TPiR Recap - 9/23/2011

[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 Bowersly. 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, from the first playing of Any Number.

Wall rant... *Macsen pops out of a time portal, take a look at this segment, and facepalms* Seriously? I had to check the edit dates on the raw recap files, and it's not like I did seven recaps in one night when the set woke up from its Season 40 crash. *he does a quick rundown of the recap* Come on, there has to be a way to do... *notices Jonathan's near-suicide bid* ...oh...I forgot. There is a very big reason why I was increasingly off my game in 2011. I'll explain it outside the recap metropolican. I'm leaving this otherwise with just correcting Yolanda's name. *he jumps back through the portal* 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

This is one of those delayed episodes I told you about. I had PA duties on this day (varsity football), and all-day PA duties on Saturday (Pop Warner). I decided to wait until the site got back up to do this recap.

It will be done tonight after today's (9/27) recap.

I came back to this recap, saw "Wall rant", and thought I would fix it. Then I went over the recap, remembered the date, and made a realization.


Maybe it was subconscious at the time...it's way too far in hindsight to remember motive or motivation...but at the time of the site crash of Season 40, that was around when my grandfather was in his final decline. He may have already been on his death bed at this point.


I mentioned the initial fall he suffered in the 1/13/2011 recap. I don't remember how much I mentioned him after that, but he spent the next 10 months in and out of rehab, and eventually in actual nursing. He had been dealing with Parkinson's for over a decade, and was  beginning to suffer UTI's with sporadic dementia. That fall, he suffered a heart attack that went undiagnosed initially, and it was at this point he was put in hospice.


He ended up dying the early morning of November 14, 2011, aged 81. He suffered a stroke and quietly passed about half an hour after my dad left the facility for the night. I guess he was the kind that didn't want his loved ones to watch him go.


To twist the knife a bit deeper--at least for my mother--he died the same day my eldest sister died, just days old many decades earlier. She was hoping it wouldn't, but understood if that's how it fell.


My dad told me about stories he would relate when he was lucid--stories that he actually told me years earlier. I was closer to him than any of my other grandparents.


Dad and I agree that he may have given up a bit after my grandmother died, nine years before him.


I really don't know if that affected how I prosecuted my role as recap guide, or if it affected whatever events led to me relinquishing the title. I just wanted to run off at the keyboard for a bit, and give a peek into what I was dealing with outside the site at that time. I'm not looking for pity; I'm long since over it.


I'm just going to append this to the recap, and not call attention to it. If you happened across it and read it, thanks. Being the recap guide was one of the most fun things I've ever done on the Internet. I have no delusions that my life has no impact. This is one of the impacts I have made, no matter how small.

[Wayoshi]

I'm surprised that Mike left Bee so open - but Bee is on a bad streak still. 2 R's on the August makeup in 3 cards, now no R's in 5 cards. What wasn't surprising was L7.

[elskunkoman]

Bee, was pretty tricky so were lucky 7 and hi lo but hi lo was won. Swap meet could've been won.

[heelsrule1988]

What's up with Balance Game's weird scale operating? That just didn't feel right.

BEST CONTESTANT OF THE DAY: Heather
SHOW GRADE: 2

[GameShowKid]

The 40th-season flashback... Drew's first entrance in 2007. Golly, he was fat back then...

I remember it well. I was in the studio audience! 

[Kev347]

Well, this was certainly a bit of a surprise lineup for today, in the sense I was expecting to see a third cash game. But, for a budget show, this was a decent one. Spelling Bee was a tough luck loss, but it was nice to see the "SP exacta" rule come into play - it's been a while since that happened. Other than that, lots of evil setups - Lucky 7, Side By Side $400 apart, etc. made for a weird feel to today, but we came out OK 3/6 largely due to the fact Hi Lo was as easy as could be. Just, very average. It's weird to have so many rare games come out this week.

Timings:
Spelling Bee (6) - 5:54
Side By Side (3.5) - 2:35
Swap Meet (4.5) - 3:34
Balance Game (4) - 4:24
Lucky $even (4.5) - 3:55
Hi Lo (5) - 4:18
Total (27.5): 24:40

[whinbaby]

The 7,497th episode (5th for Season 40)

The 40th-season flashback... Drew's first entrance in 2007.

In fact, it was his first taped entrance:  August 15, 2007, 12:20 PM.

Showcase #1
- Apple iMac:  $1,639
- iPhone iPod Touch:  $299
- iPad:  $499
- Apple TV:  $99
- Trip to New York:  $6,517
- Trip to Zurich:  $12,220
- Apple Gift Card:  $3,000
My bid:  $25,221 (D'oh!)

Showcase #2
- Beach Gear:  $813
- Trip to Santa Barbara:  $3,908
- Sea Doo Boat:  $17,599
My bid:  $21,420 (Difference of $900)

Modeling Totals:  September 23, 2011
Rachel Reynolds
Total:  8/$33,668 (4/$7,314, 4/$26,354)
Cars:  0/$0 (0/$0, 0/$0)
Trips:  0/$0 (0/$0, 0/$0)
Cash Prizes:  0/$0 (0/$0, 0/$0)

Manuela Arbelaez
Total:  9/$21,415 (6/$2,635, 3/$18,780)
Cars:  1 /$16,269 (0/$0, 1/$16,269)
Trips:  0/$0 (0/$0, 0/$0)
Cash Prizes:  0/$0 (0/$0, 0/$0)

Gwennie Osborne-Smith
Total:  13/$67,229 (10/$30,821, 3/$36,408)
Cars:  1/$32,000 (0/$0, 1/$32,000)
Trips:  4/$27,792 (3/$23,884, 1/$3,908)
Cash Prizes:  0/$0 (0/$0, 0/$0)

All Prizes
Total:  29/$121,762 (19/$40,220, 10/$81,542)
Cars:  2/$48,269 (0/$0, 2/$48,269)
Trips:  4/$27,792 (3/$23,884, 1/$3,908)
Cash Prizes:  0/$0 (0/$0, 0/$0)

Season to date
Rachel Reynolds (5 shows)
Total:  48/$345,360 (27/$150,671, 21/$194,689)
Cars:  5/$148,138 (3/$60,697, 2/$87,441)
Trips:  8/$92,947 (4/$43,415, 4/$49,532)
Cash Prizes:  2/$21,000 (1/$16,000, 1/$5,000)

Manuela Arbeláez (5 shows)
Total:  51/$274,939 (33/$105,195, 18/$169,744)
Cars:  8/$164,544 (2/$41,175, 6/$123,369)
Trips:  3/$31,370 (1/$12,209, 2/$19,161)
Cash Prizes:  1/$16,000 (1/$16,000, 0/$0)

Gwennie Osborne-Smith (5 shows)
Total:  41/$281,872 (29/$211,573, 12/$70,299)
Cars:  7/$168,769 (6/$136,769, 1/$32,000)
Trips:  6/$39,185 (4/$31,892, 2/$7,293)
Cash Prizes:  0/$0 (0/$0, 0/$0)

Actual Retail Price (5 shows)
Total:  139/$892,227 (88/$423,170, 51/$469,057)
Cars:  18/$437,881 (9/$195,071, 9/$242,810)
Trips:  18/$167,074 (10/$91,088, 8/$75,986)
Cash Prizes:  3/$71,000 (1/$28,000, 2/$43,000)

[Guint]

Spelling Bee for a $32,000 car is bad idea. At least it's not one of those $13,000 ones they like to put in it.

I've never actually seen an exacta in Spelling Bee in a first-run before this, so that was nice to see.

I was very surprised when Carrie won Balance Game. I knew Ashley was cheap, but the dinnerware and the groceries made me think $7K.

[Cartboy]

Spelling Bee:  What a bummer after getting one of the prices right on the money!
Side By Side, Balance Game, Hi Lo:  Nice wins!

An okay show overall, IMHO.

[BRB_TheFireball]

Great way to start a show:  Spelling Bee for a $32,000 restored '56 Chevy.  Painful ending, though.

Looks like this show has gone back to offering cheap trips to Amsterdam.  For a while, the Amsterdam trips offered on this show have been over $8,000.

Was the operator of the Balance Game scales stretching for time?  If not, then there was no excuse for the scales to swing that slowly.  I'm surprised that somebody won this game.  I know Ashley furniture is cheap, but I didn't think that dining room was that cheap.  The groceries alone were $2,000 and the dinnerware was probably another $1,000, leaving less than $2,000 for the furniture.  Dirt cheap.

My showcase bids:
crApple--$22,107
--$25,107

[Wayoshi]

I know Ashley furniture is cheap, but I didn't think that dining room was that cheap.  The groceries alone were $2,000 and the dinnerware was probably another $1,000, leaving less than $2,000 for the furniture.  Dirt cheap.

Never underestimate kindling!

[BRB_TheFireball]

Never underestimate kindling!

No, IKEA is kindling.  Ashley is just... Ashley.

[Todd]

No, IKEA is kindling.  Ashley is just... Ashley.

Hey! Don't make fun of IKEA!