FULL RECAP - TPiR 07/11/2008

[Joe_Capitano]

Production #4415K - Taped June 30, 2008 Drew: stage entrance First Four lineup: left to right Handoff: Off Camera Models of the Day: Phire Dawson, Amber Lancaster and Shane Stirling Wearing: Zen Knits 1   O.W. Lee Classic Sofa/Glider (S) KAREN 850 HELENA 750 DANIEL 875 JOSH *876 ($2453) Josh plays ANY NUMBER Picks: 8 7 9 4 Ford F-150 (Std., AC, Window)(P) $1 9,– 4 – ( $19,345) Ridgeway Frankfurt Outdoor Clock (A) $8 7 2 LOSS That Damned Puggy Bank $–.– – ( 6.10) 2   Ashley Hendler Etegere (A) +Karen 1200 +Helena 1250 +Daniel 1251 LARRY *600 ($800) Larry plays GRAND GAME (Target: $9.00) for mucho diniero... (2) (Jelly Belly) Jelly beans (box) $ 6.49 $ 10 (5) ZIploc Freezer Bags 2.99 100 (6) (Listerine) Pre-Brush Mouth Rinse 7.99 1000 BAILOUT (1) Garlique Supplement (30) 9.99 (3) Dr. Scholl's Freeze Away 13.49 (4) Gold Bond Cream 4.49 3   2 Digital Cameras (P&S) +Karen 600 +Helena 750 +Daniel *751 MARILYN 659 ($780) Daniel, a student at Alabama, plays MAKE YOUR MARK (1) 2 Deering Goodtime Banjos (S) (1) * $2184 * $1311  (2) (2) Honda CRF80 Offroad Motorcycle (L) (3) $1000 * $3150 (3) Ricardo Solutions 4 pc Luggage Set (A) Switches the Marker...WIN! BETTY WHITE SEMI-MEMORIAL "JUST MEN" SHOWDOWN #1 $ 1,800 Larry 10 + 40 .50 Through to Showcase Round 3,325 Josh 40 + 75 OV 5,275 Daniel 10 + 35 .45 4   Ligna Antigua Queen Size Sleigh Bed/Laura Ashley Comfort Sensations (S) +Karen 2600 +Helena *1 BRADLEY 2450 Marilyn 2500 ($2400) Helena plays PUSHOVER for a Great Lakes GL4 Spa (A&P) Setup: 1 2 9 5 1 7 5 9 0 Pick: 1 2 9[5 1 7 5] Price: $5175   WIN! 5   Men's Softball Equipment (A) +Karen 499 LUCILLE 750 Bradley 800 Marilyn *810 ($1066) Marilyn plays BONUS GAME for a Chevy Cobalt LS (Std., ALB)(S)($16,210) Super Fancy Headphones $ 150 LOWER $ 199 N O Dolphin Massager 22 HIGHER 40 * [ N O ] UVC Air Sanitizer 200 LOWER 150 * [ N O ] 1500w Pizza Maker 150 LOWER 100 * [ BONUS ]   WIN! We're down to the final week of Price Season 36, and the membership roll at the "First Four" Breakfst Club has grown significantly this season. Mimi would love to add another person to the roll before the Break. Could it be Karen?... 6    MCF Diamond/Twisted Gold Ring (P-in the Row) +Karen 2575 Lucille 2578 Bradley *1 SHARON 2895 ($2000) Karen heads off to the membership desk while Bradley from San Diego, CA plays MOST EXPENSIVE Largo Heritage Dining Group (S) $ 1195 Petroleum Aritfacts Gas Pump Replica (P) 2595 Diamondback 960SR Recumbent Exercise Bike (A) PICK 1399 LOSS SHOWDOWN #2 $ 2,000 Bradley 55 + 15 .70 Through to Showcase Round 7.575 Helena 65 + 50 OV 17,566 Marilyn 40 + 80 OV ROBAIR MACKEY SEMI-MEMORIAL STAG SHOWCASE ROUND Bradley has the honor. SC1-Larry JANE OF THE JUNGLE (S) Corona Cargening Equipment (Apple) Desktop Computer Trip to Sydney (6n) BID $15,000 PRICE 19,616 DIFF –4,616 TOTAL $21,416 SC2-Bradley (Frigidaire) Washer/Dryer (P) (Rowe Laserstar) CD Jukebox (A) Mini Cooper S (Std, AT, Wheel, Armrest, #ZPP, #ZSP)(P) BID $19,200 PRICE 35,368 DIFF –16,168 Today's Pricing Games: 3 for 6 (with 1 Bailout) Total Winnings: $55,157 ...and then, there were four. THIS IS THE ONLY OFFICIAL GOLDEN-ROAD.net SHOW RECAP. REPRODUCTION PROHIBITED WITHOUT AUTHOR PERMISSION.

[goldroadfanatic]

I loved how Drew said Josh had his "grammar lesson" when Josh said he misspelled "weird."  It's such a shame that he didn't win the truck, he was fun to watch and had a good time on the show.

Wow, we have our first bailout in Grand Game since June 26, 2003!  I will admit that for the average viewer, the last pick was downright hard and leaving with $1000 is better than nothing at all. 

I must say the G-T asterisk-clad backdrop works well for Make Your Mark.  Furthermore, I liked how Drew called the markers the "Famous Goodson-Todman Marks."

I don't know if everyone else saw this but I could see the chase lights on Make Your Mark today for the first time this season.  Also, this is the only time this season in which a contestant gave up the $500, and also the only time in which doing that led to the contestant winning the game.

I wonder why Check Game's think music was played for Pushover today, and it sounds out of place in that game.  I hope next season, the think cues for games will not be mixed up.

Yay, Bonus Game for a car!

I thought for a second that Roger would put the bonus in the first window, since I thought that the headphones would be the hardest SP and he wanted that car lost.  Thankfully Marilyn guessed the other three correct and it made for an exciting win in the second half.  I also liked how during Bonus Game and the Showcase Showdown, Bart got some shots of Bill, who needed that new car after driving his current one for 14 years.

Wow, a Mini Cooper, the first foreign car other than a Honda appears on the daytime show!  I wonder if this means we will see other makes on the show in the future like Nissan, Toyota, and Mitsubishi to name a few.  Also, I wonder if we will see a Jaguar offered in 3 Strikes or Golden Road in the future.

[heelsrule1988]

BEST CONTESTANT OF THE DAY: Josh
SHOW GRADE: 2

[ky72x]

A good episode, with a nice Mini Cooper at the end for the showcase.  Hopefully we will see many more foreign cars on the daytime show in the future, other than the Hondas and Minis that they've had so far.

Larry should've kept on going for the 10k, especially when the Gold Bond was one of the remaining items.  However, he did redeem himself on moving on to the showcase with a measly 50 cent total and eventually winning it.

[Wayoshi]

The Mini Cooper was nice, but still only like 24k with the extras - so we were somewhat again in budget mode and I foresee some big stuff happening as the season winds down...

Po10Lite:

B

[rob79]

Pretty nice lineup to end the week with. Solid all the way around.

Grand Game: Wow, a bailout in Grandy sure don't see that often.

Bonus Game: Yay!!!! For a car too (which has happened quite a bit this season). Good to see it won. I was so afraid Roger had put the bonus beside the headphones (which were the hardest of the SP's). 

[wpghi5]

Any Number: Too bad Josh didn't win the truck. But at least he won the clock. Definitely better than winning money in the piggybank.

Grand Game: It's been a while since a contestant decided to bail on a $1,000 in this game. That all changed today. Yet I would've gone on and picked the skin cream to win it all.

Make Your Mark: $3150 seemed high for luggage there. Daniel made the right move to switch the marker there to win all 3.

SCSD #1: Wow! That was some SCSD there! With 50 cents being won here.

IUFB #5: Oh Karen why did you not bid $811?! 

Bonus Game: Thank goodness Marilyn got the pizza maker right as the bonus was there to earn her and her son that car.

Most Expensive: I would've picked #2. Talk about taking so much time to make a decision on which one is the most expensive.

Showcases: That Mini Cooper maybe quite small. But it sure is quite pricey by looks of it.

I really feel for Karen considering she failed to make it our of the contestant's row throughout the whole show. 

[William]

Dangit, I missed a good episode I've been waiting and waiting for Bonus Game but my sister was watching something today and I missed it.

[heelsrule1988]

...then why didn't you wait and watch it on CBS Video? Granted, they take forever to get shows up sometimes, but it's still there for you.

[thewhammy_2000]

Any Number: For a brief moment, I thought Josh was going to do an exacta/wipeout for the clock. At least it's not the Piggy Bank.

One Bid 2: Liked how Larry started low and the other contestants jacked up their bids, giving him the win.

Grand Game: I totally forgot about the Gold Bond. Bailing out was an option even for me. Haven't seen a bailout on this game in a long time.

Make Your Mark: I liked how the (Barker's/Carey's) [M]arkers got the new name of Goodson-Todman Markers. I'm going to call them that now. Anyways, $1000 or $3150 for the luggage... it can't be that much. I don't know how to gesture, "Give up the five!" Maybe rub my fingertips, perhaps?

Push Over: Didn't see much because my brother and nephew came over. But I did feel 5175 could work for a spa.

Bonus Game: From looking at those headphones, I said that there's no way that could be more than $150. Boy, was I fooled on this one. Liked Joe's "Super Fancy Headphones" and how it makes sense that it's more than $150. I also thought since that was a tricky one for me, that could have the Bonus on it. Boy was I lucky that it didn't. I forgot about that little trick about how sometimes the more expensive Bonus Prizes could be on the bottom.

One Bid 6: That's the third time Karen bid too high; two from successful 1 bids. "Three strikes, you're out! Off to the House! Hit the [_____] showers!"

Most Expensive: I had this thought: Since gas prices are high, maybe a replica gas pump could be high too. I wouldn't use that as a strategy; for me, it was either the dining group or the pump. Maybe I could have used that thought after all.

[mikebev25]

Any: I was thinking 16 or 18. He got the clock though.
Grandy: Looked pretty easy to me when it came down to the last 3. Surprised he bailed.
MYM: Good to see it. It became very easy at the end. Luggage would never cost 3000+
Pushy: Easy. The Dob wanted this won.
Bonus: Nice to see it again. Interesting it was played for a car.
ME: I knew it was that gas pump. I remember seeing that once before and thinking it was much more expensive than I thought.

Showcases
Trip to Sydney: $$$$$
Mini: think I had that right, just underpriced the jukebox.

I really enjoyed the show today.

[jhuhn]

First time we get to see a Mini Cooper on the daytime version.  Too bad the bid in the showcase was way too low.  Those Minis don't come cheap these days.

[PimpinJC]

That's the first time I've ever seen someone bail out in Grand Game.  I don't really blame Larry, though; that setup was pretty hard for the average viewer.

Even though some of the audience might have been saying otherwise, that was a smart decision by Daniel to move the marker.  No way was that luggage going to be more than $3,000.  Congratulations to Daniel for winning one two three FOUR THREE prizes!

Yay, Bonus Game!  And for a car!  When I first saw the game, I had a hunch it was going to be for a car.  I was afraid Roger had put the bonus with the headphones.  But luckily, it was with the pizza maker, and Marilyn wins a car for her son.

Nice way to end Showcase #2 with a Mini Cooper!

[JokerFan]

Any Number: I was expecting a 0 at the end of the clock, although a 2 did seem the next logical choice.

Grand Game:  Wow!  A bailout!  I don’t know if I’ve ever seen one of those before.

Barker’s Marker$ Make Your Mark:  Glad to see a person give up the $500 and even better, he won.  The large difference between the two prizes seemed to make it obvious to switch the mark.

Pushover:  $5175 and $7590 were the only two prices that looked right   Knowing that the first prize is never the right one, I would’ve picked $5175 and won.

Bonus Game:  Good—the bonus is not by the headphones.  It seems like most of the time the bonus is by the most difficult window.

SC1: My Bid: $16,242 / Diff: $3,374
SC2: My Bid: $24,335 / Diff: $11,033


It seems like more often now than in previous seasons whenever a non-car game is played for a car, there is no regular car game.  I know two car games (one regular and one not regular) have happened this season, but it seems so unlikely it’ll happen.  Has this always been the case or something new?  I seem to remember that in previous seasons whenever a non-car game is played for a car, then there will be another car offered, this time in a regular car game.

[ILoveBonusGame]

I thought it was hilarious when Drew said, "Roger Dobkowitz just got run over by a camera." It would have been interesting to see what happened.