TPiR Recap - 2/5/2015

[Roadgeek Adam]

Episode #6992K
Aired – 2/5/2015; Taped – 11/19/2014
Models: Amber Lancaster, Rachel Reynolds
Microphone Handoff: Amber
First Four Contestant Seating: Left to Right

First IUFB: Digital Camera (Sony: 20.1MP DSLR camera and three frames from Ralph Lauren); ARP: $876 (Rachel)

ARETHA	CHASE	JENNIFER	WILHELM
1000	800	1150	600

The winner is...
CHASE

Chase is playing That's Too Much for a 2015 Dodge Challenger SXT (3.6L engine, 8-speed AT, remote keyless entry) (Amber).

$18,562

$19,801

$21,060

$22,325

$23,623

$24,980

$ $ $

$ $ $

$ $ $

$ $ $

ARP:

$27,990

LOSS

$18,562

$19,801

$21,060

$22,325

$23,623

$24,980

$26,451

$28,130

$ $ $

$ $ $

Second IUFB: Washer and Dryer (LG: Washer and dryer combined into one machine); ARP: $1,699 (Rachel)

ARETHA	VANESSA	JENNIFER	WILHELM
999	750	900	951

The winner is...
ARETHA

Aretha is playing Bullseye for a brand new container store closet system and designer clothing (Marc Jacobs and Paul Smith his and her clothing; Tusbo: 12 pairs of shoes; ARP: $7,830) (Amber).

Grocery items:
1) Oat Clusters
2) Dixie Napkins
3) Bisquick Cheese Garlic Biscuit Mix
4) Green Mountain Coffee Nantucket Blend K-Cups
5) Near East Couscous Mix

Pick 1: COFFEE 2 x $10.99 = $21.98 MISS

Pick 2: GRANOLA 3 x $5.49 = $16.47 MISS

Pick 3: NAPKINS 2 x $3.49 = $6.98 HIT

Hidden Bullseye?

NAPKINS

WIN

Third IUFB: Ping Pong Table (); ARP: $910 (Amber and Rachel)

RYAN	VANESSA	JENNIFER	WILHELM
675	550	600	501

The winner is...
RYAN

Ryan is playing Shopping Spree for

1. Espresso Machine (DeLonghi: 1-touch espresso machine) (Amber)
2. Dishwasher (24in stainless steel built-in dishwasher) (Amber)
3. ATV (Honda: TRX-90X with 86cc air-cooled, 4-stroke engine, electric starter, 4-speed transmission) (Rachel)
4. Computer (27in touchscreen MSI desktop with 16GB RAM, 1TB HD, printer) (Rachel)

Ryan can win all four prizes if he spends $6,500 by picking three of the items.

Ryan chooses the ATV.

$ 

$3411

$6,500

$

$

$

ESPRESSO

DISHWASHER

$3,089

$

ATV

COMPUTER

Ryan chooses the computer.

$ 

$1281

$6,500

$

$

$

ESPRESSO

DISHWASHER

$3,089

$2,130

ATV

COMPUTER

Ryan chooses the dishwasher.

$ 

WIN

$6,500

$

$

$1,449

ESPRESSO

DISHWASHER

$3,089

$2,130

ATV

COMPUTER

WIN (ARP of the espresso machine: $550)

SCSD #1

Contestant	Winnings	Spin 1	Spin 2	TOTAL	RESULT
Chase	$876	25	45	.70	*SHOWCASE*
Ryan	$8,128	55	55	1.10	OVER
Aretha	$9,529	10	50	.60

Fourth IUFB: Karoke Machine (Party Tyme: Karaoke Package with 16 music packs); ARP: $795 (Rachel)

MELANIE	VANESSA	JENNIFER	WILHELM
550	800	801	525

The winner is...
MELANIE

Melanie is playing Switcheroo for a 2015 Ford Fusion S (2.5L engine, 6-speed AT, rearview camera, paint/fabric protection, all-weather floor mats) (Amber).

Guess 1:

1

2	3	2	5	9		CAR
			3	0		HEATER
			6	9		WAFFLE STICK MAKER
			1	7		TEA KETTLE
			2	3		IRON

Guess 2:

1

2	3	2	6	9		CAR
			3	0		HEATER
			5	9		WAFFLE STICK MAKER
			1	7	√	TEA KETTLE
			2	3		IRON

ARPs were:

1

2	3	2	6	9		$23,239
			3	0		$50
			5	9		$29
			1	7	√	$17
			2	3		$63

LOSS

Fifth IUFB: Smartphone (Samsung: 16GB phone and watch + calling plan); ARP: $1,957 (Overhead)

KATHERINE	VANESSA	JENNIFER	WILHELM
899	1500	1595	525

The winner is...
JENNIFER

Jennifer is playing One Right Price for elliptical trainer (Elliptical trainer with 10 programs) (Rachel) and a pizza oven (Wood-fired pizza oven) (Amber).

The right price is $3,047. She picks the pizza oven...

TRAINER		PIZZA OVEN
		$3047
$2000		$3047

WIN

It's been one of those days for Wilhelm, most of the bids are pretty low, but it hasn't helped his cause, as he's still here. Will he be carted off to Shelby, Indiana or is he getting out of there?

Sixth IUFB: Electric Fireplace (Dimplex: Electric fireplace); ARP: $1,550 (Amber)

KATHERINE	VANESSA	DANIEL	WILHELM
1201	1202	900	1200

The winner is...
VANESSA

Vanessa is playing Freeze Frame for a trip to Chicago (RT Coach to Chicago, IL for a 6n stay in a 1-bedroom suit at the Talbott Hotel + dinner) (Rachel).

$5941

	59	41
30			23
94			86
	12	79

WIN

SCSD #2

Contestant	Winnings	Spin 1	Spin 2	TOTAL	RESULT
Melanie	$812	85	STAY	.85
Jennifer	$7,004	95	STAY	.95
Vanessa	$7,491	100	–	1.00	*$1,000*

Bonus...

Contestant	Winnings	Spin	Result
Vanessa	$8,491	95	*SHOWCASE*

THE FABULOUS SHOWCASES

Vanessa has the honors...

SC1 - Chase

LAZY LIKE SUNDAY MORNING

• Porch Swing (Hatteras Hammocks: 2-person outdoor swing) (Rachel)
• Outdoor Television (Aluminum 55in LCD HDTV up to 122°, tilting wall mounts) (Rachel)
• 2015 Toyota Corrolla L (1.8L engine, 4-speed AT, FWD, first aid kit) (Rachel)

Bid: $23,571

SC2 - Vanessa

STEP UP SHOWCASE

• Trip to Laguna Beach (RT Limo to Laguna Beach, CA for a 3n stay in an oceanview room with balcony at The Inn at Laguna Beach + daily breakfast) (Rachel)
• Sailboat (WD Schock: Madera Glass Lido 14ft Sailboat with 6 seats, madera glass fiberglass, cockpit, trailer) (Amber)
• Trip to Spain (RT Coach to Barcelona, SP for a 6n stay in a king room at an elegant 5-star hotel + daily breakfast, 1hr Flamenco dancing lesson) (Rachel)

Bid: $27,000

Chase

$23,571

CAR

$23,329

CAR

Vanessa

$27,000

SPAIN

$21,993

SPAIN

Results: 4 out of 6
Winnings: $34,840
Biggest Winner: Aretha ($9,529)

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[Coupon Boy]

Man, pretty much ALL of the non-car games today had ridiculously easy set-ups.

[TinoStar11]

Has there ever been a Bullseye Setup where picking only 1 of an Grocery Item would had hit the Bullseye? I think I saw it happen once years ago , but I don't remember.

[Roadgeek Adam]

Recap up. Make note in original post.

[PriceBusterXL]

I've decided to forego BAD NEWS and GOOD NEWS today this time (seems the DOB already made it unnecessary), but there were a lot of unusual going on today.

This must be the first time for me where on Bully, picking just one of any item would immediately hit the bullseye. And I find it funny that the ARP of SC1 would almost be exact to the price of that Fusion on 'Roo...And by almost, I mean, if you mixed up the other 2 and 3.

And thought that the banter between Rachel and Amber on the Ping-Pong table was good, after that accident by Rachel from the first IUFB.

THE BOTTOM LINE:

It was a OK 4/6-er, but the DOB was very unfortunate. Now I hope that tomorrow's Grammy special won't be like the one from past seasons, especially the one from last season*.

*Then again...

[mechamind]

Pretty low winnings for a 4/6 show. There are skunked shows that awarded more than this.

[dagdoggnh]

Anybody notice the blooper in "That's Too Much"?  The first 2 prices flipped over at the exact same time.

[pannoni1]

One-Bids: Red was the hot spot today. Unfortunately for Wilheim, having the opportunity to bid last four times and not make it up on stage is just a sign of poor tactics. A 1-up could have worked twice, and especially poor is his bid on the cellphone where it probably wouldn't even cover the phone itself. That was a funny blooper on the ping pop table by Amber though. 

That's Too Much!: An appropriately named car in terms of the game's difficulty (though in reality its only average for those with good pricing knowledge, mostly coming down to two choices). Challengers are nice cars similar to old Pontiac Grand Prix coupes, and it shows here with an early call.

Bullseye: I'm not a big fan of clothing prizes, but interesting to see the single item for a win used for the first time in my memory. That said, any LFaT should never guess the number of items on something that has already been called since we already had the items where it would take one or two to win. At least Aretha got lucky on the second chance.

Shopping Spree: Fairly Easy. Some in chat picked the Espresso, but stainless steel appliances still aren't cheap despite being a trend for two decades now.

Switcheroo: Not the best playing, changing only two prizes during the second chance, plus the SPs weren't the easiest either to price.

One Right Price, Freeze Frame: Fairly Easy.

Showcase Showdown: Nice to see a $1,000 won.

Showcases: It's disappointing when during a non-dream car, Strikes, TP, or Golden Road show both showcases are cheaper than the most expensive car offered. While having a WWP 15' foot boat in the one with the staycation and Spain sounds fairly cheap, a 14' Sailboat is even worse. The Corolla showcase was decent if unimpressive, as a hammock and outdoor TV are nicely useful prizes if you don't live in a condo or apartment. And having a WSD cap off a double overbid just feels so painful. 

Overall:  OK lineup, though I would have switched Freeze Frame with Bullseye for a M-S-M-L-S-L pattern of pricing game lengths. That said, given 4 games were won, this show is satisfactory, but the fact that no car, showcase, or cash games were won along with the middling lineup show that a big moment never really came.

Show Grade: C+

[moneygamelover]

That's Too Much: A challenging game for sure with the Dodge being more expensive than a typical Dodge and it being used in a one choice one chance game: I actually would have stood here though as would have either won or lost by stopping one place too soon. It's unfortunate that the Dodge Challenger wasn't won. Challenging way to start a show.

Bullseye: By putting the Hidden Bullseye behind the napkins this was setup to be won in the event that today's contestant used the napkins which she did. Very few contestants would have picked four or more napkins. Lame prize though. Designer clothes and shoes are so not my thing that I were a contestant today I'd have been pretty bummed out if I had ended up playing this game. Nevertheless, as a viewer, I'll always say yes to seeing a win. At least the LG washer and dryer was a nice contestants row prize.

Shopping Spree: Setup to be won. The Honda ATV and the MSI computer were obvious choices to pick. It comes down to the dishwasher and the expresso machine. Even if you under price the dishwasher it was pretty clear to me that the expresso machine was going to be the cheapest prize here. Definitely better prizes than Bullseye. The MSI computer and the Honda ATV were excellent prizes and the dishwasher was a useful prize. Really glad to see this won.

Switcheroo: It's too bad the Ford Fusion wasn't won. This just never had a very good feel to it. It kinda felt all along that it would be lost.

One Right Price: Very easy setup. The $3047 was clearly too expensive for the elliptical trainer and was obviously a reasonable price for the pizza oven. Very easy win of some decent prizes. The Samsung smartphone was a fantastic contestants row prize.

Freeze Frame: This has to be the easiest setup I can remember ever seeing on Freeze Frame: The prices below $5941 were clearly too cheap and the prices above $591 were clearly too expensive. A practically given away win of a nice Chicago trip.

Showcases: The Toyota Corolla showcase was definitely the better showcase. Of the real story is the double overbid. That definitely ended the day on a downer.

Lineup: Mixed: Bullseye and Switcheroo are both favorites. Shopping Spree is an enjoyable game. But That's Too Much is our dullest car game and a terrible lead off hitter. I like Freeze Frame but don't think it makes the best closer. I don't think it's a bad closer but I've always preferred it as an early in the show. game. One Right Price is a game whose inclusion neither helps nor hurts lineups. I too would have liked this lineup better with Freeze Frame second and Bullseye sixth. My position is that I prefer Freeze Frame as an early in the show game and Bullseye makes a wonderful closer. As it is this lineup was mixed. Not the best and not the worst.

Overall: Despite this being a 4 win show, I have to agree with the previously stated views that this was show was only average. While a 4 win show normally would achieve a"very good" rating and could get a"great" rating in some cases with this show we saw no car wins nor any major cash prize wins and that double overbid really hurt. Had a showcase been won this show would have gotten a "good" rating and had the car showcase been won this show would have gotten a"very good" rating. The lineup didn't contribute to improving the rating either and the undesirable prize in Bullseye didn't help. So this ends up as an average show

[plinkoboard]

I've seen times in TTM when 2 prices would flip at the same time but they were at least 2 prices apart.  This is the 1st time I can remember 2 adjacent prices flipping at the same time.  Also I was surprised at how much the Challenger actually cost.  I thought it was $23,000-$24,000 something.  That was a cruel trick in Bullseye making something over $10.  This is the 1st time I've ever seen or read about on a recap needing only 1 of a certain item to hit the bullseye.  Who'd have ever thought that would happen?  It's alway been at least 2 needed to hit the bullseye before. 

[SilverFirePrime]

Hmmm, I'm liking the concept of this instant win Bulls-eye GP. It benefits the game on two fronts

1) If used properly, it rewards savvy shoppers/contestants with an easy win (but not too easy - putting a GP like Allegra would be too much of a gimmie)

2) There's no way the Secret Bullseye would be underneath there (unless you want a call from Standards and Practices), so if a contestant would steer clear of the one shot product, and hit with the other ones, their odds of finding the secret bullseye goes up.

[SteveGavazzi]

Wow, there are people who actually like what they did with Bullseye?  That was ridiculously mean -- maybe one person every five years only buys one of something.  Whoever set the game up that way should be ashamed.

That said, this was actually a really good show, especially with the blooper during the first Item up for Bids that they were able to build on throughout the whole episode.

[whinbaby]

The 8,150th episode (88th for Season 43)

Showcase #1

• Porch Swing:  $650
• Outdoor TV:  $4,324
• Toyota Corolla:  $18,355

My bid:  $23,765 (OVER)

Showcase #2

• Trip to Laguna Beach:  $3,455
• Sailboat:  $5,560
• Trip to Barcelona:  $12,978

My bid:  $21,875 (Difference of $118 )

Modeling Totals:  February 5, 2015 (OSAD 2/3)
Rachel Reynolds
Total:  11/$52,228.00 (8/$17,440.00, 3/$34,788.00)
Cars:  1/$18,355.00 (0/$0.00, 1/$18,355.00)
Trips:  3/$22,374.00 (1/$5,941.00, 2/$16,433.00)
Cash Prizes:  0/$0.00 (0/$0.00, 0/$0.00)

Amber Lancaster
Total:  11/$77,099.00 (6/$15,336.00, 5/$61,763.00)
Cars:  2/$51,229.00 (0/$0.00, 2/$51,229.00)
Trips:  0/$0.00 (0/$0.00, 0/$0.00)
Cash Prizes:  0/$0.00 (0/$0.00, 0/$0.00)

All Prizes
Total:  26/$130,533.00 (15/$33,840.00, 11/$96,693.00)
Cars:  3/$69,584.00 (0/$0.00, 3/$69,584.00)
Trips:  3/$22,374.00 (1/$5,941.00, 2/$16,433.00)
Cash Prizes:  0/$0.00 (0/$0.00, 0/$0.00)

Season to date
Rachel Reynolds (83 shows)
Total:  1,042/$5,754,878.45 (666/$2,539,722.47, 376/$3,215,155.98)
Cars:  120/$2,701,904.00 (36/$792,417.00, 84/$1,909,487.00)
Trips:  155/$1,264,254.00 (90/$735,506.00, 65/$528,748.00)
Cash Prizes:  15/$157,383.00 (5/$37,328.00, 10/$120,055.00)

Amber Lancaster (31 shows)
Total:  344/$2,269,603.00 (221/$1,141,946.00, 123/$1,127,657.00)
Cars:  52/$1,157,111.00 (23/$503,708.00, 29/$653,403.00)
Trips:  44/$409,659.00 (25/$237,289.00, 19/$172,370.00)
Cash Prizes:  5/$89,000.00 (0/$6,100.00, 5/$82,900.00)

All Prizes (90 shows)
Total:  2,360/$15,929,030.72 (1,467/$6,318,025.66, 893/$9,611,005.06)
Cars:  277/$6,148,497.00 (95/$2,052,994.00, 182/$4,095,503.00)
Trips:  302/$2,488,503.00 (169/$1,416,304.00, 133/$1,072,199.00)
Cash Prizes:  86/$3,363,736.00 (15/$482,753.00, 71/$2,880,983.00)

Career to date
Rachel Reynolds (1,477 shows)
Total:  14,846/$78,773,247.81 (9,269/$35,179,855.41, 5,577/$43,593,392.40)
Cars:  1,629/$36,745,253.00 (612/$13,161,689.00, 1,017/$23,583,564.00)
Trips:  1,467/$11,365,704.00 (794/$6,063,527.00, 673/$5,302,177.00)
Cash Prizes:  253/$2,855,234.00 (57/$515,912.00, 196/$2,339,322.00)

Amber Lancaster (650 shows)
Total:  5,492/$33,924,756.50 (3,443/$14,572,953.50, 2,049/$19,351,803.00)
Cars:  701/$15,200,904.00 (234/$5,005,287.00, 467/$10,195,617.00)
Trips:  708/$5,623,645.00 (373/$2,942,792.00, 335/$2,680,853.00)
Cash Prizes:  119/$1,831,787.00 (21/$226,454.00, 98/$1,605,333.00)

My viewing to date (2,635 shows)
Total:  68,740/$381,512,993.06 (42,729/$164,553,303.31, 26,011/$216,959,689.75)
Cars:  7,533/$162,437,046.00 (2,883/$60,701,086.00, 4,650/$101,735,960.00)
Trips:  5,885/$42,292,304.00 (3,070/$22,039,955.00, 2,815/$20,252,349.00)
Cash Prizes:  2,037/$46,037,089.00 (415/$7,520,038.00, 1,622/$38,517,051.00)