TPiR Recap - 10/14/2011

[Macsen]

Episode #5655K Aired: 10/14/2011; Tape Date 6/28/2011 Models: Gwendolyn Osborne, Rachel Reynolds Drew Entrance: Door #2 Mic Handoff: Gwendolyn First Four Contestant Seating: Left to Right

First IUFB: 5pc outdoor dining set (Zuo Modern; ARP: $1,755) (Rachel) STEPHANY CARESSA CHRISTOPHER VICTORIA WINNER $1100 $400 $525 $650 STEPHANY Stephany is playing 1 Right Price. ITEM TAG ARP Beachcomber hot tub (seats 4-5) (Gwendolyn) $4,800 (Both) $3,995 LOSS Outdoor barbecue island (Bull) (Rachel)   $4,800 You know, I thought it was the barbecue island. I just didn't expect such a lowball price on the Beachcomber hot tub.

Second IUFB: Set of 5 small appliances (Zojirushi; ARP: $850) (Gwendolyn) LARISSA Caressa Christopher Victoria WINNER $600 $650 $425 $700 VICTORIA Victoria is playing Any Number for a Toyota Tacoma 4x2 Regular Cab. (2.7-litre engine, 4spd ECTI automatic transmission) (Gwendolyn) Numbers chosen: 7, 3, 8, 6, 2, 9, 5, 0 Toyota Tacoma *WIN* 1 8 3 9 0 HD camcorder (Rachel) 6   5 T.D.P.B. 7 . 2 Camcorder ARP: 615 Pig ARP: $7.42

Third IUFB: Karaoke system (VocoPro Champion; ARP: $1,000) (Gwendolyn) Larissa Caressa Christopher LAVITA WINNER $650 $655 $520 $475 CARESSA Caressa is playing Plinko! (Rachel and Gwendolyn) ITEM DISPLAY DIGIT CHOSEN ARP CHIP VALUE Single-serve coffee maker 23 3 $20 WRONG Heart-shaped waffle maker 20 2 $40 WRONG Cupcake-shaped soap dispenser 18 1 $14 $10,000 Lazy susan 39 9 $49 $1,000 FREE CHIP VALUE: $10,000!! TOTAL WON: $21,063 TECH LOSS The first chip got stuck near the top. But the moment Drew grabbed the Plinko stick, it came loose on its own and fell right to $10k. He held it the rest of the game for luck.

SCSD #1 Contestant Winnings Spin 1 Spin 2 TOTAL Stephany $1,755 30* 50 *SHOWCASE* Victoria $19,240 5 65 70 Caressa $22,063 75 30 OVER

Fourth IUFB: Diamond ring (Michael C. Fina; 0.95ct diamonds, 14k white and pink gold; ARP: $2,000) (Rachel) Larissa MEGAN Christopher Lavita WINNER $1001 $1000 $700 $800 LARISSA Larissa is playing Race Game. Refrigerator (20.6 cu.ft.) (Rachel) 82" 3D DLP HDTV (Mitsubishi) (Rachel) Power kayak (Gwendolyn) Elliptical trainer (Gwendolyn) NUMBER RIGHT TIME LEFT $4198 $3249 $1049 $2000 1 :33 $3249 $4198 $1049 $2000 2 :23 $3249 $4198 $2000 $1049 1 :13 $3249 $4198 $1049 $2000 2 :00 $1049 $4198 $3249 $2000 ARPs LOSS Total won: *$6,198* I don't take pleasure in watching the weak-minded play. This wasn't terrible until the second half of the playing. I was screaming not-so-nice things at the TV that I will not repeat here.

Fifth IUFB: Smartphone (Verizon 1yr 450min unl. data plan; ARP: $1,540) (Gwendolyn and Rachel) MARYJO Megan Christopher Lavita WINNER $1050 $750 $1 beeeee...... $800 MARYJO Maryjo is playing That's Too Much for a Toyota Camry LE sedan. (2.5-litre engine, 6spd ECTI automatic transmission) (Rachel) $15,206 $16,582 $17,175 $18,421 $20,159 $22,560 $24,120 $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $           LOSS ARP: $23,085

Christopher's stuck in 1990. As in, Flatliners. The warning signs have been there all show long, and that one last bad bid has put him to code. Forget the mugshot machine. We need the crash cart, stat! Sixth IUFB: Set of 5 ladies' coats (Miss Sixty; ARP: $1,420) (Rachel and Gwendolyn) WESLEY Megan Christopher Lavita WINNER $1200 $1300 $1700 $1 MEGAN Christopher grew a brain just long enough to end up brain-dead. He gets carted off to the morgue, and Megan is playing Now.... or Then for a trip to Savannah. (RT coach LA to Savannah GA, 6n Kessler Bohemian Hotel Savannah Riverfront; ARP: $5,976) The "then" date is February 1995. Kleenex tissue French's mustard Egg Beaters egg substitute $1.19 $1.99 $3.49 1) THEN 2) NOW 3) THEN NOW NOW NOW Klondike Krunch bars (6pk) Del Monte corn S.O.S steel wool $2.69 $1.49 $1.39     4) THEN     THEN WIN

SCSD #2 Contestant Winnings Spin 1 Spin 2 TOTAL Maryjo $1,540 75**§ STAY 75 Megan $7,396 45 55 *$1,000!* Larissa $8,198 95 50 OVER Bonus... Contestant Winnings Spin Result Megan $8,396 30 *SHOWCASE*

SHOWCASE ROUND Megan has the honor... SC1 - MEGAN SWEET PERFECTION SAN FRANCISCO/CAR BID: $25,000 San Francisco (RT coach LA to San Fran, 6n executive king suite Marriott Marquis, tour of Gimbal's jelly bean factory, jelly beans for a year) (Gwendolyn) Smart Passion coupe (SmartShift transmission, jelly bean finish) (Rachel) ARP: $23,590 DIFF: OVER LOSS $8,396 SC2 - STEPHANY POTPURRI COMIC BOOK THEME AUSTRALIA BID: $24,000 Laptop (Asus; 640GB HDD, Iron Man finish) (Gwendolyn) Two sets of SCUBA equipment (Gwendolyn) CanAm Spyder RSS roadster (Gwendolyn) Australia (RT coach LA to Sydney, 6n studio spa suite, Radisson Blu Plaza Hotel Sydney, skydiving) (Rachel) ARP: $38,597 DIFF: $14,597 *WIN* $40,352

Show Results: 2 out of 6 (2 Plinko center slot hits) Total Winnings: $99,789 THIS RECAP IS PRODUCED SOLELY FOR GOLDEN-ROAD.NET UNAUTHORIZED REPRODUCTION OR EXHIBITION IS PROHIBITED PRODUCED BY KITCH

[Hag]

Nice winnings in Plinko, and a touch of drama with the chip getting stuck and Caressa freeing it for $10K.

I didn't care at all for the jellybean Smart Car.

[elskunkoman]

Nice win on Any number Now and then and nice win of 20 grand on plinko.

[Wayoshi]

Victoria normally would have gotten complaining from me for listening to her friends on -95 and -90... except it was -90. Dang.

That chip did no such thing as continuing on its own - Caressa went down and pushed it while Drew was fishing for the Stick. Bob would know when it gets stuck in that very upper area to let the contestant do it, and it's too bad Drew didn't learn that today, but it was nice to have an extended appearance for the Stick.

I'll agree with Kitch on Race - that was really just not knowing the logic or what was going on. And keeping the upper range of prices on the fridge for some reason - this is NOT Elmira.

From what I've researched, Price supplied a completely custom image for the jelly bean SmartCar.

[JerseyBob]

Exciting wins in "Any Number" and "Now...or Then"   "1 Right Price" could have gone either way.  As far as "Race Game," I didn't have much faith in Larissa as soon as she placed her first price tag on her first go at it...$4198 for that refrigerator?!!  And maybe it's just me, but I still think the camera is too close to the prizes during the initial reveal; the angle is too severe and looks awkward to me.

"That's Too Much!" was it's usual awful, difficult self.  Maryjo was a good contestant, and she came awfully close to winning.  "Plinko!" turned out very well considering Caressa only won two chips.  $21,000 is a nice payday, and the bit with Drew and the Plinko! stick was one of his better moments.

SC1:  It amazes me that there are people in this world who are able to come up with ways to make Smart cars exponentially uglier!  I suppose it's a talent.  Yuck!  (I know it's a wrap, but even if you remove it, it's still a hideous little thing.

SC2:  Nice, if you're into that sort of thing.

[Kev347]

Another decent show to end the week. Although we waved goodbye to the easy car setups with That's Too Much - that one was really tough with the fake 2k jump. It was nice to see an exciting Any Number playing in the first half though.

It bothers me that the contestant touched her own Plinko chip and Drew (and Gwen) never even realized what was going on and thought the chip moved on its own. While in Plinko that's fine, it's a good example of how Drew needs to pay attention more during the game.

That Race Game playing also bothered me - oy vey. At least try to use logic when you're switching your prizes. I understand that she got flustered, but that was pretty bad.

The showcases were....interesting today. I think that jellybean car is a little bit too niche for me to want, and the script of the first showcase was just corny in a bad way. I liked George's read on the second one - I thought it was a great way to theme some unrelated prizes together.

Timings:
One Right Price (3.5) - 2:32
Any Number (5) - 4:28
Plinko (5.5) - 5:10
Race Game (5) - 4:42
That's Too Much (5) - 3:23
Now...or Then (5)- 4:24
Total (29): 24:39

[leafsfan17]

Always nice to see a lot of money won in Plinko.

[SteveGavazzi]

Plinko was awesome!  Drew actually managed to come up with something funny and carry it through the segment, and we even got to see the Plinko stick!

This is easily the best job Drew has ever done hosting Race Game.  It was almost Barker-like.  Larissa, on the other hand, didn't play Race Game well at all.  Drew even seemed to realize that she was screwing herself on her third turn.

Of course, when you have a show as good as most of this one was, the damage Drew and Mike have done to the Showcase just stands out that much more.  #1 was absolutely ridiculous -- two prizes and the most absurd-looking car I've ever seen.  #2 was actually quite good, although the trip should have come before the roadster.

[JokerFan]

I thought Caressa dislodged the Plinko chip herself rather than it coming loose on its own.

As for the jelly bean car, I'm just glad that the contestants don't have to keep it the way it's presented.

[temptation1979ga]

That stupid-looking jelly bean car was beyond ridiculous. Easily one of the ugliest prizes I have ever seen. I hate that it came at the very end of the show and left a bad taste in my mouth, somewhat marring an otherwise acceptable job by Drew, who actually managed to be good in multiple segments today.

[TPIRighteous]

I thought Caressa dislodged the Plinko chip herself rather than it coming loose on its own.

She did. Drew probably didn't know she knocked it off, though, because he was reaching around for the stick and just heard the chip start to plink again.

[Guint]

1 Right Price should've totally been won. At least if you were an LFAT. 

Oh my god...they played Plinko third! Now if they would only play it second...

And Plinko was awesome. Drew managed it beautifully.

Cue fail in Race Game.

Toyota Camary + LE Model=$$$$. Which is why That's Too Much! was so high up today.

I couldn't make my mind on which was more exciting...Plinko third or Now....or Then sixth...you know, Plinko third did happen last year, so Now....or Then.

I couldn't believe they managed to find a prize more uglier than the designer stuff they fantasize over...

[Todd]

Price did it...they found a way to make a SmartCar more ugly. That prize should never, ever be offered again. Ever.

[JohnHolder]

I think the jellybean design on the car is a removable wrap. You really don't have to drive around drawing attention to yourself if you don't want to.

That stupid-looking jelly bean car...left a bad taste in my mouth

Eat some jellybeans. That'll take away the bad taste.

ETA: I was wondering if Carissa reaching down to knock the chip loose would have disqualified that turn. Good thing for her it didn't.

[SteveGavazzi]

ETA: I was wondering if Carissa reaching down to knock the chip loose would have disqualified that turn. Good thing for her it didn't.

I don't see why it would have.  It never has before.