TPiR Recap - 11/19/2013 (TPiR 2013 Dream Car Week - Day 2)

[Roadgeek Adam]

Episode #6505K (TPiR 2013 Dream Car Week - Day II)
Aired – 11/19/2013; Taped – 8/8/2013
Models: Melissa Ordway, Rachel Reynolds
Microphone Handoff: Rachel
First Four Contestant Seating: Left to Right

First IUFB: Pair of Tablets (Blackberry: 32GB tablets with 4G LTE Service); ARP: $1,000 (Rachel)

RACHEL	JASON	MONIQUE	MICHEAL
1000	600	501	603

CLANGERS! $500!!

The winner is...
RACHEL

Rachel, now $500 richer, is playing Push Over for a trip to Tuscany (RT Coach to Florence, IT for a 5n stay at the Castello del Nero Hotel and Spa + daily breakfast and spa treatment) (Melissa).

1	0	1	1	5	2	7	9	4
									TUSCANY

Rachel pushes the blocks to

							1	0	1	1	5	2	7
									TUSCANY

ARP be...

							1	0	1	1	5	2	7
									1	1	5	2	7
									WIN

Second IUFB: Designer Sunglasses (Diva: 6 pairs of Italian Collection); ARP: $1,796 (Overhead)

CYNTHIA	JASON	MONIQUE	MICHEAL
585	1500	623	900

The winner is...
JASON

Jason, who works at a golf course in South Carolina, is playing HOLE IN ONE for 2014 BMW 640i Convertible with 3L 6-cyl engine, multi-contour seats, cold weather package, 19in BMW alloy spoke wheels, paint/fabric; ARP: $87,516) (Melissa).

Jason has a chance to putt next to the hole if he can place the following items in order from lowest to highest:

• Mott's Applesauce
• Gold BOnd Ultimate Diabetic Skin Relief
• PayDay Bar
• Gilette Mach 3 Razor Kit
• Cook-Top Cleaner
• Krusteaz Blueberry Pancake Mix

Jason puts the items in this order:

					$500
CANDY BAR	APPLESAUCE	PANCAKE MIX	CLEANER	FOOT CREAM	RAZOR KIT

The ARPs are:

					$500
99¢	$2.09	$3.29	$5.49	$6.99	$8.99

Jason will putt from the 6th line.

Drew attempts the insipration putt from the first line...MADE

Jason attempts his putt...WIN

Third IUFB: Pair of Digital Cameras (Canon: 18MP SLR camera and 16MP point and shoot with 28mm wide angle lens); ARP: $970 (Melissa and Rachel)

CYNTHIA	DIANE	MONIQUE	MICHEAL
911	700	902	750

The winner is...
CYNTHIA

Cynthia is playing RANGE GAME for a new motorcycle (Harley-Davidson: Sportster 883 with 883cc engine, case aluminum wheels) (Rachel).

$8,800

$8,200

R
A
N
G
E

G
A
M
E

Cynthia stops the range finder at $8,400-$8,550

ARP: $8,469

$8,800

←

$8,200

R
A
N
G
E

G
A
M
E

WIN

SCSD #1

Contestant	Winnings	Spin 1	Spin 2	TOTAL	RESULT
Cynthia	$9,439	75	STAY	.75
Rachel	$13,027	80	STAY	.80	*SHWOWCASE*
Jason	$89,812	75	75	1.50	OVER

Fourth IUFB: Barbecue Smoker (Bradley: 6-rack digital smoker); ARP: $649 ([MODEL])

RICKARD	DIANE	MONIQUE	MICHEAL
675	725	620	1000

The winner is...
MONIQUE

Monique is playing Danger Price for a folding bicycle (Dahon: 9-speed drive train, 24in wheels) (Melissa), Washer and Dryer (Front-loaded washer and ultra capacity dryer) (Melissa), a computer (27in computer with 4GB memory, 1TB HD, wireless printer) (Rachel) and designer shoes (Suede collection with high heels, pumps and flats) (Rachel).

$1045

APPLIANCES

COMPUTER

BIKES

SHOES

$1045

$1998

COMPUTER

BIKES

SHOES

$1045

$1998

$2521

$3398

$1045

LOSS

Fifth IUFB: Beverage Center (Danby: Silhouette wine cooler); ARP: $1,100 (Melissa)

RICKARD	DIANE	BREANNA	MICHEAL
1210	600	1200	850

The winner is...
MICHEAL

Micheal, the last of the First Four, is playing Money Game for a 2013 Honda Civic LX (AT, 1.8L engine, USB audio interface, all-season floor mats) (Rachel).

MONEY GAME

		19	42	66
		87	18	20
		07	75	98
		F	9	R

Micheal picks [19] - [$$]

19			42	66
		87	18	20
		07	75	98
		F	9	R

Micheal picks [18] - [F]

19			42	66
		87		20
		07	75	98
		18	9	R

Micheal picks [07] - [R]

19			42	66
		87		20
			75	98
		18	9	07

WIN (Total Winnings: $18,926)

Sixth IUFB: Designer Necklace (Bounkit: Statement with 24ct gold); ARP: $1,395 (Melissa)

RICKARD	DIANE	BREANNA	DANA
1125	800	850	1000

The winner is...
RICKARD

Rickard, a middle and high school principal, is playing PLINKO! for a chance to win $50,000!.

Drew gives him a free Plinko chip.

$

Chip #1 (Portable Ping Pong Set) (Rachel):

6

0

He picks 0...

$

WIN!
$40

Chip #2 (Hair Dryer):

5

0

He picks 5...

2

0

Chip #3 (Twirl and Toss Board Game (University Games)):

3

7

He picks 3...

$

WIN!
$30

Chip #4 (Cupcake Carrier):

2

8

He picks 8...

2

5

Rickard drops the first chip...

					$
1 0 0	5 0 0	1 0 0 0	0	10 0 0 0	0	1 0 0 0	5 0 0	1 0 0

$

0

Rickard drops the second chip...

			$
1 0 0	5 0 0	1 0 0 0	0	10 0 0 0	0	1 0 0 0	5 0 0	1 0 0

$

0

Rickard drops the third chip...

					$
1 0 0	5 0 0	1 0 0 0	0	10 0 0 0	0	1 0 0 0	5 0 0	1 0 0

$

0

LOSS (Total Winnings: $70)

SCSD #2

Contestant	Winnings	Spin 1	Spin 2	TOTAL	RESULT
Monique	$649	15	75	.90	*SHOWCASE*
Rickard	$1,465	75	55	1.30	OVER
Micheal	$20,026	5	55	.60

THE FABULOUS SHOWCASES

Rachel has the honors...

SC1 - Monique

LET YOUR BLOOD FLOW

• Yoga Studio (11-piece equipment set, mats, gym bag, videos, Panasonic: 50in 1080P Plasma HDTV, Samsung: BluRay Player) (Rachel)
• Trip to Costa Rica (RT Coach to San Jose, CR for 7n stay in private casida at Ama Tierra Retreat and Wellness Center + all meals, daily yoga classes and tours) (Rachel)
• Trip to Thailand (RT Coach to Phuket, TH for 7n stay in suite at Indigo Pearl Suite + 75min yoga class, 90min spa treatment, dinner) (Rachel)

Bid: $18,000

SC2 - Rachel

HOUSTON, WE HAVE SPLASHDOWN

• Trip to Puerto Rico (RT Coach to Vieques Island, PR for 7n stay in ocean front room at W Vieques Island Retreat and Spa + daiuly breakfast, 1 spa treatment) MElissa)
• 2013 Scion XB (2.4L 4-cyl engine, 4-speed AT) (Melissa)

Bid: $28,000

Monique

$18,000

THAILAND

$21,489

$3,489

THAILAND

*WIN*
$22,138

Rachel

$28,000

CAR

$26,656

CAR

Results: 4 out of 6
Winnings: $156,007
Biggest Winner: Jason ($89,812)

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[MannyCav]

Welcome back, daytime luxury car Hole in One [or Two]. It's been awhile. Glad to see you back.

Mike's hit pay-dirt with these past two shows. Forget Big Money week--this is the real deal. These have been two (in my opinion) well formulated shows. Even the lack of extra prize spreading like I alluded to in some of the Big Money week recaps isn't too much of an issue in this application. I hope the rest of the week follows like this.

My only real gripe about Hole in One or Two today is that, while the putting angle wasn't quite as awful as before, they still didn't use the proper, head-on, more perceptive and suspenseful shot. It wasn't as much of an issue today, though, since the outcome at that point was a foregone conclusion, and the contestant was in breathing range of the hole. Even Drew made the inspiration putt today. It was that kind of a playing.

By the way, when was the last time we had a perfect Hole in One or Two playing (groceries ordered correctly with no second putt)?

I also found it interesting that they bracketed Hole in One or Two with a $11,000 trip to Tuscany (but only five nights? Really?) and a $8,500 Harley Davidson motorcycle.

That was a nice shot of the BMW winner for the closed captionion spot before the first Showcase Showdown.

One let down (though by no means a deal-breaker) was hearing that cartoon-ish intro to Danger Price again. A few red flashers for decoration is alright, but the sound effect on top of it all is overbearing.

[GSB92]

What a show today. Definitely the top show of the season.

All car games were won with a perfect Hole In One playing for a $87,000 BMW and a El-Cheapo win in Money Game.

[TinoStar11]

Interesting that they played the Losing Horns after the Plinko playing

[Hag]

A great show today. Everything went perfectly with Hole In One--that playing should be bottled.

Some bad luck on Plinko, but what can you do.

[Swingbatta0]

My two cents:

Push Over: Big trip, big win!
Hole in One: I had a feeling Jason would win that Beemer! But I didn't think Hole would be won this way! The $500 bonus won, Drew's successful inspiration putt, and a BMW winner! Already, the highlight of the season! (unless the rest of the week does better)
Range Game: Good win.
Danger Price: Tough break.
Money Game: Another El Cheapo win!
Plinko: Guess lady luck just wasn't on his side today. A rare goose egg.

[DJTorgo]

It's shows like today that exemplify why Hole in One is one of the best pricing games ever created.

This show was just great all-around.

[Kev347]

Well, that was certainly an interesting one. I figured at least one game where you don't have to actually guess the price of the car would be played this week, and it makes as much sense as anything else that it was Hole, because Hole is exciting, dramatic and....easy (and they did really want to give one of these away). They wanted to give the BMW away so much that they actually showed they know how to make the GPs easy today, unlike when the game is played for Chevy Sparks (seems backwards to me, but what do I know?) It did seem fate that the contestant worked on a golf course - made for a good moment and made it easier for him! It was also nice to see Drew finally make a putt, and from the back line to boot.

That being said, I think Hole was a last-second game substitution. I say this because this was show #6505K, or the 5th show to be taped. The lineup was also REALLY REALLY long (29.5 minutes DOB time) and the car actually had paint protection on it (a nice evil price of 87516). All this suggests to me that the first 4 games went 0/4 and they were desperate enough to get a win this week that, if they had gotten a win to that point, they would have played Stack the Deck, but because they didn't, they subbed this in. Come on, can't you just imagine that 1456789 setup with 3 impossible GP pairs? Would have made the lineup shorter too (and this show was edited to death). Just throwing a theory out there that makes sense to me. Hole ended up being a good choice though.

[Bobby McBride]

Pushover: Not the easiest setup in the world in my book, but it was won.

HiOoT: What an OUTSTANDING time for a perfect playing of this PG to happen!!!!!

Range: What a perfect first half!

Danger: I had a feeling Monique lost when she chose the shoes.

MG: After picking the 18, I misinterpreted Micheal's 3rd choice of El Cheapo (07) as 75, but it's a good thing he still nabbed him!

P!: What a bummer a $0 win happened after so much goodness happened today.

Showcases: I had a feeling Rachel was over on Showcase #2.

To me, this would've been a perfect 10 had it not been for P!.

[Mr. Weatherman]

This is why Hole in One is my favorite game on the show. I honestly didn't think those GPs were all that easy, but I was wrong. Having the $500 bonus won, Drew's inspirational put being nailed, the contestant putting right there at the hole...and, oh yeah, a BMW convertible was won....all of this made for a terrific Hole in One playing. And wouldn't you know it, Jason just happens to work at a golf course. This couldn't have been executed any better.

I'm kind of glad Danger Price was lost, otherwise, Plinko would have killed the perfect show. 4/6 with two cars won is an excellent outcome for any show, regardless if one of those cars happened to be a BMW. The lineup was stellar, the setups were easy, and the contestant selection was great, too. Mike, great job today. I'll put this show right up there with the Halloween special in terms of production.

[PriceBusterXL]

Now.............we're getting somewhere with Dream Car Week!

THE BAD NEWS:

Danger Price: I thought the computer should've been avoided. Pretty cheap shoes........Guess that wasn't meant to be won.

Plinko (or in today's case, "Stinko" ): Rickard pretty much had bad luck (Despite just winning the ping-pong table and board game). Oh well, could've been worse............

THE GOOD NEWS:

Pushover: Tricky setup on this one. I assumed that it was $10115 for the Tuscany trip. Nice job by Rachel!

Range Game: It was a freaking Harley..............And Cynthia won it!

Money Game: El Cheapo has returned............Michael did great when he won the Civic!

Hole-In-One: This made me love one of my favorite games even more, thanks to today! It was pretty rare to see a "Perfecto" in quite some time. Not only he got the $500 bonus, but Jason won that sweet-looking BMW! All of that really came in sync, seeing that he works at a golf course.

THE BOTTOM LINE:

Day Two of Dream Car Week was very exciting, and the Hole-In-One win really washed away the memory of what happened on yesterday's Temptation (Even though it was unfortunate that Josephine decided to bail out and not go for the Porsche. I would've......). Mike really outdid himself today and hopefully, it will be like that the rest of the week.

[Roadgeek Adam]

Recap up, sorry for the delay.

[GuyWithFace]

Hole In One was magnificent.

They wanted to give the BMW away so much that they actually showed they know how to make the GPs easy today, unlike when the game is played for Chevy Sparks (seems backwards to me, but what do I know?)

A Chevy Spark (or any of the cars Hole In One is generally played for) is far less of a tax burden than a BMW, and the non-BMW cars are more likely to be taken and resold relatively quickly. By comparison, a BMW is not likely to be taken (again, due to the tax burden) and one would have a more difficult time reselling it for a profit after taxes.

I suspect that, if this week has gone 1/5, the show wanted there to be a point to this week and actually award a "Dream Car"...even if it amounts to the "s/he won a BIG PRIZE" mentality and the unlikelihood it shall be taken for the aforementioned reasons.

[Cartboy]

Nice wins on 5-digit Push Over, Range Game, and Money Game!   Hole In One was just pure awesomeness!

What horrible luck on Plinko!   I wonder if the board was "fixed", especially on the first chip. I say really stupid things whenever games are lost.

Great show overall, IMHO!

REALLY STUPID THING REPLACED BY STEVE.

[mrbrown2195]

Hole In One was magnificent.
A Chevy Spark (or any of the cars Hole In One is generally played for) is far less of a tax burden than a BMW, and the non-BMW cars are more likely to be taken and resold relatively quickly. By comparison, a BMW is not likely to be taken (again, due to the tax burden) and one would have a more difficult time reselling it for a profit after taxes.

I suspect that a tax burden of about $10-$15K, which could easily be financed through a bank, using the vehicle as collateral (with a "normal" car note-like payment), is not likely to keep people from accepting the vehicle.

Even if you decided not to keep it, there's always a market for high end vehicles and the contestant could easily sell it if he wanted to.