FULL RECAP - TPiR 05/23/2008

[Joe_Capitano]

NOTE OF INTEREST: There WILL be a Price on Monday. Set your recorders accordingly.

Production #4345K - Taped May 7, 2008 Drew: stage entrance First Four lineup: mixed Handoff: Gabrielle Models of the Day: Phire Dawson, Brandi Sherwood and Gabrielle Tuite Wearing: Niteline 1   Trip to Las Vegas (6n)(B) 1-MEGHAN 800 2-MONIQUE *1800 4-LIZBETT 899 3-JOHN 1000 ($3357) Monique from Richmond, VA plays PUSHOVER for a Sonoma Symphony Spa (P) Setup: 9 1 6 6 5 0 1 1 5 Pick: 9 1[6 6 5 0] Price: $6650   WIN! 2   Roth Motorboard (G) +Meghan *551 NARENDRA 550 +Lizbett 450 +John 350 ($799) Meghan, a student at San Diego, plays HOLE IN ONE (...or two) for a Pontiac Vibe (Std., AC, AT)(P)($17,695) (5) (Jello) Sugar Free Gelatin (0.3 oz) $ .69 (2) Ziploc Storage Bags (18 13 gal.) 2.99 (6) (Jelly Belly) Jelly Beans (box) 11.99 (1) Energizer Hearing Aid Batteries (16 pk) 14.99 (4) (Bayer) Aspirin (100) 6.00 (3) Gold Bond Cream Drew's Inpiration Putt: too hard. Meghan's Putt(s) from Line 4: straight in.   WIN! 3   Casablanca 19th Century Ceiling Fan (P) AVERILL 825 Narendra 700 +Lizbett *1200 +John 826 ($2190) Lizbett, prepare thyself. IT'S THE $50,000 PL!NKO! FRIDAY!!! Free Chip (4) 100L Stereo Boom Box 3/9 9 $ 79 * (6) 500R Basketball Telephone 1/3 3 33 * (4) 1000L Hot Tea Maker 6/8 8 18 * (8) 1000R Total Swim Ways Spring Float 3/1 3 35 * (8) 10000   $12,600 WIN! SHOWDOWN #1 $ 10,007 Monique 5 + 75 .80 Through to Showcase Round 15,445 Lizbett 30 +   5 .35 18,494 Meghan   5 + 25 .30 4   O.W. Lee Classico Flider (B) Averill 800 Narendra 100 JEAN *1450 +John 750 ($2453) Jean plays DOUBLE PRICES for a Kawasaki STX15F Jet Ski (G&P) $10,998 PICK ($9,398) LOSS $9,398 5   Ashley Hendler Dining Group/Cajun Injector Marinade (G) Averill 1250 Narendra 1251 ANI 1100 +John **1200** ($1200) John takes claim of the $500 wad and plays LUCKY SEVEN for a Ford Mustang (Std., AT, Prot, Safety/Security)(B) Picks: 4 7 5 5 Price: $ 2 2 6 8 4 Bucks: 7 5 4 1 0 PAINFUL LOSS 6   MCF Gold/Cabuchon Bracelet (P-in the Row) Averill *1500 Narendra 1100 Ani 2200 ROBERT 1200 ($2195) Averill plays ONE WRONG PRICE Corsican Rabbit Day Bed/Loving Care Formfit (B) $ 2399 Inspire M3 Home Gym (P) 2995 Hohner B Bass Guitar (G) PICK 2100 1249 WIN! SHOWDOWN #2 $ 1,740 John 55 + 10 .65 2,453 Jean 80 stay .80 Through to Showcase Round 8,838 Averill 45 + 90 OV SHOWCASE ROUND Monique has the honor. SC1-Monique RETURN OF THE DEGARBAGIZER Fisher & Paykel Ecosmart Washer/Dryer Napoleon Gas Grill Chrysler PT Cruiser LX (Std., 4 cyl., AC)(B) BID $17,300 PRICE 21,023 DIFF –3,723 TOTAL $31,030 SC2-Jean FAMOUS STAGES Trip to New York City (5n @ Roosevelt), London (6n @ Rubens), and Sydney (6n)(B&G) BID $19,500 PRICE 32,942 DIFF –13,442 Today's Pricing Games: 4 for 6 Total Winnings: $78,000 THIS IS THE ONLY OFFICIAL GOLDEN-ROAD.net SHOW RECAP. REPRODUCTION PROHIBITED WITHOUT AUTHOR PERMISSION.

[heelsrule1988]

BEST CONTESTANT OF THE DAY: Monique
SHOW GRADE: 2

[Pikachu732001]

PUSHOVER: Even though the price looked easy to decipher, 6501 made it look just a bit tricky.

HOLE IN ONE: And Drew's missed putt streak lives on. The jelly beans once again proved their deceptive selves.

PLINKO: SP's looked fairly easy today(even though I tripped up on the basketball phone).

DOUBLE PRICES: didn't want the spa wom apparently. (Note: I picked the lower price)

(Un)LUCKY $EVEN: Mustang!!! Tripped me up on the 4th number.

ONE WRONG PRICE: I unfortunately took the home gym.

Showcases:

Degarbagizer: $20,000(1,023)
Trips: $25,000(7,942)

Lucky $even Index: 5.5/7

[phunguy]

Pushover: EVERYONE in Chat agreed on 6650.

Hole In One: Hey, didn't Drew nail one in an MDS?

Pl!nko!: On a Friday for the second week in a row?

Double Prices: Oh was tricky with a twin "98" at the end.

Lucky $even: The dreaded F------ Random Evil Mustang of Doom strikes again.

One Wrong Price: Everyone in chat agreed on the geetar!

[Ton80]

The jelly beans once again proved their deceptive selves.

I knew that the batteries were going to be expensive, but even I was blind-sided by how much those jelly beans were!!  Fortunately for Meghan,  the bad pick on the batteries combined with the expensive jelly beans allowed her to move one line closer.

I read somewhere (here, I'm sure) that Drew bets money with the crew about the bids during the Showcase.  I wonder if he (or they) bet on Drew's putts!!

Lucky 7 - It really looked like Roger wanted this game won today.  However, using the oft-overpriced Mustang pretty much guaranteed a loss!  Except for the 2nd digit, there were no real "killer" numbers like 1 or 9.  The 8 was a little rough, but definitely not an evil setup as we have seen in the past.

[Wayoshi]

^ Ton80, yeah, that 4 at the started severely restricted him, huh?

A much better show for the week - no 0s in Plinko was quite interesting too.

B+

[2008nowandthen]

The Trips In Showcase #2 were ..they were "more expensive" than my trips around the world.   

Great gameplay today.   Smart Contestants.  Some rotten luck though.

Also..be sure to sign Drew's Birthday Greeting in the Talk Section.

God Bless, Stay Safe This Hoilday Weekend,

Keith
4-10-08

[wpghi5]

Push Over: $6650 was my hunch as well.

Hole In One (or Two): Despite what happened with those items Meghan made a spectacular putt on the fourth line to win the car.

Plinko: I too got tripped up by the basketball phone. Great for Lizbett to get $12,600.

Double Prices: My gut told me $9398.

Lucky Seven: Well the Mustang has claimed another victim in the most painful way. Tough loss for John.

One Wrong Price: I went with the day bed. 

Showcases: Boy were those trips expensive. Tough break there for Jean. Great day for Monique though being the big winner today with a nice bid on her showcase which included the car. 

[goldroadfanatic]

The first 2009 Pontiac Vibe ever offered on the show, also is that the first 2009 model year vehicle ever offered on TPIR?

Did anyone notice that the front of Hole in One GP tees went back to yellow and that the golf balls leading up to the rotating sign have been removed?

Also interesting about Hole in One, Drew called his putt a "sample putt" instead of an inspirational putt.

They kind of spoiled Double Prices when they were at the shot of Jean walking to door #2 to meet Drew.

Man, Lucky $even just doesn't feel right when it's played fifth!  But neither does One Wrong Price or Double Prices, really, so I guess they had to stick Lucky $even in there.

John's guess on the fourth number really killed his chances of winning Lucky $even, he had no room for error on the last number.

I loved how Avril walked around the presentation of prizes to ask the audience for their advice.

Yay, the prize de-garbagizer showcase appears!

[thewhammy_2000]

Push Over: I just missed the play. I would've guessed either 5011 or 6650.

Hole in One ...or Two: Right after the Ziploc bags, I would've tried the aspirin. It'll get a little hard after that.

Plinko: "Oh, my kingdom for Lizbett to get the 10K! She did! Yay!!"

Double Prices: "I hope you didn't think not having the models would bring the price down $1600. Did you, Jean?" Just playing along; I would've picked $9398.

Lucky Seven: Why did I predict John will lose by $1 in the end? I guess I was reminding myself of a recent loss (I think it was on a recent MDS).

One Wrong Price: I felt the guitar's price was too much. I picked that.

Showcases: I tried to use 19000 on Jean's Showcase. I kinda felt that I went over by a little; instead, I Garfed.

[tpiradam]

Push Over - Monique really knew what she was doing

Hole in One or two - great win there. is it just me or do those jelly beans keep getting more expensive? plus it was nice to see the first appearance of the 09 vibe

Plinko - nice win with the last chip

Double Prices - 10,998 looked right to me.

Lucky $even - i thought they were gonna put 4 as the last number. just seemed like they would.

One Wrong Price - i had no clue whatsoever here

Showcases - I thought Jean had it. and how much is the trip to australia now? 20k?? i think its more than new zealand. i remember when they offered trips to australia that were only like 8000

Grade: 7/10

[Bully]

Great show!!

[BRB_TheFireball]

Pushy:  Now that is how you play this game!

Hole:  Yay!  Hole in One! And Temptation cue!

Borko:  All cash amounts hit, and no zeroes!  That doesn't happen too often.

L7:  In the 5th slot again!  Even though the all-5s crowd would've lost, missing the thousands digit by one (which shouldn't be too hard for those who actually know how much a Mustang costs) followed by 5-5-5 would've won.

1WP:  This again?!  Where the hell is Most Expensive?  $2,100 was definitely too high for a guitar.  Easy win.

SC #1:  Yay!  De-Garbagizer!

SC #2:  Oh God... not another friggin' random all-trip showcase.  I hate these showcases!

My showcase bids:
Car--$20,007
FRATS--$22,507

Result:  Sheesh... those were some big-time Dob-oids® on SC2.  London must've been $12,000+ or something...

[PriceFanArmadillo]

The first 2009 Pontiac Vibe ever offered on the show, also is that the first 2009 model year vehicle ever offered on TPIR?

Daytime, yes.  The Jaguar in this week's MDS was also a 2009.

[mrbrown2195]

I read somewhere (here, I'm sure) that Drew bets money with the crew about the bids during the Showcase.  I wonder if he (or they) bet on Drew's putts!!

The crew used to bid on Bob's putts when Hole-in-One was in the lineup, but I don't know if they have kept this practice with Drew.