FULL RECAP - TPiR 09/25/2008

[Joe_Capitano]

Production #4434K - Taped July 29, 2008 Drew: stage entrance First Four lineup: right to left Handoff: Brandi Models of the Day: Tamiko Nash, Rachel Reynolds and Brandi Sherwood Wearing: Boston Proper 1   TuffStuff AXT3 Home Gym (R) NICHOLAS 1529 ALICIA *2000 NANCY 1850 MATTHEW 1600 ($2599) Alicia, who seems to be on another planet, gets to take the season's first walk down the GOLDEN ROAD Hunt's Tomato Sauce (8 oz) 52¢ Park & Son 3 in 1 Game Table (R) –87 2 $587 WIPEOUT Pulaski Casa Cristina Dining Group (B) Searay 240 Sundancer 25' Cabin Cruiser (T) 93–xx Considering how confused she was on the One-Bid, you had to see this coming. 2   Yamaha YPG635 Portable Keyboard (T) +Nicholas 1 SHIRLEY 850 +Nancy 1500 +Matthew *1196 ($1220) Matthew From Thousand Oaks, CA plays COMING OR GOING for a trip to Mau'i (NWA Vacations; 6n @ Ka'anapali)(B&R) $5014 ←   (He's Coming)   WIN! 3   Flexsteel Wilson Recliner (B) +Nicholas 900 Shirley *999 +Nancy 699 PATRICIA 750 ($1320) Shirley, a student at Cal Poly, plays ½ OFF "Price is Right" Game (Wii) $ 40 Dessert Topping Carousel 20 $ 40 * 1 4 45 7 10 11 13 15 Shelby GT Telephone 25 (Magellan) GPS Receiver 40 80 * 4 5 10 15 MP3 Kitty 14 28 * 4 10 (Linksys) Wireless Router 49 Pick:   ( 4 )   *$10,000* (+$1500)   WIN! SHOWDOWN #1 $ 2,599 Alicia 50 + 35 .85 Through to Showcase Round 6,234 Matthew 20 + 50 .70 13,062 Shirley 15 + 40 .55 4   Crosley IJuke Deluxe CD Jukebox (R) +Nicholas 2000 CARINA *1400 +Nancy 1399 Patricia 2300 ($1496) STUPID BID Carina from Fontana, CA plays BALANCE GAME '06 for a Beachcomber Hot Tub (T) [ 213 ][2000][3000]  [4000]  [$7213] LOSS 5   Fruitwood Recycling Cabinet/Libman Wonder Mop (T) +Nicholas *1001 EDAN 2000 +Nancy 500 Patricia 1000 ($1902) Nicholas, a U.S. Army soldier, plays PASS THE BUCK for a Dodge Caliber SE (Std.)(R)($15,610) Free Pick (5) 3000 Ziploc Storage Bags (20 gal.) $ 2.99 $ 3.99 X (Pillsbury) Crescent Rolls 1.39 Original Louisiana Hot Sauce .79 1.79 X (Nabisco Chips Ahoy) Cookies (bag) 2.49 Remaining spots Not Revealed Here we stand, one Item away from the end, and Nancy has been bidding left and right since the start with no success. Now's the time to breakthrough and conquer. If she can't, Mimi will have her breaking the new wing in at the "First Four" Breakfast Club. One occupant so far. Will there be a second? 6   Family Camping Equipment (All) JACQUELINE *650 Edan 520 +Nancy 550 Patricia 575 ($785) Nancy heads off to the clubhouse while Jacqueline plays 1 RIGHT PRICE Runco 42" Plasma HDTV (B) $3038 $3995 Canopied Popcorn Cart (R) $3038 LOSS SHOWDOWN #2 $ 785 Jacqueline 95 stay 95 1,496 Carina 20 + 80 1.00 *$1000*   Bonus 80  Through to Showcase Round 4,942 Nicholas 15 + 35 .50 SHOWCASE ROUND Alicia has the honor. SC1-Carina Broyhill Carson Manor Bedroom Group Comfortaire GS700 Sleep Set (Garmin Street Pilot) GPS Receiver (R) 2 Yamaha 650 VStar Motorcycles (B&T) BID $22,500 PRICE 23,996 DIFF –1,496 TOTAL $26,492 SC2-Alicia Acryline Immersion Island Bathtub (R) Trip to Florence, Italy (6n)(B) Chevy Corvette (Std., AT, Exhaust, Wheels, #Z51, #2LT)(T) BID $55,000 PRICE 68,205 DIFF –13,205 Today's Pricing Games: 2 for 6 Total Winnings: $49,075 THIS IS THE ONLY OFFICIAL GOLDEN-ROAD.net SHOW RECAP. REPRODUCTION PROHIBITED WITHOUT AUTHOR PERMISSION.

[JohnHolder]

Stats keepers: How long has it been since someone had a wipeout on the first prize in GR? $2xx vs. $5xx is a little more challenging than that choice usually is (something like $8xx vs. $1xx), but she still shouldn't have wrecked on the first turn in the road.

A $93K GR prize plus a $68K showcase could have made someone pretty close to a daytime record-breaker today.  Too bad the contestant who wound up in that position was so completely clueless.

John

EDIT: I just did the math. If Alicia had won GR and then DSWed, she would have won approximately $192,000, which would beat VickyAnn Sadowski by quite a bit. I'm assuming $4000 for the dining set at the second turn in the road, whose price we never saw.

[tpirfan28]

Considering how confused she was on the One-Bid, you had to see this coming.

Err...higher, Drew!  Oh wait...false?  Um...what do I do, just pick a number?

Of course, I DVR'd only the Showcase round, anticipating some sort of hum-haw "I don't remember the first prize" or "Can I pass the showcase back" if she was the second bidder.

EDIT:  John, if she would have taken the show what they gave her, she would have shattered the record by about $10K...the record is $147,517.

[JohnHolder]

EDIT:  John, if she would have taken the show what they gave her, she would have shattered the record by about $10K...the record is $147,517.

You're right. She wouldn't have even had to DSW (as VickyAnn did) to break the record. Somehow I had the digits transposed in my mind, and I thought VA won $174K, not $147.

John

[rob79]

Well I guess the best thing you could say about the show today is that Golden Road showed up. As far as how it was played, well, as we all know it turned out to be a trainwreck. This was the first time i've ever seen someone miss the first prize. At least Alicia did give us a few good laughs during the 1st IUFB.

Coming or Going was about as easy as easy can get. I think it was a couple seasons ago when a trip to Miami was offered and the actual price was $5031 or something which was the going price. There probably would have been a riot in the studio if Matthew had lost this.

One Right Price was impossible. That price looked reasonable on both the popcorn cart and the television.  

Hopefully Triple Play will not show its ugly mug tomorrow.  

[Wayoshi]

Alicia was decent on the SC, it could have been garfed worse. But I knew 22k was an excellent bid for the other SC, so she was doomed.

Just so crushing today. Nothing's as cheap as $300 as a prize anymore, I don't know how long it will be until we get another daytime appearance, but it's going to be awhile, and I was hoping to at least remember some excitement from it.

Add that to a horrible 2nd half and an epic fail finesse bonus spin, and we've got ourselves a C+ day, really.

[Nick]

Drew has got to stop it with these "fancy" entrances.  It was part of the reason why I never wanted John O'Hurley as host.  I figured Drew was smart enough to not start ridiculous garbage like that, but since he has, it needs to end now.

Alicia... wow... in an attempt to be as nice as possible, I'll only ask how in the world did Stan pick her?  It's one thing to completely blow Golden Road on as simple of a pick for the first prize as she did, but to not even know how the One Bids work?  Just... wow.

Speaking of Golden Road, it was such a big letdown, I felt.  Not just because Alicia blew it so quickly, but the cues absolutely sucked.  The cabin cruiser could have really used The Bean Stalker.

When did they change ½ Off's second intro cue?  That tinny piece they use now isn't what I would call an improvement.

Does the first wheel spinner ever get to walk up to the wheel anymore?

Since when has Drew been passing the buck in Pass the Buck?  That's a change I like.  It certainly works for much easier camerawork for the buck-passing.

Speaking of easy camerawork, I don't understand how Drew can approach a price reveal like he did in 1 Right Price and Bart still miss catching the price reveal.

[goldroadfanatic]

When did they change ½ Off's second intro cue?  That tinny piece they use now isn't what I would call an improvement.

Since when has Drew been passing the buck in Pass the Buck?  That's a change I like.  It certainly works for much easier camerawork for the buck-passing.

Half Off's intro cue was changed on February 20, 2008, that very playing featured one of our members, Jaimal Ware (jimlange).  What's interesting is that Drew told him they were going to play Half Off before the doors opened to reveal the $10,000 tag.

I believe Drew started moving the buck himself on the April 2, 2008 playing.

[Todd]

Drew has got to stop it with these "fancy" entrances.  It was part of the reason why I never wanted John O'Hurley as host.  I figured Drew was smart enough to not start ridiculous garbage like that, but since he has, it needs to end now.

Why? I find it quite funny.

[Nick]

You may find it quite funny, but I find it quite unprofessional, and between the qualities of humouring and professionalism, which one is Drew in quite more obvious need of developing?

[Joe_Capitano]

How about a balance of the two? We all agree that Drew has some rough spots that still need some work, but what's wrong with Drew being Drew?

[Nick]

Balance is nice, but I think we have the "Drew being Drew" part covered well enough.

[BRB_TheFireball]

Goldy:  $287?!  Are you kidding me?! 

Halfy:  WHOO!  TPIR video game!

Balance:  "Applebee's helps keep me slim!"

Pass teh Suck:  Ah... our beloved Pillsbury crescent rolls have returned.  And thank you, Drew, for catching yourself and calling the Louisiana Hot Sauce "inexpensive" instead of "cheap".

1RP:  "Chevy... that's better than Ford, I guess."  Well, there goes Ford's sponsorship.

My showcase bids:
Room/bikes--$21,707
Corvette--$63,707

[catdogwheel]

You may find it quite funny, but I find it quite unprofessional, and between the qualities of humouring and professionalism, which one is Drew in quite more obvious need of developing?

I sometimes find it funny and it shows that he's in a good mood and ready to take the bull by the horns. When he does the little goofy stuff it reminds me of Gene Rayburn really when he would come through the doors on Match Game.

[route56]

Drew has got to stop it with these "fancy" entrances.  It was part of the reason why I never wanted John O'Hurley as host.  I figured Drew was smart enough to not start ridiculous garbage like that, but since he has, it needs to end now.

Release your inner Rayburn   I concur with catdogwheel. Just make sure Drew doesn't run out of ideas, lest we have to spend money to fix door 2