FULL RECAP - TPiR 01/07/2009

[rob79]

If they're going to waste all this time with shots of the audience going to commercials, since they apparently have all this time to use, why not consolidate it all into one outro and bring back the midshow bumper?

Or give that extra time wasted back to actual gameplay as i've said time and time again. That little bit of time would make a world of difference in the pricing game lineups in my opinion.

[BRB_TheFireball]

This was the first set of tapings with Gwendolyn back from her maternity leave.  Throughout the second showcase, she looked like she was asking, "Somebody actually wrote this?"

I noticed that, too.  Right after Rich's pointless rambling leading up to the reveal of the washer/dryer, Gwennie looked as if she wanted to yell out "WTF?!"

[Flerbert419]

Or give that extra time wasted back to actual gameplay as i've said time and time again. That little bit of time would make a world of difference in the pricing game lineups in my opinion.

You think it would matter that much?  Each of the audience shots probably takes no more then 3 seconds.  Assuming there is one after every PG, that's a net amount of only 18 seconds.

If it was around 30 seconds, I could see your point.  But it couldn't really help to create longer lineups with such a small amount of time.

[rob79]

You think it would matter that much?  Each of the audience shots probably takes no more then 3 seconds.  Assuming there is one after every PG, that's a net amount of only 18 seconds.

If it was around 30 seconds, I could see your point.  But it couldn't really help to create longer lineups with such a small amount of time.

That's true too, Flerbert, but even if it is only 18 seconds, that is 18 seconds more than they didn't previously have. 18 seconds is still precious time that should not be wasted. Give it to the games or the mid-show bumper--either way is fine with me, but that time as of now is wasted on those audience shots when it should be used wisely.

[heelsrule1988]

BEST CONTESTANT OF THE DAY: Patrick
SHOW GRADE: 2

[Cartboy]

Golden Road:  Too bad!   The price of the drum set, IMHO, had forced loss written all over it.
Push Over:  Two numbers too far - rats!
Pick A Pair:   Better to win on the second chance than never!
Lucky Seven:  Tough loss!
Plinko:  What bad luck, but at least one chip went in something other than 0.
One Wrong Price:  Good job!

Not too good overall, IMHO.

[ClockGameJohn]

Easily the best part of today's show was that CBS, presumably by mistake, aired most of the credits.

I'm not sure if there is any correlation, but it is entirely possible that the new person working electronic graphics did not format them correctly.  Sharon Hadley O'Daniel, who had been doing them for many years, was recently dismissed from the show.

[price_37]

Wake me up when the first fur is offered. I betcha it won't be long.

There will be no fur coats or anything fur-related offered as prizes on The Price is Right ever again.

[SteveGavazzi]

There will be no fur coats or anything fur-related offered as prizes on The Price is Right ever again.

How do you know?

I would certainly hope you're right -- but Bob and Roger aren't in charge of things anymore.

[whinbaby]

Game #71 (#6,992)

Showcase #1
Karaoke Machine - $960
Pool Table - $3,595
Trip to Iquitos, which is in the Amazon Rainforest - $12,264

Showcase #2
Stereo System - $500
Washer & Dryer - $1,768
Ford Mustang - $26,350

Total show prize value:  $229,172 (26 prizes)

Your Modeling Scorecard for January 7, 2009
Daily Records
High:  $80,328 (Rachel Reynolds, 2008)
Low:  $9,213 (Lanisha Cole, 2004)

Rachel vs. Gwennie:  Closing the Golden Road Gap
After Golden Road:  $72,833
After Pushover:  still $72,833
After Pick a Pair:  $66,972
After Lucky $even:  $45,737
After Plinko:  $44,924
After One Wrong Price:  $45,789
After Showcase #1:  $34,485
At the end of the show:  $5,867

Had the second showcase been more than $34,485, The Golden Roadblock would have been broken for the first time since...I believe, 1984.

Rachel Reynolds
January 7
Total dollars:
$87,936*
***NEW JANUARY 7 RECORD***
($5,054 won, $82,882 lost)
Total prizes:  10 (7-3)
Cars, Trips:  1, 1

After 57 shows
Total dollars:  $3,022,973
($1,400,335 won, $1,622,638 lost)
Total prizes:  493 (327-166)
Cars, Trips:  59, 42 (21-38, 26-16)

Amber Lancaster
January 7
Total dollars:  $18,862
($16,021 won, $2,841 lost)
Total prizes:  7 (6-1)
Cars, Trips:  0, 0

After 16 shows
Total dollars:  $802,221
($453,058 won, $349,163 lost)
Total prizes:  130 (94-36)
Cars, Trips:  15, 10 (8-7, 7-3)

Gwennie Osborne
January 7
Total dollars:  $82,069
($23,161 won, $58,908 lost)
Total prizes:  10 (5-5)
Cars, Trips:  2, 2

After 4 shows
Total dollars:  $234,754
($99,813 won, $134,941 lost)
Total prizes:  39 (24-15)
Cars, Trips:  6, 6 (2-4, 4-2)