TPiR Recap - 1/3/2014

[Roadgeek Adam]

Episode #6602K
Aired – 1/3/2014; Taped – 11/12/2013
Models: Manuela Arbelaez, Rachel Reynolds
Microphone Handoff: Rachel
First Four Contestant Seating: Right to Left

First IUFB: iPhone (Apple: iPhone 5S with calling plan); ARP: $1,489 (Manuela)

PHILLIP	AMBER	EDWIN	ORA
758	900	1000	1001

The winner is...
ORA

Ora is playing Money Game for a 2014 Mini Cooper Clubman (1.6L engine, 6-speed MT, 15in 5-spoke star wheels, rubber mats) (Rachel).

MONEY GAME

		50	42	89
		22	68	77
		23	95	24
		F	3	R

Ora picks [23] - [$$]

23		50	42	89
		22	68	77
			95	24
		F	3	R

Ora picks [22] - [F]

23		50	42	89
			68	77
			95	24
		22	3	R

Ora picks [95] - [$$]

23		50	42	89
95			68	77
				24
		22	3	R

Ora picks [50] - [$$]

23			42	89
95			68	77
50				24
		22	3	R

Ora picks [77] - [R]

23			42	89
95			68
50				24
		22	3	77

WIN (Total Winnings: $22,545)

Second IUFB: Designer Accessories (Chic collection with satchel, leather satchel, makeup pouch); ARP: $2,590 (Manuela)

PHILLIP	AMBER	EDWIN	JILL
720	1200	1201	1150

The winner is...
EDWIN

Edwin is playing BARGAIN GAME for a television (65in 1080P HDTV) (Rachel) and a washer and dryer (steam washer) (Manuela).

He picks the washer and dryer.

ITEM	PRICE TAG	ARP	DIFFERENCE
TELEVISION	$2100	$2600	$500
WASHER AND DRYER	$1898	$3098	$1200

WIN

Third IUFB: Pair of Beach Cruisers (3-speed his/her cruisers); ARP: $1,100 (Rachel)

PHILLIP	AMBER	ALYSSABETH	JILL
1250	1251	800	899

The winner is...
JILL

Jill is playing PLINKO!, on its 31st birthday, for a chance to win $50,000!.

Drew gives her a free Plinko chip.

$

Chip #1 (Electric Juicer):

1

4

She picks 4...

1

7

Chip #2 (Churros Maker):

6

5

She picks 5...

WIN!
$25

$

Chip #3 (Electric Wine Bottle Opener):

5

0

She picks 5...

3

0

Chip #4 (Portable Grill):

4

3

She picks 4...

$

WIN!
$40

Jill 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

$

100

Jill 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

$

100

Jill 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

$

1,100

LOSS (Total Winnings: $1,165)

SCSD #1

Contestant	Winnings	Spin 1	Spin 2	TOTAL	RESULT
Jill	$2,265	10	95	1.05	OVER
Edwin	$8,288	40	50	.90	*SHOWCASE*
Ora	$24,034	40	75	1.15	OVER

Fourth IUFB: Designer Sunglasses (Gant: His/Her collection of 4 sunglasses); ARP: $500 (Overhead)

PHILLIP	AMBER	ALYSSABETH	KEVIN
1100	1	1000	900

The winner is...
AMBER

Amber is playing One Away for a 2014 Nissan Altima 2.5 (2.5L engine, AT CVT, cargo net) (Manuela).

3

1

6

2

1

2

2

7

3

0

Oh, mighty sound effects lady!!! Does she have...

One right? HONK!

Two right? HONK!

Three right? HONK!

Four right? HONK!

Five right? EPIC SILENCE

2

0

7

3

0

2

0

7

3

0

2

2

7

1

0

LOSS

Fifth IUFB: Espresso Package (10-piece package with espreso makers, 4 porcelain cups and saucers); ARP: $999 (Rachel)

PHILLIP	CHRISTINA	ALYSSABETH	KEVIN
701	525	499	700

The winner is...
PHILLIP

Phillip, the last of the First Four, from Pocatello, Idaho, is playing Most Expen$ive for:

1. Home Gym (160lb weight stack) (Manuela).
2. Fridge (28cuft french-door bottom-freezer fridge) (Rachel).
3. Pool Table (Golden West Billiards: Rock solid pool table + accessories) (George).

Guess: 2.

1	2	3
$1300	$3399	$2499

WIN

Sixth IUFB: Designre Luggage (Riccardo Beverly Hills: 3-piece collection with brush finish); ARP: $1,060 (Manuela)

KATHERINE	CHRISTINA	ALYSSABETH	KEVIN
1152	729	749	1153

The winner is...
ALYSSABETH

AlyssaBeth is playing Grocery Game for a trip to Las Vegas (RT Coach to Las Vegas, NV for a 6n stay in a spa suite at the New York New York Hotel and Casino + dinner one night, tickets to roller coaster; ARP: $5,291) (Kristen Joyce and Cale Ramaker of KLAS-TV).

Items:

1. Sunsweet One Prunes
2. Coffee Filters
3. Betty Crocker #3 Candle
4. Basic 4 Cereal
5. No. 5 Gum

AlyssaBeth picks 3 candles. ARP of one:

$1.99

x3 for a total of:

5

9

7

AlyssaBeth picks 3 Basic 4 Cereals. ARP of one:

$5.19

x3 makes it:

2

1

5

4

LOSS

SCSD #2

Contestant	Winnings	Spin 1	Spin 2	TOTAL	RESULT
Amber	$500	10	75	.85
AlyssaBeth	$1,060	100	–	1.00	*$1,000*
Phillip	$8,098	35	65	1.00	*$1,000*

Bonus...

Contestant	Winnings	Spin	Result
AlyssaBeth	$2,060	100	*$25,000!*
Phillip	$9,098	85

THE FABULOUS SHOWCASES

AlyssaBeth has the honors...

SC1 - AlyssaBeth

STAMPING THIS SHOWCASE

• Trip to Cape Cod (RT Coach to Boston, MA then to Cape Cod in rental car for 5n stay in fireplace room at the Cape Codder Resort and Spa + massage each, guided lighthouse tour) (Rachel)
• Trip to Greece (RT Coach to Mykonos, GR for a 6n stay in a suprerior seaview room at the Rocabella Mykonos Hotel and Spa + daily breakfast, 30 minute spa treatment each, 4hr tour from Mykonos to Dilas) (Rachel)
• Trip to Paris (RT Coach to Paris, FR for 6n stay at a luxury hotel + daily breakfast, evening with dinner at Eiffel Tour and cruise on the Siene) (Rachel)

Bid: $25,000

SC2 - Edwin

EL FLAMBE DE SHOWCASE

• Backyard Set (Summerset Outdoor Living: outdoor dining set and fire table, plus 3 burner grill with 692in cooking space) (Manuela)
• 2014 Chevrolet Cruze LS (1.8L engine, MT, remote keyless entry) (Rachel)

Bid: $27,000

AlyssaBeth

$25,000

TRIPS

$27,649

$2,649

TRIPS

*WIN*
$54,709

Edwin

$27,000

CRUZE

$24,719

CRUZE

Results: 3 out of 6
Winnings: $98,894
Biggest Winner: AlyssaBeth

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[GSB92]

WCBS pre-empted the show for their snow coverage. Instead they transferred the show to WLNY.

[htmlcc92]

I know I'm probably in the minority here, but The Cats remix is starting to sound better to me (better than itself, not the original) every time I hear it, even though it's the exact same remix. The Big Banana remix on the other hand, still sounds like trash to me.

[DJTorgo]

AlyssaBeth annoyed me more than any other contestant on this show in quite some time.  Congratulations, you're a nuisance.

[PriceBusterXL]

A pretty decent way to end this week.............

THE BAD NEWS:

One Away: You know, looking back on this loss, I think that Amber's husband/boyfriend/best friend might've wanted her to change the 3 to a 1 on the 2nd try. If that's the case, then Amber should've listen to him. However, that really cost her.

Grocery Game: You know what's funny? AlyssaBeth probably should have asked for 4 boxes of the Basic 4 cereal ($5.19 X 4 = $20.76) first for the win. Also, ever noticed the 1-2-3-4-5 theme of today? That was sort of clever, I guess. Oh, well...........It doesn't really matter too much that she loss on the trip to Vegas. AlyssaBeth got a Double Dollar on the wheel and won a surprisingly not-too-bad FRATS, so she got really lucky here!

THE NOT-SO-BAD NEWS:

Plinko: $1100 is better than nothing.

THE GOOD NEWS:

Money Game: I was hoping Ora would pick 77 and she did! A bit of easy setup and win right there!

ME: I got duped into thinking that the pool table was the most expensive.......... Good thing Phillip picked the fridge.

Bargain Game: Edwin was really all over the place but he wasn't as annoying as Stephen was from the Christmas Eve show last week IMHO. At least he picked the W/D for the win!

THE BOTTOM LINE:

All in all, this was a good 1/2 and 1/2 show today and a good way to end this week, which was incredible (The Grandparents show could've gone a little better, though). Nice to see Manuela, too and I guess the whole "Soap Stars As Temporary Price Models" fad has been milked dry, as it seems (Hunter King was good despite that).............But come on, Mike. Give us a three-model day! Hope we can get that next week.

[DJTorgo]

Also, ever noticed the 1-2-3-4-5 theme of today?

NOOOOOOO, really?   

Besides, it's been done before.

[Bobby McBride]

MG: I was surprised 77 was the back half & not 50; at least it was still won!

P!: In later-taped eps. like this one, this PG isn't so much on a hot streak.

OA: Yet again, they play a car game in the dreaded 4th slot (even after they've already played a cash game). Even though it was lost, at least this setup wasn't bad.

SCSD #2: Two Double Dollars in one four-day week!

Showcases: Whether Alyssabeth knew it or not, she slowly built her own Showcase right after she got out of CR (first the luggage, then the cash & the trips).

What a week this has been!

[moneygamelover]

Pretty enjoyable 1st TPIR of 2014 for me. Not as good as Monday and Tuesday certainly but still very good.

Money Game: Great start to my 2014 TPiR viewing. My favorite game. I like that automobile and that was setup for a win. The contestant's row prize was also a wonderful prize.

Bargin Game. My favorite 2 prize game. Nice win of some good prizes.

Plinko: Not too good. At least it wasn't a wipeout.

One Away: Ouch! Missed it by $20 on the 1st try. It's always painful when 4 numbers right on the 1st try ends in a loss.

Most Expensive: This was a tough setup and a well earned win.

Grocery Game 1 of my favorite games. Not too well played. It's better to go for more expensive items 1st in this game.

Showcases: I preferred the other showcase but the showcase that was won was still good.

Very good lineup and a few nice wins. Not the best show and certainly not as Monday or Tuesday but still a very good start to my 2014 TPIR viewing.

[shell_game]

I enjoyed this show mainly because of AlyssaBeth.  It was nice to have her and Edwin - both who seemed genuinely excited - to root for.  I'll take genuine over-the-top over fake excitement any day.

Also, I remember when the showcase podia were redesigned, there was some discussion here about whether the cards were still able to be held in the card holders.  I don't remember any discussion about it since then.  But I noticed today for the first time that when Drew reached for AlyssaBeth's card, he actually seemed to reach around into the back of the podium.  So I guess the location of the old card holders is no longer a card holder.

[GameShowKid]

Nice "down to the wire" win in Money Game, and fantastic $26,000 win in the second Showcase Showdown. I also liked how Phillip said "...Number 2!" during Most Expensive; the numbers behind the prizes aren't referenced much these days by the contestant or the current host, in stark contrast to Bob ("Is it number one <pause> or is it number two <pause> or is it number three?")

I know I'm probably in the minority here, but The Cats remix is starting to sound better to me (better than itself, not the original) every time I hear it, even though it's the exact same remix. The Big Banana remix on the other hand, still sounds like trash to me.

I still would like to hear the original cues played, but I will admit that for some reason I thought The Cats remix started off OK. It fairly quickly became trash though like the Big Banana remix, to use your phrasing.

[wrikent3500]

WBZ moved it to My 38 because of storm coverage too

[CJBojangles]

I'll have to go back and listen to the few times we've heard that Cats remix... But I swear it sounds like we've heard a different edit every time. Today's sounded the most like the original of any other time I've heard it.

Also found it interesting how they left Edwin's Showcase podium "burning" throughout the rest of the show. A unique directing call there, another way to tie the Showcase together. They may not be doing the skits anymore, but at least it seems like they're trying to make them more interesting.

[GuyWithFace]

Minor, I am aware, but the official CBS YouTube channel has put up the Bargain playing with this description:

Edwin plays the Bargain Game for the chance to win three fantastic prizes.

...Well, yes I suppose if you wish to consider the washer/dryer "package" as two separate prizes...

As for The Cats...while it may sound closer to the original, it also has some very bad editing. And Sandler, please stop with your little "Ooh look what I can do!"-style method of revealing multi-prize games -- it does not work.

That said, if we are going to be using this remix of The Cats, would it hurt anyone to start using it for the Plinko intro?

[whinbaby]

The 7,961st episode (89th for Season 42)

Showcase #1

• Trip to Cape Cod:  $5,350
• Trip to Mykonos:  $12,870
• Trip to Paris:  $9,429

My bid:  $33,179 (D'oh!)

Showcase #2

• Outdoor Furniture:  $6,074
• Barbecue:  $650
• Chevrolet Cruze:  $17,995

My bid:  $23,158 (Difference of $1,561)

Modeling Totals:  January 3, 2014 (OSAD 2/4)
Highs and lows among shows for the OSAD in previous years
High:  $125,744 (2/4/2010)
Low:  $14,643 (2/4/2013)

Rachel Reynolds
Total:  9/$76,119.00 (8/$58,124.00, 1/$17,995.00)
Cars:  2/$40,372.00 (1/$22,377.00, 1/$17,995.00)
Trips:  3/$27,649.00 (3/$27,649.00, 0/$0.00)
Cash Prizes:  0/$0.00 (0/$0.00, 0/$0.00)

Manuela Arbelaez
Total:  12/$39,083.00 (7/$9,602.00, 5/$29,481.00)
Cars:  1 /$22,710.00 (0/$0.00, 1/$22,710.00)
Trips:  0/$0.00 (0/$0.00, 0/$0.00)
Cash Prizes:  0/$0.00 (0/$0.00, 0/$0.00)

All Prizes
Total:  25/$173,393.00 (17/$71,726.00, 8/$101,667.00)
Cars:  3/$63,082.00 (1/$22,377.00, 2/$40,705.00)
Trips:  4/$32,940.00 (3/$27,649.00, 1/$5,291.00)
Cash Prizes:  1/$50,000.00 (0/$1,100.00, 1/$48,900.00)

Season to date
Rachel Reynolds (66 shows)
Total:  933/$5,083,411.04 (586/$2,162,331.99, 347/$2,921,079.05)
Cars:  105/$2,739,669.00 (36/$854,827.00, 69/$1,884,842.00)
Trips:  136/$1,047,980.00 (82/$629,694.00, 54/$418,286.00)
Cash Prizes:  14/$144,711.00 (5/$29,711.00, 9/$115,000.00)

Manuela Arbelaez (3 shows)
Total:  32/$194,737.00 (17/$53,189.00, 15/$141,548.00)
Cars:  4/$75,387.00 (0/$0.00, 4/$75,387.00)
Trips:  4/$44,475.00 (2/$18,852.00, 2/$25,623.00)
Cash Prizes:  1/$25,000.00 (0/$5,000.00, 1/$20,000.00)

All Prizes (66 shows)
Total:  1,744/$11,707,901.00 (1,082/$4,641,205.37, 662/$7,066,695.63)
Cars:  208/$4,959,792.00 (76/$1,766,795.00, 132/$3,192,997.00)
Trips:  232/$1,859,520.00 (135/$1,078,436.00, 97/$781,084.00)
Cash Prizes:  66/$2,394,203.00 (12/$358,204.00, 54/$2,035,999.00)

Career to date
Rachel Reynolds (1,271 shows)
Total:  12,234/$65,012,608.01 (7,618/$29,081,660.94, 4,616/$35,930,947.07)
Cars:  1,325/$30,332,099.00 (513/$11,149,912.00, 812/$19,182,187.00)
Trips:  1,123/$8,527,276.63 (597/$4,396,233.00, 526/$4,131,043.63)
Cash Prizes:  208/$2,388,938.00 (44/$426,909.00, 164/$1,962,029.00)

Manuela Arbelaez (602 shows)
Total:  5,462/$31,036,693.83 (3,365/$13,216,721.72, 2,097/$17,819,972.11)
Cars:  626/$14,111,660.00 (216/$4,833,302.00, 410/$9,278,358.00)
Trips:  653/$5,508,512.00 (344/$2,841,666.00, 309/$2,666,846.00)
Cash Prizes:  110/$1,316,199.00 (32/$222,484.00, 78/$1,093,715.00)

My viewing to date (2,432 shows)
Total:  63,421/$348,325,962.67 (39,476/$151,111,839.09, 23,945/$197,214,123.58)
Cars:  6,893/$149,064,499.00 (2,665/$56,299,120.00, 4,228/$92,765,379.00)
Trips:  5,185/$36,494,342.00 (2,680/$18,783,364.00, 2,505/$17,710,978.00)
Cash Prizes:  1,822/$40,295,018.00 (359/$6,585,494.00, 1,463/$33,709,524.00)

[FieldsFan336]

Funny how the Grocery Game theme was 1-2-3-4-5

President Skroob: That's the same combination as my luggage!