FULL RECAP - TPiR 10/13/2008

[Joe_Capitano]

Production #4481K - Taped Aug. 12, 2008 Drew: stage entrance First Four lineup: left to right Handoff: Rachel Models of the Day: Lanisha Cole, Rachel Reynolds and Shane Stirling Wearing: Wish 1   (Sony) 37" LCD HDTV (S) RAEGAN 900 JUSTIN 700 ANDREA 1200 TODD *1201 ($1300) Todd from Apple Valley, CA plays MAKE YOUR MOVE Ridgeway LeFleur Wall Clock (R) (RagBall) Soccer Ball Little Guy 4-Wide Travel Trailer (L) 6 1 3 2 5 5 9 9 5 WIN! 2   Holland Grill Epic Gas Grill (L) +Raegan 1100 *650 +Justin 850 751 +Andrea 1301 752 BRENDA 1300 750 OVERBID ($729) Raegan, a student at Southern Illinios, goes on a SHOPPING SPREE $ 5800 (1) Pulaski Casa Cristina Dining Group $ 2879 2921 (2) Ace Prowler Go Cart 1199 1722 (4) Precept Golf Equipment 1869 WIN! (3) Epson Movie Mate 50 LCD Projector 799 3   Capresso Impressa Coffee Center (L&R) YVONNE 500 +Justin 400 +Andrea *525 Brenda 2300 ($1000) Andrea plays PATHFINDER for a Dodge Caiber SE (Std., AC, Chill, Stereo, Lamps)(S) Setup 1st Start on [1] $1–––– 1 2 0 4 5 2nd Frwd. to [8] NO 3 4 6 8 9 (1) Bamboo Cutting Board 25/39   25   25   * 8 5[1]3 0 Back to [6] * $16––– 9 3 8 2 7 3rd Right to [8] * $168–– 0 2 7 1 6 4th Right to [9] NO (2) Lemonade Juice Stand 29/42   42   29 (3) (Braun) Electric Toothbrush 48/57   48   57   LOSS   ($16,845) SHOWDOWN #1 $ 1,025 Andrea 45 + 85 OV Through to Showcase Round 7,475 Raegan 60 stay .60 7,933 Todd 25 + 85 OV 4   Pathfinder 4 pc Luggage Set (R&S) Yvonne 600 +Justin 1 MARY 850 Brenda *900 ($970) Brenda from Palmdale, CA plays FLIP FLOP for a trip to Paris (6n)(All)...if Drew can keep the white '19' card from falling out for long enough... Setup: 79 91 Pick: 79 19   (She "Flops") Price $9719   LOSS 5   Pulaski Bookcase Curio (L) Yvonne 2000 +Justin 1500 Mary *1 JOSHUA 1785 ($1497) Mary plays ANY NUMBER Picks: 7 5 8 6 9 Ford Focus S (Std., AT, ALB)(R) $1 6,– – – ( $16,120) Hohner MR800 Electric Guitar (S) $7 5 9      LOSS That Damned Piggy Bank $8.– – ( 8.43) Poor Justin. He's tried almost everything to escape the Row. Now Mimi's staring him down, ready to escort him to the "First Four" Breakfast Club. However, Justin has the last bid. Can he use it wisely? 6   MCF White Gold/Diamond Vine Necklace (S-in the Row) Yvonne 1800 +Justin *1801 CLAUDIA 1200 Joshua 1100 ($1900) Justin, a student at Long Beach State, escapes! He plays for a Beachcomber Hot Tub (R) Setup: $[–]2 1 3   [5][7][9] Pick: $[7]2 1 3 Price: $[7]2 1 3   WIN! SHOWDOWN #2 $ 970 Brenda 15 +100 OV Through to Showcase Round 2,256 Mary 60 stay .60 9,113 Justin 90 stay .90 SHOWCASE ROUND Justin has the honor. SC1-Raegan Stainless Range, Fridge & Dishwasher (S) Ashley Raleigh Creek Living Room Group Carpet One Carpeting (L) Catalina Sailaway 16.5' Sailboat (R) BID $17,800 PRICE 17929 DIFF –129 TOTAL $49,832   *** DOUBLE SHOWCASE WINNER *** (1st this season)   SC2-Justin (Sony) "Party In A Box" Stereo System (S) (Apple) Desktop Computer (L) Ford Fusion S (Std., AT, Remote)(R) BID $21,000 PRICE 24,428 DIFF –3,428 Today's Pricing Games: 3 for 6 Total Winnings: $71,129 AS THE ECONOMY GOES...:In case you haven't noticed this, of all shows aired so far this season, we've had no more than three game winners per show, and the win rate is only 35.4%. Absolutely pathetic. We need a big turnaround now. THIS IS THE ONLY OFFICIAL GOLDEN-ROAD.net SHOW RECAP. REPRODUCTION PROHIBITED WITHOUT AUTHOR PERMISSION.

[UniquePerspective]

MYM: Yay Peanut Gallery coming through for her.

Home Game: Seems a bit too much like the NBC phone games for Deal or No Deal and 1 v.s. 100 in it's set up, in my opinion.

Shopping Spree: She was smarter than me, I would have avoided the go-kart.

Pathfinder: Ouch. Not a good way to go for a game like that. But I probably would have been dead wrong with the price anyway, so who knows.

Flip Flop: Me and the majority of the chat would have just flopped, so we probably all failed.

Any Number: This probably shouldn't have been lost so quickly, at least in my opinion, once he got the 16 anyway.

PaN: The losing streak is over! And on a random note, since my TPIR history fails me: Is the first number that common for the one that has to be picked? I thought they'd make it harder.

Showcases: Our first DSW of the year! Get the clangers and the whoopers.

[Wayoshi]

I have noticed the paltry percentage, Joe, and today we were close to breaking it, but toss-up SPs not going her way, France more than expected, and tough A# made it hard to do such.

In better news, hooray! A strong !

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[UniquePerspective]

...I'd edit my post for "him" in the game recap, but there's no edit feature, so you get this.



MOD NOTE: Who's "Him"? - JC

[3StrikesFan]

Today's show was actually pretty good. That is compared to last week's shows.

Hey, no grocery product game today. Now there is really no reason why they cannot do this more often.

Flip Flop was extremely funny today. Very reminiscent of the Barker Era when games and props wouldn't always work.

Speaking of Flip Flop, I really wish they would jazz the line-ups a little bit. Flip Flop, Pick A Number, and Make Your Move have been on a lot recently. I know they need quickie games when they play longer games, but I'd rather have seen Freeze Frame instead of Pick A Number. But, Pick A Number has been getting a lot of airplay for just being the beginning of the season. We usually have to wait till almost Thanksgiving or Christmas to see this one pop up.

Today's showcases actually had a theme and the prizes really fit together. That's a shocker!! I totally agree that Rich should not repeat the prizes just before he says "this showcase can be yours if the Price is Right." It just seems very redundant.

Drew really botched the excitement build up for Any Number. He knows what games are being played, so I don't know why he couldn't intro the Any Number descriptions a little better.

[Grand_game2004]

Finally We have our first  ! Bring out the "Dream house" Alarms!

[TPIRfan222]

A good show today. And it's a good day since it's my birthday today.

[SteveGavazzi]

This was a pretty good show, and while Drew still did some things I wasn't crazy about, there were also a lot of moments where I noticed him not doing goofy things.  I was impressed with how calm and composed he remained throughout Pathfinder -- he didn't try to force humor and excitement, instead waiting for things to happen naturally like Bob would have.

And what a cool lineup!  Make Your Move and Shopping Spree was a really neat way to start the show.  I love how Roger was willing to start with two quickies like that once in a while -- it made for a neat change of pace.  The total lack of a grocery item game was also surprising, and it makes me wonder if Flip Flop or Pick-a-Number could have been a substitution for something.

And yay!  A double showcase win!  And Drew was actually excited about it!  The new graphic's kinda neat, too.

Still don't like the goofy showcase copy.  Still don't like the music at the start of the Showcase, either -- it seems totally unnecessary.  Also don't like that WTAJ has cut out of Act 4 early four days in a row, but obviously, the show has no control over that.

The whole deal with Flip Flop almost breaking was awesome.  It was one of the things we always used to get excited about around here because we knew Bob would have fun with it...and so did Drew today!  That was one of his best moments in a while.

Speaking of Flip Flop, I really wish they would jazz the line-ups a little bit. Flip Flop, Pick A Number, and Make Your Move have been on a lot recently.

Please remember, though, that they've skipped ten episodes.

[3StrikesFan]

Please remember, though, that they've skipped ten episodes.

True, Steve. Even though they skipped over 10 shows, I don't remember last when Pick A Number showed up twice within 10 episodes. We're lucky if we see the game 5 times a season.

[goldroadfanatic]

I don't think that will be a problem.  As one person stated months back, less time=more quick games played, such as Pick-a-Number.  Last year, we saw it played 12 times, the first time since Season 25 in which it was played more than 10 times.

[Flerbert419]

We're lucky if we see the game 5 times a season.

Actually, PAN showed up 12 times last season, an increase over 7 times the season before.  The last time it was played less then 5 times in a season was Season 30.

On another note, it was played a whopping 49 times during Seasons 21 and 22.

EDIT: Goldy beat me to it, but I left my post anyway.

[Teddy]

Finally, we get to see that , and I like the new More or Less graphic that's there now. Hopefully, this will be a big turning point, as far as gameplay is concerned.

[BRB_TheFireball]

MYMove:  That was one of the easiest MYM setups I've seen in a while.  It should not have taken anybody that long to get that price.

Spree:  Yay!  Starcrossed! Pretty easy setup... though I was surprised at how cheap the go-kart was.

Pathy:  Yay!  Pathfinder! It's been a while since Pathy has been played for a cheapo car.

Commerical:  Whoa!  That's new!  Call in with a bid on a prize and you could win at home.

Flippy:  Blooper!   Too bad it ended in a loss, but it sure was fun to watch.

PA#:  OK, who saw this one coming today?  There wasn't a single person who wasn't thinking Hi-Lo, PAP, or Check-Out.

SC Intro:  Whoa... audience shot and MDS music going into the Showcase segment!

My showcase bids:
--$16,907
Car--$21,107

Result:  Nice!  First stage of the season!

[Mallory16]

I cannot understand why almost the entire audience was booing Raegan for picking the golf equipment over the movie projector.  It's depressing to think that most of the audience would have lost that very easy setup.

You know, in general, the best double showcase wins are the ones where the contestant won a car from the other person's showcase.

The whole thing with Flip Flop and the 19 was funny.  I was kinda' hoping that when Brenda flopped that panel, that the 19 had already fallen though the other side of the board.  Ah well.

I hope to see more GP-less shows in the future.  Not that I don't like them, but I don't really like seeing them forcefully squeezed into every episode at the expense of the always more poorly rotated SP games.

Who set up today's Pathfinder board?  It was great to see that there were no "conflicts" anywhere on the board!

Having a bunch of kitchen appliances, followed by a living room group in a the showcase felt really wrong.  The flow was really off.  For that matter, the transition to the boat was bad.

[JokerFan]

Who set up today's Pathfinder board?  It was great to see that there were no "conflicts" anywhere on the board!

What do you mean by "conflicts" on the Pathfinder board?