FULL RECAP - TPiR 06/16/2008

[Joe_Capitano]

Production #4381K - Taped June 2, 2008 Drew: stage entrance First Four lineup: right to left Handoff: Brandi Models of the Day: Lanisha Cole, Rachel Reynolds and Brandi Sherwood Wearing: Venus 1   Wireless Home Theater System (R) DAVID 850 NANCY 975 BRANDON *1100 SUSAN 750 ($1999) Brandon plays MOST EXPENSIVE carolinachair.com Kingsley Chair (B) $ 1100 Inspire M3 Home Gym (L) PICK 2995 WIN! (Yard Man) 20HP Riding Lawn Mower 1450 2   Samsung Onyx Blue Washer/Dryer (B) +David 2098 +Nancy *2099 CAROLYN 1899 +Susan 1600 ($2398) Nancy plays SPELLING BEE for a Honda Civic LX (Std., 140HP, Cruise)(L)($18,395) Free Card ( 5 ) CAR   WIN! Free Card ( 2 ) A Vegetable Peeler $ 30 $ 32 – 2 * (17) A (Presto Powerpop) MIcrowave Popcorn Popper 20 13 + 7 * (23) A (Ragball) Soccer Ball 10 25 –15 BTW, Anyone here thinking this: Lanisha = Rhianna? 3   (Apple) Laptop Computer (B&L) +David 1102 BETSY 1101 Carolyn *1050 +Susan 900 ($1099) Carolyn plays BONKERS for a Catalina 16.5 Sailaway Sailboat (R)($9627)  5 5 7 8  Time 1. H L L H :23 2. H H L H :16 3. H L H L :10 4. H L H H :04 5. L L H H :00 LOSS, BUT.. It seems the game prop had some sort of electrical problem. First, the lights flashed somewhat erratically, then the top row of lights lit up left to right, followed by the bottom row. They never got the game prop into game play mode, and that was judged to be confusing to Carolyn - though she handled it quite nicely, not wasting any time or chances. But if the game prop isn't playing nice, you can't hold it against the player. Ergo, a TECHNICAL WIN! SHOWDOWN #1 $ 7,544 Brandon 25 + 45 .70 10,726 Carolyn   5 + 15 .20 20,793 Nancy 95 stay .95 Through to Showcase Round 4   Broyhill Cadence Apothecary Chest (L) +David 1 Betsy *502 JEREMY 500 +Susan 501 ($599) STUPID BID Betsy from Cleveland, TN plays TAKE TWO (Target: $3505) 1st 2nd Pathfinder 4 pc Luggage Set 970 –––– Rosenthal Crystal Candle Holders –––– –––– (Not Revealed) Precept Golf Equipment 1869 –––– Scooter Store Victory 10 Scooter ––––   2535 TOTAL $2839 $4404 LOSS 5   DK Travel Books (R) +David 385 LA JEANA 650 Jeremy *449 +Susan 350 ($644) STUPID BID STUPID BID Jeremy plays HI LO for an Ashley Southshore Dining Group and Fiesta Dinnerware (B)($4370) (3) Gold Bond Powder $ 7.20 "HI" ROW (4) (Carapelli) Olive Oil 5.49 (2) Bayer Aspirin (100) 6.00 (1) ZIploc Freezer Bags (15) 2.99 "LO" ROW (6) Nabisco Chips Ahoy! Cookies 3.49 (5) Tums Ultra 1000 Antacid 4.26 WIN! David and Susan. Leftover like the chocolate cookie in Drew's favorite bag. One or both of them will find their way to Mimi at the "First Four" Breakfast Club. That is, unless someone gets their act together... 6   "Big Green Egg" BBQ/Smoker (L) +David 800 La Jeana *801 LISA 250 +Susan 325 ($1175) STUPID BID SUICIDE BID David wheels Susan off on a gurney while La Jeana plays MONEY GAME for a Honda Element EX (Std., 166HP, Stereo, Security, BlkHtr, Mats, Legs)(R) 36 80 36-2 95 –– 56 70 22-1 –– 40-3 21 19  ––  $36 $22 9 40   WIN! SHOWDOWN #2 $ 599 Betsy 5 +  90 .95 Through to Showcase Round 5,014 Jeremy 15 +100 OV 22,151 La Jeana 55 +100 OV SHOWCASE ROUND Nancy has the honor. SC1-Betsy Ashley Transitional Living Room Group Carpet One Carpeting Roland HPI6S Digital Piano (R) Beachcomber Hot Tub (L) BID $16,500 PRICE 21,209 DIFF –4,709 SC2-Nancy AROUND THE WORLD (Sony) DVD Camcorder (B) Trip to the Bahamas (6n @ Wyndham)(L), Rome (6n @ Atlante), and Singapore (6n @ Pan Pacific)(B&R) BID $22,000 PRICE 24,765 DIFF –2,765 TOTAL $45,603 Today's Pricing Games: 5 for 6 (...if only for a technicality!) Total Winnings: $91,643 THIS IS THE ONLY OFFICIAL GOLDEN-ROAD.net SHOW RECAP. REPRODUCTION PROHIBITED WITHOUT AUTHOR PERMISSION.

[heelsrule1988]

I disagree with the technical win in Bonkers. If it had obviously confused the contestant, it would have been different. But it seemed like the light malfunction had no effect on the playing at all.

BEST CONTESTANT OF THE DAY: Nancy and Jeremy share it today
SHOW GRADE: 2

[FlipFlopper7769]

I disagree with the technical win in Bonkers. If it had obviously confused the contestant, it would have been different. But it seemed like the light malfunction had no effect on the playing at all.

I agree heels. Even though it looked extremely weird and disorienting, it didn't look like she was confused enough to not know what she was doing.

Did anyone else notice how dusty and dirty the Hi-Lo table was during the grocery product descriptions? Someone better take a dust cloth to that post-haste!

Pretty good show today, as there were several good contestants and a nice line-up to boot!

[pinball777]

Now I can say, Bonkers went Bonkers! The contestant sure seemed ok, but for me, it was hard to follow. I thought the lights were weird at first.

Good show today with lots of wins.

[rob79]

What in the world was up with Bonkers today?!? That was just weird how the lights kept randomly flashing during the gameplay portion. I really don't disagree with the technical win being declared because in my estimation those lights flashing would be pretty distracting to the contestant playing the game and cause them to lose concentration. I know some will disagree with this and that's ok, but this is just my opinion on the matter.

[Mr. Matté]

A question for those in the know: If there was trouble with how Bonkers was lighting up all weird, couldn't they have just cut the power?  If you think there's a problem with that because the clock likely runs on that power, surely there's someone off stage keeping time and s/he can signal if there's x seconds left/time's up.  Thoughts?

[TPIR1990]

I agree. I haven't seen this episode yet, but will definitely have to just for that, and also Bonkers is one of my favorite games. I remember in an early playing of Race Game, the clock stopped working, so Bob just had a stopwatch in hand. They simply should have shut off the game and just given Drew a stopwatch. Nothing wrong with that. If they gave it someone else, it would make it difficult for the contestant.

[Chief-O]

I don't think Bonkers' light issues should have warranted a tech win. It's just that they couldn't get them shut off. If it was the lights showing where the paddles had to be placed, THAT would've been a tech win.

[Brian44]

It also looked like the Bonkers clock started at 28 seconds instead of 30 seconds, so one could argue that as another reason to declare a technical win.  Since the contestant was moving rather quickly and not polling the audience, she very well could have made another change in those 2 seconds.

[Mallory16]

Nancy was a lot of fun.  Funny when you have a older lady who would've still been able to kill Bob if he were still hosting!  Drew's more durable, at least, but still... Nancy just doens't look like someone you'd think could possibly be dangerous !

The Bonkers technical win was warranted:  I know sure as heck those lights were confusing me!  Or maybe they should've just rolled out Pick a Number or something, 'cause that was just kinda' bad.

Looked like there was potential for a technical win in Take Two too, had the right combination been the two prizes Betsy hadn't picked.  Which wasn't the case, and Drew corrected himself kinda' last second, but still....

Anyone else notice Betsy's shoutout to George Lucas ?  Pretty sure it was just two of her kids names, but considering their names, you have to suspect she's probably a fan.

[Todd]

Gotta love the ending today.

Drew (as he's getting mugged): "Get your pets spayed or neutered, be right ba- no, see ya next time!"

Today was a great show, and with the technical win and Drew finally meeting the equivalent of a Samoan to Bob, it just proves this is the same old Price is Right that we know and love.

[therealcu2010]

An all-around good show today. Bonkers' lights going completely haywire, a great playing and win of Spelling Bee, and a couple of very memorable contestants.  Plus, an Around the World showcase!

OVERALL: 4/5.

[elonpuckhog]

The lights in Bonkers were confusing to me, but only for a second or two.  I was surprised that a technical win was declared.   

Take 2:  It sounded like Drew got it mixed up with Pick a Pair until the last second when he said she could pick the other two products.  Question:  Do the off stage people (Roger, whoever else) yell to Drew when he needs to explain something better?  I know sometimes he gets corrected, but could they tell him for example that it could be the other two products?

From what I saw today, good show.

[goldroadfanatic]

Drew was just awesome today, he kind of channeled Bob in some parts, but he managed to keep his own style and have fun with the show today.

We got to hear a longer than usual playing of one of the 2003 cues in Most Expensive today.  Also, I laughed at Drew's "No, not the comfy chair!" bit when he was going over the three prizes.

Nancy was fun to watch and I loved her excitement during Spelling Bee.  I was even more amazed that she managed to pick one of the CAR cards right off the bat, and hug Drew like a Samoan.  I also laughed when she hugged Drew in excitement again after winning the Showcase Showdown.  I guess one could say that Nancy is the equivalent of Melanie from the October 15, 1991 show.

Another note on Spelling Bee, this is the first time since Season 32 that the game was won 3 times with the CAR card.

I agree with Frank on this one, the lights in Bonkers today sure confused me and I think it was good that they awarded a technical win.  I also wonder why did the white lights on the prop turn off at one point then come back on again and flash irregularly.  It makes me wonder why they didn't wheel out something else, like Range Game, Freeze Frame, or Pick-a-Number instead.  Maybe Bonkers worked in this show's rehearsal but had a few bugs in it when tape was rolling.

It seemed like Drew mixed up the rules for Take Two with Pick-a-Pair.  Drew said that either the golf clubs or luggage must be kept and one of those two had to be given back and one of the two unchosen prizes, the candlesticks and the scooter, had to be picked.  In the rules, the contestant has the option of giving back the first two prizes s/he took and taking the two other prizes.  Thankfully, Drew corrected himself towards the end and said the first two prizes could be given back, but he should still explain the rules for each game specifically in order to prevent costly mistakes from happening, and have a game end up going the way of $uper $aver.

Today's close-up of the Clam was kind of an old-school shot of it, it kind of threw back to how Breslow and, for his first few years, Alter.

They started playnig Dig We Must a bit earlier than usual.  They didn't wait for the buzzer to sound before they started the music, I wonder why that was done.

You know, it seems like forever since they did an Around the World showcase, didn't they do one last season?  But it was nice to see it in the Carey era for the first time.

I laughed at how Nancy just mauled Drew when she won her showcase, and I also loved how Drew did the showcase reveal today, with some enthusiasm.

[Wayoshi]

Even if the contestant wasn't affected, I think many viewers out would have been semi-furious with a non-call, the casual viewers especially might have seen it as unfair and then switch the channel. Someone pressed the "test" button or something, the lights were gradually lighting up, lol.

Otherwise, another great day! Not sure why that Element had an even -40, but I'm not complaining, and Spelling Bee has been on a lucky roll with that first pick - 2nd time it's been CAR. A couple more OOFs on that elusive dollar though...

Drew did his best to a) explain the tech win, b) get the sign-off right while being Samoaned.

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