TPIR Recap - 05/09/2016 (TPIR/LMAD Mashup Week - Day 1)

[TPIRFan2000]

This week is TPIR/LMAD Mashup Week, in which games from LMAD will be played on TPIR, and games from TPIR will be played on LMAD. Members of the LMAD cast will appear on TPIR, and vice versa.

Episode #7531K
Taped: October 6, 2015 (this is the final show taped in 2015 to air in 2016)
Models: James O’Halloran, Rachel Reynolds, Tiffany Coyne
Mic handoff: Rachel Reynolds

 

First four: Tamara Boyazis, Shonda Nelson, Allen Stottlemire Sr., John Ramos

IUFB: 16GB iPhone 6S (3D touch, 12MP camera with improved noise reduction, fingerprint ID sensor – 1-year calling plan with 4GB of data and unlimited talk/text per month incl.)

Tamara	Shonda	John	Allen
$1,607	$950	$951	$952

ARP: $1,969

REPEAT CONTESTANT ALERT

Tamara (who was a contestant on December 13, 1994 - she made it onstage with a $7 bid and played Cover Up and lost) will play Most Expen$ive for:

·         Schwinn 470 elliptical (29 fitness programs, 25 resistance levels)

·         Coach leather handbags (1 hobo bag, 1 satchel,1 clutch, 3 totes)

·         65” Samsung curved smart ultra HD 4K TV

PRIZES	ELLIPTICAL	HANDBAGS	TV
PICK	TV
ARPs	$1,299	$2,350	$3,200

WIN

 

5. Vanessa Echeverry
IUFB: 11’ Glide standup paddleboard (non-slip deck pad – paddle incl.)

VANESSA	Shonda	John	Allen
$795	$1,800	$1,200	$1,801

ARP: $1,469

 

John (a Coast Guard inspector) will play Range Game for a trip to Maui, HI! (RT, 6n, deluxe ocean view room at Hyatt Regency Maui Resort & Spa – daily breakfast incl.)

RANGE	$9,100-$9,700
RANGE STOPPED AT	$9,351-$9,501
ARP	$9,345

PAINFUL LOSS

 

6. Christopher Salata
IUFB: Escalade Sports Stiga tournament-style ping pong table (steel legs with levelers, silk screen striping – accessories incl.)

Vanessa	Shonda	CHRISTOPHER	Allen
$1,200	$1,250	$1,100	$550

ARP: $950

 

Allen will get to play today’s LMAD game, Car Pong, for a 2016 Mini Cooper Hardtop! (1.5 L engine, 6-speed MT, automatic climate control)
ARP: $21,550

Wayne Brady and Jonathan Mangum (host and announcer of LMAD, respectively) make an appearance during this game, with Wayne hosting the game, and Jonathan describing the small prizes.
For those who don’t watch LMAD – on LMAD, Car Pong is a game where you have at least 5 seconds to throw 1 ball at a time into cups to win a car and/or cash. You can get 5 more seconds for each correct answer given to a pop culture question – there are 3 correct answers to each question, which means you can have a maximum of 20 seconds. On today’s show, the pop culture question has been replaced by what is essentially Danger Price with small prizes, and an additional 5 seconds for each correctly picked small prize, with the small prize section ending as soon as the wrong prize is picked.

The small prizes:

·         Holmes mini tabletop fan

·         Vegetable brush

·         Thermos travel mug, 16 oz.

·         4-pc gardening set

The “danger price”: $5

PICK 1	GARDEN TOOLS
ARP	$24
PICK 2	THERMOS
ARP	$28
PICK 3	FAN
ARP	$17

He has earned the maximum of 20 seconds!

Two of the balls make it into a $250 cup, with the other 15 missing. Therefore, Allen has won $500 in cash.

PARTIAL WIN

 

SCSD1

CONTESTANT	WINNINGS	FIRST SPIN	SECOND SPIN	TOTAL	BONUS SPIN
John	$1,469	$0.55	$0.80	$1.35
Allen	$1,524	$1.00		$1.00 ***$1,000***	$0.05 ***+$10,000***
Tamara	$8,818	$0.40	$1.00	$1.40

 

7. Juliet Tablerion
IUFB: The Holland Grill premium gas grill (726 in.² of cooking space)

Vanessa	Shonda	Christopher	JULIET
$1,100	$1,101	$851	$850

ARP: $1,799

 

Shonda completes a First Four sweep, and she will play Clock Game for:

·         Outdoor speaker system (one Denon 5.2 channel receiver incl.)

·         Frozen beverage maker (3 jars, blends up to 72 oz. at a time) and all-in-one cooler and cocktail table

·         BONUS PRIZES: Cal Spas 5-person lounger spa (contoured seating, 30 massage therapy jets) and 2 Napoleon patio heaters

SPEAKERS (ARP: $649)
GUESS	H OR L?
$900	L
$800	L
$700	L
$600	H
$700	L
$650	L
$648	H
$649	CORRECT (0:20 left)
BEVERAGE MAKER (ARP: $724)
GUESS	H OR L?
$1,000	L
$900	L
$800	L
$700	H
$750	L
$730	L
$725	L
$720	H
$722	H
$723	H
$724	CORRECT (0:08 left)

WIN

As is usual with Clock Game, the ARP of the bonus prize (or prizes, in this case) was not revealed, but both prizes have been seen individually in past episodes. The spa costs $6,357 per the 12/23/2015 playing of Squeeze Play, and the two heaters cost $1,389 as per the 1/7/2016 and 1/18/2016 episodes. That makes for a combined price of $7,746.

 

8. Jose Gonzalez, Jr.
IUFB: 20MP Pentax digital SLR camera (vari-angle LCD monitor, 50-200mm lens kit – 1 tripod and lighting kit incl.)

Vanessa	JOSE	Christopher	Juliet
$1	$1,500	$1,100	$1,600

ARP: $1,139

 

Christopher will play That’s Too Much! for a 2016 Hyundai Veloster Ecoshift DCT! (1.6 L engine, 6-speed Ecoshift dual clutch transmission, style package)

PRICE	$15,001	$16,121	$17,280	$18,421	$19,770	$21,060	$22,444
DECISION					THAT’S TOO MUCH!

ARP: $22,025
LOSS

 

9. Shirley O’Neal
IUFB: Two Sultana polished stainless steel his-and-her watches (Swiss-made quartz movement, genuine diamond accents on dial)

Vanessa	Jose	SHIRLEY	Juliet
$1,800	$1,801	$700	$1,000

ARP: $1,264

 

Juliet will play Flip Flop for two Vespa Primavera scooters! (155 cc engine, automatic twist-and-go transmission)

WRONG PRICE	$9,789
FLIP	FLOP	FLIP FLOP
$7,989	$9,798	$7,998
GUESS	$7,989
ARP	$9,798

LOSS

 

SCSD2

CONTESTANT	WINNINGS	FIRST SPIN	SECOND SPIN	TOTAL
Juliet	$1,264	$0.65		$0.65
Christopher	$1,339	$0.85		$0.85
Shonda	$10,918	$0.50	$0.40	$0.90

 

Showcase 1 (Mixing Things Up – the LMAD theme plays in the background while the DJ set is shown)

·         Musician’s Friend DJ controller (2 PA speakers, stands, headphones)

·         2016 BMW 320i (2 L twin turbocharged engine, 8-speed AT, driver assistance package, moonroof, enhanced USB and Bluetooth integration)

Allen bids $37,500.

 

Showcase 2 (The World’s Other Great Creations)

·         27” iMac (5K retina display, 8GB of RAM, 1TB fusion drive)
High-tech 3D printer (plug and play simplicity, built-in Wi-Fi)

·         2 Lamps Plus metal floor lamps (one with bronze finish, one with brass satin finish)
Aki-Home mid-century modern living room collection (soft chenille sofa, loveseat and chair, 2 tables)

·         2016 Ford Fiesta SE (1.6 L engine, 6-speed power shift AT, FWD)

Shonda bids $31,500.

 

SHOWCASE	SC1 (BMW)	SC2 (CAR)
BID	$37,500	$31,500
ARP	$38,564	$25,525
DIFFERENCE	$1,064	OVER (-$5,975)

Allen has won $51,088 in prizes!

 

Pricing games won: 2 out of 6 (+1 partial win)

Total winnings: $74,896

 

 

Thanks to tpiradam for finding the specific episode that Tamara appeared on.

[Alfonzo]

Soooo...was Car Pong a small prize or grocery game? Would love to know the gameplay.

[TinoStar11]

Soooo...was Car Pong a small prize or grocery game? Would love to know the gameplay.

4 Small Prizes , had to guess which 3 wasn't $5 in Price. Each correct pick adds 5 Seconds to the game ( you start with 5 Seconds )
No cash was awarded in the 1st part of the game.
Unlike LMAD , where you have to give back money to play for the Car , they went straight into the gameplay after Wanye explained the rules.

[Cephas]

The first part was pretty much Danger Price with small prizes. It would be possible to win the car (landing the ping-pong ball in the center cup) plus cash (the cash cups were $250, $500, and $1000).

[Archviler]

Yeah, it felt like Danger Price with a physical challenge (think Double Dare) at the end. I liked it, felt fresh and interesting. Moreover, it didn't have that sense of not fitting I was afraid of.

[GameShowKid]

I haven't watched Wayne Brady's LMAD in years, but I will watch this week for the mash-ups. I liked the Price version of Car Pong; I think it would fit in well with the regular games.

Interesting how the BMW in the first showcase was just called "a brand new car" instead of "a brand new BMW(!)". Do you think it's because it was a "low-end" model?

[Teddy]

The SPs in Car Pong were a gimme; I liked that it was played the same way, with the pricing aspect replacing the pop culture Q&A session that occurs when it's played on LMAD. As I said in another thread, this is going to be a very interesting week in game show history!

[TinoStar11]

I trying to remember the last time , the show used a Small Prize that was less than $10 , During any Pricing Game.

[tpiradam]

Tamara was actually a contestant on the December 13, 1994 episode, about 22yrs or so ago. Her $7 bid won her way up on stage and she played Cover Up for a Mercury Tracer I believe but she didn't win. Nice to see she redeemed herself today.

[TPIRFan2000]

Tamara was actually a contestant on the December 13, 1994 episode, about 22yrs or so ago. Her $7 bid won her way up on stage and she played Cover Up for a Mercury Tracer I believe but she didn't win. Nice to see she redeemed herself today.

You are correct, thanks for the find.

Car Pong was executed well - I'm glad they found a way to make it fit into the show. Wayne was actually pretty damn funny during that segment, I especially chuckled at his joke about getting Drew's salary for the next 15 minutes.

On a negative note, this lineup was TERRIBLE. Might have had something to do with Car Pong being so long, but there was no excuse for it to be followed up by Clock Game - besides it having been played last week already, I can't even recall the last time we had more than one timed game in the same lineup. And two 1-prizers, but no GP games? Come on.

I'm also still shocked that the scooters in Flip Flop were almost $10k - I would have flipped and flopped there.

[JayC]

I agree with Car Pong fitting in as a pricing game, but it seemed pretty impossible to actually win the car or any significant amount of money. I'm not a big LMaD watcher-- how often is it won when it's played on that show?

[Off_trak]

I agree with Car Pong fitting in as a pricing game, but it seemed pretty impossible to actually win the car or any significant amount of money. I'm not a big LMaD watcher-- how often is it won when it's played on that show?

I've seen the game won several times. It requires a soft bounce of the balls; so they don't bounce back out, as one ball did with the car cylinder.
My question is: Why did they set it up so close to Contestants Row? It seemed a little claustrophobic on screen.

[SteveGavazzi]

I honestly have no interest in the current version of Let's Make a Deal outside of watching the pricing games they're playing this week, but I have to admit it was kind of neat to see a small prize game based on Danger Price.

[brosa0]

The throwing part of the game would've fit well as the end game for On The Nose.  Even though it's a physical task, it's something most contestants can do without looking totally uncoordinated.

I know some don't like the concept of this week, but hopefully the process of adapting the games to fit TPIR gave them a few ideas for new pricing games.

My question is: Why did they set it up so close to Contestants Row? It seemed a little claustrophobic on screen.

I'm guessing it was to give it more of a LMAD vibe with the audience in the shot.

[pannoni1]

I trying to remember the last time , the show used a Small Prize that was less than $10 , During any Pricing Game.

Or even just $5, as even in the '70s most SPs were at least $10, so this may have been the cheapest SP ever offered in TPIR history. I assume for guessing those correctly that the contestant wins all four since they aren't GPs.

I do find it strange to not mention BMW instead of just "Car", even if a cheaper model. Other than that, a short lineup thanks to the guest appearance and Car Pong explaining, so expect lots of quickies this week.

BTW, now that its the day after, what was the TPIR game featured on LMAD and what was the result?