FULL RECAP - TPiR 04/23/2008

[Joe_Capitano]

Production #4303K - Taped Mar. 26, 2008 Drew: stage entrance First Four lineup: left to right Handoff: Gabrielle Models of the Day: Lanisha Cole, Rachel Reynolds and Gabrielle Tuite Wearing: Wish 1   TKO Home Fitness Package (R) SUSAN 600 HECTOR 1500 ANGELICA *1000 ROBERT 1 ($1094) Angelica from San Diego, CA plays DANGER PRICE (Target: $1595) (4) Jon Margeaux Fleur de Lis Hostess Set $ 1100 (1) Apple Laptop Computer/4 iPods 1902 (2) 5 Berlitz Self-Study Courses 869 WIN! (3) Recycling Cabinet 1595 2   Yamaha Portable Electronic Keyboard (G) +Susan 800 +Hector *801 LAURA 1900 +Robert 400 ($900) Hector, a U.S. Navy sailor, prepare thyself. IT'S THE $50,000 PL!NKO! WEDNESDAY!!! Free Chip (4) 10000 WIN! Foot Massage Spa 7/9 9 $ 99 * (5) 1000R Golf Lamp 2/0 0 70 * (5) 10000 Grill Master Recipe Index 6/5 6 25 Total (Pro Pots) Basketball Slow Cooker 6/2 6 12 $21,000 3   Aico Paradisio Desk +Susan 1500 SHARON 1900 Laura 2500 +Robert *1300 ($1429) Robert plays LUCKY SEVEN for a Pontiac G6 (Std., Stereo, RStarter, Pedals, BlkHtr, Prot)(G) Picks: 2 6 9 5 Price:   $ 2 1 3 7 6 Bucks: 7 6 3 1 0 PAINFUL LOSS The first thing Robert asked when he got to the car was if Gabrielle came with it. If his wife heard that (assuming he has one), methinks she's reaching for the nearest rolling pin. SHOWDOWN #1 Spinoff $ 1,429 Robert 60 + 10 .70 6,560 Angelica 95 stay .95 .15 22,069 Hector 45 + 50 .95 .35 (Puny 1st Spin)   Through to Showcase Round 4   Hockey Equipment (R) +Susan 800 Sharon *999 Laura 550 ANDY 900 ($1416) Sharon plays COMING OR GOING for a Westley Allen Queen Size Bed and a Tempurpedic Sleep Set (G) → $4953   (She's "Going")   LOSS   ($3694) 5   Picnic Time Picnic Equipment (G) +Susan 300 LINDSEY *450 Laura 495 Andy 700 ($460) Lindsey from Denver, CO plays LINE EM UP for a Ford Ranger XL (Std., Wheels, Cruise, Tilt, Stereo, Prot)(L), and three other goodies... 1st Try 2nd Try Price 1 1 1 Park & Sun 3-in-1 Game Table 5 8 [7] 5 [8] 7 [5] 8 7 (Sony) Boom Box 6 [8] [6] 8 [6] 8 Howard Miller Alarm Clocks [5] 1 9 5 1 [9] 5 1 [9] 2 2 2 0 RIGHT LOSS So far today, Susan has done nothing wrong - except not escape the Row. This is her last shot, and she holds the last bid. Will she find freedom next to Drew or will she have a meeting with Mimi at the "First Four" Breakfast Club? 6   Dahon Helips Folding Bicycle (L) +Susan 600 JOHN 385 Laura 400 Andy *408 ($599) Susan heads off to the clubhouse while Andy from somwhere nearby plays PICK A PAIR for an Ashley LIving Room Group (G) and a (Panasonic) 42" Plasma HDTV (R)($3597) (5) (Listerine) Mouth Rinse $ 7.99 KEEPS (6) Breathe Again Nasal Spray 9.99 (3) (Theragesic Plus) Cream 4.99 LOSS (1) (Glad Force Flex) Trash Bags (18 13 gal.) (2) (Oxi Clean) Cleaner 7.99 (4) (Clever Clasp) Jewelry Clasp (4 pk) SHOWDOWN #2 $ 460 Lindsey 55 + 15 .70 599 Andy 80 stay .80 1,416 Sharon 40 + 45 .85 Through to Showcase Round SHOWCASE ROUND Hector has the honor. SC1-Hector (Nintendo) 3-In-1 Video Arcade Game Golden West Northern Pine Billiard Table Wurlitzer Coca-Cola Macine Replica (G) Trip to Monte Carlo (via Nice; 6n)(L) BID $16,000 PRICE 22,735 DIFF –6,735 TOTAL $ SC2-Sharon (Vidal Sassoon) Hair Clipper Set (R) Corona Garden Tools (L) Ford Fusion S (Std., 2.3l, Stereo, Tilt, Prot)(G) BID $17,000 PRICE 19,858 DIFF –2,858 TOTAL $21,274 Today's Pricing Games: 2 for 6 Total Winnings: $51,391 THIS IS THE ONLY OFFICIAL GOLDEN-ROAD.net SHOW RECAP. REPRODUCTION PROHIBITED WITHOUT AUTHOR PERMISSION.

[PriceFanArmadillo]

Despite the fact that Coming or Going was lost, the Line 'em Up loss means that Line em Up, at 1-4, knocks Coming or Going out of the list of Least Frequently Won Games, thanks to the miracle of small sample sizes..

1. Temptation (0-6-2)
2. Switcheroo (0-5)
3. Golden Road (0-4)
4. Check Out (0-3)
5. Step Up (0-2)
6. Five Price Tags (1-6)
6. Punch-A-Bunch (1-6)
8. It's in the Bag (2-4-6)
9. That's Too Much (3-14)
10. Line 'em Up (1-4)

[Joltman]

Danger Price: Easy win.
Plinko: Foot Massage Spa IMO a toss-up. I guessed 7.
Lucky Seven: I would have won just barely; I guessed 1 for the first guess, 2, 6, 5 - I was surprised they used the rule-of-5 in today's game; I thought they chose to do away with it and put only 1 or 9 as the last number.
Coming or Going: Tough call IMO, but I went with $3k.
Line 'em Up: Ouch. I knew it was 15k, but it was a little tough for the rest.
Pick-a-Pair: Now this was a hard setup to figure out which were correct.

[goldroadfanatic]

Yeah, Big Banana Remix was played for Danger Price!  

Also, I loved how Angelica said "language, baby!" for the win, it was just a blast to hear.

Geez, that was an impressive win in Plinko today.  Just three chips and $21,000; that's the norm for people who win all five chips these days.  To win that amount with two less is nothing short of amazing.

Robert was fun to watch, especially when he came on stage and asked if Gabrielle came with the car in Lucky $even.  It was a darn shame he lost; his guess on the third number really killed his chances of having any room for error for the last two numbers.  He got lucky on the fourth, but painfully lost on the fifth.

I laughed at how Drew acted like Yogi Bear for most of the fifth bidding round.

[phunguy]

"I laughed at how Drew acted like Yogi Bear for most of the fifth bidding round."

That was pointed out in the chat today by none other than truly yours, to whom it may concern.

[BooBoo impression]But Yogi, Ranger Smith wouldn't like that![/BooBoo impression]

[heelsrule1988]

BEST CONTESTANT OF THE DAY: Angelica
SHOW GRADE: 2

[ClassicG]

The Yogi Bear impression was today's Drew Drop™. A standing ovation for the Hanna Barbera company.

[Wayoshi]

Very good result with only 3 chips, I was truly amazed also that all 4 SPs were "ending with", not one tricky starting w/. L7 was unfortunate -but, you can never call a 9 in this game unless you're absolutely sure. Even if he said 8 he would have won, assuming the crowd still thinks 5. Coggy was semi-tricky today, though -94 stuck out, and she completely missed the El Cheapo Ford Ranger. Rare PAP loss kinda rounds up a meh day overall.

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[wpghi5]

Danger Price: I don't know what the result would be for me. I probably would lose this game had I picked the computer. (which was the danger price there and not the cabinet which you mentioned there Joe. Just to correct you.) Great playing by Angelica. She definitely had a great attitude there.

Plinko: In my mind the last 2 SPs were gimme's. I don't know what Hector was thinking picking 6 on both. No matter even with 3 Plinko chips he ends up winning $21,000.

Lucky Seven: Another fun one in the part of Robert. With him asking if Gaby came with the car. My direct answer to that is "NO!"  Well with one dollar left and saying that the last digit is 5 I had a feeling he would lose. I unfortunately was right.

Coming Or Going: I would go for $3594 or $3694 whatever the price was for the bed.

Line Em' Up: My initial guess for the car would be $15,612. Tough loss for Lindsey.

Pick-A-Pair: This was definitely an impossible set-up today. My picks were the mouth rinse and the jewelry clasp. Then I would keep the mouth rinse and go for the trash bags and be wrong on that too. Not winnable today unfortunately.

SCSD #2: I wanted Andy to win.

Showcases: I thought for a moment that Sharon might have garfed on her showcase. It turns out she made a great bid to be today's big winner. Total redemption from that lost on Coming Or Going.

[Mallory16]

Angelica was awesome!  Loved her excitement and attitude in general!

Anyone noticed that all three guys today gave the wheel weak spins?  Wonder why the guys were all doing that.

Coming or Going was, as usual, very frustrating to watch today.  Seriously, why is everyone losing lately?  When was the last time Roger actually tried for a loss in this game?

And considering she lost Coming or Going, I'm shocked Sharon won her showcase!  That was so meant to be an overbid on that!

I laughed at how Drew acted like Yogi Bear for most of the fifth bidding round.

That was pointed out in the chat today by none other than truly yours, to whom it may concern.

Thank you, Mr. Obvious.  And it concerned no one.

[Joe_Capitano]

Well, you have to admit, on this day Drew was smarter than the average game show host. He's been quite "up" of late, which is good.

Now if only Rich could be a little Boo Boo.

[howierules86]

Danger Price: I would have won as well.

Plinko: Great win with only three chips.

Lucky Seven: Tough loss here.

Coming or Going: I'm surprised this game's been lost so many times lately.

Line 'Em Up: Another tough loss.

Pick-A-Pair: I would have lost as well.

[SteveGavazzi]

Yay!  Danger Price!  And with the right music this time!

This is more a rant about WTAJ than a comment about the show, but the Plinko intro I got today went as follows:  "Hector, you're going to play *EAS buzzer*".  I swear to God, it was almost like they'd set it up intentionally to be as annoying as possible.

Incidentally, Plinko was awesome.  It's just too bad Hector didn't win more chips than he did!

Wow...Coming or Going was actually lost somewhat non-stupidly for once.  I suppose that's better than what's happened the last umpteen times they've played it!

Drew was hilarious during the 5th IUFB.

I don't get why Hector got so excited when Drew read the price of his showcase.  $6,735 isn't exactly a fantastic difference.

[BRB_TheFireball]

One-Bid #1:  Yay!  Half-Off remix!

Stop Sign Game:  Yay!  Danger Price with ! I love how this game has gotten an increase in playing this season.  I lost today.  The Apple gear looked like it would be at least $2,000.  I thought the recycling cabinet was $1,595.

Borko:  He had only three chips, but Hector made fantastic use out of them.

L7:  That hurt.  One dollar too many.  Had he not given a dumb guess of 9 for the fourth number, he would've won this thing.

Coggy:  Not an easy choice.  Either price could've been right.  Will this game ever be won again this season?

One-Bid #5:  Nice Yogi Bear impersonation.

LEU:  Ummm... yay, Line 'Em Up? Thanks a lot, audience!  Lindsey briefly had 5 as the second number of the cheapo Ranger, but they talked her out of it.

Pappy:  A rare Pick-a-Pair loss.

My showcase bids:
Random game room/trip--$19,207
Car--$18,107

[DYC]

Ya know what's funny to me?
Drew talking about how Pick-a-Pair is so hard for him to explain to contestants.
Not comparing, but I remember Bob always used his 'hurry up offense' explanation on every playing: simply put verbatim "Pick a Pair of Products that have the same Price and you'll win the Prize"

Love Drew, but sometimes he over-explains the simplest things.

Adam looks like my uncle BTW.