TPiR Recap - 8/20/2013

[Flerbert419]

Great to see Golden Road again, but I would rather see it twice as often with $50k cars.  There is some point where you know it is a luxury car, and it is well below $100k.

Knowing your Canadian geography would have helped with that Vancouver setup, as its not nearly as far as many of the other Canadian cities the show offers trips to.

I understand that Golden Road takes up a huge chunk of time, but there was no need to end the first half with another quickie.

Mary was a great contestant, and did her best with Bonkers despite a tough setup.  I would have thought the package was less than $6k.

I have more of an issue with correct repeating numbers in Line 'Em Up in the sliders themselves, like in this playing, then double numbers to end the price.  Actually, there were 8 completely different numbers to pick from in the sliders today.

Not really surprised at the DOB with the cheap boat in the mix.

50/50 second prize, 1-in-3 third prize.

I'm guessing that you're talking about not choosing the same number twice in a row, but that was never a rule.

But there's one good thing about them. They all came very close to a win.

This season, that's true.  But when Triple Play hasn't been won since S36 and Golden Road hasn't been won in daytime since S35, "very close" isn't really good enough.

[Wayoshi]

Honestly, this playing of Golden Road gave me hope. It was actually setup much easier than it normally would be for a non-special daytime show.

What are you talking about? It was as hard as usual.

[Mr. Weatherman]

What are you talking about? It was as hard as usual.

This is an instance where my thumb got a little bit ahead of my brain when typing on my iPhone, combined with not reviewing what I had typed before I clicked Post. Looking back, I probably wouldn't have gone that far in my argument if I hadn't been in a hurry, but I stand by everything else I said.

[SteveGavazzi]

Wow, what a fantastic show!  This one really felt like the old days.  Just a shame that yet again, Golden Road wasn't won.

Drew was really on the ball today.  He did a fantastic job of hosting Golden Road.

Holy crap did they not want Bonkers or Line em Up won.

[PaladinTornado]

I don't watch regularly anymore (for various reasons) and haven't since early Season 40. However, I got to see this episode in its entirety, and I must say, I was pleasantly surprised on the current state of the show. I thoroughly enjoyed this episode, especially seeing Golden Road.

[TPIRighteous]

I'm guessing that you're talking about not choosing the same number twice in a row, but that was never a rule.

I was mistaken with the steam shower, but the 8 was pretty much unpickable for the Porsche, since $98,8xx was almost definitely wrong. I thought I remembered there being a repeating digit for the steam shower too.

[SteveGavazzi]

I was mistaken with the steam shower, but the 8 was pretty much unpickable for the Porsche, since $98,8xx was almost definitely wrong.

For the 40 bazillionth time, there is no trick in Golden Road involving the price of the car never having repeating digits.

[blozier2006]

For the 40 bazillionth time, there is no trick in Golden Road involving the price of the car never having repeating digits.

If you were in charge of the show, would you make that a trick?

[SteveGavazzi]

I don't see why.  The game's been around for almost 40 years, and it's won a reasonable amount of the time when it gets played a reasonable amount of the time.

[blozier2006]

Fair enough... now try convincing Mike Richards of that.

[whinbaby]

The 7,808th episode (125th for Season 41)

Showcase #1

• Facebook:  $880
• Trip to Tonga:  $12,984
• West Wight Potter:  $10,795

My bid:  $22,790 (Difference of $1,869)

Showcase #2

• Home Theater:  $1,759
• Motorscooter:  $2,599
• Chevrolet Cruze:  $17,925

My bid:  $22,149 (Difference of $134! )

Modeling Totals:  August 20, 2013 (OSAD 3/28)
Highs and lows among shows intended for an March 28 airdate
High:  $106,512 (2002)
Low:  $15,221 (2003)

Manuela Arbeláez
Total:  11/!  I love it! (6/$2,596.00, 5/$114,373.00)
Cars:  1 /$98,234.00 (0/$0.00, 1/$98,234.00)
Trips:  1/$12,984.00 (0/$0.00, 1/$12,984.00)
Cash Prizes:  0/$0.00 (0/$0.00, 0/$0.00)

Amber Lancaster
Total:  10/$43,722.00 (6/$7,724.00, 4/$35,998.00)
Cars:  1/$17,855.00 (0/$0.00, 1/$17,855.00)
Trips:  1/$4,749.00 (0/$0.00, 1/$4,749.00)
Cash Prizes:  0/$0.00 (0/$0.00, 0/$0.00)

Rob Wilson
Total:  9/$44,184.00 (6/$17,964.00, 3/$26,220.00)
Cars:  1/$17,925.00 (0/$0.00, 1/$17,925.00)
Trips:  0/$0.00 (0/$0.00, 0/$0.00)
Cash Prizes:  0/$0.00 (0/$0.00, 0/$0.00)

All Prizes
Total:  30/$203,073.00 (17/$26,444.00, 13/$176,629.00)
Cars:  3/$134,014.00 (0/$0.00, 3/$134,014.00)
Trips:  2/$17,733.00 (0/$0.00, 2/$17,733.00)
Cash Prizes:  0/$0.00 (0/$0.00, 0/$0.00)

Season to date
Manuela Arbeláez (182 shows)
Total:  1,740/$9,516,996.88* (1,081/$3,852,624.77, 659/$5,664,372.11)
Cars:  186/$4,292,635.00 (54/$1,134,417.00, 132/$3,158,218.00)
Trips:  222/$1,856,907.00 (118/$1,006,804.00, 104/$850,103.00)
Cash Prizes:  41/$502,922.00 (12/$100,483.00, 29/$402,439.00)

*This is the most dollars one has modeled in a single season so far.  (Old record:  $9,469,440, set by Rachel Reynolds in Season 39)

Amber Lancaster (170 shows)
Total:  1,390/$8,657,759.00 (892/$3,621,924.00, 498/$5,035,835.00)
Cars:  179/$3,853,989.00 (53/$1,126,763.00, 126/$2,727,226.00)
Trips:  204/$1,685,890.00 (121/$998,592.00, 83/$687,298.00)
Cash Prizes:  29/$623,349.00 (6/$79,449.00, 23/$543,900.00)

Rob Wilson (71 shows)
Total:  531/$3,143,862.00 (368/$1,482,163.00, 163/$1,661,699.00)
Cars:  77/$1,531,422.00 (26/$545,942.00, 51/$985,480.00)
Trips:  55/$467,354.00 (32/$277,275.00, 23/$190,079.00)
Cash Prizes:  6/$91,500.00 (1/$19,500.00, 5/$72,000.00)

All Prizes (187 shows)
Total:  5,001/$30,651,479.61 (3,097/$11,909,390.77, 1,904/$18,742,088.84)
Cars:  575/$12,466,477.00 (177/$3,746,165.00, 398/$8,720,312.00)
Trips:  637/$5,241,765.00 (358/$2,960,263.00, 279/$2,281,502.00)
Cash Prizes:  188/$4,974,273.00 (41/$642,417.00, 147/$4,331,856.00)