TPiR Recap - 6/6/2013

[Roadgeek Adam]

Episode #6384K
Aired – 6/6/2013; Taped – 4/29/2013
Models: Manuela Arbelaez, Amber Lancaster, Gwendolyn Osbourne-Smith
Microphone Handoff: Gwendolyn
First Four Contestant Seating: Right to Left

First IUFB: X-Box 360 Package (Console, TV mount, 5 games, Kinect); ARP: $629 (Manuela)

ALTHEA	IZAK	LAKISHA	THOMAS
700	650	651	500

The winner is...
THOMAS

Thomas is playing Clock GAME for new cookware (9-piece set from Le Creuset) (Manuela), 40in LED SmartTV (Wifi) (Amber) and a bonus of new kitchen appliances (Whirpool: Stainless Steel Appliances with range, side-by-side fridge and 24in built-in dishwasher) (Gwendolyn).

Thomas will bid on the cookware ($755):

Bid	Response
$325	Higher
$450	Higher
$800	Lower
$750	Higher
$775	Lower
$720	Higher
$725	Higher
$728	Higher
$730	Higher
$780	Lower
$774	Lower
$773	Lower
$772	Lower
$770	Lower
$769	Lower
$763	Lower
$762	Lower
$760	Lower
$750	Lower
$755	Correct!

Time left: 0.5 seconds.

Thomas will bid on the TV ($965):

Bid	Response
$895	Higher
$890	Higher

Time left: 0 seconds.

LOSS

Second IUFB: Car Audio System (Subwoofer, etc.) ; ARP: $1,340 (Manuela and Amber)

ALTHEA	IZAK	LAKISHA	DANIELLE
1300	1305	1200	1935

The winner is...
IZAK

Izak is playing RANGE GAME for a 2013 Hyundai Elantra Coupe GS (1.8L engine, power windows, mudguards and Bluetooth) (Manuela).

$18,900

$18,300

R
A
N
G
E

G
A
M
E

Izak stops the range finder at $18,540-$18,690

ARP: $18,485

$18,900

←

$18,300

R
A
N
G
E

G
A
M
E

LOSS

Third IUFB: Elliptical Trainer (INspire Fitness: CardiOStider 2); ARP: $1,795 (Amber)

ALTHEA	ELYSA	LAKISHA	DANIELLE
1300	1250	1325	1100

The winner is...
LAKISHA

Lakisha is playing Hi-Lo for a catamaran (Aquacat 12ft catamaran that holds four people) and a Yamaha TTR 110E Off-Road Motorcycle (4-speed AT, electric start; ARP: $6,035) (Gwendolyn).

Grocery items: Reddi Whip Whipped Cream, Gold Bond Ultimate Healing Lotion, Febreze Spray, Cheez-It Crackers, Ocean Spray Cranberry Juice, Capsazin No-Mess Applicator

$7.18	$5.99	$8.49
LOTION	JUICE	CAPSAZIN
$4.39	$2.99	$3.69
CHEESE	CREAM	SPRAY

WIN

SCSD #1

Contestant	Winnings	Spin 1	Spin 2	TOTAL	RESULT
Izak	$1,340	50	60	1.10	OVER
Thomas	$1,384	5	50	.55
Lakisha	$7,830	65	–	.65	*SHOWCASE*

Fourth IUFB: Outdoor Furniture (Outdoor Sectional Sets: 2 chairs, ottoman, love seat, coffee table); ARP: $2,550 (Manuela)

ALTHEA	ELYSA	ABRAHAM	DANIELLE
1500	800	1200	925

The winner is...
ALTHEA

Althea is playing SAFECRACKERS for a trip to Belize (RT Coach to Belize, for a 6n stay at a beach cabana at the Portofino Beach Resort + daily breakfast, half day snorkeling exursions) (Amber) and designer luggage (3-piece set; ARP: $5,786) (Manuela).

ARP of the the luggage is the combination to the safe. The numbers are: 0, 8, 9.

OPEN

LOCK

8

9

0

$890

Fifth IUFB: Jewelery (Adami & Matucci: 4-piece Sterling Silver, 18ct gold-plated finish); ARP: $2,080 (Overhead)

KRISTEN	ELYSA	ABRAHAM	DANIELLE
1550	1251	1700	1252

The winner is...
ABRAHAM

Abraham is playing One Wrong Price for a desktop Computer (Apple: 27in iMac with processor, 3TB HD, 16GB RAM + speaker system and printer) (Manuela), Foosball Table (Amber), Designer Accessories (Kate Spade collection with phone case, glasses, bags) (Gwendolyn).

$3079	$2642	$604
COMPUTER	FOOSBALL TABLE	ACCESSORIES

Abraham picks the accessories...

$3079	$2642	$604
$3079	$1530	$604

LOSS

Sixth IUFB: Camping Gear (Wenger: 7-piece set with tent, backpacks, sleeping bags); ARP: $1,290 (Manuela)

KRISTEN	ELYSA	JENNIFER	DANIELLE
850	851	650	702

The winner is...
ELYSA

Elysa is playing ANY NUMBER for random cash, a gas grill (Manuela) or a 2013 Scion TC (2.5L engine, AT, panoramic moon roof, cargo net, leather shift knob) (Amber).

The first number in the price of the car is...

CAR	2
GRILL
PIGGY BANK

Elysa picks 3...

CAR	2			3
GRILL
PIGGY BANK

Elysa picks 1...

CAR	2			3
GRILL				1
PIGGY BANK

Elysa picks 9...

CAR	2			3
GRILL				1	9
PIGGY BANK

Elysa picks 0...

CAR	2	0		3
GRILL				1	9
PIGGY BANK

Elysa picks 7...

CAR	2	0		3
GRILL				1	9
PIGGY BANK				7

Elysa picks 8...

CAR	2	0		3
GRILL				1	9
PIGGY BANK				7	8

Elysa picks 6...

CAR	2	0	6	3
GRILL				1	9
PIGGY BANK				7	8

Elysa picks 2...

CAR	2	0	6	3
GRILL				1	9
PIGGY BANK			2.	7	8

LOSS. ARPs were:

CAR	2	0	6	3	4
GRILL			5	1	9
PIGGY BANK			2.	7	8

SCSD #2

Contestant	Winnings	Spin 1	Spin 2	TOTAL	RESULT
Elysa	$1,292.78	55	15	.70
Abraham	$2,080	80	STAY	.80	*SHOWCASE*
Althea	$8,336	30	40	.70

THE FABULOUS SHOWCASES

Lakisha has the honors...

SC1 - Abraham

A LOT OF DESERT

• ATV (Kymco: MXU 375) (Amber)
• Trip to Colorado (RT Coach to Colorado Springs, CO for 4n stay at room at a lodge + rental car, sandboard rental) (Amber)
• Trip to Dubai (RT Coach to Dubai, UAE for a 6n stay in a deluxe room at the Dusit Thani Dubai + daily breakfast and desert safari and BBQ dinner) (Amber)

Bid: $19,000

SC2 - Lakisha

A LOT OF WATER

• MP3 Player and iPhone 5 (Waterproof MP3 player with 2GB storage and iPhone 5 with waterproof case) (Gwendolyn)
• Trip to Florida (RT Coach to Miami, FL the nto Key Largo underwater to 1n stay at sea lodge and 6n stay at Key West Marriott Beachside Hotel) (Gwendolyn)
• 2013 Bayliner 175 Bowrider (17ft 6in, 135HP Mercruiser motor, swim platform, trailer) (Manuela)

Bid: $25,260

Abraham

$19,500

DUBAI

$23,386

$4,386

DUBAI

*WIN*
$25,466

Lakisha

$25,260

BOAT

$31,598

$4,386

BOAT

Results: 2 out of 6
Winnings: $45,648.78
Biggest Winner: Abraham

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[Wayoshi]

I think you could feel Drew try to get out of the slog of this week as Elyse was so excited and close to the car.

When the 2 surprisingly went to the piggy bank, the metaphorical balloon popped, and June continued on its merry way.

[Bobby McBride]

At least neither car game player made it to the Showcase.

[SuperSweeper]

I guess three liters of fake cranberry juice IS expensive... 

The contestants today seemed a notch or two more obnoxious than usual.  I was rooting for Lakisha, but she couldn't pull it out in the Showcase.

And our hunt for the next three-car day continues...

[DJTorgo]

When the "Start Your Engines" showcase consists of a ~$5,000 ATV and two trips, you're doing it wrong.

[PriceBusterXL]

On Clock Game........All I can say is that Thomas should've known the differences on how to play the game and how not to play the game. Well, it could've been worse........ And that's just one example.

Elyse's Press Your Luck reference was a bit of a "ha-ha" moment, but nothing too memorable. Guess she could convince Doc Brown to build another Delorean and she go back to 1983, or Rufus with the phone booth. 

However, Any Number was another example this week of a hope of a car game win being dashed to bits. I was assuming that Elyse would pick 2 for the last number of the car, she would've got it. How wrong was I. (sarcastically) Nice job the with piggy bank, Mike.......

Can anyone explain to me how a "Start Your Engines" Showcase where a car is replaced with a ATV and would have validity, much less make a lick of sense? A real miss on that one.

Once again, another 2/6 Mike-approved show. We might as well get tomorrow (Graduation special) out of the way, so Mike's Hell Week will be finished.......Well, one of them, anyway.

[Swingbatta0]

Once again, another 2/6 Mike-approved show. We might as well get tomorrow (Graduation special) out of the way, so Mike's Hell Week will be finished.......Well, one of them, anyway.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch. It could turn out better, like the Firefighters Special did.

[Kev347]

Mehh. I agree that Any Number came THIS close to providing a spark to this week, but nope. This was at least a very unusual and interesting lineup, but it got started off on a terrible foot with that Clock playing and never really recovered.

Any "start your engines" showcase should have a car in it. They should really know this by now....

Timings:
Clock Game (4.5) - 4:52
Range Game (4) - 3:38
Hi Lo (5) - 5:08
Safe Crackers (4.5) - 4:01
One Wrong Price (3.5) - 3:01
Any Number (5) - 5:33
Total (26.5): 26:13

[Cartboy]

Nice wins on Hi Lo & Safe Crackers!   Not too good other than that.

That was something how the Hyundai Elantra on Range Game was $18,000-something & yet when the Hyundai Elantra is in a showcase, the ARP of the showcase is only $21,000-something.

Here's hoping for a car game win on tomorrow's Graduation special to prevent a car game shut-out.

[Kyle]

I wonder if the car-less "Start Your Engines" showcase was a deliberate attempt to be unpredictable. You hear the words and you automatically assume there's going to be a car in there somewhere. What I found more off-putting about that showcase was the graphic for the Colorado trip was a picture of a DESERT. When I think of Colorado, the first images that generally come to mind would be the Rocky Mountains and snow, not sand and the desert. What made matters worse was the second trip to Dubai was also desert-themed. Kind of overkill... the entire showcase was just bad, really.

Probably one of the worst playings of Clock Game I've seen. He seemed to maybe have a good grasp on how to play the game, but, it didn't work out so well.

Range Game for a car is always pretty tricky and this was no exception.

Nice playing of Hi Lo. Knowing Drew's habit of smashing the grocery items, I figured this could have gone a lot worse with whipped cream and Febreeze getting sprayed everywhere, so, at least he kept his product mangling to a minimum.

Safe Crackers was a solid win. The designer luggage could just as easily have been $980.

One Wrong Price was pretty mean... those $600 accessories were just begging to be picked. They didn't want this one won.

Tough loss in Any Number... she really wanted that car, but, her "excitement" was starting to look a little put-on after awhile.

[Roadgeek Adam]

Apparently later became 7 1/2 hours.

[plinkoboard]

Good thing Thomas won the cookware at almost the last second; otherwise there'd have been a wipeout.  One Wrong Price was tricky having a low priced item have the right price.  Any Number was evil.  What the hell was a 2 doing as the 1st number in the piggy bank when there was a 7 and 8 in there as well?  If this was a playing in the 70's when both the game and show were fairly new and people didn't make as much money at the time then you could understand that; but this isn't the 70's anymore. 

[Kyle]

Any Number was evil.  What the hell was a 2 doing as the 1st number in the piggy bank when there was a 7 and 8 in there as well?  If this was a playing in the 70's when both the game and show were fairly new and people didn't make as much money at the time then you could understand that; but this isn't the 70's anymore.

I get what you're saying, but honestly, does it really matter? Five or six extra dollars in the piggy bank isn't going to make the sting of losing a nice grill or a car feel any better.

[GameShowKid]

I get what you're saying, but honestly, does it really matter? Five or six extra dollars in the piggy bank isn't going to make the sting of losing a nice grill or a car feel any better.

I see both yours and plinkoboard's points. I posted a while back about maximizing the amount of money in the piggy bank, which, if always done, would make the game more predictable. However, in this case, if you won the money in the piggy bank, what would you rather have: two dollars something or seven dollars something? If I left with two when I could have had seven or eight, I would feel like someone was really being cheap. That is, after I got over the sting of losing the car and the other prize. 

Just one other thing: It had been a long time since I'd seen someone with so little time to win the second prize (and hence the bonus prize and the $1000) in Clock Game.

[vadernader]

Yeah yeah, Clock Game was bad, but....

Range Game for a Car!! And it wasn't too evil! It was however, a very painful loss which is sad to see.

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RE: Piggy Bankgate

Is the average contestant really going to care if its $8 $2 $7 or $20 in the Piggy Bank if they lost the $20,000 Car by 1 number? Not hardly.

It could also lead to situations where you know what the number in the Piggy Bank is and thus, can easily win the car. For example:

CAR: $20,35_
PRIZE: $_49
PIGGY: $_.72

Remaining: 1, 6, 8

You already know the Piggy Bank has to be $8.72 since it has to be maxed out, and from deductive reasoning you can assume the car must be $20,351 because the Prize won't be $149.