TPiR Recap - 5/7/2020

[Roadgeek Adam]

Episode #9134K
Aired – 5/6/2020; Taped – 2/12/2020
Models: James O'Halloran, Melissa Ordway
Microphone Handoff: Melissa
First Four Contestant Seating: Left to Right

First IUFB: Espresso Machine and Kitchen Cart (Breville: coffee machine with 4 cups and saucers; wooden kitchen island); ARP: $1,310 (James)

CARLOS	NICOLE	DEIDRE	DANIEL
1225	900	750	2000

The winner is...
CARLOS

Carlos, from Pine Grove, California, is playing Flip Flop for a trip to New Orleans (RT Coach to New Orleans, LA for a 6n stay in a 2br villa from Bluegreen Vacations + guided tour of French Quarter)

96

07

Carlos FLIPS to

69	07

ARP be...

69	07

WIN

Second IUFB: Grill (Vision Grills: All-in-one grill, smoker and oven; gas insert, 2 charcoal bags, 8-piece accessory kit, 4-piece tool set); ARP: $1,605 (Amber)

VONA	NICOLE	DEIDRE	DANIEL
1200	700	701	702

The winner is...
VONA

Vona is playing Card Game for a 2020 Honda HRV LX (1.8L engine, CVT, FWD, paint/fabric protection, all-weather floor mats, cargo net) (James).

The starting price is

$15,000

. The target range is

$3,000

Vona draws a

6♠

.

$15,600

Vona draws a

9♦

.

$16,500

Vona draws a

9♣

.

$17,400

Vona draws a

3♣

.

$17,700

Vona draws a

4♠

.

$18,100

Vona draws a

2♠

.

$18,300

Vona draws a

A♦

.

$25,000

Vona stops at

$25,000

ARP is

$22,853

For a difference of

OVER

For a result of

LOSS

Third IUFB: Chair and Ottoman (Modern upholstered chair and ottoman with 32GB tablet); ARP: $1,208 (James)

DANIEL J.	NICOLE	DEIDRE	DANIEL M.
649	1100	1350	821

The winner is...
NICOLE

Nicole, from Utah, is playing Punch-a-Bunch for a chance to win up to $25,000!

Item #1 (Eyelash Curler) (James):

$65

Guess: LOWER

LOWER
$30

Correct!

Item #2 (Cupcake Maker):

$29

Guess: HIGHER

HIGHER
$44

Correct!

Item #3 (Electric Beverage Cooler):

$125

Guess: LOWER

LOWER
$83

Correct!

Item #4 (Slicer):

$150

Guess: LOWER

LOWER
$100

Correct!

Nicole has 4 punches

$	$	$	$	2	$	$	$	$	$
$	$	$	$	$	$	$	$	$	$
$	$	1	$	$	$	$	$	$	$
$	$	$	$	$	$	3	$	$	$
$	$	$	$	$	$	$	$	$	4

1. $5000
   She bails.
2. $1000
3. $1000
4. $500
   BAILOUT (Total Winnings: $5,257)

SCSD #1

Contestant	Winnings	Spin 1	Spin 2	TOTAL	RESULT
Vona	$1,605	100	–	1.00	*$1,000!*
Nicole	$6,465	95	25	1.20	OVER
Carlos	$8,217	15	90	1.05	OVER

Contestant	Winnings	Spin 1	TOTAL	RESULT
Vona	$2,605	–	.00	*SHOWCASE*

Fourth IUFB: Smartphone (128GB smartphone); ARP: $1,000 (Melissa)

DANIEL J.	VIVIAN	DEIDRE	DANIEL M.
2	1100	1250	1

The winner is...
DANIEL J.

Daniel is playing Most Expen$ive for:

1. Air Hockey Table (Air hockey table with stone antique finish) (James).
2. Fridge (Wifi energy efficient fridge and water disepsner) (Melissa).
3. Television (65in SUHD smart 4K television) (George).

Guess: 2.

1	2	3
$1299	$3250	$2200
	WIN

Fifth IUFB: Workout Gear (T-shirt, pants, sneakers and duffel for him; shorts, leather and canvas sneakers and tote for her); ARP: $759 (Melissa)

CAROLYN	VIVIAN	DEIDRE	DANIEL M.
500	850	650	501

The winner is...
DEIDRE

Deidre is playing Grocery Game for a new home gym (INspire Fitness: home gym with bench, legattachment; Nexersys: boxing trainer with tablet; Suja: Juices for a year; ARP: $8,294) (Melissa).

Items:

1. King's Hawaiian Rolls (4ct)
2. International Delight Coffee Creamer
3. Totino's Pizza Rolls (50ct)
4. Viva Paper Towels (1 roll)
5. Tootsie Roll Midges (14oz)

Deidre picks 10 rolls. ARP of one:

$1.99

x10 for a total of:

1

9

9

0

Deidre picks 1 towel. ARP of one:

$2.29

x1 makes it:

2

2

1

9

LOSS

The original Daniel is still here. Now, he has a chance to escape, but he bids 2nd here. WIll he escape the limo trip to Sea Isle City, New Jersey? Odds are against him.

Sixth IUFB: Robotic Vacuum (Neato: Robot vacuum); ARP: $530 (Melissa)

CAROLYN	VIVIAN	NICHOLAS	DANIEL M.
500	763	955	762

The winner is...
CAROLYN

Daniel departs while Carolyn is playing Dice Game for a 2020 Mitsubishi Mirage ES (1.2L engine, CVT, FWD, carpeted floor mats and portolio, armrest console) (James).

1st roll...

Picks: N/A

1

6

6

2nd roll...

Picks: higher

1

6

6

3rd roll...

Picks: lower

1

6

6

4th roll...

Picks: N/A

1

6

6

5

5

The ARP is....

 

1

6

6

5

2

5

5

LOSS

SCSD #2

Contestant	Winnings	Spin 1	Spin 2	TOTAL	RESULT
Carolyn	$530	95	STAY	.95	*SHOWCASE*
Deidre	$759	85	70	1.55	OVER
Daniel J.	$7,749	45	70	1.15	OVER

THE FABULOUS SHOWCASES

Vona has the honors...

SC1 - Vona

OTHER SKILLS NEED TESTING

• Cookware (Cuisinart: 10pc tri-ply stainless steel cookware, food processor, 15pc cutlery set) (James)
• Trip to Denmark (RT Coach to Copenhagen, DE for a 6n stay in a junior suite at the Hotel The Square + daily breakfast, lounge access, private Segway tour for two) (James)
• 2020 Toyota Corolla LE (1.8L engine, CVT, FWD, door edge guards, rear bumper protector) (Melissa)

Bid: $26,500

SC2 - Carolyn

BACHMAN-TURNER SHOWCASE

• Home Office (Walnut finish home office with steel accents: 2 filing cabinets, bookcase, desk, office chair; Apple: 27iMac Pro with 32GB RAM, 1TB SSD, VR capabilities; Glowforge: 3D laser printer with materails pack) (Melissa)
• Motorcycle (Suzuki: Van Van 200 with 200cc engine, 5-speed transmission, electric start, helmet) (James)
• Trip to Morocco (RT Business to Marrakesh, MO at the Riaz Kniza + daily breakfast, 30min massage each, half-day city tour, RT airport transportation) (Melissa)

Bid: $28,000

Vona

$26,500

DENMARK/CAR

$36,846

$10,346

DENMARK/CAR

Carolyn

$28,000

MOROCCO

$32,763

$4,763

MOROCCO

*WIN*
$33,293

Results: 2 out of 6 (with 1 bailout)
Winnings: $59,088
Biggest Winner: Carolyn

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This is the final recap for the week. There is no show tomorrow because of the Mother's Day Special that never taped due to COVID 19. If anyone asks why there is no episode tomorrow, that post will be reported accordingly. Here is the recap for the episode that will air in its place, last year's show.

[GameShowKid]

It is a strategy, but with five products available, I don’t know why someone would (apparently) go for the $20 - $22 target in Grocery Game using just one. Well, the contestant would have won today if the Hawaiian rolls were just a tiny bit more expensive.

Good decision in Punch-A-Bunch, which today one might want to call “Kick One, and Punch-The-Rest”. Was that a first for the game?

[MSTieScott]

During a Classic Concentration commercial, I peeked in and arrived during the Most Expensive prize plugs.

Did they edit out Drew explaining what the goal of the game was? It jumped directly to him asking "Is it..."

[LiteBulb88]

Card Game: Full credit to Vona for going for it with a $25,000 price--we've seen way too many underbids this season. Too bad it didn't work out.

Punch-a-Bunch: That was quite a kick! Too bad the old Route 66 didn't go through Utah or I could've made a bad pun about Nicole getting her kicks on route 66 .

Grocery Game: That was not a good playing. Save the cheapest item for last!

Did they edit out Drew explaining what the goal of the game was? It jumped directly to him asking "Is it..."

That wasn't the only awkward edit. During SCSD #1, after Carlos (the third spinner) spun 90 cents on his second spin, we never saw Drew reset the wheel to the 5 cent space for Vona's bonus spin. I suspect something was edited out there.

[Josh444]

That wasn't the only awkward edit. During SCSD #1, after Carlos (the third spinner) spun 90 cents on his second spin, we never saw Drew reset the wheel to the 5 cent space for Vona's bonus spin. I suspect something was edited out there.

What about the car in Card Game magically transporting from Door #3 to center stage?

[LiteBulb88]

I've seen Card Game at a taping, and at least the time I saw it in person, the game was not edited. Stage hands push the car from door #3 to the stage while the camera is showing Drew and the contestant at the Card Game table.

[Josh444]

I've seen Card Game at a taping, and at least the time I saw it in person, the game was not edited. Stage hands push the car from door #3 to the stage while the camera is showing Drew and the contestant at the Card Game table.

Yes, in person, but it was definitely edited for the airing.

[BillyGr]

It is a strategy, but with five products available, I don’t know why someone would (apparently) go for the $20 - $22 target in Grocery Game using just one. Well, the contestant would have won today if the Hawaiian rolls were just a tiny bit more expensive.

Or if the towels had been $1.99 also, as they were at one time - darn inflation!

Having not seen the dice game, something seems off?  It looks like a win with what is there (higher than 4, lower than 5 with the 1st & last rolled correctly)?

[TinoStar11]

I wonder if there was a reason why Punch a Bunch's staging look off , the game was located more closer to the doors and the stand holding the 25k "bill" was behind the game itself instead of being in front of it.

[Spmahn]

Further evidence for me that it’s time for Card Game to head on into the sunset, it’s slow and boring, contestants largely seem confused by it, it’s rarely won. Here’s hoping that if TPIR is forced into an extended hiatus, they can use the time to develop some new pricing games so we can retire the dinosaurs.

Also, I know I was ragging in the Kia they offered the other day, but that $16k Mitsubishi Mirage? Yeesh, are we sure they didn’t bring in a Zonk prize from LMAD by mistake for Dice Game?

[bigblue999]

Further evidence for me that it’s time for Card Game to head on into the sunset, it’s slow and boring, contestants largely seem confused by it, it’s rarely won. Here’s hoping that if TPIR is forced into an extended hiatus, they can use the time to develop some new pricing games so we can retire the dinosaurs.

Card Game is a classic. They're not getting rid of it.

New pricing games take a long time to develop. And with social distancing still in place, it would be near impossible for the staff to get together in-person to create and build new games. So the T-Rex's and Brachiosaurus' are here to stay.

[Hag]

The old veteran games such as Card aren't going anywhere, nor should they.

[TPIRfan#9821]

to head on into the sunset, it’s slow and boring, contestants largely seem confused by it, it’s rarely won. Here’s hoping that if TPIR is forced into an extended hiatus, they can use the time to develop some new pricing games so we can retire the dinosaurs.

You could say the same thing about Shopping Spree, which hasn't been seen since February 18th. But since it's not for a car, I doubt that you have the same feelings as Card.

[JayC]

Further evidence for me that it’s time for Card Game to head on into the sunset, it’s slow and boring, contestants largely seem confused by it, it’s rarely won. Here’s hoping that if TPIR is forced into an extended hiatus, they can use the time to develop some new pricing games so we can retire the dinosaurs.

I doubt they would want to retire a game that they recently refurbished its set, and gave it major overhaul a few years before the refurbishment this season. It's not the most exciting game by any means, and its current reveal and set was a necessary addition to give the game flash it really needed.

[JT]

Just caught this episode.  Regarding Card Game, they should just remove the 2's, 3's and 4's from the deck so the game goes faster and higher probability to draw an ace.    Drew can just say the deck is 5's thru Aces, with no low cards.