First Four: Bonita, Anne, Scott, Janet
IUFB1: Train Trip to Seattle
Bonita: $1200
Anne: $1305*
Scott: $900
Janet: $850
ARP: $1974
PG1: Clock Game--Played for an Ashley Dinette Set and RCA Home Theater 27-inch Color TV
First, Anne will bid on Dinette
Anne's bids/Bob's responses: $900/L, $800/L, $700/H, $750/H, $760/H, $770H/, $780/H, $790/H, $791/H, $792/H, $793/H, $794/H, $795/H, $796/H, $797/H, $798/H, $799 (wins with 21 seconds left)
Next, she will bid on TV
Anne's bids/Bob's responses: $900/L, $800/H, $850/H, $860/H, $870/L, $861/H, $862/H, $863/H, $864/H, $865/H, $866/H, $867/H, $868 (wins with 13 seconds left)
WIN!
Second Calldown: Susan
IUFB2: Carson's of High Point Wine Server Cart
Susan: $850
Scott: $650* (also wins $100 for perfect bid)
Janet: $995
Bonita: $700
ARP: $650
PG2: One Away--Played for a Ford Aerostar XLT
Wrong price: $27,831
Scott changes price to $18,742
Ladies, how many numbers are right? 2
Scott changes price to $18,920
ARP: $18,920
WIN!
Before the next Calldown, Bob invites Janet up on stage so he can poll the audience if she should show the bottom of her shirt below her UNC jacket or keep it hidden inside it; the audience votes for the latter.
Third Calldown: Laura
IUFB3: 2 Dahon 26-inch Mountain Bikes
Laura: $890
Janet: $895
Bonita: $900
Susan: $901
OVERBID
Laura: $700
Janet: $625
Bonita: $550
Susan: $701*
ARP: $800
PG3: Grocery Game--Played for Whirlpool Kitchen Appliances and Cutco Kitchen Knives ($3,610)
GP1: Dove Soap
GP2: Jolly Time Popcorn
GP3: Professional Strength Piine-Sol
GP4: Hot Pockets Croissant Pockets
GP5: Miracle-Gro Plant Food Spikes
First purchase: 7 Croissant Pockets x $2.49 = $17.43
Second purchase: 1 Soap x $2.14 = $2.14 (TOTAL--$19.57)
Third purchase: 1 Miracle-Gro x $1.59 = $1.59 (TOTAL--$21.16)
LOSS
SCSD1
Susan: .10+.20=.30
Anne: .55+.90=OVER
Scott: .55
Scott is going to the Showcase!
Before Bob calls on Rod for the next contestant, he decides to let Janet wear her shirt with the bottom hanging out.
Fourth Calldown: Kathleen
IUFB4: Martin Lawrence Galleries Serigraph
Kathleen: $850
Laura: $600
Janet: $1250*
Bonita: $1000
ARP: $1650
PG4: Freeze Frame--Played for a Largo International Queen-Size Bed
Possible prices: $1284, $5312, $1353, $6513, $9965, $2599, $7825, $8478
Janet freezes price at $2,599
ARP: $2,599
WIN!
Fifth Calldown: Andrea
IUFB5: RCA VCR
Andrea: $750*
Bonita: $900
Kathleen: $625
Laura: $400
ARP: $779
PG5: Punch-a-Bunch
SP1: 18-Quart Cooler/Warmer, wrong price--$130 (guesses lower, ARP: $100)
SP2: Berry Basket Canister Set, wrong price--$25 (guesses higher, ARP: $45)
SP3: Nikko Predator RC Car, wrong price--$210 (guesses lower, ARP: $180)
SP4: Coffeemaker, wrong price--$19 (guesses higher, ARP: $25)
Andrea wins four punches on the punchboard
First punch: $500, continues
Second punch: $500, continues
Third punch: $50, continues
Fourth punch: $50
LOSS
One question remains heading into the final round of bidding: Is Bonita going to win her way up on stage, or will she end up in the FFBC?
Final Calldown: John
IUFB6: BenchCraft Love Seat
John: $1400
Bonita: $1500
Kathleen: $1295
Laura: $1000
OVERBID
John: $900
Bonita: $850
Kathleen: $799
Laura: $650
OVERBID
John: $499
Bonita: $500
Kathleen: $550*
Laura: $1
ARP: $599
Three cracks at winning in this round, and Bonita can't get the winning bid, so she heads off to the FFBC.
PG6: Lucky $even--Played for a Ford Thunderbird LX
First number: 1
Second number: Guesses 8, actual number--9 (gives back $1)
Third number: Guesses 5, actual number--6 (gives back $1)
Fourth number: Guesses 4, actual number--2 (gives back $2)
Fifth number: Guesses 5, actual number--5 (gives back $1 to buy car, and keeps remaining $2)
WIN!
SCSD2
Andrea: 1.00
Janet: .25+.75=1.00
Kathleen: .30+.15=.45
BONUS SPIN/SPIN-OFF
Andrea: .20
Janet: .50
Although Janet and Andrea each get $1,000, Janet is going to the Showcase!
SHOWCASES
Top Winner: Scott
Runner-Up: Janet
SHOWCASE 1
The Sharper Image Sound Machine, Space Jam Pinball Game, Regal Rush XP Jet Boat
Scott passes to Janet, who bids $16,520
SHOWCASE 2
Home Gym (Exercycle Exerciser, Schwinn 710S Weights Machine, Schwinn Personal Trainer Treadmill), Caribbean Cruise
Scott bids $9,100
ARP of Scott's Showcase: $10,129 (Difference: $1,029)
ARP of Janet's Showcase: $14,801 (OVER)
Scott wins his Showcase, and takes home $29,799 in cash and prizes!