Contrary to what I said about a month ago, Kathy Cox has STILL not given the $1 Million that she won on "Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?" to her three chosen schools; thanks in part to her family's bankruptcy, the $1 Million is now in the hands of FOX.
http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/sto...age_tab_newstab
Saturday, January 31, 2009
"Go for the Green"/SPIN ID 1/31
TONIGHT's $5,000-WINNING SPIN ID: WC02610
Tonight is Episode 18, and I do believe we have just three episodes left to go after this one.
TRIP AT STAKE: Hong Kong
1. Which Portland, OR attraction is real?
A: Chlorine-free water park
B: Vegan strip club
Answer: Vegan strip club
2. What is Prince Charles Building?
A: An eco-town
B: A 150 MPG car
Answer: An eco-town
CONSERVATION QUESTION (11 left): What's Quilted Northern making?
A: Three-ply toilet paper
B: Reusable toilet paper
Answer: Three-ply toilet paper
Only four got that right, so we continue.
CONSERVATION QUESTION #2: According to a University of London study, global warming can also...
A: Stain teeth
B: Accelerate blindness
Answer: Accelerate blindness
We have the maximum eight players for Round 2, all of which tonight are male: Ross, Larry (a full-time student), Rony (a clothing store owner in Santa Monica), Izzi (a writer and Tom Green fan from Atlanta), Travion (an aspiring sports writer from L.A.), Ryan (a domain match specialist), Jason (a karate guy) and Rico (Southside Chicago).
1. IN CONTROL: Travion
CATEGORY: History- TAKES QUESTION
Which historical U.S. document was drafted on hemp paper?
A: Declaration of Independence
B: $5 bill
C: Emancipation Proclamation
GUESS: Emancipation Proclamation- INCORRECT (A: Declaration of Independence)
2. IN CONTROL: Rony
CATEGORY: Celebrities- CHALLENGES JASON
What has Daryl Hannah done to go greener?
A: Only wears llama wool
B: Converted her Trans Am to electric
C: Turned a golf course into an orchard
GUESS: Only wears llama wool- NO (A: Electric Trans Am)
3. IN CONTROL: Izzi
CATEGORY: World Record Breakers- CHALLENGES RICO
What's the world record for the number of people in a SmartCar?
A: 10
B: 14
C: 18
GUESS: 18- CORRECT
4. IN CONTROL: Ross
CATEGORY: Movies- TAKES QUESTION
What's happening to "An Inconvenient Truth"?
A: One of its DVDs got shot into space
B: It's being turned into an opera
C: Running permanently on Virgin Air
GUESS: Opera- RIGHT; ELIMINATES RONY
5. IN CONTROL: Larry
CATEGORY: Travel- CHALLENGES ROSS
In order to go green, what landmark's cutting its lighting in half?
A: Eiffel Tower
B: Statue of Liberty
C: Washington Monument
GUESS: Eiffel Tower- RIGHT AGAIN
6. IN CONTROL: Ryan
CATEGORY: Weddings- TAKES QUESTION
How did Al Gore goof at his daughter's wedding rehearsal?
A: Served endangered fish
B: Rented limos for guests
C: Spelled his daughter's name in lights
GUESS: Served endangered fish- RIGHT; ELIMINATES ROSS
CHAIN GAME: Rico won the coin toss and opts to go first. The topic tonight- place seven different oil history milestones in order from oldest to most recent.
A: First Indy 500
B: First gas station
C: First U.S. oil well
D: Exxon Valdez disaster
E: Alaskan Pipeline starts flowing
F: Banning of leaded gas in U.S.
G: Jed Clampett discovers oil on "Beverly Hillbillies"
RICO'S FIRST ATTEMPT:
1. Jed Clampett
2. First U.S. oil well
3. First gas station
4. First Indy 500
5. Alaskan Pipeline
6. Exxon Valdez disaster
7. Leaded gas ban
LAST THREE RIGHT- 39
SECOND TRY:
1. First U.S. oil well
2. First gas station
3. First Indy 500
4. Jed Clampett
5. Alaskan pipeline
6. Exxon Valdez diaster
7. Leaded gas ban
ALL CLEAR- 54.5
RYAN'S FIRST TRY:
1. First U.S. oil well
2. First Indy 500
3. Jed Clampett
4. First gas station
5. Alaskan pipeline
6. Exxon Valdez disaster
7. Leaded gas ban
23 SECONDS LEFT
SECOND TRY:
1. First U.S. oil well
2. Jed Clampett
3. First gas station
4. First Indy 500
5. Alaskan Pipeline
6. Exxon Valdez disaster
7. Leaded gas ban
12 SECONDS LEFT
FINAL TRY:
1. First U.S. oil well
2. First Indy 500
3. First gas station
4. Jed Clampett
5. Alaskan Pipeline
6. Exxon Valdez disaster
7. Leaded gas ban
LOSE- 0.6 LEFT
Rico hangs on for the victory!
Tonight is Episode 18, and I do believe we have just three episodes left to go after this one.
TRIP AT STAKE: Hong Kong
1. Which Portland, OR attraction is real?
A: Chlorine-free water park
B: Vegan strip club
Answer: Vegan strip club
2. What is Prince Charles Building?
A: An eco-town
B: A 150 MPG car
Answer: An eco-town
CONSERVATION QUESTION (11 left): What's Quilted Northern making?
A: Three-ply toilet paper
B: Reusable toilet paper
Answer: Three-ply toilet paper
Only four got that right, so we continue.
CONSERVATION QUESTION #2: According to a University of London study, global warming can also...
A: Stain teeth
B: Accelerate blindness
Answer: Accelerate blindness
We have the maximum eight players for Round 2, all of which tonight are male: Ross, Larry (a full-time student), Rony (a clothing store owner in Santa Monica), Izzi (a writer and Tom Green fan from Atlanta), Travion (an aspiring sports writer from L.A.), Ryan (a domain match specialist), Jason (a karate guy) and Rico (Southside Chicago).
1. IN CONTROL: Travion
CATEGORY: History- TAKES QUESTION
Which historical U.S. document was drafted on hemp paper?
A: Declaration of Independence
B: $5 bill
C: Emancipation Proclamation
GUESS: Emancipation Proclamation- INCORRECT (A: Declaration of Independence)
2. IN CONTROL: Rony
CATEGORY: Celebrities- CHALLENGES JASON
What has Daryl Hannah done to go greener?
A: Only wears llama wool
B: Converted her Trans Am to electric
C: Turned a golf course into an orchard
GUESS: Only wears llama wool- NO (A: Electric Trans Am)
3. IN CONTROL: Izzi
CATEGORY: World Record Breakers- CHALLENGES RICO
What's the world record for the number of people in a SmartCar?
A: 10
B: 14
C: 18
GUESS: 18- CORRECT
4. IN CONTROL: Ross
CATEGORY: Movies- TAKES QUESTION
What's happening to "An Inconvenient Truth"?
A: One of its DVDs got shot into space
B: It's being turned into an opera
C: Running permanently on Virgin Air
GUESS: Opera- RIGHT; ELIMINATES RONY
5. IN CONTROL: Larry
CATEGORY: Travel- CHALLENGES ROSS
In order to go green, what landmark's cutting its lighting in half?
A: Eiffel Tower
B: Statue of Liberty
C: Washington Monument
GUESS: Eiffel Tower- RIGHT AGAIN
6. IN CONTROL: Ryan
CATEGORY: Weddings- TAKES QUESTION
How did Al Gore goof at his daughter's wedding rehearsal?
A: Served endangered fish
B: Rented limos for guests
C: Spelled his daughter's name in lights
GUESS: Served endangered fish- RIGHT; ELIMINATES ROSS
CHAIN GAME: Rico won the coin toss and opts to go first. The topic tonight- place seven different oil history milestones in order from oldest to most recent.
A: First Indy 500
B: First gas station
C: First U.S. oil well
D: Exxon Valdez disaster
E: Alaskan Pipeline starts flowing
F: Banning of leaded gas in U.S.
G: Jed Clampett discovers oil on "Beverly Hillbillies"
RICO'S FIRST ATTEMPT:
1. Jed Clampett
2. First U.S. oil well
3. First gas station
4. First Indy 500
5. Alaskan Pipeline
6. Exxon Valdez disaster
7. Leaded gas ban
LAST THREE RIGHT- 39
SECOND TRY:
1. First U.S. oil well
2. First gas station
3. First Indy 500
4. Jed Clampett
5. Alaskan pipeline
6. Exxon Valdez diaster
7. Leaded gas ban
ALL CLEAR- 54.5
RYAN'S FIRST TRY:
1. First U.S. oil well
2. First Indy 500
3. Jed Clampett
4. First gas station
5. Alaskan pipeline
6. Exxon Valdez disaster
7. Leaded gas ban
23 SECONDS LEFT
SECOND TRY:
1. First U.S. oil well
2. Jed Clampett
3. First gas station
4. First Indy 500
5. Alaskan Pipeline
6. Exxon Valdez disaster
7. Leaded gas ban
12 SECONDS LEFT
FINAL TRY:
1. First U.S. oil well
2. First Indy 500
3. First gas station
4. Jed Clampett
5. Alaskan Pipeline
6. Exxon Valdez disaster
7. Leaded gas ban
LOSE- 0.6 LEFT
Rico hangs on for the victory!
Friday, January 30, 2009
NBC midseason news
The current season of "The Biggest Loser" has been extended from 13 to 19 episodes.
Also, "Deal or No Deal" host Howie Mandel's "Howie Do It" has been renewed for another 12 episodes thanks to its solid 18-49 ratings.
Source: The Futon Critic
Also, "Deal or No Deal" host Howie Mandel's "Howie Do It" has been renewed for another 12 episodes thanks to its solid 18-49 ratings.
Source: The Futon Critic
"13: Fear is Real" 1/30
Remember, the Killer is allowed to kill up to two more contestants this season.
In the first segment of this week's episode, the remaining eight look at old newspaper articles about people being killed scattered all over the fort's floor, which are six high school students.
RITUAL #5: When they go inside another room, they find bigger pictures of the six school students who got killed. Then the Mastermind comes on and tells the remaining eight contestants to search for those killed people's class rings hidden inside each of their favorite classrooms. The two that fail to collect a class ring face possible execution.
Shortly after everybody leaves the room where they got their latest assignment, it gets destroyed!
1. Cody
2. Nasser/Show
3. Adam
4. Ted
5. Erica
The last ring grabber tonight is...
...Melyssa; Rodney & Leah go into the danger zone.
Believe it or not, the Killer turns out to be...
...Rodney! Leah's all but a goner now.
EXECUTION #5: Leah & Rodney are strapped onto a bed. With only their hands being free, they must retrieve some scissors to cut the straps off and get out of the bed & the room.
The Killer Rodney won, right?...
...WRONG!!! He's been killed off. I assume that a new Killer will be chosen for the next time.
Also next time, the remaining seven will be transported by bus to their worst shelter yet.
In the first segment of this week's episode, the remaining eight look at old newspaper articles about people being killed scattered all over the fort's floor, which are six high school students.
RITUAL #5: When they go inside another room, they find bigger pictures of the six school students who got killed. Then the Mastermind comes on and tells the remaining eight contestants to search for those killed people's class rings hidden inside each of their favorite classrooms. The two that fail to collect a class ring face possible execution.
Shortly after everybody leaves the room where they got their latest assignment, it gets destroyed!
1. Cody
2. Nasser/Show
3. Adam
4. Ted
5. Erica
The last ring grabber tonight is...
...Melyssa; Rodney & Leah go into the danger zone.
Believe it or not, the Killer turns out to be...
...Rodney! Leah's all but a goner now.
EXECUTION #5: Leah & Rodney are strapped onto a bed. With only their hands being free, they must retrieve some scissors to cut the straps off and get out of the bed & the room.
The Killer Rodney won, right?...
...WRONG!!! He's been killed off. I assume that a new Killer will be chosen for the next time.
Also next time, the remaining seven will be transported by bus to their worst shelter yet.
"America's Best Dance Crew" 1/29
The first two teams announced to be safe this week were...
...Beat Freaks & Strikers All Stars!
This week's theme was Britney Spears. Each team had to pick one of her songs and do an original routine to that song.
1. Beat Freaks: "Womanizer"
All the judges liked it, with Lil' Mama adding that they're her favorite team so far.
2. Strikers All Stars: "Gimme More"
Everyone liked their performance also, with Lil' Mama saying that they were one of the cleanest groups on the season.
Going third were...
...Dynamic Edition! Now, for some bad news. The first crew up for elimination this week were...
...Team Millennia- this was their second trip in a row to the Sudden Death Face Off.
3. Dynamic Edition: "Stronger"
JC busted them for moving around the chair (s) when they were supposed to be on them; he also thought the performance was a little too feminine for his tastes in the beginning. Shane didn't get the performance.
Going fourth this week were...
...Quest Crew!
That left the Ringmasters and the Fly Khicks. The other team in danger this week were...
Fly Khicks
Ringmasters
...the Ringmasters.
4. Quest Crew: "Toxic"
All three judges were concerned at the start, but really got into the feminine portions of the performance. JC thought it was the best performance of the night so far.
5. Fly Khicks: "Baby One More Time"
Positive reviews across the board for them!
SUDDEN DEATH FACE OFF:
Team Millennia: "Me Against the Music" featuring Madonna
Ringmasters: "Circus"
Last week, Boxcuttuhz was eliminated on their second straight trip to the bottom two. Did the same fate occur for Team Millennia?...
Team Millennia
Ringmasters
...yes.
...Beat Freaks & Strikers All Stars!
This week's theme was Britney Spears. Each team had to pick one of her songs and do an original routine to that song.
1. Beat Freaks: "Womanizer"
All the judges liked it, with Lil' Mama adding that they're her favorite team so far.
2. Strikers All Stars: "Gimme More"
Everyone liked their performance also, with Lil' Mama saying that they were one of the cleanest groups on the season.
Going third were...
...Dynamic Edition! Now, for some bad news. The first crew up for elimination this week were...
...Team Millennia- this was their second trip in a row to the Sudden Death Face Off.
3. Dynamic Edition: "Stronger"
JC busted them for moving around the chair (s) when they were supposed to be on them; he also thought the performance was a little too feminine for his tastes in the beginning. Shane didn't get the performance.
Going fourth this week were...
...Quest Crew!
That left the Ringmasters and the Fly Khicks. The other team in danger this week were...
Fly Khicks
Ringmasters
...the Ringmasters.
4. Quest Crew: "Toxic"
All three judges were concerned at the start, but really got into the feminine portions of the performance. JC thought it was the best performance of the night so far.
5. Fly Khicks: "Baby One More Time"
Positive reviews across the board for them!
SUDDEN DEATH FACE OFF:
Team Millennia: "Me Against the Music" featuring Madonna
Ringmasters: "Circus"
Last week, Boxcuttuhz was eliminated on their second straight trip to the bottom two. Did the same fate occur for Team Millennia?...
Team Millennia
Ringmasters
...yes.
1/30/2009 Results
TPIR: We start the last episode of the month with Mary Larry, Kathlene Davenport, Ferdinand Diaz and Patricia Gilchrist. The first IUFB is a sauna (Amber).
Patricia: $4,500
Ferdinand: $1,200
Kathlene: $1,400
Mary: $12,099 (ZONK ANSWER OF THE WEEK NOMINEE)
ARP: $2,495
Kathlene, a territory manager, plays Super Pushover for a Chalet mini trailer (Gwendolyn). Board:
121188065
Let's hope we don't have a WILLY OF THE CENTURY like we did the last time; thankfully, no. She goes with $11,880 and wins!
Fifth is Satya Calsa and the second IUFB is an outdoor fireplace (Gwen).
Satya: $400
Mary: $450
Patricia: $275 (STUPID BID)
Ferdinand: $276 (STUPID BID)
ARP: $550, so Mary wins by default.
She now plays One Away for a Chevrolet HHR (Rachael). Board:
$ 3 1 , 8 6 5
First guess:
$ 2 0 , 7 5 4
Going all lower (like all higher) in this game's not gonna win you a car here; she gets three honks from the Mighty Sound Effects Lady. Then, she goes with $22,954...
$ 2 2 , 9 5 4
...sorry. ARP: $20,974.
Charita Lowery-Saeed comes on down sixth and the third IUFB is an iMac computer system (Rachael).
Charita: $700
Patricia: $1,799
Ferdinand: $1,600
Satya: $2,200
ARP: $2,608
Satya has a chance to fly to Andy Nguyen's neck of the woods, Chicago (Amber & Gwen), worth $5,275 if she can win Check Out. Now, so far this season, this game has been only lost when it was played for a car, so maybe that's a good sign for her. Products today are soup, soy milk, Gold Bond Cream, a bag of rice and Clorox bleach. Her guesses:
Soup: $1.09
Soy milk: $3
Cream: $5
Rice: $3
Bleach: $5.50
TOTAL GUESS: $17.59
Answers:
Soup: $1.63
Soy milk: $2.19
Cream: $4.61
Rice: $2.99
Bleach: $5.99
ACTUAL TOTAL: $17.41
DIFFERENCE: $.18- WIN!
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #1:
Mary ($550): Nickel + 70 = $.75
Satya ($7,883): 40 + Nickel = $.45
Kathlene ($14,375): 40 + 45 = $.85
Kathlene goes to the Showcase!
Next is not yours truly, but rather Bobby Hetting; the fourth IUFB is a 3-in-1 game table (Amber).
Bobby: $750
Charita: $550
Patricia: $299
Ferdinand: $899
ARP: $587
Charita, an airline agent from Memphis (we've been having a lot of contestants from that city lately), plays Dice Game for a Chevy Equinox (Std., Steps, EBH)(Gwen; dice table dragging rights go to Amber & Rachael). First number is 2.
Second number rolled: 1- NO; HIGHER FREEBIE (first roll was an overthrow)
Third number rolled: 6- RIGHT
Fourth number rolled: 5- NO; LOWER
Fifth number rolled: 5- NO; LOWER
If that car's not $25,66- or $25,6-6, she's won...$25,613 does it for her!
Next is Clare Bendan and the next IUFB is a selection of small kitchen appliances (Amber).
Clare: $250
Patricia: $725
Ferdinand: $650
Bobby: $251
ARP: $700
Ferdinand plays Cliff Hangers for some band instruments (All) worth $4,652. After Rachael stops playing/modeling the piano, the SPs she shows off in this game are a recipe box, an apple pitcher and a baseball grill. Ferdinand's guess on the recipe box is $25...$17, actually. His bid on the pitcher is $15, which is a bad bid...and so bad that the mountain climber takes a tumble. The pitcher was $36 and the grill was $40.
Today's final player is David Bock and the final IUFB is luggage (Gwen & Rachael). If Patricia doesn't want to be the week's final entrant into the First Four Breakfast Club, she'd better get out of Contestant's Row right now.
David: $400
Bobby: $800
Clare: $1,028
Patricia: $550
ARP: $1,130
SADLY GOING TO THE CLUB: Patricia
Before Clare can hug Rich during the commercial break, she'll first play Most Expensive for beauty supplies (Rachael), a daybed (Gwen) and a lawn mower (Amber). She thinks out of those three, the lawn mower is more expensive...not so. The beauty supplies were $1,954, the daybed was $3,145 and the lawn mower was just $1,450. At least the right for her to hug Rich won't be taken away for picking the least expensive prize.
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #2:
Ferdinand ($753): Dime + 40 = $.50
Clare ($1,130): $.55
Charita ($26,200): Dime + 80 = $.90
Charita takes the Top Winner spot in today's Showcase!
First Showcase has some watches (Gwen), an Ashley living room (Gwen) and a pair of Honda motorcycles (Amber & Rachael).
CHARITA PASSES TO KATHLENE; KATHLENE BIDS $45,353 ON ROOM/MOTORCYCLES SHOWCASE- ZONK ANSWER OF THE WEEK NOMINEE
MY BID FOR ROOM/MOTORCYCLES SHOWCASE: $18,500
For Charita, we deal with prizes that all deal with flying in the air- a remote control plane (Gwen), a hot air balloon trip (Amber) and a trip to Air Combat USA School in Las Vegas (Rachael).
CHARITA BIDS $32,000 ON AIR SHOWCASE INSTEAD OF ONE BUCK- POSSIBLE ZONK ANSWER OF THE WEEK NOMINEE
MY BID FOR AIR SHOWCASE: $25,000
KATHLENE'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $45,353
ARP: $20,182
OVER
CHARITA'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $32,000
ARP: $15,690
LOSS- DOUBLE OVERBID #3
Charita CHOKED BIG TIME in the end- she should've listened to the audience and bid a buck on her Showcase. At least she still has $26,200 in car and game table to take home.
Video Bonus: Disasterous Showcase Round
WOF: Concluding our best week since November, here's the night's first Toss-Up. The category is Event:
C _ S U _ L
_ R I _ A Y
Denelle knows it's a CASUAL FRIDAY for $1,000.
$5,000 WINNING ID OF THE NIGHT: MB08720
Here are tonight's players:
Denelle Carter (San Diego)- Stay-at-home mom/recent CSU-San Marcos graduate
Nicholas Sirowski (Warren, MI)- University of Detroit senior, soon-to-be law school student and member of two fraternities; also does Ukranian Folk Dancing at times
Harrianne Johnson (Coleman, AL)- Retired public school teacher, preschool teacher at church and a part-time clown named Oopsy Daisy
$2,000 Toss-Up category is Occupation:
R _ D _ O
_ _ N _ _ N _ E R
Harrianne is incorrect with RADIO ANNOUNCER. Nicholas then solves RODEO ANNOUNCER for $2,000.
After a Utah spa trip from Spa Finder.com worth $6,000 goes on the wheel, the Round 1 category is What Are You Doing?; this is also tonight's Prize Puzzle Round. Early on, Denelle calls three N's for a $1,000 gift certificate from Spa & Salon Wish. After she later calls the H, we have...
_ _ _ N G I N G/_ N _ _ R/A/_ _ A C H/
_ _ _ R _ _ _ A
...she calls the B's for another $1,200, buys the E's, calls a $500 D, and buys the U's. She then solves LOUNGING UNDER A BEACH UMBRELLA for another $3,350, the gift tag and a trip to Cancun, a new total of $10,750 in cash and prizes.
DUDS: K (while on Wild Card), S (while on $2,500 space), T
LOTs: 1 (Nicholas)
BANKRUPTS: 1 (Harrianne)
WINNING ID FOR TRIP: CT1394385
Campbell's Jackpot Round category is Food & Drink. Harrianne starts the round with her second straight Bankrupt, this time with the left Bankrupt of the Million Dollar Wedge. Denelle hits her first one (a regular one) after calling a $500 T. Nicholas lands on Jackpot and calls two H's for $1,000; obviously, he can't solve for a $6,300 Jackpot. After purchasing the A's, he calls an N for the Wild Card. He then buys the E's and we have...
AN/E _ T R A/S _ _ _ _/_ _/
_ _ E/_ R E A _
...it took me a few tries, but I've got this. After the X for $400, he buys the O's and then calls a $300 P for the Free Spin. After buying the last remaining vowel of I, he solves AN EXTRA SCOOP OF ICE CREAM to go to $3,000.
BANKRUPTS: 2 (Harrianne, Denelle)
IHOP Mystery Round category is Song/Artist. Denelle hits her second Bankrupt after starting the round with two B's for $900. Nicholas uses his Free Spin after calling the round's first dud in S. After he later calls the V for $500, we have...
E _ E _ Y/B _ E _ T _/Y O _/T _ _ E/BY/
T _ E/_ O _ _ _ E
...he calls the R's for another $1,100 and buys the U, then hits Bankrupt to lose the Wild Card and $3,550. Harrianne then spins her third Bankrupt of the night. Denelle then lands on the Mystery Wedge next to the MDW and calls two H's. She takes $2,000 for them (bad call; $10,000 was back there); afterwards, she buys the A's and calls a K for the MDW. She next buys the I but then calls a critical dud in N. Nicholas then calls a $500 P, a $450 L and solves EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE BY THE POLICE for the remaining $50 of the house minimum and goes to $4,000. That means the MDW is now dead for the night.
DUDS: N, S
BANKRUPTS: 3 (Everybody)
$3,000 Toss-Up category is Around the House:
S T A _ _
R E M O V _ R
Harrianne finally gets on the board with STAIN REMOVER. Then, we go to the Speed-Up Round category of Person with consonants being worth $1,600 apiece. After Nicholas calls the G, we have...
_ _ R _ _ G N
D _ _ L _ _ _ T
...he blanks. Harrianne calls the F and solves FOREIGN DIPLOMAT to finish strong with $9,400! Nicholas leaves with $4,000 and Denelle hangs on for the victory with $10,750.
DUDS: C, H, S
Big Money Round: I'm sure Dave Burey's hoping that Denelle loses this endgame so that he won't feel the humiliation of being the only bonus round loser of the week. She spins the single star and the category is Person. Starting with:
N _ _ _ _ T _
_ _ _
I think I may know, but I'm not sure. Carter calls C, F, G and A and gets...
N A _ G _ T _
_ _ _
...she joins the list of people who think I'm a NAUGHTY BOY at times for $30,000! That's $40,750 in cash and prizes for her! Poor Dave...
Jeopardy!: Can Jack Feerick end the week as champ and possibly break the $100K mark? We'll find out as he faces:
Alan Kluegel (originally from Havana, IL)- Attorney
Noelle McHugh (originally from East Chester, NY)- Graphic designer
First six subjects of the night are these:
GEORGE CARLIN
A PLACE FOR MY STUFF
IT'S BAD FOR YA
ON CAMPUS
WHAT AM I DOING IN NEW JERSEY?
PLAYIN' WITH YOUR "HEAD"
At the first break, Kluegel leads with $3,200; McHugh's just $800 behind and the champ has two grand. Later, Feerick takes the lead after nailing the first four George Carlin clues and tries to sweep it with this $1,000 clue:
In 2008 at the Kennedy Center, George posthumously received the prize for humor named for this man.
Kluegel's in first with "Who is Twain?"...he spoils the sweep. But Feerick does beat the challengers to the Daily Double of the round under the $800 New Jersey clue. He has $5,600, leading McHugh by $800 and Kluegel by $1,200. He wagers a grand on this:
In 1910, this ex-Princeton president was elected governor of NJ but served only two years before taking a new job.
"Who is Woodrow Wilson?"...is right to keep the lead for now at $6,600! He then gets the last clue of the round to finish up the opening round with $7,600!
LACH TRASH: $1,400
DJ! Categories:
CONSTELLATIONS
ACTORS' DIRECTORIAL DEBUTS
"D" MEN OF HISTORY
GODS AROUND US
EIPGRAPHS
FROM THE FRENCH
Ending the "D" Men of History category, Kleugel finds the round's first DD with $8,000, trailing our champion by $2,400; McHugh stands at $5,200. His wager is three large. For the lead:
The topic of the paper he gave to the Manchester Library & Philosophical Society in 1794 was Color Blindness.
"Who is...Disraeli?"...nope. It was John Dalton, so he drops to five grand and is now in last place by $200. Feerick finds the other DD, also under a $2,000 clue, this time in Gods Around Us. He has 13 grand right now, while McHugh's moved up to $6,000. His wager this time is...five grand. Here's the important clue:
On January 1 in Ancient Rome, citizens gave each other small coins with an image of this god on them.
"Who is Janus?"...also the name of a former documentary film company, Janus is right to move up to $18,000!
DJ! LACH TRASH: $2,400
After the second Daily Double, the champ's in Lock Game Territory. Does he stay that way after the round is over?...
SCORES AFTER DOUBLE JEOPARDY!:
Jack: $28,200 (lock game!)
Noelle: $10,000
Alan: $7,400
...yes, sir! But considering what he did on Day 1 and his fairly sizeable DD wager during DJ!, anything can happen in FJ!
CORYAT SCORES:
Jack: $25,200
Noelle: $10,000
Alan: $10,200
FJ! CATEGORY: Weapons of World War II.
This nickname given a bomber at a 1935 test flight reflected the early belief that it wouldn't need fighter protection.
ALAN:
Response: "What is the Zero?"
Wager: $7,300
Final score: $100
NOELLE:
Response: "What was the Flying Fortress?"
Wager: $4,850
Final score: $14,850
The champ...
...IS ALSO RIGHT TO ADD ANOTHER $8,199 (had he missed, he was guaranteed to have won by at least a buck) FOR A WINNING TOTAL OF $36,399!!! His three-day total: $108,200!!! Way to go, Jack!!
(We also got a pretty long full credit roll at the end!)
Patricia: $4,500
Ferdinand: $1,200
Kathlene: $1,400
Mary: $12,099 (ZONK ANSWER OF THE WEEK NOMINEE)
ARP: $2,495
Kathlene, a territory manager, plays Super Pushover for a Chalet mini trailer (Gwendolyn). Board:
121188065
Let's hope we don't have a WILLY OF THE CENTURY like we did the last time; thankfully, no. She goes with $11,880 and wins!
Fifth is Satya Calsa and the second IUFB is an outdoor fireplace (Gwen).
Satya: $400
Mary: $450
Patricia: $275 (STUPID BID)
Ferdinand: $276 (STUPID BID)
ARP: $550, so Mary wins by default.
She now plays One Away for a Chevrolet HHR (Rachael). Board:
$ 3 1 , 8 6 5
First guess:
$ 2 0 , 7 5 4
Going all lower (like all higher) in this game's not gonna win you a car here; she gets three honks from the Mighty Sound Effects Lady. Then, she goes with $22,954...
$ 2 2 , 9 5 4
...sorry. ARP: $20,974.
Charita Lowery-Saeed comes on down sixth and the third IUFB is an iMac computer system (Rachael).
Charita: $700
Patricia: $1,799
Ferdinand: $1,600
Satya: $2,200
ARP: $2,608
Satya has a chance to fly to Andy Nguyen's neck of the woods, Chicago (Amber & Gwen), worth $5,275 if she can win Check Out. Now, so far this season, this game has been only lost when it was played for a car, so maybe that's a good sign for her. Products today are soup, soy milk, Gold Bond Cream, a bag of rice and Clorox bleach. Her guesses:
Soup: $1.09
Soy milk: $3
Cream: $5
Rice: $3
Bleach: $5.50
TOTAL GUESS: $17.59
Answers:
Soup: $1.63
Soy milk: $2.19
Cream: $4.61
Rice: $2.99
Bleach: $5.99
ACTUAL TOTAL: $17.41
DIFFERENCE: $.18- WIN!
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #1:
Mary ($550): Nickel + 70 = $.75
Satya ($7,883): 40 + Nickel = $.45
Kathlene ($14,375): 40 + 45 = $.85
Kathlene goes to the Showcase!
Next is not yours truly, but rather Bobby Hetting; the fourth IUFB is a 3-in-1 game table (Amber).
Bobby: $750
Charita: $550
Patricia: $299
Ferdinand: $899
ARP: $587
Charita, an airline agent from Memphis (we've been having a lot of contestants from that city lately), plays Dice Game for a Chevy Equinox (Std., Steps, EBH)(Gwen; dice table dragging rights go to Amber & Rachael). First number is 2.
Second number rolled: 1- NO; HIGHER FREEBIE (first roll was an overthrow)
Third number rolled: 6- RIGHT
Fourth number rolled: 5- NO; LOWER
Fifth number rolled: 5- NO; LOWER
If that car's not $25,66- or $25,6-6, she's won...$25,613 does it for her!
Next is Clare Bendan and the next IUFB is a selection of small kitchen appliances (Amber).
Clare: $250
Patricia: $725
Ferdinand: $650
Bobby: $251
ARP: $700
Ferdinand plays Cliff Hangers for some band instruments (All) worth $4,652. After Rachael stops playing/modeling the piano, the SPs she shows off in this game are a recipe box, an apple pitcher and a baseball grill. Ferdinand's guess on the recipe box is $25...$17, actually. His bid on the pitcher is $15, which is a bad bid...and so bad that the mountain climber takes a tumble. The pitcher was $36 and the grill was $40.
Today's final player is David Bock and the final IUFB is luggage (Gwen & Rachael). If Patricia doesn't want to be the week's final entrant into the First Four Breakfast Club, she'd better get out of Contestant's Row right now.
David: $400
Bobby: $800
Clare: $1,028
Patricia: $550
ARP: $1,130
SADLY GOING TO THE CLUB: Patricia
Before Clare can hug Rich during the commercial break, she'll first play Most Expensive for beauty supplies (Rachael), a daybed (Gwen) and a lawn mower (Amber). She thinks out of those three, the lawn mower is more expensive...not so. The beauty supplies were $1,954, the daybed was $3,145 and the lawn mower was just $1,450. At least the right for her to hug Rich won't be taken away for picking the least expensive prize.
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #2:
Ferdinand ($753): Dime + 40 = $.50
Clare ($1,130): $.55
Charita ($26,200): Dime + 80 = $.90
Charita takes the Top Winner spot in today's Showcase!
First Showcase has some watches (Gwen), an Ashley living room (Gwen) and a pair of Honda motorcycles (Amber & Rachael).
CHARITA PASSES TO KATHLENE; KATHLENE BIDS $45,353 ON ROOM/MOTORCYCLES SHOWCASE- ZONK ANSWER OF THE WEEK NOMINEE
MY BID FOR ROOM/MOTORCYCLES SHOWCASE: $18,500
For Charita, we deal with prizes that all deal with flying in the air- a remote control plane (Gwen), a hot air balloon trip (Amber) and a trip to Air Combat USA School in Las Vegas (Rachael).
CHARITA BIDS $32,000 ON AIR SHOWCASE INSTEAD OF ONE BUCK- POSSIBLE ZONK ANSWER OF THE WEEK NOMINEE
MY BID FOR AIR SHOWCASE: $25,000
KATHLENE'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $45,353
ARP: $20,182
OVER
CHARITA'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $32,000
ARP: $15,690
LOSS- DOUBLE OVERBID #3
Charita CHOKED BIG TIME in the end- she should've listened to the audience and bid a buck on her Showcase. At least she still has $26,200 in car and game table to take home.
Video Bonus: Disasterous Showcase Round
WOF: Concluding our best week since November, here's the night's first Toss-Up. The category is Event:
C _ S U _ L
_ R I _ A Y
Denelle knows it's a CASUAL FRIDAY for $1,000.
$5,000 WINNING ID OF THE NIGHT: MB08720
Here are tonight's players:
Denelle Carter (San Diego)- Stay-at-home mom/recent CSU-San Marcos graduate
Nicholas Sirowski (Warren, MI)- University of Detroit senior, soon-to-be law school student and member of two fraternities; also does Ukranian Folk Dancing at times
Harrianne Johnson (Coleman, AL)- Retired public school teacher, preschool teacher at church and a part-time clown named Oopsy Daisy
$2,000 Toss-Up category is Occupation:
R _ D _ O
_ _ N _ _ N _ E R
Harrianne is incorrect with RADIO ANNOUNCER. Nicholas then solves RODEO ANNOUNCER for $2,000.
After a Utah spa trip from Spa Finder.com worth $6,000 goes on the wheel, the Round 1 category is What Are You Doing?; this is also tonight's Prize Puzzle Round. Early on, Denelle calls three N's for a $1,000 gift certificate from Spa & Salon Wish. After she later calls the H, we have...
_ _ _ N G I N G/_ N _ _ R/A/_ _ A C H/
_ _ _ R _ _ _ A
...she calls the B's for another $1,200, buys the E's, calls a $500 D, and buys the U's. She then solves LOUNGING UNDER A BEACH UMBRELLA for another $3,350, the gift tag and a trip to Cancun, a new total of $10,750 in cash and prizes.
DUDS: K (while on Wild Card), S (while on $2,500 space), T
LOTs: 1 (Nicholas)
BANKRUPTS: 1 (Harrianne)
WINNING ID FOR TRIP: CT1394385
Campbell's Jackpot Round category is Food & Drink. Harrianne starts the round with her second straight Bankrupt, this time with the left Bankrupt of the Million Dollar Wedge. Denelle hits her first one (a regular one) after calling a $500 T. Nicholas lands on Jackpot and calls two H's for $1,000; obviously, he can't solve for a $6,300 Jackpot. After purchasing the A's, he calls an N for the Wild Card. He then buys the E's and we have...
AN/E _ T R A/S _ _ _ _/_ _/
_ _ E/_ R E A _
...it took me a few tries, but I've got this. After the X for $400, he buys the O's and then calls a $300 P for the Free Spin. After buying the last remaining vowel of I, he solves AN EXTRA SCOOP OF ICE CREAM to go to $3,000.
BANKRUPTS: 2 (Harrianne, Denelle)
IHOP Mystery Round category is Song/Artist. Denelle hits her second Bankrupt after starting the round with two B's for $900. Nicholas uses his Free Spin after calling the round's first dud in S. After he later calls the V for $500, we have...
E _ E _ Y/B _ E _ T _/Y O _/T _ _ E/BY/
T _ E/_ O _ _ _ E
...he calls the R's for another $1,100 and buys the U, then hits Bankrupt to lose the Wild Card and $3,550. Harrianne then spins her third Bankrupt of the night. Denelle then lands on the Mystery Wedge next to the MDW and calls two H's. She takes $2,000 for them (bad call; $10,000 was back there); afterwards, she buys the A's and calls a K for the MDW. She next buys the I but then calls a critical dud in N. Nicholas then calls a $500 P, a $450 L and solves EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE BY THE POLICE for the remaining $50 of the house minimum and goes to $4,000. That means the MDW is now dead for the night.
DUDS: N, S
BANKRUPTS: 3 (Everybody)
$3,000 Toss-Up category is Around the House:
S T A _ _
R E M O V _ R
Harrianne finally gets on the board with STAIN REMOVER. Then, we go to the Speed-Up Round category of Person with consonants being worth $1,600 apiece. After Nicholas calls the G, we have...
_ _ R _ _ G N
D _ _ L _ _ _ T
...he blanks. Harrianne calls the F and solves FOREIGN DIPLOMAT to finish strong with $9,400! Nicholas leaves with $4,000 and Denelle hangs on for the victory with $10,750.
DUDS: C, H, S
Big Money Round: I'm sure Dave Burey's hoping that Denelle loses this endgame so that he won't feel the humiliation of being the only bonus round loser of the week. She spins the single star and the category is Person. Starting with:
N _ _ _ _ T _
_ _ _
I think I may know, but I'm not sure. Carter calls C, F, G and A and gets...
N A _ G _ T _
_ _ _
...she joins the list of people who think I'm a NAUGHTY BOY at times for $30,000! That's $40,750 in cash and prizes for her! Poor Dave...
Jeopardy!: Can Jack Feerick end the week as champ and possibly break the $100K mark? We'll find out as he faces:
Alan Kluegel (originally from Havana, IL)- Attorney
Noelle McHugh (originally from East Chester, NY)- Graphic designer
First six subjects of the night are these:
GEORGE CARLIN
A PLACE FOR MY STUFF
IT'S BAD FOR YA
ON CAMPUS
WHAT AM I DOING IN NEW JERSEY?
PLAYIN' WITH YOUR "HEAD"
At the first break, Kluegel leads with $3,200; McHugh's just $800 behind and the champ has two grand. Later, Feerick takes the lead after nailing the first four George Carlin clues and tries to sweep it with this $1,000 clue:
In 2008 at the Kennedy Center, George posthumously received the prize for humor named for this man.
Kluegel's in first with "Who is Twain?"...he spoils the sweep. But Feerick does beat the challengers to the Daily Double of the round under the $800 New Jersey clue. He has $5,600, leading McHugh by $800 and Kluegel by $1,200. He wagers a grand on this:
In 1910, this ex-Princeton president was elected governor of NJ but served only two years before taking a new job.
"Who is Woodrow Wilson?"...is right to keep the lead for now at $6,600! He then gets the last clue of the round to finish up the opening round with $7,600!
LACH TRASH: $1,400
DJ! Categories:
CONSTELLATIONS
ACTORS' DIRECTORIAL DEBUTS
"D" MEN OF HISTORY
GODS AROUND US
EIPGRAPHS
FROM THE FRENCH
Ending the "D" Men of History category, Kleugel finds the round's first DD with $8,000, trailing our champion by $2,400; McHugh stands at $5,200. His wager is three large. For the lead:
The topic of the paper he gave to the Manchester Library & Philosophical Society in 1794 was Color Blindness.
"Who is...Disraeli?"...nope. It was John Dalton, so he drops to five grand and is now in last place by $200. Feerick finds the other DD, also under a $2,000 clue, this time in Gods Around Us. He has 13 grand right now, while McHugh's moved up to $6,000. His wager this time is...five grand. Here's the important clue:
On January 1 in Ancient Rome, citizens gave each other small coins with an image of this god on them.
"Who is Janus?"...also the name of a former documentary film company, Janus is right to move up to $18,000!
DJ! LACH TRASH: $2,400
After the second Daily Double, the champ's in Lock Game Territory. Does he stay that way after the round is over?...
SCORES AFTER DOUBLE JEOPARDY!:
Jack: $28,200 (lock game!)
Noelle: $10,000
Alan: $7,400
...yes, sir! But considering what he did on Day 1 and his fairly sizeable DD wager during DJ!, anything can happen in FJ!
CORYAT SCORES:
Jack: $25,200
Noelle: $10,000
Alan: $10,200
FJ! CATEGORY: Weapons of World War II.
This nickname given a bomber at a 1935 test flight reflected the early belief that it wouldn't need fighter protection.
ALAN:
Response: "What is the Zero?"
Wager: $7,300
Final score: $100
NOELLE:
Response: "What was the Flying Fortress?"
Wager: $4,850
Final score: $14,850
The champ...
...IS ALSO RIGHT TO ADD ANOTHER $8,199 (had he missed, he was guaranteed to have won by at least a buck) FOR A WINNING TOTAL OF $36,399!!! His three-day total: $108,200!!! Way to go, Jack!!
(We also got a pretty long full credit roll at the end!)
Thursday, January 29, 2009
"Toughest Cowboy"- SEASON PREMIERE
This is the debut of "Toughest Cowboy", not only on this blog, but on Spike TV as well. The first two seasons aired on Fox Sports Network. Mark Burnett produces the show.
We started with 40 cowboys at the tryouts. Twelve will make the main tour field, but only one at the very end will win their own ranch in Wyoming (during the first two seasons, the ranch was offered in Colorado). Your host is Brandi Williams (the original host was Charissa Thompson). Here are some of the hopefuls:
Ben Londo
Danny Ward (oldest competitor to date on the show; competed last season)
Bandy Murphy (Season 1 champion)
Chad Eubank
Trey Bissett
Jared Green
Lance Kelly
Erik Wolford (competed in the previous two seasons; did most of Season 2 with a broken shoulder)
Trey Broussard (has finished as runner-up in the previous two seasons)
Justin McDaniel
Dusty Elkinton
Clovis Crane
Charlie Barker
Justin Browning (working with separated ribs)
In order to qualify for the show, they have to compete in three different rodeo events all in one day- Saddlebronc, Bull Riding & Bareback.
The judges for this season of the show are veteran bull rider Donnie Gay, former bareback champion "Pistol" Pete Hawkins, and the commissioner, Tommy Joe Lucia.
Call me crazy, but the buzzer in that arena sounds like the NBC klaxon buzzer used on shows like "Scrabble" and "Card Sharks"!
Cody Cabeen was forced to drop out of the auditions when he suffered a major concussion after falling off during his bull riding. Clovis Crane, who looked like he could've very well made the Top 12, also had to withdraw because of a broken leg (he tried to continue anyway, but the commissioner wouldn't allow that).
Here are the 12 finalists this season:
Erik Wolford (qualified after bull riding on Day 1)
Steven Dent (qualified after bull riding on Day 1)
Bandy Murphy (Day 1)
Ben Londo (Day 1)
Charlie Barker (Day 1)
Lance Kelly (Day 1)
Jared Green (Day 2)
Steve Woolsey (Day 2)
Chad Eubank (Day 2)
Dusty Elkinton (Day 2)
Mark Fisher (Day 2)
Trey Broussard (Day 2; won last spot in a Sudden Death bull ride)
We started with 40 cowboys at the tryouts. Twelve will make the main tour field, but only one at the very end will win their own ranch in Wyoming (during the first two seasons, the ranch was offered in Colorado). Your host is Brandi Williams (the original host was Charissa Thompson). Here are some of the hopefuls:
Ben Londo
Danny Ward (oldest competitor to date on the show; competed last season)
Bandy Murphy (Season 1 champion)
Chad Eubank
Trey Bissett
Jared Green
Lance Kelly
Erik Wolford (competed in the previous two seasons; did most of Season 2 with a broken shoulder)
Trey Broussard (has finished as runner-up in the previous two seasons)
Justin McDaniel
Dusty Elkinton
Clovis Crane
Charlie Barker
Justin Browning (working with separated ribs)
In order to qualify for the show, they have to compete in three different rodeo events all in one day- Saddlebronc, Bull Riding & Bareback.
The judges for this season of the show are veteran bull rider Donnie Gay, former bareback champion "Pistol" Pete Hawkins, and the commissioner, Tommy Joe Lucia.
Call me crazy, but the buzzer in that arena sounds like the NBC klaxon buzzer used on shows like "Scrabble" and "Card Sharks"!
Cody Cabeen was forced to drop out of the auditions when he suffered a major concussion after falling off during his bull riding. Clovis Crane, who looked like he could've very well made the Top 12, also had to withdraw because of a broken leg (he tried to continue anyway, but the commissioner wouldn't allow that).
Here are the 12 finalists this season:
Erik Wolford (qualified after bull riding on Day 1)
Steven Dent (qualified after bull riding on Day 1)
Bandy Murphy (Day 1)
Ben Londo (Day 1)
Charlie Barker (Day 1)
Lance Kelly (Day 1)
Jared Green (Day 2)
Steve Woolsey (Day 2)
Chad Eubank (Day 2)
Dusty Elkinton (Day 2)
Mark Fisher (Day 2)
Trey Broussard (Day 2; won last spot in a Sudden Death bull ride)
"Hell's Kitchen"- FIFTH SEASON PREMIERE
Here are this season's contestants:
Andrea (Reading, PA; line cook)
Ben (Chicago; executive sous chef)
Carol (Knoxville; sous chef)
Charlie (Las Vegas; prep chef)
Coi (Austin, TX; caf cook)
Colleen (Papillion, NE; cooking school instructor)
Danny (Edgewater, FL; executive chef)
Giovanni (Destin, FL; executive chef)
J Maxwell (Clifton Park, NY; food court chef)
Ji-Hyun (Palisades Park, NJ; private caterer)
LA (Las Vegas; line cook)
Lacey (Charlotte, NC; corporate buffet cook)
Paula (Coconut Creek, FL; executive sous chef)
Robert (Quogue, NY; sous chef)
Seth (NYC; private party chef)
Wil (Elgin, IL; quality-control chef)
This season, the contestants are here to compete for a chance to work at a new Atlantic City restaurant in the Borgata Hotel and $250,000. And the show's in HD.
Like last season, we start with each chef's signature dish.
Carol: Veal over caramelized onions
Wil: Braised rabbit tenderloin- DUD (bad presentation)
Ji-Hyun: Chilean sea bass
Robert: Potato and white truffle-wrapped Chilean sea bass- DUD (terrible sauce)
Lacey: Chicken w/blackberries- DUD (tastes disgusting)
Danny: Bananas- DUD (also tastes disgusting)
Colleen: Chicken enchiladas w/ cream sauce- DUD (another disgusting dish)
Seth: Cinnamon-crusted rack of lamb- DUD (too sweet; Chef Ramsay thought this was the worst dish ever)
Ben: Pan-seared pecan duck breast (Chef Ramsay thought this was the best dish amongst the men)
Andrea, Coi & Paula also did well, while Giovanni, Charlie and LA dudded out.
The women are the Red Team, while the men are the Blue Team. Overall, just after the signature dish tasting, Chef Ramsay thought this was the best season cast to date.
DINNER SERVICE #1: Before this starts, Lacey struggled a lot and threatened to quit the show at times. Seth was the early weak link on the male team.
Giovanni & Carol are chosen to be the waiters for this service.
The female team is known as Team Saffron, while the male team is known as The Blues Brothers.
LA handles the meat in the red kitchen, while Seth handled the men's meat. Robert handles the Blue Brothers' appetizers. Wil handles the garnishing for the men's kitchen. Lacey's (who does the appetizers for the women) very early struggles carry over to the first several minutes of the service, as the scallops she made for the customer (s) turn out to initially be raw. The spaghetti that the men made also initially proves to be raw.
Colleen makes a big mistake by adding some kind of cream cheese into a spaghetti appetizer; shortly after Chef Ramsay chews her out, the power goes out in the building! The reason for it is that there was a faulty generator somewhere within the building. The power winds up being out for 20 minutes.
Colleen then attempts to cook fresh spaghetti again, but Chef Ramsay busts her for cooking it in an already dirty pan. The Blues Brothers then start to cruise on serving their appetizers. Colleen later struggles on making a risotto appetizer so much that Chef Ramsay called it the worst risotto he's ever tasted in his life. The men then struggle on the entrees, and Chef Ramsay decides to "shut it down" after about three hours of service.
The chef decides to determine the winning team based on team service since he thought both teams equally cooked weak. Team Saffron's average service rating was 88% above average. As for The Blue Brothers, their rating was 90%...
...BELOW AVERAGE. That means the ladies win the season's first dinner service!
ELIMINATION #1: Nominated for elimination on The Blues Brothers are Seth & Wil (though it was close to being Robert replacing Wil on the chopping block). Wil nominated himself. The first contestant eliminated on the season is...
Seth
Wil
...Wil Kocol. He goofed big time.
Andrea (Reading, PA; line cook)
Ben (Chicago; executive sous chef)
Carol (Knoxville; sous chef)
Charlie (Las Vegas; prep chef)
Coi (Austin, TX; caf cook)
Colleen (Papillion, NE; cooking school instructor)
Danny (Edgewater, FL; executive chef)
Giovanni (Destin, FL; executive chef)
J Maxwell (Clifton Park, NY; food court chef)
Ji-Hyun (Palisades Park, NJ; private caterer)
LA (Las Vegas; line cook)
Lacey (Charlotte, NC; corporate buffet cook)
Paula (Coconut Creek, FL; executive sous chef)
Robert (Quogue, NY; sous chef)
Seth (NYC; private party chef)
Wil (Elgin, IL; quality-control chef)
This season, the contestants are here to compete for a chance to work at a new Atlantic City restaurant in the Borgata Hotel and $250,000. And the show's in HD.
Like last season, we start with each chef's signature dish.
Carol: Veal over caramelized onions
Wil: Braised rabbit tenderloin- DUD (bad presentation)
Ji-Hyun: Chilean sea bass
Robert: Potato and white truffle-wrapped Chilean sea bass- DUD (terrible sauce)
Lacey: Chicken w/blackberries- DUD (tastes disgusting)
Danny: Bananas- DUD (also tastes disgusting)
Colleen: Chicken enchiladas w/ cream sauce- DUD (another disgusting dish)
Seth: Cinnamon-crusted rack of lamb- DUD (too sweet; Chef Ramsay thought this was the worst dish ever)
Ben: Pan-seared pecan duck breast (Chef Ramsay thought this was the best dish amongst the men)
Andrea, Coi & Paula also did well, while Giovanni, Charlie and LA dudded out.
The women are the Red Team, while the men are the Blue Team. Overall, just after the signature dish tasting, Chef Ramsay thought this was the best season cast to date.
DINNER SERVICE #1: Before this starts, Lacey struggled a lot and threatened to quit the show at times. Seth was the early weak link on the male team.
Giovanni & Carol are chosen to be the waiters for this service.
The female team is known as Team Saffron, while the male team is known as The Blues Brothers.
LA handles the meat in the red kitchen, while Seth handled the men's meat. Robert handles the Blue Brothers' appetizers. Wil handles the garnishing for the men's kitchen. Lacey's (who does the appetizers for the women) very early struggles carry over to the first several minutes of the service, as the scallops she made for the customer (s) turn out to initially be raw. The spaghetti that the men made also initially proves to be raw.
Colleen makes a big mistake by adding some kind of cream cheese into a spaghetti appetizer; shortly after Chef Ramsay chews her out, the power goes out in the building! The reason for it is that there was a faulty generator somewhere within the building. The power winds up being out for 20 minutes.
Colleen then attempts to cook fresh spaghetti again, but Chef Ramsay busts her for cooking it in an already dirty pan. The Blues Brothers then start to cruise on serving their appetizers. Colleen later struggles on making a risotto appetizer so much that Chef Ramsay called it the worst risotto he's ever tasted in his life. The men then struggle on the entrees, and Chef Ramsay decides to "shut it down" after about three hours of service.
The chef decides to determine the winning team based on team service since he thought both teams equally cooked weak. Team Saffron's average service rating was 88% above average. As for The Blue Brothers, their rating was 90%...
...BELOW AVERAGE. That means the ladies win the season's first dinner service!
ELIMINATION #1: Nominated for elimination on The Blues Brothers are Seth & Wil (though it was close to being Robert replacing Wil on the chopping block). Wil nominated himself. The first contestant eliminated on the season is...
Seth
Wil
...Wil Kocol. He goofed big time.
"American Idol" 1/29- PRELIMINARY AUDITIONS CONCLUDE
Tonight, we wrap up the audition tour with some auditions from NYC and San Juan, Puerto Rico. For one of these locales, the action won't be so pretty.
NYC:
GOOD:
Melinda Camille (Stratford, CT)
Jackie Tohn (Silver Lake, CA)
Ashley Hollister (Hasbrouck Heights, NJ)
Kenny Hoffpauer (Havertown, PA)
Kendall Beard (Austin, TX)
JUST BARELY MADE IT:
Nick Mitchell (Brookfield, CT; butchered "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" but changed to a different song; dressed as an iPod at the start)
CLOSE BUT NO CIGAR:
Alexis Cohen (Philadelphia; previously auditioned in Season 7 but voice still isn't there)
FAILED MISERABLY:
Adeola Adegoke (Bronx, NY; completely sung "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" out of tune)
26 made it through from the Big Apple.
San Juan:
GOOD:
Jorge Nunez (Carolina, PR)
JUST BARELY MADE IT:
Monique Garcia Torres (San Juan, PR)
Patricia Lewis Roman (Caguas, PR)
CLOSE BUT NO CIGAR:
Jessika Baier (Jackson, MI; screamed too much)
Only nine made it through from here out of a miniscule group of about 300. The first week of the Hollywood Round begins the next time.
NYC:
GOOD:
Melinda Camille (Stratford, CT)
Jackie Tohn (Silver Lake, CA)
Ashley Hollister (Hasbrouck Heights, NJ)
Kenny Hoffpauer (Havertown, PA)
Kendall Beard (Austin, TX)
JUST BARELY MADE IT:
Nick Mitchell (Brookfield, CT; butchered "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" but changed to a different song; dressed as an iPod at the start)
CLOSE BUT NO CIGAR:
Alexis Cohen (Philadelphia; previously auditioned in Season 7 but voice still isn't there)
FAILED MISERABLY:
Adeola Adegoke (Bronx, NY; completely sung "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" out of tune)
26 made it through from the Big Apple.
San Juan:
GOOD:
Jorge Nunez (Carolina, PR)
JUST BARELY MADE IT:
Monique Garcia Torres (San Juan, PR)
Patricia Lewis Roman (Caguas, PR)
CLOSE BUT NO CIGAR:
Jessika Baier (Jackson, MI; screamed too much)
Only nine made it through from here out of a miniscule group of about 300. The first week of the Hollywood Round begins the next time.
"Top Chef" 1/28- Super Bowl Edition
This week's guest judge is Scott Conant, the chef/owner of the new, acclaimed Scarpetta Restaurant.
QUICKFIRE CHALLENGE #10: At the start, each of the remaining seven contestants chose from a board of 49 squares to write their name in. After that, the mystery food group (represented by the rows) and the key ingredient (represented by the columns) that each contestant had to work with would be revealed.
1. Jamie: R2, C5
2. Leah: R4, C3
3. Fabio: R1, C1
4. Stefan: R7, C2
5. Hosea: R5, C4
6. Carla: R3, C6
7. Jeff: R6, C7
Let's reveal what food group each row had:
1. Vegetables (Fabio)
2. Fruits (Jamie)
3. Nuts & Grains (Carla)
4. Seafood (Leah)
5. Meat (Hosea)
6. Poultry (Jeff)
7. Dairy (Stefan)
Well, as it turns out- every column concealed "Oats", so each contestant had to make something within their designated food group using Quaker Oats.
1. Stefan: Rabana mousse w/ oats & oat-almond petit four
2. Fabio: Oat-crusted eggplant w/ corn & parmesan salad
3. Carla: Pecan & oat-crusted tofu w/ oatmeal & lentil salad
4. Jamie: Coconut & oat-crusted shrimp, nectarine salsa & avocado creme fraiche
5. Hosea: Oat-crusted wiener schnitzel w/ warm potato salad & mustard sauce
6. Leah: Oat-crusted branzino & mussels w/ escarole & bacon
7. Jeff: Oat-crusted fried chicken paillard grits & fried zucchini
The winner was...
...Stefan! Some say he's now the favorite to win this season.
ELIMINATION CHALLENGE #10: This season's remaining seven contestants now went up against seven former contestants from the past four seasons: Andrew D'Ambrosi (Season 4), Josie Smith-Malave (Season 2), Andrea Beaman (Season 1), Spike Menelsohn (Season 4), Camille Becarra (Season 3), Nikki Cascone (Season 4) & Miguel Morales (Season 1). Each previous contestant went head-to-head against one of this season's contestants. In each matchup, they would have to work with the style of food from a designated NFL team. The seven teams available were the Dolphins, Packers, Cowboys, Seahawks, Giants, 49ers & the Saints. Stefan got to pick the first matchup since he won this week's Quickfire; everybody else had five minutes to decide which past contestant they wanted to battle.
1. Stefan vs. Andrea
TEAM CUISINE: Cowboys
2. Jeff vs. Josie
TEAM CUISINE: Dolphins
3. Fabio vs. Spike
TEAM CUISINE: Packers
4. Hosea vs. Miguel
TEAM CUISINE: Seahawks
5. Leah vs. Nikki
TEAM CUISINE: NY Giants
6. Jamie vs. Camille
TEAM CUISINE: 49ers
7. Carla vs. Andrew
TEAM CUISINE: Saints
Everyone competed at the Institute of Culinary Education in NYC; they got 20 minutes to make their dish there. A contestant who got a judges' vote for their dish got 7 points (touchdown); getting a fan tasters' vote was worth 3 points (field goal). In the event of a 2-2 tie from the judges, whoever won the fan vote got the entire ten points for that round. Any contestant from this season who lost their matchup this week automatically faced elimination this week.
1. Leah vs. Nikki (NY Giants)
Nikki: Chicken livers w/ onions & goat cheese on challah
Leah: NY Strip Steak w/ creamed corn, snap peas & arugula salad
JUDGES' VOTE: Leah (3-1)
FAN TASTERS' VOTE: Nikki (3-2)
HOME TEAM LEADS, 7-3
2. Hosea vs. Miguel (Seahawks)
Hosea: Crispy salmon roll w/ ginger-blackberry sauce
Miguel: Cedar plank salmon w/ noodles & mushrooms
JUDGES' VOTE: Hosea (3-1)
FAN TASTERS' VOTE: Hosea (4-1)
HOME TEAM LEADS: 17-3
3. Carla vs. Andrew (Saints)
Carla: Crawfish & andouille gumbo over stone-ground grits
Andrew: Crayfish crudo w/ spicy lime vinaigrette
JUDGES' VOTE: Carla (SWEEP)
FAN TASTERS' VOTE: Andrew (4-1)
HOME TEAM LEADS, 24-6
4. Stefan vs. Andrea (Cowboys)
Stefan: Roasted pork w/ coleslaw & NY Strip Steak w/ corn salad
Andrea: Tex-Mex chili w/ fried corn chips & guacamole coleslaw
JUDGES' VOTE: TIE
FAN TASTERS' VOTE: Andrea (SWEEP)
HOME TEAM LEADS, 24-16
5. Jamie vs. Camille (49ers)
Jamie: Crab cioppino w/ olives, basil & toasted sourdough
Camille: Miso sweet potato mash w/ mustard crab meat & salad
JUDGES' VOTE: TIE
FAN TASTERS' VOTE: Jamie (SWEEP)
HOME TEAM LEADS, 34-16
6. Jeff vs. Josie (Dolphins)
Jeff: Rock shrimp ceviche w/ sangria sorbet
Josie: Warm rock shrimp ceviche w/ papaya
JUDGES' VOTE: Josie (3-1)
FAN TASTERS' VOTE: Josie (3-2)
HOME TEAM LEADS, 34-26
The only way the All-Stars could win now was if Spike swept the entire 10 points in his matchup against Fabio.
7. Fabio vs. Spike (Packers)
Fabio: Venison w/ mustard sauce & mache salad w/ Cheddar
Spike: Five-spice venison w/ port reduction & micro herb salad
JUDGES' VOTE: Spike (3-1)
FAN TASTERS' VOTE: Fabio (4-1)
HOME TEAM WINS, 37-33
Out of the four Season 5 contestants that won their matchups, the big winner was...
...Carla Hall- her prize, fittingly, was two tickets to this year's Super Bowl!
Stefan's roll might've come to an end here, since he was one of the three Season 5 losers in the Elimination Challenge. I hope his journey didn't end here...
Fabio
Jeff
Stefan
...it didn't! Instead, Jeff McInnis had to pack up his stuff for now.
QUICKFIRE CHALLENGE #10: At the start, each of the remaining seven contestants chose from a board of 49 squares to write their name in. After that, the mystery food group (represented by the rows) and the key ingredient (represented by the columns) that each contestant had to work with would be revealed.
1. Jamie: R2, C5
2. Leah: R4, C3
3. Fabio: R1, C1
4. Stefan: R7, C2
5. Hosea: R5, C4
6. Carla: R3, C6
7. Jeff: R6, C7
Let's reveal what food group each row had:
1. Vegetables (Fabio)
2. Fruits (Jamie)
3. Nuts & Grains (Carla)
4. Seafood (Leah)
5. Meat (Hosea)
6. Poultry (Jeff)
7. Dairy (Stefan)
Well, as it turns out- every column concealed "Oats", so each contestant had to make something within their designated food group using Quaker Oats.
1. Stefan: Rabana mousse w/ oats & oat-almond petit four
2. Fabio: Oat-crusted eggplant w/ corn & parmesan salad
3. Carla: Pecan & oat-crusted tofu w/ oatmeal & lentil salad
4. Jamie: Coconut & oat-crusted shrimp, nectarine salsa & avocado creme fraiche
5. Hosea: Oat-crusted wiener schnitzel w/ warm potato salad & mustard sauce
6. Leah: Oat-crusted branzino & mussels w/ escarole & bacon
7. Jeff: Oat-crusted fried chicken paillard grits & fried zucchini
The winner was...
...Stefan! Some say he's now the favorite to win this season.
ELIMINATION CHALLENGE #10: This season's remaining seven contestants now went up against seven former contestants from the past four seasons: Andrew D'Ambrosi (Season 4), Josie Smith-Malave (Season 2), Andrea Beaman (Season 1), Spike Menelsohn (Season 4), Camille Becarra (Season 3), Nikki Cascone (Season 4) & Miguel Morales (Season 1). Each previous contestant went head-to-head against one of this season's contestants. In each matchup, they would have to work with the style of food from a designated NFL team. The seven teams available were the Dolphins, Packers, Cowboys, Seahawks, Giants, 49ers & the Saints. Stefan got to pick the first matchup since he won this week's Quickfire; everybody else had five minutes to decide which past contestant they wanted to battle.
1. Stefan vs. Andrea
TEAM CUISINE: Cowboys
2. Jeff vs. Josie
TEAM CUISINE: Dolphins
3. Fabio vs. Spike
TEAM CUISINE: Packers
4. Hosea vs. Miguel
TEAM CUISINE: Seahawks
5. Leah vs. Nikki
TEAM CUISINE: NY Giants
6. Jamie vs. Camille
TEAM CUISINE: 49ers
7. Carla vs. Andrew
TEAM CUISINE: Saints
Everyone competed at the Institute of Culinary Education in NYC; they got 20 minutes to make their dish there. A contestant who got a judges' vote for their dish got 7 points (touchdown); getting a fan tasters' vote was worth 3 points (field goal). In the event of a 2-2 tie from the judges, whoever won the fan vote got the entire ten points for that round. Any contestant from this season who lost their matchup this week automatically faced elimination this week.
1. Leah vs. Nikki (NY Giants)
Nikki: Chicken livers w/ onions & goat cheese on challah
Leah: NY Strip Steak w/ creamed corn, snap peas & arugula salad
JUDGES' VOTE: Leah (3-1)
FAN TASTERS' VOTE: Nikki (3-2)
HOME TEAM LEADS, 7-3
2. Hosea vs. Miguel (Seahawks)
Hosea: Crispy salmon roll w/ ginger-blackberry sauce
Miguel: Cedar plank salmon w/ noodles & mushrooms
JUDGES' VOTE: Hosea (3-1)
FAN TASTERS' VOTE: Hosea (4-1)
HOME TEAM LEADS: 17-3
3. Carla vs. Andrew (Saints)
Carla: Crawfish & andouille gumbo over stone-ground grits
Andrew: Crayfish crudo w/ spicy lime vinaigrette
JUDGES' VOTE: Carla (SWEEP)
FAN TASTERS' VOTE: Andrew (4-1)
HOME TEAM LEADS, 24-6
4. Stefan vs. Andrea (Cowboys)
Stefan: Roasted pork w/ coleslaw & NY Strip Steak w/ corn salad
Andrea: Tex-Mex chili w/ fried corn chips & guacamole coleslaw
JUDGES' VOTE: TIE
FAN TASTERS' VOTE: Andrea (SWEEP)
HOME TEAM LEADS, 24-16
5. Jamie vs. Camille (49ers)
Jamie: Crab cioppino w/ olives, basil & toasted sourdough
Camille: Miso sweet potato mash w/ mustard crab meat & salad
JUDGES' VOTE: TIE
FAN TASTERS' VOTE: Jamie (SWEEP)
HOME TEAM LEADS, 34-16
6. Jeff vs. Josie (Dolphins)
Jeff: Rock shrimp ceviche w/ sangria sorbet
Josie: Warm rock shrimp ceviche w/ papaya
JUDGES' VOTE: Josie (3-1)
FAN TASTERS' VOTE: Josie (3-2)
HOME TEAM LEADS, 34-26
The only way the All-Stars could win now was if Spike swept the entire 10 points in his matchup against Fabio.
7. Fabio vs. Spike (Packers)
Fabio: Venison w/ mustard sauce & mache salad w/ Cheddar
Spike: Five-spice venison w/ port reduction & micro herb salad
JUDGES' VOTE: Spike (3-1)
FAN TASTERS' VOTE: Fabio (4-1)
HOME TEAM WINS, 37-33
Out of the four Season 5 contestants that won their matchups, the big winner was...
...Carla Hall- her prize, fittingly, was two tickets to this year's Super Bowl!
Stefan's roll might've come to an end here, since he was one of the three Season 5 losers in the Elimination Challenge. I hope his journey didn't end here...
Fabio
Jeff
Stefan
...it didn't! Instead, Jeff McInnis had to pack up his stuff for now.
1/29/2009 Results- Does "Cardiac Jack" strike again on "Jeopardy!"?
TPIR: We begin this day with Jared Stein, Cletus McKeown, Debra Holbert and Claire Kennedy. Drew runs in late from the left side of Door #2 and the first IUFB is Coleman tailgating equipment (Rachael).
Jared: $850
Cletus: $650
Debra: $599
Claire: $1,975
ARP: $930
Jared won't have a chance to win Ben's money, but he will have a chance to win some of this show's money and/or a Ford Ranger (Std., AT, AC, Prot, Moulding)(Amber) playing Money Game. Board:
(62)(37)(20)
(70)(21)(85)
(19)(98)(45)
MIDDLE NUMBER: 1 ($ _ _ , 1 _ _)
Jared quickly gets 19 as the first two numbers ($ 1 9 , 1 _ _). But let me point out that the past four times in this game that the player has gotten the first two numbers on the first pick, he/she still lost...and unfortunately, that streak extends to five today, because neither of his remaining picks of 85, 98, 45 & 70 are the last two numbers. The ARP was $19,162; he instead wins $298.
After his singing group did a song during the commercial break, Debra Sherman from Memphis University is called on down fifth and the second IUFB is an eliptical trainer (Rachael).
Sherman: $500
Cletus: $800
Holbert: $2,200
Claire: $2,201
ARP: $999
Cletus from Pittsburgh plays Range Game for a 63" HDTV (Amber & Gwendolyn). Range is $5,200-$5,800. His range guess is $5,394-$5,544...send him off to the HDTV, because it's $5,498!
After him comes Julie Lutkemuller and the third IUFB is a steam oven (Gwen).
Julie: $450
Holbert: $400 (STAGE GARF)
Claire: $850
Sherman: $851
ARP: $2,579
Debra Sherman plays Now or Then for a trip to Boston (Amber & Rachael) worth $5,625. Then is January 2000. Today's items are Clorox bleach marked at $2.19, Buckley's cough mixture marked at $4.39, Gold Bond Lotion marked at $4.79, Jolly Time popcorn marked at $2.49, Campbell's Soup marked at $1.53 and hot sauce marked at $1.70. She starts off with the bleach and is right with Now. Secondly, she picks the medicine and says Then...correct. If she can get either the hot sauce or the lotion right, she'll win. She picks the lotion and says Now...winner! The soup was the other Then product on the board.
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #1:
Jared ($1,228): $.85
Cletus ($6,497): 30 + 60 = $.90
Debra ($8,204): $.90
SPIN-OFF:
Cletus: $.15
Debra: $.15
SPIN-OFF, TAKE 2:
Cletus: $.35
Debra: $.80
Debra goes to the Showcase!
Leaving the mob next is Thomas Tomminsky and the fourth IUFB is a ladies' bracelet worn by Amber.
Thomas: $899
Julie: $1,500
Debra: $1,000
Claire: $1,200
ARP: $2,575
Julie plays Cover Up for a Pontiac Vibe (Rachael). Board:
First number: 1 or 3?
Second number: 2, 4 or 8?
Third number: 0, 3, 5 or 7?
Fourth number: 1, 2, 4, 6 or 8?
Last number; 1, 2, 3, 4, 8 or 9?
She makes her first guess $18,784...first two numbers are right. Second guess is $18,529...the 5's now right. Third try is $18,518...good guess, but her game's over. ARP: $18,561.
Next comes Penelope Peterson and the next IUFB is a La-Z-Boy recliner (Gwen).
Penelope: $499
Debra: $299 (STAGE GARF)
Claire: $500
Thomas: $501
ARP: $549
Almost by default, Thomas plays Plinko. I believe "50000" not flashing on the scoreboard anymore is now a permanent change. Today's SPs are modeled by Rachael.
1. Toiletry bag
WRONG PRICE: $28
PICK: 2- $25
2. Cereal dispenser
WRONG PRICE: $49
PICK: 9- $40
3. CD player/carrying case
IS NOT: $45
PICK: 5- $25
4. Triple timer
IS NOT: $28
PICK: 8- $48
The other three Plinko Chips are brought to him by Amber.
1. $1,000 (Right)
2. $10,000
3. (after one Plunko)- DUD (Left)
4. $1,000 (Right)
He picks up 12 grand from Plinko, the second highest total of the season! And consider all that money a gift from the show, because today's his birthday!
Today's final contestant is Corey Hatinga and the final IUFB is a selection of beach towels/bags (Amber & Rachael). Debra Holbert & Claire are both in danger of the First Four Breakfast Club.
Corey: $500
Penelope: $300 (STUPID BID)
Debra: $450
Claire: $351 (SUICIDE BID)
ARP: $558
BOTH HEADED TO THE CLUBHOUSE: Debra H. & Claire
Corey plays Double Prices for a really nice Beachcomber hot tub (All). It's either $10,694 or $12,068. He goes with me on $10,694, and Gwen takes the other price away...he wins!
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #2:
Julie ($2,575): $.75
Corey ($11,252): $.85
Thomas ($12,647): 60 + 40 = WINS $1,000 AND SHOWCASE BERTH!
Does he turn his $13,000 into $38,000 after his Bonus Spin...no, he only gets 40 cents.
First Showcase starts out with female pro swimmer Micha Burden and college swimmer Pat Carey coming out; they do very well in competition because they train with new swimming equipment. Second, if you want to swim as bad as they do, try and win this new flatpool spa. Finally, if you want to go swimming at the beach, get there with a new 2009 Mini Cooper (Std., Paint, Prot). All prizes are modeled by those swimmers.
THOMAS BID $32,388 ON SWIMMING/CAR SHOWCASE
MY BID FOR SWIMMING/CAR SHOWCASE: $35,500
For Debra Sherman, we have an Aico dining room (Gwen) and a trip to Hong Kong (Amber) with $3,000 spending money (Rachael).
DEBRA BIDS $25,675 ON ROOM/TRIP SHOWCASE
MY BID FOR ROOM/TRIP SHOWCASE: $27,500
THOMAS' SHOWCASE:
BID: $32,388
ARP: $46,460
DIFFERENCE: $14,072 (SUPER GARF)
DEBRA'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $25,675
ARP: $20,946
OVER- THOMAS WINS!
Thomas wins a grand total of $60,107 in cash and prizes! What a birthday haul!
WOF: It's been a roller coaster week so far. Tonight's first Toss-Up category of Thing:
_ E _ _ - T I _ S _ E
M A S _ A _ E
Chris rings in first with DEEP-TISSUE MASSAGE...right for $1,000.
$5,000 WINNING ID OF THE NIGHT: GL1640821
Tonight's players:
Chris Roberts (Boise, ID)- Administrative assistant
Jeff Ramierez (hometown N/A)- Hearing aid technician/Army reservist; has been protecting his wheel-spinning hand for the past week or so before this episode was taped
Rachael Winch (Kenner, LA)- Accountant, LSU graduate and going to graduate school to get her CPA
$2,000 Toss-Up category is On the Map:
_ _ _/_ _ _ L _ _ _ _ N E/
_ S L A N _ S
Chris triples up with THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS.
Round 1 category is Phrase and out on the wheel now is a trip to the Divi Village in Aruba worth $5,810. Early on, Chris gets the Wild Card with a couple of H's, but she then calls the night's first dud in R. After Jeff shortly buys the A's, we have...
ALL/THE/_ E L L _/A _ _/
_ H _ _ T L E _
...he calls a $400 N, a $900 D, the S's for another $1,500 and he then solves ALL THE BELLS AND WHISTLES for $6,050.
DUDS: R
Campbell's Jackpot Round category is Before & After. Jeff hits Lose a Turn immediately. Rachael then calls a $3,500 S; later, she calls a pair of R's for another $600 and the Free Spin. After she calls the L's, the board:
_ I T _/_ _/_ R _ T _ E R L _/
L _ _ E/_ A N _ L E S
She then calls a surprising dud in M, so she uses her Free Spin and buys three O's. Then she calls a $550 B, the Y's for another $1,000, the H's for another $600 and then solves CITY OF BROTHERLY LOVE HANDLES for $7,900.
(I would've messed up by saying WITH MY BROTHERLY LOVE HANDLES.)
DUDS: M
IHOP Mystery/Prize Puzzle Round category is What Are You Doing? Rachael starts out with two R's for the Aruba trip, then a pair of T's for $7,000. After she later calls a pair of H's, here's the board:
_ R A _ _ I _ _/A/_ I T E/_ E _ _ R E/
THE/S H _ _
She then lands on the Mystery Wedge next to Lose a Turn and calls an N. With $7,400 and the trip already in her bank, she obviously takes the $1,000 for it (even better, Bankrupt was back there). But she then calls a dud in L. Chris almost lands on the right Bankrupt of the Million Dollar Wedge (which would've cost her the Wild Card) and calls four B's for $2,200, then calls a $600 F and solves GRABBING A BITE BEFORE THE SHOW for another $2,800 and a trip to NYC at the Westin with tickets to see "Rock of Ages", a new total of $11,461 in cash and trip. Everybody's doing pretty good tonight!
DUDS: L
WINNING ID FOR TRIP: KD01679
$3,000 Toss-Up category is Landmark:
T H _/_ L _ M O
Jeff gets THE ALAMO to go to $9,050. Next category is Title. After he calls the R, let's see the board:
E N _ E R _ _ _ N _ E N _
_ E E _ _ _
After buying the I, he calls the T's for $1,800 and buys the A. Afterwards, he calls the M for another $800 M and solves ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY for another $4,200 and the lead for the moment with $13,250!
PERFECT ROUND
Speed-Up Round category is People and consonants are worth $1,300 apiece. This good match is going down to the wire here. After Jeff calls the L's...
_ _ L L/OF/F _ _ _ R _
...he blanks. Rachael calls the H but blanks on the last word. Chris then calls the M and solves HALL OF FAMERS for another $3,900 and the championship with $15,361! Jeff leaves with $13,250 and Rachael leaves with $7,900.
So far, $36,511 in cash and trips have been won tonight.
DUDS: N, T
Big Money Round: Chris still has the Wild Card with her, so she'll pick four consonants and a vowel here. Before that, she spins the first A in AMERICA'S. Tonight's endgame category is Phrase. Let's top off a good, competitive maingame with a good bonus round win here. Starting with:
_ _ _ _ R E/_ T/_ _ T
Roberts starts out with B, F, C and O, then she makes her Wild Card Pick M. We get...
F _ _ _ R E/_ T/O _ T
...this is also the title of a former Nickelodeon game show hosted by Summer Sanders, FIGURE IT OUT...and she gets it! That wins her the all-new 2009 VW CC Luxury Sedan (Std., Technology) worth $34,670, giving her $50,031 in cash and prizes!
WINNING ID FOR CAR: BM8566473
Jeopardy!: For those of you who didn't watch the show last night, you missed quite a showing by Jack Feerick. Thanks in part to overwagering on both the second Daily Double in DJ! and FJ! (both of which could've very well cost him the game if he had been wrong), he scored the highest one-day regular season total of the season so far with $48,600! Can he show some more of that magic tonight? Let's find out against:
Cynthia Astle (Dallas)- Journalist
Brian Lee (Tempe, AZ)- Graduate student
Put up the night's first six categories, fellers:
DANTE'S DIVINE COMEDY
THE PLAYER'S PRO TEAM
AMERICAN EDUCATION
IT HAPPENS ONCE A YEAR
EXODUS
STAGE "RIGHT"
Lee's off to a fast start after two categories with $4,400 thanks to getting everything but the $200 clue in the "Right" category. He's at $4,600 at halftime; Feerick's up to $3,400 and Astle's a grand in the hole. Later on, Feerick gets to the Daily Double under the $400 clue in It Happens Once a Year; he leads Lee $4,800-$4,000; Astle's currently $200 in the hole now. His wager is...just $800 on this clue:
Among other things, this month is Cherry Month & Creative Romance Month.
"What is April?"...good thing he didn't gamble it all here- it's actually February, so he's now tied for the lead, at least for the time being. At the end of the round, Lee's back in the lead with $5,800 while Feerick's at $4,600 and Astle's now $1,800 on the good side.
LACH TRASH: $1,000
DJ! Categories:
THE STATUE OF LIBERTY
CLASSIC TV DRAMA EPISODES
URBAN PLANNING
PICK THE PRIME NUMBER (three different numbers are given in each clue)
RAISE THE FLAG
THIS MEANS "WAR"
At halftime, with Urban Planning, Raise the Flag & This Means "War" left, here are the scores now:
Jack: $10,200
Brian: $10,600
Cynthia: $3,400
IN CONTROL, JACK PICKS THE $400 RAISE THE FLAG CLUE
At the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, the team from this island used a modified Olympic flag as its national banner.
Cynthia: "What is Taiwan?"- CORRECT ($3,800); $800 RAISE THE FLAG CLUE
The only common first name to appear on a national flag is this one on the flag of Saudi Arabia.
Jack: "What is Mohammed?"- RIGHT FOR THE LEAD ($11,000); MIDDLE FLAG CLUE
This nation's maritime self-defense fort, successor to the Imperial Navy, uses the flag seen here.
Brian: "What is Japan?"- RIGHT FOR THE LEAD BACK ($11,800); $1,600 FLAG CLUE
DAAAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIIIILLLLLLLLLYYYY DOUBLE #1! His wager is a grand on this:
Both the flag & the coat of arms of this eastern Canadian province bear the cross of St. Andrew.
"What is Nova Scotia?"...he's right to stay in the lead with $12,800!
FINAL FLAG CLUE:
This European principality added a crown to its flag in 1936 to differentiate from the identical flag of Haiti.
Cynthia: "What is Monaco?"- INCORRECT ($1,800)
TRIPLE STUMPER: Lichtenstein
$400 WAR CLUE:
An example of the wavering cry of this type of bird is heard here.
Brian: "What is a warble?"- NOT ACCEPTABLE ($12,400)
Cynthia: "What is a warbler?"- CORRECT ($2,200); $400 URBAN PLANNING CLUE
By order of the king, this innovation came to the streets of Paris in 1184.
Brian: "What are sewer drains?"- WRONG AGAIN ($12,000)
TRIPLE STUMPER: Stone paving
$800 URBAN PLANNING CLUE:
Hippodamus of Miletus advanced this basic pattern of crisscrossing streets forming squares.
Jack: "What is a grid?"- CORRECT ($11,800); $1,200, SAME CATEGORY
Also preceding "glasses" & "knot", it's the type of accessory "flat" that may be encouraged to increase density.
TRIPLE STUMPER: Granny flat
$1,600 URBAN PLANNING CLUE TOLD BY KELLI:
In suburban planning, additional green space created by curved streets and houses with various setbacks is called this four-letter word, also a small-sheltered bay.
Jack: "What is a cove?"- RIGHT FOR THE LEAD BACK ($13,400); FINAL URBAN PLANNING CLUE
STC, like the one in Hoboken, is short for this commission that aims to keep the city green, leafy & cool.
TRIPLE STUMPER: Shade Tree Commission
$800 WAR CLUE:
Lech Kaczynski used the mayoralty of this city as a political springboard.
Brian: "What is Warsaw?"- RIGHT ($12,800)
$1,200:
Have a "Cherry Pie" and name this (musical) group.
Jack: "What is Warrant?"- RIGHT ($14,600)
$1,600:
DAAAAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIIIILLLLLLLLYYYY DOUBLE #2! Before we get to that, Brian's given another $800 because the judges reversed their ruling on his incorrect response of "sewer drains" on the $400 Urban Planning clue, giving him $13,600 now. The champ decides to wager...just a grand (which is the size of his lead for the moment). The clue:
This phrase is derived from Oliver Cromwell's request to be painted as he was, including blemishes.
"What is warts and all?"...is right to double his lead, taking him to $15,600!
FINAL CLUE OF THE ROUND TOLD BY SARAH FROM NEW MEXICO TECH:
The Energetic Material Center at New Mexico Tech is testing shape charges, a type of this that's formed for maximum impact.
Jack: "What is a shell?"- NO ($13,600)
Brian: "What is an explosive?"- ALSO WRONG ($11,600)
TRIPLE STUMPER: Warhead
DJ! LACH TRASH: $11,600
SCORES AFTER DOUBLE JEOPARDY!:
Jack: $13,600
Brian: $11,600
Cynthia: $2,200
CORYAT SCORES:
Jack: $15,000
Brian: $12,200
Cynthia: $2,200
Still anybody's game.
FJ! CATEGORY: The Grammys (which are airing February 8th on CBS).
In 2002, the soundtrack to this George Clooney film won Album of the Year, only the third to do so.
CYNTHIA:
Response: "What is O Brother, Where Art Thou?"
Wager: $200
Final score: $2,400
Lee's response...also right, and he risked $7,198, taking him to $18,798. As for Mr. Feerick...
...he's right, too! Did he risk at least $3,798?...
...YOU BET HE DID WITH THE PROPER WAGER OF $9,601 TO RETAIN THE TITLE AT $23,201! Two-day total: $71,801!
Jared: $850
Cletus: $650
Debra: $599
Claire: $1,975
ARP: $930
Jared won't have a chance to win Ben's money, but he will have a chance to win some of this show's money and/or a Ford Ranger (Std., AT, AC, Prot, Moulding)(Amber) playing Money Game. Board:
(62)(37)(20)
(70)(21)(85)
(19)(98)(45)
MIDDLE NUMBER: 1 ($ _ _ , 1 _ _)
Jared quickly gets 19 as the first two numbers ($ 1 9 , 1 _ _). But let me point out that the past four times in this game that the player has gotten the first two numbers on the first pick, he/she still lost...and unfortunately, that streak extends to five today, because neither of his remaining picks of 85, 98, 45 & 70 are the last two numbers. The ARP was $19,162; he instead wins $298.
After his singing group did a song during the commercial break, Debra Sherman from Memphis University is called on down fifth and the second IUFB is an eliptical trainer (Rachael).
Sherman: $500
Cletus: $800
Holbert: $2,200
Claire: $2,201
ARP: $999
Cletus from Pittsburgh plays Range Game for a 63" HDTV (Amber & Gwendolyn). Range is $5,200-$5,800. His range guess is $5,394-$5,544...send him off to the HDTV, because it's $5,498!
After him comes Julie Lutkemuller and the third IUFB is a steam oven (Gwen).
Julie: $450
Holbert: $400 (STAGE GARF)
Claire: $850
Sherman: $851
ARP: $2,579
Debra Sherman plays Now or Then for a trip to Boston (Amber & Rachael) worth $5,625. Then is January 2000. Today's items are Clorox bleach marked at $2.19, Buckley's cough mixture marked at $4.39, Gold Bond Lotion marked at $4.79, Jolly Time popcorn marked at $2.49, Campbell's Soup marked at $1.53 and hot sauce marked at $1.70. She starts off with the bleach and is right with Now. Secondly, she picks the medicine and says Then...correct. If she can get either the hot sauce or the lotion right, she'll win. She picks the lotion and says Now...winner! The soup was the other Then product on the board.
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #1:
Jared ($1,228): $.85
Cletus ($6,497): 30 + 60 = $.90
Debra ($8,204): $.90
SPIN-OFF:
Cletus: $.15
Debra: $.15
SPIN-OFF, TAKE 2:
Cletus: $.35
Debra: $.80
Debra goes to the Showcase!
Leaving the mob next is Thomas Tomminsky and the fourth IUFB is a ladies' bracelet worn by Amber.
Thomas: $899
Julie: $1,500
Debra: $1,000
Claire: $1,200
ARP: $2,575
Julie plays Cover Up for a Pontiac Vibe (Rachael). Board:
First number: 1 or 3?
Second number: 2, 4 or 8?
Third number: 0, 3, 5 or 7?
Fourth number: 1, 2, 4, 6 or 8?
Last number; 1, 2, 3, 4, 8 or 9?
She makes her first guess $18,784...first two numbers are right. Second guess is $18,529...the 5's now right. Third try is $18,518...good guess, but her game's over. ARP: $18,561.
Next comes Penelope Peterson and the next IUFB is a La-Z-Boy recliner (Gwen).
Penelope: $499
Debra: $299 (STAGE GARF)
Claire: $500
Thomas: $501
ARP: $549
Almost by default, Thomas plays Plinko. I believe "50000" not flashing on the scoreboard anymore is now a permanent change. Today's SPs are modeled by Rachael.
1. Toiletry bag
WRONG PRICE: $28
PICK: 2- $25
2. Cereal dispenser
WRONG PRICE: $49
PICK: 9- $40
3. CD player/carrying case
IS NOT: $45
PICK: 5- $25
4. Triple timer
IS NOT: $28
PICK: 8- $48
The other three Plinko Chips are brought to him by Amber.
1. $1,000 (Right)
2. $10,000
3. (after one Plunko)- DUD (Left)
4. $1,000 (Right)
He picks up 12 grand from Plinko, the second highest total of the season! And consider all that money a gift from the show, because today's his birthday!
Today's final contestant is Corey Hatinga and the final IUFB is a selection of beach towels/bags (Amber & Rachael). Debra Holbert & Claire are both in danger of the First Four Breakfast Club.
Corey: $500
Penelope: $300 (STUPID BID)
Debra: $450
Claire: $351 (SUICIDE BID)
ARP: $558
BOTH HEADED TO THE CLUBHOUSE: Debra H. & Claire
Corey plays Double Prices for a really nice Beachcomber hot tub (All). It's either $10,694 or $12,068. He goes with me on $10,694, and Gwen takes the other price away...he wins!
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #2:
Julie ($2,575): $.75
Corey ($11,252): $.85
Thomas ($12,647): 60 + 40 = WINS $1,000 AND SHOWCASE BERTH!
Does he turn his $13,000 into $38,000 after his Bonus Spin...no, he only gets 40 cents.
First Showcase starts out with female pro swimmer Micha Burden and college swimmer Pat Carey coming out; they do very well in competition because they train with new swimming equipment. Second, if you want to swim as bad as they do, try and win this new flatpool spa. Finally, if you want to go swimming at the beach, get there with a new 2009 Mini Cooper (Std., Paint, Prot). All prizes are modeled by those swimmers.
THOMAS BID $32,388 ON SWIMMING/CAR SHOWCASE
MY BID FOR SWIMMING/CAR SHOWCASE: $35,500
For Debra Sherman, we have an Aico dining room (Gwen) and a trip to Hong Kong (Amber) with $3,000 spending money (Rachael).
DEBRA BIDS $25,675 ON ROOM/TRIP SHOWCASE
MY BID FOR ROOM/TRIP SHOWCASE: $27,500
THOMAS' SHOWCASE:
BID: $32,388
ARP: $46,460
DIFFERENCE: $14,072 (SUPER GARF)
DEBRA'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $25,675
ARP: $20,946
OVER- THOMAS WINS!
Thomas wins a grand total of $60,107 in cash and prizes! What a birthday haul!
WOF: It's been a roller coaster week so far. Tonight's first Toss-Up category of Thing:
_ E _ _ - T I _ S _ E
M A S _ A _ E
Chris rings in first with DEEP-TISSUE MASSAGE...right for $1,000.
$5,000 WINNING ID OF THE NIGHT: GL1640821
Tonight's players:
Chris Roberts (Boise, ID)- Administrative assistant
Jeff Ramierez (hometown N/A)- Hearing aid technician/Army reservist; has been protecting his wheel-spinning hand for the past week or so before this episode was taped
Rachael Winch (Kenner, LA)- Accountant, LSU graduate and going to graduate school to get her CPA
$2,000 Toss-Up category is On the Map:
_ _ _/_ _ _ L _ _ _ _ N E/
_ S L A N _ S
Chris triples up with THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS.
Round 1 category is Phrase and out on the wheel now is a trip to the Divi Village in Aruba worth $5,810. Early on, Chris gets the Wild Card with a couple of H's, but she then calls the night's first dud in R. After Jeff shortly buys the A's, we have...
ALL/THE/_ E L L _/A _ _/
_ H _ _ T L E _
...he calls a $400 N, a $900 D, the S's for another $1,500 and he then solves ALL THE BELLS AND WHISTLES for $6,050.
DUDS: R
Campbell's Jackpot Round category is Before & After. Jeff hits Lose a Turn immediately. Rachael then calls a $3,500 S; later, she calls a pair of R's for another $600 and the Free Spin. After she calls the L's, the board:
_ I T _/_ _/_ R _ T _ E R L _/
L _ _ E/_ A N _ L E S
She then calls a surprising dud in M, so she uses her Free Spin and buys three O's. Then she calls a $550 B, the Y's for another $1,000, the H's for another $600 and then solves CITY OF BROTHERLY LOVE HANDLES for $7,900.
(I would've messed up by saying WITH MY BROTHERLY LOVE HANDLES.)
DUDS: M
IHOP Mystery/Prize Puzzle Round category is What Are You Doing? Rachael starts out with two R's for the Aruba trip, then a pair of T's for $7,000. After she later calls a pair of H's, here's the board:
_ R A _ _ I _ _/A/_ I T E/_ E _ _ R E/
THE/S H _ _
She then lands on the Mystery Wedge next to Lose a Turn and calls an N. With $7,400 and the trip already in her bank, she obviously takes the $1,000 for it (even better, Bankrupt was back there). But she then calls a dud in L. Chris almost lands on the right Bankrupt of the Million Dollar Wedge (which would've cost her the Wild Card) and calls four B's for $2,200, then calls a $600 F and solves GRABBING A BITE BEFORE THE SHOW for another $2,800 and a trip to NYC at the Westin with tickets to see "Rock of Ages", a new total of $11,461 in cash and trip. Everybody's doing pretty good tonight!
DUDS: L
WINNING ID FOR TRIP: KD01679
$3,000 Toss-Up category is Landmark:
T H _/_ L _ M O
Jeff gets THE ALAMO to go to $9,050. Next category is Title. After he calls the R, let's see the board:
E N _ E R _ _ _ N _ E N _
_ E E _ _ _
After buying the I, he calls the T's for $1,800 and buys the A. Afterwards, he calls the M for another $800 M and solves ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY for another $4,200 and the lead for the moment with $13,250!
PERFECT ROUND
Speed-Up Round category is People and consonants are worth $1,300 apiece. This good match is going down to the wire here. After Jeff calls the L's...
_ _ L L/OF/F _ _ _ R _
...he blanks. Rachael calls the H but blanks on the last word. Chris then calls the M and solves HALL OF FAMERS for another $3,900 and the championship with $15,361! Jeff leaves with $13,250 and Rachael leaves with $7,900.
So far, $36,511 in cash and trips have been won tonight.
DUDS: N, T
Big Money Round: Chris still has the Wild Card with her, so she'll pick four consonants and a vowel here. Before that, she spins the first A in AMERICA'S. Tonight's endgame category is Phrase. Let's top off a good, competitive maingame with a good bonus round win here. Starting with:
_ _ _ _ R E/_ T/_ _ T
Roberts starts out with B, F, C and O, then she makes her Wild Card Pick M. We get...
F _ _ _ R E/_ T/O _ T
...this is also the title of a former Nickelodeon game show hosted by Summer Sanders, FIGURE IT OUT...and she gets it! That wins her the all-new 2009 VW CC Luxury Sedan (Std., Technology) worth $34,670, giving her $50,031 in cash and prizes!
WINNING ID FOR CAR: BM8566473
Jeopardy!: For those of you who didn't watch the show last night, you missed quite a showing by Jack Feerick. Thanks in part to overwagering on both the second Daily Double in DJ! and FJ! (both of which could've very well cost him the game if he had been wrong), he scored the highest one-day regular season total of the season so far with $48,600! Can he show some more of that magic tonight? Let's find out against:
Cynthia Astle (Dallas)- Journalist
Brian Lee (Tempe, AZ)- Graduate student
Put up the night's first six categories, fellers:
DANTE'S DIVINE COMEDY
THE PLAYER'S PRO TEAM
AMERICAN EDUCATION
IT HAPPENS ONCE A YEAR
EXODUS
STAGE "RIGHT"
Lee's off to a fast start after two categories with $4,400 thanks to getting everything but the $200 clue in the "Right" category. He's at $4,600 at halftime; Feerick's up to $3,400 and Astle's a grand in the hole. Later on, Feerick gets to the Daily Double under the $400 clue in It Happens Once a Year; he leads Lee $4,800-$4,000; Astle's currently $200 in the hole now. His wager is...just $800 on this clue:
Among other things, this month is Cherry Month & Creative Romance Month.
"What is April?"...good thing he didn't gamble it all here- it's actually February, so he's now tied for the lead, at least for the time being. At the end of the round, Lee's back in the lead with $5,800 while Feerick's at $4,600 and Astle's now $1,800 on the good side.
LACH TRASH: $1,000
DJ! Categories:
THE STATUE OF LIBERTY
CLASSIC TV DRAMA EPISODES
URBAN PLANNING
PICK THE PRIME NUMBER (three different numbers are given in each clue)
RAISE THE FLAG
THIS MEANS "WAR"
At halftime, with Urban Planning, Raise the Flag & This Means "War" left, here are the scores now:
Jack: $10,200
Brian: $10,600
Cynthia: $3,400
IN CONTROL, JACK PICKS THE $400 RAISE THE FLAG CLUE
At the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, the team from this island used a modified Olympic flag as its national banner.
Cynthia: "What is Taiwan?"- CORRECT ($3,800); $800 RAISE THE FLAG CLUE
The only common first name to appear on a national flag is this one on the flag of Saudi Arabia.
Jack: "What is Mohammed?"- RIGHT FOR THE LEAD ($11,000); MIDDLE FLAG CLUE
This nation's maritime self-defense fort, successor to the Imperial Navy, uses the flag seen here.
Brian: "What is Japan?"- RIGHT FOR THE LEAD BACK ($11,800); $1,600 FLAG CLUE
DAAAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIIIILLLLLLLLLYYYY DOUBLE #1! His wager is a grand on this:
Both the flag & the coat of arms of this eastern Canadian province bear the cross of St. Andrew.
"What is Nova Scotia?"...he's right to stay in the lead with $12,800!
FINAL FLAG CLUE:
This European principality added a crown to its flag in 1936 to differentiate from the identical flag of Haiti.
Cynthia: "What is Monaco?"- INCORRECT ($1,800)
TRIPLE STUMPER: Lichtenstein
$400 WAR CLUE:
An example of the wavering cry of this type of bird is heard here.
Brian: "What is a warble?"- NOT ACCEPTABLE ($12,400)
Cynthia: "What is a warbler?"- CORRECT ($2,200); $400 URBAN PLANNING CLUE
By order of the king, this innovation came to the streets of Paris in 1184.
Brian: "What are sewer drains?"- WRONG AGAIN ($12,000)
TRIPLE STUMPER: Stone paving
$800 URBAN PLANNING CLUE:
Hippodamus of Miletus advanced this basic pattern of crisscrossing streets forming squares.
Jack: "What is a grid?"- CORRECT ($11,800); $1,200, SAME CATEGORY
Also preceding "glasses" & "knot", it's the type of accessory "flat" that may be encouraged to increase density.
TRIPLE STUMPER: Granny flat
$1,600 URBAN PLANNING CLUE TOLD BY KELLI:
In suburban planning, additional green space created by curved streets and houses with various setbacks is called this four-letter word, also a small-sheltered bay.
Jack: "What is a cove?"- RIGHT FOR THE LEAD BACK ($13,400); FINAL URBAN PLANNING CLUE
STC, like the one in Hoboken, is short for this commission that aims to keep the city green, leafy & cool.
TRIPLE STUMPER: Shade Tree Commission
$800 WAR CLUE:
Lech Kaczynski used the mayoralty of this city as a political springboard.
Brian: "What is Warsaw?"- RIGHT ($12,800)
$1,200:
Have a "Cherry Pie" and name this (musical) group.
Jack: "What is Warrant?"- RIGHT ($14,600)
$1,600:
DAAAAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIIIILLLLLLLLYYYY DOUBLE #2! Before we get to that, Brian's given another $800 because the judges reversed their ruling on his incorrect response of "sewer drains" on the $400 Urban Planning clue, giving him $13,600 now. The champ decides to wager...just a grand (which is the size of his lead for the moment). The clue:
This phrase is derived from Oliver Cromwell's request to be painted as he was, including blemishes.
"What is warts and all?"...is right to double his lead, taking him to $15,600!
FINAL CLUE OF THE ROUND TOLD BY SARAH FROM NEW MEXICO TECH:
The Energetic Material Center at New Mexico Tech is testing shape charges, a type of this that's formed for maximum impact.
Jack: "What is a shell?"- NO ($13,600)
Brian: "What is an explosive?"- ALSO WRONG ($11,600)
TRIPLE STUMPER: Warhead
DJ! LACH TRASH: $11,600
SCORES AFTER DOUBLE JEOPARDY!:
Jack: $13,600
Brian: $11,600
Cynthia: $2,200
CORYAT SCORES:
Jack: $15,000
Brian: $12,200
Cynthia: $2,200
Still anybody's game.
FJ! CATEGORY: The Grammys (which are airing February 8th on CBS).
In 2002, the soundtrack to this George Clooney film won Album of the Year, only the third to do so.
CYNTHIA:
Response: "What is O Brother, Where Art Thou?"
Wager: $200
Final score: $2,400
Lee's response...also right, and he risked $7,198, taking him to $18,798. As for Mr. Feerick...
...he's right, too! Did he risk at least $3,798?...
...YOU BET HE DID WITH THE PROPER WAGER OF $9,601 TO RETAIN THE TITLE AT $23,201! Two-day total: $71,801!
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Tuesday ratings
This week's Tuesday episode of "American Idol" pulled a 13.7 Fast Nielsen with a 20 share.
"The Biggest Loser" scored a 6.5/10 this week, thanks in part to a strong 7.6/11 for its second hour.
Sources: The Futon Critic, Zap2it.com
"The Biggest Loser" scored a 6.5/10 this week, thanks in part to a strong 7.6/11 for its second hour.
Sources: The Futon Critic, Zap2it.com
"American Idol" 1/28
Tonight, we're in David Archuleta Country, Salt Lake City.
GOOD:
David Osmond (Provo, UT)
Frankie Jordan (Hollywood)
Megan Corkrey (Sandy, UT)
Austin Sisneros (Riverton, UT)
Taylor Vaifanua (Hurricane, UT)
Rose Flack (Rathdrum, ID)
CLOSE BUT NO CIGAR:
Chris Kirkham (Ogden, UT; had a man dressed in a pink rabbit suit that proved to be too big of a distraction)
TOTAL BOMBS:
Tara Mathews (Salt Lake City; ugly attire and singing)
Andrew Gibson (Kearns, UT; too deep of a voice)
At least 13 made it through from here, mostly from Day 2.
GOOD:
David Osmond (Provo, UT)
Frankie Jordan (Hollywood)
Megan Corkrey (Sandy, UT)
Austin Sisneros (Riverton, UT)
Taylor Vaifanua (Hurricane, UT)
Rose Flack (Rathdrum, ID)
CLOSE BUT NO CIGAR:
Chris Kirkham (Ogden, UT; had a man dressed in a pink rabbit suit that proved to be too big of a distraction)
TOTAL BOMBS:
Tara Mathews (Salt Lake City; ugly attire and singing)
Andrew Gibson (Kearns, UT; too deep of a voice)
At least 13 made it through from here, mostly from Day 2.
"The Contender" 1/28- QUARTERFINALS UNDERWAY
Just after he barely beat Timothy Flamos by decision in the last preliminary fight, Ryan Coyne had to get medical attention for that cut he suffered last week, putting his quarterfinal status in jeopardy.
The remaining eight fighters get a tour of Singapore for making it this far, as well as stuff from home.
Felix Cora, Jr. had to sacrifice his current job as a result of his stay on the show.
QUARTERFINAL FIGHT #1: Felix Cora, Jr. vs. Troy Ross
Round 1: Ross mostly dominated the early stages of the round. Towards the end, Cora, Jr. scored a strong punch on Ross. But Ross shortly retaliated with a three punch combo. Just before the round ends, Ross knocks down Cora...AND CORA CAN'T CONTINUE, SO TROY ROSS HAS DONE IT AGAIN BY TKO!!!
The remaining eight fighters get a tour of Singapore for making it this far, as well as stuff from home.
Felix Cora, Jr. had to sacrifice his current job as a result of his stay on the show.
QUARTERFINAL FIGHT #1: Felix Cora, Jr. vs. Troy Ross
Round 1: Ross mostly dominated the early stages of the round. Towards the end, Cora, Jr. scored a strong punch on Ross. But Ross shortly retaliated with a three punch combo. Just before the round ends, Ross knocks down Cora...AND CORA CAN'T CONTINUE, SO TROY ROSS HAS DONE IT AGAIN BY TKO!!!
1/28/2009 Results
TPIR: Episode 4603K begins with Camille Marin, Joshua Moore, Elaine Suber and Magda Katz. The first IUFB is a Christian Dior gown (Rachael).
Camille: $1,450
Joshua: $1,150
Elaine: $1,000
Magda: $999 (DOH)
ARP: $1,865
While in that new dress she just won, Camille could be driving a new Pontiac G6 (Amber) after playing Let Em' Roll. The groceries modeled by Gwendolyn are Nutri-Grain cereal bars, Puffs tissues and Campbell's Soup. The bars are $4.85. She says Lower on the tissues...$3.29. She then gets the third roll by again saying Lower on the soup; it's $1.41.
1. CAR/CAR/CAR/$1,000/$1,500- CONTINUES
2. CAR/$500- OBVIOUSLY, SHE'LL GO ON WITH NOTHING TO LOSE
3. WINS CAR!
After we come back from commercial, Drew's standing with Camille in the audience while Rich next calls on William Stone from West Virginia and the second IUFB is a pair of Diamondback mountain bikes (Amber).
William: $1,550
Joshua: $700
Elaine: $1,100
Magda: $1,300
ARP: $720
Joshua, an actor, plays Check Game for cash and a trip to Yosemite (Gwen). He writes his check for $4,990. ARP of the trip: $5,419, meaning he just made history in a bad way- with a losing total of $10,409, he's the first Check Game player to break the game's scoreboard!
Video Bonus: Dismal Check Game playing
Sixth is Jeannette Bonelli and the third IUFB is a 40" LCD TV (Amber).
Jeannette: $1,800
Elaine: $1,550
Magda: $1,450
William: $700
ARP: $2,199
Jeannette plays Secret X for a Broyhill bedroom (Rachael) worth $5,687. Her free X placement:
(--)(??)(--)
(--)(??)(--)
(X)(??)(--)
Originally, she had that X in the middle left square. The SPs modeled by Gwen:
Mini vending machine: $130 or $165?
Air sanitizer: $150 or $180?
She guesses $130 for the small vending machine...correct. She then misses the air sanitizer by guessing $180. Her final board setup:
(--)(??)(X)
(--)(??)(--)
(X)(??)(--)
She's looking for the Secret X to be in the middle...
(--)(--)(X)
(--)(X)(--)
(X)(--)(--)
...and it is!
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #1:
Joshua ($720): $.90
Jeannette ($8,016): 35 + 75 = OVER
Camille ($22,160): $.90
SPIN-OFF:
Joshua: $.15
Camille: $.55
Camille goes to the Showcase. For some reason, I wanted Joshua to get to the Showcase instead so that he could possibly register a $100,000 Showcase bid on just a five-digit Showcase podium after what he did in Check Game.
Coming on down seventh is Drew look-alike Jim Benton (with a split-screen of him and Drew himself!) and the fourth IUFB is a gathering butcher block (Gwen).
Jim: $699
Elaine: $600
Magda: $800
William: $575
ARP: $1,086
Magda plays Side By Side for a snowmobile (Amber & Rachael). Board:
80
99
She puts together a guess of $8,099...winner!
Getting out of their seat next is Louverna Lee-Durst and the next IUFB is a men's watch coming down from the ceiling.
Louverna: $1,200
William: $2,500
Jim: $1,225
Elaine: $2,501
ARP: $2,366
Since Elaine didn't bid a buck more than Jim, this Drew imitator plays Any Number for a La-Z-Boy sofa (Gwen) or a 2009 Ford F-150 XL Regular Cab 4X2 (Std., #61X)(Amber & Rachael). First number in the truck price is 2.
1. 4- Sofa ($ _ 4 _)
2. 6- Pig ($ _ . 6 _)
3. 2- TRUCK ($ 2 2 , _ _ _)
4. 5- TRUCK ($ 2 2 , _ _ 5)
5. 7- Pig ($ 7 . 6 _)
6. 8- Sofa ($ 8 4 _)
7. 9- Wins sofa ($849)
The truck was $22,315 and the piggy bank was worth $7.60 today. If he had started by underpricing the truck, he probably would've won it.
Jim, while in the audience, then asks Rich to call down the day's last contestant, who turns out to be Charles Eddleman II from Memphis University. The final IUFB is a selection of Estee Lauder cosmetics (Amber & Gwen). Elaine's been here the whole show.
Charles: BUCK
Elaine: $575
Louverna: $600
William: $601
ARP: $1,030
TODAY'S FIRST FOUR BREAKFAST CLUB MEMBER: Elaine
William, a correctional officer, plays Switch? for a grandfather clock marked at $1,330 (Rachael) and a pair of tool boxes marked at $2,433 (Gwen). He switches for an easy win!
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #2:
Jim ($3,215): 20 + 55 = $.75
Willliam ($4,793): 40 + 20 = $.60
Magda ($9,185): Nickel + 70 = $.75
SPIN-OFF:
Jim: Dime
Magda: $.75
So much for the Drew imitator; Magda gets the Runner-Up spot in today's Showcase.
Video Bonus: Jim's Journey
The first Showcase starts with Rich dancing like crazy while listening to the music from his new headphones. Second, if you want to become a DJ, this will come perfect with the headphones- a DJ record/sound system (Amber). Third, put in a bar set (Gwen). Finally, if you don't like being a DJ at home, dance to another DJ's music while in Rio (Amber). I could've lived without Rich acting like an ass listening to the music in this Showcase, as well as the audience joining along with Rich in the prize recap.
MAGDA BIDS $12,500 ON DJ SHOWCASE- POSSIBLE GARF OF THE CENTURY
MY BID FOR DJ SHOWCASE: $25,000
For Camille, we have fishing-related prizes- fishing equipment, a trip to Nova Scotia and your own bass fishing boat. All prizes are modeled by Rachael.
CAMILLE BIDS $26,588 ON FISHING SHOWCASE
MY BID FOR FISHING SHOWCASE: $33,300
MAGDA'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $12,500
ARP: $18,779
DIFFERENCE: $6,279
CAMILLE'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $26,588
ARP: $21,679
OVER- LOSS
Magda wins her Showcase and $27,964 in stuff; her two sons were previously on the show!
WOF: Last night, a Virginian won a close match but fell just short of winning $100,000 in the Big Money Round. Let's see if we can recover from that bummer tonight. Here comes tonight's first Toss-Up; category is Thing:
_/NICE/H _ T/_ _ _ W _ R
Asya solves A NICE HOT SHOWER for $1,000.
$5,000 WINNING ID OF THE NIGHT: MP03954
Here are tonight's contestants:
Asya Muhammad (Chicago)- Accounts receivable clerk
Jay Goodwin (Brockton, MA)- Auto glass technician and a yard sale fan
Lusine Kazumian (Montrose, CA)- Fax company worker and a volunteer worker for orphanage care and cancer treatment
$2,000 Toss-Up category is In the Kitchen:
E _ G
_ _ _ _ R
Jay is incorrect with EGG BEATER. Lusine draws a blank, then Asya triples up with EGG TIMER.
Round 1 category is Phrase and out on the wheel now is $5,000 courtesy of V8 and Feeding America. Remember, if somebody picks this prize up, whether the player wins it or not, $5,000 will be donated to Feeding America. After Asya calls the N's, we have...
IT/_ _ N I _ H _ _/I N T _/THIN/
_ I _
...she calls a $300 D and buys the O and the E, then solves IT VANISHED INTO THIN AIR for another $2,950 and $5,950 total.
PERFECT ROUND
Campbell's Jackpot/Prize Puzzle Round category is Event. Jay starts with a pair of T's for the Wild Card. But he later loses that and $2,700 later to a Bankrupt. Later, Lusine calls a D for $300 and the Free Spin. She then calls an N for the $5,000 prize, but then loses that and the other $300 to the right Bankrupt of the Million Dollar Wedge, so she uses her Free Spin. Two spins later, she loses $300 to a regular Bankrupt. Asya then calls the L's for $1,200 and we have...
_ L _ I N G/O _ _/TO/A/
TROPICAL/PARADISE
...she calls the F's for another $1,500 and solves FLYING OFF TO A TROPICAL PARADISE for another $2,700 and a trip to Costa Rica, a new total of $14,750 in cash and trip.
BANKRUPTS: 3 (2 by Lusine, Jay)
WINNING ID FOR TRIP: VC8356026
IHOP Mystery Round category is Same Name. Lusine starts off with her third Bankrupt of the night, then Asya gets her first one. After Lusine finishes off the vowels, we have...
_ A N/_ I E _ O/&/
_ E _ _/_ _ O N E/
_ _ A R _ E R _
...she next calls the L's for $1,600, the C's for an additional grand, the H's for another $1,800, the P for another $800, the G's for another six Benjamins, but she then gets disqualified for leaving out the S at the end (hence, she only said SAN DIEGO & CELL PHONE CHARGER), likely costing her $6,050. Asya then calls the S's and solves SAN DIEGO & CELL PHONE CHARGERS to somehow keep her perfect record intact and go to $15,750.
DUDS: T
BANKRUPTS: 2 (Lusine, Asya)
$3,000 Toss-Up category is Rhyme Time:
_ _ L L O W
Y _ _ _ O W
To keep her perfection intact, Asya guesses MELLOW YELLOW...right to go to $18,750! Speed-Up Round category is Occupation and consonants are worth $1,300 apiece. Will Asya be the season's third contestant to run the table in the maingame? We're going to find out right now. After Lusine calls the T's, we have...
C _ N T R _ _ _ T _ N G
_ _ _ T _ R
...she blanks. Asya calls the D...but blanks. Jay calls the E but gives his second incorrect response of the night with CONTRACTING EDITOR. Lusine calls a critical dud in L. Asya calls the B AND FINISHES OFF THE MAINGAME SWEEP WITH CONTRIBUTING EDITOR!!! Her winning total is $25,250! I'll bet Andy's going to be pretty happy since she's from his neck of the woods! $1,000 goes to the rest.
DUDS: L, S
Big Money Round: Will this lady's endgame be as successful as Jeremy Setti's? Let's find out. She spins the S in AMERICA'S and the category is Place. Starting with:
_ _ L _ _ N _
Muhammad calls G, D, M and I...but nothing extra goes up. BUT OUT OF NOWHERE, SHE GETS BALCONY (which was used as a bonus puzzle at least once, like in a Season 12 episode in Norfolk)!!! Like Jeremy, she wins the $30,000 endgame check, making her total winnings $55,250!
And Pat decides to steal the lucky flower she was wearing on her suit at the end!
Video Bonus: Asya's big night
Jeopardy!: Andy Woolvord had a pretty good day the last time. But can he repeat as champion against these two?
Jack Feerick (Churchville, NY)- Freelance writer
Linda Tomsho (West Mifflin, PA)- Medical editor
The night's first six categories are:
DIPLOMACY-- A GAME
THE AUDACITY OF BOB HOPE
DON'T SAY MOBY DICK
WHERE'S THE BEEF FROM? (the country must be IDed in each correct response)
COLORFUL RHYME TIME
AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE
At the first break, the two challengers are tied for the lead at $1,400 apiece, while the champ's $800 in the hole. Late in the round, Woolvord finds the Daily Double under the $400 Diplomacy clue, but with that much in the hole; Feerick now has the sole lead with four grand while Tomsho has $2,200. He bets the full $1,000 on this clue:
Each Army unit is represented by a cannon; each fleet unit, by this, also the name of a different game.
"What is Battleship?"...he's out of the hole at $600! At the end of the round, he's up to $1,000, Tomsho's down to $1,800 and Feerick now has $5,800.
LACH TRASH: $3,600
DJ! Categories:
DIPLOMACY- NOT A GAME
CHARACTERS IN MOVIES
EUROPEAN HISTORY
FOLKLORE
MEDICINE THROUGH THE YEARS
"ECO" FRIENDLY
At the midway point, Feerick's in lock game territory at $16,600, as the champ's at $7,400 and Tomsho's at $2,600. Later, Tomsho finds the first Daily Double of the round to close out Diplomacy- Not a Game with $6,200; she trails the champ by four large for second, while Feerick's at $19,800 (but not in lock game territory for the time being). Her wager is $3,000.
Henry Kissinger's practice of zipping between mideastern capitals for talks was known as this type of diplomacy.
"What is shuttle?"...is right to stay in it with $9,200! After Feerick gets the $1,200 and $1,600 Folklore clues to jump to $22,600, he finds the other Daily Double and wagers...TEN GRAND. Not the wisest of bets; I hope this works out. To take $32,600 into FJ! and to really ice this game, here's the clue:
In Native American culture, these mythical birds flashed lightning from their eyes & caused storms with their wings.
"What are thunderbirds?"...BULLSEYE FOR $32,600!!
DJ! LACH TRASH: $800
SCORES AFTER DOUBLE JEOPARDY!:
Andy: $10,200
Linda: $9,200
Jack: $32,600
CORYAT SCORES:
Andy: $9,600
Linda: $8,200
Jack: $24,600
FJ! CATEGORY: Musical Inspirations.
The Libretto for Haydn's oratorio "The Creation" was based on this epic English poem.
LINDA:
Response: "What is Beowulf?"
Wager: $6,001
Final score: $3,199
The soon-to-be outgoing champ also put that down and loses $8,201, meaning with a final score of $1,999, he's leaving with $26,200. Jack Feerick instead wrote down "What is Paradise Lost?"...RIGHT! His wager was...
...A SWEET 16 GRAND- HE JUST SCORED THE BIGGEST ONE-DAY REGULAR SEASON WIN OF THE SEASON WITH $48,600!!!
(He's going to be a player to watch in the next day or two; he doesn't make the smartest wagers, as we saw from him tonight.)
Camille: $1,450
Joshua: $1,150
Elaine: $1,000
Magda: $999 (DOH)
ARP: $1,865
While in that new dress she just won, Camille could be driving a new Pontiac G6 (Amber) after playing Let Em' Roll. The groceries modeled by Gwendolyn are Nutri-Grain cereal bars, Puffs tissues and Campbell's Soup. The bars are $4.85. She says Lower on the tissues...$3.29. She then gets the third roll by again saying Lower on the soup; it's $1.41.
1. CAR/CAR/CAR/$1,000/$1,500- CONTINUES
2. CAR/$500- OBVIOUSLY, SHE'LL GO ON WITH NOTHING TO LOSE
3. WINS CAR!
After we come back from commercial, Drew's standing with Camille in the audience while Rich next calls on William Stone from West Virginia and the second IUFB is a pair of Diamondback mountain bikes (Amber).
William: $1,550
Joshua: $700
Elaine: $1,100
Magda: $1,300
ARP: $720
Joshua, an actor, plays Check Game for cash and a trip to Yosemite (Gwen). He writes his check for $4,990. ARP of the trip: $5,419, meaning he just made history in a bad way- with a losing total of $10,409, he's the first Check Game player to break the game's scoreboard!
Video Bonus: Dismal Check Game playing
Sixth is Jeannette Bonelli and the third IUFB is a 40" LCD TV (Amber).
Jeannette: $1,800
Elaine: $1,550
Magda: $1,450
William: $700
ARP: $2,199
Jeannette plays Secret X for a Broyhill bedroom (Rachael) worth $5,687. Her free X placement:
(--)(??)(--)
(--)(??)(--)
(X)(??)(--)
Originally, she had that X in the middle left square. The SPs modeled by Gwen:
Mini vending machine: $130 or $165?
Air sanitizer: $150 or $180?
She guesses $130 for the small vending machine...correct. She then misses the air sanitizer by guessing $180. Her final board setup:
(--)(??)(X)
(--)(??)(--)
(X)(??)(--)
She's looking for the Secret X to be in the middle...
(--)(--)(X)
(--)(X)(--)
(X)(--)(--)
...and it is!
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #1:
Joshua ($720): $.90
Jeannette ($8,016): 35 + 75 = OVER
Camille ($22,160): $.90
SPIN-OFF:
Joshua: $.15
Camille: $.55
Camille goes to the Showcase. For some reason, I wanted Joshua to get to the Showcase instead so that he could possibly register a $100,000 Showcase bid on just a five-digit Showcase podium after what he did in Check Game.
Coming on down seventh is Drew look-alike Jim Benton (with a split-screen of him and Drew himself!) and the fourth IUFB is a gathering butcher block (Gwen).
Jim: $699
Elaine: $600
Magda: $800
William: $575
ARP: $1,086
Magda plays Side By Side for a snowmobile (Amber & Rachael). Board:
80
99
She puts together a guess of $8,099...winner!
Getting out of their seat next is Louverna Lee-Durst and the next IUFB is a men's watch coming down from the ceiling.
Louverna: $1,200
William: $2,500
Jim: $1,225
Elaine: $2,501
ARP: $2,366
Since Elaine didn't bid a buck more than Jim, this Drew imitator plays Any Number for a La-Z-Boy sofa (Gwen) or a 2009 Ford F-150 XL Regular Cab 4X2 (Std., #61X)(Amber & Rachael). First number in the truck price is 2.
1. 4- Sofa ($ _ 4 _)
2. 6- Pig ($ _ . 6 _)
3. 2- TRUCK ($ 2 2 , _ _ _)
4. 5- TRUCK ($ 2 2 , _ _ 5)
5. 7- Pig ($ 7 . 6 _)
6. 8- Sofa ($ 8 4 _)
7. 9- Wins sofa ($849)
The truck was $22,315 and the piggy bank was worth $7.60 today. If he had started by underpricing the truck, he probably would've won it.
Jim, while in the audience, then asks Rich to call down the day's last contestant, who turns out to be Charles Eddleman II from Memphis University. The final IUFB is a selection of Estee Lauder cosmetics (Amber & Gwen). Elaine's been here the whole show.
Charles: BUCK
Elaine: $575
Louverna: $600
William: $601
ARP: $1,030
TODAY'S FIRST FOUR BREAKFAST CLUB MEMBER: Elaine
William, a correctional officer, plays Switch? for a grandfather clock marked at $1,330 (Rachael) and a pair of tool boxes marked at $2,433 (Gwen). He switches for an easy win!
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #2:
Jim ($3,215): 20 + 55 = $.75
Willliam ($4,793): 40 + 20 = $.60
Magda ($9,185): Nickel + 70 = $.75
SPIN-OFF:
Jim: Dime
Magda: $.75
So much for the Drew imitator; Magda gets the Runner-Up spot in today's Showcase.
Video Bonus: Jim's Journey
The first Showcase starts with Rich dancing like crazy while listening to the music from his new headphones. Second, if you want to become a DJ, this will come perfect with the headphones- a DJ record/sound system (Amber). Third, put in a bar set (Gwen). Finally, if you don't like being a DJ at home, dance to another DJ's music while in Rio (Amber). I could've lived without Rich acting like an ass listening to the music in this Showcase, as well as the audience joining along with Rich in the prize recap.
MAGDA BIDS $12,500 ON DJ SHOWCASE- POSSIBLE GARF OF THE CENTURY
MY BID FOR DJ SHOWCASE: $25,000
For Camille, we have fishing-related prizes- fishing equipment, a trip to Nova Scotia and your own bass fishing boat. All prizes are modeled by Rachael.
CAMILLE BIDS $26,588 ON FISHING SHOWCASE
MY BID FOR FISHING SHOWCASE: $33,300
MAGDA'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $12,500
ARP: $18,779
DIFFERENCE: $6,279
CAMILLE'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $26,588
ARP: $21,679
OVER- LOSS
Magda wins her Showcase and $27,964 in stuff; her two sons were previously on the show!
WOF: Last night, a Virginian won a close match but fell just short of winning $100,000 in the Big Money Round. Let's see if we can recover from that bummer tonight. Here comes tonight's first Toss-Up; category is Thing:
_/NICE/H _ T/_ _ _ W _ R
Asya solves A NICE HOT SHOWER for $1,000.
$5,000 WINNING ID OF THE NIGHT: MP03954
Here are tonight's contestants:
Asya Muhammad (Chicago)- Accounts receivable clerk
Jay Goodwin (Brockton, MA)- Auto glass technician and a yard sale fan
Lusine Kazumian (Montrose, CA)- Fax company worker and a volunteer worker for orphanage care and cancer treatment
$2,000 Toss-Up category is In the Kitchen:
E _ G
_ _ _ _ R
Jay is incorrect with EGG BEATER. Lusine draws a blank, then Asya triples up with EGG TIMER.
Round 1 category is Phrase and out on the wheel now is $5,000 courtesy of V8 and Feeding America. Remember, if somebody picks this prize up, whether the player wins it or not, $5,000 will be donated to Feeding America. After Asya calls the N's, we have...
IT/_ _ N I _ H _ _/I N T _/THIN/
_ I _
...she calls a $300 D and buys the O and the E, then solves IT VANISHED INTO THIN AIR for another $2,950 and $5,950 total.
PERFECT ROUND
Campbell's Jackpot/Prize Puzzle Round category is Event. Jay starts with a pair of T's for the Wild Card. But he later loses that and $2,700 later to a Bankrupt. Later, Lusine calls a D for $300 and the Free Spin. She then calls an N for the $5,000 prize, but then loses that and the other $300 to the right Bankrupt of the Million Dollar Wedge, so she uses her Free Spin. Two spins later, she loses $300 to a regular Bankrupt. Asya then calls the L's for $1,200 and we have...
_ L _ I N G/O _ _/TO/A/
TROPICAL/PARADISE
...she calls the F's for another $1,500 and solves FLYING OFF TO A TROPICAL PARADISE for another $2,700 and a trip to Costa Rica, a new total of $14,750 in cash and trip.
BANKRUPTS: 3 (2 by Lusine, Jay)
WINNING ID FOR TRIP: VC8356026
IHOP Mystery Round category is Same Name. Lusine starts off with her third Bankrupt of the night, then Asya gets her first one. After Lusine finishes off the vowels, we have...
_ A N/_ I E _ O/&/
_ E _ _/_ _ O N E/
_ _ A R _ E R _
...she next calls the L's for $1,600, the C's for an additional grand, the H's for another $1,800, the P for another $800, the G's for another six Benjamins, but she then gets disqualified for leaving out the S at the end (hence, she only said SAN DIEGO & CELL PHONE CHARGER), likely costing her $6,050. Asya then calls the S's and solves SAN DIEGO & CELL PHONE CHARGERS to somehow keep her perfect record intact and go to $15,750.
DUDS: T
BANKRUPTS: 2 (Lusine, Asya)
$3,000 Toss-Up category is Rhyme Time:
_ _ L L O W
Y _ _ _ O W
To keep her perfection intact, Asya guesses MELLOW YELLOW...right to go to $18,750! Speed-Up Round category is Occupation and consonants are worth $1,300 apiece. Will Asya be the season's third contestant to run the table in the maingame? We're going to find out right now. After Lusine calls the T's, we have...
C _ N T R _ _ _ T _ N G
_ _ _ T _ R
...she blanks. Asya calls the D...but blanks. Jay calls the E but gives his second incorrect response of the night with CONTRACTING EDITOR. Lusine calls a critical dud in L. Asya calls the B AND FINISHES OFF THE MAINGAME SWEEP WITH CONTRIBUTING EDITOR!!! Her winning total is $25,250! I'll bet Andy's going to be pretty happy since she's from his neck of the woods! $1,000 goes to the rest.
DUDS: L, S
Big Money Round: Will this lady's endgame be as successful as Jeremy Setti's? Let's find out. She spins the S in AMERICA'S and the category is Place. Starting with:
_ _ L _ _ N _
Muhammad calls G, D, M and I...but nothing extra goes up. BUT OUT OF NOWHERE, SHE GETS BALCONY (which was used as a bonus puzzle at least once, like in a Season 12 episode in Norfolk)!!! Like Jeremy, she wins the $30,000 endgame check, making her total winnings $55,250!
And Pat decides to steal the lucky flower she was wearing on her suit at the end!
Video Bonus: Asya's big night
Jeopardy!: Andy Woolvord had a pretty good day the last time. But can he repeat as champion against these two?
Jack Feerick (Churchville, NY)- Freelance writer
Linda Tomsho (West Mifflin, PA)- Medical editor
The night's first six categories are:
DIPLOMACY-- A GAME
THE AUDACITY OF BOB HOPE
DON'T SAY MOBY DICK
WHERE'S THE BEEF FROM? (the country must be IDed in each correct response)
COLORFUL RHYME TIME
AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE
At the first break, the two challengers are tied for the lead at $1,400 apiece, while the champ's $800 in the hole. Late in the round, Woolvord finds the Daily Double under the $400 Diplomacy clue, but with that much in the hole; Feerick now has the sole lead with four grand while Tomsho has $2,200. He bets the full $1,000 on this clue:
Each Army unit is represented by a cannon; each fleet unit, by this, also the name of a different game.
"What is Battleship?"...he's out of the hole at $600! At the end of the round, he's up to $1,000, Tomsho's down to $1,800 and Feerick now has $5,800.
LACH TRASH: $3,600
DJ! Categories:
DIPLOMACY- NOT A GAME
CHARACTERS IN MOVIES
EUROPEAN HISTORY
FOLKLORE
MEDICINE THROUGH THE YEARS
"ECO" FRIENDLY
At the midway point, Feerick's in lock game territory at $16,600, as the champ's at $7,400 and Tomsho's at $2,600. Later, Tomsho finds the first Daily Double of the round to close out Diplomacy- Not a Game with $6,200; she trails the champ by four large for second, while Feerick's at $19,800 (but not in lock game territory for the time being). Her wager is $3,000.
Henry Kissinger's practice of zipping between mideastern capitals for talks was known as this type of diplomacy.
"What is shuttle?"...is right to stay in it with $9,200! After Feerick gets the $1,200 and $1,600 Folklore clues to jump to $22,600, he finds the other Daily Double and wagers...TEN GRAND. Not the wisest of bets; I hope this works out. To take $32,600 into FJ! and to really ice this game, here's the clue:
In Native American culture, these mythical birds flashed lightning from their eyes & caused storms with their wings.
"What are thunderbirds?"...BULLSEYE FOR $32,600!!
DJ! LACH TRASH: $800
SCORES AFTER DOUBLE JEOPARDY!:
Andy: $10,200
Linda: $9,200
Jack: $32,600
CORYAT SCORES:
Andy: $9,600
Linda: $8,200
Jack: $24,600
FJ! CATEGORY: Musical Inspirations.
The Libretto for Haydn's oratorio "The Creation" was based on this epic English poem.
LINDA:
Response: "What is Beowulf?"
Wager: $6,001
Final score: $3,199
The soon-to-be outgoing champ also put that down and loses $8,201, meaning with a final score of $1,999, he's leaving with $26,200. Jack Feerick instead wrote down "What is Paradise Lost?"...RIGHT! His wager was...
...A SWEET 16 GRAND- HE JUST SCORED THE BIGGEST ONE-DAY REGULAR SEASON WIN OF THE SEASON WITH $48,600!!!
(He's going to be a player to watch in the next day or two; he doesn't make the smartest wagers, as we saw from him tonight.)
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
"American Idol" 1/27
Tonight's audition stop is Jacksonville, FL.
GOOD:
Joshua Ulloa (Beverly Hills, FL)
Sharon Wilbur (Jacksonville, FL)
Julissa Veloz (Orlando)
Jasmine Murray (Starkville, MS)
T.K. Hash (Concord, NC; didn't make it through during last year's auditions)
Anne Marie Boskovich (Nashville; had to change her clothes before she could officially audition)
CLOSE BUT NO CIGAR:
Michael Perrelli (Orlando)
BIG STRIKEOUTS:
Kaneswa Finnie (Jacksonville, FL; horrible humming)
Naomi Sykes (Tampa, FL; put no feeling in her voice)
George Ramierez (Jacksonfille, FL; very depressing voice)
Nine made it through on Day 1, while another seven advanced on Day 2.
GOOD:
Joshua Ulloa (Beverly Hills, FL)
Sharon Wilbur (Jacksonville, FL)
Julissa Veloz (Orlando)
Jasmine Murray (Starkville, MS)
T.K. Hash (Concord, NC; didn't make it through during last year's auditions)
Anne Marie Boskovich (Nashville; had to change her clothes before she could officially audition)
CLOSE BUT NO CIGAR:
Michael Perrelli (Orlando)
BIG STRIKEOUTS:
Kaneswa Finnie (Jacksonville, FL; horrible humming)
Naomi Sykes (Tampa, FL; put no feeling in her voice)
George Ramierez (Jacksonfille, FL; very depressing voice)
Nine made it through on Day 1, while another seven advanced on Day 2.
"The Biggest Loser" 1/27
This is an important week- not only is this episode going to have a Super Bowl theme, those on the ranch who stay alive after this week will have their at-home partners rejoin them on the ranch next week.
Blane Cotter has to sit out both challenges this week because his wife was having a baby.
Challenge #4: Australian celebrity chef Curtis Stone stops by. This challenge is played in two parts. In the first part, a traditional Super Bowl snack is revealed and the contestants have to write down how many calories are in that snack. The one closest without going over advances to the second part. After three have advanced, those three then must guess how many calories are in a five-piece chicken skewer (the chicken itself). The winner of that part wins the right to have Curtis make a meal at their home plus a two-pound pass for their team to use when they're reunited on the ranch next week.
1. Chicken wings w/ Ranch dressing
Answer: 991
Winner: Daniel (800)
2. Bread bowl w/ chili & sour cream
Answer: 1,165
Winner: Kristin (834)
3. Seven-layer dip
Answer: 1,755
Winner: Helen (1,500)
FINAL ROUND GUESSES:
Kristin: 390
Helen: 175
Daniel: 220
The actual number of calories in that chicken is...
...two hundred...30, meaning Daniel's the big winner!
Challenge #4: Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kurt Warner helps out with this challenge. One member from each team must first run to the 20-yard line on the football field and go back to the start. Then, they have to run to the 40-yard line and pick up a football, and then run back to the start and deposit the football in an opponent's bin. A player is eliminated when his/her bin gets filled with five footballs. Last one standing wins immunity for their team.
1. Filipe
2. Tara
3. Dane
4. Kristin
5. Mandi
6. Dan
7. Mike
And the winner is...
...Helen!
WEIGH-IN: Just before this week's weigh-in, their at-home partners are brought to the ranch. What happens in this weigh-in and elimination ceremony will determine which of those at-home partners will officially get to rejoin the game and which ones might not get to do that.
Helen: 225 lbs, six pounds lost, 2.6%
Mike (339) & Ron (370) = 709 lbs, 16 pounds lost, 2.21%
Blaine (312) & Dane (345) = 657 lbs, 26 pounds lost, 3.81%
Filipe: 311 lbs, 13 pounds lost, 4.01%
Tara: 252 lbs, 12 pounds lost, 4.55%
Kristin: 312 lbs, 12 pounds lost, 3.7%
Mandi: 227 lbs, 10 pounds lost, 4.22%
Daniel: 394 lbs, 12 pounds lost, 2.96%
Joelle needs to have lost at least nine pounds. If she didn't, she will again fall below the yellow line and her team most likely will be goners this week, since she came a vote shy of being eliminated last week...
Joelle: 278 lbs, 10 pounds lost, 3.47%
...yes! That means Daniel's in danger for the second time.
ELIMINATION #3: By a vote of 4-3 (Filipe had the deciding vote)...
Daniel
Ron & Mike
...Daniel's luck has finally run out- he and Dave have lost their shot at $250,000.
Blane Cotter has to sit out both challenges this week because his wife was having a baby.
Challenge #4: Australian celebrity chef Curtis Stone stops by. This challenge is played in two parts. In the first part, a traditional Super Bowl snack is revealed and the contestants have to write down how many calories are in that snack. The one closest without going over advances to the second part. After three have advanced, those three then must guess how many calories are in a five-piece chicken skewer (the chicken itself). The winner of that part wins the right to have Curtis make a meal at their home plus a two-pound pass for their team to use when they're reunited on the ranch next week.
1. Chicken wings w/ Ranch dressing
Answer: 991
Winner: Daniel (800)
2. Bread bowl w/ chili & sour cream
Answer: 1,165
Winner: Kristin (834)
3. Seven-layer dip
Answer: 1,755
Winner: Helen (1,500)
FINAL ROUND GUESSES:
Kristin: 390
Helen: 175
Daniel: 220
The actual number of calories in that chicken is...
...two hundred...30, meaning Daniel's the big winner!
Challenge #4: Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kurt Warner helps out with this challenge. One member from each team must first run to the 20-yard line on the football field and go back to the start. Then, they have to run to the 40-yard line and pick up a football, and then run back to the start and deposit the football in an opponent's bin. A player is eliminated when his/her bin gets filled with five footballs. Last one standing wins immunity for their team.
1. Filipe
2. Tara
3. Dane
4. Kristin
5. Mandi
6. Dan
7. Mike
And the winner is...
...Helen!
WEIGH-IN: Just before this week's weigh-in, their at-home partners are brought to the ranch. What happens in this weigh-in and elimination ceremony will determine which of those at-home partners will officially get to rejoin the game and which ones might not get to do that.
Helen: 225 lbs, six pounds lost, 2.6%
Mike (339) & Ron (370) = 709 lbs, 16 pounds lost, 2.21%
Blaine (312) & Dane (345) = 657 lbs, 26 pounds lost, 3.81%
Filipe: 311 lbs, 13 pounds lost, 4.01%
Tara: 252 lbs, 12 pounds lost, 4.55%
Kristin: 312 lbs, 12 pounds lost, 3.7%
Mandi: 227 lbs, 10 pounds lost, 4.22%
Daniel: 394 lbs, 12 pounds lost, 2.96%
Joelle needs to have lost at least nine pounds. If she didn't, she will again fall below the yellow line and her team most likely will be goners this week, since she came a vote shy of being eliminated last week...
Joelle: 278 lbs, 10 pounds lost, 3.47%
...yes! That means Daniel's in danger for the second time.
ELIMINATION #3: By a vote of 4-3 (Filipe had the deciding vote)...
Daniel
Ron & Mike
...Daniel's luck has finally run out- he and Dave have lost their shot at $250,000.
1/27/2009 Results
TPIR: Here comes Episode 4602K, starting off with Louis George, Veronique Pierre, Mindi Strosche and Daniel Seny. The first IUFB is a pool table (Amber & Gwendolyn).
Veronique: $2,400
Louis: $2,195
Mindi: $1,200
Daniel: $1,900
ARP: $1,400
Mindi, a stay-at-home mom, has a sister-in-law that just turned 40. And over $10,000 worth of birthday gifts could be coming her way courtesy of 1/2 Off. Today's SPs are modeled by Gwen & Rachael.
1.
Shower dock: $15
Beauty set: $13
PICK: Beauty set- INCORRECT
2.
Swim mask w/camera: $50
Computer speaker: $25
PICK: Computer speaker- NO WAY
3.
Telephone: $70
Beverage buggy: $25
PICK: Beverage buggy- $50 ($500)
Left for $10,000: #1, #2, #5, #7, #10, #12, #14 & #16. She goes with #10 (Rachael), which is definitely not it. Take away the zero from her guess and you would get the $10K location- #1.
The fifth player is Maria R. Diaz and the second IUFB is a home entertainment system (Rachael).
Maria: $750
Daniel: $1,300
Veronique: $999
Louis: $699
ARP: $2,999
Daniel, who does prepaid legal services, plays That's Too Much for a 2009 Volkswagen GTI 2-Door (Std., AT, Sunroof, Wheels)(Amber).
1. $16,005
2. $17,480
3. $18,941
4. $21,060- THAT'S TOO MUCH...NO
Believe it or not, the ARP was $26,040. I would've lost, too. The rest of the prices:
5. $22,760
6. $23,891
7. $25,150
8. $27,462
Entering Contestant's Row sixth is Debbie Gibbons-Gadson and the third IUFB is a laptop (Gwen).
Debbie: $1,150
Veronique: $599
Louis: $749
Maria: $1,750
ARP: $1,004
Louis plays One Right Price for a secretary desk (Rachael) and clothes/accessories (Amber). That means Gwen has today's ORP of $3,200. He thinks that's the ARP of the desk...it is! The other stuff was $2,238.
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #1:
Mindi ($2,020): Nickel + 70 = $.75
Daniel ($2,999): 60 + 95 = OVER
Louis ($6,442): $.95
Louis goes to the Showcase.
Coming on down next is Alfonso Sanchez and the fourth IUFB is a washer/dryer (Amber).
Alfonso: $2,275
Maria: $1,250
Debbie: $3,000
Veronique: $1,800
ARP: $3,398
After Debbie forces Drew to take his glasses off, Drew runs for cover as Debbie learns that she could win a Chevrolet Cobalt (Rachael) playing Pass the Buck.
1.
Gold Bond Cream: $4.61
9 Lives Cat Food: $5.51
PICK: Cat food- $6.51
2.
Jolly Time popcorn: $2.49
Icy-Hot Patch: $6.97
PICK: Patch- $7.97
Her first pick off the big board is #5...dud. She tries again with #3...that's the other Lose Everything, so she's going to win something on her last pick. She goes with #4 and she wins...the car- run for cover, Drew!
Video Bonus: Debbie's journey
Trying to possibly also be a winner is Jason Justak and the next IUFB is surfboards (Amber).
Jason: $1,300
Veronique: BUCK
Alfonso: $755
Maria: $1,000
ARP: $1,225
Maria, who's paying tribute to a loved one named Daniel (she's holding a picture of him), plays Squeeze Play for a trip to Big Sur (Gwen & Rachael). Board:
43627
She removes the 6 for a guess of $4,327...
$ 4 3 2 7
...we now have three winners in a row! I would've removed the 3 instead.
Hearing the magic words last today is Lydia Ranger and the final IUFB is a Broyhill dinette (Rachael). Veronique's last chance to get on stage today is now.
Lydia: $2,700
Jason: $1,737
Veronique: $2,500
Alfonso: $1,785
ARP: $1,899
TODAY'S FIRST FOUR BREAKFAST CLUB MEMBER: Veronique
Alfonso plays Safe Crackers (Rachael) for a sauna (Amber) and an iPod/sound dock music system (Gwen), all worth $5,995.
NUMBERS IN PRICE OF IPOD SOUND SYSTEM: 0, 5 & 7
He sets the combination at $570...no 4-2 day today.
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #2:
Alfonso ($1,899): $.85
Maria ($5,552): 60 + 95 = OVER
Debbie ($21,003): Quarter + $1 = OVER
Alfonso goes to the Showcase.
The first Showcase has Rachael working out with a new home gym. Then, after exercising, relax with new camping equipment (Gwen). Finally, after some relaxation, go extreme on the water with a new jet ski (Amber).
LOUIS PASSES TO ALFONSO; ALFONSO BIDS $13,900 ON JET SKI SHOWCASE
MY BID FOR JET SKI SHOWCASE: $15,100
Louis' Showcase is filled with nothing but environmentally-friendly things- a rechargable electric scooter (Rachael), outdoor furniture (Gwen) and a 2009 Toyota Prius (Std., Pref.)(Rachael).
LOUIS BIDS $28,000 ON GOING GREEN SHOWCASE
MY BID FOR GOING GREEN SHOWCASE: $25,800
LOUIS' SHOWCASE:
BID: $28,000
ARP: $34,405
DIFFERENCE: $6,405
ALFONSO'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $13,900
ARP: $13,891
OVER BY $9- OUCH; LOUIS WINS
Alfonso just had no luck today; if he had gone with his gut of $8,000 or so on his Showcase, he would've won by about $1,000. Instead, Louis wins $40,847 in prizes.
Video Bonus: $9 Showcase overbid
DOND: Today, we have #20 Brad LaPoint (who is a full-time college student and a fast-food restaurant worker), who's now 21. He swaps out for not #21, but #11.
ROUND 1:
1. #8 (Katie)- $5,000
2. #16 (Robert)- $100,000
3. #12 (Steve)- $500
4. #3 (Heather)- $25
5. #9 (Samuel)- $25,000
FIRST OFFER: $15,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 2:
1. #20 (Vanessa)- $1,000
2. #17 (Sara)- $500,000 (DANGER ZONE ENFORCED)
3. #14 (Dana)- $50
4. #2 (Esther)- $10,000
5. #15 (Mercedes)- $200
SECOND OFFER: $10,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 3:
1. #10 (Holly)- PENNY
2. #19 (Forest)- $300
3. #5 (Elishah)- $50,000 (STRIKE ONE)
4. #7 (Alex)- $2,500
THIRD OFFER: $17,000- NO DEAL (after this offer was shown, Howie gave Brad a Samsung Glyde phone to call anybody for some advice on what to do with this offer heading into the second commercial break; in this case, he left a message on her mom's answering machine)
ROUND 4:
1. #22 (Peter)- $7,500
2. #1 (Deshia)- BUCK
FOURTH OFFER: $24,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 5:
1. #21 (Bren)- $5
2. #13 (Iris)- $100
FIFTH OFFER: $37,000- NO DEAL
19th PICK: #4 (Luz)- $10
SIXTH OFFER: $51,000- NO DEAL
20th PICK: #6 (Kyan)- $250,000 (BIG STRIKE TWO)
FINAL OFFER: $27,000- DEAL, WITH NO HESITATION
His case had...$400, so he made a good deal.
WOF: Opening Toss-Up has a category of Phrase:
_ E _/Y _ U R/_ A _ _/DOWN
Kim rings in first but has nothing. Lokelani comes up with the phrase best known from "Rapunzel" fame, LET YOUR HAIR DOWN, for $1,000.
$5,000 WINNING ID OF THE NIGHT: LS8628157
Tonight's players:
Lokelani Kipilee (Hilo, HI)- Administrative coordinator/hula dancer
Dave Burey (Blacksburg, VA)- Freshman at Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine and Virginia Tech graduate; also a EMT volunteer worker
Kim Holl (Auburn, WA)- Medical assistant/professional pool player
$2,000 Toss-Up category is a one-wordy Person:
S _ O _ L S _ O R T
Never heard of a SPOILSPORT, but Kim does for $2,000.
Round 1 is tonight's Prize Puzzle Round and the category is Food & Drink. Now on the wheel is a trip to the Wickaninnish Inn in Tofino, Canada from SpaFinder.com worth $6,400. After Lokelani buys the U to finish off the vowels, we have...
G R I L L E D
G E R _ A N
_ R A _ _ U R S _
...she calls a $2,500 M but duds out with C. Dave calls the T's for $1,200 and solves GRILLED GERMAN BRATWURST to win that amount plus a tour of Germany from Insight Vacations, a total of $12,374 in cash and trip.
DUDS: C, O
WINNING ID FOR TRIP: JL0638621
Campbell's Jackpot Round category is What Are You Doing? Lokelani picks up the Canada trip with an H call. A little later, she calls three R's for $1,500 while on Jackpot; no chance she solves for a $6,400 Jackpot. Two turns later, she calls two S's for another $600 and the Free Spin. After she later calls four N's for another $3,600, we have...
_ I N _ E R I N _/OVER/THE/S U N _ A _/
N E _ S _ A _ E R
...she calls two G's to pick up yet another thing- the Wild Card. She then solves LINGERING OVER THE SUNDAY NEWSPAPER for another $5,650 and the Canada trip, a new total of $13,050 in cash and trip and the lead.
PERFECT ROUND
IHOP Mystery Round category is Before & After. Dave instantly hits Lose a Turn. Kim loses $850 to a Bankrupt. After that, Lokelani lands on the Mystery Wedge next to the Million Dollar Wedge and she calls three N's. She doesn't flip it (good, because Bankrupt's back there; she would've lost her Wild Card at that point). After she buys a pair of O's, the vowels are all gone. She then has to fork over her Free Spin after calling the first dud of the round in S; she then calls another dud in G. Dave then calls two C's for a $1,000 LuggagePoint.com gift certificate; here's the board at this point:
_ R I N _ _ E - F R E E
C O _ _ O N
C A N _ _
He calls the T's for $1,000 and solves WRINKLE-FREE COTTON CANDY to win $2,000 in cash and gift tag, giving him the lead back with $14,374.
DUDS: G, S
BANKRUPTS: 1 (Kim)
$3,000 Toss-Up category is Living Things:
R _ A R I N G
_ I O _ _
Kim solves ROARING LIONS to go to $5,000. Next category is Thing. After she calls the T, we have...
_ E _ _ _ N A _ I _ E _/_ I _ E N _ E/
_ _ A T E
...she calls the L's for another $1,650 and we go to Speed-Up Mode; remaining consonants are worth $1,550 apiece. She then calls the C and solves PERSONALIZED LICENSE PLATE for another $3,750 and a final total of $8,750. Lokelani's Wild Card is now null and void, but she does leave with $13,050 in cash and trip and Dave hangs on for the match with $14,374!
So far, $36,174 in cash and prizes have been given away tonight.
Big Money Round: I hope the Virginian can extend the current bonus round winning streak to three episodes. He spins the E in GAME and the category is Thing. To start:
_ _ _ _ E L
_ _ _
He calls D, P, M and A and gets...
D _ _ _ E L
_ A _
...what he will NOT be stuffing inside his DUFFEL BAG (he only got the second word) IS $100,000- HE'S THE FIFTH $100,000 LOSER OF THE SEASON. What a shame for a Virginia native to lose that.
In tonight's full credit roll, Pat's credit this time is Towel Boy.
Jeopardy!: When outgoing champion Matt Kohlstedt won last week's first game in lock game fashion, he went on to become a five-time champion. Is the same thing about to happen at the end of the week to Keith Costigan? We'll find out soon enough. But in order to get his second win, he must beat:
Allison Jones (Kennebec, MA)- Sales consultant
Andy Walvoord (Denver)- Investment banker
Here are the night's first six categories:
THE NORTHERNMOST NATION (three countries are given in each clue)
ARNOLD PALMER
SHAKESPEAREAN ACTORS
NATIVE AMERICANA
QUASI-RELATED PAIRS
FOOD WORDS & PHRASES
At the first timeout, Costigan leads with $3,400. Jones has $2,000 and Walvoord has $1,600. The champ finds the Daily Double late in the round under the $600 Shakespearean Actors clue; he has $4,000 and trails Walvoord for the lead by $1,200. Jones is down to $1,200. His wager is $2,000. For the lead back:
Roger Rees tried to domesticate Bebe Neuwirth (good luck!) in a 1999 production of this comedy.
"What is Taming of the Shrew?"...correct for the lead back with $6,000! At the end of the round,
both men are now tied for the lead with seven grand.
LACH TRASH: $2,400
ASK ALEX: Where is Alex's favorite place to travel? Yorkshire, England.
DJ! Categories:
GOLDEN OLDIES
THAT'S ENTERTRAINMENT
STATE THE SENATOR
CALL IN YOUR "IOUS"
A SALT
BATTER-Y
Right at the halfway mark, Walvoord gets the round's first DD under the $2,000 A Salt clue. He trails the champ by $400, $11,800-$11,400. His wager is $1,500. To regain the lead:
Used in fireworks & gunpowder, potassium nitrate gets this other name from the Latin for "rock".
"What is saltpeter?"...he's once again the leader with $12,900! Meanwhile, Jones finds the other one under the $2,000 Batter-y clue with $6,400; Walvoord's leading total is now $14,100, while the champ hasn't made any progress since the first DD this round. Her bet is $3,000.
Beef drippings are the key to this souffle-like roast beef side dish named for a county in Northern England.
"What is Yorkshire Pudding?"...is right to go to $9,400 and make this game even tighter!
DJ! LACH TRASH: $5,600
SCORES AFTER DOUBLE JEOPARDY!:
Keith: $12,600
Andy: $18,100
Allison: $10,200
CORYAT SCORES:
Keith: $11,200
Andy: $18,600
Allison: $9,200
FJ! CATEGORY: The 20th Century.
On June 5, 1989, a young man never positively identified became world famous for actions he took in this city.
We start with Allison Jones, who wrote down on her monitor "What is Beijing?"...home of the most recent Olympics, that's correct! Her wager was $4,200, taking her to $14,400. Costigan...is also right and bets everything but a buck to jump to $25,199. Walvoord...is also right, and he was betting for a $25,200 tie, but since the champ didn't bet it all, Walvoord is the sole new champion! Costigan goes home with $16,800.
Veronique: $2,400
Louis: $2,195
Mindi: $1,200
Daniel: $1,900
ARP: $1,400
Mindi, a stay-at-home mom, has a sister-in-law that just turned 40. And over $10,000 worth of birthday gifts could be coming her way courtesy of 1/2 Off. Today's SPs are modeled by Gwen & Rachael.
1.
Shower dock: $15
Beauty set: $13
PICK: Beauty set- INCORRECT
2.
Swim mask w/camera: $50
Computer speaker: $25
PICK: Computer speaker- NO WAY
3.
Telephone: $70
Beverage buggy: $25
PICK: Beverage buggy- $50 ($500)
Left for $10,000: #1, #2, #5, #7, #10, #12, #14 & #16. She goes with #10 (Rachael), which is definitely not it. Take away the zero from her guess and you would get the $10K location- #1.
The fifth player is Maria R. Diaz and the second IUFB is a home entertainment system (Rachael).
Maria: $750
Daniel: $1,300
Veronique: $999
Louis: $699
ARP: $2,999
Daniel, who does prepaid legal services, plays That's Too Much for a 2009 Volkswagen GTI 2-Door (Std., AT, Sunroof, Wheels)(Amber).
1. $16,005
2. $17,480
3. $18,941
4. $21,060- THAT'S TOO MUCH...NO
Believe it or not, the ARP was $26,040. I would've lost, too. The rest of the prices:
5. $22,760
6. $23,891
7. $25,150
8. $27,462
Entering Contestant's Row sixth is Debbie Gibbons-Gadson and the third IUFB is a laptop (Gwen).
Debbie: $1,150
Veronique: $599
Louis: $749
Maria: $1,750
ARP: $1,004
Louis plays One Right Price for a secretary desk (Rachael) and clothes/accessories (Amber). That means Gwen has today's ORP of $3,200. He thinks that's the ARP of the desk...it is! The other stuff was $2,238.
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #1:
Mindi ($2,020): Nickel + 70 = $.75
Daniel ($2,999): 60 + 95 = OVER
Louis ($6,442): $.95
Louis goes to the Showcase.
Coming on down next is Alfonso Sanchez and the fourth IUFB is a washer/dryer (Amber).
Alfonso: $2,275
Maria: $1,250
Debbie: $3,000
Veronique: $1,800
ARP: $3,398
After Debbie forces Drew to take his glasses off, Drew runs for cover as Debbie learns that she could win a Chevrolet Cobalt (Rachael) playing Pass the Buck.
1.
Gold Bond Cream: $4.61
9 Lives Cat Food: $5.51
PICK: Cat food- $6.51
2.
Jolly Time popcorn: $2.49
Icy-Hot Patch: $6.97
PICK: Patch- $7.97
Her first pick off the big board is #5...dud. She tries again with #3...that's the other Lose Everything, so she's going to win something on her last pick. She goes with #4 and she wins...the car- run for cover, Drew!
Video Bonus: Debbie's journey
Trying to possibly also be a winner is Jason Justak and the next IUFB is surfboards (Amber).
Jason: $1,300
Veronique: BUCK
Alfonso: $755
Maria: $1,000
ARP: $1,225
Maria, who's paying tribute to a loved one named Daniel (she's holding a picture of him), plays Squeeze Play for a trip to Big Sur (Gwen & Rachael). Board:
43627
She removes the 6 for a guess of $4,327...
$ 4 3 2 7
...we now have three winners in a row! I would've removed the 3 instead.
Hearing the magic words last today is Lydia Ranger and the final IUFB is a Broyhill dinette (Rachael). Veronique's last chance to get on stage today is now.
Lydia: $2,700
Jason: $1,737
Veronique: $2,500
Alfonso: $1,785
ARP: $1,899
TODAY'S FIRST FOUR BREAKFAST CLUB MEMBER: Veronique
Alfonso plays Safe Crackers (Rachael) for a sauna (Amber) and an iPod/sound dock music system (Gwen), all worth $5,995.
NUMBERS IN PRICE OF IPOD SOUND SYSTEM: 0, 5 & 7
He sets the combination at $570...no 4-2 day today.
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #2:
Alfonso ($1,899): $.85
Maria ($5,552): 60 + 95 = OVER
Debbie ($21,003): Quarter + $1 = OVER
Alfonso goes to the Showcase.
The first Showcase has Rachael working out with a new home gym. Then, after exercising, relax with new camping equipment (Gwen). Finally, after some relaxation, go extreme on the water with a new jet ski (Amber).
LOUIS PASSES TO ALFONSO; ALFONSO BIDS $13,900 ON JET SKI SHOWCASE
MY BID FOR JET SKI SHOWCASE: $15,100
Louis' Showcase is filled with nothing but environmentally-friendly things- a rechargable electric scooter (Rachael), outdoor furniture (Gwen) and a 2009 Toyota Prius (Std., Pref.)(Rachael).
LOUIS BIDS $28,000 ON GOING GREEN SHOWCASE
MY BID FOR GOING GREEN SHOWCASE: $25,800
LOUIS' SHOWCASE:
BID: $28,000
ARP: $34,405
DIFFERENCE: $6,405
ALFONSO'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $13,900
ARP: $13,891
OVER BY $9- OUCH; LOUIS WINS
Alfonso just had no luck today; if he had gone with his gut of $8,000 or so on his Showcase, he would've won by about $1,000. Instead, Louis wins $40,847 in prizes.
Video Bonus: $9 Showcase overbid
DOND: Today, we have #20 Brad LaPoint (who is a full-time college student and a fast-food restaurant worker), who's now 21. He swaps out for not #21, but #11.
ROUND 1:
1. #8 (Katie)- $5,000
2. #16 (Robert)- $100,000
3. #12 (Steve)- $500
4. #3 (Heather)- $25
5. #9 (Samuel)- $25,000
FIRST OFFER: $15,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 2:
1. #20 (Vanessa)- $1,000
2. #17 (Sara)- $500,000 (DANGER ZONE ENFORCED)
3. #14 (Dana)- $50
4. #2 (Esther)- $10,000
5. #15 (Mercedes)- $200
SECOND OFFER: $10,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 3:
1. #10 (Holly)- PENNY
2. #19 (Forest)- $300
3. #5 (Elishah)- $50,000 (STRIKE ONE)
4. #7 (Alex)- $2,500
THIRD OFFER: $17,000- NO DEAL (after this offer was shown, Howie gave Brad a Samsung Glyde phone to call anybody for some advice on what to do with this offer heading into the second commercial break; in this case, he left a message on her mom's answering machine)
ROUND 4:
1. #22 (Peter)- $7,500
2. #1 (Deshia)- BUCK
FOURTH OFFER: $24,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 5:
1. #21 (Bren)- $5
2. #13 (Iris)- $100
FIFTH OFFER: $37,000- NO DEAL
19th PICK: #4 (Luz)- $10
SIXTH OFFER: $51,000- NO DEAL
20th PICK: #6 (Kyan)- $250,000 (BIG STRIKE TWO)
FINAL OFFER: $27,000- DEAL, WITH NO HESITATION
His case had...$400, so he made a good deal.
WOF: Opening Toss-Up has a category of Phrase:
_ E _/Y _ U R/_ A _ _/DOWN
Kim rings in first but has nothing. Lokelani comes up with the phrase best known from "Rapunzel" fame, LET YOUR HAIR DOWN, for $1,000.
$5,000 WINNING ID OF THE NIGHT: LS8628157
Tonight's players:
Lokelani Kipilee (Hilo, HI)- Administrative coordinator/hula dancer
Dave Burey (Blacksburg, VA)- Freshman at Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine and Virginia Tech graduate; also a EMT volunteer worker
Kim Holl (Auburn, WA)- Medical assistant/professional pool player
$2,000 Toss-Up category is a one-wordy Person:
S _ O _ L S _ O R T
Never heard of a SPOILSPORT, but Kim does for $2,000.
Round 1 is tonight's Prize Puzzle Round and the category is Food & Drink. Now on the wheel is a trip to the Wickaninnish Inn in Tofino, Canada from SpaFinder.com worth $6,400. After Lokelani buys the U to finish off the vowels, we have...
G R I L L E D
G E R _ A N
_ R A _ _ U R S _
...she calls a $2,500 M but duds out with C. Dave calls the T's for $1,200 and solves GRILLED GERMAN BRATWURST to win that amount plus a tour of Germany from Insight Vacations, a total of $12,374 in cash and trip.
DUDS: C, O
WINNING ID FOR TRIP: JL0638621
Campbell's Jackpot Round category is What Are You Doing? Lokelani picks up the Canada trip with an H call. A little later, she calls three R's for $1,500 while on Jackpot; no chance she solves for a $6,400 Jackpot. Two turns later, she calls two S's for another $600 and the Free Spin. After she later calls four N's for another $3,600, we have...
_ I N _ E R I N _/OVER/THE/S U N _ A _/
N E _ S _ A _ E R
...she calls two G's to pick up yet another thing- the Wild Card. She then solves LINGERING OVER THE SUNDAY NEWSPAPER for another $5,650 and the Canada trip, a new total of $13,050 in cash and trip and the lead.
PERFECT ROUND
IHOP Mystery Round category is Before & After. Dave instantly hits Lose a Turn. Kim loses $850 to a Bankrupt. After that, Lokelani lands on the Mystery Wedge next to the Million Dollar Wedge and she calls three N's. She doesn't flip it (good, because Bankrupt's back there; she would've lost her Wild Card at that point). After she buys a pair of O's, the vowels are all gone. She then has to fork over her Free Spin after calling the first dud of the round in S; she then calls another dud in G. Dave then calls two C's for a $1,000 LuggagePoint.com gift certificate; here's the board at this point:
_ R I N _ _ E - F R E E
C O _ _ O N
C A N _ _
He calls the T's for $1,000 and solves WRINKLE-FREE COTTON CANDY to win $2,000 in cash and gift tag, giving him the lead back with $14,374.
DUDS: G, S
BANKRUPTS: 1 (Kim)
$3,000 Toss-Up category is Living Things:
R _ A R I N G
_ I O _ _
Kim solves ROARING LIONS to go to $5,000. Next category is Thing. After she calls the T, we have...
_ E _ _ _ N A _ I _ E _/_ I _ E N _ E/
_ _ A T E
...she calls the L's for another $1,650 and we go to Speed-Up Mode; remaining consonants are worth $1,550 apiece. She then calls the C and solves PERSONALIZED LICENSE PLATE for another $3,750 and a final total of $8,750. Lokelani's Wild Card is now null and void, but she does leave with $13,050 in cash and trip and Dave hangs on for the match with $14,374!
So far, $36,174 in cash and prizes have been given away tonight.
Big Money Round: I hope the Virginian can extend the current bonus round winning streak to three episodes. He spins the E in GAME and the category is Thing. To start:
_ _ _ _ E L
_ _ _
He calls D, P, M and A and gets...
D _ _ _ E L
_ A _
...what he will NOT be stuffing inside his DUFFEL BAG (he only got the second word) IS $100,000- HE'S THE FIFTH $100,000 LOSER OF THE SEASON. What a shame for a Virginia native to lose that.
In tonight's full credit roll, Pat's credit this time is Towel Boy.
Jeopardy!: When outgoing champion Matt Kohlstedt won last week's first game in lock game fashion, he went on to become a five-time champion. Is the same thing about to happen at the end of the week to Keith Costigan? We'll find out soon enough. But in order to get his second win, he must beat:
Allison Jones (Kennebec, MA)- Sales consultant
Andy Walvoord (Denver)- Investment banker
Here are the night's first six categories:
THE NORTHERNMOST NATION (three countries are given in each clue)
ARNOLD PALMER
SHAKESPEAREAN ACTORS
NATIVE AMERICANA
QUASI-RELATED PAIRS
FOOD WORDS & PHRASES
At the first timeout, Costigan leads with $3,400. Jones has $2,000 and Walvoord has $1,600. The champ finds the Daily Double late in the round under the $600 Shakespearean Actors clue; he has $4,000 and trails Walvoord for the lead by $1,200. Jones is down to $1,200. His wager is $2,000. For the lead back:
Roger Rees tried to domesticate Bebe Neuwirth (good luck!) in a 1999 production of this comedy.
"What is Taming of the Shrew?"...correct for the lead back with $6,000! At the end of the round,
both men are now tied for the lead with seven grand.
LACH TRASH: $2,400
ASK ALEX: Where is Alex's favorite place to travel? Yorkshire, England.
DJ! Categories:
GOLDEN OLDIES
THAT'S ENTERTRAINMENT
STATE THE SENATOR
CALL IN YOUR "IOUS"
A SALT
BATTER-Y
Right at the halfway mark, Walvoord gets the round's first DD under the $2,000 A Salt clue. He trails the champ by $400, $11,800-$11,400. His wager is $1,500. To regain the lead:
Used in fireworks & gunpowder, potassium nitrate gets this other name from the Latin for "rock".
"What is saltpeter?"...he's once again the leader with $12,900! Meanwhile, Jones finds the other one under the $2,000 Batter-y clue with $6,400; Walvoord's leading total is now $14,100, while the champ hasn't made any progress since the first DD this round. Her bet is $3,000.
Beef drippings are the key to this souffle-like roast beef side dish named for a county in Northern England.
"What is Yorkshire Pudding?"...is right to go to $9,400 and make this game even tighter!
DJ! LACH TRASH: $5,600
SCORES AFTER DOUBLE JEOPARDY!:
Keith: $12,600
Andy: $18,100
Allison: $10,200
CORYAT SCORES:
Keith: $11,200
Andy: $18,600
Allison: $9,200
FJ! CATEGORY: The 20th Century.
On June 5, 1989, a young man never positively identified became world famous for actions he took in this city.
We start with Allison Jones, who wrote down on her monitor "What is Beijing?"...home of the most recent Olympics, that's correct! Her wager was $4,200, taking her to $14,400. Costigan...is also right and bets everything but a buck to jump to $25,199. Walvoord...is also right, and he was betting for a $25,200 tie, but since the champ didn't bet it all, Walvoord is the sole new champion! Costigan goes home with $16,800.
Monday, January 26, 2009
1/26/2009 Results- I'M 23!!!
WOF: Bring on the week's first Toss-Up; category is What Are You Doing?:
_ _ _ _ _ G/_ _/E _ S Y
Katie's TAKING IT EASY for a quick $1,000.
$5,000 WINNING ID OF THE NIGHT: ET03920
Tonight's contestants:
Katie Boggs (Agua Dulce, CA)- USC junior sutdying broadcast journalism; like me, she wants to be a sports broadcaster
Teresa Delap (Shreveport, LA)- Business manager
Robert Kent (Cape Coral, FL)- A radio personality known as "Skittles"
$2,000 Toss-Up category is Person:
R _ _ U _ A R
C U S _ _ M E R
Robert acts like a REGULAR CUSTOMER here for $2,000.
After a Cabo San Lucas trip worth $5,540 goes on the wheel, the Round 1 category is Star & Role. Near the midway point of the round, Teresa calls two N's for the trip. After she later calls the M, we have...
_ A N _ E L/_ R A _ _/AS/
_ A M E S/_ _ N _
...she buys the O but spins Lose a Turn. Skittles calls the J for $300 but also spins Lose a Turn.
Katie calls a $600 B, the D's for another $1,100, buys the I's, calls a $400 G and solves DANIEL CRAIG AS JAMES BOND for another $2,800 and $3,800 total.
DUDS: T
LOTs: 3 (Everybody)
Campbell's Jackpot/Prize Puzzle Round category is Fun & Games. Early on, Teresa calls three N's for $900 and the Free Spin. After she later buys the O's, we have...
_ O _ N _ _ L L/&/
C _ O S S - C O _ N _ _ _/
S _ _ _ N _
...she next calls a $500 T, the R's for another $1,800, but then repeats the E, so she uses her Free Spin, but then buys the other dud vowel on the board (A). Robert then calls a $400 K, buys the I's and calls the G for another $800. After buying the last remaining vowel of U, he calls an $800 W, an $800 D, and then solves DOWNHILL & CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING for another $2,300 and a ski trip to Lake Tahoe from Funjet Vacations, a new total of $11,420 in cash and trip.
DUDS: A, E (repeated once by Teresa)
WINNING ID FOR TRIP: CG1305080
IHOP Mystery Round category is Before & After. After Teresa buys the E's, here's the board:
S _ E E T/_ _ T _ T _/_ _ E/
_ _ _ R T
She then spins her second Lose a Turn tonight. Robert calls the W for $400, a $400 H, and buys the A's. Next, he calls a $600 C, the P's for another grand, and solves SWEET POTATO PIE CHART for another $2,450 and $13,870 total.
DUDS: N
LOTs: 2 (Robert, Teresa)
BANKRUPTS: 1 (Katie)
$3,000 Toss-Up category is Show Biz:
S _ _ P _ _ T I _ G
C A S _
Robert blows this one with SCRIPTING CAST. Teresa finally gets on the board with SUPPORTING CAST. Speed-Up Round category is Event and consonants are worth $1,300 apiece. After Katie calls the G's...
_ _ G G E S T/G _ _ E/_ F/
THE/S E _ S _ N
...she solves BIGGEST GAME OF THE SEASON for another $5,200 and a final total of nine large. Teresa leaves with 1/3 of her total and Skittles hangs on for the win with $13,870!
DUDS: L, R
Big Money Round: The car on offer this week is the all-new Volkswagen CC. Skittles spins the N in WIN and the category is Phrase. Starting with:
_ _ _ E _
S _ _ N _ L S
It's _____ SIGNALS, and I have an idea. He calls C, P, Y and A and gets...
_ _ _ E _
S _ _ N A L S
...he says MIXED SIGNALS...yes (I thought FIXED SIGNALS)! And his present from my birthday party is...
...$40,000, bringing his total winnings to $53,870!
(Note: Vanna snorted after she put the A because some insect was flying into her nose.)
Video Bonus: Tonight's Wheel Bonus Round
DOND: This is the 21st week of episodes taped. Beginning the week is #12 Jim Ely from San Diego (also wants to be known as Jimmy Lee; he's an advertising seller). He wants to win enough so that he can take his family to certain sporting events (such as the World Series featuring the Cubs and Wimbeldon).
ROUND 1:
1. #22 (Peter)- $300
2. #9 (Samuel)- $5
3. #4 (Luz)- BUCK
4. #8 (Katie)- $10,000
5. #17 (Sara)- $100
FIRST OFFER: $23,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 2:
1. #19 (Forest)- $400
2. #15 (Mercedes)- $100,000
3. #1 (Deshia)- $50
4. #10 (Holly)- $500,000 (he was two off this amount)
5. #7 (Alex)- $50,000 (DANGER ZONE ENFORCED)
SECOND OFFER: $9,500- NO DEAL
ROUND 3:
1. #20 (Brad)- $500
2. #11 (Vanessa)- $5,000
3. #16 (Robert)- $25
4. #13 (Iris)- PENNY
THIRD OFFER: $23,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 4:
1. #3 (Heather)- $2,500
2. #18 (Brenda)- $200
FOURTH OFFER: $31,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 5:
1. #6 (Kyan)- $7,500
2. #14 (Dana)- $25,000 (STRIKE ONE)
FIFTH OFFER: $40,000- DEAL
19th PICK: #2 (Esther)- $1,000
OFFER: $101,000
20th PICK: #5 (Elishah)- $75,000 (STRIKE TWO)
FINAL OFFER: $129,000
It's already not the best of deals because he dealt with two really nice amounts still in play...but his case only had $10, so he still made a good deal.
Jeopardy!: Matt Kohlstedt's starting this week already as the second five-time champion of the season. But quite a few of you might feel like he shouldn't be in this position, because he has $77,803, which is a lower than usual total for five-day winners nowadways, and the fact that twice last week, he got lucky betting on a Triple Stumper happening in FJ!.
Can he somehow become the season's second SIX-time champion? We'll find out as he goes up against:
Melinda Hautala (Lexington, KY)- Arts administrator
Keith Costigan (Lord Grenway, PA)- Teacher
Here are the first six categories tonight:
HISTORIC AMERICA
NOT SO LIL' WAYNES
IT'S A GROUP THING
THE RED, WHITE & BREW
"EE"
FICTION SCIENCE
At the first break, thanks to a late surge, Costigan leads with $4,600, leading Hautala by two grand. The champ has $1,200. Towards the end of the round, Hautala finds the Daily Double under the $800 Red, White & Brew Clue with a $400 over Costigan at $6,000; the champ now has $1,800. She bets $1,000 on this:
Adolphus sold brewing supplies and Eberhard was his best customer; their last names became this beer company's name.
"What is Anheiser-Busch?"...correct to go to seven grand! Kohlstedt gets the $1,000 clue correct to end the round with $2,800.
LACH TRASH: $1,000
DJ! Categories:
OPERA WOMEN
SPECIAL OPS MOVIES
THE CALL OF THE ROMAN UMPIRE (a Latin phrase is given and the players have to come up with the baseball equivalent of each one)
MIDDLE NAMES
WORDS FROM PLACES
FICTION SCIENCE
On the third clue of the round, Hautala finds the first of the round's DDs under the $1,200 Roman Umpire clue. With $7,800 now, her wager is $2,000 on this phrase:
Pula quarta
She blanks, so she's down to $5,800 and her lead over Mr. Costigan drops to $200. It was "ball four". When Costigan finds the other DD under the $2,000 Words from Places clue, the game gets tighter. Kohlstedt's now ahead with $9,600, Hautala's at $6,200 and Costigan's currently at $8,000. He wagers two grand. To get to five figures and re-take the lead:
Named for where Yugoslavia used to be, it's the process of fragmenting into smaller political units.
"What is Balkinization?"...he's got $10,000 and the lead!
DJ! LACH TRASH: $10,400
SCORES AFTER DOUBLE JEOPARDY!:
Matt: $6,800 (he's a goner)
Keith: $14,400 (lock game)
Melinda: $4,600
CORYAT SCORES:
Matt: $6,800
Keith: $14,400
Melinda: $6,800
FJ! CATEGORY: 19th Century Poets.
He wrote, "The mason singing...the boatman...the hatter...singing what belongs to him or her and to none else".
MELINDA:
Response: "Who is Walt Whitman"
Wager: $4,599
Final score: $9,199
MATT:
Response: "Who is Whitman?"
Wager: $2,401
Final score: $9,201
KEITH:
Response: "Who is Walt Whitman"
Wager: $400
Wins title with: $14,800
Matt Kohlstedt takes $79,803 to February's Tournament of Champions in Vegas.
_ _ _ _ _ G/_ _/E _ S Y
Katie's TAKING IT EASY for a quick $1,000.
$5,000 WINNING ID OF THE NIGHT: ET03920
Tonight's contestants:
Katie Boggs (Agua Dulce, CA)- USC junior sutdying broadcast journalism; like me, she wants to be a sports broadcaster
Teresa Delap (Shreveport, LA)- Business manager
Robert Kent (Cape Coral, FL)- A radio personality known as "Skittles"
$2,000 Toss-Up category is Person:
R _ _ U _ A R
C U S _ _ M E R
Robert acts like a REGULAR CUSTOMER here for $2,000.
After a Cabo San Lucas trip worth $5,540 goes on the wheel, the Round 1 category is Star & Role. Near the midway point of the round, Teresa calls two N's for the trip. After she later calls the M, we have...
_ A N _ E L/_ R A _ _/AS/
_ A M E S/_ _ N _
...she buys the O but spins Lose a Turn. Skittles calls the J for $300 but also spins Lose a Turn.
Katie calls a $600 B, the D's for another $1,100, buys the I's, calls a $400 G and solves DANIEL CRAIG AS JAMES BOND for another $2,800 and $3,800 total.
DUDS: T
LOTs: 3 (Everybody)
Campbell's Jackpot/Prize Puzzle Round category is Fun & Games. Early on, Teresa calls three N's for $900 and the Free Spin. After she later buys the O's, we have...
_ O _ N _ _ L L/&/
C _ O S S - C O _ N _ _ _/
S _ _ _ N _
...she next calls a $500 T, the R's for another $1,800, but then repeats the E, so she uses her Free Spin, but then buys the other dud vowel on the board (A). Robert then calls a $400 K, buys the I's and calls the G for another $800. After buying the last remaining vowel of U, he calls an $800 W, an $800 D, and then solves DOWNHILL & CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING for another $2,300 and a ski trip to Lake Tahoe from Funjet Vacations, a new total of $11,420 in cash and trip.
DUDS: A, E (repeated once by Teresa)
WINNING ID FOR TRIP: CG1305080
IHOP Mystery Round category is Before & After. After Teresa buys the E's, here's the board:
S _ E E T/_ _ T _ T _/_ _ E/
_ _ _ R T
She then spins her second Lose a Turn tonight. Robert calls the W for $400, a $400 H, and buys the A's. Next, he calls a $600 C, the P's for another grand, and solves SWEET POTATO PIE CHART for another $2,450 and $13,870 total.
DUDS: N
LOTs: 2 (Robert, Teresa)
BANKRUPTS: 1 (Katie)
$3,000 Toss-Up category is Show Biz:
S _ _ P _ _ T I _ G
C A S _
Robert blows this one with SCRIPTING CAST. Teresa finally gets on the board with SUPPORTING CAST. Speed-Up Round category is Event and consonants are worth $1,300 apiece. After Katie calls the G's...
_ _ G G E S T/G _ _ E/_ F/
THE/S E _ S _ N
...she solves BIGGEST GAME OF THE SEASON for another $5,200 and a final total of nine large. Teresa leaves with 1/3 of her total and Skittles hangs on for the win with $13,870!
DUDS: L, R
Big Money Round: The car on offer this week is the all-new Volkswagen CC. Skittles spins the N in WIN and the category is Phrase. Starting with:
_ _ _ E _
S _ _ N _ L S
It's _____ SIGNALS, and I have an idea. He calls C, P, Y and A and gets...
_ _ _ E _
S _ _ N A L S
...he says MIXED SIGNALS...yes (I thought FIXED SIGNALS)! And his present from my birthday party is...
...$40,000, bringing his total winnings to $53,870!
(Note: Vanna snorted after she put the A because some insect was flying into her nose.)
Video Bonus: Tonight's Wheel Bonus Round
DOND: This is the 21st week of episodes taped. Beginning the week is #12 Jim Ely from San Diego (also wants to be known as Jimmy Lee; he's an advertising seller). He wants to win enough so that he can take his family to certain sporting events (such as the World Series featuring the Cubs and Wimbeldon).
ROUND 1:
1. #22 (Peter)- $300
2. #9 (Samuel)- $5
3. #4 (Luz)- BUCK
4. #8 (Katie)- $10,000
5. #17 (Sara)- $100
FIRST OFFER: $23,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 2:
1. #19 (Forest)- $400
2. #15 (Mercedes)- $100,000
3. #1 (Deshia)- $50
4. #10 (Holly)- $500,000 (he was two off this amount)
5. #7 (Alex)- $50,000 (DANGER ZONE ENFORCED)
SECOND OFFER: $9,500- NO DEAL
ROUND 3:
1. #20 (Brad)- $500
2. #11 (Vanessa)- $5,000
3. #16 (Robert)- $25
4. #13 (Iris)- PENNY
THIRD OFFER: $23,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 4:
1. #3 (Heather)- $2,500
2. #18 (Brenda)- $200
FOURTH OFFER: $31,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 5:
1. #6 (Kyan)- $7,500
2. #14 (Dana)- $25,000 (STRIKE ONE)
FIFTH OFFER: $40,000- DEAL
19th PICK: #2 (Esther)- $1,000
OFFER: $101,000
20th PICK: #5 (Elishah)- $75,000 (STRIKE TWO)
FINAL OFFER: $129,000
It's already not the best of deals because he dealt with two really nice amounts still in play...but his case only had $10, so he still made a good deal.
Jeopardy!: Matt Kohlstedt's starting this week already as the second five-time champion of the season. But quite a few of you might feel like he shouldn't be in this position, because he has $77,803, which is a lower than usual total for five-day winners nowadways, and the fact that twice last week, he got lucky betting on a Triple Stumper happening in FJ!.
Can he somehow become the season's second SIX-time champion? We'll find out as he goes up against:
Melinda Hautala (Lexington, KY)- Arts administrator
Keith Costigan (Lord Grenway, PA)- Teacher
Here are the first six categories tonight:
HISTORIC AMERICA
NOT SO LIL' WAYNES
IT'S A GROUP THING
THE RED, WHITE & BREW
"EE"
FICTION SCIENCE
At the first break, thanks to a late surge, Costigan leads with $4,600, leading Hautala by two grand. The champ has $1,200. Towards the end of the round, Hautala finds the Daily Double under the $800 Red, White & Brew Clue with a $400 over Costigan at $6,000; the champ now has $1,800. She bets $1,000 on this:
Adolphus sold brewing supplies and Eberhard was his best customer; their last names became this beer company's name.
"What is Anheiser-Busch?"...correct to go to seven grand! Kohlstedt gets the $1,000 clue correct to end the round with $2,800.
LACH TRASH: $1,000
DJ! Categories:
OPERA WOMEN
SPECIAL OPS MOVIES
THE CALL OF THE ROMAN UMPIRE (a Latin phrase is given and the players have to come up with the baseball equivalent of each one)
MIDDLE NAMES
WORDS FROM PLACES
FICTION SCIENCE
On the third clue of the round, Hautala finds the first of the round's DDs under the $1,200 Roman Umpire clue. With $7,800 now, her wager is $2,000 on this phrase:
Pula quarta
She blanks, so she's down to $5,800 and her lead over Mr. Costigan drops to $200. It was "ball four". When Costigan finds the other DD under the $2,000 Words from Places clue, the game gets tighter. Kohlstedt's now ahead with $9,600, Hautala's at $6,200 and Costigan's currently at $8,000. He wagers two grand. To get to five figures and re-take the lead:
Named for where Yugoslavia used to be, it's the process of fragmenting into smaller political units.
"What is Balkinization?"...he's got $10,000 and the lead!
DJ! LACH TRASH: $10,400
SCORES AFTER DOUBLE JEOPARDY!:
Matt: $6,800 (he's a goner)
Keith: $14,400 (lock game)
Melinda: $4,600
CORYAT SCORES:
Matt: $6,800
Keith: $14,400
Melinda: $6,800
FJ! CATEGORY: 19th Century Poets.
He wrote, "The mason singing...the boatman...the hatter...singing what belongs to him or her and to none else".
MELINDA:
Response: "Who is Walt Whitman"
Wager: $4,599
Final score: $9,199
MATT:
Response: "Who is Whitman?"
Wager: $2,401
Final score: $9,201
KEITH:
Response: "Who is Walt Whitman"
Wager: $400
Wins title with: $14,800
Matt Kohlstedt takes $79,803 to February's Tournament of Champions in Vegas.
Teams for upcoming 14th season of "The Amazing Race"
The Assoicated Press has come up with the 11 teams for "The Amazing Race 14". Unfortunately, former "Pros vs. Joes" champion Gabriel Canape and former "American Gladiators" champion Tim Oliphant are not competing on the show this season. Instead, here's who we've got:
Mark & Michael Munoz (L.A. and Maui respectively; stuntmen and brothers)
Tammy & Victor Jih (S.F. and L.A. respectively; lawyers and siblings)
Lakisha & Jennifer Hoffman (NYC and Louisville, KY respectively; sisters)
Christie Volkmer (Choctaw, OK) & Jodi Wincheski (Houston, TX)(flight attendants)
Cara Rosenthal (Boca Raton, FL) & Jaime Edmondson (Ft. Lauderdale, FL)(former NFL cheerleaders)
Brad & Victoria Hunt (Columbus, OH; married distribution dispatcher and tax manager, respectively)
Mel & Mike White (Lynchburg, VA and Santa Monica, CA respectively; father/son)
Linda & Steve Cole (Martinsville, VA; married customer service supervisor and carpenter, respectively)
Jennifer Hopka & Preston McCamy (Columbia, SC; dating student and software engineer, respectively)
Amanda Blackledge & Kris Klicka (San Diego; dating student and sales representative, respectively)
Margie & Luke Adams (Denver; mother/son)
Luke is the show's first ever deaf contestant. Mike is a gay rights activist and a former speechwriter for Pat Robertson & Billy Graham, and at 68, he's the oldest contestant to date on the show.
The season begins on February 15th at 8 PM EST or after college basketball.
Mark & Michael Munoz (L.A. and Maui respectively; stuntmen and brothers)
Tammy & Victor Jih (S.F. and L.A. respectively; lawyers and siblings)
Lakisha & Jennifer Hoffman (NYC and Louisville, KY respectively; sisters)
Christie Volkmer (Choctaw, OK) & Jodi Wincheski (Houston, TX)(flight attendants)
Cara Rosenthal (Boca Raton, FL) & Jaime Edmondson (Ft. Lauderdale, FL)(former NFL cheerleaders)
Brad & Victoria Hunt (Columbus, OH; married distribution dispatcher and tax manager, respectively)
Mel & Mike White (Lynchburg, VA and Santa Monica, CA respectively; father/son)
Linda & Steve Cole (Martinsville, VA; married customer service supervisor and carpenter, respectively)
Jennifer Hopka & Preston McCamy (Columbia, SC; dating student and software engineer, respectively)
Amanda Blackledge & Kris Klicka (San Diego; dating student and sales representative, respectively)
Margie & Luke Adams (Denver; mother/son)
Luke is the show's first ever deaf contestant. Mike is a gay rights activist and a former speechwriter for Pat Robertson & Billy Graham, and at 68, he's the oldest contestant to date on the show.
The season begins on February 15th at 8 PM EST or after college basketball.
Sunday, January 25, 2009
Next Week in Game Shows: January 26- February 1
Next week starts out with yours truly turning 23, and ends with the Super Bowl! As for GS-related stuff:
-On the day of the Super Bowl, a special episode of "Wipeout" will air that's called the "Wipeout Bowl", with two teams of several contestants competing!
-Can current "Jeopardy!" champion Matt Kohlstedt go much longer as champion, or will he instantly bow out on my birthday?
-This season's "American Idol" preliminary auditions come to a close with a special three-episode week! After the Thursday episode, catch the fifth season premiere of "Hell's Kitchen"!
-Also this Thursday, a new Spike TV reality game show from Mark Burnett called "Toughest Cowboy" will debut.
-Also, the quarterfinals begin on "The Contender 4", Super Bowl-themed episodes of "The Biggest Loser" and "Top Chef", and more!
-On the day of the Super Bowl, a special episode of "Wipeout" will air that's called the "Wipeout Bowl", with two teams of several contestants competing!
-Can current "Jeopardy!" champion Matt Kohlstedt go much longer as champion, or will he instantly bow out on my birthday?
-This season's "American Idol" preliminary auditions come to a close with a special three-episode week! After the Thursday episode, catch the fifth season premiere of "Hell's Kitchen"!
-Also this Thursday, a new Spike TV reality game show from Mark Burnett called "Toughest Cowboy" will debut.
-Also, the quarterfinals begin on "The Contender 4", Super Bowl-themed episodes of "The Biggest Loser" and "Top Chef", and more!
The Week in Review: January 19-25
Player of the Week:
WINNER: Matt Kohlstedt (second five-time "Jeopardy!" champion of season with $77,803 so far)
RUNNER-UP: Alexander Swob ($54,072)("The Price is Right")
3RD PLACE: Daniel Morgan ($51,550)("Wheel of Fortune")
Other Big Winners and Notables:
Jennifer Joseph & Tommy Walker- $100,000 each ("Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?")
Jena Stucker- $51,303 ("The Price is Right")
Kristin Patton- $50,000 ("WWTBAM")
Cody McCown- $50,000 ("Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?")
Kurt Gilenfeld- $41,384 ("WOF")
NO ZONK ANSWERS OF NOTE THIS WEEK
WINNER: Matt Kohlstedt (second five-time "Jeopardy!" champion of season with $77,803 so far)
RUNNER-UP: Alexander Swob ($54,072)("The Price is Right")
3RD PLACE: Daniel Morgan ($51,550)("Wheel of Fortune")
Other Big Winners and Notables:
Jennifer Joseph & Tommy Walker- $100,000 each ("Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?")
Jena Stucker- $51,303 ("The Price is Right")
Kristin Patton- $50,000 ("WWTBAM")
Cody McCown- $50,000 ("Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?")
Kurt Gilenfeld- $41,384 ("WOF")
NO ZONK ANSWERS OF NOTE THIS WEEK
"Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?"- Winter '09 Finale
Playing with the second season class tonight is Cody McCown from Louisana (who is a gym manager). His first classmate turns out to be Cody and here are the subjects at his disposal:
1st Grade U.S. Geography
1st Grade Animal Science
2nd Grade Spelling
2nd Grade Grammar
3rd Grade Life Science
3rd Grade Anatomy
4th Grade Measurements
4th Grade Health
5th Grade Literature
5th Grade U.S. History
The first topic he tries is Animal Science.
T or F: Adult gorillas typically have tails.
He's right with False, which Sierra said. Second category is U.S. Geography.
The Liberty Bell hangs in Independence Hall in what U.S. city?
After getting Philadelphia, his second partner is Sierra; third category is Spelling. The following is a Classroom Club Question sent in by Daniella from Marymount School:
Spell the word "anonymous".
He spells it correctly no problem, then picks the fourth subject of Grammar.
What's the root of the word "disowned"?
He goes with a guess of owned...well, he got owned, all right-- that's incorrect. It was just "own"...which Sierra says to keep him in the game. After Sierra goes back to her desk, he picks Olivia as his third partner. His $25,000 category is 3rd Grade Life Science.
A typical amoeba has how many cells?
He copies Olivia's answer of one...and he's got $25,000; he does a few push ups to celebrate!
He'll try to double that with the other 3rd Grade category, Anatomy.
Which part of the eye uses cells called rods and cones to process light?
A: Cornea
B: Pupil
C: Retina
He peeks at Olivia's guess of retina. After accepting that answer...he'll be accepting another $25,000! Now on his own, the contestant's next category is 4th Grade Health.
Ascorbic acid is also known as which vitamin?
A: Vitamin A
B: Vitamin B
C: Vitamin C
He drops out with $50,000. He would've said A...wrong. Everybody got this one wrong- some agreed with him while others went with B, but it's C.
Our last contestant for a while is Steve Earley from Massachusetts (who is a roller rink manager and a former military intelligence guy). Mackenzie is his first partner and here are the categories this time:
1st Grade U.S. Geography
1st Grade Animal Science
2nd Grade Life Science
2nd Grade Measurements
3rd Grade World Geography
3rd Grade Grammar
4th Grade Math
4th Grade Earth Science
5th Grade U.S. History
5th Grade Health
First category for this guy is Animal Science.
T or F: The Cicada is a type of insect.
He's right with True. Second up is Life Science.
A baby frog is known as a tadpole. Which is another name for a tadpole?
A: Zygote
B: Minnow
C: Polliwog
Both he and I get polliwog correct. After making Cody his second partner, the third category he picks is U.S. Geography.
The capital city of the U.S. is closest in distance to which ocean?
With a 1 out of 4 shot at getting this one right, he locks in the Atlantic...correct. After Jeff is presented with a pair of roller skates by Steve's friends and family, Steve's fourth chosen category is Measurements.
The 100th day of the calendar year is in what month?
His answer of April is right. Third partner for him is Sierra and the safe haven category of his choice is 3rd Grade World Geography.
What river runs through the center of London?
He locks in the Thames, also the name of a British production company...sound that company's jingle; he now has $25,000! The next category of 3rd Grade Grammar has the night's other Classroom Club Question; this one got sent in by Grace from Arcadia Christian School:
What word is the preposition in the following sentence- "Mackenzie sang in the school musical"?
He thinks it's Mackenzie...but it's not. It was actually "in", but Sierra saves him for $50,000! Olivia is then chosen as his next partner and his 100 grand category is 4th Grade Earth Science.
T or F: A dormant volcano is one that scientists believe will never erupt again.
With not much hesitation, he says False...he's at six figures! He then has the guts to next try 5th Grade Health.
What organ in the human body produces insulin?
He opts to peek at Olivia's guess of kidney. He agrees with her...sorry; at least Sierra had this one right- the pancreas. That means he skates out of here with $25,000.
1st Grade U.S. Geography
1st Grade Animal Science
2nd Grade Spelling
2nd Grade Grammar
3rd Grade Life Science
3rd Grade Anatomy
4th Grade Measurements
4th Grade Health
5th Grade Literature
5th Grade U.S. History
The first topic he tries is Animal Science.
T or F: Adult gorillas typically have tails.
He's right with False, which Sierra said. Second category is U.S. Geography.
The Liberty Bell hangs in Independence Hall in what U.S. city?
After getting Philadelphia, his second partner is Sierra; third category is Spelling. The following is a Classroom Club Question sent in by Daniella from Marymount School:
Spell the word "anonymous".
He spells it correctly no problem, then picks the fourth subject of Grammar.
What's the root of the word "disowned"?
He goes with a guess of owned...well, he got owned, all right-- that's incorrect. It was just "own"...which Sierra says to keep him in the game. After Sierra goes back to her desk, he picks Olivia as his third partner. His $25,000 category is 3rd Grade Life Science.
A typical amoeba has how many cells?
He copies Olivia's answer of one...and he's got $25,000; he does a few push ups to celebrate!
He'll try to double that with the other 3rd Grade category, Anatomy.
Which part of the eye uses cells called rods and cones to process light?
A: Cornea
B: Pupil
C: Retina
He peeks at Olivia's guess of retina. After accepting that answer...he'll be accepting another $25,000! Now on his own, the contestant's next category is 4th Grade Health.
Ascorbic acid is also known as which vitamin?
A: Vitamin A
B: Vitamin B
C: Vitamin C
He drops out with $50,000. He would've said A...wrong. Everybody got this one wrong- some agreed with him while others went with B, but it's C.
Our last contestant for a while is Steve Earley from Massachusetts (who is a roller rink manager and a former military intelligence guy). Mackenzie is his first partner and here are the categories this time:
1st Grade U.S. Geography
1st Grade Animal Science
2nd Grade Life Science
2nd Grade Measurements
3rd Grade World Geography
3rd Grade Grammar
4th Grade Math
4th Grade Earth Science
5th Grade U.S. History
5th Grade Health
First category for this guy is Animal Science.
T or F: The Cicada is a type of insect.
He's right with True. Second up is Life Science.
A baby frog is known as a tadpole. Which is another name for a tadpole?
A: Zygote
B: Minnow
C: Polliwog
Both he and I get polliwog correct. After making Cody his second partner, the third category he picks is U.S. Geography.
The capital city of the U.S. is closest in distance to which ocean?
With a 1 out of 4 shot at getting this one right, he locks in the Atlantic...correct. After Jeff is presented with a pair of roller skates by Steve's friends and family, Steve's fourth chosen category is Measurements.
The 100th day of the calendar year is in what month?
His answer of April is right. Third partner for him is Sierra and the safe haven category of his choice is 3rd Grade World Geography.
What river runs through the center of London?
He locks in the Thames, also the name of a British production company...sound that company's jingle; he now has $25,000! The next category of 3rd Grade Grammar has the night's other Classroom Club Question; this one got sent in by Grace from Arcadia Christian School:
What word is the preposition in the following sentence- "Mackenzie sang in the school musical"?
He thinks it's Mackenzie...but it's not. It was actually "in", but Sierra saves him for $50,000! Olivia is then chosen as his next partner and his 100 grand category is 4th Grade Earth Science.
T or F: A dormant volcano is one that scientists believe will never erupt again.
With not much hesitation, he says False...he's at six figures! He then has the guts to next try 5th Grade Health.
What organ in the human body produces insulin?
He opts to peek at Olivia's guess of kidney. He agrees with her...sorry; at least Sierra had this one right- the pancreas. That means he skates out of here with $25,000.
Saturday, January 24, 2009
"Go For the Green"/SPIN ID 1/24
TONIGHT'S $5,000-WINNING SPIN ID: EM4303085
I believe only five episodes remain in the season for "Go for the Green". Tonight is Episode 4.
TRIP AT STAKE: Tour of America's Western Parks courtesy of Caravan.com
1. The Ecojohn Sr. toilet saves water because it...
A: Uses a gallon per flush
B: Incinerates the waste
Answer: Incinerates the waste
And believe it or not, for the first time ever, Round 1's already over after just the first question! These seven are left to play Round 2: David (a small pet collector from Hollywood), Miles (a bike rider from Westchester, CA), Darley (an arts & crafts lover from L.A.), Aimee (a singer and acoustic guitar player), Ursula (a singer and a mother of five), Danny (a tour manager for a punk rock puppet show band) & Anson (a person who eats nothing but organic food).
(Note: The Round 2 contestant interviews were done before the first commercial break; usually, they're done after the first commercial break.)
1. IN CONTROL: Darley
CATEGORY: Travel- CHALLENGES DANNY
According to the Indiana Department of Education, each airplane toilet flush uses enough fuel to do what?
A: Drive a car six miles
B: Power a small fountain
C: Light a bunsen burner
GUESS: Drive a car six miles- CORRECT
2. IN CONTROL: David
CATEGORY: The White House- CHALLENGES ANSON
Who took down Jimmy Carter's solar panels?
A: Dick Cheney
B: Nobody; they're still up there
C: Ronald Reagan
GUESS: Nobody- INCORRECT (A: Ronald Reagan)
3. IN CONTROL: Ursula
CATEGORY: Landfills- TAKES QUESTION
According to the EPA, what takes up the most space in U.S. landfills?
A: Paper
B: Plastic
C: Metals
GUESS: Paper- RIGHT; ELIMINATES DAVID
4. IN CONTROL: Ursula
CATEGORY: Cooking- TAKES QUESTION
What BBQ heat source leaves the cleanest air?
A: Gas
B: Wood
C: Charcoal
GUESS: Wood- NO (A: Gas)
5. IN CONTROL: Aimee
CATEGORY: Science- CHALLENGES MILES (Danny clinches Chain Game berth)
Scientists are putting a shade on what?
A: Mount Rushmore
B: A glacier in the Alps
C: The Sphinx
GUESS: A glacier in the Alps- ADVANCES TO CHAIN GAME
CHAIN GAME: Since Miles won the coin toss, he opts to play second. The topic tonight is to place seven different objects from the least amount of time it would take them to decompose in an ocean to the most, according to the EPA.
A: Plastic bottle
B: Styrofoam cup
C: Cardboard box
D: Glass bottle
E: Waxed milk carton
F: Plastic six-pack rings
G: Fishing line
DANNY'S FIRST TRY:
1. Cardboard box
2. Milk carton
3. Fishing line
4. Styrofoam cup
5. Plastic six-pack rings
6. Plastic bottle
7. Glass bottle
#1, #2 & #7 RIGHT- 22.2
SECOND TRY:
1. Cardboard box
2. Milk carton
3. Styrofoam cup
4. Fishing line
5. Plastic bottle
6. Plastic six-pack rings
7. Glass bottle
#1, #2, #3, #5 & #7 RIGHT- 33.7
He then switches the remaining two to clear the board with a final time of 40.4!
MILES' FIRST TRY:
1. Cardboard box
2. Milk carton
3. Fishing line
4. Glass bottle
5. Plastic six-pack rings
6. Plastic bottle
7. Styrofoam cup
10.2 LEFT
SECOND TRY:
1. Cardboard box
2. Milk carton
3. Glass bottle
4. Fishing line
5. Plastic six-pack rings
6. Plastic bottle
7. Styrofoam cup
TWO SECONDS LEFT
Miles can't do anything within the last two seconds, so Danny's the winner!
Audience Game (for some Discovery DVDs):
1 (Ross; for "Sunrise")- Which end of the cow does most of its harmful methan come from?
A: Up front
B: The rear
GUESS: Rear- SORRY
2. (Jordana; for "When We Left Earth")- T or F: A company is making a device that simulates the engine noise to warn blind pedestrians of approaching hybrid cars.
GUESS: True- RIGHT
I believe only five episodes remain in the season for "Go for the Green". Tonight is Episode 4.
TRIP AT STAKE: Tour of America's Western Parks courtesy of Caravan.com
1. The Ecojohn Sr. toilet saves water because it...
A: Uses a gallon per flush
B: Incinerates the waste
Answer: Incinerates the waste
And believe it or not, for the first time ever, Round 1's already over after just the first question! These seven are left to play Round 2: David (a small pet collector from Hollywood), Miles (a bike rider from Westchester, CA), Darley (an arts & crafts lover from L.A.), Aimee (a singer and acoustic guitar player), Ursula (a singer and a mother of five), Danny (a tour manager for a punk rock puppet show band) & Anson (a person who eats nothing but organic food).
(Note: The Round 2 contestant interviews were done before the first commercial break; usually, they're done after the first commercial break.)
1. IN CONTROL: Darley
CATEGORY: Travel- CHALLENGES DANNY
According to the Indiana Department of Education, each airplane toilet flush uses enough fuel to do what?
A: Drive a car six miles
B: Power a small fountain
C: Light a bunsen burner
GUESS: Drive a car six miles- CORRECT
2. IN CONTROL: David
CATEGORY: The White House- CHALLENGES ANSON
Who took down Jimmy Carter's solar panels?
A: Dick Cheney
B: Nobody; they're still up there
C: Ronald Reagan
GUESS: Nobody- INCORRECT (A: Ronald Reagan)
3. IN CONTROL: Ursula
CATEGORY: Landfills- TAKES QUESTION
According to the EPA, what takes up the most space in U.S. landfills?
A: Paper
B: Plastic
C: Metals
GUESS: Paper- RIGHT; ELIMINATES DAVID
4. IN CONTROL: Ursula
CATEGORY: Cooking- TAKES QUESTION
What BBQ heat source leaves the cleanest air?
A: Gas
B: Wood
C: Charcoal
GUESS: Wood- NO (A: Gas)
5. IN CONTROL: Aimee
CATEGORY: Science- CHALLENGES MILES (Danny clinches Chain Game berth)
Scientists are putting a shade on what?
A: Mount Rushmore
B: A glacier in the Alps
C: The Sphinx
GUESS: A glacier in the Alps- ADVANCES TO CHAIN GAME
CHAIN GAME: Since Miles won the coin toss, he opts to play second. The topic tonight is to place seven different objects from the least amount of time it would take them to decompose in an ocean to the most, according to the EPA.
A: Plastic bottle
B: Styrofoam cup
C: Cardboard box
D: Glass bottle
E: Waxed milk carton
F: Plastic six-pack rings
G: Fishing line
DANNY'S FIRST TRY:
1. Cardboard box
2. Milk carton
3. Fishing line
4. Styrofoam cup
5. Plastic six-pack rings
6. Plastic bottle
7. Glass bottle
#1, #2 & #7 RIGHT- 22.2
SECOND TRY:
1. Cardboard box
2. Milk carton
3. Styrofoam cup
4. Fishing line
5. Plastic bottle
6. Plastic six-pack rings
7. Glass bottle
#1, #2, #3, #5 & #7 RIGHT- 33.7
He then switches the remaining two to clear the board with a final time of 40.4!
MILES' FIRST TRY:
1. Cardboard box
2. Milk carton
3. Fishing line
4. Glass bottle
5. Plastic six-pack rings
6. Plastic bottle
7. Styrofoam cup
10.2 LEFT
SECOND TRY:
1. Cardboard box
2. Milk carton
3. Glass bottle
4. Fishing line
5. Plastic six-pack rings
6. Plastic bottle
7. Styrofoam cup
TWO SECONDS LEFT
Miles can't do anything within the last two seconds, so Danny's the winner!
Audience Game (for some Discovery DVDs):
1 (Ross; for "Sunrise")- Which end of the cow does most of its harmful methan come from?
A: Up front
B: The rear
GUESS: Rear- SORRY
2. (Jordana; for "When We Left Earth")- T or F: A company is making a device that simulates the engine noise to warn blind pedestrians of approaching hybrid cars.
GUESS: True- RIGHT
Friday, January 23, 2009
"13: Fear is Real" 1/23
With this Killer twist that's similar to "The Mole", as of last week, more than one contestant can be killed off within an episode. Nine contestants remain for the chance to win five 6's.
Anyway, the Mastermind informs them early on that they're going to a new home, with a map being provided at the cabin (their now-former home). The new home turns out to be...an abandoned military fort. Video cameras are given to everyone.
RITUAL #4: Spreaded through the fort are seven keys, each one of which opens one of seven boxes in the armory. Each box has a reprieve inside. The two contestants who don't open a box in the end are put in danger.
1. Ted
2. Leah
3. Cody
4. Rodney
5. Nasser/Show
6. Adam
The last one safe is...
...Melyssa, meaning Erica & Kelly both get sent to the Execution Round for the second time.
Midway in the episode, the Killer's attempting to strike again. The Killer is allowed to kill off up to three contestants throughout the season...in the end, The Killer doesn't kill anybody tonight.
EXECUTION #4: While being attached to a stake that's around a large area of fire, the two ladies have to unlock a word lock. The first one to unlock it and leave the area stays alive.
I can tell you right now that the right answer the ladies had to come up with was FRIED, a suitable answer for an environment like this. The lady killed off tonight is...
Erica
Kelly
...Kelly Moore.
Anyway, the Mastermind informs them early on that they're going to a new home, with a map being provided at the cabin (their now-former home). The new home turns out to be...an abandoned military fort. Video cameras are given to everyone.
RITUAL #4: Spreaded through the fort are seven keys, each one of which opens one of seven boxes in the armory. Each box has a reprieve inside. The two contestants who don't open a box in the end are put in danger.
1. Ted
2. Leah
3. Cody
4. Rodney
5. Nasser/Show
6. Adam
The last one safe is...
...Melyssa, meaning Erica & Kelly both get sent to the Execution Round for the second time.
Midway in the episode, the Killer's attempting to strike again. The Killer is allowed to kill off up to three contestants throughout the season...in the end, The Killer doesn't kill anybody tonight.
EXECUTION #4: While being attached to a stake that's around a large area of fire, the two ladies have to unlock a word lock. The first one to unlock it and leave the area stays alive.
I can tell you right now that the right answer the ladies had to come up with was FRIED, a suitable answer for an environment like this. The lady killed off tonight is...
Erica
Kelly
...Kelly Moore.
1/23/2009 Results
DOND: Yesterday, Ekaterini Petronas enudred a DOUBLE DIP DISASTER- her original case of #9 had the $500,000, but she swapped it out for lucky #7 and went all the way with it. With four cases remaining, there was $1,000, $50,000, $75,000 and $250,000 left. Sadly, none of the three big amounts were in her final case, sending her home with $1,000.
Hoping to do a heck of a lot better today (on the last episode of the sixth taped week of episodes) is #8 Eva Brownsteen. Thanks in part to witnessing yesterday's first dreadful moment, she's keeping her case. She has a Hungarian accent, as she escaped to the U.S. from Hungary in 1976.
ROUND 1:
1. #6 (Tennille)- $25,000
2. #17 (Travis)- $500,000
3. #7 (Mani)- PENNY
4. #15 (Ashley)- $200
5. #13 (Debra)- $75,000 (DANGER ZONE ENFORCED ALREADY)
FIRST OFFER: $7,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 2:
1. #12 (Lani)- $50
2. #20 (Sylvia)- $300
3. #10 (Lisa)- $250,000 (STRIKE ONE)
4. #1 (Katawna)- $5
5. #11 (Jerrel)- $100
SECOND OFFER: $8,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 3:
1. #18 (Andrea)- $1,000
2. #22 (Tara)- $10,000
3. #16 (Tanya)- $10
4. #14 (Paula)- $400
THIRD OFFER: $12,500- NO DEAL
ROUND 4:
1. #21 (Chris)- $100,000 (STRIKE TWO)
2. #9 (Helen)- $2,500
FOURTH OFFER: $5,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 5:
1. #5 (Anthony)- BUCK
2. #3 (J.C.)- $50,000 (STRIKEOUT)
FIFTH OFFER: $2,000- NO DEAL
Rest of her game:
19th PICK: #19 (Bryan)- $5,000
SIXTH OFFER: $1,750- NO DEAL
20th PICK: #2 (Angela)- $500
FINAL OFFER: $4,000- DEAL
Her case had just $25.
WOF: The first Toss-Up category on this latest Teacher's Week finale is People:
_ A R _ N T - T E A C H E R
A _ S O C I _ T _ _ _
Kurt solves PTA, aka PARENT-TEACHER ASSOCIATION, for $1,000.
$5,000 WINNING ID OF THE NIGHT: GM6704695
Here are the week's final three teacher contestants:
Kurt Gilenfeld (San Diego)- 1st through 5th Grade PE teacher and a musical director
Felicia Millen (Cottageville, SC)- Special education middle school teacher for 6th through 8th Grade; also a singer
Heather Schodowski (Sterling Heights, MI)- 4th Grade teacher for four years
$2,000 Toss-Up subject is Things:
N O U _ S/&/_ _ O N _ _ N S
Heather knows full well about NOUNS & PRONOUNS for $2,000.
After a Costa Rica trip worth $6,638 pops up on the wheel, the Round 1 category is Fictional Character. Heather instantly gets the Wild Card with a T but loses it immediately to the left Bankrupt of the Million Dollar Wedge on her second spin. Kurt then calls a $2,500 S on his first turn but then calls the night's first dud in R. Felicia buys a dud vowel in E after calling a pair of N's for $1,000. Heather then spins the same Bankrupt from the MDW. Speaking of the MDW, Kurt picks it up with an L call and after he buys the O's next, we have...
_ _ _ _ _
L O N _ S T O _ _ _ N _
...he then solves PIPPI LONGSTOCKING for another $2,250 and $3,250 total, and the right to keep the MDW for now.
DUDS: E, R
BANKRUPTS: 2 (Heather)
Campbell's Jackpot Round category is Fun & Games, and it's a big puzzle. Kurt starts off with five T's for $17,500. A little later, he calls the S's for the Costa Rica trip, but he then calls a dud in R. Felicia hits her first Bankrupt after calling the H's for $900. After Heather calls the N's, we have...
_ A _ I N _/AT/_ _ N S T E _ _ A T I _ N S/
IN/THE/N I _ H T/S _ _
...she solves impressively with GAZING AT CONSTELLATIONS IN THE NIGHT SKY for another $1,750 and $3,750 total, giving her a $500 lead. If Kurt had won that round, he would've been all but home free in playing for a million in the endgame.
DUDS: R
BANKRUPTS: 1 (Felicia)
(Miss Schodowski's 4th Grade class does a shout-out before the second commercial break.)
IHOP Mystery/Prize Puzzle Round category is Food & Drink. Felicia gets her second Bankrupt tonight after starting the round with a $450 S. Heather then immediately calls a dud in R. Later, after Heather buys the A, we have...
F R E S H
_ I _ E A _ _ _ E
_ _ I C E
...she calls a $300 N, then calls the L for a $1,000 Miss Prendambles gift package, but then loses that and $1,100 to a Bankrupt. Kurt then calls the P's for $2,700 and solves FRESH PINEAPPLE JUICE for another $3,500 and the trip to Hawaii, a new total of $13,384 in cash and trip.
DUDS: K, M, R
BANKRUPTS: 2 (Felicia, Heather)
WINNING ID FOR TRIP: AP07859
$3,000 Toss-Up topic this time is In the Kitchen:
D _ U _ L E
O _ _ _
Kurt solves DOUBLE OVEN to go to $16,384 in cash and trip! Next category is Phrase. Kurt starts off with two T's for $900 but he then spins Lose a Turn. After Felicia buys the E's a little later, we have...
THE/_ _ _/_ T E/_ _/
H _ _ E _ _ _ _
...she next calls a $600 R and buys the A, then calls a dud in N. Heather next calls the M's for $700, a $300 D, and then we go to Speed-Up Mode. Remaining consonants are worth...$1,600 apiece. Heather then calls the G and solves THE DOG ATE MY HOMEWORK for another $2,600 and a final total of $6,350. Felicia gets the $1,000 consolation and Kurt qualifies for a million dollar opportunity with $16,384!
DUDS: N
MILLION DOLLAR BONUS ROUND: Kurt's just the second male to attempt this. He spins the first A in AMERICA'S and the category is Place. Here's how we start:
_ _ _ _ _ _ E
_ _ T _ _
CDMA gives him...
C A _ _ A _ E
_ A T C _
...he solves CABBAGE PATCH! And now, the big question. Do we have our first male millionaire on this show?...
...SADLY, $25,000's THERE INSTEAD. Rats. Oh well, he still takes home $41,384 in cash and trip!
For this week's full credit roll, Pat's credit this time is Hall Monitor.
Video Bonus: Wheel Million Dollar Bonus Round #6
Jeopardy!: Somehow, Matt Kohlstedt's trying to become a five-time champion tonight. Trying to deny him his fifth victory are:
Quinn Conway (originally from Dana Point, CA)- File clerk
Rachel Kain (Farmington Hills, MI)- Structured data analyst
Here are the first six categories:
LIBROS EN ESPANOL
50+ HOME RUNS
POSH & BECKS
2 ANIMALS, 1 WORD
PRODUCTS
"MAD" LOVE
Just before the first break, Conway finds the Daily Double under the $400 Spanish Books clue with four grand, which turns out to be twice the champ's current score so far. Kain has $600. His wager is a grand on this:
A kids' classic: "El leon, la bruja, y el ropera"
He gets "What is The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe?" no problem to make it an even $5,000! At the end of the round, Kohlstedt's now in front with $7,400. Conway's still very much in the thick of it with $5,800 and Kain's up to $1,600.
ROUND 1 LACH TRASH: $2,000
DJ! Categories:
AMERICAN ARTISTS
NEIL DIAMOND'S GEMS
GRAND CENTRAL TERMINAL
MEDICINAL PLANTS
AROUND THE WORLD, J. PETERMAN STYLE (no audio/visual clues with "Family Feud" host John O' Hurley. So sorry)
FORWARDS & BACK WORDS (each correct response will contain two words, with one word being spelled backwards to form the other word)
The champ finds the first of the round's DDs under the $1,600 American Artists clue. He currently has $10,200 while Conway hasn't made any progress this round and Kain's down to $800. His wager is $3,800 on the following:
Jacob Lawrence acheived fame with his "Tousssaint L'ouverture Series" depicting the slave rebellion here.
"Where is Hades?"...yes indeed to move to 14 thousand! Just as we get to the midway point, we see a rarity nowadays- a Daily Double from a category's $200/$400 clue, and the champ finds the other one under such a clue in the category of Grand Central Terminal. He currently is in lock game territory with $16,400; Kain's charged up to $5,200 and Conway's the one struggling in DJ! with $2,200 now. His wager this time is $3,600 on a clue told by Kelli from said place in NYC:
Many youngsters arrived in Grand Central to make it in New York and exited to this street; you're going out a youngster, but you've got to come back a star.
"What is Broadway?"...NO. It was 42nd St., dropping him to $12,800.
DJ! LACH TRASH: $8,000
SCORES AFTER DOUBLE JEOPARDY!:
Matt: $14,400
Rachel: $11,200
Quinn: $3,800
CORYAT SCORES:
Matt: $15,800
Rachel: $11,200
Quinn: $3,200
FJ! CATEGORY: Mythological Words & Phrases.
This prized object was the coat of the winged ram that flew Phrixus to safety.
QUINN:
Response: "What is the golden fleece?"
Wager: $3,000
Final score: $6,800
Kain...is right to double up to $22,400! Now, the moment of truth. The champion said...
...the right response as well! But did he risk $8,001 or more?...
...YES HE DID WITH $8,001 TO BECOME THE SEASON'S SECOND FIVE-TIME CHAMPION!!! His new total is now $77,803! And with that wager, he really needed to have gotten that one right, or we definitely would've had a new champ (and it was also possible that Mr. Conway could've backed into a win there).
Don't Forget the Lyrics!: This is going to be the last episode for a little while. Playing the game tonight is Shannon Hamblin from Houston, TX (who's a big fan of the '80s and wants to start her own rock band one day). Her potential backup partners are her mother Darlene and her roomate Erica. The categories:
THE DAY THE MUSIC DIED
DUETS
ROCK
MOTOWN
BAD COMPANY
POP
LET'S DANCE
R & B
1980s
First up for her is NOT the 1980s, but rather Let's Dance. No, Lady GaGa's #1 hit of the same name isn't on the board. Instead, we have "Shout, Part 1" by Isley Brothers and "Goody Two Shoes" by Adam Ant. Her pick is "Goody Two Shoes" and she has a four-word target to start:
"There ___ __ _____ ___"
She locks in "...must be something inside" to get on the board; she doesn't chest bump that well, IMHO.
Anyway, her second category is Duets. The two available are "Say Say Say" by Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson and "Baby, Come to Me" by Patti Austin & James Ingram. Her duet selection is "Say, Say, Say" and she again has a four-word target:
"All alone, I sit home by the phone, ____ __ __ ___"
She doesn't look totally sure with "...waiting for you, baby", but she locks that in...she's right.
After doing a dance from "Pee Wee's Big Adventure", she tries a Motown song third. The choices this time are "Cruisin'" by Smokey Robinson (later re-done as a duet with Huey Lewis & Gwyneth Paltrow) and "Please Mr. Postman" by The Marvelettes. She decides she's "Cruisin'"and has another four-word target:
"I love it ___ ___ ____ ____"
She knows the remainder is "...when we're cruisin' together". And here comes Rick Springfield, allowing her to join him and perform a duet of his signature song "Jesse's Girl"!
The important fourth category is Rock; her two choices now are "More Than a Feeling" by Boston and "Legs" by ZZ Top. She picks "Legs" and this time must fill in six words to part of what was the theme song of former WWE Diva Stacy Keibler. They follow after "She never begs", but she can't provide a follow-up to that at all. She tries the multiple choice backup:
A: "Her skills will never lose men"
B: "Her smile will just confuse men"
C: "She knows how to choose them"
Since the ending of the first line was "She knows how to use them", the only logical answer is C. But she chooses A instead...thankfully, she double checks herself with the two words backup, and she has the second and fifth missing words lighted up, which of course are "knows" and "choose" respectively. She then locks in the remainder of C for $25,000.
Her freebie category is the 1980s. The two song choices from that decade that come up are "The Heat Is On" by Glenn Frey and "Urgent" by Foreigner. She picks "Urgent" and again must fill in six:
"That's why you call me __ __ ____ __ __ ___"
She sings "...up in the middle of the night", but that's a word too many. After removing the "up", she calls on Erica for help; Erica thinks "...in the middle of the night" is right. So that's locked in...and she doubles to $50,000!
Shannon wants to leave her with at least $100,000 so that she can take Darlene to Pamplona. Her category now is Pop; choices are "Straight Up" by "American Idol" judge Paula Abdul and the theme to "The Monkees". She attempts the Paula Abdul song; she only wants to fill in three words, but we actually want her to fill in ten. They follow after "Straight up now" in the second part of the chorus. She sings "...tell me, is it gonna be you and me forever?". That last word worries me, but she's going for it...sadly, as I feared, the last word was actually "together". That sends her home with $25,000 and some memories with Rick Springfield. He performs "Jesse's Girl" again to close the show; the entire audience also gets his new album "Venus in Overdrive".
Coming soon- the season (and possible series) finale, starring Meatloaf.
Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?: Hoping the second season class will do her a lot of good tonight is Jennifer Joseph from Las Vegas (who is a former Miss Nevada beauty paegeant winner). Her first classmate is Sierra and the categories are:
1st Grade Animal Science
1st Grade U.S. Geography
2nd Grade English
2nd Grade Soical Studies
3rd Grade Earth Science
3rd Grade U.S. History
4th Grade Astronomy
4th Grade World Geography
5th Grade Literature
5th Grade World History
First subject for her is English.
How many nouns are in the following sentence- "My mother and my father sent my sister to Mars"?
She goes with four...correct. Secondly, she tries 3rd Grade Earth Science.
What layer of the Earth lies between the crust and core and is about 1,800 miles thick?
She takes a risk by copying Sierra, who said mantle...right. Her second partner is Mackenzie and her third category is U.S. Geography.
T or F: The Great Salt Lake in Utah is a freshwater lake.
She's right with False, and her fourth topic turns out to be the other 1st Grade category, Animal Science.
How many tusks does a typical adult walrus have?
She's right with two and is one away from the $25,000 safety level. She then brings on Olivia and the fifth category of Social Studies.
In 1954, the U.S. Department of Defense established what song as the officaial musical tribute to the President of the United States?
She'd better get "Hail to the Chief", because Barrack Obama just heard this last Tuesday when he got inaugurated as U.S. President...and she does for $25,000! Freebie subject is 3rd Grade U.S. History.
What was the first name of President Abraham Lincoln's wife?
A: Mary
B: Elizabeth
C: Anne
She IDs Mary to double, and makes her fourth partner Nathan. Her 100 grand category is World Geography; this is a Classroom Club Question sent in by Cherokee from Oak Grove Elementary:
What African country is home to the city of Casablanca?
She peeks at Nathan's response of Morocco. To give her a slightly better chance of winning $100,000, she instead locks in Kenya...she's wrong, but Nathan's right for $100,000! She's now out on her own for the remainder of the game. Her next category is 4th Grade Astronomy.
The Earth's moon is approximately how far from the Earth?
A: 240,000 miles
B: 550,000 miles
C: 1.1 million miles
She sticks a fork in it at $100,000. She would've guessed 550,000 miles...all the classmates got that right, but they didn't say 550,000 miles; they instead all had 240,000 miles, so she made a wise drop out!
Coming out to play next is graphic designer Tommy Walker. After choosing Mackenzie to start the game, here are the subjects:
1st Grade Math
1st Grade English
2nd Grade Anatomy
2nd Grade Animal Science
3rd Grade U.S. Geography
3rd Grade Astronomy
4th Grade World History
4th Grade Art
5th Grade World Geography
5th Grade Social Studies
The first category of his choice is Math.
What's the sum of all the even numbers between 1 and 9?
He gets 20, and then chooses the other 1st Grade category of English.
T or F: A complete simple sentence must always have at least one verb.
He guesses True...correct. After making Sierra his second partner, his third subject is Anatomy.
The typical human has how many lungs?
As a human, he knows there are two. He completes the 2nd Grade row with his fourth category, Animal Science.
The night crawler is what species of animal?
A: Worm
B: Monkey
C: Lizard
He's right with worm, and picks Nathan as his third classmate. His safe haven category is 3rd Grade U.S. Geography.
How many U.S. states share a land border with Maine?
This could be a toughie, so Tommy peeks at Nathan's response of 1. He instead locks in 2...1 is right, meaning he's at $25,000, but he loses two cheats on that question. Next topic is the other 3rd Grade one, Astronomy:
What planet in our solar system is nicknamed the Red Planet?
He copies Nathan's answer of Mars...which is right for $50,000! He tries 4th Grade Art next, and here's the night's other Classroom Club Question, with this one being sent in by Madelyn from Diamond Path Elementary:
Which one of the following artists was born in Mexico?
A: Pablo Picasso
B: Salvador Dali
C: Diego Rivera
He goes for it with Rivera...right for 100 thou! He walks with that amount when he doesn't know the answer to this 5th Grade World Geography:
Timbuktu is a city in what African country?
He would've said Kenya, but it was Mali.
TPIR: Starting the end-of-week show were Elizabeth Kellerhaus, Elizabeth Rhone, Benjamin Blair & Daniella Simon. Drew entered from the left side of Door #2 and the first IUFB was an XBOX 360 game system (Brandi).
Kellerhaus: $350 (STAGE GARF)
Rhone: $400
Benjamin: $610
Daniella: $700
ARP: $940
Daniella from Santa Monica played Switcheroo for a Chevrolet Cobalt (Std., AT, Spoiler, Tire, Prot, Mats)(Lanisha). The prize board this time:
CAR: $ 1 8 , 3 _ 9
Wireless speaker: $ _ 5
Panini press: $ _ 7
Electric toothbrush: $ _ 7
Telephone: $ _ 0
NUMBERS AVAILABLE: 2, 4, 5, 6 & 7
My guesses:
CAR: $18,329
Wireless speaker: $65
Panini press: $57
Electric toothbrush: $47
Telephone: $70
Her first guesses:
CAR: $18,349
Wireless speaker: $55
Panini press: $77
Electric toothbrush: $27
Telephone: $60
All were wrong. Her final guesses:
CAR: $18,369
Wireless speaker: $75
Panini press: $57
Electric toothbrush: $47
Telephone: $20
The last time we played this game, after the final turn, only one prize was won but it was the car...not today, as she had to settle for the most expensive SP on the board, a $75 wireless speaker. Correct prices for the rest:
CAR: $18,329
Panini press: $67
Electric toothbrush: $57
Telephone: $40
Rachael handled the gameboard today.
The fifth person to leave the crowd was Alexander Swob from Pepperdine and the second IUFB was exercise equipment (Lanisha).
Alexander: $350
Kellerhaus: $500
Rhone: $800
Benjamin: $801
ARP: $746
Kellerhaus, originally from Chicago, played Freeze Frame for an Aico home office with an iMac computer (Brandi & Rachael). The best possible prices on the board today were $3,295, $4,419 and $6,513. But she instead stopped the board at $8,028...by golly, she was right! And Dave, the operator of the game, came out at the end just before the second break!
Rich then called on Tammy Roach-McLaughlin sixth and the third IUFB was a freestanding gas range (Brandi).
Tammy: $1,295
Elizabeth: $1,400
Benjamin: $650
Alexander: BUCK
ARP: $1,599
Rhone, the other Elizabeth, is a church administrator and she played Grocery Game for a day sailer (Rachael) worth $7,951. With Lanisha handling the register today, the products were Udderly Smooth udder cream, Jolly Time popcorn, a big bag of 9 Lives cat food, Smucker's peanut butter/jelly spread and Campbell's Soup.
1. 6 Popcorns: $2.49 X 6 = $14.94
2. 2 Spreads: $4.29 X 2 = $8.58 (BROKE at $23.52)
She should've gone with four soups instead on her second purchase.
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #1:
Daniella ($1,015): $.70
Rhone ($1,599): $.95
Kellerhaus ($8,774): 10 + 80 = $.90
The second Elizabeth got to the Showcase.
Zachary Coleman then left the crowd and the fourth IUFB was an electric fireplace (Rachael).
Zachary: $1,100
Benjamin: $1,400
Alexander: $1,200
Tammy: $399
ARP: $1,399
Benjamin went over by a buck. Alexander hoped to be as smart as the legendary Danielle Torres while playing Line Em' Up for a Jeep Compass (Fairly loaded)(Rachael). Board:
2
?- $465, picnic baskets (Brandi)
?- $39, blender
?- $624, art supplies (Lanisha)
5
His opening guess for the Jeep was $24,925...just one right. He then changed to $24,365...he's the latest Pepperdine student to win a car on this show!
(And that's the most expensive car ever offered in this game, too! The bad part about this playing was that instead of just asking if his first guess was right, Drew just asked how many of the three middle numbers were right, just like as if he were doing Cover Up.)
Coming on down next was Mary Elia and the next IUFB was a wine bar wall unit (Brandi).
Mary: $895
Tammy: $1,495
Zachary: $1,200
Benjamin: $1,201
ARP: $1,499
By four bucks, Tammy played One Right Price for a Nintendo arcade game (Lanisha) and luggage (Brandi). After Rachael showed off the ORP of $3,395, she thought that was the ARP of the game, and I didn't agree with it...but it was $3,395! The luggage was even more expensive, $4,020.
The last name from Rich's list was Nathan Bradfield and the final IUFB was a stereo system (Brandi & Rachael). This was Benjamin's last chance to escape Contestant's Row.
Nathan: $799
Zachary: $800
Benjamin: BUCK
Mary: $1,000
Unfortunately for Benjamin, after Mary's bid, the Perfect Bid bell went off, meaning he automatically went to the First Four Breakfast Club.
ARP: $800
Zachary from Cal Luthred won a $500 bonus and played Squeeze Play for a spa (Lanisha). Board:
67413
I said $6,713, while he instead removed the 7 for a guess of $6,413...
$ 6 4 1 3
...should've gone with me.
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #2:
Zachary ($1,300): 50 + Dime = $.60
Tammy ($8,914): $.60
Alexander ($26,892): $.70
Alexander got to the Showcase!
First Showcase had a chandelier, a Pulaski dining room (Brandi) and a trip to Japan (Lanisha).
ALEXANDER PASSES TO ELIZABETH R.; ELIZABETH BIDS $24,000 ON ROOM/TRIP SHOWCASE (originally, she bid $31,400)
MY BID FOR ROOM/TRIP SHOWCASE: $22,555
For Alexander, we had a one year Gold's Gym membership, a private fitness trainer for a year, a trip to Ft. Lauderdale and a Pontiac Vibe (Std., AT, AC, Stereo). All prizes were modeled by Rachael.
ALEXANDER ALSO BIDS $24,000 ON HIS SHOWCASE
MY BID FOR TRIP/CAR SHOWCASE: $27,500
ALEXANDER'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $24,000
ARP: $27,180
DIFFERENCE: $3,180
ELIZABETH'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $24,000
ARP: $16,936
OVER- ALEXANDER WINS!
After a little while without one, we have back-to-back $50K winners on this show! Alexander joins the Pepperdine "TPIR" Hall of Fame with a grand total of $54,072 in prizes!
Hoping to do a heck of a lot better today (on the last episode of the sixth taped week of episodes) is #8 Eva Brownsteen. Thanks in part to witnessing yesterday's first dreadful moment, she's keeping her case. She has a Hungarian accent, as she escaped to the U.S. from Hungary in 1976.
ROUND 1:
1. #6 (Tennille)- $25,000
2. #17 (Travis)- $500,000
3. #7 (Mani)- PENNY
4. #15 (Ashley)- $200
5. #13 (Debra)- $75,000 (DANGER ZONE ENFORCED ALREADY)
FIRST OFFER: $7,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 2:
1. #12 (Lani)- $50
2. #20 (Sylvia)- $300
3. #10 (Lisa)- $250,000 (STRIKE ONE)
4. #1 (Katawna)- $5
5. #11 (Jerrel)- $100
SECOND OFFER: $8,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 3:
1. #18 (Andrea)- $1,000
2. #22 (Tara)- $10,000
3. #16 (Tanya)- $10
4. #14 (Paula)- $400
THIRD OFFER: $12,500- NO DEAL
ROUND 4:
1. #21 (Chris)- $100,000 (STRIKE TWO)
2. #9 (Helen)- $2,500
FOURTH OFFER: $5,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 5:
1. #5 (Anthony)- BUCK
2. #3 (J.C.)- $50,000 (STRIKEOUT)
FIFTH OFFER: $2,000- NO DEAL
Rest of her game:
19th PICK: #19 (Bryan)- $5,000
SIXTH OFFER: $1,750- NO DEAL
20th PICK: #2 (Angela)- $500
FINAL OFFER: $4,000- DEAL
Her case had just $25.
WOF: The first Toss-Up category on this latest Teacher's Week finale is People:
_ A R _ N T - T E A C H E R
A _ S O C I _ T _ _ _
Kurt solves PTA, aka PARENT-TEACHER ASSOCIATION, for $1,000.
$5,000 WINNING ID OF THE NIGHT: GM6704695
Here are the week's final three teacher contestants:
Kurt Gilenfeld (San Diego)- 1st through 5th Grade PE teacher and a musical director
Felicia Millen (Cottageville, SC)- Special education middle school teacher for 6th through 8th Grade; also a singer
Heather Schodowski (Sterling Heights, MI)- 4th Grade teacher for four years
$2,000 Toss-Up subject is Things:
N O U _ S/&/_ _ O N _ _ N S
Heather knows full well about NOUNS & PRONOUNS for $2,000.
After a Costa Rica trip worth $6,638 pops up on the wheel, the Round 1 category is Fictional Character. Heather instantly gets the Wild Card with a T but loses it immediately to the left Bankrupt of the Million Dollar Wedge on her second spin. Kurt then calls a $2,500 S on his first turn but then calls the night's first dud in R. Felicia buys a dud vowel in E after calling a pair of N's for $1,000. Heather then spins the same Bankrupt from the MDW. Speaking of the MDW, Kurt picks it up with an L call and after he buys the O's next, we have...
_ _ _ _ _
L O N _ S T O _ _ _ N _
...he then solves PIPPI LONGSTOCKING for another $2,250 and $3,250 total, and the right to keep the MDW for now.
DUDS: E, R
BANKRUPTS: 2 (Heather)
Campbell's Jackpot Round category is Fun & Games, and it's a big puzzle. Kurt starts off with five T's for $17,500. A little later, he calls the S's for the Costa Rica trip, but he then calls a dud in R. Felicia hits her first Bankrupt after calling the H's for $900. After Heather calls the N's, we have...
_ A _ I N _/AT/_ _ N S T E _ _ A T I _ N S/
IN/THE/N I _ H T/S _ _
...she solves impressively with GAZING AT CONSTELLATIONS IN THE NIGHT SKY for another $1,750 and $3,750 total, giving her a $500 lead. If Kurt had won that round, he would've been all but home free in playing for a million in the endgame.
DUDS: R
BANKRUPTS: 1 (Felicia)
(Miss Schodowski's 4th Grade class does a shout-out before the second commercial break.)
IHOP Mystery/Prize Puzzle Round category is Food & Drink. Felicia gets her second Bankrupt tonight after starting the round with a $450 S. Heather then immediately calls a dud in R. Later, after Heather buys the A, we have...
F R E S H
_ I _ E A _ _ _ E
_ _ I C E
...she calls a $300 N, then calls the L for a $1,000 Miss Prendambles gift package, but then loses that and $1,100 to a Bankrupt. Kurt then calls the P's for $2,700 and solves FRESH PINEAPPLE JUICE for another $3,500 and the trip to Hawaii, a new total of $13,384 in cash and trip.
DUDS: K, M, R
BANKRUPTS: 2 (Felicia, Heather)
WINNING ID FOR TRIP: AP07859
$3,000 Toss-Up topic this time is In the Kitchen:
D _ U _ L E
O _ _ _
Kurt solves DOUBLE OVEN to go to $16,384 in cash and trip! Next category is Phrase. Kurt starts off with two T's for $900 but he then spins Lose a Turn. After Felicia buys the E's a little later, we have...
THE/_ _ _/_ T E/_ _/
H _ _ E _ _ _ _
...she next calls a $600 R and buys the A, then calls a dud in N. Heather next calls the M's for $700, a $300 D, and then we go to Speed-Up Mode. Remaining consonants are worth...$1,600 apiece. Heather then calls the G and solves THE DOG ATE MY HOMEWORK for another $2,600 and a final total of $6,350. Felicia gets the $1,000 consolation and Kurt qualifies for a million dollar opportunity with $16,384!
DUDS: N
MILLION DOLLAR BONUS ROUND: Kurt's just the second male to attempt this. He spins the first A in AMERICA'S and the category is Place. Here's how we start:
_ _ _ _ _ _ E
_ _ T _ _
CDMA gives him...
C A _ _ A _ E
_ A T C _
...he solves CABBAGE PATCH! And now, the big question. Do we have our first male millionaire on this show?...
...SADLY, $25,000's THERE INSTEAD. Rats. Oh well, he still takes home $41,384 in cash and trip!
For this week's full credit roll, Pat's credit this time is Hall Monitor.
Video Bonus: Wheel Million Dollar Bonus Round #6
Jeopardy!: Somehow, Matt Kohlstedt's trying to become a five-time champion tonight. Trying to deny him his fifth victory are:
Quinn Conway (originally from Dana Point, CA)- File clerk
Rachel Kain (Farmington Hills, MI)- Structured data analyst
Here are the first six categories:
LIBROS EN ESPANOL
50+ HOME RUNS
POSH & BECKS
2 ANIMALS, 1 WORD
PRODUCTS
"MAD" LOVE
Just before the first break, Conway finds the Daily Double under the $400 Spanish Books clue with four grand, which turns out to be twice the champ's current score so far. Kain has $600. His wager is a grand on this:
A kids' classic: "El leon, la bruja, y el ropera"
He gets "What is The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe?" no problem to make it an even $5,000! At the end of the round, Kohlstedt's now in front with $7,400. Conway's still very much in the thick of it with $5,800 and Kain's up to $1,600.
ROUND 1 LACH TRASH: $2,000
DJ! Categories:
AMERICAN ARTISTS
NEIL DIAMOND'S GEMS
GRAND CENTRAL TERMINAL
MEDICINAL PLANTS
AROUND THE WORLD, J. PETERMAN STYLE (no audio/visual clues with "Family Feud" host John O' Hurley. So sorry)
FORWARDS & BACK WORDS (each correct response will contain two words, with one word being spelled backwards to form the other word)
The champ finds the first of the round's DDs under the $1,600 American Artists clue. He currently has $10,200 while Conway hasn't made any progress this round and Kain's down to $800. His wager is $3,800 on the following:
Jacob Lawrence acheived fame with his "Tousssaint L'ouverture Series" depicting the slave rebellion here.
"Where is Hades?"...yes indeed to move to 14 thousand! Just as we get to the midway point, we see a rarity nowadays- a Daily Double from a category's $200/$400 clue, and the champ finds the other one under such a clue in the category of Grand Central Terminal. He currently is in lock game territory with $16,400; Kain's charged up to $5,200 and Conway's the one struggling in DJ! with $2,200 now. His wager this time is $3,600 on a clue told by Kelli from said place in NYC:
Many youngsters arrived in Grand Central to make it in New York and exited to this street; you're going out a youngster, but you've got to come back a star.
"What is Broadway?"...NO. It was 42nd St., dropping him to $12,800.
DJ! LACH TRASH: $8,000
SCORES AFTER DOUBLE JEOPARDY!:
Matt: $14,400
Rachel: $11,200
Quinn: $3,800
CORYAT SCORES:
Matt: $15,800
Rachel: $11,200
Quinn: $3,200
FJ! CATEGORY: Mythological Words & Phrases.
This prized object was the coat of the winged ram that flew Phrixus to safety.
QUINN:
Response: "What is the golden fleece?"
Wager: $3,000
Final score: $6,800
Kain...is right to double up to $22,400! Now, the moment of truth. The champion said...
...the right response as well! But did he risk $8,001 or more?...
...YES HE DID WITH $8,001 TO BECOME THE SEASON'S SECOND FIVE-TIME CHAMPION!!! His new total is now $77,803! And with that wager, he really needed to have gotten that one right, or we definitely would've had a new champ (and it was also possible that Mr. Conway could've backed into a win there).
Don't Forget the Lyrics!: This is going to be the last episode for a little while. Playing the game tonight is Shannon Hamblin from Houston, TX (who's a big fan of the '80s and wants to start her own rock band one day). Her potential backup partners are her mother Darlene and her roomate Erica. The categories:
THE DAY THE MUSIC DIED
DUETS
ROCK
MOTOWN
BAD COMPANY
POP
LET'S DANCE
R & B
1980s
First up for her is NOT the 1980s, but rather Let's Dance. No, Lady GaGa's #1 hit of the same name isn't on the board. Instead, we have "Shout, Part 1" by Isley Brothers and "Goody Two Shoes" by Adam Ant. Her pick is "Goody Two Shoes" and she has a four-word target to start:
"There ___ __ _____ ___"
She locks in "...must be something inside" to get on the board; she doesn't chest bump that well, IMHO.
Anyway, her second category is Duets. The two available are "Say Say Say" by Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson and "Baby, Come to Me" by Patti Austin & James Ingram. Her duet selection is "Say, Say, Say" and she again has a four-word target:
"All alone, I sit home by the phone, ____ __ __ ___"
She doesn't look totally sure with "...waiting for you, baby", but she locks that in...she's right.
After doing a dance from "Pee Wee's Big Adventure", she tries a Motown song third. The choices this time are "Cruisin'" by Smokey Robinson (later re-done as a duet with Huey Lewis & Gwyneth Paltrow) and "Please Mr. Postman" by The Marvelettes. She decides she's "Cruisin'"and has another four-word target:
"I love it ___ ___ ____ ____"
She knows the remainder is "...when we're cruisin' together". And here comes Rick Springfield, allowing her to join him and perform a duet of his signature song "Jesse's Girl"!
The important fourth category is Rock; her two choices now are "More Than a Feeling" by Boston and "Legs" by ZZ Top. She picks "Legs" and this time must fill in six words to part of what was the theme song of former WWE Diva Stacy Keibler. They follow after "She never begs", but she can't provide a follow-up to that at all. She tries the multiple choice backup:
A: "Her skills will never lose men"
B: "Her smile will just confuse men"
C: "She knows how to choose them"
Since the ending of the first line was "She knows how to use them", the only logical answer is C. But she chooses A instead...thankfully, she double checks herself with the two words backup, and she has the second and fifth missing words lighted up, which of course are "knows" and "choose" respectively. She then locks in the remainder of C for $25,000.
Her freebie category is the 1980s. The two song choices from that decade that come up are "The Heat Is On" by Glenn Frey and "Urgent" by Foreigner. She picks "Urgent" and again must fill in six:
"That's why you call me __ __ ____ __ __ ___"
She sings "...up in the middle of the night", but that's a word too many. After removing the "up", she calls on Erica for help; Erica thinks "...in the middle of the night" is right. So that's locked in...and she doubles to $50,000!
Shannon wants to leave her with at least $100,000 so that she can take Darlene to Pamplona. Her category now is Pop; choices are "Straight Up" by "American Idol" judge Paula Abdul and the theme to "The Monkees". She attempts the Paula Abdul song; she only wants to fill in three words, but we actually want her to fill in ten. They follow after "Straight up now" in the second part of the chorus. She sings "...tell me, is it gonna be you and me forever?". That last word worries me, but she's going for it...sadly, as I feared, the last word was actually "together". That sends her home with $25,000 and some memories with Rick Springfield. He performs "Jesse's Girl" again to close the show; the entire audience also gets his new album "Venus in Overdrive".
Coming soon- the season (and possible series) finale, starring Meatloaf.
Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?: Hoping the second season class will do her a lot of good tonight is Jennifer Joseph from Las Vegas (who is a former Miss Nevada beauty paegeant winner). Her first classmate is Sierra and the categories are:
1st Grade Animal Science
1st Grade U.S. Geography
2nd Grade English
2nd Grade Soical Studies
3rd Grade Earth Science
3rd Grade U.S. History
4th Grade Astronomy
4th Grade World Geography
5th Grade Literature
5th Grade World History
First subject for her is English.
How many nouns are in the following sentence- "My mother and my father sent my sister to Mars"?
She goes with four...correct. Secondly, she tries 3rd Grade Earth Science.
What layer of the Earth lies between the crust and core and is about 1,800 miles thick?
She takes a risk by copying Sierra, who said mantle...right. Her second partner is Mackenzie and her third category is U.S. Geography.
T or F: The Great Salt Lake in Utah is a freshwater lake.
She's right with False, and her fourth topic turns out to be the other 1st Grade category, Animal Science.
How many tusks does a typical adult walrus have?
She's right with two and is one away from the $25,000 safety level. She then brings on Olivia and the fifth category of Social Studies.
In 1954, the U.S. Department of Defense established what song as the officaial musical tribute to the President of the United States?
She'd better get "Hail to the Chief", because Barrack Obama just heard this last Tuesday when he got inaugurated as U.S. President...and she does for $25,000! Freebie subject is 3rd Grade U.S. History.
What was the first name of President Abraham Lincoln's wife?
A: Mary
B: Elizabeth
C: Anne
She IDs Mary to double, and makes her fourth partner Nathan. Her 100 grand category is World Geography; this is a Classroom Club Question sent in by Cherokee from Oak Grove Elementary:
What African country is home to the city of Casablanca?
She peeks at Nathan's response of Morocco. To give her a slightly better chance of winning $100,000, she instead locks in Kenya...she's wrong, but Nathan's right for $100,000! She's now out on her own for the remainder of the game. Her next category is 4th Grade Astronomy.
The Earth's moon is approximately how far from the Earth?
A: 240,000 miles
B: 550,000 miles
C: 1.1 million miles
She sticks a fork in it at $100,000. She would've guessed 550,000 miles...all the classmates got that right, but they didn't say 550,000 miles; they instead all had 240,000 miles, so she made a wise drop out!
Coming out to play next is graphic designer Tommy Walker. After choosing Mackenzie to start the game, here are the subjects:
1st Grade Math
1st Grade English
2nd Grade Anatomy
2nd Grade Animal Science
3rd Grade U.S. Geography
3rd Grade Astronomy
4th Grade World History
4th Grade Art
5th Grade World Geography
5th Grade Social Studies
The first category of his choice is Math.
What's the sum of all the even numbers between 1 and 9?
He gets 20, and then chooses the other 1st Grade category of English.
T or F: A complete simple sentence must always have at least one verb.
He guesses True...correct. After making Sierra his second partner, his third subject is Anatomy.
The typical human has how many lungs?
As a human, he knows there are two. He completes the 2nd Grade row with his fourth category, Animal Science.
The night crawler is what species of animal?
A: Worm
B: Monkey
C: Lizard
He's right with worm, and picks Nathan as his third classmate. His safe haven category is 3rd Grade U.S. Geography.
How many U.S. states share a land border with Maine?
This could be a toughie, so Tommy peeks at Nathan's response of 1. He instead locks in 2...1 is right, meaning he's at $25,000, but he loses two cheats on that question. Next topic is the other 3rd Grade one, Astronomy:
What planet in our solar system is nicknamed the Red Planet?
He copies Nathan's answer of Mars...which is right for $50,000! He tries 4th Grade Art next, and here's the night's other Classroom Club Question, with this one being sent in by Madelyn from Diamond Path Elementary:
Which one of the following artists was born in Mexico?
A: Pablo Picasso
B: Salvador Dali
C: Diego Rivera
He goes for it with Rivera...right for 100 thou! He walks with that amount when he doesn't know the answer to this 5th Grade World Geography:
Timbuktu is a city in what African country?
He would've said Kenya, but it was Mali.
TPIR: Starting the end-of-week show were Elizabeth Kellerhaus, Elizabeth Rhone, Benjamin Blair & Daniella Simon. Drew entered from the left side of Door #2 and the first IUFB was an XBOX 360 game system (Brandi).
Kellerhaus: $350 (STAGE GARF)
Rhone: $400
Benjamin: $610
Daniella: $700
ARP: $940
Daniella from Santa Monica played Switcheroo for a Chevrolet Cobalt (Std., AT, Spoiler, Tire, Prot, Mats)(Lanisha). The prize board this time:
CAR: $ 1 8 , 3 _ 9
Wireless speaker: $ _ 5
Panini press: $ _ 7
Electric toothbrush: $ _ 7
Telephone: $ _ 0
NUMBERS AVAILABLE: 2, 4, 5, 6 & 7
My guesses:
CAR: $18,329
Wireless speaker: $65
Panini press: $57
Electric toothbrush: $47
Telephone: $70
Her first guesses:
CAR: $18,349
Wireless speaker: $55
Panini press: $77
Electric toothbrush: $27
Telephone: $60
All were wrong. Her final guesses:
CAR: $18,369
Wireless speaker: $75
Panini press: $57
Electric toothbrush: $47
Telephone: $20
The last time we played this game, after the final turn, only one prize was won but it was the car...not today, as she had to settle for the most expensive SP on the board, a $75 wireless speaker. Correct prices for the rest:
CAR: $18,329
Panini press: $67
Electric toothbrush: $57
Telephone: $40
Rachael handled the gameboard today.
The fifth person to leave the crowd was Alexander Swob from Pepperdine and the second IUFB was exercise equipment (Lanisha).
Alexander: $350
Kellerhaus: $500
Rhone: $800
Benjamin: $801
ARP: $746
Kellerhaus, originally from Chicago, played Freeze Frame for an Aico home office with an iMac computer (Brandi & Rachael). The best possible prices on the board today were $3,295, $4,419 and $6,513. But she instead stopped the board at $8,028...by golly, she was right! And Dave, the operator of the game, came out at the end just before the second break!
Rich then called on Tammy Roach-McLaughlin sixth and the third IUFB was a freestanding gas range (Brandi).
Tammy: $1,295
Elizabeth: $1,400
Benjamin: $650
Alexander: BUCK
ARP: $1,599
Rhone, the other Elizabeth, is a church administrator and she played Grocery Game for a day sailer (Rachael) worth $7,951. With Lanisha handling the register today, the products were Udderly Smooth udder cream, Jolly Time popcorn, a big bag of 9 Lives cat food, Smucker's peanut butter/jelly spread and Campbell's Soup.
1. 6 Popcorns: $2.49 X 6 = $14.94
2. 2 Spreads: $4.29 X 2 = $8.58 (BROKE at $23.52)
She should've gone with four soups instead on her second purchase.
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #1:
Daniella ($1,015): $.70
Rhone ($1,599): $.95
Kellerhaus ($8,774): 10 + 80 = $.90
The second Elizabeth got to the Showcase.
Zachary Coleman then left the crowd and the fourth IUFB was an electric fireplace (Rachael).
Zachary: $1,100
Benjamin: $1,400
Alexander: $1,200
Tammy: $399
ARP: $1,399
Benjamin went over by a buck. Alexander hoped to be as smart as the legendary Danielle Torres while playing Line Em' Up for a Jeep Compass (Fairly loaded)(Rachael). Board:
2
?- $465, picnic baskets (Brandi)
?- $39, blender
?- $624, art supplies (Lanisha)
5
His opening guess for the Jeep was $24,925...just one right. He then changed to $24,365...he's the latest Pepperdine student to win a car on this show!
(And that's the most expensive car ever offered in this game, too! The bad part about this playing was that instead of just asking if his first guess was right, Drew just asked how many of the three middle numbers were right, just like as if he were doing Cover Up.)
Coming on down next was Mary Elia and the next IUFB was a wine bar wall unit (Brandi).
Mary: $895
Tammy: $1,495
Zachary: $1,200
Benjamin: $1,201
ARP: $1,499
By four bucks, Tammy played One Right Price for a Nintendo arcade game (Lanisha) and luggage (Brandi). After Rachael showed off the ORP of $3,395, she thought that was the ARP of the game, and I didn't agree with it...but it was $3,395! The luggage was even more expensive, $4,020.
The last name from Rich's list was Nathan Bradfield and the final IUFB was a stereo system (Brandi & Rachael). This was Benjamin's last chance to escape Contestant's Row.
Nathan: $799
Zachary: $800
Benjamin: BUCK
Mary: $1,000
Unfortunately for Benjamin, after Mary's bid, the Perfect Bid bell went off, meaning he automatically went to the First Four Breakfast Club.
ARP: $800
Zachary from Cal Luthred won a $500 bonus and played Squeeze Play for a spa (Lanisha). Board:
67413
I said $6,713, while he instead removed the 7 for a guess of $6,413...
$ 6 4 1 3
...should've gone with me.
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #2:
Zachary ($1,300): 50 + Dime = $.60
Tammy ($8,914): $.60
Alexander ($26,892): $.70
Alexander got to the Showcase!
First Showcase had a chandelier, a Pulaski dining room (Brandi) and a trip to Japan (Lanisha).
ALEXANDER PASSES TO ELIZABETH R.; ELIZABETH BIDS $24,000 ON ROOM/TRIP SHOWCASE (originally, she bid $31,400)
MY BID FOR ROOM/TRIP SHOWCASE: $22,555
For Alexander, we had a one year Gold's Gym membership, a private fitness trainer for a year, a trip to Ft. Lauderdale and a Pontiac Vibe (Std., AT, AC, Stereo). All prizes were modeled by Rachael.
ALEXANDER ALSO BIDS $24,000 ON HIS SHOWCASE
MY BID FOR TRIP/CAR SHOWCASE: $27,500
ALEXANDER'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $24,000
ARP: $27,180
DIFFERENCE: $3,180
ELIZABETH'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $24,000
ARP: $16,936
OVER- ALEXANDER WINS!
After a little while without one, we have back-to-back $50K winners on this show! Alexander joins the Pepperdine "TPIR" Hall of Fame with a grand total of $54,072 in prizes!
Thursday, January 22, 2009
"America's Best Dance Crew" 1/22
From this point forward until the season finale, the two crews with the fewest home audience votes will compete in the Sudden Death Face-Off to determine the second eliminated team.
The first two to advance to the next episode...
...Quest Crew and Fly Khicks!
This week's theme is the Fit Test Challenge. Each team has to incorporate one given move that they drew from a hat into their routine for the week.
1. Quest Crew: Kickboxing to "Let It Rock" by Kevin Rudolf w/ Lil' Wayne (which is also the theme song for this year's WWE Royal Rumble event).
JC returns to the judging panel this week. He thought the routine was just OK because it resembled Tae-Bo a little too much. Lil' Mama agreed while Shane thought they nailed the routine.
2. Fly Khicks: Spring Back to "Crazy" by Pitbull featuring Lil' Jon.
Lil' Mama liked their jumping section the best and thought the overall performance was OK. The others had similar feelings.
The third and fourth teams safe this evening are...
...Strikers All Stars and Beat Freaks!
3. Strikers All Stars: Monkey Roll to "Move If U Wanna" by Mims.
(NOTE: Mike Washington, one of this team's members, had to decide whether to participate with the group in this week's routine or take part in the dancing activity at the Presidential Inauguration's activities. Ultimately, he decided to participate in this week's episode.)
Shane thought they became his favorite team so far on the season after this performance. The other judges agreed!
4. Beat Freaks: Side Plank to "Independent" by Webbie.
Lil' Mama said this group remains a strong one. Shane thought they were a group of seven superheroes. JC's fears on this challege were eradicated after that good performance!
The next two to move on...
...Dynamic Edition and Ringmasters!
THIS WEEK'S BOTTOM TWO: Boxcuttuhz and Team Millennia
5. Dynamic Edition: High Knees to "Shake That" by Eminem.
J.C. though they were the cleanest group of the night. The other judges agreed, with Shane saying that they were the underdogs in this season's competition.
6. Ringmasters: Soldier Crawl to "Put On" by Young Jeezy w/ Kanye West.
While Shane liked it, he wanted this team to be more advanced as we get further into the season to avoid getting eliminated by the fifth episode. The other judges also felt that way.
SUDDEN DEATH FACE OFF:
This is the second trip in a row for Boxcuttuhz.
Team Millennia (without Jason due to an injury suffered in practice): Leap Frog to "Disturbia" by Rihanna.
Boxcuttuhz: Mountain Climber to "Everybody Knows" by N.E.R.D.
The second dance team to be eliminated this season is...
Boxcuttuhz
Team Millennia
...Boxcuttuhz.
The first two to advance to the next episode...
...Quest Crew and Fly Khicks!
This week's theme is the Fit Test Challenge. Each team has to incorporate one given move that they drew from a hat into their routine for the week.
1. Quest Crew: Kickboxing to "Let It Rock" by Kevin Rudolf w/ Lil' Wayne (which is also the theme song for this year's WWE Royal Rumble event).
JC returns to the judging panel this week. He thought the routine was just OK because it resembled Tae-Bo a little too much. Lil' Mama agreed while Shane thought they nailed the routine.
2. Fly Khicks: Spring Back to "Crazy" by Pitbull featuring Lil' Jon.
Lil' Mama liked their jumping section the best and thought the overall performance was OK. The others had similar feelings.
The third and fourth teams safe this evening are...
...Strikers All Stars and Beat Freaks!
3. Strikers All Stars: Monkey Roll to "Move If U Wanna" by Mims.
(NOTE: Mike Washington, one of this team's members, had to decide whether to participate with the group in this week's routine or take part in the dancing activity at the Presidential Inauguration's activities. Ultimately, he decided to participate in this week's episode.)
Shane thought they became his favorite team so far on the season after this performance. The other judges agreed!
4. Beat Freaks: Side Plank to "Independent" by Webbie.
Lil' Mama said this group remains a strong one. Shane thought they were a group of seven superheroes. JC's fears on this challege were eradicated after that good performance!
The next two to move on...
...Dynamic Edition and Ringmasters!
THIS WEEK'S BOTTOM TWO: Boxcuttuhz and Team Millennia
5. Dynamic Edition: High Knees to "Shake That" by Eminem.
J.C. though they were the cleanest group of the night. The other judges agreed, with Shane saying that they were the underdogs in this season's competition.
6. Ringmasters: Soldier Crawl to "Put On" by Young Jeezy w/ Kanye West.
While Shane liked it, he wanted this team to be more advanced as we get further into the season to avoid getting eliminated by the fifth episode. The other judges also felt that way.
SUDDEN DEATH FACE OFF:
This is the second trip in a row for Boxcuttuhz.
Team Millennia (without Jason due to an injury suffered in practice): Leap Frog to "Disturbia" by Rihanna.
Boxcuttuhz: Mountain Climber to "Everybody Knows" by N.E.R.D.
The second dance team to be eliminated this season is...
Boxcuttuhz
Team Millennia
...Boxcuttuhz.
1/22/2009 Results
DOND: Today's player is #9 Ekaterini Petronas (who is an "artless" artist). She opts to swap out for hopefully lucky #7.
ROUND 1:
1. #9 (Mani)- OOPS!!! ($500,000; second time ever that's happened)
2. #3 (J.C.)- $5,000
3. #1 (Katawna)- $500
4. #13 (Debra)- $200
5. #19 (Bryan)- $10
OPENING OFFER: $11,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 2:
1. #8 (Eva)- $400
2. #2 (Angela)- PENNY
3. #10 (Lisa)- BUCK
4. #14 (Paula)- $7,500
5. #12 (Lani)- $25,000
SECOND OFFER: $17,500- NO DEAL
ROUND 3:
1. #4 (Cammie)- $5
2. #15 (Ashley)- $10,000
3. #11 (Jerrel)- $100,000 (DANGER ZONE ENFORCED)
4. #18 (Andrea)- $100
THIRD OFFER: $22,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 4:
1. #5 (Anthony)- $50
2. #16 (Tanya)- $2,500
FOURTH OFFER: $28,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 5:
1. #20 (Sylvia)- $25
2. #21 (Chris)- $300 (LEFT SIDE CLEARED)
FIFTH OFFER: $39,000- NO DEAL
19th PICK: #17 (Travis)- $50,000 (STRIKE ONE)
SIXTH OFFER: $35,000- NO DEAL
20th PICK: #22 (Tara)- $250,000 (STRIKE TWO)
FINAL OFFER: $18,000- NO DEAL
Does she make a very nice $75,000 recovery at the end after a HORRIBLE beginning to this episode?...
...NO. Darn. She leaves with $1,000.
WOF: Let's see this first Toss-Up in the category of What Are You Doing?:
_ _ K _ _ _
_ T _ E _ D _ _ C E
Theresa knows about TAKING ATTENDANCE for $1,000.
$5,000 WINNING ID OF THE NIGHT: LP10032
Here are tonight's educators:
Theresa Clarke (Shelbyville, IL; I doubt she's related to former $100,000 winner Shanda)- 1st Grade teacher (sometimes, she plays "Wheel of Fortune" with her kids when it comes to learning vocabulary words!)
Christelle Ford (Louisville)- A Spanish teacher who teaches the kindergarten through 3rd Grade levels and the 7th Grade; she's been teaching for two years and is also a volleyball coach
Michael Meli (Honolulu)- High school English teacher
$2,000 Toss-Up category is Fun & Games, and it's a one-wordy:
_ N U _ K L E _ A L L
Theresa KOs the KNUCKLEBALL for another $2,000.
After a trip to Berlin worth $6,989 appears on the wheel (all Round 1 trips this week are courtesy of EF Educational Tours), the Round 1/Prize Puzzle Round category is Event. Midway in the round, after Michael & Theresa hit back to back Lose a Turns, Christelle picks up the Berlin trip with an S. After she later buys the I's, we have...
S _ I L I _ _/_ _ T/WITH/THE/
T I _ E
...I believe I know it, but she hits the round's third Lose a Turn. Michael then calls a $600 G and solves SAILING OUT WITH THE TIDE for $1,400 and a Caribbean Cruise from Princess Cruises, a total of $6,400 in cash and cruise; he now has a $400 lead.
DUDS: M, R (while Christelle was on the trip)
WINNING ID FOR TRIP: LD6128287
(Miss Ford's Spanish Club does a shout-out before the first commercial break.)
Campbell's Jackpot Round category is Before & After. Christelle becomes the night's first Bankrupt victim on her second spin this round after she calls a pair of T's for $1,200. Midway in the round, we get back to her and she calls two B's for $7,000, but she then repeats the H. After Michael calls the Y, we have...
WE'RE/E _ _ E _ T _ _ _/A/BABY/
RUTH
...but he duds out with L. Theresa then calls an $800 N and solves WE'RE EXPECTING A BABY RUTH to add $200 more to that amount and go to $4,000.
DUDS: L
BANKRUPTS: 3 (Everybody)
IHOP Mystery Round category is Things, and it's a big puzzle. Michael starts off with the Mystery Wedge next to Lose a Turn and calls three T's. He takes $3,000 for them (good, because Bankrupt's back there), but he then spins Bankrupt to lose that amount right back; that's his second one tonight. Later, Theresa hits the same Mystery Wedge and calls four N's...but she flips the wedge over and loses $1,550, resulting in the fifth Bankrupt of the night. Then, Christelle calls the S's and we have...
THE/S E _ E N/_ _ N _ E _ S/_ _/THE/
_ N _ _ E N T/_ _ _ _ _
...she next calls the R's for another $900, the W's for another $1,000, the D's for another $1,100 and she solves THE SEVEN WONDERS OF THE ANCIENT WORLD for $3,600.
BANKRUPTS: 2 (Michael, Theresa)
$3,000 Toss-Up category is Phrase:
_ _ R/N _ _ K/_ F/_ H E/W _ _ D S
The correct answer to this puzzle is Al Roker's famous line while doing the weather on "Today", minus "Here's what's happening in..." and the fifth word of that phrase being replaced for this puzzle- OUR NECK OF THE WOODS. Christelle solves it to take a $200 lead heading into the Speed-Up Round category of Fictional Character, with consonants being worth $1,450 apiece. Still anybody's game. After Michael calls the K, we have...
H A M L _ T/_ R _ N _ _/_ F/
D _ N M A R K
...he solves HAMLET PRINCE OF DENMARK for another $7,250 and the championship with $13,650! Christelle leaves with $6,600 and Theresa leaves with four grand.
Big Money Round: After Mr. Meli gets a good luck message from his AP English class, he spins the S in AMERICA'S. Tonight's endgame category is Phrase. Starting with:
_ _ _ E
_ _ L _ E
He calls F, P, M and I and gets...
F _ _ E
_ _ L _ E
...because he doesn't win, he won't be getting a Honda Civic Hybrid at FACE VALUE, much less at all. He needed the A's and the C to have won.
Jeopardy!: Matt Kohlstedt's opponents for his fourth day:
Chris Schleicher (Winchester, MA)- Student
Luis Roman (NYC)- Public defender
The first set of categories:
GUITAR HERO
GRAND THEFT AUTO
WORLD OF WARCRAFT
ROCK BAND
HALF-LIFE
VIDEO GAMES
A video game-themed board to start the game off. Kohlstedt leads at the first break with $3,000; Roman's just $400 behind him and Schleicher has $1,800. Unfortunately for the champ, just before he's interviewed for the fourth time by Alex Trebek, the judges reversed a correct response of his on a $1,000 clue, sending him down to $1,000 and third place. Late in the round, Schleicher finds the Daily Double under the $600 Warcraft clue with $3,200, trailing Roman for the lead by $2,000; the champ now has two grand. His wager is $1,200.
Introduced in WWII, this company's Me-262 jet might have made a difference but for a fuel shortage.
"What is Boeing?"...incorrect. The company we were looking for was Messerschmitt; he's now tied for second at the moment. After the round, Roman leads him $4,600-$4,200; the champ's down to $1,200.
ROUND 1 LACH TRASH: $1,200
DJ! Categories:
WORLD LITERATURE
JOHNNY'S CLASSIC TV THEME SONGS
SECOND-LARGEST CITIES (the right country must be IDed each time)
WORLD OF DANCE
ODE ON A GRECIAN, EARNED
WATERY TERMS
Schleicher quickly finds the round's first Daily Double under the $800 Dance clue with five grand right now and an $800 lead over Roman. His wager is $1,600. To triple his lead:
A beverage for which Cuba is famous makes up the first three letters of this dance with subtle hip movements.
"What is the Rumba?"...is right to keep the lead and go to $6,600! Believe it or not, the $1,600 clue from the TV Theme Songs with Johnny Gilbert category turns out to be the other Daily Double! Schleicher found all three of them tonight; he has $9,800 while Roman has $6,600 and the champ's at $3,200. His wager this time is $2,000 on these words from Johnny:
"Well the names have all changed since you hung around, but those dreams have remained & they've turned around"
"What is Cheers?"...no. The right show was "Welcome Back, Kotter", so his new score is now $7,800.
DJ! LACH TRASH: $6,000
SCORES AFTER DOUBLE JEOPARDY!:
Matt: $6,400
Luis: $12,200
Chris: $15,000
CORYAT SCORES:
Matt: $6,400
Luis: $12,200
Chris: $17,400
FJ! CATEGORY: Celebrity Marriages.
Her third husband won a Best Actor Oscar in the '90s'; her second husband, like her dad, is a rock & roll hall of famer.
We start with the champion, whose response was "Who is Liv Tyler?"...incorrect, but it only costs him $799, so his final total's $5,601. Luis Roman also wrote that down and risked $8,800, so he's out of it with $3,400. Mr. Schleicher tried "What is Taylor?"...but it's Lisa Marie Presley. He can't have risked more than $9,399...
...$9,401, meaning he loses by two dollars and for the second time this week, Matt Kohlstedt has won a game thanks to a low FJ! wager! Four-day total: $55,402.
TPIR: This episode's first four contestants were Randi Wittak, Eric Dunlap, Melanie Vaccaro & Jena Stucker. After Drew made another late entrance, the first IUFB was an 11" LCD TV (Lanisha & Rachael).
Jena: $550
Melanie: $850
Eric: $601
Randi: $2,400
ARP: $2,500
Randi, a student at Cal State-Fullerton, did a cartwheel while getting on stage! And she will be doing a lot of them if she won a 2009 Pontiac Solstice (Std., AT, AC, Conv.)(Brandi) playing Any Number. The other prize beside the piggy bank this time was a GPS device (Rachael). First number in the price of the sportscar was 2.
1. 6- CAR ($ 2 6 , _ _ _)
2. 5- CAR ($ 2 6 , _ _ 5)
3. 9- Pricey Ziffel ($ 9 . _ _)
4. 0- GPS device ($ _ _ 0)
5. 4- CAR ($ 2 6 , _ 4 5)
6. 1- Pricey Ziffel ($ 9 . _ 1)
7. 7- GPS ($ _ 7 0)
Final pick: 3- PAINFUL LOSS (Wins $9.31)
The car was $26,845 and the GPS device only cost $270. What made the loss painful was that 8 was her lucky number and the audience somehow talked her out of it; Fingers also made today's setup pretty easy. Darn.
Coming out of the crowd fifth was Dane Thompson and the second IUFB was a greenhouse (Brandi).
Dane: $1,500
Jena: $1,000
Melanie: $1,600
Eric: BUCK
ARP: $1,657
Melanie, a Marine Corps supporter, played One Wrong Price for an Indiana Jones pinball machine marked at $4,695 (Rachael), a telescope marked at $2,095 (Lanisha) and a Pulaski dinette marked at $2,879 (Brandi). She thought the pinball machine's price was wrong...I don't think so. The telescope was the way to go with an ARP of $2,535.
Leaving the mob sixth was April Simental and the third IUFB was a beverage center (Rachael).
April: $1,000
Eric: $1,100
Dane: BUCK
Jena: $850
ARP: $799
Dane, a student from San Diego and an aspiring dentist, played Bonkers for a Wesley Allen queen bed (Lanisha). Board:
6 4 5 8
1. LHHL- FIVE SECOND EXACTA!
ARP: $3,791. Not that it mattered in today's playing, but the lights on the gameboard were a little out of control.
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #1:
Melanie ($1,657): $.80
Randi ($2,509): 25 + 55 = $.80
Dane ($4,590): $.90
The Bonkers master got to the Showcase!
Coming on down the next go-round was pro boxer Anthony "Tony T.N.T." Grano; he even gave Drew one of his boxing T-shirts! The fourth IUFB was a collection of Ralph Lauren sweaters (Lanisha).
Anthony: $600
Jena: $450
April: $588
Eric: $601
ARP: $1,758
Eric played Pick a Pair for a La-Z-Boy living room group (Brandi) plus SCUBA gear (Rachael), all worth $4,157. Products today were Italian cookies, Soft Scrub cleanser, aluminum foil, a bag of dog food, cranberry & orange muffins and Dial Complete hand wash. His first pick was the dog food...$4.49. He thought the other $4.49 item was the cleaner...but that was $3.39. He tried again on matching up the $4.49 items, and his final pick was the soap...but it was the foil. The cookies and the soap both cost $2.29 and the $3.39 items were the muffins and the cleanser.
After him came Vanessa Neville and the next IUFB was a pair of watches that came down from the ceiling.
Vanessa: $2,500
Anthony: $2,600
Jena: $1,550
April: $1,888
All were over.
Vanessa: $1,100
Anthony: $1,101
Jena: $1,150
April: BUCK
ARP: $1,200
By being the last of today's first four called on down contestants to escape Contestant's Row at this point in the show, Jena from Riverside, CA played Dice Game for a Ford Fusion (Std., AT, Assist, Mats)(Rachael, meaning Brandi & Lanisha brought out the dice table). After 2 went up as the first number, she was off and rolling.
Second number rolled: 4; NO, LOWER
Third number rolled: 6; NO, LOWER FREEBIE
Fourth number rolled: 5; NO, LOWER
Last number rolled: 6; NO, LOWER FREEBIE #2
Second number was 2. Third number was 1. Last number was 5; don't show a 6 on the fourth digit...it was 4 and she won the $22,145 car!
The last contestant was Velia McDonald and the final IUFB was a water bounce platform (Lanisha & Rachael).
Velia: $1,100
April: $950
Vanessa: $1,150
Anthony: BUCK
ARP: $900
The boxer made it on stage! He tried to score a KO in Double Prices for a trip to Rome (Brandi). It was either $8,163 or $9,006. His "Alakazaam" pick was $8,163...sorry.
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #2:
Anthony ($900): 50 + 75 = KNOCKED OUT FOR GOOD
Eric ($1,758): $.70
Jena ($23,345): 65 + Dime = $.75
By a nickel, Jena went to the Showcase! It was a battle of the day's two Pricing Game winners today there.
The first Showcase was all about the love of food. First, store some in your new Viking kitchen appliances (Lanisha). Second, part of your spending may have to take a break, because also in the offering was free groceries for a year! Third, you could also cut back on your cooking workload by bringing in your own personal chef from BigCityChefs to make a four-course meal! Finally, if all of the home food isn't good enough for you, try some of the spicy food in New Orleans (Brandi).
JENA PASSES TO DANE; DANE BIDS $15,000 ON FOOD SHOWCASE (the audience moaned)
MY BID FOR FOOD SHOWCASE: $15,550
For Jena, there was a laptop (Lanisha), a hovercraft (Rachael) and a Harley-Davidson motorcycle (Brandi). I hated the writing for this showcase.
JENA BIDS $22,000 ON HOVERCRAFT/MOTORCYCLE SHOWCASE
MY BID FOR HOVERCRAFT/MOTORCYCLE SHOWCASE: $31,500
JENA'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $22,000
ARP: $27,958
DIFFERENCE: $5,958
DANE'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $15,000
ARP: $28,862
DIFFERENCE: $13,862- LOSS; JENA WINS!
I wasn't surprised that the second showcase was expensive, but I was shocked on the first one. Does a personal chef cost about ten grand or something? Anyway, Jena took home a big haul of $51,303!
ROUND 1:
1. #9 (Mani)- OOPS!!! ($500,000; second time ever that's happened)
2. #3 (J.C.)- $5,000
3. #1 (Katawna)- $500
4. #13 (Debra)- $200
5. #19 (Bryan)- $10
OPENING OFFER: $11,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 2:
1. #8 (Eva)- $400
2. #2 (Angela)- PENNY
3. #10 (Lisa)- BUCK
4. #14 (Paula)- $7,500
5. #12 (Lani)- $25,000
SECOND OFFER: $17,500- NO DEAL
ROUND 3:
1. #4 (Cammie)- $5
2. #15 (Ashley)- $10,000
3. #11 (Jerrel)- $100,000 (DANGER ZONE ENFORCED)
4. #18 (Andrea)- $100
THIRD OFFER: $22,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 4:
1. #5 (Anthony)- $50
2. #16 (Tanya)- $2,500
FOURTH OFFER: $28,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 5:
1. #20 (Sylvia)- $25
2. #21 (Chris)- $300 (LEFT SIDE CLEARED)
FIFTH OFFER: $39,000- NO DEAL
19th PICK: #17 (Travis)- $50,000 (STRIKE ONE)
SIXTH OFFER: $35,000- NO DEAL
20th PICK: #22 (Tara)- $250,000 (STRIKE TWO)
FINAL OFFER: $18,000- NO DEAL
Does she make a very nice $75,000 recovery at the end after a HORRIBLE beginning to this episode?...
...NO. Darn. She leaves with $1,000.
WOF: Let's see this first Toss-Up in the category of What Are You Doing?:
_ _ K _ _ _
_ T _ E _ D _ _ C E
Theresa knows about TAKING ATTENDANCE for $1,000.
$5,000 WINNING ID OF THE NIGHT: LP10032
Here are tonight's educators:
Theresa Clarke (Shelbyville, IL; I doubt she's related to former $100,000 winner Shanda)- 1st Grade teacher (sometimes, she plays "Wheel of Fortune" with her kids when it comes to learning vocabulary words!)
Christelle Ford (Louisville)- A Spanish teacher who teaches the kindergarten through 3rd Grade levels and the 7th Grade; she's been teaching for two years and is also a volleyball coach
Michael Meli (Honolulu)- High school English teacher
$2,000 Toss-Up category is Fun & Games, and it's a one-wordy:
_ N U _ K L E _ A L L
Theresa KOs the KNUCKLEBALL for another $2,000.
After a trip to Berlin worth $6,989 appears on the wheel (all Round 1 trips this week are courtesy of EF Educational Tours), the Round 1/Prize Puzzle Round category is Event. Midway in the round, after Michael & Theresa hit back to back Lose a Turns, Christelle picks up the Berlin trip with an S. After she later buys the I's, we have...
S _ I L I _ _/_ _ T/WITH/THE/
T I _ E
...I believe I know it, but she hits the round's third Lose a Turn. Michael then calls a $600 G and solves SAILING OUT WITH THE TIDE for $1,400 and a Caribbean Cruise from Princess Cruises, a total of $6,400 in cash and cruise; he now has a $400 lead.
DUDS: M, R (while Christelle was on the trip)
WINNING ID FOR TRIP: LD6128287
(Miss Ford's Spanish Club does a shout-out before the first commercial break.)
Campbell's Jackpot Round category is Before & After. Christelle becomes the night's first Bankrupt victim on her second spin this round after she calls a pair of T's for $1,200. Midway in the round, we get back to her and she calls two B's for $7,000, but she then repeats the H. After Michael calls the Y, we have...
WE'RE/E _ _ E _ T _ _ _/A/BABY/
RUTH
...but he duds out with L. Theresa then calls an $800 N and solves WE'RE EXPECTING A BABY RUTH to add $200 more to that amount and go to $4,000.
DUDS: L
BANKRUPTS: 3 (Everybody)
IHOP Mystery Round category is Things, and it's a big puzzle. Michael starts off with the Mystery Wedge next to Lose a Turn and calls three T's. He takes $3,000 for them (good, because Bankrupt's back there), but he then spins Bankrupt to lose that amount right back; that's his second one tonight. Later, Theresa hits the same Mystery Wedge and calls four N's...but she flips the wedge over and loses $1,550, resulting in the fifth Bankrupt of the night. Then, Christelle calls the S's and we have...
THE/S E _ E N/_ _ N _ E _ S/_ _/THE/
_ N _ _ E N T/_ _ _ _ _
...she next calls the R's for another $900, the W's for another $1,000, the D's for another $1,100 and she solves THE SEVEN WONDERS OF THE ANCIENT WORLD for $3,600.
BANKRUPTS: 2 (Michael, Theresa)
$3,000 Toss-Up category is Phrase:
_ _ R/N _ _ K/_ F/_ H E/W _ _ D S
The correct answer to this puzzle is Al Roker's famous line while doing the weather on "Today", minus "Here's what's happening in..." and the fifth word of that phrase being replaced for this puzzle- OUR NECK OF THE WOODS. Christelle solves it to take a $200 lead heading into the Speed-Up Round category of Fictional Character, with consonants being worth $1,450 apiece. Still anybody's game. After Michael calls the K, we have...
H A M L _ T/_ R _ N _ _/_ F/
D _ N M A R K
...he solves HAMLET PRINCE OF DENMARK for another $7,250 and the championship with $13,650! Christelle leaves with $6,600 and Theresa leaves with four grand.
Big Money Round: After Mr. Meli gets a good luck message from his AP English class, he spins the S in AMERICA'S. Tonight's endgame category is Phrase. Starting with:
_ _ _ E
_ _ L _ E
He calls F, P, M and I and gets...
F _ _ E
_ _ L _ E
...because he doesn't win, he won't be getting a Honda Civic Hybrid at FACE VALUE, much less at all. He needed the A's and the C to have won.
Jeopardy!: Matt Kohlstedt's opponents for his fourth day:
Chris Schleicher (Winchester, MA)- Student
Luis Roman (NYC)- Public defender
The first set of categories:
GUITAR HERO
GRAND THEFT AUTO
WORLD OF WARCRAFT
ROCK BAND
HALF-LIFE
VIDEO GAMES
A video game-themed board to start the game off. Kohlstedt leads at the first break with $3,000; Roman's just $400 behind him and Schleicher has $1,800. Unfortunately for the champ, just before he's interviewed for the fourth time by Alex Trebek, the judges reversed a correct response of his on a $1,000 clue, sending him down to $1,000 and third place. Late in the round, Schleicher finds the Daily Double under the $600 Warcraft clue with $3,200, trailing Roman for the lead by $2,000; the champ now has two grand. His wager is $1,200.
Introduced in WWII, this company's Me-262 jet might have made a difference but for a fuel shortage.
"What is Boeing?"...incorrect. The company we were looking for was Messerschmitt; he's now tied for second at the moment. After the round, Roman leads him $4,600-$4,200; the champ's down to $1,200.
ROUND 1 LACH TRASH: $1,200
DJ! Categories:
WORLD LITERATURE
JOHNNY'S CLASSIC TV THEME SONGS
SECOND-LARGEST CITIES (the right country must be IDed each time)
WORLD OF DANCE
ODE ON A GRECIAN, EARNED
WATERY TERMS
Schleicher quickly finds the round's first Daily Double under the $800 Dance clue with five grand right now and an $800 lead over Roman. His wager is $1,600. To triple his lead:
A beverage for which Cuba is famous makes up the first three letters of this dance with subtle hip movements.
"What is the Rumba?"...is right to keep the lead and go to $6,600! Believe it or not, the $1,600 clue from the TV Theme Songs with Johnny Gilbert category turns out to be the other Daily Double! Schleicher found all three of them tonight; he has $9,800 while Roman has $6,600 and the champ's at $3,200. His wager this time is $2,000 on these words from Johnny:
"Well the names have all changed since you hung around, but those dreams have remained & they've turned around"
"What is Cheers?"...no. The right show was "Welcome Back, Kotter", so his new score is now $7,800.
DJ! LACH TRASH: $6,000
SCORES AFTER DOUBLE JEOPARDY!:
Matt: $6,400
Luis: $12,200
Chris: $15,000
CORYAT SCORES:
Matt: $6,400
Luis: $12,200
Chris: $17,400
FJ! CATEGORY: Celebrity Marriages.
Her third husband won a Best Actor Oscar in the '90s'; her second husband, like her dad, is a rock & roll hall of famer.
We start with the champion, whose response was "Who is Liv Tyler?"...incorrect, but it only costs him $799, so his final total's $5,601. Luis Roman also wrote that down and risked $8,800, so he's out of it with $3,400. Mr. Schleicher tried "What is Taylor?"...but it's Lisa Marie Presley. He can't have risked more than $9,399...
...$9,401, meaning he loses by two dollars and for the second time this week, Matt Kohlstedt has won a game thanks to a low FJ! wager! Four-day total: $55,402.
TPIR: This episode's first four contestants were Randi Wittak, Eric Dunlap, Melanie Vaccaro & Jena Stucker. After Drew made another late entrance, the first IUFB was an 11" LCD TV (Lanisha & Rachael).
Jena: $550
Melanie: $850
Eric: $601
Randi: $2,400
ARP: $2,500
Randi, a student at Cal State-Fullerton, did a cartwheel while getting on stage! And she will be doing a lot of them if she won a 2009 Pontiac Solstice (Std., AT, AC, Conv.)(Brandi) playing Any Number. The other prize beside the piggy bank this time was a GPS device (Rachael). First number in the price of the sportscar was 2.
1. 6- CAR ($ 2 6 , _ _ _)
2. 5- CAR ($ 2 6 , _ _ 5)
3. 9- Pricey Ziffel ($ 9 . _ _)
4. 0- GPS device ($ _ _ 0)
5. 4- CAR ($ 2 6 , _ 4 5)
6. 1- Pricey Ziffel ($ 9 . _ 1)
7. 7- GPS ($ _ 7 0)
Final pick: 3- PAINFUL LOSS (Wins $9.31)
The car was $26,845 and the GPS device only cost $270. What made the loss painful was that 8 was her lucky number and the audience somehow talked her out of it; Fingers also made today's setup pretty easy. Darn.
Coming out of the crowd fifth was Dane Thompson and the second IUFB was a greenhouse (Brandi).
Dane: $1,500
Jena: $1,000
Melanie: $1,600
Eric: BUCK
ARP: $1,657
Melanie, a Marine Corps supporter, played One Wrong Price for an Indiana Jones pinball machine marked at $4,695 (Rachael), a telescope marked at $2,095 (Lanisha) and a Pulaski dinette marked at $2,879 (Brandi). She thought the pinball machine's price was wrong...I don't think so. The telescope was the way to go with an ARP of $2,535.
Leaving the mob sixth was April Simental and the third IUFB was a beverage center (Rachael).
April: $1,000
Eric: $1,100
Dane: BUCK
Jena: $850
ARP: $799
Dane, a student from San Diego and an aspiring dentist, played Bonkers for a Wesley Allen queen bed (Lanisha). Board:
6 4 5 8
1. LHHL- FIVE SECOND EXACTA!
ARP: $3,791. Not that it mattered in today's playing, but the lights on the gameboard were a little out of control.
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #1:
Melanie ($1,657): $.80
Randi ($2,509): 25 + 55 = $.80
Dane ($4,590): $.90
The Bonkers master got to the Showcase!
Coming on down the next go-round was pro boxer Anthony "Tony T.N.T." Grano; he even gave Drew one of his boxing T-shirts! The fourth IUFB was a collection of Ralph Lauren sweaters (Lanisha).
Anthony: $600
Jena: $450
April: $588
Eric: $601
ARP: $1,758
Eric played Pick a Pair for a La-Z-Boy living room group (Brandi) plus SCUBA gear (Rachael), all worth $4,157. Products today were Italian cookies, Soft Scrub cleanser, aluminum foil, a bag of dog food, cranberry & orange muffins and Dial Complete hand wash. His first pick was the dog food...$4.49. He thought the other $4.49 item was the cleaner...but that was $3.39. He tried again on matching up the $4.49 items, and his final pick was the soap...but it was the foil. The cookies and the soap both cost $2.29 and the $3.39 items were the muffins and the cleanser.
After him came Vanessa Neville and the next IUFB was a pair of watches that came down from the ceiling.
Vanessa: $2,500
Anthony: $2,600
Jena: $1,550
April: $1,888
All were over.
Vanessa: $1,100
Anthony: $1,101
Jena: $1,150
April: BUCK
ARP: $1,200
By being the last of today's first four called on down contestants to escape Contestant's Row at this point in the show, Jena from Riverside, CA played Dice Game for a Ford Fusion (Std., AT, Assist, Mats)(Rachael, meaning Brandi & Lanisha brought out the dice table). After 2 went up as the first number, she was off and rolling.
Second number rolled: 4; NO, LOWER
Third number rolled: 6; NO, LOWER FREEBIE
Fourth number rolled: 5; NO, LOWER
Last number rolled: 6; NO, LOWER FREEBIE #2
Second number was 2. Third number was 1. Last number was 5; don't show a 6 on the fourth digit...it was 4 and she won the $22,145 car!
The last contestant was Velia McDonald and the final IUFB was a water bounce platform (Lanisha & Rachael).
Velia: $1,100
April: $950
Vanessa: $1,150
Anthony: BUCK
ARP: $900
The boxer made it on stage! He tried to score a KO in Double Prices for a trip to Rome (Brandi). It was either $8,163 or $9,006. His "Alakazaam" pick was $8,163...sorry.
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #2:
Anthony ($900): 50 + 75 = KNOCKED OUT FOR GOOD
Eric ($1,758): $.70
Jena ($23,345): 65 + Dime = $.75
By a nickel, Jena went to the Showcase! It was a battle of the day's two Pricing Game winners today there.
The first Showcase was all about the love of food. First, store some in your new Viking kitchen appliances (Lanisha). Second, part of your spending may have to take a break, because also in the offering was free groceries for a year! Third, you could also cut back on your cooking workload by bringing in your own personal chef from BigCityChefs to make a four-course meal! Finally, if all of the home food isn't good enough for you, try some of the spicy food in New Orleans (Brandi).
JENA PASSES TO DANE; DANE BIDS $15,000 ON FOOD SHOWCASE (the audience moaned)
MY BID FOR FOOD SHOWCASE: $15,550
For Jena, there was a laptop (Lanisha), a hovercraft (Rachael) and a Harley-Davidson motorcycle (Brandi). I hated the writing for this showcase.
JENA BIDS $22,000 ON HOVERCRAFT/MOTORCYCLE SHOWCASE
MY BID FOR HOVERCRAFT/MOTORCYCLE SHOWCASE: $31,500
JENA'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $22,000
ARP: $27,958
DIFFERENCE: $5,958
DANE'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $15,000
ARP: $28,862
DIFFERENCE: $13,862- LOSS; JENA WINS!
I wasn't surprised that the second showcase was expensive, but I was shocked on the first one. Does a personal chef cost about ten grand or something? Anyway, Jena took home a big haul of $51,303!
"Top Chef" 1/21
This week's guest judge is Stephen Starr.
QUICKFIRE CHALLENGE #9: Create one dish to showcase a prospective restaurant.
Since we've gone past the midway point of the season, immunity is now out of play. Two winners were chosen for this challenge.
Carla: Cod seared in tomato oil w/ Italian salsa & mache green salad- DUD (not enough salt)
Hosea: Shrimp w/ morel mushroom cream sauce, garlic potato puree & poached asparagus
Leah: Tempura poussin w/ dashi soy sauce & rice wine vinegar
Stefan: Fried white asparagus w/ trout, asparagus salad & white asparagus soup
Jeff: Grilled salmon w/ sunchoke & artichoke puree, grilled corn & asparagus salad- DUD (too mushy)
Radhika: Pan-seared cod w/ butter braised corn, spinach & chorizo w/ cream sauce
Jamie: Chilean sea bass w/ creamed corn, bacon, peas & garlic scape
Fabio: Tuna & swordfish carpaccio, roasted vegetable salad & filet mignon sandwich- DUD (too salty)
The winners were...
...Radhika & Leah! They each became a team captain for the next Elimination Challenge.
ELIMINATION CHALLENGE #9: It's that time again- RESTAURANT WARS! Here are the teams:
1. Radhika, Jamie, Carla, Jeff
2. Leah, Hosea, Fabio, Stefan
Each team had a $3,000 shopping budget, and they had six hours to prep at Bridgewater's. Here were the restaurant names for both teams:
Team Radhika: Sahana
Team Leah: Sunset Lounge
The Leah & Hosea love story continues, since they're both still alive.
SAHANA:
Appetizers:
1. Whole-wheat naan bread w/garlic oil
2. Curried carrot soup w/ smoked paprika & raita
3. Chickpea cake w/ seared scallop, masala tomato sauce & arugula salad
Entrees:
1. White lentil tabouli, seared snapped, tomato water & pea shoots
2. Cinnamon & saffron braised lamb shank w/ Israeli couscous
Desserts:
1. Spiced chocolate cake, creme fromage & cashew brittle- DUD
2. Fig & minted frozen yogurts w/ baklava cigars- DUD
SUNSET LOUNGE:
Amuse-bouche: Vegetable roll w/ mushrooms, carrots, cabbage & sweet chili sauce- DUD
Appetizers:
1. Tuna & salmon sashimi, radish salad & Yuzu vinaigrette
2. Coconut curry bisque w/ shrimp dumplings
Entrees:
1. Braised beef short ribs w/ ginger vegetables & beef demi-glace
2. Seared black cod w/ fresh vegetables & Chinese cabbage- DUD (fish was undercooked; the underneath part was too salty)
Desserts:
1. Chocolate rice parfait, grapefruit jelly & pineapple
2. Lemongrass & ginger panna cotta peach puree w/ ginger honey
Palate cleanser: Frozen mango, bitter chocolate & mint lollipop
The winners were...
...by a narrow margin, Sunset Lounge! The individual winner was Stefan; he got some GE appliances. Stefan is the first three-time Elimination Challenge winner this season!
The Sahana member sent packing this week was...
...captain Radhika Desai.
QUICKFIRE CHALLENGE #9: Create one dish to showcase a prospective restaurant.
Since we've gone past the midway point of the season, immunity is now out of play. Two winners were chosen for this challenge.
Carla: Cod seared in tomato oil w/ Italian salsa & mache green salad- DUD (not enough salt)
Hosea: Shrimp w/ morel mushroom cream sauce, garlic potato puree & poached asparagus
Leah: Tempura poussin w/ dashi soy sauce & rice wine vinegar
Stefan: Fried white asparagus w/ trout, asparagus salad & white asparagus soup
Jeff: Grilled salmon w/ sunchoke & artichoke puree, grilled corn & asparagus salad- DUD (too mushy)
Radhika: Pan-seared cod w/ butter braised corn, spinach & chorizo w/ cream sauce
Jamie: Chilean sea bass w/ creamed corn, bacon, peas & garlic scape
Fabio: Tuna & swordfish carpaccio, roasted vegetable salad & filet mignon sandwich- DUD (too salty)
The winners were...
...Radhika & Leah! They each became a team captain for the next Elimination Challenge.
ELIMINATION CHALLENGE #9: It's that time again- RESTAURANT WARS! Here are the teams:
1. Radhika, Jamie, Carla, Jeff
2. Leah, Hosea, Fabio, Stefan
Each team had a $3,000 shopping budget, and they had six hours to prep at Bridgewater's. Here were the restaurant names for both teams:
Team Radhika: Sahana
Team Leah: Sunset Lounge
The Leah & Hosea love story continues, since they're both still alive.
SAHANA:
Appetizers:
1. Whole-wheat naan bread w/garlic oil
2. Curried carrot soup w/ smoked paprika & raita
3. Chickpea cake w/ seared scallop, masala tomato sauce & arugula salad
Entrees:
1. White lentil tabouli, seared snapped, tomato water & pea shoots
2. Cinnamon & saffron braised lamb shank w/ Israeli couscous
Desserts:
1. Spiced chocolate cake, creme fromage & cashew brittle- DUD
2. Fig & minted frozen yogurts w/ baklava cigars- DUD
SUNSET LOUNGE:
Amuse-bouche: Vegetable roll w/ mushrooms, carrots, cabbage & sweet chili sauce- DUD
Appetizers:
1. Tuna & salmon sashimi, radish salad & Yuzu vinaigrette
2. Coconut curry bisque w/ shrimp dumplings
Entrees:
1. Braised beef short ribs w/ ginger vegetables & beef demi-glace
2. Seared black cod w/ fresh vegetables & Chinese cabbage- DUD (fish was undercooked; the underneath part was too salty)
Desserts:
1. Chocolate rice parfait, grapefruit jelly & pineapple
2. Lemongrass & ginger panna cotta peach puree w/ ginger honey
Palate cleanser: Frozen mango, bitter chocolate & mint lollipop
The winners were...
...by a narrow margin, Sunset Lounge! The individual winner was Stefan; he got some GE appliances. Stefan is the first three-time Elimination Challenge winner this season!
The Sahana member sent packing this week was...
...captain Radhika Desai.
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
"American Idol" 1/21
Tonight's audition stop is Louisville, home of Churchill Downs (and the Kentucky Derby).
GOOD:
Joanna Pacitti (Philadelphia; formerly worked for A & M Records)
Brent Keith Smith (Blanchester, OH)
Matt Giraud (Kalamazoo, MI; dueling piano player)
Alexis Grace (Memphis)
Shera Lawrence (Bowling Green)
Leneshe Young (Cincinatti; sang an original song)
CLOSE BUT NO CIGAR:
Aaron Williamson (Louisville; too loud)
EPIC FAILURES:
Tiffany Shedd (Cincinatti; way out of tune with Mariah Carey's "Hero")
Obianuju Omwurah (Mocksville, NC; too squeaky and out of tune)
Ross Plavsic (Crestview Hills, KY; depressing voice and scratchy throat)
Rebecca Garcia (Nashville; bombed Carrie Underwood's "Before He Cheats")
Ten made it through on Day 1 of the auditions, while another nine got by the first step on Day 2.
GOOD:
Joanna Pacitti (Philadelphia; formerly worked for A & M Records)
Brent Keith Smith (Blanchester, OH)
Matt Giraud (Kalamazoo, MI; dueling piano player)
Alexis Grace (Memphis)
Shera Lawrence (Bowling Green)
Leneshe Young (Cincinatti; sang an original song)
CLOSE BUT NO CIGAR:
Aaron Williamson (Louisville; too loud)
EPIC FAILURES:
Tiffany Shedd (Cincinatti; way out of tune with Mariah Carey's "Hero")
Obianuju Omwurah (Mocksville, NC; too squeaky and out of tune)
Ross Plavsic (Crestview Hills, KY; depressing voice and scratchy throat)
Rebecca Garcia (Nashville; bombed Carrie Underwood's "Before He Cheats")
Ten made it through on Day 1 of the auditions, while another nine got by the first step on Day 2.
"The Contender" 1/21
Troy Ross, the one who scored the season's first TKO win last week, decides to claim the other spot in the first quarterfinal fight vs. the season's first winner, Felix Cora, Jr. Here are the three quarterfinal matchups set up so far:
1. Felix Cora, Jr. vs. Troy Ross
2. Alfredo Escalera, Jr. vs. A.K. Laleye
3. Hino Ehihkamenor vs. Deon Elam
We will wrap up the preliminary round tonight, because two fights will take place on this episode.
PRELIMINARY FIGHT #7: Rico Hoye vs. Michael Alexander
Round 1: I thought this was an even round, so I gave both fighters a 10.
Round 2: Another uneventful round, but I gave this round solely to Alexander this time, so he leads 20-19 on my scorecard.
Round 3: Hoye delivers a lot of uppercuts in the middle of this round; I personally thought that was enough for him to win this round, so my scorecard was tied at 29 all after three rounds.
Round 4: Hoye controlled this round, so I now had him leading 39-38 heading into the last round.
Final Round: Hoye dominated the early parts of the round. Alexander then tries to get something going with a few flurries of punches, but Hoye traps him in a corner and delivers a few shots in that position. Hoye then controls the remainder of the round.
Hoye wins this fight to get the first spot in the last quarterfinal fight. I had him winning 49-47; two judges had it 49-46 while the other scored it 48-47. The Gold Team has now won five straight fights!
FINAL PRELIMINARY FIGHT: Timothy Flamos vs. Ryan Coyne
Round 1: The two trade shots early on; Coyne then goes ahead with a few unanswered punches. Flamos later traps Coyne in the corner but Coyne responds with a solid uppercut. I gave Coyne this first round; Coyne's trainers are concerned that he might suffer a cut later on in the fight the way he has been moving/punching so far.
Round 2: Team Coyne's fears are realized early on this round- a cut opens around Coyne's left eye after a big punch by Flamos. I had Flamos winning this round, so I had the score tied at 19 all after two.
Round 3: This was a tight round, but I felt Flamos did a little more, so I gave him the round and he now leads 29-28 on my card.
Round 4: Flamos unleashes a big punch about a minute into the round. He dominated the round in my book, so he now leads my card 39-37 with one round left.
Final Round: Coyne needs at least a knockdown in this last round to have any hope...but nothing significant happens.
While I had Flamos winning 49-46, it's a split decision on the official scorecards. One judge had it 49-46...the other way (Coyne). Another had it 48-47 for Flamos. The deciding judge also had it 48-47 for somebody. The one who will face Rico Hoye in the last quarterfinal fight is...
...Ryan Coyne! That ends the Gold Team's winning streak.
1. Felix Cora, Jr. vs. Troy Ross
2. Alfredo Escalera, Jr. vs. A.K. Laleye
3. Hino Ehihkamenor vs. Deon Elam
We will wrap up the preliminary round tonight, because two fights will take place on this episode.
PRELIMINARY FIGHT #7: Rico Hoye vs. Michael Alexander
Round 1: I thought this was an even round, so I gave both fighters a 10.
Round 2: Another uneventful round, but I gave this round solely to Alexander this time, so he leads 20-19 on my scorecard.
Round 3: Hoye delivers a lot of uppercuts in the middle of this round; I personally thought that was enough for him to win this round, so my scorecard was tied at 29 all after three rounds.
Round 4: Hoye controlled this round, so I now had him leading 39-38 heading into the last round.
Final Round: Hoye dominated the early parts of the round. Alexander then tries to get something going with a few flurries of punches, but Hoye traps him in a corner and delivers a few shots in that position. Hoye then controls the remainder of the round.
Hoye wins this fight to get the first spot in the last quarterfinal fight. I had him winning 49-47; two judges had it 49-46 while the other scored it 48-47. The Gold Team has now won five straight fights!
FINAL PRELIMINARY FIGHT: Timothy Flamos vs. Ryan Coyne
Round 1: The two trade shots early on; Coyne then goes ahead with a few unanswered punches. Flamos later traps Coyne in the corner but Coyne responds with a solid uppercut. I gave Coyne this first round; Coyne's trainers are concerned that he might suffer a cut later on in the fight the way he has been moving/punching so far.
Round 2: Team Coyne's fears are realized early on this round- a cut opens around Coyne's left eye after a big punch by Flamos. I had Flamos winning this round, so I had the score tied at 19 all after two.
Round 3: This was a tight round, but I felt Flamos did a little more, so I gave him the round and he now leads 29-28 on my card.
Round 4: Flamos unleashes a big punch about a minute into the round. He dominated the round in my book, so he now leads my card 39-37 with one round left.
Final Round: Coyne needs at least a knockdown in this last round to have any hope...but nothing significant happens.
While I had Flamos winning 49-46, it's a split decision on the official scorecards. One judge had it 49-46...the other way (Coyne). Another had it 48-47 for Flamos. The deciding judge also had it 48-47 for somebody. The one who will face Rico Hoye in the last quarterfinal fight is...
...Ryan Coyne! That ends the Gold Team's winning streak.
Important FOX scheduling notes
-"Hole in the Wall" has been taken off the schedule again.
-In the place of "Hole in the Wall" this Sunday at 7 PM EST will be the episode of "Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader" that was moved up from January 30th. A repeat of "5th Grader" airs the following Sunday in the same timeslot.
-No game shows will air on FOX at all on January 30th.
Source: The Futon Critic
-In the place of "Hole in the Wall" this Sunday at 7 PM EST will be the episode of "Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader" that was moved up from January 30th. A repeat of "5th Grader" airs the following Sunday in the same timeslot.
-No game shows will air on FOX at all on January 30th.
Source: The Futon Critic
"13: Fear is Real" 1/21
Steffanie stupidly was fishing for alligators!
When they're brought to home base, the Mastermind tells them that there's a broken raft that could be used to go across the swamp to claim something special. However, doing this is optional.
As it turns out, the surprise is...beer.
As for the Killer? It's a male...and he gets a hold of Steffanie at home base, resulting in her becoming the third contestant to be killed off this season.
Ritual #3: The ten remaining contestants are paired up.
1. Leah & Melyssa
2. Cody & Kelly
3. Rodney & Ted
4. Ryan & Erica
5. Show & Adam
Each team is given a star puzzle piece to start. The star puzzle is made up of five pieces; the other four pieces in each star puzzle are hidden throughout the woods. The ones that begin this challenge by sitting in a chair (Melyssa, Kelly, Ted, Erica & Adam) get a walkie-talkie and a map to direct their partners to the puzzie piece areas. After a team collects all the puzzle pieces, they can try to assemble their puzzle. The last team to finish their puzzle goes to the Execution Round.
1. Cody & Kelly
2. Show & Adam
3. Leah & Melyssa
The last team to finish before the execution is...
...Rodney & Ted. Thanks in part to not having enough puzzle pieces after coming out of the woods, Ryan & Erica are now in danger of being the night's other eliminated contestant.
EXECUTION #3: Ryan & Erica are both tied up in some restraints to a tree while some wild dogs bark at them, some surrounding trees get cut down by a chainsaw and a few explosions occur near both contestants. The first one to untie themself stays in the game.
The fourth contestant killed off is...
Erica
Ryan
...Ryan.
IMPORTANT NOTE: For the rest of the show's run, it will be airing on Fridays at 9 PM EST. In fact, the next episode airs this Friday.
When they're brought to home base, the Mastermind tells them that there's a broken raft that could be used to go across the swamp to claim something special. However, doing this is optional.
As it turns out, the surprise is...beer.
As for the Killer? It's a male...and he gets a hold of Steffanie at home base, resulting in her becoming the third contestant to be killed off this season.
Ritual #3: The ten remaining contestants are paired up.
1. Leah & Melyssa
2. Cody & Kelly
3. Rodney & Ted
4. Ryan & Erica
5. Show & Adam
Each team is given a star puzzle piece to start. The star puzzle is made up of five pieces; the other four pieces in each star puzzle are hidden throughout the woods. The ones that begin this challenge by sitting in a chair (Melyssa, Kelly, Ted, Erica & Adam) get a walkie-talkie and a map to direct their partners to the puzzie piece areas. After a team collects all the puzzle pieces, they can try to assemble their puzzle. The last team to finish their puzzle goes to the Execution Round.
1. Cody & Kelly
2. Show & Adam
3. Leah & Melyssa
The last team to finish before the execution is...
...Rodney & Ted. Thanks in part to not having enough puzzle pieces after coming out of the woods, Ryan & Erica are now in danger of being the night's other eliminated contestant.
EXECUTION #3: Ryan & Erica are both tied up in some restraints to a tree while some wild dogs bark at them, some surrounding trees get cut down by a chainsaw and a few explosions occur near both contestants. The first one to untie themself stays in the game.
The fourth contestant killed off is...
Erica
Ryan
...Ryan.
IMPORTANT NOTE: For the rest of the show's run, it will be airing on Fridays at 9 PM EST. In fact, the next episode airs this Friday.
1/21/2009 Results
TPIR: We begin today with Melli, Mari, Edward and Laura. Drew makes a slo-mo entrance and the first IUFB is a Dell laptop (Brandi).
Edward: $1,450
Mari: $1,050
Melli: $1,750
Laura: $1,600
ARP: $1,403
Mari Scott, not the same one that won one of the last big money tournaments of the most recent version of "Pyramid", will try to win some big money of her own, $10,000 to be exact, playing the Grand Game. Today's target is $3.50 and the products are Clorox bleach, soup, Gold Bond Cream, Lady Speed Stick, G2 sports drink and Jolly Time Popcorn.
1. Soup- $1.29 ($10)
2. Sports drink- $1.49 ($100)
3. Popcorn- $2.49 ($1,000)
She goes for it with the bleach...it's $2.19, meaning after a long losing streak to start the season, we've had two $10,000 Grand Game wins in a row!
(I would've picked the deodorant on my last pick instead.)
Leaving the big crowd fifth is Dexter Gareau from SDSU and the second IUFB is a selection of Vera Wang fragrances and a Barbie doll (Brandi & Rachael).
Dexter: $700
Melli: $350
Laura: $1,100
Edward: $699 (DOH)
ARP: $880
If this Dexter's as smart as the one on the cartoon "Dexter's Laboratory" while playing Lucky $even, he'll win the all-new 2009 Dodge Challenger SE (Std., 26G, Sound, EBH)(Lanisha). First number is 2. He chooses 6 as the second number...
$ 2 5 , _ _ _
...just costs him a dollar. Third number guess is 7...
$ 2 5 , 8 _ _
...only costs him another dollar. He goes down to 4 on the fourth number...
$ 2 5 , 8 2 _
...that costs him two bucks that time, so he's down to $3 for his last guess. He goes with 6 for the last digit...
$ 2 5 , 8 2 5
...he wins the car with a buck to spare! He also could've won the car had he guessed 5 every time, but he didn't need that strategy!
Video Bonus: Today's Lucky $even (HD)
Coming on down sixth is Hanna Apple and the third IUFB is Tommy Bahama home accessories (Lanisha).
Hanna: $375 (OOPS)
Melli: $400 (STAGE GARF)
Laura: $650
Edward: $402
ARP: $994
Laura Levreault, whose husband serves in the Marine Corps, plays Most Expensive for a 46" LCD TV (Rachael), a guitar (Lanisha) and a coffee system (Brandi). She picks the TV. The guitar is $1,299, the coffee system is $2,498...and the TV's $2,899, so we have a perfect first half!
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #1:
Laura ($7,690): 45 + 95 = OVER
Mari ($11,403): $.55
Dexter ($26,706): 20 + 15 = $.35
Thanks to Mari not listening to the audience's advice after her first spin, she's in the Showcase today.
Next comes Donna Lane and the fourth IUFB is a pair of patio heaters (Brandi).
Donna: $999
Edward: $1,000
Hanna: $1,100
Melli: $1,225
Donna gets a second chance, because everyone's over.
Donna: $799
Edward: $899
Hanna: $675
Melli: BUCK
ARP: $518
Melli Vytlacil plays Secret X for a Broyhill dining room worth $7,732. Her free X:
(X)(??)(--)
(--)(??)(--)
(--)(??)(--)
Today's SPs modeled by Lanisha:
Photo CD recorder: $153 or $200?
Handheld poker video game: $89 or $120?
She gets the recorder at $200, but is incorrect with the video game at $89. Her final setup:
(X)(??)(--)
(--)(??)(--)
(--)(??)(X)
She nearly placed the other X in the bottom left square. Good thing she changed her mind, because the game would've been over after she missed the video game. She needs the Secret X to be in the middle...
(X)(X)(--)
(--)(--)(--)
(--)(--)(X)
...but it's up top, so she definitely needed that third X to have won.
After that comes Emily Swenberg from the crowd and the fifth IUFB is a washer/dryer (Rachael).
Emily: $1,500
Donna: $1,100
Edward: $1,501
Hanna: $750
ARP: $2,268
Edward Segura, the last of today's first four called contestants to make it up on stage, is from Fontana, CA and will play Cover Up for a Mercury Milan (Std., SYNC/Mirror, Prot)(Brandi). Board:
First number: 2 or 3?
Second number: 1, 4 or 6?
Third number: 1, 3, 4 or 8?
Fourth number: 0, 2, 5, 6 or 7?
Last number: 0, 2, 3, 4, 6 or 7?
First guess is $24,870...only the first number's right. Second guess is $21,467...the second & third numbers are right. Third attempt is $21,452...he's the second car winner today!
The last person Rich calls on down is John McDougal-Goulet and the final IUFB is a glove chair (Lanisha).
John: $699
Hanna: $750
Emily: $400
Donna: $1,151
ARP: $975
Donna from Maryland plays Pick-a-Number for a ScootCoupe (Rachael). Brandi handles the gameboard today:
$ 6 _ 9 9
NUMBERS AVAILABLE: 2, 5 & 8
I say $6,899, but she goes with $6,599 instead...
$ 6 5 9 9
...and we have a 5 out of 6er!
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #2:
Melli ($718): 20 + 50 = $.70
Donna ($7,574): 20 + 10 = $.30
Edward ($23,720): 15 + 65 = $.80
Edward gets the Top Winner spot in today's Showcase!
First Showcase starts out with Rich telling Drew that his house's having a party with new sporting equipment (Rachael). Second, Rich tells a riddle- what has four arms, legs and floats? It might be you on a Colorado whitewater rafting trip (Lanisha). Finally, if you cross the Atlantic with ski equipment, you'll end up in Austria (Brandi). Another poorly-written showcase by the Drewmeister.
EDWARD BID $17,525 ON TRIPS SHOWCASE
MY BID FOR TRIPS SHOWCASE: $15,325
For Mari, we have a Broyhill bedroom (Lanisha), a lawn mower (Brandi) and a hot tub (Rachael).
MARI BIDS $12,250 ON ROOM/SPA SHOWCASE- POSSIBLE INTENTIONAL GARF
MY BID FOR ROOM/SPA SHOWCASE: $20,000
MARI'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $12,250
ARP: $24,876
DIFFERENCE: $12,626
EDWARD'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $17,525
ARP: $14,483
OVER- MARI WINS!
Mari wins $36,279 in cash and prizes!
DOND: For the record, on Tuesday's pre-empted episode, #14 Maury Rogo went the distance for $10,000. Let's see what happens to today's player, #21 Bill Steinbeck (who is a professional photographer).
ROUND 1:
1. #11 (Jerrel)- PENNY
2. #7 (Mani)- $500
3. #18 (Andrea)- $25,000
4. #1 (James)- $100,000
5. #4 (Cammie)- BUCK
FIRST OFFER: $13,500- NO DEAL
ROUND 2:
1. #14 (Paula)- $5,000
2. #6 (Tennille)- $50,000 (DANGER ZONE ENFORCED)
3. #12 (Lani)- $250,000 (STRIKE ONE)
4. #9 (Ekaterini)- $10
5. #2 (Angela)- $100
SECOND OFFER: $18,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 3:
1. #22 (Tara)- $7,500
2. #8 (Eva)- $1,000
3. #13 (Debra)- $50
4. #16 (Chel)- $25
THIRD OFFER: $25,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 4:
1. #3 (Juan-Carlos; former "Temptation" champion!)- $500,000 (BIG STRIKE TWO)
2. #19 (Bryan)- $10,000
FOURTH OFFER: $4,500- NO DEAL
ROUND 5:
1. #10 (Lisa)- $75,000 (STRIKEOUT)
2. #5 (Anthony)- $200
FIFTH OFFER: $650- NO DEAL
Rest of his game:
19th PICK: #15 (Ashley)- $300
SIXTH OFFER: $950- NO DEAL
20th PICK: #20 (Casey)- $5
FINAL OFFER: $1,400- DEAL
His case had $400.
WOF: The third day of Teacher's Week 2009 begins with the first Toss-Up category of People:
S A F _ _ Y
P A T _ _ L
Stephane solves SAFETY PATROL for a grand.
$5,000 WINNING ID OF THE NIGHT: PP03874
Here are tonight's teachers:
Stephanie Ash (Palm Beach Garden, FL)- 5th Grade teacher for five years and a former FSU graduate
Tracey Damm (Brooksville, FL)- Elementary school teacher for six years
Jeff McBurney (Bremerton, WA)- High school band teacher and soon will get his Master's Degree in conducting
$2,000 Toss-Up category is Living Things:
_ I N K
_ _ L I P S
Stephanie gets another $2,000 with PINK TULIPS.
Round 1 category is Place and out on the wheel now is a trip to Spain from EF Educational Tours worth $7,397. Stephanie spins Lose a Turn after calling a $900 S. Tracey then calls the night's first dud in T. A little into Stephanie's second turn, she calls the C's and we have...
_ _ C E
_ R _ N C _ _ A L ' S
_ F F _ C E
...I think I know. She calls the P for another $300 and the Free Spin and then solves VICE PRINCIPAL'S OFFICE for another $3,300 and $6,300 total.
DUDS: T
BANKRUPTS: 1 (Jeff)
(Just before the first break, Miss Ash's 5th Grade class did a greeting message!)
Campbell's Jackpot/Prize Puzzle Round category is Phrase. Tracey starts off with the left Bankrupt of the Million Dollar Wedge. Jeff immediately gets the same spot (also his second Bankrupt tonight). Stephanie calls the round's first dud in R a little later but holds on to her Free Spin for now. Tracey then hits a regular Bankrupt (also her second tonight); all three turns of hers so far tonight have not gone so well (a dud on her first turn, followed by a Bankrupt on her next two turns). Jeff then calls a $3,500 T, then triples that amount with two H's. After he buys the A's a little later, we have...
L E A _ E/THE/_ A _ N L A N _/
_ E H _ N _
...he calls the D's for another $600, the B for another $300, and buys the I's. He then solves LEAVE THE MAINLAND BEHIND for $11,250 and a trip to Maui, making his total $18,582 in cash and trip.
DUDS: R
BANKRUPTS: 3 (2 by Tracey, Jeff)
WINNING ID FOR TRIP: DS2155352
IHOP Mystery Round category is Before & After. Jeff calls a dud in R after calling a $400 T. Stephanie also duds out with S and she again hangs on to her Free Spin. Tracey finally gets something going by calling a $3,500 T. After she buys the I's later, we have...
_ _ _ _
_ A L L
_ A I T I N _
...she calls the G for another $900, two C's for another $1,600, and then a $300 W after barely dodging a regular Bankrupt. She then buys a U up top to clean out the vowels, then lands on the Mystery Wedge next to the MDW and calls a D. With $6,350 already at stake for her, she decides to take the extra $1,000 and solve DUCK CALL WAITING for $7,350. However, she could've won $16,350 this round and been that much closer to Jeff's lead, because $10,000 was behind that Mystery Wedge.
(Miss Damm's 3rd, 4th & 5th Grade class does a shout-out before the third commercial break.)
DUDS: R, S
Final Toss-Up category is Song Lyrics:
W H _/_ A N ' _/_ E/B _/
F R I _ _ D _ ?
Tracey solves WHY CAN'T WE BE FRIENDS to hit five figures with $10,350; if she had claimed that $10,000 Mystery Wedge from the last round, she would've been in the lead by now. Next category is Things. Early on, Stephanie calls a $5,000 C. After she later calls the L, we have...
_ _ C A _ _ L A R _
_ _ R _ S
...time's running out on using her Free Spin; she finally uses it after buying a dud vowel in E. Unfortunately, she then buys the other dud vowel in the puzzle (I). And we then go to Speed-Up Mode with the remaining consonants being worth $1,800 apiece. Tracey calls the round's fifth dud of M. Jeff then calls the D and solves VOCABULARY WORDS to seal the deal with another $1,800 and $20,382 total! Tracey leaves with $10,350 and Stephanie takes home $6,300.
So far, $37,032 in cash and trip has been handed out tonight.
DUDS: E, I, M, N, T
Big Money Round: Let's see if this endgame will be music to Jeff's ears after it's over. After a good luck message from his Klahowya Secondary School Band, he spins the second A in AMERICA'S; category is Thing. Here's how we begin:
_ E R _ _ L
_ _ _ T _ _ E
He calls C, D, P and A and gets...
A E R _ A L
_ _ _ T A _ E
...we won't be seeing any AERIAL FOOTAGE of a new Honda Civic Hybrid, because he doesn't win it. He needed at least one more consonant in the bottom word.
Jeopardy!: Current champion Matt Kohlstedt (a graduate student originally from La Grange, IL) has won the week's first two games and $24,600. His challengers for his third game are:
Lynne McKenna Frazier (Fort Wayne, IN)- Grant proposal writer
Trevor James (Ottawa, Canada)- Software developer
First set of categories:
BOOK REVIEWS BY TARZAN
SEX & THE CITY
THEME PARK FUN
I RAN FOR PREZ IN 2008
"IN" WORDS
IT'S TOO LATE
At the first break, the Canadian leads with $3,400, but Frazier's just $200 behind him. The champ trails James by $1,000 at this point. Shortly into the second half of the first round, everyone's tied for the lead at $3,400. After getting the $800 clue in I Ran for Prez 2008, though, Frazier finds the Daily Double under the $1,000 clue there. With $4,200 now, she wagers $1,200. To stay ahead:
In September 2008, this Republican had his own mini-convention at Minneapolis' Target Center and drew 10,000 folks.
"Who is Ron Paul?"...is right to keep the lead with $5,400! At the round's conclusion, the champ now leads with $7,200; Frazier's still at $5,400 and James has $4,800.
NO TRIPLE STUMPERS THIS ROUND
DJ! Categories:
ANNUAL EVENTS (Clue Crew clues from different countries)
PET PROJECTS?
SCIENTISTS AS PARENTS?
KEY INGREDIENTS
BEFORE & AFTER
IT'S NEVER TOO LATE
Frazier finds the round's first Daily Double under the $1,600 clue in It's Never Too Late after solving the $1,200 clue; she has $6,600 now and trails the champ by $1,800. Her wager is $1,400.
According to him, this guy didn't publish the first of his books until the age of 70.
"Who is...Robertson?"...is definitely wrong. It was Edmond Hoyle, so she's down to $5,200. Midway in the round, James finds the other DD under the middle Scientists as Parents clue with $6,800; Frazier has $6,400 and the champ's still in front with $9,600. His wager is $3,000. For a slight lead:
When you have daughters of your own, with this chromosomal letter pair, you'll understand.
"What is XX?"...two X's give him the lead with $9,800!
DJ! LACH TRASH: $8,000
SCORES AFTER DOUBLE JEOPARDY!:
Matt: $18,000
Trevor: $12,600
Lynne: $9,200
CORYAT SCORES:
Matt: $18,000
Trevor: $10,800
Lynne: $10,600
FJ! CATEGORY: Plays of the 1980s.
This Pulitze Prize-winning play was inspired by the writer's own experiences selling real estate in Chicago.
LYNNE:
Response: "What is Redmary Redrose"
Wager: $3,500
Final score: $5,700
Mr. James wrote down "What is Glengarry Glen Ross"...correct! He adds six grand, bringing him to $18,600. The champ...is also right and wins his third straight game at $25,201! Three-day total: $49,801.
Edward: $1,450
Mari: $1,050
Melli: $1,750
Laura: $1,600
ARP: $1,403
Mari Scott, not the same one that won one of the last big money tournaments of the most recent version of "Pyramid", will try to win some big money of her own, $10,000 to be exact, playing the Grand Game. Today's target is $3.50 and the products are Clorox bleach, soup, Gold Bond Cream, Lady Speed Stick, G2 sports drink and Jolly Time Popcorn.
1. Soup- $1.29 ($10)
2. Sports drink- $1.49 ($100)
3. Popcorn- $2.49 ($1,000)
She goes for it with the bleach...it's $2.19, meaning after a long losing streak to start the season, we've had two $10,000 Grand Game wins in a row!
(I would've picked the deodorant on my last pick instead.)
Leaving the big crowd fifth is Dexter Gareau from SDSU and the second IUFB is a selection of Vera Wang fragrances and a Barbie doll (Brandi & Rachael).
Dexter: $700
Melli: $350
Laura: $1,100
Edward: $699 (DOH)
ARP: $880
If this Dexter's as smart as the one on the cartoon "Dexter's Laboratory" while playing Lucky $even, he'll win the all-new 2009 Dodge Challenger SE (Std., 26G, Sound, EBH)(Lanisha). First number is 2. He chooses 6 as the second number...
$ 2 5 , _ _ _
...just costs him a dollar. Third number guess is 7...
$ 2 5 , 8 _ _
...only costs him another dollar. He goes down to 4 on the fourth number...
$ 2 5 , 8 2 _
...that costs him two bucks that time, so he's down to $3 for his last guess. He goes with 6 for the last digit...
$ 2 5 , 8 2 5
...he wins the car with a buck to spare! He also could've won the car had he guessed 5 every time, but he didn't need that strategy!
Video Bonus: Today's Lucky $even (HD)
Coming on down sixth is Hanna Apple and the third IUFB is Tommy Bahama home accessories (Lanisha).
Hanna: $375 (OOPS)
Melli: $400 (STAGE GARF)
Laura: $650
Edward: $402
ARP: $994
Laura Levreault, whose husband serves in the Marine Corps, plays Most Expensive for a 46" LCD TV (Rachael), a guitar (Lanisha) and a coffee system (Brandi). She picks the TV. The guitar is $1,299, the coffee system is $2,498...and the TV's $2,899, so we have a perfect first half!
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #1:
Laura ($7,690): 45 + 95 = OVER
Mari ($11,403): $.55
Dexter ($26,706): 20 + 15 = $.35
Thanks to Mari not listening to the audience's advice after her first spin, she's in the Showcase today.
Next comes Donna Lane and the fourth IUFB is a pair of patio heaters (Brandi).
Donna: $999
Edward: $1,000
Hanna: $1,100
Melli: $1,225
Donna gets a second chance, because everyone's over.
Donna: $799
Edward: $899
Hanna: $675
Melli: BUCK
ARP: $518
Melli Vytlacil plays Secret X for a Broyhill dining room worth $7,732. Her free X:
(X)(??)(--)
(--)(??)(--)
(--)(??)(--)
Today's SPs modeled by Lanisha:
Photo CD recorder: $153 or $200?
Handheld poker video game: $89 or $120?
She gets the recorder at $200, but is incorrect with the video game at $89. Her final setup:
(X)(??)(--)
(--)(??)(--)
(--)(??)(X)
She nearly placed the other X in the bottom left square. Good thing she changed her mind, because the game would've been over after she missed the video game. She needs the Secret X to be in the middle...
(X)(X)(--)
(--)(--)(--)
(--)(--)(X)
...but it's up top, so she definitely needed that third X to have won.
After that comes Emily Swenberg from the crowd and the fifth IUFB is a washer/dryer (Rachael).
Emily: $1,500
Donna: $1,100
Edward: $1,501
Hanna: $750
ARP: $2,268
Edward Segura, the last of today's first four called contestants to make it up on stage, is from Fontana, CA and will play Cover Up for a Mercury Milan (Std., SYNC/Mirror, Prot)(Brandi). Board:
First number: 2 or 3?
Second number: 1, 4 or 6?
Third number: 1, 3, 4 or 8?
Fourth number: 0, 2, 5, 6 or 7?
Last number: 0, 2, 3, 4, 6 or 7?
First guess is $24,870...only the first number's right. Second guess is $21,467...the second & third numbers are right. Third attempt is $21,452...he's the second car winner today!
The last person Rich calls on down is John McDougal-Goulet and the final IUFB is a glove chair (Lanisha).
John: $699
Hanna: $750
Emily: $400
Donna: $1,151
ARP: $975
Donna from Maryland plays Pick-a-Number for a ScootCoupe (Rachael). Brandi handles the gameboard today:
$ 6 _ 9 9
NUMBERS AVAILABLE: 2, 5 & 8
I say $6,899, but she goes with $6,599 instead...
$ 6 5 9 9
...and we have a 5 out of 6er!
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #2:
Melli ($718): 20 + 50 = $.70
Donna ($7,574): 20 + 10 = $.30
Edward ($23,720): 15 + 65 = $.80
Edward gets the Top Winner spot in today's Showcase!
First Showcase starts out with Rich telling Drew that his house's having a party with new sporting equipment (Rachael). Second, Rich tells a riddle- what has four arms, legs and floats? It might be you on a Colorado whitewater rafting trip (Lanisha). Finally, if you cross the Atlantic with ski equipment, you'll end up in Austria (Brandi). Another poorly-written showcase by the Drewmeister.
EDWARD BID $17,525 ON TRIPS SHOWCASE
MY BID FOR TRIPS SHOWCASE: $15,325
For Mari, we have a Broyhill bedroom (Lanisha), a lawn mower (Brandi) and a hot tub (Rachael).
MARI BIDS $12,250 ON ROOM/SPA SHOWCASE- POSSIBLE INTENTIONAL GARF
MY BID FOR ROOM/SPA SHOWCASE: $20,000
MARI'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $12,250
ARP: $24,876
DIFFERENCE: $12,626
EDWARD'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $17,525
ARP: $14,483
OVER- MARI WINS!
Mari wins $36,279 in cash and prizes!
DOND: For the record, on Tuesday's pre-empted episode, #14 Maury Rogo went the distance for $10,000. Let's see what happens to today's player, #21 Bill Steinbeck (who is a professional photographer).
ROUND 1:
1. #11 (Jerrel)- PENNY
2. #7 (Mani)- $500
3. #18 (Andrea)- $25,000
4. #1 (James)- $100,000
5. #4 (Cammie)- BUCK
FIRST OFFER: $13,500- NO DEAL
ROUND 2:
1. #14 (Paula)- $5,000
2. #6 (Tennille)- $50,000 (DANGER ZONE ENFORCED)
3. #12 (Lani)- $250,000 (STRIKE ONE)
4. #9 (Ekaterini)- $10
5. #2 (Angela)- $100
SECOND OFFER: $18,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 3:
1. #22 (Tara)- $7,500
2. #8 (Eva)- $1,000
3. #13 (Debra)- $50
4. #16 (Chel)- $25
THIRD OFFER: $25,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 4:
1. #3 (Juan-Carlos; former "Temptation" champion!)- $500,000 (BIG STRIKE TWO)
2. #19 (Bryan)- $10,000
FOURTH OFFER: $4,500- NO DEAL
ROUND 5:
1. #10 (Lisa)- $75,000 (STRIKEOUT)
2. #5 (Anthony)- $200
FIFTH OFFER: $650- NO DEAL
Rest of his game:
19th PICK: #15 (Ashley)- $300
SIXTH OFFER: $950- NO DEAL
20th PICK: #20 (Casey)- $5
FINAL OFFER: $1,400- DEAL
His case had $400.
WOF: The third day of Teacher's Week 2009 begins with the first Toss-Up category of People:
S A F _ _ Y
P A T _ _ L
Stephane solves SAFETY PATROL for a grand.
$5,000 WINNING ID OF THE NIGHT: PP03874
Here are tonight's teachers:
Stephanie Ash (Palm Beach Garden, FL)- 5th Grade teacher for five years and a former FSU graduate
Tracey Damm (Brooksville, FL)- Elementary school teacher for six years
Jeff McBurney (Bremerton, WA)- High school band teacher and soon will get his Master's Degree in conducting
$2,000 Toss-Up category is Living Things:
_ I N K
_ _ L I P S
Stephanie gets another $2,000 with PINK TULIPS.
Round 1 category is Place and out on the wheel now is a trip to Spain from EF Educational Tours worth $7,397. Stephanie spins Lose a Turn after calling a $900 S. Tracey then calls the night's first dud in T. A little into Stephanie's second turn, she calls the C's and we have...
_ _ C E
_ R _ N C _ _ A L ' S
_ F F _ C E
...I think I know. She calls the P for another $300 and the Free Spin and then solves VICE PRINCIPAL'S OFFICE for another $3,300 and $6,300 total.
DUDS: T
BANKRUPTS: 1 (Jeff)
(Just before the first break, Miss Ash's 5th Grade class did a greeting message!)
Campbell's Jackpot/Prize Puzzle Round category is Phrase. Tracey starts off with the left Bankrupt of the Million Dollar Wedge. Jeff immediately gets the same spot (also his second Bankrupt tonight). Stephanie calls the round's first dud in R a little later but holds on to her Free Spin for now. Tracey then hits a regular Bankrupt (also her second tonight); all three turns of hers so far tonight have not gone so well (a dud on her first turn, followed by a Bankrupt on her next two turns). Jeff then calls a $3,500 T, then triples that amount with two H's. After he buys the A's a little later, we have...
L E A _ E/THE/_ A _ N L A N _/
_ E H _ N _
...he calls the D's for another $600, the B for another $300, and buys the I's. He then solves LEAVE THE MAINLAND BEHIND for $11,250 and a trip to Maui, making his total $18,582 in cash and trip.
DUDS: R
BANKRUPTS: 3 (2 by Tracey, Jeff)
WINNING ID FOR TRIP: DS2155352
IHOP Mystery Round category is Before & After. Jeff calls a dud in R after calling a $400 T. Stephanie also duds out with S and she again hangs on to her Free Spin. Tracey finally gets something going by calling a $3,500 T. After she buys the I's later, we have...
_ _ _ _
_ A L L
_ A I T I N _
...she calls the G for another $900, two C's for another $1,600, and then a $300 W after barely dodging a regular Bankrupt. She then buys a U up top to clean out the vowels, then lands on the Mystery Wedge next to the MDW and calls a D. With $6,350 already at stake for her, she decides to take the extra $1,000 and solve DUCK CALL WAITING for $7,350. However, she could've won $16,350 this round and been that much closer to Jeff's lead, because $10,000 was behind that Mystery Wedge.
(Miss Damm's 3rd, 4th & 5th Grade class does a shout-out before the third commercial break.)
DUDS: R, S
Final Toss-Up category is Song Lyrics:
W H _/_ A N ' _/_ E/B _/
F R I _ _ D _ ?
Tracey solves WHY CAN'T WE BE FRIENDS to hit five figures with $10,350; if she had claimed that $10,000 Mystery Wedge from the last round, she would've been in the lead by now. Next category is Things. Early on, Stephanie calls a $5,000 C. After she later calls the L, we have...
_ _ C A _ _ L A R _
_ _ R _ S
...time's running out on using her Free Spin; she finally uses it after buying a dud vowel in E. Unfortunately, she then buys the other dud vowel in the puzzle (I). And we then go to Speed-Up Mode with the remaining consonants being worth $1,800 apiece. Tracey calls the round's fifth dud of M. Jeff then calls the D and solves VOCABULARY WORDS to seal the deal with another $1,800 and $20,382 total! Tracey leaves with $10,350 and Stephanie takes home $6,300.
So far, $37,032 in cash and trip has been handed out tonight.
DUDS: E, I, M, N, T
Big Money Round: Let's see if this endgame will be music to Jeff's ears after it's over. After a good luck message from his Klahowya Secondary School Band, he spins the second A in AMERICA'S; category is Thing. Here's how we begin:
_ E R _ _ L
_ _ _ T _ _ E
He calls C, D, P and A and gets...
A E R _ A L
_ _ _ T A _ E
...we won't be seeing any AERIAL FOOTAGE of a new Honda Civic Hybrid, because he doesn't win it. He needed at least one more consonant in the bottom word.
Jeopardy!: Current champion Matt Kohlstedt (a graduate student originally from La Grange, IL) has won the week's first two games and $24,600. His challengers for his third game are:
Lynne McKenna Frazier (Fort Wayne, IN)- Grant proposal writer
Trevor James (Ottawa, Canada)- Software developer
First set of categories:
BOOK REVIEWS BY TARZAN
SEX & THE CITY
THEME PARK FUN
I RAN FOR PREZ IN 2008
"IN" WORDS
IT'S TOO LATE
At the first break, the Canadian leads with $3,400, but Frazier's just $200 behind him. The champ trails James by $1,000 at this point. Shortly into the second half of the first round, everyone's tied for the lead at $3,400. After getting the $800 clue in I Ran for Prez 2008, though, Frazier finds the Daily Double under the $1,000 clue there. With $4,200 now, she wagers $1,200. To stay ahead:
In September 2008, this Republican had his own mini-convention at Minneapolis' Target Center and drew 10,000 folks.
"Who is Ron Paul?"...is right to keep the lead with $5,400! At the round's conclusion, the champ now leads with $7,200; Frazier's still at $5,400 and James has $4,800.
NO TRIPLE STUMPERS THIS ROUND
DJ! Categories:
ANNUAL EVENTS (Clue Crew clues from different countries)
PET PROJECTS?
SCIENTISTS AS PARENTS?
KEY INGREDIENTS
BEFORE & AFTER
IT'S NEVER TOO LATE
Frazier finds the round's first Daily Double under the $1,600 clue in It's Never Too Late after solving the $1,200 clue; she has $6,600 now and trails the champ by $1,800. Her wager is $1,400.
According to him, this guy didn't publish the first of his books until the age of 70.
"Who is...Robertson?"...is definitely wrong. It was Edmond Hoyle, so she's down to $5,200. Midway in the round, James finds the other DD under the middle Scientists as Parents clue with $6,800; Frazier has $6,400 and the champ's still in front with $9,600. His wager is $3,000. For a slight lead:
When you have daughters of your own, with this chromosomal letter pair, you'll understand.
"What is XX?"...two X's give him the lead with $9,800!
DJ! LACH TRASH: $8,000
SCORES AFTER DOUBLE JEOPARDY!:
Matt: $18,000
Trevor: $12,600
Lynne: $9,200
CORYAT SCORES:
Matt: $18,000
Trevor: $10,800
Lynne: $10,600
FJ! CATEGORY: Plays of the 1980s.
This Pulitze Prize-winning play was inspired by the writer's own experiences selling real estate in Chicago.
LYNNE:
Response: "What is Redmary Redrose"
Wager: $3,500
Final score: $5,700
Mr. James wrote down "What is Glengarry Glen Ross"...correct! He adds six grand, bringing him to $18,600. The champ...is also right and wins his third straight game at $25,201! Three-day total: $49,801.
Last night's "Wheel" episode
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
"American Idol" 1/20
Tonight's audition locale is San Francisco.
Just before the auditions began, one couple got engaged in line.
GOOD:
Tatiana Del Toro (San Juan)
Jesus Valenzula (North Highlands, CA)
John Twiford (Sherman Oaks)
Allison Iraheta (L.A.)
Raquel Houghton (L.A.)
Adam Lambert (L.A.)
Kai Kalama (San Clemente, CA)
CLOSE BUT NO CIGAR:
Dean-Anthony Bradford (Pasadena, CA; overdid the song)
BIG STRIKEOUTS:
Nick Reed (Antelope, CA)(depressed voice)
Jiayi Yu (San Mateo, CA)(completely out of tune)
Dalton Powell (Mantega, CA)(wimpy voice)
Annie Murdoch (Novato, CA)(crappy voice and not much song knowledge)
In the middle of the auditions, Kara & Simon had a shouting match. In addition to the seven listed, five others made it through from this area.
Just before the auditions began, one couple got engaged in line.
GOOD:
Tatiana Del Toro (San Juan)
Jesus Valenzula (North Highlands, CA)
John Twiford (Sherman Oaks)
Allison Iraheta (L.A.)
Raquel Houghton (L.A.)
Adam Lambert (L.A.)
Kai Kalama (San Clemente, CA)
CLOSE BUT NO CIGAR:
Dean-Anthony Bradford (Pasadena, CA; overdid the song)
BIG STRIKEOUTS:
Nick Reed (Antelope, CA)(depressed voice)
Jiayi Yu (San Mateo, CA)(completely out of tune)
Dalton Powell (Mantega, CA)(wimpy voice)
Annie Murdoch (Novato, CA)(crappy voice and not much song knowledge)
In the middle of the auditions, Kara & Simon had a shouting match. In addition to the seven listed, five others made it through from this area.
"The Biggest Loser" 1/20
Just for those of you who were wondering, the show's ranch is located in Malibu, CA.
Temptation Challenge #2: A table of food is shown to everybody, with a calorie count for each one of the foods. One at a time, each contestant is given five minutes to eat as much as they want from that table. Little do they know that their at-home partners also got this same challenge and they won't know what their challenge results were until the end. The team who ate the most combined calories wins a one-day at-home workout with their respective trainer.
Mandi (380 calories- one slice of pizza) + Aubrey (0) = 380
Filipe (0) + Sione (2 slices of pizza + a taco (200 calories) = 960 calories) = 960
Kristin (0) + Cathy (0) = NOTHING
Damien (0) + Nicole (0) = NOTHING
Helen (0) + Shannon (0) = NOTHING
Tara (0) + Laura (0) = NOTHING
Dane (0) + Blaine (0) = NOTHING
Ron (0) + Mike (0) = NOTHING
Daniel (0) + David (0) = NOTHING
Joelle (0) + Carla (3 slices of pizza, 5 chicken nuggets, 2 cupcakes & one taco - 2,710 calories) = 2,710
Carla just got her team a private workout with Bob! However, Joelle's a little unsure about the opportunity.
Mandi's been depressed ever since her team lost this challenge.
In the middle of their workout in Detroit with Bob, Carla & Joella got into a shouting match.
Everybody got a three-week check-up with Dr. Huizenga.
Challenge #3: Jump over a rotating beam; it gets faster as time goes on. The last contestant standing wins immunity for his/her team.
After 1,031 jumps and 2:19:13 worth of time, the winner is...
...Tara for the second immunity challenge in a row!
WEIGH-IN:
Tara: 264 lbs, eight pounds lost, 2.94%
Helen: 231 lbs, six pounds lost, 2.53%
Mandi: 237 lbs, eight pounds lost, 3.27%
Joelle: 288 lbs, six pounds lost, 2.04%
Filipe: 324 lbs, 14 pounds lost, 4.14%
Mike (348) & Ron (377) = 725 lbs, 20 pounds lost, 2.68%
Blaine (323) & Dane (360) = 683 lbs, 30 pounds lost, 4.21%
Damien: 351 lbs, four pounds lost, 1.13%
Daniel: 406 lbs, 15 pounds lost, 3.56%
Kristin needs to have lost at least a lucky seven pounds to send Joelle to the Elimination Ceremony against Damien; otherwise, she'll be joining him...
Kristin: 324 lbs, seven pounds lost, 2.11%
...right on the money!
ELIMINATION #2: Because Damien had the lowest weight percentage of the week, he gets a penalty vote to start. By a final tally of 5-4, the second team to be eliminated is...
Damien
Joelle
...Damien Gurganious & Nicole Brewer. Bob's probably not too happy about this result.
Temptation Challenge #2: A table of food is shown to everybody, with a calorie count for each one of the foods. One at a time, each contestant is given five minutes to eat as much as they want from that table. Little do they know that their at-home partners also got this same challenge and they won't know what their challenge results were until the end. The team who ate the most combined calories wins a one-day at-home workout with their respective trainer.
Mandi (380 calories- one slice of pizza) + Aubrey (0) = 380
Filipe (0) + Sione (2 slices of pizza + a taco (200 calories) = 960 calories) = 960
Kristin (0) + Cathy (0) = NOTHING
Damien (0) + Nicole (0) = NOTHING
Helen (0) + Shannon (0) = NOTHING
Tara (0) + Laura (0) = NOTHING
Dane (0) + Blaine (0) = NOTHING
Ron (0) + Mike (0) = NOTHING
Daniel (0) + David (0) = NOTHING
Joelle (0) + Carla (3 slices of pizza, 5 chicken nuggets, 2 cupcakes & one taco - 2,710 calories) = 2,710
Carla just got her team a private workout with Bob! However, Joelle's a little unsure about the opportunity.
Mandi's been depressed ever since her team lost this challenge.
In the middle of their workout in Detroit with Bob, Carla & Joella got into a shouting match.
Everybody got a three-week check-up with Dr. Huizenga.
Challenge #3: Jump over a rotating beam; it gets faster as time goes on. The last contestant standing wins immunity for his/her team.
After 1,031 jumps and 2:19:13 worth of time, the winner is...
...Tara for the second immunity challenge in a row!
WEIGH-IN:
Tara: 264 lbs, eight pounds lost, 2.94%
Helen: 231 lbs, six pounds lost, 2.53%
Mandi: 237 lbs, eight pounds lost, 3.27%
Joelle: 288 lbs, six pounds lost, 2.04%
Filipe: 324 lbs, 14 pounds lost, 4.14%
Mike (348) & Ron (377) = 725 lbs, 20 pounds lost, 2.68%
Blaine (323) & Dane (360) = 683 lbs, 30 pounds lost, 4.21%
Damien: 351 lbs, four pounds lost, 1.13%
Daniel: 406 lbs, 15 pounds lost, 3.56%
Kristin needs to have lost at least a lucky seven pounds to send Joelle to the Elimination Ceremony against Damien; otherwise, she'll be joining him...
Kristin: 324 lbs, seven pounds lost, 2.11%
...right on the money!
ELIMINATION #2: Because Damien had the lowest weight percentage of the week, he gets a penalty vote to start. By a final tally of 5-4, the second team to be eliminated is...
Damien
Joelle
...Damien Gurganious & Nicole Brewer. Bob's probably not too happy about this result.
Monday, January 19, 2009
Important notes
-When "The Price is Right" celebrated 4,000, 5,000 and 6,000th episodes, they celebrated each of those milestones on an episode that technically WASN'T the respective milestone episode. The 4,000 episode celebration took place on the 3,992nd episode, the 5,000 episode celebration took place on the 5,132nd episode and the 6,000 episode extravaganza happened on the 6,145th taped episode. So, it's doubtful the 7,000th episode celebration will take place before the end of the season; if there is a 38th season, there will definitely be one sometime down the road.
-Last Friday's "Jeopardy!" champion, Priscilla Ball, was unable to defend her title the next episode (Monday's) because she has some sort of illness. She will return in the near future to make her first title defense. Thus, for the first time since the unlimited wins rule was adopted back in the 20th season (and since July 2003), three new players were introduced at the beginning of a regular civilian episode.
-Becuase of the widespread pre-emptions in my area due to the Presidential Inauguration, I will only be recapping "American Idol" and "The Biggest Loser" Tuesday.
-Last Friday's "Jeopardy!" champion, Priscilla Ball, was unable to defend her title the next episode (Monday's) because she has some sort of illness. She will return in the near future to make her first title defense. Thus, for the first time since the unlimited wins rule was adopted back in the 20th season (and since July 2003), three new players were introduced at the beginning of a regular civilian episode.
-Becuase of the widespread pre-emptions in my area due to the Presidential Inauguration, I will only be recapping "American Idol" and "The Biggest Loser" Tuesday.
1/19/2009 Results- MLK Day; "TPIR" 7000; 1 day from Obama's big day
TPIR: It's time for the 7,000TH DAYTIME EPISODE!!! On Episode 6,000, Amy Remple broke the daytime winnings record with $97,130. With the daytime record now at $147,517, it's going to be much tougher to break. If a mark is going to go down today, it might very well be Taylor Randall's Season 37-high mark of $79,897. Will anything majorly exciting happen on this special day? Let's find out.
This is Episode 4591K, and we begin with Erica Lebreault, Kelsey McCarthy, Anthony Scornvacca & Andre Morgan. I believe this is the first episode back with Drew's non-geeky glasses. The first IUFB is a home theatre sound system (Rachael).
Andre: $1,250
Anthony: $1,500
Kelsey: $900
Erica: $1,200
ARP: $1,597
Anthony, who's been around the studio since 4 AM, could be well-rewarded for his long wait with a ton of money playing Plinko (first time this season it's been played first)! Today's SPs are modeled by Lanisha.
(Note: For the past few playings, when the game begins, "50000" is flashing on the game's scoreboard. That's not the case today; this may or may not be a permanent change.)
1. Solar-powered radio
WRONG PRICE: $39
PICK: 3- $59
2. Beauty kit
WRONG PRICE: $50
PICK: 0- $30
3. Wireless stock tracker
DOESN'T COST: $65
PICK: 5- $85
4. Pink iron
IS NOT: $29
PICK: 9- $25
The remaining two Plinko Chips are brought to him by Brandi.
1. $1,000 (Left)
2. $500 (Right)
3. $100 (Left)
No zeroes today, but he's still held to $1,600 here.
Fifth is Lana Giordano and the second IUFB is a water slide (Rachael).
Lana: $500
Kelsey: $600
Erica: $1,300
Andre: $620
ARP: $1,999
Erica's wearing a Plinko Fever T-shirt, but she came on stage one turn too late. Instead, she'll play Flip Flop for a Little Guy mini trailer (Lanisha). Board:
4659
She flip-flops to $6,495...and wins!
Contestant #6 is Virginia Walker and the third IUFB is a silver-plated coffee/tea set (Brandi).
Virginia: BUCK
Andre: $1,500
Lana: $1,600
Kelsey: $1,501
ARP: $1,425
By getting really lucky, Virginia plays Let Em' Roll for a Ford Ranger (Lanisha) worth $18,405. The groceries modeled by Rachael are soup, Gold Bond Lotion and Capzasin-HP. She doesn't go higher both times, so she only gets two rolls. The soup was $1.29, the lotion was $9.12 and the Capzasin-HP was $14.09. And no, the car symbols on the dice didn't get replaced by truck symbols since we're playing for a truck in this particular game.
1. CAR/CAR/CAR/CAR/$500- YOU BET SHE'LL CONTINUE
2. WINNER!
She didn't need that third roll!
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #1:
Anthony ($3,337): $.80
Erica ($8,494): 35 + 70 = OVER
Virginia ($19,830): Quarter + 70 = $.95
Virginia's in the Showcase today!
Coming on down next is Rosa Brown (another lady named Rose tried to come on down instead) and the fourth IUFB is a pair of bikes (Lanisha & Rachael).
Rosa: $800
Andre: $1,000
Lana: $1,200
Kelsey: BUCK
ARP: $1,240
Lana plays Switch? for a pool table (Lanisha) marked at $2,400 and personal supplies (Brandi) marked at $3,025. She quickly switches...and loses.
Darin Rolfe then enters the big blue spot and the fifth IUFB is the Big Green Egg (Brandi).
Darin: $1,350
Kelsey: $875
Rosa: BUCK
Andre: $1,351
ARP: $1,175
Kelsey from Tucson, AZ plays Money Game for a Ford Focus S (Std., AT, ALB/VSC, Prot, SRadio)(Rachael; Rich had trouble pronouncing Vehicle Stability Control). Board:
(95)(37)(19)
(42)(18)(70)
(17)(59)(25)
MIDDLE NUMBER: 7 ($ _ _ , 7 _ _)
She gets 17 quickly as the front of the car ($ 1 7 , 7 _ _). After picking 95 for $95, she picks 25 next...more money. She then gets more money with 70. Last pick is 59...but the car's actually $17,742, so she has to settle for $249. If, after picking the 17 immediately, she had then gone with the four highest pairs of numbers on the board, she actually would have won the car and $224.
The final contestant is Stephanie Chiu-Merri and the final IUFB is a sapphire/diamond ring (Brandi). Andre's been here the whole show.
Stephanie: $799
Rosa: $850
Andre: $1,100
Darin: $1,101 (not good for Andre)
ARP: $999
GETTING THE BOOT TO THE CLUB ON EPISODE 7,000: Andre
Rosa plays Make Your Move for sandals (Lanisha), a clock (Lanisha) and a snowmobile (Rachael). Board:
466599750
Her guesses:
466599750
She's going out on her own...but she should've gone with the audience. That's because the sandals were $46, the clock was $750 and the snowmobile was $6,599.
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #2:
Rosa ($999): 35 + 30 = $.65
Lana ($1,175): $.75
Kelsey ($1,424): $.80
Kelsey tries again to possibly win a car, this time in the Showcase.
The first Showcase has an Ashley living room (Brandi), maid service for a year (Brandi) and kitchen appliances (Lanisha & Rachael).
VIRGINIA PASSES TO KELSEY; KELSEY BIDS $17,500 ON FURNITURE SHOWCASE
MY BID FOR FURNITURE SHOWCASE: $16,777
For Virginia, we have a NASCAR-themed showcase. We start with the official tools of NASCAR, Craftsman (Lanisha). Second, feel like you're racing the pros with a 58" plasma TV/racing video game set (Brandi). Finally, we've got a once-in-a-lifetime trip to the Daytona 500 (Rachael)!
VIRGINIA BIDS $18,000 ON NASCAR SHOWCASE
MY BID FOR NASCAR SHOWCASE: $16,044
KELSEY'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $17,500
ARP: $21,625
DIFFERENCE: $4,125
VIRGINIA'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $18,000
ARP: $14,738
OVER- LOSS
Are we sure this is the 7,000th episode, because today's episode sure didn't feel like it. Anyway, Kelsey wins today and $23,049 in cash and prizes.
DOND: The week's first contestant is #6 Perry Stalin (who owns a marketing company and is also a rock collector). He doesn't want to keep #6, so he instead chooses #4. And before the game even starts, Perry drops the phone!!
ROUND 1:
1. #2 (Angela)- $25
2. #11 (Jerrel)- $10
3. #21 (Bill)- $2,500
4. #14 (Maury)- $250,000
5. #12 (Lani)- $500
FIRST OFFER: $16,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 2:
1. #6 (Cammie)- PENNY
2. #16 (Chel)- $75,000
3. #3 (Juan-Carlos)- $7,500
4. #20 (Casey)- BUCK
5. #17 (Travis)- $5
SECOND OFFER: $23,500- NO DEAL
ROUND 3:
1. #9 (Ekaterini)- $100,000 (DANGER ZONE ENFORCED)
2. #19 (Bryan)- $300
3. #13 (Debra)- $50,000 (STRIKE ONE)
4. #15 (Ashley)- $400
THIRD OFFER: $19,000- DEAL
Perry just doesn't believe his remaining safety net's that good, so he leaves the game and surprises quite a few people (including Howie). Let's see how right his early deal was:
ROUND 4:
1. #8 (Eva)- $25,000 (STRIKE TWO)
2. #10 (Lisa)- $100
FOURTH OFFER: $61,000
ROUND 5:
1. #5 (Anthony)- $5,000
2. #18 (Andrea)- $50
FIFTH OFFER: $111,000
19th PICK: #7 (Mani)- $500,000
Well, he wasn't too right about dealing early, but he still made an OK deal. His final case had $200. Other cases:
#1 (James)- $10,000
#22- $1,000
WOF: It's Teacher's Week! The first Toss-Up category of the week is Event:
M _ _ _ _ G/_ H E/_ O N O R/
_ _ _ _
Jennifer knows about students MAKING THE HONOR ROLL for $1,000.
$5,000 WINNING ID OF THE NIGHT: ES07740
Tonight's contestants:
Jennifer Toran (Boston)- Elementary school teacher/computer specialst/soccer player
Jerry Jackson, Jr. (Daytona Beach, FL; originally from Detroit)- 4th & 5th Grade teacher for four years; also working on his Master's Degree at Phoenix University
Sarah Trakline (Orange, CA)- Old Testament high school teacher and just got engaged the morning of the taping of this episode
$2,000 Toss-Up subject is Show Biz:
L I _ _
_ _ _ A D _ _ S T
I wish I could say all game shows were on LIVE BROADCAST, but Sarah solves anyway for $2,000.
After a trip to Italy & Greece from Educational Tours worth $7,195 goes on the wheel, the first round category is Rhyme Time. Sarah picks up an instant $5,000 by calling two T's, but then calls the night's first dud with N. After Sarah buys the E's, we have...
_/B E _ _ R E/E/E _ _ E _ T/
A _ T E R/_
...this is one of the common grammar rules while in school. After calling the F's for the Wild Card, she solves I BEFORE E EXCEPT AFTER C for another $4,800 and $6,800 total.
DUDS: L, N, S
(At the first commerical break, we get a shout out from Ms. Toran's 4th and 5th Grade class!)
Campbell's Soup Jackpot Round category is Before & After. Jennifer hits the left Bankrupt of the Million Dollar Wedge after beginning the round with a $500 T. Jerry then hits Jackpot and calls three R's; no chance he solves for a $6,000 Jackpot. He then buys a dud vowel in E. Sarah then calls two S's for $7,000, then she uses her Wild Card and calls a $3,500 M. After she later calls the L's, we have...
S T _ _ _/_ _ L L/OF/
MIRRORS
...she then buys the remaining vowels in this puzzle (A, U), then calls a $550 D and solves STUDY HALL OF MIRRORS for another $11,850 and $18,650 total.
DUDS: E
BANKRUPTS: 1 (Jennifer)
IHOP Mystery/Prize Puzzle Round category is Places. After Jerry buys the O, we have...
E _ R T _ ' S/_ _ _ _ _ _ _/
R _ _ _/_ O R E S T S
...I think I know, but I'm not sure on the second word. After a $300 H, he buys four A's, so my guess of EARTH'S MAGICAL RAIN FORESTS is now no good. After the F for $800, he buys a couple of I's and the vowels are now all gone for this puzzle. He then lands on the Mystery Wedge next to Lose a Turn and calls two N's. With $5,000 already in his bank right now...he takes the extra $2,000 (good, because Bankrupt's back there). He then solves EARTH'S AMAZING RAIN FORESTS for $7,000 and a trip to Costa Rica from Waterfall Gardens.com, a total of $12,800 in cash and trip.
PERFECT ROUND
WINNING ID FOR TRIP: DJ6955553
$3,000 Toss-Up category is Person:
_ _ _ E _ O _ _ _ G
Q U E _ _
Sarah probably wasn't a former HOMECOMING QUEEN, but she does win another $3,000 and is now up to $21,650 total! Next category is Thing. Sarah spins Lose a Turn on her third spin this round. Later, after Jerry buys the E, we have...
_ _ G _ _ I N E
S _ _ S _ R I _ T I _ N
...any school's library will need a numerous supply of these. He calls a $500 M and we go to Speed-Up Mode; remaining consonants are worth $6,000 each, but it's late in the round. Jerry then calls a critical dud in H. Sarah calls the B next and solves MAGAZINE SUBSCRIPTION to seal the match with $29,150! Jerry leaves with $12,800 in cash and trip and Jennifer gets $1,000.
So far, a nice $42,950 in cash and trip has been won tonight.
DUDS: H, L
Big Money Round: The car up for grabs this week is one that Drew Carey just gave away on "The Price is Right" last Thursday- a Honda Civic Hybrid. Sarah spins the ampersand space and the category is Living Things. Starting with:
_ _ _ _/_ _/_ _ L _ E S
She calls F, M, D and O and gets...
_ _ _ _/OF/_ O L _ E S
...she can't even get the last word, so obviously she doesn't solve PACK OF WOLVES. But since $25,000 was in the envelope, she had nothing to lose there.
This is Episode 4591K, and we begin with Erica Lebreault, Kelsey McCarthy, Anthony Scornvacca & Andre Morgan. I believe this is the first episode back with Drew's non-geeky glasses. The first IUFB is a home theatre sound system (Rachael).
Andre: $1,250
Anthony: $1,500
Kelsey: $900
Erica: $1,200
ARP: $1,597
Anthony, who's been around the studio since 4 AM, could be well-rewarded for his long wait with a ton of money playing Plinko (first time this season it's been played first)! Today's SPs are modeled by Lanisha.
(Note: For the past few playings, when the game begins, "50000" is flashing on the game's scoreboard. That's not the case today; this may or may not be a permanent change.)
1. Solar-powered radio
WRONG PRICE: $39
PICK: 3- $59
2. Beauty kit
WRONG PRICE: $50
PICK: 0- $30
3. Wireless stock tracker
DOESN'T COST: $65
PICK: 5- $85
4. Pink iron
IS NOT: $29
PICK: 9- $25
The remaining two Plinko Chips are brought to him by Brandi.
1. $1,000 (Left)
2. $500 (Right)
3. $100 (Left)
No zeroes today, but he's still held to $1,600 here.
Fifth is Lana Giordano and the second IUFB is a water slide (Rachael).
Lana: $500
Kelsey: $600
Erica: $1,300
Andre: $620
ARP: $1,999
Erica's wearing a Plinko Fever T-shirt, but she came on stage one turn too late. Instead, she'll play Flip Flop for a Little Guy mini trailer (Lanisha). Board:
4659
She flip-flops to $6,495...and wins!
Contestant #6 is Virginia Walker and the third IUFB is a silver-plated coffee/tea set (Brandi).
Virginia: BUCK
Andre: $1,500
Lana: $1,600
Kelsey: $1,501
ARP: $1,425
By getting really lucky, Virginia plays Let Em' Roll for a Ford Ranger (Lanisha) worth $18,405. The groceries modeled by Rachael are soup, Gold Bond Lotion and Capzasin-HP. She doesn't go higher both times, so she only gets two rolls. The soup was $1.29, the lotion was $9.12 and the Capzasin-HP was $14.09. And no, the car symbols on the dice didn't get replaced by truck symbols since we're playing for a truck in this particular game.
1. CAR/CAR/CAR/CAR/$500- YOU BET SHE'LL CONTINUE
2. WINNER!
She didn't need that third roll!
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #1:
Anthony ($3,337): $.80
Erica ($8,494): 35 + 70 = OVER
Virginia ($19,830): Quarter + 70 = $.95
Virginia's in the Showcase today!
Coming on down next is Rosa Brown (another lady named Rose tried to come on down instead) and the fourth IUFB is a pair of bikes (Lanisha & Rachael).
Rosa: $800
Andre: $1,000
Lana: $1,200
Kelsey: BUCK
ARP: $1,240
Lana plays Switch? for a pool table (Lanisha) marked at $2,400 and personal supplies (Brandi) marked at $3,025. She quickly switches...and loses.
Darin Rolfe then enters the big blue spot and the fifth IUFB is the Big Green Egg (Brandi).
Darin: $1,350
Kelsey: $875
Rosa: BUCK
Andre: $1,351
ARP: $1,175
Kelsey from Tucson, AZ plays Money Game for a Ford Focus S (Std., AT, ALB/VSC, Prot, SRadio)(Rachael; Rich had trouble pronouncing Vehicle Stability Control). Board:
(95)(37)(19)
(42)(18)(70)
(17)(59)(25)
MIDDLE NUMBER: 7 ($ _ _ , 7 _ _)
She gets 17 quickly as the front of the car ($ 1 7 , 7 _ _). After picking 95 for $95, she picks 25 next...more money. She then gets more money with 70. Last pick is 59...but the car's actually $17,742, so she has to settle for $249. If, after picking the 17 immediately, she had then gone with the four highest pairs of numbers on the board, she actually would have won the car and $224.
The final contestant is Stephanie Chiu-Merri and the final IUFB is a sapphire/diamond ring (Brandi). Andre's been here the whole show.
Stephanie: $799
Rosa: $850
Andre: $1,100
Darin: $1,101 (not good for Andre)
ARP: $999
GETTING THE BOOT TO THE CLUB ON EPISODE 7,000: Andre
Rosa plays Make Your Move for sandals (Lanisha), a clock (Lanisha) and a snowmobile (Rachael). Board:
466599750
Her guesses:
466599750
She's going out on her own...but she should've gone with the audience. That's because the sandals were $46, the clock was $750 and the snowmobile was $6,599.
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #2:
Rosa ($999): 35 + 30 = $.65
Lana ($1,175): $.75
Kelsey ($1,424): $.80
Kelsey tries again to possibly win a car, this time in the Showcase.
The first Showcase has an Ashley living room (Brandi), maid service for a year (Brandi) and kitchen appliances (Lanisha & Rachael).
VIRGINIA PASSES TO KELSEY; KELSEY BIDS $17,500 ON FURNITURE SHOWCASE
MY BID FOR FURNITURE SHOWCASE: $16,777
For Virginia, we have a NASCAR-themed showcase. We start with the official tools of NASCAR, Craftsman (Lanisha). Second, feel like you're racing the pros with a 58" plasma TV/racing video game set (Brandi). Finally, we've got a once-in-a-lifetime trip to the Daytona 500 (Rachael)!
VIRGINIA BIDS $18,000 ON NASCAR SHOWCASE
MY BID FOR NASCAR SHOWCASE: $16,044
KELSEY'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $17,500
ARP: $21,625
DIFFERENCE: $4,125
VIRGINIA'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $18,000
ARP: $14,738
OVER- LOSS
Are we sure this is the 7,000th episode, because today's episode sure didn't feel like it. Anyway, Kelsey wins today and $23,049 in cash and prizes.
DOND: The week's first contestant is #6 Perry Stalin (who owns a marketing company and is also a rock collector). He doesn't want to keep #6, so he instead chooses #4. And before the game even starts, Perry drops the phone!!
ROUND 1:
1. #2 (Angela)- $25
2. #11 (Jerrel)- $10
3. #21 (Bill)- $2,500
4. #14 (Maury)- $250,000
5. #12 (Lani)- $500
FIRST OFFER: $16,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 2:
1. #6 (Cammie)- PENNY
2. #16 (Chel)- $75,000
3. #3 (Juan-Carlos)- $7,500
4. #20 (Casey)- BUCK
5. #17 (Travis)- $5
SECOND OFFER: $23,500- NO DEAL
ROUND 3:
1. #9 (Ekaterini)- $100,000 (DANGER ZONE ENFORCED)
2. #19 (Bryan)- $300
3. #13 (Debra)- $50,000 (STRIKE ONE)
4. #15 (Ashley)- $400
THIRD OFFER: $19,000- DEAL
Perry just doesn't believe his remaining safety net's that good, so he leaves the game and surprises quite a few people (including Howie). Let's see how right his early deal was:
ROUND 4:
1. #8 (Eva)- $25,000 (STRIKE TWO)
2. #10 (Lisa)- $100
FOURTH OFFER: $61,000
ROUND 5:
1. #5 (Anthony)- $5,000
2. #18 (Andrea)- $50
FIFTH OFFER: $111,000
19th PICK: #7 (Mani)- $500,000
Well, he wasn't too right about dealing early, but he still made an OK deal. His final case had $200. Other cases:
#1 (James)- $10,000
#22- $1,000
WOF: It's Teacher's Week! The first Toss-Up category of the week is Event:
M _ _ _ _ G/_ H E/_ O N O R/
_ _ _ _
Jennifer knows about students MAKING THE HONOR ROLL for $1,000.
$5,000 WINNING ID OF THE NIGHT: ES07740
Tonight's contestants:
Jennifer Toran (Boston)- Elementary school teacher/computer specialst/soccer player
Jerry Jackson, Jr. (Daytona Beach, FL; originally from Detroit)- 4th & 5th Grade teacher for four years; also working on his Master's Degree at Phoenix University
Sarah Trakline (Orange, CA)- Old Testament high school teacher and just got engaged the morning of the taping of this episode
$2,000 Toss-Up subject is Show Biz:
L I _ _
_ _ _ A D _ _ S T
I wish I could say all game shows were on LIVE BROADCAST, but Sarah solves anyway for $2,000.
After a trip to Italy & Greece from Educational Tours worth $7,195 goes on the wheel, the first round category is Rhyme Time. Sarah picks up an instant $5,000 by calling two T's, but then calls the night's first dud with N. After Sarah buys the E's, we have...
_/B E _ _ R E/E/E _ _ E _ T/
A _ T E R/_
...this is one of the common grammar rules while in school. After calling the F's for the Wild Card, she solves I BEFORE E EXCEPT AFTER C for another $4,800 and $6,800 total.
DUDS: L, N, S
(At the first commerical break, we get a shout out from Ms. Toran's 4th and 5th Grade class!)
Campbell's Soup Jackpot Round category is Before & After. Jennifer hits the left Bankrupt of the Million Dollar Wedge after beginning the round with a $500 T. Jerry then hits Jackpot and calls three R's; no chance he solves for a $6,000 Jackpot. He then buys a dud vowel in E. Sarah then calls two S's for $7,000, then she uses her Wild Card and calls a $3,500 M. After she later calls the L's, we have...
S T _ _ _/_ _ L L/OF/
MIRRORS
...she then buys the remaining vowels in this puzzle (A, U), then calls a $550 D and solves STUDY HALL OF MIRRORS for another $11,850 and $18,650 total.
DUDS: E
BANKRUPTS: 1 (Jennifer)
IHOP Mystery/Prize Puzzle Round category is Places. After Jerry buys the O, we have...
E _ R T _ ' S/_ _ _ _ _ _ _/
R _ _ _/_ O R E S T S
...I think I know, but I'm not sure on the second word. After a $300 H, he buys four A's, so my guess of EARTH'S MAGICAL RAIN FORESTS is now no good. After the F for $800, he buys a couple of I's and the vowels are now all gone for this puzzle. He then lands on the Mystery Wedge next to Lose a Turn and calls two N's. With $5,000 already in his bank right now...he takes the extra $2,000 (good, because Bankrupt's back there). He then solves EARTH'S AMAZING RAIN FORESTS for $7,000 and a trip to Costa Rica from Waterfall Gardens.com, a total of $12,800 in cash and trip.
PERFECT ROUND
WINNING ID FOR TRIP: DJ6955553
$3,000 Toss-Up category is Person:
_ _ _ E _ O _ _ _ G
Q U E _ _
Sarah probably wasn't a former HOMECOMING QUEEN, but she does win another $3,000 and is now up to $21,650 total! Next category is Thing. Sarah spins Lose a Turn on her third spin this round. Later, after Jerry buys the E, we have...
_ _ G _ _ I N E
S _ _ S _ R I _ T I _ N
...any school's library will need a numerous supply of these. He calls a $500 M and we go to Speed-Up Mode; remaining consonants are worth $6,000 each, but it's late in the round. Jerry then calls a critical dud in H. Sarah calls the B next and solves MAGAZINE SUBSCRIPTION to seal the match with $29,150! Jerry leaves with $12,800 in cash and trip and Jennifer gets $1,000.
So far, a nice $42,950 in cash and trip has been won tonight.
DUDS: H, L
Big Money Round: The car up for grabs this week is one that Drew Carey just gave away on "The Price is Right" last Thursday- a Honda Civic Hybrid. Sarah spins the ampersand space and the category is Living Things. Starting with:
_ _ _ _/_ _/_ _ L _ E S
She calls F, M, D and O and gets...
_ _ _ _/OF/_ O L _ E S
...she can't even get the last word, so obviously she doesn't solve PACK OF WOLVES. But since $25,000 was in the envelope, she had nothing to lose there.
Sunday, January 18, 2009
Next Week in Game Shows: January 19-25
Next week will be memorable for quite a few reasons. One, Barack Obama is sworn in as America's first black president this Tuesday! As for us GS fans:
-Monday, "The Price is Right" will celebrate its 7,000TH daytime episode! Depending on what prizes get offered that day, Taylor Randall's season-high mark of $79,897 could be in serious jeopardy of being topped.
-The teachers come to play on "Wheel of Fortune"!
-And Rick Springfield supports a contestant on "Don't Forget the Lyrics!"
-Monday, "The Price is Right" will celebrate its 7,000TH daytime episode! Depending on what prizes get offered that day, Taylor Randall's season-high mark of $79,897 could be in serious jeopardy of being topped.
-The teachers come to play on "Wheel of Fortune"!
-And Rick Springfield supports a contestant on "Don't Forget the Lyrics!"
The Week in Review: January 12-18
Players of the Week:
WINNERS: Gyrating Gents ($125,000)("Hole in the Wall")
RUNNER-UP: Troy Ross (scored fourth season's first KO win on "The Contender")
3RD PLACE: Barry Irvin ($100,000)("Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?")
Other Big Winners and Notables:
Charlie Bell- $69,000 ("Wheel of Fortune")
Julie Bayley- $50,000 ("WWTBAM")
Seth McLaughlin- $50,000 ("Game Show in My Head")
Cassandra Davis- $40,686 ("The Price is Right")
Jodi Colteryan- $40,608 ("TPIR")
Shannon Fazong-Powell- $40,200 ("WOF")
ZONK ANSWER OF THE WEEK: At the top of last Wednesday's episode of "The Price is Right" (also Day 3 of Amanda Shiflett's modeling week), Cassandra Davis was playing the five-digit version of Pushover for the cheap West White Potter Sailboat. Unfortunately for her, she failed to realize that we were looking for a five-digit price instead of a four-digit prize, and she wound up butchering the setup with a guess of $81,767, when it was actually just $17,670. She rebounded from this embarassing moment and won a Showcase worth close to $40K.
WINNERS: Gyrating Gents ($125,000)("Hole in the Wall")
RUNNER-UP: Troy Ross (scored fourth season's first KO win on "The Contender")
3RD PLACE: Barry Irvin ($100,000)("Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?")
Other Big Winners and Notables:
Charlie Bell- $69,000 ("Wheel of Fortune")
Julie Bayley- $50,000 ("WWTBAM")
Seth McLaughlin- $50,000 ("Game Show in My Head")
Cassandra Davis- $40,686 ("The Price is Right")
Jodi Colteryan- $40,608 ("TPIR")
Shannon Fazong-Powell- $40,200 ("WOF")
ZONK ANSWER OF THE WEEK: At the top of last Wednesday's episode of "The Price is Right" (also Day 3 of Amanda Shiflett's modeling week), Cassandra Davis was playing the five-digit version of Pushover for the cheap West White Potter Sailboat. Unfortunately for her, she failed to realize that we were looking for a five-digit price instead of a four-digit prize, and she wound up butchering the setup with a guess of $81,767, when it was actually just $17,670. She rebounded from this embarassing moment and won a Showcase worth close to $40K.
"Hole in the Wall" 1/18- RETURN
For those of you who don't know, this show's available in HD.
GAME 1:
DERBY GIRLS: Fighty (captain), Roxy & Killo
SUPER SPIKERS (tallest contestants ever): Brock (captain), Tony & Chris
Heading into this game's Speed Wall, the only score of the game so far was the three-pointer from the Derby Girls. If the ladies can get at least two through the Speed Wall, the game is theirs...but they wipe out. That opens the door for the men, who need at least two to get through to win...it looks like two got through, but the final result is that only one got through cleanly, so the Derby Girls win, 3-2.
$100,000 BLIND WALL #1: Fighty tries to blindly fight through an outline of a person bending their knees...she does get the idea, but she's a little too left and she gets stuck at the end, so they leave with $25,000.
GAME 2:
GYRATING GENTS (Chippendale dancers): Nathan (captain), Chaun & Jace
HOMETOWN HOTTIES (Maxim magazine models): Cherith (captain), Lisa Jay & Tiarra
Heading into this game's Speed Wall, the only score of the game came from a perfect playing by the Gyrating Gents during Round 2. They need at least two to dance their way through the Speed Wall to be in great position to win...Chaun & Jace make it! The Hometown Hotties now need to pull off the $5,000 sweep here to enforce the second ever Double Blind Wall situation...but they wipe out, giving the men the sole victory and $25,000.
$100,000 BLIND WALL #2: Chaun needs to just lay down to a far right position through a small bomb hole...HE DOES IT- THE GYRATING GENTS ARE THE FIRST-EVER $100,000 WINNERS ON THIS SHOW!!!
They take home $125,000, and they should be thanking Chaun a lot, because HE CLEARED ALL THREE OF HIS WALLS TONIGHT! You're da man! Will there ever be a $130,000-winning team on this show? Keep watching and you'll find out.
GAME 1:
DERBY GIRLS: Fighty (captain), Roxy & Killo
SUPER SPIKERS (tallest contestants ever): Brock (captain), Tony & Chris
Heading into this game's Speed Wall, the only score of the game so far was the three-pointer from the Derby Girls. If the ladies can get at least two through the Speed Wall, the game is theirs...but they wipe out. That opens the door for the men, who need at least two to get through to win...it looks like two got through, but the final result is that only one got through cleanly, so the Derby Girls win, 3-2.
$100,000 BLIND WALL #1: Fighty tries to blindly fight through an outline of a person bending their knees...she does get the idea, but she's a little too left and she gets stuck at the end, so they leave with $25,000.
GAME 2:
GYRATING GENTS (Chippendale dancers): Nathan (captain), Chaun & Jace
HOMETOWN HOTTIES (Maxim magazine models): Cherith (captain), Lisa Jay & Tiarra
Heading into this game's Speed Wall, the only score of the game came from a perfect playing by the Gyrating Gents during Round 2. They need at least two to dance their way through the Speed Wall to be in great position to win...Chaun & Jace make it! The Hometown Hotties now need to pull off the $5,000 sweep here to enforce the second ever Double Blind Wall situation...but they wipe out, giving the men the sole victory and $25,000.
$100,000 BLIND WALL #2: Chaun needs to just lay down to a far right position through a small bomb hole...HE DOES IT- THE GYRATING GENTS ARE THE FIRST-EVER $100,000 WINNERS ON THIS SHOW!!!
They take home $125,000, and they should be thanking Chaun a lot, because HE CLEARED ALL THREE OF HIS WALLS TONIGHT! You're da man! Will there ever be a $130,000-winning team on this show? Keep watching and you'll find out.
Saturday, January 17, 2009
1/17/2009 Results
TONIGHT'S $5,000 WINNING SPIN ID: LH14855
Go For the Green: This is Episode 9.
TRIP AT STAKE: Grand Canyon courtesy of Caravan.com
1. Prince Charles converted his Aston Marin to run on biofuel made from what?
A: Wine
B: Beer
Answer: Wine
2. At a restuarant, what's environmentally better in public restrooms?
A: Electric hand dryers
B: Paper towels
Answer: Electric hand dryers
CONSERVATION QUESTION (11 players left): If you use no power from public utilities, you are...
A: Off the grid
B: Plugged out
Answer: Off the grid
Only five got that right, so we move on.
CONSERVATION QUESTION #2: What makes food organic?
A: No pesticides
B: Low in calories
Answer: No pesticides
Here are tonight's final eight: Peter (an expert skiier originally from Middletown, CT), Eli (a dancer from Evanston, IL), Bob (an occasional drummer from Utah), Whit (a hiker), Patsy (a UFO lover from North Hollywood), Jodie (a computer programmer from Mobile, AL), Michael (a hospitality industry worker from Encino, CA) & Anthony (a massage therapist all the way from Australia).
1. IN CONTROL: Patsy
CATEGORY: Quotes- CHALLENGES ANTHONY
Who said "It'd be a thing of beauty if Lady Liberty's torch was powered by a wind farm"?
A: Barack Obama
B: Michael Bloomberg
C: Hillary Clinton
GUESS: Michael Bloomberg- CORRECT
2. IN CONTROL: Eli
CATEGORY: Trees- CHALLENGES WHIT
Why are the seeds of the Morenga Tree unusual?
A: They can purify water
B: They can grow trees anywhere
C: They're poisonous to man but not animals
GUESS: They can grow trees anywhere- INCORRECT (A: They can purify water)
3. IN CONTROL: Jodie
CATEGORY: Celebrities- TAKES QUESTION
Who donated her husband's Toyota Prius without telling him?
A: Julia Louis-Dreyfus
B: Laurie David
C: Meryl Streep
GUESS: Meryl Streep- WRONG (A: Laurie David)
4. IN CONTROL: Michael
CATEGORY: Science- TAKES QUESTION
What are Dutch scientists exploring as a future source of energy?
A: Tulips
B: Kites
C: Clouds
GUESS: Clouds- NO (A: Kites)
5. IN CONTROL: Peter
CATEGORY: Big Buisness- CHALLENGES BOB
Sintex has a home energy device that uses what as fuel?
A: Human excrement
B: Dead animals
C: Old newspapers
GUESS: Human excrement- CORRECT
6. IN CONTROL: Anthony
CATEGORY: Money- TAKES QUESTION
According to Glamour, what celebrity spends $1 Million a year on fuel?
A: Tom Cruise
B: Harrison Ford
C: Paris Hilton
GUESS: Paris Hilton- LOSE (A: Tom Cruise)
CHAIN GAME: Bob won the coin toss and has elected to go second. Tonight's topic is putting seven types of public transportation from earliest to most recent.
A: Taxi
B: Subway
C: Cable cars
D: Bus
E: Amtrak
F: Hybrid school bus
G: Passenger planes
ELI'S FIRST TRY:
1. Cable cars
2. Subway
3. Bus
4. Passenger planes
5. Amtrak
6. Taxi
7. School bus
BOTH BUSES CORRECT- 35.3
SECOND TRY:
1. Subway
2. Cable cars
3. Bus
4. Taxi
5. Passenger planes
6. Amtrak
7. School bus
ALL CLEAR- 50.7
BOB'S FIRST TRY:
1. Cable cars
2. Amtrak
3. Taxi
4. Subway
5. Bus
6. School bus
7. Passenger planes
12.9 LEFT
SECOND & FINAL TRY (he ran out of time):
1. Amtrak
2. Subway
3. Taxi
4. Cable cars
5. School bus
6. Bus
7. Passenger planes
WIPEOUT- ELI WINS!
Game Show In My Head: This might very well be my last week recaping this silly ass show. Tonight's first contestant is Seth McLaughlin from L.A. (who is a salesman and a former college basketball player). Remember, when they win money on this show, it's theirs forever and ever.
1. Convict somebody of a made-up crime by giving them a ticket and forcing them to sign it; he must also make that person tell him that he/she won't ever do that again.
RESULT: PASS ($5,000)
2. Invade somebody's personal space for a minute and stand within a foot of that person; he must touch certain body parts of that stranger according to the correct answers of the questions asked by the host.
RESULT: PASS ($10,000)
3. Using one rose, sell its stem for $2 to one person and its bud for another $4.
RESULT: PASS ($15,000)
4. Feed a stranger twice using a fork.
RESULT: PASS ($20,000)
5. Get somebody to call Seth's boss (which turns out to be host Joe Rogan) and tell him Seth's too sick to come to work.
RESULT: PASS ($25,000)
FOR $50,000: While in just his blue underwear, he must acquire a shirt, pants, a belt, socks and shoes from other people.
RESULT: WINNER!
Seth slam dunked this thing- he's the first (and possibly only) $50,000 winner on this show! And he even looks like soon-to-be president Barack Obama!
Trying to possibly duplicate the feat is Debbie Speicher from Cleveland (who is a marketing executive).
1. With a stranger, both must take a plunge into a fountain and collect enough change to buy a U.S. postage stamp.
RESULT: PASS ($5,000)
2. Repeat everything a stranger says and does for a minute.
RESULT: FAIL
3. Within three tries, while wearing a costume underneath, she must complete a one minute singing telegraph for a stranger.
A: NO
B: NO
C: NO- FAIL
4. While acting as the doorwoman for a coffee shop, make up a reason why a person can't enter the coffee shop, forcing him/her to turn around and leave the premises.
RESULT: PASS ($10,000)
5. Touch three of a stranger's body parts.
RESULT: FAIL
DOUBLE: While acting as an escaped hospital patient, she must get somebody to sign their release papers as Dr. Katz.
RESULT: PASS- WINS $20,000
Go For the Green: This is Episode 9.
TRIP AT STAKE: Grand Canyon courtesy of Caravan.com
1. Prince Charles converted his Aston Marin to run on biofuel made from what?
A: Wine
B: Beer
Answer: Wine
2. At a restuarant, what's environmentally better in public restrooms?
A: Electric hand dryers
B: Paper towels
Answer: Electric hand dryers
CONSERVATION QUESTION (11 players left): If you use no power from public utilities, you are...
A: Off the grid
B: Plugged out
Answer: Off the grid
Only five got that right, so we move on.
CONSERVATION QUESTION #2: What makes food organic?
A: No pesticides
B: Low in calories
Answer: No pesticides
Here are tonight's final eight: Peter (an expert skiier originally from Middletown, CT), Eli (a dancer from Evanston, IL), Bob (an occasional drummer from Utah), Whit (a hiker), Patsy (a UFO lover from North Hollywood), Jodie (a computer programmer from Mobile, AL), Michael (a hospitality industry worker from Encino, CA) & Anthony (a massage therapist all the way from Australia).
1. IN CONTROL: Patsy
CATEGORY: Quotes- CHALLENGES ANTHONY
Who said "It'd be a thing of beauty if Lady Liberty's torch was powered by a wind farm"?
A: Barack Obama
B: Michael Bloomberg
C: Hillary Clinton
GUESS: Michael Bloomberg- CORRECT
2. IN CONTROL: Eli
CATEGORY: Trees- CHALLENGES WHIT
Why are the seeds of the Morenga Tree unusual?
A: They can purify water
B: They can grow trees anywhere
C: They're poisonous to man but not animals
GUESS: They can grow trees anywhere- INCORRECT (A: They can purify water)
3. IN CONTROL: Jodie
CATEGORY: Celebrities- TAKES QUESTION
Who donated her husband's Toyota Prius without telling him?
A: Julia Louis-Dreyfus
B: Laurie David
C: Meryl Streep
GUESS: Meryl Streep- WRONG (A: Laurie David)
4. IN CONTROL: Michael
CATEGORY: Science- TAKES QUESTION
What are Dutch scientists exploring as a future source of energy?
A: Tulips
B: Kites
C: Clouds
GUESS: Clouds- NO (A: Kites)
5. IN CONTROL: Peter
CATEGORY: Big Buisness- CHALLENGES BOB
Sintex has a home energy device that uses what as fuel?
A: Human excrement
B: Dead animals
C: Old newspapers
GUESS: Human excrement- CORRECT
6. IN CONTROL: Anthony
CATEGORY: Money- TAKES QUESTION
According to Glamour, what celebrity spends $1 Million a year on fuel?
A: Tom Cruise
B: Harrison Ford
C: Paris Hilton
GUESS: Paris Hilton- LOSE (A: Tom Cruise)
CHAIN GAME: Bob won the coin toss and has elected to go second. Tonight's topic is putting seven types of public transportation from earliest to most recent.
A: Taxi
B: Subway
C: Cable cars
D: Bus
E: Amtrak
F: Hybrid school bus
G: Passenger planes
ELI'S FIRST TRY:
1. Cable cars
2. Subway
3. Bus
4. Passenger planes
5. Amtrak
6. Taxi
7. School bus
BOTH BUSES CORRECT- 35.3
SECOND TRY:
1. Subway
2. Cable cars
3. Bus
4. Taxi
5. Passenger planes
6. Amtrak
7. School bus
ALL CLEAR- 50.7
BOB'S FIRST TRY:
1. Cable cars
2. Amtrak
3. Taxi
4. Subway
5. Bus
6. School bus
7. Passenger planes
12.9 LEFT
SECOND & FINAL TRY (he ran out of time):
1. Amtrak
2. Subway
3. Taxi
4. Cable cars
5. School bus
6. Bus
7. Passenger planes
WIPEOUT- ELI WINS!
Game Show In My Head: This might very well be my last week recaping this silly ass show. Tonight's first contestant is Seth McLaughlin from L.A. (who is a salesman and a former college basketball player). Remember, when they win money on this show, it's theirs forever and ever.
1. Convict somebody of a made-up crime by giving them a ticket and forcing them to sign it; he must also make that person tell him that he/she won't ever do that again.
RESULT: PASS ($5,000)
2. Invade somebody's personal space for a minute and stand within a foot of that person; he must touch certain body parts of that stranger according to the correct answers of the questions asked by the host.
RESULT: PASS ($10,000)
3. Using one rose, sell its stem for $2 to one person and its bud for another $4.
RESULT: PASS ($15,000)
4. Feed a stranger twice using a fork.
RESULT: PASS ($20,000)
5. Get somebody to call Seth's boss (which turns out to be host Joe Rogan) and tell him Seth's too sick to come to work.
RESULT: PASS ($25,000)
FOR $50,000: While in just his blue underwear, he must acquire a shirt, pants, a belt, socks and shoes from other people.
RESULT: WINNER!
Seth slam dunked this thing- he's the first (and possibly only) $50,000 winner on this show! And he even looks like soon-to-be president Barack Obama!
Trying to possibly duplicate the feat is Debbie Speicher from Cleveland (who is a marketing executive).
1. With a stranger, both must take a plunge into a fountain and collect enough change to buy a U.S. postage stamp.
RESULT: PASS ($5,000)
2. Repeat everything a stranger says and does for a minute.
RESULT: FAIL
3. Within three tries, while wearing a costume underneath, she must complete a one minute singing telegraph for a stranger.
A: NO
B: NO
C: NO- FAIL
4. While acting as the doorwoman for a coffee shop, make up a reason why a person can't enter the coffee shop, forcing him/her to turn around and leave the premises.
RESULT: PASS ($10,000)
5. Touch three of a stranger's body parts.
RESULT: FAIL
DOUBLE: While acting as an escaped hospital patient, she must get somebody to sign their release papers as Dr. Katz.
RESULT: PASS- WINS $20,000
"The Biggest Loser" renewed
Earlier this week, The Futon Critic announced that NBC's "The Biggest Loser" has been renewed through 2010.
Ratings notes
The eighth season premiere of "American Idol" pulled a 15.8 Fast Nielsen with a 23 share. That is down 11% from the seventh season premiere. The Wednesday episode did better, scoring a 16.4/25.
With competition against "Idol", "The Biggest Loser" dropped to a still-respectable 5.4/8 this week.
The second episode of "13: Fear is Real" dropped to a 1/2.
Source: The Futon Critic
With competition against "Idol", "The Biggest Loser" dropped to a still-respectable 5.4/8 this week.
The second episode of "13: Fear is Real" dropped to a 1/2.
Source: The Futon Critic
"American Idol" 1/14
The second stop on the eighth season "American Idol" audition tour was Kansas City, the hometown of most recent winner David Cook.
Jason Castro made a cameo at the beginning! His brother Michael auditioned!
David Cook's mom and stepdad, Beth & Grenvell respectively, also made a cameo.
GOOD:
Ashley Anderson (Clarksburg, NJ; sang "Footprints in the Sand", co-written by Simon Cowell; originally sang it as "Footsteps in the Sand" by mistake)
Casey Carlson (Minneapolis, MN)
Von Smith (Greenwood, MO)
Michael Castro (Rockwall, TX)
Matt Breitzke (Bixby, OK)
Jessica Furney (Wamego, KS)
India Morrison (Kansas City)
Jamar Rogers (Milwaukee)
Danny Gokey (Milwaukee)
Asa Barnes (Kansas City)
Dennis Brigham (Glen Carbon, IL)
Lil' Rounds (Memphis; last Kansas City qualifier)
CLOSE BUT NO CIGAR:
Jasmine Joseph (Norfolk, NE)
Andrew Lang (Columbia, MO; brought two female cheerleaders)
Michael Nicewonder (Grand Island, NE; tried two original songs)
EPIC FAILURES:
Brian Hettler (Kansas City; butchered Aretha Franklin's "Let's Go Back")
James Michael Avance (Edmond, OK)(too squealy and cocky)
Billy Vinson (Lebanon, MO)(voice too faded)
Vaughn English (Prarie Village, KS)(too cocky and goofy)
Like in Phoenix, a total of 27 made it through from the two days worth of auditions.
Jason Castro made a cameo at the beginning! His brother Michael auditioned!
David Cook's mom and stepdad, Beth & Grenvell respectively, also made a cameo.
GOOD:
Ashley Anderson (Clarksburg, NJ; sang "Footprints in the Sand", co-written by Simon Cowell; originally sang it as "Footsteps in the Sand" by mistake)
Casey Carlson (Minneapolis, MN)
Von Smith (Greenwood, MO)
Michael Castro (Rockwall, TX)
Matt Breitzke (Bixby, OK)
Jessica Furney (Wamego, KS)
India Morrison (Kansas City)
Jamar Rogers (Milwaukee)
Danny Gokey (Milwaukee)
Asa Barnes (Kansas City)
Dennis Brigham (Glen Carbon, IL)
Lil' Rounds (Memphis; last Kansas City qualifier)
CLOSE BUT NO CIGAR:
Jasmine Joseph (Norfolk, NE)
Andrew Lang (Columbia, MO; brought two female cheerleaders)
Michael Nicewonder (Grand Island, NE; tried two original songs)
EPIC FAILURES:
Brian Hettler (Kansas City; butchered Aretha Franklin's "Let's Go Back")
James Michael Avance (Edmond, OK)(too squealy and cocky)
Billy Vinson (Lebanon, MO)(voice too faded)
Vaughn English (Prarie Village, KS)(too cocky and goofy)
Like in Phoenix, a total of 27 made it through from the two days worth of auditions.
"American Idol"- EIGHTH SEASON PREMIERE
I apologize for being late on the "American Idol" recaps this season, but better late than never.
As you know, with Kara DioGuardi joining the judges table, auditioners only needed two "Yes" votes from the judges table to make it to Hollywood (thus, tie votes benefited the auditioners). Hence, if somebody got at least three "No" votes, that's three strikes and they were out.
This was my first episode in HD. First stop on this season's audition tour was Phoenix.
GOOD:
Emily Wynne-Hughes (L.A.)
J.B. Ahfua (Taylorsville, UT)
Arianna Afsar (San Diego; last Day 1 qualifier)
Stevie Wright (Phelan, CA)
Michael Sarver (Jasper, TX)
Katrina Darrell (Chino Hills, CA)(wearing nothing but a bikini!)
Deanna Brown (Louisville)
Cody Sheldon (Detroit)(horror film worker)
Alexander Wagner-Trugman (Studio City)
Scott Macintyre (Scottsdale, AZ)
BARELY MADE IT (got the minimum two "Yes" votes):
Brianna Quijada (Tempe, AZ)
CLOSE BUT NO CIGAR:
Tuan Nguyen (Spring Valley, CA)(had an afro)
Randy Madden (Moorpark, CA)(very emotional guy)
Lea Marie Golde (L.A.)(Kara DioGuardi's big fan)
Eric Thomas (Phoenix)(had Mark Henry's former nickname "Sexual Chocolate"; mother wanted to buy him a car in the event he didn't get through)
MAJOR LEAGUE STRIKEOUTS:
Michael Gurr (Mesa, AZ)(too nervious and extremely crappy voice)
Will Kunick (Garfield, NJ)(butchered "Tears For Fears")
D.J. Bradley (Seattle)(bombed Celine Dion's "It's All Coming Back To Me Now")
Shawn Vasquez (Oakland, CA)(sounded too fake singing Dionne Warwick's "I'll Never Love This Way Again")
Andre "X-Ray" Caraway (Phoenix)(only danced well)
Elijah Scarlett (Phoenix)(too deep of a voice)
Ten made it through from here on Day 1, while 17 made it from Day 2.
As you know, with Kara DioGuardi joining the judges table, auditioners only needed two "Yes" votes from the judges table to make it to Hollywood (thus, tie votes benefited the auditioners). Hence, if somebody got at least three "No" votes, that's three strikes and they were out.
This was my first episode in HD. First stop on this season's audition tour was Phoenix.
GOOD:
Emily Wynne-Hughes (L.A.)
J.B. Ahfua (Taylorsville, UT)
Arianna Afsar (San Diego; last Day 1 qualifier)
Stevie Wright (Phelan, CA)
Michael Sarver (Jasper, TX)
Katrina Darrell (Chino Hills, CA)(wearing nothing but a bikini!)
Deanna Brown (Louisville)
Cody Sheldon (Detroit)(horror film worker)
Alexander Wagner-Trugman (Studio City)
Scott Macintyre (Scottsdale, AZ)
BARELY MADE IT (got the minimum two "Yes" votes):
Brianna Quijada (Tempe, AZ)
CLOSE BUT NO CIGAR:
Tuan Nguyen (Spring Valley, CA)(had an afro)
Randy Madden (Moorpark, CA)(very emotional guy)
Lea Marie Golde (L.A.)(Kara DioGuardi's big fan)
Eric Thomas (Phoenix)(had Mark Henry's former nickname "Sexual Chocolate"; mother wanted to buy him a car in the event he didn't get through)
MAJOR LEAGUE STRIKEOUTS:
Michael Gurr (Mesa, AZ)(too nervious and extremely crappy voice)
Will Kunick (Garfield, NJ)(butchered "Tears For Fears")
D.J. Bradley (Seattle)(bombed Celine Dion's "It's All Coming Back To Me Now")
Shawn Vasquez (Oakland, CA)(sounded too fake singing Dionne Warwick's "I'll Never Love This Way Again")
Andre "X-Ray" Caraway (Phoenix)(only danced well)
Elijah Scarlett (Phoenix)(too deep of a voice)
Ten made it through from here on Day 1, while 17 made it from Day 2.
"Top Chef" 1/14
Early on, we see that Hosea Rosenberg was wearing an "I love Padma" T-shirt!
There was a very special guest judge this week- it was Season 3 champion Hung Huynh!
QUICKFIRE CHALLENGE #8: Create a dish without using fresh ingredients within a 15 minute time limit.
Leah: Waffles w/ Cool Whip, strawberries & sausage
Stefan: Baked bean and Spam soup with grilled cheese & Spam sandwich
Fabio: Macaroni & cheese with roasted artichoke & chili pepper
Radhika: Spicy red bean dip w/ grilled bread
Hosea: Sweet pea soup w/ Spam, onion rings, pork rinds & hearts of palm
Jeff: Deep-fried baby conch w/ coconut sauce & Pina Colada
Jamie: Bruschetta w/ garbanzo beans, artichoke & smoked mussels
Ariane: Open-faced turkey Spam sandwich w/ gravy & cranberry-pineapple chutney
Carla: Asian salmon cake w/ fried green beans & lemongrass-ginger mayo
The top three were Hosea, Stefan & Jeff. The man who won immunity was...
...Hosea's rival, Stefan!
ELIMINATION CHALLENGE #8: The remaining nine were divided into three teams of three:
Chicken: Carla, Stefan, Jamie
Lamb: Ariane, Leah, Hosea
Pig: Fabio, Radhika, Jeff
Each team must create a seasonal meal for some farmers based on the protein they were given and cook it in the restaurant at Stone Barns (headed by Ben Barber, who joined the judging panel for this challenge). They selected their ingredients from the barns themselves.
TEAM LAMB:
A: Roasted lamb loin & roasted roulade of lamb leg- DUD (messy; you can't taste much lamb)
B: Rosemary garlic-roasted potatoes
C: Heirloom tomato salad- DUD (out of season)
D: Summer berry trifle w/ vanilla cream- DUD (messy and unappealing)
TEAM PORK:
A: Sausage, zucchini & eggplant ravioli w/ pesto- DUD (bad pesto)
B: Fried green tomatoes w/ tomato jam
C: Seared pork loin & grilled corn salad w/ bacon
D: Vanilla & lavender-scented creme brulee- DUD (too sweet)
TEAM CHICKEN:
A: Chicken cutlet w/ mizuna, corn, onion & tomato salad
B: Lemon-herb roasted chicken w/ tomato salad
C: Chicken ravioli soup
D: Nectarine & strawberry tartlet w/ thyme, cream & lemon zest
Team Chicken won!
The worst team was Team Lamb. The one person told to "Pack your knives and go" this week was...
Ariane
Hosea
Leah
...Ariane Duarte.
There was a very special guest judge this week- it was Season 3 champion Hung Huynh!
QUICKFIRE CHALLENGE #8: Create a dish without using fresh ingredients within a 15 minute time limit.
Leah: Waffles w/ Cool Whip, strawberries & sausage
Stefan: Baked bean and Spam soup with grilled cheese & Spam sandwich
Fabio: Macaroni & cheese with roasted artichoke & chili pepper
Radhika: Spicy red bean dip w/ grilled bread
Hosea: Sweet pea soup w/ Spam, onion rings, pork rinds & hearts of palm
Jeff: Deep-fried baby conch w/ coconut sauce & Pina Colada
Jamie: Bruschetta w/ garbanzo beans, artichoke & smoked mussels
Ariane: Open-faced turkey Spam sandwich w/ gravy & cranberry-pineapple chutney
Carla: Asian salmon cake w/ fried green beans & lemongrass-ginger mayo
The top three were Hosea, Stefan & Jeff. The man who won immunity was...
...Hosea's rival, Stefan!
ELIMINATION CHALLENGE #8: The remaining nine were divided into three teams of three:
Chicken: Carla, Stefan, Jamie
Lamb: Ariane, Leah, Hosea
Pig: Fabio, Radhika, Jeff
Each team must create a seasonal meal for some farmers based on the protein they were given and cook it in the restaurant at Stone Barns (headed by Ben Barber, who joined the judging panel for this challenge). They selected their ingredients from the barns themselves.
TEAM LAMB:
A: Roasted lamb loin & roasted roulade of lamb leg- DUD (messy; you can't taste much lamb)
B: Rosemary garlic-roasted potatoes
C: Heirloom tomato salad- DUD (out of season)
D: Summer berry trifle w/ vanilla cream- DUD (messy and unappealing)
TEAM PORK:
A: Sausage, zucchini & eggplant ravioli w/ pesto- DUD (bad pesto)
B: Fried green tomatoes w/ tomato jam
C: Seared pork loin & grilled corn salad w/ bacon
D: Vanilla & lavender-scented creme brulee- DUD (too sweet)
TEAM CHICKEN:
A: Chicken cutlet w/ mizuna, corn, onion & tomato salad
B: Lemon-herb roasted chicken w/ tomato salad
C: Chicken ravioli soup
D: Nectarine & strawberry tartlet w/ thyme, cream & lemon zest
Team Chicken won!
The worst team was Team Lamb. The one person told to "Pack your knives and go" this week was...
Ariane
Hosea
Leah
...Ariane Duarte.
Friday, January 16, 2009
Paint/fabric protection on '09 "TPIR" cars
I did this sometime last season during the first season of "The Price is Right" with Drew Carey- come up with the costs of paint/fabric protection for the cars offered on the show. Here they are, for the 2009 cars:
Star Motors (Ford Fusion, Ford Mustang, Jeep Wrangler)- $699
Santa Monica Motors (Ford Focus, Mercury Milan)- $297
Burch Ford (Ford Ranger)- $697 (same as El Monte Ford's in most recent seasons)
Buerge Motors (PT Cruiser)- $589
Weir Canyon Chevrolet (All Chevys)- $594
Harris Pontiac-Buick-GMC (All cars from there)- $791
Star Motors (Ford Fusion, Ford Mustang, Jeep Wrangler)- $699
Santa Monica Motors (Ford Focus, Mercury Milan)- $297
Burch Ford (Ford Ranger)- $697 (same as El Monte Ford's in most recent seasons)
Buerge Motors (PT Cruiser)- $589
Weir Canyon Chevrolet (All Chevys)- $594
Harris Pontiac-Buick-GMC (All cars from there)- $791
"America's Best Dance Crew"- THIRD SEASON PREMIERE
A growing MTV dancing reality show makes its GSK debut this week! Your host is former "Dancing with the Stars" finalist and game show host Mario Lopez. Former WPT co-host Layla Kayleigh serves as the co-host here! Here are the third season's nine final teams:
Strikers All Stars (Tallahassee, FL)(South)
Beat Freaks (L.A.)(West)
G.O.P. Dance (San Juan)(Caribbean)
Quest Crew (L.A.)(West)
Fly Khicks (Miami, FL; former NBA cheerleaders)(South)
Ringmasters (Brooklyn, NY)(East)
Boxcuttuhz (San Diego)(West)
Dynamic Edition (Winfield, AL)(South)
Team Millennia (Fullerton, CA)(West)
The third season premiere was a 90-minute episode. The winning team shares in $100,000. Every team has a banner at the top of the studio's rafters; when they're eliminated, it will be taken down.
CHALLENGE #1: This was divided into three heats, with three teams performing in each heat. Each team had to perform to their own megamix. After a heat, the one team out of those three that did the worst according to the judges went into this week's bottom three.
Heat 1:
1. Strikers All Stars- They performed to T.I's "Swing Ya Rag".
BTW, the judges are "So You Think You Can Dance" choreographer Shane Sparks, female hip-hop singer Lil' Mama and J.C Chasez. However, J.C. was overseas at the time of this taping, so filling in for him on the season premiere was from the Season 1 champion crew JabbaWockeeZ, "Kid Rainen" Rynan Paguio! J.C. is scheduled to return to the table next week.
Shane suggested to them that they tone down the music a notch so that he could've heard their dancing better.
2. Beat Freaks- The song they got to dance with was "Din Daa Daa" by George Kranz.
Lil' Mama said they set the tone for this episode. The other judges agreed with her.
3. G.O.P. Dance- They performed to "Rompe" by Daddy Yankee.
Kid Rainen said they were off in some footwork spots. Shane said he was skeptical of their performance in the beginning but thought they improved as the performance went on. Lil' Mama didn't like the performance at all.
That made G.O.P. Dance the first member of this week's bottom three.
Heat 2:
1. Quest Crew- Their dance song was "Hero" by Nas.
BTW, one member of this group, Hok Konishi, is a former "So You Think You Can Dance" contestant! Lil' Mama thought they were a class act and amazing because they used the full stage in their performance. The other judges liked it as much.
2. Fly Khicks- They got "Milkshake" by Kelis as their dance song.
The judging panel all liked it!
3. Ringmasters- Their background song was "Welcome Back" by Young Jeezy.
Kid Rainen said they brought a new style of dancing to the show in a good way (as did the host). The others agreed; Shane thought several times throughout the episode that this season might be the craziest yet. And Lil' Mama got emotional while reviewing them.
All three groups did well, but somebody had to go to the danger zone...and it was the Fly Khicks.
Heat 3:
1. Boxcuttuhz- Their song was "Bonafied Lovin'" by Chromeo.
Shane liked their theatrical stuff the most. Lil' Mama said the female member (s) needed to bring more energy to the table. Kid Rainen thought the performance could've been more secure.
2. Dynamic Edition- The song they had to work with was "My Humps" from the Black Eyed Peas.
Lil' Mama said they put a good twist on hip-hop dancing by performing clean and tight; she also thought they were completely different from the other night's group up to that point. Kid Rainien and Shane, meanwhile, said a little Hip-Hop was missing in the performance.
3. Team Millennia- "Beating Heart Baby" by Head Automatica was their background song.
Kid Rainien thought the new edge they brought at this season's auditions helped improve their performance a level. The other judges also liked their new edge.
The last team in this week's bottom three was...Boxcuttuhz.
SUDDEN DEATH FACE-OFF: Each of the remaining teams got 30 seconds to perform. Each team performed to the same song, which in this case was "Live Your Life" by T.I. w/Rihanna. Here was the performance order:
1. G.O.P. Dance
2. Fly Khicks
3. Boxcuttuhz
The first dance crew eliminated this season was...
G.O.P. Dance
Fly Khicks
Boxcuttuhz
...G.O.P. Dance.
After each show, you folks at home get to vote for your favorite dance crew. Remember, the home viewers ultimately decide the big winners.
Strikers All Stars (Tallahassee, FL)(South)
Beat Freaks (L.A.)(West)
G.O.P. Dance (San Juan)(Caribbean)
Quest Crew (L.A.)(West)
Fly Khicks (Miami, FL; former NBA cheerleaders)(South)
Ringmasters (Brooklyn, NY)(East)
Boxcuttuhz (San Diego)(West)
Dynamic Edition (Winfield, AL)(South)
Team Millennia (Fullerton, CA)(West)
The third season premiere was a 90-minute episode. The winning team shares in $100,000. Every team has a banner at the top of the studio's rafters; when they're eliminated, it will be taken down.
CHALLENGE #1: This was divided into three heats, with three teams performing in each heat. Each team had to perform to their own megamix. After a heat, the one team out of those three that did the worst according to the judges went into this week's bottom three.
Heat 1:
1. Strikers All Stars- They performed to T.I's "Swing Ya Rag".
BTW, the judges are "So You Think You Can Dance" choreographer Shane Sparks, female hip-hop singer Lil' Mama and J.C Chasez. However, J.C. was overseas at the time of this taping, so filling in for him on the season premiere was from the Season 1 champion crew JabbaWockeeZ, "Kid Rainen" Rynan Paguio! J.C. is scheduled to return to the table next week.
Shane suggested to them that they tone down the music a notch so that he could've heard their dancing better.
2. Beat Freaks- The song they got to dance with was "Din Daa Daa" by George Kranz.
Lil' Mama said they set the tone for this episode. The other judges agreed with her.
3. G.O.P. Dance- They performed to "Rompe" by Daddy Yankee.
Kid Rainen said they were off in some footwork spots. Shane said he was skeptical of their performance in the beginning but thought they improved as the performance went on. Lil' Mama didn't like the performance at all.
That made G.O.P. Dance the first member of this week's bottom three.
Heat 2:
1. Quest Crew- Their dance song was "Hero" by Nas.
BTW, one member of this group, Hok Konishi, is a former "So You Think You Can Dance" contestant! Lil' Mama thought they were a class act and amazing because they used the full stage in their performance. The other judges liked it as much.
2. Fly Khicks- They got "Milkshake" by Kelis as their dance song.
The judging panel all liked it!
3. Ringmasters- Their background song was "Welcome Back" by Young Jeezy.
Kid Rainen said they brought a new style of dancing to the show in a good way (as did the host). The others agreed; Shane thought several times throughout the episode that this season might be the craziest yet. And Lil' Mama got emotional while reviewing them.
All three groups did well, but somebody had to go to the danger zone...and it was the Fly Khicks.
Heat 3:
1. Boxcuttuhz- Their song was "Bonafied Lovin'" by Chromeo.
Shane liked their theatrical stuff the most. Lil' Mama said the female member (s) needed to bring more energy to the table. Kid Rainen thought the performance could've been more secure.
2. Dynamic Edition- The song they had to work with was "My Humps" from the Black Eyed Peas.
Lil' Mama said they put a good twist on hip-hop dancing by performing clean and tight; she also thought they were completely different from the other night's group up to that point. Kid Rainien and Shane, meanwhile, said a little Hip-Hop was missing in the performance.
3. Team Millennia- "Beating Heart Baby" by Head Automatica was their background song.
Kid Rainien thought the new edge they brought at this season's auditions helped improve their performance a level. The other judges also liked their new edge.
The last team in this week's bottom three was...Boxcuttuhz.
SUDDEN DEATH FACE-OFF: Each of the remaining teams got 30 seconds to perform. Each team performed to the same song, which in this case was "Live Your Life" by T.I. w/Rihanna. Here was the performance order:
1. G.O.P. Dance
2. Fly Khicks
3. Boxcuttuhz
The first dance crew eliminated this season was...
G.O.P. Dance
Fly Khicks
Boxcuttuhz
...G.O.P. Dance.
After each show, you folks at home get to vote for your favorite dance crew. Remember, the home viewers ultimately decide the big winners.
GSN notes
Here are some GSN programming notables:
-This Saturday and Sunday, GSN will display several Presidential fun facts and trivia. Then, on this Monday's "GSN Live", lucky callers have a chance to win $100 in addition to whatever else they win that day by answering a True/False question on one of those facts.
-On Valentine's Day, a Richard Dawson "Family Feud" marathon will air.
-On President's Day, a syndicated "WWTBAM" marathon will air.
-Both of the above marathons last from 9 AM-6 PM EST.
Various sources contributed to this report.
-This Saturday and Sunday, GSN will display several Presidential fun facts and trivia. Then, on this Monday's "GSN Live", lucky callers have a chance to win $100 in addition to whatever else they win that day by answering a True/False question on one of those facts.
-On Valentine's Day, a Richard Dawson "Family Feud" marathon will air.
-On President's Day, a syndicated "WWTBAM" marathon will air.
-Both of the above marathons last from 9 AM-6 PM EST.
Various sources contributed to this report.
"Deal or No Deal" taping status update
"Deal or No Deal" is getting very close to getting back to production on its syndicated version this month. The primetime version tapings remain in limbo.
Source: Hollywood Junket
Source: Hollywood Junket
Additional note on this week's "Deal or No Deal" episodes
This didn't happen at all this week, but if a contestant on "Deal or No Deal" this week had gone all the way and wound up with the Splenda case, he/she would've won $20,000.
1/16/2009 Results
TPIR: This is Tamiko Nash's swan song on the show. This is also Amanda Shiflett's last day as a model, but only temporarily.
We start the Friday episode with Tammy, Jodi, Bryan and Maria. Drew makes another sneaky late entrance from the right of Door #2 and the first IUFB is a trip to Dude Ranch, WY (Amanda).
Maria: $700
Bryan: $2,800
Jodi: $1,200
Tammy: $500
ARP: $5,247 (new daytime IUFB record)
Bryan Swalberg wins that trip on steroids and he could soon be going there in a Mercury Milan (Tamiko) after playing Five Price Tags. The board controlled by Brandi:
$22,980
$18,773
$19,450
$21,899
$20,610
1. Betty Crocker recipe box (Rachael)
PRICE: $17
GUESS: FALSE- INCORRECT
2. Kill-a-Watt plug (Tamiko)
PRICE: $40
GUESS: FALSE- $25
3. Tea kettle (Rachael)
PRICE: $45
GUESS: FALSE- WRONG
4. Portable generator (Tamiko)
PRICE: $100
GUESS: FALSE- WRONG AGAIN
His sole car guess is $19,450, which is the ARP...of last year's base Milan. The ARP of this year's base Milan: $20,610.
The fifth participant is Jacob and the second IUFB is a home gym (Brandi).
Jacob: $1,275
Jodi: $1,850
Tammy: $1,127
Maria: BUCK
ARP: $800
Maria Iniguez, a kindergarten teacher from Sun Valley, plays Freeze Frame for a spa (Amanda, Rachael & Tamiko). The best guesses on the board are $4,672, $5,046, $6,350, $7,213 & $8,520. She freezes up $6,350...incorrect. It was actually $7,213.
Stephanie comes on down sixth and the third IUFB is a home theater system (Amanda).
Stephanie: $1,400
Jacob: $775
Jodi: $1,401
Tammy: $800
ARP: $1,500
Jodi Colteryan plays Clock Game for $1,000, a stroller (Brandi) and a motorcycle (Tamiko). The ARP of the stroller was $1,700. She starts with $200, then goes up in $100 incriments up to $800, then skips to $1,000...$1,100...$1,200...and gets $1,700 with 22.5 to spare. The motorcycle's price isn't as easy- it was $3,399. She starts with five grand, then says $3,000...$3,100...$3,200...$3,300...$3,400...gets a little lost...then says $3,350...$3,360...one ups from there before jumping to $3,370...$3,380...$3,390...tries to one up from there but she runs out of time as she gets tongue tied! Darn...BUT, since Drew messed up on the lower/higher part a few times on the motorcycle, she is given a TECHNICAL WIN!
Video Bonus: You make the call moment in Clock Game
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #1:
Maria ($800): $.85
Bryan ($5,272): Quarter + 85 = OVER
Jodi ($7,599): $.95
Jodi makes it to the Showcase!
Kristina Lamey exits the audience next and the fourth IUFB is a pair of Croton watches that come down from the ceiling.
Kristina: $950
Tammy: $1,300
Stephanie: $1,100
Jacob: $1,301
ARP: $1,000
Kristina plays Most Expensive for a Largo dinette (Rachael), sportswear (Tamiko) and a BBQ (Brandi). She chooses the grill as the most expensive. The dinette is $1,495, the clothes are $1,846...but the grill is just $1,200. I thought she had it there.
Coming on down next to represent the Marines is Marlon Morris and the next IUFB is stemware (Tamiko).
Marlon: $700
Tammy: $475
Stephanie: $1,200
Jacob: $701
ARP: $1,200, giving Stephanie a $500 bonus!
She now could win more money and/or a $22,220 Ford Mustang (Rachael) playing Pass the Buck.
1.
Clorox bleach: $5.99
Cheez-It Gripz size: $3.29
PICK: Bleach- NO
2.
Ester-C: $7.59
Hot Pockets Paninis: $3.19
PICK: Hot Pockets- WRONG AGAIN
Her only pick on the big board is #5...WIPEOUT. Rest of the board:
#1- CAR
#2- $1,000
#3- $3,000
#4- LOSE EVERYTHING
#6- $5,000
The last contestant is Christine Deming and the final IUFB is gardening equipment (Amanda). Tammy's been here the whole show.
Christine: $499
Jacob: $400 (STUPID BID)
Marlon: $500
Tammy: $250 (SUICIDE BID)
ARP: $559
GETTING THE BOOT TO THE CLUB: Tammy
Marlon tries to crack the Safe Crackers safe (Brandi) for a Broyhill queen bed (Rachael) and a DVD/CD disc changer (Tamiko), all worth $4,937.
NUMBERS IN ELECTRONICS PRICE: 0, 4 & 5
He goes with $450...we have our only outright win of the day!
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #2:
Kristina ($1,000): Dime + 30 = $.40
Stephanie ($1,700; got a PENALTY on her first spin): 50 + 30 = $.80
Marlon ($5,946): 40 + $1 = OVER
Stephanie will face the Clock Game lady in today's Showcase. There has to be a trailer offered today.
The first Showcase is unthemed, despite the models being dressed in certain clothes. First, while in a gown, Brandi shows off some camping equipment. Second, Rachael's in a swimsuit, but this is a cold prize- a new snowmobile. Finally, Amanda's wearing something that should be German or Holland-related, but the final prize instead is a trip to Australia. The ending tag said the models should've checked their E-mails before starting this segment of the show; that just didn't sound right to me.
JODI PASSES TO STEPHANIE; STEPHANIE BIDS $25,000 ON AUSTRALIA SHOWCASE
MY BID FOR AUSTRALIA SHOWCASE: $26,666
For Jodi, we have a tailgating package. First, we have a supply of college jerseys (with the three contestants that didn't get out of Contestant's Row today wearing them!). Second, we've got a tailgating trailer (featuring an LCD TV, a satelite dish and a grill). Finally, to pull that trailer, there's a Ford Ranger (Std., AT, AC, Seats). All prizes here are modeled by the outgoing Tamiko; good luck to her on the rest of her modeling career.
THINKING STEPHANIE'S OVER, JODI BIDS ONE BUCK ON TAILGATING SHOWCASE
MY BID FOR TAILGATING SHOWCASE: $33,333
JODI'S SHOWCASE:
BID: BUCK
ARP: $33,009
DIFFERENCE: $33,008
STEPHANIE'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $25,000
ARP: $19,743
OVER- JODI WINS!
Jodi wins $40,608 in cash and prizes! BTW, Monday's episode will be the 7,000TH EPISODE!
WOF: The first Toss-Up category on the Friday show is Phrase:
PACK/_ O U R/T H I N _ _
Eric, don't PACK YOUR THINGS anytime soon- we just got this game started, and you just won your first $1,000 of the night.
$5,000 WINNING ID OF THE NIGHT: LL0011359
Tonight's contestants:
Eric Hyatt (Vialla, WA)- Fire-stop mechanic
Shannon Fazong-Powell (New Orleans)- Human resources consultant
Ashley Quaman (Studio City; originally from Montana)- Marketing coordinator for a girls' experience store
$2,000 Toss-Up topic this time is Occupation. It's a one-wordy:
P _ _ _ A T R _ C I A N
I don't visit a PEDIATRICIAN that often anymore; Ashley solves for $2,000.
Round 1 is tonight's Prize Puzzle Round and the category is Thing. Out on the wheel now is a $6,000 Costa Rica tour from Caravan.com. Ashley begins with three T's for a $1,000 Beachstore.com gift certificate. After Eric later calls the C, we have...
THE/GENTLE/R O C _ I N G/O _/
THE/_ A _ E S
...he calls a $450 K and solves THE GENTLE ROCKING OF THE WAVES for another $2,350 and a Caribbean Cruise, for a new total in cash and cruise of $8,350.
DUDS: M (Ashley)
WINNING ID FOR CRUISE: AB6351644
Campbell's Soup Jackpot Round category is Before & After. Eric picks up the other trip with two T's to start, but he then calls the night's second dud in S. Shannon then lands on the $3,500 space but then calls a dud of her own with N. After Ashley calls the R's, here's the board:
THE/_ _ _/_ H _/_ R _ E _/
_ _ _ _/_ _ _ T _ E R
Ashley then spins the night's first Lose a Turn. Eric calls the L's for $600, buys the O's, then calls his second dud of the round with M. Back to Shannon, she calls the W's for $700, a $300 F, and then buys the I's to clear the vowels for this round. Next comes the B's for another $800, the Y for another $300 and the Free Spin, then she solves THE BOY WHO CRIED WOLF BLITZER for $1,850.
DUDS: M, N, S
Meineke Mystery Round category is What Are You Doing? Shannon uses her Free Spin after buying a dud vowel in E. After she calls the B, we have...
S _ A _ _ N _/A/BANANA/S P L _ T
...and she solves SHARING A BANANA SPLIT for another $5,350 and $7,200 total, gaining on Eric there.
DUDS: E
$3,000 Toss-Up category is Proper Name:
R _ _ S _
_ _ _ _ _ R _ _ _ _ N
Shannon takes the lead for now with a quick solve of actress REESE WITHERSPOON to go to $10,200! Speed-Up Round category is People and consonants are worth $1,300 apiece. After Ashley calls the N's...
_ N _ _ N T S/&/T _ _ _ L _ R S
...these are two other ways you can call babies, and Ashley solves INFANTS & TODDLERS for another $5,200 and a final third-place total of $7,200. Eric leaves with $8,350 in cash and cruise and Shannon hangs on with $10,200.
Big Money Round: Let's try one more time to give away either the BMW or the $100,000 this week. Shannon spins the I in SPIN and the category is Thing. Starting with:
L _ _ E
_ _ E _
She calls C, G, D and O and gets...
L O _ E
_ O E _
...thanks to those O's, she completes a $30,000-winning LOVE POEM! That's $40,200 cash for her tonight!
At the end, after Pat & Vanna briefly talked about aluminum foil yesterday, Pat brings a box of aluminum foil tonight and demonstrates how a piece of foil can be torn out. Pat's credit in tonight's full credit roll is "Spin Dr. McDreamy"!
Next week, it's Teacher's Week!
Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?: The FOX Friday game show block is back...for just three weeks. The remaining three "5th Grader" episodes before another hiatus will be episodes taped from the second season's tapings, so no HD quality for any of those.
Tonight's first contestant is Barry Irvin from Woodland Hills, CA (who is a pharmacist). First partner is Sierra. Here come the categories:
1st Grade Spelling
1st Grade Measurements
2nd Grade Social Studies
2nd Grade Animal Science
3rd Grade Grammar
3rd Grade Math
4th Grade Cultural Studies
4th Grade Earth Science
5th Grade U.S. History
5th Grade World Geography
His first topic is 2nd Grade Animal Science:
A beehive typically contains how many queen bees?
His guess is one...correct. He tries Spelling second:
T or F: The last letter in "pickle" is a consonant.
He's right with False, since E is a vowel. His second partner is Nathan and his third subject is 3rd Grade Math:
Cody is putting books away in the library. He has 39 books. If each shelf can hold up to 12 books, what's the fewest number of shelves he'll have to use?
He gets it right with 4 (12 + 12 + 12 + 3 = 39). He attempts the other 1st Grade category of Measurements fourth:
How many U.S. nickels would you need to have exactly 75 cents?
He nails 15 and chooses Olivia as his third partner. His $25,000 guarantee category is 3rd Grade Grammar:
What word is the helping verb in the following sentence- "Mackenzie must finish her homework"?
His response of "must"...is right for $25,000. Next up is 4th Grade Earth Science:
What type of rock is formed by the solidification of molten magma?
A: Igneous
B: Metamorphic
C: Sedimentary
He peeks at Olivia's answer, which is igneous. Eliminating sedimentary, he instead guesses metamorphic...that's wrong, but igneous is right for $50,000 (all the classmates got it right)! Only the Copy now remains for this man as a result.
The youngster that Barry might copy on the $100,000 question is Mackenzie; the topic he attempts next is Social Studies. This is a Classroom Club Question sent in by Douglas from Castlebay Lane Elementary School:
John Muir is known as the father of which U.S. national institution?
A: Federal Reserve
B: Postal Service
C: National Park Service
He risks half his money by copying Mackenzie; she guesses National Park Service...correct for 100 grand!
He goes with 5th Grade World Geography next, and this is where he may very well drop out here because all of his cheats are now gone:
What's the largest country by land area in Central America?
He drops out almost immediately at $100K. He would've blown it by guessing Guatemala; it was Nicaragua. I loved his enthusiasm on the show!
Coming in next to play is pediatric nurse Cindy Shelton. After choosing Olivia, here come these categories:
1st Grade U.S. Geography
1st Grade Grammar
2nd Grade Physical Education
2nd Grade Animal Science
3rd Grade Spelling
3rd Grade Social Studies
4th Grade Math
4th Grade World Geography
5th Grade U.S. History
5th Grade Astronomy
Her first topic is Animal Science.
T or F: A flamingo is pink when it's born.
She's right with False (born flamingoes actually are grey). Her second chosen category is the other 1st Grade category of Spelling.
How many times does D appear in "kindergarten"?
She goes with two...but there's only one D in that word. Olivia saves her. She goes with Cody; third category is U.S. Geography.
What U.S. state is home to Nigara Falls?
She peeks at Cody's answer, which turns out to be New York. She agrees...and is right.
With only the Copy remaining, she chooses the other 2nd Grade topic of music fourth.
In a traditional string quartet, there's one viola, one cello and two of what instrument?
She copies Cody, who said violin...indeed it is. Already, she's now on her own. Her safe haven category is 3rd Grade Science:
Which refers to the lowest point of a sound wave?
A: Crest
B: Trough
C: Period
She locks in period...that's just a kind of wave equation, so she loses all the money at the last possible moment and leaves as a TOTAL FLUNK OUT. Answer: Trough.
Don't Forget the Lyrics!: Playing the game tonight are a pair of famous, loudmouth magicians- Penn & Teller (of course, Penn's a former game show host and one of the celebrities famous for yelling "YOU FOOL" on the most recent version of "Hollywood Squares")! They're playing for the James Randi Educational Foundation. Teller's wearing a big box over his head at the start! Here are their categories:
POP
IT'S MAGIC
BALLADS
1980s
ELVIS PRESLEY
CLASSIC ROCK
DRIVING SONGS
R & B
ROCK
Standing by for possibly backup singer help are veteran comedian Carrot Top and rock legend Edgar Winter.
Penn chooses the first category of R & B. Going on the board now are "Will It Go 'Round in Circles" by Billy Preston and "Rescue Me" by Fontella Bass. Penn tries "Will It Go 'Round in Circles" and they get a four-word target to begin with:
"Like a bird __ __ __ __"
They get on the board with "...up in the sky". After Teller's protective box is busted open following a magic trick that involves a female audience member's glasses (Teller's wearing a hard hat during this time), Penn chooses the second category of Ballads. The two up for grabs are "Hard To Say I'm Sorry" from the play "Chicago" and "Unchained Melody" by the Righteous Brothers. Penn picks "Unchained Melody" and they have just a three-word target this time:
"I ___ ___ ___"
Penn's right with "...need your love". The team's third category pick is the 1980s. The two songs on the board from that decade are "Bad" by Michael Jackson and "Give Me the Night" by George Benson. Penn settles on "Bad" and they're back to a four-word target:
"Just wait __ _ __ ____"
They blank, so they have to rely on Wayne Brady's help to avoid having to burn up a backup; they eventually get it right with "...'til I get through".
Their fourth category is Driving Songs; this is their last opportunity to get any possible help from the host. The song choices now are "Slow Ride" by Foghat and "Drivin' My Life Away" by Eddie Rabbit. The pick is "Slow Ride" and their new target is seven words long:
"Move to __ ___, __ __ ___ __ ___"
They blank again, so Wayne's coming to the rescue again. But it's still not enough even with a base guess of "...the music, and we'll roll all night", so they elect to choose one of their Backup Singers, and it turns out to be the zany Carrot Top. Their final guess is "...the music, we can roll all night"...Carrot Top saves them for $25,000!
Penn loves to perform in Vegas so much, so his team's fifth category will be Elvis Presley. The two Elvis songs in play are "Blue Suede Shoes" and "Jailhouse Rock". Their choice is "Blue Suede Shoes" and they have to fill in six blankies this time:
"Slander __ ___ __ ___ __ ___"
They get "...my name all over the place" no problem to double up!
They now hope that It's Magic will do more wonders to their charity winnings. Choices now are "Magic Bus" by The Who and "You Can Do Magic" by America. They go with "Magic Bus" and they now have their toughest deficit of the game- nine words. They follow after "I don't care how much I pay", the chorus line of "Too much, the magic bus", and are preceded by "I". They come up with nothing for the third time tonight. After they guess "today" as the last word in the incomplete lyric, they go for a multiple choice:
A: "...gonna ride this bus to my lady each day"
B: "...wanna drive my bus to my baby each day"
C: "...wanna take the bus to my baby each day"
After looking them over and talking it out, they go for it by locking in B...right to go to six figures!
The next topic of their choosing is Classic Rock; on the board now are "Do You Feel Like We Do (Live)" by Peter Frampton and "Love Me Two Times" by The Doors. Penn's pick here (he's making all the decisions for his team tonight) is "Love Me Two Times" and they again must fill in nine. This time, the right words follow "Love me". Penn can only manage to fill in the first two words of "...two times", so time for them to use their last backup, the 2 Words one. After guessing the third word is "baby" and the last word is "week", they choose to have the fifth and seventh words revealed:
"...two times baby ____ me __ through __ week"
They take a shot at it by locking in "...two times baby last me all through the week"...
"...two times baby last me all through the week"
...OOPS. It was actually "...two times girl last me all through the week", Penn's second guess. That sends them away with $25,000 for their charity.
After everyone in the audience learns that they're getting a copy of Edgar Winter's new CD "Rebel Road", Edgar closes the show by performing "Free Ride".
We start the Friday episode with Tammy, Jodi, Bryan and Maria. Drew makes another sneaky late entrance from the right of Door #2 and the first IUFB is a trip to Dude Ranch, WY (Amanda).
Maria: $700
Bryan: $2,800
Jodi: $1,200
Tammy: $500
ARP: $5,247 (new daytime IUFB record)
Bryan Swalberg wins that trip on steroids and he could soon be going there in a Mercury Milan (Tamiko) after playing Five Price Tags. The board controlled by Brandi:
$22,980
$18,773
$19,450
$21,899
$20,610
1. Betty Crocker recipe box (Rachael)
PRICE: $17
GUESS: FALSE- INCORRECT
2. Kill-a-Watt plug (Tamiko)
PRICE: $40
GUESS: FALSE- $25
3. Tea kettle (Rachael)
PRICE: $45
GUESS: FALSE- WRONG
4. Portable generator (Tamiko)
PRICE: $100
GUESS: FALSE- WRONG AGAIN
His sole car guess is $19,450, which is the ARP...of last year's base Milan. The ARP of this year's base Milan: $20,610.
The fifth participant is Jacob and the second IUFB is a home gym (Brandi).
Jacob: $1,275
Jodi: $1,850
Tammy: $1,127
Maria: BUCK
ARP: $800
Maria Iniguez, a kindergarten teacher from Sun Valley, plays Freeze Frame for a spa (Amanda, Rachael & Tamiko). The best guesses on the board are $4,672, $5,046, $6,350, $7,213 & $8,520. She freezes up $6,350...incorrect. It was actually $7,213.
Stephanie comes on down sixth and the third IUFB is a home theater system (Amanda).
Stephanie: $1,400
Jacob: $775
Jodi: $1,401
Tammy: $800
ARP: $1,500
Jodi Colteryan plays Clock Game for $1,000, a stroller (Brandi) and a motorcycle (Tamiko). The ARP of the stroller was $1,700. She starts with $200, then goes up in $100 incriments up to $800, then skips to $1,000...$1,100...$1,200...and gets $1,700 with 22.5 to spare. The motorcycle's price isn't as easy- it was $3,399. She starts with five grand, then says $3,000...$3,100...$3,200...$3,300...$3,400...gets a little lost...then says $3,350...$3,360...one ups from there before jumping to $3,370...$3,380...$3,390...tries to one up from there but she runs out of time as she gets tongue tied! Darn...BUT, since Drew messed up on the lower/higher part a few times on the motorcycle, she is given a TECHNICAL WIN!
Video Bonus: You make the call moment in Clock Game
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #1:
Maria ($800): $.85
Bryan ($5,272): Quarter + 85 = OVER
Jodi ($7,599): $.95
Jodi makes it to the Showcase!
Kristina Lamey exits the audience next and the fourth IUFB is a pair of Croton watches that come down from the ceiling.
Kristina: $950
Tammy: $1,300
Stephanie: $1,100
Jacob: $1,301
ARP: $1,000
Kristina plays Most Expensive for a Largo dinette (Rachael), sportswear (Tamiko) and a BBQ (Brandi). She chooses the grill as the most expensive. The dinette is $1,495, the clothes are $1,846...but the grill is just $1,200. I thought she had it there.
Coming on down next to represent the Marines is Marlon Morris and the next IUFB is stemware (Tamiko).
Marlon: $700
Tammy: $475
Stephanie: $1,200
Jacob: $701
ARP: $1,200, giving Stephanie a $500 bonus!
She now could win more money and/or a $22,220 Ford Mustang (Rachael) playing Pass the Buck.
1.
Clorox bleach: $5.99
Cheez-It Gripz size: $3.29
PICK: Bleach- NO
2.
Ester-C: $7.59
Hot Pockets Paninis: $3.19
PICK: Hot Pockets- WRONG AGAIN
Her only pick on the big board is #5...WIPEOUT. Rest of the board:
#1- CAR
#2- $1,000
#3- $3,000
#4- LOSE EVERYTHING
#6- $5,000
The last contestant is Christine Deming and the final IUFB is gardening equipment (Amanda). Tammy's been here the whole show.
Christine: $499
Jacob: $400 (STUPID BID)
Marlon: $500
Tammy: $250 (SUICIDE BID)
ARP: $559
GETTING THE BOOT TO THE CLUB: Tammy
Marlon tries to crack the Safe Crackers safe (Brandi) for a Broyhill queen bed (Rachael) and a DVD/CD disc changer (Tamiko), all worth $4,937.
NUMBERS IN ELECTRONICS PRICE: 0, 4 & 5
He goes with $450...we have our only outright win of the day!
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #2:
Kristina ($1,000): Dime + 30 = $.40
Stephanie ($1,700; got a PENALTY on her first spin): 50 + 30 = $.80
Marlon ($5,946): 40 + $1 = OVER
Stephanie will face the Clock Game lady in today's Showcase. There has to be a trailer offered today.
The first Showcase is unthemed, despite the models being dressed in certain clothes. First, while in a gown, Brandi shows off some camping equipment. Second, Rachael's in a swimsuit, but this is a cold prize- a new snowmobile. Finally, Amanda's wearing something that should be German or Holland-related, but the final prize instead is a trip to Australia. The ending tag said the models should've checked their E-mails before starting this segment of the show; that just didn't sound right to me.
JODI PASSES TO STEPHANIE; STEPHANIE BIDS $25,000 ON AUSTRALIA SHOWCASE
MY BID FOR AUSTRALIA SHOWCASE: $26,666
For Jodi, we have a tailgating package. First, we have a supply of college jerseys (with the three contestants that didn't get out of Contestant's Row today wearing them!). Second, we've got a tailgating trailer (featuring an LCD TV, a satelite dish and a grill). Finally, to pull that trailer, there's a Ford Ranger (Std., AT, AC, Seats). All prizes here are modeled by the outgoing Tamiko; good luck to her on the rest of her modeling career.
THINKING STEPHANIE'S OVER, JODI BIDS ONE BUCK ON TAILGATING SHOWCASE
MY BID FOR TAILGATING SHOWCASE: $33,333
JODI'S SHOWCASE:
BID: BUCK
ARP: $33,009
DIFFERENCE: $33,008
STEPHANIE'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $25,000
ARP: $19,743
OVER- JODI WINS!
Jodi wins $40,608 in cash and prizes! BTW, Monday's episode will be the 7,000TH EPISODE!
WOF: The first Toss-Up category on the Friday show is Phrase:
PACK/_ O U R/T H I N _ _
Eric, don't PACK YOUR THINGS anytime soon- we just got this game started, and you just won your first $1,000 of the night.
$5,000 WINNING ID OF THE NIGHT: LL0011359
Tonight's contestants:
Eric Hyatt (Vialla, WA)- Fire-stop mechanic
Shannon Fazong-Powell (New Orleans)- Human resources consultant
Ashley Quaman (Studio City; originally from Montana)- Marketing coordinator for a girls' experience store
$2,000 Toss-Up topic this time is Occupation. It's a one-wordy:
P _ _ _ A T R _ C I A N
I don't visit a PEDIATRICIAN that often anymore; Ashley solves for $2,000.
Round 1 is tonight's Prize Puzzle Round and the category is Thing. Out on the wheel now is a $6,000 Costa Rica tour from Caravan.com. Ashley begins with three T's for a $1,000 Beachstore.com gift certificate. After Eric later calls the C, we have...
THE/GENTLE/R O C _ I N G/O _/
THE/_ A _ E S
...he calls a $450 K and solves THE GENTLE ROCKING OF THE WAVES for another $2,350 and a Caribbean Cruise, for a new total in cash and cruise of $8,350.
DUDS: M (Ashley)
WINNING ID FOR CRUISE: AB6351644
Campbell's Soup Jackpot Round category is Before & After. Eric picks up the other trip with two T's to start, but he then calls the night's second dud in S. Shannon then lands on the $3,500 space but then calls a dud of her own with N. After Ashley calls the R's, here's the board:
THE/_ _ _/_ H _/_ R _ E _/
_ _ _ _/_ _ _ T _ E R
Ashley then spins the night's first Lose a Turn. Eric calls the L's for $600, buys the O's, then calls his second dud of the round with M. Back to Shannon, she calls the W's for $700, a $300 F, and then buys the I's to clear the vowels for this round. Next comes the B's for another $800, the Y for another $300 and the Free Spin, then she solves THE BOY WHO CRIED WOLF BLITZER for $1,850.
DUDS: M, N, S
Meineke Mystery Round category is What Are You Doing? Shannon uses her Free Spin after buying a dud vowel in E. After she calls the B, we have...
S _ A _ _ N _/A/BANANA/S P L _ T
...and she solves SHARING A BANANA SPLIT for another $5,350 and $7,200 total, gaining on Eric there.
DUDS: E
$3,000 Toss-Up category is Proper Name:
R _ _ S _
_ _ _ _ _ R _ _ _ _ N
Shannon takes the lead for now with a quick solve of actress REESE WITHERSPOON to go to $10,200! Speed-Up Round category is People and consonants are worth $1,300 apiece. After Ashley calls the N's...
_ N _ _ N T S/&/T _ _ _ L _ R S
...these are two other ways you can call babies, and Ashley solves INFANTS & TODDLERS for another $5,200 and a final third-place total of $7,200. Eric leaves with $8,350 in cash and cruise and Shannon hangs on with $10,200.
Big Money Round: Let's try one more time to give away either the BMW or the $100,000 this week. Shannon spins the I in SPIN and the category is Thing. Starting with:
L _ _ E
_ _ E _
She calls C, G, D and O and gets...
L O _ E
_ O E _
...thanks to those O's, she completes a $30,000-winning LOVE POEM! That's $40,200 cash for her tonight!
At the end, after Pat & Vanna briefly talked about aluminum foil yesterday, Pat brings a box of aluminum foil tonight and demonstrates how a piece of foil can be torn out. Pat's credit in tonight's full credit roll is "Spin Dr. McDreamy"!
Next week, it's Teacher's Week!
Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?: The FOX Friday game show block is back...for just three weeks. The remaining three "5th Grader" episodes before another hiatus will be episodes taped from the second season's tapings, so no HD quality for any of those.
Tonight's first contestant is Barry Irvin from Woodland Hills, CA (who is a pharmacist). First partner is Sierra. Here come the categories:
1st Grade Spelling
1st Grade Measurements
2nd Grade Social Studies
2nd Grade Animal Science
3rd Grade Grammar
3rd Grade Math
4th Grade Cultural Studies
4th Grade Earth Science
5th Grade U.S. History
5th Grade World Geography
His first topic is 2nd Grade Animal Science:
A beehive typically contains how many queen bees?
His guess is one...correct. He tries Spelling second:
T or F: The last letter in "pickle" is a consonant.
He's right with False, since E is a vowel. His second partner is Nathan and his third subject is 3rd Grade Math:
Cody is putting books away in the library. He has 39 books. If each shelf can hold up to 12 books, what's the fewest number of shelves he'll have to use?
He gets it right with 4 (12 + 12 + 12 + 3 = 39). He attempts the other 1st Grade category of Measurements fourth:
How many U.S. nickels would you need to have exactly 75 cents?
He nails 15 and chooses Olivia as his third partner. His $25,000 guarantee category is 3rd Grade Grammar:
What word is the helping verb in the following sentence- "Mackenzie must finish her homework"?
His response of "must"...is right for $25,000. Next up is 4th Grade Earth Science:
What type of rock is formed by the solidification of molten magma?
A: Igneous
B: Metamorphic
C: Sedimentary
He peeks at Olivia's answer, which is igneous. Eliminating sedimentary, he instead guesses metamorphic...that's wrong, but igneous is right for $50,000 (all the classmates got it right)! Only the Copy now remains for this man as a result.
The youngster that Barry might copy on the $100,000 question is Mackenzie; the topic he attempts next is Social Studies. This is a Classroom Club Question sent in by Douglas from Castlebay Lane Elementary School:
John Muir is known as the father of which U.S. national institution?
A: Federal Reserve
B: Postal Service
C: National Park Service
He risks half his money by copying Mackenzie; she guesses National Park Service...correct for 100 grand!
He goes with 5th Grade World Geography next, and this is where he may very well drop out here because all of his cheats are now gone:
What's the largest country by land area in Central America?
He drops out almost immediately at $100K. He would've blown it by guessing Guatemala; it was Nicaragua. I loved his enthusiasm on the show!
Coming in next to play is pediatric nurse Cindy Shelton. After choosing Olivia, here come these categories:
1st Grade U.S. Geography
1st Grade Grammar
2nd Grade Physical Education
2nd Grade Animal Science
3rd Grade Spelling
3rd Grade Social Studies
4th Grade Math
4th Grade World Geography
5th Grade U.S. History
5th Grade Astronomy
Her first topic is Animal Science.
T or F: A flamingo is pink when it's born.
She's right with False (born flamingoes actually are grey). Her second chosen category is the other 1st Grade category of Spelling.
How many times does D appear in "kindergarten"?
She goes with two...but there's only one D in that word. Olivia saves her. She goes with Cody; third category is U.S. Geography.
What U.S. state is home to Nigara Falls?
She peeks at Cody's answer, which turns out to be New York. She agrees...and is right.
With only the Copy remaining, she chooses the other 2nd Grade topic of music fourth.
In a traditional string quartet, there's one viola, one cello and two of what instrument?
She copies Cody, who said violin...indeed it is. Already, she's now on her own. Her safe haven category is 3rd Grade Science:
Which refers to the lowest point of a sound wave?
A: Crest
B: Trough
C: Period
She locks in period...that's just a kind of wave equation, so she loses all the money at the last possible moment and leaves as a TOTAL FLUNK OUT. Answer: Trough.
Don't Forget the Lyrics!: Playing the game tonight are a pair of famous, loudmouth magicians- Penn & Teller (of course, Penn's a former game show host and one of the celebrities famous for yelling "YOU FOOL" on the most recent version of "Hollywood Squares")! They're playing for the James Randi Educational Foundation. Teller's wearing a big box over his head at the start! Here are their categories:
POP
IT'S MAGIC
BALLADS
1980s
ELVIS PRESLEY
CLASSIC ROCK
DRIVING SONGS
R & B
ROCK
Standing by for possibly backup singer help are veteran comedian Carrot Top and rock legend Edgar Winter.
Penn chooses the first category of R & B. Going on the board now are "Will It Go 'Round in Circles" by Billy Preston and "Rescue Me" by Fontella Bass. Penn tries "Will It Go 'Round in Circles" and they get a four-word target to begin with:
"Like a bird __ __ __ __"
They get on the board with "...up in the sky". After Teller's protective box is busted open following a magic trick that involves a female audience member's glasses (Teller's wearing a hard hat during this time), Penn chooses the second category of Ballads. The two up for grabs are "Hard To Say I'm Sorry" from the play "Chicago" and "Unchained Melody" by the Righteous Brothers. Penn picks "Unchained Melody" and they have just a three-word target this time:
"I ___ ___ ___"
Penn's right with "...need your love". The team's third category pick is the 1980s. The two songs on the board from that decade are "Bad" by Michael Jackson and "Give Me the Night" by George Benson. Penn settles on "Bad" and they're back to a four-word target:
"Just wait __ _ __ ____"
They blank, so they have to rely on Wayne Brady's help to avoid having to burn up a backup; they eventually get it right with "...'til I get through".
Their fourth category is Driving Songs; this is their last opportunity to get any possible help from the host. The song choices now are "Slow Ride" by Foghat and "Drivin' My Life Away" by Eddie Rabbit. The pick is "Slow Ride" and their new target is seven words long:
"Move to __ ___, __ __ ___ __ ___"
They blank again, so Wayne's coming to the rescue again. But it's still not enough even with a base guess of "...the music, and we'll roll all night", so they elect to choose one of their Backup Singers, and it turns out to be the zany Carrot Top. Their final guess is "...the music, we can roll all night"...Carrot Top saves them for $25,000!
Penn loves to perform in Vegas so much, so his team's fifth category will be Elvis Presley. The two Elvis songs in play are "Blue Suede Shoes" and "Jailhouse Rock". Their choice is "Blue Suede Shoes" and they have to fill in six blankies this time:
"Slander __ ___ __ ___ __ ___"
They get "...my name all over the place" no problem to double up!
They now hope that It's Magic will do more wonders to their charity winnings. Choices now are "Magic Bus" by The Who and "You Can Do Magic" by America. They go with "Magic Bus" and they now have their toughest deficit of the game- nine words. They follow after "I don't care how much I pay", the chorus line of "Too much, the magic bus", and are preceded by "I". They come up with nothing for the third time tonight. After they guess "today" as the last word in the incomplete lyric, they go for a multiple choice:
A: "...gonna ride this bus to my lady each day"
B: "...wanna drive my bus to my baby each day"
C: "...wanna take the bus to my baby each day"
After looking them over and talking it out, they go for it by locking in B...right to go to six figures!
The next topic of their choosing is Classic Rock; on the board now are "Do You Feel Like We Do (Live)" by Peter Frampton and "Love Me Two Times" by The Doors. Penn's pick here (he's making all the decisions for his team tonight) is "Love Me Two Times" and they again must fill in nine. This time, the right words follow "Love me". Penn can only manage to fill in the first two words of "...two times", so time for them to use their last backup, the 2 Words one. After guessing the third word is "baby" and the last word is "week", they choose to have the fifth and seventh words revealed:
"...two times baby ____ me __ through __ week"
They take a shot at it by locking in "...two times baby last me all through the week"...
"...two times baby last me all through the week"
...OOPS. It was actually "...two times girl last me all through the week", Penn's second guess. That sends them away with $25,000 for their charity.
After everyone in the audience learns that they're getting a copy of Edgar Winter's new CD "Rebel Road", Edgar closes the show by performing "Free Ride".
"The Biggest Loser" 1/13
All throughout the show, clips of the nine contestants last week that were chosen to be sent home at least for the moment.
Temptation Challenge #1: The remaining 13 contestants on the ranch are offered some money. If somebody accepted it, the first person to do so got it. HOWEVER, if he/she accepted the money, his/her team was forced to withdraw from the game.
The pot started at $5,000. Then, it went to $10,000. Still no takers after that, so the final offer was $25,000. Going once....going twice...
...NO SALE.
Challenge #2: First, they had to race a sea kayak a quarter of a mile to shore. Then, they had to race on foot up to the top of a mountain, where they were able to retrieve their team's flag. The first contestant to get their flag won immunity for their team. Also, the top four contestants each got a phone call home for their team. But the player that finished last got a ONE POUND PENALTY for their team at this week's weigh-in.
Blaine represenated the Black Team in this challenge while Mike represented the Brown Team here. If their respective teammates were still alive after this week, they would compete in next week's challenge.
The results...
IMMUNITY WINNER: Tara
2. Blaine
3. Mandi
4. Helen
5. Mike
6. Damien
7. Kristin
8. Joelle
9. Filipe
10. Jerry
PENALIZED: Daniel
Joelle caused trainer Bob to snap at one of the later training sessions.
WEIGH-IN:
Tara: 272 lbs, one pound lost, .37%
Blaine (335) & Dane (378) = 713 lbs, 30 pounds lost, 4.04%
Mandi: 245 lbs, six pounds lost, 2.39%
Helen: 237 lbs, eight pounds lost, 3.27%
Mike (359) & Ron (386) = 745 lbs, 19 pounds lost, 2.49%
Damien: 355 lbs, nine pounds lost, 2.47%
Kristin: 331 lbs, 10 pounds lost, 2.93%
Filipe: 338 lbs, nine pounds lost, 2.59%
Joelle: 294 lbs, two pounds lost, .68%
Jerry: 343 lbs, one pound lost, .29%
Because of his penalty, Daniel needed to have lost at least four pounds to definitely be safe this week...
Daniel: 421 lbs, two pounds lost (with penalty), .47%
...he missed it by one! Ouch. That means Joelle lucked out and Jerry instead joined Daniel in this week's elimination ceremony.
ELIMINATION #1: By a unanimous vote, the first team offically eliminated this season is...
Daniel
Jerry
...Estella & Jerry Hayes.
Temptation Challenge #1: The remaining 13 contestants on the ranch are offered some money. If somebody accepted it, the first person to do so got it. HOWEVER, if he/she accepted the money, his/her team was forced to withdraw from the game.
The pot started at $5,000. Then, it went to $10,000. Still no takers after that, so the final offer was $25,000. Going once....going twice...
...NO SALE.
Challenge #2: First, they had to race a sea kayak a quarter of a mile to shore. Then, they had to race on foot up to the top of a mountain, where they were able to retrieve their team's flag. The first contestant to get their flag won immunity for their team. Also, the top four contestants each got a phone call home for their team. But the player that finished last got a ONE POUND PENALTY for their team at this week's weigh-in.
Blaine represenated the Black Team in this challenge while Mike represented the Brown Team here. If their respective teammates were still alive after this week, they would compete in next week's challenge.
The results...
IMMUNITY WINNER: Tara
2. Blaine
3. Mandi
4. Helen
5. Mike
6. Damien
7. Kristin
8. Joelle
9. Filipe
10. Jerry
PENALIZED: Daniel
Joelle caused trainer Bob to snap at one of the later training sessions.
WEIGH-IN:
Tara: 272 lbs, one pound lost, .37%
Blaine (335) & Dane (378) = 713 lbs, 30 pounds lost, 4.04%
Mandi: 245 lbs, six pounds lost, 2.39%
Helen: 237 lbs, eight pounds lost, 3.27%
Mike (359) & Ron (386) = 745 lbs, 19 pounds lost, 2.49%
Damien: 355 lbs, nine pounds lost, 2.47%
Kristin: 331 lbs, 10 pounds lost, 2.93%
Filipe: 338 lbs, nine pounds lost, 2.59%
Joelle: 294 lbs, two pounds lost, .68%
Jerry: 343 lbs, one pound lost, .29%
Because of his penalty, Daniel needed to have lost at least four pounds to definitely be safe this week...
Daniel: 421 lbs, two pounds lost (with penalty), .47%
...he missed it by one! Ouch. That means Joelle lucked out and Jerry instead joined Daniel in this week's elimination ceremony.
ELIMINATION #1: By a unanimous vote, the first team offically eliminated this season is...
Daniel
Jerry
...Estella & Jerry Hayes.
Thursday, January 15, 2009
New "TPIR" director named
R. Brian DiPirro, a former director of "Deal or No Deal", "Whammy!" and "Game Show Marathon" , has been named the new director of "The Price is Right", replacing the fired Bart Eskander.
Source: Golden-Road.net
Source: Golden-Road.net
BREAKING NEWS: "Price" director Eskander GONE!!!!
The folks over at Golden-Road.net are going to be rejoicing over this- said site and Buzzerblog both report that "The Price is Right" director Bart Eskander has been fired.
Stay tuned for further developments on this story, including his replacement.
Stay tuned for further developments on this story, including his replacement.
1/15/2009 Results
TPIR: Amanda Week rolls on with today's first four contestants- Jonas Wadler, Barbara Hennessey, Nathan Lubben and Rebecca Jeffers. When the intro begins, the music doesn't start at the right place. Drew comes out after setting his glasses and the first IUFB is a 42" LCD TV with Drew on it (Amanda).
Rebecca: $1,100
Nathan: $1,500
Barbara: $1,850
Jonas: BUCK
ARP: $1,499
Since Nathan was over by a buck, Rebecca, a secretary from Pottsboro, TX, will play (It's) In the Bag (Rachael & Tamiko). Today's items are Downy, soup, the Hot Pockets value pack, Orbit gum, Ester-C (500 mg) and Pillsbury Funfetti cake frosting. Her guesses as follows:
$19.39: Ester-C
$1.29: Soup
$3.29: Frosting (she also wanted the Hot Pockets here)
$6.99: Bleach
$5.25: Hot Pockets
The only item I'm worried about is the $3.29 item; my first instinct was the gum. The first two are right for $2,000. She goes on with the frosting...Jennifer, I hope you pay her a lot to calm her down, because the $3.29 item was actually the gum, so she loses. The last two items were correct.
Representing the Marines in Contestant's Row now is Kevin Brown and the second IUFB being brought on the tugboat (Rachael) is a wine cooler (Brandi).
Kevin: $750
Nathan: $900
Barbara: $2,500
Jonas: $901
ARP: $1,599
After Jonas jumps in Drew's lap, he plays Money Game for a 2009 Honda Civic Hybrid (Std., Nav., Seats, Net)(Tamiko). Board:
(50)(37)(27)
(25)(85)(63)
(45)(96)(26)
MIDDLE NUMBER: 7 ($ _ _ , 7 _ _)
He starts out with 25...but that's worth $25. He then goes to 26...that's the front of the car ($ 2 6 , 7 _ _). He then picks 85 for another $85. He then goes with his gut, 96, hoping to shoot down the Front and Back Trick...he does it for the $26,796 Honda and $110 in gas money! Too bad he doesn't do as much bodily harm on Drew than when he first got on stage.
(It also would've taken me two chances to get the front of the car; I would've lost, because I then would've chosen 37, 45 and 63 for the back of the car.)
Video Bonus: Today's second IUFB and Money Game playing (HD)
Coming on down sixth is Janice Lynsky and the third IUFB is golf clubs (Rachael).
Janice: $899
Kevin: $1,300
Nathan: $1,800
Barbara: $599
ARP: $2,175
For the second week in a row, after somebody wins a golf-themed prize just for winning an IUFB, somebody's playing Pick a Number for another golf-related prize. In Nathan's case, after winning those golf clubs, he could be using them on a trip to Pebble Beach (Rachael). With Brandi handling the choices today, here's the board:
$ 6 _ 1 5
NUMBERS AVAILABLE: 2, 4 & 6
His guess for the trip is $6,415...he just got fingered BIG TIME- the ARP is actually $6,615! Ugh. I would've gone with $6,215.
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #1:
Rebecca ($1,499): $.80
Nathan ($2,175): 50 + Nickel = $.55 (he had no luck today)
Jonas ($28,505): 65 + 40 = OVER
Rebeca goes to the Showcase to maybe go for a trailer.
Getting the next call from Rich is Erwing Roa and the fourth IUFB is a pair of iPods (Amanda & Brandi).
Erwing: $450
Barbara: $150 (STUPID BID)
Janice: $485
Kevin: $151 (STUPID BID)
Almost by default, Janice wins with the ARP being $498.
She now plays One Right Price for Calvin Klein accessories (Rachael) and a Dell computer system (Brandi). Tamiko has today's ORP of $2,708; Janice's guess is the accessories...only $1,803.
Next is Ebony King and the next IUFB is an air hockey table (Rachael & Tamiko).
Ebony: $1,090
Kevin: $1,091
Erwing: $800
Barbara: $400
ARP: $925
Erwing comes up and high fives Drew so hard that he fakes like he's going to fall down! Then, he plays Check Game for some money and a queen-size bed (Amanda). Brandi handles the big check today. He writes his check for four grand. That bed must be $3,000-$4,000 for him to win...but it's $4,051, so he's over by just $51.
Sheila D'Anna is the day's last participant and the final IUFB is a freestanding waterfall (Brandi). Barbara's been here the entire show; now would be a good time to get on stage, because whoever wins this goes for the day's other Honda.
Sheila: $999
Barbara: $500
Ebony: $475
Kevin: $501 (bad news for Barbara)
ARP: $1,000
TODAY'S BREAKFAST CLUB MEMBER: Barbara
Since she was off by just a buck (by listening to her daughter's advice from home), Sheila will play Cover Up for a 2009 Honda Accord LX Sedan (Std., AT, Mats, WLock)(Rachael). Board:
First number: 2 or 3?
Second number: 1, 5 or 7?
Third number: 0, 1, 4 or 7?
Fourth number: 0, 3, 5, 7 or 9?
Last number: 2, 3, 4, 6, 7 or 9?
She doesn't like this game. Her first guess is $21,739...first three numbers are right. Second try is $21,773...she loses; at least she was honest about not liking this game. ARP: $21,752.
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #2:
Janice: 50 + 15 = $.65
Erwing: $.85
Sheila: 55 + 75 = OVER
Erwing will try to erase that tough Check Game loss in the Showcase; Rebecca gets the Top Winner spot there.
The first Showcase addresses things you get tired of. First, if you're tired of cooking meat on the ground, try cooking it on a new BBQ (Brandi). Second, if you're tired of walking to get to a certain place, stay home and walk a while on a new treadmill (Tamiko). Finally, if you're tired of snow skiing, try water skiing with a new Sea Doo Challenger ski boat (Rachael).
REBECCA PASSES TO ERWING; ERWING BIDS $23,000 ON BOAT SHOWCASE
MY BID FOR BOAT SHOWCASE: $28,888
For Rebecca, we have an Aico dining room (Brandi), an ebony upright piano (Tamiko) and a trip to China (Amanda).
REBECCA BIDS $21,000 ON ROOM/TRIP SHOWCASE
MY BID FOR ROOM/TRIP SHOWCASE: $25,000
ERWING'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $23,000
ARP: $26,588
DIFFERENCE: $3,588
REBECCA'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $21,000
ARP: $24,711
DIFFERENCE: $3,711- LOSES BY $123
Erwing barely gets his redemption with a grand total of $27,513 in prizes. But the day's only Pricing Game winner, Jonas, is the day's top winner.
WOF: Last night, despite a ton of early bad luck (including seven Bankrupts and four Lose a turns), just $30 shy of $92,000 in cash and trip was given away, including $69K cash to last night's champion, Charlie Bell. Let's see if we can do just as well, maybe better, tonight and not have as much bad luck along the way. Here comes tonight's first Toss-Up category, Thing:
T _ _ V _ L
L O _
Despite inadvertantly blurting out the answer before she was called on, Sue's in first and solves TRAVEL LOG for $1,000.
$5,000 WINNING ID OF THE NIGHT: RM03311
Here are tonight's players:
Sue Beckman (Ft. Meyers, FL)- County customer service representative
Weston Hunley (Chadler, AZ)- Coast Guard engineer and a fireman
Christina Jarvie (Spokane, WA)- Part-time fitness instructor and stay-at-home mom
$2,000 Toss-Up category is Song Title, and it's a one-liner:
T _ E/W _ _ _ E R E R
Sue carelessly goofs with THE WARRIOR. Weston then solves THE WONDERER for $2,000.
Round 1 category is Person and out on the wheel this time is a trip to the Cook Islands at the Crown Beach Resort & Spa worth $9,030. Weston hits a Bankrupt after calling a $900 T. In the middle of the round, Christina picks up the Free Spin with a G. After she later buys the A's, here's the board:
A _ A R _ - _ I N N I N G/_ _ I _ _ R E N ' S/
_ _ _ _/A _ T _ _ R
Christina then makes a one-word puzzle mistake with AWARD-WINNING CHILDREN'S BOOK ACTOR, prompting her to use the Free Spin. She then calls the W's for $600, buys the U and the O's, and gets AWARD-WINNING CHILDREN'S BOOK AUTHOR correct this time for $5,350.
BANKRUPTS: 1 (Weston)
Campbell's Soup Jackpot Round category is Same Name. After Christina buys the I, we have...
T _ I _ E - _ _ _ E _/&/_ _ _ _ H/
_ _ T _ T _
...but she then calls the night's first dud with G. Sue calls the P for the trip, then a $500 D while on Jackpot. An $8,700 Jackpot's on the line...but she can't do it and then calls a dud in L. Weston immediately hits Lose a Turn. Back to Christina, she calls the C's for another $900 and solves TWICE-BAKED & COUCH POTATO to win twice that amount and go to $7,150.
DUDS: G, L
Meineke Mystery/Prize Puzzle Round category is Place. After Sue calls the D, we have...
_ _ _ _ _/_ _/A/_ R _ A D _ A _/
THEATER
...she buys three O's to clean out the vowels. She then calls three B's for the Million Dollar Wedge and the board now reads...
_ O B B _/O _/A/BROAD _ A _/
THEATER
...she then calls a $300 W but then spins the night's second Lose a Turn to likely burn up her million dollar hopes. Weston gets the same thing for the second time tonight (also the night's third overall), then Christina solves LOBBY OF A BROADWAY THEATER for another $350 and the trip to NYC with accomodations at the Hotel Alex plus tickets to "The Marvelous Wonderettes", making her new total in cash and trip $15,265.
DUDS: I, N
BANKRUPTS: 1 (Weston)
WINNING ID FOR TRIP: SR4840762
$3,000 Toss-Up category is Rhyme Time:
S W E _ T
_ R E A T
Christina goes to $18,265 after solving SWEET TREAT. Speed-Up Round category is Event and consonants are worth $1,700 apiece. After Christina calls the D...
_ N/E N O R M O _ S/
_ N D E R T _ _ I N G
...she takes care of AN ENORMOUS UNDERTAKING for another $11,900 and the championship with $30,165 in cash and trip! Weston had a ton of bad luck, but he does leave with twice the house minimum ($2,000), while Sue gets the $1,000 house minimum (she only solved the first Toss-Up).
DUDS: F, H, L
Big Money Round: Minus that late Round 1 puzzle goof, Sue's a good player; let's see if she can win either the BMW or the $100,000 here tonight. She spins the S in AMERICA'S and the category is Thing. Starting with:
_ _ _ L _ R _ _ _
_ L _ N
She needs some good help in that top word. Her choices are B, C, M and A and she gets...
_ _ _ L _ R _ _ _
_ L A N
...the O was what she needed to call as her vowel; without the O's, she doesn't come up with the FOOLPROOF PLAN for another $30,000. The F's might've also helped her.
Jeopardy!: The new champion is a Virginian- Greg Jones (a college instructor from Chincoteague Island, VA)! He's won $23,201 so far. For his first title defense, he faces:
Bill Menezes (Denver)- Non-profit director
Meagan Grote (Lakeland, FL)- Bookseller
Opening categories:
BOOKS & AUTHORS
CAR TALK
A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS
ELVIS COSTELLO
PUMP IT "UP"
NIGARA FALLS (video clues starring Alex himself)
Jones hits the Daily Double on the fourth clue of the night, the $800 Books & Authors clue with $800; he leads Menezes early on by half that amount, while Grote's waiting to get on the board. He wagers the full $1,000 on this:
The first line of his 1951 novel mentions a "lousy childhood...and all that David Copperfield kind of crap".
He can't come up with J.D. Salinger in time, so he drops to $200 in the hole. At the first break, he's back to $400 on the good side; Grote now has $800 and Menezes has a solid lead at $3,200.
After the round...
Greg: $3,600
Meagan: $4,600
Bill: $5,200
...this game's gotten a lot tighter now.
ROUND 1 LACH TRASH: $1,000
DJ! Categories:
MEDIEVAL PHILOSOPHY
DANCE!
I WAS HIS VEEP
FUN WITH ASTROLOGY
MISSING ELEMENTS (the name of a chemical combination is given, along with some of the equation; the players have to come up with the right missing element)
YOU GET AN "F"
Grote gets the round's first Daily Double under the $1,600 Medieval Philosophy clue with $6,200 now, leading Menezes for second by $200; the champ now leads with eight grand. Her wager is $2,000. For the lead:
A major figure in logic and semantics, he's best known for falling in love with a student.
"Who is Abalar?"...that's $8,200 and the lead for her! Later, she beats the men in finding the other one under the $2,000 Astrology clue, now with $13,800. The champ has ten grand and Menezes has eight. Her wager is $2,000 again, this time on the following:
The two signs each made up of two separate but identical creatures.
"What are Gemini...and Pisces?"...those are the two to go to $15,800!
DJ! LACH TRASH: $5,600
SCORES AFTER DOUBLE JEOPARDY!:
Greg: $14,400
Meagan: $17,400
Bill: $10,800
CORYAT SCORES:
Greg: $14,200
Meagan: $17,000
Bill: $10,800
Another goodie this week.
FJ! CATEGORY: Writer/Directors.
His headstone, using a line from one of his scripts, says, "I'm a writer but then nobody's perfect".
Bill Menezes struggled with this one, and he's incorrect with "Who is Alfred Hitchcock?", dropping him to two bucks. The champ wrote down "Who is Billy Wilder?"...right to add everything but a buck, so he now has $28,799! As for the lady, Meagan Grote...
...she's right as well and with an $11,500 wager, wins the championship by $101 at $28,900! Greg Jones, you go home with $25,201; hope you had fun.
Rebecca: $1,100
Nathan: $1,500
Barbara: $1,850
Jonas: BUCK
ARP: $1,499
Since Nathan was over by a buck, Rebecca, a secretary from Pottsboro, TX, will play (It's) In the Bag (Rachael & Tamiko). Today's items are Downy, soup, the Hot Pockets value pack, Orbit gum, Ester-C (500 mg) and Pillsbury Funfetti cake frosting. Her guesses as follows:
$19.39: Ester-C
$1.29: Soup
$3.29: Frosting (she also wanted the Hot Pockets here)
$6.99: Bleach
$5.25: Hot Pockets
The only item I'm worried about is the $3.29 item; my first instinct was the gum. The first two are right for $2,000. She goes on with the frosting...Jennifer, I hope you pay her a lot to calm her down, because the $3.29 item was actually the gum, so she loses. The last two items were correct.
Representing the Marines in Contestant's Row now is Kevin Brown and the second IUFB being brought on the tugboat (Rachael) is a wine cooler (Brandi).
Kevin: $750
Nathan: $900
Barbara: $2,500
Jonas: $901
ARP: $1,599
After Jonas jumps in Drew's lap, he plays Money Game for a 2009 Honda Civic Hybrid (Std., Nav., Seats, Net)(Tamiko). Board:
(50)(37)(27)
(25)(85)(63)
(45)(96)(26)
MIDDLE NUMBER: 7 ($ _ _ , 7 _ _)
He starts out with 25...but that's worth $25. He then goes to 26...that's the front of the car ($ 2 6 , 7 _ _). He then picks 85 for another $85. He then goes with his gut, 96, hoping to shoot down the Front and Back Trick...he does it for the $26,796 Honda and $110 in gas money! Too bad he doesn't do as much bodily harm on Drew than when he first got on stage.
(It also would've taken me two chances to get the front of the car; I would've lost, because I then would've chosen 37, 45 and 63 for the back of the car.)
Video Bonus: Today's second IUFB and Money Game playing (HD)
Coming on down sixth is Janice Lynsky and the third IUFB is golf clubs (Rachael).
Janice: $899
Kevin: $1,300
Nathan: $1,800
Barbara: $599
ARP: $2,175
For the second week in a row, after somebody wins a golf-themed prize just for winning an IUFB, somebody's playing Pick a Number for another golf-related prize. In Nathan's case, after winning those golf clubs, he could be using them on a trip to Pebble Beach (Rachael). With Brandi handling the choices today, here's the board:
$ 6 _ 1 5
NUMBERS AVAILABLE: 2, 4 & 6
His guess for the trip is $6,415...he just got fingered BIG TIME- the ARP is actually $6,615! Ugh. I would've gone with $6,215.
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #1:
Rebecca ($1,499): $.80
Nathan ($2,175): 50 + Nickel = $.55 (he had no luck today)
Jonas ($28,505): 65 + 40 = OVER
Rebeca goes to the Showcase to maybe go for a trailer.
Getting the next call from Rich is Erwing Roa and the fourth IUFB is a pair of iPods (Amanda & Brandi).
Erwing: $450
Barbara: $150 (STUPID BID)
Janice: $485
Kevin: $151 (STUPID BID)
Almost by default, Janice wins with the ARP being $498.
She now plays One Right Price for Calvin Klein accessories (Rachael) and a Dell computer system (Brandi). Tamiko has today's ORP of $2,708; Janice's guess is the accessories...only $1,803.
Next is Ebony King and the next IUFB is an air hockey table (Rachael & Tamiko).
Ebony: $1,090
Kevin: $1,091
Erwing: $800
Barbara: $400
ARP: $925
Erwing comes up and high fives Drew so hard that he fakes like he's going to fall down! Then, he plays Check Game for some money and a queen-size bed (Amanda). Brandi handles the big check today. He writes his check for four grand. That bed must be $3,000-$4,000 for him to win...but it's $4,051, so he's over by just $51.
Sheila D'Anna is the day's last participant and the final IUFB is a freestanding waterfall (Brandi). Barbara's been here the entire show; now would be a good time to get on stage, because whoever wins this goes for the day's other Honda.
Sheila: $999
Barbara: $500
Ebony: $475
Kevin: $501 (bad news for Barbara)
ARP: $1,000
TODAY'S BREAKFAST CLUB MEMBER: Barbara
Since she was off by just a buck (by listening to her daughter's advice from home), Sheila will play Cover Up for a 2009 Honda Accord LX Sedan (Std., AT, Mats, WLock)(Rachael). Board:
First number: 2 or 3?
Second number: 1, 5 or 7?
Third number: 0, 1, 4 or 7?
Fourth number: 0, 3, 5, 7 or 9?
Last number: 2, 3, 4, 6, 7 or 9?
She doesn't like this game. Her first guess is $21,739...first three numbers are right. Second try is $21,773...she loses; at least she was honest about not liking this game. ARP: $21,752.
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #2:
Janice: 50 + 15 = $.65
Erwing: $.85
Sheila: 55 + 75 = OVER
Erwing will try to erase that tough Check Game loss in the Showcase; Rebecca gets the Top Winner spot there.
The first Showcase addresses things you get tired of. First, if you're tired of cooking meat on the ground, try cooking it on a new BBQ (Brandi). Second, if you're tired of walking to get to a certain place, stay home and walk a while on a new treadmill (Tamiko). Finally, if you're tired of snow skiing, try water skiing with a new Sea Doo Challenger ski boat (Rachael).
REBECCA PASSES TO ERWING; ERWING BIDS $23,000 ON BOAT SHOWCASE
MY BID FOR BOAT SHOWCASE: $28,888
For Rebecca, we have an Aico dining room (Brandi), an ebony upright piano (Tamiko) and a trip to China (Amanda).
REBECCA BIDS $21,000 ON ROOM/TRIP SHOWCASE
MY BID FOR ROOM/TRIP SHOWCASE: $25,000
ERWING'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $23,000
ARP: $26,588
DIFFERENCE: $3,588
REBECCA'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $21,000
ARP: $24,711
DIFFERENCE: $3,711- LOSES BY $123
Erwing barely gets his redemption with a grand total of $27,513 in prizes. But the day's only Pricing Game winner, Jonas, is the day's top winner.
WOF: Last night, despite a ton of early bad luck (including seven Bankrupts and four Lose a turns), just $30 shy of $92,000 in cash and trip was given away, including $69K cash to last night's champion, Charlie Bell. Let's see if we can do just as well, maybe better, tonight and not have as much bad luck along the way. Here comes tonight's first Toss-Up category, Thing:
T _ _ V _ L
L O _
Despite inadvertantly blurting out the answer before she was called on, Sue's in first and solves TRAVEL LOG for $1,000.
$5,000 WINNING ID OF THE NIGHT: RM03311
Here are tonight's players:
Sue Beckman (Ft. Meyers, FL)- County customer service representative
Weston Hunley (Chadler, AZ)- Coast Guard engineer and a fireman
Christina Jarvie (Spokane, WA)- Part-time fitness instructor and stay-at-home mom
$2,000 Toss-Up category is Song Title, and it's a one-liner:
T _ E/W _ _ _ E R E R
Sue carelessly goofs with THE WARRIOR. Weston then solves THE WONDERER for $2,000.
Round 1 category is Person and out on the wheel this time is a trip to the Cook Islands at the Crown Beach Resort & Spa worth $9,030. Weston hits a Bankrupt after calling a $900 T. In the middle of the round, Christina picks up the Free Spin with a G. After she later buys the A's, here's the board:
A _ A R _ - _ I N N I N G/_ _ I _ _ R E N ' S/
_ _ _ _/A _ T _ _ R
Christina then makes a one-word puzzle mistake with AWARD-WINNING CHILDREN'S BOOK ACTOR, prompting her to use the Free Spin. She then calls the W's for $600, buys the U and the O's, and gets AWARD-WINNING CHILDREN'S BOOK AUTHOR correct this time for $5,350.
BANKRUPTS: 1 (Weston)
Campbell's Soup Jackpot Round category is Same Name. After Christina buys the I, we have...
T _ I _ E - _ _ _ E _/&/_ _ _ _ H/
_ _ T _ T _
...but she then calls the night's first dud with G. Sue calls the P for the trip, then a $500 D while on Jackpot. An $8,700 Jackpot's on the line...but she can't do it and then calls a dud in L. Weston immediately hits Lose a Turn. Back to Christina, she calls the C's for another $900 and solves TWICE-BAKED & COUCH POTATO to win twice that amount and go to $7,150.
DUDS: G, L
Meineke Mystery/Prize Puzzle Round category is Place. After Sue calls the D, we have...
_ _ _ _ _/_ _/A/_ R _ A D _ A _/
THEATER
...she buys three O's to clean out the vowels. She then calls three B's for the Million Dollar Wedge and the board now reads...
_ O B B _/O _/A/BROAD _ A _/
THEATER
...she then calls a $300 W but then spins the night's second Lose a Turn to likely burn up her million dollar hopes. Weston gets the same thing for the second time tonight (also the night's third overall), then Christina solves LOBBY OF A BROADWAY THEATER for another $350 and the trip to NYC with accomodations at the Hotel Alex plus tickets to "The Marvelous Wonderettes", making her new total in cash and trip $15,265.
DUDS: I, N
BANKRUPTS: 1 (Weston)
WINNING ID FOR TRIP: SR4840762
$3,000 Toss-Up category is Rhyme Time:
S W E _ T
_ R E A T
Christina goes to $18,265 after solving SWEET TREAT. Speed-Up Round category is Event and consonants are worth $1,700 apiece. After Christina calls the D...
_ N/E N O R M O _ S/
_ N D E R T _ _ I N G
...she takes care of AN ENORMOUS UNDERTAKING for another $11,900 and the championship with $30,165 in cash and trip! Weston had a ton of bad luck, but he does leave with twice the house minimum ($2,000), while Sue gets the $1,000 house minimum (she only solved the first Toss-Up).
DUDS: F, H, L
Big Money Round: Minus that late Round 1 puzzle goof, Sue's a good player; let's see if she can win either the BMW or the $100,000 here tonight. She spins the S in AMERICA'S and the category is Thing. Starting with:
_ _ _ L _ R _ _ _
_ L _ N
She needs some good help in that top word. Her choices are B, C, M and A and she gets...
_ _ _ L _ R _ _ _
_ L A N
...the O was what she needed to call as her vowel; without the O's, she doesn't come up with the FOOLPROOF PLAN for another $30,000. The F's might've also helped her.
Jeopardy!: The new champion is a Virginian- Greg Jones (a college instructor from Chincoteague Island, VA)! He's won $23,201 so far. For his first title defense, he faces:
Bill Menezes (Denver)- Non-profit director
Meagan Grote (Lakeland, FL)- Bookseller
Opening categories:
BOOKS & AUTHORS
CAR TALK
A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS
ELVIS COSTELLO
PUMP IT "UP"
NIGARA FALLS (video clues starring Alex himself)
Jones hits the Daily Double on the fourth clue of the night, the $800 Books & Authors clue with $800; he leads Menezes early on by half that amount, while Grote's waiting to get on the board. He wagers the full $1,000 on this:
The first line of his 1951 novel mentions a "lousy childhood...and all that David Copperfield kind of crap".
He can't come up with J.D. Salinger in time, so he drops to $200 in the hole. At the first break, he's back to $400 on the good side; Grote now has $800 and Menezes has a solid lead at $3,200.
After the round...
Greg: $3,600
Meagan: $4,600
Bill: $5,200
...this game's gotten a lot tighter now.
ROUND 1 LACH TRASH: $1,000
DJ! Categories:
MEDIEVAL PHILOSOPHY
DANCE!
I WAS HIS VEEP
FUN WITH ASTROLOGY
MISSING ELEMENTS (the name of a chemical combination is given, along with some of the equation; the players have to come up with the right missing element)
YOU GET AN "F"
Grote gets the round's first Daily Double under the $1,600 Medieval Philosophy clue with $6,200 now, leading Menezes for second by $200; the champ now leads with eight grand. Her wager is $2,000. For the lead:
A major figure in logic and semantics, he's best known for falling in love with a student.
"Who is Abalar?"...that's $8,200 and the lead for her! Later, she beats the men in finding the other one under the $2,000 Astrology clue, now with $13,800. The champ has ten grand and Menezes has eight. Her wager is $2,000 again, this time on the following:
The two signs each made up of two separate but identical creatures.
"What are Gemini...and Pisces?"...those are the two to go to $15,800!
DJ! LACH TRASH: $5,600
SCORES AFTER DOUBLE JEOPARDY!:
Greg: $14,400
Meagan: $17,400
Bill: $10,800
CORYAT SCORES:
Greg: $14,200
Meagan: $17,000
Bill: $10,800
Another goodie this week.
FJ! CATEGORY: Writer/Directors.
His headstone, using a line from one of his scripts, says, "I'm a writer but then nobody's perfect".
Bill Menezes struggled with this one, and he's incorrect with "Who is Alfred Hitchcock?", dropping him to two bucks. The champ wrote down "Who is Billy Wilder?"...right to add everything but a buck, so he now has $28,799! As for the lady, Meagan Grote...
...she's right as well and with an $11,500 wager, wins the championship by $101 at $28,900! Greg Jones, you go home with $25,201; hope you had fun.
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Ricardo Montalban dead at 88
Former musical and "Fantasy Island" star Ricardo Montalban passed away Wednesday morning from old age complications at his home at the age of 88. To us GS fans, Montalban is best known for his appearances on "Win, Lose or Draw".
"The Contender" 1/14
Deon Elam learns in the first half of this episode that a fellow teammate of his, Hino Ehihkamenor, will be fighting him in the third quarterfinal fight in about a month from now.
PRELIMINARY FIGHT #6: Troy Ross vs. Lawrence Tauasa
(NOTE: The winning team represented by tonight's winner will get to choose the last two fights in the preliminary round.)
Prior to the fight, Lawrence called his fiancee Beatrice and gave her three months to set up a wedding; he would love to be fighting for the title and get married in Vegas at the same time.
Round 1: Though Tauasa did get in some strong shots towards the end of the round, I felt Ross controlled most of the round, so I gave him the 10-9 edge.
Round 2: Near the end of this round, Ross lands a devestating jaw shot to Tauasa. Tauasa does get back up...but he doesn't quite make it out of this round. THAT MEANS TROY ROSS SCORES THE FIRST KNOCKOUT WIN OF THE SEASON (TKO)!
Good luck to Lawrence & Beatrice on their pending marriage.
PRELIMINARY FIGHT #6: Troy Ross vs. Lawrence Tauasa
(NOTE: The winning team represented by tonight's winner will get to choose the last two fights in the preliminary round.)
Prior to the fight, Lawrence called his fiancee Beatrice and gave her three months to set up a wedding; he would love to be fighting for the title and get married in Vegas at the same time.
Round 1: Though Tauasa did get in some strong shots towards the end of the round, I felt Ross controlled most of the round, so I gave him the 10-9 edge.
Round 2: Near the end of this round, Ross lands a devestating jaw shot to Tauasa. Tauasa does get back up...but he doesn't quite make it out of this round. THAT MEANS TROY ROSS SCORES THE FIRST KNOCKOUT WIN OF THE SEASON (TKO)!
Good luck to Lawrence & Beatrice on their pending marriage.
"13: Fear is Real" 1/14
All throughout this new game, I've been hearing about a "killer" amongst this show's cast. I wonder if this works the same way as the title character on "The Mole"?
Task #3: Show is put on the spot and must nominate the one contestant he thinks is holding the "death box". For his guess to be official, he must get everyone else to agree with him. An incorrect guess will put him at risk for elimination.
His guess for the killer is Laura...
...NO. That means he's the first participant in this week's Execution Round.
We then hear talking from the killer, with a name that's jumbled up.
RITUAL #2: Nasser/Show must sit this one out since he's already in danger. Erica decides to stay at the cabin with Show, meaning she's safe this week. Here are the five duos for this ritual:
1. Cody & Kelly (I can tell you right now Kelly's last name is Moore)
2. Ryan & Melyssa
3. Adam & Laura
4. Rodney & Ted
5. Steffinnie & Leah
Everyone is blindfolded, given a life vest, a lantern & a mystery box, and they must stand at the water's edge. Little does each team know that they're on a moving boat, right in the middle of a swamp filled with leeches, snakes and alligators. The objective for each team is to stay in their boat for as long as they can. In each boat is a flag; when one team can't take it anymore, they raise their flag. The first team to raise their flag will join Show in this week's Execution Round.
Along the way, each team gets another obstacle- every mystery box has some snakes inside. To make matters worse, in the latter stages of this ritual, the protective plugs are taken out, thus making the boats fill with water.
While Show & Erica are talking back at the cabin, I think I saw the killer walking in the dark outside.
Here comes yet another obstacle for the five teams- each person must hold two snakes above their head.
The losing team is...
...Adam & Laura, becuase Laura decides to throw away the snakes before raising her team's flag.
EXECUTION #2: This will be a three-way dance between Adam, Laura & Show. A steel cage with rats in it is placed over each one's head and everyone's attached to some steel chains. With a key they have to find somewhere in a cage located on the floor, they must set themselves free. The first two to get free stay alive in the game.
The first one to advance is...
...Show! Now, for the moment of truth. The second contestant to be killed off, and getting some extra rat bites in the process, is...
Adam
Laura
...Laura. I'm sure Miles is breathing a sigh of relief, because he's a fan of Adam!
Task #3: Show is put on the spot and must nominate the one contestant he thinks is holding the "death box". For his guess to be official, he must get everyone else to agree with him. An incorrect guess will put him at risk for elimination.
His guess for the killer is Laura...
...NO. That means he's the first participant in this week's Execution Round.
We then hear talking from the killer, with a name that's jumbled up.
RITUAL #2: Nasser/Show must sit this one out since he's already in danger. Erica decides to stay at the cabin with Show, meaning she's safe this week. Here are the five duos for this ritual:
1. Cody & Kelly (I can tell you right now Kelly's last name is Moore)
2. Ryan & Melyssa
3. Adam & Laura
4. Rodney & Ted
5. Steffinnie & Leah
Everyone is blindfolded, given a life vest, a lantern & a mystery box, and they must stand at the water's edge. Little does each team know that they're on a moving boat, right in the middle of a swamp filled with leeches, snakes and alligators. The objective for each team is to stay in their boat for as long as they can. In each boat is a flag; when one team can't take it anymore, they raise their flag. The first team to raise their flag will join Show in this week's Execution Round.
Along the way, each team gets another obstacle- every mystery box has some snakes inside. To make matters worse, in the latter stages of this ritual, the protective plugs are taken out, thus making the boats fill with water.
While Show & Erica are talking back at the cabin, I think I saw the killer walking in the dark outside.
Here comes yet another obstacle for the five teams- each person must hold two snakes above their head.
The losing team is...
...Adam & Laura, becuase Laura decides to throw away the snakes before raising her team's flag.
EXECUTION #2: This will be a three-way dance between Adam, Laura & Show. A steel cage with rats in it is placed over each one's head and everyone's attached to some steel chains. With a key they have to find somewhere in a cage located on the floor, they must set themselves free. The first two to get free stay alive in the game.
The first one to advance is...
...Show! Now, for the moment of truth. The second contestant to be killed off, and getting some extra rat bites in the process, is...
Adam
Laura
...Laura. I'm sure Miles is breathing a sigh of relief, because he's a fan of Adam!
1/14/2009 Results
TPIR: This is Day 3 of Amanda Week. We start with Cassandra Davis, Denise Jenkins, Steven McDaniel and Luke Robert. The first IUFB is a pair of robotic vaccums (Brandi).
Luke: $250 (STUPID BID)
Steven: $485
Denise: $490
Cassandra: $500
ARP: $800, so Cassandra wins almost by default.
This Vegas birthday girl (she's celebrating her 28th) plays Super Pushover for a West White Potter Sailboat (Rachael & Tamiko)! Board:
158176705
I hope she stops at $17,670 for the win...but she gives a WILLY OF THE CENTURY and a ZONK ANSWER OF THE WEEK NOMINEE by instead saying $81,767!!! UGH.
(Upon further review, Cassandra reportedly didn't fully understand the fact that Pushover was playing for a five-digit prize instead of the usual four-digit prize; hence, she was trying to guess $8,176 for the boat before it was way too late. Still, I thought this should've been won.)
Trying to do so much better is Deborah Contreras and the second IUFB is a motorcycle (Rachael).
Deborah: $5,000 (STAGE WILLY)
Luke: $750
Steven: $1,850
Denise: BUCK (STUPID BID)
ARP: $3,349
Steven from Orange County, CA plays Ten Chances for a fan (Brandi), luggage (Brandi) and a Jeep Wrangler (Tamiko).
NUMBERS IN PLAY FOR FAN: 0, 4 & 5
1. $50- INCORRECT
2. $45- NO
3. $40- YOU BET
NUMBERS IN PLAY FOR LUGGAGE: 0, 5, 6 & 7
4. $650- INCORRECT
5. $750- NO
6. $570- WRONG
7. $560- NO
8. $675- NO
9. $760- RIGHT
IN JEEP PRICE: 0, 1, 2, 4 & 9
FINAL GUESS: $24,910- NO
ARP of the Jeep was $21,490. Good try.
Bonnie then enters Contestant's Row sixth and the third IUFB is tennis equipment (Amanda).
Bonnie: $599
Denise: $400
Deborah: $150 (STUPID BID #2)
Luke: $151 (STUPID BID #2)
ARP: $958
Bonnie plays Switch? for an outdoor HDTV (Rachael) marked at $4,300 and a designer shoe collection (Tamiko) marked at $3,185. She leaves the prices alone...good move!
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #1:
Cassandra ($800): 40 + 45 = $.85
Steven ($4,149): 20 + 65 = $.85
Bonnie ($8,443): 50 + 95 = OVER
SPIN-OFF:
Cassandra: $.80
Steven: $.75
Doggone it, Cassandra's in the Showcase.
Coming on down next is Cody Burke and the fourth IUFB is dumbells (Brandi).
Cody: $890
Denise: $995
Deborah: $650
Luke: BUCK
ARP: $1,390
Denise from Columbus, OH plays Pick a Pair for a Broyhill bedroom group (Amanda) worth $7,069. Products today are Hot Pockets, Jiffy Time popcorn, baby wipes, lowfat yogurt, energy bar and vitamin water. She picks the wipes first, which are $3.99. She thinks the other $3.99 item is the water...yes, despite the fact that she doesn't shop!
Then comes Lisa Block (not sure if she's related to Jason) and the next IUFB is flatware (Amanda & Tamiko).
Lisa: $1,175
Deborah: $1,000
Luke: $1,300
Cody: $1,301
ARP: $1,589
That extra buck of Cody's means this Rutgers University computer lab manager plays Dice Game for a Chevrolet Impala (Rachael; dice brought by Brandi & Tamiko). First number is 2; terrible directing by Bart during the car reveal (I wasn't a fan of the green screen action behind it, either).
Second digit rolled: 5- NO; LOWER
Third digit rolled: 2- NO; HIGHER
Fourth digit rolled: 6- NO; LOWER
Fifth digit rolled: 2- NO; HIGHER
A fan of this game gets a deserving win here! ARP: $24,615.
After William Smith gets called on down last, he accidentally runs up on stage before having to go down to Contestant's Row. The day's last IUFB is a set of workout running shoes (modeled by Robert & Elina). Luke's been here since the beginning of the day.
William: $799
Lisa: $1,025
Deborah: $600
Luke: $601
ARP: $836
HEADED TO THE BAD CLUBHOUSE: Luke
William can now get on stage for real, because he's playing Coming or Going for an outdoor kitchen (Tamiko). If he thinks he's Coming, his guess would be $7,995. If he's Going, his guess would then be $5,997. He goes with Coming/$7,995 and wins, making it a perfect second half for the second straight day! We've also ended a show with four straight winners for the second straight day, as well!
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #2:
Denise ($8,459): 35 + 95 = OVER
William ($8,831): $.85
Cody ($26,204): 15 + 20 = $.35
William gets the Top Winner spot in today's Showcase, and I'm so hoping he wins it.
The first Showcase has a barrel sauna (Amanda), a Broyhill living room (Brandi) and a home theater system (Rachael).
WILLIAM BIDS $19,450 ON FURNITURE SHOWCASE
MY BID FOR FURNITURE SHOWCASE: $17,550
Cassandra's Showcase begins with a Nintendo Wii package that includes a 40" LCD HDTV (Tamiko). Second, you can hear the word "Oui" lots of times on your trip to Paris (Brandi). Finally, you'll say "Whee!" if you should win a 2009 Chevy Equinox (Std., Steps)(Rachael). I'm fearing the worst on Cassandra's bid.
CASSANDRA BIDS $31,000 ON TRIP/CAR SHOWCASE- STAGE GARF (Covers just the car and the game package)
MY BID FOR TRIP/CAR SHOWCASE: $37,500
CASSANDRA'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $31,000
ARP: $39,886
DIFFERENCE: $8,886
WILLIAM'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $19,450
ARP: $16,616
OVER- CASSANDRA WINS
Thanks to learning from her big mistake at the start of the show, Cassandra wins $40,686 in prizes! Happy birthday!
DOND: Yesterday's episode wasn't much different than Monday's. Let's see how much different today's episode is with #11 Theresa Schaffer (who is an engineer and a full-time art student; she also wants to be a nurse). She swaps out her original case for #13.
ROUND 1:
1. #12 (Patty)- $200
2. #7 (Sean)- $75,000
3. #11 (Bryan T.)- $50
4. #8 (Anna)- BUCK
5. #18 (Marc)- $10
FIRST OFFER: $18,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 2:
1. #2 (Irene)- $2,500
2. #14 (Audrey)- $50,000
3. #15 (Je T'aime)- $25
4. #9 (Patricia)- $5
5. #20 (Marie)- $7,500
SECOND OFFER: $27,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 3:
1. #21 (Kelly)- $250,000 (DANGER ZONE ENFORCED)
2. #1 (Eddie)- $25,000 (STRIKE ONE)
3. #10 (Mira)- $400
4. #16 (Bill)- $5,000
THIRD OFFER: $30,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 4:
1. #17 (Alycia)- $100
2. #4 (Marni)- $100,000 (STRIKE TWO)
FOURTH OFFER: $35,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 5:
1. #3 (Jessica)- PENNY
2. #19 (Brian D.)- STRIKEOUT ($500,000)
FIFTH OFFER: $2,500- NO DEAL
19th PICK: #5 (Patsy)- SPLENDA
The base sixth offer was $500, so her final total today is $10,500. Her case had $300. Other cases:
#6 (Aaron)- $1,000
#22 (Damian)- $500
WOF: The opening Toss-Up category is Thing:
G A R _ _ N T
B _ _
Daneene wins $1,000 with GARMENT BAG.
$5,000 WINNING ID OF THE NIGHT: BB0021797
Tonight's players:
Daneene Johnson (Frederick, MD)- School of the Masses student
Charlie Bell (Bloomfield Hills, MI)- Michigan State junior studying construction management and a hockey player
Annelle Lee (Anniston, AL)- Artist/writer for children's books
$2,000 Toss-Up category is Fun & Games:
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ G
R _ P E
Daneene is incorrect with JUMPING ROPE; Charlie instead gets the $2,000 with SKIPPING ROPE.
An Ireland tour from Brendan Worldwide Vacations worth $6,466 goes on the wheel and the Round 1 category is Before & After. Early on, Annelle hits the right Bankrupt of the Million Dollar Wedge to lose $750. Daneene immediately then hits the other one, as does Charlie a few turns later. Later, Daneene calls a D for $300 and the Free Spin, and we have...
_ E _ T _
_ R _ A N
L E _ E N D
...she calls a $300 G, buys the I, but spins Lose a Turn next, so she uses the Free Spin. Next comes an H for the Wild Card but then a dud of Y. Charlie spins Lose a Turn. Annelle calls a $450 K, a $300 B and solves KEITH URBAN LEGEND for $1,400.
DUDS: M, S, Y
BANKRUPTS: 3 (Everybody)
Campbell's Soup Jackpot/Prize Puzzle Round category is Event. Annelle immediately gets the left Bankrupt of the MDW, meaning everybody's hit that particular spot tonight. Speaking of that, you can make that four times, because Daneene quickly hits it too; she loses her Wild Card as a result. Charlie hits Lose a Turn for the second time tonight after calling a $300 T. Annelle later loses $200 to a regular Bankrupt. Daneene then calls three R's for the trip but then calls a dud in S. After Charlie buys the O, the board reads as follows:
_ _ N _ L E
R _ _ E R _ O _ T
R _ D E
He next calls a dud in M. Annelle calls a $500 B and buys two I's and the A. Next, she strikes out with the C. Daneene calls a $500 V while on Jackpot. For a $9,500 Jackpot...she's stumped. She then loses her turn with P. Charlie also misses with F. Annelle then calls a $3,500 J and solves JUNGLE RIVERBOAT RIDE to win that amount plus a Belize trip, a new total of $12,220 in cash and trip.
DUDS: C, F, M, P, S
BANKRUPTS: 3 (2 by Annelle; Daneene)
WINNING ID FOR TRIP: TH7395666
Meineke Mystery Round category is What Are You Doing? Daneene hits a regular Bankrupt right off the bat, making it seven Bankrupt hits so far tonight. Charlie gets Lose a Turn for the third time tonight after calling a pair of G's for a grand. After Annelle buys the E's, we have showing...
_ _ T T _ _ G/T _ E/_ _ _ _ G/_ _/T _ E/
_ _ _ E
...I think I know already. She calls the N's for $2,100, then buys the I's, calls the C's for another $7,000, buys the O and solves PUTTING THE ICING ON THE CAKE for another $9,750 and $21,970 total!
BANKRUPTS: 1 (Daneene)
$3,000 Toss-Up category is Living Things:
_ A _ E
O _ C _ _ _ S
Annelle is incorrect with LIVE ORCHIDS. Charlie then solves RARE ORCHIDS to go to $5,000. Speed-Up Round category is Phrase and Annelle's not going to like this- $6,000 is on offer for every consonant! On Charlie's second turn, here's the board:
_ _ _ S _/_ _ T/N _/
_ _ _ _ _
I think I already know. Charlie calls the ending R but can't solve for $12,000. Annelle calls the B but also can't solve for $12,000. Daneene calls the L but also misses for $12,000. Charlie calls the C's and solves CLOSE BUT NO CIGAR for $24K and the championship with $29,000! Annelle leaves with $21,970 in cash and trip and Daneene has $1,000.
So far, a respectable $51,970 in cash and trip has been given away tonight!
Big Money Round: Charlie spins the R in AMERICA'S and the category is Event. Starting with:
_ L _ _ _ _ T
I think I know already. He calls C, M, P and O and gets...
_ L O _ O _ T
...he scores a $40,000 BLOWOUT victory, giving him $69,000 in cold, hard cash to take home!
Luke: $250 (STUPID BID)
Steven: $485
Denise: $490
Cassandra: $500
ARP: $800, so Cassandra wins almost by default.
This Vegas birthday girl (she's celebrating her 28th) plays Super Pushover for a West White Potter Sailboat (Rachael & Tamiko)! Board:
158176705
I hope she stops at $17,670 for the win...but she gives a WILLY OF THE CENTURY and a ZONK ANSWER OF THE WEEK NOMINEE by instead saying $81,767!!! UGH.
(Upon further review, Cassandra reportedly didn't fully understand the fact that Pushover was playing for a five-digit prize instead of the usual four-digit prize; hence, she was trying to guess $8,176 for the boat before it was way too late. Still, I thought this should've been won.)
Trying to do so much better is Deborah Contreras and the second IUFB is a motorcycle (Rachael).
Deborah: $5,000 (STAGE WILLY)
Luke: $750
Steven: $1,850
Denise: BUCK (STUPID BID)
ARP: $3,349
Steven from Orange County, CA plays Ten Chances for a fan (Brandi), luggage (Brandi) and a Jeep Wrangler (Tamiko).
NUMBERS IN PLAY FOR FAN: 0, 4 & 5
1. $50- INCORRECT
2. $45- NO
3. $40- YOU BET
NUMBERS IN PLAY FOR LUGGAGE: 0, 5, 6 & 7
4. $650- INCORRECT
5. $750- NO
6. $570- WRONG
7. $560- NO
8. $675- NO
9. $760- RIGHT
IN JEEP PRICE: 0, 1, 2, 4 & 9
FINAL GUESS: $24,910- NO
ARP of the Jeep was $21,490. Good try.
Bonnie then enters Contestant's Row sixth and the third IUFB is tennis equipment (Amanda).
Bonnie: $599
Denise: $400
Deborah: $150 (STUPID BID #2)
Luke: $151 (STUPID BID #2)
ARP: $958
Bonnie plays Switch? for an outdoor HDTV (Rachael) marked at $4,300 and a designer shoe collection (Tamiko) marked at $3,185. She leaves the prices alone...good move!
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #1:
Cassandra ($800): 40 + 45 = $.85
Steven ($4,149): 20 + 65 = $.85
Bonnie ($8,443): 50 + 95 = OVER
SPIN-OFF:
Cassandra: $.80
Steven: $.75
Doggone it, Cassandra's in the Showcase.
Coming on down next is Cody Burke and the fourth IUFB is dumbells (Brandi).
Cody: $890
Denise: $995
Deborah: $650
Luke: BUCK
ARP: $1,390
Denise from Columbus, OH plays Pick a Pair for a Broyhill bedroom group (Amanda) worth $7,069. Products today are Hot Pockets, Jiffy Time popcorn, baby wipes, lowfat yogurt, energy bar and vitamin water. She picks the wipes first, which are $3.99. She thinks the other $3.99 item is the water...yes, despite the fact that she doesn't shop!
Then comes Lisa Block (not sure if she's related to Jason) and the next IUFB is flatware (Amanda & Tamiko).
Lisa: $1,175
Deborah: $1,000
Luke: $1,300
Cody: $1,301
ARP: $1,589
That extra buck of Cody's means this Rutgers University computer lab manager plays Dice Game for a Chevrolet Impala (Rachael; dice brought by Brandi & Tamiko). First number is 2; terrible directing by Bart during the car reveal (I wasn't a fan of the green screen action behind it, either).
Second digit rolled: 5- NO; LOWER
Third digit rolled: 2- NO; HIGHER
Fourth digit rolled: 6- NO; LOWER
Fifth digit rolled: 2- NO; HIGHER
A fan of this game gets a deserving win here! ARP: $24,615.
After William Smith gets called on down last, he accidentally runs up on stage before having to go down to Contestant's Row. The day's last IUFB is a set of workout running shoes (modeled by Robert & Elina). Luke's been here since the beginning of the day.
William: $799
Lisa: $1,025
Deborah: $600
Luke: $601
ARP: $836
HEADED TO THE BAD CLUBHOUSE: Luke
William can now get on stage for real, because he's playing Coming or Going for an outdoor kitchen (Tamiko). If he thinks he's Coming, his guess would be $7,995. If he's Going, his guess would then be $5,997. He goes with Coming/$7,995 and wins, making it a perfect second half for the second straight day! We've also ended a show with four straight winners for the second straight day, as well!
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #2:
Denise ($8,459): 35 + 95 = OVER
William ($8,831): $.85
Cody ($26,204): 15 + 20 = $.35
William gets the Top Winner spot in today's Showcase, and I'm so hoping he wins it.
The first Showcase has a barrel sauna (Amanda), a Broyhill living room (Brandi) and a home theater system (Rachael).
WILLIAM BIDS $19,450 ON FURNITURE SHOWCASE
MY BID FOR FURNITURE SHOWCASE: $17,550
Cassandra's Showcase begins with a Nintendo Wii package that includes a 40" LCD HDTV (Tamiko). Second, you can hear the word "Oui" lots of times on your trip to Paris (Brandi). Finally, you'll say "Whee!" if you should win a 2009 Chevy Equinox (Std., Steps)(Rachael). I'm fearing the worst on Cassandra's bid.
CASSANDRA BIDS $31,000 ON TRIP/CAR SHOWCASE- STAGE GARF (Covers just the car and the game package)
MY BID FOR TRIP/CAR SHOWCASE: $37,500
CASSANDRA'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $31,000
ARP: $39,886
DIFFERENCE: $8,886
WILLIAM'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $19,450
ARP: $16,616
OVER- CASSANDRA WINS
Thanks to learning from her big mistake at the start of the show, Cassandra wins $40,686 in prizes! Happy birthday!
DOND: Yesterday's episode wasn't much different than Monday's. Let's see how much different today's episode is with #11 Theresa Schaffer (who is an engineer and a full-time art student; she also wants to be a nurse). She swaps out her original case for #13.
ROUND 1:
1. #12 (Patty)- $200
2. #7 (Sean)- $75,000
3. #11 (Bryan T.)- $50
4. #8 (Anna)- BUCK
5. #18 (Marc)- $10
FIRST OFFER: $18,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 2:
1. #2 (Irene)- $2,500
2. #14 (Audrey)- $50,000
3. #15 (Je T'aime)- $25
4. #9 (Patricia)- $5
5. #20 (Marie)- $7,500
SECOND OFFER: $27,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 3:
1. #21 (Kelly)- $250,000 (DANGER ZONE ENFORCED)
2. #1 (Eddie)- $25,000 (STRIKE ONE)
3. #10 (Mira)- $400
4. #16 (Bill)- $5,000
THIRD OFFER: $30,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 4:
1. #17 (Alycia)- $100
2. #4 (Marni)- $100,000 (STRIKE TWO)
FOURTH OFFER: $35,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 5:
1. #3 (Jessica)- PENNY
2. #19 (Brian D.)- STRIKEOUT ($500,000)
FIFTH OFFER: $2,500- NO DEAL
19th PICK: #5 (Patsy)- SPLENDA
The base sixth offer was $500, so her final total today is $10,500. Her case had $300. Other cases:
#6 (Aaron)- $1,000
#22 (Damian)- $500
WOF: The opening Toss-Up category is Thing:
G A R _ _ N T
B _ _
Daneene wins $1,000 with GARMENT BAG.
$5,000 WINNING ID OF THE NIGHT: BB0021797
Tonight's players:
Daneene Johnson (Frederick, MD)- School of the Masses student
Charlie Bell (Bloomfield Hills, MI)- Michigan State junior studying construction management and a hockey player
Annelle Lee (Anniston, AL)- Artist/writer for children's books
$2,000 Toss-Up category is Fun & Games:
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ G
R _ P E
Daneene is incorrect with JUMPING ROPE; Charlie instead gets the $2,000 with SKIPPING ROPE.
An Ireland tour from Brendan Worldwide Vacations worth $6,466 goes on the wheel and the Round 1 category is Before & After. Early on, Annelle hits the right Bankrupt of the Million Dollar Wedge to lose $750. Daneene immediately then hits the other one, as does Charlie a few turns later. Later, Daneene calls a D for $300 and the Free Spin, and we have...
_ E _ T _
_ R _ A N
L E _ E N D
...she calls a $300 G, buys the I, but spins Lose a Turn next, so she uses the Free Spin. Next comes an H for the Wild Card but then a dud of Y. Charlie spins Lose a Turn. Annelle calls a $450 K, a $300 B and solves KEITH URBAN LEGEND for $1,400.
DUDS: M, S, Y
BANKRUPTS: 3 (Everybody)
Campbell's Soup Jackpot/Prize Puzzle Round category is Event. Annelle immediately gets the left Bankrupt of the MDW, meaning everybody's hit that particular spot tonight. Speaking of that, you can make that four times, because Daneene quickly hits it too; she loses her Wild Card as a result. Charlie hits Lose a Turn for the second time tonight after calling a $300 T. Annelle later loses $200 to a regular Bankrupt. Daneene then calls three R's for the trip but then calls a dud in S. After Charlie buys the O, the board reads as follows:
_ _ N _ L E
R _ _ E R _ O _ T
R _ D E
He next calls a dud in M. Annelle calls a $500 B and buys two I's and the A. Next, she strikes out with the C. Daneene calls a $500 V while on Jackpot. For a $9,500 Jackpot...she's stumped. She then loses her turn with P. Charlie also misses with F. Annelle then calls a $3,500 J and solves JUNGLE RIVERBOAT RIDE to win that amount plus a Belize trip, a new total of $12,220 in cash and trip.
DUDS: C, F, M, P, S
BANKRUPTS: 3 (2 by Annelle; Daneene)
WINNING ID FOR TRIP: TH7395666
Meineke Mystery Round category is What Are You Doing? Daneene hits a regular Bankrupt right off the bat, making it seven Bankrupt hits so far tonight. Charlie gets Lose a Turn for the third time tonight after calling a pair of G's for a grand. After Annelle buys the E's, we have showing...
_ _ T T _ _ G/T _ E/_ _ _ _ G/_ _/T _ E/
_ _ _ E
...I think I know already. She calls the N's for $2,100, then buys the I's, calls the C's for another $7,000, buys the O and solves PUTTING THE ICING ON THE CAKE for another $9,750 and $21,970 total!
BANKRUPTS: 1 (Daneene)
$3,000 Toss-Up category is Living Things:
_ A _ E
O _ C _ _ _ S
Annelle is incorrect with LIVE ORCHIDS. Charlie then solves RARE ORCHIDS to go to $5,000. Speed-Up Round category is Phrase and Annelle's not going to like this- $6,000 is on offer for every consonant! On Charlie's second turn, here's the board:
_ _ _ S _/_ _ T/N _/
_ _ _ _ _
I think I already know. Charlie calls the ending R but can't solve for $12,000. Annelle calls the B but also can't solve for $12,000. Daneene calls the L but also misses for $12,000. Charlie calls the C's and solves CLOSE BUT NO CIGAR for $24K and the championship with $29,000! Annelle leaves with $21,970 in cash and trip and Daneene has $1,000.
So far, a respectable $51,970 in cash and trip has been given away tonight!
Big Money Round: Charlie spins the R in AMERICA'S and the category is Event. Starting with:
_ L _ _ _ _ T
I think I know already. He calls C, M, P and O and gets...
_ L O _ O _ T
...he scores a $40,000 BLOWOUT victory, giving him $69,000 in cold, hard cash to take home!
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
1/13/2009 Results
TPIR: Day 2 of Amanda Week begins with Erica Skene, Matthew Semler, Theresa Kijanka and Dameon Lofton. Drew rolls in late on one of those moving office chairs that I'm currently typing this stuff on right now, and the first IUFB is a coat collection (Amanda, Brandi & Rachael).
Dameon: $999
Theresa: $800
Matthew: $1,100
Erica: $525
ARP: $2,325
Matthew from the University of Michigan plays Lucky $even for a Chrysler PT Cruiser (Tamiko). Second number guess is 7, but it's 9, so he gives two bucks. For the middle digit, he chooses 6...
$ 1 9 , 7 _ _
...another buck gone. With no hesitation, he chooses 5 for the fourth number...
$ 1 9 , 7 8 _
...he's down to his last dollar. He totally blows it by saying ZERO as the last number, a ZONK ANSWER OF THE WEEK NOMINEE. The ARP was $19,784.
Coming on down fifth is Stephen Worley and the second IUFB is a GPS device (Tamiko; coming out of a part of the stage we've probably never seen before).
Stephen: $999
Erica: $279
Dameon: $500
Theresa: $501
ARP: $900
Theresa from Coronado, CA plays Punch-a-Bunch (big bill shown by Brandi). Today's SPs are modeled by Rachael.
1. Beauty kit
WRONG PRICE: $28
GUESS: LOWER- $17
2. Portable speakers
WRONG PRICE: $60
GUESS: HIGHER- $80
3. Duffel bag
IS NOT: $45
GUESS: HIGHER- $59
4. Sunglasses with Bluetooth/MP3 player
IS NOT: $220
GUESS: LOWER- $199
She punches out holes #12, #16, #38 and #45. Starting with #12...$500. She passes that up for #16...and goes down to $100. #38 has...a grand. She decides to...keep the $1,000. #45 had...fifty bucks!
Leaving the crowd sixth is Kim Atkins and the third IUFB is a banjo being played by Andy Row.
Kim: $1,100
Stephen: $1,200
Erica: $1,321
Dameon: $2,200
ARP: $2,145
Erica plays Double Prices for an off-road vehicle (Amanda). It's either $6,995 or $7,999. She picks $7,999...she wins!
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #1:
Theresa ($2,255): 40 + 40 = $.80
Matthew ($2,325): $.85
Erica ($10,144): 55 + 40 = $.95
Erica goes to the Showcase.
Rich then calls on Richard Traub and the fourth IUFB is diamond earrings being brought down by Amanda.
Richard: $499
Dameon: $3,000
Kim: $2,000
Stephen: $1,200
ARP: $1,775
Stephen, who has been watching the show for twenty years, could be rewarded for his loyalty with outdoor furniture (Brandi, Rachael & Tamiko) worth $9,659 if he wins Bullseye. Products today are Clorox wipes, margarine, Nerds candy, applesauce and shoe polish.
1. 4 Wipes: $2.99 X 4 = INSTANT WIN AT $11.96!
Good that a LFAT won this thing easily!
Suzanne Pantos leaves the big crowd next and the fifth IUFB is a computer desk (Brandi).
Suzanne: $1,154
Richard: $900
Dameon: $1,200
Kim: $1,149
All are over.
Suzanne: $765
Richard: $599
Dameon: $598 (STUPID BID)
Kim: $800
Dameon just got really lucky- everyone's over again!
Suzanne: $537
Richard: $399
Dameon: $500
Kim: $400
ARP: $550
Suzanne is holding a picture of her neutered cat Jack for hopefully much good luck while playing That's Too Much for a Ford Focus S (Amanda & Rachael).
1. $12,610
2. $13,980
3. $15,998
4. $17,950- THAT'S TOO MUCH...WINNER!
Her great yell makes the win even better! ARP was $16,505. This game now has a winning record (6-5), and the past three playings have been won!
Video Bonus: Today's That's Too Much playing
Getting called on last is Elizabeth Sutcliffe and the final IUFB is a kayak (Tamiko). Dameon's been here ever since the day began.
Elizabeth: $900
Richard: $1,000
Dameon: $400
Kim: $700
ARP: $2,706
GETTING THE BOOT TO THE CLUB: Dameon
Richard, a heating/air conditioning worker from Canyon Lake, CA, plays Two for the Price of One for small kitchen appliances (Brandi) and a 46" plasma HDTV (Rachael). Board for the appliances:
First digit: 3 or 8?
Second digit: 2 or 8?
Third digit: 6 or 9?
He wisely chooses the last digit for free, which is 9. He then locks in $829 for the appliances and wins! Too bad we don't know the ARP of the complete prize package, though (instead at the end, Rich said "Two Prizes for the Price of One" like he does at the beginning; very redundant).
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #2:
Richard: $.75
Stephen: $.90
Suzanne: 40 + 65 = OVER
Stephen goes to the Showcase to the Top Winner spot with $11,434 in stuff so far.
The first Showcase has a pool table (Tamiko), a basketball arcade game (Tamiko) and an arcade racing game (Amanda) with an XBOX 360 package. This may be a Fireball Special Showcase Alert.
STEPHEN PASSES TO ERICA; ERICA BIDS $14,221 ON GAME ROOM SHOWCASE
MY BID FOR GAME ROOM SHOWCASE: $15,555
For Stephen, we have a Las Vegas trip (Rachael), $5,000 (Brandi) and a video camera (Tamiko). Another Fireball Special Showcase Alert.
RICHARD BIDS $35,000 ON VEGAS SHOWCASE- WILLY OF THE CENTURY
MY BID FOR VEGAS SHOWCASE: $13,500
RICHARD'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $35,000
ARP: $22,060
OVER
ERICA'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $14,221
ARP: $18,385
DIFFERENCE: $4,164- WIN!
For a minute, I thought Fingers was trying to force a Double Overbid on us today. Thankfully, like yesterday's episode, that doesn't happen; Erica wins $28,529 in prizes.
DOND: Today's player is a lady at #2 named Lady Stinnett (not related to Krystal in my neck of the woods; she's a career counselor at Harvard and has been married for four months). She wants to win a lot so that she doesn't have to rely on the bus for transportation anymore. She decides to swap out her original case for #10.
ROUND 1:
1. #1 (Eddie)- $200
2. #4 (Marni)- $250,000
3. #9 (Patricia)- $50,000
4. #6 (Aaron)- $500,000 (DANGER ZONE ENFORCED ALREADY)
5. #8 (Anna)- $10
FIRST OFFER: $8,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 2:
1. #13 (Bryan T.)- PENNY
2. #15 (Je T'aime)- $500
3. #12 (Patty)- $75,000 (STRIKE ONE)
4. #22 (Damian)- $50
5. #14 (Audrey)- $25,000 (STRIKE TWO)
SECOND OFFER: $6,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 3:
1. #11 (Theresa)- $100,000 GONE ALREADY (ALL BIG MONEY OPPORTUNITIES NOW GONE)
2. #18 (Marc)- BUCK
3. #21 (Kelly)- $2,500
4. #20 (Marie)- $7,500
This playing is no way to treat a LFAT of this show! Doggone it. Well, at least she still has two chances to take home at least $10,000 like yesterday's player did.
THIRD OFFER: $1,500- NO DEAL
ROUND 4:
1. #7 (Sean)- SPLENDA
2. #3 (Jessica)- $5,000
With the fourth base offer being $250, she's going home with a total of $10,250. Her case had the last remaining right side amount, $1,000. Other cases:
#2 (Mira)- $100
#5 (Patsy)- $25
#16 (Bill)- $400
#17 (Alycia)- $300
#19 (Brian O.)- $5
WOF: The first Toss-Up puzzle's category is Phrase (with Vanna being a little late for its start):
I'M/ON/_ _/_ _ _
Ironic puzzle; Nina solves I'M ON MY WAY for $1,000.
$5,000 WINNING ID OF THE NIGHT: LT02722
Tonight's players:
Nina Stevenson (Poplarville, MI)- Works at a group home for the intellectually disabled
Nykky Aursel (Big Rock, IL)- Senior at University of Illinois majoring in Accounting; she's going for her Master's Degree and CPA in her fifth year of college
Dan Collelis (Boise)- Registered nurse for intensive care; former firefighter for four years
$2,000 Toss-Up category is In the Kitchen:
_ E _ _ U R I _ G
_ _ _
Dan gets MEASURING CUP for $2,000.
After a $9,500 Spanish getaway from Insight Vacations goes on the wheel, the Round 1 category is Living Things. Early on, Dan picks it up with four T's. After he later calls the S's, we have...
_/_ _ T T E _/_ _/S _ _ _ E S E/
_ _ T T E N S
...only the second word's stumping me now. He buys three I's and solves A LITTER OF SIAMESE KITTENS for another $700 and the trip, a new total of $12,200 in cash and trip.
PERFECT ROUND
Campbell's Soup Jackpot/Prize Puzzle Round category is Fun & Games. Early on, Nina hits Jackpot and calls a T; too early for her to solve for a $6,800 Jackpot. After she later calls the N's, the board reads like this:
_ _ S _ _ N _/_ N/THE/_ _ _ M/
S _ N S H _ N E
After purchasing three I's, she calls the G for $500. She then purchases the U at the bottom but loses her chance at the Wild Card by calling the night's first dud, D. Nykky then calls the B for $600, buys a couple of A's to clean out the vowels, then calls the K for the Million Dollar Wedge. But she calls a surprising dud in L; I thought for sure the fourth word was CALM. Dan then solves BASKING IN THE WARM SUNSHINE for his second trip of the night, this one being to Barbados at the Hilton; his new total is now $19,020 in cash and trips. The MDW is now out of play.
DUDS: D, L
WINNING ID FOR TRIP: HA9400433
Meineke Mystery Round category is Before & After. After Nykky calls an instant dud in S to start this round, Dan lands on the Mystery Wedge next to Lose a Turn and calls three N's. He flips it over...$10,000! But after calling a $300 G and buying two I's, he loses all the money to a Bankrupt. Nykky later calls two D's for the Wild Card but then calls her second dud of the round with M while on the other Mystery Wedge. After Dan purchases the E, we have...
IRONING/BOARD/O _/
E D _ _ A T I O N
...he solves IRONING BOARD OF EDUCATION to go to just $20 over the $20,000 mark.
DUDS: L, M, S
BANKRUPTS: 1 (Dan)
$3,000 Toss-Up category is Rhyme Time:
_ _ _/R E _ L/_ E A _
Nykky finally gets on the board with THE REAL DEAL! Next category is Person. Nykky spins Lose a Turn after calling a $900 T. After Dan does some more work, we go to Speed-Up Mode with the remaining consonants being worth $1,300 apiece. Board now:
_ _ E R N _ _ _ T
S _ _ _ E S S
He immediately duds out with L. Nina calls the G but can't solve. Nykky calls the C's but can't solve for another $3,500. Back to Dan, he calls the U but still can't solve. Nina then calls the H and finally solves OVERNIGHT SUCCESS for another $2,600 and a final total of $3,600. Nykky leaves with $3,000 in Toss-Up dough and Dan wins by a solid margin at $20,020!
Big Money Round: Dan spins the first A in AMERICA'S and the category is Thing. Starting with:
_ E _ _ _
_ _ _ _
He calls C, P, G and O and gets...
P E _ C _
_ _ _ _
...he gets PEACH easily, but he can't get the right peach thing of PEACH FUZZ for $30,000.
Jeopardy!: Champion Jack McPherson is now a two-time champion with $31,200 to his credit. Trying to stop him from getting his third win tonight:
Shawn St. Clair (Hazelcrest, IL)- Warehouse manager
Samantha Lubrani (Torrence, CA)- Spanish interpreter
The opening categories:
WORLD PLACE NAMES
MAKE YOUR PITCH
MAMMALS
ALSO A SUPERHERO
WE WAX PHILOSOPHIC
TEXT MESSAGING
The champ closes out Mammals with the Daily Double under its $1,000 clue. He has two grand for the moment, leading St. Clair by $200; Lubrani has $400. His wager is the face value of the clue ($1,000):
This medium-sized, distinctly marked cat of Asia has the scientific name Neofelis Nebulosa.
"What is the snow leopard?"...he picked the wrong leopard. It was the clouded leopard, so he drops to $1,000. At the first break, he's now in last with $600; Lubrani's up to $1,800 and St. Clair now leads with $3,200. The scores after the round:
Jack: $3,200
Samantha: $4,400
Shawn: $4,800
It's now a more competitive game for the moment.
ROUND 1 LACH TRASH: $1,200
PREVIOUS CONTESTANT UPDATE (just the second one this season, I do believe): Eddie Timanus, former "Jeopardy!" and netgame player, now has a four-year son named Evan.
DJ! Subjects:
JEFFERSON DAVIS
NOT TO BE CONFUSED: ACTING EDITION
FIELDS OF STUDY
FRUITS & VEGETABLES
LITERARY FIRST LINES (the book must be given in each correct response)
THE "A" LIST
On the second clue of the round, the champ discovers the first Daily Double under the $800 Jefferson Davis clue. Of his $3,600, he wagers $2,400. For an even six grand and the lead:
Like Lincoln a few months later, Davis was born in a log cabin in this state.
"What is Kentucky?"...is correct for $6,000 and the lead! A little later, Lubrani, already in double figures now, is going for a sweep of Fruits & Vegetables with this $2,000 clue:
The Italian plum is one variety of this member of the nightshade family.
She's in first with "What is eggplant?"...but that's incorrect, so no sweep for her and she drops to $12,000. St. Clair is right with "What are tomatoes?" to move to $6,800.
To end the round, the $2,000 "A" clue turns out to be the other Daily Double, and St. Clair gets it with $12,400. He leads the champ for the lead by $1,200; Lubrani has $10,400. His wager is $1,600. For a $2,800 lead heading into the final:
An historical duchy of southwestern France between Bordeaux and The Pyrenees.
"What is Andora?"...NO. Correct: What is Aquitane?
DJ! LACH TRASH: $8,000
SCORES AFTER DOUBLE JEOPARDY!:
Jack: $11,200
Samantha: $10,400
Shawn: $10,800
CORYAT SCORES:
Jack: $10,600
Samantha: $10,400
Shawn: $12,400
Second time in the last three episodes a game's going down to the wire.
FJ! CATEGORY: Historic Royal Relatives.
This wife of Henry VIII was the aunt of the powerful Holy Roman emperor Charles V.
We start with Samantha Lubrani, who came up with "Who is Catherine of Aragon?"...correct! Her wager was $5,600, so she has a sweet $16K now. St. Clair is also right but only wagered $4,200, so he's out of it at $15K. The champ...is wrong with Anne of Cleves, and would've won if he had been right, since he wagered $10,500, making the lady in the middle the new champion. McPherson leaves with $32,200.
Dameon: $999
Theresa: $800
Matthew: $1,100
Erica: $525
ARP: $2,325
Matthew from the University of Michigan plays Lucky $even for a Chrysler PT Cruiser (Tamiko). Second number guess is 7, but it's 9, so he gives two bucks. For the middle digit, he chooses 6...
$ 1 9 , 7 _ _
...another buck gone. With no hesitation, he chooses 5 for the fourth number...
$ 1 9 , 7 8 _
...he's down to his last dollar. He totally blows it by saying ZERO as the last number, a ZONK ANSWER OF THE WEEK NOMINEE. The ARP was $19,784.
Coming on down fifth is Stephen Worley and the second IUFB is a GPS device (Tamiko; coming out of a part of the stage we've probably never seen before).
Stephen: $999
Erica: $279
Dameon: $500
Theresa: $501
ARP: $900
Theresa from Coronado, CA plays Punch-a-Bunch (big bill shown by Brandi). Today's SPs are modeled by Rachael.
1. Beauty kit
WRONG PRICE: $28
GUESS: LOWER- $17
2. Portable speakers
WRONG PRICE: $60
GUESS: HIGHER- $80
3. Duffel bag
IS NOT: $45
GUESS: HIGHER- $59
4. Sunglasses with Bluetooth/MP3 player
IS NOT: $220
GUESS: LOWER- $199
She punches out holes #12, #16, #38 and #45. Starting with #12...$500. She passes that up for #16...and goes down to $100. #38 has...a grand. She decides to...keep the $1,000. #45 had...fifty bucks!
Leaving the crowd sixth is Kim Atkins and the third IUFB is a banjo being played by Andy Row.
Kim: $1,100
Stephen: $1,200
Erica: $1,321
Dameon: $2,200
ARP: $2,145
Erica plays Double Prices for an off-road vehicle (Amanda). It's either $6,995 or $7,999. She picks $7,999...she wins!
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #1:
Theresa ($2,255): 40 + 40 = $.80
Matthew ($2,325): $.85
Erica ($10,144): 55 + 40 = $.95
Erica goes to the Showcase.
Rich then calls on Richard Traub and the fourth IUFB is diamond earrings being brought down by Amanda.
Richard: $499
Dameon: $3,000
Kim: $2,000
Stephen: $1,200
ARP: $1,775
Stephen, who has been watching the show for twenty years, could be rewarded for his loyalty with outdoor furniture (Brandi, Rachael & Tamiko) worth $9,659 if he wins Bullseye. Products today are Clorox wipes, margarine, Nerds candy, applesauce and shoe polish.
1. 4 Wipes: $2.99 X 4 = INSTANT WIN AT $11.96!
Good that a LFAT won this thing easily!
Suzanne Pantos leaves the big crowd next and the fifth IUFB is a computer desk (Brandi).
Suzanne: $1,154
Richard: $900
Dameon: $1,200
Kim: $1,149
All are over.
Suzanne: $765
Richard: $599
Dameon: $598 (STUPID BID)
Kim: $800
Dameon just got really lucky- everyone's over again!
Suzanne: $537
Richard: $399
Dameon: $500
Kim: $400
ARP: $550
Suzanne is holding a picture of her neutered cat Jack for hopefully much good luck while playing That's Too Much for a Ford Focus S (Amanda & Rachael).
1. $12,610
2. $13,980
3. $15,998
4. $17,950- THAT'S TOO MUCH...WINNER!
Her great yell makes the win even better! ARP was $16,505. This game now has a winning record (6-5), and the past three playings have been won!
Video Bonus: Today's That's Too Much playing
Getting called on last is Elizabeth Sutcliffe and the final IUFB is a kayak (Tamiko). Dameon's been here ever since the day began.
Elizabeth: $900
Richard: $1,000
Dameon: $400
Kim: $700
ARP: $2,706
GETTING THE BOOT TO THE CLUB: Dameon
Richard, a heating/air conditioning worker from Canyon Lake, CA, plays Two for the Price of One for small kitchen appliances (Brandi) and a 46" plasma HDTV (Rachael). Board for the appliances:
First digit: 3 or 8?
Second digit: 2 or 8?
Third digit: 6 or 9?
He wisely chooses the last digit for free, which is 9. He then locks in $829 for the appliances and wins! Too bad we don't know the ARP of the complete prize package, though (instead at the end, Rich said "Two Prizes for the Price of One" like he does at the beginning; very redundant).
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #2:
Richard: $.75
Stephen: $.90
Suzanne: 40 + 65 = OVER
Stephen goes to the Showcase to the Top Winner spot with $11,434 in stuff so far.
The first Showcase has a pool table (Tamiko), a basketball arcade game (Tamiko) and an arcade racing game (Amanda) with an XBOX 360 package. This may be a Fireball Special Showcase Alert.
STEPHEN PASSES TO ERICA; ERICA BIDS $14,221 ON GAME ROOM SHOWCASE
MY BID FOR GAME ROOM SHOWCASE: $15,555
For Stephen, we have a Las Vegas trip (Rachael), $5,000 (Brandi) and a video camera (Tamiko). Another Fireball Special Showcase Alert.
RICHARD BIDS $35,000 ON VEGAS SHOWCASE- WILLY OF THE CENTURY
MY BID FOR VEGAS SHOWCASE: $13,500
RICHARD'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $35,000
ARP: $22,060
OVER
ERICA'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $14,221
ARP: $18,385
DIFFERENCE: $4,164- WIN!
For a minute, I thought Fingers was trying to force a Double Overbid on us today. Thankfully, like yesterday's episode, that doesn't happen; Erica wins $28,529 in prizes.
DOND: Today's player is a lady at #2 named Lady Stinnett (not related to Krystal in my neck of the woods; she's a career counselor at Harvard and has been married for four months). She wants to win a lot so that she doesn't have to rely on the bus for transportation anymore. She decides to swap out her original case for #10.
ROUND 1:
1. #1 (Eddie)- $200
2. #4 (Marni)- $250,000
3. #9 (Patricia)- $50,000
4. #6 (Aaron)- $500,000 (DANGER ZONE ENFORCED ALREADY)
5. #8 (Anna)- $10
FIRST OFFER: $8,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 2:
1. #13 (Bryan T.)- PENNY
2. #15 (Je T'aime)- $500
3. #12 (Patty)- $75,000 (STRIKE ONE)
4. #22 (Damian)- $50
5. #14 (Audrey)- $25,000 (STRIKE TWO)
SECOND OFFER: $6,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 3:
1. #11 (Theresa)- $100,000 GONE ALREADY (ALL BIG MONEY OPPORTUNITIES NOW GONE)
2. #18 (Marc)- BUCK
3. #21 (Kelly)- $2,500
4. #20 (Marie)- $7,500
This playing is no way to treat a LFAT of this show! Doggone it. Well, at least she still has two chances to take home at least $10,000 like yesterday's player did.
THIRD OFFER: $1,500- NO DEAL
ROUND 4:
1. #7 (Sean)- SPLENDA
2. #3 (Jessica)- $5,000
With the fourth base offer being $250, she's going home with a total of $10,250. Her case had the last remaining right side amount, $1,000. Other cases:
#2 (Mira)- $100
#5 (Patsy)- $25
#16 (Bill)- $400
#17 (Alycia)- $300
#19 (Brian O.)- $5
WOF: The first Toss-Up puzzle's category is Phrase (with Vanna being a little late for its start):
I'M/ON/_ _/_ _ _
Ironic puzzle; Nina solves I'M ON MY WAY for $1,000.
$5,000 WINNING ID OF THE NIGHT: LT02722
Tonight's players:
Nina Stevenson (Poplarville, MI)- Works at a group home for the intellectually disabled
Nykky Aursel (Big Rock, IL)- Senior at University of Illinois majoring in Accounting; she's going for her Master's Degree and CPA in her fifth year of college
Dan Collelis (Boise)- Registered nurse for intensive care; former firefighter for four years
$2,000 Toss-Up category is In the Kitchen:
_ E _ _ U R I _ G
_ _ _
Dan gets MEASURING CUP for $2,000.
After a $9,500 Spanish getaway from Insight Vacations goes on the wheel, the Round 1 category is Living Things. Early on, Dan picks it up with four T's. After he later calls the S's, we have...
_/_ _ T T E _/_ _/S _ _ _ E S E/
_ _ T T E N S
...only the second word's stumping me now. He buys three I's and solves A LITTER OF SIAMESE KITTENS for another $700 and the trip, a new total of $12,200 in cash and trip.
PERFECT ROUND
Campbell's Soup Jackpot/Prize Puzzle Round category is Fun & Games. Early on, Nina hits Jackpot and calls a T; too early for her to solve for a $6,800 Jackpot. After she later calls the N's, the board reads like this:
_ _ S _ _ N _/_ N/THE/_ _ _ M/
S _ N S H _ N E
After purchasing three I's, she calls the G for $500. She then purchases the U at the bottom but loses her chance at the Wild Card by calling the night's first dud, D. Nykky then calls the B for $600, buys a couple of A's to clean out the vowels, then calls the K for the Million Dollar Wedge. But she calls a surprising dud in L; I thought for sure the fourth word was CALM. Dan then solves BASKING IN THE WARM SUNSHINE for his second trip of the night, this one being to Barbados at the Hilton; his new total is now $19,020 in cash and trips. The MDW is now out of play.
DUDS: D, L
WINNING ID FOR TRIP: HA9400433
Meineke Mystery Round category is Before & After. After Nykky calls an instant dud in S to start this round, Dan lands on the Mystery Wedge next to Lose a Turn and calls three N's. He flips it over...$10,000! But after calling a $300 G and buying two I's, he loses all the money to a Bankrupt. Nykky later calls two D's for the Wild Card but then calls her second dud of the round with M while on the other Mystery Wedge. After Dan purchases the E, we have...
IRONING/BOARD/O _/
E D _ _ A T I O N
...he solves IRONING BOARD OF EDUCATION to go to just $20 over the $20,000 mark.
DUDS: L, M, S
BANKRUPTS: 1 (Dan)
$3,000 Toss-Up category is Rhyme Time:
_ _ _/R E _ L/_ E A _
Nykky finally gets on the board with THE REAL DEAL! Next category is Person. Nykky spins Lose a Turn after calling a $900 T. After Dan does some more work, we go to Speed-Up Mode with the remaining consonants being worth $1,300 apiece. Board now:
_ _ E R N _ _ _ T
S _ _ _ E S S
He immediately duds out with L. Nina calls the G but can't solve. Nykky calls the C's but can't solve for another $3,500. Back to Dan, he calls the U but still can't solve. Nina then calls the H and finally solves OVERNIGHT SUCCESS for another $2,600 and a final total of $3,600. Nykky leaves with $3,000 in Toss-Up dough and Dan wins by a solid margin at $20,020!
Big Money Round: Dan spins the first A in AMERICA'S and the category is Thing. Starting with:
_ E _ _ _
_ _ _ _
He calls C, P, G and O and gets...
P E _ C _
_ _ _ _
...he gets PEACH easily, but he can't get the right peach thing of PEACH FUZZ for $30,000.
Jeopardy!: Champion Jack McPherson is now a two-time champion with $31,200 to his credit. Trying to stop him from getting his third win tonight:
Shawn St. Clair (Hazelcrest, IL)- Warehouse manager
Samantha Lubrani (Torrence, CA)- Spanish interpreter
The opening categories:
WORLD PLACE NAMES
MAKE YOUR PITCH
MAMMALS
ALSO A SUPERHERO
WE WAX PHILOSOPHIC
TEXT MESSAGING
The champ closes out Mammals with the Daily Double under its $1,000 clue. He has two grand for the moment, leading St. Clair by $200; Lubrani has $400. His wager is the face value of the clue ($1,000):
This medium-sized, distinctly marked cat of Asia has the scientific name Neofelis Nebulosa.
"What is the snow leopard?"...he picked the wrong leopard. It was the clouded leopard, so he drops to $1,000. At the first break, he's now in last with $600; Lubrani's up to $1,800 and St. Clair now leads with $3,200. The scores after the round:
Jack: $3,200
Samantha: $4,400
Shawn: $4,800
It's now a more competitive game for the moment.
ROUND 1 LACH TRASH: $1,200
PREVIOUS CONTESTANT UPDATE (just the second one this season, I do believe): Eddie Timanus, former "Jeopardy!" and netgame player, now has a four-year son named Evan.
DJ! Subjects:
JEFFERSON DAVIS
NOT TO BE CONFUSED: ACTING EDITION
FIELDS OF STUDY
FRUITS & VEGETABLES
LITERARY FIRST LINES (the book must be given in each correct response)
THE "A" LIST
On the second clue of the round, the champ discovers the first Daily Double under the $800 Jefferson Davis clue. Of his $3,600, he wagers $2,400. For an even six grand and the lead:
Like Lincoln a few months later, Davis was born in a log cabin in this state.
"What is Kentucky?"...is correct for $6,000 and the lead! A little later, Lubrani, already in double figures now, is going for a sweep of Fruits & Vegetables with this $2,000 clue:
The Italian plum is one variety of this member of the nightshade family.
She's in first with "What is eggplant?"...but that's incorrect, so no sweep for her and she drops to $12,000. St. Clair is right with "What are tomatoes?" to move to $6,800.
To end the round, the $2,000 "A" clue turns out to be the other Daily Double, and St. Clair gets it with $12,400. He leads the champ for the lead by $1,200; Lubrani has $10,400. His wager is $1,600. For a $2,800 lead heading into the final:
An historical duchy of southwestern France between Bordeaux and The Pyrenees.
"What is Andora?"...NO. Correct: What is Aquitane?
DJ! LACH TRASH: $8,000
SCORES AFTER DOUBLE JEOPARDY!:
Jack: $11,200
Samantha: $10,400
Shawn: $10,800
CORYAT SCORES:
Jack: $10,600
Samantha: $10,400
Shawn: $12,400
Second time in the last three episodes a game's going down to the wire.
FJ! CATEGORY: Historic Royal Relatives.
This wife of Henry VIII was the aunt of the powerful Holy Roman emperor Charles V.
We start with Samantha Lubrani, who came up with "Who is Catherine of Aragon?"...correct! Her wager was $5,600, so she has a sweet $16K now. St. Clair is also right but only wagered $4,200, so he's out of it at $15K. The champ...is wrong with Anne of Cleves, and would've won if he had been right, since he wagered $10,500, making the lady in the middle the new champion. McPherson leaves with $32,200.
"WWTBAM" possibly coming back to ABC
A TV Week article reports that ABC is considering a summer revival of the primetime version of "WWTBAM" in order to celebrate the show's ten-year anniversary in the U.S. This would also tie in with the successful movie "Slumdog Millionaire", which is about a person playing the Indian version of "Millionaire".
"Deal or No Deal" host hospitalized
While taping his new NBC show "Howie Do It" in Toronto, "Deal or No Deal" host Howie Mandel had to go to the hospital Monday because of an irregular heartbeat.
Various sources contributed to this report.
Various sources contributed to this report.
Monday, January 12, 2009
1/12/2009 Results
Well, I'm back in college again, and I'm 100% healthy now.
TPIR: Remember, model search winner Amanda Shiflett will be a model here all week long; this is also Tamiko Nash's last week ever on the show. Episode 4581K begins with Lovie, Christopher, Michael and Andrea. The first IUFB is a spa in a box (Amanda).
Andrea: $1,200
Michael: $850
Christopher: $900
Lovie: $3,000
ARP: $1,499
Andrea Nejman from Albany plays Range Game for a trip to Dublin, Ireland (Brandi). Range is $6,300-$6,900. She locks in the range at about $6,505-$6,655. ARP: $6,570!
Fifth is Ricky, and he wants to sing a little song before this day is out. And how ironic is this- the second IUFB is a jukebox theatre system (Tamiko)!
Ricky: $1,500
Michael: $1,600
Christopher: $600
Lovie: $1,550
ARP: $899
Christopher Bachler, a student at Westmont in Santa Barbara, plays 2009's first playing of Gas Money for a Ford Fusion (Rachael). Board:
$21,775
$20,841
$22,489
$24,417
$25,876
CAR GUESS: $22,489
1. $25,876- $1,000; CONTINUES
2. $24,417- $2,000; CONTINUES
3. $20,841- $4,000; STOPS AT $7,000
Good move, buddy- $21,775 had the pink slip instead today!
Veda is the sixth calldown today and the third IUFB is a pair of mountain bikes (Amanda & Rachael).
Veda: $800
Lovie: $850
Ricky: BUCK
Michael: $851
ARP: $795
Although Ricky Stevevns came on one turn too late, he'll still play Hi-Lo for a Broyhill dining room (Tamiko) worth $5,980. Today's items are Ester-C (1000 mg), Campbell's Soup, Atkins chocolate shakes, Clorox spray, HBP medicine & egg dye/food coloring. First pick is the shake kit...$9.99. Second is the Ester-C, a real winner at $17.19. Final selection is the medicine...$6.99. The soup is $1.29, the spray is $2.99...and believe it or not, the food coloring is $5.09, but he still wins easily!
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #1:
Ricky ($6,775): 30 + 20 = $.50
Christopher ($7,899): 30 + 65 = $.95
Andrea ($8,069): 60 + Nickel = $.65
Christopher goes to the Showcase. And Ricky never got to sing; so sorry.
Coming on down next is Kate Ashton and the fourth IUFB is a MacBook laptop brought by Brandi (with the show's video game playing on it).
Kate: $1,000
Michael: $1,100
Veda: $700
Lovie: $1,200
ARP: $1,499
Lovie Brown from Moore Park, CA plays Any Number for either luggage (Tamiko) or a Ford Ranger (Std., AT, AC, Prot, Seats, Moulding)(Amanda & Rachael). Remember, this game has been hot as of late; let's see if it keeps it up today.
1. 8- TRUCK ($ 1 _ , _ 8 _)
2. 9- TRUCK ($ 1 9 , _ 8 _)
3. 7- Luggage ($ 7 _ _)
4. 5- Pricey Ziffel ($ 5 . _ _)
5. 3- TRUCK ($ 1 9 , 3 8 _)
6. 0- Luggage ($ 7 _ 0)
7. 4- Pricey Ziffel ($ 5 . 4 _)
Final pick: 6- Wins $760 luggage
The truck was $19,382 and the piggy bank had $5.41 in it today.
Coming on down next is Craig Reid and the next IUFB is a perfume collection (Amanda & Tamiko).
Craig: $549
Kate: $150 (STUPID BID)
Michael: $550
Veda: $551
ARP: $1,023
Almost by default, Veda plays Race Game for a camcorder (Brandi), baby clothes (Rachael), a floor clock (Tamiko) and headphones. Prices:
$700
$1,472
$2,000
$2,915
FIRST TRY:
Camcorder: $2,000
Baby clothes: $1,472
Clock: $2,915
Headphones: $700
EXACTA IN 14 SECONDS!
The final contestant is Danielle Murdoch and the final IUFB is a sofa (Rachael). Mike Balasin's been here the whole show. To possibly help him out a bit, he's bidding last in this round.
Danielle: $500
Craig: $1,400
Kate: $900
Michael: $1,401
ARP: $2,420, so Michael finally did it!
This Canadian now plays Squeeze Play for a steam shower (Amanda). Board:
35290
He removes the 5 for a guess of $3,290...
$ 3 2 9 0
...he picked the wrong one. Hence, it was $3,590.
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #2:
Lovie ($2,259): 20 + 85 = OVER
Michael ($2,420): 50 + 20 = $.70
Veda ($8,110; gets PENALIZED twice, so she needs Drew's help): 45 + 55 = WINS $1,000 AND SHOWCASE BERTH!
On the Bonus Spin, Drew & Veda only get 85 cents.
The first Showcase talks about ways to please Rich's wife. First, the best way to wash her clothes would be with a new washer/dryer (Amanda). Second, she can visit Orlando's happiest attraction- Walt Disney World (Brandi). Finally, she felt that the most right thing to end this Showcase with would be a Pontiac G6 (Std., Pref.)(Amanda)! I would've cut off Drew's cameos in this Showcase, to be honest; everything else was fine.
VEDA BIDS $25,000 ON CAR SHOWCASE
MY BID FOR CAR SHOWCASE: $25,355
For Christopher, we have a private fitness trainer/1-year Gold's Gym membership (Amanda & Rachael), an Ashley bedroom (Tamiko) and a trip to Buenos Aires (Brandi).
CHRISTOPHER BIDS $14,000 ON ROOM/TRIP SHOWCASE
MY BID FOR ROOM/TRIP SHOWCASE: $25,000
CHRISTOPHER'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $14,000
ARP: $15,386
DIFFERENCE: $1,386
VEDA'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $25,000
ARP: $24,306
OVER- LOSS
Christopher wins $23,285 in cash and prizes today. Veda leaves with $9,110 in cash and stuff.
DOND: This is a completely new week (the 22nd week of episodes taped), as it hasn't been aired in either part of its double-run markets until now. This is Splenda Week, and the week's first contestant is #15 Rose Brooks from Chicago (who is a probation officer). A Splenda case replaces the $10,000 case in each of this week's games; eliminating that case adds a $10,000 bonus to the next offer.
She swaps out her base case for #8; she wants to win enough to buy a home.
ROUND 1:
1. #3 (Jessica)- $25,000
2. #9 (Patricia)- $100,000
3. #13 (Bryan T.)- $7,500
4. #11 (Theresa)- PENNY
5. #22 (Damian)- $25
FIRST OFFER: $17,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 2:
1. #12 (Patty)- BUCK
2. #19 (Brian O.)- $5,000
3. #1 (Eddie)- $5
4. #16 (Bill)- $250,000 (DANGER ZONE ENFORCED)
5. #18 (Marc)- $1,000
SECOND OFFER: $14,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 3:
1. #5 (Patsy)- $50
2. #20 (Marie)- $500,000 (BIG STRIKE ONE)
3. #4 (Marni)- $300
4. #15 (Anna)- $400
THIRD OFFER: $8,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 4:
1. #14 (Audrey)- $75,000 (STRIKE TWO)
2. #2 (Lady)- $200
FOURTH OFFER: $7,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 5:
1. #7 (Sean)- $50,000 (STRIKEOUT)
2. #17 (Alycia)- $500
FIFTH OFFER: $2,000- NO DEAL
Rest of her game:
19th PICK: #6 (Aaron)- $100
OFFER: $4,000- NO DEAL
20th PICK: #10 (Mira)- SPLENDA
With only $2,500 being the top amount on the board, she automatically gets the final deal of $11,000. Her case had the $2,500. In her situation, starting with her 20th pick of her game, she basically had two chances of winning at least $10,000.
WOF: Tonight's first Toss-Up category to start the week is Phrase:
TAKE/_ O T S/O _/
_ I _ T U R E S
Laura gets the advice TAKE LOTS OF PICTURES for $1,000.
$5,000 WINNING ID OF THE NIGHT: RS9320422
Tonight's panel consists of two men and one female:
Laura Beavers (Louisville)- High school English teacher
Jason Van Housen (Big Island, HI; originally from L.A.)- Air conditioning/sheet metal worker
Cameron Bel Castro (San Diego)- Naval special warfare instructor and works for the Navy's basic training department
$2,000 Toss-Up category is Person, a one-wordy:
A S _ _ O N O _ E R
Cameron solves ASTRONOMER for $2,000.
After a trip to Jason's home worth $5,550 appears on the wheel (Hawaii, of course!), the Round 1 category is Thing; it's also tonight's Prize Puzzle. Cameron immediately calls a dud in S to miss out on the Free Spin. When Laura's second turn begins after Cameron's second dud of the round (buying O), here's the board:
R _ _ _/_ _ _ T _ R A _/
_ E R _ T A _ E
She calls the L's for $600 and the Free Spin, but has to use the Free Spin immediately after calling a dud in B. After then purchasing the I's, she solves RICH CULTURAL HERITAGE to double her money plus win a trip to Central America from Caravan.com, a new total of $8,000 in cash and trip.
DUDS: B, O, S (repeated once by Laura)
BANKRUPTS: 1 (Jason)
WINNING ID FOR TRIP: DA1988986
Campbell's Soup Jackpot Round category is Before & After. About midway in the round, Laura hits the left Bankrupt of the Million Dollar Wedge. Jason then spins Lose a Turn immediately. Cameron then calls an N for a $1,000 gift certificate from Beachstore.com but then loses his turn with H. After Laura then calls the C, we have...
_ S T A N _ _ _
T _ R _ E _
_ R _ _ S T _ C _
...she buys the I's, then calls a $300 D, buys the U's to clean out the vowels and then solves ISTANBUL TURKEY DRUMSTICK to go to nine grand.
DUDS: H
BANKRUPTS: 1 (Laura)
Meineke Mystery Round category is Show Biz. Jason starts by landing on the Mystery Wedge next to the MDW and calls two S's. With not much hesitation, he takes the $2,000 for them (but that had $10,000 back there). It doesn't matter, though- he immediately hits a regular Bankrupt on his second turn this round to lose $3,100. Cameron then lands on the other Mystery Wedge and calls an M...but he flips it over and gets his second Bankrupt of the round. Laura then calls D for dud while on the $3,500 space. Late in the round, Cameron picks up the Hawaii trip with the Y. After he then calls a $300 P, we have...
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TPIR: Remember, model search winner Amanda Shiflett will be a model here all week long; this is also Tamiko Nash's last week ever on the show. Episode 4581K begins with Lovie, Christopher, Michael and Andrea. The first IUFB is a spa in a box (Amanda).
Andrea: $1,200
Michael: $850
Christopher: $900
Lovie: $3,000
ARP: $1,499
Andrea Nejman from Albany plays Range Game for a trip to Dublin, Ireland (Brandi). Range is $6,300-$6,900. She locks in the range at about $6,505-$6,655. ARP: $6,570!
Fifth is Ricky, and he wants to sing a little song before this day is out. And how ironic is this- the second IUFB is a jukebox theatre system (Tamiko)!
Ricky: $1,500
Michael: $1,600
Christopher: $600
Lovie: $1,550
ARP: $899
Christopher Bachler, a student at Westmont in Santa Barbara, plays 2009's first playing of Gas Money for a Ford Fusion (Rachael). Board:
$21,775
$20,841
$22,489
$24,417
$25,876
CAR GUESS: $22,489
1. $25,876- $1,000; CONTINUES
2. $24,417- $2,000; CONTINUES
3. $20,841- $4,000; STOPS AT $7,000
Good move, buddy- $21,775 had the pink slip instead today!
Veda is the sixth calldown today and the third IUFB is a pair of mountain bikes (Amanda & Rachael).
Veda: $800
Lovie: $850
Ricky: BUCK
Michael: $851
ARP: $795
Although Ricky Stevevns came on one turn too late, he'll still play Hi-Lo for a Broyhill dining room (Tamiko) worth $5,980. Today's items are Ester-C (1000 mg), Campbell's Soup, Atkins chocolate shakes, Clorox spray, HBP medicine & egg dye/food coloring. First pick is the shake kit...$9.99. Second is the Ester-C, a real winner at $17.19. Final selection is the medicine...$6.99. The soup is $1.29, the spray is $2.99...and believe it or not, the food coloring is $5.09, but he still wins easily!
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #1:
Ricky ($6,775): 30 + 20 = $.50
Christopher ($7,899): 30 + 65 = $.95
Andrea ($8,069): 60 + Nickel = $.65
Christopher goes to the Showcase. And Ricky never got to sing; so sorry.
Coming on down next is Kate Ashton and the fourth IUFB is a MacBook laptop brought by Brandi (with the show's video game playing on it).
Kate: $1,000
Michael: $1,100
Veda: $700
Lovie: $1,200
ARP: $1,499
Lovie Brown from Moore Park, CA plays Any Number for either luggage (Tamiko) or a Ford Ranger (Std., AT, AC, Prot, Seats, Moulding)(Amanda & Rachael). Remember, this game has been hot as of late; let's see if it keeps it up today.
1. 8- TRUCK ($ 1 _ , _ 8 _)
2. 9- TRUCK ($ 1 9 , _ 8 _)
3. 7- Luggage ($ 7 _ _)
4. 5- Pricey Ziffel ($ 5 . _ _)
5. 3- TRUCK ($ 1 9 , 3 8 _)
6. 0- Luggage ($ 7 _ 0)
7. 4- Pricey Ziffel ($ 5 . 4 _)
Final pick: 6- Wins $760 luggage
The truck was $19,382 and the piggy bank had $5.41 in it today.
Coming on down next is Craig Reid and the next IUFB is a perfume collection (Amanda & Tamiko).
Craig: $549
Kate: $150 (STUPID BID)
Michael: $550
Veda: $551
ARP: $1,023
Almost by default, Veda plays Race Game for a camcorder (Brandi), baby clothes (Rachael), a floor clock (Tamiko) and headphones. Prices:
$700
$1,472
$2,000
$2,915
FIRST TRY:
Camcorder: $2,000
Baby clothes: $1,472
Clock: $2,915
Headphones: $700
EXACTA IN 14 SECONDS!
The final contestant is Danielle Murdoch and the final IUFB is a sofa (Rachael). Mike Balasin's been here the whole show. To possibly help him out a bit, he's bidding last in this round.
Danielle: $500
Craig: $1,400
Kate: $900
Michael: $1,401
ARP: $2,420, so Michael finally did it!
This Canadian now plays Squeeze Play for a steam shower (Amanda). Board:
35290
He removes the 5 for a guess of $3,290...
$ 3 2 9 0
...he picked the wrong one. Hence, it was $3,590.
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #2:
Lovie ($2,259): 20 + 85 = OVER
Michael ($2,420): 50 + 20 = $.70
Veda ($8,110; gets PENALIZED twice, so she needs Drew's help): 45 + 55 = WINS $1,000 AND SHOWCASE BERTH!
On the Bonus Spin, Drew & Veda only get 85 cents.
The first Showcase talks about ways to please Rich's wife. First, the best way to wash her clothes would be with a new washer/dryer (Amanda). Second, she can visit Orlando's happiest attraction- Walt Disney World (Brandi). Finally, she felt that the most right thing to end this Showcase with would be a Pontiac G6 (Std., Pref.)(Amanda)! I would've cut off Drew's cameos in this Showcase, to be honest; everything else was fine.
VEDA BIDS $25,000 ON CAR SHOWCASE
MY BID FOR CAR SHOWCASE: $25,355
For Christopher, we have a private fitness trainer/1-year Gold's Gym membership (Amanda & Rachael), an Ashley bedroom (Tamiko) and a trip to Buenos Aires (Brandi).
CHRISTOPHER BIDS $14,000 ON ROOM/TRIP SHOWCASE
MY BID FOR ROOM/TRIP SHOWCASE: $25,000
CHRISTOPHER'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $14,000
ARP: $15,386
DIFFERENCE: $1,386
VEDA'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $25,000
ARP: $24,306
OVER- LOSS
Christopher wins $23,285 in cash and prizes today. Veda leaves with $9,110 in cash and stuff.
DOND: This is a completely new week (the 22nd week of episodes taped), as it hasn't been aired in either part of its double-run markets until now. This is Splenda Week, and the week's first contestant is #15 Rose Brooks from Chicago (who is a probation officer). A Splenda case replaces the $10,000 case in each of this week's games; eliminating that case adds a $10,000 bonus to the next offer.
She swaps out her base case for #8; she wants to win enough to buy a home.
ROUND 1:
1. #3 (Jessica)- $25,000
2. #9 (Patricia)- $100,000
3. #13 (Bryan T.)- $7,500
4. #11 (Theresa)- PENNY
5. #22 (Damian)- $25
FIRST OFFER: $17,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 2:
1. #12 (Patty)- BUCK
2. #19 (Brian O.)- $5,000
3. #1 (Eddie)- $5
4. #16 (Bill)- $250,000 (DANGER ZONE ENFORCED)
5. #18 (Marc)- $1,000
SECOND OFFER: $14,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 3:
1. #5 (Patsy)- $50
2. #20 (Marie)- $500,000 (BIG STRIKE ONE)
3. #4 (Marni)- $300
4. #15 (Anna)- $400
THIRD OFFER: $8,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 4:
1. #14 (Audrey)- $75,000 (STRIKE TWO)
2. #2 (Lady)- $200
FOURTH OFFER: $7,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 5:
1. #7 (Sean)- $50,000 (STRIKEOUT)
2. #17 (Alycia)- $500
FIFTH OFFER: $2,000- NO DEAL
Rest of her game:
19th PICK: #6 (Aaron)- $100
OFFER: $4,000- NO DEAL
20th PICK: #10 (Mira)- SPLENDA
With only $2,500 being the top amount on the board, she automatically gets the final deal of $11,000. Her case had the $2,500. In her situation, starting with her 20th pick of her game, she basically had two chances of winning at least $10,000.
WOF: Tonight's first Toss-Up category to start the week is Phrase:
TAKE/_ O T S/O _/
_ I _ T U R E S
Laura gets the advice TAKE LOTS OF PICTURES for $1,000.
$5,000 WINNING ID OF THE NIGHT: RS9320422
Tonight's panel consists of two men and one female:
Laura Beavers (Louisville)- High school English teacher
Jason Van Housen (Big Island, HI; originally from L.A.)- Air conditioning/sheet metal worker
Cameron Bel Castro (San Diego)- Naval special warfare instructor and works for the Navy's basic training department
$2,000 Toss-Up category is Person, a one-wordy:
A S _ _ O N O _ E R
Cameron solves ASTRONOMER for $2,000.
After a trip to Jason's home worth $5,550 appears on the wheel (Hawaii, of course!), the Round 1 category is Thing; it's also tonight's Prize Puzzle. Cameron immediately calls a dud in S to miss out on the Free Spin. When Laura's second turn begins after Cameron's second dud of the round (buying O), here's the board:
R _ _ _/_ _ _ T _ R A _/
_ E R _ T A _ E
She calls the L's for $600 and the Free Spin, but has to use the Free Spin immediately after calling a dud in B. After then purchasing the I's, she solves RICH CULTURAL HERITAGE to double her money plus win a trip to Central America from Caravan.com, a new total of $8,000 in cash and trip.
DUDS: B, O, S (repeated once by Laura)
BANKRUPTS: 1 (Jason)
WINNING ID FOR TRIP: DA1988986
Campbell's Soup Jackpot Round category is Before & After. About midway in the round, Laura hits the left Bankrupt of the Million Dollar Wedge. Jason then spins Lose a Turn immediately. Cameron then calls an N for a $1,000 gift certificate from Beachstore.com but then loses his turn with H. After Laura then calls the C, we have...
_ S T A N _ _ _
T _ R _ E _
_ R _ _ S T _ C _
...she buys the I's, then calls a $300 D, buys the U's to clean out the vowels and then solves ISTANBUL TURKEY DRUMSTICK to go to nine grand.
DUDS: H
BANKRUPTS: 1 (Laura)
Meineke Mystery Round category is Show Biz. Jason starts by landing on the Mystery Wedge next to the MDW and calls two S's. With not much hesitation, he takes the $2,000 for them (but that had $10,000 back there). It doesn't matter, though- he immediately hits a regular Bankrupt on his second turn this round to lose $3,100. Cameron then lands on the other Mystery Wedge and calls an M...but he flips it over and gets his second Bankrupt of the round. Laura then calls D for dud while on the $3,500 space. Late in the round, Cameron picks up the Hawaii trip with the Y. After he then calls a $300 P, we have...
A/FAMILY/_ F/T R A P _ _ _/