TPIR Recap - 05/13/2016 (TPIR/LMAD Mashup Week - Day 5)

[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 #7535K
Taped: March 9, 2016
Models: Jonathan Mangum, Manuela Arbalaez, Rachel Reynolds
Mic handoff: Manuela Arbalaez

 

First four: Irvin Chase, Cole Donelson, Yolande Parker, Meghan Campbelll

IUFB: Diamondere earrings (crafted from 18-karat white gold, amethyst stones with 0.67 carats of surrounding diamonds)

Irvin	Cole	Yolande	Meghan
$1	$1,250	$1,030	$2,200

ARP: $2,325

Meghan will play Dice Game for a Hyundai Veloster! (1.6 L engine, 6-speed Ecoshift dual clutch transmission, style package, carpeted floor mats, cargo mat, wheel locks)

ROLL		4	4	6	2
H OR L?		L	H	L	H
ARP	2	2	2	5	5

LOSS

 

5. Minnie Mitchell
IUFB: Crystal 2-person sauna (pure carbon far infrared heating technology, interior and exterior lights, tempered glass door)

Irvin	Cole	Yolande	MINNIE
$1,500	$1,096	$1,501	$1,095

ARP: $1,995

 

Yolande will play Danger Price for:

·         6-pc. Hamilton Beach countertop appliances (countertop oven, indoor grill, slow cooker, etc.)

·         Tory Burch accessories (1 leather satchel, 1 tote, 1 wallet, 1 vinyl wallet, 1 wool scarf)

·         65” Samsung smart 4K ultra HD TV (powered by Energy Star, LED display)

·         Pac-Man’s Arcade Party arcade machine (13 games – 1 swivel bar stool incl.)

DANGER PRICE: $2,600
PICK	ARP
ACCESSORIES	$1,565
APPLIANCES	$600
ARCADE GAME	$3,095

WIN

 

6. Kristen Cain
IUFB: 6-pc. Camelbak hiking package (1 pair of backpacks, stainless steel insulated water bottles, bottles with water filtration system – 2 pairs of waterproof leather and mesh hiking boots and 1 pair of wireless activity bands incl.)

Irvin	Cole	KRISTEN	Minnie
$696	$751	$750	$685

ARP: $1,216

 

Cole (who is in the process of visiting all National Parks) will play Squeeze Play for a trip to Bariloche, Argentina! (RT, 6n, mountain view room at Arelauquen Lodge – daily breakfast and 1 full-day hiking excursion with lunch incl.)

WRONG PRICE	$114,032
DIGIT SQUEEZED OUT	0 ($11,432)
ARP	$11,432

WIN

 

SCSD1

CONTESTANT	WINNINGS	FIRST SPIN	SECOND SPIN	TOTAL
Meghan	$2,235	$0.60	$0.20	$0.80
Yolande	$9,855	$0.15	$0.30	$0.45
Cole	$11,432	$0.95		$0.95

 

7. Marcus Chin-Quee
IUFB: 9-pc. 18 V DeWalt cordless power tool kit (hammer drill, impact driver, reciprocating saw, etc.)

Irvin	MARCUS	Kristen	Minnie
$626	$1,350	$480	$605

ARP: $1,384

 

Marcus (who is turning 30) will get to play today’s LMAD game – Smash for Cash – for up to $20,000!
Here’s how it’s played – out of 6 grocery items that have a piggy bank on top, you have to pick the 5 that are below a given price (like with Grand Game). Jonathan will smash the piggy bank that corresponds to your pick. You’ll know you’re right if there is money inside the piggy bank – the one that is wrong has a zonk. For each correct pick, you advance up a money ladder - $0 -> $1,000, $2,000, $3,000 -> $5,000 -> $20,000. The amount of money inside the piggy bank determines how many steps you move up the ladder. Of course, you may bail once you make at least two correct picks.
The grocery products:

·         OxiClean stain remover, 3 lb.

·         Frozen Band-Aids, 20-ct.

·         Glad containers with lids, 8-ct.

·         Knudsen cottage cheese with pineapple, 3.9 oz.

·         Starbucks salted caramel hot cocoa mix, 8 1-oz. packets

·         Midnite sleep aid tablets, 30-ct.

	Target price: $8.50
GUESS		ARP	PIGGY BANK	CASH	KEEP GOING?
BANDAGES		$5.69	$2	$0
COTTAGE CHEESE		$1.29	$1	$1,000	YES
COCOA MIX		$6.99	$3	$2,000	YES
CONTAINERS		$4.99	$5	$5,000	YES
SLEEP AID		$9.99	ZONK

ARP of stain remover: $7.99
LOSS

 

8. Teri Navarro

IUFB: QFX karaoke system (LED lit speakers, digital karaoke input, 4 DJ effects)

Irvin	TERI	Kristen	Minnie
$676	$475	$675	$525

ARP: $800

 

Irvin will play Switch? for:

·         Asus desktop PC (16GB of RAM, 128GB solid state drive, 28” monitor with 4K display) and contemporary desk (tiered glass shelving, antique brass-finished metal frame – 1 leather office chair incl.)

·         KitchenAid 5-burner gas double oven convection range from Plesser’s

PRIZE	COMPUTER	RANGE
PRICE SHOWN	$2,149	$3,063
SWITCH?	NO
ARP	$3,063	$2,149

LOSS

 

9. Rosine Hatem
IUFB: 128GB iPad Pro (retina display, 8MP camerea, touch ID sensor – 1 stylus pencil incl.)

ROSINE	Teri	Kristen	Minnie
$899	$750	$900	$1

ARP: $1,048

 

Kristen will play Money Game for a Toyota Corolla L! (1.8 L engine, 4-speed AT, FWD, carpeted floor mats, trunk mat, paint/fabric protection, emergency assistance kit)

52	44	20
76	19	68
21	83	95

ARP: $__,4__

PICK	FRONT/BACK?
20	$
19	FRONT (ARP: $19,4__)
95	$
76	$
68	$ (TOTAL CASH: $259)

ARP: $19,452
WINLESS HALF

 

SCSD2

CONTESTANT	WINNINGS	FIRST SPIN	SECOND SPIN	TOTAL
Irvin	$800	$0.25	$0.70	$0.95
Kristen	$1,307	$0.75	$0.35	$1.10
Marcus	$1,384	$0.50	$0.40	$0.90

 

Showcase 1 (Sweet)

·         6-day tour of Georgia from Explore Georgia (5n of luxury hotel accommodations, 1 rental car, 4 tours, $1,000 food and dining credit incl.)

·         Limited edition home gym (bi-angular press arms, 210 lb. alloy weight stack, high-density pads with lumbar support) and Bowflex compact treadclimber (customizable goal-oriented programming)

·         7-day culinary tour of Tuscany, Italy from letsgocookitalian.com (RT to Florence to Tuscan countryside, daily breakfast, 4 lunches, 4 hands-on cooking classes, 1 olive oil tasting, 1 Chianti wine tasting, RT airport transportation incl.)

Cole passes to Irvin, who bids $20,000.                                                                                      

 

Showcase 2 (Let’s Make a Deal-Style – there is a prize behind Door 2, and another prize behind Door 3)

·         Cole selects Door #3. And behind it is…
Kia Rio LX (1.6 L engine, 6-speed AT, power package, mud flaps)

·         Cole wants to keep the Kia, but he’ll also get a chance at winning what’s behind Door #2…
Chevrolet Spark LS (1.4 L engine, CVT, FWD, wheel lock kit)

Cole bids $35,800.

 

SHOWCASE	SC1 (TRIPS)	SC2 (CARS)
BID	$20,000	$35,800
ARP	$26,776	$32,290
DIFFERENCE	$6,776	OVER (-$3,510)

Irvin has won $27,576 in prizes!

 

Pricing games won: 2 out of 6

Total winnings: $53,789

[GameShowKid]

I found the gameplay of Smash for Cash (Price version - I don't watch LMAD) a bit awkward. Naming each pig before smashing it? Why one dollar bills, which we couldn't see until Jonathan unrolled and showed them? I also think the dollar amount board and its steps could have been made a bit clearer and easier to follow.

With the exception of one or maybe two games this week, I think LMAD games should stay on that show. They don't have that Price feel to me. It was interesting, at least, to see them this week, and history was made.


I guess Meghan had a feeling today in Dice Game, but she should have gone with the odds. You never know though.

[JayC]

I thought Smash for Cash worked pretty well and it would make a good regular pricing game. It made the most sense as a pricing game of the LMaD games we saw this week. It was a different spin on Grand Game with a little bit of Gas Money. As for the gameplay, I thought the MidNite was the pretty obvious item to avoid, although since it's been on the show recently we knew what the price would be already.

The second Showcase just ended up being awkward and well...lame. They could have put some more thought into saluting Let's Make a Deal.

[TPIRFan2000]

I thought Smash for Cash worked pretty well and it would make a good regular pricing game. It made the most sense as a pricing game of the LMaD games we saw this week. It was a different spin on Grand Game with a little bit of Gas Money. As for the gameplay, I thought the MidNite was the pretty obvious item to avoid, although since it's been on the show recently we knew what the price would be already.

The second Showcase just ended up being awkward and well...lame. They could have put some more thought into saluting Let's Make a Deal.

Smash was executed decently, but considering that it's basically Grand Game with piggy banks, I'm not sure about having it on as a regular pricing game. That setup was indeed begging to be won though. And speaking of setups, I'm still shocked about Switch. They really did not want that to be won.

I disagree with you on the second showcase, I thought it was well executed.

[Torgo]

And speaking of setups, I'm still shocked about Switch. They really did not want that to be won.

There was no way the price of a range ended in -063 with a prize package up for grabs as well.

[brosa0]

The best thing about this week is that it is probably as close as we'll ever get to what the season 37 premiere week was meant to be, with a new game debuting each day.

I honestly enjoyed all 5 games and would gladly welcome them as permanent games if it were possible.  There were a few awkward bits with some of the games but a lot of that was to do with them only being one-off playings; if they were permanent games I'm sure we would see further refinement of the games (e.g. adding a progressive car price display for Gold Rush as the numbers are selected).

[BillyGr]

I found the gameplay of Smash for Cash (Price version - I don't watch LMAD) a bit awkward. Naming each pig before smashing it? Why one dollar bills, which we couldn't see until Jonathan unrolled and showed them? I also think the dollar amount board and its steps could have been made a bit clearer and easier to follow.

The dollar bills was the same as they would use on Deal (thus each pig can have a different amount of steps in it - each dollar moves the board up one step with several steps between each amount), but on that show they have more (10, I believe) pigs with 2 Zonks.  Also on Deal there is no hint as to which pigs to pick - they are just 1-10 with no reasoning where the Zonks are placed.

[Flerbert419]

I wonder how Bob would feel about the destruction of (ceramic) animals on the show.