TPiR Recap - 5/25/2011

[Macsen]

Episode #5583K Aired: 5/25/2011; Tape Date 5/3/2011 Models: Gwendolyn Osborne, Rachel Reynolds, Manuela Arbelaez (Scala) Drew Entrance: Door #2 Mic Handoff: Gwendolyn First Four Contestant Seating: Mixed (1, 2, 4, 3)

First IUFB: Electric bicycle (Electrik Motion Rayos; ARP: $1,199) (Rachel) ANITRA JENNIFER DANIELLE J. PIERRE WINNER $850 $2229 $675 $2500 ANITRA Anitra is playing Money Game for a Honda Insight EX hybrid. (Manuela) 93 39 22 21 02 74 48 24 61 Middle number: 8 PICK NUMBER DISPLAY 1 21 FRONT 2 74 $ 3 48 $ 4 61 $ 5 93 $ LOSS ARP: $21,802 Money won: $276

Second IUFB: Cell phone (Motorola; 1yr 450min unl.data plan; ARP: $1,340) (Gwendolyn) KAREN Jennifer Danielle J. Pierre WINNER $826 $725 $626 $1000 PIERRE Pierre is playing ½ Off! (Manuela and Rachel) ARP DISPLAY LEFT ITEM CHOICE RIGHT ITEM DISPLAY ARP $30 $30 Mini cupcake press >>> Meat thermometer $35 $70 $138 $69 Sunglasses (Kate Spade) <<< Donut hole press $25 $25 $19 $19 Wine bottle opener <<< Vacuum sealer $30 $60 Boxes Removed First: 1, 3, 5, 8, 10, 11, 14, 16 Boxes Removed Second: 2, 6, 12, 13 Boxes Remaining: 4, 7, 9, 15 Box Choice: 4 Winning Box: 4 *WIN* *$10,263*

Third IUFB: Electric fireplace (Dimplex Warren; ARP: $799) (Manuela) Karen Jennifer Danielle J. DANIELLE G. WINNER $692 $800 $700 $1200 DANIELLE J. Danielle J. is playing Squeeze Play for The Living Room Group of Doom (Ashley Entice Mist) + 73" 3D DLP HDTV. (Mitsubishi) (Gwendolyn) DISPLAY 4 1 8 2 3 CHOICE (removed 1) $ 4 8 2 3 ARP: $4,823 *WIN*

SCSD #1 Contestant Winnings Spin 1 Spin 2 TOTAL Anitra $1,475 85 STAY 85 Danielle J. $5,622 50 45 95 Pierre $11,603 60 40 *$1,000!* Bonus... Contestant Winnings Spin Result Pierre $12,603 75 *SHOWCASE*

Fourth IUFB: Pair of outdoor chaises lounges (ARP: $540) (Rachel and George Gray) Karen Jennifer BRANDON Danielle G. WINNER $578 $579 $475 $550 BRANDON Brandon, from Long Beach, is playing 1 Right Price. ITEM TAG ARP 7-burner gas grill (Bull BBQ Cart) (Manuela)   $2,800 Steam shower (Gwendolyn) $4,499 (Rachel) $4,499 *WIN* Total ARP: *$7,299*

Fifth IUFB: 4 pair designer shoes (Koolaburra; ARP: $873) (Manuela and Rachel) Karen Jennifer PAMELA Danielle G. WINNER $896 $897 $800 $620 PAMELA Pamela is playing Hi Lo for a Travel & Leisure trip to Jamaica. (RT coach LA to Ocho Rios, 5n all-inclusive Couples Tower Isle; ARP: $6,200) (Gwendolyn) HI Luzianne coffee w/chikory $4.95   Nestle Toll House butterscotch baking chips $3.39   Hidden Valley Ranch salad dressing $3.49   LO Voskos Greek yogurt $1.49   Anthony's bow tie pasta $1.69   Keebler Reddy Krust graham cracker crust $2.29 *WIN*

Jennifer led people over on the electric bike. She then was one over on the third IUFB, and did unsuccessful one-ups on the next two. Fortunately, due to the run by yellow, she at least has the final guess. Again. Can she avoid the dreaded mugshot machine? Sixth IUFB: 30" gas range (stainless steel; ARP: $969) (Gwendolyn) Karen Jennifer GLENDA Danielle G. WINNER $1067 $799 $1500 $1200 JENNIFER Jennifer escapes! She is playing Line 'em Up for a Nissan Cube 1.8S. (1.8-litre engine, X-tronic CVT transmission) (Gwendolyn) FIRST CAR DIGIT     1     Riding lawn mower (Poulan) (Manuela)     8 4 9 Set of 6 CFL bulbs     6 3   Wii (9 games) (Rachel)   7 6 9   LAST CAR DIGIT     1     Result: 2 Right FIRST CAR DIGIT     1     Riding lawn mower (Poulan) (Manuela)     8 4 9 Set of 6 CFL bulbs   6 3     Wii (9 games) (Rachel)   7 6 9   LAST CAR DIGIT     1     Result: 1 Right LOSS (ARP: $18,691)

SCSD #2 Contestant Winnings Spin 1 Spin 2 TOTAL Jennifer $969 1.00 N/A *$1,000!* Pamela $7,073 65 45 OVER Brandon $7,839 30 70 *$1,000!* Bonus/Tiebreaker... Contestant Winnings Spin Result Jennifer $1,969 5 *$10,000!!* Brandon $8,839 60 *SHOWCASE* For the third time this season, a player hits the green on the bonus/tiebreaker and loses. Jennifer leaves with *$11,969*

SHOWCASE ROUND Pierre has the honor... SC1 - PIERRE I KICK YOU IN THE NUTS AS HARD AS I CAN, AND YOU... TRIP/CAR BID: $22,000 San Francisco (RT coach LA to SF, 6n Marriott San Francisco Marquis, tour of Alcatraz Island) + $2,500 cash (Manuela) Honda Accord LX sedan (Rachel) ARP: $29,919 DIFF: $7,919 LOSS $12,603 SC2 - BRANDON UP YOUR LUXURY QUOTIENT (all Gwendolyn) AMSTERDAM BID: $18,669 iPad 2 (16GB Wi-Fi) + Swarovski crystal-clad case Set of diamond jewelry (total 3 ct. diamonds) Amsterdam (RT coach LA to Amsterdam, 6n Hilton Amsterdam, tour r of Diamond Center, diamond champagne toast) ARP: $22,283 DIFF: $3,614 *WIN* $31,122

Show Results: 4 out of 6 Total Winnings: $69,864 THIS RECAP IS PRODUCED SOLELY FOR GOLDEN-ROAD.NET UNAUTHORIZED REPRODUCTION OR EXHIBITION IS PROHIBITED PRODUCED BY KITCH

[Hag]

Pretty decent show. More cash and bonus cash on the Wheel is always nice.

[heelsrule1988]

It's hilarious how a cutaway shot in 1/2 Off right before the model lifts the box is an unintentional spoiler.

BEST CONTESTANT OF THE DAY: Anitra
SHOW GRADE: 3

[Wayoshi]

Well, this is the better show I was expecting at some point.  In particular, Pierre did a great job to steal Half Off away.

Jennifer may not have won Line 'Em Up if she hadn't stupidly given up on the 4th digit and repeated the 6, but she would have improved her chances.

SC2 just plainly sucked, that's the plain truth.

[elskunkoman]

A better show than yesterday 4 pricing games won though we coulda had a perfect 6 for 6 show today.

[Guint]

Yes, this was a good show. 4/6 in budget mode is nice; especially when the total amount is still sub-$70K. Plus SC1 was one of the best in a long time; it took me back to the good days of themed showcases.

Plus a lot of small play frequency games (1/2 Off, Hi Lo, Line em Up). This was a great show.

[thepriceis_J]

-Money Game was tough. She didn't see the "El Cheapo" and that was all she wrote.
-Another Half-Off win? This game and 3 Strikes have been great this year. Big oops on the model's part picking up the box. What an interesting contestant we had.
-Squeeze Play was interesting.....glad it was won.
-One Right Price could've been bad, thank goodness it wasn't
-Hi-Lo wasn't terribly difficult. Thank goodness the contestant wasn't fooled.
-Line 'Em Up wasn't hard. I wish she could've seen that the 2nd six didn't look right. Oh well.

Half-Off, Squeeze Play, and Hi-Lo were all won on the same show? What's going on here?  

A sandwich show....two losses in the beginning and end and wins in between. How interesting.

SC 2 was a mess.

[Wayoshi]

A better show than yesterday 4 pricing games won though we coulda had a perfect 6 for 6 show today.

Not really - who knows El Cheapo anymore? And Liney was pretty crapshoot-y.

[GSB92]

I think El Cheapo has turned from a Dobstopper into a Mike Trap.

Squeeze Play was easy as pie. So was 1 Right Price.

Line em up was blahh.

More failcases, ugg its all Mike's fault for blowing the budget

[Cartboy]

Money Game:  El Cheapo claims another victim - bummer!
1/2 Off:  Nice win!
Squeeze Play, 1 Right Price, Hi Lo:  Nice job!
Line Em Up:  Rats!
SCSD#2:  I was glad that Jennifer won $10,000 &, at the same time, I was a little bummed out because of how close she was to $25,000.

Good show overall, IMHO.

[Guint]

-Money Game was tough. She didn't see the "El Cheapo" and that was all she wrote.
-Another Half-Off win? This game and 3 Strikes have been great this year. Big oops on the model's part picking up the box. What an interesting contestant we had.
-Squeeze Play was interesting.....glad it was won.
-One Right Price could've been bad, thank goodness it wasn't
-Hi-Lo wasn't terribly difficult. Thank goodness the contestant wasn't fooled.
-Line 'Em Up wasn't hard. I wish she could've seen that the 2nd six didn't look right. Oh well.

Half-Off, Squeeze Play, and Hi-Lo were all won on the same show? What's going on here? 

A sandwich show....two losses in the beginning and end and wins in between. How interesting.

SC 2 was a mess.

1/2 Off hasn't done well at all this season. It was in a 5-month slump until it was finally won.

And 1 Right Price. 1 Right Price is barely won anymore. 

[SteveGavazzi]

Drew hosted pretty well today...which made the one or two things he did wrong stand out even more than usual.  Most notably, he needs to stop mentioning the Item up for Bids every time a game is lost -- his toss out of Line em Up was easily the least sincere-sounding thing he said all day.

I must have missed something...what did Rachel do in 1/2 Off?

If Drew has to plug that magazine, he should probably do it after the prize description.  It could be done just as smoothly, and it wouldn't give away what the prize was going to be.

In a way, I'm glad Money Game was lost, even though it was lost badly...a win there would have made the end of Line em Up much more painful.

Kitch, maybe I'm missing something, but why isn't your description of the first showcase just "Rock-Paper-Scissors?"

[GameShowKid]

Drew hosted pretty well today...which made the one or two things he did wrong stand out even more than usual.  Most notably, he needs to stop mentioning the Item up for Bids every time a game is lost.

I can understand why he does that (most likely): as a consolation after the loss. However, I think it would have been better today if he mentioned the $276 that Anitra won in Money Game as well. A tidy sum in my book to go with the electric bike.
Perhaps something like this, adding to Drew's words: "You got a nice electric bike though" and... $276 to go along with it. (with a gesture &/or look at the board).

I would have mentioned the money regardless.

[SteveGavazzi]

I can understand why he does that (most likely): as a consolation after the loss.

Sometimes, people lose.  That's a reality in game shows.  You're not supposed to feel good about it; you're supposed to accept it graciously and leave.  Besidees, it's not like the contestants are even finished yet -- they all have to come back on and spin the Big Wheel.

Additionally, Drew uses far too many "crutches" during the show because he can't come up with things to say on the fly (well, things that make sense, anyway).  Reminding every single loser about their IUFB is just one of many of these.

[theworstboy]

Jennifer mouthed something before placing her final bid. After flipping the DVR back and forth a few times, it looked like she was saying "But that's $#!+". Are my lip-reading skills failing me in my old age? And do you think she was referring to Karen's bid... or the range itself?