TPiR Recap - 4/6/2012

[Macsen]

Episode #5914K Aired: 4/6/2012; Tape Date: 2/28/2012 Models: Rachel Reynolds, Manuela Arbelaez, Amber Lancaster Drew Entrance: Door #2 Mic Handoff: Manuela First Four Contestant Seating: Right-to-left

First IUFB: San Diego (RT limo LA to San Diego, 6n Hilton Garden Inn; ARP: 2,194) (Amber) JEFFEREY (sic) CYNTHIA JOELE CHRISTINA WINNER $799 $1475 $1350 $1195 CYNTHIA Cynthia is playing ½ Off! (Rachel and Manuela) ARP DISPLAY LEFT ITEM CHOICE RIGHT ITEM DISPLAY ARP $90 $45 Chanel No.5 perfume >>> Jo!e omelette pan $13 $13 $25 $50 Cast-iron Dutch oven <<< Hair dryer (Ionic) $35 $35 $30 $15 Kuhn Rikon Spill Stopper pot lid >>> Steam iron (Hamilton Beach) $20 $20 First boxes eliminated: 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 Boxes remaining: 1, 2, 3, 4, 13, 14, 15, 16 Box Choice: 14 Winning Box: 16 LOSS *$50*

Second IUFB: Barbecue grill (ARP: $1,299) (Manuela) Jefferey HEATHER Joele Christina WINNER $799 $1475 $1350 $1195 Joele Joele is playing Cover Up for a Ford Fiesta SE hatchback. (Paint and fabric protection, ambient lighting, XM Radio) (Manuela) BOARD         4 2 1 0 9 8 7 3 6 3 3 0 1 4 2 1 3 7 8 6 Original 2 9 6 1 9 Try 1 1 7 3 4 1 Try 2 1 7 3 8 3 ARP: $17,328 LOSS

Third IUFB: Dimplex electric fireplace (ARP: $799) (Manuela) Jefferey Heather CHELSIE Christina WINNER $499 $998 $1300 $900 Jefferey Jefferey is playing Most Expen$ive. LG 37" LED-LCD TV (Amber) $799   Golden West Billiards pool table (Rachel) $3,595   Two designer crap purses (Jimmy Choo) (Manuela) $2,045 LOSS

SCSD #1 Contestant Winnings Spin 1 Spin 2 TOTAL Joele $598 20 25 45 Jefferey $799 1.00 STAY *$1,000!* Cynthia $2,279 85 1.00 OVER Bonus... Contestant Winnings Spin Result Jefferey $1,799 40 *SHOWCASE*

Fourth IUFB: Coffee maker (Jura Impressa C5; ARP: $999) (Rachel) CHARLES Heather Chelsie Christina WINNER $250 $359 $599 $375 Jefferey Chelsie is playing Bullseye for The Bedroom Group of Doom. (Howard Miller Total Home, Comfortaire king mattress, Amazon Kindle; ARP: $11,713) (Manuela) ITEM Gorton's Jumbo butterfly shrimp Whink countertop cleaner Francesco Rinaldy TO BE pasta sauce Cadbury creme egg Arrowhead drinking water (2.5gal jug) NUMBER 2         ARP $5.99         RESULT $11.98         BULLSEYE *WIN*

Fifth IUFB: Pair of Nintendo DSi's (two starter kits, 8 games; ARP: $620) (Amber and Gwendolyn) Charles Heather ANITISHA Christina WINNER $250 $359 $599 $375 ANITISHA Anitisha is playing More or Less! ITEMS DISPLAY CHOICE ACTUAL ARP Dell 15" laptop (Rachel) $350 MORE MORE $559 Home gym (Body Solid EXM 1500) (Rachel and Manuela) $700 MORE MORE $1195 Infrared sauna (LuxSauna) (Manuela) $5000 LESS LESS $3975 Jeep Compass Sport (Amber) $21,000 MORE LESS $20,175 LOSS

*Macsen pops in from a time portal* Going through my old recaps to fill in the gaps isn't as easy as it looks. Especially when the Fandom Wiki mixes up episodes. I spent this morning creating an entire recap for a show that was already done. I mean, it's not like I have anything better to do today, but COME ON!! At least I was able to install my old copy of Dreamweaver on my actual PC, so this should look a lot closer to what it did back when I was actually the Recap Guide. Catch ya all later! *goes back through the portal, his tail almost caught when it closes* Christina is really a textbook case of bad luck. None of her bids were unsound, she just hasn't hit any of them. And to make matters worse, the current hegemony at yellow has her without the last bid advantage. So avoiding the First Four Wall of Shame is going to be a hard sell this time around. Sixth IUFB: Outdoor kitchen island (John Boos & Co.; ARP: $1,479) (Amber) Charles Heather ZACHARY Christina WINNER $250 $359 $599 $375 ZACHARY Christina heads over to the mugshot machine, while Zachary is playing Double Prices for The Kitchen of Doom. (Stainless steel gas range, French-door refrigerator, dishwasher) (Amber) $9,328 ARP: $8,397 *WIN* $8,397

SCSD #2 Contestant Winnings Spin 1 Spin 2 TOTAL Anitisha $7,207 55 60 OVER Zachary $9,486 20 40 *SHOWCASE* Chelsie $12,712 30 5 40

SHOWCASE ROUND Zachary has the honor... SC1 - ZACHARY LOTS OF TIME ON THE ROAD MOTORCYCLES BID: $21,000 Yosemite National Park (RT limo LA to Yosemite, 5n Tenaya Lodge) (Rachel) Mexico (RT coach LA to Cancun to Isla Mujeres, 6n Isla Mujeres Palace, $1,500 resort credit) (Manuela) Pair of motorcycles (Honda CRF 100F + Triumph Tiger 800) (Amber) ARP: $26,254 DIFF: $5,254 *WIN* $35,740 SC2 - JEFFEREY MY MY, HOW CAN I RESIST YOU? (presented by the touring cast of Mamma Mia!) GREECE BID: $28,999 VIP tickets to Mamma Mia! in Los Angeles Greece (RT coach LA to Santorini, 6n Vedema Resort) Sanibel 18' sailboat (Rachel) ARP: $42,675 DIFF: $13,676 LOSS $1,799

Show Results: 2 out of 6 Total Winnings: $59,335 THIS RECAP IS PRODUCED SOLELY FOR GOLDEN-ROAD.NET UNAUTHORIZED REPRODUCTION OR EXHIBITION IS PROHIBITED PRODUCED BY MACSEN

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[Wayoshi]

Pretty atrocious. It seems on short tape delay shows they love to bring out the hard car games and waste things.

[vadernader]

My Recap, FWIW

Overall an OK show, nothing too out of the ordinary.

[Swingbatta0]

One good thing that comes out of this episode is that we have a well-balanced win-loss record this week: 15-15.

[tpirfan28]

ABBA!

....and that's about it.

[GuyWithFace]

I knew various contestants, staff, and George were not singing just to sing. Because, you know, that would have been unexpected.

[stardf29]

Eh, at least we got enough wins to break even pricing-game wise (15-15) this week. I'd have liked for there to be another car game win, but with Cover Up and More or Less being the car games of the day, that sure wasn't going to happen.

1/2 Off (L): She should have gotten the first pair ($45 perfume vs. $13 omelet pan), but the last pair ($15 "spill stopper" vs. $20 iron) was hard, as the show does use a $50 iron and it's not easy to tell the difference at a glance. Putting the money box at an extreme (16) was just extra difficulty.

Cover Up (L): Completely predictable and still aggravating to watch.

Most Expensive (L): As random as random designer accessories are, the Golden West pool table still should have been the clear choice here...

Bullseye (W): That was a ridiculously expensive bedroom group ($11K+). The game was still easy peasy, though; I liked how she used my preferred strategy of finding the most expensive item on the table and asking for 2 of it.

More or Less (won first 3): Predictable; the first three were ridiculously easy, and the Jeep Compass was, as usual, deceptively LESS. And when the entire Peanut Gallery is saying MORE on the car, you know this game pretty much never ends well.

Double Prices (W): $9K vs. $8K for kitchen appliances... definitely safest to go for the cheaper price, which he did.

The ABBA-tastic SC2: As much as I am a fan of ABBA, I felt that the presentation of this one dragged on rather much (did they need to sing a full eight measures at the beginning and the end?)... especially considering how, at $42K, it wasn't likely to be won.

[FPGWillyT]

More or Less (won first 3): Predictable; the first three were ridiculously easy, and the Jeep Compass was, as usual, deceptively LESS. And when the entire Peanut Gallery is saying MORE on the car, you know this game pretty much never ends well.

See, I think this type of setup is perfectly LEGIT.  Had you known the price of the Compass, you would have won.  I'll never forget Roger calling me out for fingering up a $26,350 guess for a Mustang Convertible in 10C.  He assumed that was a "ringer" setup and that no one would reasonably go that high.

[Wayoshi]

See, I think this type of setup is perfectly LEGIT.

Over and over again with no intent to ever give it a break?

[FPGWillyT]

Over and over again with no intent to ever give it a break?

Would you rather have had Adam set a fake for the Laptop at $900?  At least we're getting to see the contestant PLAY for the car and I ain't trading that away.

[stardf29]

If you ask me, the first prize should be really easy, the second should be fairly easy, and the third should be fairly difficult.

As for the car, there should be some variety. Maybe make the car easier, but make the third prize harder to compensate. Or make the car a hard MORE. Or perhaps a non-deceptive LESS with a car type that is not widely assumed to be MORE. And then have a couple of deceptive LESS ones here and there.

Also, I'm not as good at noticing edits as others are, but there was one horribly obvious one:

At the end of More or Less, Drew mentions the three prizes the contestant did win, and there was a camera shot of those three prizes... with none of the MORE/LESS's or prices revealed. It was clearly a shot of the prizes from before the game started.

If you ask me, there is sloppy editing, and then there is stuff like this...

[whinbaby]

The 7,628th episode (136th for Season 40)

Showcase #1

• Trip to Yosemite:  $3,781
• Trip to Isla Mujeres:  $8,594
• Honda CRF100F:  $2,880
• Triumph Tiger 800:  $10,999
• Of the two motorcycles, only the former has appeared before.

My bid:  $20,598 (Difference of $5,656)

Showcase #2

• Mamma Mia VIP Tickets:  $210
• Trip to Santorini, where Price hasn't been before:  $16,720
• Unsanitary Bell:  $25,745

My bid:  $46,000 (D'oh!)

Modeling Totals:  April 5, 2012's episode
Rachel Reynolds
Total:  9/$36,520.00 (6/$7,167.00, 3/$29,353.00)
Cars:  0/$0.00 (0/$0.00, 0/$0.00)
Trips:  1/$3,781.00 (1/$3,781.00, 0/$0.00)
Cash Prizes:  0/$0.00 (0/$0.00, 0/$0.00)

Manuela Arbeláez
Total:  12/$47,475.00 (9/$28,012.00, 3/$19,463.00)
Cars:  1 /$17,328.00 (0/$0.00, 1/$17,328.00)
Trips:  1/$8,594.00 (1/$8,594.00, 0/$0.00)
Cash Prizes:  0/$0.00 (0/$0.00, 0/$0.00)

Amber Lancaster
Total:  8/$46,923.00 (6/$25,949.00, 2/$20,974.00)
Cars:  1/$20,175.00 (0/$0.00, 1/$20,175.00)
Trips:  1/$2,194.00 (1/$2,194.00, 0/$0.00)
Cash Prizes:  0/$0.00 (0/$0.00, 0/$0.00)

All Prizes
Total:  32/$156,105.00 (19/$59,335.00, 13/$96,770.00)
Cars:  2/$37,503.00 (0/$0.00, 2/$37,503.00)
Trips:  4/$31,289.00 (3/$14,569.00, 1/$16,720.00)
Cash Prizes:  1/$10,000.00 (0/$0.00, 1/$10,000.00)

Season to date
Rachel Reynolds (120 shows)
Total:  1,112/$5,606,368.54 (672/$2,421,220.98, 440/$3,185,147.56)
Cars:  119/$2,491,210.00 (39/$777,637.00, 80/$1,713,573.00)
Trips:  113/$934,236.20 (65/$507,408.20, 48/$426,828.00)
Cash Prizes:  13/$164,500.00 (3/$44,000.00, 10/$120,500.00)

Manuela Arbeláez (109 shows)
Total:  981/$5,637,863.76 (607/$2,374,858.76, 374/$3,263,005.00)
Cars:  119/$2,628,617.00 (35/$752,848.00, 84/$1,875,769.00)
Trips:  122/$1,110,010.00 (68/$599,575.00, 54/$510,435.00)
Cash Prizes:  20/$221,212.00 (5/$52,301.00, 15/$168,911.00)

Amber Lancaster (87 shows)
Total:  704/$4,362,018.00 (415/$1,813,873.00, 289/$2,548,145.00)
Cars:  87/$1,849,135.00 (29/$601,433.00, 58/$1,247,702.00)
Trips:  91/$718,316.00 (42/$335,128.00, 49/$383,188.00)
Cash Prizes:  20/$277,777.00 (4/$37,627.00, 16/$240,150.00)

All Prizes (136 shows)
Total:  3,599/$21,328,789.84 (2,147/$8,816,883.00, 1,452/$12,511,906.84)
Cars:  405/$8,594,934.00 (135/$2,813,681.00, 270/$5,781,253.00)
Trips:  445/$3,724,839.20 (246/$2,014,762.20, 199/$1,710,077.00)
Cash Prizes:  112/$2,543,938.00 (26/$394,159.00, 86/$2,149,779.00)

[Kev347]

Average show is average, aside from the Mamma Mia showcase which was pretty bad (if you're gonna have a singing-case, make sure they can sing first). Otherwise, nothing to see here except a couple of easy low-key wins, and 1/2 Off, Cover Up and More Or Less playing out in very typical fashion. Blah.

Timings:
1/2 Off (5.5) - 4:49
Cover Up (5) - 3:48
Most Expensive (3.5) - 3:35
Bullseye (5) - 4:02
More Or Less (5.5) - 5:09
Double Prices (3) - 2:26
Total (27.5): 24:49

[elskunkoman]

half off, Cover Up, and More or less were forced losses but most expensive was winnable. Bullseye and double prices were easy.

[wildbill0962]

How were they forced losses? For one thing, the 1st two prizes in More or Less were giveaways.