FULL RECAP - TPiR 05/24/2007 (MG: 05/28/2007)

[Joe_Capitano]

Production #4004K - Taped May 16, 2007 Bob: stage enrance First Four lineup: left to right Handoff: Gabrielle Models of the Day: Phire Dawson, Brandi Sherwood and Gabrielle Tuite Wearing: Stop Staring This episode was pre-empted in the Eastern & Central time zones by a Presdential News Conference. It aired as normal elsewhere, but was reaired four days later on May 28 as a make-good for those who missed it on the original airdate. 1   Ocean Kayak Sidekick Kayak (P) PATRICK *800 KATIE 950 JERRY 701 ALENA 951 ($873) Patrick, a student at Georgia, plays SQUEEZE PLAY for a trip to Tahiti (6n @ Radisson)(B) Setup: 7 8 5 7 6 Pick: $ 7 5 7 6 Price: $7876   LOSS 2   Quoizel Tuscany Chandelier (from above) KATHLEEN 1250 930 *550 +Kati 1000 675 450 +Jerry 1050 750 350 +Alena 1251 850 1 OVERBID OVERBID ($599) Kathleen, wearing a shirt appropriate to the task ahead, prepare thyself. IT'S THE $50,000 PL!NKO! THURSDAY!!! Free Chip (4) Plunko! (5)   0R French Coffee Press 6/7 7 37 * (5) 500R Libman Wonder Mop 1/8 8 10 Golf Travel Mug 1/2 1 15 * (2) 500L Total Auto Tool Kit 9/0 0 50 * (9) 0L $1000 LOSS 3   Medirub Foot+Body Massagers/MidNite Sleep Aid (G) TIMOTHY 650 +Kati 475 +Jerry 1 +Alena *675 ($1000) Alena plays HOLE IN ONE (...or two) for a Pontiac Grand Prix (Std.)(P)($22,340) (4) Campbell's Cream of Mushroom $ 1.07 (1) Santa Fe Salsa 2.69 (3) Act Restoring Mouthwash 5.49 (5) Refresh Tears 8.99 (6) Purina Beneful Dog Food (bag) 4.49 (2) Mederma Cream (.70 oz) Bob's "Inspiration Putt": perfect. Alena's putt(s) from Line 4: perfect. WIN! SHOWDOWN #1 Spinoff $ 873 Patrick 60 + 25 .85 .95 Through to Showcase Round 1,701 Kathleen 40 +   5 .45 23,470 Alena 85 stay .85 .55 4   Rideway Catherine 2 Floor Clock (P) Timothy 1600 +Kati 1480 +Jerry 1000 CHRISTOPHER *1800 ($2100) Christopher from Georgia plays RACE GAME 1st 2nd Worksman Team Dual Tricycle 2199 1299 Broyhill Tropical Dining Group 795 2725 M Box Mobile Storage Box 1299 795 (Sony) 46" Projection LCD HDTV 2725 2199 RIGHT [4] TIME LEFT :28 :12 WIN! However, whomever was running the game prop was apparently a bit woozy - or confused - as the big neon '1' lit up on the second trip back, scrambling everyone to alert Barker to the error. 5   Outdoor Leisure Propane Patio Heater/Gift (P) Timothy 400 +Kati 401 +Jerry *402 MELINDA 575 ($525) Jerry plays MONEY GAME for a Dodge Caliber SE (Std., Mats, AC, Stereo, BlkHtr)(G)a 16 90-4 35-5 15-3 85 16-1 85-2 17 90 45-bk 77 60    35 $226 $15 5 ––   LOSS We have another laggard in the Row, and its Kati. Luckily for her, she holds the last bid. However, it could be unlucky as banishment to the "First Four" Breakfast Club awaits if she can't use it well... 6   Largo Harvest Wine Bar/Mylanta Ultimate Strength (B) Timothy 1000 +Kati 1001 LAUREN 800 Melinda 950 ($1499) Kati escapes! She plays DOUBLE PRICES for a Health Mate Infrared Home Sauna (G) $5230 ($4150) WIN! $4150 PICK SHOWDOWN #2 $ 791 Jerry 60 + 70 OV 5,689 Kati 85 stay .85 .75 Through to Showcase Round 9,198 Christopher 75 +100 OV SHOWCASE ROUND Kati has the honor. SC1-Patrick TOURIST DESTINATIONS AT THE NATIONAL PARK (Samsung) Portable DVD Player (G) Bodyguard T460X Treadmill (B) Trailmaster 26' Fold Down Travel Trailer (G) BID $18,500 PRICE 30,344 DIFF –11,884 SC1-Kati DAMS Trip to Las Vegas (5n; SW Airlines Vacations)(B) "Damn Yankees" DVD Trip to New York City (4n @ Westin)(G) Chevy HHR LS (Std., AT, BlkHtr)(B) BID $23,894 PRICE 25,310 DIFF –1,416 TOTAL $30,999 Today's Pricing Games: 3 for 6 Total Winnings: $67,032

...and then, there were 13 shows until Barker's Final Bow

[RobertSearcy]

Wow.....lots of people from GA on today's show.

Squeeze Play:  None of those prices looked right to me.  That seemed kinda hard....don't know about everyone else.

Hole In One:  Nice putt!  Knew she wasn't gonna get the $500 with the $4-something dog food after the eye drops.

Race Game:  Nice win!  Someone wake up the jukebox operator.

Showcase #1:  $18K for that trailer and all that other stuff?  Noooooo way.

Showcase #2:  Much better!

Overall:  Not too bad of a show today.

[Madonna]

The one risk of hitting the line so soon is the risk of running into people coming out of the previous show's taping with loose lips.

Kati and some her friends came out around 4:30, boasting about her Showcase win and her haul. How I hid the annoyance from my face, I still don't know. But I was not amused.

Also, thanks to loose lips, I knew on the morning of the 17th that I'd managed to do the unthinkable - in the last four months, I had missed Hole In One in person by one day early (1/30), and now one day late.

At this point, I'm now thinking if I get into the studio for the 6th, I'll finally see it... Or someone is telling me I'll NEVER see it.

What else is funny is how tickled I was for my show to see four games I'd yet to see in person (Cliffy, Bullseye, That's Too Pink! and Credit Card). Had we done 5/16, I would've had the same thing happen...

Of course, it would've meant seeing Plinko for the FOURTH time in seven trips (eclipsing One Away's record for me). But on the flip side, it would've meant seeing my game.. Yeah, I think I could've lived with that.

Plinko: Yet another classic example of why I don't get all warm and tingly when Rich says those "most exciting words". In the three times I've seen this game in person, I've seen a combined $15,100 in winnings. And Kathleen's playing was pretty painful to watch, too.

Hole In One: I am holding out hope that we see this one last time, for Bob's Grand Finale. It'd only be fitting to see his all-time favorite game, and the one he is most identified with, for his last show. But if not, then it would be rather appropriate that he sank his putt if this was it.

A nice putt by Alena, too.

Race Game: "The machine's getting old", perhaps?

Money Game: On one hand, Roger was being cute - putting the back behind 45, instead of his ol' favorite 35.

On the other hand, we had a contestant chase the ol' red herring, picking not only the decoy 90 but the 85 to boot.

D'OH!

Showcases: While thanks to those same loose lips, this had about as much suspense for me as my "re-invented" Barbie doll, I was shaking my head at Patrick's bid. Yes, I Garf FRT's, too, but a 26' foot trailer for $18,000? No.

[PriceFanArmadillo]

I just don't think there's time to fit in Hole in One into the last show.  Either the 'oldest six' or 'GR/Plinko/ME/oldest three' would work out a lot better, but that doesn't mean they won't play Hole the day before.  I bet they'll find a way to get it one more playing...it just won't be the 15th.

[whinbaby]

The Price is Right Game #6716

The hotties
Kati, Alayna, and Lauren!

Race Game
We have a new leader for the season!  Gabrielle is now at $3,852,525!  Shane's final Season 35 modeling total is only $3,852,314.  I think Gabrielle should be declared the ultimate Barker's beauty for Season 35.

Showcase #1: Tourist Destinations at the National Park
Portable DVD Player - $200
Bodyguard T460X Treadmill - $4,399
- $25,745

Showcase #2: Dams
Trip to Las Vegas - $3,158
"Damn Yankees" DVD - $20
Trip to New York - $4,612
Chevrolet HHR - $17,520

The delayed Modeling Report Card for May 24, 2007

Yes, even Presidents have modeling totals.  Bush doesn't get a modeling scale because he is the President.

After all the week's shows have aired
Since Shane's last episode on March 26, Gabrielle has modeled $1,221,799.  She is now at $3,979,375.

Highest score - $91,607 (Phire Dawson, Wednesday)
Lowest score - $16,624 (Phire Dawson, Friday)
Ashleys - 4
Broyhills - 3

Gabrielle Tuite - $231,774 (36 prizes)
Phire Dawson - $173,825 (29 prizes)
Brandi Sherwood - $143,255 (40 prizes)
Rachel, Lauren, Gwennie - Here

[Richie]

Squeeze Play: This was HARD.  I thought $7876.  Patrick goes $7576---we both lost.

Plinko: Kathleen got tripped up by the mop.  As for the chips, just $1,000.  Oh well.

Hole in One: When Alena didn't put the dog food third, I had a feeling she would putt from the third line....shows how much I know...she eventually made it to the 4th line.
Alena's putt was perfect for the win.

Race Game: Looks like somebody in the control room had too much to drink before the taping...the 1 symbol showed up first, then the 4 symbol shows up a second later after Christopher's second round....wow.  Aw heck, Christopher still won.

Money Game: I had a sinking hunch the 45 was the back.  I was right.  Roger set the red herring at 35 and Jerry fell for it hook, line, and sinker.

Double Prices: This was a tossup: both prices looked right to me.  I went with Kati's hunch and we both won!

Showcases: Patrick, shame shame shame.  You should have gone higher.
Kati made an excellent bid!  Well done!

[shellgame69]

Squeeze Play: EVIL!  I would have said the 7 and still lost.

Plinko: UGH...And Kathleen could have won more if she didn't screw up on the mop.

Hole: Nicely done by Alena, even though she didn't get $500.

Race: Nice win by Christopher, even though the control guy was sleeping.

MG: I said 45 as the last 2 digits and still won this.

SC1:   Not going to cover the trailer and other items.

[3StrikesFan]

1 Down & 14 to go.....

About the only exciting things that happened today was between the 2nd-4th pricing games, everything else was ehh.

Kathleen is probably one of the few contestants over the years who actually got to play the pricing game that was on their shirt. Anyway, Kathleen was full of energy and I was hoping she would have won more than she did. I shudder to think what her reactions would be if she had a chance to win a car.

It was nice to see Hole in One, and probably for the last time this season . Alena priced those grocery products pretty well especially since I don't think, unless you were a regular viewer, those grocery products were that easy.

It's nice that Bob got his original putter back. Whether it was true or not that someone stole it, who knows.

I think Christopher got lucky winning Race Game. He really screwed up by looking to the audience for help, which definitely cost him time. I'll bet that the game would have been considered a technical win had nobody caught the fact that Christopher actually had won. What a mess that would have been had he started making hurried changes before time ran out and he had everything right already.

[wpghi5]

I knew the price to Tahiti was $7876. I had a feeling it was 5 that should've been taken out.

It's rather great that Kathleen was to play Plinko considering she had a shirt that said "Plinko." I wish I could say the same for the outcome.

The fourth line was definitely where Alena was going to putt after getting the dog food. But she nailed that putt there. Goodbye '78 automobile. Hello '07 automobile.

I didn't like the way Christopher played Race Game. He kept looking at the audience for help.   He did win however with a sheer of luck coupled with a certain somebody who can't seem to make up his/her mind on how many he had right.  

A costly move by Jerry picking 85 as his second choice after picking 16 with no luck there but a dollar sign. I said 45 for the last two.

I really thought the top price would be the right one. I think the bottom price was the one last time it was played. It got me. Didn't got Kati though she won.

I wanted Jerry or Christopher to win the second showcase showdown.

Though he wasn't over Patrick really blew up on his bid. Kati on the other hand made an excellent bid.

Showcase #2 only: $24,500/810.

[BuddyTom]

If that was Bob's last Inspiration Putt, he's going out with a winner. Fortunately Alena knew how to putt too, and she did a fairly good job with difficult GPs. I think she was going with the "do what you know first" strategy and hoping for the best.

Incidentally, the 1978 Volvo she's coming from is probably a better car than the 2007 Pontiac!

I completely bombed Race Game myself, though I might have gotten it on the second try. I didn't think the Broyhill dinette was more than the Sony TV. And who the heck knows the price of a team trike?

I felt like Jerry didn't understand Money Game. Definitely a dazed-and-confused playing. Maybe I need to hear the words "A NEW CAR!" announced to me and see how I feel afterwards.

[mlh1981]

Yeah Madonna, I know what you mean about people talking about the results from the previous day.  Very annoying.  I actually tried to get tickets for this show.  I sent off my ticket request probably 10 days after my request for the 17th tickets, and I got denied.  To think I could've seen some of these wonderful games.  Oh well.  People need to keep quiet, just out of common courtesy and respect.  Any winners who come out babbling about the results should have their prizes revoked *lol*

[WhammyPower788]

YouTube clip of today's Race Game:

Note: Not my upload.

[Mallory16]

Race Game was just really... really, weird.  First, the game started immediately after the prize descriptions, which left me a bit disoriented, and probably Christopher too--he seemed it, anyway.  And then the bit at the end, with the jukebox lighting up 1, but ooh, it was supposed to light up 4!

Nice to see Alayna could get a car to replace her... dang, how does a car even still work after thirty years?  She was pretty.

Did anyone else notice the awkward cut straight from Kati to Patrick in the showcase?  Wonder what happened there....

[PimpinJC]

Squeeze Play-I had a hunch that the 5 had to go.

Plinko-Wow, she's wearing a Plinko shirt, and she's going to play Plinko!  What are the odds?  She said 8 for the mop??

Hole in One-I hope we'll see this game at least once more before Bob goes.  If we don't, what a way to go!  Bob drills his inspiration putt, and Alena drills her putt on the 1st try for a great win.

Race Game-That was some...really awkward directing to start with.  He's got 1 right...wait, 4.  Who cares, he's won!

Money Game-Odd strategy going for the back of the car before getting the front of the car.  Unfortunately, it didn't pay off.

Double Prices-A nice way to end the day.

SC #1-
SC #2-Not bad!

[GoldenBulldog]

Squeeze Play:  Any one of those numbers could've been the imposter; this was a very tough setup.

Plinko:  $1000 ain't a bad chunk of change!  

Hole in One (or Two):  Wow...we might've just seen the last "inspiration putt" of Bob's hosting career; once again, it inspires a contestant to win!  

Race Game:  I guess we can say that the Race Game jukebox operator was caught napping!    Nice win for Christopher; he knew how to play the game and played it well.

Money Game:  It seemed really odd that Jerry was going for the last two numbers first; turned out to be a bad move.

Double Prices:  Easy pickin's...

Showcases:  This is why we call them friggin' random trailers...they can either cause contestants to Garf or Willy.  


SHOW GRADE:  B