TPiR Recap - 10/3/2013

[Roadgeek Adam]

Episode #6444K
Aired – 10/3/2013; Taped – 7/1/2013
Models: Carla Mosley, Rachel Reynolds
Microphone Handoff: Carla
First Four Contestant Seating: Mixed

First IUFB: Espresso Package (10-piece set with 4 cups and saucers); ARP: $999 (Rachel)

MAX	BETTY	FLORIDA	EMI
2399	750	1	520

The winner is...
BETTY

Betty is playing Punch-a-Bunch for a chance to win up to $25,000!

Item #1 (Men's Electric Shaver) (Rachel):

$100

Guess: HIGHER

LOWER
$67

Wrong!

Item #2 (Pizza Maker):

$35

Guess: HIGHER

HIGHER
$45

Correct!

Item #3 (Note Dispenser):

$25

Guess: LOWER

LOWER
$12

Correct!

Item #4 (Libman Freedom Spray Mop):

$15

Guess: HIGHER

HIGHER
$22

Correct!

Betty has 3 punches

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

1. $2,500
   Throws it back.
2. $2,500
   She bails.
3. $1,000
   .

BAILOUT (Total Winnings: $2,579)

Second IUFB: Beverage Center (Danby: Wine Cooler with 146-bottle storage capacity); ARP: $1,700 (Rachel)

MAX	BRENDA	FLORIDA	EMI
1700	250	1500	1501

The winner is...
MAX

CLANGERS! $500!

Max is playing PUSH OVER for a a trip to Peru (RT Coach to Lima, PE for a 6n stay in deluxe hotel near Costa Verde + 4hr night tour) (Carla).

8	9	0	7	5	2	7	3	1
									PERU

Max pushes the blocks to

						8	9	0	7	5	2	7
									PERU

ARP be...

						8	9	0	7	5	2	7
									7	5	2	7
									WIN

Third IUFB: Car Audio System (5-piece package); ARP: $1,090 (Carla)

RIGOBERTO	BRENDA	FLORIDA	EMI
1250	850	1000	2000

The winner is...
FLORIDA

Florida, from Chicago, is playing That's Too Much for a 2013 Ford Fusion S (2.5L engine, AT, remote keyless entry) (Rachel).

$14,310

$16,582

$17,480

$18,662

$19,980

$20,841

$22,050

$ $ $

$ $ $

$ $ $

ARP:

$22,495

LOSS

$14,310

$16,582

$17,480

$18,662

$19,980

$20,841

$22,050

$23,107

$ $ $

$ $ $

SCSD #1

Contestant	Winnings	Spin 1	Spin 2	TOTAL	RESULT
Florida	$1,090	85	STAY	.85	*SHOWCASE*
Betty	$3,578	50	85	1.35	OVER
Max	$9,727	15	55	.70

Fourth IUFB: Designer Watches (Jetset: 5 men's watches); ARP: $1,281 (Carla and Rachel)

RIGOBERTO	BRENDA	NATASKA	EMI
750	1	2500	1300

The winner is...
RIGOBERTO

Rigoberto is playing Geezmo Magic Number for a television (Samsung: 50in LED 1080P HDTV) (Carla) and a new storage bed (Ashley: 2 nightstands, underneath storage and Comfortaire mattress) (Rachel).

LED HDTV

1713

STORAGE BED

ARPs:

$1200

1713

$4729

WIN

Fifth IUFB: Computer (23in touchscreen with 4GB RAM, 1TB HD, wireless printer); ARP: $815 (Rachel)

JUDITH	BRENDA	NATASKA	EMI
1200	1100	1800	750

The winner is...
EMI

Emi is playing SQUEEZE PLAY for an ATV (Kymco: MXU 375 4x4 ATV with independent rear suspensIoN) and a scooter (160cc engine) (Carla).

The 9, 2 or 9 is incorrect.

7	9	2	9	8

Emi removes the 2...

$	7	9	9	8
$7998

WIN

Sixth IUFB: Camcorder (3D Camcorder with 3.5in screen); ARP: $1,000 (Carla)

JUDITH	BRENDA	NATASKA	TODD
750	950	600	799

The winner is...
BRENDA

Brenda is playing More or LeSs.

Treadmill (Pro-Form: 16 exercise programs) (Rachel)

MORE

$350

* * *

More

$350

$600

Designer accessories (Kate Spade: Tote bag, wallet, heels, flats) (Carla)

LESS

$2700

* * *

LESS

$2700

$1224

Washer and Dryer (Carla)

LESS

$3650

* * *

LESS

$3650

$2300

2013 Scion XB (AT, 2.4L engine, Pioneer audio) (Rachel)

MORE

$19,200

* * *

Less

$19,200

$18,505

LOSS

SCSD #2

Contestant	Winnings	Spin 1	Spin 2	TOTAL	RESULT
Brenda	$5,124	40	30	.70	*SHOWCASE*
Rigoberto	$7,210	45	100	1.45	OVER
Emi	$8,813	10	95	1.05	OVER

THE FABULOUS SHOWCASES

Brenda has the honors...

SC1 - Florida

JAZZ SHOWCASE

• 3 new iPods (Apple: 32GB Touch, 2GB shuffle, 16GB Nano + $100 iTunes card) (Rachel)
• Trip to New Orleans (RT Coach to New Orleans, LA for a 5n stay in a deluxe king room at the Dauphine Orelans Hotel + dinner Jazz cruise) (Rachel)
• 2013 Kia Soul (1.6L engine, AT, steel wheels, carpeted floor mats, cargo net) (Carla)

Bid: $20,000

SC2 - Brenda

LUAU SHOWCASE

• Trip to Hawaii (RT Coach to Hawaii, HI for a 5n stay in 1-bedroom suite at the Aston Aloha Beach Hotel + daily breakfast and luau) (Carla)
• Party Boat (Electracraft: 15ft 16CS Catamaran, axle trailer, cockpit cover) (Rachel)

Bid: $24,500

Florida

$20,000

KIA

$24,324

$4,234

KIA

*WIN*
$25,414

Brenda

$24,500

PARTYBOAT

$32,259

$7,759

PARTYBOAT

A contestant was determined after the show to be ineligible for accepting their prizes.

Results: 3 out of 6 (with 1 bailout)
Winnings: $59,866
Biggest Winner: Florida

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[Banana]

I wonder who the ineligible contestant is this time. Oh well, not a bad episode, but yet another cruel TTM! setup.

[TinoStar11]

Good to see that That's Too Much now gets the split screen treatment for the price reveal.

[C8]

Holy cow what was Drew's problem during the first half today?

You go from him hosting the hell out of the slow, like Tuesday, to something like today.

*Is it common practice to not let someone change their bid once its entered? I didn't think so; I thought there was some degree of leniency, but Drew just seemed oddly dismissive of Brenda during the 2nd one bid (there could have been a bad edit where she waffled too long...still).

*Drew was off during Push Over...again, seemed dismissive of the contestant with the "will dance for a car" shirt. He scoffed then threw to the trip to Peru.

*Drew has got to quit telling people games are hard. That sucked the life and hope out of That's Too Much...especially as close as the contestant got to the price on an evil set-up. And what was up with him trying to scare her by yelling at her during the explanation of the rules? That struck me as being in poor taste and taunting a genuinely moved contestant.

*Drew really seemed distracted at the first wheel...missing the lack of a complete spin and seemed totally disconnected from the goings on.

He seemed to pick it up for the second half, thankfully. I'm not a Drew hater, but he really baffled me today.

That all being said, this just seemed to be an average show. Both car games teetered on evil, though Magic Number was impossible to lose and we saw quality wins in the quickies. I have to say how much I loved Florida. Her genuine joy for being on stage is something I've come to miss on the show. I was rooting for her and she almost stopped Mike with that TTM set-up...she definitely had a grasp on what she was doing (though, with a Fusion, I knew she'd stopped just too soon).

[Mallory16]

*Is it common practice to not let someone change their bid once its entered? I didn't think so; I thought there was some degree of leniency, but Drew just seemed oddly dismissive of Brenda during the 2nd one bid (there could have been a bad edit where she waffled too long...still).

Yeah, that felt pretty off to me as well.  Drew hadn't moved on to the next contestant yet--it would have been far more understandable if he had--and it seemed obvious she made a mistake with her bid, but he just didn't let her change it for some reason.  There is some comfort in knowing that she'd have overbid with what she'd meant to bid, though, so it wouldn't have mattered here, at least.

Both car games teetered on evil

I don't see how More or Less was evil.  The first three prizes were pretty easy, and the audience seemed split 50/50 on the car.  She just went with the wrong half of the audience.  Doesn't seem all that evil to me.

[PriceBusterXL]

No car game wins, but it was OK.

THE BAD NEWS:

That's Too Much (or in this case, "That's Not Enough"): The feature where they show the two prices side by side of the actual car price in the middle was good. Too bad Florida didn't go a little more farther than that. At least she won a Kia, even though it was cheaper than the Ford Fusion.

THE NOT-SO-BAD NEWS:

Punch-A-Bunch: Good thing Betty kept that 2nd $2500.

More Or Less: http://www.golden-road.net/index.php/topic,20269.msg358336.html#msg358336

Good job, peanut gallery.......................

THE GOOD NEWS:

Magic Number: Nice job by Rigoberto!

Squeeze Play: That setup couldn't be any more obvious........Glad Emi got that ATV.

Pushover: Maximum winnage by Max!

THE BOTTOM LINE:

While no car wins today, at least it got more than 2 wins............Some of the setups weren't that hard, but the audience had to horn in, as always. The contestant is playing the games, not them.

[Mr. Weatherman]

Drew has got to quit telling people games are hard. That sucked the life and hope out of That's Too Much...especially as close as the contestant got to the price on an evil set-up. And what was up with him trying to scare her by yelling at her during the explanation of the rules? That struck me as being in poor taste and taunting a genuinely moved contestant.

I agree that Drew absolutely needs to stop criticizing difficult games right before the contestant is about to play them. However, while his yelling was unnecessary, it did add a bit of excitement to TTM that's been missing since Bob left (ex: Bob - "Now, when you go to say that's too much, I don't want you to just say it. I want you to yell it like you're a sergeant in the United States Marine Corps! Now tell me how you'll say it!" ... Contestant - "THAT'S TOO MUCH"). In this instance, the contestant did appear to be a little startled, but it certainly got my attention.

I actually enjoyed today's show. I thought the setups were pretty fair, and despite going 3/6 with no car wins, 2 of the losses had at least a partial win, so that was a nice change of pace from the 2/6'ers we've been seeing lately. And I've noticed an older cue or two being mixed in with some of the shows this week, although remixed slightly. I definitely want this to be a trend that continues!

[PriceBusterXL]

I agree that Drew absolutely needs to stop criticizing difficult games right before the contestant is about to play them. However, while his yelling was unnecessary, it did add a bit of excitement to TTM that's been missing since Bob left (ex: Bob - "Now, when you go to say that's too much, I don't want you to just say it. I want you to yell it like you're a sergeant in the United States Marine Corps! Now tell me how you'll say it!" ... Contestant - "THAT'S TOO MUCH"). In this instance, the contestant did appear to be a little startled, but it certainly got my attention.

I actually enjoyed today's show. I thought the setups were pretty fair, and despite going 3/6 with no car wins, 2 of the losses had at least a partial win, so that was a nice change of pace from the 2/6'ers we've been seeing lately. And I've noticed an older cue or two being mixed in with some of the shows this week, although remixed slightly. I definitely want this to be a trend that continues!

When Drew tells a contestant that a certain game is hard, then that contestant will get that assumption that a game is hard, and that will give that person too much pressure as it is.

Drew needs to stop adding fuel to the fire when it comes to things like that.

[Swingbatta0]

When Drew tells a contestant that a certain game is hard, then that contestant will get that assumption that a game is hard, and that will give that person too much pressure as it is.

Drew needs to stop adding fuel to the fire when it comes to things like that.

It doesn't actually make much of a difference.

[Mr. Weatherman]

It doesn't actually make much of a difference.

For me, as a viewer at home, it does. It's like saying "Hey, I know you're expecting some wins today, but this game really sucks, so the contestant probably won't win. You might as well change the channel now and come back for the showcase showdown."

[Cartboy]

Punch A Bunch:  Good bailout.
Push Over, Magic #, Squeeze Play:  Nice wins!
That's Too Much!:  I see they unfortunately still have this game.   What a heartbreaking loss! 
More Or Less:  Bummer!

I don't see how More or Less was evil.  The first three prizes were pretty easy, and the audience seemed split 50/50 on the car.  She just went with the wrong half of the audience.  Doesn't seem all that evil to me.

I thought it was evil because the car looked like it was more than $19,200.

Pretty good overall, IMHO.

[PatrickRox80]

I wonder how the staff is reacting to Drew exposing the difficult setups for car games. It happened the other day with Stack the Deck and now with That's Too Much. It might not be long before we see his complaints being edited out.

[brosa0]

I love Magic #, one of my favourite games, but it seemed hacked to pieces today.   Drew left the number at around 740 then the contestant barely touched the lever, yet the next shot suddnely had the number up to 1300-odd.

Mind you that was probably the best I've heard Drew explain the game.


Edit:   Just watching the showcases, and it seems odd having very similar-looking cars in the 6th pricing game and then the first showcase, especially with both being black.   At first glance it looked like they didn't bother swapping the car out.

[CJBojangles]

I hate That's Too Much.

I LOVE THIS AND BELIEVE IT IS FULL OF DIRECTORIAL WIN.



Brilliant idea, whoever that was. I did find it interesting though that it is essentially the same reveal as Magic #, and that showed up today as well. That whole Florida segment today was just great. She was such a lovable contestant. George's "fakeout" prior to announcing the car was cute, and Drew's "DON'T PANIC!" and Florida's reaction were hilarious. Drew also did a nice job of playing up the loss.

I don't think Drew was really "criticizing" TTM as some have said. All he said was "This is a tough game, okay? I'm not lying to you, this is a hard game to win, but people win it." I'm sure he just wanted to make sure she was careful when she played the game.

Speaking of Magic #, what on earth is going on with these setups? With a $3500 range you may as well not even have the contestant play the game. I know I gripe about games being too hard, but there is such a thing as too easy.

After seeing the new set in action and reverting back to the old one, I must say the "old" one is much better, IMO. Maybe it was just the way the studio was lit for the Breast Cancer special, but Tuesday's show was just blinding. I love the new stairs, but that giant reflective mess of a floor adds even more "busyness". I think Mike's initial reservations were correct. The simple blue around the doors looks much better than those big fat silver strips which were already present on the doors borders. I don't get why they couldn't just put the backlighting behind the green door borders. They look too "built-up" now - and the light between them appears blindingly bright since the LEDs are just a few inches away from each other. It's too much.

[GuyWithFace]

That is not how you pronounce "Peru", George. -_-

"I'm gonna show you A NEW CAR!" The buildup sounds very Barker-esque...which saddens me that the one doing it is George and not the host.

Speaking of the host, I learned today that Drew is perfectly capable of yelling during That's Too Much...just not what Barker would tell the contestant to yell.

Magic # was very, very clearly set up to be won.

Holy cow what was Drew's problem during the first half today?

You go from him hosting the hell out of the slow, like Tuesday, to something like today.

In fairness to Drew, that episode was taped well over a month after the one that aired today.

I wonder who the ineligible contestant is this time.

I am not certain whether you expect to get an answer, but they stopped specifying which contestant was ineligible since at least the beginning of Season 40.