The NBC "Deal or No Deal" episode featuring the show's second $1,000,000 winner scored a 5.2 Fast Nielsen with an 8 share. It might've been higher had it not been for FOX's scheduling of the remainder of the fifth game of this year's World Series.
Source: The Futon Critic
Friday, October 31, 2008
Halloween 2008 Results
TPIR: This year's Halloween spectacular is Episode 4485K and instead of the light border, we see a still background with spider webs, bats and a yellow picture frame. Today's first four players are Krystal, Patricia, Benjamin and Sharon. Drew's wearing nothing but a ridculous wig with a small axe on top, Rich's wearing a Zorro costume and most of the graphics (including the show's logo) are of the Halloween variety as well.
The first IUFB is a trip to Mt. Rushmore (Rachael as a mountain climber).
Krystal: $695
Patricia: $3,600
Benjamin: $1,675
Sharon: $2,000
ARP: $3,592
Because Patricia was over by just eight bucks, Sharon Bray plays Super Pushover for a Chevrolet Malibu Hybrid (Std., Prot)(Brandi as a roller skating waitress)! Board:
425279186
She nails $25,279 to start this special off right!
Zorro Fields then says the magic words to Robert and the second IUFB is a chair (Rachael as Little Red Riding Hood).
Robert: $575
Krystal: $700
Patricia: $500
Benjamin: $850
ARP: $699, so Krystal's over by just one buck.
Meanwhile, Robert Gulardo, a transit mechanic from Vacelia, CA, plays the Punchboard ($25,000 bill shown by Lanisha as a boxer). Today's SPs are modeled by Brandi.
1. "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl" DVD
WRONG PRICE: $35
GUESS: LOWER- $20
2. Messenger bag
WRONG PRICE: $98
GUESS: LOWER- $75
3. Water-resistant stereo boombox
WRONG PRICE: $55
GUESS: HIGHER- $79
4. Kilowatt meter/appliance plug
IS NOT: $38
GUESS: LOWER- $25
He quickly punches out holes #12, #6, #38 and #20.
We start with #12...$5,000! After originally saying he'll pull a Brian and go on (not understanding that the $5,000 would be given back altogether if he went on), he decides to bank the $5,000. Should he have gone with his gut?...
#6- $50 + SECOND CHANCE
#38- $500
#20- $250
...for the most part, no!
Leaving the crowd sixth is Michael from Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo and the third IUFB is a ladies' watch (Rachael as a flower).
Michael: $900
Krystal: $2,500
Patricia: $1,200
Benjamin: $1,350
ARP: $995
Michael Hawkins plays Credit Card for: a BBQ, a daybed, a guitar, a high chair and luggage (Brandi and Lanisha are superheroes). Today's credit limit is $2,500.
1. Luggage- $700 ($1,800 left)
2. High chair- $775 ($1,025 left)
3. Guitar- $1,665 (BUSTED)
The bottom row strategy in this game fails this student to my surprise. The BBQ was $729 and the daybed was $1,304. Fingers didn't want this won today.
TODAY'S WIN AT HOME PRIZE: A rug (Brandi as Elvira, I think)
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #1:
Michael ($995): 60 + 60 = DOH
Robert ($5,898): $.80
Sharon ($28,871): $.85
Sharon goes to the Showcase, and maybe she'll get a chance to be the season's biggest winner!
Rising out of their seat next is Sandra Whitford and the fourth IUFB is flatware (Brandi as a queen).
Sandra: $750
Krystal: $599
Patricia: $601
Benjamin: $350
ARP: $1,589, so the ones in the red, blue and orange spots have still been in Contestant's Row the entire show so far!
Meanwhile, Sandra Whitford, a fan of Bonkers, will have to settle for playing Double Prices for a pair of motorscooters (Lanisha as a race flag girl). They're either $4,998 or $5,995. She needs to choose $4,998 to win, because the pair of prizes rule is in effect...no, now she's really wishing she got to play Bonkers instead for those.
Taking over the hot green spot next is Allan Gray (and Zorro gets on camera to do the announcement!) and the fifth IUFB is a dishwasher (Brandi as a maid).
Allan: $1,000
Krystal: $825
Patricia: $826
Benjamin: $1,001
ARP: $890- so much for history being made today.
Patricia plays Cover Up for a Dodge Nitro (Std., Wheels, EBH)(Lanisha as a police officer). Board:
First number: 2 or 4?
Second number: 1, 4 or 5?
Third number: 0, 1, 4 or 9?
Fourth number: 1, 5, 6, 7 or 8?
Last number: 1, 3, 5, 6, 8 or 9?
Opening guess is $25,975...first and last numbers are right. Second guess is $24,185...overpricing that car did her in. It was $21,465.
The last player today is Sierra Wilson and the final IUFB is a pair of surfboards (Rachael as a surfer, I think).
Sierra: $1,400
Benjamin: $700
Allan: $600
Krystal: $1,200
ARP: $1,000, so Benjamin's finally in as well!
TODAY'S FIRST FOUR BREAKFAST CLUB MEMBER: Krystal
This Vegas native plays Bullseye for an Ashley dining room (Brandi as an insect) worth $4,412. Products today are Ziploc bags, jellybeans, popcorn, the big bag of Chips Ahoy! and Swiss Cake Rolls.
1. 5 Jellybeans: $1.49 X 5 = $7.45
2. 8 Swiss Cake Rolls: $1.39 X 8 = $11.12
We have a 2-3-1 day.
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #2:
Patricia ($890; does a Wheelie on her first spin): 15 + 30 = $.45
Sandra ($1,589): $.75
Benjamin ($5,412): $.80
The two official Pricing Game winners today will meet in the Showcase! And Benjamin has a rooting section as well.
First Showcase is about monster making. Brandi begins with trying to make a smart monster by hooking him up to a new laptop computer. Second, the monster wakes up and heads towards a new "Shrek" pinball machine. Then, Brandi says that to earn the right to play pinball all day, he needs to do some lawn work with a new lawn mower. Finally, since this monster's just about had it with her, he decides to drive away in a new Ford Focus Sedan (Std., AT, ALB/Traction)!
SHARON BIDS $24,700 ON SHOWCASE #1
MY BID FOR SHOWCASE #1: $23,850
For Benjamin, we see what's happened to the same monster several years later! First, he realizes that he should've stayed with Brandi, so he contacts her on a new cell phone. Second, while Brandi's talking, Igor brings out four bars of gold. Finally, Brandi decides to forget about taking the old monster back, and instead travels with Igor in a new Chrysler 300 (Std., Paint, Sound)! Personally, I thought these were the best Showcases of the season!
BENJAMIN BIDS $23,000 ON SHOWCASE #2
MY BID FOR SHOWCASE #2: $26,850
BENJAMIN'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $23,000
ARP: $30,149
DIFFERENCE: $7,149
SHARON'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $24,700
ARP: $23,094
OVER- BENJAMIN WINS
If Sharon had bid $23K, she would've won both showcases and have been the biggest winner of the season with over $80K. Instead, Benjamin wins today and $35,561 in stuff.
DOND (Syn.)- The week wraps up with #5 Allison Butler (dressed as an Indian; she's a Kindergarten teacher). Her final case choice is #11.
ROUND 1:
1. #20 (Azlul)- $10,000
2. #2 (Doreen)- $400
3. #10 (Rachel)- $25,000
4. #13 (Chibby)- PENNY
5. #19 (Debbie)- $200
REJECTED FIRST OFFER: $18,000
ROUND 2:
1. #4 (Carrie Lee)- $300
2. #12 (Barbara)- $1,000
3. #17 (Cherie)- $5
4. #16 (Vanessa)- $500,000
5. #22 (Keli)- BUCK
SECOND OFFER REJECTED: $13,000
ROUND 3:
1. #9 (Vivian)- $10
2. #21 (Nicole)- $25
3. #6 (Kenny)- $50
4. #15 (Isabel)- $500
FANTASTIC round!
THIRD OFFER: $26,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 4:
1. #8 (Kenneth)- $250,000 (DANGER ZONE ENFORCED)
2. #18 (Sonia)- $100,000 (STRIKE ONE)
FOURTH OFFER: $11,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 5:
1. #1 (Sandra)- $100 (LEFT SIDE CLEARED!)
2. #3 (Lissette)- $75,000 (STRIKE TWO)
FIFTH OFFER: $9,000- NO DEAL
19th PICK: #14 (Dan)- $7,500
SIXTH OFFER: $13,000- DEAL
Her case had...$2,500, so she made a good deal. And she would've knocked out the $50,000 with her original case of #5 had she pressed forward.
Bingo America: No Halloween stuff here, but tonight's players are Samantha & James. Here's what's on the toteboard at halftime of Game 1:
SAMANTHA: ----O
JAMES: BI-G-
BANK: $735
On the fifth question of the night, James gets it about Howie Mandel being the one that doesn't shake anybody's hands on "Deal or No Deal" because he has OCD.
8 (O72)- Arabic for "season", what type of heavy winds and rain are common in India?
SAMANTHA: Monsoon- CORRECT ($807)
9 (N41)- Visitors to South Fort Ranch near Dallas can see the gun that shot what TV character?
JAMES: J.R. Ewing- RIGHT (BING-; $848)
50/50 MODE:
10 (I23)- Virgo or Gemini- which astrological sign is known as "the twins"?
SAMANTHA: Gemini- CORRECT (-I--O; $871)
11 (B9)- T or F: Seated in the Lincoln Memorial, Abraham Lincoln is wearing his stove pipe hat.
JAMES: False- RIGHT ($880)
12 (N32)- Cenozoic or Jurassic- what geological period are we currently living in?
JAMES: Cenozoic- RIGHT AGAIN ($912)
13 (B15)- A or B12- which vitamin promotes good eyesight?
JAMES: B12- INCORRECT (Samantha: BI--O)
14 (N34)- T or F: The largest bottle of champaigne produced is called a Magnum.
JAMES: True- WRONG AGAIN (Samantha: BIN-O)
15 (G60)- T or F: The U.S. $2 bill is still being printed.
JAMES: True- RIGHT ($972)
16 (O61)- T or F: There's no age requirement to be U.S. Vice President.
JAMES: False- WIN ($1,033)
After five questions in Game 2:
SAMANTHA: --NGO
JAMES: NOTHING
BANK: $1,307
6 (WILD)- Samuel Champlain was the founder of the first city that is now known as what nation?
JAMES: Canada- CORRECT (B----; $1,407)
7 (G51)- What '60s Chubby Checker hit sparked the hip-swiveling dance?
SAMANTHA: "The Twist"- YOU BET ($1,458)
8 (I27)- The Rocky Mountain News is based in what Colorado capital?
JAMES: Denver- YES INDEED (BI---; $1,485)
9 (B14)- Air Force 2 is a call sign used by aircraft carrying what U.S. politician?
JAMES: Vice President- CORRECT ($1,499)
50/50 MODE:
10 (B13)- Bathroom or kitchen- where in your house might you most likely find a vanity?
JAMES: Bathroom- RIGHT AGAIN ($1,512)
11 (I17)- Which Wright brother piloted the first successful airplane flight- Orville or Wilbur?
JAMES: Orville- RIGHT ONCE AGAIN ($1,529)
12 (G50)- T or F: President Taft was so fat that he got stuck into the White House bathtub.
JAMES: True- YOU BET (BI-G-; $1,579)
13 (B15)- Denise Richards or Scarlett Johanssen- which actress has never been a Bond Girl?
SAMANTHA: Scarlett Johanssen- CORRECT (B-NGO; $1,594)
14 (O64)- T or F: A CAT scan is an X-ray that provides computerized cross-sectioned images of the body.
JAMES: True- RIGHT ($1,658)
15 (N37)- In punctuation, what does an elipsis look like- three dots or a slash?
SAMANTHA: Three dots- CORRECT ($1,695)
Ladies and gentlemen, at this point, we're on the verge of setting a new maingame record for the bank. The current record is $1,719.
16 (N40)- T or F: Gorgonzola cheese was named for a town in northern Italy.
JAMES: True- WINS $1,735, A NEW MAINGAME RECORD!
Bingo Bonus Round: James' already helped us make history tonight. But can he make even more history here?...
B: #12- $750
I: #27- $2,000 ($2,750)
N: #33- $1,000 ($3,750)
G: #49- OOPS
...no.
WOF: The first Toss-Up on this Halloween is Rhyme Time:
H _ E _ _ E - J _ _ B I _ S
Willie solves HEEBIE-JEEBIES (I've never heard of that before) for $1,000. Tonight's panel:
Willie Swevlo (Fort Angeles, WA)- Network engineer
Sonia Shaqui (Tarzana, CA)- Graduated from UC-San Diego and going to law school; also plays the piano
Andrea Long (Woodbridge, VA)- Patent examiner for the federal government
The $2,000 Toss-Up's category is What Are You Doing?:
RAKING/THE/L _ A _ E S
Willie triples up with RAKING THE LEAVES.
Round 1 is tonight's Prize Puzzle Round and the category is Thing. Out on the wheel now is a trip to Vegas worth $5,113. After Andrea calls the D, we have...
_ _ R _/I S L _ N D/
_ _ S _ I T _ L I T _
...I have a feeling what this is, as well as the location of the bonus trip. She buys three A's, so my guess of PURE ISLAND HOSPITALITY is now dead and the vowels are now gone. Then comes the H for the Million Dollar Wedge, a $400 P, and solves WARM ISLAND HOSPITALITY for $1,900, the Million Dollar Wedge and a trip to Curacao (I thought for sure it was Hawaii) for a total of $7,076 in cash and trip.
DUDS: E
WINNING ID FOR TRIP: AC0018448
IHOP Jackpot Round category is Before & After. Early on, Andrea calls three R's for the Vegas trip and then a pair of T's for the Wild Card. She then calls three C's for $10,500 but doesn't want to use her Wild Card. After she later clears out all of the vowels, we have...
C H E _ _/C A R A _ E _/CENTER/O _/
THE/UNIVERSE
...but she calls a dud in P. Willie calls a $600 F, a $600 M, a $600 L (Jackpot now at $13,100), but then a dud of D. Sonia then steals CHEWY CARAMEL CENTER OF THE UNIVERSE for her first $1,000.
DUDS: D, P
BANKRUPTS: 1 (Sonia)
Swanson Broth Mystery Round category is Fictional Family. Early on, Andrea calls three N's for $10,500. This time, she does use her Wild Card and calls a $3,500 S. Later, after she calls the M's, we have...
E _ _ _ E/M A _ _ L _ N/L _ L _/&/
_ E _ M A N/M _ N S T E _
...I've got the idea of this puzzle. She then lands on the Mystery Wedge next to Lose a Turn and calls three R's to go to $20,450 after obviously refusing to flip it over (that was the $10,000 one), BUT SHE THEN HITS BANKRUPT TO LOSE IT ALL, INCLUDING THE MILLION DOLLAR WEDGE!!! OUCH. Willie then calls the D's for $7,000 and solves EDDIE, MARILYN, LILY & HERMAN MUNSTER to win that amount and go to ten grand and the lead (I screwed up another puzzle- I thought they were members of the Addams Family).
BANKRUPTS: 1 (Andrea- Darn!)
Last Toss-Up category is Place:
D E N _ _ _ T ' S
O _ F I _ _
Sonia solves DENTIST'S OFFICE to quadruple up. Speed-Up Round category is Phrase and consonants are worth $1,600 apiece. This round's gonna decide it. After Willie calls the K, we have...
R _ _ K/T H _/_ _ T _
...if it's what I think it is, it's a political campaign towards younger people; he blanks. Sonia calls the C but has nothing also. Andrea calls the E's but also blanks. Willie goofs by repeating the N. Andrea calls the V and solves ROCK THE VOTE for $6,400. Guess what, folks- WILLIE'S LATE BLUNDER JUST COST HIM THE TITLE, as Sonia steals the match with $10,400. Willie has $10,000 and Andrea leaves with $7,076.
DUDS: N, S
Big Money Round: That was a gut-wreching endgame; let's see if Sonia can end the night on a good note here. She spins the double star and the category is Person for the second straight time. Also, it's a one-wordy. We begin with:
_ R _ _ _ _ _
She calls P, C, M and A and gets...
C R _ _ A _ _
...she might somewhat act like a CRYBABY after being the week's final loser of the Eclipse Spyder. The B's or the Y's would've done it for her. And she is now the lowest-winning champion of the season. Talk about a very scary episode here.
Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?: Tonight's first contestant is Boston Celtics fan Dave Ellis. And we've got a Visiting Class tonight- five of the team's cheerleaders! They are Rachel, Rebecca, Alexis, Caitlin and Stacy. His first partner is Caitlin and here are the categories:
1st Grade Life Science
1st Grade Music
2nd Grade Vocabulary
2nd Grade Spelling
3rd Grade Earth Science
3rd Grade World Geography
4th Grade U.S. History
4th Grade World History
5th Grade Literature
5th Grade Social Studies
First up is Music:
What's the name of the musical instrument seen here?
He's knows it's a trombone. Second is Life Science:
Roses are the only flowering plants with thorns.
He peeks at her answer, which was True. He decides to disagree so that he can stay in the game; he was right, not her, so his Save's still in play. His second partner is Jenna and his third category is Spelling.
Spell "feisty".
He gets it right and chooses Vocabulary next.
Which of these is a synonym of the word "rural"?
A: Urban
B: Countryside
C: Metropolitan
He goes with countryside for $10,000. Possibly helping him to get to the $25,000 mark and maybe $50,000 is his next partner, Francesca. Next category is 3rd Grade World Geography.
Kathmandu is the capital of what country?
He guesses Nepal...he reaches the safe haven! Next category is 4th Grade U.S. History.
On December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks famously refused to give up her seat on a bus in what U.S. city?
His response is Montgomery, AL...right to double up! His next partner is Stacy and the $100,000 category is 3rd Grade Earth Science.
T or F: Pure cork comes from the ocean.
He says False...just won $100,000! Next category is 5th Grade Literature.
In what decade was the Herman Melville novel "Moby Dick" first published?
Because of his uncertainity that Stacy will get this one right, since Visting Class members that aren't former classmates on this show don't usually do that well, he drops out at $100,000. He would've been wrong with the 1920s; it was the 1950s. Stacy's answer was unrevealed.
Coming into the classroom now is the current Miss Plus America, Lacreshia Witcher. Her first classmate is Bryce and here are the categories:
1st Grade Animal Science
1st Grade Math
2nd Grade Grammar
2nd Grade U.S. Geography
3rd Grade Spelling
3rd Grade World Geography
4th Grade Music
4th Grade Measurements
5th Grade Astronomy
5th Grade U.S. History
Her first topic is Math.
T or F: The sum of the digits in the number 768 is equal to 22.
She says True...AS DID BRYCE, WHICH OF COURSE IS INCORRECT- THE ACTUAL SUM IS 21!!! THAT MEANS SHE'S NOT ONLY THE FIRST TOTAL FLUNK OUT OF THE SEASON, SHE'S ALSO A SUPER TOTAL FLUNK OUT! AND THIS IS ALSO A ZONK ANSWER OF THE WEEK NOMINEE. Well, at least she still has the pride of being a Miss Plus America. Still, I can't believe this question was missed on the 1st Grade level of my favorite subject- both of them should've taken their time thinking over the question.
Don't Forget the Lyrics!: Tonight's first player here is John Worek from Las Vegas. He's a postal worker. And BTW, tonight's episode is the last episode with the current gameboard. Starting with next week's celebrity episode, the gameboard will be redesigned.
Back to the game, his categories are:
THE DAY THE MUSIC DIED
1980s
ROCK
DUETS
BAD COMPANY
MOTOWN
LET'S DANCE
POP
R & B
His first category is Motown and the song choices are "Baby I Need Your Lovin'" by Four Tops and "Cruisin'" by Smokey Robinson. His choice is "Baby I Need Your Lovin'" and has a four-word target to begin with:
"Got to ___ __ ___ _____"
He completes it correctly with "...have all your lovin'". He tries a Duet second; the two available are "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" by Elton John and Kiki Dee and "The Girl Is Mine" by Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson. His selection is "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" and he's got a three-word target this time:
"Right from the start, I gave ___ __ ____"
He instantly gets "...you my heart". After his brother Jason (who should be serving in the military as of this moment) makes a surprise appearance, his third topic is Let's Dance. The dancing songs available are "Twist and Shout" by The Beatles and "Neutron Dance" by the Pointer Sisters. He chooses "Twist and Shout" and is back to filling in four blanks:
"(Got me goin') just like _ _____ __ ____"
He says "I knew you would" and locks it in for $10,000. To reach the safe money level, he must next get by one of these two Pop songs- "I Can See Clearly Now" by Johnny Nash and "Physical" by Olivia Newton-John. This time, he chooses "I Can See Clearly Now" and must fill in three for the second time tonight:
"(bright) Bright (bright) __ ____ __"
He freezes "...sun shiny day"...that's $25,000! Next category is The Day the Music Died. The next pair of choices are "Hello, I Love You" by The Doors and "That'll Be the Day" by Buddy Holly and the Crickets. His pick is "That'll Be the Day" and his next target is eight words long. They follow "You know it's a lie". His guess is "...'cause that'll be the day that I die". He's not totally sure about that, but he locks that in...the "that" before "I" is incorrect, so he wins no more money. The right lyric was "...'cause that'll be the day when I die".
Our next contestant is Debra Toscano from Queens, NY (who is a vocal coach). Waiting to possibly give her singing advice are Alley and Trisha, and here is the next slate of categories:
POP
DIVAS
BEE GEES
THE "EYES" HAVE IT
ONE HIT WONDERS
R & B
ROCK
LOVE SONGS
1980s
Her first category is Love Songs, and the two available are "Always and Forever" by Heatwave and "Let's Stay Together" by Al Green. She goes with "Always and Forever" and must fill in four:
"Every day love me ___ __ _____ __"
She completes it with "...your own special way". Category #2 is Pop and now on the board are "Tell Her About It" by Billy Joel and "Crimson and Clover" by Tommy James and The Shondells. She wants "Tell Her About It", and again must fill in four:
"To accept ___ _____ __ ___"
She's unsure with "...that choice for real", so she'll fill in two blanks for free. She selects the second and fourth blanks...
"To accept ___ you're __ real"
...good thing she called for help. She then locks in "...that you're for real"...right to go to $5,000.
Her third song comes from the subject of the 1980s. The choices this time are "Heaven is a Place on Earth" by Belinda Carlisle and "Let's Dance" by David Bowie. Her next pick is "Heaven is a Place on Earth" and only three missing words need to be IDed this time:
"They say in Heaven, ___ ____ ____"
She's right with "...love comes first".
To make it to the safe $25,000, she must next survive a Rock tune. The next choices are "Paradise By the Dashboard Light" by Meatloaf and "Time Is On My Side" by The Rolling Stones. She decides on "Time Is On My Side" and four missing words are required once again:
"(so many times before) You'll come ______ ___ __ __"
She will finish in the money after being right with "...running back to me".
One of music's Divas will be showcased with one of these next song choices- "New Attitude" by Patti Labelle and "What a Girl Wants" by Christina Aguilera. She selects Christina Aguilera's song and gets her hardest target yet- six words.
"Whatever ___ __ ___ ___ __ ___"
She sings "...makes you happy sets me free" but isn't 100% sold on it, so she calls for her multiple choice helpline. Her three possibilities:
A: "...keeps me happy makes us free"
B: "...makes me happy you'll let be"
C: "...makes me happy sets you free"
C's the closest lyric to her original guess, so she locks that in...she now has $50,000!
The Bee Gees are next to be featured. Two of their songs are "Night Fever" and "More Than a Woman", and she wants to try "More Than a Woman". Again, six words are needed, this time to this:
"More than a woman, ___ ___ _ ____ __ __"
With no hesitation, she lets "...more than a woman to me" turn blue for $100,000!
A One Hit Wonder follows, and one of these two will be it for her- "Whip It" by Devo and "Puttin' on the Ritz" by Taco. She wants to "Whip It", so she must again fill in six:
"It's not too late __ ___ __ ___ __ ___"
She goes ahead with "...to whip it, whip it good"...she now has 200 large!
Her $350,000 subject is R & B. Next song choices up for the taking are "Ain't No Woman (Like the One I've Got)" by Four Tops and "Goin' Out of My Head" by Little Anthony & The Imperials. After she chooses "Goin' Out of My Head", she's told she needs to fill in ten words. And she's not that positive about either song. The right words follow "Out of my head day". She comes up with "...and night, night and day, and night all night". Then, she changes it to "...and night, night and day, and night all the time" and calls on Alley for assistance...but she can't provide any, so Debra will be taking home $200,000! The right answer: "...and night, night and day, and night wrong or right", so she messed up the last three words.
Jeopardy!: Will Carl Brandt make it to November? We'll find out as he faces these challengers:
Edith Kealey (Q Gardens, NY)- Research scientist
Anders Reynolds (originally from Little Rock, AR)- Legistlative assistant
Opening categories on this Halloween:
FAMOUS COUNTS
QUESTS
DAYS OF CREATION
HAVE A TREAT
MORSE CODE
JUST SAY "NO"
Brandt hits the Daily Double under the $800 Famous Counts clue after getting the first three right and wagers the entire $1,200 on this:
This count retired from the Prussian Army in 1891 to build the motor-driven airships that bore his name.
"Who is Zeppelin?"...DOUBLE to $2,400! To sweep the category:
Known to history as a Marquis, this French author of "Licentious Prose" became a count on his father's death in 1767.
He's in first with "Who is Marquis de Sade?"...that's a SWEEP for $3,400 to start his fourth game! He's up to $4,200 at the first break. Reynolds is $3,000 behind him and Kealey has $600. After the first round...
Carl: $9,000
Anders: $400
Edith: $2,200
...the lead's gotten bigger!
ROUND 1 LACH TRASH: $3,000
DJ! Categories:
FAMOUS RECOUNTS
REQUESTS
DAYS OF RECREATION
HAVE A RETREAT
REMORSE CODE
JUST SAY RENO
That's right, if you look carefully at the categories from this round and the last round, this round's subjects all have an extra "re" added somewhere in their titles.
Mr. Brandt finds the first of the DDs under the $1,200 Days of Retreat clue with $9,400, well ahead of his opponents (Kealey has $1,000 and Reynolds has $800). His wager is $1,400.
Following the fall of France in this year, the Royal Navy evacuated over 300,000 troops from Dunkirk.
"What is 1940?"...that's the year to go back to five figures at $10,800! And a few clues later, he's trying to sweep that category with this $2,000 clue:
His brave retreat across Italy after his volunteers were kicked out of Rome in 1849 made him a hero.
"Who is Garibaldi?" is Brandt's response...AND THAT'S IT FOR HIS SECOND SWEEP OF THE NIGHT! He now has $14,400, half of the Norma Brown Jackpot! But he's trying for YET ANOTHER SWEEP, this time in Famous Recounts. $2,000 clue there:
In 2005, Christine Gregoire became governor after machine and manual recounts in this state.
"What is Washington?"...HE'S DONE IT AGAIN!! He now has $20,400! Later, he finds the other Daily Double under the $1,600 Remorse Code clue with $23,200 and wagers...$1,800. For a new total of an even 25 grand:
This word for a speech of remorse or a defense of one's actions is from the Greek for "away" and "speech".
"What is an apology?"...25 THOOOOOOOOOOOOUUUUUUUUSSSANNNNNDDD DOLLLARS (I just couldn't resist doing that)!
DJ! LACH TRASH: $5,600
Anders Reynolds is the season's first player to WIPE OUT (he has $0), so he's leaving with $1,000.
SCORES AFTER DOUBLE JEOPARDY!:
Carl: $29,000 (MAJOR lock game!)
Edith: $2,200
CORYAT SCORES:
Carl: $28,200
Edith: $2,200
(Flashback moment from a March 10, 2005 Jeopardy! Ultimate Tournament of Champions episode: Pam Mueller comes up with the trophy that "Concentration Tournament of Champions" winners got- "What is The Thinker?")
FJ! CATEGORY: Movie Makers & Remakers.
Howard Hawks directed this film with Paul Muni as Tony Camonte; Brian de Palma remade it.
EDITH:
Response: "What is Scarface?"
Wager: $2,100
Final score: $4,300
CARL:
Response: "What is Scarface?"
Wager: $1,000
Wins with: $30,000
Carl Brandt takes $70,799 into his fifth game on the day before Election Day (Monday)!
DOND (NBC): I know this is going to make heelsrule1988's day- we're going back to basics here tonight! And playing the game is Vinny LaSalvia from Newark, NJ (who is a heavy equipment mechanic). He wants to win enough money so that he can buy a vintage red Corvette. Who knows, a Corvette might come up as a Banker Bonus if there is one tonight! His case of destiny is #9.
ROUND 1:
1. #2- $300
2. #19- BUCK
3. #21- $200,000
4. #5- ONE MILLION DOLLARS
5. #14- $750,000
6. #18- $500
OPENING OFFER REJECTED: $33,000
ROUND 2:
1. #15- PENNY
2. #25- $75
3. #10- $5,000
4. #8- $750
5. #22- $300,000
SECOND OFFER: $42,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 3:
1. #16- $1,000
2. #4- $25,000
3. #20- $50,000
4. #26- $5
THIRD OFFER: $62,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 4:
1. #7- $400,000 (DANGER ZONE ENFORCED)
2. #24- $100,000 (STRIKE ONE)
3. #1- $500,000 (BIG STRIKE TWO)
FOURTH OFFER: $4,000
BANKER BONUS: Not a vintage Corvette...but a 1983 Chevy Chevette ($4,000)
DECISION: NO DEAL
TONIGHT'S BEAT THE BANKER WINNING CASE: #6
Just before the fifth round begins, out comes his brother.
ROUND 5:
1. #12- $200
2. #6- $75,000 (STRIKEOUT)
FIFTH OFFER: $1,500- NO DEAL
He leaves with $50. The rest of the playout:
21st PICK: #23- $25
OFFER: $2,000
22nd PICK: #3- $10
OFFER: $2,800
23rd PICK: #17- $400
OFFER: $3,500
24th PICK: #11- $10,000
FINAL OFFER: $80
He just had slim luck tonight.
Monday at 8 PM EST, it's the NBC version's 200th episode with a 20-second decision clock for contestants!
The first IUFB is a trip to Mt. Rushmore (Rachael as a mountain climber).
Krystal: $695
Patricia: $3,600
Benjamin: $1,675
Sharon: $2,000
ARP: $3,592
Because Patricia was over by just eight bucks, Sharon Bray plays Super Pushover for a Chevrolet Malibu Hybrid (Std., Prot)(Brandi as a roller skating waitress)! Board:
425279186
She nails $25,279 to start this special off right!
Zorro Fields then says the magic words to Robert and the second IUFB is a chair (Rachael as Little Red Riding Hood).
Robert: $575
Krystal: $700
Patricia: $500
Benjamin: $850
ARP: $699, so Krystal's over by just one buck.
Meanwhile, Robert Gulardo, a transit mechanic from Vacelia, CA, plays the Punchboard ($25,000 bill shown by Lanisha as a boxer). Today's SPs are modeled by Brandi.
1. "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl" DVD
WRONG PRICE: $35
GUESS: LOWER- $20
2. Messenger bag
WRONG PRICE: $98
GUESS: LOWER- $75
3. Water-resistant stereo boombox
WRONG PRICE: $55
GUESS: HIGHER- $79
4. Kilowatt meter/appliance plug
IS NOT: $38
GUESS: LOWER- $25
He quickly punches out holes #12, #6, #38 and #20.
We start with #12...$5,000! After originally saying he'll pull a Brian and go on (not understanding that the $5,000 would be given back altogether if he went on), he decides to bank the $5,000. Should he have gone with his gut?...
#6- $50 + SECOND CHANCE
#38- $500
#20- $250
...for the most part, no!
Leaving the crowd sixth is Michael from Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo and the third IUFB is a ladies' watch (Rachael as a flower).
Michael: $900
Krystal: $2,500
Patricia: $1,200
Benjamin: $1,350
ARP: $995
Michael Hawkins plays Credit Card for: a BBQ, a daybed, a guitar, a high chair and luggage (Brandi and Lanisha are superheroes). Today's credit limit is $2,500.
1. Luggage- $700 ($1,800 left)
2. High chair- $775 ($1,025 left)
3. Guitar- $1,665 (BUSTED)
The bottom row strategy in this game fails this student to my surprise. The BBQ was $729 and the daybed was $1,304. Fingers didn't want this won today.
TODAY'S WIN AT HOME PRIZE: A rug (Brandi as Elvira, I think)
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #1:
Michael ($995): 60 + 60 = DOH
Robert ($5,898): $.80
Sharon ($28,871): $.85
Sharon goes to the Showcase, and maybe she'll get a chance to be the season's biggest winner!
Rising out of their seat next is Sandra Whitford and the fourth IUFB is flatware (Brandi as a queen).
Sandra: $750
Krystal: $599
Patricia: $601
Benjamin: $350
ARP: $1,589, so the ones in the red, blue and orange spots have still been in Contestant's Row the entire show so far!
Meanwhile, Sandra Whitford, a fan of Bonkers, will have to settle for playing Double Prices for a pair of motorscooters (Lanisha as a race flag girl). They're either $4,998 or $5,995. She needs to choose $4,998 to win, because the pair of prizes rule is in effect...no, now she's really wishing she got to play Bonkers instead for those.
Taking over the hot green spot next is Allan Gray (and Zorro gets on camera to do the announcement!) and the fifth IUFB is a dishwasher (Brandi as a maid).
Allan: $1,000
Krystal: $825
Patricia: $826
Benjamin: $1,001
ARP: $890- so much for history being made today.
Patricia plays Cover Up for a Dodge Nitro (Std., Wheels, EBH)(Lanisha as a police officer). Board:
First number: 2 or 4?
Second number: 1, 4 or 5?
Third number: 0, 1, 4 or 9?
Fourth number: 1, 5, 6, 7 or 8?
Last number: 1, 3, 5, 6, 8 or 9?
Opening guess is $25,975...first and last numbers are right. Second guess is $24,185...overpricing that car did her in. It was $21,465.
The last player today is Sierra Wilson and the final IUFB is a pair of surfboards (Rachael as a surfer, I think).
Sierra: $1,400
Benjamin: $700
Allan: $600
Krystal: $1,200
ARP: $1,000, so Benjamin's finally in as well!
TODAY'S FIRST FOUR BREAKFAST CLUB MEMBER: Krystal
This Vegas native plays Bullseye for an Ashley dining room (Brandi as an insect) worth $4,412. Products today are Ziploc bags, jellybeans, popcorn, the big bag of Chips Ahoy! and Swiss Cake Rolls.
1. 5 Jellybeans: $1.49 X 5 = $7.45
2. 8 Swiss Cake Rolls: $1.39 X 8 = $11.12
We have a 2-3-1 day.
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #2:
Patricia ($890; does a Wheelie on her first spin): 15 + 30 = $.45
Sandra ($1,589): $.75
Benjamin ($5,412): $.80
The two official Pricing Game winners today will meet in the Showcase! And Benjamin has a rooting section as well.
First Showcase is about monster making. Brandi begins with trying to make a smart monster by hooking him up to a new laptop computer. Second, the monster wakes up and heads towards a new "Shrek" pinball machine. Then, Brandi says that to earn the right to play pinball all day, he needs to do some lawn work with a new lawn mower. Finally, since this monster's just about had it with her, he decides to drive away in a new Ford Focus Sedan (Std., AT, ALB/Traction)!
SHARON BIDS $24,700 ON SHOWCASE #1
MY BID FOR SHOWCASE #1: $23,850
For Benjamin, we see what's happened to the same monster several years later! First, he realizes that he should've stayed with Brandi, so he contacts her on a new cell phone. Second, while Brandi's talking, Igor brings out four bars of gold. Finally, Brandi decides to forget about taking the old monster back, and instead travels with Igor in a new Chrysler 300 (Std., Paint, Sound)! Personally, I thought these were the best Showcases of the season!
BENJAMIN BIDS $23,000 ON SHOWCASE #2
MY BID FOR SHOWCASE #2: $26,850
BENJAMIN'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $23,000
ARP: $30,149
DIFFERENCE: $7,149
SHARON'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $24,700
ARP: $23,094
OVER- BENJAMIN WINS
If Sharon had bid $23K, she would've won both showcases and have been the biggest winner of the season with over $80K. Instead, Benjamin wins today and $35,561 in stuff.
DOND (Syn.)- The week wraps up with #5 Allison Butler (dressed as an Indian; she's a Kindergarten teacher). Her final case choice is #11.
ROUND 1:
1. #20 (Azlul)- $10,000
2. #2 (Doreen)- $400
3. #10 (Rachel)- $25,000
4. #13 (Chibby)- PENNY
5. #19 (Debbie)- $200
REJECTED FIRST OFFER: $18,000
ROUND 2:
1. #4 (Carrie Lee)- $300
2. #12 (Barbara)- $1,000
3. #17 (Cherie)- $5
4. #16 (Vanessa)- $500,000
5. #22 (Keli)- BUCK
SECOND OFFER REJECTED: $13,000
ROUND 3:
1. #9 (Vivian)- $10
2. #21 (Nicole)- $25
3. #6 (Kenny)- $50
4. #15 (Isabel)- $500
FANTASTIC round!
THIRD OFFER: $26,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 4:
1. #8 (Kenneth)- $250,000 (DANGER ZONE ENFORCED)
2. #18 (Sonia)- $100,000 (STRIKE ONE)
FOURTH OFFER: $11,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 5:
1. #1 (Sandra)- $100 (LEFT SIDE CLEARED!)
2. #3 (Lissette)- $75,000 (STRIKE TWO)
FIFTH OFFER: $9,000- NO DEAL
19th PICK: #14 (Dan)- $7,500
SIXTH OFFER: $13,000- DEAL
Her case had...$2,500, so she made a good deal. And she would've knocked out the $50,000 with her original case of #5 had she pressed forward.
Bingo America: No Halloween stuff here, but tonight's players are Samantha & James. Here's what's on the toteboard at halftime of Game 1:
SAMANTHA: ----O
JAMES: BI-G-
BANK: $735
On the fifth question of the night, James gets it about Howie Mandel being the one that doesn't shake anybody's hands on "Deal or No Deal" because he has OCD.
8 (O72)- Arabic for "season", what type of heavy winds and rain are common in India?
SAMANTHA: Monsoon- CORRECT ($807)
9 (N41)- Visitors to South Fort Ranch near Dallas can see the gun that shot what TV character?
JAMES: J.R. Ewing- RIGHT (BING-; $848)
50/50 MODE:
10 (I23)- Virgo or Gemini- which astrological sign is known as "the twins"?
SAMANTHA: Gemini- CORRECT (-I--O; $871)
11 (B9)- T or F: Seated in the Lincoln Memorial, Abraham Lincoln is wearing his stove pipe hat.
JAMES: False- RIGHT ($880)
12 (N32)- Cenozoic or Jurassic- what geological period are we currently living in?
JAMES: Cenozoic- RIGHT AGAIN ($912)
13 (B15)- A or B12- which vitamin promotes good eyesight?
JAMES: B12- INCORRECT (Samantha: BI--O)
14 (N34)- T or F: The largest bottle of champaigne produced is called a Magnum.
JAMES: True- WRONG AGAIN (Samantha: BIN-O)
15 (G60)- T or F: The U.S. $2 bill is still being printed.
JAMES: True- RIGHT ($972)
16 (O61)- T or F: There's no age requirement to be U.S. Vice President.
JAMES: False- WIN ($1,033)
After five questions in Game 2:
SAMANTHA: --NGO
JAMES: NOTHING
BANK: $1,307
6 (WILD)- Samuel Champlain was the founder of the first city that is now known as what nation?
JAMES: Canada- CORRECT (B----; $1,407)
7 (G51)- What '60s Chubby Checker hit sparked the hip-swiveling dance?
SAMANTHA: "The Twist"- YOU BET ($1,458)
8 (I27)- The Rocky Mountain News is based in what Colorado capital?
JAMES: Denver- YES INDEED (BI---; $1,485)
9 (B14)- Air Force 2 is a call sign used by aircraft carrying what U.S. politician?
JAMES: Vice President- CORRECT ($1,499)
50/50 MODE:
10 (B13)- Bathroom or kitchen- where in your house might you most likely find a vanity?
JAMES: Bathroom- RIGHT AGAIN ($1,512)
11 (I17)- Which Wright brother piloted the first successful airplane flight- Orville or Wilbur?
JAMES: Orville- RIGHT ONCE AGAIN ($1,529)
12 (G50)- T or F: President Taft was so fat that he got stuck into the White House bathtub.
JAMES: True- YOU BET (BI-G-; $1,579)
13 (B15)- Denise Richards or Scarlett Johanssen- which actress has never been a Bond Girl?
SAMANTHA: Scarlett Johanssen- CORRECT (B-NGO; $1,594)
14 (O64)- T or F: A CAT scan is an X-ray that provides computerized cross-sectioned images of the body.
JAMES: True- RIGHT ($1,658)
15 (N37)- In punctuation, what does an elipsis look like- three dots or a slash?
SAMANTHA: Three dots- CORRECT ($1,695)
Ladies and gentlemen, at this point, we're on the verge of setting a new maingame record for the bank. The current record is $1,719.
16 (N40)- T or F: Gorgonzola cheese was named for a town in northern Italy.
JAMES: True- WINS $1,735, A NEW MAINGAME RECORD!
Bingo Bonus Round: James' already helped us make history tonight. But can he make even more history here?...
B: #12- $750
I: #27- $2,000 ($2,750)
N: #33- $1,000 ($3,750)
G: #49- OOPS
...no.
WOF: The first Toss-Up on this Halloween is Rhyme Time:
H _ E _ _ E - J _ _ B I _ S
Willie solves HEEBIE-JEEBIES (I've never heard of that before) for $1,000. Tonight's panel:
Willie Swevlo (Fort Angeles, WA)- Network engineer
Sonia Shaqui (Tarzana, CA)- Graduated from UC-San Diego and going to law school; also plays the piano
Andrea Long (Woodbridge, VA)- Patent examiner for the federal government
The $2,000 Toss-Up's category is What Are You Doing?:
RAKING/THE/L _ A _ E S
Willie triples up with RAKING THE LEAVES.
Round 1 is tonight's Prize Puzzle Round and the category is Thing. Out on the wheel now is a trip to Vegas worth $5,113. After Andrea calls the D, we have...
_ _ R _/I S L _ N D/
_ _ S _ I T _ L I T _
...I have a feeling what this is, as well as the location of the bonus trip. She buys three A's, so my guess of PURE ISLAND HOSPITALITY is now dead and the vowels are now gone. Then comes the H for the Million Dollar Wedge, a $400 P, and solves WARM ISLAND HOSPITALITY for $1,900, the Million Dollar Wedge and a trip to Curacao (I thought for sure it was Hawaii) for a total of $7,076 in cash and trip.
DUDS: E
WINNING ID FOR TRIP: AC0018448
IHOP Jackpot Round category is Before & After. Early on, Andrea calls three R's for the Vegas trip and then a pair of T's for the Wild Card. She then calls three C's for $10,500 but doesn't want to use her Wild Card. After she later clears out all of the vowels, we have...
C H E _ _/C A R A _ E _/CENTER/O _/
THE/UNIVERSE
...but she calls a dud in P. Willie calls a $600 F, a $600 M, a $600 L (Jackpot now at $13,100), but then a dud of D. Sonia then steals CHEWY CARAMEL CENTER OF THE UNIVERSE for her first $1,000.
DUDS: D, P
BANKRUPTS: 1 (Sonia)
Swanson Broth Mystery Round category is Fictional Family. Early on, Andrea calls three N's for $10,500. This time, she does use her Wild Card and calls a $3,500 S. Later, after she calls the M's, we have...
E _ _ _ E/M A _ _ L _ N/L _ L _/&/
_ E _ M A N/M _ N S T E _
...I've got the idea of this puzzle. She then lands on the Mystery Wedge next to Lose a Turn and calls three R's to go to $20,450 after obviously refusing to flip it over (that was the $10,000 one), BUT SHE THEN HITS BANKRUPT TO LOSE IT ALL, INCLUDING THE MILLION DOLLAR WEDGE!!! OUCH. Willie then calls the D's for $7,000 and solves EDDIE, MARILYN, LILY & HERMAN MUNSTER to win that amount and go to ten grand and the lead (I screwed up another puzzle- I thought they were members of the Addams Family).
BANKRUPTS: 1 (Andrea- Darn!)
Last Toss-Up category is Place:
D E N _ _ _ T ' S
O _ F I _ _
Sonia solves DENTIST'S OFFICE to quadruple up. Speed-Up Round category is Phrase and consonants are worth $1,600 apiece. This round's gonna decide it. After Willie calls the K, we have...
R _ _ K/T H _/_ _ T _
...if it's what I think it is, it's a political campaign towards younger people; he blanks. Sonia calls the C but has nothing also. Andrea calls the E's but also blanks. Willie goofs by repeating the N. Andrea calls the V and solves ROCK THE VOTE for $6,400. Guess what, folks- WILLIE'S LATE BLUNDER JUST COST HIM THE TITLE, as Sonia steals the match with $10,400. Willie has $10,000 and Andrea leaves with $7,076.
DUDS: N, S
Big Money Round: That was a gut-wreching endgame; let's see if Sonia can end the night on a good note here. She spins the double star and the category is Person for the second straight time. Also, it's a one-wordy. We begin with:
_ R _ _ _ _ _
She calls P, C, M and A and gets...
C R _ _ A _ _
...she might somewhat act like a CRYBABY after being the week's final loser of the Eclipse Spyder. The B's or the Y's would've done it for her. And she is now the lowest-winning champion of the season. Talk about a very scary episode here.
Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?: Tonight's first contestant is Boston Celtics fan Dave Ellis. And we've got a Visiting Class tonight- five of the team's cheerleaders! They are Rachel, Rebecca, Alexis, Caitlin and Stacy. His first partner is Caitlin and here are the categories:
1st Grade Life Science
1st Grade Music
2nd Grade Vocabulary
2nd Grade Spelling
3rd Grade Earth Science
3rd Grade World Geography
4th Grade U.S. History
4th Grade World History
5th Grade Literature
5th Grade Social Studies
First up is Music:
What's the name of the musical instrument seen here?
He's knows it's a trombone. Second is Life Science:
Roses are the only flowering plants with thorns.
He peeks at her answer, which was True. He decides to disagree so that he can stay in the game; he was right, not her, so his Save's still in play. His second partner is Jenna and his third category is Spelling.
Spell "feisty".
He gets it right and chooses Vocabulary next.
Which of these is a synonym of the word "rural"?
A: Urban
B: Countryside
C: Metropolitan
He goes with countryside for $10,000. Possibly helping him to get to the $25,000 mark and maybe $50,000 is his next partner, Francesca. Next category is 3rd Grade World Geography.
Kathmandu is the capital of what country?
He guesses Nepal...he reaches the safe haven! Next category is 4th Grade U.S. History.
On December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks famously refused to give up her seat on a bus in what U.S. city?
His response is Montgomery, AL...right to double up! His next partner is Stacy and the $100,000 category is 3rd Grade Earth Science.
T or F: Pure cork comes from the ocean.
He says False...just won $100,000! Next category is 5th Grade Literature.
In what decade was the Herman Melville novel "Moby Dick" first published?
Because of his uncertainity that Stacy will get this one right, since Visting Class members that aren't former classmates on this show don't usually do that well, he drops out at $100,000. He would've been wrong with the 1920s; it was the 1950s. Stacy's answer was unrevealed.
Coming into the classroom now is the current Miss Plus America, Lacreshia Witcher. Her first classmate is Bryce and here are the categories:
1st Grade Animal Science
1st Grade Math
2nd Grade Grammar
2nd Grade U.S. Geography
3rd Grade Spelling
3rd Grade World Geography
4th Grade Music
4th Grade Measurements
5th Grade Astronomy
5th Grade U.S. History
Her first topic is Math.
T or F: The sum of the digits in the number 768 is equal to 22.
She says True...AS DID BRYCE, WHICH OF COURSE IS INCORRECT- THE ACTUAL SUM IS 21!!! THAT MEANS SHE'S NOT ONLY THE FIRST TOTAL FLUNK OUT OF THE SEASON, SHE'S ALSO A SUPER TOTAL FLUNK OUT! AND THIS IS ALSO A ZONK ANSWER OF THE WEEK NOMINEE. Well, at least she still has the pride of being a Miss Plus America. Still, I can't believe this question was missed on the 1st Grade level of my favorite subject- both of them should've taken their time thinking over the question.
Don't Forget the Lyrics!: Tonight's first player here is John Worek from Las Vegas. He's a postal worker. And BTW, tonight's episode is the last episode with the current gameboard. Starting with next week's celebrity episode, the gameboard will be redesigned.
Back to the game, his categories are:
THE DAY THE MUSIC DIED
1980s
ROCK
DUETS
BAD COMPANY
MOTOWN
LET'S DANCE
POP
R & B
His first category is Motown and the song choices are "Baby I Need Your Lovin'" by Four Tops and "Cruisin'" by Smokey Robinson. His choice is "Baby I Need Your Lovin'" and has a four-word target to begin with:
"Got to ___ __ ___ _____"
He completes it correctly with "...have all your lovin'". He tries a Duet second; the two available are "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" by Elton John and Kiki Dee and "The Girl Is Mine" by Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson. His selection is "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" and he's got a three-word target this time:
"Right from the start, I gave ___ __ ____"
He instantly gets "...you my heart". After his brother Jason (who should be serving in the military as of this moment) makes a surprise appearance, his third topic is Let's Dance. The dancing songs available are "Twist and Shout" by The Beatles and "Neutron Dance" by the Pointer Sisters. He chooses "Twist and Shout" and is back to filling in four blanks:
"(Got me goin') just like _ _____ __ ____"
He says "I knew you would" and locks it in for $10,000. To reach the safe money level, he must next get by one of these two Pop songs- "I Can See Clearly Now" by Johnny Nash and "Physical" by Olivia Newton-John. This time, he chooses "I Can See Clearly Now" and must fill in three for the second time tonight:
"(bright) Bright (bright) __ ____ __"
He freezes "...sun shiny day"...that's $25,000! Next category is The Day the Music Died. The next pair of choices are "Hello, I Love You" by The Doors and "That'll Be the Day" by Buddy Holly and the Crickets. His pick is "That'll Be the Day" and his next target is eight words long. They follow "You know it's a lie". His guess is "...'cause that'll be the day that I die". He's not totally sure about that, but he locks that in...the "that" before "I" is incorrect, so he wins no more money. The right lyric was "...'cause that'll be the day when I die".
Our next contestant is Debra Toscano from Queens, NY (who is a vocal coach). Waiting to possibly give her singing advice are Alley and Trisha, and here is the next slate of categories:
POP
DIVAS
BEE GEES
THE "EYES" HAVE IT
ONE HIT WONDERS
R & B
ROCK
LOVE SONGS
1980s
Her first category is Love Songs, and the two available are "Always and Forever" by Heatwave and "Let's Stay Together" by Al Green. She goes with "Always and Forever" and must fill in four:
"Every day love me ___ __ _____ __"
She completes it with "...your own special way". Category #2 is Pop and now on the board are "Tell Her About It" by Billy Joel and "Crimson and Clover" by Tommy James and The Shondells. She wants "Tell Her About It", and again must fill in four:
"To accept ___ _____ __ ___"
She's unsure with "...that choice for real", so she'll fill in two blanks for free. She selects the second and fourth blanks...
"To accept ___ you're __ real"
...good thing she called for help. She then locks in "...that you're for real"...right to go to $5,000.
Her third song comes from the subject of the 1980s. The choices this time are "Heaven is a Place on Earth" by Belinda Carlisle and "Let's Dance" by David Bowie. Her next pick is "Heaven is a Place on Earth" and only three missing words need to be IDed this time:
"They say in Heaven, ___ ____ ____"
She's right with "...love comes first".
To make it to the safe $25,000, she must next survive a Rock tune. The next choices are "Paradise By the Dashboard Light" by Meatloaf and "Time Is On My Side" by The Rolling Stones. She decides on "Time Is On My Side" and four missing words are required once again:
"(so many times before) You'll come ______ ___ __ __"
She will finish in the money after being right with "...running back to me".
One of music's Divas will be showcased with one of these next song choices- "New Attitude" by Patti Labelle and "What a Girl Wants" by Christina Aguilera. She selects Christina Aguilera's song and gets her hardest target yet- six words.
"Whatever ___ __ ___ ___ __ ___"
She sings "...makes you happy sets me free" but isn't 100% sold on it, so she calls for her multiple choice helpline. Her three possibilities:
A: "...keeps me happy makes us free"
B: "...makes me happy you'll let be"
C: "...makes me happy sets you free"
C's the closest lyric to her original guess, so she locks that in...she now has $50,000!
The Bee Gees are next to be featured. Two of their songs are "Night Fever" and "More Than a Woman", and she wants to try "More Than a Woman". Again, six words are needed, this time to this:
"More than a woman, ___ ___ _ ____ __ __"
With no hesitation, she lets "...more than a woman to me" turn blue for $100,000!
A One Hit Wonder follows, and one of these two will be it for her- "Whip It" by Devo and "Puttin' on the Ritz" by Taco. She wants to "Whip It", so she must again fill in six:
"It's not too late __ ___ __ ___ __ ___"
She goes ahead with "...to whip it, whip it good"...she now has 200 large!
Her $350,000 subject is R & B. Next song choices up for the taking are "Ain't No Woman (Like the One I've Got)" by Four Tops and "Goin' Out of My Head" by Little Anthony & The Imperials. After she chooses "Goin' Out of My Head", she's told she needs to fill in ten words. And she's not that positive about either song. The right words follow "Out of my head day". She comes up with "...and night, night and day, and night all night". Then, she changes it to "...and night, night and day, and night all the time" and calls on Alley for assistance...but she can't provide any, so Debra will be taking home $200,000! The right answer: "...and night, night and day, and night wrong or right", so she messed up the last three words.
Jeopardy!: Will Carl Brandt make it to November? We'll find out as he faces these challengers:
Edith Kealey (Q Gardens, NY)- Research scientist
Anders Reynolds (originally from Little Rock, AR)- Legistlative assistant
Opening categories on this Halloween:
FAMOUS COUNTS
QUESTS
DAYS OF CREATION
HAVE A TREAT
MORSE CODE
JUST SAY "NO"
Brandt hits the Daily Double under the $800 Famous Counts clue after getting the first three right and wagers the entire $1,200 on this:
This count retired from the Prussian Army in 1891 to build the motor-driven airships that bore his name.
"Who is Zeppelin?"...DOUBLE to $2,400! To sweep the category:
Known to history as a Marquis, this French author of "Licentious Prose" became a count on his father's death in 1767.
He's in first with "Who is Marquis de Sade?"...that's a SWEEP for $3,400 to start his fourth game! He's up to $4,200 at the first break. Reynolds is $3,000 behind him and Kealey has $600. After the first round...
Carl: $9,000
Anders: $400
Edith: $2,200
...the lead's gotten bigger!
ROUND 1 LACH TRASH: $3,000
DJ! Categories:
FAMOUS RECOUNTS
REQUESTS
DAYS OF RECREATION
HAVE A RETREAT
REMORSE CODE
JUST SAY RENO
That's right, if you look carefully at the categories from this round and the last round, this round's subjects all have an extra "re" added somewhere in their titles.
Mr. Brandt finds the first of the DDs under the $1,200 Days of Retreat clue with $9,400, well ahead of his opponents (Kealey has $1,000 and Reynolds has $800). His wager is $1,400.
Following the fall of France in this year, the Royal Navy evacuated over 300,000 troops from Dunkirk.
"What is 1940?"...that's the year to go back to five figures at $10,800! And a few clues later, he's trying to sweep that category with this $2,000 clue:
His brave retreat across Italy after his volunteers were kicked out of Rome in 1849 made him a hero.
"Who is Garibaldi?" is Brandt's response...AND THAT'S IT FOR HIS SECOND SWEEP OF THE NIGHT! He now has $14,400, half of the Norma Brown Jackpot! But he's trying for YET ANOTHER SWEEP, this time in Famous Recounts. $2,000 clue there:
In 2005, Christine Gregoire became governor after machine and manual recounts in this state.
"What is Washington?"...HE'S DONE IT AGAIN!! He now has $20,400! Later, he finds the other Daily Double under the $1,600 Remorse Code clue with $23,200 and wagers...$1,800. For a new total of an even 25 grand:
This word for a speech of remorse or a defense of one's actions is from the Greek for "away" and "speech".
"What is an apology?"...25 THOOOOOOOOOOOOUUUUUUUUSSSANNNNNDDD DOLLLARS (I just couldn't resist doing that)!
DJ! LACH TRASH: $5,600
Anders Reynolds is the season's first player to WIPE OUT (he has $0), so he's leaving with $1,000.
SCORES AFTER DOUBLE JEOPARDY!:
Carl: $29,000 (MAJOR lock game!)
Edith: $2,200
CORYAT SCORES:
Carl: $28,200
Edith: $2,200
(Flashback moment from a March 10, 2005 Jeopardy! Ultimate Tournament of Champions episode: Pam Mueller comes up with the trophy that "Concentration Tournament of Champions" winners got- "What is The Thinker?")
FJ! CATEGORY: Movie Makers & Remakers.
Howard Hawks directed this film with Paul Muni as Tony Camonte; Brian de Palma remade it.
EDITH:
Response: "What is Scarface?"
Wager: $2,100
Final score: $4,300
CARL:
Response: "What is Scarface?"
Wager: $1,000
Wins with: $30,000
Carl Brandt takes $70,799 into his fifth game on the day before Election Day (Monday)!
DOND (NBC): I know this is going to make heelsrule1988's day- we're going back to basics here tonight! And playing the game is Vinny LaSalvia from Newark, NJ (who is a heavy equipment mechanic). He wants to win enough money so that he can buy a vintage red Corvette. Who knows, a Corvette might come up as a Banker Bonus if there is one tonight! His case of destiny is #9.
ROUND 1:
1. #2- $300
2. #19- BUCK
3. #21- $200,000
4. #5- ONE MILLION DOLLARS
5. #14- $750,000
6. #18- $500
OPENING OFFER REJECTED: $33,000
ROUND 2:
1. #15- PENNY
2. #25- $75
3. #10- $5,000
4. #8- $750
5. #22- $300,000
SECOND OFFER: $42,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 3:
1. #16- $1,000
2. #4- $25,000
3. #20- $50,000
4. #26- $5
THIRD OFFER: $62,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 4:
1. #7- $400,000 (DANGER ZONE ENFORCED)
2. #24- $100,000 (STRIKE ONE)
3. #1- $500,000 (BIG STRIKE TWO)
FOURTH OFFER: $4,000
BANKER BONUS: Not a vintage Corvette...but a 1983 Chevy Chevette ($4,000)
DECISION: NO DEAL
TONIGHT'S BEAT THE BANKER WINNING CASE: #6
Just before the fifth round begins, out comes his brother.
ROUND 5:
1. #12- $200
2. #6- $75,000 (STRIKEOUT)
FIFTH OFFER: $1,500- NO DEAL
He leaves with $50. The rest of the playout:
21st PICK: #23- $25
OFFER: $2,000
22nd PICK: #3- $10
OFFER: $2,800
23rd PICK: #17- $400
OFFER: $3,500
24th PICK: #11- $10,000
FINAL OFFER: $80
He just had slim luck tonight.
Monday at 8 PM EST, it's the NBC version's 200th episode with a 20-second decision clock for contestants!
Thursday, October 30, 2008
Lacey Schwimmer gets same problem as Julianne Hough
For the second time this week, a dancing pro from "Dancing with the Stars" has caught endometriosis, joining Julianne Hough. In this case, it's former "So You Think You Can Dance" finalist Lacey Schwimmer. Fortunately for Schwimmer, she doesn't require surgery and is expected to be back next week unlike Hough.
Various sources contributed to this report.
Various sources contributed to this report.
Possible suspect in Jennifer Hudson case
Despite the fact he said to detectives he was innocent, William Balfour, the stepfather of Jennifer Hudson's nephew and the husband of her sister, didn't take a lie detector test at that time Wednesday. That makes him the leading potential suspect in this unfortunate tragedy.
Various sources contributed to this report.
Various sources contributed to this report.
"Survivor: Gabon" 10/30
In this show's opinion, what's the best way to start November Sweeps 2008? With a DOUBLE ELIMINATION EPISODE. With each tribe having to vote off one of their remaining members, Sugar's in the most danger she's been since the start of the season.
Reward Challenge: On each turn, three members of each tribe pass a breakable ball amongst one another while one member of the opposite tribe tries to have it fall and/or smashed to the ground. Once a tribe drops the other tribe's ball, a point is awarded; this is a best-of-five match. The winners get a picnic getaway and get to send one member of the losing tribe to Exile Island, a place that seems to be Sugar's best, and sometimes worst, friend.
Corrine and Charlie sit this challenge out for Kota.
FIRST POINT: Kota
SECOND POINT: Kota
THIRD POINT: Kota (SWEEP!)
That means Sugar adds on to her dubious record with her FIFTH trip to Exile Island. Also, in addition to their picnic getaway, the current members of Kota also get letters from home!
INDIVIDUAL IMMUNITY CHALLENGE: In each round, two players compete in a log roll contest. When everything is said and done, only one person will get immunity. In addition, there will be a twist following this challenge, which may or may not result in the merger taking place.
ROUND 1: Ace vs. Dan
WINNER: Ace
ROUND 2: Charlie vs. Crystal
WINNER: Charlie
ROUND 3: Marcus vs. Matty
WINNER: Marcus
ROUND 4: Randy vs. Susie
WINNER: Randy
ROUND 5: Ken vs. Sugar
WINNER: Sugar
ROUND 6: Bob vs. Corrine
WINNER: Bob
ROUND 7: Ace vs. Charlie
WINNER: Ace
ROUND 8: Marcus vs. Randy
WINNER: Marcus
ROUND 9: Bob vs. Sugar
WINNER: Sugar
FINAL: Ace vs. Marcus vs. Sugar
IMMUNITY WINNER: Marcus
Marcus now had to grant immunity to one member of Fang...and gives it to Sugar!
FANG TRIBAL COUNCIL: This is between Crystal and Ace. By a vote of 3-2...
...Crystal Cox IS SAFE, meaning Ace Gordon is the first contestant eliminated tonight.
KOTA TRIBAL COUNCIL: For Kota, this is between Dan and Katie. Like Fang's vote, this vote also comes down to the wire. Thus, by a vote of 4-3...
...Dan Kay joins Ace Gordon off the island tonight.
Reward Challenge: On each turn, three members of each tribe pass a breakable ball amongst one another while one member of the opposite tribe tries to have it fall and/or smashed to the ground. Once a tribe drops the other tribe's ball, a point is awarded; this is a best-of-five match. The winners get a picnic getaway and get to send one member of the losing tribe to Exile Island, a place that seems to be Sugar's best, and sometimes worst, friend.
Corrine and Charlie sit this challenge out for Kota.
FIRST POINT: Kota
SECOND POINT: Kota
THIRD POINT: Kota (SWEEP!)
That means Sugar adds on to her dubious record with her FIFTH trip to Exile Island. Also, in addition to their picnic getaway, the current members of Kota also get letters from home!
INDIVIDUAL IMMUNITY CHALLENGE: In each round, two players compete in a log roll contest. When everything is said and done, only one person will get immunity. In addition, there will be a twist following this challenge, which may or may not result in the merger taking place.
ROUND 1: Ace vs. Dan
WINNER: Ace
ROUND 2: Charlie vs. Crystal
WINNER: Charlie
ROUND 3: Marcus vs. Matty
WINNER: Marcus
ROUND 4: Randy vs. Susie
WINNER: Randy
ROUND 5: Ken vs. Sugar
WINNER: Sugar
ROUND 6: Bob vs. Corrine
WINNER: Bob
ROUND 7: Ace vs. Charlie
WINNER: Ace
ROUND 8: Marcus vs. Randy
WINNER: Marcus
ROUND 9: Bob vs. Sugar
WINNER: Sugar
FINAL: Ace vs. Marcus vs. Sugar
IMMUNITY WINNER: Marcus
Marcus now had to grant immunity to one member of Fang...and gives it to Sugar!
FANG TRIBAL COUNCIL: This is between Crystal and Ace. By a vote of 3-2...
...Crystal Cox IS SAFE, meaning Ace Gordon is the first contestant eliminated tonight.
KOTA TRIBAL COUNCIL: For Kota, this is between Dan and Katie. Like Fang's vote, this vote also comes down to the wire. Thus, by a vote of 4-3...
...Dan Kay joins Ace Gordon off the island tonight.
"America's Next Top Model" 10/29
After getting to Amsterdam, "Holland's Next Top Model" host Daphne Deckers said hello to the remaining six! They then went on a scavenger hunt, with the first team to complete all of their tasks, which included finding their new shelter, each got 25 extra frames for their next photo shoot. Here were the three teams:
1. Analeigh & Marjorie
2. Mckey & Sheena
3. Samantha & Elina
Opening task: Buy a train ticket to Amsterdam Central.
Samantha & Elina had the early lead.
Task #2: Once off train, find any public phone for instructions.
Once this task began, Sheena & Mckey now had the lead, but they couldn't seem to find a phone quickly enough, so the lead went back to Samantha & Elina.
Task #3: Find Dam Cantrum.
It was neck and neck between Samantha & Elina and Sheena & Mckey.
Task #4: Find a pay phone to get the address to the house.
Last clue: Take a cab to the house.
The winners were...
...Samantha & Elina!
TYRA MAIL #23 (greeting card style): "People used to come to play, but fashion makes it hot today."
The models again formed into three teams of two, but this time had to model clothing while at a building's window. Here were the teams:
1. Sheena & Marjorie
2. Mckey & Samantha
3. Analeigh & Elina
The winners got to see the Amsterdam International Fashion Week...
..and they were Mckey & Samantha!
TYRA MAIL #24 (again a greeting card): "I know you have just arrived, but your voyage to become America's Next Top Model continues tomorrow."
PHOTO SHOOT: They had to wear mid-century dresses while on a boat.
1. Mckey: Excellent!
2. Samantha: Pretty good.
3. Sheena: She already got off to a bad start when Jay didn't like the character of her clothes; her shots weren't that good either.
4. Elina: She was OK, but she didn't listen to Jay's advice during her shooting at all.
5. Analeigh: Very good!
6. Marjorie: Well done!
ELIMINATION: Elina & Sheena were definitely in the bottom two...
Elina
Sheena
...and Sheena Sakai (who I doubt is related to Japanese wrestler Sumie) doesn't make it to the Top 5.
1. Analeigh & Marjorie
2. Mckey & Sheena
3. Samantha & Elina
Opening task: Buy a train ticket to Amsterdam Central.
Samantha & Elina had the early lead.
Task #2: Once off train, find any public phone for instructions.
Once this task began, Sheena & Mckey now had the lead, but they couldn't seem to find a phone quickly enough, so the lead went back to Samantha & Elina.
Task #3: Find Dam Cantrum.
It was neck and neck between Samantha & Elina and Sheena & Mckey.
Task #4: Find a pay phone to get the address to the house.
Last clue: Take a cab to the house.
The winners were...
...Samantha & Elina!
TYRA MAIL #23 (greeting card style): "People used to come to play, but fashion makes it hot today."
The models again formed into three teams of two, but this time had to model clothing while at a building's window. Here were the teams:
1. Sheena & Marjorie
2. Mckey & Samantha
3. Analeigh & Elina
The winners got to see the Amsterdam International Fashion Week...
..and they were Mckey & Samantha!
TYRA MAIL #24 (again a greeting card): "I know you have just arrived, but your voyage to become America's Next Top Model continues tomorrow."
PHOTO SHOOT: They had to wear mid-century dresses while on a boat.
1. Mckey: Excellent!
2. Samantha: Pretty good.
3. Sheena: She already got off to a bad start when Jay didn't like the character of her clothes; her shots weren't that good either.
4. Elina: She was OK, but she didn't listen to Jay's advice during her shooting at all.
5. Analeigh: Very good!
6. Marjorie: Well done!
ELIMINATION: Elina & Sheena were definitely in the bottom two...
Elina
Sheena
...and Sheena Sakai (who I doubt is related to Japanese wrestler Sumie) doesn't make it to the Top 5.
10/30/2008 Results
TPIR: Yesterday, contestant Shannon Miller pulled off the season's third Broken Fingers moment by being the second player to conquer Gas Money to win a $21K+ Pontiac G6 and $10,000. She fell a little short of winning her Showcase and becoming the season's biggest winner up to that point, but she still left with over $32K in cash and prizes.
Today, we're trying to break this streak- no car game of any kind has been won on a Thursday.
We start off the pre-Halloween episode with the Navy's Vito, Susan, Daniel and Joanne, and the first IUFB of a trampoline with a basketball hoop (Lanisha).
Joanne: $500
Daniel: $550
Susan: $700
Vito: $750
ARP: $879
Vito, a rescue swimmer in the Navy, could be rewarded for his good service with a Chevrolet Impala (Rachael) during the season's first playing of Five Price Tags. Board:
$20,790
$21,899
$25,191
$23,270
$19,450
The car price tags are controlled by Brandi today.
1. Silicon thermometer/spatula (Lanisha; Drew laughed at the spatula part)
PRICE: $19
GUESS: False- NO
2. Police box USB hub (Rachael)
PRICE: $45
GUESS: False- $30
3. Self-powered emergency tool (Lanisha)
PRICE: $43
GUESS: False- $22
4. Soy milk maker (Rachael)
PRICE: $97
GUESS: False- INCORRECT
His first car guess is $23,270...the Thursday car game drought IS OVER!
Jesse comes on down to Contestant's Row and the second IUFB is nothing but power tools (Rachael).
Jesse: $550
Joanne: $650
Daniel: $651
Susan: $700
ARP: $600
Jesse Melton, a tennis coach, plays the Grand Game. Target today is $7 and the products are pasta sauce, Gold Bond Lotion, nasal spray, Bayer, stain remover and Mylanta.
1. Sauce- $1.99 ($10)
2. Aspirin- $6 ($100)
3. Mylanta- $5.49 ($1,000)
Sadly, instead of chosing the stain remover at $3.99, he instead picks the $9.12 lotion, so we still haven't given away a cent in the Grand Game this season. The nasal spray was $9.99.
Next to leave the audience is Heidi McCoy and the third IUFB is luggage (Lanisha & Rachael).
Heidi: $600
Joanne: $575
Daniel: $700
Susan: $580
ARP: $920
Daniel plays Clock Game for a grand plus a dinette (Rachael) and an LCD HDTV (Brandi). The dinette's ARP was $899. He begins with $1,000, then $500...$700...$800...$900...$850...$875 and then $899. The LCD HDTV's price was $956, and he begins with $1,200, then $1,000...$800...$900...$999...$950...$975...$960...$951 and one ups from there to win with about ten seconds left!
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #1:
Jesse ($600): $.60
Daniel ($3,775): $.95
Vito ($24,201): 80 + 15 = $.95
SPIN-OFF:
Daniel: $.50
Vito: $.50
SPIN-OFF, TAKE 2
Daniel: Nickel
Vito: NICKEL!!!!
SPIN-OFF, TAKE 3
Daniel: $.20
Vito: $.35
So much for a possible record number of spin-offs in this Showcase Showdown, but Vito's in the Showcase today!
Video Bonus: Showcase Showdown #1
George is then asked to come down to Contestant's Row and the fourth IUFB is a kitchen island (Lanisha).
George: $1,295
Susan: $1,100
Heidi: $950
Joanne: $850
ARP: $1,400
George Sgrignoli, whose just fulfilled his shirt's dream of being called on down by Rich Fields, will try to possibly make another dream come true- going to Hawaii (Brandi), but only if he can go the right way on Side By Side. Board:
63
74
He guesses $7,463...aloha, trip- he loses.
Kaitlyn is the next one on today's player list and the next IUFB is a ping pong table (Brandi & Rachael).
Kaitlyn: $400
Susan: $600
Heidi: $800
Joanne: $801
ARP: $678
Susan's now sent to a Clearance Sale, where she can win a stair stepper (Rachael), a pair of massagers (Lanisha) and an ATV (Brandi). Today's sale prices are $800, $2,025 and $2,779. Her guess:
$800- Massagers
$2,025- Stair stepper
$2,779- ATV
She is...a winner! The massagers were $1,000, the stair stepper was $2,579 and the ATV was $3,199.
Coming on down last is Christine Carmichael and the final IUFB is a glass door refrigerator (Brandi).
Christine: $1,150
Heidi: $1,300
Joanne: $1,600
Kaitlyn: $1,151
ARP: $1,600, so Joanne eludes the First Four Breakfast Club!
She now plays the Dice Game for a Ford Ranger (Lanisha). First number is 1 and the dice/table are brought to her by Brandi & Rachael.
Second digit rolled: 4- NO; GUESSES HIGHER
Third digit rolled: 6- NO; LOWER FREEBIE
Fourth digit rolled: 4- RIGHT
Last digit rolled: 2- RIGHT
She wins the truck at $16,542!
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #2:
George ($1,400): $.95
Susan ($7,456): 20 + 15 = $.35
Joanne ($18,142): 15 + 55 = $.70
George goes to the Showcase!
The first Showcase starts off with something you can use to tape footage of a lovely girl like Jennifer Neece walking near you- a new portable video camera (Rachael). Second, as luck would have it, Rachael allegedly has Hans the Cliffhangers guy as her boyfriend (and the classic yodeling music plays)!! Obviously, that means a trip to Switzerland is added to the pot here. Finally, after Drew catches Rich dicking around, a Ford Focus Sedan is revealed (Std., AT, SRadio)(Rachael)!
VITO BIDS $24,899 ON TRIP/CAR SHOWCASE
MY BID FOR TRIP/CAR SHOWCASE: $23,500
For George, we have a year's supply of flowers (Lanisha), an Ashley living room (Brandi) and a baby grand piano (Lanisha).
GEORGE BIDS $25,500 ON FURNITURE SHOWCASE- STAGE WILLY
MY BID FOR FURNITURE SHOWCASE: $17,500
GEORGE'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $25,500
ARP: $21,390
OVER
VITO'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $24,899
ARP: $22,904
OVER
Sadly, we have our first DOUBLE OVERBID of the season. Tough way to end such a good show today. At least Vito still leaves with $24,201 in prizes.
DOND: The costumed player coming on down today is #3 David Beauman (dressed as a pirate; he writes children's books). He wants to win a lot of money here so that he could possibly turn it into even more while in Vegas. He swaps out for #16- let's hope the same fate that a poor guy dressed as a wizard experienced doesn't happen again today (swapping out the $500,000 case).
ROUND 1:
1. #4 (Carrie Lee)- $5
2. #7 (Felicia)- BUCK
3. #11 (Angela)- $250,000
4. #13 (Chibby)- $75,000
5. #3 (Vanessa)- $2,500
OPENING OFFER REJECTED: $14,500
ROUND 2:
1. #20 (Azlul)- $300
2. #12 (Barbara)- $500,000 (DANGER ZONE ENFORCED)
3. #15 (Isabel)- $5,000
4. #19 (Debbie)- $25
5. #6 (Kenny)- $25,000 (STRIKE ONE)
SECOND OFFER: $4,500- NO DEAL
ROUND 3:
1. #2 (Doreen)- $200
2. #8 (Kenneth)- $100,000 (STRIKE TWO)
3. #22 (Keli)- $100
4. #17 (Cherie)- $10,000
THIRD OFFER: $3,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 4:
1. #14 (Dan)- $7,500
2. #9 (Vivian)- PENNY
FOURTH OFFER: $6,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 5:
1. #5 (Allison)- $50,000 (STRIKEOUT)
2. #21 (Nicole)- $500
FIFTH OFFER: $300- NO DEAL
Does he at least go home with $1,000?...
19th PICK: #18 (Sonia)- $50
SIXTH OFFER: $500- DEAL
...not quite, as he doesn't go all the way; he gets half that amount. Had he picked #1 (Sandra) next, he would've eliminated $400 and added another $50 to the pot.
Bingo America: Look out, we have another John as a contestant! This John's facing Nathalie tonight. The Round 1 scoreboard at halftime:
NATHALIE: -IN-O
JOHN: B-N--
BANK: $766
The fourth question of the night, the Wild Card Question, was a Stumper. The question was to name the color of the jacket that each year's winner of golf's Masters tournament would get. Nathalie said red while John said yellow; it was green.
8 (I29)- What dashboard instrument tallies the number of miles driven?
JOHN TAKES TOO LONG
NATHALIE: Odometer- CORRECT ($795)
9 (B8)- Also known as the "Galloping Hessian of the Hollow", what Washington Irving character scared Icabod Crane?
NATHALIE: The Headless Horseman- RIGHY AGAIN (BIN-O; $803)
10 (G58)- Three Wise Men brought Baby Jesus gold, Frankinsence and what pungent resin?
NATHALIE: Myrrh- WIN ($861)
We get to 50/50 Mode with this setup:
NATHALIE: -IN-O
JOHN: B--G-
BANK: $1,183
10 (N33)- November or December- during which month does the first day of Winter fall?
NATHALIE: December- CORRECT ($1,216)
11 (G60)- T or F: When kept as pets, many parakeets can imitate human speech.
NATHALIE: True- RIGHT AGAIN (-INGO; $1,276)
12 (I27)- Jack Johnson or John Mayer- which singer used to be a pro surfer?
NATHALIE: Jack Johnson- YES ($1,303)
13 (B7)- T or F: 12 squared equals 24.
JOHN: False- YES INDEED ($1,310)
14 (I30)- Trampoline or Sumo Wrestling- which is NOT an Olympic event?
NATHALIE: Sumo Wrestling- RIGHT ($1,340)
15 (O69)- Mezzanine or dress circle- the first floor of a theatre is called what?
JOHN: Mezzanine- CORRECT (B--GO; $1,409)
(Note: Instead of John saying mezzanine for the previous question, he said True, which was accepted; I think the original 15th question got thrown out.)
16 (I20)- Should you properly wear a tamo shanter above the waist or below it?
NATHALIE: Below- NO (John: BI-GO)
17 (B8)- T or F: Cinco De Mayo is Mexican Independence Day.
JOHN: False- LOSE
Bingo Bonus Round:
B: #13- $500
I: #23- $1,000 ($1,500)
N: #44- $1,000 ($2,500)
G: #53- GAME OVER
WOF: We start with this one-wordy On the Map Toss-Up Puzzle:
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ A _ _ A
Rick only needs two A's to solve TRANSYLVANIA for $1,000. Tonight's players:
Rick Olson (Spokane, WA)- Shipping/packaging company manager
Katie Britt (L.A.)- University special events worker
Lea Landry (New Orleans)- Bartender
The category for the $2,000 Toss-Up is Show Biz:
S _ _ C _ A L
E F _ E C _ S
Lea solves SPECIAL EFFECTS for $2,000.
The first round's category is Song Title and out on the wheel now is a trip to Universal Studios Orlando worth $6,323. At the start, Lea calls a pair of N's for the $1,000 Yankee Candle package. Later, after Rick buys the E's, we have...
_ E R E _ _ _ _ E S/_ _/
_ _ N _ _ N
...I think I know, but I'm not sure. He calls the W's for $1,200, a pair of L's for the Wild Card and solves WEREWOLVES OF LONDON to triple his first $1,000.
DUDS: T
IHOP Jackpot Round category is Same Name. Early on, Rick calls a pair of S's for $600 and the Free Spin. Later, after buying the E's, we have...
_ R E S _ _ E N T _ A _/&/_ A R _ _ R/
S E A _
...I've got it. He calls the L's for another $1,100 and solves PRESIDENTIAL & HARBOR SEAL for another $3,200 and $6,200 total.
NO DUDS OR BANKRUPTS THIS ROUND
Katie begins the Swanson Broth Mystery/Prize Puzzle Round with the category being People. Katie hits Bankrupt on her second spin this round to lose $900. After Lea buys the O's, we have...
O _ _/_ E _ _ H _ O _ S/TO/THE/
_ O _ T H
...she solves OUR NEIGHBORS TO THE NORTH for another $1,600 and a trip to Canada, for a new total of $8,680 in cash and trip.
BANKRUPTS: 1 (Katie)
WINNING ID FOR TRIP: TH06453
Food & Drink is the category for the Toss-Up worth $3,000:
C _ _ _ Y
C _ _ _
Katie is incorrect with the Christmas treat CANDY CANE, while Lea solves CANDY CORN to go to $11,680 in cash and trip. Next category is Phrase. Rick uses his Free Spin after hitting Lose a Turn, and he then has to give up his Wild Card because he then spins Bankrupt. After Lea buys the E's later, we have...
IT/G I _ E S/_ E/T _ E/
_ R E E _ S
...she calls a $450 V and solves IT GIVES ME THE CREEPS for another $1,000 and $12,680 total.
DUDS: L, N
BANKRUPTS: 1 (Rick)
After a little bit of work by Rick, Speed-Up Round category is Fictional Characters and consonants are worth $1,450 apiece. After Lea calls the P...
_ _ T _ _ _ _ N/_ N D/T _ E/
P E N _ _ _ N
...she solves CATWOMAN AND THE PENGUIN to wrap it up with $14,130! Rick gets $6,200 and Katie has the $1,000 consolation.
DUDS: S
Big Money Round: She spins the N in WIN and the category is Person. This one-wordy begins with:
_ _ S _ _ N _ R _
Double L calls Y, G, H and I and gets...
_ I S I _ N _ R Y
...she's the VISIONARY we're looking for to prevent us from having to worry about getting SKUNKED after tomorrow's Halloween show! Last season on the first day of November Sweeps, we gave away a car (an Infiniti G37). Has the same thing happened tonight with the Eclipse Spyder, maybe even better?...
...NO, she gets $25,000 instead. Still, she takes home $39,130 in cash and Canada!
In addition to the Hawaii shows coming up in a week or so, Pet Lovers Week will take place on the week of December 8-12!
(Pat Sajak's role listed during the full credit roll this time: The Amazing Voltan! They've been doing that ever since the start of this season, I think.)
Jeopardy!: After an imaginary visit with Norma Brown, Carl Brandt returns to defend his title against:
Phil Fernandez (San Diego)- Engineer
Jen Weaver (North East, MD)- Office assistant
Opening categories on this Halloween Eve episode:
THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR
SONG ADJECTIVES
RETRONYMS
THE IG NOBEL PRIZE
AMERICAN RESTAURANTS
HALLOWEEN: TRICK OR TREAT
Hitting the Daily Double under the $1,000 Secretary of the Interior clue is Fernandez with $3,000, leading the champ by a C-note. Weaver has $1,600. His wager is two of his three grand. To keep the lead:
Gale Norton ran the department using the four C's; Communication, Consultation and Cooperation, to further this fourth C.
"What is Conservation?"...that's it for five grand! That's the last clue before the first break. At the end of the round, the total's up to six. Weaver now has $4,400 and the champ has $200 less than her.
LACH TRASH IN ROUND 1: $2,200
DJ! Categories:
THE INTERIOR OF THE SECRETARY
1930s CINEMA
WHAT THE DICKENS!
KNOW YOUR RIGHTS
HISTORY CROSSWORD CLUES "M"
AFTER TRICK OR TREATING...
Brandt finds Daily Double #1 under the $1,600 Dickens clue with $6,200. He now trails Weaver for the lead by a $3,000 margin, while Fernandez now has $7,600. His wager is $1,200.
When Nell works for Jarley's Wax-Work in this novel, she sleeps in a creepy room with the wax-work figures.
"What is The Old Curiosity Shop?"...that's right to move him to $7,400! He then gets the $2,000 clue after Weaver makes a mistake on it to give him the lead. He shortly finds the other of the Daily Doubles under the $1,600 1930s Cinema clue, now with 11 large to his credit. The bet this time is $1,000.
Brian Aherne was doomed to play this emperor in the 1939 film "Juarez".
"Who is Maximillian?"...$12,000! Weaver then is correct on the $2,000 clue to hit the ten grand mark. Left are The Interior of the Secretary, Know Your Rights and After Trick or Treating. She begins the second half of this round with the $400 Know Your Rights clue:
Upon Stonewall Jackson's injury by friendly fire in 1863, this man remarked "I have lost my right arm".
Jen: "Who was Robert E. Lee?"- CORRECT ($10,400); $800 RIGHTS CLUE
In place settings, the fork named for these shellfish is the only one ever placed to the right of the plate.
Jen: "What are shrimp?"- INCORRECT ($9,600)
TRIPLE STUMPER #1: Oyster
$1,200 RIGHTS CLUE:
Nine-letter word for the right side of a clipper or a brigantine.
Jen: "What is starboard?"- CORRECT ($10,800); $1,600 RIGHTS CLUE
It's a right-hand page of a book; the verso is a left-hand page.
Phil: "What is the off-verse?"- INCORRECT ($6,000)
TRIPLE STUMPER #2: Recto
LAST RIGHTS CLUE:
The heart's right ventricle pumps directly into this artery that carries blood in the lungs.
Carl: "What is the pulminary?"- RIGHT ($14,000); $400 SECRETARY CLUE
In 2007 Philippines Justice Secretary Raul Gonzalez had a transplant of this paired organ.
Phil: "What are kidneys?"- CORRECT ($6,400); $800 CLUE, SAME CATEGORY
As one of these pieces of furniture, a "secretary" may have pigeonholes inside.
Jen: "What is desk?"- RIGHT ($11,600); $1,200, SAME CATEGORY
The scientific name Sagitttarius Serpentarius tells you that inside the secretary bird you may find this, it's main food.
Phil: "What is a snake?"- YES ($7,600); $1,600, SAME TOPIC
On December 30, 1968 in Norway, a heart attack ended the life of this first U.N. Secretary-General.
Jen: "What is Hammerstone?"- NO WAY ($10,000)
Carl: "Who is Trygve Lie?"- RIGHT ($15,600); LAST SECRETARY CLUE
You'll warm the interior of your secretary with a gift during this, formerly National Secretaries Week.
TRIPLE STUMPER #3: Adminsistrative Professionals Week
AFTER TRICK OR TREATING BEGINS WITH THIS $400 CLUE:
...collect money for this U.N. agency whose national day coincides with Halloween.
Jen: "What is UNICEF?"- CORRECT ($10,400)
$2,000:
...prepare yourself for this Catholic Holy day, the day after Halloween.
Phil: "What is All Saints Day?"- CORRECT ($9,600)
$800:
...show your regional pride by saluting the 144th anniversary of this "Silver State" joining the Union.
Jen: "What is Nevada?"- YES INDEED ($11,200)
$1,600:
...check out FEARnet.com and download scary movies like 1978's "Halloween" starring this woman as Laurie.
Carl: "Who is Jamie Lee Curtis?"- RIGHT ($17,200)
FINAL CLUE OF THE ROUND FOR $1,200:
...head over to the frightful fun at Knott's scary farm, known as this for most of the year.
Phil: "What is Knott's Berry Farm?"- CORRECT ($10,800)
DJ! LACH TRASH: $4,400
SCORES AFTER DOUBLE JEOPARDY!:
Carl: $17,200
Jen: $11,200
Phil: $10,800
CORYAT SCORES:
Carl: $17,800
Jen: $11,200
Phil: $9,800
Good game here.
(Flashback moment from a February 2, 2001 episode: A lady comes up with the correct response of "What is Zeus?")
FJ! CATEGORY: Inventors.
A key to Alexander Graham Bell's experiments was one of these, procured by a doctor friend, Clarence Blake.
Mr. Fernandez is up first, putting down "What is a stethoscope?"...incorrect, costing him $6,500; he now has $4,300. Over to the lady in the middle, who wrote the same thing, resulting in a $10,800 loss, so she's out of it at just $400. The champ also has that. The right object was of all things an ear. His wager was $5,201, so he keeps the title at $11,999, making his three-day total $40,799.
Today, we're trying to break this streak- no car game of any kind has been won on a Thursday.
We start off the pre-Halloween episode with the Navy's Vito, Susan, Daniel and Joanne, and the first IUFB of a trampoline with a basketball hoop (Lanisha).
Joanne: $500
Daniel: $550
Susan: $700
Vito: $750
ARP: $879
Vito, a rescue swimmer in the Navy, could be rewarded for his good service with a Chevrolet Impala (Rachael) during the season's first playing of Five Price Tags. Board:
$20,790
$21,899
$25,191
$23,270
$19,450
The car price tags are controlled by Brandi today.
1. Silicon thermometer/spatula (Lanisha; Drew laughed at the spatula part)
PRICE: $19
GUESS: False- NO
2. Police box USB hub (Rachael)
PRICE: $45
GUESS: False- $30
3. Self-powered emergency tool (Lanisha)
PRICE: $43
GUESS: False- $22
4. Soy milk maker (Rachael)
PRICE: $97
GUESS: False- INCORRECT
His first car guess is $23,270...the Thursday car game drought IS OVER!
Jesse comes on down to Contestant's Row and the second IUFB is nothing but power tools (Rachael).
Jesse: $550
Joanne: $650
Daniel: $651
Susan: $700
ARP: $600
Jesse Melton, a tennis coach, plays the Grand Game. Target today is $7 and the products are pasta sauce, Gold Bond Lotion, nasal spray, Bayer, stain remover and Mylanta.
1. Sauce- $1.99 ($10)
2. Aspirin- $6 ($100)
3. Mylanta- $5.49 ($1,000)
Sadly, instead of chosing the stain remover at $3.99, he instead picks the $9.12 lotion, so we still haven't given away a cent in the Grand Game this season. The nasal spray was $9.99.
Next to leave the audience is Heidi McCoy and the third IUFB is luggage (Lanisha & Rachael).
Heidi: $600
Joanne: $575
Daniel: $700
Susan: $580
ARP: $920
Daniel plays Clock Game for a grand plus a dinette (Rachael) and an LCD HDTV (Brandi). The dinette's ARP was $899. He begins with $1,000, then $500...$700...$800...$900...$850...$875 and then $899. The LCD HDTV's price was $956, and he begins with $1,200, then $1,000...$800...$900...$999...$950...$975...$960...$951 and one ups from there to win with about ten seconds left!
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #1:
Jesse ($600): $.60
Daniel ($3,775): $.95
Vito ($24,201): 80 + 15 = $.95
SPIN-OFF:
Daniel: $.50
Vito: $.50
SPIN-OFF, TAKE 2
Daniel: Nickel
Vito: NICKEL!!!!
SPIN-OFF, TAKE 3
Daniel: $.20
Vito: $.35
So much for a possible record number of spin-offs in this Showcase Showdown, but Vito's in the Showcase today!
Video Bonus: Showcase Showdown #1
George is then asked to come down to Contestant's Row and the fourth IUFB is a kitchen island (Lanisha).
George: $1,295
Susan: $1,100
Heidi: $950
Joanne: $850
ARP: $1,400
George Sgrignoli, whose just fulfilled his shirt's dream of being called on down by Rich Fields, will try to possibly make another dream come true- going to Hawaii (Brandi), but only if he can go the right way on Side By Side. Board:
63
74
He guesses $7,463...aloha, trip- he loses.
Kaitlyn is the next one on today's player list and the next IUFB is a ping pong table (Brandi & Rachael).
Kaitlyn: $400
Susan: $600
Heidi: $800
Joanne: $801
ARP: $678
Susan's now sent to a Clearance Sale, where she can win a stair stepper (Rachael), a pair of massagers (Lanisha) and an ATV (Brandi). Today's sale prices are $800, $2,025 and $2,779. Her guess:
$800- Massagers
$2,025- Stair stepper
$2,779- ATV
She is...a winner! The massagers were $1,000, the stair stepper was $2,579 and the ATV was $3,199.
Coming on down last is Christine Carmichael and the final IUFB is a glass door refrigerator (Brandi).
Christine: $1,150
Heidi: $1,300
Joanne: $1,600
Kaitlyn: $1,151
ARP: $1,600, so Joanne eludes the First Four Breakfast Club!
She now plays the Dice Game for a Ford Ranger (Lanisha). First number is 1 and the dice/table are brought to her by Brandi & Rachael.
Second digit rolled: 4- NO; GUESSES HIGHER
Third digit rolled: 6- NO; LOWER FREEBIE
Fourth digit rolled: 4- RIGHT
Last digit rolled: 2- RIGHT
She wins the truck at $16,542!
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #2:
George ($1,400): $.95
Susan ($7,456): 20 + 15 = $.35
Joanne ($18,142): 15 + 55 = $.70
George goes to the Showcase!
The first Showcase starts off with something you can use to tape footage of a lovely girl like Jennifer Neece walking near you- a new portable video camera (Rachael). Second, as luck would have it, Rachael allegedly has Hans the Cliffhangers guy as her boyfriend (and the classic yodeling music plays)!! Obviously, that means a trip to Switzerland is added to the pot here. Finally, after Drew catches Rich dicking around, a Ford Focus Sedan is revealed (Std., AT, SRadio)(Rachael)!
VITO BIDS $24,899 ON TRIP/CAR SHOWCASE
MY BID FOR TRIP/CAR SHOWCASE: $23,500
For George, we have a year's supply of flowers (Lanisha), an Ashley living room (Brandi) and a baby grand piano (Lanisha).
GEORGE BIDS $25,500 ON FURNITURE SHOWCASE- STAGE WILLY
MY BID FOR FURNITURE SHOWCASE: $17,500
GEORGE'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $25,500
ARP: $21,390
OVER
VITO'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $24,899
ARP: $22,904
OVER
Sadly, we have our first DOUBLE OVERBID of the season. Tough way to end such a good show today. At least Vito still leaves with $24,201 in prizes.
DOND: The costumed player coming on down today is #3 David Beauman (dressed as a pirate; he writes children's books). He wants to win a lot of money here so that he could possibly turn it into even more while in Vegas. He swaps out for #16- let's hope the same fate that a poor guy dressed as a wizard experienced doesn't happen again today (swapping out the $500,000 case).
ROUND 1:
1. #4 (Carrie Lee)- $5
2. #7 (Felicia)- BUCK
3. #11 (Angela)- $250,000
4. #13 (Chibby)- $75,000
5. #3 (Vanessa)- $2,500
OPENING OFFER REJECTED: $14,500
ROUND 2:
1. #20 (Azlul)- $300
2. #12 (Barbara)- $500,000 (DANGER ZONE ENFORCED)
3. #15 (Isabel)- $5,000
4. #19 (Debbie)- $25
5. #6 (Kenny)- $25,000 (STRIKE ONE)
SECOND OFFER: $4,500- NO DEAL
ROUND 3:
1. #2 (Doreen)- $200
2. #8 (Kenneth)- $100,000 (STRIKE TWO)
3. #22 (Keli)- $100
4. #17 (Cherie)- $10,000
THIRD OFFER: $3,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 4:
1. #14 (Dan)- $7,500
2. #9 (Vivian)- PENNY
FOURTH OFFER: $6,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 5:
1. #5 (Allison)- $50,000 (STRIKEOUT)
2. #21 (Nicole)- $500
FIFTH OFFER: $300- NO DEAL
Does he at least go home with $1,000?...
19th PICK: #18 (Sonia)- $50
SIXTH OFFER: $500- DEAL
...not quite, as he doesn't go all the way; he gets half that amount. Had he picked #1 (Sandra) next, he would've eliminated $400 and added another $50 to the pot.
Bingo America: Look out, we have another John as a contestant! This John's facing Nathalie tonight. The Round 1 scoreboard at halftime:
NATHALIE: -IN-O
JOHN: B-N--
BANK: $766
The fourth question of the night, the Wild Card Question, was a Stumper. The question was to name the color of the jacket that each year's winner of golf's Masters tournament would get. Nathalie said red while John said yellow; it was green.
8 (I29)- What dashboard instrument tallies the number of miles driven?
JOHN TAKES TOO LONG
NATHALIE: Odometer- CORRECT ($795)
9 (B8)- Also known as the "Galloping Hessian of the Hollow", what Washington Irving character scared Icabod Crane?
NATHALIE: The Headless Horseman- RIGHY AGAIN (BIN-O; $803)
10 (G58)- Three Wise Men brought Baby Jesus gold, Frankinsence and what pungent resin?
NATHALIE: Myrrh- WIN ($861)
We get to 50/50 Mode with this setup:
NATHALIE: -IN-O
JOHN: B--G-
BANK: $1,183
10 (N33)- November or December- during which month does the first day of Winter fall?
NATHALIE: December- CORRECT ($1,216)
11 (G60)- T or F: When kept as pets, many parakeets can imitate human speech.
NATHALIE: True- RIGHT AGAIN (-INGO; $1,276)
12 (I27)- Jack Johnson or John Mayer- which singer used to be a pro surfer?
NATHALIE: Jack Johnson- YES ($1,303)
13 (B7)- T or F: 12 squared equals 24.
JOHN: False- YES INDEED ($1,310)
14 (I30)- Trampoline or Sumo Wrestling- which is NOT an Olympic event?
NATHALIE: Sumo Wrestling- RIGHT ($1,340)
15 (O69)- Mezzanine or dress circle- the first floor of a theatre is called what?
JOHN: Mezzanine- CORRECT (B--GO; $1,409)
(Note: Instead of John saying mezzanine for the previous question, he said True, which was accepted; I think the original 15th question got thrown out.)
16 (I20)- Should you properly wear a tamo shanter above the waist or below it?
NATHALIE: Below- NO (John: BI-GO)
17 (B8)- T or F: Cinco De Mayo is Mexican Independence Day.
JOHN: False- LOSE
Bingo Bonus Round:
B: #13- $500
I: #23- $1,000 ($1,500)
N: #44- $1,000 ($2,500)
G: #53- GAME OVER
WOF: We start with this one-wordy On the Map Toss-Up Puzzle:
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ A _ _ A
Rick only needs two A's to solve TRANSYLVANIA for $1,000. Tonight's players:
Rick Olson (Spokane, WA)- Shipping/packaging company manager
Katie Britt (L.A.)- University special events worker
Lea Landry (New Orleans)- Bartender
The category for the $2,000 Toss-Up is Show Biz:
S _ _ C _ A L
E F _ E C _ S
Lea solves SPECIAL EFFECTS for $2,000.
The first round's category is Song Title and out on the wheel now is a trip to Universal Studios Orlando worth $6,323. At the start, Lea calls a pair of N's for the $1,000 Yankee Candle package. Later, after Rick buys the E's, we have...
_ E R E _ _ _ _ E S/_ _/
_ _ N _ _ N
...I think I know, but I'm not sure. He calls the W's for $1,200, a pair of L's for the Wild Card and solves WEREWOLVES OF LONDON to triple his first $1,000.
DUDS: T
IHOP Jackpot Round category is Same Name. Early on, Rick calls a pair of S's for $600 and the Free Spin. Later, after buying the E's, we have...
_ R E S _ _ E N T _ A _/&/_ A R _ _ R/
S E A _
...I've got it. He calls the L's for another $1,100 and solves PRESIDENTIAL & HARBOR SEAL for another $3,200 and $6,200 total.
NO DUDS OR BANKRUPTS THIS ROUND
Katie begins the Swanson Broth Mystery/Prize Puzzle Round with the category being People. Katie hits Bankrupt on her second spin this round to lose $900. After Lea buys the O's, we have...
O _ _/_ E _ _ H _ O _ S/TO/THE/
_ O _ T H
...she solves OUR NEIGHBORS TO THE NORTH for another $1,600 and a trip to Canada, for a new total of $8,680 in cash and trip.
BANKRUPTS: 1 (Katie)
WINNING ID FOR TRIP: TH06453
Food & Drink is the category for the Toss-Up worth $3,000:
C _ _ _ Y
C _ _ _
Katie is incorrect with the Christmas treat CANDY CANE, while Lea solves CANDY CORN to go to $11,680 in cash and trip. Next category is Phrase. Rick uses his Free Spin after hitting Lose a Turn, and he then has to give up his Wild Card because he then spins Bankrupt. After Lea buys the E's later, we have...
IT/G I _ E S/_ E/T _ E/
_ R E E _ S
...she calls a $450 V and solves IT GIVES ME THE CREEPS for another $1,000 and $12,680 total.
DUDS: L, N
BANKRUPTS: 1 (Rick)
After a little bit of work by Rick, Speed-Up Round category is Fictional Characters and consonants are worth $1,450 apiece. After Lea calls the P...
_ _ T _ _ _ _ N/_ N D/T _ E/
P E N _ _ _ N
...she solves CATWOMAN AND THE PENGUIN to wrap it up with $14,130! Rick gets $6,200 and Katie has the $1,000 consolation.
DUDS: S
Big Money Round: She spins the N in WIN and the category is Person. This one-wordy begins with:
_ _ S _ _ N _ R _
Double L calls Y, G, H and I and gets...
_ I S I _ N _ R Y
...she's the VISIONARY we're looking for to prevent us from having to worry about getting SKUNKED after tomorrow's Halloween show! Last season on the first day of November Sweeps, we gave away a car (an Infiniti G37). Has the same thing happened tonight with the Eclipse Spyder, maybe even better?...
...NO, she gets $25,000 instead. Still, she takes home $39,130 in cash and Canada!
In addition to the Hawaii shows coming up in a week or so, Pet Lovers Week will take place on the week of December 8-12!
(Pat Sajak's role listed during the full credit roll this time: The Amazing Voltan! They've been doing that ever since the start of this season, I think.)
Jeopardy!: After an imaginary visit with Norma Brown, Carl Brandt returns to defend his title against:
Phil Fernandez (San Diego)- Engineer
Jen Weaver (North East, MD)- Office assistant
Opening categories on this Halloween Eve episode:
THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR
SONG ADJECTIVES
RETRONYMS
THE IG NOBEL PRIZE
AMERICAN RESTAURANTS
HALLOWEEN: TRICK OR TREAT
Hitting the Daily Double under the $1,000 Secretary of the Interior clue is Fernandez with $3,000, leading the champ by a C-note. Weaver has $1,600. His wager is two of his three grand. To keep the lead:
Gale Norton ran the department using the four C's; Communication, Consultation and Cooperation, to further this fourth C.
"What is Conservation?"...that's it for five grand! That's the last clue before the first break. At the end of the round, the total's up to six. Weaver now has $4,400 and the champ has $200 less than her.
LACH TRASH IN ROUND 1: $2,200
DJ! Categories:
THE INTERIOR OF THE SECRETARY
1930s CINEMA
WHAT THE DICKENS!
KNOW YOUR RIGHTS
HISTORY CROSSWORD CLUES "M"
AFTER TRICK OR TREATING...
Brandt finds Daily Double #1 under the $1,600 Dickens clue with $6,200. He now trails Weaver for the lead by a $3,000 margin, while Fernandez now has $7,600. His wager is $1,200.
When Nell works for Jarley's Wax-Work in this novel, she sleeps in a creepy room with the wax-work figures.
"What is The Old Curiosity Shop?"...that's right to move him to $7,400! He then gets the $2,000 clue after Weaver makes a mistake on it to give him the lead. He shortly finds the other of the Daily Doubles under the $1,600 1930s Cinema clue, now with 11 large to his credit. The bet this time is $1,000.
Brian Aherne was doomed to play this emperor in the 1939 film "Juarez".
"Who is Maximillian?"...$12,000! Weaver then is correct on the $2,000 clue to hit the ten grand mark. Left are The Interior of the Secretary, Know Your Rights and After Trick or Treating. She begins the second half of this round with the $400 Know Your Rights clue:
Upon Stonewall Jackson's injury by friendly fire in 1863, this man remarked "I have lost my right arm".
Jen: "Who was Robert E. Lee?"- CORRECT ($10,400); $800 RIGHTS CLUE
In place settings, the fork named for these shellfish is the only one ever placed to the right of the plate.
Jen: "What are shrimp?"- INCORRECT ($9,600)
TRIPLE STUMPER #1: Oyster
$1,200 RIGHTS CLUE:
Nine-letter word for the right side of a clipper or a brigantine.
Jen: "What is starboard?"- CORRECT ($10,800); $1,600 RIGHTS CLUE
It's a right-hand page of a book; the verso is a left-hand page.
Phil: "What is the off-verse?"- INCORRECT ($6,000)
TRIPLE STUMPER #2: Recto
LAST RIGHTS CLUE:
The heart's right ventricle pumps directly into this artery that carries blood in the lungs.
Carl: "What is the pulminary?"- RIGHT ($14,000); $400 SECRETARY CLUE
In 2007 Philippines Justice Secretary Raul Gonzalez had a transplant of this paired organ.
Phil: "What are kidneys?"- CORRECT ($6,400); $800 CLUE, SAME CATEGORY
As one of these pieces of furniture, a "secretary" may have pigeonholes inside.
Jen: "What is desk?"- RIGHT ($11,600); $1,200, SAME CATEGORY
The scientific name Sagitttarius Serpentarius tells you that inside the secretary bird you may find this, it's main food.
Phil: "What is a snake?"- YES ($7,600); $1,600, SAME TOPIC
On December 30, 1968 in Norway, a heart attack ended the life of this first U.N. Secretary-General.
Jen: "What is Hammerstone?"- NO WAY ($10,000)
Carl: "Who is Trygve Lie?"- RIGHT ($15,600); LAST SECRETARY CLUE
You'll warm the interior of your secretary with a gift during this, formerly National Secretaries Week.
TRIPLE STUMPER #3: Adminsistrative Professionals Week
AFTER TRICK OR TREATING BEGINS WITH THIS $400 CLUE:
...collect money for this U.N. agency whose national day coincides with Halloween.
Jen: "What is UNICEF?"- CORRECT ($10,400)
$2,000:
...prepare yourself for this Catholic Holy day, the day after Halloween.
Phil: "What is All Saints Day?"- CORRECT ($9,600)
$800:
...show your regional pride by saluting the 144th anniversary of this "Silver State" joining the Union.
Jen: "What is Nevada?"- YES INDEED ($11,200)
$1,600:
...check out FEARnet.com and download scary movies like 1978's "Halloween" starring this woman as Laurie.
Carl: "Who is Jamie Lee Curtis?"- RIGHT ($17,200)
FINAL CLUE OF THE ROUND FOR $1,200:
...head over to the frightful fun at Knott's scary farm, known as this for most of the year.
Phil: "What is Knott's Berry Farm?"- CORRECT ($10,800)
DJ! LACH TRASH: $4,400
SCORES AFTER DOUBLE JEOPARDY!:
Carl: $17,200
Jen: $11,200
Phil: $10,800
CORYAT SCORES:
Carl: $17,800
Jen: $11,200
Phil: $9,800
Good game here.
(Flashback moment from a February 2, 2001 episode: A lady comes up with the correct response of "What is Zeus?")
FJ! CATEGORY: Inventors.
A key to Alexander Graham Bell's experiments was one of these, procured by a doctor friend, Clarence Blake.
Mr. Fernandez is up first, putting down "What is a stethoscope?"...incorrect, costing him $6,500; he now has $4,300. Over to the lady in the middle, who wrote the same thing, resulting in a $10,800 loss, so she's out of it at just $400. The champ also has that. The right object was of all things an ear. His wager was $5,201, so he keeps the title at $11,999, making his three-day total $40,799.
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
GSN reminders
Two special guests will stop by on Thursday's GSN Live. During the first half, Vanna White of "Wheel of Fortune" will appear, and Coolio will appear in the second half.
Don't forget that on Halloween from 5-6 PM, the "Stump the Master" GSN Live segment starring Ken Jennings begins! Jennings will talk on GSN Radio at 1:45 PM EST that day prior to appearing on GSN Live.
Don't forget that on Halloween from 5-6 PM, the "Stump the Master" GSN Live segment starring Ken Jennings begins! Jennings will talk on GSN Radio at 1:45 PM EST that day prior to appearing on GSN Live.
"The Ultimate Fighter" 10/29
LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT QUARTERFINAL #3: Vinny Magalhaes vs. Jules Bruchez
Referee: Herb Dean
Round 1: After a dull first three minutes with Magalhaes slightly ahead, Magalhaes attempts a triangle choke on Bruchez but then turns it into a TKO attempt with the ground and pound...no. He then tries an armbar...he gets the win with 1:35 left!
Referee: Herb Dean
Round 1: After a dull first three minutes with Magalhaes slightly ahead, Magalhaes attempts a triangle choke on Bruchez but then turns it into a TKO attempt with the ground and pound...no. He then tries an armbar...he gets the win with 1:35 left!
"Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Island"- FINALE
FINAL FACE OFF: As a reminder, Johanna, Dan, Ev and KellyAnne are all competing in this. This is called "Water Bound". Here, while in the water and having their ankles tied up with some restraints, contestants have to hold a weight behind their backs with both hands. The last person standing wins a $3,000 Shell gift card in addition to stealing a key from somebody!
The first one eliminated...
...Dan in quick fashion. The second one out...
...KellyAnne! And the winner is...
...Ev! The other three players are then eliminated. She decides to steal...
...Dunbar's key, meaning he's sent packing.
THE BIG BOAT RACE: Here are the two teams:
Team 1: Ev, Kenny, Derrick & Johnny
Team 2: Paula, Ryan, Robin & Jenn
Here, no team can interfere with the other's progress, nor sabotage the other's boat. Before getting to The Island, they must secure their boat to their respective two colored buoys. Failure to do so will incur a ten minute penalty.
The Red Team is the first one to get their boat into the water. However, there was a time where their boat almost fell into the water. This season's $300,000 winners are...
...THE RED TEAM!!!
The first one eliminated...
...Dan in quick fashion. The second one out...
...KellyAnne! And the winner is...
...Ev! The other three players are then eliminated. She decides to steal...
...Dunbar's key, meaning he's sent packing.
THE BIG BOAT RACE: Here are the two teams:
Team 1: Ev, Kenny, Derrick & Johnny
Team 2: Paula, Ryan, Robin & Jenn
Here, no team can interfere with the other's progress, nor sabotage the other's boat. Before getting to The Island, they must secure their boat to their respective two colored buoys. Failure to do so will incur a ten minute penalty.
The Red Team is the first one to get their boat into the water. However, there was a time where their boat almost fell into the water. This season's $300,000 winners are...
...THE RED TEAM!!!
10/29/2008 Results
TPIR: Rich calls on Aisha, Spencer, Shannon and Deen to come on down first. The opening IUFB is a plasma HDTV (Rachael).
Aisha: $1,575
Spencer: $1,200
Shannon: $1,300
Deen: $1,299 (OOPS)
ARP: $2,199
Thanks to Deen being a dunderhead on the last bid of this IUFB, Aisha Anderson comes up and dances so hard that she almost tries to knock Drew down! Anyway, she may have a few reasons to do that again if she can win Easy As 1-2-3 for a computer system (Brandi), flatware (Lanisha)
and a drum set (Rachael). Her guesses:
1- Flatware
2- Computer
3- Drum set
Prices:
Flatware: $900
Computer: $2,529
Drum set: $1,464
She went the wrong way on the last two prizes.
Leaving the mob fifth is Amber and the second IUFB is a karaoke machine (Brandi).
Amber: $550
Spencer: $551
Shannon: $700
Deen: $599
ARP: $960
Shannon Miller, a music major at Cal State-Fullerton, could be listening to the music on her radio in a new Pontiac G6 (Rachael) if she also wins $10,000 in Gas Money. Prices:
$20,195
$17,225
$23,910
$21,491
$18,429
CAR GUESS: $21,491
1. $17,225- $2,000; GOES ON
2. $23,910- $1,000; GOES ON
3. $18,429- $3,000; SHE'S ROLLING THE DICE
4. $20,195- WINS $31,491 IN CASH AND CAR!!!
Video Bonus: Today's Gas Money playing
Coming on down sixth is Shea Murphy and the third IUFB is sports apparel (Lanisha).
Shea: $700
Deen: $1,550
Amber: $950
Spencer: $705
ARP: $1,000
Amber Bretz, a teacher from Michigan, will try to show how smart she really is playing Squeeze Play for a hot tub (Rachael). Board:
62713
She gets rid of the 2, making her guess $6,713...
$ 6 7 1 3
...give her an A!
TODAY'S WIN AT HOME PRIZE: Chest freezer (Lanisha; I have one of those)
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #1:
Aisha ($2,199): 40 + 30 = $.70
Amber ($7,713): $.75
Shannon ($32,451): $.90
Shannon gets a chance to maybe become our biggest winner of the season thus far in the Showcase!
Michael leaves his seat next and the fourth IUFB is a pair of digital cameras (Brandi & Lanisha).
Michael: $650
Spencer: $1,200
Shea: $1,400
Deen: $750
ARP: $810
Deen Alcaraz, a worker for the Cub Scouts and the Marine Corps, plays Hi-Lo for a living room (Rachael) worth just a buck shy of four grand. Products today are Citracel chews, Icy Hot PM, Italian cookies, Oxi-Clean Spray-A-Way, HBP medicine and eye drops.
First pick is the HBP, which is $6.29. Second is the Icy Hot, which is $7.99. Finally, he picks the Citrucel...$9.99. The one item that worries me are the eye drops, which Drew rants about being very necessary when you want to see the scoreboard clearly during baseball games. The cookies are $2.29, the spray is $2.99, and the eye drops are...$5.29, so he wins by $1! He then does a handstand!
Having their name called next is Marion and the fifth IUFB is a water bike (Rachael).
Marion: $450
Michael: $1,400
Spencer: $725
Shea: $800
ARP: $2,799
Michael Badalamenti then gets a quick, close peek of the Dodge Charger (Std., Paint, Prot)(Brandi) that he could win in Switcheroo! Board:
CAR: $ 2 3 , 8 _ 0
Shopping bag: $ _ 2
Computer speakers: $ _ 0
Finger drums: $ _ 5
Mini fridge: $ _ 2
My guesses:
CAR: $23,820
Shopping bag: $12
Computer speakers: $40
Finger drums: $35
Mini fridge: $52
His first guesses:
CAR: $23,830
Shopping bag: $12
Computer speakers: $40
Finger drums: $25
Mini fridge: $52
He has two right. Final guesses:
CAR: $23,850
Shopping bag: $12
Computer speakers: $40
Finger drums: $25
Mini fridge: $32
He only switched the car and the fridge on his second turn, as you can see...
CAR: $23,850
Shopping bag: $12
Computer speakers: $40
Finger drums: $25
Mini fridge: $32
...great move, but still no car. I thought he had it! He wins the shopping bag, the finger drums and the mini fridge. Thus, the car was $23,840 and the speakers actually cost $50.
Eric Dowdy enters Contestant's Row last and the final IUFB is a media fireplace (Brandi).
Eric: $1,400
Spencer: $1,450
Shea: $1,451
Marion: $900
ARP: $999
TODAY'S FIRST FOUR BREAKFAST CLUB ENTRANT: Spencer
Marion Beck plays One Right Price for SCUBA gear (Rachael) and a grill (Lanisha). Brandi has today's One Right Price of $2,250, and she guesses that as the price of the SCUBA gear...to my surprise, she's a winner! The grill was $1,490.
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #2:
Michael ($2,868): $.90
Marion ($4,739): 35 + 85 = OVER
Deen ($4,809): $.95
Deen will be Shannon's opponent in today's Showcase!
The first Showcase starts off with a trip to the LA Dodgers Fantasy Baseball Camp! Then, when you think of the city that Joe DiMaggio played for, because he played for the Yankees, it's New York City! Finally, Ichiro Suzuki is mostly associated for playing in Seattle today with the Mariners, but he originally played in this country in the final trip up for grabs in this Showcase today- Japan! Awkward writing there though, Drew.
SHANNON PASSES TO DEEN; DEEN BIDS $19,550 ON TRIPS- STAGE GARF
MY BID FOR TRIPS SHOWCASE: $23,750
For Shannon, we have prizes for lazy people like yours truly- a tandem bike (Lanisha & Rachael), a Caribbean Cruise (Rachael) and a TrailManor trailer (Rachael)! Not too much better writing there, Drew.
SHANNON BIDS $21,000 ON CRUISE/TRAILER SHOWCASE- GARF OF THE CENTURY
MY BID FOR CRUISE/TRAILER SHOWCASE: $33,333
SHANNON'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $21,000
ARP: $31,344
DIFFERENCE: $10,144
DEEN'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $19,550
ARP: $26,048
DIFFERENCE: $6,498- WIN
That means Shannon does NOT become the biggest winner of the season, but she's still the day's top winner with $32,451 in cash and prizes. Deen wins all of the trips and $30,857 total.
Bingo America: Tonight's players are Kristi and John- uh oh! As you know by now, two contestants named John have won the big one on this show. But Kristi will try to do something about that. At halftime in Round 1:
KRISTI: B-NG-
JOHN: -I--O
BANK: $753
9 (I20)- What 80s TV primetime soap featured wild catfights between Alexis and Crystal?
JOHN: "Dallas"- INCORRECT
KRISTI: "Dynasty"- RIGHT (BING-; $773)
10 (O63)- The 750-year old Sorbonne is a university located in what European capital?
KRISTI: Paris- WIN ($836)
Don't forget, those at-home winners tonight will each get $1,000!
GAME 2: After five questions this game, here's where we're at:
KRISTI: B---O
JOHN: ---GO
BANK: $1,072
6 (WILD)- On what 80s TV show would you find a spunky, freckled girl played by Soleil Moon Frye?
KRISTI: "Punky Brewster"- RIGHT (BI--O; $1,172)
7 (B3)- Chicago's river is dyed green every year as part of what March celebration?
JOHN: St. Patrick's Day- CORRECT (B--GO; $1,175)
8 (N37)- What tool used to cut curves is also the name of a type of puzzle?
KRISTI: Jigsaw- RIGHT (BIN-O; $1,212)
9 (I27)- In Greek mythology, what woman's beauty was said to have caused the Trojan War?
JOHN: Aphrodite- NO
KRISTI: Helen- CORRECT ($1,239)
50/50 MODE:
10 (I19)- Bear market or bull market- a stock market that has its stock prices rising is called what?
JOHN: Bull- CORRECT (BI-GO; $1,258)
11 (G60)- T or F: Democracy first flourished in Ancient Greece.
KRISTI: True- WIN ($1,318)
Bingo Bonus Round: Will Kristi have the chance to be the first female $100,000 winner?...
B: #4- $500
I: #28- $2,000 ($2,500)
N: #32- $750 ($3,250)
G: #60- $750 ($4,000)
O: #69- OOPS
...NO, according to the ten wrecking balls on the last line.
WOF: Our first Toss-Up deals with a Phrase:
_ R _ _ K/_ R/
_ _ _ _ _
Missy solves TRICK OR TREAT pretty fast for $1,000. Tonight's players:
Missy Moore (Vivian, LA)- Florist and interior decorator
Andrew Shang (Boise, ID)- Housing compliance auditor
Pat Matthews (South Hero, VT)- Has been married to the same man for 41 years
For the $2,000 Toss-Up, the category is Around the House:
_ I _ I _ A L/C _ R O L _ S _/
_ H O _ E
Missy is incorrect with INITIAL CORDLESS PHONE, while Andrew solves DIGITAL CORDLESS PHONE for $2,000.
On the wheel now is a trip to New Orleans worth $5,540 (hence, if Andrew or Pat win this trip, they might actually get to visit Missy one of these days!) and the Round 1 category is Show Biz. The puzzle ends with an exclamation mark, so it's possible at least one of you knows the puzzle right this second. About midway in the round, Andrew calls three R's for the Wild Card. Later, after Missy buys the A's, we have...
_ E R _ L/S T R E E _/STARS/_ N/
_ A _ _ A/_ I A !
...she calls the M's for another $1,500 and solves MERYL STREEP STARS IN MAMMA MIA! for another $2,750 and $3,750 total.
DUDS: C, D
IHOP Jackpot/Prize Puzzle Round category is Food & Drink. At the start, Pat calls an R for the New Orleans trip, but she immediately loses it to a Bankrupt on the Million Dollar Wedge. After Missy buys the E and the I, we have...
L _ _ A L L _/_ A _ _ _ T/
_ R E S _/_ I S _
...she calls the H's for a $1,000 Party City gift certificate, then calls the F's and the C's and solves LOCALLY CAUGHT FRESH FISH for another $4,300, the gift tag and a trip to Acapulco, for a new total of $14,350 in cash and prizes.
BANKRUPTS: 1 (Pat)
WINNING ID FOR TRIP: GM03535
Swanson Broth Mystery Round category is Fun & Games. Early on, Andrew lands on a Mystery Wedge and calls an S. He flips...Bankrupt, so he loses $350 and the Wild Card. Later, Missy calls the F's and we have...
F _ N T _ S _
F _ _ T _ _ _ _
_ E _ _ _ E
...she calls a $300 G, the L's for another $1,650 and solves FANTASY FOOTBALL LEAGUE for another $2,750 and $17,100 total!
DUDS: D, R
BANKRUPTS: 1 (Andrew)
(Note: According to Jason Huhn, Bankrupt was actually hit three times in a row at one point this round; all of those instances were edited out of the broadcast and Andrew had actually lost his Wild Card even before he flipped over his selected Mystery Wedge.)
The last Toss-Up's in the category of Thing:
W _ _ L D
_ _ _ _ N _ C
Missy solves WORLD ALMANAC to go to $20,100 now! Next category is Living Thing (early on this round, while the scoreboard was displayed at the top of our screen, Missy was mistakenly named Annette). After Pat buys the E, we have...
_ L _ _ _/_ _ D O _/
_ _ _ D E R
...WWE Diva Victoria is addicted to this. She calls a $300 C, buys the I's but spins Lose a Turn. Missy calls a $350 B, the W's for another $900, a $350 S, a $350 K and solves BLACK WIDOW SPIDER for another $2,550 and $22,650 total!
DUDS: N, T
Speed-Up Round category is Fictional Character and consonants are worth $1,700 apiece. After Missy calls the D's...
T _ _ - _ _ _ D _ D
M _ N S T _ R
...she solves TWO-HEADED MONSTER to add another $6,800 and win with $29,450! Andrew leaves with $2,000 and Pat gets the $1,000 consolation.
Big Money Round: If Missy can win this endgame, she'll go down as one of our better players this season. She spins the apostrophe and the category is Thing. Starting with:
_ _ _ _
_ _ _ E
MM calls D, C, M and O...but gets nothing, marking just the second time this season that's happened. Thus, she can't solve HIGH FIVE and the convertible is lost for the second straight night. She needed the H's and the F.
DOND (Syn.)- Dressed up as a judge, today's player is #16 Ronnie Kalum (who handles the forklift at a warehouse and is known as Mr. Mom to his family). Let's see if he can help us rebound from yesterday's bummer.
ROUND 1:
1. #20 (Azlul)- $200
2. #22 (Keli)- $400
3. #8 (Kenneth)- $300
4. #4 (Carrie Lee)- $250,000
5. #1 (Sandra)- PENNY
FIRST OFFER TURNED DOWN: $13,000
ROUND 2:
1. #18 (Sonia)- $500
2. #21 (Nicole)- $10
3. #10 (Rachel)- $500,000
4. #2 (Doreen)- $2,500
5. #5 (Allison)- $100,000 (DANGER ZONE ENFORCED)
SECOND OFFER: $5,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 3:
1. #14 (Dan)- $7,500
2. #7 (Felicia)- $100
3. #19 (Debbie)- $5,000
4. #11 (Angela)- $25
THIRD OFFER: $8,500- NO DEAL
ROUND 4:
1. #15 (Isabel)- $25,000 (STRIKE ONE)
2. #3 (David)- $10,000 (SAFETY NET VIRTUALLY GONE)
FOURTH OFFER: $11,500- NO DEAL
ROUND 5:
1. #6 (Kenny)- BUCK
2. #9 (Vivian)- $50
FIFTH OFFER: $17,000- NO DEAL
19th PICK: #17 (Carlos)- $75,000 (STRIKE TWO)
Get out of the game NOW, Ronnie.
SIXTH OFFER: $8,000- DEAL
Thanks to Ronnie knocking out the $75,000 on his last pick before dealing, there was no way he was going to claim the $50,000 from his case. The other cases:
#12 (Barbara)- $1,000 (He would've chosen this next and the final offer would've been $22,000.)
#13 (Chibby)- $5
DOND (NBC): Tomorrow Rodriguez's big night could very well be coming tonight, as nine $1,000,000 cases are up for grabs. She's an Army wife from Maple Shade, NJ and wants to win some big money so that she and her husband can go on a honeymoon. Her case of destiny is lucky #7.
ROUND 1:
1. #10- EIGHT MILLIONS LEFT
2. #6- $10
3. #5- $25
4. #4- $10,000
5. #12- SEVEN MILLIONS LEFT
6. #1- $5,000
FIRST OFFER TURNED DOWN: $188,000
ROUND 2:
1. #2- SIX MILLIONS LEFT
2. #26- $100
3. #5- FIVE MILLIONS LEFT
4. #22- BUCK
5. #17- FOUR MILLIONS LEFT
SECOND OFFER REJECTED: $74,000
ROUND 3:
1. #9- $500
2. #13- $750
3. #23- $5
4. #19- $25,000
THIRD OFFER NOT TAKEN: $211,000
ROUND 4:
1. #18- $50
2. #14- PENNY
3. #21- $75
FOURTH OFFER: $332,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 5:
1. #24- $1,000 (nothing but the millions are left on the right side)
2. #16- DANGER ZONE ENFORCED
FIFTH OFFER: $349,000- NO DEAL
21st PICK: #3- $200
SIXTH OFFER: $423,000- NO DEAL
22nd PICK: #11- $400
HIGHEST OFFER SO FAR THIS SEASON: $677,000- NO DEAL
Her next pick is #15.
TONIGHT'S BEAT THE BANKER WINNING CASE: #3
IF #15 HAS $300...
...THIS GAME'S OVER AND SHE WILL BE THE SHOW'S SECOND MILLIONAIRE...
...ON THE THIRD DAY OF GAME SHOW KINGDOM'S SECOND ANNIVERSARY WEEK...
...IT'S THERE- SHE'S A MILLIONAIRE!!!!!
Spray the confetti!!! She's the first MILLION DOLLAR WINNER of our third year! She definitely will get an asterisk by the GSNN staffers, but I doubt she could care less!
Video Bonus: MILLION DOLLAR WIN
Jeopardy!: Last night, Carl Brandt was part of a pretty competitive game, but was held to $4,399 during his first win because of bad luck in FJ!. Tonight, he'll try to repeat as champ and maybe pocket a much nicer payday against these folks:
Tristan Snell (Boston)- Patent litigator
Pat Thornton (Huntington, WV)- Bookseller
Opening categories:
20th CENTURY CHINA
AND ON GUITAR... (at least one musician who plays the guitar is given in each clue and the players must ID the band they're a part of)
FACE TIME
LETTERS & NUMBERS
CROPS
ROBBERS
At halftime, the champ leads Snell by four grand, $5,800 to $1,800. Thornton has $1,000. Brandt then finds the Daily Double under the $600 Letters & Numbers clue with $7,400 thus far, now having a $5,800 lead over Snell. His wager is $400.
In May 2002, explorer Robert Ballard discovered the wreckage of this boat in the Solomon Islands.
"What is P.T. 109?"...that's it for $7,800! When the round ends, he's already at five figures with $10,400! Snell has $3,800 and Thornton is stuck at a grand.
FIRST ROUND LACH TRASH: $1,400
DJ! Categories:
NEWBERRY MEDAL WINNERS
FROM STAGE TO SCREEN
GEOLOGIC TIME
THE MAINE THING
WHAT'S FOR LUNCH?
3-LETTER WORDS
Brandt uncovers the first Daily Double under the $1,600 Geologic Time clue, but Snell's starting to catch up to him. The champ still leads with 14 grand, while Snell has $9,000; the lady in the middle has $1,400. His wager is $1,000.
The first claw found of the Utahraptor was thought to be a rib-- they grew 'em big in this period, from Latin for "chalk".
"What is Calciverous?"...incorrect. It was the Pretacious, so he's now at $13K. With only the 3-Letter Words left, Snell goes Daily Double Hunting...but he can't find it under the $2,000 clue there before the champ does. Right now, Brandt leads with $17,800. Snell has $12,200 and the odd lady out has $3,400. His wager is just a pair of Benjamins ($200).
Of the chemical elements, it has the shortest name.
He can't come up with tin.
Just before the other Daily Double, there was a ZONK ANSWER OF THE WEEK NOMINEE given by Brandt on this $1,200 clue:
St. Paul wrote, "By one man" this "entered into the world" -- that'd be yours, Adam.
He said "Who is Jesus Christ?", forgetting the category. It was sin.
Video Bonus: Late mistake
DJ! LACH TRASH: $6,800
SCORES AFTER DOUBLE JEOPARDY!:
Carl: $17,600
Pat: $3,400
Tristan: $12,200
CORYAT SCORES:
Carl: $19,000
Pat: $3,400
Tristan: $12,200
(Flashback moment #3 from an October 10, 2005 Kids Week episode: Madeline Suchard gets Betsy Ross as the correct response.)
FJ! CATEGORY: 2008.
Though not elected to the position, a man from this state became the first blind governor and the fourth black governor in the U.S.
PAT:
Response: "What is New York?"
Wager: $3,000
Final score: $6,400
Snell's response...also NY to double to $24,400! As for the champ...he's right as well and retains at $24,401! For his two days, he now has reached the Norma Brown Jackpot ($28,800)!
Aisha: $1,575
Spencer: $1,200
Shannon: $1,300
Deen: $1,299 (OOPS)
ARP: $2,199
Thanks to Deen being a dunderhead on the last bid of this IUFB, Aisha Anderson comes up and dances so hard that she almost tries to knock Drew down! Anyway, she may have a few reasons to do that again if she can win Easy As 1-2-3 for a computer system (Brandi), flatware (Lanisha)
and a drum set (Rachael). Her guesses:
1- Flatware
2- Computer
3- Drum set
Prices:
Flatware: $900
Computer: $2,529
Drum set: $1,464
She went the wrong way on the last two prizes.
Leaving the mob fifth is Amber and the second IUFB is a karaoke machine (Brandi).
Amber: $550
Spencer: $551
Shannon: $700
Deen: $599
ARP: $960
Shannon Miller, a music major at Cal State-Fullerton, could be listening to the music on her radio in a new Pontiac G6 (Rachael) if she also wins $10,000 in Gas Money. Prices:
$20,195
$17,225
$23,910
$21,491
$18,429
CAR GUESS: $21,491
1. $17,225- $2,000; GOES ON
2. $23,910- $1,000; GOES ON
3. $18,429- $3,000; SHE'S ROLLING THE DICE
4. $20,195- WINS $31,491 IN CASH AND CAR!!!
Video Bonus: Today's Gas Money playing
Coming on down sixth is Shea Murphy and the third IUFB is sports apparel (Lanisha).
Shea: $700
Deen: $1,550
Amber: $950
Spencer: $705
ARP: $1,000
Amber Bretz, a teacher from Michigan, will try to show how smart she really is playing Squeeze Play for a hot tub (Rachael). Board:
62713
She gets rid of the 2, making her guess $6,713...
$ 6 7 1 3
...give her an A!
TODAY'S WIN AT HOME PRIZE: Chest freezer (Lanisha; I have one of those)
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #1:
Aisha ($2,199): 40 + 30 = $.70
Amber ($7,713): $.75
Shannon ($32,451): $.90
Shannon gets a chance to maybe become our biggest winner of the season thus far in the Showcase!
Michael leaves his seat next and the fourth IUFB is a pair of digital cameras (Brandi & Lanisha).
Michael: $650
Spencer: $1,200
Shea: $1,400
Deen: $750
ARP: $810
Deen Alcaraz, a worker for the Cub Scouts and the Marine Corps, plays Hi-Lo for a living room (Rachael) worth just a buck shy of four grand. Products today are Citracel chews, Icy Hot PM, Italian cookies, Oxi-Clean Spray-A-Way, HBP medicine and eye drops.
First pick is the HBP, which is $6.29. Second is the Icy Hot, which is $7.99. Finally, he picks the Citrucel...$9.99. The one item that worries me are the eye drops, which Drew rants about being very necessary when you want to see the scoreboard clearly during baseball games. The cookies are $2.29, the spray is $2.99, and the eye drops are...$5.29, so he wins by $1! He then does a handstand!
Having their name called next is Marion and the fifth IUFB is a water bike (Rachael).
Marion: $450
Michael: $1,400
Spencer: $725
Shea: $800
ARP: $2,799
Michael Badalamenti then gets a quick, close peek of the Dodge Charger (Std., Paint, Prot)(Brandi) that he could win in Switcheroo! Board:
CAR: $ 2 3 , 8 _ 0
Shopping bag: $ _ 2
Computer speakers: $ _ 0
Finger drums: $ _ 5
Mini fridge: $ _ 2
My guesses:
CAR: $23,820
Shopping bag: $12
Computer speakers: $40
Finger drums: $35
Mini fridge: $52
His first guesses:
CAR: $23,830
Shopping bag: $12
Computer speakers: $40
Finger drums: $25
Mini fridge: $52
He has two right. Final guesses:
CAR: $23,850
Shopping bag: $12
Computer speakers: $40
Finger drums: $25
Mini fridge: $32
He only switched the car and the fridge on his second turn, as you can see...
CAR: $23,850
Shopping bag: $12
Computer speakers: $40
Finger drums: $25
Mini fridge: $32
...great move, but still no car. I thought he had it! He wins the shopping bag, the finger drums and the mini fridge. Thus, the car was $23,840 and the speakers actually cost $50.
Eric Dowdy enters Contestant's Row last and the final IUFB is a media fireplace (Brandi).
Eric: $1,400
Spencer: $1,450
Shea: $1,451
Marion: $900
ARP: $999
TODAY'S FIRST FOUR BREAKFAST CLUB ENTRANT: Spencer
Marion Beck plays One Right Price for SCUBA gear (Rachael) and a grill (Lanisha). Brandi has today's One Right Price of $2,250, and she guesses that as the price of the SCUBA gear...to my surprise, she's a winner! The grill was $1,490.
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #2:
Michael ($2,868): $.90
Marion ($4,739): 35 + 85 = OVER
Deen ($4,809): $.95
Deen will be Shannon's opponent in today's Showcase!
The first Showcase starts off with a trip to the LA Dodgers Fantasy Baseball Camp! Then, when you think of the city that Joe DiMaggio played for, because he played for the Yankees, it's New York City! Finally, Ichiro Suzuki is mostly associated for playing in Seattle today with the Mariners, but he originally played in this country in the final trip up for grabs in this Showcase today- Japan! Awkward writing there though, Drew.
SHANNON PASSES TO DEEN; DEEN BIDS $19,550 ON TRIPS- STAGE GARF
MY BID FOR TRIPS SHOWCASE: $23,750
For Shannon, we have prizes for lazy people like yours truly- a tandem bike (Lanisha & Rachael), a Caribbean Cruise (Rachael) and a TrailManor trailer (Rachael)! Not too much better writing there, Drew.
SHANNON BIDS $21,000 ON CRUISE/TRAILER SHOWCASE- GARF OF THE CENTURY
MY BID FOR CRUISE/TRAILER SHOWCASE: $33,333
SHANNON'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $21,000
ARP: $31,344
DIFFERENCE: $10,144
DEEN'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $19,550
ARP: $26,048
DIFFERENCE: $6,498- WIN
That means Shannon does NOT become the biggest winner of the season, but she's still the day's top winner with $32,451 in cash and prizes. Deen wins all of the trips and $30,857 total.
Bingo America: Tonight's players are Kristi and John- uh oh! As you know by now, two contestants named John have won the big one on this show. But Kristi will try to do something about that. At halftime in Round 1:
KRISTI: B-NG-
JOHN: -I--O
BANK: $753
9 (I20)- What 80s TV primetime soap featured wild catfights between Alexis and Crystal?
JOHN: "Dallas"- INCORRECT
KRISTI: "Dynasty"- RIGHT (BING-; $773)
10 (O63)- The 750-year old Sorbonne is a university located in what European capital?
KRISTI: Paris- WIN ($836)
Don't forget, those at-home winners tonight will each get $1,000!
GAME 2: After five questions this game, here's where we're at:
KRISTI: B---O
JOHN: ---GO
BANK: $1,072
6 (WILD)- On what 80s TV show would you find a spunky, freckled girl played by Soleil Moon Frye?
KRISTI: "Punky Brewster"- RIGHT (BI--O; $1,172)
7 (B3)- Chicago's river is dyed green every year as part of what March celebration?
JOHN: St. Patrick's Day- CORRECT (B--GO; $1,175)
8 (N37)- What tool used to cut curves is also the name of a type of puzzle?
KRISTI: Jigsaw- RIGHT (BIN-O; $1,212)
9 (I27)- In Greek mythology, what woman's beauty was said to have caused the Trojan War?
JOHN: Aphrodite- NO
KRISTI: Helen- CORRECT ($1,239)
50/50 MODE:
10 (I19)- Bear market or bull market- a stock market that has its stock prices rising is called what?
JOHN: Bull- CORRECT (BI-GO; $1,258)
11 (G60)- T or F: Democracy first flourished in Ancient Greece.
KRISTI: True- WIN ($1,318)
Bingo Bonus Round: Will Kristi have the chance to be the first female $100,000 winner?...
B: #4- $500
I: #28- $2,000 ($2,500)
N: #32- $750 ($3,250)
G: #60- $750 ($4,000)
O: #69- OOPS
...NO, according to the ten wrecking balls on the last line.
WOF: Our first Toss-Up deals with a Phrase:
_ R _ _ K/_ R/
_ _ _ _ _
Missy solves TRICK OR TREAT pretty fast for $1,000. Tonight's players:
Missy Moore (Vivian, LA)- Florist and interior decorator
Andrew Shang (Boise, ID)- Housing compliance auditor
Pat Matthews (South Hero, VT)- Has been married to the same man for 41 years
For the $2,000 Toss-Up, the category is Around the House:
_ I _ I _ A L/C _ R O L _ S _/
_ H O _ E
Missy is incorrect with INITIAL CORDLESS PHONE, while Andrew solves DIGITAL CORDLESS PHONE for $2,000.
On the wheel now is a trip to New Orleans worth $5,540 (hence, if Andrew or Pat win this trip, they might actually get to visit Missy one of these days!) and the Round 1 category is Show Biz. The puzzle ends with an exclamation mark, so it's possible at least one of you knows the puzzle right this second. About midway in the round, Andrew calls three R's for the Wild Card. Later, after Missy buys the A's, we have...
_ E R _ L/S T R E E _/STARS/_ N/
_ A _ _ A/_ I A !
...she calls the M's for another $1,500 and solves MERYL STREEP STARS IN MAMMA MIA! for another $2,750 and $3,750 total.
DUDS: C, D
IHOP Jackpot/Prize Puzzle Round category is Food & Drink. At the start, Pat calls an R for the New Orleans trip, but she immediately loses it to a Bankrupt on the Million Dollar Wedge. After Missy buys the E and the I, we have...
L _ _ A L L _/_ A _ _ _ T/
_ R E S _/_ I S _
...she calls the H's for a $1,000 Party City gift certificate, then calls the F's and the C's and solves LOCALLY CAUGHT FRESH FISH for another $4,300, the gift tag and a trip to Acapulco, for a new total of $14,350 in cash and prizes.
BANKRUPTS: 1 (Pat)
WINNING ID FOR TRIP: GM03535
Swanson Broth Mystery Round category is Fun & Games. Early on, Andrew lands on a Mystery Wedge and calls an S. He flips...Bankrupt, so he loses $350 and the Wild Card. Later, Missy calls the F's and we have...
F _ N T _ S _
F _ _ T _ _ _ _
_ E _ _ _ E
...she calls a $300 G, the L's for another $1,650 and solves FANTASY FOOTBALL LEAGUE for another $2,750 and $17,100 total!
DUDS: D, R
BANKRUPTS: 1 (Andrew)
(Note: According to Jason Huhn, Bankrupt was actually hit three times in a row at one point this round; all of those instances were edited out of the broadcast and Andrew had actually lost his Wild Card even before he flipped over his selected Mystery Wedge.)
The last Toss-Up's in the category of Thing:
W _ _ L D
_ _ _ _ N _ C
Missy solves WORLD ALMANAC to go to $20,100 now! Next category is Living Thing (early on this round, while the scoreboard was displayed at the top of our screen, Missy was mistakenly named Annette). After Pat buys the E, we have...
_ L _ _ _/_ _ D O _/
_ _ _ D E R
...WWE Diva Victoria is addicted to this. She calls a $300 C, buys the I's but spins Lose a Turn. Missy calls a $350 B, the W's for another $900, a $350 S, a $350 K and solves BLACK WIDOW SPIDER for another $2,550 and $22,650 total!
DUDS: N, T
Speed-Up Round category is Fictional Character and consonants are worth $1,700 apiece. After Missy calls the D's...
T _ _ - _ _ _ D _ D
M _ N S T _ R
...she solves TWO-HEADED MONSTER to add another $6,800 and win with $29,450! Andrew leaves with $2,000 and Pat gets the $1,000 consolation.
Big Money Round: If Missy can win this endgame, she'll go down as one of our better players this season. She spins the apostrophe and the category is Thing. Starting with:
_ _ _ _
_ _ _ E
MM calls D, C, M and O...but gets nothing, marking just the second time this season that's happened. Thus, she can't solve HIGH FIVE and the convertible is lost for the second straight night. She needed the H's and the F.
DOND (Syn.)- Dressed up as a judge, today's player is #16 Ronnie Kalum (who handles the forklift at a warehouse and is known as Mr. Mom to his family). Let's see if he can help us rebound from yesterday's bummer.
ROUND 1:
1. #20 (Azlul)- $200
2. #22 (Keli)- $400
3. #8 (Kenneth)- $300
4. #4 (Carrie Lee)- $250,000
5. #1 (Sandra)- PENNY
FIRST OFFER TURNED DOWN: $13,000
ROUND 2:
1. #18 (Sonia)- $500
2. #21 (Nicole)- $10
3. #10 (Rachel)- $500,000
4. #2 (Doreen)- $2,500
5. #5 (Allison)- $100,000 (DANGER ZONE ENFORCED)
SECOND OFFER: $5,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 3:
1. #14 (Dan)- $7,500
2. #7 (Felicia)- $100
3. #19 (Debbie)- $5,000
4. #11 (Angela)- $25
THIRD OFFER: $8,500- NO DEAL
ROUND 4:
1. #15 (Isabel)- $25,000 (STRIKE ONE)
2. #3 (David)- $10,000 (SAFETY NET VIRTUALLY GONE)
FOURTH OFFER: $11,500- NO DEAL
ROUND 5:
1. #6 (Kenny)- BUCK
2. #9 (Vivian)- $50
FIFTH OFFER: $17,000- NO DEAL
19th PICK: #17 (Carlos)- $75,000 (STRIKE TWO)
Get out of the game NOW, Ronnie.
SIXTH OFFER: $8,000- DEAL
Thanks to Ronnie knocking out the $75,000 on his last pick before dealing, there was no way he was going to claim the $50,000 from his case. The other cases:
#12 (Barbara)- $1,000 (He would've chosen this next and the final offer would've been $22,000.)
#13 (Chibby)- $5
DOND (NBC): Tomorrow Rodriguez's big night could very well be coming tonight, as nine $1,000,000 cases are up for grabs. She's an Army wife from Maple Shade, NJ and wants to win some big money so that she and her husband can go on a honeymoon. Her case of destiny is lucky #7.
ROUND 1:
1. #10- EIGHT MILLIONS LEFT
2. #6- $10
3. #5- $25
4. #4- $10,000
5. #12- SEVEN MILLIONS LEFT
6. #1- $5,000
FIRST OFFER TURNED DOWN: $188,000
ROUND 2:
1. #2- SIX MILLIONS LEFT
2. #26- $100
3. #5- FIVE MILLIONS LEFT
4. #22- BUCK
5. #17- FOUR MILLIONS LEFT
SECOND OFFER REJECTED: $74,000
ROUND 3:
1. #9- $500
2. #13- $750
3. #23- $5
4. #19- $25,000
THIRD OFFER NOT TAKEN: $211,000
ROUND 4:
1. #18- $50
2. #14- PENNY
3. #21- $75
FOURTH OFFER: $332,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 5:
1. #24- $1,000 (nothing but the millions are left on the right side)
2. #16- DANGER ZONE ENFORCED
FIFTH OFFER: $349,000- NO DEAL
21st PICK: #3- $200
SIXTH OFFER: $423,000- NO DEAL
22nd PICK: #11- $400
HIGHEST OFFER SO FAR THIS SEASON: $677,000- NO DEAL
Her next pick is #15.
TONIGHT'S BEAT THE BANKER WINNING CASE: #3
IF #15 HAS $300...
...THIS GAME'S OVER AND SHE WILL BE THE SHOW'S SECOND MILLIONAIRE...
...ON THE THIRD DAY OF GAME SHOW KINGDOM'S SECOND ANNIVERSARY WEEK...
...IT'S THERE- SHE'S A MILLIONAIRE!!!!!
Spray the confetti!!! She's the first MILLION DOLLAR WINNER of our third year! She definitely will get an asterisk by the GSNN staffers, but I doubt she could care less!
Video Bonus: MILLION DOLLAR WIN
Jeopardy!: Last night, Carl Brandt was part of a pretty competitive game, but was held to $4,399 during his first win because of bad luck in FJ!. Tonight, he'll try to repeat as champ and maybe pocket a much nicer payday against these folks:
Tristan Snell (Boston)- Patent litigator
Pat Thornton (Huntington, WV)- Bookseller
Opening categories:
20th CENTURY CHINA
AND ON GUITAR... (at least one musician who plays the guitar is given in each clue and the players must ID the band they're a part of)
FACE TIME
LETTERS & NUMBERS
CROPS
ROBBERS
At halftime, the champ leads Snell by four grand, $5,800 to $1,800. Thornton has $1,000. Brandt then finds the Daily Double under the $600 Letters & Numbers clue with $7,400 thus far, now having a $5,800 lead over Snell. His wager is $400.
In May 2002, explorer Robert Ballard discovered the wreckage of this boat in the Solomon Islands.
"What is P.T. 109?"...that's it for $7,800! When the round ends, he's already at five figures with $10,400! Snell has $3,800 and Thornton is stuck at a grand.
FIRST ROUND LACH TRASH: $1,400
DJ! Categories:
NEWBERRY MEDAL WINNERS
FROM STAGE TO SCREEN
GEOLOGIC TIME
THE MAINE THING
WHAT'S FOR LUNCH?
3-LETTER WORDS
Brandt uncovers the first Daily Double under the $1,600 Geologic Time clue, but Snell's starting to catch up to him. The champ still leads with 14 grand, while Snell has $9,000; the lady in the middle has $1,400. His wager is $1,000.
The first claw found of the Utahraptor was thought to be a rib-- they grew 'em big in this period, from Latin for "chalk".
"What is Calciverous?"...incorrect. It was the Pretacious, so he's now at $13K. With only the 3-Letter Words left, Snell goes Daily Double Hunting...but he can't find it under the $2,000 clue there before the champ does. Right now, Brandt leads with $17,800. Snell has $12,200 and the odd lady out has $3,400. His wager is just a pair of Benjamins ($200).
Of the chemical elements, it has the shortest name.
He can't come up with tin.
Just before the other Daily Double, there was a ZONK ANSWER OF THE WEEK NOMINEE given by Brandt on this $1,200 clue:
St. Paul wrote, "By one man" this "entered into the world" -- that'd be yours, Adam.
He said "Who is Jesus Christ?", forgetting the category. It was sin.
Video Bonus: Late mistake
DJ! LACH TRASH: $6,800
SCORES AFTER DOUBLE JEOPARDY!:
Carl: $17,600
Pat: $3,400
Tristan: $12,200
CORYAT SCORES:
Carl: $19,000
Pat: $3,400
Tristan: $12,200
(Flashback moment #3 from an October 10, 2005 Kids Week episode: Madeline Suchard gets Betsy Ross as the correct response.)
FJ! CATEGORY: 2008.
Though not elected to the position, a man from this state became the first blind governor and the fourth black governor in the U.S.
PAT:
Response: "What is New York?"
Wager: $3,000
Final score: $6,400
Snell's response...also NY to double to $24,400! As for the champ...he's right as well and retains at $24,401! For his two days, he now has reached the Norma Brown Jackpot ($28,800)!
Syndicated "Deal" ratings continue to grow
Gameshownewsnet and Nielsen Media Research reported yesterday that the syndicated version of "Deal or No Deal" hit a new season high on the week ending October 19th- it averaged a 1.8!
Great/Bad Moments and Stupid Answers Part I
It's now time to dive into our vault for some of the most memorable (and not so memorable) moments and the lousiest answers:
THE GOOD:
-Lyn Payne flirts with the $1 Million on her second day on "Millionaire" on the first day of November! Footage of her last three questions
-It doesn't happen very often on "Jeopardy!", period- a Sudden Victory situation that happened during a semi-final game of the 2007 Tournament of Champions! Watch the exciting finish here!
-The last very excited winner of 3 Strikes on "The Price is Right" during the expensive car era!
-Watch what happens on the first episode of "The Price is Right" after its Thanksgiving break when it looks like it's going to be a total shutout (with all six Pricing Games lost that day, including Golden Road)!
-"Wheel of Fortune" made Nancy Kenzler's holiday season VERY merry with this big win!
-Ashlee Register's RECORD-BREAKING WIN on the first season finale of "Duel"!
THE BAD (including lousy answers):
-The Lady Godiva incident on "Jeopardy!"- click this link and click the Watch button near said response to watch it!
-While it only lasted one season, the Big Money Wedge produced some thrilling moments on "Wheel of Fortune". This was easily its most memorable moment.
-Before becoming the first-ever WWE Divas Champion back at this year's "The Great American Bash", Michelle McCool had a slip-up in Fast Money during WWE Week's Tuesday episode on "Family Feud" when she said in our dreams, a bedroom would be a public place where you may findselves baking. The next day, she said sauce would be another term for alcohol during the maingame!
-Watch this "Millionaire" audience BLOW IT BIG TIME for a contestant, setting a new record in the process!
THE GOOD:
-Lyn Payne flirts with the $1 Million on her second day on "Millionaire" on the first day of November! Footage of her last three questions
-It doesn't happen very often on "Jeopardy!", period- a Sudden Victory situation that happened during a semi-final game of the 2007 Tournament of Champions! Watch the exciting finish here!
-The last very excited winner of 3 Strikes on "The Price is Right" during the expensive car era!
-Watch what happens on the first episode of "The Price is Right" after its Thanksgiving break when it looks like it's going to be a total shutout (with all six Pricing Games lost that day, including Golden Road)!
-"Wheel of Fortune" made Nancy Kenzler's holiday season VERY merry with this big win!
-Ashlee Register's RECORD-BREAKING WIN on the first season finale of "Duel"!
THE BAD (including lousy answers):
-The Lady Godiva incident on "Jeopardy!"- click this link and click the Watch button near said response to watch it!
-While it only lasted one season, the Big Money Wedge produced some thrilling moments on "Wheel of Fortune". This was easily its most memorable moment.
-Before becoming the first-ever WWE Divas Champion back at this year's "The Great American Bash", Michelle McCool had a slip-up in Fast Money during WWE Week's Tuesday episode on "Family Feud" when she said in our dreams, a bedroom would be a public place where you may findselves baking. The next day, she said sauce would be another term for alcohol during the maingame!
-Watch this "Millionaire" audience BLOW IT BIG TIME for a contestant, setting a new record in the process!
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
"The Biggest Loser" 10/28
This is the last week this season with the contestant competing in teams.
Temptation Challenge: On each turn, two foods are shown; each team has to pick the one dish that's healthier. The first team to get five right earns a 40-pound advantage in this week's main challenge.
1.
THIS: Hot dog with ketchup, mustard and relish (both chose this)
THAT: Cheese nachos
HEALTHIER: Hot dog (TIED AT 1)
2.
THIS: Spaghetti with marinara, spicy Italian sausage and a side Caesar salad
THAT: Penne with marinara, garlic shrimp and a garden side salad with fat-free Italian dressing (both chose this)
HEALTHIER: Penne and house salad (TIED AT 2)
3.
THIS: Chicken and shrimp fajitas with the works (Black Team)
THAT: 24 chicken nuggets with BBQ sauce (Blue Team)
HEALTHIER: Chicken nuggets (Blue leads 3-2)
4.
THIS: Multi-grain bagel with light cream cheese
THAT: Ham, egg and cheese on an English Muffin (both chose this)
HEALTHIER: Ham, egg and cheese sandwich (Blue leads 4-3)
5.
THIS: Grilled chicken burrito with the works (Blue Team)
THAT: 18 light beers (Black Team)
HEALTHIER: Grilled chicken burrito- BLUE TEAM WINS!
MAJOR CHALLENGE: Both teams were put in a harness and each player had to hang on to their rope, which is based on the contestant's body weight. Because the Blue Team just won the Temptation Challenge, the Black Team will have to work with an additional 40 pounds. The team that hangs on the longest wins the right to void one player's weight loss for the week on the opposite team.
At times during this challenge, one member of each team was ordered to let go of their rope.
The winning team is...
...the Blue Team!
WEIGH-IN:
NOT COUNTING FOR THE BLACK TEAM THIS WEEK: Michelle (200 lbs, 2 pounds lost)
BLACK TEAM:
Renee: 222 lbs, 3 pounds lost
Coleen: 177 lbs, 2 pounds lost
Phil: 269 lbs, 3 pounds lost
The Black Team only officially lost 8 pounds, for a percentage of 1.18%.
For the Blue Team to win, they must have lost at least 12 pounds.
BLUE TEAM:
Brady: 270 lbs, 13 pounds lost (first time ever that the first person to weigh in from a team beats an entire team by him/herself!)
Vicky: 201 lbs, 2 pounds lost
Heba: 247 lbs, 6 pounds lost
Amy Cremen: 187 lbs, 6 pounds lost
With 27 pounds lost and a winning percentage of 2.9%, the Blue Team wins by a landslide!
ELIMINATION: I will tell you right now this vote was between Phil and Michelle. Was there a tie?...
...NO. By a vote of 3-1...
Phil
Michelle
...Phil, the other Parham, has been eliminated. But don't worry- he and the other eliminated contestants up to this point will be back in two weeks to get a chance to re-enter the game in time for solo mode.
(After he left the ranch, he and Amy officially got married!)
Temptation Challenge: On each turn, two foods are shown; each team has to pick the one dish that's healthier. The first team to get five right earns a 40-pound advantage in this week's main challenge.
1.
THIS: Hot dog with ketchup, mustard and relish (both chose this)
THAT: Cheese nachos
HEALTHIER: Hot dog (TIED AT 1)
2.
THIS: Spaghetti with marinara, spicy Italian sausage and a side Caesar salad
THAT: Penne with marinara, garlic shrimp and a garden side salad with fat-free Italian dressing (both chose this)
HEALTHIER: Penne and house salad (TIED AT 2)
3.
THIS: Chicken and shrimp fajitas with the works (Black Team)
THAT: 24 chicken nuggets with BBQ sauce (Blue Team)
HEALTHIER: Chicken nuggets (Blue leads 3-2)
4.
THIS: Multi-grain bagel with light cream cheese
THAT: Ham, egg and cheese on an English Muffin (both chose this)
HEALTHIER: Ham, egg and cheese sandwich (Blue leads 4-3)
5.
THIS: Grilled chicken burrito with the works (Blue Team)
THAT: 18 light beers (Black Team)
HEALTHIER: Grilled chicken burrito- BLUE TEAM WINS!
MAJOR CHALLENGE: Both teams were put in a harness and each player had to hang on to their rope, which is based on the contestant's body weight. Because the Blue Team just won the Temptation Challenge, the Black Team will have to work with an additional 40 pounds. The team that hangs on the longest wins the right to void one player's weight loss for the week on the opposite team.
At times during this challenge, one member of each team was ordered to let go of their rope.
The winning team is...
...the Blue Team!
WEIGH-IN:
NOT COUNTING FOR THE BLACK TEAM THIS WEEK: Michelle (200 lbs, 2 pounds lost)
BLACK TEAM:
Renee: 222 lbs, 3 pounds lost
Coleen: 177 lbs, 2 pounds lost
Phil: 269 lbs, 3 pounds lost
The Black Team only officially lost 8 pounds, for a percentage of 1.18%.
For the Blue Team to win, they must have lost at least 12 pounds.
BLUE TEAM:
Brady: 270 lbs, 13 pounds lost (first time ever that the first person to weigh in from a team beats an entire team by him/herself!)
Vicky: 201 lbs, 2 pounds lost
Heba: 247 lbs, 6 pounds lost
Amy Cremen: 187 lbs, 6 pounds lost
With 27 pounds lost and a winning percentage of 2.9%, the Blue Team wins by a landslide!
ELIMINATION: I will tell you right now this vote was between Phil and Michelle. Was there a tie?...
...NO. By a vote of 3-1...
Phil
Michelle
...Phil, the other Parham, has been eliminated. But don't worry- he and the other eliminated contestants up to this point will be back in two weeks to get a chance to re-enter the game in time for solo mode.
(After he left the ranch, he and Amy officially got married!)
"Dancing with the Stars" 10/28
IMPORTANT NOTE: Because Julianne Hough has a case of Endometriosis, she is at least temporarily unable to dance with Cody Linley. Assuming she can't go next week, Edyta Sliwinska will take her place. But I can tell you this- they're safe.
This week's encore performance was the Hip-Hop group performance at the end of last night's episode.
Now, for this week's junior performances. First up are Craig & Samantha from Nutley, NJ, dancing the Cha-Cha-Cha. The other team consist of Simon & Lucy from San Jose, CA, and they're dancing the Samba. Let's see who's moving on and who's going home...
CARRIE ANN: Craig & Samantha
MICHAEL: Craig & Samantha
BRUNO: Craig & Samantha
...with I do believe the first-ever sweep in any kids edition, Craig & Samantha are moving on!
The Pussycat Dolls then perform their new single, "Watcha Think About That", featuring Missy Elliott.
This week's guest judge, Michael Flatley, then does a special performance with other dancers!
All right, let's see if Cloris and Corky are in danger this week...
...yes, with Susan Lucci & Tony Dovolani (though both aren't necessarily in the bottom two). This is Susan & Tony's second trip in a row to the last segment. About a year ago, we experienced ultimate heartbreak when Sabrina Bryan and Mark Ballas got eliminated. Has the same fate occurred for Susan & Tony?...
Cloris & Corky
Susan & Tony
...NO, so Cloris & Corky's reign of terror is officially over! That 15 last night of theirs proved to be the final nail in the coffin for them.
This week's encore performance was the Hip-Hop group performance at the end of last night's episode.
Now, for this week's junior performances. First up are Craig & Samantha from Nutley, NJ, dancing the Cha-Cha-Cha. The other team consist of Simon & Lucy from San Jose, CA, and they're dancing the Samba. Let's see who's moving on and who's going home...
CARRIE ANN: Craig & Samantha
MICHAEL: Craig & Samantha
BRUNO: Craig & Samantha
...with I do believe the first-ever sweep in any kids edition, Craig & Samantha are moving on!
The Pussycat Dolls then perform their new single, "Watcha Think About That", featuring Missy Elliott.
This week's guest judge, Michael Flatley, then does a special performance with other dancers!
All right, let's see if Cloris and Corky are in danger this week...
...yes, with Susan Lucci & Tony Dovolani (though both aren't necessarily in the bottom two). This is Susan & Tony's second trip in a row to the last segment. About a year ago, we experienced ultimate heartbreak when Sabrina Bryan and Mark Ballas got eliminated. Has the same fate occurred for Susan & Tony?...
Cloris & Corky
Susan & Tony
...NO, so Cloris & Corky's reign of terror is officially over! That 15 last night of theirs proved to be the final nail in the coffin for them.
10/28/2008 Results
TPIR: Today, we begin with Ashley, Jeremy, Catherine and Jeffrey. The first IUFB is a pendulum swing (Brandi).
Ashley: BUCK (STUPID BID)
Jeremy: $652
Catherine: $500
Geoffrey: $653
ARP: $895
Geoffrey Patterson from Grand Rapids, MI could win a pair of trips from Barker's Bargain Bar!
Savannah, GA (Lanisha): $5,071
Santa Fe (Rachael): $5,481
He thinks Savannah is the bigger bargain.
SANTA FE:
BARGAIN PRICE: $5,481
ARP: $6,481
DIFFERENCE: $1,000
SAVANNAH:
BARGAIN PRICE: $5,071
ARP: $6,571
DIFFERENCE: $1,500- WIN!
I would've lost this one.
Leaving the crowd fifth is Karen and the second IUFB is a cuckoo clock (Rachael).
Karen: $950
Ashley: $1,100
Jeremy: $756
Catherine: $600
ARP: $2,250
Ashley Knauer from UCLA rebounds from her first IUFB blunder to earn a shot at Plinko! Today's SPs are modeled by Brandi.
1. Pair of two-way radios
WRONG PRICE: $26
PICK: 6- $56
2. Food carrier
WRONG PRICE: $65
PICK: 5- $15
3. Picture viewer
WRONG PRICE: $73
PICK: 7- $79
4. Rice dispenser
WRONG PRICE: $34
PICK: 4- $39
Four Plinko Chips to work with, with the remainder of them being brought by Lanisha.
1. $1,000 (Right)
2. $500 (Right)
3. $1,000 (Left)
4. $500 (Left)
That's three grand for her.
The sixth player called down by Rich is Alice and the third IUFB is a dinette (Lanisha).
Alice: $1,100
Jeremy: $1,650
Catherine: $2,000
Karen: $2,001
ARP: $2,099
"O Canada", Karen Wiley might win a Dodge Caliber (Rachael) playing One Away. Board:
$ 2 5 , 7 3 6
You know, there's a good chance we might get an EXACTA today. First guess:
$ 1 6 , 8 2 5
Only one number is wrong. Does she change the 2...NO, she changes the 8 instead. Hence, the ARP was $16,845. ZONK ANSWER OF THE WEEK NOMINEE.
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #1:
Karen ($2,099): $.75
Ashley ($5,400): Quarter + 35 = $.60
Jeffrey ($13,947): Nickel + Dime = $.15
The Canadian gets to the Showcase.
Coming on down next is Carol and the fourth IUFB is a recumbent exercise bike (Rachael).
Carol: $1,800
Alice: $800
Jeremy: $505
Catherine: $900
ARP: $700
Jeremy Garibaldi plays Coming or Going for a brass bed (Brandi). If he's Coming, his guess would be $8,976. If he's Going, he would be guessing $6,798. He knows he's Going and he wins!
After him, Angela leaves her chair in the audience and the fifth IUFB is a laptop with four iPods (Brandi & Rachael).
Angela: $1,500
Catherine: $1,200
Carol: $1,100
Alice: $1,180
ARP: $1,595
Angela Strombeg, a teacher at Canyon Creek, plays Check Out for a Ford Focus (Lanisha) worth $15,735! Products today are Toaster Strudels, trash tossers, Downy, creole injectors and Gold Bond Lotion. Guesses:
Pastries: $6
Trash tossers: $2
Bleach: $5
Creole injectors: $4
Lotion: $6
TOTAL GUESS: $23
Answers:
Pastries: $2.49
Trash tossers: $4.29
Bleach: $6.99
Creole injectors: $5.99
Lotion: $9.12
ACTUAL TOTAL: $28.88
DIFFERENCE: $5.88
I don't think Fingers wanted this Focus won today.
The last one to "Come on Down" today is Michelle and the final IUFB is a garden tool collection (Lanisha).
Michelle: $1,000
Catherine: $575
Carol: BUCK (SUICIDE BID)
Alice: TWO BUCKS
ARP: $634, so Catherine escapes the First Four Breakfast Club!
This Parkinson's Disease volunteer therapist from Maryland now plays Safe Crackers (safe handled by Brandi) for a Dodge Avenger (Rachael) and a year's supply of chocolates (Lanisha)!
NUMBERS IN CANDY PRICE: 0, 4 & 5
She guesses $540 for the candy, and Drew does let the player try to open the safe this time...WINNER! Great lineup today!
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #2:
Angela ($1,595): 45 + 85 = OVER
Jeremy ($9,676): Dime + 20 = $.30
Catherine ($21,809): $.60 (First spin was a PENALTY)
Catherine's in the Showcase!
First Showcase starts with Lanisha showing off new crystal stemware after she accidentially breaks it. Second, if an elephant stomps on your favorite piano, replace it with a new baby grand piano (Brandi). Finally, if your set of wheels should become a lemon for good, run to your auto dealership at once and ask for a new Chrysler Sebring Convertible (Std., Paint, Comm.)(Rachael)!
CATHERINE BIDS $17,000 ON CONVERTIBLE SHOWCASE- GARF OF THE CENTURY
MY BID FOR CONVERTIBLE SHOWCASE: $37,150
For Karen, we have a game room package that consists of a bumper pool table, board games and a racing arcade game (Lanisha)! Then, she could have more fun in St. Croix (Brandi & Rachael).
KAREN BIDS $15,000 ON FUN & GAMES SHOWCASE
MY BID FOR FUN & GAMES SHOWCASE: $23,000
CATHERINE'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $17,000
ARP: $41,174
DIFFERENCE: $24,174 (biggest Showcase whiff this season)
KAREN'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $15,000
ARP: $18,889
DIFFERENCE: $3,889- WIN
Don't feel bad for Katherine- she's still the day's top winner with $21,809 in prizes, including her Avenger! Karen, today's Showcase winner, takes home $20,988 in stuff. She still would've won if she had been insane enough to bid $1 on her Showcase.
DOND: Today's player is #11 Stuart Engleman (wearing a wizard costume; he's been a glass blower for the past 38 years). He swaps out for the potentially unlucky #13.
ROUND 1:
1. #11 (Chibby)- OOPS!!! ($500,000)
2. #7 (Felicia)- $75,000
3. #3 (David)- $5,000
4. #16 (Ronnie)- $5
5. #6 (Kenny)- $100,000 (DANGER ZONE ENFORCED)
FIRST OFFER: $8,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 2:
1. #18 (Sonia)- $10,000
2. #19 (Debbie)- $200
3. #5 (Allison)- $25,000 (STRIKE ONE)
4. #8 (Kenneth)- BUCK
5. #2 (Doreen)- $100
Stuart, get out of the game NOW.
SECOND OFFER: $12,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 3:
1. #9 (Vivian)- $10
2. #14 (Dan)- $7,500
3. #10 (Rachel)- $1,000
4. #22 (Keli)- $50
THIRD OFFER: $20,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 4:
1. #4 (Carrie Lee)- $2,500
2. #15 (Isabel)- $25
FOURTH OFFER: $27,500- NO DEAL
ROUND 5:
1. #20 (Fazlul)- $400
2. #1 (Sandra)- $250,000 (BIG STRIKE TWO)
FIFTH OFFER: $6,000- NO DEAL
19th PICK: #12 (Barbara)- PENNY
SIXTH OFFER: $11,000- DEAL
He would've knocked out the $50,000 with Carlos' #17 on his next pick; his final case had $500. He should've dealt at $27,500.
WOF: The night's first Toss-Up falls under the category of Fictional Characters:
_ H _ _ T S/&/
_ O B _ I N S
Mark solves GHOSTS & GHOBLINS for $1,000. Tonight's players:
Mark Thomas (Fitchburg, MA)- Field engineer, drummer and chili buff
Katherine Klem (Louisville, KY)- UVA graduate, an activist against tobacco and has been a dancer for the past 14 years
Kimberly Jones (Chesterfield, MI but originally from Boston)- Advertising consultant and fitness/dance instructor
$2,000 Toss-Up category is Food & Drink:
_ _ O C _ _ A T E
_ _ _ _ _
Mark takes a shot with CHOCOLATE CHIPS...incorrect. After a little more help is revealed in the bottom word, Kimberly solves CHOCOLATE SYRUP for $2,000.
Round 1 category is Headline and it's a big puzzle; out on the wheel now is a ghost tour of Quebec worth $5,836. After Kimberly calls the G's, we have...
_ I _ _ A E _/_ _ E _ _ S/_ R I N G S/_ _ _ E/
E I G _ T/G _ _ _/_ E _ A _ S
...she calls the H's for another $2,000 and solves MICHAEL PHELPS BRINGS HOME EIGHT GOLD MEDALS for another $6,250 and $8,250 total.
NO DUDS OR BANKRUPTS THIS ROUND
IHOP Jackpot/Prize Puzzle Round category is Phrase. Early on, Mark calls three T's for $10,500 but then buys a dud vowel in A. Mark then buys the I's and the O's and we have...
_ _ _ _ L L _ N T
S _ I
_ O N _ I T I O N S
...he then calls the C's for a $1,000 Yankee Candle package and solves EXCELLENT SKI CONDITIONS for another $10,950, the Yankee Candle stuff and a ski holiday in Lake Tahoe, for a new total of $20,070 in cash and prizes!
DUDS: A (repeated by Kimberly), R
WINNING ID FOR TRIP: KC2070374
Swanson Broth Mystery Round category is Same Name. Katherine immediately hits a Mystery Wedge and calls three T's. She takes the $3,000 bailout for them (but that had the $10,000 back there). She then lands on the same Mystery Wedge two turns later and calls a $1,000 R; she again declines the chance to flip it over. She then hits Lose a Turn next. Later, after Mark calls the C's, we have...
P O _ _ T _ C A _/&/C O S T _ _ _/
PARTY
...he calls an $800 M, the L's for another $800 and despite the "only vowels left" sound not going off at this point, he solves POLITICAL & COSTUME PARTY for another $4,800 and $24,870 total!
DUDS: N
The last Toss-Up category is On the Map:
_ _ _ Z I _/&/_ H _ _ E
Katherine finally gets on the board with BRAZIL & CHILE for $3,000! Next category is Thing. After she calls the S, we have...
S _ _ _ R N A T _ R A _
_ _ _ N _ _ _ N _ N
...I believe I know it, but she buys the only dud vowel on the board (I). Kimberly calls the P's for $700 and solves SUPERNATURAL PHENOMENON to bump that up to $1,000 and go to $9,250.
DUDS: I
Speed-Up Round category is Occupation, consonants are worth $1,300 and it's a one-wordy. After Katherine calls the P...
_ P O R T _ _ R _ T _ R
...after leaving out the second S on her first guess, she solves SPORTSWRITER for another $3,900 and a final total of $6,900. Kimberly leaves with $9,250 and Mark wins with $24,870!
DUDS: G, N (both by Mark)
Big Money Round: Remember, this week's car is a Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder, not the Audi TT Roadster as I first stated (I have since fixed the mistake in Monday's recap). Let's see if Mark can extend the Tuesday bonus round winning streak to five weeks. He spins the single star and the category is Event. Starting with:
_ E _ _ _
_ _ _ N _ _ _ R
He calls D, C, M and O and gets...
_ E _ _ _
D O _ N _ O _ R
...he gets DOWNPOUR late but is incorrect with RAIN DOWNPOUR, so the Tuesday winning streak is over. It was HEAVY DOWNPOUR and we miss out on giving away our first car of the season.
Bingo America: Tonight's players are Lindsay & Jayson. At halftime in Game 1:
LINDSAY: B-NGO
JAYSON: B----
BANK: $831
The fourth question was tonight's Wild Card Question, answered correctly by Lindsay to mark off her B.
7 (N41)- Wolf Blitzer hosts a Sunday talk show for which network?
JAYSON: CNN- CORRECT (B-N--; $872)
8 (O75)- The Brandenburg Gate towers over what German city?
JAYSON: Frankfurt- NO
LINDSAY: Berlin- CORRECT ($947)
9 (I24)- Hayden Panettiere is a cheerleader on what NBC TV series?
JAYSON: "Heroes"- RIGHT (BIN--; $971)
50/50 MODE:
10 (I18)- T or F: In a right triangle, the hypotenuse is the longest side.
JAYSON: False- LOSE
50/50 Mode also begins with the tenth question of Game 2. Here's where things stand now:
LINDSAY: -I-GO
JAYSON: -ING-
BANK: $1,429
10 (O66)- According to Miss Manners, a true gentleman will always carry what- a handkerchief or an umbrella?
LINDSAY: Handkerchief- CORRECT ($1,495)
11 (N38)- T or F: Including its two tusks, an elephant has only six teeth.
JAYSON: True- CORRECT ($1,533)
12 (N39)- A dollar sign resembles what letter with a vertical line through it- the 9th letter or the 19th letter?
JAYSON: 9th letter- OOPS (Lindsay: -INGO)
13 (O74)- T or F: The word "inflammable" has the same definition as the word "flammable".
LINDSAY: True- RIGHT ($1,607)
14 (B8)- On modern political maps, which color represents a state that voted for a Republican- red or blue?
LINDSAY: Red- WIN ($1,615)
Bingo Bonus Round: The good news is that she doesn't wipe out like the past two champions...
B: #8- $1,000
I: #27- $1,500 ($2,500)
N: #33- $500 ($3,000)
...and a little better news- she doesn't go down to the wrecking balls, either. Her total for the day: $4,615.
Jeopardy!: Mathew Safer now defends the title against these two:
Carl Brandt (originally from Pittsburgh)- Investor
Becka Feighner (Canton, MI)- Receptionist
Opening categories:
"American Experience: The Presidents"
1980s TV
BRAND NAME SYMBOLS
WORLD CAPITAL HISTORY
USES FOR STALE BREAD
RHYME FEST (each correct response rhymes with "fest")
At the first break, Feighner has $3,600 while both men have $1,800 apiece. Feighner then finds the Daily Double under the last Brand Name Symbols clue, but she's now $200 behind Brandt for the lead, $4,600-$4,400. The champ still has $1,800. Her wager is two grand:
This mode of transportation adorns boxes of Rice-a-Roni.
"What is a San Francisco trolley car?"...NOT ACCEPTABLE for cable car, so she's down to $2,400. After the round, the champ now leads with $5,800. Brandt has $3,800 and Feighner has $3,000.
NO TRIPLE STUMPERS THIS ROUND
DJ! Categories:
I'M GETTING "C" SICK
A BEN KINGSLEY FILM FESTIVAL (a year and a character is given, and the players have to ID the film)
UNREAL ESTATE
CRAYOLA: A COLORFUL HISTORY (Clue Crew clues from the Crayola factory)
I SAY, HERMIONE
LET US GO TO THE OPERA
After getting the first Ben Kingsley clue correct, Brandt finds the first Daily Double under the $800 clue there with $6,200 thus far. Safer's still ahead with $9,400 and Feighner has $3,400. His wager is two grand.
1993: Bookkeeper Itzhak Stern
"What is Schindler's List?"...right to go to $8,200! But he loses quite a bit of that new total to incorrect responses on the $1,200 and $1,600 clues that prove to be the first two Triple Stumpers of this game. Late in the round, Feighner finds the other Daily Double under the $1,200 clue of the last remaining category I Say Hermoine. She has $6,600 so far while the champ has $11,000 and Brandt's leading again with $11,800; this is her chance to make this game even tighter. Her wager is $3,000 on all of this:
At age 19 in 1925, Hermione Bulwer-Lytton was acting vicereine of this country.
"What is India?"...RIGHT for $9,600!
DJ! LACH TRASH: $12,800
SCORES AFTER DOUBLE JEOPARDY!:
Mathew: $9,000
Becka: $9,600
Carl: $11,800
CORYAT SCORES:
Mathew: $9,000
Becka: $9,800
Carl: $10,600
(Flashback moment #2 from a May 25, 1999 episode: A contestant comes up with the correct response of "What is Cleopatra?" after we see a lady imitating Cleopatra)
FJ! CATEGORY: Asian Nations.
Of the world's 11 countries whose English names start with "A", the only two whose names DON'T end with "A".
We start with our champion, who responded with "What are Azerbaijan?"...that's just one, so he immediately LOSES EVERYTHING and will leave with $45,701. We go to Feighner, who wrote down NOTHING, so she loses $8,400 and is down to $1,200. Brandt only puts down Mazalov, I do believe. Correct response: What are Afghanistan and Azerbaijan?. His wager was...
...$7,401, meaning he becomes the new champion with $4,399.
Ashley: BUCK (STUPID BID)
Jeremy: $652
Catherine: $500
Geoffrey: $653
ARP: $895
Geoffrey Patterson from Grand Rapids, MI could win a pair of trips from Barker's Bargain Bar!
Savannah, GA (Lanisha): $5,071
Santa Fe (Rachael): $5,481
He thinks Savannah is the bigger bargain.
SANTA FE:
BARGAIN PRICE: $5,481
ARP: $6,481
DIFFERENCE: $1,000
SAVANNAH:
BARGAIN PRICE: $5,071
ARP: $6,571
DIFFERENCE: $1,500- WIN!
I would've lost this one.
Leaving the crowd fifth is Karen and the second IUFB is a cuckoo clock (Rachael).
Karen: $950
Ashley: $1,100
Jeremy: $756
Catherine: $600
ARP: $2,250
Ashley Knauer from UCLA rebounds from her first IUFB blunder to earn a shot at Plinko! Today's SPs are modeled by Brandi.
1. Pair of two-way radios
WRONG PRICE: $26
PICK: 6- $56
2. Food carrier
WRONG PRICE: $65
PICK: 5- $15
3. Picture viewer
WRONG PRICE: $73
PICK: 7- $79
4. Rice dispenser
WRONG PRICE: $34
PICK: 4- $39
Four Plinko Chips to work with, with the remainder of them being brought by Lanisha.
1. $1,000 (Right)
2. $500 (Right)
3. $1,000 (Left)
4. $500 (Left)
That's three grand for her.
The sixth player called down by Rich is Alice and the third IUFB is a dinette (Lanisha).
Alice: $1,100
Jeremy: $1,650
Catherine: $2,000
Karen: $2,001
ARP: $2,099
"O Canada", Karen Wiley might win a Dodge Caliber (Rachael) playing One Away. Board:
$ 2 5 , 7 3 6
You know, there's a good chance we might get an EXACTA today. First guess:
$ 1 6 , 8 2 5
Only one number is wrong. Does she change the 2...NO, she changes the 8 instead. Hence, the ARP was $16,845. ZONK ANSWER OF THE WEEK NOMINEE.
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #1:
Karen ($2,099): $.75
Ashley ($5,400): Quarter + 35 = $.60
Jeffrey ($13,947): Nickel + Dime = $.15
The Canadian gets to the Showcase.
Coming on down next is Carol and the fourth IUFB is a recumbent exercise bike (Rachael).
Carol: $1,800
Alice: $800
Jeremy: $505
Catherine: $900
ARP: $700
Jeremy Garibaldi plays Coming or Going for a brass bed (Brandi). If he's Coming, his guess would be $8,976. If he's Going, he would be guessing $6,798. He knows he's Going and he wins!
After him, Angela leaves her chair in the audience and the fifth IUFB is a laptop with four iPods (Brandi & Rachael).
Angela: $1,500
Catherine: $1,200
Carol: $1,100
Alice: $1,180
ARP: $1,595
Angela Strombeg, a teacher at Canyon Creek, plays Check Out for a Ford Focus (Lanisha) worth $15,735! Products today are Toaster Strudels, trash tossers, Downy, creole injectors and Gold Bond Lotion. Guesses:
Pastries: $6
Trash tossers: $2
Bleach: $5
Creole injectors: $4
Lotion: $6
TOTAL GUESS: $23
Answers:
Pastries: $2.49
Trash tossers: $4.29
Bleach: $6.99
Creole injectors: $5.99
Lotion: $9.12
ACTUAL TOTAL: $28.88
DIFFERENCE: $5.88
I don't think Fingers wanted this Focus won today.
The last one to "Come on Down" today is Michelle and the final IUFB is a garden tool collection (Lanisha).
Michelle: $1,000
Catherine: $575
Carol: BUCK (SUICIDE BID)
Alice: TWO BUCKS
ARP: $634, so Catherine escapes the First Four Breakfast Club!
This Parkinson's Disease volunteer therapist from Maryland now plays Safe Crackers (safe handled by Brandi) for a Dodge Avenger (Rachael) and a year's supply of chocolates (Lanisha)!
NUMBERS IN CANDY PRICE: 0, 4 & 5
She guesses $540 for the candy, and Drew does let the player try to open the safe this time...WINNER! Great lineup today!
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #2:
Angela ($1,595): 45 + 85 = OVER
Jeremy ($9,676): Dime + 20 = $.30
Catherine ($21,809): $.60 (First spin was a PENALTY)
Catherine's in the Showcase!
First Showcase starts with Lanisha showing off new crystal stemware after she accidentially breaks it. Second, if an elephant stomps on your favorite piano, replace it with a new baby grand piano (Brandi). Finally, if your set of wheels should become a lemon for good, run to your auto dealership at once and ask for a new Chrysler Sebring Convertible (Std., Paint, Comm.)(Rachael)!
CATHERINE BIDS $17,000 ON CONVERTIBLE SHOWCASE- GARF OF THE CENTURY
MY BID FOR CONVERTIBLE SHOWCASE: $37,150
For Karen, we have a game room package that consists of a bumper pool table, board games and a racing arcade game (Lanisha)! Then, she could have more fun in St. Croix (Brandi & Rachael).
KAREN BIDS $15,000 ON FUN & GAMES SHOWCASE
MY BID FOR FUN & GAMES SHOWCASE: $23,000
CATHERINE'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $17,000
ARP: $41,174
DIFFERENCE: $24,174 (biggest Showcase whiff this season)
KAREN'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $15,000
ARP: $18,889
DIFFERENCE: $3,889- WIN
Don't feel bad for Katherine- she's still the day's top winner with $21,809 in prizes, including her Avenger! Karen, today's Showcase winner, takes home $20,988 in stuff. She still would've won if she had been insane enough to bid $1 on her Showcase.
DOND: Today's player is #11 Stuart Engleman (wearing a wizard costume; he's been a glass blower for the past 38 years). He swaps out for the potentially unlucky #13.
ROUND 1:
1. #11 (Chibby)- OOPS!!! ($500,000)
2. #7 (Felicia)- $75,000
3. #3 (David)- $5,000
4. #16 (Ronnie)- $5
5. #6 (Kenny)- $100,000 (DANGER ZONE ENFORCED)
FIRST OFFER: $8,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 2:
1. #18 (Sonia)- $10,000
2. #19 (Debbie)- $200
3. #5 (Allison)- $25,000 (STRIKE ONE)
4. #8 (Kenneth)- BUCK
5. #2 (Doreen)- $100
Stuart, get out of the game NOW.
SECOND OFFER: $12,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 3:
1. #9 (Vivian)- $10
2. #14 (Dan)- $7,500
3. #10 (Rachel)- $1,000
4. #22 (Keli)- $50
THIRD OFFER: $20,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 4:
1. #4 (Carrie Lee)- $2,500
2. #15 (Isabel)- $25
FOURTH OFFER: $27,500- NO DEAL
ROUND 5:
1. #20 (Fazlul)- $400
2. #1 (Sandra)- $250,000 (BIG STRIKE TWO)
FIFTH OFFER: $6,000- NO DEAL
19th PICK: #12 (Barbara)- PENNY
SIXTH OFFER: $11,000- DEAL
He would've knocked out the $50,000 with Carlos' #17 on his next pick; his final case had $500. He should've dealt at $27,500.
WOF: The night's first Toss-Up falls under the category of Fictional Characters:
_ H _ _ T S/&/
_ O B _ I N S
Mark solves GHOSTS & GHOBLINS for $1,000. Tonight's players:
Mark Thomas (Fitchburg, MA)- Field engineer, drummer and chili buff
Katherine Klem (Louisville, KY)- UVA graduate, an activist against tobacco and has been a dancer for the past 14 years
Kimberly Jones (Chesterfield, MI but originally from Boston)- Advertising consultant and fitness/dance instructor
$2,000 Toss-Up category is Food & Drink:
_ _ O C _ _ A T E
_ _ _ _ _
Mark takes a shot with CHOCOLATE CHIPS...incorrect. After a little more help is revealed in the bottom word, Kimberly solves CHOCOLATE SYRUP for $2,000.
Round 1 category is Headline and it's a big puzzle; out on the wheel now is a ghost tour of Quebec worth $5,836. After Kimberly calls the G's, we have...
_ I _ _ A E _/_ _ E _ _ S/_ R I N G S/_ _ _ E/
E I G _ T/G _ _ _/_ E _ A _ S
...she calls the H's for another $2,000 and solves MICHAEL PHELPS BRINGS HOME EIGHT GOLD MEDALS for another $6,250 and $8,250 total.
NO DUDS OR BANKRUPTS THIS ROUND
IHOP Jackpot/Prize Puzzle Round category is Phrase. Early on, Mark calls three T's for $10,500 but then buys a dud vowel in A. Mark then buys the I's and the O's and we have...
_ _ _ _ L L _ N T
S _ I
_ O N _ I T I O N S
...he then calls the C's for a $1,000 Yankee Candle package and solves EXCELLENT SKI CONDITIONS for another $10,950, the Yankee Candle stuff and a ski holiday in Lake Tahoe, for a new total of $20,070 in cash and prizes!
DUDS: A (repeated by Kimberly), R
WINNING ID FOR TRIP: KC2070374
Swanson Broth Mystery Round category is Same Name. Katherine immediately hits a Mystery Wedge and calls three T's. She takes the $3,000 bailout for them (but that had the $10,000 back there). She then lands on the same Mystery Wedge two turns later and calls a $1,000 R; she again declines the chance to flip it over. She then hits Lose a Turn next. Later, after Mark calls the C's, we have...
P O _ _ T _ C A _/&/C O S T _ _ _/
PARTY
...he calls an $800 M, the L's for another $800 and despite the "only vowels left" sound not going off at this point, he solves POLITICAL & COSTUME PARTY for another $4,800 and $24,870 total!
DUDS: N
The last Toss-Up category is On the Map:
_ _ _ Z I _/&/_ H _ _ E
Katherine finally gets on the board with BRAZIL & CHILE for $3,000! Next category is Thing. After she calls the S, we have...
S _ _ _ R N A T _ R A _
_ _ _ N _ _ _ N _ N
...I believe I know it, but she buys the only dud vowel on the board (I). Kimberly calls the P's for $700 and solves SUPERNATURAL PHENOMENON to bump that up to $1,000 and go to $9,250.
DUDS: I
Speed-Up Round category is Occupation, consonants are worth $1,300 and it's a one-wordy. After Katherine calls the P...
_ P O R T _ _ R _ T _ R
...after leaving out the second S on her first guess, she solves SPORTSWRITER for another $3,900 and a final total of $6,900. Kimberly leaves with $9,250 and Mark wins with $24,870!
DUDS: G, N (both by Mark)
Big Money Round: Remember, this week's car is a Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder, not the Audi TT Roadster as I first stated (I have since fixed the mistake in Monday's recap). Let's see if Mark can extend the Tuesday bonus round winning streak to five weeks. He spins the single star and the category is Event. Starting with:
_ E _ _ _
_ _ _ N _ _ _ R
He calls D, C, M and O and gets...
_ E _ _ _
D O _ N _ O _ R
...he gets DOWNPOUR late but is incorrect with RAIN DOWNPOUR, so the Tuesday winning streak is over. It was HEAVY DOWNPOUR and we miss out on giving away our first car of the season.
Bingo America: Tonight's players are Lindsay & Jayson. At halftime in Game 1:
LINDSAY: B-NGO
JAYSON: B----
BANK: $831
The fourth question was tonight's Wild Card Question, answered correctly by Lindsay to mark off her B.
7 (N41)- Wolf Blitzer hosts a Sunday talk show for which network?
JAYSON: CNN- CORRECT (B-N--; $872)
8 (O75)- The Brandenburg Gate towers over what German city?
JAYSON: Frankfurt- NO
LINDSAY: Berlin- CORRECT ($947)
9 (I24)- Hayden Panettiere is a cheerleader on what NBC TV series?
JAYSON: "Heroes"- RIGHT (BIN--; $971)
50/50 MODE:
10 (I18)- T or F: In a right triangle, the hypotenuse is the longest side.
JAYSON: False- LOSE
50/50 Mode also begins with the tenth question of Game 2. Here's where things stand now:
LINDSAY: -I-GO
JAYSON: -ING-
BANK: $1,429
10 (O66)- According to Miss Manners, a true gentleman will always carry what- a handkerchief or an umbrella?
LINDSAY: Handkerchief- CORRECT ($1,495)
11 (N38)- T or F: Including its two tusks, an elephant has only six teeth.
JAYSON: True- CORRECT ($1,533)
12 (N39)- A dollar sign resembles what letter with a vertical line through it- the 9th letter or the 19th letter?
JAYSON: 9th letter- OOPS (Lindsay: -INGO)
13 (O74)- T or F: The word "inflammable" has the same definition as the word "flammable".
LINDSAY: True- RIGHT ($1,607)
14 (B8)- On modern political maps, which color represents a state that voted for a Republican- red or blue?
LINDSAY: Red- WIN ($1,615)
Bingo Bonus Round: The good news is that she doesn't wipe out like the past two champions...
B: #8- $1,000
I: #27- $1,500 ($2,500)
N: #33- $500 ($3,000)
...and a little better news- she doesn't go down to the wrecking balls, either. Her total for the day: $4,615.
Jeopardy!: Mathew Safer now defends the title against these two:
Carl Brandt (originally from Pittsburgh)- Investor
Becka Feighner (Canton, MI)- Receptionist
Opening categories:
"American Experience: The Presidents"
1980s TV
BRAND NAME SYMBOLS
WORLD CAPITAL HISTORY
USES FOR STALE BREAD
RHYME FEST (each correct response rhymes with "fest")
At the first break, Feighner has $3,600 while both men have $1,800 apiece. Feighner then finds the Daily Double under the last Brand Name Symbols clue, but she's now $200 behind Brandt for the lead, $4,600-$4,400. The champ still has $1,800. Her wager is two grand:
This mode of transportation adorns boxes of Rice-a-Roni.
"What is a San Francisco trolley car?"...NOT ACCEPTABLE for cable car, so she's down to $2,400. After the round, the champ now leads with $5,800. Brandt has $3,800 and Feighner has $3,000.
NO TRIPLE STUMPERS THIS ROUND
DJ! Categories:
I'M GETTING "C" SICK
A BEN KINGSLEY FILM FESTIVAL (a year and a character is given, and the players have to ID the film)
UNREAL ESTATE
CRAYOLA: A COLORFUL HISTORY (Clue Crew clues from the Crayola factory)
I SAY, HERMIONE
LET US GO TO THE OPERA
After getting the first Ben Kingsley clue correct, Brandt finds the first Daily Double under the $800 clue there with $6,200 thus far. Safer's still ahead with $9,400 and Feighner has $3,400. His wager is two grand.
1993: Bookkeeper Itzhak Stern
"What is Schindler's List?"...right to go to $8,200! But he loses quite a bit of that new total to incorrect responses on the $1,200 and $1,600 clues that prove to be the first two Triple Stumpers of this game. Late in the round, Feighner finds the other Daily Double under the $1,200 clue of the last remaining category I Say Hermoine. She has $6,600 so far while the champ has $11,000 and Brandt's leading again with $11,800; this is her chance to make this game even tighter. Her wager is $3,000 on all of this:
At age 19 in 1925, Hermione Bulwer-Lytton was acting vicereine of this country.
"What is India?"...RIGHT for $9,600!
DJ! LACH TRASH: $12,800
SCORES AFTER DOUBLE JEOPARDY!:
Mathew: $9,000
Becka: $9,600
Carl: $11,800
CORYAT SCORES:
Mathew: $9,000
Becka: $9,800
Carl: $10,600
(Flashback moment #2 from a May 25, 1999 episode: A contestant comes up with the correct response of "What is Cleopatra?" after we see a lady imitating Cleopatra)
FJ! CATEGORY: Asian Nations.
Of the world's 11 countries whose English names start with "A", the only two whose names DON'T end with "A".
We start with our champion, who responded with "What are Azerbaijan?"...that's just one, so he immediately LOSES EVERYTHING and will leave with $45,701. We go to Feighner, who wrote down NOTHING, so she loses $8,400 and is down to $1,200. Brandt only puts down Mazalov, I do believe. Correct response: What are Afghanistan and Azerbaijan?. His wager was...
...$7,401, meaning he becomes the new champion with $4,399.
Monday, October 27, 2008
Three family members of former "American Idol" contestant dead
Just as her first album and latest movie project were about to be released, "American Idol" alum and Oscar winner Jennifer Hudson has sadly lost three of her family members to shootings. First off, her mother Darnell and brother Jason were killed late last week in a homicide. Today, it has been revealed that 7-year-old nephew Julian was found dead in the back of an SUV.
We send our deep condolences to Jennifer and the remainder of her family.
Source: The Associated Press
We send our deep condolences to Jennifer and the remainder of her family.
Source: The Associated Press
"Dancing with the Stars" 10/27
Remember, Michael Flatley is filling in for Len Goodman this week.
The first team to perform tonight consists of Maurice Greene & Cheryl Burke. They're dancing the V. Waltz to John Mayer's "Gravity". They get triple 7's.
Second are Lance Bass and Lacey Schwimmer, performing the Jive to "Tutti Frutti" by Little Richard. They pick up three 9's!
Going third are Susan Lucci and Tony Dovolani. They're doing the Mambo.
CARRIE ANN: 8
MICHAEL: 8
BRUNO: 7
TOTAL: 23
In the #4 spot are Brooke Burke & Derek Hough. Now, BB is working with an injured foot. They're dancing the Rumba to "No Air" by Jordin Sparks and Chris Brown.
CARRIE ANN: 8
MICHAEL: 10
BRUNO: 8
TOTAL: 26
Next is that infamous team of Cloris Leachman and Corky Ballas. This week, they're dancing the Cha-Cha-Cha to "Come See About Me" by The Surpremes. The fans better come to their rescue like in the past, because they only get three 5's this week.
After them are Cody Linley and Julianne Hough with the Samba. The background song is "Wind Up" by Kat DeLuna.
CARRIE ANN: 8
MICHAEL: 8
BRUNO: 7
TOTAL: 23
Finally, Warren Sapp & Kym Johnson dance the Rumba to "Irreplaceable" by Beyonce.
CARRIE ANN: 8
MICHAEL: 9
BRUNO: 8
TOTAL: 25
All the teams then do a Hip-Hop routine near the end of the show.
There's a good chance that Cloris & Corky will be in the bottom two tomorrow, but I'm not sure if they're going to be eliminated this week.
The first team to perform tonight consists of Maurice Greene & Cheryl Burke. They're dancing the V. Waltz to John Mayer's "Gravity". They get triple 7's.
Second are Lance Bass and Lacey Schwimmer, performing the Jive to "Tutti Frutti" by Little Richard. They pick up three 9's!
Going third are Susan Lucci and Tony Dovolani. They're doing the Mambo.
CARRIE ANN: 8
MICHAEL: 8
BRUNO: 7
TOTAL: 23
In the #4 spot are Brooke Burke & Derek Hough. Now, BB is working with an injured foot. They're dancing the Rumba to "No Air" by Jordin Sparks and Chris Brown.
CARRIE ANN: 8
MICHAEL: 10
BRUNO: 8
TOTAL: 26
Next is that infamous team of Cloris Leachman and Corky Ballas. This week, they're dancing the Cha-Cha-Cha to "Come See About Me" by The Surpremes. The fans better come to their rescue like in the past, because they only get three 5's this week.
After them are Cody Linley and Julianne Hough with the Samba. The background song is "Wind Up" by Kat DeLuna.
CARRIE ANN: 8
MICHAEL: 8
BRUNO: 7
TOTAL: 23
Finally, Warren Sapp & Kym Johnson dance the Rumba to "Irreplaceable" by Beyonce.
CARRIE ANN: 8
MICHAEL: 9
BRUNO: 8
TOTAL: 25
All the teams then do a Hip-Hop routine near the end of the show.
There's a good chance that Cloris & Corky will be in the bottom two tomorrow, but I'm not sure if they're going to be eliminated this week.
10/27/2008 Results- First Results of Year 3!
TPIR: A few notes from last Friday's show that I didn't watch- during Safe Crackers, Drew Carey totally blew the final reveal, just simply showing the correct combination to determine if the player had won or not rather than letting the player try to open the safe. Three car games were played, one of which was Range Game, but none of them were won. Also, the place where the contestant had to stop in That's Too Much was the SECOND PRICE for the first time ever; a lot of people are calling this a forced loss. Finally, during the second Showcase, everyone in the audience got to eat Papa John's Pizza!
Alright, let's now focus on this week's shows. The Friday show will be the Halloween episode. But Episode 4491K begins with Marvin, Marlee, John and Lauren. Drew comes out while he's using a cell phone (for those of you who haven't been noticing as of late, Drew's usually been doing some goofy things when he makes his entrance from Door #2), and the first IUFB is an eliptical trainer (Lanisha).
Lauren: $1,025
John: $1,275
Marlee: $2,000
Marvin: $900
ARP: $2,500
Marlee Laviola from Seal Beach, CA plays Freeze Frame for a snowmobile (Rachael). The logical choices available are $3,419, $4,015, $5,565, $6,599, $8,834 and $9,940. She freezes at $5,565, and she looks very unsure on stage...no wonder- it was actually $6,599, and the crowd wanted her to stop there. She instead listened to her two other family members.
Coming on down fifth is Angel and the second IUFB is a punch set (Rachael).
Angel: $1,200
Marvin: $700
Lauren: $1,100
John: $701
ARP: $1,575
Uh oh, a screamin' Angel Wallace has made it up on stage! This children's tutor originally from Baltimore may soon be listening to Natasha Bedingfield's latest hit "Angel" in a Pontiac Vibe (Brandi)! She's playing Hole in One or Two, with Lanisha and Rachael handling these products: Cortaid, Clorox bleach, nasal strips, batteries, Mylanta and Bruce's Yams. Here is my product lineup guess:
1. Yams
2. Bleach
3. Antacid
4. Batteries
5. Skin cream
6. Nasal strips
Angel's guess:
1. Yams
2. Bleach
3. Antacid
4. Nasal strips (thanks a lot, audience; she originally had the batteries here)
5. Batteries
6. Skin cream
The prices:
1. $1.79
2. $4.29
3. $7.99
4. $11.84
5. $6.99
She never had it right- she should've put the batteries third, the antacid fourth, the cream fifth and the strips last.
Drew's Inspiration Putt...off to the left. As for Angel...she only needs one putt to win! Time to scream with delight, ma'am!
Our sixth contestant today is Tracey and the third IUFB is a range (Brandi).
Tracey: $775
Marvin: $1,600
Lauren: $2,000
John: $900
ARP: $1,599
With Marvin being over by a buck, John Haegele breakdances to Switch?, where he can win a pair of motorscooters (Rachael) marked at $3,598 and a big screen TV (Lanisha) marked at $2,500. I hope he leaves those prices alone...and the audience is successful in making him do so for the win (the dollar signs were not on the right prices during the final reveals)! He then checks out one of the motorscooters after winning!
TODAY'S WIN AT HOME PRIZE: Butcher block (Brandi)
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #1:
Marlee ($2,500): 15 + 75 (she got a PENALTY on her second spin) = $.90
John ($7,697): 15 + 95 = OVER
Angel ($19,270): $.90
SPIN-OFF:
Marlee: $.15
Angel: $.30
Angel's going to the Showcase!
The next player coming on down is Ohio State's Christopher Rogers and the fourth IUFB is a gold diamond bracelet (Rachael).
Christopher: $1,100
Tracey: $2,000
Marvin: $2,250
Lauren: BUCK
ARP: $1,700
The Ohio State student, who is majoring in Criminal Justice, will now try to pass Bonus Game for an Ashley bedroom (Brandi) worth $8,198.
1. Solar-powered water bottle
WRONG PRICE: $42
GUESS: LOWER
ARP: $25- RIGHT
2. Dry food dispenser
WRONG PRICE: $48
GUESS: LOWER
ARP: $33- RIGHT
3. Glowing bars T-shirt
WRONG PRICE: $15
GUESS: HIGHER
ARP: $30- YOU BET
4. Hot dog roller
WRONG PRICE: $35
GUESS: HIGHER
ARP: $45- WINS EVERYTHING!
BONUS: T-Shirt
Whitney then comes on down and the fifth IUFB is an acoustic electric guitar (Lanisha).
Whitney: $1,500
Tracey: $1,100
Marvin: $700
Lauren: $1,001
ARP: $940
Marvin Nagal from Chula Vista, CA plays One Wrong Price for:
Loveseat (Rachael): $1,089
Snowboarding equipment (Lanisha): $2,494
Bicycle (Brandi): $2,085
I hope he agreed with me that the snowboarding stuff's price is wrong...he chooses the bike instead, but that's just $1,700 to win! For only the second time this season, we have had at least four out of six Pricing Games won in an episode! Let's see if we can make it 5 out of 6.
Possibly trying to make the 5 out of 6er happen is our last contestant, Carla Long. The final IUFB is a desk and chair (Brandi).
Carla: $350
Lauren: $950
Whitney: $600
Tracey: BUCK (SUICIDE BID)
ARP: $899
TODAY'S FIRST FOUR BREAKFAST CLUB MEMBER: Lauren
Whitney Cauzza wraps up today's Pricing Games by playing Lucky Seven for a Chevrolet Equinox (Std., Airbags, EBH)(Lanisha)! She guesses 3 as the second number...
$ 2 3 , _ _ _
...nice beginning. Third number guess is 7...
$ 2 3 , 8 _ _
...there goes a buck. Fourth number guess is 4...
$ 2 3 , 8 2 _
...she's down to $4! Her final number guess is 5...
$ 2 3 , 8 2 5
...we have our first Lucky Seven win of the season, and it's played last for the first time this season! Also, she gets $3 in gas money!
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #2:
Marvin ($6,223): Quarter + Quarter = $.50
Christopher ($10,031): Dime + 30 = $.40
Whitney ($24,727): $.95
Both car game winners are in the Showcase today!!
We start the first Showcase with Rich being caught sipping a drink before telling us you can first win beauty products (Brandi). Second, after Rich gets caught this time calling Ryan Seacrest on a cell phone, he informs us about a trip to Portugal (Lanisha). Finally, as soon as Rich gets busted for eating dinner at his announcing booth (which includes fried chicken, a lobster and wine), he talks about a 2009 West White Potter Sailboat (Rachael)!
ANGEL BIDS $29,500 ON TRIP/BOAT SHOWCASE
MY BID FOR TRIP/BOAT SHOWCASE: $25,300
For Whitney, we have a Dunkin Donuts Coffee Package which includes coffee from there for a year (Brandi), an Aico dining room (Lanisha) and a Smart Passion Cabriolet (Fairly loaded)(Rachael)!
WHITNEY BIDS $23,000 ON ROOM/CAR SHOWCASE- STAGE GARF (Covers just the car and the coffee package)
MY BID FOR ROOM/CAR SHOWCASE: $33,333
WHITNEY'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $23,000
ARP: $31,167
DIFFERENCE: $8,167
ANGEL'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $29,500
ARP: $28,579
OVER- WHITNEY WINS!
Whitney just won a Smart Convertible for her stepdad! Including that and the other car, she's taking home $55,894 in cash and prizes! Best show of the season, IMO!
DOND: For the next two weeks, the fourth and fifth taped weeks will be airing in order. This week, it's Halloween Week sponsored by the candies of M & M's/Mars! Except for Howie and one of the models, everybody else is in costume! Today's player is #6 Rick Seow (wearing a hot dog outfit and holding a Milky Way Dark case; he's a cookie taste tester from San Diego by way of the Caribbean).
ROUND 1:
1. #1 (Sandra sponsored by Twix)- $50
2. #7 (Felicia sponsored by Snickers)- $7,500
3. #9 (Vivian sponsored by Starburst)- PENNY
4. #17 (Carlos sponsored by 3 Musketeers)- BUCK
5. #21 (Nicole sponsored by Skittles)- $400
FIRST OFFER REJECTED: $18,000
ROUND 2:
1. #13 (Chibby sponsored by Skittles)- $500
2. #4 (Carrie Lee sponsored by 3 Musketeers)- $100,000
3. #15 (Isabel sponsored by Twix)- $75,000
4. #19 (Debbie sponsored by Twix)- $50,000 (DANGER ZONE ENFORCED)
5. #11 (Stuart sponsored by Skittles)- $1,000
SECOND OFFER TURNED DOWN: $15,000
(Note: A skeleton takes the place of the Deal Button this week!)
ROUND 3:
1. #16 (Ronnie sponsored by Snickers)- $2,500
2. #8 (Kenneth sponsored by Twix)- $250,000 (STRIKE ONE)
3. #10 (Rachel sponsored by M & M's)- $500,000 (BIG STRIKE TWO)
4. #3 (David sponsored by M & M's)- $25,000 (THREE STRIKES IN A ROW!!)
THIRD OFFER: $750- NO DEAL
ROUND 4:
1. #5 (Allison sponsored by Skittles)- $200
2. #12 (Barbara sponsored by Milky Way)- $5
FOURTH OFFER: $1,200- NO DEAL
ROUND 5:
1. #22 (Keli sponsored by Milky Way)- $10
2. #14 (Dan sponsored by 3 Musketeers)- $300
FIFTH OFFER: $3,500- NO DEAL
19th PICK: #2 (Doreen sponsored by Starburst)- $10,000
He leaves with $1,000; his case had $100. Rest of the cases:
#18 (Sonia sponsored by M & M's)- $5,000 (he would've chosen this next)
#20 (Azlul sponsored by Snickers)- $25
Too bad the guy had HORRIBLE luck during the second and third rounds.
Bingo America: This week, Episodes 2027-2031 will air in order and are being sponsored by MoneyGram. Tonight's players are Elizabeth and Scott. The halftime scoreboard in Game 1:
ELIZABETH: --NGO
SCOTT: B-NG-
BANK: $832
8 (B3)- The anvil, the hammer and the drum are all parts of what auditory organ?
SCOTT: Ear- CORRECT ($835)
9 (I25)- What word game is played by filling in the blanks, letter by letter, near a drawing of a gallow's picture?
ELIZABETH: Hangman- YOU BET (-INGO; $860)
50/50 MODE:
10 (O61)- If your Zodiac symbol is the Archer, what sign are you- Sagitarius or Aquarius?
SCOTT: Sagitarius- CORRECT (B-NGO; $921)
11 (I19)- Paris or Tokyo- which city lies farther west of NY?
SCOTT: Tokyo- WIN ($940)
After four questions in Game 2, here's where things stand now:
ELIZABETH: BIN--
SCOTT: NOTHING
BANK: $1,025
5 (WILD)- In "Calvin & Hobbs", what kind of animal was Hobbs?
ELIZABETH: Tiger- GOOD GUESS (BING-; $1,125)
6 (G46)- According to the World Value Survey, what home of Hamlet is the happiest place on Earth?
SCOTT: Denmark- CORRECT (---G-; $1,171)
7 (O66)- In "Terminator 2: Judgement Day", the title character used what Spanish phrase, meaning "See you later"?
SCOTT: "Hasta la vista, baby"- YOU BET (---GO; $1,237)
8 (B3)- What trademarked type of in-line skates was an exercise fad in the '90s?
ELIZABETH: Rollerblades- RIGHT ($1,240)
9 (N33)- The Dolly Llama is the leader of what religion?
ELIZABETH: Buddhism- RIGHT AGAIN ($1,273)
50/50 MODE:
10 (O73)- Which TV series was set during the Korean War- "M*A*S*H" or "China Beach"?
ELIZABETH: "M*A*S*H"- WIN ($1,346)
BINGO SHOOTOUT:
1. On what B device did American gymnast Shawn Johnson win a 2008 Olympic gold medal?
ELIZABETH: Balance beam- RIGHT
2. What I refers to a person of any nationality who moves to another country to live in permanently?
ELIZABETH: Immigrant- RIGHT AGAIN
3. What N actress from "Party of Five" also starred in "Scream"?
ELIZABETH: Neve Campbell- WINS $1,346
Bingo Bonus Round: Unfortunately, for the third time in the past six episodes, we have a WIPEOUT. After finding $1,000 under B10, she finds the sole wrecking ball on the second row with I23.
WOF: This week is Halloween Week! Let's see what happens. The first Toss-Up's in the category of Thing:
T _ E/W _ _ _ _ _ _ G/_ _ _ R
Jonathan is way off the mark with THE WATCHING _____. Jennifer then solves THE WITCHING HOUR for $1,000. Tonight's players:
Jennifer Parker (Pompano Beach, FL)- Behavior technician and case manager for children at a mental health institute
Jonathan Fault (Frederick, MD)- Sales consultant
Charlotte Wilson (Rochester Hills, MI)- Manager for an automotive company
$2,000 Toss-Up category is Fun & Games:
_ L _ - F I S _ I _ G
Jennifer triples up with FLY-FISHING.
Round 1 category is Before & After and out on the wheel now is a $5,000 trip to Salem, Massachusetts. After Jennifer buys the A's, we have...
_ A _ N T E _
_ _ _ S E
S A L A _
...she calls the D's for $1,200 but then lands on one of the Million Dollar Wedge's Bankrupts.
Jonathan calls a dud in C. Charlotte then calls the H's for $1,200 and solves HAUNTED HOUSE SALAD to win that much money.
DUDS: C
BANKRUPTS: 1 (Jennifer)
IHOP Jackpot Round category is Food & Drink. Early on, Charlotte calls a pair of N's for the trip. After Jennifer calls the P's, we have...
P _ _ P _ _ N/P _ _/_ _ T _/
_ _ _ P P _ _/T _ P P _ N _
...I've got it. She calls the W's for $1,000 and solves PUMPKIN PIE WITH WHIPPED TOPPING for another $4,850 and $7,850 total.
DUDS: S
BANKRUPTS: 1 (Jonathan)
Swanson's Broth Mystery/Prize Puzzle Round category is Phrase. At the beginning, Charlotte calls a pair of S's while on the Mystery Wedge next to Lose a Turn. She flips...$10,000 right away! A little later, she calls a pair of H's for the Wild Card. After she buys everything but the U, we have...
I/H E A _/IT'S/_ E A _ T I _ _ _/THIS/
T I _ E/O _/_ E A _
...I know it. She calls the R's for another $2,000 and buys the U's, then solves I HEAR IT'S BEAUTIFUL THIS TIME OF YEAR for another $13,950 and a trip to Costa Rica, for a new total of $21,250 in cash and trip!
NO DUDS OR BANKRUPTS THIS ROUND
WINNING ID FOR TRIP: KL0995702
On the Map is the category for the night's last Toss-Up:
_ _ _/OZARK/_ _ _ _ T _ _ N _
Jennifer solves THE OZARK MOUNTAINS to sweep the Toss-Ups and go to $10,850. Next topic is Around the House. After Jonathan calls a $5,000 F and buys the O's, we have...
_ R E A _ _ N G
F L O O R _ O A R _ S
...I'm afraid he'll say BREAKING FLOORBOARDS, because he would be off by a letter. After a $450 B, a $300 C and solves CREAKING FLOORBOARDS for $6,850!
DUDS: T
Speed-Up Round category is Event and consonants are worth $1,800 apiece. After Charlotte calls the L, leaving only vowels left...
_ S T _ T _
S _ L _
...she solves ESTATE SALE to wrap up the match with $23,050! Jennifer leaves with $7,850 and Jonathan leaves with $6,850.
DUDS: P, R
Big Money Round: We still haven't given away a car this season; this week's is the Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder. She spins the double star and the category is Phrase. Starting with:
_ L _ _ _ N _/_/
_ _ N _ _
Wilson's opening picks are P, G, M and A. Her Wild Card choice is F. We get...
P L A _ _ N G/A/
_ _ N _ _
...she guesses PLAYING A PANEL, which is incorrect. It was PLAYING A HUNCH and she doesn't win another $25,000. She needed to have called H on her Wild Card pick instead of F.
Jeopardy!: Our new champion is Mathew Safer (a transportation planner from South Orange, NJ) with $25,201 to start. His first set of challengers:
Randy Gold (Sherman Oaks)- Systems analyst and volunteer
Debra Johnson (San Antonio)- Voice teacher
Opening categories:
LET'S HAVE A DRINK...OF WATER
SPORTS: 1948
HEY, KIDS! LET'S LEARN THE ALPHABET!
POPE-POURRI
CHEESY COUNTRIES (a cheese is given and the players have to match it up with the country)
GET YOUR GHOST
Right away, the champ's going for a sweep of the cheeses category with this $1,000 clue:
Kasseri
He says "What is Greece?"...instant $3,000 sweep! At the first break, however, Gold leads with that same amount. The champ's down to $2,600 and Johnson has $600. A little later, Gold finds the Daily Double under the $800 Water clue with four grand and decides to wager $1,500 of it:
The American Dental Assoiciation is all for this process, practiced by cities since 1945.
"What is floridation?"...takes him to $5,500! At the end of the first round, he has $8,300. The champ has $4,400 and Johnson now has two large.
ROUND 1 LACH TRASH: $2,000
DJ! Categories:
A BOOK OF POEMS
MOVIES ON MY TiVo DVR (during each of these clues, the TiVo clicking sound is heard a few times!)
POLITICS
TIBET YOUR LIFE
GANDHI, FDR OR CHURCHILL
"E"ASY DOES IT
Gold's the first to hit five digits, but the champ finds the first Daily Double under the $2,000 Tibet Your Life clue with $8,000 so far. Gold has $11,100 and Johnson has $4,400. His wager is $3,000. To come within $100 of the lead:
After the Dalai Lama fled in 1959, this lama became the titular spiritual leader of Tibet.
"What is Panchen Lama?"...he's up to 11 grand and just a Benjamin behind! Two clues later, he finds the other one under the $800 Politics clue just after getting the first one to take a slight lead with $11,400. His wager is $4,000 this time.
In music, it's the lowest tone of a scale; in politics, it's a rousing convention speech.
"What is a keynote?"...RIGHT to go to $15,400!
DJ! LACH TRASH: $4,400
SCORES AFTER DOUBLE JEOPARDY!:
Mathew: $16,200
Debra: $6,400
Randy: $19,900
CORYAT SCORES:
Mathew: $12,000
Debra: $6,400
Randy: $19,200
(Flashback moment #1: From a Ultimate Tournament of Champions opening round game on March 15, 2005, after somebody dressed up as Attila the Hun speaks, contestant Doug Lach comes up with him as the correct response.)
FJ! CATEGORY: International Motoring.
It's the largest nation in area where all cars legally drive on the left.
We start with the lady in the middle, who wrote down "What is Australia?"...right for a grand, taking her to $7,400. The champ...is also right and risked $3,300, taking him to $19,500. Mr. Gold...
...put down Japan instead and loses with a wager of $12,501, meaning Mathew Safer retains the championship and now has a two-day total of $44,701!
Alright, let's now focus on this week's shows. The Friday show will be the Halloween episode. But Episode 4491K begins with Marvin, Marlee, John and Lauren. Drew comes out while he's using a cell phone (for those of you who haven't been noticing as of late, Drew's usually been doing some goofy things when he makes his entrance from Door #2), and the first IUFB is an eliptical trainer (Lanisha).
Lauren: $1,025
John: $1,275
Marlee: $2,000
Marvin: $900
ARP: $2,500
Marlee Laviola from Seal Beach, CA plays Freeze Frame for a snowmobile (Rachael). The logical choices available are $3,419, $4,015, $5,565, $6,599, $8,834 and $9,940. She freezes at $5,565, and she looks very unsure on stage...no wonder- it was actually $6,599, and the crowd wanted her to stop there. She instead listened to her two other family members.
Coming on down fifth is Angel and the second IUFB is a punch set (Rachael).
Angel: $1,200
Marvin: $700
Lauren: $1,100
John: $701
ARP: $1,575
Uh oh, a screamin' Angel Wallace has made it up on stage! This children's tutor originally from Baltimore may soon be listening to Natasha Bedingfield's latest hit "Angel" in a Pontiac Vibe (Brandi)! She's playing Hole in One or Two, with Lanisha and Rachael handling these products: Cortaid, Clorox bleach, nasal strips, batteries, Mylanta and Bruce's Yams. Here is my product lineup guess:
1. Yams
2. Bleach
3. Antacid
4. Batteries
5. Skin cream
6. Nasal strips
Angel's guess:
1. Yams
2. Bleach
3. Antacid
4. Nasal strips (thanks a lot, audience; she originally had the batteries here)
5. Batteries
6. Skin cream
The prices:
1. $1.79
2. $4.29
3. $7.99
4. $11.84
5. $6.99
She never had it right- she should've put the batteries third, the antacid fourth, the cream fifth and the strips last.
Drew's Inspiration Putt...off to the left. As for Angel...she only needs one putt to win! Time to scream with delight, ma'am!
Our sixth contestant today is Tracey and the third IUFB is a range (Brandi).
Tracey: $775
Marvin: $1,600
Lauren: $2,000
John: $900
ARP: $1,599
With Marvin being over by a buck, John Haegele breakdances to Switch?, where he can win a pair of motorscooters (Rachael) marked at $3,598 and a big screen TV (Lanisha) marked at $2,500. I hope he leaves those prices alone...and the audience is successful in making him do so for the win (the dollar signs were not on the right prices during the final reveals)! He then checks out one of the motorscooters after winning!
TODAY'S WIN AT HOME PRIZE: Butcher block (Brandi)
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #1:
Marlee ($2,500): 15 + 75 (she got a PENALTY on her second spin) = $.90
John ($7,697): 15 + 95 = OVER
Angel ($19,270): $.90
SPIN-OFF:
Marlee: $.15
Angel: $.30
Angel's going to the Showcase!
The next player coming on down is Ohio State's Christopher Rogers and the fourth IUFB is a gold diamond bracelet (Rachael).
Christopher: $1,100
Tracey: $2,000
Marvin: $2,250
Lauren: BUCK
ARP: $1,700
The Ohio State student, who is majoring in Criminal Justice, will now try to pass Bonus Game for an Ashley bedroom (Brandi) worth $8,198.
1. Solar-powered water bottle
WRONG PRICE: $42
GUESS: LOWER
ARP: $25- RIGHT
2. Dry food dispenser
WRONG PRICE: $48
GUESS: LOWER
ARP: $33- RIGHT
3. Glowing bars T-shirt
WRONG PRICE: $15
GUESS: HIGHER
ARP: $30- YOU BET
4. Hot dog roller
WRONG PRICE: $35
GUESS: HIGHER
ARP: $45- WINS EVERYTHING!
BONUS: T-Shirt
Whitney then comes on down and the fifth IUFB is an acoustic electric guitar (Lanisha).
Whitney: $1,500
Tracey: $1,100
Marvin: $700
Lauren: $1,001
ARP: $940
Marvin Nagal from Chula Vista, CA plays One Wrong Price for:
Loveseat (Rachael): $1,089
Snowboarding equipment (Lanisha): $2,494
Bicycle (Brandi): $2,085
I hope he agreed with me that the snowboarding stuff's price is wrong...he chooses the bike instead, but that's just $1,700 to win! For only the second time this season, we have had at least four out of six Pricing Games won in an episode! Let's see if we can make it 5 out of 6.
Possibly trying to make the 5 out of 6er happen is our last contestant, Carla Long. The final IUFB is a desk and chair (Brandi).
Carla: $350
Lauren: $950
Whitney: $600
Tracey: BUCK (SUICIDE BID)
ARP: $899
TODAY'S FIRST FOUR BREAKFAST CLUB MEMBER: Lauren
Whitney Cauzza wraps up today's Pricing Games by playing Lucky Seven for a Chevrolet Equinox (Std., Airbags, EBH)(Lanisha)! She guesses 3 as the second number...
$ 2 3 , _ _ _
...nice beginning. Third number guess is 7...
$ 2 3 , 8 _ _
...there goes a buck. Fourth number guess is 4...
$ 2 3 , 8 2 _
...she's down to $4! Her final number guess is 5...
$ 2 3 , 8 2 5
...we have our first Lucky Seven win of the season, and it's played last for the first time this season! Also, she gets $3 in gas money!
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #2:
Marvin ($6,223): Quarter + Quarter = $.50
Christopher ($10,031): Dime + 30 = $.40
Whitney ($24,727): $.95
Both car game winners are in the Showcase today!!
We start the first Showcase with Rich being caught sipping a drink before telling us you can first win beauty products (Brandi). Second, after Rich gets caught this time calling Ryan Seacrest on a cell phone, he informs us about a trip to Portugal (Lanisha). Finally, as soon as Rich gets busted for eating dinner at his announcing booth (which includes fried chicken, a lobster and wine), he talks about a 2009 West White Potter Sailboat (Rachael)!
ANGEL BIDS $29,500 ON TRIP/BOAT SHOWCASE
MY BID FOR TRIP/BOAT SHOWCASE: $25,300
For Whitney, we have a Dunkin Donuts Coffee Package which includes coffee from there for a year (Brandi), an Aico dining room (Lanisha) and a Smart Passion Cabriolet (Fairly loaded)(Rachael)!
WHITNEY BIDS $23,000 ON ROOM/CAR SHOWCASE- STAGE GARF (Covers just the car and the coffee package)
MY BID FOR ROOM/CAR SHOWCASE: $33,333
WHITNEY'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $23,000
ARP: $31,167
DIFFERENCE: $8,167
ANGEL'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $29,500
ARP: $28,579
OVER- WHITNEY WINS!
Whitney just won a Smart Convertible for her stepdad! Including that and the other car, she's taking home $55,894 in cash and prizes! Best show of the season, IMO!
DOND: For the next two weeks, the fourth and fifth taped weeks will be airing in order. This week, it's Halloween Week sponsored by the candies of M & M's/Mars! Except for Howie and one of the models, everybody else is in costume! Today's player is #6 Rick Seow (wearing a hot dog outfit and holding a Milky Way Dark case; he's a cookie taste tester from San Diego by way of the Caribbean).
ROUND 1:
1. #1 (Sandra sponsored by Twix)- $50
2. #7 (Felicia sponsored by Snickers)- $7,500
3. #9 (Vivian sponsored by Starburst)- PENNY
4. #17 (Carlos sponsored by 3 Musketeers)- BUCK
5. #21 (Nicole sponsored by Skittles)- $400
FIRST OFFER REJECTED: $18,000
ROUND 2:
1. #13 (Chibby sponsored by Skittles)- $500
2. #4 (Carrie Lee sponsored by 3 Musketeers)- $100,000
3. #15 (Isabel sponsored by Twix)- $75,000
4. #19 (Debbie sponsored by Twix)- $50,000 (DANGER ZONE ENFORCED)
5. #11 (Stuart sponsored by Skittles)- $1,000
SECOND OFFER TURNED DOWN: $15,000
(Note: A skeleton takes the place of the Deal Button this week!)
ROUND 3:
1. #16 (Ronnie sponsored by Snickers)- $2,500
2. #8 (Kenneth sponsored by Twix)- $250,000 (STRIKE ONE)
3. #10 (Rachel sponsored by M & M's)- $500,000 (BIG STRIKE TWO)
4. #3 (David sponsored by M & M's)- $25,000 (THREE STRIKES IN A ROW!!)
THIRD OFFER: $750- NO DEAL
ROUND 4:
1. #5 (Allison sponsored by Skittles)- $200
2. #12 (Barbara sponsored by Milky Way)- $5
FOURTH OFFER: $1,200- NO DEAL
ROUND 5:
1. #22 (Keli sponsored by Milky Way)- $10
2. #14 (Dan sponsored by 3 Musketeers)- $300
FIFTH OFFER: $3,500- NO DEAL
19th PICK: #2 (Doreen sponsored by Starburst)- $10,000
He leaves with $1,000; his case had $100. Rest of the cases:
#18 (Sonia sponsored by M & M's)- $5,000 (he would've chosen this next)
#20 (Azlul sponsored by Snickers)- $25
Too bad the guy had HORRIBLE luck during the second and third rounds.
Bingo America: This week, Episodes 2027-2031 will air in order and are being sponsored by MoneyGram. Tonight's players are Elizabeth and Scott. The halftime scoreboard in Game 1:
ELIZABETH: --NGO
SCOTT: B-NG-
BANK: $832
8 (B3)- The anvil, the hammer and the drum are all parts of what auditory organ?
SCOTT: Ear- CORRECT ($835)
9 (I25)- What word game is played by filling in the blanks, letter by letter, near a drawing of a gallow's picture?
ELIZABETH: Hangman- YOU BET (-INGO; $860)
50/50 MODE:
10 (O61)- If your Zodiac symbol is the Archer, what sign are you- Sagitarius or Aquarius?
SCOTT: Sagitarius- CORRECT (B-NGO; $921)
11 (I19)- Paris or Tokyo- which city lies farther west of NY?
SCOTT: Tokyo- WIN ($940)
After four questions in Game 2, here's where things stand now:
ELIZABETH: BIN--
SCOTT: NOTHING
BANK: $1,025
5 (WILD)- In "Calvin & Hobbs", what kind of animal was Hobbs?
ELIZABETH: Tiger- GOOD GUESS (BING-; $1,125)
6 (G46)- According to the World Value Survey, what home of Hamlet is the happiest place on Earth?
SCOTT: Denmark- CORRECT (---G-; $1,171)
7 (O66)- In "Terminator 2: Judgement Day", the title character used what Spanish phrase, meaning "See you later"?
SCOTT: "Hasta la vista, baby"- YOU BET (---GO; $1,237)
8 (B3)- What trademarked type of in-line skates was an exercise fad in the '90s?
ELIZABETH: Rollerblades- RIGHT ($1,240)
9 (N33)- The Dolly Llama is the leader of what religion?
ELIZABETH: Buddhism- RIGHT AGAIN ($1,273)
50/50 MODE:
10 (O73)- Which TV series was set during the Korean War- "M*A*S*H" or "China Beach"?
ELIZABETH: "M*A*S*H"- WIN ($1,346)
BINGO SHOOTOUT:
1. On what B device did American gymnast Shawn Johnson win a 2008 Olympic gold medal?
ELIZABETH: Balance beam- RIGHT
2. What I refers to a person of any nationality who moves to another country to live in permanently?
ELIZABETH: Immigrant- RIGHT AGAIN
3. What N actress from "Party of Five" also starred in "Scream"?
ELIZABETH: Neve Campbell- WINS $1,346
Bingo Bonus Round: Unfortunately, for the third time in the past six episodes, we have a WIPEOUT. After finding $1,000 under B10, she finds the sole wrecking ball on the second row with I23.
WOF: This week is Halloween Week! Let's see what happens. The first Toss-Up's in the category of Thing:
T _ E/W _ _ _ _ _ _ G/_ _ _ R
Jonathan is way off the mark with THE WATCHING _____. Jennifer then solves THE WITCHING HOUR for $1,000. Tonight's players:
Jennifer Parker (Pompano Beach, FL)- Behavior technician and case manager for children at a mental health institute
Jonathan Fault (Frederick, MD)- Sales consultant
Charlotte Wilson (Rochester Hills, MI)- Manager for an automotive company
$2,000 Toss-Up category is Fun & Games:
_ L _ - F I S _ I _ G
Jennifer triples up with FLY-FISHING.
Round 1 category is Before & After and out on the wheel now is a $5,000 trip to Salem, Massachusetts. After Jennifer buys the A's, we have...
_ A _ N T E _
_ _ _ S E
S A L A _
...she calls the D's for $1,200 but then lands on one of the Million Dollar Wedge's Bankrupts.
Jonathan calls a dud in C. Charlotte then calls the H's for $1,200 and solves HAUNTED HOUSE SALAD to win that much money.
DUDS: C
BANKRUPTS: 1 (Jennifer)
IHOP Jackpot Round category is Food & Drink. Early on, Charlotte calls a pair of N's for the trip. After Jennifer calls the P's, we have...
P _ _ P _ _ N/P _ _/_ _ T _/
_ _ _ P P _ _/T _ P P _ N _
...I've got it. She calls the W's for $1,000 and solves PUMPKIN PIE WITH WHIPPED TOPPING for another $4,850 and $7,850 total.
DUDS: S
BANKRUPTS: 1 (Jonathan)
Swanson's Broth Mystery/Prize Puzzle Round category is Phrase. At the beginning, Charlotte calls a pair of S's while on the Mystery Wedge next to Lose a Turn. She flips...$10,000 right away! A little later, she calls a pair of H's for the Wild Card. After she buys everything but the U, we have...
I/H E A _/IT'S/_ E A _ T I _ _ _/THIS/
T I _ E/O _/_ E A _
...I know it. She calls the R's for another $2,000 and buys the U's, then solves I HEAR IT'S BEAUTIFUL THIS TIME OF YEAR for another $13,950 and a trip to Costa Rica, for a new total of $21,250 in cash and trip!
NO DUDS OR BANKRUPTS THIS ROUND
WINNING ID FOR TRIP: KL0995702
On the Map is the category for the night's last Toss-Up:
_ _ _/OZARK/_ _ _ _ T _ _ N _
Jennifer solves THE OZARK MOUNTAINS to sweep the Toss-Ups and go to $10,850. Next topic is Around the House. After Jonathan calls a $5,000 F and buys the O's, we have...
_ R E A _ _ N G
F L O O R _ O A R _ S
...I'm afraid he'll say BREAKING FLOORBOARDS, because he would be off by a letter. After a $450 B, a $300 C and solves CREAKING FLOORBOARDS for $6,850!
DUDS: T
Speed-Up Round category is Event and consonants are worth $1,800 apiece. After Charlotte calls the L, leaving only vowels left...
_ S T _ T _
S _ L _
...she solves ESTATE SALE to wrap up the match with $23,050! Jennifer leaves with $7,850 and Jonathan leaves with $6,850.
DUDS: P, R
Big Money Round: We still haven't given away a car this season; this week's is the Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder. She spins the double star and the category is Phrase. Starting with:
_ L _ _ _ N _/_/
_ _ N _ _
Wilson's opening picks are P, G, M and A. Her Wild Card choice is F. We get...
P L A _ _ N G/A/
_ _ N _ _
...she guesses PLAYING A PANEL, which is incorrect. It was PLAYING A HUNCH and she doesn't win another $25,000. She needed to have called H on her Wild Card pick instead of F.
Jeopardy!: Our new champion is Mathew Safer (a transportation planner from South Orange, NJ) with $25,201 to start. His first set of challengers:
Randy Gold (Sherman Oaks)- Systems analyst and volunteer
Debra Johnson (San Antonio)- Voice teacher
Opening categories:
LET'S HAVE A DRINK...OF WATER
SPORTS: 1948
HEY, KIDS! LET'S LEARN THE ALPHABET!
POPE-POURRI
CHEESY COUNTRIES (a cheese is given and the players have to match it up with the country)
GET YOUR GHOST
Right away, the champ's going for a sweep of the cheeses category with this $1,000 clue:
Kasseri
He says "What is Greece?"...instant $3,000 sweep! At the first break, however, Gold leads with that same amount. The champ's down to $2,600 and Johnson has $600. A little later, Gold finds the Daily Double under the $800 Water clue with four grand and decides to wager $1,500 of it:
The American Dental Assoiciation is all for this process, practiced by cities since 1945.
"What is floridation?"...takes him to $5,500! At the end of the first round, he has $8,300. The champ has $4,400 and Johnson now has two large.
ROUND 1 LACH TRASH: $2,000
DJ! Categories:
A BOOK OF POEMS
MOVIES ON MY TiVo DVR (during each of these clues, the TiVo clicking sound is heard a few times!)
POLITICS
TIBET YOUR LIFE
GANDHI, FDR OR CHURCHILL
"E"ASY DOES IT
Gold's the first to hit five digits, but the champ finds the first Daily Double under the $2,000 Tibet Your Life clue with $8,000 so far. Gold has $11,100 and Johnson has $4,400. His wager is $3,000. To come within $100 of the lead:
After the Dalai Lama fled in 1959, this lama became the titular spiritual leader of Tibet.
"What is Panchen Lama?"...he's up to 11 grand and just a Benjamin behind! Two clues later, he finds the other one under the $800 Politics clue just after getting the first one to take a slight lead with $11,400. His wager is $4,000 this time.
In music, it's the lowest tone of a scale; in politics, it's a rousing convention speech.
"What is a keynote?"...RIGHT to go to $15,400!
DJ! LACH TRASH: $4,400
SCORES AFTER DOUBLE JEOPARDY!:
Mathew: $16,200
Debra: $6,400
Randy: $19,900
CORYAT SCORES:
Mathew: $12,000
Debra: $6,400
Randy: $19,200
(Flashback moment #1: From a Ultimate Tournament of Champions opening round game on March 15, 2005, after somebody dressed up as Attila the Hun speaks, contestant Doug Lach comes up with him as the correct response.)
FJ! CATEGORY: International Motoring.
It's the largest nation in area where all cars legally drive on the left.
We start with the lady in the middle, who wrote down "What is Australia?"...right for a grand, taking her to $7,400. The champ...is also right and risked $3,300, taking him to $19,500. Mr. Gold...
...put down Japan instead and loses with a wager of $12,501, meaning Mathew Safer retains the championship and now has a two-day total of $44,701!
This Week in Game Shows: MY THIRD YEAR BEGINS!!!
This week is the first one of Game Show Kingdom's third year! On tap:
Several different game shows will be celebrating Halloween this week, including "Wheel of Fortune", "The Price is Right" (Friday show only), "Family Feud" and "Millionaire"!
Deal or No Deal (NBC): This week, the Wednesday Million Dollar Mission episode will be 90 minutes long.
Real World/Road Rules Challenge: $300,000 worth of treasure is awarded to four lucky people!
Dancing with the Stars: This week, find out which six teams will move on to the part of the competition where they'll have to dance twice.
The Biggest Loser: On this week's episode, one contestant will make history.
Also, I will list and/or show some of the most memorable moments and stupid answers from last year!
Several different game shows will be celebrating Halloween this week, including "Wheel of Fortune", "The Price is Right" (Friday show only), "Family Feud" and "Millionaire"!
Deal or No Deal (NBC): This week, the Wednesday Million Dollar Mission episode will be 90 minutes long.
Real World/Road Rules Challenge: $300,000 worth of treasure is awarded to four lucky people!
Dancing with the Stars: This week, find out which six teams will move on to the part of the competition where they'll have to dance twice.
The Biggest Loser: On this week's episode, one contestant will make history.
Also, I will list and/or show some of the most memorable moments and stupid answers from last year!
Season 3 Changes
Here are some notable changes to my site as I begin my third season:
-As of last weekend, the archive section has been revised. If you want to look for something in particular, first click on the year, then click on the month, and you'll then see a complete list of posts for that month. Hence, you don't have to do as much scrolling to find something as you may have done in the past.
-There is also a followers tracker, which is also now being featured on many other Blogger/Google blogs. To become a follower of this blog, go to the top of the page and find the followers option on the right of the page at the top.
-I'm planning on making a majority of the text bold, so that you guys can see it better.
-As of last weekend, the archive section has been revised. If you want to look for something in particular, first click on the year, then click on the month, and you'll then see a complete list of posts for that month. Hence, you don't have to do as much scrolling to find something as you may have done in the past.
-There is also a followers tracker, which is also now being featured on many other Blogger/Google blogs. To become a follower of this blog, go to the top of the page and find the followers option on the right of the page at the top.
-I'm planning on making a majority of the text bold, so that you guys can see it better.
Sunday, October 26, 2008
YEAR 2 CLOSING THOUGHTS
Well, folks, this is the end of Game Show Kingdom's second season. Of my two years covering game/reality shows, the second year has by far been the best. There are quite a few reasons why.
First off, I'm a member of the Game Show Forum, and some fellow Game Show Forum members have read my blog, including former "The Price is Right" contestant Travis Eberle. For those readers who have never signed up for the Game Show Forum, you probably don't know that beginning about Spring 2005, I covered the entire "Street Smarts $100,000 Tournament" in the forum's Show Summaries section. Hence, when I started this site two years ago, I already had experience covering game shows. I was banned a year ago from posting in the forum's Show Summaries section, but I'll live with that.
Second, during the course of my second season, a TON of winning was done. In fact, during the course of my second year, a total of eight contestants each won at least $1,000,000 in cash and/or prizes on traditional game shows alone- five of them were female! Prior to Ashlee Register winning almost $1.8M on "Duel" in December 2007, no female had ever won at least $1 Million on a network tradition game show.
Third, my popularity has been growing. I started to really hit my stride while covering the first season finale of "Duel" back in December 2007, because I had done a big favor for a person out on the West Coast who had to miss the episode because of personal matters. From that month until May 2008, my popularity grew and grew, as contestants from several different game shows stopped by to post at least one comment on my blog. Some did well, like Bill Onieal and Steven Chai of "Wheel of Fortune" and Gabe Canape of "Pros vs. Joes", while others didn't (like Amy Reynaldo of "Merv Griffin's Crosswords" and Christopher Francis of "The Price is Right"). Even a few people from reality shows came to stop by, as well.
But the moment where my mother thought I had reached my peak in doing this blog was when I received a call from then GSN PR lady Cindy Ronzoni informing me that the network would be sending press releases to my family's E-mail account for future usage on this blog. As of October 10th, 2008, that has been the case, even though Ronzoni is no longer with the network.
At times while doing this blog, my mother teased me that nobody would ever read my blog. Well, needless to say, look how far I've come since I began this site. Once again, I would like to thank all of those people who have read my blog during my second year. By doing so, I have been friends with several people that I never thought I would come in contact with- Ms. Ronzoni, Crystal Williams, harveydjr, Andy Nguyen, Doc Holiday, whltquan and Diamond Dust. I would also like to once again thank the entire GSNN staff, Joe Capitano, and more importantly, Steve Beverly, for giving me the inspiration to do all of this while I'm finishing up college.
I would like to close the season on a personal note- in addition to dedicating this blog to those members of my family who have died the past few years (including my father) and those who died during the Virginia Tech shootings of April 2007, I would also like to dedicate this blog to a dog named Bandut. Of the dogs my family has taken care of the past several years, Bandut was the longest-living dog we ever had. A German Shepard/Beagle mix, he was always willing to protect my family from any other people that decided to visit my house, barking at any intruders. We had to give him up in October 2008 because of diabetes symptoms (which also lead to my father's fatal heart attack), and he wound up dying shortly thereafter. For those of you who have pets, please spay and neuter them for Bob Barker's sake and your own sake, and nourish them well, but don't let them eat way too much.
The third season begins tomorrow morning. Until then, God Bless America.
-Bobby McBride
First off, I'm a member of the Game Show Forum, and some fellow Game Show Forum members have read my blog, including former "The Price is Right" contestant Travis Eberle. For those readers who have never signed up for the Game Show Forum, you probably don't know that beginning about Spring 2005, I covered the entire "Street Smarts $100,000 Tournament" in the forum's Show Summaries section. Hence, when I started this site two years ago, I already had experience covering game shows. I was banned a year ago from posting in the forum's Show Summaries section, but I'll live with that.
Second, during the course of my second season, a TON of winning was done. In fact, during the course of my second year, a total of eight contestants each won at least $1,000,000 in cash and/or prizes on traditional game shows alone- five of them were female! Prior to Ashlee Register winning almost $1.8M on "Duel" in December 2007, no female had ever won at least $1 Million on a network tradition game show.
Third, my popularity has been growing. I started to really hit my stride while covering the first season finale of "Duel" back in December 2007, because I had done a big favor for a person out on the West Coast who had to miss the episode because of personal matters. From that month until May 2008, my popularity grew and grew, as contestants from several different game shows stopped by to post at least one comment on my blog. Some did well, like Bill Onieal and Steven Chai of "Wheel of Fortune" and Gabe Canape of "Pros vs. Joes", while others didn't (like Amy Reynaldo of "Merv Griffin's Crosswords" and Christopher Francis of "The Price is Right"). Even a few people from reality shows came to stop by, as well.
But the moment where my mother thought I had reached my peak in doing this blog was when I received a call from then GSN PR lady Cindy Ronzoni informing me that the network would be sending press releases to my family's E-mail account for future usage on this blog. As of October 10th, 2008, that has been the case, even though Ronzoni is no longer with the network.
At times while doing this blog, my mother teased me that nobody would ever read my blog. Well, needless to say, look how far I've come since I began this site. Once again, I would like to thank all of those people who have read my blog during my second year. By doing so, I have been friends with several people that I never thought I would come in contact with- Ms. Ronzoni, Crystal Williams, harveydjr, Andy Nguyen, Doc Holiday, whltquan and Diamond Dust. I would also like to once again thank the entire GSNN staff, Joe Capitano, and more importantly, Steve Beverly, for giving me the inspiration to do all of this while I'm finishing up college.
I would like to close the season on a personal note- in addition to dedicating this blog to those members of my family who have died the past few years (including my father) and those who died during the Virginia Tech shootings of April 2007, I would also like to dedicate this blog to a dog named Bandut. Of the dogs my family has taken care of the past several years, Bandut was the longest-living dog we ever had. A German Shepard/Beagle mix, he was always willing to protect my family from any other people that decided to visit my house, barking at any intruders. We had to give him up in October 2008 because of diabetes symptoms (which also lead to my father's fatal heart attack), and he wound up dying shortly thereafter. For those of you who have pets, please spay and neuter them for Bob Barker's sake and your own sake, and nourish them well, but don't let them eat way too much.
The third season begins tomorrow morning. Until then, God Bless America.
-Bobby McBride
E. Roger Muir dead
E. Roger Muir, who created "The Newlywed Game", helped produce "Pay Cards!", "Spin-Off" and "Super Pay Cards!" with partner Nick Nicholson and executive produced the children's series "Howdy Doody", has died. No word yet on the cause of his death and or his age.
The Week in Review: October 20-26
Players of the Week:
WINNERS: John Hanlin ($100,000)("Bingo America") and Carolyn Doyle ($100,000)("Deal or No Deal- Syndicated)
RUNNER-UP: Ben Coleman ($298,000)("America's Toughest Jobs")
3RD PLACE: Andrew Sewall ($119,350)("Wheel of Fortune")
Other Big Winners and Notables:
Virgen Family- First undefeated champions with $22,825 ("Family Feud")
Meredith Robbins- $50,700 as four-day champ ("Jeopardy!")
Coleen Fowler- $176,000 ("Deal or No Deal"- NBC)
Rebecca Vigil- $100,000 ("Don't Forget the Lyrics!")
Riley Hicks & Erin Klutz- $100,000 ("Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?")
Sarah Jackson- $54,100 ("Wheel of Fortune")
Lori Fagan and Judy Kay Frome- $50,000 each ("WWTBAM")
Mike Maheu- $47,242 as two-day champ ("Jeopardy!")
Cathy Whitney- $46,245 ("The Price is Right")
Zeke Carl- $43,092 ("TPIR")
ZONK ANSWER OF THE WEEK: On last Monday's episode of "The Price is Right", the first episode of Model Search Week, Rich Fields screws up on the fifth IUFB, calling the prize on offer a portable stereo system instead of a washer/dryer, marking it the second time he's done such a thing during his tenure on the show! To see footage of this, make sure you watch the episode online (whether it's on the official CBS webpage or some other video-sharing site) while it lasts.
Dishonorable Mention: On the most recent edition of "Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?", classmate Jonathan cost 19-year-old contestant John Tyler Hammons $100,000. After Hammons opted to copy his answer, instead of putting Sally Ride as the first American woman to travel into outer space, he put down the weird name of May Jane!
WINNERS: John Hanlin ($100,000)("Bingo America") and Carolyn Doyle ($100,000)("Deal or No Deal- Syndicated)
RUNNER-UP: Ben Coleman ($298,000)("America's Toughest Jobs")
3RD PLACE: Andrew Sewall ($119,350)("Wheel of Fortune")
Other Big Winners and Notables:
Virgen Family- First undefeated champions with $22,825 ("Family Feud")
Meredith Robbins- $50,700 as four-day champ ("Jeopardy!")
Coleen Fowler- $176,000 ("Deal or No Deal"- NBC)
Rebecca Vigil- $100,000 ("Don't Forget the Lyrics!")
Riley Hicks & Erin Klutz- $100,000 ("Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?")
Sarah Jackson- $54,100 ("Wheel of Fortune")
Lori Fagan and Judy Kay Frome- $50,000 each ("WWTBAM")
Mike Maheu- $47,242 as two-day champ ("Jeopardy!")
Cathy Whitney- $46,245 ("The Price is Right")
Zeke Carl- $43,092 ("TPIR")
ZONK ANSWER OF THE WEEK: On last Monday's episode of "The Price is Right", the first episode of Model Search Week, Rich Fields screws up on the fifth IUFB, calling the prize on offer a portable stereo system instead of a washer/dryer, marking it the second time he's done such a thing during his tenure on the show! To see footage of this, make sure you watch the episode online (whether it's on the official CBS webpage or some other video-sharing site) while it lasts.
Dishonorable Mention: On the most recent edition of "Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?", classmate Jonathan cost 19-year-old contestant John Tyler Hammons $100,000. After Hammons opted to copy his answer, instead of putting Sally Ride as the first American woman to travel into outer space, he put down the weird name of May Jane!
"The Amazing Race" 10/26
This is the final recap of my second year.
Ken & Tina are on a roll, having won the past three stages. But they won the last stage because they claimed the season's first Fast Forward, and I didn't really agree with their decision to go for it. The last time we had a team on a roll, Azardia and Hendekea Azene wound up being eliminated even before getting to last season's first non-elimination stage (they were eliminated in Week 6). Will Ken & Tina regret their Fast Forward move after tonight? Let's find out.
OPENING CLUE: Teams must fly about 5,600 miles to Siem Reap, Cambodia. Once there, they have to find a roadside gas-pumping station to get their second clue.
This week, each team has $98 for possible use.
Terence got a speeding ticket while he and Sarah were going to the airport.
Andrew & Dan barely got the tickets to the first flight to Siem Reap.
CLUE #2: After choosing one of the blue trucks, they must fill it with 25 gallons of diesel fuel in order to get their third clue.
Nick & Starr are leading at this time.
CLUE #3: Teams must now jump into the back of their chosen trucks and be driven to the city's harbor. Once there, they must take one of their boats to a restaurant called Kho Andeth, where their next clue can be found.
Andrew & Dan have serious problems pumping the gas. Ken & Tina are in third place after pumping their gas.
When we get to the boats, Terence & Sarah are now leading with Ken & Tina moving up to second. But Nick & Starr reclaim the lead heading into what's next.
DETOUR: Village Life or Village Work?
Village Life: Using their boats, teams choosing this must pick up the following three items- some chomping teeth, a doll and a basketball. Before finishing the basketball part, though, each team member must score a basket on the floating basketball court. Once all of this is done, they deliver the items to a dockwatcher, who then gives them their next clue.
Village Work: Teams must take their boats to some fishing grounds. Then, they must jump out of their boats into waist-deep water to search through several fishing traps until they find two with fish inside. Once done, they must bring the two traps back to the dock and dump all the fish into some baskets in order to get their next clue.
Nick & Starr retain their lead after completing the Village Work task.
CLUE #5: Teams must choose a motorscooter and travel to Angkor Wat.
Ken & Tina are back in second place. Aja & Ty have been in last place since the start of this episode.
ROADBLOCK: One team member must find The Chamber of Echoes inside Angkor Wat and thump their chest hard enough so that the thumping can be heard throughout the temple. Once there, they can pick up a sculpture relief to this...
PIT STOP: Travel to the Bayon Temple, where one team may be eliminated.
Nick & Starr don't lose their lead and pick up their second prize! It's a trip to St. John.
Meanwhile, Tina's confused over what to do during the Roadblock. Oh dear.
2ND: Toni & Dallas
3RD: Terence & Sarah
4TH: Ken & Tina
5TH: Kelly & Christy
The last team definitely moving on...
...Andrew & Dan! That means Aja Benton & Ty White post a wire-to-wire LAST PLACE finish...
...and it's GAME OVER for them as a result, so they just go away.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Because of Terence's speeding ticket early on in this episode, he and Sarah have been assessed a 30 MINUTE PENALTY for the next stage.
Ken & Tina are on a roll, having won the past three stages. But they won the last stage because they claimed the season's first Fast Forward, and I didn't really agree with their decision to go for it. The last time we had a team on a roll, Azardia and Hendekea Azene wound up being eliminated even before getting to last season's first non-elimination stage (they were eliminated in Week 6). Will Ken & Tina regret their Fast Forward move after tonight? Let's find out.
OPENING CLUE: Teams must fly about 5,600 miles to Siem Reap, Cambodia. Once there, they have to find a roadside gas-pumping station to get their second clue.
This week, each team has $98 for possible use.
Terence got a speeding ticket while he and Sarah were going to the airport.
Andrew & Dan barely got the tickets to the first flight to Siem Reap.
CLUE #2: After choosing one of the blue trucks, they must fill it with 25 gallons of diesel fuel in order to get their third clue.
Nick & Starr are leading at this time.
CLUE #3: Teams must now jump into the back of their chosen trucks and be driven to the city's harbor. Once there, they must take one of their boats to a restaurant called Kho Andeth, where their next clue can be found.
Andrew & Dan have serious problems pumping the gas. Ken & Tina are in third place after pumping their gas.
When we get to the boats, Terence & Sarah are now leading with Ken & Tina moving up to second. But Nick & Starr reclaim the lead heading into what's next.
DETOUR: Village Life or Village Work?
Village Life: Using their boats, teams choosing this must pick up the following three items- some chomping teeth, a doll and a basketball. Before finishing the basketball part, though, each team member must score a basket on the floating basketball court. Once all of this is done, they deliver the items to a dockwatcher, who then gives them their next clue.
Village Work: Teams must take their boats to some fishing grounds. Then, they must jump out of their boats into waist-deep water to search through several fishing traps until they find two with fish inside. Once done, they must bring the two traps back to the dock and dump all the fish into some baskets in order to get their next clue.
Nick & Starr retain their lead after completing the Village Work task.
CLUE #5: Teams must choose a motorscooter and travel to Angkor Wat.
Ken & Tina are back in second place. Aja & Ty have been in last place since the start of this episode.
ROADBLOCK: One team member must find The Chamber of Echoes inside Angkor Wat and thump their chest hard enough so that the thumping can be heard throughout the temple. Once there, they can pick up a sculpture relief to this...
PIT STOP: Travel to the Bayon Temple, where one team may be eliminated.
Nick & Starr don't lose their lead and pick up their second prize! It's a trip to St. John.
Meanwhile, Tina's confused over what to do during the Roadblock. Oh dear.
2ND: Toni & Dallas
3RD: Terence & Sarah
4TH: Ken & Tina
5TH: Kelly & Christy
The last team definitely moving on...
...Andrew & Dan! That means Aja Benton & Ty White post a wire-to-wire LAST PLACE finish...
...and it's GAME OVER for them as a result, so they just go away.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Because of Terence's speeding ticket early on in this episode, he and Sarah have been assessed a 30 MINUTE PENALTY for the next stage.
Saturday, October 25, 2008
"America's Toughest Jobs"- FINALE
Either Sandy, Steven, Michaela and Ben will win about $300,000. Let's see who it will be.
To start, while at the place where they did the bull fighting, the four finalists are given the news that just for being finalists, they each win a 2009 Dodge Ram! In the finals, the contestants have to do tasks that they've already done earlier in the season.
CHALLENGE #1: Remove a red ribbon from a bull. Each person has 90 seconds to do so. If only one fails to complete the task, they're eliminated; if more than one is unsuccessful, the one who lasted the least amount of time in the ring is ousted.
Steven- PASS (1:11)
Ben- PASS (:12!)
Sandy- FAIL (:36; she couldn't continue due to injury)
Now, Michaela must either pull off the ribbon or last at least 37 seconds in the ring. If she's successful, she advances; otherwise, it's game over...
Michaela: FAIL (:07; suffered a neck inury)
...but she lasts just an unlucky seven seconds, so she's done. But she still leaves with the Ram.
CHALLENGE #2: First, they must disconnect a 90-foot pipeline and stack it. Then, they must go up stairs and tie off the pipe from the monkeyboard before taking a zip line to the finish zone. The one who completes this the slowest will have to settle for finishing in third place.
Ben: 3:12
Steven: 4:37
And Sandy's time is...
...4:50, SO SHE'S GONE. OUCH. At least she does leave with the truck.
FOR $298,000: Ben and Steven are in a head-to-head logging race. It begins with them running down a log-laden hill before they put their gear on to cut down a 100-foot fir tree. After that, they must return to the landing site and buck a log by cutting it into three 21-foot sections; finally, they must put that log on a trailer, then run to a toolbox and take out the envelope with their name on it that contains all of their money. The first man to do all of this will leave with over $300,000 in cash and truck.
The winner of "America's Toughest Jobs" is...
Ben
Steven
...Ben Coleman!
To start, while at the place where they did the bull fighting, the four finalists are given the news that just for being finalists, they each win a 2009 Dodge Ram! In the finals, the contestants have to do tasks that they've already done earlier in the season.
CHALLENGE #1: Remove a red ribbon from a bull. Each person has 90 seconds to do so. If only one fails to complete the task, they're eliminated; if more than one is unsuccessful, the one who lasted the least amount of time in the ring is ousted.
Steven- PASS (1:11)
Ben- PASS (:12!)
Sandy- FAIL (:36; she couldn't continue due to injury)
Now, Michaela must either pull off the ribbon or last at least 37 seconds in the ring. If she's successful, she advances; otherwise, it's game over...
Michaela: FAIL (:07; suffered a neck inury)
...but she lasts just an unlucky seven seconds, so she's done. But she still leaves with the Ram.
CHALLENGE #2: First, they must disconnect a 90-foot pipeline and stack it. Then, they must go up stairs and tie off the pipe from the monkeyboard before taking a zip line to the finish zone. The one who completes this the slowest will have to settle for finishing in third place.
Ben: 3:12
Steven: 4:37
And Sandy's time is...
...4:50, SO SHE'S GONE. OUCH. At least she does leave with the truck.
FOR $298,000: Ben and Steven are in a head-to-head logging race. It begins with them running down a log-laden hill before they put their gear on to cut down a 100-foot fir tree. After that, they must return to the landing site and buck a log by cutting it into three 21-foot sections; finally, they must put that log on a trailer, then run to a toolbox and take out the envelope with their name on it that contains all of their money. The first man to do all of this will leave with over $300,000 in cash and truck.
The winner of "America's Toughest Jobs" is...
Ben
Steven
...Ben Coleman!
Friday ratings notes
Last night's "Deal or No Deal" scored a 3.9 Fast Nielsen with a 7 share (the Wednesday episode with a massive loss scored a 4.8/8). "Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?" wasn't too far behind them in the 8 PM time slot, scoring a 3.5/6.
The "Don't Forget the Lyrics!" episode that featured Constantine Maroulis' dismal performance scored a 3.4/6, which is one of its highest ratings of the season.
Sources: Zap2it.com, The Futon Critic
The "Don't Forget the Lyrics!" episode that featured Constantine Maroulis' dismal performance scored a 3.4/6, which is one of its highest ratings of the season.
Sources: Zap2it.com, The Futon Critic
Friday, October 24, 2008
10/24/2008 Results
DOND (Syn.)- This is the last syndicated episode where a contestant has to open three cases in Round 4. The contestant today is hopefully lucky #7 Carolyn Doyle (who works for an unspecified corporal job, loves tattoos, and it looks like she's going to piss her pants!!!). She ends up swapping out for #21.
ROUND 1:
1. #22 (Don)- BUCK
2. #13 (Rhonda)- $1,000
3. #11 (Gerard)- $7,500
4. #8 (Rosie)- $250,000
5. #12 (Victoria)- $25
FIRST OFFER TURNED DOWN: $11,000
ROUND 2:
1. #1 (Kimberly)- $10
2. #4 (Maia)- $500,000
3. #14 (Denice)- $5
4. #6 (Freddie)- $300
5. #17 (Lisa)- $10,000
SECOND OFFER: $1,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 3:
1. #20 (Ron)- $25,000 (DANGER ZONE ENFORCED)
2. #19 (Sebastian)- $100
3. #2 (Marvin)- PENNY
4. #10 (Jacki)- $400
THIRD OFFER: $18,500- NO DEAL
ROUND 4:
1. #16 (Carl)- $2,500
2. #15 (Lauretta)- $200
3. #18 (Kareem)- $50
FOURTH OFFER: $28,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 5:
1. #9 (Frank)- $5,000
2. #7 (Mike)- $50,000 (STRIKE ONE)
FIFTH OFFER: $39,000- NO DEAL
20th PICK: #5 (Jessica)- $75,000 (STRIKE TWO)
FINAL OFFER: $31,000- NO DEAL!
She keeps her #21. Is she $100,000 richer??...
...YES!!! She's now the third-highest winner so far on the show! Congratulations!
Bingo America: For Episode 2016, Donna and Erich are our players tonight. Here's where things stand at halftime during Round 1:
DONNA: BI--O
ERICH: B-N--
BANK: $720
9 (I16)- Despite the legend, what type of tree hasn't been found at George Washington's home?
ERICH: Cherry- CORRECT (BIN--; $736)
10 (O66)- The first cover of People Magazine featured what female star of "Rosemary's Baby"?
DONNA: Mia Farrow- RIGHT ($802)
50/50 MODE:
11 (N33)- T or F: Dick Cheney was the college roomate of Chuck Norris.
DONNA: False- CORRECT (BIN-O; $835)
12 (O67)- In their TV theme song, "The Jeffersons" were "moving on up" to what side- east or west?
DONNA: East- RIGHT AGAIN ($902)
13 (O74)- T or F: Hummingbirds use spider webs to build their nests.
DONNA: False- NO (Erich: BIN-O)
14 (G49)- Which U.S. state's flag has a bison on it- Nebraska or Wyoming?
DONNA: Wyoming- WIN ($951)
Early on in Game 2, on a question where the answer was Kelly Clarkson, Erich goofs by adding a T before the -on. Later, we head to 50/50 Mode after we reach the tenth question. Here's where we stand now:
DONNA: BI-G-
ERICH: B-N-O
BANK: $1,266
10 (G50)- What do you do with a pashmina- wear it or serve noodles in it?
ERICH: Wear it- CORRECT (B-NGO; $1,316)
11 (I23)- T or F: In China, the traditional color of wedding dresses is red.
ERICH: True- WIN ($1,339)
BINGO SHOOTOUT:
1. What B animal is known for building dams?
DONNA: Beaver- YES
2. What I is the cartoon cat on "The Simpsons" whose rival is Scratchy?
ERICH: Icky- OOPS
DONNA: Itchy- RIGHT
3. What N refers to atomic energy and a family with a mother, father and children?
DONNA: Nuclear- WINS $1,339
Bingo Bonus Round: Another chance for the wrecking balls to redeem themselves, this time against Donna...
B: #8- $250
I: #24- WIPEOUT (second this week!)
...boy, did they ever get their revenge!
WOF: Somebody could win cash, at least one trip and/or a Mercedes Convertible tonight on the Wheel. The first Toss-Up is in the category of On the Map:
_ R _ _ _ _ O
_ _ O R _ _ A
Beverly solves ORLANDO FLORIDA for a thou. Tonight's players:
Beverly Griffin (Shreveport, LA)- IT support technician specialist and graduate of Louisnana Tech
Chrissy Gibbons (Mendon, Mass.)- Civil engineer for a construction company; also loves to box
Andrew Sewall (L.A.)- Research analyst
$2,000 Toss-Up category is Person:
_ A _ K S _ _ T
_ _ _ _ _ _
Andrew solves BACKSEAT DRIVER for $2,000.
Round 1 is tonight's Prize Puzzle Round and the category is Phrase. A $5,800 Maui trip is now available. Midway in the round, Beverly calls the L for the trip but then repeats the previous dud vowel of I. Andrew then tries to get us out of this mess by guessing the puzzle. Here's the board now...
_ _ _ N T L E S S/S _ A _ E S/_ _/
GREEN
...he guesses COUNTLESS SHADES OF GREEN...right for another $1,000 and a trip to Ireland, for a new total of $8,500 in cash and trip.
DUDS: I (repeated once by Beverly and AGAIN by Chrissy)
WINNING ID FOR TRIP: TS02190
Eggland's Best Jackpot Round category is Thing. After Andrew calls the D's, we have...
_ A N D _ _ A _ T _ D
D I A _ O N D
_ _ N D A N T
...he calls an $800 M, buys a pair of E's to clean out the vowels, then calls a $400 P. But he loses his turn with the L. Beverly then calls a $900 C, a $500 H but totally blows the solve by starting to say HAND-CARVED on the top line. Chrissy calls a $400 F and solves HANDCRAFTED DIAMOND PENDANT for her first $1,000. Beverly's been on a slump since the opening Toss-Up.
DUDS: L, S
BANKRUPTS: 1 (Chrissy)
Campbell's Soup $10,000 Mystery Round category is Before & After. Andrew becomes the last player tonight to repeat a previously called dud vowel (in this case, A). Later, after Beverly buys the I and the O's, we have...
_ _ T T E R _ _ _
S T R O _ E/O _/
_ E N I _ S
...she calls a $900 L, buys the U's to clean out the vowels and calls the B for a $1,000 gift tag from Rocky Mountain Chocolate factory. This time, she gets the job done by solving BUTTERFLY STROKE OF GENIUS for another $2,350 and the gift tag, giving her $4,350 in cash and prizes.
DUDS: A (repeated once by Andrew)
Final Toss-Up's in the category of Occupation:
_ _ _ _ _ _ P _ E R
_ _ L O T
Andrew solves HELICOPTER PILOT to go to $11,500 and build on his lead. Next category is Landmark. Early on, he duds out with the E. After Chrissy calls the R, we go to Speed-Up Mode with the remaining consonants being worth $1,300 apiece. After Andrew calls the N's...
_ _ N _ S/_ _ N _ _ N/
N _ T _ _ N _ L/_ _ R _
...he blanks. Beverly calls the P but can't think of anything. Chrissy calls the K's but also has no guess. Andrew then calls the C and solves KINGS CANYON NATIONAL PARK to seal the deal with another $7,850 and $19,350 total. Beverly leaves with $4,350 in cash and sweets and Chrissy gets $1,000.
DUDS: E
Big Money Round: Andrew spins the N in WIN and the category is Thing. Starting with:
_ E _ _ T
_ _ R _
He goes with CDMA with no hesitation...
D E _ _ T
C A R D
...he's incorrect with DEPOT CARD and DEBUT CARD, but he then solves DEBIT CARD! And I will tell you right now that we can check off another thing on this season's checklist...
...GIVING AWAY $100,000 (and yes, the confetti and streamers still go off)!!! He's now the second-highest winner on the season with $119,350 in cash and trip! We end a fairly ugly night on a fantastic note!
Video Bonus: $100,000 Win
Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?: Tonight's featured contestant is 19-year-old mayor John Tyler Hammons from Muskogee, OK! His first partner is Francesca and here are the categories:
1st Grade Measurements
1st Grade Social Studies
2nd Grade Grammar
2nd Grade U.S. History
3rd Grade World Geography
3rd Grade Spelling
4th Grade Cultural Studies
4th Grade Math
5th Grade World History
5th Grade Astronomy
First pick is Social Studies, and his government friends are really going to pick on him if he misses the following:
T or F: The U.S. is the only country to have stars on its national flag.
He knows that's False. Second category is Grammar.
T or F: The following sentence is correct- "Olivia and me had to go to detention".
He knows that's False also, because "I" should be in place of "me". For his second classmate, he chooses Jenna. His third subject is Measurements.
If Mr. Foxworthy goes to bed at 7 PM on a Monday night, and wakes up at 8 AM the next morning, how many hours of sleep will he get.
He comes up with 20 to go to $5,000. Subject #4 for this mayor is 3rd Grade Spelling.
Which of the following words is spelled incorrectly?
A: Privilege
B: Villege
C: Appendage
After peeking at Jenna's answer of villege, he's right with it (the first E should've been replaced by an A), and is one correct answer away from the safe haven. He then chooses Bryce to possibly help him get there and/or $50,000, and his next category is U.S. History.
The thirteen original American colonies gained their independence from what country?
He doesn't need help this time around- he's up to $25,000 with Great Britain. For $50,000, he next tries 4rd Grade Math.
What's the simplest form of the fraction 18/81?
He's correct with 2/9. After that, Jonathan becomes his fourth partner (with Olivia becoming his last one should he make it that far) and his next topic is 5th Grade Astronomy. The following is a Classroom Club Question, sent in by Liliana from St. Francis School:
What's the name of the first American woman to travel into outer space?
He rolls the dice by copying Jonathan's answer, which was May Jane (WTF?)...ZONK ANSWER OF THE WEEK NOMINEE, resulting in this mayor becoming the third $25,000 flunkout of the season. It was Sally Ride.
Our other game tonight is pretty special, because both a high school prom king and queen are both playing the game- they're Riley Hicks and Erin Klutz! Their first partner is Jenna and here are their categories:
1st Grade Grammar
1st Grade Science
2nd Grade English
2nd Grade Music
3rd Grade Cultural Studies
3rd Grade Earth Science
4th Grade Ancient History
4th Grade U.S. Geography
5th Grade World History
5th Grade World Geography
Their first subject is Grammar.
What's the singular noun in the following sentence: "The boys and girls walked to the classroom with their books"?
They're right with classroom. Second for them is Science.
A thermometer is an instrument used to measure which of the following?
A: Temperature
B: Height
C: Weight
They're correct with temperature. For their second classmate, their choice is Jonathan and their third subject is Music.
Which of these is NOT a percussion instrument?
A: Gong
B: Bugle
C: Maracas
They nail bugle. The fourth category they try is English.
The word "duck" can be used as a noun and also as what other part of speech?
They know that's a verb. Before they try their save haven question, they choose Olivia as their third partner. Their fifth category is 3rd Grade Cultural Studies.
The following image is of the official flag of what country?
They make it to the guaranteed money with Mexico. They try to double with their next subject of 3rd Grade Earth Science.
T or F: The Earth's atmosphere is made up solely of Oxygen.
They say False...the Earth is also made of Nitrogen, so they now have $50,000. They choose Bryce to come to the student podium next and their 100 grand category is 4th Grade U.S. Geography.
If Bryce walked south from Billings, MT, what would be the first U.S. state he'd pass into?
They take a guess with Wyoming...right for $100,000! All cheats are still in play as they head into this next question from 4th Grade Ancient History:
The city of Cuzco in Peru was the capital of what ancient South American empire?
They decide to drop out at $100,000 with all of their cheats still on the table. Answer: Inca, which neither the players or Bryce said.
In two weeks from now is the second celebrity game of the season featuring former "Celebrity Apprentice" contestant Gene Simmons!
Don't Forget the Lyrics!: Constantine Maroulis isn't playing the game yet tonight...at least for right now. Instead, playing the game now is Rebecca Vigil from Clairmont, CA (who is a recent college graduate and her appearance on the show is a graduation present). The potential backup singers available for her are Bill (father) and Jeff (friend). Here are the categories:
DUETS
LOVE SONGS
R & B
ROCK
ROCK ANTHEMS
BREAK UP SONGS
POP
1980s
THE JACKSON 5
Her first category is R & B and the song choices are "(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher" by Jackie Wilson and "Stuck On You" by Lionel Richie. She chooses "Higher and Higher" and must fill in three blanks:
And I'll be at ____ ____ _____
She's wrong at first with "...your door forevermore", so she must use a backup. She uses the two words backup and fills in the first two words, giving her...
"...your side forevermore"
...and she then locks it in to get on the board. She tries Pop next. The choices this time are "(Love is Like a) Heatwave" by Martha & the Vandellas and "Still the One" by Orleans. She tries "Still the One" and has another three word target:
"That turns my head, we're ____ _____ ___"
She sings "...still having fun" and locks that in...right. Third is a Jackson 5 song- either "Got to be There" or "I Want You Back". She tries "I Want You Back" and again must fill in three:
"Won't your please let me back __ ___ ____"
She gets "...in your heart" no problem. To get to the safe haven, she has to know about a Love Song next. Choices this time are "Nobody Does It Better" by Carly Simon and "I Want You to Want Me" by Cheap Trick. While we're given the secret that her mother and sisters are waiting backstage to come out, she chooses "I Want You to Want Me" and must fill in three yet again:
"Didn't I, didn't I, didn't I ___ ___ ____"
After locking in "...see you cryin'", the remainder of her family comes out...and she's given the other good news that's she's right for $25,000!
She goes for the 1980s next, with the two chosen songs from that decade being "Who Can It Be Now?" by Men At Work and "Somebody's Watching Me" by Rockwell. She goes with Men At Work this time out and she must fill in seven missing words. They follow after "If you hang outside, don't". She then lets out of her mouth "...come in here and be inside", which is a word short. She then calls on Jeff to help her out, and they provide a new guess of "...come in, I'll only run and hide". After they lock that in...she's up to 50 thousand!
For $100,000, her next topic is Break Up Songs. The choices now on the board are "Leaving On a Jet Plane" by Peter, Paul & Mary and "Breaking Up is Hard to Do" by Neil Sedaka. The choice this time around is "Leaving On a Jet Plane" and the target's now up to eight words. They follow after the title of the song is sung. Her response is "I don't know when I'll be back again" and she lets the words turn blue...right for $100K!
Another 100 grand could be hers if she can do well on a Rock Anthem. Now on the board are "Won't Get Fooled Again" by The Who and "The Boys Are Back in Town" by Thin Lizzy. She picks "The Boys Are Back in Town" and the target's down to six words this round. Proceding these words is "I told them you were living downtown". Her guess this time is "...and you were twistin' the night". That doesn't sound right, so here come her three choices:
A: "...driving all the old men crazy"
B: "...making all the locals go crazy"
C: "...making all the young guys stupid"
No real help there, so she walks away with 100 G's. The right lyric was A, which she didn't quite have the guts to lock in. I believe that's the first bad bailout since this show began.
Now, here comes Constantine Maroulis of "American Idol" fame! Tonight, he's playing the game for Broadway Cares. Kelly & Jason are his potential backup singers waiting in the wings. Categories:
MOTOWN
THE WHO
1980's
ROCK
RAT PACK
AMERICAN FAVORITES
POP
R & B
CLASSIC ROCK
First up is Rock, with the choices being "Run to You" by Bryan Adams and "Two Out of Three Ain't Bad" by Meatloaf. His choice is "Run to You", and he begins by trying to fill in four words:
"When it gets too much, I need __ ____ ____ ____"
He is wrong with "I want to run", so he opts for Wayne's help, and they manage to come up with "...to feel your touch".
Second is Motown, and "Get Ready" by the Temptations and "It's the Same Old Song" by Four Tops are now available. His choice is "Get Ready" and must come up with three missing words this time:
"And I'm bringing you a ___ ____ ____"
He misses again with "...love anew so get ready"...that's too much. Wayne again saves his butt with the right answer of "...love that's true".
He now tries Classic Rock, and the next songs to appear on the board are "Running On Empty" by Jackson Browne and "(Don't Fear) the Reaper" by Blue Oyster Cult. He wants the "Reaper" song and his target once again is three words:
"Don't fear the reaper, baby, ___ __ ____"
He's fairly confident with "...come on baby", but Wayne doesn't like that guess so much, so he instead suggests "I'm your man". After taking that advice, they lock that in for $10,000.
To get to the safe haven, he's gotta get past a song from the world of Pop. "Your Song" by Elton John and "Afternoon Delight" by the Starland Vocal Band are the choices this time. His selection is "Your Song" and has another three word target:
"I hope ___ ____ ___"
He's again pretty confident with "...you don't mind" and Wayne likes that guess too, so it's locked in...and he's at $25,000.
He goes for 50 with the 1980's next. The next pair of choices are "The Safety Dance" by Men Without Hats and "(I Just) Died in Your Arms" by Cutting Crew. He tries "(I Just) Died in Your Arms" and must fill in twice as many blanks as he did the past three times- six words. Remember, Wayne can't help him anymore at this point. They follow after "It must have been some kind". He believes the remainder of that is "...of kiss, I couldn't walk away". He locks it in...NO! It was "...of kiss, I should've walked away". Good thing he had nothing to lose at that point, so his charity will get $25,000.
But still, Constantine Maroulis has got to go down as giving one of the WORST PERFORMANCES on any traditional game show celebrity special ever. No wonder why he didn't win "American Idol" several years ago.
In two weeks, the original members of En Vogue will try to do much better than this.
DOND (NBC): Playing the next Million Dollar Mission game with eight $1M cases on the board tonight is Coleen Fowler from Woodbury, MN. She's hoping one of the biggies is in #18.
ROUND 1:
1. #1- $1,000
2. #10- $750
3. #25- BUCK
4. #16- $50
5. #26
6. #4- $25,000
FIRST OFFER REJECTED: $210,000
ROUND 2:
1. #7- PENNY
2. #19- $5,000
3. #9
4. #5
5. #11- $5
SECOND OFFER TURNED DOWN: $149,000
ROUND 3:
1. #20
2. #6- $75
3. #24- $10
4. #21- $300
THIRD OFFER NOT TAKEN (after a big LOSER arrow with lights around it drops from the ceiling- LOL!): $236,000
ROUND 4:
1. #2- $50,000
2. #14- DANGER ZONE ENFORCED
3. #3- $100
FOURTH OFFER THROWN AWAY: $174,000
At the end, she will give both of her friends 10% of her final total on the show!
ROUND 5:
1. #15- $200
2. #23- STRIKE ONE
FIFTH OFFER: $198,000- NO DEAL
21st PICK: #8- $25
SIXTH OFFER: $250,000- NO DEAL (and the LOSER sign comes down again!!)
TONIGHT'S WINNING BEAT THE BANKER CASE: #5
Alike (one of the models) then informs her that whatever she takes home tonight will be matched and donated to Big Brothers Big Sisters, with a minimum guarantee of $100,000.
22nd PICK: #12- STRIKE TWO
SEVENTH OFFER: $176,000- DEAL
Her case had...$400, so she made a good deal. But if she had gone one more time with #22, she would've knocked out $10,000 and possibly have taken home $345,000. The last remaining million case was #17; thus, #13 had $500.
Nine big ones go into play on Wednesday, which will be a 90-minute episode!
ROUND 1:
1. #22 (Don)- BUCK
2. #13 (Rhonda)- $1,000
3. #11 (Gerard)- $7,500
4. #8 (Rosie)- $250,000
5. #12 (Victoria)- $25
FIRST OFFER TURNED DOWN: $11,000
ROUND 2:
1. #1 (Kimberly)- $10
2. #4 (Maia)- $500,000
3. #14 (Denice)- $5
4. #6 (Freddie)- $300
5. #17 (Lisa)- $10,000
SECOND OFFER: $1,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 3:
1. #20 (Ron)- $25,000 (DANGER ZONE ENFORCED)
2. #19 (Sebastian)- $100
3. #2 (Marvin)- PENNY
4. #10 (Jacki)- $400
THIRD OFFER: $18,500- NO DEAL
ROUND 4:
1. #16 (Carl)- $2,500
2. #15 (Lauretta)- $200
3. #18 (Kareem)- $50
FOURTH OFFER: $28,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 5:
1. #9 (Frank)- $5,000
2. #7 (Mike)- $50,000 (STRIKE ONE)
FIFTH OFFER: $39,000- NO DEAL
20th PICK: #5 (Jessica)- $75,000 (STRIKE TWO)
FINAL OFFER: $31,000- NO DEAL!
She keeps her #21. Is she $100,000 richer??...
...YES!!! She's now the third-highest winner so far on the show! Congratulations!
Bingo America: For Episode 2016, Donna and Erich are our players tonight. Here's where things stand at halftime during Round 1:
DONNA: BI--O
ERICH: B-N--
BANK: $720
9 (I16)- Despite the legend, what type of tree hasn't been found at George Washington's home?
ERICH: Cherry- CORRECT (BIN--; $736)
10 (O66)- The first cover of People Magazine featured what female star of "Rosemary's Baby"?
DONNA: Mia Farrow- RIGHT ($802)
50/50 MODE:
11 (N33)- T or F: Dick Cheney was the college roomate of Chuck Norris.
DONNA: False- CORRECT (BIN-O; $835)
12 (O67)- In their TV theme song, "The Jeffersons" were "moving on up" to what side- east or west?
DONNA: East- RIGHT AGAIN ($902)
13 (O74)- T or F: Hummingbirds use spider webs to build their nests.
DONNA: False- NO (Erich: BIN-O)
14 (G49)- Which U.S. state's flag has a bison on it- Nebraska or Wyoming?
DONNA: Wyoming- WIN ($951)
Early on in Game 2, on a question where the answer was Kelly Clarkson, Erich goofs by adding a T before the -on. Later, we head to 50/50 Mode after we reach the tenth question. Here's where we stand now:
DONNA: BI-G-
ERICH: B-N-O
BANK: $1,266
10 (G50)- What do you do with a pashmina- wear it or serve noodles in it?
ERICH: Wear it- CORRECT (B-NGO; $1,316)
11 (I23)- T or F: In China, the traditional color of wedding dresses is red.
ERICH: True- WIN ($1,339)
BINGO SHOOTOUT:
1. What B animal is known for building dams?
DONNA: Beaver- YES
2. What I is the cartoon cat on "The Simpsons" whose rival is Scratchy?
ERICH: Icky- OOPS
DONNA: Itchy- RIGHT
3. What N refers to atomic energy and a family with a mother, father and children?
DONNA: Nuclear- WINS $1,339
Bingo Bonus Round: Another chance for the wrecking balls to redeem themselves, this time against Donna...
B: #8- $250
I: #24- WIPEOUT (second this week!)
...boy, did they ever get their revenge!
WOF: Somebody could win cash, at least one trip and/or a Mercedes Convertible tonight on the Wheel. The first Toss-Up is in the category of On the Map:
_ R _ _ _ _ O
_ _ O R _ _ A
Beverly solves ORLANDO FLORIDA for a thou. Tonight's players:
Beverly Griffin (Shreveport, LA)- IT support technician specialist and graduate of Louisnana Tech
Chrissy Gibbons (Mendon, Mass.)- Civil engineer for a construction company; also loves to box
Andrew Sewall (L.A.)- Research analyst
$2,000 Toss-Up category is Person:
_ A _ K S _ _ T
_ _ _ _ _ _
Andrew solves BACKSEAT DRIVER for $2,000.
Round 1 is tonight's Prize Puzzle Round and the category is Phrase. A $5,800 Maui trip is now available. Midway in the round, Beverly calls the L for the trip but then repeats the previous dud vowel of I. Andrew then tries to get us out of this mess by guessing the puzzle. Here's the board now...
_ _ _ N T L E S S/S _ A _ E S/_ _/
GREEN
...he guesses COUNTLESS SHADES OF GREEN...right for another $1,000 and a trip to Ireland, for a new total of $8,500 in cash and trip.
DUDS: I (repeated once by Beverly and AGAIN by Chrissy)
WINNING ID FOR TRIP: TS02190
Eggland's Best Jackpot Round category is Thing. After Andrew calls the D's, we have...
_ A N D _ _ A _ T _ D
D I A _ O N D
_ _ N D A N T
...he calls an $800 M, buys a pair of E's to clean out the vowels, then calls a $400 P. But he loses his turn with the L. Beverly then calls a $900 C, a $500 H but totally blows the solve by starting to say HAND-CARVED on the top line. Chrissy calls a $400 F and solves HANDCRAFTED DIAMOND PENDANT for her first $1,000. Beverly's been on a slump since the opening Toss-Up.
DUDS: L, S
BANKRUPTS: 1 (Chrissy)
Campbell's Soup $10,000 Mystery Round category is Before & After. Andrew becomes the last player tonight to repeat a previously called dud vowel (in this case, A). Later, after Beverly buys the I and the O's, we have...
_ _ T T E R _ _ _
S T R O _ E/O _/
_ E N I _ S
...she calls a $900 L, buys the U's to clean out the vowels and calls the B for a $1,000 gift tag from Rocky Mountain Chocolate factory. This time, she gets the job done by solving BUTTERFLY STROKE OF GENIUS for another $2,350 and the gift tag, giving her $4,350 in cash and prizes.
DUDS: A (repeated once by Andrew)
Final Toss-Up's in the category of Occupation:
_ _ _ _ _ _ P _ E R
_ _ L O T
Andrew solves HELICOPTER PILOT to go to $11,500 and build on his lead. Next category is Landmark. Early on, he duds out with the E. After Chrissy calls the R, we go to Speed-Up Mode with the remaining consonants being worth $1,300 apiece. After Andrew calls the N's...
_ _ N _ S/_ _ N _ _ N/
N _ T _ _ N _ L/_ _ R _
...he blanks. Beverly calls the P but can't think of anything. Chrissy calls the K's but also has no guess. Andrew then calls the C and solves KINGS CANYON NATIONAL PARK to seal the deal with another $7,850 and $19,350 total. Beverly leaves with $4,350 in cash and sweets and Chrissy gets $1,000.
DUDS: E
Big Money Round: Andrew spins the N in WIN and the category is Thing. Starting with:
_ E _ _ T
_ _ R _
He goes with CDMA with no hesitation...
D E _ _ T
C A R D
...he's incorrect with DEPOT CARD and DEBUT CARD, but he then solves DEBIT CARD! And I will tell you right now that we can check off another thing on this season's checklist...
...GIVING AWAY $100,000 (and yes, the confetti and streamers still go off)!!! He's now the second-highest winner on the season with $119,350 in cash and trip! We end a fairly ugly night on a fantastic note!
Video Bonus: $100,000 Win
Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?: Tonight's featured contestant is 19-year-old mayor John Tyler Hammons from Muskogee, OK! His first partner is Francesca and here are the categories:
1st Grade Measurements
1st Grade Social Studies
2nd Grade Grammar
2nd Grade U.S. History
3rd Grade World Geography
3rd Grade Spelling
4th Grade Cultural Studies
4th Grade Math
5th Grade World History
5th Grade Astronomy
First pick is Social Studies, and his government friends are really going to pick on him if he misses the following:
T or F: The U.S. is the only country to have stars on its national flag.
He knows that's False. Second category is Grammar.
T or F: The following sentence is correct- "Olivia and me had to go to detention".
He knows that's False also, because "I" should be in place of "me". For his second classmate, he chooses Jenna. His third subject is Measurements.
If Mr. Foxworthy goes to bed at 7 PM on a Monday night, and wakes up at 8 AM the next morning, how many hours of sleep will he get.
He comes up with 20 to go to $5,000. Subject #4 for this mayor is 3rd Grade Spelling.
Which of the following words is spelled incorrectly?
A: Privilege
B: Villege
C: Appendage
After peeking at Jenna's answer of villege, he's right with it (the first E should've been replaced by an A), and is one correct answer away from the safe haven. He then chooses Bryce to possibly help him get there and/or $50,000, and his next category is U.S. History.
The thirteen original American colonies gained their independence from what country?
He doesn't need help this time around- he's up to $25,000 with Great Britain. For $50,000, he next tries 4rd Grade Math.
What's the simplest form of the fraction 18/81?
He's correct with 2/9. After that, Jonathan becomes his fourth partner (with Olivia becoming his last one should he make it that far) and his next topic is 5th Grade Astronomy. The following is a Classroom Club Question, sent in by Liliana from St. Francis School:
What's the name of the first American woman to travel into outer space?
He rolls the dice by copying Jonathan's answer, which was May Jane (WTF?)...ZONK ANSWER OF THE WEEK NOMINEE, resulting in this mayor becoming the third $25,000 flunkout of the season. It was Sally Ride.
Our other game tonight is pretty special, because both a high school prom king and queen are both playing the game- they're Riley Hicks and Erin Klutz! Their first partner is Jenna and here are their categories:
1st Grade Grammar
1st Grade Science
2nd Grade English
2nd Grade Music
3rd Grade Cultural Studies
3rd Grade Earth Science
4th Grade Ancient History
4th Grade U.S. Geography
5th Grade World History
5th Grade World Geography
Their first subject is Grammar.
What's the singular noun in the following sentence: "The boys and girls walked to the classroom with their books"?
They're right with classroom. Second for them is Science.
A thermometer is an instrument used to measure which of the following?
A: Temperature
B: Height
C: Weight
They're correct with temperature. For their second classmate, their choice is Jonathan and their third subject is Music.
Which of these is NOT a percussion instrument?
A: Gong
B: Bugle
C: Maracas
They nail bugle. The fourth category they try is English.
The word "duck" can be used as a noun and also as what other part of speech?
They know that's a verb. Before they try their save haven question, they choose Olivia as their third partner. Their fifth category is 3rd Grade Cultural Studies.
The following image is of the official flag of what country?
They make it to the guaranteed money with Mexico. They try to double with their next subject of 3rd Grade Earth Science.
T or F: The Earth's atmosphere is made up solely of Oxygen.
They say False...the Earth is also made of Nitrogen, so they now have $50,000. They choose Bryce to come to the student podium next and their 100 grand category is 4th Grade U.S. Geography.
If Bryce walked south from Billings, MT, what would be the first U.S. state he'd pass into?
They take a guess with Wyoming...right for $100,000! All cheats are still in play as they head into this next question from 4th Grade Ancient History:
The city of Cuzco in Peru was the capital of what ancient South American empire?
They decide to drop out at $100,000 with all of their cheats still on the table. Answer: Inca, which neither the players or Bryce said.
In two weeks from now is the second celebrity game of the season featuring former "Celebrity Apprentice" contestant Gene Simmons!
Don't Forget the Lyrics!: Constantine Maroulis isn't playing the game yet tonight...at least for right now. Instead, playing the game now is Rebecca Vigil from Clairmont, CA (who is a recent college graduate and her appearance on the show is a graduation present). The potential backup singers available for her are Bill (father) and Jeff (friend). Here are the categories:
DUETS
LOVE SONGS
R & B
ROCK
ROCK ANTHEMS
BREAK UP SONGS
POP
1980s
THE JACKSON 5
Her first category is R & B and the song choices are "(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher" by Jackie Wilson and "Stuck On You" by Lionel Richie. She chooses "Higher and Higher" and must fill in three blanks:
And I'll be at ____ ____ _____
She's wrong at first with "...your door forevermore", so she must use a backup. She uses the two words backup and fills in the first two words, giving her...
"...your side forevermore"
...and she then locks it in to get on the board. She tries Pop next. The choices this time are "(Love is Like a) Heatwave" by Martha & the Vandellas and "Still the One" by Orleans. She tries "Still the One" and has another three word target:
"That turns my head, we're ____ _____ ___"
She sings "...still having fun" and locks that in...right. Third is a Jackson 5 song- either "Got to be There" or "I Want You Back". She tries "I Want You Back" and again must fill in three:
"Won't your please let me back __ ___ ____"
She gets "...in your heart" no problem. To get to the safe haven, she has to know about a Love Song next. Choices this time are "Nobody Does It Better" by Carly Simon and "I Want You to Want Me" by Cheap Trick. While we're given the secret that her mother and sisters are waiting backstage to come out, she chooses "I Want You to Want Me" and must fill in three yet again:
"Didn't I, didn't I, didn't I ___ ___ ____"
After locking in "...see you cryin'", the remainder of her family comes out...and she's given the other good news that's she's right for $25,000!
She goes for the 1980s next, with the two chosen songs from that decade being "Who Can It Be Now?" by Men At Work and "Somebody's Watching Me" by Rockwell. She goes with Men At Work this time out and she must fill in seven missing words. They follow after "If you hang outside, don't". She then lets out of her mouth "...come in here and be inside", which is a word short. She then calls on Jeff to help her out, and they provide a new guess of "...come in, I'll only run and hide". After they lock that in...she's up to 50 thousand!
For $100,000, her next topic is Break Up Songs. The choices now on the board are "Leaving On a Jet Plane" by Peter, Paul & Mary and "Breaking Up is Hard to Do" by Neil Sedaka. The choice this time around is "Leaving On a Jet Plane" and the target's now up to eight words. They follow after the title of the song is sung. Her response is "I don't know when I'll be back again" and she lets the words turn blue...right for $100K!
Another 100 grand could be hers if she can do well on a Rock Anthem. Now on the board are "Won't Get Fooled Again" by The Who and "The Boys Are Back in Town" by Thin Lizzy. She picks "The Boys Are Back in Town" and the target's down to six words this round. Proceding these words is "I told them you were living downtown". Her guess this time is "...and you were twistin' the night". That doesn't sound right, so here come her three choices:
A: "...driving all the old men crazy"
B: "...making all the locals go crazy"
C: "...making all the young guys stupid"
No real help there, so she walks away with 100 G's. The right lyric was A, which she didn't quite have the guts to lock in. I believe that's the first bad bailout since this show began.
Now, here comes Constantine Maroulis of "American Idol" fame! Tonight, he's playing the game for Broadway Cares. Kelly & Jason are his potential backup singers waiting in the wings. Categories:
MOTOWN
THE WHO
1980's
ROCK
RAT PACK
AMERICAN FAVORITES
POP
R & B
CLASSIC ROCK
First up is Rock, with the choices being "Run to You" by Bryan Adams and "Two Out of Three Ain't Bad" by Meatloaf. His choice is "Run to You", and he begins by trying to fill in four words:
"When it gets too much, I need __ ____ ____ ____"
He is wrong with "I want to run", so he opts for Wayne's help, and they manage to come up with "...to feel your touch".
Second is Motown, and "Get Ready" by the Temptations and "It's the Same Old Song" by Four Tops are now available. His choice is "Get Ready" and must come up with three missing words this time:
"And I'm bringing you a ___ ____ ____"
He misses again with "...love anew so get ready"...that's too much. Wayne again saves his butt with the right answer of "...love that's true".
He now tries Classic Rock, and the next songs to appear on the board are "Running On Empty" by Jackson Browne and "(Don't Fear) the Reaper" by Blue Oyster Cult. He wants the "Reaper" song and his target once again is three words:
"Don't fear the reaper, baby, ___ __ ____"
He's fairly confident with "...come on baby", but Wayne doesn't like that guess so much, so he instead suggests "I'm your man". After taking that advice, they lock that in for $10,000.
To get to the safe haven, he's gotta get past a song from the world of Pop. "Your Song" by Elton John and "Afternoon Delight" by the Starland Vocal Band are the choices this time. His selection is "Your Song" and has another three word target:
"I hope ___ ____ ___"
He's again pretty confident with "...you don't mind" and Wayne likes that guess too, so it's locked in...and he's at $25,000.
He goes for 50 with the 1980's next. The next pair of choices are "The Safety Dance" by Men Without Hats and "(I Just) Died in Your Arms" by Cutting Crew. He tries "(I Just) Died in Your Arms" and must fill in twice as many blanks as he did the past three times- six words. Remember, Wayne can't help him anymore at this point. They follow after "It must have been some kind". He believes the remainder of that is "...of kiss, I couldn't walk away". He locks it in...NO! It was "...of kiss, I should've walked away". Good thing he had nothing to lose at that point, so his charity will get $25,000.
But still, Constantine Maroulis has got to go down as giving one of the WORST PERFORMANCES on any traditional game show celebrity special ever. No wonder why he didn't win "American Idol" several years ago.
In two weeks, the original members of En Vogue will try to do much better than this.
DOND (NBC): Playing the next Million Dollar Mission game with eight $1M cases on the board tonight is Coleen Fowler from Woodbury, MN. She's hoping one of the biggies is in #18.
ROUND 1:
1. #1- $1,000
2. #10- $750
3. #25- BUCK
4. #16- $50
5. #26
6. #4- $25,000
FIRST OFFER REJECTED: $210,000
ROUND 2:
1. #7- PENNY
2. #19- $5,000
3. #9
4. #5
5. #11- $5
SECOND OFFER TURNED DOWN: $149,000
ROUND 3:
1. #20
2. #6- $75
3. #24- $10
4. #21- $300
THIRD OFFER NOT TAKEN (after a big LOSER arrow with lights around it drops from the ceiling- LOL!): $236,000
ROUND 4:
1. #2- $50,000
2. #14- DANGER ZONE ENFORCED
3. #3- $100
FOURTH OFFER THROWN AWAY: $174,000
At the end, she will give both of her friends 10% of her final total on the show!
ROUND 5:
1. #15- $200
2. #23- STRIKE ONE
FIFTH OFFER: $198,000- NO DEAL
21st PICK: #8- $25
SIXTH OFFER: $250,000- NO DEAL (and the LOSER sign comes down again!!)
TONIGHT'S WINNING BEAT THE BANKER CASE: #5
Alike (one of the models) then informs her that whatever she takes home tonight will be matched and donated to Big Brothers Big Sisters, with a minimum guarantee of $100,000.
22nd PICK: #12- STRIKE TWO
SEVENTH OFFER: $176,000- DEAL
Her case had...$400, so she made a good deal. But if she had gone one more time with #22, she would've knocked out $10,000 and possibly have taken home $345,000. The last remaining million case was #17; thus, #13 had $500.
Nine big ones go into play on Wednesday, which will be a 90-minute episode!
"America's Next Top Model" 10/22
After this week, the contestants that survived here would go to this season's foreign destination; the other was given a ticket home.
TYRA MAIL #20: "Work it, sell it, own it!"
Ron & Richard Harris return for the first time since the sixth season to make the remaining seven ladies love and cherish their accessories. Mckey and Marjorie didn't do well with this.
Then, they met James St. James, who formerly appeared in Season 5, and he told them to participate in a fashion show where they had to wear and show off clothes from an invisible model collection. The winner of this challenge got to appear in a holiday article for the December 2008 issue of Seventeen Magazine.
Just before she got started, Elina had some breathing problems because of the way the clothes covered her face. She didn't have those problems when she went on stage.
Mckey spread her dress too wide while she was on stage. Marjorie's dress ended up falling off a bit while on stage! Also, Sheena didn't pose well while she was performing.
The winner was...
...Elina! She then got to pick two other ladies to join her in the article, which turned out to be Analeigh and Marjorie.
TYRA MAIL #21: "A well read model is always prompt."
COVERGIRL COMMERCIAL CHALLENGE: After last season's winner, Whitney Thompson, stopped by to say hi, the seven remaining contestants were asked to do a CoverGirl Commercial with the aid of a teleprompter (unlike previous seasons) at a hotel in the Bel-Air area. For the commercial to work, each model had to bring a natural, flowing conversation to their audience.
1. Samantha: She did pretty good.
2. Elina: Average.
3. Mckey: Her bad week continued here.
4. Analeigh: Great job!
5. Sheena: Decent, after a bad start.
6. Marjorie: Excellent!
Joslyn, who was neasious early on during the filming of these commercials, went last. She didn't do so good, as she overacted during her last take.
Mckey, Marjorie and Joslyn were the three in the most danger. The bottom two this time around...
...only one of those I mentioned, Joslyn. Elina was the other one in the bottom two, but Joslyn was eliminated in the end.
The remaining six will now be going to...Amsterdam!
TYRA MAIL #20: "Work it, sell it, own it!"
Ron & Richard Harris return for the first time since the sixth season to make the remaining seven ladies love and cherish their accessories. Mckey and Marjorie didn't do well with this.
Then, they met James St. James, who formerly appeared in Season 5, and he told them to participate in a fashion show where they had to wear and show off clothes from an invisible model collection. The winner of this challenge got to appear in a holiday article for the December 2008 issue of Seventeen Magazine.
Just before she got started, Elina had some breathing problems because of the way the clothes covered her face. She didn't have those problems when she went on stage.
Mckey spread her dress too wide while she was on stage. Marjorie's dress ended up falling off a bit while on stage! Also, Sheena didn't pose well while she was performing.
The winner was...
...Elina! She then got to pick two other ladies to join her in the article, which turned out to be Analeigh and Marjorie.
TYRA MAIL #21: "A well read model is always prompt."
COVERGIRL COMMERCIAL CHALLENGE: After last season's winner, Whitney Thompson, stopped by to say hi, the seven remaining contestants were asked to do a CoverGirl Commercial with the aid of a teleprompter (unlike previous seasons) at a hotel in the Bel-Air area. For the commercial to work, each model had to bring a natural, flowing conversation to their audience.
1. Samantha: She did pretty good.
2. Elina: Average.
3. Mckey: Her bad week continued here.
4. Analeigh: Great job!
5. Sheena: Decent, after a bad start.
6. Marjorie: Excellent!
Joslyn, who was neasious early on during the filming of these commercials, went last. She didn't do so good, as she overacted during her last take.
Mckey, Marjorie and Joslyn were the three in the most danger. The bottom two this time around...
...only one of those I mentioned, Joslyn. Elina was the other one in the bottom two, but Joslyn was eliminated in the end.
The remaining six will now be going to...Amsterdam!
Thursday, October 23, 2008
"Survivor: Gabon" 10/23
Ace & Matty were worried early on about getting backstabbed by others.
Sugar is ROLLING THE DICE, ladies and gentlemen, because she's apparently forking over her Immunity Idol to Ace because she doesn't plan on playing it. So Fang better win this next Immunity Challenge or else she's in major trouble.
Reward Challenge: Each team has their own 200-pound snake to carry on a racetrack. The objective is to catch the other team and have one member of the team touch one of their opponents; doing so wins a ton of breakfast supplies. Players can drop out of the challenge if they get too tired or don't feel like racing at any time.
Corrine was chosen to sit this challenge out for Kota.
The winners are...
...Kota, thanks largely in part to Matty & Ace being the only two left on Fang's side! And that means by their power, Sugar's headed to Exile Island for a RECORD FOURTH TIME.
Judging by her emotional breakdown while at Exile Island, Sugar is sick and tired of going there unless there's another Immunity Idol in play.
IMMUNITY CHALLENGE: Each tribe is divided into three pairs of two. Each pair are tied to a rope, and they must go under a cargo net before running through an obstacle course. At the end of it is a pair of flagpole pieces. As later pairs go in, more obstacles are added to the course. The first team to collect all six flagpole pieces and assemble their flag correctly wins immunity.
Susie decides to sit this challenge out for Kota. Here are the pairings for both tribes:
KOTA:
1. Bob & Randy
2. Corrine & Charlie
3. Dan & Marcus
FANG:
1. Sugar & Kelly
2. Ace & Crystal
3. Matty & Ken
Kota has a good lead after their first pair gets done. But Ace & Crystal make up some of the deficit, and then Matty & Ken go really fast to give Fang the lead! The winning tribe is...
...Kota!
TRIBAL COUNCIL: I will tell you right now...
...that Sugar has nothing to worry about at least for now, because she again didn't get any votes. But Kelly's in danger for the third straight week...
...and by a unanimous vote, she is gone (the other vote went to Crystal).
Sugar is ROLLING THE DICE, ladies and gentlemen, because she's apparently forking over her Immunity Idol to Ace because she doesn't plan on playing it. So Fang better win this next Immunity Challenge or else she's in major trouble.
Reward Challenge: Each team has their own 200-pound snake to carry on a racetrack. The objective is to catch the other team and have one member of the team touch one of their opponents; doing so wins a ton of breakfast supplies. Players can drop out of the challenge if they get too tired or don't feel like racing at any time.
Corrine was chosen to sit this challenge out for Kota.
The winners are...
...Kota, thanks largely in part to Matty & Ace being the only two left on Fang's side! And that means by their power, Sugar's headed to Exile Island for a RECORD FOURTH TIME.
Judging by her emotional breakdown while at Exile Island, Sugar is sick and tired of going there unless there's another Immunity Idol in play.
IMMUNITY CHALLENGE: Each tribe is divided into three pairs of two. Each pair are tied to a rope, and they must go under a cargo net before running through an obstacle course. At the end of it is a pair of flagpole pieces. As later pairs go in, more obstacles are added to the course. The first team to collect all six flagpole pieces and assemble their flag correctly wins immunity.
Susie decides to sit this challenge out for Kota. Here are the pairings for both tribes:
KOTA:
1. Bob & Randy
2. Corrine & Charlie
3. Dan & Marcus
FANG:
1. Sugar & Kelly
2. Ace & Crystal
3. Matty & Ken
Kota has a good lead after their first pair gets done. But Ace & Crystal make up some of the deficit, and then Matty & Ken go really fast to give Fang the lead! The winning tribe is...
...Kota!
TRIBAL COUNCIL: I will tell you right now...
...that Sugar has nothing to worry about at least for now, because she again didn't get any votes. But Kelly's in danger for the third straight week...
...and by a unanimous vote, she is gone (the other vote went to Crystal).
Notes about last night's "Bingo America" winner
All of this came from a GSN press release today:
John Hanlin, the second $100,000 winner on "Bingo America", appeared today at about 5:25 PM EST on GSN Live to talk about his big win (a clip of that win was shown before he appeared in the studio) Wednesday night.
Hanlin is a pharmaceutical representative from L.A., but is originally from Pittsburgh. And he can thank Jack Lambert in part for helping him win the big money, because his fourth bonus round pick of #58 turns out to be Lambert's famous jersey number while he was playing for the Pittsburgh Steelers; Hanlin is a fan of both Lambert and the team itself.
With his winnings, he is planning on buying a vintage 1969 Corvette amongst other things.
John Hanlin, the second $100,000 winner on "Bingo America", appeared today at about 5:25 PM EST on GSN Live to talk about his big win (a clip of that win was shown before he appeared in the studio) Wednesday night.
Hanlin is a pharmaceutical representative from L.A., but is originally from Pittsburgh. And he can thank Jack Lambert in part for helping him win the big money, because his fourth bonus round pick of #58 turns out to be Lambert's famous jersey number while he was playing for the Pittsburgh Steelers; Hanlin is a fan of both Lambert and the team itself.
With his winnings, he is planning on buying a vintage 1969 Corvette amongst other things.
"RW/RR Challenge: The Island" 10/23
KellyAnne and Colie were the big targets to have their key taken away next.
Among the goodies in this week's air drop were meat, another cell phone opportunity and even a flip video camera. There was also toilet paper.
FACE OFF #7: Colie vs. Johanna vs. Ryan
In "Timber", each player was given a tree stump. They had to hold on to their tree's two ropes for as long as possible. The last one standing got to steal a key from somebody.
BONUS PRIZE: T-Mobile Sidekick with one year's worth of service
The first one eliminated was...
...Colie. Your winner...
...Ryan! He got to steal KellyAnne's key.
By a unanimous vote...
...Colie Edison was dismissed.
On next week's season finale, Johanna, Dan, Ev and KellyAnne will compete in the last Face Off before two teams of four race to be the first ones to unlock the treasure chest for the right to share in $300,000 worth of treasure.
Among the goodies in this week's air drop were meat, another cell phone opportunity and even a flip video camera. There was also toilet paper.
FACE OFF #7: Colie vs. Johanna vs. Ryan
In "Timber", each player was given a tree stump. They had to hold on to their tree's two ropes for as long as possible. The last one standing got to steal a key from somebody.
BONUS PRIZE: T-Mobile Sidekick with one year's worth of service
The first one eliminated was...
...Colie. Your winner...
...Ryan! He got to steal KellyAnne's key.
By a unanimous vote...
...Colie Edison was dismissed.
On next week's season finale, Johanna, Dan, Ev and KellyAnne will compete in the last Face Off before two teams of four race to be the first ones to unlock the treasure chest for the right to share in $300,000 worth of treasure.
10/23/2008 Results
TPIR: The guest model for today is Annilie and today's first four players are Emily, Prentiss, Kammi and Elaine. The first IUFB is a set of three dresses (Rachael, Lanisha and Brandi).
Emily: $550
Prentiss: $1,000
Kammi: $1,200
Elaine: $600
ARP: $978
Elaine Viernes plays Lucky Seven for a 2009 Chrysler PT Cruiser (Std., Paint, AT, Prot, EBH, Mats)(Annilie). First number is 1. Her second number guess is 7...
$ 1 9 , _ _ _
...two bucks gone. Middle number guess is 8...
$ 1 9 , 6 _ _
...another couple bucks gone. Fourth number guess is 5...
$ 1 9 , 6 2 _
...she's flat broke. ARP: $19,624.
Debra leaves the crowd next and the second IUFB is picnic gear (Rachael).
Debra: $400
Emily: $350 (STUPID BID)
Prentiss: $300 (STUPID BID)
Kammi: $450
ARP: $530
Almost by default, Kammi Manchester, a student at a college in Costa Mesa, gets to play Plinko!
Today's SPs are modeled by Lanisha.
1. Robotic vaccum
WRONG PRICE: $35
PICK: $5- $15
2. Faucet
WRONG PRICE: $59
PICK: 5- INCORRECT ($89)
3. Hot dog maker
IS NOT: $42
PICK: 4- $49
4. Water jet-fueled outdoor racer
DOESN'T COST: $63
PICK: 3- $43
Four Plinko Chips to work with, and they're brought to her by Annilie.
1. $500 (Left)
2. $500 (Right)
3. DUD (Left)
4. DUD (Right; got stuck at first)
She wins a grand off the Plinko board.
Coming on down next is Warren and the third IUFB is a canoe package (Annilie). The winner also gets $40 worth of Slow-Mag.
Warren: $800
Debra: $1,000
Emily: $850
Prentiss: $1,001
ARP: $1,447
Prentiss Jefferson, who is planning on going to Trinidad, could be taking with him a bar set (Brandi) marked at $3,690 and a sound system (Rachael) marked at $3,190 from Switch? He leaves the prices alone...and wins!
TODAY'S WIN AT HOME PRIZE: Silverware (Lanisha)
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #1:
Elaine ($978): $.75
Kammi ($1,637): 60 + 45 = OVER
Prentiss ($8,367): 20 + 25 = $.45
Elaine goes to the Showcase.
Jennifer is next to hear the magic words and the fourth IUFB is a set of guitars (Annilie).
Jennifer: $1,350
Warren: $900
Debra: $1,250
Emily: $1,000
ARP: $1,126
Emily Rehm, originally from Sherman Oaks, plays the Race Game for a dinette, power tools, accessories and a fireplace. Prices:
$670
$1,200
$1,550
$1,899
First guesses:
Dinette: $1,550
Power tools: $1,200
Accessories: $670
Fireplace: $1,899
With 20 seconds to go, she has one right, but she's been looking at the audience a lot. Her final guesses:
Dinette: $1,899
Power tools: $1,200
Accessories: $670
Fireplace: $1,550
She wins nothing. Correct prices:
Dinette: $1,200
Power tools: $670
Accessories: $1,550
Fireplace: $1,899
Donna comes on down next and the next IUFB is a set of language books (Brandi & Rachael), after Rich tries to speak in some kind of language.
Donna: $1,000
Jennifer: $550
Warren: $1,500
Debra: $501
ARP: $869
Jennifer Richards, a customer service manager at a Toronto bank, could put a Ford Focus Coupe (Std., AT, ALB/Traction, SRadio, Mats)(Lanisha) into her vault after Stack the Deck. Board:
6014953
The model in this game today is Rachael.
1. Gold Bond Lotion and Ester-C
TARGET: $9.12
PICK: Ester-C- $13.49
2. Hot Pockets and Campbell's Soup
TARGET: $2.49
PICK: Hot Pockets- $2.49
CHOOSES SECOND DIGIT ($ _ 6 , _ _ _)
3. Oreo cookies (big bag) and Clorox wipes
TARGET: $3.89
PICK: Cookies- $3.89
CHOOSES FOURTH DIGIT ($ _ 6 , _ 4 _)
She guesses $16,945 for the car, which is definitely wrong. It was $16,345. That means we continue our car game winless streak on Thursdays.
Joshua is the last player today to exit the audience and the final IUFB is a pair of Power Wheels (Lanisha; two kids named Matthew and Jeremy are riding in the blue one).
Joshua: $800
Warren: $450
Debra: $601
Donna: $900
ARP: $640
Debra Catsorena, a legal secretary, plays Squeeze Play for a plasma TV (Brandi & Rachael). Board:
24299
I say $2,499...but she takes out the second 9 instead and loses.
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #2:
Debra ($640): 50 + 25 = $.75
Jennifer ($869): 60 + 95 = OVER
Emily ($1,126): 60 + 30 = $.90
Whether we like it or not, Emily gets the Top Winner spot in today's Showcase.
First showcase has a Broyhill living room (Brandi), a playhouse (Lanisha) and a trip to Hong Kong (Annilie).
EMILY PASSES TO ELAINE; ELAINE BIDS $17,000 ON ROOM/TRIP SHOWCASE
MY BID FOR ROOM/TRIP SHOWCASE: $19,250
In Showcase #2, it's the sequel of "The Models Can Talk Showcase"! This time, the models introduce the prizes while Rich describes them! First, Brandi has a new range. Second, Lanisha has a new home gym. And finally, Rachael has a new Mini Cooper Convertible (Std., SRadio)!
EMILY BIDS $26,000 ON CAR SHOWCASE
MY BID FOR CAR SHOWCASE: $27,500
EMILY'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $26,000
ARP: $27,948
DIFFERENCE: $1,948
ELAINE'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $17,000
ARP: $17,409
DIFFERENCE: $409- WIN
We don't have a DSW for the second week in a row (at least for now), so Elaine will have to settle for $18,387 in prizes today.
DOND: Today's contestant is #17 Erin Braxton (who is a clothing designer).
ROUND 1:
1. #2 (Marvin)- $250,000
2. #11 (Gerard)- $25,000
3. #1 (Kimberly)- $5
4. #13 (Rhonda)- $400
5. #22 (Don)- $5,000
FIRST REJECTED OFFER: $15,000
ROUND 2:
1. #12 (Victoria)- $100
2. #5 (Jessica)- $50
3. #15 (Lauretta)- $10
4. #3 (Kip)- $2,500
5. #7 (Carolyn)- $75,000 (DANGER ZONE ENFORCED)
SECOND OFFER TURNED DOWN: $11,500
ROUND 3:
1. #6 (Freddie)- $10,000
2. #14 (Denice)- $1,000
3. #9 (Frank)- $100,000 (STRIKE ONE)
4. #8 (Rosie)- $500
THIRD OFFER: $23,000- DEAL
That was a shocker- that's the fastest game so far on this version of the show! Let's see how wise she was.
ROUND 4:
1. #18 (Kareem)- $7,500
2. #4 (Maia)- BUCK
3. #10 (Jacki)- $300
FOURTH OFFER: $105,000
ROUND 5:
1. #21 (Mike)- PENNY (she was thinking "Damn!" at this point!)
2. #20 (Ron)- $500,000 (STRIKE TWO)
FIFTH OFFER: $17,000
20th PICK: #19 (Sebastian)- $50,000 (STRIKEOUT)
That quick deal turns out to be a good one for her, but she should've gone one more round. Her case had $200.
Bingo America: Last night, we got the impression that if you go on this show with the name John, you might get very lucky, as we saw another John become the show's second $100,000 grand prize winner, joining John Stefan. I'll have more on the latest big winner later tonight. But right now, on Episode 2014, Lisandra and David battle for the chance to be next. The Round 1 halftime scoreboard reads like this:
LISANDRA: B-N-O
DAVID: --NG-
BANK: $794
8 (O72)- In weather, an anamometer measures the speed of what?
LISANDRA: Wind- CORRECT ($866)
9 (I17)- What government agency created in 1947 is located in Langley, VA?
DAVID: CIA- CORRECT (-ING-; $883)
50/50 MODE
10 (O73)- Cop or fireman- which was not a Village People costume?
LISANDRA: Fireman- RIGHT ($956)
11 (B11)- T or F: Saturn is the only planet with rings.
LISANDRA: True- NO (David: BING-)
12 (I27)- James Brolin or Josh Brolin- who is married to Barbra Streisand?
DAVID: James Brolin- CORRECT ($983)
13 (G52)- T or F: The liger is a real animal.
DAVID: False- WRONG (Lisandra: B-NGO)
14 (I22)- Onions or carrots- shallots are related to what vegetable?
LISANDRA: Onions- WIN ($1,005)
After eight questions in Game 2, here's what we've got now:
LISANDRA: B--G-
DAVID: BING-
BANK: $1,270
9 (O64)- Greek for "chief builder", what professional designs and produces plans for buildings?
DAVID: Architect- WIN ($1,334)
BINGO SHOOTOUT:
1. What B was Barney Rubble's wife?
LISANDRA: Betty- CORRECT
2. What I is used in religious ceremonies and produces a sweet smell when burned?
DAVID: Incense- RIGHT
3. What N was the French leader whose nickname was "The Little Corporal"?
DAVID: Napoleon- RIGHT AGAIN
4. What G is the Biblical place where Adam & Eve live?
LISANDRA: Garden of Eden- RIGHT
FOR THE WIN: What O is a hardwood tree that bears acorns>
DAVID: Oak- WINS $1,334
Bingo Bonus Round: After last night's big win, do the wrecking balls gain their revenge tonight at David's expense?...
B: #14- $2,000
I: #27- $2,000 ($4,000)
N: #33- $750 ($4,750)
...no, as David stops at nearly five grand, for a final total of $6,084.
WOF: Will we give that Winnebago away tonight, or perhaps $100,000 or $1 Million? Let's find out. Tonight's first Toss-Up is in the category of Event:
_ _ R E _ O R K S
_ _ O _
We see one of these at the top of the screen when somebody wins the Jackpot in the Jackpot Round (which is another thing that we have not seen happen so far this season)- a FIREWORKS SHOW, and Leigh Ann solves it for $1,000. Tonight's players:
Leigh Ann Thompson (Shreveport, LA)- Mechanical engineer
Megan McWaters (Birmingham, AL)- Former attorney and current children's librarian
Justin Gillen (Laguna Niguel, CA)- Merchandise person
$2,000 Toss-Up's in the category of Title:
_ _ S _ L E/&/
_ I T N _ _ S
Megan solves MUSCLE & FITNESS for $2,000.
Round 1 is tonight's Prize Puzzle Round and the category for it is Food & Drink. Out on the wheel now is an $8,000 trip to Spain. After Justin buys the U's, we have...
DELICIOUS/D _ R _/R U _
...he calls a $450 M, buys the A and solves DELICIOUS DARK RUM for $1,050 and a trip to Jamaica, a total of $6,950 in cash and trip.
DUDS: N (repeated by Megan), T
BANKRUPTS: 1 (Megan right off the bat)
WINNING ID FOR TRIP: BP9229712
Eggland's Best Jackpot Round category is Before & After. At the start, Justin calls an N for $500 while on Jackpot and obviously passes on a $5,500 Jackpot opportunity. He then hits it again and calls a D, once again passing for $6,000. A little later, Leigh Ann calls a $300 R for the Free Spin, but has to use it right away after hitting Lose a Turn on her next spin. She then calls S for Spain and buys a pair of O's, and we have...
_ O _/AND/_ O _-TARTS
...she calls a pair of P's in the middle to fill out POP-TARTS for the Wild Card, calls the M's for $1,000 and solves MOM AND POP-TARTS for $1,050 and the trip, for a new total of $10,050 and the lead.
DUDS: E
Campbell's $10,000 Mystery Round category is Song/Artist. After Justin buys the E's, we have...
_ A _ _/&/DIANE/BY/
_ _ _ N/_ E _ _ E N _ A _ _
...he calls the L's for $1,100, the C's for another $1,800, an $800 K, the J's for another $1,200, buys the O and solves JACK & DIANE BY JOHN MELLENCAMP for another $5,750 and the lead back with a new total of $12,700 in cash and trip.
DUDS: S, T
Final Toss-Up's in the category of In the Kitchen:
L _ B _ T E R
P _ _
Leigh Ann says LOBSTER PAN...incorrect. After O is revealed to be the second letter of the bottom word, Justin solves LOBSTER POT to increase his lead with $15,700.
After he does a little bit of work, Speed-Up Round category is Proper Name and consonants are worth $1,800 apiece. After Justin duds out with M, Leigh Ann calls a pair of C's and we have...
_ C T _ R/C _ _ R _ _ E/
_ _ E E N
...she solves ACTOR CHARLIE SHEEN for another $3,600 and a final total of $13,650 in cash and trip. Megan leaves with $2,000 and Justin holds on with $15,700!
DUDS: M
Big Money Round: Justin spins the G and the category is Living Thing. Starting with:
_ N _ _ _ _ R _
He calls M, D, C and O and gets...
_ N C _ _ O R M
...he blows it with UNICORM. If he had been listening to my brother Andrew's singing lately at home, he would've solved INCHWORM for another $30,000.
Jeopardy!: Mike Maheu goes for three against:
Tom Stetina (Millsboro, DE)- High school math teacher
Kathy Lague (Sudbury, Mass.)- Telecommunications consultant
Opening categories:
A QUINTET OF QUOTES
MILESTONE BIRTHDAYS 2008
FIREFIGHTING
SHAKESPEARE GOES HAIKU (the play must be IDed in each correct response)
-ISMS
VERBS
At halftime, Stetina leads with $3,400. Maheu has $2,200 and Lague has $1,800. After Stetina runs it up to four grand, he finds the Daily Double under the $800 -Isms clue and wagers $1,600 on this:
Sometime in the 6th Century B.C., Lao Tzu found "The Way" and founded this religion.
"What is Taoism?"...is right to go to $5,600! At the end of the round, he has $7,200. Lague has $5,400 and the champ has just $1,400.
ROUND 1 LACH TRASH: $2,600
DJ! Categories:
DISCOVERIES
MOVIE TAGLINES
ECONOMICS
LET'S EAT
LEADERS & LANDS (the country must be IDed in each correct response)
ONE-LETTER TAKE IN ORDER
After Stetina becomes one of the rare few to get penalized for failure to phrase a response in the form of a question on the $1,600 Leaders & Lands clue, Maheu takes advantage and finds the first Daily Double of the round under the $2,000 clue in the same category with $3,800. If he tries to double up here and is correct, he'll tie up the game; Lague has $5,400. He...wagers just $2,344 on this:
President Viktor Yushchenko
"What is...Ukraine?"...correct to go to $6,144! Later, he's going for a sweep of Economics with this $2,000 clue:
Joseph Schumpeter said this system is maintained by the "creative destruction" of innovators and entrepreneurs.
He says "What is capitalism?"...that's a SWEEP, taking him to $12,144 and the lead! But Lague's the one who finds the other Daily Double under the $800 Let's Eat clue with $5,800. She trails Stetina by three grand for second place. Her wager is $2,500.
Rumors that these snacks were named for a physicist are untrue; they're named for a town in Massachusetts.
"What are Fig Newtons?"...yes they are for a new total of $8,300!
THIS IS A TRIPLE STUMPER-FREE ROUND
SCORES AFTER DOUBLE JEOPARDY!:
Mike: $15,344
Kathy: $18,300
Tom: $14,800
CORYAT SCORES:
Mike: $15,000
Kathy: $16,600
Tom: $14,000
FJ! CATEGORY: Fictional Characters.
This character, created in Europe in the 19th Century, has a name that can be translated as "Eye of Pine".
We start with Mr. Stetina, whose response was "Who is Pinocchio?"...
"Who is Pinocchio?"
...RIGHT! He decides to be a little cute in his wager; it's $14,553, taking him to $29,353! The champ...has Phillius Fog instead and it's all over for him, as he drops $15,285 to finish with $59 and leave with $47,242. As for Lague...she has Treebeard, dropping her 13 grand and giving Stetina today's title.
Millionaire Video Bonus (Judy Kay Frome, also from Teacher Week):
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
Emily: $550
Prentiss: $1,000
Kammi: $1,200
Elaine: $600
ARP: $978
Elaine Viernes plays Lucky Seven for a 2009 Chrysler PT Cruiser (Std., Paint, AT, Prot, EBH, Mats)(Annilie). First number is 1. Her second number guess is 7...
$ 1 9 , _ _ _
...two bucks gone. Middle number guess is 8...
$ 1 9 , 6 _ _
...another couple bucks gone. Fourth number guess is 5...
$ 1 9 , 6 2 _
...she's flat broke. ARP: $19,624.
Debra leaves the crowd next and the second IUFB is picnic gear (Rachael).
Debra: $400
Emily: $350 (STUPID BID)
Prentiss: $300 (STUPID BID)
Kammi: $450
ARP: $530
Almost by default, Kammi Manchester, a student at a college in Costa Mesa, gets to play Plinko!
Today's SPs are modeled by Lanisha.
1. Robotic vaccum
WRONG PRICE: $35
PICK: $5- $15
2. Faucet
WRONG PRICE: $59
PICK: 5- INCORRECT ($89)
3. Hot dog maker
IS NOT: $42
PICK: 4- $49
4. Water jet-fueled outdoor racer
DOESN'T COST: $63
PICK: 3- $43
Four Plinko Chips to work with, and they're brought to her by Annilie.
1. $500 (Left)
2. $500 (Right)
3. DUD (Left)
4. DUD (Right; got stuck at first)
She wins a grand off the Plinko board.
Coming on down next is Warren and the third IUFB is a canoe package (Annilie). The winner also gets $40 worth of Slow-Mag.
Warren: $800
Debra: $1,000
Emily: $850
Prentiss: $1,001
ARP: $1,447
Prentiss Jefferson, who is planning on going to Trinidad, could be taking with him a bar set (Brandi) marked at $3,690 and a sound system (Rachael) marked at $3,190 from Switch? He leaves the prices alone...and wins!
TODAY'S WIN AT HOME PRIZE: Silverware (Lanisha)
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #1:
Elaine ($978): $.75
Kammi ($1,637): 60 + 45 = OVER
Prentiss ($8,367): 20 + 25 = $.45
Elaine goes to the Showcase.
Jennifer is next to hear the magic words and the fourth IUFB is a set of guitars (Annilie).
Jennifer: $1,350
Warren: $900
Debra: $1,250
Emily: $1,000
ARP: $1,126
Emily Rehm, originally from Sherman Oaks, plays the Race Game for a dinette, power tools, accessories and a fireplace. Prices:
$670
$1,200
$1,550
$1,899
First guesses:
Dinette: $1,550
Power tools: $1,200
Accessories: $670
Fireplace: $1,899
With 20 seconds to go, she has one right, but she's been looking at the audience a lot. Her final guesses:
Dinette: $1,899
Power tools: $1,200
Accessories: $670
Fireplace: $1,550
She wins nothing. Correct prices:
Dinette: $1,200
Power tools: $670
Accessories: $1,550
Fireplace: $1,899
Donna comes on down next and the next IUFB is a set of language books (Brandi & Rachael), after Rich tries to speak in some kind of language.
Donna: $1,000
Jennifer: $550
Warren: $1,500
Debra: $501
ARP: $869
Jennifer Richards, a customer service manager at a Toronto bank, could put a Ford Focus Coupe (Std., AT, ALB/Traction, SRadio, Mats)(Lanisha) into her vault after Stack the Deck. Board:
6014953
The model in this game today is Rachael.
1. Gold Bond Lotion and Ester-C
TARGET: $9.12
PICK: Ester-C- $13.49
2. Hot Pockets and Campbell's Soup
TARGET: $2.49
PICK: Hot Pockets- $2.49
CHOOSES SECOND DIGIT ($ _ 6 , _ _ _)
3. Oreo cookies (big bag) and Clorox wipes
TARGET: $3.89
PICK: Cookies- $3.89
CHOOSES FOURTH DIGIT ($ _ 6 , _ 4 _)
She guesses $16,945 for the car, which is definitely wrong. It was $16,345. That means we continue our car game winless streak on Thursdays.
Joshua is the last player today to exit the audience and the final IUFB is a pair of Power Wheels (Lanisha; two kids named Matthew and Jeremy are riding in the blue one).
Joshua: $800
Warren: $450
Debra: $601
Donna: $900
ARP: $640
Debra Catsorena, a legal secretary, plays Squeeze Play for a plasma TV (Brandi & Rachael). Board:
24299
I say $2,499...but she takes out the second 9 instead and loses.
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #2:
Debra ($640): 50 + 25 = $.75
Jennifer ($869): 60 + 95 = OVER
Emily ($1,126): 60 + 30 = $.90
Whether we like it or not, Emily gets the Top Winner spot in today's Showcase.
First showcase has a Broyhill living room (Brandi), a playhouse (Lanisha) and a trip to Hong Kong (Annilie).
EMILY PASSES TO ELAINE; ELAINE BIDS $17,000 ON ROOM/TRIP SHOWCASE
MY BID FOR ROOM/TRIP SHOWCASE: $19,250
In Showcase #2, it's the sequel of "The Models Can Talk Showcase"! This time, the models introduce the prizes while Rich describes them! First, Brandi has a new range. Second, Lanisha has a new home gym. And finally, Rachael has a new Mini Cooper Convertible (Std., SRadio)!
EMILY BIDS $26,000 ON CAR SHOWCASE
MY BID FOR CAR SHOWCASE: $27,500
EMILY'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $26,000
ARP: $27,948
DIFFERENCE: $1,948
ELAINE'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $17,000
ARP: $17,409
DIFFERENCE: $409- WIN
We don't have a DSW for the second week in a row (at least for now), so Elaine will have to settle for $18,387 in prizes today.
DOND: Today's contestant is #17 Erin Braxton (who is a clothing designer).
ROUND 1:
1. #2 (Marvin)- $250,000
2. #11 (Gerard)- $25,000
3. #1 (Kimberly)- $5
4. #13 (Rhonda)- $400
5. #22 (Don)- $5,000
FIRST REJECTED OFFER: $15,000
ROUND 2:
1. #12 (Victoria)- $100
2. #5 (Jessica)- $50
3. #15 (Lauretta)- $10
4. #3 (Kip)- $2,500
5. #7 (Carolyn)- $75,000 (DANGER ZONE ENFORCED)
SECOND OFFER TURNED DOWN: $11,500
ROUND 3:
1. #6 (Freddie)- $10,000
2. #14 (Denice)- $1,000
3. #9 (Frank)- $100,000 (STRIKE ONE)
4. #8 (Rosie)- $500
THIRD OFFER: $23,000- DEAL
That was a shocker- that's the fastest game so far on this version of the show! Let's see how wise she was.
ROUND 4:
1. #18 (Kareem)- $7,500
2. #4 (Maia)- BUCK
3. #10 (Jacki)- $300
FOURTH OFFER: $105,000
ROUND 5:
1. #21 (Mike)- PENNY (she was thinking "Damn!" at this point!)
2. #20 (Ron)- $500,000 (STRIKE TWO)
FIFTH OFFER: $17,000
20th PICK: #19 (Sebastian)- $50,000 (STRIKEOUT)
That quick deal turns out to be a good one for her, but she should've gone one more round. Her case had $200.
Bingo America: Last night, we got the impression that if you go on this show with the name John, you might get very lucky, as we saw another John become the show's second $100,000 grand prize winner, joining John Stefan. I'll have more on the latest big winner later tonight. But right now, on Episode 2014, Lisandra and David battle for the chance to be next. The Round 1 halftime scoreboard reads like this:
LISANDRA: B-N-O
DAVID: --NG-
BANK: $794
8 (O72)- In weather, an anamometer measures the speed of what?
LISANDRA: Wind- CORRECT ($866)
9 (I17)- What government agency created in 1947 is located in Langley, VA?
DAVID: CIA- CORRECT (-ING-; $883)
50/50 MODE
10 (O73)- Cop or fireman- which was not a Village People costume?
LISANDRA: Fireman- RIGHT ($956)
11 (B11)- T or F: Saturn is the only planet with rings.
LISANDRA: True- NO (David: BING-)
12 (I27)- James Brolin or Josh Brolin- who is married to Barbra Streisand?
DAVID: James Brolin- CORRECT ($983)
13 (G52)- T or F: The liger is a real animal.
DAVID: False- WRONG (Lisandra: B-NGO)
14 (I22)- Onions or carrots- shallots are related to what vegetable?
LISANDRA: Onions- WIN ($1,005)
After eight questions in Game 2, here's what we've got now:
LISANDRA: B--G-
DAVID: BING-
BANK: $1,270
9 (O64)- Greek for "chief builder", what professional designs and produces plans for buildings?
DAVID: Architect- WIN ($1,334)
BINGO SHOOTOUT:
1. What B was Barney Rubble's wife?
LISANDRA: Betty- CORRECT
2. What I is used in religious ceremonies and produces a sweet smell when burned?
DAVID: Incense- RIGHT
3. What N was the French leader whose nickname was "The Little Corporal"?
DAVID: Napoleon- RIGHT AGAIN
4. What G is the Biblical place where Adam & Eve live?
LISANDRA: Garden of Eden- RIGHT
FOR THE WIN: What O is a hardwood tree that bears acorns>
DAVID: Oak- WINS $1,334
Bingo Bonus Round: After last night's big win, do the wrecking balls gain their revenge tonight at David's expense?...
B: #14- $2,000
I: #27- $2,000 ($4,000)
N: #33- $750 ($4,750)
...no, as David stops at nearly five grand, for a final total of $6,084.
WOF: Will we give that Winnebago away tonight, or perhaps $100,000 or $1 Million? Let's find out. Tonight's first Toss-Up is in the category of Event:
_ _ R E _ O R K S
_ _ O _
We see one of these at the top of the screen when somebody wins the Jackpot in the Jackpot Round (which is another thing that we have not seen happen so far this season)- a FIREWORKS SHOW, and Leigh Ann solves it for $1,000. Tonight's players:
Leigh Ann Thompson (Shreveport, LA)- Mechanical engineer
Megan McWaters (Birmingham, AL)- Former attorney and current children's librarian
Justin Gillen (Laguna Niguel, CA)- Merchandise person
$2,000 Toss-Up's in the category of Title:
_ _ S _ L E/&/
_ I T N _ _ S
Megan solves MUSCLE & FITNESS for $2,000.
Round 1 is tonight's Prize Puzzle Round and the category for it is Food & Drink. Out on the wheel now is an $8,000 trip to Spain. After Justin buys the U's, we have...
DELICIOUS/D _ R _/R U _
...he calls a $450 M, buys the A and solves DELICIOUS DARK RUM for $1,050 and a trip to Jamaica, a total of $6,950 in cash and trip.
DUDS: N (repeated by Megan), T
BANKRUPTS: 1 (Megan right off the bat)
WINNING ID FOR TRIP: BP9229712
Eggland's Best Jackpot Round category is Before & After. At the start, Justin calls an N for $500 while on Jackpot and obviously passes on a $5,500 Jackpot opportunity. He then hits it again and calls a D, once again passing for $6,000. A little later, Leigh Ann calls a $300 R for the Free Spin, but has to use it right away after hitting Lose a Turn on her next spin. She then calls S for Spain and buys a pair of O's, and we have...
_ O _/AND/_ O _-TARTS
...she calls a pair of P's in the middle to fill out POP-TARTS for the Wild Card, calls the M's for $1,000 and solves MOM AND POP-TARTS for $1,050 and the trip, for a new total of $10,050 and the lead.
DUDS: E
Campbell's $10,000 Mystery Round category is Song/Artist. After Justin buys the E's, we have...
_ A _ _/&/DIANE/BY/
_ _ _ N/_ E _ _ E N _ A _ _
...he calls the L's for $1,100, the C's for another $1,800, an $800 K, the J's for another $1,200, buys the O and solves JACK & DIANE BY JOHN MELLENCAMP for another $5,750 and the lead back with a new total of $12,700 in cash and trip.
DUDS: S, T
Final Toss-Up's in the category of In the Kitchen:
L _ B _ T E R
P _ _
Leigh Ann says LOBSTER PAN...incorrect. After O is revealed to be the second letter of the bottom word, Justin solves LOBSTER POT to increase his lead with $15,700.
After he does a little bit of work, Speed-Up Round category is Proper Name and consonants are worth $1,800 apiece. After Justin duds out with M, Leigh Ann calls a pair of C's and we have...
_ C T _ R/C _ _ R _ _ E/
_ _ E E N
...she solves ACTOR CHARLIE SHEEN for another $3,600 and a final total of $13,650 in cash and trip. Megan leaves with $2,000 and Justin holds on with $15,700!
DUDS: M
Big Money Round: Justin spins the G and the category is Living Thing. Starting with:
_ N _ _ _ _ R _
He calls M, D, C and O and gets...
_ N C _ _ O R M
...he blows it with UNICORM. If he had been listening to my brother Andrew's singing lately at home, he would've solved INCHWORM for another $30,000.
Jeopardy!: Mike Maheu goes for three against:
Tom Stetina (Millsboro, DE)- High school math teacher
Kathy Lague (Sudbury, Mass.)- Telecommunications consultant
Opening categories:
A QUINTET OF QUOTES
MILESTONE BIRTHDAYS 2008
FIREFIGHTING
SHAKESPEARE GOES HAIKU (the play must be IDed in each correct response)
-ISMS
VERBS
At halftime, Stetina leads with $3,400. Maheu has $2,200 and Lague has $1,800. After Stetina runs it up to four grand, he finds the Daily Double under the $800 -Isms clue and wagers $1,600 on this:
Sometime in the 6th Century B.C., Lao Tzu found "The Way" and founded this religion.
"What is Taoism?"...is right to go to $5,600! At the end of the round, he has $7,200. Lague has $5,400 and the champ has just $1,400.
ROUND 1 LACH TRASH: $2,600
DJ! Categories:
DISCOVERIES
MOVIE TAGLINES
ECONOMICS
LET'S EAT
LEADERS & LANDS (the country must be IDed in each correct response)
ONE-LETTER TAKE IN ORDER
After Stetina becomes one of the rare few to get penalized for failure to phrase a response in the form of a question on the $1,600 Leaders & Lands clue, Maheu takes advantage and finds the first Daily Double of the round under the $2,000 clue in the same category with $3,800. If he tries to double up here and is correct, he'll tie up the game; Lague has $5,400. He...wagers just $2,344 on this:
President Viktor Yushchenko
"What is...Ukraine?"...correct to go to $6,144! Later, he's going for a sweep of Economics with this $2,000 clue:
Joseph Schumpeter said this system is maintained by the "creative destruction" of innovators and entrepreneurs.
He says "What is capitalism?"...that's a SWEEP, taking him to $12,144 and the lead! But Lague's the one who finds the other Daily Double under the $800 Let's Eat clue with $5,800. She trails Stetina by three grand for second place. Her wager is $2,500.
Rumors that these snacks were named for a physicist are untrue; they're named for a town in Massachusetts.
"What are Fig Newtons?"...yes they are for a new total of $8,300!
THIS IS A TRIPLE STUMPER-FREE ROUND
SCORES AFTER DOUBLE JEOPARDY!:
Mike: $15,344
Kathy: $18,300
Tom: $14,800
CORYAT SCORES:
Mike: $15,000
Kathy: $16,600
Tom: $14,000
FJ! CATEGORY: Fictional Characters.
This character, created in Europe in the 19th Century, has a name that can be translated as "Eye of Pine".
We start with Mr. Stetina, whose response was "Who is Pinocchio?"...
"Who is Pinocchio?"
...RIGHT! He decides to be a little cute in his wager; it's $14,553, taking him to $29,353! The champ...has Phillius Fog instead and it's all over for him, as he drops $15,285 to finish with $59 and leave with $47,242. As for Lague...she has Treebeard, dropping her 13 grand and giving Stetina today's title.
Millionaire Video Bonus (Judy Kay Frome, also from Teacher Week):
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
"Wheel of Fortune" Hawaii road trip details
This is an important scheduling note on the 20 episodes shot in Hawaii for this season of "Wheel of Fortune":
In order to get it out of the way of the U.S. Presidential Election, the Hawaii road trip begins on a Wednesday, which is November 5th. The first three weeks of that road trip will then air. On the first two episodes of November (on the 3rd and the 4th), they will be regular episodes from home base during a week called "Wheel Across America"; after the first 15 Hawaii episodes have aired, the remainder of the "Wheel Across America" week will air during the week of Thanksgiving. The last week of the Hawaii road trip, "Second Honeymoon Week", will air in February 2009.
Source: Gameshownewsnet
In order to get it out of the way of the U.S. Presidential Election, the Hawaii road trip begins on a Wednesday, which is November 5th. The first three weeks of that road trip will then air. On the first two episodes of November (on the 3rd and the 4th), they will be regular episodes from home base during a week called "Wheel Across America"; after the first 15 Hawaii episodes have aired, the remainder of the "Wheel Across America" week will air during the week of Thanksgiving. The last week of the Hawaii road trip, "Second Honeymoon Week", will air in February 2009.
Source: Gameshownewsnet
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
"The Ultimate Fighter" 10/22
This week, Junie Browning has to put his money where his mouth is, because he's in this week's fight!
LIGHTWEIGHT QUARTERFINAL #2: Junie Browning vs. Roli Delgado
Referee: Josh Rosenthal
Round 1: Browning gets off to a good start by kicking Delgado down. But Delgado takes command after a knee strike and several kicks and punches. With a minute to go, Browning has Delgado on the ground and going for a submission. He then throws him down a few seconds later. In the end, I give the slight edge to Delgado, 10-9.
Round 2: The first three minutes were boring. But things pick up in the last two minutes, starting with a good dose of punches by Browning, followed by a few kicks. He then knocks him down with about 75 seconds left to go...but can't get the KO. I have it tied at 19 all after two...and so do the judges, so we're going on!
SUDDEN VICTORY: Delgado has a slight lead, IMO, at the halfway mark. But Browning gets him down on the ground just before the two minute mark. But both get back up by the final minute and Delgado is firing away. The winner, and still alive for now, is...
...Junie Browning! He dodged a bullet there.
LIGHTWEIGHT QUARTERFINAL #2: Junie Browning vs. Roli Delgado
Referee: Josh Rosenthal
Round 1: Browning gets off to a good start by kicking Delgado down. But Delgado takes command after a knee strike and several kicks and punches. With a minute to go, Browning has Delgado on the ground and going for a submission. He then throws him down a few seconds later. In the end, I give the slight edge to Delgado, 10-9.
Round 2: The first three minutes were boring. But things pick up in the last two minutes, starting with a good dose of punches by Browning, followed by a few kicks. He then knocks him down with about 75 seconds left to go...but can't get the KO. I have it tied at 19 all after two...and so do the judges, so we're going on!
SUDDEN VICTORY: Delgado has a slight lead, IMO, at the halfway mark. But Browning gets him down on the ground just before the two minute mark. But both get back up by the final minute and Delgado is firing away. The winner, and still alive for now, is...
...Junie Browning! He dodged a bullet there.
10/22/2008 Results
DOND (Syn.): Today's contestant is #19 Debbie Cox (who is a pre-K teacher that uses "Deal or No Deal" to teach letters and numbers)! Her nickname is No Deal Debbie. Let's see if she can live up to that nickname and win a lot of money. She swaps out for #17.
ROUND 1:
1. #20 (Ron)- $100
2. #16 (Carl)- BUCK
3. #3 (Kip)- $2,500
4. #6 (Freddie)- $400
5. #1 (Kimberly)- $300
RECORD FIRST OFFER: $31,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 2:
1. #10 (Jacki)- $25,000
2. #8 (Rosie)- $500
3. #22 (Don)- $1,000
4. #9 (Frank)- $5
5. #4 (Maia)- $10
RECORD SECOND OFFER: $43,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 3:
1. #14 (Denice)- $10,000
2. #7 (Carolyn)- $7,500
3. #5 (Jessica)- $500,000
4. #13 (Rhonda)- $75,000 (DANGER ZONE ENFORCED)
THIRD OFFER: $19,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 4:
1. #2 (Marvin)- $25
2. #15 (Lauretta)- $200
3. #12 (Victoria)- $100,000 (STRIKE ONE)
FOURTH OFFER: $29,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 5:
1. #21 (Mike)- $250,000 (STRIKE TWO)
2. #18 (Kareem)- $50,000 (STRIKE THREE!!! YER OUT!!!!)
She leaves with $1,200. Her case had $5,000. Had she gone on with her original case of #19, she would've knocked out the penny and gotten a final offer of $2,700. She was doing so well up until the end- too bad.
Bingo America: This was just the fourth episode taped. Our players tonight are Alexandra and John. The Round 1 halftime scoreboard:
ALEXANDRA: BIN--
JOHN: -ING-
BANK: $678
Remember, those of you at-home winners tonight each get $1,000 because this is Winner Wednesday!
7 (G50)- The Thug Police are characters in what George Orwell novel?
JOHN: 1984- CORRECT ($728)
8 (B7)- Gold medal-winning sprinter Florence Griffith-Joyner had what nickname?
ALEXANDRA RUNS OUT OF TIME:
JOHN: Flo-Jo- RIGHT (BING-; $735)
9 (O67)- What light porous stone is often used to scour and remove dead skin?
ALEXANDRA: Pumace- CORRECT (BIN-O; $802)
50/50 MODE:
10 (O71)- Which one is a Biblical brother- Cain or Abel?
JOHN: Cain- WIN ($873)
After nine questions, we also get to 50/50 Mode in Game 2. Here's how it stands now:
ALEXANDRA: -I-G-
JOHN: B-NGO
BANK: $1,191
10 (N43)- T or F: Classic Minute white rice takes five minutes to cook.
ALEXANDRA: True- CORRECT (-ING-; $1,234)
11 (B3)- Which U2 band member was born David Evans- Bono or The Edge?
JOHN: The Edge- CORRECT ($1,237)
12 (O72)- T or F: No U.S. President has ever gotten a divorce while in office.
ALEXANDRA: True- RIGHT (-INGO; $1,309)
13 (B12)- Fall or Winter- during which season does the U.S. turn back their clocks for Daylight Savings Time?
JOHN: Fall- RIGHT ($1,321)
14 (B10)- T or F: Larry King holds the Guiness World Record for the largest suspender collection.
ALEXANDRA: False- WIN ($1,331)
BINGO SHOOTOUT:
1. What B is another word for an unmarried man?
JOHN: Bachelor- RIGHT
2. What I pop band was fronted by the late Michael Hutchins?
JOHN: INXS- RIGHT AGAIN
3. What N country does movie director Peter Jackson hail from?
JOHN: New Zealand- SWEEP AND WINS $1,331
Bingo Bonus Round:
B: #9- $1,500
I: #25- $1,500 ($3,000)
N: #33- $1,500 ($4,500)
G: #58- $2,000 ($6,500)
O: #75- $500 ($7,000)
John's the first contestant this season to clear the bonus board!!
SUPERBALL: Now, for the moment of truth. If one of his five chosen bonus numbers happens to be on this last ball, he's the next $100,000 winner. It is...
...G58- HE JUST WON $100,000!!!!
John seems to be a lucky name on this show, because both of the grand prize winners on this show have started with that name! Congratulations!
(As of this season, if you win the $100,000, your grand total is augumented to that amount. Not sure why the producers chose to do that.)
Video Bonus: Final Bonus Pick and Superball
WOF: Tonight is the last night of the season where the teens get a chance to shine! We begin with this first Toss-Up in the category of Phrase:
W A T C _/AND/
_ E _ R _
Tracy & Rachael solve WATCH AND LEARN for $1,000. Here are tonight's teams:
Tracy Hoo (a junior who's a joketeller and wants to win enough so that she can go to Idaho) and Rachael Stein (a junior who does photography and reviews books)
Steven Kelly (a sophomore who does volunteer medical rescue) and Isi Cruz-Rivera (a sophomore who continues to try and learn several different languages)(Camarillo, CA)
Carly Beetle (a sophomore who swims and reads) and Brennan Kusack (a sophomore who is a horseback rider and plays lacrosse and soccer; she will be a part of her class level's senate)(Santa Barbara, CA)
$2,000 Toss-Up category is Rhyme Time:
_ _ _ N _ _
B _ L _ _ E Y
I wonder what Rebecca Maloney must be thinking right now at home if she sees this answer that Steven and Isi get- PHONEY BALONEY for $2,000!
Round 1 category is Before & After and out on the wheel now are a pair of trips to S.F. worth $9,400. After Carly & Brennan get their first shot at the wheel, we have at this point...
S _ M _ _ _
S _ M _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
...I know it already. Carly & Brennan hit Lose a Turn. Tracy & Rachael call a $450 N, the L's for another $1,500, but they repeat the A. Steven and Isi call a $500 C, buy the I's and the O's, call a $900 W and after buying the E's, solve SIMPLE SIMON COWELL for another $3,400 and $5,400 total.
DUDS: A (repeated by Tracy & Rachael)
Living Things is the subject for tonight's Eggland's Best Jackpot Round. After Steven & Isi call the G, we have...
_ A N G A R _ _ S/AND/
_ _ A _ A S
...they call the K's for the Wild Card and solve KANGAROOS AND KOALAS (they misprounced the word KOALAS but it was acceptable) for another $3,200 and $8,600 total.
DUDS: T
BANKRUPTS: 1 (Tracy & Rachael via the Million Dollar Wedge)
Campbell's Soup $10,000 Mystery/Prize Puzzle topic is Thing. Early on, Steven & Isi call two R's for the Million Dollar Wedge, but they then call a dud in N. Later, Carly & Brennan call an L for the S.F. trips. After they then call the D, we have...
_ _ _ L S _ D E
_ E _ E R A _ E
S E R _ _ _ E
...they then buy the O's but then hit Bankrupt to lose their money and the trips. Tracy & Rachael call a $300 P, a $500 C, buy the I's to clean out the vowels, call the V's for another $1,800 and solve POOLSIDE BEVERAGE SERVICE for another $2,350 and a pair of trips to Barbados, for a leading total of $13,450 in cash and trips. And that also means the Million Dollar Wedge gets confiscated from the boys.
DUDS: N, T
BANKRUPTS: 1 (Carly & Brennan)
WINNING ID FOR TRIP: SK02766
The last Toss-Up is in the category of Occupation:
_ _ _ _ A S T _ _ S
_ O _ C H
Carly & Brennan solve GYMNASTICS COACH for their first $3,000. Speed-Up Round category is Fun & Games after they do a little bit of work and consonants are worth $1,700 apiece. After Carly & Brennan call the L's, we have...
S _ _ _ E _ _ _ R _ S/&/
R _ L L E R _ L _ _ E S
...they solve SKATEBOARDS & ROLLERBLADES to finish up with $11,300! The male team shares in $8,600 and Tracy & Rachael hang on with $13,450!
Big Money Round: Tracy & Rachael spin the S in AMERICA'S and the category is Thing. Starting with:
_ _ _ L _
_ _ _ R _
They call C, M, G and I and get...
_ _ I L _
_ I _ R _
...since they don't remember their DAILY DIARY, THEY'RE THE SECOND $100,000 LOSERS OF THE SEASON. Too bad. If they had called two of either A, D or Y, they would've had a better shot at all that money. That means we miss out on checking off another thing on our to-do list for this season.
DOND (NBC): Seven $1,000,000 cases are in play for this male nurse from Philadelphia, Richie Bell (he even introduces Howie during the intro!). The case he decides to hang on for a while is #15 (the models are wearing nurse outfits tonight and Richie got to do the Million Dollar Mission dialogue as well!).
ROUND 1:
1. #26
2. #1-$50,000
3. #14- $300
4. #16- $75
5. #7- $5,000
6. #13- PENNY
FIRST OFFER REJECTED: $139,000
ROUND 2:
1. #8- $5
2. #21
3. #22
4. #4- $400
5. #6- $10
SECOND OFFER TURNED DOWN: $120,000
ROUND 3:
1. #12- $100
2. #18- $1,000
3. #19 (Lindsay, the model search winner)- $750
4. #2- $50
THIRD OFFER: $195,000
BANKER BONUS (because the Banker heard he has a crappy bed at home): A pink bunk bed )$826.31)
TOTAL OFFER: $195,826.31
DECISION: NO DEAL
ROUND 4:
1. #17
2. #20- $10,000
3. #10- $25,000
FOURTH OFFER: $223,000- NO DEAL
Right now, his current heart rate is 115. Sometime later in the game, we will have our second Banker Bonus of the night involving a pressure test.
ROUND 5:
1. #23- DANGER ZONE ENFORCED
2. #3- $25
BANKER BONUS #2: If this player can keep his heart rate below 140 throughout this next offer segment, he will automatically win $10,000.
FIFTH OFFER: $261,000- NO DEAL
And his final heart rate during this time was...131, so he can't leave with less than $10,000!
21st PICK: #25- $500
SIXTH OFFER: $305,000- NO DEAL
22nd PICK: #24- $200
SEVENTH OFFER: $410,000- NO DEAL
TONIGHT'S BEAT THE BANKER WINNING CASE: #6
23rd PICK: #5- $75,000!
EIGHTH OFFER: $603,000- NO DEAL
The other amount left besides the two millions is $1. He thinks it's in #9.
IF IT'S THERE...
...HE IS THE SECOND MILLIONAIRE ON THIS SHOW...
...AND HE WILL BECOME THE ALL-TIME BIGGEST WINNER ON THIS SHOW...
...NO.
FINAL OFFER: $416,000
He says...
...NO DEAL!
Now, let's try this again after he decides to keep his case.
DOES "DEAL OR NO DEAL" HAVE A NEW ALL-TIME WINNER???...
...NO.
Video Bonus: The big loss
But he does leave with $10,001. Eight millions go on the board this Friday.
Jeopardy!: Let's see if we can get more oddball wagering from new champion Mike Maheu, and/or his second victory at the expense of these challengers:
Margaret Seiler (Portland, OR)- Freelance copy editor/movie theater manager
Alex Harringer (Kansas City, MO)- Security officer
Opening categories:
CHURCHILLIAN PONDERINGS
ANIMAL COMMON BONDS
PUT 'EM IN ORDER (chronologically, to be exact)
"P"s TIME
MOTORIN'
WHAT'S YOUR PRICE FOR FLIGHT?
Maheu discovers the first Daily Double of the show under the $1,000 Churchillian Ponderings clue with $1,400 thus far. He decides to...make it a True Daily Double. Clue:
In a speech on this town in Northern France: "We shall fight on the beaches...we shall never surrender".
"What is Dunkirk?"...DOUBLE to $2,800! At the first break, he only leads Harringer by two bills, $4,000-$3,800, while Seiler has $800. After the round ends...
Mike: $6,400
Alex: $2,400
Margaret: $2,800
...the champ now has a solid lead.
LACH TRASH IN ROUND 1: $1,000 (a clue was missed on Darrell Waltrip)
DJ! Categories:
GERMAN COMPOSERS
HIGHER CELEBRITY EDUCATION
COMPLETES THE PLAY TITLE
LET'S THAI ONE ON
VOWEL HAPPY
OYSTERS (Clue Crew clues from the Oyster Bar in NYC's Grand Central Station)
About midway in the round, the champ finds the first Daily Double of the round under the $1,600 Vowel Happy clue. With $8,800, he leads Seiler by four grand while Harringer has just $400 now. His wager is...$1,263.
There are only two consonants in this seven-letter word meaning "watery".
"What is aqueous?"...right to go to $10,063! Seiler finds the other one under the $800 Thai clue with $5,200 and wagers $1,000.
According to a 1921 Thai law, all Albino ones of this mammal, an emblem of the monarchy, belong to the king.
"What is monkey?"...but it's actually the white elephant, so she drops to $4,200.
DJ! LACH TRASH: $10,000
SCORES AFTER DOUBLE JEOPARDY!:
Mike: $16,463 (lock game!)
Alex: $6,000
Margaret: $4,200
CORYAT SCORES:
Mike: $16,400
Alex: $6,000
Margaret: $5,200
FJ! CATEGORY: The Emmy Awards.
A former SAG president, he's the only actor to win both comedy & drama Emmys for playing the same character.
MARGARET:
Response: "Who is Kelsey Grammer"
Wager: $1,801
Final score: $2,399
ALEX:
Response: "Who is Ed Asner?"
Wager: $5,899
Final score: $11,899
MIKE:
Response: "Who is Alan Alda?"
Wager: $614
Winning score: $15,849
Maheu's two-day total: $46,242!
Family Feud Video Bonus (The Virgen Family goes for the season's first undefeated title):
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
ROUND 1:
1. #20 (Ron)- $100
2. #16 (Carl)- BUCK
3. #3 (Kip)- $2,500
4. #6 (Freddie)- $400
5. #1 (Kimberly)- $300
RECORD FIRST OFFER: $31,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 2:
1. #10 (Jacki)- $25,000
2. #8 (Rosie)- $500
3. #22 (Don)- $1,000
4. #9 (Frank)- $5
5. #4 (Maia)- $10
RECORD SECOND OFFER: $43,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 3:
1. #14 (Denice)- $10,000
2. #7 (Carolyn)- $7,500
3. #5 (Jessica)- $500,000
4. #13 (Rhonda)- $75,000 (DANGER ZONE ENFORCED)
THIRD OFFER: $19,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 4:
1. #2 (Marvin)- $25
2. #15 (Lauretta)- $200
3. #12 (Victoria)- $100,000 (STRIKE ONE)
FOURTH OFFER: $29,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 5:
1. #21 (Mike)- $250,000 (STRIKE TWO)
2. #18 (Kareem)- $50,000 (STRIKE THREE!!! YER OUT!!!!)
She leaves with $1,200. Her case had $5,000. Had she gone on with her original case of #19, she would've knocked out the penny and gotten a final offer of $2,700. She was doing so well up until the end- too bad.
Bingo America: This was just the fourth episode taped. Our players tonight are Alexandra and John. The Round 1 halftime scoreboard:
ALEXANDRA: BIN--
JOHN: -ING-
BANK: $678
Remember, those of you at-home winners tonight each get $1,000 because this is Winner Wednesday!
7 (G50)- The Thug Police are characters in what George Orwell novel?
JOHN: 1984- CORRECT ($728)
8 (B7)- Gold medal-winning sprinter Florence Griffith-Joyner had what nickname?
ALEXANDRA RUNS OUT OF TIME:
JOHN: Flo-Jo- RIGHT (BING-; $735)
9 (O67)- What light porous stone is often used to scour and remove dead skin?
ALEXANDRA: Pumace- CORRECT (BIN-O; $802)
50/50 MODE:
10 (O71)- Which one is a Biblical brother- Cain or Abel?
JOHN: Cain- WIN ($873)
After nine questions, we also get to 50/50 Mode in Game 2. Here's how it stands now:
ALEXANDRA: -I-G-
JOHN: B-NGO
BANK: $1,191
10 (N43)- T or F: Classic Minute white rice takes five minutes to cook.
ALEXANDRA: True- CORRECT (-ING-; $1,234)
11 (B3)- Which U2 band member was born David Evans- Bono or The Edge?
JOHN: The Edge- CORRECT ($1,237)
12 (O72)- T or F: No U.S. President has ever gotten a divorce while in office.
ALEXANDRA: True- RIGHT (-INGO; $1,309)
13 (B12)- Fall or Winter- during which season does the U.S. turn back their clocks for Daylight Savings Time?
JOHN: Fall- RIGHT ($1,321)
14 (B10)- T or F: Larry King holds the Guiness World Record for the largest suspender collection.
ALEXANDRA: False- WIN ($1,331)
BINGO SHOOTOUT:
1. What B is another word for an unmarried man?
JOHN: Bachelor- RIGHT
2. What I pop band was fronted by the late Michael Hutchins?
JOHN: INXS- RIGHT AGAIN
3. What N country does movie director Peter Jackson hail from?
JOHN: New Zealand- SWEEP AND WINS $1,331
Bingo Bonus Round:
B: #9- $1,500
I: #25- $1,500 ($3,000)
N: #33- $1,500 ($4,500)
G: #58- $2,000 ($6,500)
O: #75- $500 ($7,000)
John's the first contestant this season to clear the bonus board!!
SUPERBALL: Now, for the moment of truth. If one of his five chosen bonus numbers happens to be on this last ball, he's the next $100,000 winner. It is...
...G58- HE JUST WON $100,000!!!!
John seems to be a lucky name on this show, because both of the grand prize winners on this show have started with that name! Congratulations!
(As of this season, if you win the $100,000, your grand total is augumented to that amount. Not sure why the producers chose to do that.)
Video Bonus: Final Bonus Pick and Superball
WOF: Tonight is the last night of the season where the teens get a chance to shine! We begin with this first Toss-Up in the category of Phrase:
W A T C _/AND/
_ E _ R _
Tracy & Rachael solve WATCH AND LEARN for $1,000. Here are tonight's teams:
Tracy Hoo (a junior who's a joketeller and wants to win enough so that she can go to Idaho) and Rachael Stein (a junior who does photography and reviews books)
Steven Kelly (a sophomore who does volunteer medical rescue) and Isi Cruz-Rivera (a sophomore who continues to try and learn several different languages)(Camarillo, CA)
Carly Beetle (a sophomore who swims and reads) and Brennan Kusack (a sophomore who is a horseback rider and plays lacrosse and soccer; she will be a part of her class level's senate)(Santa Barbara, CA)
$2,000 Toss-Up category is Rhyme Time:
_ _ _ N _ _
B _ L _ _ E Y
I wonder what Rebecca Maloney must be thinking right now at home if she sees this answer that Steven and Isi get- PHONEY BALONEY for $2,000!
Round 1 category is Before & After and out on the wheel now are a pair of trips to S.F. worth $9,400. After Carly & Brennan get their first shot at the wheel, we have at this point...
S _ M _ _ _
S _ M _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
...I know it already. Carly & Brennan hit Lose a Turn. Tracy & Rachael call a $450 N, the L's for another $1,500, but they repeat the A. Steven and Isi call a $500 C, buy the I's and the O's, call a $900 W and after buying the E's, solve SIMPLE SIMON COWELL for another $3,400 and $5,400 total.
DUDS: A (repeated by Tracy & Rachael)
Living Things is the subject for tonight's Eggland's Best Jackpot Round. After Steven & Isi call the G, we have...
_ A N G A R _ _ S/AND/
_ _ A _ A S
...they call the K's for the Wild Card and solve KANGAROOS AND KOALAS (they misprounced the word KOALAS but it was acceptable) for another $3,200 and $8,600 total.
DUDS: T
BANKRUPTS: 1 (Tracy & Rachael via the Million Dollar Wedge)
Campbell's Soup $10,000 Mystery/Prize Puzzle topic is Thing. Early on, Steven & Isi call two R's for the Million Dollar Wedge, but they then call a dud in N. Later, Carly & Brennan call an L for the S.F. trips. After they then call the D, we have...
_ _ _ L S _ D E
_ E _ E R A _ E
S E R _ _ _ E
...they then buy the O's but then hit Bankrupt to lose their money and the trips. Tracy & Rachael call a $300 P, a $500 C, buy the I's to clean out the vowels, call the V's for another $1,800 and solve POOLSIDE BEVERAGE SERVICE for another $2,350 and a pair of trips to Barbados, for a leading total of $13,450 in cash and trips. And that also means the Million Dollar Wedge gets confiscated from the boys.
DUDS: N, T
BANKRUPTS: 1 (Carly & Brennan)
WINNING ID FOR TRIP: SK02766
The last Toss-Up is in the category of Occupation:
_ _ _ _ A S T _ _ S
_ O _ C H
Carly & Brennan solve GYMNASTICS COACH for their first $3,000. Speed-Up Round category is Fun & Games after they do a little bit of work and consonants are worth $1,700 apiece. After Carly & Brennan call the L's, we have...
S _ _ _ E _ _ _ R _ S/&/
R _ L L E R _ L _ _ E S
...they solve SKATEBOARDS & ROLLERBLADES to finish up with $11,300! The male team shares in $8,600 and Tracy & Rachael hang on with $13,450!
Big Money Round: Tracy & Rachael spin the S in AMERICA'S and the category is Thing. Starting with:
_ _ _ L _
_ _ _ R _
They call C, M, G and I and get...
_ _ I L _
_ I _ R _
...since they don't remember their DAILY DIARY, THEY'RE THE SECOND $100,000 LOSERS OF THE SEASON. Too bad. If they had called two of either A, D or Y, they would've had a better shot at all that money. That means we miss out on checking off another thing on our to-do list for this season.
DOND (NBC): Seven $1,000,000 cases are in play for this male nurse from Philadelphia, Richie Bell (he even introduces Howie during the intro!). The case he decides to hang on for a while is #15 (the models are wearing nurse outfits tonight and Richie got to do the Million Dollar Mission dialogue as well!).
ROUND 1:
1. #26
2. #1-$50,000
3. #14- $300
4. #16- $75
5. #7- $5,000
6. #13- PENNY
FIRST OFFER REJECTED: $139,000
ROUND 2:
1. #8- $5
2. #21
3. #22
4. #4- $400
5. #6- $10
SECOND OFFER TURNED DOWN: $120,000
ROUND 3:
1. #12- $100
2. #18- $1,000
3. #19 (Lindsay, the model search winner)- $750
4. #2- $50
THIRD OFFER: $195,000
BANKER BONUS (because the Banker heard he has a crappy bed at home): A pink bunk bed )$826.31)
TOTAL OFFER: $195,826.31
DECISION: NO DEAL
ROUND 4:
1. #17
2. #20- $10,000
3. #10- $25,000
FOURTH OFFER: $223,000- NO DEAL
Right now, his current heart rate is 115. Sometime later in the game, we will have our second Banker Bonus of the night involving a pressure test.
ROUND 5:
1. #23- DANGER ZONE ENFORCED
2. #3- $25
BANKER BONUS #2: If this player can keep his heart rate below 140 throughout this next offer segment, he will automatically win $10,000.
FIFTH OFFER: $261,000- NO DEAL
And his final heart rate during this time was...131, so he can't leave with less than $10,000!
21st PICK: #25- $500
SIXTH OFFER: $305,000- NO DEAL
22nd PICK: #24- $200
SEVENTH OFFER: $410,000- NO DEAL
TONIGHT'S BEAT THE BANKER WINNING CASE: #6
23rd PICK: #5- $75,000!
EIGHTH OFFER: $603,000- NO DEAL
The other amount left besides the two millions is $1. He thinks it's in #9.
IF IT'S THERE...
...HE IS THE SECOND MILLIONAIRE ON THIS SHOW...
...AND HE WILL BECOME THE ALL-TIME BIGGEST WINNER ON THIS SHOW...
...NO.
FINAL OFFER: $416,000
He says...
...NO DEAL!
Now, let's try this again after he decides to keep his case.
DOES "DEAL OR NO DEAL" HAVE A NEW ALL-TIME WINNER???...
...NO.
Video Bonus: The big loss
But he does leave with $10,001. Eight millions go on the board this Friday.
Jeopardy!: Let's see if we can get more oddball wagering from new champion Mike Maheu, and/or his second victory at the expense of these challengers:
Margaret Seiler (Portland, OR)- Freelance copy editor/movie theater manager
Alex Harringer (Kansas City, MO)- Security officer
Opening categories:
CHURCHILLIAN PONDERINGS
ANIMAL COMMON BONDS
PUT 'EM IN ORDER (chronologically, to be exact)
"P"s TIME
MOTORIN'
WHAT'S YOUR PRICE FOR FLIGHT?
Maheu discovers the first Daily Double of the show under the $1,000 Churchillian Ponderings clue with $1,400 thus far. He decides to...make it a True Daily Double. Clue:
In a speech on this town in Northern France: "We shall fight on the beaches...we shall never surrender".
"What is Dunkirk?"...DOUBLE to $2,800! At the first break, he only leads Harringer by two bills, $4,000-$3,800, while Seiler has $800. After the round ends...
Mike: $6,400
Alex: $2,400
Margaret: $2,800
...the champ now has a solid lead.
LACH TRASH IN ROUND 1: $1,000 (a clue was missed on Darrell Waltrip)
DJ! Categories:
GERMAN COMPOSERS
HIGHER CELEBRITY EDUCATION
COMPLETES THE PLAY TITLE
LET'S THAI ONE ON
VOWEL HAPPY
OYSTERS (Clue Crew clues from the Oyster Bar in NYC's Grand Central Station)
About midway in the round, the champ finds the first Daily Double of the round under the $1,600 Vowel Happy clue. With $8,800, he leads Seiler by four grand while Harringer has just $400 now. His wager is...$1,263.
There are only two consonants in this seven-letter word meaning "watery".
"What is aqueous?"...right to go to $10,063! Seiler finds the other one under the $800 Thai clue with $5,200 and wagers $1,000.
According to a 1921 Thai law, all Albino ones of this mammal, an emblem of the monarchy, belong to the king.
"What is monkey?"...but it's actually the white elephant, so she drops to $4,200.
DJ! LACH TRASH: $10,000
SCORES AFTER DOUBLE JEOPARDY!:
Mike: $16,463 (lock game!)
Alex: $6,000
Margaret: $4,200
CORYAT SCORES:
Mike: $16,400
Alex: $6,000
Margaret: $5,200
FJ! CATEGORY: The Emmy Awards.
A former SAG president, he's the only actor to win both comedy & drama Emmys for playing the same character.
MARGARET:
Response: "Who is Kelsey Grammer"
Wager: $1,801
Final score: $2,399
ALEX:
Response: "Who is Ed Asner?"
Wager: $5,899
Final score: $11,899
MIKE:
Response: "Who is Alan Alda?"
Wager: $614
Winning score: $15,849
Maheu's two-day total: $46,242!
Family Feud Video Bonus (The Virgen Family goes for the season's first undefeated title):
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
"Dancing" illness/injury updates
Julianne Hough, currently paired up with Cody Linley on this season of "Dancing with the Stars", went to the hospital about 40 minutes after last night's elimination show because of stomach pains. She is expected to be fine, though.
Brooke Burke is working with a bruised foot that she suffered during a practice last Sunday, but this isn't a major problem for her team, as evidenced by her scores the past several weeks.
Various sources contributed to this report.
Brooke Burke is working with a bruised foot that she suffered during a practice last Sunday, but this isn't a major problem for her team, as evidenced by her scores the past several weeks.
Various sources contributed to this report.
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
GSN Live note for Wednesday
"Bingo America" host Richard Karn will stop by Wednesday during the first half of GSN Live to plug $1,000 Winner Wednesdays.
Lloyd Thaxton passes away
Lloyd Thaxton, former host of "Funny You Should Ask" and "Everybody's Talking" and the announcer of "Pro-Fan", died last Sunday at the age of 81.
L.A. Daily News
L.A. Daily News
"The Biggest Loser" 10/21
Early on, both trainers gave their teams a workout so unusual that it might make Harvey Walden IV of "Celebrity Fit Club" proud. In Jillian's case, she used a rope course outside. In Bob's case, he made his team members do Cirque de Soleil-type moves inside.
Then, everybody got a mid-season examination by Dr. Huizenga of UCLA.
Challenge: For I do believe the second time this season, a challenge is being held at Universal Studios Hollywood. In this case, each team must walk on a long thin circle through a laser beam. Every time a player walks through the laser beam, his/her team gets a point; 25 points wins the team videos from home. If any player falls into the water, they're locked out of the challenge until all of the other players have fallen into the water.
Amy Cremen was chosen to sit this challenge out for the Blue Team. The Black Team gets off to a 15-0 start! Do they hang on for the win?...
...boy, did they ever- they score a SHUTOUT WIN!
WEIGH-IN:
BLACK TEAM:
Renee: 225 lbs, 7 pounds lost
Michelle: 202 lbs, 7 pounds lost
Coleen: 179 lbs, 8 pounds lost
Phil: 272 lbs, 7 pounds lost
The Black Team lost a total of 29 pounds, for a percentage of 3.2%. For the Blue Team to win again, they must have lost at least 37 pounds.
BLUE TEAM:
Amy Cremen: 193 lbs, 6 pounds lost
Heba: 253 lbs, 5 pounds lost
Vicky: 203 lbs, 8 pounds lost
Amy Parham: 191 lbs, 2 pounds lost
Brady: 283 lbs, 3 pounds lost
They fall way short at 24 pounds. That Cirque de Soleil stuff didn't work for the Blue Team.
Elimination: This vote is between Amy Parham and Brady. By a vote of 3-2...
Amy P.
Brady
...Parham is the first Amy eliminated this season.
Then, everybody got a mid-season examination by Dr. Huizenga of UCLA.
Challenge: For I do believe the second time this season, a challenge is being held at Universal Studios Hollywood. In this case, each team must walk on a long thin circle through a laser beam. Every time a player walks through the laser beam, his/her team gets a point; 25 points wins the team videos from home. If any player falls into the water, they're locked out of the challenge until all of the other players have fallen into the water.
Amy Cremen was chosen to sit this challenge out for the Blue Team. The Black Team gets off to a 15-0 start! Do they hang on for the win?...
...boy, did they ever- they score a SHUTOUT WIN!
WEIGH-IN:
BLACK TEAM:
Renee: 225 lbs, 7 pounds lost
Michelle: 202 lbs, 7 pounds lost
Coleen: 179 lbs, 8 pounds lost
Phil: 272 lbs, 7 pounds lost
The Black Team lost a total of 29 pounds, for a percentage of 3.2%. For the Blue Team to win again, they must have lost at least 37 pounds.
BLUE TEAM:
Amy Cremen: 193 lbs, 6 pounds lost
Heba: 253 lbs, 5 pounds lost
Vicky: 203 lbs, 8 pounds lost
Amy Parham: 191 lbs, 2 pounds lost
Brady: 283 lbs, 3 pounds lost
They fall way short at 24 pounds. That Cirque de Soleil stuff didn't work for the Blue Team.
Elimination: This vote is between Amy Parham and Brady. By a vote of 3-2...
Amy P.
Brady
...Parham is the first Amy eliminated this season.
"Dancing with the Stars" 10/21
This week's encore dance was Cody and Julianne's Jitterbug.
The Brian Setzer Orchestra performs.
Bad news for Cloris and Corky...
...they're not in the bottom two, so they're safe once again! I had a feeling they would survive because of the home viewers. Now, I'm leaning towards either Toni & Alec or Lance & Lacey to leave this week.
Now, for the second preliminary battle in this season's kids' competition. Tonight's first team is Alisa & Anthony from L.A., dancing the Jive to "Fun, Fun, Fun" by the Beach Boys. The second team consists of Mitchell and Maria from Philadelphia, dancing the Paso Doble. This week's winners are...
CARRIE ANN: Mitchell & Maria
LEN: Alisa & Anthony
BRUNO: Mitchell & Maria
...Mitchell & Maria!
We also see a special performance from many dancers celebrating the past several decades.
Let's find out if either Toni & Alec or Lance & Lacey are in the bottom two...
...well, Toni & Alec are, but Susan & Tony are the other team in the bottom two. That's a surprise. Thanks to her daytime popularity, Susan Lucci's team is one of the favorites to go all the way. But has Susan & Tony instead become La Cheapa's latest casualties?...
Toni & Alec
Susan & Tony
...NO, so Toni Braxton and Alec Mazo have been eliminated.
Next week, Michael Flatley will fill in for Len Goodman at the judges' table!
The Brian Setzer Orchestra performs.
Bad news for Cloris and Corky...
...they're not in the bottom two, so they're safe once again! I had a feeling they would survive because of the home viewers. Now, I'm leaning towards either Toni & Alec or Lance & Lacey to leave this week.
Now, for the second preliminary battle in this season's kids' competition. Tonight's first team is Alisa & Anthony from L.A., dancing the Jive to "Fun, Fun, Fun" by the Beach Boys. The second team consists of Mitchell and Maria from Philadelphia, dancing the Paso Doble. This week's winners are...
CARRIE ANN: Mitchell & Maria
LEN: Alisa & Anthony
BRUNO: Mitchell & Maria
...Mitchell & Maria!
We also see a special performance from many dancers celebrating the past several decades.
Let's find out if either Toni & Alec or Lance & Lacey are in the bottom two...
...well, Toni & Alec are, but Susan & Tony are the other team in the bottom two. That's a surprise. Thanks to her daytime popularity, Susan Lucci's team is one of the favorites to go all the way. But has Susan & Tony instead become La Cheapa's latest casualties?...
Toni & Alec
Susan & Tony
...NO, so Toni Braxton and Alec Mazo have been eliminated.
Next week, Michael Flatley will fill in for Len Goodman at the judges' table!
10/21/2008 Results
TPIR: Day #2 of Model Search Week begins with Natalie, Jillian, Nathan and Kevin. Today's guest model is Amanda and our first IUFB is a home gym (Rachael).
Kevin: $3,500 (STAGE WILLY)
Nathan: $950
Jillian: $951
Natalie: $1,500
ARP: $1,795
Natalie Von Mulldorfer plays the Clock Game for $1,000, surfboards (Lanisha) and a small hot tub (Brandi). Price of the surfboards was $838. She starts with $1,500, then $900, $300, $450, $500, $550, $600, $650, $800, $1,100, $875, $700, $600, $725, $775, $800, $900, $850, $825, $835...TIME, so we have our first Clock Game WIPEOUT of the season. At least she was honest prior to the game's start that she hasn't been watching Clock Game a lot.
Cathy leaves the audience next and the second IUFB is a BBQ smoker (Amanda).
Cathy: $1,400
Kevin: $500
Nathan: $1,450
Jillian: $600
ARP: $628
Jillian Reeves-Ortiz from South Carolina plays the Grand Game with a target price of $10. Today's products are Slow-Mag, Campbell's Soup, nasal strips, Veet hair removal system, Hot Pockets and Clorox spray.
1. Soup- $1.29 ($10)
2. Hot Pockets- $2.49 ($100)
3. Spray- $2.99 ($1,000)
She goes for it with the nasal strips...but they're $11.92. The Slow-Mag was $11.77 and the Veet was $8.99.
Coming on down sixth is Alejandrea and the third IUFB is a bumper pool table (Brandi & Lanisha).
Alejandrea: $958
Cathy: $1,237
Kevin: $1,250
Nathan: $1,300
ARP: $3,100
Nathan Erickson, a banker from Denver, tries to break the Master Key bank for a Chevrolet HHR (Rachael) plus a portable generator (Brandi; my house has at least one of those) and a silver tea set (Lanisha).
Duffel bag: 459
GUESS: $59- RIGHT; PICKS KEY #2
Small silver vintage car: 639
GUESS: $63- NO
Key #2 unlocks...the tea service.
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #1:
Jillian: 40 + 25 = $.65
Natalie: 45 + 60 = OVER
Nathan: $.85
Nathan, the only one so far to win anything in his Pricing Game, gets to the Showcase.
After we see Drew in the middle of the audience, next to hear the words from Rich is Bonnie and the next IUFB is a digital camera (Brandi).
Bonnie: $650
Alejandrea: $550
Cathy: $710
Kevin: $430
ARP: $560
Alejandrea Visperas tries to cruise to Alaska (Lanisha & Rachael) courtesy of the Balance Game. Amanda gets to mess with the scale today, and the last three numbers in the price of the cruise are 7, 1 and 8.
DOLLAR VALUES AVAILABLE: $1,000, $3,000 & $4,000
She chooses the two lowest bags available, making her final guess $4,718...first winner of the day!
Adrian then comes on down and the next IUFB is a coach handbag (Rachael).
Adrian: $475
Cathy: $525
Kevin: $650
Bonnie: $651
ARP: $698
Bonnie Westman, a nurse from Michigan (near the Upper Peninsula in this case), may need a nurse of her own if she wins a Ford Ranger (Brandi & Lanisha) playing One Away. Board:
$ 2 7 , 4 5 3
First guess:
$ 1 8 , 5 4 2
Four are right. Not much hope she'll change the 8...but she does and wins the $16,542 truck!
Coming on down last is Elena Bravo and the last IUFB is a water bounce platform (Amanda).
Elena: $595
Adrian: $625
Cathy: $850
Kevin: $750
ARP: $900, so Kevin Gonzalez heads to the First Four Breakfast Club.
Meanwhile, Cathy Whitney plays One Right Price for a dinette (Brandi) and a pair of motorscooters (Rachael). Lanisha has today's One Right Price of $2,598, and she says that belongs to the scooters...we have a perfect second half! The dinette was $1,899.
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #2:
Alejandrea: 35 + 40 (second spin was a PENALTY) = $.75
Cathy: $.95
Bonnie: 20 + Nickel = Quarter
Cathy takes today's Top Winner spot in the Showcase.
The first Showcase begins with a bathtub (Brandi). Second, when you come up with the movie that starred John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John, it's pronounced the same way as this destination- Greece (Rachael)! Finally, that bathtub is one thing you can fill up with a liquid; here's another- a 2009 Ford Mustang Convertible (Std., Safety/Security)(Amanda)!
CATHY BIDS $37,500 ON TRIP/CAR SHOWCASE
MY BID FOR TRIP/CAR SHOWCASE: $42,500
For Nathan, we have an Aico bedroom (Lanisha), a plasma TV and a trip to the Texas Music Festival (Rachael).
NATHAN BIDS $13,500 ON ROOM/TRIP SHOWCASE- STAGE GARF (Barely covers the furniture)
MY BID FOR ROOM/TRIP SHOWCASE: $18,500
NATHAN'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $13,500
ARP: $20,340
DIFFERENCE: $6,840
CATHY'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $37,500
ARP: $40,848
DIFFERENCE: $3,348- WIN!
Cathy takes home $46,245 in prizes!
DOND: Today's contestant is #8 Sheryl Jones (who is a substitute teacher).
ROUND #1:
1. #15 (Lauretta)- $5
2. #4 (Maia)- $500,000
3. #22 (Don)- BUCK
4. #14 (Denice)- $10,000
5. #1 (Kimberly)- $75,000
FIRST OFFER NOT TAKEN: $2,000
ROUND 2:
1. #20 (Ron)- $5,000
2. #5 (Jessica)- $500
3. #6 (Freddie)- $25,000 (DANGER ZONE ENFORCED)
4. #7 (Carolyn)- PENNY
5. #3 (Kip)- $200
SECOND OFFER REJECTED: $14,000
ROUND 3:
1. #21 (Mike)- $10
2. #17 (Erin)- $50
3. #11 (Gerard)- $250,000 (STRIKE ONE)
4. #12 (Victoria)- $25
THIRD OFFER: $9,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 4:
1. #18 (Kareem)- $100
2. #10 (Jacki)- $2,500
3. #16 (Carl)- $100,000 (STRIKE TWO)
FOURTH OFFER: $3,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 5:
1. #2 (Marvin)- $300
2. #9 (Frank)- $50,000 (STRIKEOUT)
FIFTH OFFER: $2,000- NO DEAL
20th PICK: #19 (Debbie)- $1,000
FINAL OFFER: $3,500- DEAL
Her case...had the $400, so she made a good deal there at the end.
Bingo America: On Episode 2008, Michelle & Eitan are the contestants. Halftime scoreboard in Round 1:
MICHELLE: B--G-
EITAN: -ING-
BANK: $706
7 (B1)- What February holiday shares its name with a 1993 movie starring Bill Murray?
EITAN: Groundhog Day- YOU BET (BING-; $707)
8 (N37)- In "America the Beautiful", what color are the "waves of grain"?
EITAN: Amber- YES ($744)
9 (N42)- What mosquito-born disease is also known as Jungle Fever?
EITAN: West Nile Virus- NO
MICHELLE: Malaria- CORRECT (B-NG-; $786)
50/50 MODE:
10 (I23)- Catameran or kayak- which type of boat has two holes in it?
EITAN: Catameran- CORRECT ($809)
11 (O74)- T or F: Rapper and mogul Diddy's real name is Calvin Broadus, Jr.
EITAN: False- WIN ($883)
When we get to 50/50 Mode in Game 2, here's what's on the board after ten questions:
MICHELLE: BI---
EITAN: B-NGO
BANK: $1,214
11 (O66)- Who played the title character of "Xena: Warrior Princess"- Lucy Liu or Lucy Lawless?
MICHELLE: Lucy Lawless- CORRECT (BI--O; $1,280)
12 (I19)- T or F: Arachnids have four pairs of legs.
MICHELLE: True- RIGHT AGAIN ($1,299)
13 (G59)- Is Jose a bear most famous for driving race cars or styling hair?
MICHELLE: Hair- RIGHT AGAIN (BI-G-; $1,358)
14 (I22)- T or F: You must be at least 65 to join AARP.
MICHELLE: False- RIGHT YET AGAIN ($1,380)
15 (I18)- Poke or wink- how do Match.com users flirt with each other?
MICHELLE: Wink- RIGHT YET AGAIN ($1,398)
16 (I23)- T or F: The color Vermillian is a light shade of green.
EITAN: False- WINS $1,421
Bingo Bonus Round:
B: #12- $1,000
I: #24- $1,500 ($2,500)
N: #42- $2,000 ($4,500)
G: #55- $3,000 ($7,500); STOPS
He's now the biggest winner of the season so far with $8,921!
WOF: Somebody could win a Ford Escape Hybrid or maybe a ton of money tonight. Tonight's first Toss-Up is in the category of Phrase:
_ _ _/_ _ X _/
B I _/_ _ I _ G
Derrick comes up with what once was Brock Lesnar's wrestling nickname, THE NEXT BIG THING, for $1,000. Here are tonight's players:
Derrick Freeman (Port Arthur, TX)- Director of a non-profit voting organization
Sarah Jackson (Hayworth, OK)- Occupational therapist
Laura Gaverty (Staten Island, NY)- Registered nurse
The second Toss-Up is in the category of Place:
H O _ _ E
_ T _ B _ E
Boy, is Sarah going to kick herself over missing this one; she lives on a ranch to take care of cattle and horses, and instead of saying the correct solution of HORSE STABLE, she says HOTEL LOBBY instead! Derrick then gets HORSE STABLE to go to $3,000.
Round 1 category is Proper Name and out on the wheel now is a trip to Portugal worth $6,250. Early on, Derrick calls a pair of S's for the Wild Card. Later, after Sarah buys the I's to clean out the vowels, we have...
_ I _/STAR/A _ I _ A I _/
_ R E S _ I N
...she calls a pair of B's for $1,000, a pair of L's for another $800, the G for the trip, but she calls a dud in H. Laura then calls a $500 K but goes on and hits Bankrupt. Derrick spins Lose a Turn. That allows Sarah to jump back in and solve KID STAR ABIGAIL BRESLIN for $9,100 in cash and trip!
DUDS: H, O
BANKRUPTS: 1 (Laura)
Eggland's Best Jackpot Round category is Things. Sarah starts off by calling three T's to pick up a $1,000 Vegas.com gift certificate. She then calls a pair of N's for $600 and the Free Spin. Later, after she cleans out the vowels, we have...
_ U _ _ E T S/AND/
_ A R I O N E T T E S
...she calls a dud in L, so she uses her Free Spin, but calls another dud in B. Laura calls the P's and then solves PUPPERS AND MARIONETTES for her first $1,000.
DUDS: B, L
Campbell's Soup $10,000 Mystery/Prize Puzzle Round category is Event. After Laura buys the A's, we have...
A/_ E _ _ E _ H I N _/_ I _/IN/
THE/_ _ E A N
...she buys the O to clean out the vowels, but then spins her second Bankrupt of the night. Derrick calls a $400 C but spins a Bankrupt to lose that amount and the Wild Card. Sarah calls the R's for $1,600 and solves A REFRESHING DIP IN THE OCEAN to win that amount plus her second trip, with this one being to Cancun, for a new total in cash and trips of $17,100.
BANKRUPTS: 2 (Laura, Derrick)
WINNING ID FOR TRIP: DW0021428
$3,000 Toss-Up's in the category of Around the House:
_ T _ R A _ E
_ L O _ _ T
Sarah solves STORAGE CLOSET to go to $20,100. Next category is What Are You Doing? After Sarah does a lot of work, we go to Speed-Up Mode with the remaining consonants being worth $1,450 apiece. After she calls the R...
_ _ A _ I N G/THE/
_ I S H _ A S H E R
...she solves LOADING THE DISHWASHER to lock up the match at $24,100! Derrick has $3,000 and Laura gets one.
Big Money Round: We've had a bonus round win the past three Tuesdays; can tonight's champ make it four? Let's find out. She spins the N in WIN and the category is Thing. Starting with:
_ L _ _ _ N _
S _ E E _
I think I know already. Jackson calls H, C, P and A and gets...
_ L A _ _ N _
S P E E _
...after getting stuck with a few guesses with SHEEP as the second word, she comes up with BLAZING SPEED for $30,000 and $54,100 total!
Jeopardy!: Can Meredith Robbins finally get a FJ! clue right, much less become the season's first five-time champion? We'll find out as she defends this time against:
Eli Edwards (Newark, CA)- Law student
Mike Maheu (San Diego)- High school teacher (and has played at leat one game of Strip Jeopardy! at his house!!!)
Opening topics:
IN MEMORIAM 2008
GET THE POINT (all clues in this category are picture clues; the players have to identify the subject that the arrow is pointing to in each picture)
BORN TO BE MILD
LIGHTNING YOUR LOAD
THERE WILL BE "UD"
AND THEN THERE'S BEA ARTHUR
Robbins gets off to a $2,800 start after getting everything but the $200 clue in the "UD" category (Edwards got the opening clue). A little later, Maheu finds the Daily Double under the $1,000 Lightining Your Load clue with $1,200, trailing the champ for the lead by $1,600 while Edwards is down to zero. He makes it a True Daily Double on this clue:
The leading cause of indoor lightning injuries involves the use of this everyday device.
"What is the telephone?"...that doubles him up to $2,400! At the first break, the champ still leads with $3,600. Maheu has $2,600 and Edwards is now at two grand. The scores after the first round...
Meredith: $5,000
Mike: $6,400
Eli: $5,800
...well folks, this should be a pretty tight game tonight.
NO LACH TRASH WHATSOEVER THIS ROUND
DJ! Categories:
THE HUMAN BODY
HITCHCOCK FILMS IN OTHER WORDS
"M": A NATION
THE MISSING DRINK (these are Speed Chains you might see on the game show "Chain Reaction", with the missing word in each correct response being a drink)
I HAVE A QUESTION
WHAT'VE YOU GOT THERE?
Maheu finds the first Daily Double of this round under the $800 "M": A Nation clue with $7,600; Edwards has $6,200 and the champ still has five grand. His wager this time is...$1,347 for no reason whatsoever. The clue:
This nation comprises more than 2,000 small islands in the Western Pacific Ocean.
"What is the Marshall Islands?"...no. It was the Micronesian Islands, so his new score's at $6,253. Later on, Edwards finds the other Daily Double under the $2,000 I Have a Question clue with $11,400 thus far, trailing the champ by two grand for the lead. Maheu's score is now at $10,253. Her wager is $3,000. For a $1,000 lead:
In 1821, he wrote mournfully, "Where was Lorn Urania when Adonais died?"
"Who is Lord Byron?"...NO. Correct: Who was Lord Shelly? She's back at $8,400 and last place now as she begins The Missing Drink with this first Chain Reaction:
1. HARVEY
2. _____
3. OF MAGNESIA
Mike: "What is milk?"- CORRECT ($10,653); $800 DRINK CLUE
1. HEAVY
2. _____
3. SKIER
Meredith: "What is queen?"- NO ($12,600)
Mike: "What is water?"- RIGHT AGAIN ($11,453); MIDDLE DRINK CLUE
1. HIGH
2. _____
3. ROSE
Mike: "What is a Vault?"- NO ($10,253)
TRIPLE STUMPER #2: Tea
$1,600 THE MISSING DRINK CLUE:
1. GASTRIC
2. ____
3. BOX
Meredith: "What is juice?"- CORRECT ($14,200); LAST DRINK CLUE
1. PARALLEL
2. _____
3. MORESBY
Mike: "What is Port?"- RIGHT ($12,253)
WHAT'VE YOU GOT THERE BEGINS WITH THIS $400 CLUE:
Oh, it's the golden dollar coin, featuring this woman, that was released into circulation on January 27, 2000.
Mike: "Who is Sacajawea?"- RIGHT AGAIN ($12,653)
$800:
The cutter here is used to remove the end of one of these before its use.
Meredith: "What is a cigar?"- YES ($15,000)
$1,200:
So you're not neutral on having the ranger type of this knife with a wood saw, can opener and, of course, toothpick.
Mike: "What is a Swiss Army Knife?"- YES INDEED ($13,853)
$1,600:
Hey, it's this game system that's recently gotten "fit"-- can I come over?
Eli: "What is the Wii?"- CORRECT ($10,000)
FINAL CLUE OF THE ROUND:
Nice one, eh? It's a bottle of this Canadian beer founded in 1786, North America's oldest beer brand still being made.
Meredith: "What is Molson?"- RIGHT ($17,000)
DJ! LACH TRASH: $3,200
SCORES AFTER DOUBLE JEOPARDY!:
Meredith: $17,000
Mike: $13,853
Eli: $10,000
CORYAT SCORES:
Meredith: $17,000
Mike: $15,200
Eli: $13,000
This game's going down to the wire here. Under further review, however, the first Daily Double clue of this round proved to be badly worded, so Maheu's new score is the same as his Coryat Score on the day ($15,200).
FJ! CATEGORY: Presidential Firsts.
The first President to cross the Atlantic Ocean while in office, he did so to meet with other world leaders.
We start with Eli Edwards, who wrote up "Who was Franklin Delano Roosevelt?"...but FDR is incorrect. She wagered $8,500, so she finishes up with $1,500. Mr. Maheu's response is "Who is Wilson?"...
"Who is Wilson?"
...YES SIR! Here's another oddball wager from him- $15,193, taking him to $30,393! Now, for the moment of truth- has Ms. Robbins finally gotten a FJ! clue right?...
...YES! But did she wager at least $13,394?...
...NO, she risked only $4,000, meaning she leaves with $50,700 and we'll likely be seeing more of Mr. Maheu's oddball wagers, because he's our new champion!
Millionaire Video Bonus (Lori Fagan on Teacher Week):
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
Kevin: $3,500 (STAGE WILLY)
Nathan: $950
Jillian: $951
Natalie: $1,500
ARP: $1,795
Natalie Von Mulldorfer plays the Clock Game for $1,000, surfboards (Lanisha) and a small hot tub (Brandi). Price of the surfboards was $838. She starts with $1,500, then $900, $300, $450, $500, $550, $600, $650, $800, $1,100, $875, $700, $600, $725, $775, $800, $900, $850, $825, $835...TIME, so we have our first Clock Game WIPEOUT of the season. At least she was honest prior to the game's start that she hasn't been watching Clock Game a lot.
Cathy leaves the audience next and the second IUFB is a BBQ smoker (Amanda).
Cathy: $1,400
Kevin: $500
Nathan: $1,450
Jillian: $600
ARP: $628
Jillian Reeves-Ortiz from South Carolina plays the Grand Game with a target price of $10. Today's products are Slow-Mag, Campbell's Soup, nasal strips, Veet hair removal system, Hot Pockets and Clorox spray.
1. Soup- $1.29 ($10)
2. Hot Pockets- $2.49 ($100)
3. Spray- $2.99 ($1,000)
She goes for it with the nasal strips...but they're $11.92. The Slow-Mag was $11.77 and the Veet was $8.99.
Coming on down sixth is Alejandrea and the third IUFB is a bumper pool table (Brandi & Lanisha).
Alejandrea: $958
Cathy: $1,237
Kevin: $1,250
Nathan: $1,300
ARP: $3,100
Nathan Erickson, a banker from Denver, tries to break the Master Key bank for a Chevrolet HHR (Rachael) plus a portable generator (Brandi; my house has at least one of those) and a silver tea set (Lanisha).
Duffel bag: 459
GUESS: $59- RIGHT; PICKS KEY #2
Small silver vintage car: 639
GUESS: $63- NO
Key #2 unlocks...the tea service.
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #1:
Jillian: 40 + 25 = $.65
Natalie: 45 + 60 = OVER
Nathan: $.85
Nathan, the only one so far to win anything in his Pricing Game, gets to the Showcase.
After we see Drew in the middle of the audience, next to hear the words from Rich is Bonnie and the next IUFB is a digital camera (Brandi).
Bonnie: $650
Alejandrea: $550
Cathy: $710
Kevin: $430
ARP: $560
Alejandrea Visperas tries to cruise to Alaska (Lanisha & Rachael) courtesy of the Balance Game. Amanda gets to mess with the scale today, and the last three numbers in the price of the cruise are 7, 1 and 8.
DOLLAR VALUES AVAILABLE: $1,000, $3,000 & $4,000
She chooses the two lowest bags available, making her final guess $4,718...first winner of the day!
Adrian then comes on down and the next IUFB is a coach handbag (Rachael).
Adrian: $475
Cathy: $525
Kevin: $650
Bonnie: $651
ARP: $698
Bonnie Westman, a nurse from Michigan (near the Upper Peninsula in this case), may need a nurse of her own if she wins a Ford Ranger (Brandi & Lanisha) playing One Away. Board:
$ 2 7 , 4 5 3
First guess:
$ 1 8 , 5 4 2
Four are right. Not much hope she'll change the 8...but she does and wins the $16,542 truck!
Coming on down last is Elena Bravo and the last IUFB is a water bounce platform (Amanda).
Elena: $595
Adrian: $625
Cathy: $850
Kevin: $750
ARP: $900, so Kevin Gonzalez heads to the First Four Breakfast Club.
Meanwhile, Cathy Whitney plays One Right Price for a dinette (Brandi) and a pair of motorscooters (Rachael). Lanisha has today's One Right Price of $2,598, and she says that belongs to the scooters...we have a perfect second half! The dinette was $1,899.
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #2:
Alejandrea: 35 + 40 (second spin was a PENALTY) = $.75
Cathy: $.95
Bonnie: 20 + Nickel = Quarter
Cathy takes today's Top Winner spot in the Showcase.
The first Showcase begins with a bathtub (Brandi). Second, when you come up with the movie that starred John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John, it's pronounced the same way as this destination- Greece (Rachael)! Finally, that bathtub is one thing you can fill up with a liquid; here's another- a 2009 Ford Mustang Convertible (Std., Safety/Security)(Amanda)!
CATHY BIDS $37,500 ON TRIP/CAR SHOWCASE
MY BID FOR TRIP/CAR SHOWCASE: $42,500
For Nathan, we have an Aico bedroom (Lanisha), a plasma TV and a trip to the Texas Music Festival (Rachael).
NATHAN BIDS $13,500 ON ROOM/TRIP SHOWCASE- STAGE GARF (Barely covers the furniture)
MY BID FOR ROOM/TRIP SHOWCASE: $18,500
NATHAN'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $13,500
ARP: $20,340
DIFFERENCE: $6,840
CATHY'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $37,500
ARP: $40,848
DIFFERENCE: $3,348- WIN!
Cathy takes home $46,245 in prizes!
DOND: Today's contestant is #8 Sheryl Jones (who is a substitute teacher).
ROUND #1:
1. #15 (Lauretta)- $5
2. #4 (Maia)- $500,000
3. #22 (Don)- BUCK
4. #14 (Denice)- $10,000
5. #1 (Kimberly)- $75,000
FIRST OFFER NOT TAKEN: $2,000
ROUND 2:
1. #20 (Ron)- $5,000
2. #5 (Jessica)- $500
3. #6 (Freddie)- $25,000 (DANGER ZONE ENFORCED)
4. #7 (Carolyn)- PENNY
5. #3 (Kip)- $200
SECOND OFFER REJECTED: $14,000
ROUND 3:
1. #21 (Mike)- $10
2. #17 (Erin)- $50
3. #11 (Gerard)- $250,000 (STRIKE ONE)
4. #12 (Victoria)- $25
THIRD OFFER: $9,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 4:
1. #18 (Kareem)- $100
2. #10 (Jacki)- $2,500
3. #16 (Carl)- $100,000 (STRIKE TWO)
FOURTH OFFER: $3,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 5:
1. #2 (Marvin)- $300
2. #9 (Frank)- $50,000 (STRIKEOUT)
FIFTH OFFER: $2,000- NO DEAL
20th PICK: #19 (Debbie)- $1,000
FINAL OFFER: $3,500- DEAL
Her case...had the $400, so she made a good deal there at the end.
Bingo America: On Episode 2008, Michelle & Eitan are the contestants. Halftime scoreboard in Round 1:
MICHELLE: B--G-
EITAN: -ING-
BANK: $706
7 (B1)- What February holiday shares its name with a 1993 movie starring Bill Murray?
EITAN: Groundhog Day- YOU BET (BING-; $707)
8 (N37)- In "America the Beautiful", what color are the "waves of grain"?
EITAN: Amber- YES ($744)
9 (N42)- What mosquito-born disease is also known as Jungle Fever?
EITAN: West Nile Virus- NO
MICHELLE: Malaria- CORRECT (B-NG-; $786)
50/50 MODE:
10 (I23)- Catameran or kayak- which type of boat has two holes in it?
EITAN: Catameran- CORRECT ($809)
11 (O74)- T or F: Rapper and mogul Diddy's real name is Calvin Broadus, Jr.
EITAN: False- WIN ($883)
When we get to 50/50 Mode in Game 2, here's what's on the board after ten questions:
MICHELLE: BI---
EITAN: B-NGO
BANK: $1,214
11 (O66)- Who played the title character of "Xena: Warrior Princess"- Lucy Liu or Lucy Lawless?
MICHELLE: Lucy Lawless- CORRECT (BI--O; $1,280)
12 (I19)- T or F: Arachnids have four pairs of legs.
MICHELLE: True- RIGHT AGAIN ($1,299)
13 (G59)- Is Jose a bear most famous for driving race cars or styling hair?
MICHELLE: Hair- RIGHT AGAIN (BI-G-; $1,358)
14 (I22)- T or F: You must be at least 65 to join AARP.
MICHELLE: False- RIGHT YET AGAIN ($1,380)
15 (I18)- Poke or wink- how do Match.com users flirt with each other?
MICHELLE: Wink- RIGHT YET AGAIN ($1,398)
16 (I23)- T or F: The color Vermillian is a light shade of green.
EITAN: False- WINS $1,421
Bingo Bonus Round:
B: #12- $1,000
I: #24- $1,500 ($2,500)
N: #42- $2,000 ($4,500)
G: #55- $3,000 ($7,500); STOPS
He's now the biggest winner of the season so far with $8,921!
WOF: Somebody could win a Ford Escape Hybrid or maybe a ton of money tonight. Tonight's first Toss-Up is in the category of Phrase:
_ _ _/_ _ X _/
B I _/_ _ I _ G
Derrick comes up with what once was Brock Lesnar's wrestling nickname, THE NEXT BIG THING, for $1,000. Here are tonight's players:
Derrick Freeman (Port Arthur, TX)- Director of a non-profit voting organization
Sarah Jackson (Hayworth, OK)- Occupational therapist
Laura Gaverty (Staten Island, NY)- Registered nurse
The second Toss-Up is in the category of Place:
H O _ _ E
_ T _ B _ E
Boy, is Sarah going to kick herself over missing this one; she lives on a ranch to take care of cattle and horses, and instead of saying the correct solution of HORSE STABLE, she says HOTEL LOBBY instead! Derrick then gets HORSE STABLE to go to $3,000.
Round 1 category is Proper Name and out on the wheel now is a trip to Portugal worth $6,250. Early on, Derrick calls a pair of S's for the Wild Card. Later, after Sarah buys the I's to clean out the vowels, we have...
_ I _/STAR/A _ I _ A I _/
_ R E S _ I N
...she calls a pair of B's for $1,000, a pair of L's for another $800, the G for the trip, but she calls a dud in H. Laura then calls a $500 K but goes on and hits Bankrupt. Derrick spins Lose a Turn. That allows Sarah to jump back in and solve KID STAR ABIGAIL BRESLIN for $9,100 in cash and trip!
DUDS: H, O
BANKRUPTS: 1 (Laura)
Eggland's Best Jackpot Round category is Things. Sarah starts off by calling three T's to pick up a $1,000 Vegas.com gift certificate. She then calls a pair of N's for $600 and the Free Spin. Later, after she cleans out the vowels, we have...
_ U _ _ E T S/AND/
_ A R I O N E T T E S
...she calls a dud in L, so she uses her Free Spin, but calls another dud in B. Laura calls the P's and then solves PUPPERS AND MARIONETTES for her first $1,000.
DUDS: B, L
Campbell's Soup $10,000 Mystery/Prize Puzzle Round category is Event. After Laura buys the A's, we have...
A/_ E _ _ E _ H I N _/_ I _/IN/
THE/_ _ E A N
...she buys the O to clean out the vowels, but then spins her second Bankrupt of the night. Derrick calls a $400 C but spins a Bankrupt to lose that amount and the Wild Card. Sarah calls the R's for $1,600 and solves A REFRESHING DIP IN THE OCEAN to win that amount plus her second trip, with this one being to Cancun, for a new total in cash and trips of $17,100.
BANKRUPTS: 2 (Laura, Derrick)
WINNING ID FOR TRIP: DW0021428
$3,000 Toss-Up's in the category of Around the House:
_ T _ R A _ E
_ L O _ _ T
Sarah solves STORAGE CLOSET to go to $20,100. Next category is What Are You Doing? After Sarah does a lot of work, we go to Speed-Up Mode with the remaining consonants being worth $1,450 apiece. After she calls the R...
_ _ A _ I N G/THE/
_ I S H _ A S H E R
...she solves LOADING THE DISHWASHER to lock up the match at $24,100! Derrick has $3,000 and Laura gets one.
Big Money Round: We've had a bonus round win the past three Tuesdays; can tonight's champ make it four? Let's find out. She spins the N in WIN and the category is Thing. Starting with:
_ L _ _ _ N _
S _ E E _
I think I know already. Jackson calls H, C, P and A and gets...
_ L A _ _ N _
S P E E _
...after getting stuck with a few guesses with SHEEP as the second word, she comes up with BLAZING SPEED for $30,000 and $54,100 total!
Jeopardy!: Can Meredith Robbins finally get a FJ! clue right, much less become the season's first five-time champion? We'll find out as she defends this time against:
Eli Edwards (Newark, CA)- Law student
Mike Maheu (San Diego)- High school teacher (and has played at leat one game of Strip Jeopardy! at his house!!!)
Opening topics:
IN MEMORIAM 2008
GET THE POINT (all clues in this category are picture clues; the players have to identify the subject that the arrow is pointing to in each picture)
BORN TO BE MILD
LIGHTNING YOUR LOAD
THERE WILL BE "UD"
AND THEN THERE'S BEA ARTHUR
Robbins gets off to a $2,800 start after getting everything but the $200 clue in the "UD" category (Edwards got the opening clue). A little later, Maheu finds the Daily Double under the $1,000 Lightining Your Load clue with $1,200, trailing the champ for the lead by $1,600 while Edwards is down to zero. He makes it a True Daily Double on this clue:
The leading cause of indoor lightning injuries involves the use of this everyday device.
"What is the telephone?"...that doubles him up to $2,400! At the first break, the champ still leads with $3,600. Maheu has $2,600 and Edwards is now at two grand. The scores after the first round...
Meredith: $5,000
Mike: $6,400
Eli: $5,800
...well folks, this should be a pretty tight game tonight.
NO LACH TRASH WHATSOEVER THIS ROUND
DJ! Categories:
THE HUMAN BODY
HITCHCOCK FILMS IN OTHER WORDS
"M": A NATION
THE MISSING DRINK (these are Speed Chains you might see on the game show "Chain Reaction", with the missing word in each correct response being a drink)
I HAVE A QUESTION
WHAT'VE YOU GOT THERE?
Maheu finds the first Daily Double of this round under the $800 "M": A Nation clue with $7,600; Edwards has $6,200 and the champ still has five grand. His wager this time is...$1,347 for no reason whatsoever. The clue:
This nation comprises more than 2,000 small islands in the Western Pacific Ocean.
"What is the Marshall Islands?"...no. It was the Micronesian Islands, so his new score's at $6,253. Later on, Edwards finds the other Daily Double under the $2,000 I Have a Question clue with $11,400 thus far, trailing the champ by two grand for the lead. Maheu's score is now at $10,253. Her wager is $3,000. For a $1,000 lead:
In 1821, he wrote mournfully, "Where was Lorn Urania when Adonais died?"
"Who is Lord Byron?"...NO. Correct: Who was Lord Shelly? She's back at $8,400 and last place now as she begins The Missing Drink with this first Chain Reaction:
1. HARVEY
2. _____
3. OF MAGNESIA
Mike: "What is milk?"- CORRECT ($10,653); $800 DRINK CLUE
1. HEAVY
2. _____
3. SKIER
Meredith: "What is queen?"- NO ($12,600)
Mike: "What is water?"- RIGHT AGAIN ($11,453); MIDDLE DRINK CLUE
1. HIGH
2. _____
3. ROSE
Mike: "What is a Vault?"- NO ($10,253)
TRIPLE STUMPER #2: Tea
$1,600 THE MISSING DRINK CLUE:
1. GASTRIC
2. ____
3. BOX
Meredith: "What is juice?"- CORRECT ($14,200); LAST DRINK CLUE
1. PARALLEL
2. _____
3. MORESBY
Mike: "What is Port?"- RIGHT ($12,253)
WHAT'VE YOU GOT THERE BEGINS WITH THIS $400 CLUE:
Oh, it's the golden dollar coin, featuring this woman, that was released into circulation on January 27, 2000.
Mike: "Who is Sacajawea?"- RIGHT AGAIN ($12,653)
$800:
The cutter here is used to remove the end of one of these before its use.
Meredith: "What is a cigar?"- YES ($15,000)
$1,200:
So you're not neutral on having the ranger type of this knife with a wood saw, can opener and, of course, toothpick.
Mike: "What is a Swiss Army Knife?"- YES INDEED ($13,853)
$1,600:
Hey, it's this game system that's recently gotten "fit"-- can I come over?
Eli: "What is the Wii?"- CORRECT ($10,000)
FINAL CLUE OF THE ROUND:
Nice one, eh? It's a bottle of this Canadian beer founded in 1786, North America's oldest beer brand still being made.
Meredith: "What is Molson?"- RIGHT ($17,000)
DJ! LACH TRASH: $3,200
SCORES AFTER DOUBLE JEOPARDY!:
Meredith: $17,000
Mike: $13,853
Eli: $10,000
CORYAT SCORES:
Meredith: $17,000
Mike: $15,200
Eli: $13,000
This game's going down to the wire here. Under further review, however, the first Daily Double clue of this round proved to be badly worded, so Maheu's new score is the same as his Coryat Score on the day ($15,200).
FJ! CATEGORY: Presidential Firsts.
The first President to cross the Atlantic Ocean while in office, he did so to meet with other world leaders.
We start with Eli Edwards, who wrote up "Who was Franklin Delano Roosevelt?"...but FDR is incorrect. She wagered $8,500, so she finishes up with $1,500. Mr. Maheu's response is "Who is Wilson?"...
"Who is Wilson?"
...YES SIR! Here's another oddball wager from him- $15,193, taking him to $30,393! Now, for the moment of truth- has Ms. Robbins finally gotten a FJ! clue right?...
...YES! But did she wager at least $13,394?...
...NO, she risked only $4,000, meaning she leaves with $50,700 and we'll likely be seeing more of Mr. Maheu's oddball wagers, because he's our new champion!
Millionaire Video Bonus (Lori Fagan on Teacher Week):
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
Michelle Loewenstein update
According to an interview with GSNN's Jason Block last week, Michelle Loewenstein has decided to take the lump sum option on the $1,000,000 she won last week.
Monday, October 20, 2008
Another note about this week
For those of you who have "Millionaire" in your area, this week is Teacher's Week with the Ask the Expert guest being former $1 Million winner Nancy Christy! I would like to also point out that the Teacher's Week from December 2005 was the last week to not have anybody reach the $25,000 mark. Let's hope that doesn't happen again this week.
GSN Thanksgiving Marathon notes
On Thanksgiving Day this year, GSN will air a John O' Hurley "Family Feud" marathon from 9 AM-6 PM. On the day after Thanksgiving, a Regis Philbin "WWTBAM" marathon will air in the same time frame. And on that Sunday, all three "Play It Back" specials will be re-ran from 3-6 PM.
Source: Buzzerblog
Source: Buzzerblog
"Dancing With the Stars" 10/20
Remember, this week, each team must dance one of the four new dances that were mentioned last week.
First up are Lance Bass and Lacey Schwimmer with the West Coast Swing. They get three 7's.
Second, Toni Braxton and Alec Mazo also dance the West Coast Swing.
CARRIE ANN: 7
LEN: 7
BRUNO: 8
TOTAL: 22
Third are Susan Lucci and Tony Dovolani. Now, before I tell you about their dance, I would like to inform you that Susan's working with a fractured foot. This week, they're doing the Hustle. They wind up getting the same score layout as Toni & Alec (7-7-8; total of 22).
Going fourth are Warren Sapp and Kym Johnson with their Hustle. They're dancing to "Funkytown".
CARRIE ANN: 8
LEN: 8
BRUNO: 9
TOTAL: 25
And now, here come Cloris Leachman and Corky Ballas! This week, they're dancing Salsa. They get...nothing but 7's. Not sure if that will be enough to help them escape elimination this week.
Next to try Salsa are Maurice Greene & Cheryl Burke. I really liked it...and the judges agree so much...that they give them three 9's!
That leaves the Jitterbug as the last dance on the night. The first ones to try it are Brooke Burke and Derek Hough.
CARRIE ANN: 10
LEN: 9
BRUNO: 10
TOTAL: 29!
(In the audience tonight are former celebrity contestants like George Hamilton and Stacy Keibler!)
As the last team to perform on the night, Cody Linley and Julianne Hough now take their shot at the Jitterbug.
CARRIE ANN: 10
LEN: 9
BRUNO: 9
TOTAL: 28!
Next week, the remaining seven teams will be participating in a Hip-Hop group dance, and there will be a special guest judge at the judges' table! That should be interesting.
First up are Lance Bass and Lacey Schwimmer with the West Coast Swing. They get three 7's.
Second, Toni Braxton and Alec Mazo also dance the West Coast Swing.
CARRIE ANN: 7
LEN: 7
BRUNO: 8
TOTAL: 22
Third are Susan Lucci and Tony Dovolani. Now, before I tell you about their dance, I would like to inform you that Susan's working with a fractured foot. This week, they're doing the Hustle. They wind up getting the same score layout as Toni & Alec (7-7-8; total of 22).
Going fourth are Warren Sapp and Kym Johnson with their Hustle. They're dancing to "Funkytown".
CARRIE ANN: 8
LEN: 8
BRUNO: 9
TOTAL: 25
And now, here come Cloris Leachman and Corky Ballas! This week, they're dancing Salsa. They get...nothing but 7's. Not sure if that will be enough to help them escape elimination this week.
Next to try Salsa are Maurice Greene & Cheryl Burke. I really liked it...and the judges agree so much...that they give them three 9's!
That leaves the Jitterbug as the last dance on the night. The first ones to try it are Brooke Burke and Derek Hough.
CARRIE ANN: 10
LEN: 9
BRUNO: 10
TOTAL: 29!
(In the audience tonight are former celebrity contestants like George Hamilton and Stacy Keibler!)
As the last team to perform on the night, Cody Linley and Julianne Hough now take their shot at the Jitterbug.
CARRIE ANN: 10
LEN: 9
BRUNO: 9
TOTAL: 28!
Next week, the remaining seven teams will be participating in a Hip-Hop group dance, and there will be a special guest judge at the judges' table! That should be interesting.
10/20/2008 Results
TPIR: On this week's shows, joining each day's three regular models will be one of the finalists of the show's model search. Make sure you log on to CBS' "TPIR" page and vote for the model you like the best; the winner will be announced soon, and that lucky lady will get to appear on a week's worth of shows later on this season.
(Note: During the intro, the light border wasn't used for some reason. This might be a permanent change in the most recent tapings.)
On Episode 4471K, we begin with Michael, Elaine, Anita and Zeke. Today's guest model is Manuela, and today's first IUFB is a computer system (Rachael).
Zeke: $1,300
Anita: $1,200
Elaine: $1,500
Michael: $1,501
ARP: $2,749
Michael Schneider, a clothes seller from Covina, CA, plays One Wrong Price for this interesting prize assortment:
Trip to Utah: $3,220 (Brandi)
Loveseat: $1,029 (Lanisha)
Skin care: $2,375 (Manuela)
That skin care price sounds way too much, but he thinks the Utah price is wrong...no, sir. The skin care cost just $1,954.
Coming on down fifth is Jo and the second IUFB is a selection of kids' furniture and books (Brandi).
Jo: $553
Zeke: $650
Anita: $700
Elaine: $701
ARP: $866
Elaine White from Atlanta will try to prove her LFAT status playing Money Game for a Chevrolet Cobalt (Std., AT, Prot, ALB)(Rachael). Board:
(18)(37)(60)
(04)(85)(17)
(16)(72)(25)
El Cheapo's on the board once again!
MIDDLE NUMBER: 8 ($ _ _ , 8 _ _)
After picking 17 for $17, she gets 16 as the front of the car
($ 1 6 , 8 _ _). She then NABS EL CHEAPO to win the $16,804 car and $17!!
(And no, Drew still doesn't know about the term El Cheapo. The car Elaine just won will replace her '98 Toyota Avalon.)
Sixth to hear those words is Scott and the third IUFB is a motorscooter (Manuela; this is twice in a row that Drew's called for the next IUFB rather than the next contestant!! No wonder why quite a few of you are unhappy over his hosting). The winner also gets a $40 supply of Slow-Mag.
Scott: $1,500
Jo: $1,900
Zeke: $1,501
Anita: BUCK
ARP: $1,799
Zeke Carl, who works in the U.S. Navy's Bureau of Personnel, plays Shell Game for a trip to Fiji (Lanisha & Rachael) worth $9,534 (another potential change in the show- green screens are now used in the displaying of trips). Brandi has control of the SPs here.
1. Compact recorder
INCORRECT PRICE: $150
GUESS: Lower
ARP: $200- OOPS
2. Swim mask
INCORRECT PRICE: $79
GUESS: Higher
ARP: $100- CAPTURES SHELL #4
3. Roll-away alarm clock
WRONG PRICE: $35
GUESS: Higher
ARP: $50- CAPTURES SHELL #2
4. Foldable video poker game
WRONG PRICE: $140
GUESS: Lower
ARP: $120- CAPTURES SHELL #1
The ball is under shell...1, so he wins on his last pick!
(Drew simply revealed shell #3 without notice, thus determining whether he won or not. Another iffy move by the host today.)
TODAY'S AT-HOME PRIZE: Electric guitar (Rachael)
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #1:
Michael ($2,749): Quarter + Nickel = $.30
Zeke ($11,643): $.75
Elaine ($17,692): 70 + 80 = OVER
The Navy guy makes it to the Showcase.
Coming on down next is Mary and the fourth IUFB is a set of beach/lounge chairs (Manuela).
Mary: $575
Anita: $875
Scott: $1,100
Jo: BUCK
ARP: $810
Mary Bedford from Cerritos, CA plays Coming or Going for an upright piano (Lanisha & Rachael). If she's Coming, she would be guessing $4,895. If she's Going, her guess would then be $5,984. Her decision is Going...loser.
Leaving their seat next is Tony and the fifth IUFB is a sound system...OR MAYBE NOT!!! It's actually a washer/dryer (Lanisha)- that's the second time now that Rich's made an IUFB error!! That's a ZONK ANSWER OF THE WEEK NOMINEE, folks. Both the main guys are messing up today!
Tony: $2,500
Anita: $2,900
Scott: $2,250
Jo: $2,000
ARP: $2,248
Because Scott was over by just two bucks, Jo Hansel plays Line Em' Up for a game table (Brandi), a stock tracker, a grill (Rachael) and a Pontiac Vibe (Std., AT, AC, Stereo)(Lanisha). Board:
1
?- $587, game table
?- $85, stock tracker
?- $462, grill
5
Her first guess on the car is $17,565...just one right. Her other guess is $17,825...not quite. It was $17,845.
(Rich did NOT get on camera during this segment.)
Coming on down last is Maria Hall and the final IUFB is...you guessed it, a portable sound system (Brandi & Rachael)!
Maria: $669
Tony: $500
Anita: $501
Scott: $502
ARP: $500, so Anita Roy goes to the First Four Breakfast Club and Tony Diaz wins $1,000 in cash and stereo stuff!
He now plays Pick a Pair for an Ashley dining room (Lanisha) worth $5,052. Products today are soup, Ester-C, Hot Pockets, jewelry clasp, angel hair pasta and a bag of gummy worms. First pick is the Ester-C, which is $9.99. He then easily gets the jewelry clasp as the other $9.99 item for the win!
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #2:
Mary ($810): $.95
Jo ($2,248): 90 + 30 = OVER
Tony ($6,052): 20 + Nickel = Quarter
Mary, a lady who almost looks like today's Money Game winner, goes to the Showcase.
We start the first Showcase with Rich finally getting on camera by asking this question- what does Fingers (Greco) look great with? A new diamond ring (Brandi). Second, Rich asks Drew what would make him look better on this show- seeing him on this new TV (Lanisha). Finally, Rich tells Drew what's last in this Showcase- a new Chevy Equinox (Std., Airbags)(Brandi). On all three questions, Drew answered fried chicken, and this Showcase ends with Rich acting like he's eating a bucket of fried chicken!
ZEKE BIDS $28,000 ON CAR SHOWCASE
MY BID FOR CAR SHOWCASE: $26,250
For Mary, we start with Rich asking her what she would need if there's fake snow blowing at her (Brandi & Manuela)- the answer in this case is a new fireplace. Second, we offer something to warm up in- a new spa (Rachael), and Drew once again mentions fried chicken! Finally, to make up for her not taking the first Showcase, we conclude this one with a Chrysler 300 (Std., Paint, Pedals)!
MARY BIDS $27,000 ON CAR SHOWCASE #2- STAGE GARF (Only covers the car)
MY BID FOR CAR SHOWCASE #2: $38,500
MARY'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $27,000
ARP: $41,939
DIFFERENCE: $14,939 (SUPER GARF)
ZEKE'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $28,000
ARP: $31,449
DIFFERENCE: $3,449- WIN!
The Navy representative wins $43,092 in loot today!
DOND: This is the first syndicated episode taped, so if you see Howie and the players a bit off their game, you know why. Howie opens the show with "Imagine if you could win a fortune in less than a half an hour" before the week's 22 contestants are lighted up.
Today's player is #20 Marissa Hill, originally from Denver (who is a California dancer and a bridesmaid). She swaps out her case for #15.
ROUND 1:
1. #8 (Sheryl)- $25
2. #4 (Maia)- $5
3. #10 (Jacki)- PENNY
4. #12 (Victoria)- $50,000
5. #14 (Denice)- $50
OPENING OFFER REJECTED: $22,000
ROUND 2:
1. #9 (Frank)- $500
2. #11 (Gerard)- $500,000
3. #2 (Marvin)- $200
4. #13 (Rhonda)- $250,000 (DANGER ZONE ENFORCED)
5. #6 (Freddie)- $25,000 (STRIKE ONE)
SECOND OFFER TURNED DOWN: $7,000
(Note: Instead of the usual No Deal clue after the second round, the sound guys played the cue you might hear when somebody keeps their original case before the start of each game on this version of the show. That's another opening day jitter.)
ROUND 3:
1. #17 (Erin)- $7,500
2. #1 (Kimberly)- $1,000
3. #19 (Debbie)- BUCK
4. #21 (Mike)- $10,000
THIRD OFFER: $11,000- NO DEAL
(Note: In Round 4 during the earliest tapings, three cases are opened instead of just two.)
ROUND 4:
1. #20 (Lauretta)- $100,000 (BIG STRIKE TWO- that's the first time somebody has swapped their original case that contained a six-figure amount out before the game starts!)
2. #5 (Jessica)- $2,500
3. #3 (Kip)- $300
FOURTH OFFER: $9,000- DEAL
Her case had...$10. But she could've won more with the remainder of this playout:
ROUND 5:
1. #7 (Carolyn)- $400
2. #16 (Carl)- $5,000
FIFTH OFFER: $24,000
(Notes: During the "what if" reveals, something from the early days of the primetime version is used- instead of just revealing the bank offer, Howie gets called by the banker before telling the player what the next offer would've been. Also, Howie mistakenly says "highest offer of the night" instead of "highest offer of the day" after the $24,000 offer was revealed)
NEXT-TO-LAST PICK: #18 (Kareem)- $100
FINAL OFFER: $39,000
Bingo America: Episode 2013's players are Amanda and William. Halftime scoreboard in Round 1:
AMANDA: -ING-
WILLIAM: B-N--
BANK: $682
7 (B12)- In Robert Louis Stevenson's literary classic, what's the name of Henry Jekyll's dark side?
WILLIAM: Hyde- RIGHT ($694)
8 (G54)- A hat trick is when a player scores three goals in what sport?
AMANDA: Hockey- YOU BET ($748)
9 (O71)- In 1955, what civil rights pioneer was arrested when she refused to give up her seat on a bus?
WILLIAM: Rosa Parks- OF COURSE (B-N-O; $819)
50/50 MODE:
10 (G52)- Ebony or Ivory- which is the title of a magazine?
AMANDA: Ebony- YOU BET ($871)
11 (G53)- T or F: Your pupils dilate when you're looking at someone you're attacted to.
AMANDA: True- RIGHT AGAIN ($924)
12 (O61)- Gallon or liter- which is bigger?
AMANDA: Gallon- RIGHT AGAIN (-INGO; $985)
13 (I22)- T or F: Tigers are found in the wild in both Asia and Africa.
WILLIAM: False- CORRECT (BIN-O; $1,007)
14 (B10)- A swinging couch bed suspended by cords is called what- hammock or hassack?
AMANDA: Hammock- WIN ($1,017)
Game 2 also goes to 50/50 Mode. Here's where we stand at this point:
AMANDA: B-NG-
WILLIAM: BI--O
BANK: $1,345
10 (O75)- T or F: A group of porcupines is called a prickle.
AMANDA: True- CORRECT (B-NGO; $1,420)
11 (I23)- T or F: The teddy bear was named after President Teddy Roosevelt.
AMANDA: True- WINS $1,443
Bingo Bonus Round:
B: #7- $1,000
I: #16- WRECKING BALL
We have our first WIPEOUT of the season. Too bad.
WOF: Remember, this is the first extra episodes week of the season. My mission this week is to have a car or the $100,000 won. The Volvo C70 Convertible could be awaiting somebody tonight. Tonight's first Toss-Up is in the category of Phrase:
_ _ T T _ N _/CARRIED/
_ _ A Y
...since Kasi wasn't GETTING CARRIED AWAY, she pockets $1,000. Tonight's players:
Kasi Brown (Oxford, AL)- 8th Grade Math teacher
Will Edmond, Jr. (Tyler, TX)- Fish store owner and former $214,000 winner on "Deal or No Deal"!
Jazmyne Jenkins (San Diego)- Professional hip-hop dancer and doggie daycare worker
$2,000 Toss-Up category is On the Map:
_ _ _ E
M _ _ H _ _ _ N
Jazmyne solves LAKE MICHIGAN for $2,000.
Round 1 category is Same Name and out on the wheel now is a trip to California Wine Country worth $5,500. Right out of the game, Jazmyne lands on the Million Dollar Wedge and calls a T to pick it up. Later on, she calls a $300 L for the Free Spin. After she then calls an N, we have...
N _ _ _ L A S/&/_ A _ S T E R/
_ A _ E
...she buys the O, then calls the C's for $600 but hits Lose a Turn, so obviously she uses her Free Spin. She then calls the G for the trip, calls a $600 H, a $500 M and solves NICOLAS & HAMSTER CAGE for another $4,050, the Million Dollar Wedge and the trip, for a new total of $11,550 in cash and trip!
NO DUDS OR BANKRUPTS THIS ROUND
Eggland's Best Jackpot/Prize Puzzle Round category is Place. After Jazmyne calls the N's, we have...
S A N _ _
S _ _ R E _ _ N E
...she buys the I and solves SANDY SHORELINE for another $1,900 and a trip to Aruba, for a new total of $19,184 in cash and prizes!
DUDS: T (while Kasi was on the Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory gift tag)
BANKRUPTS: 1 (Will)
WINNING ID FOR TRIP: PW0936887
Campbell's Soup $10,000 Mystery Round category is Person. Late in the round, Jazmyne lands on a Mystery Wedge and calls an M. Obviously, with that Million Dollar Wedge still intact, she takes the $1,000 bailout for that M (good, because that's the Bankrupt one). After calling the Y's for $700, she solves THE BABY OF THE FAMILY for another four grand and $23,184 total!
DUDS: N, R, S
$3,000 Toss-Up is in the category of Title:
G O _ D
_ O U S _ _ _ E _ _ N G
Will solves GOOD HOUSEKEEPING for his first $3,000 on the night!
After Will does a little bit of work before the bell, Speed-Up Round category is Thing and consonants are worth $1,300 apiece. After Jazmyne calls the F's, we have...
C _ R T _ F _ C _ T _/_ F/
_ _ T _ _ N T _ C _ T _
...she blanks. Kasi calls the Y but also has nothing. Will duds out with L. Jazymne calls the H and solves CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY for another $7,800 and a winning total of $30,984!! Kasi leaves with $1,000 and Will takes home $3,000, for a new overall GS winnings total of $217,000!
DUDS: L, M
Big Money Round: The million is in play here in at least one episode for the fourth week in a row. Michelle Loewenstein, who won the million last week, also picked up the Million Dollar Wedge on the very first spin of the night. Will the same fate somehow happen for this next lady? Let's find out. She spins the W (the same spot the million was won the last time)- during the first season of the $100,000 format, when the 100 grand was won from the B spot, it was lost for the first time from that same spot. I hope she doesn't suffer the first-ever million loss tonight.
Tonight's bonus round category is Thing. Starting with:
_ _ _ _ L L
_ L _ _ _
Jenkins calls C, M, P and A and gets...
_ P _ _ L L
C L _ M _
...she doesn't get past the UPHILL CLIMB of claiming...
...another $30,000. And as it turns out, the ultimate heartbreak almost occurred- the $1 Million was under the I of WIN, one space from where she landed. We dodged a bullet there.
Video Bonus: Tonight's Wheel Bonus Round
Jeopardy!: Let's see if Meredith Robbins can get past these challengers:
Ryan Thrasher (East Lansing, MI)- Musician
Lynn Olson (Silver Spring, MD)- Association VP
Opening categories:
OLD HOLLYWOOD
THE GOOD BOOK
A MEATY CATEGORY
EYE, CAPTAIN
COUNTRIES BY NEWSPAPERS (a pair of foreign newspaper titles are given and the players have to match up the country to them)
JEOPARDY! DITLOIDS (these are abbreviations)
At the first break, Robbins lead with a couple grand while Thrasher has just $600 and Olson has nothing. After Thrasher falls to $800 in the hole following an incorrect response on the $800 Good Book clue, he finds the Daily Double under the $1,000 clue there. He wagers face value on this:
In Egypt, this young Hebrew slave was owned by Potiphar, captain of the Royal Guards.
"Who is Joshua?"...incorrect, putting him at -$1,800 in deep doo-doo debt now. It was Joseph. At the end of the round, Robbins now has a big lead at $7,800 while Olson has $200 and Thrasher's now $1,000 in the red.
LACH TRASH IN ROUND 1: $3,200
DJ! Categories:
NEW HOLLYWOOD
THEIR ONLY TOP 10 POP HIT (a song title is given and the players must match up the correct artist (s) to that song)
NAME THAT CENTURY
ROOMY BOOKS
DEAR JOHN
WORDS THAT SOUND ODD WITHOUT PREFIXES
Early on, the champ hits five figures. Then, after Olson gets the $1,600 Roomy Books clue to get to $1,400 on the good side, she finds the first Daily Double under the $2,000 clue there. She wagers just $300 on this:
In an essay, she hoped that future women would have an income of five hundred pounds a year "and rooms of our own".
"Who is Virginia Wolfe?"...correct to go to $1,700. Later, now at -$2,200, Thrasher finds the other Daily Double under the $1,200 Dear John clue. His wager is $1,500.
In 1980, Carter passed up a debate, so Reagan debated this third candidate instead.
"Who was John Anderson?"...right to now be just $700 in the hole. He then gets the $1,600 clue in the same category to escape the red and be at $900 on the money side.
LACH TRASH IN ROUND 1: $6,800
SCORES AFTER DOUBLE JEOPARDY!:
Meredith: $22,200 (lock game)
Lynn: $4,500
Ryan: $3,300
CORYAT SCORES:
Meredith: $22,200
Lynn: $6,200
Ryan: $4,000
FJ! CATEGORY: U.S. Geography.
Of the non-state U.S. territories, areas and districts, the only one that's larger in area than the smaller state.
RYAN:
Response: "What is Puerto Rico? Hi Gwen!"
Wager: EVERYTHING
Final score: $6,600
LYNN:
Response: "What is Guam?"
Wager: $2,101
Final score: $2,399
MEREDITH:
Response: "What is Guam?" (she almost went with Puerto Rico)
Wager: $2,200
Winning score: $20,000
Ms. Robbins still has no luck in FJ!, but she now has a four-day total of $48,700.
(Note: During the intro, the light border wasn't used for some reason. This might be a permanent change in the most recent tapings.)
On Episode 4471K, we begin with Michael, Elaine, Anita and Zeke. Today's guest model is Manuela, and today's first IUFB is a computer system (Rachael).
Zeke: $1,300
Anita: $1,200
Elaine: $1,500
Michael: $1,501
ARP: $2,749
Michael Schneider, a clothes seller from Covina, CA, plays One Wrong Price for this interesting prize assortment:
Trip to Utah: $3,220 (Brandi)
Loveseat: $1,029 (Lanisha)
Skin care: $2,375 (Manuela)
That skin care price sounds way too much, but he thinks the Utah price is wrong...no, sir. The skin care cost just $1,954.
Coming on down fifth is Jo and the second IUFB is a selection of kids' furniture and books (Brandi).
Jo: $553
Zeke: $650
Anita: $700
Elaine: $701
ARP: $866
Elaine White from Atlanta will try to prove her LFAT status playing Money Game for a Chevrolet Cobalt (Std., AT, Prot, ALB)(Rachael). Board:
(18)(37)(60)
(04)(85)(17)
(16)(72)(25)
El Cheapo's on the board once again!
MIDDLE NUMBER: 8 ($ _ _ , 8 _ _)
After picking 17 for $17, she gets 16 as the front of the car
($ 1 6 , 8 _ _). She then NABS EL CHEAPO to win the $16,804 car and $17!!
(And no, Drew still doesn't know about the term El Cheapo. The car Elaine just won will replace her '98 Toyota Avalon.)
Sixth to hear those words is Scott and the third IUFB is a motorscooter (Manuela; this is twice in a row that Drew's called for the next IUFB rather than the next contestant!! No wonder why quite a few of you are unhappy over his hosting). The winner also gets a $40 supply of Slow-Mag.
Scott: $1,500
Jo: $1,900
Zeke: $1,501
Anita: BUCK
ARP: $1,799
Zeke Carl, who works in the U.S. Navy's Bureau of Personnel, plays Shell Game for a trip to Fiji (Lanisha & Rachael) worth $9,534 (another potential change in the show- green screens are now used in the displaying of trips). Brandi has control of the SPs here.
1. Compact recorder
INCORRECT PRICE: $150
GUESS: Lower
ARP: $200- OOPS
2. Swim mask
INCORRECT PRICE: $79
GUESS: Higher
ARP: $100- CAPTURES SHELL #4
3. Roll-away alarm clock
WRONG PRICE: $35
GUESS: Higher
ARP: $50- CAPTURES SHELL #2
4. Foldable video poker game
WRONG PRICE: $140
GUESS: Lower
ARP: $120- CAPTURES SHELL #1
The ball is under shell...1, so he wins on his last pick!
(Drew simply revealed shell #3 without notice, thus determining whether he won or not. Another iffy move by the host today.)
TODAY'S AT-HOME PRIZE: Electric guitar (Rachael)
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #1:
Michael ($2,749): Quarter + Nickel = $.30
Zeke ($11,643): $.75
Elaine ($17,692): 70 + 80 = OVER
The Navy guy makes it to the Showcase.
Coming on down next is Mary and the fourth IUFB is a set of beach/lounge chairs (Manuela).
Mary: $575
Anita: $875
Scott: $1,100
Jo: BUCK
ARP: $810
Mary Bedford from Cerritos, CA plays Coming or Going for an upright piano (Lanisha & Rachael). If she's Coming, she would be guessing $4,895. If she's Going, her guess would then be $5,984. Her decision is Going...loser.
Leaving their seat next is Tony and the fifth IUFB is a sound system...OR MAYBE NOT!!! It's actually a washer/dryer (Lanisha)- that's the second time now that Rich's made an IUFB error!! That's a ZONK ANSWER OF THE WEEK NOMINEE, folks. Both the main guys are messing up today!
Tony: $2,500
Anita: $2,900
Scott: $2,250
Jo: $2,000
ARP: $2,248
Because Scott was over by just two bucks, Jo Hansel plays Line Em' Up for a game table (Brandi), a stock tracker, a grill (Rachael) and a Pontiac Vibe (Std., AT, AC, Stereo)(Lanisha). Board:
1
?- $587, game table
?- $85, stock tracker
?- $462, grill
5
Her first guess on the car is $17,565...just one right. Her other guess is $17,825...not quite. It was $17,845.
(Rich did NOT get on camera during this segment.)
Coming on down last is Maria Hall and the final IUFB is...you guessed it, a portable sound system (Brandi & Rachael)!
Maria: $669
Tony: $500
Anita: $501
Scott: $502
ARP: $500, so Anita Roy goes to the First Four Breakfast Club and Tony Diaz wins $1,000 in cash and stereo stuff!
He now plays Pick a Pair for an Ashley dining room (Lanisha) worth $5,052. Products today are soup, Ester-C, Hot Pockets, jewelry clasp, angel hair pasta and a bag of gummy worms. First pick is the Ester-C, which is $9.99. He then easily gets the jewelry clasp as the other $9.99 item for the win!
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #2:
Mary ($810): $.95
Jo ($2,248): 90 + 30 = OVER
Tony ($6,052): 20 + Nickel = Quarter
Mary, a lady who almost looks like today's Money Game winner, goes to the Showcase.
We start the first Showcase with Rich finally getting on camera by asking this question- what does Fingers (Greco) look great with? A new diamond ring (Brandi). Second, Rich asks Drew what would make him look better on this show- seeing him on this new TV (Lanisha). Finally, Rich tells Drew what's last in this Showcase- a new Chevy Equinox (Std., Airbags)(Brandi). On all three questions, Drew answered fried chicken, and this Showcase ends with Rich acting like he's eating a bucket of fried chicken!
ZEKE BIDS $28,000 ON CAR SHOWCASE
MY BID FOR CAR SHOWCASE: $26,250
For Mary, we start with Rich asking her what she would need if there's fake snow blowing at her (Brandi & Manuela)- the answer in this case is a new fireplace. Second, we offer something to warm up in- a new spa (Rachael), and Drew once again mentions fried chicken! Finally, to make up for her not taking the first Showcase, we conclude this one with a Chrysler 300 (Std., Paint, Pedals)!
MARY BIDS $27,000 ON CAR SHOWCASE #2- STAGE GARF (Only covers the car)
MY BID FOR CAR SHOWCASE #2: $38,500
MARY'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $27,000
ARP: $41,939
DIFFERENCE: $14,939 (SUPER GARF)
ZEKE'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $28,000
ARP: $31,449
DIFFERENCE: $3,449- WIN!
The Navy representative wins $43,092 in loot today!
DOND: This is the first syndicated episode taped, so if you see Howie and the players a bit off their game, you know why. Howie opens the show with "Imagine if you could win a fortune in less than a half an hour" before the week's 22 contestants are lighted up.
Today's player is #20 Marissa Hill, originally from Denver (who is a California dancer and a bridesmaid). She swaps out her case for #15.
ROUND 1:
1. #8 (Sheryl)- $25
2. #4 (Maia)- $5
3. #10 (Jacki)- PENNY
4. #12 (Victoria)- $50,000
5. #14 (Denice)- $50
OPENING OFFER REJECTED: $22,000
ROUND 2:
1. #9 (Frank)- $500
2. #11 (Gerard)- $500,000
3. #2 (Marvin)- $200
4. #13 (Rhonda)- $250,000 (DANGER ZONE ENFORCED)
5. #6 (Freddie)- $25,000 (STRIKE ONE)
SECOND OFFER TURNED DOWN: $7,000
(Note: Instead of the usual No Deal clue after the second round, the sound guys played the cue you might hear when somebody keeps their original case before the start of each game on this version of the show. That's another opening day jitter.)
ROUND 3:
1. #17 (Erin)- $7,500
2. #1 (Kimberly)- $1,000
3. #19 (Debbie)- BUCK
4. #21 (Mike)- $10,000
THIRD OFFER: $11,000- NO DEAL
(Note: In Round 4 during the earliest tapings, three cases are opened instead of just two.)
ROUND 4:
1. #20 (Lauretta)- $100,000 (BIG STRIKE TWO- that's the first time somebody has swapped their original case that contained a six-figure amount out before the game starts!)
2. #5 (Jessica)- $2,500
3. #3 (Kip)- $300
FOURTH OFFER: $9,000- DEAL
Her case had...$10. But she could've won more with the remainder of this playout:
ROUND 5:
1. #7 (Carolyn)- $400
2. #16 (Carl)- $5,000
FIFTH OFFER: $24,000
(Notes: During the "what if" reveals, something from the early days of the primetime version is used- instead of just revealing the bank offer, Howie gets called by the banker before telling the player what the next offer would've been. Also, Howie mistakenly says "highest offer of the night" instead of "highest offer of the day" after the $24,000 offer was revealed)
NEXT-TO-LAST PICK: #18 (Kareem)- $100
FINAL OFFER: $39,000
Bingo America: Episode 2013's players are Amanda and William. Halftime scoreboard in Round 1:
AMANDA: -ING-
WILLIAM: B-N--
BANK: $682
7 (B12)- In Robert Louis Stevenson's literary classic, what's the name of Henry Jekyll's dark side?
WILLIAM: Hyde- RIGHT ($694)
8 (G54)- A hat trick is when a player scores three goals in what sport?
AMANDA: Hockey- YOU BET ($748)
9 (O71)- In 1955, what civil rights pioneer was arrested when she refused to give up her seat on a bus?
WILLIAM: Rosa Parks- OF COURSE (B-N-O; $819)
50/50 MODE:
10 (G52)- Ebony or Ivory- which is the title of a magazine?
AMANDA: Ebony- YOU BET ($871)
11 (G53)- T or F: Your pupils dilate when you're looking at someone you're attacted to.
AMANDA: True- RIGHT AGAIN ($924)
12 (O61)- Gallon or liter- which is bigger?
AMANDA: Gallon- RIGHT AGAIN (-INGO; $985)
13 (I22)- T or F: Tigers are found in the wild in both Asia and Africa.
WILLIAM: False- CORRECT (BIN-O; $1,007)
14 (B10)- A swinging couch bed suspended by cords is called what- hammock or hassack?
AMANDA: Hammock- WIN ($1,017)
Game 2 also goes to 50/50 Mode. Here's where we stand at this point:
AMANDA: B-NG-
WILLIAM: BI--O
BANK: $1,345
10 (O75)- T or F: A group of porcupines is called a prickle.
AMANDA: True- CORRECT (B-NGO; $1,420)
11 (I23)- T or F: The teddy bear was named after President Teddy Roosevelt.
AMANDA: True- WINS $1,443
Bingo Bonus Round:
B: #7- $1,000
I: #16- WRECKING BALL
We have our first WIPEOUT of the season. Too bad.
WOF: Remember, this is the first extra episodes week of the season. My mission this week is to have a car or the $100,000 won. The Volvo C70 Convertible could be awaiting somebody tonight. Tonight's first Toss-Up is in the category of Phrase:
_ _ T T _ N _/CARRIED/
_ _ A Y
...since Kasi wasn't GETTING CARRIED AWAY, she pockets $1,000. Tonight's players:
Kasi Brown (Oxford, AL)- 8th Grade Math teacher
Will Edmond, Jr. (Tyler, TX)- Fish store owner and former $214,000 winner on "Deal or No Deal"!
Jazmyne Jenkins (San Diego)- Professional hip-hop dancer and doggie daycare worker
$2,000 Toss-Up category is On the Map:
_ _ _ E
M _ _ H _ _ _ N
Jazmyne solves LAKE MICHIGAN for $2,000.
Round 1 category is Same Name and out on the wheel now is a trip to California Wine Country worth $5,500. Right out of the game, Jazmyne lands on the Million Dollar Wedge and calls a T to pick it up. Later on, she calls a $300 L for the Free Spin. After she then calls an N, we have...
N _ _ _ L A S/&/_ A _ S T E R/
_ A _ E
...she buys the O, then calls the C's for $600 but hits Lose a Turn, so obviously she uses her Free Spin. She then calls the G for the trip, calls a $600 H, a $500 M and solves NICOLAS & HAMSTER CAGE for another $4,050, the Million Dollar Wedge and the trip, for a new total of $11,550 in cash and trip!
NO DUDS OR BANKRUPTS THIS ROUND
Eggland's Best Jackpot/Prize Puzzle Round category is Place. After Jazmyne calls the N's, we have...
S A N _ _
S _ _ R E _ _ N E
...she buys the I and solves SANDY SHORELINE for another $1,900 and a trip to Aruba, for a new total of $19,184 in cash and prizes!
DUDS: T (while Kasi was on the Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory gift tag)
BANKRUPTS: 1 (Will)
WINNING ID FOR TRIP: PW0936887
Campbell's Soup $10,000 Mystery Round category is Person. Late in the round, Jazmyne lands on a Mystery Wedge and calls an M. Obviously, with that Million Dollar Wedge still intact, she takes the $1,000 bailout for that M (good, because that's the Bankrupt one). After calling the Y's for $700, she solves THE BABY OF THE FAMILY for another four grand and $23,184 total!
DUDS: N, R, S
$3,000 Toss-Up is in the category of Title:
G O _ D
_ O U S _ _ _ E _ _ N G
Will solves GOOD HOUSEKEEPING for his first $3,000 on the night!
After Will does a little bit of work before the bell, Speed-Up Round category is Thing and consonants are worth $1,300 apiece. After Jazmyne calls the F's, we have...
C _ R T _ F _ C _ T _/_ F/
_ _ T _ _ N T _ C _ T _
...she blanks. Kasi calls the Y but also has nothing. Will duds out with L. Jazymne calls the H and solves CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY for another $7,800 and a winning total of $30,984!! Kasi leaves with $1,000 and Will takes home $3,000, for a new overall GS winnings total of $217,000!
DUDS: L, M
Big Money Round: The million is in play here in at least one episode for the fourth week in a row. Michelle Loewenstein, who won the million last week, also picked up the Million Dollar Wedge on the very first spin of the night. Will the same fate somehow happen for this next lady? Let's find out. She spins the W (the same spot the million was won the last time)- during the first season of the $100,000 format, when the 100 grand was won from the B spot, it was lost for the first time from that same spot. I hope she doesn't suffer the first-ever million loss tonight.
Tonight's bonus round category is Thing. Starting with:
_ _ _ _ L L
_ L _ _ _
Jenkins calls C, M, P and A and gets...
_ P _ _ L L
C L _ M _
...she doesn't get past the UPHILL CLIMB of claiming...
...another $30,000. And as it turns out, the ultimate heartbreak almost occurred- the $1 Million was under the I of WIN, one space from where she landed. We dodged a bullet there.
Video Bonus: Tonight's Wheel Bonus Round
Jeopardy!: Let's see if Meredith Robbins can get past these challengers:
Ryan Thrasher (East Lansing, MI)- Musician
Lynn Olson (Silver Spring, MD)- Association VP
Opening categories:
OLD HOLLYWOOD
THE GOOD BOOK
A MEATY CATEGORY
EYE, CAPTAIN
COUNTRIES BY NEWSPAPERS (a pair of foreign newspaper titles are given and the players have to match up the country to them)
JEOPARDY! DITLOIDS (these are abbreviations)
At the first break, Robbins lead with a couple grand while Thrasher has just $600 and Olson has nothing. After Thrasher falls to $800 in the hole following an incorrect response on the $800 Good Book clue, he finds the Daily Double under the $1,000 clue there. He wagers face value on this:
In Egypt, this young Hebrew slave was owned by Potiphar, captain of the Royal Guards.
"Who is Joshua?"...incorrect, putting him at -$1,800 in deep doo-doo debt now. It was Joseph. At the end of the round, Robbins now has a big lead at $7,800 while Olson has $200 and Thrasher's now $1,000 in the red.
LACH TRASH IN ROUND 1: $3,200
DJ! Categories:
NEW HOLLYWOOD
THEIR ONLY TOP 10 POP HIT (a song title is given and the players must match up the correct artist (s) to that song)
NAME THAT CENTURY
ROOMY BOOKS
DEAR JOHN
WORDS THAT SOUND ODD WITHOUT PREFIXES
Early on, the champ hits five figures. Then, after Olson gets the $1,600 Roomy Books clue to get to $1,400 on the good side, she finds the first Daily Double under the $2,000 clue there. She wagers just $300 on this:
In an essay, she hoped that future women would have an income of five hundred pounds a year "and rooms of our own".
"Who is Virginia Wolfe?"...correct to go to $1,700. Later, now at -$2,200, Thrasher finds the other Daily Double under the $1,200 Dear John clue. His wager is $1,500.
In 1980, Carter passed up a debate, so Reagan debated this third candidate instead.
"Who was John Anderson?"...right to now be just $700 in the hole. He then gets the $1,600 clue in the same category to escape the red and be at $900 on the money side.
LACH TRASH IN ROUND 1: $6,800
SCORES AFTER DOUBLE JEOPARDY!:
Meredith: $22,200 (lock game)
Lynn: $4,500
Ryan: $3,300
CORYAT SCORES:
Meredith: $22,200
Lynn: $6,200
Ryan: $4,000
FJ! CATEGORY: U.S. Geography.
Of the non-state U.S. territories, areas and districts, the only one that's larger in area than the smaller state.
RYAN:
Response: "What is Puerto Rico? Hi Gwen!"
Wager: EVERYTHING
Final score: $6,600
LYNN:
Response: "What is Guam?"
Wager: $2,101
Final score: $2,399
MEREDITH:
Response: "What is Guam?" (she almost went with Puerto Rico)
Wager: $2,200
Winning score: $20,000
Ms. Robbins still has no luck in FJ!, but she now has a four-day total of $48,700.
Sunday, October 19, 2008
This Week in Game Shows: October 20-October 26- SEASON FINALE WEEK
This week is the last week of my second season! On tap:
America's Toughest Jobs: Which of the final four will win about $300,000?
Deal or No Deal: This week, the Million Dollar Mission continues with episodes on Wednesday and Friday.
Don't Forget the Lyrics!: Another former "American Idol" contestant plays the game for charity!
The Amazing Race: Ken & Tina Greene are on a roll- can they keep it up this week?
Wheel of Fortune: Last week, the million went out the door. This week, can they finally give away a car or the $100,000?
All this and more as Game Show Kingdom's second season comes to a close!
America's Toughest Jobs: Which of the final four will win about $300,000?
Deal or No Deal: This week, the Million Dollar Mission continues with episodes on Wednesday and Friday.
Don't Forget the Lyrics!: Another former "American Idol" contestant plays the game for charity!
The Amazing Race: Ken & Tina Greene are on a roll- can they keep it up this week?
Wheel of Fortune: Last week, the million went out the door. This week, can they finally give away a car or the $100,000?
All this and more as Game Show Kingdom's second season comes to a close!
The Week in Review: October 13-19
Players of the Week:
WINNER: Michelle Loewenstein ($1,026,080)("Wheel of Fortune"- new all-time winner)
RUNNER-UP: Leanne Marshall ("Project Runway" Season 5 winner)
3RD PLACE: Adam Pinson ($100,000)("Millionaire")
Other Big Winners and Notables:
Weston Family- $41,340 as four-time champs ("Family Feud")
Dana Marshall- $69,700 ("Wheel of Fortune")
Todd Covert- $60,402 as two-day champ ("Jeopardy!")
Cristy Lecik- $50,000 ("Millionaire")
Raegan Hanne- $49,832 as season's first Double Showcase Winner ("The Price is Right")
Mary Ann Weir- $47,200 ("WOF")
Melissa Miller- $45,057 ("TPIR")
ZONK ANSWER OF THE WEEK: In the first few years Lucky Seven was played on "The Price is Right", 0s were sometimes used in the car price. This would lead to a confusing decision at the end of one playing, where a contestant won with exactly $1 left despite saying 7 as the last number with $4 left and the fact that she really missed the last digit by 7- Bob Barker instead declared she was off by only 3, winning her the car. Nowadays, 0s are no longer used in this game. However, on last Friday's episode, contestant David Harris had the gall to guess 0 as the fourth number in the price of the car with $3 remaining and wound up going flat broke, as the fourth digit was 3. If he had gone with anything from 1-5 instead on that digit, he most likely would've gone on to win the car as the last number was 5. He went on to also lose that day's Showcase.
Dishonorable Mentions:
1. A contestant saying Spider-Man was the comet that last appeared in 1986 after it was absent for 76 years ("Bingo America")
2. A contestant came up with a dopey name of "DUI machine" for the device that measures a person's BAC ("Bingo America")
3. During a very frustrating Speed-Up Round, two contestants missed a puzzle by one letter with the lousy guess of FOOD-BURNING STOVE instead of the right answer of WOOD-BURNING STOVE ("Wheel of Fortune")
WINNER: Michelle Loewenstein ($1,026,080)("Wheel of Fortune"- new all-time winner)
RUNNER-UP: Leanne Marshall ("Project Runway" Season 5 winner)
3RD PLACE: Adam Pinson ($100,000)("Millionaire")
Other Big Winners and Notables:
Weston Family- $41,340 as four-time champs ("Family Feud")
Dana Marshall- $69,700 ("Wheel of Fortune")
Todd Covert- $60,402 as two-day champ ("Jeopardy!")
Cristy Lecik- $50,000 ("Millionaire")
Raegan Hanne- $49,832 as season's first Double Showcase Winner ("The Price is Right")
Mary Ann Weir- $47,200 ("WOF")
Melissa Miller- $45,057 ("TPIR")
ZONK ANSWER OF THE WEEK: In the first few years Lucky Seven was played on "The Price is Right", 0s were sometimes used in the car price. This would lead to a confusing decision at the end of one playing, where a contestant won with exactly $1 left despite saying 7 as the last number with $4 left and the fact that she really missed the last digit by 7- Bob Barker instead declared she was off by only 3, winning her the car. Nowadays, 0s are no longer used in this game. However, on last Friday's episode, contestant David Harris had the gall to guess 0 as the fourth number in the price of the car with $3 remaining and wound up going flat broke, as the fourth digit was 3. If he had gone with anything from 1-5 instead on that digit, he most likely would've gone on to win the car as the last number was 5. He went on to also lose that day's Showcase.
Dishonorable Mentions:
1. A contestant saying Spider-Man was the comet that last appeared in 1986 after it was absent for 76 years ("Bingo America")
2. A contestant came up with a dopey name of "DUI machine" for the device that measures a person's BAC ("Bingo America")
3. During a very frustrating Speed-Up Round, two contestants missed a puzzle by one letter with the lousy guess of FOOD-BURNING STOVE instead of the right answer of WOOD-BURNING STOVE ("Wheel of Fortune")
"The Amazing Race" 10/19
Prior to the start of this leg, Nick & Starr and Kelly & Christy argued over how Nick & Starr were talking with the other teams since the start of this season.
OPENING CLUE: Fly approximately 6,900 miles to Auckland, New Zealand. Once there, they must drive themselves to Gulf Harbour. There, they must untie a massive knot near a ship in order to retrieve their second clue.
All teams got on the same flight to Auckland, meaning Ken & Tina's early lead is now gone.
Terence & Sarah took a wrong turn while driving to Gulf Harbour in the dark, while Aja & Ty endured a flat tire (tell my mother about that; she's experienced that same fate, I do believe, twice in the past month).
CLUE #2: Drive to the summit of Mt. Eden.
Andrew & Dan have the lead at this point. But that's not all, folks...
FAST FORWARD: Drive to the Orpheum Skytower and climb up to the top of it using its maitenance ladders. The Fast Forward award is in the form of a Travelocity gnome.
...we've got the season's first Fast Forward on our hands here! Remember, since there are only two available this season like previous seasons, the team that wins this Fast Forward will be locked out of the other one this season.
Despite being in second place at this moment, Ken & Tina make the ill-advised move of going for the Fast Forward.
ROADBLOCK: One team member must choose one of the tattoo images worn by the Maori Warriors and must find the one Maori Warrior wearing that same tattoo. If they're incorrect, the image will be confiscated by the chosen Warrior and they'll have to choose a new tattoo to match up.
Terence messed up here on his first attempt, but is successful on his second try.
CLUE #4: Find the City Life Hotel in the downtown area, where the next clue can be found on its rooftop.
CLUE #5: Using binoculars, they must find one of the gnomes doing wish list activities. Once they go down and find one, their next clue can be found at the bottom of it. They must also keep their chosen gnome until the end of this leg.
CLUE #6: Drive to Kiwi 360 near Te Puke.
Marisa & Brooke, the team that has been flirting with elimination most of this season, are currently in last place, and they haven't even gotten past the first clue.
The ones that win this week's Fast Forward are...
...Ken & Tina!
Terence & Sarah are second heading into this:
DETOUR: Matter of Time or Matter of Skill?
Matter of Time: Drive to a kiwi orchard, where teams must stomp enough kiwis to make 12 quarts of juice, using only their bare feet. Then, both team members must drink a glass of the juice in order to receive their Pit Stop clue.
Matter of Skill: Drive to Blo Kart Heaven, where teams must choose two kits and assemble their own Blo Karts. Then, they must run their Blo Karts three times around the track in order to get their Pit Stop clue.
In the middle of doing Matter of Time, Toni & Dallas decide to try Matter of Skill instead. Uh oh. Andrew & Dan and Nick & Starr also attempt the Blo Kart task.
PIT STOP: Summerhill, where one team may be eliminated.
Ken & Tina retain their lead for their third straight victory, winning their second straight Travelocity getaway! In this case, it was to Rio.
2ND: Terrence & Sarah
3RD: Kelly & Christy
4TH: Toni & Dallas
BTW, Starr injured one of her arms while she and Nick were with the Blo Karts.
5TH: Nick & Starr
6TH: Andrew & Dan
The last team definitely moving on...
...Aja & Ty! That means Marisa & Brooke, hope for the best this is a non-elimination leg...
...NO, so they are finally eliminated.
OPENING CLUE: Fly approximately 6,900 miles to Auckland, New Zealand. Once there, they must drive themselves to Gulf Harbour. There, they must untie a massive knot near a ship in order to retrieve their second clue.
All teams got on the same flight to Auckland, meaning Ken & Tina's early lead is now gone.
Terence & Sarah took a wrong turn while driving to Gulf Harbour in the dark, while Aja & Ty endured a flat tire (tell my mother about that; she's experienced that same fate, I do believe, twice in the past month).
CLUE #2: Drive to the summit of Mt. Eden.
Andrew & Dan have the lead at this point. But that's not all, folks...
FAST FORWARD: Drive to the Orpheum Skytower and climb up to the top of it using its maitenance ladders. The Fast Forward award is in the form of a Travelocity gnome.
...we've got the season's first Fast Forward on our hands here! Remember, since there are only two available this season like previous seasons, the team that wins this Fast Forward will be locked out of the other one this season.
Despite being in second place at this moment, Ken & Tina make the ill-advised move of going for the Fast Forward.
ROADBLOCK: One team member must choose one of the tattoo images worn by the Maori Warriors and must find the one Maori Warrior wearing that same tattoo. If they're incorrect, the image will be confiscated by the chosen Warrior and they'll have to choose a new tattoo to match up.
Terence messed up here on his first attempt, but is successful on his second try.
CLUE #4: Find the City Life Hotel in the downtown area, where the next clue can be found on its rooftop.
CLUE #5: Using binoculars, they must find one of the gnomes doing wish list activities. Once they go down and find one, their next clue can be found at the bottom of it. They must also keep their chosen gnome until the end of this leg.
CLUE #6: Drive to Kiwi 360 near Te Puke.
Marisa & Brooke, the team that has been flirting with elimination most of this season, are currently in last place, and they haven't even gotten past the first clue.
The ones that win this week's Fast Forward are...
...Ken & Tina!
Terence & Sarah are second heading into this:
DETOUR: Matter of Time or Matter of Skill?
Matter of Time: Drive to a kiwi orchard, where teams must stomp enough kiwis to make 12 quarts of juice, using only their bare feet. Then, both team members must drink a glass of the juice in order to receive their Pit Stop clue.
Matter of Skill: Drive to Blo Kart Heaven, where teams must choose two kits and assemble their own Blo Karts. Then, they must run their Blo Karts three times around the track in order to get their Pit Stop clue.
In the middle of doing Matter of Time, Toni & Dallas decide to try Matter of Skill instead. Uh oh. Andrew & Dan and Nick & Starr also attempt the Blo Kart task.
PIT STOP: Summerhill, where one team may be eliminated.
Ken & Tina retain their lead for their third straight victory, winning their second straight Travelocity getaway! In this case, it was to Rio.
2ND: Terrence & Sarah
3RD: Kelly & Christy
4TH: Toni & Dallas
BTW, Starr injured one of her arms while she and Nick were with the Blo Karts.
5TH: Nick & Starr
6TH: Andrew & Dan
The last team definitely moving on...
...Aja & Ty! That means Marisa & Brooke, hope for the best this is a non-elimination leg...
...NO, so they are finally eliminated.
Saturday, October 18, 2008
"America's Toughest Jobs" 10/18
In the past two episodes, we have seen an EPIC FAIL from both Chris and Bryce. Tonight, we find out which four will be in next week's finale.
Tonight, we're at Mt. McKinley with the remaining five people trying to navigate their way up the mountain.
We start with learning the basics, including self-arrest. Second, they must perform a crevice rescue. Finally, they must summit an 8,600-foot glacier at the base of Mt. McKinley.
Sandy doesn't do so hot with the basics.
The rescuing order:
1. Steven (Ben)
2. Michaela (Sandy)
3. Sandy (Rommel)
4. Ben (Steven)
5. Rommel (Michaela)
SALARY FOR MOUNTAIN RESCUING: $15,589.92
NEW POT TOTAL: $298,000
After all the climbing was done...
...Rommel & Sandy are in the bottom two. While some of you may consider Sandy the favorite given her great work over the past several weeks, Sandy's consistently struggled at the mountain this week.
Elimination Round: Rommel & Sandy must do one more rescue similar to what they did earlier; whoever does it faster is the last finalist.
Sandy's time is 4:41. As for Rommel...
...4:53, so Sandy Gabriel makes it to the finals! Rommel Gargoles is finally eliminated.
Tonight, we're at Mt. McKinley with the remaining five people trying to navigate their way up the mountain.
We start with learning the basics, including self-arrest. Second, they must perform a crevice rescue. Finally, they must summit an 8,600-foot glacier at the base of Mt. McKinley.
Sandy doesn't do so hot with the basics.
The rescuing order:
1. Steven (Ben)
2. Michaela (Sandy)
3. Sandy (Rommel)
4. Ben (Steven)
5. Rommel (Michaela)
SALARY FOR MOUNTAIN RESCUING: $15,589.92
NEW POT TOTAL: $298,000
After all the climbing was done...
...Rommel & Sandy are in the bottom two. While some of you may consider Sandy the favorite given her great work over the past several weeks, Sandy's consistently struggled at the mountain this week.
Elimination Round: Rommel & Sandy must do one more rescue similar to what they did earlier; whoever does it faster is the last finalist.
Sandy's time is 4:41. As for Rommel...
...4:53, so Sandy Gabriel makes it to the finals! Rommel Gargoles is finally eliminated.
Friday, October 17, 2008
Note on today's "Price"
According to Clock Game John from Golden-Road.net, the Dodge Charger that was offered in today's Lucky Seven playing was NOT the intended car to have been played for today. Another car was offered, but because of an error that caused the contestant to lose, the Charger replaced that car, the game was replayed and the program was edited.
"RW/RR Challenge: The Island" 10/15
Johnny wanted his key back.
Colie & Dan got into a heated argument thanks to Dan being drunk.
The latest air drop featured a cell phone use for I do believe the second time this season.
FACE-OFF #6: Derrick vs. Johnny vs. Cohutta
This game was called "Rat in a Cage". Each player started being locked inside a bamboo cage. They had to collect four different keys (yellow, blue, green and red) by releasing a certain object for each key.
Red: Rope of knots
Blue: Steel spiral corkscrew
Green: Coconut
Yellow: Bamboo pole
The first player to unlock all of their locks, get out of their cage and ring the bell won.
BONUS PRIZE: Mini digital notebook
Cohutta got the early lead with two locks unlocked fairly quickly, with Johnny a close second. The winner was...
...Johnny, so he got his key back!
Elimination: By a vote of 10-1...
...Cohutta Lee Grindstaff has been eliminated.
Colie & Dan got into a heated argument thanks to Dan being drunk.
The latest air drop featured a cell phone use for I do believe the second time this season.
FACE-OFF #6: Derrick vs. Johnny vs. Cohutta
This game was called "Rat in a Cage". Each player started being locked inside a bamboo cage. They had to collect four different keys (yellow, blue, green and red) by releasing a certain object for each key.
Red: Rope of knots
Blue: Steel spiral corkscrew
Green: Coconut
Yellow: Bamboo pole
The first player to unlock all of their locks, get out of their cage and ring the bell won.
BONUS PRIZE: Mini digital notebook
Cohutta got the early lead with two locks unlocked fairly quickly, with Johnny a close second. The winner was...
...Johnny, so he got his key back!
Elimination: By a vote of 10-1...
...Cohutta Lee Grindstaff has been eliminated.
10/17/2008 Results
TPIR: Episode 4495K begins with Timothy, Danielle, David and Tyronia. The first IUFB is a pool table (Brandi & Lanisha).
Timothy: $1,400
Danielle: $1,595
David: $2,010
Tyronia: $3,000
ARP: $2,800
David Harris, a dentist from Orange County, plays Lucky Seven for a Dodge Charger (Std., Paint, Prot, ESP, EBH, Mats)(Rachael). First number is 2. Second number guess is 5...
$ 2 4 , _ _ _
...and we take a dollar away. Middle digit guess is 6...
$ 2 4 , 9 _ _
...that costs him half his money, so he's down to $3. His fourth number guess is 0 (?!?!?!)...
$ 2 4 , 9 3 _
...it looked as if he was going to say 6 instead, but either way, he's flat broke. ARP: $24,935. And his 0 guess on the fourth digit is a ZONK ANSWER OF THE WEEK NOMINEE.
Fifth to "Come on Down" is Samuel Zimmerman and the second IUFB is a chest (Rachael).
Samuel: $750
Tyronia: $500
Timothy: $400
Danielle: $751
ARP: $599
Tyronia Newman-Watson plays Balance Game for a barrel sauna (Brandi & Lanisha), with the scale being handled by Rachael today. Last three digits in the price of the sauna are 2, 4 and 5.
DOLLAR VALUES AVAILABLE: $2,000, $3,000 and $4,000
She places the $2,000 and $4,000 bags on the scale for a guess of $6,245...that's too much. Hence, it was $5,245.
Sixth to hear the magic words is Patricia and the third IUFB is golf equipment (Brandi).
Patricia: $501
Timothy: $850
Danielle: $1,095
Samuel: $502
ARP: $1,240
Danielle Antoine from the state of Massachusetts plays Step Up for thousands of dollars plus a grill, a dinette, a home gym and a pool cleaner (Lanisha & Rachael).
1. Pool cleaner- $799
2. Grill- $2,249 ($500); QUITS
The dinette was $1,495 and the home gym was $1,000. Hence, she should've picked the gym second instead, followed by the dinette and the grill.
TODAY'S AT-HOME BIDDING PRIZE: Ceiling fan (Rachael)
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #1:
Tyronia ($599): $.75
David ($2,800): $.95
Danielle ($4,788): 60 + $1 (second spin was a PENALTY) = OVER
Unfortunately, David's in the Showcase.
Next to leave their seat in the crowd is James and the fourth IUFB is waterless cookware (Lanisha).
James: $1,695
Samuel: $675
Patricia: $1,200
Timothy: BUCK
ARP: $2,295
James Brandt, who loves Lionel train sets, plays Ten Chances for a cereal dispenser, an electric guitar (Rachael) and a Pontiac Vibe (Brandi).
NUMBERS AVAILABLE FOR CEREAL DISPENSER: 0, 4 & 5
1. $40- CORRECT
NUMBERS AVAILABLE FOR GUITAR: 0, 4, 8 & 9
2. $890- INCORRECT
3. $980- NO
4. $490- STAGE GARF
5. $480- STAGE GARF #2
6. $489- DOH
7. $940- RIGHT
NUMBERS IN CAR PRICE: 0, 1, 7, 8 & 9
8. $18,970- NO
9. $18,790- NO
10. $17,980 (he repeated $18,970 but Drew let him fix it)- WINNER!!!
Except for a couple senior moments, he played this very well! He even did the final reveal at the end!
Coming on down next is Alejandro and the fifth IUFB is a sound system (Rachael).
Alejandro: $2,495
Samuel: $1,800
Patricia: $3,000
Timothy: BUCK
ARP: $650
Timonthy Reese, the last of today's first four to make it out of Contestant's Row, plays Magic Number for a wine bar (Lanisha) and snowboards (Brandi). He sets his Magic Number at $914...I don't think so. The snowboards were $2,494 and the wine bar was $1,499.
The last called on down contestant is Teri Vogel and the final IUFB is a swivel rocking chair (Brandi).
Teri: $500
Alejandro: $550
Samuel: $580
Patricia: $650
ARP: $925
Patricia from Northridge, CA plays Double Prices for a day sailer (Lanisha and Rachael). It's either $10,635 or $12,989. She goes with $12,989, placed by Rachael...that's too much.
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #2:
Timothy ($650): $.70
Patricia ($925): 65 + 40 = OVER
James ($21,255): Quarter + 85 = OVER
Timonthy makes it to the Showcase, and I'm sure David's happy about that because he gets the Top Winner spot in today's Showcase. Hence, he should get a second chance at a car there.
The first Showcase has an Ashley living room (Brandi), a plasma TV and a pair of motorcycles (Rachael).
DAVID PASSES TO TIMOTHY; TIMOTHY BID $17,000 ON ROOM/MOTORCYCLES SHOWCASE- STAGE GARF (Only about covers the motorcycles).
MY BID FOR ROOM/MOTORCYCLES: $25,500
For David, we have a computer system (Lanisha), an Alaskan Cruise (Brandi) and a Dodge Grand Caravan (Std., Seat)(Lanisha).
DAVID BIDS $25,000 ON CRUISE/VAN SHOWCASE
MY BID FOR CRUISE/VAN SHOWCASE: $29,750
TIMOTHY'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $17,000
ARP: $20,361
DIFFERENCE: $3,361
DAVID'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $25,000
ARP: $30,801
DIFFERENCE: $5,801- LOSS
David leaves with parting gifts while Timothy wins $21,011 in prizes. But the Ten Chances winner is rightfully the day's top winner today.
DOND: Wrapping up this week is #6 Raffi Lalazarian (who is a middle school substitute teacher). Mr. La-La (his teacher nickname) swaps out for #16.
ROUND 1:
1. #6 (John)- $50,000
2. #3 (JC)- $400
3. #19 (Brian)- $10,000
4. #13 (Rosa)- $500,000
5. #7 (Kristine)- $500
FIRST REJECTED OFFER: $8,000
ROUND 2:
1. #21 (Freda)- $100,000 (DANGER ZONE ENFORCED)
2. #4 (Lora)- $200
3. #12 (Bobbie)- $10
4. #14 (Michele)- $100
5. #5 (Cindy)- $300
SECOND OFFER: $12,500- NO DEAL
ROUND 3:
1. #15 (Nancy)- $25,000 (STRIKE ONE)
2. #2 (Marianna)- BUCK
3. #11 (Dan)- $1,000
4. #22 (Todd)- $5,000
THIRD OFFER: $18,500- NO DEAL
ROUND 4:
1. #20 (Cheryl)- $2,500
2. #10 (Amy)- $250,000 (BIG STRIKE TWO)
FOURTH OFFER: $5,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 5:
1. #17 (Jeremy)- $50
2. #18 (Niki)- $5
FIFTH OFFER: $10,500- NO DEAL
19th PICK: #1 (Shaundal)- $25
SIXTH OFFER: $17,000- DEAL
His case had...$7,500, so he made an OK deal. But if he had gone one more time with #9 (Rebecca), he would've knocked out the penny and gotten a final offer of $42,000. The 75 grand was in Jonathan's #8.
Next week, the first five taped episodes of the syndicated version will air!
Bingo America: We wrap up Raisin Bran Crunch Week with Anne & Benjamin. Board at the Round 1 halftime:
ANNE: -IN-O
BENJAMIN: B---O
BANK: $704
6 (N35)- At the end of the 2005 film "King Kong", he monkeyed around which structure?
BENJAMIN: Empire State Building- RIGHT (B-N-O; $739)
7 (B6)- A bicycle built for two is also known by what name?
BENJAMIN: Tandem- RIGHT AGAIN ($745)
8 (G53)- After a 76 year absence, what comet last appeared in 1986?
ANNE: Spider-Man- ZONK ANSWER OF THE WEEK NOMINEE
BENJAMIN: Haley's Comet- RIGHT AGAIN (B-NGO; $798)
9 (G51)- What book of the Bible begins "In the beginning..."?
BENJAMIN: Genesis- RIGHT YET AGAIN ($849)
50/50 MODE:
10 (I17)- T or F: To save money on fuel, the U.S. Postal Service uses carrier pidgeons to deliver mail.
ANNE: False- CORRECT ($866)
11 (G56)- E or O- which letter would you most likely see at the top of an eye chart?
ANNE: E- RIGHT AGAIN (-INGO; $922)
12 (I30)- T or F: The Procrastinators Club of America's magazine is called "Last Month's Newsletter".
BENJAMIN: True- WIN ($952)
GAME 2: This third question is tonight's Wild Card Question:
What once-invincible French leader was defeated at the Battle of Waterloo?
Anne is right with Napoleon, and with her G already gone, she marks off her N. After seven questions, here's the board now:
ANNE: -INGO
BENJAMIN: B-N--
BANK: $1,288
8 (G60)- What animated TV series features a talking dog and a baby with a British accent?
BENJAMIN: "Family Guy"- YOU BET (B-NG-; $1,348)
9 (O70)- What is the common name for the allergic condition caused by the over-sensity to airborne pollen?
BENJAMIN: Allergy- NO WAY
ANNE: Hayfever- RIGHT ($1,418)
50/50 MODE:
10 (I24)- T or F: Gary Coleman plays the bailiff on "The People's Court".
ANNE: False- YOU BET ($1,442)
11 (B8)- Las Vegas or Denver- which is hailed as the "city without clocks"?
ANNE: Las Vegas- SHOOTOUT TIME ($1,450)
BINGO SHOOTOUT:
1. What singer with a last name starting with B recorded the song "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag" and "Sex Machine"?
BENJAMIN: (James) Brown- CORRECT
2. What 2007 I film starred Will Smith as one of the last people on Earth?
ANNE: "I Am Legend"- RIGHT
3. What N natural wonder is the self-proclaimed "honeymoon capital of the world"?
BENJAMIN: Niagara Falls- RIGHT
4. What G is a small kitchen on an airplane or boat?
ANNE: Galley- TIE GAME
Final question: What O vegetable is a necessary ingredient in gumbo?
BENJAMIN: Onion- WINS $1,450
Bingo Bonus Round:
B: #2- $750
I: #27- $500 ($1,250)
N: #40- $500 ($1,750)
G: #55- WRECKING BALL
WOF: Time to wrap up an historic week on the Wheel. We begin this night with this $1,000 Toss-Up in the category of On the Map:
T H _/_ R _ _ _ C/
C _ R C _ _
Nancy wins $1,000 with THE ARCTIC CIRCLE. Let's meet the players:
Nancy Mason (Westbrook, ME)- A high school Algebra teacher for 39 years
George Schwavel (Seabrook, MD)- Police officer
Dana Marshall (New Orleans)- LSU Health Sciences Scenter medical student
Toss-Up #2 is in the category of Food & Drink:
A P _ _ _
F R _ _ _ E R
Dana solves APPLE FRITTER for $2,000.
Round 1 category is Fun & Games and out on the wheel now is a Western Canada Rail Tour worth $6,800. Dana starts out with a $300 N for the Free Spin, then calls the T's for the trip. She then uses her Free Spin after buying a dud vowel in A. Later, after she buys the L's, we have...
THE/O L _ _ P _ _/SPORT/O _/
_ _ R L _ N _
...she calls the C's for another $1,200 and solves THE OLYMPIC SPORT OF CURLING for another $4,150 and the trip, a new total of $12,950 in cash and trip.
DUDS: A
Eggland's Best Jackpot/Prize Puzzle Round category is What Are You Doing? After Nancy buys the A's, we have...
T A _ I N G
_ A R A _ A I _ I N G
_ _ _ _ O N _
...I've got it. After a $550 P and buying the E, she calls a dud in H. George then calls the K for the Million Dollar Wedge and solves TAKING PARASAILING LESSONS to keep it and win a trip to Cozumel worth $5,698!
DUDS: H
WINNING ID FOR TRIP: JD3535741
Campbell's $10,000 Mystery Round category is Title & Author. Unfortunately for George, he starts out the round by losing his Million Dollar Wedge to a Bankrupt. Later on, with $7,750 already in her bank, Dana hits a Mystery Wedge and calls four L's; obviously, she takes the $4,000 bailout to go to five figures (the $10,000 was back there, though). At that point, we have...
THE/_ A L L/OF/THE/_ _ L D/B _/
J A _ _/LONDON
...she solves THE CALL OF THE WILD BY JACK LONDON for another $11,750 and $24,700 total!
BANKRUPTS: 1 (George)
DUDS: R, S
Final Toss-Up category is Occupation:
_ L _ _ _ _
_ N S T _ U C _ _ R
Dana solves FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR to go to $27,700. Speed-Up Round category is Around the House and consonants are worth $6,000 each! After Dana calls the C...
S C _ R _ _ S/&/
_ _ T T _ _ S
...she solves SCARVES & MITTENS for another 12 grand and a new season-high maingame total of $39,700! George is going to Cozumel and Nancy will be taking home $1,000.
Big Money Round: She spins the E in GAME and the category is Place. This one-wordy starts out with:
_ _ _ T _ _ T _
Marshall calls P, C, G and A and gets...
_ _ _ T P A T _
...with one-third of a second left, she gets FOOTPATH! And on my father's birthday, she has won...
...another $30,000! That's $69,700 in cash and trip for her!
All in all, the grand total of cash and prizes given away this week, which obviously is a new all-time record, is:
$ 1 , 2 5 7 , 4 2 8
Next week is our first extra episodes week of the season, with one last chance to give away prizes like the Volvo and Merecdes Convertibles and the Winnebago. Following that week is Halloween Week, the last week before the four-week Hawaii road trip begins!
Video Bonus: Bonus Round clip
Jeopardy!: Meredith Robbins is now a two-time champion with $23,700 to her name so far. Tonight's challengers:
Steffa Burke (Allentown, PA)- Payroll administrator
David Weiss (Billings, MT)- Professor
Opening categories:
HARRISON FORD
INDIANA
JONES
AND THE KINGDOM
OF THE CRYSTAL
SKULL
The writers have been watching said movie way too many times as of late, needless to say. Weiss is trying for an instant sweep of Jones (Skin-So-Soft not included; sorry Andrew) with this $1,000 clue:
One of England's first great architects, he designed covent garden in the 1630s.
The champ's in with "Who is Inigo Jones?"...the sweep has been spoiled and she has her first $1,000 on the night. At the first break, she has $2,600 and trails Weiss for the lead by $400. Burke has $2,200.
A little later, Weiss finds the other Daily Double under the $800 Indiana clue with $3,600 and still has the lead. Everybody's separated by $200; hence, the champ now has $3,400 and Burke has $3,200. His wager is $400.
U.S. Vice Presidents from Indiana include Charles Fairbanks, Thomas Marshall and this later 20th Century man.
"Who is Dan Quayle?"...correct to go to four grand. But Burke takes over the lead by $200 after getting the $1,000 clue in the same category. Left are Of the Crystal and Skull. $200 Of the Crystal clue:
This Kraft drink is five calories per serving, sugar free and comes in flavors like White Grape and Raspberry Ice.
Steffa: "What is Crystal Light?"- YOU BET ($4,400); $400 CRYSTAL CLUE
A 1936 fire in this city destroyed the prefabricated crystal palace.
David: "What is Leningrad?"- INCORRECT ($3,600)
Meredith: "What is London?"- CORRECT ($3,800); MIDDLE CRYSTAL CLUE
Time Warner Cable gives Crystal Apples as awards to those who excel in this profession.
Meredith: "What are teachers?"- YOU BET FOR A TIE ($4,400); $800, SAME CATEGORY
This magazine founded by Andy Warhol is dubbed the "Crystal Ball of Pop".
Meredith: "What is Interview?"- RIGHT AGAIN ($5,200); LAST CRYSTAL CLUE
"Doping" is manipulation of the crystals of these, a class of solids found in transistors.
David: "What are diodes?"- NO ($2,600)
FIRST TRIPLE STUMPER OF THE NIGHT: Semi-conductors
OPENING SKULL CLUE:
The skull seen here belongs to this creature- Ursus maritimus.
David: "What is a polar bear?"- CORRECT ($2,800)
$400:
The eye sockets on the top of this animal skull are there so its eyes will be above the water line when the body's afloat.
Steffa: "What is hippopotamus?"- RIGHT ($4,800)
$600:
This dinosaur rotated the joint between its head and neck, then opened its jaws sideways to get to foiliage.
Steffa: "What is triceratops?"- RIGHT AGAIN ($5,400)
$800:
Seen here is the skull of the puff type of this reptile.
Meredith: "What is an adder?"- CORRECT ($6,000)
FINAL CLUE OF THE ROUND TOLD BY JOHN:
Allowing molding of the head during birth, soft spots on a baby's skull, also known as these, are surrounded by bones that fuse and harden by 18 months.
Meredith: "What are molara?"- NO ($5,000)
TRIPLE STUMPER #2: Fontanelles
LACH TRASH IN ROUND 1: $2,000
DJ! Categories:
GREAT BRITS
THE TROPHY CASE
WARS BY BATTLES (the war must be IDed in each correct response)
ADVERTISING WITH "Mad Men" (each clue is told by one of the stars of said TV series on AMC)
GEMS & JEWELS
TRIPLE DOUBLE-LETTER WORDS (each correct response has three different letters that appear twice in the word)
With 11 clues left to go (all clues are left in Wars By Battles and Gems & Jewels, while only the $2,000 clue remains in The Trophy Case), here are the scores:
Meredith: $6,600
David: $9,200
Steffa: $4,600
Weiss' in control, and he selects the $400 Wars By Battles clue:
Leyte Gulf, Kursk
TRIPLE STUMPER: WWII
$800 WARS CLUE:
Inchon, Pusan
Meredith: "What is Vietnam?"- NOT IT ($5,800)
Steffa: "What is the Korean War?"- RIGHT ($5,400); MIDDLE WARS CLUE
Passchendaele, Somme
Steffa: "What is World War I?"- CORRECT ($6,600); $1,600 WARS CLUE
DAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIILLLLLLLYYYY DOUBLE #1! Her wager is $2,000:
Balaklava, Inkerman
"What is the Franco-Prussian War?"...NO. Correct: What is the Crimean War? She's down to $4,600. Last clue in that category:
Amphipolis, Syracuse
David: "What is the Peloponnesian?"- RIGHT ($11,200); LAST TROPHY CLUE
Seen here in 1950, it's the oldest pro league trophy in North America and gets to be taken home by each member of the winning team.
Meredith: "What is the Stanley Cup?"- OF COURSE IT IS ($7,800)
GEMS & JEWELS BEGINS WITH THIS $400 CLUE:
It's a nacreous concretion formed around a foreign body, like a grain of sand.
David: "What is a pearl?"- RIGHT ($11,600)
$800:
DAAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIILLLLLLLYYYYY DOUBLE #2! His wager is just a grand.
The name of this gemstone comes from the Spanish Piedra de Ijada, "hip stone"; it was thought to cure kidney diseases.
"What is...sapphire?"...no, it was the jade, so he's down to $10,600.
$1,200:
Chrome and iron are what give this, red corundum, its color.
Meredith: "What is ruby?"- CORRECT ($9,000)
$1,600:
It's actually the hard, colorful calcareous skeleton secreted by certain marine polyps.
Steffa: "What is coral?"- RIGHT ($6,200)
FINAL CLUE THIS ROUND:
For their resemblance to plant foilage, inclusions that cloud this green gem are called jardin.
TRIPLE STUMPER: Emeralds
DJ! LACH TRASH: $8,800
SCORES AFTER DOUBLE JEOPARDY!":
Meredith: $9,000
David: $10,600
Steffa: $6,200
CORYAT SCORES:
Meredith: $9,000
David: $12,000
Steffa: $8,200
While this is a good game, it appears that after this game this will be the first time in a while we've gone three episodes in a row with no daily $20K payout.
FJ! CATEGORY: Organizations.
The co-founder of this respected organization refused to appear on the cover of Time Magazine, even with his back turned.
We start with Ms. Burke, whose response was "What is Amnesty International"...don't think so, so she drops to $200. Robbins wrote down "What is PETA???"...sorry. She wagered four grand, dropping her to five. Weiss said "What is Foundation For a Better Life?"...NO. Correct: What is Alcoholics Anonymous? I had a feeling nobody would get that one based on their reactions towards the end of the think music. Now, if he wagered $5,600 or less, the title is his...
...but he risked $7,401, so only $2,000 will be coming his way and Robbins retains. Three-day total for her: $28,700, and she hasn't gotten a single FJ! clue yet. Maybe that'll change next week.
Millionaire Video Bonus (Adam Pinson):
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Timothy: $1,400
Danielle: $1,595
David: $2,010
Tyronia: $3,000
ARP: $2,800
David Harris, a dentist from Orange County, plays Lucky Seven for a Dodge Charger (Std., Paint, Prot, ESP, EBH, Mats)(Rachael). First number is 2. Second number guess is 5...
$ 2 4 , _ _ _
...and we take a dollar away. Middle digit guess is 6...
$ 2 4 , 9 _ _
...that costs him half his money, so he's down to $3. His fourth number guess is 0 (?!?!?!)...
$ 2 4 , 9 3 _
...it looked as if he was going to say 6 instead, but either way, he's flat broke. ARP: $24,935. And his 0 guess on the fourth digit is a ZONK ANSWER OF THE WEEK NOMINEE.
Fifth to "Come on Down" is Samuel Zimmerman and the second IUFB is a chest (Rachael).
Samuel: $750
Tyronia: $500
Timothy: $400
Danielle: $751
ARP: $599
Tyronia Newman-Watson plays Balance Game for a barrel sauna (Brandi & Lanisha), with the scale being handled by Rachael today. Last three digits in the price of the sauna are 2, 4 and 5.
DOLLAR VALUES AVAILABLE: $2,000, $3,000 and $4,000
She places the $2,000 and $4,000 bags on the scale for a guess of $6,245...that's too much. Hence, it was $5,245.
Sixth to hear the magic words is Patricia and the third IUFB is golf equipment (Brandi).
Patricia: $501
Timothy: $850
Danielle: $1,095
Samuel: $502
ARP: $1,240
Danielle Antoine from the state of Massachusetts plays Step Up for thousands of dollars plus a grill, a dinette, a home gym and a pool cleaner (Lanisha & Rachael).
1. Pool cleaner- $799
2. Grill- $2,249 ($500); QUITS
The dinette was $1,495 and the home gym was $1,000. Hence, she should've picked the gym second instead, followed by the dinette and the grill.
TODAY'S AT-HOME BIDDING PRIZE: Ceiling fan (Rachael)
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #1:
Tyronia ($599): $.75
David ($2,800): $.95
Danielle ($4,788): 60 + $1 (second spin was a PENALTY) = OVER
Unfortunately, David's in the Showcase.
Next to leave their seat in the crowd is James and the fourth IUFB is waterless cookware (Lanisha).
James: $1,695
Samuel: $675
Patricia: $1,200
Timothy: BUCK
ARP: $2,295
James Brandt, who loves Lionel train sets, plays Ten Chances for a cereal dispenser, an electric guitar (Rachael) and a Pontiac Vibe (Brandi).
NUMBERS AVAILABLE FOR CEREAL DISPENSER: 0, 4 & 5
1. $40- CORRECT
NUMBERS AVAILABLE FOR GUITAR: 0, 4, 8 & 9
2. $890- INCORRECT
3. $980- NO
4. $490- STAGE GARF
5. $480- STAGE GARF #2
6. $489- DOH
7. $940- RIGHT
NUMBERS IN CAR PRICE: 0, 1, 7, 8 & 9
8. $18,970- NO
9. $18,790- NO
10. $17,980 (he repeated $18,970 but Drew let him fix it)- WINNER!!!
Except for a couple senior moments, he played this very well! He even did the final reveal at the end!
Coming on down next is Alejandro and the fifth IUFB is a sound system (Rachael).
Alejandro: $2,495
Samuel: $1,800
Patricia: $3,000
Timothy: BUCK
ARP: $650
Timonthy Reese, the last of today's first four to make it out of Contestant's Row, plays Magic Number for a wine bar (Lanisha) and snowboards (Brandi). He sets his Magic Number at $914...I don't think so. The snowboards were $2,494 and the wine bar was $1,499.
The last called on down contestant is Teri Vogel and the final IUFB is a swivel rocking chair (Brandi).
Teri: $500
Alejandro: $550
Samuel: $580
Patricia: $650
ARP: $925
Patricia from Northridge, CA plays Double Prices for a day sailer (Lanisha and Rachael). It's either $10,635 or $12,989. She goes with $12,989, placed by Rachael...that's too much.
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #2:
Timothy ($650): $.70
Patricia ($925): 65 + 40 = OVER
James ($21,255): Quarter + 85 = OVER
Timonthy makes it to the Showcase, and I'm sure David's happy about that because he gets the Top Winner spot in today's Showcase. Hence, he should get a second chance at a car there.
The first Showcase has an Ashley living room (Brandi), a plasma TV and a pair of motorcycles (Rachael).
DAVID PASSES TO TIMOTHY; TIMOTHY BID $17,000 ON ROOM/MOTORCYCLES SHOWCASE- STAGE GARF (Only about covers the motorcycles).
MY BID FOR ROOM/MOTORCYCLES: $25,500
For David, we have a computer system (Lanisha), an Alaskan Cruise (Brandi) and a Dodge Grand Caravan (Std., Seat)(Lanisha).
DAVID BIDS $25,000 ON CRUISE/VAN SHOWCASE
MY BID FOR CRUISE/VAN SHOWCASE: $29,750
TIMOTHY'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $17,000
ARP: $20,361
DIFFERENCE: $3,361
DAVID'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $25,000
ARP: $30,801
DIFFERENCE: $5,801- LOSS
David leaves with parting gifts while Timothy wins $21,011 in prizes. But the Ten Chances winner is rightfully the day's top winner today.
DOND: Wrapping up this week is #6 Raffi Lalazarian (who is a middle school substitute teacher). Mr. La-La (his teacher nickname) swaps out for #16.
ROUND 1:
1. #6 (John)- $50,000
2. #3 (JC)- $400
3. #19 (Brian)- $10,000
4. #13 (Rosa)- $500,000
5. #7 (Kristine)- $500
FIRST REJECTED OFFER: $8,000
ROUND 2:
1. #21 (Freda)- $100,000 (DANGER ZONE ENFORCED)
2. #4 (Lora)- $200
3. #12 (Bobbie)- $10
4. #14 (Michele)- $100
5. #5 (Cindy)- $300
SECOND OFFER: $12,500- NO DEAL
ROUND 3:
1. #15 (Nancy)- $25,000 (STRIKE ONE)
2. #2 (Marianna)- BUCK
3. #11 (Dan)- $1,000
4. #22 (Todd)- $5,000
THIRD OFFER: $18,500- NO DEAL
ROUND 4:
1. #20 (Cheryl)- $2,500
2. #10 (Amy)- $250,000 (BIG STRIKE TWO)
FOURTH OFFER: $5,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 5:
1. #17 (Jeremy)- $50
2. #18 (Niki)- $5
FIFTH OFFER: $10,500- NO DEAL
19th PICK: #1 (Shaundal)- $25
SIXTH OFFER: $17,000- DEAL
His case had...$7,500, so he made an OK deal. But if he had gone one more time with #9 (Rebecca), he would've knocked out the penny and gotten a final offer of $42,000. The 75 grand was in Jonathan's #8.
Next week, the first five taped episodes of the syndicated version will air!
Bingo America: We wrap up Raisin Bran Crunch Week with Anne & Benjamin. Board at the Round 1 halftime:
ANNE: -IN-O
BENJAMIN: B---O
BANK: $704
6 (N35)- At the end of the 2005 film "King Kong", he monkeyed around which structure?
BENJAMIN: Empire State Building- RIGHT (B-N-O; $739)
7 (B6)- A bicycle built for two is also known by what name?
BENJAMIN: Tandem- RIGHT AGAIN ($745)
8 (G53)- After a 76 year absence, what comet last appeared in 1986?
ANNE: Spider-Man- ZONK ANSWER OF THE WEEK NOMINEE
BENJAMIN: Haley's Comet- RIGHT AGAIN (B-NGO; $798)
9 (G51)- What book of the Bible begins "In the beginning..."?
BENJAMIN: Genesis- RIGHT YET AGAIN ($849)
50/50 MODE:
10 (I17)- T or F: To save money on fuel, the U.S. Postal Service uses carrier pidgeons to deliver mail.
ANNE: False- CORRECT ($866)
11 (G56)- E or O- which letter would you most likely see at the top of an eye chart?
ANNE: E- RIGHT AGAIN (-INGO; $922)
12 (I30)- T or F: The Procrastinators Club of America's magazine is called "Last Month's Newsletter".
BENJAMIN: True- WIN ($952)
GAME 2: This third question is tonight's Wild Card Question:
What once-invincible French leader was defeated at the Battle of Waterloo?
Anne is right with Napoleon, and with her G already gone, she marks off her N. After seven questions, here's the board now:
ANNE: -INGO
BENJAMIN: B-N--
BANK: $1,288
8 (G60)- What animated TV series features a talking dog and a baby with a British accent?
BENJAMIN: "Family Guy"- YOU BET (B-NG-; $1,348)
9 (O70)- What is the common name for the allergic condition caused by the over-sensity to airborne pollen?
BENJAMIN: Allergy- NO WAY
ANNE: Hayfever- RIGHT ($1,418)
50/50 MODE:
10 (I24)- T or F: Gary Coleman plays the bailiff on "The People's Court".
ANNE: False- YOU BET ($1,442)
11 (B8)- Las Vegas or Denver- which is hailed as the "city without clocks"?
ANNE: Las Vegas- SHOOTOUT TIME ($1,450)
BINGO SHOOTOUT:
1. What singer with a last name starting with B recorded the song "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag" and "Sex Machine"?
BENJAMIN: (James) Brown- CORRECT
2. What 2007 I film starred Will Smith as one of the last people on Earth?
ANNE: "I Am Legend"- RIGHT
3. What N natural wonder is the self-proclaimed "honeymoon capital of the world"?
BENJAMIN: Niagara Falls- RIGHT
4. What G is a small kitchen on an airplane or boat?
ANNE: Galley- TIE GAME
Final question: What O vegetable is a necessary ingredient in gumbo?
BENJAMIN: Onion- WINS $1,450
Bingo Bonus Round:
B: #2- $750
I: #27- $500 ($1,250)
N: #40- $500 ($1,750)
G: #55- WRECKING BALL
WOF: Time to wrap up an historic week on the Wheel. We begin this night with this $1,000 Toss-Up in the category of On the Map:
T H _/_ R _ _ _ C/
C _ R C _ _
Nancy wins $1,000 with THE ARCTIC CIRCLE. Let's meet the players:
Nancy Mason (Westbrook, ME)- A high school Algebra teacher for 39 years
George Schwavel (Seabrook, MD)- Police officer
Dana Marshall (New Orleans)- LSU Health Sciences Scenter medical student
Toss-Up #2 is in the category of Food & Drink:
A P _ _ _
F R _ _ _ E R
Dana solves APPLE FRITTER for $2,000.
Round 1 category is Fun & Games and out on the wheel now is a Western Canada Rail Tour worth $6,800. Dana starts out with a $300 N for the Free Spin, then calls the T's for the trip. She then uses her Free Spin after buying a dud vowel in A. Later, after she buys the L's, we have...
THE/O L _ _ P _ _/SPORT/O _/
_ _ R L _ N _
...she calls the C's for another $1,200 and solves THE OLYMPIC SPORT OF CURLING for another $4,150 and the trip, a new total of $12,950 in cash and trip.
DUDS: A
Eggland's Best Jackpot/Prize Puzzle Round category is What Are You Doing? After Nancy buys the A's, we have...
T A _ I N G
_ A R A _ A I _ I N G
_ _ _ _ O N _
...I've got it. After a $550 P and buying the E, she calls a dud in H. George then calls the K for the Million Dollar Wedge and solves TAKING PARASAILING LESSONS to keep it and win a trip to Cozumel worth $5,698!
DUDS: H
WINNING ID FOR TRIP: JD3535741
Campbell's $10,000 Mystery Round category is Title & Author. Unfortunately for George, he starts out the round by losing his Million Dollar Wedge to a Bankrupt. Later on, with $7,750 already in her bank, Dana hits a Mystery Wedge and calls four L's; obviously, she takes the $4,000 bailout to go to five figures (the $10,000 was back there, though). At that point, we have...
THE/_ A L L/OF/THE/_ _ L D/B _/
J A _ _/LONDON
...she solves THE CALL OF THE WILD BY JACK LONDON for another $11,750 and $24,700 total!
BANKRUPTS: 1 (George)
DUDS: R, S
Final Toss-Up category is Occupation:
_ L _ _ _ _
_ N S T _ U C _ _ R
Dana solves FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR to go to $27,700. Speed-Up Round category is Around the House and consonants are worth $6,000 each! After Dana calls the C...
S C _ R _ _ S/&/
_ _ T T _ _ S
...she solves SCARVES & MITTENS for another 12 grand and a new season-high maingame total of $39,700! George is going to Cozumel and Nancy will be taking home $1,000.
Big Money Round: She spins the E in GAME and the category is Place. This one-wordy starts out with:
_ _ _ T _ _ T _
Marshall calls P, C, G and A and gets...
_ _ _ T P A T _
...with one-third of a second left, she gets FOOTPATH! And on my father's birthday, she has won...
...another $30,000! That's $69,700 in cash and trip for her!
All in all, the grand total of cash and prizes given away this week, which obviously is a new all-time record, is:
$ 1 , 2 5 7 , 4 2 8
Next week is our first extra episodes week of the season, with one last chance to give away prizes like the Volvo and Merecdes Convertibles and the Winnebago. Following that week is Halloween Week, the last week before the four-week Hawaii road trip begins!
Video Bonus: Bonus Round clip
Jeopardy!: Meredith Robbins is now a two-time champion with $23,700 to her name so far. Tonight's challengers:
Steffa Burke (Allentown, PA)- Payroll administrator
David Weiss (Billings, MT)- Professor
Opening categories:
HARRISON FORD
INDIANA
JONES
AND THE KINGDOM
OF THE CRYSTAL
SKULL
The writers have been watching said movie way too many times as of late, needless to say. Weiss is trying for an instant sweep of Jones (Skin-So-Soft not included; sorry Andrew) with this $1,000 clue:
One of England's first great architects, he designed covent garden in the 1630s.
The champ's in with "Who is Inigo Jones?"...the sweep has been spoiled and she has her first $1,000 on the night. At the first break, she has $2,600 and trails Weiss for the lead by $400. Burke has $2,200.
A little later, Weiss finds the other Daily Double under the $800 Indiana clue with $3,600 and still has the lead. Everybody's separated by $200; hence, the champ now has $3,400 and Burke has $3,200. His wager is $400.
U.S. Vice Presidents from Indiana include Charles Fairbanks, Thomas Marshall and this later 20th Century man.
"Who is Dan Quayle?"...correct to go to four grand. But Burke takes over the lead by $200 after getting the $1,000 clue in the same category. Left are Of the Crystal and Skull. $200 Of the Crystal clue:
This Kraft drink is five calories per serving, sugar free and comes in flavors like White Grape and Raspberry Ice.
Steffa: "What is Crystal Light?"- YOU BET ($4,400); $400 CRYSTAL CLUE
A 1936 fire in this city destroyed the prefabricated crystal palace.
David: "What is Leningrad?"- INCORRECT ($3,600)
Meredith: "What is London?"- CORRECT ($3,800); MIDDLE CRYSTAL CLUE
Time Warner Cable gives Crystal Apples as awards to those who excel in this profession.
Meredith: "What are teachers?"- YOU BET FOR A TIE ($4,400); $800, SAME CATEGORY
This magazine founded by Andy Warhol is dubbed the "Crystal Ball of Pop".
Meredith: "What is Interview?"- RIGHT AGAIN ($5,200); LAST CRYSTAL CLUE
"Doping" is manipulation of the crystals of these, a class of solids found in transistors.
David: "What are diodes?"- NO ($2,600)
FIRST TRIPLE STUMPER OF THE NIGHT: Semi-conductors
OPENING SKULL CLUE:
The skull seen here belongs to this creature- Ursus maritimus.
David: "What is a polar bear?"- CORRECT ($2,800)
$400:
The eye sockets on the top of this animal skull are there so its eyes will be above the water line when the body's afloat.
Steffa: "What is hippopotamus?"- RIGHT ($4,800)
$600:
This dinosaur rotated the joint between its head and neck, then opened its jaws sideways to get to foiliage.
Steffa: "What is triceratops?"- RIGHT AGAIN ($5,400)
$800:
Seen here is the skull of the puff type of this reptile.
Meredith: "What is an adder?"- CORRECT ($6,000)
FINAL CLUE OF THE ROUND TOLD BY JOHN:
Allowing molding of the head during birth, soft spots on a baby's skull, also known as these, are surrounded by bones that fuse and harden by 18 months.
Meredith: "What are molara?"- NO ($5,000)
TRIPLE STUMPER #2: Fontanelles
LACH TRASH IN ROUND 1: $2,000
DJ! Categories:
GREAT BRITS
THE TROPHY CASE
WARS BY BATTLES (the war must be IDed in each correct response)
ADVERTISING WITH "Mad Men" (each clue is told by one of the stars of said TV series on AMC)
GEMS & JEWELS
TRIPLE DOUBLE-LETTER WORDS (each correct response has three different letters that appear twice in the word)
With 11 clues left to go (all clues are left in Wars By Battles and Gems & Jewels, while only the $2,000 clue remains in The Trophy Case), here are the scores:
Meredith: $6,600
David: $9,200
Steffa: $4,600
Weiss' in control, and he selects the $400 Wars By Battles clue:
Leyte Gulf, Kursk
TRIPLE STUMPER: WWII
$800 WARS CLUE:
Inchon, Pusan
Meredith: "What is Vietnam?"- NOT IT ($5,800)
Steffa: "What is the Korean War?"- RIGHT ($5,400); MIDDLE WARS CLUE
Passchendaele, Somme
Steffa: "What is World War I?"- CORRECT ($6,600); $1,600 WARS CLUE
DAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIILLLLLLLYYYY DOUBLE #1! Her wager is $2,000:
Balaklava, Inkerman
"What is the Franco-Prussian War?"...NO. Correct: What is the Crimean War? She's down to $4,600. Last clue in that category:
Amphipolis, Syracuse
David: "What is the Peloponnesian?"- RIGHT ($11,200); LAST TROPHY CLUE
Seen here in 1950, it's the oldest pro league trophy in North America and gets to be taken home by each member of the winning team.
Meredith: "What is the Stanley Cup?"- OF COURSE IT IS ($7,800)
GEMS & JEWELS BEGINS WITH THIS $400 CLUE:
It's a nacreous concretion formed around a foreign body, like a grain of sand.
David: "What is a pearl?"- RIGHT ($11,600)
$800:
DAAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIILLLLLLLYYYYY DOUBLE #2! His wager is just a grand.
The name of this gemstone comes from the Spanish Piedra de Ijada, "hip stone"; it was thought to cure kidney diseases.
"What is...sapphire?"...no, it was the jade, so he's down to $10,600.
$1,200:
Chrome and iron are what give this, red corundum, its color.
Meredith: "What is ruby?"- CORRECT ($9,000)
$1,600:
It's actually the hard, colorful calcareous skeleton secreted by certain marine polyps.
Steffa: "What is coral?"- RIGHT ($6,200)
FINAL CLUE THIS ROUND:
For their resemblance to plant foilage, inclusions that cloud this green gem are called jardin.
TRIPLE STUMPER: Emeralds
DJ! LACH TRASH: $8,800
SCORES AFTER DOUBLE JEOPARDY!":
Meredith: $9,000
David: $10,600
Steffa: $6,200
CORYAT SCORES:
Meredith: $9,000
David: $12,000
Steffa: $8,200
While this is a good game, it appears that after this game this will be the first time in a while we've gone three episodes in a row with no daily $20K payout.
FJ! CATEGORY: Organizations.
The co-founder of this respected organization refused to appear on the cover of Time Magazine, even with his back turned.
We start with Ms. Burke, whose response was "What is Amnesty International"...don't think so, so she drops to $200. Robbins wrote down "What is PETA???"...sorry. She wagered four grand, dropping her to five. Weiss said "What is Foundation For a Better Life?"...NO. Correct: What is Alcoholics Anonymous? I had a feeling nobody would get that one based on their reactions towards the end of the think music. Now, if he wagered $5,600 or less, the title is his...
...but he risked $7,401, so only $2,000 will be coming his way and Robbins retains. Three-day total for her: $28,700, and she hasn't gotten a single FJ! clue yet. Maybe that'll change next week.
Millionaire Video Bonus (Adam Pinson):
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
"Project Runway V" sets ratings record
In the most recently completed season that ended last Wednesday, "Project Runway" averaged 3.58 million viewers, making it the most-watched season in its history. The season finale was watched by 7.158 million viewers.
Bravo Press Release
Bravo Press Release
"Opportunity Knocks" gone
Per B & C, ABC has yanked "Opportunity Knocks" from its schedule due to low ratings. A "Dancing with the Stars" recap show takes its place.
Thursday, October 16, 2008
"Survivor: Gabon" 10/16
Sugar is now on the Fang tribe, and I think she might've been happy about that. Speaking of Fang, they stared at an elephant in the forest for quite a while.
Reward Challenge: Each tribe had to toss fruit through two different holes so that they could be caught and tossed into their basket, while members of the other tribe attempted to knock and/or smash it down with wooden clubs. Once a fruit hit the ground or got smashed, it was dead. At the end, each tribe's collected fruit was weighed, and the tribe with the heaviest load won an herb garden in addition to their fruit.
The clubbers were Ace & Crystal for Fang and Bob & Charlie for Kota. The results...
FANG: 16 lbs
KOTA: 18 lbs
...Kota won by two pounds! They sent Sugar back to Exile Island.
TREE MAIL #6: "The gravity of the situation; is you really need to score. At least prevent the other tribe or tonight you'll lose one more."
IMMUNITY CHALLENGE: One member from each tribe rolled a ball down a hill through a series of obstacles. During that time, another member of each tribe attempted to block the other tribe's ball from going into one of the scoring zones. There were two single point zones, two two point zones, two three point zones and one five point zone. There were five rounds of play; the tribe with the most points won immunity.
SCORERS: Sugar, Randy
CALLERS: Ace, Dan
ROUND 1:
SCORERS: Charlie, Matty
SCORE: 5 for Fang, 2 for Kota
ROUND 2:
SCORERS: GC, Susie
SCORE: 5 for Fang, 4 for Kota
ROUND 3:
SCORERS: Kelly, Marcus
SCORE: 7 for Fang, 4 for Kota
ROUND 4:
SCORERS: Corrine, Crystal
SCORE: 7 for Fang, 6 for Kota
Ace cut part of his face on his shield during this round.
FINAL ROUND:
SCORERS: Bob, Ken
FINAL SCORE: 8 for Kota, 7 for Fang
Kota comes back to win!
TRIBAL COUNCIL: Sugar didn't use her Immunity Idol...
...wise choice, my dear; she got no votes. The vote was between GC and Kelly. By a unanimous vote, eliminated next was...
GC
Kelly
...GC Brown.
Reward Challenge: Each tribe had to toss fruit through two different holes so that they could be caught and tossed into their basket, while members of the other tribe attempted to knock and/or smash it down with wooden clubs. Once a fruit hit the ground or got smashed, it was dead. At the end, each tribe's collected fruit was weighed, and the tribe with the heaviest load won an herb garden in addition to their fruit.
The clubbers were Ace & Crystal for Fang and Bob & Charlie for Kota. The results...
FANG: 16 lbs
KOTA: 18 lbs
...Kota won by two pounds! They sent Sugar back to Exile Island.
TREE MAIL #6: "The gravity of the situation; is you really need to score. At least prevent the other tribe or tonight you'll lose one more."
IMMUNITY CHALLENGE: One member from each tribe rolled a ball down a hill through a series of obstacles. During that time, another member of each tribe attempted to block the other tribe's ball from going into one of the scoring zones. There were two single point zones, two two point zones, two three point zones and one five point zone. There were five rounds of play; the tribe with the most points won immunity.
SCORERS: Sugar, Randy
CALLERS: Ace, Dan
ROUND 1:
SCORERS: Charlie, Matty
SCORE: 5 for Fang, 2 for Kota
ROUND 2:
SCORERS: GC, Susie
SCORE: 5 for Fang, 4 for Kota
ROUND 3:
SCORERS: Kelly, Marcus
SCORE: 7 for Fang, 4 for Kota
ROUND 4:
SCORERS: Corrine, Crystal
SCORE: 7 for Fang, 6 for Kota
Ace cut part of his face on his shield during this round.
FINAL ROUND:
SCORERS: Bob, Ken
FINAL SCORE: 8 for Kota, 7 for Fang
Kota comes back to win!
TRIBAL COUNCIL: Sugar didn't use her Immunity Idol...
...wise choice, my dear; she got no votes. The vote was between GC and Kelly. By a unanimous vote, eliminated next was...
GC
Kelly
...GC Brown.
"The Biggest Loser" 10/14
(I just fixed the elimination mistake on last week's recap.)
As of this week, Stage 2 of this season's competition begins. That's right, the remaining contestants are now divided into two teams- black and blue.
Temptation Challenge: To determine who would get to choose the teams and which teams gets what trainer, everybody had ten minutes to eat as much sweet stuff as possible while in the dark. The one who ate the most calories during that time got control.
With 400 calories, the equivalent of two doughnuts, the winner was...
...Heba Salama! Here are the new teams:
BLACK: Renee, Coleen, Michelle, Phillip & Shellay
TRAINER: Jillian Michaels
BLUE: Heba, Vicky, Amy Parham, Amy Cremen & Brady
TRAINER: Bob Harper
Main Challenge: This was billed as the longest challenge in the show's history, lasting from sunrise to sunset (14 hours total). Each team had to climb up and down a mountain as many times as they could, with each player having to take their picture after getting to the top and going back to the bottom. For each player that was in a team's picture, that team got a point; if all five members of a team were in a picture, they got a bonus point for a total of six points for that picture. The team with the most points got a two-pound pass at the next weigh-in.
With 162 points, the winning team was...
...the Black Team!
WEIGH-IN: The winning team here avoided elimination. Just that simple.
BLACK TEAM:
Michelle (she nearly withdrew from the show, but she decided to stick around just before taking the scale): 209 lbs, 7 pounds lost
Renee: 232 lbs, 5 pounds lost
Phil: 279 lbs, 8 pounds lost
Coleen: 187 lbs, 5 pounds lost
Shellay: 189 lbs, 5 pounds lost
The Black Team, with the bonus, lost a total of 32 pounds, for a percentage of 2.84%.
For the Blue Team to have won, they needed to have lost a total of at least 34 pounds.
BLUE TEAM:
Amy Cremen: 199 lbs, 9 pounds lost
Vicky: 211 lbs, 6 pounds lost
Brady: 286 lbs, 6 pounds lost
Amy Parham: 193 lbs, 6 pounds lost
Heba: 258 lbs, 8 pounds lost
With 35 pounds lost and a percentage of 2.96%, the Blue Team won!
Elimination: This came down to Renee and Shellay. By a vote of 4-1, the seventh contestant eliminated this season was...
...Shellay Cremen.
As of this week, Stage 2 of this season's competition begins. That's right, the remaining contestants are now divided into two teams- black and blue.
Temptation Challenge: To determine who would get to choose the teams and which teams gets what trainer, everybody had ten minutes to eat as much sweet stuff as possible while in the dark. The one who ate the most calories during that time got control.
With 400 calories, the equivalent of two doughnuts, the winner was...
...Heba Salama! Here are the new teams:
BLACK: Renee, Coleen, Michelle, Phillip & Shellay
TRAINER: Jillian Michaels
BLUE: Heba, Vicky, Amy Parham, Amy Cremen & Brady
TRAINER: Bob Harper
Main Challenge: This was billed as the longest challenge in the show's history, lasting from sunrise to sunset (14 hours total). Each team had to climb up and down a mountain as many times as they could, with each player having to take their picture after getting to the top and going back to the bottom. For each player that was in a team's picture, that team got a point; if all five members of a team were in a picture, they got a bonus point for a total of six points for that picture. The team with the most points got a two-pound pass at the next weigh-in.
With 162 points, the winning team was...
...the Black Team!
WEIGH-IN: The winning team here avoided elimination. Just that simple.
BLACK TEAM:
Michelle (she nearly withdrew from the show, but she decided to stick around just before taking the scale): 209 lbs, 7 pounds lost
Renee: 232 lbs, 5 pounds lost
Phil: 279 lbs, 8 pounds lost
Coleen: 187 lbs, 5 pounds lost
Shellay: 189 lbs, 5 pounds lost
The Black Team, with the bonus, lost a total of 32 pounds, for a percentage of 2.84%.
For the Blue Team to have won, they needed to have lost a total of at least 34 pounds.
BLUE TEAM:
Amy Cremen: 199 lbs, 9 pounds lost
Vicky: 211 lbs, 6 pounds lost
Brady: 286 lbs, 6 pounds lost
Amy Parham: 193 lbs, 6 pounds lost
Heba: 258 lbs, 8 pounds lost
With 35 pounds lost and a percentage of 2.96%, the Blue Team won!
Elimination: This came down to Renee and Shellay. By a vote of 4-1, the seventh contestant eliminated this season was...
...Shellay Cremen.
10/16/2008 Results
TPIR: Yesterday was the 1st Anniversary of Drew Carey’s debut as the host of this show, and like the first aired episode on that date, we ended up with a Perfect Show! This has been a very good week so far. Let’s see what kind of good we can get out of Episode 4484K today.
Starting us off are Samantha, Melissa, Ronald and Andrea. The first IUFB is a home gym (Lanisha).
Andrea: $850
Ronald: $1,025
Melissa: $1,100
Samantha: $1,101
ARP: $2,995
19-year old Samantha Schanuel plays ½ Off. Today’s SPs are modeled by Rachael and Shane.
1.
Margarita maker: $79
Blimp telephone: $20
GUESS: Phone- $40 ($500)
2.
MP3 video player: $59
Crystal sphere: $39
GUESS: Crystal sphere- $78 ($1,000)
3.
Voice recorder: $47
CD stereo: $35
GUESS: CD stereo- $70 ($1,500)
#8 and #11 are left for the other $10,000. She goes with my advice on choosing #8, which Shane brings down…she got all the money!
Louie is fifth to “Come on Down” and the second IUFB is an electric guitar (Shane).
Louie: $900
Andrea: $1,300
Ronald: $775
Melissa: $1,500
ARP: $1,869
Melissa Miller, who has been practicing this game for a while, will try to make all that practice pay off in One Right Price for a trip to Scottsdale (Rachael) and a trip to Seattle (Shane). Lanisha has today’s One Right Price of $4,324, and MM says that’s the price of Seattle…yes indeed! Scottsdale cost $5,316.
Sixth to hear the magic words is Lisa Clark (not the lovely blonde at VCU with the same name, with an additional E at the end. So sorry) and the third IUFB is a desk (Rachael).
Lisa: $1,200
Louie: $800
Andrea: $1,201
Ronald: $1,575
ARP: $1,429
Andrea Palayo-Hernandez plays Let Em’ Roll for a Honda Element (Shane) worth $22,425! She needs this car very badly, as she’s currently driving a car with no hubcaps on it. Today’s products modeled by Lanisha are drain care, Gold Bond Lotion and Ester-C. I’m already a bit worried about that lineup.
The drain care is $6.99. She’s wrong about the lotion being lower, as it’s $9.12. She then tries lower again for the Ester-C…but it’s $12.99. No wonder why I was worried about those groceries. But wins with just one roll have happened before. Does it happen again today…no, but she does get $2,500. She got three cars in that roll.
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #1:
Andrea ($3,929): 50 + 40 = $.90
Melissa ($11,509): 15 + 80 = $.95
Samantha ($14,868): 30 + 60 = $.90
Miller makes it to the Showcase to maybe try for a boat today!
Coming on down is Alexandra and the fourth IUFB is snowboards (Lanisha).
Alexandra: $3,500 (STAGE WILLY)
Ronald: $525
Lisa: $1,000
Louie: $526
ARP: $1,294
This Lisa Clark, who is part of a Johnson Family Reunion, plays Coming or Going for a GEM car (Rachael & Shane). If she’s Coming, she would be guessing $5,997 for that. If she’s Going, her guess would be $7,995. She knows she’s going for the win!
Leaving the audience next is James from the Air Force and the fifth IUFB is an area rug (Shane).
James: $1,300
Louie: $750
Alexandra: $1,100
Ronald: $1,375
ARP: $1,748
Ronald Thompson, an FBI investigator, plays Money Game for a Honda Accord Coupe (Std., AT, Mats)(Rachael). Board:
(23)(37)(85)
(70)(62)(21)
(48)(20)(05)
MIDDLE NUMBER: 4 ($ _ _ , 4 _ _)
El Cheapo is on the board for the first time this season!
He starts out with 21 for $21 before getting 23 as the first two numbers ($ 2 3 , 4 _ _). Then he picks 85 for $85…70 for another $70...and his last pick is 62…no. He wins a total of $238. And ladies and gentlemen, for the first time in I think a decade, El Cheapo WAS NOT responsible for a Money Game loss when it’s on the board. That’s because the ARP was $23,437, so he was instead a victim of the Front and Back Trick and the Anniversary Trick.
The final one called on down today is Christine and the final IUFB is a pair of bikes (Lanisha & Rachael).
Christine: $825
James: $900
Louie: $1,000
Alexandra: $600
ARP: $1,000, so Louie Ilustrisimo wins a $500 bonus!
This Orange Country native now plays Two For the Price of 1 for a wine cabinet (Shane) and a pool table (Lanisha), all worth $4,460. Board for the wine cabinet:
First number: 4 or 8?
Second number: 3 or 6?
Third number: 5 or 9?
His freebie pick is the second digit, which is 6. His final guess for the cabinet:
$ 4 6 5
And he is…
$ 4 6 5
…incorrect. It was $865.
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #2:
Louie ($1,500): 55 + 30 = $.85
Ronald ($1,978): 80 + 30 = OVER
Lisa ($9,289): $.90
Lisa’s in the Showcase! I wonder what Lisa Clarke back at VCU must be thinking right now.
The first Showcase has a plasma TV (Shane), a Broyhill bedroom and a spa (Lanisha).
MELISSA PASSES TO LISA; LISA BIDS $24,000 ON ROOM/SPA SHOWCASE- STAGE WILLY
MY BID FOR ROOM/SPA SHOWCASE: $18,750
For MM, Showcase #2 starts out with Rachael introducing this Showcase before tossing it back to Rich! The first prize is a cuff bracelet. Second, after Shane speaks, we see a trip to Brazil! Finally, after Lanisha says a few words, we learn that Miller also has a shot at a Reinell 20” ski boat!
MELISSA BIDS $26,800 ON TRIP/BOAT SHOWCASE
MY BID FOR TRIP/BOAT SHOWCASE: $32,000
LISA’S SHOWCASE:
BID: $24,000
ARP: $20,076 (should’ve bid 20 grand instead)
OVER
MELISSA’S SHOWCASE:
BID: $26,800
ARP: $33,548
DIFFERENCE: $6,748- WIN!!
Miller, a LFAT of this show, wins $45,057 in stuff today!
DOND: Today’s player is #19 Tobi Simmons (originally from Hawaii and now in Chicago, he just finished some international sales work). He would like to win enough money so he could take his family back to their birthplace of Korea. He swaps out for #17.
ROUND 1:
1. #19 (Jeremy)- $50
2. #9 (Rebecca)- $10,000
3. #3 (JC)- $7,500
4. #7 (Kristine)- $100,000
5. #2 (Marianna)- $200
FIRST OFFER THROWN AWAY: $15,000
ROUND 2:
1. #22 (Todd)- $5,000
2. #18 (Niki)- $25,000
3. #11 (Dan)- BUCK
4. #10 (Amy)- $300
5. #8 (Jonathan)- $50,000 (DANGER ZONE ENFORCED)
SECOND OFFER TURNED DOWN: $20,500
ROUND 3:
1. #6 (Raffi)- $10
2. #4 (Lora)- $1,000
3. #13 (Rosa)- $2,500
4. #5 (Cindy)- $500
THIRD OFFER: $38,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 4:
1. #14 (Michele)- $250,000 (STRIKE ONE)
2. #21 (Freda)- $75,000 (STRIKE TWO; SAFETY NET COMPLETELY GONE)
FOURTH OFFER: $29,000- DEAL
It’s a PERFECT DEAL, because he would’ve eliminated the $500,000 with Shaundal at #1 on his first pick of the fifth round! His case had $100. The other cases:
#12 (Bobbie)- $25
#15 (Nancy)- PENNY
#16 (Pete)- $5
#20 (Cheryl)- $400
WOF: Here's our first Toss-Up in the category of Living Things:
H E R _/OF/M _ O _ E
Stephen is right for $1,000 with HERD OF MOOSE. Tonight's panel:
Stephen Lukirt (Medford, Mass.)- Product test engineer and has the talent of dislocating his fingers at will
Dawn Latwist (Palm Harbor, FL)- Production manager
Erica Whitehead (Louisville, KY)- Customer service coordinator and still trying to learn the Chinese language
$2,000 Toss-Up category is On the Map:
_ L A _ _ A
H _ G _ W A Y
Erica solves ALASKA HIGHWAY for $2,000.
Round 1 category is Show Biz and a $7,000 Toronto trip is now on the wheel. Erica immediately duds out with N while trying to pick up the Free Spin. Stephen then immediately spins Bankrupt. Dawn then calls the T for Toronto, then a pair of R's for $5,000. Later, after she buys the A's, we have...
_ E _ _ A R _ _ !/_ _ S _/
A L E _/_ R E _ E _
...this guy's going to enjoy this puzzle. After a $400 H, she buys the O's, calls the T's for another $1,000, a $400 D and solves JEOPARDY! HOST ALEX TREBEK for $13,550 in cash and trip!
DUDS: N
BANKRUPTS: 1 (Stephen)
Eggland's Best Jackpot Round category is Same Name. Stephen hits Bankrupt for the second time tonight after calling a pair of T's for $800. Dawn then hits the night's first Lose a Turn. Later, after Stephen calls the L's, we have...
L _ _ E/&/L _ _ E _ - _ _ S E/
L E T T E _ S
...I've got it, and he has $9,450 at stake so far this round, with the Jackpot now standing at $10,100. He then calls the R's for the Wild Card, a $500 V, but buys a dud vowel in I. Dawn calls a $400 W, buys the O's and solves LOVE & LOWER-CASE LETTERS to go to $14,550.
DUDS: I, N
BANKRUPTS: 1 (Stephen)
Campbell's $10,000 Mystery/Prize Puzzle Round category is Fun & Games. After Erica calls the R's, we have...
_ I _ I N G/_ I _ I N G/&/
_ _ R _ E _ A _ _/R I _ I N G
...I have the idea, but she hits Bankrupt. Stephen then loses his Wild Card to a Bankrupt on the Million Dollar Wedge (third one of the night by him). Dawn also gets a Bankrupt, then Erica spins Lose a Turn. Stephen then calls a pair of H's for $600, three K's for another $1,800, the B's for another $1,100, a $700 S and solves HIKING, BIKING & HORSEBACK RIDING for another $4,200 and a trip to Puerto Vallarta, for a new total of $10,400 in cash and trip.
DUDS: T
BANKRUPTS: 3 (ALL)
WINNING ID FOR TRIP: SR9133033
Last Toss-Up category is Proper Name:
V _ _ C O _ _ _ R
C A N _ _ _ S
Erica goofs with VANCOUVER CANADA, not remembering the category (if it had been On the Map instead, it might've been that). Stephen then steals VANCOUVER CANUCKS to close in on Dawn with a new total of $13,400. Speed-Up Round category is In the Kitchen and consonants are worth $1,600 each. After Erica calls the N's...
_ _ _ _ - _ _ R N _ N _
S T _ _ _
...she is wrong again with HOT-BURNING STOVE, and again with FAST-BURNING STOVE. Stephen calls the B but repeats the most recent incorrect guess by Dawn (FAST-BURNING STOVE). He then is wrong again with COOL-BURNING STOVE. Dawn calls the G but is also wrong with COLD-BURNING STOVE. Erica then calls the V but has nothing this time. Stephen and Dawn then dud out with L and M respectively. Erica then buys the one E at the bottom but blanks once again. Stephen calls another dud in P. Dawn then calls the D but is off by a letter with FOOD-BURNING STOVE. Erica then buys the O's and after repeating FOOD-BURNING STOVE, is also off by a letter with HOOD-BURNING STOVE before finally saying the right answer of WOOD-BURNING STOVE...problem is, she's a second late, so we can't give it to her.
Stephen then comes up with the right answer for the championship with $18,200! By far, one of the most frustrating Speed-Up Rounds in history. Dawn leaves with $14,550 and Erica gets $2,000.
DUDS: C, K, L, M, P
Video Bonus: Dreadful Speed-Up Round 10/16/08
Big Money Round: Can we end this night on a very good note? Let's find out. Stephen spins the A in GAME and the category is Phrase. Starting with:
_ _ _ _ T/T _ E/_ R _ E
I might not know it now, but I bet Andy does at this point. He calls C, D, H and O and gets...
_ _ _ H T/THE/_ R _ E
...he can't FIGHT THE URGE of losing another $30,000. He needed the G's.
Bingo America: Tonight's players are Elizabeth and Jason. At halftime in Round 1:
ELIZABETH: BI-G-
JASON: B-NG-
BANK: $845
The fifth question of the first round is tonight's Wild Ball Question.
9 (O69)- Old French for "buttonhole", what word refers to a flower fastened to a lappelle at formal functions?
ELIZABETH: Croissage- INCORRECT
JASON: Boutonniere- RIGHT (B-NGO; $914)
10 (I23)- A masked wierdo stocks a nieve opera singer in what Andrew Lloyd Webber musical?
JASON: "Phantom of the Opera"- WIN ($937)
After five questions, here's where it stands in Game 2:
ELIZABETH: -ING-
JASON: --NG-
BANK: $1,136
6 (O71)- "What hath God wrought" was the first message sent using what language of dots and dashes?
JASON: Aeromaic- NO WAY
ELIZABETH: Morse Code- YOU BET (-INGO; $1,207)
7 (O67)- The White House under JFK is often compared to what King Arthur realm?
ELIZABETH: Camelot- RIGHT AGAIN ($1,274)
8 (B6)- What large aquatic bird stores fish in its huge pouch below its lower jaw?
JASON: Pelican- CORRECT (B-NG-; $1,280)
9 (I18)- After it rains, the refraction of light yields what spectrum of colors?
ELIZABETH: Rainbow- YOU BET ($1,298)
10 (B15)- If the first day of a month falls on a Sunday, what unlucky day is sure to occur?
JASON TAKES TOO LONG
ELIZABETH: Friday the 13th- WIN ($1,313)
BINGO SHOOTOUT:
1. What B is a common term for a London policeman?
JASON: Billy- NO
ELIZABETH: Bobby (!!!)- RIGHT!!
2. What I was the name of the very hairy cousin in the sitcom "The Addams Family"?
ELIZABETH: It- RIGHT AGAIN
3. What N is the furthest planet from the sun?
JASON: Neptune- RIGHT
4. What G girl band recorded several 80s hits including "We Got the Beat"?
ELIZABETH: Go-Gos- WINS $1,313
Bingo Bonus Round:
B: #13- $1,000
I: #16- $750 ($1,750)
N: #45- $1,000 ($2,750)
G: #49- $750 ($3,500)
O: #74- OOPS
Starting us off are Samantha, Melissa, Ronald and Andrea. The first IUFB is a home gym (Lanisha).
Andrea: $850
Ronald: $1,025
Melissa: $1,100
Samantha: $1,101
ARP: $2,995
19-year old Samantha Schanuel plays ½ Off. Today’s SPs are modeled by Rachael and Shane.
1.
Margarita maker: $79
Blimp telephone: $20
GUESS: Phone- $40 ($500)
2.
MP3 video player: $59
Crystal sphere: $39
GUESS: Crystal sphere- $78 ($1,000)
3.
Voice recorder: $47
CD stereo: $35
GUESS: CD stereo- $70 ($1,500)
#8 and #11 are left for the other $10,000. She goes with my advice on choosing #8, which Shane brings down…she got all the money!
Louie is fifth to “Come on Down” and the second IUFB is an electric guitar (Shane).
Louie: $900
Andrea: $1,300
Ronald: $775
Melissa: $1,500
ARP: $1,869
Melissa Miller, who has been practicing this game for a while, will try to make all that practice pay off in One Right Price for a trip to Scottsdale (Rachael) and a trip to Seattle (Shane). Lanisha has today’s One Right Price of $4,324, and MM says that’s the price of Seattle…yes indeed! Scottsdale cost $5,316.
Sixth to hear the magic words is Lisa Clark (not the lovely blonde at VCU with the same name, with an additional E at the end. So sorry) and the third IUFB is a desk (Rachael).
Lisa: $1,200
Louie: $800
Andrea: $1,201
Ronald: $1,575
ARP: $1,429
Andrea Palayo-Hernandez plays Let Em’ Roll for a Honda Element (Shane) worth $22,425! She needs this car very badly, as she’s currently driving a car with no hubcaps on it. Today’s products modeled by Lanisha are drain care, Gold Bond Lotion and Ester-C. I’m already a bit worried about that lineup.
The drain care is $6.99. She’s wrong about the lotion being lower, as it’s $9.12. She then tries lower again for the Ester-C…but it’s $12.99. No wonder why I was worried about those groceries. But wins with just one roll have happened before. Does it happen again today…no, but she does get $2,500. She got three cars in that roll.
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #1:
Andrea ($3,929): 50 + 40 = $.90
Melissa ($11,509): 15 + 80 = $.95
Samantha ($14,868): 30 + 60 = $.90
Miller makes it to the Showcase to maybe try for a boat today!
Coming on down is Alexandra and the fourth IUFB is snowboards (Lanisha).
Alexandra: $3,500 (STAGE WILLY)
Ronald: $525
Lisa: $1,000
Louie: $526
ARP: $1,294
This Lisa Clark, who is part of a Johnson Family Reunion, plays Coming or Going for a GEM car (Rachael & Shane). If she’s Coming, she would be guessing $5,997 for that. If she’s Going, her guess would be $7,995. She knows she’s going for the win!
Leaving the audience next is James from the Air Force and the fifth IUFB is an area rug (Shane).
James: $1,300
Louie: $750
Alexandra: $1,100
Ronald: $1,375
ARP: $1,748
Ronald Thompson, an FBI investigator, plays Money Game for a Honda Accord Coupe (Std., AT, Mats)(Rachael). Board:
(23)(37)(85)
(70)(62)(21)
(48)(20)(05)
MIDDLE NUMBER: 4 ($ _ _ , 4 _ _)
El Cheapo is on the board for the first time this season!
He starts out with 21 for $21 before getting 23 as the first two numbers ($ 2 3 , 4 _ _). Then he picks 85 for $85…70 for another $70...and his last pick is 62…no. He wins a total of $238. And ladies and gentlemen, for the first time in I think a decade, El Cheapo WAS NOT responsible for a Money Game loss when it’s on the board. That’s because the ARP was $23,437, so he was instead a victim of the Front and Back Trick and the Anniversary Trick.
The final one called on down today is Christine and the final IUFB is a pair of bikes (Lanisha & Rachael).
Christine: $825
James: $900
Louie: $1,000
Alexandra: $600
ARP: $1,000, so Louie Ilustrisimo wins a $500 bonus!
This Orange Country native now plays Two For the Price of 1 for a wine cabinet (Shane) and a pool table (Lanisha), all worth $4,460. Board for the wine cabinet:
First number: 4 or 8?
Second number: 3 or 6?
Third number: 5 or 9?
His freebie pick is the second digit, which is 6. His final guess for the cabinet:
$ 4 6 5
And he is…
$ 4 6 5
…incorrect. It was $865.
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #2:
Louie ($1,500): 55 + 30 = $.85
Ronald ($1,978): 80 + 30 = OVER
Lisa ($9,289): $.90
Lisa’s in the Showcase! I wonder what Lisa Clarke back at VCU must be thinking right now.
The first Showcase has a plasma TV (Shane), a Broyhill bedroom and a spa (Lanisha).
MELISSA PASSES TO LISA; LISA BIDS $24,000 ON ROOM/SPA SHOWCASE- STAGE WILLY
MY BID FOR ROOM/SPA SHOWCASE: $18,750
For MM, Showcase #2 starts out with Rachael introducing this Showcase before tossing it back to Rich! The first prize is a cuff bracelet. Second, after Shane speaks, we see a trip to Brazil! Finally, after Lanisha says a few words, we learn that Miller also has a shot at a Reinell 20” ski boat!
MELISSA BIDS $26,800 ON TRIP/BOAT SHOWCASE
MY BID FOR TRIP/BOAT SHOWCASE: $32,000
LISA’S SHOWCASE:
BID: $24,000
ARP: $20,076 (should’ve bid 20 grand instead)
OVER
MELISSA’S SHOWCASE:
BID: $26,800
ARP: $33,548
DIFFERENCE: $6,748- WIN!!
Miller, a LFAT of this show, wins $45,057 in stuff today!
DOND: Today’s player is #19 Tobi Simmons (originally from Hawaii and now in Chicago, he just finished some international sales work). He would like to win enough money so he could take his family back to their birthplace of Korea. He swaps out for #17.
ROUND 1:
1. #19 (Jeremy)- $50
2. #9 (Rebecca)- $10,000
3. #3 (JC)- $7,500
4. #7 (Kristine)- $100,000
5. #2 (Marianna)- $200
FIRST OFFER THROWN AWAY: $15,000
ROUND 2:
1. #22 (Todd)- $5,000
2. #18 (Niki)- $25,000
3. #11 (Dan)- BUCK
4. #10 (Amy)- $300
5. #8 (Jonathan)- $50,000 (DANGER ZONE ENFORCED)
SECOND OFFER TURNED DOWN: $20,500
ROUND 3:
1. #6 (Raffi)- $10
2. #4 (Lora)- $1,000
3. #13 (Rosa)- $2,500
4. #5 (Cindy)- $500
THIRD OFFER: $38,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 4:
1. #14 (Michele)- $250,000 (STRIKE ONE)
2. #21 (Freda)- $75,000 (STRIKE TWO; SAFETY NET COMPLETELY GONE)
FOURTH OFFER: $29,000- DEAL
It’s a PERFECT DEAL, because he would’ve eliminated the $500,000 with Shaundal at #1 on his first pick of the fifth round! His case had $100. The other cases:
#12 (Bobbie)- $25
#15 (Nancy)- PENNY
#16 (Pete)- $5
#20 (Cheryl)- $400
WOF: Here's our first Toss-Up in the category of Living Things:
H E R _/OF/M _ O _ E
Stephen is right for $1,000 with HERD OF MOOSE. Tonight's panel:
Stephen Lukirt (Medford, Mass.)- Product test engineer and has the talent of dislocating his fingers at will
Dawn Latwist (Palm Harbor, FL)- Production manager
Erica Whitehead (Louisville, KY)- Customer service coordinator and still trying to learn the Chinese language
$2,000 Toss-Up category is On the Map:
_ L A _ _ A
H _ G _ W A Y
Erica solves ALASKA HIGHWAY for $2,000.
Round 1 category is Show Biz and a $7,000 Toronto trip is now on the wheel. Erica immediately duds out with N while trying to pick up the Free Spin. Stephen then immediately spins Bankrupt. Dawn then calls the T for Toronto, then a pair of R's for $5,000. Later, after she buys the A's, we have...
_ E _ _ A R _ _ !/_ _ S _/
A L E _/_ R E _ E _
...this guy's going to enjoy this puzzle. After a $400 H, she buys the O's, calls the T's for another $1,000, a $400 D and solves JEOPARDY! HOST ALEX TREBEK for $13,550 in cash and trip!
DUDS: N
BANKRUPTS: 1 (Stephen)
Eggland's Best Jackpot Round category is Same Name. Stephen hits Bankrupt for the second time tonight after calling a pair of T's for $800. Dawn then hits the night's first Lose a Turn. Later, after Stephen calls the L's, we have...
L _ _ E/&/L _ _ E _ - _ _ S E/
L E T T E _ S
...I've got it, and he has $9,450 at stake so far this round, with the Jackpot now standing at $10,100. He then calls the R's for the Wild Card, a $500 V, but buys a dud vowel in I. Dawn calls a $400 W, buys the O's and solves LOVE & LOWER-CASE LETTERS to go to $14,550.
DUDS: I, N
BANKRUPTS: 1 (Stephen)
Campbell's $10,000 Mystery/Prize Puzzle Round category is Fun & Games. After Erica calls the R's, we have...
_ I _ I N G/_ I _ I N G/&/
_ _ R _ E _ A _ _/R I _ I N G
...I have the idea, but she hits Bankrupt. Stephen then loses his Wild Card to a Bankrupt on the Million Dollar Wedge (third one of the night by him). Dawn also gets a Bankrupt, then Erica spins Lose a Turn. Stephen then calls a pair of H's for $600, three K's for another $1,800, the B's for another $1,100, a $700 S and solves HIKING, BIKING & HORSEBACK RIDING for another $4,200 and a trip to Puerto Vallarta, for a new total of $10,400 in cash and trip.
DUDS: T
BANKRUPTS: 3 (ALL)
WINNING ID FOR TRIP: SR9133033
Last Toss-Up category is Proper Name:
V _ _ C O _ _ _ R
C A N _ _ _ S
Erica goofs with VANCOUVER CANADA, not remembering the category (if it had been On the Map instead, it might've been that). Stephen then steals VANCOUVER CANUCKS to close in on Dawn with a new total of $13,400. Speed-Up Round category is In the Kitchen and consonants are worth $1,600 each. After Erica calls the N's...
_ _ _ _ - _ _ R N _ N _
S T _ _ _
...she is wrong again with HOT-BURNING STOVE, and again with FAST-BURNING STOVE. Stephen calls the B but repeats the most recent incorrect guess by Dawn (FAST-BURNING STOVE). He then is wrong again with COOL-BURNING STOVE. Dawn calls the G but is also wrong with COLD-BURNING STOVE. Erica then calls the V but has nothing this time. Stephen and Dawn then dud out with L and M respectively. Erica then buys the one E at the bottom but blanks once again. Stephen calls another dud in P. Dawn then calls the D but is off by a letter with FOOD-BURNING STOVE. Erica then buys the O's and after repeating FOOD-BURNING STOVE, is also off by a letter with HOOD-BURNING STOVE before finally saying the right answer of WOOD-BURNING STOVE...problem is, she's a second late, so we can't give it to her.
Stephen then comes up with the right answer for the championship with $18,200! By far, one of the most frustrating Speed-Up Rounds in history. Dawn leaves with $14,550 and Erica gets $2,000.
DUDS: C, K, L, M, P
Video Bonus: Dreadful Speed-Up Round 10/16/08
Big Money Round: Can we end this night on a very good note? Let's find out. Stephen spins the A in GAME and the category is Phrase. Starting with:
_ _ _ _ T/T _ E/_ R _ E
I might not know it now, but I bet Andy does at this point. He calls C, D, H and O and gets...
_ _ _ H T/THE/_ R _ E
...he can't FIGHT THE URGE of losing another $30,000. He needed the G's.
Bingo America: Tonight's players are Elizabeth and Jason. At halftime in Round 1:
ELIZABETH: BI-G-
JASON: B-NG-
BANK: $845
The fifth question of the first round is tonight's Wild Ball Question.
9 (O69)- Old French for "buttonhole", what word refers to a flower fastened to a lappelle at formal functions?
ELIZABETH: Croissage- INCORRECT
JASON: Boutonniere- RIGHT (B-NGO; $914)
10 (I23)- A masked wierdo stocks a nieve opera singer in what Andrew Lloyd Webber musical?
JASON: "Phantom of the Opera"- WIN ($937)
After five questions, here's where it stands in Game 2:
ELIZABETH: -ING-
JASON: --NG-
BANK: $1,136
6 (O71)- "What hath God wrought" was the first message sent using what language of dots and dashes?
JASON: Aeromaic- NO WAY
ELIZABETH: Morse Code- YOU BET (-INGO; $1,207)
7 (O67)- The White House under JFK is often compared to what King Arthur realm?
ELIZABETH: Camelot- RIGHT AGAIN ($1,274)
8 (B6)- What large aquatic bird stores fish in its huge pouch below its lower jaw?
JASON: Pelican- CORRECT (B-NG-; $1,280)
9 (I18)- After it rains, the refraction of light yields what spectrum of colors?
ELIZABETH: Rainbow- YOU BET ($1,298)
10 (B15)- If the first day of a month falls on a Sunday, what unlucky day is sure to occur?
JASON TAKES TOO LONG
ELIZABETH: Friday the 13th- WIN ($1,313)
BINGO SHOOTOUT:
1. What B is a common term for a London policeman?
JASON: Billy- NO
ELIZABETH: Bobby (!!!)- RIGHT!!
2. What I was the name of the very hairy cousin in the sitcom "The Addams Family"?
ELIZABETH: It- RIGHT AGAIN
3. What N is the furthest planet from the sun?
JASON: Neptune- RIGHT
4. What G girl band recorded several 80s hits including "We Got the Beat"?
ELIZABETH: Go-Gos- WINS $1,313
Bingo Bonus Round:
B: #13- $1,000
I: #16- $750 ($1,750)
N: #45- $1,000 ($2,750)
G: #49- $750 ($3,500)
O: #74- OOPS
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
"The Ultimate Fighter" 10/15
Just as the last episode ended, Junie Browning instigated a fight with Efrain Escudero, who just won his lightweight quarterfinal bout against Shane Nelson. Lucky for Browning, the Nevada State Athletic Commission representative wasn't there at home base (had he been there, Browning likely would've been evicted).
UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson "The Spider" Silva makes a surprise appearance!
Team Nogueira decided to give Team Mir's bedroom a bit of a makeover, with fish oil squirted in one of the beds!! Ugh.
LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT QUARTERFINAL #2: Eliot Marshall vs. Shane Primm
Referee: Steve Mazzagatti
Marshall applied a rear-naked choke 40 seconds into the fight...and he won with it with 2:25 left in Round 1!
UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson "The Spider" Silva makes a surprise appearance!
Team Nogueira decided to give Team Mir's bedroom a bit of a makeover, with fish oil squirted in one of the beds!! Ugh.
LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT QUARTERFINAL #2: Eliot Marshall vs. Shane Primm
Referee: Steve Mazzagatti
Marshall applied a rear-naked choke 40 seconds into the fight...and he won with it with 2:25 left in Round 1!
GSN Jack Narz tribute update
A member of the GSN forums reported that during GSN Live next week, a week of "Match Game" episodes from 1974 featuring Jack Narz as a panelist and his appearances on "Password Plus" from 1982 will air.
"Project Runway"- FIFTH SEASON FINALE
Remember, Leanne Marshall, Korto Momolu and Kenley Collins have just set up an all-female final. Each finalist had to present ten different outfits.
As you know by now, Jennifer Lopez was to have been the special guest judge for the season finale, but she suffered a foot injury. Therefore, Tim Gunn replaced her.
KENLEY:
1. Black with light blue belt and a pink skirt
2. Green
3. White, purple and black wavy outfit
4. Blue
5. Pink top with some black and a big black skirt
6. Black
7. White with flower designs
8. An outfit with a bigger emphasis on flower designs
9. Green top and black skirt
10. White wedding gown
KORTO:
1. Green
2. Light gold
3. A bolder green dress
4. White
5. Flower dress with yellow lines and yellow belt
6. Another light gold dress
7. Another very bold green dress
8. Another white dress
9. Yellow
10. Yet another very bold green dress
LEANNE:
1. White top and light blue skirt
2. Light blue top with white skirt
3. Light blue top with white pants
4. White top with light gold skirt
5. White top with a light gold rippled skirt
6. White
7. White top with faded blue skirt
8. White/blue dress
9. Bright blue dress
10. White gown
As of right now, I have Leanne winning this, with Kenley as the runner-up and Korto finishing in third. The reason why I didn't like Korto's stuff very much was that she made too many dresses with the same concept (such as the very green ones).
Let's see the Bluefly.com poll results on who you thought would win tonight:
Leanne: 50%
Korto: 32%
Kenley: 18%
Finishing in third place is...
...Kenley Collins. I thought she might've had a chance to be the runner-up. Anyway, the viewers got the final two right. Let's see who won.
THE WINNER OF THE FIFTH SEASON OF "PROJECT RUNWAY", AND MAYBE THE LAST FOR A LONG, LONG TIME IS...
Korto
Leanne
...LEANNE MARSHALL!!! TIA, HER MODEL, ALSO WINS A FASHION SPEAD IN ELLE MAGAZINE.
As you know by now, Jennifer Lopez was to have been the special guest judge for the season finale, but she suffered a foot injury. Therefore, Tim Gunn replaced her.
KENLEY:
1. Black with light blue belt and a pink skirt
2. Green
3. White, purple and black wavy outfit
4. Blue
5. Pink top with some black and a big black skirt
6. Black
7. White with flower designs
8. An outfit with a bigger emphasis on flower designs
9. Green top and black skirt
10. White wedding gown
KORTO:
1. Green
2. Light gold
3. A bolder green dress
4. White
5. Flower dress with yellow lines and yellow belt
6. Another light gold dress
7. Another very bold green dress
8. Another white dress
9. Yellow
10. Yet another very bold green dress
LEANNE:
1. White top and light blue skirt
2. Light blue top with white skirt
3. Light blue top with white pants
4. White top with light gold skirt
5. White top with a light gold rippled skirt
6. White
7. White top with faded blue skirt
8. White/blue dress
9. Bright blue dress
10. White gown
As of right now, I have Leanne winning this, with Kenley as the runner-up and Korto finishing in third. The reason why I didn't like Korto's stuff very much was that she made too many dresses with the same concept (such as the very green ones).
Let's see the Bluefly.com poll results on who you thought would win tonight:
Leanne: 50%
Korto: 32%
Kenley: 18%
Finishing in third place is...
...Kenley Collins. I thought she might've had a chance to be the runner-up. Anyway, the viewers got the final two right. Let's see who won.
THE WINNER OF THE FIFTH SEASON OF "PROJECT RUNWAY", AND MAYBE THE LAST FOR A LONG, LONG TIME IS...
Korto
Leanne
...LEANNE MARSHALL!!! TIA, HER MODEL, ALSO WINS A FASHION SPEAD IN ELLE MAGAZINE.
10/15/2008 Results
TPIR: The opening contestants on Episode 4483K are Summer, Larry, Donna and Beverly. First IUFB is a day sailer (Rachael).
Summer: $2,000
Larry: $3,100
Donna: $5,000 (STAGE WILLY)
Beverly: $1,500
ARP: $3,195
Larry Paxton from Lake Los Angeles, CA plays Switch? for an elliptical trainer (Lanisha) marked at $2,400 and a pool table (Shane) marked at $1,399. He goes with the majority in switching…and he indeed is a winner!
The fifth name Rich calls out is Rosario and the second IUFB is a grandfather clock (Shane).
Rosario: $2,200
Donna: $2,900
Beverly: $2,500
Summer: BUCK
ARP: $2,275
Rosario Gonsales will make her husband proud if she wins a Dodge Charger (Std., Paint, PGroup, ESP)(Lanisha) in the new 3 Strikes. First number is 2 and at this point in the tapings, we’re back down to one strike chip.
REMAINING NUMBERS AVAILABLE: 4, 5, 6 & 8
1. 4 AS SECOND NUMBER- CORRECT ($ 2 4 , _ _ _)
2. 8 AS THIRD NUMBER- RIGHT AGAIN ($ 2 4 , 8 _ _)
3. STRIKE ONE
4. 5 AS LAST NUMBER- RIGHT ($ 2 4 , 8 _ 5)
5. 6- WINNER! ($24,865)
Video Bonus: Today's 3 Strikes
This playing had the minimum number of draws for what would’ve been a perfect win here with five numbers in the bag had each one been placed correctly the first time (and it was done back in 1986 when a Corvette was at stake despite three strike chips being in the bag).
Coming on down sixth is David from the U.S. Navy and the third IUFB is a home entertainment center (Lanisha).
David: $2,400
Donna: $1,000
Beverly: $800
Summer: $1,200
ARP: $1,499
Summer Currie, a stay-at-home mom who’s celebrating her 30th birthday, may win the chance to summer down in a new Ashley bedroom (Rachael) worth $3,699 after Cliff Hangers is over. The SPs controlled by Shane today are a disco ball alarm clock, an electric peeler and a buffet station.
Her bid for the clock is $20…$25. She then bids $35 for the peeler…it’s actually $32. That means she has a $17 range to work with on the buffet station. She then bids $45 on it…it’s actually $50 and she wins, meaning we have a perfect first half!
To clarify the at-home contest, it actually airs on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
TODAY’S AT-HOME SWEEPSTAKES PRIZE: Fireplace (Rachael)
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #1:
Summer ($5,305): 60 + 50 = DOH
Larry ($6,994): 30 + 50 = $.80
Rosario ($27,140): 30 + 45 = $.75
By a nickel, Larry gets to the Showcase. He has a decent rooting section, BTW.
Leaving the audience next is Jessica and the fourth IUFB is camping equipment (Shane).
Jessica: $450
David: $250 (STAGE GARF)
Donna: $400 (STAGE GARF)
Beverly: $800
ARP: $785
Jessica Brown has the chance to send Big Boy’s Birthday Crew (led by Frank) to Jamaica (Lanisha & Rachael) in Squeeze Play. Board:
63758
She gets rid of the 7 (Frank called to have the 3 removed instead) for a guess of $6,358…
$ 6 3 5 8
…good thing she went on her own, as we’re still perfect today!
Next to get out of the audience is Arthur and the fifth IUFB is a selection of garden tools (Rachael).
Arthur: $600
David: $325
Donna: $300 (STAGE GARF)
Beverly: BUCK (STUPID BID)
ARP: $747
Despite Arthur Hovanisian wearing a USC Rose Bowl T-shirt, he’s NOT from USC and he says that he HATES the school! Now, all of those USC fans are hoping that he doesn’t win Grocery Game for an upright piano (Lanisha) worth $5,395. Shane gets the register today, and the groceries today are: Oatmeal crème pies, Gold Bond Lotion, Ester-C, popcorn seasoning and cough drops.
1. 1 Lotion: $9.12
2. 3 Crème Pies: $1.39 X 3 = $4.17 ($13.29)
3. 1 Seasoning: $2.99 ($16.28)
4. 2 Cough Drops (going with my advice): $2.15 X 2 = $4.30 (WIN at $20.58!)
Best Grocery Game playing of the season thus far, IMO! And we’re going for a Perfect Show with a car game next!
The last one called on down today is Scott and the final IUFB is a set of small kitchen appliances (Lanisha).
Scott: $650
David: $700
Donna: $800
Beverly: $400
ARP: $829, so Beverly Ferreria checks into the First Four Breakfast Club while Donna Miller escapes it!
She will now try to wrap up the season’s first Perfect Show in That’s Too Much (Shane)! But here comes trouble, because a Ford Mustang’s at stake.
1. $15,981
2. $16,464
3. $17,810
4. $18,421
5. $19,552
6. $20,902
7. $22,891- THAT’S TOO MUCH!!!
The ARP of that Mustang is…
…$21,525- WE HAVE OUR FIRST PERFECT SHOW OF THE SEASON!!! For a minute there, I thought she was going to be one of the rare few to underprice a Mustang coupe!
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #2:
Arthur ($6,142): $.90
Jessica ($7,143): 35 + 30 = $.65
Donna ($22,354): 20 + Dime = $.30
Arthur makes it to the Showcase!
First Showcase starts with something you could sleep on- a new sofa glider (Shane). Second, if you’re awake and you still want to relax a bit, try soaking in a new spa (Rachael). Finally, for your driving pleasure, it’s the all-new Ford Flex SE (Std., SYNC)(Lanisha)!
LARRY BIDS $45,000 ON CAR SHOWCASE- STAGE WILLY
MY BID FOR CAR SHOWCASE: $38,050
For Arthur, we have a Broyhill dining room (Shane), cookbooks and a trip to China (Lanisha).
ARTHUR, THINKING LARRY’S OVER, BIDS ONE BUCK
MY BID FOR ROOM/TRIP SHOWCASE: $17,500
ARTHUR’S SHOWCASE:
BID: BUCK
ARP: $17,336
DIFFERENCE: $17,335
LARRY’S SHOWCASE:
BID: $45,000
ARP: $36,937
OVER- ARTHUR WINS!
Arthur becomes a very deserving champion today with $23,478 in prizes! But he’s not the day’s top overall winner- Rosario Gonsales, the lady who won 3 Strikes no problem, is.
Bingo America: Tonight's players are Jessica and Christopher. At halftime in Round 1:
JESSICA: B--G-
CHRISTOPHER: B-NG-
BANK: $762
Question #3 is tonight's Wild Ball Question. And because this is Winner Wednesday and the economy's going south even as we speak, every at-home winner tonight gets $1,000! Let's pick up the Round 1 action with the seventh question.
7 (I18)- Over twenty stories tall, what rotating device was invented in Chicago and wasn't named for Bueller?
CHRISTOPHER: Ferris Wheel- YOU BET (BING-; $780)
8 (O71)- What color are the Live Strong braclets popularized by Lance Armstrong?
CHRISTOPHER: Yellow- WIN ($851)
GAME 2: After four questions, here's what we've got now:
JESSICA: --NGO
CHRISTOPHER: ---G-
BANK: $1,067
5 (B4)- What device uses expelled air to measure BAC?
JESSICA: DUI Machine- ZONK ANSWER OF THE WEEK NOMINEE
CHRISTOPHER: Breathalizer- CORRECT (B--G-; $1,071)
6 (I22)- What fruit and nut-stutted baked good is often re-gifted at Christmas?
CHRISTOPHER: Fruitcake- RIGHT AGAIN (BI-G-; $1,093)
7 (I21)- If you do a Camel Spin followed by a Triple Lutz, in what winter sport are you participating in?
CHRISTOPHER: Figure skating- RIGHT AGAIN ($1,114)
8 (N42)- What Spanish-Cubist painter known for his Blue Period held his first art exhibit at 13?
CHRISTOPHER: Picasso- RIGHT YET AGAIN (BING-; $1,156)
9 (B1)- While the Italians say "prego" and the Spanish say "por pavor", what do Americans say to be polite?
JESSICA: Please- RIGHT (B-NGO; $1,157)
50/50 MODE:
10 (O61)- T or F: 50 Cent has an older brother named Five Dollar.
JESSICA: False- RIGHT ($1,218)
11 (I17)- Florida or Hawaii- what's the southernmost U.S. state?
CHRISTOPHER: Florida- LOSE (the buzzer beat him anyway)
BINGO SHOOTOUT:
1. What B was the martial arts expert that starred in "Enter the Dragon"?
CHRISTOPHER: Bruce Lee- YOU BET
2. What I is the last name of the singing brothers Enrique and Julio?
CHRISTOPHER: Iglesias- RIGHT AGAIN
3. What N, also the name of a bright star, is the title of a PBS documentary series?
CHRISTOPHER: Nova- WINS $1,218
Bingo Bonus Round:
B: #12- $1,000
I: #21- $1,500 ($2,500)
N: #44- $1,000 ($3,500)
G: #59- $750 ($4,250)
O: #61- OOPS
WOF: Last night was an episode for the ages, as Michelle Loewenstein became the first ever $1 Million winner and also the show's biggest winner ever with $1,026,080 (a clip of that win was shown in the intro). What we have not done this season is giving away a Jackpot in the Jackpot Round or giving away a car or the $100,000 in the bonus round. Will we do any of that tonight? Let's find out.
Here's the first Toss-Up in the category of Proper Name:
E _ M _ N _ O N
O I _ E _ _
Josh solves EDMONTON OILERS for $1,000. Tonight's players are:
Josh Banker (La Habra, CA)- Insurance worker and a PA announcer for various sports events in California
Mindy Martin (Wellington, FL)- Audiologist
Katie Hoovin (Westchester, PA)- Accounting/finance recruiter; also the oldest of 26 grandchildren
Before I get to the second Toss-Up, I would like to point out that Josh is not tall enough to spin the big wheel, so spinning the wheel for him is his friend Shawn. Last time we had a situation like this, Tim Rodman did very well. Let's see if he can somehow fill his shoes.
The $2,000 Toss-Up is in the category of Food & Drink:
K _ O N _ _ K E
B _ _
Mindy solves KLONDIKE BAR for $2,000.
Round 1 category is Show Biz and out on the wheel now is a trip to Whistler, Canada worth $5,650. After Katie buys the I's, we have...
_ I _ _ I _ _/_ _ _ E R _ T A R/
_ E L I _ E/_ I _ _
...yes, she's from Canada. But Katie hits one of the Bankrupts on the Million Dollar Wedge. Josh calls the S's for $1,500, an $800 P, the N's for another ten grand and solves SINGING SUPERSTAR CELINE DION for another $12,300 and $13,300 total!
BANKRUPTS: 1 (Katie)
Eggland's Best Jackpot/Prize Puzzle Round category is Song Lyrics. Early on, Josh calls a $500 H while on Jackpot but he can't solve for a $6,900 Jackpot. Later, after he buys every other vowel except for U, we have...
I ' _/_ O _ _ A/S O A _/_ _/
THE/S _ _
...this is one of Sheryl Crow's all-time hits. He calls the N's for $1,500 and solves I'M GONNA SOAK UP THE SUN for another $1,750 and a trip to Aruba, for a new total of $21,050 in cash and trip!
DUDS: D
WINNING ID FOR TRIP: RC0136824
Campbell's Soup $10,000 Mystery Round category is Before & After. Josh starts out the round by calling an R for the Wild Card, but then calls a dud in T. A little later, Katie duds out on the Mystery Wedge next to that Million Dollar Wedge with M. Then, Josh calls an N and we have...
N _ _ E L/_ E _ _ E/_ R _ _ E/
_ _ _ _ L E
...the second half of this puzzle is one of the many features on the current version of this show. After purchasing the O, he calls a $300 C, buys the A and the I, he lands on the same Mystery Wedge landed on previously and calls the Z's...he takes the $3,000 bailout (good move, because that was the Bankrupt one) and solves NOBEL PEACE PRIZE PUZZLE for another $3,050 and $24,100 total!
DUDS: M, S, T
$3,000 Toss-Up category is On the Map:
H _ _ S O N
B _ _
Mindy solves HUDSON BAY to go to $5,000. Speed-Up Round category is Living Things and consonants are worth $6,000 each! That means Josh's lead is not safe anymore. After Katie buys the E's, we have...
FLOCK/OF/SNOW/
_ E E S E
...she solves FLOCK OF SNOW GEESE to take home $24,000! Mindy has five grand and by $100, Josh is our champion with $24,100!
DUDS: B, D, J
Big Money Round: Shawn spins the A in GAME and the category is Phrase. Starting with:
L _ _ _ N _
_ _ R _ _ _
Josh calls D, M, P and A for his opening choices. His Wild Card pick is C. We get...
L _ _ _ N _
A _ R _ A D
...he will not be LIVING ABROAD with another $25,000.
Jeopardy!: Todd Covert (a bookkeeper from Valley Glen, CA) is a two-day champion with $58,402 to his credit so far. The challengers he faces tonight:
Meredith Robbins (NYC)- Library media specialist
Kevin Finn (Miami, FL)- University lecturer
As of last Monday, the main theme and think music have been revised once again. Back to the game, here are the opening categories:
THE G-8
AT THE MOVIES
NOVEL QUOTES
STOCK IT TO ME!
LESSER-KNOWN NAMES
ENDS IN "SS"
Meredith ends the G-8 category (second one used this round) with the Daily Double under the $1,000 clue. Because she has nothing right now, she decides to wager $500 on this clue:
It was the last country to officially join the G-8, doing so in 1997.
She blanks. It was Russia, so she drops to -$500. At the first break, the champ has $3,600. Finn has 1/3 of that total ($1,200) and Robbins has just a Benjamin. After the round...
Todd: $7,400
Kevin: $3,600
Meredith: $2,500
...the champ still has a decent lead.
LACH TRASH IN ROUND 1: $1,600
DJ! Categories:
THE "G"-8 (each correct response is eight letters long and starts with a G)
CATS & DOGS
WHATCHA EATIN'?
GEOLOGY
THEY BLEW US OUT OF THE WATER
SORRY, SPORTS FANS (a city is given on each clue and the players have to ID the major sports league that city doesn't have a team for)
After breaking five figures first with $10,200 following the last clue of Cats & Dogs, Covert hits the first Daily Double under the $1,200 Geology clue. Robbins has $4,900 and Finn has $4,000. His wager is $2,000 on a clue told by Jimmy from the University of Wisconsin-Madison's Geology Museum:
Like the stuff that makes the Statue of Liberty green, the mineral malakite is a carbonate of this metal.
"What is copper?"...is right to go to $12,200! A little later, he finds the other Daily Double under the $1,200 Sorry, Sports Fans clue with $11,400, while Robbins now has $6,500 and Finn has $4,800. His wager this time is $3,000:
St. Louis
"What is the NBA?"...you bet for $14,400!
DJ! LACH TRASH: $6,400
SCORES AFTER DOUBLE JEOPARDY!:
Todd: $16,800
Kevin: $8,800
Meredith: $15,700
CORYAT SCORES:
Todd: $14,200
Kevin: $8,800
Meredith: $16,200
Still anybody's ballgame.
FJ! CATEGORY: Musicals.
Profession of the title character of "Little Johnny Jones", featuring the song "Yankee Doodle Boy".
We start with Mr. Finn, who wrote down "What is Drummer Boy?"...incorrect. He risked eight grand, dropping him to $800. Robbins' response was the same thing, so she loses ten large and is down to $5,700. As for the champ...he instead put down "What is producer?"...NO. Correct: What is a jockey? He risked...
...$14,601, meaning he leaves with $60,402 while Ms. Robbins wins the championship.
DOND: #4 Geri Manchuka is our player today. She swaps out her case for #19.
ROUND 1:
1. #16 (John)- $25,000
2. #18 (Niki)- $50,000
3. #9 (Rebecca)- $5
4. #14 (Michele)- $300
5. #13 (Rosa)- $500
FIRST OFFER NOT TAKEN: $17,000
ROUND 2:
1. #6 (Raffi)- $100,000 (DANGER ZONE ENFORCED)
2. #22 (Todd)- $500,000 (BIG STRIKE ONE!)
3. #7 (Kristine)- $1,000
4. #10 (Amy)- $25
5. #12 (Bobbie)- $10
SECOND TURNED DOWN OFFER: $500
ROUND 3:
1. #3 (JC)- BUCK
2. #15 (Nancy)- $200
3. #5 (Cindy)- $250,000 (BIG STRIKE TWO!!)
4. #8 (Jonathan)- $400
THIRD OFFER: $4,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 4:
1. #1 (Shaundal)- $75,000 (STRIKEOUT)
2. #21 (Freda)- $2,500
FOURTH OFFER: $2,500- NO DEAL
She leaves with $55 (which makes her the second-lowest winner so far on the show), but she had $100 and the penny left at the final two. Could she possibly have been the second one penny winner in America?...
...NO, she had the $100. As luck would have it, her original case of #4 wound up having that penny. Rest of playout before dealing:
ROUND 5:
1. #11 (Dan)- $10,000
2. #17 (Jeremy)- $5,000
FIFTH OFFER: $1,300
19th PICK: #2 (Marianna)- $7,500
SIXTH OFFER: $40
20th PICK: #20 (Cheryl)- $50
$55 OFFER PLACED HERE
After her OK first round, things went downhill as much as our country's economy.
Summer: $2,000
Larry: $3,100
Donna: $5,000 (STAGE WILLY)
Beverly: $1,500
ARP: $3,195
Larry Paxton from Lake Los Angeles, CA plays Switch? for an elliptical trainer (Lanisha) marked at $2,400 and a pool table (Shane) marked at $1,399. He goes with the majority in switching…and he indeed is a winner!
The fifth name Rich calls out is Rosario and the second IUFB is a grandfather clock (Shane).
Rosario: $2,200
Donna: $2,900
Beverly: $2,500
Summer: BUCK
ARP: $2,275
Rosario Gonsales will make her husband proud if she wins a Dodge Charger (Std., Paint, PGroup, ESP)(Lanisha) in the new 3 Strikes. First number is 2 and at this point in the tapings, we’re back down to one strike chip.
REMAINING NUMBERS AVAILABLE: 4, 5, 6 & 8
1. 4 AS SECOND NUMBER- CORRECT ($ 2 4 , _ _ _)
2. 8 AS THIRD NUMBER- RIGHT AGAIN ($ 2 4 , 8 _ _)
3. STRIKE ONE
4. 5 AS LAST NUMBER- RIGHT ($ 2 4 , 8 _ 5)
5. 6- WINNER! ($24,865)
Video Bonus: Today's 3 Strikes
This playing had the minimum number of draws for what would’ve been a perfect win here with five numbers in the bag had each one been placed correctly the first time (and it was done back in 1986 when a Corvette was at stake despite three strike chips being in the bag).
Coming on down sixth is David from the U.S. Navy and the third IUFB is a home entertainment center (Lanisha).
David: $2,400
Donna: $1,000
Beverly: $800
Summer: $1,200
ARP: $1,499
Summer Currie, a stay-at-home mom who’s celebrating her 30th birthday, may win the chance to summer down in a new Ashley bedroom (Rachael) worth $3,699 after Cliff Hangers is over. The SPs controlled by Shane today are a disco ball alarm clock, an electric peeler and a buffet station.
Her bid for the clock is $20…$25. She then bids $35 for the peeler…it’s actually $32. That means she has a $17 range to work with on the buffet station. She then bids $45 on it…it’s actually $50 and she wins, meaning we have a perfect first half!
To clarify the at-home contest, it actually airs on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
TODAY’S AT-HOME SWEEPSTAKES PRIZE: Fireplace (Rachael)
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #1:
Summer ($5,305): 60 + 50 = DOH
Larry ($6,994): 30 + 50 = $.80
Rosario ($27,140): 30 + 45 = $.75
By a nickel, Larry gets to the Showcase. He has a decent rooting section, BTW.
Leaving the audience next is Jessica and the fourth IUFB is camping equipment (Shane).
Jessica: $450
David: $250 (STAGE GARF)
Donna: $400 (STAGE GARF)
Beverly: $800
ARP: $785
Jessica Brown has the chance to send Big Boy’s Birthday Crew (led by Frank) to Jamaica (Lanisha & Rachael) in Squeeze Play. Board:
63758
She gets rid of the 7 (Frank called to have the 3 removed instead) for a guess of $6,358…
$ 6 3 5 8
…good thing she went on her own, as we’re still perfect today!
Next to get out of the audience is Arthur and the fifth IUFB is a selection of garden tools (Rachael).
Arthur: $600
David: $325
Donna: $300 (STAGE GARF)
Beverly: BUCK (STUPID BID)
ARP: $747
Despite Arthur Hovanisian wearing a USC Rose Bowl T-shirt, he’s NOT from USC and he says that he HATES the school! Now, all of those USC fans are hoping that he doesn’t win Grocery Game for an upright piano (Lanisha) worth $5,395. Shane gets the register today, and the groceries today are: Oatmeal crème pies, Gold Bond Lotion, Ester-C, popcorn seasoning and cough drops.
1. 1 Lotion: $9.12
2. 3 Crème Pies: $1.39 X 3 = $4.17 ($13.29)
3. 1 Seasoning: $2.99 ($16.28)
4. 2 Cough Drops (going with my advice): $2.15 X 2 = $4.30 (WIN at $20.58!)
Best Grocery Game playing of the season thus far, IMO! And we’re going for a Perfect Show with a car game next!
The last one called on down today is Scott and the final IUFB is a set of small kitchen appliances (Lanisha).
Scott: $650
David: $700
Donna: $800
Beverly: $400
ARP: $829, so Beverly Ferreria checks into the First Four Breakfast Club while Donna Miller escapes it!
She will now try to wrap up the season’s first Perfect Show in That’s Too Much (Shane)! But here comes trouble, because a Ford Mustang’s at stake.
1. $15,981
2. $16,464
3. $17,810
4. $18,421
5. $19,552
6. $20,902
7. $22,891- THAT’S TOO MUCH!!!
The ARP of that Mustang is…
…$21,525- WE HAVE OUR FIRST PERFECT SHOW OF THE SEASON!!! For a minute there, I thought she was going to be one of the rare few to underprice a Mustang coupe!
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #2:
Arthur ($6,142): $.90
Jessica ($7,143): 35 + 30 = $.65
Donna ($22,354): 20 + Dime = $.30
Arthur makes it to the Showcase!
First Showcase starts with something you could sleep on- a new sofa glider (Shane). Second, if you’re awake and you still want to relax a bit, try soaking in a new spa (Rachael). Finally, for your driving pleasure, it’s the all-new Ford Flex SE (Std., SYNC)(Lanisha)!
LARRY BIDS $45,000 ON CAR SHOWCASE- STAGE WILLY
MY BID FOR CAR SHOWCASE: $38,050
For Arthur, we have a Broyhill dining room (Shane), cookbooks and a trip to China (Lanisha).
ARTHUR, THINKING LARRY’S OVER, BIDS ONE BUCK
MY BID FOR ROOM/TRIP SHOWCASE: $17,500
ARTHUR’S SHOWCASE:
BID: BUCK
ARP: $17,336
DIFFERENCE: $17,335
LARRY’S SHOWCASE:
BID: $45,000
ARP: $36,937
OVER- ARTHUR WINS!
Arthur becomes a very deserving champion today with $23,478 in prizes! But he’s not the day’s top overall winner- Rosario Gonsales, the lady who won 3 Strikes no problem, is.
Bingo America: Tonight's players are Jessica and Christopher. At halftime in Round 1:
JESSICA: B--G-
CHRISTOPHER: B-NG-
BANK: $762
Question #3 is tonight's Wild Ball Question. And because this is Winner Wednesday and the economy's going south even as we speak, every at-home winner tonight gets $1,000! Let's pick up the Round 1 action with the seventh question.
7 (I18)- Over twenty stories tall, what rotating device was invented in Chicago and wasn't named for Bueller?
CHRISTOPHER: Ferris Wheel- YOU BET (BING-; $780)
8 (O71)- What color are the Live Strong braclets popularized by Lance Armstrong?
CHRISTOPHER: Yellow- WIN ($851)
GAME 2: After four questions, here's what we've got now:
JESSICA: --NGO
CHRISTOPHER: ---G-
BANK: $1,067
5 (B4)- What device uses expelled air to measure BAC?
JESSICA: DUI Machine- ZONK ANSWER OF THE WEEK NOMINEE
CHRISTOPHER: Breathalizer- CORRECT (B--G-; $1,071)
6 (I22)- What fruit and nut-stutted baked good is often re-gifted at Christmas?
CHRISTOPHER: Fruitcake- RIGHT AGAIN (BI-G-; $1,093)
7 (I21)- If you do a Camel Spin followed by a Triple Lutz, in what winter sport are you participating in?
CHRISTOPHER: Figure skating- RIGHT AGAIN ($1,114)
8 (N42)- What Spanish-Cubist painter known for his Blue Period held his first art exhibit at 13?
CHRISTOPHER: Picasso- RIGHT YET AGAIN (BING-; $1,156)
9 (B1)- While the Italians say "prego" and the Spanish say "por pavor", what do Americans say to be polite?
JESSICA: Please- RIGHT (B-NGO; $1,157)
50/50 MODE:
10 (O61)- T or F: 50 Cent has an older brother named Five Dollar.
JESSICA: False- RIGHT ($1,218)
11 (I17)- Florida or Hawaii- what's the southernmost U.S. state?
CHRISTOPHER: Florida- LOSE (the buzzer beat him anyway)
BINGO SHOOTOUT:
1. What B was the martial arts expert that starred in "Enter the Dragon"?
CHRISTOPHER: Bruce Lee- YOU BET
2. What I is the last name of the singing brothers Enrique and Julio?
CHRISTOPHER: Iglesias- RIGHT AGAIN
3. What N, also the name of a bright star, is the title of a PBS documentary series?
CHRISTOPHER: Nova- WINS $1,218
Bingo Bonus Round:
B: #12- $1,000
I: #21- $1,500 ($2,500)
N: #44- $1,000 ($3,500)
G: #59- $750 ($4,250)
O: #61- OOPS
WOF: Last night was an episode for the ages, as Michelle Loewenstein became the first ever $1 Million winner and also the show's biggest winner ever with $1,026,080 (a clip of that win was shown in the intro). What we have not done this season is giving away a Jackpot in the Jackpot Round or giving away a car or the $100,000 in the bonus round. Will we do any of that tonight? Let's find out.
Here's the first Toss-Up in the category of Proper Name:
E _ M _ N _ O N
O I _ E _ _
Josh solves EDMONTON OILERS for $1,000. Tonight's players are:
Josh Banker (La Habra, CA)- Insurance worker and a PA announcer for various sports events in California
Mindy Martin (Wellington, FL)- Audiologist
Katie Hoovin (Westchester, PA)- Accounting/finance recruiter; also the oldest of 26 grandchildren
Before I get to the second Toss-Up, I would like to point out that Josh is not tall enough to spin the big wheel, so spinning the wheel for him is his friend Shawn. Last time we had a situation like this, Tim Rodman did very well. Let's see if he can somehow fill his shoes.
The $2,000 Toss-Up is in the category of Food & Drink:
K _ O N _ _ K E
B _ _
Mindy solves KLONDIKE BAR for $2,000.
Round 1 category is Show Biz and out on the wheel now is a trip to Whistler, Canada worth $5,650. After Katie buys the I's, we have...
_ I _ _ I _ _/_ _ _ E R _ T A R/
_ E L I _ E/_ I _ _
...yes, she's from Canada. But Katie hits one of the Bankrupts on the Million Dollar Wedge. Josh calls the S's for $1,500, an $800 P, the N's for another ten grand and solves SINGING SUPERSTAR CELINE DION for another $12,300 and $13,300 total!
BANKRUPTS: 1 (Katie)
Eggland's Best Jackpot/Prize Puzzle Round category is Song Lyrics. Early on, Josh calls a $500 H while on Jackpot but he can't solve for a $6,900 Jackpot. Later, after he buys every other vowel except for U, we have...
I ' _/_ O _ _ A/S O A _/_ _/
THE/S _ _
...this is one of Sheryl Crow's all-time hits. He calls the N's for $1,500 and solves I'M GONNA SOAK UP THE SUN for another $1,750 and a trip to Aruba, for a new total of $21,050 in cash and trip!
DUDS: D
WINNING ID FOR TRIP: RC0136824
Campbell's Soup $10,000 Mystery Round category is Before & After. Josh starts out the round by calling an R for the Wild Card, but then calls a dud in T. A little later, Katie duds out on the Mystery Wedge next to that Million Dollar Wedge with M. Then, Josh calls an N and we have...
N _ _ E L/_ E _ _ E/_ R _ _ E/
_ _ _ _ L E
...the second half of this puzzle is one of the many features on the current version of this show. After purchasing the O, he calls a $300 C, buys the A and the I, he lands on the same Mystery Wedge landed on previously and calls the Z's...he takes the $3,000 bailout (good move, because that was the Bankrupt one) and solves NOBEL PEACE PRIZE PUZZLE for another $3,050 and $24,100 total!
DUDS: M, S, T
$3,000 Toss-Up category is On the Map:
H _ _ S O N
B _ _
Mindy solves HUDSON BAY to go to $5,000. Speed-Up Round category is Living Things and consonants are worth $6,000 each! That means Josh's lead is not safe anymore. After Katie buys the E's, we have...
FLOCK/OF/SNOW/
_ E E S E
...she solves FLOCK OF SNOW GEESE to take home $24,000! Mindy has five grand and by $100, Josh is our champion with $24,100!
DUDS: B, D, J
Big Money Round: Shawn spins the A in GAME and the category is Phrase. Starting with:
L _ _ _ N _
_ _ R _ _ _
Josh calls D, M, P and A for his opening choices. His Wild Card pick is C. We get...
L _ _ _ N _
A _ R _ A D
...he will not be LIVING ABROAD with another $25,000.
Jeopardy!: Todd Covert (a bookkeeper from Valley Glen, CA) is a two-day champion with $58,402 to his credit so far. The challengers he faces tonight:
Meredith Robbins (NYC)- Library media specialist
Kevin Finn (Miami, FL)- University lecturer
As of last Monday, the main theme and think music have been revised once again. Back to the game, here are the opening categories:
THE G-8
AT THE MOVIES
NOVEL QUOTES
STOCK IT TO ME!
LESSER-KNOWN NAMES
ENDS IN "SS"
Meredith ends the G-8 category (second one used this round) with the Daily Double under the $1,000 clue. Because she has nothing right now, she decides to wager $500 on this clue:
It was the last country to officially join the G-8, doing so in 1997.
She blanks. It was Russia, so she drops to -$500. At the first break, the champ has $3,600. Finn has 1/3 of that total ($1,200) and Robbins has just a Benjamin. After the round...
Todd: $7,400
Kevin: $3,600
Meredith: $2,500
...the champ still has a decent lead.
LACH TRASH IN ROUND 1: $1,600
DJ! Categories:
THE "G"-8 (each correct response is eight letters long and starts with a G)
CATS & DOGS
WHATCHA EATIN'?
GEOLOGY
THEY BLEW US OUT OF THE WATER
SORRY, SPORTS FANS (a city is given on each clue and the players have to ID the major sports league that city doesn't have a team for)
After breaking five figures first with $10,200 following the last clue of Cats & Dogs, Covert hits the first Daily Double under the $1,200 Geology clue. Robbins has $4,900 and Finn has $4,000. His wager is $2,000 on a clue told by Jimmy from the University of Wisconsin-Madison's Geology Museum:
Like the stuff that makes the Statue of Liberty green, the mineral malakite is a carbonate of this metal.
"What is copper?"...is right to go to $12,200! A little later, he finds the other Daily Double under the $1,200 Sorry, Sports Fans clue with $11,400, while Robbins now has $6,500 and Finn has $4,800. His wager this time is $3,000:
St. Louis
"What is the NBA?"...you bet for $14,400!
DJ! LACH TRASH: $6,400
SCORES AFTER DOUBLE JEOPARDY!:
Todd: $16,800
Kevin: $8,800
Meredith: $15,700
CORYAT SCORES:
Todd: $14,200
Kevin: $8,800
Meredith: $16,200
Still anybody's ballgame.
FJ! CATEGORY: Musicals.
Profession of the title character of "Little Johnny Jones", featuring the song "Yankee Doodle Boy".
We start with Mr. Finn, who wrote down "What is Drummer Boy?"...incorrect. He risked eight grand, dropping him to $800. Robbins' response was the same thing, so she loses ten large and is down to $5,700. As for the champ...he instead put down "What is producer?"...NO. Correct: What is a jockey? He risked...
...$14,601, meaning he leaves with $60,402 while Ms. Robbins wins the championship.
DOND: #4 Geri Manchuka is our player today. She swaps out her case for #19.
ROUND 1:
1. #16 (John)- $25,000
2. #18 (Niki)- $50,000
3. #9 (Rebecca)- $5
4. #14 (Michele)- $300
5. #13 (Rosa)- $500
FIRST OFFER NOT TAKEN: $17,000
ROUND 2:
1. #6 (Raffi)- $100,000 (DANGER ZONE ENFORCED)
2. #22 (Todd)- $500,000 (BIG STRIKE ONE!)
3. #7 (Kristine)- $1,000
4. #10 (Amy)- $25
5. #12 (Bobbie)- $10
SECOND TURNED DOWN OFFER: $500
ROUND 3:
1. #3 (JC)- BUCK
2. #15 (Nancy)- $200
3. #5 (Cindy)- $250,000 (BIG STRIKE TWO!!)
4. #8 (Jonathan)- $400
THIRD OFFER: $4,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 4:
1. #1 (Shaundal)- $75,000 (STRIKEOUT)
2. #21 (Freda)- $2,500
FOURTH OFFER: $2,500- NO DEAL
She leaves with $55 (which makes her the second-lowest winner so far on the show), but she had $100 and the penny left at the final two. Could she possibly have been the second one penny winner in America?...
...NO, she had the $100. As luck would have it, her original case of #4 wound up having that penny. Rest of playout before dealing:
ROUND 5:
1. #11 (Dan)- $10,000
2. #17 (Jeremy)- $5,000
FIFTH OFFER: $1,300
19th PICK: #2 (Marianna)- $7,500
SIXTH OFFER: $40
20th PICK: #20 (Cheryl)- $50
$55 OFFER PLACED HERE
After her OK first round, things went downhill as much as our country's economy.
BREAKING NEWS: JACK NARZ DIES AT 85
Unfortunately, veteran GS host Jack Narz has passed away today at the age of 85. Jack is best known for being related to Tom Kennedy, aka Jim Narz.
Jack's notable game show stints included "Concentration", "Now You See It" and "Dotto", and he also announced for shows like "Beat the Clock" with Monty Hall (which he also produced) and "Card Sharks" during its first run on NBC.
More information on this as it becomes available.
Various sources contributed to this report.
Jack's notable game show stints included "Concentration", "Now You See It" and "Dotto", and he also announced for shows like "Beat the Clock" with Monty Hall (which he also produced) and "Card Sharks" during its first run on NBC.
More information on this as it becomes available.
Various sources contributed to this report.
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
More notes on Tuesday's "Wheel"
-In case you missed it or you want to see it again, catch a special encore presentation of the "Wheel of Fortune" episode featuring Michelle Loewenstein's $1,000,000 win this weekend in place of the usual repeat you might see from last season.
-The big win Tuesday is the quickest that the $100,000/$1,000,000 has been won in any season since the Bonus Wheel concept started in October 2001, breaking the previous speed record during Season 23 (November 2005).
-Ms. Loewenstein is originally from Edison, N.J., and her episode was taped, of all days, on August 8, 2008! I guess, as the title of a classic TV show starring Susan Richardson might say, "Eight is Enough"!
-This big win is the latest example that big wins like these can happen outside of sweeps periods; I'm not sure if the theory of saving most big wins within sweep periods applies anymore.
Various sources contributed to this report.
-The big win Tuesday is the quickest that the $100,000/$1,000,000 has been won in any season since the Bonus Wheel concept started in October 2001, breaking the previous speed record during Season 23 (November 2005).
-Ms. Loewenstein is originally from Edison, N.J., and her episode was taped, of all days, on August 8, 2008! I guess, as the title of a classic TV show starring Susan Richardson might say, "Eight is Enough"!
-This big win is the latest example that big wins like these can happen outside of sweeps periods; I'm not sure if the theory of saving most big wins within sweep periods applies anymore.
Various sources contributed to this report.
"Dancing With the Stars" 10/14
This week's encore performance was Lance and Lacey's Tango set to "Disturbia".
Now, to begin this season's kids competition. Team #1 consists of Jessica & Mitchell from San Diego dancing the Cha-Cha-Cha to "All Star" by Smashmouth.
Team #2 are made up of Hannah and Kirill from Staten Island, NY. They dance the Samba to "I Wan'na Be Like You" by the Jonas Brothers. Let's see which team qualifies for the finals at the end of the season...
CARRIE ANN: Hanna & Kirill
LEN: Jessica & Mitchell
BRUNO: Hanna & Kirill
...Hanna & Kirill!
By a landslide vote, Rocco DiSpirito and Karina Smirnoff have been eliminated.
Now, to begin this season's kids competition. Team #1 consists of Jessica & Mitchell from San Diego dancing the Cha-Cha-Cha to "All Star" by Smashmouth.
Team #2 are made up of Hannah and Kirill from Staten Island, NY. They dance the Samba to "I Wan'na Be Like You" by the Jonas Brothers. Let's see which team qualifies for the finals at the end of the season...
CARRIE ANN: Hanna & Kirill
LEN: Jessica & Mitchell
BRUNO: Hanna & Kirill
...Hanna & Kirill!
By a landslide vote, Rocco DiSpirito and Karina Smirnoff have been eliminated.
10/14/2008 Results
TPIR: On Episode 4482K, Elanor, Emily, Tadashi and Amanda all hear the magic words first. The first IUFB today is a refrigerator/freezer (Rachael & Shane).
Amanda: $1,650
Tadashi: $1,100
Emily: $1,699
Elanor: $1,101
ARP: $1,999
Emily Davis from Drew Carey’s neck of the woods (Cleveland) plays Most Expensive for a dinette (Shane), a flat panel TV (Lanisha) and an elliptical trainer (Rachael). She picks the dinette as the most expensive, and I didn’t like that choice. The TV is $1,995, the trainer is $1,299…and the dinette is $2,500 for a win! I think that’s the second Broken Fingers of the season, because most would’ve probably picked the TV instead!
Bernadine comes on down fifth and the second IUFB is a digital camera.
Bernadine: $899
Elanor: $1,000
Amanda: $1,001
Tadashi: $1,007
ARP: $968
Bernadine Sewell plays It’s In the Bag with the following products modeled by Lanisha and Shane: ACT mouthwash, a bag of cat food, Clorox bleach, Ester-C, hot sauce and crescent rolls. Here are her guesses:
$1,000: $.75- Hot sauce
$2,000: $15.99- Ester-C
$4,000: $2.39- Rolls
$8,000: $5.49- Mouthwash
$16,000: $6.29- Clorox
She’s right about the first two items for $2,000. I’m a little worried about the rolls, but she goes on with them at $2.39…right for $4,000, and that’s enough for her. Unfortunately for her, had she gone all the way, she would’ve been $16,000 richer.
Coming on down sixth is Nancy and the third IUFB is a poster bed (Rachael).
Nancy: $2,300
Elanor: $1,500
Amanda: $1,700
Tadashi: $2,100
ARP: $1,899
Amanda Jamil from San Diego will try to break the 14 car game losing streak in Card Game; if she succeeds, she’ll win a Pontiac Vibe (Shane). Range is $2,000; we have not seen the $5,000 card drawn in this game since Drew Carey took over as host.
1. KING OF CLUBS ($16,000)
2. 5 OF DIAMONDS ($16,500)
3. 2 OF SPADES ($16,700); QUITS
ARP: $17,695
DIFFERENCE: $995- WIN!!!!
THE CAR GAME LOSING STREAK IS OVER!!!
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #1:
Bernadine ($4,968): Dime + 65 = $.75
Emily ($7,793): 20 + Nickel = $.25
Amanda ($19,594): $.75
SPIN-OFF:
Bernadine: $.35
Amanda: Dime
Bernadine drops to her knees in excitement, because she’s off to the Showcase.
Next to enter the big row is Christine and the fourth IUFB is a drum set (Lanisha).
Christine: $852
Tadashi: $700
Nancy: $1,100
Elanor: $701
ARP: $2,019
Nancy Smith, who has a son serving the country in Iraq, plays my pet game on the show, Secret X, for a trip to Ft. Lauderdale, FL (Shane) worth $6,171. Here’s how she places her free X:
(--)(??)(--)
(--)(??)(--)
(X)(??)(--)
Today’s SPs modeled by Rachael:
Tote bag: $40 or $53?
Weather radio: $48 or $59?
She’s right about the tote bag being $40 and the weather radio being $59, so here’s how she places her other two Xs:
(--)(??)(X)
(--)(??)(--)
(X)(??)(X)
She’s trying to shoot down Rock Bottom, ladies and gentlemen! Has her gamble paid off?...
(--)(--)(X)
(--)(X)(--)
(X)(--)(X)
…well, not necessarily, but she’s a winner anyway!
Jessica is next to leave her seat and the fifth IUFB is dinnerware (Shane).
Jessica: $1,500
Elanor: $1,700
Christine: $1,200
Tadashi: $2,000
ARP: $1,670
Jessica Fang from Pasadena, CA plays Cover Up for a Pontiac G6 (Std., Prots, SRadio, Remote, EBH)(Lanisha & Rachael). Board:
First number: 2 or 4?
Second number: 1, 4 or 6?
Third number: 3, 7, 8 or 9?
Fourth number: 0, 1, 2, 3 or 5?
Fifth number: 1, 2, 4, 6, 8 or 9?
First guess is $21,759…the first two digits and the fourth digit are right. Second guess is $21,958…the 9 is right now. Her final guess is $21,954…but it’s $21,956.
The final contestant is Marta and the final IUFB is a tennis ball machine (Lanisha & Shane).
Marta: $725
Elanor: $1,500
Christine: $1,123
Tadashi: $350
ARP: $849, meaning for the first time this season, we have a double banishment to the First Four Breakfast Club- Elanor and Tadashi are going there.
In the meantime, Marta Logan visits Barker’s Bargain Bar to try and win a wine cabinet (Rachael) marked at $1,625 and an ATV marked at $1,799 (Lanisha). She believes the wine cabinet is the bigger bargain.
ATV:
BARGAIN PRICE: $1,799
ARP: $2,599
DIFFERENCE: $800
WINE CABINET:
BARGAIN PRICE: $1,625
ARP: $2,125
DIFFERENCE: $500- LOSS
Fingers didn’t get the win she was looking for in this game.
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #2:
Marta ($849): 40 + 85 = DOH
Jessica ($1,670): Quarter + 20 = $.45
Nancy ($8,289): $.95
Nancy gets the Top Winner spot in today’s Showcase!
In the first Showcase, we start by suggesting to those players who made today’s Showcase that they call their neighbors about their experiences on the show with a set of new telephones (Lanisha). Second, you could instead invite your friend to fly with you on a trip to Cancun (Shane). Finally, you could stuff at least one of your phones while relaxing in your new Hi-Lo trailer (Rachael).
NANCY PASSES TO BERNADINE; BERNADINE BIDS $22,900 ON TRIP/TRAILER SHOWCASE- STAGE GARF (Only covers the trailer, I think)
MY BID FOR TRIP/TRAILER SHOWCASE: $25,095
For Nancy, we take the season’s first visit to the TPIR Train Depot. With Lanisha as the conductor and Shane riding in the opening car, we learn that she can win a pinball machine, a sofa and a snowmobile. I believe we have a Fireball Special Showcase Alert on our hands here.
NANCY BIDS $17,900 ON TRAIN DEPOT
MY BID FOR TRAIN DEPOT: $16,210
BERNADINE’S SHOWCASE:
BID: $22,900
ARP: $29,928
DIFFERENCE: $7,028
NANCY’S SHOWCASE:
BID: $17,900
ARP: $15,792
OVER- BERNADINE WINS!
Bernadine wins $34,896 in cash and prizes!
WOF: Let's start things out with this $1,000 Toss-Up under the subject of On the Map:
_ _ _/_ U K O N/_ _ _ E _
Pete rings in first, but is zapped for leaving out the third word (hence, he only said THE YUKON). Jennifer then steals THE YUKON RIVER for $1,000. Here are tonight's players:
Jennifer Orme (Boise, ID)- Homemaker
Michelle Loewenstein (Santa Monica)- Florist
Pete Blanc (Trustville, AL)- Teaches leadership and management training for the local government and a former sportscaster
The second Toss-Up is in the category of Fun & Games:
_ A C R _ _ S E
_ T _ C _
Michelle's in first with LACROSSE STICK for $2,000.
Round 1 is tonight's Prize Puzzle Round and the category for it is Food & Drink. Out on the wheel now is a $5,200 trip to Ottawa. Right off the bat, Michelle calls a pair of S's for the Million Dollar Wedge. Later, after she buys the A's, we have...
_ _ _ _ _ H/TOAST/_ _ T H/_ A _ A _ A/&/
_ A _ A _ A _ _ A/_ _ T S
...I've got this. She calls a $500 F, the N's for another $10,000 and solves FRENCH TOAST WITH BANANA & MACADAMIA NUTS for another $13,000 and a trip to Hawaii, for a new total of $20,980 in cash and trip. More importantly, she has earned control of the Million Dollar Wedge!
NO DUDS OR BANKRUPTS THIS ROUND
WINNING ID FOR TRIP: SC4500754
(All week long, I do believe, a fact about each day's featured Canada trip is said by "Jeopardy!" host Alex Trebek before the first commercial break!)
Eggland's Best Jackpot Round category is Living Thing. At the start, Pete calls two N's for $7,000. But after buying the A's, he loses $6,750 to a Bankrupt. A little later, Michelle calls three R's for $1,500 and we have...
_ _ A _ _/_ _ A R/AND/
_ R _ _ N/_ _ A R
...at this point, the Jackpot is worth an even ten grand. She then calls the B's for another $3,200, then a $400 L and she solves BLACK BEAR AND BROWN BEAR for another $5,100 and $26,080 total!
DUDS: T
BANKRUPTS: 1 (Pete)
Campbell's $10,000 Mystery Round category is Thing. After Jennifer calls the C's, we have...
T _ R _ _ T _ ' S
S _ E C T A C _ _ A R
S _ _ _ _ _ E
...why this puzzle wasn't placed under the Landmark category, I don't know. Anyway, she next calls a $550 P, the L's for another $800, and then buys the O's. Then comes the N's for another $1,800 but she duds out with D. Michelle also calls a dud in H. Pete then calls a $400 K, a $900 Y and solves TORONTO'S SPECTACULAR SKYLINE for his first $1,300. He scared me there a bit with "We've got..." before saying the answer, but the judges let that slide.
DUDS: D, H
The last Toss-Up is in the category of Proper Name:
A _ T _ _/_ I M/
_ A _ _ _ Y
Pete solves ACTOR JIM CARREY (I didn't know he was from Canada) for another $3,000 and $4,300 total. Next category is Event. After Pete calls the R, we go to Speed-Up Mode with the remaining consonants being worth $1,700. He then calls the L and we have...
P _ N N I N G/_ _ R/
G _ L _
...I know it, but he does not. Jennifer calls the D and solves PANNING FOR GOLD for another $3,550 and a final total of $4,550. Pete has $4,300 to take home and Michelle's going for the million with $26,080!!
DUDS: E, S, T
Big Money Round: She spins the W and the category is Around the House. Starting with:
L E _ _ _
_ _ _ _ E T
I know it already. Loewenstein calls the popular CDMA combination and we get...
L E A _ _
_ A _ C E T
...she solves LEACKY FAUCET! And now, for the second time this season, I must ask this question. Do we have the first millionaire on this show??...
Amanda: $1,650
Tadashi: $1,100
Emily: $1,699
Elanor: $1,101
ARP: $1,999
Emily Davis from Drew Carey’s neck of the woods (Cleveland) plays Most Expensive for a dinette (Shane), a flat panel TV (Lanisha) and an elliptical trainer (Rachael). She picks the dinette as the most expensive, and I didn’t like that choice. The TV is $1,995, the trainer is $1,299…and the dinette is $2,500 for a win! I think that’s the second Broken Fingers of the season, because most would’ve probably picked the TV instead!
Bernadine comes on down fifth and the second IUFB is a digital camera.
Bernadine: $899
Elanor: $1,000
Amanda: $1,001
Tadashi: $1,007
ARP: $968
Bernadine Sewell plays It’s In the Bag with the following products modeled by Lanisha and Shane: ACT mouthwash, a bag of cat food, Clorox bleach, Ester-C, hot sauce and crescent rolls. Here are her guesses:
$1,000: $.75- Hot sauce
$2,000: $15.99- Ester-C
$4,000: $2.39- Rolls
$8,000: $5.49- Mouthwash
$16,000: $6.29- Clorox
She’s right about the first two items for $2,000. I’m a little worried about the rolls, but she goes on with them at $2.39…right for $4,000, and that’s enough for her. Unfortunately for her, had she gone all the way, she would’ve been $16,000 richer.
Coming on down sixth is Nancy and the third IUFB is a poster bed (Rachael).
Nancy: $2,300
Elanor: $1,500
Amanda: $1,700
Tadashi: $2,100
ARP: $1,899
Amanda Jamil from San Diego will try to break the 14 car game losing streak in Card Game; if she succeeds, she’ll win a Pontiac Vibe (Shane). Range is $2,000; we have not seen the $5,000 card drawn in this game since Drew Carey took over as host.
1. KING OF CLUBS ($16,000)
2. 5 OF DIAMONDS ($16,500)
3. 2 OF SPADES ($16,700); QUITS
ARP: $17,695
DIFFERENCE: $995- WIN!!!!
THE CAR GAME LOSING STREAK IS OVER!!!
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #1:
Bernadine ($4,968): Dime + 65 = $.75
Emily ($7,793): 20 + Nickel = $.25
Amanda ($19,594): $.75
SPIN-OFF:
Bernadine: $.35
Amanda: Dime
Bernadine drops to her knees in excitement, because she’s off to the Showcase.
Next to enter the big row is Christine and the fourth IUFB is a drum set (Lanisha).
Christine: $852
Tadashi: $700
Nancy: $1,100
Elanor: $701
ARP: $2,019
Nancy Smith, who has a son serving the country in Iraq, plays my pet game on the show, Secret X, for a trip to Ft. Lauderdale, FL (Shane) worth $6,171. Here’s how she places her free X:
(--)(??)(--)
(--)(??)(--)
(X)(??)(--)
Today’s SPs modeled by Rachael:
Tote bag: $40 or $53?
Weather radio: $48 or $59?
She’s right about the tote bag being $40 and the weather radio being $59, so here’s how she places her other two Xs:
(--)(??)(X)
(--)(??)(--)
(X)(??)(X)
She’s trying to shoot down Rock Bottom, ladies and gentlemen! Has her gamble paid off?...
(--)(--)(X)
(--)(X)(--)
(X)(--)(X)
…well, not necessarily, but she’s a winner anyway!
Jessica is next to leave her seat and the fifth IUFB is dinnerware (Shane).
Jessica: $1,500
Elanor: $1,700
Christine: $1,200
Tadashi: $2,000
ARP: $1,670
Jessica Fang from Pasadena, CA plays Cover Up for a Pontiac G6 (Std., Prots, SRadio, Remote, EBH)(Lanisha & Rachael). Board:
First number: 2 or 4?
Second number: 1, 4 or 6?
Third number: 3, 7, 8 or 9?
Fourth number: 0, 1, 2, 3 or 5?
Fifth number: 1, 2, 4, 6, 8 or 9?
First guess is $21,759…the first two digits and the fourth digit are right. Second guess is $21,958…the 9 is right now. Her final guess is $21,954…but it’s $21,956.
The final contestant is Marta and the final IUFB is a tennis ball machine (Lanisha & Shane).
Marta: $725
Elanor: $1,500
Christine: $1,123
Tadashi: $350
ARP: $849, meaning for the first time this season, we have a double banishment to the First Four Breakfast Club- Elanor and Tadashi are going there.
In the meantime, Marta Logan visits Barker’s Bargain Bar to try and win a wine cabinet (Rachael) marked at $1,625 and an ATV marked at $1,799 (Lanisha). She believes the wine cabinet is the bigger bargain.
ATV:
BARGAIN PRICE: $1,799
ARP: $2,599
DIFFERENCE: $800
WINE CABINET:
BARGAIN PRICE: $1,625
ARP: $2,125
DIFFERENCE: $500- LOSS
Fingers didn’t get the win she was looking for in this game.
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #2:
Marta ($849): 40 + 85 = DOH
Jessica ($1,670): Quarter + 20 = $.45
Nancy ($8,289): $.95
Nancy gets the Top Winner spot in today’s Showcase!
In the first Showcase, we start by suggesting to those players who made today’s Showcase that they call their neighbors about their experiences on the show with a set of new telephones (Lanisha). Second, you could instead invite your friend to fly with you on a trip to Cancun (Shane). Finally, you could stuff at least one of your phones while relaxing in your new Hi-Lo trailer (Rachael).
NANCY PASSES TO BERNADINE; BERNADINE BIDS $22,900 ON TRIP/TRAILER SHOWCASE- STAGE GARF (Only covers the trailer, I think)
MY BID FOR TRIP/TRAILER SHOWCASE: $25,095
For Nancy, we take the season’s first visit to the TPIR Train Depot. With Lanisha as the conductor and Shane riding in the opening car, we learn that she can win a pinball machine, a sofa and a snowmobile. I believe we have a Fireball Special Showcase Alert on our hands here.
NANCY BIDS $17,900 ON TRAIN DEPOT
MY BID FOR TRAIN DEPOT: $16,210
BERNADINE’S SHOWCASE:
BID: $22,900
ARP: $29,928
DIFFERENCE: $7,028
NANCY’S SHOWCASE:
BID: $17,900
ARP: $15,792
OVER- BERNADINE WINS!
Bernadine wins $34,896 in cash and prizes!
WOF: Let's start things out with this $1,000 Toss-Up under the subject of On the Map:
_ _ _/_ U K O N/_ _ _ E _
Pete rings in first, but is zapped for leaving out the third word (hence, he only said THE YUKON). Jennifer then steals THE YUKON RIVER for $1,000. Here are tonight's players:
Jennifer Orme (Boise, ID)- Homemaker
Michelle Loewenstein (Santa Monica)- Florist
Pete Blanc (Trustville, AL)- Teaches leadership and management training for the local government and a former sportscaster
The second Toss-Up is in the category of Fun & Games:
_ A C R _ _ S E
_ T _ C _
Michelle's in first with LACROSSE STICK for $2,000.
Round 1 is tonight's Prize Puzzle Round and the category for it is Food & Drink. Out on the wheel now is a $5,200 trip to Ottawa. Right off the bat, Michelle calls a pair of S's for the Million Dollar Wedge. Later, after she buys the A's, we have...
_ _ _ _ _ H/TOAST/_ _ T H/_ A _ A _ A/&/
_ A _ A _ A _ _ A/_ _ T S
...I've got this. She calls a $500 F, the N's for another $10,000 and solves FRENCH TOAST WITH BANANA & MACADAMIA NUTS for another $13,000 and a trip to Hawaii, for a new total of $20,980 in cash and trip. More importantly, she has earned control of the Million Dollar Wedge!
NO DUDS OR BANKRUPTS THIS ROUND
WINNING ID FOR TRIP: SC4500754
(All week long, I do believe, a fact about each day's featured Canada trip is said by "Jeopardy!" host Alex Trebek before the first commercial break!)
Eggland's Best Jackpot Round category is Living Thing. At the start, Pete calls two N's for $7,000. But after buying the A's, he loses $6,750 to a Bankrupt. A little later, Michelle calls three R's for $1,500 and we have...
_ _ A _ _/_ _ A R/AND/
_ R _ _ N/_ _ A R
...at this point, the Jackpot is worth an even ten grand. She then calls the B's for another $3,200, then a $400 L and she solves BLACK BEAR AND BROWN BEAR for another $5,100 and $26,080 total!
DUDS: T
BANKRUPTS: 1 (Pete)
Campbell's $10,000 Mystery Round category is Thing. After Jennifer calls the C's, we have...
T _ R _ _ T _ ' S
S _ E C T A C _ _ A R
S _ _ _ _ _ E
...why this puzzle wasn't placed under the Landmark category, I don't know. Anyway, she next calls a $550 P, the L's for another $800, and then buys the O's. Then comes the N's for another $1,800 but she duds out with D. Michelle also calls a dud in H. Pete then calls a $400 K, a $900 Y and solves TORONTO'S SPECTACULAR SKYLINE for his first $1,300. He scared me there a bit with "We've got..." before saying the answer, but the judges let that slide.
DUDS: D, H
The last Toss-Up is in the category of Proper Name:
A _ T _ _/_ I M/
_ A _ _ _ Y
Pete solves ACTOR JIM CARREY (I didn't know he was from Canada) for another $3,000 and $4,300 total. Next category is Event. After Pete calls the R, we go to Speed-Up Mode with the remaining consonants being worth $1,700. He then calls the L and we have...
P _ N N I N G/_ _ R/
G _ L _
...I know it, but he does not. Jennifer calls the D and solves PANNING FOR GOLD for another $3,550 and a final total of $4,550. Pete has $4,300 to take home and Michelle's going for the million with $26,080!!
DUDS: E, S, T
Big Money Round: She spins the W and the category is Around the House. Starting with:
L E _ _ _
_ _ _ _ E T
I know it already. Loewenstein calls the popular CDMA combination and we get...
L E A _ _
_ A _ C E T
...she solves LEACKY FAUCET! And now, for the second time this season, I must ask this question. Do we have the first millionaire on this show??...