TPiR Recap - 3/12/2012

[Macsen]

Episode #5881K Aired: 3/12/2012; Tape Date 2/1/2012 Models: Amber Lancaster, Gwendolyn Osborne, Rachel Reynolds Drew Entrance: Door #2 Mic Handoff: Amber First Four Contestant Seating: Right to Left

First IUFB: 37" LCD HDTV (LG; ARP: $799) (Gwendolyn) LAUREN WILLIAM SAUDIA BRYCE WINNER $1450 $1500 $749 $420 duuuuude! SAUDIA Saudia, from Louisiana, is playing Money Game for a Chevrolet Cruze LS sedan. (1.8l engine, StabiliTrac, PFP) (Rachel) 72 40 17 16 57 98 83 18 64 Middle number: 0 PICK NUMBER DISPLAY 1 17 $ 2 18 FRONT 3 98 $ 4 40 $ 5 72 $ LOSS ARP: $18,064 Money won: $227

Second IUFB: Compact refrigerator (Danby Silhouette; 5.4 cu.ft.; ARP: $1,100) (Amber) Lauren William SHANNON Bryce WINNER $550 $551 $499 $200 WILLIAM William is playing Punch a Bunch! (Gwendolyn) ITEMS (Rachel) DISPLAY CHOICE ARP Pigs-in-a-Blanket press $17 HIGHER HIGHER $25 Retro microwave oven $65 HIGHER HIGHER $130 Knife sharpener (Chef's Choice) $70 LOWER LOWER $53 Chrome juicer $150 LOWER LOWER $100       4                                   3         1                                           2   First card: $250 GO ON Second card: $500 GO ON Third card: $500! BAILOUT *$808* Fourth card: $500 HA HA.

Third IUFB: Pair of Nintendo DSi's (2 starter kits, 8 games; ARP: $620) (Rachel) Lauren KIMBERLY Shannon Bryce WINNER $725 $487 $550 $600 BRYCE Bryce, our stoner buddy from UCSB, is playing Pick-a-Number for a trip to Spain. (RT coach LA to Barcelona, 6n Hotel Fira Palace, Flamenco) (Gwendolyn) The numbers are 5, 7 and 9. (Amber) CHOICE   9       ARP *WIN* $ 9 0 2 4

SCSD #1 Contestant Winnings Spin 1 Spin 2 TOTAL Saudia $1,026 60 STAY 60 William $1,908 90 STAY *SHOWCASE* Bryce $9,644 70 60 OVER

Fourth IUFB: Look of the Week (ARP: $1,550) (Amber) Lauren Kimberly Shannon KEVIN WINNER $1625 $1101 $1601 $600 KIMBERLY Kimberly is playing Swap Meet. The swap item is a diamond ring. (Michael C. Fina; total 0.95ct diamonds; ARP: $2,000) (Amber) ITEMS ARP His-and-hers surfboards (9:Fish Clownfish + Manta Ray) (Rachel) $1,014 Laptop (Dell; 15", 4GB RAM, 500GB HDD) (Gwendolyn) $559 Exercise bike (Livestrong) (Gwendolyn) $2,000 *WIN* Total ARP: *$6,381*

Fifth IUFB: Nail care products (O·P·I; ARP: $600) (Gwendolyn and Rachel) Lauren ROBYN Shannon Kevin WINNER $350 $525 $570 $300 SHANNON Shannon is playing Stack the Deck for a Chevrolet Sonic 2LS hatchback. (1.8l engine, 6AT, PFP) (Amber; Manuela on items) Available numbers: 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8. Allegra-D (10ct) Unisom SleepTabs (32ct) Bayer aspirin (100ct 325mg) $7.99 $9.56 $3.69 Tyson Anytizers buffalo chicken bites Gold Bond Ultimate healing lotion Gorton's frozen grilled tilapia RIGHT (3rd, 2) WRONG ($11.49) RIGHT (2nd, 7) GUESS: $17,258 (free numbers bolded) ARP: $17,254 PAINFUL LOSS

Lauren could've won at so many different opportunities, and she wasted them all, including blowing two opportunities to dollar her way up on stage. Now she's stuck in the middle. Can she avoid the mugshot machine now? Sixth IUFB: Portable gas grill (The Outdoor Great Room Company; ARP: $598) (Amber and Rachel on The Price is Right Train) Lauren Robyn TIMOTHY Kevin WINNER $700 $701 $350 $400 KEVIN Lauren heads over to get her mugshot taken, while Kevin, originally from New York, is playing Push Over for a pop-up camping trailer. (Gwendolyn) DISPLAY 3 8 7 2 5 9 8 0 0         CHOICE 3 8 7 2 5 9 ARP $5,980 LOSS

SCSD #2 Contestant Winnings Spin 1 Spin 2 TOTAL Kevin $598 55 85 OVER Shannon $600 45 50 *SHOWCASE* Kimberly $7,931 85 1.00 OVER

SHOWCASE ROUND William has the honor... SC1 - WILLIAM ROLLIN' FONDUE ON THE RIVER NEW ORLEANS/BOAT BID: $24,000 7pc dinette set + set of 3 fondue pot sets (Rachel) New Orleans (RT coach LA to NO, 6n Carlson Country Inn & Suites, steamboat jazz cruise) (Rachel) ElectraCraft 16CS 15.5' party boat (w/trailer) (Amber) ARP: $35,504 DIFF: $11,504 *WIN* $37,412 SC2 - SHANNON RACE DOWN THE ROADS WITH THE GREATEST OF EASE PORTLAND/CAR BID: $34,800 Portland (RT coach LA to Portland OR, 6n Hotel Lućia, VIP tickets + trapeze class Cirque du Soleil Ovo) (Rachel) Ford Mustand coupe (3.7l V6 engine, ESC) (Gwendolyn) ARP: $26,993 DIFF: OVER LOSS $600

Show Results: 2 out of 6 (1 bailout) Total Winnings: $57,211 THIS RECAP IS PRODUCED SOLELY FOR GOLDEN-ROAD.NET UNAUTHORIZED REPRODUCTION OR EXHIBITION IS PROHIBITED PRODUCED BY KITCH

[DJTorgo]

It was nice to see Stack the Deck both set up and played reasonably well.  It's a shame about that last digit, but at least she was wise enough to not go -5.

Punch-a-Bunch was just bad luck.

In fact, all six of the contestants in the pricing games were adequate.

[Wayoshi]

Not much today, and Drew was in full boring mode. BUT, Swap did get an actual win - can't believe it went 10 playings and nearly 13 months with all losses...

[Cartboy]

Money Game:  Nice to see this game again!  Too bad the front & back trick got Saudia.
Punch A Bunch:  More than William came with.
Pick A Number, Swap Meet:  Nice wins!
Stack The Deck:  Maximum bummer!
Push Over:  Rats!

Pretty good start to the week, IMHO.

[GSB92]

Pretty meager show. Drew switched back to boring mode.

Swap was the highlight of the day, getting a win for the first time in a long time.

[GuyWithFace]

I bet Mike was furious at the end of Pick-A-Number, what with the player wanting Amber to go with him to Spain and all...

[Kev347]

Drew was the most unwatchably hyper today that he's been in a long time. Although it cooled down a little bit in the second half of the show, Drew clearly must have taken something before the show - not a fan of when he does this. Between that and Stack The Deck making yet another appearance, there's really not much of a reason to tune into this one. It was very weird to see a $500 bail in Punch A Bunch on the new configuration though.

Timings:
Money Game (4.5) - 4:22
Punch A Bunch (5.5) - 4:56
Pick A Number (3.5) - 4:12
Swap Meet (4.5) - 4:16
Stack The Deck (5.5) - 5:16
Push Over (4) - 3:06
Total (27): 25:08

[elskunkoman]

Today was a good show despite nothing to be setup for wins except money game and we had 2 wins anyway. But Drew seemed bored today but he didn't feel that bad either.

[vadernader]

Punch-a-Bunch was just bad luck.

Just curious, when is a Punch-a-Bunch loss not a result of bad luck?

[PriceBusterXL]

Not really too much to about, except that Swap Meet and Pick-A-Number was won.................Then again, Money Game was back........even though it was a bit of set-up. Tough break on Stack The Deck, too, so cars were won, which is what Mike obviously wanted.

[thepriceis_J]

Just curious, when is a Punch-a-Bunch loss not a result of bad luck?

Perhaps when a contestant doesn't earn any punches. Like the one contestant who thought a mop was over $29; if they make rather odd choices on the SPs and don't earn any, I'd call it more bad playing then bad luck.

Very nice to see a Swap Meet win and the return of Money Game.

Now...where in the world is Magic #?

/Do it, Rockapella.

[wink87]

Perhaps when a contestant doesn't earn any punches.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe this happened in 1982. There was a clip of it somewhere on the internet, but I can no longer find it.

[BRB_TheFireball]

"I hate coming to work some days"... after hearing Drew say that during the first One-Bid, I think that National Enquirer piece that some people on this forum have been doubting may actually have merit.

And then we get a [French flag] 420 bid after that.  The first of many chadhole moves by Bryce.  I have no idea how he got out of CR or won Pick-a-Number.

After a month, Money Game is back.  Seriously, 0 as the middle number in Money Game?  Anybody remember the last time that happened?

And seriously, a $500 bailout in Punch-a-Bunch?  Anybody remember the last time that happened?  I'm pretty sure that three consecutive $500 slips has never happened before.

Swap Meet was much harder than normal.  Any of the three prizes could have been the same price as the random jewelry.

Wow, Drew actually did something in Stack the Deck instead of the models.

Mike tried to force another wipeout in Stack, but Shannon wasn't fooled by a couple of those products.  Not surprisingly, she was fooled by the Gold Bond lotion.

My showcase bids:
--$27,107
Car--$27,107

[Off_trak]

This is the first time I've notice (in how many playing since the new dollar amounts?), that Punch a Bunch doesn't have Second Chance cards any more... 

[compdude512]

What was Drew on today? I had to turn this show off after Pick-a-Number because of how "out there" Drew was acting. I know I've said it a million times, and I'll say it again: when Drew actually puts effort into hosting the show, he does a good job. Today was not one of those days.

With that being said...

"I hate coming to work some days"... after hearing Drew say that during the first One-Bid, I think that National Enquirer piece that some people on this forum have been doubting may actually have merit.

Fair is fair, and I think it's fair to say that Drew was just being sarcastic. After that, though, I will 100% agree that everything went downhill when it didn't need to. I'm surprised at how long I gave this show a chance before turning it off. That has to be a new personal record.

Money Game: I also thought the second pair of numbers was 72, but 64 was the only other pair that looked right for the back half of the car. I could've won in three tries.

Punch-a-Bunch: just bad luck. Not really much you can say.

Pick-a-Number: Yes, Drew, college students party. There's no need to go on for two or three minutes and try to make that funny. It's not going to work. Pick-a-Number honestly could've went either way. If you've watched the show in the past and know about Mike's love for expensive trips, PaN probably would have been a gimme.

Tyler