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Title: FULL RECAP - TPiR 06/09/2006
Post by: Joe_Capitano on June 09, 2006, 01:55:34 PM

Production #3645K - Taped June 5, 2006 (Late)

Bob: stage entrance
First Four lineup: mixed
Handoff: Shane

Models of the Day: Phire Dawson, Brandi Sherwood and Shane Stirling
Wearing: Chetta B

1  Trip to Sequoia National Park (via Fresno; 6n @ Wuksachi)(B)
2-ELOISE 1000   3-DIANA 825   4-FRANCIS *2000   1-AMANDA 1200   ($2318)

Francis from Manila, Philippines plays EAZY AZ 123

(3) DK Books (B)                            $ 630
(2) Rosenthal Estelle Crystal Stemware (P)   1680
(1) Yamaha TTR125LT Offroad Motorcycle (S)   2567   WIN!

2  Bull Texan BBQ Cart/Francesco Rinaldi Pasta Sauce (S)
+Eloise *1300   +Diana 1876   BRIAN 1875   +Amanda 800   ($1603)

Eloise from Eastman, GA plays GRAND GAME (Target: $9.50) for some summertime sustinance...

(4) Hot Pockets (2 pk)        $ 2,49  $10
(5) Tums Smoothies (60)         3.99   100
(6) Midnite Sleep Aid (30)      9.95   LOSS

(1) Capsazin P                 12.99
(2) Space Bag (Large)           5.95
(3) Garlique Supplement (30)    8.99

3  Ashley Casa Molina China Cabinet/Selsun Salon (P)
JOHN 1199   +Diana 1225   Brian 1625   +Amanda 1626   OVERBID
      895          *900          775              1   ($1027)

Diana plays LUCKY SEVEN for a Dodge Charger (Std., BLkHtr. Prot)(S)

Picks:     3 7 8 
Price:  $2 3 7 2 -
Bucks:   7 7 5 0    LOSS

SHOWDOWN #1
$1,067   Diana     40 + 65   OV
 1,743   Eloise    40 +100   OV
 7,195   Francis   40       .40   Through to Showcase Round by Default

4  Comfort Spa-In-A-Box/Gold Bond Powder (B)
John 1801   NOAH 725   Brian *1350   +Amanda "18"   ($1499)

Brian plays BALANCE GAME '06 for a trip to Bermuda (cheapcaribbean.com; 6n @
Wyndham)(B&P)

[3000][1000][ 118]    [2000] 
      [5118]          LOSS

5  Echo Pro Power Equipment/Tidy Cats Scoop (S)
John 795   Noah *800   CAROL 695   +Amanda 500   ($943)

Noah plays COVER UP for a Ford Focus ZX4SE (Std., AT, Conv., Sports, Moulding, 
AirBag, ALB, ALarm)(B)

 Setup   4    1st Try   [1] 4  7  9 

       6 2    2nd Try   [1][7] 2  5 

     7 9 6    3rd Try   [1][7][6] 8 

   0 6 1 0    4th Try   [1][7][6][1][0]   WIN!
 1 7 0 5 3
 3 4 2 8 1
$2 2 3 4 5

Amanda still stands in the Row, still not able to find her way next to Barker. This is 
her last shot, and it had better be a good one for banishment to the "First Four" 
Breakfast Club awaits if it's not...

6  Murray Feiss Casbah Chandelier (from above)
John 1202   NANCY 1100   Carol 1201   +Amanda *1500   ($1600)

Amanda escapes! She goes to a SWAP MEET

handcraftedmodelships.com USS Constitution Model Ship (S)  $ 799
(2) Dean Palimino Electric Guitar                            799   WIN!

(1) Corsican Magic Garden Cradle                            3225 (Not Revealed)
(3) Horizon EX33 Elliptical Trainer                         1299 (Not Revealed)

SHOWDOWN #2
$ 1,499   Brian    45 + 90    OV
  7,722   Amanda   80 stay   .80   Through to Showcase Round
 18,593   Noah     35 +  5   .40

SHOWCASE ROUND
Amanda has the honor.

SC1-Francis   Broyhill Trpoical Living Room Group
BID   $15,000   Hibernia Carpeting
PRICE    18,165   Netflix Home Theater Package (S)
DIFF    -3,165   Costa 7n Eastern Mediterranean Cruise (via Venice)(P)

SC2-Amanda   WHAT YOU SHOULD BE ENTITLED TO IF THE DOCTOR KEEPS YOU WAITING (B)
BID   $25,000   vTech Telephones
PRICE    25,812   (Dell) Inspiron 9300 Laptop Computer
DIFF      -812   Dodge Magnum (Std., Prot)
TOTAL   $33,534   

Today's Pricing Games: 3 for 6
Total Winnings: $63,631

...and then there were twelve.

			

Title: Re: FULL RECAP - TPiR 06/09/2006
Post by: heelsrule1988 on June 09, 2006, 01:57:09 PM

Friday, June 9, 2006

Bidding Round #1- #232, Amanda (http://img197.imageshack.us/img197/7901/232amanda69066ln.jpg)! :-D Those bids were absolutely pathetic, though. Wow.

Easy As 1-2-3- That 1898 thing from Bob was hilarious. He was so deadpan about it, too.

Grand Game- Ouch. That was a painful loss, even if it didn't come down to the last item. I really wanted Eloise to win.

Showcase Showdown #1- See... the Big Wheel is not only evil to my hotties, but also the best contestants, too. Ugh.

Balance Game- Sorry, but Brian deserved that. Just another example of why you should never listen to the audience. Had he gone with his own instinct, he would be going to Bermuda this summer.

Cover Up- Pretty exciting finish. Noah played it well, but I don't think he meant to do it that way, haha.

Showcase- Not as good as yesterday's Showcase bids, but still pretty darn good.

BEST CONTESTANT OF THE DAY- Eloise.

SHOW SUMMARY AND GRADE- The contestants lit this show up. I can't say it's a Show of the Year candidate, but it was still a great show... Grade: 4

Title: Re: FULL RECAP - TPiR 06/09/2006
Post by: UltraPrice on June 09, 2006, 02:15:45 PM

I was expecting Bonus Game or Secret X sixth, but my jaw dropped when I seen the prize, I knew it was Swap Meet.  That came out of nowhere, especially since they played Eazy as 1-2-3 first.  

But why the hell were the prices not revealed for the Cradle and Trainer?  Pitiful!

Grand Game:  I believe the $9.50 is the highest target price ever in this game.  I have a feeling next season will have a $10.00+ target price.  Tough loss because Eloise was a great contestant.  I knew once she picked the Sleep-aid, she was doomed.

Cover Up:  That's the way the game should be played, even though Noah wasn't intentionally using the Cover Up Strategy.

Showcases:  My heart nearly stopped when Bob announced the price of Amanda's showcaes.  I thought we had yet another DSW when he twenty-five thousand.  Not a huge dissapointment for no DSW though.

Title: Re: FULL RECAP - TPiR 06/09/2006
Post by: Richie on June 09, 2006, 02:27:57 PM

Easy as 1-2-3 was easy as pie.

Grand Game was really DIFFICULT today---I knew the Space Bag, the Tums, and the Hot Pockets were three of the 4.  The target price was high today--$9.50.  I knew the Capsasin was over $10.00 in value so I knew it was a loss.  The Garlique and the sleep aid were the tossups.  Evidently Roger wanted it lost today, I felt bad for Eloise losing the game today.  The sleep aid was also my pick as well, but we were BOTH wrong.

Lucky Seven THIRD??? Weird.  The fourth number killed the contestant.  One question: was that car used before on a previous show?

Balance Game: I had a hunch that the Bermuda trip was $5,000.  Brian had that same hunch too, but he should NOT have listened to the audience on this one.

Cover Up: Exciting win in my honest opinion.

Swap Meet: Pretty easy as well.

Title: Re: FULL RECAP - TPiR 06/09/2006
Post by: thewhammy_2000 on June 09, 2006, 02:28:51 PM

Eazy az 123: What gets to me is contestants like Francis who want Bob to pick them out and do not know how the play the game presented to them. Anyways, I wish Shopping Spree yesterday was played like this.

Grand Game: That Midnite Sleep Aid is now making me think about products like Lunesta that may cost over $9.50 in price. Basically what I'm saying is picking the Midnite was a bad choice.

Lucky Seven: Picking those high numbers was very gutsy. I wanted Diana to pick 5 sometime. Ooooh.

Balance Game: Something wanted me to make it 5118; 4118 just doesn't feel right, even if it's from cheapcarribean.com. My eyes might be off, but I think I see 5 digits on the readout now.

Cover Up: I was ironing my shirt. I missed the first three tries on purpose. I had a feeling Noah was wrong with that other 1 in the infamous 4th postion.  :-x Evil to me.

Swap Meet: Now Amanda can play this simple game (simple today) to relieve all that pressure from escaping and before the wedding.

I guess Amanda got some more presents from the Showcase to add to the registered gifts for her wedding (if any).

Title: Re: FULL RECAP - TPiR 06/09/2006
Post by: jdhernandez on June 09, 2006, 02:30:18 PM

Goodness, I just had fun watching this episode as a whole. I was sad to see my favorite game, Grand Game, lost... but the contestants seemed like they were just having a blast, and that is what makes the show.

I still love the cute sound effects for Balance Game, and I thought the trip was $4,118 since the trip's sponsor was cheapcaribbean.com CHEAP Caribbean. Not that cheap, apparently. :-p

That Cover Up game was classic. I don't think he meant to go 4 turns and win this game the right way, but I did notice that he purposely put in a wrong number on the first try that indicated to me that he knew... SOME strategy. SOME strategy is better than no strategy on Cover Up. I was really rooting for him, and his reaction was great! I hope other contestants take note of this playing, because THAT is how you play Cover Up. =)

Overall, this was a great show that brought a smile to my face. Now I'm not so pissed off at the people who woke me up early on a Friday after I just finished school. =D

Title: Re: FULL RECAP - TPiR 06/09/2006
Post by: Gatorman on June 09, 2006, 02:38:51 PM

TheWhammy_2000: You do. There are now five digits on the Balance Game display.

Title: Re: FULL RECAP - TPiR 06/09/2006
Post by: SteveGavazzi on June 09, 2006, 02:46:02 PM

Well, as if we didn't know this already, Roger's gone insane.  I wasn't too shocked by the lack of Plinko...but between Cover Up showing instead of Money Game and Lucky $even actually getting played third, I honestly don't what was more surprising.  This was one of those days where the lineup was so awesome, you almost didn't care that there was no small prize game.

There is no way I would have won Eazy az 1 2 3.  I'd never have figured that stemware would be so high.  I guess Roger just didn't want to give away any books this week. (http://www.golden-road.net/grnoldx/modules/Forums/images/smiles/icon_razz.gif)

Lucky $even...holy crap.  That was incredible.  That's the first time the game's been played later than second on a daytime show since Season 27!  It's a shame it was lost, too, because Diana was actually playing it pretty well.

Cover Up was beautiful.  It's so nice to see somebody actually get a whole bunch of chances.

Honest to God, I thought for a moment that we were going to have back-to-back Double Showcase Wins again.

Title: Re: FULL RECAP - TPiR 06/09/2006
Post by: Vexorg on June 09, 2006, 02:48:09 PM

I missed most of the second half of the show, but I will say I would have liked to see Eloise win, She looked like she had potential for a classic winner's overreaction. That was a tough setup for Grand Game though, in spite of the high target price.

Title: Re: FULL RECAP - TPiR 06/09/2006
Post by: FPGWillyT on June 09, 2006, 02:56:15 PM

See Steve's comments.  He sums it up for me pretty much, but anyway . . .

Whatta great show.  Totally dedicated to all FPG Players without a doubt.

Swap last?  L7 3rd?  A THIRD PLINKOLESS WEEK?

Totally awesome.

Title: Re: FULL RECAP - TPiR 06/09/2006
Post by: Joe_Mello on June 09, 2006, 03:46:00 PM

Marc mentioned his hunch that Lucky $even was a substitute game, but the only logical choices would be Pathfinder and Pocket Change.  There's a small case for HI1 since it was on loan, but that's highly doubtful.

I think Diana saw the car before.  I wonder if she thought it was $23,789....

Eazy was simpler for me.  Stemware typically runs around the 1,000 mark (this would've made me nervous), and I remembered the books were cheap.

Cover Up was surprisingly awesome.

The spectacular Showcase bids continue.  We seem to have streaks of these.

Title: Re: FULL RECAP - TPiR 06/09/2006
Post by: pathfinder2119 on June 09, 2006, 04:14:27 PM

Today's show was very good.

It was awesome to see Lucky $even being played in a slot other than third for the first time in about seven years!

I don't think Noah knew about the strategy in Cover Up, but he played it very well, nevertheless.

Title: Re: FULL RECAP - TPiR 06/09/2006
Post by: Mallory16 on June 09, 2006, 04:23:31 PM

Really too bad Eloise lost Grand Game.  Just from her reaction before the prize was announced... you just know it would've been really cool for her to win it.  Also a shame she couldn't get into the showcase, either.

If Lucky $even were just substituting something else, wouldn't Money Game have made more sense?  I mean, it is the all-purpose car replacement game, right?  And it hadn't even been played yet this week, right?

Anyway, who cares!  Great to see Lucky $even played third in forever... I don't think it's actually been played third since Season 26!

I like the theme to the second showcase.  Kinda' unfair how they expect you to be on time, yet they can make you wait however long they please (http://www.angelfire.com/la3/goldenroad15/misc/smile4.txt)

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SteveGavazzi wrote:  This was one of those days where the lineup was so awesome, you almost didn't care that there was no small prize game.

Almost.  Swap Meet could've gone elsewhere (http://www.angelfire.com/la3/goldenroad15/misc/smile4.txt).

Title: Re: FULL RECAP - TPiR 06/09/2006
Post by: jhc2010 on June 09, 2006, 04:56:07 PM

Pricing Game Length:
The time of the game begins at the moment a prize is revealed for the game, or the game itself is shown (Swap Meet).

Eazy az 1-2-3 -- 2:03
Grand Game -- 2:59
Lucky $even -- 1:20
Balance Game -- 2:36
Cover Up -- 3:54
Swap Meet -- 1:48


A couple of quick questions:

Is the car for Lucky $even already sitting there, off-stage by Door #1 before the show even begins, or is it moved into place during breaks (if it's not the first game).

I've also heard that the turntable must be moved slightly before the rolling-out of the car.  Is this done beforehand also, or is it randomly moved during a break with the audience thinking that the set is falling apart?

Title: Re: FULL RECAP - TPiR 06/09/2006
Post by: BobboChung on June 09, 2006, 05:58:58 PM

Easy as 1-2-3: Not as easy as you might think, considering that some books were $1,000+ the other day.

Grand Game: I knew the Capazin was more expensive than the target price, so the other one that was more was either the Garlique or the Sleep Aid. Sadly, Eloise picked the wrong one.

Lucky Seven: I was shocked to see this third. How long has it been since Lucky Seven was played third or later in daytime? Too bad the player's guesses didn't work out.
She never would have won ($23,529).

Balance Game: I didn't know if Bermuda was as cheap as Mexican trips. I got my answer today. My question to you all: do you think this will be played for a car by the end of the season?

Cover Up: What's going on here with this? This is, I believe, the third time in a row this game has been won, with a price with a second 1 in it. Noah had one of the best playings this season, IMO.

Swap Meet: Pretty easy.

Showcases: Why, do people have to keep asking to marry Bob? For Pete's sake, he's been married for a long time! Forget it! Anyway, I was surprised the first one was cheap, considering a Mediterannean cruise was in it. Figuring out the second showcase was easy, as Amanda found out.  

Overall: Well, that was one interesting show, I'll tell you that.

Title: Re: FULL RECAP - TPiR 06/09/2006
Post by: br on June 09, 2006, 06:27:05 PM

Ez: Modestly easy........(Commenting on first two games as I got tied up with something else, didn't join til 3rd one bid)

Grand: Kinda tricky from the looks of it. Garlique was over 9.50 at one times, wasn't it?

Lucky Seven: For being so nervous, she played really good, but when she called 8, I was afraid of that. Sure enough, ZAPPPPPPP

Balance: That was tricky for sure. But 5k should have been obvious as the highest price.

Cover up: Wow, this games took awhile today. Would have been nice for it to finally come down to one number on the board and one row to win, but close enough to that anyway. Good going, at least he wasn't stupid enough to pick the 6 with the 3rd number already being a 6. A lot of dummies would have done such on this game

Swap: EZZZZZZZ...and Swap and EZ in the same show, almost unheard of.

Showcases: Heh, I duly noted the things to do when they make ya wait. I'll be looking for the car keys next time. Nah, not really! :D

And to the poster above, Bob was married to Dorothy Jo and she passed in 1981. So, in theory, he has been widowed.

Overall: Interesting show, maybe a 6.75 on the 10 scale.

Title: Re: FULL RECAP - TPiR 06/09/2006
Post by: SteveGavazzi on June 09, 2006, 07:23:54 PM

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BobboChung wrote:

Showcases: Why, do people have to keep asking to marry Bob? For Pete's sake, he's been married for a long time!

And for Pete's sake, he's been a widower for 25 of them!

(Nevermind that IT'S A JOKE...)

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br wrote:

Cover up: Wow, this games took awhile today. Would have been nice for it to finally come down to one number on the board and one row to win, but close enough to that anyway.

Actually, it doesn't matter -- the rows require (potentially, at least) more an more chances as you work your way to the right, so eliminating colums from the right side inward is perfectly solid strategy.

(Not that I'm implying there was a strategy at work today...but you know what I mean.)

Title: Re: FULL RECAP - TPiR 06/09/2006
Post by: BRB_TheFireball on June 09, 2006, 09:27:43 PM

PG #1 - Be still my beating heart... it's Sleazy once again.  :roll:  But at least they played the Half Off cue to make this game at least somewhat enjoyable for me.  Once again, Sleazy was eazy... especially for Francis, who probably played that game in record time.

PG #2 - "Big target price.  There's no way this setup can be lost today."  Well... maybe it can.  That sleep aid is a fairly new product on this show and would've tripped anybody up.  I didn't pick it, though.  I suspected that they would use the $8.99 Garlique today... and they did.

PG #3 - LUCKY SEVEN THIRD!  :-P  :-D  Diana did excellent on those second and third numbers, but this game was destined to be lost on the fourth.  Nobody would've gone for a low number again after seeing $23,5xx.

PG #4 - Yay!  Balance Game!  :-P  Fourth!  :-D  Tough call between the $4,118 and $5,118.  I went with the former as Caribbean trips have been notoriously cheap in the past.

PG #5 - Now that's how Cover Up should be played!  Intentionally blow the second number and guarantee yourself three or even four shots at the car.  It's been a while since a contestant has gone to the fourth guess.

PG #6 - SWAP MEET SIXTH!  WOW!  And with the Phone Home Game cue!  :-D  :-D  :-D  Screw the SP game--I just loved seeing Lucky 3d, Balance 4th, and Swap 6th.

My showcase bids - FRCS:  $16,779.  Car:  $24,743.

Title: Re: FULL RECAP - TPiR 06/09/2006
Post by: whinbaby on June 09, 2006, 09:28:51 PM

Show #6401

Echo Garden Tools
OK, so I'm going back to May 1, 2006, and the price of the trip to San Francisco (5n; SW Airlines Vacations) on that show was actually $3,300.

Showcase #1
Broyhill Tropical Retreat Living Room and Hibernia Woolen Mills Carpeting - $8,000
Netflix Home Theater Package - $729
Costa 7n Eastern Mediterranean Cruise - $9,436

Showcase #2
vTech Telephones - $604.65...well, I'll round that up to $605.
Dell Inspiron 9300 Laptop Computer - $1,608 (Yes, prices do vary from show to show)
Dodge Magnum - $23,599 (Car sans paint & fabric protection is $23,105.)

Modeling Report for June 9, 2006
Shane Stirling
Total - $38,250
[color=0000FF]Won - $5,992 (15.67%)[/color]
[color=FF0000]Lost - $32,258 (84.33%)[/color]
Record - 4-3

Phire Dawson
Total - $18,600
[color=0000FF]Won - $4,046 (21.75%)[/color]
[color=FF0000]Lost - $14,554 (78.25%)[/color]
Record - 3-2

Brandi Sherwood
Total - $57,051
[color=0000FF]Won - $51,933 (91.03%)[/color]
[color=FF0000]Lost - $5,118 (8.97%)[/color]
Record - 9-1

At the end of week #365K
[color=0000FF]High - $119,007 of course! (Shane Stirling, Monday)[/color]
[color=FF0000]Low - $10,800 (Brandi Sherwood, Tuesday)[/color]

All 23 prizes today totaled $120,633, and remember, we rewind to September 27 on Monday, so get ready once again, WWL!

Title: Re: FULL RECAP - TPiR 06/09/2006
Post by: Madonna on June 09, 2006, 09:29:01 PM

1-2-3: While I didn't picture the stemware being so much, this was still insanely easy...

Grand Game: Usually when this is played, I go backwards: I look at the six items, figure out which two are the most expensive, then pick the remaining four. Since I was not sure about the sleep aid, I had to go the other way around - pick out the four that should be picked.. And by doing so, it was obvious to avoid the Capsazin (no brainer) and sleep aid like the plague...

D'OH!

Lucky Seven: I'm beginning to wonder if anyone will ever win this game again.. Heck, I'm beginning to wonder if anyone will ever get to the last digit again. While I would not have picked a 5 for the fourth digit, I would've gone low - not high. Ouch.

Balance Game: Trips really throw me off sometimes, but $5,118 made more sense to me than $4,118...

Cover Up: While a lengthy playing, still pretty well done.. I would've initially guessed $17,210, and with that being wrong, I would've taken the six on my second guess...

Swap Meet: Another case where I didn't think the guitar and the ship would be the same price - but it obviously wasn't the cradle, and wasn't the elliptical trainer, so the guitar was the only thing that made any sense...

Showcases: Francis went with the usual safe bid of $15,000.. I was thinking $17,500 myself.. Still, at least he didn't bid $12,000 or something insanely low like that...

But, Amanda had a heck of a bid, to my surprise.. I was thinking $27,000 myself... But, believe me, when Bob started to reveal the ARP of her showcase, I thought "Oh my, ANOTHER ONE?!"... Not quite, but still a great bid..

As far as the big deal over Amanda's shirt...

Yes, we get plenty of female contestants who want a kiss from Bob, or want to marry him. While it may sound "odd", at least Bob has been a widower for 25 years come October, so it's not all that odd...

You want a shirt that seems a bit odd (though I got a kick out of it personally)? How about the shirt I saw a woman wearing on Saturday...

I WANT A KISS MRS. RITCHIE!

Obviously, Mrs. Ritchie (nee Ms. Ciccone) IS married... Then again, it's not like marriage has kept her from kissing other women (Britney, her dancers)..

Of course, I also warned her that if the shirt worked, I was going to hunt her down and borrow it! :oops: :-P

So, a shirt proposing to a man who has been a widower for 25 years isn't so odd compared to that. Then again, what doesn't look odd compared to Esther?

Title: Re: FULL RECAP - TPiR 06/09/2006
Post by: Joe_Capitano on June 09, 2006, 11:16:58 PM

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Jacob Wilkey wrote: ...so get ready once again, WWL!

I asked this two weeks ago, I'll ask it again. Get ready for WHAT?

Title: Re: FULL RECAP - TPiR 06/09/2006
Post by: whinbaby on June 09, 2006, 11:25:35 PM

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Joe Capitano wrote: I asked this two weeks ago, I'll ask it again. Get ready for WHAT?

Joe, it's the episode that was postponed from September 27 because that show has a trip to New Orleans.  You will see David Vitter on Monday.

Title: Re: FULL RECAP - TPiR 06/09/2006
Post by: SteveGavazzi on June 10, 2006, 12:07:36 AM

Oh, I get it now (although by a fluke, mostly) -- WWL is the New Orleans CBS affiliate.  I guess it's supposed to be funny.

Title: Re: FULL RECAP - TPiR 06/09/2006
Post by: Mallory16 on June 10, 2006, 06:03:48 AM

I understood what he meant last time, and I still don't get it.  Are we supposed to be upset, or something?

Title: Re: FULL RECAP - TPiR 06/09/2006
Post by: Punchboard91 on June 10, 2006, 01:09:59 PM

Eazy: The name says it all today.

Grand: Darn! I wanted her to win! Let's just stay awake from now on, and the sleep aid will be gone!  :-)

Lucky: 3rd???? I was going to put it on my picks, but I forgot about it when making them.  It might've landed 3rd, too, with Eazy first, and Plinko 2nd. Nah. Probably not. Eazy would have gotten 3rd.  :-)

I do give her props for not constantly saying 5. That just makes the game boring to me.

Balance Game: Go with your gut! He thought about it, but, it was not to be.

Cover: I knew he had it when it was down to the 1 and the 6. Most contestants (notice I say most) wouldn't pick two 6s in a row.

Swap: I saw this game on the slate when Noah was jumping around after Cover Up. No SP. Hmmmm....... maybe Lucky was a subsititute like Marc said.

Showcases: So close to another DSW. But, when a showcase price either ends in 251-499, or 751-999, you wouldn't normally expect a DSW out of it. Still, it has happened a lot before.

Title: Re: FULL RECAP - TPiR 06/09/2006
Post by: PriceFanArmadillo on June 10, 2006, 10:30:33 PM

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Frank15 wrote:
If Lucky $even were just substituting something else, wouldn't Money Game have made more sense?  I mean, it is the all-purpose car replacement game, right?  And it hadn't even been played yet this week, right?

Not for $23,72x.  Roger is not you...he'd have a harder time with making the back two numbers look like a choice for the front two.  :-P

Title: Re: FULL RECAP - TPiR 06/09/2006
Post by: LiteBulb88 on June 10, 2006, 10:43:41 PM

Besides, why would a game need to be substituted for Money Game?  According to the FAQ, it's usually the reverse--MG is the substitute when other games break down, since MG doesn't have any electronics or moving parts.

Title: Re: FULL RECAP - TPiR 06/09/2006
Post by: Mallory16 on June 10, 2006, 11:06:13 PM

You misunderstood me, Britey.  I didn't say that maybe Money Game was replace:  I asked why they wouldn't have replaced whatever game it was with Money Game.

And strangely-absent-lately Army, there is precedent for Roger to use a choice for the first two numbers to be the last two numbers.  He's done it before, even in recent seasons.

Title: Re: FULL RECAP - TPiR 06/09/2006
Post by: Joe_Mello on June 11, 2006, 12:27:02 AM

For some reason, Money Game and/or Cover Up just doesn't seem right being played for $23,000 cars.

Title: Re: FULL RECAP - TPiR 06/09/2006
Post by: SteveGavazzi on June 11, 2006, 01:41:06 PM

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LiteBulb88 wrote:

Besides, why would a game need to be substituted for Money Game?  According to the FAQ, it's usually the reverse--MG is the substitute when other games break down, since MG doesn't have any electronics or moving parts.

Marc's theory in chat was that Lucky $even might have been subbed in to replace something easier.

(Of course, I'd like to believe he did it intentionally. (http://www.golden-road.net/grnoldx/modules/Forums/images/smiles/icon_smile.gif) )

Title: Re: FULL RECAP - TPiR 06/09/2006
Post by: shellgame69 on June 12, 2006, 09:55:01 AM

Easy as 1-2-3: How easy can you get?

Grand Game: I had trouble when I first looked at the products.  Then once the game officially started, I knew the pain reliver and sleep aid were the "landmine" products.

Lucky 7: 3rd?!?!?  AMAZING!  Playing wise: I thought Linda had it all.

Cover Up-Well played by Noah.

Swap Meet: 6th?!?!  OMG!  Playing wise: I knew the guitars were the same price as the minitature boat.

Showcases: Amanda's bid was surprisingly good, considering how evil the Magnums are.

Overall: A pretty fun show as we head down the straightaway.

Title: Re: FULL RECAP - TPiR 06/09/2006
Post by: SteveGavazzi on June 12, 2006, 10:14:14 AM

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shellgame69 wrote:

Easy as 1-2-3: How easy can you get?

You have to be kidding.

Title: Re: FULL RECAP - TPiR 06/09/2006
Post by: shellgame69 on June 12, 2006, 11:36:02 AM

All right, Steve, I went with the majority (which I always do) and misjudged the fact that the books could run in the $1000 range. :oops: I seem to be mixed up sometimes. :-?

Title: Re: FULL RECAP - TPiR 06/09/2006
Post by: MSTieScott on June 12, 2006, 12:17:36 PM

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jhc2010 wrote:
Is the car for Lucky $even already sitting there, off-stage by Door #1 before the show even begins, or is it moved into place during breaks (if it's not the first game).

It's already sitting offstage before the taping begins, which is why it's hard to play the game late in the show -- because the car is in the way, they can't move any One Bid prizes or game props through that space, which limits their options.

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jhc2010 wrote:
I've also heard that the turntable must be moved slightly before the rolling-out of the car.  Is this done beforehand also, or is it randomly moved during a break with the audience thinking that the set is falling apart?

I think it depends on whether they need the turntable or door number one for anything before Lucky $even is played. I know I've seen times when the game was second where the turntable was already moved at the start of the show. Did anyone notice whether it was already in place at the beginning of this episode?


And by the way, Lucky $even third was completely intentional. Surprise!