TPiR Recap - 3/20/2012

[Macsen]

Episode #5892K Aired: 3/20/2012; Tape Date 2/8/2012 Models: Gwendolyn Osborne, Rachel Reynolds, Manuela Arbelaez Drew Entrance: Door #2 Mic Handoff: Gwendolyn First Four Contestant Seating: Right to Left

First IUFB: 3pr designer crap shoes (ARP: $1,710) (Rachel and Manuela) ERIN DANIEL CELESTE ANDREW WINNER $900 $1000 $925 $1 DANIEL Daniel is playing Cover Up for a Honda Civic LX sedan. (1.8l engine, AT, EcoAssist) (Gwendolyn) BOARD         4 4 8 0 8 1 2 9 5 3 1 4 2 1 7 3 9 1 7 6 Original 2 6 7 6 2 Try 1 1 9 9 5 7 Try 2 1 9 2 5 7 Try 3 1 9 2 4 7 ARP: $19,217 LOSS

Second IUFB: Outdoor pizza oven (PiesOn; ARP: $1,139) (Rachel) Erin HAMPAR Celeste Andrew WINNER $526 $499 $575 $400 CELESTE Celeste, an alumnus of Xavier University, is playing Most Expen$ive. 32" outdoor LCD HDTV (SunBriteTV) (Manuela) $2,595 LOSS Weatherproof billiards table (OpulentItems.com) (Rachel) $3,000   5pc cast iron party bar set (Hayneedle.com) (Gwendolyn) $4,470

Third IUFB: All-in-one computer (Dell; 23" touch screen, 1TB HDD; ARP: $889) (Gwendolyn) Erin Hampar HELEN Andrew WINNER $1502 DUH!!! $1 $1500 $1501 DUH!!! HAMPAR Hampar is playing Cliff Hangers for The Bedroom Group of Doom (OpulentItems.com; Comfortaire GS700 queen mattress) + pair of e-readers. (Kobo; Total ARP: $5,859) (Rachel) ITEMS (Manuela) GUESS ACTUAL STEPS The Master comes out of nowhere and annihilates Yodelly Guy, driving him through Earth before he can even begin climbing. I think his corpse is half-way to Alpha Centauri by now... EPIC FAIL 2pc Doctor Who tea set $85 $20 I don't really care. Mandoline $ $ Toaster oven $ $

SCSD #1 Contestant Winnings Spin 1 Spin 2 TOTAL Hampar $889 25 15 40 Celeste $1,139 5 80 *SHOWCASE* Daniel $1,710 35 95 OVER

Fourth IUFB: Set of three coffee makers (Jura Capresso C5 + EC100 + grinder; ARP: $1,209) (Rachel) Erin NICOLE Helen Andrew WINNER $1 beeeee...... $400 $525 $250 beeeee...... HELEN Helen, the Jersey Girl, is playing Safe Crackers. The grand prize is The Kitchen of Doom. (stainless steel; 30" gas range, 20.6 cu.ft. refrigerator, dishwasher) (Gwendolyn) The combination item is a 17pc stainless steel cookware set. (Cuisinart; Total ARP: $7,367) (Rachel) The numbers are 0, 6 and 7. (Manuela on door) Guess: 760 ARP: 670 LOSS

Fifth IUFB: Electric bicycle (Solex; ARP: $2,600) (Manuela) Erin Nicole JOHN Andrew WINNER $1101 $1800 $700 $1100 NICOLE Nicole is playing Pass the Buck for a Mazda 2 Sport 5-door. (1.5l engine, AT; ARP: $16,005) (Rachel) Gorton's frozen salmon Nabisco Cream of Wheat Wink hair clog blaster Sunsweet Plum Amazins diced prunes $3.69 $3.49 $5.99 $2.49 WRONG     WRONG $3.69 $4.49 $6.99 $2.49 One Choice: 5 (choice bolded) CAR LOSE EVERYTHING $5,000 LOSE EVERYTHING $1,000 $3,000 Total: *$1,000* LOSS

The Bob Barker Studio is looking rather cadaverrific after those terrible low bids by Andrew and Erin. Then Nicole pulled the plug on Erin's smeghead gambit. This is a terrible situation, with the winless polar bears on the approach. Or does somebody, maybe Erin, still have the spark of life? Sixth IUFB: Karaoke system (Party Tyme Karaoke; ARP: $622) (Gwendolyn) Erin ALLISON John Andrew WINNER $551 $400 $200 $550 ??? The polar bears chase the orderlies backstage as they cart Andrew to the morgue, but Erin IS ALIIIIIIIVE!!! She is playing Magic #. The hardware for the game was redone and is now faster. ARP boards have new backings. Drew started her at $850 when demo'ing the lever, and the game has a new sound to it. Camera (Sony; 24.3MP) (Rachel) ARP: $1,000 GUESS: $1,614 ALL HAIL ERIN!!! Las Vegas (RT coach LA to Vegas, 6n Red Room Paris Las Vegas, spa treatment) (Manuela) ARP: $4,171

SCSD #2 Contestant Winnings Spin 1 Spin 2 TOTAL Helen $1,209 55 60 OVER Nicole $3,600 35 35 *SHOWCASE* Erin $5,793 35* 70 OVER

SHOWCASE ROUND Nicole has the honor... SC1 - CELESTE WATER FUN FOR THE LAZY SPORTBOAT BID: $24,615 13pc beach gear set (Rachel) Sea-Doo Speedster 150 15' sport boat (w/trailer) + Ski Seat waterskiing chair (Gwendolyn) ARP: $20,411 DIFF: OVER LOSS $1,139 SC2 - NICOLE GET LOST PERU/ITALY BID: $23,000 GPS receiver (Garmin Nuvi) Peru (RT coach LA to Lima, 6n Inkaterra Hotel, tour of Machu Picchu) Italy (RT coach LA to Rome, 6n Hotel Atlante Garden, day tour of Pompeii) ARP: $25,541 DIFF: $2,541 *WIN* $29,141

Show Results: 1 out of 6 Total Winnings: $39,881 THIS RECAP IS PRODUCED SOLELY FOR GOLDEN-ROAD.NET UNAUTHORIZED REPRODUCTION OR EXHIBITION IS PROHIBITED PRODUCED BY KITCH

[Hag]

Nice to see Magic # make its return, and a triumphant return at that.

[GSB92]

Lineup:

Cover Up: L

Most Expensive: L

Cliffhangers: EPIC FAIL

Safecrackers: L

Pass the Buck: L ($1000)

Magic #: W

Magic # returns, and it was won on an easy setup.

$85 on a teapot set in Cliffhangers? Seems like he didn't care about the prize.

[htmlcc92]

Cliffhangers and Safe Crackers I think both should've been won - not great pricing choices from either of those contestants.

On Cover Up, I immediately knew that when the contestant did not pick the 1, that he had lost - and I was correct. I seem to be getting better at that all the time.

I thought personally that the small items in Pass the Buck were difficult to price. I missed on the first one, but I would've gotten the second with the hair unclogger.

I also enjoyed seeing Magic #, and I agree that that was a very easy setup - I would've chose to put it at $2,200 or so, but either way won.

[PriceBusterXL]

With 3 good shows in a row, it looked like that Mike's starting to realized that people are winning games and was in a severe act of desperation.............Nothing too much to express today, considering the only solid win was Magic #, so a bunch of trips were won today.........Surprise, surprise (sarcasm).  However, the Cliffhangers contestant was one of the worst contestants of that game........or any game for that matter. Why would he think that a 2 piece tea set would cost $85?! (facepalm) Obviously he was another Anjuli.

[SteveGavazzi]

Thank you, Drew, for getting through an entire episode without acting like a dumbass.

Cliff Hangers was just...wow.  I haven't seen the game lost that badly in quite a while.

(On the upside, it's always fun to see people lose Cliff Hangers. )

Yay for Magic #!  Also yay for Magic # practically being a forced win!

I'm not crazy about Magic #'s knew sound effects.  They sound far too calm.

For the second day in a row, showcase #2 could use a rewrite...and actually, so could #1, since it only had two prizes, but I see an easier way to fix #2:

This showcase contains prizes that were lost but have now been found.  And it starts with a trip to that mystical city, Machu Picchu...in Peru!

*Insert Peru plug*

And our next destination was not lost so much as buried.  It's historic Pompeii...in Italy!

*Insert Italy plug*

And we daresay you've been lost on the road at least once, but you never will be again with the GPS...in your new car!

*Insert car plug*

And this showcase, where you'll be lost if you overbid, can be yours if the price is right!

[htmlcc92]

Is it just me, or did the Yodely Guy also all of a sudden speed up towards the last 3 - 5 tick marks or so.

And at least that contestant wasn't as bad as:

[joeyboy]

Man, Cliff Hangers should not have been lost the way it was. (Although, it did give us the entertainment of a Cliff Hangers wipeout. )

I don't think I've ever seen PtB that hard before.

Magic # returns! 

[Kirsten Vaccaro]

Today show was awful and i hope tomorrow show will be better.

[namilliron]

I won COver on the 2nd try using the "Elevator" strategy and M# using my "UNBEATABLE?" ZOOMbid ($2134, if you remember that particular PBS show from the 1970s, you'll understand the reference).

[Wayoshi]

This episode was pretty much contestants continuing to let season-long setup trends continue, and then failed on top of it. I in particular don't think Buck was meant to be wiped out, and 5k was even in #3. That, with Drew definitely in "I'm bored and maybe in mid-life crisis" mode, do not mix well.

*But*, there was a lot to take in for Magic #, which was a joy to see 6th:
-I got the sense they realized the game was approaching broken territory, which is a pretty positive thing for me to acknowledge. Good job!
-I don't think the sound effect changed, rather, it's at its maximum pitch with the speed tweaked.
-Mike even allowed a completely forced win! I wouldn't want it that easy next time, but OK!
-One negative though is a fairly sloppy edit - Drew mentions her going up to 2100, but this certainly wasn't shown. The lineup wasn't that long and two games went their minimum length, so there isn't much justification for this.
-Did we really need the left plasma filled with TPiR staff pictures? Let's leave trips out of M# unless the lower one is a 1xxx, like Big Bear. I understand today was a specially designed setup, but there's been some less than optimal staging the past couple days.

I'm hoping it gets back on a decent 6-8 week schedule instead of its usual 12-16.

[elskunkoman]

Well as for each pricing game:
Cover Up - Evil as usual especially when the 4th digit was 1
Most Expensive - Evil setup again
Cliff Hangers - 85?! You must be insane to say that. That costed you a win and made you wipeout.
Safe Crackers - Evil i thought the price was 760 it was 670 that was el cheapo.
Pass the Buck - Evil again and a forced wipeout.
Magic # - Nice win to save the show and easy setup! This got rid of the skunk.
Only 1 win today but that's not as bad as 0/6 wins.

[JokerFan]

I won COver on the 2nd try using the "Elevator" strategy

What's the elevator strategy?

[Cartboy]

Nice win on Magic # to keep the show from being winless!

What the sam hill was that contestant thinking on Cliff Hangers?

Those showcases weren't very good today, IMO.  Why wasn't there a car in either one of them?  It's not like any cars were won during the pricing game portion of the show.

Not too good overall, IMHO.

[BRB_TheFireball]

I've never seen a contestant work from right to left in Cover Up before.  Still didn't produce a win.  SOMEBODY PICK THE 1, DAMMIT!

Most Expen$ive was a tough choice.  Outdoor pool tables are always expensive, but that aluminum bar set looked expensive.  I knew for sure that the outdoor TV was not the correct answer... as most of us knew anyway.

$85 for the first Cliff Hangers item?!  Wow, we haven't had a stupidly high guess in Cliff Hangers in a while.  Speed Hans up, Union Guy.

John's come-on-down was... different.

Holy bleep!  It's Magic Pound Sign!  And double holy bleep!  Somebody actually won it!  (It was a little hard to bleep the game up today, with that $3,000 spread to work with.  And Drew starting the magic number over $800.)

My showcase bids:
--$19,107
Lost--$23,107

I won COver on the 2nd try using the "Elevator" strategy and M# using my "UNBEATABLE?" ZOOMbid ($2134, if you remember that particular PBS show from the 1970s, you'll understand the reference).

The ZIP code for Boston, the city in which it was based--02134.