TPiR Recap - 10/5/2012

[thepriceis_J]

It's really hard to make out. It seems to be two words, but other screen grabs I get yield the same result since Kenneth moves so much.

From my DVR:

[goldroadfanatic]

Interesting that Shell Game was played on the eve of the 26th anniversary of the infamous cheater incident (10/6/86's show).

It's a shame the SP table was retired, but the quad cove is cool-looking.

[BRB_TheFireball]

What a wildly uneventful episode, with the exception of Kenneth, the DUH! sticker, and the announcement of the male eye candy for the week of the 15th.

My showcase bids:
Fashions--$20,107
Car--$27,507

[TPIRighteous]

Okay, here we go.

- This was indeed the first taping of the season, on June 18. As I thought, the 3D logos were not in place yet.

- Kenneth was even more entertaining in person than he was on the show. He was #001 in line, and he made just about everyone laugh at least once, either by making jokes, or by messing with the snack cart girl.

- During the commercial after he won Bargain Game, Kenneth told Drew that he had to ask him a very important question—where he got his suit (you can hear him start to bring it up when he first gets to Drew on stage). Then he told Drew about his many career decisions, including recently opening his own t-shirt shop. Drew said that he hopes all his shirts don't look like the one he was wearing: "Yeah, I'll write anything you want on there! I'll even Bedazzle it for you!" Finally Drew said, "Kenny, I don't think you make all the wrong decisions. I think you just make a lot of decisions."

- Then Kenny said he wrote a song, and Drew wanted to hear it. Kenny said, "Well, I wrote it when I was six. It's called 'Kenny Don't Say No Swears'. And it went like this: [singing] 'Kenny don't say no swears', and then I'd just put everyone else's name in there. 'Mommy don't say no swears. Daddy don't say no swears, but he'll beat me if I do.'"

- You never realize just how hacked to pieces the show is until you personally get hacked to pieces. Dale deliberated for about 10 seconds before giving his bid. He looked directly at my brother and me, and took my bid of $1,000 (which you cannot see, but you can see my reaction when he listened to me, and you can see me stand up and cheer when he won). We rooted for Dale the rest of the show; my brother said he looked at us for parts of Shell Game as well, but I'm not sure.

- My brother and I were #118 and #119, yet we ended up in the second row, right behind CR. I guess it's true that they pick out whomever they want for the area that's constantly on TV; we're lucky, I guess, that we were whom they wanted. Maybe it was the college shirts.

- For a split second, I thought I was going to see a DSW in person. Darn!

[Wayoshi]

No comments on Freeze, Righteous?

[TPIRighteous]

Well it seemed to me like she wanted the $8,XXX price, but pulled it a little late. But when Drew asked her if she wanted $6,XXX, she just went with it (a sign that she didn't really know). I don't think there's much more to it than that, unless you were talking about something else.

[vadernader]

Any mention / notice at all of the "DUH" sticky note on Door 2?

[Wayoshi]

There was some thought there was editing when she stopped it.

[TPIRighteous]

I don't believe there was any editing, and I didn't even know about the sticker until the posts here.

[GuyWithFace]

- You never realize just how hacked to pieces the show is until you personally get hacked to pieces. Dale deliberated for about 10 seconds before giving his bid. He looked directly at my brother and me, and took my bid of $1,000 (which you cannot see, but you can see my reaction when he listened to me, and you can see me stand up and cheer when he won). We rooted for Dale the rest of the show; my brother said he looked at us for parts of Shell Game as well, but I'm not sure.

And now you and your brother have been banned from the show.

- My brother and I were #118 and #119, yet we ended up in the second row, right behind CR. I guess it's true that they pick out whomever they want for the area that's constantly on TV; we're lucky, I guess, that we were whom they wanted. Maybe it was the college shirts.

No, OCA does not pick out "whomever they want"; they pick out the pretty people for that particular area. The fact you and your brother got such good seats means that OCA thought you two were pretty.

As to why a sticker was left on the Door is anyone's guess. I think a stagehand wanted to sneak something in. I wonder if there was a message written on it?

If a message was written on it, which appears to be the case, it would not be the first time: GSN showed a 1980s episode where a Trader Bob prize (a writing easel or something along those lines) was brought out. Barker noticed there was some message written on it, walked over, and removed that paper while mentioning something about political viewpoints.

Apparently, that message involved the Equal Rights Amendment. Given Barker's actions over the next two decades, it would seem his behavior was closer to not liking such a notion as "equal rights".

[TPIRighteous]

And now you and your brother have been banned from the show.

I seriously doubt it. It's not like I was a ringer; I was just better informed than a lot of the audience. I gave plenty of bad guesses too, like the TV in Bargain Game. My brother, meanwhile, knows next to nothing about the show. But honestly, I don't see anyone going through the effort of looking at this site, going back through the tape, finding my info card and figuring out who I am, and setting up measures to make sure I never get back. I'm not worth the trouble, and it's not like anyone will instantly recognize me, so I have zero worries.

No, OCA does not pick out "whomever they want"; they pick out the pretty people for that particular area. The fact you and your brother got such good seats means that OCA thought you two were pretty.

Well if pretty people was whom they wanted, and they thought we were pretty, then they did pick out whomever they wanted. I don't consider myself that "pretty" (but I do my brother); we were, however, both young and energetic.

[vadernader]

And now you and your brother have been banned from the show.

No, OCA does not pick out "whomever they want"; they pick out the pretty people for that particular area. The fact you and your brother got such good seats means that OCA thought you two were pretty.

.....Enough of the conspiracy theories, thanks. (The whole "Anyone from G-R or anyone who helps people gets banned thing is pretty old) (The OCA picking pretty people is pretty ridiculous as well, there might be some truth, but it's no way near 100%)

[whinbaby]

The 7,689th episode (6th for Season 41)

Showcase #1

• Prada:  $2,550
• Trip to Boston:  $4,291
• Counterfeit Bills:  $3,000
• Trip to Milan:  $12,142

My bid:  $26,264 (D'oh!)

You and a guest will fly round trip coach from Los Angeles to Boston, MA for a five night stay in a deluxe room at a luxury hotel located at the corner of Arlington and Newberry streets.

A Google maps search shows that it is the Taj Boston.

Showcase #2

• Trip to Washington, DC:  $7,720
• Chevrolet Camaro:  $24,100

My bid:  $32,300 (D'oh!)

Modeling Totals:  October 5 (September 24), 2012
Rachel Reynolds
Total:  10/$33,932.00 (5/$6,453.00, 5/$27,479.00)
Cars:  1/$16,465.00 (0/$0.00, 1/$16,465.00)
Trips:  1/$7,720.00 (0/$0.00, 1/$7,720.00)
Cash Prizes:  0/$0.00 (0/$0.00, 0/$0.00)

Manuela Arbeláez
Total:  7/$48,126.00 (5/$22,827.00, 2/$25,299.00)
Cars:  1 /$24,100.00 (0/$0.00, 1/$24,100.00)
Trips:  1/$6,584.00 (1/$6,584.00, 0/$0.00)
Cash Prizes:  0/$0.00 (0/$0.00, 0/$0.00)

Gwennie Osborne-Smith
Total:  9/$43,490.00 (7/$24,174.00, 2/$19,316.00)
Cars:  1/$17,248.00 (0/$0.00, 1/$17,248.00)
Trips:  2/$16,433.00 (2/$16,433.00, 0/$0.00)
Cash Prizes:  1/$3,000.00 (1/$3,000.00, 0/$0.00)

All Prizes
Total:  26/$134,523.00 (16/$52,429.00, 10/$82,094.00)
Cars:  3/$57,813.00 (0/$0.00, 3/$57,813.00)
Trips:  4/$30,737.00 (3/$23,017.00, 1/$7,720.00)
Cash Prizes:  2/$13,000.00 (1/$3,000.00, 1/$10,000.00)

Season to date
Rachel Reynolds (9 shows)
Total:  83/$390,376.00 (49/$133,549.00, 34/$256,827.00)
Cars:  9/$189,798.00 (2/$39,718.00, 7/$150,080.00)
Trips:  7/$65,708.00 (2/$16,151.00, 5/$49,557.00)
Cash Prizes:  1/$16,000.00 (0/$0.00, 1/$16,000.00)

Manuela Arbeláez (10 shows)
Total:  88/$582,107.00 (58/$197,139.00, 30/$384,968.00)
Cars:  11/$314,454.00 (1/$39,585.00, 10/$274,869.00)
Trips:  8/$56,068.00 (6/$37,845.00, 2/$18,223.00)
Cash Prizes:  3/$44,838.00 (1/$8,838.00, 2/$36,000.00)

Amber Lancaster (9 shows)
Total:  71/$521,265.00 (44/$170,123.00, 27/$351,142.00)
Cars:  9/$283,359.00 (2/$55,613.00, 7/$227,746.00)
Trips:  12/$89,615.00 (6/$40,761.00, 6/$48,854.00)
Cash Prizes:  1/$3,000.00 (0/$0.00, 1/$3,000.00)

Gwennie Osborne-Smith (1 shows)
Total:  9/$43,490.00 (7/$24,174.00, 2/$19,316.00)
Cars:  1/$17,248.00 (0/$0.00, 1/$17,248.00)
Trips:  2/$16,433.00 (2/$16,433.00, 0/$0.00)
Cash Prizes:  1/$3,000.00 (1/$3,000.00, 0/$0.00)

All Prizes (10 shows)
Total:  270/$1,810,389.50 (168/$608,027.00, 102/$1,202,362.50)
Cars:  31/$829,179.00 (6/$159,236.00, 25/$669,943.00)
Trips:  32/$252,770.00 (16/$111,190.00, 16/$141,580.00)
Cash Prizes:  12/$290,838.00 (4/$65,938.00, 8/$224,900.00)

[Gerald78]

I kinda like the new SP cove..reminds me of the SP reveals for Superball and Give or Keep