TPiR Recap - 2/18/2021 (TPiR Season 49 Big Money Week - Day 4)

[Roadgeek Adam]

Episode #9314K (TPiR Season 49 Big Money Week – Day IV)
Aired – 2/18/2021; Taped – 12/14/2020
Models: James O'Halloran, Rachel Reynolds
Microphone Handoff: N/A (due to COVID19)
First Four Contestant Seating: 3, 4, 1, 2

First IUFB: Trip to Napa Valley (RT Coach to San Francisco, CA then to Napa for a 4n stay in a standard guest room at Napa Valley Marriott Hotel and Spa + daily breakfast, 1 dinner, private guided winery tour for 2); ARP: $4,990 (George)

AUSTIN	VICTORIA	KATHLEEN	JOSHUA
4000	1350	2650	2651

The winner is...
AUSTIN

Austin is playing The Refurbished Shell Game for a chance to win $100,000! (James and Rachel) However, in order to win that money, all 4 chips have to be won and the correct chip picked. So it would be $50,000 for a regular win, $100,000 if doubled.

Small prizes:

1) Cotton Candy Maker	$25	HIGHER	$40	HIGHER	2
2) Dyson V7 Car + Boat Handheld Vacuum	$300	HIGHER	$240	LOWER
3) Essential Oil Facial Steamer	$60	HIGHER	$27	LOWER
4) Waterpik Water Flosser	$39	HIGHER	$60	HIGHER	4

 

LOSS (Total Winnings: $100; Ball: 1)

Second IUFB: Fitness Trampoline (JumpSport: Individual-sized trampoline with adjustable tension settings, handlebar, fitness adapter, weighted ball, 8-pc game pack and 10 workout DVDs); ARP: $1,246 (James)

KELSEY	VICTORIA	KATHLEEN	JOSHUA
450	1250	800	801

The winner is...
JOSHUA

Joshua is playing BARGAIN GAME for:

1. ATV (Honda: Fourtrax rancher with 420cc engine, 5-speed MT, reverse, electric start) (Rachel)
2. Desktop Computer (HP: 32in all-in-one computer with 16GB memory, 1TB HD, 512GB SSD, 1TB EHD; acacia wood desk with 3 drawers) (Rachel)

He picks the ATV.

ITEM	PRICE TAG	ARP	DIFFERENCE
COMPUTER	$2049	$3049	$1000
ATV	$2999	$5499	$2500

Third IUFB: Ladies Designer Shoes (Christian Louboutin: 3 pairs of stiletto pumps, stiletto ankle boots); ARP: $3,030 (Rachel)

KELSEY	VICTORIA	KATHLEEN	ZACHARY
6500	5500	1001	725

The winner is...
KATHLEEN

Kathleen is playing That's Too Much for a 2021 Toyota Corolla LE (1.8L engine, CVT, FWD, DEG, RBP, emergency assistance kit, carpeted floor mats, paint/fabric protection) (James).

$17,500

$18,662

$19,801

$21,115

$22,560

$24,020

$ $ $

$ $ $

$ $ $

$ $ $

ARP:

$22,294

LOSS

$17,500

$18,662

$19,801

$21,115

$22,560

$24,020

$ $ $

$ $ $

$ $ $

$ $ $

SCSD #1

Contestant	Winnings	Spin 1	Spin 2	TOTAL	RESULT
Kathleen	$3,030	45	85	1.30	OVER
Austin	$5,090	60	80	1.40	OVER
Joshua	$9,794	60	–	.60	*SHOWCASE*

Fourth IUFB: iPhone (Apple: 256GB iPhone 12 Pro with A14 chip, face ID, case; WT: AI translation system); ARP: $1,374 (Rachel)

KELSEY	VICTORIA	MORGAN	ZACHARY
1500	1300	1450	1275

The winner is...
VICTORIA

Victoria, the last of the First Four, is playing Pick-A-Pair for a trip to Mexico City (RT Coach to Mexico City, MX for a 6n stay in a deluxe room at the Four Seasons Hotel Mexico City + daily breakfast; ARP: $6,980) (James).

Today's grocery items are:

1. PainBloc24 Pain Relief Pen (0.39floz)
2. Oberto Specialty Meats Applewood Smoked Bacon Jerky (2.5oz)
3. Aveeno Positively Smooth Shave Gel (7oz)
4. Lemi Shine Dishwashing Detergent Pods (30ct)
5. Alpen Muesli Original Cereal (14oz)
6. Spice Islands Ground Saigon Cinnamon (1.9oz)

PAIN RELIEF	JERKY	SHAVE GEL	DETERGENT	CEREAL	CINNAMON

Victoria picks the shave gel and the detergent pods.

		SHAVE GEL	DETERGENT
PAIN RELIEF	JERKY	$4.99	$10.99	CEREAL	CINNAMON

Victoria keeps the pods and picks the pain relief.

PAIN RELIEF		SHAVE GEL	DETERGENT
$10.99	JERKY		$10.99	CEREAL	CINNAMON

WIN

Fifth IUFB: Party Appliance Package (Danby: Wine cooler with 38-bottle capacity; keg cooler, portable ice maker, 2 drinking glasses0; ARP: $1,548 (James)

KELSEY	ROBERTO	MORGAN	ZACHARY
1	2400	2000	2500

The winner is...
KELSEY

Kelsey is playing Make Your Move for:

Portable UV Sterilizer Wand (Rachel).
Television (65in UHD smart 4K television with HDR) (Rachel).
Game Room (Dartboard with 6 darts and chestnut dartboard holder; Golden West Billiards: Tournament quality pool table with deluxe accessory kit; Atomic air hockey table with 2 pushes, 4 pucks) (James).

Kelsey makes her move...

5	3	9	8	4	9	7	5	0
SANITIZER		4K HDTV			GAME ROOM

The correct prices are...

5	3	9	8	4	9	7	5	0
SANITIZER		4K HDTV			GAME ROOM

Sixth IUFB: Drum Set (Gretsch: Pro-level maple drum set with 2 rack toms, floor tom, kick drum snare drum, hardware, cymbals and throne); ARP: $3,807 (George)

MAYA	ROBERTO	MORGAN	ZACHARY
2200	1800	2300	2301

The winner is...
ZACHARY

Zachary, marking a first six sweep, is playing LUCKY $EVEN for a 2020 Ford EcoSport S (1L engine, 6-speed AT, FWD, roadside assistance kit) (Rachel).

First number is...

$

2

Remaining: $7

Guess: 2

$

2

1

Remaining: $6

Guess: 6

$

2

1

6

Remaining: $6

Guess: 7

$

2

1

6

3

Remaining: $2

Guess: 4

$

2

1

6

3

9

Remaining: $0. LOSS

SCSD #2

Contestant	Winnings	Spin 1	Spin 2	TOTAL	RESULT
Kelsey	$1,548	30	100	1.30	OVER
Zachary	$3,807	10	50	.60	*OVERTIME*
Victoria	$8,354	10	20	.30

THE FABULOUS SHOWCASES (JACKPOT: $15,528)

Joshua has the honors...

SC1 - Joshua

VACATION MODE

• Designer Sunglasses (Versace: 3 for him; 3 for her) (James)
• Trip to Arizona (RT Coach to Phoenix, AZ then to Paradise Valley for a 5n stay the Hermosa Inn + daily breakfast, spa treatment per day each) (James)
• 2021 Tahoe T16 (75HP outboard motor, ski tow, BT, soft touch interior, swim platform flooring, trailer) (Rachel)

Bid: $28,500

SC2 - Zachary

DREAMS

• $4,500 in cash (Rachel)
• Trip to Chesapeake Bay (RT Coach to Salisbury, MD then to Tillman Island for a 6n stay in a waterfront cabin at Black Walnut Point Inn + daily breakfast, access to private fishing dock) (Rachel)
• 2020 Kia Forte FE (2L engine, IVT, FWD) (James)

Bid: $30,500

Joshua

$28,500

ARIZONA/BOAT

$31,941

$3,441

ARIZONA/BOAT

*WIN*
$57,263

Zachary

$30,500

MARYLAND/CAR

$29,327

MARYLAND/CAR

Results: 2 out of 6
Winnings: $79,092
Biggest Winner: Joshua

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[GameShowKid]

The new Shell Game small prize display and staging gets a "meh" from me. The edit into the game felt awkward and the price reveals made me think of Let's Make a Deal. The old way looked classier. And with that long explanation at the beginning, I would not have chosen it for today's Big Money Game.

I would have won the auto in Lucky $even, picking 8 for the final digit.

[gamesurf]

The new Shell Game small prize display and staging gets a "meh" from me. The edit into the game felt awkward and the price reveals made me think of Let's Make a Deal. The old way looked classier. And with that long explanation at the beginning, I would not have chosen it for today's Big Money Game.

The color scheme is very nice, but I'm not a terrific fan of touchscreens replacing the price cards, and the animated background on the video walls is distracting.

I do like having the small prizes come in on the turntable, though. Gives it a "Give or Keep" feel.

[GameShowKid]

I do like having the small prizes come in on the turntable, though. Gives it a "Give or Keep" feel.

That game came to mind for me as well. I especially liked it because of the shot of the turntable turning around and around again for each pair of small prizes involved.

[ThatDonGuy]

Wasn't it Mark Goodson who didn't like the idea of showing the prices "electronically" like that? (I assume it was because he, or whoever did say that, felt that it might come across as the price is being manipulated backstage.)

And how many pricing games have had two or more "significant" design changes? The two I can think of off the top of my head are Temptation and Card Game, and even with those, the first change wasn't much more than a color change.

[DYC]

Oh, Shell Game.
My favorite game, because of history and rarity. But geez. Maybe it was presented as such due to it debuting its new colors and prize display, along with it being Big Money Week (surely there would have been a huge graphic on the video wall if there’d had been a big win), but I hope they go away from the Give or Keep/ Bonus Game “show the game before the main prize” presentation. But they made special graphic animation for the entire video wall. It’s neat, I’ll say that much. Maybe they could limit it to just the prize display screens in the future; the whole scene was a little too LMAD-ish for that to become the new normal. But maybe a paint job and some nice track lighting is enough to have them pop Shell Game in the rotation a little more regularly. Drew’s learned how to just plow through it anyway so it shouldn’t be such a time issue anymore.

Hey, imagine if they’d shot Give or Keep like that, with the wide shot of Bob, the contestant, the game and the turntable prizes that woulda been neat, huh?
Sigh..

[DYC]

Dang it. Couldn’t modify my last post.

Just noticed the shell table doesn’t have the game’s logo on it anymore. I predict it’s Give or Keep Video Wall staging from here forward.

[SeaBreeze341]

DYC, I think we could swap avatars!  However, the original logo would look so out of place on the walls


I like the set.  Nothing over the top; not a disaster but it does fit better with the turntable (albeit a tad too much).  Glad I’m not the only one that thought of Give or Keep in terms of the layout and the use of the turning portion of the turntable for the prizes.

I'm not sure whether a change was needed but I wasn't a fan when Shell Game was updated 20 years ago.  Despite the lack of a logo on the wall (in favor of the table), I got used to it in a hurry and was okay with it.  Still, this third prop works best with the current set

[GameShowFan1987]

My immediate reaction was "Well that's different." There's nothing wrong with it per se  but I can't say I'd call it an improvement. It's fine.

[ntpir]

I hate the update. Yes, I forever will be a part of the old school crowd, but this is just ugly. Too much blue. Shell Game should have an older carnival look. The electronics for price reveals take all the charm from it.

[Marc]

I had a doctor’s appointment today and Price was on in the waiting room. A rare watch for me. In any event, I thought that it was a misleading scam to advertise a top prize of $100k for Shell Game. I know, I know...it was possible to win the $100k with perfect pricing and a 25% shot in the dark. But to make the ancillary $50k part of the promoted prize just seemed like a cheap gimmick for the big money week, as they do not do this during regular platings to my knowledge.

[Roadgeek Adam]

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[JayC]

The new Shell Game set is... something. I'd like it more if they used more contrasting colors, there's a lot of blue. I miss the game name being on the table also. The new SP podium is neat. As for the playing, it was really set up to get all four won. They could've announced the prize as $50,000 at the start and then introduce the bonus to make it $100,000 instead of announcing $100,000 as the prize so it wasn't as misleading.

[Plinkoman]

Not a fan of the new Shell Game refurbish. It looks like a gaudy Easter egg exploded all over the set.

Also agree with Marc; I hated how they announced the top prize being $100k. I get how they can justify doing it, but they should concentrate on winning all small prizes first before focusing on doubling the prize.

Such a shame they moved the staging, too; one of the highlights of my trip out to TPIR (besides getting called down and winning Push Over, of course) was seeing Shell Game spinning around on the turntable... and then freaking out because I was getting able to see my favorite game in person. It added some suspense wondering if it would be a GP game or Shell or Bonus. Would like to know when they set the game up on the turntable. Do they stop tape to get it into place?

[MSTieScott]

I wouldn't be surprised if they set the Shell Game table during the bidding on the first One Bid and just made sure to shoot Drew from an angle that didn't reveal it. Notice that immediately after the trampoline was described for the second One Bid, the table was still visible as Drew commented on the prize.