FULL RECAP - TPiR 06/19/2009

[Joe_Capitano]

Production #4795K - Taped May 27, 2009 Couples Price III: The "Ultimate" Wedding Shower Drew: stage entrance First Four lineup: right to left Handoff: Rachel Models of the Day: Lanisha Cole, Amber Lancaster and the future Mrs. Rachel Delucci Wearing: Scala Celebrities of the Day: Jack Wagner & Ashley Jones (The Bold & The Beautiful) All of the contestants on today's show - well, almost all of them - are engaged to be married. There is the one exception, duly noted below. 1   (XIV Karats) Wedding Bands (A-in the Row) JEREMY/LISA 5500 GABRIEL/TERESE 2800 MATTHEW/SARA 2400 BRIAN/JADE *2801 ($5000) Brian & Jade, prepare thyselves. IT'S THE $50,000 PL!NKO! FRIDAY!!! Free Chip (3) 500L Bride & Groom Cake Topper 5/6 6 $ 36 * (6) 500R Pewter Linked Rings Picture Frame 3/7 7 17 * (5) 500L Universal Remote Control 8/0 0 85 Total Electric Wine/Champagne Chiller 7/5 7 70 * (4) 100L $1600 LOSS 2   Kenneth Cole Tuxedo (Jack Wagner)/Reem Acra Brida Gown (Ashley Jones) +Jeremy/Lisa 2400 +Gabriel/Terese 3500 +Matthew/Sara *3501 ANTHONY/CHASTA 2000 ($4419) Matthew & Sara play LUCKY $EVEN for a Mazda 3 (Std., 2.5l, Cruise, Controls, Prot)(R) Picks: 3 7 Price:   $ 2 1 2  8 7 Bucks: 7 5 0 LOSS 3   Brighton His/Hers Luggage Sets (L&R) +Jeremy/Lisa 1500 +Gabriel/Terese 2500 STACY/CRYSTAL *2800 Anthony/Chasta 2000 ($3005) Stacy & Crystal play PUSHOVER for a Kawasaki STX15F Jet Ski (A) Setup: 9 3 9 8 2 5 0 8 9 Pick: 9 3[9 8 2 5] Price: $9825   LOSS WHAT? STACY & CRYSTAL? Actually Stacy is a stand-in for Crystal's future husband Justin who has served three tours in Iraq and is now on duty in Virginia. Crystal brought a photo of him, which we saw thanks to the miracle of post production. SHOWDOWN #1 Spinoff $ 3,005 Stacy/Crystal 15 +   5 .20 .05 4,419 Matthew/Sara 75 stay .75 .75 Through to Showcase Round 6,723 Brian/Jade 60 + 15 .75 4   2 Dell Mini Laptop Computers (A&L) +Jeremy/Lisa *851 +Gabriel/Terese 1000  BILLIE/TERI 850 Anthony/Chasta 600 ($993) Jeremy & Lisa play SWITCH? Inspire M3 Home Gym (R) $3495 NO $3495 Bacarrat Crystal Stemware (L) $4440 SWITCH $4440 WIN! You thought this was Engaged Couples Price, right? Seems this next couple isn't quite there yet. But before the next One-Bid, Dane gets down on one knee right there in the Row and pops the question. Crystal says "Yes." Now they're eligible. 5   50" Plasma HDTV (R) DANE/CRYSTAL 2100 +Gabriel/Terese 1550 Billie/Teri 2000 Anthony/Chasta *2101 ($2499) Anthony & Chasta play GROCERY GAME for a Jenn Air Range, Fridge & Dishwasher and that whirlpool bathtub with the TV (A)($9107) (2) (Martinelli's) Sparkling Cider (25.6 oz) 4 x 3.99 $ 15.96 –5.04 (3) (Glade) French Vanilla Candle 1 x 3.69 19.65 –1.35 (1) (Maharma) Rice 1 x 1.29 20.94 WIN! (4) (Driscoll's) California Strawberries (2 lb) (5) (Saco) Dipping Chocolate Sometimes the engagement can hit a snag. In the case of Gabriel & Terese, that snag is looking them straight in the face It's Mimi, and she's now throwing rice - boiled rice. Will this couple be banished together forever in the "First Four" Breakfast Club? 6   Vera Wang Dinnerware/Flatware (A) Dane/Crystal 1400 +Gabriel/Terese 3000 Billie/Teri *2200 CHRISTOPHER/KAYLA 1200 ($2568) Gabriel & Terese head off to the "honeymoon suite" while Billie & Teri play GAS MONEY for a Kia Soul (Std., Seat, Stereo, Mats)(L) 1. (2) $21,649 2. (5) $17,090 CAR LOSS (1) $20,365 ($2000) (3) $23,652 ($4000) (4) $18,870 ($3000) SHOWDOWN #2 $ 2,568 Billie/Teri 70 stay .70 8,928 Jeremy/Lisa 10 + 75 .85 Through to Showcase Round 11,606 Anthony/Chasta 75 + 50 OV SHOWCASE ROUND Jeremy & Lisa have the honor. SC1-Jeremy/Lisa Ashley Brittania Dining Group (R) Ashley Alladio Living Room Group (L) Ashley Carlisle Bedroom Group Keetsa Tea Leaf Sleep Set (A) Jeep Compass (Std., Rally, Stereo, TAxle, #26E)(L) BID $32,000 PRICE 33,077 DIFF –1,077 TOTAL $42,005 SC2-Brian/Jade Trip to St. Thomas (6n @ Marriott) 2 Days on a Private Yacht (A) Trip to Tuscany (via Florence; 6n) $1000 Cash BID $23,500 PRICE 38,074 DIFF –14,574 Today's Pricing Games: 2 for 6 Total Winnings: $70,276 THIS IS THE ONLY OFFICIAL GOLDEN-ROAD.net SHOW RECAP. REPRODUCTION PROHIBITED WITHOUT AUTHOR PERMISSION. ...and then, there were six.

[compdude512]

One-Bid 1: $5,000?!

Plinko: I’m really tired of hearing that second cue.  Man, that was an expensive remote!

One-Bid 2: What an amazing amount of time the show wasted here with Wagner…

L7: Painful loss…and on the third number, no less!

Push: Man, I was way off!  I would’ve said $8250 and lost.

SCSD 1: It was down to my two favorite couples.  I really wish Matt and Sara could’ve won, but the wheel didn’t work in their favor.

Switch?: I would have won, as well.  I know they haven’t had a setup in this game in a while that shouldn’t have been switched, so it had to happen eventually.

One-Bid 5: Awww…

Grocery: GREAT win!

Gas: Nice to see Gas Money show up!  I knew they’d lost immediately, even before their first pick.

SC1: Finally…a truck!  , though.

SC2: What is that…like 14,000 of those FRPYS this week?

Show Scorecard:
Lineup: 9/10. Gas Money!
Drew: 9/10.  Drew did unusually well today.
Contestants: 10/10.  Lots of great selections by Stan here!
Showcases: 9/10.  We finally get a truck in there!
Music Cues: 4/10.  Michael Karp’s crap was way overused today, IMO.  Only three cues other than Walking and the main theme were Kalehoff or Killer Tracks.

Final Comments:
Nice to see a car in the Showcase!  This show wasn’t all too terrible, IMO.  I still wish we didn’t have to resort to gimmicks…

Tyler

[joeyboy]

–  Plinko: $1600 for the honey moon.

–  O.B. #2: Wagner alert! It felt just like last time.

–  Lucky Seven: Relatively fair setup.

–  Pushover: That jet ski was just screaming $9398 to me.

–  Switch?: Nice win.

–  Grocery Game: Every one in the chat room (myself included) was saying the game was over. That was a miracle win!

–  Gas Money: Major wipeout. Now we need Gas Money to be played in the first slot, and this game will have been played in every slot.

–  Showcases: Decent showcases. Another all-trip showcase.

Could have been better. Could have been a lot worse though.

[SteveGavazzi]

So...um...what's the point of doing an "engaged couples" show whose entire premise is that all of the contestants are engaged couples if you don't have to be an engaged couple to get called?

[pricefan1991]

Seemed like a good special today.

Plinko first seemed awkward, same as lucky seven second.

Oh well, good bids on the showcases today.

[SteveGavazzi]

$14,000 off is a good bid?

[tpirfan28]

Okay, be honest.  I think it was bidding round #4...when the two ladies came down (and the one's fiancee was in Iraq), who thought there was going to be a big Prop 8 problem?  Gotta give the Staff props, though...that was a nice touch.

Nice to see Jack Wagner make an idiot of himself, again.  But Drew did get off a pretty good line after that..."It's a soap opera.  You marry the daughter, you're gonna wind up with the mother and the sister" or something like that.

[Off_trak]

So...um...what's the point of doing an "engaged couples" show whose entire premise is that all of the contestants are engaged couples if you don't have to be an engaged couple to get called?

Although you more or less answered your own question; reading between the lines, having that couple propose was suppose to be cute. Kinda fell flat, I thought tho. You could see it coming a mile away.

[leafsfan17]

Winning $1,600 is Plinko is pretty good. The win in Switch? was nice as well. Overall, I'd have to say that today's show was pretty good. Let's hope for an even better show on Monday.

[pricefan1991]

$14,000 off is a good bid?

I was going off memory, but I guess I was fooled.

is what I should have posted.

[godard]

Although you more or less answered your own question; reading between the lines, having that couple propose was suppose to be cute. Kinda fell flat, I thought tho. You could see it coming a mile away.

Well it was an obvious setup, though the girl still seemed fooled. Been reading Bob Barker's autobiography and this sounds like the type of thing they did on Truth or Consequences all the time.

[JokerFan]

Well it was an obvious setup.

What do you mean by that?  How was it obvious?

[sideshowPA]

So...um...what's the point of doing an "engaged couples" show whose entire premise is that all of the contestants are engaged couples if you don't have to be an engaged couple to get called?

I think it demonstrates the changing mentality of the producers regarding contestant selection.  Clearly, the staff knew that the young man was going to propose to his girlfriend, or else they would not have been picked.  The staff is banking on these staged events, rather than counting on the natural spontaneity of people.  It's the same thought process behind the contestant search.  Since Drew is not adept at bringing out the best in contestants himself, they need to provide him with people who have a nice story.

[PriceFanArmadillo]

Clearly, the staff knew that the young man was going to propose to his girlfriend, or else they would not have been picked.  The staff is banking on these staged events, rather than counting on the natural spontaneity of people. 

This isn't the first time a contestant has proposed after having his name called.  Remember the guy who proposed while spinning the wheel, about five years back?  I would be surprised if the staff hadn't known he was planning on that.  Was that 'banking on a staged event'?

[Punchboard91]

Winning $1,600 is Plinko is pretty good.

It is? Don't get me wrong - I would love to have $1,600 for just dropping chips - but $10,000 is what I would define as "pretty good" in this game.

I haev to agree with Steve - it's an "engaged couple" show, not just a "couples of any kind" show, even if it was a planned event.

Didn't care for the whole Wagner moment....what was the point? Regarding that same IUFB, it seems like some couples would have already had the wedding dress, if not the tux as well, bought. I'm not sure how good of an idea it was for that to be a prize....

Regarding the Iraq situation....I can understand why they did that, but I'm not sure if I agree with picking her solely because of that.

It really wasn't that bad of a show, though.....only thing is, I wish they would have had a Father's Day show instead, seeing as how they had a Mother's Day show.