7/29/2008 Results

Catch 21: The next three players are:

Jayne Edwicco (if she wins the big money, she'll go to England)
Jason (if he wins it all, he might fill his gas tank twice; it's not Jason Block, so sorry)
Todd Staples ($25K might help him with buying a car or taking his girlfriend somewhere special)

OPENING CARDS:

JAYNE: 4 OF DIAMONDS
JASON: 7 OF HEARTS
TODD: 2 OF SPADES

1. According to a 2007 InStyle magazine poll, what show has the sexiest TV cast?

A: "Desperate Housewives"
B: "Lost"
C: "Grey's Anatomy"

JASON: "Desperate Housewives"- INCORRECT
JAYNE: "Grey's Anatomy"- CORRECT (100)

CARD: 6 OF CLUBS; KEEPS IT (10)

2. Which is not a type of salad green?

A: Arugula
B: Tarantella
C: Radicchio

TODD: Tarantella- CORRECT (100)

CARD: 2 OF DIAMONDS; PASSES TO JAYNE (12)

3. Which of these dances is NOT performed in competition on "Dancing With the Stars"?

A: Rumba
B: Conga
C: Samba

JASON: Rumba- NO
JAYNE: Conga- YOU BET (200)

CARD: 7 OF DIAMONDS; PASSES TO JASON (9)

4. What do crocodiles swallow to keep them underwater longer?

TODD: Rocks- RIGHT (200)

CARD: KING OF DIAMONDS, BUSTING JAYNE

5. What TV show co-created by Mel Brooks and Buck Henry was turned into a movie this year?

A: "The Naked Gun"
B: "The Dukes of Hazzard"
C: "Get Smart"

TODD: "The Dukes of Hazzard"- WRONG
JASON: "Get Smart"- RIGHT (100)

CARD: 3 OF SPADES; PASSES TO TODD (5)

6. What's the official language of Brazil?

TODD: Portugese- RIGHT (300)

If this next card is higher than a 7, he wins the round.

CARD: KING OF HEARTS; TODD WINS (800)

ROUND 2:

JAYNE: 2 OF CLUBS
JASON: 6 OF SPADES
TODD: ACE OF CLUBS

1. What is the beginning of the U.S. Constitution called?

A: The Premise
B: The Bill of Rights
C: The Preamble

JASON: Bill of Rights- NO
JAYNE: The Preamble- RIGHT (300)

CARD: ACE OF DIAMONDS; KEEPS IT (3 or 13)

2. Last year, "Text-In" Jackie Bibby broke his own record by sitting in a bathtub with 87 what?

A: Tarantulas
B: Rattlesnakes
C: Circus clowns

TODD: Rattlesnakes- RIGHT (900)

CARD: ACE OF HEARTS; PASSES TO JASON (7 or 17)

3. Which actress gave birth in the same hospital in the same day as Katie Holmes?

A: Cate Blanchett
B: Brooke Shields
C: Nicole Kidman

TODD: Brooke Shields- RIGHT AGAIN (1,000)

CARD: 10 OF HEARTS; WIN (1,500)

CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND:

JAYNE: 5 OF DIAMONDS
TODD: 3 OF DIAMONDS

1. Who is Martie Nixon?

A: Richard Nixon's illegitimate granddaughter
B: Singing voice of Maria in "West Side Story"
C: Actress who played Miranda in "Sex and the City"

JAYNE: Maria- RIGHT

CARD: 5 OF SPADES; KEEPS IT (10)

2. If the best man at your wedding is also your best boy, where does she probably work?

A: Electronics store
B: Movie Studio
C: ???

JAYNE: Movie studio- RIGHT AGAIN

CARD: 9 OF CLUBS; TAKES IT AND FREEZES AT 19

TODD:
CARD #3: 7 OF CLUBS (10)
CARD #4: ACE OF SPADES; WINS ALL THREE ROUNDS!

Super Catch 21: With all three Power Chips in play for the first time, Todd has the best possible chance of winning the 25 grand tonight. Let's see if he does it.

HAND #1: 9 OF CLUBS
HAND #2: 7 OF CLUBS
HAND #3: ACE OF SPADES

CARD #1: ACE OF DIAMONDS; PLACES IT IN HAND #1 (10 or 20)

CARD #2: ACE OF CLUBS; HAND #1 CLEARED ($1,000)

CARD #3: 2 OF CLUBS; PLACES IT IN HAND #2 (9)

HAND #1: CLEARED
HAND #2: 9
HAND #3: ACE OF SPADES

CARD #4: KING OF HEARTS; HAND #3 CLEARED ($5,000)

He is allowed at least one more free card.

CARD #5: 3 OF SPADES; CHANGES IT

CARD #6: KING OF DIAMONDS; CHANGES IT

CARD #7: 2 OF DIAMONDS (11)

If one of the next two cards is a 10 or face card, he's the first-ever grand champion...










CARD #8: 7 OF DIAMONDS; CHANGES IT

The next card...








CARD #9: 6 OF CLUBS (17)

...is a 9. Darn. He's given the option of stopping...






...and he does at $5,000!

CARD #10: 2 OF SPADES
CARD #11: 7 OF HEARTS

He came SO CLOSE to winning it all, but he still takes home $6,000!

Wipeout: Tonight's Qualifier features the Buoy Run, the Sucker Punch, the Big Balls and the Field Goal Swing. Notables:

Erwin Milan: 3:17.9 (five Wiepouts)
Jessica Bertoni: 1:52.8 (two WOs)
Charles Zaucha: 1:32.9
Sandy Bowles: 10:08.3 (all-time worst, I think)
Robert Duff: 2:09.2 (four WOs)
John Curtis: 2:11.4
Chris Kinyon: 1:39.5
Timothy Ton: 1:49.1

Joining everybody listed (except Sandy and Erwin) on the Sweeper are Tyler Jorgenson, Lili Asvar, Yolanda Ezell, Toni Robinson, Christa Wiktorski and Matthew Thies.

Sweeper: On top of it are some smoke-releasing fake crows everybody needs to jump over.

Elimination order:

1. Matthew
2. Lili
3. Toni
4. Christa
5. Yolanda
6. Jessica

Taking the ten $100 bills is...Robert!

Dreadmill: Contestants have to stay on this for as long as they can while avoiding a big, swinging wrecking ball.

Charles: 2:34.31

John: 1:36.97

Robert: 1:33.23

Chris: 21.35

Jessica: 1:23.78

Charles, John and Robert automatically go to the Wipeout Zone.

Timothy: 1:05.10

The last spot goes to Jessica.

Wipeout Zone: At the water slide, contestants could use a form of transportation to go down the slide if they wanted. The launch pads are more difficult than ever, as shaving cream is falling down there.

Robert (Sled): 16:49.44

John (Innertube): He doesn't get past the Spinner in time.

Jessica (Nothing): Same result as John.

How about Charles?...








...using an air matress at the start, he wins the money at 6:22.56! Robert leaves with $1,000.

(Additional notes: The wall that preceded the Spinner had a waterfall pouring over it; also, most of the pits on the Wipeout Zone course had shaving cream instead of water.)