FULL RECAP - TPiR 01/28/2009

[Grand_game2004]

Great show overall! BTW, this is off topic: Did anyone notice (and this is if you have BigJon's version of TPIR, the latest version) that if the bullseye is found playing the regular version of bullseye, it shows "WIN!" instead of a blank display? That's funny!

[heelsrule1988]

I love how the Check Game display didn't have enough room for the total.

BEST CONTESTANT OF THE DAY: Jim... got to give it to him for that creativity
SHOW GRADE: 2

[Teddy]

Great show overall! BTW, this is off topic: Did anyone notice (and this is if you have BigJon's version of TPIR, the latest version) that if the bullseye is found playing the regular version of bullseye, it shows "WIN!" instead of a blank display? That's funny!

Yeah, and in the same game, when you play Check-Out, if you lose by a large margin ($50 or more), the display reads "QUIT NOW!!!!" instead of "LOSS", and a win by a very small margin (a quarter or less) will show "WHAT A WIN!!!" instead of simply "WIN!" You can't get any more creative than this!

[Grand_game2004]

I've noticed the stuff that happens on Check-out, but I thought it was odd to see Bullseye do that!

[Cartboy]

Let Em Roll:  Good job!
Check Game:  Rats!   That's gotta be the first five digit total in Check Game history.  I was wondering how it would be displayed if a five digit total was achieved.
Secret X:  What a lucky win!
Side By Side:  Nice job!   I didn't think the price of the snowmobile would be $9,980.
Any Number:  Too bad Jim didn't win the car , but at least he didn't win the piggy bank.   Jim sure did look like Drew - I felt like I was seeing double!
IUFB#6:  I agree that Charles made a stupid bid!
Switch?:  Good job!

Good show overall, IMHO.

[mrbrown2195]

No, on the contrary, Drew is a lot more enjoyable on the occasions where it feels like you're watching Bob.  We've seen "Drew being himself" too much this season, and now that is being curbed back.  I think it's quite clear what works.

And, that, ladies and gentlemen, is why Nick will never enjoy Drew.

For the most part, I've enjoyed this season, with the exception of the craptacular pricing game lineups, and some of the ridiculous showcases written by Drew. His hosting is not always up to par, but I'm not comparing him to Bob Barker.

[Nick]

And, that, ladies and gentlemen, is why Nick will never enjoy Drew.

Please stop it.  The amount of attention you continually try to draw on my lack of enjoyment of Drew hosting is simply ridiculous.  I'd enjoy him if he'd host every aspect of the show properly everyday, which shouldn't be asking too much; and "hosting the show properely" does not necessarily mean "hosting as Bob Barker hosted."

His hosting is not always up to par, but I'm not comparing him to Bob Barker.

You're overlooking the fact that I mentioned Bob simply because Drew happened to do something that made me think of him, something that doesn't happen often.

[Scott5114]

Huh?  Where are you coming up with this?

If you have the DVD set, take a look at the episode from Bob's last week that features Check Game. If you watch it on your computer so you can blow the image up nice and big, you can clearly see the lightbulbs in the eggcrate display and they are indeed arranged so that only digits (and a small subset of the alphabet) could be displayed.

That said, while "OVER" can't be displayed, "TILT" could

[accent2570]

If you have the DVD set, take a look at the episode from Bob's last week that features Check Game. If you watch it on your computer so you can blow the image up nice and big, you can clearly see the lightbulbs in the eggcrate display and they are indeed arranged so that only digits (and a small subset of the alphabet) could be displayed.

That said, while "OVER" can't be displayed, "TILT" could

See...I'm NOT crazy!  Also, it could display "LOSE" or "LOSS" depending on the controller.

[mrbrown2195]

See...I'm NOT crazy!  Also, it could display "LOSE" or "LOSS" depending on the controller.

So, your original assertion that it cannot display letters is incorrect. "L", "O", "S", "E", "T", and "I" are all letters.

[whinbaby]

Game #86 (#7,007)

Secret X
What?  Bedding?  I haven't seen bedding on The Price is Right since November 14, 2005.  Until 2005, bedding only appeared in the showcases.  The Canyon Craft bedding is $200.

Showcase #1
Headphones - $350
DJ Equipment - $2,499
Trip to Rio de Janeiro - Most trips to Rio de Janeiro are between $7,000 and $8,000, but since the hotel is Caesar Park, the last digit is 2, so it's $7,932.
Bar Set - This leaves with $7,998.

Showcase #2:  Phishing
Phishing Equipment - $600
Trip to Nova Scotia - Does anyone have the January 29, 2002 episode?  That episode has the last known trip to Nova Scotia, until this one.  Gosh, it's been seven years!  After calculations, it's $8,084.
Bass Tracker Pro Team 175 TXW - $12,995

Total show prize value:  $116,439 (24 prizes)

Your Modeling Scorecard for January 28, 2009
Daily Records
High:  $91,525 (Claudia Jordan, 2003)
Low:  $19,481 (Gwennie Osborne, 2008)

Rachel Reynolds
January 28
Total dollars:  $62,078
($18,084 won, $43,994 lost)
Total prizes:  8 (4-4)
Cars:  1
Trips:  1

After 71 shows
Total dollars:  $3,760,543
($1,775,284 won, $1,985,259 lost)
Total prizes:  603 (393-210)
Cars:  76 (30-46)
Trips:  51 (29-22)

Amber Lancaster
January 28
Total dollars:  $65,089
($42,774 won, $22,315 lost)
Total prizes:  8 (7-1)
Cars:  1
Trips:  1

After 20 shows
Total dollars:  $1,017,079
($564,653 won, $452,426 lost)
Total prizes:  154 (112-42)
Cars:  19 (9-10)
Trips:  12 (7-5)

Gwennie Osborne
January 28
Total dollars:
$17,992*
***NEW JANUARY 28 RECORD***
($12,423 won, $5,569 lost)
Total prizes:  8 (6-2)
Cars:  0
Trips:  1

After 8 shows
Total dollars:  $354,719
($163,856 won, $190,863 lost)
Total prizes:  73 (43-30)
Cars:  8 (3-5)
Trips:  10 (5-5)