This week's task was a fun one, because my family are big fans of soap. It was to create a four-page photo essay for Dial's new yogurt body wash! The project managers were Tito Ortiz (Empresario) and Carol Alt (Hydra). Ivanka and George Ross were Mr. Trump's assistants this week.
Empresario's ads were country-oriented. Hydra's ads featured Carol Alt as the spokeslady. The winning team was...
...Hydra! That meant Alt's charity got another $20,000!
Back at Hydra's war room, Piers Morgan thought Omarosa was in deep trouble because she couldn't defend herself inside the boardroom. However, inside, Trace Adkins said he would fire Ortiz. The final verdict, as said by Mr. Trump...
..."AND TITO, AS MUCH AS IT PAINS ME, I TOLD YOU THE PROJECT MANAGER'S NECK WAS ON THE LINE. SO TITO, YOU'RE FIRED."
However, Ortiz got a nice consolation prize- another $50,000 for his charity!
Friday, February 29, 2008
"Project Runway 4" Finals- Part 1
I would like to clarify something before I get started with this recap. I thought that Rami Kashou was immediately eliminated after last week's episode. Turns out, I wasn't paying enough attention and in fact was still alive prior to tonight's episode.
Christian Siriano and Jillian Lewis were definitely finalists. However, a play-in was conducted between Chris March and Rami Kashou to determine the last finalist.
The task: Create 12 different outfits and choose the three that they liked the best to be reviewed by the judges. Both had an $8,000 budget.
Kashou's first dress was a black outfit with a removable blue jacket. His second one was a black, white and grey one with a removable black shirt, and that was modeled by Ana Lita. His final dress was what looked to be a black prom dress modeled by Jacquilene.
Now, for March's dresses. His first one was modeled by Marie, and it appeared the top part of it was mostly made of hair. Dress #2 was what looked to be made of jewelry at the top and black hair for the skirt. It was modeled by Cheron. Finally, there was a fully black dress, again with some hair covering the top, and that was modeled by Marcia.
Given the ride he has been through this season, I hoped Mr. March got to Fashion Week? Did he?....
...NO. Rami Kashou advanced as the last finalist.
Christian Siriano and Jillian Lewis were definitely finalists. However, a play-in was conducted between Chris March and Rami Kashou to determine the last finalist.
The task: Create 12 different outfits and choose the three that they liked the best to be reviewed by the judges. Both had an $8,000 budget.
Kashou's first dress was a black outfit with a removable blue jacket. His second one was a black, white and grey one with a removable black shirt, and that was modeled by Ana Lita. His final dress was what looked to be a black prom dress modeled by Jacquilene.
Now, for March's dresses. His first one was modeled by Marie, and it appeared the top part of it was mostly made of hair. Dress #2 was what looked to be made of jewelry at the top and black hair for the skirt. It was modeled by Cheron. Finally, there was a fully black dress, again with some hair covering the top, and that was modeled by Marcia.
Given the ride he has been through this season, I hoped Mr. March got to Fashion Week? Did he?....
...NO. Rami Kashou advanced as the last finalist.
Adam Rose on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show"
Here is what I learned about CBS' (and "TPIR"'s) new all-time king, Adam Rose, while watching Friday's episode of "The Ellen DeGeneres Show":
-He is a teacher for toddlers, and while he was on "The Price is Right", he was wearing a shirt with fingerprints from several toddlers as a good luck charm.
-He made $20,000 a year prior to his appearance on the show, and is expected to be a full-time teacher for them, if he hasn't already.
-He was so confident that he would win big before appearing on "The Price is Right".
-At the end of his short interview, he was given some of Ellen's famous "titty bears"!
-He is a teacher for toddlers, and while he was on "The Price is Right", he was wearing a shirt with fingerprints from several toddlers as a good luck charm.
-He made $20,000 a year prior to his appearance on the show, and is expected to be a full-time teacher for them, if he hasn't already.
-He was so confident that he would win big before appearing on "The Price is Right".
-At the end of his short interview, he was given some of Ellen's famous "titty bears"!
"Pros vs. Joes" 2/28
This episode eminated from the Orange Bowl.
Sudden Death: Three footballs were placed at a time at the center of the football field. The first six that scored advanced.
#1: Brian Peters (White Bear Lake, MN)
#2: Clayton Monte (Lyvonia, MI)
#3: Arthur Miller (Smyrna, GA)
#4: Devon Tilly (Denver)
#5: Greg Macaluso (Hawthorne, NY)
#6: Mark Kilibarda (Montevideo, MN)
In the middle of the round, Jaimie Luculano injured one of his legs and was eliminated on the spot.
This week's stars were Christian Okoye (NFL), "Thunder" Dan Majerle (NBA) and Paul Coffey (NHL).
#1 vs. #6: Paul Coffey
#2 vs. #5: Christian Okoye
#3 vs. #4: Dan Majerle
First was football. Here, the two players had to tackle Christian Okoye as fast as they could in order to prevent him from gaining a lot of yards, much less scoring a touchdown. The player who allowed the least yardage after each had three downs got a berth in Overtime.
Greg Macaluso is an account supervisor, while Clayton Monte is an Air Force police sergeant.
Greg:
1. 7 yards
2. 4 yards
3. 4 yards
TOTAL: 15 yards
Clayton:
1. 6 yards
2. 4 yards
3. 1 yard
TOTAL: 11 yards
Second was basketball. Both players had to shoot from the three-point line and tried to score as many times as possible. The regular balls were worth a single point while the multi-colored one was worth two. The one who scored more points advanced to Overtime.
Devon scored 4...while Arthur scored just 2, so Devon won!
Last was hockey. Paul Coffey tried to knock players down while he was in the center of the rink. Here, both players had to take a hockey puck behind both nets and score a goal at each end. The one who did it the fastest got the last spot in Overtime.
Brian Peters is a teacher/coach, while Mark Kilibarda's nickname is "Killer".
Peters finished in 2:29...while Killer doesn't come even close, so the top seed advanced!
Overtime: To start, they had to score a basket in the lane against Dan Majerle. Second, they had to score a goal against Paul Coffey. Finally, they needed to knock the ball away from both of the dummies Christian Okoye was protecting.
Devon:
1. MAX OUT + :13
2. MAX OUT + :33 (he wiped out while he took his second break!)
3. :34 + :07
TOTAL: 3:27
Clayton:
1. MAX OUT + :16
2. MAX OUT + :27
3. :30
TOTAL: 3:13
Brian:
1. MAX OUT + :11
2. MAX OUT + :31
3. :36
TOTAL: 3:18
That meant Clayton Monte went to the Rose Bowl!
Sudden Death: Three footballs were placed at a time at the center of the football field. The first six that scored advanced.
#1: Brian Peters (White Bear Lake, MN)
#2: Clayton Monte (Lyvonia, MI)
#3: Arthur Miller (Smyrna, GA)
#4: Devon Tilly (Denver)
#5: Greg Macaluso (Hawthorne, NY)
#6: Mark Kilibarda (Montevideo, MN)
In the middle of the round, Jaimie Luculano injured one of his legs and was eliminated on the spot.
This week's stars were Christian Okoye (NFL), "Thunder" Dan Majerle (NBA) and Paul Coffey (NHL).
#1 vs. #6: Paul Coffey
#2 vs. #5: Christian Okoye
#3 vs. #4: Dan Majerle
First was football. Here, the two players had to tackle Christian Okoye as fast as they could in order to prevent him from gaining a lot of yards, much less scoring a touchdown. The player who allowed the least yardage after each had three downs got a berth in Overtime.
Greg Macaluso is an account supervisor, while Clayton Monte is an Air Force police sergeant.
Greg:
1. 7 yards
2. 4 yards
3. 4 yards
TOTAL: 15 yards
Clayton:
1. 6 yards
2. 4 yards
3. 1 yard
TOTAL: 11 yards
Second was basketball. Both players had to shoot from the three-point line and tried to score as many times as possible. The regular balls were worth a single point while the multi-colored one was worth two. The one who scored more points advanced to Overtime.
Devon scored 4...while Arthur scored just 2, so Devon won!
Last was hockey. Paul Coffey tried to knock players down while he was in the center of the rink. Here, both players had to take a hockey puck behind both nets and score a goal at each end. The one who did it the fastest got the last spot in Overtime.
Brian Peters is a teacher/coach, while Mark Kilibarda's nickname is "Killer".
Peters finished in 2:29...while Killer doesn't come even close, so the top seed advanced!
Overtime: To start, they had to score a basket in the lane against Dan Majerle. Second, they had to score a goal against Paul Coffey. Finally, they needed to knock the ball away from both of the dummies Christian Okoye was protecting.
Devon:
1. MAX OUT + :13
2. MAX OUT + :33 (he wiped out while he took his second break!)
3. :34 + :07
TOTAL: 3:27
Clayton:
1. MAX OUT + :16
2. MAX OUT + :27
3. :30
TOTAL: 3:13
Brian:
1. MAX OUT + :11
2. MAX OUT + :31
3. :36
TOTAL: 3:18
That meant Clayton Monte went to the Rose Bowl!
"Don't Forget the Lyrics!" breaks last week's record
Last night's episode of "Don't Forget the Lyrics!", thanks in part to "American Idol", scored a record rating for the second week in a row, a 8.5 Fast Nielsen with a 13 share.
Source: Zap2it.com
Source: Zap2it.com
2/29/2008 Results- Will "TPIR" somehow give away another million?
Family Feud: This may be the last first-run episode before their Spring Break. The Pauls are back, with $1,580 thus far. They will face the winners of the last game, the Fennells.
First question: Name something that makes more noise the older it gets. Starting with:
1. Car/engine (58, Alex)
2.
3.
4.
5.
The Pauls will play. Chris begins with your bones...all humans are #2 (21)! Monick then says the refrigerator...#4 (3)! Efua then answers a bed...no. Marc's first answer is computer...no. Back to Alex, who next guesses a house...STRIKEOUT. This first steal is worth 82 points. Jessica's steal guess is doors...bottom answer (3) gets them the points! #3 was a washing machine (3).
Second question: Things that people kick. Starting with:
1. Balls (68, Lauren)
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
The Fennells will play this time. Beginning with Michael, he says tires...bottom answer (2)! Angel says butt...I liked that answer, but it's a dud. Mattie then says trash...no. Back to Jessica, who tries kickback...three strikes in a row. For their first 70 points, Alex says bucket, which is #7 (2) for the points! Rest of board:
2. Habits (9)
3. Cans (6)
4. Animals (3)
5. Other people (3)
6. Rocks (2)
Double: Things people always associate with JFK. Starting with:
1. Assassination (58, Monick)
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
The Pauls will play. Efua starts with Bay of Pigs...#4 (5)! Marc then says the Civil Rights Movement...no. Over to Alex, who says Jackie Onassis, which is #3 (8)! Chris then says the American Camelot...I've never heard of it, but it's the bottom answer (4)! Back to Monick, who next guesses Marilyn Monroe...#2 (10)! Efua tries to finish off the board with the Kennedy Dynasty...too boring. Marc has the last chance to sweep with JFK's son...NO. For another 166 and the lead, Jessica guesses that JFK being the youngest president is #5...not so; it was actually his famous speech (5). That means that the Pauls jump to 236!
Triple: Name something in life that would be a lot easier to handle if it had an owner's manual. Efua starts with children...NUMBER ONE (62), so the Pauls have a chance to close this game out! Marc then says a job...no. Alex says relationships...#2 (31)! Next is Chris with winning on game shows...I loved that answer, but the survey didn't agree. Monick then says pets...STRIKEOUT. This steal is for the game. Jessica says finances...that's the bottom answer (2) to give them the undisputed title at 361! #3 was houses (2).
Fast Money: After the way Jessica fizzled here, they swap her for Angel to join Lauren in playing for $20,000 today.
1. According to 100 married men, on a scale of 1-10, how good-looking is your spouse?
2. Name a state with the most college students.
3. Name a kind of tree streets are named after.
4. Name something guys love to do while watching the Super Bowl.
5. Name a complaint a pet goldfish might give about his/her fishbowl.
My guesses:
1. 10
2. California (Florida, Texas and Massachussetts were my other guesses)
3. Oak (Maple was my other guess)
4. Eat
5. Not enough food/water
Lauren says 8, New York, eucalyptus (ZONK ANSWER OF THE WEEK NOMINEE), eat and dirty for 127! Lauren blanked out on the last question. Her first guess was 7...11. Second was California, which is #1 for 33! Third was spruce, which is a dud. Last guess was sitting on the couch, which is also a dud. Another lady lets Lauren down in Fast Money, as they get another $855, $1,435 after two days. Unsaid #1 answers:
1. 10 (They should've gotten this one.)
3. Elm (This was HARD.)
4. Drink beer
Temptation: Today's three players are Gige (an administrative assistant who wears the same six outfits despite buying hundreds of others), Addison (who claims to have owned hundreds of pairs of socks) and Tamara (a promotional model). After the first Speed Round...
Gige: $15
Addison: $30
Tamara: $25
...one question was about "The Price is Right", and Addison is offered a ton of beauty products worth $1,507 for $10. The final offer is a $100 bonus. Going once...going twice...SOLD! He's now out of the lead by $5. Fame Game board:
_ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Category: Fictional Characters.
1. My story began in a magazine.
2. I've been made into movies starring Charlie Sheen and Donald Duck.
3. I've got lots of romance and swordplay.
Addison then rings in...
T _ E
_ _ R _ E
_ _ S _ E T _ E _ _
...he gets THE THREE MUSKETEERS to go back to $35! 3 Musketeers is also the name of a candy bar.
Knock Off category: Nine of the top ten most popular names according to the ASPCA.
Max
Lady
Spot
Smokey
Shadow
Bear
Sam
Trixie
Molly
Rags
Buddy
Kitty
TURN 1:
Gige: Smokey- $5 ($20)
Tamara: Shadow- $15 ($40)
Addison: Buddy- $2 ($37)
TURN 2:
Gige: Bear- $5 ($25)
Tamara: Lady- $2 ($42)
Addison: Spot
TURN 3:
Gige: Max- $2 ($27)
Tamara: Kitty- $10 ($52)
TURN 4:
Gige: Rags
Tamara: Molly- $5 ($57)
FINAL TURN:
Tamara: Sam- $2 ($59)
With a $22 lead, Tamara is offered a refrigerator and an electric grill worth $1,549 for $15, and she said that she needs a refridgerator badly, so she buys!
Speed Round #2 dealt with Queen Latifah and Queen Elizabeth. After that...
Gige: $52
Addison: $52
Tamara: $44
...both Gige and Addison are offered a chance at $2,500 in Instant Ca$h. Addison's first to buzz in. He picks the brown...only $100. The big money was in the red one.
After the last Speed Round, the new champion is...
Gige: $62
Addison: $54
Tamara: $64
...Tamara! Addison leaves with $1,707 in cash and prizes while Gige heads off to the clubhouse.
This time, here's what's on offer in Shopper's Paradise:
$89: HDTV ($2,200)
$224: Trip to NYC with tickets to "Legally Blonde" ($3,000)
$413: Bedroom ($7,562)
$650: $10,000 Bloomingdale's Shopping Spree
$850: Toyota Prius ($23,837)
She only gets one correct answer in Super Knock Off to just have enough to buy the HDTV, and she decides to buy it. She's leaving with $3,749 in prizes.
WOF: This is the last night of the "Thanks a Million" sweepstakes. Tonight's players are Mary Kirk (in the blue) from Mt. Pleasant, SC (who is a registered nurse), Marilyn Major from Olive Branch, MS (who is a labor and delivery nurse) and Jon Spencer from Camarillo, CA (who works in the home building industry).
Kirk scores $1,000 with SEMI-ANNUAL SALE, while the other female gets $2,000 with HORSE FARM.
Round 1 category is Phrase and out on the wheel now is a $5,000 trip to Hungary. After MM calls the T's, we have...
IT'S/_ _ S I _/T _/_ _/_ _ R S
...and she solves IT'S MUSIC TO MY EARS for another $1,550 plus the $1,000 Lobster Gram gift tag, $4,550 total!
$25,000-WINNING ID #1: RB0024420
IHOP Jackpot/Prize Puzzle Round category is Around the House. After MM buys the O's, we have...
_ O _ _ O R T _ _ _ E/_ _ _ R/O _/
_ _ _ _ - _ _ O _ S
...I know this already. She then calls the F's for $14,000, but then calls the only dud vowel this round, the U. The man in the middle calls a $600 C and buys the I's, then solves COMFORTABLE PAIR OF FLIP-FLOPS for $950 and a trip to Jamaica, for a total of $6,350 and the early lead.
WINNING ID FOR TRIP: LH3840568
ActivOn Big Money Round category is Rock On! MM calls the P while on a Mystery Wedge. With $2,400 already in her bank, she decides to take $1,000 instead (bad move, that had the $10,000). After she buys the U, we have...
_ R U _ _/S P R I N _ S _ _ _ N/&/
_ _ _/_/S _ R _ _ _/_ A N _
...I got the first part very quickly, but she hits Lose a Turn while on the Big Money Wedge. The man in the middle calls two B's for $600 and then four T's for another $3,600. He then solves BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN & THE E STREET BAND for another $4,200 and $10,550 total.
He then gets FINE ART COLLECTION to go to $13,550. Next category is On the Map. After Kirk calls the V, we have...
_ _ _/_ _ _ _ _ _ R _/R _ V _ R
...I believe I have it already. After buying the I's, she calls the M for $900. Then, she calls the S's for another $800 and buys the E's and the O. After calling a $350 T, she finally solves THE MISSOURI RIVER for another $1,900 and $2,900 total.
Speed-Up Round category is What Are You Doing and consonants are worth $1,350 a pop. Still anyone's game. After he calls the W, we have...
W R _ _ _ _ N G/_/_ R _ _ _ N T
...and he solves WRAPPING A PRESENT to win the match with $17,600! MM has $4,550 and Kirk has $2,900.
Tonight's cars are a VW Jetta and a BMW X3. He spins the H (second night in a row that's been landed on) and the category is Phrase. Beginning with:
_ T/L _ _ _ S/_ _ _ _
This should be easy, I think. He picks K, C, G and O, thinking he's read my mind...
_ T/L O O K S/_ _ _ _
...so much for the last word being GOOD now. The last word was actually IFFY, and he doesn't get IT LOOKS IFFY for $25,000. The F's would've done it.
FINAL $25,000-WINNING ID: DP09810
TPIR Million Dollar Spectacular: This week, Roger hasn't totally gotten the revenge he needed since last week's million dollar win. How about tonight? Let's find out.
Tonight's first four players are Gina Ray, Timothy McPhearson, Unyaa Bishop and Wendy Goodson (!!). First IUFB is a motorcycle.
Wendy: $2,100
Unyaa: $3,199
Timothy: $2,500
Gina: BUCK (STUPID BID)
ARP: $3,949, so Bishop will play Super 1/2 Off! There's a new intro cue for this game. First pair of items are a CD/DVD repair kit marked at $40 and a doll marked at $20. She says the doll is also $40...it is! That's her first set of prizes and $500. Second are headphones marked at $199 and a mixer marked at $40. She obviously knows the mixer is $80! Finally, we have a handheld GPS marked at $40 and a small alarm clock marked at $25. She says the navigation thing is $80...yes! She has $1,500 and all the SPs, and now has a 50/50 shot at $25,000 more! They are #3 and #8. She says the big money's in #3...oops.
Next player is Amanda Curtland and the second IUFB is a laptop.
Amanda: $1,250 (STAGE GARF)
Timothy: $1,700
Gina: $1,701
Wendy: $1,702
ARP: $3,200, so Goodson, a very jumpy lady, will play Lucky Seven for a Lincoln MKZ (Std., Wheels, Prot). First number is 3. First number guess is 5...
$ 3 2, _ _ _
...$3 gone. Third number guess is 5...
$ 3 2, 5 _ _
...that's better! Fourth number guess is 7...
$ 3 2, 5 9 _
...down to $2. Final number guess is 1, after originally wanting to say 0...
$ 3 2, 5 9 1
...BULLSEYE!!! Great win! She stopped the Dob BIG TIME here! She still would've won had she said 0!
Next is David Hule and the third IUFB is a bar.
David: $4,500
Amanda: $3,500
Timothy: $3,900
Gina: $4,501
ARP: $5,770, so Ray will play Range Game for a Dodge Charger (Std., Paint)! Range is $22,200-$22,800. And believe it or not, THIS IS THE MILLION DOLLAR GAME!!! If she gets the ARP within range, she'll win the car. If she also gives the ARP of the car exactly, she'll also win the $1,000,000 grand prize. She stops at $22,438 to $22,588. Her car guess is $22,530. ARP...
...$22,605, so she gets nothing! Darn.
SSD1: The second loser this half spins 30...and 40 for 70 cents! The first loser spins a dime...and 60 to tie it up. The really lucky Lucky Seven player gets 75 cents to go to the Showcase!
Next player is Clarece Herman and the next IUFB is a piano.
Clarece: $4,000
David: $4,850
Amanda: BUCK
Timonthy: TWO BUCKS
ARP: $3,195, so the first man called tonight will play Cliff Hangers for patio furniture, including a BBQ, worth $17,550! The first item is a phone in the shape of a car and he bids $22...$25. Second item is an electronic Sudoku game and he says $33...$30! He must get the ARP of the blender within $19, and he bids $45...it's $49 and he wins! IMO, I thought this should've been the Million Dollar Game instead of Range Game.
Next player is Kimberly Anderson and the next IUFB is ski equipment.
Kimberly: $1,700
Clarece: $2,200
David: $2,550
Amanda: BUCK (STUPID BID)
ARP: $3,652, so Hule will play Grocery Game for a Saturn Sky (Loaded) worth $32,215! The products tonight are salsa, Alka-Seltzer, Aleve, scrubber brush and pasta sauce. First purchase is three Alka-Seltzer bottles. Each one is $3.95, for a total of $11.85. Second is three salsas. Each one is $2.99, for a total of $20.82 and the win! Another possible Dob-stopper here!
Final player is Lawrence Jones and the last IUFB tonight is a refridgerator/freezer.
Lawrence: $3,222
Amanda: $3,500
Kimberly: $2,700
Clarece: $3,501
ARP: $3,999, so Herman from Chicago will play Double Prices for a pair of jet skis! They're either $18,796 or $20,990. I say $20,990 and she disagrees...$18,796 they are! We have a perfect second half!
SSD2: McPhearson from Canada spins 90 cents. Herman spins 35...and 20, so she's done for the night. Hule spins 95 cents, meaning we have a battle of the Dob-stoppers in tonight's Showcase!
The first Showcase sends you Around the World! We've got trips to Cancun, Hong Kong, Italy plus a GMC Yukon (Std., SLT, Seat)! The lady gets this and bids $53,500. For the man, we go to Club Price is Right. First, we get some music from a new jukebox. Second, to look pretty, we're providing a pair of diamond bracelets. Finally, if you decide to stay awake a while, you could get sent to the After Hours Club, which happens to take place inside a new Winnebago Sightseer Motorhome!! He bids $64,250, which is a GARF OF THE CENTURY.
ARP for him: $119,154, a difference of $54,904. Let's reveal the last three numbers of the lady's Showcase...
$ _ _ , 6 6 2
...all right. First number...
$ 5 _ , 6 6 2
...uh oh. Here's the deal. If that second number is 4 or higher, she wins her Showcase. If that second number is 3, she's a millionaire. Anything lower than 3 and she loses. Let's see the full price...
$ 5 6, 6 6 2
...she's a winner! Her grand total tonight: $92,454! The man leaves with $35,867.
First question: Name something that makes more noise the older it gets. Starting with:
1. Car/engine (58, Alex)
2.
3.
4.
5.
The Pauls will play. Chris begins with your bones...all humans are #2 (21)! Monick then says the refrigerator...#4 (3)! Efua then answers a bed...no. Marc's first answer is computer...no. Back to Alex, who next guesses a house...STRIKEOUT. This first steal is worth 82 points. Jessica's steal guess is doors...bottom answer (3) gets them the points! #3 was a washing machine (3).
Second question: Things that people kick. Starting with:
1. Balls (68, Lauren)
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
The Fennells will play this time. Beginning with Michael, he says tires...bottom answer (2)! Angel says butt...I liked that answer, but it's a dud. Mattie then says trash...no. Back to Jessica, who tries kickback...three strikes in a row. For their first 70 points, Alex says bucket, which is #7 (2) for the points! Rest of board:
2. Habits (9)
3. Cans (6)
4. Animals (3)
5. Other people (3)
6. Rocks (2)
Double: Things people always associate with JFK. Starting with:
1. Assassination (58, Monick)
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
The Pauls will play. Efua starts with Bay of Pigs...#4 (5)! Marc then says the Civil Rights Movement...no. Over to Alex, who says Jackie Onassis, which is #3 (8)! Chris then says the American Camelot...I've never heard of it, but it's the bottom answer (4)! Back to Monick, who next guesses Marilyn Monroe...#2 (10)! Efua tries to finish off the board with the Kennedy Dynasty...too boring. Marc has the last chance to sweep with JFK's son...NO. For another 166 and the lead, Jessica guesses that JFK being the youngest president is #5...not so; it was actually his famous speech (5). That means that the Pauls jump to 236!
Triple: Name something in life that would be a lot easier to handle if it had an owner's manual. Efua starts with children...NUMBER ONE (62), so the Pauls have a chance to close this game out! Marc then says a job...no. Alex says relationships...#2 (31)! Next is Chris with winning on game shows...I loved that answer, but the survey didn't agree. Monick then says pets...STRIKEOUT. This steal is for the game. Jessica says finances...that's the bottom answer (2) to give them the undisputed title at 361! #3 was houses (2).
Fast Money: After the way Jessica fizzled here, they swap her for Angel to join Lauren in playing for $20,000 today.
1. According to 100 married men, on a scale of 1-10, how good-looking is your spouse?
2. Name a state with the most college students.
3. Name a kind of tree streets are named after.
4. Name something guys love to do while watching the Super Bowl.
5. Name a complaint a pet goldfish might give about his/her fishbowl.
My guesses:
1. 10
2. California (Florida, Texas and Massachussetts were my other guesses)
3. Oak (Maple was my other guess)
4. Eat
5. Not enough food/water
Lauren says 8, New York, eucalyptus (ZONK ANSWER OF THE WEEK NOMINEE), eat and dirty for 127! Lauren blanked out on the last question. Her first guess was 7...11. Second was California, which is #1 for 33! Third was spruce, which is a dud. Last guess was sitting on the couch, which is also a dud. Another lady lets Lauren down in Fast Money, as they get another $855, $1,435 after two days. Unsaid #1 answers:
1. 10 (They should've gotten this one.)
3. Elm (This was HARD.)
4. Drink beer
Temptation: Today's three players are Gige (an administrative assistant who wears the same six outfits despite buying hundreds of others), Addison (who claims to have owned hundreds of pairs of socks) and Tamara (a promotional model). After the first Speed Round...
Gige: $15
Addison: $30
Tamara: $25
...one question was about "The Price is Right", and Addison is offered a ton of beauty products worth $1,507 for $10. The final offer is a $100 bonus. Going once...going twice...SOLD! He's now out of the lead by $5. Fame Game board:
_ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Category: Fictional Characters.
1. My story began in a magazine.
2. I've been made into movies starring Charlie Sheen and Donald Duck.
3. I've got lots of romance and swordplay.
Addison then rings in...
T _ E
_ _ R _ E
_ _ S _ E T _ E _ _
...he gets THE THREE MUSKETEERS to go back to $35! 3 Musketeers is also the name of a candy bar.
Knock Off category: Nine of the top ten most popular names according to the ASPCA.
Max
Lady
Spot
Smokey
Shadow
Bear
Sam
Trixie
Molly
Rags
Buddy
Kitty
TURN 1:
Gige: Smokey- $5 ($20)
Tamara: Shadow- $15 ($40)
Addison: Buddy- $2 ($37)
TURN 2:
Gige: Bear- $5 ($25)
Tamara: Lady- $2 ($42)
Addison: Spot
TURN 3:
Gige: Max- $2 ($27)
Tamara: Kitty- $10 ($52)
TURN 4:
Gige: Rags
Tamara: Molly- $5 ($57)
FINAL TURN:
Tamara: Sam- $2 ($59)
With a $22 lead, Tamara is offered a refrigerator and an electric grill worth $1,549 for $15, and she said that she needs a refridgerator badly, so she buys!
Speed Round #2 dealt with Queen Latifah and Queen Elizabeth. After that...
Gige: $52
Addison: $52
Tamara: $44
...both Gige and Addison are offered a chance at $2,500 in Instant Ca$h. Addison's first to buzz in. He picks the brown...only $100. The big money was in the red one.
After the last Speed Round, the new champion is...
Gige: $62
Addison: $54
Tamara: $64
...Tamara! Addison leaves with $1,707 in cash and prizes while Gige heads off to the clubhouse.
This time, here's what's on offer in Shopper's Paradise:
$89: HDTV ($2,200)
$224: Trip to NYC with tickets to "Legally Blonde" ($3,000)
$413: Bedroom ($7,562)
$650: $10,000 Bloomingdale's Shopping Spree
$850: Toyota Prius ($23,837)
She only gets one correct answer in Super Knock Off to just have enough to buy the HDTV, and she decides to buy it. She's leaving with $3,749 in prizes.
WOF: This is the last night of the "Thanks a Million" sweepstakes. Tonight's players are Mary Kirk (in the blue) from Mt. Pleasant, SC (who is a registered nurse), Marilyn Major from Olive Branch, MS (who is a labor and delivery nurse) and Jon Spencer from Camarillo, CA (who works in the home building industry).
Kirk scores $1,000 with SEMI-ANNUAL SALE, while the other female gets $2,000 with HORSE FARM.
Round 1 category is Phrase and out on the wheel now is a $5,000 trip to Hungary. After MM calls the T's, we have...
IT'S/_ _ S I _/T _/_ _/_ _ R S
...and she solves IT'S MUSIC TO MY EARS for another $1,550 plus the $1,000 Lobster Gram gift tag, $4,550 total!
$25,000-WINNING ID #1: RB0024420
IHOP Jackpot/Prize Puzzle Round category is Around the House. After MM buys the O's, we have...
_ O _ _ O R T _ _ _ E/_ _ _ R/O _/
_ _ _ _ - _ _ O _ S
...I know this already. She then calls the F's for $14,000, but then calls the only dud vowel this round, the U. The man in the middle calls a $600 C and buys the I's, then solves COMFORTABLE PAIR OF FLIP-FLOPS for $950 and a trip to Jamaica, for a total of $6,350 and the early lead.
WINNING ID FOR TRIP: LH3840568
ActivOn Big Money Round category is Rock On! MM calls the P while on a Mystery Wedge. With $2,400 already in her bank, she decides to take $1,000 instead (bad move, that had the $10,000). After she buys the U, we have...
_ R U _ _/S P R I N _ S _ _ _ N/&/
_ _ _/_/S _ R _ _ _/_ A N _
...I got the first part very quickly, but she hits Lose a Turn while on the Big Money Wedge. The man in the middle calls two B's for $600 and then four T's for another $3,600. He then solves BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN & THE E STREET BAND for another $4,200 and $10,550 total.
He then gets FINE ART COLLECTION to go to $13,550. Next category is On the Map. After Kirk calls the V, we have...
_ _ _/_ _ _ _ _ _ R _/R _ V _ R
...I believe I have it already. After buying the I's, she calls the M for $900. Then, she calls the S's for another $800 and buys the E's and the O. After calling a $350 T, she finally solves THE MISSOURI RIVER for another $1,900 and $2,900 total.
Speed-Up Round category is What Are You Doing and consonants are worth $1,350 a pop. Still anyone's game. After he calls the W, we have...
W R _ _ _ _ N G/_/_ R _ _ _ N T
...and he solves WRAPPING A PRESENT to win the match with $17,600! MM has $4,550 and Kirk has $2,900.
Tonight's cars are a VW Jetta and a BMW X3. He spins the H (second night in a row that's been landed on) and the category is Phrase. Beginning with:
_ T/L _ _ _ S/_ _ _ _
This should be easy, I think. He picks K, C, G and O, thinking he's read my mind...
_ T/L O O K S/_ _ _ _
...so much for the last word being GOOD now. The last word was actually IFFY, and he doesn't get IT LOOKS IFFY for $25,000. The F's would've done it.
FINAL $25,000-WINNING ID: DP09810
TPIR Million Dollar Spectacular: This week, Roger hasn't totally gotten the revenge he needed since last week's million dollar win. How about tonight? Let's find out.
Tonight's first four players are Gina Ray, Timothy McPhearson, Unyaa Bishop and Wendy Goodson (!!). First IUFB is a motorcycle.
Wendy: $2,100
Unyaa: $3,199
Timothy: $2,500
Gina: BUCK (STUPID BID)
ARP: $3,949, so Bishop will play Super 1/2 Off! There's a new intro cue for this game. First pair of items are a CD/DVD repair kit marked at $40 and a doll marked at $20. She says the doll is also $40...it is! That's her first set of prizes and $500. Second are headphones marked at $199 and a mixer marked at $40. She obviously knows the mixer is $80! Finally, we have a handheld GPS marked at $40 and a small alarm clock marked at $25. She says the navigation thing is $80...yes! She has $1,500 and all the SPs, and now has a 50/50 shot at $25,000 more! They are #3 and #8. She says the big money's in #3...oops.
Next player is Amanda Curtland and the second IUFB is a laptop.
Amanda: $1,250 (STAGE GARF)
Timothy: $1,700
Gina: $1,701
Wendy: $1,702
ARP: $3,200, so Goodson, a very jumpy lady, will play Lucky Seven for a Lincoln MKZ (Std., Wheels, Prot). First number is 3. First number guess is 5...
$ 3 2, _ _ _
...$3 gone. Third number guess is 5...
$ 3 2, 5 _ _
...that's better! Fourth number guess is 7...
$ 3 2, 5 9 _
...down to $2. Final number guess is 1, after originally wanting to say 0...
$ 3 2, 5 9 1
...BULLSEYE!!! Great win! She stopped the Dob BIG TIME here! She still would've won had she said 0!
Next is David Hule and the third IUFB is a bar.
David: $4,500
Amanda: $3,500
Timothy: $3,900
Gina: $4,501
ARP: $5,770, so Ray will play Range Game for a Dodge Charger (Std., Paint)! Range is $22,200-$22,800. And believe it or not, THIS IS THE MILLION DOLLAR GAME!!! If she gets the ARP within range, she'll win the car. If she also gives the ARP of the car exactly, she'll also win the $1,000,000 grand prize. She stops at $22,438 to $22,588. Her car guess is $22,530. ARP...
...$22,605, so she gets nothing! Darn.
SSD1: The second loser this half spins 30...and 40 for 70 cents! The first loser spins a dime...and 60 to tie it up. The really lucky Lucky Seven player gets 75 cents to go to the Showcase!
Next player is Clarece Herman and the next IUFB is a piano.
Clarece: $4,000
David: $4,850
Amanda: BUCK
Timonthy: TWO BUCKS
ARP: $3,195, so the first man called tonight will play Cliff Hangers for patio furniture, including a BBQ, worth $17,550! The first item is a phone in the shape of a car and he bids $22...$25. Second item is an electronic Sudoku game and he says $33...$30! He must get the ARP of the blender within $19, and he bids $45...it's $49 and he wins! IMO, I thought this should've been the Million Dollar Game instead of Range Game.
Next player is Kimberly Anderson and the next IUFB is ski equipment.
Kimberly: $1,700
Clarece: $2,200
David: $2,550
Amanda: BUCK (STUPID BID)
ARP: $3,652, so Hule will play Grocery Game for a Saturn Sky (Loaded) worth $32,215! The products tonight are salsa, Alka-Seltzer, Aleve, scrubber brush and pasta sauce. First purchase is three Alka-Seltzer bottles. Each one is $3.95, for a total of $11.85. Second is three salsas. Each one is $2.99, for a total of $20.82 and the win! Another possible Dob-stopper here!
Final player is Lawrence Jones and the last IUFB tonight is a refridgerator/freezer.
Lawrence: $3,222
Amanda: $3,500
Kimberly: $2,700
Clarece: $3,501
ARP: $3,999, so Herman from Chicago will play Double Prices for a pair of jet skis! They're either $18,796 or $20,990. I say $20,990 and she disagrees...$18,796 they are! We have a perfect second half!
SSD2: McPhearson from Canada spins 90 cents. Herman spins 35...and 20, so she's done for the night. Hule spins 95 cents, meaning we have a battle of the Dob-stoppers in tonight's Showcase!
The first Showcase sends you Around the World! We've got trips to Cancun, Hong Kong, Italy plus a GMC Yukon (Std., SLT, Seat)! The lady gets this and bids $53,500. For the man, we go to Club Price is Right. First, we get some music from a new jukebox. Second, to look pretty, we're providing a pair of diamond bracelets. Finally, if you decide to stay awake a while, you could get sent to the After Hours Club, which happens to take place inside a new Winnebago Sightseer Motorhome!! He bids $64,250, which is a GARF OF THE CENTURY.
ARP for him: $119,154, a difference of $54,904. Let's reveal the last three numbers of the lady's Showcase...
$ _ _ , 6 6 2
...all right. First number...
$ 5 _ , 6 6 2
...uh oh. Here's the deal. If that second number is 4 or higher, she wins her Showcase. If that second number is 3, she's a millionaire. Anything lower than 3 and she loses. Let's see the full price...
$ 5 6, 6 6 2
...she's a winner! Her grand total tonight: $92,454! The man leaves with $35,867.
Thursday, February 28, 2008
Rossi Morreale to host a CMT reality game show
Rossi Morreale, the host of "Temptation" in the U.S., has been named the host of CMT's new reality game show, "Can You Duet".
Various sources contributed to this report.
Various sources contributed to this report.
"American Idol"- Next 4 eliminations
Let's start with the women, because I felt the men were better than the women this week. The first three ladies definitely moving on are:
Carly Smithson
Syiesha Mercado
Brooke White
Ramiele Malubay
Kristy Lee Cook
Amanda Overmyer
Alaina Whitaker
Alexandrea Lushington
Kady Malloy
Asia'h Epperson
Next four:
Carly Smithson
Syiesha Mercado
Ramiele Malubay
Amanda Overmyer
Alaina Whitaker
Alexandrea Lushington
Kady Malloy
The first female eliminated tonight...
Amanda Overmyer
Alaina Whitaker
Alexandrea Lushington
...Alaina Whitaker. The other girl eliminated...
Amanda Overmyer
Alexandrea Lushington
...Alexandrea Lushington.
Now, for the men. Let's see which three definitely advanced first:
Michael Johns
Jason Castro
Luke Menard
Robbie Carrico
Danny Noriega
David Hernandez
Jason Yeager
Chikezie Eze
David Cook
David Archuleta
Joining them:
Jason Castro
Luke Menard
Robbie Carrico
Danny Noriega
Jason Yeager
Chikezie Eze
David Cook
The first man definitely eliminated...
Jason Yeager
Luke Menard
Robbie Carrico
...Mr. Yeager. Joining him out the door tonight...
Luke Menard
Robbie Carrico
...Robbie Carrico. Looks like Luke Menard wants to be "El Cheapo" this year on the show.
Carly Smithson
Syiesha Mercado
Brooke White
Ramiele Malubay
Kristy Lee Cook
Amanda Overmyer
Alaina Whitaker
Alexandrea Lushington
Kady Malloy
Asia'h Epperson
Next four:
Carly Smithson
Syiesha Mercado
Ramiele Malubay
Amanda Overmyer
Alaina Whitaker
Alexandrea Lushington
Kady Malloy
The first female eliminated tonight...
Amanda Overmyer
Alaina Whitaker
Alexandrea Lushington
...Alaina Whitaker. The other girl eliminated...
Amanda Overmyer
Alexandrea Lushington
...Alexandrea Lushington.
Now, for the men. Let's see which three definitely advanced first:
Michael Johns
Jason Castro
Luke Menard
Robbie Carrico
Danny Noriega
David Hernandez
Jason Yeager
Chikezie Eze
David Cook
David Archuleta
Joining them:
Jason Castro
Luke Menard
Robbie Carrico
Danny Noriega
Jason Yeager
Chikezie Eze
David Cook
The first man definitely eliminated...
Jason Yeager
Luke Menard
Robbie Carrico
...Mr. Yeager. Joining him out the door tonight...
Luke Menard
Robbie Carrico
...Robbie Carrico. Looks like Luke Menard wants to be "El Cheapo" this year on the show.
2/28/2008 Results
Merv Griffin's Crosswords: This will be the last totally original episode at least for a little while. Today's first two players are Matt Shallenberger (a Hawaii photographer) and Kathy McCulla (a story analyst from Michigan).
At the first Extra, the woman's in control with $450 to the other's -$150. She bets all but $50 on this:
L _ _ _ _
Clue: Wrangler's rival. She can't get LEVIS, so she drops to fifty bucks at this point. She gets back to $250 at the end of the round while the other has $50.
Today's Spoilers are Martin Dodd (a U.K. director of sales), Saran Fox (a Massachussetts motivational speaker) and Kurt Einstead (a California writer).
1. (_ D _ _ _)- "All in the Family" wife. The Hawaii guy says EDITH...he ties the score!
2. (Seven letters)($300)- Where a colt is kept. He says HOLSTER...and he now leads with $550!
3. (L _ _)($100)- Flight from justice. For the first spoil of the day, Fox says LAM...she now leads with $650!
4. (_ _ _ _ T)- Parking attendant. She's right again with VALET, bringing her to $850.
5. (_ A _ _)- "Every ____ king". KM rings in this time with MANA...she's right to go to $450.
6. (_ A _ _ R)- More green, or more cold and wet. Fox says DAMPER, which is a letter too many, dropping her back to $650. Answer: RAWER.
7. (Four-letter word)- Diarist Frank. Kathy says ANNE to tie it up at $650 all! And she finds the first Extra of the round and decides to wager $400 again:
_ _ N _
Clue: Small items that are charged and exchanged. I thought JUNK, while she blanks out. It was actually IONS, so she drops out of the lead and is back to where she started when Round 2 began- $250.
9. (Four-letter word)- Tie up the tugboat. For his first spoil, the California man says DOCK...incorrect. It was actually MOOR.
10. (Five-letter word)- More pleasant. Kathy guesses NICER...she now has $450.
11. (_ _ I _)- Nighttime kitchen foray. Fox rings in but blanks out, so we're tied up again, this time at $450 all. Answer: RAID.
12. (Five letters)- "What goes around, comes around", for one. Kathy takes a stab at it with ADAGE...and she has the lead back at $650 as the other Extra of the round comes around. She wagers $300 this time:
_ _ _ _ _ A
Clue: "I Could Fall in Love" Latin singer. She says SELENA...right again to go to $950!
14. (Four-letter word)- Pleasant, as weather. The British man goes for the spoil with MILD...and he now has $1,150!
15. (_ _ L _)- War, to Sherman. Fox says HELL...holy smokes, that's right to go to $650! Today's episode already should've gotten a TV-PG rating, because a cuss word was used as an answer! Good grief!
16. (_ _ L _)- Jellied dishes that some may have found shocking? Dodd says EELS...that's right to go to $1,350!
17. (_ _ _ I E)- John or Christine of Fleetwood Mac. Fox rings in this time with MCVIE...right to go to $850.
18. (_ _ _ _ M E)- Take to be the case. Fox nails ASSUME to end the round with $1,050!
ROUND 3
1. (Four-letter word)- Colossal, moviewise. Fox says HUGE...boring, and wrong. Dodd says EPIC...that's more like it, taking him to $1,550!
2. (_ _ _ E _)- Playbill information. Fox says ROLES...she gets the lost $200 back!
3. (O _ _ _)- "Ye ___ Curiosity Shoppe". Fox tries again wtih OLDE...and she's now up to $1,250!
4. (_ L _ P _)- Marry on the cheap. She says ELOPE to trail the Brit by only $100!
5. (_ D _ I _)- Oil firefighter "Red". The man rings in with ADAIR...he's at $1,750 and back to a $300 lead!
6. (Three letters)($100)- Kamaaina's accessory. The Hawaii man immediately knows that's a clue related to his area, and he says LEI to take over the lead with $1,850!
7. (_ _ _ _ L)- "The Shining" setting. He says HOTEL...that's the right one to go to $2,050!
8. (_ _ _ H)- Aqueduct formation. He says ARCH...$2,250!
9. (C _ _ _)- Cool and in, as garments. To get his lead back, Dodd says CHIC...right for $2,450!
10. (R _ _ _)- Flour-and-fat sauce thickener. Fox gets in this time with ROUX...she's right to go to $1,650!
11. (Five-letter word)- Yorkshire pigs' hangouts. At the last second, she says STIES...right again, taking her to $1,850!
12. (I _ _ _)- Beatnik's "That's clear, man". She says I DIG...$2,050!
13. (Four letters)- 1/60 of a trillionth of a minute, briefly. For his first spoil all day, the man from California says NANO...incorrect. It was PSEC.
14. (Four letters)- Acress Lena. She says OLIN...and she's about one correct answer away from tying this game back up! And she has a chance to take the lead right now with the last Extra of the game. With $2,250, she wagers $500 on a four-letter answer. Here's her clue:
Under's antithesis.
She says OVER...
O V E R
...this game ain't OVER, but she now leads with $2,750!
HOME STRETCH
16. (Four letters)- "There ought to be ____!". She says ALAW...$2,950!
17. (Five-letter word)- Female stroller pushers, often. Dodd says MOMMY...close but no cigar, dropping him to $2,250. It was MAMAS.
18. (Three letters)($100)- Bus driver's assignment, briefly. Fox rings in but takes too long, so her lead is now in danger of being stolen. The Hawaii guy says RTE...as in an abbreviation for "route", he's right to steal her $2,950!
Final clue (four-letter word)- What a borrower needs. He says IOUS...NO. To steal the game with just one correct answer all day, the California guy says LOAN...yes!
Crossfire: Time for this guy to prove himself. He'll take home $7,950 and a trip to Puerto Rico if he somehow fills in the remaining 23 blanks...nope.
Family Feud: Because of some personal reasons, the Paul family will not be able to defend their championship today. Therefore, we have two new families today. They are the Roseblades, led by Jeff and joined by Jenny, Dan, Bill and Jane and the Fennells, led by Jessica and joined by Lauren, Michael, Angel and Mattie.
First question: Reasons people give for not wanting to live in California. Starting with:
1. Earthquakes (44, Jeff)
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
The Roseblades will play. Starting with Jenny, she says high prices for houses...#2 (21)! Dan says crowds next...#3 (15)! Next is Bill with heavy traffic...bottom answer (2)! Jane is next up with a guess of smog...#6 (4)! Back to Jeff, who next guesses too many animals...I don't think so. Jenny's next answer is the weather's frequently too hot...#5 (5)! For a sweep, Dan says the job market is too competitive in California...no. Last chance to sweep goes to Bill, who then says too many relatives have moved out of there...NO. For 91 points, Jessica says high crime rates...but it's fires (6), so the points go to the Roseblades!
Second question: According to 100 women, name a breed of dog you would hate to hear that your blind date looks like. Starting with:
1.
2.
3. Chihuahua (8, Lauren)
4. Pug (8, Jenny)
5.
6.
7.
The Fennells will play this time. Michael starts off with bulldog...#2 (19)! Angel says doberman...bottom answer (3)! Mattie's first guess today is a rottweiler...no. Jessica then guesses a poodle...#6 (3)! Back to Lauren, who then answers a Yorkshire terrier...no. Mike then goes with German Shepherd...STRIKEOUT. For another 41 points, Jeff says daschund...NO, so the Fennells are on the board. Not said:
1. Pitbull (40)
4. Boxer (5)
Double: Reasons why you might put your finger in your mouth. Starting with:
1.
2.
3. Pick stuff out of your teeth (20, Dan)
4.
5.
The Roseblades will start this round. Starting off this time with Bill, he goes with whitening your teeth...no. Jane then goes with whistling...bottom answer (3). Jeff then thinks of biting your fingernails...#4 (9). Jenny then answers eating...NUMBER ONE (35)! Back to Dan, who says attempting to gag yourself...no. Bill has the last chance to sweep, but he's blanking. Jessica then says that #2 answer is being nervous...but it's because you cut or burned your finger (25), so the Roseblades go to 225!
Triple: According to 100 married women, name something Tarzan does that if your husband did it, you'd have him commit it. Angel's the first one on the buzzer with swinging from trees...NUMBER ONE (71), so the Fennells will play! Mattie then answers swinging from the door...uh, no. Jessica then says being with Jane (?!?!?!?!)...ZONK ANSWER OF THE WEEK NOMINEE. Lauren tries to stop the slide with talking to animals...bottom answer (4)! Next is Mike with beating on your chest, which is #2 (10)! To win the game, Angel says wearing tight underwear...that counts as being naked or wearing a loincloth (7), so they win the game at 317!
Fast Money: Jessica and Lauren try for $20,000.
1. According to 100 men, how many times in your life have you had a really good cry?
2. Name something that you eat that begins with "rice".
3. A popular U.S. landmark.
4. Name a favor of your friends that you hate to do.
5. An animal that's considered to be highly intelligent.
My guesses:
1. 2 (5 and 10 were my other guesses)
2. Rice Krispies (Rice cakes was my other guess)
3. Statue of Liberty (Golden Gate Bridge and White House were my other guesses)
4. Wash dishes (Cooking and cleaning were my other guesses)
5. Dog
Lauren says 5, rice cakes, Lincoln Monument, lend money and lion for 74. Jessica says when mommy died (ZONK ANSWER OF THE CENTURY), Rice-a-Roni, New York, nothing on the fourth question and dog for 116 and $580. Unsaid #1 answers:
1. 2 (Even though I got it, I kinda understand why they didn't get this one.)
2. Rice pudding (This was HARD.)
3. Statue of Liberty (They should've gotten this one.)
5. Monkey
WWTBAM: As I rejoin the action, our returning player is Jen Pierson from Pittsburgh. She's currently unemployed. She has only the 50:50 left and now faces this $25,000 question:
The proposed site of a controversial nuclear waste dump, Yucca Mountain is located in what state?
A: Idaho
B: New Mexico
C: Nevada
D: Montana
The 50:50 leaves Nevada and Montana. She rolls the dice with Nevada...
C: Nevada
D: Montana
...yes for $25,000! Can she get $50,000...yes! The question she got right:
Regarded as the best Spanish-language newspaper in the world, La Prensa was founded in 1869 by Jose C. Paz in what city?
A: Miami
B: Mexico City
C: Buenos Aires
D: Madrid
Her past newspaper reporting job helped her get this one- it was Buenos Aires! For $100,000, with no lifelines left:
According to a famous Thomas Jefferson quote, what "must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants"?
A: The tree of liberty
B: The root of independence
C: The soil of humanity
D: The flower of freedom
She walks away with $50,000, but could've doubled again, as she would've been right with the tree of liberty.
Next up is Rosemarie McKnight from Huntington Station, NY. She's very worried about the host's demeanor. She has problems with this $1,000 question:
Rubbing a needle with silk and floating it in water is one way to fashion a makeshift what?
A: Magnifying glass
B: Sundial
C: Barometer
D: Compass
She asks the audience and 80% said compass. She agrees and is right. $8,000 question:
What dish is described on the Olive Garden menu as "pasta with a zesty blend of ripe tomatoes, onions and herbs"?
A: Linguine alla Marinara
B: Lasagna Classico
C: Fettuccine Alfredo
D: Manicotti Formaggio
It takes her a while, but she gets Linguine alla Marinara for $8,000! Next, for $16,000:
The ABC series "Dirty Sexy Money" centers on what super-rich NYC family?
A: The Swanks
B: The Jewels
C: The Sterlings
D: The Darlings
She decides to call her daughter Tracy, who almost immediately says The Darlings. She agrees to get to $16,000! For $25,000:
The first LEGOLAND theme park opened in 1968 in what country?
A: United States
B: Denmark
C: United Kingdom
D: Japan
She thinks she knows, but she checks herself with the 50:50, which leaves Denmark and the U.K. She goes with her gut of Denmark...
B: Denmark
C: United Kingdom
...$25,000! After switching, here is the question that she needs to get right to go for $100,000 tomorrow:
In Greek mythology, which of these tasks wasn't one of the Twelve Labors of Hercules?
A: Capturing a boar
B: Fetching golden apples
C: Killing a lion
D: Stealing ambrosia
She goes with boar capturing...
A: Capturing a boar
B: Fetching golden apples
C: Killing a lion
D: Stealing ambrosia
...no. It was stealing ambrosia.
TPIR: Today's players were Jill Fullencamp, Reza Hader, Sarah Haddak and Ryan McRay. The first IUFB was a trip to S.F.
Ryan: $1,450
Sarah: $1,250 (STAGE GARF)
Reza: $1,600
Jill: $1,601
ARP: $3,300, so Fullencamp played Make Your Move for a motorcycle phone, luggage and a pool table. Number line, please:
339979450
I said $79 for the phone, $450 for the luggage and $3,399 for the pool table. As for her...
339979450
...she instead said $50 for the phone and $794 for the luggage...and won!
Next to leave the crowd was Benjamin Burchill-Harris and the second IUFB was a laptop.
Benjamin: $1,750
Ryan: $999
Sarah: $1,150
Reza: $1,800
ARP: $1,517, so Haddak tackled the Clock Game for $1,000 plus a bicycle and a refrigerator/freezer. The ARP of the bike was $599, and she started with $500, then $600...$550...$560...$570...$580...$590..and one ups from there in just nine seconds! She said before this game started she hasn't been watching this game; she must've been lying! The ARP of the fridge/freezer was $999, and she began with $2,000, then $1,000...$500...$600...$700...$800...$900...$950...$980...and then $999 for the win!
Next player was Maria Elizabeth-Marsh and the third IUFB was cookware.
Maria Elizabeth: $300 (STAGE GARF)
Reza: $599
Benjamin: $400
Ryan: $650
ARP: $1,150, so McRay played Temptation for a Jeep Wrangler. First number in the price was 2. The first gift was a pair of banjos marked at $1,311 and he thought the second number in the price of the Jeep was 1. The second gift was a universal remote marked at $499 and he chose the 9 as the middle digit. Third was stemware marked at $424 and he chose 4 as the fourth digit. The last gift was a whopping $5,000 in cash, and he picked 0 as the last number. His final Jeep guess was $21,940. I hoped he would take the gifts, as did Roger, since there was all that money on the table...but he didn't and lost. ARP of the Jeep was $21,420.
SSD1: The only loser this half spun 45...and 40 for 85 cents. The second lady this half spun 90 cents! Fullencamp spun the dollar for $1,000 and a berth in the Showcase! She didn't win anything else in the Bonus Spin.
Next player was Larry Wells and the next IUFB was soccer equipment. The winner also got $40 worth of nasal spray.
Larry: $750
Maria Elizabeth: $500
Reza: BUCK (STAGE GARF)
Benjamin: $550
ARP: $2,100, so Wells played Coming or Going for a spa. If he came, his guess would be $4,495. If he thought he was going, his guess would be $5,944. He decided to go to $5,944...too much.
Next to leave the audience was Colby Verrett and the next IUFB was a pair of watches.
Colby: $999
Maria Elizabeth: $2,000
Reza: $2,200 (STAGE WILLY)
Benjamin: $2,400 (STAGE WILLY)
ARP: $1,000, so Verrett played Lucky Seven for a Pontiac Vibe. First number was 1. His second number guess was 5, and he GARFED...
$ 1 9, _ _ _
...to the tune of $4. Middle number guess was 5...
$ 1 9, 5 _ _
...that's a little better. Fourth number guess was 7...
$ 1 9, 5 7 _
...another bullseye! He went with 3 on the last number...
$ 1 9, 5 7 1
...by golly, he pulled it out and won! I can't believe he won that after garfing on his first guess!
The last player was Kahleen Schnieder and the final IUFB this day was a pair of digital cameras.
Kahleen: $2,500 (STAGE WILLY)
Maria Elizabeth: $600
Reza: $850
Benjamin: $851
All were over.
Kahleen: $400
Maria Elizabeth: $599
Reza: BUCK (SUICIDE BID)
Benjamin: $300 (SUICIDE BID)
ARP: $548, so thanks to his pathetic last IUFB bid, Hader was deported to the First Four Breakfast Club while Schnieder played Pick a Pair for a catameran worth $4,645. The products available were Clorox wipes, NutraMist, peanut butter, Mylanta, pain relief lotion and batteries. First pick was the batteries...$14.99. She then thought the other $14.99 product was $14.99...but it was $7.99. She decided to keep $14.99 and tried the lotion...that was the other $14.99 product for the win!
SSD2: The only loser this half spun the dollar for $1,000...and nobody else tied it, so he was in the Showcase! In his Bonus Spin...nothing.
The first Showcase had a sofa, a chandelier and a Ford Mustang Convertible, and Fullencamp bid $24,500, which was a GARF, since that didn't quite cover the Mustang. The man went for a dining room, a punch set and a trip to Barcelona, and he bid $17,500.
The lady's ARP: $27,779, a difference of $3,279. The guy's ARP: 17 thousand...
...714- that made him a DOUBLE SHOWCASE WINNER! He took home $48,633 in cash and prizes, and a chant from the audience!
Don't Forget the Lyrics!: The contestant that might go for the Million Dollar Song tonight is Jill Small from Queens, NY. She loved music, espescially hip-hop and rap. Her categories:
IN THE FAMILY
R & B
POP
THE TEMPTATIONS
POWER BALLADS
GIRLS, GIRLS, GIRLS
I WAS A BEATLE
ROCK
1970s
First are the Tempations, and the two choices are "Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me)" and "My Girl". She went with "My Girl" and her first target was four words long:
"What can make __ ____ ____ ___"
She got "...me feel this way" to get on the board.
Her second topic is I Was a Beatle, and her choices are "Silly Love Songs" by Paul McCartney and Wings and "(Just Like) Starting Over" by John Lennon. She chose "Silly Love Songs" and again had a four-word target:
"'Cause ____ _ __ ____"
She sang "...here I go again" and locked that in to double up.
Her third selection is Rock and the choices now are "People are Strange" by the Doors and "Round and Round" by Ratt. She goes with "Round and Round" and had another four-word target:
"What ____ ____ ____ _____"
She sang "...goes around comes around" and froze it to go to $10,000.
Fourth topic is Power Ballads, and her songs this time are "18 and Life" by Skid Row and "Sister Christian" by Night Ranger. Her choice is "Sister Christian" and now has to fill in seven missing words:
"What's your ____ ____ _____ _____ ____ ____ ____"
Her guess was "...price for flight in finding Mister Right". Her potential backup singers tonight are Candice and Danny. He locks in her original guess...and now has $25,000, and she does her first major dance of the night!
Next up is In the Family. Her choices this time are "He's So Shy" by Pointer Sisters and "Top of the World" by the Carpenters. She goes with "He's So Shy" and needs to fill in six missing words:
"That sweet ____ ____ ____ _____ ____ ____"
She completed that with "...little boy who crossed my eye", but isn't 100% sure, so she calls Candice for assistance. They decided to replace "crossed" with "caught". They then locked that in...$50,000!
After a dance by Candice, her next category is Pop. Her choices are "You're My Best Friend" by Queen and "Abracadabra" by the Steve Miller Band. Her choice is "Abracadabra" and now has to fill in seven missing words one more time. They follow after "Abra, abracadabra". She followed that up with "I wanna reach out and grab ya" and freezes that immediately...for $100,000!
Next topic is Girls, Girls, Girls. The song choices this time are "True Colors" by Cyndi Lauper and "The Shoop Shoop Song (It's In His Kiss)" by Betty Everett. She goes with "True Colors" and has her biggest target of the night- ten words long. They follow after "And that's why I". Her follow up was "...love you, so don't be afraid to let them show" and locks all of that in...that's 200 grand!
Next up is R & B, and she then gets a choice of either "Mustang Sally" by Wilson Pickett and "Cupid" by Sam Cooke. She goes with "Mustang Sally" and has to get past a nine-word obstacle. It follows "All you" and she sings "...papa don't preach I'm in trouble deep"...LOL! Her multiple choice:
A: "...ever do is run around Sally, ride, Sally, ride"
B: "...wanna do is play around Sally, ride, faster, ride"
C: "...wanna do is ride around Sally, ride, Sally, ride"
I knew this one when the choices came up. After using her two missing words on the first and fourth missing words, she locks C in as well for $350,000!
She decides to bank all of that money after she doesn't know very much about the 1970s song "Some Kind of Wonderful" by Grand Funk Railroad. The other song on the table was "Anticipation" by Carly Simon. Her target was ten words long, and the missing words followed after "Well my baby". All she sung after that was "I just won $350,000". Answer: "She's alright, well, my baby, she's clean out of sight"...which her father, Tim, knew!
There will be no episode next week.
WOF: Tonight's players are Hannah Lee (in the blue) from Aliso Viejo, CA (who is back because of an unfair ruling during her first time on the show; she's a hospital admitting clerk), Brian Sparks from Portland, MA (who is a student at the Univ. of Maine majoring in history and minoring in math) and T.J. Petree from Leander, TX (who is an office manager).
The returnee gets BEAMING WITH PRIDE for $1,000, while the only man on tonight's panel gets COLLEGE DEAN for $2,000.
Round 1 category is Before & After and a $5,000 trip to Vegas is now out on the wheel. Early on, he calls an L for that trip and then the T for the Wild Card. When T.J. takes over control, we have...
ARTIFICIAL/_ I _/_ I _/_ _ _ R A _
...I had no idea. She calls D for dud. Lee calls three H's for $1,200 and then solves ARTIFICIAL HIP HIP HOORAY to win that amount and take an early $200 lead with $2,200.
$25,000-WINNING ID #1: VA5585768
IHOP Jackpot Round category is Show Biz. At the start, T.J. calls two T's for the 25 prize- 25 months of flowers from 1-800-Flowers.com. After Lee later buys the E's, we have...
L E _ _ I N G/L _ _ _/OF/
_ _ _ T I _ E/T E L E _ I S I O N
...I think I know this. She calls three D's for $2,400 and solves LEADING LADY OF DAYTIME TELEVISION for another five grand and $7,200 total! Robin Strausser then does a shout-out to the show!
ActivOn Big Money/Prize Puzzle Round category is Food & Drink. The man calls two T's early on for $7,000 and then uses his Wild Card, but then calls a dud in M. T.J. then lands on a Mystery Wedge and calls two L's. She takes the $2,000 buyout (too bad, because $10,000 was behind there). At this point, we have...
S _ _ _ _
T _ R T _ L L _
S _ _ _
...I don't know the top word. After calling the P's for another $800, we now have...
S P _ _ _
T _ R T _ L L _
S _ _ P
...now I know. After buying the I's and O's, she calls D for dud for the second time tonight. Lee calls the C for $350, the Y for $300, and then solves SPICY TORTILLA SOUP for another $650 and a trip to Cabo, for a new total of $13,450!
WINNING ID FOR TRIP: JW4229152
T.J. then finally gets on the board with SUNKEN BATHTUB for $3,000. Speed-Up Round category is People and consonants are worth $6,000 each! Prior to the big bell, she had rung up $16,800! After the man calls the R, we have...
S _ _ D _ S/AND/N _ R _ _ G _ A N S
...I think I know this. T.J. calls a dud in H. Lee calls two W's for $12,000 and solves SWEDES AND NORWEIGANS to seal her deal with $25,450! T.J. has $3,000 and the man has $2,000.
In addition to all the cash in tonight's bonus round, there's a Ford Mustang Convertible and a Winnebago Access Motorhome! She spins the H for Hannah and the category is Thing. Starting with:
_ N _ _ _ N _
_ _ N _
I think I may be the key vowel tonight. Lee calls C, G, P and A and gets...
_ N _ _ _ N G
_ _ N _
...not much of anything. It was KNOWING WINK, and she lost $50,000. She needed at least the K's to have had any remote shot at that. But she still did rather well on her comeback!
$25,000-WINNING ID #2: KS14357
At the first Extra, the woman's in control with $450 to the other's -$150. She bets all but $50 on this:
L _ _ _ _
Clue: Wrangler's rival. She can't get LEVIS, so she drops to fifty bucks at this point. She gets back to $250 at the end of the round while the other has $50.
Today's Spoilers are Martin Dodd (a U.K. director of sales), Saran Fox (a Massachussetts motivational speaker) and Kurt Einstead (a California writer).
1. (_ D _ _ _)- "All in the Family" wife. The Hawaii guy says EDITH...he ties the score!
2. (Seven letters)($300)- Where a colt is kept. He says HOLSTER...and he now leads with $550!
3. (L _ _)($100)- Flight from justice. For the first spoil of the day, Fox says LAM...she now leads with $650!
4. (_ _ _ _ T)- Parking attendant. She's right again with VALET, bringing her to $850.
5. (_ A _ _)- "Every ____ king". KM rings in this time with MANA...she's right to go to $450.
6. (_ A _ _ R)- More green, or more cold and wet. Fox says DAMPER, which is a letter too many, dropping her back to $650. Answer: RAWER.
7. (Four-letter word)- Diarist Frank. Kathy says ANNE to tie it up at $650 all! And she finds the first Extra of the round and decides to wager $400 again:
_ _ N _
Clue: Small items that are charged and exchanged. I thought JUNK, while she blanks out. It was actually IONS, so she drops out of the lead and is back to where she started when Round 2 began- $250.
9. (Four-letter word)- Tie up the tugboat. For his first spoil, the California man says DOCK...incorrect. It was actually MOOR.
10. (Five-letter word)- More pleasant. Kathy guesses NICER...she now has $450.
11. (_ _ I _)- Nighttime kitchen foray. Fox rings in but blanks out, so we're tied up again, this time at $450 all. Answer: RAID.
12. (Five letters)- "What goes around, comes around", for one. Kathy takes a stab at it with ADAGE...and she has the lead back at $650 as the other Extra of the round comes around. She wagers $300 this time:
_ _ _ _ _ A
Clue: "I Could Fall in Love" Latin singer. She says SELENA...right again to go to $950!
14. (Four-letter word)- Pleasant, as weather. The British man goes for the spoil with MILD...and he now has $1,150!
15. (_ _ L _)- War, to Sherman. Fox says HELL...holy smokes, that's right to go to $650! Today's episode already should've gotten a TV-PG rating, because a cuss word was used as an answer! Good grief!
16. (_ _ L _)- Jellied dishes that some may have found shocking? Dodd says EELS...that's right to go to $1,350!
17. (_ _ _ I E)- John or Christine of Fleetwood Mac. Fox rings in this time with MCVIE...right to go to $850.
18. (_ _ _ _ M E)- Take to be the case. Fox nails ASSUME to end the round with $1,050!
ROUND 3
1. (Four-letter word)- Colossal, moviewise. Fox says HUGE...boring, and wrong. Dodd says EPIC...that's more like it, taking him to $1,550!
2. (_ _ _ E _)- Playbill information. Fox says ROLES...she gets the lost $200 back!
3. (O _ _ _)- "Ye ___ Curiosity Shoppe". Fox tries again wtih OLDE...and she's now up to $1,250!
4. (_ L _ P _)- Marry on the cheap. She says ELOPE to trail the Brit by only $100!
5. (_ D _ I _)- Oil firefighter "Red". The man rings in with ADAIR...he's at $1,750 and back to a $300 lead!
6. (Three letters)($100)- Kamaaina's accessory. The Hawaii man immediately knows that's a clue related to his area, and he says LEI to take over the lead with $1,850!
7. (_ _ _ _ L)- "The Shining" setting. He says HOTEL...that's the right one to go to $2,050!
8. (_ _ _ H)- Aqueduct formation. He says ARCH...$2,250!
9. (C _ _ _)- Cool and in, as garments. To get his lead back, Dodd says CHIC...right for $2,450!
10. (R _ _ _)- Flour-and-fat sauce thickener. Fox gets in this time with ROUX...she's right to go to $1,650!
11. (Five-letter word)- Yorkshire pigs' hangouts. At the last second, she says STIES...right again, taking her to $1,850!
12. (I _ _ _)- Beatnik's "That's clear, man". She says I DIG...$2,050!
13. (Four letters)- 1/60 of a trillionth of a minute, briefly. For his first spoil all day, the man from California says NANO...incorrect. It was PSEC.
14. (Four letters)- Acress Lena. She says OLIN...and she's about one correct answer away from tying this game back up! And she has a chance to take the lead right now with the last Extra of the game. With $2,250, she wagers $500 on a four-letter answer. Here's her clue:
Under's antithesis.
She says OVER...
O V E R
...this game ain't OVER, but she now leads with $2,750!
HOME STRETCH
16. (Four letters)- "There ought to be ____!". She says ALAW...$2,950!
17. (Five-letter word)- Female stroller pushers, often. Dodd says MOMMY...close but no cigar, dropping him to $2,250. It was MAMAS.
18. (Three letters)($100)- Bus driver's assignment, briefly. Fox rings in but takes too long, so her lead is now in danger of being stolen. The Hawaii guy says RTE...as in an abbreviation for "route", he's right to steal her $2,950!
Final clue (four-letter word)- What a borrower needs. He says IOUS...NO. To steal the game with just one correct answer all day, the California guy says LOAN...yes!
Crossfire: Time for this guy to prove himself. He'll take home $7,950 and a trip to Puerto Rico if he somehow fills in the remaining 23 blanks...nope.
Family Feud: Because of some personal reasons, the Paul family will not be able to defend their championship today. Therefore, we have two new families today. They are the Roseblades, led by Jeff and joined by Jenny, Dan, Bill and Jane and the Fennells, led by Jessica and joined by Lauren, Michael, Angel and Mattie.
First question: Reasons people give for not wanting to live in California. Starting with:
1. Earthquakes (44, Jeff)
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
The Roseblades will play. Starting with Jenny, she says high prices for houses...#2 (21)! Dan says crowds next...#3 (15)! Next is Bill with heavy traffic...bottom answer (2)! Jane is next up with a guess of smog...#6 (4)! Back to Jeff, who next guesses too many animals...I don't think so. Jenny's next answer is the weather's frequently too hot...#5 (5)! For a sweep, Dan says the job market is too competitive in California...no. Last chance to sweep goes to Bill, who then says too many relatives have moved out of there...NO. For 91 points, Jessica says high crime rates...but it's fires (6), so the points go to the Roseblades!
Second question: According to 100 women, name a breed of dog you would hate to hear that your blind date looks like. Starting with:
1.
2.
3. Chihuahua (8, Lauren)
4. Pug (8, Jenny)
5.
6.
7.
The Fennells will play this time. Michael starts off with bulldog...#2 (19)! Angel says doberman...bottom answer (3)! Mattie's first guess today is a rottweiler...no. Jessica then guesses a poodle...#6 (3)! Back to Lauren, who then answers a Yorkshire terrier...no. Mike then goes with German Shepherd...STRIKEOUT. For another 41 points, Jeff says daschund...NO, so the Fennells are on the board. Not said:
1. Pitbull (40)
4. Boxer (5)
Double: Reasons why you might put your finger in your mouth. Starting with:
1.
2.
3. Pick stuff out of your teeth (20, Dan)
4.
5.
The Roseblades will start this round. Starting off this time with Bill, he goes with whitening your teeth...no. Jane then goes with whistling...bottom answer (3). Jeff then thinks of biting your fingernails...#4 (9). Jenny then answers eating...NUMBER ONE (35)! Back to Dan, who says attempting to gag yourself...no. Bill has the last chance to sweep, but he's blanking. Jessica then says that #2 answer is being nervous...but it's because you cut or burned your finger (25), so the Roseblades go to 225!
Triple: According to 100 married women, name something Tarzan does that if your husband did it, you'd have him commit it. Angel's the first one on the buzzer with swinging from trees...NUMBER ONE (71), so the Fennells will play! Mattie then answers swinging from the door...uh, no. Jessica then says being with Jane (?!?!?!?!)...ZONK ANSWER OF THE WEEK NOMINEE. Lauren tries to stop the slide with talking to animals...bottom answer (4)! Next is Mike with beating on your chest, which is #2 (10)! To win the game, Angel says wearing tight underwear...that counts as being naked or wearing a loincloth (7), so they win the game at 317!
Fast Money: Jessica and Lauren try for $20,000.
1. According to 100 men, how many times in your life have you had a really good cry?
2. Name something that you eat that begins with "rice".
3. A popular U.S. landmark.
4. Name a favor of your friends that you hate to do.
5. An animal that's considered to be highly intelligent.
My guesses:
1. 2 (5 and 10 were my other guesses)
2. Rice Krispies (Rice cakes was my other guess)
3. Statue of Liberty (Golden Gate Bridge and White House were my other guesses)
4. Wash dishes (Cooking and cleaning were my other guesses)
5. Dog
Lauren says 5, rice cakes, Lincoln Monument, lend money and lion for 74. Jessica says when mommy died (ZONK ANSWER OF THE CENTURY), Rice-a-Roni, New York, nothing on the fourth question and dog for 116 and $580. Unsaid #1 answers:
1. 2 (Even though I got it, I kinda understand why they didn't get this one.)
2. Rice pudding (This was HARD.)
3. Statue of Liberty (They should've gotten this one.)
5. Monkey
WWTBAM: As I rejoin the action, our returning player is Jen Pierson from Pittsburgh. She's currently unemployed. She has only the 50:50 left and now faces this $25,000 question:
The proposed site of a controversial nuclear waste dump, Yucca Mountain is located in what state?
A: Idaho
B: New Mexico
C: Nevada
D: Montana
The 50:50 leaves Nevada and Montana. She rolls the dice with Nevada...
C: Nevada
D: Montana
...yes for $25,000! Can she get $50,000...yes! The question she got right:
Regarded as the best Spanish-language newspaper in the world, La Prensa was founded in 1869 by Jose C. Paz in what city?
A: Miami
B: Mexico City
C: Buenos Aires
D: Madrid
Her past newspaper reporting job helped her get this one- it was Buenos Aires! For $100,000, with no lifelines left:
According to a famous Thomas Jefferson quote, what "must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants"?
A: The tree of liberty
B: The root of independence
C: The soil of humanity
D: The flower of freedom
She walks away with $50,000, but could've doubled again, as she would've been right with the tree of liberty.
Next up is Rosemarie McKnight from Huntington Station, NY. She's very worried about the host's demeanor. She has problems with this $1,000 question:
Rubbing a needle with silk and floating it in water is one way to fashion a makeshift what?
A: Magnifying glass
B: Sundial
C: Barometer
D: Compass
She asks the audience and 80% said compass. She agrees and is right. $8,000 question:
What dish is described on the Olive Garden menu as "pasta with a zesty blend of ripe tomatoes, onions and herbs"?
A: Linguine alla Marinara
B: Lasagna Classico
C: Fettuccine Alfredo
D: Manicotti Formaggio
It takes her a while, but she gets Linguine alla Marinara for $8,000! Next, for $16,000:
The ABC series "Dirty Sexy Money" centers on what super-rich NYC family?
A: The Swanks
B: The Jewels
C: The Sterlings
D: The Darlings
She decides to call her daughter Tracy, who almost immediately says The Darlings. She agrees to get to $16,000! For $25,000:
The first LEGOLAND theme park opened in 1968 in what country?
A: United States
B: Denmark
C: United Kingdom
D: Japan
She thinks she knows, but she checks herself with the 50:50, which leaves Denmark and the U.K. She goes with her gut of Denmark...
B: Denmark
C: United Kingdom
...$25,000! After switching, here is the question that she needs to get right to go for $100,000 tomorrow:
In Greek mythology, which of these tasks wasn't one of the Twelve Labors of Hercules?
A: Capturing a boar
B: Fetching golden apples
C: Killing a lion
D: Stealing ambrosia
She goes with boar capturing...
A: Capturing a boar
B: Fetching golden apples
C: Killing a lion
D: Stealing ambrosia
...no. It was stealing ambrosia.
TPIR: Today's players were Jill Fullencamp, Reza Hader, Sarah Haddak and Ryan McRay. The first IUFB was a trip to S.F.
Ryan: $1,450
Sarah: $1,250 (STAGE GARF)
Reza: $1,600
Jill: $1,601
ARP: $3,300, so Fullencamp played Make Your Move for a motorcycle phone, luggage and a pool table. Number line, please:
339979450
I said $79 for the phone, $450 for the luggage and $3,399 for the pool table. As for her...
339979450
...she instead said $50 for the phone and $794 for the luggage...and won!
Next to leave the crowd was Benjamin Burchill-Harris and the second IUFB was a laptop.
Benjamin: $1,750
Ryan: $999
Sarah: $1,150
Reza: $1,800
ARP: $1,517, so Haddak tackled the Clock Game for $1,000 plus a bicycle and a refrigerator/freezer. The ARP of the bike was $599, and she started with $500, then $600...$550...$560...$570...$580...$590..and one ups from there in just nine seconds! She said before this game started she hasn't been watching this game; she must've been lying! The ARP of the fridge/freezer was $999, and she began with $2,000, then $1,000...$500...$600...$700...$800...$900...$950...$980...and then $999 for the win!
Next player was Maria Elizabeth-Marsh and the third IUFB was cookware.
Maria Elizabeth: $300 (STAGE GARF)
Reza: $599
Benjamin: $400
Ryan: $650
ARP: $1,150, so McRay played Temptation for a Jeep Wrangler. First number in the price was 2. The first gift was a pair of banjos marked at $1,311 and he thought the second number in the price of the Jeep was 1. The second gift was a universal remote marked at $499 and he chose the 9 as the middle digit. Third was stemware marked at $424 and he chose 4 as the fourth digit. The last gift was a whopping $5,000 in cash, and he picked 0 as the last number. His final Jeep guess was $21,940. I hoped he would take the gifts, as did Roger, since there was all that money on the table...but he didn't and lost. ARP of the Jeep was $21,420.
SSD1: The only loser this half spun 45...and 40 for 85 cents. The second lady this half spun 90 cents! Fullencamp spun the dollar for $1,000 and a berth in the Showcase! She didn't win anything else in the Bonus Spin.
Next player was Larry Wells and the next IUFB was soccer equipment. The winner also got $40 worth of nasal spray.
Larry: $750
Maria Elizabeth: $500
Reza: BUCK (STAGE GARF)
Benjamin: $550
ARP: $2,100, so Wells played Coming or Going for a spa. If he came, his guess would be $4,495. If he thought he was going, his guess would be $5,944. He decided to go to $5,944...too much.
Next to leave the audience was Colby Verrett and the next IUFB was a pair of watches.
Colby: $999
Maria Elizabeth: $2,000
Reza: $2,200 (STAGE WILLY)
Benjamin: $2,400 (STAGE WILLY)
ARP: $1,000, so Verrett played Lucky Seven for a Pontiac Vibe. First number was 1. His second number guess was 5, and he GARFED...
$ 1 9, _ _ _
...to the tune of $4. Middle number guess was 5...
$ 1 9, 5 _ _
...that's a little better. Fourth number guess was 7...
$ 1 9, 5 7 _
...another bullseye! He went with 3 on the last number...
$ 1 9, 5 7 1
...by golly, he pulled it out and won! I can't believe he won that after garfing on his first guess!
The last player was Kahleen Schnieder and the final IUFB this day was a pair of digital cameras.
Kahleen: $2,500 (STAGE WILLY)
Maria Elizabeth: $600
Reza: $850
Benjamin: $851
All were over.
Kahleen: $400
Maria Elizabeth: $599
Reza: BUCK (SUICIDE BID)
Benjamin: $300 (SUICIDE BID)
ARP: $548, so thanks to his pathetic last IUFB bid, Hader was deported to the First Four Breakfast Club while Schnieder played Pick a Pair for a catameran worth $4,645. The products available were Clorox wipes, NutraMist, peanut butter, Mylanta, pain relief lotion and batteries. First pick was the batteries...$14.99. She then thought the other $14.99 product was $14.99...but it was $7.99. She decided to keep $14.99 and tried the lotion...that was the other $14.99 product for the win!
SSD2: The only loser this half spun the dollar for $1,000...and nobody else tied it, so he was in the Showcase! In his Bonus Spin...nothing.
The first Showcase had a sofa, a chandelier and a Ford Mustang Convertible, and Fullencamp bid $24,500, which was a GARF, since that didn't quite cover the Mustang. The man went for a dining room, a punch set and a trip to Barcelona, and he bid $17,500.
The lady's ARP: $27,779, a difference of $3,279. The guy's ARP: 17 thousand...
...714- that made him a DOUBLE SHOWCASE WINNER! He took home $48,633 in cash and prizes, and a chant from the audience!
Don't Forget the Lyrics!: The contestant that might go for the Million Dollar Song tonight is Jill Small from Queens, NY. She loved music, espescially hip-hop and rap. Her categories:
IN THE FAMILY
R & B
POP
THE TEMPTATIONS
POWER BALLADS
GIRLS, GIRLS, GIRLS
I WAS A BEATLE
ROCK
1970s
First are the Tempations, and the two choices are "Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me)" and "My Girl". She went with "My Girl" and her first target was four words long:
"What can make __ ____ ____ ___"
She got "...me feel this way" to get on the board.
Her second topic is I Was a Beatle, and her choices are "Silly Love Songs" by Paul McCartney and Wings and "(Just Like) Starting Over" by John Lennon. She chose "Silly Love Songs" and again had a four-word target:
"'Cause ____ _ __ ____"
She sang "...here I go again" and locked that in to double up.
Her third selection is Rock and the choices now are "People are Strange" by the Doors and "Round and Round" by Ratt. She goes with "Round and Round" and had another four-word target:
"What ____ ____ ____ _____"
She sang "...goes around comes around" and froze it to go to $10,000.
Fourth topic is Power Ballads, and her songs this time are "18 and Life" by Skid Row and "Sister Christian" by Night Ranger. Her choice is "Sister Christian" and now has to fill in seven missing words:
"What's your ____ ____ _____ _____ ____ ____ ____"
Her guess was "...price for flight in finding Mister Right". Her potential backup singers tonight are Candice and Danny. He locks in her original guess...and now has $25,000, and she does her first major dance of the night!
Next up is In the Family. Her choices this time are "He's So Shy" by Pointer Sisters and "Top of the World" by the Carpenters. She goes with "He's So Shy" and needs to fill in six missing words:
"That sweet ____ ____ ____ _____ ____ ____"
She completed that with "...little boy who crossed my eye", but isn't 100% sure, so she calls Candice for assistance. They decided to replace "crossed" with "caught". They then locked that in...$50,000!
After a dance by Candice, her next category is Pop. Her choices are "You're My Best Friend" by Queen and "Abracadabra" by the Steve Miller Band. Her choice is "Abracadabra" and now has to fill in seven missing words one more time. They follow after "Abra, abracadabra". She followed that up with "I wanna reach out and grab ya" and freezes that immediately...for $100,000!
Next topic is Girls, Girls, Girls. The song choices this time are "True Colors" by Cyndi Lauper and "The Shoop Shoop Song (It's In His Kiss)" by Betty Everett. She goes with "True Colors" and has her biggest target of the night- ten words long. They follow after "And that's why I". Her follow up was "...love you, so don't be afraid to let them show" and locks all of that in...that's 200 grand!
Next up is R & B, and she then gets a choice of either "Mustang Sally" by Wilson Pickett and "Cupid" by Sam Cooke. She goes with "Mustang Sally" and has to get past a nine-word obstacle. It follows "All you" and she sings "...papa don't preach I'm in trouble deep"...LOL! Her multiple choice:
A: "...ever do is run around Sally, ride, Sally, ride"
B: "...wanna do is play around Sally, ride, faster, ride"
C: "...wanna do is ride around Sally, ride, Sally, ride"
I knew this one when the choices came up. After using her two missing words on the first and fourth missing words, she locks C in as well for $350,000!
She decides to bank all of that money after she doesn't know very much about the 1970s song "Some Kind of Wonderful" by Grand Funk Railroad. The other song on the table was "Anticipation" by Carly Simon. Her target was ten words long, and the missing words followed after "Well my baby". All she sung after that was "I just won $350,000". Answer: "She's alright, well, my baby, she's clean out of sight"...which her father, Tim, knew!
There will be no episode next week.
WOF: Tonight's players are Hannah Lee (in the blue) from Aliso Viejo, CA (who is back because of an unfair ruling during her first time on the show; she's a hospital admitting clerk), Brian Sparks from Portland, MA (who is a student at the Univ. of Maine majoring in history and minoring in math) and T.J. Petree from Leander, TX (who is an office manager).
The returnee gets BEAMING WITH PRIDE for $1,000, while the only man on tonight's panel gets COLLEGE DEAN for $2,000.
Round 1 category is Before & After and a $5,000 trip to Vegas is now out on the wheel. Early on, he calls an L for that trip and then the T for the Wild Card. When T.J. takes over control, we have...
ARTIFICIAL/_ I _/_ I _/_ _ _ R A _
...I had no idea. She calls D for dud. Lee calls three H's for $1,200 and then solves ARTIFICIAL HIP HIP HOORAY to win that amount and take an early $200 lead with $2,200.
$25,000-WINNING ID #1: VA5585768
IHOP Jackpot Round category is Show Biz. At the start, T.J. calls two T's for the 25 prize- 25 months of flowers from 1-800-Flowers.com. After Lee later buys the E's, we have...
L E _ _ I N G/L _ _ _/OF/
_ _ _ T I _ E/T E L E _ I S I O N
...I think I know this. She calls three D's for $2,400 and solves LEADING LADY OF DAYTIME TELEVISION for another five grand and $7,200 total! Robin Strausser then does a shout-out to the show!
ActivOn Big Money/Prize Puzzle Round category is Food & Drink. The man calls two T's early on for $7,000 and then uses his Wild Card, but then calls a dud in M. T.J. then lands on a Mystery Wedge and calls two L's. She takes the $2,000 buyout (too bad, because $10,000 was behind there). At this point, we have...
S _ _ _ _
T _ R T _ L L _
S _ _ _
...I don't know the top word. After calling the P's for another $800, we now have...
S P _ _ _
T _ R T _ L L _
S _ _ P
...now I know. After buying the I's and O's, she calls D for dud for the second time tonight. Lee calls the C for $350, the Y for $300, and then solves SPICY TORTILLA SOUP for another $650 and a trip to Cabo, for a new total of $13,450!
WINNING ID FOR TRIP: JW4229152
T.J. then finally gets on the board with SUNKEN BATHTUB for $3,000. Speed-Up Round category is People and consonants are worth $6,000 each! Prior to the big bell, she had rung up $16,800! After the man calls the R, we have...
S _ _ D _ S/AND/N _ R _ _ G _ A N S
...I think I know this. T.J. calls a dud in H. Lee calls two W's for $12,000 and solves SWEDES AND NORWEIGANS to seal her deal with $25,450! T.J. has $3,000 and the man has $2,000.
In addition to all the cash in tonight's bonus round, there's a Ford Mustang Convertible and a Winnebago Access Motorhome! She spins the H for Hannah and the category is Thing. Starting with:
_ N _ _ _ N _
_ _ N _
I think I may be the key vowel tonight. Lee calls C, G, P and A and gets...
_ N _ _ _ N G
_ _ N _
...not much of anything. It was KNOWING WINK, and she lost $50,000. She needed at least the K's to have had any remote shot at that. But she still did rather well on her comeback!
$25,000-WINNING ID #2: KS14357
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
RW/RR Challenge Gauntlet 3: Episode 6
The first challenge of the night was called "Pole Push", and it took place in Mexico. The objective was to push your opponents out of a huge circle while engaging in Tug a War with a pole. There was a male heat and a female heat. If a team won both heats, they won the challenge; otherwise, one member from each team faced off in a tiebreaker to determine the winning team. The winning team won JVC boomboxes for the males and immunity for the women.
The Veterans won the male heat...
...and the female heat, so they won another challenge! They gave the Life Shield to Rachel and sent Melinda to the Gauntlet.
Her opponent was Tori, and the Gauntlet Challenge was the ever-popular Ball Brawl.
1. Tori (1)
2. Tori (2)
3. Tori blew this point on purpose, so Melinda got on the board (1)
4. Tori (WIN)
Melinda was sent on her way.
The other challenge was called "I Dig You". Everybody but one player on each team was "buried alive" in coffins, two feet wide. The odd players out were the diggers, whose mission was to answer sets of True or False questions about each of their buried players. If they answered all three on a player, they could dig up and rescue that player. If they failed on even one question, they had to move on to the next player. After getting past the last player, they went back to the players they had previously failed on. The first team to get completely rescued won motorscooters for the female players and immunity for the males.
The diggers were Nehemiah (Rookies) and Evan (Veterans).
Evan started out with Katie.
1. Katie has never won a challenge.
Guess: FALSE- YES
2. Katie made her debut in "Road Rules: South Pacific".
Guess: FALSE- YES
3. Katie was a replacement cast member on her debut season of "Road Rules".
Guess: FALSE- NO
Nehemiah started out with Tori.
1. Tori was a winner on "Road Rules".
Guess: TRUE- YES
2. Tori was crowned Miss Teen USA.
Guess: TRUE- NO
Nehemiah then tried Johanna.
1. Johanna was the only female "wringer" on her team.
Guess: FALSE- NO
Evan later tried Brad.
1. Brad claimed he is playing the game "legit".
Guess: TRUE- YES
2. Brad and Robin have lived together.
Guess: TRUE- YES
3. Brad was 2nd-runner up in "Challenge: The Duel".
Guess: FALSE- RESCUED!
(The bells heard for getting a set of questions right sound like the ding used on the Jim Perry version of "Card Sharks"!)
Nehemiah then soon went back to Tori, and after fixing the second question, he then had this last question:
This is Tori's second challenge.
Guess: FALSE- RESCUED!
Evan then went to Katie.
1. Katie has never won a challenge.
Guess: FALSE- YES
2. Katie made her debut in "Road Rules: South Pacific".
Guess: FALSE- YES
3. Katie was a replacement cast member on her debut season of "Road Rules".
Guess: TRUE- RESCUED!
His next stop was Ev, and he ran the table on her.
Nehemiah later tried Ryan, but blew a question about him on the "Assembly Required" challenge from earlier this season. He then thought Rachel was a medic in the Army when she actually wasn't. Evan then rescued Eric. Was Evan's quickness enough to overcome the starting deficit set by the Rookies?...
...YES! This went down to the wire! The Veterans gave the Life Shield to Ryan and sent Frank to the Gauntlet, where he would face MJ.
Their Gauntlet Challenge was a new one, Ankle Breaker. Here, both men were attached to each other with one of their ankles attached to a three-foot rope. The first player to crawl their way across the finish line won.
And that man was...Frank! That meant M.J., the one who had to fill in earlier this season, had to leave.
The Veterans won the male heat...
...and the female heat, so they won another challenge! They gave the Life Shield to Rachel and sent Melinda to the Gauntlet.
Her opponent was Tori, and the Gauntlet Challenge was the ever-popular Ball Brawl.
1. Tori (1)
2. Tori (2)
3. Tori blew this point on purpose, so Melinda got on the board (1)
4. Tori (WIN)
Melinda was sent on her way.
The other challenge was called "I Dig You". Everybody but one player on each team was "buried alive" in coffins, two feet wide. The odd players out were the diggers, whose mission was to answer sets of True or False questions about each of their buried players. If they answered all three on a player, they could dig up and rescue that player. If they failed on even one question, they had to move on to the next player. After getting past the last player, they went back to the players they had previously failed on. The first team to get completely rescued won motorscooters for the female players and immunity for the males.
The diggers were Nehemiah (Rookies) and Evan (Veterans).
Evan started out with Katie.
1. Katie has never won a challenge.
Guess: FALSE- YES
2. Katie made her debut in "Road Rules: South Pacific".
Guess: FALSE- YES
3. Katie was a replacement cast member on her debut season of "Road Rules".
Guess: FALSE- NO
Nehemiah started out with Tori.
1. Tori was a winner on "Road Rules".
Guess: TRUE- YES
2. Tori was crowned Miss Teen USA.
Guess: TRUE- NO
Nehemiah then tried Johanna.
1. Johanna was the only female "wringer" on her team.
Guess: FALSE- NO
Evan later tried Brad.
1. Brad claimed he is playing the game "legit".
Guess: TRUE- YES
2. Brad and Robin have lived together.
Guess: TRUE- YES
3. Brad was 2nd-runner up in "Challenge: The Duel".
Guess: FALSE- RESCUED!
(The bells heard for getting a set of questions right sound like the ding used on the Jim Perry version of "Card Sharks"!)
Nehemiah then soon went back to Tori, and after fixing the second question, he then had this last question:
This is Tori's second challenge.
Guess: FALSE- RESCUED!
Evan then went to Katie.
1. Katie has never won a challenge.
Guess: FALSE- YES
2. Katie made her debut in "Road Rules: South Pacific".
Guess: FALSE- YES
3. Katie was a replacement cast member on her debut season of "Road Rules".
Guess: TRUE- RESCUED!
His next stop was Ev, and he ran the table on her.
Nehemiah later tried Ryan, but blew a question about him on the "Assembly Required" challenge from earlier this season. He then thought Rachel was a medic in the Army when she actually wasn't. Evan then rescued Eric. Was Evan's quickness enough to overcome the starting deficit set by the Rookies?...
...YES! This went down to the wire! The Veterans gave the Life Shield to Ryan and sent Frank to the Gauntlet, where he would face MJ.
Their Gauntlet Challenge was a new one, Ankle Breaker. Here, both men were attached to each other with one of their ankles attached to a three-foot rope. The first player to crawl their way across the finish line won.
And that man was...Frank! That meant M.J., the one who had to fill in earlier this season, had to leave.
"American Idol" Top 20- Girls
First up tonight is Carly Smithson, the one who got the week's only 10 from me last week. Tonight, she's performing "Crazy on You" by Heart. Randy thought the ending was a bit rough, but thought the performance was good. Simon thought it was a much better performance than last week, but still thought she hasn't totally picked the right song yet. I decided to give her a 9!
Second is Syesha Mercado with the Billy Paul song, "Me and Mrs. Jones". In her case, she decided to choose the Amy Winehouse version of the song called "Me and Mr. Jones". Randy thought the song choice wasn't that great, and at times thought she sounded uninterested, as Paula also said. Simon said it was just slightly indulgent. I thought she did very good on this song, so I gave her an 8.
Third is Brooke White with the song "You're So Vain" by Carly Simon. Randy thought it was a great song choice, but thought she wasn't too original with that performance. Paula thought it was the perfect song choice. Simon really loved the performance. I also gave her an 8.
#4 is Ramiele Malubay and "Don't Leave Me This Way" by Thelma Houston. Randy thought the performance was only OK. Paula said the peformance wasn't original, as did Simon. I gave her a 6.
In the middle spot is Kristy Lee Cook with "You're No Good" by Linda Ronstadt. Everyone thought that was a big improvement from last week, but Simon suggested that she sing a country song in the future. I gave her an 8.
Next up is Amanda Overmyer with "Carry On Wayword Son" by Kansas. Randy thought that wasn't the right song choice because there were too many instrumental parts and she was pitchy. Paula liked her dancing, but agreed with Randy. Simon thought the performance was completely contrived. I gave her a 6.
Alaina Whitaker then performs "Hoplessly Devoted" from the movie "Grease". Randy thought that wasn't the right song choice and the lyrics were pitchy. Simon thought it was old-fashioned, but still thought she was a dark horse. I gave her a 7.
Alexandrea Lushington is next with the song "If You Leave Me Now" by 3T w/T-Rio. Randy thought the song choice was too safe for her. Paula thought the arrangement was fairly unique. Simon thought it's gone downhill for her since her auditions. I gave her a 7 as well.
Kady Malloy is next-to-last with "Magic Man" by Heart. Randy thought the performance never found the proper pitch. Paula said that wasn't the right song choice. Simon said he was frustrated. I wasn't a fan of her either, so I gave her a 5.
The last performance tonight goes to Asia'h Epperson with the song "All By Myself" by Tom Jones, but has been later redone by Celine Dion. Randy thought that was a difficult song choice, and thought she did a very good job. Simon thought she didn't quite pull off the song, thus thinking the song was too much work for her. I gave her an 8.
Second is Syesha Mercado with the Billy Paul song, "Me and Mrs. Jones". In her case, she decided to choose the Amy Winehouse version of the song called "Me and Mr. Jones". Randy thought the song choice wasn't that great, and at times thought she sounded uninterested, as Paula also said. Simon said it was just slightly indulgent. I thought she did very good on this song, so I gave her an 8.
Third is Brooke White with the song "You're So Vain" by Carly Simon. Randy thought it was a great song choice, but thought she wasn't too original with that performance. Paula thought it was the perfect song choice. Simon really loved the performance. I also gave her an 8.
#4 is Ramiele Malubay and "Don't Leave Me This Way" by Thelma Houston. Randy thought the performance was only OK. Paula said the peformance wasn't original, as did Simon. I gave her a 6.
In the middle spot is Kristy Lee Cook with "You're No Good" by Linda Ronstadt. Everyone thought that was a big improvement from last week, but Simon suggested that she sing a country song in the future. I gave her an 8.
Next up is Amanda Overmyer with "Carry On Wayword Son" by Kansas. Randy thought that wasn't the right song choice because there were too many instrumental parts and she was pitchy. Paula liked her dancing, but agreed with Randy. Simon thought the performance was completely contrived. I gave her a 6.
Alaina Whitaker then performs "Hoplessly Devoted" from the movie "Grease". Randy thought that wasn't the right song choice and the lyrics were pitchy. Simon thought it was old-fashioned, but still thought she was a dark horse. I gave her a 7.
Alexandrea Lushington is next with the song "If You Leave Me Now" by 3T w/T-Rio. Randy thought the song choice was too safe for her. Paula thought the arrangement was fairly unique. Simon thought it's gone downhill for her since her auditions. I gave her a 7 as well.
Kady Malloy is next-to-last with "Magic Man" by Heart. Randy thought the performance never found the proper pitch. Paula said that wasn't the right song choice. Simon said he was frustrated. I wasn't a fan of her either, so I gave her a 5.
The last performance tonight goes to Asia'h Epperson with the song "All By Myself" by Tom Jones, but has been later redone by Celine Dion. Randy thought that was a difficult song choice, and thought she did a very good job. Simon thought she didn't quite pull off the song, thus thinking the song was too much work for her. I gave her an 8.
2/27/2008 Results
TPIR: On Monday, only two Pricing Games were won. On Tuesday, a Double Overbid occurred for only the second time this year. Let's see what budget-saving things will happen today, if any.
Today's first four players are Kyle Sutherland, Linda Munsey, Travis Wilson and Beverley Stoward. The first IUFB is a kayak.
Kyle: $250 (STUPID BID)
Linda: $1,200
Travis: $400 (STAGE GARF)
Beverley: $500
ARP: $2,271, so Munsey from Tyler, TX will try to start the day by winning a Dodge Nitro (Std., Mats, Heater) in Cover Up. Board:
First number: 2 0r 4?
Second number: 1, 6 or 8?
Third number: 0, 1, 2 or 3?
Fourth number: 2, 4, 6, 8 or 9?
Last number: 0, 1, 2, 4, 6 or 8?
First guess is $28,360, which is a WILLY. The second and fourth digits are obviously wrong. Second guess is $26,320...the second 2 is right! And with just the 1 left as a choice for the second number, she's clinched the victory and has won the $21,320 car! Nice playing!
Next to leave the crowd is Julie Burgeson and the second IUFB is a kitchen island. The winner also gets a $40 supply of Garlique.
Julie: $1,400
Travis: $635
Beverley: $925
Kyle: $950
ARP: $1,400, meaning Burgeson wins a bonus check for $500! She'll try for a lot more money in Plinko! Incidentally, she's the first contestant I know of to return on the show since the 10-year eligibility rule was established earlier this season! She doesn't know too much about this Pricing Game, though. First item is a soccer ball humidifier marked at $15 and picks the 5, and it's $35. Second is a lantern marked at $20 and she picks the 2, but it's $50. Third is an Art Deco fridge marked at $82 and she picks the 8, and it's $89. Finally, we have an iron marked at $45 and she picks the 5...$25. She has four Plinko chips to work with.
1. $1,000 (Left)
2. $1,000 (Right)
3. $1,000 (Left)
4. $10,000
For a lady who doesn't quite know all about this game, she does very well- in addition to the prizes she won, she also gets $13,000!
Next player is Vernetta Johnson and the third IUFB is an iPod and a music system.
Vernetta: $599
Travis: $750
Beverley: $650
Kyle: $751
ARP: $750, so the second $500 bonus check of the day goes to Wilson! He then shoots for a bed in Freeze Frame. The price choices are $1,080 (NO FREAKIN' WAY), $1,420 (NO FREAKIN' WAY), $1,876 (NO WAY), $2,080 (NO WAY), $5,998, $7,614 and $9,818 (THAT'S TOO MUCH). His guess is $5,998...and wins! Semi-perfect first half!
SSD1: The only man this half spins 45...and 15 for 60 cents. The new "TPIR" veteran spins 85 cents! The big winner this half spins 50...and goes over, so the veteran's off to the Showcase!
Next player is Robert Halliday and the next IUFB is a washer/dryer. The winner also gets a $40 supply of nasal spray.
Robert: $1,850
Beverley: $1,650
Kyle: $2,400
Vernetta: $2,200
ARP: $2,248, so Johnson plays One Right Price for snowboarding stuff and a grandfather clock. Today's One Right Price is $2,494, and she thinks that's the cost of the clock...I don't think so, but it's even cheaper, $1,887! Yikes!
Next player is Jill Pallace and the next IUFB is a pair of mountain bikes.
Jill: $698
Robert: $750
Beverley: $1,000
Kyle: $1,001
ARP: $795, so Halliday will play Hi-Lo for a trip to Canada worth $4,074. The products today are baby shampoo, jewelry clasp, V8 juice, HBP medicine, batteries and Gold Bond lotion. First pick is the batteries, which are a whopping $14.99. Second is the HBP medicine, which is $6.29. Final pick is the lotion, which is $9.95. The juice is $3.15, the baby shampoo is $4.09...but the clasp is $9.99, so he loses. Tough luck, Bob.
The last player is Erica De Los Rios and the final IUFB is a desk. The winner also gets a $40 supply of skin cream and will go for a car.
Erica: $1,750
Beverley: $1,125
Kyle: $800
Jill: $1,752
ARP: $1,429, so Sutherland heads off to the hated First Four Breakfast Club while Stoward escapes and will get to play Any Number for flatware or a Ford Mustang (Std., AT, Prot). First number in the car price is 2. First pick is 0, which is the last number of the flatware. She then goes with 1 second, the second number of the car. Third pick is 5, the middle number of the flatware ($ _ 5 0). Fourth pick is 9...last number of the car
($ 2 1, _ _ 9). Fifth pick is 8...fourth number of the car ($ 2 1, _ 8 9)! Sixth pick is 2, which is the last number of the piggy bank. Seventh pick is 4, and the piggy bank's about four bucks today. Her final pick is...3 and she wins just $4.32. The car was $21,689 and the flatware was $750. I thought she played this very well; too bad she lost.
The first loser this half goes to the Showcase.
The first Showcase visits the Train Depot, and the train brings out an organ, a dinette and a Jacuzzi spa. Johnson bids $16,500. For our veteran player, we have prizes that can help you become a rock star. They are a guitar, a trip to London and a Hi-Lo trailer, and she bids $9,000, which is a GARF OF THE CENTURY, so she loses immediately and Johnson wins $29,130 in prizes. The ARPs, just for fun:
Train Depot: $26,842
Rock: $27,827
At least that veteran does leave with $15,049 in cash and prizes, though.
Family Feud: We rejoin the action with the Paul family as our current champions thus far. They're from Washington, D.C., led by Alex and joined by Chris, Monick, Efua and Marc. For their first title defense, they face the Fernandezs, led by Nathan and joined by Micol, Taleah, Kelsey and Nate.
First question: According to 100 men, which actress has the most kissable lips? Starting with:
1. Angelina Jolie (48, Alex)
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
The champions will play. Starting with Chris, he says Julia Roberts...bottom answer (3)! Monick then says Beyonce Knowles...no. Efua's opening answer is Pamela Anderson...sorry. To keep control, Marc says Halle Berry...#2 (10)! Alex then says Nicole Kidman...three strikes. This first steal of the day is worth 61 points. Nathan's steal guess is Eva Longoria-Parker...no, so the Pauls claim the first points of the day. Not said:
3. Janet Jackson (4)
4. Jennifer Lopez (4)
5. Cameron Diaz (3)
Second question: Things that can ruin a cow's day. Starting with:
1. Butcher (28, Micol)
2. Bad weather (19, Chris)
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
The challengers will play this time. Taleah says getting milked...#6 (6)! Kelsey then answers bad grass...#3 (13)! Next is Nate with getting tipped...#5 (6)! Back to Nathan, who next says overcrowding...no. Micol's next guess this round is no cows to play with...I don't think so. Taleah then tries to stop the slide with having a baby cow...turn over. For another 72 points, Alex says breeding...that's at the bottom (2) to go to 133! Rest of the board:
4. Not being milked (12)
7. Getting branded (2)
Double: Name something that would be a disaster if you lost it. Starting with:
1. Wallet/purse (27, Taleah)
2.
3.
4.
5.
The challengers will start again. Kelsey starts off this round with a backpack...no. Over to Nate, who says the children...bottom answer (7)! Nathan is next with cell phone...#3 (8)! Nicole's next guess is a house...NO WAY. Back to Taleah, who says wedding ring...#2 (15)! Only one chance to sweep the board. Kelsey says a car...no. For an even bigger lead, Alex says #4 is a job...but it's mind/sanity (7), so the challengers get their first 114.
Triple: Name something specific that wax is used for. Efua says waxing your legs, but all hair removals are at the bottom (10). Kelsey then says candles...NUMBER ONE (36), so the challengers take control! Nate's next answer is wax figures...no. Nathan tries to do better with replicas of different things...I don't think so. Nicole then says waxing your car...#3 (11)! If Taleah can give the #2 answer, they'll win the game. She says it's surfboarding...but it's not. To retain the championship, Alex says the floor...that's it (35) for the win at 304!
Fast Money: Alex and Monick score 138 for $690 today. With $890 on their first day, that's $1,580 for two days.
WOF: Time to give some teens one last chance to do some winning tonight. Tonight's teams are Becky Wasson and Elise Shultites (who are 12th graders and have been friends for five years; Becky is a high school musician, while Elise is a fan of the outdoors), Francie Crole and CJ Jacobs from Seal Beach, CA (they're 11th graders and both are on high school lacrosse teams) and Mandy Looper and Stephen Pratt from Temecula, CA (they're 12th graders and have been friends for about seven years; Mandy plays soccer and is the vice president of her school's Habitat for Humanity chapter, while Stephen is part of a "seat club" at a place called Friday Night Live).
The red ladies get BELIEVE IN YOURSELF for $1,000 and then MOUNT EVEREST to triple their money.
A pair of trips to Madrid worth $9,000 now appear on the wheel, and the category for Round 1 is Around the House. After the blue team calls the S, we have...
_ _ _ _ _ R S _ _
R _ _ _ T _
_ _ _ T R _ _
...I know this already. They call the N's for $600 and then buy the E's. After they call a $300 C for the Free Spin, they buy the O's and call a $900 M. After they buy the A, they solve UNIVERSAL REMOTE CONTROL for their first $2,000.
$25,000-WINNING ID #1: WL01157
IHOP Jackpot Round category is Star & Role, and it's a really big puzzle. After the middle team calls the F, we have...
E _ _ _ E/M _ R _ H _/AS/THE/
_ O _ _ E/OF/S H R E _ ' S/
_ A _/_ O _ _ E _
...I don't know the next-to-last word. They call three D's for $1,800 and buy two I's. They call two K's next for another $800 and two Y's for another $600. After buying the U, they call two P's for another $1,200, and I know this now. They then call the V for tonight's 25 prize- a $2,500 EBay.com gift certificate. They then zap the C for another $300 and the N for the Wild Card, and then solve EDDIE MURPHY AS THE VOICE OF SHREK'S PAL DONKEY for $8,850, the EBay.com gift certificates and the two $500 gift certificates from Newegg.com, for a grand total this round of $12,350!
ActivOn Big Money/Prize Puzzle Round category is Fun & Games. At the start, the blue team hits the Lose a Turn on the Big Money Wedge and decide to use their Free Spin, but then hit a Bankrupt. The red team then immediately hits Bankrupt too. After the blue team buys the I's, we have...
S _ R _ I N G
_ _ _ _ E T I T I _ N
...I think I know now, but they blow it with SPARRING COMPETITION. After the red team calls the F for $800, they solve SURFING COMPETITION for another $800 and a pair of trips to Hawaii, for a total of $13,064 and the lead!
WINNING ID FOR TRIP: DP0408051
After the blue team is wrong again with GARLIC BREAD, the yellow team takes the lead back with GARLIC FRIES, meaning they now have $15,350! Speed-Up Round category is Occupation and consonants are worth $1,300 a pop. After the read team calls the H, we have...
_ _ _ _ E
T H E _ T E R
_ _ N _ _ E R
...they solve MOVIE THEATER MANAGER at the buzzer for the match with $16,964! The middle team has $15,350 and the blue team leaves with $2,000.
The Pontiac G6s and Scion XBs are in play for tonight's bonus round. They spin the comma and the category is Around the House. Starting with:
_ _ _ _ _
S _ _ _
The all-lady team calls C, H, M and A and gets...
C _ M _ _
S _ _ A
...they know about at least COMFY SOFA in their house, so they divide up another $30,000 and take home $46,964 in cash and prizes!
$25,000-WINNING ID #2: JH11116
DOND: Returning is Larren Colum. We resume with Round 4.
ROUND 4 (Haley opens up all the cases for the remainder of this game!):
1. #10- $75
2. #3- ONE MILLION DOLLARS
3. #17- $50,000
FOURTH OFFER: $115,000- NO DEAL
Cedric the Entertainer then makes an appearance before the start of Round 5!
ROUND 5:
1. #16- $400,000 (DANGER ZONE ENFORCED)
2. #7- $200,000 (STRIKE ONE)
FIFTH OFFER: $87,000- NO DEAL
Next pick is #19...$200! New offer: $132,000...NO DEAL. Next pick is #5...$25! New offer, his highest so far: $181,000. I would take the offer. Does he?...
...NO. He goes on with #1...
...STRIKE TWO- $100,000. New offer: $228,000...
...this time, he says DEAL! He missed out on...sinking to $5, so he made a great deal...or did he? The player said that he would've switched with #13, the $750,000 case, on the final decision had he gone all the way. Had he gone on with his next pick of #25, he might've taken a $400K+ offer.
Returning Sunday night is Kristen McCrory from Ft. Lauderdale. Her case of destiny is #18.
ROUND 1:
1. #2- $75,000
2. #16- $1,000
3. #22- $25
4. #7- $1
5. #12- $750,000
6. #5- $25,000
FIRST OFFER: $50,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 2:
1. #21- $5
2. #14- $5,000
3. #19- $400
4. #24- $75
5. #9- $500
SECOND OFFER: $90,000- NO DEAL
She then participates in a dance party after pressing a special button!
ROUND 3:
1. #13- $100
2. #20- $750
3. #10- $100,000
4. #4- ONE MILLION DOLLARS
THIRD OFFER: $56,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 4 (Last round this episode):
1. #8- $50,000
2. #26- $400,000
3. #25- $200
FOURTH OFFER: $102,000- NO DEAL
Sunday's episode will air at 9 PM EST.
How Much is Enough?: Tonight's players were Monica (an assistant gym manager from Louisville), Nicole (a bartender from Chicago), Christine (a PR executive from Chicago) and Martin (a mobile copy service owner from L.A.).
ROUND 1:
Monica: $132 (STAGE GARF)
Nicole: $414
Christine: $328
Martin: $725
ROUND 2:
Monica: $796
Nicole: $1,251
Christine: $662
Martin: $1,092
SCORES AFTER ROUND 2:
Martin: $1,092
Christine: $990
Monica: $928
Nicole: $414
ROUND 3:
Monica: $963
Nicole: $1,181
Christine: $1,416
Martin: $1,717
SCORES AFTER ROUND 3:
Christine: $2,406
Monica: $1,891
Nicole: $1,595
Martin: $1,092
ROUND 4:
Monica: $914 (STAGE GARF)
Nicole: $1,607
Christine: $1,711
Martin: $1,959
SCORES AFTER ROUND 4:
Christine: $4,117
Nicole: $3,202
Monica: $2,805
Martin: $1,092
ROUND 5 (Note- the typical "start with the most cautious then the greediest players" reveal was not used for this episode):
Monica: $2,750
Nicole: $2,699
Christine: $2,714
Martin: $3,355
FINAL SCORES:
Christine: $6,831
Monica: $5,555
Nicole: $3,202
Martin: $1,092
Martin tied the current record of four busts during the game!
Final Face-Off: $12,386 was put on the table...and after the host stopped the clock at about $4,000 for some oddball reason, Christine took $5,184 home.
Today's first four players are Kyle Sutherland, Linda Munsey, Travis Wilson and Beverley Stoward. The first IUFB is a kayak.
Kyle: $250 (STUPID BID)
Linda: $1,200
Travis: $400 (STAGE GARF)
Beverley: $500
ARP: $2,271, so Munsey from Tyler, TX will try to start the day by winning a Dodge Nitro (Std., Mats, Heater) in Cover Up. Board:
First number: 2 0r 4?
Second number: 1, 6 or 8?
Third number: 0, 1, 2 or 3?
Fourth number: 2, 4, 6, 8 or 9?
Last number: 0, 1, 2, 4, 6 or 8?
First guess is $28,360, which is a WILLY. The second and fourth digits are obviously wrong. Second guess is $26,320...the second 2 is right! And with just the 1 left as a choice for the second number, she's clinched the victory and has won the $21,320 car! Nice playing!
Next to leave the crowd is Julie Burgeson and the second IUFB is a kitchen island. The winner also gets a $40 supply of Garlique.
Julie: $1,400
Travis: $635
Beverley: $925
Kyle: $950
ARP: $1,400, meaning Burgeson wins a bonus check for $500! She'll try for a lot more money in Plinko! Incidentally, she's the first contestant I know of to return on the show since the 10-year eligibility rule was established earlier this season! She doesn't know too much about this Pricing Game, though. First item is a soccer ball humidifier marked at $15 and picks the 5, and it's $35. Second is a lantern marked at $20 and she picks the 2, but it's $50. Third is an Art Deco fridge marked at $82 and she picks the 8, and it's $89. Finally, we have an iron marked at $45 and she picks the 5...$25. She has four Plinko chips to work with.
1. $1,000 (Left)
2. $1,000 (Right)
3. $1,000 (Left)
4. $10,000
For a lady who doesn't quite know all about this game, she does very well- in addition to the prizes she won, she also gets $13,000!
Next player is Vernetta Johnson and the third IUFB is an iPod and a music system.
Vernetta: $599
Travis: $750
Beverley: $650
Kyle: $751
ARP: $750, so the second $500 bonus check of the day goes to Wilson! He then shoots for a bed in Freeze Frame. The price choices are $1,080 (NO FREAKIN' WAY), $1,420 (NO FREAKIN' WAY), $1,876 (NO WAY), $2,080 (NO WAY), $5,998, $7,614 and $9,818 (THAT'S TOO MUCH). His guess is $5,998...and wins! Semi-perfect first half!
SSD1: The only man this half spins 45...and 15 for 60 cents. The new "TPIR" veteran spins 85 cents! The big winner this half spins 50...and goes over, so the veteran's off to the Showcase!
Next player is Robert Halliday and the next IUFB is a washer/dryer. The winner also gets a $40 supply of nasal spray.
Robert: $1,850
Beverley: $1,650
Kyle: $2,400
Vernetta: $2,200
ARP: $2,248, so Johnson plays One Right Price for snowboarding stuff and a grandfather clock. Today's One Right Price is $2,494, and she thinks that's the cost of the clock...I don't think so, but it's even cheaper, $1,887! Yikes!
Next player is Jill Pallace and the next IUFB is a pair of mountain bikes.
Jill: $698
Robert: $750
Beverley: $1,000
Kyle: $1,001
ARP: $795, so Halliday will play Hi-Lo for a trip to Canada worth $4,074. The products today are baby shampoo, jewelry clasp, V8 juice, HBP medicine, batteries and Gold Bond lotion. First pick is the batteries, which are a whopping $14.99. Second is the HBP medicine, which is $6.29. Final pick is the lotion, which is $9.95. The juice is $3.15, the baby shampoo is $4.09...but the clasp is $9.99, so he loses. Tough luck, Bob.
The last player is Erica De Los Rios and the final IUFB is a desk. The winner also gets a $40 supply of skin cream and will go for a car.
Erica: $1,750
Beverley: $1,125
Kyle: $800
Jill: $1,752
ARP: $1,429, so Sutherland heads off to the hated First Four Breakfast Club while Stoward escapes and will get to play Any Number for flatware or a Ford Mustang (Std., AT, Prot). First number in the car price is 2. First pick is 0, which is the last number of the flatware. She then goes with 1 second, the second number of the car. Third pick is 5, the middle number of the flatware ($ _ 5 0). Fourth pick is 9...last number of the car
($ 2 1, _ _ 9). Fifth pick is 8...fourth number of the car ($ 2 1, _ 8 9)! Sixth pick is 2, which is the last number of the piggy bank. Seventh pick is 4, and the piggy bank's about four bucks today. Her final pick is...3 and she wins just $4.32. The car was $21,689 and the flatware was $750. I thought she played this very well; too bad she lost.
The first loser this half goes to the Showcase.
The first Showcase visits the Train Depot, and the train brings out an organ, a dinette and a Jacuzzi spa. Johnson bids $16,500. For our veteran player, we have prizes that can help you become a rock star. They are a guitar, a trip to London and a Hi-Lo trailer, and she bids $9,000, which is a GARF OF THE CENTURY, so she loses immediately and Johnson wins $29,130 in prizes. The ARPs, just for fun:
Train Depot: $26,842
Rock: $27,827
At least that veteran does leave with $15,049 in cash and prizes, though.
Family Feud: We rejoin the action with the Paul family as our current champions thus far. They're from Washington, D.C., led by Alex and joined by Chris, Monick, Efua and Marc. For their first title defense, they face the Fernandezs, led by Nathan and joined by Micol, Taleah, Kelsey and Nate.
First question: According to 100 men, which actress has the most kissable lips? Starting with:
1. Angelina Jolie (48, Alex)
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
The champions will play. Starting with Chris, he says Julia Roberts...bottom answer (3)! Monick then says Beyonce Knowles...no. Efua's opening answer is Pamela Anderson...sorry. To keep control, Marc says Halle Berry...#2 (10)! Alex then says Nicole Kidman...three strikes. This first steal of the day is worth 61 points. Nathan's steal guess is Eva Longoria-Parker...no, so the Pauls claim the first points of the day. Not said:
3. Janet Jackson (4)
4. Jennifer Lopez (4)
5. Cameron Diaz (3)
Second question: Things that can ruin a cow's day. Starting with:
1. Butcher (28, Micol)
2. Bad weather (19, Chris)
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
The challengers will play this time. Taleah says getting milked...#6 (6)! Kelsey then answers bad grass...#3 (13)! Next is Nate with getting tipped...#5 (6)! Back to Nathan, who next says overcrowding...no. Micol's next guess this round is no cows to play with...I don't think so. Taleah then tries to stop the slide with having a baby cow...turn over. For another 72 points, Alex says breeding...that's at the bottom (2) to go to 133! Rest of the board:
4. Not being milked (12)
7. Getting branded (2)
Double: Name something that would be a disaster if you lost it. Starting with:
1. Wallet/purse (27, Taleah)
2.
3.
4.
5.
The challengers will start again. Kelsey starts off this round with a backpack...no. Over to Nate, who says the children...bottom answer (7)! Nathan is next with cell phone...#3 (8)! Nicole's next guess is a house...NO WAY. Back to Taleah, who says wedding ring...#2 (15)! Only one chance to sweep the board. Kelsey says a car...no. For an even bigger lead, Alex says #4 is a job...but it's mind/sanity (7), so the challengers get their first 114.
Triple: Name something specific that wax is used for. Efua says waxing your legs, but all hair removals are at the bottom (10). Kelsey then says candles...NUMBER ONE (36), so the challengers take control! Nate's next answer is wax figures...no. Nathan tries to do better with replicas of different things...I don't think so. Nicole then says waxing your car...#3 (11)! If Taleah can give the #2 answer, they'll win the game. She says it's surfboarding...but it's not. To retain the championship, Alex says the floor...that's it (35) for the win at 304!
Fast Money: Alex and Monick score 138 for $690 today. With $890 on their first day, that's $1,580 for two days.
WOF: Time to give some teens one last chance to do some winning tonight. Tonight's teams are Becky Wasson and Elise Shultites (who are 12th graders and have been friends for five years; Becky is a high school musician, while Elise is a fan of the outdoors), Francie Crole and CJ Jacobs from Seal Beach, CA (they're 11th graders and both are on high school lacrosse teams) and Mandy Looper and Stephen Pratt from Temecula, CA (they're 12th graders and have been friends for about seven years; Mandy plays soccer and is the vice president of her school's Habitat for Humanity chapter, while Stephen is part of a "seat club" at a place called Friday Night Live).
The red ladies get BELIEVE IN YOURSELF for $1,000 and then MOUNT EVEREST to triple their money.
A pair of trips to Madrid worth $9,000 now appear on the wheel, and the category for Round 1 is Around the House. After the blue team calls the S, we have...
_ _ _ _ _ R S _ _
R _ _ _ T _
_ _ _ T R _ _
...I know this already. They call the N's for $600 and then buy the E's. After they call a $300 C for the Free Spin, they buy the O's and call a $900 M. After they buy the A, they solve UNIVERSAL REMOTE CONTROL for their first $2,000.
$25,000-WINNING ID #1: WL01157
IHOP Jackpot Round category is Star & Role, and it's a really big puzzle. After the middle team calls the F, we have...
E _ _ _ E/M _ R _ H _/AS/THE/
_ O _ _ E/OF/S H R E _ ' S/
_ A _/_ O _ _ E _
...I don't know the next-to-last word. They call three D's for $1,800 and buy two I's. They call two K's next for another $800 and two Y's for another $600. After buying the U, they call two P's for another $1,200, and I know this now. They then call the V for tonight's 25 prize- a $2,500 EBay.com gift certificate. They then zap the C for another $300 and the N for the Wild Card, and then solve EDDIE MURPHY AS THE VOICE OF SHREK'S PAL DONKEY for $8,850, the EBay.com gift certificates and the two $500 gift certificates from Newegg.com, for a grand total this round of $12,350!
ActivOn Big Money/Prize Puzzle Round category is Fun & Games. At the start, the blue team hits the Lose a Turn on the Big Money Wedge and decide to use their Free Spin, but then hit a Bankrupt. The red team then immediately hits Bankrupt too. After the blue team buys the I's, we have...
S _ R _ I N G
_ _ _ _ E T I T I _ N
...I think I know now, but they blow it with SPARRING COMPETITION. After the red team calls the F for $800, they solve SURFING COMPETITION for another $800 and a pair of trips to Hawaii, for a total of $13,064 and the lead!
WINNING ID FOR TRIP: DP0408051
After the blue team is wrong again with GARLIC BREAD, the yellow team takes the lead back with GARLIC FRIES, meaning they now have $15,350! Speed-Up Round category is Occupation and consonants are worth $1,300 a pop. After the read team calls the H, we have...
_ _ _ _ E
T H E _ T E R
_ _ N _ _ E R
...they solve MOVIE THEATER MANAGER at the buzzer for the match with $16,964! The middle team has $15,350 and the blue team leaves with $2,000.
The Pontiac G6s and Scion XBs are in play for tonight's bonus round. They spin the comma and the category is Around the House. Starting with:
_ _ _ _ _
S _ _ _
The all-lady team calls C, H, M and A and gets...
C _ M _ _
S _ _ A
...they know about at least COMFY SOFA in their house, so they divide up another $30,000 and take home $46,964 in cash and prizes!
$25,000-WINNING ID #2: JH11116
DOND: Returning is Larren Colum. We resume with Round 4.
ROUND 4 (Haley opens up all the cases for the remainder of this game!):
1. #10- $75
2. #3- ONE MILLION DOLLARS
3. #17- $50,000
FOURTH OFFER: $115,000- NO DEAL
Cedric the Entertainer then makes an appearance before the start of Round 5!
ROUND 5:
1. #16- $400,000 (DANGER ZONE ENFORCED)
2. #7- $200,000 (STRIKE ONE)
FIFTH OFFER: $87,000- NO DEAL
Next pick is #19...$200! New offer: $132,000...NO DEAL. Next pick is #5...$25! New offer, his highest so far: $181,000. I would take the offer. Does he?...
...NO. He goes on with #1...
...STRIKE TWO- $100,000. New offer: $228,000...
...this time, he says DEAL! He missed out on...sinking to $5, so he made a great deal...or did he? The player said that he would've switched with #13, the $750,000 case, on the final decision had he gone all the way. Had he gone on with his next pick of #25, he might've taken a $400K+ offer.
Returning Sunday night is Kristen McCrory from Ft. Lauderdale. Her case of destiny is #18.
ROUND 1:
1. #2- $75,000
2. #16- $1,000
3. #22- $25
4. #7- $1
5. #12- $750,000
6. #5- $25,000
FIRST OFFER: $50,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 2:
1. #21- $5
2. #14- $5,000
3. #19- $400
4. #24- $75
5. #9- $500
SECOND OFFER: $90,000- NO DEAL
She then participates in a dance party after pressing a special button!
ROUND 3:
1. #13- $100
2. #20- $750
3. #10- $100,000
4. #4- ONE MILLION DOLLARS
THIRD OFFER: $56,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 4 (Last round this episode):
1. #8- $50,000
2. #26- $400,000
3. #25- $200
FOURTH OFFER: $102,000- NO DEAL
Sunday's episode will air at 9 PM EST.
How Much is Enough?: Tonight's players were Monica (an assistant gym manager from Louisville), Nicole (a bartender from Chicago), Christine (a PR executive from Chicago) and Martin (a mobile copy service owner from L.A.).
ROUND 1:
Monica: $132 (STAGE GARF)
Nicole: $414
Christine: $328
Martin: $725
ROUND 2:
Monica: $796
Nicole: $1,251
Christine: $662
Martin: $1,092
SCORES AFTER ROUND 2:
Martin: $1,092
Christine: $990
Monica: $928
Nicole: $414
ROUND 3:
Monica: $963
Nicole: $1,181
Christine: $1,416
Martin: $1,717
SCORES AFTER ROUND 3:
Christine: $2,406
Monica: $1,891
Nicole: $1,595
Martin: $1,092
ROUND 4:
Monica: $914 (STAGE GARF)
Nicole: $1,607
Christine: $1,711
Martin: $1,959
SCORES AFTER ROUND 4:
Christine: $4,117
Nicole: $3,202
Monica: $2,805
Martin: $1,092
ROUND 5 (Note- the typical "start with the most cautious then the greediest players" reveal was not used for this episode):
Monica: $2,750
Nicole: $2,699
Christine: $2,714
Martin: $3,355
FINAL SCORES:
Christine: $6,831
Monica: $5,555
Nicole: $3,202
Martin: $1,092
Martin tied the current record of four busts during the game!
Final Face-Off: $12,386 was put on the table...and after the host stopped the clock at about $4,000 for some oddball reason, Christine took $5,184 home.
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
"The Biggest Loser" 2/26
Jay Kruger started off by choosing the third mystery envelope out of the three made available, which contained a trip to Vegas for the entire blue team! Trainer Bob Harper couldn't go, though.
Challenge: The two four-person teams had to go through an obstacle course, culminating with a footrace. The first team that got all of their members over the finish line won everybody a trip to Puerto Rico.
The first obstacle was to turn over a 200-pound tractor tire ten times. Second, they had to move a ton of sandbags. Third, they had to move 12 medicine balls while crawling under a series of ropes. Finally, everyone had to run half a mile to the finish line.
The blue team just dominated this thing and won!
It's weigh-in time, starting with the black team.
Kelly Fields: 212 lbs, 6 pounds lost, 2.75%
Maggie King: 190 lbs, 8 pounds lost, 4.04%
Brittany Aberle: 179 lbs, 6 pounds lost, 3.24%
Bernie Salazar: 201 lbs, 10 pounds lost, 4.74%
They lost 30 pounds altogether, for an overall percentage of 3.69%
In order for the blue team to win again, they had to have lost at least 35 pounds.
Dan Evans: 219 lbs, 7 pounds lost, 3.09%
Roger Shultz: 268 lbs, 8 pounds lost, 2.9%
Jay Kruger: 221 lbs, 7 pounds lost, 3.07%
Now, it all came down to Mark. He had a tall order against him, because with a previous weight of 202 pounds, he needed to have gone down to at least 189 to give his team the win. If he couldn't do that, he needed to have lost at least seven pounds to earn immunity...
...but he only lost one pound, so he was now in danger and Dan got immunity this week. Salazar was this week's Biggest Loser.
By a unanimous vote, Mark was eliminated.
Challenge: The two four-person teams had to go through an obstacle course, culminating with a footrace. The first team that got all of their members over the finish line won everybody a trip to Puerto Rico.
The first obstacle was to turn over a 200-pound tractor tire ten times. Second, they had to move a ton of sandbags. Third, they had to move 12 medicine balls while crawling under a series of ropes. Finally, everyone had to run half a mile to the finish line.
The blue team just dominated this thing and won!
It's weigh-in time, starting with the black team.
Kelly Fields: 212 lbs, 6 pounds lost, 2.75%
Maggie King: 190 lbs, 8 pounds lost, 4.04%
Brittany Aberle: 179 lbs, 6 pounds lost, 3.24%
Bernie Salazar: 201 lbs, 10 pounds lost, 4.74%
They lost 30 pounds altogether, for an overall percentage of 3.69%
In order for the blue team to win again, they had to have lost at least 35 pounds.
Dan Evans: 219 lbs, 7 pounds lost, 3.09%
Roger Shultz: 268 lbs, 8 pounds lost, 2.9%
Jay Kruger: 221 lbs, 7 pounds lost, 3.07%
Now, it all came down to Mark. He had a tall order against him, because with a previous weight of 202 pounds, he needed to have gone down to at least 189 to give his team the win. If he couldn't do that, he needed to have lost at least seven pounds to earn immunity...
...but he only lost one pound, so he was now in danger and Dan got immunity this week. Salazar was this week's Biggest Loser.
By a unanimous vote, Mark was eliminated.
"American Idol" Top 20- Men
This week's category is the 1970s.
After going last the previous Tuesday, he's up first this week- Michael Johns. His song is "You Can Go Your Own Way" by Fleetwood Mac. Randy thought it was fairly good. Paula said he remained consistently good. Simon said it was his weakest performance to date. I thought it was just solid, so I gave him a 7.
Jason Castro is up second with "I Just Want to be Your Everything" by the Bee Gees. Randy said he was tolerable with the guitar in hand, but not so if he didn't have it with him. Paula thought the song choice was clever, and suggested to him that he not use the guitar next week. Simon thought the performance was horrible. It was just OK for me, so I gave it a 6.
Third is Luke Menard with "Killer Queen" by Queen. Randy fairly liked it because it was a tough song choice. Paula thought it was the perfect song choice. Simon thought it was a mistake because he sang with no personality and charisma. I also gave this a 6.
Robbie Carrico is fourth with "Hot Blooded" by Foreigner. Randy thought it didn't quite have enough punch, and also thought the category of rock wasn't this man's thing. Paula thought he was a bit safe at times this week. Simon thought it was OK. I gave this a 7, because I thought he did pretty good on a song I haven't really heard that often.
In the halfway spot is Danny Noriega, and his song this time is "Don't You Remember You Told Me Baby" by the Carpenters. Randy and Paula thought the song was too slow at times, and he was overthinking how to do the song. Simon thought it was OK. I also gave him a 7.
#6 tonight is David Hernandez with "Papa Was a Rolling Stone" by the Temptations. Randy thought this was the performance that revealed the real David Hernandez. Paula thought his personality came through this week. Simon said that was the performance of the night so far. My score was 8.
Marked at #7 is Jason Yeager with "Without Love". Randy thought this wasn't a singer's type of song and the performance was pitchy. Paula thought this song didn't have a big voice range. Simon said the performance was awkward and ordinary. I thought he was pretty good, so I gave it a 6.
Hoping to be a great #8 is Chikezie Eze with "I Believe" by Donny Hathaway. Randy thought this was the first time he was this good since his audition. Paula thought the song choice was clever, as did Simon. I thought this was the best performance of the night thus far, so I gave him a 9!
Ninth is David Cook and "All Right Now" by Free. Randy thought he sounded like a true rocker and thought that was a smart song choice. Paula said the band was on fire tonight and thought Cook was the real deal. Simon thought it was solid and believeable. I gave this an 8.
Finally, we have David Archuleta singing "Imagine" by John Lennon. It was learned before he sang that he blew Kelly Clarkson and Clay Aiken away singing to them shortly before the first season finale of this show! Randy thought that was one of the best vocals ever! Paula said that was one of the most moving performances she's ever heard! Simon thought his gamble in singing that song paid off! Needless to say, I gave him a 10!
David Archuleta and Chikezie Eze have the best chance to make it to next week from the men.
After going last the previous Tuesday, he's up first this week- Michael Johns. His song is "You Can Go Your Own Way" by Fleetwood Mac. Randy thought it was fairly good. Paula said he remained consistently good. Simon said it was his weakest performance to date. I thought it was just solid, so I gave him a 7.
Jason Castro is up second with "I Just Want to be Your Everything" by the Bee Gees. Randy said he was tolerable with the guitar in hand, but not so if he didn't have it with him. Paula thought the song choice was clever, and suggested to him that he not use the guitar next week. Simon thought the performance was horrible. It was just OK for me, so I gave it a 6.
Third is Luke Menard with "Killer Queen" by Queen. Randy fairly liked it because it was a tough song choice. Paula thought it was the perfect song choice. Simon thought it was a mistake because he sang with no personality and charisma. I also gave this a 6.
Robbie Carrico is fourth with "Hot Blooded" by Foreigner. Randy thought it didn't quite have enough punch, and also thought the category of rock wasn't this man's thing. Paula thought he was a bit safe at times this week. Simon thought it was OK. I gave this a 7, because I thought he did pretty good on a song I haven't really heard that often.
In the halfway spot is Danny Noriega, and his song this time is "Don't You Remember You Told Me Baby" by the Carpenters. Randy and Paula thought the song was too slow at times, and he was overthinking how to do the song. Simon thought it was OK. I also gave him a 7.
#6 tonight is David Hernandez with "Papa Was a Rolling Stone" by the Temptations. Randy thought this was the performance that revealed the real David Hernandez. Paula thought his personality came through this week. Simon said that was the performance of the night so far. My score was 8.
Marked at #7 is Jason Yeager with "Without Love". Randy thought this wasn't a singer's type of song and the performance was pitchy. Paula thought this song didn't have a big voice range. Simon said the performance was awkward and ordinary. I thought he was pretty good, so I gave it a 6.
Hoping to be a great #8 is Chikezie Eze with "I Believe" by Donny Hathaway. Randy thought this was the first time he was this good since his audition. Paula thought the song choice was clever, as did Simon. I thought this was the best performance of the night thus far, so I gave him a 9!
Ninth is David Cook and "All Right Now" by Free. Randy thought he sounded like a true rocker and thought that was a smart song choice. Paula said the band was on fire tonight and thought Cook was the real deal. Simon thought it was solid and believeable. I gave this an 8.
Finally, we have David Archuleta singing "Imagine" by John Lennon. It was learned before he sang that he blew Kelly Clarkson and Clay Aiken away singing to them shortly before the first season finale of this show! Randy thought that was one of the best vocals ever! Paula said that was one of the most moving performances she's ever heard! Simon thought his gamble in singing that song paid off! Needless to say, I gave him a 10!
David Archuleta and Chikezie Eze have the best chance to make it to next week from the men.
Note about TPIR's new king
Adam Rose, the new all-time "The Price is Right" and CBS winner, will be on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" sometime later this week.
"The Moment of Truth" rating
Last night's controversial episode of "The Moment of Truth" pulled a 5.3 Fast Nielsen with an 8 share. That's an OK rating, considering it was facing "Deal or No Deal" and ABC's big "A Raisin in the Sun" movie.
Source: The Futon Critic
Source: The Futon Critic
2/26/2008 Results
TPIR: This show was lucky enough to give away two cars the first episode after that budget-busting million win last Friday night. Will Roger and Co. finally get their way today? Let's find out.
Today's first four players are Gregory Munder, Braden Gray, Mynetta Harvey and Myleen Brown. The first IUFB is a collection of tailgating stuff.
Gregory: $1,050
Braden: $850
Mynetta: $650
Myleen: $851
ARP: $890, so Brown will play Range Game for a trip to Jamaica. Range is $6,900-$7,500. She stops at $7,055 to $7,205. ARP: $7,228. Missed it by about a $20 bill or so.
Next player is Tammy Riggins-Spect and the second IUFB is a selection of lamps.
Tammy: $699
Gregory: $635
Braden: BUCK
Mynetta: $630
ARP: $713, so Riggins-Spect will play the first playing of Ten Chances in a while for a coin bank, a wine cabinet and a Ford Ranger (Std., AC, Cruise/Tilt). The possible numbers in the price of the bank are 0, 5 and 6. First guess is $65, which is wrong. Second is $60...but it's $50, which she gets on her next turn. For the cabinet, the numbers in play are 0, 3, 8 and 9. First guess is $389...NO FREAKIN' WAY. Next is $390...not too better of a guess. She then goes with a good guess of $890...no. Next is $893, which definitely won't cut the mustard. She then says $980...no. Next is $830, which she needs to be right in order to have any shot at the truck...yes! The numbers in the price of the truck are 0, 1, 5, 8 and 9. She says $15,980...but it's the other way around, $15,890. If she had not made some stupid guesses on the cabinet, she would've won.
Next is Michael Murray and the third IUFB is a pair of iPhones.
Michael: $751
Gregory: $695
Braden: $603
Mynetta: $602 (STUPID BID)
ARP: $798, so Murray continues the winning streak in the green spot and will play Clearance Sale for a sofa, a pool table and a range. The sale prices are $1,000, $1,800 and $2,350. He places $1,000 on the sofa, $1,800 on the range and $2,350 for the pool table...he's a winner! The prices:
Sofa: $1,545
Range: $2,159
Pool table: $2,800
I would've lost. And he also gets to the Showcase!
Next player is Joe Dominguez and the next IUFB is a set of dumbbells. The winner also gets a $40 supply of V8 juice.
Joe: $850
Gregory: $499
Braden: $545
Mynetta: $1,200
ARP: $1,200, so the streak is over and Harvey wins a $500 bonus! She then plays for a player piano, which is either $4,995 or $6,950. She says $6,950...too much.
Next player is Matthew Heranda and the next IUFB is a sofa table.
Matthew: $1,100
Joe: $950
Gregory: BUCK
Braden: TWO BUCKS
ARP: $1,140, so Heranda will try to roll the dice successfully in order to win a Dodge Caliber. After the 1 is lit up, he rolls the 6 as the second number. He then rolls a 4 for the third number...no, and he says lower. He then rolls a 6, which isn't the fourth number, but it's a freebie. He then rolls yet another 6 as the last number, which is not it. The fourth number is 2, the last number is 5, and I believe that car is $16,125...it sure is for the win!
The last player is Michaela and the final IUFB is a diamond pendant.
Michaela: $439
Joe: $851
Gregory: $729
Braden: $875
ARP: $1,199, so Munder is off to the dreaded First Four Breakfast Club while Gray escapes it and will play Bullseye for a home theatre system worth $3,324. First purchase is three bottles of bleach. Each one is $1.99 for a total of $5.97. Second purchase is two bags of cat food. Each one is $3.99 for a total of $7.98. Final purchase is five boxes of Jolly Time popcorn. Each one costs $2.39...for a total of $11.95 and the win!
SSD2: The only loser this half spins 55 cents. Munder spins 15...and goes over. Heranda spins 80 cents to meet the big (and only) winner of the first half in today's Showcase!
The first Showcase is about the Loudest Prize Contest. First, Lanisha shows off the mighty roar of a new chainsaw. Second, Rachel decides to show off the sound of music from a new stereo system. But nothing in the world beats the car horn of a new Dodge Avenger (Std., Sport, Stereo, Mouldings, Mats, Sound)! The big winner today bids $24,790, which is a WILLY. For MM, we have a bedroom, a pair of GPSs and a pair of motorcycles, and he bids $32,000, which is a SUPER WILLY, resulting in the first Double Overbid in a while. The ARPs, just for the record:
Furniture: $19,338
Car: $22,193
Hope that Double Overbid was a start to your budget recovery, Roger. But Hernada still leaves with $17,265 in prizes.
WWTBAM: Ready to keep playing is Joanna Walker. Her $8,000 question is this:
What classic country tune features the name of a 1957 Jack Kerouac novel in its title?
A: "Walkin' After Midnight"
B: "On the Road Again"
C: "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry"
D: "Forever & Ever, Amen"
She quickly gets "On the Road Again" for $8,000. For $16,000:
A British handyman would use the word "spanner" when referring to a what?
A: Hammer
B: Crowbar
C: Screwdriver
D: Wrench
She calls Stinger (!), who quickly says wrench. She agrees for $16,000! For $25,000:
Which of the following is equal in number to the total number of days in a fortnight?
A: Minutes in an NFL quarter
B: Lines in a sonnet
C: Signs of the zodiac
D: Stripes on the U.S. flag
The 50:50 leaves the top two. She's still stumped, so she takes her $16,000 and goes home. The sonnet's lines were it.
Next is Andrew Stacy from Cordova, TN. He's a high school English teacher. He runs into some trouble on this $1,000 question:
What famous naturalist is laid to rest in Rwanda under a grave marker that reads, "No one loved gorillas more"?
A: John James Audubon
B: Dian Fossey
C: John Muir
D: Jacques Costeau
He asks the audience and 83% said Dian Fossey. He agrees and is right. Later on, for $16,000:
Which of the vocalists on the popular jazz album "Billie, Ella, Lena, Sarah" has the last name Vaughan?
A: Billie
B: Ella
C: Lena
D: Sarah
How predictable. The 50:50 leaves Billie and Sarah. He's pretty sure it's Sarah...and it is! For $25,000:
A type of finger food, canapes get their name from a French word literally meaning what?
A: Bed
B: Desk
C: Sofa
D: Chair
He calls Justin from the school, who is allegedly part of "Operation Viera"! WTF? He says nothing, so he also leaves with 16 grand. The answer was sofa.
Boston's David Yee will be back tomorrow.
Temptation: Our three new players today are Michelle (a preschool teacher who once shopped for 24 hours straight), Jeannie (a photographer who loves to shop for shiny and fruity things) and Keyona (a data entry specialist who thinks she's the ultimate last minute shopper). After Speed Round #1...
Michelle: $30
Jeannie: $25
Keyona: $25
...Michelle is offered a pair of Maui Gym sunglasses, a solar beach tote bag and a portable media player, all worth $1,107 for $7. The final offer is a $6 price. Going once...SOLD! Fame Game board:
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
Category: Title.
1. I was based on a magazine article that turned out to be fiction.
2. I recently turned 30, but my characters were always pitched in Brooklyn.
3. I was adapted into a musical that went on Broadway.
Michelle soon buzzes in...
_ A T _ R _ A Y
_ I G _ T
_ E _ E R
...she's right with SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER to go back in front with $39!
Knock Off category: Correctly spelled cuisine.
Biscuit
Shish-kebab
Sandwich
Tetrazzini
Couscous
Rasberry
Champagne
Souffle
Mozzarela
Prosciutto
Tomatoe
Gelatin
TURN 1:
Jeannie: Biscuit- $10 ($35)
Keyona: Sandwich- $2 ($27)
Michelle: Gelatin- $2 ($41)
TURN 2:
Jeannie: Couscous- $15 ($50)
Keyona: Souffle (she had trouble pronouncing it)- $5 ($32)
Michelle: Champagne- $2 ($43)
TURN 3:
Jeannie: Tetrazzini- $5 ($55)
Keyona: Tomatoe
Michelle: Shish-kebab- $2 ($45)
FINAL TURN:
Jeannie: Prosciutto- $5 ($60)
With a $15 lead now, Jeannie is offered a aromatherapy bath mat and hamper and beauty products, all worth $1,149 for her lead, and she decides to buy!
Speed Round #2 dealt with Lisa Kudrow and the Mona Lisa. After that...
Michelle: $55
Jeannie: $55
Keyona: $37
...everyone but Keyona is offered a chance at $1,500 in Instant Ca$h. Jeannie goes for it. She chooses the brown wallet...only $100. The white one had the $1,500. And after the last Speed Round, our new champion is...
Michelle: $75
Jeannie: $37
Keyona: $27
...Michelle! Jeannie leaves with $1,249 in cash and stuff while Keyona is deported to the clubhouse.
Here are the five new prizes on offer right now at Shopper's Paradise:
$89: 9-piece bedroom set ($1,551)
$175: Beauty spa visit ($2,500)
$368: Trip to Jamaica with sunglasses ($6,178)
$603: Kohler and Campbell piano ($13,890)
$936: Jaguar X-Type (Std., Paint)($35,590)
Super Knock Off category: Hybrid Cars. I always love it when a car category comes up during the Knock Off or Super Knock Off round, because as you all know, I'm a big car geek.
Lincoln Navigator
Mercury Mariner
Honda Accord
Mazda RX-8
Buick LaCrosse
Volvo S40
Honda Civic
Ford Escape
Pontiac Vibe
Toyota Camry
Nissan Altima (which was won the other day!)
Chevy Aveo
1. Chevy Aveo
The $50 was behind the car this show just gave away yesterday while the $100 was behind the Mercury Mariner. The other answers were the Accord, Civic, Escape and Camry. She will return tomorrow.
WOF: Michael Vartan did a shout out to start. Tonight's players are Clarenda Bohannon-Stewart (in the yellow) from Memphis (who is a fifth-grade teacher), Corey McColumb from San Diego (who is a lieutenant from the U.S. Navy; he was originally from Ohio) and Mary McCalvie from Olathe, Kansas (who is a real estate investor and a drum player).
Bohannon-Stewart scores $1,000 with CUDDLY TEDDY BEAR and then EAST AFRICA to go to $3,000 (on the latter Toss-Up, the other players gave incorrect responses; Mary said EAST PEORIA while Cory said EAST SYRIA).
A $5,000 Alaska trip is now on the wheel, and the first round category is What Are You Doing? After she calls the T's, we have...
_ _ _ _ I N G/_ _ _/_ _ E _ _ I N G/N E _ S/
_ N/T _ E/I N T E _ N E T
...I think I know it now. The trip is in her bank right now. After a $900 H, she buys the O's, but then spins Lose a Turn next. The Navy man then hits Bankrupt. MM calls an $800 L, the R's for another $1,500, and then a $600 W. After calling the K's for another five grand, she then solves LOOKING FOR BREAKING NEWS ON THE INTERNET for $7,900.
$25,000-WINNING ID #1: GB0010388
IHOP Jackpot Round category is Before & After. After Bohannon-Stewart calls the H's, we have...
A R T _ C H _ _ _
H _ A R T
S _ R _ _ _ _
...I think I know this now. She then calls a $600 K, buys the E's and O's, and then solves ARTICHOKE HEART SURGEON to go to $4,000.
ActivOn Big Money/Prize Puzzle Round category is Around the House. At the start, MM calls a T for the Wild Card. She then calls an S for a $1,000 gift certificate from the Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory. A little later, Bohannon-Stewart lands on a Mystery Wedge. She calls a B and flips...$10,000! After she buys the E's a little later, we have...
_ _ _ _ _ R _ _ _ E _
B E _ _ _
T _ _ E L S
...I don't know the top word, but I do know that she hits Lose a Turn next. The man then hits Lose a Turn as well. MM calls a $300 W, and then buys three O's. After a $300 C, she buys the A's, cleaning out the vowels. She then gives an incorrect puzzle guess with DECORATIVE BEACH TOWELS, not watching the board properly. Bohannon-Stewart then calls a $350 H and a $300 N, and after calling three M's for $2,700, she solves MONOGRAMMED BEACH TOWELS for another $14,000 and a trip to Curacao, for a new total of $23,900!
WINNING ID FOR TRIP: DA2630356
She then solves STATIONERY STORE to go to $26,900. Speed-Up Round category is Phrase and consonants are worth $1,600 each. After she calls the C's, we have...
_/_ _ _ C _/_ F/T H _/_ C T _ _ N
...and she solves A PIECE OF THE ACTION to seal her deal with $33,300! MM has $7,900 and the Navy guy gets the $1,000 consolation.
Tonight's cars are a Chevrolet Equinox and a Saab 9-3. She spins the first zero and the category is Phrase. Starting with:
_ T ' S
_ _ _ R
_ _ _ E
IT'S YOUR ______ is what they're looking for tonight. Bohannon-Stewart calls C, H, M and O and gets...
_ T ' S
_ O _ R
M O _ E
...she's saying IT'S YOUR MOVE to the bank vault, $30,000 to be exact! With that now in her pocket, her grand total is $63,300 in cash and trip!
$25,000-WINNING ID #2: TS05534
How Much is Enough?: Our players tonight are Loren (an insurance salesperson from Santa Barbara), Sean (an advertiser from Mission Viejo, CA), Paul (an engineer from Irvine, CA) and Monique (a writer from Waukegan, IL).
ROUND 1:
Loren: $551
Sean: $545
Paul: $541
Monique: $259
ROUND 2:
Loren: $999
Sean: $942
Paul: $1,152
Monique: $1,343
SCORES AFTER ROUND 2:
Paul: $1,693
Sean: $1,487
Loren: $999
Monique: $259
ROUND 3:
Loren: $1,303
Sean: $1,620
Paul: $1,550
Monique: $1,248
SCORES AFTER ROUND 3:
Paul: $3,243
Loren: $2,302
Monique: $1,507
Sean: $1,487
ROUND 4:
Loren: $2,200
Sean: $2,625
Paul: $1,800
Monique: $2,087
SCORES AFTER ROUND 4:
Paul: $5,043
Loren: $4,502
Monique: $3,594
Sean: $1,487
ROUND 5:
Loren: $1,549
Sean: $3,002
Paul: $2,743
Monique: $2,817
FINAL SCORES:
Paul: $7,786
Monique: $6,411
Loren: $4,502
Sean: $1,487
Final Face-Off: Out of $14,197...Monique's your winner with $4,189 of it.
Today's first four players are Gregory Munder, Braden Gray, Mynetta Harvey and Myleen Brown. The first IUFB is a collection of tailgating stuff.
Gregory: $1,050
Braden: $850
Mynetta: $650
Myleen: $851
ARP: $890, so Brown will play Range Game for a trip to Jamaica. Range is $6,900-$7,500. She stops at $7,055 to $7,205. ARP: $7,228. Missed it by about a $20 bill or so.
Next player is Tammy Riggins-Spect and the second IUFB is a selection of lamps.
Tammy: $699
Gregory: $635
Braden: BUCK
Mynetta: $630
ARP: $713, so Riggins-Spect will play the first playing of Ten Chances in a while for a coin bank, a wine cabinet and a Ford Ranger (Std., AC, Cruise/Tilt). The possible numbers in the price of the bank are 0, 5 and 6. First guess is $65, which is wrong. Second is $60...but it's $50, which she gets on her next turn. For the cabinet, the numbers in play are 0, 3, 8 and 9. First guess is $389...NO FREAKIN' WAY. Next is $390...not too better of a guess. She then goes with a good guess of $890...no. Next is $893, which definitely won't cut the mustard. She then says $980...no. Next is $830, which she needs to be right in order to have any shot at the truck...yes! The numbers in the price of the truck are 0, 1, 5, 8 and 9. She says $15,980...but it's the other way around, $15,890. If she had not made some stupid guesses on the cabinet, she would've won.
Next is Michael Murray and the third IUFB is a pair of iPhones.
Michael: $751
Gregory: $695
Braden: $603
Mynetta: $602 (STUPID BID)
ARP: $798, so Murray continues the winning streak in the green spot and will play Clearance Sale for a sofa, a pool table and a range. The sale prices are $1,000, $1,800 and $2,350. He places $1,000 on the sofa, $1,800 on the range and $2,350 for the pool table...he's a winner! The prices:
Sofa: $1,545
Range: $2,159
Pool table: $2,800
I would've lost. And he also gets to the Showcase!
Next player is Joe Dominguez and the next IUFB is a set of dumbbells. The winner also gets a $40 supply of V8 juice.
Joe: $850
Gregory: $499
Braden: $545
Mynetta: $1,200
ARP: $1,200, so the streak is over and Harvey wins a $500 bonus! She then plays for a player piano, which is either $4,995 or $6,950. She says $6,950...too much.
Next player is Matthew Heranda and the next IUFB is a sofa table.
Matthew: $1,100
Joe: $950
Gregory: BUCK
Braden: TWO BUCKS
ARP: $1,140, so Heranda will try to roll the dice successfully in order to win a Dodge Caliber. After the 1 is lit up, he rolls the 6 as the second number. He then rolls a 4 for the third number...no, and he says lower. He then rolls a 6, which isn't the fourth number, but it's a freebie. He then rolls yet another 6 as the last number, which is not it. The fourth number is 2, the last number is 5, and I believe that car is $16,125...it sure is for the win!
The last player is Michaela and the final IUFB is a diamond pendant.
Michaela: $439
Joe: $851
Gregory: $729
Braden: $875
ARP: $1,199, so Munder is off to the dreaded First Four Breakfast Club while Gray escapes it and will play Bullseye for a home theatre system worth $3,324. First purchase is three bottles of bleach. Each one is $1.99 for a total of $5.97. Second purchase is two bags of cat food. Each one is $3.99 for a total of $7.98. Final purchase is five boxes of Jolly Time popcorn. Each one costs $2.39...for a total of $11.95 and the win!
SSD2: The only loser this half spins 55 cents. Munder spins 15...and goes over. Heranda spins 80 cents to meet the big (and only) winner of the first half in today's Showcase!
The first Showcase is about the Loudest Prize Contest. First, Lanisha shows off the mighty roar of a new chainsaw. Second, Rachel decides to show off the sound of music from a new stereo system. But nothing in the world beats the car horn of a new Dodge Avenger (Std., Sport, Stereo, Mouldings, Mats, Sound)! The big winner today bids $24,790, which is a WILLY. For MM, we have a bedroom, a pair of GPSs and a pair of motorcycles, and he bids $32,000, which is a SUPER WILLY, resulting in the first Double Overbid in a while. The ARPs, just for the record:
Furniture: $19,338
Car: $22,193
Hope that Double Overbid was a start to your budget recovery, Roger. But Hernada still leaves with $17,265 in prizes.
WWTBAM: Ready to keep playing is Joanna Walker. Her $8,000 question is this:
What classic country tune features the name of a 1957 Jack Kerouac novel in its title?
A: "Walkin' After Midnight"
B: "On the Road Again"
C: "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry"
D: "Forever & Ever, Amen"
She quickly gets "On the Road Again" for $8,000. For $16,000:
A British handyman would use the word "spanner" when referring to a what?
A: Hammer
B: Crowbar
C: Screwdriver
D: Wrench
She calls Stinger (!), who quickly says wrench. She agrees for $16,000! For $25,000:
Which of the following is equal in number to the total number of days in a fortnight?
A: Minutes in an NFL quarter
B: Lines in a sonnet
C: Signs of the zodiac
D: Stripes on the U.S. flag
The 50:50 leaves the top two. She's still stumped, so she takes her $16,000 and goes home. The sonnet's lines were it.
Next is Andrew Stacy from Cordova, TN. He's a high school English teacher. He runs into some trouble on this $1,000 question:
What famous naturalist is laid to rest in Rwanda under a grave marker that reads, "No one loved gorillas more"?
A: John James Audubon
B: Dian Fossey
C: John Muir
D: Jacques Costeau
He asks the audience and 83% said Dian Fossey. He agrees and is right. Later on, for $16,000:
Which of the vocalists on the popular jazz album "Billie, Ella, Lena, Sarah" has the last name Vaughan?
A: Billie
B: Ella
C: Lena
D: Sarah
How predictable. The 50:50 leaves Billie and Sarah. He's pretty sure it's Sarah...and it is! For $25,000:
A type of finger food, canapes get their name from a French word literally meaning what?
A: Bed
B: Desk
C: Sofa
D: Chair
He calls Justin from the school, who is allegedly part of "Operation Viera"! WTF? He says nothing, so he also leaves with 16 grand. The answer was sofa.
Boston's David Yee will be back tomorrow.
Temptation: Our three new players today are Michelle (a preschool teacher who once shopped for 24 hours straight), Jeannie (a photographer who loves to shop for shiny and fruity things) and Keyona (a data entry specialist who thinks she's the ultimate last minute shopper). After Speed Round #1...
Michelle: $30
Jeannie: $25
Keyona: $25
...Michelle is offered a pair of Maui Gym sunglasses, a solar beach tote bag and a portable media player, all worth $1,107 for $7. The final offer is a $6 price. Going once...SOLD! Fame Game board:
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
Category: Title.
1. I was based on a magazine article that turned out to be fiction.
2. I recently turned 30, but my characters were always pitched in Brooklyn.
3. I was adapted into a musical that went on Broadway.
Michelle soon buzzes in...
_ A T _ R _ A Y
_ I G _ T
_ E _ E R
...she's right with SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER to go back in front with $39!
Knock Off category: Correctly spelled cuisine.
Biscuit
Shish-kebab
Sandwich
Tetrazzini
Couscous
Rasberry
Champagne
Souffle
Mozzarela
Prosciutto
Tomatoe
Gelatin
TURN 1:
Jeannie: Biscuit- $10 ($35)
Keyona: Sandwich- $2 ($27)
Michelle: Gelatin- $2 ($41)
TURN 2:
Jeannie: Couscous- $15 ($50)
Keyona: Souffle (she had trouble pronouncing it)- $5 ($32)
Michelle: Champagne- $2 ($43)
TURN 3:
Jeannie: Tetrazzini- $5 ($55)
Keyona: Tomatoe
Michelle: Shish-kebab- $2 ($45)
FINAL TURN:
Jeannie: Prosciutto- $5 ($60)
With a $15 lead now, Jeannie is offered a aromatherapy bath mat and hamper and beauty products, all worth $1,149 for her lead, and she decides to buy!
Speed Round #2 dealt with Lisa Kudrow and the Mona Lisa. After that...
Michelle: $55
Jeannie: $55
Keyona: $37
...everyone but Keyona is offered a chance at $1,500 in Instant Ca$h. Jeannie goes for it. She chooses the brown wallet...only $100. The white one had the $1,500. And after the last Speed Round, our new champion is...
Michelle: $75
Jeannie: $37
Keyona: $27
...Michelle! Jeannie leaves with $1,249 in cash and stuff while Keyona is deported to the clubhouse.
Here are the five new prizes on offer right now at Shopper's Paradise:
$89: 9-piece bedroom set ($1,551)
$175: Beauty spa visit ($2,500)
$368: Trip to Jamaica with sunglasses ($6,178)
$603: Kohler and Campbell piano ($13,890)
$936: Jaguar X-Type (Std., Paint)($35,590)
Super Knock Off category: Hybrid Cars. I always love it when a car category comes up during the Knock Off or Super Knock Off round, because as you all know, I'm a big car geek.
Lincoln Navigator
Mercury Mariner
Honda Accord
Mazda RX-8
Buick LaCrosse
Volvo S40
Honda Civic
Ford Escape
Pontiac Vibe
Toyota Camry
Nissan Altima (which was won the other day!)
Chevy Aveo
1. Chevy Aveo
The $50 was behind the car this show just gave away yesterday while the $100 was behind the Mercury Mariner. The other answers were the Accord, Civic, Escape and Camry. She will return tomorrow.
WOF: Michael Vartan did a shout out to start. Tonight's players are Clarenda Bohannon-Stewart (in the yellow) from Memphis (who is a fifth-grade teacher), Corey McColumb from San Diego (who is a lieutenant from the U.S. Navy; he was originally from Ohio) and Mary McCalvie from Olathe, Kansas (who is a real estate investor and a drum player).
Bohannon-Stewart scores $1,000 with CUDDLY TEDDY BEAR and then EAST AFRICA to go to $3,000 (on the latter Toss-Up, the other players gave incorrect responses; Mary said EAST PEORIA while Cory said EAST SYRIA).
A $5,000 Alaska trip is now on the wheel, and the first round category is What Are You Doing? After she calls the T's, we have...
_ _ _ _ I N G/_ _ _/_ _ E _ _ I N G/N E _ S/
_ N/T _ E/I N T E _ N E T
...I think I know it now. The trip is in her bank right now. After a $900 H, she buys the O's, but then spins Lose a Turn next. The Navy man then hits Bankrupt. MM calls an $800 L, the R's for another $1,500, and then a $600 W. After calling the K's for another five grand, she then solves LOOKING FOR BREAKING NEWS ON THE INTERNET for $7,900.
$25,000-WINNING ID #1: GB0010388
IHOP Jackpot Round category is Before & After. After Bohannon-Stewart calls the H's, we have...
A R T _ C H _ _ _
H _ A R T
S _ R _ _ _ _
...I think I know this now. She then calls a $600 K, buys the E's and O's, and then solves ARTICHOKE HEART SURGEON to go to $4,000.
ActivOn Big Money/Prize Puzzle Round category is Around the House. At the start, MM calls a T for the Wild Card. She then calls an S for a $1,000 gift certificate from the Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory. A little later, Bohannon-Stewart lands on a Mystery Wedge. She calls a B and flips...$10,000! After she buys the E's a little later, we have...
_ _ _ _ _ R _ _ _ E _
B E _ _ _
T _ _ E L S
...I don't know the top word, but I do know that she hits Lose a Turn next. The man then hits Lose a Turn as well. MM calls a $300 W, and then buys three O's. After a $300 C, she buys the A's, cleaning out the vowels. She then gives an incorrect puzzle guess with DECORATIVE BEACH TOWELS, not watching the board properly. Bohannon-Stewart then calls a $350 H and a $300 N, and after calling three M's for $2,700, she solves MONOGRAMMED BEACH TOWELS for another $14,000 and a trip to Curacao, for a new total of $23,900!
WINNING ID FOR TRIP: DA2630356
She then solves STATIONERY STORE to go to $26,900. Speed-Up Round category is Phrase and consonants are worth $1,600 each. After she calls the C's, we have...
_/_ _ _ C _/_ F/T H _/_ C T _ _ N
...and she solves A PIECE OF THE ACTION to seal her deal with $33,300! MM has $7,900 and the Navy guy gets the $1,000 consolation.
Tonight's cars are a Chevrolet Equinox and a Saab 9-3. She spins the first zero and the category is Phrase. Starting with:
_ T ' S
_ _ _ R
_ _ _ E
IT'S YOUR ______ is what they're looking for tonight. Bohannon-Stewart calls C, H, M and O and gets...
_ T ' S
_ O _ R
M O _ E
...she's saying IT'S YOUR MOVE to the bank vault, $30,000 to be exact! With that now in her pocket, her grand total is $63,300 in cash and trip!
$25,000-WINNING ID #2: TS05534
How Much is Enough?: Our players tonight are Loren (an insurance salesperson from Santa Barbara), Sean (an advertiser from Mission Viejo, CA), Paul (an engineer from Irvine, CA) and Monique (a writer from Waukegan, IL).
ROUND 1:
Loren: $551
Sean: $545
Paul: $541
Monique: $259
ROUND 2:
Loren: $999
Sean: $942
Paul: $1,152
Monique: $1,343
SCORES AFTER ROUND 2:
Paul: $1,693
Sean: $1,487
Loren: $999
Monique: $259
ROUND 3:
Loren: $1,303
Sean: $1,620
Paul: $1,550
Monique: $1,248
SCORES AFTER ROUND 3:
Paul: $3,243
Loren: $2,302
Monique: $1,507
Sean: $1,487
ROUND 4:
Loren: $2,200
Sean: $2,625
Paul: $1,800
Monique: $2,087
SCORES AFTER ROUND 4:
Paul: $5,043
Loren: $4,502
Monique: $3,594
Sean: $1,487
ROUND 5:
Loren: $1,549
Sean: $3,002
Paul: $2,743
Monique: $2,817
FINAL SCORES:
Paul: $7,786
Monique: $6,411
Loren: $4,502
Sean: $1,487
Final Face-Off: Out of $14,197...Monique's your winner with $4,189 of it.
Last night's "The Moment of Truth" a rough one for Mark
According to a radio show I was listening to this morning, Mark L. Wahlberg said that last night's episode of "The Moment of Truth" was the most uncomfortable time he's ever experienced while on national TV.
Monday, February 25, 2008
2/25/2008 Results
Tempation: Ladies and gentlemen, as I pick up the action today, we may have our third grand champion of the season after today. The man I'm talking about is Shiron, with nothing but 6's in his bank account after just two outings- $666! He passed up $10,000 for the chance to possibly win the Nissan Altima Hybrid today. And this will be his last chance to win that particular grand prize, because the prizes will change tomorrow. Hoping to stop him from winning anything from Shopper's Paradise are Tiffany and Ariana. After Speed Round #1, we have...
Shiron: $25
Tiffany: $25
Ariana: $20
...both Shiron and Tiffany being offered a nine-piece Ashley bedroom group plus a pair of desktop video phones, all worth $2,211 for just $10. When the price gets lowered to $8, the champ buys! He's out of the lead for now, though. Fame Game board:
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Category: Singer.
1. I appeared on "Star Search" (I got it after this clue, BTW).
2. At age 10, I sang the national anthem at a Pittsburgh Pirates game.
Shiron then rings in...
_ _ R _ _ _ I _ _
_ _ U _ _ E _ _
...he gets the lead back at $32 with CHRISTINA AGUILERA!
Knock Off category: Quotes that appeared on AFI's list of Top 100 Movie Quotes.
"May the force be with you"
"Go ahead, make my day"
"I'll have what she's having"
"E.T., phone home"
"Someday, my prince will come"
"Rosebud"
"You talking to me?"
"Don't stop believin'"
"I see dead people"
"We were on a break!"
"I'll be back"
"Show me the money!"
TURN 1:
Ariana: "May the force be with you"- $2 ($22)
Tiffany: "Show me the money!"- $2 ($27)
Shiron: "Rosebud"- $15 ($47)
TURN 2:
Ariana: "Go ahead, make my day"- $2 ($24)
Tiffany: "You talking to me?"- $5 ($32)
Shiron: "I'll have what she's having"- $10 ($57)
TURN 3:
Ariana: "I'll be back"- $5 ($29)
Tiffany: "E.T., phone home"- $5 ($37)
Shiron: "Someday my prince will come"
FINAL TURN:
Ariana: "I see dead people"- $2 ($31)
Now with a $20 lead, Shiron is now offered a $2,500 gift certificate from Talbeta for $15. Going once...going twice...he wisely says NO SALE.
Speed Round #2 dealt with celebrities' baby names. After that...
Shiron: $82
Tiffany: $47
Ariana: $46
...he thankfully declines the chance at $2,500 in Instant Ca$h. He would've won the money, though, had he followed through with his pick of the white wallet. He goes on to retain the title with $92. Tiffany ($77) and Ariana ($56) visit the clubhouse and just go on their own way.
He now has $758 in his bank account. To win the car today, he must earn at least $125 in Super Knock Off.
His category: Things on "The Tonight Show".
Tiny Tim marries Miss Vicki
Top Ten List
Hugh Grant apologizes for arrest
"Headlines"
"Stupid Pet Tricks"
Fred Thompson announces he's running for U.S. President
Bandleader is Paul Shaffer
"Stump the Band"
Steve Allen was a host
Drew Barrymore flashes the host
Sonny & Cher reunion
"Wish You Were Here" segment
1. Hugh Grant arrest- $25
2. Fred Thompson- $25
3. "Headlines"- $25
4. Steve Allen was a past host- $50
HE WON THE CAR!!! The $100 answer was the Tiny Tim-Miss Vicki marriage and the other right answer was "Stump the Band" (while it's been done a few times on "Late Show", it was a regular fixture on the "Tonight Show" with Johnny Carson).
I don't think he was as dominant on the buzzer in comparison to Mark, but in the recap (s) I've seen with him previously on the show, he kicked some major butt with the Knock Off and Super Knock Off boards! His girlfriend, Shauna, came out to celebrate with him! Altogether, he is now the second-highest winner on the show so far with $29,825 in prizes!
Merv Griffin's Crosswords: Our first players today are John Lysight (an in-salesman from Nevada; he also taught some NBA and WNBA Rookies of the Year!) and Tara Tyson (a writer from Alabama).
At the day's first Extra, the lady's in control with a Benjamin to the man's -$50. She tries to double up with a three-letter answer. The clue:
Famous saying, "You dirty ___!"
She says DOG...but it's RAT, so she's back at zero. At the end of the round, the man has a $50 lead, $100-$50.
Today's Spoilers are Dawn Jolson (a Wisconsin research scientist), Bob Tuttleman (a retired NY engineer) and Jacquelyn Eberly (a Wisconsin dietician). No Califonria players today.
1. (D _ _ _)- "Come Back to the 5 and ___, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean". The man says DIME...right to triple up.
2. (_ _ I _ _)- Cover story? At the last second, the guy rings in with ALIBI...good guess, because he's right to go to $500!
3. (_ _ M _ _)- The entire range. For the first spoil of the day, Robert says GAMUT...he has $700 and the lead!
4. (Three letters)($100)- Fish sticks fish. TT this time is in with COD...and she triples to $150.
5. (C _ _ _ _)- Word with "juvenile" or "kangaroo". Bob says COURT...he now has $900!
6. (_ _ _ U _)- Refute by evidence. To go over the century mark, he goes with REBUT...right for $1,100!
7. (_ E _ _ _)- It may be constructed from sandbags. He says LEVEE...$1,300! And he gets a shot at the first Extra of the round. He wagers $1,000:
_ E _
A golf ball is driven off it. He knows for sure it's TEE to go to $2,300!
9. (Five-letter word)- Barely burn. He says SINGE...and that takes him to $2,500!
10. (_ _ E)($100)- Noted 1973 plaintiff. He goes with ROE from "Roe vs. Wade"...correct to go to $2,600!
11. (S _ _)($100)- Fall from grace. He goes with a SIN...not a bad guess, he's up to $2,700!
12. (Five-letter word)- Bermuda in the kitchen? He says ONION...that's it to to to $2,900!
13. (_ _ O _ _)- Not in a whisper. He says it ALOUD to go to $3,100!
14. (A _ _)($100)- Switzerland's Eiger, for one. He says that's an ALP mountain...sure is! He now has $3,200!
15. (_ U _ _ _ _)- Subtle difference. He's in once more with NUANCE...and he continues his winning ways, as he's at $3,400!
16. (Four-letter word)- Cast a ballot. He knows that's to VOTE and he now has $3,600!
17. (_ T _ _ _)- Do a make-up job? To rain on Robert's parade, Jolson says STYLE...NO. It was ATONE.
18. (Four-letter word)- Get the wrinkles out of. Bob says IRON...that's right to hit the other Extra of this round with $3,800! He bets $2,000 of it on this:
_ _ N _ _
Clue: Postulation. He says TENET...
T E N E T
...and he's now at $5,800!
20. (_ _ R _ _)- Ethical standards. To score a $6,000 steal, Lysight says MORAL...good guess, but WRONG. Answer was actually MORAY. That's all for this round.
BTW, make sure you check out the online tournament at http://www.crossowords.tv/. You could win some nice prizes while you're at it.
ROUND 3
1. (Eight letters)($300)- Any small, pleasing picture. Bob says POSTCARD...incorrect. The answer was VIGNETTE, and he's down to $5,500.
2. (Three letters)($100)- A borrower-a-lender link. For the spoil, Eberly says NOR...right for $5,600!
3. (_ _ _ _ _ N)- Role for Kilmer or Clooney. Tyson says BATMAN to go to $350.
4. (_ _ A _ _)- Cockamamie. At the last second, Tyson says CRAZY...incorrect. Bob could've intentionally missed this one, but he gets INANE to steal her $350.
5. (_ _ _ _ N _)- Speak with a singing voice. He says INTONE to go to $550.
6. (Five letters)- Elevator operator's query. He goes with the FLOOR...he's right again to go to $750.
7. (Three letters)($100)- Pin near a gutter. He says ACE...incorrect, dropping him to $650. Eberly then says nothing, so her lead is now at risk. Jolson then says TEN...right to steal her $5,600!
8. (Five letters)- "Still Me" memoirist Christopher. She says REEVE to go to $5,800.
9. (Three letters)($100)- Wahine's chaplet. Bob says LEI...he's back at $750.
10. (_ I _ _ _ _)- A few Zs in Zaragoza, e.g. He says that's a SIESTA...and it is to go to $950.
11. (Five letters)- Opposite of svelte. Bob says TUBBY...good move in intentionally missing that, because he now has a chance to go back to Spoiler's Row if one of two spoilers gets this one right. Tyson says THICK...I don't think so. Last chance goes to Lysight, who says HEAVY...NO! It was OBESE, so Bob goes back to $750.
12. (Three letters)($100)- Beatles lyric, "It was twenty years ___ today". He gets AGO to go back to $850 and hit the last Extra of the game. He naturally bets $2,000 on a six-letter answer. The clue:
Chief ore of lead.
He says GALENA...he now has $2,850!
HOME STRETCH
14. (Five-letter word)- Bedsheet material, often. He gets LINEN to go to $3,050.
15. (Five-letter word)- Religious composition without accompaniment. Eberly has a free chance to spoil and take the lead back with CHANT...NO. It was MOTET.
16. (Five-letter word)- Cartographic closeup. He says INSET to go to $3,250, but I believe he's screwed at this point in the game thanks to his ill-advised move of stealing the trailer's podium.
Final clue (five letters)- Chip-off-the-old-block factor? He gets GENE just for fun to finish with $3,450, but that's all going to waste, as Jolson wins her $5,800.
Crossfire: If she can somehow fill in the remaining 17 blanks, she's taking home $10,800 and a trip to St. Lucia...yes she does!
WWTBAM: Our first player today is Helen Pinkston from Kansas City. She's wearing some kinky boots as a good luck charm. She's on a roll heading into this $16,000 question:
Located on the Patapsco River, the Inner Harbor is a popular tourist destination in what major U.S. city?
A: Baltimore
B: Philadelphia
C: Savannah
D: Boston
Since geography is her worst subject, she asks the audience. 71% said Baltimore while 20% said Savannah. She goes with Baltimore...
A: Baltimore
B: Philadelphia
C: Savannah
D: Boston
...right! For $25,000:
"French vanilla" ice cream, as opposed to regular "vanilla", is required by law to contain at least 1.4% what?
A: Butter
B: Heavy cream
C: Egg yolk
D: Organic milk
She calls Renee, a respiratory therapist, who's not so sure it's butter. She then uses her 50:50...and that choice is out of play. Heavy cream and egg yolk are left. She then goes for it with egg yolk...
B: Heavy cream
C: Egg yolk
...got it for $25,000! Unfortunately, the $50,000 doesn't happen for her, so the $25,000 is what she takes home.
Joanna Walker from Queen Creek, AZ is next. Last question of the day, for $4,000:
John Hinckley claimed that he shot Reagan to impress Jodie Foster, with whom he had grown obsessed after viewing what film?
A: "Chinatown"
B: "Apocalypse Now"
C: "The Godfather"
D: "Taxi Driver"
She asks the audience and 88% said "Taxi Driver". She agrees and will return tomorrow!
WOF: Time to begin the last week of the "Thanks a Million!" Sweepstakes. Tonight's players are Alana Cooper (in the blue) from Chicago (who works as a hand model for commercials and catalogs), Shannon Parvast from Brighton, Mass. (who is a preschool teacher) and Dennis Miavos from Castle Rock, CO (who is self-employed).
Cooper wins $1,000 with the Little Richard classic GOOD GOLLY MISS MOLLY, while the other lady gets SECTIONAL SOFA for $2,000.
Round 1 category is Before & After, and a $5,000 Tahiti trip is now on the wheel. At the start, the Massachussetts lady calls two R's for $5,000, but she then loses the money right back to a Bankrupt. After Cooper later buys the E's, we have...
_ _ _ T _ R
S T R _ _ _
_ _ E E S E
...I don't know the top word. She then calls the H for $300 and the Free Spin. Next, she calls the N for the trip. After she buys the I's, we now have...
_ _ I T _ R
S T R I N _
_ H E E S E
...and she solves GUITAR STRING CHEESE for another $400 and the trip, for a new total of $6,400.
$25,000-WINNING ID #1: SP08224
IHOP Jackpot/Prize Puzzle Round category is Author/Title. After she calls the R's, we have...
_ _ _ _ _ _ _/S _ _ _ E S _ E _ R E ' S/
_ _ _ _ _ S/_ _ E S _ R
...I know it already. After calling a dud in R, she uses her Free Spin and buys the A's. That's enough for her to solve WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE'S JULIUS CAESAR for another $3,600 and a trip to Rome, for a new total of $15,900!
WINNING ID FOR TRIP: RZ0001378
ActivOn Big Money Round category is Fictional Character. Early on, Parvast calls two H's for $25,000 from the Big Money Wedge! But she then buys a dud vowel in A. The man then lands on a Mystery Wedge and calls an S. He flips...Bankrupt. After she gets her turn back and calls the L's for another $800, we have...
T H E
_ _ L L S _ _ R _
_ _ _ _ H _ _ _
...but she then calls a dud in C. The man then calls another dud in F. Cooper then calls the Y's for $600 and then solves THE PILLSBURY DOUGHBOY for another $1,850 and $17,750 total!
The man in the middle then gets his first $3,000 with HOWLING WOLF. Next category is On the Map. After Cooper buys the E's, we have...
_ E _ _ R _
_ E _
_ E R _ E _
...I know it now, but she hits Lose a Turn. Parvast calls the N's for $600, the W's for another $1,600 and then solves NEWARK NEW JERSEY for another $2,200 and $4,200 altogether.
Speed-Up Round category is Phrase and consonants are worth $1,400 apiece. After the man in the middle calls the T's, we have...
N _ T _ _ N _
_ _ S T S
_ _ R _ _ _ R
...and he solves NOTHING LASTS FOREVER to finish with $5,800. The lady from Massachussetts has $4,200 and Cooper wins tonight with $17,750!
Cars tonight are a Mitshubishi Eclipse Spyder and a Jeep Grand Cherokee. She spins the big B and the category is Thing. Starting with:
E _ _ _
S _ _ _
Cooper calls D, M, W and A and gets...
E _ _ _
S A _ A
...it's ____ SAGA. She wants to say EVIL SAGA...but that's wrong. It was EPIC SAGA, and she doesn't win $50,000.
$25,000-WINNING ID #2: BM06121
TPIR: As a result of last Friday night's million-dollar win, Roger may be mean on the Pricing Game setups for the rest of the season. Let's hope I'm wrong about that at several points for the remainder of the season.
Today's opening players were Marco, Sharon Cooke, Elizabeth Eskanero and Justine Mayer. The first IUFB was a computer system.
Justine: $899 (STUPID BID)
Elizabeth: $1,250 (Drew heard $1,200 instead.)
Sharon: $1,650
Marco: $900
ARP: $2,507, so Cooke got a shot at a GEM car in Flip. Board:
9759
I said $7,995, and after some heavy thought, she agreed and won!
Next to "Come on Down" was Penny Casba and the second IUFB was luggage. The winner also got a $40 supply of breathing mist.
Penny: $891
Marco: $2,250 (STAGE WILLY)
Justine: $950
Elizabeth: $951
ARP: $1,130, so EE got a shot at a Chevy Cobalt (Std., AT) in Let Em' Roll worth $15,510. She got past the groceries for her three rolls. First roll yielded three cars and $1,500. Second roll gave her $2,500. She went for her last roll...no car, but she lost just $1,000, so she finished with $1,500.
Next player was Asher Hoffman and the third IUFB was a gas range.
Asher: $1,300
Penny: $1,780
Marco: $1,750
Justine: $2,000
ARP: $1,599, so since he was the only one not to overbid, Hoffman played the season's first playing of Take Two for golf clubs, a guitar, a heart-shaped crib and an eliptical trainer. The target was $4,549. First pick was the gold clubs...$1,353. Next was the trainer...$2,500, for a total of only $3,853. He swapped the golf stuff for the guitar. If it cost $2,049, he won...but it was $1,069 only. The crib was the one that cost $2,049.
The $1,500 winner got to the Showcase.
Next to leave the audience was Carlos from the U.S. Marine Corps and the next IUFB was a selection of language books. The winner also got a $40 supply of Energizer batteries.
Carlos: $750
Penny: $820
Marco: $675
Justine: $826
ARP: $869, which meant Mayer played Balance Game for a hot tub. The last three numbers were 0, 9 and 4. The amounts available were $2,000, $3,000 and $5,000. Her guess was $7,094...both of us were wrong- THAT'S TOO MUCH! ARP: $5,094.
Next player was Jewel Whacker (!!) and the next IUFB was a dinette.
Jewel: $750
Carlos: $1,500
Penny: $1,501
Marco: $1,502
ARP: $833, so we hope Whacker won't be whacking Drew in the face. And she won't, if she happened to win a PT Cruiser in One Away. Wrong price was $28,326. First guess:
$ 1 7, 4 1 5
That was a very good guess, but just four were right. She changed to...
$ 1 7, 4 3 5
...and she won, and she jumped on Drew in celebration!
The last player was Ruben Ruez and the final IUFB was an area rug.
Ruben: $1,000
Carlos: $900
Penny: $702
Marco: $1,100
ARP: $2,498, so Marco escaped the First Four Breakfast Club! He then got to play Barker's Bargain Bar for a pinball machine marked at $3,295 and a motorcycle marked at $3,199. I thought the pinball machine was the bigger bargain, but he disagreed. ARP for the machine: $4,595. Was that motorcycle at least $4,599?...no. It was $4,199. But he did get to the Showcase.
First Showcase showed how Peter Pan and the gang matured in the later years of their life. First, his back was so tired, that he decided to take a plane to Las Vegas. Second, he realized that he's lost his youthfulness, and the only chance that he could get it back is if he went to a spa while on a trip to Switzerland. Finally, in order to bring back those lost memories of sailing on a pirate ship, he needs to take to the water a new Reinell 20" LSE ski boat. Marco got all of this and bid $15,927, which was a GARF OF THE CENTURY. Double E looked at some unique buisness cards. First, Blits Photography is about those people who need to pay for a new digital camera. Second, Great Pilots is about watching pilot episodes of your favorite TV shows on a new plasma HDTV. Finally, Personal Chauffeur is about those chauffeurs who obviously want to take patient passangers to where they need to go in a new Pontiac Grand Prix (Std., Stereo). She bid $17,444, which was a SUPER GARF, but she still had a reasonable chance to win.
ARP for her: $25,649, a difference of $8,205. ARP for him: $38,776, so he left with consolation prizes while the lady won the day and $28,319 in cash and prizes.
The Moment of Truth: Tonight's contestant is Lauren Cleri, a hair salon assistant from New York.
Q1: As an employee of a hair salon, have you ever told a customer you liked their hairstyle when in fact, you didn't?
My guess: YES
Lauren: NO- TRUE
Q2: Have you ever flashed a stranger just for laughs?
My guess: YES
Lauren: YES- TRUE
Q3: Would you give food to a stray dog before you would give it to a homeless person?
My guess: YES
Lauren: YES- TRUE
Q4: Have you ever derived pleasure when one of your siblings has gotten into trouble?
My guess: NO
Lauren: YES- TRUE
Q5: Have you ever been fired from a job for stealing money?
My guess: NO
Lauren: YES- TRUE
Q6: If you knew you wouldn't get caught, would you steal money from your place of employment?
My guess: YES
Lauren: NO- $10,000
Q7: Since you've been married, have you ever pretended to be asleep in order to avoid having sex with your husband Frank?
My guess: YES
Lauren: YES- TRUE
Q8: Do you blame your husband for your lack of close friends?
My guess: NO
Lauren: YES- TRUE
Q9: Would you ever be a surrogate mother for your sister if she were unable to have children?
My guess: NO
Lauren: YES- TRUE
Q10: Do you think your parents are proud of you?
My guess: YES
Lauren: NO- TRUE
Q11: Do you know things about your father that you keep secret from your mother?
My guess: YES
Lauren: YES- $25,000
Q12: Do you secretly stay in touch with any boyfriends that your husband doesn't know about?
My guess: YES
Lauren: NO- TRUE
Q13: Have you ever taken off your wedding ring to appear as if you were single?
My guess: YES
Lauren: YES- TRUE
Q14: Do you believe you might have been in love with a former boyfriend on your wedding day?
My guess: YES
Lauren: YES- TRUE
The next question, asked by her ex-boyfriend, Frank: If I wanted to get back together with you, would you leave your husband?
This gets swapped out by Monica. The question she must take, no ifs, ands or buts:
Do you believe I'm the man you should be married to?
My guess: NO
Lauren: YES- $100,000!
Her husband is not happy with her right now. She decides to go on. She must get the remainder of the questions asked tonight to return the next time.
Q16: Since you've been married, have you ever had sexual relations with someone other than your husband?
My guess: YES
Lauren: YES- TRUE
Q17: Do you think you're a good person?
My guess: NO
Lauren: YES- OOPS!!!
The "Deal or No Deal" syndrome got her big time, in more ways than one. After what happened with her husband, I felt she should've taken the $100,000 and gone home. Instead, she won't be back and leaves with nothing.
My Dad is Better Than Your Dad: This is the first episode that I'm covering. Your host is Dan Cortese. Tonight's teams:
Team Stephenson
Team Sass
Team Li
Team Kabat
Each team on the show consists of a kid and their father.
The first challenge is called Alphabet Soup. Here, each dad has to get the eight letters of an eight-letter word out of a big bowl of alphabet soup to their kid. The kids then had to unscramble that word. The last team that figured out that word will be penalized during the second challenge. To make things a bit more fun at home, here's the clue for the word:
A people mover.
The word was ELEVATOR, and Team Li are the winners of this challenge. Other standings:
2nd: Team Stephenson
3rd: Team Kabat
LAST: Team Sass
The second challenge tonight is called Out on a Limb. Here, the dads have to climb up a tree and find nests with some eggs in them. The higher a nest is on the tree, the more eggs it will have. Their objective is to toss those eggs down to their kids in the hopes that they will catch them. The team who catches the least amount of eggs will be eliminated. Each team had 2:00 on the clock, except for Team Sass, who had 1:45 on their clock. Here are the scores:
Team Kabat: 8
Team Stephenson: 8
Team Sass: 3
Team Li: 5
Round 3 is a trivia round. Each question has four choices. The first two teams to answer three correctly go on to the finals. The kids have to buzz in, in order to allow their dads to answer. First up:
What is the first name of SpongeBob SquarePants' squirrel girlfriend?
A: Sandy
B: Rocky
C: Shelley
D: Dory
Team Kabat says Sandy to get on the board. Second question:
At sea level, water freezes at what temperature?
A: 0 degrees Fahrenheit
B: 32 degrees Fahrenheit
C: -32 degrees Fahrenheit
D: 32 degrees Celsius
Team Kabat goes with 0...incorrect. Team Li then says 32 degrees Fahrenheit...right.
Third question:
What's the name of the East High basketball team in "High School Musical"?
A: Bobcats
B: Tigers
C: Unicorns
D: Wildcats
Team Li guesses the Wildcats...yes! Next:
On a standard Monopoly board, what's the face value of Park Place?
A: $450
B: $400
C: $350
D: $500
Team Kabat tries again for their second point with a guess of $400...I don't think so. Team Stephenson tries for their first point with $450...THAT'S TOO MUCH! To move on to the final round, Team Li says $350...yes indeed! Next:
Which of the following is not a popular brand of perfume?
A: Chanel
B: Obsession
C: Charlie
D: Odione
Team Kabat says Charlie...but that is a kind of perfume. To get on the board, Team Stephenson thinks the dud is Odione...yes! Next:
Who is the main hero in the video game Halo?
A: Grand Master Flash
B: Adams
C: Master Chief
D: Ford Prefect
Team Kabat's the first one in with Master Chief...right! This next question could do it for them:
If you're lactose intolerant, which of the following will you be the most likely to make you sick?
A: Parmigiano
B: Hard boiled eggs
C: Red grapes
D: Shrimp cocktails
Team Stephenson ties it up with Parmigiano. This next question should decide it:
What's dry ice?
A: Carbon Dioxide
B: Hydrochloric acid
C: Water
D: A-1 steak sauce
For the win, Team Kabat says Hydrochloric acid...NO. Team Stephenson then goes with Carbon Dioxide...that's it to go to the finals!
The final challenge is called "The Scorpion King". Inside a truck are tons of African scorpions. Both of the remaining dads have to move as many scorpions ten feet away from a conveyor belt as they can. The one who moves the most wins the game for his team, a prize package and a chance at the $50,000 top prize in the endgame.
Team Stephenson captured 46, and Team Li captured...47, so they're the champions tonight! Team Stephenson leaves with an XBOX 360, while Team Li also gets a mountain bike.
The bonus round is called My Son Knows Me Better. Here, the dad has to answer questions about his son. Each match is worth $10,000. The game ends when he reaches the $50,000 mark or when he messes up twice.
Q1: Who did Christopher say was his favorite band?
A: The Beatles
B: The Doors
C: The Jonas Brothers Band
D: The Wiggles
He says The Beatles...he's on the board.
Q2: According to Christopher, what is the first name of his current teacher?
A: Sally
B: Julie
C: Diane
D: Mustafa
He knows it's a first aid teacher, Julie!
Q3: What's the funniest movie Christopher says he's ever seen?
A: "The Simpsons Movie"
B: "Ratatouille"
C: "Surf's Up"
D: "Shrek the Third"
He takes a guess with "The Simpson Movie"...$30,000!
Q4: What did Christopher tell us he wanted to be when he grows up?
A: A doctor
B: A fireman
C: A writer
D: An engineer
He wants to say fireman, but he says doctor...should've gone with his gut.
Q5: According to Christopher, how much did the Tooth Fairy pay him for his third tooth?
A: $5
B: $10
C: $20
D: $50
He says $20...he now has 2,000 times that, $40,000! For all the marbles:
What did Christopher say was the scariest animal in the world?
A: Rattlesnake
B: Tarantula
C: Tiger
D: Mountain lion
He goes with tarantula...NO. It was rattlesnake. But they're still leaving with a little over $40,000 in cash and prizes!
Deal or No Deal: No matter what happens, this will be the last game in this current Million Dollar Mission. Tonight's players are Nate and Sarah Harrison from Pasadena, CA. Their case choice is #5.
ROUND 1 (Controlled by Nate):
1. #6- $10
2. #13- $400
3. #16- $300
4. #25
5. #26- $25
6. #1
FIRST OFFER: $242,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 2:
1. #2- $50
2. #7
3. #23
4. #8- $1
5. #4
SECOND OFFER: $211,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 3:
1. #3
2. #22- $500
3. #12- $200
4. #20
THIRD OFFER: $277,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 4:
1. #21- $75
2. #9- PENNY
3. #19- $5
They're two away from $1,000,000!
FOURTH OFFER: $435,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 5: Both picks are $1,000,000 KOs- #17 and #14.
FIFTH OFFER: $366,000- NO DEAL
Next pick is #18...DANGER ZONE TIME. The next offer they turn down is $298,000. Next pick is #24...STRIKE ONE. New offer they turn down: $273,000. Next pick is #11...STRIKE TWO. New offer is $209,000...
...DEAL! So another Million Dollar Mission ends without a $1,000,000 winner. At least their case wasn't one of the 13 lucky cases- they had $750. They would've knocked out the last $1,000,000 case at #15.
Shiron: $25
Tiffany: $25
Ariana: $20
...both Shiron and Tiffany being offered a nine-piece Ashley bedroom group plus a pair of desktop video phones, all worth $2,211 for just $10. When the price gets lowered to $8, the champ buys! He's out of the lead for now, though. Fame Game board:
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Category: Singer.
1. I appeared on "Star Search" (I got it after this clue, BTW).
2. At age 10, I sang the national anthem at a Pittsburgh Pirates game.
Shiron then rings in...
_ _ R _ _ _ I _ _
_ _ U _ _ E _ _
...he gets the lead back at $32 with CHRISTINA AGUILERA!
Knock Off category: Quotes that appeared on AFI's list of Top 100 Movie Quotes.
"May the force be with you"
"Go ahead, make my day"
"I'll have what she's having"
"E.T., phone home"
"Someday, my prince will come"
"Rosebud"
"You talking to me?"
"Don't stop believin'"
"I see dead people"
"We were on a break!"
"I'll be back"
"Show me the money!"
TURN 1:
Ariana: "May the force be with you"- $2 ($22)
Tiffany: "Show me the money!"- $2 ($27)
Shiron: "Rosebud"- $15 ($47)
TURN 2:
Ariana: "Go ahead, make my day"- $2 ($24)
Tiffany: "You talking to me?"- $5 ($32)
Shiron: "I'll have what she's having"- $10 ($57)
TURN 3:
Ariana: "I'll be back"- $5 ($29)
Tiffany: "E.T., phone home"- $5 ($37)
Shiron: "Someday my prince will come"
FINAL TURN:
Ariana: "I see dead people"- $2 ($31)
Now with a $20 lead, Shiron is now offered a $2,500 gift certificate from Talbeta for $15. Going once...going twice...he wisely says NO SALE.
Speed Round #2 dealt with celebrities' baby names. After that...
Shiron: $82
Tiffany: $47
Ariana: $46
...he thankfully declines the chance at $2,500 in Instant Ca$h. He would've won the money, though, had he followed through with his pick of the white wallet. He goes on to retain the title with $92. Tiffany ($77) and Ariana ($56) visit the clubhouse and just go on their own way.
He now has $758 in his bank account. To win the car today, he must earn at least $125 in Super Knock Off.
His category: Things on "The Tonight Show".
Tiny Tim marries Miss Vicki
Top Ten List
Hugh Grant apologizes for arrest
"Headlines"
"Stupid Pet Tricks"
Fred Thompson announces he's running for U.S. President
Bandleader is Paul Shaffer
"Stump the Band"
Steve Allen was a host
Drew Barrymore flashes the host
Sonny & Cher reunion
"Wish You Were Here" segment
1. Hugh Grant arrest- $25
2. Fred Thompson- $25
3. "Headlines"- $25
4. Steve Allen was a past host- $50
HE WON THE CAR!!! The $100 answer was the Tiny Tim-Miss Vicki marriage and the other right answer was "Stump the Band" (while it's been done a few times on "Late Show", it was a regular fixture on the "Tonight Show" with Johnny Carson).
I don't think he was as dominant on the buzzer in comparison to Mark, but in the recap (s) I've seen with him previously on the show, he kicked some major butt with the Knock Off and Super Knock Off boards! His girlfriend, Shauna, came out to celebrate with him! Altogether, he is now the second-highest winner on the show so far with $29,825 in prizes!
Merv Griffin's Crosswords: Our first players today are John Lysight (an in-salesman from Nevada; he also taught some NBA and WNBA Rookies of the Year!) and Tara Tyson (a writer from Alabama).
At the day's first Extra, the lady's in control with a Benjamin to the man's -$50. She tries to double up with a three-letter answer. The clue:
Famous saying, "You dirty ___!"
She says DOG...but it's RAT, so she's back at zero. At the end of the round, the man has a $50 lead, $100-$50.
Today's Spoilers are Dawn Jolson (a Wisconsin research scientist), Bob Tuttleman (a retired NY engineer) and Jacquelyn Eberly (a Wisconsin dietician). No Califonria players today.
1. (D _ _ _)- "Come Back to the 5 and ___, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean". The man says DIME...right to triple up.
2. (_ _ I _ _)- Cover story? At the last second, the guy rings in with ALIBI...good guess, because he's right to go to $500!
3. (_ _ M _ _)- The entire range. For the first spoil of the day, Robert says GAMUT...he has $700 and the lead!
4. (Three letters)($100)- Fish sticks fish. TT this time is in with COD...and she triples to $150.
5. (C _ _ _ _)- Word with "juvenile" or "kangaroo". Bob says COURT...he now has $900!
6. (_ _ _ U _)- Refute by evidence. To go over the century mark, he goes with REBUT...right for $1,100!
7. (_ E _ _ _)- It may be constructed from sandbags. He says LEVEE...$1,300! And he gets a shot at the first Extra of the round. He wagers $1,000:
_ E _
A golf ball is driven off it. He knows for sure it's TEE to go to $2,300!
9. (Five-letter word)- Barely burn. He says SINGE...and that takes him to $2,500!
10. (_ _ E)($100)- Noted 1973 plaintiff. He goes with ROE from "Roe vs. Wade"...correct to go to $2,600!
11. (S _ _)($100)- Fall from grace. He goes with a SIN...not a bad guess, he's up to $2,700!
12. (Five-letter word)- Bermuda in the kitchen? He says ONION...that's it to to to $2,900!
13. (_ _ O _ _)- Not in a whisper. He says it ALOUD to go to $3,100!
14. (A _ _)($100)- Switzerland's Eiger, for one. He says that's an ALP mountain...sure is! He now has $3,200!
15. (_ U _ _ _ _)- Subtle difference. He's in once more with NUANCE...and he continues his winning ways, as he's at $3,400!
16. (Four-letter word)- Cast a ballot. He knows that's to VOTE and he now has $3,600!
17. (_ T _ _ _)- Do a make-up job? To rain on Robert's parade, Jolson says STYLE...NO. It was ATONE.
18. (Four-letter word)- Get the wrinkles out of. Bob says IRON...that's right to hit the other Extra of this round with $3,800! He bets $2,000 of it on this:
_ _ N _ _
Clue: Postulation. He says TENET...
T E N E T
...and he's now at $5,800!
20. (_ _ R _ _)- Ethical standards. To score a $6,000 steal, Lysight says MORAL...good guess, but WRONG. Answer was actually MORAY. That's all for this round.
BTW, make sure you check out the online tournament at http://www.crossowords.tv/. You could win some nice prizes while you're at it.
ROUND 3
1. (Eight letters)($300)- Any small, pleasing picture. Bob says POSTCARD...incorrect. The answer was VIGNETTE, and he's down to $5,500.
2. (Three letters)($100)- A borrower-a-lender link. For the spoil, Eberly says NOR...right for $5,600!
3. (_ _ _ _ _ N)- Role for Kilmer or Clooney. Tyson says BATMAN to go to $350.
4. (_ _ A _ _)- Cockamamie. At the last second, Tyson says CRAZY...incorrect. Bob could've intentionally missed this one, but he gets INANE to steal her $350.
5. (_ _ _ _ N _)- Speak with a singing voice. He says INTONE to go to $550.
6. (Five letters)- Elevator operator's query. He goes with the FLOOR...he's right again to go to $750.
7. (Three letters)($100)- Pin near a gutter. He says ACE...incorrect, dropping him to $650. Eberly then says nothing, so her lead is now at risk. Jolson then says TEN...right to steal her $5,600!
8. (Five letters)- "Still Me" memoirist Christopher. She says REEVE to go to $5,800.
9. (Three letters)($100)- Wahine's chaplet. Bob says LEI...he's back at $750.
10. (_ I _ _ _ _)- A few Zs in Zaragoza, e.g. He says that's a SIESTA...and it is to go to $950.
11. (Five letters)- Opposite of svelte. Bob says TUBBY...good move in intentionally missing that, because he now has a chance to go back to Spoiler's Row if one of two spoilers gets this one right. Tyson says THICK...I don't think so. Last chance goes to Lysight, who says HEAVY...NO! It was OBESE, so Bob goes back to $750.
12. (Three letters)($100)- Beatles lyric, "It was twenty years ___ today". He gets AGO to go back to $850 and hit the last Extra of the game. He naturally bets $2,000 on a six-letter answer. The clue:
Chief ore of lead.
He says GALENA...he now has $2,850!
HOME STRETCH
14. (Five-letter word)- Bedsheet material, often. He gets LINEN to go to $3,050.
15. (Five-letter word)- Religious composition without accompaniment. Eberly has a free chance to spoil and take the lead back with CHANT...NO. It was MOTET.
16. (Five-letter word)- Cartographic closeup. He says INSET to go to $3,250, but I believe he's screwed at this point in the game thanks to his ill-advised move of stealing the trailer's podium.
Final clue (five letters)- Chip-off-the-old-block factor? He gets GENE just for fun to finish with $3,450, but that's all going to waste, as Jolson wins her $5,800.
Crossfire: If she can somehow fill in the remaining 17 blanks, she's taking home $10,800 and a trip to St. Lucia...yes she does!
WWTBAM: Our first player today is Helen Pinkston from Kansas City. She's wearing some kinky boots as a good luck charm. She's on a roll heading into this $16,000 question:
Located on the Patapsco River, the Inner Harbor is a popular tourist destination in what major U.S. city?
A: Baltimore
B: Philadelphia
C: Savannah
D: Boston
Since geography is her worst subject, she asks the audience. 71% said Baltimore while 20% said Savannah. She goes with Baltimore...
A: Baltimore
B: Philadelphia
C: Savannah
D: Boston
...right! For $25,000:
"French vanilla" ice cream, as opposed to regular "vanilla", is required by law to contain at least 1.4% what?
A: Butter
B: Heavy cream
C: Egg yolk
D: Organic milk
She calls Renee, a respiratory therapist, who's not so sure it's butter. She then uses her 50:50...and that choice is out of play. Heavy cream and egg yolk are left. She then goes for it with egg yolk...
B: Heavy cream
C: Egg yolk
...got it for $25,000! Unfortunately, the $50,000 doesn't happen for her, so the $25,000 is what she takes home.
Joanna Walker from Queen Creek, AZ is next. Last question of the day, for $4,000:
John Hinckley claimed that he shot Reagan to impress Jodie Foster, with whom he had grown obsessed after viewing what film?
A: "Chinatown"
B: "Apocalypse Now"
C: "The Godfather"
D: "Taxi Driver"
She asks the audience and 88% said "Taxi Driver". She agrees and will return tomorrow!
WOF: Time to begin the last week of the "Thanks a Million!" Sweepstakes. Tonight's players are Alana Cooper (in the blue) from Chicago (who works as a hand model for commercials and catalogs), Shannon Parvast from Brighton, Mass. (who is a preschool teacher) and Dennis Miavos from Castle Rock, CO (who is self-employed).
Cooper wins $1,000 with the Little Richard classic GOOD GOLLY MISS MOLLY, while the other lady gets SECTIONAL SOFA for $2,000.
Round 1 category is Before & After, and a $5,000 Tahiti trip is now on the wheel. At the start, the Massachussetts lady calls two R's for $5,000, but she then loses the money right back to a Bankrupt. After Cooper later buys the E's, we have...
_ _ _ T _ R
S T R _ _ _
_ _ E E S E
...I don't know the top word. She then calls the H for $300 and the Free Spin. Next, she calls the N for the trip. After she buys the I's, we now have...
_ _ I T _ R
S T R I N _
_ H E E S E
...and she solves GUITAR STRING CHEESE for another $400 and the trip, for a new total of $6,400.
$25,000-WINNING ID #1: SP08224
IHOP Jackpot/Prize Puzzle Round category is Author/Title. After she calls the R's, we have...
_ _ _ _ _ _ _/S _ _ _ E S _ E _ R E ' S/
_ _ _ _ _ S/_ _ E S _ R
...I know it already. After calling a dud in R, she uses her Free Spin and buys the A's. That's enough for her to solve WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE'S JULIUS CAESAR for another $3,600 and a trip to Rome, for a new total of $15,900!
WINNING ID FOR TRIP: RZ0001378
ActivOn Big Money Round category is Fictional Character. Early on, Parvast calls two H's for $25,000 from the Big Money Wedge! But she then buys a dud vowel in A. The man then lands on a Mystery Wedge and calls an S. He flips...Bankrupt. After she gets her turn back and calls the L's for another $800, we have...
T H E
_ _ L L S _ _ R _
_ _ _ _ H _ _ _
...but she then calls a dud in C. The man then calls another dud in F. Cooper then calls the Y's for $600 and then solves THE PILLSBURY DOUGHBOY for another $1,850 and $17,750 total!
The man in the middle then gets his first $3,000 with HOWLING WOLF. Next category is On the Map. After Cooper buys the E's, we have...
_ E _ _ R _
_ E _
_ E R _ E _
...I know it now, but she hits Lose a Turn. Parvast calls the N's for $600, the W's for another $1,600 and then solves NEWARK NEW JERSEY for another $2,200 and $4,200 altogether.
Speed-Up Round category is Phrase and consonants are worth $1,400 apiece. After the man in the middle calls the T's, we have...
N _ T _ _ N _
_ _ S T S
_ _ R _ _ _ R
...and he solves NOTHING LASTS FOREVER to finish with $5,800. The lady from Massachussetts has $4,200 and Cooper wins tonight with $17,750!
Cars tonight are a Mitshubishi Eclipse Spyder and a Jeep Grand Cherokee. She spins the big B and the category is Thing. Starting with:
E _ _ _
S _ _ _
Cooper calls D, M, W and A and gets...
E _ _ _
S A _ A
...it's ____ SAGA. She wants to say EVIL SAGA...but that's wrong. It was EPIC SAGA, and she doesn't win $50,000.
$25,000-WINNING ID #2: BM06121
TPIR: As a result of last Friday night's million-dollar win, Roger may be mean on the Pricing Game setups for the rest of the season. Let's hope I'm wrong about that at several points for the remainder of the season.
Today's opening players were Marco, Sharon Cooke, Elizabeth Eskanero and Justine Mayer. The first IUFB was a computer system.
Justine: $899 (STUPID BID)
Elizabeth: $1,250 (Drew heard $1,200 instead.)
Sharon: $1,650
Marco: $900
ARP: $2,507, so Cooke got a shot at a GEM car in Flip. Board:
9759
I said $7,995, and after some heavy thought, she agreed and won!
Next to "Come on Down" was Penny Casba and the second IUFB was luggage. The winner also got a $40 supply of breathing mist.
Penny: $891
Marco: $2,250 (STAGE WILLY)
Justine: $950
Elizabeth: $951
ARP: $1,130, so EE got a shot at a Chevy Cobalt (Std., AT) in Let Em' Roll worth $15,510. She got past the groceries for her three rolls. First roll yielded three cars and $1,500. Second roll gave her $2,500. She went for her last roll...no car, but she lost just $1,000, so she finished with $1,500.
Next player was Asher Hoffman and the third IUFB was a gas range.
Asher: $1,300
Penny: $1,780
Marco: $1,750
Justine: $2,000
ARP: $1,599, so since he was the only one not to overbid, Hoffman played the season's first playing of Take Two for golf clubs, a guitar, a heart-shaped crib and an eliptical trainer. The target was $4,549. First pick was the gold clubs...$1,353. Next was the trainer...$2,500, for a total of only $3,853. He swapped the golf stuff for the guitar. If it cost $2,049, he won...but it was $1,069 only. The crib was the one that cost $2,049.
The $1,500 winner got to the Showcase.
Next to leave the audience was Carlos from the U.S. Marine Corps and the next IUFB was a selection of language books. The winner also got a $40 supply of Energizer batteries.
Carlos: $750
Penny: $820
Marco: $675
Justine: $826
ARP: $869, which meant Mayer played Balance Game for a hot tub. The last three numbers were 0, 9 and 4. The amounts available were $2,000, $3,000 and $5,000. Her guess was $7,094...both of us were wrong- THAT'S TOO MUCH! ARP: $5,094.
Next player was Jewel Whacker (!!) and the next IUFB was a dinette.
Jewel: $750
Carlos: $1,500
Penny: $1,501
Marco: $1,502
ARP: $833, so we hope Whacker won't be whacking Drew in the face. And she won't, if she happened to win a PT Cruiser in One Away. Wrong price was $28,326. First guess:
$ 1 7, 4 1 5
That was a very good guess, but just four were right. She changed to...
$ 1 7, 4 3 5
...and she won, and she jumped on Drew in celebration!
The last player was Ruben Ruez and the final IUFB was an area rug.
Ruben: $1,000
Carlos: $900
Penny: $702
Marco: $1,100
ARP: $2,498, so Marco escaped the First Four Breakfast Club! He then got to play Barker's Bargain Bar for a pinball machine marked at $3,295 and a motorcycle marked at $3,199. I thought the pinball machine was the bigger bargain, but he disagreed. ARP for the machine: $4,595. Was that motorcycle at least $4,599?...no. It was $4,199. But he did get to the Showcase.
First Showcase showed how Peter Pan and the gang matured in the later years of their life. First, his back was so tired, that he decided to take a plane to Las Vegas. Second, he realized that he's lost his youthfulness, and the only chance that he could get it back is if he went to a spa while on a trip to Switzerland. Finally, in order to bring back those lost memories of sailing on a pirate ship, he needs to take to the water a new Reinell 20" LSE ski boat. Marco got all of this and bid $15,927, which was a GARF OF THE CENTURY. Double E looked at some unique buisness cards. First, Blits Photography is about those people who need to pay for a new digital camera. Second, Great Pilots is about watching pilot episodes of your favorite TV shows on a new plasma HDTV. Finally, Personal Chauffeur is about those chauffeurs who obviously want to take patient passangers to where they need to go in a new Pontiac Grand Prix (Std., Stereo). She bid $17,444, which was a SUPER GARF, but she still had a reasonable chance to win.
ARP for her: $25,649, a difference of $8,205. ARP for him: $38,776, so he left with consolation prizes while the lady won the day and $28,319 in cash and prizes.
The Moment of Truth: Tonight's contestant is Lauren Cleri, a hair salon assistant from New York.
Q1: As an employee of a hair salon, have you ever told a customer you liked their hairstyle when in fact, you didn't?
My guess: YES
Lauren: NO- TRUE
Q2: Have you ever flashed a stranger just for laughs?
My guess: YES
Lauren: YES- TRUE
Q3: Would you give food to a stray dog before you would give it to a homeless person?
My guess: YES
Lauren: YES- TRUE
Q4: Have you ever derived pleasure when one of your siblings has gotten into trouble?
My guess: NO
Lauren: YES- TRUE
Q5: Have you ever been fired from a job for stealing money?
My guess: NO
Lauren: YES- TRUE
Q6: If you knew you wouldn't get caught, would you steal money from your place of employment?
My guess: YES
Lauren: NO- $10,000
Q7: Since you've been married, have you ever pretended to be asleep in order to avoid having sex with your husband Frank?
My guess: YES
Lauren: YES- TRUE
Q8: Do you blame your husband for your lack of close friends?
My guess: NO
Lauren: YES- TRUE
Q9: Would you ever be a surrogate mother for your sister if she were unable to have children?
My guess: NO
Lauren: YES- TRUE
Q10: Do you think your parents are proud of you?
My guess: YES
Lauren: NO- TRUE
Q11: Do you know things about your father that you keep secret from your mother?
My guess: YES
Lauren: YES- $25,000
Q12: Do you secretly stay in touch with any boyfriends that your husband doesn't know about?
My guess: YES
Lauren: NO- TRUE
Q13: Have you ever taken off your wedding ring to appear as if you were single?
My guess: YES
Lauren: YES- TRUE
Q14: Do you believe you might have been in love with a former boyfriend on your wedding day?
My guess: YES
Lauren: YES- TRUE
The next question, asked by her ex-boyfriend, Frank: If I wanted to get back together with you, would you leave your husband?
This gets swapped out by Monica. The question she must take, no ifs, ands or buts:
Do you believe I'm the man you should be married to?
My guess: NO
Lauren: YES- $100,000!
Her husband is not happy with her right now. She decides to go on. She must get the remainder of the questions asked tonight to return the next time.
Q16: Since you've been married, have you ever had sexual relations with someone other than your husband?
My guess: YES
Lauren: YES- TRUE
Q17: Do you think you're a good person?
My guess: NO
Lauren: YES- OOPS!!!
The "Deal or No Deal" syndrome got her big time, in more ways than one. After what happened with her husband, I felt she should've taken the $100,000 and gone home. Instead, she won't be back and leaves with nothing.
My Dad is Better Than Your Dad: This is the first episode that I'm covering. Your host is Dan Cortese. Tonight's teams:
Team Stephenson
Team Sass
Team Li
Team Kabat
Each team on the show consists of a kid and their father.
The first challenge is called Alphabet Soup. Here, each dad has to get the eight letters of an eight-letter word out of a big bowl of alphabet soup to their kid. The kids then had to unscramble that word. The last team that figured out that word will be penalized during the second challenge. To make things a bit more fun at home, here's the clue for the word:
A people mover.
The word was ELEVATOR, and Team Li are the winners of this challenge. Other standings:
2nd: Team Stephenson
3rd: Team Kabat
LAST: Team Sass
The second challenge tonight is called Out on a Limb. Here, the dads have to climb up a tree and find nests with some eggs in them. The higher a nest is on the tree, the more eggs it will have. Their objective is to toss those eggs down to their kids in the hopes that they will catch them. The team who catches the least amount of eggs will be eliminated. Each team had 2:00 on the clock, except for Team Sass, who had 1:45 on their clock. Here are the scores:
Team Kabat: 8
Team Stephenson: 8
Team Sass: 3
Team Li: 5
Round 3 is a trivia round. Each question has four choices. The first two teams to answer three correctly go on to the finals. The kids have to buzz in, in order to allow their dads to answer. First up:
What is the first name of SpongeBob SquarePants' squirrel girlfriend?
A: Sandy
B: Rocky
C: Shelley
D: Dory
Team Kabat says Sandy to get on the board. Second question:
At sea level, water freezes at what temperature?
A: 0 degrees Fahrenheit
B: 32 degrees Fahrenheit
C: -32 degrees Fahrenheit
D: 32 degrees Celsius
Team Kabat goes with 0...incorrect. Team Li then says 32 degrees Fahrenheit...right.
Third question:
What's the name of the East High basketball team in "High School Musical"?
A: Bobcats
B: Tigers
C: Unicorns
D: Wildcats
Team Li guesses the Wildcats...yes! Next:
On a standard Monopoly board, what's the face value of Park Place?
A: $450
B: $400
C: $350
D: $500
Team Kabat tries again for their second point with a guess of $400...I don't think so. Team Stephenson tries for their first point with $450...THAT'S TOO MUCH! To move on to the final round, Team Li says $350...yes indeed! Next:
Which of the following is not a popular brand of perfume?
A: Chanel
B: Obsession
C: Charlie
D: Odione
Team Kabat says Charlie...but that is a kind of perfume. To get on the board, Team Stephenson thinks the dud is Odione...yes! Next:
Who is the main hero in the video game Halo?
A: Grand Master Flash
B: Adams
C: Master Chief
D: Ford Prefect
Team Kabat's the first one in with Master Chief...right! This next question could do it for them:
If you're lactose intolerant, which of the following will you be the most likely to make you sick?
A: Parmigiano
B: Hard boiled eggs
C: Red grapes
D: Shrimp cocktails
Team Stephenson ties it up with Parmigiano. This next question should decide it:
What's dry ice?
A: Carbon Dioxide
B: Hydrochloric acid
C: Water
D: A-1 steak sauce
For the win, Team Kabat says Hydrochloric acid...NO. Team Stephenson then goes with Carbon Dioxide...that's it to go to the finals!
The final challenge is called "The Scorpion King". Inside a truck are tons of African scorpions. Both of the remaining dads have to move as many scorpions ten feet away from a conveyor belt as they can. The one who moves the most wins the game for his team, a prize package and a chance at the $50,000 top prize in the endgame.
Team Stephenson captured 46, and Team Li captured...47, so they're the champions tonight! Team Stephenson leaves with an XBOX 360, while Team Li also gets a mountain bike.
The bonus round is called My Son Knows Me Better. Here, the dad has to answer questions about his son. Each match is worth $10,000. The game ends when he reaches the $50,000 mark or when he messes up twice.
Q1: Who did Christopher say was his favorite band?
A: The Beatles
B: The Doors
C: The Jonas Brothers Band
D: The Wiggles
He says The Beatles...he's on the board.
Q2: According to Christopher, what is the first name of his current teacher?
A: Sally
B: Julie
C: Diane
D: Mustafa
He knows it's a first aid teacher, Julie!
Q3: What's the funniest movie Christopher says he's ever seen?
A: "The Simpsons Movie"
B: "Ratatouille"
C: "Surf's Up"
D: "Shrek the Third"
He takes a guess with "The Simpson Movie"...$30,000!
Q4: What did Christopher tell us he wanted to be when he grows up?
A: A doctor
B: A fireman
C: A writer
D: An engineer
He wants to say fireman, but he says doctor...should've gone with his gut.
Q5: According to Christopher, how much did the Tooth Fairy pay him for his third tooth?
A: $5
B: $10
C: $20
D: $50
He says $20...he now has 2,000 times that, $40,000! For all the marbles:
What did Christopher say was the scariest animal in the world?
A: Rattlesnake
B: Tarantula
C: Tiger
D: Mountain lion
He goes with tarantula...NO. It was rattlesnake. But they're still leaving with a little over $40,000 in cash and prizes!
Deal or No Deal: No matter what happens, this will be the last game in this current Million Dollar Mission. Tonight's players are Nate and Sarah Harrison from Pasadena, CA. Their case choice is #5.
ROUND 1 (Controlled by Nate):
1. #6- $10
2. #13- $400
3. #16- $300
4. #25
5. #26- $25
6. #1
FIRST OFFER: $242,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 2:
1. #2- $50
2. #7
3. #23
4. #8- $1
5. #4
SECOND OFFER: $211,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 3:
1. #3
2. #22- $500
3. #12- $200
4. #20
THIRD OFFER: $277,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 4:
1. #21- $75
2. #9- PENNY
3. #19- $5
They're two away from $1,000,000!
FOURTH OFFER: $435,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 5: Both picks are $1,000,000 KOs- #17 and #14.
FIFTH OFFER: $366,000- NO DEAL
Next pick is #18...DANGER ZONE TIME. The next offer they turn down is $298,000. Next pick is #24...STRIKE ONE. New offer they turn down: $273,000. Next pick is #11...STRIKE TWO. New offer is $209,000...
...DEAL! So another Million Dollar Mission ends without a $1,000,000 winner. At least their case wasn't one of the 13 lucky cases- they had $750. They would've knocked out the last $1,000,000 case at #15.
This Week in Game Shows: February 25- March 2
On the last week of February Sweeps, here's what's on tap this week:
Deal or No Deal: This is the last week of the second Million Dollar Mission, no matter what happens. Also, in addition to the last Million Dollar Mission episode, there will be two other new episodes this week, one on Wednesday and the other on Sunday.
The Moment of Truth: This will be its first real test on its own. Since the first episode, the ratings have dropped. How will it fare this Monday?
American Idol: After this week, the Top 20 will become the Top 16. Can controversial Carly Smithson and Kristy Lee Cook stay in it?
Also, "Project Runway" starts its season finale, I start covering the new season of "America's Next Top Model" with 14 finalists in play, "Amnes$ia" moves to its regular 8 PM timeslot, "Wheel of Fortune" wraps up its 25th Anniversary sweepstakes, "Don't Forget the Lyrics!" goes back to regular action, "GSN Live" debuts with Wink Martindale as the weekly guest, and so much more!
Deal or No Deal: This is the last week of the second Million Dollar Mission, no matter what happens. Also, in addition to the last Million Dollar Mission episode, there will be two other new episodes this week, one on Wednesday and the other on Sunday.
The Moment of Truth: This will be its first real test on its own. Since the first episode, the ratings have dropped. How will it fare this Monday?
American Idol: After this week, the Top 20 will become the Top 16. Can controversial Carly Smithson and Kristy Lee Cook stay in it?
Also, "Project Runway" starts its season finale, I start covering the new season of "America's Next Top Model" with 14 finalists in play, "Amnes$ia" moves to its regular 8 PM timeslot, "Wheel of Fortune" wraps up its 25th Anniversary sweepstakes, "Don't Forget the Lyrics!" goes back to regular action, "GSN Live" debuts with Wink Martindale as the weekly guest, and so much more!
Saturday, February 23, 2008
"Survivor: Fans vs. Favorites" Episode 3
Thanks to yours truly forgetting to record the show, I couldn't cover last week's "Survivor" episode. But I can tell you that we're even again on both teams, as the Favorites won immunity then and voted out Mary Sartain from the Fans side.
Reward Challenge: Each tribe stood at one end of a big lagoon and had three canvas bags. To win, they had to get their three bags plus two of the other tribe's bags into their end zone. Stealing bags in the middle of the challenge was allowed. The winning tribe won the three items that they chose from their reward catalog. Here's what was at stake for each tribe:
Favorites: Shelter, lighting kit, survival kit
Fans: Shelter, fishing kit, kitchen set
The winners were...
...the all-stars! And Exile Island is back in play, at least for this season. Malakal chose Kathleen Sleckman to go there, BUT, now they had to choose a member from their own team to go there as well. They chose Ami Cusack.
Nothing significant happened at Exile Island.
Immunity Challenge: Two men and two women from each tribe had to hang on to a heavy rope net. The other members of the opposing tribes had to toss coconuts into the net. The more coconuts that go into a net, the harder it was to hold on to the net. The team who held their net the longest won immunity for their tribe. Here were the teams:
Fans:
Tracy Hughes-Wolf
Erik Reichenbach
Natalie Bolton
Joel Anderson
Favorites:
Pavarti Shallow
James Clement
Jonathan Penner
Cirie Fields
The winners were...
...the fans!
Yau-Man Chan, after getting all the way to the championship show last year, doesn't even come close this season- he lost on this episode.
Reward Challenge: Each tribe stood at one end of a big lagoon and had three canvas bags. To win, they had to get their three bags plus two of the other tribe's bags into their end zone. Stealing bags in the middle of the challenge was allowed. The winning tribe won the three items that they chose from their reward catalog. Here's what was at stake for each tribe:
Favorites: Shelter, lighting kit, survival kit
Fans: Shelter, fishing kit, kitchen set
The winners were...
...the all-stars! And Exile Island is back in play, at least for this season. Malakal chose Kathleen Sleckman to go there, BUT, now they had to choose a member from their own team to go there as well. They chose Ami Cusack.
Nothing significant happened at Exile Island.
Immunity Challenge: Two men and two women from each tribe had to hang on to a heavy rope net. The other members of the opposing tribes had to toss coconuts into the net. The more coconuts that go into a net, the harder it was to hold on to the net. The team who held their net the longest won immunity for their tribe. Here were the teams:
Fans:
Tracy Hughes-Wolf
Erik Reichenbach
Natalie Bolton
Joel Anderson
Favorites:
Pavarti Shallow
James Clement
Jonathan Penner
Cirie Fields
The winners were...
...the fans!
Yau-Man Chan, after getting all the way to the championship show last year, doesn't even come close this season- he lost on this episode.
Friday ratings
The year's first "TPIR Million Dollar Spectacular" scored a 5.9 Fast Nielsen with a 10 share, and was the night's highest-rated program.
The season finale of "1 vs. 100" and the premiere of "Amne$ia" each scored a 4.7/8.
Source: Zap2it.com
The season finale of "1 vs. 100" and the premiere of "Amne$ia" each scored a 4.7/8.
Source: Zap2it.com
No surprise: "Don't Forget the Lyrics!" posts series-high
Thanks largely to being proceded that night by "American Idol", "Don't Forget the Lyrics!" Thursday night posted a new series-best rating, a 7.3 Fast Nielsen with an 11 share,
Source: The Futon Critic
Source: The Futon Critic
"Celebrity Apprentice" 2/21
This week, at least one person was guaranteed to be fired.
This week's task: Writing, directing and producing a ten-minute shopping TV segment that would be aired on QVC. The team that made the most money won, and that Project Manager got $20,000 for his/her favorite charity.
The Project Managers this week were Marilu Henner (Hydra) and Stephen Baldwin (Empresario).
Each team had to choose one item out of a pool of six to promote. They were:
A magnifying mirror
A utility tool set
A bamboo storage drawer
A frypan
An electric sweeper
A LadderKart
Hydra went with the LadderKart, while Empresario chose the electric sweeper.
Mr. Trump said that Henner was too talkative during her shopping segment. Trace Adkins did the shopping segment for Empresario, and Ivanka said that he was more calm and collected than Henner was.
Now, for the results:
Empresario: $43,000 (713 units sold)
Hydra sold 703 LadderKarts for...
...$35,145, meaning Empresario won! Stephen Baldwin won another $20,000 for his charity!
I felt that Marilu Henner was dead meat afterwards in the boardroom...
...and thanks to her talkativeness, she was indeed fired.
This week's task: Writing, directing and producing a ten-minute shopping TV segment that would be aired on QVC. The team that made the most money won, and that Project Manager got $20,000 for his/her favorite charity.
The Project Managers this week were Marilu Henner (Hydra) and Stephen Baldwin (Empresario).
Each team had to choose one item out of a pool of six to promote. They were:
A magnifying mirror
A utility tool set
A bamboo storage drawer
A frypan
An electric sweeper
A LadderKart
Hydra went with the LadderKart, while Empresario chose the electric sweeper.
Mr. Trump said that Henner was too talkative during her shopping segment. Trace Adkins did the shopping segment for Empresario, and Ivanka said that he was more calm and collected than Henner was.
Now, for the results:
Empresario: $43,000 (713 units sold)
Hydra sold 703 LadderKarts for...
...$35,145, meaning Empresario won! Stephen Baldwin won another $20,000 for his charity!
I felt that Marilu Henner was dead meat afterwards in the boardroom...
...and thanks to her talkativeness, she was indeed fired.
MVP and Big Winners Annoucement for Feb. 18-24
MVP: Adam Rose ("The Price is Right")
On Drew Carey's first "TPIR Million Dollar Spectacular", this college student did the unthinkable on the same week "Jeopardy!" crowned it's Teen Tournament champion- he became the show's first-ever millionaire when he won the lot in the Showcase! Prior to his big win, he won $20,000 playing Super Grand Game. But his defining moment came in the Showcase, when on a Showcase featuring swimwear, a catameran and a Cadillac convertible, after wanting to say $86,000 at first, bid $83,475. ARP: $84,355. His opponent there also bid very well on a Showcase headlined by a Ford Escape Hybrid. All told, he shattered many records. In addition to the all-time "TPIR" American winnings record, he set the show's winnings world record and became the UNDISPUTED all-time winner on CBS with $1,153,908 in cash and prizes!!! If it holds up from now and the end of the year, he will be the 2008 Grand Champion. For now, God bless this guy.
Other Big Winners and Notables:
Rachel Horn- $75,000 Teen Tournament champion ("Jeopardy!")
Boyz II Men- $500,000 for two charities ("Don't Forget the Lyrics!")
Katie Henslin- $449,000 ("Deal or No Deal")
Sarah Greene- $250,000 ("1 vs. 100")
Eric Smart- $100,000 ("1 vs. 100")
Brent Massey- $100,000 ("WWTBAM")
Anabel Gamez- $99,000 ("Deal or No Deal")
Will Fowler- $66,000 ("Amne$ia")
On Drew Carey's first "TPIR Million Dollar Spectacular", this college student did the unthinkable on the same week "Jeopardy!" crowned it's Teen Tournament champion- he became the show's first-ever millionaire when he won the lot in the Showcase! Prior to his big win, he won $20,000 playing Super Grand Game. But his defining moment came in the Showcase, when on a Showcase featuring swimwear, a catameran and a Cadillac convertible, after wanting to say $86,000 at first, bid $83,475. ARP: $84,355. His opponent there also bid very well on a Showcase headlined by a Ford Escape Hybrid. All told, he shattered many records. In addition to the all-time "TPIR" American winnings record, he set the show's winnings world record and became the UNDISPUTED all-time winner on CBS with $1,153,908 in cash and prizes!!! If it holds up from now and the end of the year, he will be the 2008 Grand Champion. For now, God bless this guy.
Other Big Winners and Notables:
Rachel Horn- $75,000 Teen Tournament champion ("Jeopardy!")
Boyz II Men- $500,000 for two charities ("Don't Forget the Lyrics!")
Katie Henslin- $449,000 ("Deal or No Deal")
Sarah Greene- $250,000 ("1 vs. 100")
Eric Smart- $100,000 ("1 vs. 100")
Brent Massey- $100,000 ("WWTBAM")
Anabel Gamez- $99,000 ("Deal or No Deal")
Will Fowler- $66,000 ("Amne$ia")
Friday, February 22, 2008
"Pros vs. Joes" 2/21
This episode took place at the home of this season's championship show, the Rose Bowl.
Sudden Death: Footballs were shot out of cannons. The first six players that scored a touchdown advanced. Those players were seeded based on who scored first.
#1: Terrius Moseby
#2: Dan Falkner
#3: Carvel Gardner
#4: David Ortiz
#5: Jerry Lehman
#6: Dave Hubert
This week's stars were Warren Moon (NFL), Nick Van Exel (NBA) and Al Leiter (MLB). Matchups:
#1 vs. #6: Warren Moon
#2 vs. #5: Nick Van Exel
#3 vs. #4: Al Leiter
First was football. The players had to throw footballs to several different targets to score yardage, from 10-40 yards. The objective was to beat Warren Moon to 300 yards. If only one of the two players did that, the one who did advanced to Overtime. Otherwise, the one who scored more yards advanced.
Dave Hubert is from Manhattan Beach, CA, and he's a self-employed stock trader. He scored...200.
Terrius Moseby is from Long Beach, CA, and he's a personal trainer. His score...120, so he was eliminated and Hubert advanced!
Basketball was second. The player who scored more points against Nick Van Exel before the star scored 15 points won.
Jerry Lehman is from Newport Beach, CA, and he's been playing baseball for a majority of his life. His score...11!
Dan Falkner is a Navy helicopter pilot from San Diego. Score...only 6, so another bottom seed advanced!
That meant baseball was last. Remember that baseball challenge earlier this season when the players played the role of pitchers and had to strike the pros out ten times? Now, the roles were reversed this night. The player who scored more bases won.
David Ortiz, Jr. is from Victoria, TX.
David:
1. STRIKE
2. STRIKE
3. STRIKE
4. STRIKE
5. TRIPLE
6. STRIKE
7. STRIKE
8. STRIKE
9. STRIKE
10. STRIKE
11. STRIKE
TOTAL: 3
Carvel Gardner is from Taft, OK and works for a construction company.
Carvel:
1. STRIKE
2. STRIKE
3. STRIKE
4. DOUBLE
5. STRIKE
6. STRIKE
7. STRIKE
8. STRIKE
9. STRIKE
10. STRIKE
11. YOU'RE OUT!!!
That meant all of the lower seeds advanced for I believe the second time this season!
Overtime: First, they had to score a successful bunt against Al Leiter. Second, they had to score in the paint against Nick Van Exel. Finally, they had to complete two passes before Warren Moon completed three of his own.
Dave:
1. MAX OUT + :51
2. :10 + :35
3. MAX OUT + :07
TOTAL: 3:43
Jerry:
1. :12 + :52
2. MAX OUT + :37
3. MAX OUT- LOSE
TOTAL: 3:47
David:
1. :17 + :29
2. MAX OUT + :53
3. :45 + 04
TOTAL: 3:28
David Ortiz, who shouldn't be related to baseball, advances to the finals!
Sudden Death: Footballs were shot out of cannons. The first six players that scored a touchdown advanced. Those players were seeded based on who scored first.
#1: Terrius Moseby
#2: Dan Falkner
#3: Carvel Gardner
#4: David Ortiz
#5: Jerry Lehman
#6: Dave Hubert
This week's stars were Warren Moon (NFL), Nick Van Exel (NBA) and Al Leiter (MLB). Matchups:
#1 vs. #6: Warren Moon
#2 vs. #5: Nick Van Exel
#3 vs. #4: Al Leiter
First was football. The players had to throw footballs to several different targets to score yardage, from 10-40 yards. The objective was to beat Warren Moon to 300 yards. If only one of the two players did that, the one who did advanced to Overtime. Otherwise, the one who scored more yards advanced.
Dave Hubert is from Manhattan Beach, CA, and he's a self-employed stock trader. He scored...200.
Terrius Moseby is from Long Beach, CA, and he's a personal trainer. His score...120, so he was eliminated and Hubert advanced!
Basketball was second. The player who scored more points against Nick Van Exel before the star scored 15 points won.
Jerry Lehman is from Newport Beach, CA, and he's been playing baseball for a majority of his life. His score...11!
Dan Falkner is a Navy helicopter pilot from San Diego. Score...only 6, so another bottom seed advanced!
That meant baseball was last. Remember that baseball challenge earlier this season when the players played the role of pitchers and had to strike the pros out ten times? Now, the roles were reversed this night. The player who scored more bases won.
David Ortiz, Jr. is from Victoria, TX.
David:
1. STRIKE
2. STRIKE
3. STRIKE
4. STRIKE
5. TRIPLE
6. STRIKE
7. STRIKE
8. STRIKE
9. STRIKE
10. STRIKE
11. STRIKE
TOTAL: 3
Carvel Gardner is from Taft, OK and works for a construction company.
Carvel:
1. STRIKE
2. STRIKE
3. STRIKE
4. DOUBLE
5. STRIKE
6. STRIKE
7. STRIKE
8. STRIKE
9. STRIKE
10. STRIKE
11. YOU'RE OUT!!!
That meant all of the lower seeds advanced for I believe the second time this season!
Overtime: First, they had to score a successful bunt against Al Leiter. Second, they had to score in the paint against Nick Van Exel. Finally, they had to complete two passes before Warren Moon completed three of his own.
Dave:
1. MAX OUT + :51
2. :10 + :35
3. MAX OUT + :07
TOTAL: 3:43
Jerry:
1. :12 + :52
2. MAX OUT + :37
3. MAX OUT- LOSE
TOTAL: 3:47
David:
1. :17 + :29
2. MAX OUT + :53
3. :45 + 04
TOTAL: 3:28
David Ortiz, who shouldn't be related to baseball, advances to the finals!
Note about Monday's "Deal or No Deal"
The next episode of "Deal or No Deal" will be the last episode of the second Million Dollar Mission. It will air at 8 PM this Monday.
2/22/2008 Results- A Big Day
Family Feud: I'm only covering the civilan game today. The champions right now are the Alakas, led by Kaduat and joined by Deola, Abbey, Khalid and Hakeem. They're from Chicago. Their challengers today are the Feltmans, led by Mark and joined by Therese, Erica, Brian and Nicole. The winners of this game are expected to get a long rest before they play again.
The challengers get the first 96 points on things people do at their houses to prepare for a party. The Alakas fire back with 88 on places where you might feel safe.
Double: Animals that travel in big groups. Starting with:
1. Elephants (18, Erica)
2.
3.
4.
5.
The challengers will play. Starting this round with Brian, he answers deer...#4 (11)! Up to Nicole, who then says birds...#2 (13)! Mark then answers wilder beasts...I don't think so. Therese is next with a guess of lions...no. Back to Erica, whose next guess is wolves...#3 (12)! Brian goes for the sweep with coyotes...nope. Kaduat then goes for the steal with fish...but the bottom answer is actually buffaloes (9), so the Feltmans go to 204!
Triple: If a man could get pregnant, name something he would be afraid to give up for nine months. Khalid is first on the buzzer with watching sports...doggone it, it's not there! Brian then takes control with alcohol, the #1 answer (52). Now to Nicole, who next says playing sports...no. Mark's next response is eating salty foods...no. Therese tries to keep the team in control with smoking...that's #3 (11)! Erica's next guess is having sex...#2 (16)! For a game-winning sweep, Brian goes with eating sweets...NO. The champions will now decide their fate. Kaduat's final guess on the bottom answer is partying...but it's caffeine (5), so it's time for the Feltmans to party at 441!
Fast Money: Can they go into the break on a good note? We'll find out as Erica and Nicole go for the big money.
1. According to 100 men, on a scale of 1-10, how much do you love your car?
2. Besides jewelry, something else people wear around their neck.
3. Name a U.S. city people go in the hopes of making it big.
4. Something that may be covered in caramel.
5. Name something you do when you say goodbye to someone.
My guesses:
1. 10
2. Sweaters (Medals was my other guess)
3. Hollywood (NYC was my other guess)
4. Chocolate
5. Kiss them (Hugging was my second guess)
Erica blanks out on the second question. She said 10, Las Vegas, candy and hug them for 96. Nicole said 9, scarf, NYC, ice cream and kiss them for $20,000! Unsaid #1 answers:
1. 8
3. Hollywood (They should've gotten this one.)
4. Apples
WOF: Tonight's players are Penny Crabtree (in the yellow) from Chautauqua, NY (who is a bartender), Kevin Bosley from Burbank (who is a recording engineer) and Susan Hudson from Lexington, SC (who works at the college admissions office at the University of South Carolina).
Crabtree wins her first $1,000 with BABY'S FIRST HAIRCUT, while Hudson wins $2,000 with CHESS MASTER.
Round 1 category is Living Thing, and a $6,000 Iceland trip is out on the wheel now. When we get to Crabtree following a Lose a Turn hit by Hudson, we have...
_ _ A _ _- T _ R _ A T E _
S _ A R R _ _
...I don't know the first word. She calls the P for the trip but then gets Lose a Turn as well. The man at the end calls the W for $10,000! But he also hits Lose a Turn. Hudson calls an $800 D and buys a couple of O's. After a $600 H, she goes to Dudville with an N call. Crabtree then calls a $550 B, located at the beginning of the puzzle, and solves BLACK-THROATED SPARROW for $6,550 in cash and trip and $7,550 total!
$25,000-WINNING ID #1: RS22433
Eggland's Best Jackpot Round category is Phrase. Midway in the round, Crabtree calls two N's for the Wild Card. At that point, we have...
I'LL/BE/YOUR/_ _ I _ E R/
_ _ I _/E _ E N I N _
...I don't know. She calls a $700 G, a $700 V, and then buys the A, cleaning out the vowels. She then solves I'LL BE YOUR WAITER THIS EVENING for another $3,250 and $10,800 total.
NCL Big Money/Prize Puzzle Round category is Show Biz. Will the $10,000 Mystery Wedge prize be won for the third episode in a row? Speak of the Devil, early on, Hudson picks up the ten grand after calling an S! But she then loses it just as quickly as she earned it to a Bankrupt. Later on, she calls the P for $5,000 from the Big Money Wedge, and we now have...
_ A T _ H _
_ A L _ P S _
B E A T
...she then buys the O, and I know this now. After calling the C's, she solves CATCHY CALYPSO BEAT for another $7,850 and a trip to Jamaica, for a total of $17,350 and the lead!
WINNING ID FOR TRIP: MO7485120
Crabtree then solves BANANA BREAD to go to $13,800. Speed-Up Round category is Fun and Games and consonants are worth $1,300 each. This will decide which woman will go to the big show. After Crabtree calls the L's, we have...
P L _ _ _ N G
T _ _
L _ T T _ R _
...for the championship...she does it with PLAYING THE LOTTERY! Her winning total is $19,000! Hudson takes home $17,350 in cash and trip and the man has the $1,000 consolation.
Will she win any part of the $100,000 bank? Or will she drive away in an Acura or Volvo? She spins the double star and the category is Phrase. Starting with:
_ _ _ _ _/_ N/T _ E/_ R _ _
Her opening choices are H, D, C and O. Finally, she chooses M. We get...
_ _ _ C _/ON/THE/D R _ _
...she says PUNCH ON THE DRAW...close. QUICK ON THE DRAW. She doesn't win $25,000.
$25,000-WINNING ID #2: BB04379
Jeopardy!: Let's see if Zia Choudhury can come back to win this thing. First-round categories:
BIBLICAL QUOTES
ON THE RADIO
WHAT'S FOR DESSERT
SOUTH PARK
BORN FIRST
DOUBLE TALK
Rachel Horn, the current leader after Day 1, hits the Daily Double early on under the $800 Bible clue. She tries to double her thousand on this:
The land of Canaan is described as "flowing with" these two items mentioned some twenty times in the Bible.
"What are milk and honey?"...she doubles to $2,000! At the first break, Choudhury finds himself $1,800 in deep doo-doo debt. Steve has $600 and Horn is off to a big lead tonight with $5,000. At the end of the round, thanks to a late rally by him, he's out of the hole with $2,000. Steve has half that and Horn still leads this game with $5,800.
DJ! categories:
THE 20th CENTURY
ARE YOU READY FOR SOME SOCCER?
NERDS RULE!
NAME THAT BOOK
METAL
"B" SHARP
Early on, the man collects the lead after getting most of the clues in Name That Book, taking him to $6,800. After he's the first to hit five figures, he hits the first Daily Double under the $2,000 20th century clue. With $10,800, he goes ALL IN. Good luck, my friend. His tournament life is pretty much on the line with this clue:
In December 1989, this playwright was elected president of Czechslovakia, the first non-Communist since 1948.
"Who is Checkov?"...
"Who is Checkov?"
...NO!! Darn. Correct: Who is Havel? A few turns later, Steve hits the other Daily Double under the $1,600 "B" Sharp clue. She now has $6,200 to Horn's $10,600. Her wager is $3,000:
This ethnic group lives in the Pyrenees and speaks Euskera.
She has nothing, so she drops to $3,200. Correct: Who are the Basques? At the end of the round, Horn has $9,800. Steve has $8,400 and Choudhury is back at $4,000. Unfortunately, the best he can do now is leave with $26,000 as the runner-up.
FJ! category: U.S. Government History.
This man cast the first tie-breaking vote in U.S. Senate history.
He wrote down "Who is Henry Clay?"...no, and he loses the whole thing, so he leaves with $18,000. Steve wrote down "Who is Adams?"...
"Who is Adams?"
...NOT ACCEPTABLE. She lost $1,800 to finish with the minimum $25,000, which means Rachel Horn has automatically won the $75,000! Just for fun, she also got FJ! correct with "Who was John Adams?". Her winning tourney score is $41,601.
1 vs. 100: After a long rest, Sarah Greene is back with us. When we left off with her several weeks ago, she was down to 27 people left in the mob, and thus now has $100,000 in the bank. Only the poll the mob help is gone. We resume with this question:
Which political figure has had no less than four heart attacks?
A: Bill Clinton
B: Dick Cheney
C: John McCain
She goes with the obviousm, Dick Cheney...
A: Bill Clinton
B: Dick Cheney
C: John McCain
...right! Two missed that. Second question tonight:
When Paul McCartney yells at his famous fashion designer daughter, what does he say?
A: "Adrian!"
B: "Stella!"
C: "Elaine!"
She goes with "Stella!"...
A: "Adrian!"
B: "Stella!"
C: "Elaine"
...right! Eight missed it, so she now has $250,000! 17 are left. But believe it or not, even with two helps on the table, she decides to take the money and go home! That surprised me.
Our last player of the season is Eric Smart (!) from L.A. He's a special investigator for a security company. During one question early on, after he got it wrong, Oscar the Grouch called Bob Saget Howie Mandel instead! DOH!!
Let's pick it up with this question asked by Nicole Eggert of "Baywatch":
What was the name of Nicole Egger't's character on "Baywatch"?
A: Summer
B: Winter
C: Autumn
66 people are left, so he has $10,000 now. He decides to use his first help, which turns out to be asking the mob. The lady at #13 said Summer because she thought the name sounded cute. The lady at #86 said Autumn because she thought that was a popular woman's name. Sadly, this is of no help to Smart. He goes with Summer...which of course is right! Ten people were wrong, giving him $25,000! Next:
Marriage is a sacred institution. Which celebrity union lasted the longest?
A: Britney Spears & Kevin Federline
B: Pamela Anderson & Kid Rock
C: Renee Zellwegger & Kenny Chesney
I have a feeling it's not B. He goes with A...right! 34 missed that, so he's up to $75,000! Next:
Which 6'3" Johnson was the 36th President of the U.S.?
A: Don
B: Lyndon
C: Andrew
Believe it or not, he polls the mob on such an easy question. He polls them on Lyndon, and all but two said that. He agrees and is right to go to $100,000! Next:
According to the Mayo Clinic, what is a normal blood pressure reading?
A: Below 120/80
B: Exactly 140/90
C: Over 160/100
He trusts the mob, and their best answer was A, which is right! Three missed that. Next question via the Sneak Peek:
In the Greek tragedy that bears his name, with whom did Oedipus Rex have Oedipus Sex?
He decides to call a halt and take the 100 grand! The answer, I believe, was Jocasta.
Amne$ia: The first aired contestant is Will Fowler from Castaic, CA.
The first round is called "You in 60 Seconds". This is a lightning round. The player has one minute to answer up to seven questions about his life. For each correct answer, he wins $1,000.
Q1: You were the prom king for the senior year at high school instead of giving your prom date a corsage. What did you give her?
Guess: Small troll- RIGHT ($1,000)
Q2: The first time you ever met your wife, you were hanging out smoking. According to her, what was the first thing you ever said to her?
Guess: "I'd quit for her"- RIGHT ($2,000)
Q3: You're a self-proclaimed fan of Milli Vanilli. Give the full name of either member.
Guess: Fab something- NO FREAKIN' WAY (A: Fab Morvan and Rob Pilatus)
Q4: According to your wife, what article of clothing did you make for your costume class that you shared together?
Guess: Corsage- RIGHT ($3,000)
Q5: You have two children. Which was born on a Sunday?
He gets the daughter's name that I couldn't understand- RIGHT ($4,000)
Q6: Your dad set some ground rules when it came to your love life. What age did he allow you to date?
Guess: 16- RIGHT ($5,000)
Final question: Your brother said before your wedding you would indulge yourself with a pedicure. What unique object did you have painted on your toenail?
Guess: Flower- RIGHT ($6,000)
Here's something cool about this show- after this round, host Dennis Miller literally pays the contestant his/her winnings after the first round in stacks of ten $100 bills! Also, that is the least he can walk away with when his game is over.
He is now given a Memory Bank. Three new rounds of questions follow with some assistance from his friends/family. In Round 1, $5,000 is placed in the bank for each correct answer. In Round 2, each question is worth $10,000, and $20,000 is offered per question in Round 3.
In Round 1, his father John, a history teacher, helps out. The player is now placed in a soundproof booth and John now talks with the host for a few minutes. After that, Will is asked questions about the info his father said to Miller.
Q1: When you were a high school cheerleader, what was the high school quarterback's jersey number?
Guess: 12- RIGHT ($5,000)
Q2: Complete the following campaign slogan: "Will is the best thing since..."
Guess: "Beverly Hills, 90210"- NO (A: Jell-O)
Q3: What was the name of "The Indian in the Cupboard"?
Guess: Sitting Bull- NO (A: Little Bull)
In Round 2, his brother Ben comes out.
Q1: On his Will Da Beast dentist card, what did the card say directly under "Will Da Beast"?
Guess: "Daddy of the Mac"- RIGHT ($15,000)
For his other task this round, he had to choose the one door mat out of the 12 shown that's his.
Found?: NO
For Round 3, his wife Jenny appears.
Q1: What is the correct size of Jenny's re-sized wedding ring?
Guess: 5- RIGHT ($35,000)
His second task was to select the one picture from a pool of six that marked the all-important month of December.
Pick: #2- WRONG (A: #5)
His third task was to listen to five different types of bells and ID the one that comes out of his clock spring.
Pick: #1- WRONG (A: #2)
The bonus round is called "Total Amne$ia". A possible $175,000 is on the line. Thus, a contestant who remembers a whole lot about their life can walk way with about $250,000. Each of his/her three friends holds an envelope containing a question. On each turn, he/she chooses one of the three friends. The first question is worth $25,000, the second is worth $50,000 and the last is worth $100,000. Right answers add that amount to the Memory Bank, but a wrong answer deducts it. If at any point the player goes broke, the game is over and he/she only leaves with the money won in the opening speed round. Therefore, he/she can stop the game after any question and keep whatever is in the Memory Bank at that point.
$25,000 (Ben): What was your father's science classroom number?
Guess: 3- NO (A: 9; $10,000)
$50,000 (Jenny): In "Captain Corelli's Mandolin", what was the name of the actress that played Pelagia?
Guess: Penelope Cruz- RIGHT ($60,000)
He then decides to take the money and run. His final total is $66,000.
TPIR Million Dollar Spectacular: It's that time, ladies and gentlemen! Our first four players tonight are Erica West, Daniel Haley, Christina Nuzelle and Andrew Gibson. Drew Carey is wearing a tux, and the set looks nice too! Confetti cannons then go off soon after he makes his entrance! The first IUFB is a trip to Washington, D.C.
Andrew: $1,100 (STAGE GARF)
Christina: $1,235 (STAGE GARF)
Daniel: $3,500
Erica: $3,501
ARP: $3,692, so West will play Lucky Seven for a Chevy Corvette Convertible (Std., AT, Z51, 3LT, Prot)! The first number is 6. Her second number guess is 5...
$ 6 3, _ _ _
...it's 3, so she's down to $5. Third number guess is 6...
$ 6 3, 8 _ _
...it's 8, so she's down to $3. Fourth number guess is 7...
$ 6 3, 8 5 _
...it's 5, so she only has $1 left. Her last number guess is 4...
$ 6 3, 8 5 4
...SHE DID IT!!! Great way to start the show! You could've won the Corvette, people, if you had said 5 on all four picks.
Next player is Bronson Pasquale-Farr and the second IUFB is a motorcycle.
Bronson: $6,200
Andrew: $3,200
Christina: $6,100
Daniel: $3,201
ARP: $3,249, so Haley will play Super Plinko! First SP is a basketball phone marked at $13, and he picks 3...$33. Second is a laptop tool set marked at $20 and he picks 0, and it's $50. Third is a compact digital camcorder marked at $53 and he picks 3...$83. Finally, we have a four-slice toaster oven marked at $56 and his selection is 5...it's $50! That means he wins all the prizes and chips!
1. DUD (Left)
2. $500 (Right)
3. $1,000 (Left)
4. DUD (Right)
5. $100 (Right)
He wins a disappointing $1,600.
Delores Sanchez then gets to Contestant's Row and the third IUFB is a white gold man's watch.
Delores: $1,500
Bronson: $1,501
Andrew: $650 (STAGE GARF)
Christina: BUCK (GARF OF THE CENTURY)
ARP: $3,800, so Pasquale-Farr will play One Away for a Ford Explorer XLT (Std., Stereo, Sensor, Prot). AND THIS IS THE MILLION DOLLAR GAME!!! If he can score an EXACTA in this game, the car and the $1,000,000 will be his. My gut was $27,572. First guess is:
$ 2 7, 5 7 4
He has...
...three numbers right, so no big money for him right now. His other guess is:
$ 2 9, 5 7 2
And of course, he is...
$ 2 9, 5 7 2
...WRONG. ARP: $27,592.
SSD1: On this year's MDSs, getting $1 the first time is worth $5,000. In the Bonus Spin, hitting a green section is worth another $25,000, and hitting $1 again is worth another $50,000. The only total loser this half spins 40...and a quarter for 65 cents. Haley spins 60...and goes over. The lady spins 80 cents to get into the Showcase!
Next player is Adam Rose and the next IUFB is a keyboard.
Adam: $3,895
Andrew: $2,500
Christina: $4,000
Delores: $4,001
ARP: $4,695, so that means Sanchez will play Clock Game for $5,000, a refrigerator and golf equipment. The ARP of the fridge was $749. She starts with $800, then $600...$700...$750...$740...and one ups from there. 18 seconds left to nail the price of the golf stuff, which cost $998. First guess is $600, then $700...$800...$900...$1,000...$900...$910...tries to one up from there, but Drew stops the clock because he gets a bit lost. She then says $999...$996...$997...and then $998 with just 2.5 seconds to spare!
Next is Tanya Cosija and the next IUFB is a bed.
Tanya: $3,800
Adam: $4,100
Andrew: $2,400
Christina: $4,101
ARP: $3,788, so Gibson will play Super Pushover for a Pontiac G6 (Std., Prots, Starter, SRadio, Heater). Board:
192125180
Does he say $21,251...yup!
The last player is Osvaldo Montez and the night's final IUFB is a treadmill.
Osvaldo: $2,900
Christina: $2,400
Tanya: $2,985
Adam: $2,999
ARP: $3,999, so Nuzelle is off to the Nighttime Hall of Shame while Rose plays Super Grand Game for $20,000. Target is $7 and the products are pasta sauce, Citracal, Alka-Seltzer, salsa, Blue Star ointment and cramps reliever. First pick is the sauce, which is $1.99. Second is the salsa, which is $2.99. Third is the Alka-Seltzer, which is a flat $4. He goes for it all with the ointment...$6.19 for $20,000!
(When he got up on stage and later won the $20,000, he did cartwheels!)
SSD2: Sanchez spins a dime...and 20 for 30 cents. Rose ties her, but spins again...and gets 40 cents more for a total of 70 cents. Gibson spins 50...and a nickel, so the cartwheelin' man is in the Showcase!
First Showcase takes a visit to the Hi-Tech Mall, which houses Apple electronics, a plasma TV, and a Ford Escape Hybrid AWD (Std., Nav., Bars, Moonroof, SRadio, Premium)! West bids $42,700. For Rose, we see things that the models might do on her day off. First, she might spend her day on the beach with some swimwear. Then, the models take a new catameran to the water. Finally, they drive through the sands in a new Cadillac XLR (Std., Wheels)! He bids $83,475.
ARP for her: $45,554, a difference of $2,854. Let's reveal the last three digits of Rose's Showcase...
$ _ _, 3 5 5
...OK. Now, the first number...
$ 8 _, 3 5 5
...this is the moment of truth. If that second digit is 5, he wins his Showcase. If it's 4, he's a millionaire. Anything else and he loses. Let's reveal that second digit...
$ 8 4, 3 5 5
HE JUST WON $1,000,000!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
THAT MEANS OBVIOUSLY NOT ONLY IS HE THE ALL-TIME WINNER ON THIS SHOW, HE IS NOW CBS' ALL-TIME WINNER WITH $1,153,908 IN CASH AND PRIZES!!! THIS SHOW'S GOAL OF GIVING AWAY A MILLION DOLLARS HAS FINALLY BEEN REALIZED!!! IF THEY DON'T AIR ANOTHER ONE OF THESE AFTER TONIGHT, I'LL BE HAPPY.
WHAT AN UNBELIEVABLE NIGHT THIS HAS BEEN!!!!
(He didn't do any cartwheels when he won the grand prize, though. Oh well.)
The challengers get the first 96 points on things people do at their houses to prepare for a party. The Alakas fire back with 88 on places where you might feel safe.
Double: Animals that travel in big groups. Starting with:
1. Elephants (18, Erica)
2.
3.
4.
5.
The challengers will play. Starting this round with Brian, he answers deer...#4 (11)! Up to Nicole, who then says birds...#2 (13)! Mark then answers wilder beasts...I don't think so. Therese is next with a guess of lions...no. Back to Erica, whose next guess is wolves...#3 (12)! Brian goes for the sweep with coyotes...nope. Kaduat then goes for the steal with fish...but the bottom answer is actually buffaloes (9), so the Feltmans go to 204!
Triple: If a man could get pregnant, name something he would be afraid to give up for nine months. Khalid is first on the buzzer with watching sports...doggone it, it's not there! Brian then takes control with alcohol, the #1 answer (52). Now to Nicole, who next says playing sports...no. Mark's next response is eating salty foods...no. Therese tries to keep the team in control with smoking...that's #3 (11)! Erica's next guess is having sex...#2 (16)! For a game-winning sweep, Brian goes with eating sweets...NO. The champions will now decide their fate. Kaduat's final guess on the bottom answer is partying...but it's caffeine (5), so it's time for the Feltmans to party at 441!
Fast Money: Can they go into the break on a good note? We'll find out as Erica and Nicole go for the big money.
1. According to 100 men, on a scale of 1-10, how much do you love your car?
2. Besides jewelry, something else people wear around their neck.
3. Name a U.S. city people go in the hopes of making it big.
4. Something that may be covered in caramel.
5. Name something you do when you say goodbye to someone.
My guesses:
1. 10
2. Sweaters (Medals was my other guess)
3. Hollywood (NYC was my other guess)
4. Chocolate
5. Kiss them (Hugging was my second guess)
Erica blanks out on the second question. She said 10, Las Vegas, candy and hug them for 96. Nicole said 9, scarf, NYC, ice cream and kiss them for $20,000! Unsaid #1 answers:
1. 8
3. Hollywood (They should've gotten this one.)
4. Apples
WOF: Tonight's players are Penny Crabtree (in the yellow) from Chautauqua, NY (who is a bartender), Kevin Bosley from Burbank (who is a recording engineer) and Susan Hudson from Lexington, SC (who works at the college admissions office at the University of South Carolina).
Crabtree wins her first $1,000 with BABY'S FIRST HAIRCUT, while Hudson wins $2,000 with CHESS MASTER.
Round 1 category is Living Thing, and a $6,000 Iceland trip is out on the wheel now. When we get to Crabtree following a Lose a Turn hit by Hudson, we have...
_ _ A _ _- T _ R _ A T E _
S _ A R R _ _
...I don't know the first word. She calls the P for the trip but then gets Lose a Turn as well. The man at the end calls the W for $10,000! But he also hits Lose a Turn. Hudson calls an $800 D and buys a couple of O's. After a $600 H, she goes to Dudville with an N call. Crabtree then calls a $550 B, located at the beginning of the puzzle, and solves BLACK-THROATED SPARROW for $6,550 in cash and trip and $7,550 total!
$25,000-WINNING ID #1: RS22433
Eggland's Best Jackpot Round category is Phrase. Midway in the round, Crabtree calls two N's for the Wild Card. At that point, we have...
I'LL/BE/YOUR/_ _ I _ E R/
_ _ I _/E _ E N I N _
...I don't know. She calls a $700 G, a $700 V, and then buys the A, cleaning out the vowels. She then solves I'LL BE YOUR WAITER THIS EVENING for another $3,250 and $10,800 total.
NCL Big Money/Prize Puzzle Round category is Show Biz. Will the $10,000 Mystery Wedge prize be won for the third episode in a row? Speak of the Devil, early on, Hudson picks up the ten grand after calling an S! But she then loses it just as quickly as she earned it to a Bankrupt. Later on, she calls the P for $5,000 from the Big Money Wedge, and we now have...
_ A T _ H _
_ A L _ P S _
B E A T
...she then buys the O, and I know this now. After calling the C's, she solves CATCHY CALYPSO BEAT for another $7,850 and a trip to Jamaica, for a total of $17,350 and the lead!
WINNING ID FOR TRIP: MO7485120
Crabtree then solves BANANA BREAD to go to $13,800. Speed-Up Round category is Fun and Games and consonants are worth $1,300 each. This will decide which woman will go to the big show. After Crabtree calls the L's, we have...
P L _ _ _ N G
T _ _
L _ T T _ R _
...for the championship...she does it with PLAYING THE LOTTERY! Her winning total is $19,000! Hudson takes home $17,350 in cash and trip and the man has the $1,000 consolation.
Will she win any part of the $100,000 bank? Or will she drive away in an Acura or Volvo? She spins the double star and the category is Phrase. Starting with:
_ _ _ _ _/_ N/T _ E/_ R _ _
Her opening choices are H, D, C and O. Finally, she chooses M. We get...
_ _ _ C _/ON/THE/D R _ _
...she says PUNCH ON THE DRAW...close. QUICK ON THE DRAW. She doesn't win $25,000.
$25,000-WINNING ID #2: BB04379
Jeopardy!: Let's see if Zia Choudhury can come back to win this thing. First-round categories:
BIBLICAL QUOTES
ON THE RADIO
WHAT'S FOR DESSERT
SOUTH PARK
BORN FIRST
DOUBLE TALK
Rachel Horn, the current leader after Day 1, hits the Daily Double early on under the $800 Bible clue. She tries to double her thousand on this:
The land of Canaan is described as "flowing with" these two items mentioned some twenty times in the Bible.
"What are milk and honey?"...she doubles to $2,000! At the first break, Choudhury finds himself $1,800 in deep doo-doo debt. Steve has $600 and Horn is off to a big lead tonight with $5,000. At the end of the round, thanks to a late rally by him, he's out of the hole with $2,000. Steve has half that and Horn still leads this game with $5,800.
DJ! categories:
THE 20th CENTURY
ARE YOU READY FOR SOME SOCCER?
NERDS RULE!
NAME THAT BOOK
METAL
"B" SHARP
Early on, the man collects the lead after getting most of the clues in Name That Book, taking him to $6,800. After he's the first to hit five figures, he hits the first Daily Double under the $2,000 20th century clue. With $10,800, he goes ALL IN. Good luck, my friend. His tournament life is pretty much on the line with this clue:
In December 1989, this playwright was elected president of Czechslovakia, the first non-Communist since 1948.
"Who is Checkov?"...
"Who is Checkov?"
...NO!! Darn. Correct: Who is Havel? A few turns later, Steve hits the other Daily Double under the $1,600 "B" Sharp clue. She now has $6,200 to Horn's $10,600. Her wager is $3,000:
This ethnic group lives in the Pyrenees and speaks Euskera.
She has nothing, so she drops to $3,200. Correct: Who are the Basques? At the end of the round, Horn has $9,800. Steve has $8,400 and Choudhury is back at $4,000. Unfortunately, the best he can do now is leave with $26,000 as the runner-up.
FJ! category: U.S. Government History.
This man cast the first tie-breaking vote in U.S. Senate history.
He wrote down "Who is Henry Clay?"...no, and he loses the whole thing, so he leaves with $18,000. Steve wrote down "Who is Adams?"...
"Who is Adams?"
...NOT ACCEPTABLE. She lost $1,800 to finish with the minimum $25,000, which means Rachel Horn has automatically won the $75,000! Just for fun, she also got FJ! correct with "Who was John Adams?". Her winning tourney score is $41,601.
1 vs. 100: After a long rest, Sarah Greene is back with us. When we left off with her several weeks ago, she was down to 27 people left in the mob, and thus now has $100,000 in the bank. Only the poll the mob help is gone. We resume with this question:
Which political figure has had no less than four heart attacks?
A: Bill Clinton
B: Dick Cheney
C: John McCain
She goes with the obviousm, Dick Cheney...
A: Bill Clinton
B: Dick Cheney
C: John McCain
...right! Two missed that. Second question tonight:
When Paul McCartney yells at his famous fashion designer daughter, what does he say?
A: "Adrian!"
B: "Stella!"
C: "Elaine!"
She goes with "Stella!"...
A: "Adrian!"
B: "Stella!"
C: "Elaine"
...right! Eight missed it, so she now has $250,000! 17 are left. But believe it or not, even with two helps on the table, she decides to take the money and go home! That surprised me.
Our last player of the season is Eric Smart (!) from L.A. He's a special investigator for a security company. During one question early on, after he got it wrong, Oscar the Grouch called Bob Saget Howie Mandel instead! DOH!!
Let's pick it up with this question asked by Nicole Eggert of "Baywatch":
What was the name of Nicole Egger't's character on "Baywatch"?
A: Summer
B: Winter
C: Autumn
66 people are left, so he has $10,000 now. He decides to use his first help, which turns out to be asking the mob. The lady at #13 said Summer because she thought the name sounded cute. The lady at #86 said Autumn because she thought that was a popular woman's name. Sadly, this is of no help to Smart. He goes with Summer...which of course is right! Ten people were wrong, giving him $25,000! Next:
Marriage is a sacred institution. Which celebrity union lasted the longest?
A: Britney Spears & Kevin Federline
B: Pamela Anderson & Kid Rock
C: Renee Zellwegger & Kenny Chesney
I have a feeling it's not B. He goes with A...right! 34 missed that, so he's up to $75,000! Next:
Which 6'3" Johnson was the 36th President of the U.S.?
A: Don
B: Lyndon
C: Andrew
Believe it or not, he polls the mob on such an easy question. He polls them on Lyndon, and all but two said that. He agrees and is right to go to $100,000! Next:
According to the Mayo Clinic, what is a normal blood pressure reading?
A: Below 120/80
B: Exactly 140/90
C: Over 160/100
He trusts the mob, and their best answer was A, which is right! Three missed that. Next question via the Sneak Peek:
In the Greek tragedy that bears his name, with whom did Oedipus Rex have Oedipus Sex?
He decides to call a halt and take the 100 grand! The answer, I believe, was Jocasta.
Amne$ia: The first aired contestant is Will Fowler from Castaic, CA.
The first round is called "You in 60 Seconds". This is a lightning round. The player has one minute to answer up to seven questions about his life. For each correct answer, he wins $1,000.
Q1: You were the prom king for the senior year at high school instead of giving your prom date a corsage. What did you give her?
Guess: Small troll- RIGHT ($1,000)
Q2: The first time you ever met your wife, you were hanging out smoking. According to her, what was the first thing you ever said to her?
Guess: "I'd quit for her"- RIGHT ($2,000)
Q3: You're a self-proclaimed fan of Milli Vanilli. Give the full name of either member.
Guess: Fab something- NO FREAKIN' WAY (A: Fab Morvan and Rob Pilatus)
Q4: According to your wife, what article of clothing did you make for your costume class that you shared together?
Guess: Corsage- RIGHT ($3,000)
Q5: You have two children. Which was born on a Sunday?
He gets the daughter's name that I couldn't understand- RIGHT ($4,000)
Q6: Your dad set some ground rules when it came to your love life. What age did he allow you to date?
Guess: 16- RIGHT ($5,000)
Final question: Your brother said before your wedding you would indulge yourself with a pedicure. What unique object did you have painted on your toenail?
Guess: Flower- RIGHT ($6,000)
Here's something cool about this show- after this round, host Dennis Miller literally pays the contestant his/her winnings after the first round in stacks of ten $100 bills! Also, that is the least he can walk away with when his game is over.
He is now given a Memory Bank. Three new rounds of questions follow with some assistance from his friends/family. In Round 1, $5,000 is placed in the bank for each correct answer. In Round 2, each question is worth $10,000, and $20,000 is offered per question in Round 3.
In Round 1, his father John, a history teacher, helps out. The player is now placed in a soundproof booth and John now talks with the host for a few minutes. After that, Will is asked questions about the info his father said to Miller.
Q1: When you were a high school cheerleader, what was the high school quarterback's jersey number?
Guess: 12- RIGHT ($5,000)
Q2: Complete the following campaign slogan: "Will is the best thing since..."
Guess: "Beverly Hills, 90210"- NO (A: Jell-O)
Q3: What was the name of "The Indian in the Cupboard"?
Guess: Sitting Bull- NO (A: Little Bull)
In Round 2, his brother Ben comes out.
Q1: On his Will Da Beast dentist card, what did the card say directly under "Will Da Beast"?
Guess: "Daddy of the Mac"- RIGHT ($15,000)
For his other task this round, he had to choose the one door mat out of the 12 shown that's his.
Found?: NO
For Round 3, his wife Jenny appears.
Q1: What is the correct size of Jenny's re-sized wedding ring?
Guess: 5- RIGHT ($35,000)
His second task was to select the one picture from a pool of six that marked the all-important month of December.
Pick: #2- WRONG (A: #5)
His third task was to listen to five different types of bells and ID the one that comes out of his clock spring.
Pick: #1- WRONG (A: #2)
The bonus round is called "Total Amne$ia". A possible $175,000 is on the line. Thus, a contestant who remembers a whole lot about their life can walk way with about $250,000. Each of his/her three friends holds an envelope containing a question. On each turn, he/she chooses one of the three friends. The first question is worth $25,000, the second is worth $50,000 and the last is worth $100,000. Right answers add that amount to the Memory Bank, but a wrong answer deducts it. If at any point the player goes broke, the game is over and he/she only leaves with the money won in the opening speed round. Therefore, he/she can stop the game after any question and keep whatever is in the Memory Bank at that point.
$25,000 (Ben): What was your father's science classroom number?
Guess: 3- NO (A: 9; $10,000)
$50,000 (Jenny): In "Captain Corelli's Mandolin", what was the name of the actress that played Pelagia?
Guess: Penelope Cruz- RIGHT ($60,000)
He then decides to take the money and run. His final total is $66,000.
TPIR Million Dollar Spectacular: It's that time, ladies and gentlemen! Our first four players tonight are Erica West, Daniel Haley, Christina Nuzelle and Andrew Gibson. Drew Carey is wearing a tux, and the set looks nice too! Confetti cannons then go off soon after he makes his entrance! The first IUFB is a trip to Washington, D.C.
Andrew: $1,100 (STAGE GARF)
Christina: $1,235 (STAGE GARF)
Daniel: $3,500
Erica: $3,501
ARP: $3,692, so West will play Lucky Seven for a Chevy Corvette Convertible (Std., AT, Z51, 3LT, Prot)! The first number is 6. Her second number guess is 5...
$ 6 3, _ _ _
...it's 3, so she's down to $5. Third number guess is 6...
$ 6 3, 8 _ _
...it's 8, so she's down to $3. Fourth number guess is 7...
$ 6 3, 8 5 _
...it's 5, so she only has $1 left. Her last number guess is 4...
$ 6 3, 8 5 4
...SHE DID IT!!! Great way to start the show! You could've won the Corvette, people, if you had said 5 on all four picks.
Next player is Bronson Pasquale-Farr and the second IUFB is a motorcycle.
Bronson: $6,200
Andrew: $3,200
Christina: $6,100
Daniel: $3,201
ARP: $3,249, so Haley will play Super Plinko! First SP is a basketball phone marked at $13, and he picks 3...$33. Second is a laptop tool set marked at $20 and he picks 0, and it's $50. Third is a compact digital camcorder marked at $53 and he picks 3...$83. Finally, we have a four-slice toaster oven marked at $56 and his selection is 5...it's $50! That means he wins all the prizes and chips!
1. DUD (Left)
2. $500 (Right)
3. $1,000 (Left)
4. DUD (Right)
5. $100 (Right)
He wins a disappointing $1,600.
Delores Sanchez then gets to Contestant's Row and the third IUFB is a white gold man's watch.
Delores: $1,500
Bronson: $1,501
Andrew: $650 (STAGE GARF)
Christina: BUCK (GARF OF THE CENTURY)
ARP: $3,800, so Pasquale-Farr will play One Away for a Ford Explorer XLT (Std., Stereo, Sensor, Prot). AND THIS IS THE MILLION DOLLAR GAME!!! If he can score an EXACTA in this game, the car and the $1,000,000 will be his. My gut was $27,572. First guess is:
$ 2 7, 5 7 4
He has...
...three numbers right, so no big money for him right now. His other guess is:
$ 2 9, 5 7 2
And of course, he is...
$ 2 9, 5 7 2
...WRONG. ARP: $27,592.
SSD1: On this year's MDSs, getting $1 the first time is worth $5,000. In the Bonus Spin, hitting a green section is worth another $25,000, and hitting $1 again is worth another $50,000. The only total loser this half spins 40...and a quarter for 65 cents. Haley spins 60...and goes over. The lady spins 80 cents to get into the Showcase!
Next player is Adam Rose and the next IUFB is a keyboard.
Adam: $3,895
Andrew: $2,500
Christina: $4,000
Delores: $4,001
ARP: $4,695, so that means Sanchez will play Clock Game for $5,000, a refrigerator and golf equipment. The ARP of the fridge was $749. She starts with $800, then $600...$700...$750...$740...and one ups from there. 18 seconds left to nail the price of the golf stuff, which cost $998. First guess is $600, then $700...$800...$900...$1,000...$900...$910...tries to one up from there, but Drew stops the clock because he gets a bit lost. She then says $999...$996...$997...and then $998 with just 2.5 seconds to spare!
Next is Tanya Cosija and the next IUFB is a bed.
Tanya: $3,800
Adam: $4,100
Andrew: $2,400
Christina: $4,101
ARP: $3,788, so Gibson will play Super Pushover for a Pontiac G6 (Std., Prots, Starter, SRadio, Heater). Board:
192125180
Does he say $21,251...yup!
The last player is Osvaldo Montez and the night's final IUFB is a treadmill.
Osvaldo: $2,900
Christina: $2,400
Tanya: $2,985
Adam: $2,999
ARP: $3,999, so Nuzelle is off to the Nighttime Hall of Shame while Rose plays Super Grand Game for $20,000. Target is $7 and the products are pasta sauce, Citracal, Alka-Seltzer, salsa, Blue Star ointment and cramps reliever. First pick is the sauce, which is $1.99. Second is the salsa, which is $2.99. Third is the Alka-Seltzer, which is a flat $4. He goes for it all with the ointment...$6.19 for $20,000!
(When he got up on stage and later won the $20,000, he did cartwheels!)
SSD2: Sanchez spins a dime...and 20 for 30 cents. Rose ties her, but spins again...and gets 40 cents more for a total of 70 cents. Gibson spins 50...and a nickel, so the cartwheelin' man is in the Showcase!
First Showcase takes a visit to the Hi-Tech Mall, which houses Apple electronics, a plasma TV, and a Ford Escape Hybrid AWD (Std., Nav., Bars, Moonroof, SRadio, Premium)! West bids $42,700. For Rose, we see things that the models might do on her day off. First, she might spend her day on the beach with some swimwear. Then, the models take a new catameran to the water. Finally, they drive through the sands in a new Cadillac XLR (Std., Wheels)! He bids $83,475.
ARP for her: $45,554, a difference of $2,854. Let's reveal the last three digits of Rose's Showcase...
$ _ _, 3 5 5
...OK. Now, the first number...
$ 8 _, 3 5 5
...this is the moment of truth. If that second digit is 5, he wins his Showcase. If it's 4, he's a millionaire. Anything else and he loses. Let's reveal that second digit...
$ 8 4, 3 5 5
HE JUST WON $1,000,000!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
THAT MEANS OBVIOUSLY NOT ONLY IS HE THE ALL-TIME WINNER ON THIS SHOW, HE IS NOW CBS' ALL-TIME WINNER WITH $1,153,908 IN CASH AND PRIZES!!! THIS SHOW'S GOAL OF GIVING AWAY A MILLION DOLLARS HAS FINALLY BEEN REALIZED!!! IF THEY DON'T AIR ANOTHER ONE OF THESE AFTER TONIGHT, I'LL BE HAPPY.
WHAT AN UNBELIEVABLE NIGHT THIS HAS BEEN!!!!
(He didn't do any cartwheels when he won the grand prize, though. Oh well.)
Thursday, February 21, 2008
"American Idol" Top 24- First 4 eliminations
Let's start with the men. Let's reveal the first three guys definitely moving on to next week:
David Hernandez
Chikezie Eze
David Cook
Jason Yeager
Robbie Carrico
David Archuleta
Danny Noriega
Luke Menard
Colton Berry
Garret Haley
Jason Castro
Michael Johns
The next three:
Chikezie Eze
David Cook
Jason Yeager
Robbie Carrico
Danny Noriega
Luke Menard
Colton Berry
Garrett Haley
Jason Castro
The next three:
Chikezie Eze
Jason Yeager
Danny Noriega
Luke Menard
Colton Berry
Garrett Haley
Now, for the bad news. The first man eliminated was...
Jason Yeager
Colton Berry
Garrett Haley
...Garrett Haley. The other man eliminated was...
Jason Yeager
Colton Berry
...the Virginia man, Colton Berry! Darn.
Now, for the women. The first three definitely moving on are:
Kristy Lee Cook
Joanne Borgella
Alaina Whitaker
Amanda Overmyer
Amy Davis
Brooke White
Alexandrea Lushington
Kady Malloy
Asia'h Epperson
Ramiele Malubay
Syesha Mercado
Carly Smithson
The next three joining them are:
Joanne Borgella
Alaina Whitaker
Amanda Overmyer
Amy Davis
Brooke White
Alexandrea Lushington
Kady Malloy
Asia'h Epperson
Ramiele Malubay
The next three:
Joanne Borgella
Alaina Whitaker
Amanda Overmyer
Amy Davis
Kady Malloy
Ramiele Malubay
The first woman definitely eliminated was...
Joanne Borgella
Amanda Overmyer
Amy Davis
...Amy Davis, the lowest scorer amongst the women on my female scoreboard. Joining her out the door...
Joanne Borgella
Amanda Overmyer
...Joanne Borgella.
During the episode, a cool music video with Paula Abdul and Randy Jackson was shown!
The goodbye song this season is "Best Days" by the Graham Colton Band.
David Hernandez
Chikezie Eze
David Cook
Jason Yeager
Robbie Carrico
David Archuleta
Danny Noriega
Luke Menard
Colton Berry
Garret Haley
Jason Castro
Michael Johns
The next three:
Chikezie Eze
David Cook
Jason Yeager
Robbie Carrico
Danny Noriega
Luke Menard
Colton Berry
Garrett Haley
Jason Castro
The next three:
Chikezie Eze
Jason Yeager
Danny Noriega
Luke Menard
Colton Berry
Garrett Haley
Now, for the bad news. The first man eliminated was...
Jason Yeager
Colton Berry
Garrett Haley
...Garrett Haley. The other man eliminated was...
Jason Yeager
Colton Berry
...the Virginia man, Colton Berry! Darn.
Now, for the women. The first three definitely moving on are:
Kristy Lee Cook
Joanne Borgella
Alaina Whitaker
Amanda Overmyer
Amy Davis
Brooke White
Alexandrea Lushington
Kady Malloy
Asia'h Epperson
Ramiele Malubay
Syesha Mercado
Carly Smithson
The next three joining them are:
Joanne Borgella
Alaina Whitaker
Amanda Overmyer
Amy Davis
Brooke White
Alexandrea Lushington
Kady Malloy
Asia'h Epperson
Ramiele Malubay
The next three:
Joanne Borgella
Alaina Whitaker
Amanda Overmyer
Amy Davis
Kady Malloy
Ramiele Malubay
The first woman definitely eliminated was...
Joanne Borgella
Amanda Overmyer
Amy Davis
...Amy Davis, the lowest scorer amongst the women on my female scoreboard. Joining her out the door...
Joanne Borgella
Amanda Overmyer
...Joanne Borgella.
During the episode, a cool music video with Paula Abdul and Randy Jackson was shown!
The goodbye song this season is "Best Days" by the Graham Colton Band.
2/21/2008 Results
WWTBAM: Brent Massey is back hoping to leave with at least $50,000. His final $50,000 question is this:
What actor had a role in three of the five movies that were nominated for Best Picture of 2002?
A: Jude Law
B: Chris Cooper
C: John C. Reilly
D: Ian McKellan
He's leaning towards the middle choices. He locks in John C. Reilly...
A: Jude Law
B: Chris Cooper
C: John C. Reilly
D: Ian McKellan
...got it for $50,000! Next, for $100,000:
The Kirsten Dunst comedy "Bring It On" depicts the rivalry between what two cheerleading squads?
A: Flyers and Daisies
B: Toros and Clevers
C: Lobos and Posies
D: Riders and Acorns
Immediately, he goes with B...
A: Flyers and Daisies
B: Toros and Clevers
C: Lobos and Posies
D: Riders and Acorns
...and he now has $100,000! For a quarter million:
What Jim Carrey movie features the "Millionaire"-inspired line "Is that your final answer"?
A: "Me, Myself & Irene"
B: "Bruce Almighty"
C: "Fun with Dick & Jane"
D: "How the Grinch Stole Christmas"
My gut was "Bruce Almighty", because I recall "Survey Says!" being said in that movie. He's not sure enough, so he walks with the 100 grand...and I was right! Too bad he didn't go with me in the end.
Steve McCain from Orlando is next. He asked the audience in order to get the $2,000 video question right. For $16,000:
In addition to the 2007 thriller "Zodiac", S.F.'s infamous 1960s "Zodiac Killer" inspired which of these films?
A: "So I Married An Axe Murderer"
B: "Pacific Heights"
C: "Dirty Harry"
D: "The Conversation"
He feels lucky enough, so he says "Dirty Harry"...
A: "So I Married An Axe Murderer"
B: "Pacific Heights"
C: "Dirty Harry"
D: "The Conversation"
...he has $16,000! Last question of the day, for $25,000:
In a memorable scene from "E.T. The Extra-Terrrestrial", the mischevious alien gets snockered drinking what brand of beer?
A: Pabst Blue Ribbon
B: Coors
C: Miller Lite
D: Schlitz
He calls her "Cold Jam" buddy, Lisa, who says Schlitz but is not 100% sure. The 50:50 leaves that and Coors. He decides to go against her and say Coors...
B: Coors
D: Schlitz
...he'll be back tomorrow!
TPIR: In the past two episodes, the players who have played their Pricing Games have taken a beating thanks to Roger's intentions of saving on the budget- only one Pricing Game has been won during that time. Will today get better? Let's find out.
Today's first four players are Kimberly Warburton, Mary Ann Mills, Brenda Jackson and Daniel Huffman. The first IUFB is a model train set.
Daniel: $450
Mary Ann: $780
Brenda: $800
Kimberly: $801
ARP: $1,232, so Warburton will try to get past the Lucky Seven gauntlet in order to win a Pontiac Solstice (Std., Prots). Unfortunately, it doesn't happen- she loses on the fourth number. ARP was $26,142.
Next player is Johnnnnnnnnnnnn Davidson (NO, it's not the former host of "Hollywood Squares"), and the second IUFB is cookware.
John: $825
Daniel: $427
Mary Ann: $920
Brenda: $750
ARP: $600, so the first man called today will play Plinko. He gets three of the SPs for four Plinko chips total.
1. DUD (Left)
2. $500 (Right)
3. $10,000
4. DUD (Left)
He wins $10,500!
The next player is Ariel Moyle and the third IUFB is a desk.
Ariel: $600
Mary Ann: $750
Brenda: $675
John: BUCK
ARP: $498, so the new John Davidson will play the season's first playing of Make Your Mark for a daybed, a pinball machine and a BBQ. The board:
$5,311
$2,399
$3,806
$4,595
He leaves out $5,311, which I would've done as well. The daybed is $2,399 and the BBQ is $3,806. He leaves $4,595 alone...and is a winner!
SSD1: The only total loser this half spins 15...and 85 for $1,000! The Plinko man also gets $1,000 in one spin! Davidson spins 75...and goes over, just missing the quarter. The lady then spins a quarter...while Huffman wins with 90 cents!
Next is Dorita Ninos and the next IUFB is a game table.
Dorita: $675
Ariel: $700
Mary Ann: $1,000
Brenda: BUCK
ARP: $600, so Jackson plays for a sauna, which is either $4,204 or $5,995. She says $5,995 and wins!
Next is Lisa Judeets and the next IUFB is a pendulum swing.
Lisa: $475
Dorita: $500
Ariel: $600
Mary Ann: $601
ARP: $2,295, so Mills, the last of today's first four players called, will play Money Game for a Dodge Caliber. Board:
(50)(36)(90)
(72)(16)(17)
(10)(15)(85)
Middle number is 6. First pick is 17 for $17. Second is 16...more money. She then picks 15 as the front of the car ($ 1 5, 6 _ _). Does she pick 10 in her last two picks...yes she does! She picked 85 before she picked that on her final pick. Thus, she wins the $15,610 car and $118 for expenses!
That audience didn't know what they were talking about!
Edward Ball is last and the final IUFB is snowboarding equipment.
Edward: $875
Lisa: $800
Dorita: $1,200
Ariel: $1,201
All are over.
Edward: $499
Lisa: $550
Dorita: $625
Ariel: $601
ARP: $765, so Ninos will play Grocery Game for a living room worth $3,365. The products available are V8 juice, Hot Pockets, Clorox bleach, prunes and a small can of tomato sauce. First purchase is eight Hot Pockets. Each box of them is $2.49, for a total of $19.92. She wisely goes with the tomato sauce...and it's 52 cents for the win! The Lucky Seven gauntlet was the only game really lost today!
SSD2: Ninos spins 55 cents. Jackson spins 65 cents. Mills spins 55...and 35 to make it to the Showcase as the top winner!
First Showcase features the debut of the iPrize! First, by pressing the banana button, you'll get a banana bread recipe that you could make on a new range. Second, by pressing the snowflake button, you can access detailed directions on how to get to Alaska. Finally, when you press the gas meter button, a new Ford Fusion rolls out (Std., Prot)! Mills has had enough with cars today, so she'll pass to the Plinko guy, who bids $22,500. Mills will try for a new dining room, an upright piano and a snowmobile, and she bids $25,000, which I think is a WILLY.
ARP for him: $23,666, a difference of $1,166 (I would have gone over on that for sure). ARP for her: Twenty....three thousand, 218, so she's over by less than two grand and Huffman's your champion with $35,906 in cash and prizes! Mills leaves with $18,023 in cash and stuff.
Family Feud: The men are trying to win the week in terms of wins.
First question: Even though it would be fun to be a princess, name a reason why Prince Charles is not a great catch, according to 100 women. Starting with:
1. Unattractive chap (37, MM)
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
The women will play. Starting with Paris Hilton, she says cheating on Princess Diana...#2 (23)! Dolly then says he works too much...no. Angelina Jolie then says no in-laws...that's #4 (10) for Royal Family! Whoopi Goldberg then guesses too many rules and regulations...no. Back to Marilyn, who says being in the public too much...#6 (3)! Paris then says he's too much of a blue blood...three strikes. 73 points are on the line on the first steal of the game. Elvis goes with being too boring...too boring for this survey, so the women get those points. Not said:
3. Cold/conceited (12)
5. Older age (4)
7. Lives in England (3)
Second question: Famous Jerrys or Gerris. Starting with:
1.
2. Seinfield (28, President Bush)
3. Springer (20, Paris)
4.
5.
The men will play this time. Bono's first answer today is Jerry Lewis...NUMBER ONE (39)! Johnny Depp's first answer is Tom & Jerry, which is #4 (7)! For an instant sweep, Howard Stern says Jerry Stiller...not the bottom answer. Back to Elvis, who says Weintraub...no. The President has the last chance with Jerry Van Dyke...NO. Marilyn Monroe then thinks that bottom answer is Jerry Lee Lewis..."Goodness, gracious, great balls of fire"- that's it (2) to go to 167!
Double: Expressions with "cold" in them. Starting with:
1.
2.
3.
4. Cold shoulder (7, Bono)
5.
6.
The men get to start a round once more. Johnny then says hot and cold...not there. The DJ then says cold as a cucumber...also nowhere to be found. The music king then tries cold as ice...#2 (12)! President Bush is next with a guess of cold day in Hell...that answer's going straight to Hell, because that's three strikes. For a small 38-point steal, MM answers with cold-hearted snake...cold-hearted is all they needed as the #1 answer (24), so they go to 205! Rest of the board:
3. Cold-blooded (8)
5. Cold feet (6)
6. Ice cold (5)
Triple: Things a person might rub for good luck. Angelina Jolie rings in with rabbit's foot, and that's #1 (49) for control! Whoopi then goes with a four-leaf clover...oops. MM then answers a buddha's belly...bottom answer (10)! Paris then says a rock...no. Dolly Parton says a log's top...STRIKEOUT. To force Sudden Death, Elvis says a coin...#2 (13) for 177! #3 was a bald head (11).
Sudden Death: Howard and Whoopi represent. Question:
Name a state that starts with K.
Whoopi says the top state out of that group is Kentucky...but it's Kansas (53), so the men win the game and the week's match!
Fast Money: Bono and Elvis score 132 for another $660, $21,455 total.
Jeopardy!: It's Day 1 of the Teen Tournament finals. Rachel Cooke is now known as Steve (her nickname) Cooke. OK, now. Anyway, the first round categories are as follows:
THEM LITERATURE TYPE FACTS
THE OLYMPICS
THE TOP TEEN LIST
GAMERS UNITE!
HODGEPODGE
RHYME TIME
Rachel Horn gets most of the rhyme clues to take the early lead with over two grand. But just before the first break, Zia Choudhury finds the Daily Double under the $800 literature clue. With $1,000 at this point, he tries to double it:
In the 1830s he wrote, "But he has nothing on at all, said a little child at last".
"Who is Dickens?"...NO. It was Hans Christen Andersen, so he's back to square one. He then gets the thousand back after getting the last clue in that category. At the end of the round, Horn has $6,800, while Steve has half that amount and the only man on the finals panel has $1,800.
DJ! categories:
CLASS TRIP TO WASHINGTON
YOU DO THE MATH
THEATRE
SHARK!
NETWORKING
IN THE SPANISH DICTIONARY
Choudhury gets off to a good start this round by getting the $400, $800 and $1,600 Spanish clues to go to five grand. But Steve tries for a sweep of the shark category with this clue:
Galeocerdo Cuvier, this shark retains its eggs until its young hatch; they're grreat!
Horn rings in with "What is the tiger shark?"...thinking of Tony the Tiger from Frosted Flakes, that is correct to go to $8,800 and spoil the sweep bid! Steve's the first one to hit five figures. At about the midway point in the round, the ladies are battling it out for the lead as both are at five figures. Horn then hits the first Daily Double under the $2,000 math clue. She has $13,200, and is $200 off Steve's lead. Choudhury is way behind at $3,800. Her wager is $500:
An $80 shirt reduced in price by 20% would cost this.
She can't get $64, so she's down to $12,700. A few turns later, she finds the other Daily Double under the $1,600 Washington clue. She now has $15,100 and leads the other by $900. Choudhury now is back to five grand. Her wager is $700:
A memorial on the national mall bears the names of nearly 60,000 Americans who died in this war.
"What is the Vietnam War?"...is correct to go to $15,800! Final clue in that category:
The Wright Bros.' flyer and lots of rockets and missles are displayed at this museum that's part of the Smithsonian.
Horn rings in with "What is the Air and Space Museum?"...right again to move to $17,800! Only Networking is left. If it's what I think it's about, this should be fun. Opening clue:
"Around the Horn", "Monday Night Football", "Sportscenter"
Choudhury gets "What is ESPN?" easily to go to $5,400. For $2,000:
"American Morning", "The Situation Room", "Anderson Cooper 360"
Steve says "What is MSNBC?", which is incorrect, dropping her to $12,200. Choudhury then nails CNN to go to $7,400. $800 clue:
"Decoding the Past", "Modern Marvels", "Ancient Discoveries"
Horn this time says "What is the History Channel?"...right to go to $18,600! Middle clue:
"I Love New York", "The Best Week Ever", "Scott Baio is 46...and Pregnant"
Steve gets "What is VH1?" to go to $13,400. Final clue of the round:
"Lil' Bush", "The Colbert Report", "The Daily Show"
Choudhury is right with "What is Comedy Central?" to finish the round with $9,000!
FJ! category: Famous Americans.
In 1733 he wrote, "The heart of a fool is in his mouth, but the mouth of a wise man is in his heart".
The guy said "Who is Benjamin Franklin?"...RIGHT to DOUBLE to $18,000! Steve also got that and added five grand to go to $18,400. Horn is also right and ends Day 1 as the leader with $26,801!
WOF: Tonight's episode begins with a shout-out from Larry King. And your players tonight are Staci Alvarez from Bath, Maine (who is a dining room manager and a skydiver), Connor Wagner from Wexford, PA (who is a junior at Anderson Univ. studying Bible religion; he's also an art teacher at a jail) and Melissa Gooth from Wimberley, TX.
The Maine lady gets $1,000 with YOU HAD TO BE THERE (I thought for sure she actually said HAVE as the second word instead of HAD), and then gets SALES SUPERVISOR to triple her money.
Round 1 category is Food & Drink and out on the wheel now is a very nice European Tour worth $8,550. After she calls the D for the trip and three C's for $7,500, we have...
_ _ _ _ A L _
C _ _ C _ E N
S A N D _ _ C _
...I've got it. After buying the I's, she calls the H's for another $600. After buying the O, she solves BUFFALO CHICKEN SANDWICH for another $8,800 and the trip, already putting her at $20,350!
$25,000-WINNING ID #1: LL08665
Eggland's Best Jackpot Round category is Before & After. After the man in the middle buys the O's, we have...
_ R I S O _
_ R E A _
I _ T O
S O _ _
...I don't know the last word. He calls three N's for $1,200 and the P for the $1,000 Omaha Steaks gift certificate, and he then solves PRISON BREAK INTO SONG for $4,300 in cash and stuff!
NCL Big Money/Prize Puzzle Round category is Things. Early on, our leader hits the Mystery Wedge. She calls two T's and flips...$10,000! After she later calls the M's for another $1,800, we have...
_ A L M _
T E M _ E _ A T _ _ E S
...but she then buys a dud vowel in I. The man calls a $1,000 P, the R's for another $1,800, the Y for another $900, but then a dud in C. Gooth then hits the Bankrupt on the Big Money Wedge. Alvarez then solves BALMY TEMPERATURES for another $12,050 and a trip to Belize, for a new total of $37,400!
WINNING ID FOR TRIP: GA5750491
She then solves POTATO PEELER to go to $40,400! Speed-Up Round category is Title and consonants are worth $1,500 apiece. After the man calls the R's, we have...
A/S T R _ _ T _ A R/N A _ _ _/_ _ S _ R _
...he can't solve. Gooth then calls the D's but can't solve. Alvarez calls the M but can't solve either. The man then calls the C and solves A STEETCAR NAMED DESIRE for a fine second place total of $11,100! Gooth has the $1,000 consolation and Alvarez wins big with $40,400!
Will she add even more money to that big total or maybe a car or a truck? She spins the U and the category is Phrase. Starting with:
_ E _ R
_ _ _
_ _ T
Alvarez calls B, M, D and I and gets...
_ E _ R
_ I M
_ _ T
...she doesn't HEAR HIM OUT. As a result, she made...
...a great deal, because $30,000 was in the envelope! She's taking home $40,400 in cash and prizes!
$25,000-WINNING ID #2: JH8169853
Don't Forget the Lyrics!: The celebrity episodes began with Boyz II Men. They played for two charities- the T.J. Martell Foundation and the Lily Claire Foundation. Up until the $25,000 level, host Wayne Brady was allowed to help them out. Also, each member of the team took turns in choosing the categories, which were as follows:
THE ROLLING STONES
POP
R & B
AMERICAN FAVORITES
ROCK
ONE HIT WONDERS
MOTOWN
1980s
BOYZ II MEN
First up was Shawn's choice of American Favorites. The song choices were "The Candy Man" by Sammy Davis Jr. and "The Night The Lights Went Out in Georgia" by Vicki Lawrence (!). "The Candy Man" was the selection and their first target was four words:
"And makes ___ ____ _____ ____"
They got "...the world taste good" to get on the board.
Wanya chose One Hit Wonders by Benny Mardones as the second category. The choices were "Kung Fu Fighting" by Carl Douglas and "Into the Night" by Benny Mardones. They went with "Kung Fu Fighting", and again had to fill in four words:
"In fact it was _ ____ __ ______"
They got "...a little bit frightening" no problem.
Nathan selected a Rolling Stones song third. The choices were "Get Off My Cloud" and "Wild Horses", and he picked "Wild Horses". This time, the target went down to three words:
"Wild horses couldn't ___ __ ___"
They got "...drag me away" with no help needed.
Shawn chose Rock as their fourth category. The choices were "Money (That's What I Want)" by the Beatles and "Honky Cat" by Elton John. They went with "Money" and now had a six-word target to deal with:
"But ____ _____ ____ ___ __ ____"
They got "...your loving don't pay my bills" to officially get to the $25,000 mark.
Nathan chose the 1980s fifth. The categories were "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" by Michael Jackson and "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)", originally done by Dead or Alive. They chose the Michael Jackson song and again had six missing words to work with:
"Yeah, yeah, ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____"
They said "...too low to get under get", which doesn't work. So, they chose a backup. Their potential backup partners were James (a former security guard), Kevin (an R & B DJ) and Dave (road manager). They filled in two missing words and got the following:
"Yeah, yeah, you're ____ ____ ____ _____ under"
They then filled in the rest with "...you're too low to get under" and locked that in to double up.
Wanya chose Pop next. The choices were "What's New Pussycat?" by Tom Jones and "Drift Away", originally done by Dobie Gray. They went with "Drift Away" and had to fill in seven blanks this time. They followed after "I wanna" and they followed that with "...get lost in your rock and roll" to double up once more.
Shawn then selected R & B next with the choices "Isn't She Lovely" by Stevie Wonder and "You Are Everything" by the Stylistics. They went with "Isn't She Lovely" and had their biggest deficit so far- nine words. They followed after "What God", but couldn't come up with much of anything. They chose Kevin and then called for a multiple choice. Here were the three choices:
A: "Has done through us he's joined two as one"
B: "Has done through us he's given life to one"
C: "Has done now that we've given life to one"
After talking it out, they chose B...and were right to go to $200,000!
They wanted to win the $500,000 with their own category, so they went with Motown next. Their choices were "The Tracks of My Tears" by Smokey Robinson & the Miracles and "I Can't Get Next To You" by the Tempations. They chose "The Tracks of My Tears" and had to fill in ten missing words. They followed after "You'll see my smile looks out", and they sung "...of place, if you look closer, it's easy to trace". They locked that in...and were up to $350,000!
I felt good about them leaving with $500,000 this night. Their final song choices from their own library were "End of the Road" and "I'll Make Love to You". They chose "I'll Make Love to You" and had to fill in eleven missing words. They followed after "...'til you tell me to" was sung for the second time. They sung "Girl, relax, let's go slow, I ain't got nowhere to go". They locked that in...
...YOU BET THEY WON $500,000!!! That's $250,000 for both charities!
Just for the record, I would like to elaborate on the rules a bit for the Million Dollar Song. Not only is it always a #1 hit, it always falls under only one of the nine categories used in each game. In Boyz II Men's case at least, if they had went for the $1,000,000 and lost, they would've
lost $400,000 and had left with $100,000 for the two charities to split.
Everyone in the audience got a copy of their new album, "Motown", and Boyz II Men performed a medley from that album at the end!
(The graphics for the song lyrics were changed slightly.)
What actor had a role in three of the five movies that were nominated for Best Picture of 2002?
A: Jude Law
B: Chris Cooper
C: John C. Reilly
D: Ian McKellan
He's leaning towards the middle choices. He locks in John C. Reilly...
A: Jude Law
B: Chris Cooper
C: John C. Reilly
D: Ian McKellan
...got it for $50,000! Next, for $100,000:
The Kirsten Dunst comedy "Bring It On" depicts the rivalry between what two cheerleading squads?
A: Flyers and Daisies
B: Toros and Clevers
C: Lobos and Posies
D: Riders and Acorns
Immediately, he goes with B...
A: Flyers and Daisies
B: Toros and Clevers
C: Lobos and Posies
D: Riders and Acorns
...and he now has $100,000! For a quarter million:
What Jim Carrey movie features the "Millionaire"-inspired line "Is that your final answer"?
A: "Me, Myself & Irene"
B: "Bruce Almighty"
C: "Fun with Dick & Jane"
D: "How the Grinch Stole Christmas"
My gut was "Bruce Almighty", because I recall "Survey Says!" being said in that movie. He's not sure enough, so he walks with the 100 grand...and I was right! Too bad he didn't go with me in the end.
Steve McCain from Orlando is next. He asked the audience in order to get the $2,000 video question right. For $16,000:
In addition to the 2007 thriller "Zodiac", S.F.'s infamous 1960s "Zodiac Killer" inspired which of these films?
A: "So I Married An Axe Murderer"
B: "Pacific Heights"
C: "Dirty Harry"
D: "The Conversation"
He feels lucky enough, so he says "Dirty Harry"...
A: "So I Married An Axe Murderer"
B: "Pacific Heights"
C: "Dirty Harry"
D: "The Conversation"
...he has $16,000! Last question of the day, for $25,000:
In a memorable scene from "E.T. The Extra-Terrrestrial", the mischevious alien gets snockered drinking what brand of beer?
A: Pabst Blue Ribbon
B: Coors
C: Miller Lite
D: Schlitz
He calls her "Cold Jam" buddy, Lisa, who says Schlitz but is not 100% sure. The 50:50 leaves that and Coors. He decides to go against her and say Coors...
B: Coors
D: Schlitz
...he'll be back tomorrow!
TPIR: In the past two episodes, the players who have played their Pricing Games have taken a beating thanks to Roger's intentions of saving on the budget- only one Pricing Game has been won during that time. Will today get better? Let's find out.
Today's first four players are Kimberly Warburton, Mary Ann Mills, Brenda Jackson and Daniel Huffman. The first IUFB is a model train set.
Daniel: $450
Mary Ann: $780
Brenda: $800
Kimberly: $801
ARP: $1,232, so Warburton will try to get past the Lucky Seven gauntlet in order to win a Pontiac Solstice (Std., Prots). Unfortunately, it doesn't happen- she loses on the fourth number. ARP was $26,142.
Next player is Johnnnnnnnnnnnn Davidson (NO, it's not the former host of "Hollywood Squares"), and the second IUFB is cookware.
John: $825
Daniel: $427
Mary Ann: $920
Brenda: $750
ARP: $600, so the first man called today will play Plinko. He gets three of the SPs for four Plinko chips total.
1. DUD (Left)
2. $500 (Right)
3. $10,000
4. DUD (Left)
He wins $10,500!
The next player is Ariel Moyle and the third IUFB is a desk.
Ariel: $600
Mary Ann: $750
Brenda: $675
John: BUCK
ARP: $498, so the new John Davidson will play the season's first playing of Make Your Mark for a daybed, a pinball machine and a BBQ. The board:
$5,311
$2,399
$3,806
$4,595
He leaves out $5,311, which I would've done as well. The daybed is $2,399 and the BBQ is $3,806. He leaves $4,595 alone...and is a winner!
SSD1: The only total loser this half spins 15...and 85 for $1,000! The Plinko man also gets $1,000 in one spin! Davidson spins 75...and goes over, just missing the quarter. The lady then spins a quarter...while Huffman wins with 90 cents!
Next is Dorita Ninos and the next IUFB is a game table.
Dorita: $675
Ariel: $700
Mary Ann: $1,000
Brenda: BUCK
ARP: $600, so Jackson plays for a sauna, which is either $4,204 or $5,995. She says $5,995 and wins!
Next is Lisa Judeets and the next IUFB is a pendulum swing.
Lisa: $475
Dorita: $500
Ariel: $600
Mary Ann: $601
ARP: $2,295, so Mills, the last of today's first four players called, will play Money Game for a Dodge Caliber. Board:
(50)(36)(90)
(72)(16)(17)
(10)(15)(85)
Middle number is 6. First pick is 17 for $17. Second is 16...more money. She then picks 15 as the front of the car ($ 1 5, 6 _ _). Does she pick 10 in her last two picks...yes she does! She picked 85 before she picked that on her final pick. Thus, she wins the $15,610 car and $118 for expenses!
That audience didn't know what they were talking about!
Edward Ball is last and the final IUFB is snowboarding equipment.
Edward: $875
Lisa: $800
Dorita: $1,200
Ariel: $1,201
All are over.
Edward: $499
Lisa: $550
Dorita: $625
Ariel: $601
ARP: $765, so Ninos will play Grocery Game for a living room worth $3,365. The products available are V8 juice, Hot Pockets, Clorox bleach, prunes and a small can of tomato sauce. First purchase is eight Hot Pockets. Each box of them is $2.49, for a total of $19.92. She wisely goes with the tomato sauce...and it's 52 cents for the win! The Lucky Seven gauntlet was the only game really lost today!
SSD2: Ninos spins 55 cents. Jackson spins 65 cents. Mills spins 55...and 35 to make it to the Showcase as the top winner!
First Showcase features the debut of the iPrize! First, by pressing the banana button, you'll get a banana bread recipe that you could make on a new range. Second, by pressing the snowflake button, you can access detailed directions on how to get to Alaska. Finally, when you press the gas meter button, a new Ford Fusion rolls out (Std., Prot)! Mills has had enough with cars today, so she'll pass to the Plinko guy, who bids $22,500. Mills will try for a new dining room, an upright piano and a snowmobile, and she bids $25,000, which I think is a WILLY.
ARP for him: $23,666, a difference of $1,166 (I would have gone over on that for sure). ARP for her: Twenty....three thousand, 218, so she's over by less than two grand and Huffman's your champion with $35,906 in cash and prizes! Mills leaves with $18,023 in cash and stuff.
Family Feud: The men are trying to win the week in terms of wins.
First question: Even though it would be fun to be a princess, name a reason why Prince Charles is not a great catch, according to 100 women. Starting with:
1. Unattractive chap (37, MM)
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
The women will play. Starting with Paris Hilton, she says cheating on Princess Diana...#2 (23)! Dolly then says he works too much...no. Angelina Jolie then says no in-laws...that's #4 (10) for Royal Family! Whoopi Goldberg then guesses too many rules and regulations...no. Back to Marilyn, who says being in the public too much...#6 (3)! Paris then says he's too much of a blue blood...three strikes. 73 points are on the line on the first steal of the game. Elvis goes with being too boring...too boring for this survey, so the women get those points. Not said:
3. Cold/conceited (12)
5. Older age (4)
7. Lives in England (3)
Second question: Famous Jerrys or Gerris. Starting with:
1.
2. Seinfield (28, President Bush)
3. Springer (20, Paris)
4.
5.
The men will play this time. Bono's first answer today is Jerry Lewis...NUMBER ONE (39)! Johnny Depp's first answer is Tom & Jerry, which is #4 (7)! For an instant sweep, Howard Stern says Jerry Stiller...not the bottom answer. Back to Elvis, who says Weintraub...no. The President has the last chance with Jerry Van Dyke...NO. Marilyn Monroe then thinks that bottom answer is Jerry Lee Lewis..."Goodness, gracious, great balls of fire"- that's it (2) to go to 167!
Double: Expressions with "cold" in them. Starting with:
1.
2.
3.
4. Cold shoulder (7, Bono)
5.
6.
The men get to start a round once more. Johnny then says hot and cold...not there. The DJ then says cold as a cucumber...also nowhere to be found. The music king then tries cold as ice...#2 (12)! President Bush is next with a guess of cold day in Hell...that answer's going straight to Hell, because that's three strikes. For a small 38-point steal, MM answers with cold-hearted snake...cold-hearted is all they needed as the #1 answer (24), so they go to 205! Rest of the board:
3. Cold-blooded (8)
5. Cold feet (6)
6. Ice cold (5)
Triple: Things a person might rub for good luck. Angelina Jolie rings in with rabbit's foot, and that's #1 (49) for control! Whoopi then goes with a four-leaf clover...oops. MM then answers a buddha's belly...bottom answer (10)! Paris then says a rock...no. Dolly Parton says a log's top...STRIKEOUT. To force Sudden Death, Elvis says a coin...#2 (13) for 177! #3 was a bald head (11).
Sudden Death: Howard and Whoopi represent. Question:
Name a state that starts with K.
Whoopi says the top state out of that group is Kentucky...but it's Kansas (53), so the men win the game and the week's match!
Fast Money: Bono and Elvis score 132 for another $660, $21,455 total.
Jeopardy!: It's Day 1 of the Teen Tournament finals. Rachel Cooke is now known as Steve (her nickname) Cooke. OK, now. Anyway, the first round categories are as follows:
THEM LITERATURE TYPE FACTS
THE OLYMPICS
THE TOP TEEN LIST
GAMERS UNITE!
HODGEPODGE
RHYME TIME
Rachel Horn gets most of the rhyme clues to take the early lead with over two grand. But just before the first break, Zia Choudhury finds the Daily Double under the $800 literature clue. With $1,000 at this point, he tries to double it:
In the 1830s he wrote, "But he has nothing on at all, said a little child at last".
"Who is Dickens?"...NO. It was Hans Christen Andersen, so he's back to square one. He then gets the thousand back after getting the last clue in that category. At the end of the round, Horn has $6,800, while Steve has half that amount and the only man on the finals panel has $1,800.
DJ! categories:
CLASS TRIP TO WASHINGTON
YOU DO THE MATH
THEATRE
SHARK!
NETWORKING
IN THE SPANISH DICTIONARY
Choudhury gets off to a good start this round by getting the $400, $800 and $1,600 Spanish clues to go to five grand. But Steve tries for a sweep of the shark category with this clue:
Galeocerdo Cuvier, this shark retains its eggs until its young hatch; they're grreat!
Horn rings in with "What is the tiger shark?"...thinking of Tony the Tiger from Frosted Flakes, that is correct to go to $8,800 and spoil the sweep bid! Steve's the first one to hit five figures. At about the midway point in the round, the ladies are battling it out for the lead as both are at five figures. Horn then hits the first Daily Double under the $2,000 math clue. She has $13,200, and is $200 off Steve's lead. Choudhury is way behind at $3,800. Her wager is $500:
An $80 shirt reduced in price by 20% would cost this.
She can't get $64, so she's down to $12,700. A few turns later, she finds the other Daily Double under the $1,600 Washington clue. She now has $15,100 and leads the other by $900. Choudhury now is back to five grand. Her wager is $700:
A memorial on the national mall bears the names of nearly 60,000 Americans who died in this war.
"What is the Vietnam War?"...is correct to go to $15,800! Final clue in that category:
The Wright Bros.' flyer and lots of rockets and missles are displayed at this museum that's part of the Smithsonian.
Horn rings in with "What is the Air and Space Museum?"...right again to move to $17,800! Only Networking is left. If it's what I think it's about, this should be fun. Opening clue:
"Around the Horn", "Monday Night Football", "Sportscenter"
Choudhury gets "What is ESPN?" easily to go to $5,400. For $2,000:
"American Morning", "The Situation Room", "Anderson Cooper 360"
Steve says "What is MSNBC?", which is incorrect, dropping her to $12,200. Choudhury then nails CNN to go to $7,400. $800 clue:
"Decoding the Past", "Modern Marvels", "Ancient Discoveries"
Horn this time says "What is the History Channel?"...right to go to $18,600! Middle clue:
"I Love New York", "The Best Week Ever", "Scott Baio is 46...and Pregnant"
Steve gets "What is VH1?" to go to $13,400. Final clue of the round:
"Lil' Bush", "The Colbert Report", "The Daily Show"
Choudhury is right with "What is Comedy Central?" to finish the round with $9,000!
FJ! category: Famous Americans.
In 1733 he wrote, "The heart of a fool is in his mouth, but the mouth of a wise man is in his heart".
The guy said "Who is Benjamin Franklin?"...RIGHT to DOUBLE to $18,000! Steve also got that and added five grand to go to $18,400. Horn is also right and ends Day 1 as the leader with $26,801!
WOF: Tonight's episode begins with a shout-out from Larry King. And your players tonight are Staci Alvarez from Bath, Maine (who is a dining room manager and a skydiver), Connor Wagner from Wexford, PA (who is a junior at Anderson Univ. studying Bible religion; he's also an art teacher at a jail) and Melissa Gooth from Wimberley, TX.
The Maine lady gets $1,000 with YOU HAD TO BE THERE (I thought for sure she actually said HAVE as the second word instead of HAD), and then gets SALES SUPERVISOR to triple her money.
Round 1 category is Food & Drink and out on the wheel now is a very nice European Tour worth $8,550. After she calls the D for the trip and three C's for $7,500, we have...
_ _ _ _ A L _
C _ _ C _ E N
S A N D _ _ C _
...I've got it. After buying the I's, she calls the H's for another $600. After buying the O, she solves BUFFALO CHICKEN SANDWICH for another $8,800 and the trip, already putting her at $20,350!
$25,000-WINNING ID #1: LL08665
Eggland's Best Jackpot Round category is Before & After. After the man in the middle buys the O's, we have...
_ R I S O _
_ R E A _
I _ T O
S O _ _
...I don't know the last word. He calls three N's for $1,200 and the P for the $1,000 Omaha Steaks gift certificate, and he then solves PRISON BREAK INTO SONG for $4,300 in cash and stuff!
NCL Big Money/Prize Puzzle Round category is Things. Early on, our leader hits the Mystery Wedge. She calls two T's and flips...$10,000! After she later calls the M's for another $1,800, we have...
_ A L M _
T E M _ E _ A T _ _ E S
...but she then buys a dud vowel in I. The man calls a $1,000 P, the R's for another $1,800, the Y for another $900, but then a dud in C. Gooth then hits the Bankrupt on the Big Money Wedge. Alvarez then solves BALMY TEMPERATURES for another $12,050 and a trip to Belize, for a new total of $37,400!
WINNING ID FOR TRIP: GA5750491
She then solves POTATO PEELER to go to $40,400! Speed-Up Round category is Title and consonants are worth $1,500 apiece. After the man calls the R's, we have...
A/S T R _ _ T _ A R/N A _ _ _/_ _ S _ R _
...he can't solve. Gooth then calls the D's but can't solve. Alvarez calls the M but can't solve either. The man then calls the C and solves A STEETCAR NAMED DESIRE for a fine second place total of $11,100! Gooth has the $1,000 consolation and Alvarez wins big with $40,400!
Will she add even more money to that big total or maybe a car or a truck? She spins the U and the category is Phrase. Starting with:
_ E _ R
_ _ _
_ _ T
Alvarez calls B, M, D and I and gets...
_ E _ R
_ I M
_ _ T
...she doesn't HEAR HIM OUT. As a result, she made...
...a great deal, because $30,000 was in the envelope! She's taking home $40,400 in cash and prizes!
$25,000-WINNING ID #2: JH8169853
Don't Forget the Lyrics!: The celebrity episodes began with Boyz II Men. They played for two charities- the T.J. Martell Foundation and the Lily Claire Foundation. Up until the $25,000 level, host Wayne Brady was allowed to help them out. Also, each member of the team took turns in choosing the categories, which were as follows:
THE ROLLING STONES
POP
R & B
AMERICAN FAVORITES
ROCK
ONE HIT WONDERS
MOTOWN
1980s
BOYZ II MEN
First up was Shawn's choice of American Favorites. The song choices were "The Candy Man" by Sammy Davis Jr. and "The Night The Lights Went Out in Georgia" by Vicki Lawrence (!). "The Candy Man" was the selection and their first target was four words:
"And makes ___ ____ _____ ____"
They got "...the world taste good" to get on the board.
Wanya chose One Hit Wonders by Benny Mardones as the second category. The choices were "Kung Fu Fighting" by Carl Douglas and "Into the Night" by Benny Mardones. They went with "Kung Fu Fighting", and again had to fill in four words:
"In fact it was _ ____ __ ______"
They got "...a little bit frightening" no problem.
Nathan selected a Rolling Stones song third. The choices were "Get Off My Cloud" and "Wild Horses", and he picked "Wild Horses". This time, the target went down to three words:
"Wild horses couldn't ___ __ ___"
They got "...drag me away" with no help needed.
Shawn chose Rock as their fourth category. The choices were "Money (That's What I Want)" by the Beatles and "Honky Cat" by Elton John. They went with "Money" and now had a six-word target to deal with:
"But ____ _____ ____ ___ __ ____"
They got "...your loving don't pay my bills" to officially get to the $25,000 mark.
Nathan chose the 1980s fifth. The categories were "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" by Michael Jackson and "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)", originally done by Dead or Alive. They chose the Michael Jackson song and again had six missing words to work with:
"Yeah, yeah, ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____"
They said "...too low to get under get", which doesn't work. So, they chose a backup. Their potential backup partners were James (a former security guard), Kevin (an R & B DJ) and Dave (road manager). They filled in two missing words and got the following:
"Yeah, yeah, you're ____ ____ ____ _____ under"
They then filled in the rest with "...you're too low to get under" and locked that in to double up.
Wanya chose Pop next. The choices were "What's New Pussycat?" by Tom Jones and "Drift Away", originally done by Dobie Gray. They went with "Drift Away" and had to fill in seven blanks this time. They followed after "I wanna" and they followed that with "...get lost in your rock and roll" to double up once more.
Shawn then selected R & B next with the choices "Isn't She Lovely" by Stevie Wonder and "You Are Everything" by the Stylistics. They went with "Isn't She Lovely" and had their biggest deficit so far- nine words. They followed after "What God", but couldn't come up with much of anything. They chose Kevin and then called for a multiple choice. Here were the three choices:
A: "Has done through us he's joined two as one"
B: "Has done through us he's given life to one"
C: "Has done now that we've given life to one"
After talking it out, they chose B...and were right to go to $200,000!
They wanted to win the $500,000 with their own category, so they went with Motown next. Their choices were "The Tracks of My Tears" by Smokey Robinson & the Miracles and "I Can't Get Next To You" by the Tempations. They chose "The Tracks of My Tears" and had to fill in ten missing words. They followed after "You'll see my smile looks out", and they sung "...of place, if you look closer, it's easy to trace". They locked that in...and were up to $350,000!
I felt good about them leaving with $500,000 this night. Their final song choices from their own library were "End of the Road" and "I'll Make Love to You". They chose "I'll Make Love to You" and had to fill in eleven missing words. They followed after "...'til you tell me to" was sung for the second time. They sung "Girl, relax, let's go slow, I ain't got nowhere to go". They locked that in...
...YOU BET THEY WON $500,000!!! That's $250,000 for both charities!
Just for the record, I would like to elaborate on the rules a bit for the Million Dollar Song. Not only is it always a #1 hit, it always falls under only one of the nine categories used in each game. In Boyz II Men's case at least, if they had went for the $1,000,000 and lost, they would've
lost $400,000 and had left with $100,000 for the two charities to split.
Everyone in the audience got a copy of their new album, "Motown", and Boyz II Men performed a medley from that album at the end!
(The graphics for the song lyrics were changed slightly.)
Biggest ZONK ANSWERS of 2008 thus far
January 11th ("TPIR"): A contestant bids a whopping $10,900 on a portable spa, the first Item Up for Bids on that episode. Joe Capitano called that bid the stupidest bid he's ever seen for any opening IUFB in all the time he's been watching this show.
January 21st ("WWTBAM")- Just a few moments after a female busted out on a $500 question, Scott Babbidge experienced the same fate after missing a question about "Yankee Doodle", resulting in only the second time in American Millionaire history that two players lost it all in the same episode!
January 28th ("Jeopardy!")- Hilarity ensued when two players' responses were revealed on this Final Jeopardy! clue in the category of TV Celebrities:
Not an actor, he is the highest-paid foreign-born personality on the 2007 Forbes List of Top TV Earners.
Simon Cowell was the right response. As for two of the three players that night? They said "Who is (Alex) Trebek?" !!!
Feburary 5th ("Family Feud")- On a question asking to name something that you spend lots of money on that you can't wait to unload, Andrew says spouses. UH, SIR, YOU PROBABLY CAN'T BUY PEOPLE FOR A TON OF MONEY. Despite this blunder, the McFarlands won the $60,000 Winner-Take-All Tournament.
February 7th ("Family Feud")- The question was to name things that you'd had to see in your hotel BED. Instead of saying an object, Simon Darouvar said a PLACE in dirty bathroom!!! Needless to say, his brain went down the toilet on that guess.
February 8th ("Family Feud")- The object of this question was to name a TV show with any form of the word American in its title. What was the best guess that Tish Craven could come up with? "Americanos"!! Absolutely pathetic. Despite that, her family won the game and the $20,000 from Fast Money that day.
February 15th ("Wheel of Fortune")- Take a look at the board for a Speed-Up Round in the category of Food & Drink:
D _ _ P- D _ S H/P _ _ C H/P _ _
The answer was DEEP-DISH PEACH PIE, and Latanya Townson instead said DEEP-DISH PUNCH PIE!!! The first time I heard it, I laughed really hard!
January 21st ("WWTBAM")- Just a few moments after a female busted out on a $500 question, Scott Babbidge experienced the same fate after missing a question about "Yankee Doodle", resulting in only the second time in American Millionaire history that two players lost it all in the same episode!
January 28th ("Jeopardy!")- Hilarity ensued when two players' responses were revealed on this Final Jeopardy! clue in the category of TV Celebrities:
Not an actor, he is the highest-paid foreign-born personality on the 2007 Forbes List of Top TV Earners.
Simon Cowell was the right response. As for two of the three players that night? They said "Who is (Alex) Trebek?" !!!
Feburary 5th ("Family Feud")- On a question asking to name something that you spend lots of money on that you can't wait to unload, Andrew says spouses. UH, SIR, YOU PROBABLY CAN'T BUY PEOPLE FOR A TON OF MONEY. Despite this blunder, the McFarlands won the $60,000 Winner-Take-All Tournament.
February 7th ("Family Feud")- The question was to name things that you'd had to see in your hotel BED. Instead of saying an object, Simon Darouvar said a PLACE in dirty bathroom!!! Needless to say, his brain went down the toilet on that guess.
February 8th ("Family Feud")- The object of this question was to name a TV show with any form of the word American in its title. What was the best guess that Tish Craven could come up with? "Americanos"!! Absolutely pathetic. Despite that, her family won the game and the $20,000 from Fast Money that day.
February 15th ("Wheel of Fortune")- Take a look at the board for a Speed-Up Round in the category of Food & Drink:
D _ _ P- D _ S H/P _ _ C H/P _ _
The answer was DEEP-DISH PEACH PIE, and Latanya Townson instead said DEEP-DISH PUNCH PIE!!! The first time I heard it, I laughed really hard!
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
RW/RR Challenge Gauntlet III: Episode 5
The night's first challenge was called "Assembly Required". Here, there was a pyramid replica for each team to build. They had to dismantle their pyramid and put it back together exactly in their building zone. The first team that did this won Slingbox Pros for the men and immunity for the women. That team was...
...the Rookies! Only the second challenge they've won this season! The Veterans totally blew this thing. The Rookies gave a Life Shield to Katie and sent Coral to the Gauntlet, where she would face Beth.
The Gauntlet Challenge this time was Ball Brawl.
1. Coral (1)
2. Beth (1)
3. Coral (2)
4. Coral (WIN)
The next challenge was called "Walk the Plank". This challenge took place in Mexico. There was a 40-foot bridge that hung 20 feet above water. There was one heat for the men and the other heat was for the women. Each team chose five players to sit on the bridge, and on each of the five spots of the attackers' bridge were two medicine balls. The objective was to knock off as many of your opponents as possible. The ones trying to run through the bridge had to have their hands behind their back at all times. The team who had more people survive won a JVD hybrid digital camera for all the women and immunity for the men.
Rookies:
Men: 3
Women: 1
Total: 4
Veterans:
Men: 4
Women: 5
Total: 9
The Veterans gave immunity to MJ and sent Derek to the Gauntlet, where his opponent turned out to be Ryan.
Gauntlet Challenge this time out was Sliders...and Ryan was the first one to solve, so MJ, the replacement, went by the wayside.
...the Rookies! Only the second challenge they've won this season! The Veterans totally blew this thing. The Rookies gave a Life Shield to Katie and sent Coral to the Gauntlet, where she would face Beth.
The Gauntlet Challenge this time was Ball Brawl.
1. Coral (1)
2. Beth (1)
3. Coral (2)
4. Coral (WIN)
The next challenge was called "Walk the Plank". This challenge took place in Mexico. There was a 40-foot bridge that hung 20 feet above water. There was one heat for the men and the other heat was for the women. Each team chose five players to sit on the bridge, and on each of the five spots of the attackers' bridge were two medicine balls. The objective was to knock off as many of your opponents as possible. The ones trying to run through the bridge had to have their hands behind their back at all times. The team who had more people survive won a JVD hybrid digital camera for all the women and immunity for the men.
Rookies:
Men: 3
Women: 1
Total: 4
Veterans:
Men: 4
Women: 5
Total: 9
The Veterans gave immunity to MJ and sent Derek to the Gauntlet, where his opponent turned out to be Ryan.
Gauntlet Challenge this time out was Sliders...and Ryan was the first one to solve, so MJ, the replacement, went by the wayside.
Tuesday ratings
Tuesday's male "American Idol" performance show scored a 16.4 Fast Nielsen with a 25 share.
"The Biggest Loser" pulled a respectable 5.1/8.
Source: The Futon Critic
"The Biggest Loser" pulled a respectable 5.1/8.
Source: The Futon Critic
"American Idol" Top 24- Girls
All 12 of the originally announced girls in the Top 24 are still intact, despite some flu symptoms going around. The 1960s is the category this week.
Kristy Lee Cook is first with "Rescue Me" by Aretha Franklin. Considering she apparently got sick earlier, I thought she did a very good job. Randy thought there were some pitch problems. Simon didn't get much out of it and thought this was the wrong song choice for her. I decided to give this a 7.
Second is Joanne Borgella with the song "I Say a Little Pray for You", also by Aretha Franklin. Randy thought it was pretty good, though the first part wasn't to his liking. Paula said she needed to pull it together. Simon didn't like it because it was just average. I thought she did a good job, so I'll also give her a 7.
Third is Alaina Whitaker, who's celebrating her 17th birthday tomorrow. Her song choice is "More Today Than Yesterday" by Spiral Staircase. Though it was a fairly slow start, Randy thought she did a very good job. Paula thought it was a feel good song and thought she produced the best ending ever on that song. Simon also thought it was very good. I gave her an 8. If her voice had been more clearer, I might have given her a 9.
Fourth is Amanda Overmyer with the song "Baby Please Don't Go". I felt this song was way too fast for her. Randy liked the performance, as did Simon. Because I felt this song was way too fast for her, I gave her a 7.
Fifth is Amy Davis and "Where the Boys Are" by Connie Francis. Randy thought it was just OK. Paula thought it wasn't the most engaging song. Simon thought it was what it was. I gave her a 6.
Sixth is Brooke White with "So Happy Together" by the Turtles. Randy thought it was decent, despite a bad showing with the first part of the song. Paula said she still had that originality in her voice and picked a good song choice. Simon also said that was a good song choice. I thought she was out of tune at times, so my score was 7.
The lucky seven spot goes to Alexandrea Lushington, and her song tonight is "Spinning Wheel" by Blood, Sweat and Tears. Randy thought like the other youngsters, she did a very good job. Paula thought that was the most confidence performance so far tonight. Simon thought he didn't get the performance. I gave her a 7.
Kady Malloy is #8 tonight with "A Groovy Kind of Love" by Wayne Fontana. Randy thought it was just an OK, restrained performance. Paula wanted to see more of the fun side, as did Simon. I gave her a 7 because I thought she did a pretty good job.
Asia'h Epperson is ninth with the song "Piece of my Heart" by Shaggy. Randy loved that performance because she brought some originality with it. Paula said she had enough fun. Simon thought it was his favorite performance of the night. I gave her a 9!
Tenth is Ramiele Malubay and "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me" by Shelby Lynne. Randy liked that she started her performance slowly and built from there. Paula liked her voice range. Simon thought she did the best so far tonight. I also gave her a 9!
Next is Syesha Mercado with "Tobacco Road". Randy thought it was great despite a few pitch problems. Simon said while it wasn't necessarily her best performance, he still thought it was terrific. I thought she did great, so she gets a 9 as well!
Carly Smithson, the other sick lady, is last tonight. She sings "The Shadow of Your Smile" by Tony Bennett. Randy said that was what the show was all about, and thought that was the best performance so far this week! Paula thought she was the lucky coin in the pocket. Simon didn't get the performance because it was old fashioned. Despite what Simon said, I'm giving her a 10!
Kristy Lee Cook is first with "Rescue Me" by Aretha Franklin. Considering she apparently got sick earlier, I thought she did a very good job. Randy thought there were some pitch problems. Simon didn't get much out of it and thought this was the wrong song choice for her. I decided to give this a 7.
Second is Joanne Borgella with the song "I Say a Little Pray for You", also by Aretha Franklin. Randy thought it was pretty good, though the first part wasn't to his liking. Paula said she needed to pull it together. Simon didn't like it because it was just average. I thought she did a good job, so I'll also give her a 7.
Third is Alaina Whitaker, who's celebrating her 17th birthday tomorrow. Her song choice is "More Today Than Yesterday" by Spiral Staircase. Though it was a fairly slow start, Randy thought she did a very good job. Paula thought it was a feel good song and thought she produced the best ending ever on that song. Simon also thought it was very good. I gave her an 8. If her voice had been more clearer, I might have given her a 9.
Fourth is Amanda Overmyer with the song "Baby Please Don't Go". I felt this song was way too fast for her. Randy liked the performance, as did Simon. Because I felt this song was way too fast for her, I gave her a 7.
Fifth is Amy Davis and "Where the Boys Are" by Connie Francis. Randy thought it was just OK. Paula thought it wasn't the most engaging song. Simon thought it was what it was. I gave her a 6.
Sixth is Brooke White with "So Happy Together" by the Turtles. Randy thought it was decent, despite a bad showing with the first part of the song. Paula said she still had that originality in her voice and picked a good song choice. Simon also said that was a good song choice. I thought she was out of tune at times, so my score was 7.
The lucky seven spot goes to Alexandrea Lushington, and her song tonight is "Spinning Wheel" by Blood, Sweat and Tears. Randy thought like the other youngsters, she did a very good job. Paula thought that was the most confidence performance so far tonight. Simon thought he didn't get the performance. I gave her a 7.
Kady Malloy is #8 tonight with "A Groovy Kind of Love" by Wayne Fontana. Randy thought it was just an OK, restrained performance. Paula wanted to see more of the fun side, as did Simon. I gave her a 7 because I thought she did a pretty good job.
Asia'h Epperson is ninth with the song "Piece of my Heart" by Shaggy. Randy loved that performance because she brought some originality with it. Paula said she had enough fun. Simon thought it was his favorite performance of the night. I gave her a 9!
Tenth is Ramiele Malubay and "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me" by Shelby Lynne. Randy liked that she started her performance slowly and built from there. Paula liked her voice range. Simon thought she did the best so far tonight. I also gave her a 9!
Next is Syesha Mercado with "Tobacco Road". Randy thought it was great despite a few pitch problems. Simon said while it wasn't necessarily her best performance, he still thought it was terrific. I thought she did great, so she gets a 9 as well!
Carly Smithson, the other sick lady, is last tonight. She sings "The Shadow of Your Smile" by Tony Bennett. Randy said that was what the show was all about, and thought that was the best performance so far this week! Paula thought she was the lucky coin in the pocket. Simon didn't get the performance because it was old fashioned. Despite what Simon said, I'm giving her a 10!
"The Biggest Loser" 2/19
As you know, after last week's elimination, the remaining contestants got a chance to go back home and exercise and watch their weight there.
Before the next challenge began, Paul Marks was told of his prize for being the Biggest Loser last week- a lifetime membership from 24 Hour Fitness.
Challenge: Three players from each team were put in a position where a beam would be rotating at them. They needed to hop over the beam and had to stay on their mat at all times. Anyone who failed to get over their beam or left their mat at any time was eliminated. The last team standing won the right to force two players on the other team to weigh in immediately after this challenge.
Black Team: Brittany Aberle, Bernardo Salazar and Maggie King
Blue Team: Dan Evans, Roger Shultz and Jay Kruger
Shultz was the first one out on the blue team. Salazar was the first one eliminated on the black team. Midway in the challenge, some players wanted the remaining players to blow this challenge on purpose so that everybody can weigh in on time. Dan eventually lost on the blue side, while King made it even again by getting eliminated. It came down to Jay and Brittany...
...and the black team won! They chose Dan and Roger to be weighed 24 hours early.
Dan Evans: 226 lbs, 11 pounds lost, 4.64%
Roger Shultz: 276 lbs, 16 pounds lost, 5.48%
Now, for the rest of the blue team:
Mark Kruger: 202 lbs, 13 pounds lost, 6.05%
Jay Kruger: 228 lbs, 16 pounds lost, 7.14%
Altogether, they lost a whopping 56 pounds, for an overall percentage of 5.67%!
The black team had a tall order to do for their weigh-in. They needed to have lost at least 61 pounds to win again.
Maggie King: 198 lbs, 6 pounds lost, 2.94%
Bernie Salazar: 211 lbs, 5 pounds lost, 2.31%
Brittany Aberle: 185 lbs, 3 pounds lost, 1.6%
Kelly Fields: 218 lbs, 7 pounds lost, 3.11%
The black team was screwed after the blue team was done. Jay was the Biggest Loser this week.
Paul Marks: 236 lbs, 5 pounds lost, 2.07%
By a vote of 3-2...
...Marks went from first to worst, because he was eliminated. The other votes went to Bernie.
Before the next challenge began, Paul Marks was told of his prize for being the Biggest Loser last week- a lifetime membership from 24 Hour Fitness.
Challenge: Three players from each team were put in a position where a beam would be rotating at them. They needed to hop over the beam and had to stay on their mat at all times. Anyone who failed to get over their beam or left their mat at any time was eliminated. The last team standing won the right to force two players on the other team to weigh in immediately after this challenge.
Black Team: Brittany Aberle, Bernardo Salazar and Maggie King
Blue Team: Dan Evans, Roger Shultz and Jay Kruger
Shultz was the first one out on the blue team. Salazar was the first one eliminated on the black team. Midway in the challenge, some players wanted the remaining players to blow this challenge on purpose so that everybody can weigh in on time. Dan eventually lost on the blue side, while King made it even again by getting eliminated. It came down to Jay and Brittany...
...and the black team won! They chose Dan and Roger to be weighed 24 hours early.
Dan Evans: 226 lbs, 11 pounds lost, 4.64%
Roger Shultz: 276 lbs, 16 pounds lost, 5.48%
Now, for the rest of the blue team:
Mark Kruger: 202 lbs, 13 pounds lost, 6.05%
Jay Kruger: 228 lbs, 16 pounds lost, 7.14%
Altogether, they lost a whopping 56 pounds, for an overall percentage of 5.67%!
The black team had a tall order to do for their weigh-in. They needed to have lost at least 61 pounds to win again.
Maggie King: 198 lbs, 6 pounds lost, 2.94%
Bernie Salazar: 211 lbs, 5 pounds lost, 2.31%
Brittany Aberle: 185 lbs, 3 pounds lost, 1.6%
Kelly Fields: 218 lbs, 7 pounds lost, 3.11%
The black team was screwed after the blue team was done. Jay was the Biggest Loser this week.
Paul Marks: 236 lbs, 5 pounds lost, 2.07%
By a vote of 3-2...
...Marks went from first to worst, because he was eliminated. The other votes went to Bernie.
GSN's "Bingo America" to offer big prize
Big news for GSN fans: The upcoming game show "Bingo America" will offer a $100,000 grand prize!! How about that!
Source: Buzzerblog
Source: Buzzerblog
2/20/2008 Results
TPIR: We open with Karen Foster, Megan Legher, Thomas Michael and Shanta Torbet. First IUFB today is a computer system.
Karen: $3,000
Megan: $1,700
Thomas: $1,000
Shanta: BUCK (STAGE GARF)
ARP: $1,618, so the first man called today will play Check Game for some dough and a TV. He writes his check for $3,100...NO WAY. The TV was $3,198, so he's over by $298.
Next player is Joyce Whipple (from BYU) and the second IUFB is a wall clock.
Joyce: $750
Shanta: $800
Karen: $749
Megan: BUCK
ARP: $715, so that one buck bid gives Legher the chance to play the season's first playing of Stack the Deck for a Chrysler PT Cruiser. Board:
5816743
First pair of items are Clorox bleach and NutraMist, and the target is $6.29. She doesn't know the bleach is that. Second are jewelry clasp and mouthwash, and the target this time is $7.99, which was the price of the NutraMist. She says the mouthwash also costs that...but that's even more expensive, $9.99! Finally, we have V8 juice and peppers, and the price she needs to match up is $3.15. She knows the juice is $3.15, so she chooses the second number, which is 7. She had no chance of knowing the car was $17,435, and she said $17,845 instead.
Next player is Jaimal Ware and the third IUFB is a three-piece set of luggage.
Jaimal: $750
Joyce: $650
Shanta: $599
Karen: BUCK
ARP: $900, so this crazy guy may have a heart attack if he wins ten grand in 1/2 Off! First are a burger phone marked at $15 and a disco ball lamp marked at $11. He thinks the phone is $30 and it is. Next are a Hummer bank marked at $25 and a sound amplifier marked at $15. With no hesitation, he knows that bank is $50! Finally, we have a golf cart clock marked at $27 and a wattage converter marked at $20. He thinks the converter is $40...it is! He has all the SPs, $1,500, and a 50:50 chance at another $10,000. The two boxes left are #11 and #16. He goes with double 1...
...NO. But he does win everything else and heads to the Showcase.
BTW, a new phone number to order tickets has been introduced: 800-852-8909.
(During the phone plug, Mr. Ware was running around in the audience! What a crazy guy!)
The next player is Melissa Dumas and the next IUFB is a pool table.
Melissa: $2,430
Joyce: $1,700
Shanta: $2,500
Karen: $2,501
All have gone over.
Melissa: $1,300
Joyce: $1,350
Shanta: $1,450
Karen: BUCK
ARP: $1,300, so Dumas wins a check for $500! She then gets to play Most Expensive for a wine storage bar, a home gym and a BBQ. She thinks the BBQ is the most expenisve. The wine furniture is $1,650, the gym is $2,199...but the grill is the least expensive at $1,603.
Next is Brian from USC and the next IUFB is a baker's rack. The winner also gets $40 of Hot Pockets and goes for a car.
Brian: $650
Joyce: $1,000
Shanta: $700
Karen: BUCK
ARP: $1,800, so Whipple plays Super Squeeze Play for a Pontiac G6. Board:
212956
She doesn't know it's $21,256. She said $21,956 instead.
The last player is Sheryl Haybaker and the last IUFB is a karoke system.
Sheryl: $550
Shanta: $950
Karen: $951
Brian: $952
ARP: $739, so Foster and Torbet head off to the First Four Breakfast Clubhouse while Haybaker will try to prevent a winless show from happening during Magic Number. She plays this game for an off-road vehicle and SCUBA gear. She sets her magic number at $1,989. I feel good about this. The vehicle is $3,199...
...BUT THE SCUBA STUFF IS $2,160, SO WE'VE BEEN SKUNKED!!! Darn.
The BYU student gets to the Showcase. I really want that crazy man to win the Showcase today, if there is a winner today.
The first Showcase has a bedroom, books and a trip to Bangkok, and she bids $14,000. The crazy guy goes for shoes, a kitchen and a ski boat, and he bids $25,715.
ARP for him: $30,050, a difference of $4,335. ARP for the lady...
...$17,896, so she's today's champion with $19,736 in prizes. Darn. The man leaves with $2,573 in cash and prizes. A shame he didn't win a lot more.
WWTBAM: Back is Michelle Allen. She takes a stab at this $25,000 question:
In what film does Marlon Brando famously reply, "Whaddya got?" to the question "What are you rebelling against?"
A: "The Missouri Breaks"
B: "Apocalypse Now"
C: "On the Waterfront"
D: "The Wild One"
She says "The Wild One"...
A: "The Missouri Breaks"
B: "Apocalypse Now"
C: "On the Waterfront"
D: "The Wild One"
...time for her to go wild- she's got $25,000! But she then misses both of her $50,000 questions. She takes that money home as well as the Netflix subscription.
Brent Massey from Muskogee, OK is next. $8,000 question:
In the 1986 movie "Back to School", Rodney Dangerfield's character has made a fortune selling what?
A: Big-and-tall clothing
B: Toupees
C: TV dinners
D: Tanning beds
He asks the audience. 67% said TV dinners, 14% said TV dinners and 12% said tanning beds. He goes with TV dinners and is right. Next, for $16,000:
Humphrey Bogart delivers the famous line "The stuff that dreams are made of" in what classic film?
A: "To Have and Have Not"
B: "Casablanca"
C: "The Maltese Falcon"
D: "The Big Sleep"
He's stumped, so he calls his grandmother Mellie, who only offers a guess of "The Maltese Falcon". The 50:50 leaves that and "To Have and Have Not". He goes with "The Maltese Falcon"...
A: "To Have and Have Not"
C: "The Maltese Falcon"
...right! Last question of the day, for $25,000:
In "Top Gun", the characters' Navy "call signs" include "Maverick", "Goose" and all but which of the following?
A: Merlin
B: Sundown
C: Nighthawk
D: Wolfman
After talking it out, he says Nighthawk...
A: Merilin
B: Sundown
C: Nighthawk
D: Wolfman
...he'll be back tomorrow to go for the big money!
Temptation: Our champion right now is Jackie, who has $171 in her bank account. This is her third day. If she somehow goes all the way in the next few episodes like Ian did last week, she could win a car that has never been offered on another game show until now. Her challengers today are Taji and Heather. After the first Speed Round...
Jackie: $20
Taji: $30
Heather: $25
...Taji is tempted with a digital camera/printer, a digital picture frame and a laptop, all worth $2,014 for $10, which she buys immediately! Fame Game board:
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Category: Person.
1. Early in my career, I worked for an ad agency.
2. Then, I went undercover as a Playboy Bunny.
3. In the 70s, I hosted a show called "Not for Women Only".
Heather then rings in...
_ A _ _ A _ A
_ A _ _ E R _
...she says PAMELA ANDERSON, which is incorrect. Jackie then steals the $15 with BARBARA WALTERS to take the early lead with $35. Taji has $20 and Heather has $25.
Knock Off category: Billboard Hot 100 Hits by "American Idol" contestants.
"A Moment Like This"
"Inside Your Heaven"
"I Believe"
"Do I Make You Proud?"
"Flying Without Wings"
"What's Left of Me"
"All You Wanted"
"Home"
"This is the Night"
"Let U Go"
"Before He Cheats"
"Wait For You"
TURN 1:
Taji: "A Moment Like This"- $2 ($22)
Heather: "Before He Cheats"- $2 ($27)
Jackie: "What's Left of Me"
TURN 2:
Taji: "I Believe"- $2 ($24)
Heather: "Wait For You"- $15 ($42)
TURN 3:
Taji: "Inside Your Heaven"- $10 ($34)
Heather: "Home"- $5 ($47)
TURN 4:
Taji: "Flying Without Wings"- $5 ($39)
Heather: "Do I Make You Proud?"- $2 ($49)
FINAL TURN:
Taji: "Let U Go"
Heather: "All You Wanted"
"This is the Night" had $5. With a $10 lead now, Heather is offered a white Italian leather handbag, a wallet, a lipstick case and a handbag, all worth a grand for $13. The final offer is a $10 price and a $100 bonus. Going once...going twice...NO SALE.
Speed Round #2 dealt with characters from horror films and fairly tales. After that...
Jackie: $40
Taji: $39
Heather: $64
...Heather, now with a $24 lead, is offered a chance at a grand in Instant Ca$h. Going once...going twice...nope. The $1,000 was in the red wallet.
But believe it or not, she still falls short, as Taji wins with $79. Heather goes to the clubhouse while Jackie leaves with $3,729 in prizes.
Here's what's on offer at Shopper's Paradise:
$92: HDTV ($1,859)
$259: Trip to Florida ($4,500)
$595: TEN THOOOOOOUUUUSAANNNND DOLLARS
$700: Home makeover and $10,000 Bargain Blinds gift certificate ($12,000)
$860: Nissan Altima Hybrid (Std.)($25,115)
Unfortunately, it doesn't happen for her in Super Knock Off.
Family Feud: It's Day 3 of Celebrity Lookalikes Week.
First question: Things women pump. Starting with:
1. Breast milk (42, Howard)
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
The men will start the opening round. The first answer from the fake Elvis is gas at the buzzer...#2 (29)! President Bush then says an air pump...no. Bono then guesses bras...can't find that, either. Johnny tries to stop the skid with eyelashes...NO WAY- STRIKE THREE. Whoopi then goes for the steal with iron...#3 (13) is worth 71 points to the women! The other three answers, all said by the minimum two people, were air mattress, hand lotion and hair spray.
Second question: Name a decision when you should go with your gut, not with other people. Starting with:
1. Getting married (52, MM)
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
The women will play this time. Paris Hilton is first up this round with career choices...#3 (8)! Dolly Parton's first answer is buying a house...all ways of spending your money are #2 (15)! Angelina Jolie blanks out (graphic error on TV- two strikes were shown instead of one). Whoopi then says stop drinking...now that's two strikes. Back to Marilyn, who then answers when to move out...three strikes in a row. To give the male team their first 75 points today and to take an early four point lead, Howard Stern says starting a family...no, so the women go to 146! Rest of board:
4. First impressions (4)
5. Medical advice (3)
6. Right or wrong (3)
Double: Foods that are always a slam dunk with guests. Starting with:
1.
2.
3.
4. Steak/beef (10, Paris)
5.
6.
The women will play again. Beginning this time with Dolly, she says pizza, which is the bottom answer (6), believe it or not. Angelina says hot wings...all types of chicken are NUMBER ONE (16)! Whoopster then says chips and dip...no. MM then answers salad...too boring for this survey. Back to Paris, who then guesses cookies...all desserts are #2 (13)! Dolly's next response is lasagna...all pasta is #3 (11)! To sweep, Angelina says the #5 answer is popcorn...but it's not. For the steal, the famous DJ then thinks that last answer is Chinese food...but it's actually fish/seafood (6), so the women go to 258!
Triple: Name something a man does to set the mood when he brings a date back to his place. Bono rings in first with a bottle of wine...cocktails are at the bottom (7), however. Dolly then says flowers...NO!! I don't believe that! That means the men will play. Johnny says music...NUMBER ONE (52)! Howard then guesses turning the lights off...#2 (27)! Another surprise this round. To automatically force Sudden Death, Elvis says #3 is candles...it is (10) for 288!
Sudden Death: Angelina and Johnny represent the teams with this question:
Past or present, name an entertainment who is/was blind.
The top answer was Ray Charles (72)...and Johnny Depp says it, so the men come back to win!
Fast Money: Bono and the President score 159 for $795, $20,795 total.
WOF: Tonight's players are Susan Hensler (in the blue) from Kenmore, NY (who is a big sports fan), Stephanie Reese from Hanford, CA (who serves in the U.S. Navy and also does medical care for them and the Marine Corps) and David Beck from L.A. (who is an administrator for a travel website and is also a woodworker).
Hensler wins $1,000 with DRIVING CROSS-COUNTRY, while the man in the middle gets SKILLED CRAFTSMEN for $2,000.
Round 1 category is Before & After and out on the wheel now is a trip to Hong Kong worth $7,029. After Hensler buys the E's, we have...
_ _ _ _ E N
_ _ N N E _
T _ E _ T E _
...I don't know the top word. She then calls three R's for $1,200 and this is now showing...
_ R _ _ E N
_ _ N N E R
T _ E _ T E R
...I know it now. After buying the I, she calls a dud in S. The Navy lady calls a $900 D and the H for another $300 and the Free Spin. After buying the O and the A, she solves FROZEN DINNER THEATER for $1,000.
$25,000-WINNING ID #1: DM03012
Eggland's Best Jackpot/Prize Puzzle Round category is Place. After Hensler calls the L for a $1,000 coffee center and buys the O, we have...
S E _ L _ D E D
S A N D _
_ O _ E
...I think I know now, but she then hits Bankrupt. Reese calls the C's for $1,000 and solves SECLUDED SANDY HOME to double her money and win a trip to Mexico, for a total of $7,600.
WINNING ID FOR TRIP: DE2791527
NCL Big Money Round category is Fictional Character. At the start, Reese calls two N's for the $25,000 from the Big Money Wedge! She then calls the S for the trip to Hong Kong. After she buys the E's, we have...
_ _ R N E _/_ _ E/
_ _ R _ _ E/_ _ N _ S _ _ R
...I know this now. After buying the A's, she hits Bankrupt! OUCH. She then hands in her Free Spin and then lands on a Mystery Wedge. She calls a B and flips...$10,000! She then calls a $400 D and buys the O, she calls the Y for another $1,000. After buying the I and the U's, she solves BARNEY THE PURPLE DINOSAUR to make a nice recovery from that big loss earlier with $10,650, taking her to $18,250!
The man in the middle solves A FRESH START to go to $5,000. Speed-Up Round category is Food & Drink and consonants are worth $1,300 apiece. After Reese calls the D's, we have...
_ _ _ _ _ _ D _
S _ L _ D
D R _ S S _ N _
...she is incorrect with THOUSAND SALAD DRESSING. The man calls the G but can't solve. Hensler buys the A's but can't solve. Reese buys the E's but is wrong again with MARMALADE SALAD DRESSING. The man then buys the I but is in space. Hensler then calls the M's and solves HOMEMADE SALAD DRESSING to finish with $8,800. The man has $5,000 and Reese is our champion with $18,250!
Tonight's cars are a VW Passat and a Lexus RX350. She spins the double star and the category is Thing. Starting with:
_ R _ _ _ T
_ _ E _
I know it already. Reese calls D, M, C and I and gets...
_ R I _ _ T
I D E _
...she has the BRIGHT IDEA for that $25,000 she lost from the Big Money Wedge, giving her $43,250 in cash and trip!
$25,000-WINNING ID #2: DM13490
Jeopardy!: Wrapping up the semi-finals are Todd Faulkenberry, Virginia native Naren Tallapragada and Rachel Horn. First-round categories are as follows:
HIGH SCHOOL
THE LIBRARY
THE GYM
THE SCIENCE LAB
CAFETERIA
"AFTER" CLASS
The Virginia guy hits the Daily Double under the $800 science clue! He has two grand at this moment while Faulkenberry leads with $3,200 and Horn has $1,200. His wager is $1,400. For a $200 lead:
In 1935, the Russian government built him a new lab to continue his work on conditioned reflexes.
"Who is Pavlov?"...that's the one, so he now leads with $3,400! But Faulkenberry takes the lead back at the first break with $4,200 while he stays at $3,400. The sole lady on the panel still has $1,200. At the end of the round, Tallapragada is back in front with $6,200. Horn has $5,800 and Faulkenberry is now in last with $5,200.
DJ! categories:
THE STAMP ACT
THIS & THAT
3 CHEERS FOR CHEERLEADERS
WO "RR" DS
LET'S GO TO OHIO
NO, I'M GOING TO THE ZOO
The Virginia man hits five figures first! But Horn hits the first Daily Double under the middle clue in the "RR" category. She has $10,200 and only leads the Virginian by $400. Faulkenberry has $8,000. She wagers $1,800. To keep the lead:
Line 525 of Alexander Pope's "Essay on Criticism" says to do this "...is human, to forgive, divine".
"What is err?"...that's correct to go to 12 grand! With 13 clues left, the lady still has $12,000, but Tallapragada is now just $200 behind her! Faulkenberry now has $9,600. The $400 and $800 This & That clues are now gone, but all the clues are available under the cheerleader and zoo categories. He goes for the $400 zoo clue and here it is:
This primate of Indonesia is the only ape whose name begins with an O.
He says "What is an orangutan?"...and he now has a $200 lead at $12,200! $800 clue:
Step up to "bat" and name this down under dennison.
Horn says "What is a wombat?"...now she's got the lead back with $12,800! Middle clue in This & That:
In the Bible, Jacob's gift of this to his son Joseph aroused the envy of Joseph's brothers.
She says "What is the Code of Many Colors?"...right again, and she now has 14 grand! $1,600 clue:
In German, it means "...until we see each other again".
She rings in again with "What is aufweiderhoren?"...and is now up to $15,600! Final clue in that category:
These were the names of "The Three Musketeers"-- D'Artagnan joined later.
This time, Faulkenberry is in with "What is Athos, Porthos and Aramis?"...all are right, so he now has $11,600! $400 cheerleader clue:
She was a cheerleader--& class president-- at Bedford High, as you could read on her website, Hallewood.com.
Tallapragada gets "Who is Halle Berry?" no problem to go to $12,600. Middle zoo clue:
There's a desert variety of this, and it's a word only referring to "land dwelling animals".
Horn says "What is a tortoise?"...right on to move to $16,800! $1,600 clue:
The Pangolin of Asia is also known as a scaley version of these insectavores.
Faulkenberry says "What is an aardvark?"...incorrect, dropping him to ten grand. The Virginia guy then tries it with "What is an anteater?"...he's right to go to $14,200! $2,000 clue there...DAAAAAAAAIIIIIILLLLLLYYYY DOUBLE!! He wagers $2,700. For a one Benjamin lead:
It's the marsupial-inspired name of the desert rat seen here.
"What is the possum rat?"...NO. It was the kangaroo rat, so he drops to $11,500. $800 cheerleader clue:
She looked quite "angelic" as a cheerleader at Long Beach Polly years before she became a movie "angel".
Faulkenberry rings in with "Who is Cameron Diaz?"...correct to move to $10,800. Middle clue:
She led cheers at her New Jersey high school before acting in "Brothers & Sisters".
Tallapragada says "Who is Kirstie Alley?"...NO. Correct: Who is Calista Flockhart? He's down to $10,300. $1,600 clue:
You can't miss her "congeniality", which must have helped her as a cheerleader at Washington Lee High.
Tallapragada is right this time with "Who is Sandra Bullock", going back to $11,900. Final clue of the round:
I'd "Walk the Line" back to Nashville to see this Oscar winner cheer at her alma mater, Harpeth Hall.
Faulkenberry gets "Who is (Reese) Witherspoon" to end the round with $12,800! Still anyone's game.
FJ! category: Notable Names.
At his death in April 1955, his brain was preserved and his ashes scattered in the Delaware River.
We go to the Virginia player first. He wrote down "Who was Albert Einstein?"...
"Who was Albert Einstein?"
...he's smart enough to get that right to double to $23,800! Faulkenberry is...
...WRONG with MacArthur, dropping him to $100 and sending him home with $10,000. Now, for the lady...
...she's right...
...and a wager of $8,801 puts her in the finals! Todd, I hope you spend that $10,000 wisely!
DOND: The next Million Dollar Mission game will take place Monday, not tonight. And it will involve a couple. As for tonight, our first contestant is Anabel Gamez from San Antonio. She's been a teacher for 19 years. Her case of destiny is #11.
ROUND 1:
1. #14- $25,000
2. #5- $75,000
3. #17- BUCK
4. #15- $300,000
5. #19- $500
6. #23- $300
FIRST OFFER: $42,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 2:
1. #6- $750
2. #25- ONE MILLION DOLLARS
3. #7- $500,000
4. #13- $400,000
5. #8- $5
SECOND OFFER: $26,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 3:
1. #10- $75
2. #3- $100,000
3. #18- $10,000
4. #22- $50,000
THIRD OFFER: $39,000- NO DEAL
She already has one strike against her, because $200,000 and $750,000 are the only biggies left.
ROUND 4:
1. #2- $10
2. #4- $50
3. #16- $200
FOURTH OFFER: $77,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 5:
1. #12- $100
2. #9- $200,000 (STRIKE TWO!)
FIFTH OFFER: $99,000- DEAL
As it turned out, had she gone all the way, she would've been the second member of the one penny winner club! Very good deal! The playout had she gone on:
#1- $400 (Offer: $136,000)
#26- $1,000 (Offer: $204,000)
#24- $25 (Offer: $269,000)
#20- $750,000 (STRIKE THREE)
Returning next Wednesday, I think, will be Larren Colum from San Diego. #9 is his case choice.
Haley, the lady who controls #25, was replaced by a boring banker girl at the start of the game thanks to the Banker's request.
ROUND 1:
1. #26- $300,000 (for now, when a big amount is KOed, a toilet flushing sound is heard)
2. #21- PENNY
3. #23- $500,000
4. #22- $750
5. #20- $10,000
6. #18- BUCK
FIRST OFFER HE SAYS NO DEAL TO: $36,000
ROUND 2:
1. #2- $50
2. #14- $25,000
3. #24- $5,000
4. #12- $10
5. #8- $400
SECOND OFFER HE TURNS DOWN: $86,000
ROUND 3 (Last round this episode):
1. #6- $100
2. #11- $500
3. #4- $1,000
4. #15- $75,000
THIRD OFFER: $149,000- NO DEAL
Karen: $3,000
Megan: $1,700
Thomas: $1,000
Shanta: BUCK (STAGE GARF)
ARP: $1,618, so the first man called today will play Check Game for some dough and a TV. He writes his check for $3,100...NO WAY. The TV was $3,198, so he's over by $298.
Next player is Joyce Whipple (from BYU) and the second IUFB is a wall clock.
Joyce: $750
Shanta: $800
Karen: $749
Megan: BUCK
ARP: $715, so that one buck bid gives Legher the chance to play the season's first playing of Stack the Deck for a Chrysler PT Cruiser. Board:
5816743
First pair of items are Clorox bleach and NutraMist, and the target is $6.29. She doesn't know the bleach is that. Second are jewelry clasp and mouthwash, and the target this time is $7.99, which was the price of the NutraMist. She says the mouthwash also costs that...but that's even more expensive, $9.99! Finally, we have V8 juice and peppers, and the price she needs to match up is $3.15. She knows the juice is $3.15, so she chooses the second number, which is 7. She had no chance of knowing the car was $17,435, and she said $17,845 instead.
Next player is Jaimal Ware and the third IUFB is a three-piece set of luggage.
Jaimal: $750
Joyce: $650
Shanta: $599
Karen: BUCK
ARP: $900, so this crazy guy may have a heart attack if he wins ten grand in 1/2 Off! First are a burger phone marked at $15 and a disco ball lamp marked at $11. He thinks the phone is $30 and it is. Next are a Hummer bank marked at $25 and a sound amplifier marked at $15. With no hesitation, he knows that bank is $50! Finally, we have a golf cart clock marked at $27 and a wattage converter marked at $20. He thinks the converter is $40...it is! He has all the SPs, $1,500, and a 50:50 chance at another $10,000. The two boxes left are #11 and #16. He goes with double 1...
...NO. But he does win everything else and heads to the Showcase.
BTW, a new phone number to order tickets has been introduced: 800-852-8909.
(During the phone plug, Mr. Ware was running around in the audience! What a crazy guy!)
The next player is Melissa Dumas and the next IUFB is a pool table.
Melissa: $2,430
Joyce: $1,700
Shanta: $2,500
Karen: $2,501
All have gone over.
Melissa: $1,300
Joyce: $1,350
Shanta: $1,450
Karen: BUCK
ARP: $1,300, so Dumas wins a check for $500! She then gets to play Most Expensive for a wine storage bar, a home gym and a BBQ. She thinks the BBQ is the most expenisve. The wine furniture is $1,650, the gym is $2,199...but the grill is the least expensive at $1,603.
Next is Brian from USC and the next IUFB is a baker's rack. The winner also gets $40 of Hot Pockets and goes for a car.
Brian: $650
Joyce: $1,000
Shanta: $700
Karen: BUCK
ARP: $1,800, so Whipple plays Super Squeeze Play for a Pontiac G6. Board:
212956
She doesn't know it's $21,256. She said $21,956 instead.
The last player is Sheryl Haybaker and the last IUFB is a karoke system.
Sheryl: $550
Shanta: $950
Karen: $951
Brian: $952
ARP: $739, so Foster and Torbet head off to the First Four Breakfast Clubhouse while Haybaker will try to prevent a winless show from happening during Magic Number. She plays this game for an off-road vehicle and SCUBA gear. She sets her magic number at $1,989. I feel good about this. The vehicle is $3,199...
...BUT THE SCUBA STUFF IS $2,160, SO WE'VE BEEN SKUNKED!!! Darn.
The BYU student gets to the Showcase. I really want that crazy man to win the Showcase today, if there is a winner today.
The first Showcase has a bedroom, books and a trip to Bangkok, and she bids $14,000. The crazy guy goes for shoes, a kitchen and a ski boat, and he bids $25,715.
ARP for him: $30,050, a difference of $4,335. ARP for the lady...
...$17,896, so she's today's champion with $19,736 in prizes. Darn. The man leaves with $2,573 in cash and prizes. A shame he didn't win a lot more.
WWTBAM: Back is Michelle Allen. She takes a stab at this $25,000 question:
In what film does Marlon Brando famously reply, "Whaddya got?" to the question "What are you rebelling against?"
A: "The Missouri Breaks"
B: "Apocalypse Now"
C: "On the Waterfront"
D: "The Wild One"
She says "The Wild One"...
A: "The Missouri Breaks"
B: "Apocalypse Now"
C: "On the Waterfront"
D: "The Wild One"
...time for her to go wild- she's got $25,000! But she then misses both of her $50,000 questions. She takes that money home as well as the Netflix subscription.
Brent Massey from Muskogee, OK is next. $8,000 question:
In the 1986 movie "Back to School", Rodney Dangerfield's character has made a fortune selling what?
A: Big-and-tall clothing
B: Toupees
C: TV dinners
D: Tanning beds
He asks the audience. 67% said TV dinners, 14% said TV dinners and 12% said tanning beds. He goes with TV dinners and is right. Next, for $16,000:
Humphrey Bogart delivers the famous line "The stuff that dreams are made of" in what classic film?
A: "To Have and Have Not"
B: "Casablanca"
C: "The Maltese Falcon"
D: "The Big Sleep"
He's stumped, so he calls his grandmother Mellie, who only offers a guess of "The Maltese Falcon". The 50:50 leaves that and "To Have and Have Not". He goes with "The Maltese Falcon"...
A: "To Have and Have Not"
C: "The Maltese Falcon"
...right! Last question of the day, for $25,000:
In "Top Gun", the characters' Navy "call signs" include "Maverick", "Goose" and all but which of the following?
A: Merlin
B: Sundown
C: Nighthawk
D: Wolfman
After talking it out, he says Nighthawk...
A: Merilin
B: Sundown
C: Nighthawk
D: Wolfman
...he'll be back tomorrow to go for the big money!
Temptation: Our champion right now is Jackie, who has $171 in her bank account. This is her third day. If she somehow goes all the way in the next few episodes like Ian did last week, she could win a car that has never been offered on another game show until now. Her challengers today are Taji and Heather. After the first Speed Round...
Jackie: $20
Taji: $30
Heather: $25
...Taji is tempted with a digital camera/printer, a digital picture frame and a laptop, all worth $2,014 for $10, which she buys immediately! Fame Game board:
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Category: Person.
1. Early in my career, I worked for an ad agency.
2. Then, I went undercover as a Playboy Bunny.
3. In the 70s, I hosted a show called "Not for Women Only".
Heather then rings in...
_ A _ _ A _ A
_ A _ _ E R _
...she says PAMELA ANDERSON, which is incorrect. Jackie then steals the $15 with BARBARA WALTERS to take the early lead with $35. Taji has $20 and Heather has $25.
Knock Off category: Billboard Hot 100 Hits by "American Idol" contestants.
"A Moment Like This"
"Inside Your Heaven"
"I Believe"
"Do I Make You Proud?"
"Flying Without Wings"
"What's Left of Me"
"All You Wanted"
"Home"
"This is the Night"
"Let U Go"
"Before He Cheats"
"Wait For You"
TURN 1:
Taji: "A Moment Like This"- $2 ($22)
Heather: "Before He Cheats"- $2 ($27)
Jackie: "What's Left of Me"
TURN 2:
Taji: "I Believe"- $2 ($24)
Heather: "Wait For You"- $15 ($42)
TURN 3:
Taji: "Inside Your Heaven"- $10 ($34)
Heather: "Home"- $5 ($47)
TURN 4:
Taji: "Flying Without Wings"- $5 ($39)
Heather: "Do I Make You Proud?"- $2 ($49)
FINAL TURN:
Taji: "Let U Go"
Heather: "All You Wanted"
"This is the Night" had $5. With a $10 lead now, Heather is offered a white Italian leather handbag, a wallet, a lipstick case and a handbag, all worth a grand for $13. The final offer is a $10 price and a $100 bonus. Going once...going twice...NO SALE.
Speed Round #2 dealt with characters from horror films and fairly tales. After that...
Jackie: $40
Taji: $39
Heather: $64
...Heather, now with a $24 lead, is offered a chance at a grand in Instant Ca$h. Going once...going twice...nope. The $1,000 was in the red wallet.
But believe it or not, she still falls short, as Taji wins with $79. Heather goes to the clubhouse while Jackie leaves with $3,729 in prizes.
Here's what's on offer at Shopper's Paradise:
$92: HDTV ($1,859)
$259: Trip to Florida ($4,500)
$595: TEN THOOOOOOUUUUSAANNNND DOLLARS
$700: Home makeover and $10,000 Bargain Blinds gift certificate ($12,000)
$860: Nissan Altima Hybrid (Std.)($25,115)
Unfortunately, it doesn't happen for her in Super Knock Off.
Family Feud: It's Day 3 of Celebrity Lookalikes Week.
First question: Things women pump. Starting with:
1. Breast milk (42, Howard)
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
The men will start the opening round. The first answer from the fake Elvis is gas at the buzzer...#2 (29)! President Bush then says an air pump...no. Bono then guesses bras...can't find that, either. Johnny tries to stop the skid with eyelashes...NO WAY- STRIKE THREE. Whoopi then goes for the steal with iron...#3 (13) is worth 71 points to the women! The other three answers, all said by the minimum two people, were air mattress, hand lotion and hair spray.
Second question: Name a decision when you should go with your gut, not with other people. Starting with:
1. Getting married (52, MM)
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
The women will play this time. Paris Hilton is first up this round with career choices...#3 (8)! Dolly Parton's first answer is buying a house...all ways of spending your money are #2 (15)! Angelina Jolie blanks out (graphic error on TV- two strikes were shown instead of one). Whoopi then says stop drinking...now that's two strikes. Back to Marilyn, who then answers when to move out...three strikes in a row. To give the male team their first 75 points today and to take an early four point lead, Howard Stern says starting a family...no, so the women go to 146! Rest of board:
4. First impressions (4)
5. Medical advice (3)
6. Right or wrong (3)
Double: Foods that are always a slam dunk with guests. Starting with:
1.
2.
3.
4. Steak/beef (10, Paris)
5.
6.
The women will play again. Beginning this time with Dolly, she says pizza, which is the bottom answer (6), believe it or not. Angelina says hot wings...all types of chicken are NUMBER ONE (16)! Whoopster then says chips and dip...no. MM then answers salad...too boring for this survey. Back to Paris, who then guesses cookies...all desserts are #2 (13)! Dolly's next response is lasagna...all pasta is #3 (11)! To sweep, Angelina says the #5 answer is popcorn...but it's not. For the steal, the famous DJ then thinks that last answer is Chinese food...but it's actually fish/seafood (6), so the women go to 258!
Triple: Name something a man does to set the mood when he brings a date back to his place. Bono rings in first with a bottle of wine...cocktails are at the bottom (7), however. Dolly then says flowers...NO!! I don't believe that! That means the men will play. Johnny says music...NUMBER ONE (52)! Howard then guesses turning the lights off...#2 (27)! Another surprise this round. To automatically force Sudden Death, Elvis says #3 is candles...it is (10) for 288!
Sudden Death: Angelina and Johnny represent the teams with this question:
Past or present, name an entertainment who is/was blind.
The top answer was Ray Charles (72)...and Johnny Depp says it, so the men come back to win!
Fast Money: Bono and the President score 159 for $795, $20,795 total.
WOF: Tonight's players are Susan Hensler (in the blue) from Kenmore, NY (who is a big sports fan), Stephanie Reese from Hanford, CA (who serves in the U.S. Navy and also does medical care for them and the Marine Corps) and David Beck from L.A. (who is an administrator for a travel website and is also a woodworker).
Hensler wins $1,000 with DRIVING CROSS-COUNTRY, while the man in the middle gets SKILLED CRAFTSMEN for $2,000.
Round 1 category is Before & After and out on the wheel now is a trip to Hong Kong worth $7,029. After Hensler buys the E's, we have...
_ _ _ _ E N
_ _ N N E _
T _ E _ T E _
...I don't know the top word. She then calls three R's for $1,200 and this is now showing...
_ R _ _ E N
_ _ N N E R
T _ E _ T E R
...I know it now. After buying the I, she calls a dud in S. The Navy lady calls a $900 D and the H for another $300 and the Free Spin. After buying the O and the A, she solves FROZEN DINNER THEATER for $1,000.
$25,000-WINNING ID #1: DM03012
Eggland's Best Jackpot/Prize Puzzle Round category is Place. After Hensler calls the L for a $1,000 coffee center and buys the O, we have...
S E _ L _ D E D
S A N D _
_ O _ E
...I think I know now, but she then hits Bankrupt. Reese calls the C's for $1,000 and solves SECLUDED SANDY HOME to double her money and win a trip to Mexico, for a total of $7,600.
WINNING ID FOR TRIP: DE2791527
NCL Big Money Round category is Fictional Character. At the start, Reese calls two N's for the $25,000 from the Big Money Wedge! She then calls the S for the trip to Hong Kong. After she buys the E's, we have...
_ _ R N E _/_ _ E/
_ _ R _ _ E/_ _ N _ S _ _ R
...I know this now. After buying the A's, she hits Bankrupt! OUCH. She then hands in her Free Spin and then lands on a Mystery Wedge. She calls a B and flips...$10,000! She then calls a $400 D and buys the O, she calls the Y for another $1,000. After buying the I and the U's, she solves BARNEY THE PURPLE DINOSAUR to make a nice recovery from that big loss earlier with $10,650, taking her to $18,250!
The man in the middle solves A FRESH START to go to $5,000. Speed-Up Round category is Food & Drink and consonants are worth $1,300 apiece. After Reese calls the D's, we have...
_ _ _ _ _ _ D _
S _ L _ D
D R _ S S _ N _
...she is incorrect with THOUSAND SALAD DRESSING. The man calls the G but can't solve. Hensler buys the A's but can't solve. Reese buys the E's but is wrong again with MARMALADE SALAD DRESSING. The man then buys the I but is in space. Hensler then calls the M's and solves HOMEMADE SALAD DRESSING to finish with $8,800. The man has $5,000 and Reese is our champion with $18,250!
Tonight's cars are a VW Passat and a Lexus RX350. She spins the double star and the category is Thing. Starting with:
_ R _ _ _ T
_ _ E _
I know it already. Reese calls D, M, C and I and gets...
_ R I _ _ T
I D E _
...she has the BRIGHT IDEA for that $25,000 she lost from the Big Money Wedge, giving her $43,250 in cash and trip!
$25,000-WINNING ID #2: DM13490
Jeopardy!: Wrapping up the semi-finals are Todd Faulkenberry, Virginia native Naren Tallapragada and Rachel Horn. First-round categories are as follows:
HIGH SCHOOL
THE LIBRARY
THE GYM
THE SCIENCE LAB
CAFETERIA
"AFTER" CLASS
The Virginia guy hits the Daily Double under the $800 science clue! He has two grand at this moment while Faulkenberry leads with $3,200 and Horn has $1,200. His wager is $1,400. For a $200 lead:
In 1935, the Russian government built him a new lab to continue his work on conditioned reflexes.
"Who is Pavlov?"...that's the one, so he now leads with $3,400! But Faulkenberry takes the lead back at the first break with $4,200 while he stays at $3,400. The sole lady on the panel still has $1,200. At the end of the round, Tallapragada is back in front with $6,200. Horn has $5,800 and Faulkenberry is now in last with $5,200.
DJ! categories:
THE STAMP ACT
THIS & THAT
3 CHEERS FOR CHEERLEADERS
WO "RR" DS
LET'S GO TO OHIO
NO, I'M GOING TO THE ZOO
The Virginia man hits five figures first! But Horn hits the first Daily Double under the middle clue in the "RR" category. She has $10,200 and only leads the Virginian by $400. Faulkenberry has $8,000. She wagers $1,800. To keep the lead:
Line 525 of Alexander Pope's "Essay on Criticism" says to do this "...is human, to forgive, divine".
"What is err?"...that's correct to go to 12 grand! With 13 clues left, the lady still has $12,000, but Tallapragada is now just $200 behind her! Faulkenberry now has $9,600. The $400 and $800 This & That clues are now gone, but all the clues are available under the cheerleader and zoo categories. He goes for the $400 zoo clue and here it is:
This primate of Indonesia is the only ape whose name begins with an O.
He says "What is an orangutan?"...and he now has a $200 lead at $12,200! $800 clue:
Step up to "bat" and name this down under dennison.
Horn says "What is a wombat?"...now she's got the lead back with $12,800! Middle clue in This & That:
In the Bible, Jacob's gift of this to his son Joseph aroused the envy of Joseph's brothers.
She says "What is the Code of Many Colors?"...right again, and she now has 14 grand! $1,600 clue:
In German, it means "...until we see each other again".
She rings in again with "What is aufweiderhoren?"...and is now up to $15,600! Final clue in that category:
These were the names of "The Three Musketeers"-- D'Artagnan joined later.
This time, Faulkenberry is in with "What is Athos, Porthos and Aramis?"...all are right, so he now has $11,600! $400 cheerleader clue:
She was a cheerleader--& class president-- at Bedford High, as you could read on her website, Hallewood.com.
Tallapragada gets "Who is Halle Berry?" no problem to go to $12,600. Middle zoo clue:
There's a desert variety of this, and it's a word only referring to "land dwelling animals".
Horn says "What is a tortoise?"...right on to move to $16,800! $1,600 clue:
The Pangolin of Asia is also known as a scaley version of these insectavores.
Faulkenberry says "What is an aardvark?"...incorrect, dropping him to ten grand. The Virginia guy then tries it with "What is an anteater?"...he's right to go to $14,200! $2,000 clue there...DAAAAAAAAIIIIIILLLLLLYYYY DOUBLE!! He wagers $2,700. For a one Benjamin lead:
It's the marsupial-inspired name of the desert rat seen here.
"What is the possum rat?"...NO. It was the kangaroo rat, so he drops to $11,500. $800 cheerleader clue:
She looked quite "angelic" as a cheerleader at Long Beach Polly years before she became a movie "angel".
Faulkenberry rings in with "Who is Cameron Diaz?"...correct to move to $10,800. Middle clue:
She led cheers at her New Jersey high school before acting in "Brothers & Sisters".
Tallapragada says "Who is Kirstie Alley?"...NO. Correct: Who is Calista Flockhart? He's down to $10,300. $1,600 clue:
You can't miss her "congeniality", which must have helped her as a cheerleader at Washington Lee High.
Tallapragada is right this time with "Who is Sandra Bullock", going back to $11,900. Final clue of the round:
I'd "Walk the Line" back to Nashville to see this Oscar winner cheer at her alma mater, Harpeth Hall.
Faulkenberry gets "Who is (Reese) Witherspoon" to end the round with $12,800! Still anyone's game.
FJ! category: Notable Names.
At his death in April 1955, his brain was preserved and his ashes scattered in the Delaware River.
We go to the Virginia player first. He wrote down "Who was Albert Einstein?"...
"Who was Albert Einstein?"
...he's smart enough to get that right to double to $23,800! Faulkenberry is...
...WRONG with MacArthur, dropping him to $100 and sending him home with $10,000. Now, for the lady...
...she's right...
...and a wager of $8,801 puts her in the finals! Todd, I hope you spend that $10,000 wisely!
DOND: The next Million Dollar Mission game will take place Monday, not tonight. And it will involve a couple. As for tonight, our first contestant is Anabel Gamez from San Antonio. She's been a teacher for 19 years. Her case of destiny is #11.
ROUND 1:
1. #14- $25,000
2. #5- $75,000
3. #17- BUCK
4. #15- $300,000
5. #19- $500
6. #23- $300
FIRST OFFER: $42,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 2:
1. #6- $750
2. #25- ONE MILLION DOLLARS
3. #7- $500,000
4. #13- $400,000
5. #8- $5
SECOND OFFER: $26,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 3:
1. #10- $75
2. #3- $100,000
3. #18- $10,000
4. #22- $50,000
THIRD OFFER: $39,000- NO DEAL
She already has one strike against her, because $200,000 and $750,000 are the only biggies left.
ROUND 4:
1. #2- $10
2. #4- $50
3. #16- $200
FOURTH OFFER: $77,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 5:
1. #12- $100
2. #9- $200,000 (STRIKE TWO!)
FIFTH OFFER: $99,000- DEAL
As it turned out, had she gone all the way, she would've been the second member of the one penny winner club! Very good deal! The playout had she gone on:
#1- $400 (Offer: $136,000)
#26- $1,000 (Offer: $204,000)
#24- $25 (Offer: $269,000)
#20- $750,000 (STRIKE THREE)
Returning next Wednesday, I think, will be Larren Colum from San Diego. #9 is his case choice.
Haley, the lady who controls #25, was replaced by a boring banker girl at the start of the game thanks to the Banker's request.
ROUND 1:
1. #26- $300,000 (for now, when a big amount is KOed, a toilet flushing sound is heard)
2. #21- PENNY
3. #23- $500,000
4. #22- $750
5. #20- $10,000
6. #18- BUCK
FIRST OFFER HE SAYS NO DEAL TO: $36,000
ROUND 2:
1. #2- $50
2. #14- $25,000
3. #24- $5,000
4. #12- $10
5. #8- $400
SECOND OFFER HE TURNS DOWN: $86,000
ROUND 3 (Last round this episode):
1. #6- $100
2. #11- $500
3. #4- $1,000
4. #15- $75,000
THIRD OFFER: $149,000- NO DEAL
Kristi Lee Cook and Carly Smithson out from "American Idol"?
Reality TV Magazine reported last night that during last night's boys performance show, when there was a late shot of the Top 12 girls, Carly Smithson and Kristi Lee Cook were nowhere to be found. This may be an indication that the producers finally found out that they've had previous record deals before, which would be a violation of show rules and may result in a DQ. Stay tuned later tonight for further updates.
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
"American Idol" Top 24- Men
I'm scoring things differently this season. Now, I will only assign a score after hearing what all three judges had to say.
Tonight's song category is the 1960s.
First in line tonight is David Hernandez with "In the Midnight Hour" by Wilson Pickett. Randy Jackson liked the gospel theme of this song and liked the performance, excluding the end part. Paula Abdul didn't say anything significant, and Simon Cowell said he thought the song sounded better than he thought it would be, but he didn't hear anything too significant. I thought Hernandez did pretty good, so I gave him an 8.
Second is Chikezie Eze and "Spend My Life with You" by Eric Benet. Randy thought it was pretty good but thought he sounded old-fashioned. Simon hated the performance partly because of his suit and agreed with Randy. I thought he was solid, but the criticisms by the men caused me to score this performance a 6.
Third is David Cook and "So Happy Together" by The Turtles. Randy liked it after a weird beginning. Paula thought it had originality. Simon also liked it despite a little shouting. I thought Cook was a bit off course at times, so my score was 7.
Fourth is Jason Yeager with "Moon River" by Frank Sinatra. Randy thought it was pretty good despite a few pitch problems, and said it was a difficult song to sing. Simon agreed with me that it was nothing but karaoke. In addition, I also thought it was faded. I gave this a 5.
Fifth is Robbie Carrico with "One" by Three Dog Night. Randy thought he was rockin'. Paula thought it was the perfect song. Simon thought it was sensible. I didn't think the performance was totally special, so I gave it a 7.
Singing in the halfway spot is David Archuleta, and his song is "Shop Around" by Smokey Robinson. Randy thought the performance was brilliant. Paula thought he was brave in choosing this song. Simon thought that was the best performance of the night so far. I didn't think it was that great, but I will give this an 8.
In the lucky seven spot is Danny Noriega with "Jailhouse Rock" by Elvis. Randy thought he had a pretty good time with the performance. Paula thought it was hot but not scolding and thought it was a safe song choice. Simon thought it was grotesque. I thought the performance was just OK also, so I gave this a 6.
Eighth is Luke Menard with "Like a Stone" by Audioslave. Randy thought it was frequently pitchy. Paula agreed with me this wasn't the best of song choices. Simon thought it was forgettable. I didn't like it either, so I gave it a 3.
Ninth is Colton Berry, the only Virginia native in this season's Top 24! He's singing "Suspicious Minds" by Elvis. Randy thought he had a pretty good time. Paula thought it was nice to see a different side of him, but thought it wasn't his bad performance. Simon thought it was just OK. I gave this a 6.
Tenth is Garrett Haley with "Breaking Up is Hard to Do" by the Carpenters. Randy thought he didn't do anything with it. Paula suggested to him that he split up the songs at times. Simon said it was boring. I gave this a 5.
Eleventh is Jason Castro with "Daydream" by Lovin' Spoonful. Randy thought it was OK. Paula was pretty blown away, because in her opinion, the song choice was perfect. Simon thought it was one of the best performances because he thought he had it. I thought it was solid, so I gave it a 7.
Michael Johns wraps things up with "Light My Fire" by the Doors. Randy loved the performance. Simon thought he's been consistently good this season. I thought he was pretty good too, so I gave this an 8.
With me not handing any 9s or 10s tonight, all of the boys are fair game for elimination Thursday.
Tonight's song category is the 1960s.
First in line tonight is David Hernandez with "In the Midnight Hour" by Wilson Pickett. Randy Jackson liked the gospel theme of this song and liked the performance, excluding the end part. Paula Abdul didn't say anything significant, and Simon Cowell said he thought the song sounded better than he thought it would be, but he didn't hear anything too significant. I thought Hernandez did pretty good, so I gave him an 8.
Second is Chikezie Eze and "Spend My Life with You" by Eric Benet. Randy thought it was pretty good but thought he sounded old-fashioned. Simon hated the performance partly because of his suit and agreed with Randy. I thought he was solid, but the criticisms by the men caused me to score this performance a 6.
Third is David Cook and "So Happy Together" by The Turtles. Randy liked it after a weird beginning. Paula thought it had originality. Simon also liked it despite a little shouting. I thought Cook was a bit off course at times, so my score was 7.
Fourth is Jason Yeager with "Moon River" by Frank Sinatra. Randy thought it was pretty good despite a few pitch problems, and said it was a difficult song to sing. Simon agreed with me that it was nothing but karaoke. In addition, I also thought it was faded. I gave this a 5.
Fifth is Robbie Carrico with "One" by Three Dog Night. Randy thought he was rockin'. Paula thought it was the perfect song. Simon thought it was sensible. I didn't think the performance was totally special, so I gave it a 7.
Singing in the halfway spot is David Archuleta, and his song is "Shop Around" by Smokey Robinson. Randy thought the performance was brilliant. Paula thought he was brave in choosing this song. Simon thought that was the best performance of the night so far. I didn't think it was that great, but I will give this an 8.
In the lucky seven spot is Danny Noriega with "Jailhouse Rock" by Elvis. Randy thought he had a pretty good time with the performance. Paula thought it was hot but not scolding and thought it was a safe song choice. Simon thought it was grotesque. I thought the performance was just OK also, so I gave this a 6.
Eighth is Luke Menard with "Like a Stone" by Audioslave. Randy thought it was frequently pitchy. Paula agreed with me this wasn't the best of song choices. Simon thought it was forgettable. I didn't like it either, so I gave it a 3.
Ninth is Colton Berry, the only Virginia native in this season's Top 24! He's singing "Suspicious Minds" by Elvis. Randy thought he had a pretty good time. Paula thought it was nice to see a different side of him, but thought it wasn't his bad performance. Simon thought it was just OK. I gave this a 6.
Tenth is Garrett Haley with "Breaking Up is Hard to Do" by the Carpenters. Randy thought he didn't do anything with it. Paula suggested to him that he split up the songs at times. Simon said it was boring. I gave this a 5.
Eleventh is Jason Castro with "Daydream" by Lovin' Spoonful. Randy thought it was OK. Paula was pretty blown away, because in her opinion, the song choice was perfect. Simon thought it was one of the best performances because he thought he had it. I thought it was solid, so I gave it a 7.
Michael Johns wraps things up with "Light My Fire" by the Doors. Randy loved the performance. Simon thought he's been consistently good this season. I thought he was pretty good too, so I gave this an 8.
With me not handing any 9s or 10s tonight, all of the boys are fair game for elimination Thursday.
"Deal or No Deal" rating
Monday's "Deal or No Deal" scored a 10 Fast Nielsen with a 16 share. I believe that may be its highest rating of the season.
Source: Zap2it.com
Source: Zap2it.com
2/19/2008 Results
WWTBAM: Day 2 of Movie Week begins with Eric Melin. $25,000 question:
In the Howard Hughes film "Hell's Angels", who famously asked, "Would you be shocked if I put on something more comfortable"?
A: Ava Gardner
B: Jane Russell
C: Carole Lombard
D: Jean Harlow
Thinking that Gwen Stefani once played her, he goes with Harlow...
A: Ava Gardner
B: Jane Russell
C: Carole Lombard
D: Jean Harlow
...that's $25,000! With only the audience gone, he's in good shape to leave with at least $50,000. First $50,000 question:
Before sparring with Tobey Maguire in "Spider-Man 2", Alfred Molina made his major film debut in what '80s blockbuster?
A: "The Empire Strikes Back"
B: "Beverly Hills Cop"
C: "Raiders of the Lost Ark"
D: "Ghostbusters"
The 50:50 leaves the "Star Wars" movie and the "Indiana Jones" movie. He then goes with his gut of "Raiders of the Lost Ark"...
A: "The Empire Strikes Back"
C: "Raiders of the Lost Ark"
...right he is for $50,000! First $100,000 question:
Which of these literary adaptions is not a Merchant Ivory production?
A: "Maurice"
B: "The Wings of the Dove"
C: "Surviving Picasso"
D: "The Golden Bowl"
He calls Laura, who thinks it's "Surviving Picasso". He agrees...
A: "Maurice"
B: "The Wings of the Dove"
C: "Surviving Picasso"
D: "The Golden Bowl"
...oops. It was "The Wings of the Dove", so he leaves with $25,000 and the Netflix stuff.
Michelle Allen from Albany, CA is next. She's a professional fundraiser person. For $4,000:
Which of these "back-to-back" films both feature the same actor in a primary role?
A: "Rosemary's Baby Boom"
B: "Malcolm X-Men"
C: "Muriel's Wedding Crashers"
D: "Ocean's Twelve Monkeys"
She asks the audience. 70% said "Ocean's Twelve Monkeys" while 19% said "Muriel's Wedding Crashers". She says "Ocean's Twelve Monkeys" and is right. Next, for $8,000:
In "The Karate Kid", Daniel-san tries to avoid bullies by attending his high school's Halloween dance dressed as a what?
A: Medieval knight
B: Shower
C: Table lamp
D: Hockey goalie
She chooses to call Debra, who totally blanks out. The 50:50 then leaves shower and table lamp. She then goes with shower...
B: Shower
C: Table lamp
...and she has $8,000! Last question of the day, for $16,000:
In the 2002 movie "Unfaithful", Diane Lane's character has a torrid affair with a younger man who sells what?
A: Vintage photographs
B: French wings
C: Rare books
D: Persian rugs
She immediately knows it's the rare books to return tomorrow!
Family Feud: Time for Day 2 of the celebrity wannabes week.
First question: Name something you'd be happy to find waiting for you when you come home from work. Starting with:
1.
2. Naked wife (30, Angelina)
3.
4.
5.
The women will start the round. Whoopi Goldberg's first answer today is the dog...bottom answer (4)! Up to Marilyn Monroe, who says dinner...NUMBER ONE (40)! Paris Hilton then says sports games...no. Dolly Parton next says the absence of the in-laws...I don't think so. Back to Angelina Jolie, who says the newspaper...three strikes in a row. 74 points are on the line for the first steal of this game. Johnny Depp's steal guess is alcohol...#4 (9) for the points! #3 was cash (10).
Second question: Movies where Eddie Murphy was intended to be funny in. Starting with:
1.
2. "Dr. Doolittle" (19, Whoopi)
3.
4.
5. "Trading Places" (7, Howard)
6.
7.
The women will begin again. Starting with MM, she says "Easy Money"...oops. Paris then has a blank. Dolly then says "Raw"...INSTANT STRIKEOUT. For another 26, Johnny says "Beverly Hills Cop", which is #3 (17) to hit the century mark. Rest of board:
1. "Nutty Professor/Klumps" (20)
4. "Coming to America" (14)
6. "Daddy Day Care" (6)
7. "48 Hours" (4)
Double: Name something you associate with the word "puff". Starting with:
1. "Puff the Magic Dragon" (22, Marilyn)
2.
3. Cigars/cigarettes (20, Elvis)
4.
5.
6.
The women will play again. Now to Paris, whose first guess this round is Corn Pops (?!?!!??)...ZONK ANSWER OF THE WEEK NOMINEE. Dolly then says the exhaust from the back of the car...all puffs of smoke are #5 (6)! Angelina then says powder-puff...#4 (13)! Next is Whoopi and stuff and puff...I don't think so. MM is back to say the "Big Bad Wolf"...three strikes. Johnny then tries to steal again with cream puff...NO, so the women jump into the lead with 122! Not said:
2. Puff Daddy (20)
6. Puffs tissues (4)
Triple: Name somebody with "Howard" in their name. The President rings in with Howard Stern...#2 (30)! Paris then gives a dud with Howard J. Marshall, so the men finally will start a round. Bono's first answer today is Howard Hughes, which is NUMBER ONE (46)! Over to Johnny, who says Howard K. Smith...no. The DJ says Howard the Duck...also not there. Elvis then says Howard Cunningham...three strikes in a row. This steal is for the game. Angelina says Howard Cosell...that's at the bottom for their first win (5)! #3 was Ron Howard (6).
Fast Money: For their first opportunity, the women send MM and Whoopi to bat.
1. Something a couch potato might have to get off their couch to do.
2. Name a color you hope your neighbors don't paint their house (s) with.
3. Who's got the biggest ego in America?
4. Name an occasion when a husband should send his wife flowers.
5. Something that lives in a cave.
My guesses:
1. Get food
2. Pink (Green was my second guess)
3. President Bush (Britney Spears and Lindsay Lohan were my other guesses)
4. Wedding (Valentine's Day was my second guess)
5. Bear (Bats was my second guess)
Whoopi blanks on the third question. She says changing the channel, pink, birthday and elephant (ZONK ANSWER OF THE WEEK NOMINEE) for 73. MM says getting a job, red, President Bush, anniversary and men for 151 and $755. Unsaid #1 answers:
1. Get food (They should've gotten this one.)
2. Purple/lavender (This was HARD.)
3. Donald Trump
5. Bats (They should've gotten this one.)
In the civilian part of the doubleheader, the Jacksons play against the Henleys, led by Sean and joined by Roderick, Carrie, Evora and Lauren.
The Jacksons get their first 88 points on things people dim their lights for. The challengers fire back with 71 on things magicians might pull out of their hats.
Double: Name something with the word "strip" in it. Starting with:
1. Striptease (37, Rhonda)
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
The champions will play. Jan says strip poker...#3 (9)! Alicia then says chicken strips...no. Now to Byron, who says the Las Vegas Strip...no. Next is Jasmine, who says strip search...three strikes. For the steal and the lead, Sean goes with strip clubs...bottom answer (4), sending them to 163! Not said:
2. Strip malls (15)
4. Comic strips (7)
5. Sunset Strip (6)
Triple: Places where people wait their turn by reading magazines. Evora jumps the gun and blanks out. Jan then gets control for the champs with doctor's/dentist's office, which is the TOP ANSWER (77)! Alicia then answers with mechanics...no. Byron says bus stop...no. Jasmine then says nothing, so it's steal-and-win time. Sean says one of the three remaining answers is a grocery store checkout...#2 (12) for the championship at 394! Remaining answers:
3. Library (4)
4. Beauty salon (3)
Fast Money: Lauren and Sean win Fast Money in just seven guesses for the 20 grand!
WOF: Our players tonight are Erin Fowler from West Brooke, MA (who is an artist), Christina Winnamore from Houston (who is the wife of a husband that served in the military and just came back from duty at the time of this taping. She's also an administrative assistant for a property management company) and Michael Coin from Boston (who writes for a Children's Hospital in his area).
Fowler gets $1,000 from DUKE AND DUCHESS and then triples up with EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY.
Round 1 category is Living Thing and believe it or not, it's tonight's Prize Puzzle! Out on the wheel now is a $5,000 Vegas trip. After the man buys the E's, we have...
_ L _
E N _ L _ S _
S _ E E _ _ _ _
...I have the first two words. After he calls two D's for $600 and the G's for another $900, he calls the H's for another $1,200 and solves OLD ENGLISH SHEEPDOG for $3,450 and a trip to London, for a total of $8,450.
WINNING ID FOR TRIP: MC21458
Eggland's Best Jackpot Round category is Slogan. At the start, the lady in the middle calls the R's for the 25 prize, a $2,500 Overtock.com gift certificate. She then calls an N for a $1,000 set of Ricardo luggage. After she buys the E's a little later, we have...
_ H E N/_ _ _' R E/HERE/
_ _ _ ' R E/_ _ _ _ _ _
...I know everything this round. She calls three Y's for another $1,500 and then solves WHEN YOU'RE HERE YOU'RE FAMILY for $2,250 and the prizes! She can't get Olive Garden as the bonus answer, so she finishes the round with $5,750 in cash and stuff.
$25,000-WINNING ID #1: SR05322
NCL Big Money Round category is Show Biz. Early on, Fowler calls four R's for $1,200 and the Free Spin. It appears during the early portion of this round, Pat is eating some dessert! WTF? After she buys the A's, we have...
_ R A _ _ _
_ _ _ _ E R
T R _ S _ A
_ E A R _ _ _ _
...I don't know the top word. She then calls a dud in C and then uses her Free Spin. After she calls the N's next for $600, we now have...
_ R A _ _ _
_ _ N N E R
T R _ S _ A
_ E A R _ _ _ _
...now I know. After buying the I's and the O's, she falls just short of the $25,000 on the Big Money Wedge. She then calls the W's for another $600 and solves GRAMMY WINNER TRISHA YEARWOOD for another $1,700 and $4,700 total. The subject of the puzzle then does a shout-out just before the break.
Winnamore then takes a $300 lead after solving JOB INTERVIEW. Next category is What Are You Doing? After Fowler buys the O, we have...
G _ _ _ I N G
O R G _ N I _ _ _
...she calls the T's for $600, and after calling the D for another $300, she solves GETTING ORGANIZED for $1,200 and $5,900 total. Speed-Up Round category is Around the House and consonants are worth $1,800 a pop. This will decide it. After the man calls the P's, we have...
S _ R _ P
P _ P _ R
...and he solves SCRAP PAPER for the match win at $13,850! Fowler has $5,900 and the other lady has $8,750.
Will he win some big money or drive away in a new Mini Cooper or FJ Cruiser? He spins the last zero and the category is Show Biz. Starting with:
_ _ N _ _
_ L _ _ E R
He needs some help in that top word. He calls P, M, C and O and gets...
_ _ N _ O
P L _ _ E R
...I say BANJO PLAYER. Does he? YES! He wins $30,000 and $43,850 in cash
and trip altogether!
$25,000-WINNING ID #2: AD00980
Jeopardy!: That freak from the first game of this year's Teen Tournament is back- Zia Choudhury! He faces Katie Gill and Hunter Brown in this semi-final game. First-round categories:
AUSTRAILIAN HISTORY
WINTER SPORTS & GAMES
THEY'RE OUR GODS
WORLD FLAGS
FICTION
AN ABBREV. CATEG.
Early on, Choudhury misses a few times and even falls into debt! But he recovers quickly and gets to $2,000 and second place at the first break. Gill leads early on with three grand while Brown has $800. After the break, Choudhury immediately finds the Daily Double under the $1,000 clue in flags. He tries to double up and take the lead with this:
Cuba's flag is called "La estrellas orientales", meaning this, like Texas' nickname.
"What is the Lone Star?"...he's doubled up to $4,000 and the lead! We wrap up the round with the abbreviation stuff. Heading into it, Choudhury still leads with $6,400. Brown has $3,800 and Gill is still at three grand. First clue:
At the end of a letter: P.S.
Brown knows it's "What is a postscript?" to hit four grand. Next:
A U.S. President- LBJ.
Gill is right with "Who is Lyndon B. Johnson?", taking her to $3,400. Middle clue:
A U.S. postal abbreviation- MO.
Gill is right again with "What is Missouri?" to tie for second place. For $800:
Doctor's group: AMA.
Brown goes with "What is the American Medical Association?"...$4,800! Final clue of the round:
A southern ACC college: FSU.
The leader gets "What is Florida State University?" to end the round with $7,400!
DJ! categories:
I'M GIDDY FOR GADGETS
CLASSICAL MUSIC
THE LARGEST IN AREA
HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES
REALLY OLD MOVIES
NOT ONE, NOT 2, BUT 3 Os (that's right, each correct response will have three O's)
The leader's going Daily Double Hunting early on. He doesn't find it too quickly, but he's the first to get to at least $15,000 tonight. Halfway through the round, we have the gadget, holiday and O categories left. He now leads with $18,600, while the others have $7,200 apiece. First clue in the triple O category:
It pulls a train or individual railroad cars.
He says "What is a locomotive?"...he now has 19 grand! Next:
A citation or comment at the bottom of a page.
Gill is right with "What is a footnote?" to hit eight grand. Next:
Staying up too late studying for "Jeopardy!" can give you these reddened eyes.
At the last second, Choudhury gets "What is bloodshot?" to go to $20,200! $1,600 clue:
It's the equality of ratios; "Don't blow things out of" it.
He says "What is proportion?" to hit $21,800! Final clue in the category...DAAAAAAAIIIIIILLLLLYYY DOUBLE!! After a reverse ruling on a Round 1 clue that sends Brown's score to $8,800, the leader wagers $6,800:
In humans, any of the threadlike bodies that carry the genes in a linear order.
"What is a chromosome?"...
"What is a chromosome?"
...RIGHT to go to $28,600! $1,600 holiday clue:
Also the title of a Shakespeare comedy, it's when the Magi arrived to adore the Baby Jesus.
Brown says "What is the 12th Night?"...correct to go to $10,400! $2,000 clue there:
The Girl Scouts' World Thinking Day, Feb. 22, coincides with the birthday of this Boy Scouts founder.
Gill says "What is Baton Powell?"...right to go to ten large! Middle clue there...DAAAAAIIIILLLLLYYY DOUBLE! She wagers just $2,000 on this:
If May Day falls on a Sunday, this holiday is the very next Sunday.
"What is...Mother's Day?"...that's it to move to 12 grand! $800 clue:
It makes sense that this is Irish-American Heritage Month.
Brown is right with "What is March?" to reach $11,200. Final clue of the category:
It's celebrated the evening before All Saints' Day.
Choudhury says "What is All Hallows Eve?"...aka Halloween, he now has $29,000! Only the gadgets are left this round. First clue:
The cybershot G1 camera can transfer pictures to your TV or computer using this cable-free technology.
Brown says "What is Bluetooth?"...no, dropping him to $10,800. Correct: What is Wi-Fi? Next:
Your iPod can sync with this brand of shoe and give you music, your pace and calories burned while running.
Brown tries again with "What is Nike?"...right again to go back to $11,600! He needs to get two of the last three clues to have any chance of catching up. Middle clue, as told by Kelly from the Sony headquarters in Tokyo:
To make it easier to read text, the Sony Reader uses a screen that displays tones between white and black, known as this scale.
Choudhury says "What is gredation?"...NO, dropping him to $27,800. Brown says "What is grey scale?"...right to go to $12,800! Next:
This company went after the music player market "Zune" after turning "360" into gaming.
Brown rings in again with "What is Microsoft?"...RIGHT AGAIN to go to $14,400 and stay very much alive in this game! He'd better not let the leader get this final clue right, which is told by the host while he's at the Sony headquarters in Tokyo:
Here's a sneak preview of Sony's newest Walkman that can turn on, flip between menus, and play instantly, because it uses this type of memory that's basically a new hard drive.
Brown rings in with "What is a flash drive?"...
...RIGHT to end the round with $16,400! He may be about to pull off a big upset here in this tournament!
FJ! category: State Capitals.
One of the two state capitals whose names end with the Greek word for "city".
Gill said "What is Anapolis?"...that's one of the two! She's up to 14 grand. Brown wrote "What is Sacramento?"...NO WAY, AND HE LOSES EVERYTHING!!!! OUCH. He's leaving with $10,000, as is the lady. Though with one additional N, Choudhury also is right with Gill's response and is a finalist with a winning score of $32,801!! That should make Brown feel better, because he never would have won even if he had gotten it right. The other city was Indianapolis.
How Much is Enough: Tonight's players are Daniel (Costa Mesa, CA), Paula (a writer from Annapolis), Kailey (Long Beach, CA) and Chris (a promotional analyst from Oakland, CA).
ROUND 1:
Daniel: $722
Paula: $987
Kailey: $679
Chris: $771
ROUND 2:
Daniel: $1,810
Paula: $1,695
Kailey: $1,431
Chris: $1,071
SCORES AFTER ROUND 2:
Kailey: $2,110
Chris: $1,842
Paula: $1,695
Daniel: $722
ROUND 3:
Daniel: $2,266
Paula: $2,337
Kailey: $2,155
Chris: $2,462
SCORES AFTER ROUND 3:
Kailey: $4,265
Paula: $4,032
Daniel: $2,988
Chris: $1,842
ROUND 4:
Daniel: $3,241
Paula: $2,555
Kailey: $3,234
Chris: $3,104
SCORES AFTER ROUND 4:
Kailey: $7,499
Paula: $6,587
Chris: $4,946
Daniel: $2,988
ROUND 5:
Daniel: $3,741
Paula: $3,871
Kailey: $4,458
Chris: $3,719
FINAL SCORES:
Paula: $10,458 (new record!)
Kailey: $7,499
Daniel: $6,729
Chris: $4,946
I had a feeling that a new all-time high might be set tonight!
Final Face-Off: $17,957 was made available...a new record doesn't happen, but Paula still won a respectable $7,491!
In the Howard Hughes film "Hell's Angels", who famously asked, "Would you be shocked if I put on something more comfortable"?
A: Ava Gardner
B: Jane Russell
C: Carole Lombard
D: Jean Harlow
Thinking that Gwen Stefani once played her, he goes with Harlow...
A: Ava Gardner
B: Jane Russell
C: Carole Lombard
D: Jean Harlow
...that's $25,000! With only the audience gone, he's in good shape to leave with at least $50,000. First $50,000 question:
Before sparring with Tobey Maguire in "Spider-Man 2", Alfred Molina made his major film debut in what '80s blockbuster?
A: "The Empire Strikes Back"
B: "Beverly Hills Cop"
C: "Raiders of the Lost Ark"
D: "Ghostbusters"
The 50:50 leaves the "Star Wars" movie and the "Indiana Jones" movie. He then goes with his gut of "Raiders of the Lost Ark"...
A: "The Empire Strikes Back"
C: "Raiders of the Lost Ark"
...right he is for $50,000! First $100,000 question:
Which of these literary adaptions is not a Merchant Ivory production?
A: "Maurice"
B: "The Wings of the Dove"
C: "Surviving Picasso"
D: "The Golden Bowl"
He calls Laura, who thinks it's "Surviving Picasso". He agrees...
A: "Maurice"
B: "The Wings of the Dove"
C: "Surviving Picasso"
D: "The Golden Bowl"
...oops. It was "The Wings of the Dove", so he leaves with $25,000 and the Netflix stuff.
Michelle Allen from Albany, CA is next. She's a professional fundraiser person. For $4,000:
Which of these "back-to-back" films both feature the same actor in a primary role?
A: "Rosemary's Baby Boom"
B: "Malcolm X-Men"
C: "Muriel's Wedding Crashers"
D: "Ocean's Twelve Monkeys"
She asks the audience. 70% said "Ocean's Twelve Monkeys" while 19% said "Muriel's Wedding Crashers". She says "Ocean's Twelve Monkeys" and is right. Next, for $8,000:
In "The Karate Kid", Daniel-san tries to avoid bullies by attending his high school's Halloween dance dressed as a what?
A: Medieval knight
B: Shower
C: Table lamp
D: Hockey goalie
She chooses to call Debra, who totally blanks out. The 50:50 then leaves shower and table lamp. She then goes with shower...
B: Shower
C: Table lamp
...and she has $8,000! Last question of the day, for $16,000:
In the 2002 movie "Unfaithful", Diane Lane's character has a torrid affair with a younger man who sells what?
A: Vintage photographs
B: French wings
C: Rare books
D: Persian rugs
She immediately knows it's the rare books to return tomorrow!
Family Feud: Time for Day 2 of the celebrity wannabes week.
First question: Name something you'd be happy to find waiting for you when you come home from work. Starting with:
1.
2. Naked wife (30, Angelina)
3.
4.
5.
The women will start the round. Whoopi Goldberg's first answer today is the dog...bottom answer (4)! Up to Marilyn Monroe, who says dinner...NUMBER ONE (40)! Paris Hilton then says sports games...no. Dolly Parton next says the absence of the in-laws...I don't think so. Back to Angelina Jolie, who says the newspaper...three strikes in a row. 74 points are on the line for the first steal of this game. Johnny Depp's steal guess is alcohol...#4 (9) for the points! #3 was cash (10).
Second question: Movies where Eddie Murphy was intended to be funny in. Starting with:
1.
2. "Dr. Doolittle" (19, Whoopi)
3.
4.
5. "Trading Places" (7, Howard)
6.
7.
The women will begin again. Starting with MM, she says "Easy Money"...oops. Paris then has a blank. Dolly then says "Raw"...INSTANT STRIKEOUT. For another 26, Johnny says "Beverly Hills Cop", which is #3 (17) to hit the century mark. Rest of board:
1. "Nutty Professor/Klumps" (20)
4. "Coming to America" (14)
6. "Daddy Day Care" (6)
7. "48 Hours" (4)
Double: Name something you associate with the word "puff". Starting with:
1. "Puff the Magic Dragon" (22, Marilyn)
2.
3. Cigars/cigarettes (20, Elvis)
4.
5.
6.
The women will play again. Now to Paris, whose first guess this round is Corn Pops (?!?!!??)...ZONK ANSWER OF THE WEEK NOMINEE. Dolly then says the exhaust from the back of the car...all puffs of smoke are #5 (6)! Angelina then says powder-puff...#4 (13)! Next is Whoopi and stuff and puff...I don't think so. MM is back to say the "Big Bad Wolf"...three strikes. Johnny then tries to steal again with cream puff...NO, so the women jump into the lead with 122! Not said:
2. Puff Daddy (20)
6. Puffs tissues (4)
Triple: Name somebody with "Howard" in their name. The President rings in with Howard Stern...#2 (30)! Paris then gives a dud with Howard J. Marshall, so the men finally will start a round. Bono's first answer today is Howard Hughes, which is NUMBER ONE (46)! Over to Johnny, who says Howard K. Smith...no. The DJ says Howard the Duck...also not there. Elvis then says Howard Cunningham...three strikes in a row. This steal is for the game. Angelina says Howard Cosell...that's at the bottom for their first win (5)! #3 was Ron Howard (6).
Fast Money: For their first opportunity, the women send MM and Whoopi to bat.
1. Something a couch potato might have to get off their couch to do.
2. Name a color you hope your neighbors don't paint their house (s) with.
3. Who's got the biggest ego in America?
4. Name an occasion when a husband should send his wife flowers.
5. Something that lives in a cave.
My guesses:
1. Get food
2. Pink (Green was my second guess)
3. President Bush (Britney Spears and Lindsay Lohan were my other guesses)
4. Wedding (Valentine's Day was my second guess)
5. Bear (Bats was my second guess)
Whoopi blanks on the third question. She says changing the channel, pink, birthday and elephant (ZONK ANSWER OF THE WEEK NOMINEE) for 73. MM says getting a job, red, President Bush, anniversary and men for 151 and $755. Unsaid #1 answers:
1. Get food (They should've gotten this one.)
2. Purple/lavender (This was HARD.)
3. Donald Trump
5. Bats (They should've gotten this one.)
In the civilian part of the doubleheader, the Jacksons play against the Henleys, led by Sean and joined by Roderick, Carrie, Evora and Lauren.
The Jacksons get their first 88 points on things people dim their lights for. The challengers fire back with 71 on things magicians might pull out of their hats.
Double: Name something with the word "strip" in it. Starting with:
1. Striptease (37, Rhonda)
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
The champions will play. Jan says strip poker...#3 (9)! Alicia then says chicken strips...no. Now to Byron, who says the Las Vegas Strip...no. Next is Jasmine, who says strip search...three strikes. For the steal and the lead, Sean goes with strip clubs...bottom answer (4), sending them to 163! Not said:
2. Strip malls (15)
4. Comic strips (7)
5. Sunset Strip (6)
Triple: Places where people wait their turn by reading magazines. Evora jumps the gun and blanks out. Jan then gets control for the champs with doctor's/dentist's office, which is the TOP ANSWER (77)! Alicia then answers with mechanics...no. Byron says bus stop...no. Jasmine then says nothing, so it's steal-and-win time. Sean says one of the three remaining answers is a grocery store checkout...#2 (12) for the championship at 394! Remaining answers:
3. Library (4)
4. Beauty salon (3)
Fast Money: Lauren and Sean win Fast Money in just seven guesses for the 20 grand!
WOF: Our players tonight are Erin Fowler from West Brooke, MA (who is an artist), Christina Winnamore from Houston (who is the wife of a husband that served in the military and just came back from duty at the time of this taping. She's also an administrative assistant for a property management company) and Michael Coin from Boston (who writes for a Children's Hospital in his area).
Fowler gets $1,000 from DUKE AND DUCHESS and then triples up with EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY.
Round 1 category is Living Thing and believe it or not, it's tonight's Prize Puzzle! Out on the wheel now is a $5,000 Vegas trip. After the man buys the E's, we have...
_ L _
E N _ L _ S _
S _ E E _ _ _ _
...I have the first two words. After he calls two D's for $600 and the G's for another $900, he calls the H's for another $1,200 and solves OLD ENGLISH SHEEPDOG for $3,450 and a trip to London, for a total of $8,450.
WINNING ID FOR TRIP: MC21458
Eggland's Best Jackpot Round category is Slogan. At the start, the lady in the middle calls the R's for the 25 prize, a $2,500 Overtock.com gift certificate. She then calls an N for a $1,000 set of Ricardo luggage. After she buys the E's a little later, we have...
_ H E N/_ _ _' R E/HERE/
_ _ _ ' R E/_ _ _ _ _ _
...I know everything this round. She calls three Y's for another $1,500 and then solves WHEN YOU'RE HERE YOU'RE FAMILY for $2,250 and the prizes! She can't get Olive Garden as the bonus answer, so she finishes the round with $5,750 in cash and stuff.
$25,000-WINNING ID #1: SR05322
NCL Big Money Round category is Show Biz. Early on, Fowler calls four R's for $1,200 and the Free Spin. It appears during the early portion of this round, Pat is eating some dessert! WTF? After she buys the A's, we have...
_ R A _ _ _
_ _ _ _ E R
T R _ S _ A
_ E A R _ _ _ _
...I don't know the top word. She then calls a dud in C and then uses her Free Spin. After she calls the N's next for $600, we now have...
_ R A _ _ _
_ _ N N E R
T R _ S _ A
_ E A R _ _ _ _
...now I know. After buying the I's and the O's, she falls just short of the $25,000 on the Big Money Wedge. She then calls the W's for another $600 and solves GRAMMY WINNER TRISHA YEARWOOD for another $1,700 and $4,700 total. The subject of the puzzle then does a shout-out just before the break.
Winnamore then takes a $300 lead after solving JOB INTERVIEW. Next category is What Are You Doing? After Fowler buys the O, we have...
G _ _ _ I N G
O R G _ N I _ _ _
...she calls the T's for $600, and after calling the D for another $300, she solves GETTING ORGANIZED for $1,200 and $5,900 total. Speed-Up Round category is Around the House and consonants are worth $1,800 a pop. This will decide it. After the man calls the P's, we have...
S _ R _ P
P _ P _ R
...and he solves SCRAP PAPER for the match win at $13,850! Fowler has $5,900 and the other lady has $8,750.
Will he win some big money or drive away in a new Mini Cooper or FJ Cruiser? He spins the last zero and the category is Show Biz. Starting with:
_ _ N _ _
_ L _ _ E R
He needs some help in that top word. He calls P, M, C and O and gets...
_ _ N _ O
P L _ _ E R
...I say BANJO PLAYER. Does he? YES! He wins $30,000 and $43,850 in cash
and trip altogether!
$25,000-WINNING ID #2: AD00980
Jeopardy!: That freak from the first game of this year's Teen Tournament is back- Zia Choudhury! He faces Katie Gill and Hunter Brown in this semi-final game. First-round categories:
AUSTRAILIAN HISTORY
WINTER SPORTS & GAMES
THEY'RE OUR GODS
WORLD FLAGS
FICTION
AN ABBREV. CATEG.
Early on, Choudhury misses a few times and even falls into debt! But he recovers quickly and gets to $2,000 and second place at the first break. Gill leads early on with three grand while Brown has $800. After the break, Choudhury immediately finds the Daily Double under the $1,000 clue in flags. He tries to double up and take the lead with this:
Cuba's flag is called "La estrellas orientales", meaning this, like Texas' nickname.
"What is the Lone Star?"...he's doubled up to $4,000 and the lead! We wrap up the round with the abbreviation stuff. Heading into it, Choudhury still leads with $6,400. Brown has $3,800 and Gill is still at three grand. First clue:
At the end of a letter: P.S.
Brown knows it's "What is a postscript?" to hit four grand. Next:
A U.S. President- LBJ.
Gill is right with "Who is Lyndon B. Johnson?", taking her to $3,400. Middle clue:
A U.S. postal abbreviation- MO.
Gill is right again with "What is Missouri?" to tie for second place. For $800:
Doctor's group: AMA.
Brown goes with "What is the American Medical Association?"...$4,800! Final clue of the round:
A southern ACC college: FSU.
The leader gets "What is Florida State University?" to end the round with $7,400!
DJ! categories:
I'M GIDDY FOR GADGETS
CLASSICAL MUSIC
THE LARGEST IN AREA
HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES
REALLY OLD MOVIES
NOT ONE, NOT 2, BUT 3 Os (that's right, each correct response will have three O's)
The leader's going Daily Double Hunting early on. He doesn't find it too quickly, but he's the first to get to at least $15,000 tonight. Halfway through the round, we have the gadget, holiday and O categories left. He now leads with $18,600, while the others have $7,200 apiece. First clue in the triple O category:
It pulls a train or individual railroad cars.
He says "What is a locomotive?"...he now has 19 grand! Next:
A citation or comment at the bottom of a page.
Gill is right with "What is a footnote?" to hit eight grand. Next:
Staying up too late studying for "Jeopardy!" can give you these reddened eyes.
At the last second, Choudhury gets "What is bloodshot?" to go to $20,200! $1,600 clue:
It's the equality of ratios; "Don't blow things out of" it.
He says "What is proportion?" to hit $21,800! Final clue in the category...DAAAAAAAIIIIIILLLLLYYY DOUBLE!! After a reverse ruling on a Round 1 clue that sends Brown's score to $8,800, the leader wagers $6,800:
In humans, any of the threadlike bodies that carry the genes in a linear order.
"What is a chromosome?"...
"What is a chromosome?"
...RIGHT to go to $28,600! $1,600 holiday clue:
Also the title of a Shakespeare comedy, it's when the Magi arrived to adore the Baby Jesus.
Brown says "What is the 12th Night?"...correct to go to $10,400! $2,000 clue there:
The Girl Scouts' World Thinking Day, Feb. 22, coincides with the birthday of this Boy Scouts founder.
Gill says "What is Baton Powell?"...right to go to ten large! Middle clue there...DAAAAAIIIILLLLLYYY DOUBLE! She wagers just $2,000 on this:
If May Day falls on a Sunday, this holiday is the very next Sunday.
"What is...Mother's Day?"...that's it to move to 12 grand! $800 clue:
It makes sense that this is Irish-American Heritage Month.
Brown is right with "What is March?" to reach $11,200. Final clue of the category:
It's celebrated the evening before All Saints' Day.
Choudhury says "What is All Hallows Eve?"...aka Halloween, he now has $29,000! Only the gadgets are left this round. First clue:
The cybershot G1 camera can transfer pictures to your TV or computer using this cable-free technology.
Brown says "What is Bluetooth?"...no, dropping him to $10,800. Correct: What is Wi-Fi? Next:
Your iPod can sync with this brand of shoe and give you music, your pace and calories burned while running.
Brown tries again with "What is Nike?"...right again to go back to $11,600! He needs to get two of the last three clues to have any chance of catching up. Middle clue, as told by Kelly from the Sony headquarters in Tokyo:
To make it easier to read text, the Sony Reader uses a screen that displays tones between white and black, known as this scale.
Choudhury says "What is gredation?"...NO, dropping him to $27,800. Brown says "What is grey scale?"...right to go to $12,800! Next:
This company went after the music player market "Zune" after turning "360" into gaming.
Brown rings in again with "What is Microsoft?"...RIGHT AGAIN to go to $14,400 and stay very much alive in this game! He'd better not let the leader get this final clue right, which is told by the host while he's at the Sony headquarters in Tokyo:
Here's a sneak preview of Sony's newest Walkman that can turn on, flip between menus, and play instantly, because it uses this type of memory that's basically a new hard drive.
Brown rings in with "What is a flash drive?"...
...RIGHT to end the round with $16,400! He may be about to pull off a big upset here in this tournament!
FJ! category: State Capitals.
One of the two state capitals whose names end with the Greek word for "city".
Gill said "What is Anapolis?"...that's one of the two! She's up to 14 grand. Brown wrote "What is Sacramento?"...NO WAY, AND HE LOSES EVERYTHING!!!! OUCH. He's leaving with $10,000, as is the lady. Though with one additional N, Choudhury also is right with Gill's response and is a finalist with a winning score of $32,801!! That should make Brown feel better, because he never would have won even if he had gotten it right. The other city was Indianapolis.
How Much is Enough: Tonight's players are Daniel (Costa Mesa, CA), Paula (a writer from Annapolis), Kailey (Long Beach, CA) and Chris (a promotional analyst from Oakland, CA).
ROUND 1:
Daniel: $722
Paula: $987
Kailey: $679
Chris: $771
ROUND 2:
Daniel: $1,810
Paula: $1,695
Kailey: $1,431
Chris: $1,071
SCORES AFTER ROUND 2:
Kailey: $2,110
Chris: $1,842
Paula: $1,695
Daniel: $722
ROUND 3:
Daniel: $2,266
Paula: $2,337
Kailey: $2,155
Chris: $2,462
SCORES AFTER ROUND 3:
Kailey: $4,265
Paula: $4,032
Daniel: $2,988
Chris: $1,842
ROUND 4:
Daniel: $3,241
Paula: $2,555
Kailey: $3,234
Chris: $3,104
SCORES AFTER ROUND 4:
Kailey: $7,499
Paula: $6,587
Chris: $4,946
Daniel: $2,988
ROUND 5:
Daniel: $3,741
Paula: $3,871
Kailey: $4,458
Chris: $3,719
FINAL SCORES:
Paula: $10,458 (new record!)
Kailey: $7,499
Daniel: $6,729
Chris: $4,946
I had a feeling that a new all-time high might be set tonight!
Final Face-Off: $17,957 was made available...a new record doesn't happen, but Paula still won a respectable $7,491!
Monday, February 18, 2008
"Dance War" Season Finale
After the obligatory video recap package, a group performance was done with Nick Lachey doing the vocals!
Team Bruno then did an encore performance with "Those Boots Are Made for Walkin'".
Team Carrie Ann then replicated their "Papa Was a Rolling Stone" performance.
Before we progress any farther, it's now time to reveal the first three stars for the upcoming season of "Dancing with the Stars".
Marlee Matlin
Penn Jillette
Marissa Janet Winokur
Remember, the members on the winning team will automatically get a contract with Hollywood Records.
Team Bruno then performed for the second time tonight with "Fallin' in Love".
Here are six more stars competing next season on "Dancing With the Stars":
Adam Carolla
Kristi Yamaguchi
Cristian De La Fuente
Monica Seles
Mario
Steve Guttenberg
Team Carrie Ann then performed to "Come With It".
The last three stars revealed for the next season of "Dancing With the Stars" are:
Jason Taylor
Shannon Elizabeth
Priscilla Presley
The new season begins March 17th at 8 PM.
Both teams then did one last group performance with "One Night Only".
Now, it's time for the moment of truth. Before this series even began, my mother predicted Bruno's team would win this. However, Bruno's team didn't start winning until last week. Did they get hot at the right time? Let's find out.
The winners of "Dance War" are...
...TEAM BRUNO!!!
Team Bruno then did an encore performance with "Those Boots Are Made for Walkin'".
Team Carrie Ann then replicated their "Papa Was a Rolling Stone" performance.
Before we progress any farther, it's now time to reveal the first three stars for the upcoming season of "Dancing with the Stars".
Marlee Matlin
Penn Jillette
Marissa Janet Winokur
Remember, the members on the winning team will automatically get a contract with Hollywood Records.
Team Bruno then performed for the second time tonight with "Fallin' in Love".
Here are six more stars competing next season on "Dancing With the Stars":
Adam Carolla
Kristi Yamaguchi
Cristian De La Fuente
Monica Seles
Mario
Steve Guttenberg
Team Carrie Ann then performed to "Come With It".
The last three stars revealed for the next season of "Dancing With the Stars" are:
Jason Taylor
Shannon Elizabeth
Priscilla Presley
The new season begins March 17th at 8 PM.
Both teams then did one last group performance with "One Night Only".
Now, it's time for the moment of truth. Before this series even began, my mother predicted Bruno's team would win this. However, Bruno's team didn't start winning until last week. Did they get hot at the right time? Let's find out.
The winners of "Dance War" are...
...TEAM BRUNO!!!
"American Gladiators" season finale rating disappoints
The first season finale of NBC's "American Gladiators" scored a 3.75 Fast Nielsen with a 6 share. Maybe they shouldn't be airing season finales on Sundays after tonight.
Source: Zap2it.com
Source: Zap2it.com
2/18/2008 Results
Crosswords: How will today's champion follow in Thad Novak's footsteps? Let's find out.
Today's opening players are Jason Pallace (an artist from Illinois) and Gina Gold (a strip coordinator from NY).
At the first Extra, Gold's in control, but both are tied at $150. She wagers the full $500:
N _ _ _ _
Clue: Desert drifter.
She can't come up with NOMAD, so she drops to -$350 at this point. After the round, she's at
-$550 while the man's at $400.
Today's Spoilers are Charlie Abalone (a freelance writer from NJ), Ilse Wolfe (a California plastic surgery advisor) and Todd Greer (a compliance manager from California).
1. (_ _ A _ _)- Utter turmoil. She says CHAOS...right to go back to -$350.
2. (_ _ _ _ S)- Picture riddle. He gets REBUS to go to $600.
3. (_ _ _ _ B _)- Unicellular creature. He misspells AMOEBA, while Gold doesn't, so he drops back to $400 while she goes to -$150.
4. (_ _ M)($100)- Pacific ___ nations. She says RIM...she's now just $50 in the hole.
5. (_ R _ _ R _)- Shady nooks. He blanks out, so it's spoil time. Abalone blanks out, while Wolfe tries ARBORS...correct to steal the $400!
6. (S _ A _)- Sound of an angry exit. Gold says SLAM...right to get out of the hole! She now has $150.
7. (_ U M _ _ _)- Compassionate or merciful. Gold says HUMBLE...but she's wrong, so she's back at $50 in the red. Wolfe can't come up with HUMANE, so she drops to $200.
8. (Five-letter word)- Illegally orchestrated, as a boxing match. Gold says FIXED...she gets her $200 back! And here comes the first Extra of the round. She wagers a grand:
F _ _
Clue: Novelty, such as streaking. She knows that's a FAD to go to $1,150!
10. (_ X _ _ _ _ _ _)($300)- Outer side or surface. Wolfe goes with the EXTERIOR...and she now has $500.
11. (Six-letter word)- With no sense of right or wrong. Wolfe says IMMORAL, but that's a letter too many. To get his podium back, Pallace says AMORAL...correct.
12. (_ _ L _ _ _)- One of many with retractile claws. Total Stumper- it was FELINE.
13. (Five letters)- Rigid doctrine. He says TENET...correct to move to $700.
14. (Five letters)- At quite an incline. This time, he says STEEP...he now has $900 and finds the other Extra of the round. He wagers $600 for a $350 lead if he's right:
S _ _
Clue: "Understand?". He gets SEE to take the lead with $1,500!
16. (_ _ _ _ E)- Construction device used doing heavy lifting. He gets CRANE to go to $1,700!
17. (_ A _ _ _)- Out of style. He speaks PASSE...that's $1,900!
18. (Five letters)- Got out of bed. He says AWOKE...I don't think so. Gold says AWAKE...NO. To get her lead back, Wolfe says AROSE...right! Gold drops to $950. That ends Round 2.
ROUND 3
1. (Five letters)- Junior's intimidator. Pallace rings in for the lead but has nothing. Answer: BULLY.
2. (Four letters)- Forms a question with "anything". Gold says GOES...another $200 goes down the drain for her. Wolfe blanks out, so her lead is now in danger of being stolen again. For his first spoil of the game, Abalone says ELSE...right to steal the lead and $1,900!
3. (_ _ _ S _)- Tape deck function. Gold says ERASE to go back to $950.
4. (_ _ _ E _)- Laundry machine. Abalone gets DRYER no problem to go over two grand with $2,100!
5. (_ _ _ E R)- Chemical compound that's an anagram for "steer". Gold says ESTER...she's made up for her past two incorrect answers, because she's back at $1,150!
6. (Six-letter word)- Like Orbinson's "Woman". She says PRETTY to reach $1,350!
7. (_ _ _ P)- Do like a kangaroo. To steal the lead, Greer says JUMP...NO. Wolfe blanks out. It was LEAP.
8. (Six letters)- Phrase in a cafe that means "with milk". Gold says AU LAIT...correct to move to $1,550!
9. (Three-letter word)($100)- Johnny Cash, "___ Constrictor". Gold gets BOA to go to $1,650!
10. (Five-letter word)- Sharpens, as a knife. Her latest guess is HONES...she's continuing to do just that, because she's right again to go to $1,850! And here comes the last Extra of the game. She bets a grand for the lead on a six-letter answer. Here's the clue:
Big name in model trains.
She's not into that type of buisness, so she falls to $850 and is all but out of this now. Answer: LIONEL.
HOME STRETCH
12. (Three-letter word)($100)- Start for "term", "day" or "wife". She goes with MID...she's back at $950.
13. (Three letters)($100)- Cheerio essence. Pallace has a free chance at stealing the lead, and he says OAT...right for $2,200!
14. (Six letters)- Oddds and endds, e.g. Gold says TYPOS, but that's a letter short, dropping her back to $750. Answer: ERRATA.
15. (Three-letter word)($100)- It's usually left on the table. He says ORT...incorrect, dropping him to $2,100. Answer: TIP.
16. (Three letters)($100)- Pulitzer winner ___ Louise Huxtable. Wolfe says ANN to steal the lead...NO. It was ADA.
Final clue (Eight letters for $300)- Almond paste cookie. To steal the game, Abalone says MARZIPAN...but it's MACAROON, so Pallace wins the game and $2,100!
Crossfire: He'll go home with $7,100 and a trip to Jamaica if he can fill in the remaining 18 blanks...but he falls three blanks short.
Family Feud: As we promised, ten celebrity lookalikes are here to battle it out. Here are the teams:
Men: Bono, Johnny Depp, Howard Stern, Elvis Presley and President Bush
Women: Dolly Parton, Angelina Jolie, Whoopi Goldberg, Marilyn Monroe and Paris Hilton
First question: Occupations that pay to be sexy. Starting with:
1. Exotic dancers (48, Bono)
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
The men will play. Starting with Johnny, he says actors...#2 (12)! Howard then goes with an escort...bottom answer (3)! Elvis then answers models...#3 (12)! The President then gives salesman as his opening guess...dud. Back to Bono, his second guess is rock star...not there either. Johnny tries to do better with waitresses...#4 (11)! Howard then blanks out for strike three. For the first 86 points of the game, Dolly says bartender...that's #5 (7) for the points!
Second question: Things you might slide down. Starting with:
1. Slides (64, Angelina)
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
The women take over this time. Whoopster starts things off with bannisters...#4 (6)! MM then gives hills as her first guess...#3 (7)! Paris then answers snow...no. Back to Dolly, who then guesses a fireman's pole...all poles are #2 (13)! Angelina next says nothing. Whoopi also blanks out for a strikeout. To give the men their first 90 points, Bono thinks one of the bottom two is roof...I don't think so, so the women are up to 176! Not said:
5. Waterfalls (4)
6. Stairs (2)
Double: Name something a man grabs hold of with both hands. Starting with:
1.
2. Wives/gals (14, Whoopi)
3.
4.
5.
6.
The women will play again. MM starts off this round with steering wheel...NUMBER ONE (18)! Paris then thinks of pets...sorry. Dolly is next with sandwiches...all food is at the bottom (5)! We then go to Angelina with nothing. Whoopi then says los pantalones...three strikes. To get the men on the board with 74, Bono says baseball bats...that's #3 (10)! Remaining answers:
4. Golf clubs (6)
5. Balls (5)
Triple: According to 100 married women, name the most important thing in a husband's life. MM says TV...in my league, but that's not there. Elvis then says car, which is #3 (2) to give the men control. We start with President Bush, who says wives...NUMBER ONE (55)! Bono's next answer is jobs...#2 (32)! This round will decide it. For the game, Johnny says that bottom answer is sports...no. The DJ then tries sports equipment...no. Elvis has the last chance to score the winning sweep with faith...NO. For the game, Dolly says sex...but it's health (2), so the men win!
Fast Money: Taking the big board for the first time are Bono and Elvis.
1. If you could speak any foreign language, which one would you choose?
2. On a scale of 1-10, how spoiled are kids today?
3. Name something people dedicate to each other.
4. Something that goes down a runway.
5. Name something babies do many times a day.
My guesses:
1. Spanish
2. 10
3. Work
4. Models (airplanes was my second guess)
5. S$&% (Cry was my second guess)
Bono says Spanish, 10, love, skis and s$%^ for 112. Elvis starts off with Italian...10. His second answer was 9...24! Third was songs, which is #1 for 34! Fourth guess was airplanes...28 is enough for $20,000! He also gave the #1 answer on the baby question with crying! The #1 answer for the fourth question was models.
Now, for some civilian action. The Jacksons are back for their third time against the Newmans, led by Cory and accompanied by Amy, Cameron, Liz and Daniel.
The champs start off with 93 after sweeping a board about things people think they have a good sense of. The challengers then score 65 on things married men look forward to doing when their wives are away.
Double: Name something little girls take care of better than little boys. Starting with:
1. Toys (40, Rhonda)
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
The Jacksons will play. Jan starts off with shoes...#2 (30)! Over to Alicia, who then says rooms...bottom answer (2)! Byron then says personal hygiene, which I am personally not good at taking care of...#3 (19)! Jasmine then says bicycles...no. Back to Rhonda, who then blanks out. Jan then says homework...three strikes in a row. For the lead and another 182, Cory says siblings...NO, so the Jacksons go to 275! Rest of board:
4. Pets (3)
5. Everything (3)
Triple: Complaints horses might have about the cowboys who ride them. Jan locks in with they're too heavy...NUMBER ONE (72), so the champs will play! Now to Alicia, who says too much kicking...#2 (21)! Next is Byron with too much whipping...bottom answer (2)! Jasmine then says he stinks...but I'm afraid that answer stinks. Rhonda then answers too much riding...also not #3. Jan has the last chance to sweep and win with not feeding them...NO. For the championship, Cory says #3 is no rest...NO, so the Jacksons are champions again at 560! #3 was bad at dismounting (3).
Fast Money: This time, Alicia and Jasmine try to win the $20,000 for this team.
1. In what grade does a child's homework prove to be too difficult?
2. Name a word or phrase you hate to hear in a dentist's office.
3. Name something people sell on the street.
4. A one-word card game.
5. Name a color of M & M's one might say was their favorite.
My guesses:
1. 5th
2. Cavity (drill was my other guess)
3. Food
4. Poker (Blackjack was my other guess)
5. Green
Alicia says 1st, root canal, oranges, Uno and red for 91. Jasmine says 8th, anesthesia, watches, solitaire and green for 135 and $675, making their three-day total $1,970. Unsaid #1 answers:
1. 9th
2. Drill
4. Poker (They should've gotten this one.)
WWTBAM: It's Movie Week! First up is Tiffany Feaster from Rochester, NY. She's a broadcast producer. $16,000 question:
The legendary Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers danced together on the silver screen to all but which of these classic songs?
A: "Night and Day"
B: "Let's Call the Whole Thing Off"
C: "Puttin' on the Ritz"
D: "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes"
She polls the audience. 61% said "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" while 23% said "Puttin' on the Ritz". She then says "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes"...
A: "Night and Day"
B: "Let's Call the Whole Thing Off"
C: "Puttin' on the Ritz"
D: "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes"
...NO! It was "Puttin' on the Ritz"! A great start goes to waste, as she leaves with $1,000 and a one-year Netflix subscription.
Eric Melin from Lawrence, KS is next. $8,000 question:
In "Groundhog Day", Bill Murray is repeatedly accosted by a former high school acquaintance who tries to make him do what?
A: Buy insurance
B: Adopt a puppy
C: Read his screenplay
D: Join his church group
He asks the audience. 66% said insurance while 21% said the screenplay. He then says buying insurance...
A: Buy insurance
B: Adopt a puppy
C: Read his screenplay
D: Join his church group
...this time, the audience is right for $8,000. Last question of the day, for $16,000:
In "The Simpsons Movie", the usually silent baby Maggie Simpson speaks which of these words during the end credits?
A: Profit
B: Sequel
C: Cameo
D: Blockbuster
He says sequel...he'll be back tomorrow! BTW, each day's audience this week also gets the Netflix subscriptions.
WOF: It's Vanna White's birthday! Tonight's players are Diana Boo (in the blue) from Manchester, N.H. (who is an educational assistant), Sarah Bench from Seattle (who is a graduate student at the Univ. of Washington) and Rob Curris from Tonawanda, NY (who is a blackjack dealer).
Boo gets $1,000 with BUILT TO LAST, while the man in the middle gets $2,000 with POLITICAL DEBATE.
A $5,000 trip to the nation's capital is put on the wheel, and the first round category is Before & After. After Bench calls the M for the trip, we have...
E M O T _ O N _ L
L _ _ T
T _ _ _ E T
...I don't know. After buying the A and the I's, we now have...
E M O T I O N A L
L I _ T
T I _ _ E T
...now I know, and after calling a $300 C, she does too with EMOTIONAL LIFT TICKET for $5,750 in cash and trip.
$25,000-WINNING ID #1: HS0007117
Eggland's Best Jackpot/Prize Puzzle Round category is What Are You Doing? After Boo buys the E and the A's, we have...
_ A N _ I N G/IN/THE/_ A N _
...I don't know the last word, at least. She calls a $300 C and two D's for the 25 prize- a $2,500 EBay.com gift certificate. She then says DANCING IN THE LAND...I don't think so. Bench then steals DANCING IN THE SAND (I thought the last word was BAND) for another trip, this one to St. Lucia, making her new total $12,190.
WINNING ID FOR TRIP: GM3490355
NCL Big Money Round category is Rhyme Time, and it's a fairly big puzzle. Early on, Bench calls four T's for $14,000! After she buys the I's next, we have...
I/_ I _ _/IT/
I/_ _ _ _/IT/
I/_ _ _ T/S _ _ _/
_ _ _ _/_ _/IT
...and she tries to solve with I LIKE IT, I LOVE IT, I WANT SOME MORE OF IT...holy smokes, she's right!! That's another $14,100 for her, bringing her new total to $26,290!
The man in the middle then solves STACKABLE CHAIRS to go to $5,000. Our next category is On the Map. After Boo buys the I's, we have...
T H E
_ A _ I _ I _
N O R T H _ E S T
...after calling a $300 W, she calls the C's for another $1,100 and the big bell rings. She then calls the P for another $1,300 and solves THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST to finish up with $8,500! The man has five grand and Bench is our champion with $26,290!
Will she win an Audi, an Infiniti or some heavy cash on this special day? Let's find out. She spins the next-to-last zero and the category is Thing. Starting with:
_ _ _ N E
_ _ _ _
Bench calls M, D, H and O and gets...
_ H O N E
_ _ _ _
...it's PHONE ______. Neither one of us gets the other word for $30,000. It was JACK.
$25,000-WINNING ID #2: CP9978184
Jeopardy!: Our first group of semi-finalists are Rachel Cooke, Melissa Luttman and Will Casper.
First-round categories:
AMERICAN LITERATURE
THEME PARK FUN
EAT IT, WEAR IT OR PLAY IT
BODIES OF WATER
BE A SPORT
THAT'S SO CLICHE!
The only man on tonight's panel has the early lead, but it's Cooke who finds the Daily Double under the middle clue in the literature category. She has $1,400 while he has $3,400. She wagers $1,000:
This William Faulkner novel opens with a tale told by Benjy, an idiot.
"What is The Sound of the Fury?"...correct to go to $2,400. She ties him up at the first break with $3,400 apiece, while the lady in the middle has $1,200. With nine clues remaining, Theme Park Fun and Eat It, Wear It or Play It (the $200 clue is gone) are the remaining category. Casper now leads with $6,200, while Cooke has $2,000 less than him. The odd lady out has $2,000. $400 clue in Eat It, Wear It or Play It:
Prosciutto
Cooke says "What is eat it?" to go to $4,600. Middle clue:
Mahjong
Casper goes with "What is play it?"...good to go to $6,800. $800 clue:
Mantilla
Luttman says "What is wear it?"...right to go to $2,800. To finish out the category:
Petits pois
Cooke says "What is eat it?"...correct to end the category with $5,600! First clue in the theme park category:
Walter Knott turned a California fruit ranch into this theme park.
Cooke nails "What is Knott's Berry Farm?" to go to $5,800. $400 clue:
Dollywood's Mystery Mine is a steel one of these thrill rides that careens through an abandoned mine.
Luttman tries "What is a roller coaster?"...correct to move to $3,200. Middle clue:
Kennywood's version of this classic ride features a lion and tiger as well as the usual horses.
Luttman's in again with "What is a carousel?"...aka a merry-go-round, she's right again to go to $3,800. Next:
The "Spider-Man" ride is an amazing 3-D thrill at this movie-themed resort's Islands of Adventure in Orlando.
Casper responds with "What is Universal Studios?" to go to $7,600 as we see this last clue of the round:
It's the number of flags in the name of a famous theme park chain.
Cooke fills in the magic number with "What is 6?" to end the round with $6,800!
DJ! categories:
NAME THAT AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY
"Design Squad"
FUN WITH BALLET
ANCIENT ROME
ADJECTIVES
"TEEN" ENTERTAINMENT
Early on, with a mistake along the way by Cooke, Luttman slides into second place. Both she and Casper would hit five figures. Casper's the one who hits the first Daily Double of the round, under the $1,200 clue in Name That American Revolutionary. He now has $13,200 while she has $10,600. Cooke is now at $6,400. He wagers $2,000:
He spoke of the American Revolutionary era as "the times that try men's souls".
"Who was Washington?"...incorrect. Correct: Who was Thomas Paine? He's down to $11,200 and a $600 lead. Let's see if he does better on the $1,600 clue:
Benedict Arnold and this Green Mountain boy captured Fort Ticonderoga on May 10, 1775.
He says "Who is Ethan Allen?"...correct to go to $12,800! Final clue in that category:
After the War of 1812, this 4th president asked Congress to declare war on Algiers.
This time, Cooke rings in with "Who was Madison?"...correct to go to $8,200. She then gets the $1,200, $1,600 and $2,000 clues in "Teen" Entertainment to take the lead with $13,200! Only the TV series and ballet categories are left. She goes with the first ballet clue, and here it is:
"Circus Polka" was originally choreographed for these huge circus animals; it's now danced by humans.
She says "What are elephants?"...correct to go to $13,600! Next:
In titles of ballets, this number precedes "Seasons", "Bagatelles" and "Norwegian Moods".
To tie the game, Casper says "What is 4?"...correct! Middle clue:
John Cranko choreographed a ballet called "Harlequin in" this month-- no fooling.
He says "What is April?"...he's got the lead back! $1,600 clue:
Models, gendarmes and a Tour de France cyclist appear in the Gershwin ballet "An American in" this city.
Luttman is right with "What is Paris?", giving her $12,200! We've got a barnburner on our hands here! Final clue...DAAAAAAAIIIIILLLLLLLLYYYY DOUBLE! She plays it safe and bets $200 on the following:
Some featherbrain in Moscow was the first to stage this ballet on March 4, 1877.
"What is Swan Lake?"...she should've bet big, because that's right to advance to $12,400. After the round ends, Cooke has the lead back with $15,600. Casper has $2,000 less than her and Luttman has $13,200.
FJ! category: Shakespearean Heroines.
The name of this heroine known for her final devotion is probably derived from the Latin for "heart".
We start with Luttman, who wrote down "Who is Cordelia?"...
"Who is Cordelia?"
...RIGHT! And she doubles up to $26,400! Casper is...
...wrong with Hermione, dropping him to $799 and sending him home with $10,000. Now, for Cooke. She wrote down...
...the right response. Did she wager more than $10,800?...
...YES with $13,000, so she's a finalist!
DOND: Katie Henslin is back to finish up.
ROUND 2:
1. #5- PENNY
2. #17- $10
3. #9
4. #13
5. #25
SECOND OFFER: $236,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 3:
1. #20
2. #6
3. #14
4. #1- $75
THIRD OFFER: $193,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 4:
1. #3- $50
2. #19- $5
3. #26- $400
Great round!
FOURTH OFFER: $318,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 5: Nothing but $1,000,000 KOs at #10 and #23. She is now in the Danger Zone.
FIFTH OFFER: $343,000- NO DEAL
Next pick is #16...$100, so she's two good eliminations away from the big one! The next offer she turns down is $405,000. Next pick is #12...STRIKE ONE. Next offer she turns down: $327,000. Next pick is #24...
...$25!! New offer: $491,000, and of course says NO DEAL. She goes for the big win with lucky #7...
...STRIKE TWO. Final offer: $449,000. I hope she takes that deal...
...and she does! Now, the big question. Did somebody finally choose a million dollar case?....
...YES. I'm surprised it took this long in the current mission to find one.
TPIR: Today's contestants were Rosalinda Melina, Daniel Monroe (who allegedly tripped on purpose while getting to Contestant's Row!), Tamika Howard and Rich Conya III. The first IUFB was a spa in a box.
Rich: $8,200 (WILLY OF THE CENTURY)
Tameka: $1,499
Daniel: $1,600
Rosalinda: $750
ARP: $1,499, meaning Howard won a $500 bonus! She then got to play the season's first playing of Spelling Bee for a Chevy Cobalt. Beginning this season, each card is worth $1,000 each if a contestant wants to bail out at any time. Her free picks were #4 and #8. The first item was an ice cream maker, and she bid $25...it was $16, so she chose #30. Second was an electronic Sudoku game, and her bid was $28...$30, so she chose #25. The last item was a batter dispenser, and her guess was $20...but it's $36. She had $4,000 on the table, but she decided to look at the first card...which said CAR! She could've blown all the small items and still won!
Next was Lucia Tran and the second IUFB was a dishwasher. The winner also got a $40 supply of Gold Bond Lotion.
Lucia: $1,400
Daniel: $900
Rosalinda: $850
Rich: $699
ARP: $890, and Melina played Danger Price for power tools, a clock, a small golf cart and a silver tea set. The Danger Price this day was $676. First pick was the clock, and it was $2,100. Second was the cart...$1,795. Final pick was the silver stuff...$1,425!
Next to "Come on Down" was Alfonso Trosi and the third IUFB was a set of beanbag chairs.
Alfonso: $550
Rich: $400
Lucia: $650
Daniel: $655
ARP: $1,132, so the one who apparently faked a fall played Pushover for a mini trailer. Board:
825995113
Guess was $5,995...perfect first half!
SSD1: The second winner today spun 40...and went over. The only male this half spun a dime...and 35 for 45 cents. After Howard did a wheelie, she spun 80 cents to get to the Showcase!
Next to leave the audience was Dawn Nelson and next in the IUFB shuffle was a mini sailboat.
Dawn: $1,600
Alfonso: $1,900
Rich: $2,200
Lucia: $2,400
ARP: $1,995, so the third man called so far today played Barker's Bargain Bar for trips to Miami (marked at $3,849) and Mazatlan (marked at $3,673). He chose Mazatlan as the bigger bargain...I don't think so. Mazatlan was only $4,573 and Miami was the way to go at $5,049.
Leaving the audience next was Brandon Cabayero and the next IUFB was a sofa. The winner also got $40 worth of Hot Pockets and got a chance at a car.
Brandon: $950
Rich: $2,199 (STAGE WILLY)
Lucia: $956
Dawn: $957
All were over.
Brandon: $610
Rich: $799
Lucia: $555
Dawn: $620
ARP: $788, so Nelson tried for a Ford Ranger in Card Game. Like the last time, the range was $1,000. She drew a Deuce of Clubs, an 8 of Clubs, a 9 of Hearts, an 8 of Spades, and decided to stop there at $14,700, going against the audience. ARP: 15 thousand...505- holy smokes, she won!! That's a Dobstopper of the Season nominee right there!
The last player was Elena Martinez and the last IUFB was a stereo system.
Elena: $1,199
Brandon: $1,250
Rich: $675
Lucia: $888
ARP: $800, so Rich escaped the First Four Breakfast Club and played Now or Then for a dining room set worth $5,180. Then was August 1998. First up was Colgate toothpaste marked at $2.39, and he said Then...right. Second pick was the NutraMist marked at $7.99, and he was right again with Now. He could win if he got the Phillips Caplets or the Yuban coffee right. He chose the caplets marked at $5.49 and said Then...oops. The coffee decided his fate, and it was marked at $5.69. He said Now...NO, so he lost. But he did get to the Showcase.
The first Showcase had an iron bed, a treadmill, a refrigerator/freezer and an HDTV, and he bid $8,500, which is a GARF. People should know to bid at least $11,000 on their Showcases. For the big winner thus far on this episode, we had some patio heaters, a computer system and an ATV, leading to a Fireball Special Showcase Alert. She bid $12,500.
ARP for him: $16,395, a difference of $7,895. ARP for her: $15,232, so she became the champ with a final total of $32,787 in cash and prizes!
Today's opening players are Jason Pallace (an artist from Illinois) and Gina Gold (a strip coordinator from NY).
At the first Extra, Gold's in control, but both are tied at $150. She wagers the full $500:
N _ _ _ _
Clue: Desert drifter.
She can't come up with NOMAD, so she drops to -$350 at this point. After the round, she's at
-$550 while the man's at $400.
Today's Spoilers are Charlie Abalone (a freelance writer from NJ), Ilse Wolfe (a California plastic surgery advisor) and Todd Greer (a compliance manager from California).
1. (_ _ A _ _)- Utter turmoil. She says CHAOS...right to go back to -$350.
2. (_ _ _ _ S)- Picture riddle. He gets REBUS to go to $600.
3. (_ _ _ _ B _)- Unicellular creature. He misspells AMOEBA, while Gold doesn't, so he drops back to $400 while she goes to -$150.
4. (_ _ M)($100)- Pacific ___ nations. She says RIM...she's now just $50 in the hole.
5. (_ R _ _ R _)- Shady nooks. He blanks out, so it's spoil time. Abalone blanks out, while Wolfe tries ARBORS...correct to steal the $400!
6. (S _ A _)- Sound of an angry exit. Gold says SLAM...right to get out of the hole! She now has $150.
7. (_ U M _ _ _)- Compassionate or merciful. Gold says HUMBLE...but she's wrong, so she's back at $50 in the red. Wolfe can't come up with HUMANE, so she drops to $200.
8. (Five-letter word)- Illegally orchestrated, as a boxing match. Gold says FIXED...she gets her $200 back! And here comes the first Extra of the round. She wagers a grand:
F _ _
Clue: Novelty, such as streaking. She knows that's a FAD to go to $1,150!
10. (_ X _ _ _ _ _ _)($300)- Outer side or surface. Wolfe goes with the EXTERIOR...and she now has $500.
11. (Six-letter word)- With no sense of right or wrong. Wolfe says IMMORAL, but that's a letter too many. To get his podium back, Pallace says AMORAL...correct.
12. (_ _ L _ _ _)- One of many with retractile claws. Total Stumper- it was FELINE.
13. (Five letters)- Rigid doctrine. He says TENET...correct to move to $700.
14. (Five letters)- At quite an incline. This time, he says STEEP...he now has $900 and finds the other Extra of the round. He wagers $600 for a $350 lead if he's right:
S _ _
Clue: "Understand?". He gets SEE to take the lead with $1,500!
16. (_ _ _ _ E)- Construction device used doing heavy lifting. He gets CRANE to go to $1,700!
17. (_ A _ _ _)- Out of style. He speaks PASSE...that's $1,900!
18. (Five letters)- Got out of bed. He says AWOKE...I don't think so. Gold says AWAKE...NO. To get her lead back, Wolfe says AROSE...right! Gold drops to $950. That ends Round 2.
ROUND 3
1. (Five letters)- Junior's intimidator. Pallace rings in for the lead but has nothing. Answer: BULLY.
2. (Four letters)- Forms a question with "anything". Gold says GOES...another $200 goes down the drain for her. Wolfe blanks out, so her lead is now in danger of being stolen again. For his first spoil of the game, Abalone says ELSE...right to steal the lead and $1,900!
3. (_ _ _ S _)- Tape deck function. Gold says ERASE to go back to $950.
4. (_ _ _ E _)- Laundry machine. Abalone gets DRYER no problem to go over two grand with $2,100!
5. (_ _ _ E R)- Chemical compound that's an anagram for "steer". Gold says ESTER...she's made up for her past two incorrect answers, because she's back at $1,150!
6. (Six-letter word)- Like Orbinson's "Woman". She says PRETTY to reach $1,350!
7. (_ _ _ P)- Do like a kangaroo. To steal the lead, Greer says JUMP...NO. Wolfe blanks out. It was LEAP.
8. (Six letters)- Phrase in a cafe that means "with milk". Gold says AU LAIT...correct to move to $1,550!
9. (Three-letter word)($100)- Johnny Cash, "___ Constrictor". Gold gets BOA to go to $1,650!
10. (Five-letter word)- Sharpens, as a knife. Her latest guess is HONES...she's continuing to do just that, because she's right again to go to $1,850! And here comes the last Extra of the game. She bets a grand for the lead on a six-letter answer. Here's the clue:
Big name in model trains.
She's not into that type of buisness, so she falls to $850 and is all but out of this now. Answer: LIONEL.
HOME STRETCH
12. (Three-letter word)($100)- Start for "term", "day" or "wife". She goes with MID...she's back at $950.
13. (Three letters)($100)- Cheerio essence. Pallace has a free chance at stealing the lead, and he says OAT...right for $2,200!
14. (Six letters)- Oddds and endds, e.g. Gold says TYPOS, but that's a letter short, dropping her back to $750. Answer: ERRATA.
15. (Three-letter word)($100)- It's usually left on the table. He says ORT...incorrect, dropping him to $2,100. Answer: TIP.
16. (Three letters)($100)- Pulitzer winner ___ Louise Huxtable. Wolfe says ANN to steal the lead...NO. It was ADA.
Final clue (Eight letters for $300)- Almond paste cookie. To steal the game, Abalone says MARZIPAN...but it's MACAROON, so Pallace wins the game and $2,100!
Crossfire: He'll go home with $7,100 and a trip to Jamaica if he can fill in the remaining 18 blanks...but he falls three blanks short.
Family Feud: As we promised, ten celebrity lookalikes are here to battle it out. Here are the teams:
Men: Bono, Johnny Depp, Howard Stern, Elvis Presley and President Bush
Women: Dolly Parton, Angelina Jolie, Whoopi Goldberg, Marilyn Monroe and Paris Hilton
First question: Occupations that pay to be sexy. Starting with:
1. Exotic dancers (48, Bono)
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
The men will play. Starting with Johnny, he says actors...#2 (12)! Howard then goes with an escort...bottom answer (3)! Elvis then answers models...#3 (12)! The President then gives salesman as his opening guess...dud. Back to Bono, his second guess is rock star...not there either. Johnny tries to do better with waitresses...#4 (11)! Howard then blanks out for strike three. For the first 86 points of the game, Dolly says bartender...that's #5 (7) for the points!
Second question: Things you might slide down. Starting with:
1. Slides (64, Angelina)
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
The women take over this time. Whoopster starts things off with bannisters...#4 (6)! MM then gives hills as her first guess...#3 (7)! Paris then answers snow...no. Back to Dolly, who then guesses a fireman's pole...all poles are #2 (13)! Angelina next says nothing. Whoopi also blanks out for a strikeout. To give the men their first 90 points, Bono thinks one of the bottom two is roof...I don't think so, so the women are up to 176! Not said:
5. Waterfalls (4)
6. Stairs (2)
Double: Name something a man grabs hold of with both hands. Starting with:
1.
2. Wives/gals (14, Whoopi)
3.
4.
5.
6.
The women will play again. MM starts off this round with steering wheel...NUMBER ONE (18)! Paris then thinks of pets...sorry. Dolly is next with sandwiches...all food is at the bottom (5)! We then go to Angelina with nothing. Whoopi then says los pantalones...three strikes. To get the men on the board with 74, Bono says baseball bats...that's #3 (10)! Remaining answers:
4. Golf clubs (6)
5. Balls (5)
Triple: According to 100 married women, name the most important thing in a husband's life. MM says TV...in my league, but that's not there. Elvis then says car, which is #3 (2) to give the men control. We start with President Bush, who says wives...NUMBER ONE (55)! Bono's next answer is jobs...#2 (32)! This round will decide it. For the game, Johnny says that bottom answer is sports...no. The DJ then tries sports equipment...no. Elvis has the last chance to score the winning sweep with faith...NO. For the game, Dolly says sex...but it's health (2), so the men win!
Fast Money: Taking the big board for the first time are Bono and Elvis.
1. If you could speak any foreign language, which one would you choose?
2. On a scale of 1-10, how spoiled are kids today?
3. Name something people dedicate to each other.
4. Something that goes down a runway.
5. Name something babies do many times a day.
My guesses:
1. Spanish
2. 10
3. Work
4. Models (airplanes was my second guess)
5. S$&% (Cry was my second guess)
Bono says Spanish, 10, love, skis and s$%^ for 112. Elvis starts off with Italian...10. His second answer was 9...24! Third was songs, which is #1 for 34! Fourth guess was airplanes...28 is enough for $20,000! He also gave the #1 answer on the baby question with crying! The #1 answer for the fourth question was models.
Now, for some civilian action. The Jacksons are back for their third time against the Newmans, led by Cory and accompanied by Amy, Cameron, Liz and Daniel.
The champs start off with 93 after sweeping a board about things people think they have a good sense of. The challengers then score 65 on things married men look forward to doing when their wives are away.
Double: Name something little girls take care of better than little boys. Starting with:
1. Toys (40, Rhonda)
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
The Jacksons will play. Jan starts off with shoes...#2 (30)! Over to Alicia, who then says rooms...bottom answer (2)! Byron then says personal hygiene, which I am personally not good at taking care of...#3 (19)! Jasmine then says bicycles...no. Back to Rhonda, who then blanks out. Jan then says homework...three strikes in a row. For the lead and another 182, Cory says siblings...NO, so the Jacksons go to 275! Rest of board:
4. Pets (3)
5. Everything (3)
Triple: Complaints horses might have about the cowboys who ride them. Jan locks in with they're too heavy...NUMBER ONE (72), so the champs will play! Now to Alicia, who says too much kicking...#2 (21)! Next is Byron with too much whipping...bottom answer (2)! Jasmine then says he stinks...but I'm afraid that answer stinks. Rhonda then answers too much riding...also not #3. Jan has the last chance to sweep and win with not feeding them...NO. For the championship, Cory says #3 is no rest...NO, so the Jacksons are champions again at 560! #3 was bad at dismounting (3).
Fast Money: This time, Alicia and Jasmine try to win the $20,000 for this team.
1. In what grade does a child's homework prove to be too difficult?
2. Name a word or phrase you hate to hear in a dentist's office.
3. Name something people sell on the street.
4. A one-word card game.
5. Name a color of M & M's one might say was their favorite.
My guesses:
1. 5th
2. Cavity (drill was my other guess)
3. Food
4. Poker (Blackjack was my other guess)
5. Green
Alicia says 1st, root canal, oranges, Uno and red for 91. Jasmine says 8th, anesthesia, watches, solitaire and green for 135 and $675, making their three-day total $1,970. Unsaid #1 answers:
1. 9th
2. Drill
4. Poker (They should've gotten this one.)
WWTBAM: It's Movie Week! First up is Tiffany Feaster from Rochester, NY. She's a broadcast producer. $16,000 question:
The legendary Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers danced together on the silver screen to all but which of these classic songs?
A: "Night and Day"
B: "Let's Call the Whole Thing Off"
C: "Puttin' on the Ritz"
D: "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes"
She polls the audience. 61% said "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" while 23% said "Puttin' on the Ritz". She then says "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes"...
A: "Night and Day"
B: "Let's Call the Whole Thing Off"
C: "Puttin' on the Ritz"
D: "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes"
...NO! It was "Puttin' on the Ritz"! A great start goes to waste, as she leaves with $1,000 and a one-year Netflix subscription.
Eric Melin from Lawrence, KS is next. $8,000 question:
In "Groundhog Day", Bill Murray is repeatedly accosted by a former high school acquaintance who tries to make him do what?
A: Buy insurance
B: Adopt a puppy
C: Read his screenplay
D: Join his church group
He asks the audience. 66% said insurance while 21% said the screenplay. He then says buying insurance...
A: Buy insurance
B: Adopt a puppy
C: Read his screenplay
D: Join his church group
...this time, the audience is right for $8,000. Last question of the day, for $16,000:
In "The Simpsons Movie", the usually silent baby Maggie Simpson speaks which of these words during the end credits?
A: Profit
B: Sequel
C: Cameo
D: Blockbuster
He says sequel...he'll be back tomorrow! BTW, each day's audience this week also gets the Netflix subscriptions.
WOF: It's Vanna White's birthday! Tonight's players are Diana Boo (in the blue) from Manchester, N.H. (who is an educational assistant), Sarah Bench from Seattle (who is a graduate student at the Univ. of Washington) and Rob Curris from Tonawanda, NY (who is a blackjack dealer).
Boo gets $1,000 with BUILT TO LAST, while the man in the middle gets $2,000 with POLITICAL DEBATE.
A $5,000 trip to the nation's capital is put on the wheel, and the first round category is Before & After. After Bench calls the M for the trip, we have...
E M O T _ O N _ L
L _ _ T
T _ _ _ E T
...I don't know. After buying the A and the I's, we now have...
E M O T I O N A L
L I _ T
T I _ _ E T
...now I know, and after calling a $300 C, she does too with EMOTIONAL LIFT TICKET for $5,750 in cash and trip.
$25,000-WINNING ID #1: HS0007117
Eggland's Best Jackpot/Prize Puzzle Round category is What Are You Doing? After Boo buys the E and the A's, we have...
_ A N _ I N G/IN/THE/_ A N _
...I don't know the last word, at least. She calls a $300 C and two D's for the 25 prize- a $2,500 EBay.com gift certificate. She then says DANCING IN THE LAND...I don't think so. Bench then steals DANCING IN THE SAND (I thought the last word was BAND) for another trip, this one to St. Lucia, making her new total $12,190.
WINNING ID FOR TRIP: GM3490355
NCL Big Money Round category is Rhyme Time, and it's a fairly big puzzle. Early on, Bench calls four T's for $14,000! After she buys the I's next, we have...
I/_ I _ _/IT/
I/_ _ _ _/IT/
I/_ _ _ T/S _ _ _/
_ _ _ _/_ _/IT
...and she tries to solve with I LIKE IT, I LOVE IT, I WANT SOME MORE OF IT...holy smokes, she's right!! That's another $14,100 for her, bringing her new total to $26,290!
The man in the middle then solves STACKABLE CHAIRS to go to $5,000. Our next category is On the Map. After Boo buys the I's, we have...
T H E
_ A _ I _ I _
N O R T H _ E S T
...after calling a $300 W, she calls the C's for another $1,100 and the big bell rings. She then calls the P for another $1,300 and solves THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST to finish up with $8,500! The man has five grand and Bench is our champion with $26,290!
Will she win an Audi, an Infiniti or some heavy cash on this special day? Let's find out. She spins the next-to-last zero and the category is Thing. Starting with:
_ _ _ N E
_ _ _ _
Bench calls M, D, H and O and gets...
_ H O N E
_ _ _ _
...it's PHONE ______. Neither one of us gets the other word for $30,000. It was JACK.
$25,000-WINNING ID #2: CP9978184
Jeopardy!: Our first group of semi-finalists are Rachel Cooke, Melissa Luttman and Will Casper.
First-round categories:
AMERICAN LITERATURE
THEME PARK FUN
EAT IT, WEAR IT OR PLAY IT
BODIES OF WATER
BE A SPORT
THAT'S SO CLICHE!
The only man on tonight's panel has the early lead, but it's Cooke who finds the Daily Double under the middle clue in the literature category. She has $1,400 while he has $3,400. She wagers $1,000:
This William Faulkner novel opens with a tale told by Benjy, an idiot.
"What is The Sound of the Fury?"...correct to go to $2,400. She ties him up at the first break with $3,400 apiece, while the lady in the middle has $1,200. With nine clues remaining, Theme Park Fun and Eat It, Wear It or Play It (the $200 clue is gone) are the remaining category. Casper now leads with $6,200, while Cooke has $2,000 less than him. The odd lady out has $2,000. $400 clue in Eat It, Wear It or Play It:
Prosciutto
Cooke says "What is eat it?" to go to $4,600. Middle clue:
Mahjong
Casper goes with "What is play it?"...good to go to $6,800. $800 clue:
Mantilla
Luttman says "What is wear it?"...right to go to $2,800. To finish out the category:
Petits pois
Cooke says "What is eat it?"...correct to end the category with $5,600! First clue in the theme park category:
Walter Knott turned a California fruit ranch into this theme park.
Cooke nails "What is Knott's Berry Farm?" to go to $5,800. $400 clue:
Dollywood's Mystery Mine is a steel one of these thrill rides that careens through an abandoned mine.
Luttman tries "What is a roller coaster?"...correct to move to $3,200. Middle clue:
Kennywood's version of this classic ride features a lion and tiger as well as the usual horses.
Luttman's in again with "What is a carousel?"...aka a merry-go-round, she's right again to go to $3,800. Next:
The "Spider-Man" ride is an amazing 3-D thrill at this movie-themed resort's Islands of Adventure in Orlando.
Casper responds with "What is Universal Studios?" to go to $7,600 as we see this last clue of the round:
It's the number of flags in the name of a famous theme park chain.
Cooke fills in the magic number with "What is 6?" to end the round with $6,800!
DJ! categories:
NAME THAT AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY
"Design Squad"
FUN WITH BALLET
ANCIENT ROME
ADJECTIVES
"TEEN" ENTERTAINMENT
Early on, with a mistake along the way by Cooke, Luttman slides into second place. Both she and Casper would hit five figures. Casper's the one who hits the first Daily Double of the round, under the $1,200 clue in Name That American Revolutionary. He now has $13,200 while she has $10,600. Cooke is now at $6,400. He wagers $2,000:
He spoke of the American Revolutionary era as "the times that try men's souls".
"Who was Washington?"...incorrect. Correct: Who was Thomas Paine? He's down to $11,200 and a $600 lead. Let's see if he does better on the $1,600 clue:
Benedict Arnold and this Green Mountain boy captured Fort Ticonderoga on May 10, 1775.
He says "Who is Ethan Allen?"...correct to go to $12,800! Final clue in that category:
After the War of 1812, this 4th president asked Congress to declare war on Algiers.
This time, Cooke rings in with "Who was Madison?"...correct to go to $8,200. She then gets the $1,200, $1,600 and $2,000 clues in "Teen" Entertainment to take the lead with $13,200! Only the TV series and ballet categories are left. She goes with the first ballet clue, and here it is:
"Circus Polka" was originally choreographed for these huge circus animals; it's now danced by humans.
She says "What are elephants?"...correct to go to $13,600! Next:
In titles of ballets, this number precedes "Seasons", "Bagatelles" and "Norwegian Moods".
To tie the game, Casper says "What is 4?"...correct! Middle clue:
John Cranko choreographed a ballet called "Harlequin in" this month-- no fooling.
He says "What is April?"...he's got the lead back! $1,600 clue:
Models, gendarmes and a Tour de France cyclist appear in the Gershwin ballet "An American in" this city.
Luttman is right with "What is Paris?", giving her $12,200! We've got a barnburner on our hands here! Final clue...DAAAAAAAIIIIILLLLLLLLYYYY DOUBLE! She plays it safe and bets $200 on the following:
Some featherbrain in Moscow was the first to stage this ballet on March 4, 1877.
"What is Swan Lake?"...she should've bet big, because that's right to advance to $12,400. After the round ends, Cooke has the lead back with $15,600. Casper has $2,000 less than her and Luttman has $13,200.
FJ! category: Shakespearean Heroines.
The name of this heroine known for her final devotion is probably derived from the Latin for "heart".
We start with Luttman, who wrote down "Who is Cordelia?"...
"Who is Cordelia?"
...RIGHT! And she doubles up to $26,400! Casper is...
...wrong with Hermione, dropping him to $799 and sending him home with $10,000. Now, for Cooke. She wrote down...
...the right response. Did she wager more than $10,800?...
...YES with $13,000, so she's a finalist!
DOND: Katie Henslin is back to finish up.
ROUND 2:
1. #5- PENNY
2. #17- $10
3. #9
4. #13
5. #25
SECOND OFFER: $236,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 3:
1. #20
2. #6
3. #14
4. #1- $75
THIRD OFFER: $193,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 4:
1. #3- $50
2. #19- $5
3. #26- $400
Great round!
FOURTH OFFER: $318,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 5: Nothing but $1,000,000 KOs at #10 and #23. She is now in the Danger Zone.
FIFTH OFFER: $343,000- NO DEAL
Next pick is #16...$100, so she's two good eliminations away from the big one! The next offer she turns down is $405,000. Next pick is #12...STRIKE ONE. Next offer she turns down: $327,000. Next pick is #24...
...$25!! New offer: $491,000, and of course says NO DEAL. She goes for the big win with lucky #7...
...STRIKE TWO. Final offer: $449,000. I hope she takes that deal...
...and she does! Now, the big question. Did somebody finally choose a million dollar case?....
...YES. I'm surprised it took this long in the current mission to find one.
TPIR: Today's contestants were Rosalinda Melina, Daniel Monroe (who allegedly tripped on purpose while getting to Contestant's Row!), Tamika Howard and Rich Conya III. The first IUFB was a spa in a box.
Rich: $8,200 (WILLY OF THE CENTURY)
Tameka: $1,499
Daniel: $1,600
Rosalinda: $750
ARP: $1,499, meaning Howard won a $500 bonus! She then got to play the season's first playing of Spelling Bee for a Chevy Cobalt. Beginning this season, each card is worth $1,000 each if a contestant wants to bail out at any time. Her free picks were #4 and #8. The first item was an ice cream maker, and she bid $25...it was $16, so she chose #30. Second was an electronic Sudoku game, and her bid was $28...$30, so she chose #25. The last item was a batter dispenser, and her guess was $20...but it's $36. She had $4,000 on the table, but she decided to look at the first card...which said CAR! She could've blown all the small items and still won!
Next was Lucia Tran and the second IUFB was a dishwasher. The winner also got a $40 supply of Gold Bond Lotion.
Lucia: $1,400
Daniel: $900
Rosalinda: $850
Rich: $699
ARP: $890, and Melina played Danger Price for power tools, a clock, a small golf cart and a silver tea set. The Danger Price this day was $676. First pick was the clock, and it was $2,100. Second was the cart...$1,795. Final pick was the silver stuff...$1,425!
Next to "Come on Down" was Alfonso Trosi and the third IUFB was a set of beanbag chairs.
Alfonso: $550
Rich: $400
Lucia: $650
Daniel: $655
ARP: $1,132, so the one who apparently faked a fall played Pushover for a mini trailer. Board:
825995113
Guess was $5,995...perfect first half!
SSD1: The second winner today spun 40...and went over. The only male this half spun a dime...and 35 for 45 cents. After Howard did a wheelie, she spun 80 cents to get to the Showcase!
Next to leave the audience was Dawn Nelson and next in the IUFB shuffle was a mini sailboat.
Dawn: $1,600
Alfonso: $1,900
Rich: $2,200
Lucia: $2,400
ARP: $1,995, so the third man called so far today played Barker's Bargain Bar for trips to Miami (marked at $3,849) and Mazatlan (marked at $3,673). He chose Mazatlan as the bigger bargain...I don't think so. Mazatlan was only $4,573 and Miami was the way to go at $5,049.
Leaving the audience next was Brandon Cabayero and the next IUFB was a sofa. The winner also got $40 worth of Hot Pockets and got a chance at a car.
Brandon: $950
Rich: $2,199 (STAGE WILLY)
Lucia: $956
Dawn: $957
All were over.
Brandon: $610
Rich: $799
Lucia: $555
Dawn: $620
ARP: $788, so Nelson tried for a Ford Ranger in Card Game. Like the last time, the range was $1,000. She drew a Deuce of Clubs, an 8 of Clubs, a 9 of Hearts, an 8 of Spades, and decided to stop there at $14,700, going against the audience. ARP: 15 thousand...505- holy smokes, she won!! That's a Dobstopper of the Season nominee right there!
The last player was Elena Martinez and the last IUFB was a stereo system.
Elena: $1,199
Brandon: $1,250
Rich: $675
Lucia: $888
ARP: $800, so Rich escaped the First Four Breakfast Club and played Now or Then for a dining room set worth $5,180. Then was August 1998. First up was Colgate toothpaste marked at $2.39, and he said Then...right. Second pick was the NutraMist marked at $7.99, and he was right again with Now. He could win if he got the Phillips Caplets or the Yuban coffee right. He chose the caplets marked at $5.49 and said Then...oops. The coffee decided his fate, and it was marked at $5.69. He said Now...NO, so he lost. But he did get to the Showcase.
The first Showcase had an iron bed, a treadmill, a refrigerator/freezer and an HDTV, and he bid $8,500, which is a GARF. People should know to bid at least $11,000 on their Showcases. For the big winner thus far on this episode, we had some patio heaters, a computer system and an ATV, leading to a Fireball Special Showcase Alert. She bid $12,500.
ARP for him: $16,395, a difference of $7,895. ARP for her: $15,232, so she became the champ with a final total of $32,787 in cash and prizes!
Sunday, February 17, 2008
Next Week in Game Shows: February 18-24
Here's what you can expect next week:
Jeopardy!: Will the Ken Jennings wannabe Zia Choudhury show more of his extreme dominance from last week and win? Or will somebody play spoiler?
Deal or No Deal: The Million Dollar Mission is expected to end this week, whether there is a $1,000,000 win or not.
American Idol: The real action begins with the Top 24! Half will perform on Tuesday, while the other half perform on Wednesday. The results show will air Thursday at 8 PM.
Dance War: Which team won?
WWTBAM: It's my favorite week of the season- Movie Week!
The Price is Right: This week begins the season's first set of the all-new Million Dollar Spectaculars!
Amne$ia: Dennis Miller returns to the game show world as host of this new game show from Mark Burnett!
Don't Forget the Lyrics!: This week begins a set of celebrity episodes. Up first as celebrity contestants- Boyz II Men.
All this, plus the second season finale of "1 vs. 100", celebrity lookalikes on "Family Feud", and so much more! See ya!
Bobby McBride
Jeopardy!: Will the Ken Jennings wannabe Zia Choudhury show more of his extreme dominance from last week and win? Or will somebody play spoiler?
Deal or No Deal: The Million Dollar Mission is expected to end this week, whether there is a $1,000,000 win or not.
American Idol: The real action begins with the Top 24! Half will perform on Tuesday, while the other half perform on Wednesday. The results show will air Thursday at 8 PM.
Dance War: Which team won?
WWTBAM: It's my favorite week of the season- Movie Week!
The Price is Right: This week begins the season's first set of the all-new Million Dollar Spectaculars!
Amne$ia: Dennis Miller returns to the game show world as host of this new game show from Mark Burnett!
Don't Forget the Lyrics!: This week begins a set of celebrity episodes. Up first as celebrity contestants- Boyz II Men.
All this, plus the second season finale of "1 vs. 100", celebrity lookalikes on "Family Feud", and so much more! See ya!
Bobby McBride
MVPs and Big Winners Announcement for Feb. 11-17; January 2008 Player of the Month Announcement
Thanks to a big Friday, for only the second time in this site's history, we have a four-way split of the week's MVP honors. All of it goes to the following:
Evan Dollard ("American Gladiators")
Since his first appearance on the show, he mostly dominated his competiton, most notably in the Eliminator. In addition to his speed record on The Wall, he set an Eliminator record every time he finished the course! IMO, his Gladiator name next season should be "Dominator".
Ian ("Temptation")
After a tough first day, this man finished the week undefeated and accompolished something that only one other male had ever done before on the show- win the grand prize, which in his case was a Mini Cooper. He did so despite bombing out twice in Super Knock Off (Mark only lost Super Knock Off once). In the process. he became the show's biggest winner to date with over $32,000 in cash and prizes.
Cassandra Whitehead ("1 vs. 100")
Despite facing the typical mob, this beauty queen became the biggest female winner in the history of the show, and the second-highest winner ever, with $500,000! She is tied for third on NBC's female winnings list (with Christina Howard of "Identity") behind Kimberly Chastang and Michelle Falco.
Thad Novak ("Merv Griffin's Crosswords")
After an extremely hard-fought game with Sally Hogg, this student from Illinois became the biggest winner in the short history of this show with about $20,000 in cash and prizes, $17,100 of it in cash!
Other Big Winners and Notables:
Monica Carlson- Female champion ("American Gladiators")
The nine "Jeopardy! Teen Tournament" semi-finalists, most notably Zia Choudhury
Clint Tauscher- $250,000 ("1 vs. 100")
Tamika Kendall- $166,000 ("Deal or No Deal")
Edward Tommasi- $131,000 ("DOND")
Mark Czachor- $100,000 ("WWTBAM")
See Family- $41,285 as four-day champions ("Family Feud")
Ray Hernandez- $100,000 ("The Moment of Truth")
Ryan Gleghorn- $97,000 ("DOND")
Jessica Bleifer- $53,498 ("Wheel of Fortune")
John Leonard and Bimbi Shabi- $50,000 each ("WWTBAM")
Robert Mader- $38,188 ("The Price is Right")
Anthony Phillip- $37,516 ("TPIR")
And now, for some unfinished buisness. It's time to reveal my first Player of the Month of 2008.
JANUARY 2008 PLAYER OF THE MONTH:
Dan Pawson ("Jeopardy!")
Late last year, he won the championship with less than ten grand. But things would pick up in a hurry from that point on, including a tie on his second day. When the new year came, Pawson accompolished something that no other player had been able to do since Kevin Marshall almost two years ago- win at least six games. And in the process, he became the fourth-highest regular season winner in the history of the show, winning $171,902 over his ten days on the show! Who knows if we will see more of his thunder in the Tournament of Champions.
1st Runner-Up: Jason Luna- 1st-ever $1,000,000 winner ("1 vs. 100")
2nd Runner-Up: Brittney Lewzader- $471,000 ("Deal or No Deal")
Evan Dollard ("American Gladiators")
Since his first appearance on the show, he mostly dominated his competiton, most notably in the Eliminator. In addition to his speed record on The Wall, he set an Eliminator record every time he finished the course! IMO, his Gladiator name next season should be "Dominator".
Ian ("Temptation")
After a tough first day, this man finished the week undefeated and accompolished something that only one other male had ever done before on the show- win the grand prize, which in his case was a Mini Cooper. He did so despite bombing out twice in Super Knock Off (Mark only lost Super Knock Off once). In the process. he became the show's biggest winner to date with over $32,000 in cash and prizes.
Cassandra Whitehead ("1 vs. 100")
Despite facing the typical mob, this beauty queen became the biggest female winner in the history of the show, and the second-highest winner ever, with $500,000! She is tied for third on NBC's female winnings list (with Christina Howard of "Identity") behind Kimberly Chastang and Michelle Falco.
Thad Novak ("Merv Griffin's Crosswords")
After an extremely hard-fought game with Sally Hogg, this student from Illinois became the biggest winner in the short history of this show with about $20,000 in cash and prizes, $17,100 of it in cash!
Other Big Winners and Notables:
Monica Carlson- Female champion ("American Gladiators")
The nine "Jeopardy! Teen Tournament" semi-finalists, most notably Zia Choudhury
Clint Tauscher- $250,000 ("1 vs. 100")
Tamika Kendall- $166,000 ("Deal or No Deal")
Edward Tommasi- $131,000 ("DOND")
Mark Czachor- $100,000 ("WWTBAM")
See Family- $41,285 as four-day champions ("Family Feud")
Ray Hernandez- $100,000 ("The Moment of Truth")
Ryan Gleghorn- $97,000 ("DOND")
Jessica Bleifer- $53,498 ("Wheel of Fortune")
John Leonard and Bimbi Shabi- $50,000 each ("WWTBAM")
Robert Mader- $38,188 ("The Price is Right")
Anthony Phillip- $37,516 ("TPIR")
And now, for some unfinished buisness. It's time to reveal my first Player of the Month of 2008.
JANUARY 2008 PLAYER OF THE MONTH:
Dan Pawson ("Jeopardy!")
Late last year, he won the championship with less than ten grand. But things would pick up in a hurry from that point on, including a tie on his second day. When the new year came, Pawson accompolished something that no other player had been able to do since Kevin Marshall almost two years ago- win at least six games. And in the process, he became the fourth-highest regular season winner in the history of the show, winning $171,902 over his ten days on the show! Who knows if we will see more of his thunder in the Tournament of Champions.
1st Runner-Up: Jason Luna- 1st-ever $1,000,000 winner ("1 vs. 100")
2nd Runner-Up: Brittney Lewzader- $471,000 ("Deal or No Deal")
"American Gladiators"- FIRST SEASON FINALS
Like the semi-finals, five events will be played before the final Eliminators.
The first event for the women is Hang Tough. The Gladiator this time is Siren. Both Monica Carlson and Shanay Norvell fall short.
The men then take their chance at the rings, with Wolf as their first Gladiator opponent. Alex Rai can't score anything in this event. With 28 seconds left, Wolf falls off, allowing Evan "Dominant" Dollard to score his first 10 points of the night!
Assault is event #2 for the women. Challenging the women here is Hellga. Norvell scores her first 3 points, while Carlson scores the full 10 in just under 20 seconds!
Assault is also the second event for the men. Justice is the Gladiator this time out. Rai only scores one, while Dominant Dollard doubles to 20!
The women now tackle the Joust as their third event. The challenging Gladiator is Crush. Nothing for Carlson, but 5 for Norvell, so the lead is now 2 points.
Now, for the male version of the Joust. The next Gladiator in play is Titan. Both men lose quickly.
Event #4 for the women is Pyramid. Challenging Carlson here is Venom and standing in the way of Norvell is Crush. The Gladiators score the shutout.
The men then get their chance, with Dollard being challenged by Toa and Rai being challenged by Mayhem. Rai is the only one to score here with 5, meaning the lead gets cut down to 14.
The final event, at least for the ladies, is The Wall. Venom will try to rip off Norvell, while Siren is after Carlson. Norvell goes the distance while Carlson scores 10, so Carlson gets a 3.5 second head start in the female Eliminator.
Now, for the men. Challenging Rai is Militia and challenging Dominant Dollard is Wolf. Dollard scores 10 again in this event, while Rai scores 5. That means Dominant Dollard will have a 9.5 second head start in the male Eliminator!
Did Dominant Dollard finish the job in the Eliminator??...
...YES, WITH YET ANOTHER RECORD- 79 SECONDS!!!!
The female crown could go either way. It goes to...
...CARLSON IN 113 SECONDS!!
The first event for the women is Hang Tough. The Gladiator this time is Siren. Both Monica Carlson and Shanay Norvell fall short.
The men then take their chance at the rings, with Wolf as their first Gladiator opponent. Alex Rai can't score anything in this event. With 28 seconds left, Wolf falls off, allowing Evan "Dominant" Dollard to score his first 10 points of the night!
Assault is event #2 for the women. Challenging the women here is Hellga. Norvell scores her first 3 points, while Carlson scores the full 10 in just under 20 seconds!
Assault is also the second event for the men. Justice is the Gladiator this time out. Rai only scores one, while Dominant Dollard doubles to 20!
The women now tackle the Joust as their third event. The challenging Gladiator is Crush. Nothing for Carlson, but 5 for Norvell, so the lead is now 2 points.
Now, for the male version of the Joust. The next Gladiator in play is Titan. Both men lose quickly.
Event #4 for the women is Pyramid. Challenging Carlson here is Venom and standing in the way of Norvell is Crush. The Gladiators score the shutout.
The men then get their chance, with Dollard being challenged by Toa and Rai being challenged by Mayhem. Rai is the only one to score here with 5, meaning the lead gets cut down to 14.
The final event, at least for the ladies, is The Wall. Venom will try to rip off Norvell, while Siren is after Carlson. Norvell goes the distance while Carlson scores 10, so Carlson gets a 3.5 second head start in the female Eliminator.
Now, for the men. Challenging Rai is Militia and challenging Dominant Dollard is Wolf. Dollard scores 10 again in this event, while Rai scores 5. That means Dominant Dollard will have a 9.5 second head start in the male Eliminator!
Did Dominant Dollard finish the job in the Eliminator??...
...YES, WITH YET ANOTHER RECORD- 79 SECONDS!!!!
The female crown could go either way. It goes to...
...CARLSON IN 113 SECONDS!!
"Project Runway 4"- Semi-Finals
Five contestants were left at this point. Since this was the semi-final episode, this was a DOUBLE ELIMINATION episode.
Amanda was the latest model let go.
The challenge this time: Create a dress inspired by a piece of art from the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Makeup was also supposed to be used in the look. They were allowed to use a digital camera to capture the art of their choosing. A budget of $300 was offered to everyone.
Sweet P Vaughn's model was late on the second day the five contestants were working on their dresses due to a family emergency.
Chris March was being like me after he allegedly finished early on his dress- resting in the lounge! As it turned out, though, Tim Gunn said his dress wasn't refined enough.
The guest judge this time was Roberto Cavalli, a legendary fashion designer.
First up was March's dress, modeled by Marcia. Hopefully that gamble paid off.
Second was Christian Siriano with a black and white dress modeled by Lisa.
Third was Rami Kashou with looked to be a purple dress modeled by Sam. I thought it was boring, and it didn't resemble any famous art at all.
Fourth was Sweet P Vaughn with a multi-colored dress modeled by Lea. I liked this, but did the judges agree?
Last was Jillian Lewis with a mostly black outfit modeled by Lauren. I didn't like this one because IMO, it resembled more of a cheerleader outfit rather than artwork.
Let's reveal the first two contestants definitely in the finals. The first one, and the winner of this challenge, was...
Chris March
Christian Siriano
Jillian Lewis
Rami Kashou
Sweet P Vaughn
...Siriano! The second finalist was...
Chris March
Christian Siriano
Jillian Lewis
Rami Kashou
Sweet P Vaughn
...Lewis!
Now, for the bad news. The first contestant definitely eliminated was...
Chris March
Rami Kashou
Sweet P Vaughn
...Sweet P! Too bad. The last finalist was...
Chris March
Rami Kashou
...March! Good for him!
The two-part season finale will begin on February 27th. Hope to see you then!
Amanda was the latest model let go.
The challenge this time: Create a dress inspired by a piece of art from the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Makeup was also supposed to be used in the look. They were allowed to use a digital camera to capture the art of their choosing. A budget of $300 was offered to everyone.
Sweet P Vaughn's model was late on the second day the five contestants were working on their dresses due to a family emergency.
Chris March was being like me after he allegedly finished early on his dress- resting in the lounge! As it turned out, though, Tim Gunn said his dress wasn't refined enough.
The guest judge this time was Roberto Cavalli, a legendary fashion designer.
First up was March's dress, modeled by Marcia. Hopefully that gamble paid off.
Second was Christian Siriano with a black and white dress modeled by Lisa.
Third was Rami Kashou with looked to be a purple dress modeled by Sam. I thought it was boring, and it didn't resemble any famous art at all.
Fourth was Sweet P Vaughn with a multi-colored dress modeled by Lea. I liked this, but did the judges agree?
Last was Jillian Lewis with a mostly black outfit modeled by Lauren. I didn't like this one because IMO, it resembled more of a cheerleader outfit rather than artwork.
Let's reveal the first two contestants definitely in the finals. The first one, and the winner of this challenge, was...
Chris March
Christian Siriano
Jillian Lewis
Rami Kashou
Sweet P Vaughn
...Siriano! The second finalist was...
Chris March
Christian Siriano
Jillian Lewis
Rami Kashou
Sweet P Vaughn
...Lewis!
Now, for the bad news. The first contestant definitely eliminated was...
Chris March
Rami Kashou
Sweet P Vaughn
...Sweet P! Too bad. The last finalist was...
Chris March
Rami Kashou
...March! Good for him!
The two-part season finale will begin on February 27th. Hope to see you then!
Saturday, February 16, 2008
"How Much is Enough?" 2/16
Tonight's players are Laura (a teacher from Torrance, CA), Jerry (a salesman from Mahopac, NY), Tamar (a pre-school director from Torrance, CA) and Keith (a public speaker from Windsor, VA!).
ROUND 1:
Laura: $479
Jerry: $536
Tamar: $368
Keith: $429
ROUND 2:
Laura: $1,047
Jerry: $794
Tamar: $857
Keith: $1,131
SCORES AFTER ROUND 2:
Laura: $1,526
Tamar: $1,225
Jerry: $794
Keith: $429
ROUND 3:
Laura: $1,289
Jerry: $1,670
Tamar: $1,164
Keith: $1,877
SCORES AFTER ROUND 3:
Laura: $2,815
Jerry: $2,464
Tamar: $2,389
Keith: $429
ROUND 4:
Laura: $2,032
Jerry: $1,663
Tamar: $1,561
Keith: $2,079
SCORES AFTER ROUND 4:
Laura: $4,847
Jerry: $4,127
Taimar: $3,950
Keith: $429
ROUND 5:
Laura: $2,362
Jerry: $3,411
Taimar: $4,377
Keith: $2,962
FINAL SCORES:
Jerry: $7,538
Laura: $4,847
Taimar: $3,950
Keith: $3,391
Doggone it, it proves to be too little, too late for the Virginia public speaker!
Final Face-Off: $12,385 was put on the table...and Jerry took $7,324 of it!
ROUND 1:
Laura: $479
Jerry: $536
Tamar: $368
Keith: $429
ROUND 2:
Laura: $1,047
Jerry: $794
Tamar: $857
Keith: $1,131
SCORES AFTER ROUND 2:
Laura: $1,526
Tamar: $1,225
Jerry: $794
Keith: $429
ROUND 3:
Laura: $1,289
Jerry: $1,670
Tamar: $1,164
Keith: $1,877
SCORES AFTER ROUND 3:
Laura: $2,815
Jerry: $2,464
Tamar: $2,389
Keith: $429
ROUND 4:
Laura: $2,032
Jerry: $1,663
Tamar: $1,561
Keith: $2,079
SCORES AFTER ROUND 4:
Laura: $4,847
Jerry: $4,127
Taimar: $3,950
Keith: $429
ROUND 5:
Laura: $2,362
Jerry: $3,411
Taimar: $4,377
Keith: $2,962
FINAL SCORES:
Jerry: $7,538
Laura: $4,847
Taimar: $3,950
Keith: $3,391
Doggone it, it proves to be too little, too late for the Virginia public speaker!
Final Face-Off: $12,385 was put on the table...and Jerry took $7,324 of it!
RW/RR Challenge Gauntlet III: Episode 4
At the start, we learned that Tyree withdrew from the show because of a family emergency. MJ took his place on the Rookies.
The first challenge of the episode was called "Push It". Each team was given a car. Underneath each were twelve planks. One member of each team had to serve as the driver for the car, while the other members had to use those planks to build a road for the car to drive across. The first team that used all of their planks and crossed their car across their road and finish line won the media viewers for their male players, and immunity for their females.
The winners were...
...the Veterans! Afterwards, it appeared Melinda of the Rookies suffered a head injury during this challenge, as she was inadvertantly hit in the head by one of the planks. She apparently suffered a concussion and was taken to the hospital.
Johanna was given a Life Shield, while Janelle got sent to the Gauntlet, where her opponent was Jillian. This was Jillian's third trip in a row there. Their Gauntlet Challenge was the "Ball Brawl".
1. Janelle (1)
2. Jillian (1)
3. Jillian (2)
4. Jillian (WIN!)
Janelle left with the media viewer.
The next challenge was called "Man Overboard". There was a big sled hung 25 feet above the water attached to a 120-foot metal track. Each team placed up to five of their members on the sled, but each player was only allowed to participate once in this challenge. They had to move their sled from the beginning to the end, after which one of their members had to drop into the water. After that, they had to go back to the beginning and drop off another player, and then go back to the finish to drop off yet another player in order to finish a heat. The team who had the best overall three-heat time won Slingbox Pros (which allow you to control your TV while on the computer) for their females and immunity for their males.
Rookies:
1. 3:29
2. 3:02
3. 3:13
TOTAL: 9:44
Veterans:
1. 3:07
2. 2:50
3. 1:48
TOTAL: 7:45
The Veterans are now 6-1 in challenges this season! Ryan got the Life Shield, while Frank was given a ticket to the Gauntlet, where he faced Zach. Their Gauntlet Challenge was "Sliders". The first one that completed their puzzle was...
...Frank, meaning Zach left with nothing.
The first challenge of the episode was called "Push It". Each team was given a car. Underneath each were twelve planks. One member of each team had to serve as the driver for the car, while the other members had to use those planks to build a road for the car to drive across. The first team that used all of their planks and crossed their car across their road and finish line won the media viewers for their male players, and immunity for their females.
The winners were...
...the Veterans! Afterwards, it appeared Melinda of the Rookies suffered a head injury during this challenge, as she was inadvertantly hit in the head by one of the planks. She apparently suffered a concussion and was taken to the hospital.
Johanna was given a Life Shield, while Janelle got sent to the Gauntlet, where her opponent was Jillian. This was Jillian's third trip in a row there. Their Gauntlet Challenge was the "Ball Brawl".
1. Janelle (1)
2. Jillian (1)
3. Jillian (2)
4. Jillian (WIN!)
Janelle left with the media viewer.
The next challenge was called "Man Overboard". There was a big sled hung 25 feet above the water attached to a 120-foot metal track. Each team placed up to five of their members on the sled, but each player was only allowed to participate once in this challenge. They had to move their sled from the beginning to the end, after which one of their members had to drop into the water. After that, they had to go back to the beginning and drop off another player, and then go back to the finish to drop off yet another player in order to finish a heat. The team who had the best overall three-heat time won Slingbox Pros (which allow you to control your TV while on the computer) for their females and immunity for their males.
Rookies:
1. 3:29
2. 3:02
3. 3:13
TOTAL: 9:44
Veterans:
1. 3:07
2. 2:50
3. 1:48
TOTAL: 7:45
The Veterans are now 6-1 in challenges this season! Ryan got the Life Shield, while Frank was given a ticket to the Gauntlet, where he faced Zach. Their Gauntlet Challenge was "Sliders". The first one that completed their puzzle was...
...Frank, meaning Zach left with nothing.
"1 vs. 100" rating
Last night's big episode of "1 vs. 100" scored a 5.1 Fast Nielsen with a 9 share. That is up from last week.
Source: Zap2it.com
Source: Zap2it.com
"Pros vs. Joes" 2/14
It was back to RFK Stadium this week.
Sudden Death: The first six players that recovered an onside kick got to play.
#1: Mike Kotsch (Philadelphia)
#2: Rahul Soni (Hawthorne, NY)
#3: Joe Goodwin
#4: John Grkovic (Midlothian, VA!)
#5: Jermaine Reid
#6: Pablo Healing (Fairfield, CT)
This week's stars were Jessie Armstead (NFL; he got into a fight with one of the contestants!), Derrick Coleman (NBA) and Marty McSorley (NHL).
Matchups:
#1 vs. #6: Derrick Coleman
#2 vs. #5: Marty McSorley
#3 vs. #4: Jessie Armstead
Hockey started things off. It took place in an unspecified hockey rink. Here, both players had up to four chances to score a goal against MM. The one who scored more goals advanced to Overtime.
Rahul Soni is a computer programmer, while Jermaine Reid is from Bloomfield, NJ.
Rahul:
1. NO
2. NO
3. NO
4. WIPEOUT
Jermaine:
1. NO
2. NO
3. NO
4. WIPEOUT
Reid's performance was just atrocious- he couldn't even skate! Soni scored first in the tiebreaker, so he went to Overtime.
Basketball was next. The two players had to get rebounds away from Derrick Coleman and pass them into one of two targets. Whoever scored more times before Coleman scored ten times won.
Mike Kotsch is a heavy construction worker.
As it turned out however, while Coleman was facing Kotsch, he twisted his knee. Therefore, the two players now had to face each other. This was the first time in the history of this show that a star got injured. The first player who scored five times won...and that was Kotsch, by a final score of 5-4!
Now, for football. The Virginia man is a bartender, while Joe Goodwin is a P.E. teacher and is from Myrtle Beach, SC. Each player had four chances to score a touchdown against Jesse Armstead. Whoever scored more times won.
John:
1. NO
2. NO
3. NO
4. FOUR YARD LOSS
Joe:
1. NO
2. NO
3. NO
4. ONE YARD LOSS
So much for the Virginian on this episode.
Overtime: To start, each player had to score once in the paint against Coleman. Second, they had to go to the hockey rink, put on their hockey gear, and score a goal against MM. Finally, they had to catch two slant passes against Armstead.
Incidentally, for the first time this season, the top three seeded players on an episode made it to Overtime.
Joe:
1. :34 + :09
2. :30 + :12
3. :26 + :04
TOTAL: 1:55
Rahul:
1. MAX OUT + :09
2. :10 + :17
3. MAX OUT + :04
TOTAL: 2:40
Mike:
1. MAX OUT + :10
2. :30
3. MAX OUT + :05
TOTAL: 2:45
That meant the PE teacher won!
Sudden Death: The first six players that recovered an onside kick got to play.
#1: Mike Kotsch (Philadelphia)
#2: Rahul Soni (Hawthorne, NY)
#3: Joe Goodwin
#4: John Grkovic (Midlothian, VA!)
#5: Jermaine Reid
#6: Pablo Healing (Fairfield, CT)
This week's stars were Jessie Armstead (NFL; he got into a fight with one of the contestants!), Derrick Coleman (NBA) and Marty McSorley (NHL).
Matchups:
#1 vs. #6: Derrick Coleman
#2 vs. #5: Marty McSorley
#3 vs. #4: Jessie Armstead
Hockey started things off. It took place in an unspecified hockey rink. Here, both players had up to four chances to score a goal against MM. The one who scored more goals advanced to Overtime.
Rahul Soni is a computer programmer, while Jermaine Reid is from Bloomfield, NJ.
Rahul:
1. NO
2. NO
3. NO
4. WIPEOUT
Jermaine:
1. NO
2. NO
3. NO
4. WIPEOUT
Reid's performance was just atrocious- he couldn't even skate! Soni scored first in the tiebreaker, so he went to Overtime.
Basketball was next. The two players had to get rebounds away from Derrick Coleman and pass them into one of two targets. Whoever scored more times before Coleman scored ten times won.
Mike Kotsch is a heavy construction worker.
As it turned out however, while Coleman was facing Kotsch, he twisted his knee. Therefore, the two players now had to face each other. This was the first time in the history of this show that a star got injured. The first player who scored five times won...and that was Kotsch, by a final score of 5-4!
Now, for football. The Virginia man is a bartender, while Joe Goodwin is a P.E. teacher and is from Myrtle Beach, SC. Each player had four chances to score a touchdown against Jesse Armstead. Whoever scored more times won.
John:
1. NO
2. NO
3. NO
4. FOUR YARD LOSS
Joe:
1. NO
2. NO
3. NO
4. ONE YARD LOSS
So much for the Virginian on this episode.
Overtime: To start, each player had to score once in the paint against Coleman. Second, they had to go to the hockey rink, put on their hockey gear, and score a goal against MM. Finally, they had to catch two slant passes against Armstead.
Incidentally, for the first time this season, the top three seeded players on an episode made it to Overtime.
Joe:
1. :34 + :09
2. :30 + :12
3. :26 + :04
TOTAL: 1:55
Rahul:
1. MAX OUT + :09
2. :10 + :17
3. MAX OUT + :04
TOTAL: 2:40
Mike:
1. MAX OUT + :10
2. :30
3. MAX OUT + :05
TOTAL: 2:45
That meant the PE teacher won!
"Celebrity Apprentice" 2/16
Mr. Trump at the start decided to reshuffle the teams.
Hydra:
Lennox Lewis
Carol Alt
Omarosa
Piers Morgan
Empresario:
Tito Ortiz
Merilu Henner
Trace Adkins
Stephen Baldwin
This week's task: Earn more money via the selling of horse carriage rides. Each team was given three carriages, and the base cost of the rides was $34 a ride. Trump's assistants this week were veteran George Ross and Ivanka.
Trace Adkins and Piers Morgan were the Project Managers.
Omarosa and the Brit frequently argued during this challenge, while it seemed that Empresario was just cruising along. Furthermore, Omarosa apparently took shots at Morgan's family.
During the early boadroom session, Morgan proclaimed that he would never work with Omarosa again.
But maybe he should've changed his mind, because Hydra still won, $35,184-$29,673! That meant he got almost $65,000 for his charity! Mr. Trump then put Omarosa back on Empresario.
And believe it or not...
...MR. TRUMP DECIDED TO FIRE NOBODY THIS WEEK. Furthermore, Marilu Henner was put in Omarosa's place on Hydra's team.
Hydra:
Lennox Lewis
Carol Alt
Omarosa
Piers Morgan
Empresario:
Tito Ortiz
Merilu Henner
Trace Adkins
Stephen Baldwin
This week's task: Earn more money via the selling of horse carriage rides. Each team was given three carriages, and the base cost of the rides was $34 a ride. Trump's assistants this week were veteran George Ross and Ivanka.
Trace Adkins and Piers Morgan were the Project Managers.
Omarosa and the Brit frequently argued during this challenge, while it seemed that Empresario was just cruising along. Furthermore, Omarosa apparently took shots at Morgan's family.
During the early boadroom session, Morgan proclaimed that he would never work with Omarosa again.
But maybe he should've changed his mind, because Hydra still won, $35,184-$29,673! That meant he got almost $65,000 for his charity! Mr. Trump then put Omarosa back on Empresario.
And believe it or not...
...MR. TRUMP DECIDED TO FIRE NOBODY THIS WEEK. Furthermore, Marilu Henner was put in Omarosa's place on Hydra's team.
Friday, February 15, 2008
2/15/2008 Results
Tempation: Last week on this day, somebody went for a $10,000 prize in Shopper's Paradise but fell short. Will this week's result be different? Ian will try for an undefeated championship today against Amy and Carly. After Speed Round #1...
Ian: $35
Amy: $30
Carly: $25
...Ian is offered a leather totebag, a crocodile wallet, lipstick case and a mini handbag keychain, all worth $1,200 for $10. The final offer is an $8 sale price and a $200 bonus. Going once...going twice...NO SALE. Fame Game board:
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Category: Proper Name.
1. I was born in Minneapolis, MN.
2. I've been starring in TV commercials since 1965.
3. I stand only 8.75 inches tall, including my chef's hat.
Ian rings in during the fourth clue...
_ I L _ S _ _ R Y
_ O _ G H _ O _
...he gets the PILLSBURY DOUGHBOY to go to $50!
Knock Off category: Celebrities mentioned in the song "Vogue" by Madonna.
Greta Garbo
James Cagney
Marlon Brando
Grace Kelly
Fred Astaire
Jean Harlow
Bette Davis
Gene Kelly
Bing Crosby
Rita Hayworth
Ginger Rogers
Jayne Mansfield
TURN 1:
Carly: Marlon Brando- $5 ($30)
Amy: Greta Garbo- $5 ($35)
Ian: Grace Kelly- $2 ($52)
TURN 2:
Carly: Jean Harlow- $15 ($45)
Amy: Ginger Rogers- $2 ($37)
Ian: Bette Davis- $2 ($54)
TURN 3:
Carly: Rita Haysworth- $5 ($50)
Amy: Gene Kelly- $10 ($47)
Ian: Fred Astaire- $2 ($56)
With just a $6 lead now, Ian is now offered a visit from some of the staff at Signature Days plus $1,000 worth of dance lessons, all worth $1,260 for $9. The final offer is a $300 cash bonus for $7, and he buys!
Speed Round #2 dealt with the singer Prince and the Prince of Wales. After that...
Ian: $79
Amy: $67
Carly: $50
...Ian is offered a chance at another $1,500 in Instant Ca$h. Going once...going twice...NO SALE. The jackpot was in the brown wallet, and he would've gone with the red instead.
Does he win after the last Speed Round?...
...YES, at the last second with $99! Amy ($87) and Carly ($70), despite reasonable efforts from the two of them, both head to the ZONK Breakfast Club.
Now with $660, Ian is guaranteed at least the shopping spree, assuming he wants a really big prize. This last Super Knock Off round is all about the Mini Cooper. To win it, he must earn at least $175 in Super Knock Off.
The all-important category: Animal Cars. I love this category, because I'm a certified car geek! Talk about an ironic category for Ian here! Here are the choices:
Beetle
Grizzly
Rabbit
Viper
Killer Whale
Tiger
Mustang
Warthog
Timberwolf
Crocodile
Impala
Sable
1. Mustang- $25
2. Impala- $100
3. Beetle- $25
With $150 in this round thus far, if he gives one more correct answer, the car is his. His final pick is the Rabbit...
Rabbit
...HE DID IT!!!! The $50 was behind the Sable, and the last correct answer was the Viper.
As a result, he is now the BIGGEST WINNER EVER on this version of the show with $32,187 in cash and prizes! Way to go, Ian!!!
Crosswords: Our opening players today are Thad Novak (a graduate Illinois student) and Karen Harrison (an executive assistant from Texas).
At the first Extra, the man's in control with $50 while his opponent has three times as much. He bets $500 on this:
_ _ V _
Clue: "Two thumbs way up!" review. He says RAVE...right to multiply his winnings by 11! After the round, he has $900 while the lady has half that.
Today's Spoilers are Gary Heiner (a California test engineer), Sally Hogg (a dancer from Connecticut) and Rich Moldaski (a NY psychaitrist).
1. (_ _ _ _ _ _ _ S _)($300)- Written evaluation of a work of literature. Novak says CRITICISM...correct to go to $1,200!
2. (_ _ T)($100)- Finish to the question, "Is it soup?". He says YET to go to $1,300!
3. (_ _ _ E)- Absolutely positive. Novak's SURE...he should be, because he's right again to move to $1,500!
4. (_ S C _ _ _)- Fly the coop. Novak knows to ESCAPE and now heads to $1,700!
5. (A _ _)($100)- Had a meal. Novak chomps up another $100 with ATE!
6. (E _ _ _ _)- Unbilled person. Novak says EXTRA...he hits two grand!
7. (_ R _ _)- Kind of toad, or home for Chip n' Dale. For the first spoil of the day, Hogg says TREE...correct for $2,200!
8. (E _ _ _ _ T _)($300)- Strive to equal or match. Total Stumper- EMULATE was the answer.
9. (Four-letter word)- Colossal. Hogg says HUGE but spells it as HHUG inadvertantly, so she drops back to two grand while Harrison gets HUGE correctly spelled to go to $650.
10. (H _ _ _)- Corned beef ____. Harrison gets HASH to get to the round's first Extra with $850. She wagers the full $1,000:
A _ _
Clue: Before now, timewise. She says AFT...incorrect, so she's $150 in the hole. Answer: AGO.
12. (Four-letter word)- Broad, thick piece. Harrison says SLAB...she's out of the hole just like that!
13. (B _ _ _ _ _)- Skirt's complement, typically. Harrison says the BLOUSE...it is to jump to $250.
14. (_ _ _ L _ _ _)($300)- Starting place for a sledder. Hogg gets back in there with HILLTOP...she's right to go to $2,300!
15. (_ O _ _)- Extend one's lower lip. Harrison says POUT...she's right for $450.
16. (_ _ _ E _)- Sign of welcome. To get his lead back, Novak says ENTER...yes indeed for $2,500!
17. (_ _ N)($100)- Make illegal. He says BAN to go to $2,600!
18. (_ A _ S _)- Rope in. He says LASSO to go to $2,800 and find the other Extra this round! He bets $2,500 on the following:
_ B _ U _
Clue: Roughly, in estimates. He says ABOUT...
A B O U T
...BULLSEYE! He now has $5,300!
20. (Seven letters)($300)- Overly pompous, or artificially formal. Nobody tries STILTED.
21. (Four letters)- Ominous time of old. To get her lead back, Hogg says IDES...right for $5,500!
22. (_ E _ _ _)- Thomas Mann's "____ in Venice". To steal the lead back one more time, Novak says DEATH...YES for $5,700! That's all for Round 2.
ROUND 3
1. (H _ _ _ _ _)- Like Lincoln. For his first spoil, Moldaski says HONEST...$5,900!
2. (T _ _ _ _ _)- Subject of a "pursuit", in a game. Harrison is incorrect with TRIVAL, which is a misspelling of the word TRIVIAL. Moldaski then says TRIVIA to go to $6,100 while she drops to $250.
3. (A _ _ _ _ _)- Duds or raiment. Moldaski says ATTIRE...right again to go to $6,300!
4. (_ _ _ _ _ _ I V E)($300)- Hesitant. Harrison says TENTATIVE...right to go back to $550.
5. (T _ _)($100)- Frank McCourt sequel. He says TIS...right for another $100!
6. (_ _ N _ _)- Chutney fruit. He then says MANGO...he now has $6,600!
7. (_ _ G _)- Worker's compensation. Harrison knows it's a wage to go to $750.
8. (_ _ O _)- Characteristic of fish that at times can seem overwhelming. She says ODOR to go to $950.
9. (_ A _ _)- ____ of Gilead. She says it's BALM...it is to go to $1,150.
10. (Three letters)($100)- "Miss Saigon" abode. Total Stumper- HUT was the right answer.
11. (Five-letter word)- Skyscraper construction unit. He says FLOOR...NO. Harrison then tries CRANE...NO. For his first spoil and to steal the $6,600, Heiner blanks out. Novak then tries STORY...NO. That means Hogg has a free shot at it with IBEAM...RIGHT! She also finds the last Extra of the game and wagers...five grand! Good luck, my dear. It's a five-letter answer, and here's the clue:
Indianapolis basketball player.
She says PACER, as in the Indiana Pacers...
P A C E R
...RIGHT!!! She now has $11,600!!
HOME STRETCH
13. (Three letters)($100)- Was in charge of, as an office. Hogg says RAN...$11,700!
14. (Six-letter word)- Powerfully persuasive. For the lead back, Novak says COGENT...YES for $11,900!
15. (Eight letters)($300)- Upright, in football. Harrison says GOALPOST, which is right to go to $1,250.
Final clue (four letters)- Homely fruit. At the last second, Novak goes for the big win. He says UGLI...
U G L I
...WINNER!! He sets a new maingame record of $12,100!!!
Crossfire: He's already one of the biggest winners ever on the show, but will he be the biggest after this? He needs to fill in the remaining 16 blanks for another $5,000 and a trip to Nuevo Vallarta...
...AND HE DOES IT!!! He is now the BIGGEST WINNER EVER on this show with that trip and $17,100!! What is going on here today?!?!?!
Family Feud: In our first game, the Sinclairs defend their crown for the very first time against the Greens. The challengers are led by Donya and joined by Lynn (who hadn't seen Donya for 30 years until now!), Darius, Kia and Tamara.
First question: Name something an actor does to prepare for love scenes. Starting with:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8. Exercise (2, Donya)
The challengers will pass. Taylor starts off with watching other love scenes...no. Tracy is next with practicing...as in kissing, that's #2 (31)! Bruce's opening guess is erasing everything in front of you...no. Gail then answers using mouthwash...NUMBER ONE (40)! Tara then says taking a shower...#4 (4)! Back to Taylor, she then says reading the script...three strikes. This first steal is worth 77 points. Donya guesses getting their hair done...no, so the champs strike first blood. Rest of the board:
3. Strips (6)
5. Fantasizes lover (4)
6. Has a drink (2)
7. Uses Chapstick (2)
Second question: Tell me a gift people give that they haven't given much time to put together at all. Starting with:
1. Money/gift certificate (48, Taylor)
2.
3.
4.
5.
The champions will play again. Tracy starts off with a plant...boring. Bruce then says a re-gift...I don't think so. Gail next answers telephone greetings...INSTANT STRIKEOUT. To get on the board, Donya says candles...no, so the champs are now at 125! The other answers that gave everyone fits:
2. Clothing (17)
3. Card (14)
4. Flowers (3)
5. Picture frame (3)
Double: Things assoicated with doctors that begin with P. Starting with:
1. Patients (16, Darius)
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
The challengers will start a round this time. Kia opens with practice...no. Tamara takes too long. Donya then says prescriptions...#2 (14)! Lynn's guess is protocols...STRIKEOUT. For another 60, Tara says pediatrician...#4 (7) to go to 185! Unsaid:
3. Pills (10)
5. PH.Ds (6)
6. Physicals (6)
Triple: Animals with spots. Kia rings in with dogs, aka dalmatians...#2 (18). Bruce then thinks the top answer is leopards...IT IS (62) for control! Gail's next guess is cats...no. Tara then tries cheetahs...bottom answer (7)! Back to Taylor, who then says giraffes...not #3. Last chance to sweep and win goes to Tracy, who next thinks of hyenas...no laughing matter- that's not it, either. To force Sudden Death, Donya says cows...but #3 was actually tigers (8), so the champs remain champs at 446!
Fast Money: Tracy and Tara score 185 for $925, $20,925 after two days. I believe they will have to wait a week to play again, because I think next week will have some celebrity look-alikes playing the game.
In Game #2, the Jacksons try to win again when they battle the Buczeks, led by George and joined by Valerie, Nicole, Brandon and Sandra.
The challengers score their first 77 on things you may have to reach for while taking a bath. They then jump to 160 after a question about things real murderers might use to kill somebody with.
Double: The last time somebody told you to hold on tight, what were you doing? Starting with:
1.
2. Driving/riding in car (11, Nicole)
3.
4.
5.
The challengers will play. Brandon says riding a motorcycle...#4 (8)! Sandra then answers parasailing...no. George then goes with hanging from a rope...can't find that either. Valerie's next guess is riding a roller coaster...all amusement park rides are NUMBER ONE (33)! Back to Nicole, she then says skydiving...STRIKEOUT. For their first 104 points of the day, Byron says horse riding...NO, so the Buczeks are now at 264! Not said:
3. Bike riding (10)
5. Making love (7)
Triple: Name something many people say a prayer for before doing. Brandon says sporting events...dud. Jan then says eating a meal...NUMBER ONE (49), so the champions will start this round in the hopes of forcing Sudden Death. Alicia then says go on family vacations...too boring for this survey. Byron says having surgery...better guess, but also a dud. Now to Jasmine, who answers going to bed...#2 (30)! Next is Rhonda with a guess of getting married...STRIKEOUT. For the game and a shutout, George says going to a funeral...no, so the Jacksons get their first 237 points. Unsaid:
3. Flying on a plane (5)
4. Skydiving (3)
Why wasn't blowing the candles on a birthday cake on there?
Sudden Death: Alicia and Sandra represent the teams. The question:
On what day of the week are you most grouchy?
The top answer was Monday (79)...and Alicia's the one who said it, so the Jacksons win again at 474!
Fast Money: Byron and Rhonda score 141 for $705, $1,295 for two days. If I'm correct, they'll have to wait until next season to play again.
WOF: Since a player made a big mistake by not using the Wild Card late in the maingame last Tuesday, things for the show have gone downhill (including a $100,000 loss on the Wednesday episode I didn't cover). Will things pick up in a hurry tonight? Let's find out.
We start with a shout-out from Oscar the Grouch, who is also part of the mob on "1 vs. 100". Tonight's players are Cara Camarada (in the blue) from Pittsburgh (who is a mental health case manager; her grandfather is the Guiness World Record holder for being the oldest bartender),
Latanya Townson from Compton, CA and Glenn Biles from Austin, TX (who is a project manager for a flooring company).
CC gets $1,000 with LAST BUT NOT LEAST while the other lady gets DIGITAL CABLE BOX for $2,000.
After a $5,000 Rio trip appears on the wheel, the category for Round 1 is Song Lyrics, and it's tonight's Prize Puzzle! After CC calls the B, we have...
S _ M E _ H E R E/B E _ _ _ _/
THE/S E _
...I don't know the second word. But she calls a dud in K. Townson calls a $300 W and buys two O's. After she calls a dud in C, the man in the middle solves SOMEWHERE BEYOND THE SEA for $5,500 and a trip to St. Croix, for a total of $12,300!
WINNING ID FOR TRIP: RS13918
Eggland's Best Jackpot Round category is Place. After he calls the L's, we have...
S E L _ - _ E L _/S E _ T _ _ N/_ _/
_/_ _ _ _ S T _ R E
...I know the last word is not DRUGSTORE. He then calls two F's for the Rio trip and then an $800 P. He then purchases five O's and the last word now reads...
_ O O _ S T O R E
...and he solves SELF-HELP SECTION OF A BOOKSTORE for another $1,650 and another trip, bringing his new total to $18,950! I got worried he would say FOODSTORE instead on the last word in the puzzle.
$25,000-WINNING ID #1: RR04756
ActivOn Big Money Round category is TV Title. At the start, CC calls four T's for $14,000. After she later buys the E's, we have...
THE/_ _ T E/_ _ T E/_ H _ _/
_ _ T H/_ _ _ _ _/_ E _ _ _ _ _ N
...I know it now. She calls the L's for $600, but is incorrect with THE LATE LATE SHOW WITH DAVID LETTERMAN. Townson calls the S's for $600 and then hits a Mystery Wedge. She calls two W's and flips...$10,000! After buying the A's and the I's, she calls the R's for another $600 but then hits Bankrupt! Ouch. The man then calls the C for $300 and buys the O's. After calling the G's, he solves THE LATE LATE SHOW WITH CRAIG FERGUSON to go to $19,950. Towards the end of the round, I started laughing over the given wrong answer!
After he and I were incorrect with BOOKKEEPER, CC gets BEEKEEPER to go to $4,000. Speed-Up Round category is Food & Drink and consonants are worth $1,600 a pop. After Townson calls the P's, we have...
_ _ _ P - _ _ S _
P _ _ C _
P _ _
...I got it after a few seconds, but she doesn't. The man calls the H's but can't solve. CC calls a dud in B. Townson calls the D's but gives a hilarious incorrect response with DEEP-DISH PUNCH PIE! LOL! ZONK ANSWER OF THE WEEK NOMINEE, folks. The man then solves DEEP-DISH PEACH PIE for the match and $23,150! CC leaves with $4,000 while Townson gets $2,000 and maybe a few extra bucks for giving some people (including yours truly) a good laugh!
Will he win a Jeep, a BMW or some big dough? Let's find out. He spins the S in CASH and the category is Phrase. Starting with:
_ _ R _/_ N _/_ _ _ _
He calls G, C, H and A and gets...
_ A R _/A N _/C _ _ _
...does he know about WARM AND COZY? NO, and he loses something that could've been just that- a new BMW Z4 Roadster. He needed at least the M.
$25,000-WINNING ID #2: DA07811
Jeopardy!: $11,200 and $18,400 are the scores to beat tonight for tonight's losers. Our last group of players this week are:
Todd Faulkenberry: A junior from Moore, SC
Rachel Cooke: A senior from Fishers, Indiana
Bonnie Cao: A senior from Arcadia, CA
First-round categories:
HISTORIC FACES
DON'T TOY WITH ME
"D" IN MATH
STATE NICKNAMES
AWARDS
VWLLSS FLWRS (a flower's name without vowels is given on each clue, and the right flower must be IDed)
Cooke finds the Daily Double under the middle clue in Awards. She has $1,600 and trails Faulkenberry by just $200. Cao has a grand. She wagers $1,000 for the lead:
In 2007, Doris Lessing became only the 11th woman to win this-- Pearl Buck won in 1938.
"What is the Pulitzer?"...NO. It was the Nobel Peace Prize, so she's in last with $600. At the first break, the man's still ahead with $2,800. Cao is now at $1,800 and Cooke's score stays the same. When the round ends, he now has $5,800. Cooke has three grand while Cao has two.
DJ! categories:
AROUND THE WORLD
AT THE MOVIES
SPACE
RELIGIOUS MATTERS
IT'S ELEMENTAL
ADD A LETTER
Early on, Cooke gets close to the lead with about $6,000. After about half the board gets cleared out, we have Religious Matters, It's Elemental and Add a Letter as the only categories left. The $400 element clue is out of play, and both Daily Doubles are still out there. First clue in the religion category:
The "good news" version of this "good book" debuted in 1976.
The man says "What is Gospel?"...incorrect, dropping him to $11,400. Correct: What is "The Bible"? At this point, Cooke has $8,200 and the other lady's just hanging in there with $2,800. $800 clue in same category:
Fireworks light up India's sky during Diwali, this religion's festival of lights.
Cooke says "What is Hinduism?"...right to go to nine grand! Middle clue:
Attention, young Buddhists: The world fellowship of Buddhist youth is headquartered in this Thai city.
Cooke's in again with "What is Bangkok?"...$10,200! $1,600 clue...DAAAAAAAAAILLLLLLLLYYY DOUBLE! She wagers $1,600. For a slight lead:
One of the few marked graves from this group's trek west is Rebecca Winter's E. of Scottsbluff, Nebraska.
"Who are the Mormons?"...RIGHT for the lead at $11,800! Final clue in that category:
Followers had to contribute it, so one movement of Taoism was called "The way of the five pecks of" this grain.
The man says "What is rice?"...and he's got the lead back at $13,400! He then heads for the $800 clue in It's Elemental....DAAAAAAIIIIIIILLLLLLLLLYYY DOUBLE #2! He plays it safe and bets $400 on this:
This element's symbol, Hg, comes from the Latin word hydrargyrum, meaning "liquid silver".
"What is mercury?"...as in a subdivision of Ford Mord Company, that is correct to go to $13,800! Middle clue:
This element, symbol Mg, is essential to the diet and to green plants.
Cao says "What is magnesium?"...right to go to $4,000. She really needs to get hot very late in this round to have any shot at staying in this tournament. $1,600 clue:
As a coloring agent, this element between iron and nickel on the periodic table will literally give you the blues.
Fulkenberry rings in with "What is cobalt?"...as in Chevy's replacement for the Cavalier, that's right to move to $15,400! The finale in that category:
In the haber process, hydrogen and this element are combined under high pressure to produce ammonia.
Cooke says "What is nitrogen?"...right to go to $13,800! Opening Add a Letter clue:
By adding a letter to "ticked", you can go from being ticked to this much better opposite.
Nobody gets tickled. Next:
Add a letter to "neuron" and instead of a nerve cell, it's this subatomic particle.
Cooke is right with "What is neutron?" to go to $14,600! Middle clue:
When you add a letter to "started", you may be truly be surprised when you get this.
Cao says "What is startled?", which is right to go to $5,200. Next:
With the addition of a letter, a "gentle" person becomes this non-Jewish person.
The man nails "What is gentile?" to reach $17,400! Last clue of the round:
Confer if you wish, but if you add a letter to "confer", it becomes this type of evergreen.
The man zaps "What is conifer?" to end the round with 19 grand, but he's not out of the woods yet. Cooke has $14,600 and Cao has $5,200.
FJ! category: American Poetry.
Walt Whiteman called this "...the beautiful uncut hair of graves".
Cao wrote down "What is age?"...NO, AND SHE LOSES EVERYTHING. She leaves with $5,000. Cooke had a response of "What is Leaves of Grass?"...
"What is Leaves of Grass?"
...RIGHT! She risked $3,400 to go to 18 grand, so she will be back next week at least as a Wild Card! Melissa Luttman will join her as well. How about Faulkenberry? He wrote down...
...Lilacs instead, and he risked $6,000, so the lady wins and the man is a Wild Card!
1 vs. 100: When we rejoin the action, Clint Tauscher, a pop culture geek, is our contestant. When gameplay was halted on the last episode that I didn't catch, he had gotten to $75,000 and had 35 people remaining. All of his helps are still available as we get to this question:
Which of these movies is a sequel?
A: "The Bourne Identity"
B: "Evan Almighty"
C: "Blades of Glory"
He easily nails "Evan Almighty". Seven missed that, so he now has $100,000! Next:
Which film director is a dedicated war veteran?
A: Stanley Kubrick
B: Francis Ford Coppola
C: Oliver Stone
He's not sure, so he polls the mob on Stone...of which 24 said. He agrees and is right. Next:
What was the name of the Bond Girl in "Moonraker"?
A: Holly Goodhead
B: Jenny Stroker
C: Frenchie Tickler
This time, he asks the mob. #15, David, said Stroker. #93, Ares, said Goodhead, but it was only a guess. Tauscher then trusts the mob on the answer of Goodhead...
A: Holly Goodhead
B: Jenny Stroker
...RIGHT to go to $250,000!! 15 people are left. His next question, via the Sneak Peek:
In 2003, Adrienne Curry made reality TV history by becoming the first what?
I knew this one right away, but he apparently doesn't know reality TV too well, so he takes the $250,000 and goes home. It was "America's Next Top Model".
The next player is Cassandra Whitehead from Houston. She's a beauty queen. After getting to the $1,000 mark exactly, here's the question:
According to a 2007 CDC report, what percentage of Americans age 20-59 have NOT had sex?
A: 4%
B: 14%
C: 24%
This was a tough question. She polls the mob and chooses 4%...48 said that. Despite the kinda eh number, she agrees...
A: 4%
B: 14%
C: 24%
...and is right to jump to $50,000! Next question:
What actress loves bacon so much...she married him- Kevin, that is?
A: Charlize Theron
B: Renee Zellweger
C: Kyra Sedgwick
She's stumped again, so she trusts the mob on Sedgwick, which is correct! Seven people missed that, meaning she's one KO away from $75,000. Next:
How much money are you making if you're being paid the current federal minimum wage?
A: $5.85/hour
B: $6.85/hour
C: $7.85/hour
She's fairly confident it's $5.85 an hour...
A: $5.85/hour
B: $6.85/hour
C: $7.85/hour
...it is! 27 missed that, so she now has $250,000!! Next:
In the play "Cyrano de Bergerac", what abnormally long body part did all his peers marvel at?
A: His nose
B: His toes
C: His fingers
She immediately says the nose to KO...just one more person. Next:
Prior to 1962, Crayola's "peach" crayon had what less politically correct name?
A: Indian Copper
B: Flesh
C: Nude
She has an idea, but she asks the mob. #90, Laura, said Indian Copper because she thought the other two names were too similar. #100 said Flesh because he thought it looked right. Incidentally, her gut was Nude, so it's a good thing she used that final help. She then goes with Flesh...
A: Indian Copper
B: Flesh
...YES!! Five people missed that, so she now has $500,000!!!! Next question, via the Sneak Peek:
Which is the longest bone?
Believe it or not, she goes for it! Oh boy. The choices:
A: Femur
B: Cranium
C: Coccyx
With not much hesitation, she says femur...
A: Femur
B: Cranium
C: Coccyx
...sure it is! And as a result, out of the eight remaining people...
...NOBODY missed that! Next question:
What is the Bowflex Revolution?
She decides to take the $500,000 this time!!! The Bowflex Revolution is a type of home gym.
This was the last episode taped for this season, but we still have one more episode to go next week!
What a day this has been! Two shows setting new winnings records, and now $750,000 goes out the door on this show! See you tomorrow, I hope...
Ian: $35
Amy: $30
Carly: $25
...Ian is offered a leather totebag, a crocodile wallet, lipstick case and a mini handbag keychain, all worth $1,200 for $10. The final offer is an $8 sale price and a $200 bonus. Going once...going twice...NO SALE. Fame Game board:
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Category: Proper Name.
1. I was born in Minneapolis, MN.
2. I've been starring in TV commercials since 1965.
3. I stand only 8.75 inches tall, including my chef's hat.
Ian rings in during the fourth clue...
_ I L _ S _ _ R Y
_ O _ G H _ O _
...he gets the PILLSBURY DOUGHBOY to go to $50!
Knock Off category: Celebrities mentioned in the song "Vogue" by Madonna.
Greta Garbo
James Cagney
Marlon Brando
Grace Kelly
Fred Astaire
Jean Harlow
Bette Davis
Gene Kelly
Bing Crosby
Rita Hayworth
Ginger Rogers
Jayne Mansfield
TURN 1:
Carly: Marlon Brando- $5 ($30)
Amy: Greta Garbo- $5 ($35)
Ian: Grace Kelly- $2 ($52)
TURN 2:
Carly: Jean Harlow- $15 ($45)
Amy: Ginger Rogers- $2 ($37)
Ian: Bette Davis- $2 ($54)
TURN 3:
Carly: Rita Haysworth- $5 ($50)
Amy: Gene Kelly- $10 ($47)
Ian: Fred Astaire- $2 ($56)
With just a $6 lead now, Ian is now offered a visit from some of the staff at Signature Days plus $1,000 worth of dance lessons, all worth $1,260 for $9. The final offer is a $300 cash bonus for $7, and he buys!
Speed Round #2 dealt with the singer Prince and the Prince of Wales. After that...
Ian: $79
Amy: $67
Carly: $50
...Ian is offered a chance at another $1,500 in Instant Ca$h. Going once...going twice...NO SALE. The jackpot was in the brown wallet, and he would've gone with the red instead.
Does he win after the last Speed Round?...
...YES, at the last second with $99! Amy ($87) and Carly ($70), despite reasonable efforts from the two of them, both head to the ZONK Breakfast Club.
Now with $660, Ian is guaranteed at least the shopping spree, assuming he wants a really big prize. This last Super Knock Off round is all about the Mini Cooper. To win it, he must earn at least $175 in Super Knock Off.
The all-important category: Animal Cars. I love this category, because I'm a certified car geek! Talk about an ironic category for Ian here! Here are the choices:
Beetle
Grizzly
Rabbit
Viper
Killer Whale
Tiger
Mustang
Warthog
Timberwolf
Crocodile
Impala
Sable
1. Mustang- $25
2. Impala- $100
3. Beetle- $25
With $150 in this round thus far, if he gives one more correct answer, the car is his. His final pick is the Rabbit...
Rabbit
...HE DID IT!!!! The $50 was behind the Sable, and the last correct answer was the Viper.
As a result, he is now the BIGGEST WINNER EVER on this version of the show with $32,187 in cash and prizes! Way to go, Ian!!!
Crosswords: Our opening players today are Thad Novak (a graduate Illinois student) and Karen Harrison (an executive assistant from Texas).
At the first Extra, the man's in control with $50 while his opponent has three times as much. He bets $500 on this:
_ _ V _
Clue: "Two thumbs way up!" review. He says RAVE...right to multiply his winnings by 11! After the round, he has $900 while the lady has half that.
Today's Spoilers are Gary Heiner (a California test engineer), Sally Hogg (a dancer from Connecticut) and Rich Moldaski (a NY psychaitrist).
1. (_ _ _ _ _ _ _ S _)($300)- Written evaluation of a work of literature. Novak says CRITICISM...correct to go to $1,200!
2. (_ _ T)($100)- Finish to the question, "Is it soup?". He says YET to go to $1,300!
3. (_ _ _ E)- Absolutely positive. Novak's SURE...he should be, because he's right again to move to $1,500!
4. (_ S C _ _ _)- Fly the coop. Novak knows to ESCAPE and now heads to $1,700!
5. (A _ _)($100)- Had a meal. Novak chomps up another $100 with ATE!
6. (E _ _ _ _)- Unbilled person. Novak says EXTRA...he hits two grand!
7. (_ R _ _)- Kind of toad, or home for Chip n' Dale. For the first spoil of the day, Hogg says TREE...correct for $2,200!
8. (E _ _ _ _ T _)($300)- Strive to equal or match. Total Stumper- EMULATE was the answer.
9. (Four-letter word)- Colossal. Hogg says HUGE but spells it as HHUG inadvertantly, so she drops back to two grand while Harrison gets HUGE correctly spelled to go to $650.
10. (H _ _ _)- Corned beef ____. Harrison gets HASH to get to the round's first Extra with $850. She wagers the full $1,000:
A _ _
Clue: Before now, timewise. She says AFT...incorrect, so she's $150 in the hole. Answer: AGO.
12. (Four-letter word)- Broad, thick piece. Harrison says SLAB...she's out of the hole just like that!
13. (B _ _ _ _ _)- Skirt's complement, typically. Harrison says the BLOUSE...it is to jump to $250.
14. (_ _ _ L _ _ _)($300)- Starting place for a sledder. Hogg gets back in there with HILLTOP...she's right to go to $2,300!
15. (_ O _ _)- Extend one's lower lip. Harrison says POUT...she's right for $450.
16. (_ _ _ E _)- Sign of welcome. To get his lead back, Novak says ENTER...yes indeed for $2,500!
17. (_ _ N)($100)- Make illegal. He says BAN to go to $2,600!
18. (_ A _ S _)- Rope in. He says LASSO to go to $2,800 and find the other Extra this round! He bets $2,500 on the following:
_ B _ U _
Clue: Roughly, in estimates. He says ABOUT...
A B O U T
...BULLSEYE! He now has $5,300!
20. (Seven letters)($300)- Overly pompous, or artificially formal. Nobody tries STILTED.
21. (Four letters)- Ominous time of old. To get her lead back, Hogg says IDES...right for $5,500!
22. (_ E _ _ _)- Thomas Mann's "____ in Venice". To steal the lead back one more time, Novak says DEATH...YES for $5,700! That's all for Round 2.
ROUND 3
1. (H _ _ _ _ _)- Like Lincoln. For his first spoil, Moldaski says HONEST...$5,900!
2. (T _ _ _ _ _)- Subject of a "pursuit", in a game. Harrison is incorrect with TRIVAL, which is a misspelling of the word TRIVIAL. Moldaski then says TRIVIA to go to $6,100 while she drops to $250.
3. (A _ _ _ _ _)- Duds or raiment. Moldaski says ATTIRE...right again to go to $6,300!
4. (_ _ _ _ _ _ I V E)($300)- Hesitant. Harrison says TENTATIVE...right to go back to $550.
5. (T _ _)($100)- Frank McCourt sequel. He says TIS...right for another $100!
6. (_ _ N _ _)- Chutney fruit. He then says MANGO...he now has $6,600!
7. (_ _ G _)- Worker's compensation. Harrison knows it's a wage to go to $750.
8. (_ _ O _)- Characteristic of fish that at times can seem overwhelming. She says ODOR to go to $950.
9. (_ A _ _)- ____ of Gilead. She says it's BALM...it is to go to $1,150.
10. (Three letters)($100)- "Miss Saigon" abode. Total Stumper- HUT was the right answer.
11. (Five-letter word)- Skyscraper construction unit. He says FLOOR...NO. Harrison then tries CRANE...NO. For his first spoil and to steal the $6,600, Heiner blanks out. Novak then tries STORY...NO. That means Hogg has a free shot at it with IBEAM...RIGHT! She also finds the last Extra of the game and wagers...five grand! Good luck, my dear. It's a five-letter answer, and here's the clue:
Indianapolis basketball player.
She says PACER, as in the Indiana Pacers...
P A C E R
...RIGHT!!! She now has $11,600!!
HOME STRETCH
13. (Three letters)($100)- Was in charge of, as an office. Hogg says RAN...$11,700!
14. (Six-letter word)- Powerfully persuasive. For the lead back, Novak says COGENT...YES for $11,900!
15. (Eight letters)($300)- Upright, in football. Harrison says GOALPOST, which is right to go to $1,250.
Final clue (four letters)- Homely fruit. At the last second, Novak goes for the big win. He says UGLI...
U G L I
...WINNER!! He sets a new maingame record of $12,100!!!
Crossfire: He's already one of the biggest winners ever on the show, but will he be the biggest after this? He needs to fill in the remaining 16 blanks for another $5,000 and a trip to Nuevo Vallarta...
...AND HE DOES IT!!! He is now the BIGGEST WINNER EVER on this show with that trip and $17,100!! What is going on here today?!?!?!
Family Feud: In our first game, the Sinclairs defend their crown for the very first time against the Greens. The challengers are led by Donya and joined by Lynn (who hadn't seen Donya for 30 years until now!), Darius, Kia and Tamara.
First question: Name something an actor does to prepare for love scenes. Starting with:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8. Exercise (2, Donya)
The challengers will pass. Taylor starts off with watching other love scenes...no. Tracy is next with practicing...as in kissing, that's #2 (31)! Bruce's opening guess is erasing everything in front of you...no. Gail then answers using mouthwash...NUMBER ONE (40)! Tara then says taking a shower...#4 (4)! Back to Taylor, she then says reading the script...three strikes. This first steal is worth 77 points. Donya guesses getting their hair done...no, so the champs strike first blood. Rest of the board:
3. Strips (6)
5. Fantasizes lover (4)
6. Has a drink (2)
7. Uses Chapstick (2)
Second question: Tell me a gift people give that they haven't given much time to put together at all. Starting with:
1. Money/gift certificate (48, Taylor)
2.
3.
4.
5.
The champions will play again. Tracy starts off with a plant...boring. Bruce then says a re-gift...I don't think so. Gail next answers telephone greetings...INSTANT STRIKEOUT. To get on the board, Donya says candles...no, so the champs are now at 125! The other answers that gave everyone fits:
2. Clothing (17)
3. Card (14)
4. Flowers (3)
5. Picture frame (3)
Double: Things assoicated with doctors that begin with P. Starting with:
1. Patients (16, Darius)
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
The challengers will start a round this time. Kia opens with practice...no. Tamara takes too long. Donya then says prescriptions...#2 (14)! Lynn's guess is protocols...STRIKEOUT. For another 60, Tara says pediatrician...#4 (7) to go to 185! Unsaid:
3. Pills (10)
5. PH.Ds (6)
6. Physicals (6)
Triple: Animals with spots. Kia rings in with dogs, aka dalmatians...#2 (18). Bruce then thinks the top answer is leopards...IT IS (62) for control! Gail's next guess is cats...no. Tara then tries cheetahs...bottom answer (7)! Back to Taylor, who then says giraffes...not #3. Last chance to sweep and win goes to Tracy, who next thinks of hyenas...no laughing matter- that's not it, either. To force Sudden Death, Donya says cows...but #3 was actually tigers (8), so the champs remain champs at 446!
Fast Money: Tracy and Tara score 185 for $925, $20,925 after two days. I believe they will have to wait a week to play again, because I think next week will have some celebrity look-alikes playing the game.
In Game #2, the Jacksons try to win again when they battle the Buczeks, led by George and joined by Valerie, Nicole, Brandon and Sandra.
The challengers score their first 77 on things you may have to reach for while taking a bath. They then jump to 160 after a question about things real murderers might use to kill somebody with.
Double: The last time somebody told you to hold on tight, what were you doing? Starting with:
1.
2. Driving/riding in car (11, Nicole)
3.
4.
5.
The challengers will play. Brandon says riding a motorcycle...#4 (8)! Sandra then answers parasailing...no. George then goes with hanging from a rope...can't find that either. Valerie's next guess is riding a roller coaster...all amusement park rides are NUMBER ONE (33)! Back to Nicole, she then says skydiving...STRIKEOUT. For their first 104 points of the day, Byron says horse riding...NO, so the Buczeks are now at 264! Not said:
3. Bike riding (10)
5. Making love (7)
Triple: Name something many people say a prayer for before doing. Brandon says sporting events...dud. Jan then says eating a meal...NUMBER ONE (49), so the champions will start this round in the hopes of forcing Sudden Death. Alicia then says go on family vacations...too boring for this survey. Byron says having surgery...better guess, but also a dud. Now to Jasmine, who answers going to bed...#2 (30)! Next is Rhonda with a guess of getting married...STRIKEOUT. For the game and a shutout, George says going to a funeral...no, so the Jacksons get their first 237 points. Unsaid:
3. Flying on a plane (5)
4. Skydiving (3)
Why wasn't blowing the candles on a birthday cake on there?
Sudden Death: Alicia and Sandra represent the teams. The question:
On what day of the week are you most grouchy?
The top answer was Monday (79)...and Alicia's the one who said it, so the Jacksons win again at 474!
Fast Money: Byron and Rhonda score 141 for $705, $1,295 for two days. If I'm correct, they'll have to wait until next season to play again.
WOF: Since a player made a big mistake by not using the Wild Card late in the maingame last Tuesday, things for the show have gone downhill (including a $100,000 loss on the Wednesday episode I didn't cover). Will things pick up in a hurry tonight? Let's find out.
We start with a shout-out from Oscar the Grouch, who is also part of the mob on "1 vs. 100". Tonight's players are Cara Camarada (in the blue) from Pittsburgh (who is a mental health case manager; her grandfather is the Guiness World Record holder for being the oldest bartender),
Latanya Townson from Compton, CA and Glenn Biles from Austin, TX (who is a project manager for a flooring company).
CC gets $1,000 with LAST BUT NOT LEAST while the other lady gets DIGITAL CABLE BOX for $2,000.
After a $5,000 Rio trip appears on the wheel, the category for Round 1 is Song Lyrics, and it's tonight's Prize Puzzle! After CC calls the B, we have...
S _ M E _ H E R E/B E _ _ _ _/
THE/S E _
...I don't know the second word. But she calls a dud in K. Townson calls a $300 W and buys two O's. After she calls a dud in C, the man in the middle solves SOMEWHERE BEYOND THE SEA for $5,500 and a trip to St. Croix, for a total of $12,300!
WINNING ID FOR TRIP: RS13918
Eggland's Best Jackpot Round category is Place. After he calls the L's, we have...
S E L _ - _ E L _/S E _ T _ _ N/_ _/
_/_ _ _ _ S T _ R E
...I know the last word is not DRUGSTORE. He then calls two F's for the Rio trip and then an $800 P. He then purchases five O's and the last word now reads...
_ O O _ S T O R E
...and he solves SELF-HELP SECTION OF A BOOKSTORE for another $1,650 and another trip, bringing his new total to $18,950! I got worried he would say FOODSTORE instead on the last word in the puzzle.
$25,000-WINNING ID #1: RR04756
ActivOn Big Money Round category is TV Title. At the start, CC calls four T's for $14,000. After she later buys the E's, we have...
THE/_ _ T E/_ _ T E/_ H _ _/
_ _ T H/_ _ _ _ _/_ E _ _ _ _ _ N
...I know it now. She calls the L's for $600, but is incorrect with THE LATE LATE SHOW WITH DAVID LETTERMAN. Townson calls the S's for $600 and then hits a Mystery Wedge. She calls two W's and flips...$10,000! After buying the A's and the I's, she calls the R's for another $600 but then hits Bankrupt! Ouch. The man then calls the C for $300 and buys the O's. After calling the G's, he solves THE LATE LATE SHOW WITH CRAIG FERGUSON to go to $19,950. Towards the end of the round, I started laughing over the given wrong answer!
After he and I were incorrect with BOOKKEEPER, CC gets BEEKEEPER to go to $4,000. Speed-Up Round category is Food & Drink and consonants are worth $1,600 a pop. After Townson calls the P's, we have...
_ _ _ P - _ _ S _
P _ _ C _
P _ _
...I got it after a few seconds, but she doesn't. The man calls the H's but can't solve. CC calls a dud in B. Townson calls the D's but gives a hilarious incorrect response with DEEP-DISH PUNCH PIE! LOL! ZONK ANSWER OF THE WEEK NOMINEE, folks. The man then solves DEEP-DISH PEACH PIE for the match and $23,150! CC leaves with $4,000 while Townson gets $2,000 and maybe a few extra bucks for giving some people (including yours truly) a good laugh!
Will he win a Jeep, a BMW or some big dough? Let's find out. He spins the S in CASH and the category is Phrase. Starting with:
_ _ R _/_ N _/_ _ _ _
He calls G, C, H and A and gets...
_ A R _/A N _/C _ _ _
...does he know about WARM AND COZY? NO, and he loses something that could've been just that- a new BMW Z4 Roadster. He needed at least the M.
$25,000-WINNING ID #2: DA07811
Jeopardy!: $11,200 and $18,400 are the scores to beat tonight for tonight's losers. Our last group of players this week are:
Todd Faulkenberry: A junior from Moore, SC
Rachel Cooke: A senior from Fishers, Indiana
Bonnie Cao: A senior from Arcadia, CA
First-round categories:
HISTORIC FACES
DON'T TOY WITH ME
"D" IN MATH
STATE NICKNAMES
AWARDS
VWLLSS FLWRS (a flower's name without vowels is given on each clue, and the right flower must be IDed)
Cooke finds the Daily Double under the middle clue in Awards. She has $1,600 and trails Faulkenberry by just $200. Cao has a grand. She wagers $1,000 for the lead:
In 2007, Doris Lessing became only the 11th woman to win this-- Pearl Buck won in 1938.
"What is the Pulitzer?"...NO. It was the Nobel Peace Prize, so she's in last with $600. At the first break, the man's still ahead with $2,800. Cao is now at $1,800 and Cooke's score stays the same. When the round ends, he now has $5,800. Cooke has three grand while Cao has two.
DJ! categories:
AROUND THE WORLD
AT THE MOVIES
SPACE
RELIGIOUS MATTERS
IT'S ELEMENTAL
ADD A LETTER
Early on, Cooke gets close to the lead with about $6,000. After about half the board gets cleared out, we have Religious Matters, It's Elemental and Add a Letter as the only categories left. The $400 element clue is out of play, and both Daily Doubles are still out there. First clue in the religion category:
The "good news" version of this "good book" debuted in 1976.
The man says "What is Gospel?"...incorrect, dropping him to $11,400. Correct: What is "The Bible"? At this point, Cooke has $8,200 and the other lady's just hanging in there with $2,800. $800 clue in same category:
Fireworks light up India's sky during Diwali, this religion's festival of lights.
Cooke says "What is Hinduism?"...right to go to nine grand! Middle clue:
Attention, young Buddhists: The world fellowship of Buddhist youth is headquartered in this Thai city.
Cooke's in again with "What is Bangkok?"...$10,200! $1,600 clue...DAAAAAAAAAILLLLLLLLYYY DOUBLE! She wagers $1,600. For a slight lead:
One of the few marked graves from this group's trek west is Rebecca Winter's E. of Scottsbluff, Nebraska.
"Who are the Mormons?"...RIGHT for the lead at $11,800! Final clue in that category:
Followers had to contribute it, so one movement of Taoism was called "The way of the five pecks of" this grain.
The man says "What is rice?"...and he's got the lead back at $13,400! He then heads for the $800 clue in It's Elemental....DAAAAAAIIIIIIILLLLLLLLLYYY DOUBLE #2! He plays it safe and bets $400 on this:
This element's symbol, Hg, comes from the Latin word hydrargyrum, meaning "liquid silver".
"What is mercury?"...as in a subdivision of Ford Mord Company, that is correct to go to $13,800! Middle clue:
This element, symbol Mg, is essential to the diet and to green plants.
Cao says "What is magnesium?"...right to go to $4,000. She really needs to get hot very late in this round to have any shot at staying in this tournament. $1,600 clue:
As a coloring agent, this element between iron and nickel on the periodic table will literally give you the blues.
Fulkenberry rings in with "What is cobalt?"...as in Chevy's replacement for the Cavalier, that's right to move to $15,400! The finale in that category:
In the haber process, hydrogen and this element are combined under high pressure to produce ammonia.
Cooke says "What is nitrogen?"...right to go to $13,800! Opening Add a Letter clue:
By adding a letter to "ticked", you can go from being ticked to this much better opposite.
Nobody gets tickled. Next:
Add a letter to "neuron" and instead of a nerve cell, it's this subatomic particle.
Cooke is right with "What is neutron?" to go to $14,600! Middle clue:
When you add a letter to "started", you may be truly be surprised when you get this.
Cao says "What is startled?", which is right to go to $5,200. Next:
With the addition of a letter, a "gentle" person becomes this non-Jewish person.
The man nails "What is gentile?" to reach $17,400! Last clue of the round:
Confer if you wish, but if you add a letter to "confer", it becomes this type of evergreen.
The man zaps "What is conifer?" to end the round with 19 grand, but he's not out of the woods yet. Cooke has $14,600 and Cao has $5,200.
FJ! category: American Poetry.
Walt Whiteman called this "...the beautiful uncut hair of graves".
Cao wrote down "What is age?"...NO, AND SHE LOSES EVERYTHING. She leaves with $5,000. Cooke had a response of "What is Leaves of Grass?"...
"What is Leaves of Grass?"
...RIGHT! She risked $3,400 to go to 18 grand, so she will be back next week at least as a Wild Card! Melissa Luttman will join her as well. How about Faulkenberry? He wrote down...
...Lilacs instead, and he risked $6,000, so the lady wins and the man is a Wild Card!
1 vs. 100: When we rejoin the action, Clint Tauscher, a pop culture geek, is our contestant. When gameplay was halted on the last episode that I didn't catch, he had gotten to $75,000 and had 35 people remaining. All of his helps are still available as we get to this question:
Which of these movies is a sequel?
A: "The Bourne Identity"
B: "Evan Almighty"
C: "Blades of Glory"
He easily nails "Evan Almighty". Seven missed that, so he now has $100,000! Next:
Which film director is a dedicated war veteran?
A: Stanley Kubrick
B: Francis Ford Coppola
C: Oliver Stone
He's not sure, so he polls the mob on Stone...of which 24 said. He agrees and is right. Next:
What was the name of the Bond Girl in "Moonraker"?
A: Holly Goodhead
B: Jenny Stroker
C: Frenchie Tickler
This time, he asks the mob. #15, David, said Stroker. #93, Ares, said Goodhead, but it was only a guess. Tauscher then trusts the mob on the answer of Goodhead...
A: Holly Goodhead
B: Jenny Stroker
...RIGHT to go to $250,000!! 15 people are left. His next question, via the Sneak Peek:
In 2003, Adrienne Curry made reality TV history by becoming the first what?
I knew this one right away, but he apparently doesn't know reality TV too well, so he takes the $250,000 and goes home. It was "America's Next Top Model".
The next player is Cassandra Whitehead from Houston. She's a beauty queen. After getting to the $1,000 mark exactly, here's the question:
According to a 2007 CDC report, what percentage of Americans age 20-59 have NOT had sex?
A: 4%
B: 14%
C: 24%
This was a tough question. She polls the mob and chooses 4%...48 said that. Despite the kinda eh number, she agrees...
A: 4%
B: 14%
C: 24%
...and is right to jump to $50,000! Next question:
What actress loves bacon so much...she married him- Kevin, that is?
A: Charlize Theron
B: Renee Zellweger
C: Kyra Sedgwick
She's stumped again, so she trusts the mob on Sedgwick, which is correct! Seven people missed that, meaning she's one KO away from $75,000. Next:
How much money are you making if you're being paid the current federal minimum wage?
A: $5.85/hour
B: $6.85/hour
C: $7.85/hour
She's fairly confident it's $5.85 an hour...
A: $5.85/hour
B: $6.85/hour
C: $7.85/hour
...it is! 27 missed that, so she now has $250,000!! Next:
In the play "Cyrano de Bergerac", what abnormally long body part did all his peers marvel at?
A: His nose
B: His toes
C: His fingers
She immediately says the nose to KO...just one more person. Next:
Prior to 1962, Crayola's "peach" crayon had what less politically correct name?
A: Indian Copper
B: Flesh
C: Nude
She has an idea, but she asks the mob. #90, Laura, said Indian Copper because she thought the other two names were too similar. #100 said Flesh because he thought it looked right. Incidentally, her gut was Nude, so it's a good thing she used that final help. She then goes with Flesh...
A: Indian Copper
B: Flesh
...YES!! Five people missed that, so she now has $500,000!!!! Next question, via the Sneak Peek:
Which is the longest bone?
Believe it or not, she goes for it! Oh boy. The choices:
A: Femur
B: Cranium
C: Coccyx
With not much hesitation, she says femur...
A: Femur
B: Cranium
C: Coccyx
...sure it is! And as a result, out of the eight remaining people...
...NOBODY missed that! Next question:
What is the Bowflex Revolution?
She decides to take the $500,000 this time!!! The Bowflex Revolution is a type of home gym.
This was the last episode taped for this season, but we still have one more episode to go next week!
What a day this has been! Two shows setting new winnings records, and now $750,000 goes out the door on this show! See you tomorrow, I hope...
Thursday, February 14, 2008
"The Moment of Truth" rating drops again
The fourth episode of "The Moment of Truth" scored an 8.7 Fast Nielsen with a 14 share. While it still won its timeslot, it was down once again.
Source: Zap2it.com
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2/14/2008 Results
WWTBAM: Back with us is Bimbi Shabi. We resume with this $4,000 question:
Which of these countries celebrates "Emperor's Birthday", an annual holiday whose date changes with each new emperor?
A: Japan
B: Germany
C: Austrailia
D: India
She says Japan with fair certainity...right. Next, for $8,000:
What mogul founded Virgin Galactic, a company that hopes to take tourists into space by 2009?
A: Rupert Murdoch
B: Richard Branson
C: Dean Kamen
D: Robert L. Johnson
She gets Branson to go to $8,000. $16,000 question:
A deerstalker is a type of what?
A: Mustache
B: Overcoat
C: Knife
D: Hat
She calls Molji, her older sister, who's pretty sure it's a hat. She agrees...
A: Mustache
B: Overcoat
C: Knife
D: Hat
...and is right for $16,000! $25,000 question:
In the 1957 movie "Jailhouse Rock", Elvis' character is sent to jail after what type of incident?
A: Barroom brawl
B: Check forgery
C: Botched store robbery
D: Drag racing incident
The 50:50 leaves the barroom brawl and the drag racing incident. She decides to stop with $16,000. She would've said drag racing...and would've lost 15 grand.
Next player today is Colleen Kelly from NYC. She's a stay-at-home mom and is working on her Master's Degree. She has a bit of trouble on this $500 question:
What candy got its name after the idea of creating perfectly round chocolate-covered caramels proved impossible?
A: Mounds
B: Milk Duds
C: Goobers
D: Whatchamacallit
She doesn't know that much about candy, so she polls the audience, and 85% said Milk Duds. She agrees and is right. After getting to $1,000, here's her $2,000 question:
In the 1970s, British rocker David Bowie performed using the famous stage name "Ziggy" what?
A: Sunshine
B: Moonlight
C: Stardust
D: Spaceship
She is right with Stardust. $4,000 question:
Once known as Olaf the Fat, King Olaf Haraldsson is the patron saint of what country?
A: Germany
B: Norway
C: Russia
D: Portugal
She's right again with Norway. $8,000 question:
The Snugli baby carrier was inspired by mothers carrying their babies in slings in what part of the world?
A: Eastern Europe
B: Southern Asia
C: Central America
D: Western Africa
She's pretty sure it's Western Africa...right! $16,000 question:
Which of these people is not a contestant on the fall 2007 installment of "Dancing with the Stars"?
A: An Indy 500 champion
B: A professional wrestler
C: A Spice Girl
D: A welterweight boxing champion
I'll be embarassed if she missses this question, but she doesn't when she says the wrestler! $25,000 question:
The adjective "spring" and "neap" describe two extreme types of what natural phenomenon?
A: Ocean tides
B: Dew point
C: Tornadoes
D: Relative humidity
She's pretty sure it's ocean tides...
A: Ocean tides
B: Dew point
C: Tornadoes
D: Relative humidity
...and she has $25,000! First $50,000 question:
Who is Leon Czolgosz?
A: Pilot of the Hindenburg
B: Protagonist of "The Idiot"
C: Inventor of the modern typewriter
D: Assassin of President McKinley
She calls her brother Mike, who's not too sure it's McKinley. The 50:50 leaves that and the Hindenburg. She goes with her brother on McKinley...
A: Pilot of the Hindenburg
D: Assassin of President McKinley
...right for $50,000! After switching out, here is her $100,000 question which she needs to get right to return tomorrow:
"Gojira", the original Japanese name for Godzilla, comes from words meaning "gorilla" and what?
A: Alligator
B: Dinosaur
C: Whale
D: Shark
She's leaning mostly towards alligator, even though dinosaur is a strong possibility, but she decides to take her $50,000 home. As it turns out, it's a good thing she got out, because the answer was NEITHER one! It was whale.
TPIR: Today's first four are Karon Hick, Anthony Philip, Rea Elizabeth and Cindy Soto. The first IUFB is a canoe.
Cindy: $1,200
Rea Elizabeth: $1,350
Anthony: $1,600
Karon: BUCK
ARP: $1,447, meaning Rea Elizabeth plays Safe Crackers for a pair of motorcycles and some picnic baskets. The numbers in the price of the baskets are 0, 4 and 6. Her guess is $460...winner!
Next to "Come on Down" is Carmen Perking and the second IUFB is a floor clock. The winner also gets $40 worth of hearing aid.
Carmen: $1,200
Anthony: $2,000
Karon: $800 (STAGE GARF)
Cindy: $2,100
ARP: $3,500, so Soto plays Plinko. First small item is headphones marked at $20 and she picks the 0, and the ARP was twice as much. Second is a rice dispenser marked at $30 and she picks the 3...by golly, she's right, as it was $39! I would've messed up on that item. Third is the "Come on Down!" book marked at $36 and she picks the 6, and of course it's $16. Finally is a fish shower radio marked at $43 and she chooses the 3...it's $13, so she has all the prizes and all the chips.
1. $500 (Left)
2. $1,000 (Left)
3. $500 (Right)
4. $500 (Left)
5. DUD (Left)
She wins $2,500 in cash.
Next player is Kelsea Shrack and the third IUFB is a flat-screen LCD HDTV. The winner also gets $40 worth of V8 juice and will try for a car.
Kelsea: $1,000
Carmen: $600 (STAGE GARF)
Anthony: $1,400
Karon: $1,001
ARP: $1,595, so the only man on the show so far will play Pocket Change for a Pontiac Vibe. The first number is 1, and the remaining numbers in play are 0, 2, 7, 8 and 9. He gets the 8 as the second number. He then says 7 as the third number...right again! His fourth number guess is 9, but it's actually 2. The ARP was $18,720, and he needs another quarter, because the car sells for 50 cents today. First envelope has...a dime. Second is...a nickel. Third is...$2 and he wins! The last one had a dime. Terrible directing by Bart Eskander during the envelope reveals, though.
SSD1: The Plinko lady spins 40...and goes over by a nickel. The one at Safe Crackers spins 15...and a quarter for 40 cents total. The man spins 15...and 30 to win by a nickel!
Next player is Joseph Donniger and the next IUFB is a portable hot tub. The winner also gets $40 worth of Garlique.
Joseph: $795
Karon: $800
Kelsea: $801
Carmen: $700
ARP: $899, so Shrack will play Bullseye for a dining room worth $5,171. Her first purchase is three bottles of Clorox bleach. Each one is $1.99, for a total of $5.97. Second choice is three bottles of Sunsweet plum juice. Each one is $3.99, meaning she wins with $11.97!
Next to leave the audience is Michael Calhoun and the next IUFB is his/her tennis equipment. The winner also gets $40 of Hot Pockets.
Michael: $775
Carmen: $800
Joseph: $950
Karon: BUCK
ARP: $578, so Hick, the last of today's first four contestants to get called on, will play for a trip to Chicago. It's either $3,308 or $4,217. She goes with $3,308, her husband's guess...she wins!
The last player to leave the mob is Terrie Woods and the final IUFB is a hostess set. The winner will try to be the second car winner of the day.
Terrie: $1,199
Michael: $850
Carmen: $550
Joseph: $551
ARP: $1,100, so Calhoun will play Super Pushover for a Ford F-150 (Std., AC, Prot, Window, Mats). Board:
192018752
I hope he says $20,187...he does! Nobody really lost a Pricing Game today! Great!
SSD2: Hick spins 45...and again for 90 cents! The other lady this half spins 50...and goes over. The other auto winner today spins 20...and 45, so Hick is in the Showcase!
First Showcase takes a visit to Olga's Massage Studio. First, she beats a customer up in the back to take care of the back pains one suffered while wind surfing in Hawaii. Second, she strongly twists the muscle of the patient to get rid of the knots this person suffered while working out with a new home gym. Finally, she lifts the customer's legs strongly to remind this person that you need to learn to relax with your parents while living in a new TrailManor trailer! The model who played Olga today looked like she had some lessons with Beth Phoenix! Hick bids $24,000, which is a GARF, because that only covers the trailer. For Phillip, we have a living room, dancing lessons and a jukebox, and he bids $14,000.
ARP for her: $33,271, a difference of $9,271. ARP for him: $17,161, so he's today's champion with a total of $37,516 in stuff! The other leaves with $3,886, and maybe a dent in her marriage.
Family Feud: Before we talk about going for an undefeated title in Game #2, let's talk about Game #1. The champions on that game are the Bryants, led by Nefertiti, and her partners are Theda, Celie, Bathsheba and Lakisa. Their challengers are the Sinclairs, led by Tara, and she's joined by Taylor, Tracy, Bruce and Gail.
The champs score first with 67 on things a father might do after learning his wife has given birth. After Theda passes control to the challengers on a question asking about things grooms are afraid to forget about on their wedding day, the challengers score 89.
Double: Past or present, name a woman whose face should be on Mt. Rushmore. Starting with:
1.
2.
3.
4. Oprah (6, Celie)
5. Mother Teresa (6, Tracy)
The champs will play this time. Bathsheba starts with Barbara Bush...I don't think so. Lakisa then says nothing. Nefertiti then says Elizabeth Taylor...INSTANT STRIKEOUT. Tara then says Martha Washington...no, so the champs take a two-point lead at 91. Rest of the board:
1. Hillary Clinton (20)
2. Eleanor Roosevelt (17)
3. Rosa Parks (10)
Triple: Places where people go looking for love. Bathsheba rings in with a club...bars/nightclubs are NUMBER ONE (72) for control! Lakisa then says church...bottom answer (2)! Nefertiti then answers out of town...that counts as #3 (7) with resorts! They're in great shape here to retain their title. Theda then says the #2 answer is a neighbor's house...nope. Celie then says a sports game...no. Last chance to win goes to Bathsheba, who says the gym...not #2, either, so they might have just coughed up the championship to Tara and Co. For the game, Tara says dating services...yes (18)!
Fast Money: It took Tara and Tracy the whole board, but they get 227 for the $20,000!
Now, for Game #2. The Sees are looking to become the first undefeated family of 2008 and the seventh this season. They must survive the Jacksons, led by Byron and joined by Jasmine, Rhonda, Jan and Alicia.
First question: Animals that love to roll around in the dirt. Starting with:
1. Pigs (51, Sarah)
2. Dogs (31, Byron)
3.
4.
5.
The champions will play. Beginning with Emily, who says cats...#4 (4)! Amy is next with horses...#3 (7)! Todd then says #5 is cow...no. Danny says that remaining answer is sheep...but that's not it, either. Sarah gets one more chance with snakes...NO. Byron then says elephants...that's it (2) for 93!
Second question: Famous Dukes. Starting with:
1.
2. Duke Ellington (30, Jasmine)
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
The challengers will pass. Back to Amy, whose next guess is the Duke of Windsor...#4 (9)! Todd is next with Duke of Earl...NUMBER ONE (40)! Kenny then says "Dukes of Hazzard"...#3 (9)! Sarah's next guess is Duke of England...no. Emily next says John Duke...ZONK ANSWER OF THE WEEK NOMINEE. Amy tries to stop the skid with her next guess of Luke Duke...STRIKEOUT. For another 88, Byron says John Wayne...the one who played Duke in a movie, that's #6 (3) to go to 181! Not said:
5. Duke of York (4)
7. Duke of Wellington (3)
Double: Name the best Christmas gift you ever received from Santa as a kid. Starting with:
1. Bicycle (28, Rhonda)
2.
3.
4.
5.
The Jacksons will play this time. Jan says baby dolls...#2 (9)! Alicia says steaks...that's for adults, ma'am, so that's strike one. Byron tries to do better with game systems...NO. Jasmine then tries to avert a steal attempt by the champions with erector set, which is a ZONK ANSWER OF THE WEEK NOMINEE for strike three. To score her first points of the day, Sarah says puppies...NO, so the Jacksons are now at 255! Not said:
3. Cash/gift certificates (7)
4. Train sets (4)
5. TVs (4)
Triple: Ways to soothe aching feet. Jan is first in with massages...#2 (31). Todd then says the #1 answer is soak them...THAT'S IT (60) for control! Danny then says put on comfortable shoes...no. Sarah then answers elevating the feet...bottom answer (4)! Emily then says pedicures...not #3. Amy has the last chance to sweep with taking off the shoes...NO. For a shutout win, Byron says using insoles is #3...but it's taking/applying medicines (4), so the champs are still alive at 285!
Sudden Death: Danny and Alicia play. The question:
Name a woman whose name starts with Sharon.
The #1 answer was Stone (70). Was Danny the one who said it?...
...NO, so the Jacksons are our new champions with 465.
Fast Money: Rhonda and Jan score 118 for $590.
Tempation: Ian plays his fourth game against Rachel and Amir. After the first Speed Round...
Ian: $45
Rachel: $20
Amir: $15
...with an early $25 led, Ian is offered a pink digital camera plus the chance to have one's face turned into a beautiful piece of pop art, for a total value of $587 for $15. After a $100 bonus is thrown in, he buys! Fame Game board:
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Category: Person.
1. I was NOT on "Melrose Place".
2. There was someone else with the same name.
3. My birth announcement read, "Here she is, Miss America".
In the middle of the fourth clue, Ian rings in...
_ A N E _ S _
_ I L L I _ _ _
...he says VANESSA WILLIAMS to get his $15 back! That's the second day in a row he's done that!
Knock Off category: Celebrity grandmothers.
Susan Lucci
Susan Surandon
Tina Turner
Sigourney Weaver
Rita Moreno
Goldie Hawn
Hillary Clinton
Whoopi Goldberg
Naomi Judd
Priscilla Presley
Sophia Loren
Julie Andrews
TURN 1:
Amir: Goldie Hawn- $2 ($17)
Rachel: Sophia Loren- $2 ($22)
Ian: Naomi Judd- $2 ($47)
TURN 2:
Amir: Tina Turner- $5 ($22)
Rachel: Priscilla Presley- $5 ($27)
Ian: Susan Lucci- $10 ($57)
TURN 3:
Amir: Rita Moreno- $2 ($24)
Rachel: Whoopi Goldberg- $15 ($42)
Ian: Julie Andrews- $5 ($62)
With a $20 lead now, Ian is now offered for $15 a trip to Miami, FL worth $1,940. He quickly decides to buy it, which I wouldn't have done.
Speed Round #2 deals with body parts above and below the waist. After that...
Ian: $62
Rachel: $37
Amir: $39
...Ian is offered a chance at another $1,000 in Instant Ca$h, which he wisely declines. Had he possessed any real guts, he would've chosen the jackpot in the white.
He then goes on to win the game no problem with $102! The other two players head off to the membership desk.
Ian is now up to $561. He needs at least $100 to be eligible to buy the shopping spree.
Super Knock Off category: Characters beside Rudolph who appeared in "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Raindeer", the classic Christmas TV special.
Santa Claus
Sam the Snowman
Nestor
Charlie-in-the-Box
Grimsby
Clarice
Snow Miser
Jingle
Father Mouse
Yukon Cornelius
Hermey
Flipper the Seal
1. Santa- $25
2. Snow Miser
The $100 was behind Charlie-in-the-Box, the $50 was behind Grimsby, and the other right answers were Sam the Snowman, Yukon Cornelius and Hermey. He will try for an undefeated title tomorrow.
Jeopardy!: The scores to beat for tonight's losers are $18,400 and $20,800. If one or the other beats one of those scores, they're in next week's semi-finals win or lose. Tonight's players are:
Naren Tallapragada: A junior from Byrd, VA (!!)
Becky Kralle: A senior from Runnemede, NJ
Hunter Brown: A senior from Wheaton, IL
First-round categories:
U.S. CITIES
WHEN YOU WERE A TEENAGER, ALEX (!!!)
FRUITS & VEGGIES
VICE PRESIDENTS
THE ZODIAC
EVERYTHING FROM C TO D (each correct reponse starts with C and ends with D)
Brown decides to go Daily Double Hunting right off the bat, starting with the $400 clue in the Alex category:
At 16, I perfected my Elvis impression with his big hit, "You Ain't Nothin' But a" this.
He gets "What is hounddog?" to get on the board first. He then goes up to the $200 clue:
In 1956, my date and I watched "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" from the front seat of my car at this kind of theater.
The lady in the middle says "What is a driving theater?"...correct for $200. After Brown nails the $200 clue in Fruits & Veggies, we go back to the Alex category and this $600 clue:
I used to bop around in my living room watching this '50s dance show hosted in Philly by Dick Clark.
Tallapragada ties it up with "What is American Bandstand?". He then gets most of the clues in the U.S. Cities category, hitting $2,600 after the last clue. Soon, Brown gets back to the $1,000 clue in the Alex category:
At 17, I was cruisin' the blvd. in my '57 Chevy while the Russians were cruisin' the Earth with this first satelite.
Tallapragada says "What is Sputnik?"...that's correct to move to $3,800! After getting the $800 Vice Presidents clue, he then hits the Daily Double under the $1,000 clue there with $4,600. He bets $2,000:
He was sworn in as Vice President March 4, 1841 and as President April 6, 1841.
"Who was John Tyler?"...is right to head to the first break with $6,600! Shortly after the break, Hunter finishes off the Alex category with this:
I was 15 when Joe DiMaggio and this blonde movie legend were divorced on October 31, 1955; it was my big chance!
Tallapragada nails "Who was Marilyn Monroe?" to go to $7,600! After the round, he leads big with 11 grand! The lady has $3,200 and Brown has $200 less than her.
DJ! categories:
BIOLOGY
THE STARS ARE OUT ON BROADWAY
WHERE ART THOU?
TEENS IN HISTORY
A MILITARY CAREER
"YOUNG"
After Biology gets cleared out, Brown goes Daily Double Hunting again, this time in Where Art Thou?, beginning with the $1,200 clue. But again, it's Tallapragada who beats him to the punch in finding one, this time as he hits the first one of the round under the $1,600 "Young" clue. He has 21 grand to Brown's $8,200 and the lady's $5,600, and his wager is $3,000:
This four-word "directional" phrase is widely attributed to Horace Greeley, but it's uncertain who coined it.
With no hesitation, he says "What is Go west, young man?" to go to $24,000! He then gets the $2,000 clue in the same category after Brown was incorrect on it. But Brown gets on a late roll and finally hits a Daily Double tonight, under the $2,000 clue in Teens in History. He has $10,200 to the leader's $27,200. He wagers $4,000:
In 1771, this teenage marquis became a musketeer-- good training for the American Revolution.
"Who was Lafayette?"...that is right to go to $14,200! At the end of the round, he now has 15 grand and is strong position to get in as a Wild Card on the condition that he gets FJ! correct. The lady has $7,600 and the Virginia man is sitting pretty with $29,200!
FJ! category: African Americans.
As U.S. Soclicitor General in the 1960s, he won 14 of the 19 cases he argued before the Supreme Court.
The woman in the middle wrote down nothing, so she's out of the tournament with a final score of $5,100. Brown had Clarence Thomas at first, but his final response was "Who is Thurgood Marshall?"...
"Who is Thurgood Marshall?"
...RIGHT! And he bets everything but a dollar, so he's in the semi-finals! The Virginia player is also right and wins with $30,001 to join him in the semi-finals! Will Casper's in, too.
Wild Card Leaderboard:
1. Hunter Brown- $29,999
2. Will Casper- $20,800
3. Melissa Luttman- $18,400
4. Janelle Lambert- $11,200
DOND: On this special Valentine's Day episode, tonight's player is Edward Tommasi, a daredevil from California and a bartender. His case of destiny is lucky #7.
ROUND 1:
1. #3- $50,000
2. #6- $500
3. #13- $50
4. #23- $10,000
5. #26- $25
6. #16- $100,000
FIRST OFFER: $94,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 2:
1. #9- $200
2. #19- BUCK
3. #18- $75,000
4. #11- $75
5. #10- PENNY
This guy's oddball reasoning in choosing each case has been working for him so far!
SECOND OFFER: $130,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 3:
1. #4- $400,000
2. #2- ONE MILLION DOLLARS
3. #8- $1,000
4. #14- $400
THIRD OFFER: $100,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 4:
1. #20- $300
2. #5- $100
3. #21- $750,000- DANGER ZONE TIME
FOURTH OFFER: $88,000- NO DEAL
He then decided to get into a lady's dress for five bucks!! Earlier, he got another five bucks for wearing high heels for a few seconds!
ROUND 5:
1. #24- $200,000 (STRIKE ONE)
2. #12- $10
FIFTH OFFER: $107,000- NO DEAL
His next pick is #15...$750! New offer: $131,000...DEAL! Good, because his case only had $5! Here was the remaining playout had he gone on:
#17- $25,000 (Offer: $221,000)
#22- $500,000 (Offer: $112,000)
#1- $300,000 (STRIKEOUT)
Which of these countries celebrates "Emperor's Birthday", an annual holiday whose date changes with each new emperor?
A: Japan
B: Germany
C: Austrailia
D: India
She says Japan with fair certainity...right. Next, for $8,000:
What mogul founded Virgin Galactic, a company that hopes to take tourists into space by 2009?
A: Rupert Murdoch
B: Richard Branson
C: Dean Kamen
D: Robert L. Johnson
She gets Branson to go to $8,000. $16,000 question:
A deerstalker is a type of what?
A: Mustache
B: Overcoat
C: Knife
D: Hat
She calls Molji, her older sister, who's pretty sure it's a hat. She agrees...
A: Mustache
B: Overcoat
C: Knife
D: Hat
...and is right for $16,000! $25,000 question:
In the 1957 movie "Jailhouse Rock", Elvis' character is sent to jail after what type of incident?
A: Barroom brawl
B: Check forgery
C: Botched store robbery
D: Drag racing incident
The 50:50 leaves the barroom brawl and the drag racing incident. She decides to stop with $16,000. She would've said drag racing...and would've lost 15 grand.
Next player today is Colleen Kelly from NYC. She's a stay-at-home mom and is working on her Master's Degree. She has a bit of trouble on this $500 question:
What candy got its name after the idea of creating perfectly round chocolate-covered caramels proved impossible?
A: Mounds
B: Milk Duds
C: Goobers
D: Whatchamacallit
She doesn't know that much about candy, so she polls the audience, and 85% said Milk Duds. She agrees and is right. After getting to $1,000, here's her $2,000 question:
In the 1970s, British rocker David Bowie performed using the famous stage name "Ziggy" what?
A: Sunshine
B: Moonlight
C: Stardust
D: Spaceship
She is right with Stardust. $4,000 question:
Once known as Olaf the Fat, King Olaf Haraldsson is the patron saint of what country?
A: Germany
B: Norway
C: Russia
D: Portugal
She's right again with Norway. $8,000 question:
The Snugli baby carrier was inspired by mothers carrying their babies in slings in what part of the world?
A: Eastern Europe
B: Southern Asia
C: Central America
D: Western Africa
She's pretty sure it's Western Africa...right! $16,000 question:
Which of these people is not a contestant on the fall 2007 installment of "Dancing with the Stars"?
A: An Indy 500 champion
B: A professional wrestler
C: A Spice Girl
D: A welterweight boxing champion
I'll be embarassed if she missses this question, but she doesn't when she says the wrestler! $25,000 question:
The adjective "spring" and "neap" describe two extreme types of what natural phenomenon?
A: Ocean tides
B: Dew point
C: Tornadoes
D: Relative humidity
She's pretty sure it's ocean tides...
A: Ocean tides
B: Dew point
C: Tornadoes
D: Relative humidity
...and she has $25,000! First $50,000 question:
Who is Leon Czolgosz?
A: Pilot of the Hindenburg
B: Protagonist of "The Idiot"
C: Inventor of the modern typewriter
D: Assassin of President McKinley
She calls her brother Mike, who's not too sure it's McKinley. The 50:50 leaves that and the Hindenburg. She goes with her brother on McKinley...
A: Pilot of the Hindenburg
D: Assassin of President McKinley
...right for $50,000! After switching out, here is her $100,000 question which she needs to get right to return tomorrow:
"Gojira", the original Japanese name for Godzilla, comes from words meaning "gorilla" and what?
A: Alligator
B: Dinosaur
C: Whale
D: Shark
She's leaning mostly towards alligator, even though dinosaur is a strong possibility, but she decides to take her $50,000 home. As it turns out, it's a good thing she got out, because the answer was NEITHER one! It was whale.
TPIR: Today's first four are Karon Hick, Anthony Philip, Rea Elizabeth and Cindy Soto. The first IUFB is a canoe.
Cindy: $1,200
Rea Elizabeth: $1,350
Anthony: $1,600
Karon: BUCK
ARP: $1,447, meaning Rea Elizabeth plays Safe Crackers for a pair of motorcycles and some picnic baskets. The numbers in the price of the baskets are 0, 4 and 6. Her guess is $460...winner!
Next to "Come on Down" is Carmen Perking and the second IUFB is a floor clock. The winner also gets $40 worth of hearing aid.
Carmen: $1,200
Anthony: $2,000
Karon: $800 (STAGE GARF)
Cindy: $2,100
ARP: $3,500, so Soto plays Plinko. First small item is headphones marked at $20 and she picks the 0, and the ARP was twice as much. Second is a rice dispenser marked at $30 and she picks the 3...by golly, she's right, as it was $39! I would've messed up on that item. Third is the "Come on Down!" book marked at $36 and she picks the 6, and of course it's $16. Finally is a fish shower radio marked at $43 and she chooses the 3...it's $13, so she has all the prizes and all the chips.
1. $500 (Left)
2. $1,000 (Left)
3. $500 (Right)
4. $500 (Left)
5. DUD (Left)
She wins $2,500 in cash.
Next player is Kelsea Shrack and the third IUFB is a flat-screen LCD HDTV. The winner also gets $40 worth of V8 juice and will try for a car.
Kelsea: $1,000
Carmen: $600 (STAGE GARF)
Anthony: $1,400
Karon: $1,001
ARP: $1,595, so the only man on the show so far will play Pocket Change for a Pontiac Vibe. The first number is 1, and the remaining numbers in play are 0, 2, 7, 8 and 9. He gets the 8 as the second number. He then says 7 as the third number...right again! His fourth number guess is 9, but it's actually 2. The ARP was $18,720, and he needs another quarter, because the car sells for 50 cents today. First envelope has...a dime. Second is...a nickel. Third is...$2 and he wins! The last one had a dime. Terrible directing by Bart Eskander during the envelope reveals, though.
SSD1: The Plinko lady spins 40...and goes over by a nickel. The one at Safe Crackers spins 15...and a quarter for 40 cents total. The man spins 15...and 30 to win by a nickel!
Next player is Joseph Donniger and the next IUFB is a portable hot tub. The winner also gets $40 worth of Garlique.
Joseph: $795
Karon: $800
Kelsea: $801
Carmen: $700
ARP: $899, so Shrack will play Bullseye for a dining room worth $5,171. Her first purchase is three bottles of Clorox bleach. Each one is $1.99, for a total of $5.97. Second choice is three bottles of Sunsweet plum juice. Each one is $3.99, meaning she wins with $11.97!
Next to leave the audience is Michael Calhoun and the next IUFB is his/her tennis equipment. The winner also gets $40 of Hot Pockets.
Michael: $775
Carmen: $800
Joseph: $950
Karon: BUCK
ARP: $578, so Hick, the last of today's first four contestants to get called on, will play for a trip to Chicago. It's either $3,308 or $4,217. She goes with $3,308, her husband's guess...she wins!
The last player to leave the mob is Terrie Woods and the final IUFB is a hostess set. The winner will try to be the second car winner of the day.
Terrie: $1,199
Michael: $850
Carmen: $550
Joseph: $551
ARP: $1,100, so Calhoun will play Super Pushover for a Ford F-150 (Std., AC, Prot, Window, Mats). Board:
192018752
I hope he says $20,187...he does! Nobody really lost a Pricing Game today! Great!
SSD2: Hick spins 45...and again for 90 cents! The other lady this half spins 50...and goes over. The other auto winner today spins 20...and 45, so Hick is in the Showcase!
First Showcase takes a visit to Olga's Massage Studio. First, she beats a customer up in the back to take care of the back pains one suffered while wind surfing in Hawaii. Second, she strongly twists the muscle of the patient to get rid of the knots this person suffered while working out with a new home gym. Finally, she lifts the customer's legs strongly to remind this person that you need to learn to relax with your parents while living in a new TrailManor trailer! The model who played Olga today looked like she had some lessons with Beth Phoenix! Hick bids $24,000, which is a GARF, because that only covers the trailer. For Phillip, we have a living room, dancing lessons and a jukebox, and he bids $14,000.
ARP for her: $33,271, a difference of $9,271. ARP for him: $17,161, so he's today's champion with a total of $37,516 in stuff! The other leaves with $3,886, and maybe a dent in her marriage.
Family Feud: Before we talk about going for an undefeated title in Game #2, let's talk about Game #1. The champions on that game are the Bryants, led by Nefertiti, and her partners are Theda, Celie, Bathsheba and Lakisa. Their challengers are the Sinclairs, led by Tara, and she's joined by Taylor, Tracy, Bruce and Gail.
The champs score first with 67 on things a father might do after learning his wife has given birth. After Theda passes control to the challengers on a question asking about things grooms are afraid to forget about on their wedding day, the challengers score 89.
Double: Past or present, name a woman whose face should be on Mt. Rushmore. Starting with:
1.
2.
3.
4. Oprah (6, Celie)
5. Mother Teresa (6, Tracy)
The champs will play this time. Bathsheba starts with Barbara Bush...I don't think so. Lakisa then says nothing. Nefertiti then says Elizabeth Taylor...INSTANT STRIKEOUT. Tara then says Martha Washington...no, so the champs take a two-point lead at 91. Rest of the board:
1. Hillary Clinton (20)
2. Eleanor Roosevelt (17)
3. Rosa Parks (10)
Triple: Places where people go looking for love. Bathsheba rings in with a club...bars/nightclubs are NUMBER ONE (72) for control! Lakisa then says church...bottom answer (2)! Nefertiti then answers out of town...that counts as #3 (7) with resorts! They're in great shape here to retain their title. Theda then says the #2 answer is a neighbor's house...nope. Celie then says a sports game...no. Last chance to win goes to Bathsheba, who says the gym...not #2, either, so they might have just coughed up the championship to Tara and Co. For the game, Tara says dating services...yes (18)!
Fast Money: It took Tara and Tracy the whole board, but they get 227 for the $20,000!
Now, for Game #2. The Sees are looking to become the first undefeated family of 2008 and the seventh this season. They must survive the Jacksons, led by Byron and joined by Jasmine, Rhonda, Jan and Alicia.
First question: Animals that love to roll around in the dirt. Starting with:
1. Pigs (51, Sarah)
2. Dogs (31, Byron)
3.
4.
5.
The champions will play. Beginning with Emily, who says cats...#4 (4)! Amy is next with horses...#3 (7)! Todd then says #5 is cow...no. Danny says that remaining answer is sheep...but that's not it, either. Sarah gets one more chance with snakes...NO. Byron then says elephants...that's it (2) for 93!
Second question: Famous Dukes. Starting with:
1.
2. Duke Ellington (30, Jasmine)
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
The challengers will pass. Back to Amy, whose next guess is the Duke of Windsor...#4 (9)! Todd is next with Duke of Earl...NUMBER ONE (40)! Kenny then says "Dukes of Hazzard"...#3 (9)! Sarah's next guess is Duke of England...no. Emily next says John Duke...ZONK ANSWER OF THE WEEK NOMINEE. Amy tries to stop the skid with her next guess of Luke Duke...STRIKEOUT. For another 88, Byron says John Wayne...the one who played Duke in a movie, that's #6 (3) to go to 181! Not said:
5. Duke of York (4)
7. Duke of Wellington (3)
Double: Name the best Christmas gift you ever received from Santa as a kid. Starting with:
1. Bicycle (28, Rhonda)
2.
3.
4.
5.
The Jacksons will play this time. Jan says baby dolls...#2 (9)! Alicia says steaks...that's for adults, ma'am, so that's strike one. Byron tries to do better with game systems...NO. Jasmine then tries to avert a steal attempt by the champions with erector set, which is a ZONK ANSWER OF THE WEEK NOMINEE for strike three. To score her first points of the day, Sarah says puppies...NO, so the Jacksons are now at 255! Not said:
3. Cash/gift certificates (7)
4. Train sets (4)
5. TVs (4)
Triple: Ways to soothe aching feet. Jan is first in with massages...#2 (31). Todd then says the #1 answer is soak them...THAT'S IT (60) for control! Danny then says put on comfortable shoes...no. Sarah then answers elevating the feet...bottom answer (4)! Emily then says pedicures...not #3. Amy has the last chance to sweep with taking off the shoes...NO. For a shutout win, Byron says using insoles is #3...but it's taking/applying medicines (4), so the champs are still alive at 285!
Sudden Death: Danny and Alicia play. The question:
Name a woman whose name starts with Sharon.
The #1 answer was Stone (70). Was Danny the one who said it?...
...NO, so the Jacksons are our new champions with 465.
Fast Money: Rhonda and Jan score 118 for $590.
Tempation: Ian plays his fourth game against Rachel and Amir. After the first Speed Round...
Ian: $45
Rachel: $20
Amir: $15
...with an early $25 led, Ian is offered a pink digital camera plus the chance to have one's face turned into a beautiful piece of pop art, for a total value of $587 for $15. After a $100 bonus is thrown in, he buys! Fame Game board:
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Category: Person.
1. I was NOT on "Melrose Place".
2. There was someone else with the same name.
3. My birth announcement read, "Here she is, Miss America".
In the middle of the fourth clue, Ian rings in...
_ A N E _ S _
_ I L L I _ _ _
...he says VANESSA WILLIAMS to get his $15 back! That's the second day in a row he's done that!
Knock Off category: Celebrity grandmothers.
Susan Lucci
Susan Surandon
Tina Turner
Sigourney Weaver
Rita Moreno
Goldie Hawn
Hillary Clinton
Whoopi Goldberg
Naomi Judd
Priscilla Presley
Sophia Loren
Julie Andrews
TURN 1:
Amir: Goldie Hawn- $2 ($17)
Rachel: Sophia Loren- $2 ($22)
Ian: Naomi Judd- $2 ($47)
TURN 2:
Amir: Tina Turner- $5 ($22)
Rachel: Priscilla Presley- $5 ($27)
Ian: Susan Lucci- $10 ($57)
TURN 3:
Amir: Rita Moreno- $2 ($24)
Rachel: Whoopi Goldberg- $15 ($42)
Ian: Julie Andrews- $5 ($62)
With a $20 lead now, Ian is now offered for $15 a trip to Miami, FL worth $1,940. He quickly decides to buy it, which I wouldn't have done.
Speed Round #2 deals with body parts above and below the waist. After that...
Ian: $62
Rachel: $37
Amir: $39
...Ian is offered a chance at another $1,000 in Instant Ca$h, which he wisely declines. Had he possessed any real guts, he would've chosen the jackpot in the white.
He then goes on to win the game no problem with $102! The other two players head off to the membership desk.
Ian is now up to $561. He needs at least $100 to be eligible to buy the shopping spree.
Super Knock Off category: Characters beside Rudolph who appeared in "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Raindeer", the classic Christmas TV special.
Santa Claus
Sam the Snowman
Nestor
Charlie-in-the-Box
Grimsby
Clarice
Snow Miser
Jingle
Father Mouse
Yukon Cornelius
Hermey
Flipper the Seal
1. Santa- $25
2. Snow Miser
The $100 was behind Charlie-in-the-Box, the $50 was behind Grimsby, and the other right answers were Sam the Snowman, Yukon Cornelius and Hermey. He will try for an undefeated title tomorrow.
Jeopardy!: The scores to beat for tonight's losers are $18,400 and $20,800. If one or the other beats one of those scores, they're in next week's semi-finals win or lose. Tonight's players are:
Naren Tallapragada: A junior from Byrd, VA (!!)
Becky Kralle: A senior from Runnemede, NJ
Hunter Brown: A senior from Wheaton, IL
First-round categories:
U.S. CITIES
WHEN YOU WERE A TEENAGER, ALEX (!!!)
FRUITS & VEGGIES
VICE PRESIDENTS
THE ZODIAC
EVERYTHING FROM C TO D (each correct reponse starts with C and ends with D)
Brown decides to go Daily Double Hunting right off the bat, starting with the $400 clue in the Alex category:
At 16, I perfected my Elvis impression with his big hit, "You Ain't Nothin' But a" this.
He gets "What is hounddog?" to get on the board first. He then goes up to the $200 clue:
In 1956, my date and I watched "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" from the front seat of my car at this kind of theater.
The lady in the middle says "What is a driving theater?"...correct for $200. After Brown nails the $200 clue in Fruits & Veggies, we go back to the Alex category and this $600 clue:
I used to bop around in my living room watching this '50s dance show hosted in Philly by Dick Clark.
Tallapragada ties it up with "What is American Bandstand?". He then gets most of the clues in the U.S. Cities category, hitting $2,600 after the last clue. Soon, Brown gets back to the $1,000 clue in the Alex category:
At 17, I was cruisin' the blvd. in my '57 Chevy while the Russians were cruisin' the Earth with this first satelite.
Tallapragada says "What is Sputnik?"...that's correct to move to $3,800! After getting the $800 Vice Presidents clue, he then hits the Daily Double under the $1,000 clue there with $4,600. He bets $2,000:
He was sworn in as Vice President March 4, 1841 and as President April 6, 1841.
"Who was John Tyler?"...is right to head to the first break with $6,600! Shortly after the break, Hunter finishes off the Alex category with this:
I was 15 when Joe DiMaggio and this blonde movie legend were divorced on October 31, 1955; it was my big chance!
Tallapragada nails "Who was Marilyn Monroe?" to go to $7,600! After the round, he leads big with 11 grand! The lady has $3,200 and Brown has $200 less than her.
DJ! categories:
BIOLOGY
THE STARS ARE OUT ON BROADWAY
WHERE ART THOU?
TEENS IN HISTORY
A MILITARY CAREER
"YOUNG"
After Biology gets cleared out, Brown goes Daily Double Hunting again, this time in Where Art Thou?, beginning with the $1,200 clue. But again, it's Tallapragada who beats him to the punch in finding one, this time as he hits the first one of the round under the $1,600 "Young" clue. He has 21 grand to Brown's $8,200 and the lady's $5,600, and his wager is $3,000:
This four-word "directional" phrase is widely attributed to Horace Greeley, but it's uncertain who coined it.
With no hesitation, he says "What is Go west, young man?" to go to $24,000! He then gets the $2,000 clue in the same category after Brown was incorrect on it. But Brown gets on a late roll and finally hits a Daily Double tonight, under the $2,000 clue in Teens in History. He has $10,200 to the leader's $27,200. He wagers $4,000:
In 1771, this teenage marquis became a musketeer-- good training for the American Revolution.
"Who was Lafayette?"...that is right to go to $14,200! At the end of the round, he now has 15 grand and is strong position to get in as a Wild Card on the condition that he gets FJ! correct. The lady has $7,600 and the Virginia man is sitting pretty with $29,200!
FJ! category: African Americans.
As U.S. Soclicitor General in the 1960s, he won 14 of the 19 cases he argued before the Supreme Court.
The woman in the middle wrote down nothing, so she's out of the tournament with a final score of $5,100. Brown had Clarence Thomas at first, but his final response was "Who is Thurgood Marshall?"...
"Who is Thurgood Marshall?"
...RIGHT! And he bets everything but a dollar, so he's in the semi-finals! The Virginia player is also right and wins with $30,001 to join him in the semi-finals! Will Casper's in, too.
Wild Card Leaderboard:
1. Hunter Brown- $29,999
2. Will Casper- $20,800
3. Melissa Luttman- $18,400
4. Janelle Lambert- $11,200
DOND: On this special Valentine's Day episode, tonight's player is Edward Tommasi, a daredevil from California and a bartender. His case of destiny is lucky #7.
ROUND 1:
1. #3- $50,000
2. #6- $500
3. #13- $50
4. #23- $10,000
5. #26- $25
6. #16- $100,000
FIRST OFFER: $94,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 2:
1. #9- $200
2. #19- BUCK
3. #18- $75,000
4. #11- $75
5. #10- PENNY
This guy's oddball reasoning in choosing each case has been working for him so far!
SECOND OFFER: $130,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 3:
1. #4- $400,000
2. #2- ONE MILLION DOLLARS
3. #8- $1,000
4. #14- $400
THIRD OFFER: $100,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 4:
1. #20- $300
2. #5- $100
3. #21- $750,000- DANGER ZONE TIME
FOURTH OFFER: $88,000- NO DEAL
He then decided to get into a lady's dress for five bucks!! Earlier, he got another five bucks for wearing high heels for a few seconds!
ROUND 5:
1. #24- $200,000 (STRIKE ONE)
2. #12- $10
FIFTH OFFER: $107,000- NO DEAL
His next pick is #15...$750! New offer: $131,000...DEAL! Good, because his case only had $5! Here was the remaining playout had he gone on:
#17- $25,000 (Offer: $221,000)
#22- $500,000 (Offer: $112,000)
#1- $300,000 (STRIKEOUT)
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
Schedule notes for GSN and FOX
First, the schedule changes for GSN, according to TVGameshows.net, beginning on the day "Bingo America" premieres (March 31st):
-"Bingo America" will air weeknights at 7 PM. "Lingo" will follow it at 7:30. Nice pairing there.
-The sydnicated version of "Weakest Link" will return to the schedule at a 4:30 time slot. "Chain Reaction" goes to 6:00.
-Beginning on April Fool's Day, "Whammy!" will air from Tuesdays-Thursdays and Saturdays and Sundays at 10:30 PM.
-Primetime "Weakest Link" will soon air Saturdays at 11 PM beginning on April 5.
Now for FOX, according to The Futon Critic
-Begining on June 12, "The Moment of Truth" will air Thursdays at 8 PM, preceding the "So You Think You Can Dance" results shows that follow it at 9 PM.
-Speaking of "Dance", its two-hour season premiere will be May 22. More two-hour episodes will then air Wednesdays and Thursdays through June 5. The season finale will be August 7.
"Hell's Kitchen" begins its new season on April Fool's Day. At least during the summer, it will air Tuesdays at 9 PM.
-"Bingo America" will air weeknights at 7 PM. "Lingo" will follow it at 7:30. Nice pairing there.
-The sydnicated version of "Weakest Link" will return to the schedule at a 4:30 time slot. "Chain Reaction" goes to 6:00.
-Beginning on April Fool's Day, "Whammy!" will air from Tuesdays-Thursdays and Saturdays and Sundays at 10:30 PM.
-Primetime "Weakest Link" will soon air Saturdays at 11 PM beginning on April 5.
Now for FOX, according to The Futon Critic
-Begining on June 12, "The Moment of Truth" will air Thursdays at 8 PM, preceding the "So You Think You Can Dance" results shows that follow it at 9 PM.
-Speaking of "Dance", its two-hour season premiere will be May 22. More two-hour episodes will then air Wednesdays and Thursdays through June 5. The season finale will be August 7.
"Hell's Kitchen" begins its new season on April Fool's Day. At least during the summer, it will air Tuesdays at 9 PM.
Tuesday ratings notes
Tuesday's "American Idol" pulled its highest numbers since the current season began. The first hour did a 15.7 Fast Nielsen with a 24 share, while the second did a 17.8 with a 26 share.
As for "Big Brother 9", it opened with a 4.7/7, which was the same rating as this week's episode of "The Biggest Loser".
Source: The Futon Critic
As for "Big Brother 9", it opened with a 4.7/7, which was the same rating as this week's episode of "The Biggest Loser".
Source: The Futon Critic
Latest "American Idol" Top 24 Revealed
It's that time of year again to announce this year's Top 24 on "American Idol"!
Guys:
David Cook
David Archuleta
Danny Noriega
Jason Castro
Luke Menard
Michael Johns
Robbie Carrico
Garrett Haley
Chikezie Eze
Jason Yeager
David Hernandez
Colton Berry
Ladies:
Carly Smithson
Amanda Overmyer
Kristi Lee Cook
Brooke White
Alexandrea Lushington
Ramiele Malubay
Syesha Mercado
Kady Malloy
Amy Davis
Alaina Whitaker
Asia'h Epperson
Joanne Borgella
Guys:
David Cook
David Archuleta
Danny Noriega
Jason Castro
Luke Menard
Michael Johns
Robbie Carrico
Garrett Haley
Chikezie Eze
Jason Yeager
David Hernandez
Colton Berry
Ladies:
Carly Smithson
Amanda Overmyer
Kristi Lee Cook
Brooke White
Alexandrea Lushington
Ramiele Malubay
Syesha Mercado
Kady Malloy
Amy Davis
Alaina Whitaker
Asia'h Epperson
Joanne Borgella
2/13/2008 Results- Will the Million Dollar Mission end the same day as the Writer's Strike?
WWTBAM: We start the day off with John Leonard from Mount Sinai, NY. He's an attorney there. $16,000 question:
Who is the only U.S. president to have held the rank of five-star general?
A: Ulysses S. Grant
B: Dwight D. Eisenhower
C: Zachary Taylor
D: Andrew Jackson
He asks the audience here. 79% said Eisenhower while 16 % said Grant. He agrees with Eisenhower to go to $16,000! For $25,000:
Despite their tasty-sounding name, sweetbreads are typically made from what not-so-appetizing parts of an animal?
A: Thyroid and liver
B: Pancreas and thymus
C: Kidney and testes
D: Intestine and pituitary gland
With his gut nowhere on the board, he calls his brother Jim for help. He says pancreas and thymus with definite authority, and the player agrees...
A: Thyroid and liver
B: Pancreas and thymus
C: Kidney and testes
D: Intestine and pituitary gland
...he's up to $25,000! After switching, here's his $50,000 question:
Though they don't smell quite as pretty, onions are commonly classified in the same family as which of these flowers?
A: Geranium
B: Lily
C: Crocus
D: Iris
The 50:50 leaves geranium and lily. He locks in lily....
A: Geranium
B: Lily
...he picked the right flower for $50,000! He immediately takes that amount home after not knowing the answer to this $100,000 movie question:
Featured in the horror classic "Alien", the spacecrafts Nostromo and Narcissus take their names from works by what author?
A: Theodore Dreiser
B: Henry James
C: E.M. Forster
D: Joseph Conrad
The answer was Conrad.
Let's see if Bimbi Shabi from Brooklyn will be back tomorrow. Her $1,000 question is this:
Which of these animal names appears in Roget's Thesaurus as a synonym for "tattletale"?
A: Canary
B: Fox
C: Guppy
D: Honeybee
After polling the audience, 86% said canary. She agrees and is right to guarantee $1,000. To return tomorrow:
The 2007 game show "Don't Forget the Lyrics!" has roughly the same premise as what other show?
A: "1 vs. 100"
B: "Power of 10"
C: "Identity"
D: "The Singing Bee"
I would've killed her if she had missed this one, but she says "The Singing Bee" to return tomorrow!
TPIR: Today's opening contestants are Bradley Bond (from the Univ. of Illinois), Amanda Hodge, Vincent DiNova and Nicholas Conway. The first IUFB is stuff for your gym.
Nicholas: $1,850
Vincent: $1,400
Amanda: $1,700
Bradley: BUCK
ARP: $1,094, so the Illinois student will try for $1,000 and more in Clock Game. First up is a pair of bean bag chairs marked at $798. He starts with
$500...$520...$600...$700...$800...$750...$770...$780...$790...and one ups from there. The water walking system is next, and its price is $899. He has 17.5 seconds to do it in. He starts with $1,100, then $900...$800...$850...$860...$870...$890...and one ups from there to win with seven seconds left! After his second bid on the chairs, he really played this game well!
Christine Rochar then comes on down and the second IUFB is a bed. The winner also gets $40 worth of Os-Cal.
Christine: $1,200 (STAGE GARF)
Nicholas: $1,450
Vincent: $975 (STAGE GARF)
Amanda: $1,451
Hodge wins by default, as the ARP was $2,400. BTW, she's also a college student. She now plays Range Game for a Ford Fusion! The range is $18,300-$18,900. She stops at $18,481-$18,631 and wins the $18,495 car!
Next to get out of their seat in the audience is Eric Fredrick and the third IUFB is a set of jewelry. $40 of Gold Bond Lotion also goes to the winner.
Eric: $575
Christine: $550
Nicholas: $500
Vincent: $580
ARP: $772, meaning DiNova goes to a Swap Meet, where he can win a vaccum, a dual trike, a sofa and a washer/dryer. He must match the ARP of the vaccum to the ARP of one of the other three prizes. He chooses the sofa, which is $963...but not the vaccum. It was $1,399, and the prize he should've chosen instead was the trike. The ARP of the washer/dryer remained hidden from view. Not sure if Roger wanted this won today.
SSD1: The only loser this half spins 60 cents. The student from Illinois spins 85 cents! The female student also spins that to force a college spin-off! He spins 95, while the lady spins 45 cents, so he's in the Showcase!
Next player is Keri Ann Mowry and the fourth IUFB is a set of digital cameras.
Keri Ann: $850
Eric: $500
Christine: $1,000 (she wanted to say $1 at first)
Nicholas: BUCK
ARP: $680, meaning Fredrick plays Check Out (first playing this season, I think) for a trip to Aspen worth $4,010. The products today are popcorn, V8 juice, Hot Pockets, HBP medicine and hearing aid. His guesses are as follows:
1. $1.99
2. $2.50
3. $3.00
4. $7.99
5. $4.00
TOTAL GUESS: $19.48
The actual total of the products must be within $17.48-$21.48.
1. $2.39
2. $3.15
3. $2.49
4. $6.29
5. $8.99
TOTAL: $23.31
Next to "Come on Down" is Leslie Royal and the next IUFB is an area rug. The winner also has $40 of NutraMist coming their way.
Leslie: $825
Christine: $1,400
Nicholas: $675
Keri Ann: $1,100
ARP: $855, so Royal will play Flip Flop for a TV. Board:
2498
My guess is $4,298, and she agrees...she wins!
The last player is Wednesday Phillips (great name, because today is Wednesday!) and the final IUFB is a dinette. The winner also gets $40 worth of Garlique and will have a shot at a car.
Wednesday: $890
Christine: $999
Nicholas: $1,100
Keri Ann: $1,101
ARP: $1,195, so Conway heads to the First Four Breakfast Club, Wednesday goes back to where she came from, and Mowry gets a chance at a Jeep Wrangler in Lucky Seven! This is the first time in a while this game is the last one of the day! First number is 2 of course. Her second number pick is 1...
$ 2 2, _ _ _
...it's 2 instead. She says 4 next...
$ 2 2, 4 _ _
...bullseye! Next pick is 6....
$ 2 2, 4 7 _
...7! She has $5 left. She says 5 last and wins the $22,479 Jeep!
SSD2: The only loser this half spins a nickel...and 20 for a quarter total. Royal spins 95 cents! Mowry spins 75...and goes over, so Royal's off to the Showcase!
For our first Showcase, we meey Safety Sally. First, she recommends wearing bubble wrap while staying away from some garden equipment. Second, she suggests that you wear tons of sunscreen while in the Caribbean. Finally, she knows that you may need to cover your ears to endure the screams from the audience every time they show off cars like a Dodge Avenger! The Illinois student bids $24,500. Royal then visits the First Bank of Price, where she could take away cookware, a Playstation 3 game console and a pair of motorcycles. She bids $16,500.
ARP for him: $30,721, a difference of $6,221. That trip must've been pretty expensive. Let's start with the first 2 digits of the lady's Showcase...
$ 1 6, _ _ _
...looking good. The last two numbers...
$ 1 6, _ 4 8
...if that middle digit is 5, 6 or 7, she's a Double Showcase Winner. If it's 8 or 9, she just wins her Showcase. Anything lower than all of that and she loses.....
$ 1 6, 1 4 8
...OUCH. Had she bid an even 16 grand, she would've been the latest Double Showcase Winner on the show. Instead, she leaves with $5,193 in stuff while the Illinois student is our champion with a grand total of $34,512 in cash and prizes!
Family Feud: I'm only covering Game #2 today. The Sees are in their fourth game against the Johnsons, led by Calvin and joined by Bre'anna, Felicia, Shawanna and Stanley.
First question: Name something people gather around at parties. Starting with:
1. Bar/punch bowl (44, Calvin)
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
The Johnsons will play. Starting with Bre'anna, she says tables...NO. Felicia is next in line with a guess of food...#2 (34)! Shawanna then guesses the DJ...#5 (4)! Stanley's opening guess is the dance floor...NO. Back to Calvin, who then BLANKS OUT, so it's steal time. 82 points are on the line on the game's first steal. Sarah says fire...#4 (4) for the points! Remaining answers:
3. Exciting people (4)
6. Swimming pool (3)
7. TV (3)
Second question: What do you think the average person would do if he/she saw a bear while hiking in the woods? Starting with:
1. RUN FOR THEIR LIVES!!!! (78, Bre'anna)
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
The Johnsons will start a round once more. This time, we start with Felicia, who says the bears appear bigger than they are...no. Shawanna says stand still...#3 (3)! Stanley is next with screaming for help...#2 (10)! Over to Calvin, whose next guess is lie down...no. Bre'anna then answers feed the bear...three strikes. For another 91 points, Sarah says hide...no, so the Johnsons have their first 91 points! Remainder of the board:
4. Piss on themselves (3, John got a good laugh out of that one!)
5. Climb a tree (2)
6. Die (2)
Double: Name something many men did as boys for their mothers but not for their wives. Starting with:
1. Housework (61, Amy)
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
The Sees will start this time. Todd starts the round off with taking out the trash...#3 (10)! Danny then says cooking...#2 (11)! Back to Sarah, who says washing the car...no. Emily is next in the line with mowing the lawn...all yard work is #5 (3)! Amy says helping with the laundry...#4 (6)! To sweep, Todd says the bottom answer is give their moms love and affection...no. Danny has the last sweep opportunity this round with setting the kitchen table...SWEEP (2), sending them to 268!
Triple: Things Tarzan might have taught his son to do. Shawanna says that famous screaming, but that's #3 (9). Todd then says swing from the vines...NUMBER ONE (70), so the champs have a chance to close this game out! Danny's guess is hunting for food...#2 (12)! They're in good shape to get a fourth victory here. Sarah says that bottom answer is getting along with the animals...no. Emily then tries building his shelter...no. Last chance to sweep goes to Amy, who says swimming...WIN (7) at 562!
Fast Money: Here are Sarah and Amy's latest batch of questions.
1. Name something you'd hate to realize you left open.
2. Name something you see on a woman's head.
3. Name a food you leave the skin on when eating it.
4. Name an occasion when people sing.
5. Another word for street.
My guesses:
1. House door or car door
2. Zits (Hair rollers and hair were my other guesses)
3. Chicken (Turkey was my other guess)
4. American Idol (Wedding was my other guess)
5. Road (Avenue was my other guess)
Amy says refrigerator, hat, apple, birthday and road for 192!! Sarah says purse first...4. Her second guess was wig, which is #1 for the $20,000! The top answer for the first question was the front or back door of your house, like I would've said. Four-day total: $41,285!
Temptation: Ian is now here a third time. He made a bit of an improvement in the last episode I didn't see. He now has $212 in his bank account. He faces Crystal and Nicole today. After the first Speed Round...
Ian: $45
Crystal: $20
Nicole: $25
...Ian is offered two tickets to anywhere in the continental U.S. plus a gold chain necklace, for a total of $1,550 for just $15. After a third plane ticket is thrown in, he buys $2,050 worth of stuff! Fame Game board:
_ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Category: Singer.
1. I was born in 1949 to working class parents.
2. I once played with Dr. Zoom and the Sonic Boom.
3. In 1979, I was on the cover of both Time and Newsweek.
Ian then rings in...
_ R _ C E
_ _ R _ N _ S T _ E _
...he gets BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN to get his $15 back!
Knock Off category: Valid words in the Official Scrabble Dictionary.
Ain't
Squiggly
Stinker
Crinkle
Jabber
Crunk
Texted
Email
Karate
Dude
Awesome
Bummer
TURN 1:
Crystal: Squiggly- $5 ($25)
Nicole: Awesome- $2 ($27)
Ian: Karate- $10 ($55)
TURN 2:
Crystal: Crinkle- $2 ($27)
Nicole: Dude- $2 ($29)
Ian: Bummer- $5 ($60)
TURN 3:
Crystal: Texted
Nicole: Jabber- $5 ($34)
Ian: Stinker- $2 ($62)
FINAL TURN:
Nicole: Email- $15 ($49)
With a $13 lead now, Ian is now offered a $1,000 gift certificate from Closet Tailors plus laundry service for four months, all worth $1,375 for $15. The final offer is a $14 sale price and a $100 bonus. Going once...going twice...NO SALE.
Speed Round #2 dealt with facts about the reality game shows "Survivor" and "Big Brother"! For the first time in a while, I'm covering a Speed Round in full.
Q1: Hosted by Jeff Probst
IAN SAYS SURVIVOR- RIGHT ($67)
Q2: "Outwit, Outplay, Outlast"
IAN SAYS SURVIVOR- RIGHT ($72)
Q3: "Expect the Unexpected"
IAN SAYS BIG BROTHER- RIGHT ($77)
Q4: Head of Household
IAN SAYS BIG BROTHER- RIGHT AGAIN ($82)
Q5: Players eliminated at Tribal Council
NICOLE SAYS SURVIVOR- RIGHT ($54)
Q6: First champion on their show was Richard Hatch
IAN SAYS SURVIVOR- RIGHT ($87)
Q7: Winner of its most recent all-star season was Mike "Boogie" Malin
IAN SAYS BIG BROTHER- RIGHT ($92)
Q8: Has live evictions
IAN ANSWERS BIG BROTHER- YOU BET ($97)
Final question: Makes players try to find hidden Immunity Idols
NICOLE SAYS SURVIVOR- YOU BET ($59)
With a $38 lead, surely Ian wouldn't give up that big advantage for a chance at $500 in Instant Ca$h, and he doesn't. The $500 was in the red wallet.
Ian almost let his lead slip away, but he escapes with a win at $97! Nicole (who finished with $89) and Crystal head to the ZONK clubhouse.
Here's what's on offer right now at Shopper's Paradise:
$100: Beg, Borrow and Steal membership ($3,300)
$205: Trip to St. Maarten ($5,215)
$436: Pulaski dining room ($8,548)
$650: $10,000 Bloomingdale's Shopping Spree
$825: 2008 Mini Cooper (Fairly loaded)($24,450)
Super Knock Off category: Female actors who have played a man in a movie.
Hilary Swank
Annette Bening
Jessica Lange
Julie Andrews
Barbra Streisand
Angelina Jolie
Gwyneth Paltrow
Julia Roberts
Nicole Kidman
Jodie Foster
Linda Hunt
Amanda Bynes
1. Hilary Swank- $25
2. Barbra Streisand- $25
3. Amanda Bynes- $50
4. Julie Andrews- $25
5. Gwyneth Paltrow- $25
He would've swept the board had he gone on with Linda Hunt.
With $459 in his bank account...he'll be back tomorrow!
Jeopardy!: Tonight's teen players are Will Casper, Maria Bennici and Katie Gill. Opening categories:
WHEN THEY WERE TEENS
RIGHT ON THE MONEY
IT HAPPENS IN FEBRUARY
AMERICANA
SHORT STORIES
A, B, C, D THEN F (the first correct reponse begins with A, the second with a B, and so on)
Early on, Bennici hits the Daily Double under the $600 clue in Short Stories. With just $400, she wagers the full $1,000 on this:
This Poe story mentions "a low, dull, quick sound...as a watch makes when enveloped in cotton".
"What is The Tall-Tale Heart?"...right to go to $1,400! At the first break, she's still ahead with $4,000. The man in the middle has $3,200 and the other lady has $1,200. After the round, the only man on the panel is now ahead with $4,400. Bennici is now in second with $3,800 and Katie has $3,400.
DJ! categories:
THE CIVIL WAR
HIGH SCHOOL MUSICALS
POTPOURRI
OFFICIAL CANADIAN PROVINCE THINGS
VERY SUPERSTICIOUS
9-LETTER WORDS
Katie starts to catch fire about midway in the round, being the first to hit five figures. The other two at one point were at about $6,000 each. Bennici later decides to go Daily Double Hunting in Very Superstitious, as both Daily Doubles are still in play at this point. Soon after, just two full categories remain- Civil War and Official Canadian Province Things. There's a Daily Double hidden somewhere in each of those categories. Here are the scores at this moment:
Katie: $13,000
Maria: $8,600
Will: $8,000
First clue in the Civil War:
Robert E. Lee's nephew, Fitzhugh Lee, was a major general during both the Civil War and this 1898 war.
Katie says "What is the Spanish-American War?"...right to go to $13,400. $800 clue there:
"Quaker guns" were really logs that the south painted to look like these big mounted weapons.
Bennici rings in with "What are cannons?"...correct to go to $9,400. Middle clue:
He was clipping roses in his garden when he'd found out that he'd been elected President of the
Confederacy.
Katie says "Who was Jefferson Davis?" to go to $14,600. The $1,600 clue is the first Daily Double of the round! She wagers $2,000:
This city in Northern Virginia was the site of two battles known in the north as the Battles of Bull Run.
"What is Manassas?"...right for $16,600! Final clue in the category:
General Albert Sidney Johnston died while leading the attack against the union at Shiloh in this state.
The man goes with "What is Tennessee?"...he's right to go to ten grand! $1,200 clue in the Canada category:
Its song is "The Island Hymn".
Bennici says "What is Prince Edward Island?"...correct to go to $10,600! $1,600 clue:
It's great, it's gray, it's nocturnal, it's the provincial bird of Manitoba.
Katie buzzes in with "What is an owl?"...correct to move to $18,200! $800 clue:
Petrified wood is the official stone of this province whose capital is Edmonton.
Bennici, at the last second, goes with "What is Alberta?"...right to go to $11,400! She then picks the Daily Double under the $2,000 clue and wagers two grand on the following:
This province's motto is Je Me Souviens, "I Remember".
"What is Quebec?"...is right to go to $13,400! Final clue of the round:
British Columbia's flag shows the sun setting over wavy stripes, which symbolize this ocean.
The man says "What is the Pacific?"...right to end the round with $10,400!
FJ! category: The Animal World.
C. Familiaris, it has one of the largest size ranges, from a two-pound Mexican variety to 200-pounders.
Nick Philip and Mollie Haycock could be eliminated tonight. The man in the middle tonight wrote down "What is a dog?"...woof, woof, he's right to double to $20,800! Bennici said the opposite, cat, and wagered $3,500, so she's down to $9,900 and has been eliminated from the tournament, as is Haycock. Those two leave with $5,000 each. Katie is right, and with a $4,000 wager, is off to the semi-finals!
Wild Card Leaderboard:
1. Will Casper- $20,800
2. Melissa Luttman- $18,400
3. Janelle Lambert- $11,200
4. Nick Philip- $10,000
The Moment of Truth: The contestant right now is Ray Hernandez, a cook from California. His Peanut Gallery consists of Marla (wife), Margaret (mother), Sheriece (daughter), Shannon (daughter) and Sam (Shannon's boyfriend).
Q1: Have you ever bought food you knew was stolen?
My guess: YES
Ray: YES- TRUE
Q2: Have you ever flirted with any women at work?
My guess: YES
Ray: NO- TRUE
Q3: If a natural disaster left thousands of people homeless, would you let a family of strangers stay in your house?
My guess: YES
Ray: YES- TRUE
Q4: Do you think your wife is still attracted to you physically?
My guess: NO
Ray: YES- TRUE
Q5: Are you afraid of dying because you're overweight?
My guess: NO
Ray: YES- TRUE
Q6: Have you ever resented your mother for the way she treated your wife?
My guess: NO
Ray: YES- $10,000
Q7: Have you ever looked at pornography without your wife a knowledge?
My guess: YES
Ray: YES- TRUE
Q8: Have you ever withheld any health information from your wife?
My guess: NO
Ray: YES- TRUE
Q9: Have you ever stolen anything from a job?
My guess: YES
Ray: YES- TRUE
Q10: Have you ever fantasized about having sex with a woman other than your wife?
My guess: YES
Ray: YES- TRUE
Q11: Would you cheat on your wife if you knew you wouldn't get caught?
My guess: NO
Ray: NO- $25,000
The host then presents two possible upcoming questions for him to peek at from everybody else. That's pretty cool.
Q12: Have you ever resented your mother for attending your wedding dressed in black?
My guess: NO
Ray: YES- TRUE
Q13: Would you donate an organ to your mother if it would save her life?
My guess: YES
Ray: YES- TRUE
This next question was swapped out:
Can you ever forgive your parents for not accepting Maria as your wife?
Q14: Is it important to you for people to think you have money?
My guess: YES
Ray: NO- TRUE
Q15: Have you ever thought your wife deserves a better looking man than you?
My guess: YES
Ray: YES- $100,000!
He then decides to throw in the towel!
DOND: Ryan Gleghorn is back to hopefully last the entire episode and be the show's first in-studio millionaire.
ROUND 4:
1. #15- DANGER ZONE TIME
2. #3- STRIKE ONE!
3. #21- $25
FOURTH OFFER: $144,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 5:
1. #12- BUCK
2. #23- $100
FIFTH OFFER: $246,000- NO DEAL
His next pick is #17...STRIKE TWO. New offer: $97,000, and he says DEAL then, thus meaning the final game of this Million Dollar Mission will have 13 $1,000,000 cases in play...
...and STILL, nobody has chosen a million case in this mission, because his case had $500. Here was what would've happened had he gone on:
#25- $1,000 (Offer: $248,000)
#5- $50 (Offer: $339,000)
#9- $400 (Offer: $488,000)
He then would've struck out had he gone all the way with his case.
The player with a 50:50 chance at the big prize now is Katie Henslin from Forrest Lake, MN. She also works at a church with teenagers and also works at Children's Hospital in St. Paul. We'll be seeing her again on the Million Dollar Mission II finale Monday. But we have time to do her Round 1. For this game only, anything other than $1,000,000 on each selection will turn green. Her case of destiny is #8, which is the same case that current all-time winner Michelle Falco chose. Katie's husband is attached to a harness. Every time a million case is KOed, he will go up in the air a little bit.
ROUND 1:
1. #4- BUCK
2. #11- $750
3. #18- $500
4. #21- $300
5. #2
6. #15
RECORD FIRST OFFER: $280,000- NO DEAL
Who is the only U.S. president to have held the rank of five-star general?
A: Ulysses S. Grant
B: Dwight D. Eisenhower
C: Zachary Taylor
D: Andrew Jackson
He asks the audience here. 79% said Eisenhower while 16 % said Grant. He agrees with Eisenhower to go to $16,000! For $25,000:
Despite their tasty-sounding name, sweetbreads are typically made from what not-so-appetizing parts of an animal?
A: Thyroid and liver
B: Pancreas and thymus
C: Kidney and testes
D: Intestine and pituitary gland
With his gut nowhere on the board, he calls his brother Jim for help. He says pancreas and thymus with definite authority, and the player agrees...
A: Thyroid and liver
B: Pancreas and thymus
C: Kidney and testes
D: Intestine and pituitary gland
...he's up to $25,000! After switching, here's his $50,000 question:
Though they don't smell quite as pretty, onions are commonly classified in the same family as which of these flowers?
A: Geranium
B: Lily
C: Crocus
D: Iris
The 50:50 leaves geranium and lily. He locks in lily....
A: Geranium
B: Lily
...he picked the right flower for $50,000! He immediately takes that amount home after not knowing the answer to this $100,000 movie question:
Featured in the horror classic "Alien", the spacecrafts Nostromo and Narcissus take their names from works by what author?
A: Theodore Dreiser
B: Henry James
C: E.M. Forster
D: Joseph Conrad
The answer was Conrad.
Let's see if Bimbi Shabi from Brooklyn will be back tomorrow. Her $1,000 question is this:
Which of these animal names appears in Roget's Thesaurus as a synonym for "tattletale"?
A: Canary
B: Fox
C: Guppy
D: Honeybee
After polling the audience, 86% said canary. She agrees and is right to guarantee $1,000. To return tomorrow:
The 2007 game show "Don't Forget the Lyrics!" has roughly the same premise as what other show?
A: "1 vs. 100"
B: "Power of 10"
C: "Identity"
D: "The Singing Bee"
I would've killed her if she had missed this one, but she says "The Singing Bee" to return tomorrow!
TPIR: Today's opening contestants are Bradley Bond (from the Univ. of Illinois), Amanda Hodge, Vincent DiNova and Nicholas Conway. The first IUFB is stuff for your gym.
Nicholas: $1,850
Vincent: $1,400
Amanda: $1,700
Bradley: BUCK
ARP: $1,094, so the Illinois student will try for $1,000 and more in Clock Game. First up is a pair of bean bag chairs marked at $798. He starts with
$500...$520...$600...$700...$800...$750...$770...$780...$790...and one ups from there. The water walking system is next, and its price is $899. He has 17.5 seconds to do it in. He starts with $1,100, then $900...$800...$850...$860...$870...$890...and one ups from there to win with seven seconds left! After his second bid on the chairs, he really played this game well!
Christine Rochar then comes on down and the second IUFB is a bed. The winner also gets $40 worth of Os-Cal.
Christine: $1,200 (STAGE GARF)
Nicholas: $1,450
Vincent: $975 (STAGE GARF)
Amanda: $1,451
Hodge wins by default, as the ARP was $2,400. BTW, she's also a college student. She now plays Range Game for a Ford Fusion! The range is $18,300-$18,900. She stops at $18,481-$18,631 and wins the $18,495 car!
Next to get out of their seat in the audience is Eric Fredrick and the third IUFB is a set of jewelry. $40 of Gold Bond Lotion also goes to the winner.
Eric: $575
Christine: $550
Nicholas: $500
Vincent: $580
ARP: $772, meaning DiNova goes to a Swap Meet, where he can win a vaccum, a dual trike, a sofa and a washer/dryer. He must match the ARP of the vaccum to the ARP of one of the other three prizes. He chooses the sofa, which is $963...but not the vaccum. It was $1,399, and the prize he should've chosen instead was the trike. The ARP of the washer/dryer remained hidden from view. Not sure if Roger wanted this won today.
SSD1: The only loser this half spins 60 cents. The student from Illinois spins 85 cents! The female student also spins that to force a college spin-off! He spins 95, while the lady spins 45 cents, so he's in the Showcase!
Next player is Keri Ann Mowry and the fourth IUFB is a set of digital cameras.
Keri Ann: $850
Eric: $500
Christine: $1,000 (she wanted to say $1 at first)
Nicholas: BUCK
ARP: $680, meaning Fredrick plays Check Out (first playing this season, I think) for a trip to Aspen worth $4,010. The products today are popcorn, V8 juice, Hot Pockets, HBP medicine and hearing aid. His guesses are as follows:
1. $1.99
2. $2.50
3. $3.00
4. $7.99
5. $4.00
TOTAL GUESS: $19.48
The actual total of the products must be within $17.48-$21.48.
1. $2.39
2. $3.15
3. $2.49
4. $6.29
5. $8.99
TOTAL: $23.31
Next to "Come on Down" is Leslie Royal and the next IUFB is an area rug. The winner also has $40 of NutraMist coming their way.
Leslie: $825
Christine: $1,400
Nicholas: $675
Keri Ann: $1,100
ARP: $855, so Royal will play Flip Flop for a TV. Board:
2498
My guess is $4,298, and she agrees...she wins!
The last player is Wednesday Phillips (great name, because today is Wednesday!) and the final IUFB is a dinette. The winner also gets $40 worth of Garlique and will have a shot at a car.
Wednesday: $890
Christine: $999
Nicholas: $1,100
Keri Ann: $1,101
ARP: $1,195, so Conway heads to the First Four Breakfast Club, Wednesday goes back to where she came from, and Mowry gets a chance at a Jeep Wrangler in Lucky Seven! This is the first time in a while this game is the last one of the day! First number is 2 of course. Her second number pick is 1...
$ 2 2, _ _ _
...it's 2 instead. She says 4 next...
$ 2 2, 4 _ _
...bullseye! Next pick is 6....
$ 2 2, 4 7 _
...7! She has $5 left. She says 5 last and wins the $22,479 Jeep!
SSD2: The only loser this half spins a nickel...and 20 for a quarter total. Royal spins 95 cents! Mowry spins 75...and goes over, so Royal's off to the Showcase!
For our first Showcase, we meey Safety Sally. First, she recommends wearing bubble wrap while staying away from some garden equipment. Second, she suggests that you wear tons of sunscreen while in the Caribbean. Finally, she knows that you may need to cover your ears to endure the screams from the audience every time they show off cars like a Dodge Avenger! The Illinois student bids $24,500. Royal then visits the First Bank of Price, where she could take away cookware, a Playstation 3 game console and a pair of motorcycles. She bids $16,500.
ARP for him: $30,721, a difference of $6,221. That trip must've been pretty expensive. Let's start with the first 2 digits of the lady's Showcase...
$ 1 6, _ _ _
...looking good. The last two numbers...
$ 1 6, _ 4 8
...if that middle digit is 5, 6 or 7, she's a Double Showcase Winner. If it's 8 or 9, she just wins her Showcase. Anything lower than all of that and she loses.....
$ 1 6, 1 4 8
...OUCH. Had she bid an even 16 grand, she would've been the latest Double Showcase Winner on the show. Instead, she leaves with $5,193 in stuff while the Illinois student is our champion with a grand total of $34,512 in cash and prizes!
Family Feud: I'm only covering Game #2 today. The Sees are in their fourth game against the Johnsons, led by Calvin and joined by Bre'anna, Felicia, Shawanna and Stanley.
First question: Name something people gather around at parties. Starting with:
1. Bar/punch bowl (44, Calvin)
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
The Johnsons will play. Starting with Bre'anna, she says tables...NO. Felicia is next in line with a guess of food...#2 (34)! Shawanna then guesses the DJ...#5 (4)! Stanley's opening guess is the dance floor...NO. Back to Calvin, who then BLANKS OUT, so it's steal time. 82 points are on the line on the game's first steal. Sarah says fire...#4 (4) for the points! Remaining answers:
3. Exciting people (4)
6. Swimming pool (3)
7. TV (3)
Second question: What do you think the average person would do if he/she saw a bear while hiking in the woods? Starting with:
1. RUN FOR THEIR LIVES!!!! (78, Bre'anna)
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
The Johnsons will start a round once more. This time, we start with Felicia, who says the bears appear bigger than they are...no. Shawanna says stand still...#3 (3)! Stanley is next with screaming for help...#2 (10)! Over to Calvin, whose next guess is lie down...no. Bre'anna then answers feed the bear...three strikes. For another 91 points, Sarah says hide...no, so the Johnsons have their first 91 points! Remainder of the board:
4. Piss on themselves (3, John got a good laugh out of that one!)
5. Climb a tree (2)
6. Die (2)
Double: Name something many men did as boys for their mothers but not for their wives. Starting with:
1. Housework (61, Amy)
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
The Sees will start this time. Todd starts the round off with taking out the trash...#3 (10)! Danny then says cooking...#2 (11)! Back to Sarah, who says washing the car...no. Emily is next in the line with mowing the lawn...all yard work is #5 (3)! Amy says helping with the laundry...#4 (6)! To sweep, Todd says the bottom answer is give their moms love and affection...no. Danny has the last sweep opportunity this round with setting the kitchen table...SWEEP (2), sending them to 268!
Triple: Things Tarzan might have taught his son to do. Shawanna says that famous screaming, but that's #3 (9). Todd then says swing from the vines...NUMBER ONE (70), so the champs have a chance to close this game out! Danny's guess is hunting for food...#2 (12)! They're in good shape to get a fourth victory here. Sarah says that bottom answer is getting along with the animals...no. Emily then tries building his shelter...no. Last chance to sweep goes to Amy, who says swimming...WIN (7) at 562!
Fast Money: Here are Sarah and Amy's latest batch of questions.
1. Name something you'd hate to realize you left open.
2. Name something you see on a woman's head.
3. Name a food you leave the skin on when eating it.
4. Name an occasion when people sing.
5. Another word for street.
My guesses:
1. House door or car door
2. Zits (Hair rollers and hair were my other guesses)
3. Chicken (Turkey was my other guess)
4. American Idol (Wedding was my other guess)
5. Road (Avenue was my other guess)
Amy says refrigerator, hat, apple, birthday and road for 192!! Sarah says purse first...4. Her second guess was wig, which is #1 for the $20,000! The top answer for the first question was the front or back door of your house, like I would've said. Four-day total: $41,285!
Temptation: Ian is now here a third time. He made a bit of an improvement in the last episode I didn't see. He now has $212 in his bank account. He faces Crystal and Nicole today. After the first Speed Round...
Ian: $45
Crystal: $20
Nicole: $25
...Ian is offered two tickets to anywhere in the continental U.S. plus a gold chain necklace, for a total of $1,550 for just $15. After a third plane ticket is thrown in, he buys $2,050 worth of stuff! Fame Game board:
_ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Category: Singer.
1. I was born in 1949 to working class parents.
2. I once played with Dr. Zoom and the Sonic Boom.
3. In 1979, I was on the cover of both Time and Newsweek.
Ian then rings in...
_ R _ C E
_ _ R _ N _ S T _ E _
...he gets BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN to get his $15 back!
Knock Off category: Valid words in the Official Scrabble Dictionary.
Ain't
Squiggly
Stinker
Crinkle
Jabber
Crunk
Texted
Karate
Dude
Awesome
Bummer
TURN 1:
Crystal: Squiggly- $5 ($25)
Nicole: Awesome- $2 ($27)
Ian: Karate- $10 ($55)
TURN 2:
Crystal: Crinkle- $2 ($27)
Nicole: Dude- $2 ($29)
Ian: Bummer- $5 ($60)
TURN 3:
Crystal: Texted
Nicole: Jabber- $5 ($34)
Ian: Stinker- $2 ($62)
FINAL TURN:
Nicole: Email- $15 ($49)
With a $13 lead now, Ian is now offered a $1,000 gift certificate from Closet Tailors plus laundry service for four months, all worth $1,375 for $15. The final offer is a $14 sale price and a $100 bonus. Going once...going twice...NO SALE.
Speed Round #2 dealt with facts about the reality game shows "Survivor" and "Big Brother"! For the first time in a while, I'm covering a Speed Round in full.
Q1: Hosted by Jeff Probst
IAN SAYS SURVIVOR- RIGHT ($67)
Q2: "Outwit, Outplay, Outlast"
IAN SAYS SURVIVOR- RIGHT ($72)
Q3: "Expect the Unexpected"
IAN SAYS BIG BROTHER- RIGHT ($77)
Q4: Head of Household
IAN SAYS BIG BROTHER- RIGHT AGAIN ($82)
Q5: Players eliminated at Tribal Council
NICOLE SAYS SURVIVOR- RIGHT ($54)
Q6: First champion on their show was Richard Hatch
IAN SAYS SURVIVOR- RIGHT ($87)
Q7: Winner of its most recent all-star season was Mike "Boogie" Malin
IAN SAYS BIG BROTHER- RIGHT ($92)
Q8: Has live evictions
IAN ANSWERS BIG BROTHER- YOU BET ($97)
Final question: Makes players try to find hidden Immunity Idols
NICOLE SAYS SURVIVOR- YOU BET ($59)
With a $38 lead, surely Ian wouldn't give up that big advantage for a chance at $500 in Instant Ca$h, and he doesn't. The $500 was in the red wallet.
Ian almost let his lead slip away, but he escapes with a win at $97! Nicole (who finished with $89) and Crystal head to the ZONK clubhouse.
Here's what's on offer right now at Shopper's Paradise:
$100: Beg, Borrow and Steal membership ($3,300)
$205: Trip to St. Maarten ($5,215)
$436: Pulaski dining room ($8,548)
$650: $10,000 Bloomingdale's Shopping Spree
$825: 2008 Mini Cooper (Fairly loaded)($24,450)
Super Knock Off category: Female actors who have played a man in a movie.
Hilary Swank
Annette Bening
Jessica Lange
Julie Andrews
Barbra Streisand
Angelina Jolie
Gwyneth Paltrow
Julia Roberts
Nicole Kidman
Jodie Foster
Linda Hunt
Amanda Bynes
1. Hilary Swank- $25
2. Barbra Streisand- $25
3. Amanda Bynes- $50
4. Julie Andrews- $25
5. Gwyneth Paltrow- $25
He would've swept the board had he gone on with Linda Hunt.
With $459 in his bank account...he'll be back tomorrow!
Jeopardy!: Tonight's teen players are Will Casper, Maria Bennici and Katie Gill. Opening categories:
WHEN THEY WERE TEENS
RIGHT ON THE MONEY
IT HAPPENS IN FEBRUARY
AMERICANA
SHORT STORIES
A, B, C, D THEN F (the first correct reponse begins with A, the second with a B, and so on)
Early on, Bennici hits the Daily Double under the $600 clue in Short Stories. With just $400, she wagers the full $1,000 on this:
This Poe story mentions "a low, dull, quick sound...as a watch makes when enveloped in cotton".
"What is The Tall-Tale Heart?"...right to go to $1,400! At the first break, she's still ahead with $4,000. The man in the middle has $3,200 and the other lady has $1,200. After the round, the only man on the panel is now ahead with $4,400. Bennici is now in second with $3,800 and Katie has $3,400.
DJ! categories:
THE CIVIL WAR
HIGH SCHOOL MUSICALS
POTPOURRI
OFFICIAL CANADIAN PROVINCE THINGS
VERY SUPERSTICIOUS
9-LETTER WORDS
Katie starts to catch fire about midway in the round, being the first to hit five figures. The other two at one point were at about $6,000 each. Bennici later decides to go Daily Double Hunting in Very Superstitious, as both Daily Doubles are still in play at this point. Soon after, just two full categories remain- Civil War and Official Canadian Province Things. There's a Daily Double hidden somewhere in each of those categories. Here are the scores at this moment:
Katie: $13,000
Maria: $8,600
Will: $8,000
First clue in the Civil War:
Robert E. Lee's nephew, Fitzhugh Lee, was a major general during both the Civil War and this 1898 war.
Katie says "What is the Spanish-American War?"...right to go to $13,400. $800 clue there:
"Quaker guns" were really logs that the south painted to look like these big mounted weapons.
Bennici rings in with "What are cannons?"...correct to go to $9,400. Middle clue:
He was clipping roses in his garden when he'd found out that he'd been elected President of the
Confederacy.
Katie says "Who was Jefferson Davis?" to go to $14,600. The $1,600 clue is the first Daily Double of the round! She wagers $2,000:
This city in Northern Virginia was the site of two battles known in the north as the Battles of Bull Run.
"What is Manassas?"...right for $16,600! Final clue in the category:
General Albert Sidney Johnston died while leading the attack against the union at Shiloh in this state.
The man goes with "What is Tennessee?"...he's right to go to ten grand! $1,200 clue in the Canada category:
Its song is "The Island Hymn".
Bennici says "What is Prince Edward Island?"...correct to go to $10,600! $1,600 clue:
It's great, it's gray, it's nocturnal, it's the provincial bird of Manitoba.
Katie buzzes in with "What is an owl?"...correct to move to $18,200! $800 clue:
Petrified wood is the official stone of this province whose capital is Edmonton.
Bennici, at the last second, goes with "What is Alberta?"...right to go to $11,400! She then picks the Daily Double under the $2,000 clue and wagers two grand on the following:
This province's motto is Je Me Souviens, "I Remember".
"What is Quebec?"...is right to go to $13,400! Final clue of the round:
British Columbia's flag shows the sun setting over wavy stripes, which symbolize this ocean.
The man says "What is the Pacific?"...right to end the round with $10,400!
FJ! category: The Animal World.
C. Familiaris, it has one of the largest size ranges, from a two-pound Mexican variety to 200-pounders.
Nick Philip and Mollie Haycock could be eliminated tonight. The man in the middle tonight wrote down "What is a dog?"...woof, woof, he's right to double to $20,800! Bennici said the opposite, cat, and wagered $3,500, so she's down to $9,900 and has been eliminated from the tournament, as is Haycock. Those two leave with $5,000 each. Katie is right, and with a $4,000 wager, is off to the semi-finals!
Wild Card Leaderboard:
1. Will Casper- $20,800
2. Melissa Luttman- $18,400
3. Janelle Lambert- $11,200
4. Nick Philip- $10,000
The Moment of Truth: The contestant right now is Ray Hernandez, a cook from California. His Peanut Gallery consists of Marla (wife), Margaret (mother), Sheriece (daughter), Shannon (daughter) and Sam (Shannon's boyfriend).
Q1: Have you ever bought food you knew was stolen?
My guess: YES
Ray: YES- TRUE
Q2: Have you ever flirted with any women at work?
My guess: YES
Ray: NO- TRUE
Q3: If a natural disaster left thousands of people homeless, would you let a family of strangers stay in your house?
My guess: YES
Ray: YES- TRUE
Q4: Do you think your wife is still attracted to you physically?
My guess: NO
Ray: YES- TRUE
Q5: Are you afraid of dying because you're overweight?
My guess: NO
Ray: YES- TRUE
Q6: Have you ever resented your mother for the way she treated your wife?
My guess: NO
Ray: YES- $10,000
Q7: Have you ever looked at pornography without your wife a knowledge?
My guess: YES
Ray: YES- TRUE
Q8: Have you ever withheld any health information from your wife?
My guess: NO
Ray: YES- TRUE
Q9: Have you ever stolen anything from a job?
My guess: YES
Ray: YES- TRUE
Q10: Have you ever fantasized about having sex with a woman other than your wife?
My guess: YES
Ray: YES- TRUE
Q11: Would you cheat on your wife if you knew you wouldn't get caught?
My guess: NO
Ray: NO- $25,000
The host then presents two possible upcoming questions for him to peek at from everybody else. That's pretty cool.
Q12: Have you ever resented your mother for attending your wedding dressed in black?
My guess: NO
Ray: YES- TRUE
Q13: Would you donate an organ to your mother if it would save her life?
My guess: YES
Ray: YES- TRUE
This next question was swapped out:
Can you ever forgive your parents for not accepting Maria as your wife?
Q14: Is it important to you for people to think you have money?
My guess: YES
Ray: NO- TRUE
Q15: Have you ever thought your wife deserves a better looking man than you?
My guess: YES
Ray: YES- $100,000!
He then decides to throw in the towel!
DOND: Ryan Gleghorn is back to hopefully last the entire episode and be the show's first in-studio millionaire.
ROUND 4:
1. #15- DANGER ZONE TIME
2. #3- STRIKE ONE!
3. #21- $25
FOURTH OFFER: $144,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 5:
1. #12- BUCK
2. #23- $100
FIFTH OFFER: $246,000- NO DEAL
His next pick is #17...STRIKE TWO. New offer: $97,000, and he says DEAL then, thus meaning the final game of this Million Dollar Mission will have 13 $1,000,000 cases in play...
...and STILL, nobody has chosen a million case in this mission, because his case had $500. Here was what would've happened had he gone on:
#25- $1,000 (Offer: $248,000)
#5- $50 (Offer: $339,000)
#9- $400 (Offer: $488,000)
He then would've struck out had he gone all the way with his case.
The player with a 50:50 chance at the big prize now is Katie Henslin from Forrest Lake, MN. She also works at a church with teenagers and also works at Children's Hospital in St. Paul. We'll be seeing her again on the Million Dollar Mission II finale Monday. But we have time to do her Round 1. For this game only, anything other than $1,000,000 on each selection will turn green. Her case of destiny is #8, which is the same case that current all-time winner Michelle Falco chose. Katie's husband is attached to a harness. Every time a million case is KOed, he will go up in the air a little bit.
ROUND 1:
1. #4- BUCK
2. #11- $750
3. #18- $500
4. #21- $300
5. #2
6. #15
RECORD FIRST OFFER: $280,000- NO DEAL
WRITER'S STRIKE OVER
Various sources report that the writers voted by a landslide to accept the new deal and go back to work today!
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
"The Biggest Loser" 2/12
We start with Dan Evans talking to Bob that if his team loses tonight's weigh-in, he likely will be a goner.
Bernardo Salazar then got to pick a reward from the usual Gameplay, Family and Luxury cards. He chose the Gameplay envelope...and learned that he got 50% off during his next challenge.
Now, for the challenge. Each team had to sit one of their players before the challenge began. The other people had to stand on a balance beam in teams of two and had to hold the amount of weight that they've lost up to this point in the season. When a person drops the weight from the air at any time, he/she was eliminated. Salazar, since he chose the Gameplay card, will only have to endure half as much weight unlike the other players. The last team standing got to give immunity to one player of each team.
Kelly Fields and Trent Patterson sat this challenge out. Teaming up for the blue team was Mark Kruger and Dan Evans and Jay Kruger and Roger Shultz. Teaming up for the black team was Maggie King and Paul Marks and Brittany Aberle and Bernardo Salazar.
Jay and Shultz were the first ones out for the blue team. The other blue duo soon fell, so the black team won!
Later on, Jillian met her mother!
Getting immunity were...
...Maggie King and Jay Kruger! They each have immunity on the condition that they don't gain at least one pounds this week.
Let's start with the black team.
Kelly Fields: 225 lbs, 8 pounds lost, 3.43%
Paul Marks: 241 lbs, 10 pounds lost, 3.98%
Bernardo Salazar: 216 lbs, 7 pounds lost, 3.14%
Brittany Aberle: 188 lbs, 1 pound lost, .53%
Maggie King: 204 lbs, 2 pounds lost, .97%
All told, this team's percentage was 2.54%.
For the blue team to have won, they needed to have lost at least 35 pounds.
Dan Evans: 237 lbs, 7 pounds lost, 2.87%
Roger Shultz: 292 lbs, 9 pounds lost, 2,99%
Trent Patterson: 349 lbs, 8 pounds lost, 2.24%
Mark Kruger: 215 lbs, 6 pounds lost, 2.71%
Jay Kruger needed to have gone down to at least 243 for his team to win...
...but he went down to 244- THE BLUE TEAM LOST BY A SINGLE, COTTON-PICKIN POUND!!! OUCH. Bob was so disappointed that he left the room before everyone else did! I don't blame him- losing like that just sucks.
Marks was the new player of the week. Jay was safe on the blue team, as was Roger (because he was the biggest loser on his team).
By a vote of 4-1....
...Patterson was eliminated. The only vote not casted against him went to Mark.
The remaining players then got to go home for a little while!
Bernardo Salazar then got to pick a reward from the usual Gameplay, Family and Luxury cards. He chose the Gameplay envelope...and learned that he got 50% off during his next challenge.
Now, for the challenge. Each team had to sit one of their players before the challenge began. The other people had to stand on a balance beam in teams of two and had to hold the amount of weight that they've lost up to this point in the season. When a person drops the weight from the air at any time, he/she was eliminated. Salazar, since he chose the Gameplay card, will only have to endure half as much weight unlike the other players. The last team standing got to give immunity to one player of each team.
Kelly Fields and Trent Patterson sat this challenge out. Teaming up for the blue team was Mark Kruger and Dan Evans and Jay Kruger and Roger Shultz. Teaming up for the black team was Maggie King and Paul Marks and Brittany Aberle and Bernardo Salazar.
Jay and Shultz were the first ones out for the blue team. The other blue duo soon fell, so the black team won!
Later on, Jillian met her mother!
Getting immunity were...
...Maggie King and Jay Kruger! They each have immunity on the condition that they don't gain at least one pounds this week.
Let's start with the black team.
Kelly Fields: 225 lbs, 8 pounds lost, 3.43%
Paul Marks: 241 lbs, 10 pounds lost, 3.98%
Bernardo Salazar: 216 lbs, 7 pounds lost, 3.14%
Brittany Aberle: 188 lbs, 1 pound lost, .53%
Maggie King: 204 lbs, 2 pounds lost, .97%
All told, this team's percentage was 2.54%.
For the blue team to have won, they needed to have lost at least 35 pounds.
Dan Evans: 237 lbs, 7 pounds lost, 2.87%
Roger Shultz: 292 lbs, 9 pounds lost, 2,99%
Trent Patterson: 349 lbs, 8 pounds lost, 2.24%
Mark Kruger: 215 lbs, 6 pounds lost, 2.71%
Jay Kruger needed to have gone down to at least 243 for his team to win...
...but he went down to 244- THE BLUE TEAM LOST BY A SINGLE, COTTON-PICKIN POUND!!! OUCH. Bob was so disappointed that he left the room before everyone else did! I don't blame him- losing like that just sucks.
Marks was the new player of the week. Jay was safe on the blue team, as was Roger (because he was the biggest loser on his team).
By a vote of 4-1....
...Patterson was eliminated. The only vote not casted against him went to Mark.
The remaining players then got to go home for a little while!
This year's "TPIR MIllion Dollar Spectacular" format changed
According to somebody at Golden Road.net and Buzzerblog, the following changes have been announced for this year's Million Dollar Spectaculars for "The Price is Right".
-The $1,000,000 grand prize will no longer be offered on the Big Wheel, as it was in the past.
-There are two different ways you can win the $1,000,000 on these specials. On each of this year's specials, one Pricing Game will be deemed the Million Dollar Game. If the contestant who plays that game plays it perfectly, he/she wins the $1,000,000 in addition to the other prize (s) offered in that game.
-The other way is through the Showcases. The margin for a Double Showcase Win is now $1,000. Should a contestant score a Double Showcase Win, in addition to both Showcases, he/she wins the grand prize.
I would like to offer a couple suggestions of my own:
-On the daytime version, if a contestant is within $100 of the ARP of his/her Showcase, he/she should win $50,000 in addition to the Showcases.
-On the primetime version, if you're within $2,500 of the ARP of your own Showcase, you should only win the two Showcases and not the $1,000,000 (This should also apply to a contestant who already won the grand prize during his/her Million Dollar Game).
-The $1,000,000 grand prize will no longer be offered on the Big Wheel, as it was in the past.
-There are two different ways you can win the $1,000,000 on these specials. On each of this year's specials, one Pricing Game will be deemed the Million Dollar Game. If the contestant who plays that game plays it perfectly, he/she wins the $1,000,000 in addition to the other prize (s) offered in that game.
-The other way is through the Showcases. The margin for a Double Showcase Win is now $1,000. Should a contestant score a Double Showcase Win, in addition to both Showcases, he/she wins the grand prize.
I would like to offer a couple suggestions of my own:
-On the daytime version, if a contestant is within $100 of the ARP of his/her Showcase, he/she should win $50,000 in addition to the Showcases.
-On the primetime version, if you're within $2,500 of the ARP of your own Showcase, you should only win the two Showcases and not the $1,000,000 (This should also apply to a contestant who already won the grand prize during his/her Million Dollar Game).
2/12/2008 Results
WWTBAM: Returning today is Mark Czachor, who we now learn is also a wrestling coach. We resume with this $16,000 question:
The star of the popular Nickelodeon series "Zoey 101" is a sister of whom?
A: Mandy Moore
B: Hilary Duff
C: Lindsay Lohan
D: Britney Spears
He'd better get this, because his sister does. The 50:50 leaves Lohan and Spears. He then says Spears to go to $16,000! For $25,000:
Because of her foreign birth, Marie Antoinette was given what dismissive nickname by the French?
A: The Austrian Woman
B: The German Woman
C: The English Woman
D: The Dutch Woman
His gut is Austria, so he saves his phone and locks it in...
A: The Austria Woman
B: The German Woman
C: The English Woman
D: The Dutch Woman
...that's right for $25,000! For $50,000:
To aid in digestion, which of these animals commonly swallows rocks?
A: Grizzly bear
B: Crocodile
C: Camel
D: Rhinoceros
As a science teacher, he locks in crocodile fairly quickly...
A: Grizzly bear
B: Crocodile
C: Camel
D: Rhinoceros
...sure enough, he's now at $50,000! After switching, here's his $100,000 question:
A famous poem by William Carlos Williams reads, "So much depends upon a red wheelbarrow glazed with rain water beside the" what?
A: Wet ducklings
B: Green pasture
C: Rusty fence post
D: White chickens
He calls Jonathan, who says white chickens at the last second. He agrees...
A: Wet ducklings
B: Green pasture
C: Rusty fence post
D: White chickens
...YES for $100,000! For $250,000:
Equivalent to 20 bottles, which of these large bottles of champagne holds the greatest volume?
A: Balthazar
B: Jeroboam
C: Methuselah
D: Nebuchadnezzar
He's taking his hundred grand home! He nearly locked in Methuselah for no reason...good thing he stopped himself, because it was actually Nebuchadnezzar!
Ryan Deschner from Poughkeepsie, NY is our next player. He's a chemical engineer and is also a newlywed. For $16,000:
The subtitle of a comedy video starring Andrew Dice Clay, "The Diceman Cometh" is a pun on the title of a classic play by whom?
A: Arthur Miller
B: Eugene O' Neill
C: Tennessee Williams
D: Edward Albee
He asks the audience and gets nasty numbers. 41% said O' Neill, 30% said Miller and 22% said Williams. He next calls Kyle, a friend from Seattle, who's pretty sure it's O'Neill. He then locks in O'Neill...
A: Arthur Miller
B: Eugene O' Neill
C: Tennessee Williams
D: Edward Albee
...it is for $16,000! Last question of the day, for $25,000:
On his Web site, which of these 2008 presidential candidates claims to be a four-time Nobel Peace Prize nominee?
A: Dennis Kucinich
B: Barack Obama
C: Bill Richardson
D: Mitt Romney (who just recently dropped out)
He's thinking Romney, but checks himself with the 50:50...good thing he used that, because Romney drops out of this picture as well. Kucinich and Richardson are left. He goes with Kucinich...
A: Dennis Kucinich
C: Bill Richardson
...NO. That means he leaves with $1,000 and will not be back.
TPIR: Today's first four are Andrew Martinez, Donna Grenados, Renee Hogaman and Anthony Borness. The first IUFB is camping gear.
Anthony: $699
Renee: $1,200
Donna: $850
Andrew: $1,300
ARP: $945, so Grenados plays Money Game for a Dodge Caliber (Std., AC, Stereo, SRadio). Board:
(74)(36)(95)
(50)(19)(25)
(80)(17)(18)
Middle number is 1. She picks 18 and 19 for $37 before getting 17 as the front of the car
($ 1 7, 1 _ _). Next pick is 80...$80 more bucks. Last pick is 95...I don't think so. She wins $212. ARP was $17,125.
Next player is Sandra Robertson and the second IUFB is a home theatre sound system.
Sandra: $895
Andrew: $975
Anthony: $1,225
Renee: $1,226
ARP: $1,999, so Renee will play It's In the Bag. Products are Goldfish, jewelry clasp, V8 juice, Pine Sol, Hot Pockets and HBP medicine. The first bag has a 89 cent idem, and she picks the crackers. The second item costs $9.99 and she says the jewelry clasp. The third bag contains a $2.49 item and she says the Pine Sol. For the $3.15 item, she picks the Hot Pockets, and she finally picks the juice for the $4.49 bag. The first two items are right for $2,000. I hope she stops there...but she doesn't and loses. The Hot Pockets were $2.49, the juice was $3.15 and the Pine Sol was $4.49.
Next player is Alana Benz and the third IUFB is a gorgeous diamond pendant.
Alana: $600
Sandra: $1,000
Andrew: $1,295
Anthony: $1,296
ARP: $1,195, so Robertson plays One Wrong Price for a bar set marked at $3,099, a refrigerator marked at $950 and a treadmill marked at $3,999. She says the freezer is wrong, and sure enough it is, because it's actually $1,599, so she wins! For dramatic effect, the other two prizes' prices were revealed.
The first loser of the day gets to the Showcase.
Next player is Valerie Jerkovich and the next IUFB is a BBQ.
Valerie: $550
Andrew: $399 (STUPID BID)
Anthony: BUCK (STUPID BID)
Alana: $450
ARP: $1,172, so Jerkovich tries for a pair of motorcycles in Balance Game. The last three digits are 3, 9 and 8. The dollar amounts available are $3,000-$5,000. She places $5,000 and $3,000 on the scale, for a guess of $8,398...it balances for the win!
Next player is Jesse Lynn, a former Marine, and the next IUFB is a collection of travel books.
Jesse: $520
Andrew: $650
Anthony: $510
Alana: $800 (STAGE WILLY)
ARP: $593, so Lynn, who is on stilts/cruches even as we speak, will play Line Em' Up for a Chrysler PT Cruiser (Std., AT, Mats)! Board:
1
?- $872, Outdoor Clock
?- $25, Iron
?- $549, Chair
0
First guess is $18,590...two of the three missing numbers are right. He changes to $17,590...but it's $18,290. If he had said $17,590 on his first try, he might've had a better shot at it.
The last player is Wiara Kissinger and the final IUFB is flatware.
Wiara: $500
Andrew: $1,100
Anthony: $850
Alana: $669
ARP: $810, so Andrew and Anthony are off to the First Four Breakfast Club while Alana plays Barker's Bargain Bar for a bar cabinet marked at $1,899 and a guitar marked at $837. She agrees with me the gutiar is the bigger bargain. ARP for the cabinet: $2,199, a difference of $300. ARP for the guitar: $1,437, so she is indeed a winner!
SSD2: The only loser this half (but a special one, at that, as the audience was really rooting for him when he got on stage) spins 80 cents. Alana spins 70...and goes over. Sandra spins 85 cents to go to the Showcase! Too bad, Jesse.
The first Showcase has a bedroom, sleepwear and a trip to Singapore, and Grenados bids a safe $15,195. Robertson tries for a TV, a sauna and a West White Potter Sailboat, and she bids $19,500, which is a GARF, since that only about covers the boat.
ARP for her: $22,869, a difference of $3,369. ARP for Grenados: $21,268, so she leaves with only $1,167 while Robertson wins $32,439 in stuff!
Merv Griffin's Crosswords: Today's opening players are Julian Petrello (a director from NY) and Taffy Lachelle (a California artist).
At the day's first Extra, the lady has control of it as soon as she gets on the board with $100. With the man having twice as much, she bets the full $500 on:
A _ _ _ _
Clue: Kate's sitcom partner. She says ALLIE...I thought she misspelled it, but that's correct to multiply her winnings by six! She ends the round with $750 while her opponent has $550.
Today's Spoilers are Benjamin Ploud (a NY attorney), Nina Braddick (a NY student) and Steve Abershaw (an electronics technician from Michigan).
1. (Seven-letter word)($300)- Tiramisu, for one. Petrello knows it's an Italian DESSERT to go to $850 and take the lead back for now.
2. (_ _ _ _ S)- Data entry errors. At the last second, Petrello buzzes in with TYPOS to go to $1,050!
3. (_ T _ _ _)- Caribou males. The lady rings in with STAGS...it is to go to $950!
4. (S _ _)($100)- Ocean. She gets SEA easily to tie the game!
5. (G _ _ _ R _ _ _)($300)- Produce, as electricity. She says GENERATE to take the lead back with $1,350!
6. (_ A _)($100)- Angry, or ready for a commitment? Petrello says MAD with uncertainty...he shouldn't be uncertain, because he's right to go to $1,150!
7. (_ _ _ T _)- Bypasses, as bulleted points. Nobody says OMITS.
8. (Six-letter word)- Like old typewriters. Petrello says ANALOG...incorrect. To steal his $1,150, Abershaw says MANUAL...right!
9. (_ _ _ _ _ N)- Character actor Wynn. Abershaw rings in but has nothing, so he drops to $950. Lachelle then says KEENAN...right to move to $1,550!
10. (_ A _ _ _)- Voluntarily forego or give up. She says WAIVE...and she'll be doing that as a hello signal to another $200! She now has $1,750 and hits the first Extra of the round. She wagers a thousand:
_ V _ _ _ _
Clue: Be it-humble link. She says EVER SO...
E V E R S O
...she's right to go to $2,750!
12. (_ O _)($100)- One who wears very little clothing? Abershaw says TOT...yes indeed to go back to $1,050.
13. (_ E _ _ _ T)- Word on a jukebox. Abershaw says RESET, which doesn't fit, dropping him to $850. Answer: SELECT.
14. (Six-letter word)- Like a film before "talkies". He says SILENT...he gets the lost $200 back!
15. (_ _ _ _ _ L _ _)($300)- Side by side, like railroad tracks. He then says PARALLEL...yes to go to $1,350!
16. (R _ _ _)- Like a coin for a collector. He says RARE to add another $200 to his potential collection, taking him to $1,550!
17. (_ _ _ A _)- Sun-related. She says SOLAR to go to $2,950 and hit the other Extra of the round! She wagers $950 this time:
_ _ _ R _
The clue is: Startle. She says SCARE...sounds like it to me! She now has $3,900!
19. (_ _ _ E _)- Units of loudness. She says DYNES...incorrect. To steal her $3,900, Petrello...says nothing, so he's locked out and the lady's down to $3,700. Answer: ZONES.
20. (Five-letter word)- G. Gordon of Watergate. She says LIDDY...she gets the lost $200 back as the round comes to a close!
ROUND 3
1. (_ _ _ _ D)- Corgi or Collie, e.g. She knows either one is a BREED of dog to go to $4,100! BTW, my dog Bandut is celebrating a birthday today!
2. (_ B _)($100)- They were the first to broadcast "The Office". Abershaw stays away from NBC and says BBC...right to go to $1,650!
3. (_ _ _ E _)- Drain, as brakes. He says BLEED...right again for $1,850!
4. (_ _ L I _)- Be in contradiction with. She rings in with BELIE...$4,300!
5. (_ _ _ B L _ _)($300)- Played around, or splashed around. Total Stumper here- it was DABBLED.
6. (Three-letter word)($100)- Like Emmett Kelly's expression. He says SAD...correct to move to $1,950!
7. (S _ _ _ _)- Sales that can make one laugh? He knows that's the legendary SOUPY to go to $2,150!
8. (_ U _ _ _ _ _ _)($300)- Plodded, like an elephant. She goes with LUMBERED...and she's right to jump to $4,600!
9. (_ _ _ _ _ P)- Cancel dramatically, as a contract. He answers ESTOP...doesn't fit, dropping him back to $1,950. The lady then says TEAR UP at the buzzer...yes to go to $4,800!
10. (Six letters)- Danny who sang "Good Time Charlie's Got the Blues". Abershaw says O'KEEFE...correct to get the lost $200 back!
11. (Five-letter word)- Notworthy or extraordinary acts. Lachelle says FEATS...she's at five grand!
12. (Five letters)- Bucky Beaver's toothpaste. Abershaw says IPANA...that's right to go to $2,350! He needs that Extra to go his way really badly.
13. (Three letters)($100)- U-turn from WSW. He says ENE...as in east-northeast, that's correct to hit $2,450!
14. (Six-letter word)- Make a piggish remark? Lachelle says PIGGED...by golly, that's right to hit the final Extra of the game with $5,200! She wagers...just $200. It's a three-letter answer we're looking for, and here's the clue:
180 degree turn, in slang.
She says UIT...good thing she bet very little. It was actually UEY, so she returns to five large.
HOME STRETCH
16. (Five letters)- Apt to doodle. For a late spoil, Braddick says BORED...don't be, my dear, because you're now in front with $5,200!
17. (Three letters)($100)- Peg in the LPGA? Now it's Petrello's turn to steal the lead. He says TEE...right for $5,300!
18. (Four letters)- Little for Verdi. At the buzzer, Petrello says PICO...NO. Lachelle then says nothing, pretty much taking her out of the game. Answer: POCO, so Petrello drops to $5,100.
Final clue (three letters for $100)- Cobra's comment. Abershaw says SSS to finish with $2,550, but that's all we wrote, so Petrello wins $5,100!
Crossfire: If he can fill in the remaining 14 blanks, he's going to Nuevo Vallarta with $10,100...yes with not much trouble!
Family Feud: For our first game, defending their title for the second time is the Craven family! They're facing the Levines, led by Mike, and his partners are Lisa, Nate, Brittney and Lynne.
First question: Name something a wife is glad she doesn't have to do anymore for her husband after a divorce. Starting with:
1. Cook (33, Thomas)
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
The Cravens will start things off. Tish says cleaning...#3 (17)! Christy then answers having sex...#4 (15)! Next is Toree, who goes with doing the laundry...#2 (22)! Over to Calisha, who says rubbing his feet...#6 (3)! Back to Thomas, who says arguing...no. Tish's second guess is dealing with the parents...no. Christy then goes with paying the man's bills...three strikes in a row to end their turn. This first steal is worth 90 points. Mike's first steal guess is listening to the husband...that's at the bottom (2) for the points! #5 was looking at the husbands (4).
Second question (after the first one almost gets re-read by the host!): Name something the Queen of England has lots of. Starting with:
1.
2. Money/gold (26, Lisa)
3.
4.
5.
6.
The challengers will play this time around. For his first guess, Nate says land...no. Next is Brittney with dogs...NO. Over to Lynne, who says jewelry...NUMBER ONE (29)! Back to Mike, who then answers problems...nice try, but that's three strikes. For his first steal, Thomas says security...that's at the bottom (6) for 55 points! Rest of board:
3. Subjects (9)
4. Clothes/hats (9)
5. Servants (6)
Double: Expressions that have the word "roll"or "role" in it. Starting with:
1. Rock and Roll (31, Nate)
2.
3.
4.
5.
6. Over (5, Christy)
The Levines will play again. Starting this time with Brittney, she answers roll me some of that cash...I don't think so. Lynne then says roleplay...no. Mike says cinnamon roll...three straight strikes. For another steal, this time worth 72 and the lead, Thomas says let's roll...that's #4 (5) to go to 127 and the lead! Remaining answers:
2. On a roll (15)
3. Roll with the punches (7)
5. Roll the dice (5)
Triple: Name a country where its women are fashion conscious. Toree says England...but that's at the bottom (4). Brittney then says France...it's NUMBER ONE (69) for control! Lynne then answers USA...#2 (18)! Mike says the #3 answer is Italy...it sure is (6) for the championship at 381!
Fast Money: Mike and Brittney score 160 for eight Benjamins to start their run.
We then see the occasional clip reel at the end!
In Game #2, the Sees defend this time against the Harrisons. The challengers then present the host a picture of their mothers formerly being on the show with Richard Dawson back in 1977, when they were the Bakers (and they're in the audience)! This clan is led by Kendra, and her partners are Brianna, Christy, Tristen and Lisa.
The Harrisons score first with 82 on types of news about neighbors that might make for some juicy gossip. They then sweep a question about things doctors tell their patients during an examination to go to 176!
Double: Super Match question- Wild _____. Starting with:
1.
2. Child (12, Christy)
3.
4.
5.
The Harrisons will play again. Tristen starts off this round with horses...no. Lisa then says thing...NUMBER ONE (20)! Kendra's next guess is fences...I don't think so. Over to Brianna, who says born to be wild, which is an automatic third strike, because she didn't read the question correctly. For the steal, Sarah says west...that's #3 (10) for the champs' first 64 points! Rest of board:
4. Flower (9)
5. Cat (4)
Triple: If you miraculously become a boss at work, what's the first thing you would do? Todd rings in with giving raises to everybody...NUMBER ONE (42), so the champs will start this round! Danny then answers fire somebody, which is #2 (23)! Back to Sarah, who then goes with promoting people...no. Emily's next guess is hire new people...no. Amy then says take a vacation...#3 (15)! We go back to Todd, who tries to end the game right now by thinking #4 is giving workers the day off...yes (8) for the win at 328! I hope you had fun, ladies!
Fast Money: Sarah and Amy score 139 for $695, making their three-day total $21,285.
WOF: We start with a shout-out from Jerry O'Connell, the wife of Rebecca Romijn. Tonight's players are Kate Vicke
The star of the popular Nickelodeon series "Zoey 101" is a sister of whom?
A: Mandy Moore
B: Hilary Duff
C: Lindsay Lohan
D: Britney Spears
He'd better get this, because his sister does. The 50:50 leaves Lohan and Spears. He then says Spears to go to $16,000! For $25,000:
Because of her foreign birth, Marie Antoinette was given what dismissive nickname by the French?
A: The Austrian Woman
B: The German Woman
C: The English Woman
D: The Dutch Woman
His gut is Austria, so he saves his phone and locks it in...
A: The Austria Woman
B: The German Woman
C: The English Woman
D: The Dutch Woman
...that's right for $25,000! For $50,000:
To aid in digestion, which of these animals commonly swallows rocks?
A: Grizzly bear
B: Crocodile
C: Camel
D: Rhinoceros
As a science teacher, he locks in crocodile fairly quickly...
A: Grizzly bear
B: Crocodile
C: Camel
D: Rhinoceros
...sure enough, he's now at $50,000! After switching, here's his $100,000 question:
A famous poem by William Carlos Williams reads, "So much depends upon a red wheelbarrow glazed with rain water beside the" what?
A: Wet ducklings
B: Green pasture
C: Rusty fence post
D: White chickens
He calls Jonathan, who says white chickens at the last second. He agrees...
A: Wet ducklings
B: Green pasture
C: Rusty fence post
D: White chickens
...YES for $100,000! For $250,000:
Equivalent to 20 bottles, which of these large bottles of champagne holds the greatest volume?
A: Balthazar
B: Jeroboam
C: Methuselah
D: Nebuchadnezzar
He's taking his hundred grand home! He nearly locked in Methuselah for no reason...good thing he stopped himself, because it was actually Nebuchadnezzar!
Ryan Deschner from Poughkeepsie, NY is our next player. He's a chemical engineer and is also a newlywed. For $16,000:
The subtitle of a comedy video starring Andrew Dice Clay, "The Diceman Cometh" is a pun on the title of a classic play by whom?
A: Arthur Miller
B: Eugene O' Neill
C: Tennessee Williams
D: Edward Albee
He asks the audience and gets nasty numbers. 41% said O' Neill, 30% said Miller and 22% said Williams. He next calls Kyle, a friend from Seattle, who's pretty sure it's O'Neill. He then locks in O'Neill...
A: Arthur Miller
B: Eugene O' Neill
C: Tennessee Williams
D: Edward Albee
...it is for $16,000! Last question of the day, for $25,000:
On his Web site, which of these 2008 presidential candidates claims to be a four-time Nobel Peace Prize nominee?
A: Dennis Kucinich
B: Barack Obama
C: Bill Richardson
D: Mitt Romney (who just recently dropped out)
He's thinking Romney, but checks himself with the 50:50...good thing he used that, because Romney drops out of this picture as well. Kucinich and Richardson are left. He goes with Kucinich...
A: Dennis Kucinich
C: Bill Richardson
...NO. That means he leaves with $1,000 and will not be back.
TPIR: Today's first four are Andrew Martinez, Donna Grenados, Renee Hogaman and Anthony Borness. The first IUFB is camping gear.
Anthony: $699
Renee: $1,200
Donna: $850
Andrew: $1,300
ARP: $945, so Grenados plays Money Game for a Dodge Caliber (Std., AC, Stereo, SRadio). Board:
(74)(36)(95)
(50)(19)(25)
(80)(17)(18)
Middle number is 1. She picks 18 and 19 for $37 before getting 17 as the front of the car
($ 1 7, 1 _ _). Next pick is 80...$80 more bucks. Last pick is 95...I don't think so. She wins $212. ARP was $17,125.
Next player is Sandra Robertson and the second IUFB is a home theatre sound system.
Sandra: $895
Andrew: $975
Anthony: $1,225
Renee: $1,226
ARP: $1,999, so Renee will play It's In the Bag. Products are Goldfish, jewelry clasp, V8 juice, Pine Sol, Hot Pockets and HBP medicine. The first bag has a 89 cent idem, and she picks the crackers. The second item costs $9.99 and she says the jewelry clasp. The third bag contains a $2.49 item and she says the Pine Sol. For the $3.15 item, she picks the Hot Pockets, and she finally picks the juice for the $4.49 bag. The first two items are right for $2,000. I hope she stops there...but she doesn't and loses. The Hot Pockets were $2.49, the juice was $3.15 and the Pine Sol was $4.49.
Next player is Alana Benz and the third IUFB is a gorgeous diamond pendant.
Alana: $600
Sandra: $1,000
Andrew: $1,295
Anthony: $1,296
ARP: $1,195, so Robertson plays One Wrong Price for a bar set marked at $3,099, a refrigerator marked at $950 and a treadmill marked at $3,999. She says the freezer is wrong, and sure enough it is, because it's actually $1,599, so she wins! For dramatic effect, the other two prizes' prices were revealed.
The first loser of the day gets to the Showcase.
Next player is Valerie Jerkovich and the next IUFB is a BBQ.
Valerie: $550
Andrew: $399 (STUPID BID)
Anthony: BUCK (STUPID BID)
Alana: $450
ARP: $1,172, so Jerkovich tries for a pair of motorcycles in Balance Game. The last three digits are 3, 9 and 8. The dollar amounts available are $3,000-$5,000. She places $5,000 and $3,000 on the scale, for a guess of $8,398...it balances for the win!
Next player is Jesse Lynn, a former Marine, and the next IUFB is a collection of travel books.
Jesse: $520
Andrew: $650
Anthony: $510
Alana: $800 (STAGE WILLY)
ARP: $593, so Lynn, who is on stilts/cruches even as we speak, will play Line Em' Up for a Chrysler PT Cruiser (Std., AT, Mats)! Board:
1
?- $872, Outdoor Clock
?- $25, Iron
?- $549, Chair
0
First guess is $18,590...two of the three missing numbers are right. He changes to $17,590...but it's $18,290. If he had said $17,590 on his first try, he might've had a better shot at it.
The last player is Wiara Kissinger and the final IUFB is flatware.
Wiara: $500
Andrew: $1,100
Anthony: $850
Alana: $669
ARP: $810, so Andrew and Anthony are off to the First Four Breakfast Club while Alana plays Barker's Bargain Bar for a bar cabinet marked at $1,899 and a guitar marked at $837. She agrees with me the gutiar is the bigger bargain. ARP for the cabinet: $2,199, a difference of $300. ARP for the guitar: $1,437, so she is indeed a winner!
SSD2: The only loser this half (but a special one, at that, as the audience was really rooting for him when he got on stage) spins 80 cents. Alana spins 70...and goes over. Sandra spins 85 cents to go to the Showcase! Too bad, Jesse.
The first Showcase has a bedroom, sleepwear and a trip to Singapore, and Grenados bids a safe $15,195. Robertson tries for a TV, a sauna and a West White Potter Sailboat, and she bids $19,500, which is a GARF, since that only about covers the boat.
ARP for her: $22,869, a difference of $3,369. ARP for Grenados: $21,268, so she leaves with only $1,167 while Robertson wins $32,439 in stuff!
Merv Griffin's Crosswords: Today's opening players are Julian Petrello (a director from NY) and Taffy Lachelle (a California artist).
At the day's first Extra, the lady has control of it as soon as she gets on the board with $100. With the man having twice as much, she bets the full $500 on:
A _ _ _ _
Clue: Kate's sitcom partner. She says ALLIE...I thought she misspelled it, but that's correct to multiply her winnings by six! She ends the round with $750 while her opponent has $550.
Today's Spoilers are Benjamin Ploud (a NY attorney), Nina Braddick (a NY student) and Steve Abershaw (an electronics technician from Michigan).
1. (Seven-letter word)($300)- Tiramisu, for one. Petrello knows it's an Italian DESSERT to go to $850 and take the lead back for now.
2. (_ _ _ _ S)- Data entry errors. At the last second, Petrello buzzes in with TYPOS to go to $1,050!
3. (_ T _ _ _)- Caribou males. The lady rings in with STAGS...it is to go to $950!
4. (S _ _)($100)- Ocean. She gets SEA easily to tie the game!
5. (G _ _ _ R _ _ _)($300)- Produce, as electricity. She says GENERATE to take the lead back with $1,350!
6. (_ A _)($100)- Angry, or ready for a commitment? Petrello says MAD with uncertainty...he shouldn't be uncertain, because he's right to go to $1,150!
7. (_ _ _ T _)- Bypasses, as bulleted points. Nobody says OMITS.
8. (Six-letter word)- Like old typewriters. Petrello says ANALOG...incorrect. To steal his $1,150, Abershaw says MANUAL...right!
9. (_ _ _ _ _ N)- Character actor Wynn. Abershaw rings in but has nothing, so he drops to $950. Lachelle then says KEENAN...right to move to $1,550!
10. (_ A _ _ _)- Voluntarily forego or give up. She says WAIVE...and she'll be doing that as a hello signal to another $200! She now has $1,750 and hits the first Extra of the round. She wagers a thousand:
_ V _ _ _ _
Clue: Be it-humble link. She says EVER SO...
E V E R S O
...she's right to go to $2,750!
12. (_ O _)($100)- One who wears very little clothing? Abershaw says TOT...yes indeed to go back to $1,050.
13. (_ E _ _ _ T)- Word on a jukebox. Abershaw says RESET, which doesn't fit, dropping him to $850. Answer: SELECT.
14. (Six-letter word)- Like a film before "talkies". He says SILENT...he gets the lost $200 back!
15. (_ _ _ _ _ L _ _)($300)- Side by side, like railroad tracks. He then says PARALLEL...yes to go to $1,350!
16. (R _ _ _)- Like a coin for a collector. He says RARE to add another $200 to his potential collection, taking him to $1,550!
17. (_ _ _ A _)- Sun-related. She says SOLAR to go to $2,950 and hit the other Extra of the round! She wagers $950 this time:
_ _ _ R _
The clue is: Startle. She says SCARE...sounds like it to me! She now has $3,900!
19. (_ _ _ E _)- Units of loudness. She says DYNES...incorrect. To steal her $3,900, Petrello...says nothing, so he's locked out and the lady's down to $3,700. Answer: ZONES.
20. (Five-letter word)- G. Gordon of Watergate. She says LIDDY...she gets the lost $200 back as the round comes to a close!
ROUND 3
1. (_ _ _ _ D)- Corgi or Collie, e.g. She knows either one is a BREED of dog to go to $4,100! BTW, my dog Bandut is celebrating a birthday today!
2. (_ B _)($100)- They were the first to broadcast "The Office". Abershaw stays away from NBC and says BBC...right to go to $1,650!
3. (_ _ _ E _)- Drain, as brakes. He says BLEED...right again for $1,850!
4. (_ _ L I _)- Be in contradiction with. She rings in with BELIE...$4,300!
5. (_ _ _ B L _ _)($300)- Played around, or splashed around. Total Stumper here- it was DABBLED.
6. (Three-letter word)($100)- Like Emmett Kelly's expression. He says SAD...correct to move to $1,950!
7. (S _ _ _ _)- Sales that can make one laugh? He knows that's the legendary SOUPY to go to $2,150!
8. (_ U _ _ _ _ _ _)($300)- Plodded, like an elephant. She goes with LUMBERED...and she's right to jump to $4,600!
9. (_ _ _ _ _ P)- Cancel dramatically, as a contract. He answers ESTOP...doesn't fit, dropping him back to $1,950. The lady then says TEAR UP at the buzzer...yes to go to $4,800!
10. (Six letters)- Danny who sang "Good Time Charlie's Got the Blues". Abershaw says O'KEEFE...correct to get the lost $200 back!
11. (Five-letter word)- Notworthy or extraordinary acts. Lachelle says FEATS...she's at five grand!
12. (Five letters)- Bucky Beaver's toothpaste. Abershaw says IPANA...that's right to go to $2,350! He needs that Extra to go his way really badly.
13. (Three letters)($100)- U-turn from WSW. He says ENE...as in east-northeast, that's correct to hit $2,450!
14. (Six-letter word)- Make a piggish remark? Lachelle says PIGGED...by golly, that's right to hit the final Extra of the game with $5,200! She wagers...just $200. It's a three-letter answer we're looking for, and here's the clue:
180 degree turn, in slang.
She says UIT...good thing she bet very little. It was actually UEY, so she returns to five large.
HOME STRETCH
16. (Five letters)- Apt to doodle. For a late spoil, Braddick says BORED...don't be, my dear, because you're now in front with $5,200!
17. (Three letters)($100)- Peg in the LPGA? Now it's Petrello's turn to steal the lead. He says TEE...right for $5,300!
18. (Four letters)- Little for Verdi. At the buzzer, Petrello says PICO...NO. Lachelle then says nothing, pretty much taking her out of the game. Answer: POCO, so Petrello drops to $5,100.
Final clue (three letters for $100)- Cobra's comment. Abershaw says SSS to finish with $2,550, but that's all we wrote, so Petrello wins $5,100!
Crossfire: If he can fill in the remaining 14 blanks, he's going to Nuevo Vallarta with $10,100...yes with not much trouble!
Family Feud: For our first game, defending their title for the second time is the Craven family! They're facing the Levines, led by Mike, and his partners are Lisa, Nate, Brittney and Lynne.
First question: Name something a wife is glad she doesn't have to do anymore for her husband after a divorce. Starting with:
1. Cook (33, Thomas)
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
The Cravens will start things off. Tish says cleaning...#3 (17)! Christy then answers having sex...#4 (15)! Next is Toree, who goes with doing the laundry...#2 (22)! Over to Calisha, who says rubbing his feet...#6 (3)! Back to Thomas, who says arguing...no. Tish's second guess is dealing with the parents...no. Christy then goes with paying the man's bills...three strikes in a row to end their turn. This first steal is worth 90 points. Mike's first steal guess is listening to the husband...that's at the bottom (2) for the points! #5 was looking at the husbands (4).
Second question (after the first one almost gets re-read by the host!): Name something the Queen of England has lots of. Starting with:
1.
2. Money/gold (26, Lisa)
3.
4.
5.
6.
The challengers will play this time around. For his first guess, Nate says land...no. Next is Brittney with dogs...NO. Over to Lynne, who says jewelry...NUMBER ONE (29)! Back to Mike, who then answers problems...nice try, but that's three strikes. For his first steal, Thomas says security...that's at the bottom (6) for 55 points! Rest of board:
3. Subjects (9)
4. Clothes/hats (9)
5. Servants (6)
Double: Expressions that have the word "roll"or "role" in it. Starting with:
1. Rock and Roll (31, Nate)
2.
3.
4.
5.
6. Over (5, Christy)
The Levines will play again. Starting this time with Brittney, she answers roll me some of that cash...I don't think so. Lynne then says roleplay...no. Mike says cinnamon roll...three straight strikes. For another steal, this time worth 72 and the lead, Thomas says let's roll...that's #4 (5) to go to 127 and the lead! Remaining answers:
2. On a roll (15)
3. Roll with the punches (7)
5. Roll the dice (5)
Triple: Name a country where its women are fashion conscious. Toree says England...but that's at the bottom (4). Brittney then says France...it's NUMBER ONE (69) for control! Lynne then answers USA...#2 (18)! Mike says the #3 answer is Italy...it sure is (6) for the championship at 381!
Fast Money: Mike and Brittney score 160 for eight Benjamins to start their run.
We then see the occasional clip reel at the end!
In Game #2, the Sees defend this time against the Harrisons. The challengers then present the host a picture of their mothers formerly being on the show with Richard Dawson back in 1977, when they were the Bakers (and they're in the audience)! This clan is led by Kendra, and her partners are Brianna, Christy, Tristen and Lisa.
The Harrisons score first with 82 on types of news about neighbors that might make for some juicy gossip. They then sweep a question about things doctors tell their patients during an examination to go to 176!
Double: Super Match question- Wild _____. Starting with:
1.
2. Child (12, Christy)
3.
4.
5.
The Harrisons will play again. Tristen starts off this round with horses...no. Lisa then says thing...NUMBER ONE (20)! Kendra's next guess is fences...I don't think so. Over to Brianna, who says born to be wild, which is an automatic third strike, because she didn't read the question correctly. For the steal, Sarah says west...that's #3 (10) for the champs' first 64 points! Rest of board:
4. Flower (9)
5. Cat (4)
Triple: If you miraculously become a boss at work, what's the first thing you would do? Todd rings in with giving raises to everybody...NUMBER ONE (42), so the champs will start this round! Danny then answers fire somebody, which is #2 (23)! Back to Sarah, who then goes with promoting people...no. Emily's next guess is hire new people...no. Amy then says take a vacation...#3 (15)! We go back to Todd, who tries to end the game right now by thinking #4 is giving workers the day off...yes (8) for the win at 328! I hope you had fun, ladies!
Fast Money: Sarah and Amy score 139 for $695, making their three-day total $21,285.
WOF: We start with a shout-out from Jerry O'Connell, the wife of Rebecca Romijn. Tonight's players are Kate Vicke