FULL RECAP - TPiR 01/09/2007

[Joe_Capitano]

Production #3832K - Taped Nov. 13, 2007 (Early) Bob: stage entrance First Four lineup: left to right Handoff: Rachel Models of the Day: Lanisha Cole, Rachel Reynolds and Gabrielle Tuite Wearing: Chetta B 1   (Sony) 32" LCD HDTV (G) LISA *1250 KIMBERLEY 777 KARINA 500 WENDELL 999 ($1899) Lisa, A U.S. Marine, goes to a CLEARANCE SALE (3) Johnston Casual Dining Group (G) $ 1000 $ 3240 (2) Sunlite 5 pc Drum Set (L) 1500 1300 (1) Husqvarna Garden Equipment (R) 2800 2030 LOSS 2   M Box Mobile Storage Box (L) CARL 600 +Kimberley *655 +Karina 1800 +Wendell 1 ($795) Kimberley from Lynchburg, VA plays LUCKY SEVEN for a Pontiac Grand Prix (Std., Alarm, BlkHtr)(R) Picks: 4 6 7 5 Price:   $ 2 3 4 7 5 Bucks: 7 6 4 3 3 WIN! 3   Comfort Spa To Go (G) Carl 1100 DIANE *650 +Karina 500 +Wendell 1300 ($899) Diane plays FLIP FLOP for a Westley Allen Garden Queen Size Bed and a Kingsdown Sleep Set (L) Setup: 35 74 Pick: 35 47 (She "Flops") Price: $3547 WIN! SHOWDOWN #1 $ 1,899 Lisa 65 stay .65 4,473 Diane 25 + 40 .65 24,270 Kimberley 95 stay .95 Through to Showcase Round 4   Stainless Gas Range (R) Carl 1301 ROBERTO 1200 +Karina *1400 +Wendell 800 ($1599) Karina from Fresno, CA plays PASS THE BUCK for a Dodge Caliber SE (Std., AC)(L)($14,985) Free Pick (4) LOSE Little Debbie Oatmeal Cream Pies $ 1.39 (CLR) Power Plumber 4.78 $ 5.78 * (3) 1000 Ziploc Storage Bags (20 gal) 1.79 2.79 * (1) LOSE LOSS (Energizer) Hearing Aid Batteries 6.99 Left on Board:   (2) 5000   (5) 3000   (6) CAR 5   2 Blackberry 8700G PDAs (G&L-in the Row) Carl 550 Roberto 1100 BENJAMIN *699 +Wendell 500 ($798) Benjamin, a student at Menlo College, prepare thyself. IT'S THE $50,000 PL!NKO! TUESDAY!!! Free Chip (3) 500R Telephone Clock Radio 2/1 2 $ 29 * ( 500R Frog Thermos 6/0 0 40 * (3) 500L (iWin) CD Player 1/2 2 18 Total (Braun) Rechargeable Toothbrush 1/7 7 57 * (5) 500R $2000 LOSS Wendell can't seem to find his way out of the Row. He'd better find a way and fast for banishment to the "First Four" Breakfast Club awaits if he fails... 6    Corr Tockey Table (G&R) Carl **1200** Roberto 1 JUDITH 1000 +Wendell 1100 ($1200) Wendell heads off to the membership desk while Carl pockets the $500 wad and plays MAGIC # Motorized Treadmill (L) $1299 Carl's MAGIC #   2199 Trip to Mazatlan (6n @ Pueblo Bonito)(R) $2745 WIN! SHOWDOWN #2 Spinoff $ 1,599 Corina 90 stay .90 .55 2,924 Benjamin 35 + 75 OV 5,744 Carl 35 + 55 .90 .80 Through to Showcase Round SHOWCASE ROUND Kimberley has the honor. SC1-Carl PIRATE BOOTY (L&G) (Apple) Desktop Computer Danby Silhouette 51-bottle Wine Cooler Reinell Beachcraft 185 18' Ski Boat BID $34,000 PRICE 22,268 DIFF OVER SC2-Kimberley SHIELDS (R) Assorted Paperback Comic Books Trip to Vero Beach, FL (6n @ Dodgertown) Dodge Magnum (Std., Stereo, Cargo) BID $26,543 PRICE 34,939 DIFF - 8,396 TOTAL $59,212 Today's Pricing Games: 3 for 6 Total Winnings: $75,851

[Fukuoka304]

What did I learn about today's show?

LUCKY SEVEN RULES!!!

All hail the Carl-meister for scoring big on Magic #

And, somebody finally remembered how to play FLIP FLOP the right way, and won, and no mishaps this time. How about that?!!

All in all, a pretty good show, even if I didn't get the chance to watch it. I can't wait til tommorow's show.

[thewhammy_2000]

Clearance Sale: I knew the $1,000 would not work for the dining group. Other than that, it was a little confusing for me.

Lucky $even: Now I want to play the DVD game to see if I can play as great as Kimberley.

Flip Flop: Once again, a time where I wanted to leave it like it is. Since I have to make some kind of change, it just has to be a Flop.

Pass the Buck: It would have been okay if 1 had anything other than the LOSE EVERYTHING. Just like Punch-A-Bunch, I would've risked the $1,000.

Plinko: For the past couple of plays, I sometimes think the board has a curved surface that the chips fall on the ends. But that wouldn't make any sense because that would make it even more difficult to win $10,000.

One Bid 6: "Wendell, You gotta bid right this time! Do you want me to [beep] email that on Benjamin's BlackBerry for you?!" I think about Gordon's line in the Kitchen every time I see a BlackBerry now.

magic #: at first I thought Carl had the magic # too low, then too high. I usually expect Bob to say the contestant is playing with [the geezmo] when they move the magic # up and down. In the end, I guess it didn't matter what the magic # was because he had it most of the time.

Showcases: Is Pirate Booty an alternative to Port-O-Price? I guess Kimberley took a chance to bid, risking a DOB... And it really paid off!

[actual_retail_tice]

There was in fact a recurring Pirates showcase back in the 80s, although it always started with a trip to show where the pirates were burying their treasure this time. I had a feeling they might be reviving that theme with pirates being a pop cultural obsession right now.

Magic # was super-easy today, but it was nice to see someone be bold and set the number above $2000 for once. Nice win by Kimberly in Lucky 7. I liked her interpretation of Bob's hair-dryer joke, too.

[goldroadfanatic]

Clearance Sale-I don't know why Lisa's friends thought the $2,800 tag would belong on the yard tools.  Lawn tractors are not that expensive.

Lucky $even-Interesting that Kimberley practiced playing using the DVD game, and it worked well for her.  She played that pretty good, I might add.

Flip Flop-I knew the bed would not exceed $5,000; so flopping was the right choice, and Diane won it.

Pass the Buck-Tough break for Karina, losing the $1,000 after she picked the first "lose everything" and the $1,000.

PL!NKO-That CD player looked tricky with the numbers presented.  A paltry $2,000 payout for today, bleh.

Magic #-Yay!  I thought for a moment that Carl was going to set the number too high.  With the winning streak this game is carrying this season, I think the prizes should be more difficult.  

Showcase-Man, that showcase with the Dodge Magnum was on steroids today.  Here are my bids/differences:

Ski Boat-$21,700/568
Car-$29,000/5,939

[jhc2010]

Pricing Game Length:
The time of the game begins at the moment a prize is revealed for the game, or the game itself is shown (Magic #).

Clearance Sale -- 2:33
Lucky $even -- 2:10
Flip Flop -- 1:39
Pass the Buck -- 4:09
Pl!nko -- 2:59
Magic # -- 2:21

[wpghi5]

Clearance Sale: I think that Lisa should get new Marine friends after this disastrous performance.

Lucky 7: Good win for Kimberley with help from the DVD game.

Flip Flop: Knew that price was $3547 on the bed.

Pass The Buck: Tough loss there for Karina. The second lose everything on her last pick.

Plinko: Well getting $2,000 is not bad. I think?

Magic #: Good playing Carl. I thought the number was too high.

SS #1: I really wanted Karina to win this after the Pass The Buck disappointment.

Showcases: Well at least Kimberley won herself another car. Kind of like the pirates-themed showcase.

[Nick]

Clearance Sale's setup didn't look anything easy, but I'm surprised that the dinette set was more expensive than the garden equipment.

It would have been interesting to hear Bob's reaction to Kimberley's message on her shirt.

And speaking of Kimberley, her Lucky $even win was pretty sweet.

I'm not sure I want to say Carl played Magic # necessarily well, because he did a lot of bouncing around.  Nevertheless, it was refreshing to see another contestant set the magic number high.

[tpiradam]

Clearance Sale - Tough setup

Lucky $even - That was a great win!!!

Flip Flop - I guessed $5347 for the bed.

Pass the buck - OUCH! 3 picks and she ends up loosing everything!

Plinko - $2000 win isnt too bad.

Magic # - When was the last time we saw this!!! Another great win too.

Showcases - Average

My Bids: $28,000/OVER | $28,500/$5439

Grade: 7/10

[rob79]

That was just awful directing on Clearance Sale today. We normally get a shot of the pricetags and today-nada-only thing we saw was Bob handing them to Lisa, very poor directing there. As far as the game went-well the word trainwreck comes to mind.

Lucky 7: Excellent playing by Kimberly. I guess the price was fairly tame today but still Kimberly played this very well-not picking all 5's and such.

Flip Flop: E-a-s-y.

Pass the Buck: Ouch, that hurts.

Plinko: Now its back to its lowballing ways.  

Magic #: Hey another nice playing in this game. It's on a roll.

Showcases: Kimberly cleans up!!! Not a bad day for Kim, over $59k in prizes won including two cars.

Pretty good show today.

[heelsrule1988]

Bidding Round #1- #114, Lisa, AND #115, Kimberley!

Lucky Seven- That was awesome. On top of being a hottie, I'd be willing to bet that Kimberley's an LFAT.

Bidding Round #3- #116, Diane! And she gets up on stage, meaning it's the incredibly rare... HEELS SEMI-MEMORIAL ALL-HOTTIE SHOWDOWN!

Showcase Showdown #1- Like Jordan said in chat, I can't lose in this Showdown! I love it.

Magic Number- I think Carl was having a bit too much fun with that thing.

Showcase- Great way to cap off a great show. Good for Kimberley!

BEST CONTESTANT OF THE DAY- Kimberly, who is probably the best contestant that's also a hottie that we've ever seen.

SHOW SUMMARY AND GRADE- We've had all average or below average shows so far in this young year. Until now... Grade: 4

[Richie]

Clearance Sale--Roger set this game up for a loss everybody.  The prizes looked a little tough today.  When the dinette's price was revealed ($3240) and Lisa put the $1,000 on it, I had a hunch Lisa lost.

Lucky Seven--Practicing Lucky Seven on the DVD game paid off for Kimberley.  Great win!!

Flip Flop---A no brainer.  Diane flopped and she won on an easy setup.

Pass the Buck--Grocery part was easy, luck on the Pass the Buck board WASN'T.  I really felt for Karina when her first pick was "LOSE" her second $1,000 and her third pick the "LOSE EVERYTHING" again!!!  Roger was pretty sneaky today with this game.  I would have risked $1,000 for another pick on that board.  Tough break.

Plinko---$2,000 is better than nothing.  But two of the small prizes in the Plinko game were HARD.  The damn $18 CD player strikes again!  And also the first prize was HARD.

Magic Number--Good win by Carl.  I thought Carl lost, but I was dead wrong.

Showcases---That Dodge Magnum is pretty loaded, but Kimberley was able to win it when Carl overbid on his showcase.  Kimberley cleans up today with almost $60,000 in prizes including 2 cars!

[BRB_TheFireball]

PG #1:  $2,800 on yard tools = THAT'S TOO MUCH!  I also would've lost, but I would've put $1,000 on the yard tools and $1,500 on the drums.  That was one cheap drum set.

PG #2:  Rarely do I call a Lucky Seven setup easy, but this was easy.

PG #3:  Yay!  Flip Flop!    Another easy setup.  There was no way that bed was gonna be more than $5,000.

PG #4:  Bucky 4th... here goes the Dob again with the car games 4th.

PG #5:  And as if Bucky 4th wasn't weird enough, it's Plinko right after it!  4 chips, 4 $500s... when was the last time all available chips went into the same amount?

PG #6:  Somebody actually set the magic number abover $2,000.  Good for you, Carl!

Showcase #1:  "STAGE WILLY!"

Showcase #2:  My Lord, how old is that video of Dodgers Camp?

My showcase bids:
FRBS--$22,102
Car--$28,157

Result:  $34--HOW THE HELL... ?!  Did I miss something about that Dodge Magnum?

Clearance Sale: The minute Lisa didn't put the $2,800 tag on the dinette, I knew she had lost.

Lucky Seven: The game now has a winning record so far this season! And a Virginia lady wins to boot!

Flip Flop: I still have no knowledge about beds.

Pass The Buck: Corina played this very well, going for the corners, something most don't do. Too bad she didn't pick the right one.

Plinko: All of the chips going in $500? When's the last time that happened?

Magic Number: EXCELLENT playing!

Showcases: Both very nice today, even though the themes were dull. And the Virginia lady really wins big!

Overall: Very good show today!

[PimpinJC]

Clearance Sale-It was obvious the $1000 didn't belong on the garden tools.  The $2800 was easily meant for the dinette.  The other two prizes were confusing.  I would've lost as well, putting $1000 on the garden tools and $1500 on the drum set.

Lucky $even-A hair dryer?  LMAO, Bob!  Wow, an awesome playing, an LFAT, AND someone knows how to play this game!  What a rare occurence.  I wonder if she would know how to play Check Game...

Flip Flop-Really easy playing.

Pass the Buck-Ugh, rotten luck for Karina; today just wasn't her day.

Plinko-Wow, I have not seen Plinko played so late in the show.  All the chips go into the $500, and 3 go into the right one.  Now if only they would've landed all in the $10K slot...

IUFB #6-Is the tockey table $1?

Magic #-Great win by Carl.  And he set it at a number above 2000, too.

Showcases-Today was just Kimberley's day!  Winning 2 cars.  An LFAT gets rewarded greatly!