A.K. Laleye, who gave the Gold Team their first match victory two weeks ago, has elected to face Alfredo Escalera, Jr. in the second quarterfinal fight.
PRELIMINARY FIGHT #4: Deon Elam vs. Richard Gingras
Round 1: I gave the first round to Elam, 10-9.
Round 2: Elam really gives it to Gingras early on, resulting in a wound near his right eye. Gingras, an American, improved toward the end of the round, but I now had it 20-18 Elam.
Round 3: Gingras gets off to a decent start, but Elam starts to fire up towards the midway point, even unleashing a punch that nearly knocks Gingras down. Gingras then gets control back towards the end of the round. I gave Gingras this round, so I had Elam leading 29-28.
Round 4: Pretty much the same story as the third round, so I had it 38 all heading into the last round.
Final Round: Unlike the past two rounds, Elam gets off to a good start, including two solid European uppercuts. Near the end of the fight, Elam unleashes his most devestating punching combo of the fight to possibly seal the win, even though Gingras never went down.
Only one of the judges agreed with my score of 48-47. The other two judges had it 50-45 and 49-46 for the winner...
...Deon Elam, meaning each team now has two wins apiece!
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
12/31/2008 Results- NEW YEAR'S EVE 2008
DOND: #10 Jenny Sissem (a stay-at-home mom who is also a black belt in karate) is helping us start our final countdown to 2009. She wants to win enough to buy a house, as her family's living in a small apartment.
ROUND 1:
1. #11 (Ken)- $2,500
2. #2 (Lora)- $7,500
3. #16 (Christy)- $5,000
4. #14 (Christine)- $25,000
5. #18 (Michael)- $1,000
OPENING OFFER: $17,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 2:
1. #20 (Enzo)- $5
2. #6 (Penny)- $500,000
3. #12 (Lacey)- $500
4. #9 (Cheryl)- $400
5. #5 (Martin)- $25
SECOND OFFER: $13,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 3:
1. #17 (Richard)- $250,000 (DANGER ZONE ENFORCED)
2. #19 (Michaela)- $100
3. #7 (Jeff)- BUCK
4. #1 (Shana)- $50,000 (STRIKE ONE)
THIRD OFFER: $8,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 4:
1. #21 (Vivicca)- $50
2. #15 (Kacy)- $100,000 (STRIKE TWO)
FOURTH OFFER: $5,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 5:
1. #13 (Erik)- PENNY
2. #8 (Jessica)- $200
FIFTH OFFER: $18,000- DEAL
19th PICK: #3 (Barnaby)- $75,000 (PERFECT DEAL!)
Her case had $10. Other cases:
#4 (Mia)- $300
#22 (Mario)- $10,000
Bingo America: Tonight's contestants are Jessica & Brandon. The halftime scoreboard in Game 1 looks like this:
JESSICA: -ING-
BRANDON: --N-O
BANK: $807
NUMBERS CALLED TO THIS POINT: N36, O70, I17, I18, N45, O6, G57
(BTW, this is the season's last $1,000 Winner Wednesday. So much good luck to you playing along at home.)
8 (B13)- What Coldplay member told Rolling Stone Magazine "If your wife went out with Brad Pitt, you'd want to prove yourself"?
JESSICA: Chris Martin- CORRECT (BING-; $820)
9 (O65)- What light, orangish color shares its name with a reef organism?
JESSICA: Peach- NO WAY
BRANDON: Coral- CORRECT ($885)
50/50:
10 (G54)- T or F: In the U.S., nearly one billion text messages are sent every day.
BRANDON: True- RIGHT (--NGO; $939)
11 (I19)- T or F: Rainforest dwellers often suffer from an illness technically known as "tropical depression".
BRANDON: False- RIGHT AGAIN (-INGO; $958)
12 (B6)- Billy Crystal or Whoopi Goldberg- who has hosted the Oscars more times?
JESSICA: Billy Crystal- RIGHT ($964)
13 (B11)- T or F: Originally, armoires were built to hold weapons.
BRANDON: True- WIN ($975)
Game 2 has this setup after nine questions:
JESSICA: B-NGO
BRANDON: BI--O
BANK: $1,353
NUMBERS CALLED TO THIS POINT: G47, B5, O66, N45, O70, B12, I25, O65, N43
10 (I28)- The letters PSA stand for what kind of short radio message that promotes a community cause?
BRANDON: Public Service Announcement- CORRECT ($1,381)
50/50:
11 (G60)- Yoga or pilates- what method of exercise was invented by a circus performer in the early 1900s?
JESSICA: Pilates- NO (Brandon: BI-GO)
12 (I17)- T or F: Moscow's local phonebook is called the Red Pages.
BRANDON: False- CORRECT ($1,398)
13 (N37)- A la mode or a la king- if you want ice cream with your pie, you should order it which way?
JESSICA: A la mode- YOU BET ($1,435)
14 (I16)- T or F: The larnyx is the scientific name for the voice box.
BRANDON: True- CORRECT ($1,451)
15 (N35)- Hermione or Orphelia- in the "Harry Potter" series, what's the name of Harry's gal pal?
BRANDON: Hermione- WINS MATCH ($1,486)
Bingo Bonus Round: Tonight, 20 pieces of champaigne cork replace the wrecking balls on the big money board...and Brandon unfortunately finds one under I24 after finding $750 under B13. That's the eighth, and hopefully last, WIPEOUT of the season.
WOF: Last recap of the year; we're on the spooky Halloween set. First Toss-Up category is On the Map:
T _ _ _ S
S Q _ A _ E
The coming of 2009's being celebrated here tonight, TIMES SQUARE, and Rob knows that for $1,000.
$5,000 WINNING ID OF THE NIGHT: BJ0006043
Tonight's contestants:
Rob Brosche (Richfield Park, NJ)- Poker dealer and public speaker; has a nickname called Donk that he first got while being a dealer
Jennifer Hobbs (Naperville, IL)- Northwestern first-year grad student working on her PhD in Physics; also a member of the university's chorus
Jenny Galatello (Torrence, CA)- Part-time college student and marketer; also loves Salsa dancing
$2,000 Toss-Up category is Person:
A M _ T E U _
_ _ V _ N _ O R
Jenny solves AMETEUR INVENTOR for $2,000.
Round 1 is tonight's Prize Puzzle Round and the category is Fun & Games. Out on the wheel now is a trip to Oahu worth $6,010. After Jenny calls the L's, we have...
L _ _ _ _ I N _/O _ T/L O _ _/_ T/
L I _ E R I _ _ S
...she buys the rest of the vowels and then calls a D for the Wild Card, but she loses that and $3,600 to the right Bankrupt of the Million Dollar Wedge. Rob calls the G's for $1,200, a $450 H, a $450 M and solves LAUGHING OUT LOUD AT LIMERICKS for another $2,100 and the trip to Ireland, a new total of $8,600 in cash and trip.
BANKRUPTS: 1 (Jenny)
WINNING ID FOR TRIP: HB0446032
Swanson Broth Jackpot Round category is Before & After. Rob immediately hits Jackpot and calls a $500 N, then hits Bankrupt. Jennifer also hits Bankrupt after calling two S's for $1,000. After she buys the rest of the vowels, we have...
_ R A I S E _
C H U C _
N O R R I S
...and she solves BRAISED CHUCK NORRIS for another $2,600 and $4,600 total.
BANKRUPTS: 2 (Rob, Jennifer)
GSN.com Mystery Round category is Phrase. Jennifer starts with the Mystery Wedge next to Lose a Turn and calls an S. She flips it...but she gets her second Bankrupt of the night. Jenny then calls three T's for $10,500. After she later calls the N's, here's the board now...
_ O N ' T/_ E _ T/_ _ O _ N _/THE/
_ _ S H
...but she then buys a dud vowel in I. Rob then calls two D's for $2,000 and buys two A's; he then solves DON'T BEAT AROUND THE BUSH for another $1,750 and $10,350 total.
DUDS: I
BANKRUPTS: 1 (Jennifer)
$3,000 Toss-Up category is Event:
F _ _ D/&/_ I _ E/
_ _ S T _ V _ _
Rob increases his lead and now has $13,350 after solving FOOD & WINE FESTIVAL. Next category is Song Title. After racking up $1,600 to start, Rob spins Lose a Turn. After Jennifer then calls a D, we have...
D _ N _ _/T _ _/N _ _ _ T/_ _ _ _
...she then calls a $300 G before we have to go to Speed-Up Mode. The remaining consonants are worth $6,000 each! Jennifer then calls the H's and solves DANCE THE NIGHT AWAY to leave with $12,750! Jenny leaves with $4,600 and Rob hangs on for a $600 win with $13,350.
Big Money Round: The past four seasons now, we've ended the last episode of the year with an endgame win. Will that streak carry over to tonight and end the seven episode losing streak? I hope so. He spins the ampersand and the category is Phrase. Starting with:
_ L _ N _
L _ _ _
Donk calls G, H, M and A...but he craps out with those choices; now, I know the first word.
It would be just BLIND LUCK for him to still pull this one out...but it doesn't happen for $25,000 and the losing streak continues.
ROUND 1:
1. #11 (Ken)- $2,500
2. #2 (Lora)- $7,500
3. #16 (Christy)- $5,000
4. #14 (Christine)- $25,000
5. #18 (Michael)- $1,000
OPENING OFFER: $17,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 2:
1. #20 (Enzo)- $5
2. #6 (Penny)- $500,000
3. #12 (Lacey)- $500
4. #9 (Cheryl)- $400
5. #5 (Martin)- $25
SECOND OFFER: $13,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 3:
1. #17 (Richard)- $250,000 (DANGER ZONE ENFORCED)
2. #19 (Michaela)- $100
3. #7 (Jeff)- BUCK
4. #1 (Shana)- $50,000 (STRIKE ONE)
THIRD OFFER: $8,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 4:
1. #21 (Vivicca)- $50
2. #15 (Kacy)- $100,000 (STRIKE TWO)
FOURTH OFFER: $5,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 5:
1. #13 (Erik)- PENNY
2. #8 (Jessica)- $200
FIFTH OFFER: $18,000- DEAL
19th PICK: #3 (Barnaby)- $75,000 (PERFECT DEAL!)
Her case had $10. Other cases:
#4 (Mia)- $300
#22 (Mario)- $10,000
Bingo America: Tonight's contestants are Jessica & Brandon. The halftime scoreboard in Game 1 looks like this:
JESSICA: -ING-
BRANDON: --N-O
BANK: $807
NUMBERS CALLED TO THIS POINT: N36, O70, I17, I18, N45, O6, G57
(BTW, this is the season's last $1,000 Winner Wednesday. So much good luck to you playing along at home.)
8 (B13)- What Coldplay member told Rolling Stone Magazine "If your wife went out with Brad Pitt, you'd want to prove yourself"?
JESSICA: Chris Martin- CORRECT (BING-; $820)
9 (O65)- What light, orangish color shares its name with a reef organism?
JESSICA: Peach- NO WAY
BRANDON: Coral- CORRECT ($885)
50/50:
10 (G54)- T or F: In the U.S., nearly one billion text messages are sent every day.
BRANDON: True- RIGHT (--NGO; $939)
11 (I19)- T or F: Rainforest dwellers often suffer from an illness technically known as "tropical depression".
BRANDON: False- RIGHT AGAIN (-INGO; $958)
12 (B6)- Billy Crystal or Whoopi Goldberg- who has hosted the Oscars more times?
JESSICA: Billy Crystal- RIGHT ($964)
13 (B11)- T or F: Originally, armoires were built to hold weapons.
BRANDON: True- WIN ($975)
Game 2 has this setup after nine questions:
JESSICA: B-NGO
BRANDON: BI--O
BANK: $1,353
NUMBERS CALLED TO THIS POINT: G47, B5, O66, N45, O70, B12, I25, O65, N43
10 (I28)- The letters PSA stand for what kind of short radio message that promotes a community cause?
BRANDON: Public Service Announcement- CORRECT ($1,381)
50/50:
11 (G60)- Yoga or pilates- what method of exercise was invented by a circus performer in the early 1900s?
JESSICA: Pilates- NO (Brandon: BI-GO)
12 (I17)- T or F: Moscow's local phonebook is called the Red Pages.
BRANDON: False- CORRECT ($1,398)
13 (N37)- A la mode or a la king- if you want ice cream with your pie, you should order it which way?
JESSICA: A la mode- YOU BET ($1,435)
14 (I16)- T or F: The larnyx is the scientific name for the voice box.
BRANDON: True- CORRECT ($1,451)
15 (N35)- Hermione or Orphelia- in the "Harry Potter" series, what's the name of Harry's gal pal?
BRANDON: Hermione- WINS MATCH ($1,486)
Bingo Bonus Round: Tonight, 20 pieces of champaigne cork replace the wrecking balls on the big money board...and Brandon unfortunately finds one under I24 after finding $750 under B13. That's the eighth, and hopefully last, WIPEOUT of the season.
WOF: Last recap of the year; we're on the spooky Halloween set. First Toss-Up category is On the Map:
T _ _ _ S
S Q _ A _ E
The coming of 2009's being celebrated here tonight, TIMES SQUARE, and Rob knows that for $1,000.
$5,000 WINNING ID OF THE NIGHT: BJ0006043
Tonight's contestants:
Rob Brosche (Richfield Park, NJ)- Poker dealer and public speaker; has a nickname called Donk that he first got while being a dealer
Jennifer Hobbs (Naperville, IL)- Northwestern first-year grad student working on her PhD in Physics; also a member of the university's chorus
Jenny Galatello (Torrence, CA)- Part-time college student and marketer; also loves Salsa dancing
$2,000 Toss-Up category is Person:
A M _ T E U _
_ _ V _ N _ O R
Jenny solves AMETEUR INVENTOR for $2,000.
Round 1 is tonight's Prize Puzzle Round and the category is Fun & Games. Out on the wheel now is a trip to Oahu worth $6,010. After Jenny calls the L's, we have...
L _ _ _ _ I N _/O _ T/L O _ _/_ T/
L I _ E R I _ _ S
...she buys the rest of the vowels and then calls a D for the Wild Card, but she loses that and $3,600 to the right Bankrupt of the Million Dollar Wedge. Rob calls the G's for $1,200, a $450 H, a $450 M and solves LAUGHING OUT LOUD AT LIMERICKS for another $2,100 and the trip to Ireland, a new total of $8,600 in cash and trip.
BANKRUPTS: 1 (Jenny)
WINNING ID FOR TRIP: HB0446032
Swanson Broth Jackpot Round category is Before & After. Rob immediately hits Jackpot and calls a $500 N, then hits Bankrupt. Jennifer also hits Bankrupt after calling two S's for $1,000. After she buys the rest of the vowels, we have...
_ R A I S E _
C H U C _
N O R R I S
...and she solves BRAISED CHUCK NORRIS for another $2,600 and $4,600 total.
BANKRUPTS: 2 (Rob, Jennifer)
GSN.com Mystery Round category is Phrase. Jennifer starts with the Mystery Wedge next to Lose a Turn and calls an S. She flips it...but she gets her second Bankrupt of the night. Jenny then calls three T's for $10,500. After she later calls the N's, here's the board now...
_ O N ' T/_ E _ T/_ _ O _ N _/THE/
_ _ S H
...but she then buys a dud vowel in I. Rob then calls two D's for $2,000 and buys two A's; he then solves DON'T BEAT AROUND THE BUSH for another $1,750 and $10,350 total.
DUDS: I
BANKRUPTS: 1 (Jennifer)
$3,000 Toss-Up category is Event:
F _ _ D/&/_ I _ E/
_ _ S T _ V _ _
Rob increases his lead and now has $13,350 after solving FOOD & WINE FESTIVAL. Next category is Song Title. After racking up $1,600 to start, Rob spins Lose a Turn. After Jennifer then calls a D, we have...
D _ N _ _/T _ _/N _ _ _ T/_ _ _ _
...she then calls a $300 G before we have to go to Speed-Up Mode. The remaining consonants are worth $6,000 each! Jennifer then calls the H's and solves DANCE THE NIGHT AWAY to leave with $12,750! Jenny leaves with $4,600 and Rob hangs on for a $600 win with $13,350.
Big Money Round: The past four seasons now, we've ended the last episode of the year with an endgame win. Will that streak carry over to tonight and end the seven episode losing streak? I hope so. He spins the ampersand and the category is Phrase. Starting with:
_ L _ N _
L _ _ _
Donk calls G, H, M and A...but he craps out with those choices; now, I know the first word.
It would be just BLIND LUCK for him to still pull this one out...but it doesn't happen for $25,000 and the losing streak continues.
Tuesday, December 30, 2008
12/30/2008 Results
DOND: Today's contestant is #9 Lionel Doo (who recently retired from the Air Force). He swaps out for #14, which he says is his favorite case while playing the show's DVD game.
ROUND 1:
1. #8 (Jessica)- $75,000
2. #10 (Jenny)- $5,000
3. #18 (Michael)- $200
4. #4 (Mia)- $100
5. #9 (Christine)- $250,000 (OOPS)
FIRST OFFER: $11,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 2:
1. #21 (Vivicca)- $1,000
2. #15 (Kacy)- $2,500
3. #12 (Lacey)- $10,000
4. #13 (Erik)- $50
5. #3 (Barnaby)- $5
SECOND OFFER: $22,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 3:
1. #19 (Michaela)- $500,000 (DANGER ZONE ENFORCED)
2. #16 (Christy)- $300
3. #22 (Mario)- $50,000 (STRIKE ONE)
4. #20 (Enzo)- $7,500
THIRD OFFER: $5,500- NO DEAL
ROUND 4:
1. #17 (Richard)- PENNY
2. #6 (Penny)- $400
FOURTH OFFER: $8,500- NO DEAL
ROUND 5:
1. #2 (Lora)- $100,000 (BIG STRIKE TWO; NO SAFETY NET LEFT)
2. #1 (Shana)- BUCK
FIFTH OFFER: $6,000- DEAL
19th PICK: #5 (Martin)- $10
OFFER: $8,500
20th PICK: #7 (Jeff)- $100
FINAL OFFER: $13,000
His case had...$500.
WOF: Tonight, we're on the set where all the magic occurred; that's right, it's the Canadian Week set where Michelle Lowenstein won the $1,000,000! Now, will this change of set result in the ending of the current bonus round losing streak? Let's find out. Tonight's car is a Chevy Tahoe Hybrid.
The first Toss-Up category is Place:
T _ _/_ _ _ _ T _ A _ D/_ _/
A _ _ R I _ A
Misti solves THE HEARTLAND OF AMERICA for $1,000.
$5,000 WINNING ID OF THE NIGHT: AN00787
Our players tonight:
Misti Turner (Clarksville, IN)- Call center supervisor for a non-profit organization; she also loves eating potatoes of any kind
Shelley Griffith (Manhattan Beach, CA)- Financial analyst for an L.A. asset management company and an aspiring surfer
Tommy Oakes (Scarsdale, NY)- Firefighter for about 20 years and the vice president of the city's firefighter group
$2,000 Toss-Up category is Occupation:
_ _ _ _ A L/S _ U D _ _ S/
_ _ A _ H _ R
Tommy solves SOCIAL STUDIES TEACHER for $2,000.
Round 1 category is Rock On! and out on the wheel now is a trip to Canada's Glacier National Park from Caravan.com worth $5,500. Tommy picks up that trip with two T's on his second turn, then calls four R's for $1,200 and the Free Spin. After buying a dud vowel in A, he uses his Free Spin and we have...
_ R _ _ _/S _ R _ _ _ S T _ _ _ ' S/
_ O R _/TO/R _ _
...he calls a $400 P, the N's for another $1,200 and solves BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN'S BORN TO RUN for another $3,200 and the trip, a new total of $10,700 in cash and trip.
DUDS: A
Swanson's Broth Jackpot/Prize Puzzle Round category is What Are You Doing? Misti spins Lose a Turn after calling a $500 S. After Shelley calls the H's for $7,000, we have...
_ H I _ _ I N G/OUT/IN/A/
S _ A _ I N G/H A _ _ O _ _
...all vowels are gone at this point. She calls a pair of C's for a $1,000 Yankee Candle prize package and we now have...
C H I _ _ I N G/OUT/IN/A/
S _ A _ I N G/H A _ _ O C _
...well, I thought that first word was WHIPPING. After calling the L's for another $800, she hits Bankrupt to lose $11,400 in cash and prizes. Ouch. Tommy then calls the M's for $1,200, a $550 K, but then R as the first dud of this round. Misti then jumps in and solves CHILLING OUT IN A SWAYING HAMMOCK for another $500 and a trip to Barbados, a new total of $8,500 in cash and trip.
DUDS: R
LOTs: 1 (Misti)
BANKRUPTS: 1 (Shelley)
WINNING ID FOR TRIP: AA9801040
GSN.com Mystery Round category is Before & After. Shelley starts with her second straight Bankrupt. Tommy then lands on the Mystery Wedge next to the Million Dollar Wedge and calls a T. He flips it...Bankrupt. Misti then spins Bankrupt immediately. Shelley then spins her third Bankrupt a few turns later. Tommy then spins the right Bankrupt of the MDW. A few turns later, Misti gives us the SIXTH Bankrupt of this round. Later, after Tommy calls three C's, we have...
_ R E C _ I N G/C R E _ - N E C _/
S _ E A T E R
...he calls the W's for another $900 and mercifully gets us out of this nightmare with WRECKING CREW-NECK SWEATER for another $3,600 and $14,300 total.
DUDS: P (Shelley)
BANKRUPTS: 6 (2 each by everybody)
Final Toss-Up category is Rhyme Time:
H E A _ _ _/&/_ _ A L _ H
Tommy guesses HEALTH & WEALTH...right for another $3,000 and $17,300 total. After a little work by Misti, Speed-Up Round category is In the Kitchen and the remaining consonants are worth $1,500 apiece. After Shelley calls the P's...
_ P R _ N S/&/P _ T _ _ L D E R S
...she finally gets off the zero mark with APRONS & POTHOLDERS to leave with $4,500! Misti leaves with $8,500 in cash and trip and Tommy wins by slightly more than double Misti's total with $17,300.
LOTs: 1 (Tommy)
Big Money Round: Let's see if our firefighter can put out our blazing bonus round fire tonight. He spins the C and the category is Thing. Starting with:
_ _ _ _
R _ _ _ E R
I think I know already. He calls C, D, M and O and gets...
_ O _ M
R _ _ _ E R
...he came close with FOAM ROLLER- it was FOAM RUBBER and he loses $30,000.
(Note: Just as the RSTLNE was coming up in the bonus puzzle, the RSTLNE graphic reveal was the one from the past two seasons.)
Jeopardy!: Will Jim Stevens be lucky enough to become a seven-time champion? Find out now as he faces:
Emily Branson (West Lafayette, IN)- Library assistant
Scott Shive (Lexington, KY)- Features editor
Opening categories:
NEWS RADIO
TRAFFIC
WEATHER
SPORTS ON THE 8s
"KAR"
1450 A.M. (MAKE THAT A.D.)
I think this is a certain local radio station-themed board. Early on, Shive finds the Daily Double under the $1,000 Weather clue with $400 and tries to make it a Daily Triple with this clue:
Legend says after pitcher Denton Young warmed up against a fence, someone said the fence looked like this had hit it.
"What is a hail storm?"...I don't think so, bro- we're actually talking about a cyclone, so that positive next to his $400 becomes a negative. At the halfway mark in this round, both he and the champ lead with $1,400, but Branson's just $200 behind them. After the round...
Jim: $5,400
Scott: $3,200
Emily: $2,600
...thanks to a last-minute sweep of the Sports category, Stevens now has the lead.
ROUND 1 LACH TRASH: $3,600
DJ! Categories:
MYTHOLOGY & ART
A STUDY IN SCARLETT JOHANSSON
"GREAT" GEOGRAPHY
SEASONS
THE JOY OF TEXT
FRENCH WORDS
Stevens finds the first of the round's Daily Doubles under the $1,200 Mythology & Art clue with $6,600 and a $3,000 lead over Shive; he leads Branson by $4,000. His wager is $3,400. For an even ten grand or a loss of the lead, the clue is:
In a painting by Luca Giordano, Perseus turns an angry mob to stone by holding up this.
"What is Medusa's head?"...it is indeed for $10,000! With 13 clues to go, here are the scores now:
Jim: $10,400
Scott: $14,000
Emily: $5,800
Everything's left in "GREAT" and The Joy of Text while the $1,200-$2,000 clues remain in French Words. Shive has control and picks the $400 "GREAT" clue.
4,406-foot Ben Nevis is the highest point of this, Europe's largest island.
Emily: "What is Greenland?"- INCORRECT ($5,400)
Scot: "What is Great Britain?"- CORRECT ($14,400); $800 "GREAT" CLUE
DAAAAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIIIIILLLLLLLLLYYY DOUBLE #2! His wager is his current lead of $4,000:
Some parts of this natural wonder have been invaded by crown-of-thorns starfish, which feed on polyps.
"What is the Great Barrier Reef?"...he doubles his lead with a new total of $18,400!
$1,200 "GREAT" GEOGRAPHY CLUE
Major peaks in this range include Mount Sterling in North Carolina and Chimney Tops in Tennessee.
Jim: "What is the Great Smokey Mountains?"- CORRECT ($11,600); $1,600, SAME CATEGORY
Uranium mixed from this Canadian arctic lake with an animal name was used to make the WWII atomic bombs.
TRIPLE STUMPER #1: Great Bear Lake
FIRST CLUE IN THE JOY OF TEXT
D.H. Donald's biography of this 19th Century president made it onto a list of Bill Clinton's favorite books.
Scott: "Who is John Adams?"- NO ($18,000)
Jim: "Who is Abraham Lincoln?"- CORRECT ($12,000); $800 TEXT CLUE
The book "Enola Gay" by Gordon Thomas & Max Morgan-Witts is subtitled "Mission To" this Japanese city.
Jim: "What is Hiroshima?"- RIGHT AGAIN ($12,800); MIDDLE TEXT CLUE
Pick up one of the most famous self-help books of all time, Dale Carnegie's "How to Win Friends and" do this.
Jim: "What is Influence People?"- RIGHT AGAIN ($14,000); $1,600, SAME CATEGORY
Played by Robin Williams on film, he wrote the bestseller "Gesundheit: Good Health is a Laughing Matter".
Jim: "Who is Patch Adams?"- RIGHT YET AGAIN ($15,600); FINAL TEXT CLUE
In books like "The Way of Zen", this man did much to introduce Buddhism to the United States.
TRIPLE STUMPER #2: Alan W. Watts
$1,200 FRENCH WORDS CLUE
There's a Cafe du this, "The World", in New Orleans.
Jim: "What is monde?"- RIGHT ($16,800); $1,600 FRENCH WORDS CLUE
It's the French word for "apple"; a potato is one "de terre".
Scott: "What is a pomme?"- CORRECT ($19,600); LAST "GREAT" GEOGRAPHY CLUE
Australia's largest desert, it was first crossed in 1875 by Ernest Giles and named for a monarch.
Emily: "What is Queen Victoria?"- CORRECT ($7,400)
LAST CLUE OF THE ROUND IN FRENCH WORDS:
French for "umbrella", its name comes in part from the French word for "rain".
TRIPLE STUMPER #3: Parapluie
DJ! LACH TRASH: $3,600
SCORES AFTER DOUBLE JEOPARDY!:
Jim: $16,800
Scott: $19,600
Emily: $7,400
CORYAT SCORES:
Jim: $14,600
Scott: $17,200
Emily: $7,400
FJ! CATEGORY: Political Rock & Roll.
In 2008 John McCain used this 1958 Top 10 hit by Chuck Berry as an anthem for his presidential bid.
EMILY:
Response: "What is Mustang?"
Wager: $7,000
Final score: $400
The champ wrote down "What is Johnny B. Goode?"...
"What is Johnny B. Goode?"
...YES! But he only risked $1,999 in order to lock out Ms. Branson, taking him to $18,799. Let's see what Scott Shive wrote down...
...HE GOT IT RIGHT ALSO TO DETHRONE THE CHAMP WITH $33,601! Jim Stevens leaves us with $142,600 and a berth in February's Tournament of Champions.
Bingo America: Tonight's players are Joanna & Morey. At halftime in Game 1:
JOANNA: -I-GO
MOREY: BI-G-
BANK: $745
NUMBERS CALLED TO THIS POINT: I20, B11 (Morey answered the second question correctly in the "Jeopardy!" format), I27, B14, G46, O72, G55
8 (N40)- "High Voltage" was the first album by what rock group whose name is a four-letter electrical term?
JOANNA TAKES TOO LONG
MOREY: AC/DC- CORRECT (BING-; $785)
9 (O69)- What style diva introduces new good things in every issue of her magazine "Living"?
MOREY: Martha Stewart (Joanna started to say the answer out of turn)- WIN ($854)
Early on in Game 2, there was an embarassing Double Stumper on the second question- it was asking for what body part was the CBS logo- Morey was wrong with the heart while Joanna said the head! DOUBLE ZONK ANSWER OF THE WEEK NOMINEE, folks. Heading into the 50/50 part of this round, we have:
JOANNA: --NGO
MOREY: BI-G-
BANK: $1,298
NUMBERS CALLED TO THIS POINT: N42, B13, O73, O63, G60, G58, B8, N41, I30, O69
11 (I16)- Left or right- in which hand does the Statue of Liberty hold her torch?
MOREY: Left- NO (Joanna: -INGO)
12 (B6)- T or F: Globally, men live longer than women.
JOANNA: False- WIN ($1,304)
BINGO SHOOUTOUT:
1. What B-titled classic sitcom starred Florence Henderson and Robert Reid, not to mention six children?
MOREY: "The Brady Bunch"- CORRECT
2. What animated I movie featured a family of superheroes, including Elastagirl?
MOREY: "The Incredibles"- RIGHT AGAIN
3. What N is a natural, crunchy treat that comes in cashew and pistachio varieties?
MOREY: Nuts- WINS $1,304
Bingo Bonus Round: Morey loses $1,250 ($500 behind B3 and $750 behind I23) to a wrecking ball at N40.
ROUND 1:
1. #8 (Jessica)- $75,000
2. #10 (Jenny)- $5,000
3. #18 (Michael)- $200
4. #4 (Mia)- $100
5. #9 (Christine)- $250,000 (OOPS)
FIRST OFFER: $11,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 2:
1. #21 (Vivicca)- $1,000
2. #15 (Kacy)- $2,500
3. #12 (Lacey)- $10,000
4. #13 (Erik)- $50
5. #3 (Barnaby)- $5
SECOND OFFER: $22,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 3:
1. #19 (Michaela)- $500,000 (DANGER ZONE ENFORCED)
2. #16 (Christy)- $300
3. #22 (Mario)- $50,000 (STRIKE ONE)
4. #20 (Enzo)- $7,500
THIRD OFFER: $5,500- NO DEAL
ROUND 4:
1. #17 (Richard)- PENNY
2. #6 (Penny)- $400
FOURTH OFFER: $8,500- NO DEAL
ROUND 5:
1. #2 (Lora)- $100,000 (BIG STRIKE TWO; NO SAFETY NET LEFT)
2. #1 (Shana)- BUCK
FIFTH OFFER: $6,000- DEAL
19th PICK: #5 (Martin)- $10
OFFER: $8,500
20th PICK: #7 (Jeff)- $100
FINAL OFFER: $13,000
His case had...$500.
WOF: Tonight, we're on the set where all the magic occurred; that's right, it's the Canadian Week set where Michelle Lowenstein won the $1,000,000! Now, will this change of set result in the ending of the current bonus round losing streak? Let's find out. Tonight's car is a Chevy Tahoe Hybrid.
The first Toss-Up category is Place:
T _ _/_ _ _ _ T _ A _ D/_ _/
A _ _ R I _ A
Misti solves THE HEARTLAND OF AMERICA for $1,000.
$5,000 WINNING ID OF THE NIGHT: AN00787
Our players tonight:
Misti Turner (Clarksville, IN)- Call center supervisor for a non-profit organization; she also loves eating potatoes of any kind
Shelley Griffith (Manhattan Beach, CA)- Financial analyst for an L.A. asset management company and an aspiring surfer
Tommy Oakes (Scarsdale, NY)- Firefighter for about 20 years and the vice president of the city's firefighter group
$2,000 Toss-Up category is Occupation:
_ _ _ _ A L/S _ U D _ _ S/
_ _ A _ H _ R
Tommy solves SOCIAL STUDIES TEACHER for $2,000.
Round 1 category is Rock On! and out on the wheel now is a trip to Canada's Glacier National Park from Caravan.com worth $5,500. Tommy picks up that trip with two T's on his second turn, then calls four R's for $1,200 and the Free Spin. After buying a dud vowel in A, he uses his Free Spin and we have...
_ R _ _ _/S _ R _ _ _ S T _ _ _ ' S/
_ O R _/TO/R _ _
...he calls a $400 P, the N's for another $1,200 and solves BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN'S BORN TO RUN for another $3,200 and the trip, a new total of $10,700 in cash and trip.
DUDS: A
Swanson's Broth Jackpot/Prize Puzzle Round category is What Are You Doing? Misti spins Lose a Turn after calling a $500 S. After Shelley calls the H's for $7,000, we have...
_ H I _ _ I N G/OUT/IN/A/
S _ A _ I N G/H A _ _ O _ _
...all vowels are gone at this point. She calls a pair of C's for a $1,000 Yankee Candle prize package and we now have...
C H I _ _ I N G/OUT/IN/A/
S _ A _ I N G/H A _ _ O C _
...well, I thought that first word was WHIPPING. After calling the L's for another $800, she hits Bankrupt to lose $11,400 in cash and prizes. Ouch. Tommy then calls the M's for $1,200, a $550 K, but then R as the first dud of this round. Misti then jumps in and solves CHILLING OUT IN A SWAYING HAMMOCK for another $500 and a trip to Barbados, a new total of $8,500 in cash and trip.
DUDS: R
LOTs: 1 (Misti)
BANKRUPTS: 1 (Shelley)
WINNING ID FOR TRIP: AA9801040
GSN.com Mystery Round category is Before & After. Shelley starts with her second straight Bankrupt. Tommy then lands on the Mystery Wedge next to the Million Dollar Wedge and calls a T. He flips it...Bankrupt. Misti then spins Bankrupt immediately. Shelley then spins her third Bankrupt a few turns later. Tommy then spins the right Bankrupt of the MDW. A few turns later, Misti gives us the SIXTH Bankrupt of this round. Later, after Tommy calls three C's, we have...
_ R E C _ I N G/C R E _ - N E C _/
S _ E A T E R
...he calls the W's for another $900 and mercifully gets us out of this nightmare with WRECKING CREW-NECK SWEATER for another $3,600 and $14,300 total.
DUDS: P (Shelley)
BANKRUPTS: 6 (2 each by everybody)
Final Toss-Up category is Rhyme Time:
H E A _ _ _/&/_ _ A L _ H
Tommy guesses HEALTH & WEALTH...right for another $3,000 and $17,300 total. After a little work by Misti, Speed-Up Round category is In the Kitchen and the remaining consonants are worth $1,500 apiece. After Shelley calls the P's...
_ P R _ N S/&/P _ T _ _ L D E R S
...she finally gets off the zero mark with APRONS & POTHOLDERS to leave with $4,500! Misti leaves with $8,500 in cash and trip and Tommy wins by slightly more than double Misti's total with $17,300.
LOTs: 1 (Tommy)
Big Money Round: Let's see if our firefighter can put out our blazing bonus round fire tonight. He spins the C and the category is Thing. Starting with:
_ _ _ _
R _ _ _ E R
I think I know already. He calls C, D, M and O and gets...
_ O _ M
R _ _ _ E R
...he came close with FOAM ROLLER- it was FOAM RUBBER and he loses $30,000.
(Note: Just as the RSTLNE was coming up in the bonus puzzle, the RSTLNE graphic reveal was the one from the past two seasons.)
Jeopardy!: Will Jim Stevens be lucky enough to become a seven-time champion? Find out now as he faces:
Emily Branson (West Lafayette, IN)- Library assistant
Scott Shive (Lexington, KY)- Features editor
Opening categories:
NEWS RADIO
TRAFFIC
WEATHER
SPORTS ON THE 8s
"KAR"
1450 A.M. (MAKE THAT A.D.)
I think this is a certain local radio station-themed board. Early on, Shive finds the Daily Double under the $1,000 Weather clue with $400 and tries to make it a Daily Triple with this clue:
Legend says after pitcher Denton Young warmed up against a fence, someone said the fence looked like this had hit it.
"What is a hail storm?"...I don't think so, bro- we're actually talking about a cyclone, so that positive next to his $400 becomes a negative. At the halfway mark in this round, both he and the champ lead with $1,400, but Branson's just $200 behind them. After the round...
Jim: $5,400
Scott: $3,200
Emily: $2,600
...thanks to a last-minute sweep of the Sports category, Stevens now has the lead.
ROUND 1 LACH TRASH: $3,600
DJ! Categories:
MYTHOLOGY & ART
A STUDY IN SCARLETT JOHANSSON
"GREAT" GEOGRAPHY
SEASONS
THE JOY OF TEXT
FRENCH WORDS
Stevens finds the first of the round's Daily Doubles under the $1,200 Mythology & Art clue with $6,600 and a $3,000 lead over Shive; he leads Branson by $4,000. His wager is $3,400. For an even ten grand or a loss of the lead, the clue is:
In a painting by Luca Giordano, Perseus turns an angry mob to stone by holding up this.
"What is Medusa's head?"...it is indeed for $10,000! With 13 clues to go, here are the scores now:
Jim: $10,400
Scott: $14,000
Emily: $5,800
Everything's left in "GREAT" and The Joy of Text while the $1,200-$2,000 clues remain in French Words. Shive has control and picks the $400 "GREAT" clue.
4,406-foot Ben Nevis is the highest point of this, Europe's largest island.
Emily: "What is Greenland?"- INCORRECT ($5,400)
Scot: "What is Great Britain?"- CORRECT ($14,400); $800 "GREAT" CLUE
DAAAAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIIIIILLLLLLLLLYYY DOUBLE #2! His wager is his current lead of $4,000:
Some parts of this natural wonder have been invaded by crown-of-thorns starfish, which feed on polyps.
"What is the Great Barrier Reef?"...he doubles his lead with a new total of $18,400!
$1,200 "GREAT" GEOGRAPHY CLUE
Major peaks in this range include Mount Sterling in North Carolina and Chimney Tops in Tennessee.
Jim: "What is the Great Smokey Mountains?"- CORRECT ($11,600); $1,600, SAME CATEGORY
Uranium mixed from this Canadian arctic lake with an animal name was used to make the WWII atomic bombs.
TRIPLE STUMPER #1: Great Bear Lake
FIRST CLUE IN THE JOY OF TEXT
D.H. Donald's biography of this 19th Century president made it onto a list of Bill Clinton's favorite books.
Scott: "Who is John Adams?"- NO ($18,000)
Jim: "Who is Abraham Lincoln?"- CORRECT ($12,000); $800 TEXT CLUE
The book "Enola Gay" by Gordon Thomas & Max Morgan-Witts is subtitled "Mission To" this Japanese city.
Jim: "What is Hiroshima?"- RIGHT AGAIN ($12,800); MIDDLE TEXT CLUE
Pick up one of the most famous self-help books of all time, Dale Carnegie's "How to Win Friends and" do this.
Jim: "What is Influence People?"- RIGHT AGAIN ($14,000); $1,600, SAME CATEGORY
Played by Robin Williams on film, he wrote the bestseller "Gesundheit: Good Health is a Laughing Matter".
Jim: "Who is Patch Adams?"- RIGHT YET AGAIN ($15,600); FINAL TEXT CLUE
In books like "The Way of Zen", this man did much to introduce Buddhism to the United States.
TRIPLE STUMPER #2: Alan W. Watts
$1,200 FRENCH WORDS CLUE
There's a Cafe du this, "The World", in New Orleans.
Jim: "What is monde?"- RIGHT ($16,800); $1,600 FRENCH WORDS CLUE
It's the French word for "apple"; a potato is one "de terre".
Scott: "What is a pomme?"- CORRECT ($19,600); LAST "GREAT" GEOGRAPHY CLUE
Australia's largest desert, it was first crossed in 1875 by Ernest Giles and named for a monarch.
Emily: "What is Queen Victoria?"- CORRECT ($7,400)
LAST CLUE OF THE ROUND IN FRENCH WORDS:
French for "umbrella", its name comes in part from the French word for "rain".
TRIPLE STUMPER #3: Parapluie
DJ! LACH TRASH: $3,600
SCORES AFTER DOUBLE JEOPARDY!:
Jim: $16,800
Scott: $19,600
Emily: $7,400
CORYAT SCORES:
Jim: $14,600
Scott: $17,200
Emily: $7,400
FJ! CATEGORY: Political Rock & Roll.
In 2008 John McCain used this 1958 Top 10 hit by Chuck Berry as an anthem for his presidential bid.
EMILY:
Response: "What is Mustang?"
Wager: $7,000
Final score: $400
The champ wrote down "What is Johnny B. Goode?"...
"What is Johnny B. Goode?"
...YES! But he only risked $1,999 in order to lock out Ms. Branson, taking him to $18,799. Let's see what Scott Shive wrote down...
...HE GOT IT RIGHT ALSO TO DETHRONE THE CHAMP WITH $33,601! Jim Stevens leaves us with $142,600 and a berth in February's Tournament of Champions.
Bingo America: Tonight's players are Joanna & Morey. At halftime in Game 1:
JOANNA: -I-GO
MOREY: BI-G-
BANK: $745
NUMBERS CALLED TO THIS POINT: I20, B11 (Morey answered the second question correctly in the "Jeopardy!" format), I27, B14, G46, O72, G55
8 (N40)- "High Voltage" was the first album by what rock group whose name is a four-letter electrical term?
JOANNA TAKES TOO LONG
MOREY: AC/DC- CORRECT (BING-; $785)
9 (O69)- What style diva introduces new good things in every issue of her magazine "Living"?
MOREY: Martha Stewart (Joanna started to say the answer out of turn)- WIN ($854)
Early on in Game 2, there was an embarassing Double Stumper on the second question- it was asking for what body part was the CBS logo- Morey was wrong with the heart while Joanna said the head! DOUBLE ZONK ANSWER OF THE WEEK NOMINEE, folks. Heading into the 50/50 part of this round, we have:
JOANNA: --NGO
MOREY: BI-G-
BANK: $1,298
NUMBERS CALLED TO THIS POINT: N42, B13, O73, O63, G60, G58, B8, N41, I30, O69
11 (I16)- Left or right- in which hand does the Statue of Liberty hold her torch?
MOREY: Left- NO (Joanna: -INGO)
12 (B6)- T or F: Globally, men live longer than women.
JOANNA: False- WIN ($1,304)
BINGO SHOOUTOUT:
1. What B-titled classic sitcom starred Florence Henderson and Robert Reid, not to mention six children?
MOREY: "The Brady Bunch"- CORRECT
2. What animated I movie featured a family of superheroes, including Elastagirl?
MOREY: "The Incredibles"- RIGHT AGAIN
3. What N is a natural, crunchy treat that comes in cashew and pistachio varieties?
MOREY: Nuts- WINS $1,304
Bingo Bonus Round: Morey loses $1,250 ($500 behind B3 and $750 behind I23) to a wrecking ball at N40.
"Deal or No Deal" rating
Last night's "Deal or No Deal" scored a 4.6 Fast Nielsen with a 7 share.
Source: The Futon Critic
Source: The Futon Critic
Monday, December 29, 2008
"Family Feud" renewed
While at one of the season's final tapings of the current sydnicated version of "Family Feud", Buzzerblog reports that the show will return next season (which would be its 11th).
12/29/2008 Results- Six-time "Jeopardy!" champion?
DOND (Syn.): This week's episodes were the tenth week taped, one session before Chelsea Drake's big one. We start off with #17 Samir Roy from San Diego (who is a big tennis fan and also serves as a household maid).
ROUND 1:
1. #9 (Lionel)- $1,000
2. #18 (Michael)- $250,000 (ONE OFF this amount)
3. #15 (Kacy)- $25,000
4. #7 (Jeff)- $50
5. #20 (Enzo)- $7,500
FIRST OFFER: $12,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 2:
1. #10 (Jenny)- $10
2. #19 (Michaela)- $5,000
3. #12 (Lacey)- $100
4. #6 (Penny)- $5
5. #3 (Barnaby)- $75,000 (DANGER ZONE ENFORCED)
SECOND OFFER: $16,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 3:
1. #21 (Vivicca)- $50,000 (STRIKE ONE)
2. #4 (Mia)- PENNY
3. #8 (Jessica)- $25
4. #16 (Christy)- $400
THIRD OFFER: $25,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 4:
1. #5 (Martin)- $500,000 (STRIKE TWO)
2. #14 (Christine)- $10,000 (MOST OF SAFETY NET GONE)
FOURTH OFFER: $7,500- NO DEAL
ROUND 5:
1. #11 (Ken)- $100,000 (STRIKEOUT; Ken told him to take the $7,500)
2. #22 (Mario)- $300
FIFTH OFFER: $600- NO DEAL
He leaves with the $500 in his case. Other cases:
#1 (Shana)- $2,500 (20th pick; final offer was $300)
#13 (Erik)- BUCK (19th pick; offer afterwards was $1,000)
#2 (Lora)- $200
Bingo America: We begin the final week of the second season with Episode 2047. The next two episodes will air in order- Episodes 2048 & 2049; Episode 2046 airs Thursday before the season concludes with the second taped episode.
Tonight's contestants are Robyn & Chuck. At halftime in Game 1:
ROBYN: B-N-O
CHUCK: B--G-
BANK: $715
NUMBERS CALLED TO THIS POINT: B12, B8, N37, O66, N42, G50
7 (O67)- An alloy of coppet and zinc, what metal is used in making wind instruments?
CHUCK: Brass- CORRECT (B--GO; $782)
8 (G53)- Yolke are Italian dumplings usually made with what starchy vegetable?
ROBYN: Potato- RIGHT (B-NGO; $835)
9 (N40)- Juggling circus clowns often ride around on what type of one-wheeled apparatus?
CHUCK: Unicycle- CORRECT (B-NGO; $875)
Final question (I18)- Dr. C. Everett Coupe crusaded against smoking while he held what top government medical position?
ROBYN: Sergeant General- WIN ($893)
Heading into the tenth question, here's what we have in Game 2:
ROBYN: BI-GO
CHUCK: BI--O
BANK: $1,225
NUMBERS CALLED TO THIS POINT: B15, G56, I20, G54, O74, B11, O66, I30, G60
(Note: The fourth question this game was a Double Stumper- the popular game inspired by a carnival game originally titled Beano...turns out to be Bingo!)
10 (N33)- In what Shakespeare play do the three witches chant "Double double, toil and trouble"?
ROBYN: "Macbeth"- WINS MATCH ($1,258)
Bingo Bonus Round:
B: #5- $500
I: #22- $1,000 ($1,500)
N: #32- $750 ($2,250)
G: #55- LOSS
WOF: This is the second extra episodes week of the season (aka "America's Game Week"). Tonight, we're on the same set where we just got SKUNKED for the first time this season last week. Let's see if we can get a bonus round win there tonight. But we must start with this $1,000 Toss-Up puzzle; category is Food & Drink:
P I _ K
C H A _ P _ _ N E
Never heard of PINK CHAMPAGNE, but Jamie knows about it for $1,000.
$5,000 WINNING ID OF THE NIGHT: KS0599292
Tonight's players:
Jamie Doss (Treasure Island, FL)- Frequent traveler
Mike Irvine (Fontana, CA)- West Point graduate and former Army member for seven years
Caroline Scholl (New Orleans)- Stay-at-home mom
$2,000 Toss-Up category is Fun & Games:
_ O U S _/OF/CARDS
Jamie triples up with HOUSE OF CARDS.
After a trip to Nuevo Vallarta worth $9,600 appears on the wheel, the Round 1 category is Phrase. Jamie immediately strikes out with the T. After Caroline calls the L, we have...
_ _ _ _/_ _/_ O _ _ L _ R/
_ _ _ _ N _
...I think I got this quickly. She calls a $300 M, buys the E, then calls a dud in G. Jamie calls the D's for the Mexico trip but then calls a dud in F. Mike then calls the B's for $1,800 and solves BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND for $2,750.
DUDS: F, G, S, T
Swanson Broth Jackpot Round category is What Are You Doing? After Mike calls the N's for $1,000 while on Jackpot, we have...
_ _ _ I N G/_ R _ _ N I E _/_ R _ _/
_ _ R _ T _ _
...can he somehow pull out this solve for a $7,000 Jackpot (which would be the fourth Jackpot win of the season and the third in the past six episodes)...no, he spins again and calls the C's for another $1,600. After purchasing the O's and the A's, he calls the S's for another $1,100 and takes a shot at the solve with MAKING BROWNIES FROM SCRATCH...incorrect by a letter. Caroline then calls the B's for $600 and the Free Spin and solves BAKING BROWNIES FROM SCRATCH for her first $1,000.
GSN.com Mystery/Prize Puzzle Round category is Places. Caroline immediately hits a Bankrupt and decides to save her Free Spin for now. Jamie then calls a $3,500 T and buys the E's, then lands on the Mystery Wedge next to the Million Dollar Wedge and calls two H's; she takes the extra $2,000 for them (unfortunately, $10,000 was back there). Two turns later, she buys a dud vowel in A. Mike hits a Bankrupt after calling two S's for $1,200. We then go to Caroline, who's chomping at the bit here...
THE/S E _ E N/H _ _ _ S/_ _/
_ _ _ E
...she guesses THE SEVEN HILLS OF ROME...and she's going on a trip to Rome worth $10,850, giving her $11,850 in cash and trip and the lead.
DUDS: A
BANKRUPTS: 2 (Caroline, Mike)
WINNING ID FOR TRIP: PC8997650
Final Toss-Up category is Show Biz:
_ F _ _ R S _ H _ _ L
_ _ E _ I _ _
Caroline solves AFTERSCHOOL SPECIAL to increase her leading total to $14,850. Next category is Around the House. Late in the round, she hands in her Free Spin after buying a dud vowel in I and then tries to solve with this showing...
_ L A S S/_ E E R/_ _ _ S
...she's correct with GLASS BEER MUGS for another $1,150 and 16 grand total.
Speed-Up Round category is People and consonants are worth $1,900 apiece. After Caroline buys the E's...
_ _ T R _ _ E R T S/&/
E _ T R _ _ E R T S
...she solves INTROVERTS & EXTROVERTS to add another $7,600 and win with $23,600! Jamie leaves with $3,000 and Mike leaves with $2,750.
DUDS: A, C
Big Money Round: Let's see if Scholl can keep her roll going since the Jackpot Round. She spins the ampersand and the category is Person. Starting with:
_ _ _ _ L E
_ _ E N T
I believe it's ______ AGENT. She calls C, B, G and A and gets...
_ _ _ B L E
A G E N T
...she isn't a DOUBLE AGENT by any means, so SHE'S THE FOURTH $100,000 LOSER OF THE SEASON. More pain and agony on this set; thank goodness we're not going to be on it tomorrow...
Video Bonus: $100,000 loss #4
Jeopardy!: Jim Stevens is controlling his own destiny tonight. If he can win his sixth game tonight, no matter what happens from here on out, he will be the final entrant in this year's Salute of Champions (and likely score another Player of the Week award, as well). Hoping to stop him from doing that tonight are:
Laura Mitchell (Cincinatti)- Technical editor
Ed Rozmiarek (Beverly, MA)- High school assistant principal
Opening topics:
WHERE AM I? (these are Clue Crew clues)
YOUR 5-CLUE NEWSCAST
A MUSICAL MENU
DO YOU KNOW JACK ABOUT LIT?
CROSSWORD CLUES "L"
MR. & MRS. MALAPROP
Early on, Stevens hits the Daily Double under the $600 Musical Menu clue with $200 and goes for $1,000 on this:
This ConAgra sweet popcorn treat comes in butter toffee & caramel flavors.
"What is Cracker Jack?"...that's made by Frito-Lay, sir. This is made by ConAgra- Fiddle Faddle. That means he's at $800 in the hole for the moment. But he does get the lead back with $2,200 by the first break; Rozmiarek's just $200 behind and Mitchell's at zip. After the round...
Jim: $6,600 (after a reverse ruling on one of his correct responses)
Ed: $1,000
Laura: $1,800
...Stevens' now rollin'!
ROUND 1 LACH TRASH: $2,400
DJ! Categories:
BOTANY
"QUO"POURRI
BIRTH, ART, DEATH
AMERICANA
SUSAN B. ANTHONY
SPORTS CAST
Mitchell finds the first of the two Daily Doubles to conclude the "QUO" category with $3,400; she trails the champ for the lead by $6,000, while Rozmiarek has $4,600. She wagers just $1,000 on the following:
1951 epic in which the Lions take on the Christians in Rome; Lions give 'em a real licking.
"What is Quo Vadis?"...should've bet more- she now has $4,400. Later, Stevens finds the other Daily Double under the $2,000 Botany clue with $11,800; Rozmiarek has $7,400 and Mitchell has $4,400. His wager is also $1,000, this time on the following:
The beard species of this symbotic plant is often confused with Spanish moss.
"What is...Lichen?"...is right to go to $12,800! At this point, everything's left in Susan B. Anthony while the $1,200-$2,000 clues remain in both Americana & Sports Cast. Opening Susan B. Anthony clue:
The $1 coin featuring Susan B. Anthony's likeness was first minted in this decade.
Ed: "What are the 1980s?"- NO WAY ($7,000)
Jim: "What are the 1970s?"- CORRECT ($13,200); $800 SUSAN B. ANTHONY CLUE
Susan was fined for illegally voting in 1872-- she cast her ballopt for this president who was re-elected.
Jim: "Who is Grover Cleveland?"- INCORRECT ($12,400)
TRIPLE STUMPER: Ulysses S. Grant
$1,200 SUSAN B. ANTHONY CLUE
14 years after her death, the movement created by Susan won passage of this women's voting amendment.
Ed: "What is the 20th?"- WRONG ($5,800)
Laura: "What is the 19th?"- CORRECT ($5,600); $1,200 AMERICANA CLUE
"There's no place like" this town for the annual miners & mushers ball.
Ed: "What is Nome?"- CORRECT ($7,000); $2,000 SPORTS CAST CLUE
This racer who wrote the memoir "Every Second Counts" used a wind tunnel in training to minimize his drag.
TRIPLE STUMPER: Lance Armstrong
$2,000 AMERICANA CLUE
This Iowa city was named for a French Canadian, the first white man to settle permanently in what is now Iowa.
Laura: "What is Des Moines?"- INCORRECT ($3,600)
Ed: "What is Aimes?"- ALSO WRONG ($5,000)
Jim: "What is Dubuque?"- CORRECT ($14,400); $1,200 SPORTS CAST CLUE
This 9-time U.S. & 5-time world champion got her start after seeing her brother play hockey.
TRIPLE STUMPER: Michelle Kwan
$1,600 SPORTS CAST CLUE
At the age of 41 she competed in her fifth Olympic Games, the most of any U.S. swimmer.
ANOTHER TRIPLE STUMPER: Dara Torres
$1,600 AMERICANA CLUE
A mule driver in Uzbekistan sent in 21 cents to help fund the National Mule Memorial in Muleshoe in this big state.
Ed: "What is Montana?"- NO ($3,400)
YET ANOTHER TRIPLE STUMPER: Texas
MERCIFULLY, TIME EXPIRES IN THIS ROUND (two clues unplayed, both in Susan B. Anthony)
DJ! LACH TRASH: $10,400
SCORES AFTER DOUBLE JEOPARDY!:
Jim: $14,400 (lock game!!!)
Ed: $3,400
Laura: $3,600
CORYAT SCORES:
Jim: $16,000
Ed: $3,400
Laura: $4,600
FJ! CATEGORY: Phrase Origins.
Sails that ran free & fluttered without control caused a ship to stagger like a drunk, giving rise to this phrase.
ED:
Response: "What is Blowing in the Wind?"
Wager: ALL IN
BUST
LAURA:
Response: "What is Sheets to the Wind?"
Wager: $3,401
Final score: $199
JIM:
Response: "What is 3 Sheets to the Wind?"
Wager: $7,199
Final score: $21,599
JIM STEVENS IS NOW THE NINTH CONTESTANT EVER ON THIS SHOW TO WIN AT LEAST SIX STRAIGHT GAMES!!!! His new total: $140,600!!
DOND (NBC): Going for up to $2 Million tonight is Davon Clark from Dayton, OH (who is a barber). He wants to win enough so that his wife can quit working two jobs. Sometime during the game tonight, there will be a Banker Bonus involving basketball star Kobe Bryant. His case of destiny is #24.
ROUND 1:
1. #9- $25
2. #22- $5,000
3. #25- $50
4. #4- TWO MILLION DOLLARS
5. #15- $500
6. #13- $200,000
FIRST OFFER: $72,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 2:
1. #8- $300,000
2. #21- $300
3. #12- $400
4. #26- $100,000
5. #16- $75,000
SECOND OFFER: $44,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 3:
1. #10- BUCK
2. #20- PENNY
3. #7- $100
4. #11- $10,000
THIRD OFFER (after a banner with the contestant's picture on it with the word "MAN" displayed drops down; the word "WO" appears next to it!): $85,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 4:
1. #1- $500,000 (DANGER ZONE ENFORCED)
2. #14- $5
3. #6- $75
(Prior to the final pick of the fourth round, his grandmother appeared on the monitor.)
FOURTH OFFER: $95,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 5:
1. #2- $25,000
2. #17- $50,000 (STRIKE ONE)
FIFTH OFFER (after the WO sign is removed): $168,000- NO DEAL
21st PICK: #23- $200
SIXTH OFFER: $220,000- NO DEAL
22nd PICK: #19- $750
SEVENTH OFFER: $310,000- NO DEAL
TONIGHT'S BEAT THE BANKER-WINNING CASE: #2
23rd PICK: #18- $10 (LEFT SIDE CLEARED!)
EIGHTH OFFER: $383,000
BANKER BONUS: Two tickets to a LA Lakers home game, the right to attend Lakers training camp in Hawaii, the right to hang out with Kobe Bryant and an autographed pair of his shoes ($5,000)
TOTAL OFFER: $388,000
DECISION: DEAL
24th PICK: #5- ONE MILLION DOLLARS
Did he have the $400,000?...NO, HE HAD THE $1,000 INSTEAD, SO WE HAVE OUR THIRD STRAIGHT PERFECT DEAL IN PRIMETIME!!!
OH, AND CONGRATULATIONS ALSO TO LISA G. FROM MY HOMETOWN OF RICHMOND, VIRGINIA- SHE JUST WON $10,000 FROM THE BEAT THE BANKER GAME!!
ROUND 1:
1. #9 (Lionel)- $1,000
2. #18 (Michael)- $250,000 (ONE OFF this amount)
3. #15 (Kacy)- $25,000
4. #7 (Jeff)- $50
5. #20 (Enzo)- $7,500
FIRST OFFER: $12,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 2:
1. #10 (Jenny)- $10
2. #19 (Michaela)- $5,000
3. #12 (Lacey)- $100
4. #6 (Penny)- $5
5. #3 (Barnaby)- $75,000 (DANGER ZONE ENFORCED)
SECOND OFFER: $16,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 3:
1. #21 (Vivicca)- $50,000 (STRIKE ONE)
2. #4 (Mia)- PENNY
3. #8 (Jessica)- $25
4. #16 (Christy)- $400
THIRD OFFER: $25,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 4:
1. #5 (Martin)- $500,000 (STRIKE TWO)
2. #14 (Christine)- $10,000 (MOST OF SAFETY NET GONE)
FOURTH OFFER: $7,500- NO DEAL
ROUND 5:
1. #11 (Ken)- $100,000 (STRIKEOUT; Ken told him to take the $7,500)
2. #22 (Mario)- $300
FIFTH OFFER: $600- NO DEAL
He leaves with the $500 in his case. Other cases:
#1 (Shana)- $2,500 (20th pick; final offer was $300)
#13 (Erik)- BUCK (19th pick; offer afterwards was $1,000)
#2 (Lora)- $200
Bingo America: We begin the final week of the second season with Episode 2047. The next two episodes will air in order- Episodes 2048 & 2049; Episode 2046 airs Thursday before the season concludes with the second taped episode.
Tonight's contestants are Robyn & Chuck. At halftime in Game 1:
ROBYN: B-N-O
CHUCK: B--G-
BANK: $715
NUMBERS CALLED TO THIS POINT: B12, B8, N37, O66, N42, G50
7 (O67)- An alloy of coppet and zinc, what metal is used in making wind instruments?
CHUCK: Brass- CORRECT (B--GO; $782)
8 (G53)- Yolke are Italian dumplings usually made with what starchy vegetable?
ROBYN: Potato- RIGHT (B-NGO; $835)
9 (N40)- Juggling circus clowns often ride around on what type of one-wheeled apparatus?
CHUCK: Unicycle- CORRECT (B-NGO; $875)
Final question (I18)- Dr. C. Everett Coupe crusaded against smoking while he held what top government medical position?
ROBYN: Sergeant General- WIN ($893)
Heading into the tenth question, here's what we have in Game 2:
ROBYN: BI-GO
CHUCK: BI--O
BANK: $1,225
NUMBERS CALLED TO THIS POINT: B15, G56, I20, G54, O74, B11, O66, I30, G60
(Note: The fourth question this game was a Double Stumper- the popular game inspired by a carnival game originally titled Beano...turns out to be Bingo!)
10 (N33)- In what Shakespeare play do the three witches chant "Double double, toil and trouble"?
ROBYN: "Macbeth"- WINS MATCH ($1,258)
Bingo Bonus Round:
B: #5- $500
I: #22- $1,000 ($1,500)
N: #32- $750 ($2,250)
G: #55- LOSS
WOF: This is the second extra episodes week of the season (aka "America's Game Week"). Tonight, we're on the same set where we just got SKUNKED for the first time this season last week. Let's see if we can get a bonus round win there tonight. But we must start with this $1,000 Toss-Up puzzle; category is Food & Drink:
P I _ K
C H A _ P _ _ N E
Never heard of PINK CHAMPAGNE, but Jamie knows about it for $1,000.
$5,000 WINNING ID OF THE NIGHT: KS0599292
Tonight's players:
Jamie Doss (Treasure Island, FL)- Frequent traveler
Mike Irvine (Fontana, CA)- West Point graduate and former Army member for seven years
Caroline Scholl (New Orleans)- Stay-at-home mom
$2,000 Toss-Up category is Fun & Games:
_ O U S _/OF/CARDS
Jamie triples up with HOUSE OF CARDS.
After a trip to Nuevo Vallarta worth $9,600 appears on the wheel, the Round 1 category is Phrase. Jamie immediately strikes out with the T. After Caroline calls the L, we have...
_ _ _ _/_ _/_ O _ _ L _ R/
_ _ _ _ N _
...I think I got this quickly. She calls a $300 M, buys the E, then calls a dud in G. Jamie calls the D's for the Mexico trip but then calls a dud in F. Mike then calls the B's for $1,800 and solves BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND for $2,750.
DUDS: F, G, S, T
Swanson Broth Jackpot Round category is What Are You Doing? After Mike calls the N's for $1,000 while on Jackpot, we have...
_ _ _ I N G/_ R _ _ N I E _/_ R _ _/
_ _ R _ T _ _
...can he somehow pull out this solve for a $7,000 Jackpot (which would be the fourth Jackpot win of the season and the third in the past six episodes)...no, he spins again and calls the C's for another $1,600. After purchasing the O's and the A's, he calls the S's for another $1,100 and takes a shot at the solve with MAKING BROWNIES FROM SCRATCH...incorrect by a letter. Caroline then calls the B's for $600 and the Free Spin and solves BAKING BROWNIES FROM SCRATCH for her first $1,000.
GSN.com Mystery/Prize Puzzle Round category is Places. Caroline immediately hits a Bankrupt and decides to save her Free Spin for now. Jamie then calls a $3,500 T and buys the E's, then lands on the Mystery Wedge next to the Million Dollar Wedge and calls two H's; she takes the extra $2,000 for them (unfortunately, $10,000 was back there). Two turns later, she buys a dud vowel in A. Mike hits a Bankrupt after calling two S's for $1,200. We then go to Caroline, who's chomping at the bit here...
THE/S E _ E N/H _ _ _ S/_ _/
_ _ _ E
...she guesses THE SEVEN HILLS OF ROME...and she's going on a trip to Rome worth $10,850, giving her $11,850 in cash and trip and the lead.
DUDS: A
BANKRUPTS: 2 (Caroline, Mike)
WINNING ID FOR TRIP: PC8997650
Final Toss-Up category is Show Biz:
_ F _ _ R S _ H _ _ L
_ _ E _ I _ _
Caroline solves AFTERSCHOOL SPECIAL to increase her leading total to $14,850. Next category is Around the House. Late in the round, she hands in her Free Spin after buying a dud vowel in I and then tries to solve with this showing...
_ L A S S/_ E E R/_ _ _ S
...she's correct with GLASS BEER MUGS for another $1,150 and 16 grand total.
Speed-Up Round category is People and consonants are worth $1,900 apiece. After Caroline buys the E's...
_ _ T R _ _ E R T S/&/
E _ T R _ _ E R T S
...she solves INTROVERTS & EXTROVERTS to add another $7,600 and win with $23,600! Jamie leaves with $3,000 and Mike leaves with $2,750.
DUDS: A, C
Big Money Round: Let's see if Scholl can keep her roll going since the Jackpot Round. She spins the ampersand and the category is Person. Starting with:
_ _ _ _ L E
_ _ E N T
I believe it's ______ AGENT. She calls C, B, G and A and gets...
_ _ _ B L E
A G E N T
...she isn't a DOUBLE AGENT by any means, so SHE'S THE FOURTH $100,000 LOSER OF THE SEASON. More pain and agony on this set; thank goodness we're not going to be on it tomorrow...
Video Bonus: $100,000 loss #4
Jeopardy!: Jim Stevens is controlling his own destiny tonight. If he can win his sixth game tonight, no matter what happens from here on out, he will be the final entrant in this year's Salute of Champions (and likely score another Player of the Week award, as well). Hoping to stop him from doing that tonight are:
Laura Mitchell (Cincinatti)- Technical editor
Ed Rozmiarek (Beverly, MA)- High school assistant principal
Opening topics:
WHERE AM I? (these are Clue Crew clues)
YOUR 5-CLUE NEWSCAST
A MUSICAL MENU
DO YOU KNOW JACK ABOUT LIT?
CROSSWORD CLUES "L"
MR. & MRS. MALAPROP
Early on, Stevens hits the Daily Double under the $600 Musical Menu clue with $200 and goes for $1,000 on this:
This ConAgra sweet popcorn treat comes in butter toffee & caramel flavors.
"What is Cracker Jack?"...that's made by Frito-Lay, sir. This is made by ConAgra- Fiddle Faddle. That means he's at $800 in the hole for the moment. But he does get the lead back with $2,200 by the first break; Rozmiarek's just $200 behind and Mitchell's at zip. After the round...
Jim: $6,600 (after a reverse ruling on one of his correct responses)
Ed: $1,000
Laura: $1,800
...Stevens' now rollin'!
ROUND 1 LACH TRASH: $2,400
DJ! Categories:
BOTANY
"QUO"POURRI
BIRTH, ART, DEATH
AMERICANA
SUSAN B. ANTHONY
SPORTS CAST
Mitchell finds the first of the two Daily Doubles to conclude the "QUO" category with $3,400; she trails the champ for the lead by $6,000, while Rozmiarek has $4,600. She wagers just $1,000 on the following:
1951 epic in which the Lions take on the Christians in Rome; Lions give 'em a real licking.
"What is Quo Vadis?"...should've bet more- she now has $4,400. Later, Stevens finds the other Daily Double under the $2,000 Botany clue with $11,800; Rozmiarek has $7,400 and Mitchell has $4,400. His wager is also $1,000, this time on the following:
The beard species of this symbotic plant is often confused with Spanish moss.
"What is...Lichen?"...is right to go to $12,800! At this point, everything's left in Susan B. Anthony while the $1,200-$2,000 clues remain in both Americana & Sports Cast. Opening Susan B. Anthony clue:
The $1 coin featuring Susan B. Anthony's likeness was first minted in this decade.
Ed: "What are the 1980s?"- NO WAY ($7,000)
Jim: "What are the 1970s?"- CORRECT ($13,200); $800 SUSAN B. ANTHONY CLUE
Susan was fined for illegally voting in 1872-- she cast her ballopt for this president who was re-elected.
Jim: "Who is Grover Cleveland?"- INCORRECT ($12,400)
TRIPLE STUMPER: Ulysses S. Grant
$1,200 SUSAN B. ANTHONY CLUE
14 years after her death, the movement created by Susan won passage of this women's voting amendment.
Ed: "What is the 20th?"- WRONG ($5,800)
Laura: "What is the 19th?"- CORRECT ($5,600); $1,200 AMERICANA CLUE
"There's no place like" this town for the annual miners & mushers ball.
Ed: "What is Nome?"- CORRECT ($7,000); $2,000 SPORTS CAST CLUE
This racer who wrote the memoir "Every Second Counts" used a wind tunnel in training to minimize his drag.
TRIPLE STUMPER: Lance Armstrong
$2,000 AMERICANA CLUE
This Iowa city was named for a French Canadian, the first white man to settle permanently in what is now Iowa.
Laura: "What is Des Moines?"- INCORRECT ($3,600)
Ed: "What is Aimes?"- ALSO WRONG ($5,000)
Jim: "What is Dubuque?"- CORRECT ($14,400); $1,200 SPORTS CAST CLUE
This 9-time U.S. & 5-time world champion got her start after seeing her brother play hockey.
TRIPLE STUMPER: Michelle Kwan
$1,600 SPORTS CAST CLUE
At the age of 41 she competed in her fifth Olympic Games, the most of any U.S. swimmer.
ANOTHER TRIPLE STUMPER: Dara Torres
$1,600 AMERICANA CLUE
A mule driver in Uzbekistan sent in 21 cents to help fund the National Mule Memorial in Muleshoe in this big state.
Ed: "What is Montana?"- NO ($3,400)
YET ANOTHER TRIPLE STUMPER: Texas
MERCIFULLY, TIME EXPIRES IN THIS ROUND (two clues unplayed, both in Susan B. Anthony)
DJ! LACH TRASH: $10,400
SCORES AFTER DOUBLE JEOPARDY!:
Jim: $14,400 (lock game!!!)
Ed: $3,400
Laura: $3,600
CORYAT SCORES:
Jim: $16,000
Ed: $3,400
Laura: $4,600
FJ! CATEGORY: Phrase Origins.
Sails that ran free & fluttered without control caused a ship to stagger like a drunk, giving rise to this phrase.
ED:
Response: "What is Blowing in the Wind?"
Wager: ALL IN
BUST
LAURA:
Response: "What is Sheets to the Wind?"
Wager: $3,401
Final score: $199
JIM:
Response: "What is 3 Sheets to the Wind?"
Wager: $7,199
Final score: $21,599
JIM STEVENS IS NOW THE NINTH CONTESTANT EVER ON THIS SHOW TO WIN AT LEAST SIX STRAIGHT GAMES!!!! His new total: $140,600!!
DOND (NBC): Going for up to $2 Million tonight is Davon Clark from Dayton, OH (who is a barber). He wants to win enough so that his wife can quit working two jobs. Sometime during the game tonight, there will be a Banker Bonus involving basketball star Kobe Bryant. His case of destiny is #24.
ROUND 1:
1. #9- $25
2. #22- $5,000
3. #25- $50
4. #4- TWO MILLION DOLLARS
5. #15- $500
6. #13- $200,000
FIRST OFFER: $72,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 2:
1. #8- $300,000
2. #21- $300
3. #12- $400
4. #26- $100,000
5. #16- $75,000
SECOND OFFER: $44,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 3:
1. #10- BUCK
2. #20- PENNY
3. #7- $100
4. #11- $10,000
THIRD OFFER (after a banner with the contestant's picture on it with the word "MAN" displayed drops down; the word "WO" appears next to it!): $85,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 4:
1. #1- $500,000 (DANGER ZONE ENFORCED)
2. #14- $5
3. #6- $75
(Prior to the final pick of the fourth round, his grandmother appeared on the monitor.)
FOURTH OFFER: $95,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 5:
1. #2- $25,000
2. #17- $50,000 (STRIKE ONE)
FIFTH OFFER (after the WO sign is removed): $168,000- NO DEAL
21st PICK: #23- $200
SIXTH OFFER: $220,000- NO DEAL
22nd PICK: #19- $750
SEVENTH OFFER: $310,000- NO DEAL
TONIGHT'S BEAT THE BANKER-WINNING CASE: #2
23rd PICK: #18- $10 (LEFT SIDE CLEARED!)
EIGHTH OFFER: $383,000
BANKER BONUS: Two tickets to a LA Lakers home game, the right to attend Lakers training camp in Hawaii, the right to hang out with Kobe Bryant and an autographed pair of his shoes ($5,000)
TOTAL OFFER: $388,000
DECISION: DEAL
24th PICK: #5- ONE MILLION DOLLARS
Did he have the $400,000?...NO, HE HAD THE $1,000 INSTEAD, SO WE HAVE OUR THIRD STRAIGHT PERFECT DEAL IN PRIMETIME!!!
OH, AND CONGRATULATIONS ALSO TO LISA G. FROM MY HOMETOWN OF RICHMOND, VIRGINIA- SHE JUST WON $10,000 FROM THE BEAT THE BANKER GAME!!
"Million Dollar Password" rating
Last night's "Million Dollar Password" starring Betty White scored a 6.3 Fast Nielsen with an 11 share.
Source: The Futon Critic
Source: The Futon Critic
"Deal" Christmas special rating
What possibly was the last Christmas "Deal or No Deal" episode on NBC was its lowest-rated Christmas episode yet- it scored a 3.8 Fast Nielsen with an 8 share.
Source: Zap2it.com
Source: Zap2it.com
This Week in Game Shows: December 29- January 4
On the last week of 2008, here's what you can expect this week:
Jeopardy!: Here's the deal with Jim Stevens. He's already a five-time champ and the current season's biggest winner so far with $119,001. If he should win on Monday, no matter what happens the rest of the way out, he will become the final entrant in my 2008 Salute of Champions.
Deal or No Deal: In addition to the week's sydnicated episodes, there will be three primetime episodes this week- one of which is being played for up to $2 Million (Monday's)!
Bingo America: The last week of the show's second season.
Wheel of Fortune: Can they rebound from another dismal Happy Holidays Week?
Game Show In My Head: Joe Rogan returns to network television with this new Saturday night CBS game show.
Also, "The Contender" returns, plus catch the first "Million Dollar Password" of 2009. The 2008 Salute of Champions will begin on New Year's Day.
Jeopardy!: Here's the deal with Jim Stevens. He's already a five-time champ and the current season's biggest winner so far with $119,001. If he should win on Monday, no matter what happens the rest of the way out, he will become the final entrant in my 2008 Salute of Champions.
Deal or No Deal: In addition to the week's sydnicated episodes, there will be three primetime episodes this week- one of which is being played for up to $2 Million (Monday's)!
Bingo America: The last week of the show's second season.
Wheel of Fortune: Can they rebound from another dismal Happy Holidays Week?
Game Show In My Head: Joe Rogan returns to network television with this new Saturday night CBS game show.
Also, "The Contender" returns, plus catch the first "Million Dollar Password" of 2009. The 2008 Salute of Champions will begin on New Year's Day.
Sunday, December 28, 2008
The Week in Review: December 22-28
Players of the Week:
WINNER (TIE): Matt Zedwick ($227,000)("Deal or No Deal"- NBC) & Jim Stevens (season's first five-time champion on "Jeopardy!" with $119,001)
RUNNER-UP: Kristen Mortinsen ($68,000)("Deal or No Deal"- Sydnicated)
3RD PLACE: The Calhouns ($107,000)("Deal or No Deal"- NBC)
Other Big Winners and Notables:
Gloria Butler- $95,000 ("Deal or No Deal"- Sydnicated)
Dion McIntosh- $50,000 ("Rediscovered")
Cheryle Cann- $46,012 ("The Price is Right")
Milt Hathaway- $72,002 as two-day champ ("Jeopardy!")
ZONK ANSWER OF THE WEEK: During last Tuesday's episode of "Bingo America", on the very first question of that day's Bingo Shootout, Jeffrey rang in and thought Bingo was the Snow White dwarf that started with B. He went on to win the game and $1,354 despite this silly error.
WINNER (TIE): Matt Zedwick ($227,000)("Deal or No Deal"- NBC) & Jim Stevens (season's first five-time champion on "Jeopardy!" with $119,001)
RUNNER-UP: Kristen Mortinsen ($68,000)("Deal or No Deal"- Sydnicated)
3RD PLACE: The Calhouns ($107,000)("Deal or No Deal"- NBC)
Other Big Winners and Notables:
Gloria Butler- $95,000 ("Deal or No Deal"- Sydnicated)
Dion McIntosh- $50,000 ("Rediscovered")
Cheryle Cann- $46,012 ("The Price is Right")
Milt Hathaway- $72,002 as two-day champ ("Jeopardy!")
ZONK ANSWER OF THE WEEK: During last Tuesday's episode of "Bingo America", on the very first question of that day's Bingo Shootout, Jeffrey rang in and thought Bingo was the Snow White dwarf that started with B. He went on to win the game and $1,354 despite this silly error.
"Million Dollar Password" 12/28
This is a way to end the year for "Million Dollar Password"- bringing back legend Betty White as a guest! Joining her tonight will be Adam Corolla. Now, we're pretty much assured that we're going to give away more money than last season, because we've already had three $100,000 winners. With Betty here tonight, will we finally get a winner of at least $250,000? Let's hope for the best.
In Game 1, joining Adam is Albany Irvin from Shreveport, LA (who is a corporate spokesperson) and getting Betty to start out with is Justin Root from Canton, OH (who is an elementary school teacher and an athlete, and his 20-year-old dream of playing "Password" with Betty White is coming true tonight!).
Just before the game starts, a clip of Allen Ludden's first nighttime "Password" episode since his marriage to Betty is shown!
ROUND 1:
ADAM & ALBANY:
1. NIGHTMARE
A: Elm- TREE
B: Street- OAK
C: Sleep- JASON
D: Horror- PASS (:15)
2. DOCTOR
A: Nurse- DOCTOR (1; :12)
3. SYRUP
A: Maple- OAK
B: Breakfast- SYRUP (2; :03)
4. SCISSORS
A: Cut- TIME EXPIRES
BETTY & JUSTIN:
1. SUN
A: Moon- SUN (1; :28)
2. SIX
A: Five- FOUR
B: Next- HAND
C: Five- SIX (2; :19)
3. SCHOOL
A: Students- PUPILS
B: Building- CLASSROOM
C: Building- SCHOOL (3; :10)
4. RUBBLE
A: Stretcher- AMBULANCE
B: Elastic- WAISTBAND
C: Tires- RUBBER (4; :02)
Password not quite gotten to: FOUNTAIN
ROUND 2:
ADAM & ALBANY:
1. FALL
A: Stand- LEMON
B: Fall (:24)
2. CENT
A: Penny- COIN
B: Value- CENT (3; :16)
3. SLAP
A: Hit- RUN
B: Hand- SLAP (4; :09)
4. DART
IMMEDIATE PASS (:06)
5. PITCHER
A: Baseball- GAME
B: Thrower- PITCHER (5; TIME EXPIRES)
BETTY & JUSTIN:
1. COMMERCIAL
A: Advertisement- MAGAZINE
B: Television- COMMERCIAL (5; :21)
2. CHAPEL
A: Church- STEEPLE
B: Marriage- WEDDING
C: Love- CHAPEL (6; :12)
3. DEW
A: Mist- HIT
B: Morning- FOG
C: Wet- DEW (7; TIME EXPIRES)
Fourth Password not gotten to: CREDIT
ROUND 3:
BETTY & ALBANY:
1. COFFEE
A: Tea- COFFEE (6; :28)
2. SPORT
A: Football- BASEBALL
B: Baseball- SPORT (7; :21)
3. HAND
A: Foot- ANKLE
B: Fingers- HAND (8; :17)
4. OWL
A: Hooter- BOOBS
B: Bird- OWL (9; :11)
5. CLEAVAGE
A: Boobs- NIPPLES
B: Division- BRA; CLEVAGE
ADAM & JUSTIN:
1. FROSTING
A: Cake- PIE
B: White- ICING
C: Almost- FROSTING (8; :20)
2. JAM
A: Jelly- PEANUT
B: Toast- JAM (9; :14)
3. KILT
A: Skirt- DRESS
B: Man- KILT (10; :09)
4. LISP
A: S- STAND
B: Cindy- CRAWFORD
C: Brady- MARCIA (TIME EXPIRES)
SCORES AFTER ROUND 3:
Justin: 10
Albany: 9
FINAL ROUND:
BETTY & ALBANY:
1. DRYER
A: Washer- DRYER (10; :28)
2. CAP
A: Baseball- FOOTBALL
B: Hat- CAP (11; :23)
3. LONDON
A: Paris- FRANCE
B: England- CAPITAL
C: Queen- KING; PASS (:08)
4. MOTORCYCLE
A: Harley- DAVIDSON
B: Type- MOTORCYCLE (12; TIME EXPIRES)
ADAM & JUSTIN (two to tie, three to win):
1. BEAR
A: Grizzly- BEAR (11; :28)
2. FEUD
A: Family- FEUD (12; :26)
3. SPRING
A: Summer- WINTER
B: Autumn- FALL
C: Forward- SPRING (WIN!)
Lucky for Justin, he'll play with Betty when going for the big money!
Money Round #1:
Level 1: Justin helps Betty get VERTICAL, KNIFE, SPRAIN, CATHOLIC & LIQUOR for $10,000.
Level 2: Justin & Betty solve PAST, GOLF, TRUTH, DOE & GRIN with 17 seconds left while missing BUNGEE, NAPKIN, ACCOUNT for $25,000.
Level 3: Justin gives the clues for Betty to solve MORTGAGE, JUDGE, AUDITION, GOLIATH & REPTILE to double up.
Level 4: They get ORGAN, SWARM...but no more, so Justin leaves with a lot of memories and $25,000. They missed POISION, BONNET & MAROON.
For Game 2, teaming up with Adam is Sebastian Davis from Nashville and joining Betty this time is Laura Howard from Houston, TX (who is a Spanish tutor).
ROUND 1: Adam & Sebastian screw up NORTH when Sebastian gives two answers, but then get DENTIST and CEREAL. Betty & Laura get RABBIT, NIGHT, CONSERVATIVE & PAPER while passing CHARIOT for a 4-2 lead.
ROUND 2: Adam & Sebastian get RABBI, SHIRT, get zapped on DRIZZLE when Sebastian gives "little bit" on his third clue, then solve TIARA while running out of time on STADIUM to go to 5. Betty & Laura are right on PACIFIC, HOOF, pass on CAPPUCCINO and run out of time on CHECKERS to take a 6-5 lead.
ROUND 3: Betty & Sebastian get HUSBAND, APPLE, FLORIST, BLACKBOARD and run out of time on WATERGATE; Adam & Laura nail PEPPER, immediately mess up on QUARTERBACK (Adam immediately gave "running back" as a clue), then answer HURRICANE and VALET to tie the game up at 9 apiece.
FINAL ROUND: Sebastian helps Betty get POOL, pass on LUNG & LEI and run out of time on BILLBOARD to make Sebastian's final score 10. Adam & Laura then solve EARLY & CASTLE to win the game with 11; Laura also gets Betty in the endgame!
Money Round #2:
Level 1: Laura helps Betty identify MOTHER, HOUR, NEST, FLAG and CLAM for $10,000; they messed up on SHAMROCK (Betty gave two answers on one turn) and passed on POLICE.
Level 2: Laura & Betty get PUMPKIN, SAND, CHEAP, PIRATE & UKULELE while missing HICKEY for the safe haven.
Level 3: Laura's team nails MELON, VALENTINE, KNOT, BICYCLE & SICK while immediately passing on INSURANCE and also passing on SALSA for $50,000.
Level 4: Betty & Laura immediately miss KARAOKE, then get DRACULA, POWER, BANKRUPT...but that's it, so Laura also leaves with $25,000 and we have our first losing show of the season. The other word they missed was SHADOW.
Next week, talk show host Craig Ferguson & female tennis star Serena Williams play to start the new year.
In Game 1, joining Adam is Albany Irvin from Shreveport, LA (who is a corporate spokesperson) and getting Betty to start out with is Justin Root from Canton, OH (who is an elementary school teacher and an athlete, and his 20-year-old dream of playing "Password" with Betty White is coming true tonight!).
Just before the game starts, a clip of Allen Ludden's first nighttime "Password" episode since his marriage to Betty is shown!
ROUND 1:
ADAM & ALBANY:
1. NIGHTMARE
A: Elm- TREE
B: Street- OAK
C: Sleep- JASON
D: Horror- PASS (:15)
2. DOCTOR
A: Nurse- DOCTOR (1; :12)
3. SYRUP
A: Maple- OAK
B: Breakfast- SYRUP (2; :03)
4. SCISSORS
A: Cut- TIME EXPIRES
BETTY & JUSTIN:
1. SUN
A: Moon- SUN (1; :28)
2. SIX
A: Five- FOUR
B: Next- HAND
C: Five- SIX (2; :19)
3. SCHOOL
A: Students- PUPILS
B: Building- CLASSROOM
C: Building- SCHOOL (3; :10)
4. RUBBLE
A: Stretcher- AMBULANCE
B: Elastic- WAISTBAND
C: Tires- RUBBER (4; :02)
Password not quite gotten to: FOUNTAIN
ROUND 2:
ADAM & ALBANY:
1. FALL
A: Stand- LEMON
B: Fall (:24)
2. CENT
A: Penny- COIN
B: Value- CENT (3; :16)
3. SLAP
A: Hit- RUN
B: Hand- SLAP (4; :09)
4. DART
IMMEDIATE PASS (:06)
5. PITCHER
A: Baseball- GAME
B: Thrower- PITCHER (5; TIME EXPIRES)
BETTY & JUSTIN:
1. COMMERCIAL
A: Advertisement- MAGAZINE
B: Television- COMMERCIAL (5; :21)
2. CHAPEL
A: Church- STEEPLE
B: Marriage- WEDDING
C: Love- CHAPEL (6; :12)
3. DEW
A: Mist- HIT
B: Morning- FOG
C: Wet- DEW (7; TIME EXPIRES)
Fourth Password not gotten to: CREDIT
ROUND 3:
BETTY & ALBANY:
1. COFFEE
A: Tea- COFFEE (6; :28)
2. SPORT
A: Football- BASEBALL
B: Baseball- SPORT (7; :21)
3. HAND
A: Foot- ANKLE
B: Fingers- HAND (8; :17)
4. OWL
A: Hooter- BOOBS
B: Bird- OWL (9; :11)
5. CLEAVAGE
A: Boobs- NIPPLES
B: Division- BRA; CLEVAGE
ADAM & JUSTIN:
1. FROSTING
A: Cake- PIE
B: White- ICING
C: Almost- FROSTING (8; :20)
2. JAM
A: Jelly- PEANUT
B: Toast- JAM (9; :14)
3. KILT
A: Skirt- DRESS
B: Man- KILT (10; :09)
4. LISP
A: S- STAND
B: Cindy- CRAWFORD
C: Brady- MARCIA (TIME EXPIRES)
SCORES AFTER ROUND 3:
Justin: 10
Albany: 9
FINAL ROUND:
BETTY & ALBANY:
1. DRYER
A: Washer- DRYER (10; :28)
2. CAP
A: Baseball- FOOTBALL
B: Hat- CAP (11; :23)
3. LONDON
A: Paris- FRANCE
B: England- CAPITAL
C: Queen- KING; PASS (:08)
4. MOTORCYCLE
A: Harley- DAVIDSON
B: Type- MOTORCYCLE (12; TIME EXPIRES)
ADAM & JUSTIN (two to tie, three to win):
1. BEAR
A: Grizzly- BEAR (11; :28)
2. FEUD
A: Family- FEUD (12; :26)
3. SPRING
A: Summer- WINTER
B: Autumn- FALL
C: Forward- SPRING (WIN!)
Lucky for Justin, he'll play with Betty when going for the big money!
Money Round #1:
Level 1: Justin helps Betty get VERTICAL, KNIFE, SPRAIN, CATHOLIC & LIQUOR for $10,000.
Level 2: Justin & Betty solve PAST, GOLF, TRUTH, DOE & GRIN with 17 seconds left while missing BUNGEE, NAPKIN, ACCOUNT for $25,000.
Level 3: Justin gives the clues for Betty to solve MORTGAGE, JUDGE, AUDITION, GOLIATH & REPTILE to double up.
Level 4: They get ORGAN, SWARM...but no more, so Justin leaves with a lot of memories and $25,000. They missed POISION, BONNET & MAROON.
For Game 2, teaming up with Adam is Sebastian Davis from Nashville and joining Betty this time is Laura Howard from Houston, TX (who is a Spanish tutor).
ROUND 1: Adam & Sebastian screw up NORTH when Sebastian gives two answers, but then get DENTIST and CEREAL. Betty & Laura get RABBIT, NIGHT, CONSERVATIVE & PAPER while passing CHARIOT for a 4-2 lead.
ROUND 2: Adam & Sebastian get RABBI, SHIRT, get zapped on DRIZZLE when Sebastian gives "little bit" on his third clue, then solve TIARA while running out of time on STADIUM to go to 5. Betty & Laura are right on PACIFIC, HOOF, pass on CAPPUCCINO and run out of time on CHECKERS to take a 6-5 lead.
ROUND 3: Betty & Sebastian get HUSBAND, APPLE, FLORIST, BLACKBOARD and run out of time on WATERGATE; Adam & Laura nail PEPPER, immediately mess up on QUARTERBACK (Adam immediately gave "running back" as a clue), then answer HURRICANE and VALET to tie the game up at 9 apiece.
FINAL ROUND: Sebastian helps Betty get POOL, pass on LUNG & LEI and run out of time on BILLBOARD to make Sebastian's final score 10. Adam & Laura then solve EARLY & CASTLE to win the game with 11; Laura also gets Betty in the endgame!
Money Round #2:
Level 1: Laura helps Betty identify MOTHER, HOUR, NEST, FLAG and CLAM for $10,000; they messed up on SHAMROCK (Betty gave two answers on one turn) and passed on POLICE.
Level 2: Laura & Betty get PUMPKIN, SAND, CHEAP, PIRATE & UKULELE while missing HICKEY for the safe haven.
Level 3: Laura's team nails MELON, VALENTINE, KNOT, BICYCLE & SICK while immediately passing on INSURANCE and also passing on SALSA for $50,000.
Level 4: Betty & Laura immediately miss KARAOKE, then get DRACULA, POWER, BANKRUPT...but that's it, so Laura also leaves with $25,000 and we have our first losing show of the season. The other word they missed was SHADOW.
Next week, talk show host Craig Ferguson & female tennis star Serena Williams play to start the new year.
Saturday, December 27, 2008
"Go for the Green!"/SPIN ID 12/27
$5,000 SPIN ID OF THE NIGHT: SP09799
Now, for the third taped episode of "Go for the Green!" (and the last one of 2008).
TRIP AT STAKE: Lake Tahoe
1. What is "The Mean Green Streaming Machine"?
A: YouTube's solar server
B: MSNBC's wind turbine truck
Answer: MSNBC's wind turbine truck
2. What European city charges a congestion tax?
A: London
B: Rome
Answer: London
3. A Japanese garbage man has a business that:
A: Separates and sells recyclables
B: Turns food garbage into pig feed
Answer: Turns food garbage into pig feed
CONSERVATION QUESTION (with ten people left): Which "Wizard of Oz" character could produce biofuel?
A: Tin man
B: Scarecrow
Answer: Scarecrow
Since only five got that right, we move on.
CONSERVATION QUESTION #2 (for the second time ever): What restaurant offers meatless "unchicken" in Canada because of PETA criticism?
A: KFC
B: Arby's
Answer: KFC
Only one got that right, so we have our minimum six for Round 2: Ezra Flomm (an outdoor education teacher), Tony Moore (who plays the mascot for Winthrop University), Bernadette Waizaki (who is a volunteer cat cutler at an animal shelter), Jeff Buzzard (Youngstown, OH), Mark Lawrence (from California) and Nathalie Louise (also from California).
1. IN CONTROL: Bernadette
CATEGORY: Celebrities- TAKES QUESTION
What celebrity used 6.5 million gallons of water to irrigate their Jupiter Island home and got scolded by the Sierra Club as a result?
A: Gloria Estefan
B: Celine Dion
C: Shaquille O' Neal
GUESS: Gloria Estefan- INCORRECT (A: Celine Dion)
2. IN CONTROL: Mark
CATEGORY: Geography- CHALLENGES TONY
Which country is the #1 solar user in the world?
A: France
B: United States
C: Germany
GUESS: U.S.- NO (A: Germany)
3. IN CONTROL: Mark
CATEGORY: Inventions- CHALLENGES JEFF
Named after a famous inventor, the "Tesla" is the world's first electric what?
A: Sports car
B: Helicopter
C: Chainsaw
GUESS: Sports car- YOU BET
4. IN CONTROL: Nathalie
CATEGORY: Water-saving techniques- CHALLENGES EZRA (Jeff clinches Chain Game berth)
Orange County, CA started a water-saving program intended to do what?
A: Fining residents for taking showers longer than ten minutes
B: Banning bottled water sales by 2010
C: Turning toilet water into drinking water
GUESS: Turning toilet water into drinking water- ADVANCES TO CHAIN GAME
CHAIN GAME: Ezra won the coin toss and will go second. The theme tonight is objects that waste power while in standby mode, from least to most (according to the U.S. Department of Energy).
A: DVD player
B: Computer
C: Cordless phone
D: Rechargable toothbrush
E: Laser printer
F: Plasma TV
G: Video game console
JEFF'S FIRST ATTEMPT:
1. TV
2. Printer
3. Video game console
4. DVD player
5. Computer
6. Toothbrush
7. Phone
(Right away, Jeff accidentially knocked down the sixth stand!!!)
ALL WRONG- 38.7
SECOND TRY:
1. TV
2. DVD player
3. Printer
4. Video game console
5. Toothbrush
6. Phone
7. Computer
ALL WRONG AGAIN- 57.5
FINAL TRY:
1. TV
2. DVD player
3. Toothbrush
4. Video game console
5. Phone
6. Computer
7. Printer
#6 RIGHT- 71.2
Even though he didn't wipe out here, that's one of the worst Chain Game playings I've ever seen; Jeff didn't make many changes even though he got none right on each of his first two turns.
EZRA'S FIRST TRY:
1. Video game console
2. DVD player
3. Toothbrush
4. Computer
5. Printer
6. Phone
7. TV
WINNER (#7 RIGHT)- 45.3 LEFT
Because there's still a lot of time to kill, host Tom Green gives Ezra the chance to get the rest of the answers correct within 30 seconds. For each one of the other six he gets right, he wins $10.
1. Printer
2. Phone
3. Toothbrush
4. DVD player
5. Video game console
6. Computer
7. TV
He finishes with 2.9 left. Out of the remaining six...he gets the computer, phone and video game console correct for $30 in possible spending money. Correct order:
1. Toothbrush
2. Phone
3. DVD player
4. Printer
5. Video game console
6. Computer
7. TV
If I were playing this, I probably would've gotten this in one try.
Now, for the third taped episode of "Go for the Green!" (and the last one of 2008).
TRIP AT STAKE: Lake Tahoe
1. What is "The Mean Green Streaming Machine"?
A: YouTube's solar server
B: MSNBC's wind turbine truck
Answer: MSNBC's wind turbine truck
2. What European city charges a congestion tax?
A: London
B: Rome
Answer: London
3. A Japanese garbage man has a business that:
A: Separates and sells recyclables
B: Turns food garbage into pig feed
Answer: Turns food garbage into pig feed
CONSERVATION QUESTION (with ten people left): Which "Wizard of Oz" character could produce biofuel?
A: Tin man
B: Scarecrow
Answer: Scarecrow
Since only five got that right, we move on.
CONSERVATION QUESTION #2 (for the second time ever): What restaurant offers meatless "unchicken" in Canada because of PETA criticism?
A: KFC
B: Arby's
Answer: KFC
Only one got that right, so we have our minimum six for Round 2: Ezra Flomm (an outdoor education teacher), Tony Moore (who plays the mascot for Winthrop University), Bernadette Waizaki (who is a volunteer cat cutler at an animal shelter), Jeff Buzzard (Youngstown, OH), Mark Lawrence (from California) and Nathalie Louise (also from California).
1. IN CONTROL: Bernadette
CATEGORY: Celebrities- TAKES QUESTION
What celebrity used 6.5 million gallons of water to irrigate their Jupiter Island home and got scolded by the Sierra Club as a result?
A: Gloria Estefan
B: Celine Dion
C: Shaquille O' Neal
GUESS: Gloria Estefan- INCORRECT (A: Celine Dion)
2. IN CONTROL: Mark
CATEGORY: Geography- CHALLENGES TONY
Which country is the #1 solar user in the world?
A: France
B: United States
C: Germany
GUESS: U.S.- NO (A: Germany)
3. IN CONTROL: Mark
CATEGORY: Inventions- CHALLENGES JEFF
Named after a famous inventor, the "Tesla" is the world's first electric what?
A: Sports car
B: Helicopter
C: Chainsaw
GUESS: Sports car- YOU BET
4. IN CONTROL: Nathalie
CATEGORY: Water-saving techniques- CHALLENGES EZRA (Jeff clinches Chain Game berth)
Orange County, CA started a water-saving program intended to do what?
A: Fining residents for taking showers longer than ten minutes
B: Banning bottled water sales by 2010
C: Turning toilet water into drinking water
GUESS: Turning toilet water into drinking water- ADVANCES TO CHAIN GAME
CHAIN GAME: Ezra won the coin toss and will go second. The theme tonight is objects that waste power while in standby mode, from least to most (according to the U.S. Department of Energy).
A: DVD player
B: Computer
C: Cordless phone
D: Rechargable toothbrush
E: Laser printer
F: Plasma TV
G: Video game console
JEFF'S FIRST ATTEMPT:
1. TV
2. Printer
3. Video game console
4. DVD player
5. Computer
6. Toothbrush
7. Phone
(Right away, Jeff accidentially knocked down the sixth stand!!!)
ALL WRONG- 38.7
SECOND TRY:
1. TV
2. DVD player
3. Printer
4. Video game console
5. Toothbrush
6. Phone
7. Computer
ALL WRONG AGAIN- 57.5
FINAL TRY:
1. TV
2. DVD player
3. Toothbrush
4. Video game console
5. Phone
6. Computer
7. Printer
#6 RIGHT- 71.2
Even though he didn't wipe out here, that's one of the worst Chain Game playings I've ever seen; Jeff didn't make many changes even though he got none right on each of his first two turns.
EZRA'S FIRST TRY:
1. Video game console
2. DVD player
3. Toothbrush
4. Computer
5. Printer
6. Phone
7. TV
WINNER (#7 RIGHT)- 45.3 LEFT
Because there's still a lot of time to kill, host Tom Green gives Ezra the chance to get the rest of the answers correct within 30 seconds. For each one of the other six he gets right, he wins $10.
1. Printer
2. Phone
3. Toothbrush
4. DVD player
5. Video game console
6. Computer
7. TV
He finishes with 2.9 left. Out of the remaining six...he gets the computer, phone and video game console correct for $30 in possible spending money. Correct order:
1. Toothbrush
2. Phone
3. DVD player
4. Printer
5. Video game console
6. Computer
7. TV
If I were playing this, I probably would've gotten this in one try.
Friday, December 26, 2008
Sydnicated "Deal" ratings news
In the week ending December 14th, the sydnicated "Deal or No Deal" posted a 1.9 live plus same day household rating for the week, up 6% from the previous week; it hit the 2 mark on December 10th.
Source: B & C
Source: B & C
12/26/2008 Results
TPIR: This is Episode 4565K, the last day of this year's Christmas Week and the last new episode of 2008. We begin with Amy, Timothy, Jaime and Rick. Drew twirls his body around as soon as he comes out of Door #2 and the first IUFB is a men's Rolex watch worn by Rich himself!
Rick: $2,500
Jaime: $5,000 (STAGE WILLY)
Timothy: $3,500
Amy: $2,501
ARP: $4,200 (a new daytime IUFB record)
Timothy, originally from Chicago and now in Valencia, CA, could be wearing that really nice watch he just won in Spain (Brandi) after playing Pushover. Board:
967845036
His guess is $7,845...
967845036
...yes indeed! The price could've been either one of the last four prices in the line ($8,450, $7,845, $6,784 and $9,678)!
Fifth comes Silverio De La Torre (who may be related to former Triple Play winner Elva) and the second IUFB is a home theatre system (Brandi & Lanisha).
Silverio: $2,500
Amy: $1,300
Rick: $2,501
Jaime: $1,200
ARP: $1,500
Amy, a kindergarten teacher from Garden Grove, CA, plays Stack the Deck for a 2009 Pontiac G6 (Std., Mats)(Rachael). Board:
5206937
Lanisha is the game's model today.
1. Soup & Clorox bleach
TARGET: $2.19
PICK: Bleach- RIGHT; CHOOSES THIRD NUMBER ($ _ _ , 3 _ _)
2. HBP medicine & light bulb
TARGET: $5.99
PICK: HBP medicine- $6.99
3. Pancake mix & vegetable oil
TARGET: $4.99
PICK: Oil- CORRECT; CHOOSES FOURTH NUMBER ($ _ _ , 3 7 _)
Does she get $20,375 to win the car...NO, she missed the last number (she said 9 instead), apparently mishearing the audience's advice there.
Jennifer comes on down sixth and the third IUFB is cookware (Brandi).
Jennifer: $600
Rick: $400
Jamie: $900
Silverio: $650
ARP: $710
Silverio from El Monte, CA plays Secret X for an outdoor living room group and a 32" weatherproof HDTV, all worth $12,888 (Lanisha & Rachael). Here's his first X placement:
(X)(??)(--)
(--)(??)(--)
(--)(??)(--)
The SPs Brandi stands next by to today:
Robot tissue box: $15 or $30?
Office fish tank: $15 or $25?
He gets the tissue box at $15 but makes a possibly fatal error by also saying $15 for the fish tank when it's obviously $25. Final setup:
(X)(??)(--)
(--)(??)(--)
(--)(??)(X)
I hope that X's in the middle...
(X)(--)(--)
(--)(X)(--)
(--)(--)(X)
...and it is for a miracle win!
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #1:
Amy ($1,500): WINS $1,000!
Timothy ($12,045): WINS $1,000 ALSO!
Silverio ($13,613): Nickel + 80 = $.85
BONUS SPIN SPIN-OFF:
Amy: $.90
Timothy: $.80
Amy goes to the Showcase.
Leaving the crowd next is Julie Freund and the fourth IUFB is an exercise bike (Lanisha).
Julie: $700
Jennifer: $900
Rick: $901
Jaime: $1,300
ARP: $700, winning Julie a $500 bonus!
She now plays Check Game for thousands of dollars more plus a catameran (Rachael). She writes her check for just a grand, thinking that catameran's very expensive...but it's just $4,795, so the audience was right to groan at her. If only she had the original rules to play with...
Next is Jennifer Young and the next IUFB is a collection of power tools (Rachael).
Jennifer #2: $2,000
Jennifer #1: $800
Rick: $875
Jamie: $500
ARP: $1,140
Rick Davis, who has a family with five babies, plays That's Too Much for a Ford Fusion that they could all travel in (Lanisha).
1. $18,990
2. $20,841
3. $22,960- THAT'S TOO MUCH...YES INDEED!!
ARP: $21,775! He came close to stopping on each of the earlier two prices! And he said "That's the one" instead before saying the official magic words!
The last contestant to hear the magic words this year is Angel Alcaraz from the front row and the final IUFB is a snow sled collection (Rachael).
Angel: $450
Jamie: $400 (SUICIDE BID)
Jennifer #2: $700
Jennifer #1: $701
ARP: $580
TODAY'S FIRST FOUR BREAKFAST CLUB MEMBER: Jamie
Angel plays One Wrong Price for a wine cabinet (Rachael) marked at $2,795, a guitar (Lanisha) marked at $999 and an offroad bike (Brandi) marked at $2,599. He goes with yours truly on the guitar, because I personally think it's too cheap...but it's still $999! Tough luck. The wine cabinet actually cost $3,385.
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #2:
Angel ($580): 55 + 90 = DOH
Julie ($1,200): $.75
Rick ($22,915): 45 + 55 = WINS $1,000 AND SHOWCASE BERTH!
In Rick's Bonus Spin...a dime.
The first Showcase is all about feeling the need to go racing. First, race your friends in a new go-kart (Rachael). Second, you can race the powerful Corvettes at driving school while on a trip to Vegas (Brandi). Finally, when you're done testing out a Corvette in Vegas, drive this around your neighborhood for real- a 2009 Saturn Sky Red Line (Fairly loaded)(Lanisha)!
RICK BIDS $31,000 ON CAR SHOWCASE- STAGE GARF (Barely covers the car)
MY BID FOR CAR SHOWCASE: $37,500
For Amy, we have a well-being massage chair (Lanisha), a Pulaski bedroom (Brandi) and a hot tub (Rachael).
AMY BIDS $17,000 ON ROOM/SPA SHOWCASE
MY BID FOR ROOM/SPA SHOWCASE: $19,500
RICK'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $31,000
ARP: $49,989 (I think that Vegas trip was on steroids)
DIFFERENCE: $18,989
AMY'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $17,000
ARP: $24,802
DIFFERENCE: $7,802- WIN
That was a tough one for Rick (he said the Sky was his dream car), but he does leave with $23,915 in cash and prizes, including the other car. Amy wins today and $27,302 in cash and prizes.
Video clips of today's episode (both in HD quality):
Clip 1
Clip 2
DOND: Talk about a good week for the show on both versions. Last night, there were two PERFECT DEALS made during the two-hour Christmas episode for a combined total of $334,000. And despite a $100 win to start the week, $202,100 has been given away on the sydnicated version this week!
We wrap up the week today with #17 Theo Cooper (who is a mortgage broker and a realtor). He swaps out for #3.
ROUND 1:
1. #13 (Kimlee)- $200
2. #7 (Julie)- $25
3. #16 (Courtney)- $10
4. #6 (Barbara)- $75,000
5. #20 (Josh)- $500
OPENING OFFER: $22,500- NO DEAL
ROUND 2:
1. #19 (Dean)- BUCK
2. #8 (Machelle)- $50,000
3. #18 (Robin)- $400
4. #14 (Keith)- $25,000 (DANGER ZONE ENFORCED)
5. #10 (Cathy)- $1,000
SECOND OFFER: $27,500- NO DEAL
ROUND 3:
1. #22 (Kelly)- PENNY
2. #9 (Cynthia)- $300
3. #2 (Jina)- $500,000 (STRIKE ONE)
4. #15 (Roy)- $2,500
THIRD OFFER: $16,500- NO DEAL
ROUND 4:
1. #21 (Zaina)- $10,000
2. #12 (Amber)- $5,000
FOURTH OFFER: $24,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 5:
1. #1 (Christina)- $250,000 (STRIKE TWO)
2. #5 (Teresa)- $50
FIFTH OFFER: $11,000- NO DEAL
19th PICK: #4 (Jenna)- $7,500 (SAFETY NET GONE)
SIXTH OFFER: $24,000- NO DEAL
20th PICK: #17 (Ravyn)- OOPS!!! ($100,000)
He leaves with $40, making him the lowest winner so far on the daytime version of the show. His case had $100.
WOF: Thanks to last night's agonizing last second bonus round loss, we are in danger of being SCROOGED again on Happy Holidays Week. We haven't had a BONUS ROUND SHUTOUT all season long, but will tonight finally be the night? I hope not.
The first Toss-Up category is Show Biz:
_ O L I _ A Y
C _ N C E _ T
Simi solves HOLIDAY CONCERT for $1,000.
$5,000 WINNING ID OF THE NIGHT: JS02896
Let's meet the players:
Simi Akachiku (Birmingham, AL; her family originates from Nigeria)- UAB student studying Microbiology
Alexis Brunkovick (NYC; originally from Newtown, PA)- Ballet teacher for children aged 3-5 and a recent graduate from Marymount Manhattan College
Stephen Fodor (Del Rey Beach, FL)- Recent graduate from Florida Atlantic University and currently a customer service director and a volunteer referee/Board of Members panelist for a children's soccer club in his area
$2,000 Toss-Up category is On the Map:
_ H _/N _ _ T H/_ O _ E
Simi knows THE NORTH POLE ties in nicely with this week's theme, taking her to $3,000.
After a Big Sky ski trip worth $9,900 goes on the wheel, Round 1 category is Food & Drink. Simi immediately calls a dud with T. Alexis hits the night's first Bankrupt to lose the $400 she earned from the R. Later, Simi calls three L's for the Wild Card; after she buys the I's and the O's, we have...
_ _ _ _ R O P S/&/
L O L L I P O P S
...she solves GUMDROPS & LOLLIPOPS for another $1,300 and $4,300 total.
DUDS: N, T
BANKRUPTS: 1 (Alexis)
(Tonight's first greeting message comes from the post production department.)
Campbell's Soup Jackpot/Prize Puzzle Round category is Thing. Alexis starts out with two T's for $1,800, then buys seven E's but she hits her second Bankrupt tonight. Stephen calls two F's a little later for $7,000. The board reads now:
THE/E _ _ E _ _ E _ _ E/_ F/
_/_ _ F E T _ _ E
He then calls a $700 N, then buys the I's, the O and then solves THE EXPERIENCE OF A LIFETIME for $7,700 and an experience of a lifetime in South Africa, a total of $16,680 in cash and trip.
BANKRUPTS: 1 (Alexis)
WINNING ID FOR TRIP: KG06661
(The final greeting message of the week comes from the crew.)
WorldWinner Mystery Round category is Song Lyrics. Stephen starts out with a dud of S. Simi then loses her Wild Card to a Bankrupt. After Alexis buys the A's, we have...
_ _ T/A/_ _ T T _ E/_ _ _ E/_ N/
_ _ _ _/_ E A _ T
...she calls the R's for another $800, a $900 H, and solves PUT A LITTLE LOVE IN YOUR HEART for $4,100.
DUDS: S
BANKRUPTS: 1 (Simi)
$3,000 Toss-Up category is Place:
G _ _ U N D
F L _ O _
Alexis solves GROUND FLOOR to go to $7,100. Next category is Phrase. After Alexis buys the O's, here's the board:
IT/_ _ _/_ O R T H/THE/
_ _ I T
She calls the W's for another $1,500 and then admits IT WAS WORTH THE WAIT for another $3,050 and $10,150 total.
Next category is Occupation. After starting with three R's for $2,400, Stephen hits Bankrupt. After Alexis buys a dud vowel in O, we go to Speed-Up Mode with the remaining consonants being worth $1,500 apiece. After Stephen calls the M...
M _ S T E R
_ _ R _ E _ T E R
...he solves MASTER CARPENTER to seal his match win with $18,180! Alexis leaves with $10,150 and Simi leaves with $4,300.
DUDS: O
BANKRUPTS: 1 (Stephen)
Big Money Round: Scrooge is knocking on the door of Sony Pictures Studios; let's see if Stephen can close the door on him after this endgame. He spins the N in WIN and the category is Thing. Starting with:
S _ _ R _
_ _ R _ E
He calls CDMA and gets...
S _ A R _
C _ R _ E
...we were on a SHARP CURVE in terms of excitement when Michelle Lowenstein became a millionaire on this show...
...BUT NOW WE'VE GONE ON A DOWNHILL CURVE- HE CAN'T SOLVE THIS PUZZLE FOR $30,000, MEANING FOR THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW, WE'VE BEEN SCROOGED ON CHRISTMAS WEEK (and it's also the first BONUS ROUND SHUTOUT all season long). Doggone it!
Jeopardy!: Jim Stevens has a chance to become the season's first five-time champion tonight- that would be a nice post-Christmas present for the show's fans. Also, he has a chance to become the biggest winner of the season so far. Remember, the mark to beat is Ben Bishop's $115,800. Here are his two challengers tonight:
Mikey Stewart (Cambridge, MA)- Economist
Cathy Flannigan (Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada)- Administrator
Opening categories:
THE CONSTITUTION TODAY
SINGERS' RHYME TIME
NUMERICAL PHRASES
GLASS & GLASSMAKING
"MO" BETTER
FAMOUS RAYS
Right away, Stevens tries for a sweep of the glass category. Here's the final clue in it:
As a gift to the Kennedy Center, Sweden donated eighteen 15-feet-long crystal chandeliers made by this company.
Stewart's in first for the spoil with "What is Tiffany?"...but that's incorrect, so he's a grand in the red. The sweep doesn't happen for the champ, because this is the night's first Triple Stumper. Correct: What is Orford's Crystal? At the first break, the champ has three grand while Flannigan has $1,200 and Stewart's still a grand in the hole. Stewart then gets the $800 Constitution clue and then finds the Daily Double under the $1,000 clue there with -$200. He bets face value ($1,000). To get out of the hole:
In June 2008, the Supreme Court said that this amendment grants an individual, not just a collective, right.
"What is the 1st Amendment?"...he was one off- it was the 2nd Amendment, putting him at $1,800 in the hole for the moment. At the end of the round, Stevens is still ahead with $7,000. Flannigan has $4,200 and Stewart's now just $200 in debt.
ROUND 1 LACH TRASH: $2,400
DJ! Categories:
GERMANIA
1890s CINEMA
THE OLD REALTOR'S ALMANAC
PRESIDENTIAL RUNNERS-UP (the winner of each election must be given on each clue)
DOUBLE LETTERS
FAMOURS RAYS (second appearance tonight)
Stewart is right on the $400 1890s Cinema clue to immediately go to $200 on the good side, and then goes Daily Double Hunting. Later, he's trying to sweep the presidential category with this $800 clue:
1952 & 1956: Adlai Stevenson
The champ rings in first instead with "Who is Eisenhower?"...correct for a successful spoil and go to $13,400; Stewart's at $8,600 and second place now. With only Germania and The Old Realtor's Almanac left, here are the scores now:
Jim: $15,400
Cathy: $3,800
Mikey: $9,000
Stewart's still on the big comeback trail, as he's in control now. He picks the $1,600 Old Realtor's Almanac clue, still going Daily Double Hunting:
A handy chart shows the sale prices of similar homes in the area, knowm by this one-syllable term.
TRIPLE STUMPER: Comps
$1,600 GERMANIA CLUE:
DAAAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIIIILLLLLLLLLLLYYYY DOUBLE #1! He's wagering $6,400. To tie the game or be in big trouble from here on out, here's the clue:
It's a bird! It's a plane! It's this German equivalent of a Superman.
"What is Ubermensch?"...TIE GAME!
$2,000 ALMANAC CLUE
There are tips on how to tell when a home's owner is in this first step toward foreclosure.
Cathy: "What is default?"- CORRECT ($5,800); $400 GERMANIA CLUE
Enjoy a concert in the Beethovenhalle in this former German capital.
Cathy: "What is Bonn?"- RIGHT ($6,200); $800, SAME CATEGORY
Before the Euro, Germany used this official currency with a two word name.
Mikey: "What is the Deutsche Mark?"- RIGHT FOR THE LEAD ($16,200); $1,200 ALMANAC CLUE
DAAAAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIIIIILLLLLLLLYYYY DOUBLE #2! He wagers four grand this time.
Let's check the commission chart-- a standard 6% of the $500,000 price and half goes to me as seller's agent, so I get this sum.
"What is $3,000?"...NO- HE JUST LOST THE LEAD BACK. It was five times that- $15,000. He's down to $12,200.
$2,000 GERMANIA CLUE
This city on the main river was where the Holy Roman emperors were crowned beginning around 1356.
TRIPLE STUMPER: Frankfurt
$1,200 GERMANIA CLUE
The German title of this 18th Century opera is "Die Zauberflote".
Cathy: "What is The Magic Flute?"- CORRECT ($7,400); TIME EXPIRES
DJ! LACH TRASH: $7,200
SCORES AFTER DOUBLE JEOPARDY!:
Jim: $15,400
Cathy: $7,400
Mikey: $12,200
CORYAT SCORES:
Jim: $15,400
Cathy: $7,400
Mikey: $12,400
What was once a shootout between the men has now become anybody's game.
FJ! CATEGORY: Historic Names.
A recent biography of this 13th Century man is subtitled "From Venice to Xanadu".
Flannigan's response was "Who is Marco Polo?"...correct for $4,801, taking her to $12,201. Mr. Stewart, our possible big comeback kid tonight...is also right and wagers a kinda oddball $5,860, taking him to $18,060. Did Mr. Stevens get it right?...
...YES, AND WITH A $9,001 WAGER, HE'S THE SEASON'S FIRST FIVE-TIME CHAMPION AND IS NOW THE LARGEST WINNER OF THE SEASON SO FAR WITH $119,001!!!!
Bingo America: We wrap up the next-to-last week of the season with Episode 2019. Our players are Vanessa & Paul.
GAME 1:
1 (B13)- After failing a character test, Snoop Dogg was banned from entering what "Land Down Under"?
PAUL: Australia- RIGHT (B----; $513)
2 (G52)- If London Bridge were falling down, it would fall into what British river?
PAUL: Thames- RIGHT AGAIN (B--G-; $565)
3 (B11)- What quirky TV lawyer wore short skirts and kept seeing dancing babies?
PAUL TAKES TOO LONG
VANESSA: Ally McBeal- CORRECT (B----; $576)
4 (G51)- The amount of greenhouse gases a person produces is known as what type of footprint?
VANESSA: Carbon footprint- RIGHT AGAIN (B--G-; $627)
5 (N41)- What Liberace of Rock & Roll sang "Crocodile Rock"?
PAUL: Elton John- RIGHT (B-NG-; $668)
HALFTIME
6 (O72)- Performing daredevil stunts, the world-famous Lipazaners are what kind of white animals?
PAUL: Polar bears- NO
DOUBLE STUMPER #1: Horses
7 (N32)- Stale Fish and Seran Wrap are tricks invented by Tony Hawk for what sport?
PAUL: Skateboarding- YOU BET ($700)
8 (O63)- Bridal veils and tutus are often made of what semi-sheer net fabric?
PAUL: Tafania- INCORRECT
VANESSA: Tulle- RIGHT (B--GO; $763)
9 (I21)- On June 6, 1944, "Allied Assualt on the Beaches of Normandy" is referred to as what day?
PAUL: D-Day- RIGHT (BING-; $784)
10 (N38)- In what musical does Jean Valjean is pursued by a French policeman named Javert?
PAUL: "Les Miserables"- RIGHT AGAIN ($822)
50/50:
11 (O69)- T or F: After the Bible, "Quotations from Chairman Mao" is the best-selling book in the world.
VANESSA: False- LOSE
(As a late Christmas present from the GSN PR department, I just got a copy of the "Bingo America" DVD game like all of Paul's rooting section members did.)
GAME 2:
1 (I22)- What Minneapolis artist released the 1984 album "Purple Rain"?
PAUL: Prince- RIGHT (-I---; $844)
2 (N36)- From the Italian word for "mask", what cosmetic is used to darken eyelashes?
PAUL: Mascara- RIGHT AGAIN (-IN--; $880)
3 (O74)- In 1978, actress Michelle Pfieffer was crowned the beauty queen of what region known as The O.C.?
PAUL: Orange County- RIGHT AGAIN (-IN-O; $954)
4 (O73)- What ancient arena in Rome had a huge, retractable awning to protect spectators?
PAUL: Colisseum- FOUR IN A ROW ($1,027)
5 (I19)- What American male super swimmer holds 14 Olympic gold medals, the most ever?
PAUL: Michael Phelps- FIVE IN A ROW ($1,046)
6 (G56)- Elian Gonzalez was rescued off the Florida coast in 1999, only to be returned to what country?
VANESSA: Cuba- CORRECT (---G-; $1,102)
7 (G50)- What 1992 movie starred Whoopi Goldberg as a nun on the run?
PAUL: "Sister Act"- RIGHT (-INGO; $1,152)
8 (N38)- This year, California law made it illegal for drivers to use what device unless it's hands-free?
PAUL: Cell phone- RIGHT AGAIN ($1,190)
9 (B11)- "La Marseillaise" is the national anthem for what country?
PAUL: France- WINS MATCH ($1,201)
Bingo Bonus Round (with the 0-1-3-6-10 wrecking ball format):
B: #1- $1,000
I: #24- $2,000 ($3,000)
N: #33- $3,000 ($6,000)
G: #59- WRECKING BALL
Rick: $2,500
Jaime: $5,000 (STAGE WILLY)
Timothy: $3,500
Amy: $2,501
ARP: $4,200 (a new daytime IUFB record)
Timothy, originally from Chicago and now in Valencia, CA, could be wearing that really nice watch he just won in Spain (Brandi) after playing Pushover. Board:
967845036
His guess is $7,845...
967845036
...yes indeed! The price could've been either one of the last four prices in the line ($8,450, $7,845, $6,784 and $9,678)!
Fifth comes Silverio De La Torre (who may be related to former Triple Play winner Elva) and the second IUFB is a home theatre system (Brandi & Lanisha).
Silverio: $2,500
Amy: $1,300
Rick: $2,501
Jaime: $1,200
ARP: $1,500
Amy, a kindergarten teacher from Garden Grove, CA, plays Stack the Deck for a 2009 Pontiac G6 (Std., Mats)(Rachael). Board:
5206937
Lanisha is the game's model today.
1. Soup & Clorox bleach
TARGET: $2.19
PICK: Bleach- RIGHT; CHOOSES THIRD NUMBER ($ _ _ , 3 _ _)
2. HBP medicine & light bulb
TARGET: $5.99
PICK: HBP medicine- $6.99
3. Pancake mix & vegetable oil
TARGET: $4.99
PICK: Oil- CORRECT; CHOOSES FOURTH NUMBER ($ _ _ , 3 7 _)
Does she get $20,375 to win the car...NO, she missed the last number (she said 9 instead), apparently mishearing the audience's advice there.
Jennifer comes on down sixth and the third IUFB is cookware (Brandi).
Jennifer: $600
Rick: $400
Jamie: $900
Silverio: $650
ARP: $710
Silverio from El Monte, CA plays Secret X for an outdoor living room group and a 32" weatherproof HDTV, all worth $12,888 (Lanisha & Rachael). Here's his first X placement:
(X)(??)(--)
(--)(??)(--)
(--)(??)(--)
The SPs Brandi stands next by to today:
Robot tissue box: $15 or $30?
Office fish tank: $15 or $25?
He gets the tissue box at $15 but makes a possibly fatal error by also saying $15 for the fish tank when it's obviously $25. Final setup:
(X)(??)(--)
(--)(??)(--)
(--)(??)(X)
I hope that X's in the middle...
(X)(--)(--)
(--)(X)(--)
(--)(--)(X)
...and it is for a miracle win!
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #1:
Amy ($1,500): WINS $1,000!
Timothy ($12,045): WINS $1,000 ALSO!
Silverio ($13,613): Nickel + 80 = $.85
BONUS SPIN SPIN-OFF:
Amy: $.90
Timothy: $.80
Amy goes to the Showcase.
Leaving the crowd next is Julie Freund and the fourth IUFB is an exercise bike (Lanisha).
Julie: $700
Jennifer: $900
Rick: $901
Jaime: $1,300
ARP: $700, winning Julie a $500 bonus!
She now plays Check Game for thousands of dollars more plus a catameran (Rachael). She writes her check for just a grand, thinking that catameran's very expensive...but it's just $4,795, so the audience was right to groan at her. If only she had the original rules to play with...
Next is Jennifer Young and the next IUFB is a collection of power tools (Rachael).
Jennifer #2: $2,000
Jennifer #1: $800
Rick: $875
Jamie: $500
ARP: $1,140
Rick Davis, who has a family with five babies, plays That's Too Much for a Ford Fusion that they could all travel in (Lanisha).
1. $18,990
2. $20,841
3. $22,960- THAT'S TOO MUCH...YES INDEED!!
ARP: $21,775! He came close to stopping on each of the earlier two prices! And he said "That's the one" instead before saying the official magic words!
The last contestant to hear the magic words this year is Angel Alcaraz from the front row and the final IUFB is a snow sled collection (Rachael).
Angel: $450
Jamie: $400 (SUICIDE BID)
Jennifer #2: $700
Jennifer #1: $701
ARP: $580
TODAY'S FIRST FOUR BREAKFAST CLUB MEMBER: Jamie
Angel plays One Wrong Price for a wine cabinet (Rachael) marked at $2,795, a guitar (Lanisha) marked at $999 and an offroad bike (Brandi) marked at $2,599. He goes with yours truly on the guitar, because I personally think it's too cheap...but it's still $999! Tough luck. The wine cabinet actually cost $3,385.
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #2:
Angel ($580): 55 + 90 = DOH
Julie ($1,200): $.75
Rick ($22,915): 45 + 55 = WINS $1,000 AND SHOWCASE BERTH!
In Rick's Bonus Spin...a dime.
The first Showcase is all about feeling the need to go racing. First, race your friends in a new go-kart (Rachael). Second, you can race the powerful Corvettes at driving school while on a trip to Vegas (Brandi). Finally, when you're done testing out a Corvette in Vegas, drive this around your neighborhood for real- a 2009 Saturn Sky Red Line (Fairly loaded)(Lanisha)!
RICK BIDS $31,000 ON CAR SHOWCASE- STAGE GARF (Barely covers the car)
MY BID FOR CAR SHOWCASE: $37,500
For Amy, we have a well-being massage chair (Lanisha), a Pulaski bedroom (Brandi) and a hot tub (Rachael).
AMY BIDS $17,000 ON ROOM/SPA SHOWCASE
MY BID FOR ROOM/SPA SHOWCASE: $19,500
RICK'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $31,000
ARP: $49,989 (I think that Vegas trip was on steroids)
DIFFERENCE: $18,989
AMY'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $17,000
ARP: $24,802
DIFFERENCE: $7,802- WIN
That was a tough one for Rick (he said the Sky was his dream car), but he does leave with $23,915 in cash and prizes, including the other car. Amy wins today and $27,302 in cash and prizes.
Video clips of today's episode (both in HD quality):
Clip 1
Clip 2
DOND: Talk about a good week for the show on both versions. Last night, there were two PERFECT DEALS made during the two-hour Christmas episode for a combined total of $334,000. And despite a $100 win to start the week, $202,100 has been given away on the sydnicated version this week!
We wrap up the week today with #17 Theo Cooper (who is a mortgage broker and a realtor). He swaps out for #3.
ROUND 1:
1. #13 (Kimlee)- $200
2. #7 (Julie)- $25
3. #16 (Courtney)- $10
4. #6 (Barbara)- $75,000
5. #20 (Josh)- $500
OPENING OFFER: $22,500- NO DEAL
ROUND 2:
1. #19 (Dean)- BUCK
2. #8 (Machelle)- $50,000
3. #18 (Robin)- $400
4. #14 (Keith)- $25,000 (DANGER ZONE ENFORCED)
5. #10 (Cathy)- $1,000
SECOND OFFER: $27,500- NO DEAL
ROUND 3:
1. #22 (Kelly)- PENNY
2. #9 (Cynthia)- $300
3. #2 (Jina)- $500,000 (STRIKE ONE)
4. #15 (Roy)- $2,500
THIRD OFFER: $16,500- NO DEAL
ROUND 4:
1. #21 (Zaina)- $10,000
2. #12 (Amber)- $5,000
FOURTH OFFER: $24,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 5:
1. #1 (Christina)- $250,000 (STRIKE TWO)
2. #5 (Teresa)- $50
FIFTH OFFER: $11,000- NO DEAL
19th PICK: #4 (Jenna)- $7,500 (SAFETY NET GONE)
SIXTH OFFER: $24,000- NO DEAL
20th PICK: #17 (Ravyn)- OOPS!!! ($100,000)
He leaves with $40, making him the lowest winner so far on the daytime version of the show. His case had $100.
WOF: Thanks to last night's agonizing last second bonus round loss, we are in danger of being SCROOGED again on Happy Holidays Week. We haven't had a BONUS ROUND SHUTOUT all season long, but will tonight finally be the night? I hope not.
The first Toss-Up category is Show Biz:
_ O L I _ A Y
C _ N C E _ T
Simi solves HOLIDAY CONCERT for $1,000.
$5,000 WINNING ID OF THE NIGHT: JS02896
Let's meet the players:
Simi Akachiku (Birmingham, AL; her family originates from Nigeria)- UAB student studying Microbiology
Alexis Brunkovick (NYC; originally from Newtown, PA)- Ballet teacher for children aged 3-5 and a recent graduate from Marymount Manhattan College
Stephen Fodor (Del Rey Beach, FL)- Recent graduate from Florida Atlantic University and currently a customer service director and a volunteer referee/Board of Members panelist for a children's soccer club in his area
$2,000 Toss-Up category is On the Map:
_ H _/N _ _ T H/_ O _ E
Simi knows THE NORTH POLE ties in nicely with this week's theme, taking her to $3,000.
After a Big Sky ski trip worth $9,900 goes on the wheel, Round 1 category is Food & Drink. Simi immediately calls a dud with T. Alexis hits the night's first Bankrupt to lose the $400 she earned from the R. Later, Simi calls three L's for the Wild Card; after she buys the I's and the O's, we have...
_ _ _ _ R O P S/&/
L O L L I P O P S
...she solves GUMDROPS & LOLLIPOPS for another $1,300 and $4,300 total.
DUDS: N, T
BANKRUPTS: 1 (Alexis)
(Tonight's first greeting message comes from the post production department.)
Campbell's Soup Jackpot/Prize Puzzle Round category is Thing. Alexis starts out with two T's for $1,800, then buys seven E's but she hits her second Bankrupt tonight. Stephen calls two F's a little later for $7,000. The board reads now:
THE/E _ _ E _ _ E _ _ E/_ F/
_/_ _ F E T _ _ E
He then calls a $700 N, then buys the I's, the O and then solves THE EXPERIENCE OF A LIFETIME for $7,700 and an experience of a lifetime in South Africa, a total of $16,680 in cash and trip.
BANKRUPTS: 1 (Alexis)
WINNING ID FOR TRIP: KG06661
(The final greeting message of the week comes from the crew.)
WorldWinner Mystery Round category is Song Lyrics. Stephen starts out with a dud of S. Simi then loses her Wild Card to a Bankrupt. After Alexis buys the A's, we have...
_ _ T/A/_ _ T T _ E/_ _ _ E/_ N/
_ _ _ _/_ E A _ T
...she calls the R's for another $800, a $900 H, and solves PUT A LITTLE LOVE IN YOUR HEART for $4,100.
DUDS: S
BANKRUPTS: 1 (Simi)
$3,000 Toss-Up category is Place:
G _ _ U N D
F L _ O _
Alexis solves GROUND FLOOR to go to $7,100. Next category is Phrase. After Alexis buys the O's, here's the board:
IT/_ _ _/_ O R T H/THE/
_ _ I T
She calls the W's for another $1,500 and then admits IT WAS WORTH THE WAIT for another $3,050 and $10,150 total.
Next category is Occupation. After starting with three R's for $2,400, Stephen hits Bankrupt. After Alexis buys a dud vowel in O, we go to Speed-Up Mode with the remaining consonants being worth $1,500 apiece. After Stephen calls the M...
M _ S T E R
_ _ R _ E _ T E R
...he solves MASTER CARPENTER to seal his match win with $18,180! Alexis leaves with $10,150 and Simi leaves with $4,300.
DUDS: O
BANKRUPTS: 1 (Stephen)
Big Money Round: Scrooge is knocking on the door of Sony Pictures Studios; let's see if Stephen can close the door on him after this endgame. He spins the N in WIN and the category is Thing. Starting with:
S _ _ R _
_ _ R _ E
He calls CDMA and gets...
S _ A R _
C _ R _ E
...we were on a SHARP CURVE in terms of excitement when Michelle Lowenstein became a millionaire on this show...
...BUT NOW WE'VE GONE ON A DOWNHILL CURVE- HE CAN'T SOLVE THIS PUZZLE FOR $30,000, MEANING FOR THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW, WE'VE BEEN SCROOGED ON CHRISTMAS WEEK (and it's also the first BONUS ROUND SHUTOUT all season long). Doggone it!
Jeopardy!: Jim Stevens has a chance to become the season's first five-time champion tonight- that would be a nice post-Christmas present for the show's fans. Also, he has a chance to become the biggest winner of the season so far. Remember, the mark to beat is Ben Bishop's $115,800. Here are his two challengers tonight:
Mikey Stewart (Cambridge, MA)- Economist
Cathy Flannigan (Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada)- Administrator
Opening categories:
THE CONSTITUTION TODAY
SINGERS' RHYME TIME
NUMERICAL PHRASES
GLASS & GLASSMAKING
"MO" BETTER
FAMOUS RAYS
Right away, Stevens tries for a sweep of the glass category. Here's the final clue in it:
As a gift to the Kennedy Center, Sweden donated eighteen 15-feet-long crystal chandeliers made by this company.
Stewart's in first for the spoil with "What is Tiffany?"...but that's incorrect, so he's a grand in the red. The sweep doesn't happen for the champ, because this is the night's first Triple Stumper. Correct: What is Orford's Crystal? At the first break, the champ has three grand while Flannigan has $1,200 and Stewart's still a grand in the hole. Stewart then gets the $800 Constitution clue and then finds the Daily Double under the $1,000 clue there with -$200. He bets face value ($1,000). To get out of the hole:
In June 2008, the Supreme Court said that this amendment grants an individual, not just a collective, right.
"What is the 1st Amendment?"...he was one off- it was the 2nd Amendment, putting him at $1,800 in the hole for the moment. At the end of the round, Stevens is still ahead with $7,000. Flannigan has $4,200 and Stewart's now just $200 in debt.
ROUND 1 LACH TRASH: $2,400
DJ! Categories:
GERMANIA
1890s CINEMA
THE OLD REALTOR'S ALMANAC
PRESIDENTIAL RUNNERS-UP (the winner of each election must be given on each clue)
DOUBLE LETTERS
FAMOURS RAYS (second appearance tonight)
Stewart is right on the $400 1890s Cinema clue to immediately go to $200 on the good side, and then goes Daily Double Hunting. Later, he's trying to sweep the presidential category with this $800 clue:
1952 & 1956: Adlai Stevenson
The champ rings in first instead with "Who is Eisenhower?"...correct for a successful spoil and go to $13,400; Stewart's at $8,600 and second place now. With only Germania and The Old Realtor's Almanac left, here are the scores now:
Jim: $15,400
Cathy: $3,800
Mikey: $9,000
Stewart's still on the big comeback trail, as he's in control now. He picks the $1,600 Old Realtor's Almanac clue, still going Daily Double Hunting:
A handy chart shows the sale prices of similar homes in the area, knowm by this one-syllable term.
TRIPLE STUMPER: Comps
$1,600 GERMANIA CLUE:
DAAAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIIIILLLLLLLLLLLYYYY DOUBLE #1! He's wagering $6,400. To tie the game or be in big trouble from here on out, here's the clue:
It's a bird! It's a plane! It's this German equivalent of a Superman.
"What is Ubermensch?"...TIE GAME!
$2,000 ALMANAC CLUE
There are tips on how to tell when a home's owner is in this first step toward foreclosure.
Cathy: "What is default?"- CORRECT ($5,800); $400 GERMANIA CLUE
Enjoy a concert in the Beethovenhalle in this former German capital.
Cathy: "What is Bonn?"- RIGHT ($6,200); $800, SAME CATEGORY
Before the Euro, Germany used this official currency with a two word name.
Mikey: "What is the Deutsche Mark?"- RIGHT FOR THE LEAD ($16,200); $1,200 ALMANAC CLUE
DAAAAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIIIIILLLLLLLLYYYY DOUBLE #2! He wagers four grand this time.
Let's check the commission chart-- a standard 6% of the $500,000 price and half goes to me as seller's agent, so I get this sum.
"What is $3,000?"...NO- HE JUST LOST THE LEAD BACK. It was five times that- $15,000. He's down to $12,200.
$2,000 GERMANIA CLUE
This city on the main river was where the Holy Roman emperors were crowned beginning around 1356.
TRIPLE STUMPER: Frankfurt
$1,200 GERMANIA CLUE
The German title of this 18th Century opera is "Die Zauberflote".
Cathy: "What is The Magic Flute?"- CORRECT ($7,400); TIME EXPIRES
DJ! LACH TRASH: $7,200
SCORES AFTER DOUBLE JEOPARDY!:
Jim: $15,400
Cathy: $7,400
Mikey: $12,200
CORYAT SCORES:
Jim: $15,400
Cathy: $7,400
Mikey: $12,400
What was once a shootout between the men has now become anybody's game.
FJ! CATEGORY: Historic Names.
A recent biography of this 13th Century man is subtitled "From Venice to Xanadu".
Flannigan's response was "Who is Marco Polo?"...correct for $4,801, taking her to $12,201. Mr. Stewart, our possible big comeback kid tonight...is also right and wagers a kinda oddball $5,860, taking him to $18,060. Did Mr. Stevens get it right?...
...YES, AND WITH A $9,001 WAGER, HE'S THE SEASON'S FIRST FIVE-TIME CHAMPION AND IS NOW THE LARGEST WINNER OF THE SEASON SO FAR WITH $119,001!!!!
Bingo America: We wrap up the next-to-last week of the season with Episode 2019. Our players are Vanessa & Paul.
GAME 1:
1 (B13)- After failing a character test, Snoop Dogg was banned from entering what "Land Down Under"?
PAUL: Australia- RIGHT (B----; $513)
2 (G52)- If London Bridge were falling down, it would fall into what British river?
PAUL: Thames- RIGHT AGAIN (B--G-; $565)
3 (B11)- What quirky TV lawyer wore short skirts and kept seeing dancing babies?
PAUL TAKES TOO LONG
VANESSA: Ally McBeal- CORRECT (B----; $576)
4 (G51)- The amount of greenhouse gases a person produces is known as what type of footprint?
VANESSA: Carbon footprint- RIGHT AGAIN (B--G-; $627)
5 (N41)- What Liberace of Rock & Roll sang "Crocodile Rock"?
PAUL: Elton John- RIGHT (B-NG-; $668)
HALFTIME
6 (O72)- Performing daredevil stunts, the world-famous Lipazaners are what kind of white animals?
PAUL: Polar bears- NO
DOUBLE STUMPER #1: Horses
7 (N32)- Stale Fish and Seran Wrap are tricks invented by Tony Hawk for what sport?
PAUL: Skateboarding- YOU BET ($700)
8 (O63)- Bridal veils and tutus are often made of what semi-sheer net fabric?
PAUL: Tafania- INCORRECT
VANESSA: Tulle- RIGHT (B--GO; $763)
9 (I21)- On June 6, 1944, "Allied Assualt on the Beaches of Normandy" is referred to as what day?
PAUL: D-Day- RIGHT (BING-; $784)
10 (N38)- In what musical does Jean Valjean is pursued by a French policeman named Javert?
PAUL: "Les Miserables"- RIGHT AGAIN ($822)
50/50:
11 (O69)- T or F: After the Bible, "Quotations from Chairman Mao" is the best-selling book in the world.
VANESSA: False- LOSE
(As a late Christmas present from the GSN PR department, I just got a copy of the "Bingo America" DVD game like all of Paul's rooting section members did.)
GAME 2:
1 (I22)- What Minneapolis artist released the 1984 album "Purple Rain"?
PAUL: Prince- RIGHT (-I---; $844)
2 (N36)- From the Italian word for "mask", what cosmetic is used to darken eyelashes?
PAUL: Mascara- RIGHT AGAIN (-IN--; $880)
3 (O74)- In 1978, actress Michelle Pfieffer was crowned the beauty queen of what region known as The O.C.?
PAUL: Orange County- RIGHT AGAIN (-IN-O; $954)
4 (O73)- What ancient arena in Rome had a huge, retractable awning to protect spectators?
PAUL: Colisseum- FOUR IN A ROW ($1,027)
5 (I19)- What American male super swimmer holds 14 Olympic gold medals, the most ever?
PAUL: Michael Phelps- FIVE IN A ROW ($1,046)
6 (G56)- Elian Gonzalez was rescued off the Florida coast in 1999, only to be returned to what country?
VANESSA: Cuba- CORRECT (---G-; $1,102)
7 (G50)- What 1992 movie starred Whoopi Goldberg as a nun on the run?
PAUL: "Sister Act"- RIGHT (-INGO; $1,152)
8 (N38)- This year, California law made it illegal for drivers to use what device unless it's hands-free?
PAUL: Cell phone- RIGHT AGAIN ($1,190)
9 (B11)- "La Marseillaise" is the national anthem for what country?
PAUL: France- WINS MATCH ($1,201)
Bingo Bonus Round (with the 0-1-3-6-10 wrecking ball format):
B: #1- $1,000
I: #24- $2,000 ($3,000)
N: #33- $3,000 ($6,000)
G: #59- WRECKING BALL
What I didn't see yesterday
Besides yesterday's "Wheel of Fortune" episode, here's what else I couldn't get to see on Christmas Day due to NBA coverage:
-Nobody got FJ!, but Jim Stevens did win his fourth game on "Jeopardy!" with $21,599. His four-day total is now $94,600 heading into tonight's episode. Not only could he become the season's first five-time champion, he also could become the biggest winner of the season (the season high mark is $115,800 by Ben Bishop).
-On Thursday's sydnicated "Deal or No Deal" episode, contestant Vanessa Cease took the final offer of $39,000. But she missed out on $100,000.
-Nobody got FJ!, but Jim Stevens did win his fourth game on "Jeopardy!" with $21,599. His four-day total is now $94,600 heading into tonight's episode. Not only could he become the season's first five-time champion, he also could become the biggest winner of the season (the season high mark is $115,800 by Ben Bishop).
-On Thursday's sydnicated "Deal or No Deal" episode, contestant Vanessa Cease took the final offer of $39,000. But she missed out on $100,000.
Thursday, December 25, 2008
Tonight's Christmas "Wheel" episode
"Deal or No Deal" Christmas Spectacular 2008
Tonight's Beat the Banker at-home game is worth $50,000! The models will be holding numbered gift boxes instead of the usual suitcases tonight.
Our first players tonight are The Calhouns from California- James (the father of 13 kids), Gina (daughter) & Joshua (son). They want to win a lot so that they can expand their house. Their box of destiny is #13, delivered by a youngster instead of Leyla.
Now, let me point out that for both games tonight, the nine lowest-valued boxes will also contain the names of Santa's nine reindeer. If all of those are eliminated, the contestant (s) will win a $25,000 bonus!
ROUND 1 (Gina):
1. #17- $10,000
2. #4- $100 (Blitzen)
3. #3- $500,000
4. #23- $750,000
5. #19- $25 (Comet)
6. #22- $500
FIRST OFFER: $39,000- NO DEAL
AUDIENCE GIFT #1: Slingbox Solo
ROUND 2 (James):
1. #20- $25,000
2. #9- $50 (Dasher; James drops the phone!!!)
3. #5- $5,000
4. #8- $75,000
5. #16- $50,000
SECOND OFFER: $52,000- NO DEAL
AUDIENCE GIFT #2: 2008 Holiday Barbie, $100 Barbie Collection gicft certificate and a Timex diamond accented watch
AUDIENCE GIFT #3: Microsoft Zune
ROUND 3 (Joshua):
1. #10- BUCK (Prancer)
2. #18- ONE MILLION DOLLARS
3. #11- $10 (Dancer)
4. #2- $75 (Cupid)
THIRD OFFER: $29,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 4 (Gina):
1. #15- $300,000 (DANGER ZONE ENFORCED)
2. #7- $300
3. #1- $200,000 (STRIKE ONE)
FOURTH OFFER: $21,000- NO DEAL
AUDIENCE GIFT #4: The Singing Machine karaoke machine
ROUND 5 (James):
1. #25- $400
2. #12- $750
FIFTH OFFER (after snow is dumped in the Banker's room!!!): $38,000- NO DEAL
21st PICK (Joshua): #6- $200 (Donner)
SIXTH OFFER: $72,000- NO DEAL
22nd PICK (Gina): #21- $100,000 (STRIKE TWO; SAFETY NET GONE)
SEVENTH OFFER: $61,000- NO DEAL
AUDIENCE GIFT #5: VIP annual pass to SeaWorld w/ five free car rentals from Budget Car Rental
23rd PICK (James): #24- $1,000
EIGHTH OFFER: $107,000- DEAL
Did they have the $400,000...NO, they had $5 (Vixen)! And they made a PERFECT DEAL, because Joshua's next pick of #26 had $400,000! Of course, Rudolph's attached to the penny.
AUDIENCE GIFT #6: Sleep number bed
Tonight's other contestant is Matt Zedwick from Corrallis, OR (who is a Oregon State student and a Silver Star and Purple Heart recepient; the family comes out in a Just Married sleigh!). He wants to win enough so that he can buy a house and take full care of his new bride. The box he wants to keep is #6.
ROUND 1:
1. #11- WIPEOUT ($1,000,000)
2. #25- PENNY (Rudolph)
3. #19- $25,000
4. #7- $10 (Comet)
5. #15- $75,000
6. #3- $100,000
FIRST OFFER: $43,000- NO DEAL
AUDIENCE GIFT #7: Sony Mylo
ROUND 2:
1. #16- BUCK (Cupid)
2. #21- $5,000
3. #10- $50 (Donner)
4. #12- $750
5. #14- $200 (Vixen)
SECOND OFFER: $91,000- NO DEAL
AUDIENCE GIFT #8: Two tickets to L.A. premiere of "Marley & Me" & $100
AUDIENCE GIFT #9: "Guitar Hero: World Tour"
ROUND 3:
1. #2- $5 (Dancer)
2. #4- $300
3. #23- $1,000
4. #26- $100 (Blitzen)
THIRD OFFER: $145,000- NO DEAL
(Footage of Matt & Kristin's wedding ceremony is then shown with the pastor using the "Deal or No Deal" line!)
ROUND 4:
1. #22- $750,000
2. #1- $500
3. #9- $25 (Dasher)
FOURTH OFFER: $154,000- NO DEAL
AUDIENCE GIFT #10: XBOX 360
ROUND 5:
1. #13- $50,000
2. #8- $300,000 (DANGER ZONE ENFORCED)
FIFTH OFFER: $132,000- NO DEAL
21st PICK: #17- $75 ($25,000 BONUS!)
TONIGHT'S $50,000-WINNING BEAT THE BANKER CASE: #3
SIXTH OFFER: $188,000- NO DEAL
22nd PICK: #5- $200,000 (STRIKE ONE)
SEVENTH OFFER: $202,000- DEAL
Head-scratching decision there. Let's see how wise it was.
23rd PICK: #24- $500,000
OFFER: $102,000
24th PICK: #20- $10,000
FINAL OFFER: $187,000
Do we have another PERFECT DEAL tonight...YES (his box had $400)!!! He's going home with $227,000! Best Christmas "Deal" episode ever!
FINAL AUDIENCE GIFT: Dish Network HD system w/one year's worth of free service
Our first players tonight are The Calhouns from California- James (the father of 13 kids), Gina (daughter) & Joshua (son). They want to win a lot so that they can expand their house. Their box of destiny is #13, delivered by a youngster instead of Leyla.
Now, let me point out that for both games tonight, the nine lowest-valued boxes will also contain the names of Santa's nine reindeer. If all of those are eliminated, the contestant (s) will win a $25,000 bonus!
ROUND 1 (Gina):
1. #17- $10,000
2. #4- $100 (Blitzen)
3. #3- $500,000
4. #23- $750,000
5. #19- $25 (Comet)
6. #22- $500
FIRST OFFER: $39,000- NO DEAL
AUDIENCE GIFT #1: Slingbox Solo
ROUND 2 (James):
1. #20- $25,000
2. #9- $50 (Dasher; James drops the phone!!!)
3. #5- $5,000
4. #8- $75,000
5. #16- $50,000
SECOND OFFER: $52,000- NO DEAL
AUDIENCE GIFT #2: 2008 Holiday Barbie, $100 Barbie Collection gicft certificate and a Timex diamond accented watch
AUDIENCE GIFT #3: Microsoft Zune
ROUND 3 (Joshua):
1. #10- BUCK (Prancer)
2. #18- ONE MILLION DOLLARS
3. #11- $10 (Dancer)
4. #2- $75 (Cupid)
THIRD OFFER: $29,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 4 (Gina):
1. #15- $300,000 (DANGER ZONE ENFORCED)
2. #7- $300
3. #1- $200,000 (STRIKE ONE)
FOURTH OFFER: $21,000- NO DEAL
AUDIENCE GIFT #4: The Singing Machine karaoke machine
ROUND 5 (James):
1. #25- $400
2. #12- $750
FIFTH OFFER (after snow is dumped in the Banker's room!!!): $38,000- NO DEAL
21st PICK (Joshua): #6- $200 (Donner)
SIXTH OFFER: $72,000- NO DEAL
22nd PICK (Gina): #21- $100,000 (STRIKE TWO; SAFETY NET GONE)
SEVENTH OFFER: $61,000- NO DEAL
AUDIENCE GIFT #5: VIP annual pass to SeaWorld w/ five free car rentals from Budget Car Rental
23rd PICK (James): #24- $1,000
EIGHTH OFFER: $107,000- DEAL
Did they have the $400,000...NO, they had $5 (Vixen)! And they made a PERFECT DEAL, because Joshua's next pick of #26 had $400,000! Of course, Rudolph's attached to the penny.
AUDIENCE GIFT #6: Sleep number bed
Tonight's other contestant is Matt Zedwick from Corrallis, OR (who is a Oregon State student and a Silver Star and Purple Heart recepient; the family comes out in a Just Married sleigh!). He wants to win enough so that he can buy a house and take full care of his new bride. The box he wants to keep is #6.
ROUND 1:
1. #11- WIPEOUT ($1,000,000)
2. #25- PENNY (Rudolph)
3. #19- $25,000
4. #7- $10 (Comet)
5. #15- $75,000
6. #3- $100,000
FIRST OFFER: $43,000- NO DEAL
AUDIENCE GIFT #7: Sony Mylo
ROUND 2:
1. #16- BUCK (Cupid)
2. #21- $5,000
3. #10- $50 (Donner)
4. #12- $750
5. #14- $200 (Vixen)
SECOND OFFER: $91,000- NO DEAL
AUDIENCE GIFT #8: Two tickets to L.A. premiere of "Marley & Me" & $100
AUDIENCE GIFT #9: "Guitar Hero: World Tour"
ROUND 3:
1. #2- $5 (Dancer)
2. #4- $300
3. #23- $1,000
4. #26- $100 (Blitzen)
THIRD OFFER: $145,000- NO DEAL
(Footage of Matt & Kristin's wedding ceremony is then shown with the pastor using the "Deal or No Deal" line!)
ROUND 4:
1. #22- $750,000
2. #1- $500
3. #9- $25 (Dasher)
FOURTH OFFER: $154,000- NO DEAL
AUDIENCE GIFT #10: XBOX 360
ROUND 5:
1. #13- $50,000
2. #8- $300,000 (DANGER ZONE ENFORCED)
FIFTH OFFER: $132,000- NO DEAL
21st PICK: #17- $75 ($25,000 BONUS!)
TONIGHT'S $50,000-WINNING BEAT THE BANKER CASE: #3
SIXTH OFFER: $188,000- NO DEAL
22nd PICK: #5- $200,000 (STRIKE ONE)
SEVENTH OFFER: $202,000- DEAL
Head-scratching decision there. Let's see how wise it was.
23rd PICK: #24- $500,000
OFFER: $102,000
24th PICK: #20- $10,000
FINAL OFFER: $187,000
Do we have another PERFECT DEAL tonight...YES (his box had $400)!!! He's going home with $227,000! Best Christmas "Deal" episode ever!
FINAL AUDIENCE GIFT: Dish Network HD system w/one year's worth of free service
"Bingo America" 12/25- MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!
On this Christmas Day, we have Episode 2043; our players are Siane and Mike.
GAME 1:
1 (G58)- What type of Vegas gambling device is called a "one-armed bandit"?
MIKE: Slot machine- YOU BET (---G-; $558)
2 (N31)- Also the last name of cartoon character Bullwinkle, what animal's name means "eater of twigs"?
SIANE: Anteater- NO WAY
MIKE: Moose- OF COURSE (--NG-; $589)
3 (O68)- Using a French press is a basic way of making what brood beverage?
MIKE: Coffee- RIGHT AGAIN (--NGO; $657)
4 (N39)- A sportswriter lives too close to his dysfunctional family on what Ray Romano show?
SIANE: "Everybody Loves Raymond"- CORRECT (--N--; $696)
5 (I28)- The third Sunday in June is celebrated as what holiday?
SIANE: Flag Day- NO
MIKE: Father's Day- YES (-INGO; $724)
HALFTIME
6 (I26)- Daddy Warbucks takes center stage in what musical featuring a red-headed orphan?
SIANE: "Annie"- YOU BET (-IN--; $750)
7 (G52)- The children's humanitarian agency UNICEF was created by what international organization?
MIKE: Red Cross- NO
DOUBLE STUMPER #1 (A: United Nations)
8 (B8)- Born with the first name Earvin, what former L.A. Laker was known for his extrodinary skills?
MIKE: Magic Johnson- WIN ($758)
GAME 2:
1 (B12)- Your skin can turn orange if you eat enough of which veggies loved by Bugs Bunny?
MIKE: Carrots- RIGHT (B----; $770)
2 (O69)- "Leading with My Chin" is the autobiography of what "Tonight Show" host?
MIKE: Jay Leno- YOU BET (B---O; $839)
3 (N36)- CO2 is the chemical formula for what?
MIKE: Carbon Dioxide- THREE IN A ROW (B-N-O; $875)
4 (I16)- Carlsbad Caverns hosts an annual breakfast to watch the return of what flying mammals?
MIKE: Capistranos- NO
DOUBLE STUMPER #2 (A: Bats)
5 (O68)- When he's in the ring, Dwayne Johnson goes by what crushing name?
MIKE: The Rock- OF COURSE ($943)
6 (N41)- What wooden mallet is used by a judge to call the court to order?
SIANE TAKES TOO LONG
MIKE: Gavel- RIGHT AGAIN ($984)
7 (B13)- What bearded psychiotrist developed the concept of the oedipus complex?
SIANE: Sigmund Freud- CORRECT (B----; $997)
8 (G50)- What one-named female Irish singer blends folk and New Age music into songs like "Orinoco Flow"?
MIKE: Rihanna- INCORRECT
DOUBLE STUMPER #3 (A: Enya)
9 (I18)- From the Spanish for "shade", what wide-brimmed straw hat is often associated with Mexico?
MIKE: Sombrero- RIGHT (BIN-O; $1,015)
10 (G48)- What 2007 World Series-winning baseball team plays its home games at Fenway Park?
MIKE: Boston Red Sox- WINS MATCH ($1,063)
Bingo Bonus Round: Tonight, instead of 20 wrecking balls, I've decided to place 20 lumps of coal on the bonus board.
B: #7- $500
I: #27- $500 ($1,000)
N: #36- $500 ($1,500)
G: #48- LUMP OF COAL
GAME 1:
1 (G58)- What type of Vegas gambling device is called a "one-armed bandit"?
MIKE: Slot machine- YOU BET (---G-; $558)
2 (N31)- Also the last name of cartoon character Bullwinkle, what animal's name means "eater of twigs"?
SIANE: Anteater- NO WAY
MIKE: Moose- OF COURSE (--NG-; $589)
3 (O68)- Using a French press is a basic way of making what brood beverage?
MIKE: Coffee- RIGHT AGAIN (--NGO; $657)
4 (N39)- A sportswriter lives too close to his dysfunctional family on what Ray Romano show?
SIANE: "Everybody Loves Raymond"- CORRECT (--N--; $696)
5 (I28)- The third Sunday in June is celebrated as what holiday?
SIANE: Flag Day- NO
MIKE: Father's Day- YES (-INGO; $724)
HALFTIME
6 (I26)- Daddy Warbucks takes center stage in what musical featuring a red-headed orphan?
SIANE: "Annie"- YOU BET (-IN--; $750)
7 (G52)- The children's humanitarian agency UNICEF was created by what international organization?
MIKE: Red Cross- NO
DOUBLE STUMPER #1 (A: United Nations)
8 (B8)- Born with the first name Earvin, what former L.A. Laker was known for his extrodinary skills?
MIKE: Magic Johnson- WIN ($758)
GAME 2:
1 (B12)- Your skin can turn orange if you eat enough of which veggies loved by Bugs Bunny?
MIKE: Carrots- RIGHT (B----; $770)
2 (O69)- "Leading with My Chin" is the autobiography of what "Tonight Show" host?
MIKE: Jay Leno- YOU BET (B---O; $839)
3 (N36)- CO2 is the chemical formula for what?
MIKE: Carbon Dioxide- THREE IN A ROW (B-N-O; $875)
4 (I16)- Carlsbad Caverns hosts an annual breakfast to watch the return of what flying mammals?
MIKE: Capistranos- NO
DOUBLE STUMPER #2 (A: Bats)
5 (O68)- When he's in the ring, Dwayne Johnson goes by what crushing name?
MIKE: The Rock- OF COURSE ($943)
6 (N41)- What wooden mallet is used by a judge to call the court to order?
SIANE TAKES TOO LONG
MIKE: Gavel- RIGHT AGAIN ($984)
7 (B13)- What bearded psychiotrist developed the concept of the oedipus complex?
SIANE: Sigmund Freud- CORRECT (B----; $997)
8 (G50)- What one-named female Irish singer blends folk and New Age music into songs like "Orinoco Flow"?
MIKE: Rihanna- INCORRECT
DOUBLE STUMPER #3 (A: Enya)
9 (I18)- From the Spanish for "shade", what wide-brimmed straw hat is often associated with Mexico?
MIKE: Sombrero- RIGHT (BIN-O; $1,015)
10 (G48)- What 2007 World Series-winning baseball team plays its home games at Fenway Park?
MIKE: Boston Red Sox- WINS MATCH ($1,063)
Bingo Bonus Round: Tonight, instead of 20 wrecking balls, I've decided to place 20 lumps of coal on the bonus board.
B: #7- $500
I: #27- $500 ($1,000)
N: #36- $500 ($1,500)
G: #48- LUMP OF COAL
Wednesday, December 24, 2008
BCI Eclipse broke
BCI Eclipse, the distributor of DVDs about Fremantle game shows, Women's Erotic Wrestling and King of the Cage MMA, has gone out of business. Future DVDs under those themes, if any, will be distributed under Navarre Corporation itself (BCI Eclipse was a subsidiary of Navarre).
http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/navarre-corporation-announces-the-closure-of-its-bci-operation,659512.shtml
http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/navarre-corporation-announces-the-closure-of-its-bci-operation,659512.shtml
12/24/2008 Results- CHRISTMAS EVE
TPIR: Time now for Episode 4564K, Day 3 of Christmas Week. We begin with Tanya, John, Sandra and Jerome. After he comes out of Door #2, Drew fakes like he's going to punch somebody. The first IUFB brought out by Brandi & Lanisha is a laptop (with the show's video game playing on it).
Tanya: $1,125
John: $893
Sandra: $1,200
Jerome: $1,300
ARP: $1,204
Sandra Velasco from Montana plays One Away for a 2009 Audi TT (Std., 2.0T, Paint, Technology)(Rachael)!! This is the first time in more than a decade that a luxury car has been offered on this game in daytime! Board:
$ 2 5 , 8 4 1
Her first guess:
$ 3 4 , 9 5 0
The Mighty Sound Effects Lady gives her...four honks. She changes the 9 to a 7. The first number is right, of course. Is that second number right?...
$ 3 4, 7 5 0
...NO! Ouch. ARP: $36,950.
Coming on down fifth is Judith and the second IUFB is a canoe package (Rachael).
Judith: $800
Jerome: $975
Tanya: $1,100
John: $976
ARP: $1,447
Tanya Granito plays Range Game for a 46" LCD TV with console (Brandi & Lanisha). Range is $5,600-$6,200. She stops at $5,789-$5,939. ARP: $5,994.
Leaving his seat sixth is Michael from Tulane and the third IUFB is a camcorder/digital camera coming down from the ceiling.
Michael: $775
John: $1,295
Judith: $776
Jerome: $1,100
ARP: $1,060
Judith Bussey plays Switch? for a pool table (Lanisha) marked at $3,630 and SCUBA gear (Rachael) marked at $4,661. She switches...I'm afraid we have a winless first half.
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #1:
Judith: $.75
Sandra: 60 + 45 = OUCH (I felt really bad for her)
Tanya: $.85
Tanya goes to the Showcase.
Trying to possibly become the day's first winner is Mark Nelson and the fourth IUFB is luggage (Brandi).
Mark: $1,395
Jerome: $1,000
Michael: $595
John: $596
ARP: $1,000, so Jerome Dean wins a $500 bonus! I hope this starts a comeback for today's episode.
He now plays Squeeze Play for a trip to Jamaica (Lanisha & Rachael). Board:
31802
I say get rid of the 1 and he agrees...
$ 3 8 0 2
...he just became a FORCED LOSS victim here. ARP: $3,182. That's gotta be the cheapest Jamaica trip I've ever seen in my life.
The next possible hero to go to Contestant's Row is Cheryle Cann and the fifth IUFB is a set of Christmas decorations (Lanisha).
Cheryle: $520
Michael: $650
John: $700
Mark: $701
ARP: $609
Cheryle from Rancho Cuckamunga plays It's In the Bag (Brandi & Rachael). Products today are Clorox wipes, stuffing, a gingerbread house kit, soup, a box of Christmas cards and a big bag of M & Ms. Her guesses:
$1.29- Soup
$11.99- Gingerbread house kit
$9.99- Christmas cards
$4.99- Wipes
$3.66- M & M's
The soup is right...so is the house...and so is the cards. She stops at $4,000, and wisely so. I thought the stuffing cost $4.99, but it was actually the M & M's. The $3.66 item was the stuffing. At least we gave away something today on stage.
The last contestant today is Jennifer Gercerlono and the final IUFB is a dinette (Rachael).
Jennifer: $1,300
Michael: $875
John: $750
Mark: $1,301
ARP: $995
TODAY'S FIRST FOUR BREAKFAST CLUB MEMBER: Michael
Michael Compeaux plays Dice Game for a 2009 Jeep Compass Sport 4X2 (Fairly loaded)(Brandi; dice table brought by Lanisha & Rachael). First number is 2.
Second number: 3- NO, HIGHER
Third number: 2- NO, HIGHER
Fourth number: 6- RIGHT
Fifth number: 3- NO, HIGHER
The last number is 5. The second number is...4. And the third number is...3- HE WINS THE $24,365 JEEP AND WE DEFINITELY DON'T GET SKUNKED TODAY!!
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #2:
Jerome ($1,500): 15 + 80 = $.95
Cheryle ($4,609): 85 + 15 = WINS $1,000!
Michael ($25,360): 95 + 90 = OVER
In Cheryle's Bonus Spin...65 cents. But she does have a new cash total of $5,000 and she gets the Top Winner spot in today's Showcase.
The first Showcase begins with Ferrari accessories (Brandi). Second, while having Christmas dinner, try to get a bottle of wine from a new walk-in wine refrigerator (Lanisha). Finally, if that new kind of refrigerator didn't impress you enough, try going to a villa for a week on a trip to Tuscany (Rachael).
CHERYLE PASSES TO TANYA; TANYA BIDS $18,650 ON TRIP SHOWCASE
MY BID FOR TRIP SHOWCASE: $30,000
For Cheryle, we start with the right to cook up a holiday dinner on a 48 inch gas range (Brandi). Then, after hopefully not burning up your Christmas food on it, try to burn some rubber with a new Ducati motorcycle (Rachael). And here's another thing you can burn rubber with- a Ford Mustang (Std., AT, Nav., Mats)(Lanisha)!
CHERYLE BIDS $35,180 ON MUSTANG SHOWCASE
MY BID FOR MUSTANG SHOWCASE: $37,750
TANYA'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $18,650
ARP: $31,636
DIFFERENCE: $12,986
CHERYLE'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $35,180
ARP: $40,403
DIFFERENCE: $5,223- WIN!
Cheryle takes home a total Christmas haul of $46,012 in cash and prizes! And it's snowing at the end!
DOND: Yesterday, environmentalist Kristen Mortensen played one of the strongest games I've seen since the syndicated version of this show began. Despite $100,000 and $500,000 still being in play with four cases left, she dealt for $68,000, much to the dismay of viewers. Fortunately for her, she would've knocked out both six-figure amounts on her next two picks.
Let's see what happens today with #13 Gloria Butler (who has 12 grandchildren and 17 great grandchildren).
ROUND 1:
1. #20 (Josh)- $100,000
2. #18 (Robin)- $200
3. #16 (Courtney)- $2,500
4. #9 (Cynthia)- $25
5. #11 (Pasquale)- $300
FIRST OFFER: $19,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 2:
1. #19 (Dean; he's wearing pants underneath his skirt with NO DEAL on the back!)- $500
2. #12 (Amber)- $400
3. #4 (Vanessa)- $50
4. #5 (Teresa)- PENNY
5. #22 (Kelly)- $5,000
SECOND OFFER: $28,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 3:
1. #7 (Julie)- $1,000
2. #3 (Ravyn)- $7,500
3. #1 (Christina)- $10
4. #6 (Barbara)- $50,000
THIRD OFFER: $44,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 4:
1. #2 (Jina)- BUCK
2. #21 (Zaina)- $10,000
FOURTH OFFER: $88,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 5:
1. #14 (Keith)- $250,000
2. #8 (Machelle)- $100
FIFTH OFFER: $95,000- DEAL
19th PICK: #17 (Theo)- $75,000
OFFER: $133,000
20th PICK: #10 (Cathy)- $10,000
FINAL OFFER: $201,000
In the end...
...she had $5 in her case, so she made a great deal! Thus, the $500,000 was in Roy's #15, two spots away from her chosen case. She is now the fifth-biggest winner of the season!
Bingo America: This was the first episode Richard Karn taped! The contestants are Sherri & Jay. Therefore, tonight's wrecking ball format for the Bingo Bonus Board will be 0-1-3-6-10. At halftime in Game 1:
SHERRI: BIN-O
JAY: -I-G-
BANK: $810
NUMBERS CALLED TO THIS POINT: N34, I20, I25, G57, B14, N37, G52, O71
Eight is the most number of questions asked in Game 1 before the first commercial break this season, possibly ever.
9 (G54)- What Swedish word refers to a buffet consisting of a variety of foods?
JAY: Smorgasbord- CORRECT ($864)
50/50:
10 (O64)- In the U.S., which holiday appears first on the calendar- Mother's Day or Father's Day?
SHERRI: Mother's Day- RIGHT ($928)
11 (O73)- T or F: The author of "The Devil Wears Prada" worked for Vogue editor Anna Winter.
SHERRI: True- RIGHT AGAIN ($1,001)
12 (G47)- Michael or Janet- which Jackson sibling is younger?
SHERRI: Janet- WIN ($1,048)
Game 2 has this after eight questions:
SHERRI: BING-
JAY: -I---
BANK: $1,305
NUMBERS CALLED TO THIS POINT: B2, I27, N45, G54, N42, I25, B12, G50
9 (O74)- What famous American is sometimes remembered for wearing the bi-focals that he invented?
SHERRI: Benjamin Franklin- WINS MATCH ($1,379)
Bingo Bonus Round: For tonight's edition, instead of 20 wrecking balls, there are 20 Gingers on the board (as in my family's new, mean dog Ginger). As a female dog, she will be more than happy to chew up anything, espescially a ton of money.
B: #2- $1,500
I: #23- $2,000 ($3,500)
N: #41- $1,000 ($4,500)
G: #52- $1,500 ($6,000) AND QUITS (Sorry, Ginger)
She's taking home $7,379 in potential holiday shopping money!
WOF: The first Toss-Up category is Thing:
B U S H _/WHITE/_ _ A _ D
Holly's in first but blanks. Steve then solves BUSHY WHITE BEARD for $1,000.
$5,000 WINNING ID OF THE NIGHT: TH9993516
Tonight's players on the night before Christmas:
Steve Taylor (Torrence, CA)- Video producer
Holly Dressen (Royal Palm Beach, FL)- Italian restaurant worker and a soccer mom
Carla Hall (Floyds Knobs, IN)- Gourd decorator
$2,000 Toss-Up category is Food & Drink:
C H I L L E D
E G _ N O _
Steve solves CHILLED EGGNOG to go to $3,000.
Round 1 category is People and out on the wheel now is a Santa Fe ski trip worth $5,059. Midway in the round, Steve calls an L for a $1,000 LuggagePoint.com gift certificate. At that point, we have...
L A S T - _ I _ _ T E
S _ _ _ _ E R S
...he calls a $500 N, a $300 M, and buys the U. But he then calls D for dud. Holly calls the P's for $600 and solves LAST-MINUTE SHOPPERS to turn it into $1,000.
DUDS: D
(The night's first greeting message comes from the control room!)
Campbell's Soup Jackpot Round category is Before & After. Remember, after a long drought to start the season, the Jackpot has been won three times in the past two weeks, including the past two nights in a row (espescially Tuesday's $13,450 win). Can we make it three Jackpot wins in a row? Let's find out.
Holly calls an H for the Free Spin early on, but she has to use it right away after calling a dud in G. After Carla calls the L, we have...
T R _ _ _ A L/_ _ R _ _ _ T/_ _/
H _ _ _ _ N E _ _
...the sydnicated game show that comes from the first part of this puzzle doesn't have a prayer of making it to a second season, IMO. After purchasing the I's, she calls the P's for the trip and solves TRIVIAL PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS to win that and $800, a total of $5,859 in cash and trip. She has the lead for the moment.
DUDS: D, G
(The other greeting message tonight comes from the production staff.)
WorldWinner Mystery/Prize Puzzle Round category is Fun & Games. Carla hits the night's first Bankrupt after calling two T's for $900. After Steve buys the O's, the board reads like this:
_ I _ _ I N _/A _ O _ N _/THE/
I S _ A N _/ON/A/S _ O O T E _
...he calls a $400 G, buys the U, calls two D's for another $1,100, two R's for another $800, a $350 L, a $300 C, but then a dud of M. Holly then calls two P's for $1,200 and solves ZIPPING AROUND THE ISLAND ON A SCOOTER to win that amount plus a trip to St. Maarten (scooter not included), a new total of $9,160 in cash and trip.
DUDS: M
BANKRUPTS: 1 (Carla)
WINNING ID FOR TRIP: EL5630054
$3,000 Toss-Up category is Phrase:
B _/O _/GOOD/_ _ _ E R
Steve is able to BE OF GOOD CHEER to double his money to $6,000. Speed-Up Round category is TV Title and consonants are worth $6,000 each! After Holly calls the H...
P _ _ H _ N G
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
...this is an ABC show, but she can't solve it now. Carla calls the S's and for $30,000...NOTHING! Darn. Steve then calls the D and solves PUSHING DAISIES to double his money again to $12,000 and earn the victory! Holly leaves with $9,160 in cash and trip and Carla leaves with $5,859 in cash and trip.
DUDS: L, M, R, T
Big Money Round: Steve spins the S in AMERICA'S and the category is Thing. This one-wordy begins with:
_ _ S E _ R _ _ _
He calls D, M, C and O and gets...
_ _ S E C R _ C _
...he doesn't come up with the proper WISECRACK; he instead went for things that ended in RACE when the category wasn't Event. That costs him $40,000.
Jeopardy!: Can Jim Stevens win for the third time before Christmas? We'll find out against these challengers:
Helene Glass (Chicago)- Attorney
Marmi Maramot (L.A.)- Transplant data analyst
Opening categories:
BOOK DEDICATIONS
ALBUMS
TECH-KNOW-LEDGY
A BUNCH OF NUTS
FIRST NAME'S THE SAME
YOURS FOR AN "ONG"
At the first break, Stevens' ahead with $4,400, leading Glass by $3,000; Maramot has $800. The round ends with the $1,000 Nuts clue being the Daily Double, and Maramot finds it with $4,600. She now trails the champ for the lead by $3,000, while Glass has $2,400. Her wager is $4,000. To take the lead heading into Double Jeopardy!, here is the clue:
Hazelnuts are also called these, after a Saint.
"What are Philberts?"...Philberts they are for $7,400 and the lead!
FIRST ROUND LACH TRASH: $800
ASK ALEX: Does he work with any charities? Yes, only one- Worldvision International.
DJ! Categories:
PEOPLE IN THE ARTS
THE SPORTS BAR
THEY GOT STRUCK
WE'RE MAP-HAPPY
"OAK"LAND
RAIDERS
After Maramot gets the first clue in People in the Arts to go to $9,000, Glass gets the next two to go to $4,400 and finds the first Daily Double under the $1,600 clue; her wager is three grand on the following:
The name of this innovative theater and opera director is just one letter different from a late British comic actor.
"Who is Mendes?"...incorrect. Correct: Who was Peter Sellers? She's down to $1,400 now. The other Daily Double is found a little later under another $1,600 clue, this time in Raiders; the champ finds it with $10,400, just $600 behind Maramot for the lead. His wager is five large. For the lead back:
Cecil Rhodes' attempted invasion known as the Jameson Raid set the stage for this war.
"What is the Boer War?"...that is the war, so he's back in front with $15,400!
DJ! LACH TRASH: $10,400
SCORES AFTER DOUBLE JEOPARDY!:
Jim: $23,800 (just barely a lock game)
Marmi: $11,800
Helene: $1,400
CORYAT SCORES:
Jim: $20,400
Marmi: $8,800
Helene: $4,400
FJ! CATEGORY: 19th Century Books.
Its author called it "a ghostly little book...which shall not put my readers out of humour...with the season".
HELENE:
Response: "What is A Christmas Tale"
Wager: $1,399
Final score: BUCK
MARMI:
Response: "What is The Winter of Our Discontent?"
Wager: NOTHING
Final score: $11,800
JIM:
Response: "What is A Christmas Carol?"
Wager: $199
Wins with: $23,999
Mr. Stevens' three-day total: $73,001!
Tanya: $1,125
John: $893
Sandra: $1,200
Jerome: $1,300
ARP: $1,204
Sandra Velasco from Montana plays One Away for a 2009 Audi TT (Std., 2.0T, Paint, Technology)(Rachael)!! This is the first time in more than a decade that a luxury car has been offered on this game in daytime! Board:
$ 2 5 , 8 4 1
Her first guess:
$ 3 4 , 9 5 0
The Mighty Sound Effects Lady gives her...four honks. She changes the 9 to a 7. The first number is right, of course. Is that second number right?...
$ 3 4, 7 5 0
...NO! Ouch. ARP: $36,950.
Coming on down fifth is Judith and the second IUFB is a canoe package (Rachael).
Judith: $800
Jerome: $975
Tanya: $1,100
John: $976
ARP: $1,447
Tanya Granito plays Range Game for a 46" LCD TV with console (Brandi & Lanisha). Range is $5,600-$6,200. She stops at $5,789-$5,939. ARP: $5,994.
Leaving his seat sixth is Michael from Tulane and the third IUFB is a camcorder/digital camera coming down from the ceiling.
Michael: $775
John: $1,295
Judith: $776
Jerome: $1,100
ARP: $1,060
Judith Bussey plays Switch? for a pool table (Lanisha) marked at $3,630 and SCUBA gear (Rachael) marked at $4,661. She switches...I'm afraid we have a winless first half.
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #1:
Judith: $.75
Sandra: 60 + 45 = OUCH (I felt really bad for her)
Tanya: $.85
Tanya goes to the Showcase.
Trying to possibly become the day's first winner is Mark Nelson and the fourth IUFB is luggage (Brandi).
Mark: $1,395
Jerome: $1,000
Michael: $595
John: $596
ARP: $1,000, so Jerome Dean wins a $500 bonus! I hope this starts a comeback for today's episode.
He now plays Squeeze Play for a trip to Jamaica (Lanisha & Rachael). Board:
31802
I say get rid of the 1 and he agrees...
$ 3 8 0 2
...he just became a FORCED LOSS victim here. ARP: $3,182. That's gotta be the cheapest Jamaica trip I've ever seen in my life.
The next possible hero to go to Contestant's Row is Cheryle Cann and the fifth IUFB is a set of Christmas decorations (Lanisha).
Cheryle: $520
Michael: $650
John: $700
Mark: $701
ARP: $609
Cheryle from Rancho Cuckamunga plays It's In the Bag (Brandi & Rachael). Products today are Clorox wipes, stuffing, a gingerbread house kit, soup, a box of Christmas cards and a big bag of M & Ms. Her guesses:
$1.29- Soup
$11.99- Gingerbread house kit
$9.99- Christmas cards
$4.99- Wipes
$3.66- M & M's
The soup is right...so is the house...and so is the cards. She stops at $4,000, and wisely so. I thought the stuffing cost $4.99, but it was actually the M & M's. The $3.66 item was the stuffing. At least we gave away something today on stage.
The last contestant today is Jennifer Gercerlono and the final IUFB is a dinette (Rachael).
Jennifer: $1,300
Michael: $875
John: $750
Mark: $1,301
ARP: $995
TODAY'S FIRST FOUR BREAKFAST CLUB MEMBER: Michael
Michael Compeaux plays Dice Game for a 2009 Jeep Compass Sport 4X2 (Fairly loaded)(Brandi; dice table brought by Lanisha & Rachael). First number is 2.
Second number: 3- NO, HIGHER
Third number: 2- NO, HIGHER
Fourth number: 6- RIGHT
Fifth number: 3- NO, HIGHER
The last number is 5. The second number is...4. And the third number is...3- HE WINS THE $24,365 JEEP AND WE DEFINITELY DON'T GET SKUNKED TODAY!!
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #2:
Jerome ($1,500): 15 + 80 = $.95
Cheryle ($4,609): 85 + 15 = WINS $1,000!
Michael ($25,360): 95 + 90 = OVER
In Cheryle's Bonus Spin...65 cents. But she does have a new cash total of $5,000 and she gets the Top Winner spot in today's Showcase.
The first Showcase begins with Ferrari accessories (Brandi). Second, while having Christmas dinner, try to get a bottle of wine from a new walk-in wine refrigerator (Lanisha). Finally, if that new kind of refrigerator didn't impress you enough, try going to a villa for a week on a trip to Tuscany (Rachael).
CHERYLE PASSES TO TANYA; TANYA BIDS $18,650 ON TRIP SHOWCASE
MY BID FOR TRIP SHOWCASE: $30,000
For Cheryle, we start with the right to cook up a holiday dinner on a 48 inch gas range (Brandi). Then, after hopefully not burning up your Christmas food on it, try to burn some rubber with a new Ducati motorcycle (Rachael). And here's another thing you can burn rubber with- a Ford Mustang (Std., AT, Nav., Mats)(Lanisha)!
CHERYLE BIDS $35,180 ON MUSTANG SHOWCASE
MY BID FOR MUSTANG SHOWCASE: $37,750
TANYA'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $18,650
ARP: $31,636
DIFFERENCE: $12,986
CHERYLE'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $35,180
ARP: $40,403
DIFFERENCE: $5,223- WIN!
Cheryle takes home a total Christmas haul of $46,012 in cash and prizes! And it's snowing at the end!
DOND: Yesterday, environmentalist Kristen Mortensen played one of the strongest games I've seen since the syndicated version of this show began. Despite $100,000 and $500,000 still being in play with four cases left, she dealt for $68,000, much to the dismay of viewers. Fortunately for her, she would've knocked out both six-figure amounts on her next two picks.
Let's see what happens today with #13 Gloria Butler (who has 12 grandchildren and 17 great grandchildren).
ROUND 1:
1. #20 (Josh)- $100,000
2. #18 (Robin)- $200
3. #16 (Courtney)- $2,500
4. #9 (Cynthia)- $25
5. #11 (Pasquale)- $300
FIRST OFFER: $19,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 2:
1. #19 (Dean; he's wearing pants underneath his skirt with NO DEAL on the back!)- $500
2. #12 (Amber)- $400
3. #4 (Vanessa)- $50
4. #5 (Teresa)- PENNY
5. #22 (Kelly)- $5,000
SECOND OFFER: $28,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 3:
1. #7 (Julie)- $1,000
2. #3 (Ravyn)- $7,500
3. #1 (Christina)- $10
4. #6 (Barbara)- $50,000
THIRD OFFER: $44,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 4:
1. #2 (Jina)- BUCK
2. #21 (Zaina)- $10,000
FOURTH OFFER: $88,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 5:
1. #14 (Keith)- $250,000
2. #8 (Machelle)- $100
FIFTH OFFER: $95,000- DEAL
19th PICK: #17 (Theo)- $75,000
OFFER: $133,000
20th PICK: #10 (Cathy)- $10,000
FINAL OFFER: $201,000
In the end...
...she had $5 in her case, so she made a great deal! Thus, the $500,000 was in Roy's #15, two spots away from her chosen case. She is now the fifth-biggest winner of the season!
Bingo America: This was the first episode Richard Karn taped! The contestants are Sherri & Jay. Therefore, tonight's wrecking ball format for the Bingo Bonus Board will be 0-1-3-6-10. At halftime in Game 1:
SHERRI: BIN-O
JAY: -I-G-
BANK: $810
NUMBERS CALLED TO THIS POINT: N34, I20, I25, G57, B14, N37, G52, O71
Eight is the most number of questions asked in Game 1 before the first commercial break this season, possibly ever.
9 (G54)- What Swedish word refers to a buffet consisting of a variety of foods?
JAY: Smorgasbord- CORRECT ($864)
50/50:
10 (O64)- In the U.S., which holiday appears first on the calendar- Mother's Day or Father's Day?
SHERRI: Mother's Day- RIGHT ($928)
11 (O73)- T or F: The author of "The Devil Wears Prada" worked for Vogue editor Anna Winter.
SHERRI: True- RIGHT AGAIN ($1,001)
12 (G47)- Michael or Janet- which Jackson sibling is younger?
SHERRI: Janet- WIN ($1,048)
Game 2 has this after eight questions:
SHERRI: BING-
JAY: -I---
BANK: $1,305
NUMBERS CALLED TO THIS POINT: B2, I27, N45, G54, N42, I25, B12, G50
9 (O74)- What famous American is sometimes remembered for wearing the bi-focals that he invented?
SHERRI: Benjamin Franklin- WINS MATCH ($1,379)
Bingo Bonus Round: For tonight's edition, instead of 20 wrecking balls, there are 20 Gingers on the board (as in my family's new, mean dog Ginger). As a female dog, she will be more than happy to chew up anything, espescially a ton of money.
B: #2- $1,500
I: #23- $2,000 ($3,500)
N: #41- $1,000 ($4,500)
G: #52- $1,500 ($6,000) AND QUITS (Sorry, Ginger)
She's taking home $7,379 in potential holiday shopping money!
WOF: The first Toss-Up category is Thing:
B U S H _/WHITE/_ _ A _ D
Holly's in first but blanks. Steve then solves BUSHY WHITE BEARD for $1,000.
$5,000 WINNING ID OF THE NIGHT: TH9993516
Tonight's players on the night before Christmas:
Steve Taylor (Torrence, CA)- Video producer
Holly Dressen (Royal Palm Beach, FL)- Italian restaurant worker and a soccer mom
Carla Hall (Floyds Knobs, IN)- Gourd decorator
$2,000 Toss-Up category is Food & Drink:
C H I L L E D
E G _ N O _
Steve solves CHILLED EGGNOG to go to $3,000.
Round 1 category is People and out on the wheel now is a Santa Fe ski trip worth $5,059. Midway in the round, Steve calls an L for a $1,000 LuggagePoint.com gift certificate. At that point, we have...
L A S T - _ I _ _ T E
S _ _ _ _ E R S
...he calls a $500 N, a $300 M, and buys the U. But he then calls D for dud. Holly calls the P's for $600 and solves LAST-MINUTE SHOPPERS to turn it into $1,000.
DUDS: D
(The night's first greeting message comes from the control room!)
Campbell's Soup Jackpot Round category is Before & After. Remember, after a long drought to start the season, the Jackpot has been won three times in the past two weeks, including the past two nights in a row (espescially Tuesday's $13,450 win). Can we make it three Jackpot wins in a row? Let's find out.
Holly calls an H for the Free Spin early on, but she has to use it right away after calling a dud in G. After Carla calls the L, we have...
T R _ _ _ A L/_ _ R _ _ _ T/_ _/
H _ _ _ _ N E _ _
...the sydnicated game show that comes from the first part of this puzzle doesn't have a prayer of making it to a second season, IMO. After purchasing the I's, she calls the P's for the trip and solves TRIVIAL PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS to win that and $800, a total of $5,859 in cash and trip. She has the lead for the moment.
DUDS: D, G
(The other greeting message tonight comes from the production staff.)
WorldWinner Mystery/Prize Puzzle Round category is Fun & Games. Carla hits the night's first Bankrupt after calling two T's for $900. After Steve buys the O's, the board reads like this:
_ I _ _ I N _/A _ O _ N _/THE/
I S _ A N _/ON/A/S _ O O T E _
...he calls a $400 G, buys the U, calls two D's for another $1,100, two R's for another $800, a $350 L, a $300 C, but then a dud of M. Holly then calls two P's for $1,200 and solves ZIPPING AROUND THE ISLAND ON A SCOOTER to win that amount plus a trip to St. Maarten (scooter not included), a new total of $9,160 in cash and trip.
DUDS: M
BANKRUPTS: 1 (Carla)
WINNING ID FOR TRIP: EL5630054
$3,000 Toss-Up category is Phrase:
B _/O _/GOOD/_ _ _ E R
Steve is able to BE OF GOOD CHEER to double his money to $6,000. Speed-Up Round category is TV Title and consonants are worth $6,000 each! After Holly calls the H...
P _ _ H _ N G
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
...this is an ABC show, but she can't solve it now. Carla calls the S's and for $30,000...NOTHING! Darn. Steve then calls the D and solves PUSHING DAISIES to double his money again to $12,000 and earn the victory! Holly leaves with $9,160 in cash and trip and Carla leaves with $5,859 in cash and trip.
DUDS: L, M, R, T
Big Money Round: Steve spins the S in AMERICA'S and the category is Thing. This one-wordy begins with:
_ _ S E _ R _ _ _
He calls D, M, C and O and gets...
_ _ S E C R _ C _
...he doesn't come up with the proper WISECRACK; he instead went for things that ended in RACE when the category wasn't Event. That costs him $40,000.
Jeopardy!: Can Jim Stevens win for the third time before Christmas? We'll find out against these challengers:
Helene Glass (Chicago)- Attorney
Marmi Maramot (L.A.)- Transplant data analyst
Opening categories:
BOOK DEDICATIONS
ALBUMS
TECH-KNOW-LEDGY
A BUNCH OF NUTS
FIRST NAME'S THE SAME
YOURS FOR AN "ONG"
At the first break, Stevens' ahead with $4,400, leading Glass by $3,000; Maramot has $800. The round ends with the $1,000 Nuts clue being the Daily Double, and Maramot finds it with $4,600. She now trails the champ for the lead by $3,000, while Glass has $2,400. Her wager is $4,000. To take the lead heading into Double Jeopardy!, here is the clue:
Hazelnuts are also called these, after a Saint.
"What are Philberts?"...Philberts they are for $7,400 and the lead!
FIRST ROUND LACH TRASH: $800
ASK ALEX: Does he work with any charities? Yes, only one- Worldvision International.
DJ! Categories:
PEOPLE IN THE ARTS
THE SPORTS BAR
THEY GOT STRUCK
WE'RE MAP-HAPPY
"OAK"LAND
RAIDERS
After Maramot gets the first clue in People in the Arts to go to $9,000, Glass gets the next two to go to $4,400 and finds the first Daily Double under the $1,600 clue; her wager is three grand on the following:
The name of this innovative theater and opera director is just one letter different from a late British comic actor.
"Who is Mendes?"...incorrect. Correct: Who was Peter Sellers? She's down to $1,400 now. The other Daily Double is found a little later under another $1,600 clue, this time in Raiders; the champ finds it with $10,400, just $600 behind Maramot for the lead. His wager is five large. For the lead back:
Cecil Rhodes' attempted invasion known as the Jameson Raid set the stage for this war.
"What is the Boer War?"...that is the war, so he's back in front with $15,400!
DJ! LACH TRASH: $10,400
SCORES AFTER DOUBLE JEOPARDY!:
Jim: $23,800 (just barely a lock game)
Marmi: $11,800
Helene: $1,400
CORYAT SCORES:
Jim: $20,400
Marmi: $8,800
Helene: $4,400
FJ! CATEGORY: 19th Century Books.
Its author called it "a ghostly little book...which shall not put my readers out of humour...with the season".
HELENE:
Response: "What is A Christmas Tale"
Wager: $1,399
Final score: BUCK
MARMI:
Response: "What is The Winter of Our Discontent?"
Wager: NOTHING
Final score: $11,800
JIM:
Response: "What is A Christmas Carol?"
Wager: $199
Wins with: $23,999
Mr. Stevens' three-day total: $73,001!
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
RECAP: "Rediscovered"
Remember, Donny & Marie Osmond are hosting this special. Here, five aspiring singers that formerly auditioned for "The Mickey Mouse Club" with Matt Cassella as the casting director but didn't quite make the cut get a chance to redeem themselves tonight for a chance to win $50,000 and a surprise from the hosts. The one who gets the most votes from the studio audience wins.
First up is Heidi Elliott from Burbank, CA (whose first audition took place in 1988 at the age of 10). She sings "Piece Of My Heart" by Janis Joplin.
Second is John Dupree, Jr. from Dunn, NC (whose first audition took place in 1990 at the age of 13). He sings "Drops of Jupiter" by Train. I didn't like his performance.
Third is Natalie DeLucia from Eureka, MO (who first auditioned in 1992 at the age of 10). The song she sings is "If I Ain't Got You" by Alicia Keys.
Going fourth is J.D. Stelljes from Las Vegas (who first auditioned in 1992 at the age of 12). His song is "I Don't Wanna Be" by Gavin DeGraw.
In the potentially advantageous last performance spot is Dion McIntosh from Sherman Oaks, CA (who first auditioned in 1989 at the age of 14). The song he performs is "Signed, Sealed, Delivered" by Stevie Wonder.
The winner is...
...Dion McIntosh! His bonus is the right to sing as the opening act of one of Donny & Marie's live shows in Las Vegas.
First up is Heidi Elliott from Burbank, CA (whose first audition took place in 1988 at the age of 10). She sings "Piece Of My Heart" by Janis Joplin.
Second is John Dupree, Jr. from Dunn, NC (whose first audition took place in 1990 at the age of 13). He sings "Drops of Jupiter" by Train. I didn't like his performance.
Third is Natalie DeLucia from Eureka, MO (who first auditioned in 1992 at the age of 10). The song she sings is "If I Ain't Got You" by Alicia Keys.
Going fourth is J.D. Stelljes from Las Vegas (who first auditioned in 1992 at the age of 12). His song is "I Don't Wanna Be" by Gavin DeGraw.
In the potentially advantageous last performance spot is Dion McIntosh from Sherman Oaks, CA (who first auditioned in 1989 at the age of 14). The song he performs is "Signed, Sealed, Delivered" by Stevie Wonder.
The winner is...
...Dion McIntosh! His bonus is the right to sing as the opening act of one of Donny & Marie's live shows in Las Vegas.
12/23/2008 Results
TPIR: Day 2 of Christmas Week (Episode 4563K) begins with Daniel Mastronieto, Rebecca, Eric and Ashlie. The first IUFB is NOT the Christmas tree that Rachel's standing by, but rather her new Christian Dior cocktail dress she's wearing.
Ashlie: $795
Eric: $1,100
Rebecca: $2,000
Daniel: BUCK
ARP: $2,685
Rebecca Thomas from San Diego will try to score a $25,000 Christmas present in Punch a Bunch (big bill shown by Lanisha). Today's SPs are modeled by Brandi.
1. Snowman cookie jar
WRONG PRICE: $12
GUESS: HIGHER- $25
2. Multi-Max tool system
WRONG PRICE: $160
GUESS: LOWER- $129
3. Wii video game
IS NOT: $25
GUESS: HIGHER- $40
4. Polar bear candle
IS NOT: $25
GUESS: LOWER- $17
She punches out holes #16, #2, #38 and #35. Sweet 16 has a bittersweet $250. #2 drops her down to $50. #38 has $500 and a second chance. She then punches out hole #32...she triples her money. But she passes up the $1,500 for what's in #35...$100.
Coming on down fifth is Josette and the second IUFB is a telescope (Lanisha).
Josette: $1,200
Daniel: $900
Ashlie: $1,100
Eric: $1,201
ARP: $1,798
Eric Pinones could be celebrating his next birthday with a Pontiac Vibe (Rachael) after playing Lucky $even. His second number guess is 7...
$ 1 8 , _ _ _
...give the host a dollar. Third number guess is 5...
$ 1 8 , 6 _ _
...another dollar gone. For the fourth digit, he says 5 again...
$ 1 8 , 6 2 _
...he now must give $3; he's down to $2. Instead of going with 5 again for the last number, he chooses 7...
$ 1 8 , 6 2 1
...sorry; he ran into an evil setup.
Not related to Vanna, here comes Larry White and the third IUFB is a beverage center (Brandi).
Larry: $500
Josette: $675
Daniel: $1,100
Ashlie: $1,101
ARP: $799
Josette Sanders plays Most Expensive (underneath a winter setting) for a sofa (Rachael), a big Santa Claus doll (Lanisha) and a 56" HDTV (Brandi). She goes with the majority on the HDTV. The sofa is $1,875, the Christmas stuff is $2,389...and she wins with the HDTV at $3,299!
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #1:
Eric ($1,798): 55 + 65 = OOPS
Rebecca ($2,996): $.75
Josette ($8,362): 30 + 85 = OVER
Rebecca makes it to the Showcase.
Leaving the audience next is Christopher Mouse and the fourth IUFB is a popcorn machine (Rachael).
Christopher: $550
Daniel: $999
Ashlie: $1,100
Larry: $800
ARP: $3,018
Ashlie Bell, who just moved to Cleveland, plays Hi-Lo for a bedroom (Brandi) worth $6,249. Products today are trash bags, soup, HBP medicine, candy canes, Scotch tape and apple cider mix. Her first pick is the medicine, which is $6.29. Second is the bags...$8.79. Finally, she chooses the drink mix...$5.99. The soup is $1.29, the candy is $1.99...and the tape is just $2.49, so she wins!
Leaving her seat next is Jamie Wright and the fifth IUFB is a deluxe car stereo system (Brandi & Rachael).
Jamie: $2,350
Larry: $1,200
Christopher: $2,400
Daniel: $2,399 (OOPS)
ARP: $1,342
Larry, who is a pastor, knows that the logical thing to follow up a car stereo system is a Chevrolet HHR (Std., AT/Remote, Prot)(Lanisha). And he can win it playing Cover Up. Board:
First number: 2 or 4?
Second number: 0, 3 or 4?
Third number: 0, 3, 6 or 9?
Fourth number: 0, 2, 6, 7 or 8?
Last number: 1, 2, 3, 4, 7 or 9?
First guess is $23,989...the 2 and the first 9 are right. Second guess is $24,971...the 7 is now right. Third guess is $20,974...WIN!
The day's last participant is Carol Amavista and the final IUFB is an etegiere (Lanisha).
Carol: $800
Christopher: $699
Daniel: $600
Jamie: BUCK
Somebody just won a $500 bonus...unfortunately for Daniel, it's NOT him, so he's going to the First Four Breakfast Club. It is instead Carol at $800.
She now plays Side By Side for a Harley-Davidson motorcycle (Brandi & Rachael). Board:
89
91
She guesses $9,189...we have a perfect second half (and end the show with four straight winners)!
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #2:
Ashlie ($9,267): $.85
Carol ($10,489): 80 + 50 = OVER
Larry ($22,316): 75 + 95 = OVER
Ashlie takes over the Top Winner spot in today's Showcase.
The first Showcase has kitchen appliances (Rachael), a Pulaski dining room (Brandi) and a Smart Convertible (Std., AT, AC, Stereo, Seats, Steering)(Rachael)!
ASHLIE BIDS $25,000 ON ROOM/CAR SHOWCASE- STAGE GARF (Only covers the car and the appliances)
MY BID FOR ROOM/CAR SHOWCASE: $31,850
For Rebecca, we start with a water-resistant laptop (Rachael). Then, you can load it up while your friend (s) are soaking up in a Japanese bathtub (Lanisha). And speaking of Japan, we're offering a trip there to wrap up this Showcase (Brandi).
REBECCA BIDS $22,000 ON JAPAN SHOWCASE
MY BID FOR JAPAN SHOWCASE: $19,500
ASHLIE'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $25,000
ARP: $27,713
DIFFERENCE: $2,713
REBECCA'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $22,000
ARP: $24,152
DIFFERENCE: $2,152- WINS BY $561!
Rebecca wins $27,148 in cash and prizes.
DOND: Today's player is #4 Kristen Mortinsen (who has been obsessed to helping the environment).
ROUND 1:
1. #17 (Theo)- $250,000
2. #22 (Kelly)- $7,500
3. #15 (Roy)- $5,000
4. #8 (Machelle)- $10,000
5. #1 (Christina)- PENNY
FIRST OFFER: $16,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 2:
1. #13 (Gloria)- $400
2. #9 (Cynthia)- $200
3. #5 (Teresa)- $50,000
4. #11 (Pasquale)- $5
5. #14 (Keith)- $300
SECOND OFFER: $26,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 3:
1. #21 (Zaina)- $100
2. #20 (Josh)- $2,500
3. #19 (Dean)- $1,000
4. #18 (Robin)- $75,000 (DANGER ZONE ENFORCED)
THIRD OFFER: $21,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 4:
1. #3 (Ravyn)- BUCK
2. #16 (Courtney)- $500
FOURTH OFFER: $41,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 5:
1. #7 (Julie)- $25,000 (STRIKE ONE)
2. #10 (Cathy)- $25
FIFTH OFFER: $68,000- DEAL
Questionable decision there. Let's see how it works out.
19th PICK: #12 (Amber)- $500,000!
OFFER: $35,000
20th PICK: #6 (Barbara)- $100,000!!!
She made a PERFECT DEAL!! Her case had $50.
Bingo America: Time now for Episode 2050, with tonight's contestants being Andrea & Jeffrey. At the halfway mark in Game 1:
ANDREA: ---GO
JEFFREY: --NG-
BANK: $828
NUMBERS CALLED TO THIS POINT: O75, O72, G52, N36, I26, N39, G54
8 (B14)- If you're in front of South Dakota facing the front of Mt. Rushmore, which President is on the far left?
JEFFREY: George Washington- CORRECT (B-NG-; $842)
9 (I16)- Called "fringes" in the UK, what is the term for short hair cut to hang over the forehead?
JEFFREY: Bangs- RIGHT AGAIN (BING-; $858)
10 (B15)- What classic book was subtitled "For Meg, Beth, Jo & Amy"?
ANDREA: "Little Women"- CORRECT (B--GO; $873)
11 (O69)- What daredevil suffered nearly forty broken bones before retiring from motorcycle stunts in 1980?
ANDREA: Evel Kinevel- RIGHT AGAIN ($942)
12 (O62)- The Roman goddess of hunting shares her name with what princess being hunted down by paparazzi?
JEFFREY: Princess Diana- WIN ($1,004)
Game 2 has this setup after eight questions:
ANDREA: BI-GO
JEFFREY: B-N--
BANK: $1,285
NUMBERS CALLED TO THIS POINT: B2, O64, O75, G47, B12, N44, I18, I19
9 (N37)- The seedless, protective leather leggings worn by cowboys are called what?
JEFFREY: Chaps- RIGHT ($1,322)
10 (N32)- "Oh, The Places You'll Go" was one of the final books by what late children's author that also wrote "Yurtle the Turtle"?
JEFFREY TAKES TOO LONG
ANDREA: Dr. Seuss- WINS GAME 2 ($1,354)
BINGO SHOOTOUT:
1. In the Disney movie, what B was one of Snow White's dwarves?
JEFFREY: Bingo- ZONK ANSWER OF THE WEEK NOMINEE
ANDREA: Bashful- CORRECT
2. What I is a popular type of lettuce?
JEFFREY: Iceberg- RIGHT
3. What N is a paper item used to wipe the mouth and hands after eating?
JEFFREY: Napkin- RIGHT AGAIN
4. What G won a Best Actress Oscar for the film "Shakespeare In Love"?
JEFFREY: Gwenth Paltrow- WINS $1,354
Bingo Bonus Round:
B: #13- $500
I: #25- $750 ($1,250)
N: #44- LOSS
WOF: The first Toss-Up Puzzle has a category of Event:
_ A M I L Y
G A T H E R I N G
Nick barely solves FAMILY GATHERING for $1,000.
$5,000 WINNING ID OF THE NIGHT: MA0012716
Our players tonight:
Nick Bennett (West Bloomfield, MI)- SCUBA diver for 12 years
Jessica Gray (Seattle)- Senior at Seattle Pacific University majoring in marketing
Sue Graves (Hillsboro, OR)- Realtor for 27 years
$2,000 Toss-Up category is Proper Name:
_ C T R _ _ S/_ E G/
_ _ _ N
Nick goes 2 for 2 with ACTRESS MEG RYAN.
Round 1 category is What Are You Doing? and out on the wheel now is a $7,000 trip to Trinidad & Tabago. After he calls the F's, the board reads...
_ _ R _ I _ _/_ _/I _/
F R O _ T/OF/THE/FIRE
...he calls the N's for another $1,500 but calls a suprising dud vowel in A, possibly leaving $7,800 on the table (I also thought it was WARMING UP IN FRONT OF THE FIRE). Jessica then calls a $400 P, a $500 L and solves CURLING UP IN FRONT OF THE FIRE for $1,000.
DUDS: A
(Before the first commercial break, we see a greeting message from members of the art department!)
Campbell's Soup Jackpot Round category is Before & After. After Jessica calls a $500 P, we have...
P _ N _ _ I N G
_ _ G/_ _/
T R I _ _ _
...she buys the O; the Jackpot's at $11,650 now. She then buys the rest of the vowels, then calls the C's for a $1,000 gift certificate from Morton's Steakhouse; she inadvertantly lets the gift tag prop fall apart (first time that's ever happened)! After a $500 H, she hits Bankrupt to lose the gift tag (damaged and all) and $1,300. Sue calls an $800 B, then a $500 K while on Jackpot...and she then solves PUNCHING BAG OF TRACKS for a $13,450 Jackpot, the biggest won so far this season, and the second Jackpot win in a row (and third overall this season)!! With the other $3,500, she wins a total of $16,950 this round!
DUDS: E (Jessica, repeated once by Sue), L (Nick while on $3,500 space)
BANKRUPTS: 1 (Jessica)
(We then see a greeting from the marketing/publicity department!)
WorldWinner Mystery/Prize Puzzle Round category is Living Things. One spin after her big win, Sue hits Bankrupt to start this round. A little later, Nick calls a $300 N for the Free Spin but has to use it right away after buying a worthless vowel in O. After he buys the U to clean out the vowels, we have...
M I G R A T I N G
_ U M _ _ A _ _
_ _ A _ E _
...he calls a $450 S and solves MIGRATING HUMPBACK WHALES for another $3,200 and an Alaskan Cruise, for a new total of $11,751 in cash and cruise.
DUDS: O
BANKRUPTS: 1 (Sue)
WINNING ID FOR CRUISE: KH0014467
Final Toss-Up category is On the Map:
_ _ _ _ M _ _ S
O _ _ _
Sue quickly solves COLUMBUS OHIO to increase her leading total to $19,950. After Nick loses $1,550 to a Bankrupt after buying the O's, Speed-Up Round category is Occupation and the remaining consonants are worth $1,500 apiece. When Jessica calls the S's for $4,500...
_ _ _ _ _ S _
_ R O _ _ S S O R
...she is incorrect with SPANISH PROFESSOR. Sue then calls the L and solves ENGLISH PROFESSOR to seal her match win with $21,450! Nick leaves with $11,751 in cash and cruise and Jessica gets $1,000.
DUDS: T
BANKRUPTS: 1 (Nick)
Big Money Round: Sue spins the I in WIN and the category is Phrase. Starting with:
R _ _/_ _/_ _ _ E
She calls P, D, M and A and gets...
R A _/_ _/_ _ P E
...I had a RAY OF HOPE she would win, but it doesn't happen for $30,000.
We then get a shot of Charlie O' Donnell at the end!
Video Bonus: Footage of tonight's episode (including the big Jackpot win)
Cash Cab: It's a special primetime episode saluting the 1970s and the new movie "Frost/Nixon"! Instead of Ben Bailey hosting this special, it's the host of the Canadaian version, Adam Growe. All questions that are asked relate to the movie (with clips from it), the Watergate era and other presidential politics.
Playing Game 1 is a group of four including Valerie & Brian; they're heading to the Met, 32 blocks away.
ROUND 1:
1. In a classic "SNL" sketch, Dan Akroyd played Nixon while Jim Belushi played what German-born Secretary of State?
GUESS: Henry Kissinger- CORRECT ($50)
2. On September 8, 1974, Americans slid their attention between Nixon's pardon and a motorcycle crash by what stunt daredevil?
GUESS: Evel Kinevel- YOU BET ($100)
3. Often linked to puff pieces by poor journalists, what sport is synonymous with extremely easy interview questions?
GUESS: Softball- RIGHT ($150)
4. Nixon's famed Master List of political enemies included Joe Namath, Carol Channing, and what famous spokesperson for JELL-O?
GUESS: Bill Cosby- RIGHT ($200)
ROUND 2:
1. In "Frost/Nixon", Frank Langella plays the tormented Commander in Chief. But in 1993, Langella played the White House Chief of Staff in what lighthearted Kevin Kline comedy?
GUESS: "Dave"- RIGHT ($300)
2. Called Ron Zeeglier by his critics, Press Secretary Ron Ziegler famous described Watergate "a third-rate" what?
GUESS: Burglarly- RIGHT ($400)
3. A best-seller of the Watergate era, what self-help book by Thomas Harris inspired a critique called "I'm Dysfunctional, You're Dysfunctional"?
MOBILE SHOUT OUT: Valerie calls her friend Tal, who says "I'm OK, You're OK".
GUESS: "I'm OK, You're OK"- SWEEP ($500)
They decide to walk away with the $500.
Alex & Chanice play Game #2, trying to survive 32 blocks. They miss this first question:
Associated with "dirty money" and "dirty snow", what term refers to a stash of cash used for bribery or payoff?
They blanked; it was blush. On this second question, they use a Shout Out:
In reference to a controversial pardon he granted, who testified in 1974 that there was "no deal, period"?
MOBILE SHOUT OUT: Alex calls his dad, who thinks it's G. Gordon Liddy.
GUESS: G. Gordon Liddy- WRONG AGAIN (A: Gerald Ford)
They lost on their second $100 question, which was this:
In "Frost/Nixon", Nixon recounted meeting with this Soviet counterpart. Succeeding Krushchev in 1964, who was this icon of the Cold War?
They said Stalin, but it was Brezhnev.
Trying to get to Gotham on 23rd between 7th and 8th are tonight's final contestants, Chris, Rob & Mike. They need to outlast 45 blocks. They got their first strike on their second $50 question. After reaching $350, it's time for an RLC.
RED LIGHT CHALLENGE: Nixon's Millhouse and Obama's Hussein are two of our more unusual presidential middle names. Give the middle name for five of the six U.S. Presidents sworn in after Nixon.
They get Jefferson (Bill Clinton), Herbert Walker (the first Bush), Walker (the most recent Bush, Earl (Jimmy Carter)...but that's it. The other two were Wilson (for Ronald Raegan) and Rudolph (for Gerald Ford). They have $550 heading into the $200 questions.
ROUND 3:
1. After their installation in 1972, the Watergate wiretaps were monitored by a nearby lodge by what hotel/restaurant chain?
GUESS: Howard Johnson- CORRECT ($750)
2. Nicknamed "Sitting Buddha", who is the only female print journalist to accompany Nixon to China in 1972?
GUESS: Helen Thomas- RIGHT AGAIN ($950)
3. Abbreviated JBS, what ultra right-wing political society reguarly criticized Nixon for being too literal?
GUESS: John Burch Society- WIN ($1,150)
They decide to take the money and run.
Jeopardy!: Jim Stevens defends his title for the first time against:
Chet Perry (Oakland, CA)- Bar owner
Sam Johnston (Brooklyn, NY)- PhD student
First set of categories:
JAMAICA, JORDAN OR JAPAN
SPORTS HALLS OF FAME
AMERICA'S GOT TALENT
POLITICAL PARTIES
FOOD & DRINK
"P"ICK THIS CATEGORY!
At the first break, Perry leads with $3,200; the champion has $2,600 and Johnston has $1,600. After the break, Stevens is going for a sweep of Political Parties with this $1,000 clue:
As president, Georges Pompidou was a member of the political party named for this man who served before him.
He buzzes in first with "Who is De Gaulle?"...SWEEP; he jumps up to $5,600 and the lead! Johnston then finds the Daily Double on the next-to-last clue of the round ($800) in Sports Halls of Fgame with $3,200; her wager is $2,000.
The museum and hall of fame for this sport in St. Louis has a display of zany team shirts from the 1950s.
"What is bowling?"...is right to go to $5,200! The last clue of the round was a Triple Stumper. The champ ends the round with $6,600 and Perry has $4,800.
ROUND 1 LACH TRASH: $1,800
DJ! Categories:
BEDTIME STORIES ($400, $1,200 and $2,000 clues told by Adam Sandler)
IN-FLIGHT MOVIES
HEAVY EQUIPMENT
HYBRIDS
THE LONDON STAGE
ELEMENTARY SPELLING (some elements are given in each clue, and they must arrange the letters from the elements' symbols to make a word)
After Bedtime Stories gets completed, Stevens finds the first Daily Double under the $1,200 The London Stage clue. He has $8,600 now, while Johnston has six grand and Perry has four. His wager is $1,000.
The National Theatre, launched in 1963, was housed for its first twelve years at this "venerable" venue.
He blanks; it was the Old Vic, dropping him to $7,600. He then gets most of the clues in the Spelling category, making him the first on the night to break five figures. Late in the round, Johnston finds the other DD under the $1,600 Hybrids clue with $9,200; the champ has $16,400 and Perry has $8,400. Like Stevens with the previous Daily Double in this round, she wagers $1,000 on this clue:
These monsters with birds' bodies and women's faces got a nasty rep for snatching children & souls.
"What are harpies?"...correct to go to $10,200.
DJ! LACH TRASH: $12,000
SCORES AFTER DOUBLE JEOPARDY!:
Jim: $16,400
Sam: $10,200
Chet: $6,400
CORYAT SCORES:
Jim: $17,400
Sam: $9,600
Chet: $6,400
FJ! CATEGORY: Peoples of the World.
Numbering about 25 million, they're the largest ethnic group in the world with no home nation.
We start with Perry, whose response was "Who are the Aleuts?"...incorrect, costing him $6,101 for a final score of $299. Johnston's response instead was "Who are the Kurds?"...right to add $6,201, for a total of $16,401. The champ...is also right to keep his title at $20,401! Two-day total: $49,002.
Ashlie: $795
Eric: $1,100
Rebecca: $2,000
Daniel: BUCK
ARP: $2,685
Rebecca Thomas from San Diego will try to score a $25,000 Christmas present in Punch a Bunch (big bill shown by Lanisha). Today's SPs are modeled by Brandi.
1. Snowman cookie jar
WRONG PRICE: $12
GUESS: HIGHER- $25
2. Multi-Max tool system
WRONG PRICE: $160
GUESS: LOWER- $129
3. Wii video game
IS NOT: $25
GUESS: HIGHER- $40
4. Polar bear candle
IS NOT: $25
GUESS: LOWER- $17
She punches out holes #16, #2, #38 and #35. Sweet 16 has a bittersweet $250. #2 drops her down to $50. #38 has $500 and a second chance. She then punches out hole #32...she triples her money. But she passes up the $1,500 for what's in #35...$100.
Coming on down fifth is Josette and the second IUFB is a telescope (Lanisha).
Josette: $1,200
Daniel: $900
Ashlie: $1,100
Eric: $1,201
ARP: $1,798
Eric Pinones could be celebrating his next birthday with a Pontiac Vibe (Rachael) after playing Lucky $even. His second number guess is 7...
$ 1 8 , _ _ _
...give the host a dollar. Third number guess is 5...
$ 1 8 , 6 _ _
...another dollar gone. For the fourth digit, he says 5 again...
$ 1 8 , 6 2 _
...he now must give $3; he's down to $2. Instead of going with 5 again for the last number, he chooses 7...
$ 1 8 , 6 2 1
...sorry; he ran into an evil setup.
Not related to Vanna, here comes Larry White and the third IUFB is a beverage center (Brandi).
Larry: $500
Josette: $675
Daniel: $1,100
Ashlie: $1,101
ARP: $799
Josette Sanders plays Most Expensive (underneath a winter setting) for a sofa (Rachael), a big Santa Claus doll (Lanisha) and a 56" HDTV (Brandi). She goes with the majority on the HDTV. The sofa is $1,875, the Christmas stuff is $2,389...and she wins with the HDTV at $3,299!
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #1:
Eric ($1,798): 55 + 65 = OOPS
Rebecca ($2,996): $.75
Josette ($8,362): 30 + 85 = OVER
Rebecca makes it to the Showcase.
Leaving the audience next is Christopher Mouse and the fourth IUFB is a popcorn machine (Rachael).
Christopher: $550
Daniel: $999
Ashlie: $1,100
Larry: $800
ARP: $3,018
Ashlie Bell, who just moved to Cleveland, plays Hi-Lo for a bedroom (Brandi) worth $6,249. Products today are trash bags, soup, HBP medicine, candy canes, Scotch tape and apple cider mix. Her first pick is the medicine, which is $6.29. Second is the bags...$8.79. Finally, she chooses the drink mix...$5.99. The soup is $1.29, the candy is $1.99...and the tape is just $2.49, so she wins!
Leaving her seat next is Jamie Wright and the fifth IUFB is a deluxe car stereo system (Brandi & Rachael).
Jamie: $2,350
Larry: $1,200
Christopher: $2,400
Daniel: $2,399 (OOPS)
ARP: $1,342
Larry, who is a pastor, knows that the logical thing to follow up a car stereo system is a Chevrolet HHR (Std., AT/Remote, Prot)(Lanisha). And he can win it playing Cover Up. Board:
First number: 2 or 4?
Second number: 0, 3 or 4?
Third number: 0, 3, 6 or 9?
Fourth number: 0, 2, 6, 7 or 8?
Last number: 1, 2, 3, 4, 7 or 9?
First guess is $23,989...the 2 and the first 9 are right. Second guess is $24,971...the 7 is now right. Third guess is $20,974...WIN!
The day's last participant is Carol Amavista and the final IUFB is an etegiere (Lanisha).
Carol: $800
Christopher: $699
Daniel: $600
Jamie: BUCK
Somebody just won a $500 bonus...unfortunately for Daniel, it's NOT him, so he's going to the First Four Breakfast Club. It is instead Carol at $800.
She now plays Side By Side for a Harley-Davidson motorcycle (Brandi & Rachael). Board:
89
91
She guesses $9,189...we have a perfect second half (and end the show with four straight winners)!
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #2:
Ashlie ($9,267): $.85
Carol ($10,489): 80 + 50 = OVER
Larry ($22,316): 75 + 95 = OVER
Ashlie takes over the Top Winner spot in today's Showcase.
The first Showcase has kitchen appliances (Rachael), a Pulaski dining room (Brandi) and a Smart Convertible (Std., AT, AC, Stereo, Seats, Steering)(Rachael)!
ASHLIE BIDS $25,000 ON ROOM/CAR SHOWCASE- STAGE GARF (Only covers the car and the appliances)
MY BID FOR ROOM/CAR SHOWCASE: $31,850
For Rebecca, we start with a water-resistant laptop (Rachael). Then, you can load it up while your friend (s) are soaking up in a Japanese bathtub (Lanisha). And speaking of Japan, we're offering a trip there to wrap up this Showcase (Brandi).
REBECCA BIDS $22,000 ON JAPAN SHOWCASE
MY BID FOR JAPAN SHOWCASE: $19,500
ASHLIE'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $25,000
ARP: $27,713
DIFFERENCE: $2,713
REBECCA'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $22,000
ARP: $24,152
DIFFERENCE: $2,152- WINS BY $561!
Rebecca wins $27,148 in cash and prizes.
DOND: Today's player is #4 Kristen Mortinsen (who has been obsessed to helping the environment).
ROUND 1:
1. #17 (Theo)- $250,000
2. #22 (Kelly)- $7,500
3. #15 (Roy)- $5,000
4. #8 (Machelle)- $10,000
5. #1 (Christina)- PENNY
FIRST OFFER: $16,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 2:
1. #13 (Gloria)- $400
2. #9 (Cynthia)- $200
3. #5 (Teresa)- $50,000
4. #11 (Pasquale)- $5
5. #14 (Keith)- $300
SECOND OFFER: $26,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 3:
1. #21 (Zaina)- $100
2. #20 (Josh)- $2,500
3. #19 (Dean)- $1,000
4. #18 (Robin)- $75,000 (DANGER ZONE ENFORCED)
THIRD OFFER: $21,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 4:
1. #3 (Ravyn)- BUCK
2. #16 (Courtney)- $500
FOURTH OFFER: $41,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 5:
1. #7 (Julie)- $25,000 (STRIKE ONE)
2. #10 (Cathy)- $25
FIFTH OFFER: $68,000- DEAL
Questionable decision there. Let's see how it works out.
19th PICK: #12 (Amber)- $500,000!
OFFER: $35,000
20th PICK: #6 (Barbara)- $100,000!!!
She made a PERFECT DEAL!! Her case had $50.
Bingo America: Time now for Episode 2050, with tonight's contestants being Andrea & Jeffrey. At the halfway mark in Game 1:
ANDREA: ---GO
JEFFREY: --NG-
BANK: $828
NUMBERS CALLED TO THIS POINT: O75, O72, G52, N36, I26, N39, G54
8 (B14)- If you're in front of South Dakota facing the front of Mt. Rushmore, which President is on the far left?
JEFFREY: George Washington- CORRECT (B-NG-; $842)
9 (I16)- Called "fringes" in the UK, what is the term for short hair cut to hang over the forehead?
JEFFREY: Bangs- RIGHT AGAIN (BING-; $858)
10 (B15)- What classic book was subtitled "For Meg, Beth, Jo & Amy"?
ANDREA: "Little Women"- CORRECT (B--GO; $873)
11 (O69)- What daredevil suffered nearly forty broken bones before retiring from motorcycle stunts in 1980?
ANDREA: Evel Kinevel- RIGHT AGAIN ($942)
12 (O62)- The Roman goddess of hunting shares her name with what princess being hunted down by paparazzi?
JEFFREY: Princess Diana- WIN ($1,004)
Game 2 has this setup after eight questions:
ANDREA: BI-GO
JEFFREY: B-N--
BANK: $1,285
NUMBERS CALLED TO THIS POINT: B2, O64, O75, G47, B12, N44, I18, I19
9 (N37)- The seedless, protective leather leggings worn by cowboys are called what?
JEFFREY: Chaps- RIGHT ($1,322)
10 (N32)- "Oh, The Places You'll Go" was one of the final books by what late children's author that also wrote "Yurtle the Turtle"?
JEFFREY TAKES TOO LONG
ANDREA: Dr. Seuss- WINS GAME 2 ($1,354)
BINGO SHOOTOUT:
1. In the Disney movie, what B was one of Snow White's dwarves?
JEFFREY: Bingo- ZONK ANSWER OF THE WEEK NOMINEE
ANDREA: Bashful- CORRECT
2. What I is a popular type of lettuce?
JEFFREY: Iceberg- RIGHT
3. What N is a paper item used to wipe the mouth and hands after eating?
JEFFREY: Napkin- RIGHT AGAIN
4. What G won a Best Actress Oscar for the film "Shakespeare In Love"?
JEFFREY: Gwenth Paltrow- WINS $1,354
Bingo Bonus Round:
B: #13- $500
I: #25- $750 ($1,250)
N: #44- LOSS
WOF: The first Toss-Up Puzzle has a category of Event:
_ A M I L Y
G A T H E R I N G
Nick barely solves FAMILY GATHERING for $1,000.
$5,000 WINNING ID OF THE NIGHT: MA0012716
Our players tonight:
Nick Bennett (West Bloomfield, MI)- SCUBA diver for 12 years
Jessica Gray (Seattle)- Senior at Seattle Pacific University majoring in marketing
Sue Graves (Hillsboro, OR)- Realtor for 27 years
$2,000 Toss-Up category is Proper Name:
_ C T R _ _ S/_ E G/
_ _ _ N
Nick goes 2 for 2 with ACTRESS MEG RYAN.
Round 1 category is What Are You Doing? and out on the wheel now is a $7,000 trip to Trinidad & Tabago. After he calls the F's, the board reads...
_ _ R _ I _ _/_ _/I _/
F R O _ T/OF/THE/FIRE
...he calls the N's for another $1,500 but calls a suprising dud vowel in A, possibly leaving $7,800 on the table (I also thought it was WARMING UP IN FRONT OF THE FIRE). Jessica then calls a $400 P, a $500 L and solves CURLING UP IN FRONT OF THE FIRE for $1,000.
DUDS: A
(Before the first commercial break, we see a greeting message from members of the art department!)
Campbell's Soup Jackpot Round category is Before & After. After Jessica calls a $500 P, we have...
P _ N _ _ I N G
_ _ G/_ _/
T R I _ _ _
...she buys the O; the Jackpot's at $11,650 now. She then buys the rest of the vowels, then calls the C's for a $1,000 gift certificate from Morton's Steakhouse; she inadvertantly lets the gift tag prop fall apart (first time that's ever happened)! After a $500 H, she hits Bankrupt to lose the gift tag (damaged and all) and $1,300. Sue calls an $800 B, then a $500 K while on Jackpot...and she then solves PUNCHING BAG OF TRACKS for a $13,450 Jackpot, the biggest won so far this season, and the second Jackpot win in a row (and third overall this season)!! With the other $3,500, she wins a total of $16,950 this round!
DUDS: E (Jessica, repeated once by Sue), L (Nick while on $3,500 space)
BANKRUPTS: 1 (Jessica)
(We then see a greeting from the marketing/publicity department!)
WorldWinner Mystery/Prize Puzzle Round category is Living Things. One spin after her big win, Sue hits Bankrupt to start this round. A little later, Nick calls a $300 N for the Free Spin but has to use it right away after buying a worthless vowel in O. After he buys the U to clean out the vowels, we have...
M I G R A T I N G
_ U M _ _ A _ _
_ _ A _ E _
...he calls a $450 S and solves MIGRATING HUMPBACK WHALES for another $3,200 and an Alaskan Cruise, for a new total of $11,751 in cash and cruise.
DUDS: O
BANKRUPTS: 1 (Sue)
WINNING ID FOR CRUISE: KH0014467
Final Toss-Up category is On the Map:
_ _ _ _ M _ _ S
O _ _ _
Sue quickly solves COLUMBUS OHIO to increase her leading total to $19,950. After Nick loses $1,550 to a Bankrupt after buying the O's, Speed-Up Round category is Occupation and the remaining consonants are worth $1,500 apiece. When Jessica calls the S's for $4,500...
_ _ _ _ _ S _
_ R O _ _ S S O R
...she is incorrect with SPANISH PROFESSOR. Sue then calls the L and solves ENGLISH PROFESSOR to seal her match win with $21,450! Nick leaves with $11,751 in cash and cruise and Jessica gets $1,000.
DUDS: T
BANKRUPTS: 1 (Nick)
Big Money Round: Sue spins the I in WIN and the category is Phrase. Starting with:
R _ _/_ _/_ _ _ E
She calls P, D, M and A and gets...
R A _/_ _/_ _ P E
...I had a RAY OF HOPE she would win, but it doesn't happen for $30,000.
We then get a shot of Charlie O' Donnell at the end!
Video Bonus: Footage of tonight's episode (including the big Jackpot win)
Cash Cab: It's a special primetime episode saluting the 1970s and the new movie "Frost/Nixon"! Instead of Ben Bailey hosting this special, it's the host of the Canadaian version, Adam Growe. All questions that are asked relate to the movie (with clips from it), the Watergate era and other presidential politics.
Playing Game 1 is a group of four including Valerie & Brian; they're heading to the Met, 32 blocks away.
ROUND 1:
1. In a classic "SNL" sketch, Dan Akroyd played Nixon while Jim Belushi played what German-born Secretary of State?
GUESS: Henry Kissinger- CORRECT ($50)
2. On September 8, 1974, Americans slid their attention between Nixon's pardon and a motorcycle crash by what stunt daredevil?
GUESS: Evel Kinevel- YOU BET ($100)
3. Often linked to puff pieces by poor journalists, what sport is synonymous with extremely easy interview questions?
GUESS: Softball- RIGHT ($150)
4. Nixon's famed Master List of political enemies included Joe Namath, Carol Channing, and what famous spokesperson for JELL-O?
GUESS: Bill Cosby- RIGHT ($200)
ROUND 2:
1. In "Frost/Nixon", Frank Langella plays the tormented Commander in Chief. But in 1993, Langella played the White House Chief of Staff in what lighthearted Kevin Kline comedy?
GUESS: "Dave"- RIGHT ($300)
2. Called Ron Zeeglier by his critics, Press Secretary Ron Ziegler famous described Watergate "a third-rate" what?
GUESS: Burglarly- RIGHT ($400)
3. A best-seller of the Watergate era, what self-help book by Thomas Harris inspired a critique called "I'm Dysfunctional, You're Dysfunctional"?
MOBILE SHOUT OUT: Valerie calls her friend Tal, who says "I'm OK, You're OK".
GUESS: "I'm OK, You're OK"- SWEEP ($500)
They decide to walk away with the $500.
Alex & Chanice play Game #2, trying to survive 32 blocks. They miss this first question:
Associated with "dirty money" and "dirty snow", what term refers to a stash of cash used for bribery or payoff?
They blanked; it was blush. On this second question, they use a Shout Out:
In reference to a controversial pardon he granted, who testified in 1974 that there was "no deal, period"?
MOBILE SHOUT OUT: Alex calls his dad, who thinks it's G. Gordon Liddy.
GUESS: G. Gordon Liddy- WRONG AGAIN (A: Gerald Ford)
They lost on their second $100 question, which was this:
In "Frost/Nixon", Nixon recounted meeting with this Soviet counterpart. Succeeding Krushchev in 1964, who was this icon of the Cold War?
They said Stalin, but it was Brezhnev.
Trying to get to Gotham on 23rd between 7th and 8th are tonight's final contestants, Chris, Rob & Mike. They need to outlast 45 blocks. They got their first strike on their second $50 question. After reaching $350, it's time for an RLC.
RED LIGHT CHALLENGE: Nixon's Millhouse and Obama's Hussein are two of our more unusual presidential middle names. Give the middle name for five of the six U.S. Presidents sworn in after Nixon.
They get Jefferson (Bill Clinton), Herbert Walker (the first Bush), Walker (the most recent Bush, Earl (Jimmy Carter)...but that's it. The other two were Wilson (for Ronald Raegan) and Rudolph (for Gerald Ford). They have $550 heading into the $200 questions.
ROUND 3:
1. After their installation in 1972, the Watergate wiretaps were monitored by a nearby lodge by what hotel/restaurant chain?
GUESS: Howard Johnson- CORRECT ($750)
2. Nicknamed "Sitting Buddha", who is the only female print journalist to accompany Nixon to China in 1972?
GUESS: Helen Thomas- RIGHT AGAIN ($950)
3. Abbreviated JBS, what ultra right-wing political society reguarly criticized Nixon for being too literal?
GUESS: John Burch Society- WIN ($1,150)
They decide to take the money and run.
Jeopardy!: Jim Stevens defends his title for the first time against:
Chet Perry (Oakland, CA)- Bar owner
Sam Johnston (Brooklyn, NY)- PhD student
First set of categories:
JAMAICA, JORDAN OR JAPAN
SPORTS HALLS OF FAME
AMERICA'S GOT TALENT
POLITICAL PARTIES
FOOD & DRINK
"P"ICK THIS CATEGORY!
At the first break, Perry leads with $3,200; the champion has $2,600 and Johnston has $1,600. After the break, Stevens is going for a sweep of Political Parties with this $1,000 clue:
As president, Georges Pompidou was a member of the political party named for this man who served before him.
He buzzes in first with "Who is De Gaulle?"...SWEEP; he jumps up to $5,600 and the lead! Johnston then finds the Daily Double on the next-to-last clue of the round ($800) in Sports Halls of Fgame with $3,200; her wager is $2,000.
The museum and hall of fame for this sport in St. Louis has a display of zany team shirts from the 1950s.
"What is bowling?"...is right to go to $5,200! The last clue of the round was a Triple Stumper. The champ ends the round with $6,600 and Perry has $4,800.
ROUND 1 LACH TRASH: $1,800
DJ! Categories:
BEDTIME STORIES ($400, $1,200 and $2,000 clues told by Adam Sandler)
IN-FLIGHT MOVIES
HEAVY EQUIPMENT
HYBRIDS
THE LONDON STAGE
ELEMENTARY SPELLING (some elements are given in each clue, and they must arrange the letters from the elements' symbols to make a word)
After Bedtime Stories gets completed, Stevens finds the first Daily Double under the $1,200 The London Stage clue. He has $8,600 now, while Johnston has six grand and Perry has four. His wager is $1,000.
The National Theatre, launched in 1963, was housed for its first twelve years at this "venerable" venue.
He blanks; it was the Old Vic, dropping him to $7,600. He then gets most of the clues in the Spelling category, making him the first on the night to break five figures. Late in the round, Johnston finds the other DD under the $1,600 Hybrids clue with $9,200; the champ has $16,400 and Perry has $8,400. Like Stevens with the previous Daily Double in this round, she wagers $1,000 on this clue:
These monsters with birds' bodies and women's faces got a nasty rep for snatching children & souls.
"What are harpies?"...correct to go to $10,200.
DJ! LACH TRASH: $12,000
SCORES AFTER DOUBLE JEOPARDY!:
Jim: $16,400
Sam: $10,200
Chet: $6,400
CORYAT SCORES:
Jim: $17,400
Sam: $9,600
Chet: $6,400
FJ! CATEGORY: Peoples of the World.
Numbering about 25 million, they're the largest ethnic group in the world with no home nation.
We start with Perry, whose response was "Who are the Aleuts?"...incorrect, costing him $6,101 for a final score of $299. Johnston's response instead was "Who are the Kurds?"...right to add $6,201, for a total of $16,401. The champ...is also right to keep his title at $20,401! Two-day total: $49,002.
Monday, December 22, 2008
Footage of a pre-empted "Wheel" episode
"American Gladiators" likely cancelled
NBC's revival of "American Gladiators" reportedly has been cancelled. This follows terrible ratings for its second season.
Sources: The Hollywood Reporter, PWInsider.com
Sources: The Hollywood Reporter, PWInsider.com
More "High Stakes Poker" Season 5 photos
Here are some photos from the last day of the fifth season's tapings of "High Stakes Poker" on GSN:
"Million Dollar Password" rating
Last night's episode of "Million Dollar Password" scored a 6 Fast Nielsen with a 10 share, tops in its time slot other than "Sunday Night Football".
Source: Zap2it.com
Source: Zap2it.com
12/22/2008 Results
TPIR: Episode 4562K turns out to be Day 1 of Christmas Week! Now, I hope for God's sake that this year's Christmas Week debut goes much better than last year's pathetic excuse.
We begin with Hysha, John, Michael and Clare. The first IUFB is the ever-popular decorated Christmas tree (Brandi)!
Clare: $425
Michael: $650
John: $651
Hysha: $652
ARP: $1,825
Hysha Robinson's crying tears of joy. And she'll really let the water works go if she wins a 2009 Honda Pilot LX 4X2 (Std., Hitch, Tray)(Lanisha) in Any Number. Also up for grabs is luggage (Rachael). First number in the SUV is 2.
1. 1- CAR ($ 2 _ , _ _ 1)
2. 5- Luggage ($ _ 5 _)
3. 4- Pricey Ziffel ($ _ . _ 4)
4. 2- Pricey Ziffel ($ 2 . _ 4)
5. 6- Luggage ($ 6 5 _)
6. 8- CAR ($ 2 _ , 8 _ 1)
7. 7- CAR ($ 2 7 , 8 _ 1)
Fina pick: 9- WINNER!!! ($27,891)
Of course, the luggage was $650, and the piggy bank's value today was the lowest in quite some time, $2.34. I guess today's floundering economy can even hurt the producers' favorite prize on the show! Any Number is now 5-1 in its last six playings! Great win by Hysha; this year's Christmas Week opener is already much better than last year's!
Next is Patrick and the second IUFB is a pearl necklace worn by Rachael.
Patrick: $650
Clare: $1,100
Michael: $1,500
John: $1,700
ARP: $900
Patrick Kaplan, a student at the University of Toledo studying business, is now going to be doing some big business with Plinko! Today's SPs are modeled by Brandi.
1. Panini press
WRONG PRICE: $47
PICK: 4- $67
2. Snow-capped Noel figure
WRONG PRICE: $19
PICK: 1- $13
3. Floating cooler
IS NOT: $50
PICK: 0- $30
4. Snowman USB robot
ISN'T: $25
PICK: 5- $15
The other three Plinko Chips are brought to him by Lanisha.
1. $1,000 (Right)
2. $1,000 (Left)
3. $500 (Right)
4. DUD (Left)
He wins $2,500 in potential holiday shopping money.
Next comes Robert from LSU and the third IUFB is a bass guitar (Lanisha).
Robert: $1,200
Clare: $1,300
Michael: $1,450
John: $550
ARP: $1,400
This could've been hit for a $500 bonus, but Clare Perseval from SDSU won't mind not getting it. She now plays Freeze Frame for a Little Guy mini trailer (Rachael). The best possible guesses on the board are $6,325, $7,013, $7,995 and $9,530. She locks it in at $6,325...but I'm afraid it's actually $7,995.
BTW, on this week's Win At Home games, you have a chance to win $5,000! Also, when you call 1-888-82-PRICE to enter, you'll also hear about money-saving offers.
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #1:
Clare ($1,400): 20 + 95 = OVER
Patrick ($3,458): $.90
Hysha ($29,716): 50 + 70 = OVER
Patrick's in the Showcase to maybe go for a boat today.
Crystal Benke comes on down next and the fourth IUFB is a selection of candles (Rachael).
Crystal: $350
Michael: $351
John: BUCK (STUPID BID)
Robert: $352
ARP: $1,600, so Robert Lucerla, Jr. wins by default.
This student now plays Pass the Buck for a 2009 Honda Civic (Brandi) worth $20,005.
1.
Soup: $1.29
HBP medicine: $5.99
PICK: Soup- OOPS
2.
Soft baked cookies: $2.99
Reduced fat milk: $3.69
PICK: Cookies- $3.99
1. #2- $5,000; CONTINUES
2. #6- WINS CAR & $5,000!!
So far, only the day's car games have been won today! And this is the biggest win in Pass the Buck history ($25,005)!
On the first week of this month, Rich celebrated a birthday; Drew mentions it on today's episode! Then, he yells the magic words to Carrie Jones and the fifth IUFB is a pair of Nokia cell phones (Brandi & Lanisha).
Carrie: $800
Crystal: $750
Michael: $950
John: $801
ARP: $910
John Arsenal from Waynesboro, PA plays Easy As 1-2-3 for surfboards (Rachael), stemware (Lanisha) and a BBQ (Brandi). And this game's being played under a winter background.
#1- Stemware
#2- BBQ
#3- Surfboards
Prices:
Stemware: $696
BBQ: $1,637
Surfboards: $1,225
Coming on down last is Amber Kindall and the final IUFB is a washer/dryer (Brandi).
Amber: $3,100
Carrie: $1,200
Crystal: $1,250
Michael: $1,251
ARP: $2,768, so Michael Lee finally gets on stage!
He now plays Pick a Number for a home office and a computer system (Lanisha & Rachael). Brandi handles the gameboard today. Here it is:
$ 8 8 _ 9
NUMBERS AVAILABLE: 2, 4 & 6
He guesses $8,869...
$ 8 8 6 9
...no. It was $8,829, which most didn't think of (though I knew it).
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #2:
John ($910): $.90
Michael ($2,768): 15 + 35 = $.50
Crystal ($26,605): 40 + 40 = $.80
John goes to the Showcase.
The first Showcase has trips to Miami, Germany and China (Brandi).
PATRICK PASSES TO JOHN; JOHN BIDS $21,300 ON TRIPS
MY BID FOR TRIPS: $19,815
For Patrick, we go to The Train Depot (controlled by Lanisha today with Rachael as the conductor); he could take away from there a game table, a sauna and a Triumph motorcycle.
PATRICK BIDS $19,400 ON TRAIN DEPOT SHOWCASE
MY BID FOR TRAIN DEPOT SHOWCASE: $25,000
PATRICK'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $19,400
ARP: $16,939
OVER
JOHN'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $21,300
ARP: $18,421
OVER- LOSS
We have our second DOUBLE OVERBID of the season. At least we got two car wins out of today's episode!
Video Bonus: Intro and both of today's car games
DOND: This was the week of shows that was taped before the past two weeks that just got aired (Week 13, to be exact). The week begins with #6 Rhoadell Sutton (who is a big "Spongebob Squarepants" fan and a police officer). He wants to win enough just so that he can buy a lot of socks. He switches out for #14.
ROUND 1:
1. #13 (Gloria)- $250,000 (he was ONE OFF this amount)
2. #10 (Cathy)- $5,000
3. #7 (Julie)- $75,000
4. #19 (Dean)- $400
5. #17 (Theo)- $100
FIRST OFFER: $12,500- NO DEAL
ROUND 2:
1. #5 (Teresa)- $500
2. #3 (Ravyn)- $2,500
3. #9 (Cynthia)- $50
4. #15 (Roy)- BUCK
5. #21 (Zaina)- $100,000 (DANGER ZONE ENFORCED)
SECOND OFFER: $9,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 3:
1. #6 (Keith)- $50,000 (STRIKE ONE)
2. #20 (Josh)- $500,000 (STRIKE TWO)
3. #2 (Tom)- $10
4. #1 (Christina)- $7,500
THIRD OFFER: $3,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 4:
1. #11 (Pasquale)- $5
2. #4 (Kristen)- $10,000 (SAFETY NET MOSTLY GONE)
FOURTH OFFER: $3,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 5:
1. #12 (Amber)- $200
2. #8 (Machelle)- $25,000 (STRIKEOUT)
FIFTH OFFER: $250- NO DEAL
He leaves with a $100 deal. His final case had $300 instead of the penny. The other cases:
#16 (Courtney)- $25 (Offer after this was eliminated: $400)
#18 (Robin)- $1,000
#22 (Kelly)- PENNY
Bingo America: Two weeks left to go. Monica & Robert are playing on Episode 2021. At halftime in Game 1:
MONICA: -ING-
ROBERT: -IN--
BANK: $672
NUMBERS CALLED TO THIS POINT: N45, G52, I19, I20, N36
6 (O65)- If you just filled a regulation pool rack to play 8 Ball, how many of the balls are striped?
ROBERT: 4- INCORRECT
MONICA: 8- DOUBLE STUMPER (A: 7)
7 (G47)- What dance shares its name with a spicy sauce served with tortilla chips?
ROBERT: Salsa- RIGHT (-ING-; $719)
8 (O63)- What TV hostess was crowned Miss South Dakota 12 years before joining "Entertainment Tonight"?
ROBERT: Julianne Depanti- NO WAY
DOUBLE STUMPER (A: Mary Hart)
9 (B7)- What male-focused magazine is known for its yearly swimsuit issue?
ROBERT: "Sports Illustrated"- YOU BET (BING-; $726)
10 (O75)- What inventor's "bright ideas" earned him the title "The Wizard of Menlow Park"?
ROBERT: Thomas Jefferson- NO WAY
MONICA: Thomas Edison- CORRECT (-INGO; $801)
11 (O74)- What 1995 movie involved Farmer Hoggitt, a sheep-herding contestant and a noble pig?
MONICA RUNS OUT OF TIME
ROBERT: "Babe"- WIN ($875)
Game 2 has this after eight questions:
MONICA: --NG-
ROBERT: BING-
BANK: $1,114
NUMBERS CALLED TO THIS POINT: G51, I26, G58, N31, I19, B6, N33, B15
9 (O74)- What Beatles offspring designs her own fashion line?
DOUBLE STUMPER: Stella McCartney
10 (O68)- What military branch's motto is "Always faithful or Semper Fi"?
ROBERT: US Marine Corps- WINS MATCH ($1,182)
Bingo Bonus Round (with the 0-1-3-6-10 wrecking ball format):
B: #3- $750
I: #21- $250 ($1,000)
N: #33- $500 ($1,500)
G: #50- LOSS
WOF: Welcome to this season's Happy Holidays Week! Now, last season with this week, we got SCROOGED (that was our third BONUS ROUND SHUTOUT of last season). We have yet to be SKUNKED this season; let's hope we don't get the same fate like last year's Happy Holidays Week.
Here's our first Toss-Up in the category of Song Lyrics:
J _ _ _ L _/A _ L/_ _ _/_ _ _
I got this immediately after the first L popped up; Lindsey solves JINGLE ALL THE WAY for $1,000.
$5,000 WINNING ID OF THE NIGHT: GD01882
Tonight's players:
Lindsey Jones (Greenville, SC)- Clemson English teacher
Stuart Lear (Gloucester, MA)- Account manager
Misti Benson (Marion, ID)
$2,000 Toss-Up category is Around the House:
_ A T C _ W _ _ K
_ U _ L _
Lindsey triples up with PATCHWORK QUILT.
After an outdoor adventure in Durango, CO worth $5,585 goes on the wheel, the Round 1 category is Before & After. She immediately duds out with N. On Stuart's second turn, he calls a T for the Wild Card; he then calls a dud in P. After Misti calls the H, we have...
H _ _ _ E _/S T _ _ _/_ _/
_ _ M
...she calls a $900 F, buys the O's but then spins Bankrupt. Lindsey calls the C's for $900, buys the I and solves HOCKEY STICK OF GUM to go to $4,000.
DUDS: N, P
BANKRUPTS: 1 (Misti)
(To lead us into the first commercial break, we see a taped greeting message from the producers!)
Campbell's Soup Jackpot/Prize Puzzle Round category is Things. After Stuart buys the I, we have...
_ I S - A _ _ - _ E _ S
S _ A/T _ E A T _ E _ T S
...he calls the D for $550, the H's for another grand, then the R's for another $1,000 while on Jackpot. For a $7,850 Jackpot...he gets HIS-AND-HERS SPA TREATMENTS! In addition to a total of $14,050, he wins a spa getaway in Oahu, a total of $20,068 in cash and trip!
PERFECT ROUND
WINNING ID FOR TRIP: GG8243210
(Before the second commercial break, we see a taped message from the contestant coordinators!)
WorldWinner Mystery Round category is Fun & Games. Early on, Lindsey lands on the Mystery Wedge next to Lose a Turn and calls two S's. She flips...Bankrupt. Stuart then calls the H for the Million Dollar Wedge. At that point, we have...
S _ E _ _ _ N _/_ _ _ N/_/
S T E E _/H _ _ _
...he barely avoids Bankrupt and calls three L's for $900, buys the A, then calls the D's for another $1,350 and solves SLEDDING DOWN A STEEP HILL for another $1,750, keeps the MDW and the Wild Card, and now has $21,818!
DUDS: R (Misti)
BANKRUPTS: 1 (Lindsey)
$3,000 Toss-Up category is Show Biz:
A _ I M A _ E D
_ O V I _
Misti gets on the board with ANIMATED MOVIE for $3,000! After some work by the ladies, Speed-Up Round category is What Are You Doing? and consonants are worth...$1,700 apiece. Oh boy. After Lindsey calls the S's, we have...
_ _ S S _ N G/_ N _ _ R/_ _ _/
_ _ S _ _ _ _ _ _
...she solves KISSING UNDER THE MISTLETOE for another $5,700 and $9,700 total. Misti takes home $3,000 and Stuart's going for the million with $21,818; he's also bringing his Wild Card with him!
DUDS: A (Misti)
MILLION DOLLAR BONUS ROUND: This is the fifth time this season this is being played; remember, the $1 Million envelope replaces the $100,000 envelope on the Bonus Wheel, for those of you who have been living under a rock. Also up for grabs this week is a Mercedes-Benz ML350. He spins the C and the category is Thing. Starting with:
_ _ R _ _ _ T _
His first four choices are C, M, H and A. For his Wild Card consonant, he goes with P. We get...
_ _ R _ _ A T H
...he was way off with GIRAFFE. It was animal related- BIRDBATH, to be exact. And...
...he doesn't lose the million, but he does lose the Mercedes. He needed the B's to have won. The $1 Million location wasn't revealed.
Video Bonus: Footage of Stuart's journey
Jeopardy!: Milt Hathaway's been doing very well so far, and he could break the $100,000 mark after his third victory if he can beat these two:
Kristin Schleicher (Cambridge, MA)- Graduate student
Jim Stevens (Fairfield Park, OH)- Math teacher
Opening categories:
MOVIE MUSICALS
HELLO, DALI
PAINT YOUR WAGON
AHH, LIVER!
THE SOUND OF MUSIC
SIGNING IN THE REIGN
At the first break, Stevens leads with $4,000 while the others are in the hole; the champ's a grand in the red while Schleicher's $200 in such territory. Stevens then finds the Daily Double late in the round under the $1,000 The Sound of Music clue with $7,000; Schleicher has $600 and the champ's now $400 on the good side after he was $1,800 in the hole at one point. His wager is $2,000.
Poetically, tones are sometimes described adjectivally as this, from the Latin for "sweet".
"What is dulche?"...no, sir- it was dulcet; he's down to $5,000. After Singing in the Reign gets cleared out to end the round, he's up to $5,600. Hathaway is $1,800 on the good side and Schleicher's back $400 in the red.
ROUND 1 LACH TRASH: $3,200
DJ! Categories:
SCIENCE & NATURE
SPORTS VENUE NICKNAMES
COUNTRIES BY CITIES (three cities are given in each clue)
WAXING POETIC
I THINK WE'RE ALONE NOW
"AE"-NCIENT CROSSWORD CLUES
Trailing by a thousand now after a horrible start in the first round, Hathaway finds the first Daily Double under the $2,000 Science & Nature clue; Stevens has $6,400. His wager is $2,500 on a clue told by Sarah from the Stanford Accelerator Center:
Particle accelerators come in two types- circular and this one here at Stanford, in which particles approach the speed of light as they zip along in two-mile tracks.
"What is linear?"...he's now in the lead with $7,900! Near the midway part of the round, Stevens finds the other Daily Double under the $1,200 Waxing Poetric clue; at $8,000, he's just $300 off the champ's lead. His wager is $4,000.
Byron's 1814 ode to him says, "Nor till thy fall could mortals guess ambition's less than littleness!".
"Who is Napoleon?"...he's got the lead back at 12 grand! With everything but the $200 clue in I Think We're Alone Now and everything in Sports Venue Nicknames left, the scores now:
Milt: $12,700
Jim: $14,000
Kristin: $800
The champ has control; he picks the $800 I Think We're Alone Now clue.
Senators Wayne Morse & Ernest Gruening were the lone nays in this 1964 vote authorizing escalation in Vietnam.
Jim: "What is the Tonkin Gulf Resolution?"- CORRECT ($14,800); $1,200, SAME CATEGORY
He and Edmund Hillary snuck out of camp and got high together May 29, 1953.
Jim: "Who is Norgate?"- RIGHT AGAIN ($16,000); $1,600, SAME TOPIC
Edmond Dantes & The Abbe Faria share a dungeon, a tunnel & a dream in this Dumas work.
Jim: "What is The Count of Monte Cristo?"- RIGHT AGAIN ($17,600); $400 SPORTS VENUE NICKNAMES CLUE
Three feet of original blocks, now almost 100 years old, cover the start/finish line of this venue, "The Brickyard".
Jim: "What is the Indianapolis Motor Speedway?"- RIGHT YET AGAIN ($18,000); $800 SPORTS VENUE NICKNAMES CLUE
Both Clemson's Memorial Stadium and this SEC school's Tiger Stadium are nicknamed "Death Valley".
Milt: "What is LSU?"- YOU BET ($13,500); LAST CLUE IN I THINK WE'RE ALONE NOW
Martha and two males, the last of these birds, had time alone at the Cincy Zoo; too bad they didn't make the most of it.
Jim: "What is a dodo?"- NO ($16,000)
Milt: "What is passenger pidgeon?"- RIGHT ($15,500); $1,200 SPORTS VENUE NICKNAMES CLUE
This National League baseball stadium is nicknamed "The Ted", for obvious reasons.
Milt: "What is Fenway Park?"- OOPS ($14,300)
TRIPLE STUMPER #1: Turner Field
TIME EXPIRES
DJ! LACH TRASH: $6,800
SCORES AFTER DOUBLE JEOPARDY!:
Milt: $14,300
Jim: $16,000
Kristin: $800
CORYAT SCORES:
Milt: $13,800
Jim: $15,200
Kristin: $800
FJ! CATEGORY: Alma Maters.
Former governor and one-time presidential hopeful Mitt Romney earned his B.A. in 1971 from this university.
KRISTIN:
Response: "What is Tufts?"
Wager: $200
Final score: $600
The champ's response was "What is Brigham Young University?"...
"What is Brigham Young Unversity?"
...yes indeed to DOUBLE to $28,600! He's now hoping Mr. Stevens faultered in the response and/or the wagering...
...but he didn't, so he's the new champion with $28,601. Hathaway leaves with $72,002.
We begin with Hysha, John, Michael and Clare. The first IUFB is the ever-popular decorated Christmas tree (Brandi)!
Clare: $425
Michael: $650
John: $651
Hysha: $652
ARP: $1,825
Hysha Robinson's crying tears of joy. And she'll really let the water works go if she wins a 2009 Honda Pilot LX 4X2 (Std., Hitch, Tray)(Lanisha) in Any Number. Also up for grabs is luggage (Rachael). First number in the SUV is 2.
1. 1- CAR ($ 2 _ , _ _ 1)
2. 5- Luggage ($ _ 5 _)
3. 4- Pricey Ziffel ($ _ . _ 4)
4. 2- Pricey Ziffel ($ 2 . _ 4)
5. 6- Luggage ($ 6 5 _)
6. 8- CAR ($ 2 _ , 8 _ 1)
7. 7- CAR ($ 2 7 , 8 _ 1)
Fina pick: 9- WINNER!!! ($27,891)
Of course, the luggage was $650, and the piggy bank's value today was the lowest in quite some time, $2.34. I guess today's floundering economy can even hurt the producers' favorite prize on the show! Any Number is now 5-1 in its last six playings! Great win by Hysha; this year's Christmas Week opener is already much better than last year's!
Next is Patrick and the second IUFB is a pearl necklace worn by Rachael.
Patrick: $650
Clare: $1,100
Michael: $1,500
John: $1,700
ARP: $900
Patrick Kaplan, a student at the University of Toledo studying business, is now going to be doing some big business with Plinko! Today's SPs are modeled by Brandi.
1. Panini press
WRONG PRICE: $47
PICK: 4- $67
2. Snow-capped Noel figure
WRONG PRICE: $19
PICK: 1- $13
3. Floating cooler
IS NOT: $50
PICK: 0- $30
4. Snowman USB robot
ISN'T: $25
PICK: 5- $15
The other three Plinko Chips are brought to him by Lanisha.
1. $1,000 (Right)
2. $1,000 (Left)
3. $500 (Right)
4. DUD (Left)
He wins $2,500 in potential holiday shopping money.
Next comes Robert from LSU and the third IUFB is a bass guitar (Lanisha).
Robert: $1,200
Clare: $1,300
Michael: $1,450
John: $550
ARP: $1,400
This could've been hit for a $500 bonus, but Clare Perseval from SDSU won't mind not getting it. She now plays Freeze Frame for a Little Guy mini trailer (Rachael). The best possible guesses on the board are $6,325, $7,013, $7,995 and $9,530. She locks it in at $6,325...but I'm afraid it's actually $7,995.
BTW, on this week's Win At Home games, you have a chance to win $5,000! Also, when you call 1-888-82-PRICE to enter, you'll also hear about money-saving offers.
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #1:
Clare ($1,400): 20 + 95 = OVER
Patrick ($3,458): $.90
Hysha ($29,716): 50 + 70 = OVER
Patrick's in the Showcase to maybe go for a boat today.
Crystal Benke comes on down next and the fourth IUFB is a selection of candles (Rachael).
Crystal: $350
Michael: $351
John: BUCK (STUPID BID)
Robert: $352
ARP: $1,600, so Robert Lucerla, Jr. wins by default.
This student now plays Pass the Buck for a 2009 Honda Civic (Brandi) worth $20,005.
1.
Soup: $1.29
HBP medicine: $5.99
PICK: Soup- OOPS
2.
Soft baked cookies: $2.99
Reduced fat milk: $3.69
PICK: Cookies- $3.99
1. #2- $5,000; CONTINUES
2. #6- WINS CAR & $5,000!!
So far, only the day's car games have been won today! And this is the biggest win in Pass the Buck history ($25,005)!
On the first week of this month, Rich celebrated a birthday; Drew mentions it on today's episode! Then, he yells the magic words to Carrie Jones and the fifth IUFB is a pair of Nokia cell phones (Brandi & Lanisha).
Carrie: $800
Crystal: $750
Michael: $950
John: $801
ARP: $910
John Arsenal from Waynesboro, PA plays Easy As 1-2-3 for surfboards (Rachael), stemware (Lanisha) and a BBQ (Brandi). And this game's being played under a winter background.
#1- Stemware
#2- BBQ
#3- Surfboards
Prices:
Stemware: $696
BBQ: $1,637
Surfboards: $1,225
Coming on down last is Amber Kindall and the final IUFB is a washer/dryer (Brandi).
Amber: $3,100
Carrie: $1,200
Crystal: $1,250
Michael: $1,251
ARP: $2,768, so Michael Lee finally gets on stage!
He now plays Pick a Number for a home office and a computer system (Lanisha & Rachael). Brandi handles the gameboard today. Here it is:
$ 8 8 _ 9
NUMBERS AVAILABLE: 2, 4 & 6
He guesses $8,869...
$ 8 8 6 9
...no. It was $8,829, which most didn't think of (though I knew it).
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #2:
John ($910): $.90
Michael ($2,768): 15 + 35 = $.50
Crystal ($26,605): 40 + 40 = $.80
John goes to the Showcase.
The first Showcase has trips to Miami, Germany and China (Brandi).
PATRICK PASSES TO JOHN; JOHN BIDS $21,300 ON TRIPS
MY BID FOR TRIPS: $19,815
For Patrick, we go to The Train Depot (controlled by Lanisha today with Rachael as the conductor); he could take away from there a game table, a sauna and a Triumph motorcycle.
PATRICK BIDS $19,400 ON TRAIN DEPOT SHOWCASE
MY BID FOR TRAIN DEPOT SHOWCASE: $25,000
PATRICK'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $19,400
ARP: $16,939
OVER
JOHN'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $21,300
ARP: $18,421
OVER- LOSS
We have our second DOUBLE OVERBID of the season. At least we got two car wins out of today's episode!
Video Bonus: Intro and both of today's car games
DOND: This was the week of shows that was taped before the past two weeks that just got aired (Week 13, to be exact). The week begins with #6 Rhoadell Sutton (who is a big "Spongebob Squarepants" fan and a police officer). He wants to win enough just so that he can buy a lot of socks. He switches out for #14.
ROUND 1:
1. #13 (Gloria)- $250,000 (he was ONE OFF this amount)
2. #10 (Cathy)- $5,000
3. #7 (Julie)- $75,000
4. #19 (Dean)- $400
5. #17 (Theo)- $100
FIRST OFFER: $12,500- NO DEAL
ROUND 2:
1. #5 (Teresa)- $500
2. #3 (Ravyn)- $2,500
3. #9 (Cynthia)- $50
4. #15 (Roy)- BUCK
5. #21 (Zaina)- $100,000 (DANGER ZONE ENFORCED)
SECOND OFFER: $9,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 3:
1. #6 (Keith)- $50,000 (STRIKE ONE)
2. #20 (Josh)- $500,000 (STRIKE TWO)
3. #2 (Tom)- $10
4. #1 (Christina)- $7,500
THIRD OFFER: $3,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 4:
1. #11 (Pasquale)- $5
2. #4 (Kristen)- $10,000 (SAFETY NET MOSTLY GONE)
FOURTH OFFER: $3,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 5:
1. #12 (Amber)- $200
2. #8 (Machelle)- $25,000 (STRIKEOUT)
FIFTH OFFER: $250- NO DEAL
He leaves with a $100 deal. His final case had $300 instead of the penny. The other cases:
#16 (Courtney)- $25 (Offer after this was eliminated: $400)
#18 (Robin)- $1,000
#22 (Kelly)- PENNY
Bingo America: Two weeks left to go. Monica & Robert are playing on Episode 2021. At halftime in Game 1:
MONICA: -ING-
ROBERT: -IN--
BANK: $672
NUMBERS CALLED TO THIS POINT: N45, G52, I19, I20, N36
6 (O65)- If you just filled a regulation pool rack to play 8 Ball, how many of the balls are striped?
ROBERT: 4- INCORRECT
MONICA: 8- DOUBLE STUMPER (A: 7)
7 (G47)- What dance shares its name with a spicy sauce served with tortilla chips?
ROBERT: Salsa- RIGHT (-ING-; $719)
8 (O63)- What TV hostess was crowned Miss South Dakota 12 years before joining "Entertainment Tonight"?
ROBERT: Julianne Depanti- NO WAY
DOUBLE STUMPER (A: Mary Hart)
9 (B7)- What male-focused magazine is known for its yearly swimsuit issue?
ROBERT: "Sports Illustrated"- YOU BET (BING-; $726)
10 (O75)- What inventor's "bright ideas" earned him the title "The Wizard of Menlow Park"?
ROBERT: Thomas Jefferson- NO WAY
MONICA: Thomas Edison- CORRECT (-INGO; $801)
11 (O74)- What 1995 movie involved Farmer Hoggitt, a sheep-herding contestant and a noble pig?
MONICA RUNS OUT OF TIME
ROBERT: "Babe"- WIN ($875)
Game 2 has this after eight questions:
MONICA: --NG-
ROBERT: BING-
BANK: $1,114
NUMBERS CALLED TO THIS POINT: G51, I26, G58, N31, I19, B6, N33, B15
9 (O74)- What Beatles offspring designs her own fashion line?
DOUBLE STUMPER: Stella McCartney
10 (O68)- What military branch's motto is "Always faithful or Semper Fi"?
ROBERT: US Marine Corps- WINS MATCH ($1,182)
Bingo Bonus Round (with the 0-1-3-6-10 wrecking ball format):
B: #3- $750
I: #21- $250 ($1,000)
N: #33- $500 ($1,500)
G: #50- LOSS
WOF: Welcome to this season's Happy Holidays Week! Now, last season with this week, we got SCROOGED (that was our third BONUS ROUND SHUTOUT of last season). We have yet to be SKUNKED this season; let's hope we don't get the same fate like last year's Happy Holidays Week.
Here's our first Toss-Up in the category of Song Lyrics:
J _ _ _ L _/A _ L/_ _ _/_ _ _
I got this immediately after the first L popped up; Lindsey solves JINGLE ALL THE WAY for $1,000.
$5,000 WINNING ID OF THE NIGHT: GD01882
Tonight's players:
Lindsey Jones (Greenville, SC)- Clemson English teacher
Stuart Lear (Gloucester, MA)- Account manager
Misti Benson (Marion, ID)
$2,000 Toss-Up category is Around the House:
_ A T C _ W _ _ K
_ U _ L _
Lindsey triples up with PATCHWORK QUILT.
After an outdoor adventure in Durango, CO worth $5,585 goes on the wheel, the Round 1 category is Before & After. She immediately duds out with N. On Stuart's second turn, he calls a T for the Wild Card; he then calls a dud in P. After Misti calls the H, we have...
H _ _ _ E _/S T _ _ _/_ _/
_ _ M
...she calls a $900 F, buys the O's but then spins Bankrupt. Lindsey calls the C's for $900, buys the I and solves HOCKEY STICK OF GUM to go to $4,000.
DUDS: N, P
BANKRUPTS: 1 (Misti)
(To lead us into the first commercial break, we see a taped greeting message from the producers!)
Campbell's Soup Jackpot/Prize Puzzle Round category is Things. After Stuart buys the I, we have...
_ I S - A _ _ - _ E _ S
S _ A/T _ E A T _ E _ T S
...he calls the D for $550, the H's for another grand, then the R's for another $1,000 while on Jackpot. For a $7,850 Jackpot...he gets HIS-AND-HERS SPA TREATMENTS! In addition to a total of $14,050, he wins a spa getaway in Oahu, a total of $20,068 in cash and trip!
PERFECT ROUND
WINNING ID FOR TRIP: GG8243210
(Before the second commercial break, we see a taped message from the contestant coordinators!)
WorldWinner Mystery Round category is Fun & Games. Early on, Lindsey lands on the Mystery Wedge next to Lose a Turn and calls two S's. She flips...Bankrupt. Stuart then calls the H for the Million Dollar Wedge. At that point, we have...
S _ E _ _ _ N _/_ _ _ N/_/
S T E E _/H _ _ _
...he barely avoids Bankrupt and calls three L's for $900, buys the A, then calls the D's for another $1,350 and solves SLEDDING DOWN A STEEP HILL for another $1,750, keeps the MDW and the Wild Card, and now has $21,818!
DUDS: R (Misti)
BANKRUPTS: 1 (Lindsey)
$3,000 Toss-Up category is Show Biz:
A _ I M A _ E D
_ O V I _
Misti gets on the board with ANIMATED MOVIE for $3,000! After some work by the ladies, Speed-Up Round category is What Are You Doing? and consonants are worth...$1,700 apiece. Oh boy. After Lindsey calls the S's, we have...
_ _ S S _ N G/_ N _ _ R/_ _ _/
_ _ S _ _ _ _ _ _
...she solves KISSING UNDER THE MISTLETOE for another $5,700 and $9,700 total. Misti takes home $3,000 and Stuart's going for the million with $21,818; he's also bringing his Wild Card with him!
DUDS: A (Misti)
MILLION DOLLAR BONUS ROUND: This is the fifth time this season this is being played; remember, the $1 Million envelope replaces the $100,000 envelope on the Bonus Wheel, for those of you who have been living under a rock. Also up for grabs this week is a Mercedes-Benz ML350. He spins the C and the category is Thing. Starting with:
_ _ R _ _ _ T _
His first four choices are C, M, H and A. For his Wild Card consonant, he goes with P. We get...
_ _ R _ _ A T H
...he was way off with GIRAFFE. It was animal related- BIRDBATH, to be exact. And...
...he doesn't lose the million, but he does lose the Mercedes. He needed the B's to have won. The $1 Million location wasn't revealed.
Video Bonus: Footage of Stuart's journey
Jeopardy!: Milt Hathaway's been doing very well so far, and he could break the $100,000 mark after his third victory if he can beat these two:
Kristin Schleicher (Cambridge, MA)- Graduate student
Jim Stevens (Fairfield Park, OH)- Math teacher
Opening categories:
MOVIE MUSICALS
HELLO, DALI
PAINT YOUR WAGON
AHH, LIVER!
THE SOUND OF MUSIC
SIGNING IN THE REIGN
At the first break, Stevens leads with $4,000 while the others are in the hole; the champ's a grand in the red while Schleicher's $200 in such territory. Stevens then finds the Daily Double late in the round under the $1,000 The Sound of Music clue with $7,000; Schleicher has $600 and the champ's now $400 on the good side after he was $1,800 in the hole at one point. His wager is $2,000.
Poetically, tones are sometimes described adjectivally as this, from the Latin for "sweet".
"What is dulche?"...no, sir- it was dulcet; he's down to $5,000. After Singing in the Reign gets cleared out to end the round, he's up to $5,600. Hathaway is $1,800 on the good side and Schleicher's back $400 in the red.
ROUND 1 LACH TRASH: $3,200
DJ! Categories:
SCIENCE & NATURE
SPORTS VENUE NICKNAMES
COUNTRIES BY CITIES (three cities are given in each clue)
WAXING POETIC
I THINK WE'RE ALONE NOW
"AE"-NCIENT CROSSWORD CLUES
Trailing by a thousand now after a horrible start in the first round, Hathaway finds the first Daily Double under the $2,000 Science & Nature clue; Stevens has $6,400. His wager is $2,500 on a clue told by Sarah from the Stanford Accelerator Center:
Particle accelerators come in two types- circular and this one here at Stanford, in which particles approach the speed of light as they zip along in two-mile tracks.
"What is linear?"...he's now in the lead with $7,900! Near the midway part of the round, Stevens finds the other Daily Double under the $1,200 Waxing Poetric clue; at $8,000, he's just $300 off the champ's lead. His wager is $4,000.
Byron's 1814 ode to him says, "Nor till thy fall could mortals guess ambition's less than littleness!".
"Who is Napoleon?"...he's got the lead back at 12 grand! With everything but the $200 clue in I Think We're Alone Now and everything in Sports Venue Nicknames left, the scores now:
Milt: $12,700
Jim: $14,000
Kristin: $800
The champ has control; he picks the $800 I Think We're Alone Now clue.
Senators Wayne Morse & Ernest Gruening were the lone nays in this 1964 vote authorizing escalation in Vietnam.
Jim: "What is the Tonkin Gulf Resolution?"- CORRECT ($14,800); $1,200, SAME CATEGORY
He and Edmund Hillary snuck out of camp and got high together May 29, 1953.
Jim: "Who is Norgate?"- RIGHT AGAIN ($16,000); $1,600, SAME TOPIC
Edmond Dantes & The Abbe Faria share a dungeon, a tunnel & a dream in this Dumas work.
Jim: "What is The Count of Monte Cristo?"- RIGHT AGAIN ($17,600); $400 SPORTS VENUE NICKNAMES CLUE
Three feet of original blocks, now almost 100 years old, cover the start/finish line of this venue, "The Brickyard".
Jim: "What is the Indianapolis Motor Speedway?"- RIGHT YET AGAIN ($18,000); $800 SPORTS VENUE NICKNAMES CLUE
Both Clemson's Memorial Stadium and this SEC school's Tiger Stadium are nicknamed "Death Valley".
Milt: "What is LSU?"- YOU BET ($13,500); LAST CLUE IN I THINK WE'RE ALONE NOW
Martha and two males, the last of these birds, had time alone at the Cincy Zoo; too bad they didn't make the most of it.
Jim: "What is a dodo?"- NO ($16,000)
Milt: "What is passenger pidgeon?"- RIGHT ($15,500); $1,200 SPORTS VENUE NICKNAMES CLUE
This National League baseball stadium is nicknamed "The Ted", for obvious reasons.
Milt: "What is Fenway Park?"- OOPS ($14,300)
TRIPLE STUMPER #1: Turner Field
TIME EXPIRES
DJ! LACH TRASH: $6,800
SCORES AFTER DOUBLE JEOPARDY!:
Milt: $14,300
Jim: $16,000
Kristin: $800
CORYAT SCORES:
Milt: $13,800
Jim: $15,200
Kristin: $800
FJ! CATEGORY: Alma Maters.
Former governor and one-time presidential hopeful Mitt Romney earned his B.A. in 1971 from this university.
KRISTIN:
Response: "What is Tufts?"
Wager: $200
Final score: $600
The champ's response was "What is Brigham Young University?"...
"What is Brigham Young Unversity?"
...yes indeed to DOUBLE to $28,600! He's now hoping Mr. Stevens faultered in the response and/or the wagering...
...but he didn't, so he's the new champion with $28,601. Hathaway leaves with $72,002.
In case you missed it
This Week in Game Shows: December 22-28- HAPPY HOLIDAYS/LAST CHANCE WEEK
Not only will this week salute the holidays, this is also the last full week of 2008. Therefore, this is the last week anyone can qualify for this year's Salute of Champions. Here's what we have on tap:
Million Dollar Password: Betty White strikes again! Her opponent this time is Adam Corolla.
Deal or No Deal: Their possible last Christmas spectacular in primetime!
The Price is Right: If and when the show's Christmas Week begins this week, will the first episode this year be MUCH better than last year's DREADFUL opener?
Jeopardy!: Last year at this point in the season, Cora Peck became a five-time champ. This year, can Milt Hathaway do as good, possibly even better?
All this, plus "Wheel of Fortune" does their own salute to the holidays, the Osmonds host an ABC reality special for singers called "Rediscovered" and more!
Million Dollar Password: Betty White strikes again! Her opponent this time is Adam Corolla.
Deal or No Deal: Their possible last Christmas spectacular in primetime!
The Price is Right: If and when the show's Christmas Week begins this week, will the first episode this year be MUCH better than last year's DREADFUL opener?
Jeopardy!: Last year at this point in the season, Cora Peck became a five-time champ. This year, can Milt Hathaway do as good, possibly even better?
All this, plus "Wheel of Fortune" does their own salute to the holidays, the Osmonds host an ABC reality special for singers called "Rediscovered" and more!
The Week in Review: December 15-21
Players of the Week:
WINNERS (TIE): Terry Kniess ($56,437 and perfect Showcase bid)("The Price is Right") and Mark Coyle ($100,000)("Million Dollar Password")
RUNNER-UP: Michelle Aguilar ($250,000)("The Biggest Loser: Families")
3RD PLACE: J'Nae Fincannon & Mark Weiser ($500,000)("Don't Forget the Lyrics!")
Other Big Winners and Notables:
Reverend Rick Miles- $500,000 ("Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?")
Garry Dredge- $175,000 ("5th Grader")
Heba Salama- $100,000 ("The Biggest Loser")
Valerie Thatcher and Rafael Rivero- $100,000 each ("Million Dollar Password")
Milt Hathaway- $70,002 as current two-day champ ("Jeopardy!")
Mike Fine- $51,450 ("Wheel of Fortune")
Dailene Ingram- $50,000 ("5th Grader")
ZONK ANSWER OF THE WEEK: Edgar Edge's dubious FISH LOVE incident on Monday's "Wheel of Fortune"!
WINNERS (TIE): Terry Kniess ($56,437 and perfect Showcase bid)("The Price is Right") and Mark Coyle ($100,000)("Million Dollar Password")
RUNNER-UP: Michelle Aguilar ($250,000)("The Biggest Loser: Families")
3RD PLACE: J'Nae Fincannon & Mark Weiser ($500,000)("Don't Forget the Lyrics!")
Other Big Winners and Notables:
Reverend Rick Miles- $500,000 ("Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?")
Garry Dredge- $175,000 ("5th Grader")
Heba Salama- $100,000 ("The Biggest Loser")
Valerie Thatcher and Rafael Rivero- $100,000 each ("Million Dollar Password")
Milt Hathaway- $70,002 as current two-day champ ("Jeopardy!")
Mike Fine- $51,450 ("Wheel of Fortune")
Dailene Ingram- $50,000 ("5th Grader")
ZONK ANSWER OF THE WEEK: Edgar Edge's dubious FISH LOVE incident on Monday's "Wheel of Fortune"!
Sunday, December 21, 2008
Photos from upcoming season of "High Stakes Poker"
For those of you who can't wait to see how the upcoming season of GSN's "High Stakes Poker" will look like, here are some pictures courtesy of Matt from Rogers & Cowan from the first two days of tapings:
Day 1:
Day 2:
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"Million Dollar Password" 12/21 (for Chad)
Remember, tonight's guests are both reality game show hosts- Julie Chen and Phil Keoghan!
(Note: An unknown announcer is doing the intro beginning this season.)
In Game 1, Julie's partner is Gail Golden from Buffalo, NY (who works for a diversity business training company). Phil's first partner is Rafael Rivero, from Phil's hometown of Santa Monica, CA (who should be married any day now).
ROUND 1:
JULIE & GAIL:
1. ADD
A: Subtract- ADD (1, :26)
2. CHER
A: Sonny- SHADY
B: Singing- CLOUD
C: Duo- TRIO
D: Sonny- CHER (2, :15)
3. JAPAN
A: China- JAPAN (3, :09)
4. PICKLE
A: Cucumber- CELERY
B: Sour- PICKLE (4, :03)
5. STREAK
A: Nude- FIGURE (TIME EXPIRES)
PHIL & RAFAEL:
1. SMALL
A: Big- SMALL (1, :28)
2. BEE
A: Bumble- BEE (2, :25)
3. MONTH
A: Week- STRONG
B: Long- STRONGER
C: Year- LEAP; PASS (:15)
4. DIRECTOR
A: Movie- CINEMA
B: Instructions- SCHOOL
C: In charge (:06)
5. MASK
A: Face- BOOK
B: Cover- MASK (3, TIME EXPIRES)
ROUND 2:
JULIE & GAIL:
1. LION
A: Tiger- LION (5, :28)
2. BLIZZARD
A: Snow- FLAKE
B: Buffalo- COLD
C: Storm- BLIZZARD (6, :20)
3. OVAL
A: Round- SQUARE
B: Shape- SPHERE
C: Necklace- NECK
D: Gem- STONE; PASS (:05)
4. BINGO
A: Game- PLAY
B: Five- TIME EXPIRES
PHIL & RAFAEL:
1. SMART
A: Dumb- SMART (4, :28)
2. BEARD
A: Hair- BOLD
B: Facial- BEARD (5, :22)
3. OAR
A: Row- BOAT
B: Instrument- CLUE
C: Kayak- PADDLE
D: Paddle- CANOE; PASS (:09)
4. CORD
A: Parachute- JUMP
B: Rip- CORD (6, :02)
5. PILGRIM
A: Early- LATE (TIME EXPIRES)
TIE GAME AFTER TWO ROUNDS
ROUND 3:
PHIL & GAIL:
1. JULY
A: June- JULY (7, :27)
2. CLINTON
A: Bill- SMITH
B: Politician- AMENDMENT
C: President- CLINTON (8, :16)
3. DEAD
A: Alive- DEAD (9, :14)
4. PORK
A: Pig- OINK
B: Meat- HAM
C: Other- BACON
D: Other- PORK (10, :04)
5. SCAR
A: Cut- SHARP
B: Remnants- TIME EXPIRES
JULIE & RAFAEL:
1. MASSACHUSETTS
A: Rhode Island (:28)
2. RUDOLPH
A: Reindeer- SANTA
B: Nose- RUDOLPH (7, :18)
3. HORN
A: French- CANADIAN
B: Trumper- HORN (8, :12)
4. PRAY
A: Kneel- BEG
B: God- PRAY (9, :05)
5. REHEARSE
A: Practice- PERFECT
B: Play- REHEARSE
GAME TIED AT 10 AFTER THREE ROUNDS
FINAL ROUND:
PHIL & GAIL:
1. BIBLE
A: Book- READ
B: Religious- BIBLE (11, :26)
2. LADLE
A: Soup- MINESTRONE
B: Spoon- SLURP
C: Big- BOLD; PASS (:15)
3. ANT
A: Picnic- BASKET
B: Bug- MOSQUITO
C: Uncle- ANT
D: Uncle- PASS (TIME EXPIRES)
JULIE & RAFAEL (one to tie, two to win):
1. MORNING
A: Afternoon- NAP
B: Earlier- NOON
C: Daytime- SUNRISE
D: Good- MORNING (11, :19)
2. RUNWAY; PASSES IMMEDIATELY (:16)
3. CATCHER
A: Pitcher- CATCHER (WIN at 12)
Money Round #1:
Level 1: Rafael & Julie answer CAKE, JANITOR, WAR, THIN and BELL for $10,000.
Level 2: Rafael & Julie solve INCREASE, REFRIGERATOR, TAN, SHRIMP and VETO for $25,000 while Rafael misreads COMMA; they also miss DOLL.
Level 3: They get BLOUSE, GREEN, NURSERY, CLOSET and BOMB while missing ACHE, FACULTY and passing TEMPLE for $50,000. Despite the last two rounds coming down to the wire, Rafael goes on.
Level 4: They solve KNEE, DOOR, INSOMNIA, LENS, and LOAF for $100,000! They missed OPTOMETRIST and CONCERT.
$250,000 PASSWORDS: NOVOCAINE, MUSHROOM, TINSEL, GEYSER, POMEGRANATE & DEFAULT
Rafael...decides to leave as the third straight $100,000 winner!
And now, for 18-year-old Chad Mosher's (he's a freshman at University Of Michigan- Flint from Flint, MI) game!! He's teaming up with Phil. Teaming up with Julie in this game is April Helliwell from Costa Mesa, CA (who is a high school history teacher and athletics director).
ROUND 1:
JULIE & APRIL:
1. OLD
A: Young- OLD (1, :28)
2. KANGAROO
A: Animal- CAT
B: Hop- RABBIT
C: Austrailian- KANGAROO (2, :18)
3. DIARY
A: Dear- JOHN
B: Confessions- LETTER
C: Nightly- PASS (:03)
4. BONE
NOTHING IN TIME
PHIL & CHAD:
1. GO
A: Stop- GO (1, :27)
2. DRUM
A: Beat- CLUE
B: Instrument- DRUM (2, :22)
3. HELMET
A: Protection- WITNESS
B: Head- HELMET (3, :17)
4. BOIL
A: Water- VAPOR
B: Heat- STEAM
C: Process- BOIL (4, :08)
5. WHIMPER
NOTHING IN TIME
ROUND 2:
JULIE & APRIL:
1. FALSE
A: True- FALSE (3, :28)
2. WEDDING
A: Marriage- DIVORCE
B: Ceremony- WEDDING (4, :22)
3. JEOPARDY
A: Game- PLAY
B: Trebek- JEOPARDY (5, :18)
4. ECLIPSE
A: Sun- MOON
B: Cover- ECLIPSE (6, :10)
5. BABYSITTER
A: Nanny- CARETAKER
B: Synonym- BABYSITTER (SWEEP with 1 second left; 7)
PHIL & CHAD:
1. ICE
A: Water- AIR
B: Frozen- ICE (5, :24)
2. VET
A: Animal- BEAR
B: Doctor- VETERNARIAN (6, :19)
3. NYLON
A: Stockings- CLUE
B: Material- NYLON (7, :11)
4. CLAY
A: Pottery- CLAY (8, :05)
5. HELIUM
A: Balloon- HOT
B: Gas- HELIUM (SWEEP with two seconds left; 9)
ROUND 3:
PHIL & APRIL:
1. WEAK
A: Strong- WEAK (8, :27)
2. DREAM
A: Day- NIGHT
B: Think- DREAM (9, :21)
3. LAKE
A: Water- ICE
B: Superior- LAKE (10, :14)
4. MASCARA
A: Makeup- BLUSH
B: Eyes- MASCARA (11, :09)
5. GLADIATOR
A: Rome- ITALY
B: Colisseum- CAESAR
C: Person- TIME EXPIRES (she said GLADIATOR after the buzzer)
JULIE & CHAD:
1. SMILE
A: Frown- SMILE (10, :28)
2. DINNER
A: Lunch- DINNER (11, :26)
3. WING
A: Bird- EAGLE
B: Arm- WING (12, :18)
4. CRAYON
A: Crayola- CRAYON (13, :14)
5. SINATRA
A: Frank- FURTER
B: Croon- SINATRA (SWEEP with nine seconds left!)
SCORES AFTER ROUND 2:
Chad: 14
April: 11
FINAL ROUND:
PHIL & APRIL (they need at least three to stay in it):
1. FEET
A: Hand- ARM
B: Toes- NAILS; PASS (:21)
2. HAMPER
A: Laundry- CLEAN
B: Basket- DAMPER; PASS (:09)
3. VAN
A: Mini- MARGE
B: Car- TIME EXPIRES; CHAD WINS!!
Money Round #2: Chad will be teaming with Phil here. Let's see how he did.
Level 1: Chad's team gets NOVEMBER, PAGEANT, CROUTON, HAIR and SUBAY while missing HOLE, TUBA and VANILLA.
Level 2: Chad & Phil get TOKYO, THREE, JUMP, TROPHY and BEGINNING while missing SUPREMES, PLANK and LOBBY for $25,000.
Level 3: Chad & Phil solve WASHER, SPIELBERG, BLEACH, STROLLER and SHOWER while missing FLOP to double up. He goes on.
Level 4: Chad is able to get Phil to be correct on MOP, GAME, CARD, PRO...but that's all, unfortunately. They missed GETTYSBURG, STATE and SHEETS. I'm sorry, Chad, but you did win $25,000; I hope you had fun, and good luck with you on the rest of your college work!
(Note: An unknown announcer is doing the intro beginning this season.)
In Game 1, Julie's partner is Gail Golden from Buffalo, NY (who works for a diversity business training company). Phil's first partner is Rafael Rivero, from Phil's hometown of Santa Monica, CA (who should be married any day now).
ROUND 1:
JULIE & GAIL:
1. ADD
A: Subtract- ADD (1, :26)
2. CHER
A: Sonny- SHADY
B: Singing- CLOUD
C: Duo- TRIO
D: Sonny- CHER (2, :15)
3. JAPAN
A: China- JAPAN (3, :09)
4. PICKLE
A: Cucumber- CELERY
B: Sour- PICKLE (4, :03)
5. STREAK
A: Nude- FIGURE (TIME EXPIRES)
PHIL & RAFAEL:
1. SMALL
A: Big- SMALL (1, :28)
2. BEE
A: Bumble- BEE (2, :25)
3. MONTH
A: Week- STRONG
B: Long- STRONGER
C: Year- LEAP; PASS (:15)
4. DIRECTOR
A: Movie- CINEMA
B: Instructions- SCHOOL
C: In charge (:06)
5. MASK
A: Face- BOOK
B: Cover- MASK (3, TIME EXPIRES)
ROUND 2:
JULIE & GAIL:
1. LION
A: Tiger- LION (5, :28)
2. BLIZZARD
A: Snow- FLAKE
B: Buffalo- COLD
C: Storm- BLIZZARD (6, :20)
3. OVAL
A: Round- SQUARE
B: Shape- SPHERE
C: Necklace- NECK
D: Gem- STONE; PASS (:05)
4. BINGO
A: Game- PLAY
B: Five- TIME EXPIRES
PHIL & RAFAEL:
1. SMART
A: Dumb- SMART (4, :28)
2. BEARD
A: Hair- BOLD
B: Facial- BEARD (5, :22)
3. OAR
A: Row- BOAT
B: Instrument- CLUE
C: Kayak- PADDLE
D: Paddle- CANOE; PASS (:09)
4. CORD
A: Parachute- JUMP
B: Rip- CORD (6, :02)
5. PILGRIM
A: Early- LATE (TIME EXPIRES)
TIE GAME AFTER TWO ROUNDS
ROUND 3:
PHIL & GAIL:
1. JULY
A: June- JULY (7, :27)
2. CLINTON
A: Bill- SMITH
B: Politician- AMENDMENT
C: President- CLINTON (8, :16)
3. DEAD
A: Alive- DEAD (9, :14)
4. PORK
A: Pig- OINK
B: Meat- HAM
C: Other- BACON
D: Other- PORK (10, :04)
5. SCAR
A: Cut- SHARP
B: Remnants- TIME EXPIRES
JULIE & RAFAEL:
1. MASSACHUSETTS
A: Rhode Island (:28)
2. RUDOLPH
A: Reindeer- SANTA
B: Nose- RUDOLPH (7, :18)
3. HORN
A: French- CANADIAN
B: Trumper- HORN (8, :12)
4. PRAY
A: Kneel- BEG
B: God- PRAY (9, :05)
5. REHEARSE
A: Practice- PERFECT
B: Play- REHEARSE
GAME TIED AT 10 AFTER THREE ROUNDS
FINAL ROUND:
PHIL & GAIL:
1. BIBLE
A: Book- READ
B: Religious- BIBLE (11, :26)
2. LADLE
A: Soup- MINESTRONE
B: Spoon- SLURP
C: Big- BOLD; PASS (:15)
3. ANT
A: Picnic- BASKET
B: Bug- MOSQUITO
C: Uncle- ANT
D: Uncle- PASS (TIME EXPIRES)
JULIE & RAFAEL (one to tie, two to win):
1. MORNING
A: Afternoon- NAP
B: Earlier- NOON
C: Daytime- SUNRISE
D: Good- MORNING (11, :19)
2. RUNWAY; PASSES IMMEDIATELY (:16)
3. CATCHER
A: Pitcher- CATCHER (WIN at 12)
Money Round #1:
Level 1: Rafael & Julie answer CAKE, JANITOR, WAR, THIN and BELL for $10,000.
Level 2: Rafael & Julie solve INCREASE, REFRIGERATOR, TAN, SHRIMP and VETO for $25,000 while Rafael misreads COMMA; they also miss DOLL.
Level 3: They get BLOUSE, GREEN, NURSERY, CLOSET and BOMB while missing ACHE, FACULTY and passing TEMPLE for $50,000. Despite the last two rounds coming down to the wire, Rafael goes on.
Level 4: They solve KNEE, DOOR, INSOMNIA, LENS, and LOAF for $100,000! They missed OPTOMETRIST and CONCERT.
$250,000 PASSWORDS: NOVOCAINE, MUSHROOM, TINSEL, GEYSER, POMEGRANATE & DEFAULT
Rafael...decides to leave as the third straight $100,000 winner!
And now, for 18-year-old Chad Mosher's (he's a freshman at University Of Michigan- Flint from Flint, MI) game!! He's teaming up with Phil. Teaming up with Julie in this game is April Helliwell from Costa Mesa, CA (who is a high school history teacher and athletics director).
ROUND 1:
JULIE & APRIL:
1. OLD
A: Young- OLD (1, :28)
2. KANGAROO
A: Animal- CAT
B: Hop- RABBIT
C: Austrailian- KANGAROO (2, :18)
3. DIARY
A: Dear- JOHN
B: Confessions- LETTER
C: Nightly- PASS (:03)
4. BONE
NOTHING IN TIME
PHIL & CHAD:
1. GO
A: Stop- GO (1, :27)
2. DRUM
A: Beat- CLUE
B: Instrument- DRUM (2, :22)
3. HELMET
A: Protection- WITNESS
B: Head- HELMET (3, :17)
4. BOIL
A: Water- VAPOR
B: Heat- STEAM
C: Process- BOIL (4, :08)
5. WHIMPER
NOTHING IN TIME
ROUND 2:
JULIE & APRIL:
1. FALSE
A: True- FALSE (3, :28)
2. WEDDING
A: Marriage- DIVORCE
B: Ceremony- WEDDING (4, :22)
3. JEOPARDY
A: Game- PLAY
B: Trebek- JEOPARDY (5, :18)
4. ECLIPSE
A: Sun- MOON
B: Cover- ECLIPSE (6, :10)
5. BABYSITTER
A: Nanny- CARETAKER
B: Synonym- BABYSITTER (SWEEP with 1 second left; 7)
PHIL & CHAD:
1. ICE
A: Water- AIR
B: Frozen- ICE (5, :24)
2. VET
A: Animal- BEAR
B: Doctor- VETERNARIAN (6, :19)
3. NYLON
A: Stockings- CLUE
B: Material- NYLON (7, :11)
4. CLAY
A: Pottery- CLAY (8, :05)
5. HELIUM
A: Balloon- HOT
B: Gas- HELIUM (SWEEP with two seconds left; 9)
ROUND 3:
PHIL & APRIL:
1. WEAK
A: Strong- WEAK (8, :27)
2. DREAM
A: Day- NIGHT
B: Think- DREAM (9, :21)
3. LAKE
A: Water- ICE
B: Superior- LAKE (10, :14)
4. MASCARA
A: Makeup- BLUSH
B: Eyes- MASCARA (11, :09)
5. GLADIATOR
A: Rome- ITALY
B: Colisseum- CAESAR
C: Person- TIME EXPIRES (she said GLADIATOR after the buzzer)
JULIE & CHAD:
1. SMILE
A: Frown- SMILE (10, :28)
2. DINNER
A: Lunch- DINNER (11, :26)
3. WING
A: Bird- EAGLE
B: Arm- WING (12, :18)
4. CRAYON
A: Crayola- CRAYON (13, :14)
5. SINATRA
A: Frank- FURTER
B: Croon- SINATRA (SWEEP with nine seconds left!)
SCORES AFTER ROUND 2:
Chad: 14
April: 11
FINAL ROUND:
PHIL & APRIL (they need at least three to stay in it):
1. FEET
A: Hand- ARM
B: Toes- NAILS; PASS (:21)
2. HAMPER
A: Laundry- CLEAN
B: Basket- DAMPER; PASS (:09)
3. VAN
A: Mini- MARGE
B: Car- TIME EXPIRES; CHAD WINS!!
Money Round #2: Chad will be teaming with Phil here. Let's see how he did.
Level 1: Chad's team gets NOVEMBER, PAGEANT, CROUTON, HAIR and SUBAY while missing HOLE, TUBA and VANILLA.
Level 2: Chad & Phil get TOKYO, THREE, JUMP, TROPHY and BEGINNING while missing SUPREMES, PLANK and LOBBY for $25,000.
Level 3: Chad & Phil solve WASHER, SPIELBERG, BLEACH, STROLLER and SHOWER while missing FLOP to double up. He goes on.
Level 4: Chad is able to get Phil to be correct on MOP, GAME, CARD, PRO...but that's all, unfortunately. They missed GETTYSBURG, STATE and SHEETS. I'm sorry, Chad, but you did win $25,000; I hope you had fun, and good luck with you on the rest of your college work!
Perfect Showcase Bid on Tuesday's "Price": Too good to be true?
Last Tuesday's historic Showcase EXACTA by Terry Kneiss might very well be tainted. Various sources, including Golden-Road.net and TMZ.com, report that a LFAT named Ted had helped Terry get the exact ARPs of both the third IUFB he won to get on stage as well as the Showcase itself by using hand signals when host Drew Carey wasn't noticing much.
As soon as both Showcase bids were locked in that day, the show went into a 45-minute stopdown as a majority of the staff (including the host and the network's S & P officials) talked deeply about the excessive help that was given by some audience members, espescially Ted. This may explain why Drew wasn't excited one bit as soon as he told Terry he got his Showcase ARP on the nose and had won both Showcases.
In addition, CBS.com never put a featured video clip from that day's episode (besides the full episode itself), further adding to the suspicion.
However, a Star Tribune story about the incident said Terry defended himself in a radio interview, saying he had a hearing problem at the time and said he was also a LFAT of the show.
If there are any additional developments, we will let you know.
As soon as both Showcase bids were locked in that day, the show went into a 45-minute stopdown as a majority of the staff (including the host and the network's S & P officials) talked deeply about the excessive help that was given by some audience members, espescially Ted. This may explain why Drew wasn't excited one bit as soon as he told Terry he got his Showcase ARP on the nose and had won both Showcases.
In addition, CBS.com never put a featured video clip from that day's episode (besides the full episode itself), further adding to the suspicion.
However, a Star Tribune story about the incident said Terry defended himself in a radio interview, saying he had a hearing problem at the time and said he was also a LFAT of the show.
If there are any additional developments, we will let you know.
Saturday, December 20, 2008
"Go For the Green!"/SPIN ID 12/20
$5,000 WHEEL SPIN ID OF THE NIGHT: TW10372
Now, we start what I think is the second half of the first season of "Go For the Green!" (I believe 20 episodes were taped for the season) with Episode 13.
TRIP AT STAKE: Cancun
1. How is the University of Miami making freshmen stay green?
A: Can't have cars on campus
B: Must use second-hand books
Answer: Can't have cars on campus
2. What kind of wine will leave a New Yorker with a smaller carbon footprint?
A: California
B: French
Answer: French
CONSERVATION QUESTION: What is an energy star?
A: Power efficient appliance
B: Organic protein drink
Answer: Power efficient appliance
Out of the ten remaining at that point, these eight answered correctly to move on to Round 2: Dan Adams (an air guitarist from Perrysburg, OH), Beth (a photographer from Fresno, CA), Benedict Burns (a singer), Mica Harshall (a comic book fan), Angela (an Atlanta native who has a dog that chases ball while in the ocean), Lewis (a tanning salon worker from Verona Hills, CA), Becky (an entrepreneuress from L.A.) and Matthew (a treasure hunter originally from Wisconsin).
1. IN CONTROL: Micah
CATEGORY: Websites- TAKES QUESTION
According to TreeHugger.com, a German company is turning stinging nettles into what?
A: Biofuel
B: Building materials
C: Pants
GUESS: Building materials- INCORRECT (A: Pants)
2. IN CONTROL: Benedict
CATEGORY: Celebrities- TAKES QUESTION
What did actor Hugh Laurie recently admit to a British newspaper?
A: He always takes 45 minute showers
B: He doesn't believe in composting
C: He gets free burgers for life from Burger King
GUESS: He doesn't believe in composting- NO (A: Free burgers for life)
3. IN CONTROL: Lewis
CATEGORY: Science- CHALLENGES MATTHEW
Ohio State researchers have found an alternative for rubber what?
A: Dandelions
B: Licorice
C: Coral
GUESS: Coral- NO (A: Dandelions)
4. IN CONTROL: Dan
CATEGORY: Shopping- TAKES QUESTION
Barneys is recycling which of these used items to resell for this year's holiday season?
A: Purses
B: Jeans
C: T-shirts
GUESS: T-shirts- CORRECT; ELIMINATES BETH
5. IN CONTROL: Lewis
CATEGORY: Sports- CHALLENGES ANGELA
The Vineyard Golf Club is liked by environmentalists because it uses what?
A: Solar-powered golf carts
B: Organic greenskeeping
C: Golf balls from recycled plastic
GUESS: Organic greenskeeping- RIGHT
6. IN CONTROL: Becky
CATEGORY: Gardening- TAKES QUESTION
Using a gas-powered mower for an hour pollutes as much air as driving a car for how many miles?
A: 5
B: 50
C: 350
GUESS: 5- LOSE (A: 350)
CHAIN GAME: Dan won the coin toss and will go first. The subject tonight is things that use water from the least to the most using non-conserving fixtures.
A: Watering a lawn with a hose for 15 minutes
B: Washing your hands for a minute
C: A load of laundry
D: 15 minute shower
E: 30 minute bath
F: A load of dishes in a dishwasher
G: Flushing your toilet twice
DAN'S FIRST GUESSES:
1. Toilet
2. Bath
3. Washing your hands
4. Dishwasher
5. Shower
6. Laundry
7. Hose
#7 RIGHT- 20.9
SECOND ATTEMPT:
1. Washing your hands
2. Laundry
3. Toilet
4. Shower
5. Bath
6. Dishwasher
7. Hose
#1 & #7 RIGHT- 43.1
FINAL TRY:
1. Washing your hands
2. Bath
3. Dishwasher
4. Toilet
5. Laundry
6. Shower
7. Hose
#1, #3, #5, #6 & #7 RIGHT- 67.5
ANGELA'S FIRST TRY:
1. Toilet
2. Washing your hands
3. Hose
4. Dishwasher
5. Bath
6. Laundry
7. Shower
ALL WRONG- 28.3 LEFT
SECOND ATTEMPT (and her last one because she ran out of time before finishing):
1. Washing your hands
2. Dishwasher
3. Toilet
4. Laundry
5. Bath
6. Shower
7. Hose
Dan is your winner.
Now, we start what I think is the second half of the first season of "Go For the Green!" (I believe 20 episodes were taped for the season) with Episode 13.
TRIP AT STAKE: Cancun
1. How is the University of Miami making freshmen stay green?
A: Can't have cars on campus
B: Must use second-hand books
Answer: Can't have cars on campus
2. What kind of wine will leave a New Yorker with a smaller carbon footprint?
A: California
B: French
Answer: French
CONSERVATION QUESTION: What is an energy star?
A: Power efficient appliance
B: Organic protein drink
Answer: Power efficient appliance
Out of the ten remaining at that point, these eight answered correctly to move on to Round 2: Dan Adams (an air guitarist from Perrysburg, OH), Beth (a photographer from Fresno, CA), Benedict Burns (a singer), Mica Harshall (a comic book fan), Angela (an Atlanta native who has a dog that chases ball while in the ocean), Lewis (a tanning salon worker from Verona Hills, CA), Becky (an entrepreneuress from L.A.) and Matthew (a treasure hunter originally from Wisconsin).
1. IN CONTROL: Micah
CATEGORY: Websites- TAKES QUESTION
According to TreeHugger.com, a German company is turning stinging nettles into what?
A: Biofuel
B: Building materials
C: Pants
GUESS: Building materials- INCORRECT (A: Pants)
2. IN CONTROL: Benedict
CATEGORY: Celebrities- TAKES QUESTION
What did actor Hugh Laurie recently admit to a British newspaper?
A: He always takes 45 minute showers
B: He doesn't believe in composting
C: He gets free burgers for life from Burger King
GUESS: He doesn't believe in composting- NO (A: Free burgers for life)
3. IN CONTROL: Lewis
CATEGORY: Science- CHALLENGES MATTHEW
Ohio State researchers have found an alternative for rubber what?
A: Dandelions
B: Licorice
C: Coral
GUESS: Coral- NO (A: Dandelions)
4. IN CONTROL: Dan
CATEGORY: Shopping- TAKES QUESTION
Barneys is recycling which of these used items to resell for this year's holiday season?
A: Purses
B: Jeans
C: T-shirts
GUESS: T-shirts- CORRECT; ELIMINATES BETH
5. IN CONTROL: Lewis
CATEGORY: Sports- CHALLENGES ANGELA
The Vineyard Golf Club is liked by environmentalists because it uses what?
A: Solar-powered golf carts
B: Organic greenskeeping
C: Golf balls from recycled plastic
GUESS: Organic greenskeeping- RIGHT
6. IN CONTROL: Becky
CATEGORY: Gardening- TAKES QUESTION
Using a gas-powered mower for an hour pollutes as much air as driving a car for how many miles?
A: 5
B: 50
C: 350
GUESS: 5- LOSE (A: 350)
CHAIN GAME: Dan won the coin toss and will go first. The subject tonight is things that use water from the least to the most using non-conserving fixtures.
A: Watering a lawn with a hose for 15 minutes
B: Washing your hands for a minute
C: A load of laundry
D: 15 minute shower
E: 30 minute bath
F: A load of dishes in a dishwasher
G: Flushing your toilet twice
DAN'S FIRST GUESSES:
1. Toilet
2. Bath
3. Washing your hands
4. Dishwasher
5. Shower
6. Laundry
7. Hose
#7 RIGHT- 20.9
SECOND ATTEMPT:
1. Washing your hands
2. Laundry
3. Toilet
4. Shower
5. Bath
6. Dishwasher
7. Hose
#1 & #7 RIGHT- 43.1
FINAL TRY:
1. Washing your hands
2. Bath
3. Dishwasher
4. Toilet
5. Laundry
6. Shower
7. Hose
#1, #3, #5, #6 & #7 RIGHT- 67.5
ANGELA'S FIRST TRY:
1. Toilet
2. Washing your hands
3. Hose
4. Dishwasher
5. Bath
6. Laundry
7. Shower
ALL WRONG- 28.3 LEFT
SECOND ATTEMPT (and her last one because she ran out of time before finishing):
1. Washing your hands
2. Dishwasher
3. Toilet
4. Laundry
5. Bath
6. Shower
7. Hose
Dan is your winner.
Friday, December 19, 2008
Thursday ratings notes
The second season premiere of "Million Dollar Password" won its time slot with a 5.3 Fast Nielsen with a 9 share.
With "CSI" being a rerun, this week's Thursday episode of "Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?" did much better than last week's, scoring a 4.4/7.
Source: Zap2it.com
With "CSI" being a rerun, this week's Thursday episode of "Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?" did much better than last week's, scoring a 4.4/7.
Source: Zap2it.com
12/19/2008 Results
TPIR: Today is Episode 4561K. Let me note that the remaining new episodes for 2008 were taped on the first week of December, so Drew's healthy by now.
The opening players are Traci, Kaivan, Teresa and Lance Bakster. Drew comes out as if he's faking like he got choked (not a great idea) and the first IUFB is a 46" LCD TV with a Wii game system/game package (Brandi; the show's video game is playing on the TV itself)
Traci: $2,400
Kaivan: $2,300
Teresa: $2,401
Lance: BUCK
ARP: $3,649
Teresa Burns from Calgary, Alberta, Canada, plays Spelling Bee for a 2009 Ford Focus SE Coupe (Std., AT) and a $300 Midas gift certificate (Lanisha), all worth $17,990. Her free picks are #12 and #8. The SPs today are a Wall-E remote-controlled toy, a Christmas decoration and a Twinkies bake set.
TOY:
BID: $24
ARP: $16- PICKS #4
DECORATION:
BID: $12
ARP: $18- PICKS #19
BAKE SET:
BID: $15
ARP: $26
First card has a C...as does the second. She goes on...the third card has an A. The last card has...CAR! She wins it and the gift certificate- good thing she was a gambler!
Getting out of the crowd fifth is Tawnya and the second IUFB is a blue topaz diamond ring worn by Lanisha.
Tawnya: $1,600
Lance: $2,100
Traci: $1,875
Kaivan: $2,200
All are over.
Tawnya: $999
Lance: $800
Traci: $1,100
Kaivan: $890
ARP: $1,550
Traci Gleason plays Clock Game for $1,000 plus a daybed (Rachael) and a day sailer (Brandi). The ARP of the daybed was $1,329. Her starting bid is $1,300. Then she says $1,400...$1,350...$1,325...$1,326...$1,330...$1,328 and then $1,329. The ARP of the boat was $3,295, and she has 21 seconds to get it. She starts with $2,800, then $3,800, $4,000 (after getting shaken up for a few seconds), $2,500...$2,800...$2,900...$3,000...$5,000...$4,000...
$3,935...and runs out of time. I can't believe the boat here was THAT expensive; she was doing good on it early on but she fell apart towards the end.
Coming on down sixth is Roderick and the third IUFB is a total lawn care package (Rachael).
Roderick: $1,150
Kaivan: $950
Tawnya: $600
Lance: $550
ARP: $700
This IUFB was begging for a $500 bonus; even though Tawyna Dunning doesn't get it, she'll play Coming or Going for a trip to NYC (Brandi & Lanisha). The Coming guess is $6,584; Going is $4,856. She goes with Coming...she's Going to the Big Apple!
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #1, BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE LETTER T:
Traci ($2,879): $.75
Tawyna ($7,284): Dime + 20 = $.30
Teresa ($21,673): Quarter + 75 = WINS $1,000 AND SHOWCASE BERTH!
In Teresa's Bonus Spin...75 cents again.
Next to leave the mob is Lori Hayes and the fourth IUFB is a BBQ (Brandi).
Lori: $1,500
Lance: $859
Roderick: $1,295
Kaivan: $999
ARP: $2,249
Lori plays Grocery Game for a Broyhill dining room (Lanisha) worth $5,872. The register is being handled by Rachael today. The groceries this time are HBP medicine, soup, cranberry sauce, ribbon and egg nog.
1. 10 Soups: 10 X $1.29 = $12.90
2. 5 Sauces: 5 X $2.29 = OOPS ($24.35 total)
Coming on down next is Jo Malone and the next IUFB is a dollhouse (Lanisha & Rachael).
Jo: $300
Lance: $250 (STUPID BID)
Roderick: $301 (STUPID BID)
Kaivan: $302
By default, Kaivan wins.
ARP: $658
Kaivan plays Money Game for a 2009 Chevrolet Equinox LS (Std., Shade, EBH)(Brandi). Board:
(50)(37)(26)
(43)(24)(85)
(25)(79)(65)
MIDDLE NUMBER: 2 ($ _ _ , 2 _ _)
First pick is 25...front of the car ($ 2 5 , 2 _ _). He then picks 65...$65. His second try for the back is 79...more money. Third try is 85...not it, either. Last pick is 50...NO! I thought he had it! ARP was $25,243; he instead wins $279.
Today's last contestant is Roger Dalbacci and the final IUFB is golf equipment (Brandi).
Roger: $846
Jo: $2,000
Lance: $2,500
Roderick: $1,500
ARP: $1,659
TODAY'S FIRST FOUR BREAKFAST CLUB MEMBER: Lance
Roderick Bickter, instead of going to the turntable to play his Pricing Game, will go to Door #2 to play One Right Price for handbags (Rachael) and a weightbench (Brandi). The One Right Price that Lanisha holds is $1,325, and Roderick's guess is the weightbench...but that's $2,079 and we have a winless second half.
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #2:
Kaivan ($837): 35 + 30 = $.65
Roderick ($1,659): $.75
Lori ($2,249): Nickel + 55 = $.60
Roderick faces the Canadian woman in the Showcase.
The first Showcase has an Ashley living room (Lanisha), a Yamaha upright piano (Lanisha) and a trip to London (Rachael).
TERESA PASSES TO RODERICK; RODERICK BIDS $17,500 ON ROOM/TRIP SHOWCASE
MY BID FOR ROOM/TRIP SHOWCASE: $20,500
For Teresa, we start with a small stereo system (Rachael). Second, she could have big fun on a trip to Antigua (Lanisha). Finally, she can win a small car like a 2009 Mini Cooper Hatchback (Std., AT, AC, Sunroof, Wheel)(Brandi).
TERESA BIDS $25,000 ON TRIP/CAR SHOWCASE
MY BID FOR TRIP/CAR SHOWCASE: $30,000
TERESA'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $25,000
ARP: $30,387
DIFFERENCE: $5,387
RODERICK'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $17,500
ARP: $17,959
DIFFERENCE: $459- WIN
No DSW today, so Roderick will have to settle for $19,618 in prizes today. But Teresa still leaves as the day's top winner with $22,673 in cash and prizes.
DOND: We wrap up another week, this time with #10 Autumn Prince, Jr. (who is a real estate agent and an aspiring truck driver). She swaps out for #8.
ROUND 1:
1. #4 (Reiko)- $2,500
2. #7 (Larry)- $75,000
3. #1 (Deedra)- $100
4. #6 (Maria)- BUCK
5. #16 (Diane)- $400
FIRST OFFER: $22,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 2:
1. #2 (Charindra)- $10,000
2. #9 (Devon)- $25
3. #5 (Amy)- $5
4. #10 (Dina)- $50,000
5. #3 (Annabelle)- $500,000 (DANGER ZONE ENFORCED)
SECOND OFFER: $7,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 3:
1. #11 (Danielle)- $300
2. #13 (Regina)- $7,500
3. #18 (Connie)- $25,000 (STRIKE ONE)
4. #14 (Tony)- $100,000 (STRIKE TWO)
THIRD OFFER: $12,000- DEAL
That's only the second time ever on this version of the show that somebody dealt before the fourth round. Let's see how wise that decision was.
ROUND 4:
1. #12 (Daryoush)- $500
2. #22 (Mike)- $250,000!
FOURTH OFFER: $800
Well, I guess she wasn't that stupid! Her case had $10. Let's reveal the other cases:
#15 (Tim)- $5,000
#17 (Shalyah)- PENNY
#19 (Ken)- $1,000
#20 (Greg)- $50
#21 (Cynthia)- $200
Shalyah then runs on down and tap dances at the end!
Bingo America: We conclude the week with Episode 2037; the players are Rachel and James. At halftime in the first game:
RACHEL: BI--O
JAMES: ---G-
BANK: $737
NUMBERS CALLED TO THIS POINT: B9, G55, O64, O61, I23, I25
7 (G58)- What "You Oughta Know" singer is the youngest singer to win an Album of the Year Grammy?
RACHEL: Alanis Morissette- YOU BET (BI-GO; $795)
8 (B8)- What type of flower is the national floral emblem of the U.S.?
RACHEL: Lily- NO
JAMES: Rose- CORRECT (B--G-; $803)
9 (N34)- First airing in 1983, what PBS show encouraged kids to "Take a look" because "It's in a book"?
RACHEL: "Reading Rainbow"- WIN ($837)
Game 2 heads to 50/50 with this scoreboard like this:
RACHEL: -IN-O
JAMES: -I-G-
BANK: $1,271
NUMBERS CALLED TO THIS POINT: O73, G48, N42, I27, G55, I20, N36, O71, O62
10 (N40)- Chelsea Clinton or Amy Carter- in the White House, Sox the Cat belonged to whom?
RACHEL: Chelsea Clinton- CORRECT ($1,311)
11 (O70)- T or F: Actor John Voigt is the father of Brad Pitt.
JAMES: False- CORRECT (-I-GO; $1,381)
12 (B9)- April or August- Earth Day is celebrated in which month?
RACHEL: April- YOU BET (BIN-O; $1,390)
13 (G53)- T or F: There is an ATM in Antarctica.
RACHEL: True- WINS MATCH ($1,443)
Bingo Bonus Round (this was the first episode taped with the current 0-2-4-6-8 wrecking ball format):
B: #4- $250
I: #28- $500 ($750)
N: #38- $500 ($1,250)
G: #52- $500 ($1,750)
O: #71- OOPS
WOF: Here I am on winter vacation sub-posting duty again! The first Toss-Up category is Landmark:
_ _ _/H O L _ Y W _ _ D/_ I _ _
Mike is right with THE HOLYWOOD SIGN for $1,000.
$5,000 WINNING ID OF THE NIGHT: TR01312
Our players tonight to wrap up the week:
Mike Kline (West Hollywood)- Works in business collections
Estrella Soto (Bronx, NY)- Cornell graduate with a Bachelor's Degree in Sociology and is currently a family cakes caterer
Allison Parker (Louisville)- House "flipper"
$2,000 Toss-Up category is Living Things:
S I B _ _ _ _ N
_ _ S K _ _ S
Mike triples up with SIBERIAN HUSKIES.
Round 1 category is Show Biz and out on the wheel now is a trip to NYC (a trip "home" for Estrella, that is, if she happens to win it; it's sponsored by "Bride Wars") worth $5,850. Mike instantly calls three T's for $7,500. After he then buys the O's and the A's, we have...
_ O _ _ _ _/_ O O _/TO/A/
T _ _ A T _ _/_ _ A _/_ O _
...after nearly sliding by Lose a Turn, he calls a $300 M, a $500 G, the N's for another $1,500 and solves COMING SOON TO A THEATER NEAR YOU for another $9,300 and $12,300 total!
PERFECT ROUND
(Just before the first commercial break, Pat opens the door to what I think is Charlie's booth and tells him that the movie that Charlie couldn't remember before the first round began that Pat wanted him to see in the future was "Gone with the Wind"!)
WorldWinner Jackpot/Prize Puzzle Round category is What Are You Doing? Estrella starts the round off by picking up the DVDEmpire.com gift certificate with a T call. After she later calls the N's, we have...
S _ _ _ _ I N _/_ _ _/A/N _ _/
S _ I M S U I T
...she buys the E and the O's to clean out the vowels. The board now looks like this:
S _ O _ _ I N _/_ O _/A/N E _/
S _ I M S U I T
She then calls a pair of W's for another $800, a $3,500 G, and solves SHOPPING FOR A NEW SWIMSUIT for $5,350, the gift certificate and a trip to St. Kitts, a total of $14,100 in cash and trip!
PERFECT ROUND
WINNING ID FOR TRIP: VH0056423
Gold Bond Mystery Round category is Before & After. Allison hits Lose a Turn immediately. Mike then lands on the Mystery Wedge next to it and calls three T's. He takes $3,000 for them (good, because Bankrupt's back there). But he then buys a dud vowel in A. Estrella then calls an S to pick up a trip home! But she then hits Lose a Turn. Allison then lands on the other Mystery Wedge and calls an H. Hopefully she flips it over for $10,000...but she takes the $1,000 instead. Two turns later, she repeats the previous dud of A. After Mike then calls the W's, we have...
W _ T/&/W _ S _ _ M/TEETH
...he buys a pair of I's and solves WIT & WISDOM TEETH for the lead back with another $3,300 and $15,600 total!
DUDS: A (repeated once by Allison)
LOTs: 2 (Allison, Estrella)
$3,000 Toss-Up category is Rhyme Time:
_ A I R/&/S _ U A R E
Mike solves this puzzle FAIR & SQUARE to add on to his lead, giving him $18,600. Next category is Things. After he buys the I's, we have...
T I M E - _ _ _ _ R E _
T R A _ I T I _ _ _
...he calls the N's for another $800 and solves TIME-HONORED TRADITIONS for another $2,850 and $21,450 overall!
PERFECT ROUND
After Estrella puts up the T, Speed-Up Round category is Fictional Character and the remaining consonants are worth $1,450 apiece. This puzzle is one line long. After Allison calls the L's...
L _ _/L _ T H _ R
...she doesn't look sure, but she solves LEX LUTHOR for her only $2,900 tonight! Estrella leaves with $14,100 and Mike wins with $21,450!
DUDS: N, S
So far, $38,450 in cash and prizes has been given away tonight.
Big Money Round: Mike spins the M in GAME and the category is Fun & Games. Starting with:
_ _ _ S _ _
_ _ _ _ L E
He's onto something, folks! He calls Z, W, J and I and gets...
J I _ S _ W
_ _ Z Z L E
...he easily puts together this JIGSAW PUZZLE for $30,000 and $51,450 total!
Video Bonus: Easy Bonus Round Win
Jeopardy!: For the first time in this 25th Anniversary season, the show is on the verge of a WIPEOUT. Despite a lot of money being won this week, espescially last night, no champion has successfully retained their title; that would be a shame if the WIPEOUT does happen. Trying to be the week's hero is Milt Hathaway (a high school librarian originally from Newport, RI), with $38,401 so far. His challengers tonight are:
Daniel Ogorzalek (originally from Schoenberg, IL)- Personal assistant
Diane Hyra (Richmond, VA!!!)- ESL teacher
Opening categories:
REPTILES
YOU NEED SOME BACKUP (a lead singer is given and the players must ID the right backup singer)
COMPLETES THE SHAKESPEARE QUOTE
MEASURE FOR MEASURE
CHRISTMAS PUDDING
"B-U-T" FULL (as Bob Barker used to say on "The Price is Right")
Tight action early on, as the Richmond lady leads with $2,800. Ogorzalek has $2,400 and the champ has $2,000. Later on, with Reptiles and Measure for Measure left, here are the scores now:
Milt: $3,600
Diane: $3,400
Daniel: $1,600
The champ's in control. He picks the $200 Reptiles clue:
Careful- don't get bitten by this venomous guy of the American Southwest.
Daniel: "What is a gila monster?"- CORRECT ($1,800); $400 REPTILES CLUE
This non-venomous constrictor is the longest snake in the Western Hemisphere.
Diane: "What is a boa constrictor?"- INCORRECT ($3,000)
Daniel: "What is an anaconda?"- RIGHT AGAIN ($2,200); MIDDLE LIZARDS CLUE
These long lizards take their name from the Asian islands where they are found.
Daniel: "What is a kimodo dragon?"- RIGHT AGAIN ($2,800); $800, SAME CATEGORY
Up to eight feet long and 2,000 pounds, the leatherback is the largest species of this reptile.
Diane: "What is a turtle?"- CORRECT ($3,800); FINAL REPTILES CLUE
Seen here- this alligator relative is found in Central & South America.
Milt: "What is a cayman?"- CORRECT ($4,600); $200 MEASURE FOR MEASURE CLUE
Hey, half-pint, you're equal to this many quarts.
Daniel: "What is one quarter?"- CORRECT ($3,000)
$400:
I'll have the 64 oz. steak please; what? 64 oz. is this many pounds? Better make my soda a diet one.
Milt: "What is four pounds?"- RIGHT ($5,000)
$600:
I fathom you can fathom that 50 fathoms is this many feet.
TRIPLE STUMPER: 300 feet
$800:
Noah must have read the World Almanac to know that 21.8 inches equals one of this type of ancient measure.
Milt: "What is a cubit?"- CORRECT FOR A CHANCE AT THE DAILY DOUBLE ($5,800)
His wager is $2,800, putting his lead on the line with this clue told by Jimmy:
This horse racing term is actually an approximation of the measure of a horse from nose to tail, around eight feet; in the photo from 1973's Belmont Stakes, you can see Secretariat won by 31 of them.
You bet he gets "What is a length?" to end the round with $7,800!
LACH TRASH THIS ROUND: $2,200
DJ! Categories:
OPERATIONS
HIP REPLACEMENT
TRANSPLANT
BYPASS
COSMETIC PROCEDURE
"C"-SECTION
An operation-themed board for this round. Hathaway finds the first Daily Double to conclude Bypass with $11,000; he risks five grand this time.
Made up of I-495 & I-95, it was conceived as a bypass called the Washington Circumferential Highway.
"What is The Beltway?"...RIGHT to go to a sweet 16 thousand! After Operations ends, he's already over the $21K mark! Halfway in the round, the scores now:
Milt: $22,400
Diane & Daniel: $7,000 each
The three categories remaining are Transplant, Cosmetic Procedure and "C"-Section. Ogorzalek's using the High School "Jeopardy!" strategy here, because he next chooses the $2,000 Transplant clue:
Born in England in 1937, this painter discovered sunny California in the 1960s and made it his home.
TRIPLE STUMPER #1: David Hockney
$1,600, SAME CATEGORY
Frances Mayes fell for this region of Italy and writes about her life there, as in "Bella" it.
Milt: "What is Tuskany?"- CORRECT ($24,000); $400 TRANSPLANT CLUE
After WWII Black American writers Richard Wright & Chester Himes moved to this country.
Daniel: "What is Liberia?"- INCORRECT ($6,600)
Milt: "What is France?"- RIGHT AGAIN ($24,400); $800, SAME CATEGORY
Disillusioned with America, W.E.B. Du Bois joined this party in 1861 and moved to Ghana.
TRIPLE STUMPER #2: Communists
FINAL TRANSPLANT CLUE FOR $1,200
Born in Tel Aviv in 1945, this violinist was awarded a Medal of Liberty by President Reagan.
Milt: "Who is Pearlman?"- RIGHT ($25,600); $400 COSMETIC PROCEDURE CLUE
What, no Rogaine? Cleopatra made a concoction of honey, burnt mice & bear grease as a cure for this.
Milt: "What is baldness?"- RIGHT AGAIN ($26,000); $800 COSMETICS CLUE
At Shizuka NY Day Spa, Nightingale Droppings go into a trendy facial named for these lovely Japanese entertainers.
Daniel: "What are geishes?"- CORRECT ($7,400); MIDDLE COSMETICS CLUE
We don't mean to be "arch", but Damone Roberts is the king of these facial features, which he's famous for shaping.
Daniel: "What are eyebrows?"- RIGHT AGAIN ($8,600); $1,600, SAME SUBJECT
USA Today once dubbed it the "little neurotoxin that could"; if it's name makes you frown, we bet you don't use it.
Daniel: "What is botox?"- RIGHT YET AGAIN ($10,200); LAST CLUE IN COSMETICS
DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIIIIIILLLLLLLLYYY DOUBLE #2! His wager is $6,000. To keep this game interesting, here's the clue:
This euphemism for a lift inspired the name of a TV series on which plastic surgery fan Joan Rivers played himself.
"What is Nip/Tuck?"...RIGHT to stay in it with $16,200!
THE FINAL CATEGORY OF "C"-SECTION BEGINS WITH THIS $2,000 CLUE:
This type of pony got its name from a Native American tribe of Oregon.
TRIPLE STUMPER #3: Cayuse
$1,600:
This viral inflammation of the larnyx and trachea is common in kids, espescially from six months to three years.
Daniel: "What is calic?"- NO ($14,600)
Milt: "What is croupe?"- RIGHT ($27,600)
$1,200:
A scientific one of these devices, like Casio's FX-300MS, is helpful with logarithms & trigonometry.
Daniel: "What is calculator?"- CORRECT ($15,800; he needed to prevent Milt from getting that one to prevent any chance of a lock game before FJ!)
$800:
This bovine is also a verb that means to threaten, intimidate or bully.
Milt: "What is a cow?"- RIGHT ($28,400)
LAST CLUE OF THE ROUND:
It can precede break, maker & klatsch.
Diane: "What is coffee?"- CORRECT ($7,400)
DJ! LACH TRASH: $4,800
SCORES AFTER DOUBLE JEOPARDY!:
Milt: $28,400
Diane: $7,400
Daniel: $15,800
CORYAT SCORES:
Milt: $23,600
Diane: $7,400
Daniel: $11,800
Diane, I'm afraid you're out of the game at this point; I hope you had fun!
FJ! CATEGORY: The Western Hemisphere.
This country's largest lake shares its name with the country; it's second-largest lake has the same name as its capital.
DIANE:
Response: "What is Brazil?"
Wager: $4,000
Final score: $3,400
Ogorzalek wrote down "What is Nicaragua?"...
"What is Nicaragua?"
...right! His wager was 15 grand, taking him to $30,800. Now, it all depends on the champ. Did it get it right, and did he wager enough?...
...YES- HE IS A HERO WITH $31,601!!! His two day total heading into next week: $70,002!
Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?: This is the last episode of 2008. When we left off last Friday's game with Garry Dredge, he missed this $100,000 question in 3rd Grade English:
Which of the following is a palindrome?
A: Vroom
B: Jumbo shrimp
C: Race car
He still has his save left. We need Sierra to have written down race car...and she did! Only the Copy is left for Garry as he tries the next category of 4th Grade Grammar.
What word is the preposition in the following sentence- "Man has walked on the moon"?
He guesses "on"...Sierra got this one right, but he didn't need the Copy- he's right for another $75,000! And now, it's time to put up or shut up- he chooses his mother-in-law, Sylvia as his last partner! The 5th Grade category they decide to tackle first is U.S. History.
As a result of the Missouri Compromise, what state was allowed to enter the union on March 15, 1820, to balance the admission of Missouri?
He's not very sure of himself...and Sylvia, so he's dropping out at $175,000! The right state that Garry couldn't come up with begins with M; Sylvia said Minnesota...incorrect! It was Maine, so he did the right thing!
The Mystery Desk gimmick continues with Daliene Ingram (who is a 5th Grade teacher). The special guest in her panel is...her own 5th Grade daughter Alexa! And she starts out the game with her as her first partner! Here are the categories:
1st Grade Music
1st Grade Social Studies
2nd Grade Measurements
2nd Grade Animal Science
3rd Grade U.S. Geography
3rd Grade Anatomy
4th Grade Math
4th Grade Cultural Studies
5th Grade U.S. History
5th Grade Literature
They decide to challenge 2nd Grade Measurements first.
What weight of measurement is abbreviated "lb."?
Daliene gets pound, and chooses 1st Grade Social Studies second.
The following is an image of what Washington, D.C. building?
Embarassingly, I would've missed this one with The White House; she gets The Capitol Building to double to $2,000. After Alexa goes on back, Daliene's second partner is Olivia. And believe it or not, Dailene's husband turns out to be boxing hall of hamer Carlos Palomino (a former WBA welterweight champion from 1976-1979)!
Her third subject is 2nd Grade Animal Science.
Which of the following is NOT a type of pony?
A: Shetland
B: Welsh
C: Cornish
She peeks at Olivia's answer of Cornish. Dailene agrees with her for $5,000, and then chooses the other 1st Grade subject of Music.
T or F: A beat with no sound is called a rest.
She copies Olivia. If Olivia causes her to be a TOTAL FLUNK OUT, I'm going to kick both of them in the ankles; I've been playing the bells a long, long time. The answer, of course, is True, and Dailene would've said False instead! As for Olivia...she has True for $10,000.
Her third and possibly last classmate is Nathan. Her safe haven category is 4th Grade Math.
If three consecutive even numbers add up to 18, what's the value of the smallest of those numbers?
The numbers are 4, 6, 8; Dailene locks in 4 for $25,000! Next, she goes for 3rd Grade Anatomy.
T or F: In humans, the epidermis is located directly underneath the dermis.
She says True...False. Nathan...has False for $50,000! Dailene is on her own from here on out. The next topic she selects is 3rd Grade U.S. Geography.
Lake Mead, located on the Arizona-Nevada Border, was created by the construction of what dam?
She has absolutely nothing, so she drops out at $50,000. It was the Hoover Dam, of course, which all six students got correct.
Don't Forget the Lyrics!: Let's continue the blind date game. Initially, each backup singer of J'Nae Fincannon & Mark Weiser happens to be an ex. They are Melissa Pollack (Mark's ex-girlfriend and a former $350,000 winner on this show) and Brett (J'Nae's ex-boyfriend). When last we left, they tried to fill in this lyric from Johnny Cash's "Ring of Fire":
"...went down, down and the ____ ___ _____"
They were unsure with ...flames went higher". Tonight, they first use their two words backup; Mark chooses the second and third missing words...both of which were right before. They lock it all in to get on the board.
J'Nae picks R & B as their second category. The song choices are "This Magic Moment" by The Drifters and "One Hundred Ways" by Quincy Jones featuring James Ingram. She selects "This Magic Moment" and their second target of the game is four words long:
"Forever 'til __ __ __ ___"
They get "...the end of time" no problem. And after that, OUT COMES CHUCK WOOLERY!!!
The third category as chosen by Mark is a song from The Doors. The two that appear are "Break On Through" and "Love Her Madly". Mark decides to let them try "Break On Through" and they again must give four words.
"Break on through __ __ ___ ___"
With no hesitation, they're right with "...to the other side".
J'Nae makes In the Movies their fourth topic. The choices this time are "Build Me Up Buttercup" by The Foundations courtesy of "There's Something About Mary" and "Take My Breath Away" by Berlin from the Tom Cruise movie "Top Gun". They try "Build Me Up Buttercup" and they must now fill in seven blanks.
"You ___ ___ _ ___ ___ __ ____"
They sing "...know that I have from the start" and lock it in for the $25,000 safety level.
Mark decides that their fifth subject is Pop; choices now are "I'll Never Fall in Love Again" by Dionne Warwick and "Let's Hear It For the Boy" by Deniece Williams. Mark's selection is "Let's Hear It For the Boy" and six missing words are now needed.
"Let's hear it for my ___, __ ___ __ ___ ______"
They lock in "...baby, you know you gotta understand"...they double up.
They go back to the 1970s next. The pair of choices are "Danny's Song" by Loggins & Messina and "Barracuda" by Heart. J'Nae decides on "Barracuda" and the target's now up to nine missing words. They follow after "And if the real thing don't". They sing the remainder as "...do the trick, you better think of something quick". But they're not totally sure, so they want their multiple choice:
A: "...do the trick, you better work out something quick"
B: "...do the trick, you better make up something quick"
C: "...do the trick, you better fake out something quick"
Good thing they used that backup. Their final guess is B...that's $100,000!
Mark now elects for the team to dry a Driving Song next. The choices are "Running On Empty" by Jackson Browne and "Travelin' Band" by the Creedence Clearwater Revival. Choice is "Travelin' Band" and the missing word count has now hit double digits- the target for the $200,000 level is 10. They must sing the words that follow "Well, I'm flyin' 'cross the land". They let out of their mouths "...tryin' to get a hand playin' in a travelin' band" and lock that in...$200,000!
Next for them is a Rock song according to J'Nae. The choices now are "Rocky Mountain way" by Joe Walsh and "Sharp Dressed Man" by ZZ Top. J'Nae wants the ZZ Top song. Next target for them is nine words. They follow after "And cufflinks, stick pin". After that, they sing "When I step out, I'm gonna do you in"and lock it in...
"When I step out, I'm gonna do you in"
...just won $350,000!
The category of My Hometown stands between them and the season's second shot at the Million Dollar Song. The final pair of choices are "Do You Know the Way to San Jose" by Dionne Warwick and "Allentown" by Billy Joel. Because in part of the fact that the first concert Mark ever went to featured Billy Joel, he's choosing "Allentown". The target now is nine words. They follow after "Well, our fathers fought the second...". Their response is "...World War, spent their weekends on the Jersey Shore".
Since they can't use their backup singer on the Million Dollar Song, they use it right now and call up Melissa Pollack for any additional help. Melissa tells them to leave it alone, and that's what Mark & J'Nae do. They go for it...
"...World War, spent their weekends on the Jersey Shore"
...AND THEY HAVE A HALF MILLION DOLLARS!!
Do they want to go for the Million Dollar Song?...
...NOPE! That makes them the fourth $500,000 winners in the history of the show! To conclude the show, Air Supply performs "Lost in Love".
The opening players are Traci, Kaivan, Teresa and Lance Bakster. Drew comes out as if he's faking like he got choked (not a great idea) and the first IUFB is a 46" LCD TV with a Wii game system/game package (Brandi; the show's video game is playing on the TV itself)
Traci: $2,400
Kaivan: $2,300
Teresa: $2,401
Lance: BUCK
ARP: $3,649
Teresa Burns from Calgary, Alberta, Canada, plays Spelling Bee for a 2009 Ford Focus SE Coupe (Std., AT) and a $300 Midas gift certificate (Lanisha), all worth $17,990. Her free picks are #12 and #8. The SPs today are a Wall-E remote-controlled toy, a Christmas decoration and a Twinkies bake set.
TOY:
BID: $24
ARP: $16- PICKS #4
DECORATION:
BID: $12
ARP: $18- PICKS #19
BAKE SET:
BID: $15
ARP: $26
First card has a C...as does the second. She goes on...the third card has an A. The last card has...CAR! She wins it and the gift certificate- good thing she was a gambler!
Getting out of the crowd fifth is Tawnya and the second IUFB is a blue topaz diamond ring worn by Lanisha.
Tawnya: $1,600
Lance: $2,100
Traci: $1,875
Kaivan: $2,200
All are over.
Tawnya: $999
Lance: $800
Traci: $1,100
Kaivan: $890
ARP: $1,550
Traci Gleason plays Clock Game for $1,000 plus a daybed (Rachael) and a day sailer (Brandi). The ARP of the daybed was $1,329. Her starting bid is $1,300. Then she says $1,400...$1,350...$1,325...$1,326...$1,330...$1,328 and then $1,329. The ARP of the boat was $3,295, and she has 21 seconds to get it. She starts with $2,800, then $3,800, $4,000 (after getting shaken up for a few seconds), $2,500...$2,800...$2,900...$3,000...$5,000...$4,000...
$3,935...and runs out of time. I can't believe the boat here was THAT expensive; she was doing good on it early on but she fell apart towards the end.
Coming on down sixth is Roderick and the third IUFB is a total lawn care package (Rachael).
Roderick: $1,150
Kaivan: $950
Tawnya: $600
Lance: $550
ARP: $700
This IUFB was begging for a $500 bonus; even though Tawyna Dunning doesn't get it, she'll play Coming or Going for a trip to NYC (Brandi & Lanisha). The Coming guess is $6,584; Going is $4,856. She goes with Coming...she's Going to the Big Apple!
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #1, BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE LETTER T:
Traci ($2,879): $.75
Tawyna ($7,284): Dime + 20 = $.30
Teresa ($21,673): Quarter + 75 = WINS $1,000 AND SHOWCASE BERTH!
In Teresa's Bonus Spin...75 cents again.
Next to leave the mob is Lori Hayes and the fourth IUFB is a BBQ (Brandi).
Lori: $1,500
Lance: $859
Roderick: $1,295
Kaivan: $999
ARP: $2,249
Lori plays Grocery Game for a Broyhill dining room (Lanisha) worth $5,872. The register is being handled by Rachael today. The groceries this time are HBP medicine, soup, cranberry sauce, ribbon and egg nog.
1. 10 Soups: 10 X $1.29 = $12.90
2. 5 Sauces: 5 X $2.29 = OOPS ($24.35 total)
Coming on down next is Jo Malone and the next IUFB is a dollhouse (Lanisha & Rachael).
Jo: $300
Lance: $250 (STUPID BID)
Roderick: $301 (STUPID BID)
Kaivan: $302
By default, Kaivan wins.
ARP: $658
Kaivan plays Money Game for a 2009 Chevrolet Equinox LS (Std., Shade, EBH)(Brandi). Board:
(50)(37)(26)
(43)(24)(85)
(25)(79)(65)
MIDDLE NUMBER: 2 ($ _ _ , 2 _ _)
First pick is 25...front of the car ($ 2 5 , 2 _ _). He then picks 65...$65. His second try for the back is 79...more money. Third try is 85...not it, either. Last pick is 50...NO! I thought he had it! ARP was $25,243; he instead wins $279.
Today's last contestant is Roger Dalbacci and the final IUFB is golf equipment (Brandi).
Roger: $846
Jo: $2,000
Lance: $2,500
Roderick: $1,500
ARP: $1,659
TODAY'S FIRST FOUR BREAKFAST CLUB MEMBER: Lance
Roderick Bickter, instead of going to the turntable to play his Pricing Game, will go to Door #2 to play One Right Price for handbags (Rachael) and a weightbench (Brandi). The One Right Price that Lanisha holds is $1,325, and Roderick's guess is the weightbench...but that's $2,079 and we have a winless second half.
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #2:
Kaivan ($837): 35 + 30 = $.65
Roderick ($1,659): $.75
Lori ($2,249): Nickel + 55 = $.60
Roderick faces the Canadian woman in the Showcase.
The first Showcase has an Ashley living room (Lanisha), a Yamaha upright piano (Lanisha) and a trip to London (Rachael).
TERESA PASSES TO RODERICK; RODERICK BIDS $17,500 ON ROOM/TRIP SHOWCASE
MY BID FOR ROOM/TRIP SHOWCASE: $20,500
For Teresa, we start with a small stereo system (Rachael). Second, she could have big fun on a trip to Antigua (Lanisha). Finally, she can win a small car like a 2009 Mini Cooper Hatchback (Std., AT, AC, Sunroof, Wheel)(Brandi).
TERESA BIDS $25,000 ON TRIP/CAR SHOWCASE
MY BID FOR TRIP/CAR SHOWCASE: $30,000
TERESA'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $25,000
ARP: $30,387
DIFFERENCE: $5,387
RODERICK'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $17,500
ARP: $17,959
DIFFERENCE: $459- WIN
No DSW today, so Roderick will have to settle for $19,618 in prizes today. But Teresa still leaves as the day's top winner with $22,673 in cash and prizes.
DOND: We wrap up another week, this time with #10 Autumn Prince, Jr. (who is a real estate agent and an aspiring truck driver). She swaps out for #8.
ROUND 1:
1. #4 (Reiko)- $2,500
2. #7 (Larry)- $75,000
3. #1 (Deedra)- $100
4. #6 (Maria)- BUCK
5. #16 (Diane)- $400
FIRST OFFER: $22,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 2:
1. #2 (Charindra)- $10,000
2. #9 (Devon)- $25
3. #5 (Amy)- $5
4. #10 (Dina)- $50,000
5. #3 (Annabelle)- $500,000 (DANGER ZONE ENFORCED)
SECOND OFFER: $7,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 3:
1. #11 (Danielle)- $300
2. #13 (Regina)- $7,500
3. #18 (Connie)- $25,000 (STRIKE ONE)
4. #14 (Tony)- $100,000 (STRIKE TWO)
THIRD OFFER: $12,000- DEAL
That's only the second time ever on this version of the show that somebody dealt before the fourth round. Let's see how wise that decision was.
ROUND 4:
1. #12 (Daryoush)- $500
2. #22 (Mike)- $250,000!
FOURTH OFFER: $800
Well, I guess she wasn't that stupid! Her case had $10. Let's reveal the other cases:
#15 (Tim)- $5,000
#17 (Shalyah)- PENNY
#19 (Ken)- $1,000
#20 (Greg)- $50
#21 (Cynthia)- $200
Shalyah then runs on down and tap dances at the end!
Bingo America: We conclude the week with Episode 2037; the players are Rachel and James. At halftime in the first game:
RACHEL: BI--O
JAMES: ---G-
BANK: $737
NUMBERS CALLED TO THIS POINT: B9, G55, O64, O61, I23, I25
7 (G58)- What "You Oughta Know" singer is the youngest singer to win an Album of the Year Grammy?
RACHEL: Alanis Morissette- YOU BET (BI-GO; $795)
8 (B8)- What type of flower is the national floral emblem of the U.S.?
RACHEL: Lily- NO
JAMES: Rose- CORRECT (B--G-; $803)
9 (N34)- First airing in 1983, what PBS show encouraged kids to "Take a look" because "It's in a book"?
RACHEL: "Reading Rainbow"- WIN ($837)
Game 2 heads to 50/50 with this scoreboard like this:
RACHEL: -IN-O
JAMES: -I-G-
BANK: $1,271
NUMBERS CALLED TO THIS POINT: O73, G48, N42, I27, G55, I20, N36, O71, O62
10 (N40)- Chelsea Clinton or Amy Carter- in the White House, Sox the Cat belonged to whom?
RACHEL: Chelsea Clinton- CORRECT ($1,311)
11 (O70)- T or F: Actor John Voigt is the father of Brad Pitt.
JAMES: False- CORRECT (-I-GO; $1,381)
12 (B9)- April or August- Earth Day is celebrated in which month?
RACHEL: April- YOU BET (BIN-O; $1,390)
13 (G53)- T or F: There is an ATM in Antarctica.
RACHEL: True- WINS MATCH ($1,443)
Bingo Bonus Round (this was the first episode taped with the current 0-2-4-6-8 wrecking ball format):
B: #4- $250
I: #28- $500 ($750)
N: #38- $500 ($1,250)
G: #52- $500 ($1,750)
O: #71- OOPS
WOF: Here I am on winter vacation sub-posting duty again! The first Toss-Up category is Landmark:
_ _ _/H O L _ Y W _ _ D/_ I _ _
Mike is right with THE HOLYWOOD SIGN for $1,000.
$5,000 WINNING ID OF THE NIGHT: TR01312
Our players tonight to wrap up the week:
Mike Kline (West Hollywood)- Works in business collections
Estrella Soto (Bronx, NY)- Cornell graduate with a Bachelor's Degree in Sociology and is currently a family cakes caterer
Allison Parker (Louisville)- House "flipper"
$2,000 Toss-Up category is Living Things:
S I B _ _ _ _ N
_ _ S K _ _ S
Mike triples up with SIBERIAN HUSKIES.
Round 1 category is Show Biz and out on the wheel now is a trip to NYC (a trip "home" for Estrella, that is, if she happens to win it; it's sponsored by "Bride Wars") worth $5,850. Mike instantly calls three T's for $7,500. After he then buys the O's and the A's, we have...
_ O _ _ _ _/_ O O _/TO/A/
T _ _ A T _ _/_ _ A _/_ O _
...after nearly sliding by Lose a Turn, he calls a $300 M, a $500 G, the N's for another $1,500 and solves COMING SOON TO A THEATER NEAR YOU for another $9,300 and $12,300 total!
PERFECT ROUND
(Just before the first commercial break, Pat opens the door to what I think is Charlie's booth and tells him that the movie that Charlie couldn't remember before the first round began that Pat wanted him to see in the future was "Gone with the Wind"!)
WorldWinner Jackpot/Prize Puzzle Round category is What Are You Doing? Estrella starts the round off by picking up the DVDEmpire.com gift certificate with a T call. After she later calls the N's, we have...
S _ _ _ _ I N _/_ _ _/A/N _ _/
S _ I M S U I T
...she buys the E and the O's to clean out the vowels. The board now looks like this:
S _ O _ _ I N _/_ O _/A/N E _/
S _ I M S U I T
She then calls a pair of W's for another $800, a $3,500 G, and solves SHOPPING FOR A NEW SWIMSUIT for $5,350, the gift certificate and a trip to St. Kitts, a total of $14,100 in cash and trip!
PERFECT ROUND
WINNING ID FOR TRIP: VH0056423
Gold Bond Mystery Round category is Before & After. Allison hits Lose a Turn immediately. Mike then lands on the Mystery Wedge next to it and calls three T's. He takes $3,000 for them (good, because Bankrupt's back there). But he then buys a dud vowel in A. Estrella then calls an S to pick up a trip home! But she then hits Lose a Turn. Allison then lands on the other Mystery Wedge and calls an H. Hopefully she flips it over for $10,000...but she takes the $1,000 instead. Two turns later, she repeats the previous dud of A. After Mike then calls the W's, we have...
W _ T/&/W _ S _ _ M/TEETH
...he buys a pair of I's and solves WIT & WISDOM TEETH for the lead back with another $3,300 and $15,600 total!
DUDS: A (repeated once by Allison)
LOTs: 2 (Allison, Estrella)
$3,000 Toss-Up category is Rhyme Time:
_ A I R/&/S _ U A R E
Mike solves this puzzle FAIR & SQUARE to add on to his lead, giving him $18,600. Next category is Things. After he buys the I's, we have...
T I M E - _ _ _ _ R E _
T R A _ I T I _ _ _
...he calls the N's for another $800 and solves TIME-HONORED TRADITIONS for another $2,850 and $21,450 overall!
PERFECT ROUND
After Estrella puts up the T, Speed-Up Round category is Fictional Character and the remaining consonants are worth $1,450 apiece. This puzzle is one line long. After Allison calls the L's...
L _ _/L _ T H _ R
...she doesn't look sure, but she solves LEX LUTHOR for her only $2,900 tonight! Estrella leaves with $14,100 and Mike wins with $21,450!
DUDS: N, S
So far, $38,450 in cash and prizes has been given away tonight.
Big Money Round: Mike spins the M in GAME and the category is Fun & Games. Starting with:
_ _ _ S _ _
_ _ _ _ L E
He's onto something, folks! He calls Z, W, J and I and gets...
J I _ S _ W
_ _ Z Z L E
...he easily puts together this JIGSAW PUZZLE for $30,000 and $51,450 total!
Video Bonus: Easy Bonus Round Win
Jeopardy!: For the first time in this 25th Anniversary season, the show is on the verge of a WIPEOUT. Despite a lot of money being won this week, espescially last night, no champion has successfully retained their title; that would be a shame if the WIPEOUT does happen. Trying to be the week's hero is Milt Hathaway (a high school librarian originally from Newport, RI), with $38,401 so far. His challengers tonight are:
Daniel Ogorzalek (originally from Schoenberg, IL)- Personal assistant
Diane Hyra (Richmond, VA!!!)- ESL teacher
Opening categories:
REPTILES
YOU NEED SOME BACKUP (a lead singer is given and the players must ID the right backup singer)
COMPLETES THE SHAKESPEARE QUOTE
MEASURE FOR MEASURE
CHRISTMAS PUDDING
"B-U-T" FULL (as Bob Barker used to say on "The Price is Right")
Tight action early on, as the Richmond lady leads with $2,800. Ogorzalek has $2,400 and the champ has $2,000. Later on, with Reptiles and Measure for Measure left, here are the scores now:
Milt: $3,600
Diane: $3,400
Daniel: $1,600
The champ's in control. He picks the $200 Reptiles clue:
Careful- don't get bitten by this venomous guy of the American Southwest.
Daniel: "What is a gila monster?"- CORRECT ($1,800); $400 REPTILES CLUE
This non-venomous constrictor is the longest snake in the Western Hemisphere.
Diane: "What is a boa constrictor?"- INCORRECT ($3,000)
Daniel: "What is an anaconda?"- RIGHT AGAIN ($2,200); MIDDLE LIZARDS CLUE
These long lizards take their name from the Asian islands where they are found.
Daniel: "What is a kimodo dragon?"- RIGHT AGAIN ($2,800); $800, SAME CATEGORY
Up to eight feet long and 2,000 pounds, the leatherback is the largest species of this reptile.
Diane: "What is a turtle?"- CORRECT ($3,800); FINAL REPTILES CLUE
Seen here- this alligator relative is found in Central & South America.
Milt: "What is a cayman?"- CORRECT ($4,600); $200 MEASURE FOR MEASURE CLUE
Hey, half-pint, you're equal to this many quarts.
Daniel: "What is one quarter?"- CORRECT ($3,000)
$400:
I'll have the 64 oz. steak please; what? 64 oz. is this many pounds? Better make my soda a diet one.
Milt: "What is four pounds?"- RIGHT ($5,000)
$600:
I fathom you can fathom that 50 fathoms is this many feet.
TRIPLE STUMPER: 300 feet
$800:
Noah must have read the World Almanac to know that 21.8 inches equals one of this type of ancient measure.
Milt: "What is a cubit?"- CORRECT FOR A CHANCE AT THE DAILY DOUBLE ($5,800)
His wager is $2,800, putting his lead on the line with this clue told by Jimmy:
This horse racing term is actually an approximation of the measure of a horse from nose to tail, around eight feet; in the photo from 1973's Belmont Stakes, you can see Secretariat won by 31 of them.
You bet he gets "What is a length?" to end the round with $7,800!
LACH TRASH THIS ROUND: $2,200
DJ! Categories:
OPERATIONS
HIP REPLACEMENT
TRANSPLANT
BYPASS
COSMETIC PROCEDURE
"C"-SECTION
An operation-themed board for this round. Hathaway finds the first Daily Double to conclude Bypass with $11,000; he risks five grand this time.
Made up of I-495 & I-95, it was conceived as a bypass called the Washington Circumferential Highway.
"What is The Beltway?"...RIGHT to go to a sweet 16 thousand! After Operations ends, he's already over the $21K mark! Halfway in the round, the scores now:
Milt: $22,400
Diane & Daniel: $7,000 each
The three categories remaining are Transplant, Cosmetic Procedure and "C"-Section. Ogorzalek's using the High School "Jeopardy!" strategy here, because he next chooses the $2,000 Transplant clue:
Born in England in 1937, this painter discovered sunny California in the 1960s and made it his home.
TRIPLE STUMPER #1: David Hockney
$1,600, SAME CATEGORY
Frances Mayes fell for this region of Italy and writes about her life there, as in "Bella" it.
Milt: "What is Tuskany?"- CORRECT ($24,000); $400 TRANSPLANT CLUE
After WWII Black American writers Richard Wright & Chester Himes moved to this country.
Daniel: "What is Liberia?"- INCORRECT ($6,600)
Milt: "What is France?"- RIGHT AGAIN ($24,400); $800, SAME CATEGORY
Disillusioned with America, W.E.B. Du Bois joined this party in 1861 and moved to Ghana.
TRIPLE STUMPER #2: Communists
FINAL TRANSPLANT CLUE FOR $1,200
Born in Tel Aviv in 1945, this violinist was awarded a Medal of Liberty by President Reagan.
Milt: "Who is Pearlman?"- RIGHT ($25,600); $400 COSMETIC PROCEDURE CLUE
What, no Rogaine? Cleopatra made a concoction of honey, burnt mice & bear grease as a cure for this.
Milt: "What is baldness?"- RIGHT AGAIN ($26,000); $800 COSMETICS CLUE
At Shizuka NY Day Spa, Nightingale Droppings go into a trendy facial named for these lovely Japanese entertainers.
Daniel: "What are geishes?"- CORRECT ($7,400); MIDDLE COSMETICS CLUE
We don't mean to be "arch", but Damone Roberts is the king of these facial features, which he's famous for shaping.
Daniel: "What are eyebrows?"- RIGHT AGAIN ($8,600); $1,600, SAME SUBJECT
USA Today once dubbed it the "little neurotoxin that could"; if it's name makes you frown, we bet you don't use it.
Daniel: "What is botox?"- RIGHT YET AGAIN ($10,200); LAST CLUE IN COSMETICS
DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIIIIIILLLLLLLLYYY DOUBLE #2! His wager is $6,000. To keep this game interesting, here's the clue:
This euphemism for a lift inspired the name of a TV series on which plastic surgery fan Joan Rivers played himself.
"What is Nip/Tuck?"...RIGHT to stay in it with $16,200!
THE FINAL CATEGORY OF "C"-SECTION BEGINS WITH THIS $2,000 CLUE:
This type of pony got its name from a Native American tribe of Oregon.
TRIPLE STUMPER #3: Cayuse
$1,600:
This viral inflammation of the larnyx and trachea is common in kids, espescially from six months to three years.
Daniel: "What is calic?"- NO ($14,600)
Milt: "What is croupe?"- RIGHT ($27,600)
$1,200:
A scientific one of these devices, like Casio's FX-300MS, is helpful with logarithms & trigonometry.
Daniel: "What is calculator?"- CORRECT ($15,800; he needed to prevent Milt from getting that one to prevent any chance of a lock game before FJ!)
$800:
This bovine is also a verb that means to threaten, intimidate or bully.
Milt: "What is a cow?"- RIGHT ($28,400)
LAST CLUE OF THE ROUND:
It can precede break, maker & klatsch.
Diane: "What is coffee?"- CORRECT ($7,400)
DJ! LACH TRASH: $4,800
SCORES AFTER DOUBLE JEOPARDY!:
Milt: $28,400
Diane: $7,400
Daniel: $15,800
CORYAT SCORES:
Milt: $23,600
Diane: $7,400
Daniel: $11,800
Diane, I'm afraid you're out of the game at this point; I hope you had fun!
FJ! CATEGORY: The Western Hemisphere.
This country's largest lake shares its name with the country; it's second-largest lake has the same name as its capital.
DIANE:
Response: "What is Brazil?"
Wager: $4,000
Final score: $3,400
Ogorzalek wrote down "What is Nicaragua?"...
"What is Nicaragua?"
...right! His wager was 15 grand, taking him to $30,800. Now, it all depends on the champ. Did it get it right, and did he wager enough?...
...YES- HE IS A HERO WITH $31,601!!! His two day total heading into next week: $70,002!
Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?: This is the last episode of 2008. When we left off last Friday's game with Garry Dredge, he missed this $100,000 question in 3rd Grade English:
Which of the following is a palindrome?
A: Vroom
B: Jumbo shrimp
C: Race car
He still has his save left. We need Sierra to have written down race car...and she did! Only the Copy is left for Garry as he tries the next category of 4th Grade Grammar.
What word is the preposition in the following sentence- "Man has walked on the moon"?
He guesses "on"...Sierra got this one right, but he didn't need the Copy- he's right for another $75,000! And now, it's time to put up or shut up- he chooses his mother-in-law, Sylvia as his last partner! The 5th Grade category they decide to tackle first is U.S. History.
As a result of the Missouri Compromise, what state was allowed to enter the union on March 15, 1820, to balance the admission of Missouri?
He's not very sure of himself...and Sylvia, so he's dropping out at $175,000! The right state that Garry couldn't come up with begins with M; Sylvia said Minnesota...incorrect! It was Maine, so he did the right thing!
The Mystery Desk gimmick continues with Daliene Ingram (who is a 5th Grade teacher). The special guest in her panel is...her own 5th Grade daughter Alexa! And she starts out the game with her as her first partner! Here are the categories:
1st Grade Music
1st Grade Social Studies
2nd Grade Measurements
2nd Grade Animal Science
3rd Grade U.S. Geography
3rd Grade Anatomy
4th Grade Math
4th Grade Cultural Studies
5th Grade U.S. History
5th Grade Literature
They decide to challenge 2nd Grade Measurements first.
What weight of measurement is abbreviated "lb."?
Daliene gets pound, and chooses 1st Grade Social Studies second.
The following is an image of what Washington, D.C. building?
Embarassingly, I would've missed this one with The White House; she gets The Capitol Building to double to $2,000. After Alexa goes on back, Daliene's second partner is Olivia. And believe it or not, Dailene's husband turns out to be boxing hall of hamer Carlos Palomino (a former WBA welterweight champion from 1976-1979)!
Her third subject is 2nd Grade Animal Science.
Which of the following is NOT a type of pony?
A: Shetland
B: Welsh
C: Cornish
She peeks at Olivia's answer of Cornish. Dailene agrees with her for $5,000, and then chooses the other 1st Grade subject of Music.
T or F: A beat with no sound is called a rest.
She copies Olivia. If Olivia causes her to be a TOTAL FLUNK OUT, I'm going to kick both of them in the ankles; I've been playing the bells a long, long time. The answer, of course, is True, and Dailene would've said False instead! As for Olivia...she has True for $10,000.
Her third and possibly last classmate is Nathan. Her safe haven category is 4th Grade Math.
If three consecutive even numbers add up to 18, what's the value of the smallest of those numbers?
The numbers are 4, 6, 8; Dailene locks in 4 for $25,000! Next, she goes for 3rd Grade Anatomy.
T or F: In humans, the epidermis is located directly underneath the dermis.
She says True...False. Nathan...has False for $50,000! Dailene is on her own from here on out. The next topic she selects is 3rd Grade U.S. Geography.
Lake Mead, located on the Arizona-Nevada Border, was created by the construction of what dam?
She has absolutely nothing, so she drops out at $50,000. It was the Hoover Dam, of course, which all six students got correct.
Don't Forget the Lyrics!: Let's continue the blind date game. Initially, each backup singer of J'Nae Fincannon & Mark Weiser happens to be an ex. They are Melissa Pollack (Mark's ex-girlfriend and a former $350,000 winner on this show) and Brett (J'Nae's ex-boyfriend). When last we left, they tried to fill in this lyric from Johnny Cash's "Ring of Fire":
"...went down, down and the ____ ___ _____"
They were unsure with ...flames went higher". Tonight, they first use their two words backup; Mark chooses the second and third missing words...both of which were right before. They lock it all in to get on the board.
J'Nae picks R & B as their second category. The song choices are "This Magic Moment" by The Drifters and "One Hundred Ways" by Quincy Jones featuring James Ingram. She selects "This Magic Moment" and their second target of the game is four words long:
"Forever 'til __ __ __ ___"
They get "...the end of time" no problem. And after that, OUT COMES CHUCK WOOLERY!!!
The third category as chosen by Mark is a song from The Doors. The two that appear are "Break On Through" and "Love Her Madly". Mark decides to let them try "Break On Through" and they again must give four words.
"Break on through __ __ ___ ___"
With no hesitation, they're right with "...to the other side".
J'Nae makes In the Movies their fourth topic. The choices this time are "Build Me Up Buttercup" by The Foundations courtesy of "There's Something About Mary" and "Take My Breath Away" by Berlin from the Tom Cruise movie "Top Gun". They try "Build Me Up Buttercup" and they must now fill in seven blanks.
"You ___ ___ _ ___ ___ __ ____"
They sing "...know that I have from the start" and lock it in for the $25,000 safety level.
Mark decides that their fifth subject is Pop; choices now are "I'll Never Fall in Love Again" by Dionne Warwick and "Let's Hear It For the Boy" by Deniece Williams. Mark's selection is "Let's Hear It For the Boy" and six missing words are now needed.
"Let's hear it for my ___, __ ___ __ ___ ______"
They lock in "...baby, you know you gotta understand"...they double up.
They go back to the 1970s next. The pair of choices are "Danny's Song" by Loggins & Messina and "Barracuda" by Heart. J'Nae decides on "Barracuda" and the target's now up to nine missing words. They follow after "And if the real thing don't". They sing the remainder as "...do the trick, you better think of something quick". But they're not totally sure, so they want their multiple choice:
A: "...do the trick, you better work out something quick"
B: "...do the trick, you better make up something quick"
C: "...do the trick, you better fake out something quick"
Good thing they used that backup. Their final guess is B...that's $100,000!
Mark now elects for the team to dry a Driving Song next. The choices are "Running On Empty" by Jackson Browne and "Travelin' Band" by the Creedence Clearwater Revival. Choice is "Travelin' Band" and the missing word count has now hit double digits- the target for the $200,000 level is 10. They must sing the words that follow "Well, I'm flyin' 'cross the land". They let out of their mouths "...tryin' to get a hand playin' in a travelin' band" and lock that in...$200,000!
Next for them is a Rock song according to J'Nae. The choices now are "Rocky Mountain way" by Joe Walsh and "Sharp Dressed Man" by ZZ Top. J'Nae wants the ZZ Top song. Next target for them is nine words. They follow after "And cufflinks, stick pin". After that, they sing "When I step out, I'm gonna do you in"and lock it in...
"When I step out, I'm gonna do you in"
...just won $350,000!
The category of My Hometown stands between them and the season's second shot at the Million Dollar Song. The final pair of choices are "Do You Know the Way to San Jose" by Dionne Warwick and "Allentown" by Billy Joel. Because in part of the fact that the first concert Mark ever went to featured Billy Joel, he's choosing "Allentown". The target now is nine words. They follow after "Well, our fathers fought the second...". Their response is "...World War, spent their weekends on the Jersey Shore".
Since they can't use their backup singer on the Million Dollar Song, they use it right now and call up Melissa Pollack for any additional help. Melissa tells them to leave it alone, and that's what Mark & J'Nae do. They go for it...
"...World War, spent their weekends on the Jersey Shore"
...AND THEY HAVE A HALF MILLION DOLLARS!!
Do they want to go for the Million Dollar Song?...
...NOPE! That makes them the fourth $500,000 winners in the history of the show! To conclude the show, Air Supply performs "Lost in Love".
Thursday, December 18, 2008
12/18/2008 Results- "Password" returns!
DOND: The player today is #17 Cathy Schottenbauer, originally from Switzerland (who is a former chef and currently a registered manager).
ROUND 1:
1. #11 (Danielle)- $100
2. #7 (Larry)- $100,000
3. #22 (Mike)- $25
4. #6 (Maria)- BUCK
5. #9 (Devon)- $200
FIRST OFFER: $21,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 2:
1. #21 (Cynthia)- $50
2. #13 (Regina)- $1,000
3. #1 (Deedra)- $300
4. #3 (Annabelle)- $10,000
5. #10 (Autumn)- $25,000
SECOND OFFER: $31,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 3:
1. #16 (Diane)- $7,500
2. #15 (Tim)- $500
3. #12 (Daryoush)- $500,000 (DANGER ZONE ENFORCED)
4. #2 (Charindra)- $75,000 (STRIKE ONE)
THIRD OFFER: $14,500- NO DEAL
ROUND 4:
1. #4 (Reiko)- $250,000 (BIG STRIKE TWO)
2. #5 (Amy)- $5
FOURTH OFFER: $4,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 5:
1. #20 (Greg)- $5,000
2. #8 (Dina)- PENNY
FIFTH OFFER: $8,500- NO DEAL
19th PICK: #19 (Ken)- $400
SIXTH OFFER: $12,500- NO DEAL
20th PICK: #14 (Tony)- $2,500 (SAFETY NET GONE)
FINAL OFFER: $17,500- DEAL
She's thinking the case next door, #18, had the $50,000...wrong. That makes her the second player this week to miss out on that amount.
WOF: First Toss-Up topic tonight is Show Biz:
R _ _ _ I _ G/CUE/
C A _ D S
Mark doesn't need to be READING CUE CARDS to win his first $1,000.
$5,000 WINNING ID OF THE NIGHT: RD00208
Our players tonight:
Mark Elgick (Cape Coral, FL)- Firefighter/EMT
Amy Wilhelms (St. Claire Shores, MI)
Diana Andreola (San Diego)- Waitress and a student at San Diego Mesa College studying sign language
$2,00 Toss-Up category is Thing:
A/N _ _ E L/I D _ A
Amy comes up with A NOVEL IDEA for $2,000.
After a guided castle tour of France sponsored by "Bedtime Stories" worth $8,000 appears on the wheel, the Round 1 category is Fun & Games. Amy hits the left Bankrupt of the Million Dollar Wedge after calling a $300 T to start. After Diana calls the O's, we have...
_ O/_ _ R E _ T _ _/TO/_ A _ _/_ O/
NOT/_ A S S/_ O
...this comes from Monopoly. After calling the L's for the Wild Card, she calls a dud in B while on the $2,500 space, possibly missing out on a good opportunity to use that Wild Card then. Mark calls the G's for $1,200 and says GO DIRECTLY TO JAIL DO NOT PASS GO, but he will collect said amount to go to $2,200 and take a slim lead.
DUDS: B
BANKRUPTS: 1 (Amy)
WorldWinner Jackpot Round category is Before & After. After calling a $500 C to begin with, Diana loses her Wild Card and the money to the same Bankrupt on the MDW that Amy hit earlier. Mark then calls a pair of L's for $1,000 while on Jackpot; obviously, he doesn't solve now for a $6,000 Jackpot. After we get back to Diana and she calls the M, we have...
L _ _ _ _ _ _/_ _ C _/_ _/
L _ M _
...I think I've got it now. She next calls a $900 K, buys the A's and the O, calls a $400 F, a $700 B, a $600 R, but then buys the only dud vowel on the board (I). Mark then calls the G's for $1,800 and solves LUGGAGE RACK OF LAMB for another $2,800 and five grand total.
DUDS: D, H, I
BANKRUPTS: 1 (Diana)
Gold Bond Mystery/Prize Puzzle Round category is What Are You Doing? Mark hits a regular Bankrupt after beginning the round with a pair of N's for $800. A little later, Amy calls a pair of T's for $600 and the Free Spin. After she buys the A's, the board reads...
_ _ _ _ I N G/_ _ _/IN/THE/_ H A _ E/
_ _/A/_ A _ _/TREE
...she then calls a $400 S then lands on the Mystery Wedge next to Lose a Turn and calls a D. She takes $1,000 for it (good, because a Bankrupt's back there). She then has to use her Free Spin after hitting Lose a Turn. Next comes an $800 R, four O's to clean out the vowels, three F's for another $2,100, the L's for another grand and she then finally solves COOLING OFF IN THE SHADE OF A PALM TREE for another $7,000 and a trip to Maui, for a new total of $17,270 in cash and trip.
BANKRUPTS: 1 (Mark)
WINNING ID FOR TRIP: JD5929245
$3,000 Toss-Up category is Phrase:
_ _ K _ _ ' S
D _ Z E _
Mark now has about half of a BAKER'S DOZEN...in thousands of dollars, that is- $7,000. Next category is On the Map. Mark starts off with four N's for an instant $20,000. After he then buys the E's, we have...
_ N _ E _ N _ _ _ _ N _ _/_ _ _ E/
_ _ _ E
...he buys the I's and the A's, then we go to Speed-Up Mode with the remaining consonants being worth $1,700 apiece. He next calls the T's for another $5,100 and for another $24,350 and the championship...NOTHING! Darn. Amy then calls the L's and solves INTERNATIONAL DATE LINE to successfully capitalize to the tune of $3,400 and the championship with $20,670! Mark has to settle for $5,000 and Diana gets the $1,000 consolation.
Big Money Round: This is the last night before Andy Nguyen goes on winter vacation; let's end his recapping for the year on the Sony boards on a good note here. She spins the R and the category is Things. Starting with:
_ _ _ L
S _ _ _ S
Wilhelms calls H, C, P and I and gets...
_ _ _ L
S _ C _ S
...she gets WOOL SOCKS...but a second too late, I'm afraid. Thankfully, it only costs her $25,000. If the O's were there, she definitely would've gotten it.
Million Dollar Password: The second season is on, now in L.A.! Tonight's guests are former "Show Me the Money" host and former "Pyramid" player William Shatner and Aisha Tyler. Teaming up with William in Game 1 is Lauren Bauer from Cleveland, OH (who is a cocktail waitress) and with Aisha is Valerie Thatcher from San Diego (who is a marketing coordinator for a financial office as well as a pastor).
ROUND 1:
WILLIAM & LAUREN:
1. NEW
A: Old- YOUNG
B: Fresh- NEW (1, :24)
2. COW
A: Milk- DAIRY
B: Field- CORN
C: Giver- CLUE
D: COW (she didn't wait for another clue from William and gets DQed, :09)
3. BRA
A: Support- GIVE
B: Chest- BRA (2, TIME EXPIRES)
Fourth password not gotten to: DICTIONARY
(Notes: The background behind the teams during the maingame action is now black with blue circles and the show's logo; also, the on-screen timer turns red when only ten seconds are left. Also, I think the reveal of the password graphic is smoother.)
AISHA & VALERIE:
1. FAST
A: Slow- FAST (1, :28)
2. WEDNESDAY
A: Tuesday- WEDNESDAY (2, :24)
3. MINUTE
A: Sixty- SEVENTY
B: Hour- DAY
C: Part- MINUTE (3, :15)
4. JEANS
A: Blue- GREEN
B: Pants- TROUSERS
C: Similar- CLUE
D: Dungarees- SOFA (TIME EXPIRES)
Aisha could've said Levi's for JEANS.
ROUND 2:
WILLIAM & LAUREN:
1. TIRE
A: Wheel- ROUND
B: Rubber- TIRE (3, :25)
2. PINK
A: Purple- COLOR
B: Girlie- PURP
C: Color- PASS
D: Shirt- BLOUSE
E: Mine...PASS (:05)
3. MAGICIAN
A: Hat- HEAD
B: Trick- TIME EXPIRES
AISHA & VALERIE:
1. NIECE
A: Nephew- NIECE (4, :28)
2. BURRITO
A: Taco- BURRITO (5, :24)
3. KARATE
A: Judo- KARATE (6, :20)
4. GOWN
A: Wedding- FUNERAL
B: Dress- BRIDE
C: Synonym- CLUE; PASS (:08)
5. LEMONADE
A: Drink- BEVERAGE
B: Citrus- ORANGE JUICE
C: Sour- LEMONADE (7, TIME EXPIRES)
ROUND 3:
AISHA & LAUREN:
1. DECEMBER
A: November- DECEMBER (4, :28)
2. ANSWER
A: Question- MARK
B: Response- ANSWER (5, :22)
3. SPANK
A: Hit- BALL
B: Bottom- FALL
C: Punishment- SPANK (6, :13)
4. WORM
A: Hook- CHAIN
B: Bait- FISH
C: Bird- WORM (7, :06)
5. AIRLINE
A: Plane- CRASH
B: Company- JET (TIME EXPIRES)
WILLIAM & VALERIE:
1. GOOD
A: Bad- GOOD (8, :28)
2. LINGERIE
A: Garment- DRESS
B: Under- BRA
C: Lacy- LINGERIE (9, :18)
3. AXE
A: Cut- SCISSORS
B: Swing- CLUE
C: Wood- SAW
D: Swing- AXE (10, TIME EXPIRES)
SCORES AFTER THIRD ROUND:
Valerie: 10
Lauren: 7
FINAL ROUND:
AISHA & LAUREN (they must get at least three to stay alive):
1. COLLAR
A: Shirt- PANTS
B: Men's- JACKET
C: Stiff- STARCH; PASS (:20)
2. DUET
A: Together- APART
B: Sing- CHORUS
C: Two- DUET (8, :12)
3. STAIRS
A: Climb- MOUNTAIN
B: Up- LADDER
C: House- STAIRS (9, :03)
4. MOW
A: Lawn- CUT
B: Grass- MOW (10, TIME EXPIRES)
WILLIAM & VALERIE:
1. BOWL
A: Soup- BEND
B: Container- BARREL; PASS (:17)
2. KERMIT
A: Frog- AMPHIBIAN
B: Muppet- KERMIN; PASS (:07)
3. SAUSAGE
A: Breakfast- LUNCH
B: Link- SAUSAGE (WIN with three seconds left!)
So far, Aisha's the better player; that's who Valerie will team up with when she goes for the big money.
Money Round #1: Remember, if any team clears the first five levels, the contestant will win $250,000 guaranteed money and a shot at turning that into $1,000,000. Also, unless I find out otherwise, the contestants will be giving the clues here like last season.
Level 1: The ladies get LOBSTER, DECADE, CHIMNEY, TRAIN and BARBER while passing on NUN and missing USHER for $10,000.
Level 2: The girls solve DIVIDE, KERNEL, SUNGLASSES, STRANGE and SHAVE while missing FUNNY to reached the first safe level of $25,000.
Level 3: They get TWIN, MODEL, VOTE, LEFTOVERS and MOUTH for $50,000...she will continue.
Level 4: They get LIFEGUARD, AUCTION, BLOCKBUSTER, RAW and CENTERFOLD for $100,000!
PASSWORDS FOR $250,000: AMNESIA, BROWNIE, TRICK, ENTHUSIASM, FEEDBACK & SECLUDED
Valerie...decides to cash out! She's leaving as the third $100,000 winner of the series! Nice way to end the six bonus round losing streak as we begin the second season!
For Game 2, William's partner is Josh Latzer from Simi Valley, CA (who is a construction/surprise salesman) and Aisha's second partner is Mark Coyle from S.F. (who is a golf instructor). And guess what, guys- this is the same Mark that dominated the buzzers on "Temptation" en route to a Toyota Prius (I just received the official confirmation from GSNN's Gordon Pepper tonight)!!
ROUND 1: William & Josh get DQed on TEA when William says "other drink" as a clue and they only get THUMB while they run out of time on OVER. Aisha & Mark, however, sweep FROG, CHINA, MUSTACHE, CHAMPAIGNE and DICE (first sweep of the season)!
ROUND 2: William & Josh get FAT, SKI, pass on BACON and run out of time on REMOTE to go to 3. Aisha & Mark solve CAB, CAFFEINE, STEAK, KINDERGARTEN before running out of time on SPEEDO to go to 9.
ROUND 3: Aisha & Josh ID JESUS, BOTOX, pass on GHOST before running out of time on INCH; Josh now has 5. At this point, William & Mark only need two to end the game right now...but Mark only solves SADDLE while passing on TITANIC and running out of time on ATTIC. Aisha & Josh must now get every one of their Passwords in the last round to stay in the game.
FINAL ROUND: Aisha & Josh correctly get CEMETERY, immediately pass on DRIP, then ID WOOD, quickly passes on GIANT, gets HIPPIE...but that's it, so Mark gets to team up with Aisha in the night's other endgame!! Did Aisha & William swap minds before the show or something?
Money Round #2:
Level 1: Mark & Co. get ARMY, JACKET, CONVERTIBLE, DUCK & SUITCASE for their first ten grand.
Level 2: Mark & Aisha solve MOTEL, TRIPOD, SEPTEMBER, BRAILLE and DIVING for the first safe haven of $25,000.
Level 3: They miss PARAGRAPH immediately and also miss RECEIPT, but they get GARAGE, INVENTOR, SLITHER, BUNCH and FLASHLIGHT for $50,000 with 11 seconds to spare.
Level 4: Mark helps Aisha ID SOAP, TREASURE, HARVEST, LAVENDER and DIALOGUE for $100,000!
PASSWORDS FOR $250,000: SCOTCH, HISTORY, TRIBUTE, SPEAKER, PRECIOUS & BARRICADE
Mark...decides to also go home with $100,000! If this show gets renewed again, Aisha definitely should be invited back! Mark has now won over $128K in cash and prizes on his two GS appearances! Great to see him on TV again!
Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?: This is the last episode of 2008 with this season's class. And returning to finish up is Reverend Rick Miles, who's trying to seek redemption for Meaghen's Million Dollar Question miss earlier in the year. His second partner is Bryce and here are the remaining eight categories:
2nd Grade U.S. History
2nd Grade World Geography
3rd Grade U.S. Geography
3rd Grade Science
4th Grade Math
4th Grade Literature
5th Grade Cultural Studies
5th Grade World History
He goes with a 2nd Grade category, World Geography.
What's the southernmost country in Africa?
He's right with South Africa. He then goes with the other such subject, U.S. History.
The Pilgrims who sailed on The Mayflower to the New World in 1620 crossed what ocean on their journey?
He knows they crossed the Atlantic. Helping him get to $25,000 and $50,000 is Francesca. His $25,000 category is 3rd Grade U.S. Geography.
What river, that's over 1,400 miles long, flows through the middle of the Grand Canyon?
He's correct with the Colorado. The category he wants for free is 3rd Grade Science.
A lever is a simple machine that pivots on a point. What's that point called?
A: Fulcrum
B: Levee
C: Pulley
He goes with his gut of fulcrum...right to double up. His fourth classmate is Olivia and topic #7 for this guy is 4th Grade Literature since Olivia's scared of 4rd Grade Math. Here's the question for $100,000:
In the book "The Odyssey" by Homer, the mythical monster Cyclops had how many eyes?
One eye is all this man needs for $100,000! He then attacks a 5th Grade subject next, World History.
The United States of America is named after Amerigo, an Italian explorer who was born in the 15th Century. What was Amerigo's last name?
He's smiling, because he knows he's right it's Vespucci for another $75,000! That puts Jonathan in play; now Kyle goes for 4th Grade Math. The $300,000 level is where the Rabbi faultered on last week. Let's hope this reverend gets by it this time:
If an isosceles triangle has side lengths of 5 and 8, what could be the length of the third side?
A: 3
B: 5
C: 13
He takes a guess with 5, which is also what Kyle said...RIGHT for $300,000! To get a shot at the Million Dollar Question, here's his $500,000 question in 5th Grade Cultural Studies:
Legendary Native American leader Geronimo was a chief of what tribe?
He peeks at Jonathan's answer, which was Chumash. Rick goes with Apache instead. I'll tell you right now that Bryce totally blew this one with LENO!!! ZONK ANSWER OF THE WEEK NOMINEE, even though it doesn't matter at this point. Not only is that wrong, Jonathan's response of Chumash is also wrong. As for Rick's guess of Apache...
...HE'S RIGHT FOR $500,000!!
MILLION DOLLAR CATEGORY: Music
Does he want to risk repeating the same mistake Meaghen made last February?...
...NO! Here was the question:
What composer wrote the "1812 Overture" in 1882?
Rick can't believe this question came up. Instead of him having to do the embarassing task of giving the answer, Jeff Foxworthy asks Meaghen to come up with the answer, and she was right- Tchaikovsky. Oh well, $500,000 is a nice way for the Miles family to redeem themselves!
Bingo America: Tonight is Episode 2018, and I believe this was the first episode taped when host Richard Karn told the audience to yell out "Bingo" after he and Diane make their entrance. Tonight's players are Jaime & Guy. The halftime scoreboard in Game 1:
JAIME: --NGO
GUY: B-N-O
BANK: $779
NUMBERS CALLED TO THIS POINT: G60, O74, N43, B1, O70, N31
7 (I28)- What '80s sock-like knitted garments cover the calves during exercising?
GUY: Leg warmers- CORRECT (BIN-O; $807)
8 (G56)- What term for a high-pitched female voice is also the last name of TV boss Tony?
JAIME: Soprano- YOU BET ($863)
9 (N40)- A collar says "Promenade your lady" in what type of geometric-sounding dance?
JAIME: Square dancing- RIGHT AGAIN ($903)
50/50:
10 (I23)- T or F: In 2007, French scientists successfully cloned an adult male.
GUY: False- CORRECT ($926)
11 (I18)- Which seasoning is derived from a plant- salt or pepper?
JAIME: Pepper- RIGHT (-INGO; $944)
12 (G55)- T or F: Oprah's best friend Gayle King is the youngest daughter of Martin Luther King, Jr.
JAIME: False- RIGHT AGAIN ($999)
13 (G50)- Head or foot- where on your body would you find your old factory organ?
JAIME: Head- YES INDEED ($1,049)
14 (B3)- T or F: Cindy Crawford was the valedictorian of her high school.
GUY: True- CORRECT ($1,052)
15 (G59)- T or F: White wine can help remove a red wine carpet stain.
GUY: True- WIN ($1,111)
Game 2 has this setup after seven questions:
JAIME: BIN-O
GUY: ---GO
BANK: $1,385
NUMBERS CALLED TO THIS POINT: O61, O69, I21, B9, G48, I22, N44
8 (B3)- "Guy Confessions" is found in what girly magazine edited by Helen "Girly" Brown?
GUY: "Cosmopolitan"- RIGHT (B--GO; $1,388)
9 (N42)- Wound up and dipped into different colors, what kind of bright T-shirt do hippies love?
GUY: Tye-dye- YES INDEED (B-NGO; $1,430)
10 (I25)- What author retreated to his Jamaican villa "Goldeneye" to write his James Bond novels?
JAIME: Ian Fleming- YOU BET ($1,455)
11 (G58)- Karl Marx favored what political system?
GUY: Right way- ZONK ANSWER OF THE WEEK NOMINEE
JAIME: Communism- WIN ($1,513)
BINGO SHOOTOUT:
1. What B animal lives in a burrow and also is the team mascot of the University of Wisconsin?
JAIME: Badger- RIGHT
2. What I sitcom featured two couples- the Mertzes and the Ricardos?
JAIME: "I Love Lucy"- RIGHT AGAIN
3. What N word can be a special room for a baby or a place to buy plants?
JAIME: Nursery- WINS $1,513
Bingo Bonus Round (with the 0-1-3-6-10 wrecking ball format):
B: #5- $2,000
I: #27- $2,000 ($4,000)
N: #31- $2,000 ($6,000)
She's seen enough $2,000 spaces for one day, so she walks away with $7,513.
ROUND 1:
1. #11 (Danielle)- $100
2. #7 (Larry)- $100,000
3. #22 (Mike)- $25
4. #6 (Maria)- BUCK
5. #9 (Devon)- $200
FIRST OFFER: $21,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 2:
1. #21 (Cynthia)- $50
2. #13 (Regina)- $1,000
3. #1 (Deedra)- $300
4. #3 (Annabelle)- $10,000
5. #10 (Autumn)- $25,000
SECOND OFFER: $31,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 3:
1. #16 (Diane)- $7,500
2. #15 (Tim)- $500
3. #12 (Daryoush)- $500,000 (DANGER ZONE ENFORCED)
4. #2 (Charindra)- $75,000 (STRIKE ONE)
THIRD OFFER: $14,500- NO DEAL
ROUND 4:
1. #4 (Reiko)- $250,000 (BIG STRIKE TWO)
2. #5 (Amy)- $5
FOURTH OFFER: $4,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 5:
1. #20 (Greg)- $5,000
2. #8 (Dina)- PENNY
FIFTH OFFER: $8,500- NO DEAL
19th PICK: #19 (Ken)- $400
SIXTH OFFER: $12,500- NO DEAL
20th PICK: #14 (Tony)- $2,500 (SAFETY NET GONE)
FINAL OFFER: $17,500- DEAL
She's thinking the case next door, #18, had the $50,000...wrong. That makes her the second player this week to miss out on that amount.
WOF: First Toss-Up topic tonight is Show Biz:
R _ _ _ I _ G/CUE/
C A _ D S
Mark doesn't need to be READING CUE CARDS to win his first $1,000.
$5,000 WINNING ID OF THE NIGHT: RD00208
Our players tonight:
Mark Elgick (Cape Coral, FL)- Firefighter/EMT
Amy Wilhelms (St. Claire Shores, MI)
Diana Andreola (San Diego)- Waitress and a student at San Diego Mesa College studying sign language
$2,00 Toss-Up category is Thing:
A/N _ _ E L/I D _ A
Amy comes up with A NOVEL IDEA for $2,000.
After a guided castle tour of France sponsored by "Bedtime Stories" worth $8,000 appears on the wheel, the Round 1 category is Fun & Games. Amy hits the left Bankrupt of the Million Dollar Wedge after calling a $300 T to start. After Diana calls the O's, we have...
_ O/_ _ R E _ T _ _/TO/_ A _ _/_ O/
NOT/_ A S S/_ O
...this comes from Monopoly. After calling the L's for the Wild Card, she calls a dud in B while on the $2,500 space, possibly missing out on a good opportunity to use that Wild Card then. Mark calls the G's for $1,200 and says GO DIRECTLY TO JAIL DO NOT PASS GO, but he will collect said amount to go to $2,200 and take a slim lead.
DUDS: B
BANKRUPTS: 1 (Amy)
WorldWinner Jackpot Round category is Before & After. After calling a $500 C to begin with, Diana loses her Wild Card and the money to the same Bankrupt on the MDW that Amy hit earlier. Mark then calls a pair of L's for $1,000 while on Jackpot; obviously, he doesn't solve now for a $6,000 Jackpot. After we get back to Diana and she calls the M, we have...
L _ _ _ _ _ _/_ _ C _/_ _/
L _ M _
...I think I've got it now. She next calls a $900 K, buys the A's and the O, calls a $400 F, a $700 B, a $600 R, but then buys the only dud vowel on the board (I). Mark then calls the G's for $1,800 and solves LUGGAGE RACK OF LAMB for another $2,800 and five grand total.
DUDS: D, H, I
BANKRUPTS: 1 (Diana)
Gold Bond Mystery/Prize Puzzle Round category is What Are You Doing? Mark hits a regular Bankrupt after beginning the round with a pair of N's for $800. A little later, Amy calls a pair of T's for $600 and the Free Spin. After she buys the A's, the board reads...
_ _ _ _ I N G/_ _ _/IN/THE/_ H A _ E/
_ _/A/_ A _ _/TREE
...she then calls a $400 S then lands on the Mystery Wedge next to Lose a Turn and calls a D. She takes $1,000 for it (good, because a Bankrupt's back there). She then has to use her Free Spin after hitting Lose a Turn. Next comes an $800 R, four O's to clean out the vowels, three F's for another $2,100, the L's for another grand and she then finally solves COOLING OFF IN THE SHADE OF A PALM TREE for another $7,000 and a trip to Maui, for a new total of $17,270 in cash and trip.
BANKRUPTS: 1 (Mark)
WINNING ID FOR TRIP: JD5929245
$3,000 Toss-Up category is Phrase:
_ _ K _ _ ' S
D _ Z E _
Mark now has about half of a BAKER'S DOZEN...in thousands of dollars, that is- $7,000. Next category is On the Map. Mark starts off with four N's for an instant $20,000. After he then buys the E's, we have...
_ N _ E _ N _ _ _ _ N _ _/_ _ _ E/
_ _ _ E
...he buys the I's and the A's, then we go to Speed-Up Mode with the remaining consonants being worth $1,700 apiece. He next calls the T's for another $5,100 and for another $24,350 and the championship...NOTHING! Darn. Amy then calls the L's and solves INTERNATIONAL DATE LINE to successfully capitalize to the tune of $3,400 and the championship with $20,670! Mark has to settle for $5,000 and Diana gets the $1,000 consolation.
Big Money Round: This is the last night before Andy Nguyen goes on winter vacation; let's end his recapping for the year on the Sony boards on a good note here. She spins the R and the category is Things. Starting with:
_ _ _ L
S _ _ _ S
Wilhelms calls H, C, P and I and gets...
_ _ _ L
S _ C _ S
...she gets WOOL SOCKS...but a second too late, I'm afraid. Thankfully, it only costs her $25,000. If the O's were there, she definitely would've gotten it.
Million Dollar Password: The second season is on, now in L.A.! Tonight's guests are former "Show Me the Money" host and former "Pyramid" player William Shatner and Aisha Tyler. Teaming up with William in Game 1 is Lauren Bauer from Cleveland, OH (who is a cocktail waitress) and with Aisha is Valerie Thatcher from San Diego (who is a marketing coordinator for a financial office as well as a pastor).
ROUND 1:
WILLIAM & LAUREN:
1. NEW
A: Old- YOUNG
B: Fresh- NEW (1, :24)
2. COW
A: Milk- DAIRY
B: Field- CORN
C: Giver- CLUE
D: COW (she didn't wait for another clue from William and gets DQed, :09)
3. BRA
A: Support- GIVE
B: Chest- BRA (2, TIME EXPIRES)
Fourth password not gotten to: DICTIONARY
(Notes: The background behind the teams during the maingame action is now black with blue circles and the show's logo; also, the on-screen timer turns red when only ten seconds are left. Also, I think the reveal of the password graphic is smoother.)
AISHA & VALERIE:
1. FAST
A: Slow- FAST (1, :28)
2. WEDNESDAY
A: Tuesday- WEDNESDAY (2, :24)
3. MINUTE
A: Sixty- SEVENTY
B: Hour- DAY
C: Part- MINUTE (3, :15)
4. JEANS
A: Blue- GREEN
B: Pants- TROUSERS
C: Similar- CLUE
D: Dungarees- SOFA (TIME EXPIRES)
Aisha could've said Levi's for JEANS.
ROUND 2:
WILLIAM & LAUREN:
1. TIRE
A: Wheel- ROUND
B: Rubber- TIRE (3, :25)
2. PINK
A: Purple- COLOR
B: Girlie- PURP
C: Color- PASS
D: Shirt- BLOUSE
E: Mine...PASS (:05)
3. MAGICIAN
A: Hat- HEAD
B: Trick- TIME EXPIRES
AISHA & VALERIE:
1. NIECE
A: Nephew- NIECE (4, :28)
2. BURRITO
A: Taco- BURRITO (5, :24)
3. KARATE
A: Judo- KARATE (6, :20)
4. GOWN
A: Wedding- FUNERAL
B: Dress- BRIDE
C: Synonym- CLUE; PASS (:08)
5. LEMONADE
A: Drink- BEVERAGE
B: Citrus- ORANGE JUICE
C: Sour- LEMONADE (7, TIME EXPIRES)
ROUND 3:
AISHA & LAUREN:
1. DECEMBER
A: November- DECEMBER (4, :28)
2. ANSWER
A: Question- MARK
B: Response- ANSWER (5, :22)
3. SPANK
A: Hit- BALL
B: Bottom- FALL
C: Punishment- SPANK (6, :13)
4. WORM
A: Hook- CHAIN
B: Bait- FISH
C: Bird- WORM (7, :06)
5. AIRLINE
A: Plane- CRASH
B: Company- JET (TIME EXPIRES)
WILLIAM & VALERIE:
1. GOOD
A: Bad- GOOD (8, :28)
2. LINGERIE
A: Garment- DRESS
B: Under- BRA
C: Lacy- LINGERIE (9, :18)
3. AXE
A: Cut- SCISSORS
B: Swing- CLUE
C: Wood- SAW
D: Swing- AXE (10, TIME EXPIRES)
SCORES AFTER THIRD ROUND:
Valerie: 10
Lauren: 7
FINAL ROUND:
AISHA & LAUREN (they must get at least three to stay alive):
1. COLLAR
A: Shirt- PANTS
B: Men's- JACKET
C: Stiff- STARCH; PASS (:20)
2. DUET
A: Together- APART
B: Sing- CHORUS
C: Two- DUET (8, :12)
3. STAIRS
A: Climb- MOUNTAIN
B: Up- LADDER
C: House- STAIRS (9, :03)
4. MOW
A: Lawn- CUT
B: Grass- MOW (10, TIME EXPIRES)
WILLIAM & VALERIE:
1. BOWL
A: Soup- BEND
B: Container- BARREL; PASS (:17)
2. KERMIT
A: Frog- AMPHIBIAN
B: Muppet- KERMIN; PASS (:07)
3. SAUSAGE
A: Breakfast- LUNCH
B: Link- SAUSAGE (WIN with three seconds left!)
So far, Aisha's the better player; that's who Valerie will team up with when she goes for the big money.
Money Round #1: Remember, if any team clears the first five levels, the contestant will win $250,000 guaranteed money and a shot at turning that into $1,000,000. Also, unless I find out otherwise, the contestants will be giving the clues here like last season.
Level 1: The ladies get LOBSTER, DECADE, CHIMNEY, TRAIN and BARBER while passing on NUN and missing USHER for $10,000.
Level 2: The girls solve DIVIDE, KERNEL, SUNGLASSES, STRANGE and SHAVE while missing FUNNY to reached the first safe level of $25,000.
Level 3: They get TWIN, MODEL, VOTE, LEFTOVERS and MOUTH for $50,000...she will continue.
Level 4: They get LIFEGUARD, AUCTION, BLOCKBUSTER, RAW and CENTERFOLD for $100,000!
PASSWORDS FOR $250,000: AMNESIA, BROWNIE, TRICK, ENTHUSIASM, FEEDBACK & SECLUDED
Valerie...decides to cash out! She's leaving as the third $100,000 winner of the series! Nice way to end the six bonus round losing streak as we begin the second season!
For Game 2, William's partner is Josh Latzer from Simi Valley, CA (who is a construction/surprise salesman) and Aisha's second partner is Mark Coyle from S.F. (who is a golf instructor). And guess what, guys- this is the same Mark that dominated the buzzers on "Temptation" en route to a Toyota Prius (I just received the official confirmation from GSNN's Gordon Pepper tonight)!!
ROUND 1: William & Josh get DQed on TEA when William says "other drink" as a clue and they only get THUMB while they run out of time on OVER. Aisha & Mark, however, sweep FROG, CHINA, MUSTACHE, CHAMPAIGNE and DICE (first sweep of the season)!
ROUND 2: William & Josh get FAT, SKI, pass on BACON and run out of time on REMOTE to go to 3. Aisha & Mark solve CAB, CAFFEINE, STEAK, KINDERGARTEN before running out of time on SPEEDO to go to 9.
ROUND 3: Aisha & Josh ID JESUS, BOTOX, pass on GHOST before running out of time on INCH; Josh now has 5. At this point, William & Mark only need two to end the game right now...but Mark only solves SADDLE while passing on TITANIC and running out of time on ATTIC. Aisha & Josh must now get every one of their Passwords in the last round to stay in the game.
FINAL ROUND: Aisha & Josh correctly get CEMETERY, immediately pass on DRIP, then ID WOOD, quickly passes on GIANT, gets HIPPIE...but that's it, so Mark gets to team up with Aisha in the night's other endgame!! Did Aisha & William swap minds before the show or something?
Money Round #2:
Level 1: Mark & Co. get ARMY, JACKET, CONVERTIBLE, DUCK & SUITCASE for their first ten grand.
Level 2: Mark & Aisha solve MOTEL, TRIPOD, SEPTEMBER, BRAILLE and DIVING for the first safe haven of $25,000.
Level 3: They miss PARAGRAPH immediately and also miss RECEIPT, but they get GARAGE, INVENTOR, SLITHER, BUNCH and FLASHLIGHT for $50,000 with 11 seconds to spare.
Level 4: Mark helps Aisha ID SOAP, TREASURE, HARVEST, LAVENDER and DIALOGUE for $100,000!
PASSWORDS FOR $250,000: SCOTCH, HISTORY, TRIBUTE, SPEAKER, PRECIOUS & BARRICADE
Mark...decides to also go home with $100,000! If this show gets renewed again, Aisha definitely should be invited back! Mark has now won over $128K in cash and prizes on his two GS appearances! Great to see him on TV again!
Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?: This is the last episode of 2008 with this season's class. And returning to finish up is Reverend Rick Miles, who's trying to seek redemption for Meaghen's Million Dollar Question miss earlier in the year. His second partner is Bryce and here are the remaining eight categories:
2nd Grade U.S. History
2nd Grade World Geography
3rd Grade U.S. Geography
3rd Grade Science
4th Grade Math
4th Grade Literature
5th Grade Cultural Studies
5th Grade World History
He goes with a 2nd Grade category, World Geography.
What's the southernmost country in Africa?
He's right with South Africa. He then goes with the other such subject, U.S. History.
The Pilgrims who sailed on The Mayflower to the New World in 1620 crossed what ocean on their journey?
He knows they crossed the Atlantic. Helping him get to $25,000 and $50,000 is Francesca. His $25,000 category is 3rd Grade U.S. Geography.
What river, that's over 1,400 miles long, flows through the middle of the Grand Canyon?
He's correct with the Colorado. The category he wants for free is 3rd Grade Science.
A lever is a simple machine that pivots on a point. What's that point called?
A: Fulcrum
B: Levee
C: Pulley
He goes with his gut of fulcrum...right to double up. His fourth classmate is Olivia and topic #7 for this guy is 4th Grade Literature since Olivia's scared of 4rd Grade Math. Here's the question for $100,000:
In the book "The Odyssey" by Homer, the mythical monster Cyclops had how many eyes?
One eye is all this man needs for $100,000! He then attacks a 5th Grade subject next, World History.
The United States of America is named after Amerigo, an Italian explorer who was born in the 15th Century. What was Amerigo's last name?
He's smiling, because he knows he's right it's Vespucci for another $75,000! That puts Jonathan in play; now Kyle goes for 4th Grade Math. The $300,000 level is where the Rabbi faultered on last week. Let's hope this reverend gets by it this time:
If an isosceles triangle has side lengths of 5 and 8, what could be the length of the third side?
A: 3
B: 5
C: 13
He takes a guess with 5, which is also what Kyle said...RIGHT for $300,000! To get a shot at the Million Dollar Question, here's his $500,000 question in 5th Grade Cultural Studies:
Legendary Native American leader Geronimo was a chief of what tribe?
He peeks at Jonathan's answer, which was Chumash. Rick goes with Apache instead. I'll tell you right now that Bryce totally blew this one with LENO!!! ZONK ANSWER OF THE WEEK NOMINEE, even though it doesn't matter at this point. Not only is that wrong, Jonathan's response of Chumash is also wrong. As for Rick's guess of Apache...
...HE'S RIGHT FOR $500,000!!
MILLION DOLLAR CATEGORY: Music
Does he want to risk repeating the same mistake Meaghen made last February?...
...NO! Here was the question:
What composer wrote the "1812 Overture" in 1882?
Rick can't believe this question came up. Instead of him having to do the embarassing task of giving the answer, Jeff Foxworthy asks Meaghen to come up with the answer, and she was right- Tchaikovsky. Oh well, $500,000 is a nice way for the Miles family to redeem themselves!
Bingo America: Tonight is Episode 2018, and I believe this was the first episode taped when host Richard Karn told the audience to yell out "Bingo" after he and Diane make their entrance. Tonight's players are Jaime & Guy. The halftime scoreboard in Game 1:
JAIME: --NGO
GUY: B-N-O
BANK: $779
NUMBERS CALLED TO THIS POINT: G60, O74, N43, B1, O70, N31
7 (I28)- What '80s sock-like knitted garments cover the calves during exercising?
GUY: Leg warmers- CORRECT (BIN-O; $807)
8 (G56)- What term for a high-pitched female voice is also the last name of TV boss Tony?
JAIME: Soprano- YOU BET ($863)
9 (N40)- A collar says "Promenade your lady" in what type of geometric-sounding dance?
JAIME: Square dancing- RIGHT AGAIN ($903)
50/50:
10 (I23)- T or F: In 2007, French scientists successfully cloned an adult male.
GUY: False- CORRECT ($926)
11 (I18)- Which seasoning is derived from a plant- salt or pepper?
JAIME: Pepper- RIGHT (-INGO; $944)
12 (G55)- T or F: Oprah's best friend Gayle King is the youngest daughter of Martin Luther King, Jr.
JAIME: False- RIGHT AGAIN ($999)
13 (G50)- Head or foot- where on your body would you find your old factory organ?
JAIME: Head- YES INDEED ($1,049)
14 (B3)- T or F: Cindy Crawford was the valedictorian of her high school.
GUY: True- CORRECT ($1,052)
15 (G59)- T or F: White wine can help remove a red wine carpet stain.
GUY: True- WIN ($1,111)
Game 2 has this setup after seven questions:
JAIME: BIN-O
GUY: ---GO
BANK: $1,385
NUMBERS CALLED TO THIS POINT: O61, O69, I21, B9, G48, I22, N44
8 (B3)- "Guy Confessions" is found in what girly magazine edited by Helen "Girly" Brown?
GUY: "Cosmopolitan"- RIGHT (B--GO; $1,388)
9 (N42)- Wound up and dipped into different colors, what kind of bright T-shirt do hippies love?
GUY: Tye-dye- YES INDEED (B-NGO; $1,430)
10 (I25)- What author retreated to his Jamaican villa "Goldeneye" to write his James Bond novels?
JAIME: Ian Fleming- YOU BET ($1,455)
11 (G58)- Karl Marx favored what political system?
GUY: Right way- ZONK ANSWER OF THE WEEK NOMINEE
JAIME: Communism- WIN ($1,513)
BINGO SHOOTOUT:
1. What B animal lives in a burrow and also is the team mascot of the University of Wisconsin?
JAIME: Badger- RIGHT
2. What I sitcom featured two couples- the Mertzes and the Ricardos?
JAIME: "I Love Lucy"- RIGHT AGAIN
3. What N word can be a special room for a baby or a place to buy plants?
JAIME: Nursery- WINS $1,513
Bingo Bonus Round (with the 0-1-3-6-10 wrecking ball format):
B: #5- $2,000
I: #27- $2,000 ($4,000)
N: #31- $2,000 ($6,000)
She's seen enough $2,000 spaces for one day, so she walks away with $7,513.
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Name correction
The correct name of yesterday's historic winner on "The Price is Right" who got his Showcase ARP exactly right was actually Terry Kniess, contrary to what I put down the other day.
"Top Chef" 12/17
This is the last episode of "Top Chef" for 2008. This is the second episode I'm watching the show in HD.
IMPORTANT NOTE: The first two or three times, this episode will last 75 minutes on Bravo. This episode will also re-air on NBC December 26th at 8 PM EST, and will be edited down to an hour (as will the later re-runs of this episode itself on Bravo).
QUICKFIRE CHALLENGE #6: Create a holiday meal using only one pot.
And guess who the special guest judge is for this challenge- Martha Stewart!!
Eugene: Spicy Korean stew with pork and mushrooms, cilantro sour cream & wonton chips
Stefan: Veal Celtic goulash with potatoes & chanterbelle mushrooms
Hosea: Paella with seafood, chicken & chorizo
Melissa: Pork tenderloin with braised cabbage, apple, bacon, orange & fennel
Jeff: Potato risotto with crispy pork & sauteed brussels sprouts- DUD (pungent flavors)
Jamie: Potato and kale stew with scallops & fried sage
Ariane: Cauliflower puree with herb-rubbed filet mignon
Carla: Brined turkey breast with apple & dried cherry stuffing
Fabio: Roasted mushroom polenta w/ seared duck breast
The winner of immunity this week is...
...Ariane! In addition, she also gets a copy of her new book "Martha Stewart's Cooking School".
ELIMINATION CHALLENGE #6: Cater for an amFAR (American Foundation for Cancer Research) holiday party at the Prince George Ballroom in NYC. Each contestant must make a dish for the party inspired by one of the "12 Days of Christmas". amFAR's Natasha Richardson is the guest judge for this challenge.
This week's shopping budget is $800 within a 45 minute time period.
Here are the assignments:
Radhika- #1
Carla- #2
Leah- #3
Eugene- #5
Ariane- #6
Jamie- #7
Melissa- #8
Fabio- #9
Jeff- #10
Hosea- #11
Stefan- #12
Now, the dishes:
Stefan: Creamy chicken pot pie with English peas, white asparagus and parsley
Radhika: Braised duck leg on toasted brioche with pear chutney & toasted pistachios
Carla: Braised chicken with duxelles & mushroom sap- DUD (too salty and a one note dish)
Eugene: Poisson cru with pineapple ring & Gold Yukon potato chip- DUD (too sweet)
Fabio: Sweet corn and roasted pepper crab cake with chipotle, lime aioli & coleslaw- DUD (too dense and greasy)
Jamie: Group of sea scallop in vichyssoise with leamon agrumato, leeks & micro greens- DUD (tastes like it's raw)
Melissa: Gorgonzola and NY Strip Steak on sourdough crustini w/ cranberry vinaigrette- DUD
Leah: Braised guinea hen with butternut squash over puff pastry- DUD (brioche not being tasty enough)
Ariane- Deviled eggs six ways
Hosea: Smoked pork loin with chipotle mashed potatoes & apple brandy jus
Jeff: Seared halloumi and Kasseri cheese with roasted beets, pears, mint & spices
The top four are Stefan, Radhika, Hosea & Jeff. The winner is...
...Hosea Rosenberg! He (as well as Radhika) overcame spoilage problems with his food early on to win! As a bonus, he wins a copy of Natasha's cookbook "Cuisine a Latina"...as it turns out, all of the remaining chefs end up getting that book as a Christmas present.
In the bottom three this week are Eugene, Melissa & Jamie. The last contestant eliminated this year is...
...NOBODY! The judges decided to reward the chefs because they helped Hosea & Radhika out with their food spoilage problems. Another Christmas present for them!
IMPORTANT NOTE: The first two or three times, this episode will last 75 minutes on Bravo. This episode will also re-air on NBC December 26th at 8 PM EST, and will be edited down to an hour (as will the later re-runs of this episode itself on Bravo).
QUICKFIRE CHALLENGE #6: Create a holiday meal using only one pot.
And guess who the special guest judge is for this challenge- Martha Stewart!!
Eugene: Spicy Korean stew with pork and mushrooms, cilantro sour cream & wonton chips
Stefan: Veal Celtic goulash with potatoes & chanterbelle mushrooms
Hosea: Paella with seafood, chicken & chorizo
Melissa: Pork tenderloin with braised cabbage, apple, bacon, orange & fennel
Jeff: Potato risotto with crispy pork & sauteed brussels sprouts- DUD (pungent flavors)
Jamie: Potato and kale stew with scallops & fried sage
Ariane: Cauliflower puree with herb-rubbed filet mignon
Carla: Brined turkey breast with apple & dried cherry stuffing
Fabio: Roasted mushroom polenta w/ seared duck breast
The winner of immunity this week is...
...Ariane! In addition, she also gets a copy of her new book "Martha Stewart's Cooking School".
ELIMINATION CHALLENGE #6: Cater for an amFAR (American Foundation for Cancer Research) holiday party at the Prince George Ballroom in NYC. Each contestant must make a dish for the party inspired by one of the "12 Days of Christmas". amFAR's Natasha Richardson is the guest judge for this challenge.
This week's shopping budget is $800 within a 45 minute time period.
Here are the assignments:
Radhika- #1
Carla- #2
Leah- #3
Eugene- #5
Ariane- #6
Jamie- #7
Melissa- #8
Fabio- #9
Jeff- #10
Hosea- #11
Stefan- #12
Now, the dishes:
Stefan: Creamy chicken pot pie with English peas, white asparagus and parsley
Radhika: Braised duck leg on toasted brioche with pear chutney & toasted pistachios
Carla: Braised chicken with duxelles & mushroom sap- DUD (too salty and a one note dish)
Eugene: Poisson cru with pineapple ring & Gold Yukon potato chip- DUD (too sweet)
Fabio: Sweet corn and roasted pepper crab cake with chipotle, lime aioli & coleslaw- DUD (too dense and greasy)
Jamie: Group of sea scallop in vichyssoise with leamon agrumato, leeks & micro greens- DUD (tastes like it's raw)
Melissa: Gorgonzola and NY Strip Steak on sourdough crustini w/ cranberry vinaigrette- DUD
Leah: Braised guinea hen with butternut squash over puff pastry- DUD (brioche not being tasty enough)
Ariane- Deviled eggs six ways
Hosea: Smoked pork loin with chipotle mashed potatoes & apple brandy jus
Jeff: Seared halloumi and Kasseri cheese with roasted beets, pears, mint & spices
The top four are Stefan, Radhika, Hosea & Jeff. The winner is...
...Hosea Rosenberg! He (as well as Radhika) overcame spoilage problems with his food early on to win! As a bonus, he wins a copy of Natasha's cookbook "Cuisine a Latina"...as it turns out, all of the remaining chefs end up getting that book as a Christmas present.
In the bottom three this week are Eugene, Melissa & Jamie. The last contestant eliminated this year is...
...NOBODY! The judges decided to reward the chefs because they helped Hosea & Radhika out with their food spoilage problems. Another Christmas present for them!
"The Contender" 12/17
Antonio Escalera, Jr. decides to put himself in the second slot of the second quarterfinal fight.
PRELIMINARY FIGHT #3: Erick Vega vs. A.K. Laleye
Round 1: This was a very tight round; I gave it 10-9 to Laleye.
Round 2: Vega gets off to a good start, but Laleye then quickly gets off a few good shots. Midway in the round, Vega traps Laleye in a corner but he doesn't do anything significant in that position. Late in the round, Laleye scores one or two uppercuts. 20-18 Laleye after two.
Round 3: About a minute into the round, Laleye scores a good punch/uppercut combo. Vega comes on strong just as the bell rings to end the round. I gave both this round, so I had it 30-28 after three in Laleye's favor.
Round 4: Vega dominates a majority of the round, so I had Laleye leading by only one point after four, 39-38. However, the most notable thing of this round was that Laleye pulled down Vega's trunks in order to get a breather!!!
Final Round: Vega gets Laleye down on the ground early on, but I couldn't tell whether it counted as a knockdown or not. After the halfway point in the round, Laleye comes on firing. I decided to also give Laleye this round.
Therefore, I had it a draw at 48 all. But the three official judges' scores weren't that close- two had it 49-46 and the other 50-45. The winner is...
...A.K. Laleye, putting the Gold Team on the board!
There will be no episode next week.
PRELIMINARY FIGHT #3: Erick Vega vs. A.K. Laleye
Round 1: This was a very tight round; I gave it 10-9 to Laleye.
Round 2: Vega gets off to a good start, but Laleye then quickly gets off a few good shots. Midway in the round, Vega traps Laleye in a corner but he doesn't do anything significant in that position. Late in the round, Laleye scores one or two uppercuts. 20-18 Laleye after two.
Round 3: About a minute into the round, Laleye scores a good punch/uppercut combo. Vega comes on strong just as the bell rings to end the round. I gave both this round, so I had it 30-28 after three in Laleye's favor.
Round 4: Vega dominates a majority of the round, so I had Laleye leading by only one point after four, 39-38. However, the most notable thing of this round was that Laleye pulled down Vega's trunks in order to get a breather!!!
Final Round: Vega gets Laleye down on the ground early on, but I couldn't tell whether it counted as a knockdown or not. After the halfway point in the round, Laleye comes on firing. I decided to also give Laleye this round.
Therefore, I had it a draw at 48 all. But the three official judges' scores weren't that close- two had it 49-46 and the other 50-45. The winner is...
...A.K. Laleye, putting the Gold Team on the board!
There will be no episode next week.
12/17/2008 Results
DOND: Today's contestant is #6 Paul Ramey, Sr. (who is a chef). He would like to win enough so that he can upgrade his kitchen.
ROUND 1:
1. #7 (Larry)- $300
2. #4 (Reiko)- $1,000
3. #16 (Diane)- $10
4. #12 (Daryoush)- $2,500
5. #1 (Deedra)- $200
FIRST OFFER: $27,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 2:
1. #18 (Connie)- $250,000
2. #11 (Danielle)- $75,000
3. #5 (Amy)- $50,000 (DANGER ZONE ENFORCED)
4. #14 (Tony)- $10,000
5. #20 (Greg)- $25,000 (STRIKE ONE)
One of the worst rounds ever on this version of the show.
SECOND OFFER: $10,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 3:
1. #21 (Cynthia)- $500
2. #8 (Dina)- $400
3. #22 (Mike)- $25
4. #15 (Tim)- $500,000 (STRIKE TWO)
THIRD OFFER: $5,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 4:
1. #13 (Regina)- $5
2. #2 (Charindra)- PENNY
FOURTH OFFER: $8,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 5:
1. #3 (Annabelle)- $100,000 (STRIKEOUT)
2. #9 (Devon)- $50
FIFTH OFFER: $3,000- NO DEAL
19th PICK: #19 (Ken)- BUCK
SIXTH OFFER: $4,000- NO DEAL
20th PICK: #10 (Autumn)- $100 (LEFT SIDE CLEARED!)
FINAL OFFER: $6,500- NO DEAL
He leaves with $5,000- not too bad.
Bingo America: This episode was taped just before yesterday's episode (hence, this is Episode 2044). Tonight's players are Christina & Andrew. At halftime in Game 1:
CHRISTINA: BING-
ANDREW: ---G-
BANK: $682
NUMBERS CALLED TO THIS POINT: N41, B7, I16, B2, G60, G56
7 (I28)- In what comedy does Dustin Hoffman play a soap opera actor in drag?
ANDREW: "Soap"- NO
CHRISTINA: "Tootsie"- CORRECT ($710)
8 (N39)- Loved by '50s bobbysoxers, what clunky two-tone things are still being worn by cheerleaders?
CHRISTINA: Saddlebucks- RIGHT AGAIN ($749)
9 (O62)- What concert did Willie Nelson help start in 1985 to benefit folks in the agricultural community?
CHRISTINA: Farm Aid- WIN ($811)
Game 2
CHRISTINA: B-NGO
ANDREW: B----
BANK: $1,106
NUMBERS CALLED TO THIS POINT: G51, B11, B4, N41, O71, O63, G54
8 (I19)- According to the proverb, what is only "skin deep"?
CHRISTINA: Beauty- WINS MATCH ($1,125)
Bingo Bonus Round:
B: #2- $1,000
I: #28- $750 ($1,750)
N: #33- $1,000 ($2,750)
G: #52- $750 ($3,500)
O: #73- $500 ($4,000)
For possibly the last time this season, somebody's going for the $100,000 Superball!
SUPERBALL: So far, Christina's won $5,125. But she'll get the other $94,875 and become the first female grand prize winner of this series if the Superball has one of her five chosen bonus numbers...
...SHE MISSED IT BY ONE- I27!!! OUCH. And 28 stood for this lady's birthday! But $5,125 is still a nice birthday present.
WOF: The maingame action hasn't been good so far this week; let's get it back together tonight. Opening Toss-Up category is Show Biz:
D _ _ E C _ _ R ' S
_ _ _
Ross guesses DIRECTOR'S CUT...right for $1,000.
$5,000 WINNING ID OF THE NIGHT: CS09639
Tonight's contestants:
Ross Makirty (Sequin, WA)- Waiter/stand-up comic
Michelle Triplett (Washington, D.C., but originally from Chicago)- Howard University student going for her Master's Degree in business administration; also a singer/songwriter
Heather Circy (Hoover, AL)- Clinical pharmacist
$2,000 Toss-Up category is Things:
_ _ N _
C O _ _ S
Michelle blanks out while Ross reads her lips a little later and solves PINE CONES for another $2,000.
Round 1 is tonight's Prize Puzzle Round and the category for it is Places. Out on the wheel now is a trip to Chile sponsored by "Horton Hears a Who!" worth $10,500. Early on, Ross picks up that very nice trip with three S's. After he later buys the E's and the O's, we have...
_ _ _ E/_ E _ _ A R S/A _ _/
T A S T _ _ _/ROOMS
...he then calls the N's for the Wild Card and solves WINE CELLARS AND TASTING ROOMS for another grand, the Chile trip and a bonus trip to Sonoma Valley, for a new total of 20 grand in cash and trips just like that!
PERFECT ROUND
WINNING ID FOR TRIP: IB00864
WorldWinner Jackpot Round category is Song Lyrics. Michelle immediately gets the left Bankrupt of the Million Dollar Wedge. Heather loses $3,600 to a regular Bankrupt a little later. Ross then gets the same fate to lose his Wild Card. After Michelle buys the E's later, she has ten grand sitting in front of her as the board reads...
THERE'S/_ _/_ _ S I _ E S S/_ I _ E/
S H _ _/_ _ S I _ E S S
...she buys the O's, then calls three N's for another $10,500 and solves THERE'S NO BUSINESS LIKE SHOW BUSINESS for $20,250 and a slight lead! Now that's what I'm talking about!
BANKRUPTS: 3 (Everybody)
Gond Bond Mystery Round category is Before & After. Heather duds out right away with T. Ross then spins Lose a Turn. After Michelle later cleans out the vowels, we have...
_ A _ _ I _ _ I _ _
_ L A S S
S L I P P E R
....she calls the G's for another $1,350, the N's for another $1,400, a $450 M and then solves MAGNIFYING GLASS SLIPPER for another $5,450 and $25,700 total!
DUDS: T
$3,000 Toss-Up category is Proper Name:
_ C T O R/J O _ _ _ _/
_ E P P
Heather gets her first $3,000 with ACTOR JOHNNY DEPP! Our next category is Food & Drink. After Ross buys the O's, we have...
E _ T R A/_ _ R _ _ _/
O _ _ _ E/O _ _
...he then calls a dud in M. Michelle calls the X for $300 but then calls D for dud, and we go to Speed-Up Mode. The remaining consonants are worth $1,450 apiece. Heather then calls the L's and solves EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL to finish with $5,900! Ross leaves with $20K in cash and trips and Michelle wins with $25,700!
So far, $51,600 has been given away tonight- more than double last night's total!
DUDS: D, M, S
Big Money Round: Let's see if our champ can put the cherry on top of this good episode. She spins the second A in AMERICA'S and the category is Event. Starting with:
_ _ _ _ E N
_ _ _ _ _ E
Triplett calls C, D, P and O and gets...
_ _ _ D E N
_ O _ _ _ E
...if she had followed through with the CDMA combination, she probably would've returned from this MAIDEN VOYAGE with another $25,000. At least she had nothing to lose there.
Jeopardy!: Our new champion now is George Yates (a simulator instructor from Simi Valley, CA), with $31,400 so far. His first pair of challengers:
Nicole Welch (Washington, D.C.)- Tax lawyer
Stevie Benson (El Centro, CA)- Chocolateer
Opening round categories:
1958
SPORTS INITIALS
MEET YOU IN THE MIDDLE
EAT YOUR VEGGIES!
LEFTOVERS
THOMAS JEFFERSON'S MONTICELLO (Clue Crew clues from said place in Virginia)
Yates tries to sweep Sports Initials with this $1,000 clue:
Giants first baseman (and son of a Rams Pro Bowl receiver) Jack Thomas
He's in first with "What is Snow?"...SWEEP; he now has $5,800 already! And up to this point after two categories, he's only been beaten to the punch to the $200 1958 clue by Benson! At the first break, he has $7,800; Benson has $1,200 and Welch just has $400. The champ then breaks the $10,000 mark after Leftovers has been cleared out (to be exact, $10,200)! But Benson's the one who finds the Daily Double under the $600 Monticello clue and with $1,200 so far, he makes it a True Daily Double. Here's the clue from John:
In 1824, this French nobleman came to Monticello for a week-long visit; incidentally, after he left, the wine cellar had to be replenished.
"Who is The Marquis de Lafayette?"...is right to double to $2,400! At the end of the round, Yates has a big lead with $11,800; Benson has $3,800 and Welch has $1,600.
ROUND 1 LACH TRASH: $600
DJ! Categories:
MARINE BIOLOGY
YULETIDE FAVORITES
1980s BESTSELLERS
WHO RULES
ISLANDS OF THE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE
3-LETTER WORDS
Benson is starting to surge as he finds the first Daily Double under the $1,600 Islands clue with $7,400. He can't catch the champ right now, because he has $15,800; Welch has $2,000 now. His wager is five grand on this:
Noted for its sea turtles, this volcanic island "rises" northwest of St. Helena in the South Atlantic.
"What is Morningstar?"...I don't think so, so he's down to $2,400 and the champ's back in lock game territory. The right place was Acension Island. Yates gets the other Daily Double under the middle Marine Biology clue with $22,600. However, Benson's now gotten back in it for now with 12 grand; Welch's down to $800. The champ's wager is $2,600. Here's the clue:
Although some species of this in the class Asteroidea have more than twenty arms, five is the usual number.
"What is a starfish?"...is right to go to $25,200!
DJ! LACH TRASH: $2,000
SCORES AFTER DOUBLE JEOPARDY!:
George: $25,200 (not a lock game now)
Stevie: $14,000
Nicole: $2,400
CORYAT SCORES:
George: $23,400
Stevie: $18,400
Nicole: $2,400
FJ! CATEGORY: Novel Inspirations.
The house in Canada seen here inspired this beloved novel that's celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2008.
NICOLE:
Response: "What is Anne of Green Gables?"
Wager: NOTHING
Final score: $2,400
Benson is also right to double up to $28,000...and he's the new champ, because Yates put down an unacceptable response of "What is the House of Green Gables?", sending the champ home with $33,400 (his wager was $3,000).
ROUND 1:
1. #7 (Larry)- $300
2. #4 (Reiko)- $1,000
3. #16 (Diane)- $10
4. #12 (Daryoush)- $2,500
5. #1 (Deedra)- $200
FIRST OFFER: $27,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 2:
1. #18 (Connie)- $250,000
2. #11 (Danielle)- $75,000
3. #5 (Amy)- $50,000 (DANGER ZONE ENFORCED)
4. #14 (Tony)- $10,000
5. #20 (Greg)- $25,000 (STRIKE ONE)
One of the worst rounds ever on this version of the show.
SECOND OFFER: $10,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 3:
1. #21 (Cynthia)- $500
2. #8 (Dina)- $400
3. #22 (Mike)- $25
4. #15 (Tim)- $500,000 (STRIKE TWO)
THIRD OFFER: $5,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 4:
1. #13 (Regina)- $5
2. #2 (Charindra)- PENNY
FOURTH OFFER: $8,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 5:
1. #3 (Annabelle)- $100,000 (STRIKEOUT)
2. #9 (Devon)- $50
FIFTH OFFER: $3,000- NO DEAL
19th PICK: #19 (Ken)- BUCK
SIXTH OFFER: $4,000- NO DEAL
20th PICK: #10 (Autumn)- $100 (LEFT SIDE CLEARED!)
FINAL OFFER: $6,500- NO DEAL
He leaves with $5,000- not too bad.
Bingo America: This episode was taped just before yesterday's episode (hence, this is Episode 2044). Tonight's players are Christina & Andrew. At halftime in Game 1:
CHRISTINA: BING-
ANDREW: ---G-
BANK: $682
NUMBERS CALLED TO THIS POINT: N41, B7, I16, B2, G60, G56
7 (I28)- In what comedy does Dustin Hoffman play a soap opera actor in drag?
ANDREW: "Soap"- NO
CHRISTINA: "Tootsie"- CORRECT ($710)
8 (N39)- Loved by '50s bobbysoxers, what clunky two-tone things are still being worn by cheerleaders?
CHRISTINA: Saddlebucks- RIGHT AGAIN ($749)
9 (O62)- What concert did Willie Nelson help start in 1985 to benefit folks in the agricultural community?
CHRISTINA: Farm Aid- WIN ($811)
Game 2
CHRISTINA: B-NGO
ANDREW: B----
BANK: $1,106
NUMBERS CALLED TO THIS POINT: G51, B11, B4, N41, O71, O63, G54
8 (I19)- According to the proverb, what is only "skin deep"?
CHRISTINA: Beauty- WINS MATCH ($1,125)
Bingo Bonus Round:
B: #2- $1,000
I: #28- $750 ($1,750)
N: #33- $1,000 ($2,750)
G: #52- $750 ($3,500)
O: #73- $500 ($4,000)
For possibly the last time this season, somebody's going for the $100,000 Superball!
SUPERBALL: So far, Christina's won $5,125. But she'll get the other $94,875 and become the first female grand prize winner of this series if the Superball has one of her five chosen bonus numbers...
...SHE MISSED IT BY ONE- I27!!! OUCH. And 28 stood for this lady's birthday! But $5,125 is still a nice birthday present.
WOF: The maingame action hasn't been good so far this week; let's get it back together tonight. Opening Toss-Up category is Show Biz:
D _ _ E C _ _ R ' S
_ _ _
Ross guesses DIRECTOR'S CUT...right for $1,000.
$5,000 WINNING ID OF THE NIGHT: CS09639
Tonight's contestants:
Ross Makirty (Sequin, WA)- Waiter/stand-up comic
Michelle Triplett (Washington, D.C., but originally from Chicago)- Howard University student going for her Master's Degree in business administration; also a singer/songwriter
Heather Circy (Hoover, AL)- Clinical pharmacist
$2,000 Toss-Up category is Things:
_ _ N _
C O _ _ S
Michelle blanks out while Ross reads her lips a little later and solves PINE CONES for another $2,000.
Round 1 is tonight's Prize Puzzle Round and the category for it is Places. Out on the wheel now is a trip to Chile sponsored by "Horton Hears a Who!" worth $10,500. Early on, Ross picks up that very nice trip with three S's. After he later buys the E's and the O's, we have...
_ _ _ E/_ E _ _ A R S/A _ _/
T A S T _ _ _/ROOMS
...he then calls the N's for the Wild Card and solves WINE CELLARS AND TASTING ROOMS for another grand, the Chile trip and a bonus trip to Sonoma Valley, for a new total of 20 grand in cash and trips just like that!
PERFECT ROUND
WINNING ID FOR TRIP: IB00864
WorldWinner Jackpot Round category is Song Lyrics. Michelle immediately gets the left Bankrupt of the Million Dollar Wedge. Heather loses $3,600 to a regular Bankrupt a little later. Ross then gets the same fate to lose his Wild Card. After Michelle buys the E's later, she has ten grand sitting in front of her as the board reads...
THERE'S/_ _/_ _ S I _ E S S/_ I _ E/
S H _ _/_ _ S I _ E S S
...she buys the O's, then calls three N's for another $10,500 and solves THERE'S NO BUSINESS LIKE SHOW BUSINESS for $20,250 and a slight lead! Now that's what I'm talking about!
BANKRUPTS: 3 (Everybody)
Gond Bond Mystery Round category is Before & After. Heather duds out right away with T. Ross then spins Lose a Turn. After Michelle later cleans out the vowels, we have...
_ A _ _ I _ _ I _ _
_ L A S S
S L I P P E R
....she calls the G's for another $1,350, the N's for another $1,400, a $450 M and then solves MAGNIFYING GLASS SLIPPER for another $5,450 and $25,700 total!
DUDS: T
$3,000 Toss-Up category is Proper Name:
_ C T O R/J O _ _ _ _/
_ E P P
Heather gets her first $3,000 with ACTOR JOHNNY DEPP! Our next category is Food & Drink. After Ross buys the O's, we have...
E _ T R A/_ _ R _ _ _/
O _ _ _ E/O _ _
...he then calls a dud in M. Michelle calls the X for $300 but then calls D for dud, and we go to Speed-Up Mode. The remaining consonants are worth $1,450 apiece. Heather then calls the L's and solves EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL to finish with $5,900! Ross leaves with $20K in cash and trips and Michelle wins with $25,700!
So far, $51,600 has been given away tonight- more than double last night's total!
DUDS: D, M, S
Big Money Round: Let's see if our champ can put the cherry on top of this good episode. She spins the second A in AMERICA'S and the category is Event. Starting with:
_ _ _ _ E N
_ _ _ _ _ E
Triplett calls C, D, P and O and gets...
_ _ _ D E N
_ O _ _ _ E
...if she had followed through with the CDMA combination, she probably would've returned from this MAIDEN VOYAGE with another $25,000. At least she had nothing to lose there.
Jeopardy!: Our new champion now is George Yates (a simulator instructor from Simi Valley, CA), with $31,400 so far. His first pair of challengers:
Nicole Welch (Washington, D.C.)- Tax lawyer
Stevie Benson (El Centro, CA)- Chocolateer
Opening round categories:
1958
SPORTS INITIALS
MEET YOU IN THE MIDDLE
EAT YOUR VEGGIES!
LEFTOVERS
THOMAS JEFFERSON'S MONTICELLO (Clue Crew clues from said place in Virginia)
Yates tries to sweep Sports Initials with this $1,000 clue:
Giants first baseman (and son of a Rams Pro Bowl receiver) Jack Thomas
He's in first with "What is Snow?"...SWEEP; he now has $5,800 already! And up to this point after two categories, he's only been beaten to the punch to the $200 1958 clue by Benson! At the first break, he has $7,800; Benson has $1,200 and Welch just has $400. The champ then breaks the $10,000 mark after Leftovers has been cleared out (to be exact, $10,200)! But Benson's the one who finds the Daily Double under the $600 Monticello clue and with $1,200 so far, he makes it a True Daily Double. Here's the clue from John:
In 1824, this French nobleman came to Monticello for a week-long visit; incidentally, after he left, the wine cellar had to be replenished.
"Who is The Marquis de Lafayette?"...is right to double to $2,400! At the end of the round, Yates has a big lead with $11,800; Benson has $3,800 and Welch has $1,600.
ROUND 1 LACH TRASH: $600
DJ! Categories:
MARINE BIOLOGY
YULETIDE FAVORITES
1980s BESTSELLERS
WHO RULES
ISLANDS OF THE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE
3-LETTER WORDS
Benson is starting to surge as he finds the first Daily Double under the $1,600 Islands clue with $7,400. He can't catch the champ right now, because he has $15,800; Welch has $2,000 now. His wager is five grand on this:
Noted for its sea turtles, this volcanic island "rises" northwest of St. Helena in the South Atlantic.
"What is Morningstar?"...I don't think so, so he's down to $2,400 and the champ's back in lock game territory. The right place was Acension Island. Yates gets the other Daily Double under the middle Marine Biology clue with $22,600. However, Benson's now gotten back in it for now with 12 grand; Welch's down to $800. The champ's wager is $2,600. Here's the clue:
Although some species of this in the class Asteroidea have more than twenty arms, five is the usual number.
"What is a starfish?"...is right to go to $25,200!
DJ! LACH TRASH: $2,000
SCORES AFTER DOUBLE JEOPARDY!:
George: $25,200 (not a lock game now)
Stevie: $14,000
Nicole: $2,400
CORYAT SCORES:
George: $23,400
Stevie: $18,400
Nicole: $2,400
FJ! CATEGORY: Novel Inspirations.
The house in Canada seen here inspired this beloved novel that's celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2008.
NICOLE:
Response: "What is Anne of Green Gables?"
Wager: NOTHING
Final score: $2,400
Benson is also right to double up to $28,000...and he's the new champ, because Yates put down an unacceptable response of "What is the House of Green Gables?", sending the champ home with $33,400 (his wager was $3,000).
No "Idol" in Canada next year
Thanks to the ongoing worldwide economy struggles, there will be no "Canadian Idol" next year.
Source: Variety
Source: Variety
"The Biggest Loser" 6th Season Finale rating
Against CBS' killer Tuesday night lineup, the season finale of "The Biggest Loser: Families" held its own very well, scoring a 7.2 Fast Nielsen with an 11 share. It was also the night's highest-rated show in the 18-49 demographic (4.5).
Source: The Futon Critic
Source: The Futon Critic
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
"The Biggest Loser: Families"- SEASON FINALE
It's that time again to give away a total of $350,000 to those people who lost the most weight! First, we need to determine who will be the third finalist- Ed or Heba, both from the same family. The last finalist of the season, as determined by you at home, by a difference of 84 to 16% is...
Ed
Heba
...Ed!
Next, the $100,000 part:
Adam: 260 lbs, 80 pounds lost, 23.53%
Stacy: 156 lbs, 65 pounds lost, 29.41%
LT: 270 lbs, 87 pounds lost, 24.37%
Tom: 236 lbs, 78 pounds lost, 24.84%
Jerry: 265 lbs, 115 pounds lost, 30.26%
Coleen: 154 lbs, 64 pounds lost, 29.36%
Shellay: 142 lbs, 74 pounds lost, 34.26%
Amy C.: 135 lbs, 104 pounds lost, 43.51%
Phil: 180 lbs, 151 pounds lost, 45.62%
Amy P.: 124 lbs, 105 pounds lost, 45.85%
Brady: 224 lbs, 117 pounds lost, 34.31%
We're down to two- Renee & Heba. For Renee to take the lead, she must have lost at least 123 pounds...
Renee: 161 lbs, 106 pounds lost, 39.7%
For Heba to win 100 grand, she must have lost at least 135 pounds, thus needing to go down to 159 or less...
Heba: 156 lbs, 138 pounds lost, 46.94%
...she does it by three!
$250,000 WEIGH-IN:
Michelle gets to choose the order since she had the best percentage while at the ranch. She makes Ed go first, Vicky second and herself last.
Ed: 196 lbs, 139 pounds lost, 41.5%
To take the lead, Vicky needs to have lost at least 103 pounds...
Vicky: 145 lbs, 101 pounds lost, 41.06%
...missed it by two.
Now, for Michelle. To win the entire $250,000, she must have lost at least 101 pounds, thus going down to at least 141...
Michelle: 132 lbs, 110 pounds lost, 45.45%
...SHE'S THE SECOND STRAIGHT FEMALE TO WIN THIS SHOW!!!! Spray the confetti- Jillian's only remaining contestant has won!!
Ed
Heba
...Ed!
Next, the $100,000 part:
Adam: 260 lbs, 80 pounds lost, 23.53%
Stacy: 156 lbs, 65 pounds lost, 29.41%
LT: 270 lbs, 87 pounds lost, 24.37%
Tom: 236 lbs, 78 pounds lost, 24.84%
Jerry: 265 lbs, 115 pounds lost, 30.26%
Coleen: 154 lbs, 64 pounds lost, 29.36%
Shellay: 142 lbs, 74 pounds lost, 34.26%
Amy C.: 135 lbs, 104 pounds lost, 43.51%
Phil: 180 lbs, 151 pounds lost, 45.62%
Amy P.: 124 lbs, 105 pounds lost, 45.85%
Brady: 224 lbs, 117 pounds lost, 34.31%
We're down to two- Renee & Heba. For Renee to take the lead, she must have lost at least 123 pounds...
Renee: 161 lbs, 106 pounds lost, 39.7%
For Heba to win 100 grand, she must have lost at least 135 pounds, thus needing to go down to 159 or less...
Heba: 156 lbs, 138 pounds lost, 46.94%
...she does it by three!
$250,000 WEIGH-IN:
Michelle gets to choose the order since she had the best percentage while at the ranch. She makes Ed go first, Vicky second and herself last.
Ed: 196 lbs, 139 pounds lost, 41.5%
To take the lead, Vicky needs to have lost at least 103 pounds...
Vicky: 145 lbs, 101 pounds lost, 41.06%
...missed it by two.
Now, for Michelle. To win the entire $250,000, she must have lost at least 101 pounds, thus going down to at least 141...
Michelle: 132 lbs, 110 pounds lost, 45.45%
...SHE'S THE SECOND STRAIGHT FEMALE TO WIN THIS SHOW!!!! Spray the confetti- Jillian's only remaining contestant has won!!
12/16/2008 Results
TPIR: This is Episode 4524K, so this was taped prior to Drew's injury.
After David, Julie, Terry and Zachary get called on down first, Drew comes out after pushing a CBS trash can through Door #2. The first IUFB is a 10 foot day sailer (Gabrielle).
Zachary: $800
Terry: $1,450
Julie: $1,525
David: $1,526
ARP: $3,695
Since this episode was taped several weeks back unlike yesterday's, there's always the possibility that a Pricing Game from yesterday's episode can pop up again here...and that's the case today with Any Number. After David Jahn chest bumps Drew, he plays it for either an iPod music system (Phire) or a Pontiac G6 (Amber).
1. 3- CAR ($ 2 _ , _ 3 _)
2. 5- Music system ($ _ 5 _)
3. 2- Pricey Ziffel ($ _ . _ 2)
4. 7- Music system ($ 7 5 _)
5. 4- Pricey Ziffel ($ _ . 4 2)
6. 6- CAR ($ 2 _ , _ 3 6)
7. 1- CAR ($ 2 1 , _ 3 6)
Final pick: 8- WINNER!! ($21,836)
The music system indeed was $750 and the piggy bank had $9.42 stuffed in it. And David then picks Drew up for a second or two before seeing his car!!! Not a bad way to go out for this year's G6.
(David's great reaction was another thing you should've seen coming thanks to that opening promo from the military special.)
Sharon Floyd then mosies on down and the second IUFB is a digital camera coming down from the ceiling.
Sharon: $600
Zachary: $601
Terry: $500
Julie: BUCK
ARP: $699
Zachary Bratner got really lucky that he didn't get outbid on after immediately bidding $601 on the second turn; this Palmer College of Chiropratnic student now goes for up to $16,000 playing It's In the Bag (Gabrielle & Phire). Products today are Clorox wipes, Gold Bond Lotion, Alka-Seltzer, Ester-C (500 mg), creole injector and a bag of jellybeans. His guesses:
$1.49- Jellybeans
$12.99- Ester-C
$5.99- Crole injector (audience groans)
$9.12- Lotion
$2.99- Wipes
I can tell you right now that everything is right. Does he stop at all?...
...yes, at $2,000. Darn.
Next is Jaime Colstad and the third IUFB is a Big Green Egg system (Gabrielle).
Jaime: $550
Terry: $1,175
Julie: $798
Sharon: $1,176
ARP: $1,175
Terry Neece, who unfortunately is not the wife of the very lovely Jennifer, wins a $500 bonus! This Vegas native then plays Switch? for exercise bikes marked at $3,644 (Phire) and a computer system marked at $2,879 (Amber). He decides to switch the prizes...not a good idea.
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #1:
Terry ($1,675): $.90
Zachary ($2,699): 60 + 90 = OVER
David ($25,531): 80 + 40 = OVER
Terry goes to the Showcase.
Next comes Joseph Tribody and the fourth IUFB is Coleman beach stuff (Phire).
Joseph: $905
Julie: $450
Sharon: $44 (STUPID BID)
Jaime: $510
ARP: $896
Jaime goes to a Swap Meet to try and match up the price of a coffee/espresso machine (Gabrielle) to either a Pulaski dinette (Amber), designer shoes/purse and a pair of bicycles (Phire). She picks the bikes, which cost a grand...as does the machine! The dinette was $1,977 and the clothes were $1,966.
Coming on down next is Karen Hollingsworth and the next IUFB is a washer/dryer (Amber).
Karen: $1,699
Joseph: $1,100
Julie: $2,200
Sharon: $2,201
ARP: $2,598
With her extra buck, Sharon better believe that she can win a Pontiac Vibe playing One Away (Gabrielle & Phire); she also does a cartwheel when the car appears! Board:
$ 2 7 , 4 5 7
First guess:
$ 1 8, 5 4 6
The mighty sound effects lady is back for this playing...AND MAYBE IT SHOULD BE BACK PERMANENTLY, BECAUSE SHE GIVES SHARON FIVE HONKS FOR THE FIRST ONE AWAY EXACTA OF THE SEASON!!
The day's last contestant is Liezl Zaballa and the final IUFB is a furbiary coat (Amber).
Liezl: $1,400
Karen: $599
Joseph: $750
Julie: $751
ARP: $825, so Julie Jenkins finally made it!
She now plays Pick a Number for a TV/entertainment center (Phire). Gabrielle handles the gameboard today. Here it is:
$ _ 0 7 7
NUMBERS AVAILABLE: 2, 4 & 5
I say it's $5,077. Her guess is $4,077...but at the last second, she changes her mind to my guess of $5,077...WINNER! That's our second straight four win show!
Video Bonus: Intro and both of today's car game playings (standard definition)
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #2:
Julie ($5,902): 65 + 40 = OOPS
Jaime ($6,849): 55 + 50 = OOPS
Sharon ($21,144): WINS BY DEFAULT AT $.80!
First Showcase has its three prizes being modeled by the remaining three contestants that didn't make it out of Contestant's Row today!! They are a karaoke machine (Liezl), a pool table (Joseph) and a Hi-Lo trailer (Karen).
SHARON PASSES TRAILER SHOWCASE TO TERRY; TERRY BIDS $23,743 ON TRAILER SHOWCASE- STAGE GARF (Barely covers the trailer)
MY BID FOR TRAILER SHOWCASE: $27,000
For Sharon, we have the first green screen version of the Every Trip in the House Showcase! The trips are to Chicago, Canada, South Africa and Scotland (Amber & Phire).
SHARON BIDS $30,525 ON TRIPS
MY BID FOR TRIPS: $30,000
SHARON'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $30,525
ARP: $31,019
DIFFERENCE: $494
We might have a DSW with Terry today, but I'm not so sure about that. ARP of Terry's Showcase...
...$23,743 ON THE NOSE- HE WINS BOTH SHOWCASES; THE FIRST TIME IN DAYTIME "TPIR" HISTORY ANYONE HAS GOTTEN A SHOWCASE PRICE ON THE NOSE!!!!!!!
IT'S ALSO ONLY THE SECOND TIME ON ANY VERSION OF THE SHOW THAT ANYBODY'S DONE THAT!!! It's about damn time it happened in daytime! Not only does Mr. Neece go down in the record books, he's going home with $56,437 in cash and prizes! Best episode of the season without a doubt!
Video Bonus: THE BIG MOMENT IN HD!!!
DOND: Today's player is #20 Aaron Luna. He wants to win enough to buy a new house for his mom. He swaps out for one of the cases next to it, #19.
ROUND 1:
1. #9 (Devon)- PENNY
2. #2 (Charindra)- $400
3. #7 (Larry)- $300
4. #6 (Paul)- $75,000
5. #8 (Dina)- $100,000
FIRST OFFER: $15,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 2:
1. #16 (Wendy)- $25,000 (DANGER ZONE ENFORCED)
2. #5 (Amy)- $10,000
3. #1 (Danielle)- $50
4. #14 (Tony)- $250,000 (STRIKE ONE)
5. #22 (Mike)- $2,500
SECOND OFFER: $12,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 3:
1. #1 (Deedra)- $100
2. #13 (Regina)- $500
3. #18 (Connie)- $500,000 (BIG STRIKE TWO; he was ONE OFF the big one!)
4. #12 (Daryoush)- $1,000
THIRD OFFER: $2,500- NO DEAL
ROUND 4:
1. #3 (Annabelle)- $7,500
2. #15 (Tim)- $10
FOURTH OFFER: $7,500- NO DEAL
ROUND 5:
1. #10 (Autumn)- $5,000 (SAFETY NET COMPLETELY GONE)
2. #17 (Cathy)- BUCK
FIFTH OFFER: $11,000- NO DEAL
19th PICK: #21 (Cynthia)- $200
SIXTH OFFER: $15,000- DEAL
20th PICK: #20 (Ken)- $5
FINAL OFFER: $26,000
He misses out on $50,000, thanks to not having a safety net left. But if he had kept #18 instead, the pain would've been MUCH worse.
Bingo America: Episode 2045's contestants are Jennifer and Evan. At halftime in Game 1:
JENNIFER: --NG-
EVAN: ---GO
BANK: $806
NUMBERS CALLED TO THIS POINT: G51, O63, O64, N43, N35, G50
7 (B6)- The lost Incan city of Machu Picchu lies in what South American mountain range?
JENNIFER: Andes- CORRECT (B-NG-; $812)
8 (I27)- How many holes are played in a standard round of golf?
EVAN: 18- YOU BET (-I-GO; $839)
9 (N40)- At parties, blindfolded kids take a bat to what Mexican paper machet object filled with candy?
EVAN: Pinata- OF COURSE (-INGO; $879)
50/50:
10 (I25)- A bridge or a balcony- from where did Juliet ask the question "Wherefore art thou Romeo" in the famous Shakespeare play?
JENNIFER: Balcony- CORRECT (BING-; $904)
11 (O75)- T or F: Last year, Bjorn introduced her own clothing line called Swan Song.
JENNIFER: False- WIN ($979)
Early on in Game 2, on the third question, Jennifer answers a question about Craig Ferguson correctly while phrasing her answer in the "Jeopardy!" format. Later on, we have this:
JENNIFER: BING-
EVAN: --NG-
BANK: $1,180
NUMBERS CALLED TO THIS POINT: B1, G47, G51, I26, N37, N39, I17
8 (O62)- What late, large comedian co-starred with Steve Martin in "Planes, Trains & Automobiles"?
JENNIFER: John Candy- WINS MATCH ($1,242)
Bingo Bonus Round:
B: #3- $750
I: #18- $750 ($1,500)
N: #37- $1,500 ($3,000)
G: #60- LOSS
WOF: Tonight's first Toss-Up category is a one-wordy Place:
T _ _ _ E _ T O W N
Andrew solves TINSELTOWN for $1,000.
$5,000 WINNING ID OF THE NIGHT: MW15214
Tonight's contestants:
Andrew Rosario (Arlington, MA but originally from NYC)- Works for a travel company doing web marketing
Cassaundra Barnes (Shreveport, LA)- Freelance photographer
Stacey Acardi (Hypoluxo, FL)- CPA in law firm
$2,000 Toss-Up category is Around the House:
_ I _ B O N S/_ _ _/
BOWS
Andrew triples up with RIBBONS AND BOWS.
Round 1 category is Fun & Games and out on the wheel now is a trip to London sponsored by "The Tale of Despereaux" worth $7,000. Andrew immediately picks up the Wild Card with four N's but then hits Lose a Turn just as quickly. After Cassaundra calls the G's, we have...
C A T C _ _ N G/_ N _ _ _ L A _ _ _/_ N/
_ _ U R/T _ N G U _
...she calls a $900 H, buys the O's, calls a $500 Y, then buys the E's and the I to clean out the vowels. But we then have to clean out her $6,050 because she next spins Bankrupt. Stacey also hits Bankrupt. Andrew then calls the S's for $600 and the Free Spin, then the W for a $1,000 gift certificate from Garrett; he then solves CATCHING SNOWFLAKES ON YOUR TONGUE for that prize plus another $600, a new total of $4,600.
BANKRUPTS: 2 (Cassaundra, Stacey)
WorldWinner Jackpot Round category is Same Name. Andrew loses $1,550 and his Wild Card to the right Bankrupt of the Million Dollar Wedge midway in this round; he saves his Free Spin for now. After Cassaundra buys the A's, we have...
_ A _ T S/&/
A _ T _ _ N
_ _ _ _ R E S
...I believe I have it. After buying the U, she also hits Bankrupt. Stacey calls the C's for $800 but hits her third Bankrupt tonight. Andrew calls the F's for $1,400 and solves FACTS & ACTION FIGURES to win that amount and go to six grand.
DUDS: L
BANKRUPTS: 4 (2 by Stacey)
Gold Bond Mystery/Prize Puzzle Round category is Food & Drink. Early on, Stacey calls four S's for $14,000. But a few turns later, she loses $17,350 to the left Bankrupt of the MDW! OUCH. She has had no luck tonight; that's four Bankrupts tonight for her. Andrew next lands on the Mystery Wedge next to the MDW and calls a P; he flips...Bankrupt, and he uses his Free Spin this time. A few turns later, though, he hits Lose a Turn for the second time tonight. Cassaundra then tries to solve with this showing...
_ A N _ _ A _ _/TORTILLAS/&/
SPICY/SALSA
...guess is HANDMADE TORTILLAS & SPICY SALSA...that wins her a $6,000 trip to Riviera Maya and she ties up the match!
BANKRUPTS: 2 (Stacey, Andrew)
WINNING ID FOR TRIP: RD8911582
$3,000 Toss-Up category is Person:
R _ S K
T _ K _ R
Andrew's somewhat of a RISK TAKER, so he has a $3,000 lead with $9,000 going into the Speed-Up Round category of Thing. Consonants are worth $1,300 apiece; Stacey could put all of her bad luck to pasture here and win the championship. After Cassaundra calls the H's, we have...
T H _/_ _ N _ S H _ N G/
T _ _ _ H
...for another $5,200 and the championship with a total of $11,200...she puts on THE FINISHING TOUCH! Andrew leaves with $9,000 in cash and gift certificate and Stacey has to settle for the $1,000 consolation.
The eight Bankrupts tonight is the second-highest amount in one night this season (the season high is 11).
Big Money Round: She spins the I in AMERICA'S and the category is Thing. Starting with:
_ N _ _ _ E
_ L _ _ _ R
I believe it's UNIQUE ______. Barnes calls D, M, H and A and gets...
_ N _ _ _ E
_ L A _ _ R
...there's no UNIQUE FLAVOR about $25,000, and she doesn't win it.
After David, Julie, Terry and Zachary get called on down first, Drew comes out after pushing a CBS trash can through Door #2. The first IUFB is a 10 foot day sailer (Gabrielle).
Zachary: $800
Terry: $1,450
Julie: $1,525
David: $1,526
ARP: $3,695
Since this episode was taped several weeks back unlike yesterday's, there's always the possibility that a Pricing Game from yesterday's episode can pop up again here...and that's the case today with Any Number. After David Jahn chest bumps Drew, he plays it for either an iPod music system (Phire) or a Pontiac G6 (Amber).
1. 3- CAR ($ 2 _ , _ 3 _)
2. 5- Music system ($ _ 5 _)
3. 2- Pricey Ziffel ($ _ . _ 2)
4. 7- Music system ($ 7 5 _)
5. 4- Pricey Ziffel ($ _ . 4 2)
6. 6- CAR ($ 2 _ , _ 3 6)
7. 1- CAR ($ 2 1 , _ 3 6)
Final pick: 8- WINNER!! ($21,836)
The music system indeed was $750 and the piggy bank had $9.42 stuffed in it. And David then picks Drew up for a second or two before seeing his car!!! Not a bad way to go out for this year's G6.
(David's great reaction was another thing you should've seen coming thanks to that opening promo from the military special.)
Sharon Floyd then mosies on down and the second IUFB is a digital camera coming down from the ceiling.
Sharon: $600
Zachary: $601
Terry: $500
Julie: BUCK
ARP: $699
Zachary Bratner got really lucky that he didn't get outbid on after immediately bidding $601 on the second turn; this Palmer College of Chiropratnic student now goes for up to $16,000 playing It's In the Bag (Gabrielle & Phire). Products today are Clorox wipes, Gold Bond Lotion, Alka-Seltzer, Ester-C (500 mg), creole injector and a bag of jellybeans. His guesses:
$1.49- Jellybeans
$12.99- Ester-C
$5.99- Crole injector (audience groans)
$9.12- Lotion
$2.99- Wipes
I can tell you right now that everything is right. Does he stop at all?...
...yes, at $2,000. Darn.
Next is Jaime Colstad and the third IUFB is a Big Green Egg system (Gabrielle).
Jaime: $550
Terry: $1,175
Julie: $798
Sharon: $1,176
ARP: $1,175
Terry Neece, who unfortunately is not the wife of the very lovely Jennifer, wins a $500 bonus! This Vegas native then plays Switch? for exercise bikes marked at $3,644 (Phire) and a computer system marked at $2,879 (Amber). He decides to switch the prizes...not a good idea.
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #1:
Terry ($1,675): $.90
Zachary ($2,699): 60 + 90 = OVER
David ($25,531): 80 + 40 = OVER
Terry goes to the Showcase.
Next comes Joseph Tribody and the fourth IUFB is Coleman beach stuff (Phire).
Joseph: $905
Julie: $450
Sharon: $44 (STUPID BID)
Jaime: $510
ARP: $896
Jaime goes to a Swap Meet to try and match up the price of a coffee/espresso machine (Gabrielle) to either a Pulaski dinette (Amber), designer shoes/purse and a pair of bicycles (Phire). She picks the bikes, which cost a grand...as does the machine! The dinette was $1,977 and the clothes were $1,966.
Coming on down next is Karen Hollingsworth and the next IUFB is a washer/dryer (Amber).
Karen: $1,699
Joseph: $1,100
Julie: $2,200
Sharon: $2,201
ARP: $2,598
With her extra buck, Sharon better believe that she can win a Pontiac Vibe playing One Away (Gabrielle & Phire); she also does a cartwheel when the car appears! Board:
$ 2 7 , 4 5 7
First guess:
$ 1 8, 5 4 6
The mighty sound effects lady is back for this playing...AND MAYBE IT SHOULD BE BACK PERMANENTLY, BECAUSE SHE GIVES SHARON FIVE HONKS FOR THE FIRST ONE AWAY EXACTA OF THE SEASON!!
The day's last contestant is Liezl Zaballa and the final IUFB is a furbiary coat (Amber).
Liezl: $1,400
Karen: $599
Joseph: $750
Julie: $751
ARP: $825, so Julie Jenkins finally made it!
She now plays Pick a Number for a TV/entertainment center (Phire). Gabrielle handles the gameboard today. Here it is:
$ _ 0 7 7
NUMBERS AVAILABLE: 2, 4 & 5
I say it's $5,077. Her guess is $4,077...but at the last second, she changes her mind to my guess of $5,077...WINNER! That's our second straight four win show!
Video Bonus: Intro and both of today's car game playings (standard definition)
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #2:
Julie ($5,902): 65 + 40 = OOPS
Jaime ($6,849): 55 + 50 = OOPS
Sharon ($21,144): WINS BY DEFAULT AT $.80!
First Showcase has its three prizes being modeled by the remaining three contestants that didn't make it out of Contestant's Row today!! They are a karaoke machine (Liezl), a pool table (Joseph) and a Hi-Lo trailer (Karen).
SHARON PASSES TRAILER SHOWCASE TO TERRY; TERRY BIDS $23,743 ON TRAILER SHOWCASE- STAGE GARF (Barely covers the trailer)
MY BID FOR TRAILER SHOWCASE: $27,000
For Sharon, we have the first green screen version of the Every Trip in the House Showcase! The trips are to Chicago, Canada, South Africa and Scotland (Amber & Phire).
SHARON BIDS $30,525 ON TRIPS
MY BID FOR TRIPS: $30,000
SHARON'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $30,525
ARP: $31,019
DIFFERENCE: $494
We might have a DSW with Terry today, but I'm not so sure about that. ARP of Terry's Showcase...
...$23,743 ON THE NOSE- HE WINS BOTH SHOWCASES; THE FIRST TIME IN DAYTIME "TPIR" HISTORY ANYONE HAS GOTTEN A SHOWCASE PRICE ON THE NOSE!!!!!!!
IT'S ALSO ONLY THE SECOND TIME ON ANY VERSION OF THE SHOW THAT ANYBODY'S DONE THAT!!! It's about damn time it happened in daytime! Not only does Mr. Neece go down in the record books, he's going home with $56,437 in cash and prizes! Best episode of the season without a doubt!
Video Bonus: THE BIG MOMENT IN HD!!!
DOND: Today's player is #20 Aaron Luna. He wants to win enough to buy a new house for his mom. He swaps out for one of the cases next to it, #19.
ROUND 1:
1. #9 (Devon)- PENNY
2. #2 (Charindra)- $400
3. #7 (Larry)- $300
4. #6 (Paul)- $75,000
5. #8 (Dina)- $100,000
FIRST OFFER: $15,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 2:
1. #16 (Wendy)- $25,000 (DANGER ZONE ENFORCED)
2. #5 (Amy)- $10,000
3. #1 (Danielle)- $50
4. #14 (Tony)- $250,000 (STRIKE ONE)
5. #22 (Mike)- $2,500
SECOND OFFER: $12,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 3:
1. #1 (Deedra)- $100
2. #13 (Regina)- $500
3. #18 (Connie)- $500,000 (BIG STRIKE TWO; he was ONE OFF the big one!)
4. #12 (Daryoush)- $1,000
THIRD OFFER: $2,500- NO DEAL
ROUND 4:
1. #3 (Annabelle)- $7,500
2. #15 (Tim)- $10
FOURTH OFFER: $7,500- NO DEAL
ROUND 5:
1. #10 (Autumn)- $5,000 (SAFETY NET COMPLETELY GONE)
2. #17 (Cathy)- BUCK
FIFTH OFFER: $11,000- NO DEAL
19th PICK: #21 (Cynthia)- $200
SIXTH OFFER: $15,000- DEAL
20th PICK: #20 (Ken)- $5
FINAL OFFER: $26,000
He misses out on $50,000, thanks to not having a safety net left. But if he had kept #18 instead, the pain would've been MUCH worse.
Bingo America: Episode 2045's contestants are Jennifer and Evan. At halftime in Game 1:
JENNIFER: --NG-
EVAN: ---GO
BANK: $806
NUMBERS CALLED TO THIS POINT: G51, O63, O64, N43, N35, G50
7 (B6)- The lost Incan city of Machu Picchu lies in what South American mountain range?
JENNIFER: Andes- CORRECT (B-NG-; $812)
8 (I27)- How many holes are played in a standard round of golf?
EVAN: 18- YOU BET (-I-GO; $839)
9 (N40)- At parties, blindfolded kids take a bat to what Mexican paper machet object filled with candy?
EVAN: Pinata- OF COURSE (-INGO; $879)
50/50:
10 (I25)- A bridge or a balcony- from where did Juliet ask the question "Wherefore art thou Romeo" in the famous Shakespeare play?
JENNIFER: Balcony- CORRECT (BING-; $904)
11 (O75)- T or F: Last year, Bjorn introduced her own clothing line called Swan Song.
JENNIFER: False- WIN ($979)
Early on in Game 2, on the third question, Jennifer answers a question about Craig Ferguson correctly while phrasing her answer in the "Jeopardy!" format. Later on, we have this:
JENNIFER: BING-
EVAN: --NG-
BANK: $1,180
NUMBERS CALLED TO THIS POINT: B1, G47, G51, I26, N37, N39, I17
8 (O62)- What late, large comedian co-starred with Steve Martin in "Planes, Trains & Automobiles"?
JENNIFER: John Candy- WINS MATCH ($1,242)
Bingo Bonus Round:
B: #3- $750
I: #18- $750 ($1,500)
N: #37- $1,500 ($3,000)
G: #60- LOSS
WOF: Tonight's first Toss-Up category is a one-wordy Place:
T _ _ _ E _ T O W N
Andrew solves TINSELTOWN for $1,000.
$5,000 WINNING ID OF THE NIGHT: MW15214
Tonight's contestants:
Andrew Rosario (Arlington, MA but originally from NYC)- Works for a travel company doing web marketing
Cassaundra Barnes (Shreveport, LA)- Freelance photographer
Stacey Acardi (Hypoluxo, FL)- CPA in law firm
$2,000 Toss-Up category is Around the House:
_ I _ B O N S/_ _ _/
BOWS
Andrew triples up with RIBBONS AND BOWS.
Round 1 category is Fun & Games and out on the wheel now is a trip to London sponsored by "The Tale of Despereaux" worth $7,000. Andrew immediately picks up the Wild Card with four N's but then hits Lose a Turn just as quickly. After Cassaundra calls the G's, we have...
C A T C _ _ N G/_ N _ _ _ L A _ _ _/_ N/
_ _ U R/T _ N G U _
...she calls a $900 H, buys the O's, calls a $500 Y, then buys the E's and the I to clean out the vowels. But we then have to clean out her $6,050 because she next spins Bankrupt. Stacey also hits Bankrupt. Andrew then calls the S's for $600 and the Free Spin, then the W for a $1,000 gift certificate from Garrett; he then solves CATCHING SNOWFLAKES ON YOUR TONGUE for that prize plus another $600, a new total of $4,600.
BANKRUPTS: 2 (Cassaundra, Stacey)
WorldWinner Jackpot Round category is Same Name. Andrew loses $1,550 and his Wild Card to the right Bankrupt of the Million Dollar Wedge midway in this round; he saves his Free Spin for now. After Cassaundra buys the A's, we have...
_ A _ T S/&/
A _ T _ _ N
_ _ _ _ R E S
...I believe I have it. After buying the U, she also hits Bankrupt. Stacey calls the C's for $800 but hits her third Bankrupt tonight. Andrew calls the F's for $1,400 and solves FACTS & ACTION FIGURES to win that amount and go to six grand.
DUDS: L
BANKRUPTS: 4 (2 by Stacey)
Gold Bond Mystery/Prize Puzzle Round category is Food & Drink. Early on, Stacey calls four S's for $14,000. But a few turns later, she loses $17,350 to the left Bankrupt of the MDW! OUCH. She has had no luck tonight; that's four Bankrupts tonight for her. Andrew next lands on the Mystery Wedge next to the MDW and calls a P; he flips...Bankrupt, and he uses his Free Spin this time. A few turns later, though, he hits Lose a Turn for the second time tonight. Cassaundra then tries to solve with this showing...
_ A N _ _ A _ _/TORTILLAS/&/
SPICY/SALSA
...guess is HANDMADE TORTILLAS & SPICY SALSA...that wins her a $6,000 trip to Riviera Maya and she ties up the match!
BANKRUPTS: 2 (Stacey, Andrew)
WINNING ID FOR TRIP: RD8911582
$3,000 Toss-Up category is Person:
R _ S K
T _ K _ R
Andrew's somewhat of a RISK TAKER, so he has a $3,000 lead with $9,000 going into the Speed-Up Round category of Thing. Consonants are worth $1,300 apiece; Stacey could put all of her bad luck to pasture here and win the championship. After Cassaundra calls the H's, we have...
T H _/_ _ N _ S H _ N G/
T _ _ _ H
...for another $5,200 and the championship with a total of $11,200...she puts on THE FINISHING TOUCH! Andrew leaves with $9,000 in cash and gift certificate and Stacey has to settle for the $1,000 consolation.
The eight Bankrupts tonight is the second-highest amount in one night this season (the season high is 11).
Big Money Round: She spins the I in AMERICA'S and the category is Thing. Starting with:
_ N _ _ _ E
_ L _ _ _ R
I believe it's UNIQUE ______. Barnes calls D, M, H and A and gets...
_ N _ _ _ E
_ L A _ _ R
...there's no UNIQUE FLAVOR about $25,000, and she doesn't win it.
Monday, December 15, 2008
FOX ratings notes
Thursday's "Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?", thanks in part to going against "CSI", scored a piss poor 2.9 Fast Nielsen with a 5 share, making it the least-watched show amongst the big four networks on the night.
Friday's episode did better against light competition, scoring a 3.8/7. "Don't Forget the Lyrics!" posted a 3.2/6.
Source: The Futon Critic, Zap2it.com
Friday's episode did better against light competition, scoring a 3.8/7. "Don't Forget the Lyrics!" posted a 3.2/6.
Source: The Futon Critic, Zap2it.com
12/15/2008 Results
Before I start today's results recap, here's a special clip of Brianne Sherman's $250,000 win on "Millionaire".
TPIR: Episode 4551K begins with Annette, Andrew, Jennifer and Leslie. Drew comes out in a canoe pushed by Rachael and Stephanie and the first IUFB is a plasma HDTV (Tamiko).
Leslie: $900
Jennifer: $2,100
Andrew: $1,399
Annette: BUCK (STAGE GARF)
ARP: $1,899
Since this guy has the same name as my brother, Andrew Gelb, a musician from San Diego, will play Any Number for either a sofa (Rachael) or a 2009 Honda Civic EX Sedan (Std., AT, Tray, WLock)(Stephanie). First number in the car is 2.
(Note: Rich called the car a Ford at first by mistake.)
1. 3- Pricey Ziffel ($ 3 . _ _)
2. 4- Sofa ($ _ 4 _)
3. 5- Pricey Ziffel ($ 3 . _ 5)
4. 8- Sofa ($ 8 4 _)
5. 9- Wins sofa ($849)
The ARP of the Honda was $20,167 and the piggy bank had $3.25 in it today. The three show winning streak for Any Number is over.
(Note: The process of starting Pricing Game lineups with a car or cash game is being done on a semi-regular basis. Thus, that won't happen on every show.)
Another Andrew replaces him in Contestant's Row- Andrew Costigan, that is. The second IUFB is a BBQ (Rachael).
Andrew: $750
Annette: $800
Leslie: $745 (not that wise of a bid)
Jennifer: $959
ARP: $749
Because of Leslie Kirkham's lucky bid, this Tennessee native plays Most Expensive for golf clubs (Rachael), a floor clock (Tamiko) and boots (Stephanie). She goes with the obvious in choosing the clock...you bet she's a winner!
Golf clubs: $1,345
Boots: $1,670
Clock: $2,275
Here comes Matthew from the Navy and the third IUFB is a washer/dryer (Stephanie).
Matthew: $1,650
Jennifer: $1,700
Andrew: $700
Annette: $1,200
ARP: $2,248
Jennifer Hammond from Huntington Beach, CA plays Range Game for a Chalet folding trailer (Rachael). Range is $11,700-$12,300. She stops her guess at $11,861-$12,011. ARP: $11,880!
TODAY'S WIN AT HOME PRIZE: Diamond charm bracelet (Tamiko)
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #1:
Andrew ($2,748): 45 + 35 = $.80
Leslie ($6,039): Quarter + 95 = OVER
Jennifer ($14,128): 55 + 60 = OVER
The first Andrew today goes to the Showcase.
Coming on down next is James Helton and the fourth IUFB is a fireplace (Tamiko).
James: $1,500
Andrew: $1,650
Annette: $1,900
Matthew: $1,950
ARP: $1,999
Matthew Schubring, an avionics instructor in the Navy, plays Check Out for a Honda Accord LX-S Coupe (Std., AT, Sensors, Mats)(Rachael) worth $23,946! The products today are soup, daily pore cleanser, salsa, luggage lock & cold remedy.
(Note: Another script error for a Honda- it said an Accord Sedan was being offered instead.)
His guesses:
Soup: $.89
Cleanser: $3.59
Salsa: $2.50
Lock: $6.99
Remedy: $12.50
TOTAL GUESS: $26.47
Actual prices:
Soup: $1.29
Cleanser: $6.49
Salsa: $2.99
Lock: $8.49
Remedy: $11.99
ACTUAL TOTAL: $31.25
DIFFERENCE: $4.78
He did much better than the audience would have here.
Marc then comes on down and the fifth IUFB is a bass guitar (being played by Mike Tucci from ESP!).
Marc: $900
James: $1,200
Andrew: $1,220
Annette: $855
ARP: $1,665
The other Andrew plays Secret X for a bedroom worth $5,086. Here's how he places his free X:
(X)(??)(--)
(--)(??)(--)
(--)(??)(--)
Today's SPs modeled by Rachael:
Double burner: $82 or $103?
Stock tracker: $62 or $85?
He gets the double burner at $82 and the stock tracker at $85. Here's his final setup:
(X)(??)(X)
(--)(??)(--)
(--)(??)(X)
Andrew is...
(X)(--)(X)
(--)(X)(--)
(--)(--)(X)
...a winner!
The last name Rich gets to call on is Mary Jane Edwards and the final IUFB is a home theater system (Stephanie & Tamiko).
Mary Jane: $2,300
Annette: $2,500
Marc: BUCK
James: TWO BUCKS (bad news for Marc)
ARP: $3,190, so Annette doesn't get locked up in the First Four Breakfast Club!
This Valencia, CA native plays Bonkers for a trip to Ireland (Rachael). Board:
4 8 3 5
1. HLHH- EIGHT SECOND EXACTA!!!
ARP: $5,068!
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #2:
Matthew ($1,999): $.85
Andrew ($6,918): 55 + 35 = $.90
Annette ($8,258): 85 + 30 = OVER
Do you believe it- both Andrews are in the Showcase today!!
The first Showcase has makeup supplies, a small video camera and a Harley-Davidson motorcycle; all prizes are modeled by Stephanie. Not too good writing there, Drew.
ANDREW #2 PASSES TO ANDREW #1; ANDREW #1 BIDS $22,500 ON MOTORCYCLE SHOWCASE
MY BID FOR MOTORCYCLE SHOWCASE: $18,750
For Andrew Costigan, we have the things you need to become a super villain. First, type up all of the tricks you've got set up with a new laptop (Rachael). Second, find your own secret island after cruising to the Caribbean (Tamiko). Finally, you need something nice to cruise on back from the Caribbean- it's a new 20" Reinell ski boat (Rachael & Tamiko).
ANDREW #2 BIDS $24,250 ON TRIP/BOAT SHOWCASE
MY BID FOR TRIP/BOAT SHOWCASE: $28,000
ANDREW #2'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $24,250
ARP: $31,269
DIFFERENCE: $7,019
ANDREW #1'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $22,500
ARP: $18,824
OVER- ANDREW COSTIGAN WINS!
Mr. Costigan wins $38,187 in prizes today...and maybe some jealousy from my brother. I would've DSWed the motorcycle showcase.
Video Bonus: Today's Showcases
DOND: This week's first contestant is #3 Lauren Gracek from Windsor Locks, CT (who is a sales representative for a recycling company).
ROUND 1:
1. #1 (Deedra)- $5
2. #9 (Devon)- $300
3. #8 (Dina)- $500,000
4. #17 (Cathy)- $75,000
5. #6 (Paul)- $400
FIRST OFFER: $8,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 2:
1. #18 (Connie)- $25
2. #22 (Mike)- $7,500
3. #10 (Autumn)- PENNY
4. #4 (Reiko)- BUCK
5. #7 (Larry)- $50
SECOND OFFER: $13,500- NO DEAL
ROUND 3:
1. #14 (Tony)- $10,000
2. #5 (Amy)- $200
3. #12 (Daryoush)- $10
4. #20 (Aaron)- $250,000 (DANGER ZONE ENFORCED)
THIRD OFFER: $9,500- NO DEAL
ROUND 4:
1. #21 (Cynthia)- $25,000 (STRIKE ONE)
2. #13 (Regina)- $50,000 (STRIKE TWO)
FOURTH OFFER: $7,500- NO DEAL
ROUND 5:
1. #16 (Wendy)- $2,500
2. #2 (Charindra)- $500
FIFTH OFFER: $17,500- DEAL
19th PICK: #15 (Tim)- $100
OFFER: $37,000
20th PICK: #19 (Ken)- $1,000
FINAL OFFER: $53,000
Her case had...$5,000, so she made an OK deal.
Bingo America: Three weeks left in the second season. The players on Episode 2017 are Kim Burch from Indianapolis (who does IT support) & Ted from Dayton, OH (who is a sales associate). At halftime in Game 1:
KIM: NOTHING
TED: -INGO
BANK: $686
NUMBERS CALLED TO THIS POINT: I26, I25, G60, O62, N38
6 (O72)- You could not, would not forget what Dr. Seuss book featuring Sam I Am?
KIM: "Green Eggs and Ham"- CORRECT (----O; $758)
7 (G50)- Montley Crue's Vince Neal is the alleged inspiration for what band's song "Dude, Looks Like a Lady"?
TED: Aerosmith- RIGHT ($808)
8 (B10)- If you family says Hi on a postcard marked HI, from what state are they sending greetings?
TED: Hawaii- WIN ($818)
Game 2 stands like this after eight questions:
KIM: ---GO
TED: BI-GO
BANK: $1,108
NUMBERS CALLED TO THIS POINT: I22, O62, I27, O61, B1, G50, B11, G56
9 (N37)- Filled with foam or beads, what circular pillow chair shapes itself to your body?
TED: Beanbag- WINS MATCH ($1,145)
Bingo Bonus Round (with the 0-1-3-6-10 Wrecking Ball format):
B: #3- $750
I: #26- WIPEOUT (sixth this season and second in a row)
WOF: This week, it's Holiday Movie Magic week! Two seasons ago on this particular week, there was a $100,000 win. Last season, we went 4 for 5 in Bonusland on this week. Let's see what happens this season.
First Toss-Up category is Show Biz:
_/F _ _ M/_ O _/THE/W H O _ E/
_ _ M I L _
Jenni solves A FILM FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY for $1,000.
$5,000 WINNING ID OF THE NIGHT: TA01603
Tonight's players:
Jenni Westbay (Allen Park, MI)- Senior at Western Michigan studying psychology
Edgar Edge (Caldwell, ID)- Personal chef for 116 teenagers at a private school
Susan Dworsky (Redando Beach, CA)- Environmental compliance specialist
$2,000 Toss-Up category is Around the House:
T O T E
_ A _
Susan solves TOTE BAG for $2,000.
After a trip to Hawaii sponsored by the movie "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" worth $5,441 is put on the wheel, the Round 1 category is Phrase. Susan calls a pair of T's to begin with a $1,000 DVDEmpire.com gift certificate. A little later, Jenni calls a $300 G for the Free Spin. She decides to use it after repeating the H while attempting to pick up the trip; two turns later, she calls a dud in R. After Susan buys the O's, we have...
_ A S E _/ON/THE/
_ E S T - S E L L I N G/
_ O O _
...she calls the B's for an additional $2,700 and solves BASED ON THE BEST-SELLING BOOK for another $4,600 and the gift tag, a new total of $7,600 in cash and stuff.
DUDS: P, R
LOTs: 1 (Susan)
WorldWinner Jackpot/Prize Puzzle Round category is Places. After Edgar calls the L, we have...
_ E _ _ N N E R/A N _/
_ N T E R _ E _ _ A T E/S _ _/
S L _ _ E S
...he calls a $500 P, buys the I's and the O to clean out the vowels, then calls a $500 B and solves BEGINNER AND INTERMEDIATE SKI SLOPES for $7,300 and a ski trip to British Columbia, a total of $12,800 in cash and trip.
DUDS: H
WINNING ID FOR TRIP: EH1934197
Gold Bond Mystery Round category is Before & After. Edgar starts out with three T's for $2,400 but then spins Lose a Turn. After Susan buys the A, the board reads like this...
_ _ _ E _ - R _ A S T E _/_ _ T S/&/
_ _ _ T S
...she calls a $300 D, then buys the remainder of the vowels (O's and the U), but then spins Bankrupt to lose $1,150. Jenni then calls the N's for the Wild Card but loses it immediately to the left Bankrupt of the Million Dollar Wedge. Edgar then calls a $550 H but spins the other Bankrupt of the MDW. Susan then goes ahead and solves HONEY-ROASTED NUTS & BOLTS to go to $8,600.
BANKRUPTS: 3 (All)
$3,000 Toss-Up category is Thing:
_ I S H
L _ _ _
Edgar gives a ZONK ANSWER OF THE WEEK NOMINEE with FISH LOVE. Jenni then solves WISH LIST to quadruple up to $4,000. Speed-Up Round category is Occupation and consonants are worth $1,450 apiece; still anybody's game. After Susan calls the R...
_ _ S _ _ _ N
_ _ S _ _ N _ R
...she solves FASHION DESIGNER...but for just $1,450, so she finishes in second with $10,050. Jenni leaves with $4,000 and Edgar hangs on with $12,800 in cash and trip despite his big bomb in the final Toss-Up.
Big Money Round: A real nice car at stake this week- it's a Cadillac CTS. Edgar spins the N in WIN and the category is Thing. Starting with:
_ _ _ _ _
_ _ T _
He calls C, D, M and I and gets...
C I _ I C
D _ T _
...he somehow does the CIVIC DUTY needed to win $30,000 (which happens to be $1,000 for each bonus round win we've had this season)! That's $42,800 in cash and trip for him! And just as the celebration was beginning, the puzzleboard changes to his stupid Toss-Up guess of FISH LOVE!! LOL! I believe that's an historic moment- the first time a stupid puzzle guess ends up appearing on the puzzleboard at the end of the show!
Video Bonus: FISH LOVE saga
TPIR: Episode 4551K begins with Annette, Andrew, Jennifer and Leslie. Drew comes out in a canoe pushed by Rachael and Stephanie and the first IUFB is a plasma HDTV (Tamiko).
Leslie: $900
Jennifer: $2,100
Andrew: $1,399
Annette: BUCK (STAGE GARF)
ARP: $1,899
Since this guy has the same name as my brother, Andrew Gelb, a musician from San Diego, will play Any Number for either a sofa (Rachael) or a 2009 Honda Civic EX Sedan (Std., AT, Tray, WLock)(Stephanie). First number in the car is 2.
(Note: Rich called the car a Ford at first by mistake.)
1. 3- Pricey Ziffel ($ 3 . _ _)
2. 4- Sofa ($ _ 4 _)
3. 5- Pricey Ziffel ($ 3 . _ 5)
4. 8- Sofa ($ 8 4 _)
5. 9- Wins sofa ($849)
The ARP of the Honda was $20,167 and the piggy bank had $3.25 in it today. The three show winning streak for Any Number is over.
(Note: The process of starting Pricing Game lineups with a car or cash game is being done on a semi-regular basis. Thus, that won't happen on every show.)
Another Andrew replaces him in Contestant's Row- Andrew Costigan, that is. The second IUFB is a BBQ (Rachael).
Andrew: $750
Annette: $800
Leslie: $745 (not that wise of a bid)
Jennifer: $959
ARP: $749
Because of Leslie Kirkham's lucky bid, this Tennessee native plays Most Expensive for golf clubs (Rachael), a floor clock (Tamiko) and boots (Stephanie). She goes with the obvious in choosing the clock...you bet she's a winner!
Golf clubs: $1,345
Boots: $1,670
Clock: $2,275
Here comes Matthew from the Navy and the third IUFB is a washer/dryer (Stephanie).
Matthew: $1,650
Jennifer: $1,700
Andrew: $700
Annette: $1,200
ARP: $2,248
Jennifer Hammond from Huntington Beach, CA plays Range Game for a Chalet folding trailer (Rachael). Range is $11,700-$12,300. She stops her guess at $11,861-$12,011. ARP: $11,880!
TODAY'S WIN AT HOME PRIZE: Diamond charm bracelet (Tamiko)
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #1:
Andrew ($2,748): 45 + 35 = $.80
Leslie ($6,039): Quarter + 95 = OVER
Jennifer ($14,128): 55 + 60 = OVER
The first Andrew today goes to the Showcase.
Coming on down next is James Helton and the fourth IUFB is a fireplace (Tamiko).
James: $1,500
Andrew: $1,650
Annette: $1,900
Matthew: $1,950
ARP: $1,999
Matthew Schubring, an avionics instructor in the Navy, plays Check Out for a Honda Accord LX-S Coupe (Std., AT, Sensors, Mats)(Rachael) worth $23,946! The products today are soup, daily pore cleanser, salsa, luggage lock & cold remedy.
(Note: Another script error for a Honda- it said an Accord Sedan was being offered instead.)
His guesses:
Soup: $.89
Cleanser: $3.59
Salsa: $2.50
Lock: $6.99
Remedy: $12.50
TOTAL GUESS: $26.47
Actual prices:
Soup: $1.29
Cleanser: $6.49
Salsa: $2.99
Lock: $8.49
Remedy: $11.99
ACTUAL TOTAL: $31.25
DIFFERENCE: $4.78
He did much better than the audience would have here.
Marc then comes on down and the fifth IUFB is a bass guitar (being played by Mike Tucci from ESP!).
Marc: $900
James: $1,200
Andrew: $1,220
Annette: $855
ARP: $1,665
The other Andrew plays Secret X for a bedroom worth $5,086. Here's how he places his free X:
(X)(??)(--)
(--)(??)(--)
(--)(??)(--)
Today's SPs modeled by Rachael:
Double burner: $82 or $103?
Stock tracker: $62 or $85?
He gets the double burner at $82 and the stock tracker at $85. Here's his final setup:
(X)(??)(X)
(--)(??)(--)
(--)(??)(X)
Andrew is...
(X)(--)(X)
(--)(X)(--)
(--)(--)(X)
...a winner!
The last name Rich gets to call on is Mary Jane Edwards and the final IUFB is a home theater system (Stephanie & Tamiko).
Mary Jane: $2,300
Annette: $2,500
Marc: BUCK
James: TWO BUCKS (bad news for Marc)
ARP: $3,190, so Annette doesn't get locked up in the First Four Breakfast Club!
This Valencia, CA native plays Bonkers for a trip to Ireland (Rachael). Board:
4 8 3 5
1. HLHH- EIGHT SECOND EXACTA!!!
ARP: $5,068!
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #2:
Matthew ($1,999): $.85
Andrew ($6,918): 55 + 35 = $.90
Annette ($8,258): 85 + 30 = OVER
Do you believe it- both Andrews are in the Showcase today!!
The first Showcase has makeup supplies, a small video camera and a Harley-Davidson motorcycle; all prizes are modeled by Stephanie. Not too good writing there, Drew.
ANDREW #2 PASSES TO ANDREW #1; ANDREW #1 BIDS $22,500 ON MOTORCYCLE SHOWCASE
MY BID FOR MOTORCYCLE SHOWCASE: $18,750
For Andrew Costigan, we have the things you need to become a super villain. First, type up all of the tricks you've got set up with a new laptop (Rachael). Second, find your own secret island after cruising to the Caribbean (Tamiko). Finally, you need something nice to cruise on back from the Caribbean- it's a new 20" Reinell ski boat (Rachael & Tamiko).
ANDREW #2 BIDS $24,250 ON TRIP/BOAT SHOWCASE
MY BID FOR TRIP/BOAT SHOWCASE: $28,000
ANDREW #2'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $24,250
ARP: $31,269
DIFFERENCE: $7,019
ANDREW #1'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $22,500
ARP: $18,824
OVER- ANDREW COSTIGAN WINS!
Mr. Costigan wins $38,187 in prizes today...and maybe some jealousy from my brother. I would've DSWed the motorcycle showcase.
Video Bonus: Today's Showcases
DOND: This week's first contestant is #3 Lauren Gracek from Windsor Locks, CT (who is a sales representative for a recycling company).
ROUND 1:
1. #1 (Deedra)- $5
2. #9 (Devon)- $300
3. #8 (Dina)- $500,000
4. #17 (Cathy)- $75,000
5. #6 (Paul)- $400
FIRST OFFER: $8,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 2:
1. #18 (Connie)- $25
2. #22 (Mike)- $7,500
3. #10 (Autumn)- PENNY
4. #4 (Reiko)- BUCK
5. #7 (Larry)- $50
SECOND OFFER: $13,500- NO DEAL
ROUND 3:
1. #14 (Tony)- $10,000
2. #5 (Amy)- $200
3. #12 (Daryoush)- $10
4. #20 (Aaron)- $250,000 (DANGER ZONE ENFORCED)
THIRD OFFER: $9,500- NO DEAL
ROUND 4:
1. #21 (Cynthia)- $25,000 (STRIKE ONE)
2. #13 (Regina)- $50,000 (STRIKE TWO)
FOURTH OFFER: $7,500- NO DEAL
ROUND 5:
1. #16 (Wendy)- $2,500
2. #2 (Charindra)- $500
FIFTH OFFER: $17,500- DEAL
19th PICK: #15 (Tim)- $100
OFFER: $37,000
20th PICK: #19 (Ken)- $1,000
FINAL OFFER: $53,000
Her case had...$5,000, so she made an OK deal.
Bingo America: Three weeks left in the second season. The players on Episode 2017 are Kim Burch from Indianapolis (who does IT support) & Ted from Dayton, OH (who is a sales associate). At halftime in Game 1:
KIM: NOTHING
TED: -INGO
BANK: $686
NUMBERS CALLED TO THIS POINT: I26, I25, G60, O62, N38
6 (O72)- You could not, would not forget what Dr. Seuss book featuring Sam I Am?
KIM: "Green Eggs and Ham"- CORRECT (----O; $758)
7 (G50)- Montley Crue's Vince Neal is the alleged inspiration for what band's song "Dude, Looks Like a Lady"?
TED: Aerosmith- RIGHT ($808)
8 (B10)- If you family says Hi on a postcard marked HI, from what state are they sending greetings?
TED: Hawaii- WIN ($818)
Game 2 stands like this after eight questions:
KIM: ---GO
TED: BI-GO
BANK: $1,108
NUMBERS CALLED TO THIS POINT: I22, O62, I27, O61, B1, G50, B11, G56
9 (N37)- Filled with foam or beads, what circular pillow chair shapes itself to your body?
TED: Beanbag- WINS MATCH ($1,145)
Bingo Bonus Round (with the 0-1-3-6-10 Wrecking Ball format):
B: #3- $750
I: #26- WIPEOUT (sixth this season and second in a row)
WOF: This week, it's Holiday Movie Magic week! Two seasons ago on this particular week, there was a $100,000 win. Last season, we went 4 for 5 in Bonusland on this week. Let's see what happens this season.
First Toss-Up category is Show Biz:
_/F _ _ M/_ O _/THE/W H O _ E/
_ _ M I L _
Jenni solves A FILM FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY for $1,000.
$5,000 WINNING ID OF THE NIGHT: TA01603
Tonight's players:
Jenni Westbay (Allen Park, MI)- Senior at Western Michigan studying psychology
Edgar Edge (Caldwell, ID)- Personal chef for 116 teenagers at a private school
Susan Dworsky (Redando Beach, CA)- Environmental compliance specialist
$2,000 Toss-Up category is Around the House:
T O T E
_ A _
Susan solves TOTE BAG for $2,000.
After a trip to Hawaii sponsored by the movie "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" worth $5,441 is put on the wheel, the Round 1 category is Phrase. Susan calls a pair of T's to begin with a $1,000 DVDEmpire.com gift certificate. A little later, Jenni calls a $300 G for the Free Spin. She decides to use it after repeating the H while attempting to pick up the trip; two turns later, she calls a dud in R. After Susan buys the O's, we have...
_ A S E _/ON/THE/
_ E S T - S E L L I N G/
_ O O _
...she calls the B's for an additional $2,700 and solves BASED ON THE BEST-SELLING BOOK for another $4,600 and the gift tag, a new total of $7,600 in cash and stuff.
DUDS: P, R
LOTs: 1 (Susan)
WorldWinner Jackpot/Prize Puzzle Round category is Places. After Edgar calls the L, we have...
_ E _ _ N N E R/A N _/
_ N T E R _ E _ _ A T E/S _ _/
S L _ _ E S
...he calls a $500 P, buys the I's and the O to clean out the vowels, then calls a $500 B and solves BEGINNER AND INTERMEDIATE SKI SLOPES for $7,300 and a ski trip to British Columbia, a total of $12,800 in cash and trip.
DUDS: H
WINNING ID FOR TRIP: EH1934197
Gold Bond Mystery Round category is Before & After. Edgar starts out with three T's for $2,400 but then spins Lose a Turn. After Susan buys the A, the board reads like this...
_ _ _ E _ - R _ A S T E _/_ _ T S/&/
_ _ _ T S
...she calls a $300 D, then buys the remainder of the vowels (O's and the U), but then spins Bankrupt to lose $1,150. Jenni then calls the N's for the Wild Card but loses it immediately to the left Bankrupt of the Million Dollar Wedge. Edgar then calls a $550 H but spins the other Bankrupt of the MDW. Susan then goes ahead and solves HONEY-ROASTED NUTS & BOLTS to go to $8,600.
BANKRUPTS: 3 (All)
$3,000 Toss-Up category is Thing:
_ I S H
L _ _ _
Edgar gives a ZONK ANSWER OF THE WEEK NOMINEE with FISH LOVE. Jenni then solves WISH LIST to quadruple up to $4,000. Speed-Up Round category is Occupation and consonants are worth $1,450 apiece; still anybody's game. After Susan calls the R...
_ _ S _ _ _ N
_ _ S _ _ N _ R
...she solves FASHION DESIGNER...but for just $1,450, so she finishes in second with $10,050. Jenni leaves with $4,000 and Edgar hangs on with $12,800 in cash and trip despite his big bomb in the final Toss-Up.
Big Money Round: A real nice car at stake this week- it's a Cadillac CTS. Edgar spins the N in WIN and the category is Thing. Starting with:
_ _ _ _ _
_ _ T _
He calls C, D, M and I and gets...
C I _ I C
D _ T _
...he somehow does the CIVIC DUTY needed to win $30,000 (which happens to be $1,000 for each bonus round win we've had this season)! That's $42,800 in cash and trip for him! And just as the celebration was beginning, the puzzleboard changes to his stupid Toss-Up guess of FISH LOVE!! LOL! I believe that's an historic moment- the first time a stupid puzzle guess ends up appearing on the puzzleboard at the end of the show!
Video Bonus: FISH LOVE saga
Sunday, December 14, 2008
Next Week in Game Shows: December 15-21
I'm now free from college until mid-January, folks! This week, I'm free to do all of this:
The Biggest Loser: Will this show crown its second female winner in a row after never having one until last season?
Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?: After watching Meaghan Miles' agonizing Million Dollar Question loss back in Season 2 and knowing the answer to that question, Rev. Rick tries to redeem her family's reputation this Thursday!
Million Dollar Password: The second season begins with two episodes- one on Thursday and one on Sunday, both at 8 PM EST. On the Sunday episode, reality game show hosts Phil Keoghan and Julie Chen are the guests, and Game Show Forum Member Chad Mosher is a contestant!
Wheel of Fortune: This week, we salute the movies that are premiering this holiday season; beginning on Friday, I'm doing sub-recapping duty for vacationing Andy Nguyen.
All this and more next week as we continue the countdown towards Christmas and 2009!
The Biggest Loser: Will this show crown its second female winner in a row after never having one until last season?
Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?: After watching Meaghan Miles' agonizing Million Dollar Question loss back in Season 2 and knowing the answer to that question, Rev. Rick tries to redeem her family's reputation this Thursday!
Million Dollar Password: The second season begins with two episodes- one on Thursday and one on Sunday, both at 8 PM EST. On the Sunday episode, reality game show hosts Phil Keoghan and Julie Chen are the guests, and Game Show Forum Member Chad Mosher is a contestant!
Wheel of Fortune: This week, we salute the movies that are premiering this holiday season; beginning on Friday, I'm doing sub-recapping duty for vacationing Andy Nguyen.
All this and more next week as we continue the countdown towards Christmas and 2009!
The Week in Review: December 8-14
Players of the Week:
WINNER: Bob Crowley ($1.1 Million)("Survivor: Gabon")
RUNNERS-UP: Ryan Bader & Efrain Escudero ("The Ultimate Fighter" Season 8 winners)
3RD PLACE: Bryan Bishop ($100,000)("WWTBAM")
Other Big Winners and Notables:
Ben Bishop- $115,800 as four-day champ ("Jeopardy!")
Pamela Thornton- $61,000 ("Deal or No Deal")
Geoff Moore- $56,201 as two-day champ ("Jeopardy!")
Miriam Gleck- $53,735 ("Wheel of Fortune")
Nik Dumas- $52,685 ("WOF")
ZONK ANSWER OF THE WEEK: Shortly after giving a silly answer in Washington, D.C. when being asked the city in the STATE of Washington where Jimi Hendrix was born, Sally thought that the cranky tennis player that won 17 Grand Slam tennis tournaments was Monica Seles instead of former "The Chair" host John McEnroe!
WINNER: Bob Crowley ($1.1 Million)("Survivor: Gabon")
RUNNERS-UP: Ryan Bader & Efrain Escudero ("The Ultimate Fighter" Season 8 winners)
3RD PLACE: Bryan Bishop ($100,000)("WWTBAM")
Other Big Winners and Notables:
Ben Bishop- $115,800 as four-day champ ("Jeopardy!")
Pamela Thornton- $61,000 ("Deal or No Deal")
Geoff Moore- $56,201 as two-day champ ("Jeopardy!")
Miriam Gleck- $53,735 ("Wheel of Fortune")
Nik Dumas- $52,685 ("WOF")
ZONK ANSWER OF THE WEEK: Shortly after giving a silly answer in Washington, D.C. when being asked the city in the STATE of Washington where Jimi Hendrix was born, Sally thought that the cranky tennis player that won 17 Grand Slam tennis tournaments was Monica Seles instead of former "The Chair" host John McEnroe!
"Survivor: Gabon"- FINALE
Early on, Sugar's targeting Susie and Ken.
Tree Mail: "A tribe of many colors- red, yellow, white, black and blue; each of you unique, like warriors when you're through. An amazin' chance you've got, an amazin' trip you're on, an amazin' shot at a million dollars if you conquer the maze of Gabon."
IMMUNITY CHALLENGE #1: Here are the colors for everybody this challenge:
Sugar- Blue
Susie- Black
Ken- White
Matty- Yellow
Bob- Red
Before getting into the maze, everybody has to dig under a wall and make their way across a series of planks before reaching a door. Once they untie the knots on it, the door will open to the maze. The maze is filled with many Gabonese huts; three of them have bags of puzzle pieces inside. They must grab and return each of those bags one at a time before they try to solve their Gabonese hut puzzle. The first to solve their puzzle automatically goes to the final four, unless they do something idiotic with their immunity necklace. Should anybody fall off one of the planks preceding the maze, they must start over from the beginning.
Matty falls off early on, but he's in the lead after his first bag of puzzle pieces. At the puzzle-building station, Matty, Sugar & Bob are the first three there. The winner is...
...BOB- HE EXTENDS HIS CHALLENGE WINNING STREAK TO FIVE!!
TRIBAL COUNCIL #1: This vote is between Ken & Susie. By a unanimous vote...
Ken
Susie
...Ken Doang is the next-to-last member of the jury.
After the usual salute to all the previously eliminated contestants up to this point, it's time for the season's final challenge. Susie is considering this a must-win situation for her.
FINAL IMMUNITY CHALLENGE: Each player is given 200 wooden tiles and must build a house of cards ten feet tall with them within a half hour. If time runs out, the player who comes the closest to finishing wins.
Here are the colors:
Sugar- Blue
Bob- Red
Matty- Yellow
Susie- Green
Sugar has the early lead. Susie is the first to have her house fall...but Sugar's decent house falls down completely! Darn. That puts the challenge back at an even playing field. Sugar retakes the lead, but her house falls again! Susie then has the lead...but her house falls as well. Matty then takes over the lead. Bob is struggling all challenge long, so his winning streak is probably going to end here. With five minutes left, it's a neck-and-neck race between Sugar and Susie. The winner is...
...Susie Smith!
TRIBAL COUNCIL #2: This vote comes down to...
...Bob & Matty...
...WE HAVE A TIE! That means we go to the fire-building Sudden Death challenge. Joining Sugar & Susie in tonight's final Tribal Council is...
Bob
Matty
...Bob Crowley!
Here's the order for the jury in asking questions to the three finalists:
1. Charlie
2. Crystal
3. Ken
4. Corinne
5. Marcus
6. Randy
7. Matty
MILLION DOLLAR TRIBAL COUNCIL: I can tell you right now...
...Sugar Kiper is out of this, thanks to her shy, winey personality. It comes down to the last vote. By a vote of 4-3....
...IS BOB CROWLEY THE WINNER OF "SURVIVOR GABON"??...
Bob
Susie
...YES HE IS!!!! AT 57, HE IS NOW THE SHOW'S OLDEST CHAMPION!!!
As it turns out, had Matty instead won the Sudden Death challenge against Bob, he would've gotten five of the jury's votes and have won the $1 Million instead. And Randy ended up casting the deciding vote.
Mr. Crowley also wins a $100,000 bonus for being the most popular player of the season according to you folks at home over Sugar.
NEXT SEASON'S LOCATION: Tocantins in Brazil
Tree Mail: "A tribe of many colors- red, yellow, white, black and blue; each of you unique, like warriors when you're through. An amazin' chance you've got, an amazin' trip you're on, an amazin' shot at a million dollars if you conquer the maze of Gabon."
IMMUNITY CHALLENGE #1: Here are the colors for everybody this challenge:
Sugar- Blue
Susie- Black
Ken- White
Matty- Yellow
Bob- Red
Before getting into the maze, everybody has to dig under a wall and make their way across a series of planks before reaching a door. Once they untie the knots on it, the door will open to the maze. The maze is filled with many Gabonese huts; three of them have bags of puzzle pieces inside. They must grab and return each of those bags one at a time before they try to solve their Gabonese hut puzzle. The first to solve their puzzle automatically goes to the final four, unless they do something idiotic with their immunity necklace. Should anybody fall off one of the planks preceding the maze, they must start over from the beginning.
Matty falls off early on, but he's in the lead after his first bag of puzzle pieces. At the puzzle-building station, Matty, Sugar & Bob are the first three there. The winner is...
...BOB- HE EXTENDS HIS CHALLENGE WINNING STREAK TO FIVE!!
TRIBAL COUNCIL #1: This vote is between Ken & Susie. By a unanimous vote...
Ken
Susie
...Ken Doang is the next-to-last member of the jury.
After the usual salute to all the previously eliminated contestants up to this point, it's time for the season's final challenge. Susie is considering this a must-win situation for her.
FINAL IMMUNITY CHALLENGE: Each player is given 200 wooden tiles and must build a house of cards ten feet tall with them within a half hour. If time runs out, the player who comes the closest to finishing wins.
Here are the colors:
Sugar- Blue
Bob- Red
Matty- Yellow
Susie- Green
Sugar has the early lead. Susie is the first to have her house fall...but Sugar's decent house falls down completely! Darn. That puts the challenge back at an even playing field. Sugar retakes the lead, but her house falls again! Susie then has the lead...but her house falls as well. Matty then takes over the lead. Bob is struggling all challenge long, so his winning streak is probably going to end here. With five minutes left, it's a neck-and-neck race between Sugar and Susie. The winner is...
...Susie Smith!
TRIBAL COUNCIL #2: This vote comes down to...
...Bob & Matty...
...WE HAVE A TIE! That means we go to the fire-building Sudden Death challenge. Joining Sugar & Susie in tonight's final Tribal Council is...
Bob
Matty
...Bob Crowley!
Here's the order for the jury in asking questions to the three finalists:
1. Charlie
2. Crystal
3. Ken
4. Corinne
5. Marcus
6. Randy
7. Matty
MILLION DOLLAR TRIBAL COUNCIL: I can tell you right now...
...Sugar Kiper is out of this, thanks to her shy, winey personality. It comes down to the last vote. By a vote of 4-3....
...IS BOB CROWLEY THE WINNER OF "SURVIVOR GABON"??...
Bob
Susie
...YES HE IS!!!! AT 57, HE IS NOW THE SHOW'S OLDEST CHAMPION!!!
As it turns out, had Matty instead won the Sudden Death challenge against Bob, he would've gotten five of the jury's votes and have won the $1 Million instead. And Randy ended up casting the deciding vote.
Mr. Crowley also wins a $100,000 bonus for being the most popular player of the season according to you folks at home over Sugar.
NEXT SEASON'S LOCATION: Tocantins in Brazil
Changes for upcoming season of "American Idol"
An online report from "Access Hollywood" has reported the following changes for the upcoming eighth season of "American Idol":
-There will be only three weeks of preliminary audition shows unlike previous seasons. Following that, there will be two weeks of the Hollywood auditions.
-36 will make it to the live Hollywood performance shows; in addition, the Wild Card Round returns this season.
-Due to economic reasons, there will be no "Idol Gives Back" show this season.
-There will be only three weeks of preliminary audition shows unlike previous seasons. Following that, there will be two weeks of the Hollywood auditions.
-36 will make it to the live Hollywood performance shows; in addition, the Wild Card Round returns this season.
-Due to economic reasons, there will be no "Idol Gives Back" show this season.
Saturday, December 13, 2008
"The Ultimate Fighter"- SEASON 8 ULTIMATE FINALE
Tonight's recap will only include matches that involve at least one of this season's contestants, including the two championship bouts. And the timer is sponsored by the new movie "The Spirit", which premieres on Christmas Day.
Junie Browning vs. David Kaplan (also a former "The Singing Bee" champion!)
Referee: Steve Mazzagatti
(This fight is broadcasted without commercial interruption thanks to Playstation 3. Both have a professional MMA record of 2-1.)
Round 1: Browning gets off to a bad start with a low blow to Kaplan in the first 15 seconds. He gets off a good punching combo within the first few seconds of the second minute. He continues to fire away, including a good knee shot to Kaplan. But Kaplan then takes him down and applies an ankle lock to Browning...he escapes. At this point, Kaplan has a cut around his right eye. Browning then attempts a rear-naked choke but is unsuccessful. Kaplan takes Browning down again near the end of the third minute and goes for another ankle lock, but this one doesn't even come close to being on the mark. At the beginning of the last minute, Browning gets the rear-naked choke on a second time...still can't make him tap out. Because of Browning's early low blow, I gave the first round to Kaplan, 10-9.
Round 2: Browing takes Kaplan down within 15 seconds. After trapping Kaplan down for the next minute or so, Browning goes with an armbar...WIN at 1:32!
Eliot Marshall vs. Jules Bruchez
Referee: Mario Yamasaki
Marshall wins with a rear-naked choke at 1:27 in Round 1.
LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT FINAL:
Ryan Bader:
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 205
Reach: 74"
MMA Record: 8-0
Vinicius Magalhaes:
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 205
Reach: 75"
MMA Record: 3-2-1
The referee will be Herb Dean.
Round 1: After some slow action the first minute or so, Magalhaes kicks down Bader at 1:22. But at 2:13, Bader throws a devestating punch to knock Magalhaes down...AND HE WINS FIVE SECONDS LATER BY KO!!
Krzysztof Soszynski vs. Shane Primm
Referee: Herb Dean
Round 1: I gave this round 10-9 to Soszynski.
Round 2: Soszynski gets the victory at 3:27 with a Kimura.
LIGHTWEIGHT FINAL:
Phillipe Nover:
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 155
Reach: 72"
MMA Record: 6-0-1
Efrain Escudero:
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 156
Reach: 71"
MMA Record: 11-0
The referee this time will be Steve Mazzagatti.
Round 1: Nover scores the first big punch, but Escudero has the first takedown of this fight 34 seconds in. Early on in the second minute, Escudero unleashes a flurry of punches and came close to knocking down Nover; he then attempts a rear naked choke but can't make him tap out. Halfway through the round, Nover attempts a standing Kimura but that doesn't come to fruition. Just a few seconds after both get back up, Escudero again takes down Nover. This round goes to Escudero, 10-9.
Round 2: Escudero scores an early takedown within the first 15 seconds. After the halfway mark, Nover tries some strong punches but they don't connect that well on Escudero. Nover then takes Escudero down by the head. Just before the round ends, Escudero slams down Nover! Another 10-9 round for Escudero.
Final Round: Nover tries some good punches early but Escudero takes him down. Late in the second minute, Nover scores a knee shot but he again is taken down by Escudero. In the last two minutes, Nover tries for a very late submission win with the Omaplata...
...HE PUTS IT ON, BUT CAN'T MAKE HIM TAP- EFRAIN ESCUDERO IS THIS SEASON'S LIGHTWEIGHT WINNER BY A UNANIMOUS DECISION FINAL SCORE OF 29-28!!
Junie Browning vs. David Kaplan (also a former "The Singing Bee" champion!)
Referee: Steve Mazzagatti
(This fight is broadcasted without commercial interruption thanks to Playstation 3. Both have a professional MMA record of 2-1.)
Round 1: Browning gets off to a bad start with a low blow to Kaplan in the first 15 seconds. He gets off a good punching combo within the first few seconds of the second minute. He continues to fire away, including a good knee shot to Kaplan. But Kaplan then takes him down and applies an ankle lock to Browning...he escapes. At this point, Kaplan has a cut around his right eye. Browning then attempts a rear-naked choke but is unsuccessful. Kaplan takes Browning down again near the end of the third minute and goes for another ankle lock, but this one doesn't even come close to being on the mark. At the beginning of the last minute, Browning gets the rear-naked choke on a second time...still can't make him tap out. Because of Browning's early low blow, I gave the first round to Kaplan, 10-9.
Round 2: Browing takes Kaplan down within 15 seconds. After trapping Kaplan down for the next minute or so, Browning goes with an armbar...WIN at 1:32!
Eliot Marshall vs. Jules Bruchez
Referee: Mario Yamasaki
Marshall wins with a rear-naked choke at 1:27 in Round 1.
LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT FINAL:
Ryan Bader:
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 205
Reach: 74"
MMA Record: 8-0
Vinicius Magalhaes:
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 205
Reach: 75"
MMA Record: 3-2-1
The referee will be Herb Dean.
Round 1: After some slow action the first minute or so, Magalhaes kicks down Bader at 1:22. But at 2:13, Bader throws a devestating punch to knock Magalhaes down...AND HE WINS FIVE SECONDS LATER BY KO!!
Krzysztof Soszynski vs. Shane Primm
Referee: Herb Dean
Round 1: I gave this round 10-9 to Soszynski.
Round 2: Soszynski gets the victory at 3:27 with a Kimura.
LIGHTWEIGHT FINAL:
Phillipe Nover:
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 155
Reach: 72"
MMA Record: 6-0-1
Efrain Escudero:
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 156
Reach: 71"
MMA Record: 11-0
The referee this time will be Steve Mazzagatti.
Round 1: Nover scores the first big punch, but Escudero has the first takedown of this fight 34 seconds in. Early on in the second minute, Escudero unleashes a flurry of punches and came close to knocking down Nover; he then attempts a rear naked choke but can't make him tap out. Halfway through the round, Nover attempts a standing Kimura but that doesn't come to fruition. Just a few seconds after both get back up, Escudero again takes down Nover. This round goes to Escudero, 10-9.
Round 2: Escudero scores an early takedown within the first 15 seconds. After the halfway mark, Nover tries some strong punches but they don't connect that well on Escudero. Nover then takes Escudero down by the head. Just before the round ends, Escudero slams down Nover! Another 10-9 round for Escudero.
Final Round: Nover tries some good punches early but Escudero takes him down. Late in the second minute, Nover scores a knee shot but he again is taken down by Escudero. In the last two minutes, Nover tries for a very late submission win with the Omaplata...
...HE PUTS IT ON, BUT CAN'T MAKE HIM TAP- EFRAIN ESCUDERO IS THIS SEASON'S LIGHTWEIGHT WINNER BY A UNANIMOUS DECISION FINAL SCORE OF 29-28!!
"Go For the Green!"- EPISODE 2
TRIP AT STAKE: Safari West (again)
1. To promote animal rights, PETA has made a bid to purhcase what?
A: Sea World
B: Ringling Bros. Circus
Answer: Sea World
2. You can get fined in Singapore's public toilets for:
A: Not flushing them
B: Using more than one paper towel
Answer: Not flushing the toilets
CONSERVATION QUESTION: According to The Green Book, what percentage of electricity do devices use when they're turned off?
A: 90%
B: 10%
Answer: 10%
Only four got that right.
CONSERVATION QUESTION #2 (first time ever): What is a locavore?
A: Dinosaur believed to be Earth's first beacon
B: Person who eats locally grown food
Answer: A person who eats locally grown food
Everybody got that right, so the other four participants for Round 2 are determined.
Tonight's qualifiers: Michael (from Flint, MI), Jen (pumpkin grower), Jay (from San Berdino, CA), Aberto (from Texas), Tonya (an opera singer), Monique (a Vegan), Gloria (from Colorado) and Kathy (an idential twin).
1. IN CONTROL: Aberto
CATEGORY: Stuff That's Long- CHALLENGES MONIQUE
What's 38 miles long and good for the environment?
A: "Cycling For Green" fundraiser
B: Longest continuous carpool lane in America
C: Every Toyota Prius parked end-to-end
GUESS: "Cycling For Green"- NO WAY (A: Longest carpool lane)
2. IN CONTROL: Aberto
CATEGORY: Greenhouse Emissions- CHALLENGES JEN
Australia's reducing greenhouse emissions by doing what?
A: Legalizing hemp to replace cotton
B: Encouraging people to eat kangaroo meat instead of beef
C: Expanding Daylight Savings Time by two hours
GUESS: Encouraging people to eat kangaroo- CORRECT
3. IN CONTROL: Michael
CATEGORY: Cool Products (visual)- TAKES QUESTION
What is this?
A: Toxin-removing bath filter
B: Solar-collecting Christmas ornament
C: Bird feeder from recycled seeds
GUESS: Toxin-removing bath filter- RIGHT; ELIMINATES JAY
4. IN CONTROL: Jen
CATEGORY: Celebrities- TAKES QUESTION
What Vegan item did Natalie Portman just introduce?
A: Sun hats
B: Cocktail mixes
C: Shoes
GUESS: Shoes- RIGHT; ELIMINATES TONYA
5. IN CONTROL: Michael
CATEGORY: Big Business- CHALLENGES GLORIA
Which company has 20,000 alternative fuel vehicles?
A: AVIS
B: Greyhound
C: UPS
GUESS: AVIS- INCORRECT (A: UPS)
6. IN CONTROL: Jen
CATEGORY: Travel- CHALLENGES KATHY (Michael clinches Chain Game berth)
What item did San Francisco recently ban?
A: Plastic shopping bags
B: Filtered cigarettes
C: Leather goods
GUESS: Plastic shopping bags- ADVANCES TO CHAIN GAME
CHAIN GAME: Michael won the coin toss and chooses to go second. The theme this time out is to place seven different things in U.S. square miles covered from least to most.
A: Great Lakes
B: Deserts
C: Rhode Island
D: Golf courses
E: Pavement
F: National parks
G: Lawns
KATHY'S FIRST TRY:
1. Rhode Island
2. Lawns
3. Great Lakes
4. Deserts
5. National parks
6. Pavement
7. Golf courses
RHODE ISLAND RIGHT- 57.3
SECOND TRY:
1. Rhode Island
2. Golf courses
3. Lawns
4. Pavement
5. Great Lakes
6. National parks
7. Deserts
ALL RIGHT- 89.7
MICHAEL'S FIRST TRY:
1. Lawns
2. Pavement
3. Golf courses
4. Rhode Island
5. National parks
6. Deserts
7. Great Lakes
ALL WRONG- 67.8
SECOND TRY:
1. Great Lakes
2. Deserts
3. National parks
4. Rhode Island
5. Golf courses
6. Pavement
7. Lawns
ALL WRONG AGAIN- 40 SECONDS LEFT
FINAL TRY:
1. Pavement
2. Great Lakes
3. Deserts
4. Golf courses
5. National parks
6. Rhode Island
7. Lawns
MICHAEL HAS JUST MADE HISTORY- WE HAVE OUR FIRST EVER CHAIN GAME WIPEOUT! That means the moral "Slow but steady wins the race" applies to tonight's winner, Kathy!
$5,000 WINNING SPIN ID OF THE NIGHT: MH20154
1. To promote animal rights, PETA has made a bid to purhcase what?
A: Sea World
B: Ringling Bros. Circus
Answer: Sea World
2. You can get fined in Singapore's public toilets for:
A: Not flushing them
B: Using more than one paper towel
Answer: Not flushing the toilets
CONSERVATION QUESTION: According to The Green Book, what percentage of electricity do devices use when they're turned off?
A: 90%
B: 10%
Answer: 10%
Only four got that right.
CONSERVATION QUESTION #2 (first time ever): What is a locavore?
A: Dinosaur believed to be Earth's first beacon
B: Person who eats locally grown food
Answer: A person who eats locally grown food
Everybody got that right, so the other four participants for Round 2 are determined.
Tonight's qualifiers: Michael (from Flint, MI), Jen (pumpkin grower), Jay (from San Berdino, CA), Aberto (from Texas), Tonya (an opera singer), Monique (a Vegan), Gloria (from Colorado) and Kathy (an idential twin).
1. IN CONTROL: Aberto
CATEGORY: Stuff That's Long- CHALLENGES MONIQUE
What's 38 miles long and good for the environment?
A: "Cycling For Green" fundraiser
B: Longest continuous carpool lane in America
C: Every Toyota Prius parked end-to-end
GUESS: "Cycling For Green"- NO WAY (A: Longest carpool lane)
2. IN CONTROL: Aberto
CATEGORY: Greenhouse Emissions- CHALLENGES JEN
Australia's reducing greenhouse emissions by doing what?
A: Legalizing hemp to replace cotton
B: Encouraging people to eat kangaroo meat instead of beef
C: Expanding Daylight Savings Time by two hours
GUESS: Encouraging people to eat kangaroo- CORRECT
3. IN CONTROL: Michael
CATEGORY: Cool Products (visual)- TAKES QUESTION
What is this?
A: Toxin-removing bath filter
B: Solar-collecting Christmas ornament
C: Bird feeder from recycled seeds
GUESS: Toxin-removing bath filter- RIGHT; ELIMINATES JAY
4. IN CONTROL: Jen
CATEGORY: Celebrities- TAKES QUESTION
What Vegan item did Natalie Portman just introduce?
A: Sun hats
B: Cocktail mixes
C: Shoes
GUESS: Shoes- RIGHT; ELIMINATES TONYA
5. IN CONTROL: Michael
CATEGORY: Big Business- CHALLENGES GLORIA
Which company has 20,000 alternative fuel vehicles?
A: AVIS
B: Greyhound
C: UPS
GUESS: AVIS- INCORRECT (A: UPS)
6. IN CONTROL: Jen
CATEGORY: Travel- CHALLENGES KATHY (Michael clinches Chain Game berth)
What item did San Francisco recently ban?
A: Plastic shopping bags
B: Filtered cigarettes
C: Leather goods
GUESS: Plastic shopping bags- ADVANCES TO CHAIN GAME
CHAIN GAME: Michael won the coin toss and chooses to go second. The theme this time out is to place seven different things in U.S. square miles covered from least to most.
A: Great Lakes
B: Deserts
C: Rhode Island
D: Golf courses
E: Pavement
F: National parks
G: Lawns
KATHY'S FIRST TRY:
1. Rhode Island
2. Lawns
3. Great Lakes
4. Deserts
5. National parks
6. Pavement
7. Golf courses
RHODE ISLAND RIGHT- 57.3
SECOND TRY:
1. Rhode Island
2. Golf courses
3. Lawns
4. Pavement
5. Great Lakes
6. National parks
7. Deserts
ALL RIGHT- 89.7
MICHAEL'S FIRST TRY:
1. Lawns
2. Pavement
3. Golf courses
4. Rhode Island
5. National parks
6. Deserts
7. Great Lakes
ALL WRONG- 67.8
SECOND TRY:
1. Great Lakes
2. Deserts
3. National parks
4. Rhode Island
5. Golf courses
6. Pavement
7. Lawns
ALL WRONG AGAIN- 40 SECONDS LEFT
FINAL TRY:
1. Pavement
2. Great Lakes
3. Deserts
4. Golf courses
5. National parks
6. Rhode Island
7. Lawns
MICHAEL HAS JUST MADE HISTORY- WE HAVE OUR FIRST EVER CHAIN GAME WIPEOUT! That means the moral "Slow but steady wins the race" applies to tonight's winner, Kathy!
$5,000 WINNING SPIN ID OF THE NIGHT: MH20154
Friday, December 12, 2008
Schedule note for "Millionaire" watchers
After this week, this season's episodes of "WWTBAM" will go into reruns for three weeks, per WWTBAM.biz. New episodes resume January 5th.
12/12/2008 Results
DOND: Wrapping up a good week here, our player today is #11 Penny Hicks from Charlotte, N.C. (who is a cook and has been going to culinary school). Wouldn't it be something if Penny left with a penny? Let's find out.
ROUND 1:
1. #3 (Vanessa)- $400
2. #7 (Yvette P.)- $25,000
3. #13 (Kassandra)- $100
4. #20 (Ishman)- $10,000
5. #22 (Ricky)- $10
FIRST OFFER: $13,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 2:
1. #1 (Daryl)- $100,000
2. #9 (Tanya)- $500,000 (she was just two off this amount; DANGER ZONE ENFORCED)
3. #2 (Holly)- $50,000 (STRIKE ONE)
4. #16 (Lisa)- $50
5. #14 (Josh)- $2,500
SECOND OFFER: $9,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 3:
1. #12 (Veronica)- $7,500
2. #4 (Melanie)- $5
3. #10 (Jennifer)- $300
4. #8 (Bob)- $200
THIRD OFFER: $17,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 4:
1. #21 (Nicholas)- $500
2. #4 (Yvette A.)- $250,000 (BIG STRIKE TWO)
FOURTH OFFER: $6,500- NO DEAL
ROUND 5:
1. #6 (David)- $5,000 (NOT MUCH OF A SAFETY NET LEFT)
2. #18 (Herman)- $1,000 (SAFETY NET COMPLETELY GONE)
FIFTH OFFER: $11,500- DEAL
19th PICK: #15 (Kimberly)- PENNY
OFFER: $26,000
20th PICK: #17 (Matt)- $1
OFFER: $39,000
Her case had...$25, so she made a respectable deal. $162,800 has been given away this week!
Bingo America: This is the last sponsored episode of the season, Episode 2064. Tonight's contestants are Matilda & Dennis. The sixth question of the first game is tonight's Wild Card Question:
Created by ESPN, what extreme sports festival showcases events like snowboarding?
Dennis is right with X Games and marks off his B, so he needs the GO to win the first game.
Game 1 halftime scoreboard:
MATILDA: -I-G-
DENNIS: BIN--
BANK: $789
NUMBERS CALLED TO THIS POINT: N42, I19, G57, G49, I22
7 (O75)- Pixie and Bouffant are both types of what?
MATILDA: Hairpiece- CORRECT (-I-GO; $864)
8 (O66)- In what '90s baseball movie did Madonna and Rosie O' Donnell play on the same team?
DENNIS: "A League of Their Own"- RIGHT (BIN-O; $930)
9 (N36)- A popular bagel topping, lox is what type of smoked fish?
MATILDA: Salmon- CORRECT (-INGO; $966)
10 (B15)- Found in Myanmar, what red gemstone fetches higher prices than diamonds?
DENNIS: Ruby- RIGHT ($981)
50/50:
11 (B2)- T or F: Whales produce milk to feed their young.
DENNIS: True- CORRECT ($983)
12 (B9)- Muhammad or Michael- which is considered to be the most common given name?
DENNIS: Muhammad- RIGHT AGAIN ($992)
13 (G56)- T or F: Human beings walk on two legs, making them bipeds.
DENNIS: True- WIN ($1,048)
Game 2 also goes to 50/50. Here's the score now:
MATILDA: B-NGO
DENNIS: BI-G-
BANK: $1,368
NUMBERS CALLED TO THIS POINT: I29, G56, G47, B11, B10, O71, N39, I16, N41
10 (O75)- T or F: Bob Dylan's real name is Dylan Thomas.
MATILDA: False- CORRECT ($1,443)
11 (O70)- Which country has a larger population- China or India?
DENNIS: China- CORRECT (BI-GO; $1,513)
12 (I25)- T or F: The first woman named chief of the Cherokees nation was Wilma Mankiller.
MATILDA: True- TIES MATCH ($1,538)
BINGO SHOOTOUT:
1. What B is a meal often eaten late in the morning that combines breakfast and lunch?
DENNIS: Brunch- CORRECT
2. What I titled sitcom features an astronaut and his adventures with a magical girl who lived in a bottle?
DENNIS: "I Dream of Jeannie"- RIGHT
3. What martial arts actor with an N last name played "Walker Texas Ranger"?
DENNIS: Chuck Norris- SWEEP FOR THE WIN AND $1,538
Bingo Bonus Round:
B: #12- $1,500
I: #27- WIPEOUT (fifth this season)
WOF: Wrapping up a fine second edition of Pet Lovers Week here, the first Toss-Up category on this Friday is Landmark:
S _ _/D _ _ G O/Z O _
Manny wastes no time solving SAN DIEGO ZOO for $1,000.
$5,000 WINNING ID OF THE NIGHT: CC13346
Our players this evening:
Manny Moonose (L.A.)- Academic advisor
Jessica Dueck (Deer Park, WA)- Started a pet rescue group
Kelsey Angus (Encinas, CA)- Saleswoman
$2,000 Toss-Up category is What Are You Doing?:
_ O U N _ I N G
_ H _ E _
Kelsey is incorrect with BOUNCING CHECK. Jessica then solves COUNTING SHEEP for $2,000.
Round 1 is tonight's Prize Puzzle Round and the category is Places. Out on the wheel now is a trip to New Orleans worth $5,500. After Jessica calls the D's, we have...
_ A S T/_ _ _ D E _ N E S S/AND/
_ _ O N T _ E _/T O _ N S
...she calls a $300 L, buys the I's and all vowels are now gone...and so is her turn, as she's incorrect by a letter with LAST WILDERNESS AND FRONTIER TOWNS, not watching the board properly (I thought it was that also before the sole L came up). Kelsey then calls the W's for $1,800 and solves VAST WILDERNESS AND FRONTIER TOWNS to win that amount plus the right to see all of what the puzzle says on a trip to Canada, a total of $6,880 in cash and trip.
WINNING ID FOR TRIP: DM0027582
IHOP Jackpot Round category is Before & After. After Kelsey buys the A's, we have...
_ R A T E/&/_ A R R E _/_ _/
_ _ N _ E _ _
...she then calls the C for the PETCO gift tag and $1,000 will be donated to Meramec River Feline Rescue in Salisbury, MA. She then solves CRATE & BARREL OF MONKEYS for another $2,700 and $9,580 total.
PERFECT ROUND
Campbell's Soup Mystery Round category is Phrase. After Manny calls the P's, we have...
E _ E R _ T _ _ _ _/_ _ P P E _ S/_ O R/
_/R E _ S O _
...he buys three A's and I know it now. He then lands on the Mystery Wedge next to the Million Dollar Wedge and calls two H's...he doesn't flip (good, because a Bankrupt's back there). After buying the I, he solves EVERYTHING HAPPENS FOR A REASON for another $4,800 and $5,800 total.
PERFECT ROUND
Final Toss-Up category is Rhyme Time:
W _ L _ I N G/A _ D/T A _ _ I N G
Kelsey solves WALKING AND TALKING to increase her lead with a new score of $12,580. Next category is Thing. Late in the round, after Jessica calls the M, we have...
F R E S H W A T E R
A _ _ A R _ _ M
...she calls a $500 Q and redeems herself a bit from that blown Round 1 solve by getting FRESHWATER AQUARIUM for another $1,550 and $3,550 total.
DUDS: C, N, O, P
BANKRUPTS: 1 (Kelsey)
Speed-Up Round category is On the Map and it's a one-wordy; consonants are worth $1,900 each. After Jessica calls the C...
S C _ N _ _ N _ _ _ _
...she has nothing. Kelsey then calls the D and solves SCANDINAVIA to ice her cake a little more with another $5,700 and $18,280 total! Manny leaves with $5,800 and Jessica gets $3,550.
DUDS: R, T
Big Money Round: Last chance this week to give away Mitsubishi Outlander #3 or a nice paycheck here. She spins the G and the category is Thing. Starting with:
_ L _ N _
_ _ R _
I have an idea. Angus calls D, C, P and I...but believe it or not, they're all duds (I thought it was BLIND CARD)! That means she's done. It was BLANK FORM and she doesn't win another $35,000. CDMA would've given her the A and the M; maybe that might've been enough for her to solve that.
Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?: Tonight's first contestant is Jessica Harold (who is a registered nurse). In her game, there is an extra member in tonight's classmate panel...it's Brody, the identical twin brother of Cody. She chooses him to start and here are the categories:
1st Grade Social Studies
1st Grade Math
2nd Grade Animal Science
2nd Grade Music
3rd Grade World Geography
3rd Grade Health
4th Grade Literature
4th Grade Cultural Studies
5th Grade World History
5th Grade Measurements
The 1st Grade category she tries first is Math.
What's the sum of the whole numbers 1-6, including 1 & 6?
She knows that's 21 as in Blackjack. Her second category is 3rd Grade Health.
T or F: When someone is nearsighted, they have trouble seeing things far away.
She's right with True, and then chooses Sierra as her second partner. She then goes for Social Studies, the other 1st Grade subject.
The National Archives, which houses the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence, is located in what U.S. city?
She's not sure enough, so she peeks at Sierra's answer, which was Washington, D.C. That was her gut guess, so she locks that in for $5,000. Her next stop is Animal Science, the first of the 2nd Grade subjects on her board.
T or F: Chameleons are the only species of lizard that can change their color based on their environment.
She and Sierra guess True, but only Olivia agrees with them both...it's False, making her a TOTAL FLUNK OUT.
Contestant #2 is Garry Dredge from Montclaire, CA (who is a financial aid officer). In his game, the guest in the panel happens to be his mother-in-law Sylvia! He goes with Olivia instead as his first partner and here are the categories now:
1st Grade Science
1st Grade Spelling
2nd Grade Animal Science
2nd Grade U.S. Geography
3rd Grade World Geography
3rd Grade English
4th Grade World History
4th Grade Grammar
5th Grade U.S. History
5th Grade Astronomy
First up is Science, the 1st Grade subject he likes the most.
A raisin is the dehydrated version of what fruit?
He gets grape. He then goes with a specific science, Animal Science.
T or F: Tasmanian devils are now extinct.
He's right with False. For his second partner, he chooses Mackenzie and instead of going for the other 1st Grade category, he chooses the other 2nd Grade topic of U.S. Geography.
Excluding Alaska and Hawaii, the USA has four time zones. Eastern, Central & Pacific are three of them; what's the fourth?
He knows that's Mountain. Then, he tries to step it up with 3rd Grade World Geography.
What city is the capital of China?
He immediately comes up with the city the most recent Olympics took place in, Beijing. The third partner he wants is Nathan and his safe haven subject is Spelling.
How many times does S appear in "desert"?
Thanks to Jeff giving him the clue of Mohabi before said word, he gets one for the $25,000. His freebie category is 4th Grade World History; the following is a Classroom Club Question written by Melanie from Clay Springs School:
Ponce de Leon, who sailed on Columbus' second voyage, is credited with discovering what current U.S. state in 1513?
His gut is Florida, but he's unsure, so he peeks at Nathan's answer, which was the same thing. He agrees...and doubles his money. His fourth partner is...Sierra, meaning Sylvia likely will never be a partner for this guy tonight. Greg's next category is 3rd Grade English.
Which of the following is a palindrome?
A: Vroom
B: Jumbo shrimp
C: Race car
He guesses vroom...incorrect. Sylvia said jumbo shrimp, which she was confident in...but it was race car, which the other four kids got right...but we won't know what Sierra said until next Friday. That means for only the second time ever, we have a SUPER WIPEOUT- no money was offically given away in a single episode.
On a lighter note, BTW, next Thursday, Rev. Rick Miles completes his game, and yes, he's related to Million Dollar Question loser Meaghan!
Don't Forget the Lyrics!: It's time for their first-ever holiday special! And playing the game now are three former Miss Americas- Susan Powell, Heather "French" Henry and Kirsten Haglund. They're trying to win money for the Miss America Foundation. Their potential backup singers tonight are Miss California 2001 Stephanie Baldwin and a TV host named Chris. Here are their categories:
1960s
R & B
POP
AMERICAN FAVORITES
ONE HIT WONDERS
MADONNA
EGGNOG CLASSICS
TV THEMES
ROCK IN THE HOLIDAYS
Kirsten picks the first category of American Favorites. The two song choices are "White Christmas" by Bing Crosby and "Over the Rainbow" by Judy Garland. They pick the song best assoicated with "The Wizard of Oz" ("Over the Rainbow", of course) and have a three word target:
"Really __ ___ ___"
They're on the board with "...do come true".
They try a TV Theme second. They can choose from "The Ballad of Jed Clampett" from "The Beverly Hillbillies" or "The Facts of Life"; the show they try is "The Beverly Hillbillies". They have another three word target:
"So they loaded up the truck and they ____ __ ____"
They're correct filling in "...moved to Beverly".
Third is Pop; choices now are "The Future's So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades" by Timbuk3 and "Unwritten" by Natasha Beddingfield. They go with the Natasha Beddingfield song and now have a four word target:
"Feel the ___ __ ___ ___"
I knew this one, as did they- "...rain on your skin"!
After three young girls come out, each one being related to one of tonight's contestants, they go for R & B as their safe haven subject. The choices this time are "What You Won't Do For Love" by Bobby Caldwell and "Rhythm of the Night" by Debarge. With no hesitation, they pick "Rhythm of the Night" and they now have to fill in seven words, which follow after "Dance until the morning light". They come up with "Forget about the worries on your mind" for $25,000.
They try a song by Madonna next- either "Like a Virgin" or "Papa Don't Preach". They attempt "Like a Virgin" and must fill in six this time around. They follow after the title of the song has been sung. Their follow up is "Touched for the very first time" and they lock that in...they double up.
Subject #6 for the Miss Americas is "One Hit Wonders". "Afternoon Delight" by Starland Vocal Band and "Tainted Love" by Soft Cell are the choices on the board this time; they choose "Afternoon Delight" to the delight of Susan. Now, they must fill in ten blanks. They follow after "Together makes the sparks ignite", but these ladies draw a blank. Here's their multiple choice:
A: "And the thought of lovin' you is getting so exciting"
B: "Every time I think of you, I'm getting so excited"
C: "Just the thought of lovin' you is really so exciting"
Their guess is "And the thought of lovin' you is getting so exciting", choice A...$100,000!
After Heather does the Grip & Grin on Wayne, Susan tries hailing a cab and Kristen manages to pop one of her teeth out, their next category is the '60s. This time, the choices are "Do You Love Me" by The Contours and "My Favorite Things" by Julie Andrews. They choose the song from "The Sound of Music", "My Favorite Things", and their next target is set at nine words. After "When the dog", their guess is "...bites, when the bee stings, when I'm feeling sad". They lock all of that in...it's a doubler to $200,000!
Next is a holiday song from the category Rock in the Holidays. Up for the taking are "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town" by Bruce Springsteen and "Jingle Bell Rock" by Bobby Helms. Their selection is "Jingle Bell Rock" and they're back to filling in ten blankies. They follow after "Jingle bell time is a". After all the base info, they let out of their mouths "...swell time to go riding in a one horse sleigh" and lock it in...NO, THEY WERE OFF BY ONLY ONE WORD!! It was "...swell time to go gliding in a one horse sleigh". $25,000 will go to the Miss America Foundation.
The next game will start tonight, then will continue next week. And it's a very special one; I'll explain why a little later. A team of two different contestants will compete; they are J'Nae Fincannon, originally from Austin, TX, and Mark Wieser from NYC (who is a songwriter).
Their categories:
ROCK
COUNTRY
MY HOMETOWN
DRIVING SONGS
IN THE MOVIES
POP
R & B
1970s
THE DOORS
They attempt a Country song first. Their choices are "Ring of Fire" by Johnny Cash and "Achy Breaky Heart" by Billy Ray Cyrus. They pick "Ring of Fire" and they get a three word target to start:
"...went down, down and the ____ ___ ____"
They guess "...flames went higher" but they're not sure.
(Gong sounds)
But time's up for tonight. We'll find out what they do next the next time. Now, for the reason why their game is a bit special. Not only is this being considered a blind date, one of their potential backup singers is CHUCK WOOLERY!!!
ROUND 1:
1. #3 (Vanessa)- $400
2. #7 (Yvette P.)- $25,000
3. #13 (Kassandra)- $100
4. #20 (Ishman)- $10,000
5. #22 (Ricky)- $10
FIRST OFFER: $13,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 2:
1. #1 (Daryl)- $100,000
2. #9 (Tanya)- $500,000 (she was just two off this amount; DANGER ZONE ENFORCED)
3. #2 (Holly)- $50,000 (STRIKE ONE)
4. #16 (Lisa)- $50
5. #14 (Josh)- $2,500
SECOND OFFER: $9,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 3:
1. #12 (Veronica)- $7,500
2. #4 (Melanie)- $5
3. #10 (Jennifer)- $300
4. #8 (Bob)- $200
THIRD OFFER: $17,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 4:
1. #21 (Nicholas)- $500
2. #4 (Yvette A.)- $250,000 (BIG STRIKE TWO)
FOURTH OFFER: $6,500- NO DEAL
ROUND 5:
1. #6 (David)- $5,000 (NOT MUCH OF A SAFETY NET LEFT)
2. #18 (Herman)- $1,000 (SAFETY NET COMPLETELY GONE)
FIFTH OFFER: $11,500- DEAL
19th PICK: #15 (Kimberly)- PENNY
OFFER: $26,000
20th PICK: #17 (Matt)- $1
OFFER: $39,000
Her case had...$25, so she made a respectable deal. $162,800 has been given away this week!
Bingo America: This is the last sponsored episode of the season, Episode 2064. Tonight's contestants are Matilda & Dennis. The sixth question of the first game is tonight's Wild Card Question:
Created by ESPN, what extreme sports festival showcases events like snowboarding?
Dennis is right with X Games and marks off his B, so he needs the GO to win the first game.
Game 1 halftime scoreboard:
MATILDA: -I-G-
DENNIS: BIN--
BANK: $789
NUMBERS CALLED TO THIS POINT: N42, I19, G57, G49, I22
7 (O75)- Pixie and Bouffant are both types of what?
MATILDA: Hairpiece- CORRECT (-I-GO; $864)
8 (O66)- In what '90s baseball movie did Madonna and Rosie O' Donnell play on the same team?
DENNIS: "A League of Their Own"- RIGHT (BIN-O; $930)
9 (N36)- A popular bagel topping, lox is what type of smoked fish?
MATILDA: Salmon- CORRECT (-INGO; $966)
10 (B15)- Found in Myanmar, what red gemstone fetches higher prices than diamonds?
DENNIS: Ruby- RIGHT ($981)
50/50:
11 (B2)- T or F: Whales produce milk to feed their young.
DENNIS: True- CORRECT ($983)
12 (B9)- Muhammad or Michael- which is considered to be the most common given name?
DENNIS: Muhammad- RIGHT AGAIN ($992)
13 (G56)- T or F: Human beings walk on two legs, making them bipeds.
DENNIS: True- WIN ($1,048)
Game 2 also goes to 50/50. Here's the score now:
MATILDA: B-NGO
DENNIS: BI-G-
BANK: $1,368
NUMBERS CALLED TO THIS POINT: I29, G56, G47, B11, B10, O71, N39, I16, N41
10 (O75)- T or F: Bob Dylan's real name is Dylan Thomas.
MATILDA: False- CORRECT ($1,443)
11 (O70)- Which country has a larger population- China or India?
DENNIS: China- CORRECT (BI-GO; $1,513)
12 (I25)- T or F: The first woman named chief of the Cherokees nation was Wilma Mankiller.
MATILDA: True- TIES MATCH ($1,538)
BINGO SHOOTOUT:
1. What B is a meal often eaten late in the morning that combines breakfast and lunch?
DENNIS: Brunch- CORRECT
2. What I titled sitcom features an astronaut and his adventures with a magical girl who lived in a bottle?
DENNIS: "I Dream of Jeannie"- RIGHT
3. What martial arts actor with an N last name played "Walker Texas Ranger"?
DENNIS: Chuck Norris- SWEEP FOR THE WIN AND $1,538
Bingo Bonus Round:
B: #12- $1,500
I: #27- WIPEOUT (fifth this season)
WOF: Wrapping up a fine second edition of Pet Lovers Week here, the first Toss-Up category on this Friday is Landmark:
S _ _/D _ _ G O/Z O _
Manny wastes no time solving SAN DIEGO ZOO for $1,000.
$5,000 WINNING ID OF THE NIGHT: CC13346
Our players this evening:
Manny Moonose (L.A.)- Academic advisor
Jessica Dueck (Deer Park, WA)- Started a pet rescue group
Kelsey Angus (Encinas, CA)- Saleswoman
$2,000 Toss-Up category is What Are You Doing?:
_ O U N _ I N G
_ H _ E _
Kelsey is incorrect with BOUNCING CHECK. Jessica then solves COUNTING SHEEP for $2,000.
Round 1 is tonight's Prize Puzzle Round and the category is Places. Out on the wheel now is a trip to New Orleans worth $5,500. After Jessica calls the D's, we have...
_ A S T/_ _ _ D E _ N E S S/AND/
_ _ O N T _ E _/T O _ N S
...she calls a $300 L, buys the I's and all vowels are now gone...and so is her turn, as she's incorrect by a letter with LAST WILDERNESS AND FRONTIER TOWNS, not watching the board properly (I thought it was that also before the sole L came up). Kelsey then calls the W's for $1,800 and solves VAST WILDERNESS AND FRONTIER TOWNS to win that amount plus the right to see all of what the puzzle says on a trip to Canada, a total of $6,880 in cash and trip.
WINNING ID FOR TRIP: DM0027582
IHOP Jackpot Round category is Before & After. After Kelsey buys the A's, we have...
_ R A T E/&/_ A R R E _/_ _/
_ _ N _ E _ _
...she then calls the C for the PETCO gift tag and $1,000 will be donated to Meramec River Feline Rescue in Salisbury, MA. She then solves CRATE & BARREL OF MONKEYS for another $2,700 and $9,580 total.
PERFECT ROUND
Campbell's Soup Mystery Round category is Phrase. After Manny calls the P's, we have...
E _ E R _ T _ _ _ _/_ _ P P E _ S/_ O R/
_/R E _ S O _
...he buys three A's and I know it now. He then lands on the Mystery Wedge next to the Million Dollar Wedge and calls two H's...he doesn't flip (good, because a Bankrupt's back there). After buying the I, he solves EVERYTHING HAPPENS FOR A REASON for another $4,800 and $5,800 total.
PERFECT ROUND
Final Toss-Up category is Rhyme Time:
W _ L _ I N G/A _ D/T A _ _ I N G
Kelsey solves WALKING AND TALKING to increase her lead with a new score of $12,580. Next category is Thing. Late in the round, after Jessica calls the M, we have...
F R E S H W A T E R
A _ _ A R _ _ M
...she calls a $500 Q and redeems herself a bit from that blown Round 1 solve by getting FRESHWATER AQUARIUM for another $1,550 and $3,550 total.
DUDS: C, N, O, P
BANKRUPTS: 1 (Kelsey)
Speed-Up Round category is On the Map and it's a one-wordy; consonants are worth $1,900 each. After Jessica calls the C...
S C _ N _ _ N _ _ _ _
...she has nothing. Kelsey then calls the D and solves SCANDINAVIA to ice her cake a little more with another $5,700 and $18,280 total! Manny leaves with $5,800 and Jessica gets $3,550.
DUDS: R, T
Big Money Round: Last chance this week to give away Mitsubishi Outlander #3 or a nice paycheck here. She spins the G and the category is Thing. Starting with:
_ L _ N _
_ _ R _
I have an idea. Angus calls D, C, P and I...but believe it or not, they're all duds (I thought it was BLIND CARD)! That means she's done. It was BLANK FORM and she doesn't win another $35,000. CDMA would've given her the A and the M; maybe that might've been enough for her to solve that.
Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?: Tonight's first contestant is Jessica Harold (who is a registered nurse). In her game, there is an extra member in tonight's classmate panel...it's Brody, the identical twin brother of Cody. She chooses him to start and here are the categories:
1st Grade Social Studies
1st Grade Math
2nd Grade Animal Science
2nd Grade Music
3rd Grade World Geography
3rd Grade Health
4th Grade Literature
4th Grade Cultural Studies
5th Grade World History
5th Grade Measurements
The 1st Grade category she tries first is Math.
What's the sum of the whole numbers 1-6, including 1 & 6?
She knows that's 21 as in Blackjack. Her second category is 3rd Grade Health.
T or F: When someone is nearsighted, they have trouble seeing things far away.
She's right with True, and then chooses Sierra as her second partner. She then goes for Social Studies, the other 1st Grade subject.
The National Archives, which houses the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence, is located in what U.S. city?
She's not sure enough, so she peeks at Sierra's answer, which was Washington, D.C. That was her gut guess, so she locks that in for $5,000. Her next stop is Animal Science, the first of the 2nd Grade subjects on her board.
T or F: Chameleons are the only species of lizard that can change their color based on their environment.
She and Sierra guess True, but only Olivia agrees with them both...it's False, making her a TOTAL FLUNK OUT.
Contestant #2 is Garry Dredge from Montclaire, CA (who is a financial aid officer). In his game, the guest in the panel happens to be his mother-in-law Sylvia! He goes with Olivia instead as his first partner and here are the categories now:
1st Grade Science
1st Grade Spelling
2nd Grade Animal Science
2nd Grade U.S. Geography
3rd Grade World Geography
3rd Grade English
4th Grade World History
4th Grade Grammar
5th Grade U.S. History
5th Grade Astronomy
First up is Science, the 1st Grade subject he likes the most.
A raisin is the dehydrated version of what fruit?
He gets grape. He then goes with a specific science, Animal Science.
T or F: Tasmanian devils are now extinct.
He's right with False. For his second partner, he chooses Mackenzie and instead of going for the other 1st Grade category, he chooses the other 2nd Grade topic of U.S. Geography.
Excluding Alaska and Hawaii, the USA has four time zones. Eastern, Central & Pacific are three of them; what's the fourth?
He knows that's Mountain. Then, he tries to step it up with 3rd Grade World Geography.
What city is the capital of China?
He immediately comes up with the city the most recent Olympics took place in, Beijing. The third partner he wants is Nathan and his safe haven subject is Spelling.
How many times does S appear in "desert"?
Thanks to Jeff giving him the clue of Mohabi before said word, he gets one for the $25,000. His freebie category is 4th Grade World History; the following is a Classroom Club Question written by Melanie from Clay Springs School:
Ponce de Leon, who sailed on Columbus' second voyage, is credited with discovering what current U.S. state in 1513?
His gut is Florida, but he's unsure, so he peeks at Nathan's answer, which was the same thing. He agrees...and doubles his money. His fourth partner is...Sierra, meaning Sylvia likely will never be a partner for this guy tonight. Greg's next category is 3rd Grade English.
Which of the following is a palindrome?
A: Vroom
B: Jumbo shrimp
C: Race car
He guesses vroom...incorrect. Sylvia said jumbo shrimp, which she was confident in...but it was race car, which the other four kids got right...but we won't know what Sierra said until next Friday. That means for only the second time ever, we have a SUPER WIPEOUT- no money was offically given away in a single episode.
On a lighter note, BTW, next Thursday, Rev. Rick Miles completes his game, and yes, he's related to Million Dollar Question loser Meaghan!
Don't Forget the Lyrics!: It's time for their first-ever holiday special! And playing the game now are three former Miss Americas- Susan Powell, Heather "French" Henry and Kirsten Haglund. They're trying to win money for the Miss America Foundation. Their potential backup singers tonight are Miss California 2001 Stephanie Baldwin and a TV host named Chris. Here are their categories:
1960s
R & B
POP
AMERICAN FAVORITES
ONE HIT WONDERS
MADONNA
EGGNOG CLASSICS
TV THEMES
ROCK IN THE HOLIDAYS
Kirsten picks the first category of American Favorites. The two song choices are "White Christmas" by Bing Crosby and "Over the Rainbow" by Judy Garland. They pick the song best assoicated with "The Wizard of Oz" ("Over the Rainbow", of course) and have a three word target:
"Really __ ___ ___"
They're on the board with "...do come true".
They try a TV Theme second. They can choose from "The Ballad of Jed Clampett" from "The Beverly Hillbillies" or "The Facts of Life"; the show they try is "The Beverly Hillbillies". They have another three word target:
"So they loaded up the truck and they ____ __ ____"
They're correct filling in "...moved to Beverly".
Third is Pop; choices now are "The Future's So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades" by Timbuk3 and "Unwritten" by Natasha Beddingfield. They go with the Natasha Beddingfield song and now have a four word target:
"Feel the ___ __ ___ ___"
I knew this one, as did they- "...rain on your skin"!
After three young girls come out, each one being related to one of tonight's contestants, they go for R & B as their safe haven subject. The choices this time are "What You Won't Do For Love" by Bobby Caldwell and "Rhythm of the Night" by Debarge. With no hesitation, they pick "Rhythm of the Night" and they now have to fill in seven words, which follow after "Dance until the morning light". They come up with "Forget about the worries on your mind" for $25,000.
They try a song by Madonna next- either "Like a Virgin" or "Papa Don't Preach". They attempt "Like a Virgin" and must fill in six this time around. They follow after the title of the song has been sung. Their follow up is "Touched for the very first time" and they lock that in...they double up.
Subject #6 for the Miss Americas is "One Hit Wonders". "Afternoon Delight" by Starland Vocal Band and "Tainted Love" by Soft Cell are the choices on the board this time; they choose "Afternoon Delight" to the delight of Susan. Now, they must fill in ten blanks. They follow after "Together makes the sparks ignite", but these ladies draw a blank. Here's their multiple choice:
A: "And the thought of lovin' you is getting so exciting"
B: "Every time I think of you, I'm getting so excited"
C: "Just the thought of lovin' you is really so exciting"
Their guess is "And the thought of lovin' you is getting so exciting", choice A...$100,000!
After Heather does the Grip & Grin on Wayne, Susan tries hailing a cab and Kristen manages to pop one of her teeth out, their next category is the '60s. This time, the choices are "Do You Love Me" by The Contours and "My Favorite Things" by Julie Andrews. They choose the song from "The Sound of Music", "My Favorite Things", and their next target is set at nine words. After "When the dog", their guess is "...bites, when the bee stings, when I'm feeling sad". They lock all of that in...it's a doubler to $200,000!
Next is a holiday song from the category Rock in the Holidays. Up for the taking are "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town" by Bruce Springsteen and "Jingle Bell Rock" by Bobby Helms. Their selection is "Jingle Bell Rock" and they're back to filling in ten blankies. They follow after "Jingle bell time is a". After all the base info, they let out of their mouths "...swell time to go riding in a one horse sleigh" and lock it in...NO, THEY WERE OFF BY ONLY ONE WORD!! It was "...swell time to go gliding in a one horse sleigh". $25,000 will go to the Miss America Foundation.
The next game will start tonight, then will continue next week. And it's a very special one; I'll explain why a little later. A team of two different contestants will compete; they are J'Nae Fincannon, originally from Austin, TX, and Mark Wieser from NYC (who is a songwriter).
Their categories:
ROCK
COUNTRY
MY HOMETOWN
DRIVING SONGS
IN THE MOVIES
POP
R & B
1970s
THE DOORS
They attempt a Country song first. Their choices are "Ring of Fire" by Johnny Cash and "Achy Breaky Heart" by Billy Ray Cyrus. They pick "Ring of Fire" and they get a three word target to start:
"...went down, down and the ____ ___ ____"
They guess "...flames went higher" but they're not sure.
(Gong sounds)
But time's up for tonight. We'll find out what they do next the next time. Now, for the reason why their game is a bit special. Not only is this being considered a blind date, one of their potential backup singers is CHUCK WOOLERY!!!
Thursday, December 11, 2008
Syndicated "Deal" November Sweeps average
The syndicated version of "Deal or No Deal" averaged a 1.8 live plus same day monthly household Nielsen rating during the November Sweeps period of October 30-November 26, up 13% from September.
Source: B & C
Source: B & C
"Survivor: Gabon" 12/11
Reward Challenge: The remaining six must race into a swamp, go through a few obstacles and retrieve a ball before going back to their net and dropping it off there. The first one to drop off three balls in their net wins a trip to a gorilla sanctuary. Here are the colors for the players:
Matty: Blue
Bob: Green
Crystal: Red
Ken: Orange
Susie: Yellow
Sugar: Purple
And the winning castaway is...
...Bob once again- he's on a roll! Jeff then tells him to choose two other people to join him on the reward...and Bob chooses Crystal & Ken with little to no hestitation. He then sends Susie to Exile Island.
IMMUNITY CHALLENGE: Each player is given a different Gabonese mask to study. After that, they are blindfolded and then have to make their way through a series of obstacles to collect three bags of puzzle pieces. Once all the bags are collected, they can then try to solve the puzzle; the first to do so wins immunity.
Early on, Crystal walks completely off the course! Later, Suzie experiences the same fate. The winner is...
...BOB FOR THE FOURTH CHALLENGE IN A ROW!
TRIBAL COUNCIL: This is the last chance Sugar can play her potential Immunity Idol...yes, it is played, BUT SUGAR GAVE IT TO MATTY INSTEAD, AND IT IS AN IMMUNITY IDOL, SO MATTY'S SAFE THIS WEEK. UGH. Bob came THIS CLOSE to sacrificing the immunity he just won to Ken, but holds off on doing so because he's confident Ken will stay in the game. Did Sugar Kiper just join the ranks of those people who mishandled an Immunity Idol and get eliminated?...
...NO, SHE DIDN'T GET ANY VOTES! Matty got two of the votes. The one who got the other four and is now demoted to the jury is...
...Crystal Cox. This former Olympian didn't finish in the final three on this show, so she doesn't deserve another medal of any kind.
Matty: Blue
Bob: Green
Crystal: Red
Ken: Orange
Susie: Yellow
Sugar: Purple
And the winning castaway is...
...Bob once again- he's on a roll! Jeff then tells him to choose two other people to join him on the reward...and Bob chooses Crystal & Ken with little to no hestitation. He then sends Susie to Exile Island.
IMMUNITY CHALLENGE: Each player is given a different Gabonese mask to study. After that, they are blindfolded and then have to make their way through a series of obstacles to collect three bags of puzzle pieces. Once all the bags are collected, they can then try to solve the puzzle; the first to do so wins immunity.
Early on, Crystal walks completely off the course! Later, Suzie experiences the same fate. The winner is...
...BOB FOR THE FOURTH CHALLENGE IN A ROW!
TRIBAL COUNCIL: This is the last chance Sugar can play her potential Immunity Idol...yes, it is played, BUT SUGAR GAVE IT TO MATTY INSTEAD, AND IT IS AN IMMUNITY IDOL, SO MATTY'S SAFE THIS WEEK. UGH. Bob came THIS CLOSE to sacrificing the immunity he just won to Ken, but holds off on doing so because he's confident Ken will stay in the game. Did Sugar Kiper just join the ranks of those people who mishandled an Immunity Idol and get eliminated?...
...NO, SHE DIDN'T GET ANY VOTES! Matty got two of the votes. The one who got the other four and is now demoted to the jury is...
...Crystal Cox. This former Olympian didn't finish in the final three on this show, so she doesn't deserve another medal of any kind.
12/11/2008 Results
DOND: It's been a good week so far, as $151,000 has been given away to the three contestants who have played so far. Hoping to add as much as $500,000 to this week's total today is #21 Gaile Miranda (who just had a male baby; she's a stay-at-home mother of two). She doesn't think #21 is that lucky, so she swaps out for #15 (not sure if that's a wise move, because $250,000 was in there the last show).
ROUND 1:
1. #7 (Yvette)- $200
2. #21 (Kimberly)- $5
3. #22 (Ricky)- $100,000
4. #13 (Kassandra)- $7,500
5. #6 (David)- $1,000
FIRST OFFER: $23,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 2:
1. #18 (Herman)- $50
2. #11 (Penny)- $10,000
3. #4 (Bunny)- $300
4. #20 (Ishman)- $2,500
5. #5 (Melanie)- BUCK
SECOND OFFER: $30,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 3:
1. #2 (Holly)- $75,000
2. #9 (Tanya)- $50,000 (DANGER ZONE ENFORCED)
3. #19 (Tressa)- $500,000 (BIG STRIKE ONE; her original case was just two off this amount)
4. #17 (Matt)- $100
THIRD OFFER: $12,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 4:
1. #3 (Vanessa)- $25,000 (STRIKE TWO; VERY LITTLE SAFETY NET LEFT)
2. #10 (Jennifer)- $10
FOURTH OFFER: $17,500- NO DEAL
ROUND 5:
1. #14 (Josh)- PENNY
2. #8 (Bob)- $250,000 (STRIKEOUT)
FIFTH OFFER: $750- NO DEAL
She should've listened to Josh on the fourth offer; she instead settles for the next offer of $300. Her case had $100 more than that ($400). Other cases:
#1 (Daryl)- $5,000 (she chose this next)
#12 (Veronica)- $500
#16 (Lisa)- $25
Bingo America: Episode 2063's players are Sally & Evan. At halftime in Game 1:
SALLY: B--G-
EVAN: B-N-O
BANK: $710
NUMBERS CALLED TO THIS POINT: N41, N42, G58, O65, B3, B1
7 (G59)- "Quailgate" is the term used for what Vice President's 2006 quail-shooting accident?
EVAN: Dan Quayle- NO WAY
DOUBLE STUMPER (A: Dick Chaney)
8 (O64)- One of the world's natural wonders, what 1,200 mile long Marine marble lies off the coast of Austrailia?
SALLY: The Great Barrier Reef- CORRECT (B--GO; $774)
9 (I17)- What former 007 sings with Meryl Streep in the movie "Momma Mia!"?
SALLY: Pierce Brosnan- YOU BET (BI-GO; $791)
10 (G53)- Women are the only competitors in what Olympic event that involves a rope, a ball & a ribbon?
SALLY: Rhythmic Gymnastics- RIGHT AGAIN ($844)
50/50:
11 (I26)- Dog or Mosquito- the West Nile Virus is spread by the bites of which animal?
EVAN: Mosquito- OF COURSE (BIN-O; $870)
12 (G60)- T or F: In the U.S., Thanksgiving is always celebrated on November 25th.
EVAN: False- WIN ($930)
The fourth question of Game 2 is tonight's Wild Card Question:
In what most populate Washington city was Jimi Hendrix born?
Sally gives a ZONK ANSWER OF THE WEEK NOMINEE with Washington, D.C., then Evan says Maryland! It was Seattle. Sally then gives ANOTHER ZONK ANSWER OF THE WEEK NOMINEE with this seventh question:
What whiny tennis player won 17 Grand Slam tournaments?
She said it was Monica Seles!! Evan blanked; it was John McEnroe. Later on, it comes down to this 12th and final question in Game 2.
NUMBERS CALLED TO THIS POINT: G46, G59, B6, O72, O68, N43, I19, B13, I30, G52
Both need the N; the number is N36. Here's the question:
What woman suffergette appered on the U.S. dollar coin from 1979 to 1999?
Evan rings in with Susan B. Anthony...he's won the match and $1,331!
Bingo Bonus Round:
B: #4- $2,000
I: #23- $2,500 ($4,500)
N: #31- LOSS
WOF: First Toss-Up category is Thing:
_ N T
_ _ _ M
Maybe this might also qualify as a Place; Ebony solves ANT FARM for $1,000.
$5,000 WINNING ID OF THE NIGHT: MS6887261
Tonight's contestants:
Ebony Davis (Philadelphia)- Medical case manager
Stacie Tier (Pinson, AL)- Office manager
Dave Endrishott (Lake Worth, FL)- Matinenance worker/fudge maker
$2,000 Toss-Up category is Event:
_ _ _ E _ R
S _ O W _ R
Ebony blanks, while Dave solves METEOR SHOWER for $2,000.
Round 1 category is Phrase and the $5,000 from PETCO is on offer for the second time this week. He hits Lose a Turn after calling three T's for $1,800, just missing the $2,500 space. After Stacie later calls the L, we have...
_ O _/_ _ N ' T/T _ _ _ _/_ N/OLD/D O _/
N _ _/T _ _ _ _ _
...she calls a $300 G but then spins Lose a Turn. Dave calls a $600 R, the C's for another $2,700 and solves YOU CAN'T TEACH AN OLD DOG NEW TRICKS for another $5,100 and $7,100 total.
DUDS: F
IHOP Jackpot Round category is Before & After. Ebony starts by calling three T's for $1,650 but then hits the left Bankrupt of the Million Dollar Wedge. Stacie then hits Bankrupt. Later, Dave calls a $500 M while on Jackpot and we have...
S _ M E _ H E _ E/_ _ E _/THE/_ _ _ _ _ _ _/
T _ _ _ T
...this is for a $7,350 Jackpot and the second Jackpot win in a row...nothing. He then calls the R's for another $3,200, buys the O's and solves SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW TROUT for another $4,900 and 12 grand total.
BANKRUPTS: 2 (Ebony, Stacie)
Campbell's Soup Mystery/Prize Puzzle Round category is Places. After Stacie buys the A's, we have...
_ _ _ _ _ _ E T T A _ _ E/T _ E _ E/
_ A _ _ S
...I think I've got it. She calls a $400 N, an $800 L, an $800 M, but then spins Lose a Turn. Dave calls a $900 P, the R's for another $1,000 but then spins his first Bankrupt tonight. Ebony calls a $600 H, a $500 K, then buys the U. After that, she calls a $300 G and solves UNFORGETTABLE THEME PARKS for another $1,150; the theme parks she will be visiting are Universal Studios Florida and Universal Studios Islands of Adventure on a $5,000 trip to Orlando, meaning she now has $7,150 in cash and trip.
BANKRUPTS: 1 (Dave)
WINNING ID FOR TRIP: SM0028438
$3,000 Toss-Up category is Song Title:
S _ E _ _/_ O _ E/_ _ _ _ A M _
Dave solves SWEET HOME ALABAMA to go to 15 grand. After Dave puts up three S's for $900 to start, Speed-Up Round category is Around the House and consonants are worth $1,300 apiece. After Stacie calls the L's...
_ _ L L _ R S/&/L _ _ S H _ S
...she blanks out. Dave then calls the C and solves COLLARS & LEASHES to increase his winning total to $18,500! Ebony leaves with $7,150 in cash and trip and Stacie gets the $1,000 consolation.
DUDS: B, D, M, N, P, W
Big Money Round: Will we give away our third Mitsubishi Outlander this week, or can Dave win a lot of money here? Let's find out. He spins the single star and the category is Phrase. Starting with:
_ E E _/_ T/_ _ N _ _
He needs help in the last word. He calls P, I, K and W and gets...
KEEP/IT/_ _ N _ _
...not aiming for help in the bottom word killed him. It was KEEP IT HANDY; it wasn't the car that he lost on tonight, it was $30,000.
Jeopardy!: He might not have won that much money last night in becoming champion, but you have to like Matt Jacobs' enthusiasm. I also like the fact that he goes Daily Double Hunting at times. His first pair of challengers:
Sean Kottke (Lansing, MI)- Professor
Christine Carrino Gorowara (Wilmington, DE)- Teacher/educator
Opening categories:
THE 50 STATES
SEND IN THE CLOWNS
NURSERY RHYME TIME
THE BIGGEST LOSER
NEVER MIND THE FOLLICLES
HERE'S THE PISTOLS
At the first break, Gorowara leads with $5,600; Jacobs has $1,400 and Kottke has $1,000. Three clues later, she finds the Daily Double under the $600 Biggest Loser clue; with $6,000 at this point, she wagers $2,000.
This man came up a mere 18 million votes short in the 1972 election.
"Who is Humphrey?"...incorrect. It was George McGovern. After the first round, Jacobs is now in the lead with $5,200, while she's $200 behind. Kottke has $3,400.
ROUND 1 LACH TRASH: $800
ASK ALEX: Does Alex get to keep the clothes that he wears on the show? NO.
DJ! Categories:
MARINE LIFE
AN ALPHANUMERIC CATEGORY
TECUMSEH
VARIETY PACK
SHAKESPEARE, YOU KILL ME!
"EX" ACTLY
On the fourth clue of the round, the $1,600 Shakespeare clue, Kottke finds the first Daily Double with $4,600, leading Gorowara for second by $400; Jacobs still leads though he hasn't made any progress this round so far. His wager is $2,600. For the lead:
Roderigo, already wounded by Cassio (this guy lets everyone do the hard work for him!).
"Who is Iago?"...is right for the lead with $7,200! Late in the round, it's a tight battle between the two challengers, both at five figures; soon, Jacobs joins them at that level, too. In the end, Gorowara's the one who finds the Daily Double under the $1,200 Marine Life clue with $12,600 and the lead. Jacobs has $10,400 and Kottke has $9,200. Her wager is $1,600.
Males of this small marine creature carry the fertilized eggs in a brood pouch beneath a prehensile tail.
"What are sea horses?"...correct to go to $14,200!
DJ! LACH TRASH: $7,200
SCORES AFTER DOUBLE JEOPARDY!:
Matt: $10,400
Christine: $16,800
Sean: $9,200
CORYAT SCORES:
Matt: $10,400
Christine: $18,400
Sean: $8,200
FJ! CATEGORY: Musical Theatre.
The set for this 1878 work was a reproduction of the quarterdeck of Lord Nelson's flagship.
We start with Kottke, who wrote down "What is H.M.S. Pinafore?"...right to DOUBLE to $18,400! The champ...is also right, but he only risked $6,400, so he's done on the show with a final score of $16,800. As it turns out, his wagering blunder doesn't matter, because Gorowara is also right to win the championship with $20,801 while Jacobs leaves with $11,323.
Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?: Tonight's first contestant is Rick Brody (who is a Rabbi person). Here are his categories:
1st Grade Animal Science
1st Grade Health
2nd Grade Spelling
2nd Grade Math
3rd Grade Music
3rd Grade World History
4th Grade Ancient Cultures
4th Grade Grammar
5th Grade U.S. History
5th Grade Literature
His first partner is Francesca and the first question of the night comes from Animal Science.
Which of the following terms refers to a group of fish?
A: Platoon
B: Pride
C: School
After getting school, his second category is Health.
The thigh is located on what part of the human body?
A: Leg
B: Arm
C: Neck
He gets the leg and selects Jonathan as his second partner. His third category is Math.
What is the highest two-digit even number?
He knows it's 98; he then goes with the other 2nd Grade category of Spelling.
How many times does E appear in "argument"?
He knows it's one, while at least two classmates got that one wrong. His third classmate selection is Olivia and the 3rd Grade category he wants to try and reach the $25,000 mark with is World History.
Christopher Columbus made his 1492 Transatlantic voyage under the sponsorship of Ferdinand and Isabella, who were the king and queen of what country?
He says Spain for $25,000. Instead of going for $50,000 with 3rd Grade Music, he tries 4th Grade Ancient Cultures.
In Greek Mythology, what creature had the head of a bill and the body of a man?
He's right with minotaur. After Bryce becomes his fourth partner, he now goes with 3rd Grade Music, but for $100,000.
T or F: By definition, all operas are sung in Italian.
Both he and Bryce go with False...right for $100,000! Next category is Grammar, the other 4th Grade category.
What word is the pronoun in the following sentence- "Everyone, including Jeanna and Olivia, was afraid of taking the math exam"?
He gets another $75,000 with "everyone", and literally everyone in the class got that right also! That means Jenna gets to come to the student podium last. This player's $300,000 category is 5th Grade U.S. History, and he majored in that subject while he was at Yale. Here's the question:
In the 1850s, the U.S. bought about 30,000 square miles of land as part of the Gadsen Purchase. The land is now part of two U.S. states. Name them both.
He thinks it's California and Arizona, but to make sure, he peeks at Jenna's answer, which was Georgia & Florida. Jeff Foxworthy warned him that he didn't realize that he would be forced to go for it if he used even one of his cheats, like his Peek. His final answer is California & Nevada. I can tell you right now that both of Jenna's guesses are wrong. As for this Rabbi...
...BOTH OF HIS FINAL GUESSES ARE WRONG, TOO. On Rick's original guess of California & Arizona, Arizona was one of the right two. The other right state was New Mexico; Bryce got both of them right. Thanks to his carelessness, Rick is sent home with $25,000.
Reverend Rick Miles got his first two questions right in the 1st Grade categories of English and Astronomy without needing Jenna's help and will be back next Thursday to finish up.
ROUND 1:
1. #7 (Yvette)- $200
2. #21 (Kimberly)- $5
3. #22 (Ricky)- $100,000
4. #13 (Kassandra)- $7,500
5. #6 (David)- $1,000
FIRST OFFER: $23,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 2:
1. #18 (Herman)- $50
2. #11 (Penny)- $10,000
3. #4 (Bunny)- $300
4. #20 (Ishman)- $2,500
5. #5 (Melanie)- BUCK
SECOND OFFER: $30,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 3:
1. #2 (Holly)- $75,000
2. #9 (Tanya)- $50,000 (DANGER ZONE ENFORCED)
3. #19 (Tressa)- $500,000 (BIG STRIKE ONE; her original case was just two off this amount)
4. #17 (Matt)- $100
THIRD OFFER: $12,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 4:
1. #3 (Vanessa)- $25,000 (STRIKE TWO; VERY LITTLE SAFETY NET LEFT)
2. #10 (Jennifer)- $10
FOURTH OFFER: $17,500- NO DEAL
ROUND 5:
1. #14 (Josh)- PENNY
2. #8 (Bob)- $250,000 (STRIKEOUT)
FIFTH OFFER: $750- NO DEAL
She should've listened to Josh on the fourth offer; she instead settles for the next offer of $300. Her case had $100 more than that ($400). Other cases:
#1 (Daryl)- $5,000 (she chose this next)
#12 (Veronica)- $500
#16 (Lisa)- $25
Bingo America: Episode 2063's players are Sally & Evan. At halftime in Game 1:
SALLY: B--G-
EVAN: B-N-O
BANK: $710
NUMBERS CALLED TO THIS POINT: N41, N42, G58, O65, B3, B1
7 (G59)- "Quailgate" is the term used for what Vice President's 2006 quail-shooting accident?
EVAN: Dan Quayle- NO WAY
DOUBLE STUMPER (A: Dick Chaney)
8 (O64)- One of the world's natural wonders, what 1,200 mile long Marine marble lies off the coast of Austrailia?
SALLY: The Great Barrier Reef- CORRECT (B--GO; $774)
9 (I17)- What former 007 sings with Meryl Streep in the movie "Momma Mia!"?
SALLY: Pierce Brosnan- YOU BET (BI-GO; $791)
10 (G53)- Women are the only competitors in what Olympic event that involves a rope, a ball & a ribbon?
SALLY: Rhythmic Gymnastics- RIGHT AGAIN ($844)
50/50:
11 (I26)- Dog or Mosquito- the West Nile Virus is spread by the bites of which animal?
EVAN: Mosquito- OF COURSE (BIN-O; $870)
12 (G60)- T or F: In the U.S., Thanksgiving is always celebrated on November 25th.
EVAN: False- WIN ($930)
The fourth question of Game 2 is tonight's Wild Card Question:
In what most populate Washington city was Jimi Hendrix born?
Sally gives a ZONK ANSWER OF THE WEEK NOMINEE with Washington, D.C., then Evan says Maryland! It was Seattle. Sally then gives ANOTHER ZONK ANSWER OF THE WEEK NOMINEE with this seventh question:
What whiny tennis player won 17 Grand Slam tournaments?
She said it was Monica Seles!! Evan blanked; it was John McEnroe. Later on, it comes down to this 12th and final question in Game 2.
NUMBERS CALLED TO THIS POINT: G46, G59, B6, O72, O68, N43, I19, B13, I30, G52
Both need the N; the number is N36. Here's the question:
What woman suffergette appered on the U.S. dollar coin from 1979 to 1999?
Evan rings in with Susan B. Anthony...he's won the match and $1,331!
Bingo Bonus Round:
B: #4- $2,000
I: #23- $2,500 ($4,500)
N: #31- LOSS
WOF: First Toss-Up category is Thing:
_ N T
_ _ _ M
Maybe this might also qualify as a Place; Ebony solves ANT FARM for $1,000.
$5,000 WINNING ID OF THE NIGHT: MS6887261
Tonight's contestants:
Ebony Davis (Philadelphia)- Medical case manager
Stacie Tier (Pinson, AL)- Office manager
Dave Endrishott (Lake Worth, FL)- Matinenance worker/fudge maker
$2,000 Toss-Up category is Event:
_ _ _ E _ R
S _ O W _ R
Ebony blanks, while Dave solves METEOR SHOWER for $2,000.
Round 1 category is Phrase and the $5,000 from PETCO is on offer for the second time this week. He hits Lose a Turn after calling three T's for $1,800, just missing the $2,500 space. After Stacie later calls the L, we have...
_ O _/_ _ N ' T/T _ _ _ _/_ N/OLD/D O _/
N _ _/T _ _ _ _ _
...she calls a $300 G but then spins Lose a Turn. Dave calls a $600 R, the C's for another $2,700 and solves YOU CAN'T TEACH AN OLD DOG NEW TRICKS for another $5,100 and $7,100 total.
DUDS: F
IHOP Jackpot Round category is Before & After. Ebony starts by calling three T's for $1,650 but then hits the left Bankrupt of the Million Dollar Wedge. Stacie then hits Bankrupt. Later, Dave calls a $500 M while on Jackpot and we have...
S _ M E _ H E _ E/_ _ E _/THE/_ _ _ _ _ _ _/
T _ _ _ T
...this is for a $7,350 Jackpot and the second Jackpot win in a row...nothing. He then calls the R's for another $3,200, buys the O's and solves SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW TROUT for another $4,900 and 12 grand total.
BANKRUPTS: 2 (Ebony, Stacie)
Campbell's Soup Mystery/Prize Puzzle Round category is Places. After Stacie buys the A's, we have...
_ _ _ _ _ _ E T T A _ _ E/T _ E _ E/
_ A _ _ S
...I think I've got it. She calls a $400 N, an $800 L, an $800 M, but then spins Lose a Turn. Dave calls a $900 P, the R's for another $1,000 but then spins his first Bankrupt tonight. Ebony calls a $600 H, a $500 K, then buys the U. After that, she calls a $300 G and solves UNFORGETTABLE THEME PARKS for another $1,150; the theme parks she will be visiting are Universal Studios Florida and Universal Studios Islands of Adventure on a $5,000 trip to Orlando, meaning she now has $7,150 in cash and trip.
BANKRUPTS: 1 (Dave)
WINNING ID FOR TRIP: SM0028438
$3,000 Toss-Up category is Song Title:
S _ E _ _/_ O _ E/_ _ _ _ A M _
Dave solves SWEET HOME ALABAMA to go to 15 grand. After Dave puts up three S's for $900 to start, Speed-Up Round category is Around the House and consonants are worth $1,300 apiece. After Stacie calls the L's...
_ _ L L _ R S/&/L _ _ S H _ S
...she blanks out. Dave then calls the C and solves COLLARS & LEASHES to increase his winning total to $18,500! Ebony leaves with $7,150 in cash and trip and Stacie gets the $1,000 consolation.
DUDS: B, D, M, N, P, W
Big Money Round: Will we give away our third Mitsubishi Outlander this week, or can Dave win a lot of money here? Let's find out. He spins the single star and the category is Phrase. Starting with:
_ E E _/_ T/_ _ N _ _
He needs help in the last word. He calls P, I, K and W and gets...
KEEP/IT/_ _ N _ _
...not aiming for help in the bottom word killed him. It was KEEP IT HANDY; it wasn't the car that he lost on tonight, it was $30,000.
Jeopardy!: He might not have won that much money last night in becoming champion, but you have to like Matt Jacobs' enthusiasm. I also like the fact that he goes Daily Double Hunting at times. His first pair of challengers:
Sean Kottke (Lansing, MI)- Professor
Christine Carrino Gorowara (Wilmington, DE)- Teacher/educator
Opening categories:
THE 50 STATES
SEND IN THE CLOWNS
NURSERY RHYME TIME
THE BIGGEST LOSER
NEVER MIND THE FOLLICLES
HERE'S THE PISTOLS
At the first break, Gorowara leads with $5,600; Jacobs has $1,400 and Kottke has $1,000. Three clues later, she finds the Daily Double under the $600 Biggest Loser clue; with $6,000 at this point, she wagers $2,000.
This man came up a mere 18 million votes short in the 1972 election.
"Who is Humphrey?"...incorrect. It was George McGovern. After the first round, Jacobs is now in the lead with $5,200, while she's $200 behind. Kottke has $3,400.
ROUND 1 LACH TRASH: $800
ASK ALEX: Does Alex get to keep the clothes that he wears on the show? NO.
DJ! Categories:
MARINE LIFE
AN ALPHANUMERIC CATEGORY
TECUMSEH
VARIETY PACK
SHAKESPEARE, YOU KILL ME!
"EX" ACTLY
On the fourth clue of the round, the $1,600 Shakespeare clue, Kottke finds the first Daily Double with $4,600, leading Gorowara for second by $400; Jacobs still leads though he hasn't made any progress this round so far. His wager is $2,600. For the lead:
Roderigo, already wounded by Cassio (this guy lets everyone do the hard work for him!).
"Who is Iago?"...is right for the lead with $7,200! Late in the round, it's a tight battle between the two challengers, both at five figures; soon, Jacobs joins them at that level, too. In the end, Gorowara's the one who finds the Daily Double under the $1,200 Marine Life clue with $12,600 and the lead. Jacobs has $10,400 and Kottke has $9,200. Her wager is $1,600.
Males of this small marine creature carry the fertilized eggs in a brood pouch beneath a prehensile tail.
"What are sea horses?"...correct to go to $14,200!
DJ! LACH TRASH: $7,200
SCORES AFTER DOUBLE JEOPARDY!:
Matt: $10,400
Christine: $16,800
Sean: $9,200
CORYAT SCORES:
Matt: $10,400
Christine: $18,400
Sean: $8,200
FJ! CATEGORY: Musical Theatre.
The set for this 1878 work was a reproduction of the quarterdeck of Lord Nelson's flagship.
We start with Kottke, who wrote down "What is H.M.S. Pinafore?"...right to DOUBLE to $18,400! The champ...is also right, but he only risked $6,400, so he's done on the show with a final score of $16,800. As it turns out, his wagering blunder doesn't matter, because Gorowara is also right to win the championship with $20,801 while Jacobs leaves with $11,323.
Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?: Tonight's first contestant is Rick Brody (who is a Rabbi person). Here are his categories:
1st Grade Animal Science
1st Grade Health
2nd Grade Spelling
2nd Grade Math
3rd Grade Music
3rd Grade World History
4th Grade Ancient Cultures
4th Grade Grammar
5th Grade U.S. History
5th Grade Literature
His first partner is Francesca and the first question of the night comes from Animal Science.
Which of the following terms refers to a group of fish?
A: Platoon
B: Pride
C: School
After getting school, his second category is Health.
The thigh is located on what part of the human body?
A: Leg
B: Arm
C: Neck
He gets the leg and selects Jonathan as his second partner. His third category is Math.
What is the highest two-digit even number?
He knows it's 98; he then goes with the other 2nd Grade category of Spelling.
How many times does E appear in "argument"?
He knows it's one, while at least two classmates got that one wrong. His third classmate selection is Olivia and the 3rd Grade category he wants to try and reach the $25,000 mark with is World History.
Christopher Columbus made his 1492 Transatlantic voyage under the sponsorship of Ferdinand and Isabella, who were the king and queen of what country?
He says Spain for $25,000. Instead of going for $50,000 with 3rd Grade Music, he tries 4th Grade Ancient Cultures.
In Greek Mythology, what creature had the head of a bill and the body of a man?
He's right with minotaur. After Bryce becomes his fourth partner, he now goes with 3rd Grade Music, but for $100,000.
T or F: By definition, all operas are sung in Italian.
Both he and Bryce go with False...right for $100,000! Next category is Grammar, the other 4th Grade category.
What word is the pronoun in the following sentence- "Everyone, including Jeanna and Olivia, was afraid of taking the math exam"?
He gets another $75,000 with "everyone", and literally everyone in the class got that right also! That means Jenna gets to come to the student podium last. This player's $300,000 category is 5th Grade U.S. History, and he majored in that subject while he was at Yale. Here's the question:
In the 1850s, the U.S. bought about 30,000 square miles of land as part of the Gadsen Purchase. The land is now part of two U.S. states. Name them both.
He thinks it's California and Arizona, but to make sure, he peeks at Jenna's answer, which was Georgia & Florida. Jeff Foxworthy warned him that he didn't realize that he would be forced to go for it if he used even one of his cheats, like his Peek. His final answer is California & Nevada. I can tell you right now that both of Jenna's guesses are wrong. As for this Rabbi...
...BOTH OF HIS FINAL GUESSES ARE WRONG, TOO. On Rick's original guess of California & Arizona, Arizona was one of the right two. The other right state was New Mexico; Bryce got both of them right. Thanks to his carelessness, Rick is sent home with $25,000.
Reverend Rick Miles got his first two questions right in the 1st Grade categories of English and Astronomy without needing Jenna's help and will be back next Thursday to finish up.
"The Contender" 12/10
This is my first episode in HD.
Felix Cora, Jr. decides to put himself in the first quarterfinal matchup.
PRELIMINARY FIGHT #2: Alfredo Escalera, Jr. vs. Jon Schneider
Round 1: I felt Schneider controlled most of this round, including having Escalera against the ropes three times, so I gave him the round 10-9.
Round 2: Schneider once again had Escalera against the ropes early on, but Escalera responded that time and dominated the round. Tie match after two.
Round 3: Early on, Escalera scored the season's first knockdown! That gave Schneider a cut near his nose. I had it 29-27 Escalera after three.
Round 4: Schneider returned to form this round, so I had it 38-37 Escalera heading into the last round.
Final Round: Schneider come on firing early, but Escalera quickly responded. At this point, Schneider now had a cut near his right eye.
The judges' scores were two 49-45s and one 50-44, while I had it 48-46. Winner...Alfredo Escalera, Jr.!
Felix Cora, Jr. decides to put himself in the first quarterfinal matchup.
PRELIMINARY FIGHT #2: Alfredo Escalera, Jr. vs. Jon Schneider
Round 1: I felt Schneider controlled most of this round, including having Escalera against the ropes three times, so I gave him the round 10-9.
Round 2: Schneider once again had Escalera against the ropes early on, but Escalera responded that time and dominated the round. Tie match after two.
Round 3: Early on, Escalera scored the season's first knockdown! That gave Schneider a cut near his nose. I had it 29-27 Escalera after three.
Round 4: Schneider returned to form this round, so I had it 38-37 Escalera heading into the last round.
Final Round: Schneider come on firing early, but Escalera quickly responded. At this point, Schneider now had a cut near his right eye.
The judges' scores were two 49-45s and one 50-44, while I had it 48-46. Winner...Alfredo Escalera, Jr.!
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
"Top Chef" 12/10
QUICKFIRE CHALLENGE #5: It's the ever-popular palette challenge! In each round, two contestants have 15 seconds to taste a certain sauce. Then, they bid back and forth on how many ingredients they think they can identify from that sauce. Meeting their bid keeps them alive, but if they fall short or the other player fulfills their bid, they're eliminated. Last one standing wins immunity. We start this with six head-to-head matchups:
FIRST ROUND SAUCE: Shrimp & Lobster Bouillabaisse
1. Daniel vs. Hosea:
FINAL BID: 4 (Hosea)
GUESSES: Onion, Shrimp, Lemon, Carrot
2. Ariane vs. Jeff
FINAL BID: 6 (Jeff)
GUESSES: Fennel, Salt, Crab
3. Jamie vs. Stefan
FINAL BID: 5 (Stefan)
GUESSES: Salt, Lemon, Pepper, Lobster, Ozo
4. Eugene vs. Leah
FINAL BID: 4 (Eugene)
GUESSES: Fish sauce
5. Fabio vs. Radhika
FINAL BID: 3 (Radhika)
GUESSES: Salt, Celery, Lobster
6. Carla vs. Melissa
FINAL BID: 4 (Carla)
GUESSES: Cream, Salt, Lobster, Fennel
ROUND 2 SAUCE: Thai Green Curry
1. Hosea vs. Ariane
FINAL BID: 7 (Hosea)
GUESSES: Coconut milk, Sugar, Thai Basil, Ginger, Salt, Pepper, Thai Chili
2. Stefan vs. Leah
FINAL BID: 8 (Stefan)
GUESSES: Onion, Timerick, Lemongrass, Coconut milk, Salt,
FIRST ROUND SAUCE: Shrimp & Lobster Bouillabaisse
1. Daniel vs. Hosea:
FINAL BID: 4 (Hosea)
GUESSES: Onion, Shrimp, Lemon, Carrot
2. Ariane vs. Jeff
FINAL BID: 6 (Jeff)
GUESSES: Fennel, Salt, Crab
3. Jamie vs. Stefan
FINAL BID: 5 (Stefan)
GUESSES: Salt, Lemon, Pepper, Lobster, Ozo
4. Eugene vs. Leah
FINAL BID: 4 (Eugene)
GUESSES: Fish sauce
5. Fabio vs. Radhika
FINAL BID: 3 (Radhika)
GUESSES: Salt, Celery, Lobster
6. Carla vs. Melissa
FINAL BID: 4 (Carla)
GUESSES: Cream, Salt, Lobster, Fennel
ROUND 2 SAUCE: Thai Green Curry
1. Hosea vs. Ariane
FINAL BID: 7 (Hosea)
GUESSES: Coconut milk, Sugar, Thai Basil, Ginger, Salt, Pepper, Thai Chili
2. Stefan vs. Leah
FINAL BID: 8 (Stefan)
GUESSES: Onion, Timerick, Lemongrass, Coconut milk, Salt,