TPiR Recap - 12/18/2018 (TPiR Season 47 Holiday/Pet Adoption Week: Day 2)

[Roadgeek Adam]

Episode #8542K (TPiR Season 47 Holiday/Pet Adoption Week - Day II)
Aired – 12/18/2018; Taped – 11/5/2018
Models: Manuela Arbelaez, Devin Goda, Rachel Reynolds
Microphone Handoff: Rachel
First Four Contestant Seating: Left to Right

First IUFB: Laptop Computer (Apple: 13in MacBookPro with touch ID, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD); ARP: $1,839 (Devin and Manuela)

KASEY	ALBERT	CHRISTINA	CHARLES
1499	1500	1100	1401

The winner is...
ALBERT

Albert is playing PICK A NUMBER for a trip to Buenos Aires (RT Coach to Buenos Aires, AR for a 6n stay in a royal suite at Algodon Mansion + wine and chartcuerie experience) (Rachel).

The price of the trip is $10628, $13628 or $16628:

$	1	Pick -A- Number	6	2	8

0	3	6

Albert picks 3

		3
$	1	3	6	2	8

0		6

WIN

Second IUFB: Snowbike (Brenter: Snowbike with helmet); ARP: $1,784 (Rachel)

KASEY	MEAGHAN	CHRISTINA	CHARLES
1	5000	1350	1500

The winner is...
CHARLES

Charles is playing Clock GAME for pair of patio heaters (Steel patio heaters) (Manuela), speaker pacakge (Libratone: speakers and receivers) (Manuela) and a bonus of a barbecue island (Bull: barbecue kitchen island with fridge, grill, storage door) (Devin).

Charles will bid on the patio heaters ($620):

Bid	Response
$700	Lower
$600	Higher
$650	Lower
$640	Lower
$630	Lower
$625	Lower
$601	Higher
$620	Correct!

Time left: 18 seconds.

Charles will bid on the speaker package ($977):

Bid	Response
$350	Higher
$450	Higher
$550	Higher
$650	Higher
$750	Higher
$800	Higher
$900	Higher
$1000	Lower
$999	Lower
$899	Higher
$900	Higher

Time left: 0 seconds. LOSS

From Seal Team, it's Justin Melnick with a nice dog named Dita promoting adoption.

Third IUFB: Washer and Dryer and Pet Spa (All-in-one washer and dryer; Pet Spa with accessories; everyone in the audience gets 3 months subscription to Bark Box, chance to win one on the website); ARP: $2,410 (Rachel and Devin)

KASEY	MEAGHAN	CHRISTINA	KRISTIE
2400	1700	2150	1723

The winner is...
KASEY

Kasey is playing Pass the Buck for a 2019 Nissan Sentra S (1.8L engine, CVT, FWD, splash guards; ARP: $19,575) (Manuela).

1) Red's Steak & Cheddar Burrito	2.49		2.49	ARP: 2.49
2) Zantac 150 Antacid Tablets	7.99	$	8.99	ARP: $8.99

3) Vicks Baby Rub	5.79	$	5.79	ARP: $6.79
4) Purina Beneful Dog Food	8.99		9.99	ARP: $8.99

Kasey chooses number 2.

1

$3,000

3

4

5

6

Kasey chooses number 6.

1

$3,000

3

4

5

$1,000

LOSS. Board was:

LOSE EVERYTHING

$3,000

CAR

$5,000

LOSE EVERYTHING

$1,000

SCSD #1

Contestant	Winnings	Spin 1	Spin 2	TOTAL	RESULT
Charles	$2,404	60	80	1.40	OVER
Kasey	$6,410	15	80	.95	*SHOWCASE*
Charles	$15,467	25	65	.90

Fourth IUFB: Video Game Package (Microsoft: Xbox 1 with 1TB console, extra controller, 4 games); ARP: $729 (Manuela)

THOMAS	MEAGHAN	CHRISTINA	KRISTIE
1200	1000	799	400

The winner is...
KRISTIE

Kristie is playing Most Expen$ive for:

1. Home Gym (Bodycraft: Multi-station home gym) (Manuela).
2. Ladies Designer Accessories (Tory Burch: Tote, satchel, crossbody bags, 2 pairs of booties, pumps) (Rachel).
3. Fridge (Side by side fridge with ice and water system) (Devin).

Guess: 2.

1	2	3
$3599	$2278	$1599
	LOSS

Fifth IUFB: Coffee Package (Techniform Mochamaster: Brewer, grinder and accessories); ARP: $627 (Devin)

THOMAS	MEAGHAN	CHRISTINA	JENNIFER
475	350	550	425

The winner is...
CHRISTINA

Christina, the last of the first four, is playing 3 Strikes for a 2018 Ford F-150 XLT 4x2 Super Crew (2.7L V6 ecoboost engine, 10-speed AT, tow mode, equipment group 302A, XLT power equipment group package, interior lighting kit, paint/fabric protection) (Rachel).

Chips:

1

2

3

4

5

Pick 1:

1

Guess: 3rd

$

1

Pick 2:

X

Guess: 3rd

$

1

X

Pick 3:

4

Guess: 1st

$

4

1

X

Pick 4:

2

Guess: 4th

$

4

1

NO

X

Pick 5:

2

Guess: 2nd

$

4

1

NO

X

Pick 6:

X

Guess: 4th

$

4

1

NO

X

X

Pick 7:

3

Guess: 2nd

$

4

1

NO

X

X

Pick 8:

X

Guess: 4th

$

4

1

X

X

X

LOSS. ARP:
 

$

4

5

1

3

2

X

X

X

Christina not only tried to cheat once, but twice in the same game. For the first two strikes, she kind of looked down, saw the strike and tried to dump it. Drew caught her twice on each occasion.

Sixth IUFB: Cutlery and Butcher Block Table (Wusthof: 9 knives, sharpening steel, shears, block; John Boos: butcher block table); ARP: $2,647 (Rachel)

THOMAS	MEAGHAN	KESTLYN	JENNIFER
851	701	850	625

The winner is...
THOMAS

Thomas, from Florida, is playing RANGE GAME for a trip to Canada (RT Coach to Quebec City, QC for a 6n stay in a Gold suite at Fairmount Le Chateau Frontenac + daily breakfast, 1d pass to a winter playground) (Manuela).

$13,700

$13,100

R
A
N
G
E

G
A
M
E

Thomas stops the range finder at $13,268–$13,418.

ARP: $13,356. WIN

$13,700

←

$13,100

R
A
N
G
E

G
A
M
E

SCSD #2

Contestant	Winnings	Spin 1	Spin 2	TOTAL	RESULT
Christina	$627	100	–	1.00	*$1,000!*
Kristie	$729	70	95	.85	OVER
Thomas	$16,003	80	95	.85

Contestant	Winnings	Spin 1	TOTAL	RESULT
Christina	$1,627	35	.35	*SHOWCASE*

THE FABULOUS SHOWCASES

Kasey has the honors...

SC1 - Kasey

MERRY & BRIGHT

• Trip to Riviera Nayarit (RT Coach to Puerto Vallarta, MX then to Riviera Nayarit for a 6n stay in 1-bedroom suite at Villa del Palmar Flamingos Resort and Spa + RT airport transportation, 90minute massages each) (Devin)
• Television (86in 4k LED television with soundbar and subwoofer) (Manuela)
• 2018 Chevrolet Sonic LT (1.8L engine, 6-speed AT, FWD) (Devin)

Bid: $28,200

SC2 - Christina

HOLIDAY CHEER

• Home Bar (ECI: Bar with 3 chairs, back fo bar hutch; Danby: wine cooler with 38 capacity, keg cooler, ice maker) (Manuela)
• Trip to Italy (RT Coach to Venice, IT for a 6n stay at Relais Alberti + daily breakfast, RT airport transportation) (Manuela)
• Boat (Bayliner: Element E16 with 60HP ELPT 4-stroke motor, trailer) (Rachel)

Bid: $32,100

Kasey

$28,200

MEXICO/CAR

$31,537

$3,337

MEXICO/CAR

Christina

$32,100

ITALY/BOAT

$34,436

$2,336

ITALY/BOAT

*WIN*
$33,063

Results: 2 out of 6
Winnings: $74,076
Biggest Winner: Christina

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[SanAnMan]

I think this episode shows the major flaw of the new 3 Strikes hopper; the contestant can kind of see the ball as it is coming out and try to drop it like the contestant did today. Maybe redesign the hopper so it doesn't spin all the way upside-down and this keeps the balls from coming out the slot, which could then be widened just a bit.

[Richie]

Well at least they did one thing right with the strike balls: it’s all red with a black X on it.

[Teddy]

What Christina did today was sort of a flashback to Toni from 1992, when she won despite looking at the chips in the bag. That playing led to a temporary re-do of the strike chips, when they became white with the red X's on them.

[Casey]

The good thing is that Drew actually was paying attention throughout the game and made sure she didn't actually get away with cheating.

[GameShowFan9001]

Christina trying to cheat is part of the reason that they should've kept the white strike balls instead of making them red.  The red ones look better, but it makes it incredibly easy to try to cheat.

[ooboh]

So, a contestant tried to cheat on 3 Strikes, huh?

I wonder how Mike Richards and co. plan to fix this potential problem. Redesign the bag? Blindfold the contestant?

[Casey]

Not exactly sure what you are getting at.... It's not the first time someone has tried to cheat the game (or succeeded at it), and it happened when Bob and Roger was there... What are you trying to say?

[thatvhstapeguy]

I didn't catch the show today, but when I looked back at the Discord chat and saw rumblings of cheating, I went back to my recording and sure enough, plain as day, she was cheating.

She deserved that loss. (But she still won the Showcase.) If you're going to cheat, you don't deserve to win. This wasn't an incident like hitting the Flip-Flop button or picking up the shell in Shell Game, both of which you can make some arguments for that they weren't intentional. This was 3 Strikes. Any cheating in 3 Strikes is intentional.

I think that the strikes will go back to white with red Xs. Another major flaw that I see is that Drew is always having trouble seeing the numbers on the balls. I think they need to label them on both "sides," so to speak.

At least Drew was attentive both times. S&P was probably very pleased with how he handled it.

[JayC]

Poor Charles with that very tricky second prize in Clock Game after getting the first prize in just 12 seconds. The speakers were more expensive than they looked and had a difficult price to zero-in on.

There wasn't as many times this playing that Drew couldn't tell what number was pulled right away, but now there was attempted cheating trying to drop the strike ball back in the hopper. Good thing Drew noticed what she had and counted it as a strike pull. They put a lot of effort into the changes to the set but so far there's been quite a few issues exposed. Hopefully they'll work out all the bugs soon.

[dmaingame]

Drew handled the situation exceptionally well.  If Christina had continued to cheat, do you think Mike and the producers should've disqualified her from the show, forcing her to surrender her one-bid prize, ordered a stop-tape, scrapped the taping, and re-taped the episode with the other three contestants and a new contestant? 

[gamesurf]

No, studio time isn’t cheap, and scrapping the segment just makes way more work for everyone involved. They would have pissed away enough time replacing the games and prizes that it wouldn’t be worth it unless the segment were considered absolutely unsalvageable. Drew hosted it well enough that catching a cheater was an entertaining segment that didn’t reflect poorly on the show.

Just say “If you try that again, we will automatically assume you drew a strike and end the game.” Heck, for all we know they did exactly that. There was an edit after the second strike when Drew says “Here, let me mix it up for you a bit” followed by a quick cut to her arm in the bag without showing the hopper being spun. Not unreasonable to suspect she was told something that was edited out.

Question for Scott or Steve: Would there be anything in the game’s bible that would prohibit Drew from saying, “I (or a third party) will pull the numbers, you tell me where they go”?

[JT]

Drew handled the 3 Strikes Cheater perfectly.  I was actually annoyed when she won $1,000 on the wheel and then the Showcase.

The red strike balls are so much better.  In this game, you have to know immediately if the ball is a number or a strike - especially when you are down to one of each on the final draw.  Can they instruct the contestant to face Drew and quickly pull the ball all the way out of the bag?  The contestant has to draw the balls in my opinion; not Drew or a model. 

While we are on the topic, can we please see more 3 Strikes this season?  The new design is great and can't the show do less $13,000 trips to Canada to afford more 'luxury' cars?  I hope The Cheater doesn't translate to seeing the game less in the second half of the season!

[b_masters8]

Can they instruct the contestant to face Drew and quickly pull the ball all the way out of the bag?  The contestant has to draw the balls in my opinion; not Drew or a model. 

Yes-- I think that's how it should be done (that is, if the contestant is of a height that allows a focus on Drew while drawing); if that cannot be done, then have the contestant close his/her eyes while drawing, and only allow the eyes to reopen once the draw is completed.

I probably sound a shade silly, but that's just my assessment of what you're saying.

[TPIRighteous]

Yeah, she was clearly trying to cheat. Contestants should be the ones to pull the chips/balls out of the bag (their hand, their power over the pseudorandom machine) but something needs to be done.

The problem seems to stem from the fact that it's difficult to reach into this new bag, so the contestant's hand gets stuck as they're pulling out a ball. Ideally they'd be able to pull it out in one swift motion so they don't have time to look at it and drop it back in there.