TPiR Recap - 4/24/2014

[Roadgeek Adam]

Episode #6714K
Aired – 4/24/2014; Taped – 3/3/2014
Models: Amber Lancaster, Rachel Reynolds
Microphone Handoff: Amber
First Four Contestant Seating: Left to Right

First IUFB: Smartphone (HTC: 3G speed, 1080P display + calling plan); ARP: $1,870 (Rachel)

CHRISTOPHER	PEGGY	BRANDON	LEETAH
425	800	801	802

The winner is...
LEETAH

Leetah is playing Freeze Frame for a trip to Riviera Maya (RT Coach to Cancun, MX then to onto Riviera Maya for 6n all-inclusive stay at an eco-resort) (Amber).

$5425

	54	25
11			79
87			38
	43	96

WIN

Second IUFB: Designer Watch (Sultana: Stainless Steel Ladies Watch); ARP: $550 (Rachel)

CHRISTOPHER	PEGGY	BRANDON	LINDA
551	850	1	550

CLANGERS! $500!!

The winner is...
LINDA

Linda, now $500 richer, is playing Do The Math for a television (60in 3D Plasma HDTV with pro panel, voice recog, 4 pairs of glasses) (Rachel) and an off-road motorcycle (Kawasaki: KLX 110L with 111cc engine, 4-speed transmission) (Amber).

± $1,301 =

TELEVISION

MOTORCYCLE

Linda believes it is

+ $1,301 =

TELEVISION

MOTORCYCLE

+ $1,301 =

$3,800

$2,499

X

LOSS

Third IUFB: Car Audio System (Alpine: 8-piece package); ARP: $2,040 (Amber)

CHRISTOPHER	PEGGY	BRANDON	ELIZABETH
1700	1200	1	1600

The winner is...
CHRISTOPHER

Christopher is playing That's Too Much for a 2014 Ford Mustang V6 Coupe (3.7L engine, 6-speed MT) (Rachel).

$21,115

$22,325

$23,460

$24,995

$26,451

$ $ $

$ $ $

$ $ $

$ $ $

$ $ $

ARP:

$22,995

LOSS

$21,115

$22,325

$23,460

$24,995

$26,451

$ $ $

$ $ $

$ $ $

$ $ $

$ $ $

SCSD #1

Contestant	Winnings	Spin 1	Spin 2	TOTAL	RESULT
Linda	$1,050	85	STAY	.85
Christopher	$2,040	40	95	1.35	OVER
Leetah	$7,295	25	75	1.00	*$1,000*

Bonus...

Contestant	Winnings	Spin	Result
Leetah	$8,295	95	*SHOWCASE*

Fourth IUFB: Dishwasher (Built-in dishwasher); ARP: $699 (Rachel)

FRANCIS	PEGGY	BRANDON	ELIZABETH
599	600	499	1

The winner is...
PEGGY

Peggy is playing Danger Price for designer shoes (Lamb: 3 pairs of shoes), pool table (Golden West Billiards: Rock Solid + accessories) (Amber), stair climber (Rachel). and a laptop (Sony: 15.5in PC with 256GB solid state drive, 12GB RAM) (Rachel).

$2400

POOL TABLE

CLIMBER

SHOES

COMPUTER

$2400

POOL TABLE

CLIMBER

$965

COMPUTER

$2400

POOL TABLE

CLIMBER

$965

$1590

$2400

POOL TABLE

$3499

$965

$1590

$2400

$2400

$3499

$965

$1590

WIN

Fifth IUFB: Barbecue Smoker (Bradley: 6-rack digital smoker + 2 bisquettes); ARP: $691 (Amber)

FRANCIS	MARCIANNE	BRANDON	ELIZABETH
1	1100	699	900

The winner is...
FRANCIS

Francis is playing Check out for a new backayrd (hot tub (Beachcomber: 5 adults/20 jet ports) and canopy lounger; ARP: $9,045) (Rachel).

Guesses		ARPs
2.49	Hungry Jack Liquid Hash Browns	1.49
2.00	Ology Facial Tissues	1.99
1.09	Good & Plenty Candy	1.29
4.00	Hidden Valley Ranch Dips	2.59
5.00	Libman Freedom Cleaner	5.99
14.58	TOTAL	13.35
	Difference:	1.23

WIN

So, let's see here. We had a trip to Churubusco, Indiana avoided yesterday. Brandon, who has made various $1 bids and gotten burned, is still here. Can he escape or will be dragged off to to Raber, Indiana?

Sixth IUFB: Guitar (Schecter: Rosewood fingerboard, case); ARP: $1,319 (George)

KEVIN	MARCIANNE	BRANDON	ELIZABETH
575	1200	699	700

The winner is...
MARCIANNE

Brandon heads off to Raber while Marcianne is playing Master Key for...

• Pair of Gaming Tablets (WikiPads: 2 $250 giftcards) (Rachel)
• Gas For a Year (52wk/yr) (Rachel)
• 2014 Volkswagen Jetta S (2L engine, 5-speed MT, FWD) (Amber)

Marcianne can earn up to 2 keys by guessing the price of the following:

• Cuisinart Ice Cream Maker
• Vacuum Sealer

Ice Cream Maker:

The price is: $46 or $60	Marcianne picks $60	ARP is...
		6 0
4 6 0	6 0	6 0

She picks key #2

Vacuum Sealer:

The price is: $58 or $80	Marcianne picks $58	ARP is...
		8 0
5 8 0	5 8	5 8

*BUZZ*

Marcianne tries the key...

TABLETS

GAS

CAR

LOSS (Total Winnings: $60)

SCSD #2

Contestant	Winnings	Spin 1	Spin 2	TOTAL	RESULT
Marcianne	$1,379	55	65	1.20	OVER
Peggy	$9,153	15	40	.55	*SHOWCASE*
Francis	$9,736	25	85	1.10	OVER

THE FABULOUS SHOWCASES

Peggy has the honors...

SC1 - Peggy

KEPT EYES ON THE PRIZE

• $2,000 Beverly Hills Shopping Spree (RT Limo onto Rodeo Drive for 6hr shopping) (Rachel)
• Living Room (Ashley: 7-piece collection with sofa, accent chair, etc) (Amber)
• 2014 Scion XB (2.4L engine, 4-speed AT, carpeted floor mats, cargo nat, paint/fabric, LoJack Plus) (Rachel)

Bid: $27,500

SC2 - Leetah

CLEARED FOR TAKE OFF

• Trip to Washington DC (Coach to Washington DC for 5n stay Capella Washington + dinner) (Amber)
• Trip to Croatia (Coach from DC to Zadar, CR for 6n stay in junior suite at the Falkensteiner Hotel Adriana + scenic tour of Plitvice Lakes National Park) (Amber)
• Trip to Sydney (Coach Zadar to Sydney, AUS for a 6n stay at the QT Sydney + climb to top of Sydney Harbor Bridge, fly back to LA) (Amber)

Bid: $21,127

Peggy

$27,500

ROOM/SCION

$25,707

ROOM/SCION

Leetah

$21,127

TRIPS

$26,485

$5,358

TRIPS

*WIN*
$34,780

Results: 3 out of 6
Winnings: $58,138
Biggest Winner: Leetah

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[Hag]

A decent show. Getting only the dud key is always a letdown, but we did have a $1,000 win on the wheel.

[pannoni1]

One Bids: Good joke by Drew regarding the clangers right after the $1 bid, did it just as well as Bob would do. Nice mix of prizes offered. But Brandon just didn't deserve to play a game, with two $699 bids, and two $1 bids, even though one of those bids would have mattered by just a dollar.

Freeze-Frame: Easy.

Do the Math: Mikestopper here! Most people think of "cheap" motorcycles as costing in the $3000-$4000 range, but the Chevy Spark of motorcycles was offered here along with the TV being high end.

That's Too Much!: Not too difficult if you understand that's a bare-bones mustang and not think of an average equipped model that this gets purchased. But Christopher fell for it.

Danger Price: Nice win here! I thought the Climber was the DP given Golden West having $3,000+ pool tables, but its good to see a trap avoided here.

Check-Out: Not the best play, but guessing high on Hidden Valley and the Hash Browns was countered by a more expensive Cleaner.

Master Key: Tough luck! The 0 trick worked here and I would have gotten both SPs.

Showcases: Welcome back Around the World! (at least on the title strip) This trip will have a special bonus to today's winner thanks to her PG win. Glad Leetah loves to travel. Sure she technically Garfed and I could understand that due to these trips being one way and around the world fares sometimes having a special discount, but it beats the obvious overbid on the other showcase.

Overall: Pretty good lineup that contrasts newer games in the first half to older games in the second half, with a different type of game for each. A fair amount of winning, though not having a car won or significant cash is a bit of a drag.

Show Grade: C+

[Swingbatta0]

My two cents:

Freeze Frame: Good win. And congrats to Leetah for winning $1,000 on the wheel and her 3TS (3-trip Showcase)!
Do the Math: I knew minus was the right answer (since most TV prices on the show ended in 00). Too bad Linda didn't.
That's Too Much: I knew $23K+ was too much for that awesome Mustang! It's just too bad Christopher didn't. Tough break.
Danger Price: I always thought that pool table was more expensive than $2,400. Boy, was I wrong. And kudos to Peggy!
Check-Out: I had the first two items on the nose, even though I would've lost (by only 20 cents), since I underbid on the cleaner. But at least Francis did well.
Master Key: It's a shame the one key she picked was the dud key.

[PriceBusterXL]

THE BAD NEWS:

DTM: Pretty much, a "gimme".......I knew it was minus.

TTM: Guess Mike did the same method as he did with the Mustang on 11/14/13 aka #6494K. Aside from that car being cool-looking (mostly because of the color), Christopher pretty much blew it.

MK: Well.............it wasn't a wipeout. Although, getting a dud is just about as worse as getting a wipeout on that game. Sorry, Marcianne.

THE GOOD NEWS:

Check Out: I really thought that the dip was gonna do Francis in, but he should be thankful for that cleaner.

Danger Price: That might have been a Mikestopper because I really didn't that pool table was gonna be that cheap. Good win by Peggy!

Freeze Frame: Congrats to Leetah on that and winning $1K and her FRATS.........Wish it was called the "Around The World" SC (or at least, bring back the ATW graphic) like it was back then.

THE BOTTOM LINE: 

Pretty much a average show........No more, no less.

[moneygamelover]

Freeze Frame: Nice win of a nice trip.

Do the Math: Contestant forced loss. A 60 inch TV and that smaller cheaper motorcycle. Minus WAS the obvious answer.

That's Too Much: Too bad the Ford Mustang wasn't won but the setup was fair and many people would have won this. That's Too Much is never an easy game but today's setup was fair and contestant friendly.

Danger Price: Nice win here. I don't think this was that tricky but I don't think it was easy either. It was probably going to come down to that last choice.

Check Out: If there's such a thing as a lucky win in a game that's not luck based this would it. Today's contestant missed 3 items by about or over $1 but the win thanks largely to high-low cancel out.

Master Key: It's unfortunate the Volkswagen Jetta wasn't won and it's a bummer to see the dud key picked. Downer of a way to end the day.

Showcases: The Scion XB showcase was the better showcase but I did like the trips around the world showcase.

Lineup: Well Do the Math is my 2nd favorite 2 prize game behind Magic Number and Danger Price and Check Out are amongst my favorite games period. However I'd have switched slotting between Master Key and Check Out. Master Key becomes such a letdown if either neither SP is won or if only the dud key is won that I don't like it being slotted last. Because Master Key is 1 of the games on the show with the highest probably of being a letdown I'd rather it not be last.

Overall: Not our best show but not too bad either.

[vadernader]

That's Too Much!: Not too difficult if you understand that's a bare-bones mustang and not think of an average equipped model that this gets purchased. But Christopher fell for it.

That's Too Much: I knew $23K+ was too much for that awesome Mustang! It's just too bad Christopher didn't. Tough break.

TTM: Guess Mike did the same method as he did with the Mustang on 11/14/13 aka #6494K. Aside from that car being cool-looking (mostly because of the color), Christopher pretty much blew it.

That's Too Much: Too bad the Ford Mustang wasn't won but the setup was fair and many people would have won this. That's Too Much is never an easy game but today's setup was fair and contestant friendly.

Not sure why everyone is saying TTM was easy and that Christopher blew it. That was a typically hard setup and was not going to be won by 9 out of 10 contestants. The fact that the base model Mustang is always overpriced means contestants are going to keep going past it if it is put in the 2nd or 3rd or even 4th position. If it was 5th, 6th, or 7th or even 8th that would have been a more fair setup.

[Roadgeek Adam]

Do the Math: Contestant forced loss. A 60 inch TV and that smaller cheaper motorcycle. Minus WAS the obvious answer.

Forced loss? I went plus as well, along with several others. That 60in TV was a plasma TV, which is normally equated with cheap. I can easily see why plus was a go to answer.

[ThatDonGuy]

Showcases: Welcome back Around the World! (at least on the title strip) This trip will have a special bonus to today's winner thanks to her PG win. Glad Leetah loves to travel. Sure she technically Garfed and I could understand that due to these trips being one way and around the world fares sometimes having a special discount, but it beats the obvious overbid on the other showcase.

Speaking of "one way," Rich said in the description, "We'll fly two of you one way from Los Angeles to Washington."  (It sounded like something that was more fitting with an April 1 showcase.)  In the old "Around the World" showcases (even back when "Every Trip in the House" and "Holly's Travel Bureau" were around-the-world trips), I remember Johnny/Rod saying the first trip was "round trip."  When did they switch?

And I do remember a showcase when they flew the contestant one way and didn't fly them back.  It was on the Dennis James weekly version, where the trip was to San Francisco; the contestant was flown there, and then went back to LA by train - and IIRC, they got to keep at least one car of the train(!).

[PriceBusterXL]

If it was 5th, 6th, or 7th or even 8th that would have been a more fair setup.

If it was a standard car and not a Mustang, or if they start the range at $15K+ for the Mustang (even though that might a little too easy), maybe.

the old "Around the World" showcases (even back when "Every Trip in the House" and "Holly's Travel Bureau" were around-the-world trips)

I really did enjoy those way more than this. Now, sometimes you can't tell if it is a "Around The World" Showcase because the third prize can be a tad unpredictable.............You don't know if there's another trip or if it's a car and/or boat for the third prize. It's those kind of things that need to be brought back.......But that's really not in the cards anytime soon, unfortunately.

[whinbaby]

The 8,016th episode (144th for Season 42)

Showcase #1

• Beverly Hills Shoplifting Spree:  $2,651
• Living Room:  $2,699
• Scion xB:  $20,357

My bid:  $26,798 (D'oh!)

Showcase #2

• Trip to Washington, DC…:  $9,946
• …then to Zadar, Croatia…:  $8,355
• …and finally, Sydney, and back to LA:  $8,184

My bid:  $28,600 (D'oh!)

Modeling Totals:  April 24, 2014
Highs and lows among shows for the OSAD in previous years
Highs:  $294,838 (4/24/2013), $86,741 (4/24/2002)
Low:  $18,237 (4/24/2007)

Rachel Reynolds
Total:  13/$69,977.00 (7/$17,253.00, 6/$52,724.00)
Cars:  2/$43,352.00 (0/$0.00, 2/$43,352.00)
Trips:  0/$0.00 (0/$0.00, 0/$0.00)
Cash Prizes:  0/$0.00 (0/$0.00, 0/$0.00)

Amber Lancaster
Total:  11/$60,774.00 (8/$38,036.00, 3/$22,738.00)
Cars:  1/$17,540.00 (0/$0.00, 1/$17,540.00)
Trips:  4/$31,910.00 (4/$31,910.00, 0/$0.00)
Cash Prizes:  0/$0.00 (0/$0.00, 0/$0.00)

All Prizes
Total:  27/$132,210.00 (17/$56,668.00, 10/$75,542.00)
Cars:  3/$60,892.00 (0/$0.00, 3/$60,892.00)
Trips:  4/$31,910.00 (4/$31,910.00, 0/$0.00)
Cash Prizes:  0/$0.00 (0/$0.00, 0/$0.00)

Season to date
Rachel Reynolds (140 shows)
Total:  1,906/$9,876,718.02 (1,185/$4,223,009.99, 721/$5,653,708.03)
Cars:  215/$4,926,350.00 (70/$1,492,678.00, 145/$3,433,672.00)
Trips:  255/$2,077,812.00 (148/$1,229,861.00, 107/$847,951.00)
Cash Prizes:  31/$294,969.00 (7/$43,731.00, 24/$251,238.00)

Amber Lancaster (23 shows)
Total:  246/$1,450,589.00 (159/$615,015.00, 87/$835,574.00)
Cars:  33/$612,159.00 (10/$166,986.00, 23/$445,173.00)
Trips:  39/$303,986.00 (24/$167,944.00, 15/$136,042.00)
Cash Prizes:  5/$107,000.00 (0/$16,000.00, 5/$91,000.00)

All Prizes (141 shows)
Total:  3,710/$22,824,747.23 (2,263/$9,194,065.87, 1,447/$13,630,681.36)
Cars:  444/$9,581,005.00 (156/$3,237,772.00, 288/$6,343,233.00)
Trips:  490/$4,008,872.00 (274/$2,236,348.00, 216/$1,772,524.00)
Cash Prizes:  135/$3,784,896.00 (28/$580,779.00, 107/$3,204,117.00)

Career to date
Rachel Reynolds (1,345 shows)
Total:  13,207/$69,805,695.36 (8,217/$31,142,338.94, 4,990/$38,663,356.42)
Cars:  1,435/$32,518,780.00 (547/$11,787,763.00, 888/$20,731,017.00)
Trips:  1,242/$9,556,889.00 (663/$4,996,400.00, 579/$4,560,489.00)
Cash Prizes:  225/$2,539,196.00 (46/$440,929.00, 179/$2,098,267.00)

Amber Lancaster (606 shows)
Total:  5,001/$30,749,610.50 (3,132/$13,073,006.50, 1,869/$17,676,604.00)
Cars:  627/$13,637,988.00 (206/$4,406,468.00, 421/$9,231,520.00)
Trips:  642/$5,024,538.00 (335/$2,592,130.00, 307/$2,432,408.00)
Cash Prizes:  110/$1,660,787.00 (21/$216,854.00, 89/$1,443,933.00)

My viewing to date (2,496 shows)
Total:  65,102/$358,126,601.18 (40,467/$155,014,217.87, 24,635/$203,112,383.31)
Cars:  7,101/$153,147,683.00 (2,735/$57,554,448.00, 4,366/$95,593,235.00)
Trips:  5,424/$38,529,975.00 (2,809/$19,880,301.00, 2,615/$18,649,674.00)
Cash Prizes:  1,886/$41,552,711.00 (375/$6,766,969.00, 1,511/$34,785,742.00)