TPiRecap: 12 June 2012

[TheKid965]

Just five more shows... just five more shows.

[XkaVader1]

8th El Skunko this season? That has to be a record. No, I didn't check the stats. Sue me. :^P

[TheKid965]

8th El Skunko this season? That has to be a record. No, I didn't check the stats. Sue me. :^P

Not even close. In fact, eight skunkings is the lowest number since the ouster of Roger Dobkowitz after Season 36...

[XkaVader1]

Wow, lowest huh?

[TheKid965]

Wow, lowest huh?

Yep. Ten no-winner days in Season 37, fourteen in 38, fifteen last season, and eight (so far) this year.

[XkaVader1]

I hope it stays at 8. We need more perfects to be quite honest.

[sshuffield70]

Someone either needs to help Connor or keep him off the show. Even Molloy was a lot better than Connor.

[Xavier1989]

He was a brat. I remember during the second IUFB, Drew tried to grab him and the boy swatted at him. I'm sure Drew was getting tired of it too.

[TVLubber]

I have nothing against Connor's appearance.

[XkaVader1]

I was annoyed at Connor's appearence on the show as well. Just a complete waste of time and space if you ask me.

[tattooed]

It's not the first time Connor's been on the show; I'm sure it won't be the last.

[ctys0n]

This show was winless; not skunked. One prize was won in Clock Game.

[racingchick1020]

This show was winless; not skunked. One prize was won in Clock Game.

Someone with hope? I love you.

[XkaVader1]

This show was winless; not skunked. One prize was won in Clock Game.

I consider a show that winless to be a skunking. Sorry if we can't agree on this.

[TheKid965]

I consider a show that winless to be a skunking. Sorry if we can't agree on this.

For the official record, a show is a skunking if all six games are lost; that is to say, none of the games are "won" in the traditional sense (and that would include fudge rules such as the ones I use for Plinko, Punch-a-Bunch, and Pay the Rent). What ctys0n is describing is something that used to be known as "El Skunko," an episode where absolutely nothing is won, with the obvious exception of Contestant's Row prizes; all six games are lost, with no bailouts or "runner-up" prizes awarded, no Perfect Bid or Big Wheel bonii, and a Double Overbid in the Showcases. AFAIK, this situation has happened only once since the show went to the hourlong format. (A more lenient definition of an El Skunko allows for bonus money to be won on the wheel.)