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December 18, 1995
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First Four: David, Michelle, Tammy, Christina

Bob makes his audience entrance here.

IUFB1: Christmas Village (winner also receives Cane Classics Candy Canes)
David: $550*
Michelle: $425
Tammy: $500
Christina: $800
ARP: $773

PG1: Golden Road--Played for a Rolltop Desk, Canopy Bed and something worth more than $60,000--a Dodge Viper!!!

Whole Tomatoes: 82¢

Desk: $?63--picks 8, is right
Bed: $3,?75--picks 6, is right
Car: $60,?89--picks 7, is wrong (ARP: $60,589)

GRINCH

Second Calldown: James

IUFB2: 2 Electric Guitars
James: $1000
Michelle: $625
Tammy: $1500*
Christina: $1250
ARP: $1890

PG2: Clock Game--Played for a Hand-Painted Trunk and 2 Swivel Chairs

First, Tammy, whose father George will be 74 in a couple of days, will bid on Trunk

Tammy's bids/Bob's responses: $500/H, $600/H, $700/H, $800/H, $900/L, $999/L, $950/L... (stop the clock at 23) $850/L, $820/H, $830/H, $845/L, $840/L, $835/H, $839/L, $838/L, $837 (wins with 12 seconds left)

Next, she will bid on Chairs

Tammy's bids/Bob's responses: $1500/L, $1200/L, $1100/L, $800/H, $900/H, $950/H, $980/H, $990/L, $985/H, $890... MRRRRRRRRP!

ARP: $987

GRINCH

Third Calldown: Joan

IUFB3: 2 Table Lamps (winner also receives Ginsana)
Joan: $450
Christina: $1000
James: $600
Michelle: $465*
ARP: $540

PG3: Penny Ante--Played for a Trip to Nantucket and 35mm Camera ($4,537)

GP1: Shield Deodorant Soap
GP2: Tarn-X

Soap: $5.00, $3.91, $4.25 or $6.19

First pick: $4.25? NO
Second pick: $3.91? YES

Tarn-X: $1.99, $2.50, $4.69 or $3.15

Third pick: $4.69? NO
Fourth pick: $3.15? NO

ARP: $2.50

GRINCH

The bell mistakenly dings before the buzzer goes off on the second wrong guess.

But wait, it doesn't end here, because before the break, it was discovered that the Tarn-X really was $4.69 after all, so Michelle wins on a technicality, meaning here comes Santa Claus!


SCSD1
Tammy: .05 .40+.95=OVER
Michelle: .85
David: .50+.45=.95

David is going to the Showcase!

Fourth Calldown: Kevin

IUFB4: Sofa (winner also receives Robitussin Liquid-Center Cough Drops)
Kevin: $850
Joan: $950
Christina: $1200
James: $951*
ARP: $1129

PG4: Freeze Frame--Played for a Player Piano

Possible prices: $1520, $9815, $1198, $8911, $5089, $6750, $1267, $2012

James freezes price at $6,750

ARP: $6,750

SANTA!

Fifth Calldown: Danielle (although two of them come on down at the same time)

IUFB5: Lithograph
Danielle: $800
Kevin: $700
Joan: $850
Christina: $701
OVERBID

Danielle: $475
Kevin: $350
Joan: $595
Christina: $596*
ARP: $645

PG5: Buy or Sell--Played for a Home Gym, Color TV and Bar Set

Home Gym--marked at $995
Color TV--marked at $1,399
Bar Set--marked at $4,300

Christina decides to buy Home Gym, sell Color TV and sell Bar Set

ARP of Home Gym: $1,195--gains $200
ARP of Color TV: $1,699--loses $300
ARP of Bar Set: $3,900--gains $400

Total profit: $300

SANTA!

Final Calldown: Robyn

Before the final IUFB is revealed, Bob calls out Rob Allen, who decorated the set for this week of shows.

IUFB6: Sewing Machine
Robyn: $899
Danielle: $500*
Kevin: $750
Joan: $900
ARP: $549

PG6: Five Price Tags--Played for a Mercury Mystique

Possible prices: $14,666, $16,891, $18,919, $15,340, $17,358

SP1: Home Haircut Kit--$27? Guesses true, ARP: $27
SP2: Vacuum Cleaner--$145? Guesses false, ARP: $190
SP3: Iced Tea Pot--$51? Guesses false, ARP: $30
SP4: Ladies' Shaver--$31? Guesses false, ARP: $42

Danielle wins four picks from the five price tags

First pick: $16,891? NO
Second pick: $17,358? NO

...but then the video cuts away before we see the end result, although Danielle has obviously won the car, since she's spinning last, so mark this one a SANTA! If I was a betting man, I'd say that the car was $15,340.

SCSD2
Christina: .95
James: .45+.40=.85
Danielle: .60+.40=1.00

BONUS SPIN
Danielle: .25 (but it didn't go all the way around, unfortunately)

Danielle is going to the Showcase, with $1,000 in her pocket! Bob mistakenly says that James had a chance to win a Viper, which David actually had.

SHOWCASES
Top Winner: Danielle
Runner-Up: David

SHOWCASE 1
His & Hers Watches, Hawaii, Chrysler Sebring Coupe
Danielle bids $25,000

SHOWCASE 2
Kitchen Appliances, Dining Room Group, Spa
David bids $14,800

ARP of David's Showcase: $13,036 (OVER)
ARP of Danielle's Showcase: $25,395 (Difference: $395)

Danielle wins her Showcase, and takes home $42,573 in gifts!