"The Price is Right" 8/17- BACK TO SCHOOL III

Reporting to this class first are Srikrishna, Tiffany Hoffman, Malcolm Nelson & Jeleah Ratcliff & George introduces Drew as "Here's your teacher...". And on the last show w/ at least the current set layout as we know it, the first IUFB's the MacBook Pro w/ a wireless inkjet printer (Manuela in the clam)("Too Close" by Alex Clare).

Jeleah: $1,100/Malcolm: $1,250/Tiffany: $2K/Srikrishna: $2,001


ARP: $1,929


Washington State University student Malcolm from Seattle's the last PAY THE RENT player of Season 40 & this is the second-ever Pay the Tuition playing (Rachel). The groceries to victory (Amber)("Dark Side" by Kelly Clarkson) are 12 OfficeMax ballpointpens, four pads of Post-It Pop-up Page Markers, a Sparco dry erase board, Hershey's Syrup, a 10.5-ounce bag of Fritos Chili Cheese & a small 24-serving bottle of MiO Liquid Water Enhancer.


My House:

Mailbox: Syrup
L1: Pens & Markers
L2: Enhancer & Fritos
Vault: Board

MALCOLM'S HOUSE:
Mailbox: Pens
L1: Fritos & Markers
L2: Syrup & Enhancer
Vault: Board

Pens
: $5.99

L2: Fritos ($3.49) + Markers ($4.6) = $8.09- GO ON

L3: Syrup ($2.29) + Enhancer ($3.99) = $6.28 (Board: $8)

HE WAS SO BLEEPING CLOSE-
if he had switched the Fritos & the syrup, he would've broken the bank.


Charles Garcia comes on down fifth & the second GUFB's a pair of Nikon cameras (ceiling)("In a Dream" by Rockell).

Jeleah: $800/CHARLES: $600/Tiffany: $601/Srikrishna: $450


ARP: $1,298


Jeleah, a Texas A&M Marketing major from Andrews, TX, plays Coming or Going for a six-night trip to the astare Suites in Santorini, Greece (Manuela at Door #4)("Girlfriend" by Avril Lavigne).


Coming: $6,149

Going: $9,416

Is she Coming to Greece...no.


Sixth called is Kayla Zuckerman & someone could win a new automobile after claiming this 17-piece selection of Vera Bradley accessories (Rachel behind splitting sign)("Drive By" by Train).

KAYLA: $3K/Charles: BUCK (STAGE GARF)/Tiffany: $500/Srikrishna: $501


ARP: $699


Srikrishna, a UCLA Business major, plays the Dice Game for an all-new Toyota prius c (Std., #II, PFA #1, Security)(Amber at Door #3)("Whistle" by Flo Rida).


Second digit: 6: NO- LOWER FREEBIE
Third digit: 4: YES
Fourth digit: 5: NO- LOWER
Last digit: 4: NO- HIGHER

He got the last two digits...WRONG (ARP: $21,462).


Had Malcolm won PtR...


SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #1:

Srikrishna: $.85
Jeleah: 55 + 20 = THREE QUARTERS
Malcolm: WINS W/ $.95

...he would've had almost $102K in cash & electronics heading into the Showcases. OUCH.


After saying that next bit of bad news, here comes Spencer Richards (obviously not related to Principal Mike) & we start the second half of one-bid stuff w/ a SONY video game package (Manuela at Door #5)("Now or Never" by Outasight).

Kayla: $750/Charles: $749 (STUPID BID #2)/Tiffany: $600/SPENCER: $650


ARP: $855


Kayla from UMass plays Double Cross for the SAMSUNG 46" 3-D HDTV (Rachel) & BMS Heritage 150 (Amber)("Tongue Tied" by Grouplove). New think music for this game debuts.


#1: $4,328 (TV)/$8,609 (Scooter)

#2: $3,289 (TV)/$5,860 (Scooter)
#3: $2,897 (TV)/$1,586 (Scooter)
#4: $4,158 (TV)/$8,977 (Scooter)

PICK:
#3- WIN!


Video Bonus: DC's Second Playing


The next winner might be Courtney Wynn & GUFB #5's a ONKYO home theater (Amber & Rachel)("One More Night" by Maroon 5).

COURTNEY: $1K/Charles: $1,200/Tiffany: $1,201/Spencer: TWO BUCKS


ARP: $899


Spencer from UVO plays Cliff-Hangers for Dorm Mom laundry service, Papa John's Pizza & B-R ice cream for a year & $3K for books (Amber & Manuela), a prize package worth $5,130 ("Everybody Talks" by Neon Trees).


SPs:

Coffee tumbler: $12- $20 ($17 left)
Brita water pitcher: $25- $32 ($10 left)
Kalorik coffeemaker: $55- BROKE (ARP: $40)

Jacqueline Kerr from BYU leaves the Peanut Gallery last & Tiffany has the last-bid advantage on the final IUFB today, a Pantech tablet & smartphone w/ that one-year plan (George's podium). You can also win your own smartphone on the show's website.

Courtney: $1K/Charles: $1,200/Tiffany: $1,201/JACQUELINE: $2K


ARP: $1,689- Tiffany has escaped!


This SMU graduate & Cal Poly-Pomono graduate student plays That's Too Much for a brand-new Hyundai Veloster (Std., Mats, Tray, Guards, Locks)(Manuela at Door #3)("All Day All Night (Kamikaze remix)" by One Vo1ce).


1. $16,490
2. $17,175
3. $18,941
4. $19,980- LOSS (ARP: $18,450)(I would've stopped here, too)

SCSD #2:

Spencer ($951): $.95
Tiffany ($1,689): 30 + 45 = T.Q.
Kayla ($5,338): NICKEL + 40 = $.45

SHOWCASE #1
("Where Have You Been" by Rihanna)

Door #4- Trip to Takes Treasure Beach Jamaica (Manuela)
Door #2- '13 Mazda CX-5 Sport (Rachel)

MALCOLM PASSES TO SPENCER; SPENCER BIDS 27 GRAND ON TRIP/CAR SHOWCASE


MY BID FOR TRIP/CAR SHOWCASE:
$28,333

MALCOLM'S SHOWCASE
(Door #3)("Call Me Maybe" by Carly Rae Jepsen):
Left- Catered party for 50 & $2.5K (Rachel)
Inside- Volkswagen GTI 2-Door (Std., Mats, FAK)(Amber on ramp)

MALCOLM BIDS 21 LARGE ON CASH/CAR SHOWCASE- LOSS (ARP: $31,285; he wanted to change to $19K)


MY BID FOR CASH/CAR SHOWCASE:
$29,333

Spencer's Showcase is worth $30,323, making his GT $31,274. At least Malcolm wasn't going to beat Stephanie Johnson this season.


TODAY'S PG RECORD- 1-5

TOTAL WINNINGS: $42,227

EPISODE RATING: 6