TPiR Recap - 1/2/2019

[Roadgeek Adam]

Episode #8563K
Aired – 1/2/2019; Taped – 10/24/2018
Models: Manuela Arbelaez, James O'Halloran
Microphone Handoff: Manuela
First Four Contestant Seating: Left to Right

First IUFB: Collection of Smart Home Gadgets (Touchscreen video displays, 4 security cameras); ARP: $940 (James)

DAVID	MARK	STEPHANIE	SANDY
900	950	1500	951

The winner is...
DAVID

David is playing Spelling Bee for a 2018 Chevrolet Spark LS Hatchback (1.4L engine, 5-speed MT, FWD; ARP: $13,925) (James).

Free picks:

4

19

1) Digital Kitchen Scale

Guess: $25

22

Diff: $3

14

2) Laminator

Guess: $55

51

Diff: $4

23

3) Hand Vacuum

Guess: $25

39

Diff: $14

No Card

$$

$$

$$

$$

$$

$$

$$

A

$$

$$

A

$$

C

A

C

A

C

Second IUFB: Pair of Paddleboards (Body Glove: 11ft inflatable paddleboards, 2 water shoes, paddles, accessories); ARP: $1,969 (James)

MARIA	MARK	STEPHANIE	SANDY
1500	1200	1201	1601

The winner is...
SANDY

Sandy, from Brooklyn, New York, is playing PICK A NUMBER for a trip to Dominican Republic (RT Coach to Puerto Plata, DR for a 6n all-inclusive stay Iberostar Costa Dorada + ziplining tour for 2) (Manuela).

The price of the trip to the Dominican is $7002, $7302, $7902:

$	7	Pick -A- Number	0	2

0	3	9

Sandy picks 3.

		3
$	7	9	0	2

0		9

LOSS

Third IUFB: Ladies Designer Watches (Versacci: 3 stainless steel timepieces); ARP: $1,235 (Overhead)

MARIA	MARK	STEPHANIE	SONYA
2100	2500	1	1505

The winner is...
STEPHANIE

Stephanie is playing SAFECRACKERS for a home theatre (Contemporary 2 seat leather recliner, smart 4K television and Blu-Ray player) and a popcorn machine (popcorn cart; ARP: $5,943) (Manuela and James).

ARP of the popcorn machine is the combination to the safe. The numbers are: 0, 5 ,and 7.

OPEN

LOCK

5

7

0

$570

SCSD #1

Contestant	Winnings	Spin 1	Spin 2	TOTAL	RESULT
David	$1,013	40	80	1.20	OVER
Sandy	$1,969	95	STAY	.95	*SHOWCASE*
Stephanie	$7,178	5	40	.45

Fourth IUFB: Foosball Table (Foosball table with wooden facade, steel rods, cupholders); ARP: $699 (Manuela and James)

MARIA	MARK	DONALD	SONYA
400	50	1500	1

The winner is...
MARIA

Maria, from Canada, is playing Grocery Game for a new pizza oven and a trip to Chicago (Bull: stainless steel pizza oven, 5-piece tool kit; RT Coach to Chicago, IL for a 5n stay at Hotel EMC2 Autograph Collection + daily breakfast, 1 dinner, guided food tour; ARP: $10,863) (Manuela).

Items:

1. Snuggle Fabric Softener (32oz)
2. Sparkle Gel Icing
3. Sparkle Paper Towels (2 rolls)
4. Arrowhead Sparkling Water
5. Colgate Toothpaste (4oz)

Maria picks 3 softeners. ARP of one:

$3.69

x3 for a total of:

1

1

0

7

Maria picks 2 paper towels. ARP of one:

$2.99

x2 makes it:

1

7

0

5

Maria picks 1 toothpaste. ARP of one:

$1.59

x1 makes it:

1

8

6

4

Maria picks 1 water. ARP of one:

$1.29

x1 makes it:

1

9

9

3

Maria picks 1 icing. ARP of one:

$3.99

x1 makes it:

2

3

9

2

LOSS

For a little perspective, this is the first time since Season 38 that someone has used all 5 products in Grocery Game. The other problem is no one taught James how to use the Grocery Game register, resulting in a minute of people staring at each other Drew laughing.

Fifth IUFB: Pair of Speakers (Diamondboxx: 321-425watt boomboxes); ARP: $1,698 (Manuela)

DEBORAH	MARK	DONALD	SONYA
900	1200	550	1000

The winner is...
MARK

Mark, the last of the First Four, is playing SIDE BY SIDE for a new backyard (Dreammaker Spas: 4 person seating, umbrella, cover, handrail, floating thermometer; Firetainment: 32in firetable with 2 chairs and loveseat) (James).

The ARP is either $9873 or $7398.

	BY
SIDE	98	SIDE
	73

He picks...

	BY
SIDE		SIDE
98	73
98	73	WIN

Sixth IUFB: Desktop Computer (24in 3.8GHz All-in-one PC with 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD, 1TB HD); ARP: $1,310 (James)

DEBORAH	REBECCA	DONALD	SONYA
1301	1300	1700	1475

The winner is...
DEBORAH

Deborah is playing More or LeSs.

Telescope (Meade Instruments: telescope, bag, filter set, eyepiece) (James)

LESS

$1500

* * *

Less

$1500

$1035

Fridge (Stainless steel french-door fridge) (Manuela)

MORE

$3000

* * *

MORE

$3000

$3499

Designer Accessories (Coach: Ladies leather collection of 3 handbags, pumps, loafers, ankle boots) (Manuela)

LESS

$3500

* * *

LESS

$3500

$2535

2018 Honda HRV LX (1.8L engine, CVT, FWD) (James)

MORE

$22,000

* * *

LESS

$22,000

$21,445

LOSS

SCSD #2

Contestant	Winnings	Spin 1	Spin 2	TOTAL	RESULT
Maria	$699	90	STAY	.90	*SHOWCASE*
Deborah	$8,379	35	30	.65
Mark	$11,571	55	20	.75

THE FABULOUS SHOWCASES

Sandy has the honors...

SC1 - Maria

HOLD ON TIGHT

• Motorcycle (Sym: Wolf Clasic 150 with 150cc engine, 5-speed transmission, helmet) (Manuela)
• Trip to Canada (RT Coach to Calgary, AB then to Banff, AB for a 6n stay in a premier queen room at the Banff Sunshine Lodge + daily breakfast, ski lift tickets, private ski lessons, equipment rental, dinner, sleigh ride) (Manuela)
• Ski Boat (Bayliner: 160 Bowrider with 60HP motor, automatic bilge pump, trailer) (James)

Bid: $35,000

SC2 - Sandy

BRAND NEW YEAR

• Coffee Package (Cuisinart: coffee maker, kettle, espresso machine) (Manuela)
• Home Gym (Bodycraft: all-in-one home gym; state of the art treadmill with 32 workouts) (James)
• 2019 Volkswagen Jetta S (1.4L engine, 6-speed MT, FWD, all-weather floor mats) (Manuela)

Bid: $38,000

Maria

$35,000

SKI BOAT

$30,392

SKI BOAT

Sandy

$38,000

TRIP/CAR

$25,275

TRIP/CAR

Results: 2 out of 6
Winnings: $30,809
Biggest Winner: Mark ($11,571)

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[superballfan]

It had to happen. Our first double overbid of 2019. Very awkward show. The overhead display had problems returning to the roof, James did not know how to use the cash register. Using all five products and going over, rare to see. Hope tomorrow goes better.

[thatvhstapeguy]

Yikes. Bad show.

Is the cash register still the same one from 1972? Or at the very least the one in the Golden Gallery? Because I took one look at that thing and it made me confused as heck. I even have an adding machine and that cash register looked like rocket science to me.

Finally, the messed up ARP reveal on SC2: What on earth was going on? The closed captioning said this:
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But the best freeze-frame that I could get of the card (thanks to Drew swinging it up in the air before putting it down on the podium) clearly shows at the very least that the last digit is not a zero. I believe it's a 5.
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For comparison, here is a price tag from Dec. 19, with two 3's and a 5:
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By the way, Adam, you mistakenly entered the ARP as 27K, when it was 25K.

[Alfonzo]

OUCH! Grocery Game was a measly seven cents away from avoiding its tenth consecutive loss!

[GameShowFan9001]

There was absolutely no way Sandy's showcase was going to be more than $30,000.  The manual-transmission Jetta S is the base model and starts just under $20,000 (knowledge that would've saved the family who played Triple Play on the 24th), and the coffee package and home gym weren't going to add anywhere near $10,000.  The moment she said $38,000, I instantly knew she had it.

You also know that it was a particularly bad day when the biggest winner of the day has won a mere $11k and change.  At least we got a kinda funny moment when James couldn't operate the Grocery Game register, even if it did end up in a loss.

[TinoStar11]

Very fun segment and playing of Grocery Game.
How rare is it to pick all 5 grocery items in Grocery Game , 10/19/2009 was the last time someone did it ( it was also the last time it was won by using all 5 grocery items)

[shell_game]

For those interested, direct from the golden gallery, see below.
It's easy to see why James didn't know how to enter 11.07.

[thatvhstapeguy]

Aha! I figured out how you'd enter $11.07. This cash register works very similarly to an adding machine. The four columns correspond to the different place values in the dollar amount you wish to add to the total. So, for example, in that photo, the $20, $1, 20c, and 1c buttons are depressed. Hitting the big right button on the right side of the register (which isn't in the picture) adds $20+$1+20c+1c = $20.21 to the total.

However, here's the catch: Like an adding machine, not all four place values have to be used. For example, if you only wanted to add $1.25, you wouldn't need to bother with the tens column. The same principle applies if you want to add $11.07. First, you clear the keypad so no buttons are depressed. Then press the $10 button, the $1 button, don't push a button in the tens of cents column, then press the 7c button, which will add $11.07.

Here's a video of a very similar cash register, the NCR Class 24, in operation:

(not my video).

[JayC]

Several issues in today's show between the number in Pick a Number not revealing right away, the stand for the watches not returning to the ceiling, and James not being able to operate the cash register in Grocery Game. It's nice they still leave these moments in though since they do usually provide a laugh.

I thought for sure the popcorn machine would be $750 in Safe Crackers.

Definitely an interesting Grocery Game playing between James' handling of the register and how Maria played it using all five items. The icing was much more expensive than I thought it would be, I really thought it would be within range for her.
Note for Adam- you put toothpaste for her fourth item instead of the water in listing out her purchases.

[Brian44]

Just noticed that the font of the cash register numbers has changed. Is this the first playing with the new font?

[TheBigAK]

I'm not 100% buying James didn't know how to use the register.    Wouldn't they have figured that out in rehearsal?   Now maybe it was he just didn't know how to do .07

[Teddy]

First show of the New Year ending in a Double-Overbid...oy vey!

At least we got a hilarious Grocery Game with James trying to figure out how the cash register works, but this is not the first time we've seen an example of this. I remember a playing from 1992 that Carlos uploaded some time ago, and Holly had similar trouble operating the register; Bob had a field day with that one. Like this playing, that one also ended in a loss, the only sour note of the moment.

[JT]

James grew up in a digital world and that classic NCR cash register is analog so no need for a "zero" button.  But someone should have explained that to him.  Also, did they change the font on the numbers and how/why?  That cash register is almost 50 years old, I wouldn't risk opening it up just to change fonts; they are lucky it's still working!