Episode 5 Recap (Million-Dollar Spectacular)
IUFB #1 - Trip to Chicago (5 nights, $3308) won TPIRCrazy77
PG #1 - EASY AS 1-2-3 for three cars...
Block 1 - Chevy Malibu LS
Block 2 - Ford Taurus SE
Block 3 - Pontiac Grand Prix
Chevy Malibu = $22,870
Ford Taurus = $21,145 LOSS
Pontiac Grand Prix was $23,720
IUFB #2 - Ford Focus ZX3SE ($16,215) won by djy9302
PG #2 - PUNCHBOARD (for $25,000)
1. Apple iPod - $350 - lower - RIGHT! ($299)
2. Illuminated Mirror - $20 - higher - RIGHT! ($25)
3. 2-slice Toaster - $40 - lower - WRONG ($50)
4. Sonicare Electric Toothbrush - $90 - lower - RIGHT! ($79)
First Punch - $500 - Gives it back
Second Punch - $1000 - KEEPS
Had he gone on... $100
IUFB #3 - Roland Digital Piano ($4695) won by tdawgg3x
PG #3 - ONE AWAY for a Buick Rendezvous
Setup: $41,784
First Try: $32,695
3 numbers right
Second Try: $32,875 WIN!
SCSD #1 - won by djy9302
IUFB #4 - Pair of Honda Offroad Motorcycles ($4628) won by Gatorman
PG #4 - PUSH OVER for a Crestliner 20' Pontoon Boat
Setup: 2 1 9 2 5 8 9 4 0
Pick: $21,925
Price: $25,894 LOSS
IUFB #5 - Great Lakes Spa ($5125) won by rcbought
PG #5 - HOLE IN ONE for a Ford Freestar SE ($27,195)
Picks:
1. Oxford Ruled Index Cards ($ .69)
2. Bruce's Yams ($1.29)
3. Airborne Gummi Lozenges ($2.59)
4. Polident 5-Minute Denture Cleaner ($5.86)
5. Purina Beneful Dog Food ($3.99) - Putts from Line 4
[6. Ecotrin Coated Aspirin ($7.00)]
Inspirational Putt: Perfect
rcbought's putts: Pushed right; dead center WIN!
IUFB #6 - Runco Plasma TV ($7300) won by pathfinder2119
PG #6 - DOUBLE PRICES for a Fleetwood Travel Trailer
Choices: ~$14,500 or $16,077
Pick: ~$14,500
Price: $16,077 LOSS
SCSD #2 - won by rcbought, who also won $1,000
SHOWCASES:
Showcase #1: (Things for each member of the family)
Trip to Walt Disney World (6 nights)
$5,000 Cash
Lincoln Navigator
Chevy Corvette
rcbought bids $107,000
Showcase #2: (Things designed to make you move)
Prospot Home Gym
Fitnex Exercise Bike
Vision Treadmill
Deutch Wurlitzer CD Jukebox
Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited
Winnebago Motorhome
djy9302 bids ~$118,000
djy9302's showcase = $130,938, for a difference of ~$13,000
rcbought's showcase = $112,665, for a difference of $5,665 WIN!
WINNINGS:
rcbought - $145,985
tdawgg3x - $37,570
djy9302 - $17,618
pathfinder2119 - $7,300
Gatorman - $4,628
TPIRCrazy77 - $3,308
Total - $216,409
COMMENTS:
Jordanar18's first MDS was a success. The whole show ran smoothly, with no one missing any deadlines.
rcbought simply dominated the show. His win in the showcases, complemented by his win in Hole in One, makes him the leader in the overall standings. And to think, he could have had a million bucks more!
A car as an item up for bids? djy certainly enjoyed it! He didn't win much in his pricing game, but he was one of the best contestants of the day, even though losing his showcase.
The friggin' random prizes tripped up both Gatorman and pathy today. Gatorman also fell victim to an unusually tricky Push Over setup, with both the $19,000 and $21,000 prices being more obvious than the actual price.
