TPiR Recap - 9/14/2021

[Roadgeek Adam]

Episode #9511K
Aired – 9/14/2021; Taped – 8/17/2021
Models: James O'Halloran, Rachel Reynolds
Microphone Handoff: Rachel
First Four Contestant Seating: Left to Right

First IUFB: Personal Robot (Temi: Mobile personal service robot); ARP: $3,999 (James)

TRINYON	CRAIG	JAZMINE	MARK
1200	1250	1600	1601

The winner is...
MARK

Mark is playing LUCKY $EVEN for a 2022 Volkswagen Taos S (1.5L engine, 8-speed AT, FWD, paint/fabric protection, carpeted floor mats, baby mirror, heavy duty trunk liner) (Rachel).

First number is...

$

2

Remaining: $7

Guess: 8

$

2

5

Remaining: $4

Guess: 6

$

2

5

4

Remaining: $2

Guess: 8

$

2

5

4

7

Remaining: $1

Guess: 3

$

2

5

4

7

6

Remaining: $0. LOSS

Second IUFB: Designer Sunglasses (Gucci: 4 pairs of aviators); ARP: $1,770 (Overhead)

TRINYON	CRAIG	JAZMINE	EMILY
1800	1000	650	800

The winner is...
CRAIG

Craig is playing Bullseye for MLS Season tickets (2022 Season Tickets for 2 to soccer stadium of your choice + VIP parking, concessions and snacks; ARP: $11,000) (Rachel and James).

Grocery items:

1. Pillsbury Strawberry Premium Cake Mix (15.25oz)
2. Crest Scope Outlast Mouthwash (1L)
3. Aunt Nellie's Sliced Pickled Beets (16oz)
4. Ritz Toasted Sour Cream and Onion Chips (8.1oz)
5. Newman's Own Marinara Sauce (24oz)

Pick 1: Mouthwash 2 x $5.99 = $11.98 WIN

Third IUFB: Range (Thor Kitchen: Stainles steel gas range with cast iron cooking grates); ARP: $2,399 (James)

TRINYON	SHEILA	JAZMINE	EMILY
1501	1200	1600	2000

The winner is...
EMILY

Emily is playing PLINKO! for a chance to win $1,000,000!.

Drew gives her a free Plinko chip.

$

Chip #1 (Brad & Taylor Knife Sharpener) (Rachel):

8

9

She picks 9...

WIN!
$59

$

Chip #2 (Nostalgia Electric Fondue Pot):

1

5

She picks 5...

WIN!
$35

$

Chip #3 (Ultrasonic Washer):

2

3

She picks 2...

$

WIN!
$27

Chip #4 (Oxo Digital Food Scale):

5

0

She picks 0...

5

2

Emily drops the first chip...

			$
1 0 0 0	2 5 0 0	5 0 0 0	0	200 0 0 0	0	5 0 0 0	2 5 0 0	1 0 0 0

$

0

Emily drops the second chip...

	$
1 0 0 0	2 5 0 0	5 0 0 0	0	200 0 0 0	0	5 0 0 0	2 5 0 0	1 0 0 0

$

2,500

Emily drops the third chip...

		$
1 0 0 0	2 5 0 0	5 0 0 0	0	200 0 0 0	0	5 0 0 0	2 5 0 0	1 0 0 0

$

7,500

Emily drops the fourth chip...

	$
1 0 0 0	2 5 0 0	5 0 0 0	0	200 0 0 0	0	5 0 0 0	2 5 0 0	1 0 0 0

$

10,000

LOSS (Total Winnings: $10,121)

SCSD #1

Contestant	Winnings	Spin 1	Spin 2	TOTAL	RESULT
Mark	$3,999	65	55	1.20	OVER
Emily	$12,520	30	10	.40
Craig	$12,770	60	–	60	*SHOWCASE*

Fourth IUFB: Designer Luggage (Tumi: pair of suitcases, nylon backpack); ARP: $2,295 (James and Rachel on CHUGGS)

TRINYON	SHEILA	JAZMINE	RANDALL
726	1200	850	725

The winner is...
SHEILA

Sheila is playing BARGAIN GAME for:

1. Trip to Rome (RT Coach to Rome, IT for a 6n stay in a superior room with Vatican View at Hotel Atlante Star + daily breakfast) (Rachel)
2. Trip to Barcelona (RT Coach to Barcelona, SP for a 6n stay at RoomMate Carla + daily breakfast) (James)

She picks Barcelona.

ITEM	PRICE TAG	ARP	DIFFERENCE
ROME	$10700	$12200	$1500
BARCELONA	$7890	$10890	$3000

Fifth IUFB: Go-Kart (Electric go-kart with 1600watt power, helmet); ARP: $1,620 (Rachel)

TRINYON	JEAN	JAZMINE	RANDALL
1500	8000	3000	800

The winner is...
TRINYON

Trinyon is playing Double Prices for a 2021 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport LE (2L engine, CVT, FWD, welcome package, tonneau cover, black lug nuts, wheel locks) (James).

$25,750

$

$22,315

$25,750

$25,750

WIN

Well, Jazmine is still here. We knew the golden limo was coming, but now she needs to escape a trip to Marion Station, Maryland. She bids 3rd here, so it's not pleasant.

Sixth IUFB: Fitness Mirror (Pro-Form iFit: workout mirror, barbell, 2 dumbbells, 4 weight plates, family membership for year of streaming workouts); ARP: $1,499 (James)

KAREN	JEAN	JAZMINE	RANDALL
1200	3500	2600	2601

The winner is...
KAREN

Jazmine departs while Karen is playing Back to '72 for a chance to win $50,000 in cash (Rachel).

Karen has $50 to price these three items:

1. Sears 3-Speed Hang Up Hand Mixer
2. American Tourister Tote Bag
3. Guild Town Cryer Radio

Hand Mixer

$0

 

$50

$7

$16

41

Tote Bag

$10

 

$60

$35

$30

36

Radio

$50

 

$150

$80

$96

20

WIN

SCSD #2

Contestant	Winnings	Spin 1	Spin 2	TOTAL	RESULT
Sheila	$25,385	50	35	.85
Trinyon	$27,370	15	80	.95	*SHOWCASE*
Karen	$51,641	65	95	1.60	OVER

THE FABULOUS SHOWCASES

Trinyon has the honors...

SC1 - Craig

CONTRIBUTIONS FROM CONTESTANTS LIKE YOU

• $5,000 in cash (James)
• Trip to Tahiti (RT Coach to Tahiti for a 6n stay at Royal Tahitien Hotel daily breakfast, private sightseeing tour, luxury transportation, turtle snorkle adventure and a private catamaran sunset cruise) (James)
• 2021 Colorado Red Jeep Renegade Sport (2.4L engine, 9-speed AT, FWD, interior protection package) (Rachel)

Bid: $35,000

SC2 - Trinyon

WATCH ON ANYTHING

• Collection of Apple Products (Apple: 128GB iPad Pro with 11in display; 24in iMac with 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD; 128 iPhone 12 Pro Max with charging pad) (Rachel)
• Gold Bars (4 1oz of gold of 999.9 fine) (Rachel)
• 2021 Mazda MX-5 Miata Grand Touring (2L engine, 6-speed MT, RWD, weather package) (James)

Bid: $

Craig

$35,000

TAHITI/CAR

$39,311

$4,311

TAHITI/CAR

*WIN*
$52,081

Trinyon

$55,000

CONVERTIBLE

$43,378

CONVERTIBLE

Results: 4 out of 6
Winnings: $172,996
Biggest Winner: Craig

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[GameShowKid]

$10,000 is nothing to sneeze at, but it still felt like a bit of a letdown in Million Dollar Plinko.

I have mixed feelings about Back To ’72. I wanted to like it more, but I wish it was more vintage. I think original prize music should be used, the “think” music should sound like it was composed and recorded in the early ‘70s, and original images/video of the prizes should be shown. Also, George’s readings of the prize copy felt phony and artificial, especially for the first one.

[sayingsorry]

You could definitely tell today was supposed to be the premier with the showcase script, Drew mentioning the gold wheel, and the back to 72 game premier.

They must have a magnet that forces contestants to drop the chip all the way on the sides when they play Million Dollar Plinko. She looked like she wanted nothing to do with winning 200K the way she dropped those chips. At least she looked as happy as could be with 10k

I wonder if the turn table moves automatically or if there is someone in there doing it. If there is not that must have been a very expensive one season game. 

[Roland]

I like the Back To '72 game so far! It seems like it'll be a fun game! I just wish it wasn't temporary, and exclusive to this season! Hopefully there will be enough popular demand to keep that game for a while longer! You know! Wheel Of Fortune's cash format was only supposed to be for about a month in 1987, and they've kept it to this day! Plus, Month Hall was only planning to host Let's Make A Deal for only a month on the 1990 version, and he stuck around until that version was cancelled in early 1991!

Also, yes, I'd love to see somebody win a million dollars this week in one of the remaining games!

[pricefan18]

I like the Back To '72 game so far! It seems like it'll be a fun game! I just wish it wasn't temporary, and exclusive to this season! Hopefully there will be enough popular demand to keep that game for a while longer! You know! Wheel Of Fortune's cash format was only supposed to be for about a month in 1987, and they've kept it to this day! Plus, Month Hall was only planning to host Let's Make A Deal for only a month on the 1990 version, and he stuck around until that version was cancelled in early 1991!

What I'd personally love to see them do, is each successive season they play it, have it change years. Aka Season 51 could be Back to 73, 52 Back to 74, and so on. And course, each season would use prizes specific to the year tied to the game. I think it'd be a great idea and a way to maintain a nod to the show's past as time goes on from here.

As an aside re: the prize descriptions....I was kinda hoping they'd used Johnny Olson's voiceovers for those, that woulda been a definite blast from the past and added to the feel of the game that much more. I think George tried to sound like him, especially for the 1st prize, but it's not the same as the genuine article.

[Roland]

As an aside re: the prize descriptions....I was kinda hoping they'd used Johnny Olson's voiceovers for those, that woulda been a definite blast from the past and added to the feel of the game that much more. I think George tried to sound like him, especially for the 1st prize, but it's not the same as the genuine article.

Well, George did the best he could under the circumstances, and thankfully the brand name wasn't omitted in the copy like they do nowadays! It's a shame they can't bring back Johnny Olson from the dead or reverse Barker's age!

[Alfonzo]

What I'd personally love to see them do, is each successive season they play it, have it change years. Aka Season 51 could be Back to 73, 52 Back to 74, and so on. And course, each season would use prizes specific to the year tied to the game. I think it'd be a great idea and a way to maintain a nod to the show's past as time goes on from here.

 

That's exactly what I was thinking! No need to throw out a perfectly good game at the end of the season!

[plinkowin2010]

I think they should have used the blue cards with the brand name for the small prizes. Music cues from that year should be used during the game play. I am hoping they will use some of the vintage music cues this season. I like the backdrop used for the game, it looks like part of the old turntable with the color pattern from that year is used. I hope they use that backdrop when showing item up for bids behind the giant price tag. Maybe have the same backdrop with the purple, red, orange color pattern used this season.

[Roland]

I like the backdrop used for the game, it looks like part of the old turntable with the color pattern from that year is used. I hope they use that backdrop when showing item up for bids behind the giant price tag. Maybe have the same backdrop with the purple, red, orange color pattern used this season.

To be honest, I think it looks more like the backdrop behind where the showcase podiums (and also the Keep/Give game) were located! That one had lights around the border until the end of 1982! The turntable did not!

[Torgo]

I think they should have used the blue cards with the brand name for the small prizes. Music cues from that year should be used during the game play. I am hoping they will use some of the vintage music cues this season. I like the backdrop used for the game, it looks like part of the old turntable with the color pattern from that year is used. I hope they use that backdrop when showing item up for bids behind the giant price tag. Maybe have the same backdrop with the purple, red, orange color pattern used this season.

Why stop there? Exhume Johnny's corpse to read the copy! Bring back the harassment!

[EvilChameleon]

 

That's exactly what I was thinking! No need to throw out a perfectly good game at the end of the season!

In thinking about it, maybe they're being cheeky when they say Back To 72 will be retired at the end of the season. Because next year it will be called Back To 73.

Either way, I enjoyed the gameplay.

[LiteBulb88]

L7: This was meant to be won. The contestant made choices I'd approve of 90% of the time in this game, but on a season opening week episode, you should be assuming the numbers will be in the middle and not 3s or 8s.

Plinko: Please drop the chip from the center slot. Just once. And preferably every time.

Back to '72: Our first new game in 1,457 days! It's a good concept that has a lot of really cool throwback elements such as the background looking like the old turntable, the shag carpeting, and the TV with a dial that changes "channels" as the amount you can be off by goes down. I do wish they had come up with a different pricing scheme for the game as this one feels like it's going to be too easy. Today's contestant messed up on the last product--given that she had $36 to play with, she should have guessed no less than $86. As mentioned above, I also hope they bring back classic prize cues for this game.

[ThatDonGuy]

Back to '72: Our first new game in 1,457 days! It's a good concept that has a lot of really cool throwback elements such as the background looking like the old turntable, the shag carpeting, and the TV with a dial that changes "channels" as the amount you can be off by goes down. I do wish they had come up with a different pricing scheme for the game as this one feels like it's going to be too easy. Today's contestant messed up on the last product--given that she had $36 to play with, she should have guessed no less than $86. As mentioned above, I also hope they bring back classic prize cues for this game.

Exactly. When I saw the range, the first thing that came to my mind was, "Don't price it less than $85" (I wasn't sure if, it got down to exactly zero, she would still win or not). I saw somebody lose Lucky Seven for an expensive car by doing something similar; I think they had 3 dollars left, and guessed 7, which had a winning range of 4-9, but 6 would have a range of 3-9 - and it was a 3.

[Thatgameshowguy]

Finally got a chance to watch Back to '72 in action. I gotta say, I'm not a fan of the generic music they're using. Sure it sounds seventies, but they have actual music from the 70s already in their library from when the show started. I don't know how they could use the voice overs from Johnny without it sounding really tacky. It would be cool to see screencaps of the items from when they originally appeared though, and probably well within the realm of possibility.

[Mr. Weatherman]

I can clearly see why this episode was shelved for a day with yet another million dollar Plinko bust (not that $10,000 is a bad chunk of change to walk away with), but were they really planning to open the season with Lucky $even for a no-thrills, sub-$30K SUV?  I won’t take back what I said yesterday about premiere weeks, but that would have been kind a boring way to open up a season — especially the 50th season.  I’m not a fan of PTR, but I’m kind of glad in hindsight we opened the season with that instead of...this. 🤣

For a second episode of premiere week?  Today was quality.  I do think George tried a little too hard to channel his inner Johnny in Back to ‘72.  Can’t really blame him, though.  This is 50-year-old prize copy written in a totally different style than he’s used to lol.  I’m sure this will improve throughout the season.