Recap for April 15, 1997 (0342K)

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0343K (04/16/1997), 0344K (04/17/1997), 0345K (04/18/1997)
Episode Number: 0342K (04/15/1997)
Airdate: April 15, 1997
Barker's Beauties: Janice, Kathleen, Chantel

Here it comes! Television’s most exciting hour of fantastic prizes! Celebrating its 25th year on CBS, the  fabulous, 60-minute Price Is Right!

MONEY! MONEY! MONEY!
PRIZES! PRIZES! PRIZES!
FUN! FUN! FUN!

First Four: Right-to-left
Microphone Handoff: Janice


1st IUFB - A challenging ping-pong table: Murrey & Sons table tennis set, the table featuring rectangular steel aprons on all sides, tubular steel legs, and locking hard rubber casters (Kathleen and Chantel playing)

|	SUSAN	|	GARY	|	RYAN	|	APRIL	|
|	$700	|	$525	|	$500	|	$775	|

Actual Retail Price: $850!

April is playing Credit Card for a wonderful array of prizes:
1: The Lane Company, Inc. Morning Glory antique white cedar chest with select veneers and hardwood solids, the front and top panel handpainted with accent strapping (Janice)
2: Howard Miller Clock Company Fallsworth Golden Oak grandfather clock featuring arch bonnet and Westminster chime movement (Janice)
3: Oneida Crystal stemware in the elegant Chateau Gold pattern with goblets, flutes, wine and ice beverage glasses adding brilliance, clarity, and sparkle to the table (Janice and Kathleen)
4: Broyhill fully-reclining sofa that's roomy and incredibly comfortable (Kathleen)
5: Minoff Lamp table lamps with 24-karat gold, solid polished brass, and lead crystal, made by hand for the heart (Kathleen)

April has a credit limit of $2200.

CLOCK	–	-	–	SOFA
––––––	|	–	|	––––––
CHEST	–	STEMWARE	–	LAMPS
––––––	|	––––––	|	––––––

April picks the chest.

CLOCK	–	-	–	SOFA
––––––	|	–	|	––––––
CHEST	–	STEMWARE	–	LAMPS
$676	|	––––––	|	––––––

$1524 left. April picks the stemware.

CLOCK	–	-	–	SOFA
––––––	|	–	|	––––––
CHEST	–	STEMWARE	–	LAMPS
$676	|	$736	|	––––––

$788 left. April picks the lamps.

CLOCK	–	-	–	SOFA
––––––	|	–	|	––––––
CHEST	–	STEMWARE	–	LAMPS
$676	|	$736	|	$598

$190 left. April wins all five prizes!

(The other two are not shown.)


The next calldown, Travis, is with a group from the University of North Carolina.

2nd IUFB - A team dual trike: Worksman Cycles team dual trike with comfortable padded seats and roof that make riding an experience (Kathleen and Chantel, with a dog riding in the basket)

The dog named Lexie is visiting today, and she is up for adoption...actually, that's Chantel's dog, and she's changed her mind.

|	Susan	|	Gary	|	Ryan	|	TRAVIS	|
|	$1200	|	$1300	|	$1301	|	$900	|

With Ryan outbidding someone in the Navy, Gary is liable to draft him.

Actual Retail Price: $1,044!

Travis is playing Cover Up for a new truck: Dodge Dakota short bed pickup, equipped with standard features, sport package 21B, air conditioning, and California emission (Janice).

The price of $23275 below is not correct.

	– – – – 1 – – – 6 8 – – 0 8 6 – 2 1 4 3 3 4 4 5 9 1 0 8 9 7
$	2 3 2 7 5

Travis picks $14859. Wrong! How many numbers are correct?

	– – – – 1 – – – 6 8 – – 0 8 6 – 2 1 4 3 3 _ 4 _ _ _ 0 _ 9 7
$	1 4 8 5 9

Travis picks $14468. Wrong! How many numbers are correct?

	– – – – 1 – – – _ _ – – 0 8 6 – 2 1 4 3 3 _ _ _ _ _ 0 _ 9 7
$	1 4 4 6 8 1 4 1 4 3

Another abrupt loss. Travis will return for the Showcase Showdown after another game.


3rd IUFB - A new satellite dish: Sony 18-inch satellite antenna that delivers digital quality picture and sound, up to 175 channels of satellite broadcasting, and remote control operates satellite receiver and most TV sets (Janice)

|	Susan	|	Gary	|	Ryan	|	JOSEPHINE	|
|	$600	|	$1200	|	$700	|	$899	|

*CLANG CLANG CLANG CLANG CLANG CLANG*

This will help pay one of those satellite bills. Someone is taking a $100 bonus!

Actual Retail Price: $600!

Susan is playing Check Out for a beautiful dining group: Ashley Furniture contemporary black high-gloss dining room group distinguished with a handsome lighted mirror back china cabinet; plus Denby Harlequin Collection dinnerware with rich bold colors, usable in the freezer, oven, microwave, or dishwasher, and entirely lead-free; a prize package worth $3,206 (Chantel).

Kathleen is at the check out.

Susan must be within $1.00 above or below the total of these grocery products:
1. Wisk Away stain remover
2. Little Debbie Low Fat Raspberry-Filled Angel Cakes
3. Nestle Sweet Success Fruit Shake
4. Crunch 'n Munch Buttery Toffee popcorn snack
5. Jergens Moisturizing Body Shampoo

|	STAIN REMOVER	|	SNACK CAKES	|	DIET DRINK	|	SNACK	|	SHAMPOO	|
|	––––	|	––––	|	––––	|	––––	|	––––	|

Susan guesses the stain remover is $2.05.
Susan guesses the snack cakes are $1.30.
Susan guesses the diet drink is 99’.
Susan guesses the snack is $1.50.
Susan guesses the shampoo is $5.00 for a total of...

$10.84

The actual price of the stain remover is $3.16.
The actual price of the snack cakes is $1.59, for a total of $4.75.
The actual price of the diet drink is 99’, for a total of $5.74.
The actual price of the snack is $1.09, for a total of $6.83.
The actual price of the shampoo is $3.82, for a total of $10.65.

|	STAIN REMOVER	|	SNACK CAKES	|	DIET DRINK	|	SNACK	|	SHAMPOO	|
|	$3.16	|	$1.59	|	99’	|	$1.09	|	$3.82	|

$10.84 $10.65

For a difference of...

$10.84 $ .19 WIN

Susan wins the dining room group!


1st Showcase Showdown:

|	CONTESTANT	|	SPIN 1	|	SPIN 2	|	TOTAL	|	RESULT	|
|	Travis	|	.95	|	––	|	.95	|	SHOWCASE	|
|	Susan	|	.65	|	.95	|	1.60	|	MRRRRRRRP!	|
|	April	|	.55	|	.60	|	1.15	|	MRRRRRRRP!	|

4th IUFB - A new range: Maytag dependable gas range that performs well and keeps its good looks (Chantel)

|	TERA	|	Gary	|	Ryan	|	Josephine	|
|	$700	|	$849	|	$750	|	$500	|

Actual Retail Price: $799!

Ryan is playing Double Prices for a trip to Paris: Fly with a guest round-trip coach from L.A. to New York to board Air Europa to Paris, for a 6-night stay at the Westin Demeure Hotel Le Parc with the atmosphere of a grand and elegant country house, a historic hotel with the taste and sophistication of Parisian chic (Janice).

$7018
–––––
$5851

Ryan picks $5851. Reveal the price!

–––––
$5851
$5851

Ryan wins the trip!


Bob just discovered that Tera is with a group from Northern Arizona University. According to her classmates, Tera is prepared to do a dance, the "Bob Barker Shuffle". She does a quick dance for Bob.

5th IUFB - A mobile basketball system: Harvard Serious Play mobile basketball system, portable even for the serious player (Kathleen scores a 3-pointer)

|	Tera	|	Gary	|	KEITH	|	Josephine	|
|	$650	|	$851	|	$850	|	$800	|

BUZZ! BUZZ! BUZZ! Nice try, Navy man. You thought you won, but you and the others are going lower than $650.

|	Tera	|	Gary	|	KEITH	|	Josephine	|
|	$450	|	$451	|	$550	|	$500	|

Actual Retail Price: $529!

Josephine is playing Money Game for a new sports car: Ford Probe, equipped with standard features, equipment package 253A, floor mats, and California emission (Janice and Chantel).

The middle digit in the car is:

██ ██ ██ ██

| | | –

36 25 85 ––

| | | –

70 90 18 ––

| | | –

17 15 45 ––

░░

|

██5██

Josephine picks 17. $.
Josephine picks 18. $.
Josephine picks 25. Back of the car!
Josephine picks 15. Front of the car!

17 18 ██ ██

| | | –

$ Rc $ ––

| | | –

$ $ $ ––

| | | –

$ Fc $ ––

░░

|

15525

Josephine wins the sports car!


6th IUFB - A lovely...bunch of fireplace equipment: Robert H. Peterson Co. Hallmark brass accessories that bring added enjoyment and warmth to the fireplace (Janice)

Also going to the winner is a supply of Elite Air Freshener (Janice)

|	Tera	|	Gary	|	Keith	|	SHERRY	|
|	$375	|	$585	|	$451	|	$450	|

Actual Retail Price: $1,416!

Lieutenant Commander Gary of the Navy is playing Secret "X" for a Victorian gazebo: Vixen Hills authentic cedar gazebo that's pre-engineered for the non-carpenter, offering decades of enjoyment and luxury, factory direct from Southeastern Pennsylvania, a prize worth $5,495 (Chantel).

– – –

| | |

? ? ?

| | |

– – –

Gary places a free X.

X – –

| | |

? ? ?

| | |

– – –

Gary can win two more X's by pricing these two items (Kathleen):
1. Hoover Portapower Stick Vac with attached tools and easy-empty dirt cup
2. Printing calculator with 10-digit LCD display and super view, has automatic item count and uses standard paper rolls

Starting with the vacuum:

$70 –––

| |

$100 –––

Gary picks $70.

$70 $70

| |

$100 –––

Correct! Gary places a second X.

X – –

| | |

? ? ?

| | |

– – X

Next is the calculator:

$38 –––

| |

$55 –––

Gary picks $55.

$38 –––

| |

$55 $38

Wrong! His odds remain the same.

Reveal the Secret X!

X – –

| | |

– – X

| | |

– – X

MRRRRRRRP! Not like anyone who places the first X on the top would change course.

Gary will be back for the Showcase Showdown after the break.


Contestants not appearing onstage will receive a Kenwood portable CD player, Caltrate Plus Chewables, and a Vita-Mix Total Nutrition Center.

2nd Showcase Showdown:

|	CONTESTANT	|	SPIN 1	|	SPIN 2	|	TOTAL	|	RESULT	|
|	Gary	|	.30	|	.45	|	.75	|		|
|	Ryan	|	.75	|	––	|	.75	|		|
|	Josephine	|	.90	|	––	|	.90	|	SHOWCASE	|

Josephine is the top winner, and Travis is the Runner-Up!

SHOWCASE 1
1. Beautiful new bedroom (Chantel): Ashley Furniture Royale bedroom group featuring contemporary styling with the elegant black polyester pencil post bed as the focal point; plus Custom Designs bedding featuring 180 thread count fabric and bright contemporary styling, includes 3 sets of sheets; and finally a Kingsdown Fantasy sleep set with coil-on-coil support, providing a perfect combination of firmness and comfort
2. Classic Western videos (Janice): Blockbuster Video collection of 26 Western videos featuring classic shoot 'em up cowboys to contemporary cowboy humor for your enjoyment
3. New big-screen TV (Chantel): Sony 53-inch big-screen color television featuring 2-tuner picture-in-picture, built-in stereo speakers, on-screen display, AV storage cabinet, and stand-up remote control

Josephine passes the Showcase.
Travis Bids: $10,000.

SHOWCASE 2: Our visit to Beverly Hills baseball team!
1. For instance, in Beverly Hills, when the coach says "Suit up!", there's always 1 team member that shows up in a new suit! (Kathleen)
- Jeran 2-piece black silk cocktail suit, the decorative lapel displaying an inset of jewels, designed after true Egyptian fashion

2. And when the coach talks about baseball fundamentals like the diamond, the only diamond the players care about in Beverly Hills is the one in a new ring! (Chantel)
- Exquisite diamond solitaire ring set in 14-karat yellow gold, the sparkling diamond at 0.75-karat

3. Finally, when the coach pointed out the goal of the game is the home run, the whole team decided it was time to run home a brand new van! (everyone)
- GMC Safari Special Edition van, equipped with standard features and California emission

Josephine Bids: $19,500.

Showcase bids:

|	Travis	|	Josephine	|
|	$10000	|	$19500	|

ARP of Josephine's Showcase: $28,025, for a difference of $8,525. (with "runner-up" close-up)
ARP of Travis's Showcase: $11,303, for a difference of $1,303.

Difference of:

|	BEDROOM	|	VAN	|
|	$1303	|	$8525	|

Travis wins $12,347 in prizes!


Bob Barker reminds you to help control the pet population, and have your pets spayed or neutered!