TPiR Recap - 10/27/2020 (TPiR at Night: Season 49 Preview 1: Essential Workers)

[Roadgeek Adam]

Episode #39SP (The Price is Right @ Night: Season 49 Preview 1: Essential Workers)
Aired – 10/27/2020; Taped – 10/7/2020
Models: Devin Goda, Rachel Reynolds
Microphone Handoff: N/A (due to COVID-19)
First Four Contestant Seating: 1, 3, 2, 4

First IUFB: Designer Sneakers (Gucci: His and her leather canvas collection of 2 for her and 2 for him); ARP: $2,610 (Rachel)

JAMES	JUAN	GINA	SHANNON
555	1200	1250	556

The winner is...
GINA

Gina, a cashier from Santa Monica, California, is playing Grand Game for a chance to win up to $20,000!

The target price is...

$4.50

Gina starts out at $2.00:

$2.00

The items are:

• Coppertone Sunscreen (3oz)
• Nature Valley Granola Bars (6oz)
• Beech-Nut Baby Food
• Foster Brook Chicken Bites (24oz)
• Bai Lemon Tea (18oz)
• Krusteaz Waffle Mix

Pick 1: Baby Food

$1.00

$20.00

Pick 2: Tea

$2.49

$200.00

Pick 3: Granola Bars

$3.79

$2,000.00

Pick 4: Waffle Mix

$3.29

$20,000.00

ARP of the chicken: $5.99; ARP of the sunscreen: $9.99)

Second IUFB: Countertop Appliances (Wolf Gourmet: 64oz blender, 4-slice toaster, coffee system; John Boos: kitchen cart); ARP: $3,242 (Rachel)

JAMES	JUAN	SUSAN	SHANNON
1100	1101	750	751

The winner is...
JUAN

Juan, a mailman, is playing Cliffhangers for new kitchen appliances (Fisher & Paykel: over the range microwave, 4-burner gas range, French-door fridge with storage bin, dishwasher courtesy of Plessers.com; groceries for a year; ARP: $11,656 (Rachel and Devin).

Small prizes: Digital Food Thermometer, Ice Cream Maker, Popcorn Popper (Rachel)

Juan bids $15 on the thermometer...

0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25

The ARP is...

$20

Juan bids $55 on the ice cream maker...

0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25

The ARP is...

$37

Juan bids $76 on the popper...

0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25

The ARP is...

$41

LOSS (Total Winnings: $57)

Third IUFB: Personal Boxing Trainer (Nexersys: Boxing trainer with 5 training rounds); ARP: $2,295 (Devin)

JAMES	BRIAN	SUSAN	SHANNON
1726	1550	1000	1725

The winner is...
JAMES

James, a nurse practitioner, is playing Cover Up for a 2020 Cosmos Blue Audi A3 Sport 40 TFSI (2L engine, 7-speed AT, FWD, traffic assist package) (Rachel).

				7
			2	1
		0	9	3
	5	3	1	0
1	0	4	6	2
3	2	1	4	6
N	I	G	H	T

			2	1
		0	9	3
	5	3	1	0
1	0			2
		1	4	6
3	2	4	6	7

			2	1
		0		3
		3	1	0
1	0			2
		1	4
3	5	4	9	6

			2	1
		0		3
		3	1
1	0			2
		1	4
3	5	4	9	0
3	5	4	9	0

WIN

SCSD #1

Contestant	Winnings	Spin 1	Spin 2	TOTAL	RESULT
Juan	$3,299	40	65	1.05	OVER
Gina	$22,610	35	70	1.05	OVER
James	$37,785	20	–	.20	*SHOWCASE*

Fourth IUFB: Designer Sunglasses (Dolce & Gabbanna: 4 women's shades); ARP: $1,609 (Devin)

YESID	BRIAN	SUSAN	SHANNON
1599	1775	1501	1776

The winner is...
YESID

Yesid, a flight attendant who is in town, is playing BARGAIN GAME for:

1. Trip to Hawaii (RT Coach to Maui, HI for a 6n stay in an oceanview room at the Hyatt Regency Maui Resort and Spa + daily breakfast) (Rachel)
2. Trip to Alaska (RT Coach to Fairbanks, AK for a 6n stay in The Log House at A Taste of Alaska Lodge + daily breakfast) (Rachel)

He picks the Hawaii trip.

ITEM	PRICE TAG	ARP	DIFFERENCE
ALASKA	$3168	$5168	$2000
HAWAII	$5716	$6916	$1200

Fifth IUFB: Pair of Smartphones (6.9in 128GB smartphone with smart batteries; 6.2in 128GB smartphone with 2 cases); ARP: $2,465 (Rachel)

JALYSA	BRIAN	SUSAN	SHANNON
1750	1650	990	1751

The winner is...
SHANNON

Shannon, the last of the First Four, a second-grade teacher is playing BALANCE GAME for a trailer (Jayco: 27ft Jayflight SLX with seating for 8, double bunks, roof bed, pass through storage, roof ladder, customer value package, exterior cooking area) (Devin).

Bags: $415, $2000, $10000, $16000

Shannon places $415 on the the scale.

Shannon places $16000, $2000: 415

Rachel places the bag on the scale...

$415

$2000

$16000

TRAILER

ARP: 26415

Result: LOSS

Sixth IUFB: Television (Vizio: 75in 4K HDR smart television with quantum dot technology); ARP: $1,900 (Rachel)

JALYSA	BRIAN	SUSAN	NICOLE
2400	2401	1850	1799

The winner is...
SUSAN

Susan, a receptionist at nursing home from Oxnard, California, is playing PICK A NUMBER for a 2020 Volkswagen Jetta S (1.4L engine, 8-speed AT, FWD, paint/fabric protection) (Devin).

The price of the Jetta is $21138, $21438 or $21838:

$	2	1	Pick -A- Number	3	8

1	4	8

Susan picks 4

			4
$	2	1	4	3	8

1		8

WIN

SCSD #2

Contestant	Winnings	Spin 1	Spin 2	TOTAL	RESULT
Yesid	$1,609	20	95	1.15	OVER
Shannon	$2,465	15	10	.25
Susan	$23,338	90	–	.90	*SHOWCASE*

THE FABULOUS SHOWCASES

James has the honors...

SC1 - Susan

THANKS FOR YOUR EXTRAORDINARY EFFORT

• Trip to Sedona (RT Coach to Phoenix, AZ then to Sedona for a 4n stay in a premier guest room at the Canyon Villa Bed & Breakfast of Sedona + daily breakfast) (Devin)
• $5,000 in cash (Devin)
• 2021 Mini Cooper Convertible Signature Trim (1.5L engine, 7-speed DCT, FWD, wind deflector) (Rachel)

Bid: $37,000

SC2 - James

THROWING HELP YOUR WAY

• House Cleaning and Handyman Services for a Year ($2,600 for house cleaning; Handyman Connection: $1,500 of services) (Rachel)
• Hot Tub (Softub: Resort 300 hot tub, adjustable jets, 2 pulsating jets, seating for 6) (Rachel)
• 2021 BMW Mineral Gray X1 sDrive 28i Crossover (2L engine, 8-speed AT, FWD, conveinence package, parking assist, paint/fabric protection) (Devin)

Bid: $34,500

Susan

$37,000

CONVERTIBLE

$40,688

$3,688

CONVERTIBLE

*WIN*
$64,026

James

$34,500

SEDONA/BMW

$52,780

$18,280

SEDONA/BMW

Results: 3 out of 6
Winnings: $131,794
Biggest Winner: Susan

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Note, my 39SP is purely speculation. We don't know the number yet.

[Torgo]

Time to speculate on what pricing game broke to force an awkward Pick-a-Number for a car sixth in primetime!

[PimpinJC]

So the intro was with a montage.  Honestly, that seemed to flow pretty well.  Yeah, it’ll be weird not seeing an audience pan (especially if they do that for the whole season) but I could get used to seeing that.

The podiums should include the names of the contestants, or else hold a monitor off screen showing the contestant’s name.  It felt Drew didn’t know the contestant’s names that were in the far 2 left podiums for the whole show.

I wonder how Cliffhangers is going to suffer this year (and honesty a lot of games) without being able to ask the peanut gallery for help.  For probably the first time since the 70s, the contestants are going to actually have to accurately price prizes without help.

[bigblue999]

It's going to take a while getting used to it, but the show's going to work just fine without an audience.

They should change the yellow podium to a different color since it was hard to see the bids on there.

[rblemmy]

It’s 40SP. 39SP aired on May 11th in Primetime

[TPIRfan#9821]

^Depends on how you look at it. RuPaul was probably meant to be the second out of three Nighttime specials, so it was assigned 40SP. We don't know if this one then "fills in" the missing number or continues the numbering.

Nice to see the show back in action, but this really should have been a 5/6 or 6/6 show. Moreso, it didn't feel *that* awkward without an audience, so I think the show's fine.

I'm trying to see why they had PaN for the third number when they literally could have done $2X,438 with the same choices. My conspiracy theory was that they put it in the first digit if the first car wasn't won, and if too much winning happened, they'd place it in the last digit, but that doesn't really hold up because of a lack of repeating digits. Maybe it replaced Lucky 7, if we're looking for something else short?

[RatRace10]

They should change the yellow podium to a different color since it was hard to see the bids on there.

Orange, perhaps? 

[Mr. Weatherman]

Well, that was...something.  I’m actually quite impressed with what they’re pulling off here — it’s no simple task taking a show so heavily focused on its audience participation and making it work with so few changes.  I have only the highest of praise to give in that regard.

I do think Let’s Make a Deal pulled off the audience bit somewhat better, though.  I guess only having 10-15 contestants standing in the pit would have looked really awkward, but LMAD’s touch of adding a virtual contestant element really made for a show that actually felt kind of “normal.”  I’m being very nit-picky here, however.  I also have no idea how a virtual audience would work for a show like Price, but it would have been a cool touch if they could have pulled it off.  Maybe they’ll figure out a way to do it later on in the season.

It was quite different hearing the Big Wheel beeps echo in the emptiness of the studio.  Reminded me a bit of the 30th Anniversary Vegas special. 

I do like that they put a great amount of effort into making the show special.  The prize selection was great across the board, and dammit, it was nice seeing a primetime special again that’s just about the contestants with no “special guests.”  I want more of these! 😝

[Hag]

I thought the show ran very well, and Drew was as good as ever.

[sayingsorry]

Can anyone who recorded it post a picture of the disclaimers at the end of the show? I tried to read quick and it talked about taking a trip within a year, I am curious what it fully says because what if some of these hotels close down within a year or they can't travel because of covid will the contestant get the cash value? Very interesting thoughts in today's world

[Mr. Weatherman]

Can anyone who recorded it post a picture of the disclaimers at the end of the show? I tried to read quick and it talked about taking a trip within a year, I am curious what it fully says because what if some of these hotels close down within a year or they can't travel because of covid will the contestant get the cash value? Very interesting thoughts in today's world

“Contestants have up to one year from the air date of their episode to complete any travel they have won, which deadline may be extended up to one additional year in the event of government restrictions and/or pandemic conditions.”

Oh, and one more nitpick as I went back to find that.  They had a really cool panning jib shot of the big doors opening to reveal the prizes at the end of the credits that was cut short by the shrunken CBS credits. DAMMIT!

[ProfPrice]

I’m surprised they didn’t have Hans wearing a mask.

I didn’t really miss the audience that much, but I missed seeing the contestants be able to hug/celebrate/touch Drew or the models after winning.  There were some nice wins and it felt like the contestants weren’t sure what to do after.

[JayC]

Great episode, it's really nice to have a new episode again and see that the show can in fact work during COVID. The montage intro worked, very smooth transition to the opening first four calldown. It felt like the intros for the Barker Million Dollar Spectaculars. The lack of audience makes the set feel empty, but it still felt like the same show otherwise and things weren't as quiet without the audience as I worried coming in. It was also nice to have a primetime special with just civilian contestants and giving essential workers the recognition and thanks they deserve, it just stinks that the contestants and Drew have to be so apart.

What was Juan thinking with his guesses for the ice cream maker and popcorn maker? I know ice cream makers especially can be expensive, but man. Weird price distribution, jumping from $20 to $37 and then the popcorn maker just $4 more.

I thought how they did the Showcase Showdowns was the thing that felt the most off tonight. It was just really odd only seeing the spinning contestant and not the others waiting, and it felt like they were trying to get through it as quickly as possible.

Very quick lineup in the 2nd half. Bargain Game should've been won, Balance Game was understandable since I don't think that many would've picked the two most expensive bags. Pick a Number as the car game was an odd choice, I know they've done that a few times in recent seasons but I do wonder if as has been speculated it was a replacement for another game.

First Showcase was more expensive than I thought, second I went a couple thousand over.

A little surprising they had trips as prizes, though notably they were all within the US. I'm assuming that will be the norm for a while.

The podiums should include the names of the contestants, or else hold a monitor off screen showing the contestant’s name.  It felt Drew didn’t know the contestant’s names that were in the far 2 left podiums for the whole show.

It looked like for some the podium was too large and he likely couldn't see their nametag. Either they need to have something with their names besides the nametag or lower the podiums a bit.

I do think Let’s Make a Deal pulled off the audience bit somewhat better, though.  I guess only having 10-15 contestants standing in the pit would have looked really awkward, but LMAD’s touch of adding a virtual contestant element really made for a show that actually felt kind of “normal.”  I’m being very nit-picky here, however.  I also have no idea how a virtual audience would work for a show like Price, but it would have been a cool touch if they could have pulled it off.  Maybe they’ll figure out a way to do it later on in the season.

It would be too easy for at home contestants to look up prices.

[rockyboy34]

I gotta say, this was a pretty good start to the new season! I loved how Drew’s supporting a beard!

Grand Game: Fitting how a Grocer would ace this. Also, it was played for $20K

Bargain: I definitely would said Alaska.

Balance: I knew it was $26,415. I tried getting the cheapest new trailer on my first HYP game (it was about $21K I think).

Showcases: $34,500 was a really illogical bid on the second one.

Interesting how there’s no audience. There was an audience track, but it feels quite empty (which isn’t surprising). Either way, the show did a great job in updating the set!

7/10

[Mr. Weatherman]

I do think Let’s Make a Deal pulled off the audience bit somewhat better, though.  I guess only having 10-15 contestants standing in the pit would have looked really awkward, but LMAD’s touch of adding a virtual contestant element really made for a show that actually felt kind of “normal.”  I’m being very nit-picky here, however.  I also have no idea how a virtual audience would work for a show like Price, but it would have been a cool touch if they could have pulled it off.  Maybe they’ll figure out a way to do it later on in the season.

It would be too easy for at home contestants to look up prices.

By audience members, I meant strictly as just part of the audience.  Perhaps like friends or family of contestants rooting them on.  I should have elaborated a bit more.