TPiR Recap - 1/24/2012

[Macsen]

Episode #5812K Aired: 1/24/2012; Tape Date 11/16/2011 Models: Drew Entrance: Door #2 Mic Handoff: Gwendolyn First Four Contestant Seating: Left to Right

First IUFB: Designer crap (Diane von Furstenberg; ARP: $1,410) (Manuela) LINDA BRENT YVETTE MIA WINNER $850 $1000 $1901 $1901-2 $1902 BRENT Brent, from Buffalo, is playing Push Over for a trip to Boston. (RT coach LA to Boston, 6n suite Boston Harbor Hotel) (Rachel) DISPLAY 2 1 7 1 4 7 5 4 0           CHOICE 2 1 7 1 4 7 ARP $14,754 LOSS Oops. He pushed too hard by mistake.

Second IUFB: Diamond necklace (Michael C. Fina; total 1.5ct diamonds; ARP: $2,000) (Gwendolyn) Linda TEYSENA Yvette Mia WINNER $1001 $1000 $2400 $2500 LINDA Linda is playing ½ Off! (Rachel and Manuela) ARP DISPLAY LEFT ITEM CHOICE RIGHT ITEM DISPLAY ARP $40 $20 Vacuum carafe >>> 3pc cookie cutters $20 $20 $48 $24 Salt and pepper shakers <<< Popcorn popper $20 $20 $34 $17 Eyeshadow palette <<< Tape dispenser $13 $13 First boxes eliminated: 2, 3, 6, 8, 11, 12, 14, 15 Second boxes eliminated: 1, 7, 10, 13 Boxes remaining: 4, 5, 9, 16 Box Choice: 16 Winning Box: 9 LOSS *$115*

Third IUFB: Set of 5 small kitchen appliances (Hamilton Beach; ARP: $590) (Manuela) STEVEN Teysena Yvette Mia WINNER $575 $475 $600 $601 STEVEN Steven is playing Any Number for a 2012 Ram 1500 ST 4x2 Regular Cab. (3.7l V6 engine, 4AT, SBL, PFP, C4TH) (Gwendolyn) Numbers chosen: 9, 7, 5, 3, 0, 4, 8, Ram 1500 2 3 7     Ladies' mountain bike (Rachel) LOSS 8 5 9 T.D.P.B. 4 .0   Car ARP: $23,762 Pig ARP: $4.01

SCSD #1 Contestant Winnings Spin 1 Spin 2 TOTAL Brent $1,410 65 25 90 Steven $1,449 55 80 OVER Linda $2,115 90 N/A 90 Tiebreaker... Contestant Winnings Spin Result Brent $1,410 60 *SHOWCASE* Linda $2,115 5

Fourth IUFB: Pair of digital cameas (Fujifilm HS-20 + XB30; two 16GB flash cards; ARP: $862) (overhead platform) LIZZIE Teysena Yvette Mia WINNER $750 $850 $1100 $1101 TEYSENA Teysena, from San Diego via Boise, is playing Shopping Spree. The target price is $7,500. ITEM ARP RUNNING TOTAL   Billiards table (Golden West) (Rachel) $3,595 $3,595   2pr shoes (Christian Lobaton) (Rachel) $2,685 $6,280   Dishwasher (Fagor) (Gwendolyn) $890 $7,170 LOSS Laptop (Samsung; 13", 120GB SSD) (Gwendolyn) $1,649

Fifth IUFB: 47" 3D LED-LCD HDTV (Toshiba; ARP: $1,500) (Manuela) Lizzie DEBRA Yvette Mia WINNER $1500 $1200 $1300 $2900 LIZZIE *$500!* Lizzie, who's grandmother turned 70 on the tape date, is playing Flip Flop for a piano. (ten 1hr lessons) (George Gray) ORIGINAL 76 49 GUESS 67 49 ARP 67 49 ARP: $6,749 *WIN*

Lizzie has decimated Pepe and the polar bears. Now we're left with a couple dimwits in Yvette and Mia. Can one of them salvage a thus-far mediocre game, or are both headed to the First Four Wall of Shame? Sixth IUFB: OnStar FMV (1yr service incl.; ARP: $678) (Rachel and Gwendolyn) ISABELITO Debra Yvette Mia WINNER $500 $625 $450 $400 DEBRA Yvette and Mia head over to get their mugshots taken, and Debra is playing for a 2012 Nissan Versa 1.8S hatchback. (1.8l engine, 4AT, Plus Package; ARP: $16,765) (Manuela; Rachel on items) ITEM Nescafe Taster's Choice instant coffee (7oz) Armor All surface cleaner Udderly Smooth udder cream GUESS START LESS MORE ARP $9.99 $5.99 $4.99 She gets one extra roll for a total of two. DICE DECISION CAR CAR $500 $1,000 $1,500 BAILOUT

SCSD #2 Contestant Winnings Spin 1 Spin 2 TOTAL Teysena $862 40 65 OVER Debra $3,678 30 75 OVER Lizzie $8,749 50 N/A *SHOWCASE*

SHOWCASE ROUND Lizzie has the honor... SC1 - BRENT CAN'T BUNGEE JUMP OFF A BOAT NEW ZEALAND/BOAT BID: $20,000 New Zealand (RT coach LA to Queenstown, 6n 1br apartment The Rees Hotel, wine tour, bungee cliff jumping) (Manuela) West Wight Potter 15' sailboat (Premium Package, Trailer) (Rachel) ARP: $23,926 DIFF: $3,926 *WIN* $25,336 SC2 - LIZZIE HEY DUDE ARIZONA/TRAILER BID: $25,000 Barbecue grill (NapaStyle) (Gwendolyn) Arizona (RT coach LA to Tucson, 6n all-inclusive Tanque Verde Ranch) (Gwendolyn) Li'l Guy Silver Shadow highline trailer (Manuela) ARP: $20,068 DIFF: OVER LOSS $8,749

Show Results: 1 out of 6 (1 bailout) Total Winnings: $42,189 THIS RECAP IS PRODUCED SOLELY FOR GOLDEN-ROAD.NET UNAUTHORIZED REPRODUCTION OR EXHIBITION IS PROHIBITED PRODUCED BY KITCH

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Lineup:

Pushover: L

Half Off: L

Any Number: L

Shopping Spree: L

Flip Flop: W

Let em Roll: Bailout


Another 1/6 show.

Showcases were alright, a  and a  , none were under 20k for once.

[Bobby McBride]

Super Pushover: How was that lost?

1/2 Off: The wrong remaining blue box was picked; who knows what would've happened had the cookie cutters not been chosen to start.

AN: The backward run of numbers on a non-car prize didn't work today.

SS: Fairly easy, because the dishwasher wasn't from Elmira Stove Works.

F-F: I would've lost by Flopping.

LER: Udder cream strikes again.

Showcases: That guy should've used his $20K bid on Showcase #2, because that would've triggered a DSW.

Another average show today.

[Wayoshi]

Typical Mike show, made no headway on the setups, had a weird Push situation (was the guy really not able to visualize 17 in his head?), and the SCs were still low.

[heelsrule1988]

I wish Linda had made it to the Showcase... she was one of the sweetest people I've ever seen on TPIR. How could you not root for her?

BEST CONTESTANT OF THE DAY: Linda
SHOW GRADE: 1

[FPGWillyT]

I might be the only person on the whole board who doesn't mind at all the the showcases have returned to "normalcy" if you'll allow me to use that word, and here's why.  For a good long time there was always one (or sometimes BOTH) showcases whose value was overinflated to the point of insanity.  Those showcases, I believe, prevented them from playing more of the Big 3 because Mike wouldn't risk the damage to the prize budget knowing the values of the SC's.  Also, I knew of a discussion where Drew never thought it was fair that only ONE person would win a substantial amount of prizes, hence the rabid one bid ARPs for a long time, which also BTW have decreased back to a state of "normalcy".

Sure you could argue that the sudden decrease in value makes it harder on contestants currently to bid on a SC because they or their finger-upping friends believe there's no such thing as a "sub-20 showcase", but there was a time when regular showcases hovered right at that amount.  If we assume that this is not just a budgetary reason and that maybe there is a change back to not having x+% of the prize budget for that day loaded up into one showcase, then I'm on board 100%.

As for Pushy:

1.  No way was that supposed to be lost.
2.  No way should they be giving away trips on a normal day that are >$10K (Cmon Mike, who is going to pay the $2500+ in taxes to accept that trip).

[Wayoshi]

If we assume that this is not just a budgetary reason and that maybe there is a change back to not having x+% of the prize budget for that day loaded up into one showcase, then I'm on board 100%.

Only if Mike stops forcing car losses on them too and keeps them mostly fair and open, then I'd be on board.

2.  No way should they be giving away trips on a normal day that are >$10K (Cmon Mike, who is going to pay the $2500+ in taxes to accept that trip).

Mike's favorite - a win that costs $0 on the budget!

[stardf29]

What it seemed like to me in Push Over was that the guy had the $14K price in mind, had it partially in the window and wanted to nudge it so that it was all the way in, but due to nervousness and/or conflicting advice from the nuts, pushed it too far. I would have just asked Drew if he could accept the partially-pushed-in price, myself.

These post-Stephanie shows continue to leave something to be desired.

1/2 Off was set up fairly, though. She really should not have botched the cookie cutters/carafe; I don't know where she shops that she has to pay $40 for cookie cutters. Of course, that in no way guarantees the win anyways...

That $1600 laptop claims another victim, as does the udder cream.

Showcases were low but at least not sub-$20K; SC2 in particular might have even drawn a DSW since a simple $20,000 bid would get that. Also, no DOB, thankfully.

[noahproblem]

I know they used a suite at a high-end hotel for six nights, but $14K for a trip to Boston? (BTW, I wouldn't exactly consider a view of Boston Harbor to be particularly aesthetically pleasing, unless you like watching planes taking off from Logan).

[elskunkoman]

I had to miss today's show over my frustration over a video game because i had to redo the whole level in that game. But 1/6 ain't very bad.

[Kev347]

Wow, this post went up 4 hours ago and there's only been 9 replies. That about says it all - this wasn't quite as actively bad as the previous 2 shows, but there's not much to say either. The 1/2 playing was interesting - I thought she stopped the Mike when she picked 16 - but there's really not much else to note here. Just normal setups with bad results. And Push Over REALLY shouldn't be played for $15,000 trips.

Timings:
Push Over (4) - 3:28
1/2 Off (5.5)- 5:13
Any Number (5) - 4:22
Shopping Spree (4.5) - 4:30
Flip Flop (3.5) - 3:38
Let 'em Roll (5.5) - 4:33
Total (28): 25:44

[BRB_TheFireball]

What was Nia on during that first segment?  A made-up number, then an attempt to change her bid, then the use of another game show's catchphrase... wow...

Speaking of weird people in Studio 33, could somebody tell me what was up with that guy with the tattoo-covered arms sitting in the third row, immediately behind contestants row?  Every time the camera panned from blue position to yellow position, he was acting like a complete chadhole.  Normally, I don't notice people in the audience unless they're celebrities or Golden-Road.net members... but this guy really had me up a wall today.

Did Brent not hear Drew say that the trip to Boston had 5 numbers in its price instead of 4?  I don't know how else to explain his actions and his blowing an easy win.

Speaking of blowing easy wins, how does somebody actually think that a dishwasher is more expensive than a laptop computer?  Unless that dishwasher says Elmira Stove Works of Fisher-Paykel, don't pick it in Shopping Spree!

Well, thank God Flip Flop was won to prevent a winless show.

My showcase bids:
--$21,107
--$18,107

Ahh... the good old days when we regularly had boat and trailer showcases on the same day...

[Wayoshi]

Speaking of blowing easy wins, how does somebody actually think that a dishwasher is more expensive than a laptop computer?

When's the last time you've seen a laptop advertised for over $1209?

[Cartboy]

Push Over:  Doh!
Shopping Spree:  Evil, IMO.
Flip Flop:  Yay!  A win!
Let Em Roll:  1.  How could Debra & the peanut gallery think that the udder cream was more expensive than the surface cleaner!?
2.  I would've went for the car instead of taking the money.  No guts, no glory!

Not too good overall, IMHO.

[SteveGavazzi]

Wow.  It's episodes like this one that make the rest of the shows hard to watch.  Drew really gave a damn today, and there were a few moments where he was pretty much channelling Bob.  Of particular note was the end of 1/2 Off, where he actually built up the final reveal.  He also deserves major props for deftly handling a very awkward loss in Push Over.

The one thing Drew did that really bothered me today came in the first Item up for Bids.  I don't know if Mia was being serious about changing her bid, but Drew didn't let her, so if she was, the show owes her a dress and a trip to Boston.