TPiR Recap - 3/28/2014 (TPiR 2014 Spring Break Special)

[Roadgeek Adam]

Episode #6675K (TPiR 2014 Spring Break Special)
Aired – 3/28/2014; Taped – 2/3/2014
Models: Manuela Arbelaez, Rachel Reynolds
Microphone Handoff: Manuela
First Four Contestant Seating: Left to Right

First IUFB: Surfboard, beach cruiser, skateboard (XPS: 5ft 10in surfboard, 6-speed women's bike, longboard skateboard); ARP: $1,231 (Rachel)

HARRIET	GRAYSON	BRANDEN	BRITTNEY
518	860	1000	800

The winner is...
BRANDEN

Branden is playing PLINKO! for a chance to win $50,000!.

Drew gives him a free Plinko chip.

$

Chip #1 (Sandiwch Maker) (all Manuela):

5

4

He picks 4...

WIN!
$24

$

Chip #2 (Vintage Kettle):

4

5

He picks 5...

WIN!
$85

$

Chip #3 (Coffee Maker):

2

3

He picks 2...

$

WIN!
$20

Chip #4 (Stick Blender):

8

5

He picks 5...

WIN!
$65X

$

Branden 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

Branden 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

$

1,000

Branden 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

Branden 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

$

1,100

Branden drops the fifth 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

$

11,100

LOSS (Total Winnings: $11,294)

Second IUFB: Designer Sunglasses (Activist: His/her shades); ARP: $875 (Rachel)

HARRIET	GRAYSON	JACQULENE	BRITTNEY
275	350	550	600

The winner is...
BRITTNEY

Brittney is playing Money Game for a 2014 Volkswagen Jetta S (2L engine, 5-speed MT, LoJack, first aid kit) (Manuela).

MONEY GAME

		19	42	96
		75	68	18
		20	09	53
		F	6	R

Brittney picks [42] - [$$]

42		19		96
		75	68	18
		20	09	53
		F	6	R

Brittney picks [18] - [$$]

42		19		96
		75	68
		20	09	53
		18	6	R

Brittney picks [75] - [$$]

42		19		96
75			68
		20	09	53
		18	6	R

Brittney picks [96] - [$$]

42		19
75			68
96		20	09	53
		18	6	R

Brittney picks [53] - [$$]

42		19
75			68
96		20	09
53		18	6	R

LOSS (Total Winnings: $266; ARP: $18,609)

Third IUFB: Smartphone (Sony: Water resistant + calling plan, Sony: QX10 camera); ARP: $2,150 (Rachel and Manuela)

HARRIET	GRAYSON	JACQULENE	KARA
555	1300	1301	889

The winner is...
JACQULENE

Jacqulene is playing SWITCH? for a video game package (XBox 1 with Kinect, wireless controller, headset + 50in HD TV from Toshiba) (Manuela), and a computer (Apple: 27in iMac with upgraded processor, 16GB memory, 3TB HD, speaker and three covers) (Rachel).

These prices are either correct or need to be switched:

VIDEO GAME PACKAGE

$1975

SWITCH?

COMPUTER

$2999

SWITCH?

Jacqulene chooses to stay...

VIDEO GAME PACKAGE

$1975

$1975

COMPUTER

$2999

$2999

WIN

SCSD #1

Contestant	Winnings	Spin 1	Spin 2	TOTAL	RESULT
Brittney	$1,141	95	STAY	.95	*SHOWCASE*
Jacqulene	$7,124	50	95	1.45	OVER
Branden	$12.525	40	80	1.20	OVER

Fourth IUFB: Hammock (Hatteras Hammocks: Plush pillowtop hammock); ARP: $800 (George)

HARRIET	GRAYSON	CHRISTIAN	KARA
721	722	650	720

The winner is...
GRAYSON

Grayson is playing Grocery Game for movie tickets (Fandango: 2-adult priced tickets/52wks), coffee and donuts ($1,200 gift card from Krispy Kreme) and gasoline for a year (12gal premium for 52wk; ARP: $5,207) (Manuela).

Items:

1. Ramen 6-pack Noodle Soup
2. Solo Red Cups
3. Tina's Bean & CHeese Burrito
4. Red Bull Can
5. Febreze Spray

Grayson picks 9 Red Bulls. ARP of one:

$2.79

x9 for a total of:

2

5

1

1

LOSS

Fifth IUFB: Designer Luggage (Jonathan Adler for Tumi: Chevron-print travel collection)); ARP: $1,335 (Rachel)

HARRIET	MONIFA	CHRISTIAN	KARA
901	765	900	780

The winner is...
HARRIET

Harriet, the last of the First Four, is playing Double Prices for a trip to Key West (RT Coach to Key West, FL for 6n stay at the key West Marriott Beachside Hotel + catamaran ride with several stops) (Manuela).

$9494

DOUBLE PRICES

$6503

 

ARP: $6503 *WIN*

$6503

 

Sixth IUFB: Designer Watches (Jetset: 6 his/her watches with quartz movement); ARP: $1,479 (Overhead)

KYLE	MONIFA	CHRISTIAN	KARA
900	940	1200	1

The winner is...
CHRISTIAN

Christian is playing Temptation for a 2014 Honda Accord LX (2.4L engine, CVT with Sport Mode, Bluetooth, car cover, first aid, all-season floor mats) (Rachel).

Prize	Cash Aquarium (Manuela)	Pair of GPS (Rachel)	iPad (Apple: 128GB Pad Air with A7 chip, smartcover, headphones) (Manuela)	1600waatt speaker system (Rachel)
	$2333	$1188	$868	$550
Car Guess	2 3 $ $ $	2 3 8 $ $	2 3 8 6 $	2 3 8 6 0

Final guess:  

2

3

8

6

0

Car or prizes? PRIZES

Car ARP:  

2 3 8 6 0

2 3 1 6 5

BAILOUT (Total Winnings: $4,989)

SCSD #2

Contestant	Winnings	Spin 1	Spin 2	TOTAL	RESULT
Grayson	$800	45	70	1.15	OVER
Christian	$6,418	20	35	.55	*SHOWCASE*
Harriet	$7,838	30	80	1.10	OVER

THE FABULOUS SHOWCASES

Christian has the honors...

SC1 - Christian

NEED TO KNOW HOW TO PARTY

• Trip to the Bahamas (RT Coach to the Bahamas for 7n stay in a suite at the Taino Beach Resort and Clubs + 1 jet ski tour, snorkel boat tour) (Rachel)
• 2014 Nissan Sentra S (1.8L engine, 6-speed MT, splashguards, carpeted floor and trunk mats) (Manuela)

Bid: $25,000

SC2 - Brittney

MAKES THE GRADE

• Photo Booth (Open Air Photobooth.com) (Rachel), all-weather ping pong table (4 rackets, 6 balls) (Rachel), foosball table (Escalade Sports: 4 balls) (Manuela)
• 2014 Hyundai Veloster (1.6L engine, AT, front lights) (Friends of Brittney)

Bid: $23,247

Christian

$25,000

BAHAMAS/CAR

$28,366

$3,366

BAHAMAS/CAR

*WIN*
$34,784

Brittney

$23,247

PHOTOBOOTH/CAR

$27,559

$4,312

PHOTOBOOTH/CAR

Results: 2 out of 6 (with 1 bailout; Plinko center slot hit)
Winnings: $64,212
Biggest Winner: Christian

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[TinoStar11]

Best part of the show was when Drew referred to 09 as ' El Cheapo ' during Money Game. It's good to hear him say that once in a while.

[DJTorgo]

If I recall, this special tends to result in disaster every year due to just terrible gameplay, but today wasn't bad at all!  None of the contestants were particularly annoying.  The game selection, while a bit derivative, wasn't bad, and Drew seemed to be on the money.  Not too shabby.

[PriceBusterXL]

Despite this being average, this was a little better than the last two Spring Break shows.

THE BAD NEWS:

Grocery Game: I think it's best if future contestants should starting chipping away and might try to avoid slam dunking..........Not everyone can be Blake Griffin.  I mean, it may have work in the past, but now it's too much of a risk.

Money Game: At least Drew was able to mention El Cheapo on this playing, so that's good to know.

THE NOT-SO-BAD NEWS:

Plinko: Good thing that Branden got $11100.

Temptation: I thought Christian was wise to bail, even though he had 3 of the 5 numbers right. He was able to win a car in the end, though.

THE GOOD NEWS:

Switch?: Surprised how cheap that TV was.........But it was a good win by Jacquene!

Double Prices: "Duh" setup and win for Harriet!

THE BOTTOM LINE:

This was probably a much more enjoyable (and watchable) Spring Break show than past ones..........Which seems funny, because college shows like Spring Break tend to be poorly executed at times, even the Back To School ones, too*. I also found it weird that Drew, George, and the models didn't dress up in beach/Spring Break attire..............They seemed to be a bit out of place (and character) just wearing 3-piece suits and dresses. Nevertheless, they were all in full form and Drew did a good job hosting, too.

*Could this mean we might also get a much more enjoyable and watchable Back To School special later on this year? I hope so.

[tallsy]

That luggage was incredibly ugly.

[ThatDonGuy]

Meanwhile, at some unspecified time in the future...

"Yes, I know Senator Warren's Student Loan Forgiveness Bill was signed into law, but apparently you missed the part where it says that you're not eligible if you spent too much money on items not essential to your studies - otherwise, far too many students would spend a chunk of their loan money on trips to Cancun - and I don't think 'flying to LA to be on a TPIR Spring Break Special' is going to be considered essential..."

[whinbaby]

The 7,997th episode (125th for Season 42)

Showcase #1

• Trip to the Bahams:  $11,231
• Nissan Sentra:  $17,135

My bid:  $25,395 (Difference of $2,971)

Showcase #2

• Open Air:  $6,250
• Table Tennis:  $849
• Foosball:  $600
• Hyundai Veloster:  $19,860

My bid:  $22,649 (Difference of $4,910)

Modeling Totals:  March 28, 2014
Highs and lows among shows for the OSAD in previous years
High:  $112,769 (3/28/2013)
Low:  $15,221 (3/28/2003)

Rachel Reynolds
Total:  12/$53,305.00 (9/$23,041.00, 3/$30,264.00)
Cars:  1/$23,165.00 (0/$0.00, 1/$23,165.00)
Trips:  1/$11,231.00 (1/$11,231.00, 0/$0.00)
Cash Prizes:  0/$0.00 (0/$0.00, 0/$0.00)

Manuela Arbelaez
Total:  16/$61,644.00...and a kiss to a contestant, lucky Branden! (10/$31,158.00, 6/$30,486.00)
Cars:  2 /$35,744.00 (1/$17,135.00, 1/$18,609.00)
Trips:  1/$6,503.00 (1/$6,503.00, 0/$0.00)
Cash Prizes:  1/$2,333.00 (1/$2,333.00, 0/$0.00)

All Prizes
Total:  29/$177,209.00 (19/$63,949.00, 10/$113,260.00)
Cars:  4/$78,769.00 (1/$17,135.00, 3/$61,634.00)
Trips:  2/$17,734.00 (2/$17,734.00, 0/$0.00)
Cash Prizes:  2/$52,333.00 (1/$13,433.00, 1/$38,900.00)

Season to date
Rachel Reynolds (122 shows)
Total:  1,668/$8,772,552.03 (1,036/$3,715,720.99, 632/$5,056,831.04)
Cars:  190/$4,467,650.00 (60/$1,312,339.00, 130/$3,155,311.00)
Trips:  232/$1,877,349.00 (137/$1,123,693.00, 95/$753,656.00)
Cash Prizes:  27/$258,949.00 (6/$37,711.00, 21/$221,238.00)

Manuela Arbelaez (12 shows)
Total:  154/$805,147.99 (88/$316,367.00, 66/$488,780.99)
Cars:  20/$373,513.00 (5/$89,945.00, 15/$283,568.00)
Trips:  15/$160,812.00 (8/$84,153.00, 7/$76,659.00)
Cash Prizes:  4/$46,333.00 (1/$7,333.00, 3/$39,000.00)

All Prizes (122 shows)
Total:  3,217/$20,064,915.64 (1,951/$7,937,908.44, 1,266/$12,127,007.20)
Cars:  386/$8,469,839.00 (134/$2,827,355.00, 252/$5,642,484.00)
Trips:  425/$3,452,026.00 (234/$1,892,238.00, 191/$1,559,788.00)
Cash Prizes:  118/$3,457,376.00 (22/$505,259.00, 96/$2,952,117.00)

Career to date
Rachel Reynolds (1,327 shows)
Total:  12,969/$68,701,529.37 (8,068/$30,635,049.94, 4,901/$38,066,479.43)
Cars:  1,410/$32,060,080.00 (537/$11,607,424.00, 873/$20,452,656.00)
Trips:  1,219/$9,356,426.00 (652/$4,890,232.00, 567/$4,466,194.00)
Cash Prizes:  221/$2,503,176.00 (45/$434,909.00, 176/$2,068,267.00)

Manuela Arbelaez (611 shows)
Total:  5,584/$31,647,104.82 (3,436/$13,479,899.72, 2,148/$18,167,205.10)
Cars:  642/$14,409,786.00 (221/$4,923,247.00, 421/$9,486,539.00)
Trips:  664/$5,624,849.00 (350/$2,906,967.00, 314/$2,717,882.00)
Cash Prizes:  113/$1,337,532.00 (33/$224,817.00, 80/$1,112,715.00)

My viewing to date (2,477 shows)
Total:  64,609/$355,366,769.59 (40,155/$153,758,060.44, 24,454/$201,608,709.15)
Cars:  7,043/$152,036,517.00 (2,713/$57,144,031.00, 4,330/$94,892,486.00)
Trips:  5,359/$37,973,129.00 (2,769/$19,536,191.00, 2,590/$18,436,938.00)
Cash Prizes:  1,869/$41,225,191.00 (369/$6,691,449.00, 1,500/$34,533,742.00)

[SteveGavazzi]

Adam, I know I'm coming in really late here, but there's a small error in the recap.  The people modelling the car in the second showcase weren't Brittney's friends -- they were actually the other seven contestants!

[kingpin623]

Best part of the show was when Drew referred to 09 as ' El Cheapo ' during Money Game. It's good to hear him say that once in a while.

Honestly, I don't recall ever hearing Drew refer to a "0x" choice as El Cheapo before, but considering that I sometimes "watch" the show (i.e. have it on in the living room) from the kitchen while doing cooking and chores, I could've missed it.

JBK