TPiR Recap - 5/2/2012

[vadernader]

Episode #5953K Aired: 5/2/2012; Tape Date 4/9/2012 Models: Amber Lancaster, Rachel Reynolds, Daniel Goddard Drew Entrance: Door #2 Mic Handoff: Amber First Four Contestant Seating: Mixed (4,1,3,2)

First IUFB: Home Theater System (Paradigm Cinema; ARP: $999) (Rachel) JOSHUA KIMBERLY LINDA JOSHUA WINNER $1 $750 $1100 $699 KIMBERLY Kimberly is playing Switch? ITEM DISPLAY GUESS ARP RESULT Pair of 32" LED-LCD HDTV's (Daniel) $1900 SWITCH $800 $800 *WIN* Pair of 13" Sony Vaio Laptops (500GB HDD) (Amber) $800 $1900 $1900 ARP: *$2,700*

Second IUFB: 18kt Yellow Gold Cognac Ring (Tacori; ARP: $730) (Rachel) Joshua BESS Linda Joshua WINNER $1 $1200 $1475 $1500 JOSHUA Joshua is playing Flip Flop for a Trip to Atlanta. (RT Coach LA To Atlanta, 5n Lowe's Atlanta Hotel, Daily Lunch, Dinner 1 Evening, Tickets for Atlanta Jazz Festival) (Amber) ORIGINAL 53 46 GUESS 35 46 ARP 53 64 ARP: $5,364 LOSS

Third IUFB: Collection of Camcorders (2 8GB / 2 16GB; ARP: $758) (Overhead Platform) STEPHANIE Bess Linda Joshua WINNER $800 $650 $1100 $750 LINDA Linda is playing Rat Race. FIRST PRIZE 1955 Buick Century Riviera Hardtop Coupe (Power Steering, Power Breaks) (Daniel) SECOND PRIZE 30" Electric Range (Elmira Stove Works) (Amber) THIRD PRIZE 26pc Collection of Kitchen Appliances (Amber) Item guesses (Rachel) MARGIN ITEM GUESS ARP RESULT $1 Cheeze-It Crackers (13.7oz) $1.50 $4.49 WRONG $10 Stainless Steel Egg Boiler $40 $22 WRONG $100 Upright Vacuum $120 $300 WIPEOUT And thus, no Race :(

SCSD #1 Contestant Winnings Spin 1 Spin 2 TOTAL Joshua $730 50 25 75 Linda $758 30^ 55 *SHOWCASE* Kimberly $3,699 5 50 55

Fourth IUFB: VocoPro Recording Artist 300 Karaoke System (ARP: $2,138) (Daniel and Amber) Stephanie Bess PEGGY Joshua WINNER $900 $1 $845 $1000 JOSHUA Joshua is playing Step Up. FIRST ITEM 4pr Miu Miu Shoes (Amber) $2,340 --- SECOND ITEM 9' Shuffleboard Table (Amber) $630 LOSS THIRD ITEM Spinning Bicycle (Rachel) $4,895 Excuse Me? LAST ITEM All-in-One Washer/Dryer (Rachel) $1,475   ...Yes, $4,895 for a Generic "Spinning Bicycle" Who knew?

Fifth IUFB: La-Z-Boy Demi Sofa (ARP: $649) (Rachel and Daniel) Stephanie Bess Peggy JOSEPH WINNER $1200 $1300 $700 $990 OVER $500 $550 $501 $670 BESS Bess, who is on her honeymoon, is playing Pick-a-Pair for Flowers (Teleflora), Movie Tickets (Fandango), and Groceries (1 Person) for a Year (ARP: $5,371) (Rachel) ITEMS Gatorade Orange (32oz) Bisquik (40oz) Dove Beauty Bar Smuckers Chocolate Syrup French's French Fried Onions Ziplock Storage Bags (20ct) GUESS 1 WRONG $1.59     $2.69    GUESS 2 *WIN* $1.59   $1.59

Sixth IUFB: PSP Game Package (2 Consoles, 2 Starter Kits, 10 Games; ARP: $670) (Amber) Stephanie KYLIE Peggy Joseph WINNER $1 $1200 $1500 $1100 STEPHANIE Stephanie is playing That's Too Much! for a Dodge Ram 1500ST 4x2 Regular Cab (3.7L, A/T) (Rachel and Daniel) $20,442 $21,115 $22,960 $23,891 $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $   ARP: $22,470 LOSS

SCSD #2 Contestant Winnings Spin 1 Spin 2 TOTAL Stephanie $670 35 40 75 Joshua $2,138 65 85 OVER Bess $6,020 50 50 *$1,000!* Bonus... Contestant Winnings Spin Result Bess $17,020 15 *$10,000!*

SHOWCASE ROUND Bess has the honor... SC1 - LINDA INNER PEACE TRIP/SAILBOAT BID: $27,000 India (RT Coach LA To New Delhi, 6n Luxury Hotel, Spa Experience) (Rachel) Catalina Capri 22 Sailboat (Stern Mounted Boarding Ladder, Outboard Bracket, Galley, Trailer) (Amber) ARP: $36,803 DIFF: $9,803 LOSS $758 SC2 - BESS RAISE YOUR SPIRITS & ALTITUDE TRIPS/JEEP BID: $35,000 Grand Canyon (RT Coach LA To Flagstaff, 6n Rustic Lodge, 2 Tickets to Skywalk Bridge) (Amber) Ireland (RT Coach LA To Dublin, 6n Shelbourne Dublin, Consultation with Geneology Expert, 1hr Hot Air Balloon Ride, Champagne Brunch) (Amber) Jeep Wrangler Sport 4x4 (3.6L V6, SunRider Soft Top) (Daniel) ARP: $37,746 DIFF: $2,746 *WIN* $54,766

Show Results: 2 out of 6 Total Winnings: $62,761 THIS RECAP IS PRODUCED SOLELY FOR GOLDEN-ROAD.NET UNAUTHORIZED REPRODUCTION OR EXHIBITION IS PROHIBITED PRODUCED BY VADERNADER TEMPLATES BY KITCH

[Wayoshi]

Oof...

...Again, Switch for LESS THAN 3K OF STUFF WHAT THE HECK (not that this is bad, but this is just... wow in the Mike era) ... and it's fairly difficult. Makes no sense.

Rat (kinda tough setup and bad player) and Step (way too difficult a setup, please just let the players play this game) definitely killed this one. Even if they were played well, them 3-4 made for an awkward lineup.

I still have no clue what that skateboard rabbi thing was about. I assumed he was joking about his unemployment, then Drew joked about it while not explaining anything further.

[GSB92]

A good lineup with crappy results.

[elskunkoman]

Rat race should had at least 1 rat won. And step up was difficult.

[DJTorgo]

That spinning bicycle definitely had some fancy electronics in it.

[Bobby McBride]

S?: Bizarre playing because of the cheapness of the prizes, but at least it was won thanks to going on gut instinct.

Flip-Flop: Meant to be won, but wasn't.

Rat: I'm not sure if Mike wanted this won anyway, but at least vadernader's relieved not to have to go searching for the ARPs of those featured prizes.

SU: I knew Joshua A. was toast when he chose the shuffleboard table second.

PaP: Almost had the second loss in a row in this game after a long winning streak.

TTM: Considering Stephanie was honest she didn't know how to price trucks, she played this quite well. Too bad she just missed because the jump between the second & third prices was a little big too big.

SCSD #2: First Bonus Spin win of any kind since mid-February!

Showcases: Bess became the third-highest winner on the show to date in 2012 w/ an all-around good game- nice!

Not quite as good as yesterday's episode, but still OK.

[shell_game]

Having the contestants wear microphones was particularly distracting today.  I was happy for Bess and I was happy that she was enthusiastic.  But I didn't need to hear her shrill shrieks so loudly, so clearly, or for so long today.  It was irritating, and I actually felt bad for her because they did this to her.  Even during the closing credits, it just came across as odd.

Again, I'm not blaming her, I enjoyed her as a contestant and was happy for her outcome today.  But decisions that the production crew is making should not detract from that.

[htmlcc92]

The contestant playing Rat Race should have gotten, in my thinking, two rats at least. The cheese snacks and the egg boiler were pretty easy prices to guess in my opinion.

I also thought that they left too much of Bess's screaming in. It is kind of annoying in the first place when they are screaming, but to have like a minute straight of screaming. That's too much!

[Kirsten Vaccaro]

Today show was okay i don't like it when the contestants scream it gets so annoying.

[sideshowPA]

I don't post often in the recaps, but I have to say that today's show pretty much demonstrated everything that is wrong with the show these days.

- Both Joshuas in contestant's row were quite annoying.  It's one thing to look for and "cast" colorful contestants.  It's another to find people who clearly have no real intention of being part of the game.  $1 for the first bid....really rabbi?
- Is it even worth trying to explain how agonizing dumb it is to guess $120 for the last prize in Rat Race?  I predict that the pricing aspect of this game will become True/False for next year.
- A prize worth $800 was offered in Swtich?  Just how bad is that budget Mikey?
- Has any contestant ever been truly excited by the Flowers/Maids/Groceries/Mani Pedis prize combos?
- Take note...the first new car offered today was not until Pricing Game #6.  That's just weird and uninspired.
- A trip to India and a boat. 

Today show was okay i don't like it when the contestants scream it gets so annoying.

yep.

[leafsfan17]

There should have been at least one rat won in Rat Race

[Kev347]

Today was just one of those days that illustrated everything that's wrong with the current direction of the show, particularly the contestant selection process. Unfortunately, when contestants are miked, and you make a bad contestant selection, the consequences are a lot more widespread than they would be otherwise. And Drew just eats it up, sigh. I have faith that Stan will be back on top of things tomorrow, though.

And after a day of fair setups yesterday, why was everything either plainly hard or super easy today? There is no reason to make Step hard. And you may as well offer $13,000 cars in Rat and set them up to be won rather than offer restored cars that you can't afford because you don't even have to say the value of the prize!

Timings:
Switch? (3.5) - 3:20
Flip Flop (3.5) - 4:09
Rat Race (6) - 5:08
Step Up (5.5) - 4:07
Pick A Pair (4.5) - 4:56
That's Too Much (5) - 3:19
Total (28): 24:59

[Cartboy]

Switch?, Pick A Pair:  Nice wins!
Rat Race, Step Up:  Horribly played!
SCSD#2:  It was nice to see Bess win $10,000 on her Bonus Spin, and yet at the same time I'm a little bummed because of how close she came to winning $25,000.

An "ehhhh" show overall, IMHO.

[thepriceis_J]

Nice Switch? win. I thought it was fairly reasonable. I like the cheapo prize packages recently. Takes the ease off the trip overload we had a few months back.

Really audience, really? $3,000 for a trip across the country? Come on now. Yall know better than that.

Even my parents knew that $120 was not a good guess in Rat Race and they don't watch the show regularly. Oh well.

Step Up....let's just move on. Reasonable to underprice the shoes and overvalue the shuffleboard table.

Glad to see Pick-A-Pair is back to it's winning ways. 

Same old That's Too Much. Aw. I kind of liked the double reveal from Rachel and Daniel.

Man, if this episode hasn't solidified Daniel's role as part-time model, I don't know what can.

Hi completely ludicrous showcases.

EDIT: Is there really absolutely no time at all this week for CNAOS? Or has the show said it is pointless now?

[Wayoshi]

- Is it even worth trying to explain how agonizing dumb it is to guess $120 for the last prize in Rat Race?  I predict that the pricing aspect of this game will become True/False for next year.

If Mike can get away with more losses, no change "needs" to be made. Besides, it hasn't been that bad this season (although that item has often been 1xx to force a right SP).