TPiRecap: 4.30.12

[tpirrules19]

(Placeholder post; see post #3 for recap.)

[MDCSWildcats86]

Missed the first two games.

Surprised that "El Cheapo" was NOT the last two digits in Money Game, but "won" anyway.

Sadly, that was my only win of the day.

[tpirrules19]

First day of my substituting.

Tape date: 4.4.12
Production #5951K
Drew's entrance: Door #2
Models: Gwendolyn, Manuela, Rachel (Mic handoff)
First Four: Mixed

IUFB #1: Amanda Sterett jewelry collection
(And if you want the pair of earrings, go to CBS.com and enter.)

Carmen: $1,900
Kevin: $1,650
Sandra: $2,000
Stephanie: $600
ARP: $1,695

Kevin is a drill sergeant in the U.S. Army! Drew promises he'll try to do 20 push-ups if he wins...

Game #1: Pay the Rent
Prize: Up to $100,000 cash

Items:
8oz. Mozzarella cheese
Twinkies snack cakes
Mott's applesauce
Hand soap
Macaroni 13.25oz
Alka-Seltzer allergy relief

Mailbox: Soap ($2.29) $1,000
Go on...

First floor: Macaroni ($1.99) + snack cakes ($1.49) = $3.48 $5,000
Go on...

Second floor: Cheese ($2.99) + applesauce ($2.09) = $5.08 $10,000
Go on...

Attic: Allergy relief ($4.22)
YOU'VE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME!

I thought for sure he had it...man...what does it take? Would have fooled me on the energy relief too.

Nevertheless, here is today's solution:
Mailbox: Cheese = $2.99
First floor: Soap + snack cakes = $3.78
Second floor: Macaroni + applesauce = $4.08
Attic: Allergy relief = $4.22

IUFB #2: Hayneedle.com kitchen island

Carmen (F4): $700
Lisa: $850
Sandra (F4): $855
Stephanie (F4): $900 ($500 BONUS!)
ARP: $900

Game #2: Push Over
Prize: Kitchen set (Range, refridgeator, diswasher)

Set-up: 8 6 9 9 7 9 4 3 1
Her guess: $9,979
ARP: $6,997 I HAD A FEELING...

IUFB #3: ESP electric guitar + 5 CD-ROM guitar lessons

Carmen (F4): $2,400
Lisa: $1,050
Sandra (F4): $1,500
Michael: $1,200
ARP: $2,379

Game #3: Money Game
Prize: Chrysler 200LX (2.4L engine, auto transmission, bluetooth, Sirius satellite radio)

20 40 19
21 71 34
83 56 03
$ -- 7 --

21: $
19: $ (Never a good start...)
34 (***?): $
20: FRONT ($20 7 --)
56: $

Win $130
ARP: $20,771

CC1: Bailey's coffee creamers

Showcase showdown #1:
Stephanie: 35 + 50 = 85
Kevin: 100 ($1,000 BONUS!) Advances to showcase
Sandra: 25 + 60 = 85

Kevin's bonus spin: 70

IUFB #4: Outdoor hammock (Hatteras Hammocks)

Carmen (F4): $700
Lisa: $826
Robert: $825
Michael: $750
ARP: $730

Shoo, Dai Li! No first four punishments today.

Game #4: Most Expensive
Prizes: Designer crud (Yves St. Laurent), home gym (Body-Solid), Apple iMac (1TB hard drive, 4GB RAM. photo printer)

Selection: iMac

Designer crud: $2,745
Home gym: $1,195
Computer: $1,799

SPIRITS DARN YOU, DESIGNER CRUD!
(Line "Designer crud" borrowed from the retried Kitch of G-R.net.)

IUFB #5: Sony digital camera

Erin: $400
Lisa: $725
Robert: $750
Michael: $900
ARP: $700

Game #5: Range Game
Prize: Trip to Rome (6n Atlante Hotels, personal culinary guided tour of Rome)

Full range: $12,400 - $13,000
Her range: $12,608 - $12,758 (Approx...)
ARP: $12,595 LOSS

Uh-oh...we may not have first four problems today, but five games have gone by, and nary a winner! Pepe Le Pew is bearing down on the BBS. Who can save us?

IUFB #6: Trampoline (Jump Sport)

Melissa: $600
Lisa: $450
Robert: $1,450
Michael: $750
ARP: $899

Game #6: Any Number
Prizes: Cookware set (Sears), Honda Fit (5-speed auto transmission among other features)

First number in the car: 1

6:
Car 1 6 - - -
Cookware - - -
Piggy bank $- . - -

3:
Car 1 6 - - -
Cookware - - -
Piggy bank - . 3 -

5:
Car 1 6 - - -
Cookware - - 5
Piggy bank - . 3 -

8:
Car 1 6 - - - -
Cookware - - 5
Piggy bank $8. 3 -

4:
Car 1 6 - - - -
Cookware 4 - 5
Piggy bank 8. 3 -

9:
Car 1 6 - - - -
Cookware 4 - 5
Piggy bank 8. 3 9
"Win" $8.39

Car: $16,172
Cookware: $405

SKUNKED!

CC2: Phillips caplets, fungi nail toe and foot

Showcase showdown #2:
Erin: 10 + 45 = 55
Carmen: 70 (Stay)
Michael: 50 + 35 = 85

Go to priceisright.com for show tickets.

Showcases:
Kevin the top "winner", Michael the runner-up.

Showcase #1: Candy-colored
Bubble-gum pink motorscooter (Vespa LX-150, electric start, CVT transmission)
Chocolate-brown Home theatre system (Three reclining chairs, 55" plasma 3-D HDTV w/ glasses)
Candy-apple red car (Ford Fusion S, 2.5L engine, traction control)

Kevin bids $27,500.

Showcase #2: Hooking up
His and hers fishing equipment
Cruise to Alaska (7n, fishing excursion)
Fastboat (Tracker 175-TXW; 17' 7", several features)

Michael bids $18,200.

My bids:
#1: $26,000
#2: $19,150

Car
Kevin's bid: $27,500
ARP: $33,480
Difference: -$5,980
(My difference: -$7,480)

Alaska/Boat
Michael's bid: $18,200
ARP: $24,984
Difference : -$6,784
(My difference: -$5,834)

Kevin wins!

Kevin: $36,175 (Chryon)
Sandra: $2,509
Stephanie: $1,400
Michael: $907.39
Carmen: $730
Erin: $700

Pricing games: 0 for 6
Total won: $42,421.39 (Includes $1,500 in bonuses)
Total offered: $228,041 (~18.6% of offered sum claimed)

[tattooed]

I thought Kevin had it, too. He definitely had the right idea in any case, which is way more than can be said for most of the PTR players.

Second floor: Macaroni + applesauce = $4.08

Shouldn't that be macaroni + cheese?

[sshuffield70]

I thought Kevin had it, too. He definitely had the right idea in any case, which is way more than can be said for most of the PTR players.

Second floor: Macaroni + applesauce = $4.08

Shouldn't that be macaroni + cheese?

No, the cheese should have been the mailbox. I somehow got that.

[tpirrules19]

No, the cheese should have been the mailbox. I somehow got that.

Recap amended.

[CardSharks8689]

The thing with Pay The Rent is, if there's a margin between any two rows that appears to be about a dollar or less difference, there's a far better chance of the contestant winning the $100,000. If the margin appears to be about $2 or more (give or take a few cents), I would of walked away with the $10,000.

To be quite honest, my roommate assumed he was going to win the $100,000. If I watched the game play in action instead of being on my computer, I would have not been surprised, seeing the approximately $2 margin between the second and third rows, that the contestant would not have won the $100,000 anyways.

At least the player on Veteran's Day 2010 was one player who got the game right. Sad that he walked away, though $10,000 was a nice payday for that player. You don't see $10,000 wins on Grand Game or 1/2 Off a lot.