TPiR Recap - 2/3/2021

[Roadgeek Adam]

Episode #9293K
Aired – 2/3/2021; Taped – 12/6/2020
Models: Manuela Arbelaez, James O'Halloran
Microphone Handoff: N/A (due to COVID19)
First Four Contestant Seating: 1, 3, 2, 4

First IUFB: Designer Watches (Armani: 5 men's watches); ARP: $1,295 (Overhead)

JUSTIN	GABRIELLA	JOSETTE	WILLIAM
1250	1100	1152	1275

The winner is...
WILLIAM

William, a 23 year veteran of the United States Marines, is playing PLINKO! for a chance to win $50,000!

Drew gives him a free Plinko chip.

$

Chip #1 (Cookie Press) (Manuela):

3

6

He picks 3...

$

WIN!
$32

Chip #2 (Gumball Machine):

4

0

He picks 0...

WIN!
$70

$

Chip #3 (Soda Dispenser):

2

1

He picks 2...

$

WIN!
$28

Chip #4 (Electric Warming Tray):

9

5

He picks 9...

6

5

William drops the first chip...

		$
1 0 0	5 0 0	1 0 0 0	0	10 0 0 0	0	1 0 0 0	5 0 0	1 0 0

$

1,000

William drops the second chip...

							$
1 0 0	5 0 0	1 0 0 0	0	10 0 0 0	0	1 0 0 0	5 0 0	1 0 0

$

1,500

William drops the third chip...

		$
1 0 0	5 0 0	1 0 0 0	0	10 0 0 0	0	1 0 0 0	5 0 0	1 0 0

$

2,500

William drops the fourth chip...

		$
1 0 0	5 0 0	1 0 0 0	0	10 0 0 0	0	1 0 0 0	5 0 0	1 0 0

$

3,500

LOSS (Total Winnings: $3,630)

Second IUFB: Karaoke Package (Party Tyme: machine with party mic, 21 party packs); ARP: $920 (James)

JUSTIN	GABRIELLA	JOSETTE	ROBYN
975	976	977	750

The winner is...
ROBYN

Robyn is playing SAFECRACKERS for a trip to Nashville (RT Coach to Nashville, TN for a 6n stay in a premium room at the Belle Air Mansion and Inn + daily breakfast) (Manuela) and designer luggage (360° spinner wheel suitcase and carryon; ARP: $6,522) (Manuela).

ARP of the luggage is the combination to the safe. The numbers are: 0, 6, 8.

OPEN

LOCK

8

6

0

$680

Third IUFB: Exercise Bike (Pro-Form: Spin bike with HD touchscreen and pair of 3lb dumbbells); ARP: $1,403 (James)

JUSTIN	GABRIELLA	JOSETTE	TERESA
1300	1310	1311	1275

The winner is...
JOSETTE

Josette, who was on the show in 2009, is playing LUCKY $EVEN for a 2021 Chevrolet Spark Activ (1.4L engine, CVT, FWD, all-weather floor mats, cargo net, paint/fabric protection) (Manuela).

First number is...

$

1

Remaining: $7

Guess: 6

$

1

9

Remaining: $4

Guess: 4

$

1

9

4

Remaining: $4

Guess: 5

$

1

9

4

2

Remaining: $1

Guess: 0

$

1

9

4

2

8

Remaining: $0. LOSS

SCSD #1

Contestant	Winnings	Spin 1	Spin 2	TOTAL	RESULT
Robyn	$920	75	STAY	.75
Josette	$1,403	100	–	1.00	*$1,000!*
William	$4,925	100	–	1.00	*$1,000!*

Contestant	Winnings	Spin 1	TOTAL	RESULT
Josette	$2,403	80	.80
William	$5,925	85	.85	*SHOWCASE*

Fourth IUFB: Grill (Lion Premium Grills: 830sqft stainless steel grill with adjustable warming rack, 5pc gourmet grilling package); ARP: $2,494 (James)

JUSTIN	GABRIELLA	TRENTON	TERESA
1376	950	1375	2650

The winner is...
JUSTIN

Justin, a security consultant, is playing Freeze Frame for a new living room (Carolinachair.com: Chenille sofa, chair, ottoman, 2 pillows; 2 coffee tables, throw blanket; Sonos: speaker) (Manuela).

$6085

	28	60
46			85
97			39
	14	51

LOSS (Drew just absolutely roasted him for that guess and I mean, roasted.)

Fifth IUFB: Designer Handbags (Tory Burch: 2 satchels, tote, 2 shoulder bags); ARP: $3,238 (Manuela)

LOUISE	GABRIELLA	TRENTON	TERESA
2125	2510	2600	1

The winner is...
TRENTON

Trenton, a dancer, is playing Stack The Deck for a 2021 Honda Insight LX (1.5L gas-electric engine, ECVT, FWD, paint/fabric protection) (James).

STACK THE DECK

1

2

3

4

6

7

8

1) Joy Desert Cups (42ct)

$2.79

$2.79

2) Green Giant Asparagus Spears (15oz)

$4.99

3) Vicks VapoRub Ointment (1.75oz)

$6.74

$6.74

4) Crayola Markers (10ct)

$4.49

3

5) SuperSpuds Shoestring Fries (20ct)

$1.47

$3.99

6) Hormel Bacon Bits (5oz)

$3.99

3

STACK THE DECK

2

1

6

3

4

7

8

2

4

6

3

7

2

1

6

3

4

7

8

LOSS

Welp, Gabriella got upped last time. Understandable. She gets to bid fourth here though, so things are better. Will the limo take her to Othello, New Jersey or will she manage to avoid a Shakespearean tragedy?

Sixth IUFB: Sauna (2-person infared sauna with wooden construction, 6 carbon heating elements, tempered glass door, 2 robes); ARP: $1,588 (James)

LOUISE	GABRIELLA	PERLITA	TERESA
2850	2300	1275	2851

The winner is...
PERLITA

Othello awaits Gabriella, but Perlita is playing One Wrong Price for:

1. Kayak (Crystal Kayak: kayak with 2 paddles) (James)
2. Pair of Laptops (15.6in laptop with 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD; 15.6in laptop with 8GB RAM, 512GB SSD) (Manuela)
3. Fridge (Stainless steel 4-door fridge) (Manuela)

$2599	$999	$3199
KAYAK	LAPTOPS	FRIDGE

Perlita picks the laptops...

$2599	$999	$3199
$2599	$1430	$3199
	WIN

SCSD #2

Contestant	Winnings	Spin 1	Spin 2	TOTAL	RESULT
Justin	$2,494	75	STAY	.75
Trenton	$3,238	100	–	1.00	*$1,000!*
Perlita	$8,816	70	30	1.00	*$1,000!*

Contestant	Winnings	Spin 1	TOTAL	RESULT
Trenton	$4,238	25	.25
Perlita	$9,816	30	.30	*SHOWCASE*

(Someone has to come up with the odds for how rare it is to have both showcase showdowns end up .75/1.00/1.00 and then both winning by a nickel.)

THE FABULOUS SHOWCASES

Perlita has the honors...

SC1 - William

STAY CONNECTED

• 4 Tablets and 4 Headphones (Apple: 2 64GB iPad Air; 2 256GB iPad Pros; Beats by Dr. Dre: 4 pairs of headphones) (James)
• Trip to Montana (RT Coach for 4 to Kalispell, MT then to Glacier for a 5n stay glamping courtesy of a $1,200 credit from Hipcamp) (James)
• 2020 Mazda CX3 Sport (2L engine, 6-speed AT, FWD) (Manuela)

Bid: $27,500

SC2 - Perlita

MONUMENTAL

• Television (86in UHD LED smart 4K television) (Manuela)
• 2021 Harley-Davidson Iron 883 (883cc engine, 5-speed transmission, adjustable rear shocks, helmet) (Manuela)
• Trip to Anchorage (RT Coach to Anchorage, AK for a 6n stay at Coast Inn at Lake Hood + daily breakfast, private glacier tour for 2) (James)
• Trip to New York City (RT Coach to New York, NY for a 6n stay in a premium room at the William + daily breakfast, scenic flight tour for 2) (James)

Bid: $24,751

William

$27,500

TRIP/CAR

$31,498

$3,998

TRIP/CAR

Perlita

$24,751

CYCLE/TRIPS

$25,285

$534

CYCLE/TRIPS

*WIN*
$35,101

Results: 1 out of 6
Winnings: $51,081
Biggest Winner: Perlita

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[Declan127]

Wait, there's no 85 on that Freeze!
This was a bad lineup and thank god for OWP.
SC's were a bit cheap today, too.

(also seriously, if you think you can get a living room for $2,360, you're nuts.)

[Wayoshi]

4 out of the 6 contestants got dollars today. I want to say that's happened before with a 3/1 split, but still, extremely rare. This might be the first time there's been two bonus spinoffs in the same show. It was also weird that both showdowns started with 75 and 1.00.

Unfortunately the rest of the show was an absolute bore, so these notable showdowns will just be a footnote in history.

[22FJB]

The 4 dollar spins was definitely a nice rarity on what was just another 1/6 show. Other than that, i knew Lucky $even would be lost as soon as zero was picked as the last number when the contestant had no dollars remaining and how the prize in Freeze Frame was not going to be less than $3k.
Lackluster lineup as well, as the last show that started with Plinko/Safe Crackers (7864K) had 4/6 games in the exact same slots as today, granted this was in 2017.

[GameShowKid]

Stack The Deck! One of my favorite games, which I would still like to see played for a $51K - $98K auto (right after 10 Chances? ). I would have earned all 3 free digits; asparagus is relatively expensive and frozen fries relatively cheap. I would have lost the car though; I too would have chosen $21,___.

Though Bob would not have laughed at his own joke, I thought Drew's "I am offended" and "disappointed" comments before the price reveal in Freeze Frame were quite funny and pretty Barkeresque.

[JayC]

That was indeed a terrible guess in Freeze Frame, funny how much Drew chided him for it.

Tough Stack the Deck setup with a more expensive than expected car and the Vicks/crayons pair being the only easy GP to guess. That was a big bag of fries for $1.47.

Wow the wheel was generous today with two dollar bonus spins!

[GR_Man_9009]

Wow the wheel was generous today with two dollar bonus spins!

Don't you mean 4 since there were two in each showcase showdown?

[LiteBulb88]

Someone has to come up with the odds for how rare it is to have both showcase showdowns end up .75/1.00/1.00 and then both winning by a nickel.

Since you asked, it's time for some math...

1. Probability of 0.75/1.00/1.00 happening in one showcase showdown, assuming contestants follow proper strategy: 0.68%
2. Probability of a spinoff being won by 5 cents: 9.5%
3. Probability of both in a single showcase showdown: 0.072%
4. Probability of both in both showcase showdowns: 0.000052%, or about 1/19091

Freeze Frame: As soon as Justin stopped at $2860, my mind went to the Clock Game playing where a college student thought dinnerware would sell for $100. I'm glad Drew roasted him similar to the way Bob roasted the contestant during said Clock Game playing ("Just what kind of show do you think this is?" )

[SteveGavazzi]

Lucky $even was a rollercoaster, going from the pain of losing $3 on the second number to the thrill of getting the next exactly right, then back to the pain of losing $3 again, and finally to the headdesking agony of Josette auto-losing by picking 0.

Freeze Frame was equally stupefying, but it was fun to see Drew go full Bob on Justin for that ridiculous guess.

[JayC]

Don't you mean 4 since there were two in each showcase showdown?

Yes, I meant two dollar bonus spins in each Showdown.

[Richie]

I cringed too when Justin stopped the price at $2860.   But Drew's reaction was priceless and Justin deserved that roast from Drew.   I do admit Justin was a good sport after that so he took his loss well.   

In hindsight, I would have lost Freeze Frame too, I pegged the dining room at $5114.

[JT]

Not sure if I brought it up here before but I hate how Drew throws the dollar bills all over the place and on the car in L7.  Like they did with Plinko, they should have a stand with all seven dollars bills on thick card stock lined up vertically.  After each pick, Drew removes the right # of bills from the stand.  This way everyone always knows how many dollars are left.   I wish they did the same with the Showcase, where Drew has a stand with the two showcases prices in their envelopes on a stand of some sort that matches the Showcase podiums so you know which price tag is for which Showcase.