10/7/2008 Results

TPIR: Episode 4462K begins with Hector, Cynthia, Mark and Kylie. The first IUFB is a plasma HDTV (Gabrielle).

Hector: $1,850
Cynthia: $2,000
Mark: $1,299
Kylie: $1,300

ARP: $1,898

Hector Rivera, a student from UC-Riverside, will attempt to complete a Triple Play! Now, the past two times this game has been played in daytime, we've had a WIPEOUT. Let's hope that doesn't happen again today. First up is a Ford Focus Coupe (Lanisha) and here are the prices:

$14,693
$15,489

He chooses $14,693...CAN YOU BELIEVE THIS- WE HAVE OUR THIRD STRAIGHT TRIPLE PLAY WIPEOUT IN DAYTIME. Darn. ARP, which wasn't shown: $15,735, I think. The other cars left to waste were a Dodge Avenger and a Chevrolet Impala.

Julie then comes on down fifth and the second IUFB is an electric fireplace (Tamiko).

Julie: $1,585
Cynthia: $2,500
Mark: $1,586
Kylie: BUCK

ARP: $899

Kylie Deneen's one buck bid earns her the right to play Flip Flop for a mini trailer (Gabrielle). Board:

8658

She flips to $6,858...

$ 6 8 5 8

...everything is wrong. ARP: $8,685, so she should've flopped instead. I would've also lost by flip-flopping.

Coming on down sixth is Antonia and the third IUFB is luggage (All).

Antonia: $550
Julie: $450
Cynthia: $600
Mark: $601

ARP: $650

Mark Siak hopes it's Easy as 1-2-3 to win a dinette (Tamiko), a guitar (Gabrielle) and a washer/dryer (Lanisha). Here are his guesses:

#1- Guitar
#2- Dinette set
#3- Washer/dryer

The prices:

1. Guitar- $749
2. Dinette- $1,099
3. Washer/dryer- $1,768

He's the first winner of the day, and to celebrate, piano music is played instead of the show's theme song! And he'll play the piano at the end of the show! Cool!

SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #1:
Kylie ($650): $.95
Hector ($1,898): Nickel + Quarter = $.30
Mark ($4,266): 85 + $1 = OVER

Kylie's in the Showcase.

Next to hear Rich's words is Shona and the fourth IUFB is an eliptical trainer (Tamiko).

Shona: $1,200
Antonia: $2,400
Julie: $875
Cynthia: $1,500

ARP: $999

Julie Burkett, an attorney from St. Louis, plays Double Prices for a trip to Bangkok (Gabrielle & Lanisha). It's either $7,589 or $8,243, and the gameboard is modeled by Gabrielle today. Julie's pick is down to $7,589...she crashes and burns to nowhere.

Next contestant is John and the next IUFB is a grandfather clock (Lanisha).

John: $1,599
Cynthia: $1,501
Shona: $1,600
Antonia: $1,601

ARP: $2,345

The top bidder in that tight IUFB, Antonia, plays Lucky Seven for a Pontiac Vibe (Gabrielle). First number is 1. Second number guess is 6...

$ 1 7 , _ _ _

...that costs her a dollar. Third number guess is 4...

$ 1 7, 6 _ _

...she's down to $4. Fourth number guess is 3...

$ 1 7, 6 9 _

...it's over for her. ARP: $17,695.

The last contestant today is David and the final IUFB is a pair of iPhones (Gabrielle & Lanisha).

David: $600
John: $500
Cynthia: $545
Shona: $601

ARP: $598, so Cynthia Coleman escapes the First Four Breakfast Club!

She now plays Hi-Lo for a bedroom (Tamiko) worth $6,200. The products are Aspercreme, mouth rinse, Gold Bond Lotion, Glad trash bags, creole injector and Ester-C. First pick is the lotion, which is $9.12. Second is the Aspercreme, which is $6.79. Her last pick is the mouthwash, which is $5.49 and results in a loss. She should've picked the Ester-C last instead at $12.99. The creole injector was $5.99 and the trash bags were $2.99.

SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #2:
Cynthia ($598): 40 + 70 = OVER
Julie ($999): 55 + Quarter = $.80
Antonia ($2,345): $.85

Antonia possibly gets a second chance at a car (probably a nicer one) in the Showcase, and she gets the Top Winner spot there as well.

In the first Showcase, Tamiko's holding a model of a spleen. A prize that rhymes with spleen is a sewing machine. This is a rhyming showcase. Second, in order for Gabrielle to avoid having to follow all of the dreaded prison rules, she needs to break free from imprisonment with some new power tools. Finally, Lanisha can forget about putting on a coat, because she's going to use her new Reinell 18" ski boat!

ANTONIA PASSES TO KYLIE; KYLIE BIDS $6,000 ON BOAT SHOWCASE- GARF OF THE CENTURY

MY BID FOR BOAT SHOWCASE: $19,150

(You know, in the event both Showcases are very cheap today, her bid might actually be a blessing in disguise.)

For Antonia, Rich's playing some charades! First, he tells us you can win a year's supply of flowers (Tamiko) without holding his breath. Second, while being held upside down by Gabrielle and Lanisha, he tells us that you can also win a Nintendo video arcade game! Finally, after inhaling some of a balloon's helium, he announces that the final prize is a pair of Harley-Davidson motorcycles (Tamiko)! I think this is also a Showcase of the Year nominee!

ANTONIA BIDS $18,000 ON CHARADES SHOWCASE

MY BID FOR CHARADES SHOWCASE: $20,000

Just before the final commercial break, Mark, the only Pricing Game winner today, gets to play "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" on the piano!

KYLIE'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $6,000
ARP: $23,480
DIFFERENCE: $17,480

ANTONIA'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $18,000
ARP: $21,621
DIFFERENCE: $3,620- WIN!

Antonia wins $23,965 in stuff today.

Bingo America: Episode 2005 has Lauren & Stephen as the players. Now, since this was one of the first episodes taped for this season, if you see Richard Karn not totally in the game today, you'll understand why. Let's see the scoreboard after the first half of Round 1:

LAUREN: ----O
STEPHEN: B-N-O
BANK: $721

On the second question of the night, Stephen phrased his answer in the "Jeopardy!" format, prompting Richard Karn to say " And I feel like Alex Trebek"! Let's pick up the action right now.

6 (G54)- Humans' noses and sharks' bodies are made up of what type of connected tissue?
STEPHEN: Cartilage- CORRECT (B-NGO; $775)
7 (G53)- For nearly 75 years, audiences have gotten their kicks from what Radio City Music Hall dance troupe?
LAUREN RUNS OUT OF TIME
STEPHEN: The Rockettes- OF COURSE ($828)
8 (B8)- What sharp-shooting Biblical character brought down Goliath by slinging a stone at him?
STEPHEN: David- RIGHT ($836)
9 (I18)- What bubbly antacid promises results with "Plop plop, fizz fizz, oh what a relief it is"?
STEPHEN: Alka-Seltzer- WIN ($854)

Eight out of nine audience members called up this round each get the dough courtesy of Stephen.

ROUND 2:

1 (I24)- The Hamburglar snatches sandwiches from what fast food chain?
LAUREN: McDonald's- YOU BET (-I---; $878)
2 (B9)- Robert Downey, Jr. proved his box office mettle as a metallic superhero in what movie?
STEPHEN: "Iron Man"- CORRECT (B----; $887)
3 (O69)- What non-violent spiritual leader of India was married at 13?
STEPHEN: Ghandi- RIGHT AGAIN (B---O; $956)
4 (I16)- What shockingly colorful singer had the single "Get the Party Started"?
LAUREN: P!nk- YES INDEED ($972)
5 (G55)- What American physician invented a special maneuver for choking victims?
STEPHEN: Heimlich- YOU BET (B--GO; $1,027)
6 (G53)- Traveling up to 200 mph, what car safety feature is deployed in miliseconds?
LAUREN: Airbags- CORRECT (-I-G-; $1,080)
7 (O75)- What former "Saturday Night Live" head writer plays the head writer of a live comedy show on "30 Rock"?
LAUREN: Tina Fey- YES INDEED (-I-GO; $1,155)
8 (N44)- In the proverb, what writing utensil is "mightier than the sword"?
LAUREN: Knife- ZONK ANSWER OF THE WEEK NOMINEE
STEPHEN: Pen- RIGHT (B-NGO; $1,199)
9 (O61)- What villainious Disney pirate has a grudge against a flying boy and a crocodile?
LAUREN: Captain Hook- RIGHT ($1,260)

SPEED-UP MODE

10 (N43)- T or F: The Statue of Liberty stands barefooted.
STEPHEN: True- NO (Lauren: -INGO)
11 (B14)- Alpha or Omega- what's the last letter of the Greek alphabet?
STEPHEN: Omega- RIGHT ($1,274)
12 (B7)- T or F: Olympic gold medals are made entirely of gold.
LAUREN: False- YOU BET FOR THE WIN ($1,281)

BINGO SHOOTOUT:

1. What B is a legume and a band featuring the female singer Fergie?
STEPHEN: Black Eyed Peas- RIGHT
2. What I is a flower and the center of an eye?
STEPHEN: Iris- RIGHT
3. What N city is known as the childhood home of Jesus Christ?
STEPHEN: Nazareth- WINS $1,281

BBR: He gets off to a great start with $1,500 behind B14...then chooses I28 for another $2,000...then N42 for another $3,000...and stops at $6,500! That gives him a final total of $7,781.

DOND: Today's player is #11, Karla Johnson (who is an elementary school lunch lady).

ROUND 1:
1. #6 (Roy)- $75,000
2. #13 (Rema)- $200
3. #22 (Big E)- $10,000
4. #15 (David)- $500
5. #9 (Bacchi)- $50

FIRST OFFER REJECTED: $17,500

ROUND 2:
1. #19 (Gary)- $5
2. #12 (Michelle)- $50,000
3. #2 (Pammy)- $7,500
4. #3 (Kevin)- PENNY
5. #17 (Kristi)- $5,000

SECOND REJECTED OFFER: $27,000

ROUND 3:
1. #16 (Jennifer)- $300
2. #5 (Robby)- EVIAN & $1,000
3. #18 (John)- BUCK
4. #20 (Traci)- $100,000 (DANGER ZONE ENFORCED)

THIRD OFFER: $35,000- NO DEAL

ROUND 4:
1. #4 (Hollie)- $2,500
2. #21 (Lisa)- $500,000 (BIG STRIKE ONE!)

FOURTH OFFER: $16,500- NO DEAL

ROUND 5:
1. #1 (Mary)- $25,000 (STRIKE TWO!!)
2. #14 (Carra)- $10

FIFTH OFFER: $23,000- DEAL

Her case had...$25, so she made a good deal there. But she could've won more with the remainder of this playout:

PICK #19: #7 (Quan)- $100
OFFER: $87,000

PICK #20: #8 (Gwendolyn)- $400
FINAL OFFER: $119,000

She was next door to the quarter million- Stephanie had it at #10.

WOF: Last night, we had the season's first $100,000 loss. That could be a bad omen for this week; in four of the six weeks where we got skunked in Bonusland last season, there was a $100,000 loss. I hope that's not the case this week. Here comes the night's first Toss-Up in the category of Fun & Games:

R U _ _ _ N _/THE/

_ _ P _ D S

Cari guesses RUNNING THE RAPIDS first...which is right for $1,000. Our panel tonight:

Cari Mestuzzi (Mountview, HI)- School counselor
Peter Demorro (Saugus, Mass.)- Junior at Suffolk University majoring in Biology; he also does acting and singing
Peggy O'Dell (Antigo, WS)- Reading elementary teacher

The $2,000 Toss-Up is in the category of On the Map:

H A _ _ _ A

C U _ A

Peggy surprises herself when she realizes that her guess of HAVANA CUBA is right for $2,000.

Round 1 category is Before & After and out on the wheel now is a biplane adventure in Atlanta worth $5,725. She starts out with a $300 T for the Free Spin, but has to use it after hitting Lose a Turn. She then calls an N for the trip. Later, after Cari buys the I's, we have...

_ A I T _/_ I _ _/_ _/

BEANS

...I got it. After a pair of H's for $900, she duds out with the M. Peter calls the F's for $700 and solves FAITH HILL OF BEANS for his first $1,000.

DUDS: K (while Peggy was on the Wild Card), M

IHOP Jackpot/Prize Puzzle Round category is What Are You Doing? After Cari calls five L's for $4,500 and then buys the E's, we have...

_ O L L E _ T I N G/_ E A _ _ E L L _/AND/

_ O _ A L

...she calls the C's for another $900 and solves COLLECTING SEASHELLS AND CORAL for another $7,400 and a trip to Bermuda, for a new total of $14,300 in cash and trip.

NO DUDS OR BANKRUPTS THIS ROUND

WINNING ID FOR TRIP: TG5276541

Campbell's $10,000 Mystery Round category is Title. After Peter buys the O's, the E's and the I's, we have...

_ _ O _ _ _/THE/_ O _ _ _/I _/

E I _ H T _/_ _ _ _

...I've got this. After a $300 S, he calls a pair of N's for another $1,600, buys the A's, calls the Y's for another $2,000 while on the Mystery Wedge next to the Million Dollar Wedge and solves AROUND THE WORLD IN EIGHTY DAYS for another $5,600 and $6,600 total. He did the right thing there- there was a Bankrupt under said Mystery Wedge.

NO DUDS OR BANKRUPTS THIS ROUND

The last Toss-Up worth $3,000 is in the category of Place:

_ H _/F _ S T/L A _ E

Peter solves THE FAST LANE to close in on Cari with $9,600. Next category is Around the House. After Peggy buys the E's, the board reads like this...

S T E _ E _

S _ E _ _ E _ S

...but she calls a dud in L. Cari calls the R's for $700, buys the O and solves STEREO SPEAKERS for another $1,000 and $15,300 total.

DUDS: L, N

After Peggy calls the R's, we go to Speed-Up Mode with the next puzzle in the category of Phrase. Consonants are worth $1,600 each. When Peter calls the S's...

_ R _ _ _/_ N _ _ R/

P R _ S S _ R _

...I think I know it, but he doesn't. Peggy calls a G (it can't be my gut of BREAK UNDER PRESSURE now) but can't solve. Cari calls four E's next but still has nothing. Peter calls the D but blanks out too. Peggy calls the U's next and tries GRACE UNDER PRESSURE...right for another $3,700 and a final total of $5,700. Peter gets $9,600 and Cari hangs on with $15,300!

DUDS: T

Big Money Round: She spins the P and the category is Place. Starting with:

E _ _ T

R _ _ _

I've got this already, I think. Cari calls M, C, D and O and gets...

E _ _ T

R _ M _

...she will go down the EXIT RAMP with...








...another $40,000 (first time this season that's been won), for a final total of $55,300 in cash and trip! Nice recovery from yesterday's $100,000 loss!

Jeopardy!: Erik Nelson has a chance to become the biggest winner of the season if he wins again tonight. Trying to stop him are:

Kitty O'Rourke (Fort Walton Beach, FL)- Nurse
Darren Munk (Camarillo, CA)- Web advocation developer

We start off with these categories:

IT BORDERS JUST ONE OTHER COUNTRY
IN THE BALLPARK
SOFT "C"
JOIN THE CLUB
A MOTHER GOOSE PICTORIAL
NOW THAT'S SAUCY!

At the first break, Nelson leads with $2,800. Munk has half that while O'Rourke has $1,200. Nelson later finds the Daily Double under the $1,000 Join the Club clue, now with $4,200. Munk has $3,000 and O'Rourke has $1,800. The champion wagers his $1,200 lead on this clue:

Circle K International, a collegiate branch of this service organization, circles the globe with members on some 450 campuses.

"What is the Kiwanis Club?"...that's it to double the lead, taking him to $5,400! At the end of the round, he now has $7,800. Munk has $4,600 and O'Rourke has $4,400.

NO TRIPLE STUMPER ACTIVITY THIS ROUND

DJ! Categories:

HYDRO LOGICAL
JOHNNY GILBERT RAPS & ROCKS ON (I'll bet you love this category or similar ones; the singer must be IDed to the given song lyrics in each correct response)
NAME THE VEEP (three different politicians are shown in each clue, and the players have to pick the one that was a U.S. Vice President)
ROGER THAT!
KILLER OPERAS
HIDDEN BIRDPLAY (the name of a bird is hidden somewhere in each clue)

About halfway in the round, we have Hydro Logical, Roger That and Hidden Birdplay left (sans the $400 clue). The scores right now:

Erik: $13,800
Darren: $10,600
Kitty: $8,000

The champ's in control; he picks the $400 Roger That clue.

While a student at St. Mary's Hospital Medical School in London, he won championships in the mile run.

Kitty: "Who is Roger Bannister?"- CORRECT ($8,400); $800 ROGER THAT CLUE

This French guy's ex-wives included Brigitte Bardot and Jane Fonda (he never married Catherine Deneuve).

Kitty: "Who is Roger Vadim?"- RIGHT AGAIN ($9,200); MIDDLE ROGER THAT CLUE

As the government photographer of this war, Roger Fenton portrayed the charge of the light brigade as glorious.

Darren: "What is the Crimean War?"- RIGHT ($11,800); $1,600 ROGER THAT CLUE

DAAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIIILLLLLLLLYYY DOUBLE #1! He trails the champ by two grand at this point, and he'll go for the tie with the following clue:

He founded the town of Providence, which became a haven for Quakers & Anabaptists.

"Who is Roger Williams?"...tie game at $13,800 apiece! Final Roger That clue is this:

Sir Roger Penrose, with Stephen Hawking, proved that all matter within one of these collapses to a singularity.

Darren: "What is a black hole?"- RIGHT FOR THE LEAD! ($15,800); $800 HIDDEN BIRDPLAY CLUE

After the party, keg returns are easier.

Darren: "What is egret?"- RIGHT AGAIN ($16,600); $1,200, SAME CATEGORY

She could never handle his wandering through caves all by himself.

Kitty: "What is a swan?"- CORRECT ($10,400); $1,600, SAME CATEGORY

Using a bib is helpful when feeding a baby.

Darren: "What is an ibis?"- YES INDEED ($18,200); FINAL HIDDEN BIRDPLAY CLUE

DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIILLLLLLLLYYYY DOUBLE #2! His wager this time is four grand, twice this clue's face value, on this:

Nothing is solved with rushing around like a crazy man.

"What is a thrush?"...GOT IT to go to $22,200! We begin Hydro Logical with this clue:

It's the process by which water goes from a liquid to a gas.

Erik: "What is evaporation?"- CORRECT ($14,200)

$800:

13-letter collective name for any and all forms of water that fall from the sky.

Erik: "What is condensation?"- NO ($13,400)
Darren: "What is precipitation?"- CORRECT ($23,000)

$1,200 CLUE TOLD BY JIMMY:

It's the two-word furniture term for the boundary between saturated and unsaturated zones of soil.

Darren: "What is the water table?"- RIGHT AGAIN ($24,200)

$1,600:

The main source of thermal pollution is water that's been used industrially as this.

Kitty: "What is the coolant?"- RIGHT ($12,000)

FINAL CLUE OF THE ROUND:

Multiply chlorinity, the amount of chlorine in seawater, by 1.80655 to get this figure.

Erik: "What is salinity?"- RIGHT ($15,400)

LACH TRASH IN DJ!: $400

SCORES AFTER DOUBLE JEOPARDY!:

Erik: $15,400
Darren: $24,200
Kitty: $12,000

CORYAT SCORES:

Erik: $15,200
Darren: $21,800
Kitty: $12,000

Great game by everybody so far with just one Triple Stumper the entire show! This game is going down to the wire heading into the final.

FJ! CATEGORY: European Literature.

An 1870 novel by this man mentions Moby Dick as well as a sea monster called a kraken.

We start with O' Rourke, who came up with "Who is Jules Verne?"...RIGHT to DOUBLE to $24,000! The champ...has that too and wagered $8,801, taking him to $24,201. As for Munk...









...he puts down Jonathan Swift instead and loses $6,601, making Erik Nelson the biggest winner of the season so far with a four-day total of $94,404!