TPiR Recap - 5/11/2015 (TPiR Season 43 Socially Awesome Week - Day 1)

[Roadgeek Adam]

Episode #7131K (TPiR Season 43 Socially Aweseome Week - Day I)
Aired – 5/11/2015; Taped – 3/18/2015
Models: Amber Lancaster, Rachel Reynolds
Microphone Handoff: Amber
First Four Contestant Seating: Mixed

First IUFB: Electric Longboard (Boosted: Longboard with bluetooth remote, helmet + GoPro Hero 4 camera); ARP: $1,834 (Rachel)

TORREY	ANNA	JOEL	JUDITH
1100	1101	1500	900

The winner is...
JOEL

Joel is playing Freeze Frame for a trip to Aruba (RT Coach to Aruba for a 6n stay in a gardenview room at the Marriott Resort Aruba and Stellaris Casino + evening catamaran cruise) (Amber).

$7086

	86	12
70			51
47			34
	23	98

WIN

Second IUFB: Outdoor Seating Group (Babmar: 8-piece all-weather wicker collection); ARP: $1,760 (Rachel)

TORREY	ANNA	SIETSKE	JUDITH
2300	2301	1300	1700

The winner is...
JUDITH

Judith is playing Most Expen$ive for:

1. Foosball table (Foosball table with manual scoring, ball return) (Amber).
2. Washer and dryer (Turbo washer and gas dryer with steam technology, 2 pedestal drawers) (Rachel).
3. Desktop computer (16GB RAM, 1TB HD, printer) (George).

Guess: 2.

1	2	3
$1200	$3400	$2300	WIN

Third IUFB: Beverage Center (Danby: 75-bottle capacity + tempered glass door); ARP: $850 (Amber)

TORREY	ANNA	SIETSKE	MICHAEL
1	600	2	685

The winner is...
MICHAEL

Michael is playing Rat Race for television (50in 1080P LED Smart HDTV courtesy of Retailmenot.com) (Rachel), designer shoes (Alexander McQueen: 4-pairs of shoes) (Rachel), 2015 Toyota Yaris L (1.5L engine, 4-speed AT, FWD) (Amber).

Michael can earn rats by guessing the prices of these items:

DiGiorno Pizza

Guess must be within $1.

Guess: $5.00.

$5.49

Correct! Rat picked: Green (49¢)

Mony Oil Diffuser

Guess must be within $10.

Guess: $45.

$75

Wrong! ($30)

Dessert Maker

Guess must be within $100.

Guess: $700.

$130

Wrong! ($570)

Rachel releases the rats...

	1	CAR
	2	SHOES
	5	CAR
	3	TELEVISION
	4

SCSD #1

Contestant	Winnings	Spin 1	Spin 2	TOTAL	RESULT
Michael	$850	20	40	.60
Joel	$1,834	30	80	1.10	OVER
Judith	$8,660	90	–	.90	*SHOWCASE*

Fourth IUFB: Designer Watches (Ingersoll: 2 pairs of watches: stainless srteel for her, leather band for him); ARP: $1,960 (Overhead)

TORREY	ANNA	SIETSKE	MELISSA
2000	900	1100	850

The winner is...
SIETSKE

Sietske is playing BALANCE GAME for a new watercraft (Sea-Doo: GTS 130 with 1494cc engine, direct drive transmission) (Rachel).

Bags: $984, $2,000, $3,000, $5,000

Drew places $984 on the the scale.

Sietske places $5,000, $3,000: 8984

Amber places the bag on the scale...

$984

$3000

$5000

WATERCRAFT

ARP: 8984

Result: WIN

Fifth IUFB: Treadmill (Avanti Fitness: Treadmill with 5 workout programs, handgrips); ARP: $2,075 (Amber)

TORREY	ANNA	YVONNE	MELISSA
2100	1400	1250	2650

The winner is...
ANNA

Anna is playing BARGAIN GAME for sauna (Celebration Saunas: LED lighting backrests, LED control panel) (Rachel) and a steam shower (Ariel Bath; Steam shower with accupressure massage jets) (Amber).

She picks the shower.

ITEM	PRICE TAG	ARP	DIFFERENCE
SAUNA	$2500	$3500	$1000
STEAM SHOWER	$3169	$5169	$2000	WIN

Poor Torrey, he has been upped 3 times and gone over several times. Can he please escape? It would be best to not take him to Calumet Park, Illinois.

Sixth IUFB: Collection of eReaders (Amazon: Kindles with light and offer access to books + 2 leahter covers, 1 case); ARP: $722 (Rachel)

TORREY	DEMI	YVONNE	MELISSA
1	900	950	830

The winner is...
TORREY

Torrey escapes and is playing Temptation for 2015 Chevrolet Cruze LS (EcoTech 1.8L engine, 6-speed AT, FWD, all-weather floor mats, cargo net) (Amber).

Prize	Espresso Machine (MoccaMaster) (Rachel)	Speaker Package (Kenwood: 11-piece system + 2yr satellite radio subscription) (Amber)	Cash Aquarium (Rachel)	Pair of Video Game Consoles (Nintendo: 3DSXL with 11 games)
	$779	$1818	$2226	$755
Car Guess	1 7 $ $ $	1 7 8 $ $	1 7 8 2 $	1 7 8 2 5

Final guess:  

1

7

8

2

5

Car or $5,578 in prizes? CAR

Car ARP:  

1 7 8 2 5

1 9 8 6 5

LOSS

SCSD #2

Contestant	Winnings	Spin 1	Spin 2	TOTAL	RESULT
Torrey	$722	100	–	1.00	*$1,000*
Anna	$10,744	75	65	1.40	OVER
Sietske	$10,944	75	65	1.40	OVER

Bonus...

Contestant	Winnings	Spin	Result
Torrey	$1,722	15	*$10,000!*

THE FABULOUS SHOWCASES

Torrey has the honors...

SC1 - Judith

STAKING OUT FOR STEAK

• Gourmet Knives (Wusthof: 11-piece precision knives + sharpening steel, block, shears) (Rachel)
• Trip to Buenos Aires (RT Coach to Buenos Aires, AR for a 6n stay in an upper suite at the Panamericano Buenos Aires + daily breakfast, 5-course steak dinner) (Rachel)
• Trip to Beijing (RT Coach to Beijing, CH for a 6n stay in a landmark room at an iconic hotel near Tianamen Square + daily breakfast, Peking duck banquet dinner) (Amber)

Bid: $20,500

SC2 - Torrey

HASHTAG SHOWCASE

• Trip to San Francisco (RT Coach to San Francisco, CA for a 6n stay in a premier view room at the Stanford Court + daily breakfast, guided Silicon Valley tour) (Amber)
• iPhone 6 (Apple: 16GB iPhone 6+ with 8MP camera) (Amber)
• 2015 Mini Cooper 2-door Hardtop (1.5L engine, 6-speed MT, center armest) (Rachel)

Bid: $21,000

Judith

$20,500

TRIPS

$21,870

$1,370

TRIPS

*WIN*
$30,530

Torrey

$21,000

CAR

$28,403

$7,403

CAR

Results: 3 out of 6
Winnings: $66,624
Biggest Winner: Judith

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[PriceBusterXL]

Well, ME and Balance were easy wins and Bargain sure was a blindside for some. Although, there were one too many cutoffs when it was about to go to a break...I think it may have to do with the tweets.

The tweets themselves kinda feel like I was watching Fox News or something.  But it was cool to see some of those from the forum members, though. I sure did call it when Torrey got a $1.00 on the wheel.

THE BOTTOM LINE:

A not too awesome start for this season's Socially Awkward Awesome Week. Hopefully it won't be like that for the rest of the week.

[DJTorgo]

Second time I've been on the show this year. Piss off, 10-year rule! 

[UniquePerspective]

Today was also the day that I embarrassed myself on national TV. Kind of.

I made a tweet saying something along the lines of "It's time for the Big Wheel, not the showcase showdown! #SociallyAccurateWeek". Clearly, you all see my brain fart. No idea how it happened but it did. What's funny is that I deleted it straight away too and they STILL put it on the air. Oops.

[Teddy]

Freeze Frame: Another pair of numbers, and he would've had it!

Most Expen$ive: I too thought the washer/dryer was the most expensive.

Rat Race: With two misses, the last being the most outrageous bid ever in this game (I mean, $700 for an dessert maker???), he deserved to lose, although the fact that his rat finished dead last was rubbing it in a little.

Balance Game: I was torn between $7,000 and $8,000; good thing she picked the latter.

Bargain Game: Here, I would've lost by picking the sauna.

Temptation: And another victim has been claimed.

SCSD2: Always fun to see money won on the Wheel, and he got $11,000!

Showcases: I wish the Mini Showcase had been won, but the one with the trips in it wasn't too bad either.

Miscellaneous: It was fun seeing those live tweets scroll across the bottom of the screen, although they were at times distracting from the actual show. I can't wait to see what they do for the next four days...

Although, there were one too many cutoffs when it was about to go to a break...I think it may have to do with the tweets.

I also noticed that at the beginning of the final One-Bid, when they started from George's calldown and completely edited out Drew's toss to him.

I made a tweet saying something along the lines of "It's time for the Big Wheel, not the showcase showdown! #SociallyAccurateWeek". Clearly, you all see my brain fart. No idea how it happened but it did. What's funny is that I deleted it straight away too and they STILL put it on the air. Oops.

I've known a few people who don't know they're the same thing, so you can just laugh it off.

[Schfifty]

Wow, Torrey was a crowd favorite today! He reminded me of Larry from last year's SAW (the guy who won That's Too Much! on the Behind-the-Scenes show).

While I don't find the scrolling tweets at the bottom a big problem, there was one thing that bothered me today. One username included a shortened form of the f-word. That should not have been shown during a family-friendly program like The Price Is Right, in my opinion. I'm not sure if the tweets are manually selected, but if they are, they should be careful in the future. I did not find it acceptable to show a username with an obscure f-word.

Although, there were one too many cutoffs when it was about to go to a break...I think it may have to do with the tweets.

I actually thought there was something long or big later in the show, and they were saving up some time for it, considering the show is crunched for time these days.

[vadernader]

Price uploaded a clip of iJustine from this episode on their YouTube channel, and in the description they wrote:

After winning the showcase showdown nearly six years ago, YouTube star iJustine returns to THE PRICE IS RIGHT as a guest model Wednesday, May 13 (11:00-12:00 Noon, ET; 10:00-11:00 AM, PT) on the CBS Television Network.
SHOW MORE

Even the official show's YouTube confuses "Showcase" with the "Showcase Showdown"

[DJTorgo]

To be fair, one must win the SCSD to make it to the Showcase.

[TinoStar11]

They love pairing these Treadmills ( IUFB ) with Saunas ( Bargain Game )

[route56]

My contribution to the live tweet session (in the Eastern Time Zone): "One of these days, I'll join the Rat Race"

[BRB_TheFireball]

Tweets we wish we could see during Socially Awesome Week:

[rodroddyfan]

Wow, Torrey was a crowd favorite today! He reminded me of Larry from last year's SAW (the guy who won That's Too Much! on the Behind-the-Scenes show).

While I don't find the scrolling tweets at the bottom a big problem, there was one thing that bothered me today. One username included a shortened form of the f-word. That should not have been shown during a family-friendly program like The Price Is Right, in my opinion. I'm not sure if the tweets are manually selected, but if they are, they should be careful in the future. I did not find it acceptable to show a username with an obscure f-word.

I actually thought there was something long or big later in the show, and they were saving up some time for it, considering the show is crunched for time these days.

I did notice on the cbs.com with the camera views, that I believe it was the 2nd one bid, they had two OB's that got edited out.

[TinoStar11]

Watching the Multicam Experience and see if they cut anything out of the show , like the 3rd IUFB ( they all went over twice )

[htmlcc92]

Unrelated to anything on today's show: I heard in the multi-camera experience commentary from Mike that some trip skins may still exist, and maybe someday they'll do a showcase flashback involving them...

[TPIRSteven]

The best tweet of the day in my opinion was this dandy:

Wait, show the showcase again. I was too busy reading the feed at the bottom. #PriceIsRight

That in a nutshell sums up my biggest complaint about having the feed at the bottom -- it distracts from watching the contestants, listening to the prize descriptions, etc.  With that said, I was half-hoping to see a tweet calling out the show on showcase #1, which just plain looked cheap.

As for the rest of the show, ME was easy, and Balance and Bargain were nice wins on tricky setups.  Rat Race was ugly ($700?!), and Freeze Frame was a tough break.  Temptation was a hard setup, and I would have taken the gifts for sure.  I wish Torrey had done the same.