TPiR Recap - 4/22/2013 (Big Money Week: Day I)

[Roadgeek Adam]

Episode #6322K (Big Money Week: Day I)
Aired – 4/22/2013; Taped – 2/27/2013
Models: Manuela Arbelaez, Amber Lancaster
Microphone Handoff: Amber
First Four Contestant Seating: Mixed

First IUFB: Pair of smartphones (Blackberry + calling plan); ARP: $2,028 (Overhead)

JEREMY	THERESA	JAMES	CHELSEA
1250	1800	1900	900

The winner is...
JAMES

James is playing Punch-a-Bunch for a chance to win up to $250,000!. The change in the distribution are as follows:

$250,000 - 1

$10,000 - 9

$5,000 - 15

$2,500 - 10

$1,000 - 10

$500 - 5

Item #1 (Nostalgia Electrics: Retro-style 800 watt microwave) (all Manuela):

$75

Guess: HIGHER

HIGHER
$130

Correct!

Item #2 (Stainless Steel Barbecue Set):

$179

Guess: LOWER

LOWER
$144

Correct!

Item #3 (Nostalgia Electrics: Pretzel Maker):

$49

Guess: LOWER

LOWER
$29

Correct!

Item #4 (Hair Dryer):

$59

Guess: LOWER

LOWER
$20

Correct!

James has 4 punches.

$	$	1	$	$	$	$	$	$	$
$	$	$	$	$	$	2	$	$	$
$	$	$	$	$	$	$	$	$	$
$	$	$	3	$	$	$	$	$	$
$	$	$	$	$	$	4	$	$	$

1. $5,000
   Throws it back.
2. $5,000
   Throws it back.
3. $2,500
   Throws it back.
4. $1,000
   The $250,000 was in Slot No. 29 (3,9).

LOSS (Total Winnings: $1,323)

Second IUFB: The Price is Right Jewelry Box: Sara Richardson jewelry (); ARP: $1,250 (Amber and Manuela)

JEREMY	THERESA	SHELLEY	CHELSEA
950	1	835	1500

The winner is...
JEREMY

Jeremy is playing BARGAIN GAME for a new billiards table (Golden West Billiards: pool table with accessory package) (Manuela) and a new television (Samsung: 55in 3D LED HDTV with 2 pairs of 3D glasses) (Amber).

He picks the pool table.

ITEM	PRICE TAG	ARP	DIFFERENCE
POOL TABLE	$1600	$2600	$1000
3D HDTV	$2649	$3149	$500

WIN

Third IUFB: Wall-mounted Fireplace (Decoflame); ARP: $1,805 (Manuela)

MELISSA	THERESA	SHELLEY	CHELSEA
1300	1500	1535	1595

The winner is...
CHELSEA

Chelsea is playing ANY NUMBER for random cash, a new video game package (Nintendo 3DS: 2 consoles, 2 starter kits, games), or a 2013 Dodge Dart SE (2L engine, AT, value group, power windows and paint/fabric) (Manuela).

The first number is...

CAR	1
GAMES
PIGGY BANK

Chelsea picks 7...

CAR	1				7
GAMES
PIGGY BANK

Chelsea picks 4...

CAR	1		4		7
GAMES
PIGGY BANK

Chelsea picks 8...

CAR	1		4		7
GAMES			8
PIGGY BANK

Chelsea picks 5...

CAR	1		4		7
GAMES			8
PIGGY BANK			5.

Chelsea picks 6...

CAR	1		4	6	7
GAMES			8
PIGGY BANK			5.

Chelsea picks 9...

CAR	1	9	4	6	7
GAMES			8
PIGGY BANK			5.

WIN

SCSD #1

Contestant	Winnings	Spin 1	Spin 2	TOTAL	RESULT
James	$3,351	40	60	1.00	*$1,000*
Jeremy	$6,999	100	–	1.00	*$1,000*
Chelsea	$21,272	90	15	1.05	OVER

Bonus...

Contestant	Winnings	Spin	Result
James	$4,351	95	*SHOWCASE*
Jeremy	$7,999	70

Fourth IUFB: Computer (24in compute with 2TB HD, printer); ARP: $1,450 (Amber)

MELISSA	THERESA	SHELLEY	JOHN
1800	1250	1951	1950

The winner is...
THERESA

Theresa, the last of the First Four, is playing Double Prices for an outdoor kitchen island (Summerset Outdoor Living: Porcelain tile set) (Manuela).

$9495

Double Prices

$7850

 

$9495

ARP: $9,495 WIN

 

Fifth IUFB: Collection of Skin Care Products (Murad: 11-piece Turn Back the Clock collectioN); ARP: $610 (Manuela)

MELISSA	BONNIE JEAN	SHELLEY	JOHN
1	800	935	550

The winner is...
JOHN

John is playing One Away for a 2013 Scion TC (2.5L engine, AT, panoramic glass moonroof, floor mats, shift knob and floor mats) (Amber).

3

1

8

7

2

2

0

9

6

3

Oh, mighty sound effects lady!!! Does he have...

One right? HONK!

Two right? HONK!

Three right? HONK!

Four right? HONK!

Five right? EPIC SILENCE

2

2

9

6

3

2

2

9

6

3

2

0

7

6

3

LOSS

Sixth IUFB: Designer Coats (Double-breasted Peacoat for him and a Suede jacket for her); ARP: $2,395 (Amber and George)

MELISSA	BONNIE JEAN	SHELLEY	CARL
1300	999	1000	1700

The winner is...
CARL

Carl is playing Clock GAME for a new digital camera (10.1MP point and shoot camera) (Manuela) and a pair of bicycles (Pure Fix: fixed-gear bikes) (Manuela) and a bonus of a trip to Monterey (RT Coach to Monterey, MX for a 2n stay at a luxury hotel + 2hr bike rental in Surrey along a recreation trail) (Amber).

Carl will bid on the camera ($799):

Bid	Response
$450	Higher
$500	Higher
$600	Higher
$700	Higher
$800	Lower
$750	Higher
$760	Higher
$770	Higher
$780	Higher
$790	Higher
$791	Higher
$792	Higher
$793	Higher
$794	Higher
$795	Higher
$796	Higher
$797	Higher
$798	Higher
$799	Correct!

Time left: 18 seconds.

Carl will bid on the bikes ($650):

Bid	Response
$1200	Lower
$1100	Lower
$1000	Lower
$800	Lower
$700	Lower
$600	Higher
$650	Correct!

Time left: 12 seconds.

WIN (Total Winnings: $2,449 + trip to Monterey)

SCSD #2

Contestant	Winnings	Spin 1	Spin 2	TOTAL	RESULT
John	$610	60	15	.75
Carl	$4,844 (+ trip to Monterey)	25	70	.95	*SHOWCASE*
Theresa	$10,945	10	60	.70

THE FABULOUS SHOWCASES

Carl has the honors...

SC1 - Carl

VACATIONS AND ADVENTURES

• Stereo System (Panasonic: 850-watt home stereo with a subwoofer) (Amber)
• Railway Adventure (RT Coach to Chicago, IL for a 10n Glacier National Park Discovery Vacation, courtesy of Amtrak Vacations via Seattle, where you coach back to Los Angeles: National Train Day is May 11) (Amber)
• 2013 BMW 328i Sedan (2L engine, AT, dynamic stability control) (Manuela)

Bid: $38,000

SC2 - James

TRIPS AROUND THE WORLD

• Trip to Amsterdam (RT Coach to Amsterdam, NE for a 6n stay at the Hilton Amsterdam plus a 3hr private guided tour of Amsterdam) (Amber)
• Trip to Zurich (RT Coach to Zurich, SW for a 6n stay in a deluxe room at the Zurich Marriott Hotel with daily breakfast + 4hr guided city tour) (Manuela)
• Trip to Sydney (RT Coach to Sydney, AU for a 6n stay in a studio spa suite at hte Radisson Blu Plaza Hotel Sydney with daily breakfast + hop-off/hop-on tour) (Manuela)

Bid: $22,500

Carl

$38,000

TRAIN/BMW

$48,675

$10,675

TRAIN/BMW

James

$22,500

TRIPS

$30,827

$8,327

TRIPS

*WIN*
$35,178

Results: 4 out of 6
Winnings: $80,848 (+ trip to Monterey)
Biggest Winner: James

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Small edit by Steve -- fixed the production number.

[GuyWithFace]

At least for today, "Big Money" meant "...in one pricing game of the first half plus a BMW in a Showcase".

Richards can rest easy now, having avoided the budget scare of giving away the BMW or the $250,000 in Punch-A-Bunch (was any mention made of this money being provided by something that is not the budget?), instead giving out the all-trip Showcase (which precedent suggests will be turned down due to taxes) and $1,000 respectively.

The only part of this episode I saw on TV was the two(?) consecutive $1,000 wins on the Big Wheel.

[vadernader]

Since I know everyone will complain about only 1 Game being for "Big Money" I'm going to throw this out there. $250,000 is 1/4th of $1,000,000. On MDS's, Prizes were about 4x more than what they were today, see, the ratio fits guys

REALLY Great show today, not just because of all the wins, but the quality was very good.

[Bobby McBride]

PaB: At least James didn't bottom out. I doubt the grand prize slip reveal will carry over to the regular playings, but never say never.

Bargain: Easy.

AN: As soon as Chelsea called that 6, she was home free to that car!

Double: Looks like it was set up to be lost, but wasn't.

OA: John came closer to winning that than I think he should have.

Clock: A few stumbles, but a nice playing by Carl.

Showcases: I thought Carl had it won; now, we'll never know how much that Monterey trip cost.

Fine start to this week.

[DJTorgo]

I was extremely happy that Drew showed where the big money was hiding.

What a great show!  Take away the big money in Punch a Bunch - and the BMW in the Showcase - and this show was STILL great.  Memorable contestants, nail-biter moments (four right in One Away will do that every time), and great wins (excellent Clock Game playing, excellent Any Number playing) make this one worth watching.

Now if they could just stop spoiling during the second Showcase Showdown.

[PriceBusterXL]

Well, this is the first day of Big Money Week (aka The Week Where Pay The Rent Isn't "All That". Hopefully...............):

THE BAD NEWS:

OA: John did came close but no cigar..........Personally, I thought he should've changed that last number to a 1.

THE NOT-SO-BAD NEWS:

Punch-A-Bunch: I really did like James' enthusiasm when he found out that he could win $250K..........He kept going until he end up with a grand, unfortunately. However, he did won another grand on the wheel and his SC.

THE GOOD NEWS:

A#: Chelsea did great on it!

Bargain Game: Too damn easy........But I liked how the contestant expressed his love for Manuela and Amber.

Clock Game: The Luck Of The Irish was on Carl's side.......He had a  flub or two, but he did played it well!

Double Prices: Same with Bargain..........Easy setup and win!

A good way to start the week...........Hopefully it'll be like that throughout the week.

[Kev347]

You know, this managed to be a pretty good show without the gimmick Exciting, well played wins (Any Number and Clock Game), fun contestants (Bargain Game, One Away), Drew doing OK once the gimmick was over - who needs $250k Punch? It was certainly interesting to see an increased amount of 5s and 10s for one playing but as this playing showed when the big prize is so huge, it doesn't really matter. We will probably see this in action to an even bigger extent later this week if Pay the Rent was paid for an inflated prize.

Are we getting huge showcases this week too? That BMW could have been won pretty easily, you know. The showcase wasn't ridiculously high like some have been and the other had loaded trips. Guess they really want to go broke this week

Timings:
Punch A Bunch (5.5) - 6:15
Bargain Game (3.5) - 3:16
Any Number (5) - 3:52
Double Prices (3) - 2:11
One Away (6) - 4:48
Clock Game (4.5) - 3:28
Total (27.5): 23:50

[blozier2006]

Didn't catch Punch a Bunch this morning, what did the distribution chart look like? Aside from the single $250,000 slip?

[noahproblem]

Didn't catch Punch a Bunch this morning, what did the distribution chart look like? Aside from the single $250,000 slip?

1 $250,000 (Drew revealed it was in the 9th slot in the third row)
9 $10,000
15 $5,000 (first 2 punches)
10 $2,500 (3rd punch)
10 $1,000 (last punch)
5 $500 

[blozier2006]

1 $250,000 (Drew revealed it was in the 9th slot in the third row)
9 $10,000
15 $5,000 (first 2 punches)
10 $2,500 (3rd punch)
10 $1,000 (last punch)
5 $500

Thanks, sounds like a good layout

[Roadgeek Adam]

Recap's up.

[GameShowKid]

Yep, I also would have gone for the $250,000.


Wasn't it cool to see the car won in Any Number with the second digit picked last?

[Cartboy]

Bargain Game, Double Prices:  Nice wins!
Clock Game:  Very well played!
Any Number:  Great job!

Wasn't it cool to see the car won in Any Number with the second digit picked last?

Yes it was.
Punch A Bunch:  I don't blame James for going for the $250,000.
One Away:  Bummer!

Good show overall, IMHO.

[Flerbert419]

Too bad that Big Money Week couldn't start off with some actual big money, as James had a 2/3 chance to punch one of the top two amounts.  Statistically speaking, he also made the right move to keep going unless one of those two values was achieved.  The game was clearly winnable because four punches were easily achieved, which bodes well for the rest of the week.  I'm quite sure that the show was required to demonstrate where the top prize was due to the large amout itself or the insurance policy.

The rest of the show was pretty good, with double dollars and plenty of wins.  If you missed the first pricing game, you wouldn't even know that this was a special show.  I do question the choice of Bargain Game in the second slot for Big Money Week, and it was a bit jarring to transfer from a quarter of a million dollars up for grabs to $5,000 in total prizes.  John had a couple of legitimate choices for numbers to change in One Away, but the 0 wasn't one of them.

The Showcases probably finished as intended - three trips to fairly expensive places to ensure an underbid but not as much as a luxury car might produce.

Wasn't it cool to see the car won in Any Number with the second digit picked last?

I thought it was a rare event until I realized that it happened this season already.

Lucky choices by Chelsea for that to turn out the way that it did.

[ssetta]

It's interesting how they revealed the big one in PaB. I always wondered why they didn't do it on regular shows, maybe they'll start. But do you think they usually KNOW where the big slip is? I know that in the very early days of the bonus wheel on WOF, Pat would always show where the big one ($100k) was. He would still do it occasionally if they landed right next to it. And he still does it if they have the Million Dollar Wedge.