LCD HDTV (Samsung) + 1yr Netflix subscription. (Total ARP: $5,135) (Manuela; Rachel on register) ITEM NO. ARP TOTAL RUNNING TOTAL Pasta Barilla dried spaghetti 3 $1.69 $5.07 $5.07 Kraft Parmesan cheese 2 $4.99 $9.98 $15.05 Fresh Express Italian salad 1 $2.99 $2.99 $18.04 Francesco Rinaldi pasta sauce 1 $1.99 $1.99 $20.03 *WIN* Mamma Bella pre-sliced garlic bread   $ $

SCSD #1 Contestant Winnings Spin 1 Spin 2 TOTAL Amit $758 10 40 50 Mary $2,199 60 STAY 60 Brandon $6,034 5 95 *$1,000!* Bonus... Contestant Winnings Spin Result Brandon $7,034 45 *SHOWCASE*

Fourth IUFB: Cocktail dress (Issa; ARP: $1,465) (Manuela) SEDERIA Chelyan Emily Jonathan WINNER $495 $605 $500 $601 DUH!!! CHELYAN Chelyan is playing Magic #. 2pc luggage set (Burberry) (Rachel) ARP: $2,545 GUESS: $1,064 LOSS Palm Springs (RT limo LA to Palm Springs, 6n deluxe suite Hyatt Regency Suites Palm Springs, 1d private pool cabana, spa treatment) (Gwendolyn) ARP: $3,385

Fifth IUFB: Smartphone (Motorola Droid 3; 1yr 450min 2GB plan; ARP: $1,440) (Rachel) Sederia RJ Emily Jonathan WINNER $1100 $1500 $1000 $800 SEDERIA is playing Rat Race! FIRST PRIZE 2012 Scion xB (2.4-litre engine, 4spd automatic transmission) (Gwendolyn) SECOND PRIZE Refrigerator (stainless steel, 20.4 cu.ft.) (Manuela) THIRD PRIZE Desktop computer (Dell; Two 24" monitors, 500GB HDD) (Manuela) Item guesses (Rachel) MARGIN ITEM GUESS ARP RESULT $1 WD-40 Travel size lubricant $3.08 $2.79 PINK $10 Mini cupcake press $45 $30 WRONG $100 Bagless upright vacuum cleaner (Hoover) $200 $199 BLUE Race Results RAT PLACE PRIZE ORANGE 2   BLUE 5   PINK 1 CAR *WIN* YELLOW 3   GREEN 4   The 40th-year flashback... a Chevy Vega. My, how far up prices have gone...

Wall rant... Sixth IUFB: Electric grill (Dimplex PowerChef; ARP: $630) (Gwendolyn and George Gray on The Price is Right Train) INESSA RJ Emily Jonathan WINNER $499 $700 $900 $500 JONATHAN Emily heads over to get her mugshot taken and break in the new slab, while Jonathan escapes! The Toronto native is playing Flip Flop for a spa. (Hydropool 625) (Rachel) ORIGINAL 98 87 GUESS 89 87 ARP 98 78 ARP: $9,878 LOSS

SCSD #2 Contestant Winnings Spin 1 Spin 2 TOTAL Jonathan $630 95 STAY 95 Chelyan $1,465 5 40* 45 Sederia Rat Race 75 20 95 Tiebreaker... Contestant Winnings Spin Result Jonathan $630 35 *SHOWCASE* Sederia Rat Race 20

SHOWCASE ROUND Brandon has the honor... SC1 - JONATHAN SURF'S UP, DUDE! PORTUGAL/JET SKI BID: $14,000 Pair of surfboards (Al Merrick) (Rachel) Portugal (RT coach LA to Lisbon, 6n Dom Pedro Palace, rental car, private lessons, tickets to ASP World Tour Tournament) (Rachel) Kawasaki Jet Ski STX 15 F PWC (w/trailer) (Manuela) ARP: $21,901 DIFF: $7,901 *WIN* $22,531 SC2 - BRANDON FAVORITE HANGOUTS ATLANTIC CITY/CAR BID: $59,900 DUH!!! 6pc outdoor seating group (Gwendolyn) Atlantic City (RT coach LA to Atlantic City NJ, 6n Trump Taj Mahal, all meals + spa treatment, 3hr service Jay-Z's 40/40 Club) (Rachel) Ford Escape XLT 4-door FWD (2.5-litre engine, 6spd automatic transmission, 6mo Sirius Satellite Radio) (Manuela) ARP: $34,061 DIFF: OVER LOSS $7,034 Wow... I know they said Trump Taj Mahal, but COME ON!!!

Show Results: 2 out of 6 Total Winnings: $35,629 + car from Rat Race THIS RECAP IS PRODUCED SOLELY FOR GOLDEN-ROAD.NET UNAUTHORIZED REPRODUCTION OR EXHIBITION IS PROHIBITED PRODUCED BY KITCH

[Wayoshi]

Magic # should never be this hard... just, never. And then Rat Race was pretty lenient. It's this transparency that is really annoying.

Also, we should be past 1xxxx in Dicey...

[elskunkoman]

Flip Flop wasn't gonna be won because the setup was too hard. I'm glad that asian guy won his showcase.

[heelsrule1988]

One Wrong Price was horribly evil. That washer/dryer seems to always be expensive, so I don't get that.

BEST CONTESTANT OF THE DAY: Mary
SHOW GRADE: 3

[Kev347]

Just an average run of the mill show, complete with most of the games being set up to be lost, which felt odd and a bit disappointing on the 2nd day of the season. In particular, Magic # was as forced a loss as I've ever seen in that game. It's tempting to group today's contestant in with our usual not-so-bright contestants who play that game, but in fact, if that were normal luggage, 1064 would be a reasonable answer as to what could be just over its price. Flip Flop and One Wrong Price weren't much easier, although at least both winnable.

The bright moments of today's show were seeing more classic clips (I knew Yolanda would be "coming out" of the vault at some point), and seeing another Rat Race win. The lineup in general was also fairly enjoyable.

I really didn't miss the forced conversations in showcases; can we not do that again, please?

The ending of Grocery Game was odd. It seemed Rachel took a shortcut to add the pasta sauce, which wouldn't have been such a big deal except that even a casual viewer would have noticed that her math was off by one cent! It's not something that made a big difference in the game, but it just was a bit sloppy.

Timings:
Dice Game (4.5) - 3:48
One Wrong Price (3.5) - 3:11
Grocery Game (5) - 5:11
Magic # (4.5) - 4:19
Rat Race (6) - 5:02
Flip Flop (3.5) - 2:37
Total (27): 24:08

[whinbaby]

The 7,494th episode (2nd for Season 40)

Showcase #1
- Surfboards:  $1,370
- Trip to Lisbon:  $10,297
- Jet Ski:  $10,234
My bid:  $22,539 (D'oh!)

Showcase #2
- Outdoor Living Room:  $3,572
- Trip to Atlantic City:  $5,714
- Ford Escape XLT:  $24,775
My bid:  $51,240 (D'oh!)

Modeling Totals:  September 20, 2011
Rachel Reynolds
Total:  12/$37,118 (7/$16,266, 5/$20,852)
Cars:  0/$0 (0/$0, 0/$0)
Trips:  2/$16,011 (1/$10,297, 1/$5,714)
Cash Prizes:  0/$0 (0/$0, 0/$0)

Manuela Arbelaez
Total:  10/$63,250 (5/$16,834, 5/$46,416)
Cars:  2 /$40,398 (0/$0, 2/$40,398)
Trips:  0/$0 (0/$0, 0/$0)
Cash Prizes:  0/$0 (0/$0, 0/$0)

Gwennie Osborne-Smith
Total:  7/$29,123 (4/$20,267, 3/$8,856)
Cars:  1/$17,980 (1/$17,980, 0/$0)
Trips:  1/$3,385 (0/$0, 1/$3,385)
Cash Prizes:  0/$0 (0/$0, 0/$0)

All Prizes
Total:  28/$128,733 (15/$52,609, 13/$76,124)
Cars:  3/$58,378 (1/$17,980, 2/$40,398)
Trips:  3/$19,396 (1/$10,297, 2/$9,099)
Cash Prizes:  0/$0 (0/$0, 0/$0)

Season to date
Rachel Reynolds (2 shows)
Total:  21/$158,830 (13/$64,363, 8/$94,467)
Cars:  3/$96,986 (2/$43,570, 1/$53,416)
Trips:  3/$34,211 (1/$10,297, 2/$23,914)
Cash Prizes:  0/$0 (0/$0, 0/$0)

Manuela Arbeláez (2 shows)
Total:  23/$161,043 (15/$73,530, 8/$87,513)
Cars:  5/$108,802 (2/$41,175, 3/$67,627)
Trips:  1/$12,209 (1/$12,209, 0/$0)
Cash Prizes:  0/$0 (0/$0, 0/$0)

Gwennie Osborne-Smith (2 shows)
Total:  13/$116,452 (9/$105,196, 4/$11,256)
Cars:  4/$92,224 (4/$92,224, 0/$0)
Trips:  2/$11,393 (1/$8,008, 1/$3,385)
Cash Prizes:  0/$0 (0/$0, 0/$0)

All Prizes (2 shows)
Total:  55/$441,847 (34/$210,611, 21/$231,236)
Cars:  10/$254,442 (6/$133,399, 4/$121,043)
Trips:  6/$57,813 (3/$30,514, 3/$27,299)
Cash Prizes:  1/$50,000 (0/$12,000, 1/$38,000)

[Guint]

And now we get back to reality. Rolls screwing contestants over in Dice Game, hard setups (come on....Magic #, much like Pathfinder and It's in the Bag, really don't need to be made hard), and more designer crap. At least the Showcases were decent.

[spoon14]

It unwise to start off with such a cheap prize in Grocery Game; you need to save those for the end. But he did a good job at approaching the target gradually with the last two prizes.

I love to see Magic #, but players continue to go way too low. Granted, luggage is sometimes cheap, but even if it was really cheap, she'd be barely over.

Looked like Gwen feared tipping over with the grill on the back of the Price is Right Train.

[JerseyBob]

Wow... I know they said Trump Taj Mahal, but COME ON!!!
>

I was thinking the same thing about that trip.  It couldn't have been worse timing!  (I've tried to fix this post, but I can't figure it out.  Sorry.)

[Cartboy]

Dice Game:  Bummer!
One Wrong Price:  Rats!
Grocery Game:  Nicely done!
Magic #:  Aye carumba!
Rat Race:  How lucky!
Flip Flop:  Evil.

An ehhh show overall, IMHO.

[BRB_TheFireball]

I could see that Dice Game loss coming from a mile away.  There had to be a low number in that price somewhere.  This loss was particularly painful because Amit was 3/4 of the way to a forced win.

1 Wrong Price was a forced loss.  That washer/dryer did not look like it was only $1,428.

This week's Grocery Game theme was "spaghetti dinner"... but today was the first time that Drew did not mention either the theme or Scott.  I suppose this is another S40 change that will make me want to stop watching mid-season, but perhaps I shouldn't judge after only two episodes.

Magic # was also a forced loss.  I had my magic number at $2,500 and that still wasn't enough to cover the designer luggage.  Mike, there really is no need to make Magic # this hard.  The contestants do a good enough job of that themselves.

Rat Race begins its season with a car win.  Worthless pink rat wins!

What the hell was Brandon bidding on in the showcase?  That SUV was an Escape, not an Escalade.

My showcase bids:
Waverunner--$19,107
SUV--$28,507