TPiR Recap - 5/7/2012

[vadernader]

Episode #5961K Aired: 5/7/2012; Tape Date 4/10/2012 Models: Amber Lancaster, Rachel Reynolds, Bryan Clay*  Drew Entrance: Door #2 Mic Handoff: Amber First Four Contestant Seating: Right to Lef *Olympic Gold Medalist Bryan Clay as Guest Model/Star

First IUFB: Designer Outfits (Ralph Lauren Team USA; ARP: $979) (Rachel and Bryan) MEGAN ALICIA DEBORAH THOMAS WINNER $395 $450 $350 $425 ALICIA Alicia is playing Spelling Bee for a 2012 Scion tC. (2.5l engine, AT, moonroof, Pioneer audio; ARP: $20,305) (Amber; Rachel on Numbers)   1   7   14   21   28     4 11 18 25     2 8 15 22 29     5 12 19 26     3 9 16 23 30     6 13 20 27       10 17 24                 Free tiles: 23, 13 ITEM Cuisinart 4-Cup Coffee Maker Ceramic Condiment Jars SmartStick Hand Blender CHOICE $25 $20 N/A ARP $30 $20 $45 RESULT $10 UNDER TILE 12 EXACTA TILE 8, TILE 20 Alicia has five tiles, and decides to go for it. OFFER CHOICE TILE LETTER $5000 GO ON 23 C $4000 GO ON 13 A $3000 GO ON 12 C $2000 GO ON 8 C $1000 GO ON 20 C LOSS

Second IUFB: 10.1MP Digital Camera (ARP: $799) (TPiR Helicopter) Megan VINCENT Deborah Thomas WINNER $1 $450 $650 $800 DEBORAH Deborah is playing Side by Side for a Trip to San Francisco (RT Coach LA to SF, 6n Executive King Suite Marriott Marquis Hotel, Helicopter Tour for 2, Sunset Cruise) (Rachel)   69 90 ARP: $6,990 *WIN*

Third IUFB: Treadmill (Avanti X-Fit 209L; ARP: $2,499) (Bryan) Megan Vincent DIANE Thomas WINNER $1300 $1 $1100 $900 MEGAN Megan is playing Race Game. 23" Gateway Computer (4GB RAM, 1TB HDD) (Rachel) Honda CRF100F Offroad Motorcycle (Rachel) 36" Professional Sautee Range (American Range) (Amber) Futuristic Foosball Table (Amber) NUMBER RIGHT TIME LEFT $2880 $5299 $1202 $880 0 :20 $5299 $2880 $1202 $880 1 :08 $2880 $5299 $1202 $880 0 :00 $880 $2880 $5299 $1202 ARPs LOSS

SCSD #1 Contestant Winnings Spin 1 Spin 2 TOTAL Alicia $1,074 5 35 40 Megan $2,499 95 STAY *SHOWCASE* Deborah $7,789 80 10 90

Fourth IUFB: Kayak (Ocean Kayak Nalu 12.5; ARP: $985) (Amber) ROBERT Vincent Diane Thomas WINNER $1199 $800 $801 $900 THOMAS Thomas, Completing the First Four Staggered Sweep, (2,3,1,4) is playing Hi Lo for a new Dining Room Group (Michael Amini Hollywood Swank, Kate Spade Union Street Dinnerware, 1yr amazingclubs.com Dinner of the Month Club; ARP: $12,324) (Rachel) HI Blush Compact $5.51   Unisom Sleep Tabs $12.39   Aspercreme Heat Gels $6.79   LO Non-Alcoholic Bailey's Coffee Creamer $2.49   Kraft Singles (16pk) $3.89 Children's Allegra Allergy Relief $10.78 LOSS

Fifth IUFB: His-and-Hers Sunglasses and Watches (6pc Set by Oakley; ARP: $1,980) (Bryan and Amber) Robert Vincent Diane FREYA WINNER $1299 $1100 $550 $525 ROBERT Robert, from Elroy, Wisconsin, is playing That's Too Much for a Hyundai Sonata GLS. (2.4L, 6-Spd A/T) (Rachel) $13,455 $14,941 $15,690 $16,582 $17,175 $19,280 $21,060 $23,107 $ $ $ $ $ $           ARP: $21,655  *WIN*

Sixth IUFB: Designer Handbag (Donatienne; ARP: $899) (Rachel) BARBARA Vincent Diane Freya WINNER $425 $625 $650 $651 FREYA Freya is playing Switch? ITEM DISPLAY GUESS ARP RESULT 55" 3D LED-LCD HDTV (Samsung) (Rachel) $3297 NO SWITCH $3297 $3297 *WIN* Bose Home Theater System (Amber) $2499 $2499 $2499 Total Won: *5,796*

SCSD #2 Contestant Winnings Spin 1 Spin 2 TOTAL Thomas $985 30 50 80 Freya $6,695 45 80 OVER Robert $23,635 40 60 *$1,000!* Bonus... Contestant Winnings Spin Result Robert $49,635 1.00 *$25,000* Dig He Must!

SHOWCASE ROUND Stephanie has the honor... SC1 - MEGAN THE GREAT OUTDOORS TRIPS BID: $22,253 Beachcomber Hot Tub (6-8 Adults) (Rachel) 6pc Outdoor Porch Patio Furniture Group (Rachel) Honolulu, Hawaii (RT Coach LA To Honolulu, 6n Turtle Bay Resort, Rental Car, Polynesian Culture Lesson) (Amber) South Africa (RT South African Air, 6n Thornybush Safari) (Amber) ARP: $33,844 DIFF: $11,591 LOSS $2,499 SC2 - ROBERT A BRYAN CLAY SHOWCASE BMW BID: $31,229 6 Pairs of Asics Sneakers (Bryan) BMW 128i (Steptronic Automatic Transmission, Moonroof, Dynamic Stability Control) (Amber) Gasoline for A Year ($3,245 Worth Courtesy of BP) ARP: $37,125 DIFF: $5,896 *WIN* $86,760

Show Results: 3 out of 6 Total Winnings: $105,802 THIS RECAP IS PRODUCED SOLELY FOR GOLDEN-ROAD.NET UNAUTHORIZED REPRODUCTION OR EXHIBITION IS PROHIBITED PRODUCED BY VADERNADER TEMPLATES BY KITCH

[htmlcc92]

Jeez, did that woman play Race Game horribly. But Drew, during that game, reminded me so much of Bob (not so much in a good way this time) when he was trying to hurry the contestant along on Ten Chances one time, as she was taking up so much time.

It's so nice to see another That's Too Much win, and a $25,000 bonus on the Big Wheel. That guy made himself very popular, and I was rooting for him all the way from the beginning of his game. I was hoping for a DSW with how well he was doing, but he still had a fairly good bid.

And I hate all these special guests. 95% of them, I have no idea who they are, and today's was no exception for me. And everything else to me seemed very rushed just so they could get in more time with this "celebrity". I noticed right off the bat during the opening (between "...it's 'The Price is Right'..." and the first contestant called down) that it was very rushed.

It would have been kind of nice if there were an on-air announcement by Drew about the passing of Bob Stewart, like they had when Johnny Olson and Mark Goodson passed away. But it's good that they actually mentioned it in any way at all.

[Hag]

Megan was an awful Race Game player.

Great $25,000 win for Robert on the wheel, plus winning his Showcase.

[JoePlinko]

Today's show was really good.   Robert's Big Wheel win was probably one of Drew's most genuine moments showing his care and excitement for the contestants.  It looked like Robert was trying to hold back some tears.  Definitely think a life was changed today.

Great show! 

[RCPlanes59]

It appeared to be a nice show. We had some bad luck on Spelling Bee plus what appears to be one of the worst Race Game playings of all time. However, Robert killed it today! Beating TTM aka The Impossible Game, double dollar on the wheel, and hauling in a big Showcase? Awesome!

Also nice to see Switch? played for a reasonable price package - it usually seems like it's WAY overvalued ($10k+) or WAY undervalued (it was what, $2300-some last week?). This is how it always should be.

Oh, and I missed Bryan Clay

PS Vader - you incorrectly totaled Megan's winnings.
Fixed, Thanks
-Vader

[Bobby McBride]

SB: Poor Alicia; she's the second player this season to EXACTA an SP & STILL lose this game.

SBS: Easy.

Race: That was just NOT Megan's game.

H-L: The Peanut Gallery was right for once on singling out the makeup; too bad Thomas didn't take advantage & unknowingly lost right away.

TTM: Robert JUST NAILED THIS THING- he didn't hesitate much at all in going as far as he did & I don't think that gold medal that Drew gave him mattered at all!

S?: Good for Freya that she didn't agree w/ yours truly on Switching.

SCSD #2: Last week, we had our first $11K SCSD win in a while & this week, IT'S THE $26K'S TURN- WTG, ROB!!!!

Showcases: That BMW Showcase was just asking to be overbid on, IMHO, but Robert thankfully didn't & IS NOW THE THIRD-HIGHEST MALE WINNER IN DAYTIME "PRICE" HISTORY- YOU DESERVE IT, MAN!!!!!! For the record, both his cars were behind Door #2 (w/ the Sonata on the left); I thought for sure the Sonata & The Big Wheel were both going to be behind Door #3 like they were the last time a TTM winner won the Showcase a little over a year ago. Oh well.

Great show today thanks to you know who!

[DJTorgo]

I think what makes the Race Game failure so frustrating is that we were presented one of the easier setups in that game.  Aside from overpricing the motorcycle and correcting that mistake with later permutations, what else could possibly be over $5,000?

[Wayoshi]

I think what makes the Race Game failure so frustrating is that we were presented one of the easier setups in that game.  Aside from overpricing the motorcycle and correcting that mistake with later permutations, what else could possibly be over $5,000?

The cheapo computer and the mega range with the non -99 motorcycle... that was a legitimate fail playing, but that also was anything but easy.

Not only was $3245 gas just stupid (it may have been semi-forced by the damn sponsor though), but that SC setup (assuming the Beamer was meant to be lost, of course) was yet again misguided.

[elskunkoman]

Robert did such a great job today winning a car on TTM, winning 26 grand on big wheel and winning his showcase. Meagan played race game awfully today.

[Kev347]

They clearly put a lot of time into making Bryan a really "special" guest today by making him the 3rd model, but it's funny how whenever they try to do that, something always happens that will outshine a "variety" element of the show. In this case, it was Robert's huge win. It was so great to see him play a very tough TTM setup well, and then see him near tears after striking good luck on the wheel. And then a BMW on top of that! You could tell he was an LFAT and really excited to get all of his prizes - that made the show.

The rest of this show wasn't terrible either, although there was a bit too much Bryan Clay. Why are we finding it necessary to script jokes in again, as in OB5? Just let humor happen naturally please - the show is crunched for time enough as it is (and it was edited to shreds today!) Still, it's always nice to see Bee show up, even if we ran into a tough-luck playing, and today was generally set up to do quite well, with even Bee left pretty open. The only super hard game (TTM) was actually won, so there you go. Despite the overuse of Bryan, this was easily the best show we've had in awhile.

Timings:
Spelling Bee (6) - 5:31
Side By Side (3.5) - 2:43
Race Game (5) - 4:45
Hi Lo (5) - 4:53
That's Too Much (5) - 4:09
Switch? (3.5) - 2:38
Total (28): 24:39

[Cartboy]

Spelling Bee:  Painful loss!
Side By Side, That's Too Much, Switch?:  Nice wins!
Race Game:  Painful to watch - Megan played it horribly &, IMO, the range was evil.
Hi Lo:  Evil IMO.
SCSD#2:  Great to see a $26,000 win!
Showcase:  Too bad Robert didn't win both showcases, but still a great win!

Great start to the week, IMHO!

[GSB92]

Pretty cheap BMW.

[Wayoshi]

Pretty cheap BMW.

That was pretty sexed up for a 128i.

[vadernader]

That was pretty sexed up for a 128i.

Because we all know adding a moonroof sexes up a BMW.

[Wayoshi]

^Steptronic certainly raised it up. The point is, we've seen the BMW 128i before, it starts below 30, and I'd hope most of us are aware of it.

Anyways... it's been a long time since there's a scripted OB. Let's not have it ever again, please.