TPIR Season 40

I couldn't believe seeing Race Game for 4 cars, even less so when they were all won on the first try.

Gosh 4 car race game is so cool start the show off with a bang. I got to say that they took a page out of bigjon's book

I didn't see the show, but I heard about how it began -- perfect bid, followed by a Race Game exacta for FOUR CARS!

That's the first time a car's been used with Race Game, which had previously been the oldest game in the rotation (the oldest game period?) to never use a car.

(EDIT: ...Wait, that was over $80,000 of cars. Won. On opening day. At the top of the show. Just after a perfect bid. And they were worth more than both Showcases combined?! ......Budget Mode's coming earlier and earlier each year, isn't it?)

I guess I'll post a quick recap, then. (thanks to qwizx.com for the full recap)

PG1: Contestant Sharon gives a surprisingly perfect bid of $668 on an iPad. Could she be a (rare for these days) Loyal Friend and True? She's playing Race Game for FOUR CARS!! She get's all 4 correct on the first try in only 13 seconds!

PG2: Corrine wins an $8,008 trip to Miami playing Double Prices, followed by a clip from the first TPIR show featuring Bob welcoming viewers!

PG3: Mary has a chance to win a computer, a scooter, and jewelry playing Most Expensive. She goes with the scooter. Is she right?...NOPE. That was actually the least expensive. The computer was the highest.

SCSD 1: Mary, the only loser of the half, wins with $.95

PG4: Eric plays Range Game for a sailboat. Unfortunately, he stopped the range too high (not quite common among Range Game losses these days).

PG5: Ann's going to play Plinko! She's the first contestant in a while to earn all 4 additional chips! She "wins" $12,000! After that is a clip from the first playing of Plinko.

PG6: Jacob plays...another surprise...3 Strikes! That sure was unexpected in the last slot. Unfortunately, he won't be taking home a Porsche Boxster. He drew all 3 strikes after lighting up only the first two numbers.

SCSD 2: Eric might be able to redeem himself after winning Showcase privileges with $.85

Showcase 1: A video game package of all three major consoles including the upcoming TPIR Decades game! Also, a 46" TV, a trip to Dubai, and a Chevy Camaro! Eric has the honor. He passes to Mary, who bids $42,000.

Showcase 2: This is one of those unfortunate two-prize showcases: a trip to San Francisco in a private jet, and a Hyundai Sonata hybrid. Eric bids $34,000.

The Big Reveal: ARP of Mary's showcase...$50,969 () for a difference of $8,969. Eric's showcase is worth...$45,429 for a difference of $11,429. Mary is the big winner!

The final stats of the show: The usual 2 pricing game wins (3 if you count Plinko a win), and $158,502 in cash and prizes given away.

Guess since this won't be saved, I'll keep it short...

Racey: Awesome. And actually, I think Mike wanted it won 100%, or at least 2. He wanted the huge start.

3X last: Awesome. Was overdue for the loss though, despite the bungling of the 1st digit (enough of that too, that HAS been continuing).

Rest: Eh... Plinko was set up well, Range Game was too explicitly hard though. SCs were a good balance of high but not over the top after earlier events, and for sexed up SCs decently good bids.

Looking forward to more classic clips this week.

Uh... the SCs were about 96.5k today. That's more than 78.5k. Nice try though, Kori!

#5632K, taped 8/22:

-Amit plays Dice for Hyundai Accent GLS (paint protection):

--5: right!
--6: right!
--3: wrong, higher
--6: wrong!

156xx
156x3
*15623* PAINFUL LOSS


-Mary plays OWP:

--Honda CRF-70 motorcycle $1899
--Designer crap (shoes, other stuff) $2685
--Washer/dryer $2579

motorcycle *1899* LOSS
Washer/dryer was $1428.


-Brandon plays Grocery: La-Z-boy sofa / other furniture, 40" 3D LED HDTV, Netflix subscription, $5135

--Barilla spaghetti (1 lb)
--Francesco Rinaldi pasta sauce
--Kraft parmesan cheese
--Mamma Bella garlic bread (20 pieces)
--Fresh Express Italian salad (bag)

3 spaghettis * 1.69 = 5.07
2 cheeses * 4.99 = 9.98 --> 15.05
1 salad * 2.99 = 2.99 --> 18.04
1 pasta sauce * 1.99 = *20.03* WIN

Note: Rachel shortcut at the very end and put $2.00 --> 20.04. Shame on her.


-SD1:
--Amit: 10 + 40
--Mary: 60, stay
--Brandon: 5 + 95 $1,000

--BONUS: 45 *SHOWCASE*


-Chelyan plays Magic # for designer luggage (3pc) and Palm Springs (6n @ Hyatt suite)

2545 < *1064* < 3385
LOSS

(My comment quickly here: really, really bad forced loss, come on)


-Sederia plays Rat Race for Dell computer w/ two monitors, generic fridge, and 2012 Scion xB (AT).

Orange, blue, pink, yellow, green outside to inside at the start.

--WD-40 lubricant spray, 3.08, *2.79*. Chooses pink.
--Mini cupcake maker, 45, *30*.
--WindTunnel vacuum, 200, *199*. Chooses blue.

Results: Pink, orange, yellow, green, blue.
WINS CAR


-Emily (orange) is Mimi'd (first of season I think).
-Jonathan escapes at the end to play Flip Flop for a Hydropool 625 spa

98|87 setup
89|87 guess
*98|78* LOSS


-SD2:
--Jonathan: 95, stay
--Chelyan: 5 + (45 fail spin at first) 40
--Sederia: 75 + 20

--Jonathan: 35 *SHOWCASE*
--Sederia: 20


-SCs:

Brandon is top winner.

--SC1:
---pair of Al Merrick surfboards
---Portugal (6n @ Dom Pedro Palace, Lisbon)
---Kawasaki STX-15F jet ski

Brandon passes, and Jonathan bids $14000.

--SC2:
---Outdoor furniture (sofa, two ottomans, table)
---Atlantic City, NJ (6n @ Trump Taj Mahal, 3hr service at 40/40 Club)
---Ford Escape 4-door XLT (AT, Sirius radio)

Brandon bids $59900.


-Results:
--The ARP of SC1 is $21901, -7901. WIN
--The ARP of SC2 is $34061, *MRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRP*

Jonathan wins with $22,353 on the day.

2/6, LLWLWL, everyone have a good day.

Yawn...2/6 again...

(note, my commentary will almost always be based mostly or entirely on a recap)

Dice: Rolling 3s and 4s are the worst part of the game. Other than that, HE (thanks, Wayoshi) played well.

OWP: The motorcycle obviously wasn't wrong. When will people know that almost all motorcycles end in -99? True, it could have still been wrong and -99, but the last two digits aren't usually the same on the wrong price vs. the right one. Plus, I thought the washer/dryer was obvious. This should not have been lost the way it was.

Grocery: Well played. That was a bit unprofessional of Rachel, though. Are they really THAT pressed for time now?

Magic #: Will we EVER see somebody NOT set it under $1,500?! Even though the setup was pretty evil with a small spread.

Rat Race: Great job! ;D

Flip Flop: Yet another evil "each digit on each panel is 1 away" setup.

Showcases: Good Showcases today...but what was Brandon thinking? And after he played Grocery Game so well (though probably wasn't expecting the cheese to be so much).

Now that I've seen the new IUFB displays in action, I must say I like the old ones better.

Amit was actually a guy, Mario. Good thing your note excuses yourself

OK show. Dicey was pretty hard but he got close. M# was good to see but impossible (this game should never be such). Flippy was its usual self.

Rachel definitely got lazy though... good to see Ratty start off well this season.