FULL RECAP - TPiR 01/19/2009

[Joe_Capitano]

Production #4591K - Taped Nov. 10, 2008 Drew: stage entrance First Four lineup: right to left Handoff: Brandi Models of the Day: Lanisha Cole, Rachel Reynolds and Brandi Sherwood Wearing: De Sentino NOTE: According to Steve Gavazzi's FAQ, and unless someone else can disprove his maths, this is the TRUE "PRICE 7000". Of course, based on past history the "ceremonial Price 7000" with all the decorations and cake - if any - will come somewhat further down the road, but for now enjoy this for what it really is. 1   JBL/Harmon Kardon Home Theater System (R) ANDRE 1250 ANTHONY *1500 KELSEY 900 ERICA 1200 ($1597) Anthony, prepare thyself. IT'S THE $50,000 PL!NKO! MONDAY!!! Free Chip (5) 1000L Emergency Radio 3/9 3 $ 59 Bath Set GIft Basket 5/0 0 30 * (6) 500L (Brookstone) Stock Tracker 6/5 5 85 * (1) 100L Total (Hamilton Beach) Steam Iron 2/9 9 25 $1600 LOSS 2   (Future Beach) Water Slide (R) +Andre 620 LANA 500 +Kelsey 600 +Erica *1300 ($1999) Erica plays FLIP FLOP for a LIttle Guy Camping World Cruiser (L) Setup: 46 59 Pick: 64 95   (She "Flipflops") Price: $6495   WIN! 3   MCF Wallace Tea Set (B) +Andre 1500 Lana 1600 +Kelsey 1601 VIRGINA *1 ($1425) Virginia successfully employs the "Smeghead Gambit" to play LET EM ROLL for a Ford Ranger XL (Std., AT, AC)(L)($18,405) Campbell's Cream of Mushroom Soup (10¾ oz) $ 1.29 Gold Bond Ultimate Healing HIGHER 9.12 * Capzasin HP (1.5 oz) LOWER 14.09 THE ROLLS... 1. 4 Cars & $500 Banks 4 2. CAR WIN! Why did I always think that soup was in a larger can? SHOWDOWN #1 $ 3,215 Anthony 80 stay .80 8,494 Erica 35 + 70 OV 19,830 Virginia 25 + 70 .95 Through to Showcase Round 4   Phat Snap His/Hers Bicycles (L&R) +Andre 1000 Lana *1200 +Kelsey 1 ROSA 800 ($1240) Lana plays SWITCH? Golden West Billiard Table (L) $2400 $2400 Dolce Gobana Purse/Shoes (B) $3025 SWITCH! $3025 LOSS 5   "Big Green Egg" Smoker/Grill (B) +Andre 1351 DARIN 1350 +Kelsey *875 Rosa 1 ($1175) STUPID BID Kelsey from Tucson, AZ plays for a Ford Focus S (Fairly loaded)(R) 95 95-2 37 19 25 42-bk 18 70-4 70 17-1 59-5 25-3   59   $249 $17 7 ––   LOSS So, here we are, one last One-Bid to come and Andre is still in the Row. If he needs any encouragement, Mimi's willing to offer it. She's just waiting for him to trip up. Is he headed to the "First Four" Breakfast Club? 6   Eugene Biro Diamond/Sapphire Ring (B-in the Row) +Andre 1100 Darin 1101 STEPHANIE 799 Rosa *850 ($995) Andre heads off to the clubhouse while Rosa plays MAKE YOUR MOVE Women's Flip Flops Yamaha PT Phazer Snowmobile (R)($9750) Howard Miller Gallery Wall Clock (L)($659) 4 6 6 5 9 9 7 5 0 LOSS SHOWDOWN #2 $ 995 Rosa 35 + 30 .65 (Puny 1st Spin) 1,240 Lana 75 stay .75 1,424 Kelsey 80 stay .80 Through to Showcase Round SHOWCASE ROUND Virginia has the honor. SC1-Kelsey Ashley Loganstone Living Room group The Maids Maid Service (24 visits)(B) Thermador Stainless Range, Fridge & Dishwasher (L&R) BID $17,500 PRICE 21,625 DIFF –4,125 TOTAL $23,049 SC2-Virginia Craftsman Mechanic's Tools/Cabinet (L) Sony Playstation 3 NASCAR '09 Package 58" Plasma HDTV (B) Daytona 500 Package (myracetravel.com; 5n)(R) BID $18,000 PRICE 14,738 DIFF OVER Today's Pricing Games: 2 for 6 Total Winnings: $57,823 Tomorrow's a day off for the Obama Inauguration. We're back to the usual routine on Wednesday. THIS IS THE ONLY OFFICIAL GOLDEN-ROAD.net SHOW RECAP. REPRODUCTION PROHIBITED WITHOUT AUTHOR PERMISSION.

[Wayoshi]

Strong lineup for the "true" 7000th episode.

-Pl!nko: Dangit, we can't get a win out of this anymore? It feels like even with 5 chips, we're doomed. 7/10
-Flippy: I was worried she would keep it at -59 for a sec...Little Guy went up by $500. 9/10
-LeR: What luck!! She almost an EXACTA too!! 11/10
-SD1: Nothing too much. 3.5/5
-Switchy: I knew the table likely had a nice price despite the extreme amount the shoes & purse fetched. But what was that Drew had her say... "1 2 3 Switch?" They already switched, so Drew, find something else. 7/10
-Money: How many times have we seen this? Too many. 6/10
-MYM: (goldy's research) First time in nearly 4 years this was last! Really made the lineup better...too bad Rosa was completely clueless. 7/10 (+1 for 6 hole)
-SD2: Nothing again, a quick succession of 1-ups really... 3.5/5
-SCs: Nothing too bad...but the last prize of SC2 really should have been a Solstice convertible. Not that Daytona isn't nice at all, I loved the idea...that should have been second. Remove the tools maybe and make the TV/PS3 second. 8/10
-SC Results: ...and Daytona made SC2 the cheapest in the Drew era...and the way the SCs are suddenly going, someone is going to DSW on a lowball bid sometime, too! SC1 got expensive by the kitchen appliances, with that grill... 9/10 for seemingly good bids
-Drew's Hosting: Much better, although he sent her to her car and was a bit down after some losses (not even close to as bad as before, though). 8/10

FINAL TALLY:
-PGs: 48/60
-SCSDs: 7/10
-SCs: 17/20
-Drew: 8/10

80 --> B-

Yeah, watch LeR and everything else is standard. Pl!nko lost again is quite depressing, actually.

EDIT: I mapped out what exactly 6/10, 9/10 etc. means and changed some things. Borderline ep still.

[BRB_TheFireball]

Opening:  If you were paying attention, you could see the Race Game curtain coming down during the standing ovation for Drew.

One-Bid #3:  Is this the first time that somebody bid $1 in first position and actually won?  I'll be surprised if it has happened before, given how rare it is for somebody to bid $1 in first position.

MYM:  Yay!  Make Your Move! First time in the Drew Era that this game was played last.

Showcases:  Stainless kitchen appliances and Ashley furniture in the first showcase... Daytona 500 package in the second showcase.  Either these showcases are outrageously expensive or outrageously cheap.

My showcase bids:
Room/appliances--$15,007
Daytona 500--$18,007

Result:  Wow, I can't believe it.  The first "Fireball Special" of the Drew Era.  So much for sub-$15K showcases being a thing of the past.

[Wayoshi]

One-Bid #3:  Is this the first time that somebody bid $1 in first position and actually won?  I'll be surprised if it has happened before, given how rare it is for somebody to bid $1 in first position.

It's been termed the "Smeghead Gambit", so it definitely happened before.

[444dd]

I think for the 2nd showcase they should have done this.   Do you ever want to change tires like a nascar pit crew then u can do it with these tools from craftsman.  next do u ever want to feel the nascars zoom by you at 150 mph they get ready to go to the famuous track in the world at the datona 500.  and lastly how about driving like a nascar driver but we would not recamend you trie it in your new.... CAR!!!!.  and this showcase in witch you will fell like a nsacar driver can be yours if the Price is Right

[goldroadfanatic]

Ah, the real 7,000th episode of the show.  Will the staff do a ceremonial celebration later this year or sometime in Season 38, if it happens?  We don't know.

Drew was good for the most part today, although he could have done without the constant suspenseful bid reveals and he should have been a little more suspenseful in Money Game instead of being just silent when revealing what was behind the numbers.

I don't know if it was visible in the SD broadcasts, but I watch the HD one, and I could see the Race Game curtain lower when they did the sweeping shot of the audience and stage with the jib cam.

I don't know what Virginia was thinking bidding $1, but it worked!  She was fun to watch when she hugged and almost mauled Drew during Let 'em Roll.  She was pretty lucky that on her last roll, she rolled a car.

For the first time in the Drew Carey era and since March 11, 2005, Make Your Move was sixth!  Personally, I liked how Drew combined the reveals, the "is s/he right?" and, after they were revealed to be incorrect, "light up the right prices."  

Personally, I wonder why Adam didn't play Danger Price, Shopping Spree, Take Two, or Swap Meet instead of Make Your Move, since those other games time out the same.  We already had a two-prize game in the form of Switch?.  Having a 4-prize game in the show would have added some variety to the lineup.

As much as I dislike the use of green screens, the way they used footage of NASCAR race cars going around Daytona International Speedway was kind of cool.  I was amazed at how cheap the second showcase was.  Personally, I thought the writing wasn't bad, although it could have done without the prize recap and Rich addressing Virginia after every prize.

[rob79]

Here's to 7000 episodes of Price (Cheers and applauses).

This was a pretty good lineup today and the slotting wasn't bad at all. Plinko first isn't all that unusual though I would have swapped it and Flip Flop around. Make Your Move last was just awesome.

Speaking of Make Your Move--I wonder why it isn't played last more often.

 Personally, I wonder why Adam didn't play Danger Price, Shopping Spree, Take Two, or Swap Meet instead of Make Your Move, since those other games time out the same.  We already had a two-prize game in the form of Switch?.  Having a 4-prize game in the show would have added some variety to the lineup.

You'd rather see Swap Meet last rather than Make Your Move? That's just wrong.

[tpirfan28]

If you don't watch the show in widescreen, go over to CBS.com and watch Drew's intro.  Seeing the Curtain drop after Drew went through was cool...reminded me of old-school Wheel of Fortune.

Solid lineup with those six games.  Nice to see Make Your Move wind up sixth...good way to end a show.

Drew also was much better than recently.  I donno...can glasses change a man's attitude?  Stay tuned!

Can we get someone to confirm they had the right ARPs with the right showcases? 

[goldroadfanatic]

You'd rather see Swap Meet last rather than Make Your Move? That's just wrong.

Hey, I'm probably one of the few people around here who likes Pick-a-Number, so I guess that was to be expected!

[Cliffhangers491]

Seeing the curtain drop during the ovation for Drew Carey was really cool. As the biggest NASCAR fan in the world, SC2 was a dream showcase for me, but very cheap for TPIR. Oh, and yay for real show 7000!

[rob79]

Hey, I'm probably one of the few people around here who likes Pick-a-Number, so I guess that was to be expected!

I like Pick-a-Number, but Swap Meet is a different matter. 

[sfan786]

Wow it's cool that I just watched the 7000 episode.
the show was fairly good today even though sc2 was cheap.

[sideshowPA]

I like the variety of trips we have seen lately, but usually the specialty trips (like Dodger Fantasy Camp and the African Safari) are pretty pricey.  I had a feeling that Daytona was cheap, though, although I still overbid it.  Really, the trip is airfare to Florida and a hotel.  The tickets included, although they were pit passes, aren't really all that expensive.  So I had a feeling this would price around the same as DisneyWorld.

The show is settling into a nice flow right now.  I don't cringe nearly as much as I was at the start of the season, and I think there is a compliment in there someplace.

[Todd97]

This was the 1pm taping on Nov. 10th.  I was near the front of the line for the 4pm taping that day.  While we were waiting in the last set of benches outside, Anthony and Kelsey (and a few others, I'm sure) came out with all their paperwork and their name cue cards. So we got to hear their stories.

It's a neat feeling when you can say to yourself..."Hey, I saw those people in line that day!" 

[Nick]

I personally don't want to see a "celebratory seven thousandth episode" further down the road.  I'd rather they get it right the first time, and since they didn't, they might as well move on.

Much better already.  Put normal glasses on Drew, and he becomes a much better host for the show.  He hosted today as if he honestly cared.  He was much more "with it" and curbed back on trying to force pathetic humour on everything.  Excellent to see, and glad to know that if the Christmas week shows are anything to count, it will continue to get better.

However, that doesn't mean Drew doesn't have his fair share of things he needs to keep working on, like keeping things moving, curbing back on the comments, and other things like not saying "uh" and repeating the same things over and over again.

One thing especially that Drew needs to work on that I need to bring out in a line of its own is the One Bid price reveals.  There was--what--only one today that he didn't stop midway through reading the price?  He must just read the price with no pauses and move along.  You slow things down like that, you're not making things any better.  You're actually creating the perfect vent for your audience to escape through, and anybody who tunes in will keep on going because you can't catch their attention in the middle of a pause.

Yay!  No commercial bumper after the second pricing game.  Keep that up too, so we can get things like the real ticket plug back.

The worst of Drew today was Money Game, which, unfortunately, he pretty much hosted just like he does every other time is played, which is not hosting it.  He didn't even say anything before Kelsey made her last pick.  Speaking of which, what Drew could have done there in response to Kelsey saying she was relying completely on the audience is encourage her to not rely on them but make her own decisions.

Speaking of make, Make Your Move!  So nice to see it again, complete with reaction shots in between the prizes.  It's unfortunate Rose didn't play better.

Fantastic first Showcase.  Excellent writing, logical flow, and proper introductions and conclusions.  The second Showcase left less to be desired.  No introduction, Rich yelling at the contestant, long transitions, and a stupid prize recap on the end.  If you're got two prime examples in the same episode of how a Showcase is supposed to be down and how not to be done, you've got it right here.