TPiR Recap - 12/19/2023 (TPiR at Night: Holiday Heroes)

[Roadgeek Adam]

Episode #069SP (TPiR at Night: Holiday Heroes)
Aired – 12/19/2023; Taped – 10/21/2023
Models: James O'Halloran, Rachel Reynolds
Microphone Handoff: Rachel
First Four Contestant Seating: Left to Right

The Air Force Galaxy band plays the Price theme.

First IUFB: Designer Watches (Ferragamo: 4 watches: 2 for him, 2 for her); ARP: $4,880 (Overhead)

NICHOLAS	SARAH	SHAMEL	RYAN
1199	1400	1200	1800

The winner is...
RYAN

Ryan, a member of the United States Navy stationed at San Diego, California, is playing Punch-a-Bunch for a chance to win up to $50,000!

Item #1 (Belgian Waffle Maker) (Rachel):

$19

Guess: HIGHER

HIGHER
$32

Correct!

Item #2 (Hot Brush):

$200

Guess: LOWER

HIGHER
$169

Correct!

Item #3 (BBQ Tool Utensil Set):

$120

Guess: HIGHER

LOWER
$80

Wrong!

Item #4 (Lucky Fish Depth Finder):

$35

Guess: HIGHER

HIGHER
$63

Correct!

Ryan has 3 punches

$	$	$	$	$	$	$	$	$	$
$	$	$	2	$	1	$	$	$	$
$	$	$	$	$	$	3	$	$	$
$	$	$	$	$	$	$	$	$	$
$	$	$	$	$	$	$	$	$	$

1. $2500
   Throws it back.
2. $50,000
   WIN (Total Winnings: $50,264)
3. $????

Second IUFB: Breakfast Nook (Spinn: smart automatic coffee machine, frother, carafe, travel mug, coffee; table with 2 chairs, 3 shelves); ARP: $1,808 (Rachel)

NICHOLAS	SARAH	SHAMEL	SONI
950	2500	825	800

The winner is...
NICHOLAS

Nicholas, a mineman in chief for the United States Navy, in San Diego, California, is playing Double Prices for a trip to Belize (RT Coach to San Pedro, BE for a 6n stay in a guest room at Playa de Sala Boutique Hotel + daily breakfast) (Devin).

$10,600

$

$6,800

$10,600

$10,600

WIN

Third IUFB: Camcorder (Panasonic: UHD 4k camcorder); ARP: $3,695 (Rachel)

JONATHAN	SARAH	SHAMEL	SONI
1100	3000	1300	3001

The winner is...
SONI

Soni, a social worker in the United States Air Force, is playing Cover Up for a 2024 Glacier Blue Metallic Chevrolet Colorado 1LT Crew Cab (2.7L engine, 8-speed AT, RWD, LT convenience packages 1&2, black nameplate kit, ceramic coating kit) (Devin). The things being covered up is CHRISTMAS SCENE

				1
			6	5
		4	1	0
	2	5	0	7
3	0	7	9	2
1	7	2	3	4
C	A	B	I	N

				1
			6	5
		4	1	0
			0
	0	7		2
1	7	2	3	4
3	2	5	9	7

				1
			6
		4	1	0
			0
		7		2
1	7	2	3	4
3	0	5	9	5
3	7	5	9	0

LOSS

SCSD #1

Contestant	Winnings	Spin 1	Spin 2	TOTAL	RESULT
Soni	$3,695	55	25	.80
Nicholas	$12,408	80	STAY	.80	*OVERTIME*
Ryan	$55,144	30	20	.50

Contestant	Winnings	Spin 1	TOTAL	RESULT
Soni	$3,695	45	.45
Nicholas	$12,408	60	.60	*SHOWCASE*

Fourth IUFB: Pizza Oven (Chicago Brick Oven: countertop pizza oven with accessory package); ARP: $5,199 (Devin)

JONATHAN	SARAH	SHAMEL	AMARAVA
4000	4001	4225	2200

The winner is...
SHAMEL

Shamel, a recruiter for the United States Army in Los Angeles, California, is playing Check Out for a trip to South Africa (RT Coach to George, ZA then to Plettenberg Bay for a 5n stay in a suite at Emily Moon River Lodge + daily breakfast, couples massage, safari adventure; ARP: $19,032).

Guesses		ARPs	Differences
1.99	Betty Crocker Mashed Potatoes (4.7oz)	$1.99	.00
3.25	Little Trees Air Fresheners (3ct)	$4.99	1.74
2.50	Brekki Vanilla Cinnamon Ready to Eat Oats (5.3oz)	$2.79	.29
1.90	Ocean Spray Cranberry Sauce (14oz)	$3.79	1.89
4.00	Hood Pumpkin Egg Nog (32oz)	$4.29	.29
13.64	Totals	17.85	4.21	LOSS

Fifth IUFB: Power Tool Set and Tool Cart (Milwaukee: 8 piece set, 2 batteries, charger; 36in rolling utility cart); ARP: $2,099 (Devin and Rachel on CHUGGS)

JONATHAN	SARAH	JUAN	AMARAVA
1500	1501	2200	1800

The winner is...
AMARAVA

Amarava, a recruiter for the United States Army, is playing Flip Flop for a new home gym (Inspire Fitness: M5 multi-station home gym, bench, leg attachment; IC2 indoor cycling bike, 3mo digitl fitness memberhsip; courtesy of Centr; 75in 4K HDR LED smart television; 180ct beverage fridge with LED lighting; Bose: waterproof wireless speaker, 2 water bottles) (Rachel)

96

02

Amarava FLOPS to

96	02

ARP be...

96	02

WIN

No limo tonight in respect of our military.

Sixth IUFB: Game Table (ECI Furniture: Solid pine wood flip over card table with 4 chairs; poker set with carrying case); ARP: $3,250 (Devin)

JONATHAN	SARAH	JUAN	CRYSTAL
2500	1800	1	2200

The winner is...
JONATHAN

Jonathan, a combat medic for the United States Army, is playing Card Game for a 2024 Acura Integra (1.5L engine, CVT, FWD) (Rachel).

The starting price is

$25,000

. The target range is

$5,000

Jonathan draws a

10♦

.

$26,000

Jonathan draws a

Q♠

.

$27,000

Jonathan draws a

2♠

.

$27,200

Jonathan draws a

9♠

.

$28,100

Jonathan draws a

2♥

.

$28,300

Jonthan stops at

$28,300

ARP is

$33,295

For a difference of

$4,995

For a result of

WIN

SCSD #2

Contestant	Winnings	Spin 1	Spin 2	TOTAL	RESULT
Shamel	$5,199	40	5	.45
Amarava	$11,701	50	40	.90	*SHOWCASE*
Jonathan	$36,545	75	65	1.40	OVER

THE FABULOUS SHOWCASES

Nicholas has the honors...

SC1 - Amarava

AT EASE

• Home Spa (Cold plunge tub with 190gal capacity, aluminum with red cedar skirt, roll up cover; Maya Bath; stainless steel steam shower with steam generator, 34 jets, smart TV; 100watt wall mounted towel rack) (Rachel)
• Trip to Australia (RT Coach to Cairns, AUS for a 6n stay in room at the Crystal Brook Riley + daily breakfast) (Devin)
• 2023 Bayliner Element M17 (60HP engine, M Comfort package, smartphone engine monitoring system, trailer) (Rachel)

Bid: $56,095

SC2 - Nicholas

FIRST AT MORNING ROLL CALL

• Suite of Electronics (Apple: 256GB iPhone 15 Pro with A17 Pro chip, 48MP ultra wide camera; 13.6in MacBook Air laptop with M2 chip, 8GB memory, 512GB Storage; 10.9in iPad Air with 256GB storage) (Rachel)
• Trip to Spain (RT Coach to Tenerife, SP for a 6n all-inclusive stay in a double seaview room at Adrion Hoteles Roca Nirvaria Gran Hotel + $300 amenities credit, winery tour and tasting) (Rachel)
• 2023 Rapid Red Metallic Ford Mustang Mach E Premium (72kw battery, 1-speed transmision, FWD, mobile power cord) (Devin)

Bid: $39,572

Amarava

$56,095

AUSTRALIA/BOAT

$54,939

AUSTRALIA/BOAT

Nicholas

$39,572

SPAIN/CAR

$65,315

$25,743

SPAIN/CAR

*WIN*
$77,723

Results: 4 out of 6
Winnings: $190,007
Biggest Winner: Nicholas

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[ooboh]

Punch-a-Bunch and Card Game. Holy s**t. Speaking of the latter, is that the closest Card Game difference of all time?

This is my pick for best episode of the season thus far.

Brief trivia question: excluding the obvious wipeouts, when was the last time a contestant failed to get the second digit right on Cover Up?

[dagdoggnh]

The correct difference on Nicholas' showcase was $25,743

[Roadgeek Adam]

The correct difference on Nicholas' showcase was $25,743

Whoopsie

[TinoStar11]

Speaking of the latter, is that the closest Card Game difference of all time?
Brief trivia question: excluding the obvious wipeouts, when was the last time a contestant failed to get the second digit right on Cover Up?

It tied the current Drew era record for closest to the range in a Card playing , $5
For Cover , the last time someone lost the game without getting the 2nd number in non-wipeout playings was last year , 3/29/2022 ( only got 1st number right )

[SeaBreeze341]

For me it's a toss between this episode and the Thanksgiving one for the best episode of the season.  I'd probably answer with either one depending on when you asked.

Pleasant surprise following slight optimism that Punch would be won.  Just a feeling.  It's been a long time.  The highest outcome in terms of a win, I believe.

Card game was amazing for sure, but regardless of the outcomes, these specials have been fantastic so far during the 2023-2024 season!

[DebonairDylan]

That $50,000 win in Punch-a-Bunch was something else, that and the close win in Card Game with only $5 to spare. Is that $25,743 difference the record for largest difference in a win, other than the few who have bid $1 and won by virtue of their opponent going over?

[mechamind]

Well, what a way to start a show, the first in a while that I watched without PVR'ing it. First thing that happens was a $50,000 Punch win. And when you have $2,500 on the first one with that distribution, you gotta go on. I think that's the first time I saw a top prize win on live TV when it was more than $10K in the post-Roger era.

I was right to expect the truck price to end in 0 in Cover Up. I guess they would be nice in prime time after all. Too bad Soni didn't go for the obvious at the end.

I would've gone over in Card Game by less than $2,000 (though I don't know how much less).

That's not the only time I went over, as I did that with the Mustang Showcase by only $975.

Is that $25,743 difference the record for largest difference in a win, other than the few who have bid $1 and won by virtue of their opponent going over?

MDS #10 with Bob had Patricia win with a $38,969 difference...and her opponent didn't even go over! (Debra was off by $44,430.)

[Richie]

I have to admit, I liked the reveal in Punch A Bunch tonight.   I was like YEAH!!!! when Ryan hit the big one.

[Flerbert419]

Cover Up was interesting in that it was basically set up for Soni to get another chance by missing the second number. I don't believe most people would think it was a $37k truck. With a 0 ending, I do think they were trying to be kind.

I'm not sure what to think about the placement of the big money in Punch-A-Bunch at in Hole 14. It's such a random spot that it makes me think that it was trying to be hidden.

I have to admit, I liked the reveal in Punch A Bunch tonight.   I was like YEAH!!!! when Ryan hit the big one.

As a host, this is your moment to do something great. You have amazing information to share that neither the audience or contestant knows. While Bob is the obvious comparison there are many ways to play this - and the only failure is the lack of emotion. Drew has limited options because he gets so excited that he restricts himself on what he can do. That's alright because he is so giddy that it comes from a place of true happiness.

[SeaBreeze341]

I don't think I'll ever forget Drew's "Holy Cow!" from a past playing.  I think I had to laugh since it's a complete 180 from how Bob would've handled it.  Too be fair, there's less time to stall, and a 2% chance at a win should be a shock.  It's more than 2 percent, at least most times but less than 10% I believe.

Imagine if someone won after giving up the second highest amount.

As for the showcases, while Amarava's bid is not Nicholas' issue or fault, I still feel awful when someone loses by overbidding, not by much, but loses to someone else that under bids by such a large margin.  No petitions for a consolation prize from me, but that's such a shame.  As Bob once said, "You weren't over by much, but it doesn't take much."  The losing difference was less than five percent of the winners difference.  To be fair, I initially thought that Nicholas may have thought that Amarava went over, but went with an amount that gives him a chance in case she didn't.  I don't know.

They both won several great prizes prior to the showcase, so that's good enough for me

[Macsen]

Punchy win? Trip to Australia? Acura Integra?


Nice.