Saturday, February 28, 2009
Spike TV GS schedule news
Remember, the next season of "The Ultimate Fighter" will begin on April Fool's Day.
The next season of "Pros vs. Joes" will begin on April 27th and will air on Monday nights at 11 PM EST. Here are the sports stars that will serve as guests throughout the season:
Football: Tim Brown, Rich Gannon, Priest Holmes, Adam Jones, Steve McNair & Simeon Rice
Basketball: Steve Francis, Robert Horry, Shawn Kemp, Alonzo Mourning, Glen Rice & Antoine Walker
The next season of "Pros vs. Joes" will begin on April 27th and will air on Monday nights at 11 PM EST. Here are the sports stars that will serve as guests throughout the season:
Football: Tim Brown, Rich Gannon, Priest Holmes, Adam Jones, Steve McNair & Simeon Rice
Basketball: Steve Francis, Robert Horry, Shawn Kemp, Alonzo Mourning, Glen Rice & Antoine Walker
Two reality GSs renewed
"Survivor" and "America's Next Top Model" have both been renewed for next season.
One more thing- on the Fall 2009 season of "Model", those ladies applying for the show must be 5'7" and under.
Source: The Futon Critic
One more thing- on the Fall 2009 season of "Model", those ladies applying for the show must be 5'7" and under.
Source: The Futon Critic
Ratings notes
Part 1 of this week's "The Biggest Loser" got a 6 Fast Nielsen with a 10 share, up from the past few weeks. Part 2 on Wednesday dropped to a 5.5/9.
Wednesday's "American Idol" performance episode got a 13.8/22, while the Thursday results show dropped to a 12/19.
Against "Idol", "Survivor" got a 7.1/11. After "Idol", "Hell's Kitchen" managed a 5.7/9.
Finally, the season finale of "Top Chef" was watched by 3.74 million viewers. For the season, it averaged a record 3.02 million viewers.
Source: The Futon Critic
Wednesday's "American Idol" performance episode got a 13.8/22, while the Thursday results show dropped to a 12/19.
Against "Idol", "Survivor" got a 7.1/11. After "Idol", "Hell's Kitchen" managed a 5.7/9.
Finally, the season finale of "Top Chef" was watched by 3.74 million viewers. For the season, it averaged a record 3.02 million viewers.
Source: The Futon Critic
Friday, February 27, 2009
Beginning of the end for Ed McMahon?
Former "Star Search" and "Snap Judgment" host and long-time "The Tonight Show" and "Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon" announcer Ed McMahon is now in serious condition while in intensive care. Amongst other ailments, like Drew Carey, he has pneumonia. Currently, he's 85 years old.
Various sources contributed to this report.
Various sources contributed to this report.
2/27/2009 Results- WHEEL 5000
TPIR: This week has been pretty special for the game show located at the Bob Barker Studio. The Pricing Games might not have gone that well, but as a result of what Gisela Kerans did yesterday, we have two Double Showcase Winners in a week for only the second time that I know of in history. Will we have a third to close out the week, let alone have most of today's Pricing Games won? Let's find out. I believe today might be director Bart Eskander's last episode.
Our first four players are Marine Joshua Quinn, Alma Davis, Theodore Braxton II and Chrystal Kelly. The first IUFB is a water slide (Amber).
Joshua: $325 (STAGE GARF)
Alma: $375
Theodore: $1,250
Chrystal: $355 (STAGE GARF)
ARP: $1,999
Theodore plays Lucky $even for a PT Cruiser (Rachael). He's off to a good start, because he correctly says 9 as the second number. He then guesses 4 as the second number...
$ 1 9 , 5 _ _
...costs him a dollar. Fourth number guess is 8...
$ 1 9 , 5 8 _
...bullseye! Instead of going with 5 as the last number, he says 7. The only thing that could go possibly wrong is for that last digit to be 1...
$ 1 9 , 5 8 9
...he wins the PT Cruiser and $3 in gas money! Broken Fingers moment right there! Best Lucky $even playing of the season, IMO! And he didn't rely on the audience much at all!
Rich then yells the magic words to Kimberly Hindle and the second IUFB is a selection of Dooney & Burke purses (Lanisha).
Kimberly: $1,000
Chrystal: $1,200
Joshua: $1,100
Alma: $4,500
ARP: $2,190
Chrystal, a college student and a fan of "The Drew Carey Show", just wanted to meet Drew while in Studio 33 today. But she's about to get more than she bargained for- she's playing Plinko (with a revised $50,000 graphic that spins in from the center)! Today's SPs are modeled by Rachael.
1. Webcam
IS NOT: $38
PICK: 8- $35
2. Kitchen faucet
IS NOT: $59
PICK: 9- $89
3. Beauty kit
IS NOT: $28
PICK: 2- $20
4. Blender
IS NOT: $69
PICK: 6- $39
Are we about to see a repeat of the Diane Proctor-Martinez Plinko debacle last season (where she only had two Plinko Chips to work with and didn't win a dime)? I hope not. The bonus Plinko Chip is given to Chrystal by Amber.
1. DUD (Right)
2. $1,000 (Left)
Well, at least she won some money.
Sixth is Katherine Litwin and the third IUFB is fishing stuff (Rachael).
Katherine: $5,000
Joshua: $900
Alma: $750
Kimberly: $1,100
ARP: $1,104
Since she was off by just four bucks, Kimberly goes to a Swap Meet to try and win a buffet server (Rachael), a wall clock (Lanisha), a satelite radio (Amber) and designer shoes (Amber). The target prize is the buffet server. Kimberly swaps for the shoes which are $2,405...while the buffet server's just $750. She should've picked the wall clock instead; the satelite radio was $1,058.
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #1:
Kimberly ($1,104): Quarter + 55 = $.80
Chrystal ($3,210): 55 + Dime = $.65
Theodore ($21,591): 20 + 40 = $.60
Kimberly goes to the Showcase.
Next to leave the mob is Kalisha Carthin from the University of Kansas and the next IUFB is a treadmill (Amber).
Kalisha: $1,500
Katherine: $1,700
Joshua: $1,750
Alma: $978
ARP: $2,099
Joshua plays Two For the Price of One for a digital piano (Lanisha) and a trip to Acapulco (Rachael), all worth $5,218. Board for the piano:
First number: 6 or 9?
Second number: 6 or 8?
Third number: 0 or 4?
This Marine wisely takes the second digit, which is 6. He then locks in a guess of $960...
$ 9 6 0
...you bet!
Coming on down now is Elizabeth Bachman and the next IUFB is an 11" organic LED TV (Lanisha & Rachael). If Alma doesn't win that, she'll be in danger of being the week's last First Four Breakfast Club member.
Elizabeth: $2,200
Alma: $1,800
Kalisha: $800
Katherine: $1,000
ARP: $2,500
Elizabeth, who's a part of the national tour of the play "Annie", plays Check Out for a Pontiac G6 worth $20,295 (the base price hasn't been adjusted to $21,160 just yet)(Amber)! But this game has never been won this season when it's played for a car. The products in this playing are Udderly Smooth skin cream, Campbell's Soup, Hot Pockets Value Pack, Jolly Time Popcorn and Capzasin HP; Drew's modeling the groceries again. Guesses:
Skin cream: $10
Soup: BUCK
Hot Pockets: $4
Popcorn: $2
Capzasin: $6
TOTAL GUESS: $23
Answers:
Skin cream: $3.88
Soup: $1.53
Hot Pockets: $5.25
Popcorn: $4.69
Capzasin: $14.09
ACTUAL TOTAL: $29.44
DIFFERENCE: $6.44- LOSS
This game is now 0-3 when played for a car this season. That popcorn cost way more than I expected.
The day's last player is Matthew Kahn and the final IUFB is a catameran (Amber & Rachael). This is Alma's last chance.
Matthew: $2,399
Alma: $3,500
Kalisha: $3,800
Katherine: $4,500
ARP: $3,695, so Alma finally does it!
She now plays Double Prices for a child's bedroom (Lanisha). It's either $4,681 or $5,493. She goes with $5,493...no.
I mostly liked the lineup as it is today. The only thing I would've changed is to have had Plinko first (since the SPs were easy), then Lucky $even second (because it had an evil price).
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #2:
Elizabeth ($2,500): 35 + 75 = OVER
Alma ($3,695): $.80
Joshua ($7,317): 50 + 95 = OVER
Alma gets the Top Winner spot in today's Showcase.
The first Showcase has Ray-Ban sunglasses (Rachael), a Cal Spas hot tub (Rachael) and a trip to Club Med Bora Bora (Amber at the audience screen).
ALMA PASSES TO KIMBERLY; KIMBERLY BIDS $15,300 ON SUN SHOWCASE
MY BID FOR SUN SHOWCASE: $17,150
For Alma, we have nothing but games. That's because there's a game room (Lanisha) that includes a water blast arcade game, a Brunswick pool table package and a game table. After you're done playing the games inside your own home, go play some games for big money while in Monte Carlo (Amber & Rachael at the audience screen).
ALMA BIDS $21,000 ON GAMES SHOWCASE
MY BID FOR GAMES SHOWCASE: $25,000
KIMBERLY'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $15,300
ARP: $27,586
DIFFERENCE: $12,286
ALMA'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $21,000
ARP: $34,526
DIFFERENCE: $13,526- LOSS
Both Showcase were on Grec-oids today! Anyway, Kimberly wins the day and $28,690 in prizes.
WOF: This is the 5,000TH EPISODE! On this special day, the first Toss-Up category is Event:
_/_ _ _ E/M I L _ S _ _ N E
Scott knows that tonight is A HUGE MILESTONE for $1,000.
$5,000-WINNING ID OF THE NIGHT: SJ04638
Here are tonight's players on Episode 5,000:
Scott Steven (Moscow, ID)- University of Idaho student studying Biology and an aspiring physical therapist; also training for a marathon this summer
Jennifer Quinn (Spokane, WA)- Paramedic and just graduated from nursing school
Shari Weiss (Garden City, NY)- Senior at Northwestern studying Journalism; aspiring entertainment journalist
$2,000 Toss-Up category is Phrase:
_ _ _ N/_ R/_ O _ V _
If there are no vowels left or you don't have enough to buy one, Jennifer knows that you have to SPIN OR SOLVE for $2,000.
After a trip to Cabo San Lucas worth $5,540 goes on the wheel, the Round 1 category is Show Biz. After Jennifer cleans out the vowels, we have...
THE/_ A _ I _/OF/TELEVISION
...she calls a $500 M and solves THE MAGIC OF TELEVISION for another $3,100 and $5,100 total.
PERFECT ROUND
(Just before the first break, Pat talks about how big boomboxes were back in 1983.)
Campbell's Jackpot/Prize Puzzle Round category is Food & Drink. Shari picks up some food to start by calling an N for the Marie Calender's gift tag. Scott later hits Jackpot and calls three R's, but he can't solve for a $7,050 Jackpot. After he then buys the E's, we have...
_ R E S _/S E A _ _ _ D/AND/
S _ _ R D _ _ _ _/_ R E A D
...he calls the F's for another $1,200, the H's for yet another $1,200, the G for another $500 and then solves FRESH SEAFOOD AND SOURDOUGH BREAD for another $3,900 and a trip to San Francisco with tickets to "Steve Silver's Beach Blanket Babylon", a new total of $10,460 in cash and trip.
DUDS: T (while Shari was on Jackpot)
WINNING ID FOR TRIP: AA8845812
(Before the second commercial break, Vanna mentions that the Cabbage Patch Kids were hot sellers back in 1983.)
IHOP Mystery Round category is Rhyme Time. Scott instantly hits Lose a Turn. Jennifer then hits an instant Bankrupt. Shari then calls two N's for $600 but then calls a dud in S. After Scott later calls the M, we have...
_ _ T E N
_ M _ T A T E _
N E V E R
_ _ _ L _ _ A T E _
...he then calls the D's for the Cabo trip and solves OFTEN IMITATED NEVER DUPLICATED for another $6,100 and his second trip of the night, a new total of $22,100 in cash and trips!
DUDS: S
BANKRUPTS: 1 (Jennifer)
(Before we get to the $3,000 Toss-Up, we learn from Pat that the Rubik's Cube was another hot-selling item back in 1983.)
$3,000 Toss-Up category is Thing:
S _ C R _ _
F O _ M _ _ A
KFC just found a new place to hide this for their famous chicken- the SECRET FORMULA, and Jennifer solves it to go to $8,100. After a little work by Jennifer, Speed-Up Round category is Song Lyrics and consonants are worth...not $6,000, unfortunately. Instead, they're worth $1,300 apiece. After Jennifer calls the N's...
_ _ _/AIN'T/S _ _ N/N _ T _ I N '/_ _ T
...she blanks. This gives Shari a chance to finally get off the zero mark, and she does with YOU AIN'T SEEN NOTHIN' YET after calling the H for $1,300 (too bad the house minimum tonight wasn't $5,000 since this is the 5,000th episode)! Jennifer leaves with $8,100 and Scott wins by 14 grand with $22,100!
So far on this special night, $31,500 in cash and trips have been given away.
Big Money Round: I hope Scott can close out this big episode by winning either some big money or a new Mercury Mariner Hybrid. He spins the triple star and the category is Thing. Starting with:
_ _ T
_ _ _
He calls C, M, P and A and gets...
_ _ T
_ A _
...he can't solve HOT WAX...
...ARE YOU KIDDING ME- WE HAVE ENDED THIS SPECIAL EPISODE WITH A $100,000 LOSS!!! OUCH.
After we see the ending from Pat's last daytime episode, we see the celebratory cake appear at the end. Next week, we go to SeaWorld in Orlando to begin four weeks of shows. Pat is listed as the cake cutter in the credit roll.
Video Bonus: Past "Wheel" moment reels shown during the first four days of this week
Jeopardy!: Leland Graham III tries to make it into March after facing these two tonight:
Charles Murphy (Westmont, IL)- Health care/finanical services supervisor
Edie Chang (Sacramento)- Engineer
Let's take a look at the first six categories:
DANCING STARS
BIBLICAL NAME'S THE SAME (three names are given in each clue)
MOO
CANNIBAL CUISINE
WE'RE ALL "WAITING"
EUROPE: AGES AGO (Clue Crew clues from the Lejre Archaeological Research Center in Denmark)
At the first break, Chang's ahead with $3,800. Murphy's just $400 behind her and Graham has $1,400. Late in the round, Chang finds the Daily Double under the $600 Europe clue. With $6,800, she leads Murphy by $1,600. She wagers $2,000 on this clue told by Jimmy:
The Stone Age is divided into three parts, depending on the sophisitication of the tools; these antler axes tell us where in this part.
"What is the Middle Stone Age?"...not gonna work, so she loses the lead by falling back to $4,800. Correct: What is Mesolithic? At the end of the round, Murphy's leading score is $7,000, while the champ's score is now $1,800.
LACH TRASH: $1,200
ASK ALEX: What's Alex's favorite sport? Hockey (in part because that is Canada's most popular sport), when it comes to physically playing it. But when it comes to watching it, it's basketball.
DJ! Categories:
SHAKESPEARE-POURRI
LOVE'S LABOUR'S LOST
MEASURE FOR MEASURE
THE TEMPEST
HAMLET
MUCH "ADO" ABOUT NOTHING
A Shakespeare-themed board. Murphy discovers the round's first DD under the $1,600 "ADO" clue. With $9,800 now, he leads Chang by $5,000 and Graham by $8,000. His wager is two grand.
In 1988, Congress passed an Indoor Abatement Act to reduce levels of this toxic gas in the home.
"What is radon?"...radon's right to go to $11,800! Later, with two categories left, Love's Labour's Lost and Hamlet, here are the scores now:
Leland: $6,600
Edie: $8,000
Charles: $14,200
Charles begins Hamlet with this $400 clue.
Dramatized by an HBO series, this Black Hills, SD Hamlet boomed and waned with nearby gold mines.
Leland: "What is Deadwood?"- CORRECT ($7,000); $800 HAMLET CLUE
DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIIILLLLLLLLYYYY DOUBLE #2! He makes it a True Daily Double, folks. This clue could very well make him or break him. Here it is:
This southernmost Florida town, population 25,000, takes its name from Cayo Hueso, or "Bone Island" in Spanish.
"What is Key West?"...IS RIGHT for $14,000 and to stay in the game! $1,200 Hamlet clue:
"We Bathe the World" is the slogan of this West Central Arkansas town.
Edie: "What is Hot Springs?"- CORRECT ($9,200); $1,600 HAMLET CLUE
On May 28, 1934, this fivesome was born in the Hamlet of Callander, Ontario.
Leland: "Who are the Dionne Quintuplets?"- RIGHT FOR THE LEAD! ($15,600); FINAL HAMLET CLUE
Sherwood Anderson's collection of short stories about life in a small Ohio town.
TRIPLE STUMPER: "Winesburg, Ohio"
THE LAST CATEGORY, LOVE'S LABOUR'S LOST, BEGINS WITH THIS $400 CLUE:
This actor divorced Demi Moore in 2000; did she ask for the whole nine yards?
Leland: "Who is Bruce Willis?"- RIGHT ($16,000)
$800:
He divorced Farah Fawcett in 1982; did that make him the $3 Million Man?
Leland: "Who is Lee Majors?"- RIGHT AGAIN ($16,800)
$1,200:
"It's the Pitts" was one headline describing Brad's broken engagement with her in 1997.
TRIPLE STUMPER: Gwyneth Paltrow
$1,600:
Steven Spielberg divorced this actress in '89; was the courtroom a war of the worlds? (Sorry, pun fatigue)
ANOTHER TRIPLE STUMPER: Amy Irving
FINAL CLUE OF THE ROUND:
In 1999, director James Cameron's marriage to this actress-- dare we say -- terminated?
Charles: "Who is Linda Hamilton?"- RIGHT ($16,200)
DJ! LACH TRASH: $10,800
SCORES AFTER DOUBLE JEOPARDY!:
Leland: $16,800
Edie: $9,200
Charles: $16,200
CORYAT SCORES:
Leland: $10,600
Edie: $10,800
Charles: $15,800
Before we get to FJ!, we get an update on former Tournament of Champions winner Dan Melia. He's currently a Berkeley professor. And guess what- his marriage ceremony to Dara took place on the show's set itself!!! And officiating the wedding was another former "Jeopardy!" champion, Bob Harris!
FJ! CATEGORY: Advertising Icons.
On Advertising Age's list of the Top 10 Ad Icons of the 20th Century, they're the two alliterative entries that end in "Man".
The woman in the middle's response was "Who are Michelin and Marlboro?"...right, but she didn't risk anything. Mr. Murphy...only gets Malboro and is out of it by losing ten grand. Graham...only gets Michelin while putting Good Humor in the place of Marlboro, meaning he loses $15,601 and the championship. That means Edie Chang steals the game and $9,200, while Mr. Graham leaves with $49,400.
Millionaire:
Conclusion of Alan Isenberg's game
Game 2
Our first four players are Marine Joshua Quinn, Alma Davis, Theodore Braxton II and Chrystal Kelly. The first IUFB is a water slide (Amber).
Joshua: $325 (STAGE GARF)
Alma: $375
Theodore: $1,250
Chrystal: $355 (STAGE GARF)
ARP: $1,999
Theodore plays Lucky $even for a PT Cruiser (Rachael). He's off to a good start, because he correctly says 9 as the second number. He then guesses 4 as the second number...
$ 1 9 , 5 _ _
...costs him a dollar. Fourth number guess is 8...
$ 1 9 , 5 8 _
...bullseye! Instead of going with 5 as the last number, he says 7. The only thing that could go possibly wrong is for that last digit to be 1...
$ 1 9 , 5 8 9
...he wins the PT Cruiser and $3 in gas money! Broken Fingers moment right there! Best Lucky $even playing of the season, IMO! And he didn't rely on the audience much at all!
Rich then yells the magic words to Kimberly Hindle and the second IUFB is a selection of Dooney & Burke purses (Lanisha).
Kimberly: $1,000
Chrystal: $1,200
Joshua: $1,100
Alma: $4,500
ARP: $2,190
Chrystal, a college student and a fan of "The Drew Carey Show", just wanted to meet Drew while in Studio 33 today. But she's about to get more than she bargained for- she's playing Plinko (with a revised $50,000 graphic that spins in from the center)! Today's SPs are modeled by Rachael.
1. Webcam
IS NOT: $38
PICK: 8- $35
2. Kitchen faucet
IS NOT: $59
PICK: 9- $89
3. Beauty kit
IS NOT: $28
PICK: 2- $20
4. Blender
IS NOT: $69
PICK: 6- $39
Are we about to see a repeat of the Diane Proctor-Martinez Plinko debacle last season (where she only had two Plinko Chips to work with and didn't win a dime)? I hope not. The bonus Plinko Chip is given to Chrystal by Amber.
1. DUD (Right)
2. $1,000 (Left)
Well, at least she won some money.
Sixth is Katherine Litwin and the third IUFB is fishing stuff (Rachael).
Katherine: $5,000
Joshua: $900
Alma: $750
Kimberly: $1,100
ARP: $1,104
Since she was off by just four bucks, Kimberly goes to a Swap Meet to try and win a buffet server (Rachael), a wall clock (Lanisha), a satelite radio (Amber) and designer shoes (Amber). The target prize is the buffet server. Kimberly swaps for the shoes which are $2,405...while the buffet server's just $750. She should've picked the wall clock instead; the satelite radio was $1,058.
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #1:
Kimberly ($1,104): Quarter + 55 = $.80
Chrystal ($3,210): 55 + Dime = $.65
Theodore ($21,591): 20 + 40 = $.60
Kimberly goes to the Showcase.
Next to leave the mob is Kalisha Carthin from the University of Kansas and the next IUFB is a treadmill (Amber).
Kalisha: $1,500
Katherine: $1,700
Joshua: $1,750
Alma: $978
ARP: $2,099
Joshua plays Two For the Price of One for a digital piano (Lanisha) and a trip to Acapulco (Rachael), all worth $5,218. Board for the piano:
First number: 6 or 9?
Second number: 6 or 8?
Third number: 0 or 4?
This Marine wisely takes the second digit, which is 6. He then locks in a guess of $960...
$ 9 6 0
...you bet!
Coming on down now is Elizabeth Bachman and the next IUFB is an 11" organic LED TV (Lanisha & Rachael). If Alma doesn't win that, she'll be in danger of being the week's last First Four Breakfast Club member.
Elizabeth: $2,200
Alma: $1,800
Kalisha: $800
Katherine: $1,000
ARP: $2,500
Elizabeth, who's a part of the national tour of the play "Annie", plays Check Out for a Pontiac G6 worth $20,295 (the base price hasn't been adjusted to $21,160 just yet)(Amber)! But this game has never been won this season when it's played for a car. The products in this playing are Udderly Smooth skin cream, Campbell's Soup, Hot Pockets Value Pack, Jolly Time Popcorn and Capzasin HP; Drew's modeling the groceries again. Guesses:
Skin cream: $10
Soup: BUCK
Hot Pockets: $4
Popcorn: $2
Capzasin: $6
TOTAL GUESS: $23
Answers:
Skin cream: $3.88
Soup: $1.53
Hot Pockets: $5.25
Popcorn: $4.69
Capzasin: $14.09
ACTUAL TOTAL: $29.44
DIFFERENCE: $6.44- LOSS
This game is now 0-3 when played for a car this season. That popcorn cost way more than I expected.
The day's last player is Matthew Kahn and the final IUFB is a catameran (Amber & Rachael). This is Alma's last chance.
Matthew: $2,399
Alma: $3,500
Kalisha: $3,800
Katherine: $4,500
ARP: $3,695, so Alma finally does it!
She now plays Double Prices for a child's bedroom (Lanisha). It's either $4,681 or $5,493. She goes with $5,493...no.
I mostly liked the lineup as it is today. The only thing I would've changed is to have had Plinko first (since the SPs were easy), then Lucky $even second (because it had an evil price).
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #2:
Elizabeth ($2,500): 35 + 75 = OVER
Alma ($3,695): $.80
Joshua ($7,317): 50 + 95 = OVER
Alma gets the Top Winner spot in today's Showcase.
The first Showcase has Ray-Ban sunglasses (Rachael), a Cal Spas hot tub (Rachael) and a trip to Club Med Bora Bora (Amber at the audience screen).
ALMA PASSES TO KIMBERLY; KIMBERLY BIDS $15,300 ON SUN SHOWCASE
MY BID FOR SUN SHOWCASE: $17,150
For Alma, we have nothing but games. That's because there's a game room (Lanisha) that includes a water blast arcade game, a Brunswick pool table package and a game table. After you're done playing the games inside your own home, go play some games for big money while in Monte Carlo (Amber & Rachael at the audience screen).
ALMA BIDS $21,000 ON GAMES SHOWCASE
MY BID FOR GAMES SHOWCASE: $25,000
KIMBERLY'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $15,300
ARP: $27,586
DIFFERENCE: $12,286
ALMA'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $21,000
ARP: $34,526
DIFFERENCE: $13,526- LOSS
Both Showcase were on Grec-oids today! Anyway, Kimberly wins the day and $28,690 in prizes.
WOF: This is the 5,000TH EPISODE! On this special day, the first Toss-Up category is Event:
_/_ _ _ E/M I L _ S _ _ N E
Scott knows that tonight is A HUGE MILESTONE for $1,000.
$5,000-WINNING ID OF THE NIGHT: SJ04638
Here are tonight's players on Episode 5,000:
Scott Steven (Moscow, ID)- University of Idaho student studying Biology and an aspiring physical therapist; also training for a marathon this summer
Jennifer Quinn (Spokane, WA)- Paramedic and just graduated from nursing school
Shari Weiss (Garden City, NY)- Senior at Northwestern studying Journalism; aspiring entertainment journalist
$2,000 Toss-Up category is Phrase:
_ _ _ N/_ R/_ O _ V _
If there are no vowels left or you don't have enough to buy one, Jennifer knows that you have to SPIN OR SOLVE for $2,000.
After a trip to Cabo San Lucas worth $5,540 goes on the wheel, the Round 1 category is Show Biz. After Jennifer cleans out the vowels, we have...
THE/_ A _ I _/OF/TELEVISION
...she calls a $500 M and solves THE MAGIC OF TELEVISION for another $3,100 and $5,100 total.
PERFECT ROUND
(Just before the first break, Pat talks about how big boomboxes were back in 1983.)
Campbell's Jackpot/Prize Puzzle Round category is Food & Drink. Shari picks up some food to start by calling an N for the Marie Calender's gift tag. Scott later hits Jackpot and calls three R's, but he can't solve for a $7,050 Jackpot. After he then buys the E's, we have...
_ R E S _/S E A _ _ _ D/AND/
S _ _ R D _ _ _ _/_ R E A D
...he calls the F's for another $1,200, the H's for yet another $1,200, the G for another $500 and then solves FRESH SEAFOOD AND SOURDOUGH BREAD for another $3,900 and a trip to San Francisco with tickets to "Steve Silver's Beach Blanket Babylon", a new total of $10,460 in cash and trip.
DUDS: T (while Shari was on Jackpot)
WINNING ID FOR TRIP: AA8845812
(Before the second commercial break, Vanna mentions that the Cabbage Patch Kids were hot sellers back in 1983.)
IHOP Mystery Round category is Rhyme Time. Scott instantly hits Lose a Turn. Jennifer then hits an instant Bankrupt. Shari then calls two N's for $600 but then calls a dud in S. After Scott later calls the M, we have...
_ _ T E N
_ M _ T A T E _
N E V E R
_ _ _ L _ _ A T E _
...he then calls the D's for the Cabo trip and solves OFTEN IMITATED NEVER DUPLICATED for another $6,100 and his second trip of the night, a new total of $22,100 in cash and trips!
DUDS: S
BANKRUPTS: 1 (Jennifer)
(Before we get to the $3,000 Toss-Up, we learn from Pat that the Rubik's Cube was another hot-selling item back in 1983.)
$3,000 Toss-Up category is Thing:
S _ C R _ _
F O _ M _ _ A
KFC just found a new place to hide this for their famous chicken- the SECRET FORMULA, and Jennifer solves it to go to $8,100. After a little work by Jennifer, Speed-Up Round category is Song Lyrics and consonants are worth...not $6,000, unfortunately. Instead, they're worth $1,300 apiece. After Jennifer calls the N's...
_ _ _/AIN'T/S _ _ N/N _ T _ I N '/_ _ T
...she blanks. This gives Shari a chance to finally get off the zero mark, and she does with YOU AIN'T SEEN NOTHIN' YET after calling the H for $1,300 (too bad the house minimum tonight wasn't $5,000 since this is the 5,000th episode)! Jennifer leaves with $8,100 and Scott wins by 14 grand with $22,100!
So far on this special night, $31,500 in cash and trips have been given away.
Big Money Round: I hope Scott can close out this big episode by winning either some big money or a new Mercury Mariner Hybrid. He spins the triple star and the category is Thing. Starting with:
_ _ T
_ _ _
He calls C, M, P and A and gets...
_ _ T
_ A _
...he can't solve HOT WAX...
...ARE YOU KIDDING ME- WE HAVE ENDED THIS SPECIAL EPISODE WITH A $100,000 LOSS!!! OUCH.
After we see the ending from Pat's last daytime episode, we see the celebratory cake appear at the end. Next week, we go to SeaWorld in Orlando to begin four weeks of shows. Pat is listed as the cake cutter in the credit roll.
Video Bonus: Past "Wheel" moment reels shown during the first four days of this week
Jeopardy!: Leland Graham III tries to make it into March after facing these two tonight:
Charles Murphy (Westmont, IL)- Health care/finanical services supervisor
Edie Chang (Sacramento)- Engineer
Let's take a look at the first six categories:
DANCING STARS
BIBLICAL NAME'S THE SAME (three names are given in each clue)
MOO
CANNIBAL CUISINE
WE'RE ALL "WAITING"
EUROPE: AGES AGO (Clue Crew clues from the Lejre Archaeological Research Center in Denmark)
At the first break, Chang's ahead with $3,800. Murphy's just $400 behind her and Graham has $1,400. Late in the round, Chang finds the Daily Double under the $600 Europe clue. With $6,800, she leads Murphy by $1,600. She wagers $2,000 on this clue told by Jimmy:
The Stone Age is divided into three parts, depending on the sophisitication of the tools; these antler axes tell us where in this part.
"What is the Middle Stone Age?"...not gonna work, so she loses the lead by falling back to $4,800. Correct: What is Mesolithic? At the end of the round, Murphy's leading score is $7,000, while the champ's score is now $1,800.
LACH TRASH: $1,200
ASK ALEX: What's Alex's favorite sport? Hockey (in part because that is Canada's most popular sport), when it comes to physically playing it. But when it comes to watching it, it's basketball.
DJ! Categories:
SHAKESPEARE-POURRI
LOVE'S LABOUR'S LOST
MEASURE FOR MEASURE
THE TEMPEST
HAMLET
MUCH "ADO" ABOUT NOTHING
A Shakespeare-themed board. Murphy discovers the round's first DD under the $1,600 "ADO" clue. With $9,800 now, he leads Chang by $5,000 and Graham by $8,000. His wager is two grand.
In 1988, Congress passed an Indoor Abatement Act to reduce levels of this toxic gas in the home.
"What is radon?"...radon's right to go to $11,800! Later, with two categories left, Love's Labour's Lost and Hamlet, here are the scores now:
Leland: $6,600
Edie: $8,000
Charles: $14,200
Charles begins Hamlet with this $400 clue.
Dramatized by an HBO series, this Black Hills, SD Hamlet boomed and waned with nearby gold mines.
Leland: "What is Deadwood?"- CORRECT ($7,000); $800 HAMLET CLUE
DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIIILLLLLLLLYYYY DOUBLE #2! He makes it a True Daily Double, folks. This clue could very well make him or break him. Here it is:
This southernmost Florida town, population 25,000, takes its name from Cayo Hueso, or "Bone Island" in Spanish.
"What is Key West?"...IS RIGHT for $14,000 and to stay in the game! $1,200 Hamlet clue:
"We Bathe the World" is the slogan of this West Central Arkansas town.
Edie: "What is Hot Springs?"- CORRECT ($9,200); $1,600 HAMLET CLUE
On May 28, 1934, this fivesome was born in the Hamlet of Callander, Ontario.
Leland: "Who are the Dionne Quintuplets?"- RIGHT FOR THE LEAD! ($15,600); FINAL HAMLET CLUE
Sherwood Anderson's collection of short stories about life in a small Ohio town.
TRIPLE STUMPER: "Winesburg, Ohio"
THE LAST CATEGORY, LOVE'S LABOUR'S LOST, BEGINS WITH THIS $400 CLUE:
This actor divorced Demi Moore in 2000; did she ask for the whole nine yards?
Leland: "Who is Bruce Willis?"- RIGHT ($16,000)
$800:
He divorced Farah Fawcett in 1982; did that make him the $3 Million Man?
Leland: "Who is Lee Majors?"- RIGHT AGAIN ($16,800)
$1,200:
"It's the Pitts" was one headline describing Brad's broken engagement with her in 1997.
TRIPLE STUMPER: Gwyneth Paltrow
$1,600:
Steven Spielberg divorced this actress in '89; was the courtroom a war of the worlds? (Sorry, pun fatigue)
ANOTHER TRIPLE STUMPER: Amy Irving
FINAL CLUE OF THE ROUND:
In 1999, director James Cameron's marriage to this actress-- dare we say -- terminated?
Charles: "Who is Linda Hamilton?"- RIGHT ($16,200)
DJ! LACH TRASH: $10,800
SCORES AFTER DOUBLE JEOPARDY!:
Leland: $16,800
Edie: $9,200
Charles: $16,200
CORYAT SCORES:
Leland: $10,600
Edie: $10,800
Charles: $15,800
Before we get to FJ!, we get an update on former Tournament of Champions winner Dan Melia. He's currently a Berkeley professor. And guess what- his marriage ceremony to Dara took place on the show's set itself!!! And officiating the wedding was another former "Jeopardy!" champion, Bob Harris!
FJ! CATEGORY: Advertising Icons.
On Advertising Age's list of the Top 10 Ad Icons of the 20th Century, they're the two alliterative entries that end in "Man".
The woman in the middle's response was "Who are Michelin and Marlboro?"...right, but she didn't risk anything. Mr. Murphy...only gets Malboro and is out of it by losing ten grand. Graham...only gets Michelin while putting Good Humor in the place of Marlboro, meaning he loses $15,601 and the championship. That means Edie Chang steals the game and $9,200, while Mr. Graham leaves with $49,400.
Millionaire:
Conclusion of Alan Isenberg's game
Game 2
"Bullrun" 2/26
STARTING POINT: Shelby Headquarters in Las Vegas
MIDWAY MARK: A wedding chapel on the Las Vegas Strip
CHECKPOINT #2: Fredonia, AZ (Lake Powell)
Team VW had their second straight slow start, thanks to having problems with the clutch. Also struggling early on was Team Corvette and Team Pantera because they got lost.
As of right now, Yelana & Marcus are the only "neutral" team currently in the competition.
Team Avalanche were sick enough to knock down some cones in the way of other teams on one path.
The big winners this week are...
...Team Lexus! They also get the Black Magic Detail. But definitely joining Team Pantera in the danger zone is...
...Team Corvette. And Team Lexus decides that the last team in danger of being eliminated this week is...
...Team Evo.
STAGE 2 STANDINGS:
1. Team Lexus: 3:37.37
2. Team Shelby: 4:16.56
3. Team Solstice: 4:18.13
4. Team Camaro: 4:22.28
5. Team Dart: 4:27.22
6. Team Avalanche: 4:27.26
7. Team VW: 4:33.09
8. Team Evo: 4:47.48
9. Team Ferrari: 4:45.49
10 Team Corvette: 6:03.15
DEAD LAST- Team Pantera: 7:02.16
ELIMINATION CHALLENGE #2: One member of the team must ride a jet ski around a buoy in the water. Once they've made it out of the water, they must join their partner in the given car and drive around a water barrel-filled salom course before reverse parking their car in a finish box. Knocking over any barrels incur a penalty.
Team Pantera had their car worked on long before this challenge got underway.
Since Team Evo had the best time amongst those up for elimination, they will do the challenge first; Team Pantera will go last.
Here are the times:
1:21-
1:31-
1:34-
The second team eliminated in the second season of "Bullrun" is...
1:21- Team Evo
1:31- Team Corvette
1:34- Team Pantera
...the team of Nick Morland & Jason Eaton.
MIDWAY MARK: A wedding chapel on the Las Vegas Strip
CHECKPOINT #2: Fredonia, AZ (Lake Powell)
Team VW had their second straight slow start, thanks to having problems with the clutch. Also struggling early on was Team Corvette and Team Pantera because they got lost.
As of right now, Yelana & Marcus are the only "neutral" team currently in the competition.
Team Avalanche were sick enough to knock down some cones in the way of other teams on one path.
The big winners this week are...
...Team Lexus! They also get the Black Magic Detail. But definitely joining Team Pantera in the danger zone is...
...Team Corvette. And Team Lexus decides that the last team in danger of being eliminated this week is...
...Team Evo.
STAGE 2 STANDINGS:
1. Team Lexus: 3:37.37
2. Team Shelby: 4:16.56
3. Team Solstice: 4:18.13
4. Team Camaro: 4:22.28
5. Team Dart: 4:27.22
6. Team Avalanche: 4:27.26
7. Team VW: 4:33.09
8. Team Evo: 4:47.48
9. Team Ferrari: 4:45.49
10 Team Corvette: 6:03.15
DEAD LAST- Team Pantera: 7:02.16
ELIMINATION CHALLENGE #2: One member of the team must ride a jet ski around a buoy in the water. Once they've made it out of the water, they must join their partner in the given car and drive around a water barrel-filled salom course before reverse parking their car in a finish box. Knocking over any barrels incur a penalty.
Team Pantera had their car worked on long before this challenge got underway.
Since Team Evo had the best time amongst those up for elimination, they will do the challenge first; Team Pantera will go last.
Here are the times:
1:21-
1:31-
1:34-
The second team eliminated in the second season of "Bullrun" is...
1:21- Team Evo
1:31- Team Corvette
1:34- Team Pantera
...the team of Nick Morland & Jason Eaton.
"American Idol" 2/26
The show began with a group performance of "Closer" by Ne-Yo.
The first contestant this week to advance to the Top 12 is a female...
...and it's Allison Iraheta! The second to make it through...
...is the guy that performed after her, Kris Allen!
Brooke White, one of last season's contestants, then performed "Hold Up" by Heart.
The last spot this week came down to Nick Mitchell and Adam Lambert. Let's see what and who won out...
...singing won out, so Adam Lambert advanced!
Next Thursday will be the Wild Card Show.
The first contestant this week to advance to the Top 12 is a female...
...and it's Allison Iraheta! The second to make it through...
...is the guy that performed after her, Kris Allen!
Brooke White, one of last season's contestants, then performed "Hold Up" by Heart.
The last spot this week came down to Nick Mitchell and Adam Lambert. Let's see what and who won out...
...singing won out, so Adam Lambert advanced!
Next Thursday will be the Wild Card Show.
Thursday, February 26, 2009
"Toughest Cowboy" 2/26
At this point in the season, immunity is now gone. Tonight, we're in the Gwinnett Center in Atlanta.
BAREBACK:
Bandy Murphy: 73
Erik Wolford: 83
Mark Fisher: 71
Steve Woolsey: 67
Ben Londo: 73
Charlie Barker: 77
Steven Dent: 78
Chad Eubank: 79
Dusty Elkinton: 70
SADDLEBRONC:
Steve Woolsey: 76 (143)
Erik Wolford: 69 (152)
Chad Eubank: 82 (161)
Charlie Barker: 78 (155)
Ben Londo: 80 (153)
Bandy Murphy: 60 (143)
Dusty Elkinton: 34 (104)
Steven Dent: 74 (152)
Mark Fisher: 29 (100)
BULL RIDING:
Erik Wolford: 57 (209)
Steve Woolsey: 88 (231)
Chad Eubank: 68 (229)
Mark Fisher: 56 (156; third straight trip to KO Round)
Ben Londo: 80 (233)
Charlie Barker: 42 (197)
Steven Dent: 20 (172)
Bandy Murphy: 82 (225)
Dusty Elkinton: 62 (166)
KNOCKOUT ROUND: Fisher's up first...and he goes the distance. That means to have any shot of finally getting rid of Fisher, Elkinton must go the distance as well...
...but it doesn't happen, so he's eliminated and Fisher just put on another clutch performance!
IMPORTANT NOTE: Beginning next week, the show will move to Wednesdays at 11 PM EST.
BAREBACK:
Bandy Murphy: 73
Erik Wolford: 83
Mark Fisher: 71
Steve Woolsey: 67
Ben Londo: 73
Charlie Barker: 77
Steven Dent: 78
Chad Eubank: 79
Dusty Elkinton: 70
SADDLEBRONC:
Steve Woolsey: 76 (143)
Erik Wolford: 69 (152)
Chad Eubank: 82 (161)
Charlie Barker: 78 (155)
Ben Londo: 80 (153)
Bandy Murphy: 60 (143)
Dusty Elkinton: 34 (104)
Steven Dent: 74 (152)
Mark Fisher: 29 (100)
BULL RIDING:
Erik Wolford: 57 (209)
Steve Woolsey: 88 (231)
Chad Eubank: 68 (229)
Mark Fisher: 56 (156; third straight trip to KO Round)
Ben Londo: 80 (233)
Charlie Barker: 42 (197)
Steven Dent: 20 (172)
Bandy Murphy: 82 (225)
Dusty Elkinton: 62 (166)
KNOCKOUT ROUND: Fisher's up first...and he goes the distance. That means to have any shot of finally getting rid of Fisher, Elkinton must go the distance as well...
...but it doesn't happen, so he's eliminated and Fisher just put on another clutch performance!
IMPORTANT NOTE: Beginning next week, the show will move to Wednesdays at 11 PM EST.
"TPIR" host Carey ill
Current "The Price is Right" host Drew Carey has suffered pneumonia. As a result, all show tapings have been postponed indefinitely. GSK would like to wish him the best of luck recovering from this tough time.
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"America's Best Dance Crew" 2/26- SEMI-FINALS & FINALS
The most popular team of last week and is in next week's live finale is...
...the Beat Freaks!
Tonight's theme is the Hip Hop Decathlon. Each team must incorporate some Hip Hop moves while in their longest routines yet; each team will be performing to the same Hip Hop Decathlon mastermix music given. Some former "ABDC" contestants are back to help out the remaining three crews- Mike (Kaga Modern), Taeko (Fysh n' Glicks), Frost (Supreme Soul), Ronnie (SuperCrew) & K.B. (Jabbawockeez).
Hip Hop moves include Threading, Cutting, Krumping, Housing & Waving.
Now, for the Beat Freaks reviews. Shane thought they knocked it out of the park again. JC said that this crew was concerned the most about their Krumping, but JC thought they nailed it this week. Lil' Mama, however, thought it wasn't their best performance.
SUDDEN DEATH FACE OFF: Have the Fly Khicks somehow made it an all-female crew showdown next week?...
Fly Khicks
Quest Crew
...NO, so Quest Crew advances and the Fly Khicks finally bow out of the competition after their fifth trip to Sudden Death; they were there a record four times in a row.
CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND: The two remaining teams, Beat Freaks and Quest Crew, must now create their own routine, which includes their own wardrobe, routine and moves.
The Beat Freaks' routine is called "Freak the Dream". The music has an electropop flavor.
As for Quest Crew's final routine in competition, it is titled "Orquestra". They're using piano music composed by a guy named Ryan.
Both final routines were pretty short; shouldn't they have been the longest yet? Oh well.
All of this season's crews are expected back for the season finale next week. Hope to see you then!
...the Beat Freaks!
Tonight's theme is the Hip Hop Decathlon. Each team must incorporate some Hip Hop moves while in their longest routines yet; each team will be performing to the same Hip Hop Decathlon mastermix music given. Some former "ABDC" contestants are back to help out the remaining three crews- Mike (Kaga Modern), Taeko (Fysh n' Glicks), Frost (Supreme Soul), Ronnie (SuperCrew) & K.B. (Jabbawockeez).
Hip Hop moves include Threading, Cutting, Krumping, Housing & Waving.
Now, for the Beat Freaks reviews. Shane thought they knocked it out of the park again. JC said that this crew was concerned the most about their Krumping, but JC thought they nailed it this week. Lil' Mama, however, thought it wasn't their best performance.
SUDDEN DEATH FACE OFF: Have the Fly Khicks somehow made it an all-female crew showdown next week?...
Fly Khicks
Quest Crew
...NO, so Quest Crew advances and the Fly Khicks finally bow out of the competition after their fifth trip to Sudden Death; they were there a record four times in a row.
CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND: The two remaining teams, Beat Freaks and Quest Crew, must now create their own routine, which includes their own wardrobe, routine and moves.
The Beat Freaks' routine is called "Freak the Dream". The music has an electropop flavor.
As for Quest Crew's final routine in competition, it is titled "Orquestra". They're using piano music composed by a guy named Ryan.
Both final routines were pretty short; shouldn't they have been the longest yet? Oh well.
All of this season's crews are expected back for the season finale next week. Hope to see you then!
"Hell's Kitchen" 2/26
Challenge: For the first time ever, Hell's Kitchen is serving up some breakfast. In this case, they're serving breakfast to a youth football and cheerleading team. The Red Team serves to the cheerleaders while the Blue Team serves the young football players. The first team to serve all of their designated customers properly wins.
The team who scores in this challenge is...
...the Red Team! For their first challenge win, the women win the right to go camping in Beverly Hills. The Blue Team, meanwhile, have to clean up the premises.
DINNER SERVICE: Coi's off to a slow start with the appetizers, espescially the spaghetti. Soon after, Andrea forgets her team's tomato butter sauce and has to go inside the Blue Team's kitchen to ask the chef for it. Ben has been struggling all episode long, and he later does the same thing Andrea did.
The women take the lead after the appetizers. J later serves a Caesar Salad that has some inedible lettuce. Despite this error, the Blue Team do pretty good serving their appetizers.
Seth, who my family dubs this season's El Cheapo, then is busted by Chef Ramsay for wiping his face with a kitchen cloth. Later, he is EJECTED.
In the end...
...THIS DINNER SERVICE IS A DOUBLE DISASTER. That means that both teams must nominate two members for elimination; however, only one will be eliminated tonight.
Ben & Seth are on the hot seat for the Blue Team. Up for the Red Team are Lacey (the captain) and Colleen. We all know what happened to Wil when he nominated himself on the season premiere. I can tell you right now...
...Ben is safe. But I can't say the same for tonight's casualty...
Colleen
Lacey
Seth
...El Cheapo Seth. My family's pretty darn happy about that result.
At the end, we learn that Lacey has been moved to the Blue Team.
The team who scores in this challenge is...
...the Red Team! For their first challenge win, the women win the right to go camping in Beverly Hills. The Blue Team, meanwhile, have to clean up the premises.
DINNER SERVICE: Coi's off to a slow start with the appetizers, espescially the spaghetti. Soon after, Andrea forgets her team's tomato butter sauce and has to go inside the Blue Team's kitchen to ask the chef for it. Ben has been struggling all episode long, and he later does the same thing Andrea did.
The women take the lead after the appetizers. J later serves a Caesar Salad that has some inedible lettuce. Despite this error, the Blue Team do pretty good serving their appetizers.
Seth, who my family dubs this season's El Cheapo, then is busted by Chef Ramsay for wiping his face with a kitchen cloth. Later, he is EJECTED.
In the end...
...THIS DINNER SERVICE IS A DOUBLE DISASTER. That means that both teams must nominate two members for elimination; however, only one will be eliminated tonight.
Ben & Seth are on the hot seat for the Blue Team. Up for the Red Team are Lacey (the captain) and Colleen. We all know what happened to Wil when he nominated himself on the season premiere. I can tell you right now...
...Ben is safe. But I can't say the same for tonight's casualty...
Colleen
Lacey
Seth
...El Cheapo Seth. My family's pretty darn happy about that result.
At the end, we learn that Lacey has been moved to the Blue Team.
"Survivor: Tocantins" 2/26
Reward Challenge: Six members of each tribe will be blindfolded and tied together in pairs. Each tribe's designated captain must guide each of their pairs through a maze. Each pair has to find a spot with a bucket in it and then go over to a water tower and fill up their bucket. They must then deposit that water in their tribe's water station. Once it's completely filled up, one of the tribe's flags goes up. Then, another pair must find a bucket and this time fill it with corn. The first tribe to raise both of their flags wins patio furniture.
Like last week, after this challenge is over, one member from each tribe will be chosen to go to Exile Island.
CAPTAINS:
Jalapao: Joe
Timbira: Debra
The winners of the season's first Reward Challenge turn out to be...
...Jalapao! Brendan & Taj are chosen to go back to Exile Island.
Nothing special happens this week on Exile Island.
IMMUNITY CHALLENGE #3: On each turn, two members from each tribe must roll a crate from the other side of the field back to the start line. Each team has to bring back six crates. Once they have all of them, they must solve a staircase puzzle with their tribe's name on it. After solving the puzzle, everyone on the tribe must climb their staircase and get on top of it.
The tribe that gets up top first and now leads in Immunity Challenge wins this season is...
...Jalapao!
A little later, Brendan winds up finding the season's first HIDDEN IMMUNITY IDOL under a statue's skirt!
TRIBAL COUNCIL #3: Last week, Sierra got one vote. This week...
...she doesn't get any. Brendan didn't use his just-collected Immunity Idol...
...wise move, because he doesn't get any votes either. This vote was actually between Erinn & Jerry. By a unanimous vote...
Erinn
Jerry
...Jerry Sims is going home.
Like last week, after this challenge is over, one member from each tribe will be chosen to go to Exile Island.
CAPTAINS:
Jalapao: Joe
Timbira: Debra
The winners of the season's first Reward Challenge turn out to be...
...Jalapao! Brendan & Taj are chosen to go back to Exile Island.
Nothing special happens this week on Exile Island.
IMMUNITY CHALLENGE #3: On each turn, two members from each tribe must roll a crate from the other side of the field back to the start line. Each team has to bring back six crates. Once they have all of them, they must solve a staircase puzzle with their tribe's name on it. After solving the puzzle, everyone on the tribe must climb their staircase and get on top of it.
The tribe that gets up top first and now leads in Immunity Challenge wins this season is...
...Jalapao!
A little later, Brendan winds up finding the season's first HIDDEN IMMUNITY IDOL under a statue's skirt!
TRIBAL COUNCIL #3: Last week, Sierra got one vote. This week...
...she doesn't get any. Brendan didn't use his just-collected Immunity Idol...
...wise move, because he doesn't get any votes either. This vote was actually between Erinn & Jerry. By a unanimous vote...
Erinn
Jerry
...Jerry Sims is going home.
2/26/2009 Results
TPIR: This episode begins with Cathy Tran, Ester Berry, Karen Egidio and Benjamin Wade. We're winding down to the end of director Bart Eskander's stay on the show. The first IUFB is Harley-Davidson riding apparel (Lanisha).
Cathy: $869
Ester: $1,100
Karen: $3,113
Benjamin: $450
ARP: $1,803
Ester, guess what- you can complete your Harley-Davidson package with a Harley-Davidson motorcycle (Lanisha) playing Super Pushover! Board:
121574903
The ARP's $15,749...but she goes one block too many to $21,574.
Fifth is a big guy named Derrick Fair and the second IUFB is a Washburn electric guitar (played by Destinee McKenzie).
Derrick: $501
Karen: $700
Benjamin: $1,200
Cathy: $1,182
ARP: $1,299
Since Cathy didn't one up him, Benjamin plays Stack the Deck for a Chevrolet Equinox (Std., Steps, Shade, Mats)(Amber). Board:
7382659
If he knows everything about the groceries today, I think he'll have the best chance of winning if he has the last three numbers revealed. Rachael is the game's model today.
1. Campbell's Soup and Jolly Time Popcorn
TARGET: $2.49
PICK: Popcorn- YOU BET; CHOOSES LAST DIGIT ($ _ _ , _ _ 6)
2. Capzasin pain relief and HBP medicine
TARGET: $6.29
PICK: Pain relief- $9.89
3. Hot Pockets (regular flavor) and Northland juice
TARGET: $3.39
PICK: Juice- RIGHT; CHOOSES FOURTH DIGIT ($ _ _ , _ 3 6)
His guess for the car is $25,836...
$ 2 5 , 8 3 6
...he just missed it; it was $25,736. If he had gotten all the groceries, he might've very well have won. Stack the Deck remains winless this season.
Coming on down sixth is Gisela Kerans and the third IUFB is a lawn mower (Rachael).
Gisela: $1,295
Cathy: $1,750
Derrick: $899
Karen: $1,300
ARP: $1,450
Karen, who called in sick to make it here, plays Most Expensive for a sofa (Rachael), a home gym (Lanisha) and a professional gas range (Amber). Her Most Expensive pick is the sofa. The home gym is $2,495, the range is $3,848...and her sofa is the least expensive, because it's just $1,099.
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #1:
Benjamin: Dime + 95 = OVER
Karen: 50 + 50 = WINS $1,000!
Ester: 40 + 60 = WINS $1,000 ALSO!
BONUS SPIN SPIN-OFF:
Karen: $.50
Ester: Quarter
Karen goes to the Showcase with an extra $1,000 in hand, thanks to Drew's help!
Next to leave the crowd is Shayna Welcher and the fourth IUFB is a surfboard/wetsuit collection (Amber).
Shayna: $700
Gisela: $5,250 (STAGE WILLY)
Cathy: $1,550
Derrick: $750
ARP: $1,544
Derrick plays Range Game for a Great Lakes spa (Lanisha & Rachael). Range is $5,000-$5,600. His guess is $5,178-$5,328...but it's $5,350.
Next is Yesenia Avila (not sure if she's related to big "Greed" loser Dan) and the next IUFB is luggage (Lanisha).
Yesenia: $1,200
Shayna: $900
Gisela: $1,300
Cathy: $770
ARP: $2,875
Gisela plays Secret X for a Broyhill dining room (Amber) worth $5,620. Her free X placement:
(X)(??)(--)
(--)(??)(--)
(--)(??)(--)
Today's SPs modeled by Rachael:
Alarm clock: $50 or $75?
Speaker phone: $70 or $83?
She gets the clock at $50 but her gut fails her on the speaker phone with $83, when it's actually $70. She places her other X in the bottom right spot. Is the Secret X in the middle?...
(X)(--)(--)
(--)(X)(--)
(--)(--)(X)
...yes- we finally have a winner!
Finally, there's Sheryl Roush and the final IUFB is a pair of Blackerry Pearls (Amber & Lanisha).
Cathy's been here the entire time.
Sheryl: $750
Cathy: $800
Yesenia: $700
Shayna: BUCK
ARP: $2,097, so Cathy has finally made it on stage!
She now plays the first car game in the sixth spot in more than a month, One Away, for a Chevy Cobalt (Fairly loaded)(Rachael). Board:
$ 2 7 , 8 3 8
First guess:
$ 1 6 , 7 4 9
She gets three honks from the Mighty Sound Effects Lady. She then changes to:
$ 1 8 , 9 4 9
She loses. ARP: $18,729.
One positive about today's episode was that I loved the lineup as it was! Nice job, Adam, for once!
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #2:
Derrick: 30 + 30 = $.60
Cathy: 20 + Dime = $.30
Gisela: $.80
The only winner, Gisela, goes to the Showcase!
The first Showcase has cosmetics (Rachael), outdoor furniture including a patio heater (Lanisha) and a Pontiac Solstice (Std., AT, AC, Conv., Pref.)(Rachael)!
GISELA BIDS $35,500 ON CAR SHOWCASE
MY BID FOR CAR SHOWCASE: $32,000
For Karen, we have a waterproof camcorder (Amber), a small Catalina sailboat (Amber; the green screen pillars aren't gone yet, so sorry) and a trip to Venice (Lanisha & Rachael at the audience monitor).
KAREN BIDS $23,000 ON WATER SHOWCASE
MY BID FOR WATER SHOWCASE: $21,000
KAREN'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $23,000
ARP: $17,291
OVER
GISELA'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $35,500
ARP: $35,674
DIFFERENCE: $174
WE HAVE OUR SECOND DOUBLE SHOWCASE WINNER THIS WEEK (and third in just seven episodes)!!!! A very deserving champion, Gisela Kerans, wins $61,510 in prizes! Way to go, Gisela! You saved this episode from being the worst of the season!
Video Bonus: DSW #5
WOF: Episode 4,999 has the BMW X3 on offer for the second time this week. Tonight's first Toss-Up category is Phrase:
F L _ A T I _ G/ON/A I _
Josh is indeed FLOATING ON AIR for $1,000.
$5,000-WINNING ID OF THE NIGHT: BB1538729
Tonight's panel:
Josh Krinsman (Newton, MA)- State Senate member
Stella Guerrery (Macungie, PA)- Housewife and medical transcriptionist
Heather Cox (Burbank; originally from Michigan)- Freelance graphic designer for a health maitenance organization in Pasadena; she's also a marathon runner
$2,000 Toss-Up category is Occupation:
A _ C H _ E _ _ _ _ _ _ T
Stella is incorrect with ARCHITECT, because that's not enough letters. Josh then goes 2 for 2 with ARCHAEOLOGIST.
The Prize Puzzle Round category is Things and out on the wheel now is a trip to Durango, CO worth $5,585. After he buys the O, we have...
T E _ _ _ _ A
_ O _ _ T A _ _
R E _ _ _ E S
...why did this puzzle not get placed under the category of Food & Drink? Anyway, after buying the I's, he calls the C's for another $7,500 and solves TEQUILA COCKTAIL RECIPES for another $8,700 and a trip to Puerto Vallarta at the Dreams Resort & Spa, a total of $16,900 in cash and trip.
PERFECT ROUND
WINNING ID FOR TRIP: GS04427
Campbell's Jackpot Round category is Food & Drink; that category came a round too late, IMO. Stella starts off with four S's for $3,600, buys the E's but then spins Bankrupt. Heather then calls two T's for $800 but then spins the right Bankrupt of the Million Dollar Wedge. Later, Josh calls a $300 C for the Free Spin and after he cleans out the vowels, we have...
S T E A _/SALAD/AND/
_ _ E S _ - CUT/_ _ I E S
...he next calls the F's for another $600 and solves STEAK SALAD AND FRESH-CUT FRIES for another $2,700 and $19,600 total!
BANKRUPTS: 2 (Stella, Heather)
IHOP Mystery Round category is Before & After. Heather immediately hits a regular Bankrupt; that's her second Bankrupt tonight. Josh then hits the right Bankrupt of the MDW, so he uses his Free Spin but he then calls the night's first dud in T. Stella then calls a $3,500 S but she then hits the other Bankrupt of the MDW; both ladies now have two Bankrupts to their credit this evening. Heather then calls a pair of N's for $7,000 and buys the I, but she then spins her third Bankrupt of this episode. After Josh buys the E's, we have...
S _ E E _ _ /D _ _ E _/&/_ _ _ _ _/
E N D _ N G
...he then calls the P's for another $1,200 and solves SLEEPY, DOPEY & HAPPY ENDING for another $2,750 and $22,350 total!
DUDS: T
BANKRUPTS: 4 (2 by Heather)
$3,000 Toss-Up Round category is Place:
_/_ _ _ _ W A Y/L _ N _
Josh rings in first with A HIGHWAY LANE...incorrect, so his perfect record's gone. Heather is also incorrect with A FARAWAY LANE, which happens to be just a letter off. Stella then solves A FARAWAY LAND for her first $3,000.
After a little work by Josh, Speed-Up Round category is What Are You Doing? and consonants are worth $1,600 apiece. After he calls the G...
T _ _ N _ _ N G/_ _ T/
_ _ _ _
...THIKNING OUT LOUD will be key if Josh wants to win tonight's endgame, which he will go to with $24,550! Stella leaves with $3,000 and Heather leaves with a goosegged $1,000.
DUDS: R, S
Big Money Round: Josh looks like he could be the guy to bring home a bonus round win this week; let's hope he can make it happen. He spins the N in WIN and the category is Things. Beginning with:
_ S _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ E R S
He calls C, D, P and A and gets...
P S _ C _ _ C
P _ _ E R S
...no PSYCHIC POWERS are necessary for this guy to win $35,000! That's $59,550 in cash and trip for him! Very good player!
Video Bonus: Tonight's bonus round (not in the best quality, though)
The show ends with clips around the time of the 4,000th episode, including two of the show's $100K endgame wins! Remember, the 5,000th episode is on Friday; don't miss it!
Jeopardy!: Leland Graham III's first pair of challengers:
Dawn Bacak (Katy, TX)- Stay-at-home mom
Bruce Hanson (Heightstown, NJ)- Graphics artist & musician
First six categories:
ANCIENT BOOKS
NFL TEAM NICKNAMES
THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD
SO LONG
GOOD BUY!
CHOW
Almost immediately, Hanson's going Daily Double Hunting. After the first two categories get cleared out, Graham's off to a good start with $4,400 thanks to everything in the NFL Team Nicknames category except for the $200 clue (Hanson got that one). Just before the first break, he finds the night's first Daily Double under the $600 Underground Railroad clue with $4,800; Hanson's back at zero while Bacak's $200 in the hole. His wager is three grand on this:
Abolitionist Levi Coffin's house in Fountain City, IN was known as this "station" on The Underground Railroad.
"What is Grand Central?"...is right to jump to $7,400! At round's end, Graham's in five figures at $11,200. He leads Hanson by eight grand, while Bacak's at $2,000.
LACH TRASH: $1,400
DJ! Categories:
THE ITALIAN RENAISSANCE
DOUBLE TALK
HEADED FOR THE FINNISH LINE
PROVERB VS. PROVERB
THEIR FIRST NOVELS (the author must be matched up to each one)
BACK IN THE CBC (some of Alex's most memorable moments from his CBC broadcasting days are shown in this category!)
After the $1,200 Italian Renaissance clue proves to be a Triple Stumper, Graham finds a DD under the $1,600 clue there. He still leads with 12 grand, while Hanson has $5,600; Bacak has half Hanson's current score ($2,800). His wager is two grand.
On December 10, 1513, he wrote to Francesco Vettoti that he had "Composed a little work on Princedoms".
"Who is Machiavelli?"...correct to make his new total $14K! Later in the round, Graham finds the third and final DD under the $1,600 Proverb vs. Proverb clue with 20 grand now. Hanson's now at $12,400 and Bacak's at $3,200. His last DD wager of the night is five large.
Wait a minute -- "Opposites attract", but these "flock together"? Huh?
"What are birds and a feather?"...that ties his winning score from last night ($25,000)!
BTW, the $400 clue in the CBC category featured part of Alex's audition tape! And the $2,000 clue there was about a Canadian comedy show spoofing Alex!
DJ! LACH TRASH: $7,600
SCORES AFTER DOUBLE JEOPARDY!:
Leland: $25,400
Bruce: $13,600
Dawn: $3,200
CORYAT SCORES:
Leland: $19,200
Bruce: $13,600
Dawn: $3,200
FJ! CATEGORY: 18th Century Scientists.
This Northern European said his gravestone should be inscribed Princeps Botanicorum, "Prince of Botanists".
DAWN:
Response: "Who was Mendel?"
Wager: $3,199
Final score: BUCK
Bruce Hanson also said that and loses 12 grand. The champ also wrote Mendel down; the right person was Carl Linnaeus. But he only risked two grand, so he retains the title at $23,400! Two-day total: $48,400.
Millionaire:
Game 1
Game 2
Game 3
Cathy: $869
Ester: $1,100
Karen: $3,113
Benjamin: $450
ARP: $1,803
Ester, guess what- you can complete your Harley-Davidson package with a Harley-Davidson motorcycle (Lanisha) playing Super Pushover! Board:
121574903
The ARP's $15,749...but she goes one block too many to $21,574.
Fifth is a big guy named Derrick Fair and the second IUFB is a Washburn electric guitar (played by Destinee McKenzie).
Derrick: $501
Karen: $700
Benjamin: $1,200
Cathy: $1,182
ARP: $1,299
Since Cathy didn't one up him, Benjamin plays Stack the Deck for a Chevrolet Equinox (Std., Steps, Shade, Mats)(Amber). Board:
7382659
If he knows everything about the groceries today, I think he'll have the best chance of winning if he has the last three numbers revealed. Rachael is the game's model today.
1. Campbell's Soup and Jolly Time Popcorn
TARGET: $2.49
PICK: Popcorn- YOU BET; CHOOSES LAST DIGIT ($ _ _ , _ _ 6)
2. Capzasin pain relief and HBP medicine
TARGET: $6.29
PICK: Pain relief- $9.89
3. Hot Pockets (regular flavor) and Northland juice
TARGET: $3.39
PICK: Juice- RIGHT; CHOOSES FOURTH DIGIT ($ _ _ , _ 3 6)
His guess for the car is $25,836...
$ 2 5 , 8 3 6
...he just missed it; it was $25,736. If he had gotten all the groceries, he might've very well have won. Stack the Deck remains winless this season.
Coming on down sixth is Gisela Kerans and the third IUFB is a lawn mower (Rachael).
Gisela: $1,295
Cathy: $1,750
Derrick: $899
Karen: $1,300
ARP: $1,450
Karen, who called in sick to make it here, plays Most Expensive for a sofa (Rachael), a home gym (Lanisha) and a professional gas range (Amber). Her Most Expensive pick is the sofa. The home gym is $2,495, the range is $3,848...and her sofa is the least expensive, because it's just $1,099.
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #1:
Benjamin: Dime + 95 = OVER
Karen: 50 + 50 = WINS $1,000!
Ester: 40 + 60 = WINS $1,000 ALSO!
BONUS SPIN SPIN-OFF:
Karen: $.50
Ester: Quarter
Karen goes to the Showcase with an extra $1,000 in hand, thanks to Drew's help!
Next to leave the crowd is Shayna Welcher and the fourth IUFB is a surfboard/wetsuit collection (Amber).
Shayna: $700
Gisela: $5,250 (STAGE WILLY)
Cathy: $1,550
Derrick: $750
ARP: $1,544
Derrick plays Range Game for a Great Lakes spa (Lanisha & Rachael). Range is $5,000-$5,600. His guess is $5,178-$5,328...but it's $5,350.
Next is Yesenia Avila (not sure if she's related to big "Greed" loser Dan) and the next IUFB is luggage (Lanisha).
Yesenia: $1,200
Shayna: $900
Gisela: $1,300
Cathy: $770
ARP: $2,875
Gisela plays Secret X for a Broyhill dining room (Amber) worth $5,620. Her free X placement:
(X)(??)(--)
(--)(??)(--)
(--)(??)(--)
Today's SPs modeled by Rachael:
Alarm clock: $50 or $75?
Speaker phone: $70 or $83?
She gets the clock at $50 but her gut fails her on the speaker phone with $83, when it's actually $70. She places her other X in the bottom right spot. Is the Secret X in the middle?...
(X)(--)(--)
(--)(X)(--)
(--)(--)(X)
...yes- we finally have a winner!
Finally, there's Sheryl Roush and the final IUFB is a pair of Blackerry Pearls (Amber & Lanisha).
Cathy's been here the entire time.
Sheryl: $750
Cathy: $800
Yesenia: $700
Shayna: BUCK
ARP: $2,097, so Cathy has finally made it on stage!
She now plays the first car game in the sixth spot in more than a month, One Away, for a Chevy Cobalt (Fairly loaded)(Rachael). Board:
$ 2 7 , 8 3 8
First guess:
$ 1 6 , 7 4 9
She gets three honks from the Mighty Sound Effects Lady. She then changes to:
$ 1 8 , 9 4 9
She loses. ARP: $18,729.
One positive about today's episode was that I loved the lineup as it was! Nice job, Adam, for once!
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #2:
Derrick: 30 + 30 = $.60
Cathy: 20 + Dime = $.30
Gisela: $.80
The only winner, Gisela, goes to the Showcase!
The first Showcase has cosmetics (Rachael), outdoor furniture including a patio heater (Lanisha) and a Pontiac Solstice (Std., AT, AC, Conv., Pref.)(Rachael)!
GISELA BIDS $35,500 ON CAR SHOWCASE
MY BID FOR CAR SHOWCASE: $32,000
For Karen, we have a waterproof camcorder (Amber), a small Catalina sailboat (Amber; the green screen pillars aren't gone yet, so sorry) and a trip to Venice (Lanisha & Rachael at the audience monitor).
KAREN BIDS $23,000 ON WATER SHOWCASE
MY BID FOR WATER SHOWCASE: $21,000
KAREN'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $23,000
ARP: $17,291
OVER
GISELA'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $35,500
ARP: $35,674
DIFFERENCE: $174
WE HAVE OUR SECOND DOUBLE SHOWCASE WINNER THIS WEEK (and third in just seven episodes)!!!! A very deserving champion, Gisela Kerans, wins $61,510 in prizes! Way to go, Gisela! You saved this episode from being the worst of the season!
Video Bonus: DSW #5
WOF: Episode 4,999 has the BMW X3 on offer for the second time this week. Tonight's first Toss-Up category is Phrase:
F L _ A T I _ G/ON/A I _
Josh is indeed FLOATING ON AIR for $1,000.
$5,000-WINNING ID OF THE NIGHT: BB1538729
Tonight's panel:
Josh Krinsman (Newton, MA)- State Senate member
Stella Guerrery (Macungie, PA)- Housewife and medical transcriptionist
Heather Cox (Burbank; originally from Michigan)- Freelance graphic designer for a health maitenance organization in Pasadena; she's also a marathon runner
$2,000 Toss-Up category is Occupation:
A _ C H _ E _ _ _ _ _ _ T
Stella is incorrect with ARCHITECT, because that's not enough letters. Josh then goes 2 for 2 with ARCHAEOLOGIST.
The Prize Puzzle Round category is Things and out on the wheel now is a trip to Durango, CO worth $5,585. After he buys the O, we have...
T E _ _ _ _ A
_ O _ _ T A _ _
R E _ _ _ E S
...why did this puzzle not get placed under the category of Food & Drink? Anyway, after buying the I's, he calls the C's for another $7,500 and solves TEQUILA COCKTAIL RECIPES for another $8,700 and a trip to Puerto Vallarta at the Dreams Resort & Spa, a total of $16,900 in cash and trip.
PERFECT ROUND
WINNING ID FOR TRIP: GS04427
Campbell's Jackpot Round category is Food & Drink; that category came a round too late, IMO. Stella starts off with four S's for $3,600, buys the E's but then spins Bankrupt. Heather then calls two T's for $800 but then spins the right Bankrupt of the Million Dollar Wedge. Later, Josh calls a $300 C for the Free Spin and after he cleans out the vowels, we have...
S T E A _/SALAD/AND/
_ _ E S _ - CUT/_ _ I E S
...he next calls the F's for another $600 and solves STEAK SALAD AND FRESH-CUT FRIES for another $2,700 and $19,600 total!
BANKRUPTS: 2 (Stella, Heather)
IHOP Mystery Round category is Before & After. Heather immediately hits a regular Bankrupt; that's her second Bankrupt tonight. Josh then hits the right Bankrupt of the MDW, so he uses his Free Spin but he then calls the night's first dud in T. Stella then calls a $3,500 S but she then hits the other Bankrupt of the MDW; both ladies now have two Bankrupts to their credit this evening. Heather then calls a pair of N's for $7,000 and buys the I, but she then spins her third Bankrupt of this episode. After Josh buys the E's, we have...
S _ E E _ _ /D _ _ E _/&/_ _ _ _ _/
E N D _ N G
...he then calls the P's for another $1,200 and solves SLEEPY, DOPEY & HAPPY ENDING for another $2,750 and $22,350 total!
DUDS: T
BANKRUPTS: 4 (2 by Heather)
$3,000 Toss-Up Round category is Place:
_/_ _ _ _ W A Y/L _ N _
Josh rings in first with A HIGHWAY LANE...incorrect, so his perfect record's gone. Heather is also incorrect with A FARAWAY LANE, which happens to be just a letter off. Stella then solves A FARAWAY LAND for her first $3,000.
After a little work by Josh, Speed-Up Round category is What Are You Doing? and consonants are worth $1,600 apiece. After he calls the G...
T _ _ N _ _ N G/_ _ T/
_ _ _ _
...THIKNING OUT LOUD will be key if Josh wants to win tonight's endgame, which he will go to with $24,550! Stella leaves with $3,000 and Heather leaves with a goosegged $1,000.
DUDS: R, S
Big Money Round: Josh looks like he could be the guy to bring home a bonus round win this week; let's hope he can make it happen. He spins the N in WIN and the category is Things. Beginning with:
_ S _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ E R S
He calls C, D, P and A and gets...
P S _ C _ _ C
P _ _ E R S
...no PSYCHIC POWERS are necessary for this guy to win $35,000! That's $59,550 in cash and trip for him! Very good player!
Video Bonus: Tonight's bonus round (not in the best quality, though)
The show ends with clips around the time of the 4,000th episode, including two of the show's $100K endgame wins! Remember, the 5,000th episode is on Friday; don't miss it!
Jeopardy!: Leland Graham III's first pair of challengers:
Dawn Bacak (Katy, TX)- Stay-at-home mom
Bruce Hanson (Heightstown, NJ)- Graphics artist & musician
First six categories:
ANCIENT BOOKS
NFL TEAM NICKNAMES
THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD
SO LONG
GOOD BUY!
CHOW
Almost immediately, Hanson's going Daily Double Hunting. After the first two categories get cleared out, Graham's off to a good start with $4,400 thanks to everything in the NFL Team Nicknames category except for the $200 clue (Hanson got that one). Just before the first break, he finds the night's first Daily Double under the $600 Underground Railroad clue with $4,800; Hanson's back at zero while Bacak's $200 in the hole. His wager is three grand on this:
Abolitionist Levi Coffin's house in Fountain City, IN was known as this "station" on The Underground Railroad.
"What is Grand Central?"...is right to jump to $7,400! At round's end, Graham's in five figures at $11,200. He leads Hanson by eight grand, while Bacak's at $2,000.
LACH TRASH: $1,400
DJ! Categories:
THE ITALIAN RENAISSANCE
DOUBLE TALK
HEADED FOR THE FINNISH LINE
PROVERB VS. PROVERB
THEIR FIRST NOVELS (the author must be matched up to each one)
BACK IN THE CBC (some of Alex's most memorable moments from his CBC broadcasting days are shown in this category!)
After the $1,200 Italian Renaissance clue proves to be a Triple Stumper, Graham finds a DD under the $1,600 clue there. He still leads with 12 grand, while Hanson has $5,600; Bacak has half Hanson's current score ($2,800). His wager is two grand.
On December 10, 1513, he wrote to Francesco Vettoti that he had "Composed a little work on Princedoms".
"Who is Machiavelli?"...correct to make his new total $14K! Later in the round, Graham finds the third and final DD under the $1,600 Proverb vs. Proverb clue with 20 grand now. Hanson's now at $12,400 and Bacak's at $3,200. His last DD wager of the night is five large.
Wait a minute -- "Opposites attract", but these "flock together"? Huh?
"What are birds and a feather?"...that ties his winning score from last night ($25,000)!
BTW, the $400 clue in the CBC category featured part of Alex's audition tape! And the $2,000 clue there was about a Canadian comedy show spoofing Alex!
DJ! LACH TRASH: $7,600
SCORES AFTER DOUBLE JEOPARDY!:
Leland: $25,400
Bruce: $13,600
Dawn: $3,200
CORYAT SCORES:
Leland: $19,200
Bruce: $13,600
Dawn: $3,200
FJ! CATEGORY: 18th Century Scientists.
This Northern European said his gravestone should be inscribed Princeps Botanicorum, "Prince of Botanists".
DAWN:
Response: "Who was Mendel?"
Wager: $3,199
Final score: BUCK
Bruce Hanson also said that and loses 12 grand. The champ also wrote Mendel down; the right person was Carl Linnaeus. But he only risked two grand, so he retains the title at $23,400! Two-day total: $48,400.
Millionaire:
Game 1
Game 2
Game 3
"American Idol" 2/25
Like last week's group, this week's group of semi-finalists must perform some Billboard Hot 100 songs.
1. Jasmine Murray: "Love Song" by Sara Bareilles
I thought she overdid the performance. Randy said it was average because it was pitchy. The others agreed. I gave her a 6.
2. Matt Giraud: "Viva La Vida" by Coldplay
I didn't think he was that much better than Jasmine. Kara thought that was the wrong song choice. Paula thought that was a risky song choice. The male judges agreed with them. I also gave him a 6.
3. Jeanine Vailes: "This Love" by Maroon 5
All Paula said about her was that she's got great legs. Simon thought she also made a bad song choice. The others agreed. I also gave her a 6.
4. Nick Mitchell: "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" by Jennifer Hudson
He totally butchered the ending. Simon was so hoping he would not get to the Top 12. Randy thought it was one of the most entertaining performances ever, even if the singing wasn't there. Kara thought she would remember this performance a lot, and she thought he wasn't that terrible of a singer. Paula thought he was a true performance but didn't think this was the right place for him. Like the other three, I gave him a 6.
5. Allison Iraheta: "Alone" by Heart
The first good performance of the evening- I gave her a 7.
6. Kris Allen: "Man in the Mirror" by Michael Jackson
Kara liked the second half of the performance better than the first half; regardless, she still thought he fell short of his Hollywood days. Paula disagreed because she felt that he showed some personality. Simon and Randy both agreed with Paula; Randy added that he proved that he could do a song without his trusted guitar. I also gave him a 7.
7. Megan Joy Corkrey: "Put Your Records On" by Corrine Bailey Rae
Paula thought she made the right song choice. Simon thought she started off well but she oversang the second half of the song; he wanted America to vote her through to the Top 12. Randy and Kara thought she had the vibes to make it far in the competition. I also gave her a 7.
8. Matt Breitzke: "If You Can Only See" by Tonic
All the judges thought that wasn't the best of song choices. I really liked the performance, though, because his voice there sounded just like the main singer of that song. Therefore, I gave him a 7 as well.
9. Jesse Langseth: "Betty Davis Eyes" by Kim Carnes
Randy thought it was just OK and cool. Kara thought it was her best-looking performance to date since she took a few risks. Paula thought she was the most captivating contestant of the season. Simon, however, thought she was forgettable. Since I haven't heard this song much, I decided to give her a 6.
10. Kai Kalama: "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted" by Jimmy Ruffin
Kara thought he was a little pitchy and that his song choice was old-fashioned. Paula quickly realized that he liked to perform throwback songs. Simon agreed with Kara and Randy thought it was just a safe song choice. I also gave him a 6.
11. Mishavonna Henson: "Drops of Jupiter" by Train
Paula thought her performance was decent but she didn't prefer that song. Simon said she sung like a 50-year-old despite the fact she was 18. Randy agreed with Simon, and Kara thought she wasn't loose enough. I didn't like her performance, so I gave her a 5.
12. Adam Lambert: "Satisfaction" by The Rolling Stones
Randy & Paula both loved the performance. Simon thought the performance was a mixture of excellent and horrible parts. And Kara thought his vocal range was outrageous. I gave him the night's top score, an 8.
1. Jasmine Murray: "Love Song" by Sara Bareilles
I thought she overdid the performance. Randy said it was average because it was pitchy. The others agreed. I gave her a 6.
2. Matt Giraud: "Viva La Vida" by Coldplay
I didn't think he was that much better than Jasmine. Kara thought that was the wrong song choice. Paula thought that was a risky song choice. The male judges agreed with them. I also gave him a 6.
3. Jeanine Vailes: "This Love" by Maroon 5
All Paula said about her was that she's got great legs. Simon thought she also made a bad song choice. The others agreed. I also gave her a 6.
4. Nick Mitchell: "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" by Jennifer Hudson
He totally butchered the ending. Simon was so hoping he would not get to the Top 12. Randy thought it was one of the most entertaining performances ever, even if the singing wasn't there. Kara thought she would remember this performance a lot, and she thought he wasn't that terrible of a singer. Paula thought he was a true performance but didn't think this was the right place for him. Like the other three, I gave him a 6.
5. Allison Iraheta: "Alone" by Heart
The first good performance of the evening- I gave her a 7.
6. Kris Allen: "Man in the Mirror" by Michael Jackson
Kara liked the second half of the performance better than the first half; regardless, she still thought he fell short of his Hollywood days. Paula disagreed because she felt that he showed some personality. Simon and Randy both agreed with Paula; Randy added that he proved that he could do a song without his trusted guitar. I also gave him a 7.
7. Megan Joy Corkrey: "Put Your Records On" by Corrine Bailey Rae
Paula thought she made the right song choice. Simon thought she started off well but she oversang the second half of the song; he wanted America to vote her through to the Top 12. Randy and Kara thought she had the vibes to make it far in the competition. I also gave her a 7.
8. Matt Breitzke: "If You Can Only See" by Tonic
All the judges thought that wasn't the best of song choices. I really liked the performance, though, because his voice there sounded just like the main singer of that song. Therefore, I gave him a 7 as well.
9. Jesse Langseth: "Betty Davis Eyes" by Kim Carnes
Randy thought it was just OK and cool. Kara thought it was her best-looking performance to date since she took a few risks. Paula thought she was the most captivating contestant of the season. Simon, however, thought she was forgettable. Since I haven't heard this song much, I decided to give her a 6.
10. Kai Kalama: "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted" by Jimmy Ruffin
Kara thought he was a little pitchy and that his song choice was old-fashioned. Paula quickly realized that he liked to perform throwback songs. Simon agreed with Kara and Randy thought it was just a safe song choice. I also gave him a 6.
11. Mishavonna Henson: "Drops of Jupiter" by Train
Paula thought her performance was decent but she didn't prefer that song. Simon said she sung like a 50-year-old despite the fact she was 18. Randy agreed with Simon, and Kara thought she wasn't loose enough. I didn't like her performance, so I gave her a 5.
12. Adam Lambert: "Satisfaction" by The Rolling Stones
Randy & Paula both loved the performance. Simon thought the performance was a mixture of excellent and horrible parts. And Kara thought his vocal range was outrageous. I gave him the night's top score, an 8.
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
"Top Chef"- FIFTH SEASON FINALS
The three remaining finalists- Stefan Richter, Carla Hall and Hosea Rosenberg, must now create a three-course meal. Each one can make a dessert if they like, but it's not required. Also, each one must do an appetizer for a customer. To help each one out, there will be a former "Top Chef" runner-up acting as their sous chef. After they draw knives, here are their picks:
Hosea: Richard Blais (Season 4)
Stefan: Marcel Vigneron (Season 2)
Carla: Casey Thompson (Season 3)
The food will be served at Commander's Palace in New Orleans. To decide who cooks what, each finalist chooses a slice of King Cake. The one who ends up with the slice with a tiny golden baby inside gets to choose the ingredient each chef will work with for their appetizer...and Hosea ends up with it. Here are the appetizer assignments:
Hosea: Red fish
Stefan: Alligator
Carla: Crab
HOSEA:
Appetizer: Blackened red fish on corn cake w/ creole remoulade & micro cilantro
First course: Tuna, hamachi & black bass sashimi w/ fennel oil, citrus & fried tempura bits- DUD
Second course: Seared scallop w/ Foie Gras on Pain Perdu w/ apple preserves & Foie Gras foam
Third course: Pan-roasted venison and chestnut & cherry root puree w/ wild mushrooms
STEFAN:
Appetizer: Alligator soup w/ celeriac parsley leaves & puff pastry
First course: Smoked salmon & halibut carpaccio w/ micro greens, citrus vinaigrette & caviar- DUD
Second course: Pan-seared squab, braised cabbage, Schupfnudelin, Foie Gras & grape jus
Third course: Stracciatella ice cream, chocolate mousse, vanilla syrup & banana lollipop
CARLA:
Appetizer: Shiso soup with blue crab & Chayote Thai salsa (had weakest reviews of the three, but they were still good)
First course: Seared red snapper over saffron aioli, braised fennel & grilled clam
Second course: Sous-vide NY Strip Steak w/ seared potato rod & merlot sauce- DUD (steak too tough)
Third course: Apple tart coin w/ blue cheese & walnut crumble
Let's see who the home viewers thought should win tonight:
1. Carla- 65%
2. Hosea- 20%
3. Stefan- 15%
I can tell you right now...
...STEFAN RICHTER IS NOT THE WINNER. Darn. How about Carla Hall?...
...NO!!!
That means Hosea Rosenberg has pulled off the upset and has won Season 5.
Hosea: Richard Blais (Season 4)
Stefan: Marcel Vigneron (Season 2)
Carla: Casey Thompson (Season 3)
The food will be served at Commander's Palace in New Orleans. To decide who cooks what, each finalist chooses a slice of King Cake. The one who ends up with the slice with a tiny golden baby inside gets to choose the ingredient each chef will work with for their appetizer...and Hosea ends up with it. Here are the appetizer assignments:
Hosea: Red fish
Stefan: Alligator
Carla: Crab
HOSEA:
Appetizer: Blackened red fish on corn cake w/ creole remoulade & micro cilantro
First course: Tuna, hamachi & black bass sashimi w/ fennel oil, citrus & fried tempura bits- DUD
Second course: Seared scallop w/ Foie Gras on Pain Perdu w/ apple preserves & Foie Gras foam
Third course: Pan-roasted venison and chestnut & cherry root puree w/ wild mushrooms
STEFAN:
Appetizer: Alligator soup w/ celeriac parsley leaves & puff pastry
First course: Smoked salmon & halibut carpaccio w/ micro greens, citrus vinaigrette & caviar- DUD
Second course: Pan-seared squab, braised cabbage, Schupfnudelin, Foie Gras & grape jus
Third course: Stracciatella ice cream, chocolate mousse, vanilla syrup & banana lollipop
CARLA:
Appetizer: Shiso soup with blue crab & Chayote Thai salsa (had weakest reviews of the three, but they were still good)
First course: Seared red snapper over saffron aioli, braised fennel & grilled clam
Second course: Sous-vide NY Strip Steak w/ seared potato rod & merlot sauce- DUD (steak too tough)
Third course: Apple tart coin w/ blue cheese & walnut crumble
Let's see who the home viewers thought should win tonight:
1. Carla- 65%
2. Hosea- 20%
3. Stefan- 15%
I can tell you right now...
...STEFAN RICHTER IS NOT THE WINNER. Darn. How about Carla Hall?...
...NO!!!
That means Hosea Rosenberg has pulled off the upset and has won Season 5.
"The Contender IV"- FINALE
Nick Charles, best known for hosting "SHOBox: The New Generation", is hosting tonight's show alongside Tony Danza and Wally Matthews. Contrary to what I said last week, the finale's being held at the MGM Grand at Foxwoods in Ledyard, CT. Tonight's ring announcer is John Vena.
All three previous "Contender" champions are in the audience tonight, as is former host and boxer Sugar Ray Leonard!
This championship fight is 10 rounds long and is governed under the unified boxing rules (no standing eight count, no three knockdown rule, nobody can be saved by the bell at any time, only the referee can stop the fight and the accidental headbutt rule). Here's the tale of the tape:
TROY ROSS:
Height: 5'11.5
Weight: 194
Reach: 76"
Record: 20-1, 14 KO
Fighting out of: Toronto
HINO EHIKHAMENOR:
Height: 5'11
Weight: 192 lbs.
Reach: 76"
Record: 15-3, 7 KO
Fighting out of: Queens, NY
The judges are Glenn Feldman, Tommy Kaczmarek and Clark Sammartino. The referee is Steve "Double S" Smoger.
(Troy's wearing the black trim with white, while Hino's fighting in the black with red trim.)
Round 1: I gave the first round to Ross.
Round 2: Thanks to a very good beginning this round, I gave this round to Hino, so my scorecard was tied up after two rounds.
Round 3: Since I felt he delivered more strong punches this round, I scored this round in Hino's favor, meaning he leads my card 29-28 after the third round.
Round 4: Early on, Ross traps Hino in the corner...AND TROY ROSS HAS DONE IT BY TKO WITHIN THE FIRST MINUTE OF THIS ROUND!!!! HE HAS WON THIS SEASON'S COMPETITION WITH THREE KNOCKOUT WINS IN FOUR FIGHTS!!! Unbelieveable! All season long, he certainly lived up to his nickname- "The Boss"!
(The ref was criticized by some for stopping the fight a little too soon.)
Other fight results:
THIRD PLACE FIGHT (eight rounds long): Rico Hoye defeats A.J. Laleye by unanimous decision (everyone scored it 79-72; Hoye was penalized a point about midway in the fight because of illegally holding one of Laleye's arms)
Felix Cora, Jr. def. Tim Flamos by TKO at 2:03 of Round 3
Alfredo Escalera, Jr. def. Erick Vega by TKO in Round 6
Ryan Coyne def. Richard Gingras by unanimous decision
All three previous "Contender" champions are in the audience tonight, as is former host and boxer Sugar Ray Leonard!
This championship fight is 10 rounds long and is governed under the unified boxing rules (no standing eight count, no three knockdown rule, nobody can be saved by the bell at any time, only the referee can stop the fight and the accidental headbutt rule). Here's the tale of the tape:
TROY ROSS:
Height: 5'11.5
Weight: 194
Reach: 76"
Record: 20-1, 14 KO
Fighting out of: Toronto
HINO EHIKHAMENOR:
Height: 5'11
Weight: 192 lbs.
Reach: 76"
Record: 15-3, 7 KO
Fighting out of: Queens, NY
The judges are Glenn Feldman, Tommy Kaczmarek and Clark Sammartino. The referee is Steve "Double S" Smoger.
(Troy's wearing the black trim with white, while Hino's fighting in the black with red trim.)
Round 1: I gave the first round to Ross.
Round 2: Thanks to a very good beginning this round, I gave this round to Hino, so my scorecard was tied up after two rounds.
Round 3: Since I felt he delivered more strong punches this round, I scored this round in Hino's favor, meaning he leads my card 29-28 after the third round.
Round 4: Early on, Ross traps Hino in the corner...AND TROY ROSS HAS DONE IT BY TKO WITHIN THE FIRST MINUTE OF THIS ROUND!!!! HE HAS WON THIS SEASON'S COMPETITION WITH THREE KNOCKOUT WINS IN FOUR FIGHTS!!! Unbelieveable! All season long, he certainly lived up to his nickname- "The Boss"!
(The ref was criticized by some for stopping the fight a little too soon.)
Other fight results:
THIRD PLACE FIGHT (eight rounds long): Rico Hoye defeats A.J. Laleye by unanimous decision (everyone scored it 79-72; Hoye was penalized a point about midway in the fight because of illegally holding one of Laleye's arms)
Felix Cora, Jr. def. Tim Flamos by TKO at 2:03 of Round 3
Alfredo Escalera, Jr. def. Erick Vega by TKO in Round 6
Ryan Coyne def. Richard Gingras by unanimous decision
"The Biggest Loser" 2/25
Pop Challenge: Both teams are now asked questions about health & aging by Liz Vaccariello, the Editor-in-Chief of Prevention Magazine. The first team to get three right wins a Fountain of Youth trip for the entire team.
1. T or F: Switching from regular to diet cola will help you live longer.
Both say False, which is correct.
2. Which change in your diet is believed to help you live longer?
A: Cutting fat
B: Cutting calories
The Blue Team says cutting fat, while the Black Team says cutting calories...cutting calories is right to give the Black Team a 2-1 lead.
3. Which exercise is believed to help you live longer?
A: Doing push-ups regularly
B: Doing squats regularly
The Blue Team goes with push-ups, while the Black Team chooses squats...the right one is squats, meaning the Black Team wins, 3-1!
WEIGH-IN:
BLUE TEAM:
Dane: 312 lbs, 13 pounds lost
Aubrey: 211 lbs, five pounds lost
Mandi: 203 lbs, seven pounds lost
Ron: 349 lbs, five pounds lost
Kristin: 279 lbs, 10 pounds lost
Cathy: 249 lbs, 14 pounds lost
Altogether, the Blue Team lost 54 pounds, for a weight loss percentage of 3.26%.
BLACK TEAM:
Remember, these guys get three pounds to start. They must now lose at least another 48 pounds combined to win.
Helen: 198 lbs, seven pounds lost
POUNDS LEFT TO WIN: 41
Laura: 233 lbs, eight pounds lost
POUNDS LEFT TO WIN: 33
Tara: 211 lbs, 11 pounds lost
POUNDS LEFT TO WIN: 22
Mike: 297 lbs, 10 pounds lost
POUNDS LEFT TO WIN: 12
Filipe: 283 lbs, eight pounds lost
POUNDS LEFT TO WIN: 4
Did Sione lose at least four pounds to make Jillian's team very happy?...
Sione: 286 lbs, 10 pounds lost- WIN!
...yup! They didn't need the three-pound bonus! And Tara continues to be on the winning team in Weigh-Ins!
ELIMINATION #7: This vote is between Kristin, Ron & Dane. Kristin gets just one of the six votes. Getting three of them and leaving the show tonight will be...
Ron
Dane
...Dane Patterson, meaning Ron Morelli has just barely avoided elimination for the fourth time this season!
1. T or F: Switching from regular to diet cola will help you live longer.
Both say False, which is correct.
2. Which change in your diet is believed to help you live longer?
A: Cutting fat
B: Cutting calories
The Blue Team says cutting fat, while the Black Team says cutting calories...cutting calories is right to give the Black Team a 2-1 lead.
3. Which exercise is believed to help you live longer?
A: Doing push-ups regularly
B: Doing squats regularly
The Blue Team goes with push-ups, while the Black Team chooses squats...the right one is squats, meaning the Black Team wins, 3-1!
WEIGH-IN:
BLUE TEAM:
Dane: 312 lbs, 13 pounds lost
Aubrey: 211 lbs, five pounds lost
Mandi: 203 lbs, seven pounds lost
Ron: 349 lbs, five pounds lost
Kristin: 279 lbs, 10 pounds lost
Cathy: 249 lbs, 14 pounds lost
Altogether, the Blue Team lost 54 pounds, for a weight loss percentage of 3.26%.
BLACK TEAM:
Remember, these guys get three pounds to start. They must now lose at least another 48 pounds combined to win.
Helen: 198 lbs, seven pounds lost
POUNDS LEFT TO WIN: 41
Laura: 233 lbs, eight pounds lost
POUNDS LEFT TO WIN: 33
Tara: 211 lbs, 11 pounds lost
POUNDS LEFT TO WIN: 22
Mike: 297 lbs, 10 pounds lost
POUNDS LEFT TO WIN: 12
Filipe: 283 lbs, eight pounds lost
POUNDS LEFT TO WIN: 4
Did Sione lose at least four pounds to make Jillian's team very happy?...
Sione: 286 lbs, 10 pounds lost- WIN!
...yup! They didn't need the three-pound bonus! And Tara continues to be on the winning team in Weigh-Ins!
ELIMINATION #7: This vote is between Kristin, Ron & Dane. Kristin gets just one of the six votes. Getting three of them and leaving the show tonight will be...
Ron
Dane
...Dane Patterson, meaning Ron Morelli has just barely avoided elimination for the fourth time this season!
2/25/2009 Results
TPIR: I'm doing a full recap today. We begin this episode with Kristen Burwell, Michael Feldman, Henry Perry and Sonya Butler. The first IUFB is a batting cage (Rachael).
Sonya: $350 (STAGE GARF)
Henry: $450
Michael: $1,000
Kristen: $1,001
ARP: $753 (how the heck was that so cheap?)
After winning the batting cage, we hope Henry from Cal State Fullterton doesn't strike out playing Spelling Bee for a Jeep Wrangler (Amber & Lanisha). His free picks are #12 and #20.
1. Golf water globe
BID: $18
ARP: $20
CARD PICK: #7
2. Beauty kit
BID: $25
ARP: $13
3. Earmuff headphones
BID: $40
ARP: $35
CARD PICK: #1
He goes on. First card has a C. Second card displays an R. The last two cards have nothing but...A's, so he wins the Jeep!
Rich then calls on Abigail Vishniavsky and the second IUFB is a dining set (Lanisha).
Abigail: $150 (STAGE GARF)
Michael: $300 (STAGE GARF)
Kristen: $1,200
Sonya: $550
ARP: $3,200
Kristen plays Bonkers for a trip to Dude Ranch (Amber & Rachael at the audience screen). Board:
6 5 8 6
1. LHHL- INCORRECT
2. LHHH- INCORRECT
3. LHLH- NO
4. LHLL-NO
Final try: HLLL- OOPS
ARP: $9,728- that trip was way more expensive than I thought. I believe that may be the most expensive prize ever offered in this game. The right combination thus was HHLH; she was close on her third try. I'm not sure if I would've won either.
Contestant #6 is Linda Cooper and the third IUFB is weightlifing equipment being modeled by "The Incredible Hulk" actor Lou Ferrigno!
Linda: $875
Sonya: $950
Abigail: $1,050
Michael: $500
ARP: $964
Sonya plays One Wrong Price for a fireplace marked at $1,850 (Rachael), a pirate child's bed marked at $3,000 (Lanisha) and some coats marked at $4,085 (Amber). A lot of you believe the clothing is wrong, but she's picking the bed instead...everyone's wrong! The fireplace was actually $1,399.
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #1:
Sonya ($964): 45 + 85 = OVER
Kristen ($3,200): $.55
Henry ($21,368): $.90
Henry's in the Showcase today.
Next to make it out of the crowd is Ryan Boone and the fourth IUFB is a pair of mountain bikes (Amber & Lanisha).
Ryan: $950
Abigail: $799
Michael: $1,300
Linda: $985
ARP: $3,500
Michael completes the First Four Sweep and will now play the month's only playing of Any Number (not sure why they didn't play it for a while) for either picnic baskets or a Ford Focus SE (Std., AT, ALB/VSC, Prot)(both prizes modeled by Rachael).
1. 8- Pricey Ziffel ($ 8 . _ _)
2. 7- Pricey Ziffel ($ 8 . 7 _)
3. 4- Picnic baskets ($ 4 _ _)
4. 9- CAR ($ 1 9 , _ _ _)
5. 6- Picnic baskets ($ 4 6 _)
6. 3- CAR ($ 1 9 , _ 3 _)
7. 5- Wins picnic baskets ($465)
The car was $19,132 and the piggy bank today was worth $8.70. Fingers definitely didn't want this playing won today.
Getting called on next is Helen Palmer and the next IUFB is a gas grill (Rachael).
Helen: $5,000
Linda: $1,000
Ryan: $2,300
Abigail: $1,500
ARP: $1,137
Linda plays Grand Game with a target price today of $7. Products are Campbell's Soup, Hot Pockets Paninis, Gold Bond Lotion (regular size), Icy Hot XL, a big bag of 9 Lives cat food and Northland juice.
1. Soup- $1.31 ($10)
2. Hot Pockets- $3.19 ($100)
3. Juice- $3.39 ($1,000)
Her last pick is the lotion...it's not the Ultimate Healing variety, but it's $8.53 and she loses. The patches were $8.97 and the winning product was actually the cat food at $6.51.
Finally, we have Margaret Thacker and the final IUFB is a wine cooler (Amber).
Margaret: $1,500
Ryan: $750
Abigail: $1,000
Helen: $1,400
ARP: $999
Since Abigail was over by a buck, Phillies fan Ryan plays Squeeze Play for a 50" plasma TV (Lanisha & Rachael; Rich's on it). Board:
39698
I say $3,998 and he agrees...yes indeed! I think the two games that got won today were the ones Fingers intended to be won.
My lineup today:
1. Spelling Bee
2. Grand Game
3. Bonkers
4. One Wrong Price
5. Any Number
6. Squeeze Play
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #2:
Linda ($1,137): 15 + 65 = $.80
Michael ($4,165): 40 + 50 = $.90
Ryan ($4,997): 60 + 35 = $.95
Both of today's winners are in the Showcase today!
The first Showcase has an Ashley living room (Rachael), a pair of off-road vehicles (Amber) and a Fleetwood Backpack trailer (Lanisha)!
HENRY BIDS $42,399 ON ROOM/TRAILER SHOWCASE- WILLY OF THE CENTURY
MY BID FOR ROOM/TRAILER SHOWCASE: $27,877
For Ryan, we have an electronic dart gameboard, a complete bar set (Lanisha & Rachael) and a trip to Ireland (Amber at the audience screen).
RYAN BIDS ONE BUCK ON TRIP SHOWCASE
MY BID FOR TRIP SHOWCASE: $20,000
Showcase prices:
Henry: $28,073 (I would've DSWed)
Ryan: $17,382
Ryan wins $22,379 in prizes.
WOF: We're on the Holiday Movie Magic set. Tonight's first Toss-Up topic is On the Map:
_ I _ M _ R C K
N _ _ T H/_ _ K _ _ A
Katrina solves BISMARCK NORTH DAKOTA for $1,000.
$5,000-WINNING ID OF THE NIGHT: RP0013280
Tonight's contestants:
Katrina Helicorn (Spokane, WA)- Marketing director and sometimes holds "Wheel of Fortune" parties at her house
Drew Cross (New Orleans)- Network technician/flair bartender
Mary Daniel (Kailua Kona, HI)- Dental office worker/vacation services representative
$2,000 Toss-Up category is Proper Name:
A _ T O _/K _ V _ N/
C _ S T _ E R
After stumbling a bit on the last word, Mary solves ACTOR KEVIN COSTNER for $2,000.
A Taos, NM spa trip worth $5,051 goes on the wheel and the category for this Prize Puzzle Round is What Are You Doing? What will Mary be doing at the start of this round? Picking up that Million Dollar Wedge after landing on it and calling three N's. But she later hits Lose a Turn with $2,900 also in her bank. Later, Drew calls a V for a $1,000 Marie Calender's gift certificate. After he calls the D, we have...
ADMIRING/THE/SUN/SETTING/OVER/
THE/_ A _ I _ I _
...but he then spins Bankrupt to lose the gift tag and $2,700. Mary then jumps in and solves ADMIRING THE SUN SETTING OVER THE PACIFIC in order to keep the MDW, win another $2,900 as well as a trip to the Treasure Islands Resort in Fiji, a new total of $14,550 in cash and trip.
DUDS: W (while Katrina was on gift tag)
BANKRUPTS: 1 (Drew)
WINNING ID FOR TRIP: PC07482
Campell's Jackpot Round category is Food & Drink. After Katrina buys the I, we have...
_ _ E _ - _ _ _ E _
R _ _ S _/_ E E _/
S _ _ _ I _ _
...after calling a $600 T, she buys the A's and the O's to clean out the vowels. Next, she calls a $300 B but is then incorrect with OVEN-BAKED ROAST BEEF SANDWICH. I was afraid somebody might say that. Drew then calls a $450 P and steals OPEN-FACED ROAST BEEF SANDWICH to make that $1,000.
IHOP Mystery Round category is Before & After. Drew immediately hits his second Bankrupt tonight. Mary then barely slides by a Bankrupt and calls a $900 R, but then calls D for dud while on the Mystery Wedge next to Lose a Turn. After Katrina calls the N, we have...
N _ _ _ T - _ _ _ _ T/
_ E E R
...I think I know it. She then calls the L for $300 and the Free Spin, then buys the I's to finish out the round's vowels. Afterwards, she calls the H's for another $800 and solves NIGHT-LIGHT BEER for another $1,550 and $2,550 total.
BANKRUPTS: 1 (Drew)
$3,000 Toss-Up Round category is Place:
S _ I _ ' S
G A L L _ Y
Katrina solves SHIP'S GALLEY to go to $5,550, but her Free Spin will now be worthless, because it's Speed-Up Round time. Category is Phrase...and consonants are worth $1,300 apiece. After Mary calls the R's...
T _ _ T _ N _/Y _ _ R/_ _ N/
_ _ R N
...she can't do it. Katrina calls a dud in B, then Drew calls a not-too-helpful I. Back to Mary, she calls the G and blanks again. Katrina then lights up the O's and solves TOOTING YOUR OWN HORN for another $2,600 and a final total of $8,150. Drew leaves with a non-goosegged $1,000 and Mary qualifies for the Million Dollar Bonus Round with $14,550!
DUDS: B, S
MILLION DOLLAR BONUS ROUND: For the first time ever, more than one contestant in a week is playing for a million here! Remember, since this is the movie-themed set, there is a Cadillac also up for grabs tonight. She spins the P and the category is Phrase. Starting with:
_ L _ _/_/_ _ _ N
I think I know already. Daniel calls P, D, M and A and gets...
_ L _ P/A/_ _ _ N
...you need to do more than to FLIP A COIN to win here, and she doesn't make the win happen...
...for $30,000.
MILLION DOLLAR LOCATION: I of WIN
We then see moments around the time of the 3,000th episode at the end!
Jeopardy!: Let's see if Jorge Rivero can retain the title against these two:
Leland Graham III (Rock Hill, SC)- Research specialist/project coordinator
Maria Borga (Washington, DC)- Economist
Opening categories:
U.S. CAPITALS OF THE WORLD
NON-MEMORABLE MOVIE QUOTES (the film must be IDed in each correct response)
MIRRORS
TO "SUR"
WITH LOVE
THE AFRICAN AMERICAN EXPERIENCE (video clues from Henry Lewis Gates, Jr.)
Just before the first break, Ms. Borga finds the Daily Double under the $800 African American Experience clue; she has $1,600 and trails Graham for the lead by $1,400. Rivero has $200 after starting the game with $600. She makes it a True Daily Double.
I direct a research institute at Harvard University named for this author of "The Souls of Black Folk", Black America's leading public intellectual through most of his long life, 1868-1963.
"Who is...Marcus Garvin?"...sorry, so she's back to zero like Rivero once was early on in the game. It was W.E.B. DuBois. The final clue in that category also proves to be a Triple Stumper.
At round's end, Graham's leading total is now $5,400. Borga's back up to $2,800 and the champ has $1,200.
LACH TRASH: $3,000
DJ! Categories:
SCIENCE
ON THE STAGE
SAMUEL JOHNSON
NOT TO BE CONFUSED
LIGHTLY SCRAMBLED EGGHEADS
THE USED "-AR" SALESMAN
Rivero finds the first DD of this round under the $1,600 Science clue after getting the $1,200 one to go to $2,400 (Graham got the first two to move up to $6,600). He bets half on this clue:
From the Latin for "about a day", these body rhythms govern circles of wakefulness & sleep.
"What is Diurnal?"...no, sir. It was Circadian Rhythyms, so he's left with the other $1,200 at this point. Towards the end of the round, Graham finds the other DD under the $1,600 Samuel Johnson clue with $15,800, meaning he leads Borga by $5,400. Rivero has $2,400. His wager is four grand.
Johnson was a Staunch Tory, or supporter of the king, & referred to foes in this party as "dogs".
"Who are the Whigs?"...that's $19,800, just shy of Lock Game Territory! And that ends the round.
DJ! LACH TRASH: $3,200
SCORES AFTER DOUBLE JEOPARDY!:
Jorge: $2,400
Maria: $10,000
Leland: $19,800
CORYAT SCORES:
Jorge: $3,600
Maria: $11,600
Leland: $17,400
FJ! CATEGORY: Sports Team Names.
It's the only Major League Baseball team name whose first four letters match the first four letters of its city.
The champ drew a total blank, so he loses $1,400 and will add that remaining $1,000 to his final total, meaning he leaves with $19,100. Maria Borga wrote down "What is Philadelphia Phillies", which is right! She risked everything but $100, so she's at $19,900...but Mr. Graham has that also to win 25 grand and the championship (not sure why he wagered $5,200 instead of $201)!
Millionaire:
Conclusion of a sweepstakes winner's game
Game 2
Sonya: $350 (STAGE GARF)
Henry: $450
Michael: $1,000
Kristen: $1,001
ARP: $753 (how the heck was that so cheap?)
After winning the batting cage, we hope Henry from Cal State Fullterton doesn't strike out playing Spelling Bee for a Jeep Wrangler (Amber & Lanisha). His free picks are #12 and #20.
1. Golf water globe
BID: $18
ARP: $20
CARD PICK: #7
2. Beauty kit
BID: $25
ARP: $13
3. Earmuff headphones
BID: $40
ARP: $35
CARD PICK: #1
He goes on. First card has a C. Second card displays an R. The last two cards have nothing but...A's, so he wins the Jeep!
Rich then calls on Abigail Vishniavsky and the second IUFB is a dining set (Lanisha).
Abigail: $150 (STAGE GARF)
Michael: $300 (STAGE GARF)
Kristen: $1,200
Sonya: $550
ARP: $3,200
Kristen plays Bonkers for a trip to Dude Ranch (Amber & Rachael at the audience screen). Board:
6 5 8 6
1. LHHL- INCORRECT
2. LHHH- INCORRECT
3. LHLH- NO
4. LHLL-NO
Final try: HLLL- OOPS
ARP: $9,728- that trip was way more expensive than I thought. I believe that may be the most expensive prize ever offered in this game. The right combination thus was HHLH; she was close on her third try. I'm not sure if I would've won either.
Contestant #6 is Linda Cooper and the third IUFB is weightlifing equipment being modeled by "The Incredible Hulk" actor Lou Ferrigno!
Linda: $875
Sonya: $950
Abigail: $1,050
Michael: $500
ARP: $964
Sonya plays One Wrong Price for a fireplace marked at $1,850 (Rachael), a pirate child's bed marked at $3,000 (Lanisha) and some coats marked at $4,085 (Amber). A lot of you believe the clothing is wrong, but she's picking the bed instead...everyone's wrong! The fireplace was actually $1,399.
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #1:
Sonya ($964): 45 + 85 = OVER
Kristen ($3,200): $.55
Henry ($21,368): $.90
Henry's in the Showcase today.
Next to make it out of the crowd is Ryan Boone and the fourth IUFB is a pair of mountain bikes (Amber & Lanisha).
Ryan: $950
Abigail: $799
Michael: $1,300
Linda: $985
ARP: $3,500
Michael completes the First Four Sweep and will now play the month's only playing of Any Number (not sure why they didn't play it for a while) for either picnic baskets or a Ford Focus SE (Std., AT, ALB/VSC, Prot)(both prizes modeled by Rachael).
1. 8- Pricey Ziffel ($ 8 . _ _)
2. 7- Pricey Ziffel ($ 8 . 7 _)
3. 4- Picnic baskets ($ 4 _ _)
4. 9- CAR ($ 1 9 , _ _ _)
5. 6- Picnic baskets ($ 4 6 _)
6. 3- CAR ($ 1 9 , _ 3 _)
7. 5- Wins picnic baskets ($465)
The car was $19,132 and the piggy bank today was worth $8.70. Fingers definitely didn't want this playing won today.
Getting called on next is Helen Palmer and the next IUFB is a gas grill (Rachael).
Helen: $5,000
Linda: $1,000
Ryan: $2,300
Abigail: $1,500
ARP: $1,137
Linda plays Grand Game with a target price today of $7. Products are Campbell's Soup, Hot Pockets Paninis, Gold Bond Lotion (regular size), Icy Hot XL, a big bag of 9 Lives cat food and Northland juice.
1. Soup- $1.31 ($10)
2. Hot Pockets- $3.19 ($100)
3. Juice- $3.39 ($1,000)
Her last pick is the lotion...it's not the Ultimate Healing variety, but it's $8.53 and she loses. The patches were $8.97 and the winning product was actually the cat food at $6.51.
Finally, we have Margaret Thacker and the final IUFB is a wine cooler (Amber).
Margaret: $1,500
Ryan: $750
Abigail: $1,000
Helen: $1,400
ARP: $999
Since Abigail was over by a buck, Phillies fan Ryan plays Squeeze Play for a 50" plasma TV (Lanisha & Rachael; Rich's on it). Board:
39698
I say $3,998 and he agrees...yes indeed! I think the two games that got won today were the ones Fingers intended to be won.
My lineup today:
1. Spelling Bee
2. Grand Game
3. Bonkers
4. One Wrong Price
5. Any Number
6. Squeeze Play
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #2:
Linda ($1,137): 15 + 65 = $.80
Michael ($4,165): 40 + 50 = $.90
Ryan ($4,997): 60 + 35 = $.95
Both of today's winners are in the Showcase today!
The first Showcase has an Ashley living room (Rachael), a pair of off-road vehicles (Amber) and a Fleetwood Backpack trailer (Lanisha)!
HENRY BIDS $42,399 ON ROOM/TRAILER SHOWCASE- WILLY OF THE CENTURY
MY BID FOR ROOM/TRAILER SHOWCASE: $27,877
For Ryan, we have an electronic dart gameboard, a complete bar set (Lanisha & Rachael) and a trip to Ireland (Amber at the audience screen).
RYAN BIDS ONE BUCK ON TRIP SHOWCASE
MY BID FOR TRIP SHOWCASE: $20,000
Showcase prices:
Henry: $28,073 (I would've DSWed)
Ryan: $17,382
Ryan wins $22,379 in prizes.
WOF: We're on the Holiday Movie Magic set. Tonight's first Toss-Up topic is On the Map:
_ I _ M _ R C K
N _ _ T H/_ _ K _ _ A
Katrina solves BISMARCK NORTH DAKOTA for $1,000.
$5,000-WINNING ID OF THE NIGHT: RP0013280
Tonight's contestants:
Katrina Helicorn (Spokane, WA)- Marketing director and sometimes holds "Wheel of Fortune" parties at her house
Drew Cross (New Orleans)- Network technician/flair bartender
Mary Daniel (Kailua Kona, HI)- Dental office worker/vacation services representative
$2,000 Toss-Up category is Proper Name:
A _ T O _/K _ V _ N/
C _ S T _ E R
After stumbling a bit on the last word, Mary solves ACTOR KEVIN COSTNER for $2,000.
A Taos, NM spa trip worth $5,051 goes on the wheel and the category for this Prize Puzzle Round is What Are You Doing? What will Mary be doing at the start of this round? Picking up that Million Dollar Wedge after landing on it and calling three N's. But she later hits Lose a Turn with $2,900 also in her bank. Later, Drew calls a V for a $1,000 Marie Calender's gift certificate. After he calls the D, we have...
ADMIRING/THE/SUN/SETTING/OVER/
THE/_ A _ I _ I _
...but he then spins Bankrupt to lose the gift tag and $2,700. Mary then jumps in and solves ADMIRING THE SUN SETTING OVER THE PACIFIC in order to keep the MDW, win another $2,900 as well as a trip to the Treasure Islands Resort in Fiji, a new total of $14,550 in cash and trip.
DUDS: W (while Katrina was on gift tag)
BANKRUPTS: 1 (Drew)
WINNING ID FOR TRIP: PC07482
Campell's Jackpot Round category is Food & Drink. After Katrina buys the I, we have...
_ _ E _ - _ _ _ E _
R _ _ S _/_ E E _/
S _ _ _ I _ _
...after calling a $600 T, she buys the A's and the O's to clean out the vowels. Next, she calls a $300 B but is then incorrect with OVEN-BAKED ROAST BEEF SANDWICH. I was afraid somebody might say that. Drew then calls a $450 P and steals OPEN-FACED ROAST BEEF SANDWICH to make that $1,000.
IHOP Mystery Round category is Before & After. Drew immediately hits his second Bankrupt tonight. Mary then barely slides by a Bankrupt and calls a $900 R, but then calls D for dud while on the Mystery Wedge next to Lose a Turn. After Katrina calls the N, we have...
N _ _ _ T - _ _ _ _ T/
_ E E R
...I think I know it. She then calls the L for $300 and the Free Spin, then buys the I's to finish out the round's vowels. Afterwards, she calls the H's for another $800 and solves NIGHT-LIGHT BEER for another $1,550 and $2,550 total.
BANKRUPTS: 1 (Drew)
$3,000 Toss-Up Round category is Place:
S _ I _ ' S
G A L L _ Y
Katrina solves SHIP'S GALLEY to go to $5,550, but her Free Spin will now be worthless, because it's Speed-Up Round time. Category is Phrase...and consonants are worth $1,300 apiece. After Mary calls the R's...
T _ _ T _ N _/Y _ _ R/_ _ N/
_ _ R N
...she can't do it. Katrina calls a dud in B, then Drew calls a not-too-helpful I. Back to Mary, she calls the G and blanks again. Katrina then lights up the O's and solves TOOTING YOUR OWN HORN for another $2,600 and a final total of $8,150. Drew leaves with a non-goosegged $1,000 and Mary qualifies for the Million Dollar Bonus Round with $14,550!
DUDS: B, S
MILLION DOLLAR BONUS ROUND: For the first time ever, more than one contestant in a week is playing for a million here! Remember, since this is the movie-themed set, there is a Cadillac also up for grabs tonight. She spins the P and the category is Phrase. Starting with:
_ L _ _/_/_ _ _ N
I think I know already. Daniel calls P, D, M and A and gets...
_ L _ P/A/_ _ _ N
...you need to do more than to FLIP A COIN to win here, and she doesn't make the win happen...
...for $30,000.
MILLION DOLLAR LOCATION: I of WIN
We then see moments around the time of the 3,000th episode at the end!
Jeopardy!: Let's see if Jorge Rivero can retain the title against these two:
Leland Graham III (Rock Hill, SC)- Research specialist/project coordinator
Maria Borga (Washington, DC)- Economist
Opening categories:
U.S. CAPITALS OF THE WORLD
NON-MEMORABLE MOVIE QUOTES (the film must be IDed in each correct response)
MIRRORS
TO "SUR"
WITH LOVE
THE AFRICAN AMERICAN EXPERIENCE (video clues from Henry Lewis Gates, Jr.)
Just before the first break, Ms. Borga finds the Daily Double under the $800 African American Experience clue; she has $1,600 and trails Graham for the lead by $1,400. Rivero has $200 after starting the game with $600. She makes it a True Daily Double.
I direct a research institute at Harvard University named for this author of "The Souls of Black Folk", Black America's leading public intellectual through most of his long life, 1868-1963.
"Who is...Marcus Garvin?"...sorry, so she's back to zero like Rivero once was early on in the game. It was W.E.B. DuBois. The final clue in that category also proves to be a Triple Stumper.
At round's end, Graham's leading total is now $5,400. Borga's back up to $2,800 and the champ has $1,200.
LACH TRASH: $3,000
DJ! Categories:
SCIENCE
ON THE STAGE
SAMUEL JOHNSON
NOT TO BE CONFUSED
LIGHTLY SCRAMBLED EGGHEADS
THE USED "-AR" SALESMAN
Rivero finds the first DD of this round under the $1,600 Science clue after getting the $1,200 one to go to $2,400 (Graham got the first two to move up to $6,600). He bets half on this clue:
From the Latin for "about a day", these body rhythms govern circles of wakefulness & sleep.
"What is Diurnal?"...no, sir. It was Circadian Rhythyms, so he's left with the other $1,200 at this point. Towards the end of the round, Graham finds the other DD under the $1,600 Samuel Johnson clue with $15,800, meaning he leads Borga by $5,400. Rivero has $2,400. His wager is four grand.
Johnson was a Staunch Tory, or supporter of the king, & referred to foes in this party as "dogs".
"Who are the Whigs?"...that's $19,800, just shy of Lock Game Territory! And that ends the round.
DJ! LACH TRASH: $3,200
SCORES AFTER DOUBLE JEOPARDY!:
Jorge: $2,400
Maria: $10,000
Leland: $19,800
CORYAT SCORES:
Jorge: $3,600
Maria: $11,600
Leland: $17,400
FJ! CATEGORY: Sports Team Names.
It's the only Major League Baseball team name whose first four letters match the first four letters of its city.
The champ drew a total blank, so he loses $1,400 and will add that remaining $1,000 to his final total, meaning he leaves with $19,100. Maria Borga wrote down "What is Philadelphia Phillies", which is right! She risked everything but $100, so she's at $19,900...but Mr. Graham has that also to win 25 grand and the championship (not sure why he wagered $5,200 instead of $201)!
Millionaire:
Conclusion of a sweepstakes winner's game
Game 2
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
"GSN Live" celebrating anniversary Wednesday
Tomorrow's edition of "GSN Live" will be the one-year anniversary show. Congratulations to the entire staff.
"The Biggest Loser" 2/24
We are now in the Black Team (Jillian) vs. Blue Team (Bob) phase.
Pop Challenge: One member of each team must now drop down into the mud and come back up to touch their respective team's disc. The first one to do this 100 times wins the right to pick their trainer. The one who finishes in last place here will have both of his/her team's members on opposite sides. Everybody else's trainer will be determined by a coin flip.
The winner is...
...Tara! She & Laura choose Jillian. The unlucky one who finishes in last is...
...Helen, so since she was working with Bob up until now, she's also on Jillian's team. Let's see what happens for everybody else:
Filipe & Sione: Jillian
Mandi & Aubrey: Bob (had they gotten the black side of the coin, they would've been split up)
Dane: Bob
Ron: Bob
Mike: Jillian (his team was split up)
Kristin & Kathy: Bob
Jillian's team really struggled early on in their workouts, so they had an emotional talk with Bob outside of the gym.
Main Challenge: For 24 hours, each team must pedal as many miles as they can on their Trek bike as they can while in the gym. The team with the most miles recorded wins a custom Trek bike for each member on that team plus a three-pound advantage at tomorrow's Weigh-In. This is now the longest challenge in the show's history.
By a tally of 302 to 264 miles, the winners are...
...the Black Team! Tara did most of the work, doing about 59 miles during the 24 hours.
(WOF Time's Up Signal)
That's all for tonight. We'll find out if the Black Team can keep up their momentum on Wednesday.
Pop Challenge: One member of each team must now drop down into the mud and come back up to touch their respective team's disc. The first one to do this 100 times wins the right to pick their trainer. The one who finishes in last place here will have both of his/her team's members on opposite sides. Everybody else's trainer will be determined by a coin flip.
The winner is...
...Tara! She & Laura choose Jillian. The unlucky one who finishes in last is...
...Helen, so since she was working with Bob up until now, she's also on Jillian's team. Let's see what happens for everybody else:
Filipe & Sione: Jillian
Mandi & Aubrey: Bob (had they gotten the black side of the coin, they would've been split up)
Dane: Bob
Ron: Bob
Mike: Jillian (his team was split up)
Kristin & Kathy: Bob
Jillian's team really struggled early on in their workouts, so they had an emotional talk with Bob outside of the gym.
Main Challenge: For 24 hours, each team must pedal as many miles as they can on their Trek bike as they can while in the gym. The team with the most miles recorded wins a custom Trek bike for each member on that team plus a three-pound advantage at tomorrow's Weigh-In. This is now the longest challenge in the show's history.
By a tally of 302 to 264 miles, the winners are...
...the Black Team! Tara did most of the work, doing about 59 miles during the 24 hours.
(WOF Time's Up Signal)
That's all for tonight. We'll find out if the Black Team can keep up their momentum on Wednesday.
2/24/2009 Results- The Perfect Storm?
WOF: Tonight, military contestants are playing. Here's the first Toss-Up category- On the Map:
A _ _ R I _ A N
_ A _ O _
Dave's in first but he blanks out. Daniel then blows it with AFRICAN SAMOA. Amanda then barely solves AMERICAN SAMOA for $1,000.
$5,000-WINNING ID OF THE NIGHT: PK01589
Tonight's contestants:
Amanda Weiss (San Diego; originally from Hanson, MA)- Coast Guard lieutenant and law enforcement officer; also a trumpet player
Daniel Bellack (originally from Lima, NY)- Marines combat engineer; has been with said group for 11 years
Dave Duncan (Nashua, NH)- Lt. Colonel in the Army
$2,000 Toss-Up category is Occupation, and it's a one-wordy:
_ _ _ _ N D _ K _ _ P E R
Dave solves GROUNDSKEEPER for $2,000.
Round 1 category is What Are You Doing? and out on the wheel now is $5,000 courtesy of V8. You know the drill with this particular prize- if somebody picks it up during the maingame, whether the player wins that or not, $5,000 will be donated to Feeding America. After Amanda calls the Y, we have...
_ R O _ R _ _ _ _ N _/Y O _ R/_ _ _ _ T _ _/
_ _ _ E O/R E _ O R _ E R
...she then buys the U. She then calls a $300 C, the D's for another $2,700 and buys the I's. Next, she calls the V for another $900 and buys the A's to finish out the vowels for this round. After calling the G's for another $1,650, she solves PROGRAMMING YOUR DIGITAL VIDEO RECORDER for another $8,150 and $9,150 total.
DUDS: S (while Dave was on Free Spin)
Campbell's Jackpot Round category is Same Name. Amanda gets an instant Bankrupt. Daniel then hits Lose a Turn after calling two T's for $1,800. Dave then calls a $500 R while on Jackpot; no chance he solves for a $6,400 Jackpot. After calling a $3,500 C later, he also spins Lose a Turn. After Amanda buys the I's to clean out the round's vowels, we have...
C O N _ E R T I _ L E/&/
_ I _ I N I/TOP
...she calls the B's for another $1,800 and solves CONVERTIBLE & BIKINI TOP for another $2,150 and $11,300 total.
BANKRUPTS: 1 (Amanda)
IHOP Mystery/Prize Puzzle Round category is Living Things. Daniel immediately gets the left Bankrupt of the Million Dollar Wedge. After Dave calls the D's, we have...
_ A L D/_ A G L _ S/G L I _ I N G/
O _ _ _ _ _ A D
...he buys the E's to clean out the vowel department for this round, then he calls a $300 B and solves BALD EAGLES GLIDING OVERHEAD for another $8,000 and an even 10 grand total in cash; he also wins an Alaskan Cruise from Princess Cruises worth $5,551, making his new total $15,551 in cash and cruise.
BANKRUPTS: 1 (Daniel)
WINNING ID FOR CRUISE: DS9317923
$3,000 Toss-Up category is Event:
B _ _ _ _ L
S _ _ _ _ R
Daniel finally gets off zero with BRIDAL SHOWER! Speed-Up Round category is Phrase and consonants are worth $1,300 apiece. After Dave calls the G's...
G _ _ _ G/_ G _ _ _ S T/T H _/
G R _ _ _
...he solves GOING AGAINST THE GRAIN for another $6,500 and seal the deal with $22,051! Amanda leaves with $11,300 and Daniel has three grand.
So far, $36,351 in cash and cruise has been won tonight.
Big Money Round: Tonight, instead of a Winnebago being the vehicle on offer, it's a BMW X3. Lt. Colonel Duncan spins the W and the category is Thing. Starting with:
_ _ _ L _ _
_ _ _ N _ _ N
He calls M, G, D and A...but none of them are there, so the game's over. It was PUBLIC OPINION and he doesn't win $30,000. He needed at least the I's and the C.
Clips around the time of the 2,000th episode are shown at the end!
Jeopardy!: Our new champion is Kenneth Burns (a newspaper editor from Madison, WI) with $21,600. He's the only champion playing tonight's game because of Jeanie Welch's FJ! betting blunder last night; Welch had $10,800 going into FJ! while Burns had $21,600. Welch got the FJ! clue right, but only wagered $10,201 while Burns missed it and didn't wager a dime. As a result, Welch left with $27,601 for her three days. Anyway, his challengers tonight are:
Jorge Rivero (Sunrise, FL)- Contamination control technician
Kelly Rabin (Issaquah, WA)- Actuary
Opening categories:
DEATH OF A PRESIDENT
AS LISTED IN THE "Sports Illustrated Almanac"
DRINK, SKIN CARE ITEM OR R & B SINGER
AROUND THE WORLD
BUSINESS & INDUSTRY
COLORFUL TERMS
Before the first break, Burns finds the Daily Double under the $600 Around the World clue with $1,400. Rabin has twice his score and leads while Rivero has $800. He makes it a True Daily Double, so this clue could tie the game up:
This Southern Hemisphere nation was named after a southwestern province of the Netherlands.
"What is Indonesia?"...incorrect, so he's back at zip. It was New Zealand. At the end of the round, Rabin's shot up to $8,200. Rivero has three grand and the champ's back up to $2,600.
LACH TRASH: $800
DJ! Categories:
HAVE A HEART WITH DR. OZ
ANIMATED VOICES
THE MUSIC MAN'S INSTRUMENT
FUN STUFF
IN THE NAVY
"C" DUTY
Right away this round, Burns' using the High School Strategy (remember, this is when you start at the highest-valued clue of each category and move up from there). Towards the midway part of the round, Burns finds the first Daily Double under the $1,200 Fun Stuff clue with $7,400. Rabin still leads with $10,600 and Rivero's down to $1,400. His wager this time is two grand.
In 1901, Alexander Graham Bell began building tetrahedral box ones of these with the goal of lifting people.
"What are elevators?"...he's now 0 for 2 tonight on the DD's. We were actually looking for kites, so he's down to $5,400. As we pass the halfway point of the round, Rabin's in Lock Game Territory. Then, Rivero finds the other DD under the middle Dr. Oz clue with $5,800; Rabin has $13,400 and the champ has $5,400. His wager is $1,500 on the following:
When you check your pulse by placing two fingers on the side of your neck, you're feeling these arteries that supply the brain and face.
"What are the carotid arteries?"...that's right to go to $7,300! And he wasn't a fan of this category.
DJ! LACH TRASH: $8,000
SCORES AFTER DOUBLE JEOPARDY!:
Kenneth: $8,600
Kelly: $14,600
Jorge: $12,100
CORYAT SCORES:
Kenneth: $12,000
Kelly: $14,600
Jorge: $11,800
FJ! CATEGORY: American Novelists.
"What is moral is what you feel good after and what is immoral is what you feel bad after", he wrote in 1932.
The champ's response to that is "Who is Hemingway"...that doubles him up to $17,200! Rivero...also gets that and adds six grand for a new total of $18,100. Rabin...has F. Scott Fitzgerald, so she loses $9,601 and Rivero's the new champion. Burns leaves with $23,600.
Millionaire:
Conclusion of a former "Jeopardy!" champion's game- does he finish as a big winner or a big loser?
Game 2
Game 3
Shortened TPIR Recap:
Zachary Newton played the day's fifth Pricing Game, Line Em' Up, for a Chevrolet Impala (Std., Prot)(Lanisha). Board:
2
?- $512, Grillware (Rachael)
?- $15, Robot Vaccum
?- $493, Sleepwear (Amber)
4
His first guess was $22,594...NONE right, so things were looking good. But he then gave a ZONK ANSWER OF THE WEEK NOMINEE with a final guess of $21,134 to blow an easy victory. ARP was $25,134.
But all was not lost in the end for him- HE WOUND UP BEING THE SEASON'S FOURTH DOUBLE SHOWCASE WINNER! He bid $18,250 on a bedroom (Lanisha), snowboarding equipment (Rachael) and a snowmobile (Amber). ARP of his Showcase: $18,337, and he knew about the DSW situation just before Drew realized it! As a result, he also won April Horn's Showcase which consisted of nine iPod Nanos (Lanisha), a monthly spa party for a year (Amber & Rachael) and a trip to Stockholm, Sweden worth $18,261 (she overbid with a guess of $19,500).
With the side-by-side refrigerator/freezer he won during the fifth IUFB, he won a grand total of $37,897 in stuff!
Video Bonus: DSW #4
(Also, Super Pick-a-Number was played again, this time for a workout master. Sally Wu won it by correctly identifying the second number was 2 from the choices of 2, 3 & 5; the ARP of it was $12,995.)
A _ _ R I _ A N
_ A _ O _
Dave's in first but he blanks out. Daniel then blows it with AFRICAN SAMOA. Amanda then barely solves AMERICAN SAMOA for $1,000.
$5,000-WINNING ID OF THE NIGHT: PK01589
Tonight's contestants:
Amanda Weiss (San Diego; originally from Hanson, MA)- Coast Guard lieutenant and law enforcement officer; also a trumpet player
Daniel Bellack (originally from Lima, NY)- Marines combat engineer; has been with said group for 11 years
Dave Duncan (Nashua, NH)- Lt. Colonel in the Army
$2,000 Toss-Up category is Occupation, and it's a one-wordy:
_ _ _ _ N D _ K _ _ P E R
Dave solves GROUNDSKEEPER for $2,000.
Round 1 category is What Are You Doing? and out on the wheel now is $5,000 courtesy of V8. You know the drill with this particular prize- if somebody picks it up during the maingame, whether the player wins that or not, $5,000 will be donated to Feeding America. After Amanda calls the Y, we have...
_ R O _ R _ _ _ _ N _/Y O _ R/_ _ _ _ T _ _/
_ _ _ E O/R E _ O R _ E R
...she then buys the U. She then calls a $300 C, the D's for another $2,700 and buys the I's. Next, she calls the V for another $900 and buys the A's to finish out the vowels for this round. After calling the G's for another $1,650, she solves PROGRAMMING YOUR DIGITAL VIDEO RECORDER for another $8,150 and $9,150 total.
DUDS: S (while Dave was on Free Spin)
Campbell's Jackpot Round category is Same Name. Amanda gets an instant Bankrupt. Daniel then hits Lose a Turn after calling two T's for $1,800. Dave then calls a $500 R while on Jackpot; no chance he solves for a $6,400 Jackpot. After calling a $3,500 C later, he also spins Lose a Turn. After Amanda buys the I's to clean out the round's vowels, we have...
C O N _ E R T I _ L E/&/
_ I _ I N I/TOP
...she calls the B's for another $1,800 and solves CONVERTIBLE & BIKINI TOP for another $2,150 and $11,300 total.
BANKRUPTS: 1 (Amanda)
IHOP Mystery/Prize Puzzle Round category is Living Things. Daniel immediately gets the left Bankrupt of the Million Dollar Wedge. After Dave calls the D's, we have...
_ A L D/_ A G L _ S/G L I _ I N G/
O _ _ _ _ _ A D
...he buys the E's to clean out the vowel department for this round, then he calls a $300 B and solves BALD EAGLES GLIDING OVERHEAD for another $8,000 and an even 10 grand total in cash; he also wins an Alaskan Cruise from Princess Cruises worth $5,551, making his new total $15,551 in cash and cruise.
BANKRUPTS: 1 (Daniel)
WINNING ID FOR CRUISE: DS9317923
$3,000 Toss-Up category is Event:
B _ _ _ _ L
S _ _ _ _ R
Daniel finally gets off zero with BRIDAL SHOWER! Speed-Up Round category is Phrase and consonants are worth $1,300 apiece. After Dave calls the G's...
G _ _ _ G/_ G _ _ _ S T/T H _/
G R _ _ _
...he solves GOING AGAINST THE GRAIN for another $6,500 and seal the deal with $22,051! Amanda leaves with $11,300 and Daniel has three grand.
So far, $36,351 in cash and cruise has been won tonight.
Big Money Round: Tonight, instead of a Winnebago being the vehicle on offer, it's a BMW X3. Lt. Colonel Duncan spins the W and the category is Thing. Starting with:
_ _ _ L _ _
_ _ _ N _ _ N
He calls M, G, D and A...but none of them are there, so the game's over. It was PUBLIC OPINION and he doesn't win $30,000. He needed at least the I's and the C.
Clips around the time of the 2,000th episode are shown at the end!
Jeopardy!: Our new champion is Kenneth Burns (a newspaper editor from Madison, WI) with $21,600. He's the only champion playing tonight's game because of Jeanie Welch's FJ! betting blunder last night; Welch had $10,800 going into FJ! while Burns had $21,600. Welch got the FJ! clue right, but only wagered $10,201 while Burns missed it and didn't wager a dime. As a result, Welch left with $27,601 for her three days. Anyway, his challengers tonight are:
Jorge Rivero (Sunrise, FL)- Contamination control technician
Kelly Rabin (Issaquah, WA)- Actuary
Opening categories:
DEATH OF A PRESIDENT
AS LISTED IN THE "Sports Illustrated Almanac"
DRINK, SKIN CARE ITEM OR R & B SINGER
AROUND THE WORLD
BUSINESS & INDUSTRY
COLORFUL TERMS
Before the first break, Burns finds the Daily Double under the $600 Around the World clue with $1,400. Rabin has twice his score and leads while Rivero has $800. He makes it a True Daily Double, so this clue could tie the game up:
This Southern Hemisphere nation was named after a southwestern province of the Netherlands.
"What is Indonesia?"...incorrect, so he's back at zip. It was New Zealand. At the end of the round, Rabin's shot up to $8,200. Rivero has three grand and the champ's back up to $2,600.
LACH TRASH: $800
DJ! Categories:
HAVE A HEART WITH DR. OZ
ANIMATED VOICES
THE MUSIC MAN'S INSTRUMENT
FUN STUFF
IN THE NAVY
"C" DUTY
Right away this round, Burns' using the High School Strategy (remember, this is when you start at the highest-valued clue of each category and move up from there). Towards the midway part of the round, Burns finds the first Daily Double under the $1,200 Fun Stuff clue with $7,400. Rabin still leads with $10,600 and Rivero's down to $1,400. His wager this time is two grand.
In 1901, Alexander Graham Bell began building tetrahedral box ones of these with the goal of lifting people.
"What are elevators?"...he's now 0 for 2 tonight on the DD's. We were actually looking for kites, so he's down to $5,400. As we pass the halfway point of the round, Rabin's in Lock Game Territory. Then, Rivero finds the other DD under the middle Dr. Oz clue with $5,800; Rabin has $13,400 and the champ has $5,400. His wager is $1,500 on the following:
When you check your pulse by placing two fingers on the side of your neck, you're feeling these arteries that supply the brain and face.
"What are the carotid arteries?"...that's right to go to $7,300! And he wasn't a fan of this category.
DJ! LACH TRASH: $8,000
SCORES AFTER DOUBLE JEOPARDY!:
Kenneth: $8,600
Kelly: $14,600
Jorge: $12,100
CORYAT SCORES:
Kenneth: $12,000
Kelly: $14,600
Jorge: $11,800
FJ! CATEGORY: American Novelists.
"What is moral is what you feel good after and what is immoral is what you feel bad after", he wrote in 1932.
The champ's response to that is "Who is Hemingway"...that doubles him up to $17,200! Rivero...also gets that and adds six grand for a new total of $18,100. Rabin...has F. Scott Fitzgerald, so she loses $9,601 and Rivero's the new champion. Burns leaves with $23,600.
Millionaire:
Conclusion of a former "Jeopardy!" champion's game- does he finish as a big winner or a big loser?
Game 2
Game 3
Shortened TPIR Recap:
Zachary Newton played the day's fifth Pricing Game, Line Em' Up, for a Chevrolet Impala (Std., Prot)(Lanisha). Board:
2
?- $512, Grillware (Rachael)
?- $15, Robot Vaccum
?- $493, Sleepwear (Amber)
4
His first guess was $22,594...NONE right, so things were looking good. But he then gave a ZONK ANSWER OF THE WEEK NOMINEE with a final guess of $21,134 to blow an easy victory. ARP was $25,134.
But all was not lost in the end for him- HE WOUND UP BEING THE SEASON'S FOURTH DOUBLE SHOWCASE WINNER! He bid $18,250 on a bedroom (Lanisha), snowboarding equipment (Rachael) and a snowmobile (Amber). ARP of his Showcase: $18,337, and he knew about the DSW situation just before Drew realized it! As a result, he also won April Horn's Showcase which consisted of nine iPod Nanos (Lanisha), a monthly spa party for a year (Amber & Rachael) and a trip to Stockholm, Sweden worth $18,261 (she overbid with a guess of $19,500).
With the side-by-side refrigerator/freezer he won during the fifth IUFB, he won a grand total of $37,897 in stuff!
Video Bonus: DSW #4
(Also, Super Pick-a-Number was played again, this time for a workout master. Sally Wu won it by correctly identifying the second number was 2 from the choices of 2, 3 & 5; the ARP of it was $12,995.)
Top News Corporation executive leaving company
News Corporation president & CEO Peter Chernin will retire from the company effective June 30. Chernin is best known for founding the Hulu online network, helping negotiate the end of the writer's strike in 2008 and managed the growth of "American Idol".
B & C
B & C
Monday, February 23, 2009
Update on Friday's "Wheel"
Just to clarify something, I've overheard that the 5,000th episode of "Wheel of Fortune" will be a regular episode, not a retrospective one.
2/23/2009 Results
TPIR: Here comes Erin Marino, Suha Habbas, Robert Cecil, Sandra Green and the first IUFB of designer shoes and a purse (Lanisha).
Erin: $550
Robert: $1,100
Sandra: $1,101
Suha: $600
ARP: $3,025
Sandra will now try to make the season's first $10K or $25K Punch a Bunch win happen (big bill shown by Rachael). Today's SPs are modeled by Amber.
1. Small vending machine
IS NOT: $100
GUESS: LOWER- $130
2. Speakers
IS NOT: $65
GUESS: HIGHER- $50
3. Snowball blaster toy gun
IS NOT: $20
GUESS: HIGHER- $30
4. Bluetooth mirror
IS NOT: $110
GUESS: HIGHER- $140
She punches out holes #18 & #44. She must take what's in #44, since #18 has 50 bucks. She wins from the big board...$250.
Today's fifth participant is Pedro Martinez II (not related to the famous baseball pitcher) and the second IUFB is a washer/dryer (Amber).
Pedro: $850
Suha: $1,300
Erin: $1,301
Robert: $1,302
ARP: $1,599
Robert from Ohio State plays That's Too Much for a Chevrolet HHR (Lanisha).
1. $16,285
2. $18,980
3. $20,841
4. $22,052
5. $23,623- THAT'S WAY TOO MUCH
Should he have stopped at $22,052 instead...no, the ARP was $20,380, so he actually should've stopped at $20,841 instead. Fairly mean setup, as the correct price was just $461 off the ARP.
Player #6 is Deborah Kohn-Kendall and the third IUFB is a marine package (Rachael).
Deborah: $800
Pedro: $550
Suha: $827
Erin: $828
ARP: $896
After Drew briefly calls Rich "Richard", Erin plays Flip Flop for a bed (Amber). Board:
4724
Easy. She Flops to $4,742 and wins!
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #1:
Robert ($1,599): 55 + 85 = OVER
Sandra ($3,445): 50 + 55 = OVER
Erin ($5,638): WINS BY DEFAULT AT $.75
Coming on down next is Ashley Moore and the next IUFB is a Michael C. Fina gold/diamond bracelet worn by Lanisha.
Ashley: $1,200
Deborah: $1,500
Pedro: $1,800
Suha: $1,201
ARP: $2,150
If Pedro doesn't strike out in Let Em' Roll, he'll win a Mercury Milan (Amber). Today's groceries modeled by Rachael are Udderly Smooth skin cream, Hot Pockets (regular version) and Northland juice. He says lower for the Hot Pockets and higher for the juice to get his three rolls. Take a look at the prices, though:
Cream: $3.88
Hot Pockets: $2.49
Juice: $3.39
(Unseen blooper: Pedro spills all the dice out of the bucket while he's climbing the steps!)
1. CAR/CAR/CAR/$1,000/$1,000- CONTINUES
2. CAR/$1,500- CONTINUES
3. WINS $1,000
The three playing winning streak for Let Em' Roll is over.
Next is Revital Rassis from Rutgers and the next IUFB is a home entertainment system (Rachael).
Revital: $1,500
Suha: $1,025
Ashley: $1,200
Deborah: $900
ARP: $1,499
Since Revital was over by a buck, Ashley plays Balance Game for a West White Potter Sailboat (Amber)! Lanisha has the scale today. Last three numbers in the boat price are 6, 7 & 0.
DOLLAR VALUES AVAILABLE: $4,000, $6,000 & $11,000
The good news is that she doesn't go with the obvious guess of $10,670, which would be way too low...but the bad news is that her final guess of $15,670 is also wrong (it was $17,670).
Today's final player is Forris Cole and the final IUFB is a pair of digital cameras coming down from the ceiling. Suha's been here the whole show, but she'll bid last this round.
Forris: $900
Deborah: $750
Revital: $250
Suha: $902
ARP: $1,000, so Suha finally escapes Contestant's Row!
She now plays 2009's first playing of Danger Price for a pair of premium headphones (Lanisha), a sofa (Lanisha), an exerciser (Rachael) and a Dell computer system (Rachael)...which she doesn't win, thanks to instantly picking the headphones with today's Danger Price of $700. The prices for the rest:
Sofa: $1,196
Exerciser: $2,500
Computer: $2,708
My lineup today:
1. Flip Flop
2. That's Too Much
3. Punch a Bunch
4. Danger Price
5. Let Em' Roll
6. Balance Game
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #2:
Suha ($1,000): 30 + 20 = $.50
Revital ($1,499): 15 + Nickel = $.20
Pedro ($3,150): 45 + 75 = OVER
Suha will face the day's only winner in the Showcase.
The first Showcase has kitchen appliances (Lanisha), an Ashley living room (Rachael) and a trip to Buenos Aires (Amber at the audience screen).
ERIN PASSES TO SUHA; SUHA BIDS $17,000 ON ROOM/TRIP SHOWCASE
MY BID FOR ROOM/TRIP SHOWCASE: $19,550
For Erin, we have racing-themed prizes. First, play racing-themed video games with this Playstation 3 video game package that includes a 42" plasma TV (Lanisha). Second, there's a trip to the Richard Petty Driving Experience in Daytona Beach, FL (Amber at the audience screen once again). Finally, race on your own neighborhood roads with a new 2009 Dodge Charger (Std., Sensors)(Rachael).
ERIN BIDS $34,900 ON TRIP/CAR SHOWCASE
MY BID FOR TRIP/CAR SHOWCASE: $33,000
SUHA'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $17,000
ARP: $18,040
DIFFERENCE: $1,040 (if only she had bid $18K instead)
ERIN'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $34,900
ARP: $35,682
DIFFERENCE: $782- WIN BY $258!
Erin scores a deserving Showcase victory and $41,320 in prizes!
WOF: This is the season's third America's Game Week. Remember, Friday will be Episode #5,000. Tonight, we're on the Pet Lover's Week set. The first Toss-Up category this evening is Fun & Games:
_ L _ _ _ N G
_ _ _ _ - _ O N G
This puzzle could also fall under What Are You Doing? Jennifer solves PLAYING PING-PONG for $1,000.
$5,000-WINNING ID OF THE NIGHT: DW9713635
Here are Monday's players:
Jennifer Armitt (Bothell, WA)- Process technical integrator
Matt Grabel (Watertown, CT)- Works for a tax preparation firm and has been going to weekend Boston Red Sox games for the past ten years (his wife, however, is a NY Yankees fan)
Tiffany Routon (L.A.)- Human resources manager and screenplay writer
$2,000 Toss-Up category is Show Biz:
_ I V E/V I _/
_ A T _ L _ _ T E
Tiffany solves LIVE VIA SATELITE for $2,000.
After a trip to Naples Bay Resort in Florida worth $6,000 goes on the wheel, the Round 1 category is Person. When Jennifer buys the A, we have...
_ _ E _ _ I N G/_ E E/
_ _ A _ _ I _ N
...I was a classroom one of these a few times during my pre-college days. Jennifer then calls the L's for the trip and buys the O to finish off the round's vowels, then calls a $300 C. She next calls a $500 H, a $400 M, then a $300 S for the Free Spin. She then solves SPELLING BEE CHAMPION for another $2,100 and the trip, a new total of $9,100 in cash and trip.
DUDS: T
Campbell's Jackpot/Prize Puzzle Round category is Event. Jennifer starts out with the left Bankrupt of the Million Dollar Wedge, and saves her Free Spin for now. Matt then gets the exact same thing on his first spin of this round. Tiffany then lands on the good part of the MDW and calls two T's to pick it up. Later, she calls four S's for the Wild Card. At this point, we have...
S E E _ _ _/THE/S _ _ H T S/_ R _ _/_/
_ _ _ _ _ E - _ E _ _ E R/_ _ S
...I know everything this round. She then calls a $500 N while on Jackpot...but she can't solve for a $6,400 Jackpot. She then calls two G's for a $1,000 Marie Calendar's gift certificate. Next comes a $400 F, a $350 M, the D's for another $1,200, and then she solves SEEING THE SIGHTS FROM A DOUBLE-DECKER BUS for another four grand, the gift tag and the trip to London, a new total of 17 grand in cash and prizes! She also keeps the MDW for now.
BANKRUPTS: 2 (Jennifer, Matt)
WINNING ID FOR TRIP: MM1135735
IHOP Mystery Round category is Before & After. Matt starts out with one T while on the Mystery Wedge next to Lose a Turn and flips...$10,000! Later, after Tiffany calls the P's, we have...
_ _ A R D _ A _ _/AND/P A R _/
P _ A C _/MAT
...and she solves BOARDWALK AND PARK PLACE MAT for another $3,650 and $20,650 total!
DUDS: S
$3,000 Toss-Up category is On the Map:
_ _ _ U _ _ _ R Q _ E/_ _ _/
_ _ _ _ _ _
Matt solves ALBUQUERQUE NEW MEXICO almost as quick as I did to win his first $3,000. Next category is Food & Drink. He immediately duds out with T. After Tiffany calls the C's, we go to Speed-Up Mode with the remaining consonants being worth...$1,400 apiece. After she calls the B...
C _ _ _ M/_ _/B _ _ C C _ _ _/
_ _ _ _
...she solves CREAM OF BROCCOLI SOUP to ice her cake with another $4,100 and a winning total of $24,750; she's now the seventh player to go for the million! Jennifer leaves with $9,100 and Matt gets $3,000.
So far, $36,850 in cash and prizes have been given away tonight.
DUDS: T
MILLION DOLLAR BONUS ROUND: If she doesn't get any money tonight from this part of the game, she'll drive away in a Mitsubishi Outlander XLS. The Wild Card's in play, too. She spins the C and the category is Place. Starting with:
_ _ E R _
_ _ _ S E
I have a feeling it's FIERY HOUSE, but I'm not very sure. Her first four picks are D, C, M and I. Her Wild Card Pick is K...BUT NONE OF THEM ARE UP THERE. First time this season somebody's gotten shut out in the letter-picking department despite having the Wild Card.
Well, now it just came to me- OPERA HOUSE, but she can't get any part of it...
...and instead of the million, she loses $45,000. She might have actually gotten it if she had just the extra A up there.
MILLION DOLLAR LOCATION: Apostrophe (which was where the $100,000 was last Friday night)
(Note: The bottom of the Million Dollar Envelope has been redesigned- it now has the words "ONE MILLION" in a bigger, easier-to-read text.)
At the end, clips of the 1,000th syndicated episode are shown!
Millionaire:
Remainder of Kathleen Dwyer's game
A former "Jeopardy!" champion plays
Erin: $550
Robert: $1,100
Sandra: $1,101
Suha: $600
ARP: $3,025
Sandra will now try to make the season's first $10K or $25K Punch a Bunch win happen (big bill shown by Rachael). Today's SPs are modeled by Amber.
1. Small vending machine
IS NOT: $100
GUESS: LOWER- $130
2. Speakers
IS NOT: $65
GUESS: HIGHER- $50
3. Snowball blaster toy gun
IS NOT: $20
GUESS: HIGHER- $30
4. Bluetooth mirror
IS NOT: $110
GUESS: HIGHER- $140
She punches out holes #18 & #44. She must take what's in #44, since #18 has 50 bucks. She wins from the big board...$250.
Today's fifth participant is Pedro Martinez II (not related to the famous baseball pitcher) and the second IUFB is a washer/dryer (Amber).
Pedro: $850
Suha: $1,300
Erin: $1,301
Robert: $1,302
ARP: $1,599
Robert from Ohio State plays That's Too Much for a Chevrolet HHR (Lanisha).
1. $16,285
2. $18,980
3. $20,841
4. $22,052
5. $23,623- THAT'S WAY TOO MUCH
Should he have stopped at $22,052 instead...no, the ARP was $20,380, so he actually should've stopped at $20,841 instead. Fairly mean setup, as the correct price was just $461 off the ARP.
Player #6 is Deborah Kohn-Kendall and the third IUFB is a marine package (Rachael).
Deborah: $800
Pedro: $550
Suha: $827
Erin: $828
ARP: $896
After Drew briefly calls Rich "Richard", Erin plays Flip Flop for a bed (Amber). Board:
4724
Easy. She Flops to $4,742 and wins!
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #1:
Robert ($1,599): 55 + 85 = OVER
Sandra ($3,445): 50 + 55 = OVER
Erin ($5,638): WINS BY DEFAULT AT $.75
Coming on down next is Ashley Moore and the next IUFB is a Michael C. Fina gold/diamond bracelet worn by Lanisha.
Ashley: $1,200
Deborah: $1,500
Pedro: $1,800
Suha: $1,201
ARP: $2,150
If Pedro doesn't strike out in Let Em' Roll, he'll win a Mercury Milan (Amber). Today's groceries modeled by Rachael are Udderly Smooth skin cream, Hot Pockets (regular version) and Northland juice. He says lower for the Hot Pockets and higher for the juice to get his three rolls. Take a look at the prices, though:
Cream: $3.88
Hot Pockets: $2.49
Juice: $3.39
(Unseen blooper: Pedro spills all the dice out of the bucket while he's climbing the steps!)
1. CAR/CAR/CAR/$1,000/$1,000- CONTINUES
2. CAR/$1,500- CONTINUES
3. WINS $1,000
The three playing winning streak for Let Em' Roll is over.
Next is Revital Rassis from Rutgers and the next IUFB is a home entertainment system (Rachael).
Revital: $1,500
Suha: $1,025
Ashley: $1,200
Deborah: $900
ARP: $1,499
Since Revital was over by a buck, Ashley plays Balance Game for a West White Potter Sailboat (Amber)! Lanisha has the scale today. Last three numbers in the boat price are 6, 7 & 0.
DOLLAR VALUES AVAILABLE: $4,000, $6,000 & $11,000
The good news is that she doesn't go with the obvious guess of $10,670, which would be way too low...but the bad news is that her final guess of $15,670 is also wrong (it was $17,670).
Today's final player is Forris Cole and the final IUFB is a pair of digital cameras coming down from the ceiling. Suha's been here the whole show, but she'll bid last this round.
Forris: $900
Deborah: $750
Revital: $250
Suha: $902
ARP: $1,000, so Suha finally escapes Contestant's Row!
She now plays 2009's first playing of Danger Price for a pair of premium headphones (Lanisha), a sofa (Lanisha), an exerciser (Rachael) and a Dell computer system (Rachael)...which she doesn't win, thanks to instantly picking the headphones with today's Danger Price of $700. The prices for the rest:
Sofa: $1,196
Exerciser: $2,500
Computer: $2,708
My lineup today:
1. Flip Flop
2. That's Too Much
3. Punch a Bunch
4. Danger Price
5. Let Em' Roll
6. Balance Game
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #2:
Suha ($1,000): 30 + 20 = $.50
Revital ($1,499): 15 + Nickel = $.20
Pedro ($3,150): 45 + 75 = OVER
Suha will face the day's only winner in the Showcase.
The first Showcase has kitchen appliances (Lanisha), an Ashley living room (Rachael) and a trip to Buenos Aires (Amber at the audience screen).
ERIN PASSES TO SUHA; SUHA BIDS $17,000 ON ROOM/TRIP SHOWCASE
MY BID FOR ROOM/TRIP SHOWCASE: $19,550
For Erin, we have racing-themed prizes. First, play racing-themed video games with this Playstation 3 video game package that includes a 42" plasma TV (Lanisha). Second, there's a trip to the Richard Petty Driving Experience in Daytona Beach, FL (Amber at the audience screen once again). Finally, race on your own neighborhood roads with a new 2009 Dodge Charger (Std., Sensors)(Rachael).
ERIN BIDS $34,900 ON TRIP/CAR SHOWCASE
MY BID FOR TRIP/CAR SHOWCASE: $33,000
SUHA'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $17,000
ARP: $18,040
DIFFERENCE: $1,040 (if only she had bid $18K instead)
ERIN'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $34,900
ARP: $35,682
DIFFERENCE: $782- WIN BY $258!
Erin scores a deserving Showcase victory and $41,320 in prizes!
WOF: This is the season's third America's Game Week. Remember, Friday will be Episode #5,000. Tonight, we're on the Pet Lover's Week set. The first Toss-Up category this evening is Fun & Games:
_ L _ _ _ N G
_ _ _ _ - _ O N G
This puzzle could also fall under What Are You Doing? Jennifer solves PLAYING PING-PONG for $1,000.
$5,000-WINNING ID OF THE NIGHT: DW9713635
Here are Monday's players:
Jennifer Armitt (Bothell, WA)- Process technical integrator
Matt Grabel (Watertown, CT)- Works for a tax preparation firm and has been going to weekend Boston Red Sox games for the past ten years (his wife, however, is a NY Yankees fan)
Tiffany Routon (L.A.)- Human resources manager and screenplay writer
$2,000 Toss-Up category is Show Biz:
_ I V E/V I _/
_ A T _ L _ _ T E
Tiffany solves LIVE VIA SATELITE for $2,000.
After a trip to Naples Bay Resort in Florida worth $6,000 goes on the wheel, the Round 1 category is Person. When Jennifer buys the A, we have...
_ _ E _ _ I N G/_ E E/
_ _ A _ _ I _ N
...I was a classroom one of these a few times during my pre-college days. Jennifer then calls the L's for the trip and buys the O to finish off the round's vowels, then calls a $300 C. She next calls a $500 H, a $400 M, then a $300 S for the Free Spin. She then solves SPELLING BEE CHAMPION for another $2,100 and the trip, a new total of $9,100 in cash and trip.
DUDS: T
Campbell's Jackpot/Prize Puzzle Round category is Event. Jennifer starts out with the left Bankrupt of the Million Dollar Wedge, and saves her Free Spin for now. Matt then gets the exact same thing on his first spin of this round. Tiffany then lands on the good part of the MDW and calls two T's to pick it up. Later, she calls four S's for the Wild Card. At this point, we have...
S E E _ _ _/THE/S _ _ H T S/_ R _ _/_/
_ _ _ _ _ E - _ E _ _ E R/_ _ S
...I know everything this round. She then calls a $500 N while on Jackpot...but she can't solve for a $6,400 Jackpot. She then calls two G's for a $1,000 Marie Calendar's gift certificate. Next comes a $400 F, a $350 M, the D's for another $1,200, and then she solves SEEING THE SIGHTS FROM A DOUBLE-DECKER BUS for another four grand, the gift tag and the trip to London, a new total of 17 grand in cash and prizes! She also keeps the MDW for now.
BANKRUPTS: 2 (Jennifer, Matt)
WINNING ID FOR TRIP: MM1135735
IHOP Mystery Round category is Before & After. Matt starts out with one T while on the Mystery Wedge next to Lose a Turn and flips...$10,000! Later, after Tiffany calls the P's, we have...
_ _ A R D _ A _ _/AND/P A R _/
P _ A C _/MAT
...and she solves BOARDWALK AND PARK PLACE MAT for another $3,650 and $20,650 total!
DUDS: S
$3,000 Toss-Up category is On the Map:
_ _ _ U _ _ _ R Q _ E/_ _ _/
_ _ _ _ _ _
Matt solves ALBUQUERQUE NEW MEXICO almost as quick as I did to win his first $3,000. Next category is Food & Drink. He immediately duds out with T. After Tiffany calls the C's, we go to Speed-Up Mode with the remaining consonants being worth...$1,400 apiece. After she calls the B...
C _ _ _ M/_ _/B _ _ C C _ _ _/
_ _ _ _
...she solves CREAM OF BROCCOLI SOUP to ice her cake with another $4,100 and a winning total of $24,750; she's now the seventh player to go for the million! Jennifer leaves with $9,100 and Matt gets $3,000.
So far, $36,850 in cash and prizes have been given away tonight.
DUDS: T
MILLION DOLLAR BONUS ROUND: If she doesn't get any money tonight from this part of the game, she'll drive away in a Mitsubishi Outlander XLS. The Wild Card's in play, too. She spins the C and the category is Place. Starting with:
_ _ E R _
_ _ _ S E
I have a feeling it's FIERY HOUSE, but I'm not very sure. Her first four picks are D, C, M and I. Her Wild Card Pick is K...BUT NONE OF THEM ARE UP THERE. First time this season somebody's gotten shut out in the letter-picking department despite having the Wild Card.
Well, now it just came to me- OPERA HOUSE, but she can't get any part of it...
...and instead of the million, she loses $45,000. She might have actually gotten it if she had just the extra A up there.
MILLION DOLLAR LOCATION: Apostrophe (which was where the $100,000 was last Friday night)
(Note: The bottom of the Million Dollar Envelope has been redesigned- it now has the words "ONE MILLION" in a bigger, easier-to-read text.)
At the end, clips of the 1,000th syndicated episode are shown!
Millionaire:
Remainder of Kathleen Dwyer's game
A former "Jeopardy!" champion plays
This Week in Game Shows: February 23-March 1
We wrap up February and begin March with all of this:
Top Chef & The Contender: The season finale for both of them! Will Stefan Richter and Troy Ross win their respective shows?
American Idol & The Biggest Loser: An adjusted schedule for both this week due to President Obama.
Wheel of Fortune: On Friday, they celebrate 5,000 episodes! I expect the 5,000th episode to be a clip show like the 3,000th episode and the 4,000th episode.
High Stakes Poker: Not only does it return to GSN this Sunday, it will make its GSK debut!
The Celebrity Apprentice: Donald Trump and the gang are back for Season 2 with mostly two-hour episodes this season!
All of this and more this week!
Top Chef & The Contender: The season finale for both of them! Will Stefan Richter and Troy Ross win their respective shows?
American Idol & The Biggest Loser: An adjusted schedule for both this week due to President Obama.
Wheel of Fortune: On Friday, they celebrate 5,000 episodes! I expect the 5,000th episode to be a clip show like the 3,000th episode and the 4,000th episode.
High Stakes Poker: Not only does it return to GSN this Sunday, it will make its GSK debut!
The Celebrity Apprentice: Donald Trump and the gang are back for Season 2 with mostly two-hour episodes this season!
All of this and more this week!
Sunday, February 22, 2009
"Slumdog Millionaire" takes 8 Oscars
"Slumdog Millionaire", the movie where a guy goes on the Indian version of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" in order to find new love, won eight Oscars Sunday night, including Best Picture, Best Director (Danny Boyle) and Best Song ("Jai Ho").
CNN.com
Remember, this movie is partly responsible for starting the talk of a primetime "Millionaire" revival on ABC.
CNN.com
Remember, this movie is partly responsible for starting the talk of a primetime "Millionaire" revival on ABC.
The Week in Review: February 16-22
Players of the Week:
WINNER: Amy Heller ($100,000)("WWTBAM")
RUNNER-UP: Dan Smith ($70,200 as three-day champion)("Jeopardy!")
3RD PLACE: Cara Woodard ($56,200)("Wheel of Fortune")
Other Big Winners and Notables:
The three "Top Chef V" finalists (including Stefan Richter and Carla Hall)
Troy Ross & Hino Ehihkamenor- FINALISTS ("The Contender" IV)
Ted Kirner- $66,666 ("13: Fear is Real")
Steve Pelican- $51,050 ("Wheel of Fortune")
Erin Harkey- $50,000 ("Millionaire")
LindseyMarie Kowal- $41,700 (Double Showcase Winner)("The Price is Right")
ZONK ANSWER OF THE WEEK: If you're going to lose on "Jeopardy!", please don't do so like Matt Cushman did last Thursday. On the last clue of that night's Double Jeopardy!, after he just missed his first Daily Double clue to miss out on taking over the lead against Jeanie Welch, he then completely blew the other Daily Double when he thought the English translation of "El Sombrero de Tres Pico" was "The Sombrero of the Three Steps", not even translating the Spanish word of "sombrero" to hat in his response. Had he not made that late goof, he might've became at least a co-champion that night.
Dishonorable Mentions:
1. Christy Davis' WOOD HERONS ("Wheel of Fortune"; Wednesday)
2. Steve Casey-Anders' ESCROBE ARTIST ("Wheel of Fortune"; Friday)
WINNER: Amy Heller ($100,000)("WWTBAM")
RUNNER-UP: Dan Smith ($70,200 as three-day champion)("Jeopardy!")
3RD PLACE: Cara Woodard ($56,200)("Wheel of Fortune")
Other Big Winners and Notables:
The three "Top Chef V" finalists (including Stefan Richter and Carla Hall)
Troy Ross & Hino Ehihkamenor- FINALISTS ("The Contender" IV)
Ted Kirner- $66,666 ("13: Fear is Real")
Steve Pelican- $51,050 ("Wheel of Fortune")
Erin Harkey- $50,000 ("Millionaire")
LindseyMarie Kowal- $41,700 (Double Showcase Winner)("The Price is Right")
ZONK ANSWER OF THE WEEK: If you're going to lose on "Jeopardy!", please don't do so like Matt Cushman did last Thursday. On the last clue of that night's Double Jeopardy!, after he just missed his first Daily Double clue to miss out on taking over the lead against Jeanie Welch, he then completely blew the other Daily Double when he thought the English translation of "El Sombrero de Tres Pico" was "The Sombrero of the Three Steps", not even translating the Spanish word of "sombrero" to hat in his response. Had he not made that late goof, he might've became at least a co-champion that night.
Dishonorable Mentions:
1. Christy Davis' WOOD HERONS ("Wheel of Fortune"; Wednesday)
2. Steve Casey-Anders' ESCROBE ARTIST ("Wheel of Fortune"; Friday)
"The Amazing Race XIV" 2/22
OPENING CLUE: Take a flight to Munich. Once there, they must drive to the village of Ruhpolding and then take an above gondola to the top of a nearby mountain to get their second clue.
The available amount of money for each team to spend this week is $588.
Flight 1: Jaime & Cara, Kisha & Jen, Steve & Linda, Margie & Luke, Mel & Mike, Brad & Victoria, Amanda & Kris and Tammy & Victor
Flight 2: Christie & Jodi, Mark & Michael
ROADBLOCK #2: One member from each team must join an instructor and they must do a tandem paraglide off the mountain, 6,000 feet below. While that's going on, the other team members have to take the gondola back down. In the event the wind proves to be too much for anybody, they're given the option of waiting or instead do a one-hour hike down the mountain.
Tammy & Victor, who fell just short of winning last week's season premiere, lead this week's pack as of right now. Kisha & Jen are lost while in Munich, but Mark & Michael are the ones currently sitting in last place.
Mel hurt his groin prior to doing this Roadblock. Since the winds were too strong the first time his team got to the top of the mountain, he decides to wait it out. But that turns out to be a bad move, as most of the teams have decided to take the hike instead.
CLUE #3: Teams must travel 25 miles to Schonau Am Konigssee.
Tammy & Victor are still leading.
FIRST DETOUR OF THE SEASON: Balancing Dolly or Austrian Folly?
Balancing Dolly: Teams must ride down a two-mile obstacle course on a Segway.
Austrian Folly: Teams must go into a party tent and continuously throw and hit each other in the face with pies until they discover a cherry filling in one of the pies. Once they show evidence of a cherry-filled pie to the bandleader, they'll get their next clue.
Tammy & Victor choose the pie task and complete it no problem to boost their lead.
CLUE #5: Run to the Hotzsager near the Konigssee boat landing and collect a piece of wood that's chopped up by the woodcuttters. It will then be stamped with their second Pit Stop destination.
PIT STOP: Drive to Schloss Hellbrunn, where one team will be eliminated.
After posting a close second place last week, Tammy & Victor Jih win this stage by a landslide! They each win a hybrid go-kart.
Linda of the Coles gets lost while she's hiking near the mountain. All the Virginians are struggling tonight.
By the time they start their Detour, though, Mel & Mike have jumped up to third place.
Most teams attempt the pie Detour, while Mel & Mike, Kisha & Jen and Mark & Michael go with the Segways.
2ND: Mel & Mike
3RD: Amanda & Kris
4TH: Margie & Luke
5TH: Brad & Victoria
6TH: Jaime & Cara
7TH: Kisha & Jen
8TH: Mark & Michael
Have the Coles from Martinsville gotten eliminated as a result of Linda having problems with her hiking?...
...YES!!! OUCH. That means Christie & Jodi barely escape elimination for a second straight week. I'm sorry, Steve & Linda, that you two went out very early. I hope you had fun anyway.
The available amount of money for each team to spend this week is $588.
Flight 1: Jaime & Cara, Kisha & Jen, Steve & Linda, Margie & Luke, Mel & Mike, Brad & Victoria, Amanda & Kris and Tammy & Victor
Flight 2: Christie & Jodi, Mark & Michael
ROADBLOCK #2: One member from each team must join an instructor and they must do a tandem paraglide off the mountain, 6,000 feet below. While that's going on, the other team members have to take the gondola back down. In the event the wind proves to be too much for anybody, they're given the option of waiting or instead do a one-hour hike down the mountain.
Tammy & Victor, who fell just short of winning last week's season premiere, lead this week's pack as of right now. Kisha & Jen are lost while in Munich, but Mark & Michael are the ones currently sitting in last place.
Mel hurt his groin prior to doing this Roadblock. Since the winds were too strong the first time his team got to the top of the mountain, he decides to wait it out. But that turns out to be a bad move, as most of the teams have decided to take the hike instead.
CLUE #3: Teams must travel 25 miles to Schonau Am Konigssee.
Tammy & Victor are still leading.
FIRST DETOUR OF THE SEASON: Balancing Dolly or Austrian Folly?
Balancing Dolly: Teams must ride down a two-mile obstacle course on a Segway.
Austrian Folly: Teams must go into a party tent and continuously throw and hit each other in the face with pies until they discover a cherry filling in one of the pies. Once they show evidence of a cherry-filled pie to the bandleader, they'll get their next clue.
Tammy & Victor choose the pie task and complete it no problem to boost their lead.
CLUE #5: Run to the Hotzsager near the Konigssee boat landing and collect a piece of wood that's chopped up by the woodcuttters. It will then be stamped with their second Pit Stop destination.
PIT STOP: Drive to Schloss Hellbrunn, where one team will be eliminated.
After posting a close second place last week, Tammy & Victor Jih win this stage by a landslide! They each win a hybrid go-kart.
Linda of the Coles gets lost while she's hiking near the mountain. All the Virginians are struggling tonight.
By the time they start their Detour, though, Mel & Mike have jumped up to third place.
Most teams attempt the pie Detour, while Mel & Mike, Kisha & Jen and Mark & Michael go with the Segways.
2ND: Mel & Mike
3RD: Amanda & Kris
4TH: Margie & Luke
5TH: Brad & Victoria
6TH: Jaime & Cara
7TH: Kisha & Jen
8TH: Mark & Michael
Have the Coles from Martinsville gotten eliminated as a result of Linda having problems with her hiking?...
...YES!!! OUCH. That means Christie & Jodi barely escape elimination for a second straight week. I'm sorry, Steve & Linda, that you two went out very early. I hope you had fun anyway.
Details on next season of "The Ultimate Fighter"
The ninth season of "The Ultimate Fighter" will put U.S. fighters against U.K. fighters. The season begins on April Fool's Day. Coaching the U.S. team will be Dan Henderson and coaching the U.K. team will be former "Ultimate Fighter" contestant Michael Bisping.
Saturday, February 21, 2009
"Go for the Green" SEASON FINALE/SPIN ID 2/21
$5,000-WINNING ID OF THE NIGHT: UC00031
Well, folks, tonight marks the end of the first season of "Go for the Green". Let's see how it ends.
TRIP AT STAKE: London
1. What's unusual about driving in Minneapolis?
A: Three minute idling limit
B: Hybrids exempt from paying parking meters
Answer: Three minute idling limit
2. Most U.S. paper is...
A: Recycled
B: Not recycled
Answer: Recycled- ROUND 1 OVER
The six guys competing in the Green Light Round are: Craig (a dog lover from Boston), Michael (a horse rider from Mexico), Doug (a bike lover from NYC), Rene (San Antonio), Troy (a drummer from Wisconsin) & Andrew (who nearly got kidnapped in the Egyptian desert).
1. IN CONTROL: Andrew
CATEGORY: Fashion- TAKES QUESTION
Sears is now selling some suits made of what?
A: Organic cotton
B: Recycled plastic bottles
C: Hemp
GUESS: Organic cotton- INCORRECT (A: Recycled plastic bottles)
2. IN CONTROL: Doug
CATEGORY: Mail- CHALLENGES MICHAEL
What are Japan's post offices doing to go green?
A: Converting to rubber stamps
B: Cutting delivery to every other day
C: Switching to electric vehicles
GUESS: Switching to electric vehicles- CORRECT
3. IN CONTROL: Michael
CATEGORY: Pollution- TAKES QUESTION
What does "White Pollution" refer to in China?
A: Snow like soot
B: Plastic bags in landfills
C: Smoke from Mongolian fires
GUESS: Plastic bags in landfills- RIGHT AGAIN; ELIMINATES RENE
4. IN CONTROL: Troy
CATEGORY: Big Buisness- CHALLENGES MICHAEL
What is Ore-Ida turning their potato peels into?
A: "Soytato" burgers
B: Boxes for their product
C: Biofuel
GUESS: Biofuel- ADVANCES TO CHAIN GAME WITH CRAIG
TEN DOLLAR GAME:
Sharon- Switch grass is often used in the manufacturing of:
A: Biofuel
B: Paper money
GUESS (with no hesitation): Biofuel- YOU BET
CHAIN GAME: Craig won the coin toss and has opted to go first. Here's the last Chain Game topic of the season- according to the U.S. Census, put seven U.S. cities in order of their average commute times from the longest to the shortest.
A: Chicago
B: Honolulu
C: NYC
D: Houston
E: Boston
F: Kansas City
G: L.A.
CRAIG'S FIRST TRY:
1. Kansas City
2. L.A.
3. Chicago
4. Honolulu
5. Houston
6. NYC
7. Boston
HOUSTON RIGHT- 26.4
SECOND TRY:
1. L.A.
2. Honolulu
3. Kansas City
4. Boston
5. Houston
6. Chicago
7. NYC
#4 & #5 RIGHT- 45.7
FINAL ATTEMPT:
1. Kansas City
2. Chicago
3. NYC
4. Boston
5. Houston
6. L.A.
7. Honolulu
#2, #4 & #5 RIGHT- :63
FIRST TRY BY MICHAEL:
1. Honolulu
2. Boston
3. Kansas City
4. Houston
5. Chicago
6. NYC
7. L.A.
ALL WRONG- :42 LEFT
SECOND TRY:
1. Houston
2. Kansas
3. Boston
4. Honolulu
5. NYC
6. L.A.
7. Chicago
ALL WRONG AGAIN-12.4
FINAL TRY:
1. Kansas City
2. Houston
3. Honolulu
4. Boston
5. L.A.
6. Chicago
7. NYC
BOSTON RIGHT- LOSE (.8 LEFT)
Tough way to end the season for a good player like Michael to do poorly in the Chain Game at the end. Therefore, the season's final champion is Craig.
Correct order:
1. NYC
2. Chicago
3. L.A.
4. Boston
5. Houston
6. Honolulu
7. Kansas City
Well, folks, tonight marks the end of the first season of "Go for the Green". Let's see how it ends.
TRIP AT STAKE: London
1. What's unusual about driving in Minneapolis?
A: Three minute idling limit
B: Hybrids exempt from paying parking meters
Answer: Three minute idling limit
2. Most U.S. paper is...
A: Recycled
B: Not recycled
Answer: Recycled- ROUND 1 OVER
The six guys competing in the Green Light Round are: Craig (a dog lover from Boston), Michael (a horse rider from Mexico), Doug (a bike lover from NYC), Rene (San Antonio), Troy (a drummer from Wisconsin) & Andrew (who nearly got kidnapped in the Egyptian desert).
1. IN CONTROL: Andrew
CATEGORY: Fashion- TAKES QUESTION
Sears is now selling some suits made of what?
A: Organic cotton
B: Recycled plastic bottles
C: Hemp
GUESS: Organic cotton- INCORRECT (A: Recycled plastic bottles)
2. IN CONTROL: Doug
CATEGORY: Mail- CHALLENGES MICHAEL
What are Japan's post offices doing to go green?
A: Converting to rubber stamps
B: Cutting delivery to every other day
C: Switching to electric vehicles
GUESS: Switching to electric vehicles- CORRECT
3. IN CONTROL: Michael
CATEGORY: Pollution- TAKES QUESTION
What does "White Pollution" refer to in China?
A: Snow like soot
B: Plastic bags in landfills
C: Smoke from Mongolian fires
GUESS: Plastic bags in landfills- RIGHT AGAIN; ELIMINATES RENE
4. IN CONTROL: Troy
CATEGORY: Big Buisness- CHALLENGES MICHAEL
What is Ore-Ida turning their potato peels into?
A: "Soytato" burgers
B: Boxes for their product
C: Biofuel
GUESS: Biofuel- ADVANCES TO CHAIN GAME WITH CRAIG
TEN DOLLAR GAME:
Sharon- Switch grass is often used in the manufacturing of:
A: Biofuel
B: Paper money
GUESS (with no hesitation): Biofuel- YOU BET
CHAIN GAME: Craig won the coin toss and has opted to go first. Here's the last Chain Game topic of the season- according to the U.S. Census, put seven U.S. cities in order of their average commute times from the longest to the shortest.
A: Chicago
B: Honolulu
C: NYC
D: Houston
E: Boston
F: Kansas City
G: L.A.
CRAIG'S FIRST TRY:
1. Kansas City
2. L.A.
3. Chicago
4. Honolulu
5. Houston
6. NYC
7. Boston
HOUSTON RIGHT- 26.4
SECOND TRY:
1. L.A.
2. Honolulu
3. Kansas City
4. Boston
5. Houston
6. Chicago
7. NYC
#4 & #5 RIGHT- 45.7
FINAL ATTEMPT:
1. Kansas City
2. Chicago
3. NYC
4. Boston
5. Houston
6. L.A.
7. Honolulu
#2, #4 & #5 RIGHT- :63
FIRST TRY BY MICHAEL:
1. Honolulu
2. Boston
3. Kansas City
4. Houston
5. Chicago
6. NYC
7. L.A.
ALL WRONG- :42 LEFT
SECOND TRY:
1. Houston
2. Kansas
3. Boston
4. Honolulu
5. NYC
6. L.A.
7. Chicago
ALL WRONG AGAIN-12.4
FINAL TRY:
1. Kansas City
2. Houston
3. Honolulu
4. Boston
5. L.A.
6. Chicago
7. NYC
BOSTON RIGHT- LOSE (.8 LEFT)
Tough way to end the season for a good player like Michael to do poorly in the Chain Game at the end. Therefore, the season's final champion is Craig.
Correct order:
1. NYC
2. Chicago
3. L.A.
4. Boston
5. Houston
6. Honolulu
7. Kansas City
Important programming reminders next week
Remember, because of the next President Obama Primetime News Conference taking place this Tuesday at 9 PM, the following will occur:
-The next "American Idol" performance and results show will move to Wednesday and Thursday, respectively. The results show will compete with "Survivor" on Thursday.
-The next episode of "The Biggest Loser" will be split into two parts- the first hour on Tuesday and the other one on Wednesday. Both parts start at 8 PM.
-The next "American Idol" performance and results show will move to Wednesday and Thursday, respectively. The results show will compete with "Survivor" on Thursday.
-The next episode of "The Biggest Loser" will be split into two parts- the first hour on Tuesday and the other one on Wednesday. Both parts start at 8 PM.
Ratings notes
The season's first live performance episode of "American Idol" scored a 14.3 Fast Nielsen with a 22 share. "The Biggest Loser" scored a 5.65/9, meaning the show dropped in the ratings once again.
Wednesday, the "Idol" results show posted a 14/22. Also, that night's "Top Chef" was watched by 3.63 million viewers, a season (and maybe a record) high.
Thursday, "Survivor" got a 7.9/13, up from last week's season premiere. "Hell's Kitchen" managed a 4.1/6 that night.
BTW, the best the "13: Fear is Real" finale could do was a 0.6/1.
Various sources contributed to this report.
Wednesday, the "Idol" results show posted a 14/22. Also, that night's "Top Chef" was watched by 3.63 million viewers, a season (and maybe a record) high.
Thursday, "Survivor" got a 7.9/13, up from last week's season premiere. "Hell's Kitchen" managed a 4.1/6 that night.
BTW, the best the "13: Fear is Real" finale could do was a 0.6/1.
Various sources contributed to this report.
GSN's Spring 2009 schedule changes
Beginning March 30th, the following GSN weekday schedule changes will occur:
9:30 AM: Match Game PM
11:30 AM: The $25,000 Pyramid
1 PM: The $100,000 Pyramid
3 PM: Hollywood Squares (presumably the most recent version)
1:30 AM: Hollywood Squares
2 AM: The $100,000 Pyramid
2:30 AM: The $25,000 Pyramid
3 AM: Family Feud (Dawson; this will also air every day in this slot)
3:30 AM: Password (this will also air every day in this slot)
Remember, beginning on April 6th, a new first-run game show block will start- the new revival of "The Newlywed Game" at 6 PM, then the second season of "Catch 21" at 6:30 PM.
The weekend schedule has been overhauled, as well:
9 AM: Match Game (syndicated version; this means this particular version will air in this same timeslot every day)
9:30 AM: Password Plus
10 AM: Super Password (same situation as Match Game's syndicated version)
10:30 AM: Family Feud (Dawson)
11 AM: Whammy!
11:30 AM: Chain Reaction (GSN)
Noon: Let's Make a Deal
12:30 PM: Hollywood Squares
1-2 PM: Lingo
2-3 PM: WWTBAM (syndicated version)
On late Saturday nights from 1-3 AM, back-to-back episodes of "Dog Eat Dog" will air.
Source: Buzzerblog
9:30 AM: Match Game PM
11:30 AM: The $25,000 Pyramid
1 PM: The $100,000 Pyramid
3 PM: Hollywood Squares (presumably the most recent version)
1:30 AM: Hollywood Squares
2 AM: The $100,000 Pyramid
2:30 AM: The $25,000 Pyramid
3 AM: Family Feud (Dawson; this will also air every day in this slot)
3:30 AM: Password (this will also air every day in this slot)
Remember, beginning on April 6th, a new first-run game show block will start- the new revival of "The Newlywed Game" at 6 PM, then the second season of "Catch 21" at 6:30 PM.
The weekend schedule has been overhauled, as well:
9 AM: Match Game (syndicated version; this means this particular version will air in this same timeslot every day)
9:30 AM: Password Plus
10 AM: Super Password (same situation as Match Game's syndicated version)
10:30 AM: Family Feud (Dawson)
11 AM: Whammy!
11:30 AM: Chain Reaction (GSN)
Noon: Let's Make a Deal
12:30 PM: Hollywood Squares
1-2 PM: Lingo
2-3 PM: WWTBAM (syndicated version)
On late Saturday nights from 1-3 AM, back-to-back episodes of "Dog Eat Dog" will air.
Source: Buzzerblog
Friday, February 20, 2009
"13: Fear is Real"- FINALE
One of these three will be $66,666 richer after tonight- Erica, Nasser/Show or Ted.
They're taken by boat to a forest, where they see pictures of the previously killed off contestants up to this point.
The next day, they each make a voodoo doll of one of their opponents and top it off with a drop of their own blood after they're forced to poke their finger:
Nasser: Ted
Erica: Nasser
Ted: Erica
They're now placed in the very dark woods. Somewhere in the woods is a locked cage with a Death Box inside. To unlock the cage's lock, they must crack a word lock. Fittingly, the correct solution is DEATH. The first one to claim the Death Box definitely goes on to the final challenge and gets to use it to kill off a finalist.
The winner of this challenge is...
...Show! And he decides to kill off...
...Erica, the former Killer.
$66,666 EXECUTION CHALLENGE: In another part of the woods is a pet cementary. They must dig through it to find a coffin. Inside that coffin are some pole cutters, which they must then use to open up a barrel. And inside that barrel, amongst a ton of nasty stuff, is a key to unlock the main door to the original cabin.
The first guy that is able to get their hands on the cabin key and has won all the money is...
Show
Ted
...Ted!
At the end, when Ted opened the cabin to collect his money, he unknowingly sets off a bomb that will cause the cabin to explode within a minute, and he's forced to make a grand escape! Reminds you of "Mission Impossible" and "Inspector Gadget", doesn't it? Don't worry about it, Ted; the money you were trying to take away from the cabin was fake, anyway. The check's coming soon for you.
They're taken by boat to a forest, where they see pictures of the previously killed off contestants up to this point.
The next day, they each make a voodoo doll of one of their opponents and top it off with a drop of their own blood after they're forced to poke their finger:
Nasser: Ted
Erica: Nasser
Ted: Erica
They're now placed in the very dark woods. Somewhere in the woods is a locked cage with a Death Box inside. To unlock the cage's lock, they must crack a word lock. Fittingly, the correct solution is DEATH. The first one to claim the Death Box definitely goes on to the final challenge and gets to use it to kill off a finalist.
The winner of this challenge is...
...Show! And he decides to kill off...
...Erica, the former Killer.
$66,666 EXECUTION CHALLENGE: In another part of the woods is a pet cementary. They must dig through it to find a coffin. Inside that coffin are some pole cutters, which they must then use to open up a barrel. And inside that barrel, amongst a ton of nasty stuff, is a key to unlock the main door to the original cabin.
The first guy that is able to get their hands on the cabin key and has won all the money is...
Show
Ted
...Ted!
At the end, when Ted opened the cabin to collect his money, he unknowingly sets off a bomb that will cause the cabin to explode within a minute, and he's forced to make a grand escape! Reminds you of "Mission Impossible" and "Inspector Gadget", doesn't it? Don't worry about it, Ted; the money you were trying to take away from the cabin was fake, anyway. The check's coming soon for you.
"Survivor: Tocantins" 2/19
After Jalapao exited their first Tribal Council, they got their fire.
After not taking the option last week, Sierra decided to start looking for the season's first Hidden Immunity Idol. Brendan soon joined her.
IMMUNITY CHALLENGE #2: In the middle of a thunderstorm, three members of each tribe went into the water and worked together to put a ball into their basket while members of the other tribe tried to stop them from scoring. The first team to score a basket won the round for their tribe; the winners of the best 3-out-of-5 match won immunity, fishing gear and the right to send one member of the losing tribe to Exile Island. Deebie sat this challenge out for Timbira.
1.
Jalapao: Taj, Stephen & Sydney
Timbira: Sierra, Candace & Tyson
WINNERS: Timbira (1-0)
2.
Jalapao: JT, Joe & Sandy
Timbira: Erinn, Brendan & Tyson
WINNERS: Timbira (2-0)
3.
Jalapao: Taj Sydney & Sandy
Timbira: Candace, Sierra & Erinn
WINNERS: Jalapao (2-1)
4.
Jalapao: JT, Joe & Spencer
Timbira: Brendan, Coach & Jerry
WINNERS: Jalapao (TIED at 2)
SUDDEN DEATH:
Jalapao: Stephen, Sydney & Taj
Timbira: Sierra, Candace & Tyson
WINNERS OF CHALLENGE: Jalapao
Jalapao decided to send Brendan to Exile Island. But that was not all...
...per a special note given by the host, Brendan had to pick one member of Jalapao to join him at Exile Island this week. He chose Taj.
After these two collected fire and a bag of rice, they each chose an urn. Tai's chosen urn was a dud. Brendan's, however, had a note that only he could read in private. In addition to being shown the first clue to the Hidden Immunity Idol, he learned that after he was done on Exile Island, he could either come back to Timbira or join Jalapao. Later, he showed just the first Hidden Immunity Idol clue to Taj.
Brendan's final decision was...
...to stay with Timbira.
TRIBAL COUNCIL #2: This vote was between Candace & Sierra. By a unanimous vote, the first Timbira member to leave Tocantins was...
Candace
Sierra
...Candace Smith.
After not taking the option last week, Sierra decided to start looking for the season's first Hidden Immunity Idol. Brendan soon joined her.
IMMUNITY CHALLENGE #2: In the middle of a thunderstorm, three members of each tribe went into the water and worked together to put a ball into their basket while members of the other tribe tried to stop them from scoring. The first team to score a basket won the round for their tribe; the winners of the best 3-out-of-5 match won immunity, fishing gear and the right to send one member of the losing tribe to Exile Island. Deebie sat this challenge out for Timbira.
1.
Jalapao: Taj, Stephen & Sydney
Timbira: Sierra, Candace & Tyson
WINNERS: Timbira (1-0)
2.
Jalapao: JT, Joe & Sandy
Timbira: Erinn, Brendan & Tyson
WINNERS: Timbira (2-0)
3.
Jalapao: Taj Sydney & Sandy
Timbira: Candace, Sierra & Erinn
WINNERS: Jalapao (2-1)
4.
Jalapao: JT, Joe & Spencer
Timbira: Brendan, Coach & Jerry
WINNERS: Jalapao (TIED at 2)
SUDDEN DEATH:
Jalapao: Stephen, Sydney & Taj
Timbira: Sierra, Candace & Tyson
WINNERS OF CHALLENGE: Jalapao
Jalapao decided to send Brendan to Exile Island. But that was not all...
...per a special note given by the host, Brendan had to pick one member of Jalapao to join him at Exile Island this week. He chose Taj.
After these two collected fire and a bag of rice, they each chose an urn. Tai's chosen urn was a dud. Brendan's, however, had a note that only he could read in private. In addition to being shown the first clue to the Hidden Immunity Idol, he learned that after he was done on Exile Island, he could either come back to Timbira or join Jalapao. Later, he showed just the first Hidden Immunity Idol clue to Taj.
Brendan's final decision was...
...to stay with Timbira.
TRIBAL COUNCIL #2: This vote was between Candace & Sierra. By a unanimous vote, the first Timbira member to leave Tocantins was...
Candace
Sierra
...Candace Smith.
2/20/2009 Results
TPIR: The reason why I didn't cover yesterday's "Price" episode was that it was the first legitimate WINLESS SHOW of the season (including tough losses in Dice Game & Card Game). It wasn't a total washout, though, as there was an $11,000 winner in the second Showcase Showdown.
Let's start the Friday episode and see how much better we can do. Today's first four players are Dixie McDonald, Michael Shamoun, Linda Wellborne and Carrie Miller. The first IUFB is on the audience screen- a trip to Lake Tahoe (Amber).
Carrie: $2,700
Linda: $3,000
Michael: $2,000
Dixie: $1,500
ARP: $3,792
Linda's a very jumpy person. She'll play Switch? for some clothing marked at $3,785 (Brandi) and an iMac computer system marked at $2,879 (Lanisha). She switches...sorry.
Contestant #5 is Jacob Baker and the second IUFB brought down by Lanisha is a Motorola Aura cell phone w/ unlimited calling for a year.
Jacob: $450
Michael: $400 (STAGE GARF)
Dixie: $500
Carrie: $501
ARP: $3,680
Carrie plays (It's) In the Bag (Amber & Brandi). The $16,000 sign for this game has been redesigned- it's within a green checkerboard portrait on a purple background amongst a blue wall. Today's groceries are Northland juice, a rubbing bar, Gold Bond Ultimate Healing Lotion, HBP medicine, Jolly Time Popcorn & Campbell's Soup. Her guesses:
$1.41- Soup
$12.99- Rubbing bar
$6.99- Lotion
$3.39- Juice
$9.56- HBP medicine
I got all of these items right; let's see how she did. She obviously has the soup right for $1,000. The audience was a little unsure about the rubbing bar, but she goes on...right for $2,000. But she then loses the $2,000 to the $6.99 item, which actually was the HBP stuff. The juice was right and the lotion was $9.56; she had the medicine and lotion switched around.
Sixth is Michael Reynolds and the third IUFB is a child's playset (Brandi).
Reynolds: $1,300
Jacob: $2,250
Shamoun: $1,500
Dixie: $2,000
ARP: $2,900
Jacob plays Money Game for a Ford Focus SE (Std., AT, Prot)(Lanisha). Board:
(75)(37)(60)
(20)(19)(87)
(18)(54)(95)
MIDDLE NUMBER: 3 ($ _ _ , 3 _ _)
He starts off with 18...front of the car ($ 1 8 , 3 _ _). Uh oh, that spells trouble, because this game's been lost the past five times the player found the first two numbers right off the bat...but luckily, he finds the winning 87 within two picks! He wins the $18,387 car and $37 in gas money- he clearly must've been following the paint/fabric protection rule here!
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #1:
Carrie ($3,680): 50 + Nickel = $.55
Linda ($3,792): 20 + 75 = $.95
Jacob ($21,324): 55 + 55 = OVER
Linda will be jumpin' her way to the Showcase.
After that, Alma Santana comes on down and the next IUFB is a designer sunglasses collection (Amber).
Alma: $650
Shamoo: $1,200 (originally had $1,500 as his bid)
Dixie: $1,500
Reynolds: $2,000
ARP: $1,769- the first Michael just let the fourth IUFB slip away from his fingers.
As a result, Dixie instead plays Range Game for a trip to Alaska (Brandi & Lanisha at the audience monitor this time). Range is $3,600-$4,200, and the tens incriments in each section of the range are now in a new easier-to-read font. Dixie stops the game at about $3,778-$3,928. I'm worried that trip's at least four grand...but it's just $3,902 and she wins!
Next to get called on by Mr. Fields is Anthony Feranski and the next IUFB is a portable GPS receiver (Amber & Lanisha).
Anthony: $299 (STUPID BID)
Reynolds: $475
Alma: $675
Shamoun: $474 (STUPID BID)
ARP: $900
Alma, after doing a cartwheel, gets the first-ever playing of Super Pick a Number for a Chevrolet HHR (Std., AT/Remote, Prot)(Brandi)! Lanisha handles the gameboard today:
$ 2 0 , 9 _ 4
NUMBERS AVAILABLE: 2, 5 & 7
She goes with 5 as the fourth digit, but it's 7 and she loses the $20,974 car.
Finally, we have Stephen Nasow and the final IUFB is dinnerware (Brandi). The first Michael's been here the whole show.
Stephen: $795
Shamoun: $1,500
Anthony: $2,300
Reynolds: $2,301
ARP: $1,316
TODAY'S FIRST FOUR BREAKFAST CLUB MEMBER: Michael Shamoun
Stephen from San Diego plays Race Game for a bar set (Brandi), an illuminated globe (Lanisha), an electric guitar (Lanisha) and golf clubs (Amber). Prices:
$699
$1,887
$2,175
$2,500
First guesses:
Bar set: $1,887
Globe: $699
Electric guitar: $2,175
Golf clubs: $2,500
ONE RIGHT- :34 LEFT
Second attempt:
Bar set: $1,887
Globe: $699
Electric guitar: $2,500
Golf clubs: $2,175
TWO RIGHT- :18 LEFT
Third try:
Bar set: $699
Globe: $1,887
Electric guitar: $2,500
Golf clubs: $2,175
ONE RIGHT- :08 LEFT
Final attempt:
Bar set: $1,887
Globe: $2,500
Electric guitar: $699
Golf clubs: $2,175
Do we have a Race Game win at the buzzer for the second time in a row...YES!
Video Bonus: Today's last two Pricing Games
My Pricing Game linup today:
1. Switch?
2. It's In the Bag
3. Money Game
4. Range Game
5. Race Game
6. Pick a Number
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #2:
Alma ($900): 45 + 75 = OVER
Dixie ($5,671): $.65
Stephen ($8,577): 60 + 20 = $.80
Stephen gets the Top Winner spot in today's Showcase!
The first Showcase is what I like to call Prizes of the Sexes. First, for the women, we have a bangle bracelet (Brandi). Second, for the men, we have a Yamaha motorcycle (Lanisha). Finally, for both sexes, there's a trip to Turks & Caicos.
STEPHEN PASSES TO LINDA; LINDA BIDS $23,500 ON TRIP SHOWCASE- STAGE WILLY
MY BID FOR TRIP SHOWCASE: $18,555
For Stephen, we have a Broyhill living room (Brandi), a home theater system (Lanisha) and a Beachcomber hot tub (Amber).
STEPHEN BIDS $13,250 ON ROOM/SPA SHOWCASE- POSSIBLE INTENTIONAL GARF
MY BID FOR ROOM/SPA SHOWCASE: $17,770
STEPHEN'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $13,250
ARP: $16,465
DIFFERENCE: $3,215
LINDA'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $23,500
ARP: $19,049
OVER- STEPHEN WINS!
Stephen wins $25,042 worth of goodies today.
DOND: #15 Bessie Tarver's the last player of the week, and she's from Georgia (who just got divorced). She wants to win enough to go back to school and start her own business.
ROUND 1:
1. #3 (Tina)- $200
2. #5 (Rochelle)- $2,500
3. #8 (Sarah)- $500,000
4. #10 (Dana)- $25
5. #12 (Nichole)- $300
FIRST OFFER: $9,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 2:
1. #14 (Ranen)- $5,000
2. #11 (Vickie)- $50,000
3. #18 (Robert)- $500
4. #20 (Brian)- $400
5. #1 (Sonia)- $7,500
SECOND OFFER: $19,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 3:
1. #13 (Kristine)- $1,000
2. #6 (Danny)- $10
3. #17 (Rod)- $250,000 (DANGER ZONE ENFORCED)
4. #16 (Christie)- BUCK
THIRD OFFER: $13,500- NO DEAL
ROUND 4:
1. #9 (Milton)- $5
2. #19 (Adrian)- $100
FOURTH OFFER: $29,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 5:
1. #4 (Whitney)- PENNY
2. #2 (Victor)- $100,000 (STRIKE ONE)
FIFTH OFFER: $20,000- DEAL
19th PICK: #7 (Anna)- $75,000
OFFER: $12,000
Had she gone all the way, she would've won $25,000. Other cases:
#21 (Mike)- $50
#22 (Gregory)- $10,000
New episodes resume in two weeks.
WOF: The Friday episode begins with this first Toss-Up category- What Are You Doing?
G _ _ N G
B _ _ _ P A _ K _ N G
Steve solves GOING BACKPACKING for $1,000.
$5,000-WINNING ID OF THE NIGHT: BS03232
Tonight's players:
Steve Casey-Anders (Honolulu; originally from Virginia)- Works at a restaurant in Waikiki Beach
Tivoli Wakefield (Calumet City, IL)- Contact representative for an agency
Cara Woodard (Torrance, CA)- Assistant to the director of a private school
$2,000 Toss-Up category is Person:
E S C _ _ E
_ R T _ _ T
Steve blows it this time with ESCROBE ARTIST. Tivoli then steals ESCAPE ARTIST for $2,000.
After a $5,500 Sonoma Valley, CA trip at the MacArthur Place goes on the wheel, the Prize Puzzle Round category is Place. Tivoli immediately gets the left Bankrupt of the Million Dollar Wedge. Cara then calls three T's for $1,800 and three S's for the Wild Card. Steve later calls a C for $300 and the Free Spin. After later calling a dud in M, he uses it and buys the A first, then calls two F's. We now have...
F A N T A S T I C
S _ R F I N _
S _ _ T
...after calling a $300 G, he solves FANTASTIC SURFING SPOT for another $2,500 and a trip to Puerto Rico, a new total of $9,600 in cash and trip.
DUDS: D, M
BANKRUPTS: 1 (Tivoli)
(IMPORTANT NOTE: It has been brought to my attention that Steve somehow added an S at the end of his Round 1 solve. Remember, adding any extra letters/words to a puzzle guess is usually NOT ALLOWED; luckily, the judges let that slide.)
WINNING ID FOR TRIP: WB7361914
Eggland's Best Jackpot Round category is Show Biz. Tivoli calls an N for a $1,000 Tiger GPS gift certificate. After she later buys the I's, we have...
_ N I M _ T E D/_ I T/M _ _ I E/
_ _ _ _ - E
...some of you might have gotten this without any letters showing. But she then calls the only dud vowel on the board (U). Cara calls the L's for $1,600 and solves ANIMATED HIT MOVIE WALL-E for $3,400.
DUDS: R, S, U
ThermaCare sponsors tonight's Mystery Round; category is Phrase. After Steve calls the T's, we have...
T _ _ _ _ ' S/A/N _ _/S _ _ _ _ _ _/
_ N/T _ _ N
...unfortunately, he then gives his second incorrect response of the night with THERE'S A NEW SAYING IN TOWN. Tivoli next calls the R's for $1,200, buys the E's, calls the H's for another grand and solves THERE'S A NEW SHERIFF IN TOWN for another $1,950 and $3,950 total.
$3,000 Toss-Up category is Thing:
_ E N D _ N G
_ _ C _ I _ E
Cara solves VENDING MACHINE to get second place back with $6,400 and catch up on Steve a little bit. Next category is Song Lyrics. When we get to Steve, we have...
_ _ S T/_ _/_ _ _ _ _ N _ T _ O N
...he calls the J for $5,000 and buys the U, but then calls a dud in H. Tivoli calls D for dud. Cara then calls the M's for ten grand, then she forks over her Wild Card to call a $5,000 G. She then solves JUST MY IMAGINATION for another $16,800 and $23,200 total!
DUDS: D, F, H
Speed-Up Round category is Food & Drink and consonants are worth $1,500 apiece. After Tivoli calls the E's...
_ _ N E _ D E _
_ E L _ N
...she missolves for the first time tonight with LEMONADE MELON. Cara then calls the H and solves HONEYDEW MELON to win the match with $26,200! Steve leaves with $9,600 in cash and trip and Tivoli leaves with $3,950.
Thanks largely to Cara, $39,750 in cash and trip has been given away so far tonight. And Steve's controversial Round 1 solve definitely didn't affect the outcome of the game.
DUDS: T
Big Money Round: She spins the second A in AMERICA'S and the category is Event. Starting with:
_ _ _ _
T _ _ E
I have a few ideas. Woodard calls M, D, B and I and gets...
_ I _ _
T I D E
...and a $30,000 HIGH TIDE of cash splashes down to her...BUT, IF THAT BONUS WHEEL HAD NOT SLID OVER THE APOSTROPHE SPACE AT THE VERY LAST SPLIT-SECOND, SHE WOULD'VE BEEN THE SEASON'S THIRD $100,000 WINNER. OUCH. I think that's the first time ever a bonus round winner's learned this kind of bad news after the endgame was over.
Oh well, at least she still has $56,200 to take home!
Remember, a week from tonight, we'll be celebrating the show's 5,000th episode!
In this week's full credit roll, Pat's credit is Outdoorsman of the Year.
Video Bonus: Eight minutes worth of footage of tonight's "Wheel" episode (includes "You Make the Call" moment in Round 1)
Millionaire: Cat Deeley's final day as sub-host
Let's start the Friday episode and see how much better we can do. Today's first four players are Dixie McDonald, Michael Shamoun, Linda Wellborne and Carrie Miller. The first IUFB is on the audience screen- a trip to Lake Tahoe (Amber).
Carrie: $2,700
Linda: $3,000
Michael: $2,000
Dixie: $1,500
ARP: $3,792
Linda's a very jumpy person. She'll play Switch? for some clothing marked at $3,785 (Brandi) and an iMac computer system marked at $2,879 (Lanisha). She switches...sorry.
Contestant #5 is Jacob Baker and the second IUFB brought down by Lanisha is a Motorola Aura cell phone w/ unlimited calling for a year.
Jacob: $450
Michael: $400 (STAGE GARF)
Dixie: $500
Carrie: $501
ARP: $3,680
Carrie plays (It's) In the Bag (Amber & Brandi). The $16,000 sign for this game has been redesigned- it's within a green checkerboard portrait on a purple background amongst a blue wall. Today's groceries are Northland juice, a rubbing bar, Gold Bond Ultimate Healing Lotion, HBP medicine, Jolly Time Popcorn & Campbell's Soup. Her guesses:
$1.41- Soup
$12.99- Rubbing bar
$6.99- Lotion
$3.39- Juice
$9.56- HBP medicine
I got all of these items right; let's see how she did. She obviously has the soup right for $1,000. The audience was a little unsure about the rubbing bar, but she goes on...right for $2,000. But she then loses the $2,000 to the $6.99 item, which actually was the HBP stuff. The juice was right and the lotion was $9.56; she had the medicine and lotion switched around.
Sixth is Michael Reynolds and the third IUFB is a child's playset (Brandi).
Reynolds: $1,300
Jacob: $2,250
Shamoun: $1,500
Dixie: $2,000
ARP: $2,900
Jacob plays Money Game for a Ford Focus SE (Std., AT, Prot)(Lanisha). Board:
(75)(37)(60)
(20)(19)(87)
(18)(54)(95)
MIDDLE NUMBER: 3 ($ _ _ , 3 _ _)
He starts off with 18...front of the car ($ 1 8 , 3 _ _). Uh oh, that spells trouble, because this game's been lost the past five times the player found the first two numbers right off the bat...but luckily, he finds the winning 87 within two picks! He wins the $18,387 car and $37 in gas money- he clearly must've been following the paint/fabric protection rule here!
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #1:
Carrie ($3,680): 50 + Nickel = $.55
Linda ($3,792): 20 + 75 = $.95
Jacob ($21,324): 55 + 55 = OVER
Linda will be jumpin' her way to the Showcase.
After that, Alma Santana comes on down and the next IUFB is a designer sunglasses collection (Amber).
Alma: $650
Shamoo: $1,200 (originally had $1,500 as his bid)
Dixie: $1,500
Reynolds: $2,000
ARP: $1,769- the first Michael just let the fourth IUFB slip away from his fingers.
As a result, Dixie instead plays Range Game for a trip to Alaska (Brandi & Lanisha at the audience monitor this time). Range is $3,600-$4,200, and the tens incriments in each section of the range are now in a new easier-to-read font. Dixie stops the game at about $3,778-$3,928. I'm worried that trip's at least four grand...but it's just $3,902 and she wins!
Next to get called on by Mr. Fields is Anthony Feranski and the next IUFB is a portable GPS receiver (Amber & Lanisha).
Anthony: $299 (STUPID BID)
Reynolds: $475
Alma: $675
Shamoun: $474 (STUPID BID)
ARP: $900
Alma, after doing a cartwheel, gets the first-ever playing of Super Pick a Number for a Chevrolet HHR (Std., AT/Remote, Prot)(Brandi)! Lanisha handles the gameboard today:
$ 2 0 , 9 _ 4
NUMBERS AVAILABLE: 2, 5 & 7
She goes with 5 as the fourth digit, but it's 7 and she loses the $20,974 car.
Finally, we have Stephen Nasow and the final IUFB is dinnerware (Brandi). The first Michael's been here the whole show.
Stephen: $795
Shamoun: $1,500
Anthony: $2,300
Reynolds: $2,301
ARP: $1,316
TODAY'S FIRST FOUR BREAKFAST CLUB MEMBER: Michael Shamoun
Stephen from San Diego plays Race Game for a bar set (Brandi), an illuminated globe (Lanisha), an electric guitar (Lanisha) and golf clubs (Amber). Prices:
$699
$1,887
$2,175
$2,500
First guesses:
Bar set: $1,887
Globe: $699
Electric guitar: $2,175
Golf clubs: $2,500
ONE RIGHT- :34 LEFT
Second attempt:
Bar set: $1,887
Globe: $699
Electric guitar: $2,500
Golf clubs: $2,175
TWO RIGHT- :18 LEFT
Third try:
Bar set: $699
Globe: $1,887
Electric guitar: $2,500
Golf clubs: $2,175
ONE RIGHT- :08 LEFT
Final attempt:
Bar set: $1,887
Globe: $2,500
Electric guitar: $699
Golf clubs: $2,175
Do we have a Race Game win at the buzzer for the second time in a row...YES!
Video Bonus: Today's last two Pricing Games
My Pricing Game linup today:
1. Switch?
2. It's In the Bag
3. Money Game
4. Range Game
5. Race Game
6. Pick a Number
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #2:
Alma ($900): 45 + 75 = OVER
Dixie ($5,671): $.65
Stephen ($8,577): 60 + 20 = $.80
Stephen gets the Top Winner spot in today's Showcase!
The first Showcase is what I like to call Prizes of the Sexes. First, for the women, we have a bangle bracelet (Brandi). Second, for the men, we have a Yamaha motorcycle (Lanisha). Finally, for both sexes, there's a trip to Turks & Caicos.
STEPHEN PASSES TO LINDA; LINDA BIDS $23,500 ON TRIP SHOWCASE- STAGE WILLY
MY BID FOR TRIP SHOWCASE: $18,555
For Stephen, we have a Broyhill living room (Brandi), a home theater system (Lanisha) and a Beachcomber hot tub (Amber).
STEPHEN BIDS $13,250 ON ROOM/SPA SHOWCASE- POSSIBLE INTENTIONAL GARF
MY BID FOR ROOM/SPA SHOWCASE: $17,770
STEPHEN'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $13,250
ARP: $16,465
DIFFERENCE: $3,215
LINDA'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $23,500
ARP: $19,049
OVER- STEPHEN WINS!
Stephen wins $25,042 worth of goodies today.
DOND: #15 Bessie Tarver's the last player of the week, and she's from Georgia (who just got divorced). She wants to win enough to go back to school and start her own business.
ROUND 1:
1. #3 (Tina)- $200
2. #5 (Rochelle)- $2,500
3. #8 (Sarah)- $500,000
4. #10 (Dana)- $25
5. #12 (Nichole)- $300
FIRST OFFER: $9,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 2:
1. #14 (Ranen)- $5,000
2. #11 (Vickie)- $50,000
3. #18 (Robert)- $500
4. #20 (Brian)- $400
5. #1 (Sonia)- $7,500
SECOND OFFER: $19,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 3:
1. #13 (Kristine)- $1,000
2. #6 (Danny)- $10
3. #17 (Rod)- $250,000 (DANGER ZONE ENFORCED)
4. #16 (Christie)- BUCK
THIRD OFFER: $13,500- NO DEAL
ROUND 4:
1. #9 (Milton)- $5
2. #19 (Adrian)- $100
FOURTH OFFER: $29,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 5:
1. #4 (Whitney)- PENNY
2. #2 (Victor)- $100,000 (STRIKE ONE)
FIFTH OFFER: $20,000- DEAL
19th PICK: #7 (Anna)- $75,000
OFFER: $12,000
Had she gone all the way, she would've won $25,000. Other cases:
#21 (Mike)- $50
#22 (Gregory)- $10,000
New episodes resume in two weeks.
WOF: The Friday episode begins with this first Toss-Up category- What Are You Doing?
G _ _ N G
B _ _ _ P A _ K _ N G
Steve solves GOING BACKPACKING for $1,000.
$5,000-WINNING ID OF THE NIGHT: BS03232
Tonight's players:
Steve Casey-Anders (Honolulu; originally from Virginia)- Works at a restaurant in Waikiki Beach
Tivoli Wakefield (Calumet City, IL)- Contact representative for an agency
Cara Woodard (Torrance, CA)- Assistant to the director of a private school
$2,000 Toss-Up category is Person:
E S C _ _ E
_ R T _ _ T
Steve blows it this time with ESCROBE ARTIST. Tivoli then steals ESCAPE ARTIST for $2,000.
After a $5,500 Sonoma Valley, CA trip at the MacArthur Place goes on the wheel, the Prize Puzzle Round category is Place. Tivoli immediately gets the left Bankrupt of the Million Dollar Wedge. Cara then calls three T's for $1,800 and three S's for the Wild Card. Steve later calls a C for $300 and the Free Spin. After later calling a dud in M, he uses it and buys the A first, then calls two F's. We now have...
F A N T A S T I C
S _ R F I N _
S _ _ T
...after calling a $300 G, he solves FANTASTIC SURFING SPOT for another $2,500 and a trip to Puerto Rico, a new total of $9,600 in cash and trip.
DUDS: D, M
BANKRUPTS: 1 (Tivoli)
(IMPORTANT NOTE: It has been brought to my attention that Steve somehow added an S at the end of his Round 1 solve. Remember, adding any extra letters/words to a puzzle guess is usually NOT ALLOWED; luckily, the judges let that slide.)
WINNING ID FOR TRIP: WB7361914
Eggland's Best Jackpot Round category is Show Biz. Tivoli calls an N for a $1,000 Tiger GPS gift certificate. After she later buys the I's, we have...
_ N I M _ T E D/_ I T/M _ _ I E/
_ _ _ _ - E
...some of you might have gotten this without any letters showing. But she then calls the only dud vowel on the board (U). Cara calls the L's for $1,600 and solves ANIMATED HIT MOVIE WALL-E for $3,400.
DUDS: R, S, U
ThermaCare sponsors tonight's Mystery Round; category is Phrase. After Steve calls the T's, we have...
T _ _ _ _ ' S/A/N _ _/S _ _ _ _ _ _/
_ N/T _ _ N
...unfortunately, he then gives his second incorrect response of the night with THERE'S A NEW SAYING IN TOWN. Tivoli next calls the R's for $1,200, buys the E's, calls the H's for another grand and solves THERE'S A NEW SHERIFF IN TOWN for another $1,950 and $3,950 total.
$3,000 Toss-Up category is Thing:
_ E N D _ N G
_ _ C _ I _ E
Cara solves VENDING MACHINE to get second place back with $6,400 and catch up on Steve a little bit. Next category is Song Lyrics. When we get to Steve, we have...
_ _ S T/_ _/_ _ _ _ _ N _ T _ O N
...he calls the J for $5,000 and buys the U, but then calls a dud in H. Tivoli calls D for dud. Cara then calls the M's for ten grand, then she forks over her Wild Card to call a $5,000 G. She then solves JUST MY IMAGINATION for another $16,800 and $23,200 total!
DUDS: D, F, H
Speed-Up Round category is Food & Drink and consonants are worth $1,500 apiece. After Tivoli calls the E's...
_ _ N E _ D E _
_ E L _ N
...she missolves for the first time tonight with LEMONADE MELON. Cara then calls the H and solves HONEYDEW MELON to win the match with $26,200! Steve leaves with $9,600 in cash and trip and Tivoli leaves with $3,950.
Thanks largely to Cara, $39,750 in cash and trip has been given away so far tonight. And Steve's controversial Round 1 solve definitely didn't affect the outcome of the game.
DUDS: T
Big Money Round: She spins the second A in AMERICA'S and the category is Event. Starting with:
_ _ _ _
T _ _ E
I have a few ideas. Woodard calls M, D, B and I and gets...
_ I _ _
T I D E
...and a $30,000 HIGH TIDE of cash splashes down to her...BUT, IF THAT BONUS WHEEL HAD NOT SLID OVER THE APOSTROPHE SPACE AT THE VERY LAST SPLIT-SECOND, SHE WOULD'VE BEEN THE SEASON'S THIRD $100,000 WINNER. OUCH. I think that's the first time ever a bonus round winner's learned this kind of bad news after the endgame was over.
Oh well, at least she still has $56,200 to take home!
Remember, a week from tonight, we'll be celebrating the show's 5,000th episode!
In this week's full credit roll, Pat's credit is Outdoorsman of the Year.
Video Bonus: Eight minutes worth of footage of tonight's "Wheel" episode (includes "You Make the Call" moment in Round 1)
Millionaire: Cat Deeley's final day as sub-host
"American Idol"- SEMI-FINAL GROUP 1
Each semi-final group consisted of 12 male/female singers. The one male and female with the most home viewer votes advance to the Top 12. The third and final spot each week goes to the contestant who got the second most home viewer votes overall. After nine Top 12 spots have been determined, some of the contestants who don't quite make it get a second chance to shine in the Wild Card Round.
THIS WEEK'S TOPIC: Billboard Hot 100
1. Jackie Tohn- "A Little Less Conversation" by Elvis Presley
Randy thought it was pretty good. Kara thought she could work the stage with a big personality. Paula said Jackie got her dancing during the performance. Simon thought her song was gimmicky and she acted like a clown. None of the judges thought she sang the lyrics perfectly. I gave her a 7.
2. Ricky Braddy- "A Song For You" by Leon Russell
Randy thought he gave the first very good performance of this season's semi-final round. Kara thought he tore it up. Paula agreed with the other two and Simon thought it was good as well, but he said Ricky had no star quality/personality. I also gave him a 7.
3. Alexis Grace- "Never Loved a Man" by Aretha Franklin
Randy thought she worked this song out. Kara thought the genie was let out of the bottle. Paula was impressed at her potential of singing soul music at the age of 20. Simon thought she was the best singer of the night so far. I gave her an 8.
4. Brent Keith (a blooper occurred; Stevie Wright's intro video was shown at first!)- "Hicktown" by Jason Aldean
Randy credited him for returning to his country roots. Kara, however, thought his song choice was a safe one, as did Paula. Simon added that the song wasn't original and that he would make no impact on the music world. I gave him a 6.
5. Stevie Wright- "You Belong with Me" by Taylor Swift
I HATED the beginning. Randy said this song was way too safe. Kara thought the song didn't match her personality. The other two judges agreed. I gave her only a 4.
6. Anoop Desai- "Angel of Mind" by Monica
Randy thought his song choice was interesting but thought the song sounded too sharp. Kara thought this song was too big for him. Paula liked the fact that Anoop Dogg showed a different side of himself. Simon agreed with Kara. I gave him a 7.
7. Casey Carlson- "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic" by The Police
I believe Casey goofed a few times during the chorus performance by replacing "She" in the song's title with "He". Also, I felt she overdid the song. Randy agreed with me that her performance wasn't good because that wasn't an appropriate song choice for her personality. Kara thought everything in the performance was wrong; she wanted her to do a girly anthem instead. Paula thought she never connected with the song and her phrasing was weird. Simon agreed with the rest. I gave her a 1.
8. Michael Sarver- "I Don't Wanna Be" by Gavin DeGraw
Randy thought the beginning was out of pitch; he thought it was average overall. Kara agreed that it wasn't his best performance. Paula disagreed because she thought he showed a different side. Simon agreed with Randy & Kara, but he suggested to America that they vote him through to the Top 12 because he liked the guy's personality. I gave him the average score of 6.
9. Anne Marie Boskovich- "You Make Me Feel (Like a Natural Woman)" by Aretha Franklin
Randy thought this wasn't the right song choice for her. Kara agreed that the song was too big for her. Paula thought she improved from the Hollywood stages because she sang a more riskier song. Simon agreed with Randy & Kara. I agreed with Paula, so I gave her a 7.
10. Stephen Fowler- "Rock with You" by Michael Jackson
Randy thought he was way off the mark. Kara thought this wasn't the song where he could interpret the singing properly. Paula said he should've sung a David Cook song instead. Simon thought the performance was pointless and he wished that he had forgotten the lyrics during the performance. Since I actually liked the performance, I gave him a 6.
11. Tatiana Del Toro- "I Am Saving All My Love For You" by Whitney Houston
Randy had a bad feeling when she chose this song, but thought her performance was a bit better than he thought it was going to be. Kara thought she was more reserved. Paula thought she was the most talked about contestant of the week so far, and thought the closing was great. Simon agreed with Randy and called her a complete drama queen. I gave her a 7.
12. Danny Gokey- "Hero" by Mariah Carey
That took a ton of guts to try that song. Randy thought it was the best performance of the night. Everyone else agreed, but Simon thought it wasn't perfect. Since I agreed with Simon more, I also gave him a 7.
The results show began with a group performance of Jason Mraz's "I'm Yours".
The first woman to make it into the Top 12 is...
...Alexis Grace! The first guy to make it through is...
...Michael Sarver! America apparently agrees with Simon for now. And the last contestant of the week to advance is...
...a male...
...and I think he was the most popular one- Danny Gokey!
Notes:
1. For at least the semi-final rounds, immediately after being told they've made it into the Top 12, each contestant re-sings the song they did that week. This is a reversal of previous seasons, where eliminated singers got to sing one last time.
2. There was footage of the grand opening of "The American Idol Experience" at Disneyland, featuring all seven "American Idol" champions.
THIS WEEK'S TOPIC: Billboard Hot 100
1. Jackie Tohn- "A Little Less Conversation" by Elvis Presley
Randy thought it was pretty good. Kara thought she could work the stage with a big personality. Paula said Jackie got her dancing during the performance. Simon thought her song was gimmicky and she acted like a clown. None of the judges thought she sang the lyrics perfectly. I gave her a 7.
2. Ricky Braddy- "A Song For You" by Leon Russell
Randy thought he gave the first very good performance of this season's semi-final round. Kara thought he tore it up. Paula agreed with the other two and Simon thought it was good as well, but he said Ricky had no star quality/personality. I also gave him a 7.
3. Alexis Grace- "Never Loved a Man" by Aretha Franklin
Randy thought she worked this song out. Kara thought the genie was let out of the bottle. Paula was impressed at her potential of singing soul music at the age of 20. Simon thought she was the best singer of the night so far. I gave her an 8.
4. Brent Keith (a blooper occurred; Stevie Wright's intro video was shown at first!)- "Hicktown" by Jason Aldean
Randy credited him for returning to his country roots. Kara, however, thought his song choice was a safe one, as did Paula. Simon added that the song wasn't original and that he would make no impact on the music world. I gave him a 6.
5. Stevie Wright- "You Belong with Me" by Taylor Swift
I HATED the beginning. Randy said this song was way too safe. Kara thought the song didn't match her personality. The other two judges agreed. I gave her only a 4.
6. Anoop Desai- "Angel of Mind" by Monica
Randy thought his song choice was interesting but thought the song sounded too sharp. Kara thought this song was too big for him. Paula liked the fact that Anoop Dogg showed a different side of himself. Simon agreed with Kara. I gave him a 7.
7. Casey Carlson- "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic" by The Police
I believe Casey goofed a few times during the chorus performance by replacing "She" in the song's title with "He". Also, I felt she overdid the song. Randy agreed with me that her performance wasn't good because that wasn't an appropriate song choice for her personality. Kara thought everything in the performance was wrong; she wanted her to do a girly anthem instead. Paula thought she never connected with the song and her phrasing was weird. Simon agreed with the rest. I gave her a 1.
8. Michael Sarver- "I Don't Wanna Be" by Gavin DeGraw
Randy thought the beginning was out of pitch; he thought it was average overall. Kara agreed that it wasn't his best performance. Paula disagreed because she thought he showed a different side. Simon agreed with Randy & Kara, but he suggested to America that they vote him through to the Top 12 because he liked the guy's personality. I gave him the average score of 6.
9. Anne Marie Boskovich- "You Make Me Feel (Like a Natural Woman)" by Aretha Franklin
Randy thought this wasn't the right song choice for her. Kara agreed that the song was too big for her. Paula thought she improved from the Hollywood stages because she sang a more riskier song. Simon agreed with Randy & Kara. I agreed with Paula, so I gave her a 7.
10. Stephen Fowler- "Rock with You" by Michael Jackson
Randy thought he was way off the mark. Kara thought this wasn't the song where he could interpret the singing properly. Paula said he should've sung a David Cook song instead. Simon thought the performance was pointless and he wished that he had forgotten the lyrics during the performance. Since I actually liked the performance, I gave him a 6.
11. Tatiana Del Toro- "I Am Saving All My Love For You" by Whitney Houston
Randy had a bad feeling when she chose this song, but thought her performance was a bit better than he thought it was going to be. Kara thought she was more reserved. Paula thought she was the most talked about contestant of the week so far, and thought the closing was great. Simon agreed with Randy and called her a complete drama queen. I gave her a 7.
12. Danny Gokey- "Hero" by Mariah Carey
That took a ton of guts to try that song. Randy thought it was the best performance of the night. Everyone else agreed, but Simon thought it wasn't perfect. Since I agreed with Simon more, I also gave him a 7.
The results show began with a group performance of Jason Mraz's "I'm Yours".
The first woman to make it into the Top 12 is...
...Alexis Grace! The first guy to make it through is...
...Michael Sarver! America apparently agrees with Simon for now. And the last contestant of the week to advance is...
...a male...
...and I think he was the most popular one- Danny Gokey!
Notes:
1. For at least the semi-final rounds, immediately after being told they've made it into the Top 12, each contestant re-sings the song they did that week. This is a reversal of previous seasons, where eliminated singers got to sing one last time.
2. There was footage of the grand opening of "The American Idol Experience" at Disneyland, featuring all seven "American Idol" champions.
Thursday, February 19, 2009
"Bullrun"- SECOND SEASON PREMIERE
After a year on the sidelines, Bill Goldberg's "Bullrun" show is back, this time on Speed Channel in HD! This season, the $200,000 jackpot's a prize package. Here are this season's 12 teams:
Yelana Krupen & Marcus Michalson (2004 Ferrari F360 Spider)
Nick Morland & Jason Eaton (1971 Detomaso Pantera; brothers-in-law)
Brooke & Amanda (2008 Lexus IS250)
Willie Rodriguez & Jaime Reyes (2002 Porsche 911 Carrera)
Tony & Paul Wagner (1970 Dodge Dart; father/son)
Elvis Strange & Steve McCabe (2001 Corvette; also known as Team Strange)
Chris Rogers & Jason Brockhoft (2008 Mitsubishi Evo)
Theresa & Tony Williams (2006 Pontiac Solstice; married couple)
Wade & Brook Phillips (1969 Camaro; custom car co-workers)
Mike Lahalih & Spiro Tsaparas (2008 Mustang GT500 Supersnake)
George & Bill Tsagrinos (1967 VW Bus; brothers)
Matt McManus & Bear Brown II (2007 Chevy Avalanche)
The "Highway"/"My Way" option from the first season has been dropped. Also, the elimination part is different. The two teams with the worst time at each stage's checkpoint face an Elimination Challenge, and one final team is nominated by the stage-winning team.
This part doesn't change, though- any police tickets can result in time penalties, and any idiotic team that gets impounded will be eliminated on the spot.
THE SEASON BEGINS IN: L.A.
MIDWAY MARK: Death Valley
CHECKPOINT #1: Las Vegas (Las Vegas Speedway)
Team VW have some early trouble finding a map to get to Death Valley and therefore are stuck looking at a gas station.
Just before reaching the Vegas Checkpoint, Team Porsche get busted by the police for speeding, losing lots of time.
The winners of this season's first stage are...
...Team Solstice! They get a Black Magic Detail as a bonus. Finishing in last place and the first team up for elimination this week are...
...Team Porsche- that speeding ticket killed them. The second team in the Elimination Challenge is...
...Team Mustang. And Team Solstice decides that the final team in the Elimination Challenge tonight will be...
...Team Ferrari- meaning Team VW really got lucky.
For the record, the complete standings:
1. Solstice: 6:42.55
2. Camaro: 7:29.13
3. Avalanche: 7:54.35
4. VW: 8:19.36
5. Pantera: 8:30.42
6. Lexus: 8:31.08
7. Evo: 8:33.11
8. Ferrari: 8:34.13
9. Dart: 8:39.56
10. Corvette: 8:41.32
11. Mustang: 9:19.13
12. Porsche: 9:21.26
ELIMINATION CHALLENGE: The three teams have to chase a flaming bus with targets on one side and bulbs on the other side. Each team must chase it and alternate, one at a time, alternate between hitting the targets and hitting the bulbs. Any targets/bulbs not hit result in time penalties. The team with the worst time will be eliminated.
Turn order:
1. Team Ferrari
2. Team Mustang
3. Team Porsche
Here are the times posted by all the teams:
32.87-
40.17-
48.27-
Thanks to their car stalling early on in their bus run, the first second season team eliminated is...
32.87- Team Ferrari
40.17- Team Mustang
48.27- Team Porsche
...Team Porsche 911.
Yelana Krupen & Marcus Michalson (2004 Ferrari F360 Spider)
Nick Morland & Jason Eaton (1971 Detomaso Pantera; brothers-in-law)
Brooke & Amanda (2008 Lexus IS250)
Willie Rodriguez & Jaime Reyes (2002 Porsche 911 Carrera)
Tony & Paul Wagner (1970 Dodge Dart; father/son)
Elvis Strange & Steve McCabe (2001 Corvette; also known as Team Strange)
Chris Rogers & Jason Brockhoft (2008 Mitsubishi Evo)
Theresa & Tony Williams (2006 Pontiac Solstice; married couple)
Wade & Brook Phillips (1969 Camaro; custom car co-workers)
Mike Lahalih & Spiro Tsaparas (2008 Mustang GT500 Supersnake)
George & Bill Tsagrinos (1967 VW Bus; brothers)
Matt McManus & Bear Brown II (2007 Chevy Avalanche)
The "Highway"/"My Way" option from the first season has been dropped. Also, the elimination part is different. The two teams with the worst time at each stage's checkpoint face an Elimination Challenge, and one final team is nominated by the stage-winning team.
This part doesn't change, though- any police tickets can result in time penalties, and any idiotic team that gets impounded will be eliminated on the spot.
THE SEASON BEGINS IN: L.A.
MIDWAY MARK: Death Valley
CHECKPOINT #1: Las Vegas (Las Vegas Speedway)
Team VW have some early trouble finding a map to get to Death Valley and therefore are stuck looking at a gas station.
Just before reaching the Vegas Checkpoint, Team Porsche get busted by the police for speeding, losing lots of time.
The winners of this season's first stage are...
...Team Solstice! They get a Black Magic Detail as a bonus. Finishing in last place and the first team up for elimination this week are...
...Team Porsche- that speeding ticket killed them. The second team in the Elimination Challenge is...
...Team Mustang. And Team Solstice decides that the final team in the Elimination Challenge tonight will be...
...Team Ferrari- meaning Team VW really got lucky.
For the record, the complete standings:
1. Solstice: 6:42.55
2. Camaro: 7:29.13
3. Avalanche: 7:54.35
4. VW: 8:19.36
5. Pantera: 8:30.42
6. Lexus: 8:31.08
7. Evo: 8:33.11
8. Ferrari: 8:34.13
9. Dart: 8:39.56
10. Corvette: 8:41.32
11. Mustang: 9:19.13
12. Porsche: 9:21.26
ELIMINATION CHALLENGE: The three teams have to chase a flaming bus with targets on one side and bulbs on the other side. Each team must chase it and alternate, one at a time, alternate between hitting the targets and hitting the bulbs. Any targets/bulbs not hit result in time penalties. The team with the worst time will be eliminated.
Turn order:
1. Team Ferrari
2. Team Mustang
3. Team Porsche
Here are the times posted by all the teams:
32.87-
40.17-
48.27-
Thanks to their car stalling early on in their bus run, the first second season team eliminated is...
32.87- Team Ferrari
40.17- Team Mustang
48.27- Team Porsche
...Team Porsche 911.
"Toughest Cowboy" 2/19
This week, the competition's at the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, OH.
BAREBACK:
Mark Fisher: 67
Dusty Elkinton: 69
Erik Wolford: 87
Bandy Murphy: 83
Chad Eubank: 69
Charlie Barker: 81
Ben Londo: 78
Lance Kelly: 80
Steven Dent: 84 (he may have broken one of his feet at the end of the ride, though)
Steve Woolsey: 54
SADDLEBRONC:
Mark Fisher: 47 (114)
Charlie Barker: 84 (165)
Dusty Elkinton: 61 (130)
Chad Eubank: 82 (151)
Ben Londo: 79 (157)
Bandy Murphy: 69 (152)
Lance Kelly: 74 (154)
Erik Wolford: 79 (166)
Steve Woolsey: 81 (135)
Steven Dent: 74 (158)
BULL RIDING:
Dusty Elkinton: 84 (214)
Chad Eubank: 68 (219)
Charlie Barker: 43 (208)
Erik Wolford: 41 (207)
Ben Londo: 81 (238)
Mark Fisher: 35 (149; automatically in KO Round for second straight week)
Lance Kelly: 41 (195)
Bandy Murphy: 27 (179)
Steven Dent: 87 (245)
Steve Woolsey's bull score wasn't revealed, but it likely was a good one.
With Murphy winning immunity last week, Lance Kelly will instead join Mark Fisher in the KO Round.
KNOCKOUT ROUND: This is Fisher's second trip in a row here. Kelly's bull run here...lasts about four seconds. As for Fisher, who usually rides bulls very well...
...he goes the distance, meaning Kelly's headed back to Australia for now.
BAREBACK:
Mark Fisher: 67
Dusty Elkinton: 69
Erik Wolford: 87
Bandy Murphy: 83
Chad Eubank: 69
Charlie Barker: 81
Ben Londo: 78
Lance Kelly: 80
Steven Dent: 84 (he may have broken one of his feet at the end of the ride, though)
Steve Woolsey: 54
SADDLEBRONC:
Mark Fisher: 47 (114)
Charlie Barker: 84 (165)
Dusty Elkinton: 61 (130)
Chad Eubank: 82 (151)
Ben Londo: 79 (157)
Bandy Murphy: 69 (152)
Lance Kelly: 74 (154)
Erik Wolford: 79 (166)
Steve Woolsey: 81 (135)
Steven Dent: 74 (158)
BULL RIDING:
Dusty Elkinton: 84 (214)
Chad Eubank: 68 (219)
Charlie Barker: 43 (208)
Erik Wolford: 41 (207)
Ben Londo: 81 (238)
Mark Fisher: 35 (149; automatically in KO Round for second straight week)
Lance Kelly: 41 (195)
Bandy Murphy: 27 (179)
Steven Dent: 87 (245)
Steve Woolsey's bull score wasn't revealed, but it likely was a good one.
With Murphy winning immunity last week, Lance Kelly will instead join Mark Fisher in the KO Round.
KNOCKOUT ROUND: This is Fisher's second trip in a row here. Kelly's bull run here...lasts about four seconds. As for Fisher, who usually rides bulls very well...
...he goes the distance, meaning Kelly's headed back to Australia for now.
"America's Best Dance Crew" 2/19
The show opens with a special dance routine by all of the remaining teams.
We start with Quest Crew and the Fly Khicks. One team is safe, while the other is in the Danger Zone...
...Quest Crew's moving on to the final three! The Fly Khicks, however, will make their RECORD THIRD TRIP IN A ROW TO SUDDEN DEATH (and fourth overall, which might also be a record).
At the Final Four stage, two male and two female teams are left, which is a first on this show. This week, the male teams will have to emulate a male singer's music video while the female teams have to emulate a female singer's music video.
1. Quest Crew: "Forever" by the disgraced Chris Brown
Shane thought they were much better than last week. Lil' Mama thought they had so much fun.
JC liked the performance as well.
Now, for the fates of Beat Freaks and the Strikers All-Stars...
...the Beat Freaks advance! The Strikers All-Stars go to the bottom two for the first time ever.
2. Beat Freaks: "Hot N' Cold" by Katy Perry
Lil' Mama thought they remain hot this season, especially in strategizing. JC thought they should be renamed Prop Masters because they handle props extremely well. Shane had them as the favorites to win this season.
SUDDEN DEATH FACE-OFF:
Strikers All-Stars: "Pose" by Daddy Yankee
Fly Khicks: "Pon de Replay" by Rihanna
Do the Fly Khicks luck out again in the end?...
Strikers All-Stars
Fly Khicks
...BY GOLLY, THEY DO!!! The Strikers All-Stars, therefore, are eliminated.
We start with Quest Crew and the Fly Khicks. One team is safe, while the other is in the Danger Zone...
...Quest Crew's moving on to the final three! The Fly Khicks, however, will make their RECORD THIRD TRIP IN A ROW TO SUDDEN DEATH (and fourth overall, which might also be a record).
At the Final Four stage, two male and two female teams are left, which is a first on this show. This week, the male teams will have to emulate a male singer's music video while the female teams have to emulate a female singer's music video.
1. Quest Crew: "Forever" by the disgraced Chris Brown
Shane thought they were much better than last week. Lil' Mama thought they had so much fun.
JC liked the performance as well.
Now, for the fates of Beat Freaks and the Strikers All-Stars...
...the Beat Freaks advance! The Strikers All-Stars go to the bottom two for the first time ever.
2. Beat Freaks: "Hot N' Cold" by Katy Perry
Lil' Mama thought they remain hot this season, especially in strategizing. JC thought they should be renamed Prop Masters because they handle props extremely well. Shane had them as the favorites to win this season.
SUDDEN DEATH FACE-OFF:
Strikers All-Stars: "Pose" by Daddy Yankee
Fly Khicks: "Pon de Replay" by Rihanna
Do the Fly Khicks luck out again in the end?...
Strikers All-Stars
Fly Khicks
...BY GOLLY, THEY DO!!! The Strikers All-Stars, therefore, are eliminated.
"Hell's Kitchen" 2/19
Two weeks ago, we saw what might have been the most heartbreaking moment in "Hell's Kitchen" history when Ji was forced to withdraw after burning her foot while in her team's kitchen, despite the fact she never wanted to give up. With the growing online support for her, I hope she'll be back in some way shape or form this season or next.
Challenge #2: Both teams are given the names of eight different kinds of beef (this may have been inspired by a former "Late Show" segment called "Know Your Cuts of Meat". One member at a time, both teams have to match up the eight kinds of meat. After a player has finished guessing, they ring their bell and his/her team is told how many they have wrong. Once a team has matched all eight, they must then place them correctly on an oversized cow. The first team to match up their entire cow wins.
The winners are...
...the Blue Team! They get to do some wine tasting this time. The Red Team, meanwhile, have to butcher a lot of beef.
Andrea vomited shortly after the women were done butchering the beef and while she was drinking some wine. Shortly thereafter, she had a meltdown.
DINNER SERVICE: Tonight's service will have a steakhouse theme for the first time ever. In addition, both teams will take turns cooking and seating people. Since the Blue Team won the challenge, they will cook first. Just two hours each are given for both cooking and seating sessions.
The women don't get their first order in until after 20 minutes. After about a half hour, Ben decides to make desserts early; Chef Ramsay's not a fan of that idea and later benches him.
The Red Team later serves several steak cooked by the guys that's too raw, espescially from Giovanni & Seth. The Blue Team's cooking session turns out to be an EPIC FAIL.
As for the women, the men don't hand in their first order on time as well. Colleen really struggles early on, including repeating an order three times in a row. The shrimp in the women's salads turn out to be raw. Charlie later spills bacon all over a customer's table while the men are serving. Ben also misjudges one of the Red Team's steaks to have been bad.
The team that served the most entrees and therefore has won the steakhouse service is...
...the Red Team!
ELIMINATION #3: Seth's nominated for the second time, while this is Charlie's first time. Both were nominated by J. The one Chef Ramsay cuts tonight is...
...Charlie.
Challenge #2: Both teams are given the names of eight different kinds of beef (this may have been inspired by a former "Late Show" segment called "Know Your Cuts of Meat". One member at a time, both teams have to match up the eight kinds of meat. After a player has finished guessing, they ring their bell and his/her team is told how many they have wrong. Once a team has matched all eight, they must then place them correctly on an oversized cow. The first team to match up their entire cow wins.
The winners are...
...the Blue Team! They get to do some wine tasting this time. The Red Team, meanwhile, have to butcher a lot of beef.
Andrea vomited shortly after the women were done butchering the beef and while she was drinking some wine. Shortly thereafter, she had a meltdown.
DINNER SERVICE: Tonight's service will have a steakhouse theme for the first time ever. In addition, both teams will take turns cooking and seating people. Since the Blue Team won the challenge, they will cook first. Just two hours each are given for both cooking and seating sessions.
The women don't get their first order in until after 20 minutes. After about a half hour, Ben decides to make desserts early; Chef Ramsay's not a fan of that idea and later benches him.
The Red Team later serves several steak cooked by the guys that's too raw, espescially from Giovanni & Seth. The Blue Team's cooking session turns out to be an EPIC FAIL.
As for the women, the men don't hand in their first order on time as well. Colleen really struggles early on, including repeating an order three times in a row. The shrimp in the women's salads turn out to be raw. Charlie later spills bacon all over a customer's table while the men are serving. Ben also misjudges one of the Red Team's steaks to have been bad.
The team that served the most entrees and therefore has won the steakhouse service is...
...the Red Team!
ELIMINATION #3: Seth's nominated for the second time, while this is Charlie's first time. Both were nominated by J. The one Chef Ramsay cuts tonight is...
...Charlie.
2/19/2009 Results
DOND: Today's contestant is #13 Ray Martinez (who is a professional DJ). He wants to win enough to buy a minivan that will seat most of his grandchildren. And because he has eight grandchildren, he's swapping out for #8.
ROUND 1:
1. #11 (Vickie)- $7,500
2. #2 (Victor)- $25,000
3. #15 (Bessie)- $5
4. #18 (Robert)- $10,000
5. #5 (Rochelle)- $1,000
FIRST OFFER: $29,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 2:
1. #16 (Christie)- PENNY
2. #4 (Whitney)- $50,000
3. #7 (Anna)- $500,000 (MISSED THIS BY ONE; DANGER ZONE ENFORCED)
4. #9 (Milton)- $5,000
5. #1 (Sonia)- $2,500
SECOND OFFER: $11,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 3:
1. #21 (Mike)- $75,000 (STRIKE ONE)
2. #14 (Ranen)- $500
3. #13 (Sarah)- $200
4. #3 (Tina)- BUCK
THIRD OFFER: $16,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 4:
1. #17 (Rod)- $50
2. #10 (Dana)- $100,000 (STRIKE TWO; SAFETY NET GONE)STRIKE TWO)
FOURTH OFFER: $12,500- NO DEAL
ROUND 5:
1. #19 (Adrian)- $300
2. #12 (Nichole)- $400
FIFTH OFFER: $23,500- NO DEAL
19th PICK: #22 (Gregory)- $100
SIXTH OFFER: $36,000- DEAL
20th PICK: #6 (Danny; he wanted him to go one more case)- $25
OFFER: $119,000
Since his final case choice was next to the half million, $10's in #8, right?...yup, so he made a good deal. If he had listened to Danny, though, he would've been the third-highest winner of the season. But 36 grand is enough to buy a decent van.
WOF: Let's hope we can redeem ourselves from that trainwreck of an episode last night. The first Toss-Up Puzzle's category is Person:
C A M _
C O U _ S E _ O R
Mike solves CAMP COUNSELOR for $1,000.
$5,000-WINNING ID OF THE NIGHT: DD10377
Tonight's players:
Mike Murphy (Altaloma, CA)- Solar eclipse chaser
Tara Boland (Jefferson City, LA)- Project director for a non-profit company in River Branch
Samantha Egna (Melbourne, FL)- Junior at University of Florida majoring in Finance and minoring in Mass Communications; also a resident assistant and an ambassador there
$2,000 Toss-Up category is In the Kitchen:
W A _ _ _ E
I R _ N
Mike triples up with WAFFLE IRON.
After a Minnesota houseboat trip from Voyagaire Lodge & Houseboats worth $6,327 goes on the wheel, the Round 1 category is Thing. Mike instantly gets the left Bankrupt of the Million Dollar Wedge. Tara then calls two N's for $600 and the Free Spin, but she then uses it right away after next spinning Lose a Turn. She then calls a dud in G while on $2,500. After Samantha calls an S, we have...
_ . S ./_ E _ _ R _ _ E N _/_ _/_ _ E/
_ N _ E R _ _ R
...shouldn't this fall under the category of People instead? Anyway, she then calls the T's for the houseboat trip, buys the sole U on the board and then solves U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR for the trip and $1,900, a total of $8,227 in cash and trip.
DUDS: G
BANKRUPTS: 1 (Mike)
Eggland's Best Jackpot/Prize Puzzle Round category is Food & Drink. Tara calls an instant dud in S. After Mike calls the C's, we have...
_ _ N _ N _
C _ C _ N _ T
_ _ _ _ _ N _
...I think I know, but I'm not sure. He buys the O's and the U's, then calls a G for the Wild Card, meaning my guess of BANANA COCONUT MUFFINS is now gone. He then buys the I, calls a $350 P, the D's for another $600, and after buying the A's, he solves BANANA COCONUT PUDDING for another $2,650 and a trip to the Big Island in Hawaii, a new total of $11,458 in cash and trip.
DUDS: R, S
WINNING ID FOR TRIP: SA08344
Mystery Round category is Same Name; tonight's Mystery Round is sponsored by Caltrate. In the middle of the round, Mike calls the R for a $1,000 Omaha Steaks gift certificate but then gets disqualified for taking too long on what to do next. After Tara then calls the L's, we have...
T _ _ _/&/T _ N _ E R/
_ E L L
...but she then spins her second Lose a Turn of the night. Samantha then calls the C for $800 and buys the A, then calls a $600 K and solves TACO & TINKER BELL for another $1,600 and $9,827 total.
DUDS: S
What Are You Doing? is the $3,000 Toss-Up category:
_ _ T _ R I _ G/THE/
P L A _ T S
Mike sweeps the Toss-Ups with WATERING THE PLANTS to increase his leading total to $14,458 in cash and trip. Next category is Event. After Samantha calls the P, we have...
_ E _ _ _ N _
R E _ E P T _ _ N
...she calls the C for $300 and buys the I's, then calls a $400 G, the D's for another $800 and then solves WEDDING RECEPTION for another two grand and $11,827 total.
DUDS: A, S
Speed-Up Round category is Phrase and consonants are worth $1,300 apiece. A good match between Samantha & Mike is coming down to this. After Tara calls the L...
T _ _ _/_ _ R/_ L _ N/_
...she blanks; she might not ever get off the zero mark tonight. Samantha calls the P but also can't solve. Mike calls the A but has the same fate. Tara then calls a dud in C. Tara lights up the I but blanks again. Mike then calls the B and finally solves TIME FOR PLAN B for another $1,300 and the match with $15,758! Samantha leaves with $11,827 in cash and trip and Tara gets the $1,000 gooseegg check.
DUDS: C, D, F, H
Big Money Round: Wild Card's in play here tonight. Mike spins the W and the category is Things. Starting with:
_ _ _ _ L E
_ _ _ _ _ N S
He starts with CDMA, then makes his Wild Card pick J...
D _ _ _ L E
C _ _ _ _ N S
...he doesn't even get the first word of DOUBLE right. It was DOUBLE COUPONS. Do we have the first-ever instance of back-to-back $100,000 losses?...
...no, he instead loses $25,000. He needed at least the O's.
Jeopardy!: Dan Smith tries to make it to the Friday episode as champion by facing these people:
Matt Cushman (North Adams, MA)- Paintings conservator
Jeanie Welch (Charlotte, NC)- Retired librarian
Tonight's first six topics:
GEOGRAPHIC TERMS
KIDS DON'T REALIZE
FOODIE TECHNIQUES
GO DIRECTLY TO YALE
DO NOT PASS "GO"
DO NOT COLLECT $200
At the first break, Smith has a solid lead with $4,200 while Welch has a thou and Cushman has $800. A little later, after Welch is able to Go Directly To Yale to finds the Daily Double under its $800 clue, she only has $400 at the moment; the champ has $5,800 and Cushman has $1,800. She wagers $300.
This 1810 Yale grad dashed (& dotted) into history as an inventor.
"Who is Samuel F.D. Morse?"...as in the Morse Code, that's right to go to $700. At the end of the round, Smith's in Lock Game Territory with seven grand. Welch has $2,900 and Cushman has a hundred less than her.
LACH TRASH: $2,000
DJ! Categories:
BALLET MUSIC
PRO FOOTBALL
ARE YOU SHAKESPEARIENCED?
STOCK LINGO
SCI. ABBREV.
IN THE DICTIONARY
Early on, Cushman gets close to the lead. But halfway through the round, Welch's got the lead in a tight match so far. Cushman finds the first of the round's DDs under the $2,000 Shakespeare clue with $9,600, trailing Welch for the lead by just $100; Smith's struggling right now with five grand. His wager is $1,300. For the lead:
As an actor, Shakespeare performed before these two English monarchs, both of whom were patrons of his.
"Who are James I and Charles I?"...Charles I is incorrect. The other right one was Elizabeth I, so he's down to $8,300. He then instantly finds the other DD under the $1,200 Ballet Music clue and wagers $1,400 this time. To tie the game:
Manuel de Falla's "El Sombrero de Tres Picos" translates to this in English.
"What is The Sombrero of the Three Steps?"...that's a ZONK ANSWER OF THE WEEK NOMINEE. Correct: What is "The Three-Cornered Hat"? That ends the round.
DJ! LACH TRASH: $10,400
SCORES AFTER DOUBLE JEOPARDY!:
Dan: $5,000
Jeanie: $9,700
Matt: $6,900
CORYAT SCORES:
Dan: $5,000
Jeanie: $10,200
Matt: $9,600
The champ needs to get FJ! right, needs to have risked at least $600 and have the challengers both miss to have any shot of retaining his title.
FJ! CATEGORY: Explorers.
In 1871 he answered, "Yes, and I feel thankful that I am here to welcome you".
We start with Mr. Smith, whose response was "Who was Dr. Livingston?"...correct. He wagered $4,701, taking him to $9,701. Did both of the challengers miss...nope, they both got it right, so Jeanie Welch is the new champion. Here were the wagers for the challengers:
Matt: $3,101 ($10,001)
Jeanie: $6,901 ($16,601)
If a Triple Stumper had occurred in FJ!, both of the challengers would've been co-champions at $2,799 apiece. Instead, Welch wins $16,601 while Smith leaves with $70,200.
Millionaire: Cat Deeley's fourth day
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
ROUND 1:
1. #11 (Vickie)- $7,500
2. #2 (Victor)- $25,000
3. #15 (Bessie)- $5
4. #18 (Robert)- $10,000
5. #5 (Rochelle)- $1,000
FIRST OFFER: $29,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 2:
1. #16 (Christie)- PENNY
2. #4 (Whitney)- $50,000
3. #7 (Anna)- $500,000 (MISSED THIS BY ONE; DANGER ZONE ENFORCED)
4. #9 (Milton)- $5,000
5. #1 (Sonia)- $2,500
SECOND OFFER: $11,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 3:
1. #21 (Mike)- $75,000 (STRIKE ONE)
2. #14 (Ranen)- $500
3. #13 (Sarah)- $200
4. #3 (Tina)- BUCK
THIRD OFFER: $16,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 4:
1. #17 (Rod)- $50
2. #10 (Dana)- $100,000 (STRIKE TWO; SAFETY NET GONE)STRIKE TWO)
FOURTH OFFER: $12,500- NO DEAL
ROUND 5:
1. #19 (Adrian)- $300
2. #12 (Nichole)- $400
FIFTH OFFER: $23,500- NO DEAL
19th PICK: #22 (Gregory)- $100
SIXTH OFFER: $36,000- DEAL
20th PICK: #6 (Danny; he wanted him to go one more case)- $25
OFFER: $119,000
Since his final case choice was next to the half million, $10's in #8, right?...yup, so he made a good deal. If he had listened to Danny, though, he would've been the third-highest winner of the season. But 36 grand is enough to buy a decent van.
WOF: Let's hope we can redeem ourselves from that trainwreck of an episode last night. The first Toss-Up Puzzle's category is Person:
C A M _
C O U _ S E _ O R
Mike solves CAMP COUNSELOR for $1,000.
$5,000-WINNING ID OF THE NIGHT: DD10377
Tonight's players:
Mike Murphy (Altaloma, CA)- Solar eclipse chaser
Tara Boland (Jefferson City, LA)- Project director for a non-profit company in River Branch
Samantha Egna (Melbourne, FL)- Junior at University of Florida majoring in Finance and minoring in Mass Communications; also a resident assistant and an ambassador there
$2,000 Toss-Up category is In the Kitchen:
W A _ _ _ E
I R _ N
Mike triples up with WAFFLE IRON.
After a Minnesota houseboat trip from Voyagaire Lodge & Houseboats worth $6,327 goes on the wheel, the Round 1 category is Thing. Mike instantly gets the left Bankrupt of the Million Dollar Wedge. Tara then calls two N's for $600 and the Free Spin, but she then uses it right away after next spinning Lose a Turn. She then calls a dud in G while on $2,500. After Samantha calls an S, we have...
_ . S ./_ E _ _ R _ _ E N _/_ _/_ _ E/
_ N _ E R _ _ R
...shouldn't this fall under the category of People instead? Anyway, she then calls the T's for the houseboat trip, buys the sole U on the board and then solves U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR for the trip and $1,900, a total of $8,227 in cash and trip.
DUDS: G
BANKRUPTS: 1 (Mike)
Eggland's Best Jackpot/Prize Puzzle Round category is Food & Drink. Tara calls an instant dud in S. After Mike calls the C's, we have...
_ _ N _ N _
C _ C _ N _ T
_ _ _ _ _ N _
...I think I know, but I'm not sure. He buys the O's and the U's, then calls a G for the Wild Card, meaning my guess of BANANA COCONUT MUFFINS is now gone. He then buys the I, calls a $350 P, the D's for another $600, and after buying the A's, he solves BANANA COCONUT PUDDING for another $2,650 and a trip to the Big Island in Hawaii, a new total of $11,458 in cash and trip.
DUDS: R, S
WINNING ID FOR TRIP: SA08344
Mystery Round category is Same Name; tonight's Mystery Round is sponsored by Caltrate. In the middle of the round, Mike calls the R for a $1,000 Omaha Steaks gift certificate but then gets disqualified for taking too long on what to do next. After Tara then calls the L's, we have...
T _ _ _/&/T _ N _ E R/
_ E L L
...but she then spins her second Lose a Turn of the night. Samantha then calls the C for $800 and buys the A, then calls a $600 K and solves TACO & TINKER BELL for another $1,600 and $9,827 total.
DUDS: S
What Are You Doing? is the $3,000 Toss-Up category:
_ _ T _ R I _ G/THE/
P L A _ T S
Mike sweeps the Toss-Ups with WATERING THE PLANTS to increase his leading total to $14,458 in cash and trip. Next category is Event. After Samantha calls the P, we have...
_ E _ _ _ N _
R E _ E P T _ _ N
...she calls the C for $300 and buys the I's, then calls a $400 G, the D's for another $800 and then solves WEDDING RECEPTION for another two grand and $11,827 total.
DUDS: A, S
Speed-Up Round category is Phrase and consonants are worth $1,300 apiece. A good match between Samantha & Mike is coming down to this. After Tara calls the L...
T _ _ _/_ _ R/_ L _ N/_
...she blanks; she might not ever get off the zero mark tonight. Samantha calls the P but also can't solve. Mike calls the A but has the same fate. Tara then calls a dud in C. Tara lights up the I but blanks again. Mike then calls the B and finally solves TIME FOR PLAN B for another $1,300 and the match with $15,758! Samantha leaves with $11,827 in cash and trip and Tara gets the $1,000 gooseegg check.
DUDS: C, D, F, H
Big Money Round: Wild Card's in play here tonight. Mike spins the W and the category is Things. Starting with:
_ _ _ _ L E
_ _ _ _ _ N S
He starts with CDMA, then makes his Wild Card pick J...
D _ _ _ L E
C _ _ _ _ N S
...he doesn't even get the first word of DOUBLE right. It was DOUBLE COUPONS. Do we have the first-ever instance of back-to-back $100,000 losses?...
...no, he instead loses $25,000. He needed at least the O's.
Jeopardy!: Dan Smith tries to make it to the Friday episode as champion by facing these people:
Matt Cushman (North Adams, MA)- Paintings conservator
Jeanie Welch (Charlotte, NC)- Retired librarian
Tonight's first six topics:
GEOGRAPHIC TERMS
KIDS DON'T REALIZE
FOODIE TECHNIQUES
GO DIRECTLY TO YALE
DO NOT PASS "GO"
DO NOT COLLECT $200
At the first break, Smith has a solid lead with $4,200 while Welch has a thou and Cushman has $800. A little later, after Welch is able to Go Directly To Yale to finds the Daily Double under its $800 clue, she only has $400 at the moment; the champ has $5,800 and Cushman has $1,800. She wagers $300.
This 1810 Yale grad dashed (& dotted) into history as an inventor.
"Who is Samuel F.D. Morse?"...as in the Morse Code, that's right to go to $700. At the end of the round, Smith's in Lock Game Territory with seven grand. Welch has $2,900 and Cushman has a hundred less than her.
LACH TRASH: $2,000
DJ! Categories:
BALLET MUSIC
PRO FOOTBALL
ARE YOU SHAKESPEARIENCED?
STOCK LINGO
SCI. ABBREV.
IN THE DICTIONARY
Early on, Cushman gets close to the lead. But halfway through the round, Welch's got the lead in a tight match so far. Cushman finds the first of the round's DDs under the $2,000 Shakespeare clue with $9,600, trailing Welch for the lead by just $100; Smith's struggling right now with five grand. His wager is $1,300. For the lead:
As an actor, Shakespeare performed before these two English monarchs, both of whom were patrons of his.
"Who are James I and Charles I?"...Charles I is incorrect. The other right one was Elizabeth I, so he's down to $8,300. He then instantly finds the other DD under the $1,200 Ballet Music clue and wagers $1,400 this time. To tie the game:
Manuel de Falla's "El Sombrero de Tres Picos" translates to this in English.
"What is The Sombrero of the Three Steps?"...that's a ZONK ANSWER OF THE WEEK NOMINEE. Correct: What is "The Three-Cornered Hat"? That ends the round.
DJ! LACH TRASH: $10,400
SCORES AFTER DOUBLE JEOPARDY!:
Dan: $5,000
Jeanie: $9,700
Matt: $6,900
CORYAT SCORES:
Dan: $5,000
Jeanie: $10,200
Matt: $9,600
The champ needs to get FJ! right, needs to have risked at least $600 and have the challengers both miss to have any shot of retaining his title.
FJ! CATEGORY: Explorers.
In 1871 he answered, "Yes, and I feel thankful that I am here to welcome you".
We start with Mr. Smith, whose response was "Who was Dr. Livingston?"...correct. He wagered $4,701, taking him to $9,701. Did both of the challengers miss...nope, they both got it right, so Jeanie Welch is the new champion. Here were the wagers for the challengers:
Matt: $3,101 ($10,001)
Jeanie: $6,901 ($16,601)
If a Triple Stumper had occurred in FJ!, both of the challengers would've been co-champions at $2,799 apiece. Instead, Welch wins $16,601 while Smith leaves with $70,200.
Millionaire: Cat Deeley's fourth day
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
"Top Chef" 2/18- FINAL FOUR
As a reminder, for this episode and the last one for the season, they've moved from NYC to New Orleans. And the guest judge this round is none other than the "Bam" chef himself, Emeril Lagasse!
QUICKFIRE CHALLENGE #13: Ladies and gentlemen, some of the eliminated contestants have indeed been asked to fly to New Orleans to compete in a special challenge like this. In this case, the last three eliminated contestants, Jeff, Jamie & Leah, are competing in this challenge instead of the remaining four contestants. Each one has an hour to cook a dish using crawfish. The winner will re-join the competition!
Leah: Crawfish soup w/ andouille sausage
Jeff: Crawfish & grits w/ andouille & beer
Jamie: Corn cake, greens & poached egg w/ tassula & a crawfish cream sauce
The winner and suddenly back in it is...
...Jeff McInnis! As an added bonus, he also gets a copy of Emeril's new cookbook.
ELIMINATION CHALLENGE #12: Create two dishes & one cocktail for the Krewe of the Orpheus Masquerade Ball. One of each contestant's dishes this challenge must be of the Creole variety. They must cook and prep at Emeril's restaurant in the area.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Jeff must win this challenge to compete in the season finale; otherwise, no matter how good he did, he will be eliminated for good on the spot. Also, the winner will win the all-new Toyota Venza!
COCKTAILS:
Jeff: Cucumber mojito
Stefan: Black cherry & rum
Fabio: Trinitini red bell pepper w/ rum
Carla: Cranberry & lime spritzer
Hosea: Hurricane w/ Grand Mariner & rum
DISHES:
Jeff:
1. Fried oyster w/ sausage & arugula
2. Crawfish pot de creme
Stefan:
1. Duck, rabbit & sausage gumbo w/ grits
2. Apple beignet w/ pecan brittle
Fabio:
1. Sausage & rabbit maque choux w/ grits
2. Caserecci pasta w/ crawfish & crab stew
Carla:
1. Shrimp & andouille beignet w/ creole aioli
2. Oyster stew w/ potato, bacon & scallions
Hosea:
1. Chicken, ducke & andouille gumbo w/ cornbread muffin
2. Pecan-crusted catfish w/ sweet potatoes, bacon & Tabasco beurre blanc
BTW, this will be a DOUBLE ELIMINATION EPISODE. The big winner of this challenge and the car is...
...Carla Hall- which means Jeff's eliminated for good. The second finalist is...
Fabio
Hosea
Stefan
...Hosea Rosenberg. And the last one is...
Fabio
Stefan
...Stefan Richter! That means Fabio Viviani joins Jeff out the door tonight.
QUICKFIRE CHALLENGE #13: Ladies and gentlemen, some of the eliminated contestants have indeed been asked to fly to New Orleans to compete in a special challenge like this. In this case, the last three eliminated contestants, Jeff, Jamie & Leah, are competing in this challenge instead of the remaining four contestants. Each one has an hour to cook a dish using crawfish. The winner will re-join the competition!
Leah: Crawfish soup w/ andouille sausage
Jeff: Crawfish & grits w/ andouille & beer
Jamie: Corn cake, greens & poached egg w/ tassula & a crawfish cream sauce
The winner and suddenly back in it is...
...Jeff McInnis! As an added bonus, he also gets a copy of Emeril's new cookbook.
ELIMINATION CHALLENGE #12: Create two dishes & one cocktail for the Krewe of the Orpheus Masquerade Ball. One of each contestant's dishes this challenge must be of the Creole variety. They must cook and prep at Emeril's restaurant in the area.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Jeff must win this challenge to compete in the season finale; otherwise, no matter how good he did, he will be eliminated for good on the spot. Also, the winner will win the all-new Toyota Venza!
COCKTAILS:
Jeff: Cucumber mojito
Stefan: Black cherry & rum
Fabio: Trinitini red bell pepper w/ rum
Carla: Cranberry & lime spritzer
Hosea: Hurricane w/ Grand Mariner & rum
DISHES:
Jeff:
1. Fried oyster w/ sausage & arugula
2. Crawfish pot de creme
Stefan:
1. Duck, rabbit & sausage gumbo w/ grits
2. Apple beignet w/ pecan brittle
Fabio:
1. Sausage & rabbit maque choux w/ grits
2. Caserecci pasta w/ crawfish & crab stew
Carla:
1. Shrimp & andouille beignet w/ creole aioli
2. Oyster stew w/ potato, bacon & scallions
Hosea:
1. Chicken, ducke & andouille gumbo w/ cornbread muffin
2. Pecan-crusted catfish w/ sweet potatoes, bacon & Tabasco beurre blanc
BTW, this will be a DOUBLE ELIMINATION EPISODE. The big winner of this challenge and the car is...
...Carla Hall- which means Jeff's eliminated for good. The second finalist is...
Fabio
Hosea
Stefan
...Hosea Rosenberg. And the last one is...
Fabio
Stefan
...Stefan Richter! That means Fabio Viviani joins Jeff out the door tonight.
"The Contender 4"- SEMI-FINALS
The four remaining boxers, all from the Gold Team, spent the afternoon taking a yacht trip while on an excursion.
SEMI-FINAL FIGHT #1: Troy Ross vs. A.K. Laleye
(A.K.'s in the green trunks, while Troy's in the grey.)
Round 1: Ross won this round IMO, so I gave him a 10-9 score.
Round 2: I felt A.K. did slightly more in this round, so I had this fight tied at 19 apiece after two rounds.
Round 3: Ross was back to his dominating self in Round 1, so he now led my scorecard 29-28 after this round.
Round 4: Early on, Ross was in command but then A.K. started to get some punches going. But that run wouldn't last long. Hence, Ross now led my card 39-37 heading into the last round.
Final Round: Ross tried his best to make another KO happen...not tonight. But he still won this round easily, I think.
I had it 49-46 Ross, while the three official judges all had it a 50-45 sweep...
...THE JUDGES AGREE- TROY ROSS IS THE FIRST FINALIST!
SEMI-FINAL FIGHT #2: Hino Ehihkamenor vs. Rico Hoye
(Hino's in the black while Rico's in the white.)
Round 1: Hoye definitely dominated this round, so I gave him a 10-9.
Round 2: Hino improves from the first round by delivering a few shots to the jaw, but Hoye still pretty much controlled the round, so he now led my scorecard 20-18 after two.
Round 3: Hino carries over the improvements from the last round to this round, as he wins this one. I now had it 29-28 Hoye after three.
Round 4: Early on this round, Hino delivers what I thought was his best jaw shot of the fight so far. Thanks to this being a quiet round, I felt that was enough to tie the fight at 38 all at this point.
Final Round: Hoye dominates this round, except for the very end, when Hino comes up with what I now thought was the best jaw shot of the fight. I still gave the round to Hoye, though.
I had Hoye winning 48-47. One judge agreed with my score. Another had it 49-46, while the last judge had it a 50-45 sweep. Facing Troy Ross as the heavy underdog in next week's finals will be...
...Hino Ehihkamenor!
Next week's season finale starts at 9 PM EST, live from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. It will last about two hours.
SEMI-FINAL FIGHT #1: Troy Ross vs. A.K. Laleye
(A.K.'s in the green trunks, while Troy's in the grey.)
Round 1: Ross won this round IMO, so I gave him a 10-9 score.
Round 2: I felt A.K. did slightly more in this round, so I had this fight tied at 19 apiece after two rounds.
Round 3: Ross was back to his dominating self in Round 1, so he now led my scorecard 29-28 after this round.
Round 4: Early on, Ross was in command but then A.K. started to get some punches going. But that run wouldn't last long. Hence, Ross now led my card 39-37 heading into the last round.
Final Round: Ross tried his best to make another KO happen...not tonight. But he still won this round easily, I think.
I had it 49-46 Ross, while the three official judges all had it a 50-45 sweep...
...THE JUDGES AGREE- TROY ROSS IS THE FIRST FINALIST!
SEMI-FINAL FIGHT #2: Hino Ehihkamenor vs. Rico Hoye
(Hino's in the black while Rico's in the white.)
Round 1: Hoye definitely dominated this round, so I gave him a 10-9.
Round 2: Hino improves from the first round by delivering a few shots to the jaw, but Hoye still pretty much controlled the round, so he now led my scorecard 20-18 after two.
Round 3: Hino carries over the improvements from the last round to this round, as he wins this one. I now had it 29-28 Hoye after three.
Round 4: Early on this round, Hino delivers what I thought was his best jaw shot of the fight so far. Thanks to this being a quiet round, I felt that was enough to tie the fight at 38 all at this point.
Final Round: Hoye dominates this round, except for the very end, when Hino comes up with what I now thought was the best jaw shot of the fight. I still gave the round to Hoye, though.
I had Hoye winning 48-47. One judge agreed with my score. Another had it 49-46, while the last judge had it a 50-45 sweep. Facing Troy Ross as the heavy underdog in next week's finals will be...
...Hino Ehihkamenor!
Next week's season finale starts at 9 PM EST, live from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. It will last about two hours.
2/18/2009 Results
TPIR: We start this episode with LindseyMarie Kowal, Carol Ann Emmitt, Joshua Wang and Cecillia McGill. The first IUFB is a Golden West pool table (Amber & Lanisha; this was part of the famous Showcase on December 16th that Terry Kneiss got an EXACTA on).
LindseyMarie: $1,300
Carol Ann: $2,500
Joshua: $1,500
Cecillia: $1,000
ARP: $2,400
Joshua plays Switcheroo for a Jeep Wrangler (Std., Prot)(Brandi). Board handled by Lanisha today:
JEEP: $ 2 1 , 2 _ 9
Musical knife cake: $ _ 5
Dispenser: $ _ 6
Toiletry kit: $ _ 3
Travel speaker: $ _ 0
NUMBERS AVAILABLE: 2, 3, 4, 5 & 8
First guesses:
JEEP: $21,259
Musical knife cake: $25
Dispenser: $46
Toiletry kit: $33
Travel speaker: $80
He has...two right. I can tell you right now that he has the Jeep price right, but I'm worried that he'll change his guess for that since he only got two right the first time...
JEEP: $21,289
Musical knife cake: $25
Dispenser: $46
Toiletry kit: $53
Travel speaker: $30
...my fears were realized. And to make matters worse, HE WINS NOTHING. The right prices for the four SPs:
Musical knife cake: $35
Dispenser: $26
Toiletry kit: $43
Travel speaker: $80
Jacquelyn Brown then comes on down to fill in the orange spot and the second IUFB is power tools (Amber).
Jacquelyn: $450
Cecillia: $1,000
LindseyMarie: $1,050
Carol Ann: $950
ARP: $600
Jacquelyn, who got sent here by her dad, plays Safe Crackers (Brandi) for a trip to Napa Valley (displayed by two new plasma screens shown off by Lanisha) and luggage (Lanisha), all worth $3,319.
NUMBERS IN PRICE OF LUGGAGE: 0, 6 & 7
She tries the combination at $760...she wins!
Playing the game sixth is Nicholas Luciani and the third IUFB is a Michael C. Fina gold diamond bracelet (Brandi).
Nicholas: $690
Cecillia: $780
LindseyMarie: $1,100
Carol Ann: $1,500
ARP: $1,700
Carol Ann plays Most Expensive for a love seat (Brandi), a small fireplace (Lanisha) and a Dell computer system (Amber). She goes with the majority on the computer. The love seat is $1,029, the fireplace is $1,640...and she scores an easy win with the computer at $2,638!
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #1:
Joshua ($2,400): 30 + 85 = OVER
Jacquelyn ($3,919): 40 + 60 = WINS $1,000!
Carol Ann ($7,007): Dime + 95 = OVER
In Jacquelyn's Bonus Spin...a quarter.
(Note: Starting with this episode, I believe I saw some new handles on the left side of the Big Wheel.)
Coming on down next is Arlene Alsky and the fourth IUFB is a snowboarding package (Amber).
Arlene: $1,400
Nicholas: $550
Cecillia: $1,000
LindseyMarie: $1,001
ARP: $1,294
LindseyMarie, from Vegas but originally from Cleveland, plays Grocery Game for a $7,995 outdoor kitchen (Brandi). Lanisha's got the register today. Products today are popcorn, Thera-Gesic, pomegranate bluberry juice, Gold Bond Ultimate Healing Lotion (small tube) and HBP medicine (Drew was playing touchy-feely with each one of the items).
1. 9 Popcorns: $2.49 X 9 = WIPEOUT ($22.41)
Next is Melissa and the next IUFB is a Largo dinette (Brandi).
Melissa: $1,250
Arlene: $950
Nicholas: $1,100
Cecillia: $1,200
ARP: $1,495
Melissa plays Cover Up for a Pontiac Vibe (Std., AT, AC, Prots, Stereo)(Amber). Board:
First number: 1 or 2?
Second number: 3, 4 or 9?
Third number: 0, 1, 4 or 9?
Fourth number: 0, 1, 4, 5 or 7?
Last number: 1, 3, 4, 6, 8 or 9?
She's confused early on. Her first guess is $19,474...only the last number's wrong. She then goes with her previous gut of 9 for the last number...but we have our first Cover Up MAX OUT of the season. ARP: $19,476.
(The base price of the Vibe on the show is now $18,535; the G6's base price is now $21,160.)
The final participant is Maishacole Perri from Pali University and the final IUFB is an electric keyboard (being played by Eric, one of the show's PAs). This is Cecillia's final chance to escape banishment to the First Four Breakfast Club.
Maishacole: $1,200
Arlene: $1,850
Nicholas: $1,350
Cecillia: $1,100
ARP: $1,220
TODAY'S FIRST FOUR BREAKFAST CLUB MEMBER: Cecillia
Maishacole plays Double Prices for a Harley-Davidson motorcycle (Lanisha). It's either $12,989 or $14,529. She says that $14,529 should be given the "Alakazam" treatment...she's won it for a .500 day in today's Pricing Games!
My Pricing Game lineup:
1. Switcheroo
2. Safe Crackers
3. Most Expensive
4. Double Prices
5. Cover Up
6. Grocery Game
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #2:
LindseyMarie ($1,294): $.95
Melissa ($1,495): 30 + $1 = OVER
Maishacole ($15,749): 80 + $1 = OVER
LindseyMarie goes to the Showcase.
The first Showcase has beauty supplies, a Broyhill bedroom and a Sea-Doo jet ski; all prizes are modeled by Amber.
JACQUELYN PASSES TO LINDSEYMARIE; LINDSEYMARIE BIDS $22,500 ON ROOM/JET SKI SHOWCASE
MY BID FOR ROOM/JET SKI SHOWCASE: $21,111
For Jacquelyn, we see Rich as James Bond! First, wear the same stainless steel watch that Daniel Craig wore in the most recent 007 film, "Quantum of Solace". Second, feel like you're at the movie theater watching all the James Bond flicks with a Blu-Ray package consisting of a 46" plasma HDTV, a Blu-Ray player and several of the James Bond films in that format (Brandi). Finally, gamble like Bond while in Monte Carlo (Lanisha's near the audience screen). One of the best written Showcases of the season!
(Note: When Rich did his gun shot to open the Showcase, the Pathfinder "EROOOOOO" sound played!)
Video Bonus: James Bond Showcase
JACQUELYN BIDS $17,500 ON JAMES BOND SHOWCASE
MY BID FOR JAMES BOND SHOWCASE: $16,500
JACQUELYN'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $17,500
ARP: $17,790
DIFFERENCE: $290!
Do you suppose for one moment LindseyMarie's a Double Showcase Winner? I hope so. ARP of her Showcase...
...$22,616- BY A DIFFERENCE OF $116, SHE IS INDEED THE FIRST DOUBLE SHOWCASE WINNER OF 2009 BY $174!!! What a great Showcase bidding round! But only one can win, and it's LindseyMarie with a final total of $41,700 in prizes!
(Note: The blue checkerboard pattern on the current DSW graphic is now gone.)
Video Bonus: DSW #3
DOND: We have #3 Victoria Ingram as our designated player today (who is a 19-year-old student). She wants to win enough to travel with her mother to see her aunt for the first time in her life.
ROUND 1:
1. #21 (Mike)- $7,500
2. #16 (Christie)- BUCK
3. #13 (Ray)- $300
4. #12 (Nichole)- $250,000
5. #11 (Vickie)- $10
FIRST OFFER: $13,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 2:
1. #19 (Adrian)- $5
2. #10 (Dana)- $10,000
3. #17 (Rod)- $100
4. #7 (Anna)- $25,000
5. #15 (Bessie)- $200
SECOND OFFER: $26,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 3:
1. #9 (Milton)- $400
2. #5 (Rochelle)- $5,000
3. #1 (Sonia)- $75,000 (DANGER ZONE ENFORCED)
4. #20 (Brian)- $1,000
THIRD OFFER: $38,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 4:
1. #2 (Victor)- $25
2. #4 (Whitney)- $50,000 (STRIKE ONE)
FOURTH OFFER: $30,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 5:
1. #14 (Ranen)- PENNY
2. #22 (Gregory)- $500,000 (STRIKE TWO)
FIFTH OFFER: $19,000- DEAL
19th PICK: #18 (Robert)- $50
OFFER: $35,000
20th PICK: #8 (Sarah)- $500
OFFER: $51,000
She...misses out on $100,000.
WOF: Tonight's opening Toss-Up category is Living Things:
W _ _ D
H _ R _ _ S
Christy gives a ZONK ANSWER OF THE WEEK NOMINEE with WOOD HERONS. Robert then solves WILD HORSES for $1,000.
$5,000-WINNING ID OF THE NIGHT: TW9993856
Tonight's players:
Robert Englehart (Mission Viejo, CA)- Project specialist; family's doing a band
Victoria Viejos (Escondido, CA)- Graduate student at SDSU
Christy Davis (Crane Hill, AL)- Children's Hospital nurse
$2,000 Toss-Up category is Phrase:
P _ E T _ Y/IN/M _ _ _ _ _
Robert goes 2 for 2 by solving POETRY IN MOTION.
After a Big Sky ski trip worth $100 shy of 10 grand goes on the wheel, the Round 1 category is Show Biz. Early on, Robert calls an N for a $1,000 Tiger GPS gift certificate, but he then spins Bankrupt to lose that right back as well as $650. After Victoria buys the E's later, we have...
_ A _ E _ _/_ A R D R _ _ E/AND/
A _ _ E S S _ R _ E S
...this puzzle's for you, Alan. She next calls the C's for another $600, buys the O's and the I, then calls a $600 W, a $600 B, and then buys the last vowel of U. She next calls the M for another $300 and the Free Spin, but then has to use the Free Spin right away after calling a dud in H; she then calls another dud in G. Christy then calls a $900 K, an $800 P and solves MAKEUP, WARDROBE & ACCESSORIES for $1,700.
DUDS: G, H
BANKRUPTS: 1 (Robert)
Eggland's Best Jackpot Round category is Landmark. After Christy buys the E's, we have...
_ _ _ N T _ _/_ _ S I _/_ A L L/_ _/
_ A _ E/AND/_ _ S E _ _
...I think this is in Nashville. She then just slides by the good part of the Million Dollar Wedge and gets the left Bankrupt on it instead to lose $1,850. Robert next calls the C's for $1,800, the L's for another $2,400 and then solves COUNTRY MUSIC HALL OF FAME AND MUSEUM for another $4,200 and $7,200 total.
BANKRUPTS: 2 (Victoria, Christy)
Tonight's Mystery/Prize Puzzle Round is brought to you by Centrum Silver; category this time is Event. Christy starts off with her second Bankrupt in a row. A little later, Robert calls five N's for the Wild Card. Later, after calling two F's for $7,000, he doesn't use the Wild Card for now and buys three I's instead. At this point, here's what we have...
_ _ N N I N _/OFF/TO/_ N/I S _ _ N _/
_ I _ E _ _ _ _
...I think I know. After buying four A's, he calls a Y while on the Mystery Wedge next to the MDW and with $6,600 and the Wild Card at stake for him right now, he takes $1,000 for it ($10,000 was on the back, though). It doesn't matter, though- he then hits the right Bankrupt of the MDW (his second one tonight) to lose $7,600 and the Wild Card. Victoria then jumps in and solves RUNNING OFF TO AN ISLAND HIDEAWAY for a trip to St. Croix worth $8,900, giving her a slight lead for the moment.
BANKRUPTS: 2 (Christy, Robert)
WINNING ID FOR TRIP: JN9824471
$3,000 Toss-Up category is Movie Title:
M _ _ _ _ Y/&/_ _
Christy makes this match even tighter by solving MARLEY & ME to go to $4,700. Next category is Place. After Robert calls the P's, we have...
P A _ T _/S _ P P _ _/S T _ _ _
...and he solves PARTY SUPPLY STORE for another $1,350 and $8,550 total.
LOTs: 1 (Christy)
Speed-Up Round category is People and consonants are worth $1,700 apiece; we have a low-scoring pitcher's duel here, so this round will decide it. After Bob calls the N...
T _ _ _ T - _ N _ T
_ R _ _ P
...he solves TIGHT-KNIT GROUP to win the championship with $11,950! Christy leaves with $4,700 and Victoria's heading to St. Croix.
Big Money Round: Bob spins the I in AMERICA'S and the category is People. Starting with:
_ _ R S _ T _
S _ _ _ _
He calls Y, B, C and O and gets...
_ _ R S _ T Y
S _ _ _ _
...he doesn't even get the first word of VARSITY. It was VARSITY SQUAD, and he even said it a second after the buzzer...
...AND LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, HE JUST PULLED AN ALLISON RACEY TONIGHT- HE'S THE SEVENTH $100,000 LOSER OF THE SEASON; IT'S ALSO THE SECOND WEEK IN A ROW THAT'S HAPPENED. Terrible episode tonight.
Video Bonus: Heartbreaking $100,000 "Wheel" loss
Jeopardy!: I hope Dan Smith can win again, this time against:
Tanya Hayes (NYC)- Auction house manager
Kathy Gillespie Hennelly (Cinnaminson, NJ)- Business technology teacher
First six categories:
CAN'T GET ENOUGH OPERA
CY YOUNG AWARD WINNERS
NEWLY DISCOVERED CHEMICAL ELEMENTS?
"NORTH" & "SOUTH"
EAST & WEST
THIS IS ONE SLIMY CATEGORY
After the $800 Chemical Elements clue proves to be the night's first Triple Stumper, the champ finds the Daily Double in the same category under the $1,000 clue. He only has $200 while both challengers have twice as much. He goes for the face value of the clue ($1,000) on this:
Homeostasis is a state of this element.
"What is tedium?"...no. It was equilibrium and he's now $800 in the hole. At the first break, he cuts his debt in half while Kathy leads with $2,400 and Hayes has $200. After the round...
Dan: $1,400
Kathy: $2,200
Tanya: $3,800
...this game's gotten a bit tighter.
LACH TRASH: $3,600
ASK ALEX: Alex's favorite movie is "How Green Is My Valley".
DJ! Categories:
LITERARY QUOTES
OPENING ACTS
NATURE CALLS
BRITISH ROYAL HOUSES
CAN I BUY YOU A SANDWICH?
"B" PREPARED
On the fourth clue of the round, Smith finds the round's first DD under the $1,600 Literary Quotes clue. He has $3,000, while Tanya leads with $4,600 and Kathy has $2,200. Like the last time, he wagers the face value of the clue ($1,600). To tie it up for now:
This fictional character says the Houyhnhnms "Live under the government of reason".
"Who is Gulliver?"...is right to tie the game at $4,600 apiece! Towards the end of the round, Smith finds the other DD under the $1,600 Sandwich clue with $10,600, thus finding all three of them tonight; Kathy has $5,800 and Tanya has an even $5,000. He wagers $2,000. To be in Lock Game Territory heading into the last clue of the round, here's the clue:
The name of this hot pressed sandwich made with a variety of fillings is Italian for "little bread".
"What is panini?"...$12,600! But he then loses the lock game situation after Tanya gets the $2,000 Sandwich clue correct.
DJ! LACH TRASH: $11,600
SCORES AFTER DOUBLE JEOPARDY!:
Dan: $12,600
Kathy: $3,800
Tanya: $7,000
CORYAT SCORES:
Dan: $13,200
Kathy: $3,800
Tanya: $7,000
If I were Tanya, I would wager at least $4,200 in FJ!.
FJ! CATEGORY: Political Terms.
The first known use of this word is a 1763 entry in John Adams' diary describing a club meeting in a friend's attic.
KATHY:
Response: "What is a caucus?"
Wager: ALL IN
Final score: $7,600
I don't believe Tanya Hayes got this one...and she didn't with convention, costing her $6,500 and locking up the game for Mr. Smith. Just for the record, he also got this one right and wagered $2,600 instead of $1,401, giving him another $15,200 tonight and $69,200 for three days.
Millionaire: Cat Deeley's third day as sub-host:
Part 1
Part 2
LindseyMarie: $1,300
Carol Ann: $2,500
Joshua: $1,500
Cecillia: $1,000
ARP: $2,400
Joshua plays Switcheroo for a Jeep Wrangler (Std., Prot)(Brandi). Board handled by Lanisha today:
JEEP: $ 2 1 , 2 _ 9
Musical knife cake: $ _ 5
Dispenser: $ _ 6
Toiletry kit: $ _ 3
Travel speaker: $ _ 0
NUMBERS AVAILABLE: 2, 3, 4, 5 & 8
First guesses:
JEEP: $21,259
Musical knife cake: $25
Dispenser: $46
Toiletry kit: $33
Travel speaker: $80
He has...two right. I can tell you right now that he has the Jeep price right, but I'm worried that he'll change his guess for that since he only got two right the first time...
JEEP: $21,289
Musical knife cake: $25
Dispenser: $46
Toiletry kit: $53
Travel speaker: $30
...my fears were realized. And to make matters worse, HE WINS NOTHING. The right prices for the four SPs:
Musical knife cake: $35
Dispenser: $26
Toiletry kit: $43
Travel speaker: $80
Jacquelyn Brown then comes on down to fill in the orange spot and the second IUFB is power tools (Amber).
Jacquelyn: $450
Cecillia: $1,000
LindseyMarie: $1,050
Carol Ann: $950
ARP: $600
Jacquelyn, who got sent here by her dad, plays Safe Crackers (Brandi) for a trip to Napa Valley (displayed by two new plasma screens shown off by Lanisha) and luggage (Lanisha), all worth $3,319.
NUMBERS IN PRICE OF LUGGAGE: 0, 6 & 7
She tries the combination at $760...she wins!
Playing the game sixth is Nicholas Luciani and the third IUFB is a Michael C. Fina gold diamond bracelet (Brandi).
Nicholas: $690
Cecillia: $780
LindseyMarie: $1,100
Carol Ann: $1,500
ARP: $1,700
Carol Ann plays Most Expensive for a love seat (Brandi), a small fireplace (Lanisha) and a Dell computer system (Amber). She goes with the majority on the computer. The love seat is $1,029, the fireplace is $1,640...and she scores an easy win with the computer at $2,638!
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #1:
Joshua ($2,400): 30 + 85 = OVER
Jacquelyn ($3,919): 40 + 60 = WINS $1,000!
Carol Ann ($7,007): Dime + 95 = OVER
In Jacquelyn's Bonus Spin...a quarter.
(Note: Starting with this episode, I believe I saw some new handles on the left side of the Big Wheel.)
Coming on down next is Arlene Alsky and the fourth IUFB is a snowboarding package (Amber).
Arlene: $1,400
Nicholas: $550
Cecillia: $1,000
LindseyMarie: $1,001
ARP: $1,294
LindseyMarie, from Vegas but originally from Cleveland, plays Grocery Game for a $7,995 outdoor kitchen (Brandi). Lanisha's got the register today. Products today are popcorn, Thera-Gesic, pomegranate bluberry juice, Gold Bond Ultimate Healing Lotion (small tube) and HBP medicine (Drew was playing touchy-feely with each one of the items).
1. 9 Popcorns: $2.49 X 9 = WIPEOUT ($22.41)
Next is Melissa and the next IUFB is a Largo dinette (Brandi).
Melissa: $1,250
Arlene: $950
Nicholas: $1,100
Cecillia: $1,200
ARP: $1,495
Melissa plays Cover Up for a Pontiac Vibe (Std., AT, AC, Prots, Stereo)(Amber). Board:
First number: 1 or 2?
Second number: 3, 4 or 9?
Third number: 0, 1, 4 or 9?
Fourth number: 0, 1, 4, 5 or 7?
Last number: 1, 3, 4, 6, 8 or 9?
She's confused early on. Her first guess is $19,474...only the last number's wrong. She then goes with her previous gut of 9 for the last number...but we have our first Cover Up MAX OUT of the season. ARP: $19,476.
(The base price of the Vibe on the show is now $18,535; the G6's base price is now $21,160.)
The final participant is Maishacole Perri from Pali University and the final IUFB is an electric keyboard (being played by Eric, one of the show's PAs). This is Cecillia's final chance to escape banishment to the First Four Breakfast Club.
Maishacole: $1,200
Arlene: $1,850
Nicholas: $1,350
Cecillia: $1,100
ARP: $1,220
TODAY'S FIRST FOUR BREAKFAST CLUB MEMBER: Cecillia
Maishacole plays Double Prices for a Harley-Davidson motorcycle (Lanisha). It's either $12,989 or $14,529. She says that $14,529 should be given the "Alakazam" treatment...she's won it for a .500 day in today's Pricing Games!
My Pricing Game lineup:
1. Switcheroo
2. Safe Crackers
3. Most Expensive
4. Double Prices
5. Cover Up
6. Grocery Game
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #2:
LindseyMarie ($1,294): $.95
Melissa ($1,495): 30 + $1 = OVER
Maishacole ($15,749): 80 + $1 = OVER
LindseyMarie goes to the Showcase.
The first Showcase has beauty supplies, a Broyhill bedroom and a Sea-Doo jet ski; all prizes are modeled by Amber.
JACQUELYN PASSES TO LINDSEYMARIE; LINDSEYMARIE BIDS $22,500 ON ROOM/JET SKI SHOWCASE
MY BID FOR ROOM/JET SKI SHOWCASE: $21,111
For Jacquelyn, we see Rich as James Bond! First, wear the same stainless steel watch that Daniel Craig wore in the most recent 007 film, "Quantum of Solace". Second, feel like you're at the movie theater watching all the James Bond flicks with a Blu-Ray package consisting of a 46" plasma HDTV, a Blu-Ray player and several of the James Bond films in that format (Brandi). Finally, gamble like Bond while in Monte Carlo (Lanisha's near the audience screen). One of the best written Showcases of the season!
(Note: When Rich did his gun shot to open the Showcase, the Pathfinder "EROOOOOO" sound played!)
Video Bonus: James Bond Showcase
JACQUELYN BIDS $17,500 ON JAMES BOND SHOWCASE
MY BID FOR JAMES BOND SHOWCASE: $16,500
JACQUELYN'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $17,500
ARP: $17,790
DIFFERENCE: $290!
Do you suppose for one moment LindseyMarie's a Double Showcase Winner? I hope so. ARP of her Showcase...
...$22,616- BY A DIFFERENCE OF $116, SHE IS INDEED THE FIRST DOUBLE SHOWCASE WINNER OF 2009 BY $174!!! What a great Showcase bidding round! But only one can win, and it's LindseyMarie with a final total of $41,700 in prizes!
(Note: The blue checkerboard pattern on the current DSW graphic is now gone.)
Video Bonus: DSW #3
DOND: We have #3 Victoria Ingram as our designated player today (who is a 19-year-old student). She wants to win enough to travel with her mother to see her aunt for the first time in her life.
ROUND 1:
1. #21 (Mike)- $7,500
2. #16 (Christie)- BUCK
3. #13 (Ray)- $300
4. #12 (Nichole)- $250,000
5. #11 (Vickie)- $10
FIRST OFFER: $13,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 2:
1. #19 (Adrian)- $5
2. #10 (Dana)- $10,000
3. #17 (Rod)- $100
4. #7 (Anna)- $25,000
5. #15 (Bessie)- $200
SECOND OFFER: $26,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 3:
1. #9 (Milton)- $400
2. #5 (Rochelle)- $5,000
3. #1 (Sonia)- $75,000 (DANGER ZONE ENFORCED)
4. #20 (Brian)- $1,000
THIRD OFFER: $38,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 4:
1. #2 (Victor)- $25
2. #4 (Whitney)- $50,000 (STRIKE ONE)
FOURTH OFFER: $30,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 5:
1. #14 (Ranen)- PENNY
2. #22 (Gregory)- $500,000 (STRIKE TWO)
FIFTH OFFER: $19,000- DEAL
19th PICK: #18 (Robert)- $50
OFFER: $35,000
20th PICK: #8 (Sarah)- $500
OFFER: $51,000
She...misses out on $100,000.
WOF: Tonight's opening Toss-Up category is Living Things:
W _ _ D
H _ R _ _ S
Christy gives a ZONK ANSWER OF THE WEEK NOMINEE with WOOD HERONS. Robert then solves WILD HORSES for $1,000.
$5,000-WINNING ID OF THE NIGHT: TW9993856
Tonight's players:
Robert Englehart (Mission Viejo, CA)- Project specialist; family's doing a band
Victoria Viejos (Escondido, CA)- Graduate student at SDSU
Christy Davis (Crane Hill, AL)- Children's Hospital nurse
$2,000 Toss-Up category is Phrase:
P _ E T _ Y/IN/M _ _ _ _ _
Robert goes 2 for 2 by solving POETRY IN MOTION.
After a Big Sky ski trip worth $100 shy of 10 grand goes on the wheel, the Round 1 category is Show Biz. Early on, Robert calls an N for a $1,000 Tiger GPS gift certificate, but he then spins Bankrupt to lose that right back as well as $650. After Victoria buys the E's later, we have...
_ A _ E _ _/_ A R D R _ _ E/AND/
A _ _ E S S _ R _ E S
...this puzzle's for you, Alan. She next calls the C's for another $600, buys the O's and the I, then calls a $600 W, a $600 B, and then buys the last vowel of U. She next calls the M for another $300 and the Free Spin, but then has to use the Free Spin right away after calling a dud in H; she then calls another dud in G. Christy then calls a $900 K, an $800 P and solves MAKEUP, WARDROBE & ACCESSORIES for $1,700.
DUDS: G, H
BANKRUPTS: 1 (Robert)
Eggland's Best Jackpot Round category is Landmark. After Christy buys the E's, we have...
_ _ _ N T _ _/_ _ S I _/_ A L L/_ _/
_ A _ E/AND/_ _ S E _ _
...I think this is in Nashville. She then just slides by the good part of the Million Dollar Wedge and gets the left Bankrupt on it instead to lose $1,850. Robert next calls the C's for $1,800, the L's for another $2,400 and then solves COUNTRY MUSIC HALL OF FAME AND MUSEUM for another $4,200 and $7,200 total.
BANKRUPTS: 2 (Victoria, Christy)
Tonight's Mystery/Prize Puzzle Round is brought to you by Centrum Silver; category this time is Event. Christy starts off with her second Bankrupt in a row. A little later, Robert calls five N's for the Wild Card. Later, after calling two F's for $7,000, he doesn't use the Wild Card for now and buys three I's instead. At this point, here's what we have...
_ _ N N I N _/OFF/TO/_ N/I S _ _ N _/
_ I _ E _ _ _ _
...I think I know. After buying four A's, he calls a Y while on the Mystery Wedge next to the MDW and with $6,600 and the Wild Card at stake for him right now, he takes $1,000 for it ($10,000 was on the back, though). It doesn't matter, though- he then hits the right Bankrupt of the MDW (his second one tonight) to lose $7,600 and the Wild Card. Victoria then jumps in and solves RUNNING OFF TO AN ISLAND HIDEAWAY for a trip to St. Croix worth $8,900, giving her a slight lead for the moment.
BANKRUPTS: 2 (Christy, Robert)
WINNING ID FOR TRIP: JN9824471
$3,000 Toss-Up category is Movie Title:
M _ _ _ _ Y/&/_ _
Christy makes this match even tighter by solving MARLEY & ME to go to $4,700. Next category is Place. After Robert calls the P's, we have...
P A _ T _/S _ P P _ _/S T _ _ _
...and he solves PARTY SUPPLY STORE for another $1,350 and $8,550 total.
LOTs: 1 (Christy)
Speed-Up Round category is People and consonants are worth $1,700 apiece; we have a low-scoring pitcher's duel here, so this round will decide it. After Bob calls the N...
T _ _ _ T - _ N _ T
_ R _ _ P
...he solves TIGHT-KNIT GROUP to win the championship with $11,950! Christy leaves with $4,700 and Victoria's heading to St. Croix.
Big Money Round: Bob spins the I in AMERICA'S and the category is People. Starting with:
_ _ R S _ T _
S _ _ _ _
He calls Y, B, C and O and gets...
_ _ R S _ T Y
S _ _ _ _
...he doesn't even get the first word of VARSITY. It was VARSITY SQUAD, and he even said it a second after the buzzer...
...AND LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, HE JUST PULLED AN ALLISON RACEY TONIGHT- HE'S THE SEVENTH $100,000 LOSER OF THE SEASON; IT'S ALSO THE SECOND WEEK IN A ROW THAT'S HAPPENED. Terrible episode tonight.
Video Bonus: Heartbreaking $100,000 "Wheel" loss
Jeopardy!: I hope Dan Smith can win again, this time against:
Tanya Hayes (NYC)- Auction house manager
Kathy Gillespie Hennelly (Cinnaminson, NJ)- Business technology teacher
First six categories:
CAN'T GET ENOUGH OPERA
CY YOUNG AWARD WINNERS
NEWLY DISCOVERED CHEMICAL ELEMENTS?
"NORTH" & "SOUTH"
EAST & WEST
THIS IS ONE SLIMY CATEGORY
After the $800 Chemical Elements clue proves to be the night's first Triple Stumper, the champ finds the Daily Double in the same category under the $1,000 clue. He only has $200 while both challengers have twice as much. He goes for the face value of the clue ($1,000) on this:
Homeostasis is a state of this element.
"What is tedium?"...no. It was equilibrium and he's now $800 in the hole. At the first break, he cuts his debt in half while Kathy leads with $2,400 and Hayes has $200. After the round...
Dan: $1,400
Kathy: $2,200
Tanya: $3,800
...this game's gotten a bit tighter.
LACH TRASH: $3,600
ASK ALEX: Alex's favorite movie is "How Green Is My Valley".
DJ! Categories:
LITERARY QUOTES
OPENING ACTS
NATURE CALLS
BRITISH ROYAL HOUSES
CAN I BUY YOU A SANDWICH?
"B" PREPARED
On the fourth clue of the round, Smith finds the round's first DD under the $1,600 Literary Quotes clue. He has $3,000, while Tanya leads with $4,600 and Kathy has $2,200. Like the last time, he wagers the face value of the clue ($1,600). To tie it up for now:
This fictional character says the Houyhnhnms "Live under the government of reason".
"Who is Gulliver?"...is right to tie the game at $4,600 apiece! Towards the end of the round, Smith finds the other DD under the $1,600 Sandwich clue with $10,600, thus finding all three of them tonight; Kathy has $5,800 and Tanya has an even $5,000. He wagers $2,000. To be in Lock Game Territory heading into the last clue of the round, here's the clue:
The name of this hot pressed sandwich made with a variety of fillings is Italian for "little bread".
"What is panini?"...$12,600! But he then loses the lock game situation after Tanya gets the $2,000 Sandwich clue correct.
DJ! LACH TRASH: $11,600
SCORES AFTER DOUBLE JEOPARDY!:
Dan: $12,600
Kathy: $3,800
Tanya: $7,000
CORYAT SCORES:
Dan: $13,200
Kathy: $3,800
Tanya: $7,000
If I were Tanya, I would wager at least $4,200 in FJ!.
FJ! CATEGORY: Political Terms.
The first known use of this word is a 1763 entry in John Adams' diary describing a club meeting in a friend's attic.
KATHY:
Response: "What is a caucus?"
Wager: ALL IN
Final score: $7,600
I don't believe Tanya Hayes got this one...and she didn't with convention, costing her $6,500 and locking up the game for Mr. Smith. Just for the record, he also got this one right and wagered $2,600 instead of $1,401, giving him another $15,200 tonight and $69,200 for three days.
Millionaire: Cat Deeley's third day as sub-host:
Part 1
Part 2
"Catch 21" Season 2 premiere date announced
The second season of "Catch 21" will begin on the same day as the new revival of "The Newlywed Game"- April 6th. "Newlywed" will air weekdays at 6 PM EST, while "Catch 21" follows it at 6:30 PM EST. "Catch 21" will have 65 episodes airing this season.
An important note about this season of "Catch 21"- each day's winner will now have a minimum of two Power Chips to work with in the Triple Blackjack Round. Hence, any contestant that sweeps the maingame this season will have four Power Chips to work with when going for up to $25,000.
Various sources contributed to this report.
An important note about this season of "Catch 21"- each day's winner will now have a minimum of two Power Chips to work with in the Triple Blackjack Round. Hence, any contestant that sweeps the maingame this season will have four Power Chips to work with when going for up to $25,000.
Various sources contributed to this report.
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
"The Biggest Loser" 2/17
Pop Challenge #2: All of the remaining contestants must now run up a mountain towards a board consisting of 130 keys. Two of the keys open one of the locks to the gym. Only the first two contestant (s) that selects the right key and unlocks the door gets to work out in the gym for the week; everybody else has to work out outside.
The winners after about an hour are...
...Shanon & Helen and Ron & Mike!
Immunity Challenge: All contestants must get on a rowing machine and row as hard as they can in order to keep their light green. When they start rowing a little too slow, their light will turn yellow. If they row way too slow, their light turns red and they're eliminated. Last one (s) standing gets immunity.
1. Ron & Mike
2. Mandi & Aubrey
3. Helen & Shanon
4. Kristin & Cathy
5. Filipe & Sione
It all comes down to Dane and Laura & Tara...
...Dane Patterson wins it! And he really needed it, because if he didn't win immunity and had fallen below the yellow line in this week's Weigh-In, he would've been eliminated on the spot (without any voting in this case).
WEIGH-IN:
Dane: 325 lbs, four pounds lost, 1.22%
Kristin (289) & Cathy (263) = 552 lbs, 13 pounds lost, 2.3%
Filipe (291) & Sione (296) = 587 lbs, 16 pounds lost, 2.65%
Laura (241) & Tara (222) = 463 lbs, 15 pounds lost, 3.14%
Mandi (210) & Aubrey (216) = 426 lbs, 12 pounds lost, 2.74%
Helen (205) & Shanon (238) = 443 lbs, nine pounds lost, 1.99%
For Ron & Mike to avoid their third trip to the elimination ceremony, they need to have lost at least 14 pounds...
Mike (307) & Ron (354) = 661 lbs, 17 pounds lost, 2.51%
...yes by three! This is the third time this season that Laura and/or Tara has won a Weigh-In! Meanwhile, Helen & Shanon will be split apart.
ELIMINATION #6: By a unanimous vote, leaving the Pink Team tonight will be...
Helen
Shanon
...Shannon Thomas.
The winners after about an hour are...
...Shanon & Helen and Ron & Mike!
Immunity Challenge: All contestants must get on a rowing machine and row as hard as they can in order to keep their light green. When they start rowing a little too slow, their light will turn yellow. If they row way too slow, their light turns red and they're eliminated. Last one (s) standing gets immunity.
1. Ron & Mike
2. Mandi & Aubrey
3. Helen & Shanon
4. Kristin & Cathy
5. Filipe & Sione
It all comes down to Dane and Laura & Tara...
...Dane Patterson wins it! And he really needed it, because if he didn't win immunity and had fallen below the yellow line in this week's Weigh-In, he would've been eliminated on the spot (without any voting in this case).
WEIGH-IN:
Dane: 325 lbs, four pounds lost, 1.22%
Kristin (289) & Cathy (263) = 552 lbs, 13 pounds lost, 2.3%
Filipe (291) & Sione (296) = 587 lbs, 16 pounds lost, 2.65%
Laura (241) & Tara (222) = 463 lbs, 15 pounds lost, 3.14%
Mandi (210) & Aubrey (216) = 426 lbs, 12 pounds lost, 2.74%
Helen (205) & Shanon (238) = 443 lbs, nine pounds lost, 1.99%
For Ron & Mike to avoid their third trip to the elimination ceremony, they need to have lost at least 14 pounds...
Mike (307) & Ron (354) = 661 lbs, 17 pounds lost, 2.51%
...yes by three! This is the third time this season that Laura and/or Tara has won a Weigh-In! Meanwhile, Helen & Shanon will be split apart.
ELIMINATION #6: By a unanimous vote, leaving the Pink Team tonight will be...
Helen
Shanon
...Shannon Thomas.
2/17/2009 Results
TPIR: Episode 4632K begins with Dexter Williams, Mary Magiera, Patrick David and Clint Heinze. Drew comes out doing this falling dance move some actress did on their appearance on "Late Night With Conan O' Brien" and the first IUFB is stuff from Calvin Klein (Brandi).
Clint: $550
Patrick: $795
Mary: $1,000
Dexter: $1,500
ARP: $1,833
Dexter, a Marine, has a chance to win $25,000 in military bonus money playing Punch a Bunch (Lanisha). Today's SPs are modeled by Brandi.
1. Magnet-holding figure with LED light
IS NOT: $15
GUESS: LOWER- $30
2. Vaccum sealer
IS NOT: $110
GUESS: LOWER- $80
3. Aluminum money clasp
IS NOT: $25
GUESS: LOWER- $50
4. Baby food maker
IS NOT: $120
GUESS: LOWER- $150
Except for the even ones, Dexter did a HORRIBLE job with the SPs here. His only punch is hole #24...fittingly, that hole has $50. I thought this was the WORST PUNCH-A-BUNCH PLAYING EVER.
Trying to do a heck of a lot better is Cathy Cresasia and the second IUFB is a hammock (Brandi).
Cathy: $600
Clint: $450
Patrick: $651
Mary: $652
ARP: $811
Mary plays Super Squeeze Play for a Ford Mustang (Amber)! Board:
225135
She disregards the Peanut Gallery's pick of the second 2 and instead removes the first 5...
$ 2 2 , 1 3 5
...everybody's wrong. ARP: $22,515. Good try, Mary.
Sixth is Lorrie Frelich and the third IUFB is a karaoke machine (Lanisha).
Lorrie: $425 (STAGE GARF)
Cathy: $450 (STAGE GARF)
Clint: $455 (STAGE GARF)
Patrick: $460
By default, Patrick wins with the ARP being $680.
He now plays Now or Then for an Ashley living room and a digital camcorder (Amber), all worth a buck shy of $5,000. Then this time is April 1993. The products today are Gold Bond Ultimate Healing Lotion marked at $9.56, HBP medicine marked at $6.29, Icy Hot PM marked at $7.97, Airheads marked at 99 cents, One a Day supplement marked at $6.79 and Snuggle marked at $2.39. He first says Now for the lotion, which is correct. Second, he goes with Then on the HBP- I don't think so. His third selection is the Snuggle and he tries Then again...this time, he's right. That means the supplement will decide his fate, and he says Now...NO! I thought for sure the Airheads was the other Then item! Darn; we have a winless first half.
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #1:
Patrick ($680): $.60
Mary ($811): Nickel + 65 = $.70
Dexter ($1,963): 15 + Dime = Quarter
Good for Mary she gets to the Showcase instead of Dexter. Dexter should have to do 20 push-ups after that terrible performance in Punch a Bunch.
Rich then sends the magic words to Debra Santos and fourth on the IUFB extravaganza is a pair of mountain bikes being ridden on by Amber & Lanisha.
Debra: $900
Lorrie: $944
Cathy: $750
Clint: BUCK
ARP: $795
Cathy, part of the Crenshaw Eco Club, plays Easy as 1-2-3 for a wine cabinet (Lanisha), a multi-tool package (Brandi) and an LCD HDTV (Amber). Her guesses:
#1: Tools
#2: TV
#3: Wine cabinet
Prices:
Tools: $1,092
TV: $1,499
Wine cabinet: $2,125
She's the day's first winner!
Coming on down next is Kathryn Burton and the next IUFB is a gas grill (Amber & Brandi). Clint's got two chances left to avoid the First Four Breakfast Club.
Kathryn: $950
Clint: $1,150
Debra: $800
Lorrie: $1,151
ARP: $2,241
After Lorrie does a little scream, she'll play Lucky $even for a Ford F-150 (Std., Prot, #61X, #86D, Glass)(Lanisha; the prize script incorrectly called the truck at first a Ford Ranger F-150). First number is 2. Her second number guess is 5...
$ 2 3 , _ _ _
...which costs her two bucks. She then guesses there's another 3 in the third spot...
$ 2 3 , 2 _ _
...good guess- that only costs her another dollar. She then goes up to 7 for the fourth digit...
$ 2 3 , 2 6 _
...only costs her another buck. She has $3 left heading into the last digit. She goes with the obvious guess of 5...
$ 2 3 , 2 6 7
...she wins the truck! Well done!
The last player today is Ashley Uptgraft and the final IUFB is a refrigerator/freezer (Amber & Brandi). This is Clint's last chance.
Ashley: $1,500
Kathryn: $2,400
Clint: $1,750
Debra: $2,200
ARP: $1,798, so Clint finally makes it!
This Chu Crazies member will try to make a perfect second half happen in Coming or Going for a Beachcomber hot tub (Lanisha). The Coming price is $8,579, while the Going price is $9,758. In the end, he's Coming...and a perfect second half just came our way!
My Pricing Game lineup today:
1. Lucky $even
2. Punch a Bunch
3. Now or Then
4. Easy as 1-2-3
5. Coming or Going
6. Squeeze Play
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #2:
Cathy ($5,511): 50 + 90 = OVER
Clint ($10,377): $.75
Lorrie ($25,508): 40 + 55 = $.95
Lorrie's in the Showcase today!
Showcase #1 begins with some 16" cultered pearls (Brandi). Then, if you want even more pearls, try going underwater searching for them while using some new SCUBA gear (Amber). Finally, to transport you to the right place to swim and search for those pearls, we're offering a Sanibel sailboat (Amber).
LORRIE PASSES TO MARY; MARY BIDS $22,420 ON PEARLS SHOWCASE- STAGE GARF (Doesn't cover the boat)
MY BID FOR PEARLS SHOWCASE: $31,500
For Lorrie, we have a showcase that will make you rockin'. First, feel like you're in a rock band with a new drum/cymbal set (Lanisha). Second, for a better rock band experience, there's a trip to Rock & Roll Fantasy Camp (Brandi handles the audience screen here). Finally, you'll really be rockin' if you drive way too fast in a Saturn Sky Red Line (Std., AT, Seats, Spoiler, Stereo)(Lanisha)!
LORRIE BIDS $33,200 ON CAR SHOWCASE- GARF OF THE CENTURY (she originally wanted to bid $52K)
MY BID FOR CAR SHOWCASE: $51,000
MARY'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $22,420
ARP: $30,395
DIFFERENCE: $7,975
LORRIE'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $33,200
ARP: $46,844
DIFFERENCE: $13,644- LOSS
At least Lorrie never would've won the Showcase and set any season highs; besides, she already has a Prius back home in addition to the new truck she just won, so who needs any more cars? Anyway, Mary wins the day and $31,206 in prizes.
DOND: Today's contestant is #17 Jackie Fromdack from Cleveland (who is a food sales person). Her actual case of destiny is #8.
ROUND 1:
1. #18 (Robert)- $200
2. #15 (Bessie)- $250,000
3. #10 (Dana)- BUCK
4. #22 (Gregory)- $10
5. #11 (Vickie)- $25,000
FIRST OFFER: $12,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 2:
1. #7 (Anna)- $10,000
2. #3 (Victoria)- $300
3. #5 (Rochelle)- $100,000 (DANGER ZONE ENFORCED)
4. #1 (Sonia)- $500,000 (BIG STRIKE ONE)
5. #4 (Whitney)- $5,000
SECOND OFFER: $4,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 3:
1. #21 (Mike)- $25
2. #19 (Adrian)- $1,000
3. #12 (Nichole)- PENNY
4. #6 (Danny)- $5
THIRD OFFER: $11,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 4:
1. #14 (Ranen)- $400
2. #17 (Sarah)- $100
FOURTH OFFER: $16,500- NO DEAL
ROUND 5:
1. #9 (Milton)- $500
2. #16 (Christie)- $2,500
FIFTH OFFER (during the break, Howie hands Jackie a Samsung Instinct phone to help her out in making a decision): $22,000- NO DEAL
19th PICK: #2 (Victor)- $75,000 (STRIKE TWO)
SIXTH OFFER: $17,000- NO DEAL
20th PICK: #20 (Brian)- $7,500 (NO SAFETY NET LEFT)
FINAL OFFER: $23,000- DEAL
Would she have won the 50 grand...yes.
WOF: First Toss-Up category is Occupation:
P _ _ K
R A _ G _ R
Dennis solves PARK RANGER for $1,000.
$5,000-WINNING ID OF THE NIGHT: JT09227
Tonight's trio:
Dennis Brayland (Jupiter, FL)- Former airline employee and currently a mystery book lover
Mary Clebare (Quitman, LA)- Rural carrier for the U.S. Postal Service
Audrey Rapp (Long Beach, CA)- Motorcycle rider/seller
$2,000 Toss-Up category is Living Things:
_ N G L _ _ H
_ U _ _ _ _ _ S
Mary guesses ENGLISH BULLDOGS...right for $2,000.
Round 1 is tonight's Prize Puzzle Round and the subject is Place. Now on the wheel is a white water rafting trip to Chile from Earth River Expeditions worth $9,400. After Mary buys the A's, we have...
THE/_ A T E _ A _/T _/THE/_ _ R T H
...she calls a $500 N, buys the O's but then calls a critical dud in P. Audrey then calls the G for the Wild Card, then she calls a $2,500 W, uses the Wild Card and after calling the Y for another $2,500, she solves THE GATEWAY TO THE NORTH for five grand and a trip to Edmonton, Canada, a total of $10,525 in cash and trip.
DUDS: P
WINNING ID FOR TRIP: ML4544783
Eggland's Best Jackpot Round category is Before & After. Audrey duds out with S early on after starting with two T's for $1,800. Dennis then calls a dud in R while on the Free Spin. Mary then calls the H for the Chile trip but then loses it right back to a Bankrupt. Later on in the round, Audrey loses $3,950 to a Bankrupt. Dennis then picks up the Free Spin this time by calling two D's for $600. After Dennis later calls the L's, here's the board:
D _ B _ T A N T _/BALL/AND/
_ H A I N
I had no idea on the first word, but he does by solving DEBUTANTE BALL AND CHAIN for another $1,800 and $2,800 total.
DUDS: R, S
BANKRUPTS: 2 (Mary, Audrey)
Tonight's Mystery Round is sponsored by Centrum Silver; category is Rock On! Dennis immediately hits the Mystery Wedge next to Lose a Turn and calls two T's. He takes $2,000 for them (good, because Bankrupt's behind it). After he later calls the P's, he's trying to solve with this showing:
SGT./P _ P P _ _ ' S/_ _ _ _ _ _/_ _ _ _ T S/
_ _ _ _/_ _ _ _
He solves SGT. PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND for another $6,850 and $9,650 total.
PERFECT ROUND
$3,000 Toss-Up category is Phrase:
_ _ _ _ L/_ N D/ERROR
Dennis solves TRIAL AND ERROR to take the lead with $12,650. Next category is Thing. Dennis turns in his Free Spin in the middle of the round after calling a dud in N. After he then calls the M, he spins Bankrupt to lose $7,400. After Mary buys the I's, the board reads:
L I T _ R _ R _
M _ S T _ R _ I _ _ _
She then calls a $5,000 Y and after buying the A's, she solves LITERARY MASTERPIECE for another $5,300 and $7,300 total. This match just got even tighter!
DUDS: N
BANKRUPTS: 1 (Dennis)
Next category is Food & Drink. After Audrey calls the D, we have...
_ _ _ S T _ D
_ _ _ S T _ _ T S
...after she buys the O, we go to Speed-Up Mode with the remaining consonants being worth
$1,700 apiece. She then loses her turn with the F. Dennis calls the R but blanks. Mary then calls the N and solves ROASTED CHESTNUTS for another $1,700 and a final third-place total of nine large. Audrey leaves with $10,525 in cash and trip and Dennis hangs on for the victory with $12,650!
So far, $32,175 in cash and trip has been given away tonight.
DUDS: F, L
Big Money Round: Dennis spins the S in AMERICA'S and the category is Phrase. Starting with:
_ _ L L _
_ _ _ L _ _ _ E _
He needs some help in that bottom word. He calls M, C, H and A and gets...
_ _ L L _
_ _ A L _ _ _ E _
...without the Fs and/or the I's up there, he's not FULLY QUALIFIED to win another $45,000.
Jeopardy!: Dan Smith looks like he can repeat as champion tonight against these folks:
Lane Galloway (Seattle)- Software development director
Annette Meier (Nederland, TX)- High school science teacher
Tonight's first categories:
MEDICAL MILESTONES
GET INTO GERE
COATS OF ARMS
NIGHTLY NEWS WORDS
LITERARY CROSSWORD CLUES "L"
MNOW YOUR MNEMONICS
Galloway's trying to sweep Nightly News Words with this $1,000 clue:
A Marxist stage before Communism, this is government control over the economy; I thought it meant friendliness.
This proves to be a Triple Stumper, however. It was Socialism. However, he then finds the Daily Double under the $800 Crossword clue, the last clue played before the first break. He has $2,000, leading the champ by $200. His wager is half the money on this:
"Wayside Inn" talespinner (10)
He blanks, so he's out of the lead for now with $1,000. It was Longfellow. At the end of the round, Smith has $6,600 and has a $5,000 over both of the challengers.
LACH TRASH: $2,800
DJ! Categories:
COMPOSERS
BODY OF MUSIC
ARTY FACTS
IT HAPPENED IN VIRGINIA
RATED "R" (WWE's Edge not included, of course)
FOR GEOGRAPHIC VIOLENCE
Early on this round, Smith loses a lot of that sizable lead. Later, Galloway finds the first DD under the $1,200 Arty Facts clue with $6,800, trailing Smith for the lead by $600; Meier has four grand. His wager is four large. For the lead back and to go to five figures:
In art, the goddess Diana is usually represented holding this weapon.
"What is a bow and arrow?"...that's the weapon to take the lead back with $10,800! He then winds up finding all three of the DDs; he finds the last one under the $1,600 Rated "R" clue with $12,800; Smith has $9,400 and Meier now has six grand. His last DD wager tonight is $2,000.
Tom Wolfe placed this title word before "Chic" to describe patronage of extremists by famous people.
"What is Romantic?"...not the word. It was Radical, so he drops back to where he was after the round's first DD was over- $10,800.
DJ! LACH TRASH: $5,200
SCORES AFTER DOUBLE JEOPARDY!:
Dan: $16,200
Annette: $6,000
Lane: $13,600
CORYAT SCORES:
Dan: $16,200
Annette: $6,000
Lane: $13,800
If I were the lady, I wouldn't bet too much in FJ!
FJ! CATEGORY: American Business.
In 1945, Mr. & Mrs. Shoen founded it after no one locally would rent them a trailer for their move from L.A. to Portland.
ANNETTE:
Response: "What is U Haul?"
Wager: ALL IN
Final score: $12,000
Galloway's right also but wagered just three grand, taking him to $16,600. If he really wanted to lock the lady out, he should've wagered $1,599 instead. Mr. Smith...is right as well, and as it turns out, he's the one who was locking out Annette Meier because his wager was $4,199. Thanks to Mr. Galloway not wagering enough, Smith retains the title with $20,399 and now has a two-day total of 54 grand!
Millionaire: Cat Deeley's second day as sub-host
Part 1
Part 2
Video Bonus: Clip from today's "Millionaire"
Clint: $550
Patrick: $795
Mary: $1,000
Dexter: $1,500
ARP: $1,833
Dexter, a Marine, has a chance to win $25,000 in military bonus money playing Punch a Bunch (Lanisha). Today's SPs are modeled by Brandi.
1. Magnet-holding figure with LED light
IS NOT: $15
GUESS: LOWER- $30
2. Vaccum sealer
IS NOT: $110
GUESS: LOWER- $80
3. Aluminum money clasp
IS NOT: $25
GUESS: LOWER- $50
4. Baby food maker
IS NOT: $120
GUESS: LOWER- $150
Except for the even ones, Dexter did a HORRIBLE job with the SPs here. His only punch is hole #24...fittingly, that hole has $50. I thought this was the WORST PUNCH-A-BUNCH PLAYING EVER.
Trying to do a heck of a lot better is Cathy Cresasia and the second IUFB is a hammock (Brandi).
Cathy: $600
Clint: $450
Patrick: $651
Mary: $652
ARP: $811
Mary plays Super Squeeze Play for a Ford Mustang (Amber)! Board:
225135
She disregards the Peanut Gallery's pick of the second 2 and instead removes the first 5...
$ 2 2 , 1 3 5
...everybody's wrong. ARP: $22,515. Good try, Mary.
Sixth is Lorrie Frelich and the third IUFB is a karaoke machine (Lanisha).
Lorrie: $425 (STAGE GARF)
Cathy: $450 (STAGE GARF)
Clint: $455 (STAGE GARF)
Patrick: $460
By default, Patrick wins with the ARP being $680.
He now plays Now or Then for an Ashley living room and a digital camcorder (Amber), all worth a buck shy of $5,000. Then this time is April 1993. The products today are Gold Bond Ultimate Healing Lotion marked at $9.56, HBP medicine marked at $6.29, Icy Hot PM marked at $7.97, Airheads marked at 99 cents, One a Day supplement marked at $6.79 and Snuggle marked at $2.39. He first says Now for the lotion, which is correct. Second, he goes with Then on the HBP- I don't think so. His third selection is the Snuggle and he tries Then again...this time, he's right. That means the supplement will decide his fate, and he says Now...NO! I thought for sure the Airheads was the other Then item! Darn; we have a winless first half.
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #1:
Patrick ($680): $.60
Mary ($811): Nickel + 65 = $.70
Dexter ($1,963): 15 + Dime = Quarter
Good for Mary she gets to the Showcase instead of Dexter. Dexter should have to do 20 push-ups after that terrible performance in Punch a Bunch.
Rich then sends the magic words to Debra Santos and fourth on the IUFB extravaganza is a pair of mountain bikes being ridden on by Amber & Lanisha.
Debra: $900
Lorrie: $944
Cathy: $750
Clint: BUCK
ARP: $795
Cathy, part of the Crenshaw Eco Club, plays Easy as 1-2-3 for a wine cabinet (Lanisha), a multi-tool package (Brandi) and an LCD HDTV (Amber). Her guesses:
#1: Tools
#2: TV
#3: Wine cabinet
Prices:
Tools: $1,092
TV: $1,499
Wine cabinet: $2,125
She's the day's first winner!
Coming on down next is Kathryn Burton and the next IUFB is a gas grill (Amber & Brandi). Clint's got two chances left to avoid the First Four Breakfast Club.
Kathryn: $950
Clint: $1,150
Debra: $800
Lorrie: $1,151
ARP: $2,241
After Lorrie does a little scream, she'll play Lucky $even for a Ford F-150 (Std., Prot, #61X, #86D, Glass)(Lanisha; the prize script incorrectly called the truck at first a Ford Ranger F-150). First number is 2. Her second number guess is 5...
$ 2 3 , _ _ _
...which costs her two bucks. She then guesses there's another 3 in the third spot...
$ 2 3 , 2 _ _
...good guess- that only costs her another dollar. She then goes up to 7 for the fourth digit...
$ 2 3 , 2 6 _
...only costs her another buck. She has $3 left heading into the last digit. She goes with the obvious guess of 5...
$ 2 3 , 2 6 7
...she wins the truck! Well done!
The last player today is Ashley Uptgraft and the final IUFB is a refrigerator/freezer (Amber & Brandi). This is Clint's last chance.
Ashley: $1,500
Kathryn: $2,400
Clint: $1,750
Debra: $2,200
ARP: $1,798, so Clint finally makes it!
This Chu Crazies member will try to make a perfect second half happen in Coming or Going for a Beachcomber hot tub (Lanisha). The Coming price is $8,579, while the Going price is $9,758. In the end, he's Coming...and a perfect second half just came our way!
My Pricing Game lineup today:
1. Lucky $even
2. Punch a Bunch
3. Now or Then
4. Easy as 1-2-3
5. Coming or Going
6. Squeeze Play
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #2:
Cathy ($5,511): 50 + 90 = OVER
Clint ($10,377): $.75
Lorrie ($25,508): 40 + 55 = $.95
Lorrie's in the Showcase today!
Showcase #1 begins with some 16" cultered pearls (Brandi). Then, if you want even more pearls, try going underwater searching for them while using some new SCUBA gear (Amber). Finally, to transport you to the right place to swim and search for those pearls, we're offering a Sanibel sailboat (Amber).
LORRIE PASSES TO MARY; MARY BIDS $22,420 ON PEARLS SHOWCASE- STAGE GARF (Doesn't cover the boat)
MY BID FOR PEARLS SHOWCASE: $31,500
For Lorrie, we have a showcase that will make you rockin'. First, feel like you're in a rock band with a new drum/cymbal set (Lanisha). Second, for a better rock band experience, there's a trip to Rock & Roll Fantasy Camp (Brandi handles the audience screen here). Finally, you'll really be rockin' if you drive way too fast in a Saturn Sky Red Line (Std., AT, Seats, Spoiler, Stereo)(Lanisha)!
LORRIE BIDS $33,200 ON CAR SHOWCASE- GARF OF THE CENTURY (she originally wanted to bid $52K)
MY BID FOR CAR SHOWCASE: $51,000
MARY'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $22,420
ARP: $30,395
DIFFERENCE: $7,975
LORRIE'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $33,200
ARP: $46,844
DIFFERENCE: $13,644- LOSS
At least Lorrie never would've won the Showcase and set any season highs; besides, she already has a Prius back home in addition to the new truck she just won, so who needs any more cars? Anyway, Mary wins the day and $31,206 in prizes.
DOND: Today's contestant is #17 Jackie Fromdack from Cleveland (who is a food sales person). Her actual case of destiny is #8.
ROUND 1:
1. #18 (Robert)- $200
2. #15 (Bessie)- $250,000
3. #10 (Dana)- BUCK
4. #22 (Gregory)- $10
5. #11 (Vickie)- $25,000
FIRST OFFER: $12,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 2:
1. #7 (Anna)- $10,000
2. #3 (Victoria)- $300
3. #5 (Rochelle)- $100,000 (DANGER ZONE ENFORCED)
4. #1 (Sonia)- $500,000 (BIG STRIKE ONE)
5. #4 (Whitney)- $5,000
SECOND OFFER: $4,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 3:
1. #21 (Mike)- $25
2. #19 (Adrian)- $1,000
3. #12 (Nichole)- PENNY
4. #6 (Danny)- $5
THIRD OFFER: $11,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 4:
1. #14 (Ranen)- $400
2. #17 (Sarah)- $100
FOURTH OFFER: $16,500- NO DEAL
ROUND 5:
1. #9 (Milton)- $500
2. #16 (Christie)- $2,500
FIFTH OFFER (during the break, Howie hands Jackie a Samsung Instinct phone to help her out in making a decision): $22,000- NO DEAL
19th PICK: #2 (Victor)- $75,000 (STRIKE TWO)
SIXTH OFFER: $17,000- NO DEAL
20th PICK: #20 (Brian)- $7,500 (NO SAFETY NET LEFT)
FINAL OFFER: $23,000- DEAL
Would she have won the 50 grand...yes.
WOF: First Toss-Up category is Occupation:
P _ _ K
R A _ G _ R
Dennis solves PARK RANGER for $1,000.
$5,000-WINNING ID OF THE NIGHT: JT09227
Tonight's trio:
Dennis Brayland (Jupiter, FL)- Former airline employee and currently a mystery book lover
Mary Clebare (Quitman, LA)- Rural carrier for the U.S. Postal Service
Audrey Rapp (Long Beach, CA)- Motorcycle rider/seller
$2,000 Toss-Up category is Living Things:
_ N G L _ _ H
_ U _ _ _ _ _ S
Mary guesses ENGLISH BULLDOGS...right for $2,000.
Round 1 is tonight's Prize Puzzle Round and the subject is Place. Now on the wheel is a white water rafting trip to Chile from Earth River Expeditions worth $9,400. After Mary buys the A's, we have...
THE/_ A T E _ A _/T _/THE/_ _ R T H
...she calls a $500 N, buys the O's but then calls a critical dud in P. Audrey then calls the G for the Wild Card, then she calls a $2,500 W, uses the Wild Card and after calling the Y for another $2,500, she solves THE GATEWAY TO THE NORTH for five grand and a trip to Edmonton, Canada, a total of $10,525 in cash and trip.
DUDS: P
WINNING ID FOR TRIP: ML4544783
Eggland's Best Jackpot Round category is Before & After. Audrey duds out with S early on after starting with two T's for $1,800. Dennis then calls a dud in R while on the Free Spin. Mary then calls the H for the Chile trip but then loses it right back to a Bankrupt. Later on in the round, Audrey loses $3,950 to a Bankrupt. Dennis then picks up the Free Spin this time by calling two D's for $600. After Dennis later calls the L's, here's the board:
D _ B _ T A N T _/BALL/AND/
_ H A I N
I had no idea on the first word, but he does by solving DEBUTANTE BALL AND CHAIN for another $1,800 and $2,800 total.
DUDS: R, S
BANKRUPTS: 2 (Mary, Audrey)
Tonight's Mystery Round is sponsored by Centrum Silver; category is Rock On! Dennis immediately hits the Mystery Wedge next to Lose a Turn and calls two T's. He takes $2,000 for them (good, because Bankrupt's behind it). After he later calls the P's, he's trying to solve with this showing:
SGT./P _ P P _ _ ' S/_ _ _ _ _ _/_ _ _ _ T S/
_ _ _ _/_ _ _ _
He solves SGT. PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND for another $6,850 and $9,650 total.
PERFECT ROUND
$3,000 Toss-Up category is Phrase:
_ _ _ _ L/_ N D/ERROR
Dennis solves TRIAL AND ERROR to take the lead with $12,650. Next category is Thing. Dennis turns in his Free Spin in the middle of the round after calling a dud in N. After he then calls the M, he spins Bankrupt to lose $7,400. After Mary buys the I's, the board reads:
L I T _ R _ R _
M _ S T _ R _ I _ _ _
She then calls a $5,000 Y and after buying the A's, she solves LITERARY MASTERPIECE for another $5,300 and $7,300 total. This match just got even tighter!
DUDS: N
BANKRUPTS: 1 (Dennis)
Next category is Food & Drink. After Audrey calls the D, we have...
_ _ _ S T _ D
_ _ _ S T _ _ T S
...after she buys the O, we go to Speed-Up Mode with the remaining consonants being worth
$1,700 apiece. She then loses her turn with the F. Dennis calls the R but blanks. Mary then calls the N and solves ROASTED CHESTNUTS for another $1,700 and a final third-place total of nine large. Audrey leaves with $10,525 in cash and trip and Dennis hangs on for the victory with $12,650!
So far, $32,175 in cash and trip has been given away tonight.
DUDS: F, L
Big Money Round: Dennis spins the S in AMERICA'S and the category is Phrase. Starting with:
_ _ L L _
_ _ _ L _ _ _ E _
He needs some help in that bottom word. He calls M, C, H and A and gets...
_ _ L L _
_ _ A L _ _ _ E _
...without the Fs and/or the I's up there, he's not FULLY QUALIFIED to win another $45,000.
Jeopardy!: Dan Smith looks like he can repeat as champion tonight against these folks:
Lane Galloway (Seattle)- Software development director
Annette Meier (Nederland, TX)- High school science teacher
Tonight's first categories:
MEDICAL MILESTONES
GET INTO GERE
COATS OF ARMS
NIGHTLY NEWS WORDS
LITERARY CROSSWORD CLUES "L"
MNOW YOUR MNEMONICS
Galloway's trying to sweep Nightly News Words with this $1,000 clue:
A Marxist stage before Communism, this is government control over the economy; I thought it meant friendliness.
This proves to be a Triple Stumper, however. It was Socialism. However, he then finds the Daily Double under the $800 Crossword clue, the last clue played before the first break. He has $2,000, leading the champ by $200. His wager is half the money on this:
"Wayside Inn" talespinner (10)
He blanks, so he's out of the lead for now with $1,000. It was Longfellow. At the end of the round, Smith has $6,600 and has a $5,000 over both of the challengers.
LACH TRASH: $2,800
DJ! Categories:
COMPOSERS
BODY OF MUSIC
ARTY FACTS
IT HAPPENED IN VIRGINIA
RATED "R" (WWE's Edge not included, of course)
FOR GEOGRAPHIC VIOLENCE
Early on this round, Smith loses a lot of that sizable lead. Later, Galloway finds the first DD under the $1,200 Arty Facts clue with $6,800, trailing Smith for the lead by $600; Meier has four grand. His wager is four large. For the lead back and to go to five figures:
In art, the goddess Diana is usually represented holding this weapon.
"What is a bow and arrow?"...that's the weapon to take the lead back with $10,800! He then winds up finding all three of the DDs; he finds the last one under the $1,600 Rated "R" clue with $12,800; Smith has $9,400 and Meier now has six grand. His last DD wager tonight is $2,000.
Tom Wolfe placed this title word before "Chic" to describe patronage of extremists by famous people.
"What is Romantic?"...not the word. It was Radical, so he drops back to where he was after the round's first DD was over- $10,800.
DJ! LACH TRASH: $5,200
SCORES AFTER DOUBLE JEOPARDY!:
Dan: $16,200
Annette: $6,000
Lane: $13,600
CORYAT SCORES:
Dan: $16,200
Annette: $6,000
Lane: $13,800
If I were the lady, I wouldn't bet too much in FJ!
FJ! CATEGORY: American Business.
In 1945, Mr. & Mrs. Shoen founded it after no one locally would rent them a trailer for their move from L.A. to Portland.
ANNETTE:
Response: "What is U Haul?"
Wager: ALL IN
Final score: $12,000
Galloway's right also but wagered just three grand, taking him to $16,600. If he really wanted to lock the lady out, he should've wagered $1,599 instead. Mr. Smith...is right as well, and as it turns out, he's the one who was locking out Annette Meier because his wager was $4,199. Thanks to Mr. Galloway not wagering enough, Smith retains the title with $20,399 and now has a two-day total of 54 grand!
Millionaire: Cat Deeley's second day as sub-host
Part 1
Part 2
Video Bonus: Clip from today's "Millionaire"
Monday, February 16, 2009
2/16/2009 Results- PRESIDENT'S DAY
TPIR: You can call this Episode 4592K, Episode 4631K or whatever you like. The TV monitor in the back of the audience IS NOT in play today.
We begin with Debra, Andrew, Alyssa and Gereshom. Drew runs in from the right and the first IUFB is a day sailer (Rachael).
Debra: $1,700
Andrew: $840
Alyssa: $699 (STAGE GARF)
Gereshom: $841
ARP: $1,995
Debra Fisher, a Colorado native who's celebrating her birthday, will definitely feel like it's her birthday because she's playing Temptation for a Chevrolet Impala (Std., Moulding, EBH)(Brandi). First number is 2. The first gift is gold/silver jewelry (Lanisha) marked at $4,434 and she picks 4 as the second digit (most of the audience wanted her to choose 3). The second gift is a snowboarding package (Brandi) marked at $717 and she picks 7 as the middle digit. Third, we have $1,199 cash, and she picks 9 as the fourth digit. The last gift is boots marked at $500 and she picks 5 as the last digit, making her car guess $24,795. She then decides to change her car guess to $23,795. $6,850 gifts are awaiting for her...she's going for it. The good news is that was the base ARP of this year's Impala...the bad news- it's not anymore (it's now $24,540). ARP of the Impala with the two additional options was $24,715; first Temptation loss all season after starting with two bailouts. I would've lost, too- my car guess was $24,710.
Fifth is Melissa and the second IUFB is a pair of Nokia cell phones (Lanisha & Rachael).
Melissa: $225
Andrew: $575
Alyssa: $600
Gereshom: $601
ARP: $910
Gereshom Chanan, a photographer from Vegas, plays Cliff Hangers for a Broyhill bedroom (Brandi) worth $6,799. The SPs modeled by Rachael are a fish shower radio, a clock and a voice recorder. He first guesses $20 for the radio...it's just $13. For the clock, he tries $17...$30, actually. That means he has to guess the price of the voice recorder within five bucks, high or low. His bid for the recorder is $45...it's $47 and he wins!
Debra is called on sixth and the third IUFB is a double dishwasher (Brandi).
Debra: $1,200
Melissa: $850
Andrew: $1,250
Alyssa: $1,800
ARP: $1,195
Melissa Stradnick from Hershey, PA plays Side by Side for a trip to Cabo San Lucas (Lanisha & Rachael). Board:
28
38
She sets it to $3,828 and wins!
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #1:
Debra ($1,995): $.95
Melissa ($5,023): 30 + Nickel = $.35
Gereshom ($7,799): 15 + $1 = OVER
Debra goes to the Showcase.
Coming on down next is David Sigley and the next IUFB is a sunglasses collection (All; Drew tries one of the pairs).
David: $330 (STAGE GARF)
Andrew: $480
Alyssa: $751
Debra: $465
ARP: $836
Alyssa Bremner from Cal State plays That's Too Much for a Pontiac G6 (Lanisha).
1. $11,498
2. $12,610
3. $14,941
4. $16,005
5. $17,480
6. $18,156
7. $19,552
8. $21,962- THAT'S TOO MUCH...BULLSEYE!!!
She commits a Broken Fingers moment and wins the $20,295 Pontiac! And that frequent lucky price of $21,962 wins another player a car in this game!
Next is Karri Krause and the next IUFB is a collection of camcorders (Rachael).
Karri: $525
Debra: $490
David: $250
Andrew: $699
ARP: $660
Karri plays Hi-Lo for a pair of Honda motorcycles (Brandi & Lanisha) worth $6,798. Products today are Glad trash bags, Bath & Body Works spray, mouth rinse, Flintstones Gummies, cleansing towelettes and Eggo Toaster Sticks. She first chooses the towelettes, which are $9.99. Secondly, she goes against the Peanut Gallery and picks the mouth rinse...$7.99. Finally, she goes with the vitamins, which are $14.99. But the trash bags are $8.79, so she loses. The prices of the other two items remain hidden from view.
Finally coming on down is Rina Thakkar and the last IUFB of the day is a Largo dinette (Lanisha). Andrew's been here the entire show, but like the last bidding round, he'll bid last.
Rina: $1,275
Debra: $1,001
David: $1,300
Andrew: BUCK
ARP: $1,195
TODAY'S FIRST FOUR BREAKFAST CLUB MEMBER: Andrew
The other Debra, Debra Velasquez plays Pushover for a 46" Panasonic plasma TV w/console (Rachael). Board:
856394537
She's the slowest Pushover player I've ever seen. She goes with $5,639...
856394527
...she just missed it- $6,394 was my guess.
My lineup for today:
1. Temptation
2. Cliff Hangers
3. Side By Side
4. Pushover
5. Hi-Lo
6. That's Too Much
Hence, I liked the first half as it was, but I would've reversed the order for the second half.
Video Bonus: Second half highlights
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #2:
Karri ($660): Quarter + 40 = $.65
Debra ($1,195): $.70
Alyssa ($21,131): 15 + Dime = Quarter
Folks, we have a Double Debra Showdown in today's Showcase.
The first Showcase has a complete home gym (Lanisha) and an ElectraCraft party boat (Rachael).
DEBRA FISHER PASSES TO THE OTHER DEBRA; DEBRA VELASQUEZ BIDS $32,000 ON GYM/BOAT SHOWCASE
MY BID FOR GYM/BOAT SHOWCASE: $30,000
For Fisher, we have a one-of-a-kind complete NYC adventure (Brandi). It includes hotel accomodations at the Westin New York, limo service, a spa treatment, half a day with a personal shopper, dinner at a five-star restaurant, orchestra seats to two Broadway plays of her choosing and $3,000 spending cash.
(Note: One of the images used on the green screen had an ad for the now-cancelled "Hollywood Squares"!)
DEBRA FISHER TAKES A RISK AND BIDS ONE BUCK ON HER SHOWCASE
MY BID FOR NYC SHOWCASE: $17,572
DEBRA FISHER'S SHOWCASE:
BID: BUCK
ARP: $18,832
DIFFERENCE: $18,831
DEBRA VELASQUEZ'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $32,000
ARP: $30,924
OVER- MS. FISHER WINS BATTLE OF THE DEBRAS
Debra Fisher wins $20,827 in prizes, but the Cal State student is the day's top winner.
DOND: This is the 25th week of taped episodes, and the last before a little break. The week begins with #20 Valerie Reeves (who is a motivational speaker and stage hypnotist). She wants to win enough to buy a convertible in black. She decides to make her final case #15.
ROUND 1:
1. #6 (Danny)- $2,500
2. #2 (Victor)- $1,000
3. #9 (Milton)- $100,000
4. #10 (Dana)- $10
5. #11 (Vickie)- $50,000
FIRST OFFER: $15,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 2:
1. #22 (Gregory)- $300
2. #17 (Jackie)- $5,000
3. #18 (Robert)- $7,500
4. #12 (Nichole)- $25,000 (DANGER ZONE ENFORCED)
5. #8 (Sarah)- $500,000 (STRIKE ONE)
SECOND OFFER: $6,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 3:
1. #13 (Ray)- $400
2. #1 (Sonia)- $10,000
3. #19 (Adrian)- PENNY
4. #5 (Rochelle)- $50
THIRD OFFER: $14,500- NO DEAL
ROUND 4:
1. #14 (Ranen)- $100
2. #20 (Bessie)- $500
FOURTH OFFER: $19,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 5:
1. #3 (Victoria)- $75,000 (STRIKE TWO; SAFETY NET GONE)
2. #7 (Anna)- $25
FIFTH OFFER: $27,000- DEAL
19th PICK: #16 (Christie)- BUCK
OFFER: $88,000
20th PICK: #21 (Mike)- $250,000
Her final case had $200. The $27K she just won should buy her either a not-so-loaded Mini Cooper, Beetle or Mustang Convertible.
WOF: Back at home, here's tonight's first Toss-Up category- Person:
N A T U R E
L _ V _ R
If you weren't waiting this one out one enough, you probably would've guessed incorrectly with FUTURE LOVER. Not Louisa- she has the patience before ringing in and solving NATURE LOVER first for $1,000.
$5,000-WINNING ID OF THE NIGHT: AB0019572
Tonight's players:
Louisa Hanna (Altaloma, CA)- Medical resident in family medicine
Steve Pelican (Issaquah, WA)- Technical analyst for a game company
Ruth Cravitt (Syosset, NY)- Teacher at the deck
$2,000 Toss-Up category is In the Kitchen:
S _ N D W _ C H
_ A _ S
Ruth solves SANDWICH BAGS for $2,000.
After a Vespa scooter worth $5,199 goes on the wheel, the Round 1 category is Proper Name. Ruth immediately spins Bankrupt. Louisa then calls four R's for the scooter. Later, after Steve calls the C, we have...
_ C _ _ R/R _ _ _ R _/D _ _ N _ _/
_ R .
...and he solves ACTOR ROBERT DOWNEY JR. for an instant $1,000.
DUDS: S
BANKRUPTS: 1 (Ruth)
Eggland's Best Jackpot/Prize Puzzle Round category is What Are You Doing? After Louisa starts the round with a dud of T, Steve hits Jackpot and calls a $500 N; no way he can solve for a $5,900 Jackpot. After he later buys the O's, we have...
_ _ A R _ _ I N G/FOR/A
F O _ R - _ _ A F/_ _ O _ _ R
...and he solves SEARCHING FOR A FOUR-LEAF CLOVER for another $2,050 and the trip to Ireland from Specialized Travel Services, a new total of $10,550 in cash and trip.
DUDS: P, T (repeated by Steve), Y (while Ruth was on Free Spin)
WINNING ID FOR TRIP: JT4725102
Advil PM Mystery Round category is Before & After. Steve spins Bankrupt immediately. Midway in the round, Ruth calls three H's for the Wild Card. Later, after she calls the L's, the board:
_ I N N A _ _ N/_ _ L L/WITH/THE/
_ _ N _ H E S
She then spins her second Bankrupt tonight to lose the Wild Card and $3,900. Louisa then gets the right Bankrupt of the Million Dollar Wedge. Steve then calls the R for $600 and the C's for $7,000, then solves CINNAMON ROLL WITH THE PUNCHES for another $7,600 and $18,150 total.
BANKRUPTS: 3 (Everybody)
$3,000 Toss-Up category is Living Things; this is a one-wordy:
_ O C K _ N G B I R _ S
Ruth solves MOCKINGBIRDS to go to $5,000. Next category is Occupation. After Ruth calls the M's, we have...
M O T O R _ _ _ _ _
M _ _ _ _ N _ _
...and she solves MOTORCYCLE MECHANIC for another $2,650 and $7,650 total.
DUDS: P, S
BANKRUPTS: 1 (Steve; 2nd tonight)
After Louisa calls a dud in N to start this round, Speed-Up Round category is Event and consonants are worth $1,450 apiece. After Steve calls the S...
_ L L - S _ _ R
_ _ _ _
...the NBA just held theirs last night, the ALL-STAR GAME for another $2,900 and a winning total of $21,050! Ruth leaves with $7,650 and Louisa gets a non-goosegged $1,000.
DUDS: C, N
Big Money Round: Because this is Great Outdoors Week, a UTE is being offered this week as a car- in this case, it's a Toyota FJ Cruiser. Steve's a pretty good player; let's see if he can top off a well-played game here. He spins the R and the category is Phrase. Starting with:
_ E/T _ _ N _/_ L _ _ E
He calls C, D, B and I and gets...
_ E/T _ I N _/_ L I _ E
...he agrees with me that WE THINK ALIKE for $30,000! That's $51,050 in cash and trip for this good guy!
To end the show, we got an update on all-time winner Michelle Lowenstein from the ABC 7 NYC affiliate! Then, Michelle and her husband appear in the studio and Pat presents Michelle a novelty $1 Million check with Pat & Vanna's signatures on it!
But we then learn the bad news that wardrobe guy Alan Mills passed away; Pat looks very emotional upon making the announcement.
Video Bonus: The last few minutes of the final segment on tonight's "Wheel"
Jeopardy!: Our new champion is Diane Trap (a library/graphics specialst from Athens, GA); by not falling into a "Trivia Trap", she already has $21,400 in her pocket. Tonight, she's challenged by:
Dan Smith (Chicago)- PhD student at Northwestern
Bing Luke (Harlem, NY)- Tax lawyer
Bring on the night's first six categories:
1909: 100 YEARS AGO
"Seinfeld"
GOVERNMENT ACRONYMS
AMERICANA
"CU"
LATER
Smith's trying to sweep "Seinfeld" early on. $1,000 clue there:
It took 97 episodes to finally reveal that this was Kramer's first name; it was also that of "Topper".
He gets "What is Cosmo?" for the SWEEP and $3,200 total! I think he also got the game's first eight or so clues right, too. At the break, he has five grand; Luke's at $2,600 and the champ's at zip. Towards the end of the round, Luke finds the Daily Double under the $800 1909 clue with $5,800, trailing Smith by $1,200. Trap's currently at $1,400. His wager is two grand. To take the lead for now:
On March 4, he took the White House keys from Teddy Roosevelt.
"Who is Taft?"...is the right President to take over the lead with $7,800! Trap gets the $1,000 clue there to end the round with $2,400.
LACH TRASH: $1,000
DJ! Categories:
INTERNATIONAL PLAYWRIGHTS
"Turner Classic Movies" WITH ROBERT OSBORNE (all clues in this category are about the movies TCM is showing this week before this Sunday's Oscars)
GAMES IN OTHER WORDS
I PROBABLY COULDN'T PAINT THAT
LET'S VISIT CYPRUS
CONTRONYMS (words that can be the opposite of themselves)
On the fourth clue in I Probably Couldn't Paint That, Luke finds the round's first Daily Double under the $1,600 spot with $9,400. Smith hasn't made any progress, while Trap's at $3,200. His DD wager this time is $3,000. To stay ahead:
During WWII, posters of his paintings of "The Four Freedoms" were distributed by the Office of War Information.
"Who is Rockwell?"...his leading total's now $12,400! But he then loses $2,000 of that just-gained $3,000 after giving an unacceptable response on the $2,000 clue in the same category. He later finds all three DDs after finding the last one under the $2,000 Contronyms clue. This is turning out to be a shootout between the two guys, because Luke's now at $13,200, trailing Smith for the lead by $600; Trap's at $4,800. His wager is $2,000. To get the lead back:
It can mean to withstand something (a storm, for instance), as well as to erode under it.
"What is weather?"...that's the right word to get back in front with $15,200!
DJ! LACH TRASH: $10,000
SCORES AFTER DOUBLE JEOPARDY!:
Diane: $4,000
Bing: $16,800
Dan: $17,800
CORYAT SCORES:
Diane: $4,000
Bing: $14,600
Dan: $17,800
FJ! CATEGORY: Pop Culture.
Also the title of one of the best-selling albums of all time, it was first seen in Russian photos taken in 1959.
DIANE:
Response: "What is Sputnik?"
Wager: $3,999
Final score: BUCK (she leaves with $22,400)
Bing Luke wrote down the same thing she did and loses eight large, for a final total of $8,800. Dan Smith attempted "What is The Dark Side of the Moon?"...RIGHT for the championship and $33,601!
Millionaire: Day 1 with Cat Deeley hosting
We begin with Debra, Andrew, Alyssa and Gereshom. Drew runs in from the right and the first IUFB is a day sailer (Rachael).
Debra: $1,700
Andrew: $840
Alyssa: $699 (STAGE GARF)
Gereshom: $841
ARP: $1,995
Debra Fisher, a Colorado native who's celebrating her birthday, will definitely feel like it's her birthday because she's playing Temptation for a Chevrolet Impala (Std., Moulding, EBH)(Brandi). First number is 2. The first gift is gold/silver jewelry (Lanisha) marked at $4,434 and she picks 4 as the second digit (most of the audience wanted her to choose 3). The second gift is a snowboarding package (Brandi) marked at $717 and she picks 7 as the middle digit. Third, we have $1,199 cash, and she picks 9 as the fourth digit. The last gift is boots marked at $500 and she picks 5 as the last digit, making her car guess $24,795. She then decides to change her car guess to $23,795. $6,850 gifts are awaiting for her...she's going for it. The good news is that was the base ARP of this year's Impala...the bad news- it's not anymore (it's now $24,540). ARP of the Impala with the two additional options was $24,715; first Temptation loss all season after starting with two bailouts. I would've lost, too- my car guess was $24,710.
Fifth is Melissa and the second IUFB is a pair of Nokia cell phones (Lanisha & Rachael).
Melissa: $225
Andrew: $575
Alyssa: $600
Gereshom: $601
ARP: $910
Gereshom Chanan, a photographer from Vegas, plays Cliff Hangers for a Broyhill bedroom (Brandi) worth $6,799. The SPs modeled by Rachael are a fish shower radio, a clock and a voice recorder. He first guesses $20 for the radio...it's just $13. For the clock, he tries $17...$30, actually. That means he has to guess the price of the voice recorder within five bucks, high or low. His bid for the recorder is $45...it's $47 and he wins!
Debra is called on sixth and the third IUFB is a double dishwasher (Brandi).
Debra: $1,200
Melissa: $850
Andrew: $1,250
Alyssa: $1,800
ARP: $1,195
Melissa Stradnick from Hershey, PA plays Side by Side for a trip to Cabo San Lucas (Lanisha & Rachael). Board:
28
38
She sets it to $3,828 and wins!
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #1:
Debra ($1,995): $.95
Melissa ($5,023): 30 + Nickel = $.35
Gereshom ($7,799): 15 + $1 = OVER
Debra goes to the Showcase.
Coming on down next is David Sigley and the next IUFB is a sunglasses collection (All; Drew tries one of the pairs).
David: $330 (STAGE GARF)
Andrew: $480
Alyssa: $751
Debra: $465
ARP: $836
Alyssa Bremner from Cal State plays That's Too Much for a Pontiac G6 (Lanisha).
1. $11,498
2. $12,610
3. $14,941
4. $16,005
5. $17,480
6. $18,156
7. $19,552
8. $21,962- THAT'S TOO MUCH...BULLSEYE!!!
She commits a Broken Fingers moment and wins the $20,295 Pontiac! And that frequent lucky price of $21,962 wins another player a car in this game!
Next is Karri Krause and the next IUFB is a collection of camcorders (Rachael).
Karri: $525
Debra: $490
David: $250
Andrew: $699
ARP: $660
Karri plays Hi-Lo for a pair of Honda motorcycles (Brandi & Lanisha) worth $6,798. Products today are Glad trash bags, Bath & Body Works spray, mouth rinse, Flintstones Gummies, cleansing towelettes and Eggo Toaster Sticks. She first chooses the towelettes, which are $9.99. Secondly, she goes against the Peanut Gallery and picks the mouth rinse...$7.99. Finally, she goes with the vitamins, which are $14.99. But the trash bags are $8.79, so she loses. The prices of the other two items remain hidden from view.
Finally coming on down is Rina Thakkar and the last IUFB of the day is a Largo dinette (Lanisha). Andrew's been here the entire show, but like the last bidding round, he'll bid last.
Rina: $1,275
Debra: $1,001
David: $1,300
Andrew: BUCK
ARP: $1,195
TODAY'S FIRST FOUR BREAKFAST CLUB MEMBER: Andrew
The other Debra, Debra Velasquez plays Pushover for a 46" Panasonic plasma TV w/console (Rachael). Board:
856394537
She's the slowest Pushover player I've ever seen. She goes with $5,639...
856394527
...she just missed it- $6,394 was my guess.
My lineup for today:
1. Temptation
2. Cliff Hangers
3. Side By Side
4. Pushover
5. Hi-Lo
6. That's Too Much
Hence, I liked the first half as it was, but I would've reversed the order for the second half.
Video Bonus: Second half highlights
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #2:
Karri ($660): Quarter + 40 = $.65
Debra ($1,195): $.70
Alyssa ($21,131): 15 + Dime = Quarter
Folks, we have a Double Debra Showdown in today's Showcase.
The first Showcase has a complete home gym (Lanisha) and an ElectraCraft party boat (Rachael).
DEBRA FISHER PASSES TO THE OTHER DEBRA; DEBRA VELASQUEZ BIDS $32,000 ON GYM/BOAT SHOWCASE
MY BID FOR GYM/BOAT SHOWCASE: $30,000
For Fisher, we have a one-of-a-kind complete NYC adventure (Brandi). It includes hotel accomodations at the Westin New York, limo service, a spa treatment, half a day with a personal shopper, dinner at a five-star restaurant, orchestra seats to two Broadway plays of her choosing and $3,000 spending cash.
(Note: One of the images used on the green screen had an ad for the now-cancelled "Hollywood Squares"!)
DEBRA FISHER TAKES A RISK AND BIDS ONE BUCK ON HER SHOWCASE
MY BID FOR NYC SHOWCASE: $17,572
DEBRA FISHER'S SHOWCASE:
BID: BUCK
ARP: $18,832
DIFFERENCE: $18,831
DEBRA VELASQUEZ'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $32,000
ARP: $30,924
OVER- MS. FISHER WINS BATTLE OF THE DEBRAS
Debra Fisher wins $20,827 in prizes, but the Cal State student is the day's top winner.
DOND: This is the 25th week of taped episodes, and the last before a little break. The week begins with #20 Valerie Reeves (who is a motivational speaker and stage hypnotist). She wants to win enough to buy a convertible in black. She decides to make her final case #15.
ROUND 1:
1. #6 (Danny)- $2,500
2. #2 (Victor)- $1,000
3. #9 (Milton)- $100,000
4. #10 (Dana)- $10
5. #11 (Vickie)- $50,000
FIRST OFFER: $15,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 2:
1. #22 (Gregory)- $300
2. #17 (Jackie)- $5,000
3. #18 (Robert)- $7,500
4. #12 (Nichole)- $25,000 (DANGER ZONE ENFORCED)
5. #8 (Sarah)- $500,000 (STRIKE ONE)
SECOND OFFER: $6,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 3:
1. #13 (Ray)- $400
2. #1 (Sonia)- $10,000
3. #19 (Adrian)- PENNY
4. #5 (Rochelle)- $50
THIRD OFFER: $14,500- NO DEAL
ROUND 4:
1. #14 (Ranen)- $100
2. #20 (Bessie)- $500
FOURTH OFFER: $19,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 5:
1. #3 (Victoria)- $75,000 (STRIKE TWO; SAFETY NET GONE)
2. #7 (Anna)- $25
FIFTH OFFER: $27,000- DEAL
19th PICK: #16 (Christie)- BUCK
OFFER: $88,000
20th PICK: #21 (Mike)- $250,000
Her final case had $200. The $27K she just won should buy her either a not-so-loaded Mini Cooper, Beetle or Mustang Convertible.
WOF: Back at home, here's tonight's first Toss-Up category- Person:
N A T U R E
L _ V _ R
If you weren't waiting this one out one enough, you probably would've guessed incorrectly with FUTURE LOVER. Not Louisa- she has the patience before ringing in and solving NATURE LOVER first for $1,000.
$5,000-WINNING ID OF THE NIGHT: AB0019572
Tonight's players:
Louisa Hanna (Altaloma, CA)- Medical resident in family medicine
Steve Pelican (Issaquah, WA)- Technical analyst for a game company
Ruth Cravitt (Syosset, NY)- Teacher at the deck
$2,000 Toss-Up category is In the Kitchen:
S _ N D W _ C H
_ A _ S
Ruth solves SANDWICH BAGS for $2,000.
After a Vespa scooter worth $5,199 goes on the wheel, the Round 1 category is Proper Name. Ruth immediately spins Bankrupt. Louisa then calls four R's for the scooter. Later, after Steve calls the C, we have...
_ C _ _ R/R _ _ _ R _/D _ _ N _ _/
_ R .
...and he solves ACTOR ROBERT DOWNEY JR. for an instant $1,000.
DUDS: S
BANKRUPTS: 1 (Ruth)
Eggland's Best Jackpot/Prize Puzzle Round category is What Are You Doing? After Louisa starts the round with a dud of T, Steve hits Jackpot and calls a $500 N; no way he can solve for a $5,900 Jackpot. After he later buys the O's, we have...
_ _ A R _ _ I N G/FOR/A
F O _ R - _ _ A F/_ _ O _ _ R
...and he solves SEARCHING FOR A FOUR-LEAF CLOVER for another $2,050 and the trip to Ireland from Specialized Travel Services, a new total of $10,550 in cash and trip.
DUDS: P, T (repeated by Steve), Y (while Ruth was on Free Spin)
WINNING ID FOR TRIP: JT4725102
Advil PM Mystery Round category is Before & After. Steve spins Bankrupt immediately. Midway in the round, Ruth calls three H's for the Wild Card. Later, after she calls the L's, the board:
_ I N N A _ _ N/_ _ L L/WITH/THE/
_ _ N _ H E S
She then spins her second Bankrupt tonight to lose the Wild Card and $3,900. Louisa then gets the right Bankrupt of the Million Dollar Wedge. Steve then calls the R for $600 and the C's for $7,000, then solves CINNAMON ROLL WITH THE PUNCHES for another $7,600 and $18,150 total.
BANKRUPTS: 3 (Everybody)
$3,000 Toss-Up category is Living Things; this is a one-wordy:
_ O C K _ N G B I R _ S
Ruth solves MOCKINGBIRDS to go to $5,000. Next category is Occupation. After Ruth calls the M's, we have...
M O T O R _ _ _ _ _
M _ _ _ _ N _ _
...and she solves MOTORCYCLE MECHANIC for another $2,650 and $7,650 total.
DUDS: P, S
BANKRUPTS: 1 (Steve; 2nd tonight)
After Louisa calls a dud in N to start this round, Speed-Up Round category is Event and consonants are worth $1,450 apiece. After Steve calls the S...
_ L L - S _ _ R
_ _ _ _
...the NBA just held theirs last night, the ALL-STAR GAME for another $2,900 and a winning total of $21,050! Ruth leaves with $7,650 and Louisa gets a non-goosegged $1,000.
DUDS: C, N
Big Money Round: Because this is Great Outdoors Week, a UTE is being offered this week as a car- in this case, it's a Toyota FJ Cruiser. Steve's a pretty good player; let's see if he can top off a well-played game here. He spins the R and the category is Phrase. Starting with:
_ E/T _ _ N _/_ L _ _ E
He calls C, D, B and I and gets...
_ E/T _ I N _/_ L I _ E
...he agrees with me that WE THINK ALIKE for $30,000! That's $51,050 in cash and trip for this good guy!
To end the show, we got an update on all-time winner Michelle Lowenstein from the ABC 7 NYC affiliate! Then, Michelle and her husband appear in the studio and Pat presents Michelle a novelty $1 Million check with Pat & Vanna's signatures on it!
But we then learn the bad news that wardrobe guy Alan Mills passed away; Pat looks very emotional upon making the announcement.
Video Bonus: The last few minutes of the final segment on tonight's "Wheel"
Jeopardy!: Our new champion is Diane Trap (a library/graphics specialst from Athens, GA); by not falling into a "Trivia Trap", she already has $21,400 in her pocket. Tonight, she's challenged by:
Dan Smith (Chicago)- PhD student at Northwestern
Bing Luke (Harlem, NY)- Tax lawyer
Bring on the night's first six categories:
1909: 100 YEARS AGO
"Seinfeld"
GOVERNMENT ACRONYMS
AMERICANA
"CU"
LATER
Smith's trying to sweep "Seinfeld" early on. $1,000 clue there:
It took 97 episodes to finally reveal that this was Kramer's first name; it was also that of "Topper".
He gets "What is Cosmo?" for the SWEEP and $3,200 total! I think he also got the game's first eight or so clues right, too. At the break, he has five grand; Luke's at $2,600 and the champ's at zip. Towards the end of the round, Luke finds the Daily Double under the $800 1909 clue with $5,800, trailing Smith by $1,200. Trap's currently at $1,400. His wager is two grand. To take the lead for now:
On March 4, he took the White House keys from Teddy Roosevelt.
"Who is Taft?"...is the right President to take over the lead with $7,800! Trap gets the $1,000 clue there to end the round with $2,400.
LACH TRASH: $1,000
DJ! Categories:
INTERNATIONAL PLAYWRIGHTS
"Turner Classic Movies" WITH ROBERT OSBORNE (all clues in this category are about the movies TCM is showing this week before this Sunday's Oscars)
GAMES IN OTHER WORDS
I PROBABLY COULDN'T PAINT THAT
LET'S VISIT CYPRUS
CONTRONYMS (words that can be the opposite of themselves)
On the fourth clue in I Probably Couldn't Paint That, Luke finds the round's first Daily Double under the $1,600 spot with $9,400. Smith hasn't made any progress, while Trap's at $3,200. His DD wager this time is $3,000. To stay ahead:
During WWII, posters of his paintings of "The Four Freedoms" were distributed by the Office of War Information.
"Who is Rockwell?"...his leading total's now $12,400! But he then loses $2,000 of that just-gained $3,000 after giving an unacceptable response on the $2,000 clue in the same category. He later finds all three DDs after finding the last one under the $2,000 Contronyms clue. This is turning out to be a shootout between the two guys, because Luke's now at $13,200, trailing Smith for the lead by $600; Trap's at $4,800. His wager is $2,000. To get the lead back:
It can mean to withstand something (a storm, for instance), as well as to erode under it.
"What is weather?"...that's the right word to get back in front with $15,200!
DJ! LACH TRASH: $10,000
SCORES AFTER DOUBLE JEOPARDY!:
Diane: $4,000
Bing: $16,800
Dan: $17,800
CORYAT SCORES:
Diane: $4,000
Bing: $14,600
Dan: $17,800
FJ! CATEGORY: Pop Culture.
Also the title of one of the best-selling albums of all time, it was first seen in Russian photos taken in 1959.
DIANE:
Response: "What is Sputnik?"
Wager: $3,999
Final score: BUCK (she leaves with $22,400)
Bing Luke wrote down the same thing she did and loses eight large, for a final total of $8,800. Dan Smith attempted "What is The Dark Side of the Moon?"...RIGHT for the championship and $33,601!
Millionaire: Day 1 with Cat Deeley hosting
"Bingo America" renewed
Last night on Buzzerblog, it was reported that GSN's "Bingo America" has been renewed for a third season thanks to increased ratings. In fact, casting has already begun for the third season.
Sunday, February 15, 2009
This Week in Game Shows: February 16-22
Here's what's on tap for the week located in the middle of February:
-Both "The Contender" and "Top Chef" have their Final Four episodes to determine who will be in their respective season finales on the last week of this month.
-"So You Think You Can Dance" host Cat Deeley sub-hosts for a week on "Millionaire"! Also, beginning this week and for at least the remainder of the show's season, I will link each day's "Millionaire" recaps from wwtbambored.com.
-The Top 36 live performance shows begin on "American Idol".
-And, find out who takes home five 6's on "13: Fear is Real".
-Both "The Contender" and "Top Chef" have their Final Four episodes to determine who will be in their respective season finales on the last week of this month.
-"So You Think You Can Dance" host Cat Deeley sub-hosts for a week on "Millionaire"! Also, beginning this week and for at least the remainder of the show's season, I will link each day's "Millionaire" recaps from wwtbambored.com.
-The Top 36 live performance shows begin on "American Idol".
-And, find out who takes home five 6's on "13: Fear is Real".
The Week in Review: February 9-15
Players of the Week:
WINNER: Tiffany Collins ($101,000)("Deal or No Deal")
RUNNERS-UP: Hollan & Haleem Hamid ($52,050)("Wheel of Fortune")
3RD PLACE: Pat McGee ($86,000)("Deal or No Deal")
Other Big Winners and Notables:
The "Top Chef" Final Four (including Stefan Richter)
The new "American Idol" Top 36
Steven Proctor- $43,299 ("The Price is Right")
Marissa Semler- $39,756 ("TPIR")
Ian Leighton & Nancy Dippel- $39,400 ("TPIR")
Kathy & Derren Hellega- $38,350 ("WOF")
ZONK ANSWER OF THE WEEK: Admittedly, last Tuesday's One Away playing on "The Price is Right" was one of the toughest in a long time, with 2 being the correct last digit for the price of a Ford Focus Coupe when the other choice for that same digit was 0. However, easily getting the last digit wrong proved to be moot for Daniel Luna, as after he went for all the low numbers on his first try ($17,570), he decided to come up with a pathetic second guess of $17,772, resulting in an automatic loss; that was one of the all-time worst One Away guesses ever. In One Away, repeating back-to-back numbers is only legal for the first two digits.
Dishonorable Mentions:
1. "What is Tighty Whities?" incident by Jennifer Seiger on Wednesday's "Jeopardy!"
2. GOING TO THE CHAPEL AND WE'RE GONNA GET MARRIED fiasco by Byron & Kimberly Brown on the Hawaii "Wheel of Fortune" finale
WINNER: Tiffany Collins ($101,000)("Deal or No Deal")
RUNNERS-UP: Hollan & Haleem Hamid ($52,050)("Wheel of Fortune")
3RD PLACE: Pat McGee ($86,000)("Deal or No Deal")
Other Big Winners and Notables:
The "Top Chef" Final Four (including Stefan Richter)
The new "American Idol" Top 36
Steven Proctor- $43,299 ("The Price is Right")
Marissa Semler- $39,756 ("TPIR")
Ian Leighton & Nancy Dippel- $39,400 ("TPIR")
Kathy & Derren Hellega- $38,350 ("WOF")
ZONK ANSWER OF THE WEEK: Admittedly, last Tuesday's One Away playing on "The Price is Right" was one of the toughest in a long time, with 2 being the correct last digit for the price of a Ford Focus Coupe when the other choice for that same digit was 0. However, easily getting the last digit wrong proved to be moot for Daniel Luna, as after he went for all the low numbers on his first try ($17,570), he decided to come up with a pathetic second guess of $17,772, resulting in an automatic loss; that was one of the all-time worst One Away guesses ever. In One Away, repeating back-to-back numbers is only legal for the first two digits.
Dishonorable Mentions:
1. "What is Tighty Whities?" incident by Jennifer Seiger on Wednesday's "Jeopardy!"
2. GOING TO THE CHAPEL AND WE'RE GONNA GET MARRIED fiasco by Byron & Kimberly Brown on the Hawaii "Wheel of Fortune" finale
"The Amazing Race"- 14TH SEASON PREMIERE
Last season will be awfully difficult to top, as we saw the coronation of likely the best team ever on the show in Nick & Starr Spangler. They won a record seven stages en route to their $1 Million win last December.
This season, there are new graphics, which include the implemation of Google maps. Also, the theme song has been re-done.
Three of this season's contestants are from Virginia- Mel White (from Lynchburg) and the team of Linda & Steve Cole (from Martinsville)!
CLUE #1: Travel by plane to either Zurich or Milan. Then, they must take a train to Locarno, Switzerland. Let's see which flight each team took:
Zurich: Tammy & Victor, Christie & Jodi, Jaime & Cara, Mark & Michael, Brad & Victoria and Margie & Luke
Milan: Kisha & Jen, Mel & Mike, Amanda & Kris, Preston & Jennifer and Steve & Linda
CLUE #2: Teams must run on foot to the Church of San Antonio and sign up for one of these three departure times- 7:15 AM, 7:30 AM & 7:45 AM. Four teams each will sign up for 7:15 and 7:45, while the other three will get the 7:30 slot. All teams that check in will get a message from a priest.
The assignments:
7:15:
1. Christie & Jodi
2. Tammy & Victor
3. Margie & Luke
4. Mark & Michael
7:30:
1. Brad & Victoria
2. Jaime & Cara
3. Mel & Mike
7:45:
1. Kisha & Jen
2. Amanda & Kris
3. Steve & Linda
4. Preston & Jennifer
CLUE 3: Given the provided picture, teams must now travel to the Verzasca Dam.
Mark & Michael are leading at this point.
ROADBLOCK: One member of each team must now perform a 70-story bungee drop.
Tammy & Victor take over the lead after the Roadblock. The Coles are next-to-last, while Kisha & Jen are last.
CLUE #5: Teams must now take a train to Kleine Rugen Wiese in Interlaken.
At this point, the leader are now Mel & Mike.
CLUE #6: Teams must choose a pair of traditional antique cheese racks and climb to the top of a hill. Then, they must transport 200 lbs of an aging shed's cheese to the bottom of the hill before getting their next clue.
Despite being the first team to faulter on this task, Margie & Luke finish it first.
PIT STOP: Teams must travel to the Stechelberg Hotel. In the end, the winning team will receive a nice prize, while another will become the season's first eliminated team.
The season's first stage winners are...
...Margie & Luke Adams! They win a Travelocity vacation to Puerto Vallarta.
2. Tammy & Victor
3. Mark & Michael
4. Mel & Mike
5. Amanda & Kris
6. Brad & Victoria
7. Jaime & Cara
8. Kisha & Jen
9. Steve & Linda (they got lost when they reached Stechelberg)
That leaves Preston & Jennifer (the team that had the most trouble with the cheese task) and Christie & Jodi. The first two contestants eliminated this season are...
Christie & Jodi
Preston & Jennifer
...Preston McCamy & Jennifer Hopka by about a second.
Lincoln joins Travelocity as a key sponsor this season.
This season, there are new graphics, which include the implemation of Google maps. Also, the theme song has been re-done.
Three of this season's contestants are from Virginia- Mel White (from Lynchburg) and the team of Linda & Steve Cole (from Martinsville)!
CLUE #1: Travel by plane to either Zurich or Milan. Then, they must take a train to Locarno, Switzerland. Let's see which flight each team took:
Zurich: Tammy & Victor, Christie & Jodi, Jaime & Cara, Mark & Michael, Brad & Victoria and Margie & Luke
Milan: Kisha & Jen, Mel & Mike, Amanda & Kris, Preston & Jennifer and Steve & Linda
CLUE #2: Teams must run on foot to the Church of San Antonio and sign up for one of these three departure times- 7:15 AM, 7:30 AM & 7:45 AM. Four teams each will sign up for 7:15 and 7:45, while the other three will get the 7:30 slot. All teams that check in will get a message from a priest.
The assignments:
7:15:
1. Christie & Jodi
2. Tammy & Victor
3. Margie & Luke
4. Mark & Michael
7:30:
1. Brad & Victoria
2. Jaime & Cara
3. Mel & Mike
7:45:
1. Kisha & Jen
2. Amanda & Kris
3. Steve & Linda
4. Preston & Jennifer
CLUE 3: Given the provided picture, teams must now travel to the Verzasca Dam.
Mark & Michael are leading at this point.
ROADBLOCK: One member of each team must now perform a 70-story bungee drop.
Tammy & Victor take over the lead after the Roadblock. The Coles are next-to-last, while Kisha & Jen are last.
CLUE #5: Teams must now take a train to Kleine Rugen Wiese in Interlaken.
At this point, the leader are now Mel & Mike.
CLUE #6: Teams must choose a pair of traditional antique cheese racks and climb to the top of a hill. Then, they must transport 200 lbs of an aging shed's cheese to the bottom of the hill before getting their next clue.
Despite being the first team to faulter on this task, Margie & Luke finish it first.
PIT STOP: Teams must travel to the Stechelberg Hotel. In the end, the winning team will receive a nice prize, while another will become the season's first eliminated team.
The season's first stage winners are...
...Margie & Luke Adams! They win a Travelocity vacation to Puerto Vallarta.
2. Tammy & Victor
3. Mark & Michael
4. Mel & Mike
5. Amanda & Kris
6. Brad & Victoria
7. Jaime & Cara
8. Kisha & Jen
9. Steve & Linda (they got lost when they reached Stechelberg)
That leaves Preston & Jennifer (the team that had the most trouble with the cheese task) and Christie & Jodi. The first two contestants eliminated this season are...
Christie & Jodi
Preston & Jennifer
...Preston McCamy & Jennifer Hopka by about a second.
Lincoln joins Travelocity as a key sponsor this season.
Saturday, February 14, 2009
"Go For the Green" /WEEKEND SPIN ID 2/14
$5,000-WINNING ID OF THE NIGHT: CP03805
TRIP AT STAKE: The Canadian Rockies & Glacier Park from Caravan.com
1. Which is the more enviro-friendly way to wash clothes?
A: Top loading washers
B: Front loading washers
Answer: Front loading washers
2. Which company's policy saves more trees a year?
A: Random House's recycled paper
B: Dell's "Plant a Tree for Me" program
Answer: Recycled paper
3. What uses less water washing your car?
A: In your driveway
B: At a car wash
Answer: At a car wash
CONSERVATION QUESTION (nine players left): Which can vegetarians eat?
A: Broccoli
B: Pork chops
Answer: Broccoli
These seven move on to the Green Light Round: Amy (a dancer/writer/artist from Harrisburg, PA), Circus (who just gave up owning internal combustion cars in order to buy a used hybrid car), Brian (an Ohio poker player), Alyssa (a Cal State-Northridge student from Dixon, CA), Summera (a vegetarian), Matt (a DJ from Frisco, TX) and Tammy Gaterras (a freelance photographer from Bakersfield, CA).
1. IN CONTROL: Brian
CATEGORY: Food- TAKES QUESTION
According to Time, which is the most eco-friendly protein to eat?
A: Beef
B: Rodent
C: Insects
GUESS: Beef- INCORRECT (A: Insects)
2. IN CONTROL: Tammy
CATEGORY: Definitions- CHALLENGES MATT
What is greenwashing?
A: Scrubbing off pesticides
B: Deceiving for positive enviro image
C: Washing dishes with cool water
GUESS: Washing dishes with cool water- NO WAY (A: Deceiving for positive enviro image)
3. IN CONTROL: Alyssa
CATEGORY: Cars- CHALLENGES AMY
Solazyme tested a car that runs on what?
A: Mold
B: Algae
C: Peanut shells
GUESS: Algae (with no hesitation)- CORRECT
4. IN CONTROL: Summera
CATEGORY: Celebrities- TAKES QUESTION
What is Matthew McConaughey doing with his son's placenta?
A: Fertilizing a tree
B: Freezing and cloning it
C: Donating it to an auction
GUESS: Donating it to an auction- NO (A: Fertilizing a tree)
5. IN CONTROL: Circus
CATEGORY: Firsts- CHALLENGES AMY (Alyssa clinches Chain Game berth)
What has Disneyland been doing this holiday season to help the environment?
A: Lowering water on Splash Mountain
B: Converting Autopia to biodiesel
C: Using an artificial Christmas tree
GUESS: Lowering Splash Mountain's water- ELIMINATED (A: Artificial Christmas tree)
CHAIN GAME: Circus won the coin toss and decides to go first. Tonight's topic is placing seven different things in terms of the water they need to be produced from the least to the most.
A: NHL hockey rink
B: Queen-size waterbed
C: Car
D: Sheet of paper
E: Glass of milk
F: Head of lettuce
G: A pound of beef
CIRCUS' FIRST TRY:
1. Waterbed
2. Lettuce
3. Hockey rink
4. Paper
5. Car
6. Milk
7. Meat
#2 RIGHT- 21.1
SECOND TRY:
1. Hockey rink
2. Lettuce
3. Waterbed
4. Milk
5. Meat
6. Paper
7. Car
#2, #5 & #7 RIGHT- 52.1
FINAL TRY BY CIRCUS:
1. Paper
2. Lettuce
3. Milk
4. Waterbed
5. Meat
6. Hockey rink
7. Car
ALL CLEAR- 84.7
ALYSSA'S FIRST TRY:
1. Hockey rink
2. Lettuce
3. Milk
4. Car
5. Meat
6. Waterbed
7. Paper
30 SECONDS LEFT
SECOND TRY:
1. Paper
2. Lettuce
3. Milk
4. Car
5. Meat
6. Hockey rink
7. Waterbed
LOSE (only 2.7 seconds left)- CIRCUS WINS!
TRIP AT STAKE: The Canadian Rockies & Glacier Park from Caravan.com
1. Which is the more enviro-friendly way to wash clothes?
A: Top loading washers
B: Front loading washers
Answer: Front loading washers
2. Which company's policy saves more trees a year?
A: Random House's recycled paper
B: Dell's "Plant a Tree for Me" program
Answer: Recycled paper
3. What uses less water washing your car?
A: In your driveway
B: At a car wash
Answer: At a car wash
CONSERVATION QUESTION (nine players left): Which can vegetarians eat?
A: Broccoli
B: Pork chops
Answer: Broccoli
These seven move on to the Green Light Round: Amy (a dancer/writer/artist from Harrisburg, PA), Circus (who just gave up owning internal combustion cars in order to buy a used hybrid car), Brian (an Ohio poker player), Alyssa (a Cal State-Northridge student from Dixon, CA), Summera (a vegetarian), Matt (a DJ from Frisco, TX) and Tammy Gaterras (a freelance photographer from Bakersfield, CA).
1. IN CONTROL: Brian
CATEGORY: Food- TAKES QUESTION
According to Time, which is the most eco-friendly protein to eat?
A: Beef
B: Rodent
C: Insects
GUESS: Beef- INCORRECT (A: Insects)
2. IN CONTROL: Tammy
CATEGORY: Definitions- CHALLENGES MATT
What is greenwashing?
A: Scrubbing off pesticides
B: Deceiving for positive enviro image
C: Washing dishes with cool water
GUESS: Washing dishes with cool water- NO WAY (A: Deceiving for positive enviro image)
3. IN CONTROL: Alyssa
CATEGORY: Cars- CHALLENGES AMY
Solazyme tested a car that runs on what?
A: Mold
B: Algae
C: Peanut shells
GUESS: Algae (with no hesitation)- CORRECT
4. IN CONTROL: Summera
CATEGORY: Celebrities- TAKES QUESTION
What is Matthew McConaughey doing with his son's placenta?
A: Fertilizing a tree
B: Freezing and cloning it
C: Donating it to an auction
GUESS: Donating it to an auction- NO (A: Fertilizing a tree)
5. IN CONTROL: Circus
CATEGORY: Firsts- CHALLENGES AMY (Alyssa clinches Chain Game berth)
What has Disneyland been doing this holiday season to help the environment?
A: Lowering water on Splash Mountain
B: Converting Autopia to biodiesel
C: Using an artificial Christmas tree
GUESS: Lowering Splash Mountain's water- ELIMINATED (A: Artificial Christmas tree)
CHAIN GAME: Circus won the coin toss and decides to go first. Tonight's topic is placing seven different things in terms of the water they need to be produced from the least to the most.
A: NHL hockey rink
B: Queen-size waterbed
C: Car
D: Sheet of paper
E: Glass of milk
F: Head of lettuce
G: A pound of beef
CIRCUS' FIRST TRY:
1. Waterbed
2. Lettuce
3. Hockey rink
4. Paper
5. Car
6. Milk
7. Meat
#2 RIGHT- 21.1
SECOND TRY:
1. Hockey rink
2. Lettuce
3. Waterbed
4. Milk
5. Meat
6. Paper
7. Car
#2, #5 & #7 RIGHT- 52.1
FINAL TRY BY CIRCUS:
1. Paper
2. Lettuce
3. Milk
4. Waterbed
5. Meat
6. Hockey rink
7. Car
ALL CLEAR- 84.7
ALYSSA'S FIRST TRY:
1. Hockey rink
2. Lettuce
3. Milk
4. Car
5. Meat
6. Waterbed
7. Paper
30 SECONDS LEFT
SECOND TRY:
1. Paper
2. Lettuce
3. Milk
4. Car
5. Meat
6. Hockey rink
7. Waterbed
LOSE (only 2.7 seconds left)- CIRCUS WINS!
"Dancing with the Stars" Season 8 team assignments
A few days ago, we revealed the 13 celebrities for the upcoming eighth season of "Dancing with the Stars". Here's who they will be partnered with:
Lil' Kim- Derek Hough (current defending co-champion)
Chuck Wicks- Julianne Hough
Lawrence Taylor- Edyta Sliwinska (has never missed a season)
Denise Richards- Maksim Chmerkovskiy
Steve Wozniak- Karina Smirnoff
Ty Murray- Chelsie Hightower (first season on the show; former "So You Think You Can Dance" contestant)
Jewel- Dmitry Chaplin (first season on the show)
Gilles Marini- Cheryl Burke
Shawn Johnson- Mark Ballas
David Alan Grier- Kym Johnson
Belinda Carlisle- Jonathan Roberts
Nancy O' Dell- Tony Dovolani
Steve-O- Lacey Schwimmer
Lil' Kim- Derek Hough (current defending co-champion)
Chuck Wicks- Julianne Hough
Lawrence Taylor- Edyta Sliwinska (has never missed a season)
Denise Richards- Maksim Chmerkovskiy
Steve Wozniak- Karina Smirnoff
Ty Murray- Chelsie Hightower (first season on the show; former "So You Think You Can Dance" contestant)
Jewel- Dmitry Chaplin (first season on the show)
Gilles Marini- Cheryl Burke
Shawn Johnson- Mark Ballas
David Alan Grier- Kym Johnson
Belinda Carlisle- Jonathan Roberts
Nancy O' Dell- Tony Dovolani
Steve-O- Lacey Schwimmer
Ratings notes
On Tuesday, "American Idol" pulled a 13.8 Fast Nielsen with a 21 share. "The Biggest Loser" scored a 5.9/9, which is down quite a bit from the past few weeks. On Wednesday, the Top 36 announcement episode of "Idol" scored a 14.1/22.
The season premiere of "Survivor: Tocantins" scored an 8.2/13, up from last season's "Survivor: Gabon" premiere.
Source: The Futon Critic
The season premiere of "Survivor: Tocantins" scored an 8.2/13, up from last season's "Survivor: Gabon" premiere.
Source: The Futon Critic
Friday, February 13, 2009
"13: Fear is Real" 2/13
This is the next-to-last episode. Five players are left, with Erica now the Killer. She's allowed to make one more instant kill that could happen tonight or on next week's finale.
Adam & Ted are planning some strategy early on.
Adam later runs off back and forth to another room...
...ONLY TO TURN AROUND AND BECOME THE SERIES' FINAL INSTANT DEATH VICTIM. OUCH. Miles, I'm so sorry for you.
RITUAL #7: This takes place downstairs. The final four must now put on straitjackets. The first two to escape their straitjackets and leave the room claim the finale's first two spots.
The first finalist is...
...The Killer- Erica! The second one is...
...Nasser, aka Show!
EXECUTION #7: Ted & Melyssa must now get out of a Dodge Intrepid's trunk in order to become the third and final finalist; the other will be crushed by a car compactor in addition to their chosen car and be killed off. Melyssa's in the red one while Ted's in the green.
Joining Erica & Show in the finals next week will be...
Melyssa
Ted
...Ted! $66,666 is on the line next week; see you then!
Adam & Ted are planning some strategy early on.
Adam later runs off back and forth to another room...
...ONLY TO TURN AROUND AND BECOME THE SERIES' FINAL INSTANT DEATH VICTIM. OUCH. Miles, I'm so sorry for you.
RITUAL #7: This takes place downstairs. The final four must now put on straitjackets. The first two to escape their straitjackets and leave the room claim the finale's first two spots.
The first finalist is...
...The Killer- Erica! The second one is...
...Nasser, aka Show!
EXECUTION #7: Ted & Melyssa must now get out of a Dodge Intrepid's trunk in order to become the third and final finalist; the other will be crushed by a car compactor in addition to their chosen car and be killed off. Melyssa's in the red one while Ted's in the green.
Joining Erica & Show in the finals next week will be...
Melyssa
Ted
...Ted! $66,666 is on the line next week; see you then!
2/13/2009 Results
TPIR: It's time for the first-ever couples show! We start with Travis & Kimberly, Francis & Kathleen, Michael & Donna and Ian & Nancy. During the intro, the new video screen in the audience's displaying the show's logo with a Valentine's Day flavor. The first IUFB is a pair of his & her watches (Amber & Lanisha).
Ian & Nancy: $1,350
Michael & Donna: $999
Francis & Kathleen: $1,099
Travis & Kimberly: BUCK
ARP: $5,500 (a new daytime IUFB record)
Ian & Nancy, who are celebrating their 4th Anniversary together, play Let Em' Roll for, get this- a vintage 1975 Corvette Stingray Convertible (Brandi) worth $22,900! The groceries modeled by Lanisha today are Hot Pockets Value Pack, Gold Bond Ultimate Healing Lotion & Ester-C (500 mg). Do they go higher twice for the three rolls...no, they said lower for the Ester-C. Prices:
Hot Pockets: $5.25
Lotion: $9.56
Ester-C: $13.99
Nancy's rolling the dice today.
1. CAR/CAR/CAR/CAR/$1,500- CONTINUES
2. WINS CLASSIC CAR!!!
This game has now been won three straight times (hence, the game's record with the new dice is 3-2)!
(Note: During yesteday's episode and today's episode, Rich's sporting a goatee.)
The fifth couple to hear the magic words is Gary & Cynthia Spears and the second IUFB is a year's supply of flowers (Brandi).
Gary & Cynthia: $725
Michael & Donna: $825
Francis & Kathleen: $799
Travis & Kimberly: $499
ARP: $720
Because Gary & Cynthia were over by five bucks, Travis & Kimberly, who have been in a relationship for 1.5 years, play Freeze Frame for a trip to Hawaii (Amber with the audience video screen; the first time the screen was used was during one of yesterday's Showcases). The best possible prices on today's board are $3,923, $5,239, $6,684, $8,810 & $9,652. But they freeze $2,318 instead and lose. ARP: $3,923. I would've guessed $5,239 or $6,684 instead.
Jeffrey & Cristi are the day's sixth couple called on and the third IUFB is a 42" LCD TV (Lanisha; Rich's on the TV).
Jeffrey & Cristi: $1,200
Gary & Cynthia: $1,675
Michael & Donna: $1,225
Francis & Kathleen: $1,400
ARP: $1,499
Francis & Kathleen, who have been married for 20 years and have been together for 30 years overall, go to a Swap Meet to try and win a digital camera (Brandi), handbags (Lanisha), a baby's crib and a scooter (Amber). They must match up the ARP of the camera. They pick the scooter, which is $799...as is the camera!
(Note: Brandi's pregnant; she's expecting a couple of twins on June 12th!)
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #1:
Travis & Kimberly: $.90
Francis & Kathleen: 60 + 90 = OVER
Ian & Nancy: WINS $1,000 AND SHOWCASE BERTH!
Ian & Nancy's Bonus Spin...get them the nickel for another $10,000! That's three $11,000 Showcase Showdown wins so far this week! And during the commercial break, they get engaged!! That's just too cool!
Darrell & Vanessa come on down to the row next and the fourth IUFB is a glass door refrigerator (Brandi).
Darrell & Vanessa: $1,200
Jeffrey & Cristi: $2,100
Gary & Cynthia: $1,275
Michael & Donna: $2,101
ARP: $1,699
Gary & Cynthia, who have been married for eight years and have been together for a total of nine, play Lucky $even for a Mercury Milan (Std., Assist, Prot, Stereo)(Amber). Their second number guess is 4...
$ 2 1 , _ _ _
...not too good of a start. They then try 6 for the third number...
$ 2 1 , 3 _ _
...they're down to their last dollar. Let's see if they can somehow pull a Taylor Randall here today. Their fourth digit guess is 7...
$ 2 1 , 3 9 _
...but it's 9 and they lose the $21,397 car. The last number of 7 wasn't shown on TV, but that didn't matter to me since I'm a car geek. And this price was used in another Lucky $even playing earlier this season.
Javano & Natasha are next and Amber then brings down the next IUFB, a Tiffany bracelet.
Javano & Natasha: $1,500
Michael & Donna: $1,575
Darrell & Vanessa: $1,000
Jeffrey & Cristi: $1,576
ARP: $2,075
Jeffrey & Cristi play Punch a Bunch (big bill shown by Brandi). Today's SPs are modeled by Lanisha.
1. Nintendo Wii system
IS NOT: $70
GUESS: HIGHER- $90
2. AM/FM clock radio
IS NOT: $45
GUESS: LOWER- $59
3. Foot massage spa
IS NOT: $115
GUESS: LOWER- $99
4. Perfume
IS NOT: $50
GUESS: HIGHER- $70
They punch out holes #12, #25 and #10. Starting with #12...$1,000. They pass that for #25...and go down by the Power of 10 to $100. They then pass that up for what's in the top right corner...50 bucks and they lose.
The day's final selected couple is Linda & Hien and the final IUFB is a set of workout equipment (Brandi). The Connellys have been here the whole show.
Linda & Hien: $1,512
Javano & Natasha: $1,375
Michael & Donna: $899
Darrell & Vanessa: $18
ARP: $1,600
COUPLE HEADING TO THE HEARTBREAK BREAKFAST CLUB: Michael & Donna
Linda & Hien, who have been together for four years, play Double Prices for a waverunner (Lanisha), which is either $9,298 or $10,175. Amber handles the gameboard today. I say $9,298 and they agree...winners!
For the second straight day, no games get played on the turntable; where the heck has Any Number been? Here's my lineup today:
1. Freeze Frame
2. Punch a Bunch
3. Let' Em Roll
4. Double Prices
5. Swap Meet
6. Lucky $even
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #2:
Gary & Cynthia: $.70
Jeffrey & Cristi: 30 + 65 = $.95
Linda & Hien: Dime + 80 = $.90
We're now heading into the Showcase. So far, Ian & Nancy have won $39,400 in cash and prizes. If the prizes in their chosen Showcase are really, really nice and they win, they could become the season's biggest winners. Remember, the total to beat set by Randall on November 3rd is $79,897. Jeffrey & Cristi get the chance to deny them any shot of posting a new season high. And because this is a couples show, I just have this feeling at least one Showcase will end with a pair of cars. Let's see if I'm right.
The first Showcase is about traveling across America. We star with a two-day stay at The Beverly Hills Hotel. Second to appear on the audience video screen after that Beverly Hills trip is a trip to the Colorado Rockies. Then comes a trip to New Orleans with $1,000 spending money. Finally, after heading east a lot, go north and live in your own beach house in The Hamptons in Connecticut! The audience video screen gets modeled by Brandi in this Showcase.
IAN & NANCY PASS TO JEFFREY & CRISTI; JEFFREY & CRISTI BID $17,278 ON TRIPS SHOWCASE
MY BID FOR TRIPS SHOWCASE: $30,000
For Ian & Nancy, we start a home theater system (Amber) which includes a 60" DLP HDTV, a DVD player, a stereo system and a one year Netflix subscription. Then, we have a Broyhill king bedroom (Lanisha). Finally, the bad news is that this Showcase doesn't end with a pair of cars. The good news- the last prize is an Audi TT (Std., Technology)(Amber)!
IAN & NANCY BID $53,850 ON FURNITURE/CAR SHOWCASE
MY BID FOR FURNITURE/CAR SHOWCASE: $48,500
JEFFREY & CRISTI'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $17,278
ARP: $21,963
DIFFERENCE: $4,685
If the ARP of Ian & Nancy's Showcase is between $53,850 and $58,535, they are the season's biggest winners...
...BUT IT'S $50,250. Darn. Had they won, they would've been the biggest daytime winners in the Drew Carey era by just $482. And if they had bid an even 50 grand, they would've DSWed and would've been the third-highest daytime winners ever. Oh well, they still leave with $39,400 in cash and prizes! Jeffrey & Cristi win all four trips and $24,347 in cash and prizes total.
Video Bonus:
Clip 1- First half highlights
Clip 2- First Showcase Showdown & Showcases
DOND: The week concludes with #20 Lloyd Renkin (who is, of all people, an embalmer). He wants to win enough to build his own funeral home before taking a trip to Hawaii. He swaps out for #3.
ROUND 1:
1. #10 (Cira)- $100,000
2. #20 (Abigail)- $50
3. #9 (Kate)- $250,000
4. #5 (Renee)- $100
5. #2 (Larry)- $300
FIRST OFFER: $15,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 2:
1. #15 (Brittney)- $400
2. #13 (Chad)- $25,000 (DANGER ZONE ENFORCED)
3. #22 (Kyle)- PENNY
4. #7 (Sandy)- $2,500
5. #4 (Angela)- $10
SECOND OFFER: $22,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 3:
1. #16 (Wanda)- $500,000 (BIG STRIKE ONE)
2. #1 (Manizha)- $200
3. #8 (Valerie)- $5
4. #21 (Jason)- $75,000 (STRIKE TWO)
THIRD OFFER: $2,500- NO DEAL
ROUND 4:
1. #17 (Marilyn)- $1,000
2. #18 (Vinny)- $25
FOURTH OFFER: $9,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 5:
1. #11 (Gary)- $5,000
2. #6 (Marissa)- BUCK
FIFTH OFFER: $14,000- NO DEAL
19th PICK: #12 (Angelica)- $500 (LEFT SIDE CLEARED)
SIXTH OFFER: $22,000- NO DEAL
20th PICK: #14 (Nicole)- $10,000
FINAL OFFER: $26,000- DEAL
I would've gone on...but I would've dropped to $7,500, so he made a PERFECT DEAL!
WOF: This is the Hawaiian finale. Tonight's first Toss-Up category is Thing:
T _ N D _ _
B _ C Y C _ E
Kim & Jeff both say TANDEM BICYCLE for $1,000.
$5,000-WINNING ID OF THE NIGHT: RC13199
Our last three couples of the week are:
Kim & Jeff Bach (Honolulu)- Kim's a media director for a communications company, while Jeff's a teacher at the children's center of University of Hawaii-Menoa; they've been married for 18 years
Byron & Kimberly Brown (Kihei, HI)- Kimberly owns the first drive-thru coffee company in Maui while Byron's a project manager/rock band musician; they've been married for nearly a year
Tammie & Arnold Akow (Kawaihae, HI)- Arnold's an installation technician for a local home theater company, while Tammie's a stay-at-home mom; they've been married for three years
$2,000 Toss-Up category is Around the House:
_ E I _ _ N G
_ _ N
Byron & Kimberly solve CEILING FAN for $2,000.
Round 1 category is Song Lyrics and out on the wheel now is a trip to NYC with two tickets to see the play "Jersey Boys", worth $7,300. This is a big puzzle. Midway in the round, Byron & Kimberly call two H's to pick up that trip. After they later buy the O's, we have...
_ O _ N _/TO/THE/_ H A _ E L/AND/
_ E ' _ E/_ O N N A/_ E T/_ A _ _ _ E D
...they call the G's for another $1,400 but then blow the solve big time with GOING TO THE CHAPEL AND WE'RE GOING TO GET MARRIED (adding an extra word in the process), likely costing them that trip and $10,050. Ouch. Tammie & Arnold call the R's for $1,200 and solve GOING TO THE CHAPEL AND WE'RE GONNA GET MARRIED to make that $2,000; everybody's on the board.
Campbell's Jackpot Round category is Phrase. Tammie & Arnold begin by calling an N for the Wild Card. After Kim & Jeff call the S's for $1,500, we have...
YOUR/_ U _ S S/_ S/_ S/_ O O _/
_ S/_ _ N _
...they then carefully solve YOUR GUESS IS AS GOOD AS MINE for another $2,000 and $3,000 total; they lead by a grand right now.
DUDS: L
IHOP Mystery/Prize Puzzle Round category is What Are You Doing? Kim & Jeff start off by calling three N's on the Mystery Wedge next to Lose a Turn. They take $3,000 for them (but that had $10,000 behind it). After Byron & Kimberly call a dud in L, Tammie & Arnold try to solve for a trip with this showing...
_ N _ _ _ I N G/A/_ _ _ _ _ N/
_ A _ G A _ I _ A
...they will be ENJOYING A FROZEN MARGARITA on a trip to Cancun worth $7,050, making their new total $9,050.
DUDS: L, S
WINNING ID FOR TRIP: KG08753
$3,000 Toss-Up category is Phrase:
FAMILY/_ W _ E D/&/
O P E R _ _ E _
Kim & Jeff solve FAMILY OWNED & OPERATED to double up to $6,000. Speed-Up Round category is Food & Drink and consonants are worth $6,000 each! That should make up for some lost time. After Byron & Kimberly call the L's, we have...
S L _ _ _/_ _/
_ _ N T _ L _ _ _ _
...to make up for their Round 1 blunder and win the match with 20 grand...they get SLICE OF CANTALOUPE! Tammie & Arnold leave with $9,050 and Kim & Jeff leave with six large.
DUDS: H
Big Money Round: Let's see if the Browns can end the four-week stay in Hawaii by multiplying their cash by six. They spin the single star and the category is Thing. Starting with:
_ _ _
_ E N _ _
I think it's ___ BENCH. They call D, C, G and I and get...
_ _ _
_ E N C _
...they thought of something FENCE, but it was some kind of BENCH as I originally thought, OAK BENCH. They needed two letters in the top word (especially the K) and needed to have quickly known the second word was BENCH to have had any shot at that. AND FOR THE SECOND TIME IN THREE SEASONS, A ROAD TRIP ENDS IN THE WORST WAY POSSIBLE- A $100,000 LOSS (sixth of the season).
The show ends with a clip of the Sajaks loving each other.
In four weeks, a total of $1,114,868 in cash and prizes has been given away in the Aloha State. We return home on Monday.
In two weeks during an extra episodes week, the 5,000th episode!
Video Bonus: About eight minutes of tonight's episode
Ian & Nancy: $1,350
Michael & Donna: $999
Francis & Kathleen: $1,099
Travis & Kimberly: BUCK
ARP: $5,500 (a new daytime IUFB record)
Ian & Nancy, who are celebrating their 4th Anniversary together, play Let Em' Roll for, get this- a vintage 1975 Corvette Stingray Convertible (Brandi) worth $22,900! The groceries modeled by Lanisha today are Hot Pockets Value Pack, Gold Bond Ultimate Healing Lotion & Ester-C (500 mg). Do they go higher twice for the three rolls...no, they said lower for the Ester-C. Prices:
Hot Pockets: $5.25
Lotion: $9.56
Ester-C: $13.99
Nancy's rolling the dice today.
1. CAR/CAR/CAR/CAR/$1,500- CONTINUES
2. WINS CLASSIC CAR!!!
This game has now been won three straight times (hence, the game's record with the new dice is 3-2)!
(Note: During yesteday's episode and today's episode, Rich's sporting a goatee.)
The fifth couple to hear the magic words is Gary & Cynthia Spears and the second IUFB is a year's supply of flowers (Brandi).
Gary & Cynthia: $725
Michael & Donna: $825
Francis & Kathleen: $799
Travis & Kimberly: $499
ARP: $720
Because Gary & Cynthia were over by five bucks, Travis & Kimberly, who have been in a relationship for 1.5 years, play Freeze Frame for a trip to Hawaii (Amber with the audience video screen; the first time the screen was used was during one of yesterday's Showcases). The best possible prices on today's board are $3,923, $5,239, $6,684, $8,810 & $9,652. But they freeze $2,318 instead and lose. ARP: $3,923. I would've guessed $5,239 or $6,684 instead.
Jeffrey & Cristi are the day's sixth couple called on and the third IUFB is a 42" LCD TV (Lanisha; Rich's on the TV).
Jeffrey & Cristi: $1,200
Gary & Cynthia: $1,675
Michael & Donna: $1,225
Francis & Kathleen: $1,400
ARP: $1,499
Francis & Kathleen, who have been married for 20 years and have been together for 30 years overall, go to a Swap Meet to try and win a digital camera (Brandi), handbags (Lanisha), a baby's crib and a scooter (Amber). They must match up the ARP of the camera. They pick the scooter, which is $799...as is the camera!
(Note: Brandi's pregnant; she's expecting a couple of twins on June 12th!)
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #1:
Travis & Kimberly: $.90
Francis & Kathleen: 60 + 90 = OVER
Ian & Nancy: WINS $1,000 AND SHOWCASE BERTH!
Ian & Nancy's Bonus Spin...get them the nickel for another $10,000! That's three $11,000 Showcase Showdown wins so far this week! And during the commercial break, they get engaged!! That's just too cool!
Darrell & Vanessa come on down to the row next and the fourth IUFB is a glass door refrigerator (Brandi).
Darrell & Vanessa: $1,200
Jeffrey & Cristi: $2,100
Gary & Cynthia: $1,275
Michael & Donna: $2,101
ARP: $1,699
Gary & Cynthia, who have been married for eight years and have been together for a total of nine, play Lucky $even for a Mercury Milan (Std., Assist, Prot, Stereo)(Amber). Their second number guess is 4...
$ 2 1 , _ _ _
...not too good of a start. They then try 6 for the third number...
$ 2 1 , 3 _ _
...they're down to their last dollar. Let's see if they can somehow pull a Taylor Randall here today. Their fourth digit guess is 7...
$ 2 1 , 3 9 _
...but it's 9 and they lose the $21,397 car. The last number of 7 wasn't shown on TV, but that didn't matter to me since I'm a car geek. And this price was used in another Lucky $even playing earlier this season.
Javano & Natasha are next and Amber then brings down the next IUFB, a Tiffany bracelet.
Javano & Natasha: $1,500
Michael & Donna: $1,575
Darrell & Vanessa: $1,000
Jeffrey & Cristi: $1,576
ARP: $2,075
Jeffrey & Cristi play Punch a Bunch (big bill shown by Brandi). Today's SPs are modeled by Lanisha.
1. Nintendo Wii system
IS NOT: $70
GUESS: HIGHER- $90
2. AM/FM clock radio
IS NOT: $45
GUESS: LOWER- $59
3. Foot massage spa
IS NOT: $115
GUESS: LOWER- $99
4. Perfume
IS NOT: $50
GUESS: HIGHER- $70
They punch out holes #12, #25 and #10. Starting with #12...$1,000. They pass that for #25...and go down by the Power of 10 to $100. They then pass that up for what's in the top right corner...50 bucks and they lose.
The day's final selected couple is Linda & Hien and the final IUFB is a set of workout equipment (Brandi). The Connellys have been here the whole show.
Linda & Hien: $1,512
Javano & Natasha: $1,375
Michael & Donna: $899
Darrell & Vanessa: $18
ARP: $1,600
COUPLE HEADING TO THE HEARTBREAK BREAKFAST CLUB: Michael & Donna
Linda & Hien, who have been together for four years, play Double Prices for a waverunner (Lanisha), which is either $9,298 or $10,175. Amber handles the gameboard today. I say $9,298 and they agree...winners!
For the second straight day, no games get played on the turntable; where the heck has Any Number been? Here's my lineup today:
1. Freeze Frame
2. Punch a Bunch
3. Let' Em Roll
4. Double Prices
5. Swap Meet
6. Lucky $even
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #2:
Gary & Cynthia: $.70
Jeffrey & Cristi: 30 + 65 = $.95
Linda & Hien: Dime + 80 = $.90
We're now heading into the Showcase. So far, Ian & Nancy have won $39,400 in cash and prizes. If the prizes in their chosen Showcase are really, really nice and they win, they could become the season's biggest winners. Remember, the total to beat set by Randall on November 3rd is $79,897. Jeffrey & Cristi get the chance to deny them any shot of posting a new season high. And because this is a couples show, I just have this feeling at least one Showcase will end with a pair of cars. Let's see if I'm right.
The first Showcase is about traveling across America. We star with a two-day stay at The Beverly Hills Hotel. Second to appear on the audience video screen after that Beverly Hills trip is a trip to the Colorado Rockies. Then comes a trip to New Orleans with $1,000 spending money. Finally, after heading east a lot, go north and live in your own beach house in The Hamptons in Connecticut! The audience video screen gets modeled by Brandi in this Showcase.
IAN & NANCY PASS TO JEFFREY & CRISTI; JEFFREY & CRISTI BID $17,278 ON TRIPS SHOWCASE
MY BID FOR TRIPS SHOWCASE: $30,000
For Ian & Nancy, we start a home theater system (Amber) which includes a 60" DLP HDTV, a DVD player, a stereo system and a one year Netflix subscription. Then, we have a Broyhill king bedroom (Lanisha). Finally, the bad news is that this Showcase doesn't end with a pair of cars. The good news- the last prize is an Audi TT (Std., Technology)(Amber)!
IAN & NANCY BID $53,850 ON FURNITURE/CAR SHOWCASE
MY BID FOR FURNITURE/CAR SHOWCASE: $48,500
JEFFREY & CRISTI'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $17,278
ARP: $21,963
DIFFERENCE: $4,685
If the ARP of Ian & Nancy's Showcase is between $53,850 and $58,535, they are the season's biggest winners...
...BUT IT'S $50,250. Darn. Had they won, they would've been the biggest daytime winners in the Drew Carey era by just $482. And if they had bid an even 50 grand, they would've DSWed and would've been the third-highest daytime winners ever. Oh well, they still leave with $39,400 in cash and prizes! Jeffrey & Cristi win all four trips and $24,347 in cash and prizes total.
Video Bonus:
Clip 1- First half highlights
Clip 2- First Showcase Showdown & Showcases
DOND: The week concludes with #20 Lloyd Renkin (who is, of all people, an embalmer). He wants to win enough to build his own funeral home before taking a trip to Hawaii. He swaps out for #3.
ROUND 1:
1. #10 (Cira)- $100,000
2. #20 (Abigail)- $50
3. #9 (Kate)- $250,000
4. #5 (Renee)- $100
5. #2 (Larry)- $300
FIRST OFFER: $15,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 2:
1. #15 (Brittney)- $400
2. #13 (Chad)- $25,000 (DANGER ZONE ENFORCED)
3. #22 (Kyle)- PENNY
4. #7 (Sandy)- $2,500
5. #4 (Angela)- $10
SECOND OFFER: $22,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 3:
1. #16 (Wanda)- $500,000 (BIG STRIKE ONE)
2. #1 (Manizha)- $200
3. #8 (Valerie)- $5
4. #21 (Jason)- $75,000 (STRIKE TWO)
THIRD OFFER: $2,500- NO DEAL
ROUND 4:
1. #17 (Marilyn)- $1,000
2. #18 (Vinny)- $25
FOURTH OFFER: $9,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 5:
1. #11 (Gary)- $5,000
2. #6 (Marissa)- BUCK
FIFTH OFFER: $14,000- NO DEAL
19th PICK: #12 (Angelica)- $500 (LEFT SIDE CLEARED)
SIXTH OFFER: $22,000- NO DEAL
20th PICK: #14 (Nicole)- $10,000
FINAL OFFER: $26,000- DEAL
I would've gone on...but I would've dropped to $7,500, so he made a PERFECT DEAL!
WOF: This is the Hawaiian finale. Tonight's first Toss-Up category is Thing:
T _ N D _ _
B _ C Y C _ E
Kim & Jeff both say TANDEM BICYCLE for $1,000.
$5,000-WINNING ID OF THE NIGHT: RC13199
Our last three couples of the week are:
Kim & Jeff Bach (Honolulu)- Kim's a media director for a communications company, while Jeff's a teacher at the children's center of University of Hawaii-Menoa; they've been married for 18 years
Byron & Kimberly Brown (Kihei, HI)- Kimberly owns the first drive-thru coffee company in Maui while Byron's a project manager/rock band musician; they've been married for nearly a year
Tammie & Arnold Akow (Kawaihae, HI)- Arnold's an installation technician for a local home theater company, while Tammie's a stay-at-home mom; they've been married for three years
$2,000 Toss-Up category is Around the House:
_ E I _ _ N G
_ _ N
Byron & Kimberly solve CEILING FAN for $2,000.
Round 1 category is Song Lyrics and out on the wheel now is a trip to NYC with two tickets to see the play "Jersey Boys", worth $7,300. This is a big puzzle. Midway in the round, Byron & Kimberly call two H's to pick up that trip. After they later buy the O's, we have...
_ O _ N _/TO/THE/_ H A _ E L/AND/
_ E ' _ E/_ O N N A/_ E T/_ A _ _ _ E D
...they call the G's for another $1,400 but then blow the solve big time with GOING TO THE CHAPEL AND WE'RE GOING TO GET MARRIED (adding an extra word in the process), likely costing them that trip and $10,050. Ouch. Tammie & Arnold call the R's for $1,200 and solve GOING TO THE CHAPEL AND WE'RE GONNA GET MARRIED to make that $2,000; everybody's on the board.
Campbell's Jackpot Round category is Phrase. Tammie & Arnold begin by calling an N for the Wild Card. After Kim & Jeff call the S's for $1,500, we have...
YOUR/_ U _ S S/_ S/_ S/_ O O _/
_ S/_ _ N _
...they then carefully solve YOUR GUESS IS AS GOOD AS MINE for another $2,000 and $3,000 total; they lead by a grand right now.
DUDS: L
IHOP Mystery/Prize Puzzle Round category is What Are You Doing? Kim & Jeff start off by calling three N's on the Mystery Wedge next to Lose a Turn. They take $3,000 for them (but that had $10,000 behind it). After Byron & Kimberly call a dud in L, Tammie & Arnold try to solve for a trip with this showing...
_ N _ _ _ I N G/A/_ _ _ _ _ N/
_ A _ G A _ I _ A
...they will be ENJOYING A FROZEN MARGARITA on a trip to Cancun worth $7,050, making their new total $9,050.
DUDS: L, S
WINNING ID FOR TRIP: KG08753
$3,000 Toss-Up category is Phrase:
FAMILY/_ W _ E D/&/
O P E R _ _ E _
Kim & Jeff solve FAMILY OWNED & OPERATED to double up to $6,000. Speed-Up Round category is Food & Drink and consonants are worth $6,000 each! That should make up for some lost time. After Byron & Kimberly call the L's, we have...
S L _ _ _/_ _/
_ _ N T _ L _ _ _ _
...to make up for their Round 1 blunder and win the match with 20 grand...they get SLICE OF CANTALOUPE! Tammie & Arnold leave with $9,050 and Kim & Jeff leave with six large.
DUDS: H
Big Money Round: Let's see if the Browns can end the four-week stay in Hawaii by multiplying their cash by six. They spin the single star and the category is Thing. Starting with:
_ _ _
_ E N _ _
I think it's ___ BENCH. They call D, C, G and I and get...
_ _ _
_ E N C _
...they thought of something FENCE, but it was some kind of BENCH as I originally thought, OAK BENCH. They needed two letters in the top word (especially the K) and needed to have quickly known the second word was BENCH to have had any shot at that. AND FOR THE SECOND TIME IN THREE SEASONS, A ROAD TRIP ENDS IN THE WORST WAY POSSIBLE- A $100,000 LOSS (sixth of the season).
The show ends with a clip of the Sajaks loving each other.
In four weeks, a total of $1,114,868 in cash and prizes has been given away in the Aloha State. We return home on Monday.
In two weeks during an extra episodes week, the 5,000th episode!
Video Bonus: About eight minutes of tonight's episode
Thursday, February 12, 2009
"TPIR" 2/12
Remember, Thursday's episode was the first episode taped in 2009; therefore, the new video monitor located in the back of the audience was now in place.
Starting things off were Edward McGovern, Alison Evans, Gregory Braden & Marissa Semler. The first IUFB was a washer/dryer (Brandi & Lanisha).
Edward: $1,100
Alison: $980
Gregory: $1,001
Marissa: $1,500
ARP: $2,768
Marissa played the Grand Game with a target price of $5.50. Products today were Ester-C, Campbell's Soup, Gold Bond Lotion (regular kind), Hot Pockets (regular flavor), NesQuik and Aveeno Foaming Cleanser.
1. Soup- $1.53 ($10)
2. NesQuik- $1.69 ($100)
3. Hot Pockets- $2.49 ($1,000)
Her last pick was the lotion...$4.79 for $10,000! Grand Game's now 3-1 in its last four playings!
Rich then called on Michael Fisher fifth and the second IUFB was a home theater system (Amber).
Michael: $900
Edward: $750
Alison: BUCK
Gregory: $500
ARP: $899
Since Michael was over by a buck, Edward played Ten Chances for an air purifier (Brandi), a mower (Brandi) and a Jeep Compass (Fairly loaded)(Lanisha).
POSSIBLE NUMBERS IN PRICE OF AIR PURIFIER: 0, 5 & 6
1. $65- INCORRECT
2. $50- CORRECT
POSSIBLE NUMBERS IN PRICE OF MOWER: 0, 7, 8 & 9
3. $879- OOPS
4. $790- INCORRECT
5. $798- NO WAY
6. $870- NO
7. $890- NO
8. $980- RIGHT
NUMBERS IN PRICE OF JEEP: 0, 2, 3, 4 & 6
9. $24,360- NO
10. $23,640- LOSS
ARP of the Jeep was $24,630; paint/fabric protection on Jeep Compasses is $300. If Edward had not made those two stupid guesses on the mower, he might've very well won that Jeep.
Sixth was Alice Baumeister and the third IUFB was a fireplace (Lanisha).
Alice: $750
Alison: $650
Gregory: BUCK
Michael: $700
ARP: $799
Alice played the suddenly frequently-played Pick a Number for a 46" LCD TV (Amber). Board:
$ 2 8 _ 9
NUMBERS AVAILABLE: 1, 6 & 9
She went with $2,869...
$ 2 8 6 9
...the repeat number trick strikes again in this game, because the ARP was $2,899.
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #1:
Alice ($799): 45 + 30 = $.75
Edward ($1,929): $.95
Marissa ($12,768): 35 + 65 = WINS $1,000 AND SHOWCASE BERTH!
Did Marissa increase her cash total to either $21,000 or $36,000 in her Bonus Spin...not with 55 cents.
Next to leave his seat was Richard Vaghy and the next IUFB was camping equipment (Brandi).
Richard: $855
Alison: $550
Gregory: $699
Michael: $800
ARP: $978
Richard played Switch? for an Aico dinette marked at $3,479 (Lanisha) and an iMac computer system marked at $2,729 (Amber). He left the prices as they were...and won!
Esther Scagl then plugged in that hot red spot on Contestant's Row and the next IUFB was golf clubs (Brandi & Lanisha).
Esther: $900
Alison: $1,100
Gregory: $400
Michael: $1,195
ARP: $1,353
Michael, a pastor, played Dice Game for a Ford Fusion (Std., AT, SYNC/Mirror, Assist)(Amber; Brandi & Lanisha brought out the dice table). First number was 2.
Second number rolled: 5- NO; LOWER
Third number rolled: 3- NO; HIGHER
Fourth number rolled: 4- NO; HIGHER
Last number rolled: 5- RIGHT
Second number was 2. Third number was...6. And the fourth number was...a 1, meaning Dice Game's winning streak is now history at 6. ARP: $22,615.
The day's last called on player was Kristin Bader and the final IUFB was four pairs of boots. Either Alison, Gregory or both would be heading to the First Four Breakfast Club.
Kristin: $600
Esther: $601
Alison: $700
Gregory: BUCK
ARP: $2,020
TODAY'S FIRST FOUR BREAKFAST CLUB MEMBER: Gregory
Alison finally got out of Contestant's Row and played Side By Side for a Wurlitzer jukebox (Brandi & Lanisha). Board:
95
89
Did she know it was $8,995 to win...yup!
For the second straight week, at least one episode has none of its Pricing Games being played on the turntable.
My lineup today:
1. Switch?
2. Grand Game
3. Ten Chances
4. Pick a Number
5. Side By Side
6. Dice Game
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #2:
Michael ($1,353): $.85
Richard ($7,186): 65 + 80 = OVER
Alison ($11,015): 35 + Nickel = $.40
Michael made it to the Showcase.
Video Bonus: Today's Showcase Round/Results
Remember, Friday's episode will be the show's first-ever couples episode!
Starting things off were Edward McGovern, Alison Evans, Gregory Braden & Marissa Semler. The first IUFB was a washer/dryer (Brandi & Lanisha).
Edward: $1,100
Alison: $980
Gregory: $1,001
Marissa: $1,500
ARP: $2,768
Marissa played the Grand Game with a target price of $5.50. Products today were Ester-C, Campbell's Soup, Gold Bond Lotion (regular kind), Hot Pockets (regular flavor), NesQuik and Aveeno Foaming Cleanser.
1. Soup- $1.53 ($10)
2. NesQuik- $1.69 ($100)
3. Hot Pockets- $2.49 ($1,000)
Her last pick was the lotion...$4.79 for $10,000! Grand Game's now 3-1 in its last four playings!
Rich then called on Michael Fisher fifth and the second IUFB was a home theater system (Amber).
Michael: $900
Edward: $750
Alison: BUCK
Gregory: $500
ARP: $899
Since Michael was over by a buck, Edward played Ten Chances for an air purifier (Brandi), a mower (Brandi) and a Jeep Compass (Fairly loaded)(Lanisha).
POSSIBLE NUMBERS IN PRICE OF AIR PURIFIER: 0, 5 & 6
1. $65- INCORRECT
2. $50- CORRECT
POSSIBLE NUMBERS IN PRICE OF MOWER: 0, 7, 8 & 9
3. $879- OOPS
4. $790- INCORRECT
5. $798- NO WAY
6. $870- NO
7. $890- NO
8. $980- RIGHT
NUMBERS IN PRICE OF JEEP: 0, 2, 3, 4 & 6
9. $24,360- NO
10. $23,640- LOSS
ARP of the Jeep was $24,630; paint/fabric protection on Jeep Compasses is $300. If Edward had not made those two stupid guesses on the mower, he might've very well won that Jeep.
Sixth was Alice Baumeister and the third IUFB was a fireplace (Lanisha).
Alice: $750
Alison: $650
Gregory: BUCK
Michael: $700
ARP: $799
Alice played the suddenly frequently-played Pick a Number for a 46" LCD TV (Amber). Board:
$ 2 8 _ 9
NUMBERS AVAILABLE: 1, 6 & 9
She went with $2,869...
$ 2 8 6 9
...the repeat number trick strikes again in this game, because the ARP was $2,899.
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #1:
Alice ($799): 45 + 30 = $.75
Edward ($1,929): $.95
Marissa ($12,768): 35 + 65 = WINS $1,000 AND SHOWCASE BERTH!
Did Marissa increase her cash total to either $21,000 or $36,000 in her Bonus Spin...not with 55 cents.
Next to leave his seat was Richard Vaghy and the next IUFB was camping equipment (Brandi).
Richard: $855
Alison: $550
Gregory: $699
Michael: $800
ARP: $978
Richard played Switch? for an Aico dinette marked at $3,479 (Lanisha) and an iMac computer system marked at $2,729 (Amber). He left the prices as they were...and won!
Esther Scagl then plugged in that hot red spot on Contestant's Row and the next IUFB was golf clubs (Brandi & Lanisha).
Esther: $900
Alison: $1,100
Gregory: $400
Michael: $1,195
ARP: $1,353
Michael, a pastor, played Dice Game for a Ford Fusion (Std., AT, SYNC/Mirror, Assist)(Amber; Brandi & Lanisha brought out the dice table). First number was 2.
Second number rolled: 5- NO; LOWER
Third number rolled: 3- NO; HIGHER
Fourth number rolled: 4- NO; HIGHER
Last number rolled: 5- RIGHT
Second number was 2. Third number was...6. And the fourth number was...a 1, meaning Dice Game's winning streak is now history at 6. ARP: $22,615.
The day's last called on player was Kristin Bader and the final IUFB was four pairs of boots. Either Alison, Gregory or both would be heading to the First Four Breakfast Club.
Kristin: $600
Esther: $601
Alison: $700
Gregory: BUCK
ARP: $2,020
TODAY'S FIRST FOUR BREAKFAST CLUB MEMBER: Gregory
Alison finally got out of Contestant's Row and played Side By Side for a Wurlitzer jukebox (Brandi & Lanisha). Board:
95
89
Did she know it was $8,995 to win...yup!
For the second straight week, at least one episode has none of its Pricing Games being played on the turntable.
My lineup today:
1. Switch?
2. Grand Game
3. Ten Chances
4. Pick a Number
5. Side By Side
6. Dice Game
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #2:
Michael ($1,353): $.85
Richard ($7,186): 65 + 80 = OVER
Alison ($11,015): 35 + Nickel = $.40
Michael made it to the Showcase.
Video Bonus: Today's Showcase Round/Results
Remember, Friday's episode will be the show's first-ever couples episode!
"Toughest Cowboy" 2/12
The second stop on this season's tour is the Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis (my family once went there to meet WWE Hall of Famer Stone Cold Steve Austin and also attend a taping of "WWE Smackdown!").
BAREBACK:
Jared Green: 83
Erik Wolford: 86
Charlie Barker: 73 (he took a big beating after his ride was over)
Bandy Murphy: 79
Steven Dent: 76
Lance Kelly: 66
Dusty Elkinton: 74
Ben Londo: 80
Chad Eubank: 75 (he was riding with one torn off finger; he suffered the injury while at home one Monday)
Steve Woolsey: 57
Mark Fisher: 55
SADDLEBRONC:
Jared Green: 15; second-lowest single ride score this season (98)
Charlie Barker: 59 (132)
Dusty Elkinton: 31 (105)
Ben Londo: 83 (163)
Bandy Murphy: 79 (158)
Erik Wolford: 79 (165)
Chad Eubank: 70 (145)
Mark Fisher: 15; ties second-lowest single ride score this season (70)
Steven Dent: 77 (153)
Lance Kelly: 74 (140)
Steve Woolsey: 77 (134)
BULL RIDING:
Jared Green: 36 (134)
Dusty Elkinton: 50 (155)
Steven Dent: 26 (179)
Chad Eubank: 52 (197)
Lance Kelly: 25 (165)
Erik Wolford: 26 (191)
Mark Fisher: 72 (142)
Charlie Barker: 38 (170)
Bandy Murphy 88 (246)
The big winner this week is...
...2007 "Toughest Cowboy" champion Bandy Murphy! That means he gets immunity for next week's locale, Atlanta. Meanwhile, Jared Green's in the KO Round for the second straight week, this time being joined by Mark Fisher.
KNOCKOUT ROUND: Green stays on his bull for about four seconds. Fisher...
...lasts for about seven, meaning Green's gone.
BAREBACK:
Jared Green: 83
Erik Wolford: 86
Charlie Barker: 73 (he took a big beating after his ride was over)
Bandy Murphy: 79
Steven Dent: 76
Lance Kelly: 66
Dusty Elkinton: 74
Ben Londo: 80
Chad Eubank: 75 (he was riding with one torn off finger; he suffered the injury while at home one Monday)
Steve Woolsey: 57
Mark Fisher: 55
SADDLEBRONC:
Jared Green: 15; second-lowest single ride score this season (98)
Charlie Barker: 59 (132)
Dusty Elkinton: 31 (105)
Ben Londo: 83 (163)
Bandy Murphy: 79 (158)
Erik Wolford: 79 (165)
Chad Eubank: 70 (145)
Mark Fisher: 15; ties second-lowest single ride score this season (70)
Steven Dent: 77 (153)
Lance Kelly: 74 (140)
Steve Woolsey: 77 (134)
BULL RIDING:
Jared Green: 36 (134)
Dusty Elkinton: 50 (155)
Steven Dent: 26 (179)
Chad Eubank: 52 (197)
Lance Kelly: 25 (165)
Erik Wolford: 26 (191)
Mark Fisher: 72 (142)
Charlie Barker: 38 (170)
Bandy Murphy 88 (246)
The big winner this week is...
...2007 "Toughest Cowboy" champion Bandy Murphy! That means he gets immunity for next week's locale, Atlanta. Meanwhile, Jared Green's in the KO Round for the second straight week, this time being joined by Mark Fisher.
KNOCKOUT ROUND: Green stays on his bull for about four seconds. Fisher...
...lasts for about seven, meaning Green's gone.
"America's Best Dance Crew" 2/12
For the past three weeks now, a dance crew has been eliminated after their second straight trip to Sudden Death. First Boxcuttuhz, then Team Millennia and now the Ringmasters. Thus, the Fly Khicks better stay out of the bottom two this week or else they're sure-fire goners.
This week, the remaining five teams take on the Illusion Challenge. Here, they must incorporate a magic trick during their performances. Let's see who's going/advancing first...
1. Beat Freaks: Make something levitate to "Freeze" by T-Pain w/ the now-troubled Chris Brown
The only prop used was a small disco ball.
Shane said he felt in awe over their sick performance, and thought it was one of the show's all-time best performances! JC said they owned their disco ball prop in their performance. Lil' Mama agreed with the men.
(Note: Maryss Courchinoux dedicated this performance to her late brother, who absolutely loved magic.)
The second team performing this evening will be...
2. Quest Crew: Pass an object through a body during "Got Money" by Lil' Wayne w/ T-Pain
The props they used were playing cards, a card table and fake money! JC thought there was too much posing going on. Lil' Mama said their transitions were good, but they could've been better. Shane said the Beat Freaks owned Quest Crew when their two performances are compared to each other this week.
The final team definitely advancing will be...
...the Strikers All-Stars! That means the Fly Khicks are in DEEP TROUBLE, as not only are they in danger of being the next victims of the Back to Back Curse, they're also making their season-worst third appearance in Sudden Death. Dynamic Editon joins them in the bottom two this week.
3. Strikers All-Stars: Walk through a solid object during "Swing" by Savage
They used a couple of walls as well as a flaming pocketbook (I'm not sure about the latter object).
Lil' Mama said this wasn't one of their better nights. Shane thought it was very good. JC thought their choreography wasn't challenging enough.
SUDDEN DEATH FACE-OFF:
Dynamic Edition: Appear out of thin air to "Starstruck" by Lady GaGa w/ Flo Rida
The sole prop they used towards the end was a shoe.
Fly Khicks: Stretch like rubber to "Diva" by Beyonce
The props these ladies used were several rolling office chairs.
Do the Fly Khicks pull out a miracle in the end?...
Dynamic Edition
Fly Khicks
...YES, THEY'VE BROKEN THE CURSE! Ellen DeGeneres' not going to be too happy about Dynamic Edition getting eliminated (that's because they once performed on her talk show).
This week, the remaining five teams take on the Illusion Challenge. Here, they must incorporate a magic trick during their performances. Let's see who's going/advancing first...
1. Beat Freaks: Make something levitate to "Freeze" by T-Pain w/ the now-troubled Chris Brown
The only prop used was a small disco ball.
Shane said he felt in awe over their sick performance, and thought it was one of the show's all-time best performances! JC said they owned their disco ball prop in their performance. Lil' Mama agreed with the men.
(Note: Maryss Courchinoux dedicated this performance to her late brother, who absolutely loved magic.)
The second team performing this evening will be...
2. Quest Crew: Pass an object through a body during "Got Money" by Lil' Wayne w/ T-Pain
The props they used were playing cards, a card table and fake money! JC thought there was too much posing going on. Lil' Mama said their transitions were good, but they could've been better. Shane said the Beat Freaks owned Quest Crew when their two performances are compared to each other this week.
The final team definitely advancing will be...
...the Strikers All-Stars! That means the Fly Khicks are in DEEP TROUBLE, as not only are they in danger of being the next victims of the Back to Back Curse, they're also making their season-worst third appearance in Sudden Death. Dynamic Editon joins them in the bottom two this week.
3. Strikers All-Stars: Walk through a solid object during "Swing" by Savage
They used a couple of walls as well as a flaming pocketbook (I'm not sure about the latter object).
Lil' Mama said this wasn't one of their better nights. Shane thought it was very good. JC thought their choreography wasn't challenging enough.
SUDDEN DEATH FACE-OFF:
Dynamic Edition: Appear out of thin air to "Starstruck" by Lady GaGa w/ Flo Rida
The sole prop they used towards the end was a shoe.
Fly Khicks: Stretch like rubber to "Diva" by Beyonce
The props these ladies used were several rolling office chairs.
Do the Fly Khicks pull out a miracle in the end?...
Dynamic Edition
Fly Khicks
...YES, THEY'VE BROKEN THE CURSE! Ellen DeGeneres' not going to be too happy about Dynamic Edition getting eliminated (that's because they once performed on her talk show).
"Survivor: Tocantins"- SEASON PREMIERE
Here are this season's tribe layouts:
JALAPAO:
Sandy Burgin
Joe Dowdle
Spencer Duhm
Carolina Eastwood
Stephen Fishbach
Tai Johnson-George
James "JT" Thomas Jr.
Sydney Wheeler
TIMBIRA:
Tyson Apostol
Debra "Deebie" Beebe
Erinn Lobdell
Sierra Reed
Jerry Sims
Candace Smith
Brendan Synnott
Benjamin "Coach" Wade
After being transported to the homeplace in Brazil by a truck, all contestants had a minute to grab some supplies from that truck.
Interestingly, nobody from Jalapao grabbed any food or water!
And now, here comes a shocker to start this season off...
DOUBLE TRIBAL COUNCIL #1: By a vote of 6-2, the first Jalapao member eliminated is...
...Sandy. The other two votes went to Stephen. As for the first Timbira victim, also by a vote of 6-2, it was...
...Sierra; the other votes went to Erinn. That might actually be a blessing in disguise for Sierra, since I believe she had the flu.
Well, as it turns out...
...those two don't actually get eliminated at all! Only those two get to take a helicopter to their new homes as tribe outcasts; everyone else has to walk about four hours to their new home bases.
Soon after, Sandy & Sierra are given a note with the following options- start setting up their tribe's camp or go searching for a Hidden Immunity Idol.
Hidden Immunity Idol Clue #1: "A stick marks the spot on your biggest beach. Dig for a while and assistance you'll reach."
Sandy's going for the Idol, while Sierra's setting up her tribe's camp.
As we begin the second half of tonight's episode, Sandy finds this:
Hidden Immunity Idol Clue #2: Ten paces you'll walk towards the lone palm tree. Dig in the sand, the next clue you will see.
IMMUNITY CHALLENGE #1: Six members of each tribe must race across several sand hills and then retrieve their raft from the water, which has two packs of puzzle pieces on it. Once they get all of their puzzle pieces back to the start, the two puzzle solvers on each tribe must then solve a staircase puzzle. But it's not over when everybody on a tribe gets on top of their staircase; each tribe must then choose two people to navigate a peg through a table maze in order to release their tribe's flag. The first team to finish their puzzle and maze gets to start their journey with the Tribe Immunity Idol, as well as fire.
PUZZLE SOLVERS:
Jalapao: Sandy & Tai
Timbira: Sierra & Erinn
Jalapao's leading after the staircase puzzle, and choose Spencer & Sydney to solve their table maze. Trying to complete the Maze for Timbira will be Erinn & Brendan. The winners are...
...Timbira with a nice comeback!
TRIBAL COUNCIL #1 (really): Sandy can't get to the Immunity Idol tonight, so let's see if she can pull off a miracle here...
...yes she did! Instead of a unanimous vote going against her, Carolina is sent packing.
JALAPAO:
Sandy Burgin
Joe Dowdle
Spencer Duhm
Carolina Eastwood
Stephen Fishbach
Tai Johnson-George
James "JT" Thomas Jr.
Sydney Wheeler
TIMBIRA:
Tyson Apostol
Debra "Deebie" Beebe
Erinn Lobdell
Sierra Reed
Jerry Sims
Candace Smith
Brendan Synnott
Benjamin "Coach" Wade
After being transported to the homeplace in Brazil by a truck, all contestants had a minute to grab some supplies from that truck.
Interestingly, nobody from Jalapao grabbed any food or water!
And now, here comes a shocker to start this season off...
DOUBLE TRIBAL COUNCIL #1: By a vote of 6-2, the first Jalapao member eliminated is...
...Sandy. The other two votes went to Stephen. As for the first Timbira victim, also by a vote of 6-2, it was...
...Sierra; the other votes went to Erinn. That might actually be a blessing in disguise for Sierra, since I believe she had the flu.
Well, as it turns out...
...those two don't actually get eliminated at all! Only those two get to take a helicopter to their new homes as tribe outcasts; everyone else has to walk about four hours to their new home bases.
Soon after, Sandy & Sierra are given a note with the following options- start setting up their tribe's camp or go searching for a Hidden Immunity Idol.
Hidden Immunity Idol Clue #1: "A stick marks the spot on your biggest beach. Dig for a while and assistance you'll reach."
Sandy's going for the Idol, while Sierra's setting up her tribe's camp.
As we begin the second half of tonight's episode, Sandy finds this:
Hidden Immunity Idol Clue #2: Ten paces you'll walk towards the lone palm tree. Dig in the sand, the next clue you will see.
IMMUNITY CHALLENGE #1: Six members of each tribe must race across several sand hills and then retrieve their raft from the water, which has two packs of puzzle pieces on it. Once they get all of their puzzle pieces back to the start, the two puzzle solvers on each tribe must then solve a staircase puzzle. But it's not over when everybody on a tribe gets on top of their staircase; each tribe must then choose two people to navigate a peg through a table maze in order to release their tribe's flag. The first team to finish their puzzle and maze gets to start their journey with the Tribe Immunity Idol, as well as fire.
PUZZLE SOLVERS:
Jalapao: Sandy & Tai
Timbira: Sierra & Erinn
Jalapao's leading after the staircase puzzle, and choose Spencer & Sydney to solve their table maze. Trying to complete the Maze for Timbira will be Erinn & Brendan. The winners are...
...Timbira with a nice comeback!
TRIBAL COUNCIL #1 (really): Sandy can't get to the Immunity Idol tonight, so let's see if she can pull off a miracle here...
...yes she did! Instead of a unanimous vote going against her, Carolina is sent packing.
"Wheel" 2/12
The first Toss-Up category this time around is Thing:
A N _ _ _ E _ S _ R Y
_ _ R D
Hollan & Haleem know about an ANNIVERSARY CARD for $1,000.
$5,000-WINNING ID OF THE NIGHT: EP0006231
The three couples tonight are:
Hollan & Haleem Hamid (Kalua, HI)- Hollan's the COL of her household while Haleem's a woodworker and a former waiter; they've been married for eight years
Eloise & Cirio Tungplan (Pearl City, HI)- Have been married for 42 years
Jo-Ann & Sean Paheo (Aiea, HI)- Jo-Ann's an office manager for an auto parts company while Sean's a city bus driver; they've been married for a year
Landmark is the $2,000 Toss-Up category:
T H _/F _ _ _ I _ D _ N/CITY
Jo-Ann & Sean solve THE FORBIDDEN CITY for two grand.
After a trip to Palm Island in the Caribbean worth $9,930 goes on the wheel, the category for Round 1 is Living Things. Jo-Ann & Sean hit Lose a Turn immediately. After Hollan & Haleem buy a dud vowel in A, Eloise & Cirio get a Lose a Turn right off the bat as well. Jo-Ann & Sean then hit Bankrupt. After Hollan & Haleem purchase a lot of O's to clean out the vowels, we have...
ONE/D O _ E N/
_ O N _ - _ T E _ _ E D
RED/R O _ E _
...they solve ONE DOZEN LONG-STEMMED RED ROSES for another $4,650 and $5,650 total.
DUDS: A
BANKRUPTS: 1 (Jo-Ann & Sean)
Campbell's Jackpot/Prize Puzzle Round category is Fun & Games. Midway in the round, Eloise & Cirio call three N's for the Million Dollar Wedge. They then call a $300 L for the Free Spin, and after they next buy the A's, we have...
_ A N _ I N G/THE/NIGHT/A _ A _/TO/A/
_ A L _ A/_ E A T
...they spin Lose a Turn, so Cirio quickly hands in their Free Spin. They then decide to solve DANCING THE NIGHT AWAY TO A SALSA BEAT for $400 and a trip to Madrid, Spain, a total of $10,310 in cash and trip. More importantly, they keep the MDW for now.
DUDS: R
WINNING ID FOR TRIP: SB9571071
IHOP Mystery Round category is Before & After. Early on, Eloise & Cirio call a Y on the Mystery Wedge next to the former MDW and unsurprsingly takes the $1,000 for it (even better, Bankrupt's back there). After they later finish off the vowels, the board:
_ A R R Y/_ I N _- _ I _ E/
_ E _
They next call an $800 G but then a dud of C. Jo-Ann & Sean call a $550 L, then call a K on the same Mystery Wedge...and they flip it over to get their second Bankrupt of the night. Hollan & Haleem then call a $500 S, a $500 Z, and then double to $2,000 by solving LARRY KING-SIZE BED, making their new cash total $7,650.
DUDS: C
BANKRUPTS: 1 (Jo-Ann & Sean)
$3,000 Toss-Up category is Phrase:
_ _ N D E _/_ O V _ _ G/_ _ R E
Eloise & Cirio ring in but take too long, possibly making a fatal misstep here. Hollan & Haleem then take a $340 lead by solving TENDER LOVING CARE. Time now for the all-important Speed-Up Round. Category is Place; this is the second time this week a couple's MDW fate depends on this round. All consonants are worth $1,600 apiece; still anybody's game. After Hollan & Haleem call the S's, here's what the board shows us:
_ _ S _
_ N T _ R S _ _ T _ _ N
Are Eloise & Cirio going to be disappointed now...yes, as Hollan & Haleem solve BUSY INTERSECTION for the championship with another $6,400 and $17,050! Eloise & Cirio still leave with $10,310 in cash and trip and Jo-Ann & Sean get the $2,000 they won from the second Toss-Up Puzzle.
Big Money Round: Hollan & Haleem spin the W and the category is a one-wordy Thing. Starting with:
_ _ _ _ _ _ R _
For some reason, I think it's ____WORK. They call M, P, D & O and get...
_ O O _ M _ R _
...they come up with a BOOKMARK redeemable for $35,000! That gives them $52,050 to take home!
A N _ _ _ E _ S _ R Y
_ _ R D
Hollan & Haleem know about an ANNIVERSARY CARD for $1,000.
$5,000-WINNING ID OF THE NIGHT: EP0006231
The three couples tonight are:
Hollan & Haleem Hamid (Kalua, HI)- Hollan's the COL of her household while Haleem's a woodworker and a former waiter; they've been married for eight years
Eloise & Cirio Tungplan (Pearl City, HI)- Have been married for 42 years
Jo-Ann & Sean Paheo (Aiea, HI)- Jo-Ann's an office manager for an auto parts company while Sean's a city bus driver; they've been married for a year
Landmark is the $2,000 Toss-Up category:
T H _/F _ _ _ I _ D _ N/CITY
Jo-Ann & Sean solve THE FORBIDDEN CITY for two grand.
After a trip to Palm Island in the Caribbean worth $9,930 goes on the wheel, the category for Round 1 is Living Things. Jo-Ann & Sean hit Lose a Turn immediately. After Hollan & Haleem buy a dud vowel in A, Eloise & Cirio get a Lose a Turn right off the bat as well. Jo-Ann & Sean then hit Bankrupt. After Hollan & Haleem purchase a lot of O's to clean out the vowels, we have...
ONE/D O _ E N/
_ O N _ - _ T E _ _ E D
RED/R O _ E _
...they solve ONE DOZEN LONG-STEMMED RED ROSES for another $4,650 and $5,650 total.
DUDS: A
BANKRUPTS: 1 (Jo-Ann & Sean)
Campbell's Jackpot/Prize Puzzle Round category is Fun & Games. Midway in the round, Eloise & Cirio call three N's for the Million Dollar Wedge. They then call a $300 L for the Free Spin, and after they next buy the A's, we have...
_ A N _ I N G/THE/NIGHT/A _ A _/TO/A/
_ A L _ A/_ E A T
...they spin Lose a Turn, so Cirio quickly hands in their Free Spin. They then decide to solve DANCING THE NIGHT AWAY TO A SALSA BEAT for $400 and a trip to Madrid, Spain, a total of $10,310 in cash and trip. More importantly, they keep the MDW for now.
DUDS: R
WINNING ID FOR TRIP: SB9571071
IHOP Mystery Round category is Before & After. Early on, Eloise & Cirio call a Y on the Mystery Wedge next to the former MDW and unsurprsingly takes the $1,000 for it (even better, Bankrupt's back there). After they later finish off the vowels, the board:
_ A R R Y/_ I N _- _ I _ E/
_ E _
They next call an $800 G but then a dud of C. Jo-Ann & Sean call a $550 L, then call a K on the same Mystery Wedge...and they flip it over to get their second Bankrupt of the night. Hollan & Haleem then call a $500 S, a $500 Z, and then double to $2,000 by solving LARRY KING-SIZE BED, making their new cash total $7,650.
DUDS: C
BANKRUPTS: 1 (Jo-Ann & Sean)
$3,000 Toss-Up category is Phrase:
_ _ N D E _/_ O V _ _ G/_ _ R E
Eloise & Cirio ring in but take too long, possibly making a fatal misstep here. Hollan & Haleem then take a $340 lead by solving TENDER LOVING CARE. Time now for the all-important Speed-Up Round. Category is Place; this is the second time this week a couple's MDW fate depends on this round. All consonants are worth $1,600 apiece; still anybody's game. After Hollan & Haleem call the S's, here's what the board shows us:
_ _ S _
_ N T _ R S _ _ T _ _ N
Are Eloise & Cirio going to be disappointed now...yes, as Hollan & Haleem solve BUSY INTERSECTION for the championship with another $6,400 and $17,050! Eloise & Cirio still leave with $10,310 in cash and trip and Jo-Ann & Sean get the $2,000 they won from the second Toss-Up Puzzle.
Big Money Round: Hollan & Haleem spin the W and the category is a one-wordy Thing. Starting with:
_ _ _ _ _ _ R _
For some reason, I think it's ____WORK. They call M, P, D & O and get...
_ O O _ M _ R _
...they come up with a BOOKMARK redeemable for $35,000! That gives them $52,050 to take home!
BREAKING NEWS: "American Idol" semi-finalist DQed; Virginian to take their place
Joanna Pacitti has been DISQUALIFIED from this season of "American Idol" after the powers that be found out about her previous recording experience with A & M Records. Therefore, Felicia Barton from Virginia will take her place!
Source: Q94
Source: Q94
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
"Top Chef" 2/11
This is the last episode of the season to take place in NYC. For the season's last two episodes, they will move to New Orleans. This week's guest judge is Wylie Dufresne, the chef/owner of a restaurant called WD-50 (I thought that title was a sequel to the polish WD-40- LOL!).
QUICKFIRE CHALLENGE #12: Create a dish with those "incredible, edible" eggs.
Stefan: Poached egg on brioche w/ ham & bearnaise; panna cotta w/ mango puree & sweet bearnaise
Leah: Quail egg in potato w/ caviar & brioche w/ ricotta & bacon hollandaise
Carla: Green eggs & Ham w/ green tomato salsa & jalapeno oil (inspired by Dr. Seuss, of course)
Hosea: Egg white roll w/ salmon & asparagus; egg white sticky rice w/ poached shrimp & avocado; avocado & tempura-fried egg
Fabio: Quail egg w/ buckwheat pancake, coconut milk panna cotta w/ mango puree & lychee soup w/ melon yolk
The winner is...
...thanks to Dr. Seuss, Carla!
ELIMINATION CHALLENGE #12: Cook a final meal for a culinary master. The assignments:
Fabio: Lidia Bastianich
Hosea: Susan Ungaro
Eugene: Marcus Samuelsson
Leah: Wylie Dufresne
Carla: Jacques Pepin
Since Carla won the Quickfire, she got the option of swapping her chosen culinary master with somebody else, but she decided to stay with Jacques Pepin.
The shopping budget this week is $300 within a half hour.
While cooking, Fabio broke one of his fingers! Ouch.
Leah:
1. Eggs Benedict w/ slow-poached egg & bacon on challah
2. Salad on mixed greens w/ vinaigrette
DUD (eggs slightly undercooked; changed decent Hollandaise sauce at the last minute)
Stefan: Salmon w/ spinach two ways, roasted potatoes & dill sauce- DUD (salmon overcooked)
Hosea: Shrimp scampi w/ tomatoes, provencal & beurre blanc- DUD (strayed from traditional shrimp scampi formula too much)
Fabio:
1. Roasted chicken w/ herb-roasted potatoes & carmelized cipollini
2. Leafy salad w/ carrots, heirloom tomatoes, olive oil & balsamic vinegar
Carla: Squab w/ lemon thyme butter sauce, demi-glace & butter tarragon peas
The winner is...
...with just hand, Fabio! His bonus prizes are a big bottle of Terlato wine and a trip to a Napa Valley vineyard.
Does Stefan survive elimination once again this season and move on to New Orleans?...
Carla
Hosea
Leah
Stefan
...yes! If Leah Cohen goes to New Orleans also, she'll only be doing so as a sous chef for one challenge, because she's been eliminated tonight.
QUICKFIRE CHALLENGE #12: Create a dish with those "incredible, edible" eggs.
Stefan: Poached egg on brioche w/ ham & bearnaise; panna cotta w/ mango puree & sweet bearnaise
Leah: Quail egg in potato w/ caviar & brioche w/ ricotta & bacon hollandaise
Carla: Green eggs & Ham w/ green tomato salsa & jalapeno oil (inspired by Dr. Seuss, of course)
Hosea: Egg white roll w/ salmon & asparagus; egg white sticky rice w/ poached shrimp & avocado; avocado & tempura-fried egg
Fabio: Quail egg w/ buckwheat pancake, coconut milk panna cotta w/ mango puree & lychee soup w/ melon yolk
The winner is...
...thanks to Dr. Seuss, Carla!
ELIMINATION CHALLENGE #12: Cook a final meal for a culinary master. The assignments:
Fabio: Lidia Bastianich
Hosea: Susan Ungaro
Eugene: Marcus Samuelsson
Leah: Wylie Dufresne
Carla: Jacques Pepin
Since Carla won the Quickfire, she got the option of swapping her chosen culinary master with somebody else, but she decided to stay with Jacques Pepin.
The shopping budget this week is $300 within a half hour.
While cooking, Fabio broke one of his fingers! Ouch.
Leah:
1. Eggs Benedict w/ slow-poached egg & bacon on challah
2. Salad on mixed greens w/ vinaigrette
DUD (eggs slightly undercooked; changed decent Hollandaise sauce at the last minute)
Stefan: Salmon w/ spinach two ways, roasted potatoes & dill sauce- DUD (salmon overcooked)
Hosea: Shrimp scampi w/ tomatoes, provencal & beurre blanc- DUD (strayed from traditional shrimp scampi formula too much)
Fabio:
1. Roasted chicken w/ herb-roasted potatoes & carmelized cipollini
2. Leafy salad w/ carrots, heirloom tomatoes, olive oil & balsamic vinegar
Carla: Squab w/ lemon thyme butter sauce, demi-glace & butter tarragon peas
The winner is...
...with just hand, Fabio! His bonus prizes are a big bottle of Terlato wine and a trip to a Napa Valley vineyard.
Does Stefan survive elimination once again this season and move on to New Orleans?...
Carla
Hosea
Leah
Stefan
...yes! If Leah Cohen goes to New Orleans also, she'll only be doing so as a sous chef for one challenge, because she's been eliminated tonight.
"The Contender" 2/11- QUARTERFINALS CONCLUDE
We wrap up the quarterfinal round with four Gold Team members.
QUARTERFINAL FIGHT #3: Hino Ehihkamenor vs. Deon Elam
(Hino's in the black trunks, while Deon's in the black/yellow ones.)
Round 1: In what was a fairly quiet round, I gave the 10-9 edge to Hino.
Round 2: Early on, Deon delivers some pretty good punches. A little later, I believe there was an accidental headbutt between the two, and then Hino comes on strong at the end. I decided to give Deon this round, tying my scorecard at 19 all after two.
(Under unified boxing rules for typical 12-round boxing matches, if a fight is stopped within the first four rounds because of an accidental headbutt, the bout is automatically declared a draw. If such a stoppage instead occurs during the fifth round and beyond, they go to the scorecards for a technical decision. I have no idea what would happen on this show if an accidental headbutt stoppage situation occurs.)
Round 3: Early on, I believe Hino threw a rabbit punch that the referee didn't see. I felt he dominated this round, so I had him leading 29-28 after three.
Round 4: Deon gets off to a strong start that includes a nice shot to the jaw. After the combo ends, he delivers another solid jaw shot a little later. Since I scored the round in Deon's favor, I had a 38-38 tie heading into the last round.
Final Round: Deon comes up with another very good, round-beginning combo; I think he won this round.
I had Deon winning this fight 48-47. The three officials judges, meanwhile, score it 49-46, in favor of...
...Hino Ehihkamenor!
FINAL QUARTERFINAL FIGHT: Rico Hoye vs. Joell Godfrey (replacing Ryan Coyne)
(Rico's in the white trunks, while Joell's fighting in the black ones.)
Round 1: I gave this round to Rico thanks to his late surge.
Round 2: I had this fight even, since I scored this round in Joell's favor; he started this round pretty good.
Round 3: Joell had a solid start, but Rico takes control of the round from there, so he's leading my card 29-28 after three.
Round 4: I had it even again after four, 38-38, as I felt Joell did more this round.
Final Round: Rico obliterates Joell to begin this round, and eventually Joell falls to a knee.
I had Rico winning 48-46. One judge agreed with my score, while another had it 49-45 and another had a big-time shutout score of 50-44 for your official last semi-finalist...
...Rico Hoye! Joell Godfrey couldn't take advantage of his second chance.
QUARTERFINAL FIGHT #3: Hino Ehihkamenor vs. Deon Elam
(Hino's in the black trunks, while Deon's in the black/yellow ones.)
Round 1: In what was a fairly quiet round, I gave the 10-9 edge to Hino.
Round 2: Early on, Deon delivers some pretty good punches. A little later, I believe there was an accidental headbutt between the two, and then Hino comes on strong at the end. I decided to give Deon this round, tying my scorecard at 19 all after two.
(Under unified boxing rules for typical 12-round boxing matches, if a fight is stopped within the first four rounds because of an accidental headbutt, the bout is automatically declared a draw. If such a stoppage instead occurs during the fifth round and beyond, they go to the scorecards for a technical decision. I have no idea what would happen on this show if an accidental headbutt stoppage situation occurs.)
Round 3: Early on, I believe Hino threw a rabbit punch that the referee didn't see. I felt he dominated this round, so I had him leading 29-28 after three.
Round 4: Deon gets off to a strong start that includes a nice shot to the jaw. After the combo ends, he delivers another solid jaw shot a little later. Since I scored the round in Deon's favor, I had a 38-38 tie heading into the last round.
Final Round: Deon comes up with another very good, round-beginning combo; I think he won this round.
I had Deon winning this fight 48-47. The three officials judges, meanwhile, score it 49-46, in favor of...
...Hino Ehihkamenor!
FINAL QUARTERFINAL FIGHT: Rico Hoye vs. Joell Godfrey (replacing Ryan Coyne)
(Rico's in the white trunks, while Joell's fighting in the black ones.)
Round 1: I gave this round to Rico thanks to his late surge.
Round 2: I had this fight even, since I scored this round in Joell's favor; he started this round pretty good.
Round 3: Joell had a solid start, but Rico takes control of the round from there, so he's leading my card 29-28 after three.
Round 4: I had it even again after four, 38-38, as I felt Joell did more this round.
Final Round: Rico obliterates Joell to begin this round, and eventually Joell falls to a knee.
I had Rico winning 48-46. One judge agreed with my score, while another had it 49-45 and another had a big-time shutout score of 50-44 for your official last semi-finalist...
...Rico Hoye! Joell Godfrey couldn't take advantage of his second chance.
"American Idol" 2/11- THIS SEASON'S SEMI-FINALISTS
The 36 "American Idol" eighth season semi-finalists are:
MEN:
Anoop Desai
Von Smith
Alex Wagner-Trugman
Adam Lambert
Scott Macintyre
Danny Gokey
Ricky Braddy
Matt Giraud
Ju'Not Joyner
Jorge Nunez
Brent Keith
Stephen Fowler
Nick Mitchell
Nathaniel Marshall
Kai Kalama
Kris Allen
Matt Breitzke
Michael Sarver
WOMEN:
Taylor Vaifauna
Jasmine Murray
Arianna Afsar
Casey Carlson
Megan Corkrey
Mishavonna Henson
Stevie Wright
Joanna Pacitti
Kendall Beard
Kristen McNamara (Simon wasn't thrilled with this choice)
Alexis Grace
Lil' Rounds (currently my favorite to win this season)
Jesse Langseth
Allison Iraheta
Jackie Tohn
Tatiana Del Toro
Jeanine Vailes
Anne Marie Boskovich
For some singers, since the judges were undecided on quite a few of them, they had to compete in head-to-head showdowns.
MEN:
Anoop Desai
Von Smith
Alex Wagner-Trugman
Adam Lambert
Scott Macintyre
Danny Gokey
Ricky Braddy
Matt Giraud
Ju'Not Joyner
Jorge Nunez
Brent Keith
Stephen Fowler
Nick Mitchell
Nathaniel Marshall
Kai Kalama
Kris Allen
Matt Breitzke
Michael Sarver
WOMEN:
Taylor Vaifauna
Jasmine Murray
Arianna Afsar
Casey Carlson
Megan Corkrey
Mishavonna Henson
Stevie Wright
Joanna Pacitti
Kendall Beard
Kristen McNamara (Simon wasn't thrilled with this choice)
Alexis Grace
Lil' Rounds (currently my favorite to win this season)
Jesse Langseth
Allison Iraheta
Jackie Tohn
Tatiana Del Toro
Jeanine Vailes
Anne Marie Boskovich
For some singers, since the judges were undecided on quite a few of them, they had to compete in head-to-head showdowns.
2/11/2009 Results
TPIR: We start things off with Kathryn Moeller, Renee McDaniels, Steven Proctor and Patricia Payne. The first IUFB is a set of personal accessories (Brandi & Rachael).
Kathryn: $700
Renee: $550
Steven: $795
Patricia: $800
ARP: $2,535
For the second time this season, we're starting off a show with Plinko. Last time we played this, we got just our second big winner of the season; let's see if we can make it two five-figure winners in a row. And the scoreboard has gone back to flashing "50000" at the start of the game for the first time in a little while. Today's SPs are modeled by Brandi.
1. Eiffel Tower Clock
IS NOT: $59
PICK: 5- $55
2. Router
IS NOT: $40
PICK: 4- $49
3. Beauty supplies
IS NOT: $27
PICK: 7- $17
4. Lemonade maker
IS NOT: $25
PICK: 5- $29
The other three Plinko Chips are given to her by Gwendolyn. Those were some tricky SPs today; I'm impressed she only missed one of them.
1. $1,000 (Left)
2. $100 (Left)
3. $500 (Right)
4. $100 (Left)
No zeroes, but Patricia just wins $1,700.
Coming on down fifth is Heather Pietryka and the second IUFB is a BBQ (Gwen).
Heather: $1,326
Kathryn: $800
Renee: $1,150
Steven: $1,327
ARP: $1,200
Renee plays Balance Game for a Chevrolet Equinox (Rachael)! Brandi handles the scale today. And Drew decides to be like Bob when errorneously stating history; he thought this was the first time ever this game was being played for a car, when it's actually the third time. We start off the scale with $10.
DOLLAR VALUES AVAILABLE: $11,000, $12,000 & $14,000
She chooses the $11K and $14K bags for a guess of $25,010...but she doesn't keep that correct answer thanks to the audience and instead goes with the $12K and $14K bags for a losing guess of $26,010, leading to a PAINFUL LOSS. The Peanut Gallery claims another casualty. So close to our first-ever car win in this game.
After her comes Artis Rutledge II and the third IUFB is a trip to Dollywood (Brandi).
Artis: $2,000
Steven: $1,390
Heather: $2,500
Kathryn: $1,600
ARP: $4,520
Heather plays Clock Game for $1,000, a settee (Rachael) and a beachcomber hot tub (Gwen). ARP of the settee was $899. She starts with $1,200, then $1,100...$900...$800...$990...goes down in tens from there and then goes one down from $920 before finally getting $899 with one second left! Does she pull out a miracle on the spa worth $3,995?...no.
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #1:
Renee ($1,200): $.55
Patricia ($4,356): $.75
Heather ($5,419): Nickel + 75 = $.80
Ugh, Heather's in the Showcase.
Seventh to hear the magic words is Bob Vorhes and the next IUFB is a Tiffany bracelet/necklace (Rachael).
Bob: $800
Kathryn: $2,500
Artis: $1,700
Steven: $2,501
ARP: $1,245
Remember that super-expensive wine vault (Gwen) we saw in a Showcase back in December? Well, we're going to know exactly how much it costs today, because we're playing Range Game for it! And this Sun City, CA native is another one of those people about to lose his pants any day now. Today's range is $18,700-$19,300. I think it's about $19K; he stops it at $18,911 to $19,061. The ARP is indeed about $19K...but it's $19,099 and he loses.
Then comes Debra Halvas and the next IUFB is an AICO desk (Gwen).
Debra: $1,850
Kathryn: $1,000
Artis: $1,700
Steven: $1,860
ARP: $1,899
Steven from Poplar's Bluff, MO plays Pass the Buck for a $19,450 Mini Cooper (Brandi).
1.
Clorox Ultra: $4.99
Gold Bond Ultimate Healing Lotion (small tube): $7.18
PICK: Bleach- $5.99
2.
Soup: $.63
NesQuik: $1.69
PICK: NesQuik- DOH
1. #3- LOSE EVERYTHING
2. #5- WINS $3,000
Was the car behind #1...yes.
Today's last participant is Rebecca Reams and the final IUFB is a TiVo HD system (Brandi). Kathryn's been here the whole show.
Rebecca: $687
Debra: $725
Kathryn: $500
Artis: $699
ARP: $757
TODAY'S FIRST FOUR BREAKFAST CLUB MEMBER: Kathryn
Debra from Marino Valley, CA plays One Right Price for luggage (Brandi) and a trip to Sequoia (Rachael). Gwen holds today's ORP of $2,160, and she says that's the price of the trip...unfortunately, that's $3,259, meaning we have our second Semi-Winless Show of the season.
(Note: Today's episode was the last one taped in 2008; not the best way to go out. Tomorrow's episode, which is the Thursday one, was the first episode to be taped in 2009; I believe that episode will be the first one to use the new video screen in the back of the audience. The Monday episode for next week definitely won't have it, since it was taped last year and had to be rescheduled because of Inauguration Day.)
Here's how I would've set up the lineup today:
1. Clock Game
2. Plinko
3. Balance Game
4. One Right Price
5. Range Game
6. Pass the Buck
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #2:
Debra ($757): 40 + Dime = $.50
Bob ($1,245): 20 + 80 = WINS $1,000!
Steven ($4,899): WINS $1,000 ALSO!
BONUS SPIN SPIN-OFF:
Bob: $.15- WINS $10,000!
Steven: $.15- WINS $10,000 ALSO!!!
TALK ABOUT A WAY TO SALVAGE THIS EPISODE- THAT'S ONLY THE FOURTH TIME EVER THAT TWO PEOPLE WON $11,000 IN THE SAME SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN (the other three times happened in the same season about a decade ago)!!!
SPIN-OFF, TAKE 2 (Bonus money now out of play):
Bob: $.20
Steven: $.85
Thanks to that big second Showcase Showdown, Steven has the Top Winner spot in today's Showcase!
Video Bonus: Great 2nd Showcase Showdown (includes Bob's other part of his day)
The first Showcase has something for Every Room in the House- a pair of patio heaters (Brandi), a pool table (Brandi), a baby grand piano (Gwen) and a Heartland 36" refrigerator.
STEVEN PASSES TO HEATHER; HEATHER BIDS $21,326 ON EVERYROOM SHOWCASE
MY BID FOR EVERYROOM SHOWCASE: $25,000
For Steven, we have a tailgating package- tailgating equipment, a Little Guy mini trailer and a Ford Ranger; all prizes are modeled by Rachael.
STEVEN BIDS $22,900 ON TAILGATING SHOWCASE
MY BID FOR TAILGATING SHOWCASE: $25,000
STEVEN'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $22,900
ARP: $27,330
DIFFERENCE: $4,430
HEATHER'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $21,326
ARP: $30,528
DIFFERENCE: $9,202- LOSS; STEVEN WINS!
Steven wins a total of $43,229, $14K of it in cash! And Steven might very well have even more money coming his way, since he reportedly already owns a 2004 Ranger; hence, he'll probably sell the new truck.
DOND: Our player today is #12 Gia Nilsson (who is a stay-at-home mom). She wants to win enough to take her family to New Zealand. She swaps out for #8 (not sure if that was a wise move, since #12 had just $25 yesterday).
ROUND 1:
1. #1 (Manizha)- $250,000
2. #22 (Kyle)- $100
3. #13 (Chad)- $400
4. #17 (Marilyn)- $25,000
5. #10 (Cira)- $10,000
FIRST OFFER: $13,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 2:
1. #20 (Lloyd)- $50
2. #4 (Angela)- $5,000
3. #2 (Rocco)- $200
4. #21 (Jason)- $5
5. #9 (Kate)- $1,000
SECOND OFFER: $27,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 3:
1. #5 (Renee)- $25
2. #3 (Abigail)- BUCK
3. #18 (Vinny)- $7,500
4. #19 (Diego)- $75,000 (DANGER ZONE ENFORCED)
THIRD OFFER: $38,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 4:
1. #11 (Gary)- PENNY
2. #15 (Brittney)- $500,000 (BIG STRIKE ONE)
FOURTH OFFER: $11,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 5:
1. #6 (Marissa)- $2,500
2. #14 (Nicole)- $500
FIFTH OFFER: $25,000- NO DEAL
19th PICK: #7 (Sandy)- $300
SIXTH OFFER: $41,000- NO DEAL
20th PICK: #16 (Wanda)- $100,000 (STRIKE TWO)
FINAL OFFER: $20,000- NO DEAL
Does she win $50,000?...
...NO. Darn. And it was in her original case of #12. That makes her the lowest single winner on the show so far with $10 (the record low is still $1, held by a pair of twins).
WOF: Tonight's first Hawaii Toss-Up category is Phrase:
_ E A _/OVER/H E E L _
Tom & Cindy ring in first but are disqualified for leaving out the S at the end (hence, they said just HEAD OVER HEEL). Rachele & Greg then solve HEAD OVER HEELS for $1,000.
$5,000-WINNING ID OF THE NIGHT: NF0002955
Tonight's three duos:
Rachele & Greg Familia (Honolulu)- Both U.S. Navy chief petty officers; Rachele's been in the Navy for nine years
Tom & Cindy Loulo (Kona, HI)- Tom's a retired CPA while Cindy's a retired teacher; they have been married for 22 years
Ann & Jai Jimenez (Kahului, HI)- Ann's a second grade teacher while Jai's a realtor; they've been married for 12 years
$2,000 Toss-Up category is Occupation:
H O T E _
D _ O _ _ _ N
Rachele & Greg triple up with HOTEL DOORMAN.
Round 1 category is Event and a $6,600 Las Vegas trip from Vegas.com is now on the wheel. Rachele & Greg spin Lose a Turn after starting with two R's for $900. Tom & Cindy also get Lose a Turn on their second spin after calling an $800 T. Ann & Jai then call three S's for $900 and the Free Spin. After buying an A, they call a dud in N; they save their Free Spin for now. After Rachele & Greg call the L's, we have...
_ _ E R R _
_ L _ S S _ _
_ E S T _ _ A L
...they buy the I but then lose $2,200 to the right Bankrupt of the Million Dollar Wedge. Tom & Cindy then call an F for a $1,000 BedandBreakfast.com gift certificate, a $400 C, buy the O's to clean out the vowels and solve CHERRY BLOSSOM FESTIVAL for $950, the gift tag and a bonus $50 to make up the week's house minimum, $2,000.
DUDS: N
BANKRUPTS: 1 (Rachele & Greg)
Campbell's Jackpot/Prize Puzzle Round category is What Are You Doing? Tom & Cindy start off with T being a dud. Ann & Jai later buy a dud vowel in A and use their Free Spin this time. After they later finish off the vowels, here's the board:
_ I _ _ I N G/D E L I _ I O U _/_ U M/
_ U N _ _
They next call the C's for another $600, the R for the trip, the S's for another $800, and after calling the P's for another $2,700, they solve SIPPING DELICIOUS RUM PUNCH for $6,250, the Vegas trip and a bonus trip to Antigua, a total of $23,240 in cash and trips!
DUDS: A, T
WINNING ID FOR TRIP: CK0010439
IHOP Mystery Round category is Same Name. Ann & Jai hit Bankrupt after calling two T's for $600 to begin the round. Rachele & Greg buy a dud vowel in E after calling two R's for $900. Tom & Cindy then call a dud consonant in N. Ann & Jai then land on the Mystery Wedge next to Lose a Turn and call two M's. They flip...but they get their second straight Bankrupt. After Tom & Cindy buy the U's, we have...
_ R _ A R/&/TUMMY/
T U C _
...they call the K for $300, buy the I and solve FRIAR & TUMMY TUCK to double their winnings to four grand.
DUDS: E, H, N
BANKRUPTS: 2 (2 by Ann & Jai)
$3,000 Toss-Up category is Place:
P I _ N O
_ _ _ _ G E
Ann & Jai solve PIANO LOUNGE to go to $26,240 as we go into the Speed-Up Round category of In the Kitchen. Consonants are worth...$6,000 each! Not good for Ann & Jai. After Rachele & Greg call the T...
S _ _ T/&/_ _ _ _ _ _/
S _ _ _ _ _ S
...the good news is that they quickly solve SALT & PEPPER SHAKERS for another $6,000 after initially leaving out the last S, the bad news is that thanks to their impatience to solve during the Speed-Up Round, they fall way short of the victory at $9,000. Tom & Cindy leave with $4,000 and Ann & Jai hang on with $26,240.
Big Money Round: The Jimenezes spin the P and the category is Phrase. Starting with:
_ E R _ _ _
E _ _ _ R T
They call C, P, M and O and get...
_ E R O _ C
E _ _ O R T
...they don't put forth any HEROIC EFFORT at all for an extra $30,000; they thought the second word was ESCORT.
At the end, we see the Sajaks playing with a dolphin in the water.
Jeopardy!: Richard Wiggs (an architect from Memphis) looks like he's got what it takes to be the week's first repeat champion after winning his first game in lock game fashion for $15,200. His challengers tonight:
Jennifer Seiger (Perry, NC)- Singer/voice teacher
Deepak Tamasker (originally from Cleveland)- Attorney
First six categories are:
THIS GLAND IS YOUR GLAND
"No Animals Were Harmed"
TOOL TIME
THE GADSDEN PURCHASE
WHAT DAY IS IT?
FOR ALL YOU LATIN LOVERS
Seiger gives a ZONK ANSWER OF THE WEEK NOMINEE on this $600 What Day Is It? clue:
If it's the first Friday in May, it's "No" these "Day"-- the promoters recommend boxers, bloomers or briefs instead.
She said "What is tightie whities?". Wiggs steals this one with "What are pants?", and at the first break leads with $4,000. Seiger has $1,800 and Tamasker has $1,600. Tamasker then finishes off the For All You Latin Lovers category with the round's Daily Double. With $2,200 at this point, he wagers $1,800. To tie the game:
Often used in the plural, this synonym for wedding goes back to the Latin verb nubere, "to take a husband".
"What are nupitals?"...is right for the tie! At the end of the round, Wiggs is back in front with $7,000; Seiger's still in second with $4,600 and Tamasker now has $3,200.
LACH TRASH: $2,600
Video Bonus: Tightie whities incident
DJ! Categories:
ST. PAUL
TONY-WINNING MUSICALS IN OTHER WORDS
WHAT A COUNTRY!
"J" DUB
ODDPODGE
A DAY AT THE MUSEUM (Clue Crew clues from Spain)
After getting the first three Museum clues to go to $14,200 while in front, the champ finds the first Daily Double under the $1,600 clue there; Seiger's not too far behind with $10,600 and Tamasker hasn't made any progress in this round. His wager is three grand on this clue told by Kelli:
Bill Bow is in the area named for these Peronese people; take a look at an example of the museum's works by Edwardo Cheeta, one of this people's finest artists.
He can't come up with the Basques, so he dips to $11,200. Towards the end of the round, Seiger goes Daily Double Hunting and it pays off for her at the moment as she finds the other Daily Double under the $1,600 Musicals clue. She now leads with 15 grand, leading the champ by $1,800. Tamasker's now at $6,800. Her wager is also $3,000, meaning she's putting her slight lead on the line with this clue:
1950: "Fiji's Neck of the Ocean"
She blanks on her DD also. Correct: What is "South Pacific"? Time runs out before the $400 and $800 clues can be played in that category.
DJ! LACH TRASH: $5,200
SCORES AFTER DOUBLE JEOPARDY!:
Richard: $13,200
Deepak: $6,800
Jennifer: $14,000
CORYAT SCORES:
Richard: $16,200
Deepak: $6,000
Jennifer: $17,000
FJ! CATEGORY: 1950s Literature.
In 2007, this novel celebrated its 50th anniversary as its manuscript, a 120-foot-long scroll, toured the U.S.
DEEPAK:
Response: "What is On the Road?"
Wager: $6,201
Final score: $13,001
The champ...misses with "In Cold Blood" and will not return with a final score tonight of $12,200. Seiger had "Gone with the Wind" at one point, but crossed it out and couldn't come up with anything else, costing her...$12,401, meaning Deepak Tamasker steals the game. Wiggs leaves with $17,200.
Kathryn: $700
Renee: $550
Steven: $795
Patricia: $800
ARP: $2,535
For the second time this season, we're starting off a show with Plinko. Last time we played this, we got just our second big winner of the season; let's see if we can make it two five-figure winners in a row. And the scoreboard has gone back to flashing "50000" at the start of the game for the first time in a little while. Today's SPs are modeled by Brandi.
1. Eiffel Tower Clock
IS NOT: $59
PICK: 5- $55
2. Router
IS NOT: $40
PICK: 4- $49
3. Beauty supplies
IS NOT: $27
PICK: 7- $17
4. Lemonade maker
IS NOT: $25
PICK: 5- $29
The other three Plinko Chips are given to her by Gwendolyn. Those were some tricky SPs today; I'm impressed she only missed one of them.
1. $1,000 (Left)
2. $100 (Left)
3. $500 (Right)
4. $100 (Left)
No zeroes, but Patricia just wins $1,700.
Coming on down fifth is Heather Pietryka and the second IUFB is a BBQ (Gwen).
Heather: $1,326
Kathryn: $800
Renee: $1,150
Steven: $1,327
ARP: $1,200
Renee plays Balance Game for a Chevrolet Equinox (Rachael)! Brandi handles the scale today. And Drew decides to be like Bob when errorneously stating history; he thought this was the first time ever this game was being played for a car, when it's actually the third time. We start off the scale with $10.
DOLLAR VALUES AVAILABLE: $11,000, $12,000 & $14,000
She chooses the $11K and $14K bags for a guess of $25,010...but she doesn't keep that correct answer thanks to the audience and instead goes with the $12K and $14K bags for a losing guess of $26,010, leading to a PAINFUL LOSS. The Peanut Gallery claims another casualty. So close to our first-ever car win in this game.
After her comes Artis Rutledge II and the third IUFB is a trip to Dollywood (Brandi).
Artis: $2,000
Steven: $1,390
Heather: $2,500
Kathryn: $1,600
ARP: $4,520
Heather plays Clock Game for $1,000, a settee (Rachael) and a beachcomber hot tub (Gwen). ARP of the settee was $899. She starts with $1,200, then $1,100...$900...$800...$990...goes down in tens from there and then goes one down from $920 before finally getting $899 with one second left! Does she pull out a miracle on the spa worth $3,995?...no.
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #1:
Renee ($1,200): $.55
Patricia ($4,356): $.75
Heather ($5,419): Nickel + 75 = $.80
Ugh, Heather's in the Showcase.
Seventh to hear the magic words is Bob Vorhes and the next IUFB is a Tiffany bracelet/necklace (Rachael).
Bob: $800
Kathryn: $2,500
Artis: $1,700
Steven: $2,501
ARP: $1,245
Remember that super-expensive wine vault (Gwen) we saw in a Showcase back in December? Well, we're going to know exactly how much it costs today, because we're playing Range Game for it! And this Sun City, CA native is another one of those people about to lose his pants any day now. Today's range is $18,700-$19,300. I think it's about $19K; he stops it at $18,911 to $19,061. The ARP is indeed about $19K...but it's $19,099 and he loses.
Then comes Debra Halvas and the next IUFB is an AICO desk (Gwen).
Debra: $1,850
Kathryn: $1,000
Artis: $1,700
Steven: $1,860
ARP: $1,899
Steven from Poplar's Bluff, MO plays Pass the Buck for a $19,450 Mini Cooper (Brandi).
1.
Clorox Ultra: $4.99
Gold Bond Ultimate Healing Lotion (small tube): $7.18
PICK: Bleach- $5.99
2.
Soup: $.63
NesQuik: $1.69
PICK: NesQuik- DOH
1. #3- LOSE EVERYTHING
2. #5- WINS $3,000
Was the car behind #1...yes.
Today's last participant is Rebecca Reams and the final IUFB is a TiVo HD system (Brandi). Kathryn's been here the whole show.
Rebecca: $687
Debra: $725
Kathryn: $500
Artis: $699
ARP: $757
TODAY'S FIRST FOUR BREAKFAST CLUB MEMBER: Kathryn
Debra from Marino Valley, CA plays One Right Price for luggage (Brandi) and a trip to Sequoia (Rachael). Gwen holds today's ORP of $2,160, and she says that's the price of the trip...unfortunately, that's $3,259, meaning we have our second Semi-Winless Show of the season.
(Note: Today's episode was the last one taped in 2008; not the best way to go out. Tomorrow's episode, which is the Thursday one, was the first episode to be taped in 2009; I believe that episode will be the first one to use the new video screen in the back of the audience. The Monday episode for next week definitely won't have it, since it was taped last year and had to be rescheduled because of Inauguration Day.)
Here's how I would've set up the lineup today:
1. Clock Game
2. Plinko
3. Balance Game
4. One Right Price
5. Range Game
6. Pass the Buck
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #2:
Debra ($757): 40 + Dime = $.50
Bob ($1,245): 20 + 80 = WINS $1,000!
Steven ($4,899): WINS $1,000 ALSO!
BONUS SPIN SPIN-OFF:
Bob: $.15- WINS $10,000!
Steven: $.15- WINS $10,000 ALSO!!!
TALK ABOUT A WAY TO SALVAGE THIS EPISODE- THAT'S ONLY THE FOURTH TIME EVER THAT TWO PEOPLE WON $11,000 IN THE SAME SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN (the other three times happened in the same season about a decade ago)!!!
SPIN-OFF, TAKE 2 (Bonus money now out of play):
Bob: $.20
Steven: $.85
Thanks to that big second Showcase Showdown, Steven has the Top Winner spot in today's Showcase!
Video Bonus: Great 2nd Showcase Showdown (includes Bob's other part of his day)
The first Showcase has something for Every Room in the House- a pair of patio heaters (Brandi), a pool table (Brandi), a baby grand piano (Gwen) and a Heartland 36" refrigerator.
STEVEN PASSES TO HEATHER; HEATHER BIDS $21,326 ON EVERYROOM SHOWCASE
MY BID FOR EVERYROOM SHOWCASE: $25,000
For Steven, we have a tailgating package- tailgating equipment, a Little Guy mini trailer and a Ford Ranger; all prizes are modeled by Rachael.
STEVEN BIDS $22,900 ON TAILGATING SHOWCASE
MY BID FOR TAILGATING SHOWCASE: $25,000
STEVEN'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $22,900
ARP: $27,330
DIFFERENCE: $4,430
HEATHER'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $21,326
ARP: $30,528
DIFFERENCE: $9,202- LOSS; STEVEN WINS!
Steven wins a total of $43,229, $14K of it in cash! And Steven might very well have even more money coming his way, since he reportedly already owns a 2004 Ranger; hence, he'll probably sell the new truck.
DOND: Our player today is #12 Gia Nilsson (who is a stay-at-home mom). She wants to win enough to take her family to New Zealand. She swaps out for #8 (not sure if that was a wise move, since #12 had just $25 yesterday).
ROUND 1:
1. #1 (Manizha)- $250,000
2. #22 (Kyle)- $100
3. #13 (Chad)- $400
4. #17 (Marilyn)- $25,000
5. #10 (Cira)- $10,000
FIRST OFFER: $13,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 2:
1. #20 (Lloyd)- $50
2. #4 (Angela)- $5,000
3. #2 (Rocco)- $200
4. #21 (Jason)- $5
5. #9 (Kate)- $1,000
SECOND OFFER: $27,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 3:
1. #5 (Renee)- $25
2. #3 (Abigail)- BUCK
3. #18 (Vinny)- $7,500
4. #19 (Diego)- $75,000 (DANGER ZONE ENFORCED)
THIRD OFFER: $38,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 4:
1. #11 (Gary)- PENNY
2. #15 (Brittney)- $500,000 (BIG STRIKE ONE)
FOURTH OFFER: $11,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 5:
1. #6 (Marissa)- $2,500
2. #14 (Nicole)- $500
FIFTH OFFER: $25,000- NO DEAL
19th PICK: #7 (Sandy)- $300
SIXTH OFFER: $41,000- NO DEAL
20th PICK: #16 (Wanda)- $100,000 (STRIKE TWO)
FINAL OFFER: $20,000- NO DEAL
Does she win $50,000?...
...NO. Darn. And it was in her original case of #12. That makes her the lowest single winner on the show so far with $10 (the record low is still $1, held by a pair of twins).
WOF: Tonight's first Hawaii Toss-Up category is Phrase:
_ E A _/OVER/H E E L _
Tom & Cindy ring in first but are disqualified for leaving out the S at the end (hence, they said just HEAD OVER HEEL). Rachele & Greg then solve HEAD OVER HEELS for $1,000.
$5,000-WINNING ID OF THE NIGHT: NF0002955
Tonight's three duos:
Rachele & Greg Familia (Honolulu)- Both U.S. Navy chief petty officers; Rachele's been in the Navy for nine years
Tom & Cindy Loulo (Kona, HI)- Tom's a retired CPA while Cindy's a retired teacher; they have been married for 22 years
Ann & Jai Jimenez (Kahului, HI)- Ann's a second grade teacher while Jai's a realtor; they've been married for 12 years
$2,000 Toss-Up category is Occupation:
H O T E _
D _ O _ _ _ N
Rachele & Greg triple up with HOTEL DOORMAN.
Round 1 category is Event and a $6,600 Las Vegas trip from Vegas.com is now on the wheel. Rachele & Greg spin Lose a Turn after starting with two R's for $900. Tom & Cindy also get Lose a Turn on their second spin after calling an $800 T. Ann & Jai then call three S's for $900 and the Free Spin. After buying an A, they call a dud in N; they save their Free Spin for now. After Rachele & Greg call the L's, we have...
_ _ E R R _
_ L _ S S _ _
_ E S T _ _ A L
...they buy the I but then lose $2,200 to the right Bankrupt of the Million Dollar Wedge. Tom & Cindy then call an F for a $1,000 BedandBreakfast.com gift certificate, a $400 C, buy the O's to clean out the vowels and solve CHERRY BLOSSOM FESTIVAL for $950, the gift tag and a bonus $50 to make up the week's house minimum, $2,000.
DUDS: N
BANKRUPTS: 1 (Rachele & Greg)
Campbell's Jackpot/Prize Puzzle Round category is What Are You Doing? Tom & Cindy start off with T being a dud. Ann & Jai later buy a dud vowel in A and use their Free Spin this time. After they later finish off the vowels, here's the board:
_ I _ _ I N G/D E L I _ I O U _/_ U M/
_ U N _ _
They next call the C's for another $600, the R for the trip, the S's for another $800, and after calling the P's for another $2,700, they solve SIPPING DELICIOUS RUM PUNCH for $6,250, the Vegas trip and a bonus trip to Antigua, a total of $23,240 in cash and trips!
DUDS: A, T
WINNING ID FOR TRIP: CK0010439
IHOP Mystery Round category is Same Name. Ann & Jai hit Bankrupt after calling two T's for $600 to begin the round. Rachele & Greg buy a dud vowel in E after calling two R's for $900. Tom & Cindy then call a dud consonant in N. Ann & Jai then land on the Mystery Wedge next to Lose a Turn and call two M's. They flip...but they get their second straight Bankrupt. After Tom & Cindy buy the U's, we have...
_ R _ A R/&/TUMMY/
T U C _
...they call the K for $300, buy the I and solve FRIAR & TUMMY TUCK to double their winnings to four grand.
DUDS: E, H, N
BANKRUPTS: 2 (2 by Ann & Jai)
$3,000 Toss-Up category is Place:
P I _ N O
_ _ _ _ G E
Ann & Jai solve PIANO LOUNGE to go to $26,240 as we go into the Speed-Up Round category of In the Kitchen. Consonants are worth...$6,000 each! Not good for Ann & Jai. After Rachele & Greg call the T...
S _ _ T/&/_ _ _ _ _ _/
S _ _ _ _ _ S
...the good news is that they quickly solve SALT & PEPPER SHAKERS for another $6,000 after initially leaving out the last S, the bad news is that thanks to their impatience to solve during the Speed-Up Round, they fall way short of the victory at $9,000. Tom & Cindy leave with $4,000 and Ann & Jai hang on with $26,240.
Big Money Round: The Jimenezes spin the P and the category is Phrase. Starting with:
_ E R _ _ _
E _ _ _ R T
They call C, P, M and O and get...
_ E R O _ C
E _ _ O R T
...they don't put forth any HEROIC EFFORT at all for an extra $30,000; they thought the second word was ESCORT.
At the end, we see the Sajaks playing with a dolphin in the water.
Jeopardy!: Richard Wiggs (an architect from Memphis) looks like he's got what it takes to be the week's first repeat champion after winning his first game in lock game fashion for $15,200. His challengers tonight:
Jennifer Seiger (Perry, NC)- Singer/voice teacher
Deepak Tamasker (originally from Cleveland)- Attorney
First six categories are:
THIS GLAND IS YOUR GLAND
"No Animals Were Harmed"
TOOL TIME
THE GADSDEN PURCHASE
WHAT DAY IS IT?
FOR ALL YOU LATIN LOVERS
Seiger gives a ZONK ANSWER OF THE WEEK NOMINEE on this $600 What Day Is It? clue:
If it's the first Friday in May, it's "No" these "Day"-- the promoters recommend boxers, bloomers or briefs instead.
She said "What is tightie whities?". Wiggs steals this one with "What are pants?", and at the first break leads with $4,000. Seiger has $1,800 and Tamasker has $1,600. Tamasker then finishes off the For All You Latin Lovers category with the round's Daily Double. With $2,200 at this point, he wagers $1,800. To tie the game:
Often used in the plural, this synonym for wedding goes back to the Latin verb nubere, "to take a husband".
"What are nupitals?"...is right for the tie! At the end of the round, Wiggs is back in front with $7,000; Seiger's still in second with $4,600 and Tamasker now has $3,200.
LACH TRASH: $2,600
Video Bonus: Tightie whities incident
DJ! Categories:
ST. PAUL
TONY-WINNING MUSICALS IN OTHER WORDS
WHAT A COUNTRY!
"J" DUB
ODDPODGE
A DAY AT THE MUSEUM (Clue Crew clues from Spain)
After getting the first three Museum clues to go to $14,200 while in front, the champ finds the first Daily Double under the $1,600 clue there; Seiger's not too far behind with $10,600 and Tamasker hasn't made any progress in this round. His wager is three grand on this clue told by Kelli:
Bill Bow is in the area named for these Peronese people; take a look at an example of the museum's works by Edwardo Cheeta, one of this people's finest artists.
He can't come up with the Basques, so he dips to $11,200. Towards the end of the round, Seiger goes Daily Double Hunting and it pays off for her at the moment as she finds the other Daily Double under the $1,600 Musicals clue. She now leads with 15 grand, leading the champ by $1,800. Tamasker's now at $6,800. Her wager is also $3,000, meaning she's putting her slight lead on the line with this clue:
1950: "Fiji's Neck of the Ocean"
She blanks on her DD also. Correct: What is "South Pacific"? Time runs out before the $400 and $800 clues can be played in that category.
DJ! LACH TRASH: $5,200
SCORES AFTER DOUBLE JEOPARDY!:
Richard: $13,200
Deepak: $6,800
Jennifer: $14,000
CORYAT SCORES:
Richard: $16,200
Deepak: $6,000
Jennifer: $17,000
FJ! CATEGORY: 1950s Literature.
In 2007, this novel celebrated its 50th anniversary as its manuscript, a 120-foot-long scroll, toured the U.S.
DEEPAK:
Response: "What is On the Road?"
Wager: $6,201
Final score: $13,001
The champ...misses with "In Cold Blood" and will not return with a final score tonight of $12,200. Seiger had "Gone with the Wind" at one point, but crossed it out and couldn't come up with anything else, costing her...$12,401, meaning Deepak Tamasker steals the game. Wiggs leaves with $17,200.
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Virginia DTV update
At this point, WRLH is the only station in the Richmond, VA area set to switch to DTV on the original date of February 17.
Source: B & C
Source: B & C
Schedule notes
On the week of February 23rd, because of a Presidential News Conference on the 24th at 9 PM, there will be no "American Idol" episode that night. Instead, the week's "Idol" schedule will shift to Wednesday & Thursday. Also, like on Election Day, that week's "The Biggest Loser" episode will be split into two parts (the first airs on Tuesday and the second airs on Wednesday); both parts air at 8 PM.
In addition, the season premiere of "America's Next Top Model" has been pushed back a week to March 4th; it will now be two hours long.
The season premiere of "Dancing with the Stars" will air March 9th.
Source: The Futon Critic
In addition, the season premiere of "America's Next Top Model" has been pushed back a week to March 4th; it will now be two hours long.
The season premiere of "Dancing with the Stars" will air March 9th.
Source: The Futon Critic
"American Idol" 2/10
When this episode started, 72 singers were left. After each singer performed one last time, they were placed into one of four holding rooms. One of those rooms was bad; those unlucky enough to be placed in that room were eliminated.
Room 2 was the first room to have contestants moving on to the next round, which included Jasmine Murray, Nathaniel Marshall, Alexis Grace & Steven Fowler.
Room 3, however, was the night's losing room. Among the notables eliminated from that room were Lanisha Young, Michael Castro & India Morrison.
Room 2 was the first room to have contestants moving on to the next round, which included Jasmine Murray, Nathaniel Marshall, Alexis Grace & Steven Fowler.
Room 3, however, was the night's losing room. Among the notables eliminated from that room were Lanisha Young, Michael Castro & India Morrison.
"The Biggest Loser" 2/10- 100TH EPISODE!
Pop Challenge: To start out the episode, the remaining contestants all have to stand on a block with just one foot. The last one standing wins the right to have one of their loved ones visit them on campus for 24 hours.
After about 11 minutes, the winner is...
...Mandi!
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After about 11 minutes, the winner is...
...Mandi!
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