This week, it's the reverse version of "The Biggest Loser"- "The Biggest Chubby". Here, the player who gains the most weight this week gets immunity. Starting weights for everybody:
Theo: 184.2
Bert: 214.4
Amy: 144
Chris: 153.4
Mo: 180.4
Tiffany: 144
Red: 225
The trainers are Levell and Billy. Here are the team setups:
Lavell (Red): Amy, Mo, Bert and Red
Bill (Blue): Tiffany, Theo, Chris
The training rooms had their training equipment made out of food!
Challenge: After both teams stuffed themselves in the training rooms, they went outside to dive in pools of about 3,000 pounds of custard. One member of each team was chosen to eat as much of their custard as possible; the one who eat more won the challenge for his/her team. The eaters are Red and Theo. Out of 17.5 pounds, the one who ate more was...
...Theo, so the Blue Team won!
After everybody got a chance to eat from a big supply of cheeseburgers, it was time for the final weigh-ins.
Bert: 223.8 (4.4%)
Tiffany: 147.4 (2.4%)
Theo: 193.2 (4.9%)
Amy: 145.9 (1.3%)
Red: 233.6 (3.8%)
Chris: 162.6 (6%)
For Mo to definitely move on to next week, he needed to have gained at least 12 pounds, thus needing to go up to 192.4 or more. His new weight was...
...one hundred and ninety....
...THREE POINT THREE, so he won immunity!
From then on, contestants took turns at picking people to move on to the next episode. The one who didn't get picked was eliminated.
Mo: Theo
Theo: Chris
Chris: Amy
Amy: Red
That leaves Bert and Tiffany. The fourth comedian eliminated is...
Bert
Tiffany
...Tiffany Haddish.
Thursday, July 31, 2008
"So You Think You Can Dance" 7/31- Who's in the final four?
The opening performance was done to "The Rose" by Bette Midler.
The six contestants still in play all do solos tonight.
1. Courtney ("Almost Lover" by A Fine Frenzy)
2. Mark ("Wind It Up" by Gwen Stefani)
3. Katee ("Beautiful Disaster" by Jon McLaughlin)
4. Joshua ("I Can Make You Dance" by Zapp)
5. Chelsie ("The Girl's Gone Wild" by Travis Tritt)
6. Twitch ("Don't Worry, Be Happy" by Bobby McFerrin)
A 6-year-old kid then performs to "Planet Rock" by Afrika Bambaataa and the Soul Sonic Force.
I can tell you right now that both Chelsie & Twitch are both in their respective bottom twos. Joining Chelsie on the female side is Courtney and joining Twitch in the male department is Mark.
Lady GaGa then performs "Just Dance".
Now, for the final results. Is Twitch indeed a goner?...
Mark
Twitch
...NO! That means he's a finalist and Mark Kanemura has been eliminated. The female elimination is a real toss-up, at best. The last female to be cut before next week's finals is...
Chelsie
Courtney
...Chelsie Hightower.
I hope either Katee Shean or Joshua Allen wins it all next week.
The six contestants still in play all do solos tonight.
1. Courtney ("Almost Lover" by A Fine Frenzy)
2. Mark ("Wind It Up" by Gwen Stefani)
3. Katee ("Beautiful Disaster" by Jon McLaughlin)
4. Joshua ("I Can Make You Dance" by Zapp)
5. Chelsie ("The Girl's Gone Wild" by Travis Tritt)
6. Twitch ("Don't Worry, Be Happy" by Bobby McFerrin)
A 6-year-old kid then performs to "Planet Rock" by Afrika Bambaataa and the Soul Sonic Force.
I can tell you right now that both Chelsie & Twitch are both in their respective bottom twos. Joining Chelsie on the female side is Courtney and joining Twitch in the male department is Mark.
Lady GaGa then performs "Just Dance".
Now, for the final results. Is Twitch indeed a goner?...
Mark
Twitch
...NO! That means he's a finalist and Mark Kanemura has been eliminated. The female elimination is a real toss-up, at best. The last female to be cut before next week's finals is...
Chelsie
Courtney
...Chelsie Hightower.
I hope either Katee Shean or Joshua Allen wins it all next week.
"Big Brother X" 7/31
As you may or may not know, an earthquake hit the state of California a few days ago. There are at least a few reality TV show sites that features a hilarious moment from the "Big Brother" house when it hit. Check it out if you can.
Renny's celebrating a birthday today.
But who won't be celebrating at all is the one who got all eight eviction votes, which turns out to be...
...Angie Swindell. Most people saw it coming since nothing much happened in the house over the past few days.
Now, to the America's Player thing. Unlike Season 8, the one that is named America's Player only gets the duties for a week, IF they accept them. The first potential America's Player of this tenth season is...
...Dan Gheesling! He decides to take up on the offer. If he does very well with America, he can win $20,000.
HoH Competition: Be the last one standing on a small, moving building ledge. Along the way, there are surprises, such as falling sand. The winner will be revealed on Sunday's episode, but if you want to know sooner than that, watch the live video online or look up the spoilers.
FIRST AMERICA'S PLAYER TASK: Which houseguest should Dan try to get nominated for eviction?
Renny's celebrating a birthday today.
But who won't be celebrating at all is the one who got all eight eviction votes, which turns out to be...
...Angie Swindell. Most people saw it coming since nothing much happened in the house over the past few days.
Now, to the America's Player thing. Unlike Season 8, the one that is named America's Player only gets the duties for a week, IF they accept them. The first potential America's Player of this tenth season is...
...Dan Gheesling! He decides to take up on the offer. If he does very well with America, he can win $20,000.
HoH Competition: Be the last one standing on a small, moving building ledge. Along the way, there are surprises, such as falling sand. The winner will be revealed on Sunday's episode, but if you want to know sooner than that, watch the live video online or look up the spoilers.
FIRST AMERICA'S PLAYER TASK: Which houseguest should Dan try to get nominated for eviction?
7/31/2008 Results
Catch 21: Tonight's players are:
Jennifer (Burbank)- Private vocal coach
Anthony Percuso (Bell Canyon, CA but originally from Queens, NY)
Kathryn (originally from San Antonio)- Former opera singer
OPENING CARDS:
JENNIFER: 3 OF DIAMONDS
ANTHONY: 10 OF CLUBS
KATHRYN: 7 OF DIAMONDS
1. Former wrestler-turned-politician Jesse Ventura once told Playboy he’d like to be reincarnated as what?
A: Founding Father
B: Bald eagle
C: 38DD bra
ANTHONY: 38DD bra- RIGHT (100)
CARD: 2 OF SPADES; PASSES TO JENNIFER (5)
2. The film “21” is based on the true story of students using a card-counting system to take the casino for millions. What university did they attend?
A: Harvard
B: MIT
C: CalTech
JENNIFER: Harvard- NO
KATHRYN: CalTech- TRIPLE STUMPER
3. Which of these traditionally comes with foam?
A: Americano
B: Cappuccino
C: Espresso
JENNIFER: Cappuccino- CORRECT (100)
CARD: ACE OF CLUBS; TAKES IT (6 or 16)
4. Which U.S. President was a judo brown belt?
A: Eisenhower
B: Clinton
C: Teddy Roosevelt
ANTHONY: Clinton- NO
KATHRYN: Eisenhower- TRIPLE STUMPER #2
5. Which of these is NOT one of the personas created by “Borat” star Sasha Baron Cohen?
A: Ali G
B: Guru Pitka
C: Bruno
JENNIFER: Guru Pitka- YES (200)
CARD: 3 OF HEARTS; TAKES IT AND FREEZES AT 19
6. What fruit became a vegetable after an 1893 Supreme Court decision?
A: Avocado
B: Tomato
C: Cantaloupe
KATHRYN: Tomato- YOU BET (100)
CARD: 4 OF CLUBS; TAKES IT (11)
7. On her show this year, Ellen jokingly asked which person to walk down the aisle with her?
A: Bill Clinton
B: John McCain
C: ???
ANTHONY: John McCain- RIGHT (200)
CARD: 10 OF SPADES; FREEZES AT 20
KATHRYN:
CARD #6: 9 OF SPADES (20)
FINAL CARD: 2 OF CLUBS; ANTHONY WINS (700)
ROUND 2:
JENNIFER: 3 OF SPADES
ANTHONY: 7 OF SPADES
KATHRYN: 8 OF DIAMONDS
1. According to a survey reported in USWeekend.com, 54% of teens think it’s OK to do what illegal activity?
A: Smoke Marijuana
B: Download music for free
C: Drive over speed limit
KATHRYN: Smoke Marijuana- WRONG
JENNIFER: Download music for free- CORRECT (300)
CARD: 9 OF HEARTS; PASSES TO KATHRYN (17)
2. What Physics formula is also the title of Mariah Carey’s latest music album?
A: Law of Motion
B: E = MC2
C: ???
JENNIFER: E = MC2- YOU BET (400)
CARD: 2 OF DIAMONDS; TAKES IT (5)
3. The popular anti-wrinkle product Botox is made from bacteria that causes what?
A: Poison Ivy
B: Chickenpox
C: Botulism
JENNIFER: Botulism- RIGHT AGAIN (500)
CARD: 5 OF DIAMONDS; KEEPS IT (10)
4. A haircut was widely blamed for a TV show’s sudden dip in ratings, starring which actress?
A: Shannen Doherty
B: Jennifer Garner
C: Keri Russell
ANTHONY: Keri Russell- CORRECT (800)
CARD: 5 OF SPADES; ELIMINATES KATHRYN
5. Where does Cheddar Cheese originate?
A: Yak
B: Goat
C: ???
JENNIFER: Goat- RIGHT (600)
CARD: JACK OF SPADES; FREEZES AT 20
ANTHONY:
CARD #6: JACK OF DIAMONDS (17)
CARD #7: QUEEN OF HEARTS- JENNIFER WINS (1,100)
CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND:
JENNIFER: ACE OF SPADES
ANTHONY: 9 OF CLUBS
1. Where did the Hindenburg Disaster occur?
A: Berlin
B: London
C: New Jersey
ANTHONY: New Jersey- CORRECT
CARD: 2 OF HEARTS; KEEPS IT (11)
2. Which of these juices is NOT used to make a traditional Cosmopolitan?
A: Cranberry
B: Lime
C: Orange
ANTHONY: Orange- RIGHT AGAIN
CARD: 8 OF HEARTS; PASSES TO JENNIFER (9 or 19)
3. What would you expect on your plate if you ordered "pommes frites"?
ANTHONY: French Fries- RIGHT YET AGAIN
CARD: KING OF DIAMONDS; WINS AT 21
Super Catch 21: Anthony’s got two Power Chips to work with.
HAND #1: 6 OF CLUBS
HAND #2: 10 OF HEARTS
HAND #3: 2 OF HEARTS
CARD #1: 7 OF DIAMONDS; PLACES IT IN HAND #3 (9)
CARD #2: 9 OF CLUBS; CHANGES IT
CARD #3: 4 OF HEARTS; PLACES IT IN HAND #1 (10)
CARD #4: 3 OF CLUBS; PLACES IT IN HAND #3 (12)
CARD #5: 7 OF CLUBS; CHANGES IT
CARD #6: KING OF HEARTS; PLACES IT IN HAND #1 (20)
CARD #7: QUEEN OF HEARTS; PLACES IT IN HAND #2 (20)
CARD #8: 2 OF DIAMONDS; PLACES IT IN HAND #3 (14)
CARD #9: KING OF SPADES- WIPEOUT
Don't Forget the Lyrics!: On this special new bonus episode, tonight's first contestant is Melanie Heyl from Vegas (who is an elementary school drama teacher and uses the show's host as inspiration for the improv parts of her classes). Her potential partners are Detricia and Mary (sister). Categories:
THE WHO
IN SEASON
ROCK
BREAK UP SONGS
GUITAR LEGENDS
POP
GIRLS, GIRLS, GIRLS
1960s
R & B
Her first category is the 1960s. The choices from that decade are "My Favorite Things" by Julie Andrews and "The Letter" by the Box Tops. She goes with "The Letter" and gets a three word target:
"My baby just a-wrote __ _ ____"
She gets "...me a letter" for her first $2,500. Her second category is Pop and her choices this time are "How Deep is your Love" by the Bee Gees and "Love Shack" by the B-52's. She tries to fill in four words from a "Love Shack" lyric:
"The Love Shack is a little old place where __ ___ ___ ______"
She nails "...we can get together" to double up. Third subject for her is In Season, and the seasonal song choices are "Summer Breeze" by Seals & Crofts and "Summer Nights" by John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John. She tries "Summer Nights" and must get by another three word target:
"Tell me more, tell me more, did you ___ ___ ___"
After locking "...get very far" and hearing from her 5th Grade class on the big screen, she now has ten grand.
To get to the $25K level, she tries to get past a Break Up song. The choices this time are "The Tears of a Clown" by Smokey Robinson & the Miracles and "Rosanna" by Toto. She selects "Rosanna" and has to fill in six blanks this time:
"Since she went away, Rosanna, yeah, now she's ___ ___ _ ____ __ __"
Her guess is "...gone and I have to say"...she won't be gone now, because she now has $25,000!
For 50, she selects Rock next. The songs in play are "One Way or Another" by Blondie and "Spinning Wheel" by Blood, Sweat & Tears. Her choice is the Blondie song and again must fill in six:
"I will drive past your house and __ ___ _____ ___ ___ ___"
She goes with "...if the lights are all off"...NO, so she let all of her helps go to waste. It was "...if the lights are all down". At least she had nothing to lose at this point- she still has the 25 grand.
Trying to do better is Rick Barnes from Mercette, CA (who is a fisherman). His backup singers are Christina (daughter) and Jason (son). Categories:
R & B
DUETS
CLASSIC ROCK
1980s
I'M AN ANIMAL
PARTY SONGS
DIANA ROSS
ROCK
POP
His first subject is Classic Rock, and his first pair of song choices are "Summer of '69" by Bryan Adams and "You Can't Always Get What You Want" by the Rolling Stones. He goes with the Rolling Stones and his first target is five words long.
"But if you try sometimes, you might find ___ ___ ___ ___ ___"
He's right with "...you get what you need". His second category choice is I'm An Animal, and the animal tunes here are "Fox on the Run" by Sweet and "Rainbow Connection" by Kermit the Frog. He gets rid of Kermit and goes with "Fox on the Run", and must outlast a three word target.
"Fox on the run, you scream, ___ __ ___"
He comes up with "It's a run" but he's not sure, so he uses the two words backup. He fills in the first and third blanks...
"Fox on the run, you scream, and ___ comes"
He then calls for a multiple choice:
A: "...when everybody leaves"
B: "...and everybody comes"
C: "...and superstitions rise"
He then chooses the right answer of B.
The third category he tries is Party Songs. The choices this time are "Livin' La Vida Loca" by Ricky Martin and "(We're Gonna) Rock Around the Clock" by Bill Haley & the Comets. After choosing "(We're Gonna) Rock Around the Clock", he learns that he must get by another three word target:
"We're gonna rock, rock, rock ___ ____ _____"
He locks in "...'til broad daylight" and now has $10K.
Kenny Loggins then makes an appearance after the break!
To get to the safe haven, he next attempts the subject of Pop. Choices now are "Lights" by Journey and "Complicated" by Avril Lavigne. He goes with "Lights" and has the same target as his first song did- six words.
"I want to get back __ __ ___ __ __ __"
Rick sings and locks in "...to my city by the bay"...and now has $25,000!
He'll be up to 50 grand if he knows one of these two R & B songs- "Caribbean Queen (No More Love on the Run" by Billy Ocean and "We're in this Love Together" by Al Jarreau. His pick is "Caribbean Queen" and another six word target is on the way:
"Our hearts they beat as one, __ ____ ___ __ ___ ___"
After blanking early, he comes up with a ridiculous guess of "...and I'm a wrong son of". He then calls on Christina to help him out, and she provides him with "...no more love on the run". Rick then goes with her...and doubles up!
A Rock song is next on his agenda. The choices are "American Woman" by the Guess Who and "Hemorrhage (In My Hands)" by Fuel. "American Woman" is his choice and once again, six words need to be filled in:
"Growin' old with you, ___ ____, _ ___ __ ___"
He goes for it with "Now woman, I said get away"...NO. It was "Now woman, I said stay away", so he leaves with $25,000. New episodes are scheduled to resume on September 12th.
The Gong Show: JB Smoove is back for a second turn as a guest judge on this show. This time, joining him are Ron White and Jim Norton.
Act #1: We have a lady named Katie Balloons who's messing with nothing but, you guessed it, balloons. She also does a stripping act during that time, and in the end, fits her whole body inside a huge balloon.
JIM: 350
RON: 401
JB: 232
TOTAL: 983
Act #2: Adrian Kiwi does some stand-up comedian work, starting off by saying the D-word (it's not damn/dammit). He gets gonged early.
Act #3: A rock band which I believe was called "Danny and the F#^$edo" performs.
JIM: 465
RON: 1
JB: 127
TOTAL: 593
Act #4: Danny the Daredevil tries to live up to his name on a skateboard. He goes down a ramp nd goes over a bowl of Caesar Salad.
JIM: 376
RON: 411
JB: 411
TOTAL: 1,198
Act #5: Lady Diabla turns out to be a sword swallower.
JIM: 250
RON: 421
JB: 431
TOTAL: 1,102
Act #6: Ashton Fredenberger lets out a pair of ping-pongers...but he's going to be hitting himself with at least one of them, because Jim gongs him late.
Final Act: A male/female duo called War Pony decides to sing a profanity-laced song while the guy's playing a fake guitar...not a sound idea, according to the judges, so they also get the gong and the daredevil wins!
The Act We Didn't Have Time For: Dave Juskow singing in a broccoli outfit.
Jennifer (Burbank)- Private vocal coach
Anthony Percuso (Bell Canyon, CA but originally from Queens, NY)
Kathryn (originally from San Antonio)- Former opera singer
OPENING CARDS:
JENNIFER: 3 OF DIAMONDS
ANTHONY: 10 OF CLUBS
KATHRYN: 7 OF DIAMONDS
1. Former wrestler-turned-politician Jesse Ventura once told Playboy he’d like to be reincarnated as what?
A: Founding Father
B: Bald eagle
C: 38DD bra
ANTHONY: 38DD bra- RIGHT (100)
CARD: 2 OF SPADES; PASSES TO JENNIFER (5)
2. The film “21” is based on the true story of students using a card-counting system to take the casino for millions. What university did they attend?
A: Harvard
B: MIT
C: CalTech
JENNIFER: Harvard- NO
KATHRYN: CalTech- TRIPLE STUMPER
3. Which of these traditionally comes with foam?
A: Americano
B: Cappuccino
C: Espresso
JENNIFER: Cappuccino- CORRECT (100)
CARD: ACE OF CLUBS; TAKES IT (6 or 16)
4. Which U.S. President was a judo brown belt?
A: Eisenhower
B: Clinton
C: Teddy Roosevelt
ANTHONY: Clinton- NO
KATHRYN: Eisenhower- TRIPLE STUMPER #2
5. Which of these is NOT one of the personas created by “Borat” star Sasha Baron Cohen?
A: Ali G
B: Guru Pitka
C: Bruno
JENNIFER: Guru Pitka- YES (200)
CARD: 3 OF HEARTS; TAKES IT AND FREEZES AT 19
6. What fruit became a vegetable after an 1893 Supreme Court decision?
A: Avocado
B: Tomato
C: Cantaloupe
KATHRYN: Tomato- YOU BET (100)
CARD: 4 OF CLUBS; TAKES IT (11)
7. On her show this year, Ellen jokingly asked which person to walk down the aisle with her?
A: Bill Clinton
B: John McCain
C: ???
ANTHONY: John McCain- RIGHT (200)
CARD: 10 OF SPADES; FREEZES AT 20
KATHRYN:
CARD #6: 9 OF SPADES (20)
FINAL CARD: 2 OF CLUBS; ANTHONY WINS (700)
ROUND 2:
JENNIFER: 3 OF SPADES
ANTHONY: 7 OF SPADES
KATHRYN: 8 OF DIAMONDS
1. According to a survey reported in USWeekend.com, 54% of teens think it’s OK to do what illegal activity?
A: Smoke Marijuana
B: Download music for free
C: Drive over speed limit
KATHRYN: Smoke Marijuana- WRONG
JENNIFER: Download music for free- CORRECT (300)
CARD: 9 OF HEARTS; PASSES TO KATHRYN (17)
2. What Physics formula is also the title of Mariah Carey’s latest music album?
A: Law of Motion
B: E = MC2
C: ???
JENNIFER: E = MC2- YOU BET (400)
CARD: 2 OF DIAMONDS; TAKES IT (5)
3. The popular anti-wrinkle product Botox is made from bacteria that causes what?
A: Poison Ivy
B: Chickenpox
C: Botulism
JENNIFER: Botulism- RIGHT AGAIN (500)
CARD: 5 OF DIAMONDS; KEEPS IT (10)
4. A haircut was widely blamed for a TV show’s sudden dip in ratings, starring which actress?
A: Shannen Doherty
B: Jennifer Garner
C: Keri Russell
ANTHONY: Keri Russell- CORRECT (800)
CARD: 5 OF SPADES; ELIMINATES KATHRYN
5. Where does Cheddar Cheese originate?
A: Yak
B: Goat
C: ???
JENNIFER: Goat- RIGHT (600)
CARD: JACK OF SPADES; FREEZES AT 20
ANTHONY:
CARD #6: JACK OF DIAMONDS (17)
CARD #7: QUEEN OF HEARTS- JENNIFER WINS (1,100)
CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND:
JENNIFER: ACE OF SPADES
ANTHONY: 9 OF CLUBS
1. Where did the Hindenburg Disaster occur?
A: Berlin
B: London
C: New Jersey
ANTHONY: New Jersey- CORRECT
CARD: 2 OF HEARTS; KEEPS IT (11)
2. Which of these juices is NOT used to make a traditional Cosmopolitan?
A: Cranberry
B: Lime
C: Orange
ANTHONY: Orange- RIGHT AGAIN
CARD: 8 OF HEARTS; PASSES TO JENNIFER (9 or 19)
3. What would you expect on your plate if you ordered "pommes frites"?
ANTHONY: French Fries- RIGHT YET AGAIN
CARD: KING OF DIAMONDS; WINS AT 21
Super Catch 21: Anthony’s got two Power Chips to work with.
HAND #1: 6 OF CLUBS
HAND #2: 10 OF HEARTS
HAND #3: 2 OF HEARTS
CARD #1: 7 OF DIAMONDS; PLACES IT IN HAND #3 (9)
CARD #2: 9 OF CLUBS; CHANGES IT
CARD #3: 4 OF HEARTS; PLACES IT IN HAND #1 (10)
CARD #4: 3 OF CLUBS; PLACES IT IN HAND #3 (12)
CARD #5: 7 OF CLUBS; CHANGES IT
CARD #6: KING OF HEARTS; PLACES IT IN HAND #1 (20)
CARD #7: QUEEN OF HEARTS; PLACES IT IN HAND #2 (20)
CARD #8: 2 OF DIAMONDS; PLACES IT IN HAND #3 (14)
CARD #9: KING OF SPADES- WIPEOUT
Don't Forget the Lyrics!: On this special new bonus episode, tonight's first contestant is Melanie Heyl from Vegas (who is an elementary school drama teacher and uses the show's host as inspiration for the improv parts of her classes). Her potential partners are Detricia and Mary (sister). Categories:
THE WHO
IN SEASON
ROCK
BREAK UP SONGS
GUITAR LEGENDS
POP
GIRLS, GIRLS, GIRLS
1960s
R & B
Her first category is the 1960s. The choices from that decade are "My Favorite Things" by Julie Andrews and "The Letter" by the Box Tops. She goes with "The Letter" and gets a three word target:
"My baby just a-wrote __ _ ____"
She gets "...me a letter" for her first $2,500. Her second category is Pop and her choices this time are "How Deep is your Love" by the Bee Gees and "Love Shack" by the B-52's. She tries to fill in four words from a "Love Shack" lyric:
"The Love Shack is a little old place where __ ___ ___ ______"
She nails "...we can get together" to double up. Third subject for her is In Season, and the seasonal song choices are "Summer Breeze" by Seals & Crofts and "Summer Nights" by John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John. She tries "Summer Nights" and must get by another three word target:
"Tell me more, tell me more, did you ___ ___ ___"
After locking "...get very far" and hearing from her 5th Grade class on the big screen, she now has ten grand.
To get to the $25K level, she tries to get past a Break Up song. The choices this time are "The Tears of a Clown" by Smokey Robinson & the Miracles and "Rosanna" by Toto. She selects "Rosanna" and has to fill in six blanks this time:
"Since she went away, Rosanna, yeah, now she's ___ ___ _ ____ __ __"
Her guess is "...gone and I have to say"...she won't be gone now, because she now has $25,000!
For 50, she selects Rock next. The songs in play are "One Way or Another" by Blondie and "Spinning Wheel" by Blood, Sweat & Tears. Her choice is the Blondie song and again must fill in six:
"I will drive past your house and __ ___ _____ ___ ___ ___"
She goes with "...if the lights are all off"...NO, so she let all of her helps go to waste. It was "...if the lights are all down". At least she had nothing to lose at this point- she still has the 25 grand.
Trying to do better is Rick Barnes from Mercette, CA (who is a fisherman). His backup singers are Christina (daughter) and Jason (son). Categories:
R & B
DUETS
CLASSIC ROCK
1980s
I'M AN ANIMAL
PARTY SONGS
DIANA ROSS
ROCK
POP
His first subject is Classic Rock, and his first pair of song choices are "Summer of '69" by Bryan Adams and "You Can't Always Get What You Want" by the Rolling Stones. He goes with the Rolling Stones and his first target is five words long.
"But if you try sometimes, you might find ___ ___ ___ ___ ___"
He's right with "...you get what you need". His second category choice is I'm An Animal, and the animal tunes here are "Fox on the Run" by Sweet and "Rainbow Connection" by Kermit the Frog. He gets rid of Kermit and goes with "Fox on the Run", and must outlast a three word target.
"Fox on the run, you scream, ___ __ ___"
He comes up with "It's a run" but he's not sure, so he uses the two words backup. He fills in the first and third blanks...
"Fox on the run, you scream, and ___ comes"
He then calls for a multiple choice:
A: "...when everybody leaves"
B: "...and everybody comes"
C: "...and superstitions rise"
He then chooses the right answer of B.
The third category he tries is Party Songs. The choices this time are "Livin' La Vida Loca" by Ricky Martin and "(We're Gonna) Rock Around the Clock" by Bill Haley & the Comets. After choosing "(We're Gonna) Rock Around the Clock", he learns that he must get by another three word target:
"We're gonna rock, rock, rock ___ ____ _____"
He locks in "...'til broad daylight" and now has $10K.
Kenny Loggins then makes an appearance after the break!
To get to the safe haven, he next attempts the subject of Pop. Choices now are "Lights" by Journey and "Complicated" by Avril Lavigne. He goes with "Lights" and has the same target as his first song did- six words.
"I want to get back __ __ ___ __ __ __"
Rick sings and locks in "...to my city by the bay"...and now has $25,000!
He'll be up to 50 grand if he knows one of these two R & B songs- "Caribbean Queen (No More Love on the Run" by Billy Ocean and "We're in this Love Together" by Al Jarreau. His pick is "Caribbean Queen" and another six word target is on the way:
"Our hearts they beat as one, __ ____ ___ __ ___ ___"
After blanking early, he comes up with a ridiculous guess of "...and I'm a wrong son of". He then calls on Christina to help him out, and she provides him with "...no more love on the run". Rick then goes with her...and doubles up!
A Rock song is next on his agenda. The choices are "American Woman" by the Guess Who and "Hemorrhage (In My Hands)" by Fuel. "American Woman" is his choice and once again, six words need to be filled in:
"Growin' old with you, ___ ____, _ ___ __ ___"
He goes for it with "Now woman, I said get away"...NO. It was "Now woman, I said stay away", so he leaves with $25,000. New episodes are scheduled to resume on September 12th.
The Gong Show: JB Smoove is back for a second turn as a guest judge on this show. This time, joining him are Ron White and Jim Norton.
Act #1: We have a lady named Katie Balloons who's messing with nothing but, you guessed it, balloons. She also does a stripping act during that time, and in the end, fits her whole body inside a huge balloon.
JIM: 350
RON: 401
JB: 232
TOTAL: 983
Act #2: Adrian Kiwi does some stand-up comedian work, starting off by saying the D-word (it's not damn/dammit). He gets gonged early.
Act #3: A rock band which I believe was called "Danny and the F#^$edo" performs.
JIM: 465
RON: 1
JB: 127
TOTAL: 593
Act #4: Danny the Daredevil tries to live up to his name on a skateboard. He goes down a ramp nd goes over a bowl of Caesar Salad.
JIM: 376
RON: 411
JB: 411
TOTAL: 1,198
Act #5: Lady Diabla turns out to be a sword swallower.
JIM: 250
RON: 421
JB: 431
TOTAL: 1,102
Act #6: Ashton Fredenberger lets out a pair of ping-pongers...but he's going to be hitting himself with at least one of them, because Jim gongs him late.
Final Act: A male/female duo called War Pony decides to sing a profanity-laced song while the guy's playing a fake guitar...not a sound idea, according to the judges, so they also get the gong and the daredevil wins!
The Act We Didn't Have Time For: Dave Juskow singing in a broccoli outfit.
Update on upcoming season of "WWTBAM"
The Double Dip lifeline will be replacing the 50/50 and the Ask the Expert lifeline will be replacing the Switch the Question for the upcoming season of "WWTBAM", per host Meredith Viera's blog.
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
"Project Runway" 7/30
Alyssa, the model with Wesley last week, was chosen to be cut by Suede.
THIS WEEK'S CHALLENGE: Create a look inspired by looking at NYC during the night. To help them out, they rode through the city on a double-decker bus and made several stops.
Everyone had a $100 budget this week.
Jennifer and Emily got off to slow starts on their dresses.
This week's guest judge is actress/comedian Sandra Bernhard.
1. Keith (Alyssa; this is a different one, I believe)- Lots of shredded paper (I didn't like this one)
2. Blayne (Polina)- Black with a multi-colored scarf on the right side
3. Joe (Topacio)- Gold top and black skirt
4. Emily (Leslie)- Black with flowers mostly to the left side
5. Leanne (Karilyn)- Black top and a skirt with some curves on it (I wasn't impressed)
6. Jennifer (Alex)- Purple with a white line in the middle and at the bottom
7. Jerell (Nicole)- Two shades of pea green
8. Kelli (Germaine)- Black skirt and a top with parts of both arms being exposed
9. Daniel (Elena)- Dark gold
10. Kenley (Shannone)- Multi-colored with most of it being light blue
11. Suede (Tia)- Dark grey with a gold chain
12. Stella (Kendall)- Shiny vest and jeans (I didn't like this one)
13. Korto (Katarina)- Black (I think he didn't get the point of this challenge)
14. Terri (Xaviera)- Multi-colored with most of it being shades of clue (I think goldfish designs might have been on it, but I wasn't sure)
The first ones to definitely advance...
Blayne
Daniel
Emily
Jennifer
Jerell
Joe
Keith
Kelli
Kenley
Korto
Leanne
Stella
Suede
Terri
The winner, and getting immunity next week...
Emily
Jennifer
Keith
Kenley
Leanne
Terri
...Kenley Collins! In the bottom two...
Emily
Jennifer
Keith
Leanne
Terri
...Emily and Jennifer. Emily's look was said to have been distracting and cliched, while Jennifer's dress was boring according to the host.
The third contestant eliminated this season is...
Emily
Jennifer
...Emily Brandle.
THIS WEEK'S CHALLENGE: Create a look inspired by looking at NYC during the night. To help them out, they rode through the city on a double-decker bus and made several stops.
Everyone had a $100 budget this week.
Jennifer and Emily got off to slow starts on their dresses.
This week's guest judge is actress/comedian Sandra Bernhard.
1. Keith (Alyssa; this is a different one, I believe)- Lots of shredded paper (I didn't like this one)
2. Blayne (Polina)- Black with a multi-colored scarf on the right side
3. Joe (Topacio)- Gold top and black skirt
4. Emily (Leslie)- Black with flowers mostly to the left side
5. Leanne (Karilyn)- Black top and a skirt with some curves on it (I wasn't impressed)
6. Jennifer (Alex)- Purple with a white line in the middle and at the bottom
7. Jerell (Nicole)- Two shades of pea green
8. Kelli (Germaine)- Black skirt and a top with parts of both arms being exposed
9. Daniel (Elena)- Dark gold
10. Kenley (Shannone)- Multi-colored with most of it being light blue
11. Suede (Tia)- Dark grey with a gold chain
12. Stella (Kendall)- Shiny vest and jeans (I didn't like this one)
13. Korto (Katarina)- Black (I think he didn't get the point of this challenge)
14. Terri (Xaviera)- Multi-colored with most of it being shades of clue (I think goldfish designs might have been on it, but I wasn't sure)
The first ones to definitely advance...
Blayne
Daniel
Emily
Jennifer
Jerell
Joe
Keith
Kelli
Kenley
Korto
Leanne
Stella
Suede
Terri
The winner, and getting immunity next week...
Emily
Jennifer
Keith
Kenley
Leanne
Terri
...Kenley Collins! In the bottom two...
Emily
Jennifer
Keith
Leanne
Terri
...Emily and Jennifer. Emily's look was said to have been distracting and cliched, while Jennifer's dress was boring according to the host.
The third contestant eliminated this season is...
Emily
Jennifer
...Emily Brandle.
"So You Think You Can Dance"- SEMI-FINALS
Adam Shankman is back as a guest judge this week, and Paula Abdul is in the audience!
The first team in line consists of Courtney and Mark, and their first dance is a V. Waltz. Their dance song is “The Time of my Life” by David Cook. Adam thought it was good…as did the others, and Nigel thought it was romantic. I gave them a 9.
The first solo goes to Chelsie and the song is “When I Grow Up” by PCD.
Twitch then does the second solo to “Midas Tough” by Midnight Star.
Katee and Joshua are back together this week and their first performance is a Contemporary routine to “All By Myself” by Celine Dion. Adam thought they continued to show why they are the holy trinity of this show. Mary was confident that both members of this team would get to the final four, and Nigel liked it as well. This gets a 10 from me!
Chelsie & Twitch’s first dance as a team is the Mambo, and playing in the background is “Ahora Me Toca a Mi” by Victor Manuelle. Adam thought Twitch was out of his element. Mary realized that Twitch had never done a Mambo before, so she was lenient on him. Nigel agreed with Adam. I gave them an 8.
Katee then does solo #3 to “Can’t Stop” by Maroon 5.
Her partner Joshua then dances a solo to “Like That” by Memphis Bleek.
The second routine for Courtney and Mark is some Jazz to “The Garden” by Mirah. Adam thought it was so awesomely sick. Mary loved the weird fight scene and Nigel thought the performance was one of the highlights of the night. I gave them a 10 this time for an average of 9.5!
Next, Katee & Joshua dance the Paso Doble to “Filet” from the movie “Le Reve”. Mary did her big scream twice! Nigel liked it as well, so I gave them yet another 10!
Courtney then dances to “Rock Your Soul” by Elisa.
Thus, Mark has the night’s last solo. He dances to “Burn Like You” by Robyn.
Chelsie & Twitch have the night’s last performance, a Hip-Hop routine to “Control” by the Vitamin String Quartet. Adam thought it was great, as did Mary and Nigel. I gave them a 9, for a final team average of 8.5.
I’m pretty sure Twitch is going to be eliminated tomorrow, but I don’t know about the female side.
The first team in line consists of Courtney and Mark, and their first dance is a V. Waltz. Their dance song is “The Time of my Life” by David Cook. Adam thought it was good…as did the others, and Nigel thought it was romantic. I gave them a 9.
The first solo goes to Chelsie and the song is “When I Grow Up” by PCD.
Twitch then does the second solo to “Midas Tough” by Midnight Star.
Katee and Joshua are back together this week and their first performance is a Contemporary routine to “All By Myself” by Celine Dion. Adam thought they continued to show why they are the holy trinity of this show. Mary was confident that both members of this team would get to the final four, and Nigel liked it as well. This gets a 10 from me!
Chelsie & Twitch’s first dance as a team is the Mambo, and playing in the background is “Ahora Me Toca a Mi” by Victor Manuelle. Adam thought Twitch was out of his element. Mary realized that Twitch had never done a Mambo before, so she was lenient on him. Nigel agreed with Adam. I gave them an 8.
Katee then does solo #3 to “Can’t Stop” by Maroon 5.
Her partner Joshua then dances a solo to “Like That” by Memphis Bleek.
The second routine for Courtney and Mark is some Jazz to “The Garden” by Mirah. Adam thought it was so awesomely sick. Mary loved the weird fight scene and Nigel thought the performance was one of the highlights of the night. I gave them a 10 this time for an average of 9.5!
Next, Katee & Joshua dance the Paso Doble to “Filet” from the movie “Le Reve”. Mary did her big scream twice! Nigel liked it as well, so I gave them yet another 10!
Courtney then dances to “Rock Your Soul” by Elisa.
Thus, Mark has the night’s last solo. He dances to “Burn Like You” by Robyn.
Chelsie & Twitch have the night’s last performance, a Hip-Hop routine to “Control” by the Vitamin String Quartet. Adam thought it was great, as did Mary and Nigel. I gave them a 9, for a final team average of 8.5.
I’m pretty sure Twitch is going to be eliminated tomorrow, but I don’t know about the female side.
"Catch 21" 7/30
Tonight’s players:
Staci Lewis (BYU student; very poor)
Ronnie Klaver (L.A.)- Contractor
Gabriel Martin (L.A.)- EMT
OPENING CARDS:
STACI: 6 OF CLUBS
RONNIE: 2 OF HEARTS
GABRIEL: 8 OF DIAMONDS
1. According to a poll with “US Weekly”, 69% of women say they wouldn’t marry which actor?
A: Tom Cruise
B: Johnny Depp
C: Charlie Sheen
STACI: Tom Cruise- INCORRECT
RONNIE: Charlie Sheen- CORRECT (100)
CARD: ACE OF SPADES; KEEPS IT (3 or 13)
2. According to a University of Kansas study, 25% of men admit to what?
A: Cheating on mate
B: Faking climax
C: Not bathing daily
RONNIE: Cheating on mate- NO
GABRIEL: Not bathing daily- NO
3. P. Diddy has described what as “fashion Viagra”?
A: His clothing line
B: Thong underwear
C: Tight halter tops
RONNIE: Thong underwear- WRONG AGAIN
STACI: Tight halter tops- TRIPLE STUMPER
4. Which President once killed a man who reportedly insulted his wife?
A: Andrew Jackson
B: Ulysses S. Grant
C: Bill Clinton
RONNIE: Jackson- RIGHT (200)
CARD: 6 OF DIAMONDS; PASSES TO GABRIEL (14)
5. Since 1996, what name topped Social Security Administration’s list of most popular baby names?
A: Mary
B: Jennifer
C: Emily
STACI: Emily- RIGHT (100)
CARD: QUEEN OF SPADES; BUSTS GABRIEL
6. What band’s song played during the series finale of “The Sopranos”?
A: STYX
B: Journey
C: Chicago
RONNIE: Journey- RIGHT (300)
CARD: QUEEN OF HEARTS; PASSES TO STACI (16)
7. According to a Reader’s Digest article, what percentage of people include pets in their will?
A: 27%
B: 35%
C: 55%
STACI: 35%- NO
RONNIE: 55%- DOUBLE STUMPER
8. Which of these is NOT a French fashion designer?
A: Christian Dior
B: Yves Saint Laurent
C: Ralph Lauren
STACI: Ralph Lauren- RIGHT (200)
CARD: 5 OF DIAMONDS; WIN (700)
ROUND 2:
STACI: 4 OF SPADES
RONNIE: 7 OF SPADES
GABRIEL: ACE OF CLUBS
1. Which “American Idol” judge made a huge gaffe critiquing two of a contestant’s songs…?
A: Randy Jackson
B: Paula Abdul
C: Simon Cowell
RONNIE: Paula Abdul- YOU BET (400)
CARD: QUEEN OF CLUBS; PASSES TO STACI (14)
2. What does supermodel Christie Brinkley wish she had of Scarlett Johanssen’s?
A: Chest
B: Skin
C: Career
STACI: Chest- NO
GABRIEL: Skin- YES (100)
CARD: 9 OF SPADES; BUSTS STACI
3. Who was the first U.S. President to appoint a woman to his Cabinet?
A: FDR
B: JFK
C: LBJ
RONNIE: LBJ- WRONG
GABRIEL: KFL- ALSO WRONG
4. What movie studio, co-founded by Charlie Chaplin, is now co-owned by Tom Cruise?
A: Universal
B: United Artists
C: Paramount
GABRIEL: Paramount- NO WAY
RONNIE: United Artists- YOU BET (500)
CARD: 3 OF CLUBS; KEEPS IT (10)
5. Missouri’s state nickname is what?
A: Show Me
B: Tar Heel
C: Beaver
RONNIE: Show Me- RIGHT AGAIN (600)
CARD: QUEEN OF DIAMONDS; FREEZES AT 20
If Gabriel wins this round, both men will be tied for second at 600, so we will have to go to a tiebreaker for the first time ever.
GABRIEL:
CARD #5: JACK OF CLUBS- WIN (TIED AT 600)
TIEBREAKER: One card is dealt to the two tied players; the one with the higher card wins. Since Ronnie’s the furthest to the left, he gets the first choice of either the first or second card from the first pair of cards. He chooses the second card. Gabriel chooses the second card from the other pair of cards. As in "Card Sharks", Aces are high, deuces are low.
GABRIEL: 8 OF CLUBS (this is the fourth card in the deck)
RONNIE: 9 OF DIAMONDS- WIN
CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND:
STACI: 6 OF SPADES
RONNIE: ACE OF DIAMONDS
1. What did Heidi Klum nickname Hanz and Franz?
A: Breasts
B: German Shepherds
C: Legs
STACI: Breasts- RIGHT
CARD: 2 OF SPADES; PASSES TO RONNIE (3 or 13)
2. What reality show’s motto is “Outwit, Outplay, Outlast”?
A: “The Bachelor”
B: “The Apprentice”
C: “Survivor”
STACI: “Survivor”- OF COURSE IT IS
CARD: 7 OF DIAMONDS; KEEPS IT (13)
3. In women’s fashion, what does VPL stand for?
A: Very Plain Loafers
B: Visible Panty Line
C: ???
RONNIE: Visible Panty Line- RIGHT
If this next card is higher than an 8, he’s the champ.
CARD: KING OF HEARTS; WIN
Super Catch 21: Ronnie’s the first player to only get one Power Chip to work with here.
HAND #1: 10 OF CLUBS
HAND #2: 7 OF HEARTS
HAND #3: 6 OF HEARTS
CARD #1: KING OF SPADES; PLACES IT IN HAND #3 (16)
CARD #2: KING OF DIAMONDS; CHANGES IT
CARD #3: 10 OF SPADES; PLACES IT IN HAND #2 (17)
CARD #4: QUEEN OF SPADES; PLACED IN HAND #1 (20)
CARD #5: QUEEN OF HEARTS- WIPEOUT
He had nothing to work with here.
Staci Lewis (BYU student; very poor)
Ronnie Klaver (L.A.)- Contractor
Gabriel Martin (L.A.)- EMT
OPENING CARDS:
STACI: 6 OF CLUBS
RONNIE: 2 OF HEARTS
GABRIEL: 8 OF DIAMONDS
1. According to a poll with “US Weekly”, 69% of women say they wouldn’t marry which actor?
A: Tom Cruise
B: Johnny Depp
C: Charlie Sheen
STACI: Tom Cruise- INCORRECT
RONNIE: Charlie Sheen- CORRECT (100)
CARD: ACE OF SPADES; KEEPS IT (3 or 13)
2. According to a University of Kansas study, 25% of men admit to what?
A: Cheating on mate
B: Faking climax
C: Not bathing daily
RONNIE: Cheating on mate- NO
GABRIEL: Not bathing daily- NO
3. P. Diddy has described what as “fashion Viagra”?
A: His clothing line
B: Thong underwear
C: Tight halter tops
RONNIE: Thong underwear- WRONG AGAIN
STACI: Tight halter tops- TRIPLE STUMPER
4. Which President once killed a man who reportedly insulted his wife?
A: Andrew Jackson
B: Ulysses S. Grant
C: Bill Clinton
RONNIE: Jackson- RIGHT (200)
CARD: 6 OF DIAMONDS; PASSES TO GABRIEL (14)
5. Since 1996, what name topped Social Security Administration’s list of most popular baby names?
A: Mary
B: Jennifer
C: Emily
STACI: Emily- RIGHT (100)
CARD: QUEEN OF SPADES; BUSTS GABRIEL
6. What band’s song played during the series finale of “The Sopranos”?
A: STYX
B: Journey
C: Chicago
RONNIE: Journey- RIGHT (300)
CARD: QUEEN OF HEARTS; PASSES TO STACI (16)
7. According to a Reader’s Digest article, what percentage of people include pets in their will?
A: 27%
B: 35%
C: 55%
STACI: 35%- NO
RONNIE: 55%- DOUBLE STUMPER
8. Which of these is NOT a French fashion designer?
A: Christian Dior
B: Yves Saint Laurent
C: Ralph Lauren
STACI: Ralph Lauren- RIGHT (200)
CARD: 5 OF DIAMONDS; WIN (700)
ROUND 2:
STACI: 4 OF SPADES
RONNIE: 7 OF SPADES
GABRIEL: ACE OF CLUBS
1. Which “American Idol” judge made a huge gaffe critiquing two of a contestant’s songs…?
A: Randy Jackson
B: Paula Abdul
C: Simon Cowell
RONNIE: Paula Abdul- YOU BET (400)
CARD: QUEEN OF CLUBS; PASSES TO STACI (14)
2. What does supermodel Christie Brinkley wish she had of Scarlett Johanssen’s?
A: Chest
B: Skin
C: Career
STACI: Chest- NO
GABRIEL: Skin- YES (100)
CARD: 9 OF SPADES; BUSTS STACI
3. Who was the first U.S. President to appoint a woman to his Cabinet?
A: FDR
B: JFK
C: LBJ
RONNIE: LBJ- WRONG
GABRIEL: KFL- ALSO WRONG
4. What movie studio, co-founded by Charlie Chaplin, is now co-owned by Tom Cruise?
A: Universal
B: United Artists
C: Paramount
GABRIEL: Paramount- NO WAY
RONNIE: United Artists- YOU BET (500)
CARD: 3 OF CLUBS; KEEPS IT (10)
5. Missouri’s state nickname is what?
A: Show Me
B: Tar Heel
C: Beaver
RONNIE: Show Me- RIGHT AGAIN (600)
CARD: QUEEN OF DIAMONDS; FREEZES AT 20
If Gabriel wins this round, both men will be tied for second at 600, so we will have to go to a tiebreaker for the first time ever.
GABRIEL:
CARD #5: JACK OF CLUBS- WIN (TIED AT 600)
TIEBREAKER: One card is dealt to the two tied players; the one with the higher card wins. Since Ronnie’s the furthest to the left, he gets the first choice of either the first or second card from the first pair of cards. He chooses the second card. Gabriel chooses the second card from the other pair of cards. As in "Card Sharks", Aces are high, deuces are low.
GABRIEL: 8 OF CLUBS (this is the fourth card in the deck)
RONNIE: 9 OF DIAMONDS- WIN
CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND:
STACI: 6 OF SPADES
RONNIE: ACE OF DIAMONDS
1. What did Heidi Klum nickname Hanz and Franz?
A: Breasts
B: German Shepherds
C: Legs
STACI: Breasts- RIGHT
CARD: 2 OF SPADES; PASSES TO RONNIE (3 or 13)
2. What reality show’s motto is “Outwit, Outplay, Outlast”?
A: “The Bachelor”
B: “The Apprentice”
C: “Survivor”
STACI: “Survivor”- OF COURSE IT IS
CARD: 7 OF DIAMONDS; KEEPS IT (13)
3. In women’s fashion, what does VPL stand for?
A: Very Plain Loafers
B: Visible Panty Line
C: ???
RONNIE: Visible Panty Line- RIGHT
If this next card is higher than an 8, he’s the champ.
CARD: KING OF HEARTS; WIN
Super Catch 21: Ronnie’s the first player to only get one Power Chip to work with here.
HAND #1: 10 OF CLUBS
HAND #2: 7 OF HEARTS
HAND #3: 6 OF HEARTS
CARD #1: KING OF SPADES; PLACES IT IN HAND #3 (16)
CARD #2: KING OF DIAMONDS; CHANGES IT
CARD #3: 10 OF SPADES; PLACES IT IN HAND #2 (17)
CARD #4: QUEEN OF SPADES; PLACED IN HAND #1 (20)
CARD #5: QUEEN OF HEARTS- WIPEOUT
He had nothing to work with here.
Ratings notes
Last night's episode of "America's Got Talent" scored an 8 Fast Nielsen with a 13 share, its best rating of the month.
The season finale of "Celebrity Family Feud" that preceded "Talent" scored a 4.8/8. Expect "Feud" back on NBC soon.
"Wipeout" managed a 5.3/9, while "I Survived a Japanese Game Show" got a 3.4/6. "Big Brother" got a 4/7.
Elsewhere, the fourth season finale of "The Next Food Network Star" scored a 3 cable rating, the highest-rated show in Food Network history.
Source: The Futon Critic
The season finale of "Celebrity Family Feud" that preceded "Talent" scored a 4.8/8. Expect "Feud" back on NBC soon.
"Wipeout" managed a 5.3/9, while "I Survived a Japanese Game Show" got a 3.4/6. "Big Brother" got a 4/7.
Elsewhere, the fourth season finale of "The Next Food Network Star" scored a 3 cable rating, the highest-rated show in Food Network history.
Source: The Futon Critic
GSN news
Buzzerblog today has repored the following:
-On Labor Day, a "Press Your Luck" marathon will air from 9 AM-7 PM.
-On September 7th, the day before Super Game Show Premiere Day (September 8th), GSN will run a special six-hour marathon from 1 PM-7 PM with episodes of "Match Game", "Let's Make a Deal" and "Dating Game" as a way to salute the '70s. The same night, at 8 PM, a new GSN documentary called "Laugh Out Loud: 70's Game Shows" will air.
-On Labor Day, a "Press Your Luck" marathon will air from 9 AM-7 PM.
-On September 7th, the day before Super Game Show Premiere Day (September 8th), GSN will run a special six-hour marathon from 1 PM-7 PM with episodes of "Match Game", "Let's Make a Deal" and "Dating Game" as a way to salute the '70s. The same night, at 8 PM, a new GSN documentary called "Laugh Out Loud: 70's Game Shows" will air.
"America's Got Talent"- MySpace Auditions
To be exact, everyone performed at the MySpace headquarters.
First up was Michael Trixx, doing a Rock and Roll magic show. He only rocked and rolled with Sharon, so he didn't advance.
Second, Diva Boy unleased some of his "Explosion Dancers". Did he explode with flavor to everyone...nope.
Third in line was Eloy Rendon, who did some motivational speaking (?!?!?)...needless to say, that didn't work.
Trying to have much better luck was Del Hampton with some chicken clucking...nope.
After a few more duds, we had, I believe, our second Ozzy impersonator of the season. This one was Randy Hanson. Sharon didn't like the first one, but she liked this one...as did the other judges, so he was off to Vegas!
Next of note was Holly Stone, who sang Martina McBride's "Broken Wing". In the end...she was as successful as Jordin Sparks with this song, because she was off to Vegas!
The second half of the episode began with a group of college students called The Cadence performing a percussion rock show. They managed to rock with...everybody but Sharon, so they advanced!
Also advancing were Shimshi (magician), the Lasalle Bros. (dancers), Matthew Piazzi (voiceover artist), Kazual (capella singing group), the Tapping Dads and the Army's Daniel Jens (singing while playing the guitar).
Another act that didn't make it was a pair of old ladies called Sweetones (despite only getting buzzed by Piers).
Next week begins the Vegas Callbacks and find out who made the Top 40!
First up was Michael Trixx, doing a Rock and Roll magic show. He only rocked and rolled with Sharon, so he didn't advance.
Second, Diva Boy unleased some of his "Explosion Dancers". Did he explode with flavor to everyone...nope.
Third in line was Eloy Rendon, who did some motivational speaking (?!?!?)...needless to say, that didn't work.
Trying to have much better luck was Del Hampton with some chicken clucking...nope.
After a few more duds, we had, I believe, our second Ozzy impersonator of the season. This one was Randy Hanson. Sharon didn't like the first one, but she liked this one...as did the other judges, so he was off to Vegas!
Next of note was Holly Stone, who sang Martina McBride's "Broken Wing". In the end...she was as successful as Jordin Sparks with this song, because she was off to Vegas!
The second half of the episode began with a group of college students called The Cadence performing a percussion rock show. They managed to rock with...everybody but Sharon, so they advanced!
Also advancing were Shimshi (magician), the Lasalle Bros. (dancers), Matthew Piazzi (voiceover artist), Kazual (capella singing group), the Tapping Dads and the Army's Daniel Jens (singing while playing the guitar).
Another act that didn't make it was a pair of old ladies called Sweetones (despite only getting buzzed by Piers).
Next week begins the Vegas Callbacks and find out who made the Top 40!
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
"Celebrity Family Feud"- SEASON FINALE
Oddly enough, the season finale of "Celebrity Family Feud" turns out to be the FIRST show taped. Here are the teams for the first game.
Tetul ("American Chopper"): Paul, Paul Jr. (son), Mikey (son), Steve and Ron (family friends)(Charity: Make-A-Wish)
Knight: Christopher, Adrianne Curry (first winner of "America's Next Top Model"), Andrea (friend), Christine (Adrianne's mother) and Nick (Adrianne's brother)(Charity: National Breast Cancer Foundation and Precious Paws)
(Note: Christopher Knight is close to offically being named the host of "Trivial Pursuit: America Plays", because Mark Wahlberg is contracted to FOX with "The Moment of Truth".)
First question: Ways you can make bathing a sexual experience. Starting with:
1.
2. Bubbles (24, Christopher)
3.
4.
5.
6.
Paul gave a ZONK ANSWER OF THE WEEK NOMINEE with suntan lotion, giving the Knight family control. Starting with Adrianne, she says rose petals...#4 (3)! Andrea's first answer is a pretty outfit...that also is a ZONK ANSWER OF THE WEEK NOMINEE for strike one. Christine tries to do better with a hot oil rubdown...better answer, but that still yields strike two. To avoid a steal attempt right now, Nick tries candles, which is #3 (21)! Back to Christopher, his second answer is music...STRIKEOUT. For 48 points, Paul's guess is having another person in the bath...that's the #1 answer! The other two answers:
5. Drink wine (3)
6. Eat fruit (3)
Second question: Things that might happen if you laugh really, really hard. Beginning with:
1. Piss your pants (33, Adrianne)
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7. Snort (2, Paul Jr.)
The Knights play again. Starting this time with Andrea, she responds with farting...#5 (6)! Christine's second answer is crying, which is #2 (23)! Nick then goes with pulling a muscle...no. Chris' next guess is busting a gut...#3 (14)! Adrianne's next answer is turning red...not there. Andrea now tries to save the team with spitting drink out...three strikes. For another 78, Paul says coughing...#4 (11) to take the "American Chopper" team to 126! #6 was heart attack (2, WTF?)
Triple: Things that might be a foot long. Mikey's in first with a hot dog...all sandwiches/hot dogs are #1 (60) to give "American Chopper" first dibs on a question for the first time tonight! The first answer from Steve is a ruler...that and tape measurers are #2 (18)! Ron then pulls out the foot...and it goes up as #3 (12)! Both Pauls then blank for two strikes, then Mikey tries shin bone...hey, at least that's better than suntan lotion. In any event, it's time to steal, and for 270 and to force Sudden Death, Christopher says the bottom answer is tiles...but it's rope (2), so the "American Chopper" family scores a shutout win at 396 to go into the finals! They'll face one of these two teams in the final:
Bernsen: Corbin, Amanda (wife), Oliver, Henry and Angus (sons)(Charity: Rape Treatment Center at Santa Monica UCLA Medical Center)
Cho: Margaret, Seung Hoon (dad), Young Hie (mom), John and Selene (assistants)(Charity: MAC AIDS Fund)
First question: According to 100 men, name something you'd be embarassed for a nurse to do to you in the hospital. Starting with:
1.
2.
3.
4. Taking off your clothes (10, Corbin)
5.
Margaret dudded out with shaving you, so the Bernsens play. Amanda's up first with checking your prostate levels...maybe I would, and most of the survey agrees, because that's the NUMBER ONE answer (36)! Angus then says cleaning you, which is #2 (22; why wasn't this #1?)! Oliver then says being fed...no. Henry then says checking your temperature...I'm afraid that's strike two. Back to Corbin, he tries to avert a steal attempt with calming you down...three strikes in a row. For 68 points, Margaret's response is using a bedpan...no, so the Bernsens keep the points. Rest of the answers:
3. Shot in your ass (11)
5. Giving enema (6)
Second question: Slang terms for someone who informs on a friend. Starting with:
1. Snitch (58, Seung)
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
The Chos will play this time. Young starts out with rat...#2 (19)! John's opening response is a squealer...bottom answer (4)! Now to Selene, who says Benedict Arnold...no. Margaret's next answer is punk...also not there. Seung tries to avert a steal situation with his next guess of turncoat...three strikes in a row once again, this time on the other team. For another 81, Corbin goes with tattletale, which happens to be #3 (9, why wasn't this higher?) to send the Bernsens to 149! Other answers:
4. Backstabber (6)
5. Narc (4)
Triple: Name something considered rude that you might ask someone about. Angus rings in with the cost of something...well, I'm afraid he just paid the price; that's a dud, allowing Young to take control with the top answer of age (30)! John then says one's salary...that sounded a bit similar to the cost of something, but one's money/income is #3 (23)! Selene then comes up with one's weight, which is #2 (24)! To automatically force Sudden Death, Margaret's bottom answer guess is the amount of time they've been married...yes (24) for 294!
Sudden Death: The question that Oliver and John are asked:
Which talk show has the trashiest guests?
Oliver gets "The Jerry Springer Show" (93) first to give the Bernsens the win!
First question in championship game: According to 100 men, name something you do when you realize you've ran out of clean underwear. Starting with:
1. Wash them (46, Corbin)
2.
3.
4.
5.
The Bernsens will play. Amanda now says borrowing undies...no. Henry then says not to wear undies at all...#2 (20)! Oliver then says to wear shorts instead...strike two. To keep control, Angus says to keep wearing the old undies...#4 (7)! Corbin's next answer is buy some new packs of undies...#3 (18)! To sweep, Amanda's bottom answer guess is not going out...I don't think so. For 91, Paul says it's stealing underwear...but the bottom answer is actually turning them inside out (4), so the points stay with the Bernsens.
Second question: Things people pick. Here's how we begin:
1. Nose (43, Paul Jr.)
2.
3.
4.
5.
The Tetuls now play. Mikey next guesses teeth...#4 (7)! Steve then thinks of the last question and says underwear...can't do it. Ron then thinks of yours truly and saying scabs...NO. To avoid three strikes in a row, Paul tries feet...STRIKEOUT. For another 50, Corbin goes with flowers...#3 (12) to take his team to 141! Unsaid:
2. Fruit/veggies (30)
5. Lotto numbers (3)
Triple: Things people get paid to predict. Mikey tries to suck up to Al Roker by saying the weather...NUMBER ONE (61) for control! Over to Steve, who says the future...that's #2 now (25)! Ron then goes with traffic...can't do that. Paul blanks, then Paul Jr. tries to save the team with stocks...#3 (6)! To force Sudden Death right now, Mikey decides to be like Steve thinking of the previous question and says lotto numbers...steal time. To win the game, Corbin believes that bottom answer is betting on sports events...NO, so 276 goes to the Tetuls and we're going to Sudden Death! It was actually an earthquake (4; one just hit the state of California today).
Sudden Death: Steve and Oliver will decide which team gets another $15,000 for their charity. The question:
Tell me something in your body that you might donate if you're still alive.
The #1 answer of kidney (68) was said by...Steve, so "American Chopper" wins the night! UCLA's Rape Treatment Center will get $10,000 via the Bernsens.
Fast Money: They've just helped their team win $25K for Make-a-Wish; now, the two Pauls will try to turn it into $50K.
1. According to 100 men, which occupation has the sexiest women?
2. Name a pet you might have several of.
3. Tell me another way of saying a woman is pregnant.
4. A flower you might see in a corsage.
5. Name a way you might get around in NYC.
My guesses:
1. Nurse (Waitress was my other guess)
2. Dog (Cat was my other guess)
3. Expecting
4. Rose
5. Taxi
Paul blanked on the first and third questions. He said cat, rose and taxi for 124. Paul Jr. came up with modeling for the first question...that's #1 for 35! Second was dog...also #1 at 38! His third answer was knocked up...20 will do it for 50 grand! The #1 answer for the third question was being with a child.
Tetul ("American Chopper"): Paul, Paul Jr. (son), Mikey (son), Steve and Ron (family friends)(Charity: Make-A-Wish)
Knight: Christopher, Adrianne Curry (first winner of "America's Next Top Model"), Andrea (friend), Christine (Adrianne's mother) and Nick (Adrianne's brother)(Charity: National Breast Cancer Foundation and Precious Paws)
(Note: Christopher Knight is close to offically being named the host of "Trivial Pursuit: America Plays", because Mark Wahlberg is contracted to FOX with "The Moment of Truth".)
First question: Ways you can make bathing a sexual experience. Starting with:
1.
2. Bubbles (24, Christopher)
3.
4.
5.
6.
Paul gave a ZONK ANSWER OF THE WEEK NOMINEE with suntan lotion, giving the Knight family control. Starting with Adrianne, she says rose petals...#4 (3)! Andrea's first answer is a pretty outfit...that also is a ZONK ANSWER OF THE WEEK NOMINEE for strike one. Christine tries to do better with a hot oil rubdown...better answer, but that still yields strike two. To avoid a steal attempt right now, Nick tries candles, which is #3 (21)! Back to Christopher, his second answer is music...STRIKEOUT. For 48 points, Paul's guess is having another person in the bath...that's the #1 answer! The other two answers:
5. Drink wine (3)
6. Eat fruit (3)
Second question: Things that might happen if you laugh really, really hard. Beginning with:
1. Piss your pants (33, Adrianne)
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7. Snort (2, Paul Jr.)
The Knights play again. Starting this time with Andrea, she responds with farting...#5 (6)! Christine's second answer is crying, which is #2 (23)! Nick then goes with pulling a muscle...no. Chris' next guess is busting a gut...#3 (14)! Adrianne's next answer is turning red...not there. Andrea now tries to save the team with spitting drink out...three strikes. For another 78, Paul says coughing...#4 (11) to take the "American Chopper" team to 126! #6 was heart attack (2, WTF?)
Triple: Things that might be a foot long. Mikey's in first with a hot dog...all sandwiches/hot dogs are #1 (60) to give "American Chopper" first dibs on a question for the first time tonight! The first answer from Steve is a ruler...that and tape measurers are #2 (18)! Ron then pulls out the foot...and it goes up as #3 (12)! Both Pauls then blank for two strikes, then Mikey tries shin bone...hey, at least that's better than suntan lotion. In any event, it's time to steal, and for 270 and to force Sudden Death, Christopher says the bottom answer is tiles...but it's rope (2), so the "American Chopper" family scores a shutout win at 396 to go into the finals! They'll face one of these two teams in the final:
Bernsen: Corbin, Amanda (wife), Oliver, Henry and Angus (sons)(Charity: Rape Treatment Center at Santa Monica UCLA Medical Center)
Cho: Margaret, Seung Hoon (dad), Young Hie (mom), John and Selene (assistants)(Charity: MAC AIDS Fund)
First question: According to 100 men, name something you'd be embarassed for a nurse to do to you in the hospital. Starting with:
1.
2.
3.
4. Taking off your clothes (10, Corbin)
5.
Margaret dudded out with shaving you, so the Bernsens play. Amanda's up first with checking your prostate levels...maybe I would, and most of the survey agrees, because that's the NUMBER ONE answer (36)! Angus then says cleaning you, which is #2 (22; why wasn't this #1?)! Oliver then says being fed...no. Henry then says checking your temperature...I'm afraid that's strike two. Back to Corbin, he tries to avert a steal attempt with calming you down...three strikes in a row. For 68 points, Margaret's response is using a bedpan...no, so the Bernsens keep the points. Rest of the answers:
3. Shot in your ass (11)
5. Giving enema (6)
Second question: Slang terms for someone who informs on a friend. Starting with:
1. Snitch (58, Seung)
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
The Chos will play this time. Young starts out with rat...#2 (19)! John's opening response is a squealer...bottom answer (4)! Now to Selene, who says Benedict Arnold...no. Margaret's next answer is punk...also not there. Seung tries to avert a steal situation with his next guess of turncoat...three strikes in a row once again, this time on the other team. For another 81, Corbin goes with tattletale, which happens to be #3 (9, why wasn't this higher?) to send the Bernsens to 149! Other answers:
4. Backstabber (6)
5. Narc (4)
Triple: Name something considered rude that you might ask someone about. Angus rings in with the cost of something...well, I'm afraid he just paid the price; that's a dud, allowing Young to take control with the top answer of age (30)! John then says one's salary...that sounded a bit similar to the cost of something, but one's money/income is #3 (23)! Selene then comes up with one's weight, which is #2 (24)! To automatically force Sudden Death, Margaret's bottom answer guess is the amount of time they've been married...yes (24) for 294!
Sudden Death: The question that Oliver and John are asked:
Which talk show has the trashiest guests?
Oliver gets "The Jerry Springer Show" (93) first to give the Bernsens the win!
First question in championship game: According to 100 men, name something you do when you realize you've ran out of clean underwear. Starting with:
1. Wash them (46, Corbin)
2.
3.
4.
5.
The Bernsens will play. Amanda now says borrowing undies...no. Henry then says not to wear undies at all...#2 (20)! Oliver then says to wear shorts instead...strike two. To keep control, Angus says to keep wearing the old undies...#4 (7)! Corbin's next answer is buy some new packs of undies...#3 (18)! To sweep, Amanda's bottom answer guess is not going out...I don't think so. For 91, Paul says it's stealing underwear...but the bottom answer is actually turning them inside out (4), so the points stay with the Bernsens.
Second question: Things people pick. Here's how we begin:
1. Nose (43, Paul Jr.)
2.
3.
4.
5.
The Tetuls now play. Mikey next guesses teeth...#4 (7)! Steve then thinks of the last question and says underwear...can't do it. Ron then thinks of yours truly and saying scabs...NO. To avoid three strikes in a row, Paul tries feet...STRIKEOUT. For another 50, Corbin goes with flowers...#3 (12) to take his team to 141! Unsaid:
2. Fruit/veggies (30)
5. Lotto numbers (3)
Triple: Things people get paid to predict. Mikey tries to suck up to Al Roker by saying the weather...NUMBER ONE (61) for control! Over to Steve, who says the future...that's #2 now (25)! Ron then goes with traffic...can't do that. Paul blanks, then Paul Jr. tries to save the team with stocks...#3 (6)! To force Sudden Death right now, Mikey decides to be like Steve thinking of the previous question and says lotto numbers...steal time. To win the game, Corbin believes that bottom answer is betting on sports events...NO, so 276 goes to the Tetuls and we're going to Sudden Death! It was actually an earthquake (4; one just hit the state of California today).
Sudden Death: Steve and Oliver will decide which team gets another $15,000 for their charity. The question:
Tell me something in your body that you might donate if you're still alive.
The #1 answer of kidney (68) was said by...Steve, so "American Chopper" wins the night! UCLA's Rape Treatment Center will get $10,000 via the Bernsens.
Fast Money: They've just helped their team win $25K for Make-a-Wish; now, the two Pauls will try to turn it into $50K.
1. According to 100 men, which occupation has the sexiest women?
2. Name a pet you might have several of.
3. Tell me another way of saying a woman is pregnant.
4. A flower you might see in a corsage.
5. Name a way you might get around in NYC.
My guesses:
1. Nurse (Waitress was my other guess)
2. Dog (Cat was my other guess)
3. Expecting
4. Rose
5. Taxi
Paul blanked on the first and third questions. He said cat, rose and taxi for 124. Paul Jr. came up with modeling for the first question...that's #1 for 35! Second was dog...also #1 at 38! His third answer was knocked up...20 will do it for 50 grand! The #1 answer for the third question was being with a child.
"Temptation" finally gets the ax
After weeks and weeks of waiting for the final fate of "Temptation", Mediaweek has reported that the show has been cancelled.
"Big Brother X" 7/29
The alliance with Keesha, April and Libra was still alive at this moment, with Dan not being in it right now. Meanwhile, Michelle was talking with Dan.
Power of Veto Competition: Joining Keesha, Angie and Jessie were Libra, Bryan and Memphis. The host was Dan. All six players were put into green suits with a flower hat on top. Each player planted themselves into their flower box while placing their head on the headrest. Soon, water started to pour down on each player. When a player thought they had been watered long enough, they left their box. The player who left their box closest to an hour without going over won the Power of Veto. Basically, this is their version of the now-defunct GSN game show "How Much is Enough?".
At the 18 minute mark, earthworms were added to everyone's boxes.
Keesha: 22:20
At the 44 minute mark, compost was added.
Libra left second, Jessie was third, Angie was fourth, Bryan was fifth and Memphis was the last person to leave his box.
The results...
...everybody except Keesha stayed in too long, so the eviction nominations automatically stay as they are.
BTW, you folks at home this season will decide who will be America's Player for a one-week period.
Power of Veto Competition: Joining Keesha, Angie and Jessie were Libra, Bryan and Memphis. The host was Dan. All six players were put into green suits with a flower hat on top. Each player planted themselves into their flower box while placing their head on the headrest. Soon, water started to pour down on each player. When a player thought they had been watered long enough, they left their box. The player who left their box closest to an hour without going over won the Power of Veto. Basically, this is their version of the now-defunct GSN game show "How Much is Enough?".
At the 18 minute mark, earthworms were added to everyone's boxes.
Keesha: 22:20
At the 44 minute mark, compost was added.
Libra left second, Jessie was third, Angie was fourth, Bryan was fifth and Memphis was the last person to leave his box.
The results...
...everybody except Keesha stayed in too long, so the eviction nominations automatically stay as they are.
BTW, you folks at home this season will decide who will be America's Player for a one-week period.
"I Survived a Japanese Game Show" 7/29
After this episode, we will know the final four for next week's championship show.
Main Challenge ("You Stand Still! No, You Stand Still!"): Two players from each team are spun in a chair before they each attempt to cross to the other platform, while having to get past a pair of spinning discs in the middle of a course. One player had a set of keys while the other had a lock. Once they got to the other platforms and collected their respective items, they had to meet at the center platform and unlock themselves, then sit back down to stop the clock. The team with the best time wins.
(Note: The one with the keys on each team was the bride while the lock-wearing person was the groom for each team.)
Bilenda sits this one out for the Yellow Penguins.
The Yellow Penguins go first, with Justin as the groom and Andrew as the bride. Their time...1:09. They had trouble on the unlocking part.
Donnell was the bride while Meaghan was the groom for the Green Monkeys. Their time was...
...1:04, so by five seconds, they have ended their losing streak! These two have won a stay at a luxury hotel and got to eat anyhing they wanted to have cooked there. The Yellow Penguins, meanwhile, had to stay in a dirty castle hotel.
Elimination Round: It's Andrew vs. Belinda. This challenge is called "Clothes On, Clothes Off". Each player must run into the changing room and put on one of three costumes. In the next round, they must go to the next door and change into a different outfit. Three rounds are done; the one with the best total time wins.
ROUND 1:
Andrew: 2:18
Belinda: 2:09
ROUND 2:
Andrew: :57 (3:15)
Belinda: :53 (3:02)
ROUND 3: Belinda beats Andrew AGAIN, so the time doesn't matter and Andrew Kelly-Hayes immediately goes Off the Air.
Main Challenge ("You Stand Still! No, You Stand Still!"): Two players from each team are spun in a chair before they each attempt to cross to the other platform, while having to get past a pair of spinning discs in the middle of a course. One player had a set of keys while the other had a lock. Once they got to the other platforms and collected their respective items, they had to meet at the center platform and unlock themselves, then sit back down to stop the clock. The team with the best time wins.
(Note: The one with the keys on each team was the bride while the lock-wearing person was the groom for each team.)
Bilenda sits this one out for the Yellow Penguins.
The Yellow Penguins go first, with Justin as the groom and Andrew as the bride. Their time...1:09. They had trouble on the unlocking part.
Donnell was the bride while Meaghan was the groom for the Green Monkeys. Their time was...
...1:04, so by five seconds, they have ended their losing streak! These two have won a stay at a luxury hotel and got to eat anyhing they wanted to have cooked there. The Yellow Penguins, meanwhile, had to stay in a dirty castle hotel.
Elimination Round: It's Andrew vs. Belinda. This challenge is called "Clothes On, Clothes Off". Each player must run into the changing room and put on one of three costumes. In the next round, they must go to the next door and change into a different outfit. Three rounds are done; the one with the best total time wins.
ROUND 1:
Andrew: 2:18
Belinda: 2:09
ROUND 2:
Andrew: :57 (3:15)
Belinda: :53 (3:02)
ROUND 3: Belinda beats Andrew AGAIN, so the time doesn't matter and Andrew Kelly-Hayes immediately goes Off the Air.
7/29/2008 Results
Catch 21: The next three players are:
Jayne Edwicco (if she wins the big money, she'll go to England)
Jason (if he wins it all, he might fill his gas tank twice; it's not Jason Block, so sorry)
Todd Staples ($25K might help him with buying a car or taking his girlfriend somewhere special)
OPENING CARDS:
JAYNE: 4 OF DIAMONDS
JASON: 7 OF HEARTS
TODD: 2 OF SPADES
1. According to a 2007 InStyle magazine poll, what show has the sexiest TV cast?
A: "Desperate Housewives"
B: "Lost"
C: "Grey's Anatomy"
JASON: "Desperate Housewives"- INCORRECT
JAYNE: "Grey's Anatomy"- CORRECT (100)
CARD: 6 OF CLUBS; KEEPS IT (10)
2. Which is not a type of salad green?
A: Arugula
B: Tarantella
C: Radicchio
TODD: Tarantella- CORRECT (100)
CARD: 2 OF DIAMONDS; PASSES TO JAYNE (12)
3. Which of these dances is NOT performed in competition on "Dancing With the Stars"?
A: Rumba
B: Conga
C: Samba
JASON: Rumba- NO
JAYNE: Conga- YOU BET (200)
CARD: 7 OF DIAMONDS; PASSES TO JASON (9)
4. What do crocodiles swallow to keep them underwater longer?
TODD: Rocks- RIGHT (200)
CARD: KING OF DIAMONDS, BUSTING JAYNE
5. What TV show co-created by Mel Brooks and Buck Henry was turned into a movie this year?
A: "The Naked Gun"
B: "The Dukes of Hazzard"
C: "Get Smart"
TODD: "The Dukes of Hazzard"- WRONG
JASON: "Get Smart"- RIGHT (100)
CARD: 3 OF SPADES; PASSES TO TODD (5)
6. What's the official language of Brazil?
TODD: Portugese- RIGHT (300)
If this next card is higher than a 7, he wins the round.
CARD: KING OF HEARTS; TODD WINS (800)
ROUND 2:
JAYNE: 2 OF CLUBS
JASON: 6 OF SPADES
TODD: ACE OF CLUBS
1. What is the beginning of the U.S. Constitution called?
A: The Premise
B: The Bill of Rights
C: The Preamble
JASON: Bill of Rights- NO
JAYNE: The Preamble- RIGHT (300)
CARD: ACE OF DIAMONDS; KEEPS IT (3 or 13)
2. Last year, "Text-In" Jackie Bibby broke his own record by sitting in a bathtub with 87 what?
A: Tarantulas
B: Rattlesnakes
C: Circus clowns
TODD: Rattlesnakes- RIGHT (900)
CARD: ACE OF HEARTS; PASSES TO JASON (7 or 17)
3. Which actress gave birth in the same hospital in the same day as Katie Holmes?
A: Cate Blanchett
B: Brooke Shields
C: Nicole Kidman
TODD: Brooke Shields- RIGHT AGAIN (1,000)
CARD: 10 OF HEARTS; WIN (1,500)
CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND:
JAYNE: 5 OF DIAMONDS
TODD: 3 OF DIAMONDS
1. Who is Martie Nixon?
A: Richard Nixon's illegitimate granddaughter
B: Singing voice of Maria in "West Side Story"
C: Actress who played Miranda in "Sex and the City"
JAYNE: Maria- RIGHT
CARD: 5 OF SPADES; KEEPS IT (10)
2. If the best man at your wedding is also your best boy, where does she probably work?
A: Electronics store
B: Movie Studio
C: ???
JAYNE: Movie studio- RIGHT AGAIN
CARD: 9 OF CLUBS; TAKES IT AND FREEZES AT 19
TODD:
CARD #3: 7 OF CLUBS (10)
CARD #4: ACE OF SPADES; WINS ALL THREE ROUNDS!
Super Catch 21: With all three Power Chips in play for the first time, Todd has the best possible chance of winning the 25 grand tonight. Let's see if he does it.
HAND #1: 9 OF CLUBS
HAND #2: 7 OF CLUBS
HAND #3: ACE OF SPADES
CARD #1: ACE OF DIAMONDS; PLACES IT IN HAND #1 (10 or 20)
CARD #2: ACE OF CLUBS; HAND #1 CLEARED ($1,000)
CARD #3: 2 OF CLUBS; PLACES IT IN HAND #2 (9)
HAND #1: CLEARED
HAND #2: 9
HAND #3: ACE OF SPADES
CARD #4: KING OF HEARTS; HAND #3 CLEARED ($5,000)
He is allowed at least one more free card.
CARD #5: 3 OF SPADES; CHANGES IT
CARD #6: KING OF DIAMONDS; CHANGES IT
CARD #7: 2 OF DIAMONDS (11)
If one of the next two cards is a 10 or face card, he's the first-ever grand champion...
CARD #8: 7 OF DIAMONDS; CHANGES IT
The next card...
CARD #9: 6 OF CLUBS (17)
...is a 9. Darn. He's given the option of stopping...
...and he does at $5,000!
CARD #10: 2 OF SPADES
CARD #11: 7 OF HEARTS
He came SO CLOSE to winning it all, but he still takes home $6,000!
Wipeout: Tonight's Qualifier features the Buoy Run, the Sucker Punch, the Big Balls and the Field Goal Swing. Notables:
Erwin Milan: 3:17.9 (five Wiepouts)
Jessica Bertoni: 1:52.8 (two WOs)
Charles Zaucha: 1:32.9
Sandy Bowles: 10:08.3 (all-time worst, I think)
Robert Duff: 2:09.2 (four WOs)
John Curtis: 2:11.4
Chris Kinyon: 1:39.5
Timothy Ton: 1:49.1
Joining everybody listed (except Sandy and Erwin) on the Sweeper are Tyler Jorgenson, Lili Asvar, Yolanda Ezell, Toni Robinson, Christa Wiktorski and Matthew Thies.
Sweeper: On top of it are some smoke-releasing fake crows everybody needs to jump over.
Elimination order:
1. Matthew
2. Lili
3. Toni
4. Christa
5. Yolanda
6. Jessica
Taking the ten $100 bills is...Robert!
Dreadmill: Contestants have to stay on this for as long as they can while avoiding a big, swinging wrecking ball.
Charles: 2:34.31
John: 1:36.97
Robert: 1:33.23
Chris: 21.35
Jessica: 1:23.78
Charles, John and Robert automatically go to the Wipeout Zone.
Timothy: 1:05.10
The last spot goes to Jessica.
Wipeout Zone: At the water slide, contestants could use a form of transportation to go down the slide if they wanted. The launch pads are more difficult than ever, as shaving cream is falling down there.
Robert (Sled): 16:49.44
John (Innertube): He doesn't get past the Spinner in time.
Jessica (Nothing): Same result as John.
How about Charles?...
...using an air matress at the start, he wins the money at 6:22.56! Robert leaves with $1,000.
(Additional notes: The wall that preceded the Spinner had a waterfall pouring over it; also, most of the pits on the Wipeout Zone course had shaving cream instead of water.)
Jayne Edwicco (if she wins the big money, she'll go to England)
Jason (if he wins it all, he might fill his gas tank twice; it's not Jason Block, so sorry)
Todd Staples ($25K might help him with buying a car or taking his girlfriend somewhere special)
OPENING CARDS:
JAYNE: 4 OF DIAMONDS
JASON: 7 OF HEARTS
TODD: 2 OF SPADES
1. According to a 2007 InStyle magazine poll, what show has the sexiest TV cast?
A: "Desperate Housewives"
B: "Lost"
C: "Grey's Anatomy"
JASON: "Desperate Housewives"- INCORRECT
JAYNE: "Grey's Anatomy"- CORRECT (100)
CARD: 6 OF CLUBS; KEEPS IT (10)
2. Which is not a type of salad green?
A: Arugula
B: Tarantella
C: Radicchio
TODD: Tarantella- CORRECT (100)
CARD: 2 OF DIAMONDS; PASSES TO JAYNE (12)
3. Which of these dances is NOT performed in competition on "Dancing With the Stars"?
A: Rumba
B: Conga
C: Samba
JASON: Rumba- NO
JAYNE: Conga- YOU BET (200)
CARD: 7 OF DIAMONDS; PASSES TO JASON (9)
4. What do crocodiles swallow to keep them underwater longer?
TODD: Rocks- RIGHT (200)
CARD: KING OF DIAMONDS, BUSTING JAYNE
5. What TV show co-created by Mel Brooks and Buck Henry was turned into a movie this year?
A: "The Naked Gun"
B: "The Dukes of Hazzard"
C: "Get Smart"
TODD: "The Dukes of Hazzard"- WRONG
JASON: "Get Smart"- RIGHT (100)
CARD: 3 OF SPADES; PASSES TO TODD (5)
6. What's the official language of Brazil?
TODD: Portugese- RIGHT (300)
If this next card is higher than a 7, he wins the round.
CARD: KING OF HEARTS; TODD WINS (800)
ROUND 2:
JAYNE: 2 OF CLUBS
JASON: 6 OF SPADES
TODD: ACE OF CLUBS
1. What is the beginning of the U.S. Constitution called?
A: The Premise
B: The Bill of Rights
C: The Preamble
JASON: Bill of Rights- NO
JAYNE: The Preamble- RIGHT (300)
CARD: ACE OF DIAMONDS; KEEPS IT (3 or 13)
2. Last year, "Text-In" Jackie Bibby broke his own record by sitting in a bathtub with 87 what?
A: Tarantulas
B: Rattlesnakes
C: Circus clowns
TODD: Rattlesnakes- RIGHT (900)
CARD: ACE OF HEARTS; PASSES TO JASON (7 or 17)
3. Which actress gave birth in the same hospital in the same day as Katie Holmes?
A: Cate Blanchett
B: Brooke Shields
C: Nicole Kidman
TODD: Brooke Shields- RIGHT AGAIN (1,000)
CARD: 10 OF HEARTS; WIN (1,500)
CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND:
JAYNE: 5 OF DIAMONDS
TODD: 3 OF DIAMONDS
1. Who is Martie Nixon?
A: Richard Nixon's illegitimate granddaughter
B: Singing voice of Maria in "West Side Story"
C: Actress who played Miranda in "Sex and the City"
JAYNE: Maria- RIGHT
CARD: 5 OF SPADES; KEEPS IT (10)
2. If the best man at your wedding is also your best boy, where does she probably work?
A: Electronics store
B: Movie Studio
C: ???
JAYNE: Movie studio- RIGHT AGAIN
CARD: 9 OF CLUBS; TAKES IT AND FREEZES AT 19
TODD:
CARD #3: 7 OF CLUBS (10)
CARD #4: ACE OF SPADES; WINS ALL THREE ROUNDS!
Super Catch 21: With all three Power Chips in play for the first time, Todd has the best possible chance of winning the 25 grand tonight. Let's see if he does it.
HAND #1: 9 OF CLUBS
HAND #2: 7 OF CLUBS
HAND #3: ACE OF SPADES
CARD #1: ACE OF DIAMONDS; PLACES IT IN HAND #1 (10 or 20)
CARD #2: ACE OF CLUBS; HAND #1 CLEARED ($1,000)
CARD #3: 2 OF CLUBS; PLACES IT IN HAND #2 (9)
HAND #1: CLEARED
HAND #2: 9
HAND #3: ACE OF SPADES
CARD #4: KING OF HEARTS; HAND #3 CLEARED ($5,000)
He is allowed at least one more free card.
CARD #5: 3 OF SPADES; CHANGES IT
CARD #6: KING OF DIAMONDS; CHANGES IT
CARD #7: 2 OF DIAMONDS (11)
If one of the next two cards is a 10 or face card, he's the first-ever grand champion...
CARD #8: 7 OF DIAMONDS; CHANGES IT
The next card...
CARD #9: 6 OF CLUBS (17)
...is a 9. Darn. He's given the option of stopping...
...and he does at $5,000!
CARD #10: 2 OF SPADES
CARD #11: 7 OF HEARTS
He came SO CLOSE to winning it all, but he still takes home $6,000!
Wipeout: Tonight's Qualifier features the Buoy Run, the Sucker Punch, the Big Balls and the Field Goal Swing. Notables:
Erwin Milan: 3:17.9 (five Wiepouts)
Jessica Bertoni: 1:52.8 (two WOs)
Charles Zaucha: 1:32.9
Sandy Bowles: 10:08.3 (all-time worst, I think)
Robert Duff: 2:09.2 (four WOs)
John Curtis: 2:11.4
Chris Kinyon: 1:39.5
Timothy Ton: 1:49.1
Joining everybody listed (except Sandy and Erwin) on the Sweeper are Tyler Jorgenson, Lili Asvar, Yolanda Ezell, Toni Robinson, Christa Wiktorski and Matthew Thies.
Sweeper: On top of it are some smoke-releasing fake crows everybody needs to jump over.
Elimination order:
1. Matthew
2. Lili
3. Toni
4. Christa
5. Yolanda
6. Jessica
Taking the ten $100 bills is...Robert!
Dreadmill: Contestants have to stay on this for as long as they can while avoiding a big, swinging wrecking ball.
Charles: 2:34.31
John: 1:36.97
Robert: 1:33.23
Chris: 21.35
Jessica: 1:23.78
Charles, John and Robert automatically go to the Wipeout Zone.
Timothy: 1:05.10
The last spot goes to Jessica.
Wipeout Zone: At the water slide, contestants could use a form of transportation to go down the slide if they wanted. The launch pads are more difficult than ever, as shaving cream is falling down there.
Robert (Sled): 16:49.44
John (Innertube): He doesn't get past the Spinner in time.
Jessica (Nothing): Same result as John.
How about Charles?...
...using an air matress at the start, he wins the money at 6:22.56! Robert leaves with $1,000.
(Additional notes: The wall that preceded the Spinner had a waterfall pouring over it; also, most of the pits on the Wipeout Zone course had shaving cream instead of water.)
New "Millionaire" changes revealed
Buzzerblog confirmed the following changes for the upcoming season of "WWTBAM" through Meredith Viera's blog:
-There will be a time limit for each question; how much time is given is based on how much the question is worth. This was rumored to have been the format the sydnicated version was going to start out with in the first place, but that didn't come about until now.
-The Double Dip lifeline will be brought back this season. Also, a new lifeline has been introduced, Ask the Expert. This is basically the same as Phone a Friend, except that it is always a notable "Millionaire" contestant from the past.
-Pictures of Phone a Friend participants will now be shown on the TV screen. Also, each contestant can now only list three possible friends to call instead of five in past seasons.
-Before some questions, a category will be announced.
-There will be a time limit for each question; how much time is given is based on how much the question is worth. This was rumored to have been the format the sydnicated version was going to start out with in the first place, but that didn't come about until now.
-The Double Dip lifeline will be brought back this season. Also, a new lifeline has been introduced, Ask the Expert. This is basically the same as Phone a Friend, except that it is always a notable "Millionaire" contestant from the past.
-Pictures of Phone a Friend participants will now be shown on the TV screen. Also, each contestant can now only list three possible friends to call instead of five in past seasons.
-Before some questions, a category will be announced.
"The Mole" and "Wanna Bet?" ratings
The second episode of "Wanna Bet?" scored a 2.2 Fast Nielsen with a 3 share, slightly up from last week.
As for "The Mole", it set a series-low rating for the second straight week, only managing a 2/4.
Source: The Futon Critic
As for "The Mole", it set a series-low rating for the second straight week, only managing a 2/4.
Source: The Futon Critic
"Nashville Star"- Final Four Show
The one who did NOT get to perform twice was eliminated this week. Before each of their first performances, a clip of them performing in their hometown was shown. Now, as of right now, except for "Dancing With the Stars" finale episodes, I will NOT be scoring the final performances for any other reality show finales.
First up was Shawn Mayer with "I'm Here for the Party" by Gretchen Wilson. According to Jeffrey Steele, she was having a wisdom tooth problem while she was singing (going through my side effects of wisdom teeth surgery was an absolute nightmare; they almost caused me to die).
Second in line was Gabe Garcia and his first song was "It's Five O' Clock Somewhere" by Alan Jackson. Jeffrey thought he was shaky at the beginning and the end. John thought he could be the country singer that bridges the gap for the Hispanic community. Jewel said the work was just beginning.
Third, Coffey sung "Sweet Home Alabama". Jeffrey thought he was at his best when he didn't overdo the song. John still doubted he would be this year's winner. Jewel agreed with everybody else that he had lots of charisma.
Then, Melissa Lawson performed the Pat Benatar classic "Hit Me With Your Best Shot". Jeffrey got a bit tired of her hitting the high notes all the time and thought the other contestants were slowly gaining on her.
All four's school districts got a $10,000 donation from State Farm, the night's sponsor.
The first finalist is...
...Shawn Mayer, and she then performed "Nothing Left to Chance" by Mick Kinney.
Joining her next is...
...Melissa Lawson, and she then sung Carrie Underwood's "Jesus Take the Wheel"!
Did Coffey's luck finally run out??...
Coffey
Gabe Garcia
...YES.
Gabe Garcia then closed the show with "Living in Fast Forward" by Kenny Chesney.
First up was Shawn Mayer with "I'm Here for the Party" by Gretchen Wilson. According to Jeffrey Steele, she was having a wisdom tooth problem while she was singing (going through my side effects of wisdom teeth surgery was an absolute nightmare; they almost caused me to die).
Second in line was Gabe Garcia and his first song was "It's Five O' Clock Somewhere" by Alan Jackson. Jeffrey thought he was shaky at the beginning and the end. John thought he could be the country singer that bridges the gap for the Hispanic community. Jewel said the work was just beginning.
Third, Coffey sung "Sweet Home Alabama". Jeffrey thought he was at his best when he didn't overdo the song. John still doubted he would be this year's winner. Jewel agreed with everybody else that he had lots of charisma.
Then, Melissa Lawson performed the Pat Benatar classic "Hit Me With Your Best Shot". Jeffrey got a bit tired of her hitting the high notes all the time and thought the other contestants were slowly gaining on her.
All four's school districts got a $10,000 donation from State Farm, the night's sponsor.
The first finalist is...
...Shawn Mayer, and she then performed "Nothing Left to Chance" by Mick Kinney.
Joining her next is...
...Melissa Lawson, and she then sung Carrie Underwood's "Jesus Take the Wheel"!
Did Coffey's luck finally run out??...
Coffey
Gabe Garcia
...YES.
Gabe Garcia then closed the show with "Living in Fast Forward" by Kenny Chesney.
Monday, July 28, 2008
"World Poker Tour" 7/28
Last week, Van Nguyen made history at the WPT Invitational by becoming the first female to win an intergender tournament on the tour. Tonight, at the Bay 101 Shooting Star Tournament in Northern California, Jennifer Harman tried to duplicate the feat while having a bounty on her head. Before I fully explain what was going on, here's the opening chip count:
1. Brandon Cantu- $3,323,000
2. Michael Baker- $1,964,000
3. Noah Jefferson- $842,000
4. Jennifer Harman- $541,000
5. Steve Sung- $474,000
6. John Phan- $374,000
During this tournament, several players had bounties placed on them- anybody that eliminated a player with a bounty attached won a $5,000 bonus. Prior to the final table, Cantu won five of those bonuses. Harman was the only player left in the tournament to have a bounty. Now, for the final table payouts:
CHAMPION: $1 MILLION
RUNNER-UP: $585,000
3RD: $330,000
4TH: $265,000
5TH: $200,000
6TH: $135,000
Harman won the opening pot of $40K on a blitz. The real action began in hand #2.
Brandon: (6S)(2H)
John: (QS)(9S)
BASE POT: $66,000
THE FLOP: (9C)(8C)(7D)
Instant open-ended straight draw for Cantu, while Phan had top pair. After Phan bet $24K, Cantu raised to $75K...and Phan made the $51K call to see fourth street.
TURN: 6 OF DIAMONDS
Since Cantu had the lowest pair on the board, Phan was still ahead. Cantu once again bet $75K...this time, Phan folded, giving Cantu a $291K pot. If the river card had been a 5 or a 10, this could've been a split pot.
The next hand brought us four-way action.
John: (KH)(2C)
Noah: (AD)(QH)
Steve: (JS)(10S)
Brandon: (7D)(6H)
BASE POT: $38,000
THE FLOP: (8D)(QD)(KD)
Top pair went to Phan while middle pair went to Jefferson. Also, Sung had an open-ended straight draw while Jefferson and Cantu had flush draws, but Jefferson had the advantage on the possible flush because he had the Ace of Diamonds.
TURN: 9 OF SPADES- STRAIGHT!
Cantu and Sung were now drawing dead, but Sung bet $20K for old time's sake. Only Cantu folded at that point.
RIVER: 2 OF DIAMONDS- FLUSH!
That flush won Jefferson a $178K pot. Next, there was three-way action.
Jennifer: (KD)(9D)
Brandon: (QC)(7C)
John: (AD)(6H)
BASE POT: $76,000
THE FLOP: (5H)(QS)(2C)
Top pair for Cantu. Phan then bet 25 grand, which Cantu only matched.
TURN: JACK OF HEARTS- DUD
If the lady had stuck around, she would've had a straight draw by now. Phan then tried again to bluff by betting $35K, but Cantu responded by raising to $225K, which would put Phan ALL IN...FOLD, giving Cantu the pot at $386K. We then had three-way action once again on the next hand.
Michael: DOUBLE 3s (Clubs and Hearts)
Jennifer: DOUBLE 6s (Diamonds and Spades)
Brandon: (10C)(2C)
BASE POT: $104,000
THE FLOP: (6C)(4C)(9H)
This could've been a scary hand for Harman; while she did have three 6s now, Cantu had a flush draw. With that flush draw, Cantu bet a hundred grand but Harman pushed ALL IN...Cantu then called.
TURN: 10 OF DIAMONDS
Cantu now had top pair. If that last card was a club card that wasn't a 9, Harman was going home...
RIVER: 9 OF SPADES
...Harman won a $1M pot with a full house and doubled up!
Next, Phan went ALL IN against Jefferson.
Noah: DOUBLE 6s (Clubs and Diamonds)
John: (QD)(8D)
POT: $150,000
THE FLOP: (2C)(KH)(3C)- DUD
TURN: 6 OF SPADES- JOHN PHAN AUTOMATICALLY ELIMINATED
RIVER: 3 OF SPADES
Phan got the sixth place prize. Next hand:
Brandon: DOUBLE ACES (Diamonds and Hearts)
Michael: (KD)(3D)
BASE POT: $1,017,000
THE FLOP: (QS)(2D)(10D)
Instant flush draw for Baker. Cantu then tried to make Baker call ALL IN...YES.
TURN: 5 OF SPADES
Cantu now had a straight draw. If that last card wasn't a Diamond, Baker was gone...
RIVER: 5 OF CLUBS
...NO, so Baker left in fifth place and Cantu took a really big lead by winning this pot for $3,491,000!
At the halfway mark, here's the new chip count:
1. Brandon- $5,384,000
2. Noah- $870K
3. Jennifer- $846K
4. Steve- $418K
Sung then scared off the other three to win a $179K pot. He then played the next hand against Harman.
Jennifer: (KC)(3C)
Steve: (8H)(6H)
BASE POT: $104,000
THE FLOP: (7S)(6C)(7C)
Instant flush draw for the woman, while Sung had two pair. She bet $60K but Sung doubled that bet on a raise and she matched that.
TURN: 2 OF SPADES- NO GOOD
Both checked.
RIVER: 6 OF DIAMONDS- FULL HOUSE!
That last-second full house won Sung a $644K pot. On the next hand, the remaining four players all played it.
Noah: DOUBLE 8s (Clubs and Hearts)
Jennifer: (AS)(7S)
Steve: DOUBLE 3s (Hearts and Spades)
Brandon: (4H)(3D)
BASE POT: $146K
THE FLOP: (4S)(9D)(7C)
Harman had middle pair while Cantu had low pair. If Jefferson got a 6 or a 10 on the turn, he would have an open-ender. Everybody checked.
TURN: 6 OF DIAMONDS
Jefferson now had his open-ended straight draw. After Harman bet $80K, Jefferson pushed ALL IN, causing the other two men to fold. How about the woman...NO, so Jefferson won the pot at $885K. Next hand:
Steve: (AD)(10S)
Brandon: (10D)(3D)
BASE POT: $92K
THE FLOP: (KH)(AC)(JH)
Sung led with the Aces, but both had a straight draw; should a Queen pop up, a split pot was strongly possible. Both bet $60K.
TURN: 9 OF SPADES- DUD
With Cantu being unable to win the pot outright, he then decided to bet $150K...and Sung matched it.
RIVER: 7 OF HEARTS
Sung hung on to win the $512K pot.
Several minutes later, Cantu's monster lead continued to grow and Jefferson went ALL IN against SS.
Steve: DOUBLE 7s (Diamonds and Hearts)
Noah: (AD)(KD)
POT: $1,286,000
FLOP: (3C)(5C)(JS)- DUD
TURN: 9 OF CLUBS- ANOTHER DUD
Jefferson was looking for an Ace or a King on the river to stick around...
RIVER: 7 OF SPADES
...nothing. He left with the fourth place check.
With about 30 minutes left, the new chip count:
1. Brandon- $5,951,000
2. Steve- $1,363,000
3. Jennnifer- $204,000
Let's see who would take out Harman first for the last $5,000 bonus of this tournament. Cantu tried to be the one on the next hand.
Jennifer: (AC)(8H)
Brandon: (JH)(10S)
POT: $418K
FLOP: (8D)(7C)(QD)
Harman now had middle pair and the lead but Cantu needed a 9 for a straight.
TURN: 6 OF DIAMONDS
Harman needed to dodge a 9, a 10 or a Jack to keep her hopes alive...
RIVER: 4 OF CLUBS
...there was a 4! Three-way action followed on the next hand.
Steve: (9S)(3D)
Brandon: (8D)(6D)
Jennifer: (QS)(10H)
BASE POT: $69K
FLOP: (JS)(9H)(AS)
Harman had an instant open-ended straight draw while Sung led with middle pair. After Harman bet 50 grand, Cantu folded and Sung matched her wager.
TURN: 4 OF HEARTS- DUD
RIVER: 7 OF HEARTS- ANOTHER WORTHLESS CARD
Sung won this ugly hand for $169K.
On the next hand, Cantu tried again to win the last bounty from Harman.
Brandon: DOUBLE 9s (Diamonds and Spades)
Jennifer: (AH)(KD)
POT: $645K
FLOP: (JS)(9C)(KC)
Cantu had the lead with trip 9s.
TURN: 4 OF HEARTS- GAME OVER
RIVER: KING OF HEARTS
Cantu just couldn't be caught this night- he won the tournament and a total of $1,005,000 this night! One of the more dominating performances this season on the tour!
MONEY PRESENTATION: Bowls of money
Here was Brandon Cantu's winning hand against Steve Sung:
Brandon: DOUBLE 4s (Hearts and Spades)
Steve: DOUBLE 3s (Clubs and Spades)
FLOP: (9S)(AH)(7H)
TURN: 6 OF CLUBS
RIVER: 8 OF SPADES
1. Brandon Cantu- $3,323,000
2. Michael Baker- $1,964,000
3. Noah Jefferson- $842,000
4. Jennifer Harman- $541,000
5. Steve Sung- $474,000
6. John Phan- $374,000
During this tournament, several players had bounties placed on them- anybody that eliminated a player with a bounty attached won a $5,000 bonus. Prior to the final table, Cantu won five of those bonuses. Harman was the only player left in the tournament to have a bounty. Now, for the final table payouts:
CHAMPION: $1 MILLION
RUNNER-UP: $585,000
3RD: $330,000
4TH: $265,000
5TH: $200,000
6TH: $135,000
Harman won the opening pot of $40K on a blitz. The real action began in hand #2.
Brandon: (6S)(2H)
John: (QS)(9S)
BASE POT: $66,000
THE FLOP: (9C)(8C)(7D)
Instant open-ended straight draw for Cantu, while Phan had top pair. After Phan bet $24K, Cantu raised to $75K...and Phan made the $51K call to see fourth street.
TURN: 6 OF DIAMONDS
Since Cantu had the lowest pair on the board, Phan was still ahead. Cantu once again bet $75K...this time, Phan folded, giving Cantu a $291K pot. If the river card had been a 5 or a 10, this could've been a split pot.
The next hand brought us four-way action.
John: (KH)(2C)
Noah: (AD)(QH)
Steve: (JS)(10S)
Brandon: (7D)(6H)
BASE POT: $38,000
THE FLOP: (8D)(QD)(KD)
Top pair went to Phan while middle pair went to Jefferson. Also, Sung had an open-ended straight draw while Jefferson and Cantu had flush draws, but Jefferson had the advantage on the possible flush because he had the Ace of Diamonds.
TURN: 9 OF SPADES- STRAIGHT!
Cantu and Sung were now drawing dead, but Sung bet $20K for old time's sake. Only Cantu folded at that point.
RIVER: 2 OF DIAMONDS- FLUSH!
That flush won Jefferson a $178K pot. Next, there was three-way action.
Jennifer: (KD)(9D)
Brandon: (QC)(7C)
John: (AD)(6H)
BASE POT: $76,000
THE FLOP: (5H)(QS)(2C)
Top pair for Cantu. Phan then bet 25 grand, which Cantu only matched.
TURN: JACK OF HEARTS- DUD
If the lady had stuck around, she would've had a straight draw by now. Phan then tried again to bluff by betting $35K, but Cantu responded by raising to $225K, which would put Phan ALL IN...FOLD, giving Cantu the pot at $386K. We then had three-way action once again on the next hand.
Michael: DOUBLE 3s (Clubs and Hearts)
Jennifer: DOUBLE 6s (Diamonds and Spades)
Brandon: (10C)(2C)
BASE POT: $104,000
THE FLOP: (6C)(4C)(9H)
This could've been a scary hand for Harman; while she did have three 6s now, Cantu had a flush draw. With that flush draw, Cantu bet a hundred grand but Harman pushed ALL IN...Cantu then called.
TURN: 10 OF DIAMONDS
Cantu now had top pair. If that last card was a club card that wasn't a 9, Harman was going home...
RIVER: 9 OF SPADES
...Harman won a $1M pot with a full house and doubled up!
Next, Phan went ALL IN against Jefferson.
Noah: DOUBLE 6s (Clubs and Diamonds)
John: (QD)(8D)
POT: $150,000
THE FLOP: (2C)(KH)(3C)- DUD
TURN: 6 OF SPADES- JOHN PHAN AUTOMATICALLY ELIMINATED
RIVER: 3 OF SPADES
Phan got the sixth place prize. Next hand:
Brandon: DOUBLE ACES (Diamonds and Hearts)
Michael: (KD)(3D)
BASE POT: $1,017,000
THE FLOP: (QS)(2D)(10D)
Instant flush draw for Baker. Cantu then tried to make Baker call ALL IN...YES.
TURN: 5 OF SPADES
Cantu now had a straight draw. If that last card wasn't a Diamond, Baker was gone...
RIVER: 5 OF CLUBS
...NO, so Baker left in fifth place and Cantu took a really big lead by winning this pot for $3,491,000!
At the halfway mark, here's the new chip count:
1. Brandon- $5,384,000
2. Noah- $870K
3. Jennifer- $846K
4. Steve- $418K
Sung then scared off the other three to win a $179K pot. He then played the next hand against Harman.
Jennifer: (KC)(3C)
Steve: (8H)(6H)
BASE POT: $104,000
THE FLOP: (7S)(6C)(7C)
Instant flush draw for the woman, while Sung had two pair. She bet $60K but Sung doubled that bet on a raise and she matched that.
TURN: 2 OF SPADES- NO GOOD
Both checked.
RIVER: 6 OF DIAMONDS- FULL HOUSE!
That last-second full house won Sung a $644K pot. On the next hand, the remaining four players all played it.
Noah: DOUBLE 8s (Clubs and Hearts)
Jennifer: (AS)(7S)
Steve: DOUBLE 3s (Hearts and Spades)
Brandon: (4H)(3D)
BASE POT: $146K
THE FLOP: (4S)(9D)(7C)
Harman had middle pair while Cantu had low pair. If Jefferson got a 6 or a 10 on the turn, he would have an open-ender. Everybody checked.
TURN: 6 OF DIAMONDS
Jefferson now had his open-ended straight draw. After Harman bet $80K, Jefferson pushed ALL IN, causing the other two men to fold. How about the woman...NO, so Jefferson won the pot at $885K. Next hand:
Steve: (AD)(10S)
Brandon: (10D)(3D)
BASE POT: $92K
THE FLOP: (KH)(AC)(JH)
Sung led with the Aces, but both had a straight draw; should a Queen pop up, a split pot was strongly possible. Both bet $60K.
TURN: 9 OF SPADES- DUD
With Cantu being unable to win the pot outright, he then decided to bet $150K...and Sung matched it.
RIVER: 7 OF HEARTS
Sung hung on to win the $512K pot.
Several minutes later, Cantu's monster lead continued to grow and Jefferson went ALL IN against SS.
Steve: DOUBLE 7s (Diamonds and Hearts)
Noah: (AD)(KD)
POT: $1,286,000
FLOP: (3C)(5C)(JS)- DUD
TURN: 9 OF CLUBS- ANOTHER DUD
Jefferson was looking for an Ace or a King on the river to stick around...
RIVER: 7 OF SPADES
...nothing. He left with the fourth place check.
With about 30 minutes left, the new chip count:
1. Brandon- $5,951,000
2. Steve- $1,363,000
3. Jennnifer- $204,000
Let's see who would take out Harman first for the last $5,000 bonus of this tournament. Cantu tried to be the one on the next hand.
Jennifer: (AC)(8H)
Brandon: (JH)(10S)
POT: $418K
FLOP: (8D)(7C)(QD)
Harman now had middle pair and the lead but Cantu needed a 9 for a straight.
TURN: 6 OF DIAMONDS
Harman needed to dodge a 9, a 10 or a Jack to keep her hopes alive...
RIVER: 4 OF CLUBS
...there was a 4! Three-way action followed on the next hand.
Steve: (9S)(3D)
Brandon: (8D)(6D)
Jennifer: (QS)(10H)
BASE POT: $69K
FLOP: (JS)(9H)(AS)
Harman had an instant open-ended straight draw while Sung led with middle pair. After Harman bet 50 grand, Cantu folded and Sung matched her wager.
TURN: 4 OF HEARTS- DUD
RIVER: 7 OF HEARTS- ANOTHER WORTHLESS CARD
Sung won this ugly hand for $169K.
On the next hand, Cantu tried again to win the last bounty from Harman.
Brandon: DOUBLE 9s (Diamonds and Spades)
Jennifer: (AH)(KD)
POT: $645K
FLOP: (JS)(9C)(KC)
Cantu had the lead with trip 9s.
TURN: 4 OF HEARTS- GAME OVER
RIVER: KING OF HEARTS
Cantu just couldn't be caught this night- he won the tournament and a total of $1,005,000 this night! One of the more dominating performances this season on the tour!
MONEY PRESENTATION: Bowls of money
Here was Brandon Cantu's winning hand against Steve Sung:
Brandon: DOUBLE 4s (Hearts and Spades)
Steve: DOUBLE 3s (Clubs and Spades)
FLOP: (9S)(AH)(7H)
TURN: 6 OF CLUBS
RIVER: 8 OF SPADES
"The Mole" 7/28
OPENING MISSION ("How's The View?")- A Hal March Deposit was on the line ($64,000). To start, they were standing outside an old mill in Buenos Aires. Paul and Craig volunteered as the "Young at Heart" people. Paul teamed with Mark and Craig teamed with Nicole for this mission.
Both teams had to run a kiddie obstacle course. One person on each team wore goggles, and would see a mirrored image of themselves while on the course. Mark and Nicole got control of the cameras, which would produce the images that the goggle-wearing people would see. No talking was allowed during the mission.
The first obstacle was a kid cube. Paul amd Craig each had to fit all three given shapes into the cube within a minute. For each shape that was successfully fitted in, $1,000 was added to the pot. Paul got all three...as did Craig, but Nicole spoke while he was placing the final piece in, so he only added $2,000 to the pot.
The second obstacle was to kick a soccer ball into the net. Both Paul and Craig got two to work with. Each goal added $4,500 to the pot.
Paul: DOUBLE MISS
Craig: DOUBLE MISS
The third task was to fill four teacups with tea without spilling any of it outside of the saucer. Each one filled was worth $2,500 to the pot. Paul got two, while Craig got one.
The final task in this mission was to cross a long wooden plank in between two buildings, then copy exactly what was on the chalkboard after reaching the other building. Each success added $10,000 to the pot.
Paul: SUCCEED
Craig: FAIL
OVERALL TOTAL FOR THIS MISSION: $22,500
NEW POT TOTAL: $353,500
NEXT MISSION ("Cell Out"): The last available exemption of the season was up for grabs in this mission. There were four cells marked 1, 2, 3 and 4, and each player chose one to be locked in. On the walls of each cell was a doublet puzzle. Two words were given at the start. Starting with the word farthest on the left, they had to change one of the letters to make a new word. Then, they had to change one letter from that new word to form another word. Then, they had to change one letter from the second new word to form a third new word, and when they changed one letter from the last new word, they would get to the word farthest on their right. Once they solve the puzzle, their cell door opened and they would be able to get out and move on to a paintball obstacle course. The first one that solved their puzzle got to be the sniper for that course. The other three players then had to get past the entire course without getting hit; for each one that made it to the end, $15,000 was added to the pot. Also, one of those three was designated the "exemption" runner; if the sniper hit that person, the sniper earned the exemption. Only the sniper can earn the exemption in this mission.
Cell #1: Paul
Cell #2: Mark
Cell #3: Nicole
Cell #4: Craig
Everybody had the same puzzle. The starting word was CELL and the ending word was MOLE.
There were many different combinations in solving the puzzle, but here's an example:
1. CELL
2. CULL
3. MULL
4. MULE
5. MOLE
The sniper was...
...Mark. He solved his puzzle with CELL-CALL-MALL-MALE-MOLE. How many did he hit?...
...2- Craig and Nicole.
NEW POT TOTAL: $368,500
The exemption was attached to...
...Craig, so Mark is automatically in the final three!
QUIZ TIME:
1. Is The Mole male or female?
2. During the intro of the "How's the View?" mission, where was The Mole standing from Jon's perspective (left to right)?
3. What was The Mole wearing during "How's the View?"- a T-shirt or a sweatshirt?
4. Was The Mole a "Young at Heart" player during "How's the View"?
5. In what order did The Mole's team participate in "How's the View"?
6. In the intro of the "Cell Out" mission, where was The Mole standing from Jon's perspective (right to left)?
7. In which cell was The Mole locked up during "Cell Out"?
8. What role did The Mole play during the obstacle course part of "Cell Out"- the sniper, a player who got hit or the player who safely got out?
9. Where was The Mole successfully hit during "Cell Out"- on the arm/elbow, shoulder/back, or was The Mole not hit at all?
10. Who is The Mole?
The last player executed before the final three is...
Craig
Nicole
Paul
...Paul Grassi.
Both teams had to run a kiddie obstacle course. One person on each team wore goggles, and would see a mirrored image of themselves while on the course. Mark and Nicole got control of the cameras, which would produce the images that the goggle-wearing people would see. No talking was allowed during the mission.
The first obstacle was a kid cube. Paul amd Craig each had to fit all three given shapes into the cube within a minute. For each shape that was successfully fitted in, $1,000 was added to the pot. Paul got all three...as did Craig, but Nicole spoke while he was placing the final piece in, so he only added $2,000 to the pot.
The second obstacle was to kick a soccer ball into the net. Both Paul and Craig got two to work with. Each goal added $4,500 to the pot.
Paul: DOUBLE MISS
Craig: DOUBLE MISS
The third task was to fill four teacups with tea without spilling any of it outside of the saucer. Each one filled was worth $2,500 to the pot. Paul got two, while Craig got one.
The final task in this mission was to cross a long wooden plank in between two buildings, then copy exactly what was on the chalkboard after reaching the other building. Each success added $10,000 to the pot.
Paul: SUCCEED
Craig: FAIL
OVERALL TOTAL FOR THIS MISSION: $22,500
NEW POT TOTAL: $353,500
NEXT MISSION ("Cell Out"): The last available exemption of the season was up for grabs in this mission. There were four cells marked 1, 2, 3 and 4, and each player chose one to be locked in. On the walls of each cell was a doublet puzzle. Two words were given at the start. Starting with the word farthest on the left, they had to change one of the letters to make a new word. Then, they had to change one letter from that new word to form another word. Then, they had to change one letter from the second new word to form a third new word, and when they changed one letter from the last new word, they would get to the word farthest on their right. Once they solve the puzzle, their cell door opened and they would be able to get out and move on to a paintball obstacle course. The first one that solved their puzzle got to be the sniper for that course. The other three players then had to get past the entire course without getting hit; for each one that made it to the end, $15,000 was added to the pot. Also, one of those three was designated the "exemption" runner; if the sniper hit that person, the sniper earned the exemption. Only the sniper can earn the exemption in this mission.
Cell #1: Paul
Cell #2: Mark
Cell #3: Nicole
Cell #4: Craig
Everybody had the same puzzle. The starting word was CELL and the ending word was MOLE.
There were many different combinations in solving the puzzle, but here's an example:
1. CELL
2. CULL
3. MULL
4. MULE
5. MOLE
The sniper was...
...Mark. He solved his puzzle with CELL-CALL-MALL-MALE-MOLE. How many did he hit?...
...2- Craig and Nicole.
NEW POT TOTAL: $368,500
The exemption was attached to...
...Craig, so Mark is automatically in the final three!
QUIZ TIME:
1. Is The Mole male or female?
2. During the intro of the "How's the View?" mission, where was The Mole standing from Jon's perspective (left to right)?
3. What was The Mole wearing during "How's the View?"- a T-shirt or a sweatshirt?
4. Was The Mole a "Young at Heart" player during "How's the View"?
5. In what order did The Mole's team participate in "How's the View"?
6. In the intro of the "Cell Out" mission, where was The Mole standing from Jon's perspective (right to left)?
7. In which cell was The Mole locked up during "Cell Out"?
8. What role did The Mole play during the obstacle course part of "Cell Out"- the sniper, a player who got hit or the player who safely got out?
9. Where was The Mole successfully hit during "Cell Out"- on the arm/elbow, shoulder/back, or was The Mole not hit at all?
10. Who is The Mole?
The last player executed before the final three is...
Craig
Nicole
Paul
...Paul Grassi.
7/28/2008 Results
Catch 21: The players tonight are:
Maureen Murphy (Southern California)- Endangered specie
Court King (originally from Brooklyn)- Project manager/construction worker
Sam Neely (Texas)- Auctioneer
OPENING CARDS:
MAUREEN: JACK OF CLUBS
COURT: 3 OF HEARTS
SAM: KING OF CLUBS
1. What actress was so happy about being pregnant, she said, "I'm so happy I can't ask for anything more, except big boobs"?
A: Ashlee Simpson-Wentz
B: Nicole Kidman
C: Salma Hayek
MAUREEN: Nicole Kidman- CORRECT (100)
CARD: 4 OF DIAMONDS; PASSES TO SAM (14)
2. The classic Greek Salad favors what kind of cheese?
A: Gouda
B: Feta
C: Mozzarella
SAM: Feta- RIGHT (100)
CARD: 5 OF SPADES; KEEPS IT AND FREEZES AT 19
3. Who graced the first cover of "Playboy"?
A: Ann-Margret
B: Sophia Loren
C: Marilyn Monroe
COURT: Marilyn Monroe- CORRECT (100)
CARD: 3 OF DIAMONDS; PASSES TO MAUREEN (13)
4. Which of these celebrities was a professional hairdresser before hitting it big?
A: Harrison Ford
B: Jeff Bridges
C: Danny DeVito
COURT: Danny DeVito- RIGHT AGAIN (200)
CARD: QUEEN OF CLUBS, BUSTING MAUREEN
COURT:
CARD #5: ACE OF SPADES (4 or 14)
CARD #6: 7 OF DIAMONDS; WINS AT 21 (700)
ROUND 2:
MAUREEN: 2 OF DIAMONDS
COURT: 3 OF SPADES
SAM: ACE OF CLUBS
1. Where on a woman's body would you find her "Cupid's Bow"?
COURT: Top lip- CORRECT (800)
CARD: 5 OF DIAMONDS; KEEPS IT (8)
2. Who was Hillary Clinton talking about when she joked, "He's always had a crush on me"?
SAM: Rush Limbaugh- RIGHT (200)
CARD: 6 OF DIAMONDS; PASSES TO COURT (14)
3. Which of these is not one of the four C's used to determine the value of a diamond?
A: Color
B: Cut
C: Cost
COURT: Cost- RIGHT (900)
CARD: 4 OF HEARTS; PASSES TO SAM (5 or 15)
4. With over 15,000 hours, who holds the 2008 Guinness World Record for most time on TV?
A: Larry King
B: Johnny Carson
C: Regis Philbin
COURT: Regis- RIGHT AGAIN (1,000)
CARD: QUEEN OF HEARTS; PASSES TO MAUREEN (12)
5. Who is known to her millions of fans as the "Money Lady"?
A: Martha Stewart
B: Oprah Winfrey
C: Suzie Orman
COURT: Suzie Orman- RIGHT YET AGAIN (1,100)
CARD: 10 OF SPADES; BUSTS MAUREEN
6. According to "Woman's World", eating oranges in the summer can cut your risk of this by 85%. What is it?
A: Getting bit by a mosquito
B: Getting sunburned
C: Catching a summer cold
SAM: Catching a summer cold- CORRECT (300)
If this next card is a 6 or higher than a 7, he wins the round.
CARD: 10 OF DIAMONDS; WIN (800)
CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND:
COURT: ACE OF HEARTS
SAM: 9 OF DIAMONDS
1. Which is NOT one of the names that Walt Disney reportedly considered for the "Seven Dwarfs"?
A: Baldy
B: Bendy
C: Burpy
SAM: Baldy- INCORRECT
COURT: Bendy- CORRECT
CARD: JACK OF SPADES- WINNER ON A BLITZ!
SUPER CATCH 21:
HAND #1: 5 OF SPADES
HAND #2: 5 OF CLUBS
HAND #3: 4 OF CLUBS
CHANGE CHIPS AVAILABLE: 2
CARD #1: 9 OF HEARTS; PLACES IT IN HAND #3 (13)
CARD #2: KING OF HEARTS; PLACES IT IN HAND #1 (15)
CARD #3: 3 OF DIAMONDS; PLACES IT IN HAND #2 (8)
CARD #4: QUEEN OF CLUBS; CHANGES IT
CARD #5: ACE OF SPADES; PLACES IT IN HAND #2 (9 or 19)
CARD #6: 7 OF CLUBS; PLACES IT IN HAND #3 (20)
CARD #7: 2 OF CLUBS ($1,000)
He decides to go on.
CARD #8: JACK OF HEARTS; CHANGED
CARD #9: 10 OF HEARTS- LOSS
American Gladiators: It's #2 vs. #5 matchups tonight. For the men, competing tonight are Jeff Davidson and James Ruggiero. Their first event is Rocketball and the two Gladiators in play are Toa and Zen.
Jeff: 2
James: 6
Tonight's females are Lillian Thomassen and Tiffaney Florentine. The first female event is Pyramid. Chasing Lillian is Gina "Crush" Carano and going after Tiffaney is Steel. Do either score...no.
The second male event is Atlasphere. In the Gladiator spheres are Hurricane and Titan.
Jeff: 4
James: 2
James' lead is down to 2, 8-6.
The second female event is Tilt, and Hellga will attempt to pull both of her challengers in the water...she only gets Tiffaney into the water, as Lillian goes the distance for 5.
The men get the Gauntlet third. The four Gladiators in play are Zen, Wolf, Militia and Justice. Wolf decides to switch places with Zen for some reason. Jeff gets 5 due to a DQ against Justice for holding him down too hard...while Militia gets zapped by the ref for the same thing, allowing James to get a restart at the halfway point and going on to get 10, increasing his lead to 18-11.
Now, the women try the Gauntlet. This time, challenging both players are Jet, Crush, Phoenix and Hellga. Tiffaney musters her first 5...and Lillian gets the same result to keep her five-point lead.
The score's still 10-5 (neither scored in Hang Tough and Skytrack) for the females as they head into their final event, Joust. They face Crush again...and Crush continues her undefeated streak in this event, meaning Lillian gets a 2.5 head start in the Eliminator.
James scored 10 in Hang Tough and 5 in Joust, while Jeff didn't score jack in either event. Therefore, James now leads 33-11 as they get Powerball last. The Gladiators in play are Wolf, Titan and Beast.
Jeff: 2
James: 2
With a final score of 35-13, James has an 11 second head start in the Eliminator. But considering that Jeff had the best Eliminator time before Tim Oliphant bested him, I wouldn't count him out if I were you.
Female Eliminator: If either lady wins with a time of 2:06.9 or less, they're definitely in the finals. Lillian has the lead but falls off the handbike, allowing Tiffaney to take over the lead. The winner is...
...Tiffaney, with a time of...
...2:06.2, not only the best female Eliminator time of the season, it also puts her in the finals next week!
Male Eliminator: Jeff takes a NASTY spill from the swinging rope into the handbike pit. Does he shake it off and pull it out for the win?...
...NO, James wins with a time of 1:43.2. That means James will have to wait until after the first half of next week's two-hour finale to see if he's joining Tim in the finals.
Wanna Bet?: Here are the stars and charities for tonight:
Tom Bergeron: March of Dimes
Melissa Peterman: American Red Cross- Minneapolis Chapter
Corbin Bernsen: United Cerebral Palsy and UCLA Rape Treatment Center
Richard "Rip" Hamilton: Rip City Foundation (Coatesville, PA)
Act #1: Mike Lloyd will try to literally kick himself in the head 45 times within a minute. The predictions:
Tom: FAIL
Melissa: FAIL
Corbin: SUCCEED
Rip: SUCCEED
Result: Mike does it with about ten seconds to spare!
(Note: Every time he kicked the button, the "Family Feud" survey reveal bell went off!)
Wagering:
Tom: $10,000 ($15,000)
Melissa: $7,000 ($18,000)
Corbin: $12,444 ($37,444)
Rip: $10,000 ($35,000)
Act #2: Jack Ziemkiewicz and Justin Barnes, using a pair of tractors, must move one strand of spaghetti twenty feet and have it lie between the two tractors; then, with one of the tractors moving forwards and the other moving backwards, that spaghetti strand must be moved into a pool of tomato sauce without having it break in a 2:30 time limit.
While I say this will FAIL, everybody thinks they'll SUCCEED.
Result: The first time they really moved a strand of spaghetti...they did drop it, but it didn't go in the bucket. They FAILED.
Tom: $8,000 ($7,000)
Melissa: $10,000 ($8,000)
Corbin: $2,566 ($34,878)
Rip: $15,000 ($20,000)
Act #3: Thomas Schuster, normally a children's party entertainer, attempts to guess the weight of 4 out of 5 chosen people within 2 kilos from a big group of people while each one stands on his stomach.
For the second time in a row, all of the stars lock in SUCCEED. In this case, I agree with them.
Results:
1. 58 Kilos
ACTUAL: 62.7- MISS
2. 71.5 Kilos
ACTUAL: 71.6 (1)
3. 78 Kilos
ACTUAL: 77.8 (2)
4. 53.5 Kilos
ACTUAL: 46.6 (FAIL)
Tom: $4,000 ($3,000)
Melissa: $6,000 ($2,000; she wanted to bet only $5,000)
Corbin: $14,122 ($20,756)
Rip: ALL IN (BUST!!!)
This is now a lock game for Corbin.
Final Act: 11-year-old Kaitlyn Conner will try to do something that has been done on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" at least once before- skate forwards and backwards under a series of limbo bars.
Result: She does it!
Final predictions:
TOM: SUCCEED
MELISSA: SUCCEED
CORBIN: SUCCEED
Final wagers:
TOM: ALL IN- $6,000
MELISSA: ALL IN- $4,000
CORBIN: $14,755- WINS AT $35,511!
Maureen Murphy (Southern California)- Endangered specie
Court King (originally from Brooklyn)- Project manager/construction worker
Sam Neely (Texas)- Auctioneer
OPENING CARDS:
MAUREEN: JACK OF CLUBS
COURT: 3 OF HEARTS
SAM: KING OF CLUBS
1. What actress was so happy about being pregnant, she said, "I'm so happy I can't ask for anything more, except big boobs"?
A: Ashlee Simpson-Wentz
B: Nicole Kidman
C: Salma Hayek
MAUREEN: Nicole Kidman- CORRECT (100)
CARD: 4 OF DIAMONDS; PASSES TO SAM (14)
2. The classic Greek Salad favors what kind of cheese?
A: Gouda
B: Feta
C: Mozzarella
SAM: Feta- RIGHT (100)
CARD: 5 OF SPADES; KEEPS IT AND FREEZES AT 19
3. Who graced the first cover of "Playboy"?
A: Ann-Margret
B: Sophia Loren
C: Marilyn Monroe
COURT: Marilyn Monroe- CORRECT (100)
CARD: 3 OF DIAMONDS; PASSES TO MAUREEN (13)
4. Which of these celebrities was a professional hairdresser before hitting it big?
A: Harrison Ford
B: Jeff Bridges
C: Danny DeVito
COURT: Danny DeVito- RIGHT AGAIN (200)
CARD: QUEEN OF CLUBS, BUSTING MAUREEN
COURT:
CARD #5: ACE OF SPADES (4 or 14)
CARD #6: 7 OF DIAMONDS; WINS AT 21 (700)
ROUND 2:
MAUREEN: 2 OF DIAMONDS
COURT: 3 OF SPADES
SAM: ACE OF CLUBS
1. Where on a woman's body would you find her "Cupid's Bow"?
COURT: Top lip- CORRECT (800)
CARD: 5 OF DIAMONDS; KEEPS IT (8)
2. Who was Hillary Clinton talking about when she joked, "He's always had a crush on me"?
SAM: Rush Limbaugh- RIGHT (200)
CARD: 6 OF DIAMONDS; PASSES TO COURT (14)
3. Which of these is not one of the four C's used to determine the value of a diamond?
A: Color
B: Cut
C: Cost
COURT: Cost- RIGHT (900)
CARD: 4 OF HEARTS; PASSES TO SAM (5 or 15)
4. With over 15,000 hours, who holds the 2008 Guinness World Record for most time on TV?
A: Larry King
B: Johnny Carson
C: Regis Philbin
COURT: Regis- RIGHT AGAIN (1,000)
CARD: QUEEN OF HEARTS; PASSES TO MAUREEN (12)
5. Who is known to her millions of fans as the "Money Lady"?
A: Martha Stewart
B: Oprah Winfrey
C: Suzie Orman
COURT: Suzie Orman- RIGHT YET AGAIN (1,100)
CARD: 10 OF SPADES; BUSTS MAUREEN
6. According to "Woman's World", eating oranges in the summer can cut your risk of this by 85%. What is it?
A: Getting bit by a mosquito
B: Getting sunburned
C: Catching a summer cold
SAM: Catching a summer cold- CORRECT (300)
If this next card is a 6 or higher than a 7, he wins the round.
CARD: 10 OF DIAMONDS; WIN (800)
CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND:
COURT: ACE OF HEARTS
SAM: 9 OF DIAMONDS
1. Which is NOT one of the names that Walt Disney reportedly considered for the "Seven Dwarfs"?
A: Baldy
B: Bendy
C: Burpy
SAM: Baldy- INCORRECT
COURT: Bendy- CORRECT
CARD: JACK OF SPADES- WINNER ON A BLITZ!
SUPER CATCH 21:
HAND #1: 5 OF SPADES
HAND #2: 5 OF CLUBS
HAND #3: 4 OF CLUBS
CHANGE CHIPS AVAILABLE: 2
CARD #1: 9 OF HEARTS; PLACES IT IN HAND #3 (13)
CARD #2: KING OF HEARTS; PLACES IT IN HAND #1 (15)
CARD #3: 3 OF DIAMONDS; PLACES IT IN HAND #2 (8)
CARD #4: QUEEN OF CLUBS; CHANGES IT
CARD #5: ACE OF SPADES; PLACES IT IN HAND #2 (9 or 19)
CARD #6: 7 OF CLUBS; PLACES IT IN HAND #3 (20)
CARD #7: 2 OF CLUBS ($1,000)
He decides to go on.
CARD #8: JACK OF HEARTS; CHANGED
CARD #9: 10 OF HEARTS- LOSS
American Gladiators: It's #2 vs. #5 matchups tonight. For the men, competing tonight are Jeff Davidson and James Ruggiero. Their first event is Rocketball and the two Gladiators in play are Toa and Zen.
Jeff: 2
James: 6
Tonight's females are Lillian Thomassen and Tiffaney Florentine. The first female event is Pyramid. Chasing Lillian is Gina "Crush" Carano and going after Tiffaney is Steel. Do either score...no.
The second male event is Atlasphere. In the Gladiator spheres are Hurricane and Titan.
Jeff: 4
James: 2
James' lead is down to 2, 8-6.
The second female event is Tilt, and Hellga will attempt to pull both of her challengers in the water...she only gets Tiffaney into the water, as Lillian goes the distance for 5.
The men get the Gauntlet third. The four Gladiators in play are Zen, Wolf, Militia and Justice. Wolf decides to switch places with Zen for some reason. Jeff gets 5 due to a DQ against Justice for holding him down too hard...while Militia gets zapped by the ref for the same thing, allowing James to get a restart at the halfway point and going on to get 10, increasing his lead to 18-11.
Now, the women try the Gauntlet. This time, challenging both players are Jet, Crush, Phoenix and Hellga. Tiffaney musters her first 5...and Lillian gets the same result to keep her five-point lead.
The score's still 10-5 (neither scored in Hang Tough and Skytrack) for the females as they head into their final event, Joust. They face Crush again...and Crush continues her undefeated streak in this event, meaning Lillian gets a 2.5 head start in the Eliminator.
James scored 10 in Hang Tough and 5 in Joust, while Jeff didn't score jack in either event. Therefore, James now leads 33-11 as they get Powerball last. The Gladiators in play are Wolf, Titan and Beast.
Jeff: 2
James: 2
With a final score of 35-13, James has an 11 second head start in the Eliminator. But considering that Jeff had the best Eliminator time before Tim Oliphant bested him, I wouldn't count him out if I were you.
Female Eliminator: If either lady wins with a time of 2:06.9 or less, they're definitely in the finals. Lillian has the lead but falls off the handbike, allowing Tiffaney to take over the lead. The winner is...
...Tiffaney, with a time of...
...2:06.2, not only the best female Eliminator time of the season, it also puts her in the finals next week!
Male Eliminator: Jeff takes a NASTY spill from the swinging rope into the handbike pit. Does he shake it off and pull it out for the win?...
...NO, James wins with a time of 1:43.2. That means James will have to wait until after the first half of next week's two-hour finale to see if he's joining Tim in the finals.
Wanna Bet?: Here are the stars and charities for tonight:
Tom Bergeron: March of Dimes
Melissa Peterman: American Red Cross- Minneapolis Chapter
Corbin Bernsen: United Cerebral Palsy and UCLA Rape Treatment Center
Richard "Rip" Hamilton: Rip City Foundation (Coatesville, PA)
Act #1: Mike Lloyd will try to literally kick himself in the head 45 times within a minute. The predictions:
Tom: FAIL
Melissa: FAIL
Corbin: SUCCEED
Rip: SUCCEED
Result: Mike does it with about ten seconds to spare!
(Note: Every time he kicked the button, the "Family Feud" survey reveal bell went off!)
Wagering:
Tom: $10,000 ($15,000)
Melissa: $7,000 ($18,000)
Corbin: $12,444 ($37,444)
Rip: $10,000 ($35,000)
Act #2: Jack Ziemkiewicz and Justin Barnes, using a pair of tractors, must move one strand of spaghetti twenty feet and have it lie between the two tractors; then, with one of the tractors moving forwards and the other moving backwards, that spaghetti strand must be moved into a pool of tomato sauce without having it break in a 2:30 time limit.
While I say this will FAIL, everybody thinks they'll SUCCEED.
Result: The first time they really moved a strand of spaghetti...they did drop it, but it didn't go in the bucket. They FAILED.
Tom: $8,000 ($7,000)
Melissa: $10,000 ($8,000)
Corbin: $2,566 ($34,878)
Rip: $15,000 ($20,000)
Act #3: Thomas Schuster, normally a children's party entertainer, attempts to guess the weight of 4 out of 5 chosen people within 2 kilos from a big group of people while each one stands on his stomach.
For the second time in a row, all of the stars lock in SUCCEED. In this case, I agree with them.
Results:
1. 58 Kilos
ACTUAL: 62.7- MISS
2. 71.5 Kilos
ACTUAL: 71.6 (1)
3. 78 Kilos
ACTUAL: 77.8 (2)
4. 53.5 Kilos
ACTUAL: 46.6 (FAIL)
Tom: $4,000 ($3,000)
Melissa: $6,000 ($2,000; she wanted to bet only $5,000)
Corbin: $14,122 ($20,756)
Rip: ALL IN (BUST!!!)
This is now a lock game for Corbin.
Final Act: 11-year-old Kaitlyn Conner will try to do something that has been done on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" at least once before- skate forwards and backwards under a series of limbo bars.
Result: She does it!
Final predictions:
TOM: SUCCEED
MELISSA: SUCCEED
CORBIN: SUCCEED
Final wagers:
TOM: ALL IN- $6,000
MELISSA: ALL IN- $4,000
CORBIN: $14,755- WINS AT $35,511!
Another inflation change for "TPIR" this coming season
Another one of my "Mo' Money" suggestions posted on the FLASHGames Message Boards has been implemented for Season 37 of "The Price is Right"- the top prize in Punch a Bunch will now be $25,000! The game is the same as normal, except one of the $10K slips has been replaced with a $25K one.
Sunday, July 27, 2008
Next Week in Game Shows: July 28-August 3
Next week, as we close out July:
Catch 21: It's the second week of the new GSN game show. Don't ask me why, but I have this feeling we're going to have the first $25,000 win this week. Will I be right?
Nashville Star: This week is the last chance for the remaining four contestants to perform for your votes. One more contestant will be eliminated this week.
America's Got Talent: I get back to covering this show this week with an episode that features online auditions for the first time!
Wanna Bet?: This week, Tom Bergeron and former "How Much is Enough?" host Corbin Bernsen are two of the contestants!
Don't Forget the Lyrics!: A special bonus episode with Kenny Loggins as a guest for one contestant!
All this, plus the semi-finals continue on "American Gladiators", Jennifer Harman tries to duplicate Van Nguyen's feat on this week's "World Poker Tour" episode plus some additional action from "Wipeout", "Big Brother X", "So You Think You Can Dance" and more.
Catch 21: It's the second week of the new GSN game show. Don't ask me why, but I have this feeling we're going to have the first $25,000 win this week. Will I be right?
Nashville Star: This week is the last chance for the remaining four contestants to perform for your votes. One more contestant will be eliminated this week.
America's Got Talent: I get back to covering this show this week with an episode that features online auditions for the first time!
Wanna Bet?: This week, Tom Bergeron and former "How Much is Enough?" host Corbin Bernsen are two of the contestants!
Don't Forget the Lyrics!: A special bonus episode with Kenny Loggins as a guest for one contestant!
All this, plus the semi-finals continue on "American Gladiators", Jennifer Harman tries to duplicate Van Nguyen's feat on this week's "World Poker Tour" episode plus some additional action from "Wipeout", "Big Brother X", "So You Think You Can Dance" and more.
The Week in Review: July 21-27
Players of the Week:
WINNERS: Van Nguyen (first-ever female "World Poker Tour" winner) and Mark Wales ($142,804 in six days)("Jeopardy!")
RUNNER-UP: Tim Oliphant (new all-time best Eliminator time)("American Gladiators")
3rd PLACE: Aaron McCargo, Jr. (WINNER)("The Next Food Network Star")
Other Big Winners:
George Takei- $106,150 for charity ("Wanna Bet?")
Tim Denkins- $100,000 ("Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?")
Casey O'Farrell- $51,000 ("Wipeout")
Paul Lachman- $50,000 ("Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?")
Ethan Ruby- $50,000 as runner-up ("World Poker Tour")
ZONK ANSWER OF THE WEEK: On Episode #2 of "Catch 21", before the answer choices were even revealed, contestant Royce Johnson thought Natalie Portman's name was a combination of Hebrew and French Cajun which roughly translates to “Thank God for beef”. He didn't make it to Round 3.
WINNERS: Van Nguyen (first-ever female "World Poker Tour" winner) and Mark Wales ($142,804 in six days)("Jeopardy!")
RUNNER-UP: Tim Oliphant (new all-time best Eliminator time)("American Gladiators")
3rd PLACE: Aaron McCargo, Jr. (WINNER)("The Next Food Network Star")
Other Big Winners:
George Takei- $106,150 for charity ("Wanna Bet?")
Tim Denkins- $100,000 ("Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?")
Casey O'Farrell- $51,000 ("Wipeout")
Paul Lachman- $50,000 ("Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?")
Ethan Ruby- $50,000 as runner-up ("World Poker Tour")
ZONK ANSWER OF THE WEEK: On Episode #2 of "Catch 21", before the answer choices were even revealed, contestant Royce Johnson thought Natalie Portman's name was a combination of Hebrew and French Cajun which roughly translates to “Thank God for beef”. He didn't make it to Round 3.
What irked me during "The Next Food Network Star" finale
I personally would like to say that the finale of "The Next Food Network Star" wasn't executed properly. Yeah, at the start of the season, I did hear that the selection committee would be deciding the winner this time around instead of the home viewers as in seasons past. Under futher review, it was said this was done because last season's winner, Amy Finley, had her show cancelled fairly quickly. Also, they taped the finale instead of airing it live. By doing that, they exposed a danger of having it spoiled by another source. Click this link to a Realty TV Magazine article to see what I mean. Furthermore, Wikipedia said that the winning moment was accidentally posted by a FoodNetwork.com employee on the network's website!
Yeah, I'm OK with Aaron winning, but I'm not sure if America would've agreed with the committee on the final decision. Also, throughout the season, I saw graphics telling America to go vote for who they thought would win; what's the point in putting them up when the committee was going to decide the winner this season?
After this season, I'm not sure if I'm going to watch this show anymore.
Yeah, I'm OK with Aaron winning, but I'm not sure if America would've agreed with the committee on the final decision. Also, throughout the season, I saw graphics telling America to go vote for who they thought would win; what's the point in putting them up when the committee was going to decide the winner this season?
After this season, I'm not sure if I'm going to watch this show anymore.
"The Next Food Network Star"- Fourth Season Finale
For the final challenge, the remaining three each had to do a pilot episode of their potential cooking show. Gordon Elliott was the producer for all of those shows.
Lisa Garza's opening pitches were "Beautiful Basics", "Pure & Simple" and "Fashion Feast". Eliott liked the "Beautiful Basics" concept the best.
For Aaron McCargo, Jr., he had a concept of "Bold & Flavorful". But Eliott suggested "Big Daddy's Kitchen", based on the "Big Daddy" nickname some of the other finalists gave Aaron during the season.
And Adam Gertler came up with a title of "Hungry in Philadelphia". He wanted to use the Internet in some way with his show.
All of the pilots were shot at the studio where Rachael Ray does some of her cooking shows for Food Network (obviously not her sydnicated talk show).
Lisa did her show first and demonstrated how to make a black cod dish topped with an Italian custard. She wasted lots of time during her presentation and didn't finish on time initially. Also, like most of this season, she was uncomfortable.
Adam's show was second. He talked live to a lady named McCall while she was on the computer monitor.
That meant Aaron went last. After all of the takes were done, he didn't feel very confident about his show.
The final pilots were then put on a big screen in front of a studio audience. The finale was hosted by judge Bobby Flay.
I will tell you right now...
...that one of the men starting with the letter A has won, meaning Lisa was out of this. The winner of the fourth season of "The Next Food Network Star" is...
...AARON "BIG DADDY" McCARGO, JR!!!
Lisa Garza's opening pitches were "Beautiful Basics", "Pure & Simple" and "Fashion Feast". Eliott liked the "Beautiful Basics" concept the best.
For Aaron McCargo, Jr., he had a concept of "Bold & Flavorful". But Eliott suggested "Big Daddy's Kitchen", based on the "Big Daddy" nickname some of the other finalists gave Aaron during the season.
And Adam Gertler came up with a title of "Hungry in Philadelphia". He wanted to use the Internet in some way with his show.
All of the pilots were shot at the studio where Rachael Ray does some of her cooking shows for Food Network (obviously not her sydnicated talk show).
Lisa did her show first and demonstrated how to make a black cod dish topped with an Italian custard. She wasted lots of time during her presentation and didn't finish on time initially. Also, like most of this season, she was uncomfortable.
Adam's show was second. He talked live to a lady named McCall while she was on the computer monitor.
That meant Aaron went last. After all of the takes were done, he didn't feel very confident about his show.
The final pilots were then put on a big screen in front of a studio audience. The finale was hosted by judge Bobby Flay.
I will tell you right now...
...that one of the men starting with the letter A has won, meaning Lisa was out of this. The winner of the fourth season of "The Next Food Network Star" is...
...AARON "BIG DADDY" McCARGO, JR!!!
"Big Brother X" 7/27
Keesha, the current HoH, has an alliance with Michelle (and maybe Libra).
Early on in the second segment, Keesha wanted to put Angie up on the eviction block. She later tried to put Dan in her alliance. A little later, Libra had doubts about Keesha, which could've put her out of the alliance.
Food Competition: On each turn, one man and one woman stood on opposite sides of a wall. Both stood on a spinning record, searching through a basket of socks. Each color and number of a sock corresponded to one of the five food categories.
Meats: Green
Fruits & Vegetables: Red
Desserts: White
Drinks: Blue
Breads & Cereals: Orange
Once they think they had a match, they placed their sock in the corresponding position for that category, then the next man and woman came in. For every match made, a food item was earned for the week.
Here's what they won after the challenge:
Meats: Beef (1), pig's feet (2), chicken (5) and deli meats (6)
Fruits & Vegetables: Apples/bananas (2), squash/broccoli (4) and avocado/corn (6)
Desserts: Cookies/brownies (1) and raisins (6)
Drinks: Beer (1), juices (2) and wine (5)
Breads & Cereals: Cereals (1) and pumpernickel (2)
After that, April suggested to Keesha that she put up Angie and Memphis. Keesha decided to definitely put up Angie. Who joined her on the block?...
...Jessie.
Early on in the second segment, Keesha wanted to put Angie up on the eviction block. She later tried to put Dan in her alliance. A little later, Libra had doubts about Keesha, which could've put her out of the alliance.
Food Competition: On each turn, one man and one woman stood on opposite sides of a wall. Both stood on a spinning record, searching through a basket of socks. Each color and number of a sock corresponded to one of the five food categories.
Meats: Green
Fruits & Vegetables: Red
Desserts: White
Drinks: Blue
Breads & Cereals: Orange
Once they think they had a match, they placed their sock in the corresponding position for that category, then the next man and woman came in. For every match made, a food item was earned for the week.
Here's what they won after the challenge:
Meats: Beef (1), pig's feet (2), chicken (5) and deli meats (6)
Fruits & Vegetables: Apples/bananas (2), squash/broccoli (4) and avocado/corn (6)
Desserts: Cookies/brownies (1) and raisins (6)
Drinks: Beer (1), juices (2) and wine (5)
Breads & Cereals: Cereals (1) and pumpernickel (2)
After that, April suggested to Keesha that she put up Angie and Memphis. Keesha decided to definitely put up Angie. Who joined her on the block?...
...Jessie.
"High Stakes Poker" returning, after all
A few days ago, GSN announced that "High Stakes Poker" will return for a fifth season. Its future had long been in doubt after it had been reported that the network wanted to dump poker altogether.
Various sources contributed to this report.
Various sources contributed to this report.
Saturday, July 26, 2008
"Golden Girls" star Getty dead at 84
Estelle Getty, one of the "Golden Girls" with Betty White, Beatrice Arthur and Rue McClanahan, died last Tuesday of a brain disease at the age of 84. Getty appeared on the John Davidson and Tom Bergeron versions of "Hollywood Squares" and was also on "Super Password".
Various sources contributed to this report.
Various sources contributed to this report.
Friday, July 25, 2008
7/25/2008 Results- Season finales galore
Jeopardy!: Mark Wales has already helped the show end the season on a very good note by winning at least five games. Will he go out as the season's last six-time champion? Not if Emily Thorsley (an administrative assistant from Seattle) and Matt Heimer (a magazine editor from Brooklyn) can help it. Opening categories:
FRENCH ARTISTS
COLOR MY WORLD
DINOSAURS
"The New York Times"- 2008 NEWS
BREED 'EM
& W "EEP"
After "EEP" gets cleared out, everyone has $1,000 to start. When both challengers are tied for the lead at $1,400 a little later, Heimer finds the Daily Double under the $800 Dinosaurs clue. The champ is $200 behind both of them. His wager is EVERYTHING:
The name of the Laplatasaurus honors a river on the border of Uruguay and this country.
"What is Argentina?"...DOUBLE to $2,800! At the first break, he now has four grand. Wales has $1,400 and the lady at the end has $1,000. A little later, Wales takes the lead after getting the first four clues in Color My World to go to $4,400 and tries to sweep the category with this clue:
He earned the nickname "Galloping Ghost" after scoring five touchdowns in a 1924 college football game.
Matt: "Who is Red Grange?"- RIGHT ($5,000)
When the round ends...
Mark: $5,000
Matt: $6,200
Emily: $2,600
...the magazine editor still has a slight lead.
LACH TRASH FOR ROUND 1: $2,800
DJ! Categories:
BRITISH PHYSICISTS
I WON AN OSCAR, EMMY, TONY & GRAMMY
CZAR POWER
"CH" ECK THE NAME
FILL IN THE BOOK TITLE (initials are given)
GREEK ALPHABET SOUP
As soon as he re-takes an $800 lead from the champ following the $2,000 Oscar, Emmy, Tony & Grammy clue, Heimer finds the Daily Double under the $1,600 Czar Power Clue with $9,800. Thorsley meanwhile has $3,400. His wager is $2,000. To stay in the lead and go to five figures:
At 43 years, the reign of this founder of the Russian Navy was the longest of any czar.
"Who is Peter...the Great?"...is RIGHT to go to $11,800! The $2,000 clue there:
The 1604 invasion against this czar by the false dmitri and his Polish troops marked the start of the "Time of Troubles".
Mark: "Who was Ivan the Terrible?"- NO ($7,000)
Emily: "Who was Boris Godunov?"- RIGHT ($5,400)
Left now are British Physicists, "Ch"eck the Name, Fill in the Book Title and Greek Alphabet Soup. $400 Fill in the Book Title clue:
"A.Y.T.G.? I.M., M." by Judy Blume
Mark: "What is Are You There God?, It's Me, Margaret?"- RIGHT ($7,400); $800 BOOK CLUE
"J.A.T.G.P." by Roald Dahl
Emily: "What is James and the Giant Peach?"- YOU BET ($6,200); MIDDLE BOOK CLUE
"A.I.L.D." by William Faulkner
Matt: "What is As I Lay Dying?"- CORRECT ($13,000); $1,600, SAME CATEGORY
"E." by Jane Austen
Emily: "What is Emma?"- RIGHT ($7,800); LAST BOOK CLUE
"T.K.R." by Khaled Hosseini
Emily: "What is The Kite Runner?"- RIGHT AGAIN ($9,800); $400 "CH" CLUE
Politican and author of "A History of the English-Speaking Peoples".
Emily: "Who was Churchill?"- RIGHT AGAIN ($10,200); $800 "CH" CLUE
A lake on the New York-Vermont border is named for this explorer who visited the region in 1609.
Emily: "What is Champlain?"- RIGHT ONCE AGAIN ($11,000); MIDDLE CLUE, SAME CATEGORY
Diplomat and Premier of China from 1949 to 1976 (one spelling).
Emily: "Who is Quo-Tai-Chi?"- RIGHT AGAIN ($12,200); $1,600, SAME SUBJECT
Lucy Walter was this English king's mistress during his exile in the 1600s in Holland.
Emily: "Who is Charles II?"- RIGHT ONCE AGAIN ($13,800); FINAL "CH" CLUE, FOR A POSSIBLE SWEEP
In 1948, he testified to Congress that Alger Hiss had illegally passed him official documents.
Matt: "Who was Whitaker Chambers?"- CORRECT ($15,000); $400 BRITISH PHYSICISTS CLUE
His Universal Law of Gravitation explained many things, including the action of tides and the motion of comets.
Matt: "Who was Newton?"- RIGHT AGAIN ($15,400); $800, SAME CATEGORY
Robert Boyle invented a vaccum pump and discovered that this doesn't travel in a vaccum.
Emily: "What is sound?"- RIGHT ($14,600); $1,200, SAME TOPIC
Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at Cambridge, he was born on January 8, 1942, 300 years to the day after Galileo's death.
Emily: "Who was Hawking?"- RIGHT FOR THE LEAD BACK ($15,800); $1,600, SAME CATEGORY
DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIIIIIIILLLLLLLLLLLYYYYY DOUBLE #2! Her wager is $2,000.
In 1932, James Chadwick discovered this subatomic particle that appears in all atoms except Hydrogen.
"What is the neutron?"...you bet it is to keep the lead and move to $17,800! Final clue in that category:
Known for the Second Law of Thermodynamics, this Lord helped with the laying of the Transatlantic Cable.
Emily: "Who is Kelvin?"- RIGHT AGAIN ($19,800)
GREEK ALPHABET SOUP BEGINS WITH THIS $400 CLUE:
High blood pressure and Glaucoma can be treated with Metoprolol, one of this "blocker" class of drugs.
Matt: "What are beta blockers?"- YES ($15,800)
$800 CLUE TOLD BY CHERYL FROM THUNDERBIRDS SITE IN LAS VEGAS:
Several times in each show, all six Thunderbirds flying 18 inches apart team up in this formation named for a Greek letter.
Matt: "What is Alpha?"- NO ($15,000)
Mark: "What is Delta?"- RIGHT ($8,200)
$1,200:
Charlton Heston played a survivor of an apocalyptic war in this 1971 thriller.
Matt: "What is Omega Man?"- RIGHT ($16,200)
$1,600:
This triple star system is the brightest celestial object in a certain horsey constellation.
Matt: "What is Orion's Belt?"- WRONG ($14,600)
TRIPLE STUMPER #1: Alpha Centauri
FINAL CLUE OF THE ROUND:
Found in blood serum, they countain the antibodies of the immune system.
TRIPLE STUMPER #2: Gamma Globulins
LACH TRASH FOR DJ!: $3,600
SCORES AFTER DOUBLE JEOPARDY!:
Mark: $8,200
Matt: $14,600
Emily: $19,800
CORYAT SCORES:
Mark: $8,200
Matt: $13,600
Emily: $19,400
Mark is going to have to wager conservatively and hope the challengers both mess up in FJ! to have any hope of winning his sixth game.
LAST FJ! CATEGORY OF THE SEASON: Adjectives.
Meaning "painful", it literally refers to the type of pain inflicted on Jesus and on the followers of Spartacus.
The champ wrote down "What is dolorous?"...nope. I hope he wagered conservatively as I said not too long ago...
...$2,201, so he's down to $5,999. Heimer wrote down "What is excruiating?"...
"What is excruciating?"
...IT'S OVER FOR MR. WALES. But he still leaves with $142,801, which I believe is 8th all-time on the regular season winnings list for this season. We hope to see him in Vegas next year. Back to Mr. Heimer, his wager was $8,000, taking him to $22,600. The lady wrote down...
...the same thing, and with a wager of ten grand, she takes $29,800 into next season! Well, we didn't get a six-time champion to close the season, but at least we got a decent win out of it, and the champ would've never won regardless of how he fared in the final.
All in all, this 24th season of "Jeopardy!" was world's better than last season. We had two players that won at least six games (Dan Pawson and Larissa Kelly), saw the largest female winner of all time crowned during the Tournament of Champions (Celeste DiNucci), and during most of the episodes in the past several weeks or so, we had lots of wins that were of at least $20K. That's all that happened despite the fact that we had **3** RETURNING CHAMPION SHUTOUTS this season. Just amazing. Who knows how the 25th Anniversary Season is going to turn out. I hope to see you then!
Catch 21: Wrapping up the first week of the series are:
Eric Westin (orginally from West Bloomfield, MI)- Owns and operates a gourmet cookie company
Lori Ann Hursinger (originally from Chicago)- U.S. Navy veteran spouse and a reading tutor
Matt Gainsley (L.A.)- High school teacher
Opening cards:
ERIC: 5 OF SPADES
LORI ANN: 6 OF CLUBS
MATT: 6 OF SPADES
1. Whitney Thompson made "America's Next Top Model" history by being the first winner to be what?
A: Plus-sized
B: Under 5'8"
C: Bald
ERIC: Under 5'8"- NO
LORI ANN: Plus-sized- RIGHT (100)
CARD: 3 OF DIAMONDS; PASSES TO ERIC (8)
2. According to the USDA, they come in various sizes from Jumbo to Pee-Wee. What are they?
A: Eggs
B: Hot Dogs
C: ???
MATT: Eggs- CORRECT (100)
CARD: ACE OF CLUBS; KEEPS IT (7 or 17)
3. According to a 2007 CareerBuilder.com survey, what do bosses say is the biggest mistake job applicants make during an interview?
A: Talking too much
B: Dressing inappropriately
C: Telling a bad joke
MATT: Talking too much- INCORRECT
LORI ANN: Dressing inappropriately- CORRECT (200)
CARD: 8 OF CLUBS; PASSES TO MATT (15)
4. Which of these is traditionally found in the Swaa-style salad?
A: Fish
B: Chicken
C: Steak
MATT: Chicken- WRONG AGAIN
LORI ANN: Fish- RIGHT AGAIN (300)
CARD: QUEEN OF HEARTS, BUSTING MATT (25)
5. "Swifter, Higher, Stronger" is the motto for what?
A: Marines
B: Olympics
C: Sharon Stone
ERIC: Olympics- RIGHT (100)
CARD: 9 OF CLUBS; KEEPS IT AND FREEZES AT 17
LORI ANN:
CARD #6: JACK OF HEARTS
FINAL CARD: 2 OF HEARTS- WIN AT 18 (800)
ROUND 2:
ERIC: 4 OF HEARTS
LORI ANN: 9 OF SPADES
MATT: 5 OF HEARTS
1. According to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, what was the top cosmetic surgery for women in 2007?
A: Breast augmentation
B: Liposuction
C: Nose job
LORI ANN: Breast augumentation- RIGHT (900)
CARD: 8 OF DIAMONDS; PASSES TO MATT (13)
2. What politician is reportedly a distant coustin of both Dick Cheney and George W. Bush?
A: John McCain
B: Arnold Scwharzenegger
C: Barrack Obama
ERIC: Barrack Obama- CORRECT (200)
CARD: KING OF HEARTS, BUSTING MATT AND ELIMINATING HIM FROM THE GAME
3. According to a Cosmo poll, 70% of guys say they like it when a girl gets what?
A: A little jealous
B: Experimental in the bedroom
C: Urge to pay for dinner
LORI ANN: Experimental in the bedroom- INCORRECT
ERIC: A little jealous- CORRECT (300)
CARD: 9 OF DIAMONDS; TAKES IT (13)
4. Who nervously tried to interview Jane Fonda as she sat on his lap and kissed him?
A: Stephen Colbert
B: Brian Williams
C: Wolf Blitzer
LORI ANN: Wolf Blitzer- WRONG AGAIN
ERIC: Stephen Colbert- YOU BET (400)
CARD: JACK OF SPADES, PASSED TO LORI ANN (19)
5. Which of the following is NOT an actual baby product?
A: Boudreaux Butt Paste
B: Tushies
C: Bottoms-Up Baby Enema
LORI ANN: Tushies- THREE WRONG ANSWERS IN A ROW
ERIC: Boudreaux Butt Paste- NO
6. Who's the first person to ever use the word "period" to describe a woman's time of the month on American television?
A: Courteney Cox
B: Bea Arthur
C: Katie Couric
ERIC: Bea Arthur- NOW, HE'S WRONG AGAIN
LORI ANN: Courtneney Cox- RIGHT (1,000)
If this next card is a 2, 9, 10 or a face card, she wins her second round in a row. But, she knows something I don't know- she could freeze before seeing the card, and she decides to freeze at 19.
CARD: 8 OF HEARTS- ERIC WINS AT 21 (900)
Well, as it turns out, she would never have won even if she hadn't frozen prematurely.
CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND:
ERIC: 10 OF SPADES
LORI ANN: KING OF DIAMONDS
1. For his fourth film adventure, Indiana Jones went in search of what crystal object?
ERIC: Skull- CORRECT
CARD: 9 OF HEARTS; PASSES TO LORI ANN (19)
2. What self-help book has spent over 70...?
A: "The Secret"
B: "The Wish"
C: "The Whisper"
LORI ANN: "The Secret"- RIGHT; FREEZES AT 19
ERIC:
CARD #2: 3 OF CLUBS (13)
CARD #2: QUEEN OF CLUBS- LORI ANN WINS!
Super Catch 21: Lori Ann gets her two change chips to start.
HAND #1: ACE OF HEARTS
HAND #2: 10 OF CLUBS
HAND #3: 10 OF SPADES
CARD #4: QUEEN OF DIAMONDS ($1,000)
CARD #5: 6 OF DIAMONDS; CHANGES IT
CARD #6: 7 OF SPADES; PLACES IT IN HAND #2 (17)
CARD #7: JACK OF SPADES; CHANGES IT
CARD #8: KING OF HEARTS; PLACED IN HAND #3 (20)
CARD #9: JACK OF HEARTS- LOSS
She's the first contestant to actually lose money in this round.
Duel: This is the second season finale and it also might very well be the last episode ever in this country. Dave McNeil, who just prevented a good champion from taking home the $500,000 at the end of the last episode, is back for his first Max Question:
Which of the following state names is NOT derived from a Native American word?
A: Wyoming
B: Colorado
C: Utah
D: Ohio
His guess is Utah...
A: Wyoming
B: Colorado
C: Utah
D: Ohio
...no, it's the Rocky Mountain state of Colorado. He risks his entire $20,000 to play again. Tonight's contestant gallery starts with:
Stephen Guyer (Scotia, NY)- Small business owner
Amy Shywalter (Louisville, KY)- High school drama teacher
Randy Howell (Cochran, GA)- Stockbroker
He faces Amy. First question:
Which is NOT a real fish?
A: Parrotfish
B: Squirrelfish
C: Dogfish
D: Ferretfish
Double Max Out to start. Answer: Ferretfish. Second question:
Which of these famous directors was rejected from USC's film program?
A: Steven Spielberg
B: George Lucas
C: Ron Howard
D: John Carpenter
After locking in Howard and Carpenter, Amy uses her Pressure Button, forcing Dave to max out. The answer is...Spielberg, so Dave wins another $2,500! For another $2,500:
What was often found insde the mummified remains of Egyptian people?
A: Diamonds
B: Cats
C: Onions
D: Chocolate
He goes with cats...
A: Diamonds
B: Cats
C: Onions
D: Chocolate
...no meow of approval here. It was onions. With $22,500 now, he keeps playing. Replacing Amy in the gallery is Gryphon Ward from Montclair, NJ (who is a tutor), and that's who he will face.
First question:
What colors are on the flag of Switzerland?
A: Blue and yellow
B: Green, white and red
C: Red and white
D: White and blue
Both say everyting but B (those are the colors for Mexico). Answer: C, so we start with an 8-8 tie. Second question:
What's the nickname of the New England Patriots videotape scandal that rocked the NFL last year?
A: Tailgate
B: Bradygate
C: Spygate
D: Chowdahgate
Both easily get Spygate. Third question:
Which state currently has the most seats in the U.S. House of Representatives?
A: New York
B: Texas
C: California
D: Each state has equal numbers
The champ covers Texas and California and uses his Pressure Button. Gryphon takes a chance by only covering up California. If that's the answer, we keep playing; if it's Texas, Dave retains his championship. Otherwise, we go to a Shootout...
A: New York
B: Texas
C: California
D: Each state has equal numbers
...it's California, giving Gryphon the one-chip advantage. Fourth question:
In 2008, which city did Men's Fitness name as the fattest city?
A: Boston
B: Denver
C: Las Vegas
D: Los Angeles
Double Max Out, keeping Gryphon ahead 5-4. Answer: Vegas. Next question:
Which of these artists has NOT been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?
A: Sex Pistols
B: Madonna
C: The Who
D: KISS
Dave locks in everything but KISS while Gryphon goes with everything but The Who. If the answer's Sex Pistols or Madonna, we keep playing. If it's The Who, Dave wins another duel. If it's KISS, we have a new champion...
A: Sex Pistols
B: Madonna
C: The Who
D: KISS
...it's KISS, so Dave loses everything and Gryphon wins his first $15K. His Max Question right now:
What did the 8-year-old Serovich twins invent to discourage bullies?
A: Wedgie-proof underwear
B: Swirlie-proof toilet
C: Purple-nurple-proof shirts
D: Wet willy-proof earmuffs
He goes with the earmuffs...
A: Wedgie-proof underwear
B: Swirlie-proof toilet
C: Purple-nurple-proof shirts
D: Wet willy-proof earmuffs
...but it's the undies. Now in the gallery is John Serby (a corporate event planner from Kenosha, WI). Gryphon will now face Steven. First question:
Who would most likely conduct their primary buisness in "The Octagon"?
A: Bruce Lee
B: Jackie Chan
C: Colin Powell
D: Randy Couture
Steven maxes out while Gryphon only covers Couture, after he nearly covered up Lee and Chan as well. Good, because that's right to give him a 10-7 lead. Second question:
What animal has five hearts but no lungs?
A: Boa constrictor
B: Earthworm
C: Tree frog
D: Sea turtle
The champ maxes out while Stephen only covers up boa constrictor and earthworm...earthworm is right to cut Gryphon's lead to 7-6. Third question:
Who is TV's "Agent 86"?
A: Maxwell Smart
B: Fox Mulder
C: Sydney Bristow
D: Jack Bauer
After Stephen maxes out, he uses his Pressure Button. Gryphon goes with Maxwell Smart at the last second...and that's right to increase his lead to 7-3! Fourth question:
Which of these is NOT a territory of the U.S.?
A: Guam
B: American Samoa
C: The Philippines
D: Puerto Rico
Stephen locks in American Samoa while Gryphon goes with the Philippines...
A: Guam
B: American Samoa
C: The Philippines
D: Puerto Rico
...Stephen just realized his mistake- the Philippines is right, meaning Gryphon now has $25K. To make it $35K:
Which of these men made the cover of Cosmopolitan magazine as a model in his youth?
A: JFK
B: Gerald Ford
C: Bill Clinton
D: Ronald Reagan
He says Reagan...
A: JFK
B: Gerald Ford
C: Bill Clinton
D: Ronald Reagan
...but it's Ford. He decides to leave with his $25K.
Randy and John play the last duel in a while. It comes down to this question for $20K. Randy leads 6-2 with all the Pressure Buttons gone. Here it is:
Which breed of dog is Disney's Pluto?
A: Labrador Retriever
B: Basset Hound
C: Cocker Spaniel
D: Bloodhound
Randy goes with Basset Hound and Bloodhound, while John says Labrador Retriever...
A: Labrador Retriever
B: Basset Hound
C: Cocker Spaniel
D: Bloodhound
...it's the Bloodhound, so Randy's the last champion of the season. This last question of the season will determine if he leaves with $20K or $40K:
At 405 years old, which claimed the title as the longest living animal in recorded history?
A: Tortoise
B: Clam
C: Komodo Dragon
D: Koi fish
He's pretty sure it's tortoise for $40K...
A: Tortoise
B: Clam
C: Komodo Dragon
D: Koi fish
...but it's not. It was tortoise, so he leaves with $20K.
FRENCH ARTISTS
COLOR MY WORLD
DINOSAURS
"The New York Times"- 2008 NEWS
BREED 'EM
& W "EEP"
After "EEP" gets cleared out, everyone has $1,000 to start. When both challengers are tied for the lead at $1,400 a little later, Heimer finds the Daily Double under the $800 Dinosaurs clue. The champ is $200 behind both of them. His wager is EVERYTHING:
The name of the Laplatasaurus honors a river on the border of Uruguay and this country.
"What is Argentina?"...DOUBLE to $2,800! At the first break, he now has four grand. Wales has $1,400 and the lady at the end has $1,000. A little later, Wales takes the lead after getting the first four clues in Color My World to go to $4,400 and tries to sweep the category with this clue:
He earned the nickname "Galloping Ghost" after scoring five touchdowns in a 1924 college football game.
Matt: "Who is Red Grange?"- RIGHT ($5,000)
When the round ends...
Mark: $5,000
Matt: $6,200
Emily: $2,600
...the magazine editor still has a slight lead.
LACH TRASH FOR ROUND 1: $2,800
DJ! Categories:
BRITISH PHYSICISTS
I WON AN OSCAR, EMMY, TONY & GRAMMY
CZAR POWER
"CH" ECK THE NAME
FILL IN THE BOOK TITLE (initials are given)
GREEK ALPHABET SOUP
As soon as he re-takes an $800 lead from the champ following the $2,000 Oscar, Emmy, Tony & Grammy clue, Heimer finds the Daily Double under the $1,600 Czar Power Clue with $9,800. Thorsley meanwhile has $3,400. His wager is $2,000. To stay in the lead and go to five figures:
At 43 years, the reign of this founder of the Russian Navy was the longest of any czar.
"Who is Peter...the Great?"...is RIGHT to go to $11,800! The $2,000 clue there:
The 1604 invasion against this czar by the false dmitri and his Polish troops marked the start of the "Time of Troubles".
Mark: "Who was Ivan the Terrible?"- NO ($7,000)
Emily: "Who was Boris Godunov?"- RIGHT ($5,400)
Left now are British Physicists, "Ch"eck the Name, Fill in the Book Title and Greek Alphabet Soup. $400 Fill in the Book Title clue:
"A.Y.T.G.? I.M., M." by Judy Blume
Mark: "What is Are You There God?, It's Me, Margaret?"- RIGHT ($7,400); $800 BOOK CLUE
"J.A.T.G.P." by Roald Dahl
Emily: "What is James and the Giant Peach?"- YOU BET ($6,200); MIDDLE BOOK CLUE
"A.I.L.D." by William Faulkner
Matt: "What is As I Lay Dying?"- CORRECT ($13,000); $1,600, SAME CATEGORY
"E." by Jane Austen
Emily: "What is Emma?"- RIGHT ($7,800); LAST BOOK CLUE
"T.K.R." by Khaled Hosseini
Emily: "What is The Kite Runner?"- RIGHT AGAIN ($9,800); $400 "CH" CLUE
Politican and author of "A History of the English-Speaking Peoples".
Emily: "Who was Churchill?"- RIGHT AGAIN ($10,200); $800 "CH" CLUE
A lake on the New York-Vermont border is named for this explorer who visited the region in 1609.
Emily: "What is Champlain?"- RIGHT ONCE AGAIN ($11,000); MIDDLE CLUE, SAME CATEGORY
Diplomat and Premier of China from 1949 to 1976 (one spelling).
Emily: "Who is Quo-Tai-Chi?"- RIGHT AGAIN ($12,200); $1,600, SAME SUBJECT
Lucy Walter was this English king's mistress during his exile in the 1600s in Holland.
Emily: "Who is Charles II?"- RIGHT ONCE AGAIN ($13,800); FINAL "CH" CLUE, FOR A POSSIBLE SWEEP
In 1948, he testified to Congress that Alger Hiss had illegally passed him official documents.
Matt: "Who was Whitaker Chambers?"- CORRECT ($15,000); $400 BRITISH PHYSICISTS CLUE
His Universal Law of Gravitation explained many things, including the action of tides and the motion of comets.
Matt: "Who was Newton?"- RIGHT AGAIN ($15,400); $800, SAME CATEGORY
Robert Boyle invented a vaccum pump and discovered that this doesn't travel in a vaccum.
Emily: "What is sound?"- RIGHT ($14,600); $1,200, SAME TOPIC
Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at Cambridge, he was born on January 8, 1942, 300 years to the day after Galileo's death.
Emily: "Who was Hawking?"- RIGHT FOR THE LEAD BACK ($15,800); $1,600, SAME CATEGORY
DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIIIIIIILLLLLLLLLLLYYYYY DOUBLE #2! Her wager is $2,000.
In 1932, James Chadwick discovered this subatomic particle that appears in all atoms except Hydrogen.
"What is the neutron?"...you bet it is to keep the lead and move to $17,800! Final clue in that category:
Known for the Second Law of Thermodynamics, this Lord helped with the laying of the Transatlantic Cable.
Emily: "Who is Kelvin?"- RIGHT AGAIN ($19,800)
GREEK ALPHABET SOUP BEGINS WITH THIS $400 CLUE:
High blood pressure and Glaucoma can be treated with Metoprolol, one of this "blocker" class of drugs.
Matt: "What are beta blockers?"- YES ($15,800)
$800 CLUE TOLD BY CHERYL FROM THUNDERBIRDS SITE IN LAS VEGAS:
Several times in each show, all six Thunderbirds flying 18 inches apart team up in this formation named for a Greek letter.
Matt: "What is Alpha?"- NO ($15,000)
Mark: "What is Delta?"- RIGHT ($8,200)
$1,200:
Charlton Heston played a survivor of an apocalyptic war in this 1971 thriller.
Matt: "What is Omega Man?"- RIGHT ($16,200)
$1,600:
This triple star system is the brightest celestial object in a certain horsey constellation.
Matt: "What is Orion's Belt?"- WRONG ($14,600)
TRIPLE STUMPER #1: Alpha Centauri
FINAL CLUE OF THE ROUND:
Found in blood serum, they countain the antibodies of the immune system.
TRIPLE STUMPER #2: Gamma Globulins
LACH TRASH FOR DJ!: $3,600
SCORES AFTER DOUBLE JEOPARDY!:
Mark: $8,200
Matt: $14,600
Emily: $19,800
CORYAT SCORES:
Mark: $8,200
Matt: $13,600
Emily: $19,400
Mark is going to have to wager conservatively and hope the challengers both mess up in FJ! to have any hope of winning his sixth game.
LAST FJ! CATEGORY OF THE SEASON: Adjectives.
Meaning "painful", it literally refers to the type of pain inflicted on Jesus and on the followers of Spartacus.
The champ wrote down "What is dolorous?"...nope. I hope he wagered conservatively as I said not too long ago...
...$2,201, so he's down to $5,999. Heimer wrote down "What is excruiating?"...
"What is excruciating?"
...IT'S OVER FOR MR. WALES. But he still leaves with $142,801, which I believe is 8th all-time on the regular season winnings list for this season. We hope to see him in Vegas next year. Back to Mr. Heimer, his wager was $8,000, taking him to $22,600. The lady wrote down...
...the same thing, and with a wager of ten grand, she takes $29,800 into next season! Well, we didn't get a six-time champion to close the season, but at least we got a decent win out of it, and the champ would've never won regardless of how he fared in the final.
All in all, this 24th season of "Jeopardy!" was world's better than last season. We had two players that won at least six games (Dan Pawson and Larissa Kelly), saw the largest female winner of all time crowned during the Tournament of Champions (Celeste DiNucci), and during most of the episodes in the past several weeks or so, we had lots of wins that were of at least $20K. That's all that happened despite the fact that we had **3** RETURNING CHAMPION SHUTOUTS this season. Just amazing. Who knows how the 25th Anniversary Season is going to turn out. I hope to see you then!
Catch 21: Wrapping up the first week of the series are:
Eric Westin (orginally from West Bloomfield, MI)- Owns and operates a gourmet cookie company
Lori Ann Hursinger (originally from Chicago)- U.S. Navy veteran spouse and a reading tutor
Matt Gainsley (L.A.)- High school teacher
Opening cards:
ERIC: 5 OF SPADES
LORI ANN: 6 OF CLUBS
MATT: 6 OF SPADES
1. Whitney Thompson made "America's Next Top Model" history by being the first winner to be what?
A: Plus-sized
B: Under 5'8"
C: Bald
ERIC: Under 5'8"- NO
LORI ANN: Plus-sized- RIGHT (100)
CARD: 3 OF DIAMONDS; PASSES TO ERIC (8)
2. According to the USDA, they come in various sizes from Jumbo to Pee-Wee. What are they?
A: Eggs
B: Hot Dogs
C: ???
MATT: Eggs- CORRECT (100)
CARD: ACE OF CLUBS; KEEPS IT (7 or 17)
3. According to a 2007 CareerBuilder.com survey, what do bosses say is the biggest mistake job applicants make during an interview?
A: Talking too much
B: Dressing inappropriately
C: Telling a bad joke
MATT: Talking too much- INCORRECT
LORI ANN: Dressing inappropriately- CORRECT (200)
CARD: 8 OF CLUBS; PASSES TO MATT (15)
4. Which of these is traditionally found in the Swaa-style salad?
A: Fish
B: Chicken
C: Steak
MATT: Chicken- WRONG AGAIN
LORI ANN: Fish- RIGHT AGAIN (300)
CARD: QUEEN OF HEARTS, BUSTING MATT (25)
5. "Swifter, Higher, Stronger" is the motto for what?
A: Marines
B: Olympics
C: Sharon Stone
ERIC: Olympics- RIGHT (100)
CARD: 9 OF CLUBS; KEEPS IT AND FREEZES AT 17
LORI ANN:
CARD #6: JACK OF HEARTS
FINAL CARD: 2 OF HEARTS- WIN AT 18 (800)
ROUND 2:
ERIC: 4 OF HEARTS
LORI ANN: 9 OF SPADES
MATT: 5 OF HEARTS
1. According to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, what was the top cosmetic surgery for women in 2007?
A: Breast augmentation
B: Liposuction
C: Nose job
LORI ANN: Breast augumentation- RIGHT (900)
CARD: 8 OF DIAMONDS; PASSES TO MATT (13)
2. What politician is reportedly a distant coustin of both Dick Cheney and George W. Bush?
A: John McCain
B: Arnold Scwharzenegger
C: Barrack Obama
ERIC: Barrack Obama- CORRECT (200)
CARD: KING OF HEARTS, BUSTING MATT AND ELIMINATING HIM FROM THE GAME
3. According to a Cosmo poll, 70% of guys say they like it when a girl gets what?
A: A little jealous
B: Experimental in the bedroom
C: Urge to pay for dinner
LORI ANN: Experimental in the bedroom- INCORRECT
ERIC: A little jealous- CORRECT (300)
CARD: 9 OF DIAMONDS; TAKES IT (13)
4. Who nervously tried to interview Jane Fonda as she sat on his lap and kissed him?
A: Stephen Colbert
B: Brian Williams
C: Wolf Blitzer
LORI ANN: Wolf Blitzer- WRONG AGAIN
ERIC: Stephen Colbert- YOU BET (400)
CARD: JACK OF SPADES, PASSED TO LORI ANN (19)
5. Which of the following is NOT an actual baby product?
A: Boudreaux Butt Paste
B: Tushies
C: Bottoms-Up Baby Enema
LORI ANN: Tushies- THREE WRONG ANSWERS IN A ROW
ERIC: Boudreaux Butt Paste- NO
6. Who's the first person to ever use the word "period" to describe a woman's time of the month on American television?
A: Courteney Cox
B: Bea Arthur
C: Katie Couric
ERIC: Bea Arthur- NOW, HE'S WRONG AGAIN
LORI ANN: Courtneney Cox- RIGHT (1,000)
If this next card is a 2, 9, 10 or a face card, she wins her second round in a row. But, she knows something I don't know- she could freeze before seeing the card, and she decides to freeze at 19.
CARD: 8 OF HEARTS- ERIC WINS AT 21 (900)
Well, as it turns out, she would never have won even if she hadn't frozen prematurely.
CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND:
ERIC: 10 OF SPADES
LORI ANN: KING OF DIAMONDS
1. For his fourth film adventure, Indiana Jones went in search of what crystal object?
ERIC: Skull- CORRECT
CARD: 9 OF HEARTS; PASSES TO LORI ANN (19)
2. What self-help book has spent over 70...?
A: "The Secret"
B: "The Wish"
C: "The Whisper"
LORI ANN: "The Secret"- RIGHT; FREEZES AT 19
ERIC:
CARD #2: 3 OF CLUBS (13)
CARD #2: QUEEN OF CLUBS- LORI ANN WINS!
Super Catch 21: Lori Ann gets her two change chips to start.
HAND #1: ACE OF HEARTS
HAND #2: 10 OF CLUBS
HAND #3: 10 OF SPADES
CARD #4: QUEEN OF DIAMONDS ($1,000)
CARD #5: 6 OF DIAMONDS; CHANGES IT
CARD #6: 7 OF SPADES; PLACES IT IN HAND #2 (17)
CARD #7: JACK OF SPADES; CHANGES IT
CARD #8: KING OF HEARTS; PLACED IN HAND #3 (20)
CARD #9: JACK OF HEARTS- LOSS
She's the first contestant to actually lose money in this round.
Duel: This is the second season finale and it also might very well be the last episode ever in this country. Dave McNeil, who just prevented a good champion from taking home the $500,000 at the end of the last episode, is back for his first Max Question:
Which of the following state names is NOT derived from a Native American word?
A: Wyoming
B: Colorado
C: Utah
D: Ohio
His guess is Utah...
A: Wyoming
B: Colorado
C: Utah
D: Ohio
...no, it's the Rocky Mountain state of Colorado. He risks his entire $20,000 to play again. Tonight's contestant gallery starts with:
Stephen Guyer (Scotia, NY)- Small business owner
Amy Shywalter (Louisville, KY)- High school drama teacher
Randy Howell (Cochran, GA)- Stockbroker
He faces Amy. First question:
Which is NOT a real fish?
A: Parrotfish
B: Squirrelfish
C: Dogfish
D: Ferretfish
Double Max Out to start. Answer: Ferretfish. Second question:
Which of these famous directors was rejected from USC's film program?
A: Steven Spielberg
B: George Lucas
C: Ron Howard
D: John Carpenter
After locking in Howard and Carpenter, Amy uses her Pressure Button, forcing Dave to max out. The answer is...Spielberg, so Dave wins another $2,500! For another $2,500:
What was often found insde the mummified remains of Egyptian people?
A: Diamonds
B: Cats
C: Onions
D: Chocolate
He goes with cats...
A: Diamonds
B: Cats
C: Onions
D: Chocolate
...no meow of approval here. It was onions. With $22,500 now, he keeps playing. Replacing Amy in the gallery is Gryphon Ward from Montclair, NJ (who is a tutor), and that's who he will face.
First question:
What colors are on the flag of Switzerland?
A: Blue and yellow
B: Green, white and red
C: Red and white
D: White and blue
Both say everyting but B (those are the colors for Mexico). Answer: C, so we start with an 8-8 tie. Second question:
What's the nickname of the New England Patriots videotape scandal that rocked the NFL last year?
A: Tailgate
B: Bradygate
C: Spygate
D: Chowdahgate
Both easily get Spygate. Third question:
Which state currently has the most seats in the U.S. House of Representatives?
A: New York
B: Texas
C: California
D: Each state has equal numbers
The champ covers Texas and California and uses his Pressure Button. Gryphon takes a chance by only covering up California. If that's the answer, we keep playing; if it's Texas, Dave retains his championship. Otherwise, we go to a Shootout...
A: New York
B: Texas
C: California
D: Each state has equal numbers
...it's California, giving Gryphon the one-chip advantage. Fourth question:
In 2008, which city did Men's Fitness name as the fattest city?
A: Boston
B: Denver
C: Las Vegas
D: Los Angeles
Double Max Out, keeping Gryphon ahead 5-4. Answer: Vegas. Next question:
Which of these artists has NOT been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?
A: Sex Pistols
B: Madonna
C: The Who
D: KISS
Dave locks in everything but KISS while Gryphon goes with everything but The Who. If the answer's Sex Pistols or Madonna, we keep playing. If it's The Who, Dave wins another duel. If it's KISS, we have a new champion...
A: Sex Pistols
B: Madonna
C: The Who
D: KISS
...it's KISS, so Dave loses everything and Gryphon wins his first $15K. His Max Question right now:
What did the 8-year-old Serovich twins invent to discourage bullies?
A: Wedgie-proof underwear
B: Swirlie-proof toilet
C: Purple-nurple-proof shirts
D: Wet willy-proof earmuffs
He goes with the earmuffs...
A: Wedgie-proof underwear
B: Swirlie-proof toilet
C: Purple-nurple-proof shirts
D: Wet willy-proof earmuffs
...but it's the undies. Now in the gallery is John Serby (a corporate event planner from Kenosha, WI). Gryphon will now face Steven. First question:
Who would most likely conduct their primary buisness in "The Octagon"?
A: Bruce Lee
B: Jackie Chan
C: Colin Powell
D: Randy Couture
Steven maxes out while Gryphon only covers Couture, after he nearly covered up Lee and Chan as well. Good, because that's right to give him a 10-7 lead. Second question:
What animal has five hearts but no lungs?
A: Boa constrictor
B: Earthworm
C: Tree frog
D: Sea turtle
The champ maxes out while Stephen only covers up boa constrictor and earthworm...earthworm is right to cut Gryphon's lead to 7-6. Third question:
Who is TV's "Agent 86"?
A: Maxwell Smart
B: Fox Mulder
C: Sydney Bristow
D: Jack Bauer
After Stephen maxes out, he uses his Pressure Button. Gryphon goes with Maxwell Smart at the last second...and that's right to increase his lead to 7-3! Fourth question:
Which of these is NOT a territory of the U.S.?
A: Guam
B: American Samoa
C: The Philippines
D: Puerto Rico
Stephen locks in American Samoa while Gryphon goes with the Philippines...
A: Guam
B: American Samoa
C: The Philippines
D: Puerto Rico
...Stephen just realized his mistake- the Philippines is right, meaning Gryphon now has $25K. To make it $35K:
Which of these men made the cover of Cosmopolitan magazine as a model in his youth?
A: JFK
B: Gerald Ford
C: Bill Clinton
D: Ronald Reagan
He says Reagan...
A: JFK
B: Gerald Ford
C: Bill Clinton
D: Ronald Reagan
...but it's Ford. He decides to leave with his $25K.
Randy and John play the last duel in a while. It comes down to this question for $20K. Randy leads 6-2 with all the Pressure Buttons gone. Here it is:
Which breed of dog is Disney's Pluto?
A: Labrador Retriever
B: Basset Hound
C: Cocker Spaniel
D: Bloodhound
Randy goes with Basset Hound and Bloodhound, while John says Labrador Retriever...
A: Labrador Retriever
B: Basset Hound
C: Cocker Spaniel
D: Bloodhound
...it's the Bloodhound, so Randy's the last champion of the season. This last question of the season will determine if he leaves with $20K or $40K:
At 405 years old, which claimed the title as the longest living animal in recorded history?
A: Tortoise
B: Clam
C: Komodo Dragon
D: Koi fish
He's pretty sure it's tortoise for $40K...
A: Tortoise
B: Clam
C: Komodo Dragon
D: Koi fish
...but it's not. It was tortoise, so he leaves with $20K.
"Big Brother X" eviction shows back on Thursdays
B & C reports today that CBS has switched the days of the live eviction episodes of "Big Brother X" and "Greatest American Dog". Thus, "Big Brother X" eviction episodes will go back to airing on Thursdays starting next week and "Dog" will go to Wednesdays starting next week.
Thursday, July 24, 2008
"Reality Bites Back"- Episode 2
This week, it's a parody of VH1's "Rock of Love" with "Shock of Love".
Everyone's potential lover to start things off is Luenell. While she's being covered in hot sushi, she must choose two comedians that will be safe this week. During her half hour of thinking time, the comedians got to eat some of the sushi.
In the end, she chooses...
...Mo and Tiffany. They got to spend the night sleeping in her bed.
Challenge: Transfer bananas from a pool full of foam and put it in the mouth of a Luenell cutout. The three with the fewest number of transferred bananas are in danger of being eliminated.
The bottom three consists of...
...Amy, Chris and Donnell.
Elimination Round: The bottom three went on a dinner date with the dining room lights completely blackened out.
Before this round took place, Chris shaved his mustache.
After all the blind dining, Luenell decided that the third contestant eliminated is...
Amy
Chris
Donnell
...Donnell Rawlings.
Everyone's potential lover to start things off is Luenell. While she's being covered in hot sushi, she must choose two comedians that will be safe this week. During her half hour of thinking time, the comedians got to eat some of the sushi.
In the end, she chooses...
...Mo and Tiffany. They got to spend the night sleeping in her bed.
Challenge: Transfer bananas from a pool full of foam and put it in the mouth of a Luenell cutout. The three with the fewest number of transferred bananas are in danger of being eliminated.
The bottom three consists of...
...Amy, Chris and Donnell.
Elimination Round: The bottom three went on a dinner date with the dining room lights completely blackened out.
Before this round took place, Chris shaved his mustache.
After all the blind dining, Luenell decided that the third contestant eliminated is...
Amy
Chris
Donnell
...Donnell Rawlings.
"So You Think You Can Dance" Elimination Show VII
The opening performance was done to "Universal Mind Control" by Common.
The bottom two females are Comfort and Courtney, and the bottom two men are Twitch and Will.
Solos:
1. Comfort ("Like This" by Mims)
2. Will ("Closer" by Goapele)
3. Courtney ("Passion" by Kreesha Turner)
4. Twitch ("Hollywood Swinging" by Kool & the Gang)
LL Cool J then performs his new single "Baby" with The Dream.
Is Comfort Fedoke eliminated for good?...
Comfort
Courtney
...YES. But we will be seeing her again in two weeks. The man leaving us tonight is...
Twitch
Will
...Will Wingfield.
The bottom two females are Comfort and Courtney, and the bottom two men are Twitch and Will.
Solos:
1. Comfort ("Like This" by Mims)
2. Will ("Closer" by Goapele)
3. Courtney ("Passion" by Kreesha Turner)
4. Twitch ("Hollywood Swinging" by Kool & the Gang)
LL Cool J then performs his new single "Baby" with The Dream.
Is Comfort Fedoke eliminated for good?...
Comfort
Courtney
...YES. But we will be seeing her again in two weeks. The man leaving us tonight is...
Twitch
Will
...Will Wingfield.
7/24/2008 Results
Jeopardy!: Will Mark Wales become the final five-time champion of the season? Find out as he faces Kathy Krieger (a retired advertising agent from Danbury, CT) and James Therry (a newtork engineer from our nation's capital). Opening categories:
THE HENRY WHO...
"ABC Afterschool Special" STARS
"O" YEAH!
DOUBLE-LETTER GEOGRAPHY
STUPID ANSWERS
OCEANOGRAPHY (from the Scripps Institution of Oceangraphy)
$200 Stupid Answer:
Papua New Guinea occupies the eastern half of this island.
Kathy: "What is New Guinea?"- CORRECT ($600)
$400 Stupid Answer:
The Statue of Liberty towers 305 feet from foundation to torch above this island.
Mark: "What is Liberty?"- RIGHT ($600)
After he gets to $3,000 mostly because of the ABC category, here's the middle Stupid Answers clue:
Rolling Stone's list of the 100 greatest guitarists includes Robbie Robertson of the band called this.
James: "What is The Band?"- RIGHT ($600)
$800 Stupid Answer:
It's the young of a fish, whether you bake, broil or fry it.
James: "What is fry?"- RIGHT AGAIN ($1,400)
Last Stupid Answer:
It's the last name of New Zealand's first Olympic gold medal champion Malcolm.
James: "What is Malcolm?"- INCORRECT ($400)
Mark: "What is Champion?"- RIGHT ($4,000)
On the last clue before the first break, Krieger finds the Daily Double under the $1,000 Henry clue with $1,400 thus far. The other challenger has the same score and the champ has three times the amount ($4,200). Her wager is the face value of this clue, $1,000.
The Henry who was set adrift with his son and seven crewmen in 1611.
"Who was Henry Blight?"...no. It was Hudson. After the first round...
Mark: $8,200
James: $2,800
Kathy: $4,000
...nice first round for the champ. No Triple Stumpers this round!
DJ! Categories:
POETIC FORMS
SPORTS MASCOTS
A GIRL'S BEST FRIEND
ANAGRAMS THAT MAKE SENSE
PAUL REVERE
THE RAIDERS
With 12 clues to go and both Daily Doubles still available, here's what's left:
Anagrams That Make Sense: ALL
Paul Revere: $1,600 and $2,000
The Radiers: ALL
Scores:
Mark: $15,000
James: $11,600
Kathy: $4,000
Therry's in control and he picks the $1,600 Paul Revere clue.
In 1775, Congress commissioned Revere to set up a mill to make ths product whose main ingredient is saltpeter.
James: "What is gunpowder?"- RIGHT ($13,200); FINAL PAUL REVERE CLUE
Paul Revere was a leader of this secret organization founded in 1765 to oppose the Stamp Act.
James: "What are the Sons of Liberty?"- RIGHT AGAIN ($15,200); $400 ANAGRAM
Home for a college student: DIRTY ROOM
Kathy: "What is dormitory?"- YOU BET ($4,400); $800 ANAGRAM
It's hard to get a handle on these casino games: CASH LOST IN 'EM
Mark: "What are slot machines?"- OF COURSE ($15,800); $1,200 ANAGRAM
He was a poet, actor and dramatist: I'LL MAKE A WISE PHRASE
Mark: "Who was William Shakespeare?"- RIGHT FOR THE LEAD BACK ($16,400); $1,600 ANAGRAM
Richard Henry Lee of the Virginia colony proposed this document: NO FINER DEED AN IDEAL CONCEPT
TRIPLE STUMPER: Declaration of Independence
Therry then closes out the Anagram category with the first Daily Double of the round. His wager is two grand.
A Stanley Kubrick film: KOOK CREW GO CARNAL
"What is A Clockwork Orange?"...RIGHT to move to $18,400!
THE RAIDERS BEGINS WITH THIS $400 CLUE:
The name of these raiders comes from a Scandinavian word meaning "piracy".
Mark: "What are Vikings?"- CORRECT ($16,200)
$1,600:
DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIIIILLLLLLLLYYY DOUBLE #2!! His wager is four grand. For the lead and a new total of over 20 grand:
During WWII, Carlson's Raiders used as a motto this 2-word Mandarin cheese phrase meaning "work together".
"What is Gung Ho?"...IS RIGHT to take the lead back at $20,200!
$800:
There's a DVD special edition of "Revenge of the Nerds" titled this adolescent type of raid.
Mark: "What is a panty raid?"- RIGHT AGAIN ($21,000)
$1,200:
Last name of corporate raider Carl; it's a homophone of a type of religious image.
Kathy: "What is icon?"- CORRECT ($5,600)
LAST CLUE OF THE ROUND:
On July 3, 1976, in a raid that lasted just 58 minutes, Israelis rescued 103 hostages held in this airport.
Kathy: "What is Antebby?"- RIGHT AGAIN ($7,600)
LACH TRASH FOR ROUND 2: $2,200
SCORES AFTER DOUBLE JEOPARDY!:
Mark: $21,000
James: $18,400
Kathy: $7,600
CORYAT SCORES:
Mark: $18,600
James: $18,400
Kathy: $8,600
This is the second time this week we could have a really big win on a single night.
FJ! CATEGORY: Famous Names.
In 1906, he launched Conjurer's Monthly, a magazine that he pretty much wrote and edited himself.
KATHY:
Response: "Who was Harry Houdini?"
Wager: $7,500
Final score: $15,100
Therry wrote down...Houdini as well and wagered 18 grand, putting him at $36,400! How about the champ?...
...HE GOT IT AND WITH A WAGER OF $15,801, HE'S A FIVE-TIME CHAMP AT $36,801!! His new total on the show: $141,804!
Catch 21: This time, the contestants are:
Tammy: Nutrition/fitness consultant and a boxer
Brian Galant (Chicago)- Location scout and a former attorney
Terry (Compton, CA)- Contractor for a delivery service and is currently on a honeymoon
Opening cards for the opening round:
TAMMY: 9 OF CLUBS
BRIAN: 6 OF SPADES
TERRY: 8 OF SPADES
1. What fashion don't is referred to as a muffin top?
A: Going braless
B: Flesh hanging over jeans
C: ???
TAMMY: Flesh hanging over jeans- CORRECT (100)
CARD: 4 OF HEARTS; PASSES TO TERRY (12)
2. People Magazine confirmed that what "American Idol" alum was expecting a baby?
A: David Archuleta
B: Sanjaya Malakar
C: Clay Aiken
BRIAN: Clay Aiken- CORRECT (100)
CARD: QUEEN OF HEARTS, BUSTING TERRY
3. On the TV show "Friends", what was the name of the coffee house the friends hung out in?
TAMMY: Central Park- YES (200)
CARD: 2 OF HEARTS; KEEPS IT (11)
4. What filmmaking duo won the Best Picture Oscar for their movie "No Country For Old Men"?
A: Farrelly Brothers
B: Wachowski Brothers
C: Coen Brothers
TAMMY: Coen Brothers- RIGHT AGAIN (300)
CARD: JACK OF HEARTS- WIN! (800)
ROUND 2:
TAMMY: 8 OF HEARTS
BRIAN: 2 OF DIAMONDS
TERRY: JACK OF DIAMONDS
1. In a December 2007 Gallup poll, which of these public figures did people say they most admire?
A: The Pope
B: Nelson Mandela
C: President Bush
BRIAN: George W. Bush- RIGHT (200)
CARD: 8 OF CLUBS; KEEPS IT (10)
2. What is Tim Gunn's favorite line on "Project Runway"?
A: Zip-it or Skip-it
B: Make it Work
C: Fashion's my Passion
TERRY: "Make it Work"- YOU BET (100)
CARD: KING OF DIAMONDS; FREEZES AT 20
3. Which of these desserts is made with Filoe dough?
A: Baklava
B: Figgy Pudding
C: Tiramisu
BRIAN: Baklava- CORRECT (300)
CARD: 3 OF CLUBS; KEEPS IT (13)
4. What '80s icon did singer John Mayer claim was one of his inspirations for his new hairdo?
A: Scott Baio
B: Michael J. Fox
C: Kirk Cameron
TAMMY: Michael J. Fox- RIGHT (900)
CARD: 3 OF HEARTS; KEEPS IT (11)
5. In a Glamour magazine poll, all women said getting kissed on what body was a big turnoff?
A: Hand
B: Neck
C: Bathtub
BRIAN: Neck- RIGHT (400)
CARD: 9 OF DIAMONDS, WHICH IS IMMEDIATELY PASSED TO TAMMY (20)
6. Which movie star has NOT had a Billboard Top 10 hit?
A: Bruce Willis
B: Michelle Pfeiffer
C: Eddie Murphy
TAMMY: Michelle Pfeiffer- RIGHT (1,000)
CARD: 9 OF HEARTS, BUSTING BRIAN
FINAL CARD OF THE ROUND: 10 OF DIAMONDS; TERRY WINS (600)
CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND:
TAMMY: KING OF HEARTS
TERRY: ACE OF CLUBS
1. Who topped Forbes' 2007 list of the Top 100 Most Powerful Celebrities?
A: Angelina Jolie
B: Johnny Depp
C: Oprah Winfrey
TERRY: Oprah Winfrey- OF COURSE IT IS
CARD: ACE OF DIAMONDS (2 or 12)
2. If you've just landed at the Logan International Airport, which city are you in?
A: New York
B: Boston
C: San Francisco
TAMMY: Boston- RIGHT
CARD: 5 OF SPADES; PASSES TO TERRY (7 or 17)
3. According to Prevention Magazine, which of these is an effective natural remedy for motion sickness?
A: Breathing into a bag
B: Drinking carrot juice
C: Eating Ginger
TAMMY: Eating Ginger- RIGHT AGAIN
CARD: 6 OF HEARTS; PASSES AGAIN TO TERRY (13)
4. In 1905, William Taylor was the first to add dimples to his balls (WTF?!?!). What kind of balls did he design?
A: Golf
B: Soccer
C: ???
TERRY: Golf- YOU BET
CARD: 3 OF DIAMONDS; PASSES TO TAMMY (TIED AT 13)
5. In June 2006, who lost her co-hosting job hosting "The View"?
TERRY: Jones- ACCEPTABLE (Star Jones)
If this next card is an 8 or higher, he's the champ.
CARD: 3 OF SPADES; PASSES TO TAMMY (16)
6. What state's caucus is considered the kickoff to the U.S. Presidential race?
A: New Hampshire
B: Iowa
C: Montana
TAMMY: Iowa- CORRECT
If the next card is a 5, 9, 10 or a face card, she's won.
CARD: 7 OF CLUBS, PASSED AUTOMATICALLY TO TERRY (20)
7. Which of these actresses did NOT make People Magazine's "100 Most Beautiful" list?
A: Julianne Moore
B: Michelle Pfeiffer
C: Raquel Welch
TAMMY: Michelle Pfeiffer- RIGHT ONCE MORE
All Tammy needs to avoid is an Ace and she's the champion...
CARD: 7 OF SPADES
...YES!
Super Catch 21: She gets two change chips, like the past three times.
HAND #1: KING OF SPADES
HAND #2: QUEEN OF CLUBS
HAND #3: 4 OF CLUBS
CARD #4: 2 OF DIAMONDS; PLACES IT IN HAND #3 (6)
CARD #5: 2 OF HEARTS; PLACES IT IN HAND #3 (8)
CARD #6: 7 OF DIAMONDS; PLACES IT IN HAND #2 (17)
CARD #7: 6 OF CLUBS; PLACES IT IN HAND #3 (14)
CARD #8: 8 OF CLUBS; CHANGES IT
CARD #9: 8 OF HEARTS; PLACES IT IN HAND #1 (18)
CARD #10: JACK OF HEARTS
This next card must be an Ace-7 for her to keep playing.
CARD #11: QUEEN OF HEARTS- WIPEOUT
Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?: The second season finale has Tim Denkins (a Biology teacher from L.A.) as the first contestant. For his first classmate, he chooses Sierra. His categories:
1st Grade U.S. Geography
1st Grade Grammar
2nd Grade P.E.
2nd Grade Animal Science
3rd Grade Spelling
3rd Grade Social Studies
4th Grade Math
4th Grade World Geography
5th Grade U.S. History
5th Grade Astonomy
First category is Grammar.
What word is the adjective in the following sentence:
"Olivia has ten fingers on which to count numbers".
He says 10...right. Second topic is Animal Science.
T or F: All roosters are male.
He sasy True...yes indeed. At this point, he's reunited with his mother, who gives the five classmates some cupcakes. I'm sure that if I were playing this game, my mother would've done the same thing.
Back to the game, his second partner is Olivia and his third category is U.S. Geography.
Which of these states borders another country?
A: Vermont
B: Wyoming
C: Louisana
His guess is Vermont...right. He then goes with P.E. as his fourth subject.
To the nearest mile, how long is a standard Olympic marathon?
He guesses 26...he now has $10,000. He tries to get to at least $25,000 with Nathan and the fifth category of his choosing is 4th Grade Math.
Nathan spent 10% of his money and now has $18 left. How much money did he start with?
He quickly nails $20 to get to the safe haven. For 50 grand, he next tries 3rd Grade Spelling.
How many letters in the following word are vowels- "immediate"?
The answer's 5, and he knows that. His fourth classmate is Mackenzie and he tries for another 50 grand with 3rd Grade Social Studies.
In what century was the 19th U.S. Constitutional Amendment passed, which guaranteed women the right to vote?
He guesses the 20th century...I didn't agree with it, but it's right anyway to go to a hundred grand! The next subject is 4th Grade World Geography.
Canberra is the capital of what country?
Even thought all of his cheats are there, he knows that if he uses either of them, he has to go for it. With that, he decides to drop out at $100,000. Correct: Australia, which Mackenzie had. If he had used a cheat, he would've had $75,000 more.
The season's final contestant is Paul Lachman. His first partner is Sierra, and the categories are:
1st Grade Social Studies
1st Grade Grammar
2nd Grade Animal Science
2nd Grade Measurements
3rd Grade Math
3rd Grade U.S. Geography
4th Grade English
4th Grade World Geography
5th Grade Science
5th Grade World History
First up for this man is Social Studies.
Completed in 1943, the Jefferson Memorial stands in what U.S. city?
He knows that's Washington, D.C. Second is Grammar.
What's the fewest amount of letters required to make a word in the English language?
He's unsure, so he peeks at Sierra's answer, which is one. He agrees and doubles his money.
The second classmate selection is Nathan and his third category is Measurements.
How many days are in the months of June, September and January combined?
His guess is 91...right. I thought it was either 92 or 93. The fourth subject he takes a stab at is 3rd Grade Math.
In U.S. currency, which is the greatest?
A: Half a trillion dollars
B: $600 billion
C: $999 million
He says $600 billion...he now has $10K of that. His next partner is Olivia and his $25,000 subject is Animal Science.
T or F: All tomcats are male.
He says True...it's true he now has $25,000! Next, he goes for 3rd Grade U.S. Geography.
Which of the fifty U.S. state capitals lies at the northernmost line of latitude?
He goes with Maine...NO FREAKIN' WAY, because that's a state, not a state capital. It was Juneau, Alaska...but Olivia has that to double his money!
For his last partner, he chooses Mackenzie. The next category is 5th Grade World History.
In May of 1953, what mountain climber from New Zealand became the first person to reach the top of Mount Everest?
He stops at $50K. Had he copied Mackenzie...he would've had $100K, because she had the right answer of Edmund Hilary.
The Gong Show: This week's judges are Triumph the Insult Comic Dog, Brian Posehn and Steve Schirripa.
Act #1: Ester Goldberg sings a song about her pet kitty. I wasn't sold on this one...nor are the judges, so she gets the gong.
Act #2: P. Tino does the Human Floor Act- holding over 2,000 pounds on his body.
TRIUMPH: 450
BRIAN: 450
STEVE: 250
TOTAL: 1,150
Act #3: Miss Ashley does some hula hoop dancing.
TRIUMPH: 420
BRIAN: 499
STEVE: 450
TOTAL: 1,369
Act #4: Matt Atalie from Alberta, Canada tries to break out of a straitjacket. Then, he attempts to fit his fat body through a hula hoop. Unfortunately, Triumph gongs him while on the hula hoop part.
Act #5: Maroogan the Mystic sticks a piece of wire from one end of his arm to the other while trying not to suffer any pain.
TRIUMPH: 295
BRIAN: 490
STEVE: 400
TOTAL: 1,185
Act #6: Mike Lloyd from Texas kicks himself a lot (literally) in the head, using several different objects...but he's going to be really kicking himself after the show, because he gets gonged.
Final act: Queen Laquifah does some mega farting while some regal music is playing...but she gets gonged at the last second, making Miss Ashley the winner! We didn't have time for a guitar act from a man called Dave.
THE HENRY WHO...
"ABC Afterschool Special" STARS
"O" YEAH!
DOUBLE-LETTER GEOGRAPHY
STUPID ANSWERS
OCEANOGRAPHY (from the Scripps Institution of Oceangraphy)
$200 Stupid Answer:
Papua New Guinea occupies the eastern half of this island.
Kathy: "What is New Guinea?"- CORRECT ($600)
$400 Stupid Answer:
The Statue of Liberty towers 305 feet from foundation to torch above this island.
Mark: "What is Liberty?"- RIGHT ($600)
After he gets to $3,000 mostly because of the ABC category, here's the middle Stupid Answers clue:
Rolling Stone's list of the 100 greatest guitarists includes Robbie Robertson of the band called this.
James: "What is The Band?"- RIGHT ($600)
$800 Stupid Answer:
It's the young of a fish, whether you bake, broil or fry it.
James: "What is fry?"- RIGHT AGAIN ($1,400)
Last Stupid Answer:
It's the last name of New Zealand's first Olympic gold medal champion Malcolm.
James: "What is Malcolm?"- INCORRECT ($400)
Mark: "What is Champion?"- RIGHT ($4,000)
On the last clue before the first break, Krieger finds the Daily Double under the $1,000 Henry clue with $1,400 thus far. The other challenger has the same score and the champ has three times the amount ($4,200). Her wager is the face value of this clue, $1,000.
The Henry who was set adrift with his son and seven crewmen in 1611.
"Who was Henry Blight?"...no. It was Hudson. After the first round...
Mark: $8,200
James: $2,800
Kathy: $4,000
...nice first round for the champ. No Triple Stumpers this round!
DJ! Categories:
POETIC FORMS
SPORTS MASCOTS
A GIRL'S BEST FRIEND
ANAGRAMS THAT MAKE SENSE
PAUL REVERE
THE RAIDERS
With 12 clues to go and both Daily Doubles still available, here's what's left:
Anagrams That Make Sense: ALL
Paul Revere: $1,600 and $2,000
The Radiers: ALL
Scores:
Mark: $15,000
James: $11,600
Kathy: $4,000
Therry's in control and he picks the $1,600 Paul Revere clue.
In 1775, Congress commissioned Revere to set up a mill to make ths product whose main ingredient is saltpeter.
James: "What is gunpowder?"- RIGHT ($13,200); FINAL PAUL REVERE CLUE
Paul Revere was a leader of this secret organization founded in 1765 to oppose the Stamp Act.
James: "What are the Sons of Liberty?"- RIGHT AGAIN ($15,200); $400 ANAGRAM
Home for a college student: DIRTY ROOM
Kathy: "What is dormitory?"- YOU BET ($4,400); $800 ANAGRAM
It's hard to get a handle on these casino games: CASH LOST IN 'EM
Mark: "What are slot machines?"- OF COURSE ($15,800); $1,200 ANAGRAM
He was a poet, actor and dramatist: I'LL MAKE A WISE PHRASE
Mark: "Who was William Shakespeare?"- RIGHT FOR THE LEAD BACK ($16,400); $1,600 ANAGRAM
Richard Henry Lee of the Virginia colony proposed this document: NO FINER DEED AN IDEAL CONCEPT
TRIPLE STUMPER: Declaration of Independence
Therry then closes out the Anagram category with the first Daily Double of the round. His wager is two grand.
A Stanley Kubrick film: KOOK CREW GO CARNAL
"What is A Clockwork Orange?"...RIGHT to move to $18,400!
THE RAIDERS BEGINS WITH THIS $400 CLUE:
The name of these raiders comes from a Scandinavian word meaning "piracy".
Mark: "What are Vikings?"- CORRECT ($16,200)
$1,600:
DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIIIILLLLLLLLYYY DOUBLE #2!! His wager is four grand. For the lead and a new total of over 20 grand:
During WWII, Carlson's Raiders used as a motto this 2-word Mandarin cheese phrase meaning "work together".
"What is Gung Ho?"...IS RIGHT to take the lead back at $20,200!
$800:
There's a DVD special edition of "Revenge of the Nerds" titled this adolescent type of raid.
Mark: "What is a panty raid?"- RIGHT AGAIN ($21,000)
$1,200:
Last name of corporate raider Carl; it's a homophone of a type of religious image.
Kathy: "What is icon?"- CORRECT ($5,600)
LAST CLUE OF THE ROUND:
On July 3, 1976, in a raid that lasted just 58 minutes, Israelis rescued 103 hostages held in this airport.
Kathy: "What is Antebby?"- RIGHT AGAIN ($7,600)
LACH TRASH FOR ROUND 2: $2,200
SCORES AFTER DOUBLE JEOPARDY!:
Mark: $21,000
James: $18,400
Kathy: $7,600
CORYAT SCORES:
Mark: $18,600
James: $18,400
Kathy: $8,600
This is the second time this week we could have a really big win on a single night.
FJ! CATEGORY: Famous Names.
In 1906, he launched Conjurer's Monthly, a magazine that he pretty much wrote and edited himself.
KATHY:
Response: "Who was Harry Houdini?"
Wager: $7,500
Final score: $15,100
Therry wrote down...Houdini as well and wagered 18 grand, putting him at $36,400! How about the champ?...
...HE GOT IT AND WITH A WAGER OF $15,801, HE'S A FIVE-TIME CHAMP AT $36,801!! His new total on the show: $141,804!
Catch 21: This time, the contestants are:
Tammy: Nutrition/fitness consultant and a boxer
Brian Galant (Chicago)- Location scout and a former attorney
Terry (Compton, CA)- Contractor for a delivery service and is currently on a honeymoon
Opening cards for the opening round:
TAMMY: 9 OF CLUBS
BRIAN: 6 OF SPADES
TERRY: 8 OF SPADES
1. What fashion don't is referred to as a muffin top?
A: Going braless
B: Flesh hanging over jeans
C: ???
TAMMY: Flesh hanging over jeans- CORRECT (100)
CARD: 4 OF HEARTS; PASSES TO TERRY (12)
2. People Magazine confirmed that what "American Idol" alum was expecting a baby?
A: David Archuleta
B: Sanjaya Malakar
C: Clay Aiken
BRIAN: Clay Aiken- CORRECT (100)
CARD: QUEEN OF HEARTS, BUSTING TERRY
3. On the TV show "Friends", what was the name of the coffee house the friends hung out in?
TAMMY: Central Park- YES (200)
CARD: 2 OF HEARTS; KEEPS IT (11)
4. What filmmaking duo won the Best Picture Oscar for their movie "No Country For Old Men"?
A: Farrelly Brothers
B: Wachowski Brothers
C: Coen Brothers
TAMMY: Coen Brothers- RIGHT AGAIN (300)
CARD: JACK OF HEARTS- WIN! (800)
ROUND 2:
TAMMY: 8 OF HEARTS
BRIAN: 2 OF DIAMONDS
TERRY: JACK OF DIAMONDS
1. In a December 2007 Gallup poll, which of these public figures did people say they most admire?
A: The Pope
B: Nelson Mandela
C: President Bush
BRIAN: George W. Bush- RIGHT (200)
CARD: 8 OF CLUBS; KEEPS IT (10)
2. What is Tim Gunn's favorite line on "Project Runway"?
A: Zip-it or Skip-it
B: Make it Work
C: Fashion's my Passion
TERRY: "Make it Work"- YOU BET (100)
CARD: KING OF DIAMONDS; FREEZES AT 20
3. Which of these desserts is made with Filoe dough?
A: Baklava
B: Figgy Pudding
C: Tiramisu
BRIAN: Baklava- CORRECT (300)
CARD: 3 OF CLUBS; KEEPS IT (13)
4. What '80s icon did singer John Mayer claim was one of his inspirations for his new hairdo?
A: Scott Baio
B: Michael J. Fox
C: Kirk Cameron
TAMMY: Michael J. Fox- RIGHT (900)
CARD: 3 OF HEARTS; KEEPS IT (11)
5. In a Glamour magazine poll, all women said getting kissed on what body was a big turnoff?
A: Hand
B: Neck
C: Bathtub
BRIAN: Neck- RIGHT (400)
CARD: 9 OF DIAMONDS, WHICH IS IMMEDIATELY PASSED TO TAMMY (20)
6. Which movie star has NOT had a Billboard Top 10 hit?
A: Bruce Willis
B: Michelle Pfeiffer
C: Eddie Murphy
TAMMY: Michelle Pfeiffer- RIGHT (1,000)
CARD: 9 OF HEARTS, BUSTING BRIAN
FINAL CARD OF THE ROUND: 10 OF DIAMONDS; TERRY WINS (600)
CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND:
TAMMY: KING OF HEARTS
TERRY: ACE OF CLUBS
1. Who topped Forbes' 2007 list of the Top 100 Most Powerful Celebrities?
A: Angelina Jolie
B: Johnny Depp
C: Oprah Winfrey
TERRY: Oprah Winfrey- OF COURSE IT IS
CARD: ACE OF DIAMONDS (2 or 12)
2. If you've just landed at the Logan International Airport, which city are you in?
A: New York
B: Boston
C: San Francisco
TAMMY: Boston- RIGHT
CARD: 5 OF SPADES; PASSES TO TERRY (7 or 17)
3. According to Prevention Magazine, which of these is an effective natural remedy for motion sickness?
A: Breathing into a bag
B: Drinking carrot juice
C: Eating Ginger
TAMMY: Eating Ginger- RIGHT AGAIN
CARD: 6 OF HEARTS; PASSES AGAIN TO TERRY (13)
4. In 1905, William Taylor was the first to add dimples to his balls (WTF?!?!). What kind of balls did he design?
A: Golf
B: Soccer
C: ???
TERRY: Golf- YOU BET
CARD: 3 OF DIAMONDS; PASSES TO TAMMY (TIED AT 13)
5. In June 2006, who lost her co-hosting job hosting "The View"?
TERRY: Jones- ACCEPTABLE (Star Jones)
If this next card is an 8 or higher, he's the champ.
CARD: 3 OF SPADES; PASSES TO TAMMY (16)
6. What state's caucus is considered the kickoff to the U.S. Presidential race?
A: New Hampshire
B: Iowa
C: Montana
TAMMY: Iowa- CORRECT
If the next card is a 5, 9, 10 or a face card, she's won.
CARD: 7 OF CLUBS, PASSED AUTOMATICALLY TO TERRY (20)
7. Which of these actresses did NOT make People Magazine's "100 Most Beautiful" list?
A: Julianne Moore
B: Michelle Pfeiffer
C: Raquel Welch
TAMMY: Michelle Pfeiffer- RIGHT ONCE MORE
All Tammy needs to avoid is an Ace and she's the champion...
CARD: 7 OF SPADES
...YES!
Super Catch 21: She gets two change chips, like the past three times.
HAND #1: KING OF SPADES
HAND #2: QUEEN OF CLUBS
HAND #3: 4 OF CLUBS
CARD #4: 2 OF DIAMONDS; PLACES IT IN HAND #3 (6)
CARD #5: 2 OF HEARTS; PLACES IT IN HAND #3 (8)
CARD #6: 7 OF DIAMONDS; PLACES IT IN HAND #2 (17)
CARD #7: 6 OF CLUBS; PLACES IT IN HAND #3 (14)
CARD #8: 8 OF CLUBS; CHANGES IT
CARD #9: 8 OF HEARTS; PLACES IT IN HAND #1 (18)
CARD #10: JACK OF HEARTS
This next card must be an Ace-7 for her to keep playing.
CARD #11: QUEEN OF HEARTS- WIPEOUT
Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?: The second season finale has Tim Denkins (a Biology teacher from L.A.) as the first contestant. For his first classmate, he chooses Sierra. His categories:
1st Grade U.S. Geography
1st Grade Grammar
2nd Grade P.E.
2nd Grade Animal Science
3rd Grade Spelling
3rd Grade Social Studies
4th Grade Math
4th Grade World Geography
5th Grade U.S. History
5th Grade Astonomy
First category is Grammar.
What word is the adjective in the following sentence:
"Olivia has ten fingers on which to count numbers".
He says 10...right. Second topic is Animal Science.
T or F: All roosters are male.
He sasy True...yes indeed. At this point, he's reunited with his mother, who gives the five classmates some cupcakes. I'm sure that if I were playing this game, my mother would've done the same thing.
Back to the game, his second partner is Olivia and his third category is U.S. Geography.
Which of these states borders another country?
A: Vermont
B: Wyoming
C: Louisana
His guess is Vermont...right. He then goes with P.E. as his fourth subject.
To the nearest mile, how long is a standard Olympic marathon?
He guesses 26...he now has $10,000. He tries to get to at least $25,000 with Nathan and the fifth category of his choosing is 4th Grade Math.
Nathan spent 10% of his money and now has $18 left. How much money did he start with?
He quickly nails $20 to get to the safe haven. For 50 grand, he next tries 3rd Grade Spelling.
How many letters in the following word are vowels- "immediate"?
The answer's 5, and he knows that. His fourth classmate is Mackenzie and he tries for another 50 grand with 3rd Grade Social Studies.
In what century was the 19th U.S. Constitutional Amendment passed, which guaranteed women the right to vote?
He guesses the 20th century...I didn't agree with it, but it's right anyway to go to a hundred grand! The next subject is 4th Grade World Geography.
Canberra is the capital of what country?
Even thought all of his cheats are there, he knows that if he uses either of them, he has to go for it. With that, he decides to drop out at $100,000. Correct: Australia, which Mackenzie had. If he had used a cheat, he would've had $75,000 more.
The season's final contestant is Paul Lachman. His first partner is Sierra, and the categories are:
1st Grade Social Studies
1st Grade Grammar
2nd Grade Animal Science
2nd Grade Measurements
3rd Grade Math
3rd Grade U.S. Geography
4th Grade English
4th Grade World Geography
5th Grade Science
5th Grade World History
First up for this man is Social Studies.
Completed in 1943, the Jefferson Memorial stands in what U.S. city?
He knows that's Washington, D.C. Second is Grammar.
What's the fewest amount of letters required to make a word in the English language?
He's unsure, so he peeks at Sierra's answer, which is one. He agrees and doubles his money.
The second classmate selection is Nathan and his third category is Measurements.
How many days are in the months of June, September and January combined?
His guess is 91...right. I thought it was either 92 or 93. The fourth subject he takes a stab at is 3rd Grade Math.
In U.S. currency, which is the greatest?
A: Half a trillion dollars
B: $600 billion
C: $999 million
He says $600 billion...he now has $10K of that. His next partner is Olivia and his $25,000 subject is Animal Science.
T or F: All tomcats are male.
He says True...it's true he now has $25,000! Next, he goes for 3rd Grade U.S. Geography.
Which of the fifty U.S. state capitals lies at the northernmost line of latitude?
He goes with Maine...NO FREAKIN' WAY, because that's a state, not a state capital. It was Juneau, Alaska...but Olivia has that to double his money!
For his last partner, he chooses Mackenzie. The next category is 5th Grade World History.
In May of 1953, what mountain climber from New Zealand became the first person to reach the top of Mount Everest?
He stops at $50K. Had he copied Mackenzie...he would've had $100K, because she had the right answer of Edmund Hilary.
The Gong Show: This week's judges are Triumph the Insult Comic Dog, Brian Posehn and Steve Schirripa.
Act #1: Ester Goldberg sings a song about her pet kitty. I wasn't sold on this one...nor are the judges, so she gets the gong.
Act #2: P. Tino does the Human Floor Act- holding over 2,000 pounds on his body.
TRIUMPH: 450
BRIAN: 450
STEVE: 250
TOTAL: 1,150
Act #3: Miss Ashley does some hula hoop dancing.
TRIUMPH: 420
BRIAN: 499
STEVE: 450
TOTAL: 1,369
Act #4: Matt Atalie from Alberta, Canada tries to break out of a straitjacket. Then, he attempts to fit his fat body through a hula hoop. Unfortunately, Triumph gongs him while on the hula hoop part.
Act #5: Maroogan the Mystic sticks a piece of wire from one end of his arm to the other while trying not to suffer any pain.
TRIUMPH: 295
BRIAN: 490
STEVE: 400
TOTAL: 1,185
Act #6: Mike Lloyd from Texas kicks himself a lot (literally) in the head, using several different objects...but he's going to be really kicking himself after the show, because he gets gonged.
Final act: Queen Laquifah does some mega farting while some regal music is playing...but she gets gonged at the last second, making Miss Ashley the winner! We didn't have time for a guitar act from a man called Dave.
"Project Runway" 7/23
The model cut this week was Belle.
THIS WEEK'S CHALLENGE: Make a cocktail dress using green fabrics for their chosen model this week. For the first time ever, instead of the contestants doing the shopping, the models got to do it. This week's budget was $75. The winner had their dress sold on Bluefly.com.
This week's guest judge was Natalie Portman, an Oscar-nominated actress.
Most of the contestants had trouble working on the dresses because they weren't confident in the fabrics that their models had given them.
1. Keith (Runa)- Gold
2. Terri (Xaviera)- Dark purple
3. Wesley (Alyssa)- Brown
4. Jerell (Nicole)- A few shades of blue (I didn't like this one)
5. Jennifer (Alex)- Orange and grey (I was unsure on this one)
6. Daniel (Elena)- Black (Also unsure)
7. Joe (Topacio)- Light brown
8. Suede (Tia)- White with red spots (Unsure)
9. Kenley (Shannone)- White (I didn't like the neck part)
10. Kelli (Germaine)- White with a blue middle
11. Leanne (Marilyn)- Brown (It looked a bit cramped to me)
12. Stella (Kendall)- White
13. Blayne (Polina)- Pink and black
14. Emily (Leslie)- White top, black skirt
15. Korto (Katarina)- Gold (Unsure)
The first ones definitely moving on:
Blayne
Daniel
Emily
Jennifer
Jerell
Joe
Keith
Kelli
Kenley
Korto
Leanne
Stella
Suede
Terri
Wesley
The winner was...
Kenley
Korto
Leanne
Stella
Suede
Wesley
...Suede!
The two up for elimination...
Kenley
Korto
Leanne
Stella
Wesley
...Leanne and Wesley. Wesley was criticized because of an unflattering design. In the end, Leanne Marshall was...
Leanne
Wesley
...SAFE, meaning Wesley Nault was eliminated.
THIS WEEK'S CHALLENGE: Make a cocktail dress using green fabrics for their chosen model this week. For the first time ever, instead of the contestants doing the shopping, the models got to do it. This week's budget was $75. The winner had their dress sold on Bluefly.com.
This week's guest judge was Natalie Portman, an Oscar-nominated actress.
Most of the contestants had trouble working on the dresses because they weren't confident in the fabrics that their models had given them.
1. Keith (Runa)- Gold
2. Terri (Xaviera)- Dark purple
3. Wesley (Alyssa)- Brown
4. Jerell (Nicole)- A few shades of blue (I didn't like this one)
5. Jennifer (Alex)- Orange and grey (I was unsure on this one)
6. Daniel (Elena)- Black (Also unsure)
7. Joe (Topacio)- Light brown
8. Suede (Tia)- White with red spots (Unsure)
9. Kenley (Shannone)- White (I didn't like the neck part)
10. Kelli (Germaine)- White with a blue middle
11. Leanne (Marilyn)- Brown (It looked a bit cramped to me)
12. Stella (Kendall)- White
13. Blayne (Polina)- Pink and black
14. Emily (Leslie)- White top, black skirt
15. Korto (Katarina)- Gold (Unsure)
The first ones definitely moving on:
Blayne
Daniel
Emily
Jennifer
Jerell
Joe
Keith
Kelli
Kenley
Korto
Leanne
Stella
Suede
Terri
Wesley
The winner was...
Kenley
Korto
Leanne
Stella
Suede
Wesley
...Suede!
The two up for elimination...
Kenley
Korto
Leanne
Stella
Wesley
...Leanne and Wesley. Wesley was criticized because of an unflattering design. In the end, Leanne Marshall was...
Leanne
Wesley
...SAFE, meaning Wesley Nault was eliminated.
"So You Think You Can Dance"- Top 8
This week's guest judge was a special one- Toni Basil!
First up were Will and Courtney with a Hip-Hop (their second dance on the night was a Samba) routine. Nigel liked the performance. Mary did her scream at Courtney, and Toni had just too much fun that she didn't feel like judging. I gave them an 8.
The night's first solo was done by Comfort and the song was "I Got This Down" by Simian Mobile Disco.
Team #2 was Twitch and Katee. Their first routine was Contemporary and their second one was Broadway. The Contemporary routine was done to Duffy's "Mercy". I really liked this, and Nigel agreed; he even said it was one of the most entertaining routines ever on the show. The other two judges were in unison. Thus, I gave it a 10!
Then, Will did the second solo to "Get Up Offa That Thing" by James Brown.
Team #3 consisted of Mark and Comfort. Their first routine turned out to be the Hip-Hop; the second was Foxtrot. On their Hip-Hop, the song was "Party People" by Fergie with Nelly. Nigel thought both were surprisingly good, as did everyone else. I gave it a 9.
Solo #3 was done by Katee and the background song was "Taking Chances" by Celine Dion.
Thus, the final team in line was Chelsie and Joshua. The first dance was an Argentine Tango, and their second was Disco. For their Argentine Tango, their song was "A Los Amigos" from "Forever Tango". Nigel thought the routine was the most technical-filled dance of the night thus far and thought the choreography was done well. Mary put them on the hot tamale train. Toni thought this dance needed to be done very organically and spontaneous, and she thought they did that mostly at the ending. I also gave this a 9.
The fourth solo went to Mark, and the song he had to work with this time was "Creator" by Santogold featuring Switch and Freq Nasty.
Will and Courtney's Samba song was "Like You'll Never See Me Again" by Alicia Keys. Nigel said the performance reminded him of Patrick Swayze and Demi Moore and thought the performance was very emotionally together. Mary's expectations were exceeded. Toni liked it as well. I gave them a 9 for an average of 8.5.
Chelsie danced to "Damaged" by Danity Kane in the night's fifth solo. BTW, last night was her 19th birthday!
The background song for Twitch and Katee's Broadway performance was "Sweet Georgia Brown" from the play "Bubbling Brown Sugar". Nigel thought Twitch was the least trained dancer of the season but thought he did well almost every time he was on stage; he also enjoyed every dance that Katee has done this season up to this point. While Mary agreed with Nigel, Toni said Twitch brough more reality to the stage than Broadway dancers and thought Katee had a slight personality problem. I gave this a 9 for an average of 9.5.
The background song for solo #6, done by Joshua, was "Shawty Get Loose" by Lil' Mama with T-Pain and Chris Brown.
Solo #7 then immediately followed, with Courtney dancing to "Where I Stood" by Missy Higgins.
Then, after the break, Twitch did the night's final solo, with "Go To Work" by Kay L playing in the background.
The background tune to Mark and Comfort's Foxtrot was "Lady Luck" by the Brian Setzer Orchestra. Nigel thought it was disappointing because there was no chemistry and it was amateurish. Mary agreed. Toni liked Mark's jazz part, but not much else. I gave this a 6 for an average of 7.5.
In the night's last performance, Chelsie and Joshua's Disco dance was done to "Everlasting Love" by Gloria Estefan. I was blown away by this performance, thanks to all of that spinning, as were all the judges, so I gave it a 10! Their average tonight was 9.5.
First up were Will and Courtney with a Hip-Hop (their second dance on the night was a Samba) routine. Nigel liked the performance. Mary did her scream at Courtney, and Toni had just too much fun that she didn't feel like judging. I gave them an 8.
The night's first solo was done by Comfort and the song was "I Got This Down" by Simian Mobile Disco.
Team #2 was Twitch and Katee. Their first routine was Contemporary and their second one was Broadway. The Contemporary routine was done to Duffy's "Mercy". I really liked this, and Nigel agreed; he even said it was one of the most entertaining routines ever on the show. The other two judges were in unison. Thus, I gave it a 10!
Then, Will did the second solo to "Get Up Offa That Thing" by James Brown.
Team #3 consisted of Mark and Comfort. Their first routine turned out to be the Hip-Hop; the second was Foxtrot. On their Hip-Hop, the song was "Party People" by Fergie with Nelly. Nigel thought both were surprisingly good, as did everyone else. I gave it a 9.
Solo #3 was done by Katee and the background song was "Taking Chances" by Celine Dion.
Thus, the final team in line was Chelsie and Joshua. The first dance was an Argentine Tango, and their second was Disco. For their Argentine Tango, their song was "A Los Amigos" from "Forever Tango". Nigel thought the routine was the most technical-filled dance of the night thus far and thought the choreography was done well. Mary put them on the hot tamale train. Toni thought this dance needed to be done very organically and spontaneous, and she thought they did that mostly at the ending. I also gave this a 9.
The fourth solo went to Mark, and the song he had to work with this time was "Creator" by Santogold featuring Switch and Freq Nasty.
Will and Courtney's Samba song was "Like You'll Never See Me Again" by Alicia Keys. Nigel said the performance reminded him of Patrick Swayze and Demi Moore and thought the performance was very emotionally together. Mary's expectations were exceeded. Toni liked it as well. I gave them a 9 for an average of 8.5.
Chelsie danced to "Damaged" by Danity Kane in the night's fifth solo. BTW, last night was her 19th birthday!
The background song for Twitch and Katee's Broadway performance was "Sweet Georgia Brown" from the play "Bubbling Brown Sugar". Nigel thought Twitch was the least trained dancer of the season but thought he did well almost every time he was on stage; he also enjoyed every dance that Katee has done this season up to this point. While Mary agreed with Nigel, Toni said Twitch brough more reality to the stage than Broadway dancers and thought Katee had a slight personality problem. I gave this a 9 for an average of 9.5.
The background song for solo #6, done by Joshua, was "Shawty Get Loose" by Lil' Mama with T-Pain and Chris Brown.
Solo #7 then immediately followed, with Courtney dancing to "Where I Stood" by Missy Higgins.
Then, after the break, Twitch did the night's final solo, with "Go To Work" by Kay L playing in the background.
The background tune to Mark and Comfort's Foxtrot was "Lady Luck" by the Brian Setzer Orchestra. Nigel thought it was disappointing because there was no chemistry and it was amateurish. Mary agreed. Toni liked Mark's jazz part, but not much else. I gave this a 6 for an average of 7.5.
In the night's last performance, Chelsie and Joshua's Disco dance was done to "Everlasting Love" by Gloria Estefan. I was blown away by this performance, thanks to all of that spinning, as were all the judges, so I gave it a 10! Their average tonight was 9.5.
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
"Big Brother X" 7/23
On Tuesday's episode of "The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson", host Julie Chen and this season's remaining contestants were guests!
Now, for the serious buisness. By a unanimous vote, is Dan Gheesling indeed going home?...
...NO, so Steven Daigle leaves us tonight on "Big Brother X".
HoH Competition: Just minutes before this started, the remaining houseguests weren't aware that the aliens had "stolen" several objects from the house. In this challenge, two contestants face off in each round answering questions about the stolen objects. There are five possible answer choices to each question- Kitchen, Living Room, Spa, Bathroom or Not Stolen. A correct answer eliminates your opponent and you get to choose the next two players, but an incorrect response eliminates you from the game and the other player picks the next two players. If the question is a Double Stumper, both players are eliminated unless it's the final round. The last one standing is the new Head of Household.
Round 1: April & Dan
There's not a life form in this universe that can resist this temptation; that's why this room is missing two plastic cupcakes.
DAN: Kitchen- YOU BET
Round 2: Renny & Libra
After traveling millions of lightyears without a hot shower, it's no wonder hot water is missing from this room.
RENNY: Bathroom- LOSE (A: Kitchen)
Round 3: Memphis & Angie
All of the aliens longed for their home galaxy after seeing this in the house. Which room is missing a silver star?
MEMPHIS: Living Room- CORRECT
Round 4: Bryan & Jerry
For some aliens, plant's life is like family. In which room did they think they had grabbed their grandfather, when in fact they got a potted plant instead?
JERRY: Living Room- NO (A: Spa)
Round 5: Michelle & Keesha
There are many ET fans of "Big Brother", but there is one less fan in this room.
MICHELLE: Not Missing- IT'S MISSING (A: Living Room)
Round 6: Libra & Dan
Aliens have been chased off farms for centuries; it's no surprise this room is missing a pitchfork.
LIBRA: Bathroom- RIGHT
Round 7: Memphis & Keesha
Even aliens can find love over a romantic dinner, so it's not surprising this room is missing a candlestick.
KEESHA: Not Missing- CORRECT
Round 8: Bryan & Libra (winner faces Keesha in the final round)
Aliens are famous for their green thumbs, so it's no wonder this room is missing a shovel.
LIBRA: Bathroom- RIGHT
Final Round: Keesha & Libra
Even aliens want to know which way the wind blows, so that's why this room is missing a weather vane.
LIBRA: Living Room- KEESHA WINS! (A: Not Missing)
Keesha's the first female HoH of the season.
Now, for the serious buisness. By a unanimous vote, is Dan Gheesling indeed going home?...
...NO, so Steven Daigle leaves us tonight on "Big Brother X".
HoH Competition: Just minutes before this started, the remaining houseguests weren't aware that the aliens had "stolen" several objects from the house. In this challenge, two contestants face off in each round answering questions about the stolen objects. There are five possible answer choices to each question- Kitchen, Living Room, Spa, Bathroom or Not Stolen. A correct answer eliminates your opponent and you get to choose the next two players, but an incorrect response eliminates you from the game and the other player picks the next two players. If the question is a Double Stumper, both players are eliminated unless it's the final round. The last one standing is the new Head of Household.
Round 1: April & Dan
There's not a life form in this universe that can resist this temptation; that's why this room is missing two plastic cupcakes.
DAN: Kitchen- YOU BET
Round 2: Renny & Libra
After traveling millions of lightyears without a hot shower, it's no wonder hot water is missing from this room.
RENNY: Bathroom- LOSE (A: Kitchen)
Round 3: Memphis & Angie
All of the aliens longed for their home galaxy after seeing this in the house. Which room is missing a silver star?
MEMPHIS: Living Room- CORRECT
Round 4: Bryan & Jerry
For some aliens, plant's life is like family. In which room did they think they had grabbed their grandfather, when in fact they got a potted plant instead?
JERRY: Living Room- NO (A: Spa)
Round 5: Michelle & Keesha
There are many ET fans of "Big Brother", but there is one less fan in this room.
MICHELLE: Not Missing- IT'S MISSING (A: Living Room)
Round 6: Libra & Dan
Aliens have been chased off farms for centuries; it's no surprise this room is missing a pitchfork.
LIBRA: Bathroom- RIGHT
Round 7: Memphis & Keesha
Even aliens can find love over a romantic dinner, so it's not surprising this room is missing a candlestick.
KEESHA: Not Missing- CORRECT
Round 8: Bryan & Libra (winner faces Keesha in the final round)
Aliens are famous for their green thumbs, so it's no wonder this room is missing a shovel.
LIBRA: Bathroom- RIGHT
Final Round: Keesha & Libra
Even aliens want to know which way the wind blows, so that's why this room is missing a weather vane.
LIBRA: Living Room- KEESHA WINS! (A: Not Missing)
Keesha's the first female HoH of the season.
7/23/2008 Results
Catch 21: Our players tonight are:
Stacie Ratliffe (Alexandria, VA)- Technical recruiter for an Internet dating service
Tom (originally from Buffalo, NY)- Executive assistant from West Hollywood, CA
Marcia Leslie (originally from Cincinnati)- Video tape editor
STACIE: QUEEN OF DIAMONDS
TOM: 2 OF SPADES
MARCIA: 2 OF CLUBS
1. What Broadway musical is based on a “Monty Python” movie?
TOM: “Spam-a-lot”- CORRECT (100)
CARD: 10 OF HEARTS; PASSES TO MARCIA (12)
2. Who did TV Guide list as the “Sexiest Woman on TV” of this year?
A: Katherine Heigl
B: Jennifer Love Hewitt
C: Mariska Hargitay
TOM: Jennifer Love Hewitt- YES INDEED (200)
CARD: QUEEN OF CLUBS; MARCIA OUT OF ROUND WITH 22
3. According to a 2008 survey of sex therapists in the Journal of Sexual Medicine, what is the optimal time for love making?
A: 3-13 minutes
B: 13-20 minutes
C: 20-27 minutes
TOM: 20-27 minutes- INCORRECT
STACIE: 3-13 minutes- CORRECT (100)
CARD: 5 OF SPADES; PASSES TO TOM (7)
4. Who said “I married the first man I ever kissed”?
A: Christina Aguilera
B: Barbara Bush
C: Elizabeth Taylor
TOM: Barbara Bush- GOOD GUESS (300)
CARD: 10 OF SPADES; TAKES IT (17)
5. What hair style popular in the ‘90s was named for a character on “Friends”?
TOM: Rachael- RIGHT AGAIN (400)
CARD: QUEEN OF HEARTS- AUTOMATICALLY GOES TO STACIE (20)
6. According to a May 2008 “Glamour” magazine survey, which celebrity would people most like to have as a celebrity neighbor?
A: Kelly Ripa
B: Oprah
C: ???
TOM: Oprah- RIGHT ONCE MORE (500)
If this next card isn’t an Ace, he wins the round.
CARD: 4 OF HEARTS- WIN AT 21 (1,000)
ROUND 2:
STACIE: KING OF DIAMONDS
TOM: 9 OF DIAMONDS
MARCIA: JACK OF HEARTS
1. Which of these items would you most expect to be served first at an Italian restaurant (like Olive Garden)?
A: Osso Buco
B: Tiramisu
C: Bruschetta
STACIE: Bruschetta- CORRECT (200)
CARD: 7 OF DIAMONDS; PASSES TO TOM (16)
2. It ends in Santa Monica, but where does the legendary Route 66 begin?
TOM: Chicago- RIGHT (1,100)
CARD: ACE OF CLUBS, WHICH HE MUST TAKE (17)
3. What President’s signature can be seen on a plaque while on the Moon?
Tom: Richard Nixon- YES INDEED (1,200)
CARD: ACE OF SPADES; FREEZES AT 18
4. More than 85,000 people tried out to be on Paris Hilton’s reality show as her what?
STACIE: Best friend- CORRECT (300)
CARD: KING OF HEARTS; FREEZES AT 20
MARCIA:
CARD #5: 7 OF SPADES (17)
CARD #6: 3 OF SPADES (20)
FINAL CARD: 2 OF DIAMONDS- BUSTS BY ONE AND STACIE ADVANCES TO THE FINAL ROUND! (800)
CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND:
STACIE: 6 OF CLUBS
TOM: 8 OF HEARTS
1. Which funny woman married funny man Gene Wilder?
A: Gilda Radner
B: Teri Garr
C: Lily Tomlin
TOM: Gilda Radner- RIGHT
CARD: 7 OF HEARTS; PASSES TO STACIE (13)
2. You can now buy jockey suits, inspirational mugs and your very own passion journal at what talk show host’s Midwestern store?
STACIE: Oprah- GOOD GUESS
CARD: 9 OF CLUBS, AUTOMATICALLY GOING TO TOM (17)
3. What pungent green pate…?
A: Gyoza
B: Wasabi
C: Sashimi
TOM: Wasabi- YOU BET
If this next card is a 4, 9, 10 or a face card, he’s our champion.
CARD: 5 OF CLUBS, GOING TO STACIE (18)
4. What was Raymond’s job on “Everybody Loves Raymond”?
A: Garbage man
B: Sports writer
C: Couples therapist
TOM: Sports writer- RIGHT
If the next card is 4 or higher, he wins.
CARD: JACK OF CLUBS- WIN!
Super Catch 21: Like the past two times, Tom has two change chips to work with.
HAND #1: 9 OF CLUBS
HAND #2: 5 OF CLUBS
HAND #3: JACK OF CLUBS
CARD #4: QUEEN OF DIAMONDS; CHANGES IT
CARD #5: 2 OF CLUBS; PLACES IT IN HAND #1 (11)
CARD #6: 2 OF SPADES; PLACES IT IN HAND #2 (7)
CARD #7: 10 OF HEARTS ($1,000)
CARD #8: QUEEN OF CLUBS; CHANGES IT
CARD #9: 10 OF SPADES; PLACES IT IN HAND #2 (17)
CARD #10: 5 OF DIAMONDS; PLACED IN HAND #3 (15)- STOPS AT $1,000
CARD #11: JACK OF DIAMONDS
He takes home $2,000.
Jeopardy!: Mark Wales hopes to come out a four-time champion after facing Gabriel Lyon (a technical services representative from Madison, WS) and Cheryl Grothaus (a computer programmer from NYC). Opening categories:
GEOLOGY
PUTTIN’ OUT THE WELCOME MATT
FINANCIAL PLANNING
IT’S AN ETHNIC THING (the nationality needs to be identified in each correct response)
O BEFORE E
EXCEPT AFTER SEA
At halftime, the champ’s ahead with $2,200. Lyon’s only $200 behind while the woman in the middle has a grand. The three categories left are Puttin’ Out the Welcome Matt, Financial Planning and Except After Sea. Grothaus’ in control, and she chooses the $200 Except After Sea clue.
Moses knowses the summer water surface temperature of this 175,000-square miles sea averages about 85 degrees.
Cheryl: “What is the Red Sea?”- CORRECT ($1,200); $400, SAME CATEGORY
This sea named for an explorer is the northern part of the Pacific between Siberia and Alaska.
Mark: “What is the Bering Sea?”- RIGHT ($2,600); MIDDLE EXCEPT AFTER SEA CLUE
DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIILLLLLLLLYYYY DOUBLE! His bet is two grand. To keep the lead or fall to last place:
This sea has Georgia on its mind (well, its eastern side, anyway) and Bulgaria on its west.
“What is the Black Sea?”…he’s right to go to $4,600!
$800 CLUE, SAME CATEGORY
Delos, a small island of the Cyclades, is in this sea east of Greece.
Cheryl: “What is the Agean Sea?”- CORRECT ($2,000); FINAL CLUE IN EXCEPT AFTER SEA
Seen here is this sea here.
Gabriel: “What is the Baltic Sea?”- RIGHT ($3,000); FIRST CLUE IN FINANCIAL PLANNING
A type of bank account, or the accumulated simoleons you’ve put aside.
Mark: “What is a savings?”- RIGHT ($4,800); $400 FINANCIAL PLANNING CLUE
With a 529 plan, you can give up to $270,000 to a beneficiary for this purpose.
Gabriel: “What is a college education?”- YES ($3,400); MIDDLE CLUE, SAME CATEGORY
These U.S. government securities whose term is 30 years are risk free, but they also pay the least interest.
Cheryl: “What are savings bonds?”- RIGHT ($2,600); $200, PUTTIN’ OUT THE WELCOME MATT
This “Friends” star list the tip of his right middle finger in a childhood accident (it’s not LeBlanc).
Cheryl: “What is Joey?”- NO WAY ($2,400)
Gabriel: “Who is Schwimmer?”- ALSO WRONG ($3,200)
Mark: “Who is Matthew Perry?”- RIGHT ($5,000); $400, SAME CATEGORY
On June 24, 2005, this Matt, Matt, Matt interviewed Tom Cruise on NBC.
Cheryl: “Who is Matt Lauer?”- OF COURSE IT IS ($2,800); $600, SAME TOPIC
Twelve years after taking a “Day Off”, he played Dr. Niko Tatopoulos in 1998’s “Godzilla”.
Mark: “Who is Matthew Broderick?”- RIGHT ($5,600); $800, SAME SUBJECT
He was nominated for an Oscar for his performance as a cop in “Crash”.
Mark: “Who was Matt Dillon?”- RIGHT AGAIN ($6,400); FINAL MATT CLUE
He played the “Private Ryan” Tom Hanks was trying to save.
Mark: “Who was Matt Damon?”- RIGHT ONCE AGAIN ($7,400)
$800 FINANCIAL PLANNING CLUE:
Sounds like an auto mishap, but it’s a type of IRA whose funds come from another retirement plan.
Gabriel: “What is rollover?”- RIGHT ($4,000)
LAST CLUE OF THE ROUND:
Also called a unit trust, it’s an entity that invests the money of a pool of people in various securities.
Gabriel: “What is a mutual fund?”- RIGHT AGAIN ($5,000)
LACH TRASH FOR ROUND 1: $1,400
DJ! Categories:
U.S. PRESIDENTS
BIOPICS
BALLET BASICS
STORIED HOTELS
MYTHOLOGY & ART
CROSSWORD CLUES “P”
The champ finds the Daily Double under the $2,000 U.S. Presidents clue with $8,600 thus far. Lyon still has five grand and the lady has $1,200. His wager is $3,000 to go into five figures:
Warren Harding chose this future president as his Secretary of Commerce.
“Who is Hoover?”…IS RIGHT to go to $11,600! At the halfway mark, the scores:
Mark: $12,800
Cheryl: $2,400
Gabriel: $5,400
Left are Ballet Basics (except for the $400 clue), Storied Hotels and the crossword category. She picks the $800 Ballet Basics clue.
This ordinal ballet position traditionally has both arms extended outward.
Gabriel: “What is first position?”- WRONG ($4,600)
TRIPLE STUMPER: Second position
$400 CROSSWORD CLUE:
U.S. Constitutional preface (8)
Mark: “What is the Preamble?”- YOU BET ($13,200); $800 CROSSWORD CLUE
One-ounce liquor glass (4)
TRIPLE STUMPER: Pony
MIDDLE CROSSWORD CLUE:
Arctic bird aka the sea parrot (6)
Mark: “What is a puffin?”- CORRECT ($14,400); $1,600, SAME CATEGORY
Cricket field’s central part (5)
Cheryl: “What is a pitch?”- YES ($4,000); LAST CROSSWORD CLUE
Plants’ food-conduction tissue (6)
Gabriel: “What is ploeum?”- RIGHT ($6,600); $400 CLUE IN STORIED HOTELS
The demolition of Finbar’s Hotel in this capital inspired seven Irish authors to write a book of tales set in it.
Gabriel: “What is Dublin?”- RIGHT AGAIN ($7,000); $800 HOTELS CLUE
She often stayed at Brown’s Hotel in London, and it’s said that it inspired her mystery novel “At Bertram’s Hotel”.
Mark: “Who was Agatha Christie?”- YES INDEED ($15,200); MIDDLE HOTELS CLUE
Tragedy strikes a high school student staying at the Waldorf in this Nebraska woman’s 1905 story “Paul’s Case”.
Gabriel: “Who is Willa Cather?”- RIGHT ($8,200); $1,600, SAME SUBJECT
Hemingway rode across the river and into the trees while living in this city’s Grete Palace and part of the book is set there.
Gabriel: “What is Venice?”- RIGHT AGAIN ($9,800); FINAL CLUE IN STORIED HOTELS
Daphne Du Maurier fans love to stay at this Cornwall “Inn” with a Caribbean name; it inspired one of her novels.
Mark: “What is Jamaican Inn?”- RIGHT ($17,200)
$1,200 BALLET BASICS CLUE:
DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIIIILLLLLLLLLYYY DOUBLE #2! But he bets just $200.
The name of this classic ballet pose is derived from the name of a peninsula.
“What is Iberian?”…smart wagering there. It was actually an Arabesque, so he now has an even 17 grand.
$1,600:
The name of this ballet move is from the old French for “spinning top”.
Cheryl: “What is Perouette?”- RIGHT ($5,600)
FINAL CLUE OF THE ROUND:
This ballet move with a four-letter name is a jump forward, backward or to the side.
Mark: “What is Clei?”- NO ($15,000)
Gabriel: “What is Jtai?”- YES ($11,800)
LACH TRASH FOR DJ! ROUND: $8,000
SCORES AFTER DOUBLE JEOPARDY!:
Mark: $15,000
Cheryl: $5,600
Gabriel: $11,800
CORYAT SCORES:
Mark: $12,800
Cheryl: $5,600
Gabriel: $11,800
FJ! CATEGORY: Civil War History.
Though 1863’s Emancipation Proclamation applied only to the Confederacy, this Union state, one of the original 13, ended slavery November 1, 1864.
CHERYL:
Response: “What is New Hampshire?”
Wager: $5,599
Final score: $1
Lyon had a guess of “What is Delaware?”…
“What is Delaware?”
…not it either. His wager was…11 grand, meaning he drops to $800 and will likely take home $2,000 unless the champ did something very stupid. He wrote down “What is Maryland?”…that wins him another $8,601 for a total of $23,601 tonight and $105,003 for four days! Well done, sir!
Stacie Ratliffe (Alexandria, VA)- Technical recruiter for an Internet dating service
Tom (originally from Buffalo, NY)- Executive assistant from West Hollywood, CA
Marcia Leslie (originally from Cincinnati)- Video tape editor
STACIE: QUEEN OF DIAMONDS
TOM: 2 OF SPADES
MARCIA: 2 OF CLUBS
1. What Broadway musical is based on a “Monty Python” movie?
TOM: “Spam-a-lot”- CORRECT (100)
CARD: 10 OF HEARTS; PASSES TO MARCIA (12)
2. Who did TV Guide list as the “Sexiest Woman on TV” of this year?
A: Katherine Heigl
B: Jennifer Love Hewitt
C: Mariska Hargitay
TOM: Jennifer Love Hewitt- YES INDEED (200)
CARD: QUEEN OF CLUBS; MARCIA OUT OF ROUND WITH 22
3. According to a 2008 survey of sex therapists in the Journal of Sexual Medicine, what is the optimal time for love making?
A: 3-13 minutes
B: 13-20 minutes
C: 20-27 minutes
TOM: 20-27 minutes- INCORRECT
STACIE: 3-13 minutes- CORRECT (100)
CARD: 5 OF SPADES; PASSES TO TOM (7)
4. Who said “I married the first man I ever kissed”?
A: Christina Aguilera
B: Barbara Bush
C: Elizabeth Taylor
TOM: Barbara Bush- GOOD GUESS (300)
CARD: 10 OF SPADES; TAKES IT (17)
5. What hair style popular in the ‘90s was named for a character on “Friends”?
TOM: Rachael- RIGHT AGAIN (400)
CARD: QUEEN OF HEARTS- AUTOMATICALLY GOES TO STACIE (20)
6. According to a May 2008 “Glamour” magazine survey, which celebrity would people most like to have as a celebrity neighbor?
A: Kelly Ripa
B: Oprah
C: ???
TOM: Oprah- RIGHT ONCE MORE (500)
If this next card isn’t an Ace, he wins the round.
CARD: 4 OF HEARTS- WIN AT 21 (1,000)
ROUND 2:
STACIE: KING OF DIAMONDS
TOM: 9 OF DIAMONDS
MARCIA: JACK OF HEARTS
1. Which of these items would you most expect to be served first at an Italian restaurant (like Olive Garden)?
A: Osso Buco
B: Tiramisu
C: Bruschetta
STACIE: Bruschetta- CORRECT (200)
CARD: 7 OF DIAMONDS; PASSES TO TOM (16)
2. It ends in Santa Monica, but where does the legendary Route 66 begin?
TOM: Chicago- RIGHT (1,100)
CARD: ACE OF CLUBS, WHICH HE MUST TAKE (17)
3. What President’s signature can be seen on a plaque while on the Moon?
Tom: Richard Nixon- YES INDEED (1,200)
CARD: ACE OF SPADES; FREEZES AT 18
4. More than 85,000 people tried out to be on Paris Hilton’s reality show as her what?
STACIE: Best friend- CORRECT (300)
CARD: KING OF HEARTS; FREEZES AT 20
MARCIA:
CARD #5: 7 OF SPADES (17)
CARD #6: 3 OF SPADES (20)
FINAL CARD: 2 OF DIAMONDS- BUSTS BY ONE AND STACIE ADVANCES TO THE FINAL ROUND! (800)
CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND:
STACIE: 6 OF CLUBS
TOM: 8 OF HEARTS
1. Which funny woman married funny man Gene Wilder?
A: Gilda Radner
B: Teri Garr
C: Lily Tomlin
TOM: Gilda Radner- RIGHT
CARD: 7 OF HEARTS; PASSES TO STACIE (13)
2. You can now buy jockey suits, inspirational mugs and your very own passion journal at what talk show host’s Midwestern store?
STACIE: Oprah- GOOD GUESS
CARD: 9 OF CLUBS, AUTOMATICALLY GOING TO TOM (17)
3. What pungent green pate…?
A: Gyoza
B: Wasabi
C: Sashimi
TOM: Wasabi- YOU BET
If this next card is a 4, 9, 10 or a face card, he’s our champion.
CARD: 5 OF CLUBS, GOING TO STACIE (18)
4. What was Raymond’s job on “Everybody Loves Raymond”?
A: Garbage man
B: Sports writer
C: Couples therapist
TOM: Sports writer- RIGHT
If the next card is 4 or higher, he wins.
CARD: JACK OF CLUBS- WIN!
Super Catch 21: Like the past two times, Tom has two change chips to work with.
HAND #1: 9 OF CLUBS
HAND #2: 5 OF CLUBS
HAND #3: JACK OF CLUBS
CARD #4: QUEEN OF DIAMONDS; CHANGES IT
CARD #5: 2 OF CLUBS; PLACES IT IN HAND #1 (11)
CARD #6: 2 OF SPADES; PLACES IT IN HAND #2 (7)
CARD #7: 10 OF HEARTS ($1,000)
CARD #8: QUEEN OF CLUBS; CHANGES IT
CARD #9: 10 OF SPADES; PLACES IT IN HAND #2 (17)
CARD #10: 5 OF DIAMONDS; PLACED IN HAND #3 (15)- STOPS AT $1,000
CARD #11: JACK OF DIAMONDS
He takes home $2,000.
Jeopardy!: Mark Wales hopes to come out a four-time champion after facing Gabriel Lyon (a technical services representative from Madison, WS) and Cheryl Grothaus (a computer programmer from NYC). Opening categories:
GEOLOGY
PUTTIN’ OUT THE WELCOME MATT
FINANCIAL PLANNING
IT’S AN ETHNIC THING (the nationality needs to be identified in each correct response)
O BEFORE E
EXCEPT AFTER SEA
At halftime, the champ’s ahead with $2,200. Lyon’s only $200 behind while the woman in the middle has a grand. The three categories left are Puttin’ Out the Welcome Matt, Financial Planning and Except After Sea. Grothaus’ in control, and she chooses the $200 Except After Sea clue.
Moses knowses the summer water surface temperature of this 175,000-square miles sea averages about 85 degrees.
Cheryl: “What is the Red Sea?”- CORRECT ($1,200); $400, SAME CATEGORY
This sea named for an explorer is the northern part of the Pacific between Siberia and Alaska.
Mark: “What is the Bering Sea?”- RIGHT ($2,600); MIDDLE EXCEPT AFTER SEA CLUE
DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIILLLLLLLLYYYY DOUBLE! His bet is two grand. To keep the lead or fall to last place:
This sea has Georgia on its mind (well, its eastern side, anyway) and Bulgaria on its west.
“What is the Black Sea?”…he’s right to go to $4,600!
$800 CLUE, SAME CATEGORY
Delos, a small island of the Cyclades, is in this sea east of Greece.
Cheryl: “What is the Agean Sea?”- CORRECT ($2,000); FINAL CLUE IN EXCEPT AFTER SEA
Seen here is this sea here.
Gabriel: “What is the Baltic Sea?”- RIGHT ($3,000); FIRST CLUE IN FINANCIAL PLANNING
A type of bank account, or the accumulated simoleons you’ve put aside.
Mark: “What is a savings?”- RIGHT ($4,800); $400 FINANCIAL PLANNING CLUE
With a 529 plan, you can give up to $270,000 to a beneficiary for this purpose.
Gabriel: “What is a college education?”- YES ($3,400); MIDDLE CLUE, SAME CATEGORY
These U.S. government securities whose term is 30 years are risk free, but they also pay the least interest.
Cheryl: “What are savings bonds?”- RIGHT ($2,600); $200, PUTTIN’ OUT THE WELCOME MATT
This “Friends” star list the tip of his right middle finger in a childhood accident (it’s not LeBlanc).
Cheryl: “What is Joey?”- NO WAY ($2,400)
Gabriel: “Who is Schwimmer?”- ALSO WRONG ($3,200)
Mark: “Who is Matthew Perry?”- RIGHT ($5,000); $400, SAME CATEGORY
On June 24, 2005, this Matt, Matt, Matt interviewed Tom Cruise on NBC.
Cheryl: “Who is Matt Lauer?”- OF COURSE IT IS ($2,800); $600, SAME TOPIC
Twelve years after taking a “Day Off”, he played Dr. Niko Tatopoulos in 1998’s “Godzilla”.
Mark: “Who is Matthew Broderick?”- RIGHT ($5,600); $800, SAME SUBJECT
He was nominated for an Oscar for his performance as a cop in “Crash”.
Mark: “Who was Matt Dillon?”- RIGHT AGAIN ($6,400); FINAL MATT CLUE
He played the “Private Ryan” Tom Hanks was trying to save.
Mark: “Who was Matt Damon?”- RIGHT ONCE AGAIN ($7,400)
$800 FINANCIAL PLANNING CLUE:
Sounds like an auto mishap, but it’s a type of IRA whose funds come from another retirement plan.
Gabriel: “What is rollover?”- RIGHT ($4,000)
LAST CLUE OF THE ROUND:
Also called a unit trust, it’s an entity that invests the money of a pool of people in various securities.
Gabriel: “What is a mutual fund?”- RIGHT AGAIN ($5,000)
LACH TRASH FOR ROUND 1: $1,400
DJ! Categories:
U.S. PRESIDENTS
BIOPICS
BALLET BASICS
STORIED HOTELS
MYTHOLOGY & ART
CROSSWORD CLUES “P”
The champ finds the Daily Double under the $2,000 U.S. Presidents clue with $8,600 thus far. Lyon still has five grand and the lady has $1,200. His wager is $3,000 to go into five figures:
Warren Harding chose this future president as his Secretary of Commerce.
“Who is Hoover?”…IS RIGHT to go to $11,600! At the halfway mark, the scores:
Mark: $12,800
Cheryl: $2,400
Gabriel: $5,400
Left are Ballet Basics (except for the $400 clue), Storied Hotels and the crossword category. She picks the $800 Ballet Basics clue.
This ordinal ballet position traditionally has both arms extended outward.
Gabriel: “What is first position?”- WRONG ($4,600)
TRIPLE STUMPER: Second position
$400 CROSSWORD CLUE:
U.S. Constitutional preface (8)
Mark: “What is the Preamble?”- YOU BET ($13,200); $800 CROSSWORD CLUE
One-ounce liquor glass (4)
TRIPLE STUMPER: Pony
MIDDLE CROSSWORD CLUE:
Arctic bird aka the sea parrot (6)
Mark: “What is a puffin?”- CORRECT ($14,400); $1,600, SAME CATEGORY
Cricket field’s central part (5)
Cheryl: “What is a pitch?”- YES ($4,000); LAST CROSSWORD CLUE
Plants’ food-conduction tissue (6)
Gabriel: “What is ploeum?”- RIGHT ($6,600); $400 CLUE IN STORIED HOTELS
The demolition of Finbar’s Hotel in this capital inspired seven Irish authors to write a book of tales set in it.
Gabriel: “What is Dublin?”- RIGHT AGAIN ($7,000); $800 HOTELS CLUE
She often stayed at Brown’s Hotel in London, and it’s said that it inspired her mystery novel “At Bertram’s Hotel”.
Mark: “Who was Agatha Christie?”- YES INDEED ($15,200); MIDDLE HOTELS CLUE
Tragedy strikes a high school student staying at the Waldorf in this Nebraska woman’s 1905 story “Paul’s Case”.
Gabriel: “Who is Willa Cather?”- RIGHT ($8,200); $1,600, SAME SUBJECT
Hemingway rode across the river and into the trees while living in this city’s Grete Palace and part of the book is set there.
Gabriel: “What is Venice?”- RIGHT AGAIN ($9,800); FINAL CLUE IN STORIED HOTELS
Daphne Du Maurier fans love to stay at this Cornwall “Inn” with a Caribbean name; it inspired one of her novels.
Mark: “What is Jamaican Inn?”- RIGHT ($17,200)
$1,200 BALLET BASICS CLUE:
DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIIIILLLLLLLLLYYY DOUBLE #2! But he bets just $200.
The name of this classic ballet pose is derived from the name of a peninsula.
“What is Iberian?”…smart wagering there. It was actually an Arabesque, so he now has an even 17 grand.
$1,600:
The name of this ballet move is from the old French for “spinning top”.
Cheryl: “What is Perouette?”- RIGHT ($5,600)
FINAL CLUE OF THE ROUND:
This ballet move with a four-letter name is a jump forward, backward or to the side.
Mark: “What is Clei?”- NO ($15,000)
Gabriel: “What is Jtai?”- YES ($11,800)
LACH TRASH FOR DJ! ROUND: $8,000
SCORES AFTER DOUBLE JEOPARDY!:
Mark: $15,000
Cheryl: $5,600
Gabriel: $11,800
CORYAT SCORES:
Mark: $12,800
Cheryl: $5,600
Gabriel: $11,800
FJ! CATEGORY: Civil War History.
Though 1863’s Emancipation Proclamation applied only to the Confederacy, this Union state, one of the original 13, ended slavery November 1, 1864.
CHERYL:
Response: “What is New Hampshire?”
Wager: $5,599
Final score: $1
Lyon had a guess of “What is Delaware?”…
“What is Delaware?”
…not it either. His wager was…11 grand, meaning he drops to $800 and will likely take home $2,000 unless the champ did something very stupid. He wrote down “What is Maryland?”…that wins him another $8,601 for a total of $23,601 tonight and $105,003 for four days! Well done, sir!
"Celebrity Family Feud" 7/22
In Game #1:
Kardashians: Bruce Jenner, Kimberly (daughter), Kris (wife), Kourtney and Khloe (Charity: Dream Foundation)
Sanders: Deion, Pilar (wife), Deion Jr. (son), Deiondra (daughter) and Annette (aunt)(Charity: Sanders Claus)
First question: What's the first thing you take off when you play Strip Poker? Starting with:
1. Shoes/boots (51, Deion)
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
The Sanders family will play. Pilar starts off with a jacket...no. Deion Jr.'s first answer is some socks...#4 (6)! Deiondra now goes with a shirt, which is #2 along with blouse (26)! Now to Annette, who says a belt...but that's not there, so strike two. Back to Deion, he tries to save the team with his second guess of pants...NO. For 83 points, Bruce says a bra...#5 (2)! Rest of the answers:
3. Watch/jewelry (7)
6. Hat (2)
7. Tie (2)
Second question: Name a place you wouldn't want to wake up in after a wild night of partying. Starting with:
1. On the street (29, Pilar)
2.
3.
4.
5.
The Sanders clan plays again. Deion Jr.'s next response is a car...bottom answer (5). Deiondra then checks into a hotel...as in a stanger's bed, that's #2 (27)! Now to Annette, she next says in jail...#3 (20)! For an instant sweep and the lead, Deion says the #4 answer is in a club...not it. Pilar then tries on the floor...aka the bathroom variety, that's the one (7) for an 88-point sweep!
Triple: Name something kids do when their pet goldfish dies. Kris is first with flushing it down the toilet...#2 (23). Deion Jr. comes up with crying...NUMBER ONE (57) for control! Next is Deiondra with wanting another one...can't do it. Annette tries to do better with having a funeral...bottom answer (4)! The #3 answer will decide who wins/loses. Deion blanks for strike two. To close the game out, Pilar goes with burying it...WIN (14)! They got their first $10,000 on the night!
For Game #2, one family has a certain announcer that's famous for shouting "Heeeeeeeeeerrrrrrreeeeeeeee'ssssss Johnny!!!":
Barber: Tiki, Ginny (wife), Geraldine (mother), Tess (cousin) and Geoff (cousin)(Charity: Fresh Air Fund)
McMahon: Ed, Pam (wife), Lex (son), Alex (granddaughter) and Sandy (brother-in-law)(Charity: Horatio Alger Association)
(BTW, Ed also hosted a game show called "Snap Judgement".)
First question: Things that people spread. Starting with:
1. Diseases (30, Ed)
2. Butter (25, Tiki)
3.
4.
5.
6.
The McMahons play. Pam says peanut butter, which is #4 (9)! Lex says the mayo first...bottom answer (5). Alex now tries jelly...#5 (6)! For an instant sweep, Sandy thinks the #3 answer is legs...nice try, but that doesn't work. Ed has the second chance but can't take advantage of it. Pam has the final chance but she also blanks, so it's steal time with 75 points at stake. Tiki's steal guess is the word...incorrect, because it's actually rumors/gossip (18), giving the McMahons the points.
Second question: Name a female's part of the body that's usually larger than a man's. Starting with:
1. Breasts/boobies (73, Pam)
2.
3.
4.
The McMahons play again. Lex answers backside/butt...#2 (18)! Now to Alex with the thighs...no. Sandy then thinks of the hips...#3 (3)! Ed has the first chance to run the table this round but he blanks again. Pam then goes with the mouth on the second chance...shut her up, beause that's strike three. For 94, Tiki says the bottom answer is the gray matter/brain...yes indeed (2)!
Triple: Name something a man might ask for if he made a deal with the devil. Lex rings in first but blanks out. Geraldine allows her team to play for the first time with the #3 answer of women/sex (17). We then hear from Tess for the first time, and she says money...NUMBER ONE (46)! Geoff's guess is a fit body...can't do that. Over to Tiki, who now says fame...no to that, too. Ginny tries to avert a steal attempt with a car...three strikes in a row. For another 189, Ed goes with a career...also a dud, so the Barbers are at 283. Unsaid:
2. Immortality (17)
4. Power (10)
Sudden Death: Alex and Tess control both families' destinies with this question:
Name something that gets rubbed.
The top answer is back (75), and it's said by...Alex, so the McMahons get ten grand for their charity with 300 on the nose! Tess rung in first but said chin.
First question in championship game: According to 100 married men, name something you wouldn't want to see your wife folding in her hand when she's really mad at you. Beginning with:
1. Knife (56, Deion)
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
The Sanders family will play. Pilar then goes with frying pan...#2 (13)! Deion Jr.'s next response is a shoe...nope. Deiondra then goes with a set of divorce papers...#4 (5)! Annette's next guess is a bat...no. Deion tries to stop a steal attempt with a gun...three strikes. For 74, Ed has a guess of credit card...no, so the points go to Team Sanders. Not said:
3. Rolling pin (12)
5. Dinner/coffee (4)
6. Family jewels (3)
Second question: Name something a man notices when he's getting a big gut. Beginning this time with:
1.
2. Going on a diet (19, Pilar)
3. Sucking in his stomach (18, Pam)
4.
5.
The five Sanders people play once more. This time, Deion Jr. says he's working out...NUMBER ONE (32)! Deiondra then goes with spare clothing...to be exact, larger clothing is the bottom answer (8)! For a total clean sweep, Annette says getting a young girlfriend...I don't think so. Deion tries to do much better with complaining...also no good. Pilar has the last chance to sweep but runs out of time. For 77, Ed says liposuction...NO WAY, so the Sanders family are at 151. The #4 answer was ignoring it (18).
Triple: Things you think people do way too fast. Lex buzzes in with talking...that's #2 (27). Deion Jr. then goes with relationships...not there, so the McMahons will continue their quest towards forcing Sudden Death once again. Alex then says driving...NUMBER ONE (34)! Sandy's next guess is eating...#3 (27)! Ed blanks for the first strike. To automatically force Sudden Death, Pam says getting married..that's the bottom answer (3) for 273!
Sudden Death: It all comes down to this question between Alex and Deiondra. Here it is:
Name something that would be unwise to do at an office Christmas party.
The #1 answer is getting drunk (59)...and Alex has that to win the Horatio Alger Association another $15,000!
Fast Money: Trying to double the 25 to 50 are Pam and Lex.
1. Besides the lips, a part of the body people kiss.
2. Name something people put on celery before eating it.
3. A masculine color.
4. Name the age when one is toilet trained.
5. An item of jewelry people love to wear.
My guesses:
1. Cheeks
2. Dip
3. Black
4. 5
5. Diamond ring
Pam says forehead, peanut butter, black, 2 and diamonds for 117. Alex's first answer was hands...15. Second was salt...27. Third guess was red...12. For the age question, he goes with 1...5. His last answer is rings. Did 24 people say that...you bet they did, because it's #1 for 47, so $50,000 will be going to the Horatio Alger Association! Unsaid #1 answers:
1. Cheeks
3. Blue
Kardashians: Bruce Jenner, Kimberly (daughter), Kris (wife), Kourtney and Khloe (Charity: Dream Foundation)
Sanders: Deion, Pilar (wife), Deion Jr. (son), Deiondra (daughter) and Annette (aunt)(Charity: Sanders Claus)
First question: What's the first thing you take off when you play Strip Poker? Starting with:
1. Shoes/boots (51, Deion)
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
The Sanders family will play. Pilar starts off with a jacket...no. Deion Jr.'s first answer is some socks...#4 (6)! Deiondra now goes with a shirt, which is #2 along with blouse (26)! Now to Annette, who says a belt...but that's not there, so strike two. Back to Deion, he tries to save the team with his second guess of pants...NO. For 83 points, Bruce says a bra...#5 (2)! Rest of the answers:
3. Watch/jewelry (7)
6. Hat (2)
7. Tie (2)
Second question: Name a place you wouldn't want to wake up in after a wild night of partying. Starting with:
1. On the street (29, Pilar)
2.
3.
4.
5.
The Sanders clan plays again. Deion Jr.'s next response is a car...bottom answer (5). Deiondra then checks into a hotel...as in a stanger's bed, that's #2 (27)! Now to Annette, she next says in jail...#3 (20)! For an instant sweep and the lead, Deion says the #4 answer is in a club...not it. Pilar then tries on the floor...aka the bathroom variety, that's the one (7) for an 88-point sweep!
Triple: Name something kids do when their pet goldfish dies. Kris is first with flushing it down the toilet...#2 (23). Deion Jr. comes up with crying...NUMBER ONE (57) for control! Next is Deiondra with wanting another one...can't do it. Annette tries to do better with having a funeral...bottom answer (4)! The #3 answer will decide who wins/loses. Deion blanks for strike two. To close the game out, Pilar goes with burying it...WIN (14)! They got their first $10,000 on the night!
For Game #2, one family has a certain announcer that's famous for shouting "Heeeeeeeeeerrrrrrreeeeeeeee'ssssss Johnny!!!":
Barber: Tiki, Ginny (wife), Geraldine (mother), Tess (cousin) and Geoff (cousin)(Charity: Fresh Air Fund)
McMahon: Ed, Pam (wife), Lex (son), Alex (granddaughter) and Sandy (brother-in-law)(Charity: Horatio Alger Association)
(BTW, Ed also hosted a game show called "Snap Judgement".)
First question: Things that people spread. Starting with:
1. Diseases (30, Ed)
2. Butter (25, Tiki)
3.
4.
5.
6.
The McMahons play. Pam says peanut butter, which is #4 (9)! Lex says the mayo first...bottom answer (5). Alex now tries jelly...#5 (6)! For an instant sweep, Sandy thinks the #3 answer is legs...nice try, but that doesn't work. Ed has the second chance but can't take advantage of it. Pam has the final chance but she also blanks, so it's steal time with 75 points at stake. Tiki's steal guess is the word...incorrect, because it's actually rumors/gossip (18), giving the McMahons the points.
Second question: Name a female's part of the body that's usually larger than a man's. Starting with:
1. Breasts/boobies (73, Pam)
2.
3.
4.
The McMahons play again. Lex answers backside/butt...#2 (18)! Now to Alex with the thighs...no. Sandy then thinks of the hips...#3 (3)! Ed has the first chance to run the table this round but he blanks again. Pam then goes with the mouth on the second chance...shut her up, beause that's strike three. For 94, Tiki says the bottom answer is the gray matter/brain...yes indeed (2)!
Triple: Name something a man might ask for if he made a deal with the devil. Lex rings in first but blanks out. Geraldine allows her team to play for the first time with the #3 answer of women/sex (17). We then hear from Tess for the first time, and she says money...NUMBER ONE (46)! Geoff's guess is a fit body...can't do that. Over to Tiki, who now says fame...no to that, too. Ginny tries to avert a steal attempt with a car...three strikes in a row. For another 189, Ed goes with a career...also a dud, so the Barbers are at 283. Unsaid:
2. Immortality (17)
4. Power (10)
Sudden Death: Alex and Tess control both families' destinies with this question:
Name something that gets rubbed.
The top answer is back (75), and it's said by...Alex, so the McMahons get ten grand for their charity with 300 on the nose! Tess rung in first but said chin.
First question in championship game: According to 100 married men, name something you wouldn't want to see your wife folding in her hand when she's really mad at you. Beginning with:
1. Knife (56, Deion)
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
The Sanders family will play. Pilar then goes with frying pan...#2 (13)! Deion Jr.'s next response is a shoe...nope. Deiondra then goes with a set of divorce papers...#4 (5)! Annette's next guess is a bat...no. Deion tries to stop a steal attempt with a gun...three strikes. For 74, Ed has a guess of credit card...no, so the points go to Team Sanders. Not said:
3. Rolling pin (12)
5. Dinner/coffee (4)
6. Family jewels (3)
Second question: Name something a man notices when he's getting a big gut. Beginning this time with:
1.
2. Going on a diet (19, Pilar)
3. Sucking in his stomach (18, Pam)
4.
5.
The five Sanders people play once more. This time, Deion Jr. says he's working out...NUMBER ONE (32)! Deiondra then goes with spare clothing...to be exact, larger clothing is the bottom answer (8)! For a total clean sweep, Annette says getting a young girlfriend...I don't think so. Deion tries to do much better with complaining...also no good. Pilar has the last chance to sweep but runs out of time. For 77, Ed says liposuction...NO WAY, so the Sanders family are at 151. The #4 answer was ignoring it (18).
Triple: Things you think people do way too fast. Lex buzzes in with talking...that's #2 (27). Deion Jr. then goes with relationships...not there, so the McMahons will continue their quest towards forcing Sudden Death once again. Alex then says driving...NUMBER ONE (34)! Sandy's next guess is eating...#3 (27)! Ed blanks for the first strike. To automatically force Sudden Death, Pam says getting married..that's the bottom answer (3) for 273!
Sudden Death: It all comes down to this question between Alex and Deiondra. Here it is:
Name something that would be unwise to do at an office Christmas party.
The #1 answer is getting drunk (59)...and Alex has that to win the Horatio Alger Association another $15,000!
Fast Money: Trying to double the 25 to 50 are Pam and Lex.
1. Besides the lips, a part of the body people kiss.
2. Name something people put on celery before eating it.
3. A masculine color.
4. Name the age when one is toilet trained.
5. An item of jewelry people love to wear.
My guesses:
1. Cheeks
2. Dip
3. Black
4. 5
5. Diamond ring
Pam says forehead, peanut butter, black, 2 and diamonds for 117. Alex's first answer was hands...15. Second was salt...27. Third guess was red...12. For the age question, he goes with 1...5. His last answer is rings. Did 24 people say that...you bet they did, because it's #1 for 47, so $50,000 will be going to the Horatio Alger Association! Unsaid #1 answers:
1. Cheeks
3. Blue
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
"Big Brother X" 7/22
Power of Veto Competition: Tonight, joining Jessie, Dan and Steven were Michelle, Libra and Keesha. Jerry, the season's first Head of Household, hosted this one. We're playing "Bumper Stumpers"! Here, a series of 20 license plates were shown to the contestants, and every answer was a word/phrase associated with "Big Brother". A player rang in by hitting their car horn, and they had to say the states in order from those plates that combined to form that word/phrase. A correct answer is worth points or a bonus prize, but a wrong answer eliminates that person from the competition. The one with the most points after the ninth puzzle, or the last one standing, won the Power of Veto.
1. 10 POINTS (EVICTION):
Dan: Kentucky (EEE) + Iowa (VICK) + Missouri (NAYSHUN)- LOSER
Jessie: Kentucky + Alabama (SHUN) - OOPS
Keesha: Kentucky + Iowa + Alabama- CORRECT (10)
2. 10 POINTS (HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD):
Steven: Arkansas (HEDUV) + Iowa (HOWS) + Arizona (JIERE) - WHOOPS
Michelle: Arkansas + Iowa + Colorado (HOLED) - YES (10)
The third puzzle is worth a bonus prize- a one-week slop pass. HOWEVER, if a player gets this one right, they're out of the challenge.
3. SLOP PASS (ALLIANCE):
TRIPLE STUMPER: Florida (AH LIE) and Virginia (ENCE)
4. 15 POINTS (BIG BROTHER SLOP):
Libra: North Dakota (SLAHP)- NO WAY
Keesha: Texas (BIGBR) + North Carolina (UTHER) + Arizona (JIERE)- LOSE; MICHELLE WINS!
Michelle's veto decision...
...Dan and Steven are still up for eviction. That means Dan's eviction fears could very well become a reality Wednesday night.
1. 10 POINTS (EVICTION):
Dan: Kentucky (EEE) + Iowa (VICK) + Missouri (NAYSHUN)- LOSER
Jessie: Kentucky + Alabama (SHUN) - OOPS
Keesha: Kentucky + Iowa + Alabama- CORRECT (10)
2. 10 POINTS (HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD):
Steven: Arkansas (HEDUV) + Iowa (HOWS) + Arizona (JIERE) - WHOOPS
Michelle: Arkansas + Iowa + Colorado (HOLED) - YES (10)
The third puzzle is worth a bonus prize- a one-week slop pass. HOWEVER, if a player gets this one right, they're out of the challenge.
3. SLOP PASS (ALLIANCE):
TRIPLE STUMPER: Florida (AH LIE) and Virginia (ENCE)
4. 15 POINTS (BIG BROTHER SLOP):
Libra: North Dakota (SLAHP)- NO WAY
Keesha: Texas (BIGBR) + North Carolina (UTHER) + Arizona (JIERE)- LOSE; MICHELLE WINS!
Michelle's veto decision...
...Dan and Steven are still up for eviction. That means Dan's eviction fears could very well become a reality Wednesday night.
WPT recaps to be discontinued after this season
Several days ago, Buzzerblog and Gameshownewsnet have reported that Fox Sports Net has acquired the rights to the seventh season of World Poker Tour. Because I don't really have a FSN affiliate in my area, even with DirecTV, after the sixth season is over on GSN, I will no longer be covering the "World Poker Tour". That's a shame, because I've been having so much fun covering it.
Possible big format changes for "Millionaire" next season
Very interesting news to report tonight. Buzzerblog just got this interesting quote from "WWTBAM" Executive Producer Michael Davies:
“Brace yourself for the most exciting evolution of the format since Super Millionaire. All unique to the US at this point – we have not imported any of the international modifications.”
Could this mean the Double Dip and Three Wise Men lifelines are headed to the syndicated version? Or is the England's 12-question money tree coming? Only time will tell.
“Brace yourself for the most exciting evolution of the format since Super Millionaire. All unique to the US at this point – we have not imported any of the international modifications.”
Could this mean the Double Dip and Three Wise Men lifelines are headed to the syndicated version? Or is the England's 12-question money tree coming? Only time will tell.
"I Survived a Japanese Game Show" 7/22
To start, the Yellow Penguins had to send one of their remaining four contestants to the Green Monkeys (they only had two players). They sent Cathy to the Green Monkeys.
Main Challenge ("Sticky Sticky Bang Bang!"): One member of each team got into a sticky suit and was stuck against a wall. The other two team members then threw balls at the person stuck on the wall and tried to get the balls to stick on his/her suit. However, the other team tried to pull that player out of the balls' way at all times. Each team got two minutes; the team who got more balls stuck on won.
Wearing the suits were Bilenda (Yellow Penguins) and Cathy (Green Monkeys).
The Yellow Penguins successfully stuck a whopping 24 balls. How about the Green Monkeys?...
...an unlucky 7, so the Penguins won and Cathy most likely went to the Elimination Round (this was their fourth win in a row)! The Penguins got to visit a shrine to meet some Shinto Priests, while the Monkeys were relegated to making mochi balls for a day.
Elimination Round ("You Swing and Hope for the Best!"): Cathy's opponent was Donnell. The players were determined by the Yellow Penguins because the Green Monkeys couldn't make a decision in time. Both players were given a wig. There were a series of swinging ropes and seven different doors. Three were solid while the others were breakable. Each player chose a rope and swung to the door of his/her choice. If they hit a door that broke, they would get hit several times by a gorilla and a panda mascot. Once they hit their three unbreakable doors and hit a button, the clock stopped. Whoever hit three unbreakable doors the fastest stayed in Japan.
Cathy was first, and her time was...2:05. She maxed out. As for Donnell...
...he did it in 1:07, so this night was a total wash for Cathy, as she had to pack her bags.
Main Challenge ("Sticky Sticky Bang Bang!"): One member of each team got into a sticky suit and was stuck against a wall. The other two team members then threw balls at the person stuck on the wall and tried to get the balls to stick on his/her suit. However, the other team tried to pull that player out of the balls' way at all times. Each team got two minutes; the team who got more balls stuck on won.
Wearing the suits were Bilenda (Yellow Penguins) and Cathy (Green Monkeys).
The Yellow Penguins successfully stuck a whopping 24 balls. How about the Green Monkeys?...
...an unlucky 7, so the Penguins won and Cathy most likely went to the Elimination Round (this was their fourth win in a row)! The Penguins got to visit a shrine to meet some Shinto Priests, while the Monkeys were relegated to making mochi balls for a day.
Elimination Round ("You Swing and Hope for the Best!"): Cathy's opponent was Donnell. The players were determined by the Yellow Penguins because the Green Monkeys couldn't make a decision in time. Both players were given a wig. There were a series of swinging ropes and seven different doors. Three were solid while the others were breakable. Each player chose a rope and swung to the door of his/her choice. If they hit a door that broke, they would get hit several times by a gorilla and a panda mascot. Once they hit their three unbreakable doors and hit a button, the clock stopped. Whoever hit three unbreakable doors the fastest stayed in Japan.
Cathy was first, and her time was...2:05. She maxed out. As for Donnell...
...he did it in 1:07, so this night was a total wash for Cathy, as she had to pack her bags.
7/22/2008 Results
Catch 21: Our episode #2 players are:
Roberto Radd (Century City)- Restaurant manager
Nicole Demato (Del Rey, CA)- B & B hotel worker
Royce Johnson- Nightlife promotionist
Opening cards:
ROBERTO: KING OF SPADES
NICOLE: 5 OF DIAMONDS
ROYCE: 9 OF CLUBS
1. If you’re flying out of L.A. and you want to take the shortest flight in terms of air miles, which city should you visit?
A: San Francisco
B: Las Vegas
C: Phoenix
ROYCE: Phoenix- INCORRECT
NICOLE: S.F.- INCORRECT ALSO
2. Which celebrity’s name is a combination of Hebrew and French Cajun which roughly translates to “Thank God for beef”?
ROYCE: (before even the choices were read): Natalie Portman- ZONK ANSWER OF THE WEEK NOMINEE
Choices:
A: Angelina Jolie
B: Barack Obama
C: Shia Labeouf
NICOLE: Shia Labeouf- CORRECT (100)
CARD: KING OF CLUBS; KEEPS IT (15)
If Venus Williams eats the traditional food served at a Wimbeldon tennis match, what’s she eating?
A: Chocolate Mousse
B: Strawberries & Cream
C: Eggs Benedict
ROBERTO: Strawberries & Cream- YOU BET (100)
CARD: JACK OF SPADES; TAKES IT AND FREEZES AT 20
What thrice-married actor called his 2008 nuptials to long-time girlfriend Brooke Mueller…?
ROYCE: Charlie Sheen- CORRECT (100)
CARD: 10 OF HEARTS; PASSES TO NICOLE (BUST)
CARD #7: 7 OF CLUBS (16)
CARD #8: ACE OF DIAMONDS (17)
CARD #9: 3 OF HEARTS (20)
FINAL CARD: JACK OF DIAMONDS- ROBERTO WINS (600)
ROUND 2:
ROBERTO: 5 OF CLUBS
NICOLE: 2 OF HEARTS
ROYCE: 9 OF SPADES
Who invented the first whirlpool bath?
A: George Whirl
B: William Tub
C: Roy Jacuzzi
NICOLE: Roy Jacuzzi- RIGHT (200)
CARD: 10 OF SPADES; PASSES TO ROBERTO (15)
In 1986, the Michigan legislature declared whose voice one of the state’s greatest natural resources?
A: Aretha Franklin
B: Diana Ross
C: ???
NICOLE: Aretha Franklin- RIGHT AGAIN (300)
CARD: 8 OF CLUBS; KEEPS IT (10)
If you were to get psychiatric help from the renowned Lucy Van Pelt, how much would she charge you?
A: $.05
B: $50
C: $500
ROBERTO: $.50- DOH
NICOLE: $.05- RIGHT (400)
CARD: 7 OF DIAMONDS; PASSES TO ROBERTO (BUST)
What musical question did the Baja Men ask?
NICOLE: “Who Let the Dogs Out?”- OF COURSE (500)
CARD: 7 OF SPADES; PASSES TO ROYCE (16)
What are you competing in if you do a Double Lux followed by a South Cat?
NICOLE: Ice Skating- TIE GAME (600)
CARD: 7 OF HEARTS, RESULTING IN ROYCE’S BUST (1,100)
CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND:
ROBERTO: 2 OF DIAMONDS
NICOLE: 6 OF SPADES
Who is credited with popularizing French cooking in America?
NICOLE: Julia Child- CORRECT
CARD: 4 OF CLUBS; TAKES IT (10)
What was the first state entered into the Union?
A: Massachusetts
B: Pennsylvania
C: Delaware
NICOLE: Delaware- NO
ROBERTO: Pennsylvania- NO
The Cobra, Corpse and Downward Dog are all…
NICOLE: Yoga (postures)- RIGHTCARD: 9 OF HEARTS; PASSES TO ROBERTO (11)
What actress played a rock and roll groupie “Almost Famous”?
NICOLE: Kate Hudson- RIGHT AGAIN
CARD: 8 OF HEARTS; PASSES TO ROBERTO (19)
Whose singing career has gone from singing in gay fat houses…?
A: Bette Midler
B: Toni Braxton
C: Diana Ross
NICOLE: Bette Midler- RIGHT ONCE MORE
Roberto is in DEEP trouble now. The only way he can stay in the game is if this next card is a deuce. Anything else and Nicole wins.
CARD: 8 OF DIAMONDS- NICOLE WINS!
Super Catch 21: Two change chips for Nicole to work with.
HAND #1: 8 OF HEARTS
HAND #2: 3 OF CLUBS
HAND #3: 6 OF HEARTS
CARD #4: 10 OF CLUBS; PLACES IT IN HAND #2 (13)
CARD #5: ACE OF HEARTS; PLACES IT IN HAND #1 (9 or 19)
CARD #6: JACK OF HEARTS; PLACES IT IN HAND #3 (16)
CARD #7: 6 OF CLUBS; CHANGES IT
CARD #8: 3 OF DIAMONDS; PLACES IT IN HAND #1 (12)
CARD #9: KING OF SPADES; CHANGES IT
CARD #10: QUEEN OF HEARTS- WIPEOUT
At least she had nothing to lose at that point- she still has the $1,000.
Jeopardy!: After a very exciting game last night, Mark Wales will try to show some more magic when he defends the title this time against Josh Fruhlinger (a freelance editor/photographer from Baltimore) and Joanne Infantino (a Spanish teacher from Oklahoma City). Opening categories:
EDGAR ALLAN POE-POURRI
HOP ON POP CULTURE
RINGING THE OPENING BELL AT THE NYSE
NEBRASKA, NEW YORK OR SOUTH DAKOTA
MOTHER GOOSE
DEPARTMENT “S”
Wales starts out with 4 out of 5 in the Pop Culture category for $2,400 (Joanne got the $600 clue). He then gets 4 out of 5 in Nebraska, New York or South Dakota to add another $2,200 to his total (Josh got the $800 clue there). At the first break, he now has $5,800. Josh has $1,600 and Joanne has $600.
The last category tried in the round has the Daily Double- Edgar Allan Poe-Pourri. Scores right now:
Mark: $6,600
Joanna: $2,000
Josh: $4,800
First clue for $400:
This lung disease claimed the life of Poe’s 24-year-old wife.
Joanne: “What is Turburculosis?”- CORRECT ($2,400)
$200:
A man’s harrowing escape from torture during the Spanish inquisition is recounted in this Poe favorite.
Mark: “What is The Pit and the Pendulum?”- RIGHT ($6,800)
$600:
DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIIILLLLLLLLYYYY DOUBLE! His wager is $1,800.
In the world’s first detective story, C. Auguste Dunn solves the title crimes in “The Murders” here.
“What is the Rue Morgue?”…right to go to $8,600!
$800:
Spoiler alert! “The Cask of” this potent potable tells of a man sealing up his enemy behind a wall…alive!
Joanne: “What is an amontillado?”- RIGHT ($3,200)
FINAL CLUE OF THE ROUND:
This French “Flowers of Evil” author translated Poe’s tales into French.
TRIPLE STUMPER: Charles Baudelaire
LACH TRASH FOR ROUND 1: $2,600
DJ! Categories:
STATE FISH
MOVIES BY ROLES (a year and three characters are given and the movie must be IDed in each correct response)
I’M HUNGRY!
“V” HAVE MAPS
WORD & PHRASE ORIGINS
SLEEP (from the Sleep Center at Stanford Hospital & Clinics)
The champ finds the first Daily Double under the $1,600 Movies By Roles clue. He has $11,800 while Josh has $5,200 and Joanne has $4,400. His wager is two grand.
1998: Richard Burbage, Queen Elizabeth, Viola de Lesseps
“What is Shakespeare in Love?”…that’s the movie to go to $13,800! We pick up the round with 11 clues left. First, here’s what’s left:
State Fish: ALL
I’m Hungry: $1,600 and $2,000
Sleep: $800-$2,000
Scores:
Mark: $19,000
Joanne: $5,200
Josh: $12,000
The champ’s in control, and he chooses the $400 State Fish clue.
This state’s official saltwater fish, the Tarpon, can be found in the Gulf of Mexico and in the Mobile Estuary.
Joanne: “What is Alabama?”- YES ($5,600); $1,600 I’M HUNGRY CLUE
I can’t pass up the Mousse D’Ecrevisse, made with these freshwater crustaceans.
Joanne: “What are crayfish?”- RIGHT AGAIN ($7,200); FINAL I’M HUNGRY CLUE
Let’s go Pennsylvania Dutch and have this dish, bits of pork made with cornmeal mush, then shaped into loaves and fried.
Mark: “What is scrapple?”- CORRECT ($21,000); $800 SLEEP CLUE IS TOLD BY SARAH
Stanford is running a trial of the C-path device, which provides continuous positive airway pressure to help this chronic condition, but breathing is interrupted.
Josh: “What is sleep apnea?”- RIGHT ($12,800); $1,200 SLEEP CLUE TOLD BY CHERYL
Doctors are not only studying insomnia, but parasomnia, which includes night terrors and this condition, from the Latin for “sleep and walk”.
Mark: “What is Somnambulism?”- RIGHT ($22,200); $1,600 SLEEP CLUE TOLD BY JIMMY
DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIILLLLLLLLYYY DOUBLE #2! His wager is $3,000.
The Sleep Center at Stanford Hospital & Clinics discovered the gene for this disorder involving sudden sleep, from the Greek for “numb”.
“What is narcolepsy?”…is it to go to $25,200! Not quite a lock game yet.
FINAL SLEEP CLUE TOLD BY SARAH:
This part of the brain that connects to the spinal cord is vital for dreaming as it produces chemicals that keep other parts of the brain active.
Josh: “What is the medulla oblongata?”- CORRECT ($14,800)
$800 STATE FISH CLUE:
A subspecies of cutthroat trout, the Bonneville cutthroat is native to this state and is its state fish.
Joanne: “What is Utah?”- CORRECT ($8,000)
$1,200:
The Reef Triggerfish, this state’s state fish, can be found as far south as Australia.
Joanne: “What is Hawaii?”- RIGHT AGAIN ($9,200)
$1,600:
Maryland’s state fish, the Rockfish, is also known as the striped species of this.
TRIPLE STUMPER #1: Bass
FINAL CLUE OF THE ROUND:
Florida’s state saltwater fish is this game fish known for its raised dorsal fin and spear-like nose.
Josh: “What is a swordfish?”- NO ($12,800)
TRIPLE STUMPER #2: Sailfish
LACH TRASH FOR ROUND 2: $3,600
SCORES AFTER DOUBLE JEOPARDY!:
Mark: $25,200
Joanne: $9,200
Josh: $12,800
CORYAT SCORES:
Mark: $22,200
Joanne: $9,200
Josh: $12,800
FJ! CATEGORY: World Leaders.
Born in Kiev and later a U.S. citizen, this leader became Prime Minister in 1969 of a country founded in the 20th century.
JOANNE:
Response: NOTHING
Wager: $4,000
Final score: $5,200
She’s mathematically out of this. We go to Josh now, who wrote “Who is Dubcek?”…
“Who is Dubcek?”
…NO. His wager was…$12,799, so he drops to a dollar and leaves with $1,000 (the lady gets $2,000). Mr. Wales had “Who is Golda Mier?”…right to add another $1,200 to win $26,400 this night and $81,402 for three shows!
Wipeout: Tonight's Wipeout Qualifier features in addition to the Sucker Punch and the Big Balls, the Dirty Balls and the Ball Swing; we have a ball-themed course here. Also, the Sucker Punch pool has a lot of small balls in it. Notables:
James Simpton: 3:18.3 (SIX Wipeouts!)
Jeremy Olson: 1:14.5 (he only WOed once; I think his time's a new record)
Casey O'Farrell: 1:38.7 (Four WOs)
David Matz: 1:47.8
Dana Jamison: 2:16.1
Ben Kronberg: 1:36
Heather Lawrence is probably the worst contestant in the history of the show so far because she was ungodly slow on the course.
Joining the above six on the Sweeper are Jodi Elliot, Richard Gale, John Ames, Katie Graham, Shawn Kirby and Jessica Horton.
Sweeper: This time, each contestant has to jump through a spinning hoop as it comes around.
Elimination Order:
1. Jodi
2. Jessica
3. Richard
4. Katie
5. Shawn
6. John
The $1,000 winner was Casey. As it turned out, the first six names that I mentioned on this week's episode are all in Round 3.
Dizzy Dummy: In the first and third heats, contestants will have to run the Slippery Snakes. In the second and fourth heats, they'll run on barrels.
Heat #1: David wins. Jacob then quits due to possible motion sickness.
Heat #2: Jeremy tries and tries to get on top of the finish platform...and finally does it!
Heat #3: Dana, the only lady left in tonight's competition, advances to the Wipeout Zone!
Heat #4: The final Wipeout Zone entrant tonight is...Casey, after just missing in the previous heat.
Wipeout Zone: In addition to the water slide, the barrel run and the launch pads, the Spinner tonight has only two entranes to it.
David: 8:27.01
Dana: 6:26.29
Jeremy can't even get past the Spinner in time.
Does Casey win the whole $51K tonight?...
...YES with a time of 5:30.51!
Roberto Radd (Century City)- Restaurant manager
Nicole Demato (Del Rey, CA)- B & B hotel worker
Royce Johnson- Nightlife promotionist
Opening cards:
ROBERTO: KING OF SPADES
NICOLE: 5 OF DIAMONDS
ROYCE: 9 OF CLUBS
1. If you’re flying out of L.A. and you want to take the shortest flight in terms of air miles, which city should you visit?
A: San Francisco
B: Las Vegas
C: Phoenix
ROYCE: Phoenix- INCORRECT
NICOLE: S.F.- INCORRECT ALSO
2. Which celebrity’s name is a combination of Hebrew and French Cajun which roughly translates to “Thank God for beef”?
ROYCE: (before even the choices were read): Natalie Portman- ZONK ANSWER OF THE WEEK NOMINEE
Choices:
A: Angelina Jolie
B: Barack Obama
C: Shia Labeouf
NICOLE: Shia Labeouf- CORRECT (100)
CARD: KING OF CLUBS; KEEPS IT (15)
If Venus Williams eats the traditional food served at a Wimbeldon tennis match, what’s she eating?
A: Chocolate Mousse
B: Strawberries & Cream
C: Eggs Benedict
ROBERTO: Strawberries & Cream- YOU BET (100)
CARD: JACK OF SPADES; TAKES IT AND FREEZES AT 20
What thrice-married actor called his 2008 nuptials to long-time girlfriend Brooke Mueller…?
ROYCE: Charlie Sheen- CORRECT (100)
CARD: 10 OF HEARTS; PASSES TO NICOLE (BUST)
CARD #7: 7 OF CLUBS (16)
CARD #8: ACE OF DIAMONDS (17)
CARD #9: 3 OF HEARTS (20)
FINAL CARD: JACK OF DIAMONDS- ROBERTO WINS (600)
ROUND 2:
ROBERTO: 5 OF CLUBS
NICOLE: 2 OF HEARTS
ROYCE: 9 OF SPADES
Who invented the first whirlpool bath?
A: George Whirl
B: William Tub
C: Roy Jacuzzi
NICOLE: Roy Jacuzzi- RIGHT (200)
CARD: 10 OF SPADES; PASSES TO ROBERTO (15)
In 1986, the Michigan legislature declared whose voice one of the state’s greatest natural resources?
A: Aretha Franklin
B: Diana Ross
C: ???
NICOLE: Aretha Franklin- RIGHT AGAIN (300)
CARD: 8 OF CLUBS; KEEPS IT (10)
If you were to get psychiatric help from the renowned Lucy Van Pelt, how much would she charge you?
A: $.05
B: $50
C: $500
ROBERTO: $.50- DOH
NICOLE: $.05- RIGHT (400)
CARD: 7 OF DIAMONDS; PASSES TO ROBERTO (BUST)
What musical question did the Baja Men ask?
NICOLE: “Who Let the Dogs Out?”- OF COURSE (500)
CARD: 7 OF SPADES; PASSES TO ROYCE (16)
What are you competing in if you do a Double Lux followed by a South Cat?
NICOLE: Ice Skating- TIE GAME (600)
CARD: 7 OF HEARTS, RESULTING IN ROYCE’S BUST (1,100)
CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND:
ROBERTO: 2 OF DIAMONDS
NICOLE: 6 OF SPADES
Who is credited with popularizing French cooking in America?
NICOLE: Julia Child- CORRECT
CARD: 4 OF CLUBS; TAKES IT (10)
What was the first state entered into the Union?
A: Massachusetts
B: Pennsylvania
C: Delaware
NICOLE: Delaware- NO
ROBERTO: Pennsylvania- NO
The Cobra, Corpse and Downward Dog are all…
NICOLE: Yoga (postures)- RIGHTCARD: 9 OF HEARTS; PASSES TO ROBERTO (11)
What actress played a rock and roll groupie “Almost Famous”?
NICOLE: Kate Hudson- RIGHT AGAIN
CARD: 8 OF HEARTS; PASSES TO ROBERTO (19)
Whose singing career has gone from singing in gay fat houses…?
A: Bette Midler
B: Toni Braxton
C: Diana Ross
NICOLE: Bette Midler- RIGHT ONCE MORE
Roberto is in DEEP trouble now. The only way he can stay in the game is if this next card is a deuce. Anything else and Nicole wins.
CARD: 8 OF DIAMONDS- NICOLE WINS!
Super Catch 21: Two change chips for Nicole to work with.
HAND #1: 8 OF HEARTS
HAND #2: 3 OF CLUBS
HAND #3: 6 OF HEARTS
CARD #4: 10 OF CLUBS; PLACES IT IN HAND #2 (13)
CARD #5: ACE OF HEARTS; PLACES IT IN HAND #1 (9 or 19)
CARD #6: JACK OF HEARTS; PLACES IT IN HAND #3 (16)
CARD #7: 6 OF CLUBS; CHANGES IT
CARD #8: 3 OF DIAMONDS; PLACES IT IN HAND #1 (12)
CARD #9: KING OF SPADES; CHANGES IT
CARD #10: QUEEN OF HEARTS- WIPEOUT
At least she had nothing to lose at that point- she still has the $1,000.
Jeopardy!: After a very exciting game last night, Mark Wales will try to show some more magic when he defends the title this time against Josh Fruhlinger (a freelance editor/photographer from Baltimore) and Joanne Infantino (a Spanish teacher from Oklahoma City). Opening categories:
EDGAR ALLAN POE-POURRI
HOP ON POP CULTURE
RINGING THE OPENING BELL AT THE NYSE
NEBRASKA, NEW YORK OR SOUTH DAKOTA
MOTHER GOOSE
DEPARTMENT “S”
Wales starts out with 4 out of 5 in the Pop Culture category for $2,400 (Joanne got the $600 clue). He then gets 4 out of 5 in Nebraska, New York or South Dakota to add another $2,200 to his total (Josh got the $800 clue there). At the first break, he now has $5,800. Josh has $1,600 and Joanne has $600.
The last category tried in the round has the Daily Double- Edgar Allan Poe-Pourri. Scores right now:
Mark: $6,600
Joanna: $2,000
Josh: $4,800
First clue for $400:
This lung disease claimed the life of Poe’s 24-year-old wife.
Joanne: “What is Turburculosis?”- CORRECT ($2,400)
$200:
A man’s harrowing escape from torture during the Spanish inquisition is recounted in this Poe favorite.
Mark: “What is The Pit and the Pendulum?”- RIGHT ($6,800)
$600:
DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIIILLLLLLLLYYYY DOUBLE! His wager is $1,800.
In the world’s first detective story, C. Auguste Dunn solves the title crimes in “The Murders” here.
“What is the Rue Morgue?”…right to go to $8,600!
$800:
Spoiler alert! “The Cask of” this potent potable tells of a man sealing up his enemy behind a wall…alive!
Joanne: “What is an amontillado?”- RIGHT ($3,200)
FINAL CLUE OF THE ROUND:
This French “Flowers of Evil” author translated Poe’s tales into French.
TRIPLE STUMPER: Charles Baudelaire
LACH TRASH FOR ROUND 1: $2,600
DJ! Categories:
STATE FISH
MOVIES BY ROLES (a year and three characters are given and the movie must be IDed in each correct response)
I’M HUNGRY!
“V” HAVE MAPS
WORD & PHRASE ORIGINS
SLEEP (from the Sleep Center at Stanford Hospital & Clinics)
The champ finds the first Daily Double under the $1,600 Movies By Roles clue. He has $11,800 while Josh has $5,200 and Joanne has $4,400. His wager is two grand.
1998: Richard Burbage, Queen Elizabeth, Viola de Lesseps
“What is Shakespeare in Love?”…that’s the movie to go to $13,800! We pick up the round with 11 clues left. First, here’s what’s left:
State Fish: ALL
I’m Hungry: $1,600 and $2,000
Sleep: $800-$2,000
Scores:
Mark: $19,000
Joanne: $5,200
Josh: $12,000
The champ’s in control, and he chooses the $400 State Fish clue.
This state’s official saltwater fish, the Tarpon, can be found in the Gulf of Mexico and in the Mobile Estuary.
Joanne: “What is Alabama?”- YES ($5,600); $1,600 I’M HUNGRY CLUE
I can’t pass up the Mousse D’Ecrevisse, made with these freshwater crustaceans.
Joanne: “What are crayfish?”- RIGHT AGAIN ($7,200); FINAL I’M HUNGRY CLUE
Let’s go Pennsylvania Dutch and have this dish, bits of pork made with cornmeal mush, then shaped into loaves and fried.
Mark: “What is scrapple?”- CORRECT ($21,000); $800 SLEEP CLUE IS TOLD BY SARAH
Stanford is running a trial of the C-path device, which provides continuous positive airway pressure to help this chronic condition, but breathing is interrupted.
Josh: “What is sleep apnea?”- RIGHT ($12,800); $1,200 SLEEP CLUE TOLD BY CHERYL
Doctors are not only studying insomnia, but parasomnia, which includes night terrors and this condition, from the Latin for “sleep and walk”.
Mark: “What is Somnambulism?”- RIGHT ($22,200); $1,600 SLEEP CLUE TOLD BY JIMMY
DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIILLLLLLLLYYY DOUBLE #2! His wager is $3,000.
The Sleep Center at Stanford Hospital & Clinics discovered the gene for this disorder involving sudden sleep, from the Greek for “numb”.
“What is narcolepsy?”…is it to go to $25,200! Not quite a lock game yet.
FINAL SLEEP CLUE TOLD BY SARAH:
This part of the brain that connects to the spinal cord is vital for dreaming as it produces chemicals that keep other parts of the brain active.
Josh: “What is the medulla oblongata?”- CORRECT ($14,800)
$800 STATE FISH CLUE:
A subspecies of cutthroat trout, the Bonneville cutthroat is native to this state and is its state fish.
Joanne: “What is Utah?”- CORRECT ($8,000)
$1,200:
The Reef Triggerfish, this state’s state fish, can be found as far south as Australia.
Joanne: “What is Hawaii?”- RIGHT AGAIN ($9,200)
$1,600:
Maryland’s state fish, the Rockfish, is also known as the striped species of this.
TRIPLE STUMPER #1: Bass
FINAL CLUE OF THE ROUND:
Florida’s state saltwater fish is this game fish known for its raised dorsal fin and spear-like nose.
Josh: “What is a swordfish?”- NO ($12,800)
TRIPLE STUMPER #2: Sailfish
LACH TRASH FOR ROUND 2: $3,600
SCORES AFTER DOUBLE JEOPARDY!:
Mark: $25,200
Joanne: $9,200
Josh: $12,800
CORYAT SCORES:
Mark: $22,200
Joanne: $9,200
Josh: $12,800
FJ! CATEGORY: World Leaders.
Born in Kiev and later a U.S. citizen, this leader became Prime Minister in 1969 of a country founded in the 20th century.
JOANNE:
Response: NOTHING
Wager: $4,000
Final score: $5,200
She’s mathematically out of this. We go to Josh now, who wrote “Who is Dubcek?”…
“Who is Dubcek?”
…NO. His wager was…$12,799, so he drops to a dollar and leaves with $1,000 (the lady gets $2,000). Mr. Wales had “Who is Golda Mier?”…right to add another $1,200 to win $26,400 this night and $81,402 for three shows!
Wipeout: Tonight's Wipeout Qualifier features in addition to the Sucker Punch and the Big Balls, the Dirty Balls and the Ball Swing; we have a ball-themed course here. Also, the Sucker Punch pool has a lot of small balls in it. Notables:
James Simpton: 3:18.3 (SIX Wipeouts!)
Jeremy Olson: 1:14.5 (he only WOed once; I think his time's a new record)
Casey O'Farrell: 1:38.7 (Four WOs)
David Matz: 1:47.8
Dana Jamison: 2:16.1
Ben Kronberg: 1:36
Heather Lawrence is probably the worst contestant in the history of the show so far because she was ungodly slow on the course.
Joining the above six on the Sweeper are Jodi Elliot, Richard Gale, John Ames, Katie Graham, Shawn Kirby and Jessica Horton.
Sweeper: This time, each contestant has to jump through a spinning hoop as it comes around.
Elimination Order:
1. Jodi
2. Jessica
3. Richard
4. Katie
5. Shawn
6. John
The $1,000 winner was Casey. As it turned out, the first six names that I mentioned on this week's episode are all in Round 3.
Dizzy Dummy: In the first and third heats, contestants will have to run the Slippery Snakes. In the second and fourth heats, they'll run on barrels.
Heat #1: David wins. Jacob then quits due to possible motion sickness.
Heat #2: Jeremy tries and tries to get on top of the finish platform...and finally does it!
Heat #3: Dana, the only lady left in tonight's competition, advances to the Wipeout Zone!
Heat #4: The final Wipeout Zone entrant tonight is...Casey, after just missing in the previous heat.
Wipeout Zone: In addition to the water slide, the barrel run and the launch pads, the Spinner tonight has only two entranes to it.
David: 8:27.01
Dana: 6:26.29
Jeremy can't even get past the Spinner in time.
Does Casey win the whole $51K tonight?...
...YES with a time of 5:30.51!
"World Poker Tour" 7/21- Invitational
This tournament is a favorite on the schedule- the WPT Invitational. This is where celebrities, past champions and friends/family members of great poker players all gathered for a chance to win $125,500 and a guaranteed WPT Championship seat.
And this time, history was made at this tournament, as for the first time in WPT history, only five players started a final table. The opening chip count:
1. Billy Baxter (a Hall of Famer)- $1.21 million
2. Ethan Ruby (a crusader)- $900,000
3. Elias Madias (a Hollywood screenwriter)- $840,000
4. Justin Marchand (a magazine publisher)- $805,000
5. Van Nguyen (wife of Men)- $690,000
Baxter won $260,000 on a first hand blitz. He then tried to win again in the second hand:
Billy: (9H)(8C)
Elias: DOUBLE 4s (Clubs and Spades)
BASE POT: $500,000
THE FLOP: (JS)(3H)(7C)
Baxter had a gutshot straight draw, but he folded an $800K pot to Madias after Madias bet 300 grand. Van then doubled up on the next after everyone else folded, and then again to go to $1.19 million. Next hand:
Billy: (KS)(9S)
Justin: (QD)(JD)
BASE POT: $480,000
THE FLOP: (2S)(QS)(AS)- NUT FLUSH!
Meanwhile, Marchand made middle pair.
TURN: JACK OF CLUBS
Marchand could now steal the pot with a great bluff or a Queen or Jack on the river.
RIVER: 4 OF SPADES
Good thing Marchand didn’t bet a ton before the river. Baxter won this pot for $730K and faced Ruby in the next hand.
Billy: (AC)(10C)
Ethan: DOUBLE QUEENS (Spades and Clubs)
BASE POT: $630,000
THE FLOP: (AH)(9D)(3S)
Baxter made the best possible pair.
TURN: 5 OF HEARTS- DUD
Baxter then tried to make Ruby call ALL IN…nope, so Baxter won a $1.05 million pot. Next, he tried to bust Marchand out.
Billy: (QS)(6H)
Justin: (AC)(4D)
POT: $540,000
THE FLOP: (4H)(AH)(7S)
TURN: JACK OF DIAMONDS- AUTOMATIC BAXTER LOSS
RIVER: JACK OF CLUBS
Marchand doubled up no problem there, but he again went ALL IN, this time against Madias.
Justin: DOUBLE QUEENS (Clubs and Spades)
Elias: DOUBLE JACKS (Diamonds and Hearts)
POT: $1.03 million
THE FLOP: (QD)(KC)(5H)
TURN: JACK OF CLUBS
Did that Jack of Spades show up on the river…no, it was the King of Spades, meaning Marchand doubled up again. The loss meant Madias was now ALL IN on the next hand against Baxter.
Billy: (6D)(4C)
Elias: (7C)(4H)
POT: $290,000
THE FLOP: (4D)(9S)(5H)
TURN: 7 OF DIAMONDS
Madias now had the lead, but Baxter had an open-ended straight draw. If a 3 or an 8 popped up on the river, Madias was sent home…
RIVER: DEUCE OF SPADES
…but it was a two, so Madias doubled up. The new chip count at this point:
1. Billy- $1,805,000
2. Justin- $1.15 million
3. Van- $1 million
4. Elias- $280K
5. Ethan- $210K
Madias doubled up to $440K on a blitz, then he was ALL IN against Marchand.
Justin: DOUBLE 8s (Clubs and Diamonds)
Elias: (AS)(5H)
POT: $990,000
THE FLOP: (2D)(9D)(3H)
Instant straight draw for Madias.
TURN: 7 OF HEARTS
To stay alive, Madias needed an Ace or a 4 on the river…
RIVER: 3 OF CLUBS
…THE END for Madias. Would the same result happen to Ruby on the next hand? Let’s find out.
Billy: (7C)(5S)
Ethan: (AC)(7H)
POT: $240,000
THE FLOP: (9D)(3C)(JC)- DUD
TURN: 10 OF HEARTS- ANOTHER DUD
If a 5 came up, Ruby was eliminated; if an 8 came up, they would split the pot because both would have an Jack-high straight…
RIVER: QUEEN OF SPADES
…nope, so Ruby doubled up. Two hands later, he attempted to double up again against the same player.
Ethan: (KS)(4S)
Billy: (AC)(10S)
POT: Half million
THE FLOP: (3S)(JD)(9C)- DUD
TURN: 7 OF SPADES
Ruby now had a flush draw. He needed a Spade, a 4 or a King to keep going…
RIVER: ACE OF SPADES
…he got his spade flush to go to 500 grand!
On the next hand, Van was the one going ALL IN against Baxter this time.
Van: (AS)(KD)
Billy: (AC)(10C)
POT: $1.72 million
THE FLOP: (10H)(3S)(4D)
TURN: 9 OF SPADES
Van needed a King on the river or else…
RIVER: KING OF SPADES
…GOT IT TO DOUBLE UP AND TAKE THE LEAD! The chip count now:
1. Van- $1.54 million
2. Justin- $1,485,000
3. Billy- $970K
4. Ethan- $450K
Here’s what happened two hands later:
Van: (AS)(8S)
Justin: (AC)(10S)
BASE POT: $690K
THE FLOP: (2C)(8H)(AD)
Great news for Van there, and she then bet half a million…causing Marchand to push ALL IN. Did Van fold then…NO.
TURN: QUEEN OF CLUBS
For Marchand to stay alive, he needed another Queen or 10…
RIVER: 9 OF CLUBS
…no, so he left with nothing. Van was now up to $3.02 million! Halftime chip count:
1. Van- $3,015,000
2. Billy- $930K
3. Ethan- Half million
On the next hand, Ruby went ALL IN, and Van played against him.
Ethan: DOUBLE 8s (Diamonds and Spades)
Van: (AC)(4H)
POT: $1.11 million
THE FLOP: (9C)(10C)(5H)
TURN: KING OF DIAMONDS- DUD
Van needed an Ace to go to head’s up action…
RIVER: JACK OF DIAMONDS
…nope, so Ruby doubled up.
A few hands later, the two male players remaining battled it out.
Billy: (KD)(2C)
Ethan: (KC)(3H)
BASE POT: $230K
FLOP: (9S)(QC)(KS)
Split pot possibility and Baxter went ALL IN. If a 2 or 3 didn’t come up on either of the last two cards, this would be a split pot.
TURN: TWO OF HEARTS
Baxter now had the lead. All he had to dodge was a three…and it was a 5 of Diamonds to give him a $1.87 million pot.
With only about 30 minutes left, the new chip count:
1. Van- $3,055,000
2. Ethan- $750K
3. Billy- $640K
After Van won the next hand on a blitz, Baxter was ALL IN against her.
Billy: (9D)(4C)
Van: (JD)(7H)
POT: $960K
FLOP: (6H)(2C)(QS)- WORTHLESS
TURN: ACE OF CLUBS- ALSO NO GOOD
BB now needed a 4 or a 9 to stay alive…
RIVER: JACK OF HEARTS
…good night to him.
MONEY PRESENTATION: SILVER BOWLS OF MONEY
The chip count:
Van- $3,815,000
Ethan- $630K
First hand:
Van: (QC)(7S)
Ethan: (8D)(6S)
BASE POT: $280K
FLOP: (7H)(3H)(9S)
Instant open-ended straight draw for Ruby, whom I might add was in a wheelchair at the time. But Van went ALL IN…and Ruby didn’t want to try it. She then won the second hand on a blitz thanks to a pair of 10s to break the four million mark. After Van got two more blitzes under her belt, she tried for the win on this next hand.
Ethan: (7S)(6C)
Van: (9S)(7C)
POT: $260K
FLOP: (5H)(4D)(8D)- INSTANT RUBY STRAIGHT!
Van now needed a 6 to win it all.
TURN: DEUCE OF HEARTS
The final card…
RIVER: 8 OF HEARTS
…another 8, keeping Ruby alive for now. He again went ALL IN on the next hand.
Ethan: (10D)(9S)
Van: (8S)(4C)
POT: $520K
FLOP: (KD)(9H)(5S)
Middle pair for Ruby.
TURN: 6 OF SPADES
To win, Van needed a 7 on the river…
RIVER: ACE OF SPADES
…no, doubling Ruby up again. After he blitzed on the next hand to reach $700K, he went ALL IN one more time.
Ethan: (AC)(10H)
Van: (AH)(KC)
POT: $1.4 million
FLOP: (4C)(7C)(2H)
TURN: 3 OF SPADES
If a 5 came up on the river, this would be a split pot because both would’ve made a wheel straight. If a 10 popped up, Ruby doubled up outright once again. Otherwise, you know what that meant…
RIVER: 5 OF HEARTS
…5 for a tie! Ruby went ALL IN once more two hands later.
Ethan: (QS)(JS)
Van: (KD)(4S)
POT: $1.2 million
FLOP: (2C)(9D)(AD)
TURN: 3 OF DIAMONDS
Ruby needed a non-Diamond Jack or Queen…
RIVER: ACE OF SPADES
…VAN HAS DONE IT- SHE’S THE FIRST FEMALE PLAYER EVER TO WIN A WPT TOURNAMENT THAT ISN’T FOR FEMALES ONLY!!!!!!
My goodness- that’s three weeks in a row history has overshadowed the money given away on this show! BTW, Ethan didn’t go home empty-handed, because as the runner-up, he got fifty grand. I hope he can get out of that wheelchair soon.
And this time, history was made at this tournament, as for the first time in WPT history, only five players started a final table. The opening chip count:
1. Billy Baxter (a Hall of Famer)- $1.21 million
2. Ethan Ruby (a crusader)- $900,000
3. Elias Madias (a Hollywood screenwriter)- $840,000
4. Justin Marchand (a magazine publisher)- $805,000
5. Van Nguyen (wife of Men)- $690,000
Baxter won $260,000 on a first hand blitz. He then tried to win again in the second hand:
Billy: (9H)(8C)
Elias: DOUBLE 4s (Clubs and Spades)
BASE POT: $500,000
THE FLOP: (JS)(3H)(7C)
Baxter had a gutshot straight draw, but he folded an $800K pot to Madias after Madias bet 300 grand. Van then doubled up on the next after everyone else folded, and then again to go to $1.19 million. Next hand:
Billy: (KS)(9S)
Justin: (QD)(JD)
BASE POT: $480,000
THE FLOP: (2S)(QS)(AS)- NUT FLUSH!
Meanwhile, Marchand made middle pair.
TURN: JACK OF CLUBS
Marchand could now steal the pot with a great bluff or a Queen or Jack on the river.
RIVER: 4 OF SPADES
Good thing Marchand didn’t bet a ton before the river. Baxter won this pot for $730K and faced Ruby in the next hand.
Billy: (AC)(10C)
Ethan: DOUBLE QUEENS (Spades and Clubs)
BASE POT: $630,000
THE FLOP: (AH)(9D)(3S)
Baxter made the best possible pair.
TURN: 5 OF HEARTS- DUD
Baxter then tried to make Ruby call ALL IN…nope, so Baxter won a $1.05 million pot. Next, he tried to bust Marchand out.
Billy: (QS)(6H)
Justin: (AC)(4D)
POT: $540,000
THE FLOP: (4H)(AH)(7S)
TURN: JACK OF DIAMONDS- AUTOMATIC BAXTER LOSS
RIVER: JACK OF CLUBS
Marchand doubled up no problem there, but he again went ALL IN, this time against Madias.
Justin: DOUBLE QUEENS (Clubs and Spades)
Elias: DOUBLE JACKS (Diamonds and Hearts)
POT: $1.03 million
THE FLOP: (QD)(KC)(5H)
TURN: JACK OF CLUBS
Did that Jack of Spades show up on the river…no, it was the King of Spades, meaning Marchand doubled up again. The loss meant Madias was now ALL IN on the next hand against Baxter.
Billy: (6D)(4C)
Elias: (7C)(4H)
POT: $290,000
THE FLOP: (4D)(9S)(5H)
TURN: 7 OF DIAMONDS
Madias now had the lead, but Baxter had an open-ended straight draw. If a 3 or an 8 popped up on the river, Madias was sent home…
RIVER: DEUCE OF SPADES
…but it was a two, so Madias doubled up. The new chip count at this point:
1. Billy- $1,805,000
2. Justin- $1.15 million
3. Van- $1 million
4. Elias- $280K
5. Ethan- $210K
Madias doubled up to $440K on a blitz, then he was ALL IN against Marchand.
Justin: DOUBLE 8s (Clubs and Diamonds)
Elias: (AS)(5H)
POT: $990,000
THE FLOP: (2D)(9D)(3H)
Instant straight draw for Madias.
TURN: 7 OF HEARTS
To stay alive, Madias needed an Ace or a 4 on the river…
RIVER: 3 OF CLUBS
…THE END for Madias. Would the same result happen to Ruby on the next hand? Let’s find out.
Billy: (7C)(5S)
Ethan: (AC)(7H)
POT: $240,000
THE FLOP: (9D)(3C)(JC)- DUD
TURN: 10 OF HEARTS- ANOTHER DUD
If a 5 came up, Ruby was eliminated; if an 8 came up, they would split the pot because both would have an Jack-high straight…
RIVER: QUEEN OF SPADES
…nope, so Ruby doubled up. Two hands later, he attempted to double up again against the same player.
Ethan: (KS)(4S)
Billy: (AC)(10S)
POT: Half million
THE FLOP: (3S)(JD)(9C)- DUD
TURN: 7 OF SPADES
Ruby now had a flush draw. He needed a Spade, a 4 or a King to keep going…
RIVER: ACE OF SPADES
…he got his spade flush to go to 500 grand!
On the next hand, Van was the one going ALL IN against Baxter this time.
Van: (AS)(KD)
Billy: (AC)(10C)
POT: $1.72 million
THE FLOP: (10H)(3S)(4D)
TURN: 9 OF SPADES
Van needed a King on the river or else…
RIVER: KING OF SPADES
…GOT IT TO DOUBLE UP AND TAKE THE LEAD! The chip count now:
1. Van- $1.54 million
2. Justin- $1,485,000
3. Billy- $970K
4. Ethan- $450K
Here’s what happened two hands later:
Van: (AS)(8S)
Justin: (AC)(10S)
BASE POT: $690K
THE FLOP: (2C)(8H)(AD)
Great news for Van there, and she then bet half a million…causing Marchand to push ALL IN. Did Van fold then…NO.
TURN: QUEEN OF CLUBS
For Marchand to stay alive, he needed another Queen or 10…
RIVER: 9 OF CLUBS
…no, so he left with nothing. Van was now up to $3.02 million! Halftime chip count:
1. Van- $3,015,000
2. Billy- $930K
3. Ethan- Half million
On the next hand, Ruby went ALL IN, and Van played against him.
Ethan: DOUBLE 8s (Diamonds and Spades)
Van: (AC)(4H)
POT: $1.11 million
THE FLOP: (9C)(10C)(5H)
TURN: KING OF DIAMONDS- DUD
Van needed an Ace to go to head’s up action…
RIVER: JACK OF DIAMONDS
…nope, so Ruby doubled up.
A few hands later, the two male players remaining battled it out.
Billy: (KD)(2C)
Ethan: (KC)(3H)
BASE POT: $230K
FLOP: (9S)(QC)(KS)
Split pot possibility and Baxter went ALL IN. If a 2 or 3 didn’t come up on either of the last two cards, this would be a split pot.
TURN: TWO OF HEARTS
Baxter now had the lead. All he had to dodge was a three…and it was a 5 of Diamonds to give him a $1.87 million pot.
With only about 30 minutes left, the new chip count:
1. Van- $3,055,000
2. Ethan- $750K
3. Billy- $640K
After Van won the next hand on a blitz, Baxter was ALL IN against her.
Billy: (9D)(4C)
Van: (JD)(7H)
POT: $960K
FLOP: (6H)(2C)(QS)- WORTHLESS
TURN: ACE OF CLUBS- ALSO NO GOOD
BB now needed a 4 or a 9 to stay alive…
RIVER: JACK OF HEARTS
…good night to him.
MONEY PRESENTATION: SILVER BOWLS OF MONEY
The chip count:
Van- $3,815,000
Ethan- $630K
First hand:
Van: (QC)(7S)
Ethan: (8D)(6S)
BASE POT: $280K
FLOP: (7H)(3H)(9S)
Instant open-ended straight draw for Ruby, whom I might add was in a wheelchair at the time. But Van went ALL IN…and Ruby didn’t want to try it. She then won the second hand on a blitz thanks to a pair of 10s to break the four million mark. After Van got two more blitzes under her belt, she tried for the win on this next hand.
Ethan: (7S)(6C)
Van: (9S)(7C)
POT: $260K
FLOP: (5H)(4D)(8D)- INSTANT RUBY STRAIGHT!
Van now needed a 6 to win it all.
TURN: DEUCE OF HEARTS
The final card…
RIVER: 8 OF HEARTS
…another 8, keeping Ruby alive for now. He again went ALL IN on the next hand.
Ethan: (10D)(9S)
Van: (8S)(4C)
POT: $520K
FLOP: (KD)(9H)(5S)
Middle pair for Ruby.
TURN: 6 OF SPADES
To win, Van needed a 7 on the river…
RIVER: ACE OF SPADES
…no, doubling Ruby up again. After he blitzed on the next hand to reach $700K, he went ALL IN one more time.
Ethan: (AC)(10H)
Van: (AH)(KC)
POT: $1.4 million
FLOP: (4C)(7C)(2H)
TURN: 3 OF SPADES
If a 5 came up on the river, this would be a split pot because both would’ve made a wheel straight. If a 10 popped up, Ruby doubled up outright once again. Otherwise, you know what that meant…
RIVER: 5 OF HEARTS
…5 for a tie! Ruby went ALL IN once more two hands later.
Ethan: (QS)(JS)
Van: (KD)(4S)
POT: $1.2 million
FLOP: (2C)(9D)(AD)
TURN: 3 OF DIAMONDS
Ruby needed a non-Diamond Jack or Queen…
RIVER: ACE OF SPADES
…VAN HAS DONE IT- SHE’S THE FIRST FEMALE PLAYER EVER TO WIN A WPT TOURNAMENT THAT ISN’T FOR FEMALES ONLY!!!!!!
My goodness- that’s three weeks in a row history has overshadowed the money given away on this show! BTW, Ethan didn’t go home empty-handed, because as the runner-up, he got fifty grand. I hope he can get out of that wheelchair soon.
ABC struggles in Monday ratings
ABC's first-run programming Monday did very poorly. The second episode of "High School Musical: Get in the Picture" scored only a 2.2 Fast Nielsen with a 4 share. The premiere of "Wanna Bet?" dropped to a 2.1/3 (making it possible burn-off material) and "The Mole" went back to a 2.2/4.
Source: The Futon Critic
Source: The Futon Critic
"Nashville Star" 7/21
This week, everybody did an original song.
First up this week was Coffey with “Southern Man”. Jeffrey thought it was a novelty song but thought he did a good job. John didn’t think that could be a country hit. Jewel liked the fact that the song talked about himself. I gave him a 7.
Second to advance was Melissa Lawson, and she did “Ready to Stand”. Jewel liked it. Jeffrey thought it was great, and John thought she was getting better and better every week. I gave her a 10!
Then, all of the judges performed a medley of their own songs!
The last contestant to definitely advance was…
…Gabe Garcia! His song this week was “Lost Weekend”. Jeffrey thought everything was great. John said he didn’t fully connect with the audience, even though he sung great. Jewel told him to continue not being generic. I gave him a 9.
That left Ashlee Hewitt and Shawn Mayer in this week’s bottom two.
Hewitt’s song was titled “My Tart Lemonade”. Jewel thought she was herself and the song was great. Jeffrey thought he was impressed with her songwriting at her young age. John said that if she got eliminated, he would be willing to give her a record deal after the season was over. I gave her a 9 also.
Mayer then sang “I’m Not Looking Back”. I really liked this song, as did all the judges, so I gave her a 10!
But something had to give at the end. The lady who didn’t make it to the final four and wouldn’t be back until two weeks from now was…
Ashlee Hewitt
Shawn Mayer
…Ashlee Hewitt.
First up this week was Coffey with “Southern Man”. Jeffrey thought it was a novelty song but thought he did a good job. John didn’t think that could be a country hit. Jewel liked the fact that the song talked about himself. I gave him a 7.
Second to advance was Melissa Lawson, and she did “Ready to Stand”. Jewel liked it. Jeffrey thought it was great, and John thought she was getting better and better every week. I gave her a 10!
Then, all of the judges performed a medley of their own songs!
The last contestant to definitely advance was…
…Gabe Garcia! His song this week was “Lost Weekend”. Jeffrey thought everything was great. John said he didn’t fully connect with the audience, even though he sung great. Jewel told him to continue not being generic. I gave him a 9.
That left Ashlee Hewitt and Shawn Mayer in this week’s bottom two.
Hewitt’s song was titled “My Tart Lemonade”. Jewel thought she was herself and the song was great. Jeffrey thought he was impressed with her songwriting at her young age. John said that if she got eliminated, he would be willing to give her a record deal after the season was over. I gave her a 9 also.
Mayer then sang “I’m Not Looking Back”. I really liked this song, as did all the judges, so I gave her a 10!
But something had to give at the end. The lady who didn’t make it to the final four and wouldn’t be back until two weeks from now was…
Ashlee Hewitt
Shawn Mayer
…Ashlee Hewitt.
Monday, July 21, 2008
"The Mole" 7/21
Remember, the pot now stands at $251,000 and five contestants are left.
TONIGHT'S FIRST MISSION: There was one team of three called "smart players" while the other team of two was considered a team of "dumb players".
Smart:
Clay
Mark
Paul
Dumb:
Craig
Nicole
Both teams were given a series of clues that they had to decipher. The answers to the clues were scattered all over the city of Mendoza, and they were all number answers that each team had to enter into a computer, located at the start. The smart team had to punch in three different answers, while the dumb team had to enter five different answers. If both teams were successful, $30,000 went into the pot. 70 minutes were put on the clock. Nobody was allowed to write their numbers down.
The preliminary clue for the smart team:
Find the plaza that was donated to the city of Medoza by the Spanish government.
Part one of the first clue:
1. Subtract the year Columbus landed in the New World from the year of the inauguration of the Plaza (1947 - 1492 = 455).
Mark thought it was 439.
The smart team IDed the opening plaza as Plaza Espana, while the dumb team headed to Plaza Italia. Their first clue:
1. Calculate the number of teeth on the wolf statue, plus the number of points on the Star Without a Face on the main statue (8 + 5 = 13)
The second part of the first clue for the smart team:
Add the number of tiles on the Argentine Code of Arms , minus the ship and the tents (the team now had their answer as 610).
For the dumb team's second clue, they had 21. Their third clue:
3. Add together the following: The number of slides multiplied by six, the number of seesaws multiplied by nine and the number of swings multipled by 5 plus six sides of something else plus 28 (12 + 18 + 25 + 6 + 28 = 89)
After that, the dumb team went to Plaza Independencia.
The second clue the smart team got was 4,181.
The dumb team's fourth clue:
4. While looking at the Plaza Independcia's founding plaque, subtract the year the plaza was built from the year the plaza was renovated (1995 -1863 = 132). Then, add the number of months on the Argentinian calendar (12).
Then, the dumb team went back to Plaza Italia for their final clue:
Calculate the number of columns in the central area of the plaza (32) plus the number of orange pieces in the tops and the playground area, plus the number of land posts with green tops.
The dumb team's guess for the last clue was 228.
Meanwhile, the smart team got lost trying to get to their final destination because possibly of Paul. At that point, only 15 minutes were left on the clock. Their final answer was 2,584.
Only the last two digits of the dumb team's final answer was incorrect when all the numbers were typed in. Thus, one member of the dumb team had one more chance to re-calculate the right answer. Craig got the honors while Nicole went back out to the park.
The final answer for the dumb team's final clue was 233...
...RIGHT for $30,000!
NEW POT TOTAL: $281,000
While Mark and Clay were talking to each other, they thought either Nicole or Craig was The Mole. While Clay was talking to Nicole, they both thought Craig was The Mole (Mark thought it was Nicole).
Everybody then flew to Buenos Aires for their next mission.
SECOND MISSION TONIGHT: Up to $50,000 could've been placed into the pot if they were successful. To start, each player chose one of the other four that they felt they could trust the most.
Mark- Clay
Paul- Mark
Craig- Clay
Clay- Nicole
Nicole- Mark
Everyone's friends and/or families were riding on a train. The players now took a train aboard the Los Incas Train Station. In each round, one player on each team was asked a series of 30 questions about the other's loved ones, then the host asked five of the questions to the other member of that team. If that player got three out of five right, the train would open and not only would the first person get to see their loved ones, $10,000 would be added to the pot.
We started with Craig & Clay.
1. Describe Brendi in one word.
GUESS: Amazing
2. Who is Brendi's favorite musician or musical group?
GUESS: Kroll
3. What is Brendi's lifetime goal?
GUESS: On a farm
4. What is Brendi's favorite color?
GUESS: Purple
5. What is Craig's funniest memory of Brendi?
NO GUESS
RESULT: OPEN ($10,000; Brendi is Craig's friend)
The results for the other teams:
CLAY & NICOLE: OPEN (Kim is Clay's wife; the pot is now over 300 grand!)
MARK & NICOLE: OPEN (Ledora is Nicole's mother)
CLAY & MARK: OPEN (Brenda is Mark's wife)
PAUL & MARK: OPEN FOR A CLEAN SWEEP! (Alexa is Paul's wife and Tori is a child of theirs)
NEW POT TOTAL: $331,000
THE QUIZ:
1. Is The Mole male or female?
2. During the "Go Figure" mission, was The Mole wearing a hat?
3. During "Go Figure", did The Mole return to the park to recalculate one of the answers?
4. Which team was The Mole part of in "Go Figure"?
5. In the "Ticket to Ride" mission, who did The Mole pick as their most trusted player- Clay, Mark or Nicole?
6. In "Ticket to Ride", how many people chose The Mole as their most trusted player- 0, 1 or 2?
7. In "Ticket to Ride", who was The Moles loved one (s)?
8. During "Ticket to Ride", in what order did The Mole see their loved ones?
9. During drinks before "Ticket to Ride", from Jon's perspective, where was The Mole sitting (from right to left)?
10. Who is The Mole?
The next contestant out of the running is...
Clay
Craig
Mark
Nicole
Paul
...Clay Cauley. His elimination stategy backfired on him this time.
TONIGHT'S FIRST MISSION: There was one team of three called "smart players" while the other team of two was considered a team of "dumb players".
Smart:
Clay
Mark
Paul
Dumb:
Craig
Nicole
Both teams were given a series of clues that they had to decipher. The answers to the clues were scattered all over the city of Mendoza, and they were all number answers that each team had to enter into a computer, located at the start. The smart team had to punch in three different answers, while the dumb team had to enter five different answers. If both teams were successful, $30,000 went into the pot. 70 minutes were put on the clock. Nobody was allowed to write their numbers down.
The preliminary clue for the smart team:
Find the plaza that was donated to the city of Medoza by the Spanish government.
Part one of the first clue:
1. Subtract the year Columbus landed in the New World from the year of the inauguration of the Plaza (1947 - 1492 = 455).
Mark thought it was 439.
The smart team IDed the opening plaza as Plaza Espana, while the dumb team headed to Plaza Italia. Their first clue:
1. Calculate the number of teeth on the wolf statue, plus the number of points on the Star Without a Face on the main statue (8 + 5 = 13)
The second part of the first clue for the smart team:
Add the number of tiles on the Argentine Code of Arms , minus the ship and the tents (the team now had their answer as 610).
For the dumb team's second clue, they had 21. Their third clue:
3. Add together the following: The number of slides multiplied by six, the number of seesaws multiplied by nine and the number of swings multipled by 5 plus six sides of something else plus 28 (12 + 18 + 25 + 6 + 28 = 89)
After that, the dumb team went to Plaza Independencia.
The second clue the smart team got was 4,181.
The dumb team's fourth clue:
4. While looking at the Plaza Independcia's founding plaque, subtract the year the plaza was built from the year the plaza was renovated (1995 -1863 = 132). Then, add the number of months on the Argentinian calendar (12).
Then, the dumb team went back to Plaza Italia for their final clue:
Calculate the number of columns in the central area of the plaza (32) plus the number of orange pieces in the tops and the playground area, plus the number of land posts with green tops.
The dumb team's guess for the last clue was 228.
Meanwhile, the smart team got lost trying to get to their final destination because possibly of Paul. At that point, only 15 minutes were left on the clock. Their final answer was 2,584.
Only the last two digits of the dumb team's final answer was incorrect when all the numbers were typed in. Thus, one member of the dumb team had one more chance to re-calculate the right answer. Craig got the honors while Nicole went back out to the park.
The final answer for the dumb team's final clue was 233...
...RIGHT for $30,000!
NEW POT TOTAL: $281,000
While Mark and Clay were talking to each other, they thought either Nicole or Craig was The Mole. While Clay was talking to Nicole, they both thought Craig was The Mole (Mark thought it was Nicole).
Everybody then flew to Buenos Aires for their next mission.
SECOND MISSION TONIGHT: Up to $50,000 could've been placed into the pot if they were successful. To start, each player chose one of the other four that they felt they could trust the most.
Mark- Clay
Paul- Mark
Craig- Clay
Clay- Nicole
Nicole- Mark
Everyone's friends and/or families were riding on a train. The players now took a train aboard the Los Incas Train Station. In each round, one player on each team was asked a series of 30 questions about the other's loved ones, then the host asked five of the questions to the other member of that team. If that player got three out of five right, the train would open and not only would the first person get to see their loved ones, $10,000 would be added to the pot.
We started with Craig & Clay.
1. Describe Brendi in one word.
GUESS: Amazing
2. Who is Brendi's favorite musician or musical group?
GUESS: Kroll
3. What is Brendi's lifetime goal?
GUESS: On a farm
4. What is Brendi's favorite color?
GUESS: Purple
5. What is Craig's funniest memory of Brendi?
NO GUESS
RESULT: OPEN ($10,000; Brendi is Craig's friend)
The results for the other teams:
CLAY & NICOLE: OPEN (Kim is Clay's wife; the pot is now over 300 grand!)
MARK & NICOLE: OPEN (Ledora is Nicole's mother)
CLAY & MARK: OPEN (Brenda is Mark's wife)
PAUL & MARK: OPEN FOR A CLEAN SWEEP! (Alexa is Paul's wife and Tori is a child of theirs)
NEW POT TOTAL: $331,000
THE QUIZ:
1. Is The Mole male or female?
2. During the "Go Figure" mission, was The Mole wearing a hat?
3. During "Go Figure", did The Mole return to the park to recalculate one of the answers?
4. Which team was The Mole part of in "Go Figure"?
5. In the "Ticket to Ride" mission, who did The Mole pick as their most trusted player- Clay, Mark or Nicole?
6. In "Ticket to Ride", how many people chose The Mole as their most trusted player- 0, 1 or 2?
7. In "Ticket to Ride", who was The Moles loved one (s)?
8. During "Ticket to Ride", in what order did The Mole see their loved ones?
9. During drinks before "Ticket to Ride", from Jon's perspective, where was The Mole sitting (from right to left)?
10. Who is The Mole?
The next contestant out of the running is...
Clay
Craig
Mark
Nicole
Paul
...Clay Cauley. His elimination stategy backfired on him this time.
7/21/2008 Results- "Catch 21" and "Wanna Bet?" debut!
Catch 21: It’s the new version of Merrill Heatter’s “Gambit”! In addition to Heatter producing the show, Scott Sternberg from “That’s the Question” is producing as well. Your host is Alfonso Ribiero and the model is Mikki Padilla. As of right now, Kraft’s Realmayo is sponsoring the show.
Tonight’s contestants are Patricia Brown (who is a bill collector), Bob Ebernoff from Atlantic City (who is an attorney) and Gordon Frankolite from Miami Beach, FL (who is a web site designer).
Here are the rules. To start each round, a playing card is given to all three players. Then, a question with three possible answers is shown. In this game, you can never earn a card by default- if two players miss the same question, it’s thrown out. The one who gets the question correct can either take the current card in play or pass it to one of their two opponents. Contestants can freeze after any correct answer.
During the first two rounds, we play for points. Each correct answer is worth 100 points, while winning a round is worth 500 points. The player with the lowest score at the end of Round 2 is eliminated.
In the final round, the scoreboards are taken out of play. Only the player that gets the closest to 21 without going over (or gets 21 on the nose) in the final round wins the game, $1,000, and a chance to play Super Catch 21 for up to $25,000.
With all that being said, here are the opening cards:
PATRICIA: QUEEN OF HEARTS
BOB: 6 OF DIAMONDS
GORDON: 5 OF SPADES
First question:
What celebrity told “US Weekly” that due to breast feeding, she now has “E cups”?
A: Nicole Ritchie
B: Keri Russell
C: Christina Aguilera
GORDON RINGS IN WITH CHRISTINA AGUILERA- CORRECT (100)
CARD: 4 OF DIAMONDS; PASSED TO PATRICIA (14)
2. According to an InStyle “Sexy Poll”, who’s the sexiest man of all time?
A: Napoleon
B: George Clooney
C: Ronald Reagan
PATRICIA RINGS IN WITH GEORGE CLOONEY- RIGHT (100)
CARD: JACK OF HEARTS; PASSED TO BOB (16)
3. If you were looking for Scarlett O’Hara, you should probably go to which home?
WITHOUT HEARING THE CHOICES, GORDON ANSWERS TARAH- RIGHT (200)
CARD: QUEEN OF DIAMONDS; PASSES TO BOB (BUST)
4. What does it mean to eat “al fresco”?
GORDON SAYS TO EAT OUTSIDE- RIGHT AGAIN (300)
If the next card is a 6, 8, 9, 10 or a face card, Gordon wins the first round.
CARD: ACE OF HEARTS; TAKES IT (16)
5. While appearing on “The Ellen Degeneres Show”, Robin Williams liked what to “circumcision with a weed whacker”?
A: Divorce
B: Marriage
C: Prenuptial agreement
PATRICIA ANSWERS DIVORCE- RIGHT (200)
CARD: 2 OF CLUBS; PASSES TO GORDON (8 or 18)
6. In 2007, who was given the Guiness World Record for Most Overrated Celebrity?
A: Paris Hilton
B: Ryan Seacrest
C: Jessica Simpson
GORDON ANSWERS PARIS; RIGHT (400)
If this next card is a 3, 8, 9, 10 or a face card, Gordon wins.
CARD: 9 OF DIAMONDS (900)
ROUND 2:
PATRICIA: ACE OF CLUBS
BOB: 3 OF CLUBS
GORDON: 7 OF CLUBS
1. What celebrity who donated the Hope Diamonds to the Smithsonian was known as the “Jeweler to the Stars”?
A: Charles Tiffany
B: Harry Winston
C: ???
GORDON ANSWERS HARRY WINSTON; RIGHT AGAIN (1,000)
CARD: 6 OF SPADES; PASSES TO BOB (9)
2. Around what royal does Showtime’s “Tudors” revolve?
GORDON GOES WITH HENRY VIII- RIGHT AGAIN (1,100)
CARD: 3 OF DIAMONDS; TAKES IT (10)
Located in upstate New York, The $100 million museum at Ethel Woods commemorates what landmark event?
A: Launch of Sputnik
B: Gulf War
C: Woodstock Music Festival
BOB GOES WITH WOODSTOCK- FINALLY ON THE BOARD (100)
CARD: KING OF DIAMONDS; KEEPS IT AND FREEZES AT 19
3. Tofu is bean curd made from what bean?
A: Lima
B: White Kidney
C: Soy
PAT ANSWERS SOY- CORRECT (300)
CARD: QUEEN OF SPADES- WIN! (800)
That means Bob is going home.
CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND:
PATRICIA: 5 OF CLUBS
GORDON: 4 OF SPADES
1. Which child actor from “Stand By Me” grew up to marry Rebecca Romijn?
A: Kiefer Sutherland
B: Jerry O’ Connell
C: ???
GORDON NAILS JERRY O’ CONNELL- RIGHT
CARD: 6 OF HEARTS; TAKES IT (10)
2. What was the first capital of the U.S.?
A: NYC
B: Washington, D.C.
C: Jamestown
GORDON GUESSES NYC- RIGHT AGAIN
CARD: 8 OF DIAMONDS; PASSES TO PATRICIA (13)
3. The greatest guitar song of all time, according to “Rolling Stone”, is what?
A: “Johnny B. Goode”
B: “Hotel California”
C: “Purple Haze”
GORDON SAYS “Purple Haze”- INCORRECT
PATRICIA SAYS “Johnny B. Goode”- CORRECT
CARD: 7 OF SPADES; FREEZES AT 20
Since Gordon's the only player left in play, no more questions are asked- only cards are dealt. If he gets a 21 at any time before going over, he wins the game.
CARD #1: 10 OF CLUBS (20)
CARD #2: 5 OF DIAMONDS- PATRICIA WINS!
Super Catch 21: We start with one card in each hand, as usual. On each turn, a card is shown and the champ must decide whether to put it in one of the three hands on the big screen or change it. The champion always gets one change card for winning the game. If he/she won Round 1 or 2 as well, an additional change card is given. Thus, Patricia has two change cards to play with. The change chips are sponsored by Burger King (like on "World Series of Blackjack"). The first 21 made is worth $1,000. The second 21 increases the total to $5,000. And of course, making three 21s wins the $25,000 grand prize. The contestant can stop at any time, but a bust loses all the money accumulated in this round. Let's see the base cards.
HAND #1: 3 OF SPADES
HAND #2: 7 OF HEARTS
HAND #3: 6 OF CLUBS
CARD #1: 2 OF HEARTS; PLACES IT IN HAND #3 (8)
CARD #2: 2 OF DIAMONDS; PLACES IT IN HAND #3 (10)
CARD #3: ACE OF DIAMONDS ($1,000)
CARD #4: 8 OF CLUBS; PLACES IT IN HAND #1 (11)
CARD #5: 7 OF DIAMONDS; CHANGES IT
CARD #6: 6 OF SPADES; PLACES IT IN HAND #2 (13)
CARD #7: 3 OF DIAMONDS; PLACES IT IN HAND #2 (16)
CARD #8: KING OF DIAMONDS ($5,000)
At this point, this is her last chance to stop the round and take the money, because if she sees the next card and it's higher than a 5, she must play on and use her other change chip. She decides to...freeze at this point.
CARD #9: QUEEN OF SPADES
FINAL CARD: KING OF HEARTS
She did the right thing, so she's going home with $6,000!
Wanna Bet: Tonight's celebrities are:
Harland Williams- WWF
Sherri Shepherd- March of Dimes
George Takei- Japanese American National Museum
Tom Green- Brittany Foundation
Each star gets $25,000 to start in their bank. On each turn, a stunt is performed and the stars have to wager an amount based on how confident somebody will perform that stunt successfully. After four acts, only the night's winner wins that amount for their charity.
ACT #1: Paul Blair, formerly an anthropologist, will try to hula hoop a 50 pound tire for 45 seconds in a row. There's a two minute time limit. Predictions:
Harland: PASS
Sherri: FAIL
George: FAIL
Tom: FAIL
RESULT: FAIL (the best he did was 22 seconds at the start)
Wagers:
Harland: $12,000 ($13,000)
Sherri: $3,500 ($28,500)
George: $50 ($25,050)
Tom: $2,500 ($27,500)
ACT #2: A group from California called the Pit Girls will try to complete an auto racing pit stop before half of a real professional pit crew does in double the pro crew's time. Predictions:
Harland: FAIL
Sherri: PASS
George: PASS
Tom: PASS
The pro pit crew finished in 39 seconds, so the ladies need to finish in 1:18 or less...they do with eight seconds to spare!
Harland: $9,000 ($4,000)
Sherri: $7,000 ($35,500)
George: $2,000 ($27,050; he wanted to bet $20,000)
Tom: $5,000 ($32,500)
ACT #3: Harold Stempfler, a teacher from Germany, has to identify four out of five CDs from a big table of CDs just by licking them while blindfolded.
Harland: FAIL
Sherri: FAIL
George: SUCCEED
Tom: SUCCEED
RESULT: Harold succeeds on the last CD, "In Your Honor" by the Foo Fighters!
Harold: $399 ($3,601; he wanted to wager $3,999)
Sherri: $5,000 ($30,500)
George: $26,050 ($53,100)
Tom: $10,000 ($42,500)
FINAL ACT: Four moving men now have to move all the couches into a moving truck within 2:30.
RESULT: They do it with seven seconds left!
Let's show Harold's results first, because he's mathematically out of the game at this point.
PREDICTION: PASS
WAGER: $3,006 (he intended to wager $3,600)
FINAL TOTAL: $6,607
TOM:
PREDICTION: PASS
WAGER: $35,000
FINAL TOTAL: $77,500
SHERRI:
PREDICTION: PASS
WAGER: $30,000
FINAL TOTAL: $60,500
Now, for George. He bet everything but $50 on this final act. If he said SUCCEED/PASS, the Japanese American National Museum will get over 100 grand...
...he says SUCCEED to win $106,150 for the museum!
Jeopardy!: Mark Wales will try to possibly become the last repeat champion of the season when he faces Daniel Weissman (a graduate student from California) and Amy Coffee (a public defender from Las Vegas). Opening subjects:
THE NAVY SEALS
1980s ROCK
"The New York Times"- HEALTH
NEW INTERNATIONAL SPORTS TEAMS?
YOU SMELL YUMMY!
ON "Q"
At the first break, the champ has $5,400. Weissman has $2,800 and Coffee has $800. The three categories left are The Navy Seals, Health and You Smell Yummy, and Weissman chooses the $400 Health clue, going Daily Double Hunting for at least the second half of the first round. The clue:
The well blog on NYTimes.com noted "even pop stars have a right to medical privacy" after docs peeked at her UCLA files.
Mark: "Who is Britney Spears?"- CORRECT ($5,800); $200 HEALTH CLUE
The N.Y. Times said of the benefits of doing this before or after exercise: "The answer is elastic"; warming up might be better.
Amy: "What is stretching?"- RIGHT ($1,000); $600, SAME CATEGORY
Researchers think they know why a blood disorder in the tropics protects against this mosquito-borne disease.
Daniel: "What is malaria?"- RIGHT ($3,400); $800, SAME TOPIC
The N.Y. Times scrutinized the wisdom of TV ads for drugs, like the ones with this artifical heart inventor.
Daniel: "Who is Jarvik?"- RIGHT AGAIN ($4,200); FINAL HEALTH CLUE
The bacterium Oxalobacter Formigenes may reduce the risk of these, aka renal calculi.
Daniel: "What are kidney stones?"- RIGHT AGAIN ($5,200); $200 YOU SMELL YUMMY CLUE
Wow! You must have used Sephora's morning body scrub named for this beverage "& Cream".
Mark: "What is coffee?"- CORRECT ($6,000; I'm not sure if Amy got a kick out of that one); $400, SAME CATEGORY
Your juicy couture Parfum makes you smell like this huge juicy melon, with a little caramel creme Brulee.
Daniel: "What is watermelon?"- RIGHT ($5,600); MIDDLE CLUE, SAME CATEGORY
I can tell that this spice precedes "buns" in this name of that Philosophy body wash you just used.
Daniel: "What is cinnamon?"- RIGHT FOR THE LEAD ($6,200); $800, SAME CATEGORY
This designer's Opium intoxicates me with its blend of tangerine, plum and cloves.
Amy: "Who is Yves Saint Laurent?"- CORRECT ($1,800); FINAL CLUE IN YOU SMELL YUMMY!
Oh, you savage! Your Eau Sauvage cologne has a whiff of this herb found in classic pesto sauce.
Daniel: "What is basil?"- RIGHT TO KEEP THE LEAD ($7,200)
THE $200 CLUE IN NAVY SEALS IS TOLD BY SARAH FROM THE NAVY AMPHIBIOUS BASE IN CORONADO, CA
Navy Seals are charged with fighting terrorism around the globe; the first Medal of Honor given for service in this country was to a Seal for the pursuit of a Taliban ally.
Mark: "What is Afghanistan?"- RIGHT ($6,200)
$400 CLUE ALSO TOLD BY SARAH:
The Navy Seals were created by this U.S. President, who was then a small Naval commander and knew what a small, tough force could do.
Daniel: "Who is JFK?"- YOU BET ($7,600)
MIDDLE CLUE:
DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIILLLLLLLYYY DOUBLE! He bets five grand on a clue that is told by Jimmy.
On the Navy Seals emblem, the anchor, eagle and pistol stand for Sea, Air and Land, and this weapon represents all three and is also the name of the emblem itself.
"What is a trident?"...IS RIGHT to go to $12,600!
$800 CLUE ALSO TOLD BY JIMMY:
High-speed boats help with what the legendary seal Richard "Sharkman" Marcinko calls the two critical mission points- Insertion and this opposite, from the Latin for "draw out".
Daniel: "What is Extraction?"- RIGHT AGAIN ($13,400)
FINAL CLUE OF THE ROUND ALSO TOLD BY JIMMY:
A special boat team supports Navy Seals in special warfare missions, such as SR, or special this, where they scope out hostile enviroments.
Amy: "What is Special Reconnaissance?"- CORRECT ($2,800)
NO TRIPLE STUMPERS THIS ROUND!
DJ! Categories:
ACROSS THE UNIVERSE
DAN IN REAL LIFE
I AM LEGEND
AMERICAN GANGSTER
JUNEAU
"EN"CHANTED
The champ finds the first Daily Double under the $1,200 Dan in Real Life clue. He has $10,200 while Weissman leads with $17,000 and the lady in the middle has $4,000. The champ's wager is $7,000. For a $200 lead:
In 2004, he had four novels on the bestseller lists at the same time.
"Who is Dan Brown?"...
"Who is Dan Brown?"
...THAT'S THE DAN to take the lead with $17,200!
With American Gangster and Juneau left, this game is getting very exciting. Here are the scores:
Mark: $22,000
Amy: $4,000
Daniel: $21,800
The champ's in control, and he picks the $400 American Gangster clue.
In 1934, he caught "Manhattan Melodrama" at the Biograph Theater; then he caught some governmental bullets.
Mark: "Who is Dillinger?"- CORRECT ($22,400); $800 AMERICAN GANGSTER CLUE
Bugs Moran's north side mob was decimated on this holiday in 1929.
Daniel: "What is St. Valentine's Day?"- RIGHT ($22,600); MIDDLE CLUE, SAME CATEGORY
He's the middle-looking 1930s gangster seen here.
Mark: "Who is Baby Face Nelson?"- RIGHT ($23,600); $1,600, SAME SUBJECT
He talked The Syndicate into putting $6 million into the Flamingo in Las Vegas, but that didn't work out so well for him.
Mark: "Who is Siegel?"- RIGHT AGAIN ($25,200); FINAL AMERICAN GANGSTER CLUE
In 1906, this "fortunate" guy arrived from Palermo at age 9; he was busted for shoplifting at 10 and didn't look back.
Mark: "Who is Lucky Luciano?"- RIGHT YET AGAIN ($27,200)
JUNEAU BEGINS WITH THIS $400 CLUE:
More than 40% of Juneau consists of this type of woodland area more often associated with the Amazon.
Amy: "What is the rain forest?"- CORRECT ($4,400)
$800:
The USA's second-largest city in area, Juneau is larger than either of these two states.
Mark: "What is Rhode Island and Connecticut?"- HALF WRONG ($26,400)
Daniel: "What is Rhode Island and Delaware?"- CORRECT ($23,400)
$1,200:
DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIIIIIILLLLLLLLLYYY DOUBLE #2!! However, he's given some bad news- one of his earlier correct responses this round was ruled incorrect because he pronounced the last name of Dan Castellanata incorrectly, so he's down to $19,400 now. His wager is $12,000. For the lead:
The annual fishing derby for this fish features one tagged specimen worth $100,000.
"What is salmon?"...
"What is salmon?"
...THAT IS CORRECT TO GO TO $31,400!!
$1,600:
Juneau has several sister cities, including Whitehorse in the Yukon and this port in southeastern Siberia.
Mark: "What is Penchaka?"- NO ($24,400)
Daniel: "What is Vladivostok?"- RIGHT AGAIN ($33,000)
FINAL CLUE OF THIS ROUND:
Juneau's most popular tourist destination is this glacier lying only 13 miles from downtown.
TRIPLE STUMPER: Mendenhall Glacier
LACH TRASH THIS ROUND: $3,200
SCORES AFTER DOUBLE JEOPARDY!:
Mark: $24,400
Amy: $4,400
Daniel: $33,000
CORYAT SCORES:
Mark: $18,600
Amy: $4,400
Daniel: $18,400
This is probably the most exciting regular season game of the season, IMO. We could have one of the highest one-day regular season wins in the history of the show if things turn out very well in Final Jeopardy!.
THE ALL IMPORTANT FJ! CATEGORY: Nonfiction.
In 1974, editor William Styron said this book was a long, "tedious Pacific voyage best suited" for National Geographic.
AMY:
Response: "What is Origin of the Species"
Wager: $4,000
Final score: $400
The champ wrote down "What is Kon-Tiki?"...
"What is Kon-Tiki?"
...RIGHT!! His wager was...
...$8,201, meaning he now has $33,001! Daniel Weissman wrote down...
..."Coming of Age in Samoa" instead! His wager was...
...$16,601, meaning he misses out on a massive $49,601 payday and that means Mark Wales does something nobody did last week- retain the championship! His two-day total: $55,002! Too bad a bit more wasn't won tonight.
American Gladiators: The semi-finals are underway! Both of tonight's matchups are #1 vs. #6.
On the male side, we have Tim Oliphant (who has the season's best Eliminator time) facing Alexander Coates. Their first event is Rocketball. The two Gladiators in play are Wolf and Toa. Scores:
Tim: 4
Alexander: 3
Tonight's first set of female semi-finalists are Ally Davidson (who has the best female Eliminator time of the season) and Vanessa Warren. Their opening event is also Rocketball. Siren and Gina "Crush" Carano are the Gladiators this time.
Ally: 6
Vanessa: 6
The next event is the return of another old favorite- Atlasphere! Here, they have a minute to roll their sphere into one of four scoring zones. Each time they do this, they pick up two points. The Gladiators trying to knock them off are Wolf and Justice.
Tim: 4
Alexander: 4
Tim now leads 8-7 in the male game.
Now, for the female version of Atlasphere. The Gladiators this time are Phoenix and Steel.
Ally: 2
Vanessa: 0
Ally leads 8-6.
In Pyramid, Tim got 5 to increase his lead to 13-7 while Alexander re-broke one of his fingers. Then in Tilt, Titan beat both contestants, so 13-7's the score heading into the fourth male event, Skytrack.
HOWEVER, we just learned that Alex will not be able to continue, so Brick Reilly, the man with the seventh-place Eliminator time, will now take his place. In Skytrack, going after him will be Zen, the one Brick beat to win 10 points previously in this event. Militia goes after Tim this time around. In the end...nothing.
The third event for the women is Gauntlet. As of right now, the rules have changed; if you complete the event at all, you get five points, but if you win in 20 seconds or less, you get 10.
The Gladiators competing are Venom, Steel, Crush and Hellga.
First up is Ally...she does it in 19.5 to double her score!
How about Vanessa...she does it in 20.5, so Ally now has an 18-11 lead.
The final event for the men is Joust. And guess what- TNA wrestler Matt Morgan finally appears on the show, and he's known as Beast! At 7 feet tall and 318 pounds, he's the biggest Gladiator ever on the show. How does Beast do his first time out...he takes care of both. That means with the final score of 13-7, Tim will have a three-second advantage in the Eliminator.
Vanessa scored 5 in Hang Tough, while nothing went right for the women in Skytrack. The score is now 18-16 Ally heading into their last event, Powerball. The three Gladiators this time are Siren, Phoenix and Hellga. Scores:
Ally: 5
Vanessa: 2
With a final score of 23-18, Ally has a 2.5 head start in the Eliminator.
In the semi-finals, the two men and women with the best Eliminator times go to the Championship Round.
Male Eliminator: Tim breezes through this thing...
...AND HE WINS WITH A NEW ALL-TIME ELIMINATOR RECORD- 1:17.5!!!!
Female Eliminator: Ally has a solid lead after the cargo net...
...and she wins by beating her own previous time with 2:07! Well done!
Tonight’s contestants are Patricia Brown (who is a bill collector), Bob Ebernoff from Atlantic City (who is an attorney) and Gordon Frankolite from Miami Beach, FL (who is a web site designer).
Here are the rules. To start each round, a playing card is given to all three players. Then, a question with three possible answers is shown. In this game, you can never earn a card by default- if two players miss the same question, it’s thrown out. The one who gets the question correct can either take the current card in play or pass it to one of their two opponents. Contestants can freeze after any correct answer.
During the first two rounds, we play for points. Each correct answer is worth 100 points, while winning a round is worth 500 points. The player with the lowest score at the end of Round 2 is eliminated.
In the final round, the scoreboards are taken out of play. Only the player that gets the closest to 21 without going over (or gets 21 on the nose) in the final round wins the game, $1,000, and a chance to play Super Catch 21 for up to $25,000.
With all that being said, here are the opening cards:
PATRICIA: QUEEN OF HEARTS
BOB: 6 OF DIAMONDS
GORDON: 5 OF SPADES
First question:
What celebrity told “US Weekly” that due to breast feeding, she now has “E cups”?
A: Nicole Ritchie
B: Keri Russell
C: Christina Aguilera
GORDON RINGS IN WITH CHRISTINA AGUILERA- CORRECT (100)
CARD: 4 OF DIAMONDS; PASSED TO PATRICIA (14)
2. According to an InStyle “Sexy Poll”, who’s the sexiest man of all time?
A: Napoleon
B: George Clooney
C: Ronald Reagan
PATRICIA RINGS IN WITH GEORGE CLOONEY- RIGHT (100)
CARD: JACK OF HEARTS; PASSED TO BOB (16)
3. If you were looking for Scarlett O’Hara, you should probably go to which home?
WITHOUT HEARING THE CHOICES, GORDON ANSWERS TARAH- RIGHT (200)
CARD: QUEEN OF DIAMONDS; PASSES TO BOB (BUST)
4. What does it mean to eat “al fresco”?
GORDON SAYS TO EAT OUTSIDE- RIGHT AGAIN (300)
If the next card is a 6, 8, 9, 10 or a face card, Gordon wins the first round.
CARD: ACE OF HEARTS; TAKES IT (16)
5. While appearing on “The Ellen Degeneres Show”, Robin Williams liked what to “circumcision with a weed whacker”?
A: Divorce
B: Marriage
C: Prenuptial agreement
PATRICIA ANSWERS DIVORCE- RIGHT (200)
CARD: 2 OF CLUBS; PASSES TO GORDON (8 or 18)
6. In 2007, who was given the Guiness World Record for Most Overrated Celebrity?
A: Paris Hilton
B: Ryan Seacrest
C: Jessica Simpson
GORDON ANSWERS PARIS; RIGHT (400)
If this next card is a 3, 8, 9, 10 or a face card, Gordon wins.
CARD: 9 OF DIAMONDS (900)
ROUND 2:
PATRICIA: ACE OF CLUBS
BOB: 3 OF CLUBS
GORDON: 7 OF CLUBS
1. What celebrity who donated the Hope Diamonds to the Smithsonian was known as the “Jeweler to the Stars”?
A: Charles Tiffany
B: Harry Winston
C: ???
GORDON ANSWERS HARRY WINSTON; RIGHT AGAIN (1,000)
CARD: 6 OF SPADES; PASSES TO BOB (9)
2. Around what royal does Showtime’s “Tudors” revolve?
GORDON GOES WITH HENRY VIII- RIGHT AGAIN (1,100)
CARD: 3 OF DIAMONDS; TAKES IT (10)
Located in upstate New York, The $100 million museum at Ethel Woods commemorates what landmark event?
A: Launch of Sputnik
B: Gulf War
C: Woodstock Music Festival
BOB GOES WITH WOODSTOCK- FINALLY ON THE BOARD (100)
CARD: KING OF DIAMONDS; KEEPS IT AND FREEZES AT 19
3. Tofu is bean curd made from what bean?
A: Lima
B: White Kidney
C: Soy
PAT ANSWERS SOY- CORRECT (300)
CARD: QUEEN OF SPADES- WIN! (800)
That means Bob is going home.
CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND:
PATRICIA: 5 OF CLUBS
GORDON: 4 OF SPADES
1. Which child actor from “Stand By Me” grew up to marry Rebecca Romijn?
A: Kiefer Sutherland
B: Jerry O’ Connell
C: ???
GORDON NAILS JERRY O’ CONNELL- RIGHT
CARD: 6 OF HEARTS; TAKES IT (10)
2. What was the first capital of the U.S.?
A: NYC
B: Washington, D.C.
C: Jamestown
GORDON GUESSES NYC- RIGHT AGAIN
CARD: 8 OF DIAMONDS; PASSES TO PATRICIA (13)
3. The greatest guitar song of all time, according to “Rolling Stone”, is what?
A: “Johnny B. Goode”
B: “Hotel California”
C: “Purple Haze”
GORDON SAYS “Purple Haze”- INCORRECT
PATRICIA SAYS “Johnny B. Goode”- CORRECT
CARD: 7 OF SPADES; FREEZES AT 20
Since Gordon's the only player left in play, no more questions are asked- only cards are dealt. If he gets a 21 at any time before going over, he wins the game.
CARD #1: 10 OF CLUBS (20)
CARD #2: 5 OF DIAMONDS- PATRICIA WINS!
Super Catch 21: We start with one card in each hand, as usual. On each turn, a card is shown and the champ must decide whether to put it in one of the three hands on the big screen or change it. The champion always gets one change card for winning the game. If he/she won Round 1 or 2 as well, an additional change card is given. Thus, Patricia has two change cards to play with. The change chips are sponsored by Burger King (like on "World Series of Blackjack"). The first 21 made is worth $1,000. The second 21 increases the total to $5,000. And of course, making three 21s wins the $25,000 grand prize. The contestant can stop at any time, but a bust loses all the money accumulated in this round. Let's see the base cards.
HAND #1: 3 OF SPADES
HAND #2: 7 OF HEARTS
HAND #3: 6 OF CLUBS
CARD #1: 2 OF HEARTS; PLACES IT IN HAND #3 (8)
CARD #2: 2 OF DIAMONDS; PLACES IT IN HAND #3 (10)
CARD #3: ACE OF DIAMONDS ($1,000)
CARD #4: 8 OF CLUBS; PLACES IT IN HAND #1 (11)
CARD #5: 7 OF DIAMONDS; CHANGES IT
CARD #6: 6 OF SPADES; PLACES IT IN HAND #2 (13)
CARD #7: 3 OF DIAMONDS; PLACES IT IN HAND #2 (16)
CARD #8: KING OF DIAMONDS ($5,000)
At this point, this is her last chance to stop the round and take the money, because if she sees the next card and it's higher than a 5, she must play on and use her other change chip. She decides to...freeze at this point.
CARD #9: QUEEN OF SPADES
FINAL CARD: KING OF HEARTS
She did the right thing, so she's going home with $6,000!
Wanna Bet: Tonight's celebrities are:
Harland Williams- WWF
Sherri Shepherd- March of Dimes
George Takei- Japanese American National Museum
Tom Green- Brittany Foundation
Each star gets $25,000 to start in their bank. On each turn, a stunt is performed and the stars have to wager an amount based on how confident somebody will perform that stunt successfully. After four acts, only the night's winner wins that amount for their charity.
ACT #1: Paul Blair, formerly an anthropologist, will try to hula hoop a 50 pound tire for 45 seconds in a row. There's a two minute time limit. Predictions:
Harland: PASS
Sherri: FAIL
George: FAIL
Tom: FAIL
RESULT: FAIL (the best he did was 22 seconds at the start)
Wagers:
Harland: $12,000 ($13,000)
Sherri: $3,500 ($28,500)
George: $50 ($25,050)
Tom: $2,500 ($27,500)
ACT #2: A group from California called the Pit Girls will try to complete an auto racing pit stop before half of a real professional pit crew does in double the pro crew's time. Predictions:
Harland: FAIL
Sherri: PASS
George: PASS
Tom: PASS
The pro pit crew finished in 39 seconds, so the ladies need to finish in 1:18 or less...they do with eight seconds to spare!
Harland: $9,000 ($4,000)
Sherri: $7,000 ($35,500)
George: $2,000 ($27,050; he wanted to bet $20,000)
Tom: $5,000 ($32,500)
ACT #3: Harold Stempfler, a teacher from Germany, has to identify four out of five CDs from a big table of CDs just by licking them while blindfolded.
Harland: FAIL
Sherri: FAIL
George: SUCCEED
Tom: SUCCEED
RESULT: Harold succeeds on the last CD, "In Your Honor" by the Foo Fighters!
Harold: $399 ($3,601; he wanted to wager $3,999)
Sherri: $5,000 ($30,500)
George: $26,050 ($53,100)
Tom: $10,000 ($42,500)
FINAL ACT: Four moving men now have to move all the couches into a moving truck within 2:30.
RESULT: They do it with seven seconds left!
Let's show Harold's results first, because he's mathematically out of the game at this point.
PREDICTION: PASS
WAGER: $3,006 (he intended to wager $3,600)
FINAL TOTAL: $6,607
TOM:
PREDICTION: PASS
WAGER: $35,000
FINAL TOTAL: $77,500
SHERRI:
PREDICTION: PASS
WAGER: $30,000
FINAL TOTAL: $60,500
Now, for George. He bet everything but $50 on this final act. If he said SUCCEED/PASS, the Japanese American National Museum will get over 100 grand...
...he says SUCCEED to win $106,150 for the museum!
Jeopardy!: Mark Wales will try to possibly become the last repeat champion of the season when he faces Daniel Weissman (a graduate student from California) and Amy Coffee (a public defender from Las Vegas). Opening subjects:
THE NAVY SEALS
1980s ROCK
"The New York Times"- HEALTH
NEW INTERNATIONAL SPORTS TEAMS?
YOU SMELL YUMMY!
ON "Q"
At the first break, the champ has $5,400. Weissman has $2,800 and Coffee has $800. The three categories left are The Navy Seals, Health and You Smell Yummy, and Weissman chooses the $400 Health clue, going Daily Double Hunting for at least the second half of the first round. The clue:
The well blog on NYTimes.com noted "even pop stars have a right to medical privacy" after docs peeked at her UCLA files.
Mark: "Who is Britney Spears?"- CORRECT ($5,800); $200 HEALTH CLUE
The N.Y. Times said of the benefits of doing this before or after exercise: "The answer is elastic"; warming up might be better.
Amy: "What is stretching?"- RIGHT ($1,000); $600, SAME CATEGORY
Researchers think they know why a blood disorder in the tropics protects against this mosquito-borne disease.
Daniel: "What is malaria?"- RIGHT ($3,400); $800, SAME TOPIC
The N.Y. Times scrutinized the wisdom of TV ads for drugs, like the ones with this artifical heart inventor.
Daniel: "Who is Jarvik?"- RIGHT AGAIN ($4,200); FINAL HEALTH CLUE
The bacterium Oxalobacter Formigenes may reduce the risk of these, aka renal calculi.
Daniel: "What are kidney stones?"- RIGHT AGAIN ($5,200); $200 YOU SMELL YUMMY CLUE
Wow! You must have used Sephora's morning body scrub named for this beverage "& Cream".
Mark: "What is coffee?"- CORRECT ($6,000; I'm not sure if Amy got a kick out of that one); $400, SAME CATEGORY
Your juicy couture Parfum makes you smell like this huge juicy melon, with a little caramel creme Brulee.
Daniel: "What is watermelon?"- RIGHT ($5,600); MIDDLE CLUE, SAME CATEGORY
I can tell that this spice precedes "buns" in this name of that Philosophy body wash you just used.
Daniel: "What is cinnamon?"- RIGHT FOR THE LEAD ($6,200); $800, SAME CATEGORY
This designer's Opium intoxicates me with its blend of tangerine, plum and cloves.
Amy: "Who is Yves Saint Laurent?"- CORRECT ($1,800); FINAL CLUE IN YOU SMELL YUMMY!
Oh, you savage! Your Eau Sauvage cologne has a whiff of this herb found in classic pesto sauce.
Daniel: "What is basil?"- RIGHT TO KEEP THE LEAD ($7,200)
THE $200 CLUE IN NAVY SEALS IS TOLD BY SARAH FROM THE NAVY AMPHIBIOUS BASE IN CORONADO, CA
Navy Seals are charged with fighting terrorism around the globe; the first Medal of Honor given for service in this country was to a Seal for the pursuit of a Taliban ally.
Mark: "What is Afghanistan?"- RIGHT ($6,200)
$400 CLUE ALSO TOLD BY SARAH:
The Navy Seals were created by this U.S. President, who was then a small Naval commander and knew what a small, tough force could do.
Daniel: "Who is JFK?"- YOU BET ($7,600)
MIDDLE CLUE:
DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIILLLLLLLYYY DOUBLE! He bets five grand on a clue that is told by Jimmy.
On the Navy Seals emblem, the anchor, eagle and pistol stand for Sea, Air and Land, and this weapon represents all three and is also the name of the emblem itself.
"What is a trident?"...IS RIGHT to go to $12,600!
$800 CLUE ALSO TOLD BY JIMMY:
High-speed boats help with what the legendary seal Richard "Sharkman" Marcinko calls the two critical mission points- Insertion and this opposite, from the Latin for "draw out".
Daniel: "What is Extraction?"- RIGHT AGAIN ($13,400)
FINAL CLUE OF THE ROUND ALSO TOLD BY JIMMY:
A special boat team supports Navy Seals in special warfare missions, such as SR, or special this, where they scope out hostile enviroments.
Amy: "What is Special Reconnaissance?"- CORRECT ($2,800)
NO TRIPLE STUMPERS THIS ROUND!
DJ! Categories:
ACROSS THE UNIVERSE
DAN IN REAL LIFE
I AM LEGEND
AMERICAN GANGSTER
JUNEAU
"EN"CHANTED
The champ finds the first Daily Double under the $1,200 Dan in Real Life clue. He has $10,200 while Weissman leads with $17,000 and the lady in the middle has $4,000. The champ's wager is $7,000. For a $200 lead:
In 2004, he had four novels on the bestseller lists at the same time.
"Who is Dan Brown?"...
"Who is Dan Brown?"
...THAT'S THE DAN to take the lead with $17,200!
With American Gangster and Juneau left, this game is getting very exciting. Here are the scores:
Mark: $22,000
Amy: $4,000
Daniel: $21,800
The champ's in control, and he picks the $400 American Gangster clue.
In 1934, he caught "Manhattan Melodrama" at the Biograph Theater; then he caught some governmental bullets.
Mark: "Who is Dillinger?"- CORRECT ($22,400); $800 AMERICAN GANGSTER CLUE
Bugs Moran's north side mob was decimated on this holiday in 1929.
Daniel: "What is St. Valentine's Day?"- RIGHT ($22,600); MIDDLE CLUE, SAME CATEGORY
He's the middle-looking 1930s gangster seen here.
Mark: "Who is Baby Face Nelson?"- RIGHT ($23,600); $1,600, SAME SUBJECT
He talked The Syndicate into putting $6 million into the Flamingo in Las Vegas, but that didn't work out so well for him.
Mark: "Who is Siegel?"- RIGHT AGAIN ($25,200); FINAL AMERICAN GANGSTER CLUE
In 1906, this "fortunate" guy arrived from Palermo at age 9; he was busted for shoplifting at 10 and didn't look back.
Mark: "Who is Lucky Luciano?"- RIGHT YET AGAIN ($27,200)
JUNEAU BEGINS WITH THIS $400 CLUE:
More than 40% of Juneau consists of this type of woodland area more often associated with the Amazon.
Amy: "What is the rain forest?"- CORRECT ($4,400)
$800:
The USA's second-largest city in area, Juneau is larger than either of these two states.
Mark: "What is Rhode Island and Connecticut?"- HALF WRONG ($26,400)
Daniel: "What is Rhode Island and Delaware?"- CORRECT ($23,400)
$1,200:
DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIIIIIILLLLLLLLLYYY DOUBLE #2!! However, he's given some bad news- one of his earlier correct responses this round was ruled incorrect because he pronounced the last name of Dan Castellanata incorrectly, so he's down to $19,400 now. His wager is $12,000. For the lead:
The annual fishing derby for this fish features one tagged specimen worth $100,000.
"What is salmon?"...
"What is salmon?"
...THAT IS CORRECT TO GO TO $31,400!!
$1,600:
Juneau has several sister cities, including Whitehorse in the Yukon and this port in southeastern Siberia.
Mark: "What is Penchaka?"- NO ($24,400)
Daniel: "What is Vladivostok?"- RIGHT AGAIN ($33,000)
FINAL CLUE OF THIS ROUND:
Juneau's most popular tourist destination is this glacier lying only 13 miles from downtown.
TRIPLE STUMPER: Mendenhall Glacier
LACH TRASH THIS ROUND: $3,200
SCORES AFTER DOUBLE JEOPARDY!:
Mark: $24,400
Amy: $4,400
Daniel: $33,000
CORYAT SCORES:
Mark: $18,600
Amy: $4,400
Daniel: $18,400
This is probably the most exciting regular season game of the season, IMO. We could have one of the highest one-day regular season wins in the history of the show if things turn out very well in Final Jeopardy!.
THE ALL IMPORTANT FJ! CATEGORY: Nonfiction.
In 1974, editor William Styron said this book was a long, "tedious Pacific voyage best suited" for National Geographic.
AMY:
Response: "What is Origin of the Species"
Wager: $4,000
Final score: $400
The champ wrote down "What is Kon-Tiki?"...
"What is Kon-Tiki?"
...RIGHT!! His wager was...
...$8,201, meaning he now has $33,001! Daniel Weissman wrote down...
..."Coming of Age in Samoa" instead! His wager was...
...$16,601, meaning he misses out on a massive $49,601 payday and that means Mark Wales does something nobody did last week- retain the championship! His two-day total: $55,002! Too bad a bit more wasn't won tonight.
American Gladiators: The semi-finals are underway! Both of tonight's matchups are #1 vs. #6.
On the male side, we have Tim Oliphant (who has the season's best Eliminator time) facing Alexander Coates. Their first event is Rocketball. The two Gladiators in play are Wolf and Toa. Scores:
Tim: 4
Alexander: 3
Tonight's first set of female semi-finalists are Ally Davidson (who has the best female Eliminator time of the season) and Vanessa Warren. Their opening event is also Rocketball. Siren and Gina "Crush" Carano are the Gladiators this time.
Ally: 6
Vanessa: 6
The next event is the return of another old favorite- Atlasphere! Here, they have a minute to roll their sphere into one of four scoring zones. Each time they do this, they pick up two points. The Gladiators trying to knock them off are Wolf and Justice.
Tim: 4
Alexander: 4
Tim now leads 8-7 in the male game.
Now, for the female version of Atlasphere. The Gladiators this time are Phoenix and Steel.
Ally: 2
Vanessa: 0
Ally leads 8-6.
In Pyramid, Tim got 5 to increase his lead to 13-7 while Alexander re-broke one of his fingers. Then in Tilt, Titan beat both contestants, so 13-7's the score heading into the fourth male event, Skytrack.
HOWEVER, we just learned that Alex will not be able to continue, so Brick Reilly, the man with the seventh-place Eliminator time, will now take his place. In Skytrack, going after him will be Zen, the one Brick beat to win 10 points previously in this event. Militia goes after Tim this time around. In the end...nothing.
The third event for the women is Gauntlet. As of right now, the rules have changed; if you complete the event at all, you get five points, but if you win in 20 seconds or less, you get 10.
The Gladiators competing are Venom, Steel, Crush and Hellga.
First up is Ally...she does it in 19.5 to double her score!
How about Vanessa...she does it in 20.5, so Ally now has an 18-11 lead.
The final event for the men is Joust. And guess what- TNA wrestler Matt Morgan finally appears on the show, and he's known as Beast! At 7 feet tall and 318 pounds, he's the biggest Gladiator ever on the show. How does Beast do his first time out...he takes care of both. That means with the final score of 13-7, Tim will have a three-second advantage in the Eliminator.
Vanessa scored 5 in Hang Tough, while nothing went right for the women in Skytrack. The score is now 18-16 Ally heading into their last event, Powerball. The three Gladiators this time are Siren, Phoenix and Hellga. Scores:
Ally: 5
Vanessa: 2
With a final score of 23-18, Ally has a 2.5 head start in the Eliminator.
In the semi-finals, the two men and women with the best Eliminator times go to the Championship Round.
Male Eliminator: Tim breezes through this thing...
...AND HE WINS WITH A NEW ALL-TIME ELIMINATOR RECORD- 1:17.5!!!!
Female Eliminator: Ally has a solid lead after the cargo net...
...and she wins by beating her own previous time with 2:07! Well done!
Sunday, July 20, 2008
Next Week in Game Shows: July 21-27
The next week's slate should be a lot of fun:
Catch-21: The new GSN game show bows this week!
Jeopardy!: It's the last week of the season. Will anybody retain their title before this season is over?
The Next Food Network Season: Who will win the final three-way dance to win their own Food Network show?
Wanna Bet?: Ant and Dec, the famous pair of UK game show hosts, come to America to host this new ABC game show!
American Gladiators: The semi-finals begin this week!
Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader: The second season finale.
Duel: The possible last episode ever of this game show in the U.S.
All this and more starting tomorrow! Later, gators.
-Bobby McBride
Catch-21: The new GSN game show bows this week!
Jeopardy!: It's the last week of the season. Will anybody retain their title before this season is over?
The Next Food Network Season: Who will win the final three-way dance to win their own Food Network show?
Wanna Bet?: Ant and Dec, the famous pair of UK game show hosts, come to America to host this new ABC game show!
American Gladiators: The semi-finals begin this week!
Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader: The second season finale.
Duel: The possible last episode ever of this game show in the U.S.
All this and more starting tomorrow! Later, gators.
-Bobby McBride
The Week in Review: July 14-20
Player of the Week:
WINNER: Phil Ivey ($1,596,100)("World Poker Tour")
RUNNER-UP: Antonio Sabato, Jr.- WINNER ("Celebrity Circus")
3RD PLACE: Bob Seimuth ($175,000)("Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?")
Other Big Winners and Notables:
Nick Ratter- $40,000 as four-time champ ("Duel")
Marc Natividad- $50,000 ("Wipeout")
Ryan Bartlett- $49,566 ("The Price is Right")
Adam Woodford- $47,421 ("TPIR")
Alexander Coates- Final semi-finalist ("American Gladiators")
ZONK ANSWER OF THE WEEK: Just before getting defeated on last Friday's episode, Daria Labinsky gave this ridiculous response as the DJ! round came to a close.
WINNER: Phil Ivey ($1,596,100)("World Poker Tour")
RUNNER-UP: Antonio Sabato, Jr.- WINNER ("Celebrity Circus")
3RD PLACE: Bob Seimuth ($175,000)("Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?")
Other Big Winners and Notables:
Nick Ratter- $40,000 as four-time champ ("Duel")
Marc Natividad- $50,000 ("Wipeout")
Ryan Bartlett- $49,566 ("The Price is Right")
Adam Woodford- $47,421 ("TPIR")
Alexander Coates- Final semi-finalist ("American Gladiators")
ZONK ANSWER OF THE WEEK: Just before getting defeated on last Friday's episode, Daria Labinsky gave this ridiculous response as the DJ! round came to a close.
"Next Food Network Star"- SEMI-FINALS
The three remaining contestants were still in Vegas. As of right now, I'm hoping Adam wins this thing. If that doesn't happen, I hope to God Lisa doesn't win. Guy Fieri returns as a guest judge.
Opening Challenge: Each contestant had to shoot a 30-second commerical for their new talk show. Each contestant shot their commercial in a different Vegas location.
Lisa: Aureole Restaurant at Mandalay Bay. To be more exact, she did her commercial in a wine storage room. As expected, she was very uncomfortable reading her lines, espescially while she was being raised in the air.
Aaron: Planet Hollywood's casino floor. He did pretty good.
Adam: Jubilee Theater at Bally's Resort and Casino. He did his promo with two Vegas showgirls.
He did OK.
Major Challenge: Each contestant had to create a lavish buffet at the Wynn Resort & Country Club. Not only did they have to serve the food, they had to entertain the entertainers at the tables as well. They had six hours to prep the food and had a $1,000 budget. To help each of them out in the cooking, the last three eliminated contestants were available for help.
Lisa- Kelsey
Adam- Shane
Aaron- Jennifer
Here were the menus for everybody:
ADAM:
-Smoked pork chops
-Smoked chicken wings
-Smoked mushroom pizza
-Sweet potato fries
-Crab salad
-Banana cream pie
AARON:
-Sirloin Bruschetta
-Orzo Salad
-Chicken bow-tie pasta
-Chicken tortellini salad
-Crab cakes
-Chocolate fondue
LISA:
-Monkfish piccata
-Pork roast
-Twice-baked potatoes
-Asparagus vinaigrette
-Tomato and mozzarella salad
-Poached pears
Lisa's entertainment act was singing. She was impressive.
Aaron did a comedy act...that didn't go so well.
IMO, Adam didn't do any entertainment act at all.
In the end, the judges' decision proved to be very difficult and they decided that...
...ALL THREE ARE FINALISTS!
Opening Challenge: Each contestant had to shoot a 30-second commerical for their new talk show. Each contestant shot their commercial in a different Vegas location.
Lisa: Aureole Restaurant at Mandalay Bay. To be more exact, she did her commercial in a wine storage room. As expected, she was very uncomfortable reading her lines, espescially while she was being raised in the air.
Aaron: Planet Hollywood's casino floor. He did pretty good.
Adam: Jubilee Theater at Bally's Resort and Casino. He did his promo with two Vegas showgirls.
He did OK.
Major Challenge: Each contestant had to create a lavish buffet at the Wynn Resort & Country Club. Not only did they have to serve the food, they had to entertain the entertainers at the tables as well. They had six hours to prep the food and had a $1,000 budget. To help each of them out in the cooking, the last three eliminated contestants were available for help.
Lisa- Kelsey
Adam- Shane
Aaron- Jennifer
Here were the menus for everybody:
ADAM:
-Smoked pork chops
-Smoked chicken wings
-Smoked mushroom pizza
-Sweet potato fries
-Crab salad
-Banana cream pie
AARON:
-Sirloin Bruschetta
-Orzo Salad
-Chicken bow-tie pasta
-Chicken tortellini salad
-Crab cakes
-Chocolate fondue
LISA:
-Monkfish piccata
-Pork roast
-Twice-baked potatoes
-Asparagus vinaigrette
-Tomato and mozzarella salad
-Poached pears
Lisa's entertainment act was singing. She was impressive.
Aaron did a comedy act...that didn't go so well.
IMO, Adam didn't do any entertainment act at all.
In the end, the judges' decision proved to be very difficult and they decided that...
...ALL THREE ARE FINALISTS!
"Big Brother X" 7/20
Remember, Jessie Godderz is now the Head of Household.
And judging from what I've seen early on, it may be time for outgoing HoH Jerry McDonald to get put up on the block next. And if it goes that way, joining him this week would be Dan Gheesling, as he seemed resigned to his fate.
BTW, Jerry's wife has Parkinson's Disease at the time of this taping.
Food Competition: There was a green team and a red team.
Green:
Bryan
Jessie
Angie
Michelle
Dan
Steven
Red:
April
Memphis
Renny
Jerry
Keesha
Libra
Each team had to designate three members as catchers, two as pluggers and one to be the thrower. When the challenge began, both teams' pools of wine started leaking. The thrower had to search through several different pieces of cork until they found a piece of cork that matched his/her team's color. They then had to throw their colored cork to the pluggers, who then had to plug it into the holes to stop their leaking. Meanwhile, the catchers had to catch the wine of the other team's pool into small wine glasses, and then run back to their team's station of wine bottles and fill as many of them up as possible before going back to get more wine. The team who bottled up the most wine within five minutes won food for the week, leaving the other team having to eat slop for the week.
In the end, only one team filled up at least one bottle completely. And that team was...
...the Green Team! The Red Team only filled their first bottle about halfway.
The two contestants up for eviction this week are...
...Dan and Steven. Jerry's story about her wife's Parkinson Disease battle must've impressed a lot of the houseguests.
And judging from what I've seen early on, it may be time for outgoing HoH Jerry McDonald to get put up on the block next. And if it goes that way, joining him this week would be Dan Gheesling, as he seemed resigned to his fate.
BTW, Jerry's wife has Parkinson's Disease at the time of this taping.
Food Competition: There was a green team and a red team.
Green:
Bryan
Jessie
Angie
Michelle
Dan
Steven
Red:
April
Memphis
Renny
Jerry
Keesha
Libra
Each team had to designate three members as catchers, two as pluggers and one to be the thrower. When the challenge began, both teams' pools of wine started leaking. The thrower had to search through several different pieces of cork until they found a piece of cork that matched his/her team's color. They then had to throw their colored cork to the pluggers, who then had to plug it into the holes to stop their leaking. Meanwhile, the catchers had to catch the wine of the other team's pool into small wine glasses, and then run back to their team's station of wine bottles and fill as many of them up as possible before going back to get more wine. The team who bottled up the most wine within five minutes won food for the week, leaving the other team having to eat slop for the week.
In the end, only one team filled up at least one bottle completely. And that team was...
...the Green Team! The Red Team only filled their first bottle about halfway.
The two contestants up for eviction this week are...
...Dan and Steven. Jerry's story about her wife's Parkinson Disease battle must've impressed a lot of the houseguests.
Confirmed changes for "TPIR" this upcoming season
Over the past few days, I've been reading the posts about what's going to change for the 37th season of "The Price is Right". Here is what I can tell you is going to happen next season:
-On the season premiere, a new Pricing Game called "Gas Money" will debut. This was created by outgoing producer Roger Dobkowitz.
-There is NO video wall on the set at all, despite widespread rumors that there was going to be one.
-The Big Wheel gets a purple makeover, except for the 5, 15 and $1 spots. In addition, the cash on offer in the Showcase Showdowns is going up! You still get $1,000 if you get $1 in your first spin or a combination of two spins. In your Bonus Spin, if you get a green section, you win another $10,000. But if you get the dollar in your Bonus Spin, you'll win as Charlie O' Donnell might say, 25 THOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOUUUUUUSSSSAAAAANNNNNDD DOLLLARS!
The cash amounts on the Big Wheel have been way overdue for an increase, and I'm glad we're finally going to see that.
There will be other cosmetic changes this season, including the MDS designs of the Big Doors carrying over to daytime.
-On the season premiere, a new Pricing Game called "Gas Money" will debut. This was created by outgoing producer Roger Dobkowitz.
-There is NO video wall on the set at all, despite widespread rumors that there was going to be one.
-The Big Wheel gets a purple makeover, except for the 5, 15 and $1 spots. In addition, the cash on offer in the Showcase Showdowns is going up! You still get $1,000 if you get $1 in your first spin or a combination of two spins. In your Bonus Spin, if you get a green section, you win another $10,000. But if you get the dollar in your Bonus Spin, you'll win as Charlie O' Donnell might say, 25 THOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOUUUUUUSSSSAAAAANNNNNDD DOLLLARS!
The cash amounts on the Big Wheel have been way overdue for an increase, and I'm glad we're finally going to see that.
There will be other cosmetic changes this season, including the MDS designs of the Big Doors carrying over to daytime.
Saturday, July 19, 2008
The REAL "Ultimate Fighter VII" Final occurs
After getting himself DQed from "The Ultimate Fighter" just days before he was going to get his chance to face CB Dolloway in the final match, he gets his chance to face Dolloway right now in the first fight of the night on "UFC Fight Night Live"! Let's look at the tale of the tape:
JESSE TAYLOR:
Age: 25
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 184
Reach: 73.5"
CB DOLLAWAY:
Age: 24
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 186
Reach: 76"
Your referee is Yves Lavigne.
Round 1: Dollaway nearly took down Taylor early on with a punching combination. At about the end of the first minute, Dollaway scored an arm takedown. After 90 seconds had passed, Dollaway stunned Taylor with a knee, but that proves to be illegal- you can't strike opponents with a knee while somebody's on the ground. Therefore, a warning was given. Shortly thereafter, Dolloway traps him in the back and applies a rear-naked choke, but Taylor got out of it halfway in the round and then scores a takedown on Dolloway. Taylor had him trapped for about 30 seconds but Dolloway responds by trapping him back and then applying a Peruvian Neck Tie submission...Dollaway WINS BY TAPOUT with 1:02 remaining!
JESSE TAYLOR:
Age: 25
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 184
Reach: 73.5"
CB DOLLAWAY:
Age: 24
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 186
Reach: 76"
Your referee is Yves Lavigne.
Round 1: Dollaway nearly took down Taylor early on with a punching combination. At about the end of the first minute, Dollaway scored an arm takedown. After 90 seconds had passed, Dollaway stunned Taylor with a knee, but that proves to be illegal- you can't strike opponents with a knee while somebody's on the ground. Therefore, a warning was given. Shortly thereafter, Dolloway traps him in the back and applies a rear-naked choke, but Taylor got out of it halfway in the round and then scores a takedown on Dolloway. Taylor had him trapped for about 30 seconds but Dolloway responds by trapping him back and then applying a Peruvian Neck Tie submission...Dollaway WINS BY TAPOUT with 1:02 remaining!
A few GSN reminders
Remember, a special behind-the-scenes look at GSN's "Catch-21" will debut today at 4 PM EST.
Also, on Monday, the new GSN schedule will commence. Remember, "Tic Tac Dough" moves to 9 AM and "Wheel of Fortune" moves to 12:30 PM.
Coming soon- "GSN Live" expands to six hours.
Also, on Monday, the new GSN schedule will commence. Remember, "Tic Tac Dough" moves to 9 AM and "Wheel of Fortune" moves to 12:30 PM.
Coming soon- "GSN Live" expands to six hours.
More notable Primetime Emmy nominations
The Best Reality TV Host category has been created this year at this year's Primetime Emmy Awards. Joining Ryan Seacrest, Jeff Probst and Tom Bergeron as nominees in that category are Heidi Klum of "Project Runway" and in a big surprise, Howie Mandel of "Deal or No Deal". Why the heck the Emmy board considers "Deal or No Deal" a reality show instead of an outright game show is beyond me.
Also, the shows up for Best Reality TV Show besides "The Amazing Race" are "American Idol", "Dancing With the Stars", "Project Runway" and "Top Chef".
Various sources contributed to this report.
Also, the shows up for Best Reality TV Show besides "The Amazing Race" are "American Idol", "Dancing With the Stars", "Project Runway" and "Top Chef".
Various sources contributed to this report.
"Wipeout" likely renewed
After a few weeks of very good ratings, ABC is reportedly expected to renew "Wipeout". They're trying to make this a summertime-only show.
Sources: Gameshownewsnet, TV Week
Sources: Gameshownewsnet, TV Week
Friday, July 18, 2008
7/18/2008 Results- Possible J! WIPEOUT
Merv Griffin's Crosswords: We begin today with Michael Markowitz (a NY writer) and Nancy Brennan (a California flight attendant).
After getting out of the hole early on, Michael solves OASIS to put a mini-vacation to Indian Wells, CA in his bank. He then gets HERS to double up to $200 and find the first Extra of the day. He tries to double his $200 on this:
_ _ _ _ _ R
More mindless or fatuous. He says INANER...he now has $400! He ends the round at $550 while Nancy has $250.
Today's Spoilers are Erin, Bill and Paula.
ROUND 2:
1. (_ _ M _ _)- Got in one's sights? Michael says AIMED...right for $750!
2. (_ _ _ D)- It's a born partner. Michael says BRED...he's now fifty bucks shy of a thousand!
3. (Five letters)- Marie's hubby on "Everybody Loves Raymond". Michael says it's ROSIE...but it's not, so we have our first spoil chance of the day coming from Paula, but she blanks. It was FRANK, meaning Michael's back at $750.
4. (Eight letters)($300)- Pleasant to one's honker. Nancy tries ODORIFER...I don't think so, so she's now fifty in the hole. Michael tries to do better with AROMATIC...but that's also incorrect. Bill then tries to spoil with REDEOLENT...no, so Michael's down to $450. It was FRAGRANT.
5. (Four-letter word)- Shape of Ford's automobile logo. Michael gets the OVAL to go to $650.
6. (Five letters)- Native of Kirkuk. He says ALEUT...incorrect, so he's back at $450. It was IRAQI.
7. (Six letters)- Slip of slips? Nancy says HARBOR...down to -$250 she goes. It was ERRATA.
8. (Four-letter word)- Introduction to space? Michael says AERO...yes indeed to go back to $650.
9. (Five-letter word)- Big muddle. Erin gets a free chance to spoil with MESSY...don't think so. It was SNAFU.
10. (Seven letters)($300)- It will keep one's mouth firmly shut. Nancy says MUZZLE...that's only six letters, so she's down to -$550. Answer: TECNESS.
11. (Five letters)- Imitates a hot dog? Nancy tries to spoil but blanks out like the first time. It was PANTS.
12. (Five-letter word)- It can light your fire in a flash. Mike goes with SPARK...he's up to $850 and puts the other mini-vacation in his bank, this one to Vegas.
13. (S _ _ _ _)- Chrylser 300, for one. Michael knows it's a SEDAN to break the grand mark with $1,050!
14. (E _ _ _ _)- Short-lived TV drama-horror show, "____, Indiana". Bill tries for the first spoil of the day with ELGIN...NO. It was EERIE.
15. (Four-letter word)- Dome light? Michael says IDEA...but that wasn't such a good one, so he's back to $850. It was HALO.
16. (Five-letter word)- Symbol of Wild West justice. Michael says NOOSE...I thought it was BADGE, but NOOSE is right to go back to $1,050! And he ends the round with the second Extra of the game. His wager is $600:
_ N _ _ _ _
Clue: Less likely to be hit by a hurricane. He goes with INLAND...$1,650!
ROUND 3:
1. (Six letters)- Slanty shanty. Michael guesses LEAN TO...right for $1,850!
2. (_ _ _ T _)- Writer who took us through Hell in "The Inferno". He nails DANTE to go to $2,050!
3. (_ _ _ E _)- "American Idol" runner-up with the album, "Measure of a Man". He comes up with AIKEN to go to $2,250!
4. (Four-letter word)- War fare? Nancy says MESS...I see where's she's going, but that's wrong. Erin then tries to steal her podium with GRUB...no, so Nancy's down to -$750. Answer: SPAM.
5. (Four letters)- Song at many sports events, "______ Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye". Michael gets NA NA no problem to go to $2,450!
6. (Five letters)- Chaplin's chapeau. His guess is DERBY...he's now at $2,650!
7. (Four-letter word)- "Flower Song" or Jewel Song", e.g. Paula tries again to spoil with TUNE...wrong again. It was ARIA.
8. (Four-letter word)- "As Time Goes By" lyric, "On that you can ____". Michael fills in RELY as the last word there...right to go to $2,850! Time now for the last Extra of the day. His wager is $850. The answer is seven letters long, and here's the clue:
Possible snack for Polly.
Michael wants a CRACKER...but he doesn't get it. It was SALTINE, so he drops to $2,000.
HOME STRETCH
10. (Three-letter word)($100)- Type of tree before or after a fire. Erin tries to spil with ASH...and we have our first (and maybe only spoil) of the day, so she now has $2,100.
11. (Four-letter word)- "That was close!". Nancy says WHEW...she's back at -$550, but this game is over, so Erin steals the game.
Crossfire: If Erin can somehow fill in the remaining 22 blanks, not only will she take home $4,150, she'll win the final trip of the day, to Mazatlan...no.
Jeopardy!: Daria Labinsky is trying to become the week's hero as she defends the title against Chris Tom (a bookseller from Piedmont, CA) and Mark Wales (a substitute teacher from Amhurst, NY). Opening categories:
STATES' HIGHEST POINTS
SINGLE DADS ON THE TUBE
MAKIN' STUFF
BIOLO "G"
UP THROUGH THE RANKS (each correct response contains a military rank in it)
THE SHORT FORM
Wales hits the Daily Double under the $600 clue in States' Highest Points. Right now, he's the only one with money, $1,600. He makes it a True Daily Double.
Boundary Peak, about fifty miles east of Yosemite National Park.
"What is California?"...NO. The right state was Nevada. At the first break, the champ has $1,000, Wales is now that much in the red and Tom's at zero. After the round...
Daria: $2,400
Mark: $3,200
Chris: $600
...in what was a kinda lackluster first round, Wales leads by $800.
LACH TRASH FOR ROUND 1: $6,200
DJ! Categories:
STAR WARS
LUKE
HAND, SOLO
CHEWY
BUBBA FETE
"R"2 "D"2 (each correct response will have two R's and D's in it)
The champ finds the Daily Double under the $1,600 Star Wars clue. She and Wales are tied for the lead at four grand while Tom has $600. Her wager is a grand.
Rosie O' Donnell once got into it on her talk show with Tom Selleck over her membership in this group.
"What is Scientologists?"...uh, no. It was the NRA, so she now has three grand. At the halfway mark in the round, here are the scores:
Daria: $5,400
Mark: $7,600
Chris: $6,600
The three categories left are Luke, Bubba Fete and "R"2 "D"2. Tom picks the $400 Luke clue.
Joseph & Mary went to Bethlehem because it was the "City of" this king and Joseph came from his lineage.
Mark: "Who is David?"- RIGHT ($8,000); $800 LUKE CLUE
When Jesus was 12, after the feast of Passover, he became separated from his parents for three days in this city.
Mark: "What is Jerusalem?"- RIGHT AGAIN ($8,800); $1,200, SAME CATEGORY
Jesus was tried twice; first by this ruler and then by pilate.
Mark: "Who was Herod?"- RIGHT AGAIN ($10,000); $1,600, SAME SUBJECT
Elisabeth demanded that her son not be called Zacharias but this.
Daria: "Who is John the Baptist?"- CORRECT ($7,000); FINAL CLUE IN LUKE
With five loaves and two fishes, Jesus fed this many people.
Chris: "What is 5,000?"- RIGHT ($8,600); $400 CLUE IN BUBBA FETE
August 12, 2000's Hollywood Gala salute to Bill Clinton was a benefit for Hillary's campaign for this office.
Mark: "What is U.S. Senate?"- RIGHT ($10,400); $800, SAME CATEGORY
In Jule 2001, Cicely Tyson emceed a celebration welcoming Bubba to this area of Manhattan.
Mark: "What is Harlem?"- RIGHT AGAIN ($11,200); MIDDLE BUBBA FETE CLUE
DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIIILLLLLLLYYY DOUBLE #2! His wager is $1,200:
On January 20, 1993, this cable network threw Clinton its own inaugural ball, featuring Don Henley and En Vogue.
"What is MTV?"...up to $12,400 he goes! $1,600 Bubba Fete clue:
In November 2004, 30,000 little rockers showed up for the gala opening of this.
Mark: "What is the Bill Clinton Library?"- RIGHT AGAIN ($14,000); TO SWEEP BUBBA FETE
This Clinton pal and former DNC chairman co-chaired Bill's fundraising 60th birthday bash.
TRIPLE STUMPER: Terry Mcauliffe
"R"2 "D" 2 BEGINS WITH THIS $400 CLUE:
Exposed to Plutonium.
TRIPLE STUMPER: Erradiated
$800:
Deteroriated (hey, that works too!), espescially by chemical action, like an old battery.
Chris: "What is corroded?"- CORRECT ($9,400)
$1,600:
Lacking in control, coherence or direction, like a boat without its steering mechanism.
Chris: "What is rudderless?"- RIGHT AGAIN ($11,000)
$1,200:
It followed "Knight" in the name of a newspaper company acquired by the McClatchy Company in 2006.
Daria: "What is Ritter?"- CORRECT ($8,200)
FINAL CLUE OF THE ROUND:
More rubicund.
Daria: "What is rotunderer?"- ZONK ANSWER OF THE WEEK NOMINEE ($6,200)
TRIPLE STUMPER: Redder
LACH TRASH DURING DJ!: $6,400
SCORES AFTER DOUBLE JEOPARDY!:
Daria: $6,200
Mark: $14,000
Chris: $11,000
CORYAT SCORES:
Daria: $7,200
Mark: $15,600
Chris: $11,000
FJ! CATEGORY: Characters in Shakespeare.
This character is described as "a howling monster", "a most scurvy monster" and "some monster of the isle".
We start with the champ, who wrote down "What is The Tempest?"...
"What is The Tempest?"
...NOT ACCEPTABLE. And her wager was...
...$6,199, so she's down to a buck! Ouch. Does a miracle happen for her??...
...NO, SO WE HAVE OUR THIRD (AND HOPEFULLY) LAST WIPEOUT OF THE SEASON! Darn. She leaves with $23,100. Let's see who the new champ is.
CHRIS:
Response: "Who is Caliban?"
Wager: $1,300
Final score: $12,300
MARK:
Response: "Who is Caliban?"
Wager: $8,001
WINS AT $22,001
At least she never would've won anyway.
Duel: Only two episodes to go. Our current champion is Nick Ratter (a valet from Denver), who has become the first repeat champion in a while and has $35,000 in his bank. He wants to win a ton of money so he can buy a pirate ship. Time ran out on the last show before he could be asked his second Max Question, so let's do it now.
Expert shower singers know that "karaoke" is derived from the Japanese meaning what?
A: Pocket band
B: Big sound
C: Empty orchestra
D: Pop star
His guess is big sound. To increase his winnings to $50,000...
A: Pocket band
B: Big sound
C: Empty orchestra
D: Pop star
...no, it was empty orchestra, which I was mostly leaning towards. He goes on and will face one of these three players:
Jonathan Allen- Charleston, SC (a French teacher)
Ingrid-Modesto, CA (a senior business analyst)
Myky Harris- Scaramento (a beauty pageant director)
He takes on Ingrid in the night's first duel. Nick is trying to win his third duel, and it's a big one. If she should win it, he will be guaranteed to leave with some money even if he should lose his fourth or final duel. First question:
Which Oscar-nominated actor played Cowboy Curtis on "Pee-wee's Playhouse"?
A: Paul Giamatti
B: Laurence Fishburne
C: Johnny Depp
D: Samuel L. Jackson
Both Nick and Ingrid say Laurence Fishburne, while Ingrid also covered up Paul Giamatti and Samuel L. Jackson. Fishburne is the right answer, so Nick has a 10-8 lead to start this duel. Second question:
The chunnel directly connects France with what other country?
A: Belgium
B: Germany
C: Great Britain
D: Switzerland
After locking in Great Britain, Nick uses his Pressure Button. Ingrid ends up maxing out. The right answer...is indeed Great Britain, so Nick now leads 10-5. Third question:
Which of these companies uses the slogan "The Passionate Pursuit of Perfection"?
A: Apple
B: Lexus
C: Rolex
D: Sony
Ingrid says Lexus and Rolex, while the champ has Apple, Lexus and Sony. The answer of course is Lexus, so Nick's lead is down to 8-4. Fourth question:
In a 2008 Harris Poll, the two all-time favorite movies for women were "Gone With the Wind" and what?
A: "The Sound of Music"
B: "The Wizard of Oz"
C: "Casablanca"
D: "Animal House"
After Ingrid locks in "The Sound of Music" and "Casablanca", she uses her Pressure Button. Nick covers up everything but "Animal House. If the answer is "The Wizard of Oz", Nick retains the title. Otherwise, we add more money to the pot or go to a shootout...
A: "The Sound of Music"
B: "The Wizard of Oz"
C: "Casablanca"
D: "Animal House"
...it's "The Sound of Music", so Nick's lead dwindles even more, now to 6-3. Next question:
In 2004, the first X Prize was awarded to a group after safely taking a human where?
A: Outer space
B: Bottom of the ocean
C: Inside an active volcano
D: Inside a living blue whale
The champ maxes out while Ingrid only says outer space and inside a living blue whale. The top or bottom answer must be right for this duel to continue...
A: Outer space
B: Bottom of the ocean
C: Inside an active volcano
D: Inside a living blue whale
...it's outer space, so it's now a 3-2 game. Next:
What did William Shatner sell to an online casino for $25,000?
A: A kidney stone
B: His appendix
C: A signed butt print
D: A bag of his hair
Ingrid only says a signed butt print, while Nick says that, a kidney stone and a bag of his hair. If the answer's a signed butt print, we're down to a 1-1 tie. If it's appendix, we go to a Shootout. Otherwise, Nick wins again...
A: A kidney stone
B: His appendix
C: A signed butt print
D: A bag of his hair
...it's kidney stone, winning Nick another $20,000 for a total of $55,000! That means that the worst thing that could happen to him is that he leaves with $27,500. But let's see if he can win another 20 with this Max Question:
Which character was played by only one actor during the show's run?
A: "Bewitched"'s Darrin
B: "Roseanne"'s Becky
C: "Beverly Hills 90210"'s Brenda
D: "Dallas" Miss Ellie
He's pretty confident it's Brenda...
A: "Bewitched"'s Darrin
B: "Roseanne"'s Becky
C: "Beverly Hills 90210"'s Brenda
D: "Dallas" Miss Ellie
...he's now up to $75,000! That means his minimum final payout on the show goes up to $37,500. He plays on. The new contestant in the gallery is Christine Dean from San Diego (a homemaker). He goes against Jonathon. First question in the second duel:
William H. Bonney is more popularly known as who?
A: Actor William H. Macy
B: Outlaw Billy the Kid
C: Entrepreneur Bill Gates
D: Magician Harry Houdini
Nick locks in Billy the Kid and hits his PB, forcing Jonathon to max out. Billy the Kid...is right to give Nick a 10-7 lead! Another strong start for the champ. Second question:
How many finger bones are there in an average person's ten fingers?
A: 24
B: 28
C: 30
D: 33
The champ says 28 and 30, while Jonathon says 30 and 33. If the answer's 30, we go on. If the answer's 28, Nick is one duel away from the grand prize. If the answer's 33, the French teacher is the new champion. And if the answer's 24, we go to a Shooutout. The correct answer is...
A: 24
B: 28
C: 30
D: 33
...28 for Nick's fourth victory, putting him at $77,500! For another $2,500:
What do the red and white stripes on the original barber's poles symbolize?
A: Candymaking
B: A Swiss scissor maker
C: Silk and cotton
D: Blood and bandages
His guess is blood and bandages...
A: Candymaking
B: A Swiss scissor maker
C: Silk and cotton
D: Blood and bandages
...good guess- he's now up to $80,000! And he's going for the big one, folks. That means he's guaranteed to leave with at least $40K. Taking Jonathon's place in the gallery is Dave McNeil from Denver (a pastor), and that's who Nick will face for all the money. First question:
Who made Oscar history by earning eight Best Actor nominations without a win?
A: Peter O' Toole
B: Richard Burton
C: Jack Nicholson
D: Tom Cruise
The champ says O' Toole and Burton while McNeil maxes out...O' Toole is right to give Nick a 9-7 lead. Second question:
Hair grows fastest on what part of a normal man's body?
A: Scalp
B: Face
C: Legs
D: Back
McNeil says everything but legs while the champ maxes out. If legs is right, we have a new grand champion...
A: Scalp
B: Face
C: Legs
D: Back
...it's face, so it's now 6-5 in favor of the champion. Third question:
Which of these animals did Christopher Columbus NOT introduce to the New World?
A: Turkey
B: Sheep
C: Cattle
D: Pig
McNeil doesn't cover sheep while the champ doesn't cover pig. If sheep is right, 500 grand belongs to the champ. If it's pig, McNeil has spoiled the night. Otherwise, we keep going...
A: Turkey
B: Sheep
C: Cattle
D: Pig
...it's turkey, taking this game down to 4-3. Next:
In a standard deck of cards, the King of Hearts is known as what?
A: Murderous King
B: Romance King
C: Heartbreak King
D: Suicide King
After locking in Suicide King, McNeil uses his Pressure Button. The champ locks that choice in as well as Murderous King and Romance King. If the answer's Murderous or Romance King, our champion wins it all. If it's Suicide King, McNeil will have a 3-2 lead. Otherwise, it's Shootout time. The answer is...
A: Murderous King
B: Romance King
C: Heartbreak King
D: Suicide King
...Suicide King. Next question:
As of 2007, what's the best-selling ice cream flavor in U.S. supermarkets?
A: Vanilla
B: Chocolate
C: Strawberry
D: Butter pecan
Both say Vanilla and Chocolate while McNeil also has Strawberry...
A: Vanilla
B: Chocolate
C: Strawberry
D: Butter pecan
...Vanilla is right to tie this game at one chip apiece! This is it- the final question of the night:
If a person's birthday is in April, which one of these would be an appropriate gift?
A: Amethyst
B: Diamond
C: Ruby
D: Emerald
McNeil says Diamond with confidence. The champ says Amethyst.
IF THE ANSWER IS AMETHYST, NICK RATTER IS $500,000 RICHER. AMETHYST...
...IS WRONG AND HE LOSES, BECAUSE THE ANSWER IS DIAMOND.
At least he still has $40,000 to take home towards buying that pirate ship. As we all like to say on big prizes like the $500K here, you win some and you lose some.
McNeil has $20K for that upset win and will be back on the finale next week.
After getting out of the hole early on, Michael solves OASIS to put a mini-vacation to Indian Wells, CA in his bank. He then gets HERS to double up to $200 and find the first Extra of the day. He tries to double his $200 on this:
_ _ _ _ _ R
More mindless or fatuous. He says INANER...he now has $400! He ends the round at $550 while Nancy has $250.
Today's Spoilers are Erin, Bill and Paula.
ROUND 2:
1. (_ _ M _ _)- Got in one's sights? Michael says AIMED...right for $750!
2. (_ _ _ D)- It's a born partner. Michael says BRED...he's now fifty bucks shy of a thousand!
3. (Five letters)- Marie's hubby on "Everybody Loves Raymond". Michael says it's ROSIE...but it's not, so we have our first spoil chance of the day coming from Paula, but she blanks. It was FRANK, meaning Michael's back at $750.
4. (Eight letters)($300)- Pleasant to one's honker. Nancy tries ODORIFER...I don't think so, so she's now fifty in the hole. Michael tries to do better with AROMATIC...but that's also incorrect. Bill then tries to spoil with REDEOLENT...no, so Michael's down to $450. It was FRAGRANT.
5. (Four-letter word)- Shape of Ford's automobile logo. Michael gets the OVAL to go to $650.
6. (Five letters)- Native of Kirkuk. He says ALEUT...incorrect, so he's back at $450. It was IRAQI.
7. (Six letters)- Slip of slips? Nancy says HARBOR...down to -$250 she goes. It was ERRATA.
8. (Four-letter word)- Introduction to space? Michael says AERO...yes indeed to go back to $650.
9. (Five-letter word)- Big muddle. Erin gets a free chance to spoil with MESSY...don't think so. It was SNAFU.
10. (Seven letters)($300)- It will keep one's mouth firmly shut. Nancy says MUZZLE...that's only six letters, so she's down to -$550. Answer: TECNESS.
11. (Five letters)- Imitates a hot dog? Nancy tries to spoil but blanks out like the first time. It was PANTS.
12. (Five-letter word)- It can light your fire in a flash. Mike goes with SPARK...he's up to $850 and puts the other mini-vacation in his bank, this one to Vegas.
13. (S _ _ _ _)- Chrylser 300, for one. Michael knows it's a SEDAN to break the grand mark with $1,050!
14. (E _ _ _ _)- Short-lived TV drama-horror show, "____, Indiana". Bill tries for the first spoil of the day with ELGIN...NO. It was EERIE.
15. (Four-letter word)- Dome light? Michael says IDEA...but that wasn't such a good one, so he's back to $850. It was HALO.
16. (Five-letter word)- Symbol of Wild West justice. Michael says NOOSE...I thought it was BADGE, but NOOSE is right to go back to $1,050! And he ends the round with the second Extra of the game. His wager is $600:
_ N _ _ _ _
Clue: Less likely to be hit by a hurricane. He goes with INLAND...$1,650!
ROUND 3:
1. (Six letters)- Slanty shanty. Michael guesses LEAN TO...right for $1,850!
2. (_ _ _ T _)- Writer who took us through Hell in "The Inferno". He nails DANTE to go to $2,050!
3. (_ _ _ E _)- "American Idol" runner-up with the album, "Measure of a Man". He comes up with AIKEN to go to $2,250!
4. (Four-letter word)- War fare? Nancy says MESS...I see where's she's going, but that's wrong. Erin then tries to steal her podium with GRUB...no, so Nancy's down to -$750. Answer: SPAM.
5. (Four letters)- Song at many sports events, "______ Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye". Michael gets NA NA no problem to go to $2,450!
6. (Five letters)- Chaplin's chapeau. His guess is DERBY...he's now at $2,650!
7. (Four-letter word)- "Flower Song" or Jewel Song", e.g. Paula tries again to spoil with TUNE...wrong again. It was ARIA.
8. (Four-letter word)- "As Time Goes By" lyric, "On that you can ____". Michael fills in RELY as the last word there...right to go to $2,850! Time now for the last Extra of the day. His wager is $850. The answer is seven letters long, and here's the clue:
Possible snack for Polly.
Michael wants a CRACKER...but he doesn't get it. It was SALTINE, so he drops to $2,000.
HOME STRETCH
10. (Three-letter word)($100)- Type of tree before or after a fire. Erin tries to spil with ASH...and we have our first (and maybe only spoil) of the day, so she now has $2,100.
11. (Four-letter word)- "That was close!". Nancy says WHEW...she's back at -$550, but this game is over, so Erin steals the game.
Crossfire: If Erin can somehow fill in the remaining 22 blanks, not only will she take home $4,150, she'll win the final trip of the day, to Mazatlan...no.
Jeopardy!: Daria Labinsky is trying to become the week's hero as she defends the title against Chris Tom (a bookseller from Piedmont, CA) and Mark Wales (a substitute teacher from Amhurst, NY). Opening categories:
STATES' HIGHEST POINTS
SINGLE DADS ON THE TUBE
MAKIN' STUFF
BIOLO "G"
UP THROUGH THE RANKS (each correct response contains a military rank in it)
THE SHORT FORM
Wales hits the Daily Double under the $600 clue in States' Highest Points. Right now, he's the only one with money, $1,600. He makes it a True Daily Double.
Boundary Peak, about fifty miles east of Yosemite National Park.
"What is California?"...NO. The right state was Nevada. At the first break, the champ has $1,000, Wales is now that much in the red and Tom's at zero. After the round...
Daria: $2,400
Mark: $3,200
Chris: $600
...in what was a kinda lackluster first round, Wales leads by $800.
LACH TRASH FOR ROUND 1: $6,200
DJ! Categories:
STAR WARS
LUKE
HAND, SOLO
CHEWY
BUBBA FETE
"R"2 "D"2 (each correct response will have two R's and D's in it)
The champ finds the Daily Double under the $1,600 Star Wars clue. She and Wales are tied for the lead at four grand while Tom has $600. Her wager is a grand.
Rosie O' Donnell once got into it on her talk show with Tom Selleck over her membership in this group.
"What is Scientologists?"...uh, no. It was the NRA, so she now has three grand. At the halfway mark in the round, here are the scores:
Daria: $5,400
Mark: $7,600
Chris: $6,600
The three categories left are Luke, Bubba Fete and "R"2 "D"2. Tom picks the $400 Luke clue.
Joseph & Mary went to Bethlehem because it was the "City of" this king and Joseph came from his lineage.
Mark: "Who is David?"- RIGHT ($8,000); $800 LUKE CLUE
When Jesus was 12, after the feast of Passover, he became separated from his parents for three days in this city.
Mark: "What is Jerusalem?"- RIGHT AGAIN ($8,800); $1,200, SAME CATEGORY
Jesus was tried twice; first by this ruler and then by pilate.
Mark: "Who was Herod?"- RIGHT AGAIN ($10,000); $1,600, SAME SUBJECT
Elisabeth demanded that her son not be called Zacharias but this.
Daria: "Who is John the Baptist?"- CORRECT ($7,000); FINAL CLUE IN LUKE
With five loaves and two fishes, Jesus fed this many people.
Chris: "What is 5,000?"- RIGHT ($8,600); $400 CLUE IN BUBBA FETE
August 12, 2000's Hollywood Gala salute to Bill Clinton was a benefit for Hillary's campaign for this office.
Mark: "What is U.S. Senate?"- RIGHT ($10,400); $800, SAME CATEGORY
In Jule 2001, Cicely Tyson emceed a celebration welcoming Bubba to this area of Manhattan.
Mark: "What is Harlem?"- RIGHT AGAIN ($11,200); MIDDLE BUBBA FETE CLUE
DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIIILLLLLLLYYY DOUBLE #2! His wager is $1,200:
On January 20, 1993, this cable network threw Clinton its own inaugural ball, featuring Don Henley and En Vogue.
"What is MTV?"...up to $12,400 he goes! $1,600 Bubba Fete clue:
In November 2004, 30,000 little rockers showed up for the gala opening of this.
Mark: "What is the Bill Clinton Library?"- RIGHT AGAIN ($14,000); TO SWEEP BUBBA FETE
This Clinton pal and former DNC chairman co-chaired Bill's fundraising 60th birthday bash.
TRIPLE STUMPER: Terry Mcauliffe
"R"2 "D" 2 BEGINS WITH THIS $400 CLUE:
Exposed to Plutonium.
TRIPLE STUMPER: Erradiated
$800:
Deteroriated (hey, that works too!), espescially by chemical action, like an old battery.
Chris: "What is corroded?"- CORRECT ($9,400)
$1,600:
Lacking in control, coherence or direction, like a boat without its steering mechanism.
Chris: "What is rudderless?"- RIGHT AGAIN ($11,000)
$1,200:
It followed "Knight" in the name of a newspaper company acquired by the McClatchy Company in 2006.
Daria: "What is Ritter?"- CORRECT ($8,200)
FINAL CLUE OF THE ROUND:
More rubicund.
Daria: "What is rotunderer?"- ZONK ANSWER OF THE WEEK NOMINEE ($6,200)
TRIPLE STUMPER: Redder
LACH TRASH DURING DJ!: $6,400
SCORES AFTER DOUBLE JEOPARDY!:
Daria: $6,200
Mark: $14,000
Chris: $11,000
CORYAT SCORES:
Daria: $7,200
Mark: $15,600
Chris: $11,000
FJ! CATEGORY: Characters in Shakespeare.
This character is described as "a howling monster", "a most scurvy monster" and "some monster of the isle".
We start with the champ, who wrote down "What is The Tempest?"...
"What is The Tempest?"
...NOT ACCEPTABLE. And her wager was...
...$6,199, so she's down to a buck! Ouch. Does a miracle happen for her??...
...NO, SO WE HAVE OUR THIRD (AND HOPEFULLY) LAST WIPEOUT OF THE SEASON! Darn. She leaves with $23,100. Let's see who the new champ is.
CHRIS:
Response: "Who is Caliban?"
Wager: $1,300
Final score: $12,300
MARK:
Response: "Who is Caliban?"
Wager: $8,001
WINS AT $22,001
At least she never would've won anyway.
Duel: Only two episodes to go. Our current champion is Nick Ratter (a valet from Denver), who has become the first repeat champion in a while and has $35,000 in his bank. He wants to win a ton of money so he can buy a pirate ship. Time ran out on the last show before he could be asked his second Max Question, so let's do it now.
Expert shower singers know that "karaoke" is derived from the Japanese meaning what?
A: Pocket band
B: Big sound
C: Empty orchestra
D: Pop star
His guess is big sound. To increase his winnings to $50,000...
A: Pocket band
B: Big sound
C: Empty orchestra
D: Pop star
...no, it was empty orchestra, which I was mostly leaning towards. He goes on and will face one of these three players:
Jonathan Allen- Charleston, SC (a French teacher)
Ingrid-Modesto, CA (a senior business analyst)
Myky Harris- Scaramento (a beauty pageant director)
He takes on Ingrid in the night's first duel. Nick is trying to win his third duel, and it's a big one. If she should win it, he will be guaranteed to leave with some money even if he should lose his fourth or final duel. First question:
Which Oscar-nominated actor played Cowboy Curtis on "Pee-wee's Playhouse"?
A: Paul Giamatti
B: Laurence Fishburne
C: Johnny Depp
D: Samuel L. Jackson
Both Nick and Ingrid say Laurence Fishburne, while Ingrid also covered up Paul Giamatti and Samuel L. Jackson. Fishburne is the right answer, so Nick has a 10-8 lead to start this duel. Second question:
The chunnel directly connects France with what other country?
A: Belgium
B: Germany
C: Great Britain
D: Switzerland
After locking in Great Britain, Nick uses his Pressure Button. Ingrid ends up maxing out. The right answer...is indeed Great Britain, so Nick now leads 10-5. Third question:
Which of these companies uses the slogan "The Passionate Pursuit of Perfection"?
A: Apple
B: Lexus
C: Rolex
D: Sony
Ingrid says Lexus and Rolex, while the champ has Apple, Lexus and Sony. The answer of course is Lexus, so Nick's lead is down to 8-4. Fourth question:
In a 2008 Harris Poll, the two all-time favorite movies for women were "Gone With the Wind" and what?
A: "The Sound of Music"
B: "The Wizard of Oz"
C: "Casablanca"
D: "Animal House"
After Ingrid locks in "The Sound of Music" and "Casablanca", she uses her Pressure Button. Nick covers up everything but "Animal House. If the answer is "The Wizard of Oz", Nick retains the title. Otherwise, we add more money to the pot or go to a shootout...
A: "The Sound of Music"
B: "The Wizard of Oz"
C: "Casablanca"
D: "Animal House"
...it's "The Sound of Music", so Nick's lead dwindles even more, now to 6-3. Next question:
In 2004, the first X Prize was awarded to a group after safely taking a human where?
A: Outer space
B: Bottom of the ocean
C: Inside an active volcano
D: Inside a living blue whale
The champ maxes out while Ingrid only says outer space and inside a living blue whale. The top or bottom answer must be right for this duel to continue...
A: Outer space
B: Bottom of the ocean
C: Inside an active volcano
D: Inside a living blue whale
...it's outer space, so it's now a 3-2 game. Next:
What did William Shatner sell to an online casino for $25,000?
A: A kidney stone
B: His appendix
C: A signed butt print
D: A bag of his hair
Ingrid only says a signed butt print, while Nick says that, a kidney stone and a bag of his hair. If the answer's a signed butt print, we're down to a 1-1 tie. If it's appendix, we go to a Shootout. Otherwise, Nick wins again...
A: A kidney stone
B: His appendix
C: A signed butt print
D: A bag of his hair
...it's kidney stone, winning Nick another $20,000 for a total of $55,000! That means that the worst thing that could happen to him is that he leaves with $27,500. But let's see if he can win another 20 with this Max Question:
Which character was played by only one actor during the show's run?
A: "Bewitched"'s Darrin
B: "Roseanne"'s Becky
C: "Beverly Hills 90210"'s Brenda
D: "Dallas" Miss Ellie
He's pretty confident it's Brenda...
A: "Bewitched"'s Darrin
B: "Roseanne"'s Becky
C: "Beverly Hills 90210"'s Brenda
D: "Dallas" Miss Ellie
...he's now up to $75,000! That means his minimum final payout on the show goes up to $37,500. He plays on. The new contestant in the gallery is Christine Dean from San Diego (a homemaker). He goes against Jonathon. First question in the second duel:
William H. Bonney is more popularly known as who?
A: Actor William H. Macy
B: Outlaw Billy the Kid
C: Entrepreneur Bill Gates
D: Magician Harry Houdini
Nick locks in Billy the Kid and hits his PB, forcing Jonathon to max out. Billy the Kid...is right to give Nick a 10-7 lead! Another strong start for the champ. Second question:
How many finger bones are there in an average person's ten fingers?
A: 24
B: 28
C: 30
D: 33
The champ says 28 and 30, while Jonathon says 30 and 33. If the answer's 30, we go on. If the answer's 28, Nick is one duel away from the grand prize. If the answer's 33, the French teacher is the new champion. And if the answer's 24, we go to a Shooutout. The correct answer is...
A: 24
B: 28
C: 30
D: 33
...28 for Nick's fourth victory, putting him at $77,500! For another $2,500:
What do the red and white stripes on the original barber's poles symbolize?
A: Candymaking
B: A Swiss scissor maker
C: Silk and cotton
D: Blood and bandages
His guess is blood and bandages...
A: Candymaking
B: A Swiss scissor maker
C: Silk and cotton
D: Blood and bandages
...good guess- he's now up to $80,000! And he's going for the big one, folks. That means he's guaranteed to leave with at least $40K. Taking Jonathon's place in the gallery is Dave McNeil from Denver (a pastor), and that's who Nick will face for all the money. First question:
Who made Oscar history by earning eight Best Actor nominations without a win?
A: Peter O' Toole
B: Richard Burton
C: Jack Nicholson
D: Tom Cruise
The champ says O' Toole and Burton while McNeil maxes out...O' Toole is right to give Nick a 9-7 lead. Second question:
Hair grows fastest on what part of a normal man's body?
A: Scalp
B: Face
C: Legs
D: Back
McNeil says everything but legs while the champ maxes out. If legs is right, we have a new grand champion...
A: Scalp
B: Face
C: Legs
D: Back
...it's face, so it's now 6-5 in favor of the champion. Third question:
Which of these animals did Christopher Columbus NOT introduce to the New World?
A: Turkey
B: Sheep
C: Cattle
D: Pig
McNeil doesn't cover sheep while the champ doesn't cover pig. If sheep is right, 500 grand belongs to the champ. If it's pig, McNeil has spoiled the night. Otherwise, we keep going...
A: Turkey
B: Sheep
C: Cattle
D: Pig
...it's turkey, taking this game down to 4-3. Next:
In a standard deck of cards, the King of Hearts is known as what?
A: Murderous King
B: Romance King
C: Heartbreak King
D: Suicide King
After locking in Suicide King, McNeil uses his Pressure Button. The champ locks that choice in as well as Murderous King and Romance King. If the answer's Murderous or Romance King, our champion wins it all. If it's Suicide King, McNeil will have a 3-2 lead. Otherwise, it's Shootout time. The answer is...
A: Murderous King
B: Romance King
C: Heartbreak King
D: Suicide King
...Suicide King. Next question:
As of 2007, what's the best-selling ice cream flavor in U.S. supermarkets?
A: Vanilla
B: Chocolate
C: Strawberry
D: Butter pecan
Both say Vanilla and Chocolate while McNeil also has Strawberry...
A: Vanilla
B: Chocolate
C: Strawberry
D: Butter pecan
...Vanilla is right to tie this game at one chip apiece! This is it- the final question of the night:
If a person's birthday is in April, which one of these would be an appropriate gift?
A: Amethyst
B: Diamond
C: Ruby
D: Emerald
McNeil says Diamond with confidence. The champ says Amethyst.
IF THE ANSWER IS AMETHYST, NICK RATTER IS $500,000 RICHER. AMETHYST...
...IS WRONG AND HE LOSES, BECAUSE THE ANSWER IS DIAMOND.
At least he still has $40,000 to take home towards buying that pirate ship. As we all like to say on big prizes like the $500K here, you win some and you lose some.
McNeil has $20K for that upset win and will be back on the finale next week.
Thursday, July 17, 2008
DEBUT: "Reality Bites Back"
Starting this week, ten comedians over several weeks will compete on parodies of our favorite reality and/or game shows for a chance to win $50,000. Here are the comedians:
Amy Schumer
Bert Kreischer
Chris Fairbanks
Donnell Rawlings
Jeffrey Garcia
Kyle Cease
Mo Mandel
Red Grant
Theo Vonkurnatowski
Tiffany Haddish
Michael Ian Black, a former "Spy TV" host, is the host of the show.
For the first week, it's "Extreme Manipulation: Home Edition". This is a parody of "Big Brother".
Challenge #1: Seduce their parents while under night vision cameras in a secret room.
Kyle was the lucky one this week, because his mother couldn't make it to the taping- instead, a female model played the mother part!
Unfortunately, for whatever reason, Jeffrey decided to withdraw from the show.
Challenge #2: Each comedian is asked a series of questions about their children. Any mismatch eliminates that comedian from the challenge. The last comedian standing gets to choose two people to send to the elimination round called "The Cutting Board".
1. What's your child's substance of choice?
Theo: Alcohol
Mom: Alcohol
Red: Alcohol
Mom: Alcohol
Donnell: Marijuana
Mom: Alcohol
Chris: Alcohol
Dad: Alcohol
Amy: Marijuana
Mom: Alcohol
Bert: Alcohol
Mom: Alcohol
Kyle: Alcohol
Mom: Alcohol
Mo: Alcohol
Mom: Alcohol
Tiffany: Marijuana
Mom: Alcohol
By this question, only five teams are left.
2. How many times has your child witnessed you forticating?
Theo: Never
Mom: Never
Red: Never
Mom: Never
Chris: 1-2 times
Dad: Never
Bert: Never
Mom: Never
Kyle: Never
Mom: 1-2 times
3. How many drinks does it take to get your child drunk?
Theo: 4-8
Mom: 4-8
Red: 2-3
Mom: 4-8
Bert: 4-8
Mom: 9+
Theo's the winner! He puts Donnell and Kyle up for elimination. The parents of the other comedians then voted to determine who got eliminated. The second comedian eliminated this season is...
Donnell
Kyle
...Kyle Cease.
Amy Schumer
Bert Kreischer
Chris Fairbanks
Donnell Rawlings
Jeffrey Garcia
Kyle Cease
Mo Mandel
Red Grant
Theo Vonkurnatowski
Tiffany Haddish
Michael Ian Black, a former "Spy TV" host, is the host of the show.
For the first week, it's "Extreme Manipulation: Home Edition". This is a parody of "Big Brother".
Challenge #1: Seduce their parents while under night vision cameras in a secret room.
Kyle was the lucky one this week, because his mother couldn't make it to the taping- instead, a female model played the mother part!
Unfortunately, for whatever reason, Jeffrey decided to withdraw from the show.
Challenge #2: Each comedian is asked a series of questions about their children. Any mismatch eliminates that comedian from the challenge. The last comedian standing gets to choose two people to send to the elimination round called "The Cutting Board".
1. What's your child's substance of choice?
Theo: Alcohol
Mom: Alcohol
Red: Alcohol
Mom: Alcohol
Donnell: Marijuana
Mom: Alcohol
Chris: Alcohol
Dad: Alcohol
Amy: Marijuana
Mom: Alcohol
Bert: Alcohol
Mom: Alcohol
Kyle: Alcohol
Mom: Alcohol
Mo: Alcohol
Mom: Alcohol
Tiffany: Marijuana
Mom: Alcohol
By this question, only five teams are left.
2. How many times has your child witnessed you forticating?
Theo: Never
Mom: Never
Red: Never
Mom: Never
Chris: 1-2 times
Dad: Never
Bert: Never
Mom: Never
Kyle: Never
Mom: 1-2 times
3. How many drinks does it take to get your child drunk?
Theo: 4-8
Mom: 4-8
Red: 2-3
Mom: 4-8
Bert: 4-8
Mom: 9+
Theo's the winner! He puts Donnell and Kyle up for elimination. The parents of the other comedians then voted to determine who got eliminated. The second comedian eliminated this season is...
Donnell
Kyle
...Kyle Cease.
"So You Think You Can Dance"- Elimination Show VI
The opening performance was done to "JBJ".
After that, we learned that choreographers Shane Sparks, Wade Robson and Mandy Moore, plus the makeup team have all been nominated for Primetime Emmys in their respestive categories!
The five remaining female contestants then dance to "Ave Maria" by Celine Dion.
The bottom two girls are...
Chelsie
Comfort
Courtney
Katee
Kherington
...Comfort and Kherington.
Now, the five male contestants perform to "Five Guys Named Moe" by Joe Jackson (choreographed by executive producer Nigel Lythgoe!). The bottom two boys are...
Gev
Joshua
Mark
Twitch
Will
...Mark and Gev.
The four solos:
1. Comfort ("Egypt, Egypt" by The Egyptian Lover)
2. Mark ("Black Betty" by Ram Jam)
3. Kherington ("Myphilosophy" by Inner)
4. Gev ("Feeling Good" by Michael Buble)
Does Comfort get eliminated for good?...
Comfort
Kherington
...NO, so Kherington is eliminated. Does her partner Mark get ousted also?...
Gev
Mark
...NO, so Gev's the male contestant eliminated tonight.
After that, we learned that choreographers Shane Sparks, Wade Robson and Mandy Moore, plus the makeup team have all been nominated for Primetime Emmys in their respestive categories!
The five remaining female contestants then dance to "Ave Maria" by Celine Dion.
The bottom two girls are...
Chelsie
Comfort
Courtney
Katee
Kherington
...Comfort and Kherington.
Now, the five male contestants perform to "Five Guys Named Moe" by Joe Jackson (choreographed by executive producer Nigel Lythgoe!). The bottom two boys are...
Gev
Joshua
Mark
Twitch
Will
...Mark and Gev.
The four solos:
1. Comfort ("Egypt, Egypt" by The Egyptian Lover)
2. Mark ("Black Betty" by Ram Jam)
3. Kherington ("Myphilosophy" by Inner)
4. Gev ("Feeling Good" by Michael Buble)
Does Comfort get eliminated for good?...
Comfort
Kherington
...NO, so Kherington is eliminated. Does her partner Mark get ousted also?...
Gev
Mark
...NO, so Gev's the male contestant eliminated tonight.
"Project Runway"- FIFTH SEASON PREMIERE
This season’s contestants:
-Blayne Walsh
-Daniel Feld
-Emily Brandle
-Jennifer Diederich
-Jerell Scott
-Jerry Tam
-Joe Faris
-Keith Bryce
-Kelli Martin
-Kenley Collins
-Korto Momolu
-Leanne Marshall
-Stella B. Zotis
-Suede
-Terri Stevens
-Wesley Nault
Among the winner’s prizes this season are $100,000, a 2009 Saturn VUE Green Line and the right to sell their products on Bluefly.com.
And since this is the final season on Bravo, the season’s first challenge goes all the way back to the very first challenge on this show- that’s right, the Gristedes grocery store challenge. Here, they had to use some of the items they bought to make a dress. The guest judge for this challenge was the very first challenge winner in the history of the show- Austin Scarlett.
Everyone had a $75 budget and a half hour to shop.
Here were the ingredients for some of the dresses:
Joe: Oven mitts, fusilli pasta, muslin and tomato can labels
Kelli: Vacuum bags, Clorox bleach, dye, coffee filters, thumbtacks and a notebook
Daniel: 260 plastic cups and muslin
Leanne: Tablecloth, Veringue cookies, coffee filters and marshmallows
Stella looked like she was in trouble.
Now, for the remainder of the dresses.
1.Emily: Tablecloth, balloons, napkins and a bouncy ball (I wasn’t impressed about the neck part)
2. Jerell: Tablecloth, lawn chairs, cocktail umbrellas and a Koosh ball
3. Korto: Tablecloth, kale, bell peppers and cherry tomatoes
4. Jennifer: Paper towels and lipstick
5. Terri: Mop heads and tablecloth
6. Suede: Tablecloth and doggie waste bags
7. Stella: Garbage bags
8. Kenley: Dodgeball, lawn chair and tablecloth (I didn’t like this one)
9. Jerry: Shower curtain, tablecloth, gauze, napkins and rubber gloves (Looked a bit junky)
10. Wesley: Tablecloth, fly swatter and plastic cups
11. Blayne: Drawer liners, shoe laces, jump rope and potholders (I didn’t like the top part of it)
12. Keith: Tablecloth, laundry bags and car shade
The first ones who definitely advanced:
Blayne Walsh
Daniel Feld
Emily Brandle
Jennifer Diederich
Jerell Scott
Jerry Tam
Joe Faris
Keith Bryce
Kelli Martin
Kenley Collins
Korto Momolu
Leanne Marshall
Stella B. Zotis
Suede
Terri Stevens
Wesley Nault
Now, the winner of the challenge was…
Blayne Walsh
Daniel Feld
Jerry Tam
Kelli Martin
Korto Momolu
Stella B. Zotis
…Kelli Martin! She gained an exemption next week. The bottom two…
Blayne Walsh
Daniel Feld
Jerry Tam
Korto Momolu
Stella B. Zotis
…Jerry and Stella. Jerry’s dress was criticized because it was unwearable. Did Stella’s fears come true to start the season?...
Jerry Tam
Stella B. Zotis
…NO, so Jerry now became junk- he was eliminated.
-Blayne Walsh
-Daniel Feld
-Emily Brandle
-Jennifer Diederich
-Jerell Scott
-Jerry Tam
-Joe Faris
-Keith Bryce
-Kelli Martin
-Kenley Collins
-Korto Momolu
-Leanne Marshall
-Stella B. Zotis
-Suede
-Terri Stevens
-Wesley Nault
Among the winner’s prizes this season are $100,000, a 2009 Saturn VUE Green Line and the right to sell their products on Bluefly.com.
And since this is the final season on Bravo, the season’s first challenge goes all the way back to the very first challenge on this show- that’s right, the Gristedes grocery store challenge. Here, they had to use some of the items they bought to make a dress. The guest judge for this challenge was the very first challenge winner in the history of the show- Austin Scarlett.
Everyone had a $75 budget and a half hour to shop.
Here were the ingredients for some of the dresses:
Joe: Oven mitts, fusilli pasta, muslin and tomato can labels
Kelli: Vacuum bags, Clorox bleach, dye, coffee filters, thumbtacks and a notebook
Daniel: 260 plastic cups and muslin
Leanne: Tablecloth, Veringue cookies, coffee filters and marshmallows
Stella looked like she was in trouble.
Now, for the remainder of the dresses.
1.Emily: Tablecloth, balloons, napkins and a bouncy ball (I wasn’t impressed about the neck part)
2. Jerell: Tablecloth, lawn chairs, cocktail umbrellas and a Koosh ball
3. Korto: Tablecloth, kale, bell peppers and cherry tomatoes
4. Jennifer: Paper towels and lipstick
5. Terri: Mop heads and tablecloth
6. Suede: Tablecloth and doggie waste bags
7. Stella: Garbage bags
8. Kenley: Dodgeball, lawn chair and tablecloth (I didn’t like this one)
9. Jerry: Shower curtain, tablecloth, gauze, napkins and rubber gloves (Looked a bit junky)
10. Wesley: Tablecloth, fly swatter and plastic cups
11. Blayne: Drawer liners, shoe laces, jump rope and potholders (I didn’t like the top part of it)
12. Keith: Tablecloth, laundry bags and car shade
The first ones who definitely advanced:
Blayne Walsh
Daniel Feld
Emily Brandle
Jennifer Diederich
Jerell Scott
Jerry Tam
Joe Faris
Keith Bryce
Kelli Martin
Kenley Collins
Korto Momolu
Leanne Marshall
Stella B. Zotis
Suede
Terri Stevens
Wesley Nault
Now, the winner of the challenge was…
Blayne Walsh
Daniel Feld
Jerry Tam
Kelli Martin
Korto Momolu
Stella B. Zotis
…Kelli Martin! She gained an exemption next week. The bottom two…
Blayne Walsh
Daniel Feld
Jerry Tam
Korto Momolu
Stella B. Zotis
…Jerry and Stella. Jerry’s dress was criticized because it was unwearable. Did Stella’s fears come true to start the season?...
Jerry Tam
Stella B. Zotis
…NO, so Jerry now became junk- he was eliminated.
7/17/2008 Results- The Dob's last "TPIR" episode
TPIR: Well, this is it. Not only is this the final show of Roger Dobkowitz’s tenure on the show, it may also be the final show of the “The Price is Right” the way you see it now.
We start with Anya Laye, Christopher Lawhun, Lise Timmons and Rebecca Kuhn. The first IUFB is a plasma HDTV (Shane).
Rebecca: $1,100
Lise: $1,400
Christopher: $2,300
Anya: $1,300
ARP: $2,199
Lise, a teacher from Greensboro, NC, plays Super Pushover for a trailer (Phire). Board:
214118805
I hope it’s not what I think it is. She guesses $18,805...uh, there’s an unwritten rule in this game- the first price in the line is NEVER correct. Therefore, she loses. ARP: $11,880, which I was thinking.
Leaving their seat next is Allison Putnam and the second IUFB is an electronic keyboard (Amber).
Allison: $1,200
Christopher: $3,200
Anya: $5,000 (STAGE WILLY)
Rebecca: BUCK
ARP: $1,220
Since she was off by only $20, Allison Putnam plays Pathfinder for a Pontiac G6 (Std., SRadio, Starter, Pedals, EBH, Mats)(Shane). Board:
15480
86927
50213
54801
26342
If the price goes the way I see it, we might have an EXACTA today. The SPs in play, if necessary, are controlled by Phire:
Shower radio: $7 or $13?
Pedometer: $20 or $43?
Dry food dispenser: $33 or $56?
Putnam knows it’s a $21,300+ car right off the bat. Then she steps to 7 as the fourth number…yes, ma’am! And then she steps to 0 as the last number…we have an EXACTA folks and she wins the $21,370 car!
Coming on down sixth is Thomas Buddinger and the third IUFB is a three-in-one game table (Shane and Phire).
Thomas: $1,100
Christopher: $1,000
Anya: $600
Rebecca: BUCK
ARP: $587
That one buck bid gives Rebecca Kuhn the chance to play One Wrong Price for a wine bar marked at $3,590 (Shane), a lawn mower marked at $2,300 (Phire) and a recumbent bike marked at $2,649 (Amber). I say the wine cabinet’s price is incorrect and she agrees…only $1,365!
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #1:
Lisa ($2,199): 40 + 65 = OVER
Rebecca ($6,901): $.90 (after one DUD spin)
Allison ($22,590): 80 + 80 (after one DUD spin) = OVER
Rebecca’s in the Showcase.
The magic words next go to Kristine Rudolph and the fourth IUFB is a cutlery set (Amber and Shane).
Kristine: $950
Thomas: $600
Christopher: $250 (STUPID BID)
Anya: $400
ARP: $900
Thomas, a recent graduate from Ohio State, plays the season’s last playing of Check Out for a living room group (Phire) worth $3,329. The last time this game was played, there was an EXACTA. Let’s see what happens this time. Products today are Creole seasoning, brown rice, Clorox wipes, Plug-Ins and Gold Bond Cream.
His guesses:
Seasoning- $3
Rice- $2.50
Wipes- $4
Plug-Ins- $6
Cream- $1 (I think he’s playing some strategy here)
TOTAL GUESS: $16.50
Actual answers:
Seasoning- $.99
Rice- $1.99
Wipes- $2.99
Plug-Ins- $3.99
Cream- $4.56
ACTUAL TOTAL: $14.52
DIFFERENCE: $1.98- WINNER BY TWO CENTS!
As it turns out, that Gold Bond lowball of his pays off!
Katherine Holden is the next one to “Come on Down” and the fifth IUFB is luggage (All).
Katherine: $450
Christopher: $500
Anya: $501
Kristine: $502
ARP: $650
By being the highest bidder there, Kristine Rudolph plays That’s Too Much for not a sleigh, but rather a Mercury Milan (Phire).
1. $14,185
2. $15,981
3. $17,540
4. $18,421
5. $21,962
6. $22,145- THAT’S TOO MUCH!!!
Thanks to her daughter, she loses the $19,450 car. And that popular $21,962 price comes up again.
The last contestant in a while to “Come on Down” is Bernard Scott, and the season’s final IUFB is an executive desk (Shane).
Bernard: $5,000 (SUICIDE WILLY)
Katherine: $1,300
Christopher: $1,500
Anya: BUCK
ARP: $2,399, so Anya’s the last contestant of the season to check into the First Four Breakfast Club.
Christopher, however, escapes it and after his request to have his face blurred out (for a second or two) is accepted, he plays Squeeze Play for a Wuriltzer jukebox (Amber and Phire). Board:
89695
Does he know it’s $8,995...no. He says $8,695 instead.
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #2:
Kristine ($650): $.80
Christopher ($2,399): $.85
Thomas ($4,229): Quarter + 90 = OVER
Christopher goes to the Showcase.
The first Showcase has a dining room, a security system (Amber) and a spa (Phire), and
Christopher gets this stuff.
CHRISTOPHER BIDS $15,500 ON ROOM/SPA SHOWCASE
MY BID FOR ROOM/SPA SHOWCASE: $16,500
For Rebecca, her Showcase is full of doughnuts. First, we have Drew Carey’s favorite prize- the automatic doughnut maker (Amber). Second, doughnuts are usually made while you’re on a trip to Switzerland (Shane). Finally, if you’re lucky, you could be spinning doughnuts while in your Pontiac Solstice (Std., AC)(Shane)!
REBECCA BIDS $28,000 ON TRIP/CAR SHOWCASE- STAGE GARF (Just covers the car and the doughnut machine).
MY BID FOR TRIP/CAR SHOWCASE: $31,900
REBECCA’S SHOWCASE:
BID: $28,000
ARP: $30,960
DIFFERENECE: $2,960
CHRISTOPHER’S SHOWCASE:
BID: $15,500
ARP: $17,997
DIFFERENCE: $2,497- WIN
Christopher is the season’s final Showcase winner with $20,396 in prizes. But he’s not the day’s top winner- Allison is with $22,590 in stuff. And Drew does mention at the end this is the season finale. Nice touch.
TODAY’S PRICING GAME RECORD: 3-3
TOTAL WINNINGS: $56,965
God bless you, Roger.
Jeopardy!: Look who's trying to become the first repeat champion of the week- a Virginian! Caitlin Dudek, an enviromental consultant from Arlington, VA, has $27,399 so far after winning her first game. Tonight, she faces Rory Gillingham (an administrative assistant from Sacramento) and Daria Labinsky (a librarian from Corrales, NM). Opening categories:
NEBRASKA: THE GOOD LIFE
ONE-WORD BEST PICTURE OSCAR WINNERS
A CATEGORY FULL OF HOLES
THROUGH THE LOOKING-GLASS
COOKING
SPELLING "B" (each correct response must be spelled out)
Gillingham finds the Daily Double under the $1,000 One-Word Best Picture Oscars clue. She has $2,400 and the lead, while Labinsky has $1,600 and Dudek has $1,200. Gillingham's wager is half her bank:
A middle name in Latin.
"What is Amadeus?"...is right to go to $3,600! At the first break, Labinsky leads her by $200, $4,200-$4,000. The champ still has $1,200. Let's see what kind of progress is made after the round is over...
Caitlin: $3,400
Daria: $6,200
Rory: $7,200
...well, the champ's still the odd lady out tonight.
NO TRIPLE STUMPERS THIS ROUND!
DJ! Categories:
EUROPEAN HISTORY
FROM THE GREEK
POETIC BIRDS
BELOVED BOSTON CELTICS
"M.L."
CAR
Just before the halfway mark, the champ finds the first Daily Double under the $2,000 Poetic Birds clue. She has $5,800 while Gillingham has ten grand and Labinsky has $11,400. The champ's wager is $2,500:
Shakespeare: "Love and constancy is dead;/____ and the turtle fled/in a mutual flame from hence".
"What is a dove?"...good thing she held back. It was actually Phoenix, so she's down to $3,300. European History, From the Greek and Car are left. $400 European History clue:
From 1346 to 1561, the Teutonic Knights ruled Latvia and this northern neighbor as the medieval state of Livonia.
Daria: "What is a Sonia?"- CORRECT ($11,800); $800 EUROPEAN HISTORY CLUE
The British captured this narrow peninsula in 1704; Spain has coveted it ever since.
Daria: "What is Gilbratar?"- RIGHT AGAIN ($12,600); MIDDLE EUROPEAN HISTORY CLUE
In 1241, Hamburg and Lubeck businessmen formed an association that grew into this big league.
Daria: "What is the Hanseatic League?"- THREE IN A ROW ($13,800); $1,600, SAME CATEGORY
When this "dark" knight sacked Limoges, France in 1370, he killed more than 3,000 citizens.
Daria: "What is the Black Prince?"- RIGHT AGAIN ($15,400); FOR SWEEP OF EUROPEAN HISTORY
As prince and king, Carol I ruled this Eastern European nation from 1866 to 1914.
Rory: "What is Poland?"- INCORRECT ($8,000)
TRIPLE STUMPER: Romania
$400 FROM THE GREEK CLUE:
It's a list of source materials used in the preparation of a work, like a term paper.
Rory: "What is a syllabus?"- WRONG AGAIN ($7,600)
Daria: "What is a bibliography?"- RIGHT ($15,800); $800 FROM THE GREEK CLUE
DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIIILLLLLLLYYYY DOUBLE #2! Her wager is five grand.
The punctuation mark is from the Greek for "limb"; the organ is from the Greek for "large intestine".
"What is a colon?"...IS RIGHT to go to $20,800 and get that much closer to a lock game!
$1,200, SAME CATEGORY:
This arch that separates the stage from the auditorium is from the Greek for "before the stage".
Daria: "What is the preceding?"- RIGHT AGAIN ($22,000); $1,600, SAME CATEGORY
This term for two dissimilar organisms living together in Mutualism comes from the Greek for "with" and "life".
Caitlin: "What is symbiosis?"- CORRECT ($4,900); FINAL FROM THE GREEK CLUE
This math term for a restricting factor comes from Greek words for "beside" and "measure".
TRIPLE STUMPER: Paremeter
THE LAST CATEGORY OF CAR BEGINS WITH THIS $400 CLUE:
The Lexus LS-460 has an 8-speed one.
Daria: "What is an engine?"- NO ($21,600)
TRIPLE STUMPER: Transmission
$800:
Daytime running these are mandatory in Canada.
Daria: "What are lights?"- RIGHT ($22,400)
$1,200:
Pronounced as two syllables, this word for a zippy two-door car is French for "cut".
Caitlin: "What is a coupe?"- CORRECT ($6,100)
$1,600:
In cars, it governs air flow to the carburetor; in a shotgun, it controls the amount of spread of the shot.
TRIPLE STUMPER: The choke
FINAL CLUE OF THE ROUND:
Air bags work by heating Sodium Azide, NaN3, to produce this gaseous element that fills the bag.
TRIPLE STUMPER: Nitrogen
LACH TRASH FOR DJ!: $10,400
SCORES AFTER DOUBLE JEOPARDY!:
Caitlin: $6,100
Daria: $22,400 (lock game)
Rory: $7,600
CORYAT SCORES:
Caitlin: $8,600
Daria: $18,200
Rory: $7,400
FJ! CATEGORY: 1970s Hits.
In 1970, two performers reached the Top 20 with this hit whose six-word title was inspired by Boys Town.
CAITLIN:
Response: NOTHING
Wager: $6,000
Final score: $100
RORY:
Response: NOTHING
Wager: ALL IN
BUST
DARIA:
Response: "He Ain't Heavy" (NOT ACCEPTABLE)
Wager: $300
Winning score: $22,100
Correct response: What is "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother"?
The librarian still wins the championship and $22,100, putting the show in danger of a RETURNING CHAMPION SHUTOUT for the third time this season. The Virginian goes home with $29,399.
Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?: Tonight's first contestant is Bob Seimuth from Pittsburgh (who is a personal injury attorney). His first classmate is Mackenzie and here are his subjects:
1st Grade Nature
1st Grade Grammar
2nd Grade Anatomy
2nd Grade U.S. Geography
3rd Grade Math
3rd Grade World History
4th Grade U.S. History
4th Grade Earth Science
5th Grade Ancient History
5th Grade Reading
The first category tonight is Grammar.
T or F: The plural form of the word "fox" is "foxen".
He's right with False. Second subject is Nature.
What species of sequoia is the tallest tree in the world?
He peeks at Mackenzie's answer, which was redwood. He agrees and doubles up. The second classmate is Cody and his third category is U.S. Geography.
Over 40% of Alaska's human population lives in what city?
He's right with Anchorage. Fourth subject is 3rd Grade Math.
How many multiples of 8 lie between 14 and 25?
Both he and I know it's 2 (16 and 24). Before he gets to the $25,000 mark, he chooses Olivia as his next classmate. His 25 grand category is Anatomy.
The four main types of taste buds on the tongue are sweet, salty, sour and what?
He says bitter, and he shouldn't be that, because he now has $25,000! The next category is 4th Grade Earth Science.
Approximately how much of the water on Earth is freshwater?
A: 3%
B: 13%
C: 37%
He says 13%...incorrect. Olivia guessed 3%...
A: 3%
C: 37%
...right for $50,000! He chooses Nathan next and his next category is 4th Grade U.S. History:
Before becoming President, Theodore Roosevelt served as U.S. Vice Pressident under what other President?
He locks in McKinley...right for $100,000! Next category is 3rd Grade World History, and this is a Classroom Club question sent in by Tommy from St. Mary Magdelene School:
T or F: European Vikings landed in North America before explorer Christopher Columbus.
Without using his Copy, he's pretty sure it's True...another $75,000 is his! That means Sierra now gets to join him and the 5th Grade subject he tries next is Ancient History:
The Peloponnesian War, which lasted from about 430 to 405 B.C., was primarily a conflict between Athens and what other ancient city-state?
He drops out at $175,000. However, he misses out on $125K more, as he had the right answer of Sparta.
Blake Giddens, the winner of the 1983 National Spelling Bee, only has his Peek used up and these five categories remaining as soon as he gets to the $25K mark:
3rd Grade Social Studies
4th Grade Ancient History
4th Grade Science
5th Grade Astronomy
5th Grade U.S. History
He goes for the $50K with 4th Grade Science.
Which of the following is measured in units known as Newtons?
A: Force
B: Mass
C: Heat
Nathan is his classmate right now. He goes with force...he's got the 50 grand! His next partner is Cody and his $100,000 question will comes from 3rd Grade Social Studies.
The Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor is located on an island. What's the name of that island?
He copies Cody's answer of Liberty Island...which is right for $100K! His next category is 5th Grade U.S. History.
What U.S. President only served one month in office?
He says Garfield. Cody said James Madison...unfortunately, both are wrong. It was William Henry Harrison. But he still leaves with $25,000, which is more than double of the prize money he won during his spelling bee win, I think.
The Gong Show: Yes, the Chuck Barris classic is back, now airing on Comedy Central! Each week, $600 is on the line. Also, each week's winner gets the winged WWE Championship Belt with the show's logo plastered over it! This week's guest judges are J.B. Smoove, Dave Navarro and Andy Dick.
For those of you who don't know how this works, here are the rules. Each act performs something that you might see during the "America's Got Talent" auditions. If at any time the judges can't stand the act anymore, they can eliminate that act immediately by hitting the big gong behind them. If the act makes it all the way, they get a score from 1-500 from each judge.
The act with the highest score wins.
First is a rock band called Trash. It features a girl sucking down on a lollipop. I liked them...but not the judges, so they're the first act on this version of the show to get gonged out.
Second is Robert C. Lander, a magician from L.A. He attempts to pull a rabbit out of his STOMACH...well, it starts out as a stripping act, then he fakes getting poked in the stomach and with fake blood galore, pulls put a bunny doll. The act goes the distance, and here are the scores.
J.B.: 1
Dave: 300
Andy: 500
TOTAL: 801
Act #3 is a midget wrestler called Mighty Mike, who gets into a fight with Mac. Mighty Mike wins the fight. But does he have a chance to win this show?...
J.B.: 467
Dave: 100
Andy: 313
TOTAL: 880
...yes! And just before J.B. gave his score, he and Andy got into a fight with the midgets!
The fourth act is Trixie Little and the Evil Hate Monkey. This looked like a gymnastics act of some sort to me. Trixie Little showed off her boobies at the end!!!
J.B.: 198
Dave: 150
Andy: 111
TOTAL: 459
Douglas Lee and the Water Symphony then try to have much better luck than the band that started the show. He goes the distance.
J.B.: 499
Dave: 317
Andy: 100
TOTAL: 916
Russell and Terry are the last act of the night in a dancing act they call True Love & Reality.
J.B.: 434
Dave: 322
Andy: 500
TOTAL: 1,256
They win! A magician named Dave couldn't do his magic act in time.
BTW, if everybody gets gonged during an episode, nobody wins jack.
We start with Anya Laye, Christopher Lawhun, Lise Timmons and Rebecca Kuhn. The first IUFB is a plasma HDTV (Shane).
Rebecca: $1,100
Lise: $1,400
Christopher: $2,300
Anya: $1,300
ARP: $2,199
Lise, a teacher from Greensboro, NC, plays Super Pushover for a trailer (Phire). Board:
214118805
I hope it’s not what I think it is. She guesses $18,805...uh, there’s an unwritten rule in this game- the first price in the line is NEVER correct. Therefore, she loses. ARP: $11,880, which I was thinking.
Leaving their seat next is Allison Putnam and the second IUFB is an electronic keyboard (Amber).
Allison: $1,200
Christopher: $3,200
Anya: $5,000 (STAGE WILLY)
Rebecca: BUCK
ARP: $1,220
Since she was off by only $20, Allison Putnam plays Pathfinder for a Pontiac G6 (Std., SRadio, Starter, Pedals, EBH, Mats)(Shane). Board:
15480
86927
50213
54801
26342
If the price goes the way I see it, we might have an EXACTA today. The SPs in play, if necessary, are controlled by Phire:
Shower radio: $7 or $13?
Pedometer: $20 or $43?
Dry food dispenser: $33 or $56?
Putnam knows it’s a $21,300+ car right off the bat. Then she steps to 7 as the fourth number…yes, ma’am! And then she steps to 0 as the last number…we have an EXACTA folks and she wins the $21,370 car!
Coming on down sixth is Thomas Buddinger and the third IUFB is a three-in-one game table (Shane and Phire).
Thomas: $1,100
Christopher: $1,000
Anya: $600
Rebecca: BUCK
ARP: $587
That one buck bid gives Rebecca Kuhn the chance to play One Wrong Price for a wine bar marked at $3,590 (Shane), a lawn mower marked at $2,300 (Phire) and a recumbent bike marked at $2,649 (Amber). I say the wine cabinet’s price is incorrect and she agrees…only $1,365!
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #1:
Lisa ($2,199): 40 + 65 = OVER
Rebecca ($6,901): $.90 (after one DUD spin)
Allison ($22,590): 80 + 80 (after one DUD spin) = OVER
Rebecca’s in the Showcase.
The magic words next go to Kristine Rudolph and the fourth IUFB is a cutlery set (Amber and Shane).
Kristine: $950
Thomas: $600
Christopher: $250 (STUPID BID)
Anya: $400
ARP: $900
Thomas, a recent graduate from Ohio State, plays the season’s last playing of Check Out for a living room group (Phire) worth $3,329. The last time this game was played, there was an EXACTA. Let’s see what happens this time. Products today are Creole seasoning, brown rice, Clorox wipes, Plug-Ins and Gold Bond Cream.
His guesses:
Seasoning- $3
Rice- $2.50
Wipes- $4
Plug-Ins- $6
Cream- $1 (I think he’s playing some strategy here)
TOTAL GUESS: $16.50
Actual answers:
Seasoning- $.99
Rice- $1.99
Wipes- $2.99
Plug-Ins- $3.99
Cream- $4.56
ACTUAL TOTAL: $14.52
DIFFERENCE: $1.98- WINNER BY TWO CENTS!
As it turns out, that Gold Bond lowball of his pays off!
Katherine Holden is the next one to “Come on Down” and the fifth IUFB is luggage (All).
Katherine: $450
Christopher: $500
Anya: $501
Kristine: $502
ARP: $650
By being the highest bidder there, Kristine Rudolph plays That’s Too Much for not a sleigh, but rather a Mercury Milan (Phire).
1. $14,185
2. $15,981
3. $17,540
4. $18,421
5. $21,962
6. $22,145- THAT’S TOO MUCH!!!
Thanks to her daughter, she loses the $19,450 car. And that popular $21,962 price comes up again.
The last contestant in a while to “Come on Down” is Bernard Scott, and the season’s final IUFB is an executive desk (Shane).
Bernard: $5,000 (SUICIDE WILLY)
Katherine: $1,300
Christopher: $1,500
Anya: BUCK
ARP: $2,399, so Anya’s the last contestant of the season to check into the First Four Breakfast Club.
Christopher, however, escapes it and after his request to have his face blurred out (for a second or two) is accepted, he plays Squeeze Play for a Wuriltzer jukebox (Amber and Phire). Board:
89695
Does he know it’s $8,995...no. He says $8,695 instead.
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #2:
Kristine ($650): $.80
Christopher ($2,399): $.85
Thomas ($4,229): Quarter + 90 = OVER
Christopher goes to the Showcase.
The first Showcase has a dining room, a security system (Amber) and a spa (Phire), and
Christopher gets this stuff.
CHRISTOPHER BIDS $15,500 ON ROOM/SPA SHOWCASE
MY BID FOR ROOM/SPA SHOWCASE: $16,500
For Rebecca, her Showcase is full of doughnuts. First, we have Drew Carey’s favorite prize- the automatic doughnut maker (Amber). Second, doughnuts are usually made while you’re on a trip to Switzerland (Shane). Finally, if you’re lucky, you could be spinning doughnuts while in your Pontiac Solstice (Std., AC)(Shane)!
REBECCA BIDS $28,000 ON TRIP/CAR SHOWCASE- STAGE GARF (Just covers the car and the doughnut machine).
MY BID FOR TRIP/CAR SHOWCASE: $31,900
REBECCA’S SHOWCASE:
BID: $28,000
ARP: $30,960
DIFFERENECE: $2,960
CHRISTOPHER’S SHOWCASE:
BID: $15,500
ARP: $17,997
DIFFERENCE: $2,497- WIN
Christopher is the season’s final Showcase winner with $20,396 in prizes. But he’s not the day’s top winner- Allison is with $22,590 in stuff. And Drew does mention at the end this is the season finale. Nice touch.
TODAY’S PRICING GAME RECORD: 3-3
TOTAL WINNINGS: $56,965
God bless you, Roger.
Jeopardy!: Look who's trying to become the first repeat champion of the week- a Virginian! Caitlin Dudek, an enviromental consultant from Arlington, VA, has $27,399 so far after winning her first game. Tonight, she faces Rory Gillingham (an administrative assistant from Sacramento) and Daria Labinsky (a librarian from Corrales, NM). Opening categories:
NEBRASKA: THE GOOD LIFE
ONE-WORD BEST PICTURE OSCAR WINNERS
A CATEGORY FULL OF HOLES
THROUGH THE LOOKING-GLASS
COOKING
SPELLING "B" (each correct response must be spelled out)
Gillingham finds the Daily Double under the $1,000 One-Word Best Picture Oscars clue. She has $2,400 and the lead, while Labinsky has $1,600 and Dudek has $1,200. Gillingham's wager is half her bank:
A middle name in Latin.
"What is Amadeus?"...is right to go to $3,600! At the first break, Labinsky leads her by $200, $4,200-$4,000. The champ still has $1,200. Let's see what kind of progress is made after the round is over...
Caitlin: $3,400
Daria: $6,200
Rory: $7,200
...well, the champ's still the odd lady out tonight.
NO TRIPLE STUMPERS THIS ROUND!
DJ! Categories:
EUROPEAN HISTORY
FROM THE GREEK
POETIC BIRDS
BELOVED BOSTON CELTICS
"M.L."
CAR
Just before the halfway mark, the champ finds the first Daily Double under the $2,000 Poetic Birds clue. She has $5,800 while Gillingham has ten grand and Labinsky has $11,400. The champ's wager is $2,500:
Shakespeare: "Love and constancy is dead;/____ and the turtle fled/in a mutual flame from hence".
"What is a dove?"...good thing she held back. It was actually Phoenix, so she's down to $3,300. European History, From the Greek and Car are left. $400 European History clue:
From 1346 to 1561, the Teutonic Knights ruled Latvia and this northern neighbor as the medieval state of Livonia.
Daria: "What is a Sonia?"- CORRECT ($11,800); $800 EUROPEAN HISTORY CLUE
The British captured this narrow peninsula in 1704; Spain has coveted it ever since.
Daria: "What is Gilbratar?"- RIGHT AGAIN ($12,600); MIDDLE EUROPEAN HISTORY CLUE
In 1241, Hamburg and Lubeck businessmen formed an association that grew into this big league.
Daria: "What is the Hanseatic League?"- THREE IN A ROW ($13,800); $1,600, SAME CATEGORY
When this "dark" knight sacked Limoges, France in 1370, he killed more than 3,000 citizens.
Daria: "What is the Black Prince?"- RIGHT AGAIN ($15,400); FOR SWEEP OF EUROPEAN HISTORY
As prince and king, Carol I ruled this Eastern European nation from 1866 to 1914.
Rory: "What is Poland?"- INCORRECT ($8,000)
TRIPLE STUMPER: Romania
$400 FROM THE GREEK CLUE:
It's a list of source materials used in the preparation of a work, like a term paper.
Rory: "What is a syllabus?"- WRONG AGAIN ($7,600)
Daria: "What is a bibliography?"- RIGHT ($15,800); $800 FROM THE GREEK CLUE
DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIIILLLLLLLYYYY DOUBLE #2! Her wager is five grand.
The punctuation mark is from the Greek for "limb"; the organ is from the Greek for "large intestine".
"What is a colon?"...IS RIGHT to go to $20,800 and get that much closer to a lock game!
$1,200, SAME CATEGORY:
This arch that separates the stage from the auditorium is from the Greek for "before the stage".
Daria: "What is the preceding?"- RIGHT AGAIN ($22,000); $1,600, SAME CATEGORY
This term for two dissimilar organisms living together in Mutualism comes from the Greek for "with" and "life".
Caitlin: "What is symbiosis?"- CORRECT ($4,900); FINAL FROM THE GREEK CLUE
This math term for a restricting factor comes from Greek words for "beside" and "measure".
TRIPLE STUMPER: Paremeter
THE LAST CATEGORY OF CAR BEGINS WITH THIS $400 CLUE:
The Lexus LS-460 has an 8-speed one.
Daria: "What is an engine?"- NO ($21,600)
TRIPLE STUMPER: Transmission
$800:
Daytime running these are mandatory in Canada.
Daria: "What are lights?"- RIGHT ($22,400)
$1,200:
Pronounced as two syllables, this word for a zippy two-door car is French for "cut".
Caitlin: "What is a coupe?"- CORRECT ($6,100)
$1,600:
In cars, it governs air flow to the carburetor; in a shotgun, it controls the amount of spread of the shot.
TRIPLE STUMPER: The choke
FINAL CLUE OF THE ROUND:
Air bags work by heating Sodium Azide, NaN3, to produce this gaseous element that fills the bag.
TRIPLE STUMPER: Nitrogen
LACH TRASH FOR DJ!: $10,400
SCORES AFTER DOUBLE JEOPARDY!:
Caitlin: $6,100
Daria: $22,400 (lock game)
Rory: $7,600
CORYAT SCORES:
Caitlin: $8,600
Daria: $18,200
Rory: $7,400
FJ! CATEGORY: 1970s Hits.
In 1970, two performers reached the Top 20 with this hit whose six-word title was inspired by Boys Town.
CAITLIN:
Response: NOTHING
Wager: $6,000
Final score: $100
RORY:
Response: NOTHING
Wager: ALL IN
BUST
DARIA:
Response: "He Ain't Heavy" (NOT ACCEPTABLE)
Wager: $300
Winning score: $22,100
Correct response: What is "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother"?
The librarian still wins the championship and $22,100, putting the show in danger of a RETURNING CHAMPION SHUTOUT for the third time this season. The Virginian goes home with $29,399.
Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?: Tonight's first contestant is Bob Seimuth from Pittsburgh (who is a personal injury attorney). His first classmate is Mackenzie and here are his subjects:
1st Grade Nature
1st Grade Grammar
2nd Grade Anatomy
2nd Grade U.S. Geography
3rd Grade Math
3rd Grade World History
4th Grade U.S. History
4th Grade Earth Science
5th Grade Ancient History
5th Grade Reading
The first category tonight is Grammar.
T or F: The plural form of the word "fox" is "foxen".
He's right with False. Second subject is Nature.
What species of sequoia is the tallest tree in the world?
He peeks at Mackenzie's answer, which was redwood. He agrees and doubles up. The second classmate is Cody and his third category is U.S. Geography.
Over 40% of Alaska's human population lives in what city?
He's right with Anchorage. Fourth subject is 3rd Grade Math.
How many multiples of 8 lie between 14 and 25?
Both he and I know it's 2 (16 and 24). Before he gets to the $25,000 mark, he chooses Olivia as his next classmate. His 25 grand category is Anatomy.
The four main types of taste buds on the tongue are sweet, salty, sour and what?
He says bitter, and he shouldn't be that, because he now has $25,000! The next category is 4th Grade Earth Science.
Approximately how much of the water on Earth is freshwater?
A: 3%
B: 13%
C: 37%
He says 13%...incorrect. Olivia guessed 3%...
A: 3%
C: 37%
...right for $50,000! He chooses Nathan next and his next category is 4th Grade U.S. History:
Before becoming President, Theodore Roosevelt served as U.S. Vice Pressident under what other President?
He locks in McKinley...right for $100,000! Next category is 3rd Grade World History, and this is a Classroom Club question sent in by Tommy from St. Mary Magdelene School:
T or F: European Vikings landed in North America before explorer Christopher Columbus.
Without using his Copy, he's pretty sure it's True...another $75,000 is his! That means Sierra now gets to join him and the 5th Grade subject he tries next is Ancient History:
The Peloponnesian War, which lasted from about 430 to 405 B.C., was primarily a conflict between Athens and what other ancient city-state?
He drops out at $175,000. However, he misses out on $125K more, as he had the right answer of Sparta.
Blake Giddens, the winner of the 1983 National Spelling Bee, only has his Peek used up and these five categories remaining as soon as he gets to the $25K mark:
3rd Grade Social Studies
4th Grade Ancient History
4th Grade Science
5th Grade Astronomy
5th Grade U.S. History
He goes for the $50K with 4th Grade Science.
Which of the following is measured in units known as Newtons?
A: Force
B: Mass
C: Heat
Nathan is his classmate right now. He goes with force...he's got the 50 grand! His next partner is Cody and his $100,000 question will comes from 3rd Grade Social Studies.
The Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor is located on an island. What's the name of that island?
He copies Cody's answer of Liberty Island...which is right for $100K! His next category is 5th Grade U.S. History.
What U.S. President only served one month in office?
He says Garfield. Cody said James Madison...unfortunately, both are wrong. It was William Henry Harrison. But he still leaves with $25,000, which is more than double of the prize money he won during his spelling bee win, I think.
The Gong Show: Yes, the Chuck Barris classic is back, now airing on Comedy Central! Each week, $600 is on the line. Also, each week's winner gets the winged WWE Championship Belt with the show's logo plastered over it! This week's guest judges are J.B. Smoove, Dave Navarro and Andy Dick.
For those of you who don't know how this works, here are the rules. Each act performs something that you might see during the "America's Got Talent" auditions. If at any time the judges can't stand the act anymore, they can eliminate that act immediately by hitting the big gong behind them. If the act makes it all the way, they get a score from 1-500 from each judge.
The act with the highest score wins.
First is a rock band called Trash. It features a girl sucking down on a lollipop. I liked them...but not the judges, so they're the first act on this version of the show to get gonged out.
Second is Robert C. Lander, a magician from L.A. He attempts to pull a rabbit out of his STOMACH...well, it starts out as a stripping act, then he fakes getting poked in the stomach and with fake blood galore, pulls put a bunny doll. The act goes the distance, and here are the scores.
J.B.: 1
Dave: 300
Andy: 500
TOTAL: 801
Act #3 is a midget wrestler called Mighty Mike, who gets into a fight with Mac. Mighty Mike wins the fight. But does he have a chance to win this show?...
J.B.: 467
Dave: 100
Andy: 313
TOTAL: 880
...yes! And just before J.B. gave his score, he and Andy got into a fight with the midgets!
The fourth act is Trixie Little and the Evil Hate Monkey. This looked like a gymnastics act of some sort to me. Trixie Little showed off her boobies at the end!!!
J.B.: 198
Dave: 150
Andy: 111
TOTAL: 459
Douglas Lee and the Water Symphony then try to have much better luck than the band that started the show. He goes the distance.
J.B.: 499
Dave: 317
Andy: 100
TOTAL: 916
Russell and Terry are the last act of the night in a dancing act they call True Love & Reality.
J.B.: 434
Dave: 322
Andy: 500
TOTAL: 1,256
They win! A magician named Dave couldn't do his magic act in time.
BTW, if everybody gets gonged during an episode, nobody wins jack.
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
"Big Brother X"- Eviction Show I
This season will be the first one since the very first season to have a studio audience for every eviction episode. Also, the votes will be cast live every time up until the season finale.
April- Brian (1)
Libra- Brian (2)
Michelle- Brian (3)
Ollie- Brian (4)
Dan- Renny (1)
Jessie- Brian (5)
If Brian gets one more vote, he will be evicted. The next vote goes to Keesha...
...it goes to Brian, so he's gone. The final tally was 9-1.
HoH Competition: It's Majority Rules. Remember, two choices are given for each question and they have to pick the answer that most of the housemates gave. Those who answer incorrectly are out. The one who is closer to the actual answer on the final question becomes the new Head of Household.
1. Who is most likely to commission a portrait of him/herself?
A: Brian
B: Jessie
Everyone said Jessie except for Memphis, so he's out.
2. Who would be a more trustful partner as a fashion consultant?
A: Renny
B: April
The top answer was April, meaning Renny and Keesha are eliminated.
3. Who would most people like to see wearing nothing but a bikini this summer?
A: Angie
B: Keesha
Once again, B's the way to go (Keesha), meaning three are eliminated this time- Dan, Michelle and April. Five players left.
4. Whose life story would be more interesting to read in fifty years?
A: Memphis
B: Dan
Everyone said Memphis.
5. In the season's first Power of Veto Competition, whom did most people think wore the house's honey the best?
A: Jerry
B: Jessie
Angie's eliminated, because she didn't say the top answer of Jessie.
6. Whom do people think will be the majority for this question?
A: Libra
B: Steven
Everybody responded with Steven.
7. Whom does most people think might change their religion to satisfy their partner?
A: Dan
B: Ollie
Everyone said Ollie.
8. Who's most likely never to get divorced?
A: Michelle
B: Memphis
Ollie and Jessie said Michelle while Libra and Steven said Memphis, so we still have four players remaining.
FINAL QUESTION: How many pillows were on the giant bed during the Power of Veto Competition? Guesses:
Libra: 147
Ollie: 550
Jessie: 200
Steven: 184
The actual number of pillows is...
...300, so Jessie wins!
April- Brian (1)
Libra- Brian (2)
Michelle- Brian (3)
Ollie- Brian (4)
Dan- Renny (1)
Jessie- Brian (5)
If Brian gets one more vote, he will be evicted. The next vote goes to Keesha...
...it goes to Brian, so he's gone. The final tally was 9-1.
HoH Competition: It's Majority Rules. Remember, two choices are given for each question and they have to pick the answer that most of the housemates gave. Those who answer incorrectly are out. The one who is closer to the actual answer on the final question becomes the new Head of Household.
1. Who is most likely to commission a portrait of him/herself?
A: Brian
B: Jessie
Everyone said Jessie except for Memphis, so he's out.
2. Who would be a more trustful partner as a fashion consultant?
A: Renny
B: April
The top answer was April, meaning Renny and Keesha are eliminated.
3. Who would most people like to see wearing nothing but a bikini this summer?
A: Angie
B: Keesha
Once again, B's the way to go (Keesha), meaning three are eliminated this time- Dan, Michelle and April. Five players left.
4. Whose life story would be more interesting to read in fifty years?
A: Memphis
B: Dan
Everyone said Memphis.
5. In the season's first Power of Veto Competition, whom did most people think wore the house's honey the best?
A: Jerry
B: Jessie
Angie's eliminated, because she didn't say the top answer of Jessie.
6. Whom do people think will be the majority for this question?
A: Libra
B: Steven
Everybody responded with Steven.
7. Whom does most people think might change their religion to satisfy their partner?
A: Dan
B: Ollie
Everyone said Ollie.
8. Who's most likely never to get divorced?
A: Michelle
B: Memphis
Ollie and Jessie said Michelle while Libra and Steven said Memphis, so we still have four players remaining.
FINAL QUESTION: How many pillows were on the giant bed during the Power of Veto Competition? Guesses:
Libra: 147
Ollie: 550
Jessie: 200
Steven: 184
The actual number of pillows is...
...300, so Jessie wins!
"Celebrity Circus"- FINALE
To start, Blu Cantrell performs her hit "Hit Em' Up Style".
Aurelia, one of the judges, then does a trapeze act!
Janet Evans has the night's third performance with a Flying Trapeze act.
The Long Twins then do a special performance after Christopher Knight spoke.
After that, Rachael Hunter performs on the Flying Rings.
The three remaining finalists, Stacey Dash, Antonio Sabato, Jr. and Wee Man, then do a special group performance! And in a coincidence for host Joey Fatone, the background song goes back to his hosting stint on "Singing Bee"- "The Final Countdown"!
Finishing in third place is...
...Wee-Man! That means Antonio Sabato, Jr. looks like he's home free now.
The show's pros then perform once again.
Now, for the final results. Is Antonio Sabato, Jr. the winner of the Wheel of Death Trophy?...
Antonio Sabato, Jr.
Stacey Dash
...YES!!!!
Aurelia, one of the judges, then does a trapeze act!
Janet Evans has the night's third performance with a Flying Trapeze act.
The Long Twins then do a special performance after Christopher Knight spoke.
After that, Rachael Hunter performs on the Flying Rings.
The three remaining finalists, Stacey Dash, Antonio Sabato, Jr. and Wee Man, then do a special group performance! And in a coincidence for host Joey Fatone, the background song goes back to his hosting stint on "Singing Bee"- "The Final Countdown"!
Finishing in third place is...
...Wee-Man! That means Antonio Sabato, Jr. looks like he's home free now.
The show's pros then perform once again.
Now, for the final results. Is Antonio Sabato, Jr. the winner of the Wheel of Death Trophy?...
Antonio Sabato, Jr.
Stacey Dash
...YES!!!!
"So You Think You Can Dance"- Top 10
The exact reason why Jessica King was forced to withdraw was that she injured some of her ribs. At this point in the competition, only the home viewers' votes decide which guy and which girl gets eliminated each week. This week's guest judge is Lil' C. Also during the show, there will be some solos.
The first team in line tonight consists of Courtney and Joshua. For their first dance, they're doing some Hip-Hop to "Skippin'" by Mario. Lil' C liked the fact that both made the dancing their own. But all three judges thought Joshua was the better dancer in this performance, though Courtney did pretty good. I gave this a 9.
Chelsie then performs the night's first solo to ""Pon de Replay" by Rihanna.
Team #2 is made up of Kherington and Mark. Their first dance is a Country Two-Step to "Kick Back" by Ty England. Lil' C thought it was OK. Mary thought the choreography of the dance was difficult and blamed Kherington for most of the problems. Nigel agreed with Mary. I gave this a 6.
Solo #2 goes to Gev and he performs to "Hello/Goodbye (Uncool)" by Lupe Fiasco featuring Unkle.
The third team to perform has Comfort and Twitch performing a Smooth Waltz routine to "Open Arms" by Journey. Lil' C thought it was decent. Mary thought the performance lacked power, as did Nigel. I also gave this a 6.
The third solo is performed by Courtney to "I Want You To Need Me" by Celine Dion.
The fourth team in line features Katee and Will. Their first dance is a Broadway routine to "Sit Down You're Rockin' the Boat" by Sam Harris. Lil' C thought they were explosive in character. Mary and Nigel loved it. I gave them a 9 here.
Solo #4 is performed by Mark to "Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen.
The last team tonight consists of Chelsie & Gev, and they're first dancing a Contemporary routine to "These Arms Of Mine" by Otis Redding. According to Lil' C, this team was committed to the performance. Mary thought they were terrific and Nigel liked the chemistry. I gave them an 8.
The fifth solo is done by Comfort to "Need a Boss" by Shareefa featuring Ludacris.
Next, Twitch dances a solo to "I Question Mark" by Wade Robson.
Courtney and Joshua's second dance is a Rumba, and their dance song now is the Enrique Iglesias classic "Hero". Lil C's breath was pretty much taken away. Mary reminded people how difficult the Rumba was but still thought it was fantastic. Nigel thought the Rumba fit both very well. I gave them an 8 for an average of 8.5.
Katee has the next solo, dancing to "This Woman's Work" by Maxwell from "MTV Unplugged".
The second routine category that Kherington and Mark works with is Jazz. Their song this time is "Canned Heat" by Jamiroquai. Lil' C thought this routine was a good one for their flexibility but was iffy on the lifts. Mary thought it was just OK and Nigel compared this routine to a driving test. I gave them a 7 for an average of 6.5.
The next solo comes from Will, and his background song is "Dance With My Father" by the late Luther Vandross.
Comfort & Twitch then attempt a Hip-Hop number to "Forever" by Chris Brown. Lil' C thought they did their physical expressions very well. Mary loved it and did the "We Are Not Worthy" pose. Nigel said the performance didn't look choreographed. I gave this a perfect 10, for an average of 8!
Kherington then does the night's last female solo to Rihanna's "Breaking' Dishes".
Next, Katee & Will did a new dance to "Imagine" by David Archuleta. Lil' C thought they were committed. Mary thought everything was beautiful, as did Nigel. I gave them another 9!
Joshua has the night's solo, dancing to "Jam" by Michael Jackson.
Finally, Chelsie & Gev attempt the Jive while we all hear "The House is Rockin'" by Brian Setzer. Lil C' thought Chelsie was superior to Gev. Mary thought both did a terrific job and agreed with Gev. Nigel agreed with the other 2. My score was 7, meaning the average for them tonight is 7.5.
The first team in line tonight consists of Courtney and Joshua. For their first dance, they're doing some Hip-Hop to "Skippin'" by Mario. Lil' C liked the fact that both made the dancing their own. But all three judges thought Joshua was the better dancer in this performance, though Courtney did pretty good. I gave this a 9.
Chelsie then performs the night's first solo to ""Pon de Replay" by Rihanna.
Team #2 is made up of Kherington and Mark. Their first dance is a Country Two-Step to "Kick Back" by Ty England. Lil' C thought it was OK. Mary thought the choreography of the dance was difficult and blamed Kherington for most of the problems. Nigel agreed with Mary. I gave this a 6.
Solo #2 goes to Gev and he performs to "Hello/Goodbye (Uncool)" by Lupe Fiasco featuring Unkle.
The third team to perform has Comfort and Twitch performing a Smooth Waltz routine to "Open Arms" by Journey. Lil' C thought it was decent. Mary thought the performance lacked power, as did Nigel. I also gave this a 6.
The third solo is performed by Courtney to "I Want You To Need Me" by Celine Dion.
The fourth team in line features Katee and Will. Their first dance is a Broadway routine to "Sit Down You're Rockin' the Boat" by Sam Harris. Lil' C thought they were explosive in character. Mary and Nigel loved it. I gave them a 9 here.
Solo #4 is performed by Mark to "Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen.
The last team tonight consists of Chelsie & Gev, and they're first dancing a Contemporary routine to "These Arms Of Mine" by Otis Redding. According to Lil' C, this team was committed to the performance. Mary thought they were terrific and Nigel liked the chemistry. I gave them an 8.
The fifth solo is done by Comfort to "Need a Boss" by Shareefa featuring Ludacris.
Next, Twitch dances a solo to "I Question Mark" by Wade Robson.
Courtney and Joshua's second dance is a Rumba, and their dance song now is the Enrique Iglesias classic "Hero". Lil C's breath was pretty much taken away. Mary reminded people how difficult the Rumba was but still thought it was fantastic. Nigel thought the Rumba fit both very well. I gave them an 8 for an average of 8.5.
Katee has the next solo, dancing to "This Woman's Work" by Maxwell from "MTV Unplugged".
The second routine category that Kherington and Mark works with is Jazz. Their song this time is "Canned Heat" by Jamiroquai. Lil' C thought this routine was a good one for their flexibility but was iffy on the lifts. Mary thought it was just OK and Nigel compared this routine to a driving test. I gave them a 7 for an average of 6.5.
The next solo comes from Will, and his background song is "Dance With My Father" by the late Luther Vandross.
Comfort & Twitch then attempt a Hip-Hop number to "Forever" by Chris Brown. Lil' C thought they did their physical expressions very well. Mary loved it and did the "We Are Not Worthy" pose. Nigel said the performance didn't look choreographed. I gave this a perfect 10, for an average of 8!
Kherington then does the night's last female solo to Rihanna's "Breaking' Dishes".
Next, Katee & Will did a new dance to "Imagine" by David Archuleta. Lil' C thought they were committed. Mary thought everything was beautiful, as did Nigel. I gave them another 9!
Joshua has the night's solo, dancing to "Jam" by Michael Jackson.
Finally, Chelsie & Gev attempt the Jive while we all hear "The House is Rockin'" by Brian Setzer. Lil C' thought Chelsie was superior to Gev. Mary thought both did a terrific job and agreed with Gev. Nigel agreed with the other 2. My score was 7, meaning the average for them tonight is 7.5.
ABC fall schedule notes
"Dancing With the Stars" begins its next season on September 22nd. On the Monday and Tuesday of that week, there will be a two-hour performance episode (the Monday episode begins at 8 PM while the Tuesday episode begins at 9 PM). The first results show of the season airs that Wednesday at 8 PM.
"Opportunity Knocks" premieres on September 23rd at 8 PM, preceding "Dancing With the Stars".
Source: The Futon Critic
"Opportunity Knocks" premieres on September 23rd at 8 PM, preceding "Dancing With the Stars".
Source: The Futon Critic
"Dance Machine" cancelled; additional note
After three weeks of terrible ratings, ABC has cancelled "Dance Machine" and replaced it with reruns of "America's Funniest Home Videos"
Also, CBS has postponed the start of Mark Burnett's "Jingles" until late 2008 or sometime in 2009.
Source: The Futon Critic
Also, CBS has postponed the start of Mark Burnett's "Jingles" until late 2008 or sometime in 2009.
Source: The Futon Critic
TPIR 7/16
TPIR: We only have today’s and tomorrow’s episodes to go.
Today’s opening contestants are Adam Woodford, Alana White, Miles England and Heather Estes. Drew comes out of that middle door and the first IUFB is a home theater sound system (Shane).
Adam: $1,300
Alana: $899
Miles: $800
Heather: $900
ARP: $1,597
Adam Woodford from Florida (who sat in yesterday’s audience) plays One Right Price for a daybed (Shane) and a Heartland refrigerator/freezer (Amber). Today’s One Right Price is $5,065 (Phire) and he knows that’s the price of the refrigerator/freezer! The daybed was
$4,199.
(Note: During this game, Drew just realized the show’s taping in HD now; he mistakenly thought we were playing One Wrong Price instead.)
The next “Come on Down” goes to Joyce Drake and the second IUFB is a rug (Amber).
Joyce: $1,500
Alana: $1,199
Miles: $1,200
Heather: $1,201
ARP: $2,498
Joyce Drake plays the season’s last playing of Switcheroo for a Pontiac Vibe (Std., AT, AC, Prots, EBH, Cargo)(Phire). Board:
Car: $ 1 8, 6 _ 1
Electric peeler: $ _ 2
Digital camcorder: $ _ 3
CD cabinet: $ _ 6
Soy milk maker: $ _ 7
NUMBERS AVAILABLE: 2, 3, 4, 8 & 9
My guesses:
Car: $18,621
Electric peeler: $32
Digital camcorder: $93
CD cabinet: $46
Soy milk maker: $87
Her first guesses:
Car: $18,621
Electric peeler: $92
Digital camcorder: $83
CD cabinet: $46
Soy milk maker: $37
Three are right! But she decides to switch the car and the peeler to $18,691 and $22 respectively…BAD IDEA. She wins the $83 digital camcorder and the $46 CD cabinet. The car, of course, was $18,621. Other right answers:
Electric peeler: $32
Soy milk maker: $97
Coming on down next is Linda Tyler and the third IUFB is a ceramic grill (Phire).
Linda: $950
Alana: $899
Miles: $500
Heather: $951
ARP: $1,699
Heather Estes, a student from the University of Alabama, plays the season’s final playing of Take Two for a sleeper sofa (Shane), a home gym (Shane and Phire), a silver coffee/tea set (Amber and Phire) and an off-road vehicle. Today’s target is $4,178. She picks the sofa and the set- the sofa is $1,679 and the coffee/tea set is $1,425, for a total of just $3,104. She then swaps the coffee/tea set for the home gym. That home gym must cost $2,499...but it’s just $800. The ATV was the $2,499 prize.
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #1:
Linda ($1,699): $.65
Joyce ($2,627): 55 + 55 = OVER
Adam ($10,861): Dime + 80 = WINS AT $.90
The only winner so far today gets to the Showcase.
Rich then yells the magic words to Matthew Hammett and the fourth IUFB is golf equipment (Shane).
Matthew: $675
Linda: $999
Alana: $925
Miles: $1,000
ARP: $1,170
That extra dollar means Miles England, a recent high school graduate, plays Now or Then for a dining room (Amber) worth $4,370. Then is March 1997. Products today are Pantene shampoo marked at $3.99, Aspercreme marked at $6.79, Mentadent marked at $3.91, Gold Bond Powder marked at $7.20, sweet cherry peppers marked at $2.15 and Fiber Choice marked at $12.49.
He starts with the shampoo and says NOW…no. He then goes with the Fiber Choice and is right with NOW. Next are the peppers and he says THEN, like most of the audience…NOW. That means he must get the other three products right to win. He goes with the Mentadent and says NOW…game over.
The magic words then go in the ears of Steven Guerrero and the fifth IUFB is a water bounce platform (Amber and Phire).
Steven: $450
Matthew: $850
Linda: $895
Alana: $699
ARP: $900
Linda Tyler, a lunch lady from Tampa, plays Lucky Seven for a Jeep Wrangler (Std., Paint, AC, Prot, Speakers)(Shane). First number is 1. Her second number guess is 5, but it’s just 1, so she’s down to $3. Third number guess is 4...
$ 2 1, 5 _ _
…she’s down to $2. Fourth number guess is 6...
$ 2 1, 5 3 _
…she’s done. ARP: $21,534. If she had done alright with the second number, she would’ve won had she chosen 5 the rest of the way out.
The last called down contestant is Tina Tolls and the final IUFB is a digital camera.
Tina: $600
Alana: $1,000
Steven: $1,100
Matthew: $1,101
ARP: $968, so Alana’s off to the First Four Breakfast Club.
Tina plays the Balance Game for a watercraft (Amber and Phire). The last three numbers are 2, 9 and 8. The dollar values available are $4,000, $5,000 and $7,000. She places the $4,000 and $5,000 bags on the scales, thus agreeing with me that the price is $9,298...win!
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #2:
Linda ($900): $.65
Miles ($1,170): 20 + 45 = $.65
Tina ($10,266): 20 + 55= WINS AT $.75
That means that the only two winners of the day are in the Showcase.
The first Showcase features prizes related to certain inkblots. First, we see a card table inkblot, which means you can win a trip to Vegas. Second, there’s a mother-in-law inkblot, which stands for a possible visit with her on a trip to Switzerland. Finally, with a bear-like inkblot, it can remind people of the encounters campers may have with a new Prowler trailer. The psychologists were played by Amber and Shane while the prizes were modeled by Phire.
ADAM BIDS $27,775 ON TRIPS/TRAILER SHOWCASE
MY BID FOR TRIPS/TRAILER: $28,500
For Tina, we have a wooden dinette, a popcorn cart, an air hockey table (Phire) and a player piano (Amber and Shane).
TINA BIDS $18,000 ON GAME ROOM
MY BID FOR GAME ROOM: $16,500
ADAM’ S SHOWCASE:
BID: $27,500
ARP: $36,560
DIFFERENCE: $9,060
TINA’S SHOWCASE:
BID: $18,000
ARP: $17,480
OVER- ADAM WINS!
Adam has a very nice day today- he takes home $47,421 in prizes!
TODAY’S PRICING GAME RECORD: 2-4
TOTAL WINNINGS: $64,083
Today’s opening contestants are Adam Woodford, Alana White, Miles England and Heather Estes. Drew comes out of that middle door and the first IUFB is a home theater sound system (Shane).
Adam: $1,300
Alana: $899
Miles: $800
Heather: $900
ARP: $1,597
Adam Woodford from Florida (who sat in yesterday’s audience) plays One Right Price for a daybed (Shane) and a Heartland refrigerator/freezer (Amber). Today’s One Right Price is $5,065 (Phire) and he knows that’s the price of the refrigerator/freezer! The daybed was
$4,199.
(Note: During this game, Drew just realized the show’s taping in HD now; he mistakenly thought we were playing One Wrong Price instead.)
The next “Come on Down” goes to Joyce Drake and the second IUFB is a rug (Amber).
Joyce: $1,500
Alana: $1,199
Miles: $1,200
Heather: $1,201
ARP: $2,498
Joyce Drake plays the season’s last playing of Switcheroo for a Pontiac Vibe (Std., AT, AC, Prots, EBH, Cargo)(Phire). Board:
Car: $ 1 8, 6 _ 1
Electric peeler: $ _ 2
Digital camcorder: $ _ 3
CD cabinet: $ _ 6
Soy milk maker: $ _ 7
NUMBERS AVAILABLE: 2, 3, 4, 8 & 9
My guesses:
Car: $18,621
Electric peeler: $32
Digital camcorder: $93
CD cabinet: $46
Soy milk maker: $87
Her first guesses:
Car: $18,621
Electric peeler: $92
Digital camcorder: $83
CD cabinet: $46
Soy milk maker: $37
Three are right! But she decides to switch the car and the peeler to $18,691 and $22 respectively…BAD IDEA. She wins the $83 digital camcorder and the $46 CD cabinet. The car, of course, was $18,621. Other right answers:
Electric peeler: $32
Soy milk maker: $97
Coming on down next is Linda Tyler and the third IUFB is a ceramic grill (Phire).
Linda: $950
Alana: $899
Miles: $500
Heather: $951
ARP: $1,699
Heather Estes, a student from the University of Alabama, plays the season’s final playing of Take Two for a sleeper sofa (Shane), a home gym (Shane and Phire), a silver coffee/tea set (Amber and Phire) and an off-road vehicle. Today’s target is $4,178. She picks the sofa and the set- the sofa is $1,679 and the coffee/tea set is $1,425, for a total of just $3,104. She then swaps the coffee/tea set for the home gym. That home gym must cost $2,499...but it’s just $800. The ATV was the $2,499 prize.
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #1:
Linda ($1,699): $.65
Joyce ($2,627): 55 + 55 = OVER
Adam ($10,861): Dime + 80 = WINS AT $.90
The only winner so far today gets to the Showcase.
Rich then yells the magic words to Matthew Hammett and the fourth IUFB is golf equipment (Shane).
Matthew: $675
Linda: $999
Alana: $925
Miles: $1,000
ARP: $1,170
That extra dollar means Miles England, a recent high school graduate, plays Now or Then for a dining room (Amber) worth $4,370. Then is March 1997. Products today are Pantene shampoo marked at $3.99, Aspercreme marked at $6.79, Mentadent marked at $3.91, Gold Bond Powder marked at $7.20, sweet cherry peppers marked at $2.15 and Fiber Choice marked at $12.49.
He starts with the shampoo and says NOW…no. He then goes with the Fiber Choice and is right with NOW. Next are the peppers and he says THEN, like most of the audience…NOW. That means he must get the other three products right to win. He goes with the Mentadent and says NOW…game over.
The magic words then go in the ears of Steven Guerrero and the fifth IUFB is a water bounce platform (Amber and Phire).
Steven: $450
Matthew: $850
Linda: $895
Alana: $699
ARP: $900
Linda Tyler, a lunch lady from Tampa, plays Lucky Seven for a Jeep Wrangler (Std., Paint, AC, Prot, Speakers)(Shane). First number is 1. Her second number guess is 5, but it’s just 1, so she’s down to $3. Third number guess is 4...
$ 2 1, 5 _ _
…she’s down to $2. Fourth number guess is 6...
$ 2 1, 5 3 _
…she’s done. ARP: $21,534. If she had done alright with the second number, she would’ve won had she chosen 5 the rest of the way out.
The last called down contestant is Tina Tolls and the final IUFB is a digital camera.
Tina: $600
Alana: $1,000
Steven: $1,100
Matthew: $1,101
ARP: $968, so Alana’s off to the First Four Breakfast Club.
Tina plays the Balance Game for a watercraft (Amber and Phire). The last three numbers are 2, 9 and 8. The dollar values available are $4,000, $5,000 and $7,000. She places the $4,000 and $5,000 bags on the scales, thus agreeing with me that the price is $9,298...win!
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #2:
Linda ($900): $.65
Miles ($1,170): 20 + 45 = $.65
Tina ($10,266): 20 + 55= WINS AT $.75
That means that the only two winners of the day are in the Showcase.
The first Showcase features prizes related to certain inkblots. First, we see a card table inkblot, which means you can win a trip to Vegas. Second, there’s a mother-in-law inkblot, which stands for a possible visit with her on a trip to Switzerland. Finally, with a bear-like inkblot, it can remind people of the encounters campers may have with a new Prowler trailer. The psychologists were played by Amber and Shane while the prizes were modeled by Phire.
ADAM BIDS $27,775 ON TRIPS/TRAILER SHOWCASE
MY BID FOR TRIPS/TRAILER: $28,500
For Tina, we have a wooden dinette, a popcorn cart, an air hockey table (Phire) and a player piano (Amber and Shane).
TINA BIDS $18,000 ON GAME ROOM
MY BID FOR GAME ROOM: $16,500
ADAM’ S SHOWCASE:
BID: $27,500
ARP: $36,560
DIFFERENCE: $9,060
TINA’S SHOWCASE:
BID: $18,000
ARP: $17,480
OVER- ADAM WINS!
Adam has a very nice day today- he takes home $47,421 in prizes!
TODAY’S PRICING GAME RECORD: 2-4
TOTAL WINNINGS: $64,083
"Merv Griffin's Crosswords" 7/16
We start with Ben Acker (a writer from Virginia!) and Tan Dobson (a substitute teacher from California).
Ben gets the first two right for $200 and a mini-vacation to San Diego. He then runs it up to $600 before finding the first Extra of the day. He wagers $500 on the following:
E _ _
It’s the second largest living bird. He gets EMU quickly for $1,100! That’s how he ends the round. Tan has $100.
Today’s Spoilers are Stew Watson (NY), Diadra Radcliffe (Illinois) and Ron Caplan (Connecticut).
ROUND 2:
1. (Nine letters)($300)- Inflamation of the joints. Stew tries to spoil right away but messes up with ARTHIT. Diadra takes too long, so Ron gets a free shot at it. He says ARTHRITIS…correct for $1,400!
2. (_ I _ _)- What Don Johnson on TV, and Jamie Foxx in film, policed against. Ron gets VICE from the title “Miami Vice” to go to $1,600.
3. (_ R _ _)- Kilmer said only God can make one. Ron says it’s a TREE…and he now has $1,800 and puts the other mini-vacation in his bank, to Lake Tahoe.
4. (_ E _ _)- This is where sides are probably on the side. Tan messes it up with MENN, dropping her to a hundred in the hole. Ron spells MENU correctly to hit the two grand mark!
5. (_ _ A M _)- Cowboys and Indians. Tan is wrong again with GAMES, dropping her to -$300. Diadra tries to spoil but has nothing, so she’s locked out again. It was TEAMS.
6. (Four-letter word)- Chamber for curing tobacco. Tan rings in at the last second with PIPE…three misses in a row. It was OAST, dropping her to -$500.
7. (Five-letter word)- Fletch. Stew tries to spoil with CHEVY…thinking of a car, that’s incorrect. Ben gets a free shot with CHASE…and he gets his podium and lead back at $2,200!
8. (_ _ _ _ _ E _ _)($300)- Marked by wise self-restraint. Stew blows another spoil attempt with RESERVED. It was DISCREET.
9. (Four letters)- Bros and sis, to bro and sis. Ben says they’re SIBS…they sure are to go to $2,400!
10. (_ _ S _ _)- In bridge columns, they’re the players on the right. Diadra goes for the spoil with EASTS…right for $2,600!
11. (_ _ I _ _)- How twins often dress. Diadra knows that’s ALIKE to go to $2,800 and find the second Extra of the game. Her wager is $800:
_ _ _ _ E _ S
Clue: Red table wines produced in the Bordeaux region of France. She guesses CLARETS…another good guess to go to $3,600!
13. (_ _ B _ T)- “The Roof of the World”. Tan says the mountain peak of TIBET…right to move to -$300.
14. (_ _ _ _ L _)- Spanish entrée flavored with saffron. Stew tries again to spoil with PAELLA…this time, he comes through and now has $3,800! That’s all for the round.
ROUND 3:
1. (_ _ _ P)- Catch-22, essentially. Tan says that’s a TRAP…she’s back at -$100.
2. (T _ _ _ _)- It’s shaped like a horseshoe and fit for a queen. Tan rings in with TIARA…she’s now a hundred on the positive side.
3. (I _ _ A)- 29th U.S. state, named after Native Americans. Tan nails IOWA to triple her money.
4. (_ _ _ _ A)- Prefix meaning “on the far side of”. Tan says AWAY but that means $200 will go away from her score, so she’s back at $100. Answer: ULTRA.
5. (Six-letter word)- To register for. Stew says ENLIST…good guess, but incorrect. To steal his prized possessions, Ron says ENROLL…right!
6. (_ _ _ E _)- The Jackson who appeared in “Good Times”. Tan goes with JANET…she recently released “Discipline” - that’s correct to back to $300.
7. (A _ _ _)- Words after “Diamonds” in a Marilyn Monroe song title. Ron says ARE A…yes indeed to hit four thousand!
8. (_ R _ N _)- Hoops building. Ron gets ARENA for a new total of $4,200!
9. (J A _ _)- Some are jam-packed. Ron goes with JARS…$4,400! And he gets the last Extra of the game. His wager is…two grand.
R E _ R _ _ _ _ _ _
Like some computer CDs and DVDs. He says RETRIEVEDS…nope, so he’s down to $2,400. It was REWRITABLE.
HOME STRETCH
11. (Five letters)- Comes to a snail’s pace. Tan guesses SLOWS…correct to go to $500.
12. (Five letters)- Type of gas such as helium, krypton, xenon or radon. Tan’s in once more with NEONS…incorrect, dropping her back to $300. Ron says INERT…also incorrect, dropping him to $2,200. It was NOBLE.
13. (Six letters)- Steps over obstacles. Stew says AVOIDS…nice try, but incorrect. That gives Diadra a chance to spoil with EEVADE, which also is wrong. It was STYLES.
14. (Four-letter word)- Softest mineral. Tan says IRON…nope. To steal her $300, Ben says LEAD…no, but it was a free shot. It was TALC. The game’s over, so Ron wins $2,200 and the mini-vacations!
Crossfire: If Ron can fill in the remaining 29 blanks, he’ll now have $4,200 and a trip to Los Cabos, Mexico…no.
Ben gets the first two right for $200 and a mini-vacation to San Diego. He then runs it up to $600 before finding the first Extra of the day. He wagers $500 on the following:
E _ _
It’s the second largest living bird. He gets EMU quickly for $1,100! That’s how he ends the round. Tan has $100.
Today’s Spoilers are Stew Watson (NY), Diadra Radcliffe (Illinois) and Ron Caplan (Connecticut).
ROUND 2:
1. (Nine letters)($300)- Inflamation of the joints. Stew tries to spoil right away but messes up with ARTHIT. Diadra takes too long, so Ron gets a free shot at it. He says ARTHRITIS…correct for $1,400!
2. (_ I _ _)- What Don Johnson on TV, and Jamie Foxx in film, policed against. Ron gets VICE from the title “Miami Vice” to go to $1,600.
3. (_ R _ _)- Kilmer said only God can make one. Ron says it’s a TREE…and he now has $1,800 and puts the other mini-vacation in his bank, to Lake Tahoe.
4. (_ E _ _)- This is where sides are probably on the side. Tan messes it up with MENN, dropping her to a hundred in the hole. Ron spells MENU correctly to hit the two grand mark!
5. (_ _ A M _)- Cowboys and Indians. Tan is wrong again with GAMES, dropping her to -$300. Diadra tries to spoil but has nothing, so she’s locked out again. It was TEAMS.
6. (Four-letter word)- Chamber for curing tobacco. Tan rings in at the last second with PIPE…three misses in a row. It was OAST, dropping her to -$500.
7. (Five-letter word)- Fletch. Stew tries to spoil with CHEVY…thinking of a car, that’s incorrect. Ben gets a free shot with CHASE…and he gets his podium and lead back at $2,200!
8. (_ _ _ _ _ E _ _)($300)- Marked by wise self-restraint. Stew blows another spoil attempt with RESERVED. It was DISCREET.
9. (Four letters)- Bros and sis, to bro and sis. Ben says they’re SIBS…they sure are to go to $2,400!
10. (_ _ S _ _)- In bridge columns, they’re the players on the right. Diadra goes for the spoil with EASTS…right for $2,600!
11. (_ _ I _ _)- How twins often dress. Diadra knows that’s ALIKE to go to $2,800 and find the second Extra of the game. Her wager is $800:
_ _ _ _ E _ S
Clue: Red table wines produced in the Bordeaux region of France. She guesses CLARETS…another good guess to go to $3,600!
13. (_ _ B _ T)- “The Roof of the World”. Tan says the mountain peak of TIBET…right to move to -$300.
14. (_ _ _ _ L _)- Spanish entrée flavored with saffron. Stew tries again to spoil with PAELLA…this time, he comes through and now has $3,800! That’s all for the round.
ROUND 3:
1. (_ _ _ P)- Catch-22, essentially. Tan says that’s a TRAP…she’s back at -$100.
2. (T _ _ _ _)- It’s shaped like a horseshoe and fit for a queen. Tan rings in with TIARA…she’s now a hundred on the positive side.
3. (I _ _ A)- 29th U.S. state, named after Native Americans. Tan nails IOWA to triple her money.
4. (_ _ _ _ A)- Prefix meaning “on the far side of”. Tan says AWAY but that means $200 will go away from her score, so she’s back at $100. Answer: ULTRA.
5. (Six-letter word)- To register for. Stew says ENLIST…good guess, but incorrect. To steal his prized possessions, Ron says ENROLL…right!
6. (_ _ _ E _)- The Jackson who appeared in “Good Times”. Tan goes with JANET…she recently released “Discipline” - that’s correct to back to $300.
7. (A _ _ _)- Words after “Diamonds” in a Marilyn Monroe song title. Ron says ARE A…yes indeed to hit four thousand!
8. (_ R _ N _)- Hoops building. Ron gets ARENA for a new total of $4,200!
9. (J A _ _)- Some are jam-packed. Ron goes with JARS…$4,400! And he gets the last Extra of the game. His wager is…two grand.
R E _ R _ _ _ _ _ _
Like some computer CDs and DVDs. He says RETRIEVEDS…nope, so he’s down to $2,400. It was REWRITABLE.
HOME STRETCH
11. (Five letters)- Comes to a snail’s pace. Tan guesses SLOWS…correct to go to $500.
12. (Five letters)- Type of gas such as helium, krypton, xenon or radon. Tan’s in once more with NEONS…incorrect, dropping her back to $300. Ron says INERT…also incorrect, dropping him to $2,200. It was NOBLE.
13. (Six letters)- Steps over obstacles. Stew says AVOIDS…nice try, but incorrect. That gives Diadra a chance to spoil with EEVADE, which also is wrong. It was STYLES.
14. (Four-letter word)- Softest mineral. Tan says IRON…nope. To steal her $300, Ben says LEAD…no, but it was a free shot. It was TALC. The game’s over, so Ron wins $2,200 and the mini-vacations!
Crossfire: If Ron can fill in the remaining 29 blanks, he’ll now have $4,200 and a trip to Los Cabos, Mexico…no.
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Ken Jennings' first season of "Jeopardy!" airing on GSN soon
A few days ago, a Game Show Forum member reported that assuming the PDF schedules for GSN are correct, the 20th season of "Jeopardy!", which saw the beginning of Ken Jennings' memorable run to close its season, will begin on July 28th with a Kids Week that aired a few weeks before Jennings started his run.
"Big Brother X" 7/15
At the start, we learned that the initial eviction nominations were Brian's idea. Speaking of the nominees, Renny and Jessie, they trash talked to each other.
Brian tried to align with Memphis but wasn't successful.
Power of Veto Competition: Joining Jerry, Renny and Jessie were Memphis, Michelle and April. Angie was designated as the host. Outside, there was a giant bed with numerous pillows on it. Some of them had veto bears. Each contestant had to find the veto bears of their color that matched the color of their sweepwear at that time. Once they found a bear, they dove into a pool of honey and put that bear into one of their five jars. The first contestant that filled all five of their jars won the Power of Veto. If Jerry won, his nomination picks will stay the same.
The color assignments:
Jerry: Purple
Jessie: Green
Renny: Pink
Memphis: Blue
April: Yellow
Michelle: Red
Memphis had the early lead. Shortly thereafter, Michelle took over the lead. But Memphis took it right back from her. Jessie then got into contention. The winner of the season's first Power of Veto was...
...Jessie, so he's safe this week!
Late in the episode, we heard that there was a "Mole" in the house, as somebody decided to come in contact with multiple houseguests.
After Jerry's replacement pick, the one Renny must face in the season's first eviction ceremony tomorrow night is in fact this "Mole". And that person is...
...Brian.
Brian tried to align with Memphis but wasn't successful.
Power of Veto Competition: Joining Jerry, Renny and Jessie were Memphis, Michelle and April. Angie was designated as the host. Outside, there was a giant bed with numerous pillows on it. Some of them had veto bears. Each contestant had to find the veto bears of their color that matched the color of their sweepwear at that time. Once they found a bear, they dove into a pool of honey and put that bear into one of their five jars. The first contestant that filled all five of their jars won the Power of Veto. If Jerry won, his nomination picks will stay the same.
The color assignments:
Jerry: Purple
Jessie: Green
Renny: Pink
Memphis: Blue
April: Yellow
Michelle: Red
Memphis had the early lead. Shortly thereafter, Michelle took over the lead. But Memphis took it right back from her. Jessie then got into contention. The winner of the season's first Power of Veto was...
...Jessie, so he's safe this week!
Late in the episode, we heard that there was a "Mole" in the house, as somebody decided to come in contact with multiple houseguests.
After Jerry's replacement pick, the one Renny must face in the season's first eviction ceremony tomorrow night is in fact this "Mole". And that person is...
...Brian.
"I Survived a Japanese Game Show"- Episode 4
The first challenge tonight is called "Big Baby Go Boom". Here, both teams of three had to start on a spinning circular platform and everyone's wearing baby suits. One at a time, each person attempted to fill their cup with some milk while on some smaller circular platforms. Then, they had to get to the end of the course and deposit their milk in a big bottle. The team with the most milk successfully deposited in three minutes won. The Yellow Penguins choose to sit Bilenda out.
Cathy got the Yellow Penguins off to a bad start when she brought NO milk to the big jug. Andrew went second and got his team on the board. Justin added more milk.
Donnell had the same bad start as Cathy did on the Green Monkeys. Meaghan did OK on her turn, but Mary did the best job of anybody tonight. But was it enough to win?...
...NO, so the Yellow Penguins win a trip to a soba-noodle making place! The Green Monkeys had to settle for shucking some clam shells.
Elimination Round: It's Donnell vs. Mary in the "Big Chicken Butt Scramble". Both are wearing chicken masks. Here, both players had to dip themselves into a pool of oil, then slide down and roll into a pool of chicken feathers before going into a pool full of chicken eggs. They can only break the eggs with their butts. The one who broke fewer eggs in two minutes went home.
By a final tally of 11-10...
...Mary Greenawalt went Sayonara.
Cathy got the Yellow Penguins off to a bad start when she brought NO milk to the big jug. Andrew went second and got his team on the board. Justin added more milk.
Donnell had the same bad start as Cathy did on the Green Monkeys. Meaghan did OK on her turn, but Mary did the best job of anybody tonight. But was it enough to win?...
...NO, so the Yellow Penguins win a trip to a soba-noodle making place! The Green Monkeys had to settle for shucking some clam shells.
Elimination Round: It's Donnell vs. Mary in the "Big Chicken Butt Scramble". Both are wearing chicken masks. Here, both players had to dip themselves into a pool of oil, then slide down and roll into a pool of chicken feathers before going into a pool full of chicken eggs. They can only break the eggs with their butts. The one who broke fewer eggs in two minutes went home.
By a final tally of 11-10...
...Mary Greenawalt went Sayonara.
7/15/2008 Results
TPIR: Only three episodes left, people.
Starting the show were Breelyn Burns, Ryan Bartlett, Fatira Branch and Jose Salas. The first IUFB was a home gym (Amber).
Jose: $800
Fatira: $300 (STAGE GARF)
Ryan: $1,200
Breelyn: BUCK (STUPID BID)
ARP: $2,199
Ryan Bartlett, a construction worker from Connecticut, played Make Your Move for a retro radio boombox, a bar cabinet (Shane) and a sailboat (Phire). Board:
759670650
His guesses:
759670650
He had everything wrong. The boombox was $70, the cabinet was $650 and the boat was $7,596.
Coming on down fifth was Jana Platt and the second IUFB was a sofa (Phire).
Jana: $3,000 (STAGE WILLY)
Breelyn: $600
Jose: $1,000
Fatira: $900
ARP: $899
Breelyn played Stack the Deck for a Chevrolet HHR (Std., AT/Remote, Prot)(Amber). Board:
8294371
If she knew her groceries (modeled by Shane today), she should win this car with little trouble. The first pair of items were Aspercreme and Clorox bleach, and the price she needed to match was $6.79. She knew the Aspercreme was $6.79, so she chose the third digit, which was 7.
$ _ _ , 7 _ _
The second pair of items were pasta sauce and Gold Bond Cream, and the price available this time was $1.99. Of course she got the sauce at $1.99, so she chose the second digit, which was 8.
$ _ 8, 7 _ _
The final items were Fisher Mixed Nuts and Jif peanut butter, and she needed to pick the one that was $6.49. She did get the nuts at $6.49, but unforunately picked the first number, which was 1.
$ 1 8, 7 _ _
She wasn't even close on the car, as she said $18,743. ARP: $18,729. She definitely would've won had she chosen the last three digits.
Coming on down next was Ashley Aitken and the third IUFB was a pool table (Shane).
Ashley: $1,199
Jose: $1,200
Fatira: $1,300
Jana: BUCK
ARP: $1,300, meaning Fatira Branch won a $500 bonus!
She then played Freeze Frame for a spa (Amber and Phire). Choices: $1,072 (NO WAY), $1,381 (NO WAY), $1,492 (NO WAY), $2,310 (NO WAY), $3,014, $7,213, $8,130, and $9,223. Her guess was $3,014...she GARFED. ARP: $7,213.
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #1:
Breelyn ($899): 50 + Dollar = DOH
Fatira ($1,800): Nickel + Dime = $.15
Ryan ($2,199): WINS AT $.60
The first player of the day gets to the Showcase.
Rich then said the magic words to Beri Cooper and the fourth IUFB was a bass guitar (Shane).
Beri: $700
Jana: $600
Ashley: $1,000
Jose: BUCK
ARP: $1,665
Ashley from Riverside, CA played Cliff Hangers for patio furniture (Amber and Phire) worth $8,797. The other items were modeled by Shane. The first one was a disco ball lamp and her bid was $20...$11. Second was a batter dispenser and she bid $45...$36. She needed to get the price of the DVD repair kit within $7, high or low. She went with $45 again and became the first winner of the day! ARP: $40.
Lucas Dyer from the U.S. Marine Corps then came on down and the fifth IUFB was a gold necklace (Phire).
Lucas: $800
Jose: $900
Beri: $1,200
Jana: $1,300
ARP: $2,700
Jana Platt, who wants to become the first ever female President of the United States, played Race Game for a pair of bikes, a waterfall, a dinette and a computer system (first two prizes modeled by Shane and Phire, other two modeled by Phire and Amber). The prices:
$600
$1,000
$1,495
$1,927
First guesses:
Bikes- $1,000
Waterfall- $1,495
Dinette- $600
Computer- $1,927
ONE RIGHT; :28 LEFT
Second guesses:
Bikes- $1,495
Waterfall- $1,000
Dinette- $600
Computer- $1,927
TWO RIGHT (originally one right); :14 LEFT
Third (and maybe final) guesses:
Bikes- $1,495
Waterfall- $600
Dinette- $1,000
Computer- $1,927
Since that scoreboard mistake apparently confused her to death, a TECHNICAL WIN was awarded. Correct prices:
Bikes- $600
Waterfall- $1,000
Dinette- $1,495
Computer- $1,927
The last player today to "Come on Down" was Inga Frances and the final IUFB was a pair of surfboards (Phire).
Inga: $999
Lucas: $1,000
Jose: $1,001
Beri: $1,200
ARP: $1,330, so Jose was kicked right into the First Four Breakfast Club.
Meanwhile, Beri Cooper played Range Game for a Ford Ranger (Std., AC, Cruise/Tilt, Stereo, SRadio)(Shane and Amber). Range was $16,200-$16,800. This should've been easy. She stopped at $16,418-$16,568. ARP: $16,440, so unoffically, we had a perfect second half (thanks to the production error in Race Game)!
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #2:
Jana ($7,722): 45 + 85 = OVER
Ashley ($10,549): $.80 (after two DUD spins)
Beri ($17,770): 15 + Quarter = $.40
Ashley got the Top Winner spot in today's Showcase.
The first Showcase had a bedroom, hair care products (Shane) and a Dodge Caliber (Std., AC, SRadio)(Phire)! Ashley bidded on this.
ASHLEY BIDS $28,000 ON ROOM/CAR SHOWCASE- STAGE WILLY
MY BID ON ROOM/CAR SHOWCASE: $21,300
For Ryan, we see Amber waiting to her a call from her flaky boyfriend. First, she tried to contact her with her new iPhone. Second, she decided to dump him and instead get away from it all on a Tahitan Cruise! Finally, her now former boyfriend decided to surprise her with a nice wedding present- a Ford Escape Hybrid (Std., Nav.)!
RYAN BIDS $30,000 ON CRUISE/CAR SHOWCASE- STAGE GARF (Only covers the car and the iPhone).
MY BID ON CRUISE/CAR SHOWCASE: $40,000
RYAN'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $30,000
ARP: $47,367
DIFFERENCE: $17,367 (GARF OF THE CENTURY)
ASHLEY'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $28,000
ARP: $24,625
OVER- RYAN WINS!
Ryan took home $49,566 in prizes!
TODAY'S PRICING GAME RECORD: 3-3 (including one Technical Win)
TOTAL WINNINGS: $88,306
Wipeout: In tonight's Qualifier, the obstacles are the Tumble Tubes, Sucker Punch, Big Balls and the Wall Swing. Notables:
Bryan Sayas: 3:46.8 (four WOs)
Grace Matias (from Virginia!): 2:49.5
Gabriel Lawrence: 2:30.1
Keith Biondi: 2:37
Saye Yabandeh: 3:26.6
Robert Schweitzer: 2:15.1
Marc Natividad: 1:41.7
Gwenshia Robinson is the first contestant ever to clear the Sucker Punch unscathed. Nobody successfully did the Wall Swing.
Joining those eight on the Sweeper are Rado Pagac, Kat Negrete, Taylor Johnson and Philip Ventimiglia.
Sweeper: In this edition, the remaining twelve contestants must hold two dodgeballs while jumping over the Sweeper. The elimination order:
1. Taylor
2. Rado
3. Bryan
4. Philip
5. Kat
6. Grace
Joining $1,000 winner Gabriel in the next round are Robert, Marc, Saye, Gwenshia and Keith.
Round 3: The Dreadmill returns this week. This time, each contestant had to wear flippers and had to get past several inflatable creatures rolling their way. Also, the four who stayed on it the longest before falling into the foam pool move on to the Wipeout Zone.
Gabriel: 1:27.81
Keith: 1:09.9
Gwenisha: 1:00.52
Robert: 1:42.15
Marc: 1:39.11
Saye: 1:10.71
Keith and Gwenisha leave the show.
Wipeout Zone: We start this time with a water slide surrounded by fire. The Barrel Run, Spinner and the Launch Pads follow that as usual.
Robert: 11:35.02
Gabriel: QUIT at about ten minutes
That means we won't have our third straight $51K winner on the show.
Marc: 8:23.1
Does Saye, the only remaining woman tonight, win the 50 large tonight?...
...NO- she never made it past the Spinner, so Marc wins the money.
Jeopardy!: Our current champion is Randall Eng (a composer from NYC) with $28,001 so far. He defends his title for the first time tonight against Gail Sneyers (an administrative assistant from Myrtle Beach, SC) and Holden Toplin (a graduate student/actor from Philadelphia). Opening categories:
THE EMERALD ISLE
SHOW BIZ OATHS & EXCLAMATIONS
History of "The New York Times"
BRITISH ROYALS IN THE MILITARY
HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES
INSIDE JOHNNY GILBERT (each correct response contains some of the letters of Johnny's name)
The champ gets off to a fine start by getting everything but the $800 clue in the Show Biz category. At the first break, he's got a big lead with $6,200 while the others have $1,200. The Emerald Isle, British Royals in the Military and Inside Johnny Gilbert are the categories remaining, and Toplin now has control. Going Daily Double Hunting now, he chooses the $600 British Royals clue...no Daily Double, but this:
This British prince was made a vice admiral and a lieutenant general, all on his 54th birthday in 2002.
Holden: "Who is Prince Andrew?"- NO ($600)
Gail: "Who is Prince Charles?"- CORRECT ($1,800); $800 BRITISH ROYALS CLUE
DAAAAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIILLLLLLYYYY DOUBLE! She bets the farm on this:
In 1982, Prince Andrew flew helicopters during a war against this country.
"What is Argentina?"...is right for $3,600!
$1,000 CLUE, SAME CATEGORY
To begin his training as an Army officer, Prince William entered this British military academy in 2006.
Randall: "What is Sandhurst?"- CORRECT ($7,200); $200 INSIDE JOHNNY GILBERT CLUE
Seat fit for a king.
Gail: "What is a throne?"- YOU BET ($3,800); $400 JOHNNY GILBERT CLUE
Cardinal compass direction.
Holden: "What is north?"- CORRECT ($1,000); $600, SAME CATEGORY
Thin, clear soup of concentrated stock.
TRIPLE STUMPER: Broth
$800, SAME CATEGORY
One story told in three books.
Holden: "What is a trilogy?"- OF COURSE IT IS ($1,800)
FINAL CLUE IN INSIDE JOHNNY GILBERT
Last name of one of our last three Vice Presidents.
Holden: "What is Gore?"- RIGHT AGAIN ($2,800); $200 CLUE IN THE EMERALD ISLE
With more than 500,000 inhabitants, it's Ireland's most populous city.
Randall: "What is Dublin?"- RIGHT ($7,400); $400, SAME CATEGORY
No surprise--at 88%, it's the most practiced religion in the Republic of Ireland.
Randall: "What is Catholic?"- RIGHT AGAIN ($7,800); MIDDLE CLUE, SAME TOPIC
Six countries in Ulster make up this political unit.
Holden: "What is Northern Ireland?"- CORRECT ($3,400); $800, SAME SUBJECT
The two official languages of the Republic of Ireland are English and this one, also known as Irish.
Randall: "What is Gaelic?"- CORRECT ($8,600); FINAL EMERALD ISLE CLUE
In 2008 he'd step down after eleven years as Ireland's Prime Minister.
Holden: "Who is Bertie Ahern?"- RIGHT ($4,400); $400 CLUE IN BRITISH ROYALS
In February 2008, word leaked out that this young royal was serving with his Army unit in Afghanistan.
Randall: "Who is Prince William?"- NO ($8,200)
Holden: "Who is Prince Harry?"- YES ($4,800)
FINAL CLUE OF THE ROUND FOR $200:
During WWII, she joined the women's auxiliary and drove a military truck in London.
Holden: "Who is Queen Elizabeth II?"- RIGHT ONCE AGAIN ($5,000)
ROUND 1 LACH TRASH: $1,000
DJ! Categories:
THE EMERALD AISLE
BEFORE & AFTER GOES TO THE MOVIES
"MAN"-LY LIT
I NEED A FARM VACATION!
A VISIT TO A JAPANESE TEMPLE (the $400, $1,200 and $2,000 clues are Clue Crew ones)
ALSO KNOWN AS
Sneyers hits the first Daily Double under the $2,000 clue in "Man"-ly Lit, currently with $6,200. She trails Toplin by $400 for second place, while the champ's still ahead with $8,600. Her wager is $3,800. For ten grand and the lead:
In a pamphlet, Thomas Paine wrote about governmanet founded on "The Indefeasible Hereditary" these.
"What are man's rights?"...NOT ACCEPTABLE. The exact title was needed- it was the Rights of Man, so she drops to $2,400. A little later, the champ finds the other DD under the $1,600 Before & After clue, now with $9,800. Toplin still has $6,600 and Sneyers has $3,200. His wager is a big six grand. His lead is on the line with this clue:
Josh Brolin, Tommy Lee Jones & Javier Barden go to Alaska to get love advice from Anne Heche in this movie-TV hybrid.
"What is No Country For Old Men in Trees?"...
"What is No Country For Old Men in Trees?"
...IS RIGHT to go to $15,800!
With only The Emerald Aisle and I Need a Farm Vaction left, the scores now look like this:
Randall: $17,800
Holden: $13,000
Gail: $6,800
Toplin's in control and he chooses the $400 farm vacation clue, which is:
We'll learn how to groom llamas if we stay at Hidden Acres Llama Farm in Jefferson in this Down Fast State.
Holden: "What is Maine?"- CORRECT ($13,400); $800, SAME CATEGORY
Maybe I'll spend a day getting lose at Oakes Farm in Tennessee, in their 11-acre one of these mazes.
Holden: "What is a hedge maze?"- INCORRECT ($12,600)
Randall: "What is a corn maze?"- RIGHT ($18,600); $1,200, SAME SUBJECT
Horseback riding is the rein event at Lady Hawk Farm in this state's Citrus County.
Gail: "What is Florida?"- CORRECT ($8,000); $1,600, SAME TOPIC
If I ture of snowshoeing at Ohlers' Acres in this Canadian province, I'll take a side trip to the West Edmonton Mall.
Gail: "What is Alberta?"- CORRECT AGAIN ($9,600); FINAL CLUE IN FARM VACATION
Hey sugar, sugaring season is a great time to stay at Shearer Hill Farm in this state.
Holden: "What is Vermont?"- RIGHT ($14,600)
THE FINAL CATEGORY OF THE EMERALD AISLE BEGINS WITH THIS $400 CLUE:
John Boorman's man-returns-to-the-jungle film "The Emerald Forest" takes place mostly in this South American country.
Randall: "What is Brazil?"- YOU BET ($19,000)
$800:
Emerald is the birthstone for this month.
Gail: "What is May?"- THAT'S THE MONTH ($10,400)
$1,200:
In the 1940s, this superhero's abilities came from a ring that was fashioned from an emerald lamp.
Randall: "Who is the Green Lantern?"- YES ($20,200)
$1,600:
Roll out this-- emerald is the green variety of it; aquamarine is the blue-green variety.
Gail: NO RESPONSE ($8,800)
TRIPLE STUMPER: Beryl
FINAL CLUE THIS ROUND:
The hardness of emeralds ranges from 7.5 to 8 on this scale.
Randall: "What is Moh's?"- RIGHT ($22,200)
DJ! LACH TRASH: $3,600
SCORES AFTER DOUBLE JEOPARDY!:
Randall: $22,200
Holden: $14,600
Gail: $8,800
CORYAT SCORES:
Randall: $17,800
Holden: $14,600
Gail: $10,800
FJ! CATEGORY: Olympic Cities.
This city's Olympics were exactly two hundred years after the death of the British Cabinet Secretary it was named for.
We start with Sneyers, who had a response of "What is Sydney?"...
"What is Sydney?"
...taking place in 2000, that is correct! She wagered $6,400, taking her to $15,200. Toplin had Melbourne and drops to a dollar. As for the champ...Albertville, and his wager was $7,001, meaning he loses by a buck to the lady, so he leaves with $30,001. Gail Sneyers comes back to win the title at $15,200.
Starting the show were Breelyn Burns, Ryan Bartlett, Fatira Branch and Jose Salas. The first IUFB was a home gym (Amber).
Jose: $800
Fatira: $300 (STAGE GARF)
Ryan: $1,200
Breelyn: BUCK (STUPID BID)
ARP: $2,199
Ryan Bartlett, a construction worker from Connecticut, played Make Your Move for a retro radio boombox, a bar cabinet (Shane) and a sailboat (Phire). Board:
759670650
His guesses:
759670650
He had everything wrong. The boombox was $70, the cabinet was $650 and the boat was $7,596.
Coming on down fifth was Jana Platt and the second IUFB was a sofa (Phire).
Jana: $3,000 (STAGE WILLY)
Breelyn: $600
Jose: $1,000
Fatira: $900
ARP: $899
Breelyn played Stack the Deck for a Chevrolet HHR (Std., AT/Remote, Prot)(Amber). Board:
8294371
If she knew her groceries (modeled by Shane today), she should win this car with little trouble. The first pair of items were Aspercreme and Clorox bleach, and the price she needed to match was $6.79. She knew the Aspercreme was $6.79, so she chose the third digit, which was 7.
$ _ _ , 7 _ _
The second pair of items were pasta sauce and Gold Bond Cream, and the price available this time was $1.99. Of course she got the sauce at $1.99, so she chose the second digit, which was 8.
$ _ 8, 7 _ _
The final items were Fisher Mixed Nuts and Jif peanut butter, and she needed to pick the one that was $6.49. She did get the nuts at $6.49, but unforunately picked the first number, which was 1.
$ 1 8, 7 _ _
She wasn't even close on the car, as she said $18,743. ARP: $18,729. She definitely would've won had she chosen the last three digits.
Coming on down next was Ashley Aitken and the third IUFB was a pool table (Shane).
Ashley: $1,199
Jose: $1,200
Fatira: $1,300
Jana: BUCK
ARP: $1,300, meaning Fatira Branch won a $500 bonus!
She then played Freeze Frame for a spa (Amber and Phire). Choices: $1,072 (NO WAY), $1,381 (NO WAY), $1,492 (NO WAY), $2,310 (NO WAY), $3,014, $7,213, $8,130, and $9,223. Her guess was $3,014...she GARFED. ARP: $7,213.
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #1:
Breelyn ($899): 50 + Dollar = DOH
Fatira ($1,800): Nickel + Dime = $.15
Ryan ($2,199): WINS AT $.60
The first player of the day gets to the Showcase.
Rich then said the magic words to Beri Cooper and the fourth IUFB was a bass guitar (Shane).
Beri: $700
Jana: $600
Ashley: $1,000
Jose: BUCK
ARP: $1,665
Ashley from Riverside, CA played Cliff Hangers for patio furniture (Amber and Phire) worth $8,797. The other items were modeled by Shane. The first one was a disco ball lamp and her bid was $20...$11. Second was a batter dispenser and she bid $45...$36. She needed to get the price of the DVD repair kit within $7, high or low. She went with $45 again and became the first winner of the day! ARP: $40.
Lucas Dyer from the U.S. Marine Corps then came on down and the fifth IUFB was a gold necklace (Phire).
Lucas: $800
Jose: $900
Beri: $1,200
Jana: $1,300
ARP: $2,700
Jana Platt, who wants to become the first ever female President of the United States, played Race Game for a pair of bikes, a waterfall, a dinette and a computer system (first two prizes modeled by Shane and Phire, other two modeled by Phire and Amber). The prices:
$600
$1,000
$1,495
$1,927
First guesses:
Bikes- $1,000
Waterfall- $1,495
Dinette- $600
Computer- $1,927
ONE RIGHT; :28 LEFT
Second guesses:
Bikes- $1,495
Waterfall- $1,000
Dinette- $600
Computer- $1,927
TWO RIGHT (originally one right); :14 LEFT
Third (and maybe final) guesses:
Bikes- $1,495
Waterfall- $600
Dinette- $1,000
Computer- $1,927
Since that scoreboard mistake apparently confused her to death, a TECHNICAL WIN was awarded. Correct prices:
Bikes- $600
Waterfall- $1,000
Dinette- $1,495
Computer- $1,927
The last player today to "Come on Down" was Inga Frances and the final IUFB was a pair of surfboards (Phire).
Inga: $999
Lucas: $1,000
Jose: $1,001
Beri: $1,200
ARP: $1,330, so Jose was kicked right into the First Four Breakfast Club.
Meanwhile, Beri Cooper played Range Game for a Ford Ranger (Std., AC, Cruise/Tilt, Stereo, SRadio)(Shane and Amber). Range was $16,200-$16,800. This should've been easy. She stopped at $16,418-$16,568. ARP: $16,440, so unoffically, we had a perfect second half (thanks to the production error in Race Game)!
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #2:
Jana ($7,722): 45 + 85 = OVER
Ashley ($10,549): $.80 (after two DUD spins)
Beri ($17,770): 15 + Quarter = $.40
Ashley got the Top Winner spot in today's Showcase.
The first Showcase had a bedroom, hair care products (Shane) and a Dodge Caliber (Std., AC, SRadio)(Phire)! Ashley bidded on this.
ASHLEY BIDS $28,000 ON ROOM/CAR SHOWCASE- STAGE WILLY
MY BID ON ROOM/CAR SHOWCASE: $21,300
For Ryan, we see Amber waiting to her a call from her flaky boyfriend. First, she tried to contact her with her new iPhone. Second, she decided to dump him and instead get away from it all on a Tahitan Cruise! Finally, her now former boyfriend decided to surprise her with a nice wedding present- a Ford Escape Hybrid (Std., Nav.)!
RYAN BIDS $30,000 ON CRUISE/CAR SHOWCASE- STAGE GARF (Only covers the car and the iPhone).
MY BID ON CRUISE/CAR SHOWCASE: $40,000
RYAN'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $30,000
ARP: $47,367
DIFFERENCE: $17,367 (GARF OF THE CENTURY)
ASHLEY'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $28,000
ARP: $24,625
OVER- RYAN WINS!
Ryan took home $49,566 in prizes!
TODAY'S PRICING GAME RECORD: 3-3 (including one Technical Win)
TOTAL WINNINGS: $88,306
Wipeout: In tonight's Qualifier, the obstacles are the Tumble Tubes, Sucker Punch, Big Balls and the Wall Swing. Notables:
Bryan Sayas: 3:46.8 (four WOs)
Grace Matias (from Virginia!): 2:49.5
Gabriel Lawrence: 2:30.1
Keith Biondi: 2:37
Saye Yabandeh: 3:26.6
Robert Schweitzer: 2:15.1
Marc Natividad: 1:41.7
Gwenshia Robinson is the first contestant ever to clear the Sucker Punch unscathed. Nobody successfully did the Wall Swing.
Joining those eight on the Sweeper are Rado Pagac, Kat Negrete, Taylor Johnson and Philip Ventimiglia.
Sweeper: In this edition, the remaining twelve contestants must hold two dodgeballs while jumping over the Sweeper. The elimination order:
1. Taylor
2. Rado
3. Bryan
4. Philip
5. Kat
6. Grace
Joining $1,000 winner Gabriel in the next round are Robert, Marc, Saye, Gwenshia and Keith.
Round 3: The Dreadmill returns this week. This time, each contestant had to wear flippers and had to get past several inflatable creatures rolling their way. Also, the four who stayed on it the longest before falling into the foam pool move on to the Wipeout Zone.
Gabriel: 1:27.81
Keith: 1:09.9
Gwenisha: 1:00.52
Robert: 1:42.15
Marc: 1:39.11
Saye: 1:10.71
Keith and Gwenisha leave the show.
Wipeout Zone: We start this time with a water slide surrounded by fire. The Barrel Run, Spinner and the Launch Pads follow that as usual.
Robert: 11:35.02
Gabriel: QUIT at about ten minutes
That means we won't have our third straight $51K winner on the show.
Marc: 8:23.1
Does Saye, the only remaining woman tonight, win the 50 large tonight?...
...NO- she never made it past the Spinner, so Marc wins the money.
Jeopardy!: Our current champion is Randall Eng (a composer from NYC) with $28,001 so far. He defends his title for the first time tonight against Gail Sneyers (an administrative assistant from Myrtle Beach, SC) and Holden Toplin (a graduate student/actor from Philadelphia). Opening categories:
THE EMERALD ISLE
SHOW BIZ OATHS & EXCLAMATIONS
History of "The New York Times"
BRITISH ROYALS IN THE MILITARY
HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES
INSIDE JOHNNY GILBERT (each correct response contains some of the letters of Johnny's name)
The champ gets off to a fine start by getting everything but the $800 clue in the Show Biz category. At the first break, he's got a big lead with $6,200 while the others have $1,200. The Emerald Isle, British Royals in the Military and Inside Johnny Gilbert are the categories remaining, and Toplin now has control. Going Daily Double Hunting now, he chooses the $600 British Royals clue...no Daily Double, but this:
This British prince was made a vice admiral and a lieutenant general, all on his 54th birthday in 2002.
Holden: "Who is Prince Andrew?"- NO ($600)
Gail: "Who is Prince Charles?"- CORRECT ($1,800); $800 BRITISH ROYALS CLUE
DAAAAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIILLLLLLYYYY DOUBLE! She bets the farm on this:
In 1982, Prince Andrew flew helicopters during a war against this country.
"What is Argentina?"...is right for $3,600!
$1,000 CLUE, SAME CATEGORY
To begin his training as an Army officer, Prince William entered this British military academy in 2006.
Randall: "What is Sandhurst?"- CORRECT ($7,200); $200 INSIDE JOHNNY GILBERT CLUE
Seat fit for a king.
Gail: "What is a throne?"- YOU BET ($3,800); $400 JOHNNY GILBERT CLUE
Cardinal compass direction.
Holden: "What is north?"- CORRECT ($1,000); $600, SAME CATEGORY
Thin, clear soup of concentrated stock.
TRIPLE STUMPER: Broth
$800, SAME CATEGORY
One story told in three books.
Holden: "What is a trilogy?"- OF COURSE IT IS ($1,800)
FINAL CLUE IN INSIDE JOHNNY GILBERT
Last name of one of our last three Vice Presidents.
Holden: "What is Gore?"- RIGHT AGAIN ($2,800); $200 CLUE IN THE EMERALD ISLE
With more than 500,000 inhabitants, it's Ireland's most populous city.
Randall: "What is Dublin?"- RIGHT ($7,400); $400, SAME CATEGORY
No surprise--at 88%, it's the most practiced religion in the Republic of Ireland.
Randall: "What is Catholic?"- RIGHT AGAIN ($7,800); MIDDLE CLUE, SAME TOPIC
Six countries in Ulster make up this political unit.
Holden: "What is Northern Ireland?"- CORRECT ($3,400); $800, SAME SUBJECT
The two official languages of the Republic of Ireland are English and this one, also known as Irish.
Randall: "What is Gaelic?"- CORRECT ($8,600); FINAL EMERALD ISLE CLUE
In 2008 he'd step down after eleven years as Ireland's Prime Minister.
Holden: "Who is Bertie Ahern?"- RIGHT ($4,400); $400 CLUE IN BRITISH ROYALS
In February 2008, word leaked out that this young royal was serving with his Army unit in Afghanistan.
Randall: "Who is Prince William?"- NO ($8,200)
Holden: "Who is Prince Harry?"- YES ($4,800)
FINAL CLUE OF THE ROUND FOR $200:
During WWII, she joined the women's auxiliary and drove a military truck in London.
Holden: "Who is Queen Elizabeth II?"- RIGHT ONCE AGAIN ($5,000)
ROUND 1 LACH TRASH: $1,000
DJ! Categories:
THE EMERALD AISLE
BEFORE & AFTER GOES TO THE MOVIES
"MAN"-LY LIT
I NEED A FARM VACATION!
A VISIT TO A JAPANESE TEMPLE (the $400, $1,200 and $2,000 clues are Clue Crew ones)
ALSO KNOWN AS
Sneyers hits the first Daily Double under the $2,000 clue in "Man"-ly Lit, currently with $6,200. She trails Toplin by $400 for second place, while the champ's still ahead with $8,600. Her wager is $3,800. For ten grand and the lead:
In a pamphlet, Thomas Paine wrote about governmanet founded on "The Indefeasible Hereditary" these.
"What are man's rights?"...NOT ACCEPTABLE. The exact title was needed- it was the Rights of Man, so she drops to $2,400. A little later, the champ finds the other DD under the $1,600 Before & After clue, now with $9,800. Toplin still has $6,600 and Sneyers has $3,200. His wager is a big six grand. His lead is on the line with this clue:
Josh Brolin, Tommy Lee Jones & Javier Barden go to Alaska to get love advice from Anne Heche in this movie-TV hybrid.
"What is No Country For Old Men in Trees?"...
"What is No Country For Old Men in Trees?"
...IS RIGHT to go to $15,800!
With only The Emerald Aisle and I Need a Farm Vaction left, the scores now look like this:
Randall: $17,800
Holden: $13,000
Gail: $6,800
Toplin's in control and he chooses the $400 farm vacation clue, which is:
We'll learn how to groom llamas if we stay at Hidden Acres Llama Farm in Jefferson in this Down Fast State.
Holden: "What is Maine?"- CORRECT ($13,400); $800, SAME CATEGORY
Maybe I'll spend a day getting lose at Oakes Farm in Tennessee, in their 11-acre one of these mazes.
Holden: "What is a hedge maze?"- INCORRECT ($12,600)
Randall: "What is a corn maze?"- RIGHT ($18,600); $1,200, SAME SUBJECT
Horseback riding is the rein event at Lady Hawk Farm in this state's Citrus County.
Gail: "What is Florida?"- CORRECT ($8,000); $1,600, SAME TOPIC
If I ture of snowshoeing at Ohlers' Acres in this Canadian province, I'll take a side trip to the West Edmonton Mall.
Gail: "What is Alberta?"- CORRECT AGAIN ($9,600); FINAL CLUE IN FARM VACATION
Hey sugar, sugaring season is a great time to stay at Shearer Hill Farm in this state.
Holden: "What is Vermont?"- RIGHT ($14,600)
THE FINAL CATEGORY OF THE EMERALD AISLE BEGINS WITH THIS $400 CLUE:
John Boorman's man-returns-to-the-jungle film "The Emerald Forest" takes place mostly in this South American country.
Randall: "What is Brazil?"- YOU BET ($19,000)
$800:
Emerald is the birthstone for this month.
Gail: "What is May?"- THAT'S THE MONTH ($10,400)
$1,200:
In the 1940s, this superhero's abilities came from a ring that was fashioned from an emerald lamp.
Randall: "Who is the Green Lantern?"- YES ($20,200)
$1,600:
Roll out this-- emerald is the green variety of it; aquamarine is the blue-green variety.
Gail: NO RESPONSE ($8,800)
TRIPLE STUMPER: Beryl
FINAL CLUE THIS ROUND:
The hardness of emeralds ranges from 7.5 to 8 on this scale.
Randall: "What is Moh's?"- RIGHT ($22,200)
DJ! LACH TRASH: $3,600
SCORES AFTER DOUBLE JEOPARDY!:
Randall: $22,200
Holden: $14,600
Gail: $8,800
CORYAT SCORES:
Randall: $17,800
Holden: $14,600
Gail: $10,800
FJ! CATEGORY: Olympic Cities.
This city's Olympics were exactly two hundred years after the death of the British Cabinet Secretary it was named for.
We start with Sneyers, who had a response of "What is Sydney?"...
"What is Sydney?"
...taking place in 2000, that is correct! She wagered $6,400, taking her to $15,200. Toplin had Melbourne and drops to a dollar. As for the champ...Albertville, and his wager was $7,001, meaning he loses by a buck to the lady, so he leaves with $30,001. Gail Sneyers comes back to win the title at $15,200.
"World Poker Tour" 7/14
As I said before, Phil Ivey and Phil Hellmuth highlighted the night’s final six at the L.A. Poker Classic. About $1.6 million was up for grabs. This was Ivey’s eighth WPT final table appearance. Opening chip count:
1. Ivey.- $4.1 million
2. Scott Montgomery- $2.68 million
3. Hellmuth- $2.38 million
4. Woody Moore- $1.51 million
5. Quinn Do- $1.45 million
6. Nam Le- $1.18 million
On the very first hand, Moore went ALL IN against Ivey.
Woody: (AS)(KH)
Ivey: (AD)(9C)
POT: $3.06 million
THE FLOP: (2H)(3S)(6H)- DUDTURN: JACK OF HEARTS
Moore was really in excellent shape, as he now had a flush draw. All he needed to avoid was a 9 that wasn’t a Heart…
…it was a Queen of Clubs, meaning Moore doubled up and took the lead right off the bat! Ivey tried to do better in the second hand against Montgomery.
Scott: (AS)(KD)
Ivey: (AH)(QS)
BASE POT: $1.5 million
THE FLOP: (2C)(7H)(8D)- DUD
An $800K bet by Montgomery was enough for Ivey to fold, giving Montgomery a $2.3M pot. Both Phils battled each other in hand #3.
Hellmuth: (10C)(2C)
Ivey: (QH)(JS)
BASE POT: $260,000
THE FLOP: (AD)(3C)(4D)
Instant straight draw for Hellmuth.
TURN: JACK OF DIAMONDS
Ivey now had the lead, and his $100K bet made Hellmuth fold to win him a $360K pot. Then, we had some three way action between both Phils and Le.
Ivey: (JH)(6H)
Hellmuth: (10C)(3C)
Nam: DOUBLE DEUCES (Diamonds and Clubs)
BASE POT: $300,000
THE FLOP: (4D)(2S)(AD)
Le had triple deuces, but for the second hand in a row, Hellmuth had an instant wheel draw.
TURN: 2 OF HEARTS- FOUR OF A KIND!!
Le was just simply invincible now with quad twos! Hellmuth bowed out of this hand while the others bet 100 grand.
RIVER: ACE OF CLUBS
The pot Le won here was worth $810,000. Next, we had three way action with the other three players.
Quinn: (KS)(6S)
Scott: (AC)(JH)
Woody: (JC)(9C)
BASE POT: $810,000
THE FLOP: (QD)(KD)(8S)
Do had top pair, but the other two only needed a 10 for a straight. After a $350K Do wager, Moore folded, as did Montgomery, automatically winning Do a $1.16M pot. We get back to regular action on the next hand.
Hellmuth: (JH)(8C)
Nam: (KC)(3C)
BASE POT: $260,000
THE FLOP: (6H)(3D)(JD)
Top pair for Hellmuth, while Le had low pair. Both called for $140K each.
TURN: KING OF HEARTS
Le now had a strong lead with two pair and bet $350K, but Hellmuth pushed ALL IN! Did Le go ALL IN himself…YES. That meant the only thing that could go wrong was for a Jack to show up on the river…
RIVER: 10 OF SPADES
…it was a 10, meaning Le doubled up to $2.4M! After the first half hour, here was the new chip count:
1. Scott- $3.93 million
2. Ivey- $2.51 million
3. Nam- $2.38 million
4. Woody- $1.79 million
5. Quinn- $1.84 million
6. Hellmuth- $1.05 million
After Hellmuth won the first blitz hand of the night for $470K, here was the next hand.
Nam: (10H)(9S)
Woody: (10C)(8C)
BASE POT: $610,000
THE FLOP: (5S)(4D)(KD)- DUD
After Le bet $140K, Moore raised to $440K and it resulted in a Le fold, meaning Moore won a $1.19 million pot. On the next hand, we went back to three way action between the Phils and Le.
Ivey: (KC)(QC)
Hellmuth: DOUBLE JACKS (Spades and Diamonds)
Nam: (AH)(KH)
BASE POT: $1.02 million
THE FLOP: (AD)(10S)(3H)
Le had the best possible pair but Ivey now had an Ace high straight draw. Le bet $650K to try and score off either Phil…and he wound up scaring off both, so he won the $1.67 million pot.
Hellmuth went ALL IN on the next hand against Moore.
Woody: (AH)(QD)
Hellmuth: (AD)(9S)
POT: $1.28 million
THE FLOP: (2H)(AC)(JS)
TURN: 7 OF CLUBS
Hellmuth needed a 9 to pop up on the river or he would be throwing a hissy fit out of the building…
RIVER: QUEEN OF CLUBS
…sorry. He left in sixth place with $229,820, whether he liked it or not.
Also in danger of being eliminated was Do, who went ALL IN on the next hand against Montgomery, the current chip leader for most of the way out.
Quinn: (QS)(JH)
Scott: (AD)(5H)
POT: $2.35 million
THE FLOP: (9D)(7H)(QC)
TURN: 9 OF SPADES
Do’s hoping another Ace didn’t show up on river time…
RIVER: 10 OF DIAMONDS
…didn’t happen, so Do doubled up. The new chip count at halftime:
1. Phil Ivey- $3.31 million
2. Woody- $3.26 million
3. Scott- $2.34 million
4. Quinn- $2.33 million
5. Nam- $2.06 million
Montgomery then won on a blitz for $550K, and then we saw this hand.
Woody: DOUBLE NINES (Diamonds and Clubs)
Nam: DOUBLE TWOS (Spades and Clubs)
BASE POT: $1.35 million
THE FLOP: (4C)(9H)(10D)
Instant triple for Moore. After Le bet $400K, Moore raised to a million! That was enough for Le to fold, so Moore won the pot for $2.75 million! Next:
Quinn: (JS)(4S)
Scott: (AC)(7H)
BASE POT: $820K
THE FLOP: (9D)(AS)(5S)
Instant flush draw for Do.
TURN: KING OF SPADES- FLUSH!
Both called $400K into the pot.
RIVER: JACK OF CLUBS
After Do called ALL IN, he doubled up to $3.12 million! Montgomery now had only $350K left and had no choice but to go ALL IN on the next hand against Moore, whom now had the chip lead.
Woody: (AD)(6C)
Scott: (JH)(9C)
POT: $820K
THE FLOP: (QD)(9S)(3D)
Middle pair for Montgomery.
TURN: 5 OF SPADES
He needed to dodge an Ace…
RIVER: JACK OF SPADES
…with triple Jacks, Montgomery doubled up. He went ALL IN again, this time against Le.
Scott: (JC)(8S)
Nam: (KD)(JD)
POT: $1.76 million
THE FLOP: (5C)(7D)(5S)
TURN: 3 OF SPADES- DUD
Montgomery now needed an 8 on the river or else…
RIVER: 3 OF CLUBS
…but it was another three, so his stay in first place early on was short-lived and he left in fifth place with $296,860.
With about a half hour to go, this was the new chip count:
1. Phil Ivey- $5.27 million
2. Woody- $5.12 million
3. Quinn- $1.89 million
4. Nam- $1.02 million
Ivey got back in it thanks in part to an open-ended straight that won him a pot of over $3 million.
On the next hand, Le’s ALL IN bet scared the other three players away, so he won a $1.44 million pot. Now, the next hand.
Woody: (AD)(5D)
Quinn: (KD)(9D)
BASE POT: $840K
FLOP: (9H)(5C)(2D)
Middle pair for Moore, but Do made top pair. After Do bet 400 grand, Moore pushed ALL IN...and Do called ALL IN.
TURN: 10 OF SPADES
To eliminate Do, Moore needed the river to show an Ace or a 5…
RIVER: 4 OF CLUBS
…he was one off with the 4, so Do doubled up to $3.04M! New chip count now:
1. Phil Ivey- $6.31 million
2. Woody- $3.05 million
3. Quinn- $2.54 million
4. Nam- $1.4 million
Ivey was getting closer and closer to finally winning a WPT tournament!
Do doubled up again when his ALL IN bet scared away both Moore and Le. Le then won a $770K pot on a blitz.
Then, Ivey pushed Le ALL IN on the next hand. To start:
Phil: DOUBLE 3s (Hearts and Clubs)
Nam: DOUBLE ACES (Hearts and Diamonds)
POT: $2.6 million
FLOP: (6S)(10S)(2D)- DUD
TURN: 3 OF DIAMONDS
That turn card was great news for Ivey, as he now had a triple. Le now needed a miracle Ace…
RIVER: QUEEN OF DIAMONDS
…he didn’t get it, so he took home the fourth place purse of $411,770. The chip leader then faced Moore in the next hand.
Woody: (6H)(2S)
Phil: (8D)(7C)
BASE POT: $380K
FLOP: (8H)(5H)(2D)
Moore had the lowest possible pair while Ivey had top pair. Both wagered $200K.
TURN: 7 OF SPADES
Ivey now paired both of his base cards; however, Moore now had an open-ended straight draw. Moore then decided to go ALL IN. That meant he needed a deuce, a 4 or a 9 to stay alive…
RIVER: JACK OF SPADES
…NOPE, so he left as the second runner-up with $625,630.
MONEY PRESENTATION: TRAYS OF MONEY
The head’s up chip count:
Phil- $10.82 million
Quinn- $2.48 million
First hand in the final:
Quinn: (8C)(2C)
Phil: (QD)(6D)
BASE POT: $360K
FLOP: (6H)(5D)(AD)
Instant flush draw for Ivey! He also had top pair. He didn’t need the flush, though, as Do folded to give him a $520K pot. This next hand could’ve been the one that did it for Ivey.
Phil: (AH)(8D)
Quinn: (9H)(8H)
BASE POT: $1.16 million
FLOP: (6S)(8S)(AS)
Instant two pair for Ivey, while Do had a pair of 8s. Ivey bet 700 grand…as did Do.
TURN: ACE OF CLUBS- FULL HOUSE!!
Ivey tried to make Do go ALL IN here. Since Do was drawing dead at this point, if he called ALL IN, he automatically lost and Ivey would’ve done it…
…AND PHIL IVEY’S WPT DREAMS FINALLY COME TRUE IN HOLLYWOOD!!!!!
RIVER: 4 OF CLUBS
Ivey won the night’s jackpot at $1,596,100, but that obviously wasn’t the most important thing to this man. Do took home $909,400 as the runner up.
1. Ivey.- $4.1 million
2. Scott Montgomery- $2.68 million
3. Hellmuth- $2.38 million
4. Woody Moore- $1.51 million
5. Quinn Do- $1.45 million
6. Nam Le- $1.18 million
On the very first hand, Moore went ALL IN against Ivey.
Woody: (AS)(KH)
Ivey: (AD)(9C)
POT: $3.06 million
THE FLOP: (2H)(3S)(6H)- DUDTURN: JACK OF HEARTS
Moore was really in excellent shape, as he now had a flush draw. All he needed to avoid was a 9 that wasn’t a Heart…
…it was a Queen of Clubs, meaning Moore doubled up and took the lead right off the bat! Ivey tried to do better in the second hand against Montgomery.
Scott: (AS)(KD)
Ivey: (AH)(QS)
BASE POT: $1.5 million
THE FLOP: (2C)(7H)(8D)- DUD
An $800K bet by Montgomery was enough for Ivey to fold, giving Montgomery a $2.3M pot. Both Phils battled each other in hand #3.
Hellmuth: (10C)(2C)
Ivey: (QH)(JS)
BASE POT: $260,000
THE FLOP: (AD)(3C)(4D)
Instant straight draw for Hellmuth.
TURN: JACK OF DIAMONDS
Ivey now had the lead, and his $100K bet made Hellmuth fold to win him a $360K pot. Then, we had some three way action between both Phils and Le.
Ivey: (JH)(6H)
Hellmuth: (10C)(3C)
Nam: DOUBLE DEUCES (Diamonds and Clubs)
BASE POT: $300,000
THE FLOP: (4D)(2S)(AD)
Le had triple deuces, but for the second hand in a row, Hellmuth had an instant wheel draw.
TURN: 2 OF HEARTS- FOUR OF A KIND!!
Le was just simply invincible now with quad twos! Hellmuth bowed out of this hand while the others bet 100 grand.
RIVER: ACE OF CLUBS
The pot Le won here was worth $810,000. Next, we had three way action with the other three players.
Quinn: (KS)(6S)
Scott: (AC)(JH)
Woody: (JC)(9C)
BASE POT: $810,000
THE FLOP: (QD)(KD)(8S)
Do had top pair, but the other two only needed a 10 for a straight. After a $350K Do wager, Moore folded, as did Montgomery, automatically winning Do a $1.16M pot. We get back to regular action on the next hand.
Hellmuth: (JH)(8C)
Nam: (KC)(3C)
BASE POT: $260,000
THE FLOP: (6H)(3D)(JD)
Top pair for Hellmuth, while Le had low pair. Both called for $140K each.
TURN: KING OF HEARTS
Le now had a strong lead with two pair and bet $350K, but Hellmuth pushed ALL IN! Did Le go ALL IN himself…YES. That meant the only thing that could go wrong was for a Jack to show up on the river…
RIVER: 10 OF SPADES
…it was a 10, meaning Le doubled up to $2.4M! After the first half hour, here was the new chip count:
1. Scott- $3.93 million
2. Ivey- $2.51 million
3. Nam- $2.38 million
4. Woody- $1.79 million
5. Quinn- $1.84 million
6. Hellmuth- $1.05 million
After Hellmuth won the first blitz hand of the night for $470K, here was the next hand.
Nam: (10H)(9S)
Woody: (10C)(8C)
BASE POT: $610,000
THE FLOP: (5S)(4D)(KD)- DUD
After Le bet $140K, Moore raised to $440K and it resulted in a Le fold, meaning Moore won a $1.19 million pot. On the next hand, we went back to three way action between the Phils and Le.
Ivey: (KC)(QC)
Hellmuth: DOUBLE JACKS (Spades and Diamonds)
Nam: (AH)(KH)
BASE POT: $1.02 million
THE FLOP: (AD)(10S)(3H)
Le had the best possible pair but Ivey now had an Ace high straight draw. Le bet $650K to try and score off either Phil…and he wound up scaring off both, so he won the $1.67 million pot.
Hellmuth went ALL IN on the next hand against Moore.
Woody: (AH)(QD)
Hellmuth: (AD)(9S)
POT: $1.28 million
THE FLOP: (2H)(AC)(JS)
TURN: 7 OF CLUBS
Hellmuth needed a 9 to pop up on the river or he would be throwing a hissy fit out of the building…
RIVER: QUEEN OF CLUBS
…sorry. He left in sixth place with $229,820, whether he liked it or not.
Also in danger of being eliminated was Do, who went ALL IN on the next hand against Montgomery, the current chip leader for most of the way out.
Quinn: (QS)(JH)
Scott: (AD)(5H)
POT: $2.35 million
THE FLOP: (9D)(7H)(QC)
TURN: 9 OF SPADES
Do’s hoping another Ace didn’t show up on river time…
RIVER: 10 OF DIAMONDS
…didn’t happen, so Do doubled up. The new chip count at halftime:
1. Phil Ivey- $3.31 million
2. Woody- $3.26 million
3. Scott- $2.34 million
4. Quinn- $2.33 million
5. Nam- $2.06 million
Montgomery then won on a blitz for $550K, and then we saw this hand.
Woody: DOUBLE NINES (Diamonds and Clubs)
Nam: DOUBLE TWOS (Spades and Clubs)
BASE POT: $1.35 million
THE FLOP: (4C)(9H)(10D)
Instant triple for Moore. After Le bet $400K, Moore raised to a million! That was enough for Le to fold, so Moore won the pot for $2.75 million! Next:
Quinn: (JS)(4S)
Scott: (AC)(7H)
BASE POT: $820K
THE FLOP: (9D)(AS)(5S)
Instant flush draw for Do.
TURN: KING OF SPADES- FLUSH!
Both called $400K into the pot.
RIVER: JACK OF CLUBS
After Do called ALL IN, he doubled up to $3.12 million! Montgomery now had only $350K left and had no choice but to go ALL IN on the next hand against Moore, whom now had the chip lead.
Woody: (AD)(6C)
Scott: (JH)(9C)
POT: $820K
THE FLOP: (QD)(9S)(3D)
Middle pair for Montgomery.
TURN: 5 OF SPADES
He needed to dodge an Ace…
RIVER: JACK OF SPADES
…with triple Jacks, Montgomery doubled up. He went ALL IN again, this time against Le.
Scott: (JC)(8S)
Nam: (KD)(JD)
POT: $1.76 million
THE FLOP: (5C)(7D)(5S)
TURN: 3 OF SPADES- DUD
Montgomery now needed an 8 on the river or else…
RIVER: 3 OF CLUBS
…but it was another three, so his stay in first place early on was short-lived and he left in fifth place with $296,860.
With about a half hour to go, this was the new chip count:
1. Phil Ivey- $5.27 million
2. Woody- $5.12 million
3. Quinn- $1.89 million
4. Nam- $1.02 million
Ivey got back in it thanks in part to an open-ended straight that won him a pot of over $3 million.
On the next hand, Le’s ALL IN bet scared the other three players away, so he won a $1.44 million pot. Now, the next hand.
Woody: (AD)(5D)
Quinn: (KD)(9D)
BASE POT: $840K
FLOP: (9H)(5C)(2D)
Middle pair for Moore, but Do made top pair. After Do bet 400 grand, Moore pushed ALL IN...and Do called ALL IN.
TURN: 10 OF SPADES
To eliminate Do, Moore needed the river to show an Ace or a 5…
RIVER: 4 OF CLUBS
…he was one off with the 4, so Do doubled up to $3.04M! New chip count now:
1. Phil Ivey- $6.31 million
2. Woody- $3.05 million
3. Quinn- $2.54 million
4. Nam- $1.4 million
Ivey was getting closer and closer to finally winning a WPT tournament!
Do doubled up again when his ALL IN bet scared away both Moore and Le. Le then won a $770K pot on a blitz.
Then, Ivey pushed Le ALL IN on the next hand. To start:
Phil: DOUBLE 3s (Hearts and Clubs)
Nam: DOUBLE ACES (Hearts and Diamonds)
POT: $2.6 million
FLOP: (6S)(10S)(2D)- DUD
TURN: 3 OF DIAMONDS
That turn card was great news for Ivey, as he now had a triple. Le now needed a miracle Ace…
RIVER: QUEEN OF DIAMONDS
…he didn’t get it, so he took home the fourth place purse of $411,770. The chip leader then faced Moore in the next hand.
Woody: (6H)(2S)
Phil: (8D)(7C)
BASE POT: $380K
FLOP: (8H)(5H)(2D)
Moore had the lowest possible pair while Ivey had top pair. Both wagered $200K.
TURN: 7 OF SPADES
Ivey now paired both of his base cards; however, Moore now had an open-ended straight draw. Moore then decided to go ALL IN. That meant he needed a deuce, a 4 or a 9 to stay alive…
RIVER: JACK OF SPADES
…NOPE, so he left as the second runner-up with $625,630.
MONEY PRESENTATION: TRAYS OF MONEY
The head’s up chip count:
Phil- $10.82 million
Quinn- $2.48 million
First hand in the final:
Quinn: (8C)(2C)
Phil: (QD)(6D)
BASE POT: $360K
FLOP: (6H)(5D)(AD)
Instant flush draw for Ivey! He also had top pair. He didn’t need the flush, though, as Do folded to give him a $520K pot. This next hand could’ve been the one that did it for Ivey.
Phil: (AH)(8D)
Quinn: (9H)(8H)
BASE POT: $1.16 million
FLOP: (6S)(8S)(AS)
Instant two pair for Ivey, while Do had a pair of 8s. Ivey bet 700 grand…as did Do.
TURN: ACE OF CLUBS- FULL HOUSE!!
Ivey tried to make Do go ALL IN here. Since Do was drawing dead at this point, if he called ALL IN, he automatically lost and Ivey would’ve done it…
…AND PHIL IVEY’S WPT DREAMS FINALLY COME TRUE IN HOLLYWOOD!!!!!
RIVER: 4 OF CLUBS
Ivey won the night’s jackpot at $1,596,100, but that obviously wasn’t the most important thing to this man. Do took home $909,400 as the runner up.
Monday, July 14, 2008
"The Mole" 7/14
After a week off for "The Batchlorette" season finale to shine, we're back to start the second half of the season. Remember, the current pot stands at $177,000.
MISSION #11: One team of three consisted of thinkers, while the other team consisted of runners. The teams:
Runners: Mark, Alex & Clay (Captain: Mark)
Thinkers: Nicole, Paul and Craig (Captain: Paul)
The thinkers were asked seven different multiple-choice brainteasers. Each answer choice corresponded to a series of directional coordiantes that Paul had to convey to their runners. The correct answer choice for each question would yield the directions to the location of one of seven bottles of wine. For each one they found and brought back at the end, $10,000 was put into the pot. The mission ended if Mark fell off a treadmill at any time; after a bottle of wine was successfully brought back, the treadmill's speed increased.
1. From the following list of words, choose the word that doesn't fit.
Ice, cheese, chocolate, plastic, wood
A: Chocolate
B: Wood
C: Ice
D: Cheese
2. Which number should replace the question mark?
(14)(4)(9)(2)
(13)(7)(4)(5)
(11)(4)(5)(3)
(22)(5)(9)(?)
A: 5
B: 3
C: 8
D: 2
3. Some months have 30 days, others have 31 days. In a single year, how many months have 28 days?
A: 1
B: 2
C: 12
D: 6
4. How many ways can you read ABC off the diamond?
A
ABA
ABCBA
ABA
A
A: 4
B: 6
C: 12
D: None of the above
5. Which number should come next in this sequence: 2, 6, 3, 9, 6, 18, 15, 45, 42, ?
A: 39
B: 120
C: 126
D: None of the above
6. "Jim is taller than Kevin, and Walter is shorter than Jim."
Which of the following statements would be most accurate?
A: Walter is taller than Kevin
B: Walter is shorter than Kevin
C: Walter is as tall as Kevin
D: None of the above
7. Read this story:
"Every morning at 9 AM, my wine cellar receives a delivery of 22 bottles of wine, all of which are stored in the cellar. Every afternoon at 5 PM I remove 12 bottles from my wine cellar and give them away to friends. No other bottles enter or leave my wine cellar, except at these two times. On January 1st at 8 AM, I had 400 bottles in my wine cellar."
On what date in January did my wine cellar first contain more than 500 bottles of wine?
A: January 9
B: January 10
C: January 11
D: January 12
The correct answers:
1. Wood
2. 3
3. 12
4. 12
5. 126
6. None of the above
7. January 9
In the end...
...THEY COLLECTED AND BROUGHT BACK ALL THE WINE!!
NEW POT TOTAL: $247,000
MISSION #12: They stood over a bridge that crossed the Mendoza River. One at a time, each player bungee jumped towards the river and tried to toss a tea bag into a green square target. The closer they were to the bullseye, the more money that would be added to the pot. Before each player jumped, they were asked to predict how much the team would earn in this mission; the one whose guess was the closest without going over earned an exemption.
BULLSEYE: $10,000
Closest ring: $8,000
Middle ring: $6,000
Outermost ring: $4,000
1. Mark:
Target: NOTHING
Prediction: $10,000
2. Paul:
Target: NOTHING
Prediction: $12,000
3. Clay:
Target: NOTHING
Prediction: $14,000
4. Craig:
Target: NOTHING
Prediction: $20,000
5. Alex:
Target: $4,000
Prediction: $15,000
6. Nicole:
Target: NOTHING
Prediction: $48,000
NEW POT TOTAL: $251,000
This was not a good mission at all, as not much was made here and nobody got the exemption because everybody's guesses were over.
QUIZ TIME:
1. Is The Mole male or female?
2. In "The Grapes of Cache" mission, did The Mole help solve the brain teasers?
3. Was The Mole wearing a collared shirt during "The Grapes of Cache"?
4. In "The Grapes of Cache", which group was The Mole part of?
5. At wine and cheese after "The Grapes of Cache" mission, starting from Jon, where was The Mole sitting (going clockwise)- first, second, third, fourth, fifth or sixth?
6. In the "Swing Out" mission, how many players jumped off the bridge before The Mole did?
7. In "Swing Out", where did The Mole's exemption guess rank from highest to lowest?
8. In "Swing Out", how much did The Mole earn for the pot?
9. In "Swing Out", how much did The Mole guess to win an exemption?
10. Who is The Mole?
Somebody lost on the first reveal. And that unlucky person was...
Alex
Clay
Craig
Mark
Nicole
Paul
...Alex Jacobs.
MISSION #11: One team of three consisted of thinkers, while the other team consisted of runners. The teams:
Runners: Mark, Alex & Clay (Captain: Mark)
Thinkers: Nicole, Paul and Craig (Captain: Paul)
The thinkers were asked seven different multiple-choice brainteasers. Each answer choice corresponded to a series of directional coordiantes that Paul had to convey to their runners. The correct answer choice for each question would yield the directions to the location of one of seven bottles of wine. For each one they found and brought back at the end, $10,000 was put into the pot. The mission ended if Mark fell off a treadmill at any time; after a bottle of wine was successfully brought back, the treadmill's speed increased.
1. From the following list of words, choose the word that doesn't fit.
Ice, cheese, chocolate, plastic, wood
A: Chocolate
B: Wood
C: Ice
D: Cheese
2. Which number should replace the question mark?
(14)(4)(9)(2)
(13)(7)(4)(5)
(11)(4)(5)(3)
(22)(5)(9)(?)
A: 5
B: 3
C: 8
D: 2
3. Some months have 30 days, others have 31 days. In a single year, how many months have 28 days?
A: 1
B: 2
C: 12
D: 6
4. How many ways can you read ABC off the diamond?
A
ABA
ABCBA
ABA
A
A: 4
B: 6
C: 12
D: None of the above
5. Which number should come next in this sequence: 2, 6, 3, 9, 6, 18, 15, 45, 42, ?
A: 39
B: 120
C: 126
D: None of the above
6. "Jim is taller than Kevin, and Walter is shorter than Jim."
Which of the following statements would be most accurate?
A: Walter is taller than Kevin
B: Walter is shorter than Kevin
C: Walter is as tall as Kevin
D: None of the above
7. Read this story:
"Every morning at 9 AM, my wine cellar receives a delivery of 22 bottles of wine, all of which are stored in the cellar. Every afternoon at 5 PM I remove 12 bottles from my wine cellar and give them away to friends. No other bottles enter or leave my wine cellar, except at these two times. On January 1st at 8 AM, I had 400 bottles in my wine cellar."
On what date in January did my wine cellar first contain more than 500 bottles of wine?
A: January 9
B: January 10
C: January 11
D: January 12
The correct answers:
1. Wood
2. 3
3. 12
4. 12
5. 126
6. None of the above
7. January 9
In the end...
...THEY COLLECTED AND BROUGHT BACK ALL THE WINE!!
NEW POT TOTAL: $247,000
MISSION #12: They stood over a bridge that crossed the Mendoza River. One at a time, each player bungee jumped towards the river and tried to toss a tea bag into a green square target. The closer they were to the bullseye, the more money that would be added to the pot. Before each player jumped, they were asked to predict how much the team would earn in this mission; the one whose guess was the closest without going over earned an exemption.
BULLSEYE: $10,000
Closest ring: $8,000
Middle ring: $6,000
Outermost ring: $4,000
1. Mark:
Target: NOTHING
Prediction: $10,000
2. Paul:
Target: NOTHING
Prediction: $12,000
3. Clay:
Target: NOTHING
Prediction: $14,000
4. Craig:
Target: NOTHING
Prediction: $20,000
5. Alex:
Target: $4,000
Prediction: $15,000
6. Nicole:
Target: NOTHING
Prediction: $48,000
NEW POT TOTAL: $251,000
This was not a good mission at all, as not much was made here and nobody got the exemption because everybody's guesses were over.
QUIZ TIME:
1. Is The Mole male or female?
2. In "The Grapes of Cache" mission, did The Mole help solve the brain teasers?
3. Was The Mole wearing a collared shirt during "The Grapes of Cache"?
4. In "The Grapes of Cache", which group was The Mole part of?
5. At wine and cheese after "The Grapes of Cache" mission, starting from Jon, where was The Mole sitting (going clockwise)- first, second, third, fourth, fifth or sixth?
6. In the "Swing Out" mission, how many players jumped off the bridge before The Mole did?
7. In "Swing Out", where did The Mole's exemption guess rank from highest to lowest?
8. In "Swing Out", how much did The Mole earn for the pot?
9. In "Swing Out", how much did The Mole guess to win an exemption?
10. Who is The Mole?
Somebody lost on the first reveal. And that unlucky person was...
Alex
Clay
Craig
Mark
Nicole
Paul
...Alex Jacobs.
"Nashville Star" 7/14
It's love songs night on the show.
First up is Ashlee Hewitt with "Cowboy, Take Me Away" by the Dixie Chicks. Jewel liked her understated approach to singing. Jeffrey said this was the Ashlee he loved. John thought she was very comfortable. I gave her a 9!
Second is Gabe Garcia and "Must Be Doing Something Right" by Billy Currington. Jeffrey said he continues to get better and better every week. John thought sometimes the people at the NBC headquarters knew what they were doing when helping choosing this season's contestants on the show, and this was one of those times. Jewel also credited him for introducing a falsetto. I also gave him a 9!
Performing third is Coffey with "It's Your Love" by Tim McGraw and Faith Hill. Jeffrey thought he was pitchy, even though it was his best performance. John noted how emotional the performance was, but still thought he wasn't a front runner in the competition. Jewel thought the performance was authentic thanks to the emotion. I gave him a 7 this week.
The last one definitely moving on is current favorite Melissa Lawson, singing "My Baby Loves Me" by Martina McBride. Jewel wasn't impressed with the song choice but thought she did a great job. Jeffrey thought she was over the top. John agreed with Jeffrey. I gave her an 8.
Laura & Sophie are the first act in tonight's bottom two, and they next sing Taylor Swift's latest single, "Picture to Burn". John busted them for rolling their eyes in front of Jewel. Jewel thought they've consistently sung worse and worse every week. Jeffrey thought it was OK, as did I. I gave this performance a 6.
Finally, Shawn Mayer decides that she's got the guts to sing "Before He Cheats" by Carrie Underwood. Jewel thought she was very comfortable. John thought it was her best performance so far and Jeffrey thought she killed it. I gave her a 9.
The final voting results...
...by a unanimous vote, Laura & Sophie mercifully must leave Nashville for now.
First up is Ashlee Hewitt with "Cowboy, Take Me Away" by the Dixie Chicks. Jewel liked her understated approach to singing. Jeffrey said this was the Ashlee he loved. John thought she was very comfortable. I gave her a 9!
Second is Gabe Garcia and "Must Be Doing Something Right" by Billy Currington. Jeffrey said he continues to get better and better every week. John thought sometimes the people at the NBC headquarters knew what they were doing when helping choosing this season's contestants on the show, and this was one of those times. Jewel also credited him for introducing a falsetto. I also gave him a 9!
Performing third is Coffey with "It's Your Love" by Tim McGraw and Faith Hill. Jeffrey thought he was pitchy, even though it was his best performance. John noted how emotional the performance was, but still thought he wasn't a front runner in the competition. Jewel thought the performance was authentic thanks to the emotion. I gave him a 7 this week.
The last one definitely moving on is current favorite Melissa Lawson, singing "My Baby Loves Me" by Martina McBride. Jewel wasn't impressed with the song choice but thought she did a great job. Jeffrey thought she was over the top. John agreed with Jeffrey. I gave her an 8.
Laura & Sophie are the first act in tonight's bottom two, and they next sing Taylor Swift's latest single, "Picture to Burn". John busted them for rolling their eyes in front of Jewel. Jewel thought they've consistently sung worse and worse every week. Jeffrey thought it was OK, as did I. I gave this performance a 6.
Finally, Shawn Mayer decides that she's got the guts to sing "Before He Cheats" by Carrie Underwood. Jewel thought she was very comfortable. John thought it was her best performance so far and Jeffrey thought she killed it. I gave her a 9.
The final voting results...
...by a unanimous vote, Laura & Sophie mercifully must leave Nashville for now.
"American Gladiators" 7/14
This is the last preliminary episode of the season.
On the female side, tonight's contestants are Adriana Posadas from Anaheim (who is a chemical engineering student) and Tatum Yount from Manhattan Beach, CA (who is a national figure skater). The first event for them is Powerball and the Gladiators here are Hellga, Panther and Steel. Scores:
Adriana: 3
Tatum: WIPEOUT
Tonight's male contenders are Anthony Pagnotta from Farmingdale, NY (a detective in the area) and Alexander Coates from Baltimore (who is a former Marine). Their first event is also Powerball. This time, the Gladiators are Titan, Justice and Wolf. Numbers, please:
Alexander: 2
Anthony: 0
Second for the female side is Pyramid. Chasing Tatum is Jet and Adriana must outlast Steel. Any scorerers...no.
For the men, their second event is Rocketball. Take away the word "ball" from this event's name, and you've got one of the Gladiators competing in this event- Rocket. The other one is Wolf. Let's punch in those scores:
Alexander: 4
Anthony: 4
Alexander still has a two point lead.
Next, we find out if either woman will Hang Tough with Phoenix. It definitely won't be Tatum, who falls in a possible record 7.3. As for Adriana...she goes the distance for 5, giving her an 8-0 lead.
Now, for the male version of Hang Tough with Justice as the Gladiator. Alexander can't quite do it and falls in about 33 seconds...but Anthony gets the 5 thanks to Justice falling with 11 seconds to go, giving him the lead, 9-6.
Neither woman scored on Joust and Skytrack, so Adriana's still the only one with any points as they head into their final event, Earthquake. The Gladiator on the circular platform is Gina "Crush" Carano, whom beat both of tonight's contenders in Joust to remain undefeated in that event. Does she continue to dominate tonight in Earthquake...yes, so with the final score of 8-0, Adriana gets a four-second head start in the Eliminator. BTW, Tatum's the first contestant to not earn a single point prior to the Eliminator.
Neither man was able to score in Pyramid and The Wall, so it's still 9-6 Anthony heading into their Earthquake. Militia challenges the players this time...and is as successful as Crush was there, so Anthony has a 1.5 head start in the Eliminator.
Eliminator: For the men, the Eliminator time to beat is 2:10. For the women, the Eliminator time to beat is 3:24.5. Does either mark go down in the end?...
...YES, as Alexander wins the Male Eliminator at 2:08.8! That sends Brick Reilly home. Oddly enough, scoreless Tatum won the Female Eliminator, but didn't win it in time to qualify for the semi-finals. That means Vanessa Warren's the last semi-finalist on the female side.
On the female side, tonight's contestants are Adriana Posadas from Anaheim (who is a chemical engineering student) and Tatum Yount from Manhattan Beach, CA (who is a national figure skater). The first event for them is Powerball and the Gladiators here are Hellga, Panther and Steel. Scores:
Adriana: 3
Tatum: WIPEOUT
Tonight's male contenders are Anthony Pagnotta from Farmingdale, NY (a detective in the area) and Alexander Coates from Baltimore (who is a former Marine). Their first event is also Powerball. This time, the Gladiators are Titan, Justice and Wolf. Numbers, please:
Alexander: 2
Anthony: 0
Second for the female side is Pyramid. Chasing Tatum is Jet and Adriana must outlast Steel. Any scorerers...no.
For the men, their second event is Rocketball. Take away the word "ball" from this event's name, and you've got one of the Gladiators competing in this event- Rocket. The other one is Wolf. Let's punch in those scores:
Alexander: 4
Anthony: 4
Alexander still has a two point lead.
Next, we find out if either woman will Hang Tough with Phoenix. It definitely won't be Tatum, who falls in a possible record 7.3. As for Adriana...she goes the distance for 5, giving her an 8-0 lead.
Now, for the male version of Hang Tough with Justice as the Gladiator. Alexander can't quite do it and falls in about 33 seconds...but Anthony gets the 5 thanks to Justice falling with 11 seconds to go, giving him the lead, 9-6.
Neither woman scored on Joust and Skytrack, so Adriana's still the only one with any points as they head into their final event, Earthquake. The Gladiator on the circular platform is Gina "Crush" Carano, whom beat both of tonight's contenders in Joust to remain undefeated in that event. Does she continue to dominate tonight in Earthquake...yes, so with the final score of 8-0, Adriana gets a four-second head start in the Eliminator. BTW, Tatum's the first contestant to not earn a single point prior to the Eliminator.
Neither man was able to score in Pyramid and The Wall, so it's still 9-6 Anthony heading into their Earthquake. Militia challenges the players this time...and is as successful as Crush was there, so Anthony has a 1.5 head start in the Eliminator.
Eliminator: For the men, the Eliminator time to beat is 2:10. For the women, the Eliminator time to beat is 3:24.5. Does either mark go down in the end?...
...YES, as Alexander wins the Male Eliminator at 2:08.8! That sends Brick Reilly home. Oddly enough, scoreless Tatum won the Female Eliminator, but didn't win it in time to qualify for the semi-finals. That means Vanessa Warren's the last semi-finalist on the female side.
BREAKING NEWS: King leaves "So You Think You Can Dance" due to injury
Today, Zap2it.com has just reported that Jessica King, one of the ten remaining contestants this season on "So You Think You Can Dance", has been forced to withdraw from the competition due to an unknown injury. Therefore, Comfort Fedoke, the girl who was eliminated last week, will take her place.
"The Next Food Network Star" 7/13
The four remaining contestants were flown to Vegas! After they got a look at one of Bobby Flay’s restaurants in the area, it was time for the night’s challenge.
There were two one-on-one “Throwdowns”- Lisa vs. Adam and Kelsey vs. Aaron. Each one was 75 minutes long. In both “Throwdowns”, each contestant had to make their own signature dish while also trying to better their opponent’s signature dish. Along the way, they were interviewed by “Extra” reporter Dayna Devon.
The guest judge this time was Paula Deen. This challenge took place outdoors.
Here were the signature dishes in the Lisa vs. Adam matchup:
Lisa: Cassoulet- a slow-cooked dish of white beans and meats
Adam: Macaroni and cheese
In Adam’s macaroni and cheese, he threw in some lobster. Lisa handled the interview part much better than Adam did.
Adam’s macaroni and cheese, as I figured, was more superior than Lisa’s (Paula didn’t like Lisa’s version whatsoever), while Lisa hammered Adam with her version of the Cassoulet (Bobby Flay thought her version was the best he’s ever tasted).
Here were the signature dishes for the other matchup:
Kelsey: Chicken parmigiane
Aaron: Stuffed pork loin
During her interview segment, Kelsey made a potentially fatal error by saying something about what she learned the most from culinary school. In addition, Aaron didn’t start making his version of the Chicken Parmigiane until there were about 20 minutes to go, prompting a nasty look by Lisa.
Aaron’s chicken dish was a tad better than Kelsey’s, and he also beat Kelsey with his pork loin.
I have a feeling Lisa Garza was toast…
…but she was safe. The one who did get cut was…
Aaron
Adam
Kelsey
…Kelsey Nixon. I have a feeling that culinary school comment got her.
There were two one-on-one “Throwdowns”- Lisa vs. Adam and Kelsey vs. Aaron. Each one was 75 minutes long. In both “Throwdowns”, each contestant had to make their own signature dish while also trying to better their opponent’s signature dish. Along the way, they were interviewed by “Extra” reporter Dayna Devon.
The guest judge this time was Paula Deen. This challenge took place outdoors.
Here were the signature dishes in the Lisa vs. Adam matchup:
Lisa: Cassoulet- a slow-cooked dish of white beans and meats
Adam: Macaroni and cheese
In Adam’s macaroni and cheese, he threw in some lobster. Lisa handled the interview part much better than Adam did.
Adam’s macaroni and cheese, as I figured, was more superior than Lisa’s (Paula didn’t like Lisa’s version whatsoever), while Lisa hammered Adam with her version of the Cassoulet (Bobby Flay thought her version was the best he’s ever tasted).
Here were the signature dishes for the other matchup:
Kelsey: Chicken parmigiane
Aaron: Stuffed pork loin
During her interview segment, Kelsey made a potentially fatal error by saying something about what she learned the most from culinary school. In addition, Aaron didn’t start making his version of the Chicken Parmigiane until there were about 20 minutes to go, prompting a nasty look by Lisa.
Aaron’s chicken dish was a tad better than Kelsey’s, and he also beat Kelsey with his pork loin.
I have a feeling Lisa Garza was toast…
…but she was safe. The one who did get cut was…
Aaron
Adam
Kelsey
…Kelsey Nixon. I have a feeling that culinary school comment got her.
TPIR 7/14
Only four shows left in The Dob’s tenure.
Today’s first four are Jaron Goodson, Sheila Dombroski, Dorothy Davis and Jeremy Perry. The first IUFB is a drum set (Shane).
Jeremy: $1,350
Dorothy: $1,000
Shiela: $1,650
Jaron: $1,351 (he originally wanted to bid $1,651)
ARP: $3,790, so had Jaron stuck with $1,651, he would’ve won.
Instead, it’ll be Sheila getting the season’s last playing of Five Price Tags, and she’s playing it for a Dodge Grand Caravan (Phire). The choices for it:
$18,773
$20,104
$22,525
$19,621
$23,572
The price tags are brought out by Shane. If she gets at least two of the small items correct, she should win this van no problem.
The first one is a set of headphones marked at $40 (Amber) and she says False…True. I could’ve sworn they were at least $100. Second is a can opener (Phire) marked at $31 and she tries False again…$18, so she’s on the board. Third is an electronic grocery list organizer (Amber) with a wrong price of $163 and she says False…sure enough, it’s just $132. Finally is a universal wireless key system (Phire) with an incorrect price of $12 and she sticks with False…$38.
With three picks, I guaran-damn-tee she’ll win this van. She’s wrong at $19,621 first. Her second guess is $18,773 and she’s wrong again. Her final guess is…$22,525 and she wins! She gave yours truly and the audience a heart attack here!
Coming on down next is Andrew Minilla (obviously not from Manila, Philippines) and the second IUFB is a bookcase (Amber).
Andrew: $2,200
Jaron: $950
Jeremy: $1,450
Dorothy: $2,250
ARP: $1,100
Will Jaron have as much luck as that lady who won over $90K on an MDS with that same last name? We’ll find out at least while playing It’s In the Bag (the $16K sign and products are shown off by Shane and Phire). The products today are Freeze Away, banana nut muffins, pineapple slices, Icy-Hot lotiion, eye drops and a small can of Pringles. Here are his guesses:
$.79 - Pringles
$13.99- Freeze Away
$1.79- Pineapple slices
$3.39- Muffins
$7.99- Eye drops
He’s right about the chips and the Freeze Away. I got worried when we went on with the pineapple slices…but he’s right about them for $4,000! He then goes on with the muffins at $3.39...sure enough, he now has $8,000! Now, for the $16K bag. When he placed the eye drops there, the audience didn’t like it. He decides to go with the audience and bail out at $8,000. Was the audience right…yup, the Icy-Hot was in the last bag instead!
Lizeth Espinoza now comes on down and the third IUFB is a Crosley jukebox (Amber). We may have a new daytime IUFB record with this prize.
Lizeth: $2,100
Jeremy: $2,500
Dorothy: $2,700
Andrew: BUCK
ARP: $1,496, so this must’ve been one cheap jukebox.
And that one buck bid by Andrew Minilla (hailing from Roland Heights, CA) means he’ll play Magic Number for dinnerware (Shane) and a Stairmaster (Phire). He sets his Magic Number at $1,549. The Stairmaster is $2,579...but the dinnerware is just $1,643.
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #1:
Andrew ($1,496): 60 + 35 = $.95
Jaron ($9,100): 10 + 75 = $.85
Sheila ($26,503): 45 + 35 = $.80
Andrew will try to do much better in today’s Showcase.
Rich then yells the magic words to Kathrine Pool and the fourth IUFB is a laptop (Phire).
Kathrine: $2,150
Lizeth: $1,400
Jeremy: $2,300
Dorothy: $800
ARP: $1,499
Lizeth Espinoza from Chula Vista, CA plays Coming or Going for a bed (Amber). If she’s Coming, her guess would be $4,397. If she’s Going, she would be guessing $7,934 for the bed. She comes to $4,397 and wins!
The next “Come on Down” announcement goes to Aliyah Brown and the fifth IUFB is a lawn mower and hedger (Shane).
Aliyah: $1,100
Jeremy: $1,550
Dorothy: $1,200
Kathrine: $750
ARP: $1,243
Dorothy Davis, who’s been a teacher for 42 years, plays Cover Up for a Dodge Avenger (Std., Sport, Stereo, Mouldings, Mats, Video)(Amber). Board:
First number: 2 or 4?
Second number: 1, 6 or 9?
Third number: 0, 1, 2 or 8?
Fourth number: 0, 1, 2, 3 or 8?
Last number: 0, 1, 2, 3, 5 or 9?
It’s possible we may get an EXACTA here today. Her first guess is…$21,805, so she has the last two numbers wrong. Second guess is $21,820 and she now has the 0 right. Her final guess is $21,830 and she wins! She played this pretty good.
Teresita Javier is the last one to enter Contestant’s Row on the day and the final IUFB is a wall clock (Amber and Phire).
Teresita: $450
Katherine: $900
Aliah: $999
Jeremy: $1,000
ARP: $613, so Jeremy goes to the First Four Breakfast Club.
Teresita meanwhile plays Double Prices for a pair of motorcycles (Shane). They’re either $6,698 or $5,103. Does she choose $6,698 for the win…yes!
Save for It’s In the Bag and Magic Number, Roger’s in the generous spirit today.
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #2:
Lizeth ($5,896): 60 + 20 = $.80
Teresita ($7,311): 50 + 30 (plus one DUD spin)= $.80
Dorothy ($23,073): WINS $1,000 AND SHOWCASE BERTH!
In Dorothy’s Bonus Spin…only 45 cents.
The first Showcase has Phire playing a character called Junkyard Julie. First, she spots a pot that she could use as a helmet while riding her new bike (Shane). Second, she finds a rusty chain, which she can wear as a special piece of jewelry on her trip to NYC (Shane). Finally, she finds lots of Styrofoam bricks, which she can use as a substitute for a life vest in the event she falls from her new Reinell 18” ski boat (Amber)! Dorothy goes for it.
DOROTHY BIDS $22,000 ON TRIP/BOAT SHOWCASE
MY BID FOR TRIP/BOAT SHOWCASE: $23,500
For Andrew, we have a living room, a gemstone globe (Shane) and a trip to Hong Kong (Amber).
ANDREW BIDS $14,750 ON ROOM/TRIP SHOWCASE
MY BID FOR ROOM TRIP SHOWCASE: $16,000
ANDREW’S SHOWCASE:
BID: $14,750
ARP: $18,260
DIFFERENCE: $3,510
DOROTHY’S SHOWCASE:
BID: $22,000
ARP: $26,947
DIFFERENCE: $4,947- LOSS
Andrew wins his Showcase and $19,756 in prizes while Dorothy leaves with $24,073 in cash and prizes.
Neither one is today’s top winner though; Sheila is with $26,503 in stuff including a new van.
TODAY'S PRICING GAME RECORD: 4-1-1
TOTAL WINNINGS: $92,639
Today’s first four are Jaron Goodson, Sheila Dombroski, Dorothy Davis and Jeremy Perry. The first IUFB is a drum set (Shane).
Jeremy: $1,350
Dorothy: $1,000
Shiela: $1,650
Jaron: $1,351 (he originally wanted to bid $1,651)
ARP: $3,790, so had Jaron stuck with $1,651, he would’ve won.
Instead, it’ll be Sheila getting the season’s last playing of Five Price Tags, and she’s playing it for a Dodge Grand Caravan (Phire). The choices for it:
$18,773
$20,104
$22,525
$19,621
$23,572
The price tags are brought out by Shane. If she gets at least two of the small items correct, she should win this van no problem.
The first one is a set of headphones marked at $40 (Amber) and she says False…True. I could’ve sworn they were at least $100. Second is a can opener (Phire) marked at $31 and she tries False again…$18, so she’s on the board. Third is an electronic grocery list organizer (Amber) with a wrong price of $163 and she says False…sure enough, it’s just $132. Finally is a universal wireless key system (Phire) with an incorrect price of $12 and she sticks with False…$38.
With three picks, I guaran-damn-tee she’ll win this van. She’s wrong at $19,621 first. Her second guess is $18,773 and she’s wrong again. Her final guess is…$22,525 and she wins! She gave yours truly and the audience a heart attack here!
Coming on down next is Andrew Minilla (obviously not from Manila, Philippines) and the second IUFB is a bookcase (Amber).
Andrew: $2,200
Jaron: $950
Jeremy: $1,450
Dorothy: $2,250
ARP: $1,100
Will Jaron have as much luck as that lady who won over $90K on an MDS with that same last name? We’ll find out at least while playing It’s In the Bag (the $16K sign and products are shown off by Shane and Phire). The products today are Freeze Away, banana nut muffins, pineapple slices, Icy-Hot lotiion, eye drops and a small can of Pringles. Here are his guesses:
$.79 - Pringles
$13.99- Freeze Away
$1.79- Pineapple slices
$3.39- Muffins
$7.99- Eye drops
He’s right about the chips and the Freeze Away. I got worried when we went on with the pineapple slices…but he’s right about them for $4,000! He then goes on with the muffins at $3.39...sure enough, he now has $8,000! Now, for the $16K bag. When he placed the eye drops there, the audience didn’t like it. He decides to go with the audience and bail out at $8,000. Was the audience right…yup, the Icy-Hot was in the last bag instead!
Lizeth Espinoza now comes on down and the third IUFB is a Crosley jukebox (Amber). We may have a new daytime IUFB record with this prize.
Lizeth: $2,100
Jeremy: $2,500
Dorothy: $2,700
Andrew: BUCK
ARP: $1,496, so this must’ve been one cheap jukebox.
And that one buck bid by Andrew Minilla (hailing from Roland Heights, CA) means he’ll play Magic Number for dinnerware (Shane) and a Stairmaster (Phire). He sets his Magic Number at $1,549. The Stairmaster is $2,579...but the dinnerware is just $1,643.
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #1:
Andrew ($1,496): 60 + 35 = $.95
Jaron ($9,100): 10 + 75 = $.85
Sheila ($26,503): 45 + 35 = $.80
Andrew will try to do much better in today’s Showcase.
Rich then yells the magic words to Kathrine Pool and the fourth IUFB is a laptop (Phire).
Kathrine: $2,150
Lizeth: $1,400
Jeremy: $2,300
Dorothy: $800
ARP: $1,499
Lizeth Espinoza from Chula Vista, CA plays Coming or Going for a bed (Amber). If she’s Coming, her guess would be $4,397. If she’s Going, she would be guessing $7,934 for the bed. She comes to $4,397 and wins!
The next “Come on Down” announcement goes to Aliyah Brown and the fifth IUFB is a lawn mower and hedger (Shane).
Aliyah: $1,100
Jeremy: $1,550
Dorothy: $1,200
Kathrine: $750
ARP: $1,243
Dorothy Davis, who’s been a teacher for 42 years, plays Cover Up for a Dodge Avenger (Std., Sport, Stereo, Mouldings, Mats, Video)(Amber). Board:
First number: 2 or 4?
Second number: 1, 6 or 9?
Third number: 0, 1, 2 or 8?
Fourth number: 0, 1, 2, 3 or 8?
Last number: 0, 1, 2, 3, 5 or 9?
It’s possible we may get an EXACTA here today. Her first guess is…$21,805, so she has the last two numbers wrong. Second guess is $21,820 and she now has the 0 right. Her final guess is $21,830 and she wins! She played this pretty good.
Teresita Javier is the last one to enter Contestant’s Row on the day and the final IUFB is a wall clock (Amber and Phire).
Teresita: $450
Katherine: $900
Aliah: $999
Jeremy: $1,000
ARP: $613, so Jeremy goes to the First Four Breakfast Club.
Teresita meanwhile plays Double Prices for a pair of motorcycles (Shane). They’re either $6,698 or $5,103. Does she choose $6,698 for the win…yes!
Save for It’s In the Bag and Magic Number, Roger’s in the generous spirit today.
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #2:
Lizeth ($5,896): 60 + 20 = $.80
Teresita ($7,311): 50 + 30 (plus one DUD spin)= $.80
Dorothy ($23,073): WINS $1,000 AND SHOWCASE BERTH!
In Dorothy’s Bonus Spin…only 45 cents.
The first Showcase has Phire playing a character called Junkyard Julie. First, she spots a pot that she could use as a helmet while riding her new bike (Shane). Second, she finds a rusty chain, which she can wear as a special piece of jewelry on her trip to NYC (Shane). Finally, she finds lots of Styrofoam bricks, which she can use as a substitute for a life vest in the event she falls from her new Reinell 18” ski boat (Amber)! Dorothy goes for it.
DOROTHY BIDS $22,000 ON TRIP/BOAT SHOWCASE
MY BID FOR TRIP/BOAT SHOWCASE: $23,500
For Andrew, we have a living room, a gemstone globe (Shane) and a trip to Hong Kong (Amber).
ANDREW BIDS $14,750 ON ROOM/TRIP SHOWCASE
MY BID FOR ROOM TRIP SHOWCASE: $16,000
ANDREW’S SHOWCASE:
BID: $14,750
ARP: $18,260
DIFFERENCE: $3,510
DOROTHY’S SHOWCASE:
BID: $22,000
ARP: $26,947
DIFFERENCE: $4,947- LOSS
Andrew wins his Showcase and $19,756 in prizes while Dorothy leaves with $24,073 in cash and prizes.
Neither one is today’s top winner though; Sheila is with $26,503 in stuff including a new van.
TODAY'S PRICING GAME RECORD: 4-1-1
TOTAL WINNINGS: $92,639
This Week in Game Shows: June 14-20
This week, we have all of this:
The Price is Right: It's Roger's final four episodes as producer of the show; also, it may be the last week of the current format of the show as we know it.
Celebrity Circus: The finals will likely come down to Antonio Sabato, Jr. and Wee-Man? Will either one win?
Project Runway: The fifth season (and the last one on Bravo) gets underway, now with a new time slot (Wednesdays at 9 PM)!
The Gong Show: This week, it makes its Comedy Central debut!
World Poker Tour: Phil Hellmuth and Phil Ivey make an appearance this week!
Also, the full "Big Brother X" schedule gets underway, the final two semi-finalists are determined on "American Gladiators", and catch new episodes of shows like "Jeopardy!", "Wipeout" and "Merv Griffin's Crosswords".
The Price is Right: It's Roger's final four episodes as producer of the show; also, it may be the last week of the current format of the show as we know it.
Celebrity Circus: The finals will likely come down to Antonio Sabato, Jr. and Wee-Man? Will either one win?
Project Runway: The fifth season (and the last one on Bravo) gets underway, now with a new time slot (Wednesdays at 9 PM)!
The Gong Show: This week, it makes its Comedy Central debut!
World Poker Tour: Phil Hellmuth and Phil Ivey make an appearance this week!
Also, the full "Big Brother X" schedule gets underway, the final two semi-finalists are determined on "American Gladiators", and catch new episodes of shows like "Jeopardy!", "Wipeout" and "Merv Griffin's Crosswords".
Sunday, July 13, 2008
"Big Brother X"- SEASON PREMIERE
Before anyone went into the house, each person secretly casted a vote on who they thought should be the season's first Head of Household. However, nobody could vote for theirselves.
Opening Challenge: Prior to the start, everyone decided to sit Jessie Godderz out of this challenge. He now sat in the back seat of a vintage blue convertible, and was guaranteed to eat regular food for the first week. There were now two teams of six. Both teams had to fit themselves inside a vintage VW Bug that was attached to a skytrack. They had to move their car from one side of the track to the other. Each time they got to the other side, one contestant had to collect a gas can and they had to get their car back to the start and deposit their gas can. After depositing a gas can, the team had to sit out one of their players. The first team to deposit all their gas cans not only won food for the week, but also a vintage car for the last remaining member of that team!
Red:
Memphis
Steven
Renny
Michelle
Angie
Dan
White:
Bryan
Libra
Keesha
April
Brian
Gerry
The winning team was...
...the Red Team, and the winner of a vintage car was...
...Memphis Garrett! He got his choice of a 1966 Ford Mustang Convertible or a 1969 Chevrolet Camaro SS. He chose the Camaro.
Now, for the HoH voting results. Renny Martyn got the second-most votes with three. But with four votes, the season's first Head of Household is...
...the oldest contestant of the season, Gerry McDonald!
The first two contestants that he put up for eviction are...
...Jessie and Renny.
"Big Brother X" will air Sundays and Wednesdays at 8 PM, with Wednesdays being the live eviction shows; the show also airs Tuesdays at 9 PM.
Opening Challenge: Prior to the start, everyone decided to sit Jessie Godderz out of this challenge. He now sat in the back seat of a vintage blue convertible, and was guaranteed to eat regular food for the first week. There were now two teams of six. Both teams had to fit themselves inside a vintage VW Bug that was attached to a skytrack. They had to move their car from one side of the track to the other. Each time they got to the other side, one contestant had to collect a gas can and they had to get their car back to the start and deposit their gas can. After depositing a gas can, the team had to sit out one of their players. The first team to deposit all their gas cans not only won food for the week, but also a vintage car for the last remaining member of that team!
Red:
Memphis
Steven
Renny
Michelle
Angie
Dan
White:
Bryan
Libra
Keesha
April
Brian
Gerry
The winning team was...
...the Red Team, and the winner of a vintage car was...
...Memphis Garrett! He got his choice of a 1966 Ford Mustang Convertible or a 1969 Chevrolet Camaro SS. He chose the Camaro.
Now, for the HoH voting results. Renny Martyn got the second-most votes with three. But with four votes, the season's first Head of Household is...
...the oldest contestant of the season, Gerry McDonald!
The first two contestants that he put up for eviction are...
...Jessie and Renny.
"Big Brother X" will air Sundays and Wednesdays at 8 PM, with Wednesdays being the live eviction shows; the show also airs Tuesdays at 9 PM.
Friday, July 11, 2008
The Week in Review: July 7-13
Players of the Week:
WINNERS: Christina Machamer ("Hell's Kitchen" Season 4 winner) and Gavin Griffin ($1,401,100)("World Poker Tour")
RUNNER-UP: Aaron Schroeder ($129,902 as five-time champion)("Jeopardy!")
3rd PLACE: Tim Oliphant (Automatic semi-finalist)("American Gladiators")
(Aaron would've gotten a share of the Player of the Week honors had he won his sixth game on Friday.)
Others Big Winners and Notables:
Chrissy Borress- $100,000 ("Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?")
Leanne Petrosky- $100,000 ("The Moment of Truth")
Justin Meece- $100,000 ("Dance Machine")
Kyle Adler- $51,000 ("Wipeout")
Chace Mickelson- $45,157 ("The Price is Right")
Judy Rekerd- $40,836 ("TPIR")
ZONK ANSWER OF THE WEEK: On Week 3 of "Celebrity Family Feud", Creed Bratton of "The Office" decided to suck up to his past while trying to name a sexy Jessica for one question. Instead of Jessica Simpson, Jessica Alba or Jessica Biel...he went with MISS JESSICA, who was said to have been his second grade teacher! Despite this mistake, "The Office" won the night as well as $50,000 for their charity after Fast Money.
WINNERS: Christina Machamer ("Hell's Kitchen" Season 4 winner) and Gavin Griffin ($1,401,100)("World Poker Tour")
RUNNER-UP: Aaron Schroeder ($129,902 as five-time champion)("Jeopardy!")
3rd PLACE: Tim Oliphant (Automatic semi-finalist)("American Gladiators")
(Aaron would've gotten a share of the Player of the Week honors had he won his sixth game on Friday.)
Others Big Winners and Notables:
Chrissy Borress- $100,000 ("Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?")
Leanne Petrosky- $100,000 ("The Moment of Truth")
Justin Meece- $100,000 ("Dance Machine")
Kyle Adler- $51,000 ("Wipeout")
Chace Mickelson- $45,157 ("The Price is Right")
Judy Rekerd- $40,836 ("TPIR")
ZONK ANSWER OF THE WEEK: On Week 3 of "Celebrity Family Feud", Creed Bratton of "The Office" decided to suck up to his past while trying to name a sexy Jessica for one question. Instead of Jessica Simpson, Jessica Alba or Jessica Biel...he went with MISS JESSICA, who was said to have been his second grade teacher! Despite this mistake, "The Office" won the night as well as $50,000 for their charity after Fast Money.
7/11/2008 Results- Will Aaron make it six?
Merv Griffin’s Crosswords: We begin today with Gregg Lawrence (a California clerk) and Nan (a NY teacher).
After solving GORGEOUS, Nan puts a trip to Palm Springs in her bank and is leading $300 to zip at that point. Gregg shortly thereafter finds the Extra after getting his first $100 and with Nan at $400 now, he wagers $350 for a $50 lead if he’s right on this:
S _ _ _ _
They seek intelligence in very sneaky ways. He has nothing- it was SPIES, dropping him to $250 in the hole. At the end of the round, he’s still at that score while Nan has increased her score to $600.
Today’s Spoilers are Alex, Janine and Peter.
ROUND 2:
1. (Four letters)- Generous serving, as of mashed potatoes. Nan nails HEAP to go to $800.
2. (A _ _ _ _)- Ego type. Alex spoils with ALTER for $1,000.
3. (_ _ T _ _)- Like ‘60s fashion in the ‘90s. Gregg gets RETRO to go back to -$50 and put a mini-vacation to San Diego in his bank.
4. (_ _ E _ _)- Elvis impersonator’s expression. Alex rings in with SNEER…correct to go to $1,200.
5. (_ O R _)- Like slasher films. Alex says GORY…right again to go to $1,400.
6. (_ _ L _ G _)- Infer guilt. For a $1,600 spoil, Peter says ALLEGE…right!
7. (_ _ E)($100)- Head’s opposite. Gregg says TOE…right to turn his negative $50 into a positive $50.
8. (Ten letters)($300)- Springsteen honored him with this “We Shall Overcome” album. Janine goes for her first spoil with PETE SEEGER…I thought it was JOHN LENNON for sure, but PETE SEEGER is correct for $1,900!
9. (_ _ E_)($100)- Ben Jenson wrote one to himself. Gregg says that’s an ODE…he triples up to $150.
10. (_ O _ _ _ _ _)($300)- A “good evening” at the Eiffel Tower. To get his lead back at $2,200, Alex says BON SOIR…OUI!
11. (_ O _ R _ _ _ _ _)($300)- Mutually relate. Total Stumper- CORELLATE.
12. (Three letters)($100)- Elton John album, “____ Strikes Back”. Alex says SHE…first incorrect response of the game, so he’s down to $2,100. It was REG.
13. (Four letters)- Within earshot. Alex says NEAR…right to go to $2,300 and hit the second Extra of the show! His wager is just $300:
_ _ _ _ _ N
One and one together? He says ELEVEN…right to go to $2,600!
15. (_ _ _ _ E _ _)($300)- Instruments associated with grass skirts. Alex says UKELELES…incorrect. Gregg then respells it as UKULELES…that’s the right spelling, so Alex loses the $300 he just made on the Extra and Gregg now has $450.
16. (_ S _ _ R)- Michaelmas daisy. Alex says that’s ASTER…yes to go to $2,500 as the round ends!
ROUND 3:
1. (Four letters)- Word processing command that eliminates mistakes. Alex says that’s the UNDO command…right to go to $2,700!
2. (_ _ _ D)- Cattle that all have the same brand. Gregg answers with HERD…he’s right to go to $650.
3. (_ _ _ O)- Inexact estimate phrase. Alex goes with OR SO…$2,900!
4. (_ _ _ _ _ E R)($300)- One saying, “There, there, it’ll all work out for you”. To get her podium and lead back, Nan says SOOTHER…NO. It was ASSURER, disqualifying her from gameplay for now.
5. (Five letters)- Epeeist’s cry, “En _____!”. Alex buzzes in with the other word of GARDE…he’s over the three grand mark with $3,100!
6. (Five letters)- Male sibling of a mere or pere, to you. Alex this time is screaming ONCLE…and he now has $3,300!
7. (_ _ _ _ _ _ N _)($300)- Makes coarse. Alex locks in with ROUGHENS…and his game continues to get better instead- he now has $3,600!
8. (_ O _ _ _)- Contemptible person. Gregg says ROGUE…but it’s LOUSE, dropping him to $450.
9. (Five letters)- Does business with Fred and Ethel? At the last second, Peter goes for a $3,800 spoil with RENTS…yes! Nan is now back in the game.
10. (Five letters)- Soldier’s alarm clock. Peter gets the word I once misspelled in a 3rd Grade spelling bee, BUGLE, to go to four grand! And it’s time for the last Extra of the game. His wager is three grand on this:
_ _ _ L _ T
The clue is: Baby who will assuredly go bald? He guesses EAGLET…
E A G L E T
…IS RIGHT to go to $7,000!
HOME STRETCH
12. (_ _ _ A)- “Glengarry Glen Ross” Tony nominee, Alan. At the buzzer, Peter gets ALDA to go to $7,200!
13. (E _ _)($100)- Slithery hagfish lookalike. Peter says an EEL…$7,300!
14. (Three letters)($100)- Little bull one cooks up? Peter says to LIE…another hundred is his, taking him to $7,400!
15. (Three letters)($100)- About 624 billion electron-volts. Gregg says the SUN…incorrect. After Alex says the same thing Gregg said to black himself out, Nan steals Gregg’s $450 with ERG.
16. (Four letters)- Seemingly boundless, as the sea. Peter takes a stab at it with VAST…right to go to $7,600 and that’s the game, so he wins all that money plus a trip to Palm Springs!
Crossfire: If Peter can fill in the remaining 24 blanks, he adds another $2,000 and a trip to Puerto Rico…nope, he just had too much work to do here. But he still leaves with $7,600 and a trip to Palm Springs!
TPIR: Only five shows to go.
Coming on down first are Karen St. Paul, Hillina Sawyer, Daniel Ollin and Josh Dargess. After Drew comes out of Door #2, the first IUFB is a sofa glider (Shane).
Karen: $850
Hillina: $750
Daniel: $875
Josh: $876
ARP: $2,453
Josh Dargess plays Any Number for either an outdoor clock (Amber) or a Ford F-150 (Std., AC, Window)(Phire). First number in the truck price is 1.
1. 8- Clock ($ 8 _ _)
2. 7- Clock ($ 8 7 _)
3. 9- Truck ($ 1 9 , _ _ _)
4. 4- Truck ($ 1 9 , _ 4 _)
5. 2- Wins $872 clock
The truck was $19,345 and the piggy bank cost $6.10.
Getting called on down next is Larry Jenkins and the second IUFB is an etegiere (Amber).
Larry: $600
Karen: $1,200
Hillina: $1,250
Daniel: $1,251
ARP: $800
Larry Jenkins plays the Grand Game. Target is $9 and the products are Garlique, a box of jellybeans, Dr. Scholl’s Freeze Away, Gold Bond Cream, Ziploc bags and mouth rinse. I don’t like his chances.
1. Jellybeans- $6.49 (I thought for sure he had lost on this pick, because I thought it was at least $10)
2. Ziploc bags- $2.99
3. Mouth rinse- $7.99
He decides to take the $1,000 and quit. A Grand Game bailout hasn’t happened in a while. The skin cream was $4.56, the Freeze Away was $13.99 and the Garlique was $9.99.
Next contestant is Marilyn Rogers and the third IUFB is a pair of digital cameras (Shane and Phire).
Marilyn: $659
Karen: $600
Hillina: $750
Daniel: $751
ARP: $780
Daniel from the University of Alabama plays Make Your Mark for banjos (Shane), an offroad bike (Phire) and luggage (Amber).
The choices:
$1,000
$1,311
$2,184
$3,150
He chooses $1,311, $2,184 and $3,150. The banjos are $1,311 and the bike is $2,184. He switches his guess on the luggage to $1,000 and he wins!
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #1:
Larry ($1,800): Dime + 40 = $.50
Josh ($3,325): 40 + 75 = OVER
Daniel ($5,275): Dime + 35 = $.45
Larry goes to the Showcase with just a half dollar!
Our next called down contestant is Bradley Taylor and the fourth IUFB is a sleigh bed (Shane).
Bradley: $2,450
Marilyn: $2,500
Karen: $2,600
Hillina: BUCK
ARP: $2,400
Because Bradley overbid by fifty bucks, Hillina Sawyer plays Pushover for a spa (Amber and Phire). Board:
129517590
I say $5,175 and she agrees…
129517590
…and she scores the easy win!
Lucille then comes on down and the fifth IUFB is men’s softball equipment (Amber).
Lucille: $750
Bradley: $800
Marilyn: $810
Karen: $499
ARP: $1,066
Marilyn Rogers plays the Bonus Game for a Chevrolet Cobalt (Std., AT, ALB) worth $16,210 (Shane). The first item is a pair of headphones marked at $150 and she says lower…but they’re $199. Second, we have a dolphin massager marked at $22 and she’s right with higher, because it’s $40. Third, we have a room air sanitizer marked at $200 and she goes with lower…$150. Finally is a pizza maker marked at $150 and her guess is Lower...$100. Car keys, I hope you stayed away from the headphones…and they’re with the pizza maker, so she wins the car! This new car will replace the one her son Bill has been driving for 14 years.
The last one to “Come on Down” is Sharon Frost and the final IUFB is a diamond ring (Phire).
Sharon: $2,895
Karen: $2,575
Lucille: $2,578
Bradley: BUCK
ARP: $2,000, so Karen’s off to the First Four Breakfast Club.
It also means Bradley Taylor, a pro golfer from San Diego, will play Most Expensive for a dinette (Shane), a replica gas pump (Phire) and a recumbent bike (Amber). He says the bike and I groaned at that. The dinette is $1,195, the gas pump is $2,595...and the bike’s only $1,399, so he just blew an easy victory.
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #2:
Bradley ($2,000): 55 + 15 = $.70
Hillina ($7,575): 65 + 50 = OVER
Marilyn ($17,566): 40 + 80 = OVER
Bradley goes to the Showcase and claims the Top Winner spot there.
The first Showcase sees Shane playing a character called “Jane of the Jungle”. First, we see Jane trimming some nearby plants with her new garden equipment. Second, since she doesn’t want to physically travel to a store to do her shopping, she instead does the shopping online with her new computer system. Finally, she just realizes that Tarzan’s parents are just arriving from a trip to Australia. Bradley passes to Larry.
LARRY BIDS $15,000 ON AUSTRALIA SHOWCASE
MY BID FOR AUSTRALIA SHOWCASE: $18,500
For Bradley, who’s also celebrating a birthday, we have a washer/dryer (Phire), a jukebox (Amber) and a Mini Cooper S (Std., AT, Wheels, Rest, Premium, Sport)!
BRADLEY BIDS $19,200 ON MINI COOPER SHOWCASE- STAGE GARF (Won’t cover the car.)
MY BID FOR MINI COOPER SHOWCASE: $27,500
BRADLEY’S SHOWCASE:
BID: $19,200
ARP: $35,368
DIFFERENCE: $16,168 (GARF OF THE CENTURY)
LARRY’S SHOWCASE:
BID: $15,000
ARP: $19,616
DIFFERENCE: $4,616- WIN
Larry takes home $21,416 in cash and prizes, while Bradley goes to the land of parting gifts.
TODAY'S PRICING GAME RECORD: 3-2-1
TOTAL WINNINGS: $57,157
Jeopardy!: Challenging both Aaron Schroeder (who's going for win #6) and Jean Gardiner (an English department chairperson from Maryland who tied Aaron last night) is Carolyn D'Aquila (a graduate student originally from New Hampshire). Opening categories:
19th CENTURY PERSONALITIES
"J.P."
ANAGRAMMED AUSTRALIAN CITIES
BEASTLY EXPRESSIONS
ORGANIZATIONS
MINDBLOWERS
D'Aquila gets off to a good start with everything but the $600 clue in Australia for $2,400 (Aaron got the $600 clue). At the first break, Aaron's on top with $4,600. Carolyn has two grand and Joan has $400. Shortly after the first break, Aaron discovers the Daily Double under the
$400 19th Century Personalities clue, but now with Joan at $200. His wager is the face value of the clue, $400:
This Massachusetts man is remembered for introudcing a certain pear to the U.S. in the 1800s; he named it for himself.
"Who is Bartlett?"...right to hit the five thousand dollar mark! After the round is over...
Aaron: $6,000
Joan: $2,800
Carolyn: $4,600
...he's still ahead by a little bit.
LACH TRASH DURING FIRST ROUND: $1,800
DJ! Categories:
COMPOSERS
THE ACADEMY AWARDS
SIGNS & SYMBOLS
YOUR STATE IS PARKED (a park is given and the state must be IDed)
INSPIRED CHARACTERS
"MIND" BLOWERS
Despite Triple Stumpers in the first two clues there, D'Aquila finds the first Daily Double under the middle clue in The Academy Awards with $5,000 thus far. Joan has four grand and Aaron's still leading with $6,400. Her wager is $2,000. This is for the lead:
These brothers won Oscars for writing, directing and producing the Best Picture of 2007.
"Who are the Coen Brothers?"...is right to take the lead with $7,000! Later, Aaron finds the other Daily Double under the $1,600 clue in Your State is Parked with $9,600. D'Aquila still leads with $12,600 and Joan has $4,800. His wager is $2,500:
Cherokee Landing State Park
"What is Oklahoma?"...is right to go to $12,100! The $2,000 clue in the same category:
Fort Necessity State Park, now a part of the Fort Necessity National Battlefield.
Aaron: "What is Pennsylvania?"- RIGHT FOR THE LEAD! ($14,100)
At this point, Composers and "Mind" Blowers are left in full, while only the $1,600 and $2,000 clues remain in Inspired Characters. $400 Composers clue:
We think this "Nutcracker" composer took his time on his 2nd symphony, thought it turned out a "Little Russian".
Aaron: "Who was Tchaikovsky?"- CORRECT ($14,500); $800 COMPOSERS CLUE
You might call this great German composer "The Lord of the Ring (Cycle)".
Joan: "Who was Vogner?"- RIGHT ($5,600); $1,200, SAME CATEGORY
His "Rigoletto" contains the aria "La Donna E Mobile".
Aaron: "Who was Verdi?"- YES ($15,700); $1,600, SAME CATEGORY
His remains were sealed into a cliff projecting over a Fjord near Troldhaugen, his home.
TRIPLE STUMPER: Edward Grieg
FINAL COMPOSERS CLUE:
This composer made his last appearance as a conductor in 1900, leading the Czech Philharmonic in Prague.
Carolyn: "Who was Scriabin?"- CORRECT ($14,600); $400 "MIND" CLUE
In the classic proverb, these "think alike".
Aaron: "What are great minds?"- CORRECT ($16,100); $800 "MIND" CLUE
Stuart Gorrell wrote the lyrics and Hoagy Carmichael the music to this state song.
Aaron: "What is Georgia On My Mind?"- RIGHT ($16,900); MIDDLE "MIND" CLUE
If you're legally non compos mentis, you're "not of" this.
Carolyn: "What is sound mind?"- RIGHT ($15,800); $1,600, SAME CATEGORY
A criminal genius, or a popular British game show.
Joan: "What is Mastermind?"- YOU BET ($7,200); FINAL CLUE IN "MIND" BLOWERS
In 1987, critic Allan Bloom wrote a bestseller about "The Closing of" this.
Carolyn: "What is the American Mind?"- RIGHT FOR THE LEAD BACK! ($17,800)
$1,600 CLUE IN INSPIRED CHARACTERS:
Carol Matthau (Walter's wife" claimed that she was the inspiration for this Truman Capote heroine.
Carolyn: "Who was Holly Go Lately?"- RIGHT AGAIN ($19,400)
FINAL CLUE OF THE ROUND
Grace Brown, who was killed at Big Moose Lake, inspired Roberta Allen, who drowns in his "An American Tragedy".
Joan: "Who was Theodore Dresser?"- CORRECT ($9,200)
LACH TRASH FOR DJ!: $4,800
SCORES AFTER DOUBLE JEOPARDY!:
Aaron: $16,900
Joan: $9,200
Carolyn: $19,400
CORYAT SCORES:
Aaron: $16,000
Joan: $9,200
Carolyn: $18,600
FJ! CATEGORY: Baseball History.
For nearly thirty years, California's Catalina Island was the Spring Training camp for this non-California Major League team.
JOAN:
Response: "What is Rangers?"
Wager: EVERYTHING
BUST
The champ wrote down "Who are the Brooklyn Dodgers?"...
"Who are the Brooklyn Dodgers?"
...NO. He wagered...$13,100, so he's down to $3,800. D'Aquila wrote down "Who are the Seattle Mariners?"...
"Who are the Seattle Mariners?"
...NO. Correct: Who are the Chicago Cubs? Did she somehow wager more than $15,600?...
After solving GORGEOUS, Nan puts a trip to Palm Springs in her bank and is leading $300 to zip at that point. Gregg shortly thereafter finds the Extra after getting his first $100 and with Nan at $400 now, he wagers $350 for a $50 lead if he’s right on this:
S _ _ _ _
They seek intelligence in very sneaky ways. He has nothing- it was SPIES, dropping him to $250 in the hole. At the end of the round, he’s still at that score while Nan has increased her score to $600.
Today’s Spoilers are Alex, Janine and Peter.
ROUND 2:
1. (Four letters)- Generous serving, as of mashed potatoes. Nan nails HEAP to go to $800.
2. (A _ _ _ _)- Ego type. Alex spoils with ALTER for $1,000.
3. (_ _ T _ _)- Like ‘60s fashion in the ‘90s. Gregg gets RETRO to go back to -$50 and put a mini-vacation to San Diego in his bank.
4. (_ _ E _ _)- Elvis impersonator’s expression. Alex rings in with SNEER…correct to go to $1,200.
5. (_ O R _)- Like slasher films. Alex says GORY…right again to go to $1,400.
6. (_ _ L _ G _)- Infer guilt. For a $1,600 spoil, Peter says ALLEGE…right!
7. (_ _ E)($100)- Head’s opposite. Gregg says TOE…right to turn his negative $50 into a positive $50.
8. (Ten letters)($300)- Springsteen honored him with this “We Shall Overcome” album. Janine goes for her first spoil with PETE SEEGER…I thought it was JOHN LENNON for sure, but PETE SEEGER is correct for $1,900!
9. (_ _ E_)($100)- Ben Jenson wrote one to himself. Gregg says that’s an ODE…he triples up to $150.
10. (_ O _ _ _ _ _)($300)- A “good evening” at the Eiffel Tower. To get his lead back at $2,200, Alex says BON SOIR…OUI!
11. (_ O _ R _ _ _ _ _)($300)- Mutually relate. Total Stumper- CORELLATE.
12. (Three letters)($100)- Elton John album, “____ Strikes Back”. Alex says SHE…first incorrect response of the game, so he’s down to $2,100. It was REG.
13. (Four letters)- Within earshot. Alex says NEAR…right to go to $2,300 and hit the second Extra of the show! His wager is just $300:
_ _ _ _ _ N
One and one together? He says ELEVEN…right to go to $2,600!
15. (_ _ _ _ E _ _)($300)- Instruments associated with grass skirts. Alex says UKELELES…incorrect. Gregg then respells it as UKULELES…that’s the right spelling, so Alex loses the $300 he just made on the Extra and Gregg now has $450.
16. (_ S _ _ R)- Michaelmas daisy. Alex says that’s ASTER…yes to go to $2,500 as the round ends!
ROUND 3:
1. (Four letters)- Word processing command that eliminates mistakes. Alex says that’s the UNDO command…right to go to $2,700!
2. (_ _ _ D)- Cattle that all have the same brand. Gregg answers with HERD…he’s right to go to $650.
3. (_ _ _ O)- Inexact estimate phrase. Alex goes with OR SO…$2,900!
4. (_ _ _ _ _ E R)($300)- One saying, “There, there, it’ll all work out for you”. To get her podium and lead back, Nan says SOOTHER…NO. It was ASSURER, disqualifying her from gameplay for now.
5. (Five letters)- Epeeist’s cry, “En _____!”. Alex buzzes in with the other word of GARDE…he’s over the three grand mark with $3,100!
6. (Five letters)- Male sibling of a mere or pere, to you. Alex this time is screaming ONCLE…and he now has $3,300!
7. (_ _ _ _ _ _ N _)($300)- Makes coarse. Alex locks in with ROUGHENS…and his game continues to get better instead- he now has $3,600!
8. (_ O _ _ _)- Contemptible person. Gregg says ROGUE…but it’s LOUSE, dropping him to $450.
9. (Five letters)- Does business with Fred and Ethel? At the last second, Peter goes for a $3,800 spoil with RENTS…yes! Nan is now back in the game.
10. (Five letters)- Soldier’s alarm clock. Peter gets the word I once misspelled in a 3rd Grade spelling bee, BUGLE, to go to four grand! And it’s time for the last Extra of the game. His wager is three grand on this:
_ _ _ L _ T
The clue is: Baby who will assuredly go bald? He guesses EAGLET…
E A G L E T
…IS RIGHT to go to $7,000!
HOME STRETCH
12. (_ _ _ A)- “Glengarry Glen Ross” Tony nominee, Alan. At the buzzer, Peter gets ALDA to go to $7,200!
13. (E _ _)($100)- Slithery hagfish lookalike. Peter says an EEL…$7,300!
14. (Three letters)($100)- Little bull one cooks up? Peter says to LIE…another hundred is his, taking him to $7,400!
15. (Three letters)($100)- About 624 billion electron-volts. Gregg says the SUN…incorrect. After Alex says the same thing Gregg said to black himself out, Nan steals Gregg’s $450 with ERG.
16. (Four letters)- Seemingly boundless, as the sea. Peter takes a stab at it with VAST…right to go to $7,600 and that’s the game, so he wins all that money plus a trip to Palm Springs!
Crossfire: If Peter can fill in the remaining 24 blanks, he adds another $2,000 and a trip to Puerto Rico…nope, he just had too much work to do here. But he still leaves with $7,600 and a trip to Palm Springs!
TPIR: Only five shows to go.
Coming on down first are Karen St. Paul, Hillina Sawyer, Daniel Ollin and Josh Dargess. After Drew comes out of Door #2, the first IUFB is a sofa glider (Shane).
Karen: $850
Hillina: $750
Daniel: $875
Josh: $876
ARP: $2,453
Josh Dargess plays Any Number for either an outdoor clock (Amber) or a Ford F-150 (Std., AC, Window)(Phire). First number in the truck price is 1.
1. 8- Clock ($ 8 _ _)
2. 7- Clock ($ 8 7 _)
3. 9- Truck ($ 1 9 , _ _ _)
4. 4- Truck ($ 1 9 , _ 4 _)
5. 2- Wins $872 clock
The truck was $19,345 and the piggy bank cost $6.10.
Getting called on down next is Larry Jenkins and the second IUFB is an etegiere (Amber).
Larry: $600
Karen: $1,200
Hillina: $1,250
Daniel: $1,251
ARP: $800
Larry Jenkins plays the Grand Game. Target is $9 and the products are Garlique, a box of jellybeans, Dr. Scholl’s Freeze Away, Gold Bond Cream, Ziploc bags and mouth rinse. I don’t like his chances.
1. Jellybeans- $6.49 (I thought for sure he had lost on this pick, because I thought it was at least $10)
2. Ziploc bags- $2.99
3. Mouth rinse- $7.99
He decides to take the $1,000 and quit. A Grand Game bailout hasn’t happened in a while. The skin cream was $4.56, the Freeze Away was $13.99 and the Garlique was $9.99.
Next contestant is Marilyn Rogers and the third IUFB is a pair of digital cameras (Shane and Phire).
Marilyn: $659
Karen: $600
Hillina: $750
Daniel: $751
ARP: $780
Daniel from the University of Alabama plays Make Your Mark for banjos (Shane), an offroad bike (Phire) and luggage (Amber).
The choices:
$1,000
$1,311
$2,184
$3,150
He chooses $1,311, $2,184 and $3,150. The banjos are $1,311 and the bike is $2,184. He switches his guess on the luggage to $1,000 and he wins!
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #1:
Larry ($1,800): Dime + 40 = $.50
Josh ($3,325): 40 + 75 = OVER
Daniel ($5,275): Dime + 35 = $.45
Larry goes to the Showcase with just a half dollar!
Our next called down contestant is Bradley Taylor and the fourth IUFB is a sleigh bed (Shane).
Bradley: $2,450
Marilyn: $2,500
Karen: $2,600
Hillina: BUCK
ARP: $2,400
Because Bradley overbid by fifty bucks, Hillina Sawyer plays Pushover for a spa (Amber and Phire). Board:
129517590
I say $5,175 and she agrees…
129517590
…and she scores the easy win!
Lucille then comes on down and the fifth IUFB is men’s softball equipment (Amber).
Lucille: $750
Bradley: $800
Marilyn: $810
Karen: $499
ARP: $1,066
Marilyn Rogers plays the Bonus Game for a Chevrolet Cobalt (Std., AT, ALB) worth $16,210 (Shane). The first item is a pair of headphones marked at $150 and she says lower…but they’re $199. Second, we have a dolphin massager marked at $22 and she’s right with higher, because it’s $40. Third, we have a room air sanitizer marked at $200 and she goes with lower…$150. Finally is a pizza maker marked at $150 and her guess is Lower...$100. Car keys, I hope you stayed away from the headphones…and they’re with the pizza maker, so she wins the car! This new car will replace the one her son Bill has been driving for 14 years.
The last one to “Come on Down” is Sharon Frost and the final IUFB is a diamond ring (Phire).
Sharon: $2,895
Karen: $2,575
Lucille: $2,578
Bradley: BUCK
ARP: $2,000, so Karen’s off to the First Four Breakfast Club.
It also means Bradley Taylor, a pro golfer from San Diego, will play Most Expensive for a dinette (Shane), a replica gas pump (Phire) and a recumbent bike (Amber). He says the bike and I groaned at that. The dinette is $1,195, the gas pump is $2,595...and the bike’s only $1,399, so he just blew an easy victory.
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #2:
Bradley ($2,000): 55 + 15 = $.70
Hillina ($7,575): 65 + 50 = OVER
Marilyn ($17,566): 40 + 80 = OVER
Bradley goes to the Showcase and claims the Top Winner spot there.
The first Showcase sees Shane playing a character called “Jane of the Jungle”. First, we see Jane trimming some nearby plants with her new garden equipment. Second, since she doesn’t want to physically travel to a store to do her shopping, she instead does the shopping online with her new computer system. Finally, she just realizes that Tarzan’s parents are just arriving from a trip to Australia. Bradley passes to Larry.
LARRY BIDS $15,000 ON AUSTRALIA SHOWCASE
MY BID FOR AUSTRALIA SHOWCASE: $18,500
For Bradley, who’s also celebrating a birthday, we have a washer/dryer (Phire), a jukebox (Amber) and a Mini Cooper S (Std., AT, Wheels, Rest, Premium, Sport)!
BRADLEY BIDS $19,200 ON MINI COOPER SHOWCASE- STAGE GARF (Won’t cover the car.)
MY BID FOR MINI COOPER SHOWCASE: $27,500
BRADLEY’S SHOWCASE:
BID: $19,200
ARP: $35,368
DIFFERENCE: $16,168 (GARF OF THE CENTURY)
LARRY’S SHOWCASE:
BID: $15,000
ARP: $19,616
DIFFERENCE: $4,616- WIN
Larry takes home $21,416 in cash and prizes, while Bradley goes to the land of parting gifts.
TODAY'S PRICING GAME RECORD: 3-2-1
TOTAL WINNINGS: $57,157
Jeopardy!: Challenging both Aaron Schroeder (who's going for win #6) and Jean Gardiner (an English department chairperson from Maryland who tied Aaron last night) is Carolyn D'Aquila (a graduate student originally from New Hampshire). Opening categories:
19th CENTURY PERSONALITIES
"J.P."
ANAGRAMMED AUSTRALIAN CITIES
BEASTLY EXPRESSIONS
ORGANIZATIONS
MINDBLOWERS
D'Aquila gets off to a good start with everything but the $600 clue in Australia for $2,400 (Aaron got the $600 clue). At the first break, Aaron's on top with $4,600. Carolyn has two grand and Joan has $400. Shortly after the first break, Aaron discovers the Daily Double under the
$400 19th Century Personalities clue, but now with Joan at $200. His wager is the face value of the clue, $400:
This Massachusetts man is remembered for introudcing a certain pear to the U.S. in the 1800s; he named it for himself.
"Who is Bartlett?"...right to hit the five thousand dollar mark! After the round is over...
Aaron: $6,000
Joan: $2,800
Carolyn: $4,600
...he's still ahead by a little bit.
LACH TRASH DURING FIRST ROUND: $1,800
DJ! Categories:
COMPOSERS
THE ACADEMY AWARDS
SIGNS & SYMBOLS
YOUR STATE IS PARKED (a park is given and the state must be IDed)
INSPIRED CHARACTERS
"MIND" BLOWERS
Despite Triple Stumpers in the first two clues there, D'Aquila finds the first Daily Double under the middle clue in The Academy Awards with $5,000 thus far. Joan has four grand and Aaron's still leading with $6,400. Her wager is $2,000. This is for the lead:
These brothers won Oscars for writing, directing and producing the Best Picture of 2007.
"Who are the Coen Brothers?"...is right to take the lead with $7,000! Later, Aaron finds the other Daily Double under the $1,600 clue in Your State is Parked with $9,600. D'Aquila still leads with $12,600 and Joan has $4,800. His wager is $2,500:
Cherokee Landing State Park
"What is Oklahoma?"...is right to go to $12,100! The $2,000 clue in the same category:
Fort Necessity State Park, now a part of the Fort Necessity National Battlefield.
Aaron: "What is Pennsylvania?"- RIGHT FOR THE LEAD! ($14,100)
At this point, Composers and "Mind" Blowers are left in full, while only the $1,600 and $2,000 clues remain in Inspired Characters. $400 Composers clue:
We think this "Nutcracker" composer took his time on his 2nd symphony, thought it turned out a "Little Russian".
Aaron: "Who was Tchaikovsky?"- CORRECT ($14,500); $800 COMPOSERS CLUE
You might call this great German composer "The Lord of the Ring (Cycle)".
Joan: "Who was Vogner?"- RIGHT ($5,600); $1,200, SAME CATEGORY
His "Rigoletto" contains the aria "La Donna E Mobile".
Aaron: "Who was Verdi?"- YES ($15,700); $1,600, SAME CATEGORY
His remains were sealed into a cliff projecting over a Fjord near Troldhaugen, his home.
TRIPLE STUMPER: Edward Grieg
FINAL COMPOSERS CLUE:
This composer made his last appearance as a conductor in 1900, leading the Czech Philharmonic in Prague.
Carolyn: "Who was Scriabin?"- CORRECT ($14,600); $400 "MIND" CLUE
In the classic proverb, these "think alike".
Aaron: "What are great minds?"- CORRECT ($16,100); $800 "MIND" CLUE
Stuart Gorrell wrote the lyrics and Hoagy Carmichael the music to this state song.
Aaron: "What is Georgia On My Mind?"- RIGHT ($16,900); MIDDLE "MIND" CLUE
If you're legally non compos mentis, you're "not of" this.
Carolyn: "What is sound mind?"- RIGHT ($15,800); $1,600, SAME CATEGORY
A criminal genius, or a popular British game show.
Joan: "What is Mastermind?"- YOU BET ($7,200); FINAL CLUE IN "MIND" BLOWERS
In 1987, critic Allan Bloom wrote a bestseller about "The Closing of" this.
Carolyn: "What is the American Mind?"- RIGHT FOR THE LEAD BACK! ($17,800)
$1,600 CLUE IN INSPIRED CHARACTERS:
Carol Matthau (Walter's wife" claimed that she was the inspiration for this Truman Capote heroine.
Carolyn: "Who was Holly Go Lately?"- RIGHT AGAIN ($19,400)
FINAL CLUE OF THE ROUND
Grace Brown, who was killed at Big Moose Lake, inspired Roberta Allen, who drowns in his "An American Tragedy".
Joan: "Who was Theodore Dresser?"- CORRECT ($9,200)
LACH TRASH FOR DJ!: $4,800
SCORES AFTER DOUBLE JEOPARDY!:
Aaron: $16,900
Joan: $9,200
Carolyn: $19,400
CORYAT SCORES:
Aaron: $16,000
Joan: $9,200
Carolyn: $18,600
FJ! CATEGORY: Baseball History.
For nearly thirty years, California's Catalina Island was the Spring Training camp for this non-California Major League team.
JOAN:
Response: "What is Rangers?"
Wager: EVERYTHING
BUST
The champ wrote down "Who are the Brooklyn Dodgers?"...
"Who are the Brooklyn Dodgers?"
...NO. He wagered...$13,100, so he's down to $3,800. D'Aquila wrote down "Who are the Seattle Mariners?"...
"Who are the Seattle Mariners?"
...NO. Correct: Who are the Chicago Cubs? Did she somehow wager more than $15,600?...