TPiR Recap - 12/30/2013 (TPiR "Best of 2013" Special)

[Roadgeek Adam]

Episode #6552K (TPiR "Best of 2013" Special)
Aired – 12/30/2013; Taped – 12/9/2013
Models: Gwendolyn Osborne-Smith, Rachel Reynolds
Microphone Handoff: Gwendolyn
First Four Contestant Seating: Left to Right

First IUFB: iPhone 5S (Apple: iPhone 5S with 2 leather cases, calling plan); ARP: $1,567 (Overhead)

SHALITA	JEFFREY	AMBER	ROBERT
560	900	1000	1001

The winner is...
ROBERT

Robert, a glue salesman from Detroit, Michigan, is playing PLINKO! for a chance to win $50,000!.

Drew gives him/her a free Plinko chip.

$

Chip #1 (Quesadilla Maker) (all Rachel):

6

0

He picks 0...

WIN!
$40

$

Chip #2 (Stick Blender):

2

5

He picks 5...

WIN!
$65

$

Chip #3 (Mandalin):

3

4

He picks 3...

$

WIN!
$30

Chip #4 (Citrus Juicer):

1

3

He picks 3...

1

7

Robert 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

$

1,000

Robert 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

$

2,000

Robert 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

$

2,500

Robert drops the fourth 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

$

2,500

LOSS (Total Winnings: $2,635)

Second IUFB: XBox 1 (Kinect with a wireless and regular controllers, headset, 3 games); ARP: $740 (Gwendolyn)

SHALITA	JEFFREY	AMBER	SHERREE
595	600	601	575

The winner is...
AMBER

Amber is playing SQUEEZE PLAY for a trip to Bora Bora (RT Coach to Bora Bora for 6n stay in overwater bungalow at a luxury hotel) (Rachel).

The 3, 9, or 1 is incorrect.

9	3	9	1	4

Amber removes the 9...

$	9	3	1	4
$9314

WIN

Third IUFB: Bluetooth Watches (Martian: Bluetooth watches); ARP: $598 (Gwendolyn and Rachel)

SHALITA	JEFFREY	CHARLES	SHERREE
550	670	690	710

The winner is...
SHALITA

Shalita is playing LUCKY $EVEN for a 2014 Mini Cooper Clubman (1.6L engine, 15in alloy wheels, 6-speed AT, paint/fabric) (Gwendolyn).

First number is...

$

2

Remaining: $7

Guess: 4

$

2

4

Remaining: $7

Guess: 7

$

2

4

3

Remaining: $3

Guess: 6

$

2

4

3

5

Remaining: $2

Guess: 6

$

2

4

3

5

7

Remaining: $1

WIN

SCSD #1

Contestant	Winnings	Spin 1	Spin 2	TOTAL	RESULT
Robert	$4,202	95	STAY	.95
Amber	$10,054	60	5	.65
Shalita	$24,956	70	30	1.00	*$1,000*

Bonus...

Contestant	Winnings	Spin	Result
Shalita	$25,956	100	*$25,000*

Fourth IUFB: iPad Air (Apple: 16GB iPad Air with retina display, Marc by Marc Jacobs Smartcover); ARP: $567 (Rachel)

JENNIFER	JEFFREY	CHARLES	SHEREE
700	525	595	701

The winner is...
JEFFREY

Jeffrey is playing Do The Math for a fridge (French-door super-capacity fridge with smart cooling technology) (Gwendolyn) and a home gym (Inspire FItness: Home Gym with 38 positions) (Rachel).

± $1,750 =

FRIDGE

HOME GYM

Jeffrey believes it is

- $1,750 =

FRIDGE

HOME GYM

- $1,750 =

$3499

$1749

WIN (Total Winnings: $6,998)

Fifth IUFB: Designer Shoes (Prada: His/her leather collection with loafers for him, 2 pairs of platform pumps for her); ARP: $3,045 (Gwendolyn)

JENNIFER	MONIQUE	CHARLES	SHEREE
1250	950	800	2300

The winner is...
SHEREE

Sheree is playing GAS MONEY for a 2014 Audi R8 V8 Spyder Quattro Spmoc (4.2L engine, 7-speed AT, convenience package, navigation plus, sound system, full leather collection, 19in wheel package, door sills, inlays, Banf and Oulfsen) (Rachel).

$

0

0

0

0

$157,300

$141,550

$163,655

$152,295

$146,770

Sheree picks $146,770.

$

4

0

0

0

$157,300

$141,550

$163,655

$152,295

$4,000

Sheree picks $141,550.

$

7

0

0

0

$157,300

$3,000

$163,655

$152,295

$4,000

Sheree picks $163,655.

$

8

0

0

0

$157,300

$3,000

$1,000

$152,295

$4,000

Sheree picks $152,295.

1

0

0

0

0

$157,300

$3,000

$1,000

$2,000

$4,000

WIN (Total Winnings: $167,300 – The biggest winner in daytime ever at a grand total at $170,345)

Sixth IUFB: Pair of Surfboards (8ft 4in surfboards + waterproof hi-def surfboard cameras); ARP: $1,200 (Rachel)

JENNIFER	MONIQUE	CHARLES	JOSEPH
922	935	1	1089

The winner is...
JOSEPH

Joseph is playing PICK-A-PAIR for a trip to Aruba (RT Coach for you and 22 5 guests to Aruba for a 5n stay in 3 luxury rooms at Divi Resorts Aruba; ARP: $17,556) (Gwendolyn). The grocery items are: 1) Axe Hair Gel, 2) Beggin Strips Dog Treatds, 3) LA Colors Polish Set, 4) Purex Dirt lift detergent, 5) Sun-maid Yogurt Covered Raisins, 6) Advil Gels

HAIR GEL	DOG TREATS	POLISH SET	DETERGENT	RAISINS	PAIN RELIEF

Geoff picks the V8 and the Hot Pockets.

			DETERGENT		PAIN RELIEF
HAIR GEL	DOG TREATS	POLISH SET	$5.49	RAISINS	$5.49

WIN

SCSD #2

Contestant	Winnings	Spin 1	Spin 2	TOTAL	RESULT
Jeffrey	$7,565	60	30	.90	*SHOWCASE*
Joseph	$18,756	55	15	.70
Sheree	$170,345	5	25	.30

THE FABULOUS SHOWCASES

Shalita has the honors...

SC1 - Jeffrey

FAVORITE CONTESTANTS of 2013

• [Rowena] $3,000 in cash (Rachel)
• [David - Air Guitar] Trip to New York (RT Coach to New York for a 6n stay in traditional room at the The Westin New York Grand Central + 2 tickets to Broadway show) (Gwendolyn)
• [Matthew] 2014 Volkswagen Jetta S (2.0L engine, 5-speed MT) (Gwendolyn)

Bid: $25,550

SC2 - Shalita

COOL TRIVIA OF 2013

• Television (70in LED 3D HDTV with quattron color technology, 1080P display, DVR from Tivo) (Rachel)
• Trip to Australia (RT Coach to Gold Coast, AU for 6n stay in oceanview room at Surfers Pradise Marriott Resort and Spa + daily breakfast, helicopter tour over Gold Coast, jetboat ride) (Gwendolyn)
• 2013 Dodge Dart SE (2L engine, value group, powerw windows) (Rachel)

Bid: $24,000

Jeffrey

$25,550

VOLKSWAGEN

$28,522

$2,972

VOLKSWAGEN

*WIN*
$36,087

Shalita

$24,000

DART

$32,975

$8,975

DART

Results: 5 out of 6
Winnings: $290,399
Biggest Winner: Sheree ($170,345) – Biggest daytime winner in The Price is Right history, and congrats to her.

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What a show....Also, please be careful what you say in this thread, as moderators will be watching. This is an exciting event, let's be fair.

[SuperSweeper]

They wanted the best of 2013, and they got it.  Certainly one of the most exciting shows they've had in years.

[Hag]

A great show, highlighted by Sheree breaking the daytime winnings record. Well done.

[GSB92]

Excellent that Sheree is now the biggest winner in daytime history, but they shouldn't have played Gas Money for the Audi. They had time for 3 Strikes.

[GameShowKid]

First, fantastic win in Gas Money! Very exciting and quite suspenseful.

Nice wins in the other games, and a tidy sum given away in Plinko.


They really made it feel like a "Best of" show with all of the clips.

[Mr. Weatherman]

Sheree absolutely, 100% earned the right to be the biggest winner in daytime history of The Price is Right! I didn't think there was any possible way Gas Money would be won with that setup, but it was. That was awesome. Really, really awesome!

Damn Plinko just had to ruin the perfect show, though.

Lucky $even had a nice car with an easy setup!

Mike, this is the standard all specials should strive for. You don't have to offer a $150K+ car, but at least make the setups easy and the prizes better than those on average shows. This show lived up to the word "special" in all ways, so well done.

[vadernader]

Man this was an amazing show, and yet again Plinko has to automatically prevent a perfect show from happening. I don't care if people complain about the record being broken because Gas was completely fair & square. She was very lucky indeed, but so was Vickyann in a different way. I'm just glad they didn't play Hole in One for it.

P.S. Adam a few notes: IUFB4 was $567, and show winnings should be $290,399. I'm only picking nits because $297K+ is the record for most winnings in a show.

[IncoG5nito]

Kind of confused as to why Drew kept saying "all the games were won" when Plinko was not - the $10,000 slot was not even hit.  At least he didn't tarnish the phrase "perfect show" carrying on like that...

Also, Adam, Sheree didn't make it to the Showcase...

[Schfifty]

Man, I wish I could have seen the entire show. Today really was a special show!

I was disappointed to find out that Ani Khojasarian's 100K win in Pay the Rent wasn't shown today. Her win was definitely a candidate for this episode.

It appears that this is the first time we've seen the Xbox One on the show. Funny how since last Friday's episode, people were arguing about how the show was still offering Xbox 360s, and now they've moved on up the generation scale.

Much congratulations to Sheree, as she has broken the record of daytime winnings that VickyAnn earned back in 2006 to become the biggest daytime winner of TPiR! (FYI, I picked the 152K price along with her during the last round of Gas.)

What a spectacular show this was to end 2013. This episode was the way to sum up the year's best moments, and it paid off.

[PriceBusterXL]

Now, THIS is how you celebrate the Best Of 2013!!!

THE BAD NEWS:

Actually, nothing really............Except they didn't even mention Ani's first solid win on Pay The Rent. I was surprised that wasn't a highlight of this year as Schfifty was. And it looked like the XBOX ONE was shown for the first time. Honestly, I'll rather settle for a PS4 instead.

THE NOT-SO-BAD NEWS:

Plinko: I guess $2500 is a lot better than nothing for Robert.

THE GOOD NEWS (And there is a lot of good news):

Squeeze Play: A easy win for Amber!

Do The Math: That goes double for Jeffrey! And he won the "Tribute to Contestants" (not including Bryce on Golden Road  ) Showcase!

Pick A Pair: And triple for Joseph!

Lucky $even: That was some great playing from Shalita! And she's also a Double Dollar Winner!! Too bad she didn't her SC, though..........

Gas Money: When it comes down to a win like this, I think Jeff Spicolli did it best when he said this:

And it was totally awesome! I never thought that they were gonna put a Audi in that game, because I thought that was screaming "Wipeout". As it turns out by Sheree's handling of the game, this wasn't too hard of a setup, because I was right about the first tag ($157,300) being avoided. I was both shocked and happy to know that Sheree won that..........which made her the biggest winner in daytime!

THE BOTTOM LINE:

It's funny how much of a letdown last week was, only to be redeemed with this special..........It has really washed away the horror and shame from last week and this is truly one of the best shows I have seen in my life! I think this was Mike's way of saying "I'm sorry" for passing off the two terrible specials (X-Mas Eve and Kids) and today really did paid off! Although, there were no soap stars being models (Yay!), they should've at least add another current model for this episode, like Amber, Manuela, or Rob. I'll even settle for Danielle Demski. At least, try to bring back a 3-model show..............

Anyway, this was a great way to end 2013!!! Now onto 2014..............

[tpiradam]

Fantastic episode today! Not only one of the best in the Drew-era, but perhaps one of the best of all time. Big congratulations to Sheree on breaking the daytime winning record, truly spectacular!

[Kev347]

After thousands of complaining posts, I have to compliment them when they get something right. And for once, this was a heavily themed show that got nearly everything right. I liked the clips from the year, and I liked the fact that the majority of pricing games and prizes picked had some significance to the year. I also really loved the showcases - best showcase themes they've put together in a while and it was executed well. Especially a nice touch to have one focusing on "best contestants" - glad they're realizing that's important, too. I feel like this show was originally designed to shove the prizes in our face, and I like it a lot better when the best of EVERYTHING, including the prizes, is focused on.

Oh, and I guess there were a few things won today. You can chalk that up to good setups, good luck and good contestants. $2,500 is NOT a win in Plinko by any stretch of the imagination though - I refuse to acknowledge that no matter what the TPIR Twitter may say Still, 5/6 with a double dollar and a luxury car win is pretty awesome stuff. Unlike Dream Car week setups, they really did not want the Audi won this time. I thought the setup was as reasonable as could be expected given it was in Gas Money - hard enough most people weren't winning, but easy enough to give a shot. I just hope we don't see weekly Bag-Path shows to make up for it now It helped that Sheree was a genuinely excited contestant who you could easily root for. Golden Road may have been better for a car with that price tag, but it certainly was a shock to see that come up in the second half. A very enjoyable show that came close to breaking the S35 premiere record for most winnings in a show, and obviously broke the contestant record. I'm just glad it feels earned and not overly manipulated, because this was well put together all around.

[thepriceis_J]

Wow. Just wow.

I didn't want the record to be broken with a puffball Rent setup or an easy 50/50 setup in 1/2 Off. I wanted the record to be earned and my goodness, it was earned. That was one of the best wins in years. That was an incredibly tough setup. Literally, throwing darts. The fact that she pulled that out was nothing short of amazing. Great television.

So remember...The Price is Right has officially decreed it. ANY amount of money in Plinko is called a win.

(Or perhaps since this show was just so good, they didn't want to detract from it by mentioning Plinko as the red herring)

Great show. Great way to close out the year. They did a good job here.

New record. First double dollar of the season. Good clips to look back on. This season holds promise if they can keep this kind of producing up.

Side note: I don't know if Adam forgot or if he's discontinued it, but yay(!) for no zoom in shot on Do The Math!

[DJTorgo]

At long last, we can put that stupid and unjustified "lowest/highest ending in -5" non-rule to bed.

[WhammyPower788]

At long last, we can put that stupid and unjustified "lowest/highest ending in -5" non-rule to bed.

To be fair, it DID end in -00...