TPiR Recap - 9/30/2013

[Roadgeek Adam]

Episode #6441K
Aired – 9/30/2013; Taped – 6/26/2013
Models: Danielle Demski, Rachel Reynolds
Microphone Handoff: Danielle
First Four Contestant Seating: Left to Right

First IUFB: Pair of Video Game Consoles (Sony: PlayStation Vita consoles with starter kit, 5 games); ARP: $810 (Rachel)

CYNTHIA	TRACY	JASON	DEVYN
525	550	586	800

The winner is...
DEVYN

Devyn is playing 1/2-Off for a chance to win $10,000!

Inside one of these boxes in $10,000! The rest have nothing. Devyn can eliminate some of the boxes by guessing which item is half-off it's ARP.

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BACON PRESS

$15

$100

HOME SODA MAKER

She picks the bacon press...

$15

$15

$100

HOME SODA MAKER

Wrong! None of the boxes are elminated...

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HAIR DRYER

$20

$25

MEATBALL GRILL BASKET

She picks the hair dryer...

$20

$20

$25

MEATBALL GRILL BASKET

Wrong! None of the boxes are elminated...

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CAKE POP MAKER

$20

$50

PORTABLE SCANNER

She picks the cake pop maker...

$20

$20

$50

PORTABLE SCANNER

Wrong! None of the boxes are elminated...

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Box picked:

3

Inside the box:

 

Money inside box:

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WIPEOUT

Second IUFB: Designer Travel Accessories (Tumi: Leather collection with tote, wallet, passport covers); ARP: $845 (Rachel and Danielle)

CYNTHIA	TRACY	JASON	DEBRA
800	850	1425	995

The winner is...
CYNTHIA

Cynthia is playing Flip Flop for a trip to Singapore (RT Coach to Singapore for a 6n stay in a studio room at the Pan Pacific Orchard Hotel with 1 couples massage, milk bath, daily breakfast + scenic cable car ride during half-day excursion) (Rachel)

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Cynthia FLOPS to

75	24

ARP be...

75	24

WIN

Third IUFB: Pair of Satellite Radios (Home, Car + 1yr subscription); ARP: $556 (Overhead)

OLIVIA	TRACY	JASON	DEBRA
625	925	480	700

The winner is...
JASON

Jason is playing LINE 'EM UP for a 2013 Honda Civic LX (AT, 1.8L engine, USB audio interface, interior illumination, all-season floor mats) (Rachel).

Thomas has to line up the prices of the Cruze using the prices of these items:

• Two pairs of headphones (AKG by Harman: Premium Quincy Jones Headphones) (Danielle)
• Mini Chocolate Fountain (Danielle)
• New 32GB iPad Minis (retina display and smartcovers) (Danielle)

 

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			7	9	8	HEADPHONES
			4	0	FOUNTAIN
			9	3	6	IPAD
		2

0

 

		1	He sets the price to...
7	9	8	PADDLEBOARD
		4	0	FOUNTAIN
9	3	6	IPAD
		2

3

		1	He sets the price to...
	7	9	8	HEADPHONES
	4	0	FOUNTAIN
	9	3	6	IPAD
		2

WIN (Total Winnings: $20,806)

SCSD #1

Contestant	Winnings	Spin 1	Spin 2	TOTAL	RESULT
Devyn	$810	20	50	.70
Cynthia	$8,369	80	STAY	.80
Jason	$21,362	100	–	1.00	*$1,000*

Bonus...

Contestant	Winnings	Spin	Result
Jason	$22,362	25	*SHOWCASE*

Fourth IUFB: New Cutlery (11-piece knife set with block); ARP: $1,290 (Rachel)

OLIVIA	TRACY	JAROD	DEBRA
425	426	275	276

The winner is...
TRACY

Tracy is playing BONKERS for new stainless steel kitchen appliances (30in gas range, 25.7cuft side by side fridge, 24in built-in dishwasher) (Danielle).

4	7	6	8

First guess:

4	7	6	8

BUZZ! (0:24)

4	7	6	8

BUZZ! (0:16)

4	7	6	8

BUZZ! (0:8.5)

4	7	6	8
6	8	9	7

LOSS

Fifth IUFB: Designer Jewelry (Storywheels: 14ct, .14ct diamonds); ARP: $2,000 (Rachel)

OLIVIA	AUDREY	JAROD	DEBRA
1201	1100	550	1200

The winner is...
OLIVIA

Olivia is playing Check out for a 2013 Ford Focus S (2L engine, tire pressure monitoring system, AC; ARP: $16,995) (Danielle).

Guesses		ARPs
2.00	Kool-Aid Bursts	1.49
3.50	Grey Poupon Mustard	2.79
1.50	Diamond Party Stick Toothpicks	1.29
3.50	Francesco Rinaldi Pasta Sauce	2.29
7.00	Hartz UltraGuard Flea & Tick Collar	5.49
17.50	TOTAL	13.35
	Difference:	4.15

LOSS

Sixth IUFB: Home Theatre Speaker Package (7.1 channel 3D system: Apple: iPod 160GB Classic); ARP: $1,249 (Danielle)

AGAVNI	AUDREY	JAROD	DEBRA
1300	1700	1200	1701

The winner is...
JAROD

Jarod is playing One Right Price for a new 3D HD TV (55in LED 3D HDTV with 1080P resolution) (Rachel) and a home gym (Inspire Fitness: MultiStation) (Danielle).

The right price is $3,495. He picks the home gym...

3D HDTV		HOME GYM
		$3495
$2760		$3495

WIN

SCSD #2

Contestant	Winnings	Spin 1	Spin 2	TOTAL	RESULT
Tracy	$1,290	35	75	1.10	OVER
Olivia	$2,000	35	30	.65
Jarod	$7,504	65	STAY	.65	*OVERTIME*

Bonus...

Contestant	Winnings	Spin	Result
Olivia	$2,000	85	*SHOWCASE*
Jarod	$7,504	10

THE FABULOUS SHOWCASES

Jason has the honors...

SC1 - Olivia

ALL THAT GLITTERS

• Gold-plated Camera (5.1MP camera with LCD display, 128MB internal memory, 9mm lens) (Raxchel)s
• Trip to Chicago (RT Coach to chicago, IL for a 4n stay in king room at The Drake Hotel + dinner) (Rachel)
• 2013 Chrysler 200 Touring (2.4L engine, 6-speed AT) (Danielle)

Bid: $26,500

SC2 - Jason

PROUD MARY KEEP ON ROLLING

• New Bicycles (Manhattan Cruisers: Single-speed bikes) (Rachel)
• Caribbean Cruise (RT Coach Fort Lauderdale, FL for a 7n stay in balcony cabin) (Rachel)
• 2013 Harley-Davidson DynaSteetBob (Air-cooled twin cam engine, chrome staggered straight-cut shorty exhaust with dual mufflers, black laced steel wheels) (Danielle)

Bid: $23,500

Olivia

$26,500

TRIP/CAR

$27,534

$1,034

TRIP/CAR

*WIN*
$29,534

Jason

$23,500

MOTORCYCLE

$21,853

MOTORCYCLE

Results: 3 out of 6
Winnings: $69,869
Biggest Winner: Olivia

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[sravenes]

Half Off - Tough Loss.
Flip Flop - Easy Win.
Line em Up - Nice Win.
Bonkers - Not bad but should've been a bit faster than that and look at the audience once.
Check Out - Ouch, thought she had a shot.
One Right Price - Fairly Easy.

[Kyle]

There's a couple of high points from today's show and a few low points.

What was low were those small prize set-ups in 1/2 Off. The first two were just rotten, so, there was realistically no way they were going to be down to just two boxes. I didn't really care for Drew's indifference to the unlikelihood of the $10,000 being selected, either. I could just hear Bob's voice in the back of my mind saying something like "Just imagine how exciting this would be if you could pick the box with the $10,000!" whereas Drew had basically given up for the rest of the game. Also, speaking of Drew, by my count, I believe he did his "1...2...3 reveal" no less than three times today. It just baffles me that a man who is supposed to be the king of improv is content to just go through the motions and not be a little more creative. What also raised an eyebrow was that aggravated sigh while revealing the second showcase price. What was the deal with that?

What was also pretty low was the price of the car in Line 'em Up: a zero as the third number? Fortunately, the contestant was able to pull the victory out, especially considering he had none of the numbers right on the first try and took the show for a car that they probably didn't want to give away. Bonkers was a letdown in terms of the outcome, but, what was curious about this one was the random buzzer as Drew revealed the price. If this was a result of having the sound effects being automated, I question the wisdom of replacing Hope with a computer.

On the other hand, Flip Flop's price was fairly easy to decipher: no way was a trip to Singapore going to be only ~ $5,700. Playing Check-Out for a car was a neat surprise. I have a feeling that 1 Right Price was being set-up for a loss as I think most contestants would have opted for the TV being in the $3,000 range, so good win there. And, for as much as I may have criticized Drew's performance a few moments ago, the way he handled Audrey coming up on stage after coming on down was classic - straight out of Bob's playbook.

Did anyone notice that a couple of the LED panels in the turntable wall were malfunctioning at the top of the show?

So, a somewhat uneven show today, for my money. I believe it's the Breast Cancer Awareness Special tomorrow?

[DJTorgo]

It's just a freakin' kitchen.

[Bobby McBride]

1/2 Off: Shouldn't have been played that badly.

F-F: Easy.

LeU: Getting them all wrong on the first try (or knowing the 9 was correct & only having one right) was just the help Jason needed to pull that win off!

Bonkers: Tracy was just too slow for a PG like this.

C-O: Olivia was doing fine until her collar overbid.

ORP: Easy, at least for me.

Showcases: Thanks to the first Showcase offering a trip home, Jason's winning ways were derailed.

Not a bad show to start this week.

[Kev347]

Really not sure why we need such a mean show on taping week #1 of the season - are we just permabroke now? The good news is that C/O for a car, while set up for a loss, was VERY fair today, unlike its usual self. The bad news is that we shouldn't need C/O for a car on week 2 of the season, and Bonkers, Line and Half together were just plain rotten. Half should not ever need to be set up for a wipeout. Line (or really any games) shouldn't have 0 as the 3rd or 4th digit in the car price. Thankfully, that one backfired on Mike today because the contestant figured out that HONDA CIVICS have somehow gone up to 19k, but that part wasn't easy either. And hard Bonkers has its place, but for a generic kitchen when everything else is hard is overkill. Maybe they were trying to make up the big winnings from the Plinko show that never happened. Combine this with blah Drew (giving up on Half as others have said, etc.) and you get a show that reflects fatigue from being taped right after Plinko, and it shouldn't. At least the Line win was enjoyable but it masks how annoyingly hard the setups were today overall.

[Mallory16]

And hard Bonkers has its place, but for a generic kitchen when everything else is hard is overkill.

Bonkers really wasn't that bad.  If the first number is easy--and that number was easy today--it really should be won every time.  Though in fairness, today's contestant had trouble running in the shoes she was in.  High heels and Bonkers don't really mix.

1/2 Off: Shouldn't have been played that badly.

Why?  With the way the SPs were setup, missing all of them were a very real possibility today.  The first two pairs were clearly set up to be lost, and even the other pair wasn't easy.  It's quite understandable how badly it was played, really.

[PriceBusterXL]

1/2 and 1/2 today, but still entertaining.

THE BAD NEWS:

1/2 Off: Just wasn't Devyn's day............I do blame that $200 soda maker, though (Ouch!).

Bonkers: Even though she lost, Tracy did good, despite wearing wedged shoes.

Check-Out: Olivia underpriced the collar, but at least she won a car at the end.


THE GOOD NEWS:

Flip-Flop: Easy win!

ORP: Good thing Jarod picked the home gym!

Line 'Em Up: Great work on the 2nd try by Jason!


THE BOTTOM LINE:

Despite that 1/2 Off setup, the show was a good start for the week!

[BillyGr]

Bonkers was a letdown in terms of the outcome, but, what was curious about this one was the random buzzer as Drew revealed the price. If this was a result of having the sound effects being automated, I question the wisdom of replacing Hope with a computer.

Didn't it also seem that when she hit the button each time there was a bit of delay before it buzzed that she was wrong?  I'd assume that was part of the computerization, but also a bit of an issue if it slows down a timed game?

[CJBojangles]

Didn't it also seem that when she hit the button each time there was a bit of delay before it buzzed that she was wrong?  I'd assume that was part of the computerization, but also a bit of an issue if it slows down a timed game?

Definitely a slight delay. The bizarre buzz during the reveal is just another example of how these automated SFX probably weren't the way to go. It's still early, however - they undoubtedly need more time to work out the bugs.

Bonkers was not a hard setup at all. The first number was a gimme, and the last number was practically a gimme since the fake was an 8. The only way it could've been higher was if the last digit was 9, and considering the prize package consisted of three appliances, the odds were just astronomical that it was not 9. (Had it actually been 9, then yes, you can whine about an unfair setup.) She should've placed the last paddle lower and left it alone.

[Roadgeek Adam]

Recap up.

[Cartboy]

1/2 Off:  Evil, IMO.
Flip Flop, One Right Price:  Nice wins!
Line Em Up:  Always great to see a car won!
Bonkers:  Shoulda been won, IMO.
Check Out:  Bummer!   BTW, I played along & was too far away by $.40.

Not too bad overall, IMHO.

[SteveGavazzi]

I really like the new 1/2 Off reveal.

1/2 Off's setup, though, was atrocious.  Its first pair of items and Line em Up (the winning of which was an utter miracle) are two of the meanest things I've ever seen.

And speaking of reveals, Adam's changes to 1 Right Price look like something he did because he felt like changing something now that he's the director, not because anybody thought it would look good (and it didn't).

Weird coincidence that there would be a shout-out to Aaron Paul the day after Breaking Bad ended.

Bonkers - Not bad but should've been a bit faster than that and look at the audience once.

"Look at the audience" is excellent advice if you're trying to lose Bonkers.

[whinbaby]

The 7,883rd episode (11th for Season 42)

Showcase #1

• Mugshots:  $249
• Trip to Chicago:  $3,725
• Chrysler 200:  $23,560

My bid:  $28,161 (D'oh!)

Showcase #2

• Bicycles:  $618
• Caribbean Cruise (Rachel's 1,000th aired trip):  $8,236
• Motorcycle:  $12,999

My bid:  $18,000 (Difference of $3,853)

Modeling Totals:  September 30, 2013 (OSAD 10/7)
Highs and lows among shows for the OSAD in previous years
High:  $116,759 (10/7/2004)
Low:  $17,249 (10/7/2002)

Rachel Reynolds
Total:  15/$48,862.00 (11/$40,282.00, 4/$8,580.00)
Cars:  1/$19,032.00 (1/$19,032.00, 0/$0.00)
Trips:  3/$19,485.00 (2/$11,249.00, 1/$8,236.00)
Cash Prizes:  0/$0.00 (0/$0.00, 0/$0.00)

Danielle Demski
Total:  11/$67,266.00 (6/$30,125.00, 5/$37,141.00)
Cars:  2/$40,555.00 (1/$23,560.00, 1/$16,995.00)
Trips:  0/$0.00 (0/$0.00, 0/$0.00)
Cash Prizes:  0/$0.00 (0/$0.00, 0/$0.00)

All Prizes
Total:  28/$125,019.00 (16/$68,869.00, 12/$56,150.00)
Cars:  3/$59,587.00 (2/$42,592.00, 1/$16,995.00)
Trips:  3/$19,485.00 (2/$11,249.00, 1/$8,236.00)
Cash Prizes:  1/$10,000.00 (0/$0.00, 1/$10,000.00)

Season to date
Rachel Reynolds (6 shows)
Total:  94/$372,853.00 (63/$161,962.00, 31/$210,891.00)
Cars:  8/$161,520.00 (1/$19,032.00, 7/$142,488.00)
Trips:  13/$106,176.00 (10/$79,266.00, 3/$26,910.00)
Cash Prizes:  1/$16,000.00 (0/$0.00, 1/$16,000.00)

Danielle Demski (6 shows)
Total:  75/$406,842.00 (66/$218,803.00, 9/$188,039.00)
Cars:  10/$199,770.00 (5/$98,063.00, 5/$101,707.00)
Trips:  6/$44,258.00 (2/$16,256.00, 4/$28,002.00)
Cash Prizes:  1/$16,000.00 (0/$0.00, 1/$16,000.00)

All Prizes (6 shows)
Total:  182/$1,055,067.01 (115/$395,761.00, 67/$659,306.01)
Cars:  18/$361,290.00 (6/$117,095.00, 12/$244,195.00)
Trips:  19/$143,999.00 (13/$99,248.00, 6/$44,751.00)
Cash Prizes:  11/$317,500.00 (1/$15,400.00, 10/$302,100.00)

Career to date
Rachel Reynolds (1,211 shows)
Total:  11,395/$60,302,453.17 (7,095/$27,081,694.15, 4,300/$33,220,759.02)
Cars:  1,228/$27,753,950.00 (478/$10,314,117.00, 750/$17,439,833.00)
Trips:  1,000/$7,585,472.83 (525/$3,845,805.20, 475/$3,739,667.63)
Cash Prizes:  195/$2,260,227.00 (39/$397,198.00, 156/$1,863,029.00)

My viewing to date (2,372 shows)
Total:  61,859/$337,670,795.68 (38,509/$146,866,394.72, 23,350/$190,804,400.96)
Cars:  6,703/$144,445,358.51 (2,596/$54,649,423.51, 4,107/$89,795,935.00)
Trips:  4,972/$34,794,129.20 (2,558/$17,812,173.20, 2,414/$16,981,956.00)
Cash Prizes:  1,767/$38,215,982.00 (348/$6,242,690.00, 1,419/$31,973,292.00)