FULL RECAP - TPiR 06/20/2008

[Joe_Capitano]

Production #4385K - Taped June 4, 2008 Drew: stage entrance First Four lineup: right to left Handoff: Lanisha Models of the Day: Lanisha Cole, Rachel Reynolds and Brandi Sherwood Wearing: Stop Staring 1    2 (Infinity) Surfboards (R) TODD 600 LUDMILLA 1 DOMINIC 750 ANASTACIA 751 ($1000) STUPID BID Anastacia plays SWITCH? Pulaski Curio Cabinet (B) $1299 $2097 Bodyguard R3 Recumbent Exercise Bide (L) $2097 SWITCH! $1299 WIN! ...and if Anastacia stuck with her initial bid she would have a $500 wad bulging out her pocket. 2   Wilton Armetale Gourmet Grillware (B) +Todd *430 +Ludmilla 595 +Dominick 550 JORDAN 800 ($512) Todd, sporting the image of the evil Mimi, prepare thyself. IT'S THE $50,000 PL!NKO! FRIDAY!!! Free Chip (4) 10000 WIN! Silverplate Salt/Pepper Shakers 6/4 4 $ 24 * (4) 0R (Sennheiser) WIreless Headphones 7/1 1 79 (Pro Pots) Football Slow Cooker 5/2 2 12 * (6) 0R Total Handheld Sonic Listener 3/7 3 30 * (4) 0L $10,000 Those last two chips had perhaps the strangest action on them, especially the third which veered all the way to the right, then cut back nearly straight across and fail Todd - and don't say that's never happened to you while playing Pachinko. At least the first locked in the Win. 3    2 Asa 3-Wheel Cruisers (L) GILBERTO 1000 +Ludmilla *300 +Dominick 1200 Jordan 700 ($698) Ludmilla successfully implements the "Smeghead Gambit" to play MORE OR LESS Corsican Signet Cradle $ 5820 LESS $ 4625 Golden West Billiard Table 1600 MORE 2400 Dimplex Hampton Electric Fireplace 2800 MORE 1999 LOSS Pontiac Vibe (Std., AC, AT)(L) SHOWDOWN #1 $ 4,396 Anastacia 45 + 50 .95 7,723 Ludmilla 75 + 70 OV 10,647 Todd 55 + 45 1.00 *$1000*   Bonus 75   Through to Showcase Round 4   Suzuki DRZ125L Offroad Motorcycle (R) Gilberto *2300 DONETTA 1200 +Dominick 2000 Jordan 2100 ($2599) Gilberto plays COMING OR GOING for a Beachcomber Hot Tub (B&L) → $6713   WIN! 5   Echo Chain Saw/Blower (B) REBECCA 450 Donetta 495 +Dominick "5" Jordan *501 ($613) Jordan plays BULLSEYE for an O.W. Lee All Seasons Patio Group and a Pantel 32" Outdoor LCD HDTV (L&R)($12,417) (1) Ziploc Storage Bags (20) 3 x 2.99 $ 8.97 (5) (Little Debbie) Oatmeal Cream Pies 2 x 1.39 2.78 (3) Nabisco Chips Ahoy Cookies (bag) 3 x 3.49 10.47 WIN! (2) Phillips Caplets (24) (4) (Westbrae Natural) Salad Beans Dominick got one-upped a minute ago (or did he mean to bid $5?). The bad part of that is that he's still in the Row and unless he wins his way out faces Mimi over at the "First Four" Breakfast Club. The good side is that he has the last bid. No messing around now... 6   Storywheels Patriotic Charm Necklace (B-in the Row) Rebecca 400 Donetta 825 +Dominick *826 LISA 250 ($1185) STUPID BID Dominick from Albuquerque, NM escapes! He plays LUCKY SEVEN for a Jeep Wrangler X (Std., AC, BlkHtr, Top, Stereo, Prot)(L&R) Picks: 2 5 6 5 Price:   $ 2 2 5 1 4 Bucks: 7 7 7 2 1 WIN! ...and how many of you thought ol' Dominick was doomed when he missed that fourth number by so much? What a comeback. BETTY WHITE SEMI-MEMORIAL "JUST MEN" SHOWDOWN #2 $ 9,312 Gilberto 45 + 90 OV 13,030 Jordan 45 + 95 OV 23,699 Dominick 25 .00 Through to Showcase Round by Default ROBAIR MACKEY SEMI-MEMORIAL STAG SHOWCASE ROUND Dominick has the honor. SC1-Dominick MODEL MISHAPS Pirates of the Caribbean Pinball Machine (L) 30" Gas Range (R) Pontiac Solstice (Std., Wheels)(B) BID $30,000 PRICE 31,489 DIFF –1,189 TOTAL $55,168 SC2-Todd Magnussen Seven Oaks Dining Group Noritake Golden Pagentry China Dinnerware Edible Arrangements Fruits Bouquets (12)(R) Trip to Bali (6n)(L) BID $12,300 PRICE 16,313 DIFF –4,013 TOTAL $11,467 Today's Pricing Games: 5 for 6 (...if only Ludmilla had made her way to the end of her rainbow!) Total Winnings: $115,483 THIS IS THE ONLY OFFICIAL GOLDEN-ROAD.net SHOW RECAP. REPRODUCTION PROHIBITED WITHOUT AUTHOR PERMISSION.

[TPIR1990]

Overall, good game today, I was very pleased with Drew's performance, actually made me laugh a couple times. Definitely one of his better games. A change I noticed was in More or Less's reveal tags which say "More" and "Less" they are now not only yellow and pink, but now a golden-yellow and dark blue. Is this a new change that just showed up today or has this change been instituted for a while now? Also, on More or Less, I thought the fireplace was dead giveaway. Usually they aren't more than $2,200, so that was an easy "Less." On Lucky $even, I thought we were going to have a perfect game, but I guess not, same with Plinko, not a perfect game, but a close to it--if only those 0s weren't in the way! Speaking of Plinko, what is a win considered these days on it? I thought it was 30K or more? Has that changed? I thought Jordan was going to play Bullseye the whole time like it was Grocery Game, as that what he seemed to be doing the first two turns, but got it by the third turn.

Overall Grade: 4/5

[duogals]

I'm glad Dominick won Lucky Seven, the Showcase Showdown, and the Showcase.  I always cheer for people that is from Albuquerque, New Mexico.  Hence I also live in Albuquerque.

[Wayoshi]

If only she trusted her gut on the fireplace...grrr, the search for the first perfect show in order for the Drew era continues.

Otherwise, Pl!nko was just weird...the chips came coming back just short or just far into the 0s! So depressing. Also the low-budget PG prizes hinted me at something like a convertible today, good bid by Chris to clean house. I started singing about the DOB being completely evil when that 1 came up, but when the last digit was a 4 he must have felt nice...

A-

[TPIR1990]

Also, forgot to mention, Lanisha changed up her hairdo again. Looks very nice on her.

[JokerFan]

Speaking of Plinko, what is a win considered these days on it? I thought it was 30K or more? Has that changed?

According to Joe Capitano (among others), a win is hitting the $10,000 slot at least once.  However, an official win is winning $50,000.

[TPIR1990]

Ah I see. Thanks Joker.

[wpghi5]

IUFB #1: OH WHY ANASTACIA?!  She had both a perfect bid and $500 slipped out of her fingers! 

Switch?: I would've switched too.

Plinko: A bit of a miscue on the 2nd SP there. Thank god he got $10K on his first chip because the rest went into 0.

More Or Less: I knew Ludmilla would lose by saying "More" on the fireplace. I said "Less" on it.

Coming Or Going: The playing of it was pretty funny as Drew made fun of Gilberto holding on to the thing.  Soon enough it was won.

Bullseye: Either it was 3 cookies or 8 cream pies for me. Thank god Jordan picked 3 cookies on his last turn to win it.

Lucky Seven: Dominick was doing fine guessing both the 2nd and 3rd digits right. But I thought he was doomed when he said 6 on the 4th digit leaving him with just $2 left. Thank god he was off by a dollar on the last one giving Drew $1 plus the other $1 for the car. Great comeback win! 

SCSD #2: I wanted Jordan to win.

Showcases: Dominick definitely clean house today making a great bid on his showcase to earn him another car! 

[route56]

Overall, a fairly good winnings day.  However, in the first half, it did seem odd that the only person to "purely" win her game was also the one that spun first.

By the numbers:

Since the value of the car was unrevealed, this is a best guess. Unless proven otherwise, I'm appraising the value of that basic Vibe at $16,500

For the first half, the contestants banked $23,697 (including $1000 on the wheel) out of a possible $81,245, batting 291

For the second half, the contestants batted 1.000, banking $46,021

Overall, the contestants batted .638 on a $158,755 potential payoff.

[GoldenBulldog]

Overall, the contestants batted .638...

Can somebody please explain how one can come up with a "batting average" for one particular TPIR airing?  I just want to know, that's all. 

[PriceFanArmadillo]

IUFB #1: OH WHY ANASTACIA?!  She had both a perfect bid and $500 slipped out of her fingers! 

Um...isn't it obvious? 

If she sticks with that bid, and the ARP is exactly $1,000, she wins $500 in cash. 

If she sticks with that bid and the ARP is anywhere between $751 and $999, she doesn't win $500 cash, doesn't get up for that pricing game, and for all we know, never wins anything in the entire show.

Now, which scenario is more likely?  The prize being exactly $1,000 or the price being anywhere in the $249 range underneath that?

[thmsbl08]

I thought that "Banking" was on The Weakest Link?

[goldroadfanatic]

On this date 28 years ago on The Price is Right, a then-unknown Vanna White came on down. 

Now that that's out of the way, on with my comments...

Drew was on the ball today, he was having fun with contestants and seemed in a happier mood than yesterday.

Today's Plinko was just depressing to watch, the last three chips were so close to the $10,000 slot and we could have set a new record today if they just hit the right peg.

Holy crud, I wasn't expecting More or Less to show up today!  Today's setup was kind of simple, only the fireplace was the tricky one of the bunch since we never saw the car's false price.  It's a darn shame we couldn't have a perfect first half, pursuits notwithstanding.

Todd's reaction to winning $1,000 on the wheel was just priceless, he was just amazed at the fact he won money.

Coming or Going was just set up for a win today, that hot tub sure didn't look cheap.

I can't wait to read the report whinbaby posts for this episode, I'm just curious as to how expensive the pieces in that patio prize package in Bullseye were.

I don't know about everyone else, but hasn't it been a while since we saw Little Debbie Oatmeal Creme Pies on the show?  I don't know why only two of them were purchased, but Jordan made quite a comeback with the Chips Ahoy.

Well, Frank15 is probably a happy man today, Lucky $even was played in its second home once again this season! 

The Lucky $even win was just fantastic today.  Dominick did very well on his first two guesses, got himself into a rut on the fourth number, but miraculously pulled a win at the last number!

I laughed at the Model Mishaps showcase, it kind of reminded me of the "Janice Pennington, this is your strife!" showcase.

[res0xn12]

On this date 20 years ago on The Price is Right, a then-unknown Vanna White came on down. 

Thanks for the history, I did not know that (I was a little too young to remember it if I did).

Anyway, what a great show today, and at least Drew did not have any SNAFU's with rules....

I actually thought the Lucky Seven guy would've lost it on the fourth number, but an amazing win today.

The showcase with the convertible, had that been me, I probably would've fainted if I won that (such a sweet ride!).

My grade :  B -

[goldroadfanatic]

Thanks for the history, I did not know that (I was a little too young to remember it if I did).

A little typo on my part, but I edited my post to say 28 years, not 20 as I originally typed.