TPiR Recap - 12/19/2017 (TPiR Season 46 Holiday Week: Day II)

[Roadgeek Adam]

Episode #8132K (TPiR Season 46 Holiday Week - Day 2)
Aired – 12/19/2017; Taped – 11/6/2017
Models: James O'Halloran, Rachel Reynolds
Microphone Handoff: Rachel
First Four Contestant Seating: Left to Right

First IUFB: Laptop Computer (14in laptop with 16GB RAM and 512 GB SSD, fingerprint sensor, printer); ARP: $1,899 (James)

IAN	TINA	ANNA	AUSTIN
1250	1368	1500	1501

The winner is...
AUSTIN

Austin is going to walk the GOLDEN-ROAD for all-weather speaker package (JBL: 2 stereo speakers, bluetooth speaker, wireless speaker, AD receiver) (Rachel), barbecue island (Bull: outdoor kitchen island with stone face and porcelain tile with fridge, grill and 2 bar stools, grilling set, meat thermometer) (James) and a 2017 Audi A5 Cabriolet Premium Plus (2L engine, 7-speed AT, AWD, navigation system, oak wood inlays, sound system, paint/fabric protection) (Rachel).

The golden road starts with a bag of pasta: 39¢

They walk over to the speaker package:

39¢
		8	0

The price is $380 or $980...
Austin picks $980

9

8

0

*CORRECT!*

They walk over to the island:

980
	7		1	5

The price is $7915, $7815 or $7015...
Austin picks $7,815

7

8

1

5

*CORRECT!*

They walk over to the Audi:

7815
	6	2		4	5

The price is $62745, $62845, $62145 or $62545...
Austin picks $62,745

6

2

7

4

5

WIN

Second IUFB: Smart Luggage (Bluesmart: Innovative suitcases with charging ports and tags); ARP: $1,215 (James)

IAN	TINA	ANNA	JAMES
1250	1158	1	1350

The winner is...
TINA

Tina is playing RANGE GAME for a trip to Spain (RT Coach to Grenada, SP for a 6n stay in a superior double room at the Hotel Casa 1800 Granda + daily breakfast, palace admission for two) (Rachel).

$13,100

$12,500

R
A
N
G
E

G
A
M
E

Tina stops the range finder at $12,680–$12,830

ARP: $12,749. WIN

$13,100

←

$12,500

R
A
N
G
E

G
A
M
E

Third IUFB: Pair of Tablets and Streaming for a year (32GB tablets with 2 stylus pens; 1 year of Hulu streaming; everyone in the audience getting 1 year subscription); ARP: $1,680 (Overhead)

IAN	DONNA BELLA	ANNA	JAMES
1226	2200	1225	2500

The winner is...
IAN

Ian, from St. Thomas via Washington DC, is playing Vend-O-Price for a new camping trailer (Tag: XL teardrop trailer with bed, galley, 2-burner stove, fridge; pair of Adriondack chairs, table, firepit for campires; ARP: $19,019) (Rachel).

PICKLED BEETS

8

CUPCAKES

6

PIZZA BAGELS

3

Ian pulls the lever on the cupcakes shelf, as they think it's the most expensive.

$1.89

8

$15.12

$7.49

3

$22.47

$2.99

6

$17.94

LOSS

SCSD #1

Contestant	Winnings	Spin 1	Spin 2	TOTAL	RESULT
Ian	$1,680	45	75	1.20	OVER
Tina	$13,964	80	STAY	.80	*SHOWCASE*
Austin	$73,439	20	30	.50

Fourth IUFB: Ladies Designer Accessories (Burberry: Cashmere hat, scarf; leather tote, leather pouch); ARP: $2,135 (Rachel)

MELISSA	DONNA BELLA	ANNA	JAMES
2900	1500	1850	2000

The winner is...
JAMES

James is playing Punch-a-Bunch for a chance to win up to $25,000!

Item #1 (MicroTouch Max) (Rachel):

$39

Guess: LOWER

LOWER
$10

Correct!

Item #2 (Soda Maker):

$300

Guess: LOWER

LOWER
$250

Correct!

Item #3 (CopperFit Back Pro):

$10

Guess: HIGHER

HIGHER
$20

Correct!

Item #4 (Conair InfinitiPro Curl Seeker):

$55

Guess: HIGHER

HIGHER
$100

Correct!

James has 4 punches

$	$	$	$	$	$	$	3	$	$
$	$	$	1	$	$	$	$	$	$
$	$	$	$	$	$	$	$	$	$
$	4	$	$	$	$	$	$	$	$
$	$	$	$	$	2	$	$	$	$

1. $1000
   Throws it back.
2. $5000
   He bails.
3. $250
4. $250

BAILOUT (Total Winnings: $5,380)

Fifth IUFB: Billiards Table (MD Sports: 8ft pool table with wood frame design and accessories); ARP: $1,000 (James v. Rachel)

MELISSA	DONNA BELLA	ANNA	ELEAZAR
1359	998	1226	1225

The winner is...
DONNA BELLA

Donna Bella is playing Double Prices for a trip to Jamaica (RT Coach to Montego Bay, JM for a 6n all-inclusive stay in a junior suite at the Riu Reggae) (James).

$8,816

$

$5,591

$8,816

$8,816

WIN

Anna has had bad luck all the day. The holiday limo is running around. Will she escape or be sent to the holiday presents of Haledon, New Jersey?

Sixth IUFB: Electric Scooter (Transboard: Scooter with folding system and LED display); ARP: $2,000 (James)

MELISSA	KATHERINE	ANNA	ELEAZAR
1969	1968	900	595

The winner is...
MELISSA

Anna heads off while Melissa is playing LUCKY $EVEN for a 2018 Toyota Corolla iM (1.8L engine, CVT, FWD, carpeted floor mats, paint/fabric protection) (Rachel).

First number is...

$

2

Remaining: $7

Guess: 3

$

2

1

Remaining: $5

Guess: 6

$

2

1

2

Remaining: $1

Guess: 7

$

2

1

2

3

Remaining: $0

LOSS. ARP was:

$

2

1

2

3

4

SCSD #2

Contestant	Winnings	Spin 1	Spin 2	TOTAL	RESULT
Melissa	$2,000	75	STAY	.75
James	$7,515	65	40	1.05	OVER
Donna Bella	$9,816	80	–	.80	*SHOWCASE*

THE FABULOUS SHOWCASES

Tina has the honors...

SC1 - Donna Bella

KID ON CHRISTMAS MORNING

• Trip to Costa Rica (RT Coach to San Jose, CR then to Vera Blanca for a 5n tsay in a guest room at the Peace Lodge + guided park tour, half-day whitewater rafting excursion, RT aiport transportation) (Rachel)
• ATV (Kymco: MXU-150X ATV with 150cc engine, CVT, 2WD) (James)
• Boat (Bayliner: Element E16 with 60HP motor, bilge pump, mooring cover, trailer) (Rachel)

Bid: $28,000

SC2 - Tina

ALL SHAPES AND SIZES

• Diamond Rings (Superjeweler: 14ct white gold princess cut ring with micro pave detailing) (Rachel)
• $3,000 in cash (James)
• Trip to Minnesota (RT Coach to Minneapolis then to Bloomington for a 6n stay at the Raddison Blu Mall of America) (James)
• 2018 Jeep Renegade Sport 4x2 (1.4L engine, 6-speed MT, power and air group) (Rachel)

Bid: $26,707

Donna Bella

$28,000

TRIP/BOAT

$25,811

TRIP/BOAT

Tina

$26,707

TRIP/SUV

$29,513

$2,806

TRIP/SUV

*WIN*
$43,477

Results: 3 out of 6 (with 1 bailout)
Winnings: $137,927
Biggest Winner: Austin ($73,439)

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Sorry. I've had no access to the website until now, 9:40 pm.

[TPIRfan#9821]

G-R win! WOO!

Overall, nice show, but still, now I will riot if we don't see Dice come up this week. $2 1234 in L7? Seriously?

[JayC]

Very nice to see Golden Road won! The 3 for the speaker system and 0 for the barbecue island were potential traps but Austin didn't go for them thankfully. 7 was the only number that seemed right for the Audi since 8 was just used, the 1 looked wrong, and 5 would be repeating.

I thought the cupcakes were correct in Vend-O-Price also.

Tricky price in Lucky $even. That price is better served in Dice Game.

[tpir7215]

Sorry. I've had no access to the website until now, 9:40 pm.

Speaking of which, what was it that happened to the site?  When I tried to come here, there was that weird "related links" website which said that the domain name had expired.

Anyone have any idea what happened today?

[Wayoshi]

This has happened a few times before - it's the time of year the hosting bill is (over)due. Fortunately the outage was quicker this time than before.

But back on topic - Golden Road was won! And it was set up very well! But at the cost of making the final prize pretty cheap given all the other stunts they pull nowadays. Ah well, if they must...

[Off_trak]

I can't help but wonder if the 987 combination in Golden Road, wasn't a bit of a subliminal message for Lucky Seven's 1234 

Pretty pricey set of prizes sprinkled in the show, with the cheapest being Double Prices' $8816.

[tpir7215]

But at the cost of making the final prize pretty cheap given all the other stunts they pull nowadays. Ah well, if they must...

I do agree that I was kinda disappointed with how cheap the final prize was.  It was still a nice prize, but for me, not quite worthy of Golden Road.  I would've put the Audi in 3 Strikes or Stack the Deck and had something like a Range Rover for Golden Road (I'm talking about the FULL SIZE $87k+ Range Rover, not the Range Rover Sport or Evoque)

[SteveGavazzi]

I know this is stating the obvious, but it's so awesome to see Golden Road won.  It's hard to imagine a more exciting way to start a show.

Poor Ian.  He got stuck with a nigh unwinnable Vend-O-Price, and then he missed a dollar by about two centimeters.  It just wasn't his day.

Lucky $even's setup wasn't so much hard as it was just weird.

It's kind of jarring to see the static snowflake background on the Showcase podiums instead of the cascading dollar signs, especially given how much more sense falling snow makes than falling dollar signs.

[Teddy]

What a beautiful win in Golden Road!

Evil Vend-O-Price; I suspected that the pizza bagels were the right choice.

A $21,234 car in Lucky $even? What is up with that? I agree, they could've played Dice Game for that

[Gerald78]

http://www.theolympian.com/news/local/article190926869.html#storylink=mainstage

Nice story in the local paper about Tina the Showcase winner...she's not the only PIR winner

[tpir7215]

It's kind of jarring to see the static snowflake background on the Showcase podiums instead of the cascading dollar signs, especially given how much more sense falling snow makes than falling dollar signs.

I definitely agree.  The least they could've done was make the snowflakes MOVE, and/or better yet used one of those snow-covered fonts, like these: https://www.google.com/search?safe=strict&biw=1242&bih=579&tbm=isch&sa=1&ei=x7FdWpDDPOGb0wLegZ_IDQ&q=snow+font&oq=snow+font&gs_l=psy-ab.3..0l8j0i10k1j0.45583.46508.0.46596.9.9.0.0.0.0.185.967.3j5.8.0....0...1c.1.64.psy-ab..1.8.963...0i67k1j0i10i67k1.0.MUk71X9tp-c