IMPORTANT NOTES: Because of dislocating her left shoulder, despite her constant pleading to the doctor (s) of wanting to dance this week regardless, Ashleigh Di Llello was forced to sit out this week, but you folks at home still had the chance to vote for her. Her partner this week, Russell Ferguson, was forced to dance with the assistants of the choreographers for his two regular dances on this partiular episode. And finally, half of the team routines each had a remix of a song.
ROUND 1:
1. Kathryn McCormick & Ryan Di Lello
DANCE: Disco (Doriana Sanchez)
SONG: "Last Dance" by Donna Summer (Samantha Ronson remix)
2. Mollee Gray & Jakob Karr
DANCE: V. Waltz (Jason Gilkison)
SONG: "Ordinary Day" by Vanessa Carlton
3. Ellenore Scott & Legacy Perez
DANCE: Contemporary (Travis Wall)
SONG: "Machine Gun" by Portishead
4. Russell
DANCE: Hip-Hop (Shane Sparks)
SONG: "Too Much Booty 2" by Soundmaster T & Jah-Rista with Korveil (Bobby J remix)
ROUND 2:
1. Kathryn & Ryan
DANCE: Cha-Cha-Cha (Gilkison)
SONG: "Put Your Hands On Me" by Joss Stone
2. Mollee & Jakob
DANCE: Broadway (Joey Dowling)
SONG: "Easy Street" from "Annie" (Samantha Ronson remix)
3. Ellenore & Legacy
DANCE: Hip-Hop (Tabitha & Napoleon)
SONG: "People Are Strange" by The Doors (District 78 remix)
4. Russell
DANCE: Bollywood (Nakul Dev Majahan)
SONG: "Spirit of Rangeela" from "Rangeela"
SOLOS:
1. Jakob: "When You Say My Name" by Mario Spinetti
2. Mollee: "Heartburn" by Alicia Keys
3. Legacy: "Fancy Footwork" by Chromeo
4. Ellenore: "I Got the Feelin'" by James Brown
5. Russell: "Holiday Buckness" by Tha J-Squad
6. Kathryn: "Shadowfeet" by Brooke Fraser
7. Ryan: "Din Da Da" by Kevin Aviance
On Wednesday's results show, current "American Idol" Kris Allen and the Wonder Girls will perform!
Wednesday, December 09, 2009
Tuesday, December 08, 2009
"The Biggest Loser"- EIGHTH SEASON FINALE
The only woman in tonight's $250,000 final is...
Amanda
Liz
...Amanda Arlauskas!
$100,000 Weigh-In:
Alexandra: 218 lbs, 91 pounds lost, 29.45%
Antoine: 215 lbs, 152 pounds lost, 41.42%
Sean: 289 lbs, 155 pounds lost, 34.91%
Julio: 227 lbs, 180 pounds lost, 44.23%
Coach Mo: 263 lbs, 92 pounds lost, 25.92%
Dina: 174 lbs, 79 pounds lost, 31.23%
Abby: 147 lbs, 100 pounds lost, 40.49%
Tracey: 132 lbs, 118 pounds lost, 47.2%
Shay: 304 lbs, 172 pounds lost, 36.13%
Daniel: 201 lbs, 111 pounds lost, 35.58%
Rebecca: 140 lbs, 139 pounds lost, 49.82%
Allen: 209 lbs, 116 pounds lost, 35.69%
Liz Young is last. For her to win the 100 grand, since her starting weight was 267 lbs, she needs to have lost at least 134 of them (thus requiring a new weight of at least 133 lbs)...
Liz: 176 lbs, 91 pounds lost, 34.08%
...NO, so that particular check goes to Rebecca Meyer!
But before we go any further, Shay Sorrells is informed that she's invited back to weigh in for the next season finale in May 2010, where every pound that she loses then will be worth $1,000 apiece courtesy of Subway!
After that, Antoine Dove & Alexandra White get engaged!
(Notes: Erinn, who got defeated by Amanda on the Season 8 vote-in, is in the audience tonight and has announced that she's lost 70 pounds since we last saw her! Also, the next season that begins on January 5th will be the third Couples one.)
$250,000 WEIGH-IN:
Amanda: 163 lbs, 87 pounds lost, 34.8%
For Rudy Pauls to stay in the running for the really big money, he needs to have lost at least 154 pounds. I know he's going to do it...
Rudy: 208 lbs, 234 pounds lost, 52.94%
...and he does!
Now, for the new at-ranch weight loss holder, Danny Cahill. If he lost at least 235 lbs (thus going down to at least 205), not only will he become the newest quarter millionaire on this show, he'll also break Helen Phillips' weight loss percentage record from last season (as well as the overall weight loss record in terms of pounds lost). But all he needs to lose to win the $250K is 228 lbs. For the quarter million, let's see how Danny has done...
Danny: 191 lbs, 239 pounds lost, 55.58%
...HE GOT IT ALL!!!!!!!!!!!
Amanda
Liz
...Amanda Arlauskas!
$100,000 Weigh-In:
Alexandra: 218 lbs, 91 pounds lost, 29.45%
Antoine: 215 lbs, 152 pounds lost, 41.42%
Sean: 289 lbs, 155 pounds lost, 34.91%
Julio: 227 lbs, 180 pounds lost, 44.23%
Coach Mo: 263 lbs, 92 pounds lost, 25.92%
Dina: 174 lbs, 79 pounds lost, 31.23%
Abby: 147 lbs, 100 pounds lost, 40.49%
Tracey: 132 lbs, 118 pounds lost, 47.2%
Shay: 304 lbs, 172 pounds lost, 36.13%
Daniel: 201 lbs, 111 pounds lost, 35.58%
Rebecca: 140 lbs, 139 pounds lost, 49.82%
Allen: 209 lbs, 116 pounds lost, 35.69%
Liz Young is last. For her to win the 100 grand, since her starting weight was 267 lbs, she needs to have lost at least 134 of them (thus requiring a new weight of at least 133 lbs)...
Liz: 176 lbs, 91 pounds lost, 34.08%
...NO, so that particular check goes to Rebecca Meyer!
But before we go any further, Shay Sorrells is informed that she's invited back to weigh in for the next season finale in May 2010, where every pound that she loses then will be worth $1,000 apiece courtesy of Subway!
After that, Antoine Dove & Alexandra White get engaged!
(Notes: Erinn, who got defeated by Amanda on the Season 8 vote-in, is in the audience tonight and has announced that she's lost 70 pounds since we last saw her! Also, the next season that begins on January 5th will be the third Couples one.)
$250,000 WEIGH-IN:
Amanda: 163 lbs, 87 pounds lost, 34.8%
For Rudy Pauls to stay in the running for the really big money, he needs to have lost at least 154 pounds. I know he's going to do it...
Rudy: 208 lbs, 234 pounds lost, 52.94%
...and he does!
Now, for the new at-ranch weight loss holder, Danny Cahill. If he lost at least 235 lbs (thus going down to at least 205), not only will he become the newest quarter millionaire on this show, he'll also break Helen Phillips' weight loss percentage record from last season (as well as the overall weight loss record in terms of pounds lost). But all he needs to lose to win the $250K is 228 lbs. For the quarter million, let's see how Danny has done...
Danny: 191 lbs, 239 pounds lost, 55.58%
...HE GOT IT ALL!!!!!!!!!!!
DEBUT: "Launch My Line"
This is another one of Bravo's answers to "Project Runway". Here are the 10 contestants competing in this eight-week competition:
Dan Karaty (L.A.)- Dance choreographer (best known from "So You Think You Can Dance"!)(Personal item: Pocket watch)
David Applebaum (L.A.)- Architect (Personal item: Compass)
Eric Cubeechee (L.A.)- DJ (Personal item: Headphones)
Kathy Rose (L.A.; originally from Tehran, Iran)- Jewelry designer (Personal item: Hand-crafted jewelry)
Kevin Black (L.A.)- Music mogul (Personal item: 12" record)
Louanna Rawls (L.A.)- A stylist who's related to the singer Lou (Personal item: Grandfather's earrings; the graphics department goofed by leaving out an R in the word "earrings")
L. Marilyn Crawford (Las Vegas and NYC)- CEO of a marketing firm (Personal item: An invitation to see the Oprah Winfrey-produced movie "A Bridge To Now")
Merle Ginsburg (L.A.)- Fashion critic (Personal item: Venetian mask)
Patrick McDonald (NYC)- Fashion writer/dandy (Personal item: Red fedora)
Vanessa Gonzalez (L.A.)- Event designer (Personal item: Heart bloomers)
For this series, they'll be teamed up with one of these 10 fashion experts: Akiko, Coco Kliks, Emil, Galina Sobolev, Jim, Julie Kwon, Roberto Devillacis, Susan, Thai & Tressa.
The hosts are DSQUARED2- designing twin brothers Dan & Dean Caten. Joining them at the judges table are Stefani Greenfield & Lisa Kline. The winning designer will win their very own national fashion line and an editorial feature in Lucky Magazine; the Expert paired with the big winner will also win $50,000. Here are the teams, at least for the first few weeks anyway:
Patrick & Roberto
Marilyn & Coco
Merle & Thai
Kevin & Akiko
Dan & Susan
David & Julie
Louanna & Jim
Vanessa & Tressa
Kathy & Emil
Eric & Galina
OPENING ASSIGNMENT: Design a signature look and a logo that would define their fashion line. Each contestant's personal item served as the inspiration for their first dress on the show.
After their time had expired, they went shopping for 10 baseline fabrics at Michael Levine, Inc. They could consult with their Experts on the first five fabrics, but NOT the final five.
In the design studio, the trim closet is only open for 10 minutes every day (the Experts are NOT allowed to go in there), and each team can only use as much as two yards of any fabric.
Like "The Fashion Show", each runway show was held in front of a studio audience.
SIGNATURE PIECES:
Louanna: Asymmetrical dress
Kevin: Hip-hop cocktail dress
Patrick: Trenchcoat
Vanessa: Jumpsuit
David: Structured casual dress
Marilyn: Modern "power" dress
Dan: Pencil skirt
Eric: Classy club dress
Kathy: Couture gown
Merle: Convertible component dress
The first four teams definitely moving on to the second episode were Eric & Galina, Kathy & Emil, Kevin & Akiko and Patrick & Roberto.
The most popular line of the week according to the studio audience belonged to...
...Marilyn & Coco!
The bottom two teams were Dan & Susan and Vanessa & Tressa. The first team eliminated was...
Dan & Susan
Vanessa & Tressa
...can you believe it- DAN'S TEAM. Ouch.
Dan Karaty (L.A.)- Dance choreographer (best known from "So You Think You Can Dance"!)(Personal item: Pocket watch)
David Applebaum (L.A.)- Architect (Personal item: Compass)
Eric Cubeechee (L.A.)- DJ (Personal item: Headphones)
Kathy Rose (L.A.; originally from Tehran, Iran)- Jewelry designer (Personal item: Hand-crafted jewelry)
Kevin Black (L.A.)- Music mogul (Personal item: 12" record)
Louanna Rawls (L.A.)- A stylist who's related to the singer Lou (Personal item: Grandfather's earrings; the graphics department goofed by leaving out an R in the word "earrings")
L. Marilyn Crawford (Las Vegas and NYC)- CEO of a marketing firm (Personal item: An invitation to see the Oprah Winfrey-produced movie "A Bridge To Now")
Merle Ginsburg (L.A.)- Fashion critic (Personal item: Venetian mask)
Patrick McDonald (NYC)- Fashion writer/dandy (Personal item: Red fedora)
Vanessa Gonzalez (L.A.)- Event designer (Personal item: Heart bloomers)
For this series, they'll be teamed up with one of these 10 fashion experts: Akiko, Coco Kliks, Emil, Galina Sobolev, Jim, Julie Kwon, Roberto Devillacis, Susan, Thai & Tressa.
The hosts are DSQUARED2- designing twin brothers Dan & Dean Caten. Joining them at the judges table are Stefani Greenfield & Lisa Kline. The winning designer will win their very own national fashion line and an editorial feature in Lucky Magazine; the Expert paired with the big winner will also win $50,000. Here are the teams, at least for the first few weeks anyway:
Patrick & Roberto
Marilyn & Coco
Merle & Thai
Kevin & Akiko
Dan & Susan
David & Julie
Louanna & Jim
Vanessa & Tressa
Kathy & Emil
Eric & Galina
OPENING ASSIGNMENT: Design a signature look and a logo that would define their fashion line. Each contestant's personal item served as the inspiration for their first dress on the show.
After their time had expired, they went shopping for 10 baseline fabrics at Michael Levine, Inc. They could consult with their Experts on the first five fabrics, but NOT the final five.
In the design studio, the trim closet is only open for 10 minutes every day (the Experts are NOT allowed to go in there), and each team can only use as much as two yards of any fabric.
Like "The Fashion Show", each runway show was held in front of a studio audience.
SIGNATURE PIECES:
Louanna: Asymmetrical dress
Kevin: Hip-hop cocktail dress
Patrick: Trenchcoat
Vanessa: Jumpsuit
David: Structured casual dress
Marilyn: Modern "power" dress
Dan: Pencil skirt
Eric: Classy club dress
Kathy: Couture gown
Merle: Convertible component dress
The first four teams definitely moving on to the second episode were Eric & Galina, Kathy & Emil, Kevin & Akiko and Patrick & Roberto.
The most popular line of the week according to the studio audience belonged to...
...Marilyn & Coco!
The bottom two teams were Dan & Susan and Vanessa & Tressa. The first team eliminated was...
Dan & Susan
Vanessa & Tressa
...can you believe it- DAN'S TEAM. Ouch.
BREAKING NEWS: "As the World Turns" cancelled next September
"The $1,000,000 Pyramid" & "The Dating Game" both just got another chance to possibly get picked up by CBS for its daytime schedule next season, because the network has announced that it will be sending another of its long-running soap operas, "As the World Turns", off the air after this season. This would leave "The Young & The Restless" & "The Bold & The Beautiful".
Various sources contributed to this report.
Various sources contributed to this report.
12/8/2009 Results
LMAD: Yesterday, on a day where nearly $70,000 in cash and prizes was given away (and THREE SmartCars were offered in the very first deal), Amy took over the top winner throne with a $38,836 Maxum ski boat! This morning, we start off with an Oceanside, CA couple in Dustin (dressed as a cowboy) & Caroline. They're playing the Foreign Words Deal. This time, the three words on the big board are all in Japanese- "terebi", "uma" & "fitto". They select "uma". We begin with "terebi"...which didn't stand for a terrible prize, but rather this JVC 32" LCD HDTV with an iPod docking station, a 160 GB iPod and a $1,000 iTunes gift card (Curtain #1), an electronics prize package worth $2,100. Another lady thought that word stood for some kind of car; if it had been, she would've gotten a $100 bonus. Well...she would've been right with "fitto", because Curtain #3 had a $15,610 Honda Fit. Finally, Dustin & Caroline are offered a grand (originally $600) for their Curtain #2 prize...and they take the money. In this case, "uma" stood for...horse- as in a hobby horse.
In Deal #2, Mr. Brady hands out bankrolls to Dennis (dressed as a doctor), Melanie (an engaged lady who's dressed as a queen) & Mary Beth (dressed as Santa). They start out with the following:
Dennis: $5
Melanie: $1
Mary Beth: $10
Since she has the lowest base bill, Melanie's up first. She's offered the big box for her bankroll, and she goes for it, so her bankroll goes to Dennis...and she gets a kitchen island w/ cookware worth $3,562! The smaller blue box is next offered to Dennis, but he keeps his money, so Mary Beth now has...a house of cards. Dennis' $5 bankroll has...10 $100 bills inside! As for the $1 bankroll...it has 10 $5 bills inside, giving him a cash total of $1,056. Back to Mary Beth, she can give up her $10 bankroll and the cards for what's in the bronze envelope. Her selection is the envelope...besides the $10 bill, there were 10 $50 bills inside her bankroll, for a total of $510; however, she's won a trip to Morocco worth $13,580!
Next, Toshi (dressed as a police officer) and Mary (dressed as a Hawaiian) are both asked to get out their purses, because here comes Jonathan with a scale. They can either take $50 per pound from the combined weight of the two purses or what's behind Curtain #3. Both women go with the curtain...the two purses weighed a total of eight pounds, so $400 could've been won, but they each win a home office (including a Hewlett-Packard computer system) worth $5,048! PERFECT DEAL!
We now move on to Billie Ray (dressed as The Recyclable Country Ghost) and Diane (wearing a pink wig). For the first stage of this deal, Billie Ray's the trader in control. They can either have Curtain #1 or the big box, with the box's clue being something to dance about. Billie Ray takes the curtain furthest to the left, so neither of the two will be dancing...to this "Dance Dance Revolution" package (including a Sony 40" Bravia LCD HDTV and an XBOX 360) worth $2,070. Second, Diane can keep their current curtain or trade it for the one next door, Curtain #2, with the clue there being something to cheer about. Diane keeps #1...they definitely won't be cheering about passing up this Nissan Versa S Hatchback worth $13,980. Finally, both sell their first curtain for a grand apiece...all they would've gotten there was a bunch of old VHS tapes.
Afterwards, it's time for the salt & pepper duo of Stacy & Kevin to play Time I$ Money.
1. #3- :03 ($12,000)
2. #8- :02 ($10,000)
3. #4- :05 ($5,000)
In this playing, the clocks range from zero to 15 seconds; also, for each pick, we see the money monitor count down before Alison reveals the actual time on the chosen clock. At this point in the game, Stacy & Kevin can stop now and go on this trip to Sonoma Wine Country (Curtain #3) worth $3,381. They go for the money with #4...it has a ZERO on it, so they keep all of their remaining five grand! The other zeroes were behind #7, #10 & #13.
Before we get to the Big Deal, Pamela (dressed as a Hippie) is shown this word on the blue small box's tray (Jonathan), which stands for the big box's last prize of the day:
RAPSHIPE
She successfully turns down both $500 and a C-note for this pair of SAPPHIRE earrings worth $4,900! PERFECT DEAL #2!
THE BIG DEAL: We have one last car to offer today, and it's worth $35,195. Mary Beth gives up her really nice Morocco vacation for Door #3...she picked the WRONG end of the spectrum, so she leaves with a BBQ and a $1,000 Omaha Steaks gift card totalling $4,995. That makes Toshi & Mary the day's top winners. Here was the rest of the loot:
Door #1: 2010 Mercedes-Benz C300 (Std., Paint) from Mercedes-Benz of Henderson
Door #2: $1,977 inside the Bank Vault
TPIR: Episode 4972K starts out with Leslie Robinson, Erin Ross, Jenny Rocha and Charles Preachman. The first IUFB is an HP computer system (Gwendolyn & Lanisha).
Janie: $850
Charles: $1,000
Leslie: $2,200
Erin: $1,001
ARP: $1,630
If Erin from Sacramento wins Cover Up, her big 18th birthday gift will be this 2010 Ford Focus SE Coupe (Std., AT, Prot, Lighting)(Manuela at Door #3). We start out with an absolutely incorrect price of $21,586. Board:
First number: 1 or 3?
Second number: 0, 2 or 9?
Third number: 0, 1, 2 or 9?
Fourth number: 0, 1, 2, 6 or 9?
Last number: 0, 2, 4, 5, 7 or 9?
Her first guess is only $12,962...the one and the six are right (and she's aware of the Cover Up Strategy, although she did NOT fully enforce it here). Her second try is $19,265...just the last number's wrong now. Since her best friend Rachel Rodman's soccer number is #4, her final Focus response will be
$19,264...GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLL!!!Great playing, Erin; happy birthday!
Video Bonus: Tough Playing of Cover Up
Coming on down fifth is Olivia Rose-Jenkins and the second IUFB is three pieces of Delsey luggage (Lanisha & Manuela).
Olivia: $1,200
Janie: $801
Charles: $600
Leslie: $450
ARP: $760
Charles from Chicago plays Side By Side for a trip to Dublin, Ireland (Gwen at the audience screen). Board:
96
82
He pushes the top block to the right, so he's locking in $8,296...as the gameboard now says, sorry. That's the first loss of the season on this particular Pricing Game.
The blue podium secondly goes to Bruce Carlin and the third IUFB is a Michael C. Fina diamond/sapphire bracelet worn by Manuela.
Bruce: $1,100
Leslie: $1,225
Olivia: $1,000
Janie: $1,400
ARP: $1,700
Janie, a Bakersfield resident whose shirt says playing Plinko equals $10,000, winning a car equals about $20K and meeting Drew Carey is priceless, will have to settle for going to a Shopping Spree. The four prizes in this playing are a BBQ, a Craftsman lawn mower (first two prizes modeled by Lanisha), the touch screen digital jukebox and a washer/dryer (other two prizes modeled by Gwen). Today's target is $6,500.
1. Washer/dryer: $2,268 ($4,232 left)
2. Lawn mower: $980 ($3,252 left)
Final purchase: Jukebox- $2,882 (LOSS at $6,130)
The BBQ was $2,249.
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #1:
Charles ($760): 20 + 60 = $.80
Janie ($1,700): Dime + $1 = OVER
Erin ($20,894): 65 + Nickel = $.70
The first loser of the day goes to the Showcase.
Janet Moore then goes red and the fourth IUFB is the Opulent Items battery-operated skateboard behind the rising sign that Lanisha chases after when it's revealed (when she rode on it the last time it was offered, she crashed)!
Janet: $279 (STAGE GARF)
Bruce: $350 (STAGE GARF)
Leslie: $405
Olivia: $406
By default, Olivia wins the $675 skateboard.
This Internet security consultant from Atlanta (Drew inadvertantly gives away his Internet password of Rover while talking to her, which is the name of his dog!) plays Check-Out for an Ashley dining room w/ the Noritake stuff (Gwen) worth $3,816. Today's groceries are a bag of Turtles Sugar-Free candy, Northland juice, Tarn-X, Bruce's Yams and the NeilMed NasaDrops.
GUESSES:
Candy: $2.50
Juice: $4.25
Tarn-X: $5.30
Yams: $2.78
NasaDrops: $7
TOTAL GUESS: $21.83
ANSWERS:
Candy: $1.79
Juice: $3.39
Tarn-X: $5.99
Yams: $2.29
NasaDrops: $10.99
ACTUAL TOTAL: $24.45
DIFFERENCE: $2.62
Our next contestant is Canadian Orest Semenaya and IUFB #5 is a Broyhill sofa (Manuela at Door #3).
Orest: $998
Janet: $1,200
Bruce: $1,400
Leslie: BUCK
ARP: $1,129
Orest, celebrating his 42nd wedding anniversary with Rose, plays Two For the Price of One for a 2010 Ford Escape XLT 4X2 (Std., SYNC)(Gwen & Lanisha) and exercise equipment from The Burn Machine (Lanisha), all worth $25,416! Board for the exercise gear:
First number: 5 or 7?
Second number: 5 or 9?
Third number: 6 or 8?
He takes the middle digit for free, which is five. His final answer is $758...
$ 7 5 8
...he just missed it. Maybe things would've worked out better if he had made the last digit his freebie pick instead.
Our final player of the day is Natalie Patain and the final IUFB is a goldfish tank coffee table (Lanisha behind splitting sign). Leslie's been here since the show started, but she once again gets to make the last bid.
Natalie: $209 (STAGE GARF)
Janet: $798
Bruce: $525
Leslie: $526
ARP: $600, so Leslie finally makes it!
She next plays the Balance Game (Gwen) for a pair of Kawasaki motorcycles (Manuela). The ARP ends in -998.
DOLLAR VALUES AVAILABLE: $2,000, $4,000 & $5,000
Leslie places the $2,000 and $5,000 bags, meaning she's going with the middle possibility of $7,998...but they're just $6,998, so thank goodness for Cover Up this day.
My lineup would go like this:
1. Shopping Spree
2. Cover Up
3. Balance Game
4. Check-Out
5. Two For the Price of One
6. Side By Side
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #2:
Leslie: 35 + 65 = WINS $1,000!
Olivia: Quarter + Nickel = $.30
Orest: 30 + 75 = OVER BY A NICKEL
Leslie's Bonus Spin nets her...30 cents, but she still gets the Top Winner spot in the Showcase.
The first Showcase has all of these outdoor prizes- beach gear, a Vivitar underwater camera package, some water skis/wakeboards (first three prizes modeled by Lanisha at Door #3) and the Maxum green ski boat (Manuela at Door #2).
LESLIE PASSES TO CHARLES; LESLIE BIDS $28,000 ON BEACH SHOWCASE-STAGE WILLY
MY BID FOR BEACH SHOWCASE: $23,333
Leslie also has an outdoors showcase, but this one is a bit more rugged. We have Coleman camping equipment (Door #1), a trip to the San Diego Zoo and an African Safari. All of these prizes are modeled by Gwen.
LESLIE BIDS $23,300 ON TRIPS SHOWCASE
MY BID FOR TRIPS SHOWCASE: $21,777
CHARLES' SHOWCASE:
BID: $28,000
ARP: $23,453 (I would've DSWed)
OVER
LESLIE'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $23,300
ARP: $26,637
DIFFERENCE: $3,337- WIN!
Shedding tears of happiness, Leslie wins $28,237 in cash and prizes.
Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?: Our next-to-last civilian player of the inaugural syndicated season is Bruce Eckelman (who is a mortgage broker). Taylar's his opening partner and here are the day's 10 topics:
1st Grade Animal Science
1st Grade World Geography
2nd Grade Grammar
2nd Grade Math
3rd Grade Social Studies
3rd Grade Geometry
4th Grade World Geography
4th Grade Earth Science
5th Grade U.S. History
5th Grade Cultural Studies
We start off at the top of the board with 5th Grade U.S. History. His first $5,000 question is:
What were the first and last names of the 19th century mogul who owned the New York Central Railroad and had over $100 Million when he died in 1877?
Bruce quickly uses his Peek. Taylar's first answer of the day was Katy Sanel. He agrees with her...but that's a ZONK ANSWER OF THE WEEK NOMINEE, because that's not even a real name. This does, however- Cornelius Vanderbuilt. His second category is 4th Grade World Geography. For $3,500, here's the question:
The Galapagos Islands are closest in distance to which continent?
His guess is South America...correct! To make his total $8,500, here's the 5th Grade Cultural Studies question:
Since the late 15th Century, guards from what country have been responsible for the safety of the Pope in Vatican City?
Bruce is incorrect with Italy. Taylar wrote down Switzerland...got it! His second and maybe final classmate is Kevin and the fourth topic of his choosing is 3rd Grade Geometry. For an additional $2,500:
Which of the following tools measures the degrees of an angle?
A: French curve
B: Metronome
C: Protractor
He nails the protractor (as did Kevin) to break five figures with $11,000! Question #5 comes from 4th Grade Earth Science. To add $3,500:
Which of the following is a type of volcano?
A: Gorge
B: Nimbus
C: Shield
Like Kevin, Bruce locks in Shield...$14,500! He'll augument his bank to an even $15K if he's right about the following in 1st Grade Animal Science:
T or F: Tigers are capable of swimming.
Bruce says True...right again! With Khamani now in play, Bruce next selects 3rd Grade Social Studies. This question is worth $2,500 more:
What U.S. state is nicknamed "The Cornhusker State"?
Shouldn't this question fall under U.S. Geography instead? Both are right with Nebraska for a new total of $17,500! Another grand can be earned with this 2nd Grade Grammar prompt:
What part of speech is the last word in this sentence?
Bruce knows that a sentence is a noun to move up to $18,500! Next in 1st Grade World Geography:
If Taylar goes sailing on the longest river in the world, what river is she sailing on?
He's right once again with the Nile!
Extra Credit Question:
The average golf ball features how many dimples?
A: 92
B: 192
C: 392
Answer: 392; 192 was eliminated first.
For $20K and a chance at 200 grand, here's the 2nd Grade Math problem:
Fill in the blank: 1/10 is to 10% as 1/4% is to what percent?
Bruce doesn't need the Copy to know it's 25%! He then passes on the $200K chance with the Chemistry Bonus Question. Here it was:
How many electrons does an atom of carbon have?
Bruce would've said six...and he would've been $200,000 richer.
JEFF'S JOKE OF THE DAY (after outtakes are shown): "If the titles for most of your books contain the words 'For Dummies', you might NOT be smarter than a Fifth Grader."
The Newlywed Game: Now entering the Glendale, CA studio are Tuesday's couples:
Dale & Michelle (married a year and seven months)
Aaron & Shannon (married a year and five months)
Kortney & Abby (married four months)
Randy's Intro: "Our Newlywed Commander-in-Chief..."
ROUND 1:
1. If love-making with your wife was a dinner date, would she arrive before you, after you or exactly at the same time?
2. If you came into a large amount of money unexpectedly, what's the most extravagant purchase you would make as a couple?
Maybelline Beauty Question of the Day: If your wife's makeup habits were best represented by a pizza, would it be plain, one topping or the works?
HUSBANDS' RESPONSES:
Dale:
1. Before
2. BMW
3. One topping
Aaron:
1. Before
2. A bigger house
3. One topping
Kortney:
1. At the same time
2. A sweet house
3. One topping
SECOND HONEYMOON TRIP AT STAKE: St. Lucia (Almond)
WIVES' RESPONSES:
Michelle:
1. Before- MATCH (5)
2. BMW- MATCH (10)
3. One topping- MATCH (15)
Shannon:
1. Before- MATCH (5)
2. Pay off their pool- NO MATCH
3. The works- NO MATCH
Abby:
1. Before- NO MATCH
2. A sweet house- MATCH (5)
3. One topping- MATCH (10)
ROUND 2:
1. Complete the following: "My husband makes the funniest face when he ____________."
2. Of the two of you, who's the first one to say the magic words we all look forward before a relationship- "I love you"?
3. Where were you when you and your husband last danced together?
30-POINT BONUS QUESTION: "If my husband and I are reading the Sunday paper, he always goes for the _________ section, and I'm a big fan of the _________ section."
WIVES' RESPONSES:
Michelle:
1. Farts
2. Dale
3. Department store
BONUS: Sports, comics
Shannon:
1. Dances
2. Aaron
3. Their friends' wedding
BONUS: Sports, gossip
Abby:
1. Eats something disgusting
2. Myself
3. On their honeymoon
BONUS: Sports, food & wine
HUSBANDS' RESPONSES:
Dale:
1. Orgasm- NOT ACCEPTABLE
2. Michelle- MATCH (25)
3. A concert on a boat- NO MATCH
BONUS: Comics, crossword puzzle- NO MATCH
Aaron:
1. Impersonating people- NO MATCH
2. Himself- MATCH (15)
3. At a friend's birthday party downtown- NO MATCH
BONUS: Sports, ads- ONE MATCH (30)
Kortney:
1. Finishing sex- NO MATCH
2. Abby- MATCH (20)
3. At their friends' wedding- NO MATCH
BONUS: Sports, gossip- WIN! (35)
I can't believe Dale blew the game on the first part of the Bonus Question.
Today's Consolation Prize: Cuisinart cookware
WOF: Tuesday's first Toss-Up topic is Thing:
_ L _ A R
_ K Y
German sees the CLEAR SKY for $1,000. Now, let's meet our players:
German Posada (Newton, NJ)- Cornell University graduate student studying Mechanical & Aeropsace Engineering
Brandi Terry (Gilbert, AZ)
Cheron Burns (Sacramento)- Contractor for a managed health care company and a professional softball champion (BTW, her dad was on this show back in 1976!)
We're looking for a Person on this $2,000 Toss-Up:
_ _ _ U R A _ C E
_ _ _ _ _ T _
German makes the obvious goof with INSURANCE AGENT.
_ N D U R A N C E
_ T H _ E T E
Brandi solves ENDURANCE ATHLETE for $2,000.
Steak-Umm Jackpot/Prize Puzzle Round category is What Are You Doing? and out on the wheel now is a trip to Washington State Wine Country worth $8,034. Brandi opens with two R's for a grand and buys five O's, followed by a $500 F but then a dud vowel buy of E. Cheron's second in line with three S's for $1,500, the buying of two A's, an I while on Free Play to clean out the vowels and then a G for the trip. Unfortunately, she then spins Bankrupt to lose $10,284 in cash and vacation. German then lights up four P's for $2,400 and we have...
P O S I _ G / F O R
A / P A S S P O R _
P _ O _ O
...he wins that amount, and he should be POSING FOR A PASSPORT PHOTO, because he's won a trip to Riviera Maya, Mexico worth $5,762, giving him a new total of $9,162 in cash and getaway.
DUD: E (Brandi)
BANKRUPT: Cheron
LEFT BEHIND IN JACKPOT: $7,600
TONIGHT'S SPIN ID: CH5623938 (Celeste H. from Illinois)
Next is a Same Name puzzle. Cheron immediately hits her second straight Bankrupt, the right one of the Million Dollar Wedge. German secondly calls a dud in S. Third, Brandi calls two N's for the Sony Reader gift tag, but she then gives it back after landing on the regular Bankrupt. Back to Cheron, she puts up a $600 G, buys a couple I's, lights up a pair of A's while on FP, but she then lands on Lose a Turn. German's second turn has him calling a $300 C, three L's to quadruple that figure, a $300 F and the board reads:
L _ _ A L / &
C _ I L I N G
F A N
He solves LOYAL & CEILING FAN for an additional $1,500 and $10,662 total.
DUD: $450 S (German)
LAT: Cheron
BANKRUPTS: 2 (Cheron, Brandi)
Mama Lucia Mystery Round category is Phrase. The winner of the last two rounds, German, begins this one with an instant dud of N. Secondly, Brandi makes an R appear for $3,500, buys double I's, calls two S's for another $1,200 but she duds out while buying the A. Cheron then hits the same Bankrupt on the MDW that she hit previously; that's her third one of the night. German next calls a trio of both the H's and the T's for $1,800 apiece, then he purchase trip E's. After a $3,500 G and the purchasing of a pair of O's to close up the vowel department for this round, he lights up a $600 B and we now have...
S O _ _ / T O / T H E
H I G H E S T / B I _ _ E R
...he solves SOLD TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER for $7,200 more, giving him $17,862 in cash and trip. If he had called the D's on one of his $3,500 hits, he would've broken the $20K mark by now.
DUDS: A (Brandi), $450 N (German)
BANKRUPT: Cheron
The final Toss-Up subject of the evening is Around the House:
_ A R D _ _ I N G
_ L _ V _ _
Cheron puts on some GARDENING GLOVES to get on the board!
She will now start a puzzle with the category this time being Show Biz. First, she makes two T's pop up for $800, followed by an O purchase, two S's to deposit another grand and an A buy. But then comes the regular Bankrupt to cost her $1,300; that's four Bankrupt hits by her this evening. At that point, we go to Speed-Up Mode with this:
_ _ S _ _ _ _ _ / _ _
A / T _ _ _ / S T O _ _
Consonants are worth...$1,350 apiece. After German calls the P...
_ N S P _ R _ _ / _ _
A / T R _ _ / S T O R _
...he solves INSPIRED BY A TRUE STORY to add $5,400 worth of icing on his cake, which adds up to a winning $23,262 in cash and trip! Cheron leaves with three grand and Brandi leaves with two.
So far, $28,262 in cash and trip has been handed out tonight.
DUD (during Speed-Up): C (Cheron)
BANKRUPT: Cheron
TONIGHT'S BANKRUPT TRASH: $12,584 in cash and trip
Big Money Round: He spins the P for Posada and the category is Phrase. Starting with:
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ R _ _ _ T S
He calls C, P, M and A and gets...
M A _ _ M _ M
P R _ _ _ T S
...he's incorrect with MAXIMUM PRESETS. Instead of the opportunity of taking away the $100,000 in MAXIMUM PROFITS here (since the million's out of play), he actually misses out on $30,000. In any event, he leaves with $23,262 in cash and trip.
To conclude tonight's show, we hear about what happened to Michael James Brown after his appearance on January 12, 2007, when he won $13,650 in cash and prizes. He used the money he won to help purchase fuel for some Food Finders delivery trucks; he's also a member of the organization. In his letter to the show, he wrote that the trip to Barbados that he won was the first one his mother ever took out of the country.
Jeopardy!: Commander Dave Belote's looking to soar to at least a five-day championship reign, but only if he can get past tonight's challengers, which are:
Paul Lavrakas (Annandale, VA)- Playwright
Angie Harrison (Baltimore, MD)- Scolarship program coordinator
First six categories, please:
ANATOMY
DUDE, YOU'RE A SONG!
ALWAYS SAY NEVER
L____O
AN ARTHUR BEE
THEN THERE'S MAUVE
Early on, Commander Belote gets grounded into an $800 hole after back-to-back incorrect responses on the $400 and $600 Anatomy clues (he got the first one right; both those clues were the night's first Triple Stumpers), but he gets a chance to wipe out that early debt with the Daily Double on the $800 clue there. For $1,000, here's the clue:
The base of the fibula forms the outer projection of this joint.
"What is ankle?"...correct to jump to $200 on the good side! At the first break, he and Lavrakas both have $1,800, but Harrison's in the lead with $3,200. At round's end...
Dave: $4,800
Angie: $3,600
Paul: $3,000
...Belote's slightly ahead.
ATTEMPTED LACH TRASH: $2,600
UNATTEMPTED LACH TRASH: $400
TOTAL LACH TRASH: $3,000
DJ! Categories:
ISLANDS
CALENDAR GIRLS
19th CENTURY SCRAPBOOK (all picture clues)
POLITICAL TALK
BORN IN DUBLIN
CALL ME A"LEX"
Harrison concludes Islands (and the first half of this round) with DD #1. She's at $6,800, $2,200 behind Lavrakas for second and $3,200 behind Commander Belote for first. Her wager is $3,000 on this clue told by Jimmy Maguire:
Because they surround Delos, the scared birthplace of Apollo & Artemis, this island group derives its name from the Greek word for "circle".
"What are the Cyclades?"...she's now within $200 of the lead! Later, she finds the last one of the evening under the $1,600 Political Talk clue with $12,200, just $1,400 off the commander's leading total; Lavrakas' a close third with $10,600. Her wager this time is five big ones. For the lead, her clue is this:
According to the League of Women Voters, an "empty chair" one of these should be canceled.
At the buzzer, she responds with "What is a caucus?"...wrong. Correct: What is a debate? That sends her down to $7,200 and last place.
DJ! LACH TRASH (all unattempted): $1,600
SCORES AFTER DOUBLE JEOPARDY!:
Dave: $18,400
Angie: $7,200
Paul: $13,800
CORYAT SCORES:
Dave: $18,200
Angie: $11,200
Paul: $13,800
We have a 3/4 betting situation for tonight's final.
FJ! CATEGORY: Literature of the 1800s.
This character said, "I will live in the past, the present and the future. The spirits of all three shall strive within me".
Angie Harrison's response was "Who is Scrooge?"...best known from "A Christmas Carol", that's correct! She went ALL IN, doubling her up to $14,400. Paul Lavrakas from Virginia...is way off the mark with "Who is Time Travelers?", costing him everything but a buck and likely sending him home with a C-note. Commander Dave Belote wrote down...
...SCROOGE, MEANING WITH $27,601 TONIGHT, HE'S NOW THE BIGGEST WINNER OF THE SEASON WITH A FIVE-GAME TOTAL OF $134,801!!!!!! That also means he's currently the second seed in the next Tournament of Champions!!!
Catch 21: Tuesday's panel:
Micki Sachler (originally from Westport, CT)- The roving reporter for the Razzies and a jazz buff
Sandra Grace (originally from Brooklyn, NY)- Professional recording artist
Tod McCovsky (originally from L.A.)- A massage therapist who has been travling all over the world on cruise ships
ROUND 1 BASE CARDS:
Micki: 2 OF CLUBS
Sandra: 10 OF HEARTS
Tod: 2 OF SPADES
TONIGHT'S BONUS PRIZE: Reno trip
After three questions, here's the board:
Micki: (2C)(QD) = 12
Sandra: (10H)(KH) = FROZEN AT 20 (100)
Tod: (2S)(7H) = 9 (200)
4. Hey, nice buns- espescially if the buns are covered with what spice that Women's Health says spices up a man's sexual appetite?
A: Oregano
B: Cinnamon
C: Paprika
Micki: Cinnamon- CORRECT (100)
CARD: 4 OF SPADES; PASSES TO TOD (13)
5. Even if you've been living under a rock, you should know that cavemen are used in ads for which insurance company?
Tod: Geico- RIGHT (300)
CARD: JACK OF DIAMONDS, WHICH BUSTS MICKI
TOD:
6. 4 OF CLUBS (17)
7. 3 OF SPADES (20)
FINAL CARD: 8 OF CLUBS- SANDRA WINS ROUND 1 (600)
ROUND 2 BASE CARDS (after Sandra gets a chance to interview Alfonso, since she's been dreaming like yours truly of becoming a game show host!):
Micki: 6 OF DIAMONDS
Sandra: 2 OF DIAMONDS
Tod: JACK OF SPADES
After we ask three questions:
Micki: (6D)(5C) = 11 (200)
Sandra: (2D)(3H) = 5 (700)
Tod: (JS)(3C) = 13 (400)
4. A Cosmo survey found that 80% of women get their motors running by having sex where?
A: In a pool
B: In a car
C: In a park
Sandra: In a car- YOU BET (800)
CARD: KING OF SPADES- PASSES TO MICKI; ZONK ANSWER OF THE WEEK NOMINEE (air horn alert), MEANING MICKI WINS THE TRIP AND ADVANCES TO THE CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND! (700)
I wonder if Sandra would've realized that mistake if she had been hosting this show and somebody else did the same thing! At least she's still moving on, even if she was being generous by accident.
CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND BASE CARDS:
Micki: QUEEN OF CLUBS
Sandra: 9 OF SPADES
1. Women in labor breathe a little easier thanks to which French obstetrician's child-birthing technique?
Micki: Lamaze Method- CORRECT
CARD: JACK OF CLUBS; KEEPS IT AND FREEZES AT 20
SANDRA:
2. 3 OF DIAMONDS (12)
3. 6 OF SPADES (18)
4. 6 OF CLUBS- EPIC FAIL; MICKI WINS!
BLACKJACK BONANZA: After taking Sandra to school, let's see if Micki can clean our clock with the typical three Power Chips in play.
OPENING CARDS:
HAND #1: 4 OF HEARTS
HAND #2: KING OF DIAMONDS
HAND #3: 5 OF DIAMONDS
1. 8 OF SPADES; PLACES IN HAND #1 (she nearly played this in Hand #3)
2. ACE OF HEARTS; HAND #2 CLEARED ($1,000)
3. 2 OF DIAMONDS; PLACES IN HAND #1 (!4)
4. 6 OF SPADES, WHICH IS PLACED IN HAND #3 (11)
5. ACE OF SPADES; CHANGES IT (two Power Chips left)
6. 7 OF DIAMONDS; HAND #1 CLEARED ($5,000)
7. 2 OF SPADES; CHANGES IT (one Power Chip left)
8. 8 OF HEARTS; ALSO CHANGES THAT (no Power Chips left; if she had somehow played that second deuce, she would've won the $25,000 by now)
9. 8 OF CLUBS (19); STOPS WITH $6,000 AND TRIP
FINAL CARD: QUEEN OF SPADES
That winning face card came one turn too late.
(More to come.)
In Deal #2, Mr. Brady hands out bankrolls to Dennis (dressed as a doctor), Melanie (an engaged lady who's dressed as a queen) & Mary Beth (dressed as Santa). They start out with the following:
Dennis: $5
Melanie: $1
Mary Beth: $10
Since she has the lowest base bill, Melanie's up first. She's offered the big box for her bankroll, and she goes for it, so her bankroll goes to Dennis...and she gets a kitchen island w/ cookware worth $3,562! The smaller blue box is next offered to Dennis, but he keeps his money, so Mary Beth now has...a house of cards. Dennis' $5 bankroll has...10 $100 bills inside! As for the $1 bankroll...it has 10 $5 bills inside, giving him a cash total of $1,056. Back to Mary Beth, she can give up her $10 bankroll and the cards for what's in the bronze envelope. Her selection is the envelope...besides the $10 bill, there were 10 $50 bills inside her bankroll, for a total of $510; however, she's won a trip to Morocco worth $13,580!
Next, Toshi (dressed as a police officer) and Mary (dressed as a Hawaiian) are both asked to get out their purses, because here comes Jonathan with a scale. They can either take $50 per pound from the combined weight of the two purses or what's behind Curtain #3. Both women go with the curtain...the two purses weighed a total of eight pounds, so $400 could've been won, but they each win a home office (including a Hewlett-Packard computer system) worth $5,048! PERFECT DEAL!
We now move on to Billie Ray (dressed as The Recyclable Country Ghost) and Diane (wearing a pink wig). For the first stage of this deal, Billie Ray's the trader in control. They can either have Curtain #1 or the big box, with the box's clue being something to dance about. Billie Ray takes the curtain furthest to the left, so neither of the two will be dancing...to this "Dance Dance Revolution" package (including a Sony 40" Bravia LCD HDTV and an XBOX 360) worth $2,070. Second, Diane can keep their current curtain or trade it for the one next door, Curtain #2, with the clue there being something to cheer about. Diane keeps #1...they definitely won't be cheering about passing up this Nissan Versa S Hatchback worth $13,980. Finally, both sell their first curtain for a grand apiece...all they would've gotten there was a bunch of old VHS tapes.
Afterwards, it's time for the salt & pepper duo of Stacy & Kevin to play Time I$ Money.
1. #3- :03 ($12,000)
2. #8- :02 ($10,000)
3. #4- :05 ($5,000)
In this playing, the clocks range from zero to 15 seconds; also, for each pick, we see the money monitor count down before Alison reveals the actual time on the chosen clock. At this point in the game, Stacy & Kevin can stop now and go on this trip to Sonoma Wine Country (Curtain #3) worth $3,381. They go for the money with #4...it has a ZERO on it, so they keep all of their remaining five grand! The other zeroes were behind #7, #10 & #13.
Before we get to the Big Deal, Pamela (dressed as a Hippie) is shown this word on the blue small box's tray (Jonathan), which stands for the big box's last prize of the day:
RAPSHIPE
She successfully turns down both $500 and a C-note for this pair of SAPPHIRE earrings worth $4,900! PERFECT DEAL #2!
THE BIG DEAL: We have one last car to offer today, and it's worth $35,195. Mary Beth gives up her really nice Morocco vacation for Door #3...she picked the WRONG end of the spectrum, so she leaves with a BBQ and a $1,000 Omaha Steaks gift card totalling $4,995. That makes Toshi & Mary the day's top winners. Here was the rest of the loot:
Door #1: 2010 Mercedes-Benz C300 (Std., Paint) from Mercedes-Benz of Henderson
Door #2: $1,977 inside the Bank Vault
TPIR: Episode 4972K starts out with Leslie Robinson, Erin Ross, Jenny Rocha and Charles Preachman. The first IUFB is an HP computer system (Gwendolyn & Lanisha).
Janie: $850
Charles: $1,000
Leslie: $2,200
Erin: $1,001
ARP: $1,630
If Erin from Sacramento wins Cover Up, her big 18th birthday gift will be this 2010 Ford Focus SE Coupe (Std., AT, Prot, Lighting)(Manuela at Door #3). We start out with an absolutely incorrect price of $21,586. Board:
First number: 1 or 3?
Second number: 0, 2 or 9?
Third number: 0, 1, 2 or 9?
Fourth number: 0, 1, 2, 6 or 9?
Last number: 0, 2, 4, 5, 7 or 9?
Her first guess is only $12,962...the one and the six are right (and she's aware of the Cover Up Strategy, although she did NOT fully enforce it here). Her second try is $19,265...just the last number's wrong now. Since her best friend Rachel Rodman's soccer number is #4, her final Focus response will be
$19,264...GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLL!!!Great playing, Erin; happy birthday!
Video Bonus: Tough Playing of Cover Up
Coming on down fifth is Olivia Rose-Jenkins and the second IUFB is three pieces of Delsey luggage (Lanisha & Manuela).
Olivia: $1,200
Janie: $801
Charles: $600
Leslie: $450
ARP: $760
Charles from Chicago plays Side By Side for a trip to Dublin, Ireland (Gwen at the audience screen). Board:
96
82
He pushes the top block to the right, so he's locking in $8,296...as the gameboard now says, sorry. That's the first loss of the season on this particular Pricing Game.
The blue podium secondly goes to Bruce Carlin and the third IUFB is a Michael C. Fina diamond/sapphire bracelet worn by Manuela.
Bruce: $1,100
Leslie: $1,225
Olivia: $1,000
Janie: $1,400
ARP: $1,700
Janie, a Bakersfield resident whose shirt says playing Plinko equals $10,000, winning a car equals about $20K and meeting Drew Carey is priceless, will have to settle for going to a Shopping Spree. The four prizes in this playing are a BBQ, a Craftsman lawn mower (first two prizes modeled by Lanisha), the touch screen digital jukebox and a washer/dryer (other two prizes modeled by Gwen). Today's target is $6,500.
1. Washer/dryer: $2,268 ($4,232 left)
2. Lawn mower: $980 ($3,252 left)
Final purchase: Jukebox- $2,882 (LOSS at $6,130)
The BBQ was $2,249.
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #1:
Charles ($760): 20 + 60 = $.80
Janie ($1,700): Dime + $1 = OVER
Erin ($20,894): 65 + Nickel = $.70
The first loser of the day goes to the Showcase.
Janet Moore then goes red and the fourth IUFB is the Opulent Items battery-operated skateboard behind the rising sign that Lanisha chases after when it's revealed (when she rode on it the last time it was offered, she crashed)!
Janet: $279 (STAGE GARF)
Bruce: $350 (STAGE GARF)
Leslie: $405
Olivia: $406
By default, Olivia wins the $675 skateboard.
This Internet security consultant from Atlanta (Drew inadvertantly gives away his Internet password of Rover while talking to her, which is the name of his dog!) plays Check-Out for an Ashley dining room w/ the Noritake stuff (Gwen) worth $3,816. Today's groceries are a bag of Turtles Sugar-Free candy, Northland juice, Tarn-X, Bruce's Yams and the NeilMed NasaDrops.
GUESSES:
Candy: $2.50
Juice: $4.25
Tarn-X: $5.30
Yams: $2.78
NasaDrops: $7
TOTAL GUESS: $21.83
ANSWERS:
Candy: $1.79
Juice: $3.39
Tarn-X: $5.99
Yams: $2.29
NasaDrops: $10.99
ACTUAL TOTAL: $24.45
DIFFERENCE: $2.62
Our next contestant is Canadian Orest Semenaya and IUFB #5 is a Broyhill sofa (Manuela at Door #3).
Orest: $998
Janet: $1,200
Bruce: $1,400
Leslie: BUCK
ARP: $1,129
Orest, celebrating his 42nd wedding anniversary with Rose, plays Two For the Price of One for a 2010 Ford Escape XLT 4X2 (Std., SYNC)(Gwen & Lanisha) and exercise equipment from The Burn Machine (Lanisha), all worth $25,416! Board for the exercise gear:
First number: 5 or 7?
Second number: 5 or 9?
Third number: 6 or 8?
He takes the middle digit for free, which is five. His final answer is $758...
$ 7 5 8
...he just missed it. Maybe things would've worked out better if he had made the last digit his freebie pick instead.
Our final player of the day is Natalie Patain and the final IUFB is a goldfish tank coffee table (Lanisha behind splitting sign). Leslie's been here since the show started, but she once again gets to make the last bid.
Natalie: $209 (STAGE GARF)
Janet: $798
Bruce: $525
Leslie: $526
ARP: $600, so Leslie finally makes it!
She next plays the Balance Game (Gwen) for a pair of Kawasaki motorcycles (Manuela). The ARP ends in -998.
DOLLAR VALUES AVAILABLE: $2,000, $4,000 & $5,000
Leslie places the $2,000 and $5,000 bags, meaning she's going with the middle possibility of $7,998...but they're just $6,998, so thank goodness for Cover Up this day.
My lineup would go like this:
1. Shopping Spree
2. Cover Up
3. Balance Game
4. Check-Out
5. Two For the Price of One
6. Side By Side
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #2:
Leslie: 35 + 65 = WINS $1,000!
Olivia: Quarter + Nickel = $.30
Orest: 30 + 75 = OVER BY A NICKEL
Leslie's Bonus Spin nets her...30 cents, but she still gets the Top Winner spot in the Showcase.
The first Showcase has all of these outdoor prizes- beach gear, a Vivitar underwater camera package, some water skis/wakeboards (first three prizes modeled by Lanisha at Door #3) and the Maxum green ski boat (Manuela at Door #2).
LESLIE PASSES TO CHARLES; LESLIE BIDS $28,000 ON BEACH SHOWCASE-STAGE WILLY
MY BID FOR BEACH SHOWCASE: $23,333
Leslie also has an outdoors showcase, but this one is a bit more rugged. We have Coleman camping equipment (Door #1), a trip to the San Diego Zoo and an African Safari. All of these prizes are modeled by Gwen.
LESLIE BIDS $23,300 ON TRIPS SHOWCASE
MY BID FOR TRIPS SHOWCASE: $21,777
CHARLES' SHOWCASE:
BID: $28,000
ARP: $23,453 (I would've DSWed)
OVER
LESLIE'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $23,300
ARP: $26,637
DIFFERENCE: $3,337- WIN!
Shedding tears of happiness, Leslie wins $28,237 in cash and prizes.
Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?: Our next-to-last civilian player of the inaugural syndicated season is Bruce Eckelman (who is a mortgage broker). Taylar's his opening partner and here are the day's 10 topics:
1st Grade Animal Science
1st Grade World Geography
2nd Grade Grammar
2nd Grade Math
3rd Grade Social Studies
3rd Grade Geometry
4th Grade World Geography
4th Grade Earth Science
5th Grade U.S. History
5th Grade Cultural Studies
We start off at the top of the board with 5th Grade U.S. History. His first $5,000 question is:
What were the first and last names of the 19th century mogul who owned the New York Central Railroad and had over $100 Million when he died in 1877?
Bruce quickly uses his Peek. Taylar's first answer of the day was Katy Sanel. He agrees with her...but that's a ZONK ANSWER OF THE WEEK NOMINEE, because that's not even a real name. This does, however- Cornelius Vanderbuilt. His second category is 4th Grade World Geography. For $3,500, here's the question:
The Galapagos Islands are closest in distance to which continent?
His guess is South America...correct! To make his total $8,500, here's the 5th Grade Cultural Studies question:
Since the late 15th Century, guards from what country have been responsible for the safety of the Pope in Vatican City?
Bruce is incorrect with Italy. Taylar wrote down Switzerland...got it! His second and maybe final classmate is Kevin and the fourth topic of his choosing is 3rd Grade Geometry. For an additional $2,500:
Which of the following tools measures the degrees of an angle?
A: French curve
B: Metronome
C: Protractor
He nails the protractor (as did Kevin) to break five figures with $11,000! Question #5 comes from 4th Grade Earth Science. To add $3,500:
Which of the following is a type of volcano?
A: Gorge
B: Nimbus
C: Shield
Like Kevin, Bruce locks in Shield...$14,500! He'll augument his bank to an even $15K if he's right about the following in 1st Grade Animal Science:
T or F: Tigers are capable of swimming.
Bruce says True...right again! With Khamani now in play, Bruce next selects 3rd Grade Social Studies. This question is worth $2,500 more:
What U.S. state is nicknamed "The Cornhusker State"?
Shouldn't this question fall under U.S. Geography instead? Both are right with Nebraska for a new total of $17,500! Another grand can be earned with this 2nd Grade Grammar prompt:
What part of speech is the last word in this sentence?
Bruce knows that a sentence is a noun to move up to $18,500! Next in 1st Grade World Geography:
If Taylar goes sailing on the longest river in the world, what river is she sailing on?
He's right once again with the Nile!
Extra Credit Question:
The average golf ball features how many dimples?
A: 92
B: 192
C: 392
Answer: 392; 192 was eliminated first.
For $20K and a chance at 200 grand, here's the 2nd Grade Math problem:
Fill in the blank: 1/10 is to 10% as 1/4% is to what percent?
Bruce doesn't need the Copy to know it's 25%! He then passes on the $200K chance with the Chemistry Bonus Question. Here it was:
How many electrons does an atom of carbon have?
Bruce would've said six...and he would've been $200,000 richer.
JEFF'S JOKE OF THE DAY (after outtakes are shown): "If the titles for most of your books contain the words 'For Dummies', you might NOT be smarter than a Fifth Grader."
The Newlywed Game: Now entering the Glendale, CA studio are Tuesday's couples:
Dale & Michelle (married a year and seven months)
Aaron & Shannon (married a year and five months)
Kortney & Abby (married four months)
Randy's Intro: "Our Newlywed Commander-in-Chief..."
ROUND 1:
1. If love-making with your wife was a dinner date, would she arrive before you, after you or exactly at the same time?
2. If you came into a large amount of money unexpectedly, what's the most extravagant purchase you would make as a couple?
Maybelline Beauty Question of the Day: If your wife's makeup habits were best represented by a pizza, would it be plain, one topping or the works?
HUSBANDS' RESPONSES:
Dale:
1. Before
2. BMW
3. One topping
Aaron:
1. Before
2. A bigger house
3. One topping
Kortney:
1. At the same time
2. A sweet house
3. One topping
SECOND HONEYMOON TRIP AT STAKE: St. Lucia (Almond)
WIVES' RESPONSES:
Michelle:
1. Before- MATCH (5)
2. BMW- MATCH (10)
3. One topping- MATCH (15)
Shannon:
1. Before- MATCH (5)
2. Pay off their pool- NO MATCH
3. The works- NO MATCH
Abby:
1. Before- NO MATCH
2. A sweet house- MATCH (5)
3. One topping- MATCH (10)
ROUND 2:
1. Complete the following: "My husband makes the funniest face when he ____________."
2. Of the two of you, who's the first one to say the magic words we all look forward before a relationship- "I love you"?
3. Where were you when you and your husband last danced together?
30-POINT BONUS QUESTION: "If my husband and I are reading the Sunday paper, he always goes for the _________ section, and I'm a big fan of the _________ section."
WIVES' RESPONSES:
Michelle:
1. Farts
2. Dale
3. Department store
BONUS: Sports, comics
Shannon:
1. Dances
2. Aaron
3. Their friends' wedding
BONUS: Sports, gossip
Abby:
1. Eats something disgusting
2. Myself
3. On their honeymoon
BONUS: Sports, food & wine
HUSBANDS' RESPONSES:
Dale:
1. Orgasm- NOT ACCEPTABLE
2. Michelle- MATCH (25)
3. A concert on a boat- NO MATCH
BONUS: Comics, crossword puzzle- NO MATCH
Aaron:
1. Impersonating people- NO MATCH
2. Himself- MATCH (15)
3. At a friend's birthday party downtown- NO MATCH
BONUS: Sports, ads- ONE MATCH (30)
Kortney:
1. Finishing sex- NO MATCH
2. Abby- MATCH (20)
3. At their friends' wedding- NO MATCH
BONUS: Sports, gossip- WIN! (35)
I can't believe Dale blew the game on the first part of the Bonus Question.
Today's Consolation Prize: Cuisinart cookware
WOF: Tuesday's first Toss-Up topic is Thing:
_ L _ A R
_ K Y
German sees the CLEAR SKY for $1,000. Now, let's meet our players:
German Posada (Newton, NJ)- Cornell University graduate student studying Mechanical & Aeropsace Engineering
Brandi Terry (Gilbert, AZ)
Cheron Burns (Sacramento)- Contractor for a managed health care company and a professional softball champion (BTW, her dad was on this show back in 1976!)
We're looking for a Person on this $2,000 Toss-Up:
_ _ _ U R A _ C E
_ _ _ _ _ T _
German makes the obvious goof with INSURANCE AGENT.
_ N D U R A N C E
_ T H _ E T E
Brandi solves ENDURANCE ATHLETE for $2,000.
Steak-Umm Jackpot/Prize Puzzle Round category is What Are You Doing? and out on the wheel now is a trip to Washington State Wine Country worth $8,034. Brandi opens with two R's for a grand and buys five O's, followed by a $500 F but then a dud vowel buy of E. Cheron's second in line with three S's for $1,500, the buying of two A's, an I while on Free Play to clean out the vowels and then a G for the trip. Unfortunately, she then spins Bankrupt to lose $10,284 in cash and vacation. German then lights up four P's for $2,400 and we have...
P O S I _ G / F O R
A / P A S S P O R _
P _ O _ O
...he wins that amount, and he should be POSING FOR A PASSPORT PHOTO, because he's won a trip to Riviera Maya, Mexico worth $5,762, giving him a new total of $9,162 in cash and getaway.
DUD: E (Brandi)
BANKRUPT: Cheron
LEFT BEHIND IN JACKPOT: $7,600
TONIGHT'S SPIN ID: CH5623938 (Celeste H. from Illinois)
Next is a Same Name puzzle. Cheron immediately hits her second straight Bankrupt, the right one of the Million Dollar Wedge. German secondly calls a dud in S. Third, Brandi calls two N's for the Sony Reader gift tag, but she then gives it back after landing on the regular Bankrupt. Back to Cheron, she puts up a $600 G, buys a couple I's, lights up a pair of A's while on FP, but she then lands on Lose a Turn. German's second turn has him calling a $300 C, three L's to quadruple that figure, a $300 F and the board reads:
L _ _ A L / &
C _ I L I N G
F A N
He solves LOYAL & CEILING FAN for an additional $1,500 and $10,662 total.
DUD: $450 S (German)
LAT: Cheron
BANKRUPTS: 2 (Cheron, Brandi)
Mama Lucia Mystery Round category is Phrase. The winner of the last two rounds, German, begins this one with an instant dud of N. Secondly, Brandi makes an R appear for $3,500, buys double I's, calls two S's for another $1,200 but she duds out while buying the A. Cheron then hits the same Bankrupt on the MDW that she hit previously; that's her third one of the night. German next calls a trio of both the H's and the T's for $1,800 apiece, then he purchase trip E's. After a $3,500 G and the purchasing of a pair of O's to close up the vowel department for this round, he lights up a $600 B and we now have...
S O _ _ / T O / T H E
H I G H E S T / B I _ _ E R
...he solves SOLD TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER for $7,200 more, giving him $17,862 in cash and trip. If he had called the D's on one of his $3,500 hits, he would've broken the $20K mark by now.
DUDS: A (Brandi), $450 N (German)
BANKRUPT: Cheron
The final Toss-Up subject of the evening is Around the House:
_ A R D _ _ I N G
_ L _ V _ _
Cheron puts on some GARDENING GLOVES to get on the board!
She will now start a puzzle with the category this time being Show Biz. First, she makes two T's pop up for $800, followed by an O purchase, two S's to deposit another grand and an A buy. But then comes the regular Bankrupt to cost her $1,300; that's four Bankrupt hits by her this evening. At that point, we go to Speed-Up Mode with this:
_ _ S _ _ _ _ _ / _ _
A / T _ _ _ / S T O _ _
Consonants are worth...$1,350 apiece. After German calls the P...
_ N S P _ R _ _ / _ _
A / T R _ _ / S T O R _
...he solves INSPIRED BY A TRUE STORY to add $5,400 worth of icing on his cake, which adds up to a winning $23,262 in cash and trip! Cheron leaves with three grand and Brandi leaves with two.
So far, $28,262 in cash and trip has been handed out tonight.
DUD (during Speed-Up): C (Cheron)
BANKRUPT: Cheron
TONIGHT'S BANKRUPT TRASH: $12,584 in cash and trip
Big Money Round: He spins the P for Posada and the category is Phrase. Starting with:
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ R _ _ _ T S
He calls C, P, M and A and gets...
M A _ _ M _ M
P R _ _ _ T S
...he's incorrect with MAXIMUM PRESETS. Instead of the opportunity of taking away the $100,000 in MAXIMUM PROFITS here (since the million's out of play), he actually misses out on $30,000. In any event, he leaves with $23,262 in cash and trip.
To conclude tonight's show, we hear about what happened to Michael James Brown after his appearance on January 12, 2007, when he won $13,650 in cash and prizes. He used the money he won to help purchase fuel for some Food Finders delivery trucks; he's also a member of the organization. In his letter to the show, he wrote that the trip to Barbados that he won was the first one his mother ever took out of the country.
Jeopardy!: Commander Dave Belote's looking to soar to at least a five-day championship reign, but only if he can get past tonight's challengers, which are:
Paul Lavrakas (Annandale, VA)- Playwright
Angie Harrison (Baltimore, MD)- Scolarship program coordinator
First six categories, please:
ANATOMY
DUDE, YOU'RE A SONG!
ALWAYS SAY NEVER
L____O
AN ARTHUR BEE
THEN THERE'S MAUVE
Early on, Commander Belote gets grounded into an $800 hole after back-to-back incorrect responses on the $400 and $600 Anatomy clues (he got the first one right; both those clues were the night's first Triple Stumpers), but he gets a chance to wipe out that early debt with the Daily Double on the $800 clue there. For $1,000, here's the clue:
The base of the fibula forms the outer projection of this joint.
"What is ankle?"...correct to jump to $200 on the good side! At the first break, he and Lavrakas both have $1,800, but Harrison's in the lead with $3,200. At round's end...
Dave: $4,800
Angie: $3,600
Paul: $3,000
...Belote's slightly ahead.
ATTEMPTED LACH TRASH: $2,600
UNATTEMPTED LACH TRASH: $400
TOTAL LACH TRASH: $3,000
DJ! Categories:
ISLANDS
CALENDAR GIRLS
19th CENTURY SCRAPBOOK (all picture clues)
POLITICAL TALK
BORN IN DUBLIN
CALL ME A"LEX"
Harrison concludes Islands (and the first half of this round) with DD #1. She's at $6,800, $2,200 behind Lavrakas for second and $3,200 behind Commander Belote for first. Her wager is $3,000 on this clue told by Jimmy Maguire:
Because they surround Delos, the scared birthplace of Apollo & Artemis, this island group derives its name from the Greek word for "circle".
"What are the Cyclades?"...she's now within $200 of the lead! Later, she finds the last one of the evening under the $1,600 Political Talk clue with $12,200, just $1,400 off the commander's leading total; Lavrakas' a close third with $10,600. Her wager this time is five big ones. For the lead, her clue is this:
According to the League of Women Voters, an "empty chair" one of these should be canceled.
At the buzzer, she responds with "What is a caucus?"...wrong. Correct: What is a debate? That sends her down to $7,200 and last place.
DJ! LACH TRASH (all unattempted): $1,600
SCORES AFTER DOUBLE JEOPARDY!:
Dave: $18,400
Angie: $7,200
Paul: $13,800
CORYAT SCORES:
Dave: $18,200
Angie: $11,200
Paul: $13,800
We have a 3/4 betting situation for tonight's final.
FJ! CATEGORY: Literature of the 1800s.
This character said, "I will live in the past, the present and the future. The spirits of all three shall strive within me".
Angie Harrison's response was "Who is Scrooge?"...best known from "A Christmas Carol", that's correct! She went ALL IN, doubling her up to $14,400. Paul Lavrakas from Virginia...is way off the mark with "Who is Time Travelers?", costing him everything but a buck and likely sending him home with a C-note. Commander Dave Belote wrote down...
...SCROOGE, MEANING WITH $27,601 TONIGHT, HE'S NOW THE BIGGEST WINNER OF THE SEASON WITH A FIVE-GAME TOTAL OF $134,801!!!!!! That also means he's currently the second seed in the next Tournament of Champions!!!
Catch 21: Tuesday's panel:
Micki Sachler (originally from Westport, CT)- The roving reporter for the Razzies and a jazz buff
Sandra Grace (originally from Brooklyn, NY)- Professional recording artist
Tod McCovsky (originally from L.A.)- A massage therapist who has been travling all over the world on cruise ships
ROUND 1 BASE CARDS:
Micki: 2 OF CLUBS
Sandra: 10 OF HEARTS
Tod: 2 OF SPADES
TONIGHT'S BONUS PRIZE: Reno trip
After three questions, here's the board:
Micki: (2C)(QD) = 12
Sandra: (10H)(KH) = FROZEN AT 20 (100)
Tod: (2S)(7H) = 9 (200)
4. Hey, nice buns- espescially if the buns are covered with what spice that Women's Health says spices up a man's sexual appetite?
A: Oregano
B: Cinnamon
C: Paprika
Micki: Cinnamon- CORRECT (100)
CARD: 4 OF SPADES; PASSES TO TOD (13)
5. Even if you've been living under a rock, you should know that cavemen are used in ads for which insurance company?
Tod: Geico- RIGHT (300)
CARD: JACK OF DIAMONDS, WHICH BUSTS MICKI
TOD:
6. 4 OF CLUBS (17)
7. 3 OF SPADES (20)
FINAL CARD: 8 OF CLUBS- SANDRA WINS ROUND 1 (600)
ROUND 2 BASE CARDS (after Sandra gets a chance to interview Alfonso, since she's been dreaming like yours truly of becoming a game show host!):
Micki: 6 OF DIAMONDS
Sandra: 2 OF DIAMONDS
Tod: JACK OF SPADES
After we ask three questions:
Micki: (6D)(5C) = 11 (200)
Sandra: (2D)(3H) = 5 (700)
Tod: (JS)(3C) = 13 (400)
4. A Cosmo survey found that 80% of women get their motors running by having sex where?
A: In a pool
B: In a car
C: In a park
Sandra: In a car- YOU BET (800)
CARD: KING OF SPADES- PASSES TO MICKI; ZONK ANSWER OF THE WEEK NOMINEE (air horn alert), MEANING MICKI WINS THE TRIP AND ADVANCES TO THE CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND! (700)
I wonder if Sandra would've realized that mistake if she had been hosting this show and somebody else did the same thing! At least she's still moving on, even if she was being generous by accident.
CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND BASE CARDS:
Micki: QUEEN OF CLUBS
Sandra: 9 OF SPADES
1. Women in labor breathe a little easier thanks to which French obstetrician's child-birthing technique?
Micki: Lamaze Method- CORRECT
CARD: JACK OF CLUBS; KEEPS IT AND FREEZES AT 20
SANDRA:
2. 3 OF DIAMONDS (12)
3. 6 OF SPADES (18)
4. 6 OF CLUBS- EPIC FAIL; MICKI WINS!
BLACKJACK BONANZA: After taking Sandra to school, let's see if Micki can clean our clock with the typical three Power Chips in play.
OPENING CARDS:
HAND #1: 4 OF HEARTS
HAND #2: KING OF DIAMONDS
HAND #3: 5 OF DIAMONDS
1. 8 OF SPADES; PLACES IN HAND #1 (she nearly played this in Hand #3)
2. ACE OF HEARTS; HAND #2 CLEARED ($1,000)
3. 2 OF DIAMONDS; PLACES IN HAND #1 (!4)
4. 6 OF SPADES, WHICH IS PLACED IN HAND #3 (11)
5. ACE OF SPADES; CHANGES IT (two Power Chips left)
6. 7 OF DIAMONDS; HAND #1 CLEARED ($5,000)
7. 2 OF SPADES; CHANGES IT (one Power Chip left)
8. 8 OF HEARTS; ALSO CHANGES THAT (no Power Chips left; if she had somehow played that second deuce, she would've won the $25,000 by now)
9. 8 OF CLUBS (19); STOPS WITH $6,000 AND TRIP
FINAL CARD: QUEEN OF SPADES
That winning face card came one turn too late.
(More to come.)
Monday, December 07, 2009
12/7/2009 Results
LMAD: Since it's Winter, it's appropriate that our first trader of the week is dressed up as a moose- Melanie. She's first told that there's some kind of car behind Curtain #1. Despite the fact that there's no guarantee it's a new one, Melanie turns down $700...she's smart enough to drive home in this $15,059 Smart Passion Coupe! Trying to follow that in a good way is Graham (dressed up as a Samurai). He's informed that inside Curtain #2 is a form of transportation. Mr. Brady first offers him $600, then $700 and finally $800...after originally going for the curtain, he takes the money. That means...he is NOT the second straight SmartCar winner. Finally, Adrian (dressed as a female golfer) can either have some cash or the moving prize behind Curtain #3. She sells the last curtain for $1,200...and she is NOT the second SmartCar winner of the day, either (this last one was worth $15,109).
Let's get away from the cars for now and make some deals with some of Jonathan's artwork. First, Ervin (dressed as a basketball hoop) can either have the prize related to the first piece of art or take what's inside the blue small box (Jonathan). Ervin takes the art, so Grethel (wearing a Mardi Gras mask) is then offered $300 for the box. She goes for the box...and wins a $1,000 Sony VAIO; she also makes Mr. Brady run for cover behind Jonathan (and he jumps on his back, too)! To be continued...
In the meantime, the couple of Anthony (dressed as a police officer) & Desiree gets a chance to win a Scion xD (Std., AT)(Curtain #1) worth $16,270. Jonathan then brings down a tray of seven envelopes. Three of them have $100 inside, another three have $50 in them, and the last one only has a buck inside. If their three picks add up to at least $250, they can buy the car for that much money. Their picks are #1, #5 & #7.
#7- $100
#5- $50 ($150)
At this point, they're given a chance to stop with a Playstation 3 Slim package that includes a Sony 40" LCD HDTV worth $1,670 (Curtain #2). They go for the Scion. Is one of the other two Benjamins inside #1...NO, they found the buck. That sends them home with a total of $151.
Back to Ervin, he's shown more of the artwork Jonathan has been drawing up. His second opportunity to trade that away comes with Curtain #1. He still wants the art, so Willa (dressed as a fried egg and a Devil) can either take the curtain or $500. After talking to her friend Denise (who's dressed the same way), she goes with the leftmost curtain...but she gets nailed by the first ZONK all day long- a rusty anchor. Again, this deal will continue.
Next, Amy (dressed as a drum majorette) and Tiffany (dressed as a pirate) are both spotted $600 to go shopping with. In front of Curtain #2 are the green and red small boxes (Alison), which cost $300 apiece. Both girls buy the green box...which has three kitchen appliances and some cookware worth $2,645 (Curtain #1)! They also buy the red one...which has a pair of diamond earrings worth $1,295! Finally, they can give up everything they've won so far for what's behind Curtain #3, but neither one bites...good for them- there was a mouse trap that only got Jonathan! PERFECT DEAL!
And now, for the thrilling ending to the artwork deal. Ervin could either have the mystery prize that Jonathan has now finished sketching or the unknown behind Curtain #2. He goes all the way with the art...the middle curtain had a totaled Pontiac Trans Sport minivan; talk about adding insult to injury when retiring the legendary Pontiac division of General Motors! The thing that's on the sketch is...an airplane, which means he's won a Western European Tour worth $9,775 (Curtain #1)!
THE BIG DEAL: Amy gives up all the stuff she won while going shopping for a chance to win today's Big Deal, which is worth a whopping $38,836 (making it the second-highest ever offered on this version of the show)! She takes Door #2...
...FOR THE SECOND WEEK IN A ROW, WE HAVE A NEW TOP WINNER TO DATE!!!!!!! She has won this Maxum 1900 SR3 ski boat!!! Just for kicks, here was the remainder of the loot:
Door #1: Wesley Allen dining room ($2,656)
Door #3: $7,854 inside the Bank Vault
All told, a grand total of $68,761 in cash and stuff has been given away today at the Tropicana, the second-highest daily total ever!!!
TPIR: This is Episode 4971K, the first of three new episodes this week. Contestant's Row starts out with David Baitner, Sabrina Miller, Marna Pauley (presumably from West Virginia University) and Rebecca Haggard. The first IUFB is on the turntable, and it's designer accessories (Lanisha).
Rebecca: $1,250
Marna: $1,895
Sabrina: $500
David: $1,000
ARP: $1,063
We didn't do so hot on 1/2 Off on the last episode, so let's try it again today. The SPs in this San Diego native's playing are modeled by Gwendolyn & Rachel.
1.
Tomato press: $38
Pocket knife w/ USB flash drive: $39
PICK: Pocket knife- $78 ($500)
BOXES REMAINING: #2, #5, #6, #7, #10, #11, #12 & #16
(Note: It was obvious #14 didn't have the $10,000 inside today because when the big gameboard was revealed, it was about to drop down.)
2.
"TPIR 2010" PC game: $20
Baby food maker: $75
PICK: Baby food maker- YOU BET AT $150 ($1,000)
BOXES REMAINING: #6, #11, #12 & #16
3.
Loud 'N' Clear amplifier: $15
Screen time manager: $45
PICK: Amplifier- INCORRECT
David's $10K pick is #11...I don't think so. It was in #6.
(Note: Like Episode 4952K, there's a commercial break after the first Pricing Game. It appears the practice of doing the first two PGs before the first commercial break has been discontinued as of Episode 4951K.)
Our fifth contestant is Sean Thomas and the second IUFB is a Pawley's Island hammock (Rachel).
Sean: $150 (STAGE GARF)
Rebecca: $800
Marna: $971
Sabrina: $1,000
ARP: $839
Rebecca, whose husband is an eye doctor, plays the $1,000 Clock Game for a General Electric microwave confection oven (Gwen) and a La-Z-Boy sofa (Lanisha). If she wins this game, she'll also win a Denon home theater system (Lanisha; all the prizes are behind Door #3). The ARP of the microwave was $599. She starts out with $550, then $600, $575, $580, $590 and she one ups from there. Rebecca has 23 seconds to get the ARP of the sofa, which happens to be $849. For the second time this playing, she's a buck off with one of her early bids; in this case, it's $850. Next, she bids $800, $820, goes up in $10 increments up to $860 before catching her mistake and going down to $850. After that, she goes down by $10 to $840 before jumping to $845 and one upping from there to win with 13 seconds left! Nice playing! According to Drew, the stereo's worth over $3,000 ($3,190, to be exact).
Coming on down sixth is Karin Finley and the third IUFB is the car headrest system (Gwen at the clam).
Karin: $895
Marna: $677
Sabrina: $500
Sean: BUCK (STAGE GARF)
ARP: $1,099
Karin plays Range Game for a Chevrolet Cobalt (Rachel). The range is $17,000-$17,600...AND SHE PULLS OFF THE GRECO-STOPPER BY FOUR DOLLARS WITH A WINNING RANGE GUESS OF $17,289-$17,439!!!! ARP: $17,435.
This week's Win At-Home games are worth five grand apiece.
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #1:
David ($2,349): Quarter + Dime = $.35
Rebecca ($6,477): 50 + 95 = OOPS
Karin ($18,534; needed Drew's help): $.80
Karin's going to the Showcase! She's been cutting it close all day so far!
Next to "Come on Down" is Stephen Healey from the Navy and IUFB #4 is the GoPet electric scooter (Lanisha).
Stephen: $1,200
Marna: $675
Sabrina: $1,201
Sean: $800
ARP: $1,195
Since Stephen was over by five bucks and Sabrina by six, Sean plays Make Your Move for an iPod Shuffle (Gwen), a Garmin GPS (Gwen) and a Waverunner (Rachel at Door #2; both the first two prizes are in front of the show's logo on their platforms). Board:
799798900
His guesses:
799798900
Sorry- only the iPod's correct (although not in the right place). I easily had them all right- the GPS was $900 and the Waverunner was $9,798. He just simply went the wrong way, as there were only two legitimate directions he could've taken with that setup.
Mae Langston then takes over the orange podium and the next IUFB is tennis equipment (Rachel behind rising sign).
Mae: $850
Stephen: $600
Marna: $875
Sabrina: $400
ARP: $580
Sabrina, an airline worker from Vacelia, CA, plays Pocket Change (which was also played on the last aired episode) for the chance to drive home this Toyota Camry (Lucky Lanisha's Car Lot). First number is 2.
REMAINING NUMBERS IN PLAY: 1, 3, 4, 5 & 9
SECOND NUMBER:
1. 4- INCORRECT ($.50)
2. 3- CORRECT ($ 2 3 , _ _ _)
THIRD NUMBER:
1. 5- WRONG ($.75)
2. 9- WRONG ($1)
3. 4- WRONG ($ 2 3 , 1 _ _; $1.25)
FOURTH NUMBER:
1. 5- NO ($1.50)
2. 9- NO ($ 2 3 , 1 4 _ ; $1.75)
LAST NUMBER: 5- WRONG AGAIN ($23,149; $2)
The first envelope has a dime. The second one has a nickel. Third is a quarter...and finally is another dime, so she made five mistakes too many.
The last player Rich calls on is Rebecca Lewis and the final IUFB of the day is a pair of Nikon digital cameras (Lanisha & Rachel). Marna's been here the whole show, but she will bid last in this round.
Rebecca: $1,000
Mae: $550
Stephen: $625
Marna: $1,001
ARP: $632
TODAY'S FIRST FOUR BREAKFAST CLUB MEMBER: Marna
Stephen will win a trip to Victoria, BC (Gwen at Door #2) if he knows whether he's Coming or Going. The Coming price is $4,065, while the Going price is $5,604. He decides that he's going to...nowhere.
My lineup today:
1. Clock Game
2. 1/2 Off
3. Range Game
4. Coming or Going
5. Pocket Change
6. Make Your Move
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #2:
Sabrina: $.65
Stephen: 15 + Nickel = $.20
Sean: $.85
Sean gets the Runner-Up spot in Monday's Showcase.
The first Showcase has an Ashley bedroom (Lanisha at Door #3), a Panasonic 42" plasma HDTV w/ the Import Advantage lift console (Lanisha at Door #3), outdoor living room furniture from Opulent Items (Gwen at Door #2; includes that fire pit) and a Beachcomber Hot Tub (Gwen at Door #2).
KARIN PASSES TO SEAN; SEAN BIDS $19,000 ON FURNITURE SHOWCASE
MY BID FOR FURNITURE SHOWCASE: $27,595
Karin goes for prizes that will make her a genius. First, Rich's reading a book about game show announcing, which is NOT a part of this collection of "________ for Dummies" books (Lanisha). Second, she can surf the Internet a lot with this iMac computer system (Lanisha). Then, she can visit the birthplace of Albert Einstein- Berlin, Germany (Rachel at the audience screen; includes a science tour). Finally, if she's smart enough on her Showcase bid, she'll add this to her garage- a Smart Pure Coupe (Std., AT, AC, PWindows)(Gwen at Door #1).
KARIN BIDS $19,400 ON GENIUS SHOWCASE
MY BID FOR GENIUS SHOWCASE: $28,555
KARIN'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $19,400
ARP: $23,789
DIFFERENCE: $4,389
SEAN'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $19,000
ARP: $25,836
DIFFERENCE: $6,836- LOSS; KARIN WINS!
Karin wins $42,323 in merchandise! For the record, her Cobalt's now behind Door #2.
Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?: Our first contestant this week is Laneisha Walker (who is a customer service representative). The first classmate choice from her is Taylar and here are her categories:
1st Grade Spelling
1st Grade Math
2nd Grade U.S. Geography
2nd Grade Grammar
3rd Grade Nature
3rd Grade Health
4th Grade World Geography
4th Grade U.S. History
5th Grade Geometry
5th Grade Social Studies
The first of her questions comes from 5th Grade Social Studies. To start her bank off with $5,000, here it is:
Located in Maryland, the U.S. Presidential retreat known as Camp David is run by which branch of the U.S. Armed Forces?
Laneisha's got a 1/5 shot of answering this question correctly if she knows all of the military branches. She guesses the Army...no, but all three classmates Save her with their rivals, the Navy! Her second category is 4th Grade World Geography. For another $3,500, here's the question:
Lisbon is the capital city of what European country?
She's wrong with Austria; it was Portugal. Her third topic is 1st Grade Spelling. For $500:
What's the second letter of the following word- "rhythm"?
Laneisha gets H no problem before calling on Khamani to join her next. She'll triple her money if she's right about this in 2nd Grade Grammar:
In the following phrase, which word is an exclamative- "Khamani got an A in history? Fantastic!"?
She's right with "fantastic" for $1,500, and then listens to Khamani on choosing 4th Grade U.S. History at the midway mark. To go back to $5,000, here's her next question:
T or F: Founded in 1920, the League of Nations was never joined by the U.S.
Laneshia uses her Peek and takes Khamani's response of False...but that's True. She then goes back to the bottom of the board to try and answer the following in 1st Grade Math:
What's the lowest two-digit counting number?
She's right with 10. With the Copy still left, Kevin can now take the assistance desk. Her next subject is 2nd Grade U.S. Geography. For another grand:
What's the minimum number of U.S. states Taylar would have to drive through in order to drive from the Canadian border to the Mexican border?
Laneisha guesses three...yes indeed (Washington, Oregon & California) to go back to $1,500. Next up is this 5th Grade Geometry problem worth another five big ones:
A cube has a surface area of six square inches. What's its volume in cubic inches?
She activates the Copy. Kevin wrote down one...that's the number for a new total of $6,500! The first 3rd Grade topic she chooses is Nature. For $9,000 or nothing, here's her next-to-last regulation question:
Which of the following plants have aerial roots?
A: Orchids
B: Palm trees
C: Sunflowers
She locks in the orchids...right again!
Extra Credit Question of the Day:
What percentage of the U.S. population moves in the span of one year?
A: 10%
B: 14%
C: 18%
Answer: 14%; 18% was crossed off first.
To finish up with $11,500, here's her 3rd Grade Health query:
T or F: Antibiotics are used to fight off viruses.
She was just thinking about this before this episode got taped, so she sounds pretty sure the statement's True...BUT IT'S FALSE, so she leaves with the $250 card. Outtakes are then shown to wrap things up.
The Newlywed Game: Monday's couples:
Dave & Alesia (married 10 months)
Brian & Nicole (married four days)
Sam & Natalie (married five months)
Randy's Intro: "A woman who gets to probe people for a living"
ROUND 1:
1. You and your wife wander into a nightclub and soon realize it's a sex club. Do you leave immediately, stay but only watch or consider joining in?
2. If your wife could've picked one performer to serenade her at your wedding, who would it have been?
3. Complete the following: "If my wife would just stop ____________ all the time, we'd probably get busy a whole lot more than we have been lately."
HUSBANDS' RESPONSES:
Dave:
1. Watch
2. Brad Pitt
3. Working
Brian:
1. Watch
2. Dave Matthews
3. Sleeping
Sam:
1. Leave immediately
2. The Counting Crows
3. Working
SECOND HONEYMOON TRIP AT STAKE: St. Lucia (Almond)
WIVES' RESPONSES:
Alesia:
1. Watch- MATCH (5)
2. Barry White- NO MATCH
3. Complaining- NO MATCH
Nicole:
1. Watch- MATCH (5)
2. Dave Matthews- MATCH (10)
3. Talking about the wedding- NO MATCH
Natalie:
1. Watch- NO MATCH
2. Jason Mraz- NO MATCH
3. Working- MATCH (5)
ROUND 2:
1. Do you most wish you could break your husband of his bad habits in the kitchen, bathroom or bedroom?
2. What animal would your husband be most successful at imitating?
eHarmony.com Dimension (Conflict Resolution): You're out to dinner and a crying baby is seated next to you. Do you ask to be moved, try to ignore the noise or attempt to help entertain the unhappy baby? (I personally would do none of those; I'd go nuts)
30-POINT BONUS QUESTION: "My craziest relative is __________, and my husband's is __________."
WIVES' RESPONSES:
Alesia:
1. Bathroom
2. Monkey
3. Ignore
BONUS: Dyzwoski, his dad
Nicole:
1. Kitchen
2. Bear
3. Entertain
BONUS: Her mom, Sig
Natalie:
1. Kitchen
2. Dog
3. Entertain
BONUS: Lesley, Helaine
HUSBANDS' RESPONSES:
Dave:
1. Kitchen- NO MATCH
2. Monkey- MATCH (15)
3. Entertain- NO MATCH
BONUS: Her mom, his mom- OUT
Brian:
1. Kitchen- MATCH (20)
2. Bear- MATCH (30)
3. Entertain- MATCH (40)
BONUS: Her mom, his mom- ONE MATCH (55)
Sam:
1. Kitchen- MATCH (15)
2. Frog- NO MATCH
3. Entertain- MATCH (25)
BONUS: Lesley, Helaine- TWO MATCHES (55)
SUDDEN DEATH:
Nicole: 50
Natalie: 45
Brian & Nicole pull it out in the end!
Today's Consolation Prize: Cuisinart 12-cup coffee maker
WOF: Our first Toss-Up category of the week is What Are You Doing?:
P A C _ I N G
L _ G _ T
Anastasia solves PACKING LIGHT for $1,000. Here are Monday's contestants:
Anastasia Fatracas-Gaul (Ft. Lauderdale)- Airline agent
Jasmine Anderson (Las Vegas; orignally from L.A.)- Pre-school teacher with autism students
Chris Prohutt (Bowling Brook, IL)- Magician
$2,000 Toss-Up category is Fun & Games:
B _ W L _ _ G
_ / _ T _ I K E
Chris knows about BOWLING A STRIKE for $2,000.
Since this is Weekend Getaways Week, all of this week's featured first round trips will be like that. The first one is to the Le Courdon Bleu cooking school in Ottawa, Canada (sponsored by the DVD/Blu-Ray Disc release of "Julie & Julia" tomorrow) worth $9,980. The Steak-Umm Jackpot Round category is Before & After. Chris Bankrupts immediately. Anastasia secondly calls an R for a $1,000 Sony Reader gift package, then two T's for $600. But after she buys a couple E's, she hits Bankrupt to lose the gift tag and the remaining $350. Third, Jasmine calls two H's for the trip, but she also loses that right back to a Bankrupt. Back to Chris, he lights up a pair of C's worth a grand and three L's for another $2,700 before buying two A's and an O. After two D's appear for an additional $600, we have...
T H E / C A L L
O _ / T H E
_ _ L D
C A R D
...and he hears THE CALL OF THE WILD CARD for another $3,800 and $5,800 total.
BANKRUPTS: 3 (Everybody)
LEFT BEHIND IN JACKPOT: Seven grand
Next week, 1,000 Wheel Watchers Club members will win a $100 Sears gift card (BTW, no car will be offered on this season's Happy Holidays Week).
Prize Puzzle Round category is Song Lyrics. Anastasia opens with three T's for $1,650 but immediately following that is a dud vowel buy in A. Jasmine follows that with a $300 S, but she then calls a dud consonant in N while on the Wild Card. Chris also duds out with H. Anastasia next lights up a $300 R and buys four I's, then she puts up two M's to add $1,800. Afterwards, she buys five E's, calls double L's for $700 more and purchases twin O's to clean out the vowels. Finally, she calls twin F's for another C-note and we have:
I / _ E L I E _ E
I T ' S / T I M E / F O R
M E / T O / F L _
The reason why she says I BELIEVE IT'S TIME FOR ME TO FLY is because she's headed on a trip to the Sunshine Suites Resort on the Grand Cayman Islands from Best of The Caribbean.com worth $7,200. With the $4,450 she accumulated in this round, her new total in cash and trip is $12,650.
DUDS: A (Anastasia), $350 H (Chris), N (Jasmine)
TONIGHT'S SPIN ID: JB0046415 (Jonathan B. from Texas)
Mama Lucia Mystery Round category is fittingly Food & Drink (since said company makes meatballs). First up, Jasmine calls a $450 N, a $800 S and purchases six E's, then she puts up two C's for an additional $1,600, an A and an O while on Free Play, a couple H's for another $1,200 and then she buys double I's. The board now reads...
C H E E S E C A _ E
_ I _ H
_ _ _ E _ E _ _ _
_ O _ _ I N _
...and she solves CHEESECAKE WITH BLUEBERRY TOPPING for her first $3,550!
PERFECT ROUND
$3,000 Toss-Up category is Thing:
_ W _ _ S / A _ _ Y
_ N I F _
Jasmine solves SWISS ARMY KNIFE to move up to second place with $6,550. Next category is Occupation. She opens this round with a dud in N. Chris is second in line with twin T's for $1,400, but he then spins Lose a Turn. Anastasia next makes an L appear for $600, followed by four C's for an extra $3,600 and the purchase of pairs of A's and I's before calling two M's for $600 more and ringing in...
C _ M M _ _ C I A L
A _ C _ I T _ C T
...and she solves COMMERCIAL ARCHITECT to add $4,300 to her leading winnings, which now stands at $50 shy of $17,000 in cash and vacation.
DUD: $350 N (Jasmine)
LAT: Chris
Speed-Up Round category is Phrase and consonants are worth...$1,300 apiece. After Chris calls the D to leave only the vowels left...
S H _ _ T
_ _ T / L _ _ D
...he's able to SHOUT OUT LOUD for another $3,900 and a nice final third-place total of $9,700! Jasmine leaves with $6,550 and Anastasia wins tonight's match with $16,950 in cash and trip!
A total of $33,200 in cash and trip has been given away so far tonight.
DUDS: N (Anastasia), R (Chris)
TONIGHT'S BANKRUPT TRASH: $11,330 in cash and merchandise
Big Money Round: This week's car is a Mazda MX-5 Miata. Anastasia spins the W and the category is Phrase. Starting with:
_ N / T _ E
_ _ _ _ N _ T _
She calls H, M, C and I and gets...
I N / T H E
_ I C I N I T _
...she's IN THE VICINITY, so she wins a 2010 Mazda MX-5 Touring (Std., AT) worth 27 large, for a total of $43,950 in cash and stuff!
Jeopardy!: Air Force Commander Dave Belote gets a chance to improve his Tournament of Champions position and break the $100K mark against:
Denise Feder (Matawan, NJ)- Independent contractor
S.R. Sidarth (Dunn Loring, VA)- Law student
The big board first displays these subjects:
EUROPEAN CITIES
BUSINESS & INDUSTRY
NEW TO THE OXFORD ENGLISH DICTIONARY
SUCH GOOD CHEMISTRY
WHO YOU GONNA CALL?
"Ghostbusters" (celebrating its 25th anniversary this year)
Sidarth quickly goes Daily Double Hunting, starting with the second clue...and he finds the first one of the night under the $1,000 Business & Industry clue! He's currently that much ahead of Commander Belote for the early lead, $2,400-$1,400. He goes for the True Daily Double on this clue:
In 1907, nine-year-old Michael Brady posed for this company's symbol-wearing overalls, a cap and wooden shoes.
"What is Levi's?"...is incorrect. The actual company wasn't related to clothing at all- it was Dutchman Paint. He does put back two grand of the money he lost on that transaction by the time we reach the first break; he's only $200 behind Belote for the lead now, while Feder's not too far behind the two guys with $1,800. At the end of this round, Commander Belote sweeps "Ghostbusters"...
Dave: $7,600
S.R.: $3,000
Denise: $3,600
...and is in Lock Game Territory, at least for the moment!
NO TRIPLE STUMPERS THIS ROUND
DJ! Categories:
DEDICATED
THAT SPORTS VENUE HAS TO GO!
NOTABLE NAMES
"C" IS FOR CATHOLIC
DECEMBER 7
RHYMES WITH A MUPPET
In this round, Sidarth goes DDH right away...and he soon picks off one of the DDs under the $1,600 Dedicated clue with $6,200 to his credit (Alex then refers to former champ Chuck Forrest)! Commander Belote leads with 10 grand. His wager this time is four large. For a $200 lead, here's the clue:
His "Cat's Cradle" is "...for Kenneth Littauer, a man of gallantry and taste".
"Who is (Kurt) Vonnegut?"...that's right for the lead with $10,200! But the final one is found by the champion at the $800 Notable Names spot with $20,800. He's not in LGT at this point, because Sidarth's second-place score is now $12,600; Feder's a distant third with $4,400. The commander's wager is...$6,000. To put this game on ice, the answer is:
This lieutenant colonel and his men were vanquished in about an hour on June 25, 1876.
"Who is Custer?"...it looks like this champ's last stand won't be coming tonight, because THAT'S RIGHT for $26,800!
ATTEMPTED LACH TRASH: $3,200
UNATTEMPTED LACH TRASH: $2,800
TOTAL DJ! LACH TRASH: Six big ones
SCORES AFTER DOUBLE JEOPARDY!:
Dave: $27,200 (lock game!!!)
S.R.: $12,600
Denise: $4,800
CORYAT SCORES:
Dave: $24,000
S.R.: $12,600
Denise: $4,800
FJ! CATEGORY: Toys.
In 1963, sculptor Phil Kraczkowski was paid $600 to design this Hasbro toy's original head.
Everybody (including yours truly) wrote down "Who is Mr. Potato Head?"...NO! It was actually G.I. Joe. The wagers...
Denise: $18 ($4,782)
S.R.: $2,999 ($9,601)
Dave: $1,800 ($25,400)
...Commander Belote now has a four-night haul of $107,200 and moves up to fifth in the ToC standings!!!
Catch 21: Exactly a week ago, Lars Thorne tore it up on this show, becoming the first contestant ever to win every single round and take home at least $26,000 in cash and/or prize (s). Let's see who this week's Monday contestants are:
April (Huntington Beach, CA)- Real estate worker
Mike (L.A.)- Deputy sheriff
Kelley- Part-time teacher and a full-time mom
ROUND 1 BASE CARDS:
April: 10 OF HEARTS
Mike: 3 OF SPADES
Kelley: 10 OF SPADES
TONIGHT'S BONUS PRIZE: $500 Seattle's Best gift certificate
After three questions, we have the following:
April: 10 OF HEARTS (400)
Mike: (3S)(QH)(3H)(9H) = BUSTED AT 25
Kelley: (10S)(6S) = 16
4. From the Italian meaning "of the sea", what tomato-based sauce is a great topping for seafood pasta?
Kelley: Marinara- CORRECT (100); GOES ON
CARD: 2 OF SPADES; PASSES TO APRIL (12)
5. You might be grumpy if you miss this- according to the American Film Institute, what's the greatest animated film of all time?
Kelley: "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs?"- RIGHT (200); GOES ON
If this next card is a five, 10 or face card, Kelley will win this opening round.
CARD: ACE OF CLUBS; PASSES TO APRIL (13)
6. The front, the middle or the rear- a poop deck is located on what part of a ship?
April: Front- NO
Kelley: Rear- RIGHT AGAIN (300); GOES ON
Kelley can now also win this round if a nine pops up next.
CARD: 10 OF DIAMONDS- WINS ROUND 1 (800)
ROUND 2 BASE CARDS:
April: QUEEN OF DIAMONDS
Mike: JACK OF DIAMONDS
Kelley: KING OF SPADES
1. Combining test tubes and the TV tube, who do kids know on TV as "The Science Guy"?
Mike: Bill Nye- YOU BET (100)
CARD: QUEEN OF CLUBS; KEEPS IT AND FREEZES AT 20
2. Mind your beeswax- Prevention Magazine suggests women apply a balm of beeswax to combat aging on what part of the body?
April: The face- NO
Choices for Kelley:
A: Their elbows
B: Their lips
C: Their neck
Kelley: Their lips- RIGHT (900)
CARD: 5 OF HEARTS; PASSES TO APRIL (15)
3. Now, we hope that this question doesn't get your goat- cashmere sweaters are named for the cashmere region of what country?
Kelley: Angora- NO
Choices for April:
A: China
B: India
C: Bangladesh
April: India- CORRECT (500)
CARD: 7 OF HEARTS, WHICH IS PASSED TO KELLEY (17)
4. Let's spice things up a bit- which of these names is one of the Spice Girls?
A: Old Spice
B: Young Spice
C: Baby Spice
Kelley: Baby- RIGHT (1,000)
CARD: 7 OF SPADES, WHICH BUSTS APRIL
KELLEY:
5. 7 OF DIAMONDS- APRIL ELIMINATED
CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND BASE CARDS:
Mike: 3 OF DIAMONDS
Kelley: 6 OF DIAMONDS
1. In an informal playsetting, which utensil belongs by itself on the left side of the plate?
Kelley: The fork- CORRECT
CARD: 6 OF HEARTS; PASSES TO MIKE (9)
2. Decked in a red and white-striped shirt, what children's book character has readers wondering where he is?
Kelley: Waldo- YOU BET
CARD: 4 OF DIAMONDS; PASSES TO MIKE (13)
3. Relax and breathe- the practice of using plant extracts and essential oils to reduce stress is commmonly known as what?
Kelley: Aromatherapy- YES INDEED
A nine, 10 or face card will make Kelley the champ.
CARD: 10 OF CLUBS- WIN!
BLACKJACK BONANZA: Kelley has the usual three Power Chips.
OPENING CARDS:
HAND #1: 4 OF SPADES
HAND #2: 8 OF CLUBS
HAND #3: ACE OF HEARTS
1. 5 OF CLUBS; PLACES IN HAND #1 (9)
2. 7 OF DIAMONDS; PLACES IN HAND #1 ALSO (16)
3. 10 OF DIAMONDS; HAND #3 CLEARED ($1,000)
4. ACE OF CLUBS; PLACES IN HAND #3 AFTER ALFONSO TALKS HER OUT OF PLAYING IT IN HAND #1 (9 or 19)
5. 10 OF SPADES; CHANGES IT (two Power Chips left; could've won $5,000 by now)
6. 8 OF HEARTS; CHANGES THAT ALSO (one Power Chip left; could've won the grand prize by now)
7. 3 OF HEARTS; PLACES IN HAND #1 (19)
8. 2 OF CLUBS; HAND #1 CLEARED ($5,000)
9. JACK OF HEARTS; USES FINAL POWER CHIP
10. 7 OF SPADES (16); STOPS WITH $6,000
11. 4 OF DIAMONDS
FINAL CARD: KING OF HEARTS
Millionaire:
Conclusion of Lynn M. Smith's game from two weeks ago
Game 2
Game 3
Game 4
Video Bonus: Footage of today's second and third games
Episode ratings:
9: "Let's Make a Deal"
8: "Catch 21", "Jeopardy!", "The Newlywed Game" & "Wheel of Fortune"
7: "Millionaire" & "The Price is Right"
2: "Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?"
Let's get away from the cars for now and make some deals with some of Jonathan's artwork. First, Ervin (dressed as a basketball hoop) can either have the prize related to the first piece of art or take what's inside the blue small box (Jonathan). Ervin takes the art, so Grethel (wearing a Mardi Gras mask) is then offered $300 for the box. She goes for the box...and wins a $1,000 Sony VAIO; she also makes Mr. Brady run for cover behind Jonathan (and he jumps on his back, too)! To be continued...
In the meantime, the couple of Anthony (dressed as a police officer) & Desiree gets a chance to win a Scion xD (Std., AT)(Curtain #1) worth $16,270. Jonathan then brings down a tray of seven envelopes. Three of them have $100 inside, another three have $50 in them, and the last one only has a buck inside. If their three picks add up to at least $250, they can buy the car for that much money. Their picks are #1, #5 & #7.
#7- $100
#5- $50 ($150)
At this point, they're given a chance to stop with a Playstation 3 Slim package that includes a Sony 40" LCD HDTV worth $1,670 (Curtain #2). They go for the Scion. Is one of the other two Benjamins inside #1...NO, they found the buck. That sends them home with a total of $151.
Back to Ervin, he's shown more of the artwork Jonathan has been drawing up. His second opportunity to trade that away comes with Curtain #1. He still wants the art, so Willa (dressed as a fried egg and a Devil) can either take the curtain or $500. After talking to her friend Denise (who's dressed the same way), she goes with the leftmost curtain...but she gets nailed by the first ZONK all day long- a rusty anchor. Again, this deal will continue.
Next, Amy (dressed as a drum majorette) and Tiffany (dressed as a pirate) are both spotted $600 to go shopping with. In front of Curtain #2 are the green and red small boxes (Alison), which cost $300 apiece. Both girls buy the green box...which has three kitchen appliances and some cookware worth $2,645 (Curtain #1)! They also buy the red one...which has a pair of diamond earrings worth $1,295! Finally, they can give up everything they've won so far for what's behind Curtain #3, but neither one bites...good for them- there was a mouse trap that only got Jonathan! PERFECT DEAL!
And now, for the thrilling ending to the artwork deal. Ervin could either have the mystery prize that Jonathan has now finished sketching or the unknown behind Curtain #2. He goes all the way with the art...the middle curtain had a totaled Pontiac Trans Sport minivan; talk about adding insult to injury when retiring the legendary Pontiac division of General Motors! The thing that's on the sketch is...an airplane, which means he's won a Western European Tour worth $9,775 (Curtain #1)!
THE BIG DEAL: Amy gives up all the stuff she won while going shopping for a chance to win today's Big Deal, which is worth a whopping $38,836 (making it the second-highest ever offered on this version of the show)! She takes Door #2...
...FOR THE SECOND WEEK IN A ROW, WE HAVE A NEW TOP WINNER TO DATE!!!!!!! She has won this Maxum 1900 SR3 ski boat!!! Just for kicks, here was the remainder of the loot:
Door #1: Wesley Allen dining room ($2,656)
Door #3: $7,854 inside the Bank Vault
All told, a grand total of $68,761 in cash and stuff has been given away today at the Tropicana, the second-highest daily total ever!!!
TPIR: This is Episode 4971K, the first of three new episodes this week. Contestant's Row starts out with David Baitner, Sabrina Miller, Marna Pauley (presumably from West Virginia University) and Rebecca Haggard. The first IUFB is on the turntable, and it's designer accessories (Lanisha).
Rebecca: $1,250
Marna: $1,895
Sabrina: $500
David: $1,000
ARP: $1,063
We didn't do so hot on 1/2 Off on the last episode, so let's try it again today. The SPs in this San Diego native's playing are modeled by Gwendolyn & Rachel.
1.
Tomato press: $38
Pocket knife w/ USB flash drive: $39
PICK: Pocket knife- $78 ($500)
BOXES REMAINING: #2, #5, #6, #7, #10, #11, #12 & #16
(Note: It was obvious #14 didn't have the $10,000 inside today because when the big gameboard was revealed, it was about to drop down.)
2.
"TPIR 2010" PC game: $20
Baby food maker: $75
PICK: Baby food maker- YOU BET AT $150 ($1,000)
BOXES REMAINING: #6, #11, #12 & #16
3.
Loud 'N' Clear amplifier: $15
Screen time manager: $45
PICK: Amplifier- INCORRECT
David's $10K pick is #11...I don't think so. It was in #6.
(Note: Like Episode 4952K, there's a commercial break after the first Pricing Game. It appears the practice of doing the first two PGs before the first commercial break has been discontinued as of Episode 4951K.)
Our fifth contestant is Sean Thomas and the second IUFB is a Pawley's Island hammock (Rachel).
Sean: $150 (STAGE GARF)
Rebecca: $800
Marna: $971
Sabrina: $1,000
ARP: $839
Rebecca, whose husband is an eye doctor, plays the $1,000 Clock Game for a General Electric microwave confection oven (Gwen) and a La-Z-Boy sofa (Lanisha). If she wins this game, she'll also win a Denon home theater system (Lanisha; all the prizes are behind Door #3). The ARP of the microwave was $599. She starts out with $550, then $600, $575, $580, $590 and she one ups from there. Rebecca has 23 seconds to get the ARP of the sofa, which happens to be $849. For the second time this playing, she's a buck off with one of her early bids; in this case, it's $850. Next, she bids $800, $820, goes up in $10 increments up to $860 before catching her mistake and going down to $850. After that, she goes down by $10 to $840 before jumping to $845 and one upping from there to win with 13 seconds left! Nice playing! According to Drew, the stereo's worth over $3,000 ($3,190, to be exact).
Coming on down sixth is Karin Finley and the third IUFB is the car headrest system (Gwen at the clam).
Karin: $895
Marna: $677
Sabrina: $500
Sean: BUCK (STAGE GARF)
ARP: $1,099
Karin plays Range Game for a Chevrolet Cobalt (Rachel). The range is $17,000-$17,600...AND SHE PULLS OFF THE GRECO-STOPPER BY FOUR DOLLARS WITH A WINNING RANGE GUESS OF $17,289-$17,439!!!! ARP: $17,435.
This week's Win At-Home games are worth five grand apiece.
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #1:
David ($2,349): Quarter + Dime = $.35
Rebecca ($6,477): 50 + 95 = OOPS
Karin ($18,534; needed Drew's help): $.80
Karin's going to the Showcase! She's been cutting it close all day so far!
Next to "Come on Down" is Stephen Healey from the Navy and IUFB #4 is the GoPet electric scooter (Lanisha).
Stephen: $1,200
Marna: $675
Sabrina: $1,201
Sean: $800
ARP: $1,195
Since Stephen was over by five bucks and Sabrina by six, Sean plays Make Your Move for an iPod Shuffle (Gwen), a Garmin GPS (Gwen) and a Waverunner (Rachel at Door #2; both the first two prizes are in front of the show's logo on their platforms). Board:
799798900
His guesses:
799798900
Sorry- only the iPod's correct (although not in the right place). I easily had them all right- the GPS was $900 and the Waverunner was $9,798. He just simply went the wrong way, as there were only two legitimate directions he could've taken with that setup.
Mae Langston then takes over the orange podium and the next IUFB is tennis equipment (Rachel behind rising sign).
Mae: $850
Stephen: $600
Marna: $875
Sabrina: $400
ARP: $580
Sabrina, an airline worker from Vacelia, CA, plays Pocket Change (which was also played on the last aired episode) for the chance to drive home this Toyota Camry (Lucky Lanisha's Car Lot). First number is 2.
REMAINING NUMBERS IN PLAY: 1, 3, 4, 5 & 9
SECOND NUMBER:
1. 4- INCORRECT ($.50)
2. 3- CORRECT ($ 2 3 , _ _ _)
THIRD NUMBER:
1. 5- WRONG ($.75)
2. 9- WRONG ($1)
3. 4- WRONG ($ 2 3 , 1 _ _; $1.25)
FOURTH NUMBER:
1. 5- NO ($1.50)
2. 9- NO ($ 2 3 , 1 4 _ ; $1.75)
LAST NUMBER: 5- WRONG AGAIN ($23,149; $2)
The first envelope has a dime. The second one has a nickel. Third is a quarter...and finally is another dime, so she made five mistakes too many.
The last player Rich calls on is Rebecca Lewis and the final IUFB of the day is a pair of Nikon digital cameras (Lanisha & Rachel). Marna's been here the whole show, but she will bid last in this round.
Rebecca: $1,000
Mae: $550
Stephen: $625
Marna: $1,001
ARP: $632
TODAY'S FIRST FOUR BREAKFAST CLUB MEMBER: Marna
Stephen will win a trip to Victoria, BC (Gwen at Door #2) if he knows whether he's Coming or Going. The Coming price is $4,065, while the Going price is $5,604. He decides that he's going to...nowhere.
My lineup today:
1. Clock Game
2. 1/2 Off
3. Range Game
4. Coming or Going
5. Pocket Change
6. Make Your Move
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #2:
Sabrina: $.65
Stephen: 15 + Nickel = $.20
Sean: $.85
Sean gets the Runner-Up spot in Monday's Showcase.
The first Showcase has an Ashley bedroom (Lanisha at Door #3), a Panasonic 42" plasma HDTV w/ the Import Advantage lift console (Lanisha at Door #3), outdoor living room furniture from Opulent Items (Gwen at Door #2; includes that fire pit) and a Beachcomber Hot Tub (Gwen at Door #2).
KARIN PASSES TO SEAN; SEAN BIDS $19,000 ON FURNITURE SHOWCASE
MY BID FOR FURNITURE SHOWCASE: $27,595
Karin goes for prizes that will make her a genius. First, Rich's reading a book about game show announcing, which is NOT a part of this collection of "________ for Dummies" books (Lanisha). Second, she can surf the Internet a lot with this iMac computer system (Lanisha). Then, she can visit the birthplace of Albert Einstein- Berlin, Germany (Rachel at the audience screen; includes a science tour). Finally, if she's smart enough on her Showcase bid, she'll add this to her garage- a Smart Pure Coupe (Std., AT, AC, PWindows)(Gwen at Door #1).
KARIN BIDS $19,400 ON GENIUS SHOWCASE
MY BID FOR GENIUS SHOWCASE: $28,555
KARIN'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $19,400
ARP: $23,789
DIFFERENCE: $4,389
SEAN'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $19,000
ARP: $25,836
DIFFERENCE: $6,836- LOSS; KARIN WINS!
Karin wins $42,323 in merchandise! For the record, her Cobalt's now behind Door #2.
Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?: Our first contestant this week is Laneisha Walker (who is a customer service representative). The first classmate choice from her is Taylar and here are her categories:
1st Grade Spelling
1st Grade Math
2nd Grade U.S. Geography
2nd Grade Grammar
3rd Grade Nature
3rd Grade Health
4th Grade World Geography
4th Grade U.S. History
5th Grade Geometry
5th Grade Social Studies
The first of her questions comes from 5th Grade Social Studies. To start her bank off with $5,000, here it is:
Located in Maryland, the U.S. Presidential retreat known as Camp David is run by which branch of the U.S. Armed Forces?
Laneisha's got a 1/5 shot of answering this question correctly if she knows all of the military branches. She guesses the Army...no, but all three classmates Save her with their rivals, the Navy! Her second category is 4th Grade World Geography. For another $3,500, here's the question:
Lisbon is the capital city of what European country?
She's wrong with Austria; it was Portugal. Her third topic is 1st Grade Spelling. For $500:
What's the second letter of the following word- "rhythm"?
Laneisha gets H no problem before calling on Khamani to join her next. She'll triple her money if she's right about this in 2nd Grade Grammar:
In the following phrase, which word is an exclamative- "Khamani got an A in history? Fantastic!"?
She's right with "fantastic" for $1,500, and then listens to Khamani on choosing 4th Grade U.S. History at the midway mark. To go back to $5,000, here's her next question:
T or F: Founded in 1920, the League of Nations was never joined by the U.S.
Laneshia uses her Peek and takes Khamani's response of False...but that's True. She then goes back to the bottom of the board to try and answer the following in 1st Grade Math:
What's the lowest two-digit counting number?
She's right with 10. With the Copy still left, Kevin can now take the assistance desk. Her next subject is 2nd Grade U.S. Geography. For another grand:
What's the minimum number of U.S. states Taylar would have to drive through in order to drive from the Canadian border to the Mexican border?
Laneisha guesses three...yes indeed (Washington, Oregon & California) to go back to $1,500. Next up is this 5th Grade Geometry problem worth another five big ones:
A cube has a surface area of six square inches. What's its volume in cubic inches?
She activates the Copy. Kevin wrote down one...that's the number for a new total of $6,500! The first 3rd Grade topic she chooses is Nature. For $9,000 or nothing, here's her next-to-last regulation question:
Which of the following plants have aerial roots?
A: Orchids
B: Palm trees
C: Sunflowers
She locks in the orchids...right again!
Extra Credit Question of the Day:
What percentage of the U.S. population moves in the span of one year?
A: 10%
B: 14%
C: 18%
Answer: 14%; 18% was crossed off first.
To finish up with $11,500, here's her 3rd Grade Health query:
T or F: Antibiotics are used to fight off viruses.
She was just thinking about this before this episode got taped, so she sounds pretty sure the statement's True...BUT IT'S FALSE, so she leaves with the $250 card. Outtakes are then shown to wrap things up.
The Newlywed Game: Monday's couples:
Dave & Alesia (married 10 months)
Brian & Nicole (married four days)
Sam & Natalie (married five months)
Randy's Intro: "A woman who gets to probe people for a living"
ROUND 1:
1. You and your wife wander into a nightclub and soon realize it's a sex club. Do you leave immediately, stay but only watch or consider joining in?
2. If your wife could've picked one performer to serenade her at your wedding, who would it have been?
3. Complete the following: "If my wife would just stop ____________ all the time, we'd probably get busy a whole lot more than we have been lately."
HUSBANDS' RESPONSES:
Dave:
1. Watch
2. Brad Pitt
3. Working
Brian:
1. Watch
2. Dave Matthews
3. Sleeping
Sam:
1. Leave immediately
2. The Counting Crows
3. Working
SECOND HONEYMOON TRIP AT STAKE: St. Lucia (Almond)
WIVES' RESPONSES:
Alesia:
1. Watch- MATCH (5)
2. Barry White- NO MATCH
3. Complaining- NO MATCH
Nicole:
1. Watch- MATCH (5)
2. Dave Matthews- MATCH (10)
3. Talking about the wedding- NO MATCH
Natalie:
1. Watch- NO MATCH
2. Jason Mraz- NO MATCH
3. Working- MATCH (5)
ROUND 2:
1. Do you most wish you could break your husband of his bad habits in the kitchen, bathroom or bedroom?
2. What animal would your husband be most successful at imitating?
eHarmony.com Dimension (Conflict Resolution): You're out to dinner and a crying baby is seated next to you. Do you ask to be moved, try to ignore the noise or attempt to help entertain the unhappy baby? (I personally would do none of those; I'd go nuts)
30-POINT BONUS QUESTION: "My craziest relative is __________, and my husband's is __________."
WIVES' RESPONSES:
Alesia:
1. Bathroom
2. Monkey
3. Ignore
BONUS: Dyzwoski, his dad
Nicole:
1. Kitchen
2. Bear
3. Entertain
BONUS: Her mom, Sig
Natalie:
1. Kitchen
2. Dog
3. Entertain
BONUS: Lesley, Helaine
HUSBANDS' RESPONSES:
Dave:
1. Kitchen- NO MATCH
2. Monkey- MATCH (15)
3. Entertain- NO MATCH
BONUS: Her mom, his mom- OUT
Brian:
1. Kitchen- MATCH (20)
2. Bear- MATCH (30)
3. Entertain- MATCH (40)
BONUS: Her mom, his mom- ONE MATCH (55)
Sam:
1. Kitchen- MATCH (15)
2. Frog- NO MATCH
3. Entertain- MATCH (25)
BONUS: Lesley, Helaine- TWO MATCHES (55)
SUDDEN DEATH:
Nicole: 50
Natalie: 45
Brian & Nicole pull it out in the end!
Today's Consolation Prize: Cuisinart 12-cup coffee maker
WOF: Our first Toss-Up category of the week is What Are You Doing?:
P A C _ I N G
L _ G _ T
Anastasia solves PACKING LIGHT for $1,000. Here are Monday's contestants:
Anastasia Fatracas-Gaul (Ft. Lauderdale)- Airline agent
Jasmine Anderson (Las Vegas; orignally from L.A.)- Pre-school teacher with autism students
Chris Prohutt (Bowling Brook, IL)- Magician
$2,000 Toss-Up category is Fun & Games:
B _ W L _ _ G
_ / _ T _ I K E
Chris knows about BOWLING A STRIKE for $2,000.
Since this is Weekend Getaways Week, all of this week's featured first round trips will be like that. The first one is to the Le Courdon Bleu cooking school in Ottawa, Canada (sponsored by the DVD/Blu-Ray Disc release of "Julie & Julia" tomorrow) worth $9,980. The Steak-Umm Jackpot Round category is Before & After. Chris Bankrupts immediately. Anastasia secondly calls an R for a $1,000 Sony Reader gift package, then two T's for $600. But after she buys a couple E's, she hits Bankrupt to lose the gift tag and the remaining $350. Third, Jasmine calls two H's for the trip, but she also loses that right back to a Bankrupt. Back to Chris, he lights up a pair of C's worth a grand and three L's for another $2,700 before buying two A's and an O. After two D's appear for an additional $600, we have...
T H E / C A L L
O _ / T H E
_ _ L D
C A R D
...and he hears THE CALL OF THE WILD CARD for another $3,800 and $5,800 total.
BANKRUPTS: 3 (Everybody)
LEFT BEHIND IN JACKPOT: Seven grand
Next week, 1,000 Wheel Watchers Club members will win a $100 Sears gift card (BTW, no car will be offered on this season's Happy Holidays Week).
Prize Puzzle Round category is Song Lyrics. Anastasia opens with three T's for $1,650 but immediately following that is a dud vowel buy in A. Jasmine follows that with a $300 S, but she then calls a dud consonant in N while on the Wild Card. Chris also duds out with H. Anastasia next lights up a $300 R and buys four I's, then she puts up two M's to add $1,800. Afterwards, she buys five E's, calls double L's for $700 more and purchases twin O's to clean out the vowels. Finally, she calls twin F's for another C-note and we have:
I / _ E L I E _ E
I T ' S / T I M E / F O R
M E / T O / F L _
The reason why she says I BELIEVE IT'S TIME FOR ME TO FLY is because she's headed on a trip to the Sunshine Suites Resort on the Grand Cayman Islands from Best of The Caribbean.com worth $7,200. With the $4,450 she accumulated in this round, her new total in cash and trip is $12,650.
DUDS: A (Anastasia), $350 H (Chris), N (Jasmine)
TONIGHT'S SPIN ID: JB0046415 (Jonathan B. from Texas)
Mama Lucia Mystery Round category is fittingly Food & Drink (since said company makes meatballs). First up, Jasmine calls a $450 N, a $800 S and purchases six E's, then she puts up two C's for an additional $1,600, an A and an O while on Free Play, a couple H's for another $1,200 and then she buys double I's. The board now reads...
C H E E S E C A _ E
_ I _ H
_ _ _ E _ E _ _ _
_ O _ _ I N _
...and she solves CHEESECAKE WITH BLUEBERRY TOPPING for her first $3,550!
PERFECT ROUND
$3,000 Toss-Up category is Thing:
_ W _ _ S / A _ _ Y
_ N I F _
Jasmine solves SWISS ARMY KNIFE to move up to second place with $6,550. Next category is Occupation. She opens this round with a dud in N. Chris is second in line with twin T's for $1,400, but he then spins Lose a Turn. Anastasia next makes an L appear for $600, followed by four C's for an extra $3,600 and the purchase of pairs of A's and I's before calling two M's for $600 more and ringing in...
C _ M M _ _ C I A L
A _ C _ I T _ C T
...and she solves COMMERCIAL ARCHITECT to add $4,300 to her leading winnings, which now stands at $50 shy of $17,000 in cash and vacation.
DUD: $350 N (Jasmine)
LAT: Chris
Speed-Up Round category is Phrase and consonants are worth...$1,300 apiece. After Chris calls the D to leave only the vowels left...
S H _ _ T
_ _ T / L _ _ D
...he's able to SHOUT OUT LOUD for another $3,900 and a nice final third-place total of $9,700! Jasmine leaves with $6,550 and Anastasia wins tonight's match with $16,950 in cash and trip!
A total of $33,200 in cash and trip has been given away so far tonight.
DUDS: N (Anastasia), R (Chris)
TONIGHT'S BANKRUPT TRASH: $11,330 in cash and merchandise
Big Money Round: This week's car is a Mazda MX-5 Miata. Anastasia spins the W and the category is Phrase. Starting with:
_ N / T _ E
_ _ _ _ N _ T _
She calls H, M, C and I and gets...
I N / T H E
_ I C I N I T _
...she's IN THE VICINITY, so she wins a 2010 Mazda MX-5 Touring (Std., AT) worth 27 large, for a total of $43,950 in cash and stuff!
Jeopardy!: Air Force Commander Dave Belote gets a chance to improve his Tournament of Champions position and break the $100K mark against:
Denise Feder (Matawan, NJ)- Independent contractor
S.R. Sidarth (Dunn Loring, VA)- Law student
The big board first displays these subjects:
EUROPEAN CITIES
BUSINESS & INDUSTRY
NEW TO THE OXFORD ENGLISH DICTIONARY
SUCH GOOD CHEMISTRY
WHO YOU GONNA CALL?
"Ghostbusters" (celebrating its 25th anniversary this year)
Sidarth quickly goes Daily Double Hunting, starting with the second clue...and he finds the first one of the night under the $1,000 Business & Industry clue! He's currently that much ahead of Commander Belote for the early lead, $2,400-$1,400. He goes for the True Daily Double on this clue:
In 1907, nine-year-old Michael Brady posed for this company's symbol-wearing overalls, a cap and wooden shoes.
"What is Levi's?"...is incorrect. The actual company wasn't related to clothing at all- it was Dutchman Paint. He does put back two grand of the money he lost on that transaction by the time we reach the first break; he's only $200 behind Belote for the lead now, while Feder's not too far behind the two guys with $1,800. At the end of this round, Commander Belote sweeps "Ghostbusters"...
Dave: $7,600
S.R.: $3,000
Denise: $3,600
...and is in Lock Game Territory, at least for the moment!
NO TRIPLE STUMPERS THIS ROUND
DJ! Categories:
DEDICATED
THAT SPORTS VENUE HAS TO GO!
NOTABLE NAMES
"C" IS FOR CATHOLIC
DECEMBER 7
RHYMES WITH A MUPPET
In this round, Sidarth goes DDH right away...and he soon picks off one of the DDs under the $1,600 Dedicated clue with $6,200 to his credit (Alex then refers to former champ Chuck Forrest)! Commander Belote leads with 10 grand. His wager this time is four large. For a $200 lead, here's the clue:
His "Cat's Cradle" is "...for Kenneth Littauer, a man of gallantry and taste".
"Who is (Kurt) Vonnegut?"...that's right for the lead with $10,200! But the final one is found by the champion at the $800 Notable Names spot with $20,800. He's not in LGT at this point, because Sidarth's second-place score is now $12,600; Feder's a distant third with $4,400. The commander's wager is...$6,000. To put this game on ice, the answer is:
This lieutenant colonel and his men were vanquished in about an hour on June 25, 1876.
"Who is Custer?"...it looks like this champ's last stand won't be coming tonight, because THAT'S RIGHT for $26,800!
ATTEMPTED LACH TRASH: $3,200
UNATTEMPTED LACH TRASH: $2,800
TOTAL DJ! LACH TRASH: Six big ones
SCORES AFTER DOUBLE JEOPARDY!:
Dave: $27,200 (lock game!!!)
S.R.: $12,600
Denise: $4,800
CORYAT SCORES:
Dave: $24,000
S.R.: $12,600
Denise: $4,800
FJ! CATEGORY: Toys.
In 1963, sculptor Phil Kraczkowski was paid $600 to design this Hasbro toy's original head.
Everybody (including yours truly) wrote down "Who is Mr. Potato Head?"...NO! It was actually G.I. Joe. The wagers...
Denise: $18 ($4,782)
S.R.: $2,999 ($9,601)
Dave: $1,800 ($25,400)
...Commander Belote now has a four-night haul of $107,200 and moves up to fifth in the ToC standings!!!
Catch 21: Exactly a week ago, Lars Thorne tore it up on this show, becoming the first contestant ever to win every single round and take home at least $26,000 in cash and/or prize (s). Let's see who this week's Monday contestants are:
April (Huntington Beach, CA)- Real estate worker
Mike (L.A.)- Deputy sheriff
Kelley- Part-time teacher and a full-time mom
ROUND 1 BASE CARDS:
April: 10 OF HEARTS
Mike: 3 OF SPADES
Kelley: 10 OF SPADES
TONIGHT'S BONUS PRIZE: $500 Seattle's Best gift certificate
After three questions, we have the following:
April: 10 OF HEARTS (400)
Mike: (3S)(QH)(3H)(9H) = BUSTED AT 25
Kelley: (10S)(6S) = 16
4. From the Italian meaning "of the sea", what tomato-based sauce is a great topping for seafood pasta?
Kelley: Marinara- CORRECT (100); GOES ON
CARD: 2 OF SPADES; PASSES TO APRIL (12)
5. You might be grumpy if you miss this- according to the American Film Institute, what's the greatest animated film of all time?
Kelley: "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs?"- RIGHT (200); GOES ON
If this next card is a five, 10 or face card, Kelley will win this opening round.
CARD: ACE OF CLUBS; PASSES TO APRIL (13)
6. The front, the middle or the rear- a poop deck is located on what part of a ship?
April: Front- NO
Kelley: Rear- RIGHT AGAIN (300); GOES ON
Kelley can now also win this round if a nine pops up next.
CARD: 10 OF DIAMONDS- WINS ROUND 1 (800)
ROUND 2 BASE CARDS:
April: QUEEN OF DIAMONDS
Mike: JACK OF DIAMONDS
Kelley: KING OF SPADES
1. Combining test tubes and the TV tube, who do kids know on TV as "The Science Guy"?
Mike: Bill Nye- YOU BET (100)
CARD: QUEEN OF CLUBS; KEEPS IT AND FREEZES AT 20
2. Mind your beeswax- Prevention Magazine suggests women apply a balm of beeswax to combat aging on what part of the body?
April: The face- NO
Choices for Kelley:
A: Their elbows
B: Their lips
C: Their neck
Kelley: Their lips- RIGHT (900)
CARD: 5 OF HEARTS; PASSES TO APRIL (15)
3. Now, we hope that this question doesn't get your goat- cashmere sweaters are named for the cashmere region of what country?
Kelley: Angora- NO
Choices for April:
A: China
B: India
C: Bangladesh
April: India- CORRECT (500)
CARD: 7 OF HEARTS, WHICH IS PASSED TO KELLEY (17)
4. Let's spice things up a bit- which of these names is one of the Spice Girls?
A: Old Spice
B: Young Spice
C: Baby Spice
Kelley: Baby- RIGHT (1,000)
CARD: 7 OF SPADES, WHICH BUSTS APRIL
KELLEY:
5. 7 OF DIAMONDS- APRIL ELIMINATED
CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND BASE CARDS:
Mike: 3 OF DIAMONDS
Kelley: 6 OF DIAMONDS
1. In an informal playsetting, which utensil belongs by itself on the left side of the plate?
Kelley: The fork- CORRECT
CARD: 6 OF HEARTS; PASSES TO MIKE (9)
2. Decked in a red and white-striped shirt, what children's book character has readers wondering where he is?
Kelley: Waldo- YOU BET
CARD: 4 OF DIAMONDS; PASSES TO MIKE (13)
3. Relax and breathe- the practice of using plant extracts and essential oils to reduce stress is commmonly known as what?
Kelley: Aromatherapy- YES INDEED
A nine, 10 or face card will make Kelley the champ.
CARD: 10 OF CLUBS- WIN!
BLACKJACK BONANZA: Kelley has the usual three Power Chips.
OPENING CARDS:
HAND #1: 4 OF SPADES
HAND #2: 8 OF CLUBS
HAND #3: ACE OF HEARTS
1. 5 OF CLUBS; PLACES IN HAND #1 (9)
2. 7 OF DIAMONDS; PLACES IN HAND #1 ALSO (16)
3. 10 OF DIAMONDS; HAND #3 CLEARED ($1,000)
4. ACE OF CLUBS; PLACES IN HAND #3 AFTER ALFONSO TALKS HER OUT OF PLAYING IT IN HAND #1 (9 or 19)
5. 10 OF SPADES; CHANGES IT (two Power Chips left; could've won $5,000 by now)
6. 8 OF HEARTS; CHANGES THAT ALSO (one Power Chip left; could've won the grand prize by now)
7. 3 OF HEARTS; PLACES IN HAND #1 (19)
8. 2 OF CLUBS; HAND #1 CLEARED ($5,000)
9. JACK OF HEARTS; USES FINAL POWER CHIP
10. 7 OF SPADES (16); STOPS WITH $6,000
11. 4 OF DIAMONDS
FINAL CARD: KING OF HEARTS
Millionaire:
Conclusion of Lynn M. Smith's game from two weeks ago
Game 2
Game 3
Game 4
Video Bonus: Footage of today's second and third games
Episode ratings:
9: "Let's Make a Deal"
8: "Catch 21", "Jeopardy!", "The Newlywed Game" & "Wheel of Fortune"
7: "Millionaire" & "The Price is Right"
2: "Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?"
This Week in Game Shows: December 7-13
We're in the first full week of December, so it must be Winter. Here's what's on tap this week:
-The season finales of "Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Ruins", "The Biggest Loser" & "Top Chef"!
-Air Force Commander Dave Belote tries to keep winning on "Jeopardy!".
-The semi-finals of this season's "So You Think You Can Dance"!
-It's a DOUBLE ELIMINATION WEEK on "Survivor: Samoa"!
Also, "Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?" potentially wraps up its first syndicated season this week, "The Price is Right" only has three new episodes this week and more this week on GSK.
-The season finales of "Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Ruins", "The Biggest Loser" & "Top Chef"!
-Air Force Commander Dave Belote tries to keep winning on "Jeopardy!".
-The semi-finals of this season's "So You Think You Can Dance"!
-It's a DOUBLE ELIMINATION WEEK on "Survivor: Samoa"!
Also, "Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?" potentially wraps up its first syndicated season this week, "The Price is Right" only has three new episodes this week and more this week on GSK.
The Week in Review: November 30-December 6
Players of the Week:
WINNERS: Meghan Rickey & Cheyne Whitney ($1,000,000)("The Amazing Race 15")
RUNNER-UP: Lars Thorne ($26,500; won every single round)("Catch 21")
3RD PLACE: Roy Nelson (WINNER)("The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights")
Other Big Winners and Notables:
Commander Dave Belote- $81,800 as current three-day champ ("Jeopardy!")
Joe Satir- $59,000 ("Deal or No Deal")
Scott Dole- $51,600 ("Wheel of Fortune")
Jody Allen- $43,500 as two-day champ ("Jeopardy!")
Jennifer Grimes- $42,725 ("WOF")
Elaina DiBiase- $41,800 ("WOF")
Matt Shively- First PERFECT bonus round winner ("BrainSurge")
ZONK ANSWER OF THE WEEK: Memory is king on Nickelodeon's "BrainSurge". However, after winning Wednesday's game, Jocelyn's mind totally fizzled out in the bonus round. Despite clearing the first grid right away, she tried the same incorrect combination for the second grid not once or twice, but FIVE times out of seven. As a result, she became only the second champion to leave with just the first prize, which was an electric guitar.
Dishonorable mentions:
1. Bruce Martin passing a seven to Brittany Lesley in the Championship Round that gave her an 11 and eventually a 21 ("Catch 21")
2. LaTonya Davis keeping a 7 late in Round 2 that tied her up with David, caused her to miss out on making a 21 and eventually resulted in a bust ("Catch 21")
3. Miranda Cosgrove's "Luke Dogwalker" response ("BrainSurge")
WINNERS: Meghan Rickey & Cheyne Whitney ($1,000,000)("The Amazing Race 15")
RUNNER-UP: Lars Thorne ($26,500; won every single round)("Catch 21")
3RD PLACE: Roy Nelson (WINNER)("The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights")
Other Big Winners and Notables:
Commander Dave Belote- $81,800 as current three-day champ ("Jeopardy!")
Joe Satir- $59,000 ("Deal or No Deal")
Scott Dole- $51,600 ("Wheel of Fortune")
Jody Allen- $43,500 as two-day champ ("Jeopardy!")
Jennifer Grimes- $42,725 ("WOF")
Elaina DiBiase- $41,800 ("WOF")
Matt Shively- First PERFECT bonus round winner ("BrainSurge")
ZONK ANSWER OF THE WEEK: Memory is king on Nickelodeon's "BrainSurge". However, after winning Wednesday's game, Jocelyn's mind totally fizzled out in the bonus round. Despite clearing the first grid right away, she tried the same incorrect combination for the second grid not once or twice, but FIVE times out of seven. As a result, she became only the second champion to leave with just the first prize, which was an electric guitar.
Dishonorable mentions:
1. Bruce Martin passing a seven to Brittany Lesley in the Championship Round that gave her an 11 and eventually a 21 ("Catch 21")
2. LaTonya Davis keeping a 7 late in Round 2 that tied her up with David, caused her to miss out on making a 21 and eventually resulted in a bust ("Catch 21")
3. Miranda Cosgrove's "Luke Dogwalker" response ("BrainSurge")
Sunday, December 06, 2009
"The Amazing Race XV" 12/6- FINALS
One year ago, Nick & Starr Spangler became the greatest champions in this show's history. Tonight, if Meghan Rickey & Cheyne Whitney can hold off Sam & Dan McMillen and Brian Kleinschmidt & former Miss America Ericka Dunlap, they will have tied both of their records (most legs won overall at seven and the most consecutive legs won at four). The finish mat is in Las Vegas, baby!
OPENING CLUE: Teams must fly almost 6,000 miles to Vegas. Once there, they have to go to the Graceland Wedding Chapel, where an Elvis Presley imposter will give them their second clue.
Clue #2: Go to Mandalay Bay, where they can find their third clue.
ROADBLOCK #12: One member of all three teams has to perform a face-first rappel 600 feet down one of the Mandalay Bay's sides. They will receive their fourth clue once they're at the bottom.
Brian & Ericka have the early lead; for them, since they haven't won anything up until now, it's $1,000,000 or bust for them.
Brian, Cheyne & Sam perform this terrifying stunt.
Clue #4: Teams now have to travel to The Mirage to pick up their next clue.
Clue #5: Everybody now gets a chance to take part in Cirque Du Soleil's "Love" act. Using some bungee cords, one member of each team must launch their partner high enough in the air to retrieve a bouquet of flowers. After that, they have to turn the flowers in to a flower child before receiving their next clue.
Meghan & Cheyne take over the lead, at least for now! Since Ericka's having no luck grabbing the flowers, she and Brian decide to switch places for that particular challenge.
Clue #6: The next stop on everyone's Vegas tour is the Monte Carlo casino. That's where the hopefully lucky seventh clue is for all the teams.
FINAL ROADBLOCK: Inside the Monte Carlo are poker tables covered in poker chips. Each team has to count out exactly $1 Million in chips before they can take their next clue (as well as a large $1 Million poker chip with the show's logo on it).
The McMillens are now leading, whereas Meghan & Cheyne get lost and fall to dead last.
Clue #8: At the MGM Grand, teams must locate the High Roller Suite and find Mr. Las Vegas himself (and former host of "The Entertainer"), Wayne Newton, where he will tell them where to go last.
$1 MILLION CLUE: Wayne Newton's house!
And now, for the final results. Finishing in third place are...
...Brian & Ericka, so they leave with nothing but a ton of memories. And now, let us find out if Meghan & Cheyne have pulled a Nick & Starr...
Meghan & Cheyne
Sam & Dan
...YES THEY HAVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The McMillen boys take home some dune buggies and motorcycles.
OPENING CLUE: Teams must fly almost 6,000 miles to Vegas. Once there, they have to go to the Graceland Wedding Chapel, where an Elvis Presley imposter will give them their second clue.
Clue #2: Go to Mandalay Bay, where they can find their third clue.
ROADBLOCK #12: One member of all three teams has to perform a face-first rappel 600 feet down one of the Mandalay Bay's sides. They will receive their fourth clue once they're at the bottom.
Brian & Ericka have the early lead; for them, since they haven't won anything up until now, it's $1,000,000 or bust for them.
Brian, Cheyne & Sam perform this terrifying stunt.
Clue #4: Teams now have to travel to The Mirage to pick up their next clue.
Clue #5: Everybody now gets a chance to take part in Cirque Du Soleil's "Love" act. Using some bungee cords, one member of each team must launch their partner high enough in the air to retrieve a bouquet of flowers. After that, they have to turn the flowers in to a flower child before receiving their next clue.
Meghan & Cheyne take over the lead, at least for now! Since Ericka's having no luck grabbing the flowers, she and Brian decide to switch places for that particular challenge.
Clue #6: The next stop on everyone's Vegas tour is the Monte Carlo casino. That's where the hopefully lucky seventh clue is for all the teams.
FINAL ROADBLOCK: Inside the Monte Carlo are poker tables covered in poker chips. Each team has to count out exactly $1 Million in chips before they can take their next clue (as well as a large $1 Million poker chip with the show's logo on it).
The McMillens are now leading, whereas Meghan & Cheyne get lost and fall to dead last.
Clue #8: At the MGM Grand, teams must locate the High Roller Suite and find Mr. Las Vegas himself (and former host of "The Entertainer"), Wayne Newton, where he will tell them where to go last.
$1 MILLION CLUE: Wayne Newton's house!
And now, for the final results. Finishing in third place are...
...Brian & Ericka, so they leave with nothing but a ton of memories. And now, let us find out if Meghan & Cheyne have pulled a Nick & Starr...
Meghan & Cheyne
Sam & Dan
...YES THEY HAVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The McMillen boys take home some dune buggies and motorcycles.
Saturday, December 05, 2009
RECAP: "The Ultimate Finale X"
Live at The Pearl at The Palms in Las Vegas, it's the 10th season finale of "The Ultimate Fighter"!
FEATURED FIGHT #1: Marcus Jones vs. Matt Mitrione
Referee: Steve Mazzgatti
TALE OF THE TAPE:
MARCUS:
Height: 6'6"
Weight: 262 lbs
Reach: 80"
MMA Record: 4-2
MATT:
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 255 lbs
Reach: 82"
Official professional debut
Round 1: Jones takes down Mitrione in 12 seconds before doing nearly 45 seconds of controlling him on the ground. At the 2:38 mark, Jones goes for a guillotine choke...but he can't get Mitrione to tap out. Jones then fails to apply the triangle choke while he's on the ground. He next scores another takedown on Mitrione with 53 seconds left. Twenty-one seconds later, Mitrione comes back with several right hands to Jones, but his first kick attempt then gets blocked by Jones, leading to another takedown. I score this round 10-9 for Jones.
Round 2: Just seven seconds into this round, Mitrione connects big time with a punch to Jones' right jaw that knocks him down...and Mitrione scores the knockout three seconds later!
Hulk Hogan, Eric Bischoff & TNA Wrestling president Dixie Carter are all in the audience! Speaking of TNA, it has been confirmed tonight that on January 4th, 2010, "TNA Impact!" will air a three-hour special started at 8 PM EST to compete directly against "WWE Monday Night Raw"!
CATCHWEIGHT BOUT: Kimbo Slice vs. Houston Alexander
Referee: Josh Rosenthal
TALE OF THE TAPE:
KIMBO:
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 212 lbs
Reach: 77"
MMA Record: 3-1
HOUSTON:
Height: 6"
Weight: 208 lbs
Reach: 72"
MMA Record: 9-4, 1 NC
Round 1: The first 2:47 of this fight turns out to be nothing but circling. Then, Slice gets a few shots in. On their second exchange, Alexander tries to put a knee in Slice's face, but is unsuccessful.
Round 2: Slice takes down Alexander for the first time at 2:04 of this round. After blocking a kick from Alexander, he delivers a few big shots to the back of Alexander's head. With 2:08 left on the clock, Slice slams down Alexander from the back but can't knock him out. Afterwards, he attempts a guillotine but doesn't even come close to successfully getting it on. Slice next gets into the ground and pound position at the 3:15 mark, then he goes behind Alexander's back and throws some more big heads to the back of Alexander's head. Slice then applies the rear-naked choke, but Alexander throws some good right hands while he's on the ground. To conclude this round, Slice unleashes an uppercut, followed by another back slam just as the air horn goes off. 20-18 so far in Slice's favor, I guess.
Final Round: Near the halfway point of this round, Alexander kicks Slice in his bad right leg to knock him down on his keister. But Slice quickly recovers and blocks another kick to take Alexander down once again. The fighters are reset with 1:08 left after quite a bit of ground control by Slice.
Slice is your winner by unanimous decision with two judges scoring it 29-28 (like I did) and the other having it 30-27!
Here is what he says to Joe Rogan after the decision is announced: "I wanna catch my breath for a second. Boy, it feels good. I'm sorry about that, we did our best, yo; y'all gotta give us credit. I wanna thank ATT for everything. I'm still working on it, you know? It's not easy."
Rogan then interviews both UFC Lightweight Champion BJ "The Prodigy" Penn and Diego "Nightmare" Sanchez about their title bout next Saturday night.
Just before the finale match, UFC President Dana White announces that next season's coaches will be Chuck Liddell & Tito Ortiz! The weight division for that season will be middleweight.
HEAVYWEIGHT FINAL: Roy "Big Country" Nelson vs. Brendan "The Hybrid" Schaub
Referee: Herb Dean
TALE OF THE TAPE:
ROY:
Fighting out of: Las Vegas
Height: 6"
Weight: 263 lbs
Reach: 73"
MMA Record: 14-4
BRENDAN:
Fighting out of: Denver
Height: 6'4"
Weight: 240 lbs
Reach: 78"
MMA Record: 5-0
The judges for this main event are Glenn Trowbridge, Tony Weeks & Cecil Peoples.
Round 1: After a few jabs by Schaub to start things off, he beats Nelson up with several right hands after Nelson unsuccessfully tries to take him down. Nelson then clinches Schaub in the middle of the Octagon at the :31 mark before taking Schaub down seven seconds later. Later on, the fight ends at 3:45 of this round after one of the two fighters knocks out the other with a devestating right hand three seconds ago. The one who delivered that gigantic blow and therefore is the next "Ultimate Fighter" is...
...ROY NELSON!!!!!!
His post-fight comments: "I'm feeling pretty good. Little tired; I mean, I wanna go get Burger King now...I think Kimbo has the most experience; he had more backyard brawls than I have."
FEATURED FIGHT #1: Marcus Jones vs. Matt Mitrione
Referee: Steve Mazzgatti
TALE OF THE TAPE:
MARCUS:
Height: 6'6"
Weight: 262 lbs
Reach: 80"
MMA Record: 4-2
MATT:
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 255 lbs
Reach: 82"
Official professional debut
Round 1: Jones takes down Mitrione in 12 seconds before doing nearly 45 seconds of controlling him on the ground. At the 2:38 mark, Jones goes for a guillotine choke...but he can't get Mitrione to tap out. Jones then fails to apply the triangle choke while he's on the ground. He next scores another takedown on Mitrione with 53 seconds left. Twenty-one seconds later, Mitrione comes back with several right hands to Jones, but his first kick attempt then gets blocked by Jones, leading to another takedown. I score this round 10-9 for Jones.
Round 2: Just seven seconds into this round, Mitrione connects big time with a punch to Jones' right jaw that knocks him down...and Mitrione scores the knockout three seconds later!
Hulk Hogan, Eric Bischoff & TNA Wrestling president Dixie Carter are all in the audience! Speaking of TNA, it has been confirmed tonight that on January 4th, 2010, "TNA Impact!" will air a three-hour special started at 8 PM EST to compete directly against "WWE Monday Night Raw"!
CATCHWEIGHT BOUT: Kimbo Slice vs. Houston Alexander
Referee: Josh Rosenthal
TALE OF THE TAPE:
KIMBO:
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 212 lbs
Reach: 77"
MMA Record: 3-1
HOUSTON:
Height: 6"
Weight: 208 lbs
Reach: 72"
MMA Record: 9-4, 1 NC
Round 1: The first 2:47 of this fight turns out to be nothing but circling. Then, Slice gets a few shots in. On their second exchange, Alexander tries to put a knee in Slice's face, but is unsuccessful.
Round 2: Slice takes down Alexander for the first time at 2:04 of this round. After blocking a kick from Alexander, he delivers a few big shots to the back of Alexander's head. With 2:08 left on the clock, Slice slams down Alexander from the back but can't knock him out. Afterwards, he attempts a guillotine but doesn't even come close to successfully getting it on. Slice next gets into the ground and pound position at the 3:15 mark, then he goes behind Alexander's back and throws some more big heads to the back of Alexander's head. Slice then applies the rear-naked choke, but Alexander throws some good right hands while he's on the ground. To conclude this round, Slice unleashes an uppercut, followed by another back slam just as the air horn goes off. 20-18 so far in Slice's favor, I guess.
Final Round: Near the halfway point of this round, Alexander kicks Slice in his bad right leg to knock him down on his keister. But Slice quickly recovers and blocks another kick to take Alexander down once again. The fighters are reset with 1:08 left after quite a bit of ground control by Slice.
Slice is your winner by unanimous decision with two judges scoring it 29-28 (like I did) and the other having it 30-27!
Here is what he says to Joe Rogan after the decision is announced: "I wanna catch my breath for a second. Boy, it feels good. I'm sorry about that, we did our best, yo; y'all gotta give us credit. I wanna thank ATT for everything. I'm still working on it, you know? It's not easy."
Rogan then interviews both UFC Lightweight Champion BJ "The Prodigy" Penn and Diego "Nightmare" Sanchez about their title bout next Saturday night.
Just before the finale match, UFC President Dana White announces that next season's coaches will be Chuck Liddell & Tito Ortiz! The weight division for that season will be middleweight.
HEAVYWEIGHT FINAL: Roy "Big Country" Nelson vs. Brendan "The Hybrid" Schaub
Referee: Herb Dean
TALE OF THE TAPE:
ROY:
Fighting out of: Las Vegas
Height: 6"
Weight: 263 lbs
Reach: 73"
MMA Record: 14-4
BRENDAN:
Fighting out of: Denver
Height: 6'4"
Weight: 240 lbs
Reach: 78"
MMA Record: 5-0
The judges for this main event are Glenn Trowbridge, Tony Weeks & Cecil Peoples.
Round 1: After a few jabs by Schaub to start things off, he beats Nelson up with several right hands after Nelson unsuccessfully tries to take him down. Nelson then clinches Schaub in the middle of the Octagon at the :31 mark before taking Schaub down seven seconds later. Later on, the fight ends at 3:45 of this round after one of the two fighters knocks out the other with a devestating right hand three seconds ago. The one who delivered that gigantic blow and therefore is the next "Ultimate Fighter" is...
...ROY NELSON!!!!!!
His post-fight comments: "I'm feeling pretty good. Little tired; I mean, I wanna go get Burger King now...I think Kimbo has the most experience; he had more backyard brawls than I have."
"So You Think You Can Dance"- Week of December 1-2
At this point in the competition, only the home viewers will decide who stays and who goes.
COUPLES DANCES:
ROUND 1:
1. Noelle Marsh & Ryan Di Llello
DANCE: Hip-Hop (Tabitha & Napoleon)
SONG: "Give It To Me Right" by Melanie Fiona
2. Ashleigh Di Lello & Legacy Perez
DANCE: Contemporary (Gary Stewart)
SONG: "Poison" by The Prodigy
3. Kathryn McCormick & Nathan Trasoras
DANCE: Broadway (Spencer Lift)
SONG: "Choreography" by Danny Kaye
4. Ellenore Scott & Jakob Karr
DANCE: Quick Step (Tony & Melanie)
SONG: "Four Brothers" by Manhattan Transfer
5. Mollee Gray & Russell Ferguson
DANCE: Lyrical Jazz (Mandy Moore)
SONG: "It Must Have Been Love" by Roxette
ROUND 2:
1. Noelle & Ryan
DANCE: Smooth Waltz (JT & Thomas)
SONG: "Jeux d'eau" from the movie "O"
2. Ashleigh & Legacy
DANCE: Hip-Hop (Dave Scott)
SONG: "Slow Down" by Bobby Valentino
3. Kathryn & Nathan
DANCE: Rumba (Tony & Melanie)
SONG: "Walk On By" by Aretha Franklin
4. Ellenore & Jakob
DANCE: Contemporary (Sonya Tayek)
SONG: "Tore My Heart" by OONA & Dave Tweedie
5. Mollee & Russell
DANCE: Jive (Anya & Pasha)
SONG: "Land of 1,000 Dances" by Jimmy Barnes
SOLOS:
1. Mollee: "Rock The Beat" by LM*AO
2. Russell: "Outros" by Black Milk
3. Noelle: "Every Time It Rains" by Charlotte Martin
4. Ryan: "Rock You Like a Hurricane" by Scorpions
5. Kathryn: "Beautiful" by Bethany Dillion
6. Nathan: "Golden Train" by Justin Nozuka
7. Ellenore: "Beatbox Harmonica" by Yuri Lane
8. Legacy: "No Air" by Jordin Sparks & Chris Brown
9. Ashleigh: "Batucada Por Favor" by Bob Azzam
10. Jakob: "Always Midnight" by Pat Monahan (acoustic version)
THE RESULTS SHOW:
The opening group routine was a Broadway routine by Tyce Diorio set to Billy Joel's "It's Still Rock and Roll To Me".
This week's special guests were the League of Extraordinary Dancers (LXD), dancing to "Yellow" by the Vitamin String Quartet, and Snoop Dogg, who performed "I Wanna Rock" while former "America's Best Dance Crew" Season 3 champions Qwest Crew danced in the background.
The bottom four this week consisted of Kathryn, Nathan, Noelle & Ryan. This was Kathryn's first time ever in the Danger Zone, while this was Noelle's second, Ryan's third out of four and Nathan's third in a row. The male and female eliminated this week were...
...Nathan & Noelle.
COUPLES DANCES:
ROUND 1:
1. Noelle Marsh & Ryan Di Llello
DANCE: Hip-Hop (Tabitha & Napoleon)
SONG: "Give It To Me Right" by Melanie Fiona
2. Ashleigh Di Lello & Legacy Perez
DANCE: Contemporary (Gary Stewart)
SONG: "Poison" by The Prodigy
3. Kathryn McCormick & Nathan Trasoras
DANCE: Broadway (Spencer Lift)
SONG: "Choreography" by Danny Kaye
4. Ellenore Scott & Jakob Karr
DANCE: Quick Step (Tony & Melanie)
SONG: "Four Brothers" by Manhattan Transfer
5. Mollee Gray & Russell Ferguson
DANCE: Lyrical Jazz (Mandy Moore)
SONG: "It Must Have Been Love" by Roxette
ROUND 2:
1. Noelle & Ryan
DANCE: Smooth Waltz (JT & Thomas)
SONG: "Jeux d'eau" from the movie "O"
2. Ashleigh & Legacy
DANCE: Hip-Hop (Dave Scott)
SONG: "Slow Down" by Bobby Valentino
3. Kathryn & Nathan
DANCE: Rumba (Tony & Melanie)
SONG: "Walk On By" by Aretha Franklin
4. Ellenore & Jakob
DANCE: Contemporary (Sonya Tayek)
SONG: "Tore My Heart" by OONA & Dave Tweedie
5. Mollee & Russell
DANCE: Jive (Anya & Pasha)
SONG: "Land of 1,000 Dances" by Jimmy Barnes
SOLOS:
1. Mollee: "Rock The Beat" by LM*AO
2. Russell: "Outros" by Black Milk
3. Noelle: "Every Time It Rains" by Charlotte Martin
4. Ryan: "Rock You Like a Hurricane" by Scorpions
5. Kathryn: "Beautiful" by Bethany Dillion
6. Nathan: "Golden Train" by Justin Nozuka
7. Ellenore: "Beatbox Harmonica" by Yuri Lane
8. Legacy: "No Air" by Jordin Sparks & Chris Brown
9. Ashleigh: "Batucada Por Favor" by Bob Azzam
10. Jakob: "Always Midnight" by Pat Monahan (acoustic version)
THE RESULTS SHOW:
The opening group routine was a Broadway routine by Tyce Diorio set to Billy Joel's "It's Still Rock and Roll To Me".
This week's special guests were the League of Extraordinary Dancers (LXD), dancing to "Yellow" by the Vitamin String Quartet, and Snoop Dogg, who performed "I Wanna Rock" while former "America's Best Dance Crew" Season 3 champions Qwest Crew danced in the background.
The bottom four this week consisted of Kathryn, Nathan, Noelle & Ryan. This was Kathryn's first time ever in the Danger Zone, while this was Noelle's second, Ryan's third out of four and Nathan's third in a row. The male and female eliminated this week were...
...Nathan & Noelle.
Friday, December 04, 2009
12/4/2009 Results
LMAD: The Friday show starts off with an ecstatic Brandon choosing Curtain #2. Second, Mr. Brady offers him $800, and he takes that...and that will cost him a Waverunner worth $8,295. Our second trader is Krista (wearing a loud pink wig), and she picks Curtain #3, leaving Curtain #1 for the last contestant in this deal. She also sells her curtain for $800...good- there was a couple pigs (one big and one small)! That means the curtain furthest to the left belongs to Carrie (dressed as a mummy), and she buys this for a grand...a whitewater-rafting trip to Colorado Springs worth $5,265!
Our second deal inolves the VETO Card (which may or may not have something inside it). The day's featured couple consists of Eric & Jeanne (both dressed as pirates). Jeanne is first given the option of $1,000 or what's behind Curtain #2. She takes the curtain...and they now have a living room that includes a Toshiba 37" LCD HDTV and a Blu-Ray Disc player worth $6,195! Second, she can keep the furniture or take what's inside the blue small box (Jonathan). Jeanne keeps the furniture...and they would have traded down to a $3,000 Dick's Sporting Goods gift card. Finally, they can keep the furniture (and possibly the VETO bonus prize) or give that all back for what's behind Curtain #1. Jeanne keeps their furniture and Eric agrees...bad news- not only was there NOT a bonus prize inside the VETO this time, the curtain furthest to the left had a $12,790 Hyundai Accent.
In Deal #3, Pamela (dressed as an African queen) is given $1,000 to buy as many of something as she desires from the blue small box (Jonathan) at $200 apiece. Since she's in the third deal of the day, she'll buy three of the following...boxes of battle caps. But she still leaves with $400.
Next, Debra (dressed as an Indian) plays Finish Line for:
Curtain #1- Kitchen appliances ($3,054)
Curtain #2- Trip to Aruba ($9,246)
Curtain #3- Dodge Avenger SE ($21,408)
The card suit assignment:
Appliances- Diamonds
Aruba- Spades
Avenger- Hearts
ZONK- Clubs
1. 9 OF SPADES
2. QUEEN OF SPADES
3. 6 OF CLUBS- STRIKE ONE
4. 10 OF SPADES
5. 10 OF HEARTS
6. 9 OF CLUBS- STRIKE TWO; TURNS DOWN $700
7. 7 OF HEARTS
8. 3 OF CLUBS- STRIKEOUT/WIPEOUT
Let's try to do better with Kelly (dressed as an alien) and Lori (dressed as a Sci-Fi nerd). They're shown this money board:
$ ? 2 ? 6
The two women decide to switch the board to:
$ ? 6 ? 2
Kelly can give up the money for what's behind the big box. She takes the box...and gets a stainless steel refridgerator and a $1,000 grocery card, all worth $2,300. Then, Lori can have that prize package, the mystery money or what's behind Curtain #1. Lori sticks with the cash...if she had gone with the curtain, she would've ZONKED OUT with her own Hawaiian farm. As a result, she has won this much money (as revealed by Alison):
$ 3 6 0 2
We close out the week's regulation deals with Jacqueline getting $1,000 and the right to buy one or two of what's behind Curtain #3 at $500 a pop. She purchases one brand new...FlyScooter worth $1,699, giving her a total of $2,199 in cash and scooter.
THE BIG DEAL: The week's final Big Deal is worth $25,395, and after passing up a car earlier, Jeanne & Eric go for the most expensive one. They select Door #3 because they have triplets...no car, but they will be taking their kids on a trip to the Caribbean worth $8,932! Let's see where the BD was:
Door #1: Sauna package ($2,053)
Door #2: Nissan Altima S Sedan & $3,000 gas card
TPIR: Episode 4935K wraps up the week (Note: The opening logo animation is slightly different as of this episode). We first have Kristen Myer, Joseph Larson, Joshua Garcia & Samantha Anderson called on down before we reveal the opening IUFB, the JumpSport trampoline (Amber at Door #2).
Kristen: $899
Joseph: $1,500
Samantha: $600
Joshua: $1,200
ARP: $929
Kristen, an emotional theme park dancer from Orlando, plays Let Em' Roll for a $20,785 Hyundai Sonata (Manuela). The model for this playing is Rachel, so she's modeling a decent-sized bag of Nestle Flipz, a Glade French Vanilla candle and Reynolds Wrap. The Flipz are $2.49. Kristen first says Higher on the candle...$3.99. She then goes Lower on the wrap...but it's a bit more expensive at $4.89.
1. CAR/CAR/CAR/$500/$500- GOES ON
2. CAR/$1,000- WINS $1,000
Bethane Gamery is our next contestant and the second IUFB is some beach bags/towels from Board Towelz (Amber at Door #3).
Bethane: $509
Joseph: $550
Samantha: $551
Joshua: $552
ARP: $558
Joshua then sees the beach prizes he just won get whisked away to reveal a Great Lakes Spa that he can win playing Pick a Number (Manuela). Board:
$ 7 5 _ 2
NUMBERS AVAILABLE: 6, 8 & 9
He goes with the middle number of eight...but he should've taken the six.
A Navy man then comes on down- Derek Strausser. IUFB #3 is the Yard-Man lawn mower (Manuela).
Derek: $1,150
Bethane: $1,275
Joseph: $1,280
Samantha: $1,290
ARP: $1,450
Samantha goes to a Swap Meet for a chance to win a Panasonic HD camcorder (Rachel), as well as a bar set (Amber), a portable sound system (Manuela) and skiing equipment (Manuela). Samantha selects the sound system...both that and the camcorder cost $500 apiece, so she wins! The bar set was $2,527 and the skiing stuff was $2,790.
TODAY'S WIN AT-HOME PRIZE: Sony HDV VCR
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #1:
Joshua ($558): $.75
Kristen ($1,929): 35 + Quarter = $.60
Samantha ($7,767): $.95
Samantha's headed to the Showcase!
Rich then calls on Arthur Walgrenes and the fourth IUFB is a pair of patio heaters (Rachel at Door #3).
Arthur: $1,795
Derek: $2,200
Bethane: $2,250
Joseph: $1,796
Lucky for Arthur, while we see Drew messing with the cameraman (and we see the identity of the fourth Pricing Game being spoiled, Double Prices), we hear that everybody's overbid.
Arthur: $1,245
Derek: $850
Bethane: $600
Joseph: BUCK
ARP: $518
We have a First Four Sweep for the second straight day! That means Joseph will try to win some outdoor furniture, which includes a Panel 32" weatherproof HDTV (Amber at Door #2). All of that costs either $6,820 or $7,398. He goes with $7,398...that price is right (and we see the cameraman again while Joseph's celebrating)!
Leaving their seat next is Jane Alegado and the next IUFB is a pair of exercise bikes (Amber behind splitting sign).
Jane: $1,200
Arthur: $1,100
Derek: $800
Bethane: BUCK
ARP: $1,100, so Arthur wins the first $500 bonus in a while!
He then gets a chance to win over $10,000 more playing 1/2 Off. Standing next to the six SPs are Manuela & Rachel.
1.
"TPIR 2010" PC game: $20
Wristwatch communicator: $15
PICK: Game- INCORRECT
2.
Hair care case: $59
Estee Lauder Sensuous fragrance: $35
PICK: Fragrance- $70 ($500)
BOXES REMAINING: #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #10, #15 & #16
3.
Iron: $25
Travel speakers: $40
PICK: Iron- NO
For 10 times the cash he has right now, Arthur's box choice is #10...but the big money was all the way at the end of the board, #16.
For the last time this week, Rich appears in the calldown box to say the magic words to Gina Stevens and the final IUFB is a Frigidaire washer/dryer (Manuela behind rising sign).
Gina: $1,700
Derek: $1,800
Bethane: $1,950
Jane: BUCK
ARP (which Drew reveals near a cameraman even farther away from Contestant's Row): $1,628
Jane from San Diego plays Pocket Change for a 2010 Ford Focus S (Std., Prot, Radio, Mats)(Rachel's Crazy Car Lot). First number in the price is 1.
REMAINING NUMBERS IN PLAY: 4, 5, 7, 8 & 9
SECOND NUMBER:
1. 7- CORRECT ($ 1 7 , _ _ _)
THIRD NUMBER:
1. 4- INCORRECT ($.50)
2. 8- INCORRECT ($.75)
3. 5- RIGHT ($ 1 7 , 5 _ _)
FOURTH NUMBER:
1. 8- NO ($1)
2. 9- NO ($ 1 7 , 5 4 _; $1.25)
LAST NUMBER: 9- YES ($17,549)
The first envelope is a DUD. The second envelope is worth half a dollar. The third card has a dime on it...and the last one has another half-dollar, so she wins the Focus by a dime!
My lineup today:
1. Swap Meet
2. Let Em' Roll
3. Double Prices
4. Pick a Number
5. 1/2 Off
6. Pocket Change
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #2:
Arthur ($2,229): 35 + 40 = $.75
Joseph ($7,916): 20 + 60 = $.80
Jane ($19,177): 20 + 40 = $.60
Joseph gets the Top Winner spot in today's Showcase!
The first Showcase features a Viking range and Dimplex grill (Amber), an Aico dining room w/ Michael C. Fina dinnerware and stemware (Rachel at Door #3) and a trip to St. Thomas (Amber at the audience screen; includes two days on a 45" private yacht called The Dream Weaver).
JOSEPH PASSES TO SAMANTHA; SAMANTHA BIDS $16,000 ON ROOM/TRIP SHOWCASE- POSSIBLE GARF OF THE CENTURY
MY BID FOR ROOM/TRIP SHOWCASE: $33,333
Joseph goes for ways to ride like the wind. First, he could ride all of the attractions at Universal Studios Florida (Rachel at Door #1). Second, he could fly to Andy Manh Nguyen's neck of the woods, The Windy City of Chicago (Rachel at Door #1; includes private windsurfing lessons). Finally, he could really feel the winds while on the waters with this West White Potter Sailboat (Manuela at Door #2)!
JOSEPH BIDS $19,000 ON TRIPS/BOAT SHOWCASE- POSSIBLE GARF OF THE CENTURY #2 (only covers the boat)
MY BID FOR TRIPS/BOAT SHOWCASE: $35,350
SAMANTHA'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $16,000
ARP: $22,223
DIFFERENCE: $6,223
JOSEPH'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $19,000
ARP: $27,172
DIFFERENCE: $8,172- LOSS; SAMANTHA WINS!
Samantha leaves with $10 shy of $30K in prizes.
BrainSurge: We wrap up the week with these Brainiacs:
Chase (a mountain biker who lives in the mountains)
Shelby (who won a beauty pageant when she was just two years old!)
Monica (who can lick one of her elbows)
Alex (a brown belt in Tae Kwan Do)
Shawntel (a cheerleader)
Andy (an aspiring police officer)
For 10: Which of the five hairstyles did Jeff NOT get?
ANSWER: #2
Alex was incorrect with #1.
For 20: Which of the four phones rang twice?
ANSWER: #2
Alex gets on the board this time; Chase & Monica both missed with #1.
For 30: Which of the four colas owned by Jeff's dad was shaken up by Jeff?
ANSWER: #2, AGAIN
Andy & Shawntel struck out with #3, putting them in the Danger Zone for now with 30 points apiece; Shelby's the only one who has the entire 60 points so far. Alex's now in second with 50 and Chase & Monica are up to 40 each.
For 40: How many somersaults did the female gymnast do?
ANSWER: Not two, but nine
Shelby & Andy were both one off with 10, giving Alex the lead with 90.
For 50: Which number from the range of one to eight did NOT appear in the top row?
ANSWER: For the fourth time out of five, two!
Everybody's right! Heading into the 100-point puzzle, the two in danger of going down the Brain Drain right now are Shelby (110) & Andy (80).
FOR 100: Which of the four chosen houses did Jeff enter- the sixth one (#1), the 11th one (#2), the seventh (#3) or the 12th (#4)?
ANSWER: #3
Shelby & Andy are right...unfortunately for them, so is everyone else, so those two are eliminated with the slime bucket and a Nick Arcade gift certificate.
Level 2: The four kids left now have to remember the many people and things that appeared in Jeff's hometown parade.
Round 1:
Alex: Skunks
Monica: Waitress
Chase: Santa Claus
Shawntel: Easter Bunny
Round 2:
Alex: Unicyclist
Monica: Leprechaun
Chase: Street sweeper
Shawntel: Cheese
Round 3:
Alex: Mall cop
Monica: DQ (repeated street sweeper)
Chase: Horses
Shawntel: Marching band
Round 4:
Alex: Skateboards
The other items were fireworks, flags, a baton twirler, a barefoot juggler, a stilt walker, seven motorcyclists on a bike, babies, soccer balls and portable potties.
KO Round: The final eight matches of the week can be made with #1 & #9, #2 & #13, #3 & #14, #4 & #10, #5 & #16, #6 & #15, #7 & #8 and #11 & #12.
Chase: #4 & #10
Shawntel: The second row's Front & Back (#7 & #8)
Chase: #1 & #9
Shawntel: The other Front & Back (#11 & #12)
Chase: #6 & #15
Shawntel: #5 & #16
It all comes down to the marching band pair (#3 & #14), and it's made by...Shawntel after Chase goofs with #13 on his final pick, so she wins the game! The other three eliminated players each receive a Trikke scooter.
THE FINAL LEVEL: If Shawntel can end the week on a high note, she'll be taking with her a WristFone and an Epiphone electric guitar to Circus Circus.
WRISTFONE GRID: #2, #6, #7, #8, #12 & #15
1. INSTANT CLEAR WITH 1:24.76 LEFT
GUITAR GRID: #5, #10, #9, #8, #12, #11, #16 & #22
1. #5, #10, #9, #8, #7
2. CLEAR WITH 1:04.51 LEFT
CIRCUS CIRCUS GRID: #3, #9, #14, #7, #13, #20, #27, #22, #28 & #33
1. #3, #9, #14, #13
2. #3, #9, #14, #7, #20, #27, #33
3. SAME AS FIRST TURN
4. #3, #9, #14, #7, #20, #27, #34
FINAL TRY: SAME AS SECOND TURN- LOSS
That last path was the HARDEST I've ever seen on this show. Shawntel did the best she could with it; the producers definitely didn't want the Vegas trip won today.
The Newlywed Game: The first airing of this episode gets delayed two minutes due to technical difficulties. Better late than never, here are Friday night's couples:
Troy & Azziza (married three months)
Sam & Jill (married four months)
Eddie & Nancy (married half a year)
Randy's Intro: "Superstar of music, TV and espescially marriage"
ROUND 1:
1. What are the odds that you'll get lucky after the show tonight- a good, fair or fat chance?
2. Who would your wife say is the sexiest man alive?
Maybelline Beauty Question of the Day: Which beauty rescue do you think your wife could benefit from the most- lighting the dark circles under her eyes, covering up her blemishes or putting some color in her cheeks?
HUSBANDS' RESPONSES:
Troy:
1. Good
2. Myself
3. Color in her cheeks
Sam:
1. Good
2. George Clooney
3. Lighting the dark circles
Eddie:
1. Good
2. John Travolta
3. Color in her cheeks
SECOND HONEYMOON TRIP AT STAKE: St. Lucia (Windjammer Landing)
WIVES' RESPONSES:
Azziza:
1. Good- MATCH (5)
2. Troy- MATCH (10)
3. Color in her cheeks- MATCH (15)
Jill:
1. Good- MATCH (5)
2. George Clooney- MATCH (10)
3. Covering up the blemishes- NO MATCH
Nancy:
1. Good- MATCH (5)
2. John Travolta- MATCH (10)
3. Covering up the blemishes- NO MATCH
ROUND 2:
1. What candy bar best describes your husband's assets below the belt- Mr. Goodbar, Snickers or Reese's Nut-Rageous?
2. What's the single worst thing your husband has bought for your home since you've been married?
3. Complete the following: "When it comes to foreplay, my husband's best move is _____________."
30-POINT BONUS QUESTION: "If my husband ever took away my ___________, I would take away his ____________."
WIVES' RESPONSES:
Azziza:
1. Mr. Goodbar
2. Outdoor Tiki Lights
3. Kissing
BONUS: Cell phone, music equipment
Jill:
1. Snickers
2. Ugly painting in his bedroom
3. Kissing below the belt
BONUS: Cell phone (both)
Nancy:
1. Nut-rageous
2. Posters
3. "Enjoying the girls"
BONUS: Running shoes, music
HUSBANDS' RESPONSES:
Troy:
1. Nut-rageous- NO MATCH
2. Music equipment- NO MATCH
3. "Australia"- NO MATCH
BONUS: Clothes, music equipment- ONE MATCH (30)
Sam:
1. Snickers- MATCH (20)
2. 52" TV- NO MATCH
3. A proper rubdown- NO MATCH
BONUS: Cell phone (both)- TWO MATCHES (50)
Eddie:
1. Snickers- NO MATCH
2. Posters- MATCH (20)
3. Rubbing her all over- NOT ACCEPTABLE
BONUS: Gym clothes, music- LOSS (35)
Sam & Jill are the winners of this early-taped episode.
Today's Consolation Prize: Cuisinart 12-cup food processor
WOF: The following Fictional Character Toss-Up is one of the Looney Tunes characters:
B _ G S
_ _ _ _ Y
Mary knows it's BUGS BUNNY who says "What's up, doc?" for $1,000. Our last three Pet Lovers of the week are:
Mary Glenn (Vacaville, CA)- An independent distributor for a best-direct jewlery company in Dallas that owns a French Bulldog named Earl
Jason Whitenfeld (Silver Spring, MD)- An attorney that owns a beagle/chichuahua mix named Groovy
Cindy Texhera (Kapaa, HI)- Middle school special education teacher and a graduate student at the University of Hawaii at Manoa; she owns a Poi dog named Leilani
Secondly, we can find the $2,000 Toss-Up answer On the Map:
A _ _ _ N
_ O L _ R A _ O
One of the best skiing cities out there, Jason solves ASPEN COLORADO for $2,000.
After a trip to the Loews Annapolis Hotel courtesy of Southwest Airlines worth $6,425 pops up on the wheel, the Eggland's Best Jackpot/Prize Puzzle Round category is Things. Jason starts us off with a $2,500 S but he then loses that amount right back to a Bankrupt. Second, Cindy calls the night's first dud in R while on Jackpot. Third, Mary calls two T's for the Wild Card but she also loses that immediately to a Bankrupt. Jason then calls a dud in H while on the $2,500 spot. Cindy's second turn starts with another Jackpot landing and two N's for a grand; she obviously doesn't solve for a Jackpot worth 11 grand. After buying an E, she lands on Jackpot for the third time in a row and lights up an L; she then passes on an $11,500 Jackpot this time before landing on the left Bankrupt of the Million Dollar Wedge to lose $1,250. Mary next calls a $2,500 P, two Y's for another $600 and then she buys three A's before calling an F for the trip. Following an $800 D, we have...
P L E N T Y / _ F
_ A _ A T _ _ N / D A Y S
...after a nightmarish round, Mary wins another $3,650, the Maryland trip and the right to spend PLENTY OF VACATION DAYS at the Sandals Royal Bahamian Spa Resort & Golf Island in the Bahamas worth $6,700, a new total of $17,775 in cash and trips.
DUDS: $2,500 H (Jason), R (Cindy)
BANKRUPTS: 3 (Everybody)
FINAL UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $15,100
TONIGHT'S SPIN ID: MH3819302 (Margaret H. from Pennsylvania)
The next round's category is Before & After. Cindy first calls a $500 T, three N's for another $1,650 and then she buys a trio of O's. Afterwards, she calls a dud in R. Mary then calls a $500 L; at this point, I can now tell you that the second half of the puzzle is related to the very first host of this show, Chuck Woolery! She then barely dodges the left Bankrupt of the MDW before dudding out with G. Jason follows that with a $900 V, a pair of C's to add $600, and buys a couple E's and an I before purchasing the dud one, A. Cindy then hits the regular Bankrupt to lose $1,900; that's her second Bankrupt of the night. Mary then calls D for dud. Jason then calls another dud with P. Back over to Cindy just like that, she then just tries to get on the board...
_ _ _ _ _
L O V E
C O N N E C T I O N
...and she does with PUPPY LOVE CONNECTION for her first $1,000.
DUDS: A (Jason), $900 D (Mary), $500 G (Mary), $600 P (Jason), $450 R (Cindy)
BANKRUPT: Cindy
MidNite Mystery Round category is Title. Up first this time is Mary, who puts up a T for $3,500, four H's for another $2,400, and buys triple E's. Next, she calls a $3,500 L, a $300 N, buys twin O's, lights up a $700 W, makes four F's appear for $3,200 more and we have...
O N E / F _ _ H
T W O / F _ _ H
_ E _ / F _ _ H
_ L _ E / F _ _ H
...she solves ONE FISH, TWO FISH, RED FISH, BLUE FISH for another $13,100! If she had called both the F's and the S's on both of her $3,500 landings in this round, she could've won well over $30K this round, but her new total's over that mark anyway- $30,875!
PERFECT ROUND
$3,000 Toss-Up subject is always my favorite one- Rhyme Time:
W H _ _ E
T A I L
Mary solves WHALE TAIL to increase her big leading total to $33,875!
FINAL $3,000-WINNING PET: Daisy (Long Beach, CA)
Speed-Up Round category is Phrase and consonants are worth...$6,000 each! She starts with three T's but she obviously can't solve. Jason then calls a trio of N's...
N _ T / _ / _ _ _ _ N T
T _ _ / _ _ _ N
...NOT A MOMENT TOO SOON, he makes the $18,000 solve to leave with 20 grand! Cindy leaves with a non-gooseegged $1,000 and Mary hangs on for the match with $33,875 in cash and trips!
So far, $54,875 in cash and vacations have been given away tonight!
TONIGHT'S BANKRUPT TRASH (excluding Wild Card): $5,650
Big Money Round: Up until this point, we've given away $286,845 in cash and prizes this week. If Mary Glenn is successful in Bonusland tonight, we'll break the $300K mark. She spins the M in AMERICA'S and the category is Thing. Starting with:
_ E _ R T _
L _ _ _ _
She calls C, H, M and O and gets...
H E _ R T _
L _ _ _ H
...she's wrong with HEARTY LEASH. After a HEARTY LAUGH from both her and Pat, we learn that not only is Jerissa Parkhurst off the hook, Mary won't be taking home another $25,000. She needed the G. But she had nothing to lose, as she's leaving us with $33,875 in cash and trips.
Pat & Vanna then show off that big dog from the set to wrap up the week!
Jeopardy!: Can Commander Dave Belote win again to get into Tournament of Champions contention? Let's all find out against:
Sheryl Silverstein (Encinitas, CA)- Patent attorney
Chris D'Orso (Sound Beach, NY)- Assistant director of admission
Friday's first six categories:
ART & ARTISTS
MOVIE NAME DROPPERS
SHOE BRANDS
AMERICANA
MY SPACE
"FACE" BOOK
A few clues before the first break, Silverstein locates the first Daily Double of the evening under the $800 Art & Artists clue with $1,600, trailing Commander Belote by $1,400 for the early lead; D'Orso only has $200. She wagers $1,200 on this clue:
This "Joy of Life" Fauvist studied law, but turned to painting when recuperating from an operation (good choice!).
"Who is Cezanne?"...incorrect. Correct: Who was Henri Matisse? That means she falls to $400.
At the first break, Commander Belote's up to $3,200 and D'Orso has tripled up to $600. At the end of the round...
Dave: $4,400
Chris: $1,200 (one of his correct responses on an $800 clue was reversed)
Sheryl: $2,400
...Commander Belote's still in the lead, but not by too much.
ATTEMPTED LACH TRASH: $2,000
UNATTEMPTED LACH TRASH: $2,800
TOTAL LACH TRASH: $4,800
DJ! Categories:
21st CENTURY SENATORS (all visual clues)
POLKA YOUR EYES OUT
FORESTS
PRIME NUMBER, PLEASE
NONFICTION
"LING"O (another Chuck Woolery GS reference tonight!)
Commander Belote breaks five figures early on this round and is in Lock Game Territory as a result! At the midway mark, he finds DD #1 with the $2,000 Nonfiction clue. He's at $12,800, while Silverstein has $2,400 and D'Orso has $400 less than she does. The champion's wager is four big ones on the following:
Thomas L. Friedman explains "Why we need a green revolution" in "Hot, Flat and" this.
"What is Crowded?"...yes indeed for a new total of $16,800! The round concludes with him getting the last one attached to the $2,000 Forests clue. At this point, he can't lose with $22,800, as Silverstein now has $6,400 and D'Orso again trails her by $400 for second place. His wager this time is...$2,800. To go over 25 grand heading into FJ!, here's the clue:
Mineral Springs in this Belgian forest have made the town of Spa a popular health resort for 500 years.
"What is the Arden?"...$25,600!
ATTEMPTED LACH TRASH: $2,000
UNATTEMPTED LACH TRASH: $2,800
TOTAL DJ! LACH TRASH: $4,800
SCORES AFTER DOUBLE JEOPARDY!:
Dave: $25,600 (lock game!)
Chris: $6,000
Sheryl: $6,400
CORYAT SCORES:
Dave: $22,000
Chris: $6,000
Sheryl: $7,800
FJ! CATEGORY: The 13th Century.
In 1298, this explorer created his "Description of the World".
CHRIS:
Response: "Who was da Gama?"
Wager: NOTHING
Final score: $6,000
SHERYL:
Response: "Who was Marco Polo?"
Wager: $6,000
Final score: $12,400
DAVE:
Response: "Who was Prince Henry?"
Wager: $4,400
Wins with: $21,200
Commander Belote's three-day total: $81,800! He's currently ranked #8 among the current Tournament of Champions standings.
Catch 21: We wrap up the week with these people:
Marz Richards (Bakersfield, CA)- Lead singer of a Rock & Roll band
Brittany Lesley (originally from Newport Beach, CA; now living in Brentwood, CA)- A medical saleswoman who loves dogs
Bruce Martin (originally from Pittsburgh)- Professional thoroughbred race horse trainer
ROUND 1 BASE CARDS:
Marz: 10 OF HEARTS
Brittany: QUEEN OF CLUBS
Bruce: 9 OF SPADES
TONIGHT'S BONUS PRIZE: Trip to Lake Tahoe (Northstar)
1. According to Ask Men.com users, what's the best thing a woman can do to ensure that she's on
her guy's mind all day?
A: Send a dirty text message
B: E-mail a nude photo
C: Tell him she's pregnant
Brittany: Send a dirty text message- CORRECT (100)
CARD: 6 OF CLUBS; PASSES TO MARZ (16)
2. Starting next year, the number of movies nominated for the Best Picture Oscar is expanding from five to how many films?
Marz: Seven- NOT A LUCKY NUMBER THIS TIME
Choices for everybody else:
A: 8
B: 10
C: 12
Brittany: 10- RIGHT (200)
CARD: 3 OF CLUBS; PASSES THAT TO MARZ ALSO (19)
3. In 1508, Pope Julius II gave what tall order to artist Michaelangelo?
Bruce: The Sistine Chapel- CORRECT (100)
CARD: 10 OF DIAMONDS; BUSTS MARZ
4. Don't cry for him, Argentina- last June, what governor admitted to having affair with a woman from Buenos Aires?
A: Eliot Spitzer
B: Mark Sanford
C: John Henson
Bruce: Eliot Spitzer- NO
Brittany: Mark Sanford- RIGHT (300)
CARD: KING OF CLUBS; KEEPS IT AND FREEZES AT 20
BRUCE:
5. 3 OF SPADES (12)
6. 6 OF DIAMONDS (18)
7. JACK OF CLUBS- BRITTANY WINS ROUND 1 (800)
ROUND 2 BASE CARDS:
Marz: 4 OF SPADES
Brittany: 5 OF CLUBS
Bruce: KING OF HEARTS
After three questions, we have:
Marz: (4S)(2D) = 6 (200)
Brittany: (5C)(QD)(10S) = BUSTED AT 25 (800)
Bruce: KING OF HEARTS (200)
4. Longing to play the field, what Dallas Cowboys quarterback dumped Jessica Simpson earlier this year?
Marz: Tony Romo- YOU BET (300)
CARD: 6 OF HEARTS; PASSES TO BRUCE (16)
5. Tarzan, the original "King of Swing", monkeyed around in the movies with what chimpanzee?
Marz: Cheetah- RIGHT AGAIN (400)
If this next card is at least a six, Bruce's out of this game.
CARD: ACE OF HEARTS; KEEPS IT (17) AND GOES ON
6. I'm not giving you gas when I say The Declaration of Independence is sealed in a case filled with what inert substance?
A: Helium
B: Nitrogen
C: Neon
Marz: Nitrogen- NO
Bruce: Helium- CORRECT (300)
CARD: 4 OF CLUBS; HE OBVIOUSLY KEEPS IT AND FREEZES AT 20
MARZ:
7. JACK OF DIAMONDS (17)
8. 7 OF HEARTS- ELIMINATED
CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND BASE CARDS:
Brittany: 4 OF DIAMONDS
Bruce: 3 OF HEARTS
Two questions into this round, we now have:
Brittany: (4D)(7C) = 11
Bruce: (3H)(9D) = 12
After the second question, Bruce PASSED the seven to Brittany. He's playing dangerously here.
3. Since 1946, what French Riviera town has rolled out the red carpet to host an annual film festival?
Brittany: Cannes- YOU BET
If the next card is a 10 or face card, Bruce's move will be declared a ZONK ANSWER OF THE WEEK NOMINEE and Brittany will be our champion.
CARD: JACK OF SPADES- WINS GAME AND TRIP!
BLACKJACK BONANZA: This is our last chance to get the week's second $25,000 win. Let's see if Brittany can make it happen with three Power Chips in play.
OPENING CARDS:
HAND #1: ACE OF DIAMONDS
HAND #2: QUEEN OF CLUBS
HAND #3: 6 OF HEARTS
1. QUEEN OF SPADES; HAND #1 CLEARED ($1,000)
2. 9 OF HEARTS; PLACES IN HAND #3 (15)
3. 3 OF SPADES; PLACES IN HAND #2 (13; wha?); GOES ON
4. ACE OF HEARTS; PLACES IN HAND #3 (16; could've had $5,000 by now)
5. 7 OF DIAMONDS; CHANGES IT (two Power Chips left)
6. 5 OF DIAMONDS; HAND #3 CLEARED ($5,000) AND STOPS WITH $6,000 AND THE TRIP
7. KING OF DIAMONDS
8. 2 OF DIAMONDS; SHE WOULD'VE KEPT IT (15)
9. 4 OF HEARTS; SHE WOULD'VE DUMPED THIS
Brittany would've busted on the 10th card, which was a seven. But if she had played that Ace in the second hand instead, followed by the three, the first seven and the five in the final hand, she would've won the biggie.
Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?: Our last contestant of the week is Aswad Ali from Missouri (who is a computer programmer from a 99 cent store). Madison's his first partner and here are his 10 topics:
1st Grade Animal Science
1st Grade Measurements
2nd Grade English
2nd Grade Anatomy
3rd Grade Math
3rd Grade Spelling
4th Grade U.S. History
4th Grade Literature
5th Grade Ancient History
5th Grade Nature
He first takes on this 3rd Grade Math problem worth $2,500:
If Pablo divides 111,111 by 11, what number does he get?
Aswad's way off the mark with 111. Madison wrote down "01011"...if you switch both 0/1 pairs, you would get the right answer of 10,101. His second category is 4th Grade U.S. History. For $3,500:
Which of the following historical documents was the last to be ratified?
A: Articles of Confederation
B: Bill of Rights
C: Declaration of Independence
Aswad uses the Copy on Madison. Her guess was The Declaration of Independence...but it was actually the Bill of Rights (said by Annalise), so he wasted a cheat. Third, here's his 1st Grade Measurements question worth five Benjamins:
How many months in the U.S. calendar year have exactly 31 days?
He's correct with seven and then calls on Annalise as his second classmate. Aswad's fourth question comes from 2nd Grade Anatomy, so he gets a tripler opportunity with this:
Which of the following organs is primarily responsible for maintaining your balance?
A: Ears
B: Eyes
C: Nose
Aswad makes ears his final answer (as did Annalise)...that triples his money. He then goes back to the lowest part of the board to try this 1st Grade Animal Science question:
T or F: Birds are the only animals with feathers.
After talking it out, he locks in True (Annalise did the same thing)...right. For another grand, his 2nd Grade English question is:
In English, "lice" is the plural of what word?
After thinking of louse and Lichtenstein, he finally settles on the word lice itself...but he should've gone with his gut of louse. However, Annalise does Save him to increase his total to $3,000! Aswad's now allowed to use his Peek on Pablo on one of his final four questions in regulation play. He then steps it up with this next question in 5th Grade Nature. For a new total of eight grand, here it is:
What color in the visible light spectrum does chlorophyll in plants absorb the least?
He's thinking of both ends of the spectrum. The one Aswad goes with is violet...believe it or not, it WAS the obvious answer of green. That should've been a 1st Grade question instead. Anyway, Aswad then tries the other 5th Grade question in Ancient History:
What was the original name of the city that was renamed Constantinople in the 4th Century A.D. by Constantine the Great?
Aswad uses his final cheat, the Peek. Pablo wrote down Athens with authority, because he also threw in a "Duh"! Aswad then locks that city...NO! It was Byzantium. I thought for sure that was right. His next-to-last regulation question comes from 4th Grade Literature. This one is worth $3,500:
What American author wrote "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer"?
Because Aswad's from this author's home state, he obviously knows it's Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain would've also been acceptable)!
Final Extra Credit Question of the Week, Presented by JCPenney:
What's the fastest breed of dog capable of running over 40 mph?
A: German Shepherd
B: Greyhound
C: Yorkshire Terrier
Answer: Greyhound; the Terrier was eliminated first.
For $6,000, Aswad's 3rd Grade Spelling prompt is:
How many times does the letter I appear in the following word- "indispensable"?
Does he lock in two to stay alive...NO, he locks in three, so he gets the $250 card and he KNOCKS HIMSELF OUT OF THIS GAME. Not the way to end any week in the classroom.
DOND: The last player this year was #13 Susanna Maldonado. She swapped out for Jason's #3.
ROUND 1:
1. #20 (Paula)- $10,000
2. #17 (Micah)- $50,000
3. #14 (Heather)- BUCK
4. #11 (Cristin)- $300
5. #16 (Alan)- $250,000
OPENING OFFER: $14,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 2:
1. #21 (Angela)- $2,500
2. #1 (Diana)- $5,000
3. #6 (Fazlul)- $75,000 (DANGER ZONE ENFORCED)
4. #5 (Tricia)- $500,000 (BIG STRIKE ONE; she was just two off the big one!)
5. #2 (Margie)- $100
SECOND OFFER: $6,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 3:
1. #7 (Bernard)- $10
2. #13 (Jason)- OOPS ($100,000; BIG STRIKE TWO)
3. #9 (Nadine)- $7,500
4. #22 (Jonathan)- PENNY
THIRD OFFER: $1,300- NO DEAL
ROUND 4:
1. #18 (Tricia P.)- STRIKEOUT ($25,000)
2. #10 (Stacy)- $50
FOURTH OFFER: $250- NO DEAL
(Note: Had Susanna found the $5 case on the other pick of this round, she would've won a $1,000 bonus.)
Rest of Susanna's dreadful game:
ROUND 5:
1. #19 (Joe N.)- $25
2. #4 (Kristi)- $5
FIFTH OFFER: $450- NO DEAL
19th PICK: #12 (Patti)- $500
SIXTH OFFER: The amount she just eliminated- NO DEAL
20th PICK: #8 (Latesha)- $200
FINAL OFFER: $600- NO DEAL
Thanks to her bad pre-game swap, Susanna was sent home with $400. Neither "Deal" or "5th Grader?" ended the week well.
(More to come.)
Our second deal inolves the VETO Card (which may or may not have something inside it). The day's featured couple consists of Eric & Jeanne (both dressed as pirates). Jeanne is first given the option of $1,000 or what's behind Curtain #2. She takes the curtain...and they now have a living room that includes a Toshiba 37" LCD HDTV and a Blu-Ray Disc player worth $6,195! Second, she can keep the furniture or take what's inside the blue small box (Jonathan). Jeanne keeps the furniture...and they would have traded down to a $3,000 Dick's Sporting Goods gift card. Finally, they can keep the furniture (and possibly the VETO bonus prize) or give that all back for what's behind Curtain #1. Jeanne keeps their furniture and Eric agrees...bad news- not only was there NOT a bonus prize inside the VETO this time, the curtain furthest to the left had a $12,790 Hyundai Accent.
In Deal #3, Pamela (dressed as an African queen) is given $1,000 to buy as many of something as she desires from the blue small box (Jonathan) at $200 apiece. Since she's in the third deal of the day, she'll buy three of the following...boxes of battle caps. But she still leaves with $400.
Next, Debra (dressed as an Indian) plays Finish Line for:
Curtain #1- Kitchen appliances ($3,054)
Curtain #2- Trip to Aruba ($9,246)
Curtain #3- Dodge Avenger SE ($21,408)
The card suit assignment:
Appliances- Diamonds
Aruba- Spades
Avenger- Hearts
ZONK- Clubs
1. 9 OF SPADES
2. QUEEN OF SPADES
3. 6 OF CLUBS- STRIKE ONE
4. 10 OF SPADES
5. 10 OF HEARTS
6. 9 OF CLUBS- STRIKE TWO; TURNS DOWN $700
7. 7 OF HEARTS
8. 3 OF CLUBS- STRIKEOUT/WIPEOUT
Let's try to do better with Kelly (dressed as an alien) and Lori (dressed as a Sci-Fi nerd). They're shown this money board:
$ ? 2 ? 6
The two women decide to switch the board to:
$ ? 6 ? 2
Kelly can give up the money for what's behind the big box. She takes the box...and gets a stainless steel refridgerator and a $1,000 grocery card, all worth $2,300. Then, Lori can have that prize package, the mystery money or what's behind Curtain #1. Lori sticks with the cash...if she had gone with the curtain, she would've ZONKED OUT with her own Hawaiian farm. As a result, she has won this much money (as revealed by Alison):
$ 3 6 0 2
We close out the week's regulation deals with Jacqueline getting $1,000 and the right to buy one or two of what's behind Curtain #3 at $500 a pop. She purchases one brand new...FlyScooter worth $1,699, giving her a total of $2,199 in cash and scooter.
THE BIG DEAL: The week's final Big Deal is worth $25,395, and after passing up a car earlier, Jeanne & Eric go for the most expensive one. They select Door #3 because they have triplets...no car, but they will be taking their kids on a trip to the Caribbean worth $8,932! Let's see where the BD was:
Door #1: Sauna package ($2,053)
Door #2: Nissan Altima S Sedan & $3,000 gas card
TPIR: Episode 4935K wraps up the week (Note: The opening logo animation is slightly different as of this episode). We first have Kristen Myer, Joseph Larson, Joshua Garcia & Samantha Anderson called on down before we reveal the opening IUFB, the JumpSport trampoline (Amber at Door #2).
Kristen: $899
Joseph: $1,500
Samantha: $600
Joshua: $1,200
ARP: $929
Kristen, an emotional theme park dancer from Orlando, plays Let Em' Roll for a $20,785 Hyundai Sonata (Manuela). The model for this playing is Rachel, so she's modeling a decent-sized bag of Nestle Flipz, a Glade French Vanilla candle and Reynolds Wrap. The Flipz are $2.49. Kristen first says Higher on the candle...$3.99. She then goes Lower on the wrap...but it's a bit more expensive at $4.89.
1. CAR/CAR/CAR/$500/$500- GOES ON
2. CAR/$1,000- WINS $1,000
Bethane Gamery is our next contestant and the second IUFB is some beach bags/towels from Board Towelz (Amber at Door #3).
Bethane: $509
Joseph: $550
Samantha: $551
Joshua: $552
ARP: $558
Joshua then sees the beach prizes he just won get whisked away to reveal a Great Lakes Spa that he can win playing Pick a Number (Manuela). Board:
$ 7 5 _ 2
NUMBERS AVAILABLE: 6, 8 & 9
He goes with the middle number of eight...but he should've taken the six.
A Navy man then comes on down- Derek Strausser. IUFB #3 is the Yard-Man lawn mower (Manuela).
Derek: $1,150
Bethane: $1,275
Joseph: $1,280
Samantha: $1,290
ARP: $1,450
Samantha goes to a Swap Meet for a chance to win a Panasonic HD camcorder (Rachel), as well as a bar set (Amber), a portable sound system (Manuela) and skiing equipment (Manuela). Samantha selects the sound system...both that and the camcorder cost $500 apiece, so she wins! The bar set was $2,527 and the skiing stuff was $2,790.
TODAY'S WIN AT-HOME PRIZE: Sony HDV VCR
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #1:
Joshua ($558): $.75
Kristen ($1,929): 35 + Quarter = $.60
Samantha ($7,767): $.95
Samantha's headed to the Showcase!
Rich then calls on Arthur Walgrenes and the fourth IUFB is a pair of patio heaters (Rachel at Door #3).
Arthur: $1,795
Derek: $2,200
Bethane: $2,250
Joseph: $1,796
Lucky for Arthur, while we see Drew messing with the cameraman (and we see the identity of the fourth Pricing Game being spoiled, Double Prices), we hear that everybody's overbid.
Arthur: $1,245
Derek: $850
Bethane: $600
Joseph: BUCK
ARP: $518
We have a First Four Sweep for the second straight day! That means Joseph will try to win some outdoor furniture, which includes a Panel 32" weatherproof HDTV (Amber at Door #2). All of that costs either $6,820 or $7,398. He goes with $7,398...that price is right (and we see the cameraman again while Joseph's celebrating)!
Leaving their seat next is Jane Alegado and the next IUFB is a pair of exercise bikes (Amber behind splitting sign).
Jane: $1,200
Arthur: $1,100
Derek: $800
Bethane: BUCK
ARP: $1,100, so Arthur wins the first $500 bonus in a while!
He then gets a chance to win over $10,000 more playing 1/2 Off. Standing next to the six SPs are Manuela & Rachel.
1.
"TPIR 2010" PC game: $20
Wristwatch communicator: $15
PICK: Game- INCORRECT
2.
Hair care case: $59
Estee Lauder Sensuous fragrance: $35
PICK: Fragrance- $70 ($500)
BOXES REMAINING: #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #10, #15 & #16
3.
Iron: $25
Travel speakers: $40
PICK: Iron- NO
For 10 times the cash he has right now, Arthur's box choice is #10...but the big money was all the way at the end of the board, #16.
For the last time this week, Rich appears in the calldown box to say the magic words to Gina Stevens and the final IUFB is a Frigidaire washer/dryer (Manuela behind rising sign).
Gina: $1,700
Derek: $1,800
Bethane: $1,950
Jane: BUCK
ARP (which Drew reveals near a cameraman even farther away from Contestant's Row): $1,628
Jane from San Diego plays Pocket Change for a 2010 Ford Focus S (Std., Prot, Radio, Mats)(Rachel's Crazy Car Lot). First number in the price is 1.
REMAINING NUMBERS IN PLAY: 4, 5, 7, 8 & 9
SECOND NUMBER:
1. 7- CORRECT ($ 1 7 , _ _ _)
THIRD NUMBER:
1. 4- INCORRECT ($.50)
2. 8- INCORRECT ($.75)
3. 5- RIGHT ($ 1 7 , 5 _ _)
FOURTH NUMBER:
1. 8- NO ($1)
2. 9- NO ($ 1 7 , 5 4 _; $1.25)
LAST NUMBER: 9- YES ($17,549)
The first envelope is a DUD. The second envelope is worth half a dollar. The third card has a dime on it...and the last one has another half-dollar, so she wins the Focus by a dime!
My lineup today:
1. Swap Meet
2. Let Em' Roll
3. Double Prices
4. Pick a Number
5. 1/2 Off
6. Pocket Change
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #2:
Arthur ($2,229): 35 + 40 = $.75
Joseph ($7,916): 20 + 60 = $.80
Jane ($19,177): 20 + 40 = $.60
Joseph gets the Top Winner spot in today's Showcase!
The first Showcase features a Viking range and Dimplex grill (Amber), an Aico dining room w/ Michael C. Fina dinnerware and stemware (Rachel at Door #3) and a trip to St. Thomas (Amber at the audience screen; includes two days on a 45" private yacht called The Dream Weaver).
JOSEPH PASSES TO SAMANTHA; SAMANTHA BIDS $16,000 ON ROOM/TRIP SHOWCASE- POSSIBLE GARF OF THE CENTURY
MY BID FOR ROOM/TRIP SHOWCASE: $33,333
Joseph goes for ways to ride like the wind. First, he could ride all of the attractions at Universal Studios Florida (Rachel at Door #1). Second, he could fly to Andy Manh Nguyen's neck of the woods, The Windy City of Chicago (Rachel at Door #1; includes private windsurfing lessons). Finally, he could really feel the winds while on the waters with this West White Potter Sailboat (Manuela at Door #2)!
JOSEPH BIDS $19,000 ON TRIPS/BOAT SHOWCASE- POSSIBLE GARF OF THE CENTURY #2 (only covers the boat)
MY BID FOR TRIPS/BOAT SHOWCASE: $35,350
SAMANTHA'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $16,000
ARP: $22,223
DIFFERENCE: $6,223
JOSEPH'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $19,000
ARP: $27,172
DIFFERENCE: $8,172- LOSS; SAMANTHA WINS!
Samantha leaves with $10 shy of $30K in prizes.
BrainSurge: We wrap up the week with these Brainiacs:
Chase (a mountain biker who lives in the mountains)
Shelby (who won a beauty pageant when she was just two years old!)
Monica (who can lick one of her elbows)
Alex (a brown belt in Tae Kwan Do)
Shawntel (a cheerleader)
Andy (an aspiring police officer)
For 10: Which of the five hairstyles did Jeff NOT get?
ANSWER: #2
Alex was incorrect with #1.
For 20: Which of the four phones rang twice?
ANSWER: #2
Alex gets on the board this time; Chase & Monica both missed with #1.
For 30: Which of the four colas owned by Jeff's dad was shaken up by Jeff?
ANSWER: #2, AGAIN
Andy & Shawntel struck out with #3, putting them in the Danger Zone for now with 30 points apiece; Shelby's the only one who has the entire 60 points so far. Alex's now in second with 50 and Chase & Monica are up to 40 each.
For 40: How many somersaults did the female gymnast do?
ANSWER: Not two, but nine
Shelby & Andy were both one off with 10, giving Alex the lead with 90.
For 50: Which number from the range of one to eight did NOT appear in the top row?
ANSWER: For the fourth time out of five, two!
Everybody's right! Heading into the 100-point puzzle, the two in danger of going down the Brain Drain right now are Shelby (110) & Andy (80).
FOR 100: Which of the four chosen houses did Jeff enter- the sixth one (#1), the 11th one (#2), the seventh (#3) or the 12th (#4)?
ANSWER: #3
Shelby & Andy are right...unfortunately for them, so is everyone else, so those two are eliminated with the slime bucket and a Nick Arcade gift certificate.
Level 2: The four kids left now have to remember the many people and things that appeared in Jeff's hometown parade.
Round 1:
Alex: Skunks
Monica: Waitress
Chase: Santa Claus
Shawntel: Easter Bunny
Round 2:
Alex: Unicyclist
Monica: Leprechaun
Chase: Street sweeper
Shawntel: Cheese
Round 3:
Alex: Mall cop
Monica: DQ (repeated street sweeper)
Chase: Horses
Shawntel: Marching band
Round 4:
Alex: Skateboards
The other items were fireworks, flags, a baton twirler, a barefoot juggler, a stilt walker, seven motorcyclists on a bike, babies, soccer balls and portable potties.
KO Round: The final eight matches of the week can be made with #1 & #9, #2 & #13, #3 & #14, #4 & #10, #5 & #16, #6 & #15, #7 & #8 and #11 & #12.
Chase: #4 & #10
Shawntel: The second row's Front & Back (#7 & #8)
Chase: #1 & #9
Shawntel: The other Front & Back (#11 & #12)
Chase: #6 & #15
Shawntel: #5 & #16
It all comes down to the marching band pair (#3 & #14), and it's made by...Shawntel after Chase goofs with #13 on his final pick, so she wins the game! The other three eliminated players each receive a Trikke scooter.
THE FINAL LEVEL: If Shawntel can end the week on a high note, she'll be taking with her a WristFone and an Epiphone electric guitar to Circus Circus.
WRISTFONE GRID: #2, #6, #7, #8, #12 & #15
1. INSTANT CLEAR WITH 1:24.76 LEFT
GUITAR GRID: #5, #10, #9, #8, #12, #11, #16 & #22
1. #5, #10, #9, #8, #7
2. CLEAR WITH 1:04.51 LEFT
CIRCUS CIRCUS GRID: #3, #9, #14, #7, #13, #20, #27, #22, #28 & #33
1. #3, #9, #14, #13
2. #3, #9, #14, #7, #20, #27, #33
3. SAME AS FIRST TURN
4. #3, #9, #14, #7, #20, #27, #34
FINAL TRY: SAME AS SECOND TURN- LOSS
That last path was the HARDEST I've ever seen on this show. Shawntel did the best she could with it; the producers definitely didn't want the Vegas trip won today.
The Newlywed Game: The first airing of this episode gets delayed two minutes due to technical difficulties. Better late than never, here are Friday night's couples:
Troy & Azziza (married three months)
Sam & Jill (married four months)
Eddie & Nancy (married half a year)
Randy's Intro: "Superstar of music, TV and espescially marriage"
ROUND 1:
1. What are the odds that you'll get lucky after the show tonight- a good, fair or fat chance?
2. Who would your wife say is the sexiest man alive?
Maybelline Beauty Question of the Day: Which beauty rescue do you think your wife could benefit from the most- lighting the dark circles under her eyes, covering up her blemishes or putting some color in her cheeks?
HUSBANDS' RESPONSES:
Troy:
1. Good
2. Myself
3. Color in her cheeks
Sam:
1. Good
2. George Clooney
3. Lighting the dark circles
Eddie:
1. Good
2. John Travolta
3. Color in her cheeks
SECOND HONEYMOON TRIP AT STAKE: St. Lucia (Windjammer Landing)
WIVES' RESPONSES:
Azziza:
1. Good- MATCH (5)
2. Troy- MATCH (10)
3. Color in her cheeks- MATCH (15)
Jill:
1. Good- MATCH (5)
2. George Clooney- MATCH (10)
3. Covering up the blemishes- NO MATCH
Nancy:
1. Good- MATCH (5)
2. John Travolta- MATCH (10)
3. Covering up the blemishes- NO MATCH
ROUND 2:
1. What candy bar best describes your husband's assets below the belt- Mr. Goodbar, Snickers or Reese's Nut-Rageous?
2. What's the single worst thing your husband has bought for your home since you've been married?
3. Complete the following: "When it comes to foreplay, my husband's best move is _____________."
30-POINT BONUS QUESTION: "If my husband ever took away my ___________, I would take away his ____________."
WIVES' RESPONSES:
Azziza:
1. Mr. Goodbar
2. Outdoor Tiki Lights
3. Kissing
BONUS: Cell phone, music equipment
Jill:
1. Snickers
2. Ugly painting in his bedroom
3. Kissing below the belt
BONUS: Cell phone (both)
Nancy:
1. Nut-rageous
2. Posters
3. "Enjoying the girls"
BONUS: Running shoes, music
HUSBANDS' RESPONSES:
Troy:
1. Nut-rageous- NO MATCH
2. Music equipment- NO MATCH
3. "Australia"- NO MATCH
BONUS: Clothes, music equipment- ONE MATCH (30)
Sam:
1. Snickers- MATCH (20)
2. 52" TV- NO MATCH
3. A proper rubdown- NO MATCH
BONUS: Cell phone (both)- TWO MATCHES (50)
Eddie:
1. Snickers- NO MATCH
2. Posters- MATCH (20)
3. Rubbing her all over- NOT ACCEPTABLE
BONUS: Gym clothes, music- LOSS (35)
Sam & Jill are the winners of this early-taped episode.
Today's Consolation Prize: Cuisinart 12-cup food processor
WOF: The following Fictional Character Toss-Up is one of the Looney Tunes characters:
B _ G S
_ _ _ _ Y
Mary knows it's BUGS BUNNY who says "What's up, doc?" for $1,000. Our last three Pet Lovers of the week are:
Mary Glenn (Vacaville, CA)- An independent distributor for a best-direct jewlery company in Dallas that owns a French Bulldog named Earl
Jason Whitenfeld (Silver Spring, MD)- An attorney that owns a beagle/chichuahua mix named Groovy
Cindy Texhera (Kapaa, HI)- Middle school special education teacher and a graduate student at the University of Hawaii at Manoa; she owns a Poi dog named Leilani
Secondly, we can find the $2,000 Toss-Up answer On the Map:
A _ _ _ N
_ O L _ R A _ O
One of the best skiing cities out there, Jason solves ASPEN COLORADO for $2,000.
After a trip to the Loews Annapolis Hotel courtesy of Southwest Airlines worth $6,425 pops up on the wheel, the Eggland's Best Jackpot/Prize Puzzle Round category is Things. Jason starts us off with a $2,500 S but he then loses that amount right back to a Bankrupt. Second, Cindy calls the night's first dud in R while on Jackpot. Third, Mary calls two T's for the Wild Card but she also loses that immediately to a Bankrupt. Jason then calls a dud in H while on the $2,500 spot. Cindy's second turn starts with another Jackpot landing and two N's for a grand; she obviously doesn't solve for a Jackpot worth 11 grand. After buying an E, she lands on Jackpot for the third time in a row and lights up an L; she then passes on an $11,500 Jackpot this time before landing on the left Bankrupt of the Million Dollar Wedge to lose $1,250. Mary next calls a $2,500 P, two Y's for another $600 and then she buys three A's before calling an F for the trip. Following an $800 D, we have...
P L E N T Y / _ F
_ A _ A T _ _ N / D A Y S
...after a nightmarish round, Mary wins another $3,650, the Maryland trip and the right to spend PLENTY OF VACATION DAYS at the Sandals Royal Bahamian Spa Resort & Golf Island in the Bahamas worth $6,700, a new total of $17,775 in cash and trips.
DUDS: $2,500 H (Jason), R (Cindy)
BANKRUPTS: 3 (Everybody)
FINAL UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $15,100
TONIGHT'S SPIN ID: MH3819302 (Margaret H. from Pennsylvania)
The next round's category is Before & After. Cindy first calls a $500 T, three N's for another $1,650 and then she buys a trio of O's. Afterwards, she calls a dud in R. Mary then calls a $500 L; at this point, I can now tell you that the second half of the puzzle is related to the very first host of this show, Chuck Woolery! She then barely dodges the left Bankrupt of the MDW before dudding out with G. Jason follows that with a $900 V, a pair of C's to add $600, and buys a couple E's and an I before purchasing the dud one, A. Cindy then hits the regular Bankrupt to lose $1,900; that's her second Bankrupt of the night. Mary then calls D for dud. Jason then calls another dud with P. Back over to Cindy just like that, she then just tries to get on the board...
_ _ _ _ _
L O V E
C O N N E C T I O N
...and she does with PUPPY LOVE CONNECTION for her first $1,000.
DUDS: A (Jason), $900 D (Mary), $500 G (Mary), $600 P (Jason), $450 R (Cindy)
BANKRUPT: Cindy
MidNite Mystery Round category is Title. Up first this time is Mary, who puts up a T for $3,500, four H's for another $2,400, and buys triple E's. Next, she calls a $3,500 L, a $300 N, buys twin O's, lights up a $700 W, makes four F's appear for $3,200 more and we have...
O N E / F _ _ H
T W O / F _ _ H
_ E _ / F _ _ H
_ L _ E / F _ _ H
...she solves ONE FISH, TWO FISH, RED FISH, BLUE FISH for another $13,100! If she had called both the F's and the S's on both of her $3,500 landings in this round, she could've won well over $30K this round, but her new total's over that mark anyway- $30,875!
PERFECT ROUND
$3,000 Toss-Up subject is always my favorite one- Rhyme Time:
W H _ _ E
T A I L
Mary solves WHALE TAIL to increase her big leading total to $33,875!
FINAL $3,000-WINNING PET: Daisy (Long Beach, CA)
Speed-Up Round category is Phrase and consonants are worth...$6,000 each! She starts with three T's but she obviously can't solve. Jason then calls a trio of N's...
N _ T / _ / _ _ _ _ N T
T _ _ / _ _ _ N
...NOT A MOMENT TOO SOON, he makes the $18,000 solve to leave with 20 grand! Cindy leaves with a non-gooseegged $1,000 and Mary hangs on for the match with $33,875 in cash and trips!
So far, $54,875 in cash and vacations have been given away tonight!
TONIGHT'S BANKRUPT TRASH (excluding Wild Card): $5,650
Big Money Round: Up until this point, we've given away $286,845 in cash and prizes this week. If Mary Glenn is successful in Bonusland tonight, we'll break the $300K mark. She spins the M in AMERICA'S and the category is Thing. Starting with:
_ E _ R T _
L _ _ _ _
She calls C, H, M and O and gets...
H E _ R T _
L _ _ _ H
...she's wrong with HEARTY LEASH. After a HEARTY LAUGH from both her and Pat, we learn that not only is Jerissa Parkhurst off the hook, Mary won't be taking home another $25,000. She needed the G. But she had nothing to lose, as she's leaving us with $33,875 in cash and trips.
Pat & Vanna then show off that big dog from the set to wrap up the week!
Jeopardy!: Can Commander Dave Belote win again to get into Tournament of Champions contention? Let's all find out against:
Sheryl Silverstein (Encinitas, CA)- Patent attorney
Chris D'Orso (Sound Beach, NY)- Assistant director of admission
Friday's first six categories:
ART & ARTISTS
MOVIE NAME DROPPERS
SHOE BRANDS
AMERICANA
MY SPACE
"FACE" BOOK
A few clues before the first break, Silverstein locates the first Daily Double of the evening under the $800 Art & Artists clue with $1,600, trailing Commander Belote by $1,400 for the early lead; D'Orso only has $200. She wagers $1,200 on this clue:
This "Joy of Life" Fauvist studied law, but turned to painting when recuperating from an operation (good choice!).
"Who is Cezanne?"...incorrect. Correct: Who was Henri Matisse? That means she falls to $400.
At the first break, Commander Belote's up to $3,200 and D'Orso has tripled up to $600. At the end of the round...
Dave: $4,400
Chris: $1,200 (one of his correct responses on an $800 clue was reversed)
Sheryl: $2,400
...Commander Belote's still in the lead, but not by too much.
ATTEMPTED LACH TRASH: $2,000
UNATTEMPTED LACH TRASH: $2,800
TOTAL LACH TRASH: $4,800
DJ! Categories:
21st CENTURY SENATORS (all visual clues)
POLKA YOUR EYES OUT
FORESTS
PRIME NUMBER, PLEASE
NONFICTION
"LING"O (another Chuck Woolery GS reference tonight!)
Commander Belote breaks five figures early on this round and is in Lock Game Territory as a result! At the midway mark, he finds DD #1 with the $2,000 Nonfiction clue. He's at $12,800, while Silverstein has $2,400 and D'Orso has $400 less than she does. The champion's wager is four big ones on the following:
Thomas L. Friedman explains "Why we need a green revolution" in "Hot, Flat and" this.
"What is Crowded?"...yes indeed for a new total of $16,800! The round concludes with him getting the last one attached to the $2,000 Forests clue. At this point, he can't lose with $22,800, as Silverstein now has $6,400 and D'Orso again trails her by $400 for second place. His wager this time is...$2,800. To go over 25 grand heading into FJ!, here's the clue:
Mineral Springs in this Belgian forest have made the town of Spa a popular health resort for 500 years.
"What is the Arden?"...$25,600!
ATTEMPTED LACH TRASH: $2,000
UNATTEMPTED LACH TRASH: $2,800
TOTAL DJ! LACH TRASH: $4,800
SCORES AFTER DOUBLE JEOPARDY!:
Dave: $25,600 (lock game!)
Chris: $6,000
Sheryl: $6,400
CORYAT SCORES:
Dave: $22,000
Chris: $6,000
Sheryl: $7,800
FJ! CATEGORY: The 13th Century.
In 1298, this explorer created his "Description of the World".
CHRIS:
Response: "Who was da Gama?"
Wager: NOTHING
Final score: $6,000
SHERYL:
Response: "Who was Marco Polo?"
Wager: $6,000
Final score: $12,400
DAVE:
Response: "Who was Prince Henry?"
Wager: $4,400
Wins with: $21,200
Commander Belote's three-day total: $81,800! He's currently ranked #8 among the current Tournament of Champions standings.
Catch 21: We wrap up the week with these people:
Marz Richards (Bakersfield, CA)- Lead singer of a Rock & Roll band
Brittany Lesley (originally from Newport Beach, CA; now living in Brentwood, CA)- A medical saleswoman who loves dogs
Bruce Martin (originally from Pittsburgh)- Professional thoroughbred race horse trainer
ROUND 1 BASE CARDS:
Marz: 10 OF HEARTS
Brittany: QUEEN OF CLUBS
Bruce: 9 OF SPADES
TONIGHT'S BONUS PRIZE: Trip to Lake Tahoe (Northstar)
1. According to Ask Men.com users, what's the best thing a woman can do to ensure that she's on
her guy's mind all day?
A: Send a dirty text message
B: E-mail a nude photo
C: Tell him she's pregnant
Brittany: Send a dirty text message- CORRECT (100)
CARD: 6 OF CLUBS; PASSES TO MARZ (16)
2. Starting next year, the number of movies nominated for the Best Picture Oscar is expanding from five to how many films?
Marz: Seven- NOT A LUCKY NUMBER THIS TIME
Choices for everybody else:
A: 8
B: 10
C: 12
Brittany: 10- RIGHT (200)
CARD: 3 OF CLUBS; PASSES THAT TO MARZ ALSO (19)
3. In 1508, Pope Julius II gave what tall order to artist Michaelangelo?
Bruce: The Sistine Chapel- CORRECT (100)
CARD: 10 OF DIAMONDS; BUSTS MARZ
4. Don't cry for him, Argentina- last June, what governor admitted to having affair with a woman from Buenos Aires?
A: Eliot Spitzer
B: Mark Sanford
C: John Henson
Bruce: Eliot Spitzer- NO
Brittany: Mark Sanford- RIGHT (300)
CARD: KING OF CLUBS; KEEPS IT AND FREEZES AT 20
BRUCE:
5. 3 OF SPADES (12)
6. 6 OF DIAMONDS (18)
7. JACK OF CLUBS- BRITTANY WINS ROUND 1 (800)
ROUND 2 BASE CARDS:
Marz: 4 OF SPADES
Brittany: 5 OF CLUBS
Bruce: KING OF HEARTS
After three questions, we have:
Marz: (4S)(2D) = 6 (200)
Brittany: (5C)(QD)(10S) = BUSTED AT 25 (800)
Bruce: KING OF HEARTS (200)
4. Longing to play the field, what Dallas Cowboys quarterback dumped Jessica Simpson earlier this year?
Marz: Tony Romo- YOU BET (300)
CARD: 6 OF HEARTS; PASSES TO BRUCE (16)
5. Tarzan, the original "King of Swing", monkeyed around in the movies with what chimpanzee?
Marz: Cheetah- RIGHT AGAIN (400)
If this next card is at least a six, Bruce's out of this game.
CARD: ACE OF HEARTS; KEEPS IT (17) AND GOES ON
6. I'm not giving you gas when I say The Declaration of Independence is sealed in a case filled with what inert substance?
A: Helium
B: Nitrogen
C: Neon
Marz: Nitrogen- NO
Bruce: Helium- CORRECT (300)
CARD: 4 OF CLUBS; HE OBVIOUSLY KEEPS IT AND FREEZES AT 20
MARZ:
7. JACK OF DIAMONDS (17)
8. 7 OF HEARTS- ELIMINATED
CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND BASE CARDS:
Brittany: 4 OF DIAMONDS
Bruce: 3 OF HEARTS
Two questions into this round, we now have:
Brittany: (4D)(7C) = 11
Bruce: (3H)(9D) = 12
After the second question, Bruce PASSED the seven to Brittany. He's playing dangerously here.
3. Since 1946, what French Riviera town has rolled out the red carpet to host an annual film festival?
Brittany: Cannes- YOU BET
If the next card is a 10 or face card, Bruce's move will be declared a ZONK ANSWER OF THE WEEK NOMINEE and Brittany will be our champion.
CARD: JACK OF SPADES- WINS GAME AND TRIP!
BLACKJACK BONANZA: This is our last chance to get the week's second $25,000 win. Let's see if Brittany can make it happen with three Power Chips in play.
OPENING CARDS:
HAND #1: ACE OF DIAMONDS
HAND #2: QUEEN OF CLUBS
HAND #3: 6 OF HEARTS
1. QUEEN OF SPADES; HAND #1 CLEARED ($1,000)
2. 9 OF HEARTS; PLACES IN HAND #3 (15)
3. 3 OF SPADES; PLACES IN HAND #2 (13; wha?); GOES ON
4. ACE OF HEARTS; PLACES IN HAND #3 (16; could've had $5,000 by now)
5. 7 OF DIAMONDS; CHANGES IT (two Power Chips left)
6. 5 OF DIAMONDS; HAND #3 CLEARED ($5,000) AND STOPS WITH $6,000 AND THE TRIP
7. KING OF DIAMONDS
8. 2 OF DIAMONDS; SHE WOULD'VE KEPT IT (15)
9. 4 OF HEARTS; SHE WOULD'VE DUMPED THIS
Brittany would've busted on the 10th card, which was a seven. But if she had played that Ace in the second hand instead, followed by the three, the first seven and the five in the final hand, she would've won the biggie.
Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?: Our last contestant of the week is Aswad Ali from Missouri (who is a computer programmer from a 99 cent store). Madison's his first partner and here are his 10 topics:
1st Grade Animal Science
1st Grade Measurements
2nd Grade English
2nd Grade Anatomy
3rd Grade Math
3rd Grade Spelling
4th Grade U.S. History
4th Grade Literature
5th Grade Ancient History
5th Grade Nature
He first takes on this 3rd Grade Math problem worth $2,500:
If Pablo divides 111,111 by 11, what number does he get?
Aswad's way off the mark with 111. Madison wrote down "01011"...if you switch both 0/1 pairs, you would get the right answer of 10,101. His second category is 4th Grade U.S. History. For $3,500:
Which of the following historical documents was the last to be ratified?
A: Articles of Confederation
B: Bill of Rights
C: Declaration of Independence
Aswad uses the Copy on Madison. Her guess was The Declaration of Independence...but it was actually the Bill of Rights (said by Annalise), so he wasted a cheat. Third, here's his 1st Grade Measurements question worth five Benjamins:
How many months in the U.S. calendar year have exactly 31 days?
He's correct with seven and then calls on Annalise as his second classmate. Aswad's fourth question comes from 2nd Grade Anatomy, so he gets a tripler opportunity with this:
Which of the following organs is primarily responsible for maintaining your balance?
A: Ears
B: Eyes
C: Nose
Aswad makes ears his final answer (as did Annalise)...that triples his money. He then goes back to the lowest part of the board to try this 1st Grade Animal Science question:
T or F: Birds are the only animals with feathers.
After talking it out, he locks in True (Annalise did the same thing)...right. For another grand, his 2nd Grade English question is:
In English, "lice" is the plural of what word?
After thinking of louse and Lichtenstein, he finally settles on the word lice itself...but he should've gone with his gut of louse. However, Annalise does Save him to increase his total to $3,000! Aswad's now allowed to use his Peek on Pablo on one of his final four questions in regulation play. He then steps it up with this next question in 5th Grade Nature. For a new total of eight grand, here it is:
What color in the visible light spectrum does chlorophyll in plants absorb the least?
He's thinking of both ends of the spectrum. The one Aswad goes with is violet...believe it or not, it WAS the obvious answer of green. That should've been a 1st Grade question instead. Anyway, Aswad then tries the other 5th Grade question in Ancient History:
What was the original name of the city that was renamed Constantinople in the 4th Century A.D. by Constantine the Great?
Aswad uses his final cheat, the Peek. Pablo wrote down Athens with authority, because he also threw in a "Duh"! Aswad then locks that city...NO! It was Byzantium. I thought for sure that was right. His next-to-last regulation question comes from 4th Grade Literature. This one is worth $3,500:
What American author wrote "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer"?
Because Aswad's from this author's home state, he obviously knows it's Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain would've also been acceptable)!
Final Extra Credit Question of the Week, Presented by JCPenney:
What's the fastest breed of dog capable of running over 40 mph?
A: German Shepherd
B: Greyhound
C: Yorkshire Terrier
Answer: Greyhound; the Terrier was eliminated first.
For $6,000, Aswad's 3rd Grade Spelling prompt is:
How many times does the letter I appear in the following word- "indispensable"?
Does he lock in two to stay alive...NO, he locks in three, so he gets the $250 card and he KNOCKS HIMSELF OUT OF THIS GAME. Not the way to end any week in the classroom.
DOND: The last player this year was #13 Susanna Maldonado. She swapped out for Jason's #3.
ROUND 1:
1. #20 (Paula)- $10,000
2. #17 (Micah)- $50,000
3. #14 (Heather)- BUCK
4. #11 (Cristin)- $300
5. #16 (Alan)- $250,000
OPENING OFFER: $14,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 2:
1. #21 (Angela)- $2,500
2. #1 (Diana)- $5,000
3. #6 (Fazlul)- $75,000 (DANGER ZONE ENFORCED)
4. #5 (Tricia)- $500,000 (BIG STRIKE ONE; she was just two off the big one!)
5. #2 (Margie)- $100
SECOND OFFER: $6,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 3:
1. #7 (Bernard)- $10
2. #13 (Jason)- OOPS ($100,000; BIG STRIKE TWO)
3. #9 (Nadine)- $7,500
4. #22 (Jonathan)- PENNY
THIRD OFFER: $1,300- NO DEAL
ROUND 4:
1. #18 (Tricia P.)- STRIKEOUT ($25,000)
2. #10 (Stacy)- $50
FOURTH OFFER: $250- NO DEAL
(Note: Had Susanna found the $5 case on the other pick of this round, she would've won a $1,000 bonus.)
Rest of Susanna's dreadful game:
ROUND 5:
1. #19 (Joe N.)- $25
2. #4 (Kristi)- $5
FIFTH OFFER: $450- NO DEAL
19th PICK: #12 (Patti)- $500
SIXTH OFFER: The amount she just eliminated- NO DEAL
20th PICK: #8 (Latesha)- $200
FINAL OFFER: $600- NO DEAL
Thanks to her bad pre-game swap, Susanna was sent home with $400. Neither "Deal" or "5th Grader?" ended the week well.
(More to come.)
Thursday, December 03, 2009
"Survivor: Samoa" 12/3
SURVIVOR AUCTION: Everybody starts out with $500; all the bids will be in $20 incriments.
1. Peanut butter & jelly sandwich
FINAL AND ONLY BID: $200
SOLD TO: Natalie ($300)
2. Sea noodles & slug guts w/ some Parmesan (this is the first covered item)
FINAL BID: $240
SOLD TO: Shambo ($260)
3. Whole-roasted chicken (also a covered item)
FINAL BID: $340
SOLD TO: Monica ($160)
4. Immunity Challenge Advantage
FINAL BID: ALL IN ($500)
SOLD TO: Jaison
5. Loaded cheeseburger w/ French Fries and some beer
FINAL BID: ALL IN
SOLD TO: Mick
6. A clue to the next Hidden Immunity Idol
FINAL BID: $200
SOLD TO: John ($300)
(Note: If Russell Hantz had bought that clue, he probably would've exposed himself as the biggest threat remaining this season.)
7. Shower
FINAL BID: $120
SOLD TO: Natalie ($180)
Final item: A gigantic piece of apple pie
FINAL BID: $300
SOLD TO: John
John Fincher is now given the choice of the piece of pie he just won or the right to split an entire apple pie four ways...but he keeps his own slice.
IMMUNITY CHALLENGE #9: Hold on to a rope and log for as long as possible. Every three minutes, they have to switch hands and go one knot lower on their rope.
Jaison Robinson's advantage in this challenge is that he can move his hand UP two knots once. Everybody starts out holding the rope and log with their right hand.
1. Shambo (and she takes a tumble!)
2. Russell
3. Monica
4. John
5. Brett
6. Mick
7. Natalie
Has Jaison's advantage here won him immunity?...
...YES, and Dave Ball also takes a tumble!
TRIBAL COUNCIL #10: Russell declines to use his current Hidden Immunity Idol for the second time in a row...
...good thing, too- he doesn't get any of the nine votes! But getting seven of them and becoming the fourth member of the jury is...
...John. Dave & Mick Trimming got the other two votes.
1. Peanut butter & jelly sandwich
FINAL AND ONLY BID: $200
SOLD TO: Natalie ($300)
2. Sea noodles & slug guts w/ some Parmesan (this is the first covered item)
FINAL BID: $240
SOLD TO: Shambo ($260)
3. Whole-roasted chicken (also a covered item)
FINAL BID: $340
SOLD TO: Monica ($160)
4. Immunity Challenge Advantage
FINAL BID: ALL IN ($500)
SOLD TO: Jaison
5. Loaded cheeseburger w/ French Fries and some beer
FINAL BID: ALL IN
SOLD TO: Mick
6. A clue to the next Hidden Immunity Idol
FINAL BID: $200
SOLD TO: John ($300)
(Note: If Russell Hantz had bought that clue, he probably would've exposed himself as the biggest threat remaining this season.)
7. Shower
FINAL BID: $120
SOLD TO: Natalie ($180)
Final item: A gigantic piece of apple pie
FINAL BID: $300
SOLD TO: John
John Fincher is now given the choice of the piece of pie he just won or the right to split an entire apple pie four ways...but he keeps his own slice.
IMMUNITY CHALLENGE #9: Hold on to a rope and log for as long as possible. Every three minutes, they have to switch hands and go one knot lower on their rope.
Jaison Robinson's advantage in this challenge is that he can move his hand UP two knots once. Everybody starts out holding the rope and log with their right hand.
1. Shambo (and she takes a tumble!)
2. Russell
3. Monica
4. John
5. Brett
6. Mick
7. Natalie
Has Jaison's advantage here won him immunity?...
...YES, and Dave Ball also takes a tumble!
TRIBAL COUNCIL #10: Russell declines to use his current Hidden Immunity Idol for the second time in a row...
...good thing, too- he doesn't get any of the nine votes! But getting seven of them and becoming the fourth member of the jury is...
...John. Dave & Mick Trimming got the other two votes.
"Our Little Genius" host announced
Actor/comedian Kevin Pollak has been named the host of the upcoming FOX game show "Our Little Genius".
Source: The Futon Critic
Source: The Futon Critic
BREAKING NEWS: Comcast purchases big share of NBC Universal
Comcast agreed today to a $30 Billion+ deal in order to take the majority ownership of NBC Universal from General Electric. They are looking to improve NBC Universal's cable properties.
GE also bought Vivendi's 20% share of the company.
Various sources contributed to this report.
GE also bought Vivendi's 20% share of the company.
Various sources contributed to this report.
"The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights" 12/2- CONCLUSION OF QUARTERFINALS AND SEMI-FINALS
Early on in this two-hour episode, Kimbo Slice TURNED DOWN any chance of rejoining the competition because of his knee pain.
Just before his quarterfinal fight, Matt Mitrone got into a verbal altercation against Marcus Jones.
QUARTERFINAL FIGHT #3: Matt Mitrione vs. James McSweeney
Referee: Herb Dean
Round 1: During the first two minutes, McSweeney had a slight advantage. Afterwards, Mitrione blistered McSweeney with several good shots after catching one of his kicks. McSweeney took Mitrione down by the right leg halfway into the round, but Mitrione quickly locked in a hanging leg lock. McSweeney then got on top of Mitrione after breaking free. With 1:27 left, he put a guillotine choke on Mitrione...and five seconds later, he got the tapout win!
LAST QUARTERFINAL FIGHT: Marcus Jones vs. Darrill Schoonover
Referee: Herb Dean
Round 1: Jones quickly took Schoonover down with his right foot...and then pounded his way to a win by TKO with 2:28 left!
Shortly after the semi-final matchups were announced, Rampage Jackson & Rashad Evans got into some trash-talking. Then, Team Rampage TOTALLY REMODELED their locker room with virtually all pink stuff and a disco ball to close out the first half of this episode!
A little later, McSweeney & Zak Jensen got into a bedroom brawl after McSweeney played a bathroom prank on Jensen.
FIRST SEMI-FINAL FIGHT: Roy Nelson vs. James McSweeney
Referee: Steve Mazzagatti
Round 1: The early lead went to McSweeney, as he connected with several punches before attempting a guillotine while both fighters were standing up. But Nelson responded with a big double-leg takedown on McSweeney with 2:18 left on the clock. After he did some ground work...Nelson won by TKO at 4:11 of this round!
OTHER SEMI-FINAL FIGHT: Rashad Jones vs. Brendan Schaub
Referee: Josh Rosenthal
After Jones instantly took down Schaub, he controlled him on the ground for the next minute or so. Schaub then tried to punch his way back into the fight, but Jones halted his punching with a knee to the face. A few seconds later, Schaub knocked Jones down with a one-two punch...and he got the TKO victory at 2:11 of Round 1 to make it an all-Team Rashad final against Nelson!
Just before his quarterfinal fight, Matt Mitrone got into a verbal altercation against Marcus Jones.
QUARTERFINAL FIGHT #3: Matt Mitrione vs. James McSweeney
Referee: Herb Dean
Round 1: During the first two minutes, McSweeney had a slight advantage. Afterwards, Mitrione blistered McSweeney with several good shots after catching one of his kicks. McSweeney took Mitrione down by the right leg halfway into the round, but Mitrione quickly locked in a hanging leg lock. McSweeney then got on top of Mitrione after breaking free. With 1:27 left, he put a guillotine choke on Mitrione...and five seconds later, he got the tapout win!
LAST QUARTERFINAL FIGHT: Marcus Jones vs. Darrill Schoonover
Referee: Herb Dean
Round 1: Jones quickly took Schoonover down with his right foot...and then pounded his way to a win by TKO with 2:28 left!
Shortly after the semi-final matchups were announced, Rampage Jackson & Rashad Evans got into some trash-talking. Then, Team Rampage TOTALLY REMODELED their locker room with virtually all pink stuff and a disco ball to close out the first half of this episode!
A little later, McSweeney & Zak Jensen got into a bedroom brawl after McSweeney played a bathroom prank on Jensen.
FIRST SEMI-FINAL FIGHT: Roy Nelson vs. James McSweeney
Referee: Steve Mazzagatti
Round 1: The early lead went to McSweeney, as he connected with several punches before attempting a guillotine while both fighters were standing up. But Nelson responded with a big double-leg takedown on McSweeney with 2:18 left on the clock. After he did some ground work...Nelson won by TKO at 4:11 of this round!
OTHER SEMI-FINAL FIGHT: Rashad Jones vs. Brendan Schaub
Referee: Josh Rosenthal
After Jones instantly took down Schaub, he controlled him on the ground for the next minute or so. Schaub then tried to punch his way back into the fight, but Jones halted his punching with a knee to the face. A few seconds later, Schaub knocked Jones down with a one-two punch...and he got the TKO victory at 2:11 of Round 1 to make it an all-Team Rashad final against Nelson!
12/3/2009 Results
LMAD: The clues are out in full force for today's first three traders- Richard (dressed as "The Cat and the Hat"), Jamie (with a black/white wig) and Edna (dressed as the Queen of Diamonds). Incidentially, all three clues in this opening deal are colors. First, Richard can either have a bankroll or the orange thing behind Curtain #1. After some thought, he takes the bankroll...it has a $50 bill on the outside and 10 $100 bills inside, for a total of $1,050! Secondly, Jamie can either have the orange prize or the silver prize behind Curtain #2. With no hesitation, she takes the middle curtain...and she's won a silver Harley-Davidson worth $8,773! Finally, Edna can go for the orange or the green behind Curtain #3. She chooses #3...#1 had an orange 2010 KIA Rio LX worth $13,920. But before she can keep #3, she must survive Mr. Brady's offers for some guaranteed green. They start at $500, followed by $800 and $1,000. Edna goes all the way, and the prize itself behind #3 isn't green...but it's great for the environment anyway- a 2010 Prius (Std., #2; unlike on "The Price is Right" recently, this one is in black) worth $22,750!
The mother/daughter combination of Barbara & Kelly participate in the second deal. In the first stage, Barbara (the mom) has control; she can either have $500 or Curtain #1. Despite the fact that she says Kelly needs some money to pay for college, Barbara takes the leftmost curtain...which now has a dining room worth $2,959. Then, Kelly could give her mom $800 or what's inside the blue small box (Jonathan). Her choice is the cash...and we had a dazzling sapphire jewelry collection worth $4,535. Finally, the two of them can keep their cash and furniture or give it all back for what's behind Curtain #2. Wisely, they keep their current winnings...but if they had taken the middle curtain, they would've both gone on a Palm Beach, FL spa getaway (includes $3,000 spending money) worth $9,871.
In Deal #3, Sarah from the Navy is offered either the chance to stick her hands inside the box of money (Jonathan) or what's at the big box. She takes the bigger box...inside the cash box were $20 bills, but Sarah settles for a premium margarita machine worth $788.
Before the first half comes to a close, we need to give Delaney (dressed as a big "Hello, I'm..." name tag) and Cherron (dressed as a pirate) a chance at $4,000 with these three grocery items (Jonathan)- Kool-Aid, Velveeta Cheese & Ritz Crackers. The objective is to pick an item that was introduced nationally in the 1920s. Here's what they have picked:
Delaney: Kool-Aid
Cherron: Ritz
Delaney can sell his Kool-Aid for what's behind Curtain #2, but he doesn't...the dead center curtain had the morning's first ZONK, a ton of rotting peppers! Then, Mr. Brady gives Andrew a chance to predict if he's right or not for a Benjamin. Andrew says NO; the actual debut year for Kool-Aid was...1927, so Delaney's $4K richer! Cherron then sells her four grand opportunity for the new contents behind Curtain #3...good decision- Ritz actually came out in 1934, and she's just won a 40" Samsung LCD HDTV and an Archos DVR docking station, an electronic prize package worth $2,250! If she had chosen the Velveeta instead of the crackers, she would've also won the money, since that was introduced in 1928.
Keshia's our next contestant. The clue for Curtain #1 this time is 52726, which is a five-digit number that will be dialed on a telephone inside the small box (Jonathan) to spell out her prize for that curtain. She can either have that number dialed up or take $500. After thinking it out, she goes for it...I was right- that number spells out a 10-day trip to J-A-P-A-N worth $13,493! Then comes Dorelynn; Curtain #2's code is 74337. She turns down $800 (originally $700) for the chance to Mr. Brady to do some telephone work again...but all she gets is two S-H-E-E-P, which is a Z-O-N-K. Finally, Shannon (dressed as a runaway bride) is told that the big box's number has six digits instead of five- 538754. After a commercial break, she rejects $900 for this...a J-E-T S-K-I from Kawasaki worth $6,699!
THE BIG DEAL: We have a Big Deal that's worth $29,050 behind one of those three doors. Keshia gives back her really nice Japan trip for Door #3...and in return, she gets another one- this time to Hawaii worth $10,038! Where was that last automobile? Let's find out:
Door #1: Volkswagen Tiguan S and a $4,000 gas card
Door #2: Sony portable electronics package ($3,615)
TPIR: On Episode 4934K, Contestant's Row is first filled out by Joette Leshinski, Lenny Steren, Breanna Judy and Chad Deitrick from the Navy before we see the first IUFB, a Comfort Spa (Lanisha at Door #3).
Joette: $900
Lenny: $801
Breanna: $901
Chad: $950
ARP: You guessed it- $1,499
Chad, a logistics specialist, plays Money Game for a 2010 Nissan Cube 1.8 SL (Std., Ginormous, Pref., Interior, Sensor, WLocks)(Rachel at Door #2). Board:
(35)(19)(54)
(21)(98)(77)
(60)(20)(85)
MIDDLE NUMBER: 3 ($ _ _ , 3 _ _)
His first pick is 21...front of the car ($ 2 1 , 3 _ _). Then, he goes with 54 for the first attempt on the back half...but that's worth money. Secondly, he picks 85...more money. Third, he gets the air horn for picking 19, bringing him to $158. His final pick is 98...but the ARP was $21,377, leaving him with $256. I wouldn't have won this playing, either.
DQ: Picking 19 on next-to-last turn
Matthew Sackman then marches on down and the second IUFB is a Yamaha electronic keyboard (Gwendolyn behind splitting sign).
Matthew: $650
Joette: $400
Lenny: $901
Breanna: BUCK
ARP: $1,220
Lenny plays Squeeze Play for the JVC 47" LCD HDTV, as well as a 120 GB iPod and a Sony Blu-Ray Disc system (Lanisha & Rachel at Door #3). Board:
40468
He removes the zero for a guess of $4,468...
$ 4 4 6 8
...but he completely missed it- the ARP was $4,048.
Next up is Ofelia Olaes and the third IUFB is a MacBook (Lanisha & Rachel).
Ofelia: $1,200
Breanna: $800
Matthew: $2,000
Joette: $1,201
ARP: $1,299
Joette runs the Race Game for a wine refridgerator (Gwen), a sofa (Gwen & Rachel), tools (Rachel & Lanisha) and a recumbent bike (Lanisha). The four available prices are:
$699
$1,129
$1,650
$1,809
FIRST TRY:
Wine refridgerator: $1,129
Sofa: $1,809
Tools: $1,650
Recumbent bike: $699
ONE RIGHT- :31 LEFT
SECOND TRY:
Wine refridgerator: $1,129
Sofa: $1,650
Tools: $1,809
Recumbent bike: $699
TWO RIGHT- :17 LEFT
FINAL TRY:
Wine refridgerator: $699
Sofa: $1,809
Tools: $1,650
Recumbent bike: $1,129
LOSE EVERYTHING
The right prices were:
Wine refridgerator: $1,650
Sofa: $1,129
Tools: $1,809
Recumbent bike: $699
DQs: 2 (failure to change three of her four guesses on both her last two turns)
The Navy guy gets to the Showcase with his initial spin of a half-dollar. Everybody else had:
Lenny: 65 + 85 = DOH
Joette: Nickel + 20 = Quarter
Next to get called down is Minnie King and the fourth IUFB is a skateboard package (Gwen at Door #3).
Minnie: $1,201
Ofelia: $800
Breanna: $1,000
Matthew: $1,202
ARP: $1,060
Breanna completes the First Four Sweep to play Most Expensive for a BBQ (Lanisha), a Namco arcade game that includes "Galaga" and both versions of "Pac-Man" (Rachel) and some women's designer shoes (Gwen). I say the game, while she picks the BBQ thanks to her friends...
BBQ: $1,899
Game: $3,495
Shoes: $2,405
...should've gone with me.
The next player that might kill today's skunk threat is Miles McGiveny and the next IUFB is a selection of Philip B. hair products and some accessories (Rachel at the turntable).
Miles: $699
Matthew: $850
Minnie: $998
Ofelia: $800
ARP: $1,982
Minnie could be the "King of the Road" in this Jeep Wrangler (Std., AT, Prot)(Gwen) if she wins One Away (Lanisha). The opening dud price:
$ 3 1 , 2 7 5
First guess:
$ 2 0 , 3 8 4
That means the Mighty Sound Effects Lady will give Minnie...three honks. She then changes to...
$ 2 2 , 1 8 4
...and we get on the board in a big way!
(Note: She just could NOT say the first half of the famous question perfectly!)
Our final player this morning is Steve Kim and concluding the day's IUFB brigade is a trio of Hartmann luggage (Gwen & Lanisha).
Steve: $675
Ofelia: $699
Miles: $750
Matthew: $751
ARP: $1,190
Matthew, a triple-major college student from Seattle, plays Pick a Pair for an Ashley bedroom (Rachel) worth $4,058. The groceries on the counter this time are Clorox Wipes, Quaker Quakes, CH Sugar Cubes, Lady Speed Stick, Yoplait Kids Yogurt and three pieces of Turtles.
He first picks the sugar cubes, which are $1.39. His second selection is the candy...and he's also a winner!
My lineup today:
1. Most Expensive
2. Squeeze Play
3. Money Game
4. Pick a Pair
5. Race Game
6. One Away
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #2:
Breeanna ($1,060): $.65
Matthew ($5,248): Dime + Nickel = $.15
Minnie ($24,166): 40 + 65 = OVER BY A NICKEL
Good news for Chad- because Breeanna won this Showcase Showdown, he'll get the Top Winner spot in today's Showcase.
The first Showcase has a trio of coffee makers and a year's supply of Seattle Best Coffee (Gwen) and trips to a couple of places where you might find the best coffee being grown- Kona, HI (Lanisha at Door #3; includes a coffee crop tour) and Brazil (Lanisha at Door #3; includes a coffee-sampling cafe tour).
CHAD PASSES TO BREEANNA; BREEANNA BIDS $13,250 ON COFFEE SHOWCASE- POSSIBLE GARF OF THE CENTURY
MY BID FOR COFFEE SHOWCASE: $28,800
Chad's Showcase is related to this Tuesday's eighth-season finale of "The Biggest Loser"! First, he could work out with Bob Harper and/or Jillian Michaels with a Pro-Form treadmill/weight set (Rachel at Door #1). After doing that, he could get massages for a year from Salon Wish (Lanisha at Door #2). Then, he can start eating healthy with this $1,000 ShopOrganic.com gift certificate (Lanisha at Door #2). Next, another Bob in Bob Greene offers him a couple of his Bestlife books and $2,000 in gift certificates from thebestlife.com (Door #2; everybody in today's audience gets a one-year membership to that website). Finally, Chad could show off his new body in Anguilla (Bob at Door #2; includes dinner at a couple of five-star restaurants, five personal training sessions for two and a one-day catameran excursion).
CHAD BIDS $21,450 ON WORKOUT SHOWCASE- POSSIBLE GARF OF THE CENTURY #2
MY BID FOR WORKOUT SHOWCASE: $36,750
BREEANNA'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $13,250
ARP: $25,572
DIFFERENCE: $12,322
CHAD'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $21,450
ARP: $19,254
OVER- BREEANNA WINS
Breeanna wins $26,632 in stuff; Chad leaves with $1,755 in cash and portable spa.
Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?: Our first grown-up on this Thursday is Jennifer Graham (who is an administrative recruiter). The first classmate that she calls up is Pablo and here are her categories:
1st Grade World Geography
1st Grade Animal Science
2nd Grade Nature
2nd Grade Math
3rd Grade U.S. Geography
3rd Grade Music
4th Grade Anatomy
4th Grade World History
5th Grade U.S. History
5th Grade Ancient Cultures
She starts at the bottom of the board with 1st Grade World Geography. For her first $500, here's the question:
If Madison's visiting the nation of Thailand, what continent is she on?
Jennifer's guess is Europe...incorrect, but Pablo does Save her with Asia. Her second subject is 2nd Grade Math. This could triple her base $500:
If you wrote out all the whole numbers from 1 to 99, how many zeroes would you use?
She locks in nine (as did Pablo)...I thought for sure that was wrong, but she's right! Her third question comes from 1st Grade Animal Science. For another $500:
What land mammal has the largest ears?
Jennifer's right with the elephant, giving her a couple grand at this point! Her second partner is Annalise and her fourth topic is 5th Grade Ancient Cultures. For a new total of $7,000, here's the question:
Shown in the following picture, the Mayan temple known as the Temple of the Giant Jaguar is located in Tikal in what Central American country?
She's wrong with Costa Rica; it's actually found in Guatemala. Still with $180,000 to go for, her next category at the midway mark is 3rd Grade U.S. Geography. This is a $2,500 question:
The headquarters of the U.S. Department of Defense, The Pentagon is located in what U.S. state?
Jennifer's wrong again with the Big Apple state of New York- she should've thought of my home state, Virginia. The other 3rd Grade question in Music is:
What patriotic George M. Cohan song features the lyrics "Ev'ry heart beats true 'neath the red, white and blue"?
Jennifer locks in her Peek and takes Annalise's answer of "Grand Ol' Flag"...correct! Since she still has the Copy left, Madison now comes into play. The next category chosen by Jenny is 4th Grade Anatomy. For another $3,500, here's her seventh question:
If Mr. Foxworthy has a clog in his eustachian tubes, he has a clog in which organ?
A: Ear
B: Lungs
C: Small intestine
She locks in the small intestine...but she should've used the Copy- all three classmates said the correct body part of ear. Next up is this 5th Grade U.S. History question worth $5,000:
The peace treaty ended the War of 1812 was signed in what year?
Jennifer wisely uses the Copy because she realizes that Madison locked in an answer quickly. She wrote down 1814...got it! Now that Jenny's on her own from here on out, she next goes with the 4th Grade World History question. For $3,500 more, here it is:
At the time of The French Revolution, The First Estate referred to which of the following?
A: The common people
B: The clergy
C: The nobility
She sides with the common people...NO. It was the clergy. That means she'll have to settle for the chance to possibly repeat Nevious Osbourne's feat of winning $10,000 on a Bonus Question yesterday.
Extra Credit Question of the Day:
If the average American could play one instrument in a rock band, what would they play?
A: Bass
B: Guitar
C: Drums
Answer: The drums; the bass was taken out first.
Let's now go to the 2nd Grade Nature question:
T or F: The tallest tree in the world is an evergreen.
She's correct with True. Now, for her $10K question in 5th Grade Social Studies:
What Amendment to the U.S. Constitution grants women the right to vote in federal elections?
Jennifer's hoping to get lucky with her final answer of the 7th Amendment...but she CRAPS OUT (and Flunks Out) for good, so she deservingly leaves with the $250 card. The correct answer was the 19th. Outtakes are shown to end this episode.
In the nightcap, online university enrollment advisor Terrence Terrell gets a free shot at this Bonus Question in Nature because he's got $2,500 at this point:
Acid rain is produced when water vapor is mixed with nitrogen oxide and what other gas?
Terrence's guess is oxygen...no, it was sulfur dioxide, so that much money goes to him on his pre-paid credit card.
The Newlywed Game: Thursday's duos:
Craig & Melanie (married 10 months)
Mike & Tessa (married a year and five months)
Kris & Cynthia (married a year and three months)
Randy's Intro: "Carnie 'Tell me about your whoopie-making' Wilson!"
ROUND 1:
1. When she comes home after a wild night partying on the town, is your wife more likely to go crazy on you or the refridgerator?
2. If your wife won $10,000 on a lotto ticket, what's the first thing she would buy?
3. Complete the following: "It sends a chill down my spine when my wife ______________."
HUSBANDS' RESPONSES:
Craig:
1. Myself
2. Nothing (put it in her savings account)
3. Goes downtown
Mike:
1. Refridgerator
2. Nothing (put it in her savings account)
3. Drinking really loudly
Kris:
1. Myself
2. Silicone
3. Lacks confidence
SECOND HONEYMOON TRIP AT STAKE: Antigua (St. James' Club)
WIVES' RESPONSES:
Melanie:
1. Him- MATCH (5)
2. Buying a house- NO MATCH
3. Saluting or saying hello to Captain America- ACCEPTABLE (10)
Tessa:
1. Him- NO MATCH
2. A trip to Italy- NO MATCH
3. Swallowing water very loudly- MATCH (5)
Cynthia:
1. Him- MATCH (5)
2. Pay off her car- NO MATCH
3. Walking around the house naked- NO MATCH
ROUND 2:
1. In what area is your husband most gifted- intellectually, manually or orally?
2. When your husband gets into trouble, who's usually his partner in crime?
eHarmony.com Dimension (Communication): If your husband planned a surprise for you, who would he confide it with- a friend, a family member or no one?
30-POINT BONUS QUESTION: "To honor my husband, I would get a tattoo of _____________ on my __________."
WIVES' RESPONSES:
Melanie:
1. Orally
2. His friend Brian
3. Friend
BONUS: His name on her left wrist (which she's already had done!)
Tessa:
1. Manually
2. His best friend Kevin
3. Family member
BONUS: A sports team's logo on her butt
Cynthia:
1. Intellectually
2. His best man Todd
3. Friend
BONUS: Chinese symbols on her hips
HUSBANDS' RESPONSES:
Craig:
1. Orally- MATCH (20)
2. Brian- MATCH (30)
3. Friend- MATCH (40)
BONUS: His name on her wrist- WIN! (70; ties season-high)
Mike:
1. Intellectually- NO MATCH
2. Kevin- MATCH (15)
3. Friend- NO MATCH
BONUS: A heart with him in it on her back- ELIMINATED
Kris:
1. Intellectually- MATCH (15)
2. Todd- MATCH (25)
3. Friend- MATCH (35)
BONUS: Chinese symbols on her back- ONE MATCH (50)
For the second time this week, we came SO CLOSE to having the first PERFECT WIN of the season. If only Craig had said nothing on the $10K question...
Today's Consolation Prize: $250 worth of Omaha Steaks
WOF: First up, we're looking for a TV Title:
_ O G
_ H _ S _ _ _ E R
Amy's correct with DOG WHISPERER for the night's first $1,000. Now, for our panel on this Thursday:
Amy Richardson (Baton Rouge)- Part-time LSU student and a worker at her dad's full-time vetenarian supply company; she owns a wiener dog named Buster
Jennifer Grimes (Queen Creek, AZ)- Full-time student at PETA Medical Institute; owns two dogs and a cat
Tony Tambarano (Cyprus, TX)- A salesman who owns three dogs and cats
$2,000 Toss-Up category is Thing:
_ _ _ H I _ G
W E _ L
Tony solves WISHING WELL for $2,000.
After a $5,000 trip to the Loews Coronado Bay Resort & Spa in San Diego gets thrown onto the wheel, the Eggland's Best Jackpot Round category is Fictional Characters. Tony opens with an E while on Free Play, two R's for $800, a $2,500 S and then he buys two A's. Next, he calls three N's while on FP for another $1,500, the D for the Hayneedle.com gift tag (and $1,000 will be donated to the Best Friends Animal Society in the state of Utah) and we have...
_ _ A R _ _ E / _ R _ _ N
A N D / S N _ _ _ _
...he solves the two key "Peanuts" characters, CHARLIE BROWN AND SNOOPY for another $5,550 in cash and gift certificate, making his new total $7,550 in cash and gift tag.
PERFECT ROUND
LEFT BEHIND IN JACKPOT: $8,900
Prize Puzzle Round category is Phrase. Up first this time is Amy with a trio of R's for $2,700 but then a Bankrupt. Jennifer secondly calls two T's for $1,200, a $500 H and two N's for the Million Dollar Wedge before buying four E's and five A's. Afterwards, she lights up a couple D's for another $1,100, buys three O's, puts up a $300 L, three C's for an additional $2,700, a couple M's for $600 more and the board now reads...
_ E L C O M E
A _ O A R D / _ R O M
T H E / C A _ T A _ N
A N D / C R E _
...and she solves WELCOME ABOARD FROM THE CAPTAIN AND CREW for the MDW, $5,650 and a Princess Alaskan Cruise worth $5,500, giving her $11,150 in cash and cruise.
BANKRUPT: Amy
WINNING ID FOR CRUISE: DM2559762 (Darcylynn M. from New York)
MidNite Mystery Round category is Same Name. Jennifer begins this round with an $800 N, a couple R's to double that and then she purchases a trio of E's, but she then calls the night's first dud in S. Tony then calls four T's for the Wild Card but he then loses it right back to a Bankrupt.
Amy next makes a $600 P appear, but then her turn disappears with a dud vowel of O. Back to Jennifer, she lights up the two C's at the bottom for another $600 and buys triple A's before we see this...
_ E N T A _ / &
T A R _ E T
P R A C T _ C E
...and she solves DENTAL & TARGET PRACTICE to add $1,700 onto her leading total, which now stands at $12,850 in cash and cruise.
DUDS: O (Amy), $300 S (Jennifer)
BANKRUPT: Tony
$3,000 Toss-Up category is Occupation:
M A I L
C _ R _ _ _ R
All dogs love to chase after one of these- a MAIL CARRIER, and Tony knows that to close in on Jennifer with a new second-place total of $10,550.
TONIGHT'S $3,000-WINNING PET: Tigger (Cayce, SC)
Next category is Proper Name. Tony immediately gets his second Bankrupt of the night. Amy secondly lights up two R's for $600 but she then duds out with T. Third, Jennifer calls two N's for $700 and a $700 S before buying four A's and a couple I's. After a $300 C, we have the following:
A R I _ _ N A
C A R _ I N A _ S
She then solves the most recent Super Bowl losers, the ARIZONA CARDINALS, for an extra $1,200 and bringing her to $14,050 in current winnings.
DUD: $600 T (Amy)
BANKRUPT: Tony
Speed-Up Round category is Event and consonants are worth $1,350 apiece. Jennifer's not completely out of the woods yet. After Amy calls the C...
E _ C L _ S _ _ E
_ N T E R _ _ E _
...she blanks on the second word, so she gets buzzed. Jennifer then calls the V's...
E _ C L _ S _ V E
_ N T E R V _ E _
...she might soon be scoring an EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW, because she's going for the million with a winning total of $19,450 in cash and cruise! Tony leaves with $10,550 in cash and gift tag and Amy gets a non-goooseegged $1,000.
So far, 31 grand in cash and prizes has been given away tonight.
DUDS: F (Tony), G (Jennifer), M (Tony)
DQ: Amy (second word blanking)
TONIGHT'S BANKRUPT TRASH (excluding Wild Card): $2,700
(Note: The new $1,000,000 graphic shown before the final commercial break works the same as the other BR money win graphics, except there's four spotlights surrounding it like last season's $1M graphic.)
MILLION DOLLAR BONUS ROUND #3: This is the first one of the season to take place at home base. Jennifer Grimes spins the single star and the category is Things. Starting with:
_ _ N _
_ _ _ _ E S
She calls M, F, D and A and gets...
_ _ N D
_ _ _ M E S
...after being incorrect with MIND GAMES, she solves WIND CHIMES! And after they have blown...
...she learns that she's NOT a millionaire, but rather one of the first new owners of a 2010 Honda Element EX 4X2 (Std., AT) worth $23,275, giving her a grand total of $42,725 in cash and prizes!
MILLION DOLLAR LOCATION: Triple star
(Note: As of right now, Wheel Watchers Club members NO LONGER have a chance to win an automobile, even though the in-studio contestants still get the opportunity.)
Video Bonus: "Wheel" Million Dollar Bonus Round #3/Car Win #1
Jeopardy!: Last night, Air Force Base Commander Dave Belote posted the highest one-day win amongst the regular games so far this season with $39,999! Let's see if he can repeat as champion and possibly do just as well or even better tonight against these players:
Emily Brown (Lincoln, RI)- Fundraiser
Todd Ryan (Jacksonville, FL)- Biology student
We start off with these six subjects:
NATIONAL ANTHEMS
DOUBLE-LETTER WORDS
JAILHOUSE ROCK
ALSO A U.S. STATE
COMMON LAST NAME'S THE SAME
WOODSTOCK (Clue Crew clues from The Museum at Bethel Woods in Bethel, NY, located at the site of the 1969 Woodstock festival)
At the first break, both challengers are tied for the early lead with $2,600; Commander Belote trails them both by $1,200. The first Daily Double of the night is found by Ryan under the $800 Also a U.S. State clue with four grand and the outright lead; the champion's now at $1,800. He makes it a True Daily Double! For eight grand or nothing, here's the clue:
Two-word beseeching request for Ms. Fanning to continue in the direction of Antarctica.
"What is South Dakota?"...he DOUBLES to eight large no problem! To close out this round, the High School Strategy is used by everybody on the Double-Letter Words. At the end of the round, Ryan's up to $9,400. He's not in Lock Game Territory at least for right now, because Commander Belote's second-place score stands at $5,600 and Brown now has $3,400.
LACH TRASH (all attempted): $200
DJ! Categories:
MATH
MILESTONE BIRTHDAYS 2009
OPERA
LETTER, PLEASE (each correct response is one of the 26 letters of the alphabet)
DEATH IN VENICE
LIFE IN DES MOINES
On the fourth clue of the round, Brown uncovers DD #1 under the $1,600 Death In Venice clue with five grand; Commander Belote's score has moved up a bit to $6,400. Her wager is three big ones on this clue:
This physicist who noted an effect in sound waves from moving sources died in Venice in 1853 and is buried in its San Michele.
"Who is Doppler?"...correct for a new total of eight grand! A little later, Ryan beats Commander Belote to the punch on coming up with the correct response on the $1,600 Letter Please clue, which was about the Air Force! After three Triple Stumpers in a row towards the end of this round while going Daily Double Hunting, she finds the other DD with the $800 Opera clue at $11,200. She's a couple grand behind Commander Belote for second place, while Ryan has a fairly comfortable lead with $20,600. Her wager this time is...$4,000. Once again, to re-take second place, the clue this time looks like this:
Several operas based on "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" are named for this gypsy girl.
"Who is Esmeralda?"...that's right to put her back in second at $15,200!
ATTEMPTED LACH TRASH: $1,200
UNATTEMPTED LACH TRASH: $7,600
TOTAL DJ! LACH TRASH: $8,800
SCORES AFTER DOUBLE JEOPARDY!:
Dave: $13,200
Todd: $20,600
Emily: $15,200
CORYAT SCORES:
Dave: $13,200
Todd: $17,400
Emily: $10,600
In this barn-burner of a game here, we're heading into a FJ! Stratton's Dilemma.
FJ! CATEGORY: Shakespeare's Women.
The name of this royal daughter from a tragedy is from a word meaning "little king".
Commander Dave Belote's response was "Who is Regan?"...right! The betting calculator suggested that he risk anywhere from $2,001-$2,400...but he actually bet $7,401, so he now has $20,601 and a possible victory. Emily Brown...said Cordelia, costing her EVERYTHING, so she leaves with $1,000. It all comes down to Todd Ryan, who wrote down the same thing...MRS. BROWN PUT DOWN, ALTHOUGH THAT INCORRECT RESPONSE PROVES TO BE A MOOT POINT, AS HE DIDN'T WAGER A PENNY (the calculator told him to wager $9,201 to cover Brown). In any event, Commander Belote has retained the title and now has a two-day total of $60,600!
Catch 21: Tonight's card cadets:
Kelly ?- Elementary charter school worker
David ? (originally from London)- Sailor
LaTonya Davis (originally from Louisiana)- Massage therapist
ROUND 1 BASE CARDS:
Kelly: QUEEN OF SPADES
David: 7 OF CLUBS
LaTonya: 9 OF DIAMONDS
TONIGHT'S BONUS PRIZE: Trip to Palm Springs (Fantasy Springs)
1. Due to the sagging economy, what cosmetic procedure saw a 12% decline in the U.S. last year?
A: Face lifts
B: Boob jobs
C: ???
David: Face lifts- NO
Kelly: Boob jobs- YES INDEED (100)
CARD: ACE OF CLUBS- INSTANTLY WINS ROUND 1 & TRIP (600)
ROUND 2 BASE CARDS:
Kelly: 8 OF DIAMONDS
David: KING OF CLUBS
LaTonya: 5 OF DIAMONDS
After three questions, here are the new hands:
Kelly: (8D)(9C) = 17 (600)
David (KC)(10S) = FROZE AT 20 AFTER THE FIRST QUESTION (100)
LaTonya: (5D)(2D) = 7 (200)
4. If your handyman takes out his tool and you notice he has a ball on his peen, what's he holding?
A: Screwdriver
B: Hammer
C: Saw
LaTonya: Screwdriver- NO
Kelly: Hammer- RIGHT (700)
CARD: 6 OF HEARTS, WHICH IS PASSED TO LATONYA (13)
5. Take a Big Gulp before you answer this- the convenience store 7-Eleven takes its name for what?
Kelly: 7-Eleven (she rang in early)- OOPS
Choices for LaTonya:
A: Its original area code
B: Its original business hours
C: Its original street address
LaTonya: Its original business hours- CORRECT (200)
CARD: 7 OF HEARTS; KEEPS IT (TIED at 20- wha?)
6. From the Greek words for "river horse", what "hungry, hungry" animal eats 80 pounds of food a day?
Kelly: Hippo- YOU BET (800)
If this next card isn't an Ace, LaTonya's in big trouble.
CARD: 8 OF HEARTS, BUSTING OUT LATONYA
LaTonya's blunder is a ZONK ANSWER OF THE WEEK NOMINEE (so she gets the "NBC tacky buzzer").
KELLY:
7. JACK OF HEARTS- LATONYA DESERVINGLY GETS THE CELEBRITY BOOT
Adding insult to injury, if LaTonya had passed that seven to Kelly to bust her out, she then would've made a 21 and moved on to the Championship Round. Instead, she goes home empty-handed.
CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND BASE CARDS:
Kelly: 6 OF CLUBS
David: 8 OF CLUBS
1. Even though he was popular with the ladies, what classic TV character liked to go to the malt shop and bag the jukebox?
Kelly: Fonzie- OF COURSE
CARD: 2 OF SPADES; KEEPS IT (TIED at 8)
2. Before she founded "Ms. Magazine", what feminist icon wrote a revealing article about her time undercover as a Playboy Bunny?
A: Gloria Vanderbuilt
B: Gloria Steinem
C: ???
Kelly: Steinem- RIGHT AGAIN
CARD: 6 OF SPADES; PASSES TO DAVID (14)
3. If Dorothy flew home on The Wicked Witch's broomstick, she might touch down in which Kansas city?
A: Wichita
B: Omaha
C: Tulsa
David: Wichita- CORRECT
CARD: 7 OF SPADES- WIN!
Kelly leaves with the Palm Springs mini-vacation.
BLACKJACK BONANZA: Three Power Chips are now given to David.
OPENING CARDS:
HAND #1: 6 OF DIAMONDS
HAND #2: 9 OF SPADES
HAND #3: 2 OF CLUBS
1. 8 OF CLUBS; PLACES IN HAND #3 (10)
2. 10 OF CLUBS; CHANGES IT (two Power Chips left)
3. 7 OF HEARTS; PLACES IN HAND #2 (16; could've been on the board at this point)
4. 8 OF SPADES; CHANGES IT (one Power Chip left)
5. 2 OF SPADES; PLACES IN HAND #1 (18; could've won $5,000 by now)
6. QUEEN OF HEARTS; PLACES IN HAND #1 (16)
7. KING OF SPADES; CHANGES IT (no Power Chips left)
8. 7 OF CLUBS, WHICH IS PLACED IN HAND #3 (17)
9. ACE OF DIAMONDS; PLACES IN HAND #3 (18; he could've won the $25,000 by this point)
10. 9 OF HEARTS- FIRST WIPEOUT OF THE SEASON
He should've played the first eight and seven in the first hand, the 10 and the second deuce in the first hand, and then the second eight and the Ace in the third hand.
BrainSurge: Let's hope we can rebound from possibly the worst episode ever yesterday with today's show. Here are our next six Brainiacs:
Hannah (a very ticklish girl)
Evan (a three-time martial arts world champion)
Tyler (a dodgeball champion)
Zoelle (a horseback rider and crochet player)
Alai (who hates tomatoes by themselves but loves ketchup)
Randy (a cartoonist that's into Heavy Metal music)
For 10: What's the fastest speed Jeff reached while riding his bicycle?
ANSWER: 17 mph
Everybody's on the scoreboard in the blink of an eye!
For 20: How many somersaults did Jeff do while doing a circus trapeze act?
ANSWER: 12
Not tripling their scores to 30 are Alai (10), Hannah (seven) and Zoelle (10).
For 30: Which number within the range of 41-50 did NOT appear anywhere in the 18-square grid?
ANSWER: 46
Zoelle is incorrect again with 49; Alai & Hannah quadruple up to 40 while the other three kids now have 60.
For 40: At a Bottle Smash carnival game, there's a nine-square bottle grid with numbers from one to nine; which number was on the the bottle that Jeff hit in the center square?
ANSWER: Eight
Evan & Randy are four for four thus far; Zoelle & Tyler both missed with five, Hannah was wrong with two and Alai locked in six.
(WOF Time's Up Signal)
FOR 100: An archer launched an arrow through how many trees in the forest?
ANSWER: Eight
Randy finishes a 5 for 5 effort in Level 1, while Evan & Zoelle are eliminated after both were one off with nine, sending away the two of them with a slime bucket and a Spongebob Squarepants alarm clock. Evan wasted a fantastic start in the process.
Level 2: We hear how Jeff managed to save the world last summer.
Round 1:
Randy: What color was the school bus in the story?
Guess: Yellow- CORRECT
Tyler: What famous landmark was holding a battery-shaped object in her hand?
Guess: The Statue of Liberty- YOU BET
Hannah: What bathroom appliance turned into a robot that almost gave Jeff a Swirlie for dessert?
Guess: Toilet- RIGHT
Alai: Jeff short-circuited the evil robot leader by sticking a trimmer up his what?
Guess: Butt- NO WAY
Randy: Nose- RIGHT
Round 2:
Tyler: What famous New York bridge turned into the evil robot leader?
Guess: The Brooklyn Bridge- RIGHT
Hannah: The nose trimmer originally belonged to which of Jeff's relatives?
Guess: His grandfather- YES INDEED
Randy: Jeff sped down the street in the so-called arms of the robot made from which of his posessions?
Guess: Toilet- OUT (A: Bike)
KO Round: #1 & #11, #2 & #12, #3 & #16, #4 & #6, #5 & #14, #7 & #8, #9 & #15 and #10 & #13 are today's eight matching pairs.
Tyler: Front & Back (#7 & #8)
Hannah: #1 & #11
Tyler: #13 & #10
Hannah: #2 & #12
Tyler: #3 & #16
Hannah: #9 & #14
Tyler: #9 & #15- WIN!
The last three eliminated youngsters each receive the Southern California City Pass.
THE FINAL LEVEL: Tyler could take home a Behringer electric guitar, a Schwinn bike and a trip to San Francisco.
GUITAR GRID: #1, #5, #6, #7, #12 & #15
1. #1 & #6
2. CLEAR WITH 1:14.26 LEFT
BIKE GRID: #4, #10, #14, #13, #12, #11, #17 & #21
1. INSTANT CLEAR WITH 1:07.74 LEFT
S.F. GRID: #5, #4, #9, #8, #13, #19, #20, #26, #27 & #33
1. #5, #4, #9, #8, #13, #20
2. #5, #4, #9, #20
3. SAME AS FIRST TURN
4. DQ (failed to hit the button for #5)
5. SAME AS FIRST AND THIRD TURNS
He then loses the trip by forgetting to hit the button for #9 on each of his last two turns.
DOND: #19 John Smith, definitely not related to the legendary Pocahantas, was today's big money hopeful.
ROUND #1:
1. #2 (Margie)- WIPEOUT ($500,000)
2. #10 (Stacy)- $500
3. #16 (Alan)- PENNY
4. #17 (Micah)- $2,500
5. #13 (Susanna)- $400
OPENING OFFER: $13,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 2:
1. #8 (Latesha)- $300
2. #9 (Nadine)- $75,000
3. #5 (Tricia)- $250,000 (DANGER ZONE ENFORCED)
4. #7 (Bernard)- $5,000
5. #14 (Heather)- $10
SECOND OFFER: $7,500- NO DEAL
ROUND 3:
1. #15 (Jessie)- $25,000 (STRIKE ONE)
2. #22 (Jonathan)- $25
3. #4 (Kristi)- $50
4. #6 (Fazlul)- BUCK
THIRD OFFER: $14,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 4:
1. #18 (Tricia P.)- $7,500
2. #12 (Patti)- $100
FOURTH OFFER: $18,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 5:
1. #20 (Paula)- $1,000
2. #3 (Jason)- $10,000
FIFTH OFFER: $22,000- NO DEAL
19th PICK: #11 (Cristin)- $200
SIXTH OFFER: $30,000- NO DEAL
20th PICK: #1 (Diana)- $100,000 (BIG STRIKE TWO; NO SAFETY NET REMAINING)
FINAL OFFER: $22,000- DEAL
If he had gone for the $50,000...he would've won it.
Millionaire ("Live With Regis & Kelly Week, Day 4"):
Game 1 (being played by a Virginian!)
Game 2
Episode ratings:
8: "Jeopardy!", "The Newlywed Game" & "Wheel of Fortune"
7: "BrainSurge", "Deal or No Deal", "Let's Make a Deal", "Millionaire" & "The Price is Right"
4: "Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?" & "Catch 21"
The mother/daughter combination of Barbara & Kelly participate in the second deal. In the first stage, Barbara (the mom) has control; she can either have $500 or Curtain #1. Despite the fact that she says Kelly needs some money to pay for college, Barbara takes the leftmost curtain...which now has a dining room worth $2,959. Then, Kelly could give her mom $800 or what's inside the blue small box (Jonathan). Her choice is the cash...and we had a dazzling sapphire jewelry collection worth $4,535. Finally, the two of them can keep their cash and furniture or give it all back for what's behind Curtain #2. Wisely, they keep their current winnings...but if they had taken the middle curtain, they would've both gone on a Palm Beach, FL spa getaway (includes $3,000 spending money) worth $9,871.
In Deal #3, Sarah from the Navy is offered either the chance to stick her hands inside the box of money (Jonathan) or what's at the big box. She takes the bigger box...inside the cash box were $20 bills, but Sarah settles for a premium margarita machine worth $788.
Before the first half comes to a close, we need to give Delaney (dressed as a big "Hello, I'm..." name tag) and Cherron (dressed as a pirate) a chance at $4,000 with these three grocery items (Jonathan)- Kool-Aid, Velveeta Cheese & Ritz Crackers. The objective is to pick an item that was introduced nationally in the 1920s. Here's what they have picked:
Delaney: Kool-Aid
Cherron: Ritz
Delaney can sell his Kool-Aid for what's behind Curtain #2, but he doesn't...the dead center curtain had the morning's first ZONK, a ton of rotting peppers! Then, Mr. Brady gives Andrew a chance to predict if he's right or not for a Benjamin. Andrew says NO; the actual debut year for Kool-Aid was...1927, so Delaney's $4K richer! Cherron then sells her four grand opportunity for the new contents behind Curtain #3...good decision- Ritz actually came out in 1934, and she's just won a 40" Samsung LCD HDTV and an Archos DVR docking station, an electronic prize package worth $2,250! If she had chosen the Velveeta instead of the crackers, she would've also won the money, since that was introduced in 1928.
Keshia's our next contestant. The clue for Curtain #1 this time is 52726, which is a five-digit number that will be dialed on a telephone inside the small box (Jonathan) to spell out her prize for that curtain. She can either have that number dialed up or take $500. After thinking it out, she goes for it...I was right- that number spells out a 10-day trip to J-A-P-A-N worth $13,493! Then comes Dorelynn; Curtain #2's code is 74337. She turns down $800 (originally $700) for the chance to Mr. Brady to do some telephone work again...but all she gets is two S-H-E-E-P, which is a Z-O-N-K. Finally, Shannon (dressed as a runaway bride) is told that the big box's number has six digits instead of five- 538754. After a commercial break, she rejects $900 for this...a J-E-T S-K-I from Kawasaki worth $6,699!
THE BIG DEAL: We have a Big Deal that's worth $29,050 behind one of those three doors. Keshia gives back her really nice Japan trip for Door #3...and in return, she gets another one- this time to Hawaii worth $10,038! Where was that last automobile? Let's find out:
Door #1: Volkswagen Tiguan S and a $4,000 gas card
Door #2: Sony portable electronics package ($3,615)
TPIR: On Episode 4934K, Contestant's Row is first filled out by Joette Leshinski, Lenny Steren, Breanna Judy and Chad Deitrick from the Navy before we see the first IUFB, a Comfort Spa (Lanisha at Door #3).
Joette: $900
Lenny: $801
Breanna: $901
Chad: $950
ARP: You guessed it- $1,499
Chad, a logistics specialist, plays Money Game for a 2010 Nissan Cube 1.8 SL (Std., Ginormous, Pref., Interior, Sensor, WLocks)(Rachel at Door #2). Board:
(35)(19)(54)
(21)(98)(77)
(60)(20)(85)
MIDDLE NUMBER: 3 ($ _ _ , 3 _ _)
His first pick is 21...front of the car ($ 2 1 , 3 _ _). Then, he goes with 54 for the first attempt on the back half...but that's worth money. Secondly, he picks 85...more money. Third, he gets the air horn for picking 19, bringing him to $158. His final pick is 98...but the ARP was $21,377, leaving him with $256. I wouldn't have won this playing, either.
DQ: Picking 19 on next-to-last turn
Matthew Sackman then marches on down and the second IUFB is a Yamaha electronic keyboard (Gwendolyn behind splitting sign).
Matthew: $650
Joette: $400
Lenny: $901
Breanna: BUCK
ARP: $1,220
Lenny plays Squeeze Play for the JVC 47" LCD HDTV, as well as a 120 GB iPod and a Sony Blu-Ray Disc system (Lanisha & Rachel at Door #3). Board:
40468
He removes the zero for a guess of $4,468...
$ 4 4 6 8
...but he completely missed it- the ARP was $4,048.
Next up is Ofelia Olaes and the third IUFB is a MacBook (Lanisha & Rachel).
Ofelia: $1,200
Breanna: $800
Matthew: $2,000
Joette: $1,201
ARP: $1,299
Joette runs the Race Game for a wine refridgerator (Gwen), a sofa (Gwen & Rachel), tools (Rachel & Lanisha) and a recumbent bike (Lanisha). The four available prices are:
$699
$1,129
$1,650
$1,809
FIRST TRY:
Wine refridgerator: $1,129
Sofa: $1,809
Tools: $1,650
Recumbent bike: $699
ONE RIGHT- :31 LEFT
SECOND TRY:
Wine refridgerator: $1,129
Sofa: $1,650
Tools: $1,809
Recumbent bike: $699
TWO RIGHT- :17 LEFT
FINAL TRY:
Wine refridgerator: $699
Sofa: $1,809
Tools: $1,650
Recumbent bike: $1,129
LOSE EVERYTHING
The right prices were:
Wine refridgerator: $1,650
Sofa: $1,129
Tools: $1,809
Recumbent bike: $699
DQs: 2 (failure to change three of her four guesses on both her last two turns)
The Navy guy gets to the Showcase with his initial spin of a half-dollar. Everybody else had:
Lenny: 65 + 85 = DOH
Joette: Nickel + 20 = Quarter
Next to get called down is Minnie King and the fourth IUFB is a skateboard package (Gwen at Door #3).
Minnie: $1,201
Ofelia: $800
Breanna: $1,000
Matthew: $1,202
ARP: $1,060
Breanna completes the First Four Sweep to play Most Expensive for a BBQ (Lanisha), a Namco arcade game that includes "Galaga" and both versions of "Pac-Man" (Rachel) and some women's designer shoes (Gwen). I say the game, while she picks the BBQ thanks to her friends...
BBQ: $1,899
Game: $3,495
Shoes: $2,405
...should've gone with me.
The next player that might kill today's skunk threat is Miles McGiveny and the next IUFB is a selection of Philip B. hair products and some accessories (Rachel at the turntable).
Miles: $699
Matthew: $850
Minnie: $998
Ofelia: $800
ARP: $1,982
Minnie could be the "King of the Road" in this Jeep Wrangler (Std., AT, Prot)(Gwen) if she wins One Away (Lanisha). The opening dud price:
$ 3 1 , 2 7 5
First guess:
$ 2 0 , 3 8 4
That means the Mighty Sound Effects Lady will give Minnie...three honks. She then changes to...
$ 2 2 , 1 8 4
...and we get on the board in a big way!
(Note: She just could NOT say the first half of the famous question perfectly!)
Our final player this morning is Steve Kim and concluding the day's IUFB brigade is a trio of Hartmann luggage (Gwen & Lanisha).
Steve: $675
Ofelia: $699
Miles: $750
Matthew: $751
ARP: $1,190
Matthew, a triple-major college student from Seattle, plays Pick a Pair for an Ashley bedroom (Rachel) worth $4,058. The groceries on the counter this time are Clorox Wipes, Quaker Quakes, CH Sugar Cubes, Lady Speed Stick, Yoplait Kids Yogurt and three pieces of Turtles.
He first picks the sugar cubes, which are $1.39. His second selection is the candy...and he's also a winner!
My lineup today:
1. Most Expensive
2. Squeeze Play
3. Money Game
4. Pick a Pair
5. Race Game
6. One Away
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #2:
Breeanna ($1,060): $.65
Matthew ($5,248): Dime + Nickel = $.15
Minnie ($24,166): 40 + 65 = OVER BY A NICKEL
Good news for Chad- because Breeanna won this Showcase Showdown, he'll get the Top Winner spot in today's Showcase.
The first Showcase has a trio of coffee makers and a year's supply of Seattle Best Coffee (Gwen) and trips to a couple of places where you might find the best coffee being grown- Kona, HI (Lanisha at Door #3; includes a coffee crop tour) and Brazil (Lanisha at Door #3; includes a coffee-sampling cafe tour).
CHAD PASSES TO BREEANNA; BREEANNA BIDS $13,250 ON COFFEE SHOWCASE- POSSIBLE GARF OF THE CENTURY
MY BID FOR COFFEE SHOWCASE: $28,800
Chad's Showcase is related to this Tuesday's eighth-season finale of "The Biggest Loser"! First, he could work out with Bob Harper and/or Jillian Michaels with a Pro-Form treadmill/weight set (Rachel at Door #1). After doing that, he could get massages for a year from Salon Wish (Lanisha at Door #2). Then, he can start eating healthy with this $1,000 ShopOrganic.com gift certificate (Lanisha at Door #2). Next, another Bob in Bob Greene offers him a couple of his Bestlife books and $2,000 in gift certificates from thebestlife.com (Door #2; everybody in today's audience gets a one-year membership to that website). Finally, Chad could show off his new body in Anguilla (Bob at Door #2; includes dinner at a couple of five-star restaurants, five personal training sessions for two and a one-day catameran excursion).
CHAD BIDS $21,450 ON WORKOUT SHOWCASE- POSSIBLE GARF OF THE CENTURY #2
MY BID FOR WORKOUT SHOWCASE: $36,750
BREEANNA'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $13,250
ARP: $25,572
DIFFERENCE: $12,322
CHAD'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $21,450
ARP: $19,254
OVER- BREEANNA WINS
Breeanna wins $26,632 in stuff; Chad leaves with $1,755 in cash and portable spa.
Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?: Our first grown-up on this Thursday is Jennifer Graham (who is an administrative recruiter). The first classmate that she calls up is Pablo and here are her categories:
1st Grade World Geography
1st Grade Animal Science
2nd Grade Nature
2nd Grade Math
3rd Grade U.S. Geography
3rd Grade Music
4th Grade Anatomy
4th Grade World History
5th Grade U.S. History
5th Grade Ancient Cultures
She starts at the bottom of the board with 1st Grade World Geography. For her first $500, here's the question:
If Madison's visiting the nation of Thailand, what continent is she on?
Jennifer's guess is Europe...incorrect, but Pablo does Save her with Asia. Her second subject is 2nd Grade Math. This could triple her base $500:
If you wrote out all the whole numbers from 1 to 99, how many zeroes would you use?
She locks in nine (as did Pablo)...I thought for sure that was wrong, but she's right! Her third question comes from 1st Grade Animal Science. For another $500:
What land mammal has the largest ears?
Jennifer's right with the elephant, giving her a couple grand at this point! Her second partner is Annalise and her fourth topic is 5th Grade Ancient Cultures. For a new total of $7,000, here's the question:
Shown in the following picture, the Mayan temple known as the Temple of the Giant Jaguar is located in Tikal in what Central American country?
She's wrong with Costa Rica; it's actually found in Guatemala. Still with $180,000 to go for, her next category at the midway mark is 3rd Grade U.S. Geography. This is a $2,500 question:
The headquarters of the U.S. Department of Defense, The Pentagon is located in what U.S. state?
Jennifer's wrong again with the Big Apple state of New York- she should've thought of my home state, Virginia. The other 3rd Grade question in Music is:
What patriotic George M. Cohan song features the lyrics "Ev'ry heart beats true 'neath the red, white and blue"?
Jennifer locks in her Peek and takes Annalise's answer of "Grand Ol' Flag"...correct! Since she still has the Copy left, Madison now comes into play. The next category chosen by Jenny is 4th Grade Anatomy. For another $3,500, here's her seventh question:
If Mr. Foxworthy has a clog in his eustachian tubes, he has a clog in which organ?
A: Ear
B: Lungs
C: Small intestine
She locks in the small intestine...but she should've used the Copy- all three classmates said the correct body part of ear. Next up is this 5th Grade U.S. History question worth $5,000:
The peace treaty ended the War of 1812 was signed in what year?
Jennifer wisely uses the Copy because she realizes that Madison locked in an answer quickly. She wrote down 1814...got it! Now that Jenny's on her own from here on out, she next goes with the 4th Grade World History question. For $3,500 more, here it is:
At the time of The French Revolution, The First Estate referred to which of the following?
A: The common people
B: The clergy
C: The nobility
She sides with the common people...NO. It was the clergy. That means she'll have to settle for the chance to possibly repeat Nevious Osbourne's feat of winning $10,000 on a Bonus Question yesterday.
Extra Credit Question of the Day:
If the average American could play one instrument in a rock band, what would they play?
A: Bass
B: Guitar
C: Drums
Answer: The drums; the bass was taken out first.
Let's now go to the 2nd Grade Nature question:
T or F: The tallest tree in the world is an evergreen.
She's correct with True. Now, for her $10K question in 5th Grade Social Studies:
What Amendment to the U.S. Constitution grants women the right to vote in federal elections?
Jennifer's hoping to get lucky with her final answer of the 7th Amendment...but she CRAPS OUT (and Flunks Out) for good, so she deservingly leaves with the $250 card. The correct answer was the 19th. Outtakes are shown to end this episode.
In the nightcap, online university enrollment advisor Terrence Terrell gets a free shot at this Bonus Question in Nature because he's got $2,500 at this point:
Acid rain is produced when water vapor is mixed with nitrogen oxide and what other gas?
Terrence's guess is oxygen...no, it was sulfur dioxide, so that much money goes to him on his pre-paid credit card.
The Newlywed Game: Thursday's duos:
Craig & Melanie (married 10 months)
Mike & Tessa (married a year and five months)
Kris & Cynthia (married a year and three months)
Randy's Intro: "Carnie 'Tell me about your whoopie-making' Wilson!"
ROUND 1:
1. When she comes home after a wild night partying on the town, is your wife more likely to go crazy on you or the refridgerator?
2. If your wife won $10,000 on a lotto ticket, what's the first thing she would buy?
3. Complete the following: "It sends a chill down my spine when my wife ______________."
HUSBANDS' RESPONSES:
Craig:
1. Myself
2. Nothing (put it in her savings account)
3. Goes downtown
Mike:
1. Refridgerator
2. Nothing (put it in her savings account)
3. Drinking really loudly
Kris:
1. Myself
2. Silicone
3. Lacks confidence
SECOND HONEYMOON TRIP AT STAKE: Antigua (St. James' Club)
WIVES' RESPONSES:
Melanie:
1. Him- MATCH (5)
2. Buying a house- NO MATCH
3. Saluting or saying hello to Captain America- ACCEPTABLE (10)
Tessa:
1. Him- NO MATCH
2. A trip to Italy- NO MATCH
3. Swallowing water very loudly- MATCH (5)
Cynthia:
1. Him- MATCH (5)
2. Pay off her car- NO MATCH
3. Walking around the house naked- NO MATCH
ROUND 2:
1. In what area is your husband most gifted- intellectually, manually or orally?
2. When your husband gets into trouble, who's usually his partner in crime?
eHarmony.com Dimension (Communication): If your husband planned a surprise for you, who would he confide it with- a friend, a family member or no one?
30-POINT BONUS QUESTION: "To honor my husband, I would get a tattoo of _____________ on my __________."
WIVES' RESPONSES:
Melanie:
1. Orally
2. His friend Brian
3. Friend
BONUS: His name on her left wrist (which she's already had done!)
Tessa:
1. Manually
2. His best friend Kevin
3. Family member
BONUS: A sports team's logo on her butt
Cynthia:
1. Intellectually
2. His best man Todd
3. Friend
BONUS: Chinese symbols on her hips
HUSBANDS' RESPONSES:
Craig:
1. Orally- MATCH (20)
2. Brian- MATCH (30)
3. Friend- MATCH (40)
BONUS: His name on her wrist- WIN! (70; ties season-high)
Mike:
1. Intellectually- NO MATCH
2. Kevin- MATCH (15)
3. Friend- NO MATCH
BONUS: A heart with him in it on her back- ELIMINATED
Kris:
1. Intellectually- MATCH (15)
2. Todd- MATCH (25)
3. Friend- MATCH (35)
BONUS: Chinese symbols on her back- ONE MATCH (50)
For the second time this week, we came SO CLOSE to having the first PERFECT WIN of the season. If only Craig had said nothing on the $10K question...
Today's Consolation Prize: $250 worth of Omaha Steaks
WOF: First up, we're looking for a TV Title:
_ O G
_ H _ S _ _ _ E R
Amy's correct with DOG WHISPERER for the night's first $1,000. Now, for our panel on this Thursday:
Amy Richardson (Baton Rouge)- Part-time LSU student and a worker at her dad's full-time vetenarian supply company; she owns a wiener dog named Buster
Jennifer Grimes (Queen Creek, AZ)- Full-time student at PETA Medical Institute; owns two dogs and a cat
Tony Tambarano (Cyprus, TX)- A salesman who owns three dogs and cats
$2,000 Toss-Up category is Thing:
_ _ _ H I _ G
W E _ L
Tony solves WISHING WELL for $2,000.
After a $5,000 trip to the Loews Coronado Bay Resort & Spa in San Diego gets thrown onto the wheel, the Eggland's Best Jackpot Round category is Fictional Characters. Tony opens with an E while on Free Play, two R's for $800, a $2,500 S and then he buys two A's. Next, he calls three N's while on FP for another $1,500, the D for the Hayneedle.com gift tag (and $1,000 will be donated to the Best Friends Animal Society in the state of Utah) and we have...
_ _ A R _ _ E / _ R _ _ N
A N D / S N _ _ _ _
...he solves the two key "Peanuts" characters, CHARLIE BROWN AND SNOOPY for another $5,550 in cash and gift certificate, making his new total $7,550 in cash and gift tag.
PERFECT ROUND
LEFT BEHIND IN JACKPOT: $8,900
Prize Puzzle Round category is Phrase. Up first this time is Amy with a trio of R's for $2,700 but then a Bankrupt. Jennifer secondly calls two T's for $1,200, a $500 H and two N's for the Million Dollar Wedge before buying four E's and five A's. Afterwards, she lights up a couple D's for another $1,100, buys three O's, puts up a $300 L, three C's for an additional $2,700, a couple M's for $600 more and the board now reads...
_ E L C O M E
A _ O A R D / _ R O M
T H E / C A _ T A _ N
A N D / C R E _
...and she solves WELCOME ABOARD FROM THE CAPTAIN AND CREW for the MDW, $5,650 and a Princess Alaskan Cruise worth $5,500, giving her $11,150 in cash and cruise.
BANKRUPT: Amy
WINNING ID FOR CRUISE: DM2559762 (Darcylynn M. from New York)
MidNite Mystery Round category is Same Name. Jennifer begins this round with an $800 N, a couple R's to double that and then she purchases a trio of E's, but she then calls the night's first dud in S. Tony then calls four T's for the Wild Card but he then loses it right back to a Bankrupt.
Amy next makes a $600 P appear, but then her turn disappears with a dud vowel of O. Back to Jennifer, she lights up the two C's at the bottom for another $600 and buys triple A's before we see this...
_ E N T A _ / &
T A R _ E T
P R A C T _ C E
...and she solves DENTAL & TARGET PRACTICE to add $1,700 onto her leading total, which now stands at $12,850 in cash and cruise.
DUDS: O (Amy), $300 S (Jennifer)
BANKRUPT: Tony
$3,000 Toss-Up category is Occupation:
M A I L
C _ R _ _ _ R
All dogs love to chase after one of these- a MAIL CARRIER, and Tony knows that to close in on Jennifer with a new second-place total of $10,550.
TONIGHT'S $3,000-WINNING PET: Tigger (Cayce, SC)
Next category is Proper Name. Tony immediately gets his second Bankrupt of the night. Amy secondly lights up two R's for $600 but she then duds out with T. Third, Jennifer calls two N's for $700 and a $700 S before buying four A's and a couple I's. After a $300 C, we have the following:
A R I _ _ N A
C A R _ I N A _ S
She then solves the most recent Super Bowl losers, the ARIZONA CARDINALS, for an extra $1,200 and bringing her to $14,050 in current winnings.
DUD: $600 T (Amy)
BANKRUPT: Tony
Speed-Up Round category is Event and consonants are worth $1,350 apiece. Jennifer's not completely out of the woods yet. After Amy calls the C...
E _ C L _ S _ _ E
_ N T E R _ _ E _
...she blanks on the second word, so she gets buzzed. Jennifer then calls the V's...
E _ C L _ S _ V E
_ N T E R V _ E _
...she might soon be scoring an EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW, because she's going for the million with a winning total of $19,450 in cash and cruise! Tony leaves with $10,550 in cash and gift tag and Amy gets a non-goooseegged $1,000.
So far, 31 grand in cash and prizes has been given away tonight.
DUDS: F (Tony), G (Jennifer), M (Tony)
DQ: Amy (second word blanking)
TONIGHT'S BANKRUPT TRASH (excluding Wild Card): $2,700
(Note: The new $1,000,000 graphic shown before the final commercial break works the same as the other BR money win graphics, except there's four spotlights surrounding it like last season's $1M graphic.)
MILLION DOLLAR BONUS ROUND #3: This is the first one of the season to take place at home base. Jennifer Grimes spins the single star and the category is Things. Starting with:
_ _ N _
_ _ _ _ E S
She calls M, F, D and A and gets...
_ _ N D
_ _ _ M E S
...after being incorrect with MIND GAMES, she solves WIND CHIMES! And after they have blown...
...she learns that she's NOT a millionaire, but rather one of the first new owners of a 2010 Honda Element EX 4X2 (Std., AT) worth $23,275, giving her a grand total of $42,725 in cash and prizes!
MILLION DOLLAR LOCATION: Triple star
(Note: As of right now, Wheel Watchers Club members NO LONGER have a chance to win an automobile, even though the in-studio contestants still get the opportunity.)
Video Bonus: "Wheel" Million Dollar Bonus Round #3/Car Win #1
Jeopardy!: Last night, Air Force Base Commander Dave Belote posted the highest one-day win amongst the regular games so far this season with $39,999! Let's see if he can repeat as champion and possibly do just as well or even better tonight against these players:
Emily Brown (Lincoln, RI)- Fundraiser
Todd Ryan (Jacksonville, FL)- Biology student
We start off with these six subjects:
NATIONAL ANTHEMS
DOUBLE-LETTER WORDS
JAILHOUSE ROCK
ALSO A U.S. STATE
COMMON LAST NAME'S THE SAME
WOODSTOCK (Clue Crew clues from The Museum at Bethel Woods in Bethel, NY, located at the site of the 1969 Woodstock festival)
At the first break, both challengers are tied for the early lead with $2,600; Commander Belote trails them both by $1,200. The first Daily Double of the night is found by Ryan under the $800 Also a U.S. State clue with four grand and the outright lead; the champion's now at $1,800. He makes it a True Daily Double! For eight grand or nothing, here's the clue:
Two-word beseeching request for Ms. Fanning to continue in the direction of Antarctica.
"What is South Dakota?"...he DOUBLES to eight large no problem! To close out this round, the High School Strategy is used by everybody on the Double-Letter Words. At the end of the round, Ryan's up to $9,400. He's not in Lock Game Territory at least for right now, because Commander Belote's second-place score stands at $5,600 and Brown now has $3,400.
LACH TRASH (all attempted): $200
DJ! Categories:
MATH
MILESTONE BIRTHDAYS 2009
OPERA
LETTER, PLEASE (each correct response is one of the 26 letters of the alphabet)
DEATH IN VENICE
LIFE IN DES MOINES
On the fourth clue of the round, Brown uncovers DD #1 under the $1,600 Death In Venice clue with five grand; Commander Belote's score has moved up a bit to $6,400. Her wager is three big ones on this clue:
This physicist who noted an effect in sound waves from moving sources died in Venice in 1853 and is buried in its San Michele.
"Who is Doppler?"...correct for a new total of eight grand! A little later, Ryan beats Commander Belote to the punch on coming up with the correct response on the $1,600 Letter Please clue, which was about the Air Force! After three Triple Stumpers in a row towards the end of this round while going Daily Double Hunting, she finds the other DD with the $800 Opera clue at $11,200. She's a couple grand behind Commander Belote for second place, while Ryan has a fairly comfortable lead with $20,600. Her wager this time is...$4,000. Once again, to re-take second place, the clue this time looks like this:
Several operas based on "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" are named for this gypsy girl.
"Who is Esmeralda?"...that's right to put her back in second at $15,200!
ATTEMPTED LACH TRASH: $1,200
UNATTEMPTED LACH TRASH: $7,600
TOTAL DJ! LACH TRASH: $8,800
SCORES AFTER DOUBLE JEOPARDY!:
Dave: $13,200
Todd: $20,600
Emily: $15,200
CORYAT SCORES:
Dave: $13,200
Todd: $17,400
Emily: $10,600
In this barn-burner of a game here, we're heading into a FJ! Stratton's Dilemma.
FJ! CATEGORY: Shakespeare's Women.
The name of this royal daughter from a tragedy is from a word meaning "little king".
Commander Dave Belote's response was "Who is Regan?"...right! The betting calculator suggested that he risk anywhere from $2,001-$2,400...but he actually bet $7,401, so he now has $20,601 and a possible victory. Emily Brown...said Cordelia, costing her EVERYTHING, so she leaves with $1,000. It all comes down to Todd Ryan, who wrote down the same thing...MRS. BROWN PUT DOWN, ALTHOUGH THAT INCORRECT RESPONSE PROVES TO BE A MOOT POINT, AS HE DIDN'T WAGER A PENNY (the calculator told him to wager $9,201 to cover Brown). In any event, Commander Belote has retained the title and now has a two-day total of $60,600!
Catch 21: Tonight's card cadets:
Kelly ?- Elementary charter school worker
David ? (originally from London)- Sailor
LaTonya Davis (originally from Louisiana)- Massage therapist
ROUND 1 BASE CARDS:
Kelly: QUEEN OF SPADES
David: 7 OF CLUBS
LaTonya: 9 OF DIAMONDS
TONIGHT'S BONUS PRIZE: Trip to Palm Springs (Fantasy Springs)
1. Due to the sagging economy, what cosmetic procedure saw a 12% decline in the U.S. last year?
A: Face lifts
B: Boob jobs
C: ???
David: Face lifts- NO
Kelly: Boob jobs- YES INDEED (100)
CARD: ACE OF CLUBS- INSTANTLY WINS ROUND 1 & TRIP (600)
ROUND 2 BASE CARDS:
Kelly: 8 OF DIAMONDS
David: KING OF CLUBS
LaTonya: 5 OF DIAMONDS
After three questions, here are the new hands:
Kelly: (8D)(9C) = 17 (600)
David (KC)(10S) = FROZE AT 20 AFTER THE FIRST QUESTION (100)
LaTonya: (5D)(2D) = 7 (200)
4. If your handyman takes out his tool and you notice he has a ball on his peen, what's he holding?
A: Screwdriver
B: Hammer
C: Saw
LaTonya: Screwdriver- NO
Kelly: Hammer- RIGHT (700)
CARD: 6 OF HEARTS, WHICH IS PASSED TO LATONYA (13)
5. Take a Big Gulp before you answer this- the convenience store 7-Eleven takes its name for what?
Kelly: 7-Eleven (she rang in early)- OOPS
Choices for LaTonya:
A: Its original area code
B: Its original business hours
C: Its original street address
LaTonya: Its original business hours- CORRECT (200)
CARD: 7 OF HEARTS; KEEPS IT (TIED at 20- wha?)
6. From the Greek words for "river horse", what "hungry, hungry" animal eats 80 pounds of food a day?
Kelly: Hippo- YOU BET (800)
If this next card isn't an Ace, LaTonya's in big trouble.
CARD: 8 OF HEARTS, BUSTING OUT LATONYA
LaTonya's blunder is a ZONK ANSWER OF THE WEEK NOMINEE (so she gets the "NBC tacky buzzer").
KELLY:
7. JACK OF HEARTS- LATONYA DESERVINGLY GETS THE CELEBRITY BOOT
Adding insult to injury, if LaTonya had passed that seven to Kelly to bust her out, she then would've made a 21 and moved on to the Championship Round. Instead, she goes home empty-handed.
CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND BASE CARDS:
Kelly: 6 OF CLUBS
David: 8 OF CLUBS
1. Even though he was popular with the ladies, what classic TV character liked to go to the malt shop and bag the jukebox?
Kelly: Fonzie- OF COURSE
CARD: 2 OF SPADES; KEEPS IT (TIED at 8)
2. Before she founded "Ms. Magazine", what feminist icon wrote a revealing article about her time undercover as a Playboy Bunny?
A: Gloria Vanderbuilt
B: Gloria Steinem
C: ???
Kelly: Steinem- RIGHT AGAIN
CARD: 6 OF SPADES; PASSES TO DAVID (14)
3. If Dorothy flew home on The Wicked Witch's broomstick, she might touch down in which Kansas city?
A: Wichita
B: Omaha
C: Tulsa
David: Wichita- CORRECT
CARD: 7 OF SPADES- WIN!
Kelly leaves with the Palm Springs mini-vacation.
BLACKJACK BONANZA: Three Power Chips are now given to David.
OPENING CARDS:
HAND #1: 6 OF DIAMONDS
HAND #2: 9 OF SPADES
HAND #3: 2 OF CLUBS
1. 8 OF CLUBS; PLACES IN HAND #3 (10)
2. 10 OF CLUBS; CHANGES IT (two Power Chips left)
3. 7 OF HEARTS; PLACES IN HAND #2 (16; could've been on the board at this point)
4. 8 OF SPADES; CHANGES IT (one Power Chip left)
5. 2 OF SPADES; PLACES IN HAND #1 (18; could've won $5,000 by now)
6. QUEEN OF HEARTS; PLACES IN HAND #1 (16)
7. KING OF SPADES; CHANGES IT (no Power Chips left)
8. 7 OF CLUBS, WHICH IS PLACED IN HAND #3 (17)
9. ACE OF DIAMONDS; PLACES IN HAND #3 (18; he could've won the $25,000 by this point)
10. 9 OF HEARTS- FIRST WIPEOUT OF THE SEASON
He should've played the first eight and seven in the first hand, the 10 and the second deuce in the first hand, and then the second eight and the Ace in the third hand.
BrainSurge: Let's hope we can rebound from possibly the worst episode ever yesterday with today's show. Here are our next six Brainiacs:
Hannah (a very ticklish girl)
Evan (a three-time martial arts world champion)
Tyler (a dodgeball champion)
Zoelle (a horseback rider and crochet player)
Alai (who hates tomatoes by themselves but loves ketchup)
Randy (a cartoonist that's into Heavy Metal music)
For 10: What's the fastest speed Jeff reached while riding his bicycle?
ANSWER: 17 mph
Everybody's on the scoreboard in the blink of an eye!
For 20: How many somersaults did Jeff do while doing a circus trapeze act?
ANSWER: 12
Not tripling their scores to 30 are Alai (10), Hannah (seven) and Zoelle (10).
For 30: Which number within the range of 41-50 did NOT appear anywhere in the 18-square grid?
ANSWER: 46
Zoelle is incorrect again with 49; Alai & Hannah quadruple up to 40 while the other three kids now have 60.
For 40: At a Bottle Smash carnival game, there's a nine-square bottle grid with numbers from one to nine; which number was on the the bottle that Jeff hit in the center square?
ANSWER: Eight
Evan & Randy are four for four thus far; Zoelle & Tyler both missed with five, Hannah was wrong with two and Alai locked in six.
(WOF Time's Up Signal)
FOR 100: An archer launched an arrow through how many trees in the forest?
ANSWER: Eight
Randy finishes a 5 for 5 effort in Level 1, while Evan & Zoelle are eliminated after both were one off with nine, sending away the two of them with a slime bucket and a Spongebob Squarepants alarm clock. Evan wasted a fantastic start in the process.
Level 2: We hear how Jeff managed to save the world last summer.
Round 1:
Randy: What color was the school bus in the story?
Guess: Yellow- CORRECT
Tyler: What famous landmark was holding a battery-shaped object in her hand?
Guess: The Statue of Liberty- YOU BET
Hannah: What bathroom appliance turned into a robot that almost gave Jeff a Swirlie for dessert?
Guess: Toilet- RIGHT
Alai: Jeff short-circuited the evil robot leader by sticking a trimmer up his what?
Guess: Butt- NO WAY
Randy: Nose- RIGHT
Round 2:
Tyler: What famous New York bridge turned into the evil robot leader?
Guess: The Brooklyn Bridge- RIGHT
Hannah: The nose trimmer originally belonged to which of Jeff's relatives?
Guess: His grandfather- YES INDEED
Randy: Jeff sped down the street in the so-called arms of the robot made from which of his posessions?
Guess: Toilet- OUT (A: Bike)
KO Round: #1 & #11, #2 & #12, #3 & #16, #4 & #6, #5 & #14, #7 & #8, #9 & #15 and #10 & #13 are today's eight matching pairs.
Tyler: Front & Back (#7 & #8)
Hannah: #1 & #11
Tyler: #13 & #10
Hannah: #2 & #12
Tyler: #3 & #16
Hannah: #9 & #14
Tyler: #9 & #15- WIN!
The last three eliminated youngsters each receive the Southern California City Pass.
THE FINAL LEVEL: Tyler could take home a Behringer electric guitar, a Schwinn bike and a trip to San Francisco.
GUITAR GRID: #1, #5, #6, #7, #12 & #15
1. #1 & #6
2. CLEAR WITH 1:14.26 LEFT
BIKE GRID: #4, #10, #14, #13, #12, #11, #17 & #21
1. INSTANT CLEAR WITH 1:07.74 LEFT
S.F. GRID: #5, #4, #9, #8, #13, #19, #20, #26, #27 & #33
1. #5, #4, #9, #8, #13, #20
2. #5, #4, #9, #20
3. SAME AS FIRST TURN
4. DQ (failed to hit the button for #5)
5. SAME AS FIRST AND THIRD TURNS
He then loses the trip by forgetting to hit the button for #9 on each of his last two turns.
DOND: #19 John Smith, definitely not related to the legendary Pocahantas, was today's big money hopeful.
ROUND #1:
1. #2 (Margie)- WIPEOUT ($500,000)
2. #10 (Stacy)- $500
3. #16 (Alan)- PENNY
4. #17 (Micah)- $2,500
5. #13 (Susanna)- $400
OPENING OFFER: $13,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 2:
1. #8 (Latesha)- $300
2. #9 (Nadine)- $75,000
3. #5 (Tricia)- $250,000 (DANGER ZONE ENFORCED)
4. #7 (Bernard)- $5,000
5. #14 (Heather)- $10
SECOND OFFER: $7,500- NO DEAL
ROUND 3:
1. #15 (Jessie)- $25,000 (STRIKE ONE)
2. #22 (Jonathan)- $25
3. #4 (Kristi)- $50
4. #6 (Fazlul)- BUCK
THIRD OFFER: $14,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 4:
1. #18 (Tricia P.)- $7,500
2. #12 (Patti)- $100
FOURTH OFFER: $18,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 5:
1. #20 (Paula)- $1,000
2. #3 (Jason)- $10,000
FIFTH OFFER: $22,000- NO DEAL
19th PICK: #11 (Cristin)- $200
SIXTH OFFER: $30,000- NO DEAL
20th PICK: #1 (Diana)- $100,000 (BIG STRIKE TWO; NO SAFETY NET REMAINING)
FINAL OFFER: $22,000- DEAL
If he had gone for the $50,000...he would've won it.
Millionaire ("Live With Regis & Kelly Week, Day 4"):
Game 1 (being played by a Virginian!)
Game 2
Episode ratings:
8: "Jeopardy!", "The Newlywed Game" & "Wheel of Fortune"
7: "BrainSurge", "Deal or No Deal", "Let's Make a Deal", "Millionaire" & "The Price is Right"
4: "Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?" & "Catch 21"
"Top Chef" 12/2
This week's guest judge in Napa Valley was Bottega chef/owner Michael Chiarello.
FINAL QUICKFIRE CHALLENGE: While on the Napa Valley Wine Train, the four semi-finalists had to each create a dish that featured the grape, which is the signature crop in Napa. A half-hour was put on the clock. The winner won a 2010 Prius!
Kevin: Honey & fromage blanc mousse w/ glazed grapes, olive oil & sea salt
Michael: Grape leaf stuffed w/ "couscous", vinegar-glazed grape & a scallop kabob
Bryan: Roasted hen w/ bacon, Brussels Sprouts, Concord grapes, Ruby Quinoa & Argula
Jennifer: Sauteed chicken levers, clams, Cabernet grapes, wild mushrooms & tendrils
The winner of the hybrid car was...
...Michael Voltaggio!
FINAL ELIMINATION CHALLENGE: At Rutherford Hills Winery, they had to cater a Crush Party for 150 people. Each chef had to make two dishes within five hours at Brick's Restaurant, one of which had to be vegetarian and the other required a local protein.
This week's shopping budget was $600 within 45 minutes at a farmer's market.
KEVIN:
Protein: Grass-fed brisket w/ Pumpkin Polenta & marinated root vegetables
Vegetarian: Roasted beets & carrots w/ carrot top puree & San Andreas Cheese
JENNIFER:
Protein: Grilled duck breast w/ braised duck legs, squash puree & Foie Gras Vinaigrette
Vegetarian: Chevre mousse w/ honey mushrooms, braised radishes & basil
BRYAN:
Protein: Fig-glazed short ribs w/ Celeriac puree, wax beans & Wild Arugula
Vegetarian: Goat cheese ravioli, Delicata squash puree & bronze fennel
MICHAEL:
Protein: Turnip soup w/ Foir Gras Terrine, poached pear & glazed turnip
Vegetarian: Vegetable Pistou w/ Heirloom Tomato Coulis, a 63-degree egg & fennel
For at least this week, the elimination ceremony took place at Chimney Rock. The winner of this challenge and the first finalist was...
...the other Voltaggio, Bryan! The two chefs that joined him were...
Jennifer
Kevin
Michael
...MICHAEL & KEVIN GILLESPIE!!!!! Jennifer Carroll just wasn't good enough this season despite a good start.
FINAL QUICKFIRE CHALLENGE: While on the Napa Valley Wine Train, the four semi-finalists had to each create a dish that featured the grape, which is the signature crop in Napa. A half-hour was put on the clock. The winner won a 2010 Prius!
Kevin: Honey & fromage blanc mousse w/ glazed grapes, olive oil & sea salt
Michael: Grape leaf stuffed w/ "couscous", vinegar-glazed grape & a scallop kabob
Bryan: Roasted hen w/ bacon, Brussels Sprouts, Concord grapes, Ruby Quinoa & Argula
Jennifer: Sauteed chicken levers, clams, Cabernet grapes, wild mushrooms & tendrils
The winner of the hybrid car was...
...Michael Voltaggio!
FINAL ELIMINATION CHALLENGE: At Rutherford Hills Winery, they had to cater a Crush Party for 150 people. Each chef had to make two dishes within five hours at Brick's Restaurant, one of which had to be vegetarian and the other required a local protein.
This week's shopping budget was $600 within 45 minutes at a farmer's market.
KEVIN:
Protein: Grass-fed brisket w/ Pumpkin Polenta & marinated root vegetables
Vegetarian: Roasted beets & carrots w/ carrot top puree & San Andreas Cheese
JENNIFER:
Protein: Grilled duck breast w/ braised duck legs, squash puree & Foie Gras Vinaigrette
Vegetarian: Chevre mousse w/ honey mushrooms, braised radishes & basil
BRYAN:
Protein: Fig-glazed short ribs w/ Celeriac puree, wax beans & Wild Arugula
Vegetarian: Goat cheese ravioli, Delicata squash puree & bronze fennel
MICHAEL:
Protein: Turnip soup w/ Foir Gras Terrine, poached pear & glazed turnip
Vegetarian: Vegetable Pistou w/ Heirloom Tomato Coulis, a 63-degree egg & fennel
For at least this week, the elimination ceremony took place at Chimney Rock. The winner of this challenge and the first finalist was...
...the other Voltaggio, Bryan! The two chefs that joined him were...
Jennifer
Kevin
Michael
...MICHAEL & KEVIN GILLESPIE!!!!! Jennifer Carroll just wasn't good enough this season despite a good start.
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