FULL RECAP - TPiR 11/27/2006

[Joe_Capitano]

Production #3781K - Taped Oct. 2, 2006 (Early) Bob: stage entrance First Four lineup: mixed - Ami didn't claim her proper spot Handoff: Rachel Models of the Day: Gwendolyn Osbourne, Rachel Reynolds and Brandi Sherwood Wearing: Carabella 1   (Dell) Pentium Computer (G) TAMMY 1125 DANIEL 825 AMi 1100 MARK *1150 ($2178) Mark plays LUCKY SEVEN for a Pontiac Grand Prix (Std., Mats, Stereo)(B) Picks: 1 5 7 5 Price:   $ 2  2 4 7 5 Bucks: 7  6 5 5 5   WIN! 2   High Sierra AT 4 pc Luggage Set/Commit Lozenges (B&R) +Tammy 725 +Daniel *726 +Ami 2 MARIA 1 ($820) STUPID BID Daniel, a student at Arizona State, plays SHELL GAME for a trip to Victoria, BC (6n @ Chateau)(G)($2604) Story Reader Video+ $ 20 HIGHER $ 30 * (3) Slender Pitcher 33 LOWER 22 * (1) "Worst-Case Scenario" Game 40 LOWER 30 * (2) Frog Thermos 50 LOWER 40 * (3) EXACTA! $500 Wad: (2) NO nbsp; Ball: (1) 3   Peavey Messenger PA System (B&G) +Tammy *1 LORETTE 700 +Ami 900 Maria 901 ($500) Tammy plays GRAND GAME (Target: $6.00) for loads of loot... (4) (Birdseye Steamfresh) Broccoli (12 oz) $ 1.69 $ 10 (2) Alberto VO5 Hot Oil treatment 3.49 100 (5) Clorox Anywhere Sanitizer 2.99 1000 Goes on... (6) (Carapelli) Olive Oil (1l) 5.49 10000 WIN! (1) Microtouch Magic Hair Trimmer 9.99 (3) Citracal Creamy Bites (30) 6.99 SHOWDOWN #1 $ 3,546 Daniel   65 + 40 OV 10,500 Tammie   50 + 65 OV 24,653 Marc 100 1.00 *$1000*   Bonus 75 4   Coleman Camping Equipment (All) ANSON 425 Lorette 400 +Ami 500 Maria *675 ($799) Maria plays EAZY AZ 123 [1](3) carolinachair.com English Sofa (B) $ 1545 [2](2) Rosenthal Queen Crystal Stemware (G) 1344 [3](1) Fitnex R70 Recumbent Bike (R) 1999   LOSS 5   The World Book Encyclopedia (R) Anson 800 Lorette 500 Ami *876 HOWARD 875 ($989) Ami, the last of the "First Four", plays for a Chevy Malibu LS (Std., BlkHtr, Sealer)(G) Setup 1st Try 2nd Try Price 1 7 1 3 2 8 2 4 8    4 1 3     2 8 2 4 3 1 9 3 5 2 1 9 1 5 2 1 7 3 5 2 3 9 3 5 4 2     2     3 2            3 2 8        3 4 RIGHT LOSS 6   Yamaha Vino 125 Motorscooter (B) Anson 800 Lorette 650 JULIE 1250 Howard *2200 ($2499) Howard, age 90, plays COMING OR GOING for a Beachcomber Hot Tub (R) --> $4495  (He's Going)   WIN! SHOWDOWN #2 $ 799 Maria 85 stay .85 Through to Showcase Round 989 Ami 10 + 35 .45 6,994 Howard 75 + 50 OV SHOWCASE ROUND Marc has the honor. SC1-Marc THE CAST RALLIES FOR THEIR CAUSES Heartland Combination Range (R) Water Ventures Molokini Kayak (G) Chrysler 300 (Std., Mats)(R) BID    $28,550 PRICE 33,376 DIFF - 4,826 TOTAL $59,033 SC2-Maria Cold Stone Ice Cream Cakes (24 cakes)(G) Aico Tresor Dining Group Baum Bros. Formalites Dinnerware (B) Yamaha Phaser Snowmobile (R) BID $22,000 PRICE 14,897 DIFF OVER Today's Pricing Games: 4 for 6 Total Winnings: $81,861

[Ccook]

Marc played Lucky Seven as well as it could be played. Well done.

[GoldenBulldog]

It's a shame that Eazy as 1-2-3 was lost, because it ruined a perfect show.  Maria made it very painful to watch.

[Mallory16]

A pretty good show.  Some nice contestants, some nice games, and some other stuff.

Howard was a nice guy.  Pretty darn energetic for someone 90!  And wow, he was able to spin the wheel by himself!  Too bad he didn't get in the showcase.

Tammie was fun!  She had great enthusiasm, enjoying being with Bob, not worrying too much about not winning... really, I'm kinda' surprised Bob wasn't worried about Tammie hurting him.  She seemed like the type who might've done that.

What the heck was going on with the Grand Game reveal today?!  Or more specifically, the sporadic camera work?  The reveal looked normal enough at first, but then, weird, shaky close ups of the top part of the target price border and some zeros in the top prize amount?  What the heck was that?!  It was hideous!

And speaking of Grand Game, I'm not sure whether or not Bob temporarily forgot the "quitting" rules for Grand Game, but I do like how he played it up so that, if he did just forget, it was hard to tell, meaning Bob's still got it !

Maria really bothered me today.  From her $1 bid in contestants' row, to her "listening to the audience while ignoring them" playing of Eazy az 1-2-3, to her extremely fake reactions to seeing her prizes in the second showcase.  I mean, I know they weren't the most exciting prizes in the world, and I know some people have gotten genuinely excited over mere SPs before, but that wasn't the case here.

I can't say Ami played One Away all that well either, but she was nice enough, anyway.

Well, Shell Game took its sweet time coming around this season.  Roger likes teasing us.  I don't think Shell Game has ever been played second since its set change.  Shows Roger doesn't completely dislike the game, anyway.  Otherwise, he'd just slot it like he does Joker .

Also, today's Shell Game show's why Bob shouldn't ask the contestant how to do the reveal.  Too many just want it done the "boring" way.  At least Bob had a great spiel about all the different ways he could reveal what was under the shells.

Julie was nice .

Ccook wrote:  Marc played Lucky Seven as well as it could be played. Well done.

No he didn't.  He played well, but he still lost $2.  Playing "as well as it could be played" would require losing $0.

GoldenBulldog wrote:  It's a shame that Eazy as 1-2-3 was lost, because it ruined a perfect show.

No it didn't.  One Away was also lost.

[heelsrule1988]

Bidding Round #1- #70, Ami!

Lucky Seven- Very well played. A deserving contestant, too.

Showcase- Wasn't much drama there. That was not a good bid by Maria.

BEST CONTESTANT OF THE DAY- The lovely Ami.

SHOW SUMMARY AND GRADE- Decent show to start the week... Grade: 2

[Marcello L. Silva]

Lucky Seven- Almost a near perfect playing.

Grand Game- At the last minute, I knew she had the olive oil right.

Easy as 1 2 3- had she listened to the audience, she could have won.

Showcase- A very evil one.

Lucky Seven: Played wonderfully! Correct me if I'm wrong, but did Marc tie the record for the best performace in this game? Is it $5 left or $6 left at the end of the game? Anyway, the game's season continues it's alternating win/loss pattern this  season.

Shell Game: FINALLY, THIS WAS PLAYED!! It was pretty easy, as well.

Grand Game: Impressive win! The line of products was not the easiest I've seen.

SSD1: Marc's luck continues by getting the $1, even with one spin!

Easy as 123: Pretty easy, but lost.

One Away: Ami had the idea of playing this game, but she doesn't know that Malibus are getting cheaper today.

Coming or Going: Easy.

Showcases: Winning the first Showcase was pretty easy, as the producers made the second showcase only $14,000 or so.
I was surprised the second one was so cheap. I thought Marc might have DSWed as well, but oh well.

Overall: Very good show today, largely due to the first half!

[goldroadfanatic]

Lucky $even-Marc was a great contestant.  He played very well guessing the numbers like that and having $5 left over.

Shell Game-FINALLY!!  The SP portion was easy today.  I would have gone with shell #1 for the bonus.

Grand Game-Very weird camera shots of the target price window in the beginning.  But anyway, yet another $10,000 win!

Eazy az 1-2-3-I don't know what Maria was thinking placing block #1 on the sofa.

One Away-When I heard that there were 4 numbers right, I knew the 9 had to be changed to a 7.

Coming or Going-Easy today, as I know those hot tubs' prices usually end in 5.  Howard was a great contestant.

Showcases-Well, the second showcase was quite low in price I admit.  Here are my bids/differences:

Car-$28,000/$5376
Random room/snowmobile-$15,500/OVER.

Overall, a pretty good show today.

[Mallory16]

BobboChung wrote:  Lucky Seven: Played wonderfully! Correct me if I'm wrong, but did Marc tie the record for the best performace in this game?

Nope.  At least once--on February 10, 1998--a contestant actually lost only $1 in the game.  Though to Marc's credit today, the contestant on that day was dealing with the ridiculously easy price of $16,665.

Course, a perfect playing would beat that.  I haven't seen one of those myself, but as long as Lucky $even has been around, it might've happened.

[tpirfan28]

One quick comment on today's show.  Shell Game was played!  I really do miss this game.  The camera shots in the SP portion were weird.

[wpghi5]

Lucky 7: Unless a boneheaded move happened, luck was definitely on Marc's side.

Shell Game: Same thing happened to Daniel. Got all 4 guesses right and the trip was his.

Grand Game: Bad camera shot, good $10,000 win from Tammie.

Easy As 1-2-3: By the time Maria put #1 on the sofa I knew that chances a perfect game went down the drain.

One Away: No better here. I would've guessed 2 and be wrong.

IUFB #6: I knew that motorscooter was over $2000. A perfect prize for Howard who won.

Coming or Going: And Howard continued his perfect ways and deservingly winning that hot tub.

Showcases: It was Marc's day today winning just over $59,000 thanks to winning 2 cars.

[tpiradam]

Lucky $even - GREAT playing today! Marc deserved it.

Shell Game - YAY! Finally. Played pretty much perfectly too!

Grand Game - What was with that shot? Nice win. Has it been lost yet this season?

Easy as 123 - I wouldve won it. It was kind of hard. They were about $200-400 away from each other.

Any Number - Easy, regular-priced Malibu. I've seen that price on Money Game and Pathfinder. Too bad for Ami.

Coming or Going - Easy.

Showcases - Overall ok I guess.

My Bids: $28,750/$4,??? | $14,500/$397*

Grade: First 8/10 in a while!

*edited after my second post

[shellgame69]

Lucky 7: Marc Played that beautifully.

Shell Game: YES!!!!  Although the playing was a bit anitclimatic.  At least Bob made it look interesting.

Grand Game:  Nice win!

Easy as 1-2-3: I can't believe Maria picked the sofa as the cheapest.

One Away: I knew Ami lost the second she changed the 3rd number.

Coming or Going: I figured going was correct.

Showcase: I was saying $14,000 on snowmobile and be off by 897.  $22,000 wasn't going to cut it.  I went $30,000 on the Chrysler 300.  

Overall: A fun show to start the week.

[PriceFanArmadillo]

Frank15 wrote:

What the heck was going on with the Grand Game reveal today?!  Or more specifically, the sporadic camera work?  The reveal looked normal enough at first, but then, weird, shaky close ups of the top part of the target price border and some zeros in the top prize amount?  What the heck was that?!  It was hideous!

Looked like they accidentally cut to the camera that shoots the 'target price' reveal by mistake, while it was still trying to focus on the right spot after the Giant Price Tag flew up.

[BRB_TheFireball]

PG #1:  L7 again?!  That's three times in five shows!  And man, could that setup have been any easier?  The second and last numbers were dead giveaways, and that fourth digit had to be a high number.

One-Bid #2:  No bidding $1 in first position!  That's the rule!

PG #2:  Yay!  Shell Game!    And a nice 4-for-4 in the SP portion to welcome Shelly's season 35 debut.  I would've picked #3 for the $500 bonus.

PG #3:  Out-of-place closeup shot there during the intro.  Another easy Grand Game setup.

PG #4:  Should've been won, though I am surprised as to how closely priced those three prizes were.

SCSD #2:  90 years old, and Howard spun that wheel better than many contestants half his age.  I love it.  

My showcase bids:
Car--$37,510
Random room/snowmobile--$18,548

Result:  O_O  $14,897?!  HOW THE HELL... ?!