Wednesday, March 20th

Show #: 5655

Segment #1

Bob's entrance: Door #2

Item Up For Bids #1
Prize(s)	Bid(s)	Actual Retail Price
Washer & Dryer	Vanessa - $885 Teresa - $925 Harry - $926 Allyson - $927 *	$1,148

Pricing Game #1

Pricing Game

Prize(s)

Extra Prize(s)

Switcheroo

Ford Taurus
($19,732)

Fountain ($20)
Digital Recorder ($65)
Mop ($10)
Carbon Monoxide Alarm ($45)

Results:

First Try:

Car: $19,762
Fountain: $20
Digital Recorder: $35
Mop: $40
Alarm: $15

One Right - TRIES AGAIN

Second Try:

Car: $19,762
Fountain: $20
Digital Recorder: $35
Mop: $40
Alarm: $15

One Right

WINS FOUNTAIN

Segment #2

Item Up For Bids #2
Prize(s)	Bid(s)	Actual Retail Price
10pc. Luggage w/Supply of Tylenol Arthritis Pain Reliever	Betty - $725 * Vanessa - $650 Teresa - $525 Harry - $651	$864

The TPIR Train brought out the prize.

Pricing Game #2
Pricing Game	Prize(s)	Extra Prize(s)
Step Up	Motorscooter ($2,098) Grandfather Clock ($2,435) Chair & Ottoman ($1,010) Cookware ($670)	NONE
Results:	First Pick: Cookware ($670) Second Pick: Chair & Ottoman ($1,010) - Right - PICKS AGAIN Third Pick: Grandfather Clock ($2,435) - Right - QUITS WINS CLOCK, CHAIR & OTTOMAN, COOKWARE & $1,500

Segment #3

Item Up For Bids #3
Prize(s)	Bid(s)	Actual Retail Price
Telescope w/Supply of Gaviscon Antacid	Eric - $830 * Vanessa - $1,000 Teresa - $1,250 Harry - $1	$930

Pricing Game #3
Pricing Game	Prize(s)	Extra Prize(s)
Magic #	Crystal Stemware ($1,200) Desk ($2,250)	NONE
Results:	Set Magic Number To: $1,100 LOST

Segment #4

Showcase Showdown #1
Spinners	Spin #1	Spin #2	Total	Results
Eric	90	-	90	WINNER
Allyson	55	50	105
Betty	35	70	105

Segment #5

Item Up For Bids #4
Prize(s)	Bid(s)	Actual Retail Price
Round Crib w/Supply of Geritol Vitamins	Nykia - $1,300 * Vanessa - $995 Teresa - $850 Harry - $1,150	$1,549

Pricing Game #4
Pricing Game	Prize(s)	Extra Prize(s)
Squeeze Play	Catamaran ($3,945)	NONE
Results:	Wrong Price: $35,945 Guess: $3,945 WIN

Segment #6

Item Up For Bids #5
Prize(s)	Bid(s)	Actual Retail Price
Outdoor Fireplace	Alexander - $757 Vanessa - $850 Teresa - $851 Harry - $852	Overbid
Outdoor Fireplace	Alexander - $650 Vanessa - $525 * Teresa - $495 Harry - $700	$599

Pricing Game #5
Pricing Game	Prize(s)	Extra Prize(s)
Pass the Buck	Mercury Cougar ($16,995)	Tums Antacid ($3.70) Little Debbie Crispy Bars ($1.49) French's Taste Toppers ($2.99) Anbesol Pain Reliever ($6.79)
Results:	First Pick: Given Free Second Pick: Add $1 to Antacid ($2.70) or Crispy Bars ($1.49)? Picks Crispy Bars - WRONG Third Pick: Add $1 to Taste Toppers ($2.99) or Pain Reliever ($5.79)? Picks Pain Reliever - RIGHT Pick #1: 2 - $1,000 - PICKS AGAIN Pick #2: 3 - $5,000 Other numbers: #1: Lose Everything #4: Lose Everything #5: CAR #6: $3,000 WINS $6,000

Segment #7

Item Up For Bids #6
Prize(s)	Bid(s)	Actual Retail Price
Hall Tree w/Supply of Citrucel Fiber Supplement	Andrew - $1,350 Teresa - $1,600 Harry - $1,400 Alexander - $71 *	$1,340

Pricing Game #6
Pricing Game	Prize(s)	Extra Prize(s)
Safe Crackers	4pc. Living Room ($3,025) 2 13" Televisions ($260)	NONE
Results:	Numbers For Televisions: 0, 2, 6 Guess: $620 LOST

The TPIR logo was shown on the televisions.

Segment #8

Showcase Showdown #2
Spinners	Spin #1	Spin #2	Total	Bonus Spin	Results
Alexander	10	35	45	-
Nykia	100	-	100	100	WINNER + WINS $11,000
Vanessa	35	95	130	-

Segments #9 & #10

Showcase
Top Winner: Nykia; Runner-Up: Eric
Showcase #	Type of Showcase	Prizes	Bidder	Bid	ARP	Difference
1	The Word "Pop"	Diamond Engagement Ring Jukebox Traverse Camping Truck	TW	$27,240	$49,440	$22,200
2	Nameless	Dining Room Dinnerware for 8 Wine Refrigerator Trip to Germany	RU	$17,913	$18,650	$737 ERIC WINS

Totals - Cash & Prizes

Contestant	Winnings
Eric*	$19,620
Nykia	$16,534
Vanessa	$6,599
Betty	$6,519
Alexander	$1,380
Allyson	$1,168
Grand total - $51,820

*Showcase Winner

Comments

*Only one pricing game was won today (Squeeze Play). However, the $6,000 wins in Pass the Buck and Step Up were hardly heartbreaking losses.
*Five of the six contestants that played a pricing game came from the fourth (green) podium. Also, I think Bob got a statistic right: It has only happened once that all six winning contestants came from the same podium.
*Safe Crackers was tricky, sort of. $260 does seem kind of cheap for two televisions. However, if the televisions were $620, then the living room would have been $2,665. That's pretty cheap for a living room. Also, $3,025 looks more right than $2,665.
*Allyson wound up not making any changes for her second try. Weird.
*Today's grocery items included two antacids, two pain relievers, vitamins and fiber supplement. Can't they get more of a variety of products?
*Why do contestant play Pass the Buck thinking they have to pick the right price for the grocery items? Is it that hard to listen to Bob's explanations?
*We've now had 50 IUFB overbids this season (and 7 double overbids).
*Safe Crackers has had a strange season. First, it was won four straight times to go to 4-0. Then, it was lost four straight times, which caused it to fall to it's current record, 4-4.

March 21^st show