Sunday, November 30, 2008

"The Amazing Race" 11/30

Who will make it to the finals and who won't? Let's find out now.

Remember, Andrew & Dan, the only all-male team left this season, will have to complete a Speed Bump task along the way this week since they finished last in last week's non-elimination leg.

OPENING CLUE: Travel by taxi to a retired Russian nuclear submarine. They must find its bowels and locate the officer being played by an actor who starred in "The Hunt For Red October" to get their second clue.

CLUE #2: Travel by taxi to an outdoor museum called Park Iskusstv.

Nick & Starr Spangler are in the lead heading into the following:

ROADBLOCK: One member of each team must ID how many Lenin statues are on the museum's park grounds (6) and how many Stalin statues are there (2). Once they think they're ready, they must go inside a bookstore and tell the correct number to the saleslady. The number of Lenin statues makes up the first digit of the correct answer, while the number of Stalin statues represents the other digit in the answer. Hence, the correct answer is 62. If incorrect, they're assessed a TEN MINUTE PENALTY and they'll have to wait out the penalty before trying again. If correct, they get to look up that page number in a book and information about their next location can be found within that page's text.

Andrew & Dan are way behind, as they went to the wrong park. Taking on the Roadblock are Nick, Dallas, Tina & Dan. The place they must go to next is Sadovaya Street.

Nick & Starr keep the lead! Toni & Dallas mess up at least twice on the Roadblock.

CLUE #4: Teams must travel by taxi to Sokol'niky Park and must locate the lady standing next to a Shetland pony; that lady will hand them their next clue.

DETOUR: Ride the Rails or Ride the Lines?

Ride the Rails: Teams must go on foot to the park's metro station and take a train to station 1905. Then, they must get a pastry before taking another train to a place where a statue of the Russian Alphabet creators can be found. They must find an old lady and deliver their pastry to her to get a postcard telling them to take a train to VDNKh Park; after getting there, they must search its station for their next clue.

Ride the Lines: Teams must run to a bus stop and get on a tour bus to Metpo "Kpachocenbckar". Once there, they must find a keymaker who will give them a locker key that tells them to travel by trolley bus to Rizhskaya Train Station. After getting there, they must unlock the correct locker with their given key to get a postcard directing them to take a train to VDNKh Park, where the next clue can be found.

Toni & Dallas were just barely ahead of Andrew & Dan after the Roadblock. HOWEVER, AFTER GETTING OUT OF A TAXI, DALLAS FORGETS TO TAKE ALONG HIS BAG CONTAINING HIS PASSPORT AND MONEY, AND THE TAXI DRIVES OFF. OUCH. Earlier on, I thought Ken & Tina were the ones that had this unfortunate thing happen. They then are forced to borrow money from other people in the city.

SPEED BUMP: After getting to Sokol'niky Park, Andrew & Dan are forced to dance with a Russian dance group to one song. Once they've done well enough, they can then try their Detour task.

Nick & Starr try the pastry task while Ken & Tina go with the bus task. Ken & Tina wind up taking the wrong kind of bus while Andrew & Dan have to re-do their Russian dancing at least once. Toni & Dallas, meanwhile, fall to last place as a result of Dallas' passport & money fiasco.

PIT STOP: Teams must run to the main part of VDNKh Park. Only the first three teams here get the chance to compete in the finals.

Nick & Starr are still ahead after their Detour task. Do they hang on to win this leg?...




















...YES- THAT'S THEIR SIXTH WIN OF THE SEASON, TYING COLIN & CHRISTIE'S ALL-TIME SINGLE SEASON WINS RECORD AT SIX!!!! They also win a trip to Anguilla. But more importantly, they have the chance to win $1 Million in the last leg and possibly finish the greatest run in the show's history!

The second team to advance to the championship round...















...Andrew & Dan! The last team in...













Ken & Tina
Toni & Dallas

...Ken & Tina Greene, despite their mistake in not picking up their final clue. Which means Toni & Dallas Imbimbo's money & passport fiasco is truly a fiasco for the ages on this show, because they're eliminated. But unlike the other teams eliminated this season, they don't leave the race empty-handed, because they will be going to the Dominican Republic.

The $1 Million will be won in Portland, Oregon.

Saturday, November 29, 2008

"Go For the Green!"/Saturday Wheel SPIN ID 11/29

The first episode tonight is Episode #16.

TRIP AT STAKE: Hawaii

1. On the March 12, 2008 episode of "America's Next Top Model", the contestants wore:

A: Meat bikinis
B: Vegan lingerie

Answer: Meat bikinis

2. Popular Mechanics says this will save you more gas when you stop to pick up your date:

A: Letting the engine idle
B: Turning the engine off and back on

Answer: Turning the engine off and back on

At this point, only three are left, and they automatically advance to the second round. That means the contestants who were eliminated on the second question get a reprieve.

3. Which of the following did Henry Ford invent?

A: Hemp-mobile
B: Ultra-motorcycle

Answer: Hemp-mobile

We now have six contestants for Round 2: Colin, Willisha, Kevin, Sheri, Rickie & Scotney.

1. IN CONTROL: Sheri
CATEGORY: Prime- TAKES QUESTION

According to a story in The New York Times, the green movement has caused an increase in what?

A: Trespassing in landfills
B: Fryer grease theft from restaurants
C: Wind-turbine joy rides

GUESS: Trespassing in landfills- INCORRECT (A: Fryer grease theft)

2. IN CONTROL: Scotney
CATEGORY: Water- TAKES QUESTION

According to the EPA, used oil from one change can contaminate how much fresh water?

A: 100 gallons
B: 1,000 gallons
C: 1 million gallons

GUESS: 1,000 gallons- NO (A: One million gallons)

3. IN CONTROL: Willisha
CATEGORY: Cool Products- CHALLENGES KEVIN

What are these?

A: Dog toys from recycled tires
B: Carbon dioxide consuming coral
C: Energy saving balls

GUESS: Dog toys from recycled tires- WRONG (A: Energy saving balls)

4. IN CONTROL: Colin
CATEGORY: Celebrities- CHALLENGES RICKIE, PUTTING WILLISHA IN CHAIN GAME

Daryl Hannah was arrested while sitting in a tree to protest what?

A: Birds killed by wind-turbines
B: Farm sold to developers
C: Loggers

GUESS: Loggers- ELIMINATED (A: Farm sold to developers)

CHAIN GAME: Willisha won the coin toss and will go first. The topic is to place seven different vehicles in proper order from the best gas mileage to the worst (I love this category!).

A: Mini Cooper
B: M1 Abrams Tank
C: VW Beetle
D: Helicopter
E: Hummer H3
F: Lamborghini Murcielago
G: Lexus RX400h 4X4

WILLISHA'S FIRST GUESSES:

1. Lexus
2. Beetle
3. Hummer
4. Lamborghini
5. Mini Cooper
6. Helicopter
7. Tank

#2, #6 & #7 CORRECT- 37.9

SECOND TRY:

1. Mini Cooper
2. Beetle
3. Lamborghini
4. Lexus
5. Hummer
6. Helicopter
7. Tank

#1, #2, #6 & #7 CORRECT- 69.2

FINAL TRY:

1. Mini Cooper
2. Beetle
3. Lexus
4. Hummer
5. Lamborghini
6. Helicopter
7. Tank

ALL RIGHT- 80.3

COLIN'S FIRST TRY:

1. Mini Cooper
2. Beetle
3. Lexus
4. Tank
5. Lamborghini
6. Helicopter
7. Hummer

54 SECONDS LEFT

He then switches the Hummer and the tank to win with 45.1 left!

To end this episode, for the first time, I get to see the audience game! The host randomly selects contestants to answer questions for $10 apiece.

Samantha- What does up-cycle mean?

A: Bringing a bicycle on public transportation
B: Transforming a discarded item into something useful

GUESS: Transforming discarded items- RIGHT

Michael- Which came first?

A: Styrofoam cup
B: Ceramic cup

GUESS: Ceramic cup- RIGHT

Now, for Episode 11.

TRIP AT STAKE: Malaysia

1. What are there more of in the world?

A: Cars
B: Bicycles

Answer: Bicycles

2. What's a Canadian scientist trying to create so he can harness its power?

A: Waterfall
B: Tornado

Answer: Tornado

3. What's the University of Virginia dining hall doing to reduce its carbon footprint?

A: Eliminating cafeteria trays
B: Banning bottled water

Answer: Eliminating cafeteria trays

This time, seven are left for Round 2: Drew, Amanda, Shani, Tabby, Dion, Ben & Mario.

1. IN CONTROL: Mario
CATEGORY: Travel- CHALLENGES TABBY

According to The New York Times, Bangor, ME is believed to be the first American city to ban what?

A: Chewing gum
B: Soda machines in schools
C: Smoking in cars with kids

GUESS: Smoking in cars with kids- CORRECT

2. IN CONTROL: Amanda
CATEGORY: Royalty- TAKES QUESTION

Who did Queen Elizabeth tell to switch from SUVs to bikes?

A: Subjects
B: Children
C: Bodyguards

GUESS: Subjects- INCORRECT (A: Bodyguards)

3. IN CONTROL: Shani
CATEGORY: Energy- TAKES QUESTION

How is Utah saving energy in its state offices?

A: Switching to four day work weeks
B: Removing office fridges and microwaves
C: Going paperless

GUESS: Removing office fridges and microwaves- WRONG (A: Four day work weeks)

4. IN CONTROL: Tabby
CATEGORY: Oktoberfest- TAKES QUESTION

Munich started what eco-friendly policy at the 2005 Oktoberfest?

A: Deposit system for washable mugs
B: Subsidizing locally produced beer
C: Selling bamboo lederhosen

GUESS: Subsidizing beer- NO (A: Deposit system for washable mugs)

5. IN CONTROL: Ben
CATEGORY: Amusement parks- TAKES QUESTION

Universal Studios touts what as the first "green" amusement park ride?

A: "The Dark Knight" Dark Ride
B: "The Simpsons" Ride
C: "The Incredible Hulk" Coaster

GUESS: "The Incredible Hulk" Coaster- LOSE (A: "The Simpsons" Ride)

CHAIN GAME: Dion won the coin toss and has elected to go first. The category this time- place seven different future landfill swellers from least to most.

A: TVs
B: Telephones
C: Refrigerators

D: Computers
E: Cars
F: Cell phones
G: Microwaves

DION'S FIRST GUESSES:

1. Cell phones
2. Telephones
3. Computers
4. TVs
5. Microwaves
6. Refrigerators
7. Cars

ALL WRONG- 32.3

SECOND ATTEMPT:

1. Telephones
2. Cell phones
3. TVs
4. Microwaves
5. Computers
6. Cars
7. Refrigerators

ALL ARE STILL WRONG- 55.5

FINAL TRY:

1. Computers
2. Cars
3. Microwaves
4. Refrigerators
5. Telephones
6. Cell phones
7. TVs

#5 RIGHT- 79.1

DREW'S FIRST GUESSES:

1. Telephones
2. TVs
3. Microwaves
4. Cell phones
5. Cars
6. Computers
7. Refrigerators

ALL WRONG- 43.1 LEFT

SECOND TRY:

1. Telephones
2. TVs
3. Refrigerators
4. Cars
5. Microwaves
6. Computers
7. Cell phones

WINNER- 28.2 LEFT

Correct order:

1. Microwaves
2. Refrigerators
3. Cars
4. Computers
5. Telephones
6. TVs
7. Cell phones

$5,000 WINNING SPIN ID OF THE NIGHT: EB8848695

"Don't Forget the Lyrics!" company sold

RDF Media, who produces "Don't Forget the Lyrics!", will likely be sold to a group that includes John De Mol of Endemol for $78 Million (52 million pounds).

Source: Variety

Friday, November 28, 2008

Long time "Wheel" art designer passes away

Dick Stiles, the art designer of "Wheel of Fortune" for most of the early years, passed away last Monday.

Bingo America/Wheel 11/28

Bingo America: Tonight is Episode 2059 and the players are Eva & Louis.

GAME 1:
1 (I24)- What type of large white flowers is assoicated with Easter?
EVA: Lily- CORRECT (-I---; $524)
2 (G51)- Contrary to "Old Wives' Tale", what bumpy-skinned frog-like amphibian doesn't cause warts?
EVA: Toad- RIGHT (-I-G-; $575)
3 (G46)- What all-girl '80s band proved "We've Got the Beat" with hits like "Our Lips are Sealed"?
LOUIS: The Go-Gos- CORRECT (---G-; $621)
4 (B2)- From the Latin for "warm", what large heavy pot used for boiling is often associated with witches?
EVA: Caulderon- RIGHT (BI-G-; $623)
5 (N40)- Will Smith and Brad Pitt turned down Keanu Reeves' lead role as Ne-Yo in what hit science fiction trilogy?
LOUIS: "The Matrix"- CORRECT (--NG-; $663)
6 (N33)- Rich in coal and iron, what huge mountain system stretches from Quebec to Alabama?
EVA: Appalachians- RIGHT (BING-; $696)

FIRST BREAK

7 (I25)- Cartman and Kenny attended school in what animated cable series?
LOUIS: "South Park"- YOU BET (-ING-; $721)
8 (B8)- Typing is often assoicated with what syndrome affecting the nerves in the wrist?
LOUIS TAKES TOO LONG
EVA: Carpool tunnel- CORRECT ($729)
9 (O65)- What LA Lakers superstar took Brandy to his high school prom?
LOUIS: Kobe Bryant- RIGHT (-INGO; $794)
10 (B6)- What mythical bird is said to rise from its own ashes?
LOUIS: Phoenix- WIN ($800)

GAME 2:
1 (O75)- Beefsteak and cherry are type of what food?
LOUIS: Tomatoes- YES INDEED (----O; $875)
2 (B1)- Every year, parents take their children to work on the fourth Thursday of what fourth month?
LOUIS: April- RIGHT AGAIN (B---O; $876)
3 (I19)- What mythical horse's name comes from the Latin for "one-horned"?
EVA: Unicorn- CORRECT (-I---; $895)
4 (B11)- The U.S. government is divided into three branches: Legislative, Executive and what else?
LOUIS: Judicial- YOU BET ($906)
5 (I29)- This year, People Magazine named Sarah Silverman and who "Funniest Couple Alive"?
LOUIS TAKES TOO LONG
EVA: Jimmy Kimmel- OF COURSE ($935)
6 (WILD)- A Scottish form of the word "cadet", what term for "a jack of all trades" refers to a golfer's assistant?
LOUIS: Caddy- YOU BET (B-N-O; $1,035)
7 (O69)- The Colisseum was digitally recreated in what film starring Russell Crowe as Maximus?
LOUIS: "Gladiator"- RIGHT AGAIN ($1,104)
8 (G49)- The spotted variety of what stinky animal balances on its front paw when its about to spray?
EVA: Skunk- CORRECT (-I-G-; $1,153)
9 (G52)- Led by Jerry Garcia on guitar, what Bay Area band attracted tye dye fans with hits like "Truckin'"?
EVA: Grateful Dead- RIGHT AGAIN ($1,205)

50/50:
10 (N45)- XX or VV- how is the number 20 written in Roman numerals?
EVA: XX- YOU BET (-ING-; $1,250)
11 (G51)- T or F: There is a basketball court and an outdoor pool on the grounds of the White House.
LOUIS: True- CORRECT (B-NGO; $1,301)
12 (I17)- In 1996, which U.S. gymnast vaulted on a sprained ankle to win gold- Kerri Strug or Shannon Miller?
EVA: Kerri Strug- RIGHT ($1,318)
13 (O72)- T or F: In Japan, it's considered bad manners to slurp your soup.
EVA: False- YES INDEED (-INGO; $1,390)
14 (B9)- Doc or Dopey- which of these Disney dwarfs had no hair on their head?
LOUIS: Dopey- RIGHT ($1,399)
15 (B2)- Chris Brown or Nick Cannon- who did Mariah Carey get married with this year?
LOUIS: Chris Brown- NO WAY; TIE MATCH

BINGO SHOOTOUT:
1. For more than 14 years, what B titled western series featured a father and three sons living on the Ponderosa ranch?
EVA: "Bonanza"- RIGHT
2. Written by Anne Rice, what 1994 I movie starred Tom Cruise?
EVA: "Interview with the Vampire"- RIGHT AGAIN
3. Sometimes abbreviated NIN, what N rock band is fronted by Trent Resnor?
LOUIS: Nine Inch Nails- CORRECT
4. What G type of traffic jam occurs when cars come to a halt due to vehicles blocking at an intersection?
LOUIS: Gridlock- RIGHT
Final question: What O is a comical newspaper and bills itself as "America's Finest News Source"?
LOUIS: "The Onion"- WINS $1,399

Bingo Bonus Round: We've had two huge losses in Bonusland this week. Can Louis win something from there to end the week?...

B: #5- $1,000
I: #26- $2,000 ($3,000)
N: #32- LOSS

...no.

WOF: It's a miracle- the Nebraska/Colorado college football game ended soon enough for this episode to air in full tonight! Our first Toss-Up category is Rhyme Time:

H I _ _ _ A _ S/AND/

_ _ W _ Y S

Jody solves HIGHWAYS AND BYWAYS for $1,000.

$5,000 WINNING ID OF THE NIGHT: LH0018038

Tonight's players:

Jody Hill (Louisville)- Licensed massage/craniosacral therapist
Shannon Happ (Venice, CA)- Copywriter/proofreader; also a kickboxer and funny voice artist
Steve Wesneski (Fort Myers, FL)- Handyman

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

_ _ D E P _ _ _ E N _ E

_ _ S _ O _ R I

Jody solves INDEPENDENCE MISSOURI to go to $3,000.

Round 1 is tonight's Prize Puzzle Round and the category is Place. Out on the wheel now is a tour of the Grand Canyon/Great American West courtesy of Caravan.com worth $5,000. After Steve calls the R's for $1,600, we have...

R I _ H T/_ N/THE/_ _ T E R ' S/

E _ _ E

...he solves RIGHT ON THE WATER'S EDGE to win that amount plus a trip to Cozumel, a total of $7,300 in cash and trip.

DUDS: L (Shannon)
LOTs: 1 (Jody)

WINNING ID FOR TRIP: GT2011880

Campbell's Soup Jackpot Round category is Where Are We? Early on, Shannon calls four T's for $1,200 and the Free Spin. Later, she calls a pair of N's for a $1,000 LuggagePoint.com gift certificate, but she then loses it right back and $4,650 to a Bankrupt. She then uses her Free Spin and after calling the W's, we have...

_ E A R S/&/_ _ _ S

THE/W I N _ _/_ I T _/

_ A T ' S/HOMETOWN

...uh oh, I think Andy & Pat are going to love this puzzle! After buying the U to clean out the vowels, she calls a $300 P but calls a dud in L. Steve then calls the B's for seven grand and solves BEARS & CUBS, THE WINDY CITY, PAT'S HOMETOWN to win that amount. He then knows the bonus answer's Chicago to make this round worth a total of 10 large to him, bringing his new total to $17,300!

DUDS: L
BANKRUPTS: 1 (Shannon)

Swanson Broth Mystery Round category is Before & After. Steve calls the R's for the Wild Card. He then calls the H's for the Arizona trip. After calling the N's, we have...

THE/_ A N _/_ F/THE/

FREE-R A N _ E/_ H _ _ _ E N _

...he guesses the puzzle as THE LAND OF THE FREE-RANGE CHICKENS...right for another $2,300 and the trip, a new total of $24,600 in cash and trips!

PERFECT ROUND

$3,000 Toss-Up category is Person:

_ L _ E _

S T _ T E S _ A N

Shannon wins her first $3,000 with ELDER STATESMAN. Speed-Up Round category is Things and consonants are worth $1,300 apiece. After Steve calls the D's...

D _ _ T _ _ N _ R Y

D _ _ _ N _ T _ _ N S

...he blanks for $6,500. Jody calls the C and solves DICTIONARY DEFINITIONS for another $3,900 and a final total of $6,900. Shannon has $3,000 and Steve wins the championship with $24,600 in cash and trips!

DUDS: L, P

Big Money Round: The Wild Card's in play here for the second straight episode. Steve spins the double star and the category is Phrase. Starting with:

_ _ L L/_ _/

_ N T R _ _ _ E

I believe it's _____ OF INTRIGUE. He calls B, W, F and A, then makes his Wild Card Selection C...

F _ L L/_ F/

_ N T R _ _ _ E

...he's still not quite FULL OF INTRIGUE, so he loses the convertible. I guess the vowels in the last word threw him off.

At the end, we see footage of some auditions.

Thursday, November 27, 2008

Syndicated "Deal" ratings break 2 mark

On November 10th, the syndicated version of "Deal or No Deal" pulled a 2.1 live plus same day household rating, which I think is a new season high. For the week overall, it averaged a 1.9.

Source: B & C

11/27/2008 Results- HAPPY THANKSGIVING 2008!

DOND: This will be my last "Deal" recap of the week, since the show will be pre-empted tomorrow like most other shows in my area due to college football. Today's player is #6 Albert Rodriguez (who makes a snow angel when he's called on down; he's a soon-to-be father). All week long, he's be using his ESP to predict what will be in his case. I'm sure he's hoping the $500,000's in his case today.

ROUND 1:
1. #15 (Julie)- $50
2. #8 (Kristan)- $7,500
3. #11 (Blake)- BUCK
4. #9 (Allie)- $5
5. #13 (Hal)- $2,500

RECORD FIRST OFFER: $32,000- NO DEAL

ROUND 2:
1. #19 (Woody)- $400
2. #2 (Javier)- $500,000
3. #20 (Meg)- $250,000
4. #16 (Phillis)- $50,000 (DANGER ZONE ENFORCED)
5. #18 (Terrelus)- PENNY

SECOND OFFER: $9,000- NO DEAL

(His target now: $68,000.)

ROUND 3:
1. #12 (Kelly)- $75,000 (STRIKE ONE)
2. #21 (Joanna)- $500
3. #4 (Jennifer)- $300
4. #10 (Lucy)- SEARS

Lucy will be going on a $10,000 Sears shopping spree.

THIRD OFFER: $12,000- NO DEAL

ROUND 4:
1. #5 (Kristie)- $25,000 (STRIKE TWO)
2. #7 (Erica)- $5,000 (SAFETY NET MOSTLY GONE)

FOURTH OFFER: $7,000- NO DEAL

ROUND 5:
1. #3 (Mary Ellen)- $25
2. #1 (Robert)- $200

FIFTH OFFER: $17,000- NO DEAL

19th PICK: #22 (Kathryn)- $10

SIXTH OFFER: $27,000- DEAL

Had he gone on with #17 (Stephen), he would've eliminated $100 and gotten a final offer of $46,000. Had he chosen to accept his own case in the end...he would've exceeded his goal.

Bingo America: On this Thanksgiving, Debbie & Max are the contestants playing on Episode 2054. After five questions, here's how it stands in Game 1:

DEBBIE: -IN-O
MAX: -I--O
BANK: $730

NUMBERS CALLED TO THIS POINT: O70, I27, N41, I24 & O68

6 (WILD)- What two-word Italian name for "first lady" also refers to a tempermental diva?
DOUBLE STUMPER: Prima donna

(That's the second episode in a row nobody got the Wild Card Question.)

7 (B2)- What British heavy metal band featured Jimmy Paige on the guitar in the classic "Stairway to Heaven"?
DEBBIE: The Eagles- NO
MAX: Van Halen- DOUBLE STUMPER #2 (A: Led Zeppelin)
8 (B13)- What world's third-longest river is the main waterway of China?
DEBBIE: Yang Sea- CORRECT (BIN-O; $743)
9 (G55)- Weighing as much as 1,272 taxi cabs, the London Eye resembles what classic amusement park ride?
DEBBIE: Ferris Wheel- WIN ($798)

Game 2 heads to 50/50 with this setup:

DEBBIE: -INGO
MAX: B--G-
BANK: $1,147

NUMBERS CALLED TO THIS POINT: G55, B14, O71, I19, G58, I24, B2, O65 & N41

10 (I23)- Teaspoon or tablespoon- which holds more?
MAX: Tablespoon- RIGHT (BI-G-; $1,170)
11 (O68)- Grand or Gross- what does the G in the economic term GNP stand for?
MAX: Gross- RIGHT AGAIN (BI-GO; $1,238)
12 (B10)- T or F: Bananas contain more fat than any other fruit.
MAX: False- RIGHT AGAIN ($1,248)
13 (B7)- Locks or Keys- what's the term for the gated sections of a canal?
DEBBIE: Locks- WINS MATCH ($1,255)

Bingo Bonus Round:

B: #11- $2,000
I: #27- $2,500 ($4,500)
N: #41- $3,000 ($7,500)
G: #49- $2,500 ($10,000!)
O: #64- OUCH!!!

This is NOT "Deal or No Deal", people! Another record loss here.

WOF: Last night, Tara Ray became just the second player this season to sweep the maingame, but blew her $100,000 bonus round opportunity, which would've made her the second-highest winner of the season. Let's see if we can make a nice recovery from that tonight. The first Toss-Up category is Thing:

T _ E/_ _ C A L/N _ _ _ _ _ _ E _

Yobelin solves THE LOCAL NEWSPAPER for $1,000.

$5,000 WINNING ID OF THE NIGHT: FC03013

Tonight's players:

Yobelin Fernandez (NYC)- Admininstrative modeling agency office manager and licensed massage therapist
Paul Hermacio (Seattle)- Fireman and occasional hospital volunteer; formerly worked eight years with the Air Force. Also, her mother was on the show back in 1977 with Chuck Woolery (with Paul in her belly at that point in her life) and she got to buy a few prizes!
Lisa Demitrovich (Brookline, MA)- Pharmaceutical sales representative and currently seeking her MBA in college

$2,000 Toss-Up category is Around the House (the first Toss-Up should've fallen under that same category):

F A _ _ L Y

P _ _ _ _ _ _ T

Yobelin quickly gets FAMILY PORTRAIT to triple up.

Round 1 category is Food & Drink and out on the wheel now is a country music prize package that includes a trip to Nashville and some albums from Billy Currington, Sugarland, George Strait & Lee Ann Womack, all worth $5,029. Early on, Yobelin calls three R's for $7,500 but later buys the only dud vowel on the board (I). Paul then spins Lose a Turn. After Lisa then calls the C's, we have...

_ _ T T E R C R E A _

F R O S T E D

C _ _ C A _ E S

...she solves BUTTERCREAM FROSTED CUPCAKES for $1,000.

DUDS: I

Campbell's Soup Jackpot Round category is Before & After. Paul begins the round with a pair of R's for $7,000. He then calls four T's to triple that amount! But he then calls a dud in L. Lisa then calls two H's for a $1,000 gift tag from Claim Jumper. At that point, we have...

_ _ _ _ _ _ _/_ _ T H/T H _/_ T _ R _/

_ _ _/_ T R _ _ _ _

...she calls the N's for another $1,200 and the Jackpot's now at 13 grand. After buying the I's, she loses the gift tag and $700 to a Bankrupt. Yobelin hits Bankrupt immediately. Paul then barely avoids the Bankrupt and calls a $900 W but then repeats the E, possibly costing him $21,900. Darn. Lisa then calls the D's for the Wild Card, a $550 C, a $900 G, and then buys the A's. She then calls the S's for another $3,200 and solves DANCING WITH THE STARS AND STRIPES for another $4,400 and the lead for now with $5,400. A $16,150 Jackpot goes unclaimed in the end.

DUDS: L
BANKRUPTS: 2 (Lisa, Yobelin)

Swanson Broth Mystery/Prize Puzzle Round category is Place. After Yobelin buys the I's, we have...

_ O _ _ _ A R

T O _ R _ S T

A T T R A C T _ O N

...she buys the last vowel of U (two of them up there) and she solves POPULAR TOURIST ATTRACTION for another $2,100 and a trip to Bermuda, giving her 11 grand in cash and trip; she has the lead back.

DUDS: E

WINNING ID FOR TRIP: TM7964664

Final Toss-Up category is Proper Name:

_ _ _ _ _ N

_ P _ _ L B _ _ G

Yobelin sweeps the Toss-Ups with STEVEN SPIELBERG, adding on to her lead (and she was quick on all them)! She now has $14,000. Speed-Up Round category is Living Things and consonants are worth $6,000 each! After Paul calls the T's, we have...

R A T T _ _ _ N A _ _ _/AND/

A R _ A D _ _ _ _ _

...for $24,000 and to steal the match...nothing! Lisa then calls the L's and solves RATTLESNAKES AND ARMADILLOS to win $30K and the match with $35,400! Yobelin leaves with $14K in cash and trip and Paul unfortunately goes home with the $1,000 consolation. Hey, at least the $1,000's better than the crummy parting gifts offered back in the 1970s.

Big Money Round: The Wild Card's in play tonight. Lisa spins the first A in AMERICA'S and the category is Thing. It's a one-wordy, and we start with:

_ _ _ _ _ E _ _

After going with CDMA on her regular picks, she chooses P...

P A _ C _ E C _

...she scores a $25,000 PAYCHECK, giving her $60,400 total!

Video Bonus: Last two segments of tonight's episode

Jeopardy!: Nathaniel Barnes will try to make it four in a row against:

Danielle Sexton (Inglewood, CO)- Law student
Peter Pinnow (Oxford, MS)- High school English teacher

Opening categories:

PASS THE TURKEY
"DIS" FUNCTION
IT'S ALL POLITICALLY RELATIVE
POETRY
THREE OF A KIND
THE PRO FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME (Clue Crew clues)

At the first break, Pinnow's ahead with $3,400, leading the champ by two large; Sexton has $600. Just before the first set of commercials, we see a few audience members wearing T-shirts about Sexton! Later, with nine clues remaining this round, here are the scores now:

Nathaniel: $3,600
Peter: $5,200
Danielle: $600

Just the $200 clue's gone in Pass the Turkey while Three of a Kind's still fully intact. Pinnow selects the $200 Three of a Kind clue:

Tiger, Mako, Thresher

Peter: "What are sharks?"- RIGHT ($5,400); $400, SAME CATEGORY

Tap, Square, Hustle

Peter: "What are dances?"- YOU BET ($5,800); $600, SAME CATEGORY

Dredd, Judy, Mike

Nathaniel: "What are judges?"- YOU BET ($4,200); $800, SAME TOPIC

Vezina, Outland, Naismith

Peter: "What are trophies?"- YES INDEED ($6,600); LAST THREE OF A KIND CLUE

DAAAAAAIIIIIIIIIIILLLLLLLLLYYY DOUBLE! He wagers his entire lead ($2,400) on this clue:

The Seychelles, a literary "Gulag", the Aleutians

"What are archapellagos?"...right to double his lead, and he now has nine large! $400 Pass the Turkey Clue:

The majority of the country belongs to this branch of Islam.

Nathaniel: "What is Sunie?"- RIGHT ($4,600)

$600:

Banned by Ataturk for political reasons, this hat with a three-letter name was once the national hat of Turkish men.

Nathaniel: "What is fez?"- RIGHT AGAIN ($5,200)

$800:

Turkey's longest land border is with this Arab neighbor to its south.

Nathaniel: "What is Iran?"- NO ($4,400)
Peter: "What is Iraq?"- NO ($8,200)

TRIPLE STUMPER: Syria

FINAL CLUE OF THE ROUND:

This Turkish peak is said to be where Noah's Ark came to rest.

Nathaniel: "What is Ararat?"- RIGHT ($5,400)

ROUND 1 LACH TRASH: $2,400

DJ! Categories:

THEOLOGY
SHOW BIZ AWARD WINNERS
CONSTELLATIONS, LITERALLY
HAIL, CAESAR
TIME TO SURRENDER
SAY "UNC" LE

After the $800 Constellations, Literally clue proves to be the first Triple Stumper of this round, Pinnow finds the first Daily Double under the $1,200 clue there. With $8,600 and a $4,000 lead, he wagers $3,000 on this:

Monoceros

"What is a unicorn?"...it is indeed a unicorn, taking him to $11,600! After that category gets cleared out, Barnes starts going Daily Double Hunting after he didn't do so in the first round. But Sexton's the one who finds the other Daily Double under the $1,600 Show Biz Award Winners clue with $3,800. The champ has $7,800 and Pinnow now has $15,600 (after a reverse ruling on one of his previous incorrect responses). Her wager is $3,000.

Voters lent him their ears and he won Song of the Year at the first Latin Grammys in 2000.

"Who is Marc Anthony?"...husband of Jennifer Lopez, that's correct to go to $6,800! With 11 clues to go, only the $400 clue remains in Hail, Caesar, while Time to Surrender and Say "Unc"le remain fully intact. Here are the scores now:

Nathaniel: $9,800
Peter: $19,200
Danielle: $6,800

PETER CHOOSES $400 TIME TO SURRENDER CLUE

He surrendered New Amsterdam to the British in 1664 without a fight.

TRIPLE STUMPER: Peter Stuyvesant

$800 TIME TO SURRENDER CLUE

After suffering 150,000 casualties, German General Paulus surrendered in this city on the Volga in January 1943.

Nathaniel: "What is Stalingrad?"- CORRECT ($10,600); $1,200, SAME CATEGORY

Japan surrendered to the Allies on the deck of this battleship in September 1945.

Peter: "What is the Missouri?"- RIGHT ($20,400); $1,600, SAME SUBJECT

Napoleon III personally surrendered at Sedan in 1870 during this war.

Nathaniel: "What is the Franco-Prussian War?"- RIGHT ($12,200); LAST TIME TO SURRENDER CLUE

On July 4, 1754, George Washington surrendered to the French at this encampment.

TRIPLE STUMPER: Fort Sesame

$400 SAY "UNC"LE CLUE:

A small hole made by a sharp object; perhaps in your bicycle tire.

Peter: "What is a puncture?"- RIGHT ($20,800); $800

Say this nine-letter adjective to mean "of or behaving like an uncle".

Nathaniel: "What is avuncular?"- CORRECT ($13,000); $1,200

Redness and itching are symptoms of this eye condition.

Nathaniel: "What is conjunctivitis?"- RIGHT AGAIN ($14,200); $1,600

A legal order to specifically prohibit a certain activity.

Danielle: "What is an injunction?"- YOU BET ($8,400); LAST "UNC" CLUE

To make shorter by cutting a piece off.

Danielle: "What is truncate?"- RIGHT AGAIN ($10,400); LAST CLUE OF THE ROUND IN HAIL, CAESAR

The world's largest carry-out pizza chain, it was founded in 1959 in Garden City, MI.

Danielle: "What is Little Caesar's?"- RIGHT AGAIN ($10,800)

DJ! LACH TRASH: $5,200

SCORES AFTER DOUBLE JEOPARDY!:

Nathaniel: $14,200
Peter: $20,800
Danielle: $10,800

CORYAT SCORES:

Nathaniel: $14,200
Peter: $17,600
Danielle: $9,400

FJ! CATEGORY: Holidays & Observances.

The only public state holiday in the U.S. honoring a monarch is one honoring this ruler.

The only woman on tonight's panel wrote down nothing, dropping her to five bucks. Ditto for the champ, costing him $7,500, so he now has $6,700. Pinnow then gives a ZONK ANSWER OF THE WEEK NOMINEE with "Who is Queen Kaile", when we were looking for a king- King Kamehameha (the Great), to be exact. He risked...eight grand, so he wins the championship with $12,800, sending Nathaniel Barnes home with $59,300.

Wednesday, November 26, 2008

"Top Chef" 11/26

Remember, a popular music group will appear on the show tonight! This week's guest judge is Grant Achatz, a James Beard award-winning chef.

(This is the first episode I'm watching in HD.)

QUICKFIRE CHALLENGE #3: At the start, all chefs draw knives; each one has a number on it. Each of those numbers signify a page in "Top Chef: The Cookbook" that they have to read and then choose a recipe from that page and make it in soup form. A huge array of Swanson Broths are made available.

Stefan: Thai green curry bisque with shrimp & scallop dumplings

Ariane: Diced lamb, eggplant, red pepper and couscous soup- DUD (overcooked)

Daniel: Ham and egg soup with sauteed mushrooms corn & cheese

Richard: Black bean and roasted pasilla pepper soup with rice- DUD

Melissa: Italian Wedding Soup with black truffle, Parmesan, linguini & chicken- DUD

Fabio: Mushroom and asparagus soup with seared trout and salmon belly- DUD (a little flat)

Carla: Shrimp, tomato & coriander soup with cucumber & avocado salad

Leah: Chilled white asparagus soup with broiche, tuna & tapenade

Jamie: Chickpea soup with pickled chiles, yogurt & crispy shallots

The winner of immunity this week is...












...Leah!

ELIMINATION CHALLENGE #3: The 14 remaining chefs are now divided into two teams of seven; they have to cook Thanksgiving dinner for the Foo Fighters and their entourage! Leah gets to choose the remainder of her team first since she won this week's Quickfire. Here are the teams:

TEAM SEXY PANTS: Leah, Jamie, Hosea, Stefan, Melissa, Fabio & Radhika
TEAM COUGAR: Alex, Eugene, Jeff, Carla, Ariane, Daniel & Richard

The winning team gets to go to a Foo Fighters concert.

Everybody had an hour to shop with a $1,200 budget. Not all of the dishes in this Immunity Challenge will be revealed tonight.

TEAM COUGAR:

1. Jeff: Spoonbread stuffing with figs, cranberries, walnuts & onions- DUD
Dessert: Fresh fruit salad with pumpkin mousse- ALSO A DUD

2. Alex: Five cheese macaroni & cheese

3. Ariane: Butterball turkey confit with mushroom gravy & cranberry

4. Stefan: Maple-smoked pork loin

5. Carla: Peach and cherry cobbler with vanilla cream- DUD

6. Richard: Banana s'mores with vanilla cream and chocolate ganache- DUD

TEAM SEXY PANTS:

1. Radhika: Vegan cornbread stuffing

2. Fabio: Roasted corn salad
Dessert: Roasted pumpkin, honey & cinnamon tiramisu

3. Hosea: Peach and blueberry crisp with whipped cinnamon cream

The winners are...











...Team Sexy Pants!

ELIMINATION: The bottom three are Jeff, Daniel & Richard. The fourth contestant eliminated on the season is...














...despite Jeff McInnis blowing both of his dishes, Richard Sweeney.

BIG screw-up on "TPIR" website

For those of you watching today's episode of "The Price is Right", when you click the link for today's episode (November 26th; I won't be recapping that because I just don't feel like it), you will notice that the episode you see online WAS NOT the same episode that aired on our TV sets earlier today. In fact, the episode that you may have seen linked there was a later-taped episode before it's even aired on TV. So CBS.com SCREWED UP BIG TIME.

Here are a couple clips from today's episode I didn't cover that did air on TV:

Clip 1
Clip 2

UPON FURTHER REVIEW: The mistakenly placed episode was Episode 4553K, which isn't supposed to air until December 17th (the day after the season finale of "The Biggest Loser: Families").

11/26/2008 Results- Thanksgiving Week, Day 3

DOND (Syn.)- #10 Alexis Mussina (a Math teacher from Homestead, FL) is hoping that the money he can win on today's episode will add up very quickly.

ROUND 1:
1. #1 (Robert)- $100,000
2. #3 (Mary Ellen)- $200
3. #5 (Kristie)- PENNY
4. #19 (Woody)- $50,000
5. #21 (Joanna)- $5

FIRST OFFER: $16,000- NO DEAL

ROUND 2:
1. #7 (Erica)- $25,000 (DANGER ZONE ENFORCED)
2. #11 (Blake)- BUCK
3. #13 (Hal)- $2,500
4. #15 (Julie)- $500
5. #4 (Jennifer)- $50

SECOND OFFER: $23,000- NO DEAL

ROUND 3:
1. #9 (Allie)- $250,000 (STRIKE ONE)
2. #6 (Albert)- $400
3. #12 (Kelly)- $75,000 (STRIKE TWO)
4. #16 (Phillis)- $300

THIRD OFFER: $13,000- NO DEAL

ROUND 4:
1. #22 (Kathryn)- $100
2. #20 (Meg)- SEARS

That's Meg's second $10,000 Sears gift certificate this week! She now wants to have her kitchen renovated.

FOURTH OFFER: $27,000- DEAL

I thought he might take that deal after he regretted saying NO DEAL on the previous offer. Let's see about his case...













...just $10. But he still could've won a lot more money:

ROUND 5:
1. #18 (Terrelus)- $1,000
2. #14 (Meng)- $7,500
FIFTH OFFER: $97,000

19th PICK: #8 (Kristan)- $25
SIXTH OFFER: $149,000

20th PICK: #17 (Stephen)- $500,000 (STRIKEOUT)

Bingo America: Tonight's contestants on Episode 2058 are Cheryl & Nicholas. After Nicholas gets the first three questions right to mark off the B, the I & the O, it's time for tonight's Wild Card Question:

Debra Messing and Eric McCormick starred as fast friends on what TV comedy?

DOUBLE STUMPER: "Will & Grace"

Score at halftime in Game 1:

CHERYL: -I---
NICHOLAS: BI--O
BANK: $687

NUMBERS CALLED TO THIS POINT: I23, B5, O72, I18, B6 & O63

8 (G57)- What popular Japanese dish consists of batter-dipped, deep-fried seafood or vegetables?
CHERYL: Sashumi- ZONK ANSWER OF THE WEEK NOMINEE
NICHOLAS: Tempura- CORRECT (BI-GO; $744)
9 (G46)- What former First Lady shares credit with her own dog for writing "Millie's Book"?
NICHOLAS: Barbara Bush- RIGHT AGAIN ($790)
10 (B14)- Itching caused by poison oak or chicken pox can be soothed with what kind of lotion?
NICHOLAS: Calamine- YOU BET ($804)

50/50 TIME:
11 (G58)- T or F: A millipede has 1,000 legs.
NICHOLAS: True- NO (Cheryl: -I-G-)
12 (B9)- N'SYNC or Backstreet Boys- Nick Carter fronted which band?
CHERYL: Backstreet Boys- CORRECT (BI-G-; $813)
13 (O61)- T or F: Dumbella Duck was the mother of Huey, Duey & Luey.
NICHOLAS: True- CORRECT ($874)
14 (N39)- Jim Belushi or Jim Carrey- which Jim got his start on "In Living Color"?
CHERYL: Jim Carrey- CORRECT (BING-; $913)
15 (O68)- T or F: The U.S. has a naval base at the North Pole.
NICHOLAS: False- YOU BET ($981)
16 (N32)- T or F: The funny bone is located just below the ankle.
CHERYL: False- RIGHT ($1,013)
17 (N43)- Hickey or Dickey- which is a type of detachable collar?
CHERYL: Dickey- RIGHT AGAIN ($1,056)
18 (N31)- T or F: Only female mosquitoes feed on blood.
NICHOLAS: True- WIN ($1,087)

By far, the longest round of the season.

Heading into the tenth question of the second game, here's the score:

CHERYL: BI---
NICHOLAS: -INGO

BANK: $1,481

NUMBERS CALLED TO THIS POINT: O73, I16, G60, O70, G57, B11, I22, N35 & G50

10 (B9)- What world's largest Washington D.C. book collection serves as the U.S. copyright agency?
NICHOLAS: Library of Congress- WINS MATCH ($1,490)

Bingo Bonus Round:

B: #5- $1,500
I: #24- WIPEOUT (fourth this season)

WOF: Back in California, the first Toss-Up category is Event:

O _ E _ _ N G

_ E R E M _ _ _ E S

Tara solves OPENING CEREMONIES for $1,000.

$5,000 WINNING ID OF THE NIGHT: VH02407

Tonight's players:

Tara Ray (Spokane, WA)- Professional disc golfer
Bill Emoria (Palentine, IL but originally from Bombay, India)- Investment advisor and just finished a book about retirement
Tracey Gracin (Shreveport, LA)- Finanical manager and police dispatcher

$2,000 Toss-Up category is Rhyme Time:

_ H E/_ A _ E/_ F/_ _ E/

G A _ _

THE NAME OF THE GAME is "Wheel of Fortune", and Tara knows that to jump to $3,000.

Round 1 category is Before & After and a $6,000 Florida trip is now on the wheel. Tara starts out with five T's for the Wild Card. After then calling four H's for $10,000, she hangs on to it for now. After she calls the W's a little later, we have...

_ _ T/W _ T H/THE/_ _ _/_ _/W _ T H/

THE/_ E W/_ _ _ _ E _

...I think I've got this now. After a pair of N's for another $1,000, she buys the I's and the O's but then calls a dud in S. Bill calls the R's for $1,200, the L for the trip, a $300 D but then a dud of C. Tracey hits Bankrupt, giving the all-important control back to Tara...and she solves OUT WITH THE OLD IN WITH THE NEW YORKER for another $12,050 and $15,050 total!

DUDS: C, S
BANKRUPTS: 1 (Tracey)

Campbell's Soup Jackpot/Prize Puzzle Round category is Food & Drink. Midway in the round, Tracey calls three C's for $900 and the Free Spin, but then has to use it right away after spinning Lose a Turn. A little later, she calls a $500 B while on Jackpot and we have...

_ _ A _ _ A C _ S/_ _ _ E/_ R I E S/&/

CANADIAN/B A C _ N

...she can't solve for an $8,450 Jackpot. She calls a pair of F's for another grand, buys a pair of O's to clean out the vowels and then calls a $300 M. After a $300 H, she spins the left Bankrupt of the Million Dollar Wedge to lose $5,300. That allows Tara to solve FLAPJACKS, HOME FRIES & CANADIAN BACON for a trip to Vancouver worth $5,274, bringing her new total to $20,324 in cash and trip!

DUDS: T
BANKRUPTS: 1 (Tracey)

WINNING ID FOR TRIP: EV0002079

Swanson Broth Mystery Round category is Show Biz. Tracey immediately hits her third Bankrupt this night. After she calls the H's, we have...

S _ _ E _ _ O _ E _/_ _ _/T _/HOST/

H E _ _ _/_ _ _ _

...she's best associated with "Project Runway" and Seal. After buying the A, she hits Bankrupt to lose her Wild Card and $2,250. Bill then calls a $550 R, the D's for another $900, and then lands on the Mystery Wedge next to Lose a Turn. He calls an N and flips...$10,000! But he loses that and the other $1,450 to a Bankrupt. Ouch. Tracey calls the M's for $800, the L's to go to two grand and buys the U's, then calls a $700 P and buys the I's to clear out the vowels.
Unfortunately, while trying to pick up the Million Dollar Wedge, she calls a dud in G. Tara then solves SUPERMODEL AND TV HOST HEIDI KLUM to keep her perfect record intact and go to $21,324!

DUDS: G
BANKRUPTS: 3 (Everybody)

Last Toss-Up category is Person:

_ _ A D U _ _ E

S T _ _ _ _ _

Tara solves GRADUATE STUDENT to go to $24,324! And it's time for our Speed-Up Round with the category being Phrase, and the consonants are worth $1,300 apiece. That means if Tara wins this round, she will be the second player this season to run the table in the maingame, joining Jeremy Setti. After she calls four T's to start...

_ _ _ _/T _ _ T/

T _ _ _ _ _ T

...she guesses HOLD THAT THOUGHT...SHE'S SCORED THE MAINGAME SWEEP!!! Her winning total is $29,524! The other two split $2,000.

Big Money Round: Since we're resuming a week we started on the week of Election Day, the Volkswagen Eos is back in play for the rest of this week. Let's see if Tara can put a nice cherry on top of her maingame sweep tonight. She spins the M in AMERICA'S and the category is On the Map. Starting with:

_ _ N E _ _

This is in Alaska. She calls P, M, C and O but none are there. Can she still get JUNEAU?...











...NO, AND EVEN WORSE- SHE'S THE THIRD $100,000 LOSER OF THE SEASON. Darn. What an unfortunate way to end such a good show tonight. That's the second TOTAL TRAINWRECK bonus round of the season.

Video Bonus: About 11 minutes of tonight's episode

DOND (NBC): The Thanksgiving spectacular continues with Ashley Otte from Randolph, MN (who is a college student and a waitress). She's hoping $2 Million is on her silver platter that's marked #26. She brings out a pumpkin pie for the Banker.

ROUND 1:
1. #4- $750
2. #11- $50
3. #13- $400
4. #15- $500,000
5. #5- $5
6. #14- $25

FIRST OFFER: $123,000- NO DEAL

Tonight's Beat the Banker game is worth a very tasty $50,000!

ROUND 2:
1. #7- $5,000
2. #9- $200
3. #17- $100
4. #19- $10
5. #10-$200,000

SECOND OFFER: $188,000- NO DEAL

ROUND 3:
1. #2- $100,000
2. #20- $300
3. #21- $75
4. #8- ONE MILLION DOLLARS

THIRD OFFER: $125,000
BANKER BONUS: A cage of turkeys
DECISION: NO DEAL

ROUND 4:
1. #18- $300,000
2. #3- $75,000 (DANGER ZONE ENFORCED)
3. #22- $400,000 (STRIKE ONE; LITTLE SAFETY NET REMAINING)

FOURTH OFFER: $77,000- NO DEAL

ROUND 5:
1. #1- $10,000
2. #16- $25,000

FIFTH OFFER: $146,000- NO DEAL

TONIGHT'S $50,000 BEAT THE BANKER WINNING CASE: #4

21st PICK: #12 (she wanted to go with #6 at first)- PENNY

SIXTH OFFER: $260,000- DEAL!

Now, for the all-important question. Has this lady passed up $2 Million- the opportunity of a lifetime?...

























...YES!!!!

OUCH. Here was the rest of the playout before that point had she gone on:

22nd PICK: $1
OFFER: $512,000

23rd PICK: #25- $50,000 (the safety net was totally gone at this point)
OFFER: $720,000

24th PICK: #23- $500
FINAL OFFER: $1.1 Million

THAT'S THE SECOND BIGGEST PRIZE PASSED UP IN THE HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN VERSION OF THE SHOW (the highest was $3 Million). At least she didn't have that much of a safety net remaining late in the game.

Video Bonus: $2 Million heartbreaker

Jeopardy!: Nathaniel Barnes is now a two-day champion with $31,500 so far. He defends the title tonight against:

Erin Haramoto (Sunderland, MA)- Lab instructor
Durant Gipson (Houston, TX)- Recent graduate

Opening categories:

NORDIC TRACK
TV TITLE TWOSOMES
DEAR JOHN
HOW CAN WE MISS YOU IF YOU NEVER LEAVE?
I'M SO "SHR"
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (all clues here are told by the Clue Crew from said location)

To close out the "SHR" category, Haramoto finds the Daily Double with $2,800. That's twice as much as the champ's current score ($1,400); Gipson has $800 right now. Her wager is EVERYTHING:

Last name shared by the founder and the chairman of the Special Olympics.

"Who is Shriver?"...DOUBLE to $5,600! At the first break, she has $6,800, the champ has $1,200 and Gipson's $200 in the hole. At the end of the round...

Nathaniel: $2,400
Durant: $1,200
Erin: $9,400

...her lead gets even bigger.

ROUND 1 LACH TRASH: $4,000

DJ! Categories:

NORDIC TRACKS
SUBTITLES
FREEBIES
PAINTED LADIES

LET'S GET IN SHAPE
SOME GOOD "PR"

Unlike in Round 1, Barnes goes Daily Double Hunting early on this round and manages to find the first Daily Double under the $2,000 Painted Ladies clue. He's now at $5,600; Haramoto now has $9,400 and Gipson has $1,200. The champ's wager is three large.

This lovely Vermeer painting is sometimes referred to as the Dutch "Mona Lisa".

"What is Girl with the Pearl Earring?"...RIGHT to go to $8,600! Haramoto finds the other Daily Double as the last clue of the round under the $1,600 Let's Get in Shape clue with $20,200. The champ's currently at $15,800 and Gipson's at $1,600. Her wager is $5,000. Her lead is on the line with this clue:

The Star of David, consisting of two equilateral triangles, forms this plane figure in its interior.

"What is a hexagon?"...IS RIGHT to go to $25,200! Time expires before the $2,000 clue in the same category can be revealed.

DJ! LACH TRASH: $6,000

SCORES AFTER DOUBLE JEOPARDY!:

Nathaniel: $15,800
Durant: $1,600

Erin: $25,200

CORYAT SCORES:

Nathaniel: $14,800
Durant: $1,600
Erin: $20,000


Tonight's Ask Alex segment asked him who the all-time winner on this show is. Of course, it's Brad Rutter!

FJ! CATEGORY: Food Brands.

In 1954 Swift chose this word that means "a chubby person" as its new brand's name to convey plumpness and tenderness.

I think it's Ball Park Franks, but I'm not totally sure.

DURANT:
Response: "What is Pilsbury"
Wager: ALL IN
BUST


The champ wrote down "What is Butterball" after he crossed out something else...










"What is Butterball"

...RIGHT! He wagered ten grand, giving him $25,800. Haramoto...has Spam instead, so Barnes is now a three-day champion! Total for him right now: $57,300.

"The Biggest Loser" 11/25

Last week, they went back to the 1980's. This week, they saluted Thanksgiving with NFL Week!

The NFL stars that made cameos were former "Dancing with the Stars" finalist Jerry Rice and Steve Young.

Challenge #1: Run through an NFL-like obstacle course twice. The one that improved the most from their first attempt got to donate $10,000 to the school of his/her choice.

Last place: Heba (Margin: Five seconds)

5th: Amy (Margin: Seven seconds)

4th: Michelle (Margin: 11 seconds)

3rd: Ed (Margin: 12 seconds)

The runner-up beat her original time by 17 seconds, while the winner improved by 23 seconds. The winner was...










...Vicky!

Challenge #2: The contestants were placed on one end of a football field and footballs were flying at them. They had to catch them and place them in their opponents' racks. Once a contestant's rack had ten footballs in it, that player was out. Last one standing won a 2009 Pro Bowl package that includes a trip to said NFL all-star game in Hawaii.

Elimination order for the first four:

1. Michelle

2. Renee

3. Ed

4. Amy

Early on, Ed caught a ball that was worth a $500 bonus. The winner was...











...Vicky- she swept this week's challenges!

Another former "Dancing with the Stars" contestant, Rocco DiSpirito, stopped by to show everyone how to make a healthy version of the usual Thanksgiving dinner.

All of the remaining contestants then got to watch videos from home.

WEIGH-IN:

Amy Cremen: 168 lbs, 5 pounds lost, 2.89%

Heba: 224 lbs, 7 pounds lost, 3.03%

Ed: 253 lbs, 9 pounds lost, 3.44%

Vicky: 180 lbs, 7 pounds lost, 3.74%

Renee: 199 lbs, 8 pounds lost, 3.86%

For Michelle to definitely stay alive, she needed to have lost at least six pounds...










Michelle: 176 lbs, 10 pounds lost, 5.38%

...boy, did she ever! That's gotta be one of the largest weight losses on the ranch by a female in history!

ELIMINATION: Heba and the remaining Amy were up for elimination this time. Since Cremen had the worst percentage this week, she got an automatic elimination vote.

1st Vote (Michelle)- Heba (TIED at 1 apiece)

2nd Vote (Renee)- Heba (2-1)

If Heba got this next vote from Ed, she was gone...











...but Ed voted for Cremen, so it came down to Vicky's vote. The contestant eliminated just before Thanksigiving was...





















Amy C.
Heba

...Cremen.

Tuesday, November 25, 2008

Primetime "Deal" in BAD shape

NBC has released their midseason schedule for 2009, and "Deal or No Deal" is NOWHERE TO BE FOUND on it. I'm hoping it will serve as replacement programming for any show on that schedule that gets yanked on the schedule, should it happen. Otherwise, this could very well spell the end of the primetime version of "Deal", as production on the show has been suspended as of a few months ago per Hollywood Junket.

"Dancing with the Stars"- SEASON FINALE

In the first segment, after we see Cloris Leachman fooling around outside, Alicia Keys performs "I Need You".

The third segment starts with Misty May-Treanor telling us that she's been cleared to walk as of last Wednesday!

Toni Braxton's unable to do her last dance tonight because of recently having surgery.

Jeffrey Ross roasts the three final teams near the second half of the show!

Now, for the three final teams' final dances. Warren Sapp & Kym Johnson go first with the Hustle, dancing to "Funkytown". They get three 9's.

Second are Lance Bass & Lacey Schwimmer with the Jitterbug. They're dancing to, I do believe, of all songs- "Jim Dandy" by Black Oak Arkansas!

CARRIE ANN: 9
LEN: 9
BRUNO: 10!
TOTAL: 28

In judges' points for the finals, they're ahead of Warren & Kym by a single point!

Last but not least, Brooke Burke & Derek Hough perform the V. Waltz to "Daughters" by John Mayer. They score another PERFECTO!!!

Miley Cyrus performs her new single "Fly on the Wall".

The first couple eliminated tonight...











Brooke & Derek
Lance & Lacey
Warren & Kym

...Lance & Lacey. Guess Lance's not THAT popular, nor is Lacey. But are Brooke & Derek popular enough to win this show? Let's find out...






















Brooke & Derek
Warren & Kym

...YES!!!!!

11/25/2008 Results

TPIR: Episode 4532K begins with Karim, Brandi, Alexandra and Kevin. Drew once again comes out acting like a sniper and the first IUFB is a white water raft (Gabrielle & Phire).

Kevin: $900
Alexandra: $1,000
Brandi: $1,001
Karim: BUCK

ARP: $3,544

For the second straight day, we're NOT starting with a cash or car game. Instead, Brandi Milloy will play One Wrong Price for an eliptical trainer marked at $1,899 (Gabrielle), accessories marked at a whopping $3,022 (Phire) and a cupboard marked at $3,593 (Amber). I say the ARP of the accessories is wrong and she agrees...$2,665!

Leaving his/her seat fifth is Lois and the second IUFB is a Dell laptop (Amber & Gabrielle).

Lois: $569
Karim: $700
Kevin: $1,200

Alexandra: BUCK

ARP: $1,204

Kevin Lawhorn plays the Grand Game; the $10,000 hasn't been won here this season, so maybe today will be the day. Today's target is $8 and the products are Campbell's Soup, Gold Bond Lotion, drain opener, SnoreStop, Dial Soap and Aleve Liquid Gels.

1. Soup- $1.29 ($10)
2. Lotion- $9.12

This game is still winless; he wins $10 here.

Coming on down sixth is De Andre and he's about to lose his pants!!! Anyway, the third IUFB is a sapphire/diamond ring.

De Andre: $2,501
Alexandra: $1,700
Lois: $2,000
Karim: $2,502

ARP: $2,030

Lois Solado, originally from Cleveland and now in San Diego, plays Master Key for a Chevrolet HHR (Phire) plus headphones (Amber) and a cradle (Gabrielle).

1. Chocolate mill
SETUP: 635
GUESS: $35- YOU BET; CHOOSES KEY #3

2. Solar-powered radio
SETUP: 359
GUESS: $59- RIGHT; CHOOSES KEY #1

Key #3...is the Master Key, so everything is hers! Drew didn't do the big reveal correctly, though; instead of going straight to the car lock, Drew asked her to open up the cradle lock after she had opened the headphones lock.

TODAY'S WIN AT HOME PRIZE: Wine cabinet (Phire)

SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #1:
Kevin: 30 + 35 = $.65
Brandi: $.85
Lois: WITH DREW'S HELP, WINS $1,000 AND SHOWCASE BERTH!

In Lois' Bonus Spin...just 55 cents.

Mary Jo Wright is called on down next and the next IUFB is a glass door refrigerator (Amber).

Mary Jo: $500
Karim: $3,000
De Andre: $999
Alexandra: $1,100

ARP: $1,699

Alexandra Klomhaus, a UCLA student, plays Magic Number for an off-road vehicle (Gabrielle) and a pool table (Phire). She sets her Magic Number at $1,213...not gonna work. The pool table was $3,595 and the ATV was $2,499.

Next is Pamela Yantor and next up for bidding is tennis equipment (Gabrielle).

Pamela: $500
Mary Jo: $501
Karim: $350 (STAGE GARF)
De Andre: $502

ARP: $958

By default, De Andre Whitbock (originally from Akron and now in Pasadena), the guy who's going to lose his pants any day now, plays That's Too Much for a Dodge Nitro (Amber).

1. $19,250
2. $20,155
3. $22,050
4. $23,891
5. $25,120- THAT'S WAY TOO MUCH

ARP: $21,255, so the third price was the way to go.

The last one called down today is Christopher Nelson and the final IUFB is luggage (Phire).

Christopher: $500
Pamela: $800
Mary Jo: $1,000
Karim: $101 (SUICIDE BID)


ARP: $700

TODAY'S FIRST FOUR BREAKFAST CLUB MEMBER: Karim

Christopher from Juneau, AK plays Balance Game for a trip to Jamaica. With Amber & Gabrielle modeling the trip, Phire handles the scale today. The last three numbers in the price of the trip are 5, 5 & 4.

DOLLAR VALUES AVAILABLE: $1,000, $2,000 & $3,000

I say $5,554 for the trip, while he goes with $4,554 after messing with the audience...I'm right and he's not, so we have a winless second half.

SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #2:
Christopher: 40 + 30 = $.70
De Andre: $.75
Alexandra: 55 + 70 = OVER

Hold your pants again, De Andre, because you're facing Lois in the Showcase today! I wanted him to win some money on the Big Wheel so that he could buy some bigger pants. Oh well.

We start the first Showcase with something else that sucks something up besides vampires (one was played by Gabrielle)- a new vaccum system (Phire). Second, the vampire doesn't like steaks, so it's scared silly by a new BBQ (Amber). Finally, I hope you don't get bitten by any vampires, much less any insects, while camping inside a new TrailManor trailer (Gabrielle)! Drew & Rich totally bombed the last segment.

LOIS PASSES TO DE ANDRE; DE ANDRE BIDS $17,665 ON TRAILER SHOWCASE-SUPER GARF

MY BID FOR TRAILER SHOWCASE: $28,500

For Lois, we have flowers for a year (Amber), an Aico dining room (Phire) and an upright piano (Amber).

LOIS BIDS $13,000 ON FURNITURE SHOWCASE- SUPER GARF #2

MY BID FOR FURNITURE SHOWCASE: $25,000

DE ANDRE'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $17,665
ARP: $30,910
DIFFERENCE: $13,245

LOIS' SHOWCASE:
BID: $13,000
ARP: $18,819

DIFFERENCE: $5,819- WIN!

Lois wins $44,378 in cash and prizes!

DOND: Today's player is #7 Meredith Chote (who is a newlywed 6th Grade teacher).

ROUND 1:
1. #13 (Hal)- $50,000
2. #2 (Javier)- $7,500
3. #15 (Julie)- $75,000
4. #17 (Stephen)- $500,000 (DANGER ZONE ENFORCED)
5. #21 (Joanna)- $5

FIRST OFFER: $7,500- NO DEAL

ROUND 2:
1. #6 (Albert)- PENNY
2. #8 (Kristan)- $250,000 (STRIKE ONE)
3. #11 (Blake)- $400
4. #4 (Jennifer)- $200
5. #19 (Woody)- $25

SECOND OFFER: $6,000- NO DEAL

ROUND 3:
1. #3 (Mary Ellen)- $100,000 (BIG STRIKE TWO)
2. #20 (Meg)- $5,000
3. #1 (Robert)- BUCK
4. #10 (Alexis)- $1,000

THIRD OFFER: $3,500- NO DEAL

ROUND 4:
1. #16 (Phillis)- $500
2. #12 (Kelly)- $2,500

FOURTH OFFER: $5,000- NO DEAL

ROUND 5:
1. #18 (Terrelus)- $25,000 (STRIKEOUT)
2. #9 (Allie)- $100

She had no luck today, but at least she does have $2,000 to take home. Her case had $50. Today's $10,000 Sears gift certificate winner is Krista at #5. Other cases:

#14 (Meng)- $10
#22 (Kathryn)- $300

Bingo America: Tonight's players on Episode 2062 are Amanda & Jared. After five questions in Game 1, here's what we've got:

AMANDA: ---GO
JARED: -I-GO
BANK: $781

NUMBERS CALLED TO THIS POINT: I24, O67, O72, G60 & G58

6 (WILD)- What desert creature has two lobster-like claws and a curved tail ending with a poisonous stinger?
AMANDA: Scorpion- CORRECT (B--GO; $881)
7 (B13)- What blue, googly-eyed "Sesame Street" character was nicknamed Sid before he ate junk food?
AMANDA: Cookie Monster- YOU BET ($894)
8 (B1)- After John Lennon divorced Julia Lennon's mom, Paul McCartney wrote what song to make it better?
AMANDA: "Hey Jude"- RIGHT AGAIN ($895)
9 (B8)- Featured on "Late Night with Conan O'Brien", what K-9 puppet smokes a cigar?
AMANDA: Triumph- RIGHT AGAIN ($903)

50/50 MODE:
10 (I19)- Land or water- hurricanes usually form above what?
AMANDA: Water- RIGHT AGAIN (BI-GO; $922)
11 (B7)- T or F: The Portugese Man of War is one of history's most infamous pirate ships.
AMANDA: False- RIGHT YET AGAIN ($929)
12 (B3)- Prologue or Epilogue- what comes at the end of a book?
JARED: Epilogue- CORRECT (BI-GO; $932)
Final question (N37)- T or F: If the U.S. President quits, the First Lady is sworn in.
JARED: False- WIN ($969)

Game 2 also heads to 50/50 with this setup:

AMANDA: BING-
JARED: ----O
BANK: $1,296

NUMBERS CALLED TO THIS POINT: I21, N45, B12, G52, N33, B11, I18, O62 & O73

10 (I24)- In the old book, what animal was Old Yeller- Dog or Deer?
JARED: Dog- YOU BET (-I--O; $1,320)
11 (B10)- Californium or Arizonium- which is an actual element on the Periodic Table?
JARED: Californium- RIGHT AGAIN (BI--O; $1,330)
12 (N37)- T or F: If a starfish loses one of its arms, a new arm grows in its place.
AMANDA: True- CORRECT ($1,367)
13 (G55)- George Washington or Abraham Lincoln- whose profile is on the new U.S. quarter?
AMANDA: Washington- RIGHT AGAIN ($1,422)
14 (G57)- T or F: The term "tyconach" comes from China.
JARED: True- CORRECT (BI-GO; $1,479)
15 (O66)- Which symbol looks like a tic tac toe grid- pound sign or asterisk?
AMANDA: Pound sign- TIES MATCH ($1,545)

BINGO SHOOTOUT:
1. With a B last name, what female R & B singer had a 1996 #1 hit with "Unbreak My Heart"?
AMANDA: Toni Braxton- CORRECT
2. What I TV series featured Bill Bixby turning into a big green superhero?
JARED: "The Incredible Hulk"- RIGHT
3. What N titled comedy stars John Heatter as an inept high school student who helps his friend Pedro run for class president?
JARED: "Napoleon Dynamite"- RIGHT AGAIN
4. What G is a slow moving mass of ice?
JARED: Glacier- WINS $1,545

Bingo Bonus Round:

B: #5- $1,500
I: #23- $1,500 ($3,000) AND QUITS

Total: $4,545.

WOF: This will be the last episode in Hawaii until next year. First Toss-Up category is Fun & Games:

M O R N _ _ G/TEE/_ _ M E

Likolani solves MORNING TEE TIME for $1,000.

$5,000 WINNING ID OF THE NIGHT: Cl10973

Tonight's players:

Likolani Kalupu (Oahu, HI)- Server/trainer at a restaurant
Sherry Foster (Kapaau, HI)- Licensed real estate agent
Kawa Haragean (Ka'ai, HI)- University of Hawaii-Hilo student focusing on elementary education

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

_ C O T L _ N D/&/

_ A L E S

Sherry solves SCOTLAND & WALES for $2,000.

A trip to Acapulco worth $7,300 appears on the wheel and the Round 1 category is Event. Early on, Sherry calls a $300 T for the Free Spin. But she then uses it after she calls a dud in R to miss out on picking up the trip. After she buys the E, we have...

_ N N _ _ _

_ _ _ _

_ E S T I _ _ _

...at this point, putting FILM as the second word will be incorrect. She then calls D for dud. Kawa calls three L's for $2,700 but calls a dud in M, obviously thinking that second word was FILM and he fell for the trap. Likolani calls an H for the trip, which is the first letter of the important middle word. After a $2,500 F, she solves ANNUAL HULA FESTIVAL to win that amount and the trip, for a new total of $10,800 in cash and trip.

DUDS: D, M, R

Campbell's Soup Jackpot Round category is Song Lyrics. Kawa starts out by picking up the Wild Card with an S but then hits Lose a Turn. Likolani then calls a pair of N's for $7,000. On Kawa's second turn, he loses the Wild Card to a Bankrupt. On his third turn, he calls five L's for the Million Dollar Wedge but then calls a dud in T. After Likolani buys the O, we have...

_ _/_ L L/L _ V _/_ N/_/_ _ L L O _/

S _ _ M _ R _ N _

...she duds out with H. Sherry calls the W's for $600 and solves WE ALL LIVE IN A YELLOW SUBMARINE to go to $3,000 and void Kawa's MDW.

DUDS: C, G, H P, T
BANKRUPTS: 2 (Sherry, Kawa)

Swanson Broth Mystery/Prize Puzzle Round category is Phrase. Likolani instantly picks up $17,500 by calling five T's. Unfortunately for her, two spins later, she spins Bankrupt to lose $19,100- the second biggest Bankrupt loss this season. OUCH. A little later, Kawa calls two L's while on the Mystery Wedge next to Lose a Turn. He flips it over...but he gets his second Bankrupt of the night. When we get back to Likolani, she calls a $3,500 D but several spins later comes Lose a Turn. After Sherry then calls the B's, we have...

THE/HUSTLE/_ N D/_ U S T L E/OF/THE/

B _ _/_ _ T _

...she buys the A, calls a $600 G and buys the I's, then solves THE HUSTLE AND BUSTLE OF THE BIG CITY for another $2,900 and a trip to NYC (with tickets to the play "Stomp"), for a new total of $15,505 in cash and trip and the lead (the NYC's trip value of $9,255 was incorrect; it's actually $9,605).

DUDS: R
BANKRUPTS: 2 (Likolani, Kawa)

WINNING ID FOR TRIP: PB00702

Last Toss-Up category is People:

E _ _ _ R T

D I _ E _ S

Sherry solves EXPERT DIVERS to go to $18,505 as we head into the Speed-Up Round category of Place. Consonants are worth $6,000 each! After she calls the N...

_ _ _ _ T R _ N _ _ S

_ _ R _ _ _ _ S _

...she can't solve. Kawa calls the L but can't solve with $18,000 on the table. Likolani calls an H but also can't solve for $18,000. Sherry calls the C's next but can't solve for $24,000. Kawa calls a dud in M. Likolani calls another dud in P. Sherry also duds out with D. Kawa then calls the E's and solves ELECTRONICS WAREHOUSE to leave with $18K! Likolani leaves with $10,800 in cash and trip and Sherry wins the championship by $505!

Big Money Round: This one is important- if Sherry's unsuccessful here tonight, we will be skunked for the first time this season. She spins the R and the category is Fictional Place. Starting with:

_ T _ _ _ _

I think I know already. She calls C, H, P and A and gets...

_ T _ P _ A

...it's not ITHACA now. But does she get UTOPIA?...










...YES- STILL NO SKUNK THIS SEASON!! The bad news is it's not the BMW convertible we couldn't give away the past three out of four nights. The good news...










...she wins $40,000, for a final total of $58,155 in cash and trip!

Some "TPIR" Pricing Games retired

Per Golden-Road.net, Buy or Sell and Barker's Bargain Bar have both been retired from the Pricing Game slate. It's possible a few more retirements may follow.

"Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?" big winner bankrupt

Kathy Cox, Georgia's State Superintendent and the only $1,000,000 winner on "Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?", has filed for bankruptcy. Additionally, it has still not been confirmed if the $1 Million she won on the show has been given to the three schools she mentioned.

Source: CNN.com

Monday, November 24, 2008

"Dancing with the Stars"- SEASON 7 FINALS, PART 1

After we see what each of the final three teams chose as their favorite Ballroom and Latin dances all season long, we can now reveal that the new junior champions on this show, as determined by you at home are...
















...Craig & Samantha! To celebrate, they dance the Jive.

Now, back to the real finals. We begin with all three teams competing in a "Samba Smackdown". Brooke & Derek go first, Lance & Lacey go second and Warren & Kym are last. Here are Brooke & Derek's scores:

CARRIE ANN: 9
LEN: 9
BRUNO: 10!
TOTAL: 28

Lance & Lacey's scores:

CARRIE ANN: 9
LEN: 8
BRUNO: 9
TOTAL: 26

And for Warren & Kym:

CARRIE ANN: 9
LEN: 7
BRUNO: 9
TOTAL: 25

Now, for Freestyle! Brooke & Derek are first with "You're The One That I Want" as their background song. After the performance was done, I believe I saw "Catch 21" host Alfonso Ribiero in the audience! Bruno said that was one of the best Freestyle performances he had ever seen! Do the other two agree in their scores?...

CARRIE ANN: 10!
LEN: 10!
BRUNO: 10!!!
PERFECTO!!!!!

...I think so!! Final score for them: 58!

Lance & Lacey go second with their song being "Tricky". They pick up...3 9's, for a final total tonight of 53.

Warren & Kym's Freestyle is set to Tina Turner's "Proud Mary".

CARRIE ANN: 9
LEN: 10!
BRUNO: 9
TOTAL: 28

That ties them up with Lance & Lacey at 53.

So far, it looks like Brooke & Derek may go wire-to-wire and win this thing, but there's still one more dance for at least two of these teams on tomorrow's two-hour season finale.

11/24/2008 Results

TPIR: Only three episodes this week. Episode 4531K begins with Nicole, Joyce, Barac and Laura. The first IUFB is a water bounce platform (Amber).

Laura: $500
Barac: $450 (STAGE GARF)
Joyce: $799
Nicole: $550

ARP: $900

Joyce Forrest, orginally from New Orleans, plays Range Game for a snowmobile (Phire). I'm sure those people at Golden-Road.net are happy about this- since Roger's no longer doing the Pricing Game schedules, the first game's usually supposed to be for a car or cash. Not the case today for whatever reason.

Anyway, the range today is $7,800-$8,400. She stops the big range at $7,984-$8,134. ARP: $7,999!

Sharon takes over the orange spot and the second IUFB is a bumper pool table (Gabrielle & Phire).

Sharon: $900
Nicole: $1,150
Laura: $1,500
Barac: $1,501

ARP: $3,100

Barac Wimberly, a tour bus driver from St. Petersburg, FL, plays Temptation for a Mini Cooper Convertible (Std., Prot)(Amber). First number is 2. The first gift is an electric stove (Gabrielle) with a price of $399 and he picks 3 as the second number. Second is an instrument/accessory package (Phire) marked at $558 and he chooses 8 as the third number. Third is a training bike (Gabrielle) marked at $799 and he selects 9 as the fourth number. The last gift is five grand in cash (Phire) and he picks 5 as the last number. His Mini Cooper price guess thus is $23,895, but he later changes it to $29,895. Wisely, he decides to bail out and take $6,756 in gifts. And believe it or not, he had the right car price the first time ($23,895)! I would've said $23,570 for the Mini Cooper.

Coming on down sixth is David Holcomb and the third IUFB is a washer/dryer (Amber).

David: $1,250
Sharon: $1,500
Nicole: $2,100
Laura: $2,200

ARP: $1,768

Sharon Davis plays Switch? for SCUBA gear marked at $2,160 (Gabrielle) and a motorscooter marked at $1,499 (Phire). Much to the audience's dismay, she leaves the prices alone...shut up, crowd, she wins!

TODAY'S WIN AT HOME PRIZE: Floor clock (Amber)

SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #1:
Sharon ($5,427): 15 + 15 = $.30 (she was spinning the wheel skillfully)
Joyce ($8,899): Dime + 60 = $.70
Barac ($9,856): 40 + 55 = $.95

Barac's in the Showcase!

Leaving the CBS mob next is Laura Missora and the fourth IUFB is a portable boat (Phire; very awkward green screen action there).

Laura M.: $550
Nicole: $1,375
Laura R.: $1,201

David: $1,100

ARP: $1,599

Nicole Erdosy plays Super Squeeze Play for a T@B trailer (Gabrielle). Board:

145195

She removes the second 1 for a guess of $14,595...but she should've removed the first 5 instead (ARP: $14,195).

Christopher Mifflin from the Marines is called on down next and the next IUFB is a set of power tools (Gabrielle).

Christopher: $1,300
Laura R.: $751
David: $1,500
Laura M.: BUCK


ARP: $670

Laura Mazzora plays Pick a Pair for patio furniture (Amber & Phire) worth $8,586. Products today are Clorox bleach, a box of jellybeans, nail kit, StressEez, Gatorade and soup. She wins by picking both the drink and the soup at $1.29 apiece!

Getting called down last is Rachel Strauss and the final IUFB is an Ashley bed (Phire).

Rachel: $2,700
Christopher: $1,500
Laura: $1,701
David: $2,701

ARP: $2,099, so Laura Riggs escapes the First Four Breakfast Club!

This social worker now plays Money Game for a Ford Fusion (Std., AT, Prot, Mats)(Amber & Gabrielle). Board:

(21)(37)(95)
(70)(20)(19)
(55)(49)(63)

MIDDLE NUMBER: 6 ($ _ _ , 6 _ _)

She gets 21 right away as the first two numbers ($ 2 1 , 6 _ _). She then chooses 49...first Money Game EXACTA of the season right there ($21,649)! Too bad Drew was rushing through this game to kill a bit of the excitement.

SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #2:
Nicole ($1,599): 45 + 95 = OVER
Laura M. ($9,256): 35 + 90 = OVER
Laura B. ($23,748): WINS BY DEFAULT AT $.45

Briggs wins the battle of the Lauras!

First Showcase has an Ashley living room (Gabrielle), a security system and a trip to Bangkok (Phire).

LAURA PASSES TO BARAC; BARAC BIDS $11,750 ON ROOM/TRIP SHOWCASE- STAGE GARF

MY BID FOR ROOM/TRIP SHOWCASE: $17,550

For Laura, we see Amber being stuck to a wall. As a result, she can't answer an important call on a new cell phone. Also, she can't get to the remote to turn the channel on a new TV (Phire). But more importantly, because she's glued to that wall, Gabrielle decides to steal her set of keys to a new Chevrolet Malibu Hybrid (Std., EBH).

LAURA BIDS $23,500 ON CAR SHOWCASE (won't cover the car, but it's a fine bid)

MY BID FOR CAR SHOWCASE: $26,900

BARAC'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $11,750
ARP: $16,488
DIFFERENCE: $4,738

LAURA'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $23,500
ARP: $25,394
DIFFERENCE: $1,894- WIN!

Laura Riggs wins $49,142 in prizes today, including two automobiles!

DOND: It's Holiday Wish Week (the 27th week of episodes taped) presented by Sears! The set is designed like it's Christmas. Today's player is #2 Marceia Hawkins from Chicago (who is a retail store manager). During this week's games, the $10,000 is replaced by a $10,000 Sears gift certificate.

ROUND 1:
1. #17 (Stephen)- $250,000
2. #9 (Allie)- $75,000
3. #11 (Blake)- $5
4. #18 (Terrelus)- $50
5. #8 (Kristan)- $25,000 (DANGER ZONE ENFORCED)

FIRST OFFER: $14,000- NO DEAL

ROUND 2:
1. #16 (Phillis)- $25
2. #1 (Robert)- $200
3. #13 (Hal)- $100,000 (STRIKE ONE)
4. #22 (Kathryn)- $100
5. #15 (Julie)- PENNY

SECOND OFFER: $9,000- NO DEAL

ROUND 3:
1. #19 (Woody)- $500
2. #12 (Kelly)- $400
3. #10 (Alexis)- $5,000
4. #20 (Meg)- SEARS

Meg is today's $10,000 Sears gift certificate winner! She wants a new bedroom.

THIRD OFFER: $18,500- NO DEAL

ROUND 4:
1. #14 (Meng)- $50,000 (STRIKE TWO)
2. #6 (Albert)- BUCK

FOURTH OFFER: $12,000- NO DEAL

ROUND 5:
1. #4 (Jennifer)- $7,500
2. #21 (Joanna)- $1,000

FIFTH OFFER: $33,000- NO DEAL

19th PICK: #5 (Kristie)- $500,000 (STRIKEOUT)

She leaves with the $300 in her case. The other cases:

#3 (Mary Ellen)- $2,500 (she eliminated this next)
#7 (Meredith)- $10


Bingo America: It's Episode 2056 and the players are Alicia & Luke. Like last week's episodes, this week's shows are sponsored by I Can't Believe It's Not Butter. The score at Game 1's halftime mark:

ALICIA: -I--O
LUKE: BIN--
BANK: $659

NUMBERS CALLED UP TO THIS POINT: O61, B4, N37, I15, I23 & B9

7 (G46)- In what popular party and wedding dance do people flap their arms like wings?
LUKE: The Chicken Dance- CORRECT (BING-; $705)
8 (B13)- In what Steven Spielberg movie does a spaceship land at Wyoming's Devil Tower?
ALICIA: "Close Enounters of the Third Kind"- CORRECT (BI--O; $718)
9 (N34)- What wooly farm animal can remember faces of up to 50 in its herd?
LUKE: Sheep- YOU BET ($752)
10 (N45)- The famous Trevie Fountain delights tourists in what European capital?
LUKE: London- NO
ALICIA: Rome- RIGHT (BIN-O; $797)
11 (G59)- In a classic Nena song, how many "Red Balloons" go by?
ALICIA: 99- WIN ($856)

Heading into the fifth question of Game 2, here's the score now:

ALICIA: B-N--
LUKE: ----O
BANK: $1,018

NUMBERS CALLED UP TO THIS POINT: N41, B9, O75 & N37

5 (O61)- The Conquistadors, who invaded Central & South America, were from what country?
LUKE: Spain- RIGHT ($1,079)
6 (WILD)- In the Old Testament, whose father gave him a coat of many colors?
LUKE: Isaac- NO WAY
ALICIA: Joseph- YES INDEED (B-NG-; $1,179)
7 (G58)- Nick Lachey divorced whom in 2006?
LUKE: Jessica Simpson- YOU BET (---GO; $1,237)
8 (B10)- Opened in 1965, what was the first domed stadium in the world?
LUKE BLANKS OUT
ALICIA: Astrodome- CORRECT ($1,247)

9 (I17)- Despite a high-profile 2004 wedding, who announced she would be divorcing Al Reynolds this year?
ALICIA: Star Jones- RIGHT AGAIN (BING-; $1,264)
10 (O65)- Called "The Scurge of God", what 5th Century warrior was leader of the Huns?
ALICIA: Atillah- WINNER ($1,329)

Bingo Bonus Round:

B: #11- $1,000
I: #17- $2,500 ($3,500)
N: #38- $3,000 ($6,500)

G: #55- $2,500 ($9,000)
O: #75- OUCH

She could've gone home with over ten grand, but noooooooo. We have another record bonus round loss.

WOF: Tonight's first Toss-Up puzzle category is Food & Drink:

K _ _ _

C _ _ F E E

Gary solves KONA COFFEE for $1,000.

$5,000 WINNING ID OF THE NIGHT: GN00629

We have another panel with two male players and one female. Here they are:

Gary Fagow (Pepeekeo, HI)- Bed & Breakfast restaurant owner
Keliiikeole (Hilo, HI)- House painter
Sherry Alpeachy (La'ie, HI)- Radiology technologist; she's best known as Peach

$2,000 Toss-Up category is Around the House:

B _ V E _ _ D

M _ R R _ _

Peach solves BEVELED MIRROR (that could've been a Triple Stumper) for $2,000.

After a Sante Fe, NM trip worth $6,490 goes onto the wheel, the Round 1 category is Thing. After Peach buys the I's, we have...

S T E R _ I _ _

S I _ _ E R

_ R _ _ E _ E T

...she solves STERLING SILVER BRACELET for another $3,200 and $5,200 total.

PERFECT ROUND

Campbell's Soup Jackpot/Prize Puzzle Round category is Event. Gary hits an instant Bankrupt.
After Keliiikeole calls the K's, we have...

E _ _ _ _ R _ N _

A N _ _ E N T

R _ _ N S

...he calls a $400 C, buys the I's and the U, calls a $300 G, then cleans out the vowels with the only O at the top. After a $550 L, he solves EXPLORING ANCIENT RUINS for $4,950 and a trip to Costa Rica, for a total of $11,850 in cash and trip.

BANKRUPTS: 1 (Gary)

WINNING ID FOR TRIP: LC2339981

Swanson Broth Mystery Round category is Before & After. For the second straight round, we start with a Bankrupt, this time by Keliiikeole. Peach then lands on the Mystery Wedge next to the Million Dollar Wedge and calls four S's. She decides to flip it...oops. A little later, Keliiikeole calls a $300 D for the Free Spin, but immediately has to use it after hitting Bankrupt again. After he buys the I's, we have...

_ O O _ I E/S _ E E T S/AND/

_ I L L O _ _ A S E S

...he solves COOKIE SHEETS AND PILLOWCASES to go to $12,850.

BANKRUPTS: 4 (Keliiikeole twice)

$3,000 Toss-Up category is Show Biz:

_ N S _ _ N T

_ _ _ L _ Y

INSTANT REPLAY is not necessary here because Peach solves it to go to $8,200. Speed-Up Round category is Place and consonants are worth $1,300 apiece. Anybody can still win here. After Peach calls the S's...

_ _ _ _ N _ S _ _ N

R _ S T _ _ R _ N T

...she solves POLYNESIAN RESTAURANT for another $5,200 and the championship with $13,400! Keliiikeole has $12,850 and Gary leaves with $1,000. I thought everybody played well tonight; too bad the maingame scores weren't much higher.

Big Money Round: Peach spins the A in GAME and the category is Thing. Starting with:

_ _ L _

_ _ T

She calls P, D, H and O and gets...

_ O L _

H _ T

...she goes into the wrong direction early with BOLD HUT, then gets HAT late, but she's wrong in the end with BOLD HAT. It was GOLF HAT and she's the third player to lose the BMW.

After we see a flashback moment from 12 years ago with Pat's child Maggie coming out in Hawaii, we then see pictures of her grown up!

Jeopardy!: After a two-week layoff, Brian Muth, with $43,800 and two wins under his belt, defends his title tonight against:

Jean MacKay Jackson (Tulsa, OK)- Online researcher
Nathaniel Barnes (Toronto)- Bartender/composer

Opening categories:

DR. ALEX' OLD-TIME FEEL-GOOD MEDICINE SHOW
SULLIVAN AWARD WINNERS

YOU'RE A REAL GEM!
HUEY LONG & THE NEWS
15 MINUTES OF FAME
"E" FOR EFFORT


Barnes goes Daily Double Hunting after "E" For Effort gets cleaned out. But Jackson beats him to the punch just before the first break under the $800 Huey Long & The News clue with $2,200; she leads Barnes by $200. The champ's got $1,800. Her wager is $1,000.

In 1935 Huey was assassinated in this city's 34-story Art Deco building, then the South's tallest.

"What is New Orleans?"...right state, wrong city. It was Baton Rouge, so she drops to $1,200.
At the first break, Barnes has $2,200, the champ's still at $1,800 and Jackson's still at $1,200. Let's see how the scores change after this round:

Brian: $4,600
Nathaniel: $4,000
Jean: $3,800

Boy, we've got a tightie so far.

ROUND 1 LACH TRASH: $3,800

DJ! Categories:

THE GREAT CANADIAN NOVEL
KINGS OF THE BIG SCREEN
SERIOUS ABOUT CEREAL
ASTRONOMERS
ALL MY "EX"ES
LIVE IN TEXAS

Barnes continues to go Daily Double Hunting, and it works for him this time as he finds the first DD under the $800 Astronomers clue after the first two clues in Kings of the Big Screen go by. He has $5,200 and a $600 lead over the current champ, while the lady has $3,800. His wager is a big three grand. The clue:

This pole's "De Revolutionibus Orbium Coelestium" was published with a disclaimer to avoid charges of heresy.

"Who is Copernicus?"...RIGHT to keep the lead and go to $8,200! Not too long after that, Jackson finds the other Daily Double under the $1,600 "EX" clue with five grand. Her wager is $2,000.

An official of the church charged with taking care of the edifice; does that ring a bell?

"What is a sexton?"...right to to go to $7,000!

DJ! LACH TRASH: $5,200

SCORES AFTER DOUBLE JEOPARDY!:

Brian: $10,200
Nathaniel: $23,800 (lock game; prior to a reverse ruling on one of Brian's incorrect responses, that wasn't the case)
Jean: $11,800

CORYAT SCORES:

Brian: $10,200
Nathaniel: $21,600

Jean: $12,400

Barnes got really hot in the middle part of DJ!

FJ! CATEGORY: Shakespeare's Women.

The last words spoken by this character are "What's done cannot be undone: To bed, to bed, to bed".

BRIAN:
Response: "Who is Lady MacBeth"
Wager: $8,000
Final score: $18,200

JEAN:
Response: "Who is Lady Macbeth?"
Wager: ALL IN
Final score: $23,600

NATHANIEL:
Response: "Who is Lady Macbeth?"
Wager: $100
Wins with: $23,900

Muth leaves with $44,800.

Video Bonus: Will Shortz tries to help a contestant win $100,000 on "Millionaire"

This Week in Game Shows: November 24-30- THANKSGIVING WEEK

Not only is this the week where we have Thanksgiving, it's also the last week of November itself this year! On tap:

Dancing with the Stars: Which team will win this time?

The Amazing Race: The season's final three are determined- will Nick & Starr be one of them?

Deal or No Deal: Holiday-themed episodes on both versions!

All this plus the Foo Fighters stop by on "Top Chef" and more!

Player of the Week/Big Winners List for November 17-23

Players of the Week:
WINNER: Anurag Kashyap ("Jeopardy!" Season 25 Teen Tournament winner)
RUNNER-UP: The Lawlers ($250,000)("WWTBAM")
3RD PLACE: Ohio State ($60,000)(first-ever "Family Feud" College Champions)

Other Big Winners and Notables:
McKey Sullivan- Cycle 11 "America's Next Top Model" winner
Jackie Caputo & Lorna Lorenzo- $114,550 ("Wheel of Fortune")
Anne Jensen- $200,000 ("Don't Forget the Lyrics!")
Colleen Wilcox- $88,000 ("Deal or No Deal"- Syndicated)
Jimmy Dolan- $63,000 ("Deal or No Deal"- NBC)
Trenton Brown- $59,789 ("The Price is Right")
The Agrusas- $50,000 ("Millionaire")

Sunday, November 23, 2008

"The Amazing Race" 11/23

Last time, Nick & Starr Spangler did something no other team in the history of this show has done before in one season- win four straight stages. Now, a victory tonight not only will give them their five straight win, but it would also tie the all-time single season wins record of 6 previously set by Colin & Christie back in Season 5. Will they get another record, much less stay alive in the race? Let's find out right now.

OPENING CLUE: Teams must fly about 2,000 miles to Moscow. Once there, they must take a taxi to the Monastery, where they must go inside its church and light a candle to receive Clue #2.

The Greenes (Ken & Tina) and Andrew & Dan both get lost while in their taxi.

CLUE #2: Teams must now take a taxi to Kolosok Camp, where the third clue can be found on its grounds.

Toni & Dallas have a slight lead at this point. Nick & Starr, however, get lost in their taxi.

DETOUR: Boots or Borscht? Either way, all teams must put on a military outfit.

Boots: Teams must learn a traditional military parade march. Once they think they're ready, they will follow the troop in line and march a full lap of the parade grounds. If they're good enough, they'll receive their next clue.

Borscht: Teams must go to a mess tent and serve bowls of Borscht to 75 Russian soldiers.

All teams chose to march except for Andrew & Dan. Toni & Dallas keep their lead after the Detour. Andrew & Dan changed their minds about which Detour task to try several times before finally settling on serving Borscht. Their indecisiveness has now dropped them to last place.

CLUE #4: Teams must find the Zhukovsky Bakery, where the next clue can be found just outside its door (s).

ROADBLOCK: One member of each team must unload 50 55-pound bags of flour from a big truck and lay each one down horizontally on the bakery's floor.

The ones doing this are Dallas, Ken, Nick & Dan.

PIT STOP: Teams must travel to the Neskuchny Sad Park. For one team, it might turn out to be a very sad eliminating experience.

It looks like Nick & Starr's winning streak is about to come to a screeching halt. Do they pull off a miracle?...












...NOPE. Toni & Dallas win their very first prize, a trip to the Dominican Republic.

2ND: Ken & Tina

Finishing third...













...Nick & Starr! That means Andrew & Dan...













...will have to complete a Speed Bump task next week, because this is the season's other non-elimination stage.

Saturday, November 22, 2008

"Go For the Green!" 11/22 Results and tonight's "Wheel" $5,000 ID

$5,000 SPIN ID OF THE NIGHT: BB0019796

Now, for "Go For the Green" Episode 19:

TRIP AT STAKE: Lake Tahoe

1. What shade of paint is more likely to release VOC's?

A: Bright white
B: Deep blue

Answer: Deep blue

2. What went wrong when the band Radiohead reserved front row seats for cyclists?

A: Fistfight over bicycle racks
B: 35 empty seats

Answer: 35 empty seats

3. Which of these will get you squeaky clean with the least water?

A: Five minute shower
B: 30 minute bath

Answer: Five minute shower

CONSERVATION QUESTION: Which stat sent a private jet 2,000 miles to pick up coffee?

A: Britney Spears
B: Chuck Woolery (!!!)

Answer: Britney Spears (darn!)

The six left after that: Ted, Alan, Cindy, Jamie Lee, Javier & Bruna.

1. IN CONTROL: Jamie Lee
CATEGORY: Climate change- CHALLENGES CINDY

To curb climate change, the UN recommended humans...

A: Stop have children for a year
B: Never drive in cars alone
C: Have one meat-free day a week

GUESS: Have one meat-free day a week- CORRECT

2. IN CONTROL: Alan
CATEGORY: Trash- TAKES QUESTION

According to the EPA, what's the #1 trash item on beaches?

A: Plastic bottles
B: Food wrappers
C: Cigarette butts

GUESS: Cigarette butts- RIGHT; ELIMINATES TED

3. IN CONTROL: Javier
CATEGORY: Cool products- TAKES QUESTION

What is this?

A: A straw that makes water drinkable
B: A flashlight powered by body heat
C: A recycled bicycle pump

GUESS: Flashlight powered by body heat- INCORRECT (A: A straw that makes water drinkable)

4. IN CONTROL: Cindy
CATEGORY: Travel- CHALLENGES BRUNA

Why are environmentalists excited about Donggwang?

A: 100% sustainable agriculture
B: Every resident is Vegan
C: 100% solar powered

GUESS: 100% solar powered- ADVANCES TO CHAIN GAME WITH ALAN

CHAIN GAME: Stars of Planet Green from oldest to youngest. Bruna won the coin toss and will go first.

A: Tommy Lee
B: Adrian Grenier
C: Tom Green (!)
D: Leonardo DiCaprio
E: Ludacris
F: Ed Begley, Jr.
G: Tom Bergeron (!)

Her first guesses:

1. Ed Begley, Jr.
2. Tom Bergeron
3. Tom Green
4. Tommy Lee
5. Leonardo DiCaprio
6. Ludacris
7. Adrian Grenier

#1, #2 & #5 CORRECT- 33.5

Second guess: She just switches Tommy Lee & Tom Green...both are now right with 46.6 on her clock!

After switching Adrian & Ludacris, her final time is 54.3.

Alan's first try...he just has Begley & Bergeron wrong with 31.5 left! He goes on to win with 25.8 left!

Now, for Episode 17.

TRIP AT STAKE: Mazatlan

1. What did the Sheraton hotel in Denver do during this year's Democratic National Convention?

A: Restricted complimentary tolietries
B: Made card keys from sustainable wood


Answer: Made card keys from sustainable wood

2. Which is the most eco-friendly way to rent DVDs?

A: By mail
B: Going to the video store

Answer: By mail

CONSERVATION QUESTION: Which of the following afflects coal miners?

A: Black lung
B: Scarlet fever

Answer: Black lung

The eight answering that the fastest: Aimee, Naomi, Michael, Patrycja, Holmes, Cindy, Courtney & Frank.

1. IN CONTROL: Courtney
CATEGORY: Recycling- TAKES QUESTION

What uses 133 square miles of foil a day?

A: Leftovers
B: Hershey's Kisses
C: Metallic balloons

GUESS: Hershey's Kisses- CORRECT; ELIMINATES CINDY

2. IN CONTROL: Holmes
CATEGORY: Restaurants- CHALLENGES FRANK

What's Madison, WI considering for their restaurants?

A: Requiring composting food garbage
B: Enforcing napkin quotas
C: Eliminating drive-thrus

GUESS: Composting food garbage- INCORRECT (A: Eliminating drive-thrus)

3. IN CONTROL: Courtney
CATEGORY: Cool products- CHALLENGES AIMEE

What is this?

A: A humane bug catcher
B: A natural pool cleaner
C: A human-powered ice cream maker

GUESS: Natural pool cleaner- NO (A: Ice cream maker)

4. IN CONTROL: Naomi
CATEGORY: PETA- CHALLENGES HOLMES

PETA praised which of these for their vegetarian-friendly menu?

A: U.S. military base in Kabul
B: Idaho state prison
C: Pizza Hut

GUESS: Pizza Hut- NO WAY (A: Idaho state prison)

5. IN CONTROL: Courtney
CATEGORY: Celebrities- TAKES QUESTION

Who was the first star to be named "Sexiest Vegetarian Alive"?

A: Carrie Underwood
B: Shania Twain
C: Prince

GUESS: Carrie Underwood- NO (A: Shania Twain)

6. IN CONTROL: Naomi
CATEGORY: Royalty- CHALLENGES MICHAEL

How is Prince Philip reducing needless waste?

A: Refusing motorcades
B: Wearing 50-year-old pants
C: Running errands on a bicycle

GUESS: Refusing motorcades- ELIMINATED (A: Wearing 50-year-old pants)

CHAIN GAME: Patrycja won the coin toss and will go first. The theme this time is arranging seven different air-related milestones from oldest to most recent.

A: Hole in ozone layer discovered
B: The Kyoto Treaty
C: First cigarette warning label
D: Biosphere 2
E: Woody Harrelson's Oxygen Bar opens
F: U.S. Clean Air Act
G: Air Supply formed

Patrycja's first guesses:

1. Hole in ozone layer discovered
2. The Kyoto Treaty
3. First cigarette warning label
4. Air Supply formed
5. Biosphere 2
6. Oxygen Bar
7. U.S. Clean Air Act

#5 CORRECT- 39.1

Second guesses:

1. Hole in ozone layer discovered
2. The Kyoto Treaty
3. Air Supply formed
4. First cigarette warning label
5. Biosphere 2
6. U.S. Clean Air Act
7. Oxygen Bar

#3, #5 & #7 CORRECT- 55.1

Final guesses:

1. The Kyoto Treaty
2. Hole in ozone layer discovered
3. Air Supply formed
4. U.S. Clean Air Act
5. Biosphere 2
6. First cigarette warning label
7. Oxygen Bar

FINAL TIME: 71.2 (she got nothing new correct)

Naomi's first guesses:

1. Air Supply formed
2. First cigarette warning label
3. Hole in ozone layer discovered
4. The Kyoto Treaty
5. Biosphere 2
6. Oxygen Bar
7. U.S. Clean Air Act

#5 RIGHT- 33.1 LEFT

Second try:

1. Hole in ozone layer discovered
2. The Kyoto Treaty
3. Air Supply formed
4. First cigarette warning label
5. Biosphere 2
6. U.S. Clean Air Act
7. Oxygen Bar

WINNER WITH 10.5 LEFT!

Correct order:

1. First cigarette warning label
2. U.S. Clean Air Act
3. Air Supply formed
4. Hole in ozone layer discovered
5. Biosphere 2
6. The Kyoto Treaty
7. Oxygen Bar

Friday, November 21, 2008

11/21/2008 Results

DOND (Syn.)- Military Week concludes with #2 John Loukota (who is an officer from the U.S. Coast Guard). He swaps out for #5. Remember, this is the last day you can enter the Super Bowl sweepstakes.

ROUND 1:
1. #9 (Pietro)- $25
2. #11 (Mike)- $10
3. #7 (Armon)- $100,000
4. #12 (Dennis)- $7,500
5. #22 (Samuel)- $75,000

OPENING OFFER: $9,000- NO DEAL

ROUND 2:
1. #18 (Wesley)- $300
2. #14 (Paulette)- $50,000 (DANGER ZONE ENFORCED)
3. #20 (Larance)- PENNY
4. #2 (Jessica)- $1,000
5. #16 (Kyra)- $25,000 (STRIKE ONE)

SECOND OFFER: $17,500- NO DEAL

ROUND 3:
1. #15 (An)- $5
2. #17 (Marcelle)- $500
3. #8 (Tony)- $50
4. #19 (Michael)- BUCK

An all green round!

THIRD OFFER: $31,000- NO DEAL

ROUND 4:
1. #10 (George)- $100
2. #4 (Silvie)- $500,000 (STRIKE TWO; he was ONE OFF the big one!)

FOURTH OFFER: $15,000- NO DEAL

ROUND 5:
1. #21 (Vilmary)- $250,000 (STRIKEOUT)
2. #1 (Luther)- $2,500

FIFTH OFFER: $2,000- NO DEAL

He leaves with $2,800. His case had $5,000. The rest of the cases:

#3 (Rusty)- $10,000 (chosen on 19th pick; offer dropped to $1,000 then)
#6 (Rocky)- $400
#13 (Stephanie)- $200


WOF: Last night's players got hammered by bad luck of all kinds and as a result, we wound up having our lowest-winning champion of the season. Let's see how much better we can do tonight. First Toss-Up category is Living Things:

S T A _ G A Z E R

L I _ I E _

Brad rings in first and gets STARGAZER, but that's it. Unfortunately, we have our second Toss-Up Triple Stumper of the season. It was STARGAZER LILIES.

$5,000 WINNING ID OF THE NIGHT: GH01839

Tonight's players:

Brad Silva (Hilo, HI)- Middle school teacher
Tiffany Cost (Waikoloa, HI)- Stay-at-home mom and recently went to Europe
Ginger Davis (Holualoa, HI)- Certified nurse's assistant/field crew member

Let's see if we can do better with the $2,000 Toss-Up; category is Thing:

P I _ _ _ C

T A _ _ _

Brad solves PICNIC TABLE for $2,000. After a $6,000 trip to Lake Tahoe is made available, the Round 1 category is Show Biz; it's also tonight's Prize Puzzle. Brad immediately picks up the trip with three T's. After he later buys the O's and the I's, we have...

_ I R A T E _/O _/THE/_ A R I _ _ E A N/

_ O _ I E/T R I _ O _ _

...all the vowels are gone. He then calls an L for a $1,000 gift tag from Hilo Hattier and solves PIRATES OF THE CARRIBEAN MOVIE TRILOGY for another $2,400, the gift tag, the Lake Tahoe trip and a trip to the Caribbean, for a new total of $18,228 in cash and prizes.

PERFECT ROUND

WINNING ID FOR TRIP: FM01636

Eggland's Best Jackpot Round category is Event. After Tiffany buys the I's, we have...

THE/I R _ N _ _ N/_ _ R _ _/

_ H _ _ _ I _ N S H I _

...this is an Hawaiian event. She calls a $400 D, buys the A's, calls a $400 C and buys the O's to clean out the vowels. She then calls a pair of P's for another $7,000 and solves THE IRONMAN WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP for $8,850.

LOTs: 1 (Brad)
BANKRUPTS: 2 (Tiffany, Ginger)

GSN.com Mystery Round category is Phrase. Ginger starts off by calling a pair of R's for $7,000. Later, when Brad buys the O's, we have...

_ _ R _ _ _ T

_ _ R _ I N G

_ O N _ I T I O N _

...he calls a pair of S's for another $1,800, a pair of C's for another $1,800 and then buys the E's up top; he then buys the last remaining vowel of U. He then solves PERFECT SURFING CONDITIONS for another $3,500 and $21,728 total.

(I would've missed this one saying PERFECT WORKING CONDITIONS.)

DUDS: A

$3,000 Toss-Up category is Occupation:

_ N _ E _ _ _ _ N T

_ A N K _ R

Tiffany solves INVESTMENT BANKER to go to $11,850. Speed-Up Round category is On the Map and consonants are worth $1,500 apiece. After Brad calls the R...

T H _/_ _ _ T _ _ _ _ T/_ _/

_ _ _ T R _ _ _ _

...no guess. Tiffany calls the L but can't solve for $7,500 more. Ginger calls the N's but can't solve to get off the zero mark. Brad calls the S and solves THE CONTINENT OF AUSTRALIA to seal the match victory at $24,728! Tifffany leaves with $11,850 and Ginger gets the $1,000 consolation.

So far, $37,578 in cash and stuff has been given away tonight.

Big Money Round: Brad spins the N in SPIN and the category is Phrase. Starting with:

_ _/T _ E/_ _ _

I think I know already. He calls B, G, C and I and gets...

B _/T _ E/_ _ _

...BY THE WAY, I was right all along but he can't get the last word, so he's the second player to lose the Beamer. The Y's would've won him the convertible.

Jeopardy!: The opening categories for the deciding game of this season's Teen Tournament:

LETTERS TO CONGRESSPEOPLE?
WHEN THEY WERE TEENS
THE NET WORKS
FOOD FOR THOUGHT
BODIES OF WATER
GOOD APPLICATION ESSAY WORDS

ANURAG BEGINS WITH $200 BODIES OF WATER CLUE:

The Gulf of Taranto lies between the "heel" and the rest of the "foot" of this country.

Anurag: "What is Italy?"- YES INDEED ($200); $400 BODIES OF WATER CLUE

This river's source lies in the plateau of Langres about 18 miles northwest of Dijon.

Audrey: "What is the Seine?"- CORRECT ($400); $200 LETTERS CLUE

Dear Rep. Udall: You represent New Mexico- wasn't your uncle Mo a Congressman for this "Grand Canyon State"?

Anurag: "What is Arizona?"- CORRECT ($400); $600 BODIES OF WATER CLUE

The Thames & Rhine are among the many rivers emptying into this sea.

Anurag: "What is the North Sea?"- RIGHT AGAIN ($1,000); $800, SAME CATEGORY

This Asian "sea" is actually a lake that's more than 4 1/2 times larger than Lake Superior.

Anurag: "What is the Caspian?"- RIGHT AGAIN ($1,800); FINAL BODIES OF WATER CLUE

Seaports on this bay include Chittagong, Bangladesh and Trincomalee, Sri Lanka.

Bradley: "What is the Bay of Biscay?"- INCORRECT (-$1,000)
Anurag: "What is the Bay of Bengal?"- RIGHT AGAIN ($2,800); $200 WHEN THEY WERE TEENS CLUE

Her cheerleading days at Calhoun High included many a "Freaky Friday".

Audrey: "Who is Lindsay Lohan?"- YOU BET ($600); $400 TEENS CLUE

It's all been uphill for this "Grey's Anatomy" hunk since he was a downhill skiing champ in high school.

Audrey: "Who is (Patrick) Dempsey?"- RIGHT AGAIN ($1,000); MIDDLE CLUE, SAME CATEGORY

Russell Crowe spent most of his childhood in Australia but moved back to this country of his birth at age 14.

TRIPLE STUMPER #1: New Zealand

$800, SAME CATEGORY

In 1982 this future law of "Law & Order: SVU" was Miss Beverly Hills.

Audrey: "Who is Hargitay?"- RIGHT AGAIN ($1,800); LAST TEENS CLUE

As a young scamp, he was expelled from the school he attended with his brother Luke and sent to a military academy.

Audrey: "Who is Owen Wilson?"- TIED FOR THE LEAD ($2,800); $400 LETTERS CLUE

Dear this Senator: Sorry about '04's failed presidential run; love to Teresa.

Anurag: "Who is (John) Kerry?"- RIGHT ($3,200); MIDDLE LETTERS CLUE

Dear this Republican: You were once a Senator's receptionist. Now you're House Speaker; you go, girl!

Anurag: "Who is Pelosi?"- RIGHT AGAIN ($3,800); $800, SAME CATEGORY

Dear this House Minority Leader: How often do you say your surname begins with a "bay" sound, not "Bo"? Signed, curious.

TRIPLE STUMPER #2: John Boehner

LAST LETTERS CLUE

Dear this Senator: Guess your Democratic & Republican foes in '06 couldn't stop your Joe-mentum.

Bradley: "Who is Biden?"- WRONG AGAIN (-$2,000)
Audrey: "Who is Liberman?"- CORRECT TO TIE AGAIN HEADING INTO FIRST BREAK($3,800); $200 ESSAY WORDS CLUE

Say that you're this, but not that you're this overzealous type of beaver.

Anurag: "What is eager?"- CORRECT ($4,000); $400, SAME CATEGORY

You're this adjective, found before "writing" in programs at many schools, like at Princeton since 1939.

Bradley: "What is creative?"- CORRECT (-$1,600); MIDDLE CLUE, SAME TOPIC

You're a person of this, which can mean either "trustworthiness" or "a duty or burden".

TRIPLE STUMPER #3: Responsibility

$800 WORDS CLUE

Wanted: Candidates whose interests are this seven-letter word, i.e., made up of various elements.

Anurag: "What is diverse?"- CORRECT ($4,800); FINAL CLUE IN ESSAY WORDS

They like to hear about this firmness of purpose, from the Latin for "to set a boundary".

TRIPLE STUMPER #4: Determination

$200 NET WORKS CLUE

The first friend you'll get when you join this site is Tom Anderson, the creator.

Audrey: "What is MySpace?"- OF COURSE ($4,000); $400, SAME CATEGORY

This site, launced in 2005, allows you to upload files up to 1 gigabyte in size and ten minutes in length.

Bradley: "What is YouTube?"- CORRECT (-$1,200); MIDDLE CLUE, SAME SUBJECT

For some strange reason, this company's Live.com site has system requirements that don't include Macs or Firefox.

Bradley: "What is Microsoft?"- RIGHT AGAIN (-$600); $800, SAME CATEGORY

In its first two months, this site was available for students at only four colleges, including Harvard.

Anurag: "What is Facebook?"- RIGHT ($5,600); LAST NET WORKS CLUE

DAAAAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIIILLLLLLLLLYYY DOUBLE! His wager is $900.

This search site was named by its creators from a dictionary definition: "Rude, unsophisticated, uncouth".

"What is Yahoo?"...he'll be saying that if he hangs on to win this thing tonight, but right now he's correct on this clue to go to $6,500!

FINAL CATEGORY OF FOOD FOR THOUGHT BEGINS WITH THIS $200 CLUE:

The baking company called this Farm takes its name from a horse farm owned by its founders.

Anurag: "What is Pepperidge?"- YOU BET ($6,700)

$400:

This nationwide restaurant chain began in 1965 with just one restaurant called "Pete's Super Submarines".

Anurag: "What is Subway?"- RIGHT AGAIN ($7,100)

$600:

The two basic adjectives for pie crust are crumbly and this.

TRIPLE STUMPER #5: Flaky

$800:

All hail this type of salad made with romaine lettuce, croutons and anchovies.

Anurag: "What is a Caesar Salad?"- RIGHT ($7,900)

LAST CLUE IN FIRST ROUND:

Buzzbee is the advertising mascot for this variety of Cheerios.

Anurag: "What are Honey Nut Cheerios?"- RIGHT ONCE MORE ($8,900)

ROUND 1 LACH TRASH: $3,600

SCORES AFTER OPENING ROUND:

Anurag: $8,900
Bradley: -$600
Audrey: $4,000

DJ! Categories:

"National Geographic Channel: Herod's Lost Tomb"
RECENT MOVIES
POETS & POETRY

SOUNDS LIKE FUN
U.S. BUILDINGS
TEEN-LETTER WORDS (each correct word will range anywhere from 13-19 letters long)

BRADLEY BEGINS WITH $400 HEROD'S LOST TOMB CLUE

2007 brought news of the identification of the Lost Tomb in the Judean Desert in this present country where he once ruled.

Anurag: "What is Israel?"- RIGHT ($9,300); $400 POETS & POETRY CLUE

Part I of Longfellow's "Song of" this man is entitled "The Peace-Pipe".

Bradley: "What is Myself?"- INCORRECT (-$1,000)
Audrey: "What is Solomon?"- ALSO INCORRECT ($3,600)

TRIPLE STUMPER #6: Hiawatha

$800 POETS & POETRY CLUE

DAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIIIILLLLLLLLLYYY DOUBLE #1! His wager is $1,700.

Shelley wrote, "Chameleons feed on light and air; poet's food is" this emotion "...and fame".

"What is happiness?"...incorrect. It was love, so he drops to $7,600.

MIDDLE POETS & POETRY CLUE

In 1814, seeing a lady in mourning in a spangled dress, this Lord wrote, "She walks in beauty, like the night".

Anurag: "Who was Byron?"- CORRECT ($8,800); $1,600, SAME CATEGORY

Poet who wrote, "I think we are in Rats' Alley where the dead men lost their bones" (sure sounds like a "waste land").

Bradley: "Who is Eliot?"- RIGHT TO GET OUT OF THE HOLE ($600); LAST CLUE, SAME CATEGORY

His 1847 poem "Ulalulme" mentions "the ghoul-hanted woodland of Weir" (he really liked ghoulish stuff).

Anurag: "Who was Poe?"- RIGHT ($10,800); FIRST CLUE IN U.S. BUILDINGS

The Alaska Building was the first modern skyscraper in this city in Washington, not Alaska.

Anurag: "What is Seattle?"- CORRECT AGAIN ($11,200); $800 U.S. BUILDINGS CLUE

There's no mistake shaping this unique building seen here.

Bradley: "What is the Pentagon?"- YOU BET ($1,400); $800 HEROD'S LOST TOMB CLUE

The Bible tells us Herod was troubled by the news of this great event and was soon dead in 4 B.C.

Bradley: "What is the Birth of Jesus?"- RIGHT AGAIN ($2,200); $1,200, SAME TOPIC

Herod's Harbor at Caesarea didn't last long, apparently destroyed by one of these mighty waves.

Anurag: "What is a tidal wave?"- RIGHT ($12,400); $1,200 U.S. BUILDINGS CLUE

The palace of the governors in this New Mexico city is the USA's oldest continuously occupied building.

Anurag: "What is Santa Fe?"- RIGHT AGAIN ($13,600); $1,600 U.S. BUILDINGS CLUE

DAAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIILLLLLLLLYYY DOUBLE #2! He found all the DDs tonight! His last DD wager tonight is $1,900.

The Johnson Wax headquarters, designed by this late American, is on the National Register of Historic Places.

"Who is Frank Lloyd Wright?"...good to go to $15,500!

FINAL U.S. BUILDINGS CLUE

Named for an automaker, this Art Deco skyscraper in NYC opened in 1930.

Audrey: "What is Chrysler?"- CORRECT ($5,600); $400 RECENT MOVIES CLUE

A mad scientist's hunchbacked assistant longs to create his own monster in this 2008 animated comedy.

Audrey: "Who is Igor?"- RIGHT AGAIN ($6,000); $800 RECENT MOVIES CLUE

After being dead for seven minutes, Ricky Gervais sees and hears dead people in this 2008 comedy.

Audrey: "What is Ghosttown?"- RIGHT AGAIN ($6,800); MIDDLE CLUE, SAME CATEGORY

This animated "Star Wars" chapter swept through the galaxy in Summer 2008.

Bradley: "What is Clone Wars?"- CORRECT ($3,400); $1,600 HEROD'S LOST TOMB

To gain lost people's respect, Herod rebuilt the Temple of Jerusalem including this sacred site that's still there.

Audrey: "What is the Holy of Holies?"- NO ($5,200)
Bradley: "What is the Western Wal?"- RIGHT ($5,000); FINAL CLUE IN HEROD'S LOST TOMB

Evidence suggests a red one of these stone coffins presume Herod's was smashed by rebels who hated Herod's legacy.

Anurag: "What is a sarcophagus?"- RIGHT ($17,500); $400 TEEN-LETTER WORDS CLUE

Examples of these include cygnus, centaraus & cepheus.

Bradley: "What are constellations?"- CORRECT ($5,400); $800 TEEN-LETTER WORDS CLUE

"U" know this term that refers specifically to a junior or senior in college.

Audrey: "What is upperclassman?"- CORRECT ($6,000); $1,600 RECENT MOVIES CLUE

Michael Cera & Kat Dennings are the title pair in "Nick and Norah's Infinite" this.

Anurag: "What is the Playlist?"- RIGHT ($19,100); $1,200 TEEN-LETTER WORDS CLUE

It's the "VC" in "VCR"; are you even old enough to remember it?

Anurag: "What is a videocassette?"- YOU BET ($20,300); $1,600, SAME CATEGORY

This type of "conduct" will cost you 15 yards on a football field.

Anurag: "What is unsportsmanlike?"- OF COURSE IT IS ($21,900); LAST CLUE IN TEEN-LETTER WORDS

It describes an "objector" who refuses on moral grounds to serve in the Army.

Bradley: "What is conscientious?"- RIGHT ($7,400); $400 SOUNDS LIKE FUN CLUE

You might need "B-4" to get five in a row and collect the jackpot in this game.

Bradley: "What is Bingo?"- YOU BET ($7,800); $800 FUN CLUE TOLD BY KELLIE

In Origami, fold a piece of paper in half from the bottom and you have a valley fold; turn it over and you have this opposite fold.

Anurag: "What is a mountain fold?"- YES ($22,700); $1,200 FUN CLUE

Throw your weight around practicing this martial art whose name means "gentle way".

Bradley: "What is judo?"- CORRECT ($9,000); $1,600, SAME CATEGORY

It's a kite-like, delta-winged, aluminum alloy-framed, one-man soaring device.

Anurag: "What is a hang glider?"- RIGHT ($24,300); LAST FUN CLUE

It's the sport of firing at clay pigeons; pull!

TRIPLE STUMPER #7: Skeet/crap shooting

FINAL CLUE OF THE ROUND IN RECENT MOVIES:

In "Babylon A.D.", he stars as a mercenary hired to deliver a package, which turns out to be a young woman.

TRIPLE STUMPER #8: Vin Diesel

LACH TRASH IN DJ!: $4,400

SCORES AFTER DOUBLE JEOPARDY!:

Anurag: $24,300 (not quite a lock title)
Bradley: $9,000
Audrey: $6,000

CORYAT SCORES:

Anurag: $22,800
Bradley: $9,000
Audrey: $6,000

FJ! CATEGORY: Greek Mythology.

King Salmoneus dragged bronze kettles behind his chariot to imitate this; Zeus killed him.

Let's remind everyone of the Day 1 scores:

Anurag: $35,000
Bradley: $26,600
Audrey: $15,200

AUDREY:
Response: "What is thunder?"
Wager: $5,200
Final two-day total: $26,400

Bradley Silverman...is also right to double up to $18,000 tonight! He will be taking home a nice $44,600 payday unless Anurag Kashap did something incredibly stupid...













...he wrote down "What is the sound of thunder?", BUT IT'S ACCEPTED TO WIN HIM $75,000!!! For the record, he didn't wager anything, so his winning score was $59,300.

(The tournament jackpot win graphic is now in a different font, but is still silver.)

Bingo America: Tonight, you at-home players have a chance to not only win $50, but a $50 turkey certificate as well since next week's Thanksgiving! On Episode 2057, tonight's players are Anne & Michael. At halftime in Game 1:

ANNE: -IN-O
MICHAEL: BIN--
BANK: $781

9 (G53)- Named for "Swedish gloves", what soft, brush leather was was made into Elvis' blue shoes?
ANNE: Suede- YOU BET (-INGO; $834)
10 (G46)- The 2008 Summer Olympics were the first to include races with rough terrain bikes known by what initials?
ANNE: BMX- RIGHT AGAIN ($880)

50/50 MODE:
11 (O72)- T or F: A ten-gallon cowboy hat can't really hold ten gallons of water.
MICHAEL: True- CORRECT (BIN-O; $952)
12 (G49)- Killer or humpback- which kind of whales communicate using intricate tunes?
ANNE: Humpback- CORRECT ($1,001)
13 (B4)- T or F: Bo Didley popularized a dance called the Didley Squat.
MICHAEL: False- RIGHT ($1,005)
14 (B2)- Which place was reached by explorers first- North Pole or South Pole?
ANNE: North Pole- WIN ($1,007)

EARLIER NUMBERS CALLED: N45, B12, B3, N34, O74, I25, O64, I24

The third question of Game 2 was tonight's Wild Card Question:

In 1588, what country launched a massive armada in an attempt to invade England?

Anne was right with Spain to mark off her G, leaving her one I and O away from a chance at $100,000. Heading into 50/50, here's the score in Game 2 right now:

ANNE: B-NG-
MICHAEL: -I-GO
BANK: $1,405

10 (N37)- Boom Boom or Bam Bam- who was Barney Rubble's son?
ANNE: Bam Bam- RIGHT ($1,442)
11 (I24)- Atlantic or Pacific- Aretha Franklin and The Rolling Stones worked for which record company?
MICHAEL: Atlantic- CORRECT ($1,466)
12 (B2)- T or F: Tabby and Seal Point are types of cat coloration.
MICHAEL: True- RIGHT AGAIN (BI-GO; $1,468)
13 (N45)- Orange or bell pepper- which has more Vitamin C?
ANNE: Bell pepper- CORRECT ($1,513)
14 (O70)- Brain or liver- which body part includes the cerebellum?
ANNE: Brain- RIGHT AGAIN ($1,583)
15 (N33)- T or F: The White House holds a traditional Easter Egg rural for children.
MICHAEL: True- WIN ($1,616)

PREVIOUS NUMBERS CALLED: B8, N44, O67, O73, G56, B7, I17, I26

BINGO SHOOTOUT:
1. What B weather condition is a strong, driving snowstorm with heavy winds and intense cold (and is also the name of a dessert at Dairy Queen)?
ANNE: Blizzard- RIGHT
2. With a last name beginning in I, what punk rocker recorded the '80s hit "White Wedding"?
ANNE: Billy Idol- RIGHT AGAIN
3. What N actor played Eddie Murphy's partner in "48 Hrs."?
MICHAEL: Nick Nolte- CORRECT
4. What G is a pair of protective spectacles used for swimming?
ANNE: Goggles- WINS $1,616

Bingo Bonus Round:

B: #13- $1,000
I: #24- $1,500 ($2,500)
N: #35- $2,000 ($4,500)
G: #55- LOSS

DOND (NBC): It's Part 1 of this year's Thanksgiving spectacular! And at least for tonight's game, the regular cases are replaced by turkey trays! First up is Jimmy Dolan from Fort Collins, CO (who is a family man and a restaurant manager). He wants to win a lot of money so he can start a college fund for his children and buy a pair of cars. His case of destiny is #23.

ROUND 1:
1. #14- PENNY
2. #21- $1,000
3. #19- $400,000
4. #5- BUCK
5. #10- $100
6. #12- $25

FIRST OFFER: $115,000- NO DEAL

Tonight's Beat the Banker at home game is worth $20,000.

MODEL EATING COMPETITION #1: Eating turkey legs. #7 Sara won and was crowned Miss Turkey Leg.

ROUND 2:
1. #13- $200,000
2. #22- $75,000
3. #26- $25,000
4. #16- $500
5. #6- $10,000

SECOND OFFER: $171,000- NO DEAL

MODEL EATING COMPETITION #2: The models this time had to eat bowls of stuffing. Miss Stuffing was #4 Keltie.

ROUND 3:
1. #11- $200
2. #20- $50,000
3. #25- $75
4. #15- $300,000

MODEL EATING COMPETITION #3: On the plates this time for the models were sweet potatoes. The Miss Sweet Potato title went to #11 Katie.

THIRD OFFER: $222,000- NO DEAL

(For the rest of this game, each friend/family member of his gets to stand next to each of the models/trays.)

ROUND 4:
1. #4- TWO MILLION DOLLARS (DANGER ZONE ENFORCED)
2. #3- $10
3. #2- $5,000

FOURTH OFFER: $89,000- NO DEAL

LAST MODEL EATING COMPETITION: The pumpkin pies wrapped things up here. Miss Pumpkin Pie turned out to be #20 Alike.

ROUND 5:
1. #9- $400
2. #1- ONE MILLION DOLLARS (STRIKE ONE)

TONIGHT'S BEAT THE BANKER WINNING CASE: #1

FIFTH OFFER: $63,000- DEAL

Let's see what would've happened had he gone to one case at a time:

21st PICK: #7- $50
SIXTH OFFER: $109,000

22nd PICK: #18- $300
SEVENTH OFFER: $159,000

23rd PICK: #17- $500,000

His case had...$750, so he made a good deal! Rest of the cases:

#8- $5
#24- $100,000

Part 2 is on Thanksgiving Eve at 9 PM EST.

Don't Forget the Lyrics!: As you know, we have a special contestant with us tonight- Anne Jensen from Mission Viejo, CA was born with unilateral Microtia and she wants to win a ton of money so she can get her long overdue surgery. Her target tonight is $100,000, but she would love to win a lot more than that. Possibly helping her tonight are her boyfriend Adam and her brother Mike. Here are the categories:

INSPIRATIONAL SONGS
ROCK
DISCO

HALL & OATES
SOUTHERN ROCK
R & B
POP
1960s
PARTY SONGS

Her opening category is Pop. The first pair of song choices are "The Longest Time" by Billy Joel and "You're My Best Friend" by Queen. Her pick is "The Longest Time" and her first target consists of five words:

(Note: Starting with this episode, the lyrics that appear on the gameboard are in a different text.)

"That hasn't ______ __ __ _____ ___"

She's right with "...happened for the longest time". Category #2 for her is Southern Rock; choices now are "Free Bird" by Lynyrd Skynyrd and "The Devil Went Down to Georgia" by the Charlie Daniels Band. She tries "The Devil Went Down the Georgia" and she only needs to fill in three blanks this time:

"But if you lose the Devil ____ ___ ___"

Originally, she sings "...takes your soul", but she changes the first word to "...gets your soul". To make sure, she uses her two words backup on the first and third missing words, which are already correct. She then locks in "...gets your soul" for $5,000.

Her third topic is Inspirational Songs. "New Attitude" by Patti LaBelle returns, along with "I'm Coming Out" by Diana Ross. She chooses "I'm Coming Out" and again must fill in three:

"I want the world to know, got to __ __ ___"

She's right with "...let it show". To reach the safe haven, her fourth category is Rock. This time, the choices are "Keep Your Hands To Yourself" by the Georgia Satellites and "Touch Me" by The Doors. She chooses "Touch Me" and already is dealt an eight-word deficit. They follow after "I'm gonna love you 'til the stars". Her response is "...fall from the sky for you and I" and she locks that in...that's $25,000; she's two correct responses away from her goal.

Fifth, she will try either "She's Gone" or "Out of Touch" by Hall & Oates. Her selection is "Out of Touch" and she must fill in six blanks this time:

"But I'm out of __ ___ ___ ___ __ _____"

She locks in "...my head when you're not around"...and is now one step away from the magic number!

Topic #6 for this lady is the 1960s. Two songs from that decade are "Good Vibrations" by The Beach Boys and "Shop Around" by Smokey Robinson & The Miracles. Her choice is "Shop Around" and she's got ten words that she needs to come up with. They follow after "For her hand now". She sings "My mama told me you better shop around", but that's not enough words. She then calls on her boyfriend for assistance, and her new guess turns out to be "My mama told me son, boy, you better shop around". But she's still unsure, so she goes for the multiple choice:

A: "You stay single for as long as you can now"
B: "Keep your freedom for as long as you can now"
C: "Don't get married for as long as you can now"

Let's not have somebody blow it on a multiple choice like last week. She locks in B...she's reached her $100,000 target! Also, no matter what happens the rest of the game, she's already won a pair of diamond earrings.

But she could double that if she knows one of these two Party Songs- "Super Freak" by the late Rick James and "You Make Me Feel Like Dancing" by Leo Sayer. She selects "Super Freak" and again must fill in ten. They follow after "She says that I'm her all-time favorite when I". She then lets out of her mouth "...make my move to her room, it's the right time" and goes for it...


"...make my move to her room, it's the right time"

...she's now won twice her goal!

R & B is her category worth $350,000. The choices this time are "I Can't Get Next To You" by The Temptations and "We're In This Love Together" by Al Jarreau. She decides on "I Can't Get Next To You" and she must fill in nine words this time. The words she needs to follow up are from the end line of the chorus, "I can't get next to you". She does nothing but repeat the same line with an added "Babe", so she decides to quit at $200,000, which should buy her more things in addition to her surgery! Correct: "I can fly like a bird in the sky".

(Note: A day before this episode aired, her apperance on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" spoiled the outcome of the episode!)

Video Bonus: Great ending to "Millionaire's Family Week"

Thursday, November 20, 2008

"Survivor: Gabon" 11/20

Just for the record, the merged tribe's name is Nobag (which is Gabon in reverse).

The first Tree Mail of the night reads like this:

"Going, going, gone. He who hesitates is lost. Nourishment and power, everything has its cost."

SURVIVOR AUCTION: Everybody is given $500, with each bid made being in increments of $20. No pooling of money or sharing of food is allowed during this time.

1. Beer and peanuts- SOLD TO RANDY FOR $180 ($320 left)

2. Covered item- SOLD TO KEN FOR $340 ($160 left)
MYSTERY ITEM'S IDENTITY: The right to send himself or somebody else to Exile Island. If he sends somebody else to Exile Island (like Sugar), he gets to take whatever bidding money they had up to that point.
DECISION: SENDS BOB TO EXILE ISLAND AGAIN; KEN NOW HAS $660

3. Covered item #2- SOLD TO SUGAR FOR $340 ($160 left)
MYSTERY ITEM'S IDENTITY: A bowl of chocolate and peanut butter

4. Hot bath and clean clothes- SOLD TO SUSIE FOR $340 ($160 left)

5. Cheeseburger, fries and drink- SOLD TO MATTY FOR $400 ($100 left)

6. Covered item #3- SOLD TO RANDY FOR $280 ($40 left)
MYSTERY ITEM'S IDENTITY: Spaghetti, garlic bread and a glass of wine

7. Immunity challenge advantage inside sealed bottle- SOLD TO CORRINE BECAUSE SHE GOES ALL IN AND KEN DOESN'T OUTBID HER

Final item: Covered item #4 for entire tribe- SOLD TO RANDY FOR $20 ($20 left)
MYSTERY ITEM'S IDENTITY: Chocolate chip cookies

IMMUNITY CHALLENGE: This is divided into two stages. Before we begin, the advantage in Corrine's bottle says that she just earned a bye into the challenge's second stage. The remaining seven contestants have to take a bag of puzzle pieces and race across a balance beam. They must go back and forth until they've brought all three bags of puzzle pieces. The first two to finish face Corrine in the second stage. For the second stage, the final three must stack the puzzle pieces in a particular way so that they will fall like a typical domino pattern, allowing a ball to go down the ramp's very end and raise a flag. The first one to do all of this wins immunity.

STAGE 1 WINNERS: Ken & Matty

This week's immunity winner is...











...Ken Hoang!

TRIBAL COUNCIL: Randy Bailey turns in a possible hidden Immunity Idol. I will tell you right now that he got the most votes tonight by a tally of 5-3 over Susie Smith. Therefore, if it's indeed a valid Immunity Idol, he's still in the game. If it's not, he's eliminated and going to the jury. The idol Randy turned in is a...













...DUD- GAME OVER FOR RANDY. Sugar just claimed another victim.

GSN Live Friday

Alan Thicke, who is this week's "WWTBAM" Ask the Expert guest during the show's Family Week, will stop by the GSN Live studios Friday beginning at 1:15 PM EST.

11/20/2008 Results

DOND: Yesterday, Colleen Wilcox of the Marine Corps had the $500,000 case, but she didn't have the safety net to go all the way. Today, #8 Michelle Martinez (a surgical tech of Operations Rescue; also a salsa dancer) will hopefully get very lucky to win the whole thing.

ROUND 1:
1. #21 (Vilmary)- $1,000
2. #9 (Pietro)- $50,000
3. #5 (Jessica)- $5,000
4. #18 (Wesley)- $10,000
5. #1 (Luther)- $500,000

FIRST OFFER: $7,000- NO DEAL

ROUND 2:
1. #7 (Armon)- $10
2. #2 (John)- $7,500
3. #14 (Paulette)- $500
4. #11 (Mike)- PENNY
5. #15 (An)- $75,000 (DANGER ZONE ENFORCED)

SECOND OFFER: $12,000- NO DEAL

ROUND 3:
1. #22 (David)- $25,000 (STRIKE ONE)
2. #13 (Stephanie)- $50
3. #3 (Rusty)- $200
4. #17 (Marcelle)- $100,000 (STRIKE TWO)

THIRD OFFER: $5,500- NO DEAL

ROUND 4:
1. #4 (Silvie)- $400
2. #10 (George)- BUCK

FOURTH OFFER: $22,000- DEAL

I understand her decision, because she had little to no safety net at this stage of the game. Her case had...







...just $300. Here was the remainder of her playout had she continued:

ROUND 5:
1. #20 (Lavance)- $100
2. #16 (Fortino)- $5
FIFTH OFFER: $54,000

19th PICK: #12 (Dennis)- $250,000 (STRIKEOUT)

Other cases:

#6 (Rocky)- $25
#19 (Michael)- $2,500


WOF: Let's start this Hawaii episode with this $1,000 Toss-Up in the category of Occupation:

_ _ _ D S C A P E

_ _ _ _ E N _ R

Francis is right with LANDSCAPE DESIGNER for $1,000.

$5,000 WINNING ID OF THE NIGHT: JY1556603

And now, our players (two males and one female):

Francis Powell (Wailuku, HI)- Accountant to Hawaii's mayor
Paul Yudak (Na'alehu, HI)- Hairdresser
Rachelle Hamora (Kailua Kona, HI)- Hula dancer, singer & former Miss Kona Coffee pageant winner

$2,000 Toss-Up category is Show Biz:

_ I _ _ O V E R Y

_ _ A _ N _ L

"Cash Cab" airs on this channel, DISCOVERY CHANNEL, and Paul solves it for $2,000.

Round 1 category is In the Kitchen and out on the wheel now is a $5,000 Royal Hawaiian Center Shopping Spree. Paul calls an N about midway in the round to pick that prize up. A little later, he call a pair of M's for a $1,000 gift tag that resmbles a submarine/helicopter tour. At that point, we have...

C O M _ A C T

_ _ _ R _ _ _ O

M A C _ _ N _

...but he then hits the left Bankrupt of the Million Dollar Wedge to lose both prizes and $3,250. Rachelle calls the P's for $600, buys the E's and the I, then calls the S's for another $1,650 and solves COMPACT ESPRESSO MACHINE for $1,750.

BANKRUPTS: 1 (Paul)

Eggland's Best Jackpot/Prize Puzzle Round category is Phrase. After Francis buys the A's, we have...

A _ _/H A N _ _/_ N/_ _ _ _

...I believe a cruise's at stake this round. But he then calls a dud in P. Paul calls the L's for $600 and the Free Spin, the D's to double his money, buys the O and solves ALL HANDS ON DECK for another $950 and a cruise to the Caribbean, for a new total of $9,900 in cash and cruise.

DUDS: P, T

WINNING ID FOR CRUISE: TW8491238

GSN.com Mystery Round category is Before & After. Early on, Paul calls an N for the Million Dollar Wedge but he loses it to a Bankrupt immediately. He then uses his Free Spin but then hits Lose a Turn. A little later, Rachelle calls a W as in Wild Card and then buys the A's. The board now reads like this...

WHISTLE/A/H A _ _ _/

TUNE-U _

...she solves WHISTLE A HAPPY TUNE-UP to go to $2,750.

BANKRUPTS: 1 (Paul)

$3,000 Toss-Up category is On the Map:

T _ E/FRENCH/_ L P S

Francis solves THE FRENCH ALPS to quaduple his winnings. Speed-Up Round category is Food & Drink and consonants are worth $1,600 apiece. This is a low-scoring pitcher's duel, so this round will decide it. After Francis calls the K...

_ _ N - S _ _ _ _ _

C _ _ _/C _ K _ S

...no guess. Paul calls the R's but blanks out with $6,400 on the line. Rachelle calls the P but can't solve for $4,800. Francis calls the B and solves PAN-SEARED CRAB CAKES to finish with $8,800. Rachelle has $2,750 and Paul hangs on to win with $9,900.

Big Money Round: Paul spins the S in AMERICA'S and the category is Person. Starting with:

_ L _ _ _ E R

He tries CDMA...but none of that works. He then tries PLUMBER but the M's already dead. It's the name of the company I'm doing this blog on- BLOGGER. That means he loses $30,000 and is now the lowest-winning champion of the season. The G's would've done it.

Jeopardy!: Like the finals of last May's College Championship, I will be doing every clue for the finals of this Teen Tournament. Here are the opening categories in the first round of Game 1:

TIME TO HIT THE BOOKS
CELEBRITY SCENTS
GOOD WORKS
TAKE THE LEAD

ANTARCTICA
HEY "U"!

ANURAG BEGINS WITH THE $200 HEY "U" CLUE:

It's a way to pitch a softball; it can also mean done in a secret and deceptive manner.

Bradley: "What is underhand?"- CORRECT ($200); $400 HEY "U" CLUE

Cordelia, ophelia and bianca are its three closest moons.

Anurag: "What is Uranus?"- CORRECT ($400); MIDDLE HEY "U" CLUE

Famous ones in literature include Tom, Remus & Vanya.

Anurag: "Who are uncles?"- RIGHT AGAIN ($1,000); $800, SAME CATEGORY

We salute you for knowing this popular name for the British flag.

Anurag: "What is the British Jack?"- RIGHT AGAIN ($1,800); LAST "U" CLUE

Kampala is its capital.

Anurag: "What is Uganda?"- RIGHT AGAIN ($2,800); $200 TIME TO HIT THE BOOKS CLUE

This author presented "A Box of Unfortunate Events: The Situation Worsens".

Bradley: "Who is Lemony Snicket?"- CORRECT ($400); $400 BOOKS CLUE

This pirate leader came to life in an 1883 Robert Louis Stevenson tale.

Anurag: "Who is Long John Silver?"- RIGHT ($3,200); MIDDLE BOOKS CLUE

He wrote "The Unvanquished" & "The Sound and the Fury".

Anurag: "Who is Faulkner?"- RIGHT AGAIN ($3,800); $800 BOOKS CLUE IS AN AUDIO CLUE TOLD BY MR. BURNS FROM "The Simpsons":

I had 1,000 monkeys at 1,000 type-writers. I could only pen "It Was the Best of Times, It Was the Blurst of Times", like this novel's start...stupid monkey!

Bradley: "What is A Tale of Two Cities?"- RIGHT ($1,200); FINAL BOOKS CLUE

Bratty & Spoiled Mary Lennox becomes the ward of her English uncle in this 1911 Frances Hodgson Burnett classic.

Audrey: "What is The Secret Garden?"- CORRECT ($1,000); $200 CELEBRITY SCENTS CLUE

We'll always have this hotel heiress and her flighty, flirty, Just Me perfume.

Anurag: "Who is Paris Hilton?"- YOU BET ($4,000); $200 ANTARCTICA CLUE

Found on Ross Island, Mount Erebus is the southernmost active one of these in the world.

Bradley: "What is a volcano?"- CORRECT ($1,400); $200 TAKE THE LEAD CLUE

Thought Fidel remained head of the Communist Party, his brother Raul took over as head of this country.

Bradley: "What is Cuba?"- CORRECT AGAIN ($1,600); AFTER FIRST BREAK, HE CHOOSES $400 IN THE SAME CATEGORY

Asif Ali Zardari, husband of the late Benazir Bhutto, became this country's president in September 2008.

Anurag: "What is Pakistan?"- RIGHT ($4,400); $400 ANTARCTICA CLUE

Of -29, -129, or -229 F., the coldest temperature ever recorded on Earth, at Vostok, Antarctica in 1893.

Bradley: "What is 129 F?"- CORRECT ($2,000); $600 TAKE THE LEAD CLUE

Kostas Karamanlis has received kudos as prime minister of this Mediterranean country since 2004.

Anurag: "What is Greece?"- RIGHT ($5,000); $600 ANTARCTICA CLUE

What some call the Antarctic Ocean is made up of the waters of these three oceans.

Anurag: "What is the Indian Ocean, the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean?"- RIGHT AGAIN ($5,600); $800, SAME CATEGORY

Antarctica's coasts are moist, but the interior gets so little snowfall it's been called a "polar" one of these.

Audrey: "What is a desert?"- CORRECT ($1,800); $800 TAKE THE LEAD CLUE

Martin Torrijos is a man with a plan and a canal in this country.

Bradley: "What is Panama?"- CORRECT ($2,800); $1,000 TAKE THE LEAD CLUE

Bashar Al-Assad heads up this country from its capital, Damascus.

Anurag: "What is Syria?"- RIGHT ($6,600); $1,000 ANTARCTICA CLUE

A research base at the South Pole is co-named for these two explorers, the first two to reach it.

Anurag: "Who are Adamson & Scott?"- RIGHT AGAIN ($7,600); $200 GOOD WORKS CLUE

Thanks to some four million donors, this "American" group is the USA's largest supplier of blood and blood products.

Bradley: "What is the Red Cross?"- CORRECT ($3,000); $400 GOOD WORKS CLUE

This group whose logo is seen here has built or renovated more than 200,000 homes worldwide.

Bradley: "What is Habitat For Humanity?"- YES AGAIN ($3,400); MIDDLE GOOD WORKS CLUE

DAAAAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIIIILLLLLLLLLYYYY DOUBLE! His wager is $2,000.

The ACLU helps protect these, the "CL" in its name.

"What are civil liberties?"...correct to go to $5,400!

$800 GOOD WORKS CLUE:

An organization that's using the Internet's power to help young people change the world is called "Do" this.

TRIPLE STUMPER #1: Something

FINAL GOOD WORKS CLUE:

You can donate ten inches of your hair to the group called these "Of Love", which makes hairpieces for sick kids.

Anurag: "What are locks?"- RIGHT ($8,600); $400 CELEBRITY SCENTS CLUE

K-Fed knows that she smells like Kiwi & Cupcakes in her fantasy perfume.

Anurag: "Who is (Britney) Spears?"- RIGHT AGAIN ($9,000)

$600:

You may detect the scent of basil and amber in Unforgivable, from his Sean John line.

Audrey: "Who is Diddy?"- CORRECT ($2,400)

$800:

This singer smells like wet gardenia petals and marshmallow in her perfume.

Anurag: "Who is Mariah Carey?"- RIGHT ($9,800)

FINAL CLUE OF THE ROUND:

Deseo, a perfume from this Hispanic singer-actress, was inspired by a midnight walk in a garden after a storm.

Anurag: "Who is (Jennifer) Lopez?"- YOU BET IT'S HER ($10,800)

LACH TRASH IN THIS ROUND: $1,000

SCORES AFTER FIRST ROUND:

Anurag: $10,800
Bradley: $5,400
Audrey: $2,400

DJ! Categories:

OMG!
FAR-OUT CINEMA
TIME FLIES

REVOLUTIONARIES
SUPERBAD
WHEEL OF JEOPARDY! (this was the title of one of the bonus rounds on "MTV's Remote Control")

AUDREY STARTS WITH $400 OMG CLUE:

In Japanese this religion means "way of the gods".

Bradley: "What is Shinto?"- RIGHT ($5,800); $800 OMG CLUE

At Folkvang, Freyja received half of all warriors slain in battle; he received the other half.

Anurag: "Who is Oden?"- RIGHT ($11,600); $1,200 OMG CLUE

Trojan prophet Helenus told the Greeks Troy wouldn't fall unless Palladium, this wide goddess' statue, was stolen.

Anurag: "Who is Athena?"- RIGHT AGAIN ($12,800); $1,600 OMG CLUE

Anubis wasn't only the God of the Dead, he was also the god of this process used in mummification.

Bradley: "What is embalming?"- RIGHT ($7,400); FINAL OMG CLUE

Originally painted in Goya's own dining room, this planetary god is seen here devouring one of his kids.

Anurag: "What is Saturn?"- RIGHT ($14,800); $400 REVOLUTIONARIES CLUE

After his April 1775 ride, he rescued papers from a Lexington tavern belonging to John Hancock.

Bradley: "Who is Paul Revere?"- YOU BET IT'S HIM ($7,800); $800 REVOLUTIONARIES CLUE

Last name of Declaration-signing Virginia brothers Richard & Francis; a later relative was a southern general.

Bradley: "Who is Lee?"- RIGHT AGAIN ($8,600); $1,200, SAME CATEGORY

In April 1777 this Pamphleteer was elected secretary of the Committee of Foreign Affairs in Congress.

Anurag: "Who is Payne?"- RIGHT ($16,000); $1,600, SAME CATEGORY

DAAAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIIILLLLLLLLLYYYY DOUBLE #1! His wager is $2,000.

On March 23, 1775 this famed orator told the Virginia Convention, "The war is inevitable and let it come!"

"Who is Henry?"...he's right once more to go to 18 grand!

LAST REVOLUTIONARIES CLUE:

In 1777, while serving in Paris, this Pennsylvanian wrote that "our cause is the cause of all mankind".

Bradley: "Who is Benjamin Franklin?"- CORRECT ($10,600); $400 TIME FLIES CLUE

In November Daylight Saving ends and this starts, so daytime ends earlier.

Bradley: "What is Standard Time?"- RIGHT AGAIN ($11,000); $800 TIME FLIES CLUE

OTHER DAAAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIIIIIILLLLLLYYY DOUBLE! He puts four grand on the line with this clue:

A child born in 1995 turns 15 in 2010; a child born in 5 B.C. turned 15 in this year.

"What is 11?"...that's a lucky year to bring him to $15,000!

MIDDLE TIME FLIES CLUE:

Relativity says if you're on a train approaching this speed, 186,282 mph, time will seem to slow down.

Anurag: "What is the speed of light?"- YES ($19,200); $1,600, SAME SUBJECT

To land in NYC as the ball drops on New Year's Eve, your six hour flight from L.A. must have this departure time.

Anurag: "What is 3 PM?"- RIGHT AGAIN ($20,800); LAST TIME FLIES CLUE

Because the Earth rotates as it orbits, a sidereal day, based on the stars, is about four minuts shorter than this day.

TRIPLE STUMPER #2: Solar day

$400 SUPERBAD CLUE:

On August 7, 1988, this murderer struck for the first time in London's east end.

Anurag: "Who is Jack the Ripper?"- YES ($21,200); $800 SUPERBAD CLUE

This first Russian czar's cruel and bizarre behavior earned him the nickname "Grozny", Russian for "The Dread".

Audrey: "Who is Ivan the Terrible?"- CORRECT ($3,200); $1,200, SAME CATEGORY

The gun and rifle he used on November 22, 1963 were purchased and delivered through mail order.

Anurag: "Who is Oswald?"- RIGHT ($22,400); $1,600, SAME TOPIC

Denying his guilt to the end, Bruno Hauptmann was executed in 1936 for the kidnapping of this aviator's son.

Audrey: "Who is Lindbergh?"- CORRECT ($4,800); LAST SUPERBAD CLUE

In 1717 & 1718, this pirate terrorized the southeastern coast in his ship, The Queen Anne's Revenge.

Anurag: "Who is Blackbeard?"- YES INDEED ($24,400); $400 WHEEL OF JEOPARDY! CLUE:

N _ _ A

S _ _ _ _ A

It's in Canada, eh?

Audrey: "What is Nova Scotia?"- CORRECT ($5,200); $800 PUZZLE

_ O C A _ U L A _ _

Words won't fail you if you have a good one (the past few times this was a bonus puzzle on "Wheel of Fortune", it was missed).

Anurag: "What is vocabulary?"- YOU BET ($25,200); $1,200 PUZZLE

_ _ G G _

_ _ N K

A place to hoard your pennies (this has also been a previous "Wheel" bonus puzzle).

Anurag: "What is a piggy bank?"- OF COURSE ($26,400); $1,600 PUZZLE

F R _ _ _ R N _ _

_ _ _ N S

Mary-Kate & Ashley Olsen, for example.

Anurag: "What are fraternal twins?"- RIGHT AGAIN ($28,000); FINAL PUZZLE

_ O T S W _ _ _

Gaborone is its capital.

Anurag: "What is Botswana?"- RIGHT AGAIN ($30,000)

THE LAST CATEGORY OF FAR-OUT CINEMA BEGINS WITH THIS $400 CLUE:

This lonely title character from a 2008 film is fixated on Eve, an "Extraterrestrial Vegetation Evaluator".

Audrey: "What is Wall-E?"- CORRECT ($5,600)

$800:

Tom Cruise dodges nasty looks from Dakota Fanning and toweing intergalactic tripods in this 2005 flick.

Anurag: "What is War of the Worlds?"- CORRECT ($30,800)

$1,200:

The disappearance of a $5 Billion space probe forces these title simians into action in a 2008 film.

TRIPLE STUMPER #3: "Space Chimps"

$1,600:

Genetic experiment 626, this fuzzy blue guy who crash-landed in Hawaii in a 2002 film looks cute, but he's a weapon.

Bradley: "Who is Stitch?"- CORRECT ($16,600)

FINAL CLUE OF THE ROUND:

In this M. Night Shyamalan film, aliens are good at scaring people; not so good with locked pantry doors or water.

Audrey: "What are Signs?"- RIGHT ($7,600)

LACH TRASH THIS ROUND: $3,200

SCORES AFTER DOUBLE JEOPARDY!:

Anurag: $30,800
Bradley: $16,600
Audrey: $7,600

CORYAT SCORES:

Anurag: $30,400
Bradley: $12,000
Audrey: $7,600

FJ! CATEGORY: State Capitals.

Baton Rouge and this other state capital both have two word French names; neither is named for a person.

AUDREY:
Response: "What is Des Moines"
Wager: ALL IN
Score after Day 1: $15,200

BRADLEY:
Response: "What is Des Moines"
Wager: $10,000
Score after Day 1: $26,600

ANURAG:
Response: "What is Des Moines?"
Wager: $4,200
Score after Day 1: $35,000

This has been a great shootout between the two remaining teen boys so far! Will either one win it all tomorrow? Tune in and find out!

Bingo America: This is the 100th episode! Episode 2060's players are Gina & Byron. Game 1 at halftime:

GINA: -I---
BYRON: BING-
BANK: $773

The fourth question was tonight's Wild Card Question. Here it is:

Italian for "chapel style", what type of singing uses human voices without musical accompanyment?

Byron rung in first with acapella, which was right to fill out his B.

7 (N36)- How many total teaspoons are there in one tablespoon?
BYRON: 2- NOT ENOUGH
GINA: 3- CORRECT (-IN--; $809)
8 (B7)- The University of Arkansas has what type of semi-wild hog as its mascot?
BYRON: Razorback- YES INDEED ($816)
9 (B2)- On her debut album, what punked out pop princess said "See you later boy" to a "Ska8tor Boi"?
BYRON: Avril Lavigne- YOU BET ($818)

50/50 MODE:
10 (G57)- Foot or hair- where on a girl's body will you find a scrunchie?
BYRON: Hair- RIGHT AGAIN ($875)
11 (O73)- T or F: An estimated 200 million roses are now produced for each Valentine's Day.
GINA: True- CORRECT (-IN-O; $948)
12 (O71)- In Britain, what official title does a knighted woman receive- dame or madame?
BYRON: Dame- WIN ($1,019)

When Game 2 also hits the 50/50 mark, here's the scoreboard at that point:

GINA: --N--
BYRON: BI-GO
BANK: $1,381

10 (O73)- T or F: A meteorologist specifically studies meteors.
GINA: False- YOU BET (--N-O; $1,454)
11 (G55)- Optimist or Pessimist- who would look as a glass being half-full?
GINA: Optimist- RIGHT AGAIN (--NGO; $1,509)
12 (I27)- T or F: In the Southern Hemisphere, all clocks run counter-clockwise.
BYRON: False- CORRECT ($1,536)
13 (B5)- The orange blossom is the official flower of which state- Florida or Hawaii?
GINA: Florida- RIGHT (B-NGO; $1,541)
14 (I16)- T or F: Last July, the new lead for Broadway's "Legally Blonde" was chosen as part of a reality series.
GINA: False- TRUE
15. (I19)- How many car doors does a coupe have- 2 or 4?
GINA: 2- WIN ($1,560)

BINGO SHOOTOUT:

1. What actor whose last name starts with B plays Jack Donaghy alongside Tina Fey on "30 Rock"?
BYRON: Alec Baldwin- RIGHT
2. What I movie from 2006 starred Edward Norton as a turn of the century magician?
BYRON: "The Illusionist"- RIGHT AGAIN
3. What N was the main river of Ancient Egypt?
BYRON: Nile- WINS $1,560

Bingo Bonus Round:

B: #7- $2,000
I: #20- $2,500 ($4,500)
N: #44- $2,000 ($6,500) AND QUITS


The extra $6.5K gives him total winnings of $8,060!

"Top Chef" 11/19

THIS WEEK'S GUEST JUDGE: Donatella Arpala

QUICKFIRE CHALLENGE #2: Create a signature hot dog within 45 minutes that is good or even better than the one an expert hot dog maker from a Dominic's Authentic Italian Sausage stand in NYC. Winner gets immunity.

1. Jill: Summer roll hot dogs cooked in chili, soy sauce & rice wine vinegar

2. Radhika: Kabob-style sausage with carmelized onions, cucumbers & tomato jam

3. Daniel: Pork hot dog with horseradish, mustard, fried onions & garlic powder

4. Eugene: Maki roll hot dog with pita bread, Boursin cheese & red onions

5. Hosea: Pork hot dog with roasted poblanos, jalapenos, smoked bacon & red vinegar

6. Stefan: Italian sausage on French bread with Wisconsin cheese & Irish tartar sauce

7. Carla: Lamb and pork sausage with sauerkraut & carmelized onions

8. Ariane: Chicken sausage with bacon, celery seed, garlic & white pepper

9. Fabio: Andouille sausage with goat cheese, roasted bell peppers and sun dried tomatoes

10. Jamie: Pork and beef sausage with bacon, onions & cayenne pepper. Because there was some bone left in the meat, she was out.

Just for the record, the hot dog master's name was Angelina, and she made a hot dog with mustard, sauerkraut & relish.

The top dogs were made by Radhika, Fabio & Hosea. The season's second immunity winner was...








...Radhika!

ELIMINATION CHALLENGE #2: Serve food as part of a three-course lunch menu at a Manhattan restaurant called Craft, which happens to be head judge Tom Colicchio's flagship restaurant. They had a half hour to shop with a $2,500 budget. Let's see who ran which courses (three groups of five):

APPETIZERS: Fabio, Hosea, Jamie, Melissa & Leah
ENTREES: Stefan, Alex, Eugene, Jill & Jeff
DESSERTS: Carla, Ariane, Daniel, Richard & Radhika

Amongst the ones eating in the restaurant were NYC chefs who were rejected from last season's auditions.

APPETIZERS:

Jamie: Chilled sweet corn soup with chili oil & mint

Hosea: Chilled crab with citrus vanilla dressing, mango & avocado- DUD

Leah: Yukon potato and seared scallops with chives & green peppercorns- DUD

Fabio: Beef carpaccio with arugula salad, parmesan & spherical olives

Melissa: Grilled avocado, white peaches, nectarines & balsalmic vinaigrette- DUD

ENTREES:

Jill: Ostrich egg quiche with rice-pecan crust, asparagus & aged cheese- DUD

Eugene: Open meatloaf sandwich with ciabatta bread, gouda fondue & portabella ragout- DUD

Stefan: Pan-seared halibut with micro greens, ravioli, champaigne sauce & dill oil

Jeff (who finished a little late): Southern chicken, honey mustard and chorizo corn spoon bread

Alex: Pork tenderloin over potatoes with mushroom, tomato & red beet demi-glace- DUD

DESSERTS:

Radhika: Avocado mousse with chocolate wontons & chocolate milk Kahlua shot

Daniel: Ricotta pound cake with toasted pistachios & strawberry lemon coulis

Ariane: Lemon meringue martini with vanilla cookie crunch & cherry surprise- DUD (too much sugar)

Richard: Sandwich of banana nut bread, peanut butter & banana brulee with grape gelato

Carla: Rustic apple tart with ginger peach tea, apple cider reduction & Cheddar cheese

The second Immunity Challenge winner was...










...the only one who made a good dish on the Appetizers side, Fabio!

In the bottom three were Hosea, Ariana & Jill. The third contestant to be eliminated this season was...
















...Jill Snyder of the entrees section- her ostrich egg gamble didn't pay off.

Wednesday, November 19, 2008

"America's Next Top Model"- CYCLE 11 FINALE

OPENING CHALLENGE: Shoot a commercial/print ad for CoverGirl. The ultimate winner's ad will be posted in several spots of Time Square, as well as many Wal-Marts. Whitney Thompson, last season's winner, stops by once again.

1. Samantha: Her commercial lacked energy.

2. McKey: She was OK, but she was jittery.

3. Analeigh: She got off to a rocky start thanks to a lot of dead air caused by Analeigh not seeing the camera light. The lack of her bubbly personality caused Jay to teach her the commercial part by part.

Needless to say, Analeigh was eliminated afterwards, making McKey & Sam your bottom two for the season!

RUNWAY SHOW: The runways inside the building this time around are similar to the ones you might find in the Willy Wonka or Dr. Seuss books.

The show officially starts with a big balloon being popped by J. Alexander before the first segment began. Then came Whitney, McKey, fourth season "Holland's Next Top Model" winner Ananda, and finally Sam.

Sam made a possibly fatal error by waiting until the last minute or so to dress up for the next segment. And during the second segment, I thought Sam made a questionable move by holding on to her skirt while she was walking down the runway.

For the third and final segment, all the models clapped while on the runway.

America, your 11th new "Top Model" is...

















McKey
Samantha

...from Lake Forrest, IL, McKey Sullivan!!! She bearhugged Tyra at the end!

"The Ultimate Fighter" 11/19

While he was training, George Roop injured one of his hands, putting his spot in the last lightweight quarterfinal fight in jeopardy.

The final decision on him...














...he will continue.

LAST LIGHTWEIGHT QUARTERFINAL: George Roop vs. John Polakowski
Referee: Steve Mazzagatti

Round 1: After some mutual respect at the beginning, Roop gets off to a solid start. Near the end of the first 90 seconds, Roop scores a takedown. A little later, Polakowski attempts a triangle choke on Roop against the cage, but comes up empty. Just into the beginning of the last two minutes, Roop's on Polakowski and he's trying to lock in a rear-naked choke...he gets it, but can't make Polakowski tap out. I definitely give this round 10-9 in favor of Roop.

Round 2: Polakowski's ahead after the first minute. By the end of the second minute, Roop takes down Polakowski. Later, with 1:45 to go, Roop tries again with the rear-naked choke...he never gets the submission win, but he wins by unanimous decision anyway.

After we more of Junie Browning's crazy antics around the house, here are the semi-final fights for both divisions:

LIGHTWEIGHTS:
Phillipe Nover vs. George Roop
Krzysztof Sosynski vs. Vinny Magalhaes

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHTS:
Ryan Bader vs. Eliot Marshall
Junie Browning vs. Efrain Escudero

11/19/2008 Results

TPIR: Something that hasn't been offered in years is offered in the Showcase today.

We start Episode 4552K with Andrea, John, April and Kelley. Drew comes out in a go kart with Tamiko (which I think is the same one won in Coming or Going yesterday) and the first IUFB is a selection of purses (All- Tamiko, Rachael & Stephanie).

Kelley: $579
April: $800
John: $1,150
Andrea: $1,175

ARP: $1,154

Since he was off by just $4, John Kinnally, a restaurant manager from Boston, will try to turn that $4 into over $10,000 in cash and prizes playing 1/2 Off. The SPs here this time are modeled by Rachael & Stephanie.

1.
Photo CD Recorder: $100
Wireless router: $49
PICK: Wireless router- NO

2.
Ice cream maker: $29
Web cam: $10
PICK: Web cam- $20 ($500)

3.
Telephone speaker kit: $130
Electronic poker game: $60
PICK: Game- $120 ($1,000)

Left for $10,000: #7, #9, #14 & #16. He stays away from lucky seven and goes with twice that number, #14. After it's brought down by Stephanie...he now has $11,000 amongst the other prizes!

Yvonne comes on down fifth and the second IUFB is an XBOX 360 package (Stephanie).

Yvonne: $775
Andrea: $850
Kelley: $795
April: $1,050

ARP: $940

Andrea Jacobin plays Let Em' Roll for a Pontiac Vibe (Tamiko). Now, the dice have been redesigned, with red lines surrounding each side; they're now said to be made of styrofoam. The colors on the dice are the same, but the text for the cash amounts have been changed to the ones you usually see in games like Hole in One and More or Less. The products Rachael models today are trash bags, Bayer and cold remedy. The bags are $8.79. She says the Bayer is lower in price...$6. She then says the remedy is higher than that...$11.99, so all three rolls are hers. Those were some tough grocery items in this game today.

1. 2 CARS/$500/$500/$1,000- CONTINUES
2. CAR/$500/$1,500- CONTINUES
3. WINS $2,500 ($1,000/$1,500)

Frederick goes into the green spot next and the third IUFB is a dinette (Tamiko).

Frederick: $3,500
Kelley: $1,700
April: $3,000
Yvonne: $2,000

ARP: $2,879

Yvonne Ryba, a preschool teacher from Cyprus, CA, plays Pick a Number for a spa (Stephanie). Board:

$ 7 _ 1 3

NUMBERS CONTROLLED BY RACHAEL: 2, 5 & 9

Does she know it's $7,213...no. She went with $7,513 instead.

SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #1:
Yvonne ($2,879): $.70
Andrea ($3,440): 40 + 50 = $.90
John ($12,453): 40 + Nickel = $.45

Andrea goes to the Showcase.

Coming on down next is Crystal Lathrop and the fourth IUFB is a selection of snow sleds (Rachael).

Crystal: $777
Frederick: $850
Kelley: $550
April: $1,400

ARP: $580

Kelley Foust from Roanoke, VA plays Easy as 1-2-3 for a lawn mower (Stephanie), a glove chair (Tamiko) and a pair of refrigerators (Rachael).

1- Chair
2- Lawn mower
3- Refrigerators

Prices:

Chair: $975
Lawn mower: $1,450
Refrigerators: $2,998

He wins!

Christopher Holtzman, who I doubt is also from Virginia, comes on down next and the fifth IUFB is a philates machine (Tamiko).

Christopher: $762
April: $600
Crystal: $900
Frederick: $800

ARP: $699

April Guillemette, the last of today's First Four, plays Double Prices for a pair of motorcycles (Rachael & Stephanie). They're either $5,198 or $6,399. Rachael handles the prices here. Does she know they're $5,198...yes!

Leaving the crowd last is Stefan Carpenter and the final IUFB is deluxe binoculars being brought by Stephanie.

Stefan: $675
Crystal: $750
Frederick: $450

Christopher: $751

ARP: $1,066

Christopher plays One Away for a 2009 Chrysler PT Cruiser (Std., Paint, AT, Prot, EBH, Mats)(Rachael). Board:

$ 2 8 , 7 3 5

His first guess:

$ 1 9 , 6 2 6

Only one number wrong. He changes the 2, which definitely will not work. ARP: $19,624. He came so close to an EXACTA, but he ends up getting nothing.

(Note: I hope these changes in this playing aren't permanent: For the last four digits, the model, which in this case was Tamiko, turns the trilons instead of the host. Also, Drew simply asks the sound effects lady for each car honk like Tom Kennedy did on the mid-1980s syndicated version.)

SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #1:
Christopher ($1,066): $.75
April ($5,897): WINS $1,000!
Kelley ($6,003): 25 + 80 = OVER

In April's Bonus Spin...just three quarters.

The first Showcase has a Broyhill living room (Tamiko), maid service, a piano and a TV (Rachael). I smell Fireball Special Showcase Alert here.

APRIL PASSES TO ANDREA; ANDREA BIDS $17,000 ON FURNITURE SHOWCASE

MY BID FOR FURNITURE SHOWCASE: $15,250

Now, for this very special thing in the second Showcase. We start with a movie camera (Stephanie). Then, to edit the movies you shoot from that, here's a laptop computer system (Rachael). And now, for the biggie- Ashley Jones from "The Bold & the Beautiful" stops by to tell her if she wins this Showcase, she'll win a walk-on role for that particular soap opera! The last real prize in this Showcase, BTW, is a trip to South Africa (Stephanie).

APRIL BIDS $18,000 ON SHOW BIZ/TRIP SHOWCASE

MY BID FOR SHOW BIZ/TRIP SHOWCASE: $16,500

APRIL'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $18,000
ARP: $23,824

DIFFERENCE: $5,824

ANDREA'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $17,000
ARP: $16,189
OVER- APRIL WINS!

April will be going on "The Bold & the Beautiful" with $30,721 in cash and prizes!

WOF: The third week of episodes from Hawaii is underway! The first Toss-Up category is Place:
V I S _ T _ R

C _ N _ E R

Kainoa solves VISITOR CENTER for $1,000.

$5,000 WINNING ID OF THE NIGHT: JB0041358

Tonight's players:

Kainoa Sharp- Math teacher
Aimee McInley (Ebba Beach, HI)
Tiffany Teroua (Lahaina, HI)- Bank worker

$2,000 Toss Up subject is Thing:

_ O _ R - W _ E E L

D _ I _ E

Most people like to have vehicles with this option, FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE, and Tiffany knows about that for $2,000.

A trip to the Cook Islands worth $8,430 goes on the wheel and the opening round category is Before & After. After Aimee calls the T's, we have...

_ R _ I T

_ O _ _ T _ I _

D R E S S

...she buys the U and solves FRUIT COCKTAIL DRESS for her first $1,000.

DUDS: N
BANKRUPTS: 1 (Kainoa)

Eggland's Best Jackpot Round category is Rock On! Kainoa instantly hits Lose a Turn, while Aimee immediately hits Bankrupt. A little later, Tiffany calls two S's for the trip. Later, Kainoa calls three R's for $10,500 and we have...

_ N _ E R/_ R E S S _ R E/_ _/

_ _ E E N/&/_ _ V I _/_ _ _ I E

...the Jackpot's now at $13,300. After buying the A, he calls the P for the Wild Card and then buys the U's. He then calls the D's for another $900 and solves UNDER PRESSURE BY QUEEN & DAVID BOWIE for another $10,900 and $11,900 total.

DUDS: T
BANKRUPTS: 1 (Aimee)

GSN.com Mystery/Prize Puzzle Round category is Event. Kainoa lands on the Mystery Wedge next to the Million Dollar Wedge and calls two L's. He decides to take the $2,000 bailout (good, because Bankrupt's back there). Late in the round, he calls a pair of G's for another $7,000 but doesn't use his Wild Card. After he then buys the O's to clear out all the vowels, we have...

SOARING/A _ O _ E/GLACIERS/IN/A/

SEAPLANE

...he solves SOARING ABOVE GLACIERS IN A SEAPLANE for another $10,900 and a trip to Alaska, for a new total of $28,400 in cash and trip!

DUDS: M, T

WINNING ID FOR TRIP: KA3301991

$3,000 Toss-Up category is Person:

_ _ U S T _ D

F R I _ _ D

Kainoa solves TRUSTED FRIEND to go to $31,400! Speed-Up Round category is Around the House and consonants are worth $6,000 each! After Kainoa calls the L, we have...

_ P _ _ L S T _ R _ _

S _ _ _/_ _ S _ _ _ N S

...with $36,000 in his bank right now, if he should solve this puzzle, he will set a new maingame record...










...NO. Aimee calls the E's but can't solve for $12,000. Tiffany calls the H's and solves UPHOLSTERED SOFA CUSHIONS to spoil Kainoa's maingame record-breaking bid and win another $18,000, for a final total of 20 grand. Aimee has the minimum $1,000 and though Kainoa didn't get the record, he'll still take his Wild Card to the bonus with $31,400!

Big Money Round: This week's car is a BMW Convertible. Kainoa spins the M in AMERICA'S and the category is Person. Starting with:

_ _ R _ _ _ _ L _ _

He calls C, H, P and I, then makes his Wild Card Selection Y...

_ _ R _ _ H _ L I C

...he isn't quite a WORKAHOLIC, so he loses the BMW. He said ALCOHOLIC at one point.

Jeopardy!: Hoping to take the last Teen Tournament Finals slot are Sarah Marx, Anurag Kashyap and Karan Takhar. Opening categories:

A-HAUNTING WE WILL GO
TEEN CHOICE AWARDS 2008
LET'S HAVE ORDER (three things are listed in each clue and the players have to put them all in chronological order)
AMERICAN NOVELISTS

PIONEER LIFE
RHYME SQUAD (each correct response rhymes with the word "squad")

After the first Triple Stumper of the night about this year's host of the Teen Choice Awards on the $200 clue (Miley Cyrus; I can't believe nobody got that), Marx finds the Daily Double under the $800 Let's Have Order clue and trails Takhar by $200, $2,800-$2,600. The man in the middle has $600. Her wager is $600. For a $400 lead:

Presidential administrations: Chester A. Arthur, James K. Polk, Millard Fillmore

"Who are Polk, Fillmore, Arthur?"...right for $3,200 and the lead heading into the first break! At the end of the round, she now has $5,800. Kashyap has $3,600 and Takhar has $2,000.

ROUND 1 LACH TRASH: $3,000

DJ! Categories (MTV themed):

THE REAL WORLD
T-R-L (which is now cancelled; T-R-L appears in that order in each correct word, but not necessarily side by side)
THE HILLS
MADE
A SHOT AT LOVE
"M" TV

To help somewhat promote tonight's "America's Next Top Model" season finale, Jay Manuel's the correct response to the $2,000 "M" TV clue, but it proves to be a Triple Stumper. Marx then finds the first Daily Double under the $1,200 T-R-L clue with $10,200, leading Kashyap by three large. Takhar has $4,800. Her wager this time is $2,200.

It's the lateral lobe of each cerebral hemisphere, in front of the occipital lobe.

She draws a blank, so she only has an $800 lead now with $8,000. It was the temperal. With The Hills, Made and A Shot At Love left, she only leads Kashyap by $400 now, $9,600 to $9,200. Kashyap chooses the $400 Made clue:

Annin & Co. makes these in materials like solar-max nylon and cotton/polyester; Betsy Ross would be amazed.

Karan: "What are flags?"- CORRECT ($5,200); $400 THE HILLS CLUE

"90210" is set in this ritzy city, zip code 90210.

Sarah: "What is Beverly Hills?"- YOU BET ($10,000); $800 MADE CLUE

Building with bales of this is sturdy, unlike in "The Three Little Pigs", and fire-resistant when packed to keep out oxygen.

Sarah: "What is hay?"- RIGHT AGAIN ($10,800); $800 THE HILLS CLUE

DAAAAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIIILLLLLLLLLLYYYY DOUBLE #2! She's found all three of them tonight! Her wager on this last one is $1,200.

Col. William Prescott was one of the leaders of this battle on June 17, 1775.

"What is The Battle of Bunker Hill?"...correct to go to 12 grand!

$1,200 THE HILLS CLUE:

Cleeve Cloud is the highest point in the Cotswolds, the hills in the western part of this country.

Karan: "What is England?"- CORRECT ($6,400); $1,600 THE HILLS CLUE

The Sand Hills Region is mostly in this state, north of the Platte River.

Karan: "What is Nebraska?"- RIGHT AGAIN ($8,000); FINAL THE HILLS CLUE

Mills in the gas hills of Wyoming refine and press this element into the yellowcake form.

Karan: "What is Uranium?"- RIGHT AGAIN ($10,000); $1,200 MADE CLUE

The Bull's Eye in darts is also called this, the three material from which it's made.

TRIPLE STUMPER: Cork

$1,600 MADE CLUE:

Natural rubber is sticky, as in rubber cement; with this process patented in 1844, it can be used for hockey pucks.

Karan: "What is vocanization?"- RIGHT ($11,600); LAST MADE CLUE

In the 2008 movie, Iron Man's suit is an alloy of gold and this metal.

TRIPLE STUMPER: Titanium

A SHOT AT LOVE BEGINS WITH THIS $400 CLUE:

She imprisoned Walter Raleigh in the Tower of London after he secretly married one of her maids of honor.

Sarah: "Who is Elizabeth I?"- RIGHT ($12,400)

$800:

Sharpshooter Frank Butler abandoned his career to manage this even sharper-shooting gal.

Anurag: "Who is Annie Oakley?"- CORRECT ($10,000)

$1,200:

In 1632 Shah Jahan began building this Mausoleum for his favorite wife.

Karan: "What is the Taj Mahal?"- RIGHT FOR THE LEAD! ($12,800)

$1,600:

There was a certain glow in the air when Maria Sklodowska caught the eye of this French physicist in 1894.

Sarah: "Who is Alfred Curie?"- NOT ACCEPTABLE ($10,800)
Anurag: "Who is Pierre Curie?"- CORRECT ($11,600)

FINAL CLUE OF THE ROUND:

Longfellow wrote that Captain Miles Standish gave his blessing to this man who married his crush, Priscilla Mullens.

Sarah: "Who is John Alden?"- TIE GAME! ($12,800)

DJ! LACH TRASH: $5,600

SCORES AFTER DOUBLE JEOPARDY!:

Karan & Sarah: $12,800 each
Anurag: $11,600

CORYAT SCORES:

Karan: $12,800
Anurag: $11,600
Sarah: $14,800

We may be going to Sudden Victory tonight!

FJ! CATEGORY: Nonfiction Writers.

On July 21, 1944 she wrote, "I'm finally getting optimistic...an assassination attempt has been made on Hitler's life".

We start with Kashyap, who wrote down "Who is Anne Frank?"...right! He wagered the whole thing, so he now has $23,200! Marx's also right, but she just risked $9,500, so she's out of here with a final score of $22,300. Takhar wrote down "Who is Annie Frank?"...











...NOT ACCEPTABLE. That costs him everything and sends Anurag Kashyap to the finals.

DOND: Today's military contestant is #5 Colleen Wilcox (who is a Marine Corps staff sergeant).

ROUND 1:
1. #4 (Silvie)- $100
2. #17 (Marcelle)- $1,000
3. #9 (Petro)- PENNY
4. #12 (Dennis)- $250,000
5. #2 (John)- $5,000

FIRST OFFER: $14,000- NO DEAL

ROUND 2:
1. #6 (Rocky)- $300
2. #22 (David)- $25,000
3. #14 (Paulette)- $100,000 (DANGER ZONE ENFORCED)
4. #7 (Armon)- $10
5. #10 (George)- $50,000 (STRIKE ONE)

SECOND OFFER: $9,500- NO DEAL

ROUND 3:
1. #21 (Vilmary)- $10,000
2. #13 (Stephanie)- $75,000 (STRIKE TWO)
3. #18 (Wesley)- $50
4. #16 (Fortino)- $2,500 (VERY LITTLE SAFETY NET LEFT)

THIRD OFFER: $12,500- NO DEAL

ROUND 4:
1. #3 (Rusty)- $7,500 (SAFETY NET COMPLETELY GONE)
2. #20 (Lavance)- $500

FOURTH OFFER: $25,000- NO DEAL

ROUND 5:
1. #8 (Michelle)- $200
2. #1 (Luther)- $5

FIFTH OFFER: $44,000- NO DEAL

19th PICK: #11 (Mike)- $25

SIXTH OFFER: $88,000- DEAL! (the result here was inadvertantly spoiled by one of those "Tums What a Relief Moment of the Week" segments)

Is she the fourth contestant to pass up $500,000?...













...YES. But at least that bad deal wasn't the player's fault unlike the last time; she had nothing to work with late in the game.

Had she gone on one more time with An's #15, the dollar would've been gone and the final offer would've been $198,000.

Tuesday, November 18, 2008

"The Biggest Loser" 11/18

This week has a 1980s theme, including the workouts!

Challenge: The remaining seven contestants now hang on to a rope attached to a barrel with 50% of their body weights in water form. At the same time, they must answer questions about the 1980s. Correct answers allow contestants to have water (25% more in body weight) added to another contestant's barrel, but incorrect answers put the extra water in their barrel. The last contestant standing wins stereo headsets for their entire family, two Motorola wireless workout recordings with Bob Harper, and a choice between a $5,000 bonus for themself or a ONE POUND PENALTY to another contestant.

1. According to Prevention Magazine, since 1980, the obesity rates have nearly:

A: Doubled
B: Tripled
C: Quadrupled

ED: Quadrupled- INCORRECT (A: Doubled)

2. In the 80's, once of the most popular workout videos promised to give you buns of what?

HEBA: Steel- YOU BET; ADDS EXTRA WATER FOR COLEEN

3. T or F: The National Institute of Health classified obesity as a disease in 1985.

COLEEN: True- CORRECT; ADDS EXTRA WATER FOR ED

ED ELIMINATED FIRST

4. The percentage of Americans with diabetes has increased by what percent since 1980?

A: 100%
B: 200%
C: 300%

COLEEN: 100%- WRONG (A: 300%)

5. T or F: 20 years ago, U.S. teenage boys drank twice as much milk as soda. Today, they drink twice as much soda as milk.

AMY: True- YES INDEED; ADDS EXTRA WATER FOR VICKY

6. Today, the most commonly purchased women's dress size in America is a size 14. In 1985, it was a size:

A: 8
B: 10
C: 12

RENEE: 12- THAT'S TOO MUCH (A: 8)

AMY ELIMINATED SECOND

COLEEN ELIMINATED THIRD

7. Today, women between the ages of 20 & 39 are eating an average of 385 extra calories a day compared to the 1980s. That's enough to gain how many pounds in one year?

A: 20
B: 26.7
C: 35.8

HEBA: 20- NOT ENOUGH (A: 26.7)

VICKY ELIMINATED FOURTH

8. Who won a Grammy for best video of the year in 1982 for a music video that featured her working out in a leotard?

HEBA: Olivia Newton-John- CORRECT; ADDS EXTRA WATER FOR RENEE, WHO NOW HAS 125% WORTH OF BODY WEIGHT IN HER BARREL

HEBA ELIMINATED FIFTH

That was the last question, because the winner is...










...Michelle! For her final prize of this challenge, she gives a ONE POUND PENALTY to Vicky.

WEIGH-IN:

Michelle: 186 lbs, 8 pounds lost, 4.12%

Renee: 207 lbs, 8 pounds lost, 3.72%

Ed: 262 lbs, 11 pounds lost, 4.03%

Heba: 231 lbs, 7 pounds lost, 2.94%

Coleen: 167 lbs, 3 pounds lost, 1.76%

Amy C.: 173 lbs, 8 pounds lost, 4.42%

To avoid possible elimination, Vicky must have lost at least seven pounds...







Vicky: 187 lbs, 6 pounds lost, 2.59% (with penalty)

...that darn penalty got her; she joins Coleen in the Danger Zone.

ELIMINATION: By a vote of 3-2...











Coleen
Vicky

...Coleen Skeaback is going home.

"Dancing with the Stars"- WHO'S IN THE FINALS?

To start the show, Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul and the greatest singer of all time according to "Rolling Stone", sings "Chain of Fools"!

To start the second segment of the episode, Leona Lewis sings her #1 hit "Bleeding Love"!

In the third segment, Julianne Hough performs "My Hallelujah Song".

For the fourth segment, John Legend sings "Green Light".

Aretha Franklin later peforms her most notable hit, "Respect", while most recent champions Kristi Yamaguchi & Mark Ballas dance on the floor!

Now, for serious business. The first team definitely moving on to the finals...









Brooke & Derek
Cody & Julianne
Lance & Lacey
Warren & Kym

...Lance Bass & Lacey Schwimmer! Second...
















Brooke & Derek
Cody & Julianne
Lance & Lacey
Warren & Kym

...Warren Sapp & Kym Johnson!

(Let me clarify that this was NOT the way the show did the elimination order. I wanted to make the final reveal a little more dramatic.)

Are Cody Linley & Julianne Hough finally eliminated? Or have Brooke Burke & Derek Hough been shot down by El Cheapo? The final answer is...



















Brooke & Derek
Cody & Julianne
Lance & Lacey
Warren & Kym

...Brooke & Derek are in the championship round, while Cody & Julianne will just be doing exhibition dances on next week's season finale.

11/18/2008 Results

TPIR: Episode 4522K begins with Lila, Sandra, Trenton and Amy. Drew enters as a sniper (not a great idea, IMHO) and the first IUFB is golf stuff (Gabrielle).

Amy: $999
Sandra: $1,500

Trenton: $1,501
Lila: BUCK

ARP: $2,585

When Trenton Brown first came on down, he did a cartwheel while in the aisle! And this Salt Lake City native will be doing a backflip if he wins a Ford Focus Coupe (Std., AT, ALB/Traction, SRadio, Mats)(Amber) in Money Game. Board:

(18)(37)(80)
(95)(73)(16)
(62)(17)(45)

MIDDLE NUMBER: 3 ($ _ _ , 3 _ _)

He starts off with 18 for $18, then jumps to 95 for another $95 before getting 16 as the front of the car ($ 1 6 , 3 _ _). He then picks 45 to win the $16,345 car, $113 for gas, and the right to do a backflip!

(The result here was spoiled by the promo you guys saw at the start of last Friday night's military special.)

Stacey then enters the orange spot and the second IUFB that is being worn by Phire is a silver/gold ring.

Stacey: $3,000
Lila: $600
Amy: $1,350
Sandra: $3,100

ARP: $999

Lila plays Punch a Bunch with the big bill being displayed by Gabrielle today. Our SPs are being modeled by Amber.

1. Automatic doughnut machine (Drew's favorite SP)
WRONG PRICE: $180
GUESS: Lower- $150

2. Golf desk lamp
WRONG PRICE: $110
GUESS: Lower- $70

3. Bluetooth phone speaker
DOESN'T COST: $150
GUESS: Lower- $130

4. Wonton box
IS NOT: $15
GUESS: Higher- $25

She punches out holes #17, #44, #39 and #12. We start with #17...$1,000. She goes on with #44...down to $50 she goes. #39...back to $1,000. She decides to gamble with #12...the $1,000 gets cut in half.

Ronnie then goes green and the third IUFB is a language book collection (Amber & Gabrielle).

Ronnie: $600
Amy: $550
Sandra: $601
Stacey: $602

ARP: $869

Stacey Holmes now goes to a Shopping Spree to try and hit a $5,100 target for a new motorscooter, stemware (Gabrielle), a home gym and a high chair (Phire).

1. Motorscooter- $1,799 ($3,301)
2. Home gym- $2,199 ($1,102)
3. Stemware- $1,344 (WIN at $5,342!)

The high chair cost just $775.

SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #1:
Lila ($1,874): $.95 (after falling down on her knees to begin)
Stacey ($6,986): 75 + $1 = OVER
Trenton ($19,043): $.95

SPIN-OFF:
Lila: $.35
Trenton: $.90

Trenton goes to the Showcase!

Coming on down next is Kelly Donahue and the fourth IUFB is picnic equipment (Amber).

Kelly: $450
Ronnie: $451
Amy: $500
Sandra: $501

ARP: $530

Virtually by default, Sandra from our nation's capital plays Check Out for patio furniture and a grill (Gabrielle & Phire), all worth $8,846. Products today are Ziploc bags, cough drops (Drew decided to fake cough while this was being described- UGH), a small container of Chef Boyardee Mac & Cheese, Alka-Seltzer and baby wipes. Her guesses:

Bags: $3
Cough drops: $2.15
Food: $2.59
Alka-Seltzer: $4.99
Wipes: $3.59
TOTAL GUESS: $16.32

Answers:

Bags: $2.99
Cough drops: $2.15
Food: $2.79
Alka-Seltzer: $3.20
Wipes: $3.99

ACTUAL TOTAL: $15.12
DIFFERENCE: $1.20- WIN!

After this game's winning streak got snapped the last time when it was played for a car, a new winning streak begins!

Jeffrey Coleman then leaves his seat and the third IUFB is a Playstation 3 package (Gabrielle).

Jeffrey: $650
Kelly: $899
Ronnie: $900
Amy: $700

ARP: $820

Amy from Detroit finally escapes the row and plays Coming or Going for a go kart (Amber & Phire). Coming would result in a guess of $4,598 while Going would mean she would be guessing $8,954. Her decision...after messing up the 4 while messing with the game's see-saw, she wins with the Coming guess of $4,598!

Leaving the mob last is Jessica Guzzeleck and the final IUFB is a desk/hutch (Amber).

Jessica: $899
Jeffrey: $925
Kelly: $900
Ronnie: BUCK

ARP: $849

Ronnie Williams, an elevator guy, will feel like living in the penthouse if he wins a 2009 Chevrolet Impala LS (Std., Mats)(Phire) in Cover Up. Board:

First number: 2 or 3?
Second number: 3, 6 or 8?
Third number: 4, 5, 6 or 9?
Fourth number: 2, 4, 5, 7 or 8?
Last number: 0, 1, 3, 6, 8 or 9?

First guess is $23,950...just the 5 is wrong. His other guess is $23,970...but it's $23,920.

SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #2:
Ronnie ($849): $.95
Amy ($5,418): 40 + Nickel = $.45
Sandra ($9,376; does Wheelie on first spin): 85 + 65 = OVER

Ronnie goes to the Showcase.

The first Showcase has a game room package containing a pinball machine, a card table and a popcorn cart (Amber). We also throw in a player piano (Phire).

RONNIE GOES WITH $15,000 HOUSE MINIMUM FOR GAME ROOM SHOWCASE

MY BID FOR GAME ROOM SHOWCASE: $21,000

For Trenton, we have some knock knock jokes being asked by Rich. First, when you hear kitchen knocking, here comes a new Heartland range (Amber). Second, Fabulous Ital comes knocking, and what that means is a trip to Italy (Phire). Finally, as soon as Joe Pulaski knocks on our door, we get rid of all the letters in that name except for the "ski" and add boat next to it- it's a new Chaparral SSI ski boat (Gabrielle).

TRENTON BIDS $39,900 ON TRIP/BOAT SHOWCASE

MY BID FOR TRIP/BOAT SHOWCASE: $41,000

RONNIE'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $15,000
ARP: $22,532
DIFFERENCE: $7,532

TRENTON'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $39,900
ARP: $40,746
DIFFERENCE: $846- WIN!!

Trenton wins $59,789 in cash and prizes; he's now the fourth-highest winner of the season!

DOND: Today's military contestant again is located at #3! In this case, it's Andrew Harris (who is a U.S. Marines sergeant). He swaps out his base case for #1.

ROUND 1:
1. #16 (Fortino)- $250,000
2. #8 (Michelle)- $5,000
3. #5 (Colleen)- BUCK
4. #18 (Wesley)- $400
5. #12 (Dennis)- $100

OPENING OFFER: $12,000- NO DEAL

ROUND 2:
1. #14 (Paulette)- $10,000
2. #3 (Luther)- $25,000
3. #15 (An)- $500
4. #20 (Vance)- $50,000 (DANGER ZONE ENFORCED)
5. #10 (George)- $300

SECOND OFFER: $16,500- NO DEAL

ROUND 3:
1. #7 (Armon)- $1,000
2. #21 (Vilmary)- $75,000 (STRIKE ONE)
3. #11 (Mike)- $500,000 (STRIKE TWO)
4. #2 (John)- $7,500

THIRD OFFER: $7,000- NO DEAL

ROUND 4:
1. #17 (Marcelle)- $5
2. #9 (Pietro)- $2,500 (SAFETY NET COMPLETELY GONE)

FOURTH OFFER: $10,000- DEAL

His case had...THE PENNY, so he made a good deal! But he could've won a bit more had he gone on. Here was the rest of the playout:

ROUND 5:
1. #13 (Stephanie)- $200
2. #22 (David)- $50
FIFTH OFFER: $24,000

19th PICK: #6 (Rocky)- $10
SIXTH OFFER: $34,000

20th PICK: #19 (Michael)- $100,000 (STRIKEOUT)


WOF: After two straight episodes with a team winning over $100,000 in cash and prizes, I don't have high hopes about tonight's episode; let's see what happens anyway. For our first Toss-Up puzzle, the category is Around the House:

_ _ _ I O

_ U _ N _ T _ _ E

Barbara & Mary are incorrect with STUDIO FURNITURE, while Clayton & Lloyd solve PATIO FURNITURE for $1,000.

$5,000 WINNING ID OF THE NIGHT: MH08956

Tonight's teams:

Clayton and Lloyd- Lloyd's a retired fire service worker and currently a pastor; Clayton's a P.E./Music high school teacher
Barbara Banura and Mary Anderson- Letter carriers
Dawn Palmerston and Mari Holstead- Mari's an elementary school counselor while Dawn's a school student services coordinator

(And for those of you like me who were wondering if the powers that be swapped tonight's and last night's episodes in order to start the $5,000 SPIN ID sweepstakes with a bang, you're wrong- after talking with Dawn & Mari, Pat mentioned last night's $100,000 win. So, you can put that rumor to bed.)

$2,000 Toss-Up category is Occupation:

E V E N _

_ _ A N _ _ R

Lloyd & Clayton solve EVENT PLANNER (Barbara & Mary inadvertantly blurted out the first word when it wasn't their turn) to triple their money.

After a pair of trips to Nice, France worth $15,400 go on the wheel, the Round 1 category is Before & After. A little later, Barbara & Mary call an R for a $1,000 Roy's gift certificate. After they then buy the E's, we have...

_ _ R _ E _ _ E

_ _ T

S T _ _

...they call the B's for the trips and solve BARBEQUE PIT STOP to win them plus the gift certificate and $350, a total of $16,750 in cash and prizes!

DUDS: N (while Lloyd & Clayton were on Free Spin)

Eggland's Best Jackpot/Prize Puzzle Round category is Fun & Games. Barbara & Mary miss out on the Free Spin at the beginning by calling a dud in S. Dawn & Mari then pick up the Wild Card with a T call. After they buy the E's, we have...

_ N T E/_ _/&/

_ _ _ _ _ E/_ _ _ N

...they call the L to pick up the Free Spin this time plus earn another $300. But they have to use it immediately after they next call a dud in H. After they buy the I, they end up buying the only dud vowel on the board (I). Lloyd & Clayton call a $700 P but then miss with M. Barbara & Mary then give an incorrect response with ANTE UP & BUCKLE DOWN (their second one tonight). Dawn & Mari then call the D's for another $600, buy the U's and solve ANTE UP & DOUBLE DOWN for $900 and a pair of trips to Vegas, a total of $13,600 in cash and trips.

DUDS: H, I, M, S

WINNING ID FOR TRIP: AH5711940

GSN.com Mystery Round category is Fictional Family. After Dawn & Mari call the M's, we have...

MR./_ _ _ T _ S T I _/&/THE/

I _ _ I S I _ _ E/_ _ M _ _

...they call three N's for another $1,500 but then spin Lose a Turn. Lloyd & Clayton call a $450 V then call a B for the Million Dollar Wedge, a $900 W, and then buy three A's to clean out the vowels. They then solve MR. FANTASTIC & THE INVISIBLE WOMAN for another $2,000 and $5,000 total; they also have possession of the Million Dollar Wedge.

NO DUDS OR BANKRUPTS THIS ROUND

$3,000 Toss-Up category is On the Map:

_ _ _ _ _ L _ N A

_ P A I _

Barbara & Mary solve BARCELONA SPAIN to build on their lead with $19,750. Speed-Up Round category is Phrase and consonants are worth $1,300 apiece; guys, you can pretty much say goodbye to that MDW. After they call the M...

T H _/H _ _ _ T/_ _/T H _/

M _ T T _ _

...they solve THE HEART OF THE MATTER for another $2,000 and a final total of $7,000. Dawn & Mari leave with $13,600 in cash and Vegas and Barbara & Mary hang on with $19,750 in cash and France.

Big Money Round: Barbara & Mary spin the A in GAME and the category is Thing. Starting with:

_ _ _ _ _

_ N _ _ _ R _

They call M, C, G and A and get...

_ _ A _ _

_ N _ _ _ R M

...I might be somewhat familiar with a KHAKI UNIFORM, but they aren't, so they don't win another $30,000. Without those K's up top, they didn't have a prayer.


Jeopardy!: The second teen semi-final group consists of Jay Schrader, Shelby Malone and Bradley Silverman. The first six categories:

MSAs
IN TOON
THE MAGNA CARTA
I CAN'T HEAR MYSELF THINK
VIDEO GAMING
COMMON BONDS


At the first break, Silverman's on a hot start with $5,600. Malone has $400 and Schrader finds himself $400 in the hole. Shortly after Schrader gets out of the hole, he finds the Daily Double under the $1,000 MSAs clue with $1,000 at this point. He'll try to double on this:

These same-named midwest cities in two neighboring states combine into one metro area with nearly two million people.

"What is Springfield?"...sorry, he's back to zero. It was Kansas City. At the round's conclusion, Silverman now has $6,000. But his lead's dwindled considerably since the first break, as Malone's jumped up to $3,800. Schrader's back at $1,000 by round's end.

ROUND 1 LACH TRASH: $3,000

ASK ALEX #4: What's the funniest thing that's ever happened during a taping? During a dress rehearsal for the Ultimate Tournament of Champions Finals, Alex walks into the studio with no trousers!!! You can find this hilarious moment as an easter egg on your "Jeopardy!" DVD.

DJ! Categories:

YOU'RE HISTORY
THE WORLD OF SPORTS
INFESTED WITH INSECTS
IT HAPPENS ONCE A YEAR
CLASSICAL MUSIC
VWLLSS FRT (aka Vowelless Fruit)

Silverman finds the first Daily Double under the $1,600 You're History clue. Right now, he has $6,400, while Malone has $2,600 and Schrader has $1,000; he's back in lock game territory, but not quite as much as he was early on tonight. His wager is $2,000.

At age 70, this Athenian was put on trial for "not believing in the gods the state believes in".

"Who is Aristotle?"...incorrect, so he's out of lock game territory again. It was Socrates, dropping him to $4,400. A little later, Schrader apparently is hunting for the other Daily Double, but it's Malone who finds it under the $1,600 The World of Sports clue (when Schrader first went Daily Double Hunting, he chose the $2,000 clue instead) with $4,600, trailing Silverman for the lead by just $200. Schrader has $3,400. Her wager is $1,000. For an $800 lead:

Originating in Persia, this sport gained popularity with British officers in India who liked horsing around.

"What is polo?"...correct for $5,600 and the lead!

DJ! LACH TRASH: $3,200

SCORES AFTER DOUBLE JEOPARDY!:

Bradley: $13,200
Shelby: $10,000

Jay: $11,400

CORYAT SCORES:

Bradley: $15,200
Shelby: $10,600
Jay: $12,400

Still anybody's ballgame here.

FJ! CATEGORY: Literary Characters.

In a 1914 novel, as a boy he could "drop twenty feet at a stretch from limb to limb in rapid descent to the ground".

We start with Ms. Malone, whose response was "Who is Tarzan?", after she originally had "Who is Mowgli?"...good move; Tarzan is right! She risked everything but $2, so she now has $19,998. Schrader...is right and doubles to $22,800! As for Silverman...











...he's right also to win the second finals berth by $1!


Bingo America: Episode 2053 brings us Yvette and Barry. Score at halftime of Game 1:

YVETTE: B-NGO
BARRY: NOTHING
BANK: $711

The third question of the episode was tonight's Wild Card Question, but it was a Stumper.

7 (B7)- On the Ides of March, what Roman leader was stabbed in the back by his alleged friends?
BARRY: Julius Caesar- CORRECT (B----; $718)
8 (O65)- The face of what type of shark resembles the tool you use to pound nails?
YVETTE: Hammerhead- YOU BET ($783)
9 (I21)- To stop stealing at his bar, James Rideu created what machine that rang a bell each time it made a transaction?
YVETTE: Cash register- WIN ($804)

At the 50/50 mark of Game 2, here's what's on the board:

YVETTE: B-NGO
BARRY: BING-
BANK: $1,242

12 (I20)- T or F: LeAnn Rimes is the younger sister of rapper Busta Rhymes.
YVETTE: False- YOU BET FOR THE WIN ($1,262)

Bingo Bonus Round:

B: #1- $1,000
I: #25- $2,500 ($3,500)
N: #44- $2,500 ($6,000)
G: #52 (her favorite number)- $2,000 ($8,000)
O: #75- DISASTER

That's the biggest bonus round loss so far this season. And I thought the board had been cheapened up in the later tapings.

Monday, November 17, 2008

"Dancing with the Stars"- SEMI-FINAL PERFORMANCES

First up in tonight's lineup are the favorite team of Brooke Burke & Derek Hough. They're dancing the Jive first. Unfortunately for them, they only manage three 7's.

Second are Cody Linley and the returning Julianne Hough! Their opener is the Paso Doble.

CARRIE ANN: 8
LEN: 7
BRUNO: 7
TOTAL: 22

They couldn't totally capitalize on Brooke & Derek's mediocre first performance tonight.

Warren Sapp & Kym Johnson go third with their first dance being the Mambo. They pick up three 8s thanks to being a bit flat-footed in their performance.

Lance Bass & Lacey Schwimmer are last in line tonight. For their first dance, they too take on the Tango. Carrie Ann & Len both thought it was their best dance of the season thus far! What did they get:

CARRIE ANN: 10!
LEN: 9
BRUNO: 9
TOTAL: 28!

A pair of salsa champions then perform before the second dances get underway.

LATIN ROUND:

Brooke & Derek's next dance is Salsa.

CARRIE ANN: 9
LEN: 10!
BRUNO: 9
TOTAL: 28

They really needed a great score on this dance, or else they would be really in trouble tomorrow night. They could still be eliminated there, though. Their final score tonight from the judges is 49.

Cody & Julianne next try the Salsa. They get three 8's for a total of 46. IMO, they're in the most danger of being eliminated tomorrow night.

The last two performances will both be Jitterbugs. For Warren & Kym's performance:

CARRIE ANN: 9
LEN: 8
BRUNO: 8
TOTAL: 25

That ties them up with Brooke & Derek for the lead tonight at 49. As for Lance & Lacey:

CARRIE ANN: 10!
LEN: 9
BRUNO: 10!
TOTAL: 29!

Lance & Lacey are all but set to go to the finals with a final leading score tonight of 57!

GSN Live note

Ian Stitch and Quinn, the winners of the "Meow Mix: Think Like a Cat" special, appeared on GSN Live today.

11/17/2008 Results

TPIR: Episode 4521K begins with Jamie, Christopher, Sherley and Celeste. The first IUFB is a trip to the Grand Canyon (Amber).

Sherley: $2,400
Christopher: $1,950
Jamie: $1,647
Celeste: $1,951

ARP: $2,673

I don't really like Sherley's chances of winning over $10,000 in cash and prizes playing 1/2 Off. BTW, she's a flight attendant from San Diego. The SPs today are modeled by Gabrielle & Phire.

1.
Double burner: $41
Weather radio: $59
PICK: Double burner- $82 ($500)

2.
MP3 holder: $15
Toiletry bag: $17
PICK: Toiletry bag- INCORRECT

3.
TPIR Wii game: $20
Cutting board: $25
PICK: Video game- $40 ($1,000)

Left for the $10,000: #3, #6, #9 & #16. She tells Gabrielle to bring down #3...no big money there. It was in #9.

Colette comes down fifth and the second IUFB is a picnic table (Gabrielle).

Colette: $995
Christopher: $695
Jamie: $547
Celeste: $700

ARP: $999

Colette plays Squeeze Play for a catameran (Gabrielle & Phire). Board:

47945

She has the second 4 removed like I would have, for a guess of $4,795...

$ 4 7 9 5

...but she should've removed the 9 instead, so we're both wrong.

Robert is next to enter the red spot of Contestant's Row and the third IUFB is a computer system (Phire).

Robert: $2,000
Christopher: $2,895
Jamie: $2,100
Celeste: $2,101

ARP: $2,638

Mama Mia- Celeste Ito, a San Pedro, CA native, is playing Hole in One or Two for a Ford Ranger (Std., AC)(Amber) worth $15,505. The groceries modeled by Gabrielle & Phire here today are Gold Bond Lotion, Ester-C, Clorox bleach, paper cups, a bag of cat food and creme pies. My lineup guess:

1. Creme pies
2. Paper cups
3. Bleach
4. Cat food
5. Lotion
6. Ester-C

Her lineup guess:

1. Creme pies
2. Paper cups
3. Bleach
4. Lotion
5. Ester-C
6. Cat food

The prices:

1. Creme pies- $1.39
2. Paper cups- $3.59
3. Bleach- $2.19

Originally, she had the cups and pies switched around, but the audience made her change her mind in order to move her up to the second line. Believe it or not, Rich's doing the Inspiration Putt today!!! His putt...off to the right. As for Celeste...right on the money for the truck! She was lying when she said she wasn't good at golf!

Video Bonus: Hole in One playing

TODAY'S WIN AT HOME PRIZE: Danby electric wine cooler

SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #1:
Colette ($999): $.85
Sherley ($3,879): 15 + 35 = $.50
Celeste ($18,143): 35 + 20 = $.55

Colette goes to the Showcase.

Coming on down next is George Stadler and the fourth IUFB is a pool/hockey/soccer game table (Amber & Gabrielle).

George: $350
Robert: $500
Christopher: $650
Jamie: $700

ARP: $587

Robert Devore from 84, PA plays One Right Price for an executive desk (Phire) and an eliptical trainer (Amber). He tells Gabrielle to place the One Right Price of $1,599 on the trainer...right! The desk was $2,399.

Possibly helping out in continuing our winning streak next is Verna Wilbert and the fifth IUFB is an LCD TV (Amber; Drew's on the TV).

Verna: $1,495
Christopher: $1,295
Jamie: $1,395
George: $700

ARP: $1,300

Christopher from Altima, CA plays Dice Game for a 2009 Ford Fusion SE (Std., AT, Assist, Mats)(Phire). First number is 2. Unfortunately, it ends immediately when he rolls a 2 on the second number and says higher. ARP: $21,245. That's too bad that 2 popped up on his first roll, because look at the rest of his rolls:

Third number: 2- RIGHT
Fourth number: 6- NO; LOWER
Fifth number: 1- NO; HIGHER

Justin Bell comes on down last and the final IUFB is a bass guitar (Amber & Phire).

Justin: $650
Jamie: $950
George: $1,200
Verna: $1,100

ARP: $1,665

TODAY'S FIRST FOUR BREAKFAST CLUB MEMBER: Jamie

George, a student at CSUSB, plays Flip Flop for a bed (Gabrielle). Board:

4289

He flops to $4,298...

$ 4 2 9 8

...we break even for the day!

SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #2:
Christopher ($1,300): $.75
Robert ($4,585): Quarter + 85 = OVER
George ($5,963): 15 + 40 = $.55

Since Christopher's got the Top Winner spot, he likely get a second shot of winning a car following his early bad luck in Dice Game.

The first Showcase has prizes we really might like- a Rowe jukebox (Amber), a video camera (Phire) and a Dodge Charger (Std., Paint, EBH)(Gabrielle). If that Charger had been in place of the Fusion that was offered in Dice Game, Christopher would've slam dunked a win there, because it's $22,645.

CHRISTOPHER BIDS $27,000 ON CAR SHOWCASE

MY BID FOR CAR SHOWCASE: $31,000

For Colette, we have a Broyhill dining room (Amber), skiing equipment (Gabrielle) and a trip to Austria (Phire).

COLETTE BIDS $15,500 ON ROOM/TRIP SHOWCASE

MY BID FOR ROOM/TRIP SHOWCASE: $18,000

CHRISTOPHER'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $27,000
ARP: $30,595
DIFFERENCE: $3,595

COLETTE'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $15,500
ARP: $20,365
DIFFERENCE: $4,865- CHRISTOPHER WINS!

Christopher wins $31,895 in prizes today!

DOND: Many military members are here this week! This is the seventh week of episodes taped. There's a huge American Flag in the background of the contestant gallery. The first contestant this week is #3 Cristian Pyvan (Air Force).

ROUND 1:
1. #2 (John)- $200
2. #6 (Rocky)- $500
3. #11 (Mike)- $100
4. #20 (Vance)- $75,000
5. #15 (An)- PENNY

FIRST OFFER REJECTED: $21,000

ROUND 2:
1. #9 (Pietro)- $250,000
2. #4 (Silvie)- $10,000
3. #10 (George)- $5
4. #13 (Stephanie)- $500,000 (DANGER ZONE ENFORCED)
5. #22 (David)- $50

SECOND OFFER: $6,000- NO DEAL

ROUND 3:
1. #12 (Dennis)- $100,000 (BIG STRIKE ONE)
2. #8 (Michelle)- $10
3. #7 (Armon)- $25,000 (STRIKE TWO)
4. #18 (Wesley)- $300

THIRD OFFER: $3,500- NO DEAL

ROUND 4:
1. #17 (Marcelle)- $5,000
2. #14 (Paulette)- $25

FOURTH OFFER: $6,500- NO DEAL

ROUND 5:
1. #21 (Vilmary)- $50,000 (STRIKEOUT)
2. #5 (Colleen)- $2,500

FIFTH OFFER: $1,100- NO DEAL

19th PICK: #19 (Michael)- $7,500

He leaves with $450, while his case had $1,000.

Bingo America: This week is I Can't Believe It's Not Butter Week, and said product also sponsors the bank this week. The players on Episode 2051 are Antonia & Glen. The score at halftime of Game 1:

ANTONIA: ---GO
GLEN: BIN--
BANK: $815


BTW, the fourth question of Game 1 is tonight's Wild Card Question. Here it is:

What singer-songwriter duo had hits like "Mrs. Robinson" and "Bridge Over Troubled Water"?

Glen got it right with Simon & Garfunkel to mark off his N.

8 (O64)- In what Steven King classic film does a telekenetic teen wreak havoc at her high school prom?
ANTONIA: "Carrie"- CORRECT ($879)
9 (B1)- What black civil rights leader founded the Rainbow Coalition?
ANTONIA: Martin Luther King, Jr.- INCORRECT
GLEN: Jesse Jackson- CORRECT ($880)

50/50 MODE:
10 (G49)- T or F: CNN stands for Conservative News Network.
ANTONIA: False- YOU BET (A: Cable News Network; $929)
11 (N33)- Sam Spade or Phillip Marlow- which detective searched for the Maltese Falcon?
ANTONIA: Sam Spade- RIGHT AGAIN (--NGO; $962)
12 (G58)- T or F: The Chesepeake Bay is famous for its crabs.
GLEN: True- RIGHT (BING-; $1,020)
13 (O71)- T or F: As of this year, author J.K. Rowling is richer than the queen of England.
GLEN: True- WIN ($1,091)

Game 2 has this scoreboard after ten questions:

ANTONIA: B-NGO
GLEN: BING-
BANK: $1,485

11 (I21)- What singer of Gloria loves to moondance with his "Brown Eyed Girl"?
ANTONIA: Michael Jackson- NO
GLEN: Van Marrison- CORRECT ($1,506)

12 (O62)- The removal of what cord creates the bellybutton?
GLEN: Placenta- NO
ANTONIA: Umbilical cord- RIGHT ($1,568)

50/50 MODE:
13 (I17)- NOW or NEVER- which is a feminist organization?
GLEN: NOW- RIGHT ($1,585)
14 (I26)- T or F: Puff Daddy and Katie Holmes have completed the NYC Marathon.
GLEN: False- LOSE

BINGO SHOOTOUT:
1. What B titled TV series starred David Hasselhoff and Pamela Anderson?
ANTONIA: "Baywatch"- YOU BET
2. What I auto race takes place around Memorial Day on the track known as the Brickyard?
ANTONIA: Indianapolis 500- RIGHT AGAIN
3. What N tribe of the southwest has the second-largest Native American population?
ANTONIA: Navajo- WINS $1,585

Bingo Bonus Round: Remember, at this point in the tapings, the wrecking ball layout has changed. There are still no wrecking balls on the B row, and there are still six on the G row, but there are now two on the I row, four on the N row and eight on the O row. Hence, each successive row has two more wrecking balls than the last one.

B: #9- $1,000
I: #29- $750 ($1,750)
N: #45- LOSS

WOF: Before I begin this recap, I would like to tell all you Wheel Watchers that starting this week and for the remainder of the season, each first-run and repeat episode will have an additional SPIN ID inserted. If you match it, you'll win $5,000! This is being done to commemorate their upcoming 5,000 episode milestone.

$5,000 WINNING ID OF THE NIGHT: DA08173

The first Toss-Up category is Song Title:

R _ _ C _/O _ T/_ ' L L/BE/

_ H E R E

Shaun & Gavan solve REACH OUT I'LL BE THERE for $1,000. Here are tonight's teams:

Shaun and Gavan (Mililani, HI)- Shaun's a bank manager while Gavan's family is expecting a child this month
Leah Marx and Jessica Blazefeld (Honolulu)- Leah's a social worker while Jessica's an operations director for a real estate company
Jackie Caputo and Lorna Lorenzo- Preschool teachers; Jackie's also an actor's school teacher

$2,000 Toss-Up category is Thing:

I _ _ L A _ _ B L E

R _ _ _

Leah & Jessica solve INFLATABLE RAFT for $2,000.

Round 1 is tonight's Prize Puzzle Round and the category is What Are You Doing? Out on the wheel now are a pair of trips to Miami worth $11,400. Leah & Jessica just miss the Million Dollar Wedge and get a Bankrupt instead. Jackie & Lorna then hit Lose a Turn. Shaun & Gavan then call five R's for the trips. After Jackie & Lorna call the H, we have...

E _ _ H _ N _ _ N _/_ _ L L _ R S/_ _ R/

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

...I've got it. They call the G's for another $2,700, buy the I's, call the C's for the Wild Card and then solve EXCHANGING DOLLARS FOR FOREIGN CURRECY for $3,550 and a pair of trips to Central America, a total of $14,550 in cash and trips.

DUDS: T
BANKRUPTS: 2 (Leah & Jessica)

WINNING ID FOR TRIP: LB7092133

Eggland's Best Jackpot Round category is Before & After. Leah & Jessica call a C for a $1,000 cash prize gift tag. Late in the round, after Lorna & Jackie buy the E, we have...

_ E _ I N

B A C O N

B I T S

...but they call a dud in G. Shaun & Gavan call a $300 K and solve KEVIN BACON BITS to triple their winnings to $3,000.

DUDS: F, G, H, M, R (repeated once by Leah & Jessica while on Free Spin)
BANKRUPTS: 1 (Shaun & Gavan)

GSN.com Mystery Round category is People. Shaun & Gavan immediately spin Lose a Turn. Two turns later, Leah & Jessica spin the same Bankrupt on the Million Dollar Wedge for the third time tonight. A little later, Lorna & Jackie call an N for the Million Dollar Wedge but then call a dud in L. Next, Shaun & Gavan call three M's while on a Mystery Wedge next to Lose a Turn. They flip...$10,000! After they call the S's, we have...

_ R E S _ M _ N - _ E _ R

R _ _ M M A T E S

...as college classmates, they'd better have gotten this one and they do with FRESHMAN-YEAR ROOMMATES! They win another $10,800 and $13,800 total, just $750 off the lead! The Million Dollar Wedge is now out of play tonight.

DUDS: L
BANKRUPTS: 1 (Leah & Jessica)

Final Toss-Up category is Fun & Games:

B A C K _ _ _ _ _ R Y

H I _ E

Leah & Jessica solve BACKCOUNTRY HIKE to go to $5,000 heading into the Speed-Up Round. Category is Proper Name and consonants are worth $1,300 apiece. After Leah & Jessica call the M...

_ _ _ _ _

_ R M S T R _ _ _

...they solve LANCE ARMSTRONG to finish up with $8,900. The boys have $13,800 and Jackie & Lorna hang on with $14,550 in cash and trips, meaning they take their Wild Card to the endgame!

Big Money Round: The Ford Flexes won on the last episode are still available on Monday & Tuesday. Jackie & Lorna spin the P and the category is Thing. Starting with:

T _ _ _ _

E _ _ _

They call H, M, D and I, then make their Wild Card Selection C...

T _ _ _ H

E _ _ M

...because these teachers passed this TOUGH EXAM...











...WE HAVE OUR FIRST $100,000 BONUS ROUND WINNERS IN HAWAII!!! Spray the confetti/streamers! That gives them $114,550 in cash and trips to share in! That's two six figure winning teams in a row, folks!

(To these ladies, this win might've been a little bittersweet because they couldn't bring that Million Dollar Wedge they picked up in the Mystery Round and they were in the lead at that moment. Oh well.)

Video Bonus: WOF Grand Prize Win #3 (already!)

Jeopardy!: Playing in the Teen Tournament semi-finals first are Audrey Hosford, Ben Chuchla and Brandon Saunders. Opening categories for this first semi-final game:

AN "F" IN HISTORY
KIDS RULE PRIME TIME
YOU GIVE ME THE BLUES
WORLD LITERATURE
FIRST NAMES
FROM THE LATIN

Saunders finds the Daily Double early on under the "F" clue worth $600...which he already has right now. He'll try to double that with this clue:

On July 3, 1754, Fort Necessity was surrendered in one of the first battles in this nine-year war.

"What is the French Revolution?"...no, back to zero he goes. The right battle was the French & Indian War. At the first break, Hosford leads with $3,400. Chuchla's just $800 behind her and Saunders is back at a grand. After the round...

Brandon: $2,400
Ben: $4,200
Audrey: $9,000

...she's trying to run away with this game.

ROUND 1 LACH TRASH: $1,200

ASK ALEX #3: What's Alex writing during the show? Marking off the clues that's already been selected in each round.

DJ! Categories:

SCIENCE GLOSSARY
BALLETS THAT TEENS LIKE
NOTABLE NAMES
WORLD CAPITALS
START YOUR ENGINES
"SUP"

About midway in the round, Saunders finds the first Daily Double under the $800 World Capitals clue, and it appears his and Ben's fortunes have flip-flopped this round. That's because Brandon now has $9,200 while Ben's down to $1,000; Hosford still leads with $12,600. His wager is $3,400. To tie this game up:

Around 1050 Harald Hardrade founded this city on a fjord.

"What is Stockholm?"...NO. Correct: What is Oslo? He's down to $5,800. Later on, to close out Start Your Engines, he finds the other Daily Double with $7,800. Hosford now has $14,200 and Chuchla has $3,400. He decides this time to wager...five grand. This clue's going to most likely decide whether the lady has a lock game or not. Here it is:

Named for its inventor, this engine sprays fuel directly into the chamber, where it's ignited by high-temperature air.

"I don't know; what is a combustion engine?"...HE JUST BLEW ALL THREE DAILY DOUBLES TONIGHT. Darn. Correct response this time: What is a diesel engine?

DJ! LACH TRASH: $8,800

SCORES AFTER DOUBLE JEOPARDY!:

Brandon: $2,800
Ben: $5,400
Audrey: $18,200 (lock game)

CORYAT SCORES:

Brandon: $11,800
Ben: $5,400

Audrey: $18,200

FJ! CATEGORY: 19th Century Politics.

When the GOP convened in 1888, he became the first black man to earn a vote for president at a major party convention.

BRANDON:
Response: "Who was Carver?"

Wager: NOTHING
Final score: $2,800

BEN:
Response: "Who was Douglas?"
Wager: ALL IN
Final score: $10,800

AUDREY:
Response: "Who is Thurgood Marshall"
Wager: $100
WINS WITH: $18,100

She can thank all of those Daily Double misses by Mr. Saunders in part for her win tonight.

This Week in Game Shows: November 17-23

One week before Thanksgiving Week, here's what's in store this week:

Jeopardy!: The last time a Teen Tournament ended, it was overshadowed for the first time in who knows when (thanks to Adam Rose winning $1 Million on "The Price is Right"). Will this season's teen champion bask in all the spotlight this time out?

Family Feud: The first-ever college champions are crowned!

America's Next Top Model: Who will be the next big winner here?

The Amazing Race: Can Nick & Starr tie the all-time wins record this week, much less stay in the race?

Millionaire: It's Family Week with Alan Thicke as the Ask the Expert guest!

Deal or No Deal: On the syndicated version, military contestants play all week long; and NBC offers a basketball fan of some sorts the next chance at $2 Million!

Don't Forget the Lyrics!: A lady born with unilateral Microtia gets her shot at winning the big money she needs to have her long-awaited surgery!

All this plus additional "Wheel of Fortune" fun from Hawaii and more!

Big Winners/Notables List for November 10-17

Players of the Week:
WINNER: Brianne Sherman (first $250,000 "WWTBAM" winner of season)
RUNNER-UP: Nick & Starr Spangler (first-ever "The Amazing Race" team to win four straight stages)
3RD PLACE: Shelley Johnson & Kay Rhine ($107,340)("Wheel of Fortune")

Other Big Winners and Notables:
Crystal Sierra- $100,000 ("Millionaire")
Loni Mercado- $68,155 ("Wheel of Fortune")
Willie Peacock- $50,791 ("The Price is Right")
Ashley Hilton- $48,732 ("TPIR")
Mylissa Acevedo- $46,037 ("TPIR")
Ryan Lelexi- $44,000 ("Deal or No Deal")
The nine "Jeopardy! Teen Tournament" semifinalists
The three "America's Next Top Model" finalists

Sunday, November 16, 2008

"The Amazing Race" 11/16

Will Nick & Starr make it five wins? Or will Ken & Tina join them in the season's four win club? Or will Terence & Sarah or one of the other two remaining teams finally get on the board? Let's find out right now.

OPENING CLUE: Teams must fly about 1,000 miles to Almaty, Kazakhstan. Once there, they must take a taxi to a chicken factory where the second clue awaits.

FLIGHT 1: Nick & Starr, Ken & Tina and Toni & Dallas
FLIGHT 2: Terence & Sarah
FLIGHT 3: Andrew & Dan

ROADBLOCK: One member from each team must search amongst numerous chickens for one of seven golden eggs, each of which can be redeemed for the third clue.

But wait, there's more...

FAST FORWARD: Ken & Tina are locked out of this. Here, teams trying this must go to a local restaurant and eat a feast mostly consisting of sheep fat.

At this point, only Nick & Starr and Terence & Sarah try the Fast Forward; Terence & Sarah need to win this more since they haven't won a thing yet, despite their good work so far this season. I felt Andrew & Dan made a possibly fatal mistake by not going for it.

CLUE #3: Teams must choose one of the factory's crane trucks and travel to the Koktobe Arch, located at the foothills of the Tienshan Mountains. Once there, they must followed the marked path to the Mongol Warriors; they must then wait for their next clue.

DETOUR: Play Like Mad or Act Like Fools?

Play Like Mad: Teams must travel to the Museum of Folk Instruments where they must learn to play a traditional Kazak tune using two instruments. Once they've done well enough inside, they must play that tune in a park for tips. Once they've earned $1.50 in tips, they'll get their next clue.

Act Like Fools: Teams must travel to a children's puppet theater and put on a two-person cow costume. Then, they must walk the streets with the costume on and then find a milk store, where they must then drink a glass of milk. Once done, they must then walk to Zelyoniv Bazar and go to its meat section, where they must turn in their cow costume to the store's butcher to get their next clue.

Back to the Fast Foward, here are the final results...









...Terence & Sarah decide to give up, meaning Nick & Starr win the season's other Fast Forward!

PIT STOP: Teams must run to the Old Square, where one team's journey may end here tonight.

Nick & Starr Spangler win for a FIFTH time this season!! They've now each won a pair of waverunners and are one victory shy of tying Colin & Christie's all-time record of six! Not only that, that's their fourth win in a row, A NEW ALL-TIME RECORD!!!

Ken & Tina and Toni & Dallas decide to try the cow costume task. Meanwhile, Terence & Sarah and Andrew & Dan are lost.

2ND: Toni & Dallas

3RD: Ken & Tina

Terence & Sarah and Andrew & Dan also go inside the cow costumes. Andrew & Dan get there first, but they take a taxi there instead, so they're asked to go back to the butcher shop and do the final traveling over again. The last team definitely moving on to the next episode is...












...Andrew & Dan. That means for Terence Gerchberg & Sarah Leshner...














...DISASTER HAS HIT THEM- THEY'RE ELIMINATED THANKS TO THEIR UNSUCCESSFUL FAST FORWARD ATTEMPT. That means despite all of their good teamwork, they're leaving with nothing. Too bad.

Saturday, November 15, 2008

RECAP: "Meow Mix Think Like a Cat Game Show"

The eight final teams:

Judi Basolo and Guido (S.F.)
Alma Coronado and Tabby (Dallas)
Hartford Hough and Mr. Guffington (L.A.)
Mirka Luoto and Phoebe (Denver)
Simone Mickelberry and Spooky D. Cat (Portland, OR)
Stephanie Park and Wolfie (NYC)
Ian Stitch and Quinn (Tampa, FL)
Saunjae Taylor and Charlie (Chicago)

The Fast and the Furriest: The winning three teams are...











...Alma & Tabby, Simone & Spooky D. Cat and Ian Stitch & Quinn! Alma's team qualified last because time ran out before a third winner was decided, and that they were the team furthest along amongst the six remaining teams. Everybody else leaves with $1,000 and some cat food.

Are You Smart As a Cat?: The three remaining contestants now face a 30-question board with questions ranging from 10-50 points. Like in "Jeopardy!", you earn points if you're right but you lose points if you're wrong. Here are the six categories:

FAMOUS FELINES
CAT-TISTICS
JUST KITTEN AROUND
MAW & PAW
HISSTORY
LET'S GET FUZZICAL

ALMA STARTS OUT WITH FAMOUS FELINES FOR 10:

What's the name of Dr. Evil's kitty-companion in the "Austin Powers" films?

IAN: Mr. Bigglesworth- CORRECT (10); CAT-TISTICS FOR 20

What boxing gear is also the accepted name for a cat's white paws?

SIMONE: Gloves- RIGHT (20); LET'S GET FUZZICAL FOR 20

What white, bulbous vegetable, legendary as a vampire repellant, is toxic to cats?

IAN: Garlic- YOU BET (30); JUST KITTEN AROUND FOR 10

Morning, noon or night- at what point in the day are cats more active?

ALMA: Night- CORRECT (10); MAW & PAW FOR 20

Abraham Lincoln's cat, Tabby (and also the name of Alma's cat), was the first of several cats to live in what presidential mansion?

IAN: The White House- OF COURSE (50); HISS-STORY FOR 10

What anicent pyramid builders tamed, worshipped and eventually mummified their pet cats?

ALMA: Egyptians- RIGHT (20); FAMOUS FELINES FOR 20

What cat character appeared as a floating smile in "Alice in Wonderland"?

SIMONE: Cheshire Cat- CORRECT (40); JUST KITTEN AROUND FOR 30

About how many vocalization sounds does a cat make- less than 10, exactly 35 or over 60?

ALMA: Exactly 35- INCORRECT (-10)
IAN: Over 60- RIGHT (80); LET'S GET FUZZICAL FOR 30

Like humans, a kitten will lose all of these before reaching maturity. What are they?

IAN: Baby teeth- RIGHT AGAIN (110); JUST KITTEN AROUND FOR 20

When a cat is either happy, scared or in pain, what noise will it make?

ALMA: Purr- CORRECT (10); MAW & PAW FOR 40

Siamese, Persian or Manx- what's the most popular pedigreed breed of cat in America?

ALMA: Persian- RIGHT AGAIN (50); JUST KITTEN AROUND FOR 40

What's the activity that cats spend approximately two thirds of their lives doing?

IAN: Sleeping- YES INDEED (150); HISS-STORY FOR 20

From which parent does a kitten learn the survival skill of hunting?

ALMA: Mother- RIGHT (70); MAW & PAW FOR 50

If a cat is "Polydactyl", it has extra what?

ALMA: Toe- RIGHT AGAIN (120); TIME EXPIRES

Simone leaves with $10,000 and the cat food, plus a chosen feline charity will get $1,000.

Think Like a Cat: With 100 points to start for Ian and Alma, here's the first situation:

A voice recorder was placed inside a big box with each cat owner's voice. Does the cat even stick their head inside?

IAN:
Guess: NO
Answer: YES
Wager: 30
Current score: 70

ALMA:
Guess: YES
Answer: YES
Wager: 10
Current score: 110

Now for the question where the two can wager as much as they want:

Both cats were introduced to a stuffed animal, a ball with a bell inside and a treat ball. If their cat touched at least one toy, which one did they touch first? Or did they not touch any toy at all?

IAN:
Guess: Stuffed mouse
Answer: Stuffed mouse
Wager: ALL IN
Final score: 140

ALMA:
Guess: NOTHING
Answer: Treat ball
Wager: 20 (DOH)
Final score: 90

Alma's wagering blunder means Ian and Quinn will go for the big money! Alma leaves with $15,000, the cat food, and a $1,500 donation to her charity.

MILLION DOLLAR CHALLENGE: Quinn chooses #7 while Ian chooses #2 because he thinks that in poker, a 7-2 base hand is the worst you can get. #7 has the red snapper. Does #2 also have that for $1,000,000???...




















...NO- Salmon's there instead. As it turns out, they didn't pick either of the winning numbers- the right ones were #4 and #6, both of which had a chicken card. That means he's the first contestant of my third season to lose $1,000,000. But he does leave with $25,000, the cat food, and a $2,500 donation to his charity.

"Go For the Green!"- Episode 8

TRIP AT STAKE: Bangkok

1. What's the Bronx Zoo doing to help the environment?

A: Eliminating holiday lights
B: Sending elephant waste to gardens

Answer: Eliminating holiday lights

2. Which business mogul linked all hemp to drug abuse?

A: Willian Randolph Hearst
B: John D. Rockefeller

Answer: William Randolph Hearst

This time, only six remain for Round 2: Brittany, Tim, James, Tyber, Christopher and Robert.

1. IN CONTROL: Tyber
CATEGORY: Celebrities- CHALLENGES BRITTANY

What does Adrian Grenier use to insulate the walls of his home?

A: Pillows
B: Denim
C: Popcorn

GUESS: Pillows- NO (A: Denim)

2. IN CONTROL: James
CATEGORY: Music- CHALLENGES ROBERT

What did Coldplay do to offset CO2 generated by their 2002 CD?

A: Ticketmaster solar server
B: Planted 10,000 mango trees
C: Played 50% of their concerts outdoors

GUESS: Played 50% of their concerts outdoors- INCORRECT (A: Planted 10,000 mango trees)

3. IN CONTROL: Tyber
CATEGORY: Travel- TAKES QUESTION

What have Stockholm's leaders pledged to rid their city of by 2050?

A: Toxic waste
B: Fossil fuels
C: Incandescent light bulbs

GUESS: Fossil fuels- CORRECT; ELIMINATES CHRISTOPHER

4. IN CONTROL: Tim
CATEGORY: Sports- TAKES QUESTION

If the Olympics held an event for the most carbon emissions, who would take the gold?

A: India
B: China
C: USA

GUESS: USA- RIGHT; TAKES JAMES WITH HIM TO TRIP ROUND

CHAIN GAME: James will go second after winning the coin toss. The category this time is appliances from lowest to highest energy consumption, according to the U.S. Department of Energy.

A: Washing machine
B: Electric blanket
C: Computer
D: Dishwasher
E: Refrigerator
F: Pool pump
G: TV

TIM'S FIRST GUESSES:

1. Electric blanket
2. TV
3. Refrigerator
4. Dishwasher
5. Computer
6. Pool pump
7. Washing machine

#1 & #4 CORRECT- 52.9

SECOND TRY:

1. Electric blanket
2. Computer
3. TV
4. Dishwasher
5. Washing machine
6. Refrigerator
7. Pool pump

TURN OVER- 78.7

FIRST GUESSES BY JAMES:

1. Electric blanket
2. Computer
3. Dishwasher
4. Refrigerator
5. Washing machine
6. TV
7. Pool pump

49.7 LEFT

SECOND ATTEMPT:

1. Electric blanket
2. Computer
3. Refrigerator
4. Dishwasher
5. TV
6. Washing machine (DOH)
7. Pool pump

34.3 LEFT

FINAL TRY:

1. Electric blanket
2. Computer
3. TV
4. Dishwasher
5. Washing machine
6. Refrigerator
7. Pool pump

WINNER WITH 24.1 LEFT!

"Go For the Green!"- FIRST TAPED EPISODE

TRIP AT STAKE: Waikiki

1. The group Carbon Trust singled out David Beckham for:

A: Line of non-leather soccer balls
B: Having the largest carbon footprint ever

Answer: Footprint

2. What's unusual about the Acacia Tree?

A: It communicates with other trees
B: Its sap can heal burns

Answer: It communicates with other trees

And just like that, we're down to the final eight contestants: Damien, Kris, Stacey, Brian, Kurtis, Matt, Montetre and David.

1. IN CONTROL: Kurtis
CATEGORY: Fashion- CHALLENGES MATT

What NBA star has a new line of recycled sneakers?

A: Greg Oden
B: Lebron James
C: Steve Nash

GUESS: Steve Nash- CORRECT

2. IN CONTROL: Brian
CATEGORY: Car parts- TAKES QUESTION

How does Nissan's Eco Pedal help save gas?

A: Pushes back when accelerating too fast
B: Reduces fuen intake downhill
C: Slows down when GPS sees congestion

GUESS: Slows down when GPS sees congestion- NO WAY (A: Pushes back when accelerating too fast)

3. IN CONTROL: Damien
CATEGORY: Celebrities- CHALLENGES MONTETRE

What's Pamela Anderson doing to help the environment?

A: Home-schooling her sons
B: Building a green hotel
C: Switching to soybean implants

GUESS: Building a green hotel- YOU BET

4. IN CONTROL: David
CATEGORY: Travel- TAKES QUESTION

Santa Monica, CA has the world's only solar-powered what?

A: Tanning salon
B: Sightseeing bus
C: Ferris Wheel

GUESS: Ferris Wheel- RIGHT; ELIMINATES KRIS

5. IN CONTROL: Stacey
CATEGORY: Definitions- TAKES QUESTION

A freegan is a person who...

A: Lives off free samples at supermarkets
B: Runs out of restaurant meals
C: Salvages food from dumpsters

GUESS: Salvages food from dumpsters- RIGHT; ELIMINATES MONTETRE

6. IN CONTROL: Stacey
CATEGORY: Hemp- TAKES QUESTION

Which of these is a real hemp product?

A: Hempcrete
B: The Hemper
C: Hempons

GUESS: The Hemper- LOSE (A: Hempcrete)

CHAIN GAME: David won the coin toss and elects to go first; Matt will go second. This time, they must put the seven given kinds of eco-friendly transportation in chronological order.

A: Bicycle
B: Rickshaw
C: Segway
D: Kayak
E: Roller skates
F: Razor skooter
G: Skateboard

DAVID'S FIRST GUESSES:

1. Rickshaw
2. Roller skates
3. Bicycle
4. Kayak
5. Segway
6. Skateboard
7. Razor skooter

#2 & #3 RIGHT- 26.2

(Note: I believe during earlier-taped episodes like this one, after hitting the plunger, the on-screen timer moves off the screen.)

SECOND TRY:

1. Kayak
2. Roller skates
3. Bicycle
4. Rickshaw
5. Razor skooter
6. Skateboard
7. Segway

EVERYTHING BUT #5 & #6 ARE RIGHT- 51.8

TIME AFTER FINAL TRY: 57.4

MATT'S FIRST GUESSES:

1. Rickshaw
2. Kayak
3. Skateboard
4. Bicycle
5. Roller skates
6. Razor skooter
7. Segway

31.9 LEFT

SECOND ATTEMPT:

1. Kayak
2. Rickshaw
3. Skateboard
4. Roller skates
5. Bicycle
6. Razor skooter
7. Segway

11.2 LEFT

FINAL TRY:

1. Kayak
2. Rickshaw
3. Bicycle
4. Skateboard
5. Roller skates
6. Razor skooter
7. Segway

LOSES WITH 2.6 LEFT

Big GSN Note for 11/20

Betty White will be the featured attraction of the second half of GSN Live on Thursday, November 20th! She's scheduled to appear on the set at 5 PM that day. From 3-6 PM that day, a "Password Plus" marathon featuring episodes with her and Allen Ludden will air.

Ratings notes

Last night's "TPIR" military special pulled a 4.7 Fast Nielsen with an 8 share, winning its time slot but understandably down from the "NCIS" reruns that had aired in the 9 PM slot the past few weeks.

"Deal or No Deal" and "Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?" each scored a 3.5/6. "Don't Forget the Lyrics!" managed a 3.2/6.

Finally, the fifth season premiere of "Top Chef" was its highest-rated ever with about 2.7 million viewers.

Source: Zap2it.com

"Top Chef"- FIFTH SEASON PREMIERE

Here are this season's contestants:

Fabio Viviani (originally from Florence, Italy, now residing in Moorpark, CA)- Executive chef/owner of Cafe Firenze
Jamie Lauren (originally from NYC, now in S.F.)- Executive chef of Absinthe
Eugene (also known as Gene) Villiatora (originally from Whitmore Village, HI, now in Las Vegas)- Personal chef/consultant
Jeff McInnis (Miami, FL)- Chef de Cuisine of The Ritz-Carlton
Radhika Desai (Chicago, parents are from India)- Executive chef of Between Botique Cafe
Lauren Hope (Cincinatti)- Wife of a military husband and chef of Jag's Steak & Seafood
Ariane Duarte (Verona, NJ)- Executive chef/owner of Culinariane
Daniel Gagnon (New Hyde Park, NY)- Chef of Babylon Carriage House
Patrick Dunlea (originally from Quincy, MA, now residing in Hyde Park, NY)- Student at the Culintary Institute of America
Stefan Richter (originally from Tampere, Finland, now residing in Santa Monica, CA)- Chef and owner of Stefan's Catering
Richard Sweeney (originally from Long Island, NY, now residing in San Diego)- Executive chef of Confidential
Leah Cohen (New York)- Sous Chef of Centro Vinoteca
Alex Eusebio (originally from NYC, now residing in L.A.)- Executive chef of Restaurant 15
Hosea Rosenberg (originally from Taos, NM, now residing in Boulder, CO)- Executive chef of Jax Restaurant
Carla Hall (originally from Nashville, now residing in Washington, D.C.)- Chef/owner of Alchemy Caterers
Jill Snyder (originally from Latrobe, PA, now residing in Baltimore)- Executive chef of Red Maple
Melissa Harrison (originally from Baltimore, now residing in Boulder, CO)


QUICKFIRE CHALLENGE #1: This challenge was divided into three parts. And for the first time in history, a contestant WAS ELIMINATED IN A QUICKFIRE CHALLENGE. First, they had to cut 15 apples with a knife. The last eight to finish moved on to the second part, while the first one to finish got immunity. The winner was...








...Stefan Richter!

In the second part, the remaining eight had to brundise two cups of apples. Four would be on the bubble during the final part. Their names were...









...Lauren, Leah, Patrick and Radhika.

In the important final part, they had to create a dish using those apples within 20 minutes. The one with the worst dish was sent packing.

Lauren: Spinach salad with apples, blue cheese, bacon and balsamic vinaigrette

Patrick: Apple slaw salad with yogurt dressing, mint, cinnamon and honey

Radhika: Pan-seared pork with apple chutney, raisins and chili powder

Leah: Seared scallops with dried apples, vinegar and apple juice

I will tell you right now it came down to the two salads. The first contestant eliminated this season was...











Lauren
Patrick


...Lauren Hope, meaning she was going back to take care of her husband at Fort Stewart.

ELIMINATION CHALLENGE #1: The remaining 16 were divided into eight teams of two and were placed in different categories; they had to create a dish based on the ethnic neighborhood category they were given. Each pair of contestants went head-to-head; the winners were safe and the losers were in danger of being eliminated. Each duo had twenty minutes to go shopping with a $75 budget.

The guest judge was Jean-George Vongerichten, an award-winning chef and restauranteur.

Middle Eastern: Ariane vs. Stefan
Ariane: Crusted rack of lamb, Farro Risotto and dates with chickpeas
Stefan: Lamb chops with Tabouli Salad and beef onion skewer
WINNER: Stefan

Greek: Richard vs. Jamie
Richard: Lamb slider with orzo feta pasta salad
Jamie: Eggplant puree and seared black bass with wild arugula salad
WINNER: Jamie

Jamaica: Jill vs. Radhika
Jill: Macadamia-crusted plantain fritters and jerk spiced scallops
Radhika: Jerk rubbed halibut on three bean rice with a mango salad
WINNER: Jill

Latin: Fabio vs. Jeff
Fabio: Mango and jalapeno deml-glace pork chop with mushroom and avocado salad
Jeff: Coffee seared pork tenderloin and smoked plantain with black beans and rice
WINNER: Jeff

Russia: Hosea vs. Carla
Hosea: Smoked fish trio with caviar, creme fraiche and apple chutney
Carla: Smoked trout and salmon cakes over potato latkes
WINNER: Hosea

Italian: Leah vs. Melissa
Leah: Farro Risotto with seared red snapper and mushrooms
Melissa: Seared rib-eye steak, aragula salad, fried mushrooms and tomato sauce
WINNER: Leah

Chinese: Daniel vs. Patrick
Daniel: Poached chicken salad with Bok Choy, Shitake Mushrooms and fried wontons
Patrick: Seared salmon and Bok Choy with Chinese Noodles
WINNER: Daniel

Indian: Alex vs. Eugene
Alex: Grilled lamb chops and spicy ragout with Basmati Rice
Eugene: Masala-rubbed lamb with Basmati Rice and Tzatziki
WINNER: Eugene

The season's first Immunity Challenge winner was...











...Stefan! He's off to a great start this season.

In the bottom two were Ariane and Patrick, making this Patrick's second trip in a row to the Danger Zone. Did he escape elimination again?...














Ariane
Patrick


...NO.

Friday, November 14, 2008

11/14/2008 Results- My Brother Andrew's Birthday

TPIR: Before we get to the military special later tonight, let's see what happens on Episode 4515K. The opening players are Kimberly, Scott, Jamie and Charles, and the first IUFB is a computer system (Amber & Phire).

Charles: $2,150
Jamie: $1,300
Scott: $1,350

Kimberly: $2,151

ARP: $2,608

Kimberly, a PhD student from UCLA and is originally from San Diego, will play It's In the Bag; this is the first time ever this game's been played first! Gabrielle and Phire are the game's models today. The products are razor kit, Multi-Grain Cheerios, mixed nuts, Ester-C, snoring aid and Skittles. Here are her guesses:

$.90: Skittles
$13.49: Ester-C (the audience and I are worried about this one)
$6.49: Razor kit
$4.99: Nuts
$3.49: Cereal

She's right about the Skittles for $1,000. She goes on with the Ester-C and I have a bad feeling the $13.49 item is actually the sleeping aid...but it's the Ester-C for $2,000! But she goes on with the razor kit and loses. Correct items for the last three stops:

$6.49: Nuts
$4.99: Sleeping aid
$3.49: Cereal

Leaving the audience fifth is Shon and the second IUFB is a bubble chair (Gabrielle & Phire).

Shon: $3,000
Charles: $755
Jamie: $650
Scott: $756

ARP: $3,350

Shon Miller, who's studying Physical Therapy at school, plays Most Expensive for a secretary desk (Gabrielle), golf equipment (Phire) and a refrigerator (Amber). He thinks the most expensive out of the three is the refrigerator. The desk is $2,500, the golf stuff is $1,240...and the refrigerator is just $1,399.

Coming down now is Linda and the third IUFB is garden equipment (Phire).

Linda: $450
Charles: $1,200
Jamie: $1,201
Scott: BUCK

ARP: $869

Linda Zorn, not related to current Washington Redskins coach Jim, is from Laguna Beach, CA; she now plays One Away for a Honda Element (Std., AT, Security)(Amber & Gabrielle). Board:

$ 3 1 , 7 4 5

Her first guess:

$ 2 2 , 8 5 4

She has...four right. She changes the second 2 and loses. ARP: $22,654.

TODAY'S WIN AT HOME PRIZE: Broyhill game table

SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #2:
Linda ($869): 55 + 90 = DOH
Kimberly ($2,608): $.90
Shon ($3,350): 45 + 65 = OVER

Kimberly goes to the Showcase.

Coming on down next is Cheryl Landers and the fourth IUFB is a pair of electric guitars (Amber).

Cheryl: $3,800 (STAGE WILLY)
Charles: $2,238
Jamie: $2,500
Scott: $2,000


As I figured, all have overbid.

Cheryl: $1,850
Charles: $1,601
Jamie: $1,500
Scott: $1,000


All are over again.

Cheryl: $995
Charles: $738
Jamie: $750
Scott: $800


ALL ARE OVER FOR THE THIRD TIME IN A ROW!! Nothing seems to be going right in this episode!

Cheryl: $725
Charles: $518
Jamie: $650
Scott: BUCK


ARP: $620

Video Bonus: Triple All-Overbids

Charles finally gets us out of that IUFB nightmare and plays Balance Game for an Aico bed (Phire). Gabrielle has the scale today. Last three numbers in the bed are 8, 3 and 8.

DOLLAR VALUES AVAILABLE: $2,000, $4,000 & $5,000

He places $2,000 and $4,000 on the scale, thus agreeing with me that the bed is $6,838...we're on the board!

Jerell Cantrell comes on down next and the next IUFB is a sapphire/diamond bracelet brought to us by Gabrielle.

Jerell: $695
Jamie: $1,300
Scott: $1,500
Cheryl: $849

ARP: $1,700

Scott now escapes and this UC-Riverside student now plays Lucky $even for a Honda Accord Coupe (Std., AT, Cover, Sensors, Net)(Phire). His second number guess is 7...

$ 2 4 , _ _ _

...that's a $3 WILLY right there. Third number guess is 6...

$ 2 4 , 1 _ _

...he's broke already. ARP: $24,128. This was the first really hard Lucky $even playing of the season; why the heck he really overpriced the Honda as if it was a Mustang is beyond me.

The last player is Amanda Fink and the final IUFB is an eliptical trainer (Phire).

Amanda: $525
Cheryl: $2,310
Jerell: $1,895
Jamie: $2,400

ARP: $999

TODAY'S FIRST FOUR BREAKFAST CLUB MEMBER: Jamie

Amanda from NY plays Side By Side for an off-road vehicle (Amber). Board:

99
79

I say $7,999 and she agrees...she wins!

SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #2:
Scott ($1,700): 50 + 55 = OOPS
Charles ($7,458): 60 + 60 = DOH
Amanda ($8,998): WINS BY DEFAULT AT $.90!

First Showcase has an Ashley living room (Gabrielle), a $1,000 Buy.com gift certificate and a baby grand piano (Phire).

AMANDA PASSES TO KIMBERLY; KIMBERLY BIDS $16,000 ON FURNITURE SHOWCASE

MY BID FOR FURNITURE SHOWCASE: $17,500

For Amanda, we start her Showcase with sportswear (Gabrielle). After Gabrielle gets pied in the face by Phire, Amber shows off a trip to Vegas. Then SHE gets pied in the face, and Phire then is cleaned up by the time she shows off a new Fleetwood Backpack trailer! And Rich gets pied in the face at the end as well!

AMANDA BIDS $30,000 ON TRIP/TRAILER SHOWCASE

MY BID FOR TRIP/TRAILER SHOWCASE: $25,000

KIMBERLY'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $16,000
ARP: $19,349

DIFFERENCE: $3,349

AMANDA'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $30,000
ARP: $26,246
OVER- LOSS

Kimberly wins her Showcase and $21,957 in prizes. And she and Drew both get pied as well!

DOND (Syn.)- We wrap up the week with #6 Eric Katz from Chicago (who is a mortgage person for the state of Arizona and is a big Cubs fan). Despite the fact that the $500,000's been in his #6 twice before earlier this week, he's keeping his case.

ROUND 1:
1. #12 (Danny)- $5
2. #4 (Camille)- $100
3. #16 (John)- $250,000
4. #11 (Terry)- $300
5. #9 (Danille)- $25,000

FIRST OFFER: $14,000- NO DEAL

ROUND 2:
1. #1 (Lynette)- $75,000 (DANGER ZONE ENFORCED)
2. #13 (Sid)- $50
3. #17 (Mike)- $500
4. #15 (Misty)- $7,500
5. #14 (Kaitlynn)- PENNY

SECOND OFFER: $17,500- NO DEAL

ROUND 3:
1. #7 (Lisa)- $400
2. #19 (Manny)- $10
3. #18 (Dawn)- $5,000
4. #10 (Cyndi)- $1

THIRD OFFER: $32,000- NO DEAL

ROUND 4:
1. #20 (Jared)- $200
2. #21 (Ben)- $500,000 (BIG STRIKE ONE)

FOURTH OFFER: $8,500- NO DEAL

ROUND 5:
1. #22 (Michael)- $10,000
2. #3 (Radek)- $100,000 (STRIKE TWO)

FIFTH OFFER: $6,500- NO DEAL

19th PICK: #8 (Willie)- $2,500
SIXTH OFFER: $10,000- DEAL

His case had...just $25, so he made a good deal. And he would've knocked out $50,000 with Shalimar's #2.

WOF: The first Toss-Up category is Event:

_ W O - _ O R - _ _ E

_ _ _ _

Weylin & James don't remember the category, as they're incorrect with TWO-FOR-THE SHOW. Kaniala & Noi give another phrase with TWO-FOR-THE ROAD, also incorrect. Shelley & Kay later solve TWO-FOR-ONE SALE for $1,000. Tonight's players:

Shelley Johnson and Kay Rhine- Shelley's a labor/delivery nurse while Kay's a self-employed travel agent; they've been best friends for 18 years
Kaniala and Noi Strollan- Kaniala's a psychologist for a private university while Noi's a school teacher
Weylin Hobatan and James Von Warr- Weylin's a resident manager for a condemendium company

For the $2,000 Toss-Up, the category is On the Map:

A U _ _ _ N

T E _ _ _

Shelley & Kay add another $2,000 with AUSTIN TEXAS.

Round 1 category is Song Lyrics and out on the wheel now are a pair of trips to Laguna Beach, CA worth $14,300. After Shelley & Kay call the B's, we have...

T I N _/B _ B B _ E S/IN/THE/

_ I N E

...they call a $500 L and solve TINY BUBBLES IN THE WINE for another $6,600 and $9,600 total.

PERFECT ROUND

Swanson Broth Jackpot Round category is Same Name. At the start, Kaniala & Noi call an S for a $1,000 Roy's gift certificate but they lose it right back to a Bankrupt. A little later, Shelley & Kay call four L's for the trips. After they clean out the vowels, we have...

S A L L _/&/L A _ A

FIELD

...they solve SALLY & LAVA FIELD for another $650 and the trips, for a new total already of $24,550 in cash and trips!

DUDS: M
BANKRUPTS: 1 (Kaniala & Noi)

IHOP Mystery/Prize Puzzle Round category is Thing. Weylin & James spin Bankrupt immediately. A little later, Shelley & Kay hit the Mystery Wedge next to the Million Dollar Wedge and call an L. They flip...Bankrupt. After Kaniala & Noi buy the E's, we have...

T _ R _ _ _ _ S E/_ L _ _/

W _ T E R

...they call a $450 Q and solve TURQUOISE BLUE WATER for $800 and a pair of trips to Aruba, a total of $13,300 in cash and trips.

DUDS: H (while Kaniala & Noi were on $3,500) N, P
BANKRUPTS: 2 (Weylin & James, Shelley & Kay)

WINNING ID FOR TRIP: RH08620

$3,000 Toss-Up subject is Occupation:

T _ A _ _

C _ N _ U C T _ R

Shelley & Kay solve TRAIN CONDUCTOR to go to $27,550. Next category is Rhyme Time. After Weylin & James buy the E's, we have...

_ E T E R/_ E T E R/_ _ _ _ _ _ N/

E _ T E R

...after calling a $900 M, we go to Speed-Up Mode with the remaining consonants being worth $1,450 apiece. They then dud out with L. Shelley & Kay then call the P's and solve PETER PETER PUMPKIN EATER for another $7,000 worth of icing on their cake, for a winning total of $34,550! Kaniala & Noi leave with $13,300 in cash and trips and the male team will split the base $2,000.

DUDS: H, L, S

Big Money Round: Can the all-women team continue to dominate here? Let's find out. They spin the M in GAME and the category is Thing. Starting with:

_ _ L _

_ _ _

They call C, M, P and A and get...

M _ L _

_ _ _

...they go with my guess of MILK JUG...YES INDEED! And on my brother's birthday, they have won...











...a pair of the all-new 2009 Ford Flexes worth $72,790!! That gives them a grand total of $107,340 in cash and prizes; great job, ladies, in ending this week on a fantastic note!

WINNING ID FOR CAR: IK1518791

Jeopardy!: The season's last three teens are all seniors. They are:

Shelby Malone (Grayson, KY)
Ben Chuchla (Calabasas, CA)
Charlie Carbery (Oak Park, IL)

Opening categories:

IT'S LIKE SHAKESPEARE, YOU KNOW?
TV OR NOT TV
ANAGRAMMED PRESIDENTIAL LAST NAMES
THE MYSTERIOUS WORLD OF THE KITCHEN
POTTY MOUTH!
URBAN DICTIONARY.COM LINGO

Carbery's going for an instant sweep of the Presidential Anagrams with the $1,000 clue also being a Daily Double. He wagers face value ($1,000) on this:

WIENER SHOE

He can't get Eisenhower, so no sweep there and his $2,000 gets cut in half. At the first break, he has $2,400; Chuchla has $1,800 and Malone has $1,600. After the round...

Charlie: $1,800
Ben: $4,400
Shelby: $3,400

...Carbery's slipped to last place while Chuchla's now in the lead.

ROUND 1 LACH TRASH: $4,000

DJ! Categories:

A VOYAGE THROUGH EUROPE
POSE-POURRI
TEENS IN HISTORY
AQUATIC MAMMALS
LIKE HANNAH (each correct response will be a palindromic word)
MONTANA

About midway in the round, Malone finds the first Daily Double under the $800 Montana clue with $5,800; she leads Chuchla by $600 and Carbery by $2,000. Her wager is $1,500. To stay in front:

One of the three Canadian provinces that border Montana.

"What is Alberta?"...the right three are British Columbia, Saskatchewan...and Alberta, meaning she's still the leader with $7,300! Later, she wraps up Aquatic Mammals with the other Daily Double. Now with $11,300, she wagers $3,000 this time.

Its population has grown the past few years, but this state marine mammal of Florida is still endangered.

"What is the manatee?"...one's being made fun of on "Late Night With Conan O' Brien"- that's right to go to $14,300!

DJ! LACH TRASH: $10,000

SCORES AFTER DOUBLE JEOPARDY!:

Charlie: $5,800
Ben: $13,600
Shelby: $15,100

CORYAT SCORES:

Charlie: $6,800
Ben: $13,600
Shelby: $13,400

It's possible all three could be in next week's semi-finals.

FJ! CATEGORY: Higher Education.

The first public one of these schools began in Illinois in 1901 for students who wanted to pursue higher education in their home area.

The scores to beat for the ones who lose tonight are Audrey Hosford's $8,200 and Haley Batz's $6,800.

We start with Carbery, who wrote down "What is a state school?"...HE LOSES EVERYTHING WITH THAT. He leaves with $5,000. Chuchla wrote "What is an agricultural college?"...no, but it only costs him $4,500, so he's at $9,100 and assured at least of a Wild Card berth. Malone's response was "What is a community college?"...ACCEPTABLE FOR JUNIOR COLLEGE, SHE WINS! She and Chuchla will join the other seven teen semi-finalists next week.

Don't Forget the Lyrics!: Tonight's contestant is Marcus Johnson from Katy, TX (who is a music teacher). Waiting in the wings to possibly help him out are his wife Michelle and Craig (a friend of his). Categories:

POP
THE "EYES" HAVE IT
TOM PETTY AND THE HEARTBREAKERS
R & B
TV THEMES
LOVE SONGS
ROCK
1980s
CLASSIC ROCK

The first topic he tackles is Rock and the choices are "Good Lovin'" by the Young Rascals and "Cheap Sunglasses" by ZZ Top. He picks "Good Lovin'" and needs to fill in three words to the following:

"Yeah and you __ __ ___"

He's right with "...got the cure". His second category is Classic Rock, and this time the choices are "The Joker" by Steve Miller Band and "Wheel in the Sky" by Journey. He tries "The Joker" and he's got another three word target:

"I play my music __ ___ ___"

He's unsure with "...all night long", so he uses his two words backup. He chooses the second and third blanks and gets the following:

"I play my music ____ the sun"

Good thing he used a backup there. After changing his guess to "...under the sun", he uses another backup and calls on Craig. It's changed again to "...in the sun" and that's finally locked in...right.

His third category is R & B. On the board this time are "Just My Imagination" by the Temptations and "Tell Me Something Good" by Rufus featuring Chaka Khan. He attempts "Tell Me Something Good" and hopefully he won't have as much trouble filling in the three missing words to this:

"Tell me that __ ___ __"

He's confident with "...you like it"...one away from the safe haven. Before he tries to get there, Mark Cuban makes a special appearance! He gives the contestant a basketball signed by the Dallas Mavericks, tickets for his music class to a Dallas Mavericks game and the right to let Marcus sing the National Anthem at a Mavericks game!

Back to the game, he's trying Love Songs fourth. The two in play tonight are "Let's Stay Together" by Al Green and "Sara Smile" by Hall & Oates. His pick is "Let's Stay Together" and he needs to fill in six this time:

"Times are ___ __ __ ___ __ __"

At this point, Mark stays on the set for the rest of the game. Marcus locks in "...good or bad, happy or sad"...and he has $25,000!

His $50,000 topic is TV Themes. He can choose the theme from "The Brady Bunch" or "Making Our Dreams Come True" from "Laverne & Shirley" fame. He tries "The Brady Bunch" and again must fill in six blanks:

"That's the way __ _____ __ ____ ____"

He goes with "...they became The Brady Bunch"...incorrect. It was "...we became The Brady Bunch"...HOWEVER, after this game ended, the backstage researchers found out that during the first season of "The Brady Bunch", the ending of the theme was actually Marcus' final guess of "...they became The Brady Bunch". Therefore, his guess is acceptable for $50,000!

(Note: This mishap was not included in tonight's broadcast.)

His next category selection is the 1980s. The song choices this time are "Let's Dance" by David Bowie and "Hold Me Now" by the Thompson Twins. He wants "Hole Me Now" and now has his hardest task tonight- filling in nine words. They follow "Whoa" during the chorus part. His chorus remainder guess is "...warm my heart, stay with me, let lovin' start" and he decides to lock that in...correct for $100,000!

After performing his own personal rap about this show, his $200,000 category is Pop. The next pair of songs that pop up on the screen are "Teach Your Children" by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young and "P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing" by Michael Jackson. He chooses the Michael Jackson song and again must fill in nine. He needs to come up with the words that follow "Won't you come, it's emergency". His guess is "...cool my fire yearnin' honey, come set me free". That doesn't sound right to me, but he locks it in anyway...


"...cool my fire yearnin' honey, come set me free"

...RIGHT for $200,000!

Going for $350,000, his next category is The "Eyes" Have It. Both of these songs have "Eyes" in their title- "Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue" by Crystal Gayle and "In Your Eyes" by Peter Gabriel. His choice is "In Your Eyes" and this time must fill in ten blanks. They come after "(In your eyes) of all the". He only comes up with "...fruitless urges", so it's time for the multiple choice:

A: "...fruitless searches I can feel the light and the heat"
B: "...fruitless searches now I feel the light and the heat"
C: "...fruitless searches oh I see the light and the heat"

He goes for it with B...NO. It was C, marking the first time somebody has lost on the $350,000 level and the first time that somebody has lost despite using their multiple choice backup on any song. He leaves with $25,000 and the other prizes...for good.

TPIR Salute to the Troops: This is Episode 4512K, so this is, I repeat, NOT a Million Dollar Spectacular or an official primetime special. The opening theme on this episode is "Stars and Stripes Forever", being played live in the studio by the Marine Corps Band!

All of the contestants who play a Pricing Game tonight will automatically win a 1,000 minute calling card and a $1,000 shopping spree from the Army & Air Force Exchange Service (Brandi & Lanisha). This prize package is worth $1,190.

We begin with Army 1st Class Sgt. Deborah Randall, Navy Seaman Jacob Gill, Air Force Master Sgt. Robin Brooks and Marine Corps Sgt. Samuel Cruz. The first IUFB is a portable hot tub (Rachael).

Deborah: $2,200
Jacob: $850
Robin: $1,250
Samuel: $1,500

ARP: $899

Jacob from Bowling Green plays Switch? for a flat panel HDTV (Brandi) marked at $4,368 and a pair of off-road motorbikes marked at $2,999 (Lanisha). He switches and wins!

("Anchors Aweigh" is played during the first commercial break! Military music will be played by the band at each commercial break. During the show, we also hear taped messages from other people that are serving the country.)

Replacing Jacob in the blue Navy spot is Chief James Ruez and the second IUFB is a laptop with webcam (Lanisha & Rachael).

James: $650
Robin: $825
Samuel: $1,200

Deborah: $1,300

ARP: $1,499

Deborah plays Let Em' Roll for a Mini Cooper Convertible (Lanisha & Rachael) worth $22,600! The products modeled by Brandi are Gold Bond Lotion, cat litter and Ester-C. The lotion is $9.12. She's right about the cat litter being lower than that, because it's $6.74. She then is right about the supplement being higher, since it's $9.99.

1. 2 CARS + $2,000- CONTINUES
2. WINNER!

The second Army contestant is Specialst Juan Ivarra and the third IUFB is a game table (Brandi).

Juan: $400 (STAGE GARF)
James: $425
Robin: $595
Samuel: BUCK (DOH)

ARP: $600

Robin plays Freeze Frame for a trip to Belgium (Lanisha & Rachael). The most logical price choices out of the many pairs of numbers are $6,213, $7,362 and $8,540. She freezes the board at neither one of those, $4,032. It was $7,362.

SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #1:
Robin ($1,790): 20 + 95 = OVER
Jacob ($9,456): WINS $1,000!
Deborah ($25,189): 45 + 45 = $.90

The last two Bonus Spins yielded the $25,000. As for tonight...nothing.

The second Air Force player is Senior Airman Chad Callahan and the fourth IUFB is a home gym (Lanisha).

Chad: $1,300
Samuel: $1,400
Juan: $2,000
James: $2,001

ARP: $1,599

Every branch has now been represented up on stage tonight, as Samuel plays Card Game for a Ford F-150 (Brandi & Rachael). Range is $2,000.

1. 9 OF CLUBS- $15,900
2. QUEEN OF SPADES- $16,900
3. JACK OF DIAMONDS- $17,900 AND QUITS

ARP: $19,120
DIFFERENCE: $1,220- WINNER!

The second Marine Corps representative coming on down is Lance Corporal Ashley Hilton and next in this episode's IUFB brigade is a pair of watches.

Ashley: $785
Juan: $800
James: $825
Chad: $826

ARP: $1,000

Chad plays Race Game for a foozball game table (Brandi), a range (Lanisha), bowling equipment and a home theatre system (Rachael). Prices:

$899
$1,075
$1,597
$2,159

First guesses:

Game table: $899
Range: $2,159
Bowling equipment: $1,075
Home theatre system: $1,597

TEN SECOND EXACTA!

Coming out of the Air Force last is Senior Airman Morgan Terry and the final IUFB is a camcorder (Rachael).

Morgan: $897
Ashley: $1,400
Juan: $1,275
James: $1,100

ARP: $2,000

Ashley plays Squeeze Play for a waverunner (Brandi & Lanisha). Board:

92498

She has the 4 removed for a guess of $9,298...

$ 9 2 9 8

...this episode's a 5 out of 6er!

With tonight's IUFBs, we very well could've had as many as three Perfect Bids. Oh well.

SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #2:
Chad ($6,920): 30 + 60 = $.90
Ashley ($12,488): $.95
Samuel ($21,909): 85 + 60 = OVER

Ashley claims the Top Winner spot in the upcoming Showcase!

The first Showcase has a Broyhill dining room (Brandi), a 70" LCD rear-projection TV and a big video game package that includes a Playstation 3, an XBOX 360 and a Wii (Lanisha), and a 2009 Ford Fusion SE (Std., AT, Prot)(Rachael)!

ASHLEY BIDS $27,000 ON FURNITURE/CAR SHOWCASE

MY BID FOR FURNITURE/CAR SHOWCASE: $31,000

For Jacob, we have things that vibrate. They are a massage chair (Rachael), a Harley-Davidson motorcycle (Lanisha) and a Corvette (Std., AT, #3LT, Stereo/Nav., #Z51)(Brandi)!

JACOB BIDS $60,000 ON CORVETTE SHOWCASE- STAGE GARF (Covers just the Corvette and the chair)

MY BID FOR CORVETTE SHOWCASE: $66,666

JACOB'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $60,000
ARP: $74,489

DIFFERENCE: $14,489

ASHLEY'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $27,000
ARP: $36,244
DIFFERENCE: $9,244- WIN

Had Jacob won, he would've been the biggest winner of the season. Instead, Ashley wins the Showcase and $48,732 in prizes.

DOND (NBC): Returning to go for up to $500,000 is Tia Lampone.

ROUND 4:
1. #16- $300,000
2. #25- $200
3. #20- $5

FOURTH OFFER: $54,000- NO DEAL

ROUND 5:
1. #4- $500,000 (DANGER ZONE ENFORCED)
2. #1- $25

FIFTH OFFER: $36,000- NO DEAL

21st PICK: #10- $200,000 (STRIKE ONE)
SIXTH OFFER: $27,000- NO DEAL

22nd PICK: #24- $100,000 (STRIKE TWO)
SEVENTH OFFER: $11,000- NO DEAL

23rd PICK: #3- $50,000 (STRIKEOUT)

She leaves with $300, while her case had the penny. We came close to having our second penny winner in the U.S. #13 had $750 while #21 had $300.

Our other contestant tonight is Robert Arellano from Folsom, CA (who has been in a wheelchair ever since suffering polio as a child). He wants to win enough so that he can make his house handicappable. I made a mistake- as of right now, no additional grand prize cases will be added during the $2 Million games. Anyway, his case of destiny is #26.

ROUND 1:
1. #13- $75,000
2. #3- $25,000
3. #14- $200,000
4. #10- $300
5. #16- $75
6. #8- $300,000

FIRST OFFER: $102,000- NO DEAL

ROUND 2:
1. #4- $10
2. #12- $500,000
3. #9- TWO MILLION DOLLARS
4. #24- $100
5. #17- $25

SECOND OFFER: $36,000- NO DEAL

ROUND 3:

1. #2- PENNY
2. #22- $5,000
3. #11- $50,000 (DANGER ZONE ENFORCED)
4. #15- $5

THIRD OFFER: $89,000- NO DEAL

ROUND 4:
1. #5- $200
2. #18- ONE MILLION DOLLARS (STRIKE ONE)
3. #1- $500

FOURTH OFFER: $61,000- NO DEAL

ROUND 5:
1. #7- $100,000 (STRIKE TWO)
2. #6- $400,000 (STRIKEOUT)

He leaves with $3,000. His case just had a buck in it.

TONIGHT'S BEAT THE BANKER WINNING CASE: #2

Thursday, November 13, 2008

"America's Next Top Model"- FINAL 4

TYRA MAIL #29: "A model who knows how to sell makes the most sense."

Paulina Porizkova taught the remaining four contestants how to model different kinds of items, such as fish, toilet paper, and I believe an iPod. Analeigh did the worst.

TYRA MAIL #30: "Your delivery better be on the mark."

They were taken to Amsterdam Worldwide, where they were told of this:

Challenge #1: Do a 30-second Amsterdam Worldwide commercial that involves male supermodel Mark Vanderloo. The winner got a $10,000 G-Star shopping spree.

McKey didn't do very well with the commercial. Not surprisingly, Analeigh's previous acting experiences helped her do well in this challenge. But was it enough for her to win the challenge?...










...NO- the win went to Marjorie. But all was not lost- she was picked by Marjorie to join her in the shopping spree.

TYRA MAIL #31: "Tomorrow you'll be going Dutch. But you're gonna have to give 100%."

Prior to the next important thing, the ladies had a feast that included alcohol. And Marjorie apparently drank a little too much while bathing with a local man.

PHOTO SHOOT: The remaining four had to pose with extreme hair and makeup near the famous giant windmill.

1. Analeigh: She acted as a pitchfork lady. Good job!

2. Marjorie: Her drunkeness really got to her in the photos near the fence; hence, she didn't do that well here.

3. Samantha: She was walking in the grass for her photos. She did poorly thanks in part to being uncomfortable with the shoes she was given.

4. McKey: She posed with a dark costume with a chain attached while she was just underneath the windmill.

Analeigh & McKey got into the finals no problem. The final spot came down to Marjorie and Samantha. The season's last finalist is...












Marjorie
Samantha

...Sam, meaning Marjorie got a ticket home and learned a valuable lesson in life- getting drunk can wreck anybody's dreams in life in a New York Minute.

"Million Dollar Password" Season 2 premiere date announced and details

The second season of "Million Dollar Password" will bow on December 21st, and like the first season will air on Sundays after "60 Minutes". The celebrities for the second season premiere will be William Shatner and Aisha Tyler. Here are some changes for the second season:

-The show now eminates from L.A. The first season was taped in NYC.

-Contestants are allowed to fail once on both the $10,000 and the $25,000 levels of the money round; the first failed attempt on either of those levels will be edited out of the broadcast.

-After clearing the $100,000 level, the clue givers (most likely the civilian contestants) will be shown ALL six passwords before deciding whether or not to go for the $250,000.

-In addition to $25,000 being a safe haven, $250,000 is also now a safe haven. Thus, anyone who clears the quarter million level gets a free chance to become a millionaire.

Various sources contributed to this report.

"The Ultimate Fighter" 11/12

Tom Lawlor decided to give a hard punch to the jaw of Dave Kaplan to test how tough his jaw is. As it turned out, Kaplan's jaw was sore after the punch.

COACH'S CHALLENGE: This season, the teams engage in a soccer penalty kick shootout. The first team to make ten wins $10,000 for their coach and $1,000 for each remaining contestant on that team. Antonio Noguiera said this challenge insulted his heritage.

The winners were...










...Team Noguiera!

Krzysztof Sosynski's room was allegedly turned into the "UFC Storage Room". Sosynski decided one night that he confiscated all of the kitchen utensils, tables and dinnerware and set up a breakfast for Team Noguiera the next morning outside. After that breakfast, some of the stuff from the storage room was scattered all over the hallway floor.

LAST LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT QUARTERFINAL: Krzysztof Sosynski vs. Kyle Kingsbury
Referee: Herb Dean

Round 1: Early on, Kingsbury was given a warning for excessive high knees. After 2:08 into the round, Kingsbury scored a big takedown on Sosynski. But seconds later, Sosynski struck with an armbar attempt...and he won at 2:36!

"Survivor: Gabon" 11/13

Early on, Matty feels like he is in the most danger of being voted out at Tribal Council amongst the five remaining Fang members. Soon after we hear him, here comes this Tree Mail:

"It will be fun, long drives and short putts, you may need more practice than anyone thinks. A once in a lifetime 'cultural trip' for those who perform best on the links."

Reward Challenge: Both tribes launch a ball from a slingshot until they get one into a hole. The tribe who uses fewer shots wins that hole. This is a best 2 out of 3 match; the winners go to a village to eat and sleep for the night. Corrine sits this challenge out for Fang.

HOLE 1:
FANG: 4
KOTA: 3 (1-0)


HOLE 2:
FANG: 3 (TIED)
KOTA: 4

FINAL HOLE:
FANG: 4
KOTA: 5

And for the first time in a while, Sugar will definitely NOT be going back to Exile Island! This time, Bob's going over there. Bob is NOT aware that Sugar already claimed the Immunity Idol from there a long time ago. As it turns out, though, by the time he leaves Exile Island, he's wearing a decoy Idol.

Here's the next Tree Mail:

"Today it's not important if you're faster, stronger or smarter. To avoid going home tonight, be the best first starter."

Just as the rules for the next Immunity Challenge are about to be announced, the remaining nine contestants learn that they've reached the MERGER!

IMMUNITY CHALLENGE: This is the same set a fire challenge that might sometimes be used for Tribal Council tiebreakers in past seasons. This time, the winner gets individual immunity.

And that lucky person is...











...Suzie Smith! She was in a tight battle with Sugar there.

TRIBAL COUNCIL: Neither Sugar nor Charlie use their Immunity Idol. Sugar doesn't get any votes at all. HOWEVER, Charlie's involved in a tight vote against Crystal. By a vote of 5-4, the second player demoted to the jury this season is...

















Charlie
Crystal

...Charlie Herschel, meaning he's the first contestant this season to WASTE AN IMMUNITY IDOL. OUCH.

11/13/2008 Results

TPIR: Opening the show are Mylissa, Christopher, Paula and Karin. The first IUFB is a pool table (Gabrielle & Phire).

Karin: $1,299
Paula: $3,400
Christopher: $1,600
Mylissa: $1,200

ARP: $2,800

Christopher Newcy from Santa Cruz, CA plays Cover Up for a Jeep Wrangler (Std., AT, HTop, Prot, EBH)(Amber). Board:

First number: 2 or 3?
Second number: 2, 5 or 7?
Third number: 1, 3, 4 or 8?
Fourth number: 0, 1, 2, 4 or 5?
Last number: 3, 4, 6, 7, 8 or 9?

First guess is $25,847...the 2 and the 8 are right. Second guess is $22,858...the second 2 is now right. Third guess is $22,819...the 1 is now right. His final guess is $22,814...BULLSEYE and he does a baseball slide over the Jeep!

(Note: Instead of asking the sound effects lady one last time if he had won the Jeep or not, Drew simply decided to hit the reveal button on the gameboard to reveal if he had won or not. I wish Bob Barker had done that a lot more often.)

David now enters Contestant's Row and the second IUFB is a cooler collection (Phire).

David: $325 (STUPID BID)
Mylissa: $300 (STUPID BID)
Karin: $350
Paula: BUCK (STUPID BID)

By default, Karin Joot wins with the ARP being $1,176.

This resort manager from Las Vegas now plays Cliff Hangers for a trip to New Orleans (Amber & Gabrielle) worth $5,400. Phire now models a "TPIR" PC game, a USB hub and a drink buggy. Karin's on the nose with $20 for the game. She then guesses $33 for the USB hub...$30. Her guess on the buggy is $35...it's actually $50 and she wins!

Next to leave their seat is Carrie and the third IUFB is stemware (Amber & Phire).

Carrie: $400
Paula: $585
David: $900
Mylissa: $1,000

ARP: $1,680

Mylissa Acevedo, who I doubt is related to $1,000,000 winner Cynthia, is a professional ballet dancer and a news lady in the Vegas area. And she could be doing a victory dance if she wins Clock Game for $1,000, a sofa (Gabrielle) and a sailboat (Phire). ARP of the sofa was $1,679. She starts with $3,000, then
$2,700...$2,500...$2,200...$2,100...$1,900...$1,500...$1,700, $1,600, $1,650, $1,670,
$1,699...$1,680...$1,684...$1,674...$1,680...$1,677 and one ups from there to finally win that with just three seconds left. The boat's price was $1,995. She begins with $4,700, then $4,400...$3,000...and then $2,000 before running out of time.

SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #1:
Mylissa ($3,359): Quarter + 45 (during her second spin, she belly danced and some special music is played!) = $.70
Karin ($6,676): 40 + 20 = $.60
Christopher ($25,614): 55 + 55 = OVER

Mylissa will be belly dancing her way to the Showcase!

Carlos Camejo comes on down next and the fourth IUFB is a set of surfboards (Gabrielle).

Carlos: $2,000
Carrie: $1,800
Paula: $2,400
David: BUCK

ARP: $1,544

David Bortz, a Psychology major from Ohio State, plays One Right Price for a motorcycle (Gabrielle) and a fireplace (Amber). He decides that Phire should place the price of $1,999 on the fireplace...got it! The motorcycle was $3,349.

After him comes Dorothy Benson and the fifth IUFB is a weather station (Amber).

Dorothy: $700
Carlos: $350
Carrie: $701
Paula: $702

ARP: $760

Paula House finally makes it out and this barefooted lady from St. Louis now plays Money Game for a Pontiac Vibe (Phire). Board:

(19)(37)(64)
(50)(17)(95)
(25)(18)(86)

Middle number is 4. She starts with 25 for $25, then 17 for $17...19 for another $19 before finally picking 18 as the front of the car ($ 1 8 , 4 _ _). She then picks 64...she finishes with only $124. ARP was $18,486, so she becomes another victim of the Front and Back Trick.

Sharon Zepeda leaves the audience last and the final IUFB is an exercycle (Gabrielle).

Sharon: $700
Dorothy: $510
Carlos: $450
Carrie: $1,000

ARP: $799

Sharon now plays Bullseye for a dining room (Phire) worth $6,266. Products today are crescent rolls, Clorox bleach, fruit snacks, Yams and Eggo French Toast.

1. 3 French Toasts: $3.49 X 3 = WIN AT $10.47!

SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #2:
Paula ($884): $.70
David ($6,892): Nickel + 90 = $.95
Sharon ($7,065): 45 + 50 = $.95

SPIN-OFF:
David: Dime
Sharon: $.50

Sharon goes to the Showcase.

First Showcase asks people what's the most logical place you can think of when you hear French Fries and French Toast? Where else- Paris (Amber)! Second, if you like rings like the onion ones, napkin ones and "Lord of the Rings", you might like to wear a new diamond engagement ring (Gabrielle). Finally, if you hear cardboard and carp fish, you'd instead think of a new Ford Mustang Convertible (Std., AT)(Phire)!

SHARON SHOCKINGLY PASSES TO MYLISSA, WHO BIDS $33,000 ON TRIP/CAR SHOWCASE

MY BID FOR TRIP/CAR SHOWCASE: $37,850

For Sharon, she visits Port O' Price being overseen by Gabrielle and captained by Amber. The prizes on today's big boat are a popcorn machine, a wine cabinet and a Smart fortwo Passion (Fairly loaded)!

SHARON BIDS $22,000 ON SMART CAR SHOWCASE

MY BID FOR SMART CAR SHOWCASE: $17,800

MYLISSA'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $33,000
ARP: $42,678
DIFFERENCE: $9,678

SHARON'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $22,000
ARP: $20,629

OVER- MYLISSA WINS!

Mylissa takes home $46,037 in stuff today!

DOND: Today's player is hopefully lucky #13 Ryan Lelexi (who is a recent law school graduate that was born from Madison, WS; she's also a lawyer studying for her bar exam). She wants to win enough to buy a car. She decides to swap out for the case at the end of the board, #22.

ROUND 1:
1. #3 (Radek)- $1,000
2. #15 (Misty)- $7,500
3. #1 (Lynette)- $25
4. #12 (Danny)- $50
5. #17 (Mike)- $400

FIRST OFFER REJECTED: $23,500

ROUND 2:
1. #20 (Jared)- $50,000
2. #19 (Manny)- $5,000
3. #10 (Cyndi)- $10,000
4. #5 (Jeanette)- $25,000
5. #6 (Eric)- $75,000 (DANGER ZONE ENFORCED)

SECOND OFFER TURNED DOWN: $27,500

ROUND 3:
1. #21 (Ben)- $100,000 (STRIKE ONE)
2. #4 (Camille)- $500,000 (STRIKE TWO)
3. #11 (Terry)- PENNY
4. #13 (Michael)- $200

THIRD OFFER: $4,000- NO DEAL

ROUND 4:
1. #18 (Dawn)- $10
2. #14 (Kaitlynn)- $1

FOURTH OFFER: $9,000- NO DEAL

ROUND 5:
1. #2 (Shalimar)- $300
2. #7 (Lisa)- $100

FIFTH OFFER: $21,000- NO DEAL

19th PICK: #16 (John)- $2,500 (SAFETY NET TOTALLY GONE)
SIXTH OFFER: $44,000- DEAL

The $250,000 in #22 next to #21's $100,000?...nah, it had $500 instead. But had she gone on one more time with Danille's #9, she would've knocked out $5 and likely taken an offer of $111,000.

WOF: Let's start out with this Toss-Up in the category of Fictional Characters:

_ N _ _ P Y/&/

_ O _ _ S _ _ _ K

Malia & Julie easily solve SNOOPY & WOODSTOCK for $1,000. Here are tonight's duos:

Malia Stapleton and Julie (Waikaloa, HI)
Lauren Williamson and Courtney Dingus- Seniors at University of Hawaii-Hilo; Lauren majors in Psychology while Courtney majors in Geography
Opeta Brien and Stephen Camcam (Honolulu)- Opeta's originally from American Samoa, while Stephen retired from the Air Force last May

$2,000 Toss-Up category is Rhyme Time:

G _/_ I _ H/_ _ _/

_ _ _ W

Lauren & Courtney solve GO WITH THE FLOW for $2,000.

Round 1 category is Before & After and out on the wheel now are a pair of Alaskan Cruises from NCL worth $11,200. After Lauren & Courtney buy the U, we have...

_ U _ _ _

F L I G H T

A T T E N _ A N T

...but they spin Bankrupt. Opeta & Stephen spin Lose a Turn. Malia & Julie call a $300 D then call a B for a gift tag worth $1,000 cash. After an $800 P, they solve BUMPY FLIGHT ATTENDANT for another $3,850 and $4,850 total.

DUDS: O, R, S
BANKRUPTS: 1 (Lauren & Courtney)

Swanson Broth Jackpot Round category is Living Things. Opeta & Stephen land on the Million Dollar Wedge instantly but call a dud in T. Malia & Julie fail to pick up the Free Spin with another dud of N. Back to Opeta & Stephen, they land on Jackpot and call a $500 R; they can't solve for a $6,400 Jackpot. A little later, after Lauren & Courtney call the F's for the cruises, we have...

S A _ _ F _ S H/&/

S _ _ R _ F _ S H

...they buy three I's but get a Bankrupt from the Million Dollar Wedge to lose the cruises and $1,900. Opeta & Stephen call a $900 L but buy the other dud vowel on the board in U. Malia & Julie then call a $600 D but spin a regular Bankrupt, as do Lauren & Courtney. Opeta & Stephen then just decide to solve SAILFISH & SWORDFISH for their first $2,000.

DUDS: E (repeated once by Malia & Julie), N, P, T, U
BANKRUPTS: 3 (Lauren & Courtney twice, Malia & Julie)

IHOP Mystery/Prize Puzzle Round category is Food & Drink. Malia & Julie start this round by hitting Bankrupt for the second time in a row (and third overall). After Opeta & Stephen then call the P, we have...

_ R _ _ E _

P _ _ _

_ _ _ _ _ _ S

...I've got it already. They call the N's for another $600, buy the A's, call a $900 C, a $300 L for the Free Spin and then buy the O's. They then solve FROZEN PINA COLADAS for another $1,600 and a pair of trips to Mazatlan, for a new total of $17,000 in cash and trips.

DUDS: T (while Lauren & Courtney were on a Mystery Wedge)
BANKRUPTS: 1 (Malia & Julie)

WINNING ID FOR TRIP: LW10082

Things is the $3,000 Toss-Up category:

_ U L E S/&/R E G _ _ _ _ _ O N S

Lauren & Courtney solve RULES & REGULATIONS to go to $5,000. Speed-Up Round category is Phrase and consonants are worth $1,500 apiece. After Opeta & Stephen call the D's, we have...

R _ _ _ H/_ R _ _ _ D/T H _/

_ D _ _ S

...they can't solve. Malia & Julie call a dud in M. Lauren & Courtney call the N's but can't pull out the solve for $7,500. Opeta & Stephen then call the last remaining consonant on the board, G, and solve ROUGH AROUND THE EDGES to seal the deal with a winning total of $24,500! Lauren & Courtney get $2,500 apiece and Malia & Julie each get $2,425.

DUDS: L

Big Money Round: A pair of Ford automobiles await lucky winners this week (my first guess are a pair of Mustangs; my other guesses are the Escape Hybrids and the Flexes). The boys spin the W and the category is Thing. Starting with:

_ _ L _ S _

_ _ _ R _

I think it's _____ CHARM. They call P, H, D and I and get...

_ _ L _ S _

_ H _ R _

...the second word was indeed CHARM, but they don't even get that right. The entire answer was FOLKSY CHARM and they don't win $25,000.

Jeopardy!: Here are tonight's teen contestants:

Jay Schrader (Lexington, KY)- Junior
Sarah Marx (Chevy Chase, MD)- Junior
Haley Batz (Charlotte, NC)- Senior

Opening categories this time:

EEEUW...GROSS!
SPORTS TEAM HOMES
WHICH TIME ZONE? (a city is given and the contestants have to come up with the time zone in which that city falls under)
TRANSPORTATION
ALL YOU NEED IS GOVERNOR
YOU CAN QUOTE ME ON THAT

On the last clue before the first break, Batz finds the Daily Double under the $800 clue in You Can Quote Me On That with $800 so far. Schrader leads now with $2,600 and Marx has $1,400. She tries to double up with this:

This author concluded a famous novel with the line "After all, tomorrow is another day".

"Who is Ernest Hemingway?"...incorrect. It was Margaret Mitchell. At the end of the round, Schrader's now at $6,200. Marx has $2,600 and Batz's back up to $1,600.

ROUND 1 LACH TRASH: $3,800

ASK ALEX #2: Why did Alex shave his moustache? Because the thought came to him while looking at the mirror one day before an episode started. On the first show without his moustache, half the crowd didn't notice a difference about Alex.

DJ! Categories:

FLAGS
AN HOUR OF TV
NONFICTION
DIMENSIONS
ART
ABBREVIATIONS

Marx is the one who finds the first Daily Double under the $1,200 Nonfiction clue with $4,600. She trails Schrader by two grand at this moment, and she'll try to cut the lead in half with this clue:

This book that tackled the topic of football in a Texas town inspired a film and a TV series.

"What is Friday Night Lights?"...you bet it is to go to $5,600! By the time she finds the other Daily Double under the $1,200 clue in Abbreviations, she now trails him by just $600, $9,000 to $8,400. She wagers $1,000 again. This is for the lead:

nsec stands for this very brief amount of time.

"What is a nanosecond?"...she's got the lead now with $9,400!

DJ! LACH TRASH: $2,400

SCORES AFTER DOUBLE JEOPARDY!:

Haley: $8,800
Sarah: $16,200
Jay: $15,000

CORYAT SCORES:

Haley: $9,600
Sarah: $16,600
Jay: $15,000

Haley Batz made a decent charge in the second half of DJ!

FJ! CATEGORY: Washington, D.C.

Unveiled in 1923, the statue seen here of this man is located on the south side of the Treasury Building.

We start off with Batz, who wrote down "Who is Madison?"...incorrect. She wagered $2,000, so she's down to $6,800. Schrader said "Who is Hamilton?"...right for another $2,000, giving him $17,000 and guaranteeing him at least a wild card berth in the semi-finals. As for Marx...she put Jefferson, meaning the man wins, but she only lost $3,800, so with a final score of $12,400 tonight, she's in the semi-finals anyway as a Wild Card! Benjamin Saunders is also a Wild Card. Let's see the updated scoreboard:

WILD CARD LEADERBOARD:

1. Benjamin Saunders- $20,000
2. Sarah Marx- $12,400
3. Audrey Hosford- $8,200
4. Haley Batz- $6,800

Katie Houghton and Casey Clough each leave with $5,000.

Wednesday, November 12, 2008

11/12/2008 Results

TPIR: We began with Jody, Latanya, Nicholas and Stephen. First IUFB was an off-road motorcycle (Amber).

Jody: $1,900
Latanya: $2,000

Nicholas: $1,200
Stephen: $1,500

ARP: $2,184

Latanya Williams from Riverside, CA played Any Number for either a wine cabinet (Phire) or a Dodge Avenger (Gabrielle). First number in the car price was 2, and Drew decided to spoil what the upcoming game was by asking us what was the very first Pricing Game introduced in 1972 before the prizes were introduced.

1. 1- CAR ($ 2 _ , 1 _ _)
2. 3- CAR ($ 2 _ , 1 3 _)
3. 2- CAR ($ 2 2 , 1 3 _)
4. 0- EXACTA!!!!! ($22,130)

I believe that's the first Any Number EXACTA since November 19, 1998 (nearly a decade ago)! How ironic when Drew decided to talk about the game's history today that a little bit of history was made here today!

(Well, upon further review, the last perfect win here was actually on October 9, 2000 according to a Golden-Road.net member.)

Video Bonus: Any Number EXACTA

Debra then plugged in Lantanya's spot and the second IUFB was hockey equipment (Phire).

Debra: $699
Nicholas: $800
Stephen: $900
Jody: BUCK

ARP: $1,416

Stephen Hargrove, who just graduated from California State University-East Bay as a Mass Communications major, tried to decide correctly whether he was Coming or Going to Mexico City (Amber & Gabrielle). Coming leads to a guess of $4,092 while Going makes the guess $2,904. I went with $2,904 and he and the audience disagreed with me...$4,092 was a winner for him!

Eunice came on down sixth and the third IUFB was a sofa (Gabrielle).

Eunice: $2,000
Jody: $1,300
Debra: $1,800
Nicholas: $1,350

All were over.

Eunice: $800
Jody: $750
Debra: $850
Nicholas: $870

ARP: $1,099

Nicholas Newohner, whose wife Jamie's expecting a new child on the day when Barrack Obama is inaugurated as the next U.S. President (January 20th), tried to win some All-American Cash in Grand Game. Target this time was $6.50 and the products were Blue Star Ointment, Bruce's Yams, Carrot Body Wash (ick), dog food, nail kit and Axe body spray. It didn't look like Fingers wanted the $10,000 won today.

1. Yams- $1.79 ($10)
2. Nail kit (I groaned)- $5.99 ($100)
3. Body wash (I groaned again)- $7.99

SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #1:
Nicholas ($1,199): 20 + 50 = $.70
Stephen ($5,508): Nickel + 20 = Quarter
Latanya ($24,314): $.80

Just like in Any Number, Latanya quickly won here!

Anthony Flores next entered Contestant's Row and the fourth IUFB was a microwave (Gabrielle & Phire).

Anthony: $200 (STUPID BID)
Eunice: $150 (STUPID BID)
Jody: $500
Debra: $350 (STAGE GARF)

ARP: $549

Almost by default, Jody Beach from South Jersey played Line Em' Up for a blender (Gabrielle), a router, a BBQ (Phire) and something that she could drive to her nearby beach in- a Chevrolet HHR (Amber). Board:

1
?- $748, Blender
?- $49, Wireless router
?- $462, BBQ
4

Her first guess was $18,464...just one of the middle three were right. Her other guess was $18,924...WINNER! We go from two shows in a row with both car games lost to a car game sweep today!

Joyce Forrest came on down next and the next IUFB was a golf bracelet being worn by Amber.

Joyce: $1,400
Debra: $3,000
Anthony: $1,500
Eunice: $1,550

ARP: $2,252

Eunice Hong played One Wrong Price for an espresso maker marked at $1,500 (Gabrielle), a grandfather clock marked at $3,938 (Phire) and a home theatre system marked at $3,190 (Amber). The prize she thought was wrong was the espresso machine...$1,030!

Albert Ruiz was the last name Rich had to call today and the final IUFB was an area rug (Phire).

Albert: $3,500
Joyce: $2,500
Debra: $1,599
Anthony: BUCK

ARP: $2,050

Debra Beeler from Columbus, OH played Double Prices for a 63" inch plasma HDTV (Amber & Gabrielle). Choices were $4,990 and $5,999. She chose to have $4,990 be given the "Alkazam!" treatment...well, Drew instead thought $5,999 was chosen instead, and that was the right price. Upon further review, the result was declared a TECHNICAL WIN. Another reason why Drew has NO CHANCE IN HELL of winning the Outstanding Game Show Host Daytime Emmy in 2009 (an instant replay of this mistake was shown at the bottom of the screen just before the second Showcase Showdown got underway).

SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #2:
Debra ($8,049): $.75
Eunice ($10,410): 45 + 15 = $.60
Jody ($20,732): 45 + 95 = OVER

Debra, involved in today's screwed up Double Prices, took over the Runner Up Showcase spot.

(Note: The beeping in today's Showcase Showdowns were out of sync.)

TODAY'S WIN AT HOME PRIZE: Oneida flatware (Gabrielle)

The first Showcase was the popular Every Room in the House Showcase. Today, it contained an Aico dinette, a large steel range, a retro Coca-Cola machine and a guitar (Amber & Phire).

LATANYA PASSES; DEBRA BIDS $13,300 ON EVERYROOM SHOWCASE- STAGE GARF

MY BID FOR EVERYROOM SHOWCASE: $22,500

For Latanya, we start with Phire working out on a new home gym. Second, Amber decides to prepare herself for a part in some construction work with some new power tools. Finally, Gabrielle decides that wearing a bikini is only appropriate when showing off a 2009 West White Potter sailboat.

LATANYA BIDS $26,000 ON SAILBOAT SHOWCASE- STAGE WILLY

MY BID FOR SAILBOAT SHOWCASE: $20,500

DEBRA'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $13,300
ARP: $25,542

DIFFERENCE: $12,242

LATANYA'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $26,000
ARP: $18,690
OVER- DEBRA WINS

Just before the final reveals, Latanya told Kyle that they wanted to re-marry, and it appears they're going to do that! But it's Debra who won today and $33,591 in loot (her Showcase podium reflected her legitimate winnings of $27,592, if you take away the TV she was given due to the big error).

WOF: Best Friends Week from Hawaii is now! First Toss-Up Puzzle category is Song Title:

T H _ N _/Y _ _/F _ R/_ E I _ G/A/

F _ I E _ D

De Lara & Brad solve THANK YOU FOR BEING A FRIEND for $1,000. Tonight's teams:

De Lara Julien and Brad Yohoto (Honolulu)- De Lara is an independent grant buyer while Brad is a retired software engineer
Melissa Ropoza and Serina Rivera (Hilo, HI)- Serina is an administrative assistant
Christina Rasmussen and Nick Airhorne (Hilo, HI)- Christina is an orchid tree house manager while Nick is a pizza dough master

$2,000 Toss-Up category is Place:

_ L _ _ K/_ _ _ D/_ E A C H

Melissa and Serina ring in with BLACK SAND BEACH...which is right for $2,000.

After a pair of RazorGator.com gift certifcates worth $6,000 go on the wheel, the Round 1 category is Event. Melissa & Serina start by calling two R's for $600 and the Free Spin; they then call three S's for the Wild Card. A little later, they call three N's for a $1,000 gift tag from Roy's. After they buy the I's, we have...

S _ N S E _

_ I N N E R

_ R _ I S E

...they solve SUNSET DINNER CRUISE for the gift tag and $1,000 cash (augumented from $100), doubling their total to $4,000.

NOTHING BAD HAPPENED THIS ROUND

Swanson Broth Jackpot/Prize Puzzle Round category is Food & Drink. After De Lara & Brad buy the E, we have...

T R _ _ _ _ _ _

_ R _ _ T

_ _ _ _ T _ _ E

...I know it already. After a $300 S and an $800 L, they solve TROPICAL FRUIT SMOOTHIE for another $3,000 and a pair of trips to Costa Rica, for a new leading total of 15 grand in cash and trips.

DUDS: N

WINNING ID FOR TRIP: AT4596519

IHOP Mystery Round category is Same Name. De Lara and Brad hit Bankrupt on their second spin of the round after they start with a pair of N's for $900. Melissa & Serina then hit Bankrupt as well to lose their Wild Card, and they then use their Free Spin. Later, after they buy the E's, we have...

_ _ _ E R/&/H E _ _ _ N _/

H _ N D

...but they hit Lose a Turn. Christina & Nick call a $900 G but then call a dud in M. De Lara & Brad then call a $400 L, the P's for another $1,800 and solve POKER & HELPING HAND for another $2,200 and $17,200 total.

DUDS: M
BANKRUPTS: 2 (De Lara & Brad, Melisssa & Serina)

$3,000 Toss-Up category is Person:

_ A _ T E R

_ _ G I C I A N

Melissa & Serina blank out on their guess; that allows Christina & Nick to get on the board with $3,000 on MASTER MAGICIAN! Next category is Around the House. After De Lara & Brad call the L's, we have...

N E E _ L E _ _ _ N _

_ _ L L _ _ S

...they call the P's for $1,400 and solve NEEDLEPOINT PILLOWS for another $2,750 and $19,950 total.

DUDS: G (while Christina & Nick were on $5,000)

Speed-Up Round category is Proper Name and consonants are worth $6,000 each! After Christina & Nick call the P's, we have...

T H _/P _ _ _ _/_ _ R P S

...they can't solve for $12,000. De Lara & Brad can though, for another $24,000, after they call the C's and solve THE PEACE CORPS! That gives them a season-high maingame total of $43,950! Melissa & Serina get $4,000 in cash and prizes and Christina & Nick leave with $3,000.

DUDS: N

Big Money Round: De Lara & Brad spin the second A of AMERICA'S and the category is Phrase. Starting with:

_ R _ N _

_ _ _

I have a guess of BRING JOY. They call D, K, C and I...but they get shut out; their bad choices literally took them the WRONG WAY, so they don't win another $30,000. They needed the W's there. But they still leave with $43,950 in cash and trips.

Video Bonus: Footage of tonight's episode

Jeopardy!: Tonight's teens:

Karan Takhar (North Appleboro, MA)- Senior and former National Geography Bee runner-up
Drew Scheeler (Sandusky, OH)- Senior
Audrey Hosford (Annapolis, MD)- Junior

Opening categories:

"The World Almanac and Book of Facts"
WHO DID THAT TUNE?
GIRL SCOUT BADGES
SCIENCE
WHEN YOU GO TO COLLEGE
CROSSWORD CLUES "P"

Takhar finds the Daily Double under the $600 World Almanac clue with $800, leading the other two players by half that amount. He makes it a True Daily Double and here's the clue:

It's the only country listed that starts with a Q.

"What is Qatar?"...is right to double to $1,600. At the first break, he's starting to run away with it at $6,200, as he leads Hosford by five large ($1,200) while Scheeler has $1,000. After the round, the scores now look like this:

Audrey: $4,000
Drew: $1,600 (after one of his correct response rulings was reversed)
Karan: $7,600

ROUND 1 LACH TRASH: $1,400

DJ! Categories:

"A" IN GEOGRAPHY
GOSSIP GIRLS
SECRETARIES OF STATE
I'M SO HOT
LITERARY HODGEPODGE
SHIFT INTO... (each correct response is a thing that a car can shift into)

Scheeler discovers the opening Daily Double under the $1,600 I'm So Hot clue with $6,800. Takhar's still way ahead with $15,600 and Hosford's at $5,200. His wager is five grand. To definitely stay in the thick of it:

Though it bears the name of a state in Mexico, this pepper sauce was invented in Louisiana.

"What is cayenne?"...oops. It was Tabasco as I thought, so he's down to $1,800. He then misses the $2,000 clue in the same category and is now $200 in the hole. Meanwhile, Hosford finds the other Daily Double under the $800 Literary Hodgepodge clue. With $5,600 and a $10,000 deficit standing in her face, she decides to risk $2,000 on this:

Flappers loved F. Scott Fitzgerald's "Flappers and Philosophers", published in this decade.

"What is the '20s?"...right to go to $7,600!

DJ! LACH TRASH: $3,600

SCORES AFTER DOUBLE JEOPARDY!:

Audrey: $13,200
Drew: WIPES OUT AT -$200
Karan: $20,800

CORYAT SCORES:

Audrey: $12,000
Drew: $4,800
Karan: $20,600

FJ! CATEGORY: Word Origins.

The name of this branch of mathematics comes from the Arabic for "reuniting".

We start with the girl's response of "What is addition"...








"What is addition"

...sorry. She risked...$5,000, so she's still alive on the Wild Card Leaderboard for now with $8,200. Takhar's response was "What is algebra?"...RIGHT to seal the deal with another $5,601! Here's the current Wild Card Leaderboard:

WILD CARD LEADERBOARD:

1. Brandon Saunders- $20,000
2. Audrey Hosford- $8,200
3. Katie Houghton- $6,100
4. Casey Clough- $1,600

DOND: Today's contestant is #21 Michelle Egan from Montreal (who has a family that just loves hockey). She wants to win a lot of moolah so that she can replace her current car that has over 269,000 miles recorded on it.

ROUND 1:
1. #3 (Radek)- $100,000
2. #15 (Misty)- $5,000
3. #11 (Terry)- BUCK
4. #12 (Danny)- $25
5. #19 (Manny)- PENNY

FIRST OFFER REJECTED: $15,000

ROUND 2:
1. #13 (Ryan)- $10,000
2. #10 (Cyndi)- $50
3. #17 (Mike)- $5
4. #8 (Willie)- $250,000 (DANGER ZONE ENFORCED)
5. #5 (Jeanette)- $7,500

SECOND OFFER TURNED DOWN: $12,000

ROUND 3:
1. #16 (John)- $400
2. #1 (Lynette)- $200
3. #2 (Shalimar)- $75,000 (STRIKE ONE)
4. #22 (Michael)- $2,500

THIRD OFFER: $20,000- NO DEAL

ROUND 4:
1. #4 (Camille)- $500
2. #18 (Dawn)- $1,000

FOURTH OFFER: $38,000- DEAL

Is she the fourth member of the "I just passed up the $500,000" Club?...













...no, she had $300. Here was the rest of the playout had she gone on:

ROUND 5:
1. #14 (Kaitlynn)- $100
2. #20 (Jared)- $50,000 (STRIKE TWO)
FIFTH OFFER: $98,000

19th PICK: #6 (Eric)- $500,000 (STRIKEOUT)

Other cases:

#7 (Lisa)- $10
#9 (Danille)- $25,000