TPiR Recap - 1/22/2013

[Roadgeek Adam]

It's that time of year again.

[Wayoshi]

Adam should be fired immediately for the worst Hole setup this show has ever seen. Just terrible, when you play Hole, let them get as close as they want! Oh my god. I can't even count everything that was wrong with it, but I'll try...

-Liquid Plum-R being in there at all
-Liquid Plum-R in its correct spot should have been 1st, 0% of people will pick it 1st
-4 GPs closely spaced between $6.29 and $9.79
-Wood cleaner being in there at all with its random 8.50 price

As far as Roo goes... great playing first time around nearly acing it, then just ended up being a poor decision later. Looking back on it I can see pricing the coffee maker anywhere between $30-$50 as reasonable, so I can kinda get the move. Little blender as $55 was a bit difficult. This is the setup I would welcome with Roo more often, the cheapo obviously goes with a cheapo SP, and let what may happen with the rest.

This lineup was pretty good by putting Move 2nd. But between Freeze, Move and Hole being ridiculously hard and Roo getting blown, this show lost all its potential by 11:35.

[DJTorgo]

Drew explicitly
Mentioned the option to keep
Things the same in Roo

Hole in One WAS hard
But I don't think she would have
Made it from closer

[elskunkoman]

All the games were hard today except 1 right price which was the only game won to save us from a skunking. Alot of 1 for 6's lately.

[PriceBusterXL]

Just another one of "those" shows today.

The only solid (and somewhat easy) win was ORP.

Hole-In-One (or Two) was just..................wow. The grocery items alone was so brutal IMHO

Something tells me that Mike and Adam was aware of the CoG setup, then again I don't think living rooms are worth $8K anyway.

So far, another 1/6 snore today.

[Cartboy]

Horrible show overall, IMHO.  Man that setup was evil on Hole In One!

[GuyWithFace]

Drew explicitly
Mentioned the option to keep
Things the same in Roo

Explanation, please: did Drew say something akin to "Quit or Take Another 30 Seconds?", or did he just say "Here's another 30 seconds, change what you want."?

Also, could someone post the Hole In One setup?

[Wayoshi]

Explanation, please: did Drew explicitly say something akin to "Quit or Take Another 30 Seconds?", or did he just say "Here's another 30 seconds, change what you want."?

Also, could someone post the Hole In One setup?

Drew explained his version of the bail better than usual today... forcing another 30 seconds is now a guarantee in this era, but he explicitly said you can leave everything alone if you wanted to. In fact, she made the one change quickly and then stopped the clock at above 20 seconds.

Today's All-Time Worst Hole in One Setup That Should Get Adam Fired:

-Liquid Plum-R 3.99
-Gorton's Tilapia 6.29
-IcyHot XL 7.49
-Wood cleaner 8.50
-Ultra Tide 9.69
-Fruit platter 18.99

[Kev347]

Someday, the show should learn that you can't force a loss in Hole In One. There is no real purpose in making the GPs hard like today. Today's contestant was not winning until at least the fourth line. Many contestants are going to win regardless from the back line. So there's no real need to mess with the GPs. Maybe have one tricky one, but not something impossible like today. It's just...dumb. Yes, sometimes it will minorly affect the difficulty of the putt, but not enough for them to be doing this as regularly as they are. I'm glad Drew today picked today of all days to reveal all the incorrect GPs - it really revealed how silly this was.

Now that that's off my chest, this was a fairly enjoyable show for a 1/6. Hole In One was a fun playing and Switcheroo was a curious playing - I always feel better when Drew at least makes it clear that you can do nothing. Drew can lift these shows out of the muck when he wants to, and I feel he did that today.

Timings:
Freeze Frame (4) - 3:27
Make Your Move (4.5) - 3:48
Hole In One (7) - 7:04
One Right Price (3.5) - 3:35
Switcheroo (5.5) - 6:00
Coming Or Going (3.5) - 3:08
Total (28): 27:02

[GuyWithFace]

Drew explained his version of the bail better than usual today... forcing another 30 seconds is now a guarantee in this era, but he explicitly said you can leave everything alone if you wanted to.

In which case, why force the other 30 seconds? If the contestant can leave everything alone, they should be given the option to just skip having a second timer put on th...

No, actually, I see why the other 30 seconds are forced -- giving players the straight-up option would open the possibility of cutting more out in the editing room because Drew refuses to push contestants during untimed games.

Today's All-Time Worst Hole in One Setup That Should Get Adam Fired:

-Liquid Plum-R 3.99
-Gorton's Tilapia 6.29
-IcyHot XL 7.49
-Wood cleaner 8.50
-Ultra Tide 9.69
-Fruit platter 18.99

While yes, the setup is rather terrible (the clear solution is to simply offer cars in the $13,000-$16,000 range), I doubt Sandler will be so much as slapped on the wrist. On the contrary, and I very much hope I am mistaken, this may be the start of a trend.

I'm glad Drew today picked today of all days to reveal all the incorrect GPs - it really revealed how silly this was.

Credit where credit is due, in that they at least bothered to reveal all six prices.

[Roadgeek Adam]

Recap posted.

Everything has gone wrong today, so I need to de-stress. Any errors I will fix in the morning.

[123123123]

Is it me or was the "unwritten trip rule" in Coming or Going finally broken today?

Something tells me that Mike and Adam was aware of the CoG setup, then again I don't think living rooms are worth $8K anyway.

EDIT: I didn't see someone brought it up already

[vadernader]

In which case, why force the other 30 seconds? If the contestant can leave everything alone, they should be given the option to just skip having a second timer put on th...

No, actually, I see why the other 30 seconds are forced -- giving players the straight-up option would open the possibility of cutting more out in the editing room because Drew refuses to push contestants during untimed games.

The other 30 seconds are forced for the same reason the "hold the ace" rule needs to be gotten rid of in Card Game - it is pointless and for no reason. If the contestant does not have all 5 correct, even if they may have the car right, why NOT go for all 5 right? If they think the car is right and bail, good for them. If they think the car is right and continue and change the others and win all 5, great for them!

Another reason I can think of is that it makes the game easier to time so that pre-written lineups can work without having a show end up running short needing Drew to lengthen it because a contestant randomly bailed in Switcheroo.

[PriceBusterXL]

Is it me or was the "unwritten trip rule" in Coming or Going finally broken today?

Yeah, I think Mike and Adam knew that we would understand the strategy.

[TPIRighteous]

Yeah, I think Mike and Adam knew that we would understand the strategy.

Yes, because I'm sure us noticing it was the reason they didn't do it.

It's still disheartening to see that a modern unwritten rule has so quickly gone by the wayside. That, or it was just a freaky coincidence that it was happening in the first place.