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October 30, 1996
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Lots of crazy things happen on this episode, which is appropriately aired on the eve of Halloween.

First Four: Julie, Freddi, Dennis, Catherine

IUFB1: Home Gym
Catherine: $700
Dennis: $1200*
Freddi: $1100
Julie: $610
ARP: $1850

PG1: Range Game--Played for a Trip to Portugal

Range: $5,800-$6,400

Dennis stops rangefinder at $6,030-$6,180

ARP: $6,102

WIN!

Today, the rangefinder cannot be started again for 29 hours.

Second Calldown: Johnny

IUFB2: Dinette Set
Johnny: $700
Freddi: $950
Julie: $1000*
Catherine: $900
ARP: $1549

A quarter on the Turntable! I wonder who left it there?

PG2: Cover Up--Played for a Ford Taurus

Wrong price: $32,415

POSSIBLE NUMBERS
First: 2, 1
Second: 5, 1, 9
Third: 8, 6, 2, 5
Fourth: 6, 4, 3, 7, 9
Fifth: 6, 1, 3, 4, 0, 2

First try: $19,662 (1 and 9 right)
Second try: $19,290 (0 right)
Third try: $19,570 (no new numbers right)

ARP: $19,830

LOSS

A sound effects gaffe occurs at the end of the game: The buzzer and losing horns play when Bob asks if the price is correct, and then just the buzzer when he checks to see if either of the remaining two numbers are correct.

Third Calldown: Veronica

IUFB3: Cordless Power Tools
Veronica: $900
Catherine: $900 $901
Johnny: $851
Freddi: $500*
ARP: $525

PG3: Grand Game

Target price: $3.00

GP1: Caress Body Bars
GP2: Aquafresh Sensitive
GP3: Jolly Time Popcorn
GP4: Ricola Cough Drops
GP5: Agree Hair Conditioner
GP6: Heet Plus Fuel System Protectant

First pick: Popcorn--$2.29, wins $10
Second pick: Conditioner--$3.19, game over...but then she wins $100 because one of the prices has already been revealed!

Other ARP's: Soap--$2.64, Toothpaste--$1.96, Cough Drops--$1.59, Fuel Protectant--$3.49

One of the GPs already has its price revealed at the beginning of the game: the toothpaste at $1.96.

SCSD1
Freddi: .70
Julie: .95
Dennis: .95

SPIN-OFF
Julie: .20
Dennis: .70

Dennis is going to the Showcase!

Fourth Calldown: Evan

IUFB4: Range
Evan: $900
Veronica: $850
Catherine: $700 $750
Johnny: $450*
ARP: $649

PG4: Clock Game--Played for 2 Glider Rockers and a Color TV

First, Johnny will bid on Glider Rockers

Johnny's bids/Bob's responses: $600/H, $700/H, $900/L, $800/L, $795/L, $750/L, $740/H, $741/H, $742/H, $743/H, $744/H, $745/H, $746/H, $747/H, $748/H, $749 (wins with 17 seconds left)

Next, he will bid on Color TV

Johnny's bids/Bob's responses: $900/L, $800/H, $850/H, $860/H, $870/L, $869/L, $868 (wins with 7 seconds left)

WIN!

Bob accidentally calls lower on $860, then higher on $870.

Fifth Calldown: Beverly

IUFB5: His & Hers Watches
Beverly: $500
Evan: $650
Veronica: $450
Catherine: $550 $651*
ARP: $1590

We later find out that Catherine has been watching Bob since his days on Truth or Consequences; now that's a real LFAT!

PG5: Cliff Hangers--Played for a Brass Bed ($2,754)

SP1: Smoke Detector--guesses $15, mountain climber goes to 8; ARP--$23
SP2: Bathroom Scale--guesses $33, mountain climber goes to 12; ARP--$37
SP3: Teaching Game--guesses $45, mountain stays on 12; ARP--$45

WIN!

Once again, Bob makes another error, this time saying that the mountain climber has 17 steps left before he falls off the cliff, but then he corrects himself to say 13.

Final Calldown: Marla (whose mother, Betty, turns 70 today!)

IUFB6: Child's Armoire (winner also receives Caltrate Chewables)
Marla: $990
Beverly: $1200
Evan: $450
Veronica: $1201*
ARP: $1999

PG6: One Away--Played for a Ford Explorer

Wrong price: $36,871

Veronica changes price to $25,960

Ladies, how many numbers are right? 4

Veronica changes price to $27,960

ARP: $25,980

LOSS

SCSD2
Veronica: .25+.30=.55
Johnny: .40+.45=.85
Catherine: .15+1.00=OVER

Johnny is going to the Showcase!

SHOWCASES
Top Winner: Dennis
Runner-Up: Johnny

SHOWCASE 1
Living Room Group, Golf Clubs, Golf Cart
Dennis passes to Johnny, who bids $12,500

SHOWCASE 2
Washer/Dryer, Hot Tub, Dodge Neon
Dennis bids $18,000

ARP of Dennis' Showcase: $20,398 (Difference: $2,398)
ARP of Johnny's Showcase: $11,018 (OVER)

Dennis wins his Showcase, and takes home $28,350 in cash and prizes!