TPiR Recap - 11/8/2011

[Macsen]

Episode #5702K Aired: 11/8/2011; Tape Date 8/8/2011 (First show with blue seats by tape date) Models: Amber Lancaster, Manuela Arbelaez, Rachel Reynolds Drew Entrance: Door #2 Mic Handoff: Amber First Four Contestant Seating: Right to Left

First IUFB: Smartphone (Sony Ericcson Xperia Play; 1yr 450min unl.data plan; ARP: $1,440) (George Gray) ASHLEY TIANA GARY CARADI WINNER $450 $900 $700 $701 TIANA Tiana is playing Switch? ITEM DISPLAY GUESS ARP RESULT Honda Ruckus motorscooter (Manuela) $3240 SWITCH $2499 $2499 *WIN* 60" 3D LED-LCD HDTV (Rachel) $2499 $3240 $3240 Total ARP: *$5,739*

Second IUFB: Swivel chair (Carolina Chair; ARP: $1,105) (Amber) Ashley BRADLEY Gary Caradi WINNER $800 $675 $723 $724 ASHLEY Ashley, the birthday girl, is playing Spelling Bee for a 2012 Hyundai Accent GLS. (1.6-litre engine, Comfort Package; ARP: $14,955) (Rachel; Manuela on board, Amber on items)   1   7   14   21   28     4 11 18 25     2 8 15 22 29     5 12 19 26     3 9 16 23 30     6 13 20 27       10 17 24                 Free tiles: 8, 26 ITEM Paper shredder Condiment tray Lunch bag CHOICE $50 $15 $15 ARP $46 $18 $22 RESULT $4 OVER TILE 14 $3 UNDER TILE 9 $7 UNDER TILE 5 Before they went to the reveal, S&P came out and made Drew re-arrange the first two tiles. Manuela drew tile 26 first when the free tiles were chosen, and they have to be arranged in the order they were asked for. OFFER CHOICE TILE LETTER $5000 GO ON 8 CAR *WIN* $4000   26 C $3000   14 R $2000   9 A $1000   24 R Aren't you glad they re-arranged those tiles?

Third IUFB: Look of the Week (ARP: $1,935) (Rachel) LAURA Bradley Gary Caradi WINNER $895 $1400 $900 $1401 CARADI Caradi (Drew can't resist the "Hi, Caradi" joke) is playing 2 for the Price of 1. The guessing item is a women's mountain bile. (Amber) The bonus prize is a trip to Lake Tahoe. (RT coach LA to Reno rental car to Lake Tahoe, 6n suite Embassy Suites Lake Tahoe Hotel & Ski Resort) (Manuela)   8 9 8 5 1 3     LOSS THANK GOD!!!

SCSD #1 Contestant Winnings Spin 1 Spin 2 TOTAL Caradi $1,935 50 60 OVER Tiana $7,179 1.00 N/A *$1,000!* Ashley $16,146 20 95 OVER Bonus... Contestant Winnings Spin Result Tiana $8,179 70 *SHOWCASE*

Fourth IUFB: Tea service (Salisbury Pewter; ARP: $965) (Manuela) Laura Bradley Gary RAOUL WINNER $900 $651 $1100 $650 LAURA Laura, from Drew's hometown of Parma OH, is playing Side by Side for The Dining Room Group of Doom. (Michael Amini Portrait View; Noritake Aegean Mist china set; Paris crystal stemware) (Rachel)   61 52 ARP: $6,152 *WIN*

Fifth IUFB: Car audio system (Alpine; ARP: $1,700) (Amber) RACHELE Bradley Gary Raoul WINNER $800 $1149 $900 $1200 RAOUL Raoul is playing One Away for a Chevrolet Camaro LS coupe. (3.6-litre V6 engine, 6spd automatic transmission, 6mo OnStar) (Manuela; Rachel on numbers) DISPLAY 3 6 2 8 8 CHOICE 4 5 3 9 7 CHANGES (1 RIGHT) 2 7 1 7 7 ARP LOSS $25,179

Gary isn't the idiot today, yet he's the one stuck on Contestant's Row. Maybe he'll find the same way away from the mugshot machine that was used yesterday... Sixth IUFB: Set of countertop appliances (Breville ; ARP: $850) (Rachel) Rachele Bradley Gary MONICA WINNER $1300 $675 $676 $600 GARY Gary escapes! The retired firefighter from Detroit is playing Shopping Spree. The target amount is $7,500. ITEM ARP RUNNING TOTAL   Apple iMac (4GB RAM, 1TB HDD) (Manuela) $1,799 $1,799   3pc jewelry set (Dev Valencia Rhodium Suite; 1ct total diamonds) (Amber) $3,310 $5,109   Elliptical trainer (Sole E35) (Manuela) $2,700 $7,809 *WIN* Dishwasher (Fagor) (Amber) $890 *$8,699*

SCSD #2 Contestant Winnings Spin 1 Spin 2 TOTAL Raoul $1,700 60 STAY 60 Laura $7,117 30 50 *SHOWCASE* Gary $9,549 65 55 OVER

SHOWCASE ROUND Tiana has the honor... SC1 - LAURA SHOULD'VE PIMPED THE TAILGATING ASPECT TRUCK BID: $29,000 Picnic gear + snacks (Picnic Time) (Manuela) Li'l Guy Silver Shadow Highline retro trailer (Manuela) Chevrolet Colorado Regular Cab (2.9-litre engine, 3mo XM Satellite Radio) (Amber) ARP: $28,451 DIFF: OVER LOSS $7,117 SC2 - TIANA THE WORD "AMAZING" DOESN'T ALWAYS MEAN "OMG EXPENSIVE" (all Rachel) TRIPS BID: $26,500 Oregon (RT coach LA to Medford rental car to Cave Junction, 5n Out'n'About Treehouse Resort) Costa Rica (RT coach LA to Costa Rica, 5n Boeing 727 Suite Hotel Costa Verde, ATV ride) Finland (RT coach LA to Ulvila to Lapland 5n log cabin + 1n igloo Hotel Kakslauttanen) ARP: $21,527 DIFF: OVER LOSS $8,179

Show Results: 4 out of 6 Total Winnings: $44,626 THIS RECAP IS PRODUCED SOLELY FOR GOLDEN-ROAD.NET UNAUTHORIZED REPRODUCTION OR EXHIBITION IS PROHIBITED PRODUCED BY KITCH

[Hag]

Great Bee win.

[Guint]

Barring the missing GP game, excellent lineup.

Yay! Spelling Bee second! This is the first time since May 10, 2010 that Spelling Bee wasn't played first. It's also the first time Spelling Bee was played second since June 18, 2008.

You know, Side by Side has been played way too much so far this season. 7 times compared to Double Prices' 4...yikes.

This episode could've easily been perfect. 2 for the Price of 1 wasn't hard at all (1? Really?) and One Away....FAIL. After the first go-through, they were pretty much handing him the car.

What happened in Spelling Bee today (the mix-up of the cards) is exactly why Drew needs to do the cards on his own.

Yay! Lazy Drew actually turned a trilon! And you know what, I think he would've made the situation funnier if he was doing the game right and turning them himself.

Yay! GPT action in One Away! Glad Dimich is keeping that.

[Wayoshi]

This was the most DOB-like show in a good while - the lineup mixed things up and both losses felt pretty fair, not Mike-induced (not that everything was easy - Switch & OA were certainly not favoring wins) and even included a traditional dumbo in Raul. I didn't end up minding the DOB at the end thanks to the nice feel earlier, other than my CSS score.

I think Drew & Manuela awkwardly turning the other 4 cards in Bee was more reason than the mix-up, Guint, but yeah, that's something we have to live with now.

Side by Side is better than Double Prices, honestly, so I don't mind if it gets 30+ playings.

[leafsfan17]

Nice to see Spelling Bee get won. And that double overbid in the showcase was painful.

[3StrikesFan]

You know, Side by Side has been played way too much so far this season. 7 times compared to Double Prices' 4...yikes.

If this was 5 years ago...we'd all be jumping for joy that Side By Side is being played more than Double Prices...what I'm surprised is that 2 For 1 has been played a lot, but I think the tape dates being switched around are the cause of that!

[elskunkoman]

That Double over bid in the showcase was just ouch! Nice 4 wins today.

[trytobecharming]

THe ARP of both prizes in 2 For the Price of 1 wasn't given today like it usually has been in recent years. I suspect it was the $5K Tahoe trip at that hotel seen in Freeze Frame recently(give or take a bit depending on what extras were/were not included in each trip), and not the $2K and change trip at that hotel seen in an IUFB last year(also 6 nights). $3K in swag in a pricing game is pretty cheap for MR these days.

[Kirsten Vaccaro]

Today show was great & Drew did a wonderful job today.

[gameshowfan87]

You know, Side by Side has been played way too much so far this season. 7 times compared to Double Prices' 4...yikes.

I for one am loving the increase in airtime Side by Side has been getting.

[Kev347]

Well, this was a really nice one overall. It was cool to see Spelling Bee out of 1st, and the first segment in general was just the strongest start we've had to the show in awhile. Mike getting beat on a trap Switch? as a nice quick start, and then Spelling Bee being played really about as well as it can be played - she stopped Mike on some tough SPs! I don't think Manuela has worked Spelling Bee much before; hopefully now she realizes that order is important. This could be another reason just to have Drew go back to it.

After that, things faded a little bit, especially with Raul in One Away. I joked a bit before the game that Mike was "going for a wipeout with $47,000", and then was shocked when he actually did make the first digit 4 on the Camaro - not sure if Mike was hoping for that or not. Of course, he almost ended up getting lucky anyways, but it's tough when all the nuts think it's 27 instead of 25. Still, we had a nice lineup today overall that justified the no GP, and relatively nice setups. I'm pretty sure that was yet another intentional DOB though - getting a little tired of those.

Timings:
Switch? (3.5) - 3:00
Spelling Bee (6) - 5:24
2 For The Price Of 1 (4.5) - 4:04
Side By Side (3.5) - 3:09
One Away (5) - 4:35
Shopping Spree (4.5) - 4:17
Total (27): 24:29

[mysterywedge]

Very happy about Gary's second IUFB bid, we need more varietic bids instead of the usual -00. I'm mad at Caradi bidding one dollar more than him, though, I'm rooting for her NOT to get up stage.

...but she does and ruined a possible perfect show. That setup was kind of easy. I'm glad she lost the Showase Showdown.

Now... I wanted Gary to get up stage, but before I talk about that, I'll go to One Away. Raoul, just.... no. There's never repeating digits in the price, or at least that's what I've been told. It was a giveaway after that very flawed first attempt! And that first attempt, why the heck did you pick 4?

Good job by Gay in Shopping Spree, I just wished he went on to the Showcases. But at least Raoul didn't make it.

[Cartboy]

Switch?, Side By Side, Shopping Spree:  Nice wins!
Spelling Bee:  Wow, got one of the two cards that say car and spelled car - awesome!
2 For The Price Of 1:  Rats!
One Away:  Not very well played.
Showcase:  What a shame such a good show had to end with a double overbid.

Good show overall, IMHO.

[Shaymin]

Bee: Wins where the contestant didn't even have to play to win are always fun. Don't think they're going to bother having model assists for it in the future, though.

2 for 1: ::facepalm::

One Away: I know it's happened before, and someone will probably be in to point out when shortly, but I can't recall the last time a contestant got 1 number right and it wasn't the first digit. OK, it was the 2nd, but still. I worry that someone may try to option a Camero up to $40k sometime soon, though....

Spree: Would have won it, but I'll confess that I had the pricing of the jewelry and the iMac reversed. Then I remembered it was an iMac and not a Pro.

Showcases: "Mmm, chocolate... D'OH!!"

[stardf29]

The Good: Awesome Spelling Bee playing, getting all the SPs, a CAR card and each of the letters! (Plus a second "R", the second-rarest thing she could have gotten for that fifth card.) The three other wins were nice, too.

The Bad: 2 for the Price of 1 could have been played better, and the DOB was painful.

The Ugly: Raul, Raul, Raul. If Spelling Bee was an A+ playing, Raul's would be an F. First, thinking the car was $45K+, then making three of the numbers 7...

Also, I'm not really liking having the car audio system as an IUFB that is not 3rd or last, since when it shows up, it's way too obvious that the next game is a car game. It's fine if it's the last game of that half and it's already obvious that the car game is next, but putting it earlier doesn't sit well with me.