FULL RECAP - TPiR 06/18/2009

[Joe_Capitano]

Production #4804K - Taped June 2, 2009 Drew: stage entrance First Four lineup: right to left Handoff: Amber Models of the Day: Amber Lancaster, Gwendolyn Osborne and Rachel Reynolds Wearing: De Sentino 1   2 iPod Touch Media Players (A&G) REBECCA 725 JACQUELINE 659 MICHAEL 600 PEGGY *738 ($798) Peggy plays SQUEEZE PLAY for a Beachcomber Hot Tub (R) Setup: 8 6 3 9 4 Pick: $ 8 3 9 4 Price: $8694   LOSS 2   Jewels by Angelo Diamond/Gold Tennis Bracelet (from above) +Rebecca 935 +Jacqueline 1275 +Michael *1276 CHAD 1199 ($2306) Michael plays ½ OFF Blown Glass Vase $ 50 BOXES IN PLAY Orange/Ginger Bath Set 13 $ 13 X ALL 16 BOXES USB Hub 16 16 X DITTO Stainless Fondue Set 75 Heart Shape Waffle Maker 40 (KitchenAid) Hand Mixer 35 70 * 2 3 6 7 9 11 12 15 Pick:     (11)   EMPTY Stash:   ( 6 )   LOSS 3   Flexsteel Temecula Sofa (R) +Rebecca 1295 +Jacqueline 1395 CHRISTINE 1900 Chad *1437 ($1801) Chad from Fayetteville, WV plays THAT'S TOO MUCH! for a Chrysler PT Cruiser (Std., AT, Mats, BlkHtr)(G)($19,035) $17,121 $18,980 $20,902 $21,840 LOSS SHOWDOWN #1 $ 798 Peggy 85 stay .85 Through to Showcase Round 1,801 Chad 95 stay .95 2,876 Michael 55 + 70 OV 4   Picnic Time Picnic Equipment (G) +Rebecca 395 +Jacqueline 675 Christine 396 PEGGY *495 ($530) STUPID BID Peggy from Euless, TX plays SIDE BY SIDE for a trip to Bali (6n)(G) $73→(65)   LOSS   ($6573) 5   Blackberry Pearl Cellphone (1 yr service)(R-in the Row) +Rebecca 500 +Jacqueline 795 Christine *796 CATHERINE 400 ($840) Christine plays MORE OR LESS Largo Counter Height Dining Group $ 800 MORE $ 1,099 * (Craftsman) 10HP Riding Lawn Mower 750 MORE 980 * (Sole F63) Motorized Treadmill 2,350 LESS 1,900 * Mini Cooper (Std., Steer, Traction, Susp, Accel)(A) 20,995 MORE 19,450 LOSS Lately, the membership committee of the "First Four" Breakfast Club have been kept busy. Today, the rolls could go up by two. Ah, what Mimi has in store for them. A nice day out at the pool. Unfortunately...it's a wading pool...with 2 inches of agua. Too bad it's not tomato juice, for look who cometh. That skunk singing Chevalier could be making his tenth appearance this season - boy has he been in demand - unless someone breaks out the repellant with a win. Can someone come to the rescue? 6   Camping Equipment (R) +Rebecca 14000 +Jacqueline *1 RASHAD 1150 Catherine 1320 ($1090) Rebecca heads off to the clubhouse while Jacqueline escapes! She plays BULLSEYE for a Stainless Range, Fridge & Dishwasher and Wilton Armetale Gourmet Grillware (G)($3559) (1) Yoplait Kids Yogurt (6 pk) 3 x 2.99 $ 8.97 * (2) Curad Hold Tite Tubular Bandage (5 yds) 3 x 3.99 11.97 ALL HAIL JACQUELINE!!! (3) (Nabisco) Teddy Grahams (12 oz) (4) V8 Vegetable Cocktail (12 oz) (5) (Hartz Rid) Flea & Tick Shampoo SHOWDOWN #2 $ 530 Peggy 15 + 60 .75 Through to Showcase Round 4,649 Jacqueline 70 + 55 OV (Puny 1st Spin) 4,819 Chrinstine 15 + 45 .60 SHOWCASE ROUND Chad has the honor. SC1-Chad IT'S SHOWTIME! Movie Tickets for a Year (2 a week) Home Theater Seating/(Panasonic) 50" Plasma HDTV Blu-Ray Home Theater System/XBox+PS3+Wii Video Game Package (A) Trip to Rio de Janiero (6n)(G) BID $14,386 PRICE 21,139 DIFF –6,753 TOTAL $22,940 SC2-Peggy Ashley Spectra Bedroom Group/Comfortaire GS700 Sleep Set (A) TaylorMade His/Hers Golf Equipment (R) Club Car Solar Powered Golf Cart Trip to Pebble Beach, CA (via Monterrey; 6n)(R) BID $10,500 PRICE 24,143 DIFF –13,643 Today's Pricing Games: 1 for 6 Total Winnings: $36,612 THIS IS THE ONLY OFFICIAL GOLDEN-ROAD.net SHOW RECAP. REPRODUCTION PROHIBITED WITHOUT AUTHOR PERMISSION. ...and then, there were seven.

[joeyboy]

Squeeze Play: That was a tough loss.

½ Off: those were some tough SP’s

O.B. #4: That was a lame joke.

Side By Side: I knew it was 6k.

More or Less: We had 3 easy prizes today.

Bullseye: She saved us from a winless show.

Showcases: decent showcases. I would have liked to see a car in there myself.

Decent show today. We almost had a skunking in there, but Bullseye saved us from that fate.

[compdude512]

Squeeze: Shoot the green screen pillars!

1/2 Off: The SP portion of this game was EVIL!  I would’ve picked the Gift Set and the USB Hub, too!

TTM: Can’t they just put the price down further for once?

SCSD1: Nice dance there by Chad.  I’m pretty sure he had a little drinky-drinky while he was waiting in line. 

Side: EVIL!  I would’ve picked exactly what Peggy did.

One-Bid 5: The random SFX are really getting tiring…

MoL: Fortune Hunter cue?  Totally out-of-place, IMHO.  Bean Stalker!  I would have won the Mini Cooper.  Glad to see she got all three of the other prizes, and it was nice to see MoL staged correctly this time.

Bullseye: Dude…Cue 87!  Wah-wah version of Cue 86 would have fit so perfectly, but Stan opts to use something else.

SC1: Okay…now I’m really starting to think Chad had a little drinky-drinky.

SC2:  !

Show Scorecard:
Lineup: 8/10.
Drew: 8/10.
Contestants: 8/10. 
Showcases: 8/10. 
Music Cues: 8/10.  Just because of Cue 87.  I’ll also admit that cue used during the credits was kinda good.  Not excellent.  Not great.  Kinda good.

Final Comments:
Chad was a riot!  Nothing too out-of-the-ordinary today.  A fairly decent show, if I do say so myself.

Tyler

[katrinka_ohio]

I got all three wrong in 1/2 Off!

[pricefan1991]

Typical show, complete with evil setups.

At least the skunks were exterminated for Bullseye.

[Cartboy]

1/2 Off:  I thought for sure he would only have to pick from two boxes!
More Or Less:  This should've been won.  All 4 prizes were easy.  There's no excuse for saying more on the Mini Cooper!

Not too good overall, IMHO.

[mikebev25]

Well, unfortuntely we were back to reality today.

Squeeze: I was thinking $8694 the whole time. We've seen that spa before many times.
1/2 Off: Typical hard SPs. Although it had seemed like a while since we last saw this game, and I always think it's interesting to see it outside of the 1 hole.
TTM: Not surprising in the least.
SBS: That was a toss-up. I know a lot of people in chat were thinking Peggy had won.
MoL: The Mini Cooper is becoming one of the more popular cars on the show. A win here really could have jump started us, but it wasn't meant to be. At least she won more than a lot of others did.
Bully: Nice, easy game we needed to avoid the skunking. I always like having a GP 6th.

The thing Drew did on IUFB #4 was just plain stupid and lame. Drew, I like the effort, but please, never do that type of thing again. It's just not funny, and it wastes valuable time. Turn your phone off during the show! Other than that, I thought Drew showed nice enthusiasm throughout and was better than normal overall today.

Showcases: OK, these were sexed up. Although for SC2, someone did say in chat the cart was 11K, which was quite a bit more than I had it at. But I'm still trying to figure out how SC1 broke 20K.

Lineup: Good. Not quite as good as yesterday, but pretty nice games which were fairly well-slotted. Even if it was TTM, always awesome to see a car game 3rd. Good to see SbS again. And MoL seems to finally be getting the right amount of play.

The couples show tomorrow.....not looking forward to it. Giving it a chance, but hopefully it doesn't turn into a complete fiasco like the first Wagner appearance.

[SpunkyMunky]

Squeeze Play: Tough! 

1/2 Off: I had to laugh at Drew doing his imitation of Rich's pronunciation of "spooooonge." It did sound like Rich added a few syllables to that word. 

That's Too Much!: Retire this game. 

Side by Side: Evil!

More or Less: Or a mini version of Golden Road. Well, at least we got to the car this time. Too bad it wasn't won. I too guessed "More."

Bulls-eye: Winner! 

My Favorite Game of the Day:
Bulls-eye

My Favorite Contestant of the Day:
Our only winning contestant, successfully hitting the bulls-eye

"So You Think You Can Dance" Award:
Chad 

[leafsfan17]

After an exciting 5 for 6 show yesterday, it was back to reality today with only Bullseye being won. Still an okay episode, though.

[notsoeasy]

TTM: Can’t they just put the price down further for once?

THAT'S TOO LOGICAL!!!

[Wayoshi]

:/

-Lineup: Meh.
-Squeezy: Why does the audience think 8300 is better than 8600? A couple hundred makes no difference to several thousands. 8/10
-Halfy: That was a tough set of SPs. 8/10
-TTM: *sigh* almost. 8/10
-SD1: 4/5
-Sidey: Guys. -5 on a trip in a non-fee game is 100% wrong. The difference between prices was 788 only anyways. 8/10
-MoL: HOW DID SHE LOSE THIS ON THE CAR??? The Mini Cooper doesn't AT ALL look 21k!! 7/10
-Bullsy: OK. 9/10
-SD2: 4/5
-SC1: 4/5
-SC2: 4/5
-Results: ...Wow. 5/10
-Drew: 8/10

PGs: 48/60
SDs: 8/10
SCs: 13/20
Drew: 8/10

77 --> C+

[ClassicG]

The thing Drew did on IUFB #4 was just plain stupid and lame. Drew, I like the effort, but please, never do that type of thing again. It's just not funny, and it wastes valuable time. Turn your phone off during the show!

That part was entirely scripted; the phone was never really on.

[kballard30]

i think it's been a great season so far
sorry i haven't been on in ages
been busy

[BRB_TheFireball]

Squeezy:  Shoot the green screens!

Halfy:  Yay!  Half-Off! Impossible SPs today.

TTM!:  I wanted to stop on the second price again.

Sidey:  Wow, what a cheap trip to Bali.

MoL:  Cue fail.  The semi-Woodbine cue doesn't belong in this game.  That MINI Cooper didn't have options in it, so I suspected that it would be under $20,000.

Bully:  Citrus shampoo for dogs?  That is one of the dumbest products ever invented.  Who cares what scent dog shampoo is?  Your dog is just gonna go outside and roll around in the mud after a bath, anyway.  All hail Jacqueline for stopping the Dancing Wagners®!

SC #2:  Bedroom arrangement fail.

My showcase bids:
Theater/Rio--$18,107
Bedroom/golf--$21,507

[mikebev25]

That part was entirely scripted; the phone was never really on.

Well, scripted or not, I didn't like it and thought it was unnecessary.

That's Too Much!: Retire this game. 

I don't like it either, but I wouldn't go that far. We have enough games right now that aren't being played at all. Losing another one isn't what we need. I think they are making this and L7 unwinnable due to budget mode, honestly.