FULL RECAP - TPiR 07/07/2008

[Joe_Capitano]

Production #4414K - Taped June 30, 2008 (Show airing out of order) Drew: stage entrance First Four lineup: mixed - Jenny just had to bid last Handoff: Off Camera Models of the Day: Lanisha Cole, Shane Stiriling and Phire Dawson Wearing: WWW 1   Treehouse Play Set (A) 1-TRELENA 1200 4-MELISSA 850 3-EUGENE *2100 2-JENNY 1201 ($2900) Eugene goes on a SHOPPING SPREE $ 3800 (4) Napoleon Gas Grill $ 1200 2600 (1) Broyhill Confidence Kitchen Island 1400 1200 (3) Classic Flame Electric Fireplace 1399 WIN! (2) Outdoor Leisure Bistro Table Heater 475 2   Whirlpool Stainless Fridge/Freezer (P&S) +Trelena 3300 +Melissa *1 CHARLES 2800 +Jenny 3000 ($2198) Melissa plays SAFE CRACKERS for a trip to New Orleans (6n @ Harrah's)(P) and a Party Tyme Karaoke Machine (A&P)($5859) Numbers: 0 6 9 Setting: 6 9 0 LOSS 3   Ridgeway Catherine 2 Grandfather Clock (P) +Trelena *2001 JUDY 3300 Charles 2500 +Jenni 2200 ($2100) Trelena plays PATHFINDER for a Mercury Milan I4 (Std., 2.3l, Lights, Stereo)(A) Setup 1st Start on [1] $2–––– 6 3 5 2 3 2nd Back to [6] NO 1 4 6 8 1 (1) Chocolate Mill   20/35   20   35 7 2[2]9 4 (2) "March of the Penguins" DVD   20/35   20   20   * 4 8 0 1 5 Left to [2] NO 6 9 5 3 0 (3) Apple Cider Pitcher   36/51   36   36   * Right to [9] NO LOSS   ($20,135) SHOWDOWN #1 $ 2,100 Trelena 65 stay .65 Through to Showcase Round 2,198 Melissa 80 stay .80 7,344 Eugene 55 +   5 .60 4   Largo Harvest Modular Wine Bar (A) DASAUNDRA 2500 Judy 1299 Charles 1 +Jenni *1300 ($1499) STUPID BID Jenni plays SQUEEZE PLAY for a Runco 42" Plasma HDTV (P&S) Setup: 3 9 5 9 5 Pick: $ 3 5 9 5 Price: $ 3 9 9 5   LOSS 5   Honda CRF80 Offroad Motorcycle (S) Dasaundra *1900 Judy 2300 Charles 1000 YVONNE 2995 ($2184) Dasaundra plays GROCERY GAME for a Best Millick LIving Room Group (A)($3365) (3) (Multigrain Cheerios) Cereal 5 x 3.49 $ 17.45 –3.45 (2) (Campbell's) Cream of Mushroom Soup 1 x 1.07 $2.14 19.59 –1.41 (1) (Birdseye Steamfresh) Corn 1 x 1.69 21.28 LOSS (4) (Udderly Smooth) Udder Cream (5) Ziploc Double Zipper Bags (20 1 gal) 6   Bumper Pool Table (A&P) DANIEL 1800 Judy 1999 Charles 1000 Yvonne 800 ($3199) Judy plays MONEY GAME for a Pontiac Vibe (Std., AC, AT, Stereo, Prot)(S) 29 18-1 36-3 52 –– 61 17 15 –– 29-2 48 83  ––  $29 $18 6 36   WIN! SHOWDOWN #2 Spinoff $ 1,499 Jenni 85 stay .85 .60 2,184 Dausaundra 25 + 30 .55 21,865 Judy 85 stay .85 .75 (Puny 1st Spin)   Through to Showcase Round SHOWCASE ROUND Judy has the honor. SC1-Melissa HOW PEOPLE FIND HAPPINESS Quantum Q2.5 Motorized Treadmill (A) Trip to Rome (6n @ Atlante)(S) Electracraft 16CSI 15.6' Party Barge (All) BID $26,000 PRICE 32,743 DIFF –6,743 SC2-Judy Broyhill Carson Manor Bedroom Group Comfortaire GS700 Sleep Set (S) Delsey Helium 4 pc Luggage Set (P) Trip to Berlin (6n)(A) BID $17,000 PRICE 19,071 DIFF –2,071 TOTAL $40,836 Today's Pricing Games: 2 for 6 Total Winnings: $56,161 ...and then, there were  five  eight. THIS IS THE ONLY OFFICIAL GOLDEN-ROAD.net SHOW RECAP. REPRODUCTION PROHIBITED WITHOUT AUTHOR PERMISSION.

[whewfan]

This is a first... I am the first to reply to a show summary. Well, again, Drew is a little off in some spots. First, forgetting the rules to Shopping Spree (he confused it with Credit Card.. you spend MORE money on SS and AS LITTLE MONEY AS POSSIBLE on Credit Card) He covered for his mistake well, joking that he and the crew were at a party, and he thanks Roger for clearing up his error.

His energy level also varied. He was less enthused in areas where he could've had more. Maybe it's the "end of the season" anticipation and looking forward to a little time off, I dunno.

[PimpinJC]

Woohoo, the recaps are back where they belong.

PG #1-Today's Shopping Spree is brought to you by FIRE...oh, and a kitchen island, too.   That was about the easiest setup I've ever seen in this game.

PG #2-Wow, I'd say this was the best game Drew hosted today.  He was so full of energy!

PG #3-Mercurys may be nice, but there's no way that car would cost $26K or $29K.

PG #5-If only she had bought one more soup...

PG #6-Played like a pro.

[Mr. Matté]

Not about the show, but about the first commercial after Money Game (I think it was nationwide).  Is it just me or does the singer in that commercial sound like Herbert (the creepy old man) from Family Guy?

[SteveGavazzi]

What the...why the heck did they air Thursday's show?!  Cripe, I hope CBS isn't starting this crap again...

...whatever, though.  The show itself was good, although Pathfinder was abysmal.  Money Game, on the other hand, was played surprisingly well -- it probably helped that the highest choice for the first two numbers was right for once, but you don't usually expect the game to be won when the last two numbers are so low.

It's much easier to accept Drew bungling something when he laughs it off and makes a joke about it, like he did when he starting explaining Credit Card during Shopping Spree.

Incidentally, did Shopping Spree and Safe Crackers seem like an odd way to start the show to anyone else?

[goldroadfanatic]

I really wonder why CBS decided to air this show out of order. I mean we are past the point of repeating lineups but was this done for the "make good" airing April 29, 2008 show?  It probably isn't but I want to throw that out here as a possibility.

Drew may have slipped up in Shopping Spree, thinking it was Credit Card, but he handled it very well saying that he was at a party with the staff and had his hand bandaged up from a previous incident.

Wow, Safe Crackers played second for the first time since May 17, 2007! 

I know Mercurys look semi-luxury, but that Milan looks too cheap and too small to fetch $29,000+.  It really stinks though, that Trelena used up all the SPs and still couldn't get off the two.

Drew had a good laugh in Squeeze Play, he thought that Jenni had won for a second until he saw the actual price for himself and heard the buzzer.

It really was a heartbreaker to find out that if Dasaundra bought three cans of soup instead of two, she would have won the game.

I don't know if Roger set it up on purpose, but this is probably going to be the only time in which 36 was the right choice for numbers this season.  I kind of had a feeling it would be 36 once 18 was revealed to be the first two numbers and the Front 'n Back trick would come into effect.

[tpirfan28]

What the...why the heck did they air Thursday's show?!  Cripe, I hope CBS isn't starting this crap again...

I'd be willing to wager it had something to do with the "party over the weekend" reference.

Great moment this season.

[SteveGavazzi]

I'd be willing to wager it had something to do with the "party over the weekend" reference.

Hm...coulda been.  Still annoying, but it does make sense.

[PIR85]

Looks like the 9lives.com plug is gone from the end credits, and the total winnings on-screen graphic has been reinstated by this point.

[res0xn12]

Looks like the 9lives.com plug is gone from the end credits, and the total winnings on-screen graphic has been reinstated by this point.

Actually, I saw the plug on my tv today as well as the graphic.

[PIR85]

Interesting -- on CBS Innertube, it's not there!

[The_Great_Butler]

I also saw both the 9Lives plug and winnings total.

[SteveGavazzi]

The 9 Lives thingy has only been shown on the TV broadcasts.

[woohookitty]

First, forgetting the rules to Shopping Spree (he confused it with Credit Card.. you spend MORE money on SS and AS LITTLE MONEY AS POSSIBLE on Credit Card)

This seems to be his main issue and I don't know how you resolve it. Cue cards are distracting but it might be what they need.

[PIR85]

The 9 Lives thingy has only been shown on the TV broadcasts.

Why is that?