Here's a recap of the premiere of the 15th season on September 8th, 1986.
Teri, Ralph, Toletha, and Lawrence come on down
IUFB #1: Sailboat
Lawrence: $950
Toletha: $1,500
Ralph: $2,200
Teri: $760
ARP: $1,395
Lawrence wins and will play Safe Crackers for a Dodge Daytona and a camera outfit worth $10,053
Numbers are 0, 3, and 6, guesses $360 WIN
Laura comes on down
IUFB #2: Rolltop desk
Laura: $1,400
Toletha: $1,000
Ralph: $1,800
Teri: $875
ARP: $1,260
Toletha wins and will play Any Number for a dishwasher or a Plymouth Horizon
1st guess: 7, in car
2nd guess: 4, in dishwasher
3rd guess: 5, in dishwasher
4th guess: 6, in dishwasher
Wins dishwasher
Car was $7,120, dishwasher is $645, and piggy bank was $9.38
April comes on down
IUFB #3: Home gym
April: $895
Ralph: $600
Teri: $890
Laura: $891
ARP: $800
Ralph wins and will play Grand Game for $10,000
Target price is $1.70
Products:
Spray starch
Raisins
Chocolate chips
Pantyhose
Carrots
Garbanzo beans
1st guess: Beans, are $.39, up to $10
2nd guess: Carrots, are $.59, up to $100
3rd guess: Raisins, are $1.59, up to $1,000, stops
Showcase showdown #1:
Ralph: First spin is .95, stays
Toletha: First spin is .40, second spin is .40, total is .80
Lawrence: First spin is .45, second spin is .75 OVER
Ralph goes to the showcases
Melvin comes on down
IUFB #4: Baby furniture
Melvin: $1,000
Teri: $800
Laura: $810
April: $1
ARP: $918
Laura wins and will play Clock Game for a dinette set and a washer/dryer
Dinette is $695, guesses it with 9.5 seconds left
Washer/dryer is $898, time runs out
Wins dinette
Delorea comes on down
IUFB #5: Entertainment cabinet
Delorea: $1,500
April: $1,375
Melvin: $1,340
Teri: $1,700
All have overbid
Delorea: $1,200
April: $1,175
Melvin: $1,150
Teri: $1,100
All have overbid
Delorea: $950
April: $1,001
Melvin: $900
Teri: $910
ARP: $1,000
Delorea wins and will play Double Prices for a trip to Fiji
$3,145 or $3,879? Chooses $3,145 WIN
Nancy comes on down
IUFB #6: Range
Nancy: $825
April: $926
Melvin: $900
Teri: $800
All have overbid
Nancy: $626
April: $785
Melvin: $675
Teri: $600
ARP: $799
April wins and will play Switcheroo for a Dodge Caravan
Other prizes:
Mattress pad
Paint
Shake machine
Blouse
Board looks like this:
Van: $11,2_8
Mattress pad: $_5
Paint: $_3
Shake machine: $_0
Blouse: $_8
Numbers are 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5
First guess:
Van: $11,248
Mattress pad: $55
Paint: $33
Shake machine: $10
Blouse: $28
Has 1 right, makes changes
Second guess:
Van: $11,248
Mattress pad: $35
Paint: $13
Shake machine: $20
Blouse: $38
Has 2 right
Wins paint and van WIN
Showcase showdown #2:
Laura: First spin is .20, second spin is .70, total is .90
Delorea: First spin is .35, second spin is .55, total is .90
April: First spin is .45, second spin is .05, total is .50
Spin off:
Laura: .55
Delorea: .85
Delorea goes to the showcases
Showcases:
Top winner: Delorea
Runner up: Ralph
Showcase #1:
Living room furniture
Vacuum cleaner
Travel trailer
Delorea passes, Ralph bids $8,000
Showcase #2:
TPIR kicks off its 15th year:
Jukebox
Bar set
$1,500 cash
Pair of Ford Thunderbirds
Delorea bids $26,000
Delorea bid $26,000, ARP is $38,485, difference is $12,485
Ralph bid $8,000, ARP is $17,581, difference is $9,581
Ralph wins a total of $19,381