TPiR Recap - 4/3/2014

[Roadgeek Adam]

Episode #6585K
Aired – 4/3/2014; Taped – 12/4/2013
Models: Amber Lancaster, Rachel Reynolds
Microphone Handoff: Amber
First Four Contestant Seating: Left to Right

First IUFB: Television (46in LED 1080P HDTV with wide color enhancer plus, HDMI connections); ARP: $1,000 (Rachel)

RASHADA	DAVID	RODGER	CLAIRE
695	700	701	750

The winner is...
CLAIRE

Claire is playing That's Too Much for a 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 (4.3L V6 engine, 6-speed AT, convenience package, cargo box, LED lighting) (Amber).

$18,156

$19,334

$20,442

$21,500

$22,780

$23,891

$ $ $

$ $ $

$ $ $

$ $ $

ARP:

$25,480

LOSS

$18,156

$19,334

$20,442

$21,500

$22,780

$23,891

$25,120

$26,451

$ $ $

$ $ $

Second IUFB: Pair of Surfboards (Santa Cruz: 8ft and 8f6t6in + accessories and waterproof Hi-Def cameras); ARP: $2,056 (Rachel)

RASHADA	DAVID	RODGER	CATHERINE
1300	1700	1500	1200

The winner is...
DAVID

David is playing SQUEEZE PLAY for a trip to Costa Rica (RT Coach to Liberia, CR for a 7d surf camp at Witch's Rock Surf Camp + accomodations, daily breakfast, lessons) (Amber).

The 0, 4, or 1 is incorrect.

5	0	4	1	7

David removes the 0...

$	5	4	1	7
$5417

WIN

Third IUFB: Cookware Set (Swiss Diamond: Eco-Friendly 9-piece collection); ARP: $900 (Amber)

RASHADA	YVONNE	RODGER	CATHERINE
1	675	800	750

The winner is...
RODGER

Rodger is playing 1/2-Off for a chance to win $10,000!

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

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VEGETABLE SLICER

$25

$10

PEDOMETER

He picks the pedometer...

VEGETABLE SLICER

$25

$10

$10

Wrong! None of the boxes are elminated...

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16

HAIR DRYER

$16

$100

WATERPROOF GPS

He picks the hair dryer...

$16

$16

$100

WATERPROOF GPS

Wrong! None of the boxes are elminated...

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2

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16

Candlesticks

$150

$50

PANINI PRESS

He picks the candlesticks...

$150

$150

$50

PANINI PRESS

Wrong! None of the boxes are elminated...

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Box picked:

14

Inside the box:

$$

WHAT A PICK!

SCSD #1

Contestant	Winnings	Spin 1	Spin 2	TOTAL	RESULT
Claire	$1,000	40	5	.45
David	$7,473	90	STAY	.90	*SHOWCASE*
Rodger	$10,900	45	25	1.00

Fourth IUFB: Laptop Computer (Sony: 15.5in PC with 12GB memory, 750GB HD, bluetooth speaker); ARP: $1,200 (Rachel and Amber)

RASHADA	YVONNE	MELBA	CATHERINE
1000	1001	700	800

The winner is...
YVONNE

Yvonne is playing Easy As 1-2-3 for designer accessories (Kate Spade: 3 handbags, wallet and animal-print heels, perfume) (Manuela), a foosball table (Escalade Sports: 4 balls) (Amber and Rachel) and a washer and dryer (Steam Washer and Gas Dryer) (Rachel).

3

ACCESSORIES

$2163

1

FOOSBALL TABLE

$600

2

WASHER & DRYER

$308

LOSS

Fifth IUFB: Necklace (Elisa Ilana: 14ct gold filled accents); ARP: $2,400 (Rachel)

RASHADA	ARTYOM	MELBA	CATHERINE
600	750	1000	1300

The winner is...
CATHERINE

Catherine is playing Push Over for a motorcycle (Honda: Shadow with 5-peed transmission, 749cc liquid cooled engine) (Amber).

3	6	9	8	2	4	0	7	1
									MOTORCYCLE

Catherine pushes the blocks to

							3	6	9	8	2	4
									MOTORCYCLE

ARP be...

							3	6	9	8	2	4
									8	2	4	0
									LOSS

We have this again. Rashada has been in Contestant's Row the entire show. She bid $600 in a strange location last time up, so will she escape or is a trip to Arcola, Indiana in the future?

Sixth IUFB: PlayStation (Sony: PS4 with console, 2 DualShock4 controllers, 5 games); ARP: $750 (Amber)

RASHADA	ARTYOM	MELBA	KATRINA
699	1	800	560

The winner is...
RASHADA

Rashada escapes and is playing Pass the Buck for a 2014 Jeep Compass Sport (2.0L engine, 5-speed MT, value group; ARP: $21,085) (Rachel).

1) Lay's French Onion Dip	3.49		3.49	ARP: $4.49
2) VO5 Shampoo	1.19	$	2.19	ARP: $1.19

3) Q-Tips	2.19	$	3.19	ARP: $3.19
4) Heinz Cocktail Sauce	3.69		3.69	ARP: $3.69

Rashada chooses number 2.

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LOSE EVERYTHING

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6

Rashada chooses number 4.

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LOSE EVERYTHING

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$1,000

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6

LOSS. Rest of the board was:

$5,000

LOSE EVERYTHING

LOSE EVERYTHING

$1,000

CAR

$3,000

SCSD #2

Contestant	Winnings	Spin 1	Spin 2	TOTAL	RESULT
Yvonne	$1,200	40	80	1.20	OVER
Rashada	$1,750	10	45	.55	*SHOWCASE*
Catherine	$2,400	35	85	1.20	OVER

THE FABULOUS SHOWCASES

David has the honors...

SC1 - David

SO GREAT, YOU'LL SPIN

• Television (70in LED SmartTV with enhanced refresh rate) (Rachel)
• Trip to Santa Monica (RT Limo to Santa Monica for a 2n stay at a luxury hotel + carousel ride) (Rachel)
• 2014 VOlkswagen Jetta S (2L engine, 5-speed MT, First Aid Kit) (Amber)

Bid: $25,000

SC2 - Rashada

JUICING

• Kitchen Appliances (Gas convection range, French-door fridge, built-in dishwasher, juicer) (Amber)
• Home Gym (TuffStuff with 200lb weight stack) (Rachel)
• $2,000 for personal trainer (Rachel)
• Trip to Thailand (RT Coach to Puket, TH for a 6n stay at Sunsuri Hotel Phuket + daily breakfast, yoga class, spa treatments) (Rachel)

Bid: $23,000

David

$25,000

JETTA

$21,430

JETTA

Rashada

$23,000

THAILAND

$20,643

THAILAND

Results: 2 out of 6
Winnings: $24,723
Biggest Winner: Rodger ($10,900)

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[MannyCav]

This makes the second day in a row that the show started with a quick-playing game for a nice (by the show's current standards) car, only to have the price set up in a place few would have looked for it. Over $25,000 for a bare bones truck with the price in position eight isn't too far off at all from yesterday's never-press-the-red-button, do-nothing-and-you-win Range Game setup.

You know... today's Half-Off really got me to thinking about something. Had Bob been hosting that segment, he naturally probably would have acknowledged the long road ahead in a one-out-of-sixteen situation, but he also would have built up the excitement of a potential win for all it was worth. He still would have given the moment the due suspense, excitement, and attention it deserved, regardless of the disappointment preceding it and the long odds of the win. Think about how everything in the studio would have blown up after all of that build-up, only to actually get the long-odds win nobody would have thought would have happened!

Drew... after the grocery part wipeout, seemed genuinely disinterested in the rest of the playing. He just muddled along and tried to get the segment over as fast as possible to get the show as far away as possible from the 'inevitable' disappointment of the loss. He practically rushed through the "3-2-1-go" segment, the contestant lifted the box, then BOOM, SIXTEEN-THOUSAND DOLLARS! It was nice to see Drew give a genuine reaction to surprise, but instead of getting excited over the heat of the moment with pent up suspense over the period of a good pre-reveal and reveal, as well as the reaction to the aftermath of that reveal, I was left with a brief, quick moment of, "What in the blazes happened?" that fizzled off a lot quicker than it had any business doing. I did not get to savor the moment like I wanted to. The second such win in the Drew era should have left a stronger impression on me than this.

[GSB92]

Wait, was That's Too Much really the same price as the car as it was on the board, or is it an error on Adam's part?

Anyway, what a lucky pick on Half-off!

[MannyCav]

Wait, was That's Too Much really the same price as the car as it was on the board, or is it an error on Adam's part?

I'm very positive that the price of the truck didn't match anything on the board (I'm sure it was $25-something), and Adam or his template just duplicated an error made in a previous That's Too Bad recap.

[Roadgeek Adam]

I'm very positive that the price of the truck didn't match anything on the board (I'm sure it was $25-something), and Adam or his template just duplicated an error made in a previous That's Too Bad recap.

$25,480 was ARP.

[PriceBusterXL]

After that "gimme" win on Squeeze and that miracle win on 1/2 Off, the rest of the show kinda went downhill. And That's Too Eighth strikes again..........but not in a good way, obviously. What was unusual is the production crew put the car in #5 on PTB.

Also, I must be absent when they decide to give the "go-ahead" to make a Thailand trip unimaginably cheap..........Either way, that was cold. Not just cold, but Winter Storm _______ (Insert any Winter Storm name this season on the line) cold.

THE BOTTOM LINE:


Nothing comes good from a budget-mode show. Especially, this one today. Let's hope tomorrow will fare better.

[MannyCav]

What was unusual is the production crew put the car in #5 on PTB.

If I may ask: What's unusual about the car being behind #5 in Pass the Buck?

Nothing comes good from a budget-mode show. Especially, this one today. Let's hope tomorrow will fare better.

The staff's current idea of a budget show is rather different from the old regime's idea. The current staff likes to make games harder to borderline-obnoxious levels, then offset that fact by either offering a semi-upscale car that probably won't be won because of what I mentioned, or offering an expensive $15k-$20k-$25k trip that, even if it's won, will likely be forfeited, anyway, so the staff wins pretty much no matter what.

He practically rushed through the "3-2-1-go" segment, the contestant lifted the box, then BOOM, SIXTEEN-THOUSAND DOLLARS!

I've got to get my mind off of that It's In the Bag thread.

[vadernader]

If I may ask: What's unusual about the car being behind #5 in Pass the Buck?

Normally they "protect" a win by putting the Car behind #1 or #6. Putting it behind #5 leaves it open to be won more often than had it been behind #1/#6, so it was seemingly setup to be won.... Except for the fact that the GP's were pretty difficult as usual, so who knows what they wanted.

[PriceBusterXL]

Normally they "protect" a win by putting the Car behind #1 or #6. Putting it behind #5 leaves it open to be won more often than had it been behind #1/#6, so it was seemingly setup to be won.... Except for the fact that the GP's were pretty difficult as usual, so who knows what they wanted.

Exactly, and the small prizes on 1/2 Off were just as difficult as PTB, if not moreso...........So, unless we have the power to read someone's minds, there's really no telling what they were trying to do.

[MannyCav]

Normally they "protect" a win by putting the Car behind #1 or #6. Putting it behind #5 leaves it open to be won more often than had it been behind #1/#6, so it was seemingly setup to be won.... Except for the fact that the GP's were pretty difficult as usual, so who knows what they wanted.

That actually sounds like something said about the previous 1/2 Off grocery wipeout winner--the difference with today's playing being that the small prizes were just as hard, but the ten-thousand dollars was definitely not in the big, obvious box 7.

[Schfifty]

The highlight of this show was undoubtedly the 1/2 Off win. When he wiped out on the SPs, I thought, "Oh, great. Another wipeout." But when he lifted the box, we were all shocked in the chatroom. Still, a fantastic win to a fairly lackluster show!

I'm getting a bit fed up with the video game prizes they're offering on the show. In particular, I don't like the package they offered today. I understand that they're offering them in order to attract their target demographic, but it's starting to become overkill. It makes it seem like video games are replacing pinball machines. For pete's sake, can they start offering those again?

If I may ask: What's unusual about the car being behind #5 in Pass the Buck?

Probably because this was the 5th show in a production week? Never mind, question answered. Although, it still sounds reasonable to have the car behind #5 for that reason. Nice avatar, BTW!

[pannoni1]

IMO only the Showcases today were truly budget mode, including a staycation in the first one along with a big screen TV and VW that are easy to overprice, and the second one basically a modern version of a Splendido with nothing but home goods and a trip. The rest wasn't too bad, though mostly foiled by lack of pricing knowledge. It appears that That's Too Much was loss due to forgetting the convience package and AT included in the price. Push Over was a bit tricky since Honda motorcycles can be cheap and $6982 could be reasonable, but another zero rule was missed and $9824 is too high for a Honda. Eazy was forked on the accessories; Kate Spade is sold at Macy's, not Neiman-Marcus or Bloomingdales! Pass the Buck was fairly setup, and remembering that V05 is sold at Dollar Tree, wasn't surprised for the trap there. But a grand is better than nothing, and it was nice to hear the new Bean Stalker again. However, there were two good moments. Nice for Roger to overcome poor pricing and tough SPs in 1/2 Off, including that same pedometer that would later trip a future player. Then, what cost us the perfect show on April Fools by not picking the 0 was averted here, and it makes sense since that would seem a bit cheap for Costa Rica. Also, nice for Drew not explaining that That's Too Much is a hard game.

Show Grade: C

[TPIRighteous]

1/2 Off... cripes. Can Drew count to 3 any faster in this game? Also, how does "I'll be 75 this year" turn into saying "birthday" a thousand times? Get off the birthdays, Drew.

[moneygamelover]

That's Too Much: I don't like seeing such a difficult game played 1st. Too bad the Chevy Silverado wasn't won. That TV was a nice contestant's row prize.

Squeeze Play: Easy win.

1/2 OFF: OMG!!!!!! A win with 16 boxes in play! TOTALLY AWESOME BABY! 14 isn't a box that would often be selected with all 16 boxes in play. The highlight of the day.

Easy as 1,2,3: Tough setup on choosing between the accessories and the washer/dryer set. 50/50 crapshoot ends in disappointing loss,

Pushover: I though that was too expensive for the Motorcycle. It was between $6982 and $8240.

Pass the Buck: Too bad neither the Jeep Compass nor a higher money amount was won. At least it wasn't double lose everything,

Showcases: Bummer to end with a double over.

Overall: With no cars won and a double overbid in the showcase this wasn't a very good 2 for 6 show. The great $10000 win in $1/2 off saved it from being a bad show. Sheer luck saved this episode from being a bad 1. Had any box other than 14 been picked this would've been a bad 1 for 6 show.

[SteveGavazzi]

Holy good Lord was 1/2 Off awesome.  The setup was completely horrendous, but the win was one of the coolest things I've ever seen on the show.  That was a Dobstopper if ever there was one.