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TPiR Recap - 8/16/2013 (2013 TPiR Back to School Special)
« on: August 16, 2013, 12:42:09 PM »
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Episode #6414K (2013 TPiR Back to School Special)
Aired – 8/16/2013; Taped – 5/5/2013
Models: Manuela Arbelaez, Amber Lancaster, Gwendolyn Osbourne-Smith, Rachel Reynolds
Microphone Handoff: Rachel
First Four Contestant Seating: Right to Left

First IUFB: Laptop Computer and Backpack (15.6 touchscreen laptop with 6 GBRAM, 750 GB HD, leather backpack); ARP: $1,345 (Manuela and Amber)

JAMAL JOSLYN TYLER TIANNA
1200 850 1850 1300

The winner is...
TIANNA


Every student who comes up on stage will get a $1,000 cash card for various supplies from Retailmenot.com

Tianna, a student at Georgia State, is playing Punch-a-Bunch for a chance to win up to $25,000!

Item #1 (3in1 Breakfast Station) (all Rachel):

$45

Guess: HIGHER
HIGHER
$60

Correct!

Item #2 (Handheld Scanner):

$100

Guess: LOWER
HIGHER
$130

Wrong!

Item #3 (Oreck Vacuum Cleaner):

$450

Guess: LOWER
LOWER
$400

Correct!

Item #4 (Mini Cooler):

$70

Guess: HIGHER
LOWER
$59

Wrong!

Tianna has 2 punches


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  1. $2,500
    BAILOUT
  2. $250

  3. Total Winnings: $2,960

Second IUFB: Snowboard and Surfboard Package (Snowboard with boots, bindings; 6ft 7in surfboard + Digital Camera that mounts to helmet); ARP: $1,700 (Manuela)

JAMAL JOSLYN TYLER BRIANA
1501 1502 1503 1500

The winner is...
TYLER


Tyler, from Cal State Fullerton, is playing BARGAIN GAME for a trip to Hawaii (RT Coach to Honolulu, HI for a 5d surf retreat courteesy of Jetty Betty, breakfast and lunch along with 4 nights of accomodations) (Amber) and a trip to Colorado (RT Coach to Aspen, CO for a 6n stay at the Pokolodi Lodge + daily breakfast, pair of 2d lift tickets) (Rachel).

He picks Colorado.

ITEM PRICE TAG ARP DIFFERENCE
HAWAII
$4017
$6017
$2000
COLORADO
$3176
$4176
$1000

LOSS

Third IUFB: Designer Sunglasses (Gucci: His/Her Light metal frames for him and gold detailing for her); ARP: $685 (Overhead)

JAMAL JOSLYN ELIZABETH BRIANA
1100 801 600 800

The winner is...
ELIZABETH


Elizabeth, a student at the University of Southern California, is playing LUCKY $EVEN for a 2013 Scion FR-S (2L engine, Pioneer audio system, trunk, LuxCare protection) (Gwendolyn).

First number is...

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2

Remaining: $7


Guess: 7

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5

Remaining: $5


Guess: 7

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2
5
6

Remaining: $4


Guess: 4

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2
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Remaining: $4


Guess: 4

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9

Remaining: $0

LOSS

SCSD #1

Contestant Winnings Spin 1 Spin 2 TOTAL RESULT
Elizabeth $1,685 60 85 1.45
OVER
Tyler $2,700 90 STAY .90 *SHOWCASE*
Tianna $5,305 85 60 1.45
OVER

Fourth IUFB: Pair of New Bicycles (Wayatt Bicycle Company: Single-speed bikes); ARP: $898 (Rachel)

JAMAL JOSLYN PREMAL BRIANA
1400 1401 1100 700

The winner is...
BRIANA


Briana, from San Diego State University, is playing Check out for gasoline for a year (12gal per week for 52 weeks), concert tickets for a year ($1,200 gift card to Ticketmaster) and yogurt for a year ($1,200 gift card to Menchies; ARP: $4,604) (Gwendolyn and Amber).

Guesses   ARPs
3.00 Tabasco Sauce 1.69
1.50 Ice Breakers Duo Mints 1.99
6.00 LA Colors Eyeshadow Package 1.49
4.00 Strawberry Pop-Tarts 2.99
7.00 Studio Hair Mousse 4.99
21.50 TOTAL 13.15
Difference: 8.35

LOSS (No, Drew not all college students know the price of Pop-Tarts. Heck, I said $2.49 during the show.)

Fifth IUFB: His/Her Designer Outfits (With tanktop, jeans for her, sportcoat, dress hsirt, pants, shoes ARP: $2,205 (Manuela)

JAMAL JOSLYN PREMAL DANIELLE
850 600 1 800

The winner is...
JAMAL


Jamal, a student at Washington State University, is playing Cover Up for a 2013 Hyundai Elantra GLS (1.8L engine, daytime running lights, cargo mats, carg onet, auto armor) (Rachel).

        1
      7 3
    9 1 5
  4 5 6 6
3 8 2 0 4
1 7 1 3 2
Π Ρ Ι Χ Σ
         
         
        1
      7 3
    9 1  
  4     6
3 8 2 0 4
    1 3 2
1 7 5 6 5
         
         
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  4     6
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LOSS (The Greek letters were supposed to say Price, but technically Sigma doesn't represent E nor does Chi represent C. If they wanted to spell PRICE, it should be ΠΡΙΓΕ.)

Not a great party day for Joslyn, since she's been here the entire show. She needs to get out or the jobless limo driver will be taking her to Obetz, Ohio.

Sixth IUFB: iPhone 5 (Apple: 16GB iPhone 5 with camera, case, + calling plan); ARP: $1,090 (Rachel)

ERIN JOSLYN PREMAL DANIELLE
700 900 800 901

The winner is...
DANIELLE


Joslyn heads off to Obetz, while Danielle, from Texas A&M University, is playing PUSH OVER for a new motorscooter (Vespa: LX150IE with 150cc engine, CVT transmission, electric start) (Manuela).

7 1 5 2 8 9 1 0 3        
  SCOOTER
 

Danielle pushes the blocks to

              7 1 5 2 8 9
  SCOOTER
 

ARP be...

              7 1 5 2 8 9
  5 2 8 9
 
WIN

SCSD #2

Contestant Winnings Spin 1 Spin 2 TOTAL RESULT
Briana $1,898 85 STAY .85
Jamal $3,205 85 STAY .85 *OVERTIME*
Danielle $7,379 35 100 1.35
OVER

Bonus...

Contestant Winnings Spin Result
Briana $1,898 85
Jamal $3,205 95
*SHOWCASE*

THE FABULOUS SHOWCASES

Jamal has the honors...

SC1 - Jamal

HOMEWORK? WHO NEEDS THAT
  • Computer (Apple: 27in iMac with 32GB memory, 3TB HD, upgraded processor, graphics card, printer) (Amber)
  • $2,500 in cash (Amber)
  • 2013 Toyota Corolla (1.8L engine, AT) (Manuela)
Bid: $24,000

SC2 - Tyler

SO YOU THINK YOU CAN PARTY BEFORE SCHOOL?
  • Trip to the Bahamas (RT Coach to the Bahamas for a 6n all-inclusive stay at Breezes Bahamas on New Providence Island) (Gwendolyn)
  • 2013 Dodge Dart SE (2L engine, value group, power windows) (Rachel)
Bid: $24,000
Jamal
$24,000
TOYOTA
$23,584
TOYOTA
Tyler
$24,000
DART
$23,273
DART

Results: 1 out of 6 (with 1 bailout)
Winnings: $22,172
Biggest Winner: Danielle ($7,379)

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For the stat guys here, what is the record for biggest Check-Out difference in the game's history? I would assume this is rather close.
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Re: TPiR Recap - 8/16/2013 (2013 TPiR Back to School Special)
« Reply #1 on: August 16, 2013, 12:59:01 PM »
Punch-a-Bunch: Nice bailout.
Bargain Game: Tricky. But then again, trips to Hawaii can be expensive these days.
Lucky Seven: I thought for sure she had the Scion. But at least she went the distance. Too bad she didn't listen to her friend.
Check-Out: Cheap GPs.
Cover-Up: I knew the 1 was the next-to-last digit.
Push Over: Great Vespa win to prevent a winless show!

Everything else: Meh, except for the Crowd Surfin' before the 4th One Bid. That was totally far out!
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Re: TPiR Recap - 8/16/2013 (2013 TPiR Back to School Special)
« Reply #2 on: August 16, 2013, 01:05:35 PM »
As I predicted, this was downright shameful.

Some of the setups weren't that easy to start with, especially Cover Up..........I totally hit the nail on the head with that one ($18,514).

L7 and Check Out was just diabolical.

I also knew that Tyler should've picked Hawaii instead of Colorado on Bargain Game..........Just because Colorado looks cheap, doesn't mean it is cheap.

And what was up with Jamal and Tyler making the same bid ($24,000)? What is this, the Halloween special from 2009?! Either way, that led to a DOB, as I know what was gonna happened from the last few seconds of the promo.

$2500 on Punchy and a moped on Pushy being won seemed too.......meh.

Bottom line: Despite the clever thing of Cover Up by replacing the wrong numbers with Greek letters which the production crew try to make say "Price", the writing was on the wall of this being a dud.........If not, a bigger one than last season's. My apologies if I come off being scornful, but it is what it is.
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Re: TPiR Recap - 8/16/2013 (2013 TPiR Back to School Special)
« Reply #3 on: August 16, 2013, 01:07:23 PM »
When was the last time someone earned less than 4 punches in Punch-a-Bunch? It seems like all the contestants have been earning the maximum number of punches for at least the last season or so, unless I have a bad memory.
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Re: TPiR Recap - 8/16/2013 (2013 TPiR Back to School Special)
« Reply #4 on: August 16, 2013, 01:11:51 PM »
Surprisingly, this seems to be the first time this season that the punches in Punch-a-Bunch weren't gimmes (only the second time this year not all punches were earned).

I thought Bargain Game was a trick considering the trip for 2 more nights was $2k less.

Lucky Seven was really nice considering going all 5's produced a win.

Check-Out was, despite the cheap products, almost favoring a loss. I don't buy eyeshadow, but I pretty sure $1.49 is about as low as you can go.

On the other hand, it seemed that Cover Up was set up for Jamal to only get the first number right on the first try, therefore increasing the odds.

And a easy Pushover saves us from no wins.

Tough showcase luck, but at least they were in the ballpark.

Premal crowd surfing was quite funny, until he fell getting down. That's when it became hilarious.  :-)

I think this show should have went better than it did.
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Re: TPiR Recap - 8/16/2013 (2013 TPiR Back to School Special)
« Reply #5 on: August 16, 2013, 01:16:27 PM »
And what was up with Jamal and Tyler making the same bid ($24,000)? What is this, the Halloween special from 2009?! Either way, that led to a DOB, as I know what was gonna happen from the last few seconds of the promo.
I doubt if that promo proved anything. I thought those last few seconds were for the promo only.
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Re: TPiR Recap - 8/16/2013 (2013 TPiR Back to School Special)
« Reply #6 on: August 16, 2013, 01:23:36 PM »
I doubt if that promo proved anything. I thought those last few seconds were for the promo only.
Well, from seeing Drew, the models, and George standing together like that, I just knew that there was gonna be a DOB.

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Re: TPiR Recap - 8/16/2013 (2013 TPiR Back to School Special)
« Reply #7 on: August 16, 2013, 01:25:12 PM »
I don't know what it is about these college shows, but they just never seem to go all that well no matter how they're set up, whether it be through contestants making weird decisions or just plain old bad luck. That scanner in Punch A Bunch was probably the hardest SP we've seen in there in 2 years, and I think they did in fact want it to be missed, but the cooler should have been gotten. I suppose a rare setting up for 3 in a budget situation is OK. I appreciate how it is continuing to be less predictable what will be hard - L7 for an expensive car left relatively open, but C/O for a cheap prize very hard. It makes the show more watchable. Unfortunately the thing I will remember this show most for is the crowdsurfing come on down - I wonder if they knew that was going to happen or not but it just looked dumb :)

Oh, the showcases were cheap but I don't think they necessarily wanted a DOB either. Blah.

Timings:
Punch A Bunch (5.5) - 6:20
Bargain Game (3.5) - 3:52
Lucky $even (4.5) - 3:53
Check-Out (5.5) - 5:22
Cover Up (5) - 5:08
Push Over (4) - 3:25
Total (28): 28:00 (well then...)

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Re: TPiR Recap - 8/16/2013 (2013 TPiR Back to School Special)
« Reply #8 on: August 16, 2013, 01:31:22 PM »
I don't know what it is about these college shows, but they just never seem to go all that well no matter how they're set up, whether it be through contestants making weird decisions or just plain old bad luck.
Definitely bad luck. That's all it is.

Well, from seeing Drew, the models, and George standing together like that, I had a gut feeling that there was gonna be a DOB.
I didn't think so. I figured it'd be promo-exclusive.

But I wish they wouldn't show "spoilers" like that in promos, just in case.
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Re: TPiR Recap - 8/16/2013 (2013 TPiR Back to School Special)
« Reply #9 on: August 16, 2013, 01:41:34 PM »
One of the rare shows I actually got to watch... and boy was it not worth it - 1/6 and a DOB is about par for the course recently, but that doesn't make it any more watchable.

Punch wasn't too bad, all things considered - Tianna made the best choice she could and should be happy with her $2,500. Likewise, good to see Joslyn save the show on Push by not overvaluing the Vespa.

Bargain, IMO, really should have been won (Hawaii, even being the more expensive price, I knew right away was a lot more than $4K), but I'm wondering if Drew hamming up the 4N vs. 6N swayed Tyler's decision a bit. Cover Up, not so much... those last two digits prove to be a big stumbling block for yet another contestant.

Check-Out, I won't say it was set up for a loss, but the eyeshadow and mousse singlehandedly (or I guess doublehandedly in this case) sunk both myself and Briana. I came in $3.04 lower than her, nailed the Pop-Tarts right on, but those two items ended up being killers. And Lucky $even... when you get multiple nice middle digits in a row, you have to be expecting something to be up at the end. Elizabeth didn't catch on to that, and went bankrupt as a result.

Really, outside of Push and maybe Punch, this was hard to watch. We ended up with the usual 1/6 in a lineup where 2 wins seemed likely and 3-4 at least possible.

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Re: TPiR Recap - 8/16/2013 (2013 TPiR Back to School Special)
« Reply #10 on: August 16, 2013, 01:47:12 PM »
Bargain, IMO, really should have been won (Hawaii, even being the more expensive price, I knew right away was a lot more than $4K), but I'm wondering if Drew hamming up the 4N vs. 6N swayed Tyler's decision a bit.
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Re: TPiR Recap - 8/16/2013 (2013 TPiR Back to School Special)
« Reply #11 on: August 16, 2013, 01:51:11 PM »
Adam: I'm just a stickler for these things, but Jamal is from Washington State University, not Washington University.

And I really need to brush up on my Greek symbols and letters. All I knew on there was pi.
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Re: TPiR Recap - 8/16/2013 (2013 TPiR Back to School Special)
« Reply #12 on: August 16, 2013, 03:21:00 PM »
Another not-special special. No special games (i.e. Triple Play, Golden Road or 3 Strikes) were played and a couple of tricky set-ups on what was played make for a rather disappointing hour.

In regards to Lucky $even's outcome, that was just mean. It was set-up so well then the dreaded 9 of doom rears its ugly head at the end. She played it really well, too.

In Cover Up, he made some really weird final choices in the end. Too bad, too, because the 1 and the 4 were just screaming to be picked, but, he went with a 0 and a 3? Whaa?

Double overbids are always disappointing, but, especially so when they're as close as today. If only they had each bid $23,000.

And, just for emphasis, if you're going to do a special show, make it special. Bonus gift cards for everyone on-stage do not equal "special."

Also, does the placement of the airdate of this episode seem out of place to anyone? We know there's a couple more shows from season 41 to air later this month, why wouldn't they save the "Back to School" show for the end of August, not bury it in the middle of the month when summer vacation is still going on?

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Re: TPiR Recap - 8/16/2013 (2013 TPiR Back to School Special)
« Reply #13 on: August 16, 2013, 03:46:48 PM »
Adam: I'm just a stickler for these things, but Jamal is from Washington State University, not Washington University.

And I really need to brush up on my Greek symbols and letters. All I knew on there was pi.

Changed accordingly. However, you only saw Washington University on the sweater from my view so for all I knew he could've being wearing a Washington University in St. Louis sweater.
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« Reply #14 on: August 16, 2013, 04:14:54 PM »

Changed accordingly. However, you only saw Washington University on the sweater from my view so for all I knew he could've being wearing a Washington University in St. Louis sweater.

Thanks. I did double-check the DVR to make sure I wasn't imagining things, and I also partly went off of his shout outs during the second Showcase Showdown, where he gave a shout out to WSU and the head football coach.
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