TPiR Recap - 11/22/2013 (TPiR 2013 Dream Car Week - Day 5)

[Roadgeek Adam]

Episode #6501K (TPiR 2013 Dream Car Week - Day V)
Aired – 11/22/2013; Taped – 8/6/2013
Models: Daniel Goddard, Rachel Reynolds
Microphone Handoff: Rachel
First Four Contestant Seating: Left to Right

First IUFB: iPhone 5 (Apple: 16GB iPhone 5 with Marc by Marc Jacobs case); ARP: $1,078 (Overhead)

MARY JO	CHRISTOPHER	VIANNEY	RICHARD
1250	600	1100	800

The winner is...
RICHARD

Richard is playing 3 Strikes + for a 2014 Audi R8 Quattro with the leather package, conversion package, black headliner, sideblade, decorative in-lays and paint/fabric) (Rachel).

Chips:

1

2

3

4

6

9

Pick 1:

4

Guess: 4th

NO

Pick 2:

3

Guess: 3rd

NO

Pick 3:

X

Guess: NA

X

Pick 4:

4

Guess: 2nd

4

X

Pick 5:

X

Guess: NA

4

X

X

Pick 6:

3

Guess: 5th

4

NO

X

X

Pick 7:

6

Guess: 3rd

4

6

X

X

Pick 8:

9

Guess: 6th

4

6

NO

X

X

Pick 9:

1

Guess: 1st

1

4

6

X

X

Pick 10:

3

Guess: 6th

1

4

6

3

X

X

Pick 11:

X

Guess: NA

1

4

6

9

2

3

X

X

X

LOSS

Second IUFB: Digital Cameras (16.2MP SLR camera with 18-55mm zoom lens and a 16MP point and shoot); ARP: $1,146 (Daniel and Rachel)

MARY JO	CHRISTOPHER	VIANNEY	CYNTHIA
1101	1200	1250	1100

The winner is...
MARY JO

Mary Jo is playing SQUEEZE PLAY for a trip to Greece (RT Coach to Mykonos, GR for a 6n stay at the Rocabella Mykonos Art Hotel + daily breakfast and 30min spa treatment) (Daniel).

The 2, 8, 3, or 9 is incorrect.

1	2	8	3	9	4

Mary Jo removes the 8...

$	1	2	3	9	4
$12984

LOSS

Third IUFB: Vanity (Cabinets to Go); ARP: $934 (Rachel)

MARGIE	CHRISTOPHER	VIANNEY	CYNTHIA
1200	1500	900	1563

The winner is...
VIANNEY

Vianney is playing Race Game for:

1. Television (65in Plasma HDTV with 1080P resolution, and power-save option) (Daniel)
2. Barbecue Grill (3-burner grill, 692sqin cooking space with warming rack and grids) (Daniel)
3. Designer Accessories (Jimmy Choo: shoes and bag) (Rachel)
4. Exercise Bike (Avanti Fitness) (Rachel)

Today's prices:

$650

$1700

$2799

$3600

Off to the races!

1:

$1700

$650

$2799

$3600

36

2

2:

$2799

$650

$1700

$3600

27

1

3:

$3600

$650

$2799

$1700

17

1

4:

$1700

$650

$3600

$2799

0

2

ARPs were:

$2799

$650

$3600

$1700

0

2

LOSS (Total Winnings: $4,250)

SCSD #1

Contestant	Winnings	Spin 1	Spin 2	TOTAL	RESULT
Richard	$1,078	35	55	.90
Mary Jo	$1,146	30	40	.70
Vianney	$5,184	85	10	.95	*SHOWCASE*

Fourth IUFB: Designer Watches (Brera Orologi: His/Her Watches); ARP: $2,010 (Rachel)

MARGIE	CHRISTOPHER	RODNEY	CYNTHIA
550	1202	1200	1201

The winner is...
CHRISTOPHER

Christopher, the last of the First Four, is playing Double Prices for a pair of motorscooters (Honda: Ruckus 49cc engine with electric start and AT) (Daniel).

$5298

Double Prices

$4112

 

$5298

ARP: $5298 *WIN*

Fifth IUFB: Foosball Table (56in Foosball Table with chrome plate steel rods and four drink holders); ARP: $550 (Daniel and George)

MARGIE	MEGAN	RODNEY	CYNTHIA
550	650	495	575

CLANGERS! $500!!

The winner is...
MARGIE

Margie, now $500 richer, is playing 1/2-Off for a chance to win $10,000!

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

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

EGG BOILER

$22

$15

COFFEE CUP

She picks the cup...

EGG BOILER

$22

$15

$30

Correct! Half of the boxes are elminated...

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

PANINI PRESS

$35

$19

BOTTLE OPENER

She picks the panini press...

$70

$35

$19

BOTTLE OPENER

Correct! Half of the boxes are elminated...

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

DUTCH OVEN

$50

$20

TOMATO PRESS

She picks the dutch oven...

$50

$50

$20

TOMATO PRESS

Wrong! None of the boxes are elminated...

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

Box picked:

8

Inside the box:

 

Money inside box:

13

LOSS (Total Winnings: $141)

Sixth IUFB: Video Game Package (Sony: PS Vita Package with a starter kit, memory card, 4 games); ARP: $688 (Daniel)

JUANITA	MEGAN	RODNEY	CYNTHIA
850	700	875	625

The winner is...
CYNTHIA

Cynthia is playing LINE 'EM UP for a 2013 Hyundai Elantra Coupe GLS (1.8L engine, power windows, Bluetooth, mudguards, carepeted floor mats, cargo net) (Rachel).

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

• Selection of iPods (Apple: Pair of 16GB iPod Nanos. 160GB Classic and 2GB Shuffle) (Rachel)
• Three glass vases
• 24in built-in dishwasher (Daniel)

 

		1
			5	9	6	IPODS
			3	6	VASES
			7	4	9	DISHWASHER
		5

2

		1	She sets the price to...
	5	9	6	IPODS
		3	6	VASES
	7	4	9	DISHWASHER
		5

 

		1	She sets the price to...
5	9	6	IPODS
		3	6	VASES
	7	4	9	DISHWASHER
		5

LOSS (ARP: $19,645)

SCSD #2

Contestant	Winnings	Spin 1	Spin 2	TOTAL	RESULT
Cynthia	$688	75	STAY	.75
Margie	$1,191	15	65	.80	*SHOWCASE*
Christopher	$7,308	45	25	.70

THE FABULOUS SHOWCASES

Vianney has the honors...

SC1 - Vianney

(I'VE HAD) THE TIME OF YOUR LIFE

• Computer (Sony: 24in HD touchscreen display with 2TB HD, 8GB RAM, webcam and printer) (Rachel)
• Trip to New York City (RT Coach to New York, NY for a 4n stay in a deluxe room at the Westin New York at Times Square + shopping spree of 5th Avenue with $2,000 in cash) (Rachel)
• 2013 Ford Fusion S Sedan (2.5L engine, AT, remote keyless entry) (Daniel)

Bid: $24,719

SC2 - Margie

THINGS ARE LOOKING BRIGHT

• Designer Sunglasses (Gucci: Tortus Sunglasses with 2 pairs of aviators for him and 2 pairs of gold tone detailing for her) (George and Rachel)
• Trip to the Galapagos Islands (RT Coach to Quito, EC for a 5d Galapagos Island Aventure) (George and Rachel)
• Sailboat (Catalina: 17ft 2in 16.5 Sailboat, trailer) (Daniel)

Bid: $25,500

Vianney

$24,719

FUSION

$30,878

$6,159

FUSION

*WIN*
$36,062

Margie

$25,500

CATALINA

$22,383

CATALINA

Results: 1 out of 6
Winnings: $47,473
Biggest Winner: Vianney

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[Swingbatta0]

My two cents:

3 Strikes ++ (that's what I'll call 6-digit 3X): Wow! Incredible! Much better playing than when it was played for the Ferrari last season. At least Richard got 4 out of 6 numbers before he struck out. And it's great that they saved the most expensive dream car for last this week.
Squeeze Play: Tricky. I myself thought the 8 was the bad number. Boy, was I wrong. Too bad for the contestant.
Race Game: Tough break, but 2 out of 4 prizes is okay, especially getting the most expensive of the prizes. And I congratulate the contestant on winning a Ford Fusion in the Showcase!
Double Prices: Good win!
1/2-Off: Tough break.
Line 'em Up: Again, tough break.

[Bobby McBride]

I didn't think 3X would be won, but at least we made a lot of progress from the first six-digit playing.

[greenwater735]

I must admit 4 out 6 in 3 Strikes is better than last time they played for a 6 Digit Car.

[PriceBusterXL]

Not much to point out.............but hey, Mike brought back the "SNK Boss Syndrome" edition of 3X (6 digits). If any consolation, this time Richard did much better on that than Therese from last season. Unfortunately, no Audi win. 

DP did prevented today from being a winless show.

THE BOTTOM LINE:

To paraphrase T.S. Eliot: "This is the way Dream Car Week ends............Not with a bang, but with a whimper."

The week wasn't entirely a washout, though, with that perfect Hole-In-One from Jason. However, I was hoping we weren't gonna have one of those weeks where we would have more than one great moment......Maybe another dream car win, perhaps.

I will Mike the benefit of the doubt and say that this was a good idea. Hope it'll come back next season.

[Mallory16]

I'm sorry.  I thoroughly enjoyed Three Strikes Plus .  I mean, sure, it would've been even better had it been won, but that was one hell of a thrill ride, still.

What is the purpose of hiding the Race Game prize podiums if you aren't going to do a good job of hiding the main prop for the game, anyway?

[PriceBusterXL]

I'm sorry.  I thoroughly enjoyed Three Strikes Plus .  I mean, sure, it would've been even better had it been won, but that was one hell of a thrill ride, still.

What is the purpose of hiding the Race Game prize podiums if you aren't going to do a good job of hiding the main prop for the game, anyway?

I'm wondering if some people who watch today and they assumed that the way the prizes were lined up like that, they thought that Take Two was gonna be played. Stuff like that can be a bit confusing and those prize podiums need to be brought back before the contestant starts to play Race Game.

[Josh444]

I'm wondering if some people who watch today and they assumed that the way the prizes were lined up like that, they thought that Take Two was gonna be played. Stuff like that can be a bit confusing and those prize podiums need to be brought back before the contestant starts to play Race Game.

I have noticed that whenever they go with the blue platforms, it's Race Game, and whenever they go with the red platforms, it's Take Two.

[SilverFirePrime]

When I saw the prize setup, I called Take Two, but when it was revealed to be Race Game, I got a good razzing from my wife.  I did call Line em' Up though

[MannyCav]

I had a bad feeling six-digit 3 Strikes would show up at the end of the week based on the spoiler-ed (I would say spoiled, but someone may take that to mean that I think the Audi R8 is a bad vehicle) Audi R8.

Out of all of what Drew called the other day "gimmicks and promotions" (I agree on the terms, though I'm a bit surprised he'd use such frank language and it not get edited to something closer to "special weeks"), this has far and above been my favorite. The show's shown that it's still capable of Bob/Roger levels of productions values based on the first episodes, and even the previous two were far from stinkers--Wednesday seemed like it could almost pass for a normal Golden Road-episode with a car about $20,000 over the Golden Road norm, but it still chained nicely with the previous Bentley playing, and Lucky $even was an MDS-esque, very winnable setup that was lost thanks to a 3-dollar range on the final digit not being taken advantage of.

I'll say again here what I've said before (since I've seen it twice now)--6-digit 3 Strikes doesn't work like this, not this way, anyway. It was slightly better this time because Audi's pricing and optioning is more friendly and predictable than Ferrari's. The contestant was more able to zero in on the car's price, and at least keep me somewhat interested to the final draw. Still, this repeated misstep blended strangely with the rest of a stellar week. The first thing that needed to be done was throw out those two extra strikes. Yes, yes, I know, that's the old way, but it was changed for a very good reason when it from four to five digits. Adding the two strikes back was a mistake to begin with, and adding yet another digit compounds it.

What would have been wrong with doing that and swapping out 3 Strikes' six-digit Audi for Hole in One's five-digit BMW, or simply playing 3 Strikes with one red chip in the bag and a nice eighty- or ninety-grand A8?

Having said that, I find it interesting that they again bracketed the dream car game with a trip costing more than $11,000.

[CJBojangles]

I'm sorry.  I thoroughly enjoyed Three Strikes Plus .  I mean, sure, it would've been even better had it been won, but that was one hell of a thrill ride, still.

Why are you apologizing? It doesn't have to be all doom and gloom; you're allowed to like something the show does.

I, for one, loved 3 Strikes. They used a car that wasn't as outrageously inflated as the Ferrari but still incredible. I personally thought having that 9 not be the last number was a bit nasty, but with almost $150K on the line the game has to be tough. Very exciting segment. And I'm so happy about Drew's adopted better attitude about this game. It went from "tedious and exhausting" to "there's no bad pulls in this game, it's all good information to help you win."

What is the purpose of hiding the Race Game prize podiums if you aren't going to do a good job of hiding the main prop for the game, anyway?

Awfully tough to conceal that giant jukebox (especially in HD). I don't know why they bother even trying to hide the game. I miss the staging when the prices were right there when the contestant got up on stage, giving the host the ability to build excitement from them if he was so inclined. (Not to mention the tower that holds the prices is just snazzy looking.)

Missed Double Prices as there was a break-in for the JFK remembrance ceremony.

[PriceBusterXL]

Why are you apologizing? It doesn't have to be all doom and gloom; you're allowed to like something the show does.

I, for one, loved 3 Strikes. They used a car that wasn't as outrageously inflated as the Ferrari but still incredible. I personally thought having that 9 not be the last number was a bit nasty, but with almost $150K on the line the game has to be tough. Very exciting segment. And I'm so happy about Drew's adopted better attitude about this game. It went from "tedious and exhausting" to "there's no bad pulls in this game, it's all good information to help you win."

Awfully tough to conceal that giant jukebox (especially in HD). I don't know why they bother even trying to hide the game. I miss the staging when the prices were right there when the contestant got up on stage, giving the host the ability to build excitement from them if he was so inclined. (Not to mention the tower that holds the prices is just snazzy looking.)

Missed Double Prices as there was a break-in for the JFK remembrance ceremony.

They did the same thing with Master Key.............I'm sure there were some who were thinking that Any Number was in the lineup and not MK.

[UniquePerspective]

3 Strikes ++ (that's what I'll call 6-digit 3X): Wow! Incredible! Much better playing than when it was played for the Ferrari last season. At least Richard got 4 out of 6 numbers before he struck out. And it's great that they saved the most expensive dream car for last this week.

To add on to this point, the shows aired out of order, and if I recall, this was, according to tape date, the first day of Dream Car Week. So it's interesting that the most expensive car was meant to be first, but aired last. Question is did they catch on to that point later on, or did they always intend to tape it first but air it last?

[Roadgeek Adam]

Sorry for the delay, recap up.

[GuyWithFace]

Given the outcome of 3 Strikes + today, the use of Hole In One as the "Dream Car" game of the Friday show comes across even more as a last-ditch effort to actually give away one of the cars (even if the contestant would not be likely to take it, but that is a discussion for another time). Regardless, several of the shows this week have felt more like the Barker/Dobkowitz era than many episodes from the past five years.

The first thing that needed to be done was throw out those two extra strikes. Yes, yes, I know, that's the old way, but it was changed for a very good reason when it from four to five digits.

They still used three Strike chips through February 1998, nearly five years after its last four-digit car and nearly four years after dropping the plus sign, debuting the "one Strike in the bag" rule in May after being on hiatus for 13 weeks.

Having three Strikes in the bag for five- and six-digit cars is no different than the original "3 Strikes and 3 Strikes +" (four- and five-digit cars) that was present from 1983-93.

3 Strikes ++ (that's what I'll call 6-digit 3X)

Your opinion, but I simply call it "3 Strikes +", as it had been called when five-digit cars were the exception to the four-digit norm.