TPiR Recap - 11/30/2011

[JokerFan]

You've already been told multiple times these don't conflict, please stop.

It might be that he just doesn't like those games on the same show, rather than he doesn't like it because he thinks they conflict.

[vadernader]

It might be that he just doesn't like those games on the same show, rather than he doesn't like it because he thinks they conflict.

In chat during the show today he kept yelling at Willy about how those games conflicted and how Willy was wrong (When he wasn't), if I misinterpreted his statement this time then I apologize.

[BRB_TheFireball]

Five Price Tags... I pre-call the cheapest price as the correct price!  *game progresses*  I win!  Mike went back to three TRUE/one FALSE, so he definitely didn't want the car won.

Wow, what is that now?  Three times in a row on Pass the Buck that the contestant picked the car first?

My showcase bids:
Tonga--$35,107
Kia--$21,107

[SteveGavazzi]

Drew did a surprisingly good job of giving commentary during Bonkers.

Days like this make me miss the original Safe Crackers reveal -- we could have had the cool shot of walking over to Door #3 on both the first game and the last game.

Wow, the second showcase was actually a showcase!  The only thing that could have been improved in the script was using the proper ending -- "And this portable showcase can be yours if the price is right!"

Why are we stressing over trying to understand Offerta?  It's pretty well established that he cares more about being heard than he does about making sense.

[Kev347]

That first half was the hardest half of setups I've seen on this show in quite a while and it disappointed me. I'm all for making the SPs in 5 Price Tags hard - I think they should be harder in that game than perhaps any other, because anyone can win the game with 4 picks, so the only line of defense against that at all is to make some of them missed. However, the SPs Mike chose to use in that game today were just ridiculous, things that no one could possibly believe were that price, and then they were. Mike knows how to make this game realistic and I'd like to have it go back to that, please. Meanwhile, Bonkers was really mean (higher than 7? it's just a kitchen) and OWP was typical. It just felt rough, before it lightened up in the second half. The Bonkers contestant did suffer from some bad anchoring though (a kitchen is just probably not going to be more than $7000, unless it's Viking).

After that first half the show flattened out considerably so it ended up an average show. It's nice to see that Pass the Buck's still on a roll - that certainly helped.

Timings:
5 Price Tags (5.5) - 5:02
Bonkers (4.5) - 4:01
One Wrong Price (3.5) - 3:27
Balance Game (4) - 4:11
Pass The Buck (5.5)- 4:32
Safe Crackers (4.5) - 4:00
Total (27.5): 25:13

[JokerFan]

In chat during the show today he kept yelling at Willy about how those games conflicted and how Willy was wrong (When he wasn't), if I misinterpreted his statement this time then I apologize.

I was not in chat today (I haven't been recently) so I was unaware of this.

[JerseyBob]

5 Price Tags:  Drew, maybe you should know how many picks the contestant can earn.  You should also recognize an electric can opener.     I thought it was the $17k price.   

Bonkers:  Tough price, IMO.  She could have played better, but at least she was able to try several combinations.

One Wrong Price:  I thought the pool table had the wrong price, too.  El Cheapo computer.

Balance Game:  Finally a winner!

IUFB #5:  I could think of many great things about having a GPS (not getting lost being number one), but "to reduce your carbon footprint"?   

Pass the Buck:  Another winner!  Do they make Chrysler 200's with a price other than $19,995?  Ending the game with a pick left, Drew?  Not this again...

Safe Crackers:  The safe's fake, Drew?  Really?  The charm and fun of this game is to play up the locked safe/combination aspect!  This was a very easy setup on a game that only has two possible logical choices.  Appropos that the contestant's name was Luz.

SC #1:  How could that wine cellar fit in your living area?!  You would have to put your furniture inside of it!  I liked the presentation of the trip to Tonga
My Bid: $37,200  (OVER)

SC #2:  I knew Michael's great luck had run out with that $31,000 bid.  Neat hot tub.
My Bid: $21,500  (difference of $1776)

[GuyWithFace]

I liked the presentation of the trip to Tonga

Not me; I thought it was proof that they need to stop offering trips to places nobody has heard of. If you need to show a map to point out where a trip destination is, you are clearly doing it wrong.

There is also the possibility that it affected the bidding, since the flight is far more likely to be west from Los Angeles (shorter path = less cost) rather than the long path shown on the graphic.

[whinbaby]

The 7,543rd episode (51st for Season 40)

Showcase #1
- Trip to Las Vegas:  $8,369
- Wine Vault:  $19,099
- Trip to Tonga:  $6,125

My bid:  $42,420 (D'oh!)

Showcase #2
- iPads:  $1,076
- Hot Tub:  $4,995
- Kia Soul:  $17,205

My bid:  $29,495 (D'oh!)

Modeling Totals:  November 30, 2011's episode
Rachel Reynolds
Total:  14/$69,371 (6/$34,065, 8/$35,306)
Cars:  1/$17,470 (0/$0, 1/$17,470)
Trips:  1/$6,125 (1/$6,125, 0/$0)
Cash Prizes:  0/$0 (0/$0, 0/$0)

Manuela Arbeláez
Total:  11/$59,240 (6/$31,437, 5/$27,803)
Cars:  2 /$37,200 (1/$19,995, 1/$17,205)
Trips:  2/$15,169 (1/$8,369, 1/$6,800)
Cash Prizes:  0/$0 (0/$0, 0/$0)

All Prizes
Total:  26/$130,109 (13/$67,000, 13/$63,109)
Cars:  3/$54,670 (1/$19,995, 2/$34,675)
Trips:  3/$21,294 (2/$14,494, 1/$6,800)
Cash Prizes:  0/$0 (0/$0, 0/$0)

Season to date
Rachel Reynolds (42 shows)
Total:  397/$2,190,910 (223/$890,882, 174/$1,300,028)
Cars:  46/$997,999 (16/$312,757, 30/$685,242)
Trips:  42/$371,182 (21/$181,933, 21/$189,249)
Cash Prizes:  7/$97,000 (2/$33,500, 5/$63,500)

Manuela Arbeláez (38 shows)
Total:  361/$2,072,258 (210/$777,573, 151/$1,294,685)
Cars:  45/$1,023,721 (13/$301,970, 32/$721,751)
Trips:  39/$359,411 (17/$152,933, 22/$206,478)
Cash Prizes:  6/$49,833 (3/$25,500, 3/$24,333)

All Prizes (50 shows)
Total:  1,315/$8,127,600 (758/$3,240,418, 557/$4,887,183)
Cars:  158/$3,499,360 (55/$1,191,987, 103/$2,307,373)
Trips:  158/$1,321,111 (78/$646,871, 80/$674,240)
Cash Prizes:  39/$946,833 (10/$135,720, 29/$811,113)

[Macsen]

Recap is finally up.

[Guint]

Actually, I believe the rule where you can go on is still in effect. I checked the tapedates of the three shows, and the only one in which he remembered to do it was the latest of the three.

[Cartboy]

Five Price Tags:  False-itis strikes again!
Balance Game:  Nice win!
Pass The Buck:  Wow, another car win on the first choice!   I don't have a problem with Drew not asking the contestant if he/she wants to go on or walk away after he/she picks the car.  I mean, who in their right mind would want to risk losing the car to win a little money?

Not too bad overall, IMHO.