TPiR Recap - 11/23/2022 (TPiR Season 51 Friendsgiving Special)

[Roadgeek Adam]

Episode #9993K (TPiR Season 51 Friendsgiving Special)
Aired – 11/21/2022; Taped – 9/20/2022
Models: Manuela Arbelaez, James O'Halloran
Microphone Handoff: Manuela
First Four Contestant Seating: Left to Right

First IUFB: Designer Luggage (Michael Kors: 3 carry-on suitcases, 3 duffel bags); ARP: $2,688 (James and Manuela on TUGGS)

SANDRA, LINDA & KATHLEEN	RAQUEL, NORA & CARLOS	TAYLOR, ISHAANDEEP & HARWANT	LAURA, ASHLEY & SARAH
3200	10000	1900	2195

The winner is...
LAURA, ASHLEY &
SARAH

Laura, Ashley and Sarah, who are dancers in New York City, is playing SQUEEZE PLAY for a trip to Canada (RT Coach for 3 to Toronto, ON for a 6n stay in a junior suit at Hotel X Toronto by Library Hotel Collection + daily breakfast, private transportation to cranberry farm and winery) (James).

The 5, 2, 6 and 3 is incorrect.

1	5	2	6	3	8

They remove the 5...

$	1	2	6	3	8
$12638
WIN

Second IUFB: Trio of Smartphones (256GB smartphones with 2 6.1in iPhone 13 Pro and 6.2in iPhone 13 Pro Max); ARP: $3,397 (Overhead)

SANDRA, LINDA & KATHLEEN	RAQUEL, NORA & CARLOS	TAYLOR, ISHAANDEEP & HARWANT	RALPH, WILLIAM & RICHARD
3400	2500	2900	3600

The winner is...
TAYLOR, ISHANDEEP &
HARWANT

Taylor, Ishandeep and Harwant, who met on Discord in the pandemic, are playing SWITCH? for:

1. Trio of Television (50, 55 and 65in 4K smart television) (James)
2. 3 Reclining Chairs (3 leather recliners) (Manuela)

These prices are either correct or need to be switched:

SMART TV		CHAIRS
$2700		$3900
SWITCH?		SWITCH?

They choose to stay...

SMART TV		CHAIRS
$2700		$3900
$3900	LOSS	$2700

Third IUFB: Trio of Turkey Cookers (Char-Grill: Vertical charcoal smoker, wireless turkey fryers and air fryer); ARP: $560 (Cat Cora of Iron Chef)

SANDRA, LINDA & KATHLEEN	RAQUEL, NORA & CARLOS	LAUREN, KATRINE & BRIAN	RALPH, WILLIAM & RICHARD
1	300	550	450

The winner is...
LAUREN, KATRINE &
BRIAN

Laurine, Katrine & Brian, friends from working as nurses, are playing It's In The Bag for a chance to win up to $16,000.

Grocery items:

1. Del Monte Fresh Cut Green Beans (8oz)
2. Hungry Jack Mashed Potatoes (15.3oz)
3. French's Crispy Fried Onions (6oz)
4. Marie Callendar's Ready to Bake! Dutch Apple Pie (38oz)
5. Scotch-Brite Heavy Duty Scrub Sponges (3ct)
6. Dual-Action Pepcid Complete (50ct)

GREEN BEANS

ANTACID

APPLE PIE

SPONGES

ONIONS

$1.29

$23.99

$8.99

$2.49

$4.49

GREEN BEANS

ANTACID

APPLE PIE

MASHED POTATOES

SPONGES

$1,000

$2,000

$4,000

LOSS

$16,000

SCSD #1

Contestant	Winnings	Spin 1	Spin 2	TOTAL	RESULT
Laurine, Katrine & Brian	$560	80	STAY	.80	*SHOWCASE*
Taylor, Ishaandeep & Harwant	$3,397	70	50	1.20	OVER
Laura, Ashley & Sarah	$15,326	15	40	.55

Fourth IUFB: Trio of Sneakers and Headphones (3 pairs of sneakers; 3 pairs of noise-canceling over-ear headphones); ARP: $1,735 (James)

SANDRA, LINDA & KATHLEEN	RAQUEL, NORA & CARLOS	LISA, CARRIE & LISA	RALPH, WILLIAM & RICHARD
750	755	900	901

The winner is...
RALPH, WILLIAM &
RICHARD

Ralph, William and Richard, who have been friends 71 years who grew up together in Monterey Park, are playing SECRET X for a trip to Philadelphia (RT Coach for 6 to Philadelphia, PA for a 5n stay at Fitler Club + fitness club work and private theatre screening; ARP: $24,431) (Manuela).

They place the free X...

The small prizes are:

1. Turkey Baster (James)
2. Wooden Serving Caddy

?

X

 

?

 

 

?

$31

$79

BASTER

$31

$79

$31

?

X

 

?

 

 

?

$20

$55

SERVING CADDY

$20

$55

$20

?

X 

 

?

 

X

?

 

The secret X is revealed...

X 

 

X

 

X

 

WIN (Total Winnings: $24,462)

Fifth IUFB: Dishwasher, Cookware and Wine Fridge (Stainless steel front dishwasher; Oxo: 2 sauce pans, frying pan, 2 sautee pans, casserole pot, 15pc stainless steel utensil set; Danby: 24in beverage center with 5.6in capacity); ARP: $2,951 (Manuela)

SANDRA, LINDA & KATHLEEN	RAQUEL, NORA & CARLOS	LISA, CARRIE & LISA	ELLA, LOLA & AMANDA
2900	1500	1501	1200

The winner is...
SANDRA, LINDA &
AMANDA

Sandra, Linda & Kathleen, who met at a bowling league 5 years ago, are playing Triple Play.

2023 Kia Forte LXS (2L engine, IVT, FWD) (James)

Forte

$13,551

$16,014

$21,085

NO

$16,014

2023 Chevrolet Trax LS

2022 Toyota Corolla Hatchback SE

For a while I was getting concerned that we'd have a packed limo with Sandra, Linda, Kathleen, Raquel, Nora and Carlos. Now, we just have Raquel, Nora and Carlos. The triple-wide makes a very rare appearance but is ready to go for a trip to Shady Side, Maryland.

Sixth IUFB: Lawn Games (Cornhole game with cupholders, magnetic scoring, LED lighting; Gowling: mashup football and bowling; waterproof checkers board + accessories); ARP: $829 (James and Manuela)

JOSE, RICKY & JAMIE	RAQUEL, NORA & CARLOS	LISA, CARRIE & LISA	ELLA, LOLA & AMANDA
375	175	600	601

The winner is...
ELLA, LOLA &
AMANDA

Ella, Lola and Amanda, who are friends for 10 and 2 years, are playing Vend-O-Price for a chance to win $15,000 in cash. (Manuela and James)

SWEET ROLLS

7

SPARKLING JUICE

5

TURKEY BREAST

3

They pull the lever on the turkey shelf, as they think it's the most expensive.

$1.99

7

$13.93

$4.29

5

$21.45

$14.99

3

$44.97

WIN

SCSD #2

Contestant	Winnings	Spin 1	Spin 2	TOTAL	RESULT
Sandra, Linda & Kathleen	$2,951	50	10	.60
Ella, Lola & Amanda	$15,829	85	STAY	.85	*SHOWCASE*
Ralph, William & Richard	$26,197	65	60	1.25	OVER

THE FABULOUS SHOWCASES

Ella, Lola & Amanda have the honors...

SC1 - Ella, Lola & Amanda

TRIPLE TRIPS

• Trip to Turkey (RT Coach for 3 to Instanbul, TU for a 6n stay in a triple room at Room Mate Emir + daily breakfast) (James)
• Trip to Thailand (RT Coach for 3 to Bangkok, TH then to Pattaya for a 6n stay in a deluxe ocean view room at the Hilton Pattaya + daily breakfast, night market tour) (James)
• Trip to Australia (RT Coach for 3 to Prosperine, AUS then to Airlie Beach for a 6n tay a in superior Bali Villa at Discovery Parks Airlie Beach + scuba diving excursion) (James)

Bid: $32,000

SC2 - Lauren, Katrine & Brian

A CAT CORA SHOWCASE

• Vegetable Garden (AeroGardens: indoor garden systems with 3 seed pod kits) (Cora)
• Dining Room (Furniture of America: neutral gray finish dining room with table, 6 upholstered chairs; Noritake: 63pc dinnerware set) (Manuela)
• 2022 Nissan Altima SV (2.5L engine, CVT, FWD, chrome BP) (James)

Bid: $24,999

Ella, Lola & Amanda

$32,000

TRIPS

$44,888

$12,888

TRIPS

Lauren, Katrine & Brian

$24,999

ROOM/CAR

$33,701

$8,702

ROOM/CAR

*WIN*
$34,261

Results: 3 out of 6
Winnings: $97,961
Biggest Winner: Lauren, Katrine & Brian

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[TinoStar11]

Triple Play showing up 5th for the 1st time in show's history. Also, we had our 1st Triple Play / Bag lineup since 2007.

[jimmyuTPIR]

We had some terrible IUFB guesses today including someone seriously bidding $175. We also had a wipeout on Triple Play. The contestants must have thought they were playing in 2002 and not 2022.

[JayC]

Tough setup in It's in the Bag on the last two bags, both of them were total toss-ups.

It was pretty heartbreaking those three women lost Triple Play on the first car, since they were easily the most fun contestants of the day. Is the 4th position the only spot Triple Play hasn't been played in now?

Crazy expensive Philadelphia trip and first Showcase.

Wishing your ankle and your car a speedy recovery Adam.

[MSTieScott]

Sprained my ankle and been at my mechanic since 830

An upsetting example of the state of health care in the U.S. today.

[Kev347]

This show was one of the worst-produced, worst-planned out shows in the history of the Price is Right. It reminded me of the season 37-38 era. I'm glad we've gotten to an era where things are consistently much better than this, but that doesn't mean it doesn't deserve to be called out when it happens:

-Triple Play should never ever be 5th. Doesn't work. I will give the show that the setup might have been competent here and they probably got the one group in the studio that couldn't get past the first car, but it doesn't make slotting any less bad.
-Having only one car game on anything but a kids show just makes you look cheap.
-Having a semi hard Bag setup for 16k and then an unlosable Vend setup for 15k is bizarre.
-I thought we'd gotten over shows starting with Squeeze Play and Switch? Doing it on a supposed "special" like this is bad.
-Going out of your way to have splittable prizes the whole show to the point of ruining the lineup and then having a completely "normal" 2nd showcase also looks bad.
-The one segment this show that started out like it might actually be good, Drew connecting with the group of three old friends that had been friends for 70 years, got ruined just a bit by the inappropriate bizarre Philadelphia social club prize.

It's clear they're going to keep shoving this stuff in our face on the special shows because they think any gimmick is a good one. While I agree it is nice to have changes sometimes, especially on "special" shows, I urge them to put quite a bit more thought into the presentation than they did today. This entire show played off as amateurish, and that's not a word I've had to use in awhile.

[PimpinJC]

-Triple Play should never ever be 5th. Doesn't work.

Says you.  I actually find it refreshing that the show can slot any game into any slot within the show.  Truly means you can play any pricing game at any time.

[Roadgeek Adam]

Recap posted. Couple notes:

I loved Sandra, Kathleen and Linda. They were enjoyable television just watching them out stuff about each other. They were what I like of contestants.

Now, this is the last show for 10 days. The next show will be December 5, 2022. Enjoy your Thanksgiving. I will be resting my bum ankle.

[Grammar-Nazi]

An upsetting example of the state of health care in the U.S. today.

That would be hilarious if it weren’t so true.

[Roadgeek Adam]

That would be hilarious if it weren’t so true.

While fair, I turned down 911. Just a sprained ankle and I had to get to my mechanic.

Let's focus back on Price

[geniusinmath]

Adam, the difference is $12,888 not $14,888. If the difference was $14,888 that means the showcase would have been $46,888.

[mechamind]

Once again, someone I wish made it to the Showcase. I wonder how Sandra, Linda, and Kathleen would've handled it?

[SeaBreeze341]

Says you.  I actually find it refreshing that the show can slot any game into any slot within the show.  Truly means you can play any pricing game at any time.

I didn't have a problem with Triple Play in the 5th slot, but it wasn't that necessary either.  I agree it's decent to have a pricing game in a slot that I wouldn't bet on (for example, Road sixth).  As long as it's (close to) a one-time thing, IMO.  It's a special/themed episode, so I wasn't upset about it.

I was upset overall with the episode.  I'm not one to grade a PIR episode; if I was asked, I would've given it an F.  That was my thought late in the first half, but at the end of the day, I still wasn't happy.  However, I still don't think it's enough to put it in the category as the worst episode of all time.  Just my opinion; it still wasn't a good episode at all even though things turned around at the end.

I wasn't a fan of the set of contestants (group of 3) for the special.  2 would have been okay.  In my opinion, they swung & missed with trying to make this Thanksgiving show very special.  Sandra, Linda & Kathleen and their segments were great to see.  Well, not them losing Triple Play.

I pretty much share Kev's thoughts on the special.  I wasn't a fan of Bag for $16,000.  $30,000 would've been okay, something divisible by 3, but even not, playing for the regular prize was in fact cheap.

TPTB for TPIR have made a ton of decisions over the past decade, and at least most of them have been positive.  This episode was not good.  As for the showcase, a rather surprising decision to keep it, but I actually thought it was the better decision since the other SC wasn't that spectacular.  The trips weren't won but I didn't have an issue with the decision from the top winners to keep it.

Finally, I agree with mechamind; Would've loved to see the bowling friends into the showcase

[Eddie]

*Had a hunch Triple Play was going to get played, but wipeout was truly an unlucky 13K.  Just knew they were going to lose.
*Loved the Vendoprice win.  Only win outside a showcase that was not a trip.  Two games for cash is an anomoly, but planning the prizes is tricky when every contestant is a team of three players.

[JT]

I don't feel the Friendsgiving special went well because they were trying to fit a holiday/occasion that really has nothing to do with the show.  Even the traditional Thanksgiving shows of past years were a stretch: what more can you do besides bring on a chef and have some fancy cooking tools, offer a new kitchen and dining room and maybe a trip to Plymouth Rock?  Not every holiday needs its owned themed episode.  They could have just done themed Thanksgiving and Friendsgiving showcases and have called it a day.

Also, I was good with only one car game but Triple Play should have been played 2nd or 3rd.  You don't want to go through most of the show wondering where are all the cars?   And I just knew Triple Play would be lost on the first car once I saw those terrific sweet ladies; I just knew it. Oh well.