TPiR Recap - 9/24/2012 (TPiR Season 41 Premiere)

[Roadgeek Adam]

Episode #6031K (TPiR Season 41 Premiere)
Aired – 9/24/2012; Taped – 8/27/2012
Models: Manuela Arbelaez, Amber Lancaster, Gwendolyn Osborne, Rachel Reynolds
Microphone Handoff: Rachel
First Four Contestant Seating: Left to Right

First IUFB: Designer Watches (4 DNG watches) ARP: $895 (Overhead Display)

JACQUELYN	LOGAN	MEGAN	PUETT
595	600	700	701

The winner is...
PUETT

Puett, a naval officer out of San Diego, California is playing LUCKY $EVEN for a 2012 Chevrolet Camaro Convertible 1LT (2 door with AT, 3.6L engine, spare tire, Paint/fabric (Manuela).

First number is...

$

3

Remaining: $7

Guess: 3

$

3

2

Remaining: $6

Guess: 5

$

3

2

7

Remaining: $4

Guess: 5

$

3

2

7

2

Remaining: $1

Guess: 0

$

3

2

7

2

8

Remaining: $0

*LOSS*

Second IUFB: iPad (3rd Generation 16GB); ARP: $668 (Rachel)

JACQUELYN	LOGAN	MEGAN	HAROLD
499	751	752	750

The winner is...
JACQUELYN

Jacquelyn, a yoga instructor from Los Angeles, California is playing PLINKO! for a chance to win $50,000!.

Drew gives him/her a free Plinko chip.

$

Chip #1: Non-stick Panini Press (Manuela)

4

0

She picks 0...

WIN!
$70

$

Chip #2: Electric Kettle (Manuela)

6

5

She picks 5...

WIN!
$45

$

Chip #3: Smores Grilling Rack (Manuela)

2

3

He/she picks 3...

2

0

Chip #4: Cotton Candy Maker (Manuela)

8

0

She picks 0

WIN!
$50

$

Jacquelyn drops the first chip...

				$
1 0 0	5 0 0	1 0 0 0	0	10 0 0 0	0	1 0 0 0	5 0 0	1 0 0

$

10,000

Jacquelyn drops the second chip...

$
1 0 0	5 0 0	1 0 0 0	0	10 0 0 0	0	1 0 0 0	5 0 0	1 0 0

$

10,100

Jacquelyn drops the third chip...

					$
1 0 0	5 0 0	1 0 0 0	0	10 0 0 0	0	1 0 0 0	5 0 0	1 0 0

$

10,100

Jacquelyn drops the fourth chip...

				$
1 0 0	5 0 0	1 0 0 0	0	10 0 0 0	0	1 0 0 0	5 0 0	1 0 0

$

20,100

*WIN*

Third IUFB: Beverage 112 Soda Can/11 Wine Bottle Center (Danby) ; ARP: $1,050 (Manuela)

OLIVIA	LOGAN	MEGAN	HAROLD
599	1200	1101	450

The winner is...
OLIVIA

Olivia is playing Double Cross for an off road vehicle (Can-Am DS 250) (Rachel) and a all-in-one LG washer and dryer (Amber)

 

VEHICLE

 

VEHICLE

 

WASHER

 

WASHER

9

4

3

7

9

9

0

2

1

4

5

0

6

Alex sets the screens to:

 

VEHICLE

 

VEHICLE

 

WASHER

 

WASHER

9

4

3

7

9

9

0

2

1

4

5

0

6

ARPs: $3,799 and $1,475. *WIN*

SCSD #1

Contestant	Winnings	Spin 1	Spin 2	TOTAL	RESULT
Puett	$895	10	45	.55
Olivia	$6,324	60	STAY	.60	*SHOWCASE*
Jacquelyn	$20,768	10	95	1.05	OVER

Fourth IUFB: Price Look of the Week: Sparkle (Selena Gomez Look: Shirt, skirt, clutch, heels, accessories); ARP: $2293 (Manuela)

PATRICIA	LOGAN	MEGAN	HAROLD
1500	1100	1150	3300

The winner is...
PATRICIA

Patricia, a stage manager for the Mary Poppins traveling theatre show, is playing Freeze Frame for a Summerset Outdoor Living Kitchen Island (Amber).

$9359

	41	15
93			59
78			30
	22	61

*LOSS*

Fifth IUFB: Exercise Bike (Recumbent Bike); ARP: $699 (Manuela)

MARY	LOGAN	MEGAN	HAROLD
550	450	500	525

The winner is...
MARY

Mary is play GAS MONEY for a 2013 Dodge Dart SE (2L engine, value group, all-speed traction control, power windows, paint/fabric) (Rachel).

$

0

0

0

0

$22,822

$21,983

$20,874

$19,762

$18,388

Mary picks $22,822.

$

2

0

0

0

$2,000

$21,983

$20,874

$19,762

$18,388

Mary picks $18,388.

$

3

0

0

0

$2,000

$21,983

$20,874

$19,762

$1,000

Mary bails with $3,000.

$

3

0

0

0

$2,000

$4,000

$3,000

CAR

$1,000

BAILOUT

Man, it's been a rough day for Logan and Megan, no matter what, the limousine is waiting for someone. Ravenna, Ohio awaits the fate of the following item up for bids.

Sixth IUFB: Table Tennis Package (Butterfly with rackets & balls); ARP: $725 (Amber & Manuela)

ZURICH	LOGAN	MEGAN	HAROLD
750	452	575	751

The winner is...
MEGAN

Logan heads off to the limo waiting out front, while Megan goes on stage to play SAFE CRACKERS for a trip to Miami (RT Coach to Miami for 6n stay at deluxe room at Beacon Hotel, Barton G The Restaurant Dinner) (Amber) and a camcorder (Sony HD 160GB hard drive) (Manuela)

ARP of the package is $6,824. Rachel closes the safe while the numbers are: 0, 5, 6.

OPEN

LOCK

5

6

0

$650

*LOSS*

SCSD #2

Contestant	Winnings	Spin 1	Spin 2	TOTAL	RESULT
Megan	$725	50	65	1.15	OVER
Patricia	$2,295	95	STAY	.95	*SHOWCASE*
Mary	$3,699	40	85	1.25	OVER

THE FABULOUS SHOWCASES

Olivia has the honors...

SC1 - Olivia

41 REASONS WHY

• Diamond Ring (.41 karats sparking 14 karat white gold) (Rachel)
• Trip to Yosemite (RT Limo to Yosemite for 4n stay at luxury hotel with bike tour and dinner at Awani Dining Room) (Manuela)
• 2012 Ford Fusion Hybrid Sedan (AT, Regenerative Brakes, Equipment Group 502A) (Amber)

Bid: $22,000

SC2 - Patricia

CUTTING-EDGE SEASON

• Pair of smartphones (Pantech Flex Phones with Calling Plan) (Amber)
• Home Cinema Screen (Screen Innovation 108inch ZeroEdge Screen) with 1080p projector (Rachel)
• 2012 Range Rover FO Coupe (2L engine, dynamic premium package, satillite radio, car cover) (Manuela)

Bid: $40,500

Olivia

$22,000

HYBRID

$40,811

$18,811

HYBRID

*WIN*
$47,135

Patricia

$40,500

CAR

$62,485

$21.985

CAR

Results: 2 out of 6 (with 1 bailout)
Winnings: $75,517
Biggest Winner: Olivia

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[compdude512]

I always try to give the season premieres a chance. With that being said, this was the most underwhelming season premiere of the last 20 years. I think the most expensive IUFB was a little under $2,300. The remaining five IUFB's were all under $1,050. There were also no cameos of Golden Road or 3 Strikes. Heck--and this one is really surprising--Pay The Rent wasn't even played. The season premieres are absolutely the place to bring out your most expensive prizes. That didn't happen. I like to point out this moment as a shining example of how this season premiere will be remembered:

Drew (during Safe Crackers): "We have a prize back there so valuable that it had to be locked up in a safe. George, what is it?"
George: "A trip to Miami." The entire prize package was worth $6,824.

If you like your season premieres to feel like any other show, this one is for you. This one was not your typical "Corvettes and Cadillacs" premiere. On the other hand, JohnHolder said something interesting in another thread that needs to be pointed out...

Has Mike ever explicitly acknowledged that they're emphasizing Showcases at the expense of pricing games to build toward a climax at the end of the show?

If the Season 41 premiere is not a gleaming confirmation of this, I don't know how much clearer it needs to be made.

[Hag]

I had thought the Race Game playing for 4 cars last year would be hard to beat. It seems that it was too hard.

[GuyWithFace]

^"So we shall not even bother to give it any sort of flair."

[elskunkoman]

So today's show was fair. Double Cross was easy. Lucky Seven was tricky, so was freeze frame and gas money. Safe Crackers was winnable.

[Wayoshi]

An OK show if this wasn't a premiere. Since it was, it was subpar for those standards.

Disregarding a 0 choice, are you serious? No 4-6s at all in the price?

Gas Money in particular has no business being on a premiere, but it was set up fine. Unfortunately, there was yet another peculiar bailout, which wasn't even the most awkward thing of the day - that belongs to a freakin' sonicgram on an iPad. Seriously, wow.

But hey, why expect much this season? I should be happy with a 20k+ Plinko and move on. That's what Mike wants...

I am so tired of sexing up all the prizes in a SC with lesser known high cars. Just put a Corvette Convertible in with a regular projector.

[Bobby McBride]

L7: I would've offered a Camaro 2LT Convertible instead w/ the $594 paint/fabric protectant, for a total ARP of $35,674. I was shocked the last number was 8 instead of 4 or 9 & what a fool Puett was for zeroing out on the last digit.

Pl!nko: Unlike L7, that was set up correctly.

DC: I'm a little surprised this game's 2-1 so far in its aired history given how cheap some of its prizes are.

Freeze Frame: I highly doubt this was going to be won, but I do give the audience credit for not liking Patricia's guess of $4,115.

Gas Money: I thought for sure the price was $18K+; I would've gotten rid of the top two prices first, then bust out on the third pick.

Safe Crackers: I think this could've been won, but it wasn't.

Showcases: Very unsurprising both Showcase bids were WOTCs.

Fairly average SP episode.

[tpiradam]

This didn't feel like a season premiere to me. Sure the Camaro and the showcases were big, but that was it.

The bad: Frugal IUFBs for a season premiere, Gas Money could've offered a more pricier car (and maybe not one thats never been on the show before so its not a total blind guess on the ARP), Cheap prizes on Double Cross, Double Cross being played AGAIN (I dont mind the game but hasnt it been about three aired first run shows in a row we've seen this game?)

The Good: $20K plus win in Plinko

As much as the bad outweighs the good in this show, it could always be worse. Plinko could've had a very small payout and there couldve been a double overbid. I'm going to try to stay as optimistic with this season as possible and try and watch the show like a 'normal' fan of the show and try not to get too into it

[Off_trak]

It was a good solid show. I had no problem with Lucky 7 as the opener. Granted, it would have set an exciting tone for the show if it was won, but even the Big 3 can be killjoys if they're lost early in the playing.

- that belongs to a freakin' sonicgram on an iPad. Seriously, wow.

I thought that was a cute moment. It provided a nice "family picture" moment of the cast, similar to when Barker use to have the models walk out with him on the odd season opener.

The think music in Double Cross was interesting.. I think I like it 

I'm still mixed on the new doors. The orange one came across as ugly on my HD screen.

[GuyWithFace]

Showcases: Very unsurprising both Showcase bids were WOTCs.

Incorrect -- a "Willy" is when a Showcase is overbid by at least $10,000. The two Showcase bids today were GOTCs (a "Garf", when a Showcase is underbid by at least $10,000).

[sayingsorry]

I honestly thought when I turned on today's show I was watching just a normal episode of S40 or I missed premier week because today's "season premier" has really set the tone for the season to be lackluster and dull.

Safe crackers is my favorite game, and playing it on the premier episode when it barely gets played much in a season?! Common this lineup today was a snooze fest.

If you had bigger prizes maybe it would have saved it but I wanna forget about this premier for the rest of the season.

[Punchboard91]

And so we begin the 41st season! What exciting game will start us off? Golden Road? Triple Play? 5 Car Switcheroo?

.......it's Lucky Seven. Yay? And to those people saying that "0" was a foolish guess, would casual viewers pick up on the fact that there's never 0s in the game? Drew told him to pick a number 0-9, and he did...

Plinko: Always exciting when the last chip lands in 10k. The cheers can keep going as the contestant walks down the steps.

Cross: Sheesh, the game's already been played more time than Professor Price...and it's been active for how many shows?

Freeze: I was expecting her to ask to change her guess with the crowd's reaction...doubt Drew would have allowed it though.

Gas: $3,000 is $3,000. I'd rather have that than the car (assuming I can't sell the car )

Safe: So....what's valuable that we're locking it in a safe? The city of Miami? Or are we just protecting the monitors from getting stolen. That was probably supposed to be won, with x50 generally looking better than x60.

SCs: Oh. So that's why no Big 3. Yay....

EDIT: I forgot all about the sonogram....while I do admit it seemed to drag on a bit with the models/George congratulating her, nothing wrong with a mention, or even showing the sonogram itself...

[Guint]

From the looks of it, seems like today sucked.

Though I'll give them credit for this...this is one of the best lineups they've done in quite awhile. Not very season-premiere worthy, but oh well.

Oh...PLINKO SECOND!!! That is all.

(EDIT: Didn't realize they forgot the GP game. Oh well. )

[vadernader]

Come on guys, Race Game for 4 Cars and surprise 3 Strikes last year set everyone's standards super high for this year, and it could not be beat.

The 40th Anniversary has much much more significance than the 41st....

Anyone remember Season 38's Opener?

Lucky Seven, Plinko, Pushover, Grocery Game, That's Too Much, and Most Expen$ive. The showcases were $31,511 and $38,768 and it was 1/6 with a technical win.

Season 39?

Pay the Rent, Lucky Seven, Pushover, Most Expen$ive, Money Game, and Squeeze Play.

You can't really expect every year to have Race Game for 4 Cars or anything else super spectacular guys, take what you can get.

[FPGWillyT]

One word . . . roadberries!

Not raspberries, nor schnozberries, but roadberries!