TPiR Recap - 4/16/2012 (Graduation Day)

[Macsen]

I have huddled with Seth over the past 24 hours, and I have decided to give up my duties as recap guide, effective with the posting of today's recap. Seth will post in my stead until a permanent replacement can be chosen.

I thank you all for your support for the past two years. I'll be around.

Episode #5931K Aired: 4/16/2012; Tape Date 3/13/2012 Models: Gwendolyn Osborne, Manuela Arbelaez Drew Entrance: Door #2 Mic Handoff: Gwendolyn First Four Contestant Seating: Mixed (4, 2, 3, 1)

First IUFB: Trip to Santa Barbara (RT limo LA to SB, 3n suite Montecito Inn, 3hr Segway city tour; ARP: $2,619) (George Gray) STEVEN RONALD MARKITA MCKELL WINNER $1650 $1740 $1500 $3 RONALD Ronald, a retired communications tech from the U.S. Army, is playing Freeze Frame for The Living Room Group of Doom (Pier 1 Imports Carmen) + 60" 3D LED-LCD HDTV + 3D Blu-ray player (Samsung) + Subs for a year. (Subway; two foot-longs per week) (Olympic gymnast Nastia Liukin)   81 88   29 $6,279 98 11 LOSS 30   79 62

Second IUFB: Sapphire-diamond ring (Michael C. Fina; total 1.4ct diamonds, 2ct sapphires; ARP: $2,200) (Manuela) Steven JENNIFER Markita McKell WINNER $2401 $2400 $2200 $1250 MARKITA *$500!* Markita is playing ½ Off! (Manuela and Gwendolyn) ARP DISPLAY LEFT ITEM CHOICE RIGHT ITEM DISPLAY ARP $20 $20 Set of 3 cookie cutters >>> Stainless steel blender $50 $100 $50 $25 Frozen treat maker <<< 4 heart serving bowls $30 $30 $22 $22 Toaster (NOT Elite) >>> Designer crap pouch $25 $50 First boxes eliminated: 1, 4, 6, 7, 10, 12, 15, 16 Second boxes eliminated: 2, 5, 9, 14 Third boxes eliminated: 11, 13 Boxes remaining: 3, 8 *$1,000!* Box Choice: 3 Winning Box: 8 HEARTBREAKING LOSS *$1,272!!*

Third IUFB: Pair of surfboards (ARP: $1,234) (Manuela) Steven Jennifer REBECCA McKell WINNER $1000 $1001 $700 $955 JENNIFER Jennifer, from Amarillo, is playing Lucky $even for a Kia Forte EX sedan. (2.0l engine, AT, BT, PFP) (Gwendolyn) CHOICE -- 6 5 3 5   ARP 1 8 7 1 9 $18,719 LEFT 7 5 3 1 - LOSS

SCSD #1 Contestant Winnings Spin 1 Spin 2 TOTAL Jennifer $1,234 35 55 90 Ronald $2,619 35 55 90 Markita $3,472 95 N/A *SHOWCASE*

Fourth IUFB: Dishwasher (ARP: $699) (Manuela) Steven WILLIAM Rebecca McKell WINNER $501 $800 $725 $500 STEVEN Steven, a security and weapons tech (SSgt) in the U.S. Air Force Reserve (6yr active duty), is playing Squeeze Play for a pair of Honda CRF-100F motorcycles. (Manuela) DISPLAY 5 9 7 6 0 CHOICE (removed 7) $ 5 9 6 0 ARP: $5,760 LOSS

Fifth IUFB: Air hockey table (Escalade Atomic; ARP: $1,470) (Gwendolyn and Manuela) VANESSA William Rebecca McKell WINNER $900 $1000 $901 $1001 McKELL McKell of Provo UT, the last of our First Four (When's the last time I said that? Why, RIGHT NOW!), is playing Race Game. Designer crap (Manuela) Steam shower (MyBathUSA Rainforest 31) (Manuela and Nastia) iMac (500GB HDD) (Nastia and Gwendolyn) Dumbells (ProForm ProQuick 100) (Gwendolyn) NUMBER RIGHT TIME LEFT $1299 $3790 $2399 $600 1 :34 $2399 $3790 $1299 $600 2 :21 $2399 $1299 $3790 $600 1 :13 $1299 $3790 $2399 $600 1 :00 LOSS $3790 $2399 $1299 $600 ARPs *$600*

It's my last day, and I've had enough. The winless polar bears are here, and I'm ready for them. I've disassembled the mugshot machine, and built a wave motion gun from the spare parts. Those motherdoopers are getting it this time! MWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!! Sixth IUFB: GPS receiver (Garmin Nuvi; ARP: $598) (Manuela and Gwendolyn) Vanessa William Rebecca JOAN WINNER $425 $435 $451 $500 JOAN Joan is playing Let 'em Roll for a Chrysler 200 LX sedan. (2.4l engine, AT, RKE; ARP: $19,745) (Manuela; Gwendolyn on items) ITEM 2oz makeup sealer Dreyer's orange cream sherbet Alka-Seltzer Plus Allergy medicine (24ct) GUESS START LESS MORE ARP $10.00 $5.39 $4.22 She gets one extra roll for a total of two. DICE DECISION CAR CAR $500 $1,500 $1,500 GO ON CAR CAR CAR CAR $1,000 LOSS And I'm forced to run off when my "wave motion gun" doesn't work. I don't wear Degree. Sweat is like tasty gravy to hungry bears...

SCSD #2 Contestant Winnings Spin 1 Spin 2 TOTAL Steven $699 45 90 OVER Joan $1,598 85§ STAY *SHOWCASE* McKell $2,070 15 65 80

SHOWCASE ROUND Markita has the honor... SC1 - MARKITA THE ADOPTED SON OF FREAKING RANDOM BOAT SHOWCASE WHO MIGHT REALLY BE ITS BROTHER'S LOVE CHILD TRIP/SAILBOAT BID: $22,000 Oregon (RT coach LA to Yachats OR, 3n Heceta Lighthouse B&B, rental car) (Manuela) Catalina Capri 22' sailboat (w/trailer) (Gwendolyn) ARP: $29,671 DIFF: $7,671 LOSS $3,472 SC2 - JOAN BE NASTIA LIUKIN'S GROUPIE TRIP/JEEP BID: $24,000 San Jose (RT coach LA to San Jose, 3n hotel, all-session passes USA Gymnastic Olympic Trials) Jeep Wrangler Sport 4x4 (3.6l V6 engine, SunRider soft top) (Manuela) ARP: $27,498 DIFF: $3,498 *WIN* $29,096

Show Results: 0 out of 6 Total Winnings: $39,190 THIS RECAP IS PRODUCED SOLELY FOR GOLDEN-ROAD.NET UNAUTHORIZED REPRODUCTION OR EXHIBITION IS PROHIBITED PRODUCED BY KITCH

[elskunkoman]

Today's show was just plain awful. Not a single pricing game won nor setup to be won today. All the games were setup to be lost.  our 6th skunking for the season.

[Wayoshi]

Really crappy way for it to end, Kitch. I mean.... SUBWAY? No easy setups? Really short SCs despite an average lineup? Another random Olympic guest that adds nothing?

The trainwreck streak is getting alarming.

[Bobby McBride]

To me, I didn't think FF was tough, but the opposite can be said for both car games today. I thought the last number in the L7 price would be 2. More proof that Mike usually doesn't set up episodes correctly. I would've offered the base Chrysler in L7, then the KIA Forte in LEU.

And this was a TECHNICAL SKUNKING in my book (second of that kind this season), not an outright one.

[Hag]

Thanks for doing a good job Kitch, I wish this would have been a better show for you to finish with.

McKell played Race Game like she had 45 minutes instead of seconds.

[Kev347]

Best wishes, Kitch. You've done a great job for, funnily enough, exactly two years now (first recap: 4/13/10, last: 4/13/12!) And thanks to Seth for stepping in!

Bad show is bad. Not much was really set up to be won today and luck was not going the right way either in 1/2 Off and Let 'em Roll. And Lucky $even was just ridiculous as well. I've seen worse winless shows, but this is definitely one you can skip over. Unless you're longing for a new TPIR episode that doesn't have Plinko - nah, still wait until tomorrow.

Oh, and that has to be one of the most ridiculously useless guest appearances they've ever had. Nastia was just sitting there in the living room in Freeze Frame and contributed absolutely nothing to the presentation. That's not exactly her fault but if they don't have any reason to use her, they should have limited to the showcase. And as if that wasn't awkward enough, we have random Subway $5 footlongs thrown into the prize package in Freeze Frame. I understand they have to get sponsors somehow, and I'm not opposed to that, but that type of prize should really be in a fee game or maybe in a showcase, not in a game that's supposed to be played for one prize. And the showcases could have used some extra prizes today too - there is no excuse ever to have BOTH have two prizes in them. Sheer laziness.

Timings:
Freeze Frame (4) - 3:41
1/2 Off (5.5) - 5:46
Lucky $even (4.5) - 3:50
Squeeze Play (3.5) - 2:49
Race Game (5) - 4:55
Let 'em Roll (5.5) - 4:55
Total (28): 24:56

[Macsen]

Oh god, Hag's gone Brony. Now I know it's time to be done.

[PriceBusterXL]

Thanks for everything, Kitch! I wish you well in your future....................Even though your leaving is somewhat bittersweet considering today's show:

Nothing was good IMHO............All six games were lost, but I don't just blame Mike..........but the Olympic guest Nastia Liukin as well. Seems to me she was a deer in the headlights when she was guest modeling on Race Game and Freeze Frame. Perhaps she should just stick to what she know...........

Overall, another day, another way for Mike to give contestants and fans a giant middle finger..................And all of this happened on my birthday today, which sucks. If the rest of the week is gonna be anything like last week's Plinko-Gate, we should brace ourselves for another disaster. Then again, ironically, today's LMAD was a 1000X better than this. Crappy show today.

[Macsen]

Today's show was just plain awful. Not a single pricing game won nor setup to be won today. All the games were setup to be lost. 

Actually I was 4/6 personally. Squeeze Play was easy for us (we had the CRF-100F last week), and Race Game was easy over all. Had that one in two moves tops.

our 6th skunking for the season.

No it's not.

[Bobby McBride]

To me, I didn't think FF was tough, but the opposite can be said for both car games today. I thought the last number in the L7 price would be 2. More proof that Mike usually doesn't set up episodes correctly. I would've offered the base Chrysler in L7, then the KIA Forte in LEU.

And this was a TECHNICAL SKUNKING in my book (second of that kind this season), not an outright one.

I meant LER, I'm sorry.

[joeyboy]

Kind of a blah show today. That's really all I can say about it today.

Kitch, I wish the best of luck to you in all of your future endeavors. Your recaps were simply brilliant, and will be missed.

[Cartboy]

Absolutely horrible start to the week, IMHO.  I sure hope that the rest of the week is better.

Best of luck in the future, Kitch.

[BRB_TheFireball]

After last week's fustercluck, I have to say "thank God for SP games not called Plinko".

Lucky $even was its usual evil self.  Back-to-back 1 and 9 at the end = forced loss.

For the love of God, we do not need two 2-prize showcases on one show.

My showcase bids:
--$25,107
Jeep--$25,107

Winless show and two 2-prize showcases... a terrible episode that will be remembered only by virtue of the fact that it was Kitch's final recap.  I hate to see you go, Kitch, but thank you for your services the last two years.

[Roadgeek Adam]

Kitch, it sucks to see you go, but hey life has to be calling everyone at some point.

This show was abysmal, but I did like our Lucky $even contestant. She seemed confident it seemed, and luck almost went her way too.

[Chelsea]

Oh god, Hag's gone Brony. Now I know it's time to be done.