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April 17, 1997
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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!