As I previously stated, since Alison Sweeney was on maternity leave at the time of this episode's taping, filling in for her for most of this week's episode are...the last two big winners on this show, Michelle Aguilar & Ali Vincent!
To begin, it's time for the Second Chance Weigh-In. Only three previously eliminated contestants will take part in this one.
Estella: 197 lbs, 45 pounds lost, 18.6%
David: 347 lbs, 46 pounds lost, 11.70%
Nicole's base weight this evening is 269 pounds. For her to get a second chance at the quarter million, she needs to have lost at least 51 pounds...
Nicole: 182 lbs, 87 pounds lost 32.34%
...she does it by a landslide! Estella & David are demoted to $100,000 contention for good.
Ron of the Morellis needs medical attention because of some chest pains. He later has to go through a double-balloon enteroscopy that includes having a tube put down his esphogus because of recurring bleeding problems stemming from a bypass surgery. As a result, he misses the following...
Challenge: Everybody is placed on platforms consisting of 40 ropes six feet above a swimming pool. While standing on their platform, they must hold a rope with just one arm. As time goes on, those ropes will steadily drop. Last one standing wins immunity. If Nicole wins this, she also gets to assign a ONE POUND PENALTY to one of the other contestants at the next Weigh-In; otherwise, the winner also gets a one pound bonus at the Weigh-In.
1. Mike
2. Felipe
3. Laura
4. Tara
5. Helen
6. Nicole
The winner of the bonus is...
...Sione!
WEIGH-IN (Alison returns):
Nicole: 187 lbs, GAINED FIVE POUNDS (her immunity gets voided as a result)
Kristin: 251 lbs, four pounds lost, 1.57%
Laura: 214 lbs, GAINED ONE POUND
Tara: 189 lbs, six pounds lost, 3.08%
Helen: 171 lbs, six pounds lost, 3.39%
Sione: 260 lbs, seven pounds lost (with bonus), 2.63%
Filipe: 259 lbs, four pounds lost, 1.52%
Mike: 253 lbs, 11 pounds lost, 4.17%
That leaves Ron. As long as he doesn't gain any weight, he'll be OK. If he does, however, I hope he doesn't gain more than a pound...
Ron: 320 lbs, GAINED THREE POUNDS
...BUT HE DID, GAINING THREE POUNDS IN THE PROCESS. OUCH. That means Laura escapes elimination and Ron & Nicole are in the bottom two.
ELIMINATION #11: Has Ron's luck finally run out tonight?...
...NO, BY A VOTE OF 4-3! Therefore, Nicole Brewer's chances of the $250K are gone for good.
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
"Dancing with the Stars" 3/31
Samantha Harris is a little under the weather this week, but she's still co-hosting tonight.
Gilles Marini & Cheryl Burke's perfect 30-winning Argentine Tango is the obvious pick as the encore dance of the week.
Kevin Rudolf performs "Let It Rock" early on in the show.
Next comes a special dance routine by Louis Van Amistel set to "You Fill Up My Senses" by the late John Denver.
Boyz II Men does a special medley of songs in the second half of this episode.
The three teams in the bottom three are...
...Holly Madison & Dmitri Chaplin, Steve-O & Lacey Schwimmer and Steve Wozniak & Karina Smirnoff. The first team definitely eliminated...
...Holly & Dmitri. And the other team gone tonight is...
...Steve & Karina- their luck from last week doesn't hold up this week.
Gilles Marini & Cheryl Burke's perfect 30-winning Argentine Tango is the obvious pick as the encore dance of the week.
Kevin Rudolf performs "Let It Rock" early on in the show.
Next comes a special dance routine by Louis Van Amistel set to "You Fill Up My Senses" by the late John Denver.
Boyz II Men does a special medley of songs in the second half of this episode.
The three teams in the bottom three are...
...Holly Madison & Dmitri Chaplin, Steve-O & Lacey Schwimmer and Steve Wozniak & Karina Smirnoff. The first team definitely eliminated...
...Holly & Dmitri. And the other team gone tonight is...
...Steve & Karina- their luck from last week doesn't hold up this week.
"American Idol" 3/31
THIS WEEK'S TOPIC: Frequently downloaded songs according to iTunes
1. Anoop Desai: "Caught Up" by Usher
Randy said it wasn't the right song choice, but thought he sung well and got back some of his swagger. Kara thought he was playing it safe. Paula said he was going back to his playful side, but said he needed to work on his stage presence. Simon thought it was a complete and utter mess. I gave him a 7.
2. Megan Joy: "Turn Your Lights Down Low" by Bob Marley & Lauryn Hill
Kara hated the performance. Paula said she should've done a strong ballad. Simon & Randy agreed with Kara because they thought it was boring. I felt it didn't sound right either, so I gave her a 4.
3. Danny Gokey: "What Hurts the Most" by Rascal Flatts
Paula loved this performance. Simon thought it was his best performance to date. Randy & Kara really liked it too. Since I agreed with them, I gave him a 9!
4. Allison Iraheta: "Don't Speak" by No Doubt
Randy said she was rushing at times and thought the attire was questionable. Kara thought she was forced at times. Paula thought she continues to slide towards the finish line. Simon thought her attire was very distracting during the performance, and also thought she shouted at times. I HATED the performance, so I gave her a 6.
5. Scott MacIntyre: "Just the Way You Are" by Billy Joel
Kara thought he was smart in several things, including the song choice and how he performed the song; she also liked his new look. Paula said she was prouder of Scott amongst the remaining nine contestants. Simon thought it was his best performance of the season, and Randy agreed with him. I gave him an 8.
6. Matt Giraud: "You Found Me" by The Fray
Paula thought he aborted from his positives this season. Simon didn't understand the performance and caught him trying to be a copycat of another singer. Randy & Kara agreed. I personally thought the performance wasn't that bad, but I do have to give him a 6.
7. Lil' Rounds: "I Surrender" by Celine Dion
Randy didn't like this song choice but thought she sang surprisingly well. Kara agreed with Randy. Paula said she needed to stay away from the adult contemporary side. Simon thought it was nothing more than a wedding-caliber performance. I gave her a 7. One of Lil' Rounds children got on Randy at the end!
8. Adam Lambert: "Play That Funky Music" by White Cherry
Paula thought that performance was true genius. Simon thought he was brave and great this evening. Randy & Kara agreed, and so did I, so I gave him another 10!
9. Kris Allen: "Ain't No Sunshine" by Bill Withers
Randy thought it was one of the night's best performances. Kara thought that performance was artistry. Paula thought he successfully modernized the song and thought it was his best performance so far. Simon liked the vocals and the arrangement. To end the night, I gave him a 9!
1. Anoop Desai: "Caught Up" by Usher
Randy said it wasn't the right song choice, but thought he sung well and got back some of his swagger. Kara thought he was playing it safe. Paula said he was going back to his playful side, but said he needed to work on his stage presence. Simon thought it was a complete and utter mess. I gave him a 7.
2. Megan Joy: "Turn Your Lights Down Low" by Bob Marley & Lauryn Hill
Kara hated the performance. Paula said she should've done a strong ballad. Simon & Randy agreed with Kara because they thought it was boring. I felt it didn't sound right either, so I gave her a 4.
3. Danny Gokey: "What Hurts the Most" by Rascal Flatts
Paula loved this performance. Simon thought it was his best performance to date. Randy & Kara really liked it too. Since I agreed with them, I gave him a 9!
4. Allison Iraheta: "Don't Speak" by No Doubt
Randy said she was rushing at times and thought the attire was questionable. Kara thought she was forced at times. Paula thought she continues to slide towards the finish line. Simon thought her attire was very distracting during the performance, and also thought she shouted at times. I HATED the performance, so I gave her a 6.
5. Scott MacIntyre: "Just the Way You Are" by Billy Joel
Kara thought he was smart in several things, including the song choice and how he performed the song; she also liked his new look. Paula said she was prouder of Scott amongst the remaining nine contestants. Simon thought it was his best performance of the season, and Randy agreed with him. I gave him an 8.
6. Matt Giraud: "You Found Me" by The Fray
Paula thought he aborted from his positives this season. Simon didn't understand the performance and caught him trying to be a copycat of another singer. Randy & Kara agreed. I personally thought the performance wasn't that bad, but I do have to give him a 6.
7. Lil' Rounds: "I Surrender" by Celine Dion
Randy didn't like this song choice but thought she sang surprisingly well. Kara agreed with Randy. Paula said she needed to stay away from the adult contemporary side. Simon thought it was nothing more than a wedding-caliber performance. I gave her a 7. One of Lil' Rounds children got on Randy at the end!
8. Adam Lambert: "Play That Funky Music" by White Cherry
Paula thought that performance was true genius. Simon thought he was brave and great this evening. Randy & Kara agreed, and so did I, so I gave him another 10!
9. Kris Allen: "Ain't No Sunshine" by Bill Withers
Randy thought it was one of the night's best performances. Kara thought that performance was artistry. Paula thought he successfully modernized the song and thought it was his best performance so far. Simon liked the vocals and the arrangement. To end the night, I gave him a 9!
3/31/2009 Results
DOND: Today, we have #16 Chad Branye playing the game (who is a restaurant manager). Today's bonus prize is cash and golf equipment.
ROUND 1:
1. #17 (Ryan)- $25,000
2. #2 (Kara)- $75,000
3. #14 (Susan)- $200
4. #7 (Latoya)- $300
5. #13 (Manjit)- $5,000
OPENING OFFER: $17,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 2:
1. #20 (Jeffery)- $50
2. #10 (Tiffany)- $100,000 (DANGER ZONE ENFORCED ALREADY)
3. #18 (Zohra)- BUCK
4. #22 (Sheri)- $10
5. #6 (Ken)- $250,000 (STRIKE ONE)
SECOND OFFER (with Blackjack II device for assistance): $14,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 3:
1. #1 (Meghann)- $100
2. #19 (Jerry)- $25
3. #21 (Armanda)- $50,000 (STRIKE TWO)
4. #4 (Lauren)- $1,000
THIRD OFFER: $21,500- NO DEAL
ROUND 4:
1. #8 (Shannon)- $2,500
2. #11 (Nolen)- $500
FOURTH OFFER: $36,000- DEAL
ROUND 5:
1. #12 (Linda)- $5
2. #3 (Kenneth)- $400
FIFTH OFFER: $136,000
19th PICK: #9 (Kelli)- $500,000
He made a good but not great deal. For the second straight day, the day's contestant had the $10,000 case. The bonus prize winner today is #15 Amy. Therefore, Meg had the penny in her #5.
WOF: First Toss-Up category this evening is Thing:
_ _ B R I D
V E H _ _ L E
Only one of these is on offer here this week, a HYBRID VEHICLE, and Jim solves it (Monica started to say the answer but it wasn't her turn) for $1,000.
$5,000-WINNING ID OF THE NIGHT: JT11535
Tonight's players:
Jim Hart (Margate, FL)- Former plank owner for the Navy; now a senior systems administrator
Katie McCormick (Oaksdale, WA)- Pre-pharmacy student at Washington State University
Monica Hosking (Millford, MI)- Substitute teacher
$2,000 Toss-Up category is Phrase:
_ E A D | T H E
_ A B _ L
Jim is able to READ THE LABEL for another $2,000.
Round 1 category is Quotation and out on the wheel now is an eco-friendly trip to the Hyatt Grand Champions Resort, Villas & Spa in Palm Springs worth $7,000. Midway in the round, Jim calls two R's for that trip, but he later buys the round's sole dud vowel in I to leave that and $3,500 on the table. After Katie calls the M's, we have...
T H E | S T U F F
T H A T | D R E A _ S
A R E | _ A D E | O F
...and she solves THE STUFF THAT DREAMS ARE MADE OF for $1,150.
DUDS: I (Jim)
Jackpot/Prize Puzzle Round category is Places; tonight, it's brought to you by Caltrate. Early on, Monica calls three N's for the Wild Card, then calls two D's for $1,000 while on Jackpot; she can't solve for a $6,850 Jackpot. She later calls a dud in M while on the Sierra Trading Post gift tag. After Jim calls the C's, here's the board:
I N C R E D I _ L E
_ _ L C A N I C
I S L A N D S
He will be going to the INCREDIBLE VOLCANIC ISLANDS in Maui at the Westin, and he will be taking another two grand with him; he now has $12,332 in cash and trip.
DUDS: M (Monica), P (Katie)
LEFT BEHIND IN JACKPOT: $7,850
WINNING ID FOR TRIP: BB0019359
Tonight's Mystery Round is courtesy of Alavert; category is Show Biz. It's a big puzzle. Monica starts off with four N's for $14,000, then she uses her Wild Card to call five T's for another $17,500! After she buys the E's, the board...
_ O T _ N _ | _ O _
_ O _ _ | _ _ _ O _ _ T E
_ _ E _ _ _ _ N | _ _ O _
_ O N T E S T _ N T
...she buys the A's and she's going for it...
_ O T _ N _ | _ O _
_ O _ _ | _ A _ O _ _ T E
A _ E _ _ _ A N | _ _ O _
_ O N T E S T A N T
...she solves VOTING FOR YOUR FAVORITE AMERICAN IDOL CONTESTANT for $31,250!!
PERFECT ROUND
$3,000 Toss-Up category is Fun & Games:
D _ I N G
_ _ R T W _ _ _ L S
Jim's DOING CARTWHEELS to sweep the Toss-Ups and go to $15,332 in cash and trip. Next category is People. He starts with two T's for $900 but then hits Lose a Turn. After Katie duds out with M, we go to Speed-Up Mode with the remaining consonants being worth $1,300 apiece. Monica then calls the D's...
D E D _ _ A T E D
_ O _ _ N T E E R S
...she solves DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS to add another $3,900 to her big winning total of $35,150! Jim leaves with $15,332 in cash and trip and Katie leaves with $1,150.
So far, $51,632 in cash and trip has been given away tonight!
DUDS: M (Katie)
LOTs: 1 (Jim)
Big Money Round: Monica spins the ampersand and the category is Person. Starting with:
_ _ _ _
_ _ N
She calls M, D, C and O and gets...
_ _ _ D
_ _ N
...she's not enough of an AVID FAN here, so she doesn't win another $25,000 (she got the second word just as time expired). She needed at least the A's. But she still leaves with $35,150.
We are then told about how the Sony Take Back Recycling Program works at the end.
TONIGHT'S JEOPARDY! SWEEPSTAKES CATEGORY: Story Inspirations
Video Bonus: Monica's "Wheel" journey
Millionaire:
End of Ethyl Will's game
Game 2
Game 3
ROUND 1:
1. #17 (Ryan)- $25,000
2. #2 (Kara)- $75,000
3. #14 (Susan)- $200
4. #7 (Latoya)- $300
5. #13 (Manjit)- $5,000
OPENING OFFER: $17,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 2:
1. #20 (Jeffery)- $50
2. #10 (Tiffany)- $100,000 (DANGER ZONE ENFORCED ALREADY)
3. #18 (Zohra)- BUCK
4. #22 (Sheri)- $10
5. #6 (Ken)- $250,000 (STRIKE ONE)
SECOND OFFER (with Blackjack II device for assistance): $14,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 3:
1. #1 (Meghann)- $100
2. #19 (Jerry)- $25
3. #21 (Armanda)- $50,000 (STRIKE TWO)
4. #4 (Lauren)- $1,000
THIRD OFFER: $21,500- NO DEAL
ROUND 4:
1. #8 (Shannon)- $2,500
2. #11 (Nolen)- $500
FOURTH OFFER: $36,000- DEAL
ROUND 5:
1. #12 (Linda)- $5
2. #3 (Kenneth)- $400
FIFTH OFFER: $136,000
19th PICK: #9 (Kelli)- $500,000
He made a good but not great deal. For the second straight day, the day's contestant had the $10,000 case. The bonus prize winner today is #15 Amy. Therefore, Meg had the penny in her #5.
WOF: First Toss-Up category this evening is Thing:
_ _ B R I D
V E H _ _ L E
Only one of these is on offer here this week, a HYBRID VEHICLE, and Jim solves it (Monica started to say the answer but it wasn't her turn) for $1,000.
$5,000-WINNING ID OF THE NIGHT: JT11535
Tonight's players:
Jim Hart (Margate, FL)- Former plank owner for the Navy; now a senior systems administrator
Katie McCormick (Oaksdale, WA)- Pre-pharmacy student at Washington State University
Monica Hosking (Millford, MI)- Substitute teacher
$2,000 Toss-Up category is Phrase:
_ E A D | T H E
_ A B _ L
Jim is able to READ THE LABEL for another $2,000.
Round 1 category is Quotation and out on the wheel now is an eco-friendly trip to the Hyatt Grand Champions Resort, Villas & Spa in Palm Springs worth $7,000. Midway in the round, Jim calls two R's for that trip, but he later buys the round's sole dud vowel in I to leave that and $3,500 on the table. After Katie calls the M's, we have...
T H E | S T U F F
T H A T | D R E A _ S
A R E | _ A D E | O F
...and she solves THE STUFF THAT DREAMS ARE MADE OF for $1,150.
DUDS: I (Jim)
Jackpot/Prize Puzzle Round category is Places; tonight, it's brought to you by Caltrate. Early on, Monica calls three N's for the Wild Card, then calls two D's for $1,000 while on Jackpot; she can't solve for a $6,850 Jackpot. She later calls a dud in M while on the Sierra Trading Post gift tag. After Jim calls the C's, here's the board:
I N C R E D I _ L E
_ _ L C A N I C
I S L A N D S
He will be going to the INCREDIBLE VOLCANIC ISLANDS in Maui at the Westin, and he will be taking another two grand with him; he now has $12,332 in cash and trip.
DUDS: M (Monica), P (Katie)
LEFT BEHIND IN JACKPOT: $7,850
WINNING ID FOR TRIP: BB0019359
Tonight's Mystery Round is courtesy of Alavert; category is Show Biz. It's a big puzzle. Monica starts off with four N's for $14,000, then she uses her Wild Card to call five T's for another $17,500! After she buys the E's, the board...
_ O T _ N _ | _ O _
_ O _ _ | _ _ _ O _ _ T E
_ _ E _ _ _ _ N | _ _ O _
_ O N T E S T _ N T
...she buys the A's and she's going for it...
_ O T _ N _ | _ O _
_ O _ _ | _ A _ O _ _ T E
A _ E _ _ _ A N | _ _ O _
_ O N T E S T A N T
...she solves VOTING FOR YOUR FAVORITE AMERICAN IDOL CONTESTANT for $31,250!!
PERFECT ROUND
$3,000 Toss-Up category is Fun & Games:
D _ I N G
_ _ R T W _ _ _ L S
Jim's DOING CARTWHEELS to sweep the Toss-Ups and go to $15,332 in cash and trip. Next category is People. He starts with two T's for $900 but then hits Lose a Turn. After Katie duds out with M, we go to Speed-Up Mode with the remaining consonants being worth $1,300 apiece. Monica then calls the D's...
D E D _ _ A T E D
_ O _ _ N T E E R S
...she solves DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS to add another $3,900 to her big winning total of $35,150! Jim leaves with $15,332 in cash and trip and Katie leaves with $1,150.
So far, $51,632 in cash and trip has been given away tonight!
DUDS: M (Katie)
LOTs: 1 (Jim)
Big Money Round: Monica spins the ampersand and the category is Person. Starting with:
_ _ _ _
_ _ N
She calls M, D, C and O and gets...
_ _ _ D
_ _ N
...she's not enough of an AVID FAN here, so she doesn't win another $25,000 (she got the second word just as time expired). She needed at least the A's. But she still leaves with $35,150.
We are then told about how the Sony Take Back Recycling Program works at the end.
TONIGHT'S JEOPARDY! SWEEPSTAKES CATEGORY: Story Inspirations
Video Bonus: Monica's "Wheel" journey
Millionaire:
End of Ethyl Will's game
Game 2
Game 3
Monday, March 30, 2009
"Dancing with the Stars" 3/30
This week's dances are the Argentine Tango and the Lindy Hop.
First up with the Lindy Hop are David Alan Grier & Kym Johnson. I believe the background song is the "American Bandstand" theme!
CARRIE ANN: 8
LEN: 7
BRUNO: 7
TOTAL: 22
First to try the Argentine Tango are the night's second team at bat, Lil' Kim & Derek Hough.
CARRIE ANN: 9
LEN: 8
BRUNO: 10! (first this season)
TOTAL: 27
Team #3 are Chuck Wicks & Julianna Hough (Lindy Hop).
CARRIE ANN: 8
LEN: 7
BRUNO: 7
TOTAL: 22
Fourth are Lawrence Taylor & Edyta Sliwinska (Argentine Tango).
CARRIE ANN: 7
LEN: 5
BRUNO: 7
TOTAL: 19
Dancing fifth are Ty Murray & Chelsie Hightower (Lindy Hop).
CARRIE ANN: 9
LEN: 8
BRUNO: 8
TOTAL: 25
Next are El Cheapo Steve Wozniak & Karina Smirnoff (Argentine Tango). They get...nothing but 4's, so they really need help from you at home like last week (and I do mean REALLY because of this week's circumstances).
The night's lucky seven spot goes to Melissa Rycroft & Tony Dovolani (Lindy Hop).
CARRIE ANN: 10!
LEN: 9
BRUNO: 10!
TOTAL: 29!
Rycroft's dream story is sure to continue as a result of this performance!
Next to attempt the Argentine Tango are Holly Madison and Dmitry Chaplin.
CARRIE ANN: 5
LEN: 6
BRUNO: 5
TOTAL: 16
With this team in the bottom two last week, they are in DEEP TROUBLE.
Next on the floor are Steve-O and Lacey Schwimmer (Lindy Hop). They only get three 5's.
Doing the night's last Argentine Tango are Gilles Marini & Cheryl Burke. The crowd and the judges seem to really love that- is that enough for the season's first perfect 30?...
CARRIE ANN: 10!
LEN: 10!
BRUNO: 10!
TOTAL: 30!!!
...YES INDEED!!
That means Shawn Johnson & Mark Ballas get to close things out with their Lindy Hop.
CARRIE ANN: 8
LEN: 8
BRUNO: 9
TOTAL: 25
Remember, there will be a DOUBLE ELIMINATION tomorrow night. Boyz II Men & Kevin Rudolf will perform.
First up with the Lindy Hop are David Alan Grier & Kym Johnson. I believe the background song is the "American Bandstand" theme!
CARRIE ANN: 8
LEN: 7
BRUNO: 7
TOTAL: 22
First to try the Argentine Tango are the night's second team at bat, Lil' Kim & Derek Hough.
CARRIE ANN: 9
LEN: 8
BRUNO: 10! (first this season)
TOTAL: 27
Team #3 are Chuck Wicks & Julianna Hough (Lindy Hop).
CARRIE ANN: 8
LEN: 7
BRUNO: 7
TOTAL: 22
Fourth are Lawrence Taylor & Edyta Sliwinska (Argentine Tango).
CARRIE ANN: 7
LEN: 5
BRUNO: 7
TOTAL: 19
Dancing fifth are Ty Murray & Chelsie Hightower (Lindy Hop).
CARRIE ANN: 9
LEN: 8
BRUNO: 8
TOTAL: 25
Next are El Cheapo Steve Wozniak & Karina Smirnoff (Argentine Tango). They get...nothing but 4's, so they really need help from you at home like last week (and I do mean REALLY because of this week's circumstances).
The night's lucky seven spot goes to Melissa Rycroft & Tony Dovolani (Lindy Hop).
CARRIE ANN: 10!
LEN: 9
BRUNO: 10!
TOTAL: 29!
Rycroft's dream story is sure to continue as a result of this performance!
Next to attempt the Argentine Tango are Holly Madison and Dmitry Chaplin.
CARRIE ANN: 5
LEN: 6
BRUNO: 5
TOTAL: 16
With this team in the bottom two last week, they are in DEEP TROUBLE.
Next on the floor are Steve-O and Lacey Schwimmer (Lindy Hop). They only get three 5's.
Doing the night's last Argentine Tango are Gilles Marini & Cheryl Burke. The crowd and the judges seem to really love that- is that enough for the season's first perfect 30?...
CARRIE ANN: 10!
LEN: 10!
BRUNO: 10!
TOTAL: 30!!!
...YES INDEED!!
That means Shawn Johnson & Mark Ballas get to close things out with their Lindy Hop.
CARRIE ANN: 8
LEN: 8
BRUNO: 9
TOTAL: 25
Remember, there will be a DOUBLE ELIMINATION tomorrow night. Boyz II Men & Kevin Rudolf will perform.
3/30/2009 Results
DOND: The 33rd week of taped episodes is Visine Week. Today's contestant is #9 Beverly Tipton (who is a 76-year-old retail worker). In this week's games, the $7,500 case is replaced with a Visine logo; at least for today, if Beverly goes all the way and has that case, or whomever in the gallery actually has it, that person will win $7,500 in cash and camping equipment.
ROUND 1:
1. #1 (Kenneth)- $250,000
2. #15 (Amy)- PENNY
3. #13 (Manjit)- $100,000
4. #16 (Chad)- $50,000 (DANGER ZONE ENFORCED ALREADY)
5. #11 (Nolen)- $5
OPENING OFFER: $9,000- NO DEAL
(She's aiming for at least a $100K offer today.)
ROUND 2:
1. #1 (Meghann)- $400
2. #22 (Sheri)- $1,000
3. #6 (Ken)- VISINE
4. #7 (Latoya)- $300
5. #14 (Susan)- BUCK
SECOND OFFER: $19,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 3:
1. #2 (Kara)- $500
2. #21 (Armanda)- $500,000 (BIG STRIKE ONE)
3. #12 (Linda)- $2,500
4. #4 (Lauren)- $50
THIRD OFFER: $13,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 4:
1. #5 (Meg)- $200
2. #17 (Ryan)- $100
FOURTH OFFER: $17,500- NO DEAL
ROUND 5:
1. #20 (Jeffery)- $75,000 (STRIKE TWO)
2. #8 (Shannon)- $10
FIFTH OFFER: $7,500- NO DEAL
19th PICK: #10 (Tiffany)- $25
SIXTH OFFER: $15,000- DEAL
Her case had...10 grand, so she made a fine deal. Other cases:
#18 (Zohra)- $5,000
#19 (Jerry)- $25,000
WOF: Since they're saluting the environment this week, it must be Going Green Week! Last week, we established our second-highest weekly total of the season with $367,600 in green and other prizes. Let's see what's in the cards this week. First Toss-Up category on this Monday is Place:
_ _ C Y _ L I N G
C E _ T _ R
Lacy solves RECYCLING CENTER for $1,000.
$5,000-WINNING ID OF THE NIGHT: CN00877
Tonight's panel:
Lacy Glover (Conway, AR)- Ladies' clothing store owner and Miss Arkansas 2004 (also the third runner up at that year's Miss America pageant)
Cody Yawn (Hammond, LA)- Assistant manager/office supply retailer; owns a dog named Ashley
Sandra Green (Orlando)- Organization development consultant for a hospital system
$2,000 Toss-Up category is Fun & Games:
_ _ N O _ O _ Y
_ _ _ _ _
Lacy takes an early guess with MONOPOLY BOARD...incorrect. Sandra then rings in...
M O N O _ O _ Y
_ O _ E _
...and solves MONOPOLY MONEY for $2,000 in real money.
After an eco-friendly trip to the St. James' Club in Antigua worth $6,450 goes on the wheel, the first round category is Phrase. Sandra lets out a big scream when she lands on the Million Dollar Wedge; she then calls three T's to pick it up. Secondly, she calls an H for a $1,000 Seventh Generation gift package. A little later, she calls an S for the trip. After she next calls the N's, we have...
_ _ _ _ | W I T H
_ _ _ | N _ T _ _ _ _
I N _ _ _ _ I _ N T S
...she buys the A's, then calls the R's for $600, the D's for another $600 and buys the E's. She then calls the L's for another $900 and the Free Spin and we now have...
_ A D E | W I T H
A L L | N A T _ R A L
I N _ R E D I E N T S
...she solves MADE WITH ALL NATURAL INGREDIENTS for another $3,450, the MDW and the other two prizes, a new total of $12,900 in cash and prizes!
PERFECT ROUND
Advil PM sponsors tonight's Jackpot/Prize Puzzle Round; category is People. Lacy starts with a $550 T but then a dud of S. Midway in the round, Cody calls an M for the Wild Card. After Cody calls the L, the board reads...
R O _ A L
C A N A D I A N
M O U N T E D
P O L I C E
...the ROYAL CANADIAN MOUNTED POLICE will be escorting him on a trip to Ottawa at the Marriott, worth $8,250. With $6,750 cash, he's now on the board with 15 grand in cash and trip.
DUDS: S (Lacy)
WINNING ID FOR TRIP: MB0239686
Tonight's Mystery Round is being sponsored by Alavert; category is Before & After. Cody immediately loses his Wild Card to a Bankrupt. A little later, Sandra loses the MDW and $1,300 to a Bankrupt of her own, so she uses her Free Spin. She later hits the Mystery Wedge next to Lose a Turn and calls an L. With only $150 in her bank, she takes the plunge...$10,000! But she next calls D for dud. Lacy then calls a $500 P, an $800 W...
S O L A R
P O W _ R
S T _ _ R I N G
...and she solves SOLAR POWER STEERING for another $1,300 and $2,300 total.
DUDS: D (Sandra)
BANKRUPTS: 2 (Cody, Sandra)
$3,000 Toss-Up category is Around the House:
_ I C K _ R
_ _ S _ E T
Cody solves WICKER BASKET to pad his lead by another $3,000, making his new total 18 grand. Speed-Up Round category is Thing and consonants are worth $1,600 apiece; Sandra can still catch up. After Lacy calls the P...
N _ N P R _ _ _ T
_ R _ _ N _ _ _ T _ _ N
...she solves NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION for another $4,800 and a final total of $7,100. Sandra leaves with $12,900 in cash and prizes and Cody hangs on with 18 large in cash and trip!
So far, 38 grand in cash and prizes has been won tonight.
DUDS: H (Sandra), L (Sandra)
Big Money Round: The hybrid car on offer this week is the Honda Civic. Cody spins the N in WIN and the category is Thing. Starting with:
_ _ L _
_ _ E S S
He calls C, D, H and O and gets...
_ _ L D
_ _ E S S
...he forgets the category, as he gives incorrect responses of BALD CHESS and GOLD CHESS. He doesn't make the correct WILD GUESS for the Honda.
Jeopardy!: Fred Beukema defends his title for the fourth time against:
John Pitzel (Lee's Summit, MO)- Accountant
Anne Reilly (Stowe, MA)- Stay-at-home mom
This evening's first six categories:
1899
MUSICAL HEART CONDITIONS
AUTHORS & THEIR SLEUTHS
PERSONAL FOWLS
I'M LATIN INTOLERANT
THE END OF THE MARATHON (the race must be ID'ed in each correct response)
Early on, Beukema finds the Daily Double under the $600 Marathon clue with said amount; Pitzel leads with $800 while Reilly's $400 in the hole. The champ goes for $1,000 on this:
In Grant Park near Buckingham Fountain.
"What is the Chicago Marathon?"...he nearly triples his money to $1,600! He's at $2,800 by the time we reach the first break; the challengers now each have $600. At the end of the round...
Fred: $6,600
Anne: $3,400
John: $3,000
...this game's gotten a bit tighter.
ATTEMPTED LACH TRASH: $2,800
UNATTEMPTED LACH TRASH: $2,600
TOTAL LACH TRASH: $5,400
(Remember, everybody, today starts the show's Galapagos Adventure sweepstakes. Every weekday through May 1st, enter the day's Final Jeopardy! category over at jeopardy.com. 25 lucky winners in total will be going on this nice trip.)
DJ! Categories:
MILITARY ABBREV.
1980s MOVIE CHARACTERS
IF THEY'D TAUGHT AREOBICS INSTEAD (the teacher must be given in each correct response)
FIRST LADIES' RHYME TIME
FACE (all picture clues)
"THE" NATION
Beukema ends the first half of the round by finding the round's first DD under the $2,000 Aerobics clue with $9,400; he trails Pitzel for the lead by $1,200. Reilly has $3,800. His wager is the face value of the clue ($2,000). To take the lead back, but not by much:
All right, everybody got their workout clothes off? No pain, no gain here at my Indiana Univ. institute.
"Who is Bobby Knight?"...well, that's a lovely thought, but that's incorrect. It was Alfred Kinsey, so he's down to $7,400. Towards the end of the round, he's back in the lead at $11,400 as he finds all three of the night's DDs, with the last one being under the $1,200 "The" clue. Pitzel has $9,800 and Reilly has nine grand; this game hasn't been this tight all night. His final DD wager is $1,200 (again, face value of the clue).
In its native tongue, this nation is Al-Imarat Al-Arabiyah Al-Muttahidah.
"Who are the United Arab Emerates?"...is right to go to $12,600!
ATTEMPTED LACH TRASH: $7,200
UNATTEMPTED LACH TRASH: $3,200
TOTAL DJ! LACH TRASH: $10,400
SCORES AFTER DOUBLE JEOPARDY!:
Fred: $12,600
Anne: $10,600
John: $9,800
CORYAT SCORES:
Fred: $14,200
Anne: $10,600
John: $9,800
FJ! CATEGORY (keep note of this people): Artists.
The 2 famous painters who share a March 30 birthday, one born in Spain in 1746, the other in Holland in 1853.
John Pitzel's response was "Who are Goya + Vemeer?"...Vemeer is incorrect. He loses nine grand as a result, dropping him to $800. Anne Reilly wrote down "Who are Goya and Van Gogh?"...she got 'em both to DOUBLE to $21,200! I'm not sure if the champ got this...
...and he didn't- he put down Rembrandt in place of Vemeer, so Reilly's the new champ and by losing $8,601, he's headed home with $71,401. Maybe we'll see him again.
Millionaire:
Conclusion of Timothy Woodward's game from two weeks ago
Game 2
ROUND 1:
1. #1 (Kenneth)- $250,000
2. #15 (Amy)- PENNY
3. #13 (Manjit)- $100,000
4. #16 (Chad)- $50,000 (DANGER ZONE ENFORCED ALREADY)
5. #11 (Nolen)- $5
OPENING OFFER: $9,000- NO DEAL
(She's aiming for at least a $100K offer today.)
ROUND 2:
1. #1 (Meghann)- $400
2. #22 (Sheri)- $1,000
3. #6 (Ken)- VISINE
4. #7 (Latoya)- $300
5. #14 (Susan)- BUCK
SECOND OFFER: $19,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 3:
1. #2 (Kara)- $500
2. #21 (Armanda)- $500,000 (BIG STRIKE ONE)
3. #12 (Linda)- $2,500
4. #4 (Lauren)- $50
THIRD OFFER: $13,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 4:
1. #5 (Meg)- $200
2. #17 (Ryan)- $100
FOURTH OFFER: $17,500- NO DEAL
ROUND 5:
1. #20 (Jeffery)- $75,000 (STRIKE TWO)
2. #8 (Shannon)- $10
FIFTH OFFER: $7,500- NO DEAL
19th PICK: #10 (Tiffany)- $25
SIXTH OFFER: $15,000- DEAL
Her case had...10 grand, so she made a fine deal. Other cases:
#18 (Zohra)- $5,000
#19 (Jerry)- $25,000
WOF: Since they're saluting the environment this week, it must be Going Green Week! Last week, we established our second-highest weekly total of the season with $367,600 in green and other prizes. Let's see what's in the cards this week. First Toss-Up category on this Monday is Place:
_ _ C Y _ L I N G
C E _ T _ R
Lacy solves RECYCLING CENTER for $1,000.
$5,000-WINNING ID OF THE NIGHT: CN00877
Tonight's panel:
Lacy Glover (Conway, AR)- Ladies' clothing store owner and Miss Arkansas 2004 (also the third runner up at that year's Miss America pageant)
Cody Yawn (Hammond, LA)- Assistant manager/office supply retailer; owns a dog named Ashley
Sandra Green (Orlando)- Organization development consultant for a hospital system
$2,000 Toss-Up category is Fun & Games:
_ _ N O _ O _ Y
_ _ _ _ _
Lacy takes an early guess with MONOPOLY BOARD...incorrect. Sandra then rings in...
M O N O _ O _ Y
_ O _ E _
...and solves MONOPOLY MONEY for $2,000 in real money.
After an eco-friendly trip to the St. James' Club in Antigua worth $6,450 goes on the wheel, the first round category is Phrase. Sandra lets out a big scream when she lands on the Million Dollar Wedge; she then calls three T's to pick it up. Secondly, she calls an H for a $1,000 Seventh Generation gift package. A little later, she calls an S for the trip. After she next calls the N's, we have...
_ _ _ _ | W I T H
_ _ _ | N _ T _ _ _ _
I N _ _ _ _ I _ N T S
...she buys the A's, then calls the R's for $600, the D's for another $600 and buys the E's. She then calls the L's for another $900 and the Free Spin and we now have...
_ A D E | W I T H
A L L | N A T _ R A L
I N _ R E D I E N T S
...she solves MADE WITH ALL NATURAL INGREDIENTS for another $3,450, the MDW and the other two prizes, a new total of $12,900 in cash and prizes!
PERFECT ROUND
Advil PM sponsors tonight's Jackpot/Prize Puzzle Round; category is People. Lacy starts with a $550 T but then a dud of S. Midway in the round, Cody calls an M for the Wild Card. After Cody calls the L, the board reads...
R O _ A L
C A N A D I A N
M O U N T E D
P O L I C E
...the ROYAL CANADIAN MOUNTED POLICE will be escorting him on a trip to Ottawa at the Marriott, worth $8,250. With $6,750 cash, he's now on the board with 15 grand in cash and trip.
DUDS: S (Lacy)
WINNING ID FOR TRIP: MB0239686
Tonight's Mystery Round is being sponsored by Alavert; category is Before & After. Cody immediately loses his Wild Card to a Bankrupt. A little later, Sandra loses the MDW and $1,300 to a Bankrupt of her own, so she uses her Free Spin. She later hits the Mystery Wedge next to Lose a Turn and calls an L. With only $150 in her bank, she takes the plunge...$10,000! But she next calls D for dud. Lacy then calls a $500 P, an $800 W...
S O L A R
P O W _ R
S T _ _ R I N G
...and she solves SOLAR POWER STEERING for another $1,300 and $2,300 total.
DUDS: D (Sandra)
BANKRUPTS: 2 (Cody, Sandra)
$3,000 Toss-Up category is Around the House:
_ I C K _ R
_ _ S _ E T
Cody solves WICKER BASKET to pad his lead by another $3,000, making his new total 18 grand. Speed-Up Round category is Thing and consonants are worth $1,600 apiece; Sandra can still catch up. After Lacy calls the P...
N _ N P R _ _ _ T
_ R _ _ N _ _ _ T _ _ N
...she solves NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION for another $4,800 and a final total of $7,100. Sandra leaves with $12,900 in cash and prizes and Cody hangs on with 18 large in cash and trip!
So far, 38 grand in cash and prizes has been won tonight.
DUDS: H (Sandra), L (Sandra)
Big Money Round: The hybrid car on offer this week is the Honda Civic. Cody spins the N in WIN and the category is Thing. Starting with:
_ _ L _
_ _ E S S
He calls C, D, H and O and gets...
_ _ L D
_ _ E S S
...he forgets the category, as he gives incorrect responses of BALD CHESS and GOLD CHESS. He doesn't make the correct WILD GUESS for the Honda.
Jeopardy!: Fred Beukema defends his title for the fourth time against:
John Pitzel (Lee's Summit, MO)- Accountant
Anne Reilly (Stowe, MA)- Stay-at-home mom
This evening's first six categories:
1899
MUSICAL HEART CONDITIONS
AUTHORS & THEIR SLEUTHS
PERSONAL FOWLS
I'M LATIN INTOLERANT
THE END OF THE MARATHON (the race must be ID'ed in each correct response)
Early on, Beukema finds the Daily Double under the $600 Marathon clue with said amount; Pitzel leads with $800 while Reilly's $400 in the hole. The champ goes for $1,000 on this:
In Grant Park near Buckingham Fountain.
"What is the Chicago Marathon?"...he nearly triples his money to $1,600! He's at $2,800 by the time we reach the first break; the challengers now each have $600. At the end of the round...
Fred: $6,600
Anne: $3,400
John: $3,000
...this game's gotten a bit tighter.
ATTEMPTED LACH TRASH: $2,800
UNATTEMPTED LACH TRASH: $2,600
TOTAL LACH TRASH: $5,400
(Remember, everybody, today starts the show's Galapagos Adventure sweepstakes. Every weekday through May 1st, enter the day's Final Jeopardy! category over at jeopardy.com. 25 lucky winners in total will be going on this nice trip.)
DJ! Categories:
MILITARY ABBREV.
1980s MOVIE CHARACTERS
IF THEY'D TAUGHT AREOBICS INSTEAD (the teacher must be given in each correct response)
FIRST LADIES' RHYME TIME
FACE (all picture clues)
"THE" NATION
Beukema ends the first half of the round by finding the round's first DD under the $2,000 Aerobics clue with $9,400; he trails Pitzel for the lead by $1,200. Reilly has $3,800. His wager is the face value of the clue ($2,000). To take the lead back, but not by much:
All right, everybody got their workout clothes off? No pain, no gain here at my Indiana Univ. institute.
"Who is Bobby Knight?"...well, that's a lovely thought, but that's incorrect. It was Alfred Kinsey, so he's down to $7,400. Towards the end of the round, he's back in the lead at $11,400 as he finds all three of the night's DDs, with the last one being under the $1,200 "The" clue. Pitzel has $9,800 and Reilly has nine grand; this game hasn't been this tight all night. His final DD wager is $1,200 (again, face value of the clue).
In its native tongue, this nation is Al-Imarat Al-Arabiyah Al-Muttahidah.
"Who are the United Arab Emerates?"...is right to go to $12,600!
ATTEMPTED LACH TRASH: $7,200
UNATTEMPTED LACH TRASH: $3,200
TOTAL DJ! LACH TRASH: $10,400
SCORES AFTER DOUBLE JEOPARDY!:
Fred: $12,600
Anne: $10,600
John: $9,800
CORYAT SCORES:
Fred: $14,200
Anne: $10,600
John: $9,800
FJ! CATEGORY (keep note of this people): Artists.
The 2 famous painters who share a March 30 birthday, one born in Spain in 1746, the other in Holland in 1853.
John Pitzel's response was "Who are Goya + Vemeer?"...Vemeer is incorrect. He loses nine grand as a result, dropping him to $800. Anne Reilly wrote down "Who are Goya and Van Gogh?"...she got 'em both to DOUBLE to $21,200! I'm not sure if the champ got this...
...and he didn't- he put down Rembrandt in place of Vemeer, so Reilly's the new champ and by losing $8,601, he's headed home with $71,401. Maybe we'll see him again.
Millionaire:
Conclusion of Timothy Woodward's game from two weeks ago
Game 2
Sunday, March 29, 2009
Next Week in Game Shows: March 30-April 5
I'm just coming off my big win in the second ever 'Net Poker Mega Playoff. Here's what's happening this week as we conclude March and roll into April:
Jeopardy!: Can Fred Beukema continue winning and solidify a berth in the next Tournament of Champions?
Dancing with the Stars: If Steve Wozniak's team again doesn't do so well this week, he'd better hope for even more fan support, because this week, TWO teams will be eliminated.
The Biggest Loser: Remember what happened on the last episode of "Make Me a Supermodel" when Tyson Beckford couldn't host an episode because of a busy schedule? Well, the same thing's going to happen for this show this week because Alison Sweeney went on maternity leave. In addition to finding out who's filling in for her, some of the previously eliminated contestants will return this week for something.
The Ultimate Fighter: Another season begins on April Fool's Day; this time, it's the U.S. vs the U.K.
The Price is Right: This Wednesday, it's another April Fool's Day extravaganza with Kathy Kinney from "The Drew Carey Show" as the guest. On Thursday, CBS sportscaster Jim Nantz stops by to offer a trip to this year's NCAA Men's Basketball Final Four. And on Friday, it's a salute to the Academy of Country Music Awards.
Plus, "Wheel of Fortune" salutes the environment once again, the new GSN schedule debuts and more!
Jeopardy!: Can Fred Beukema continue winning and solidify a berth in the next Tournament of Champions?
Dancing with the Stars: If Steve Wozniak's team again doesn't do so well this week, he'd better hope for even more fan support, because this week, TWO teams will be eliminated.
The Biggest Loser: Remember what happened on the last episode of "Make Me a Supermodel" when Tyson Beckford couldn't host an episode because of a busy schedule? Well, the same thing's going to happen for this show this week because Alison Sweeney went on maternity leave. In addition to finding out who's filling in for her, some of the previously eliminated contestants will return this week for something.
The Ultimate Fighter: Another season begins on April Fool's Day; this time, it's the U.S. vs the U.K.
The Price is Right: This Wednesday, it's another April Fool's Day extravaganza with Kathy Kinney from "The Drew Carey Show" as the guest. On Thursday, CBS sportscaster Jim Nantz stops by to offer a trip to this year's NCAA Men's Basketball Final Four. And on Friday, it's a salute to the Academy of Country Music Awards.
Plus, "Wheel of Fortune" salutes the environment once again, the new GSN schedule debuts and more!
The Week in Review: March 23-29
Players of the Week:
WINNER: Dan Pawson ($250,000)(2009 "Jeopardy!" Tournament of Champions winner)
RUNNER-UP: Larissa Kelly ($100,000)(2009 "Jeopardy!" Tournament of Champions runner-up)
3RD PLACE: Barry Greenstein ($574,200)("High Stakes Poker")
Other Big Winners and Notables:
Plezetta West- $120,050 ("Wheel of Fortune")
Karen Smith- $91,000 ("Deal or No Deal")
Fred Beukema- Current three-day champion with $69,401 ("Jeopardy!")
Amy Antille- $49,180 ("WOF")
J.D. Hardin- $49,030 ("WOF")
Michael Humphrey- $45,000 ("WOF")
Sam Patterson- $42,000 ("Deal or No Deal")
ZONK ANSWERS OF THE WEEK: Both of these were committed by Kevin Gunn on "Wheel of Fortune" last Wednesday night. The first came on the second Toss-Up, when he thought for some reason Greg Kinnear was a news person by guessing ANCHOR GREG KINNEAR (answer was ACTOR GREG KINNEAR). The second time, during the Mystery Round, he was paying no attention to the top word and messed up with INSPECTOR GENERAL ADMISSION (answer was ATTORNEY GENERAL ADMISSION). He settled for $6,700 after all that.
WINNER: Dan Pawson ($250,000)(2009 "Jeopardy!" Tournament of Champions winner)
RUNNER-UP: Larissa Kelly ($100,000)(2009 "Jeopardy!" Tournament of Champions runner-up)
3RD PLACE: Barry Greenstein ($574,200)("High Stakes Poker")
Other Big Winners and Notables:
Plezetta West- $120,050 ("Wheel of Fortune")
Karen Smith- $91,000 ("Deal or No Deal")
Fred Beukema- Current three-day champion with $69,401 ("Jeopardy!")
Amy Antille- $49,180 ("WOF")
J.D. Hardin- $49,030 ("WOF")
Michael Humphrey- $45,000 ("WOF")
Sam Patterson- $42,000 ("Deal or No Deal")
ZONK ANSWERS OF THE WEEK: Both of these were committed by Kevin Gunn on "Wheel of Fortune" last Wednesday night. The first came on the second Toss-Up, when he thought for some reason Greg Kinnear was a news person by guessing ANCHOR GREG KINNEAR (answer was ACTOR GREG KINNEAR). The second time, during the Mystery Round, he was paying no attention to the top word and messed up with INSPECTOR GENERAL ADMISSION (answer was ATTORNEY GENERAL ADMISSION). He settled for $6,700 after all that.
"High Stakes Poker" 3/29
OPENING HAND:
Elezra: (10D)(7H)
Benyamine: (7S)(5S)
Eastgate: (KS)(9S)
Negreanu: (10H)(9H)
POT: $18,000
THE FLOP: (8H)(7C)(5C)
Instant straight draw for Eastgate and Negreanu, while Benyamine has two pair and Elezra has middle pair. Elezra and Eastgate fold while the other two bet $15,000 apiece.
TURN: 2 OF CLUBS- DUD
Benyamine then bets another $30,000...and that's enough for Negreanu to fold, so Benyamine takes the night's first pot at $78,000.
The second hand sees the first blitz win of the season, as Barry Greenstein's $100,000 raise scares the other players away, immediately giving him a $122,400 pot! Now, for the third hand:
Negreanu: (9D)(8H)
Sahamies: (9C)(8C)
Greenstein: (AS)(KS)
POT: $15,100
THE FLOP: (2C)(6S)(KD)
Greenstein makes top pair, and then wins the pot at $25,100 after a $10K bet that makes the other two fold. More three-way action on hand #4:
Dwan: (AH)(JC)
Negreanu: (KD)(QS)
Elezra: (3C)(2C)
POT: $18,800
THE FLOP: (8C)(2D)(JS)
Dwan has top pair, while Elezra makes the worst possible pair. Elezra folds while Dwan & Negreanu both fork over $13,200 apiece.
TURN: 4 OF HEARTS- DUD
After Dwan's next bet of $34,200...Negreanu folds again, giving Dwan his first pot of the night at $79,400. Next hand:
Elezra: DOUBLE ACES (Clubs & Hearts)
Dwan: (8D)(7S)
Negreanu: (10C)(9C)
POT: $35,100
THE FLOP: (QC)(2C)(4H)
Negreanu's the only one that scores on this flop, making a club flush draw. Elezra bets $17,100, but Negreanu raises another $27K, prompting Dwan to fold. Elezra then tries to frighten Negreanu by raising to $119,100...and Negreanu goes ALL IN! Elezra's response to that...he's playing, which means this pot is worth $487,700! This hand will be run twice.
REMAINDER OF ROUND 1:
TURN: 5 OF DIAMONDS
Elezra now has a straight draw.
RIVER: 6 OF SPADES- ELEZRA WINS ROUND 1
ROUND 2:
TURN: 3 OF SPADES
Elezra can now make a really big-winning straight if he gets a 5 that's not a club.
Is Elezra $487,700 richer?...
RIVER: JACK OF SPADES
...YES!! Second-highest single pot won so far this season! It also means Negreanu GOES BROKE for the second time this season.
Here's the next hand:
Eastgate: DOUBLE QUEENS (Diamonds & Spades)
Sahamies: DOUBLE FOURS (Clubs & Hearts)
Elezra: (AD)(9D)
POT: $64,100
THE FLOP: (KD)(2D)(7C)
Elezra immediately has a flush draw, and after betting $55,000, Sahamies folds. Eastgate calls.
TURN: 3 OF CLUBS- DUD
Both check.
RIVER: JACK OF CLUBS- NO GOOD FOR ELEZRA
Nothing happens after that, so Eastgate picks up a nice $174,100. Now, for the last hand of the first half:
Dwan: DOUBLE FOURS (Clubs & Spades)
Eastgate: DOUBLE JACKS (Hearts & Spades)
POT: $128,500
THE FLOP: (8S)(QS)(AC)- WORTHLESS FLOP
After Eastgate checks, Dwan bets $62,200...and after a while, Eastgate folds, meaning Dwan wins another $190,700!
The second half of this week's episode begins with four-way action:
Brunson: (KD)(8D)
Negreanu: (6C)(2C)
Sahamies: (AC)(7C)
Greenstein: DOUBLE FIVES (Diamonds & Spades)
POT: $16,100
THE FLOP: (QH)(4C)(JC)
Both Negreanu & Sahamies have flush draws, but Sahamies has the advantage on that since he's got the Ace of Clubs. Each bet $11K while Brunson & Greenstein bow out of this hand.
TURN: KING OF HEARTS
That would have been lovely for Brunson had he continued to play this hand; Sahamies now has a top straight draw as a result. He now bets 26 grand...and Negreanu has had enough, so Sahamies wins the $64,100 pot.
Greenstein then gets his second blitz win of the evening after another big raise of his works very well- this one for $103,500. He wins his third pot of this evening at $127,600 as a result. We go back to four-way action on the next hand:
Eastgate: (3C)(2C)
Sahamies: (JH)(10H)
Elezra: (AH)(2S)
Greenstein: (6D)(5D)
POT: $16,100
THE FLOP: (JD)(KC)(AD)
Greenstein immediately has a diamond flush possibility; Elezra makes the best possible pair while Sahamies makes low pair and has an opportunity to make the best possible straight. Only Elezra & Greenstein remain as we head to the turn.
TURN: 8 OF CLUBS- DUD
After a Greenstein check, Elezra throws in a $45K bet...but Greenstein raises to 200 grand! What's next for Elezra...he folds, so Greenstein adds another $299,100 to his winnings tonight!
Next hand, with even more four-way action:
Eastgate: (AD)(QS)
Sahamies: (5C)(3C)
Elezra: (AS)(QD)
Dwan: (KC)(9D)
POT: $17,300
THE FLOP: (2H)(9S)(3D)
Dwan makes top pair while Elezra has middle pair. Elezra & Eastgate fold, however.
TURN: 7 OF DIAMONDS- NOTHING
Both then bet $28,700 each.
RIVER: 8 OF DIAMONDS- NOTHING ADDITIONAL ONCE AGAIN FOR SAHAMIES
Dwan wins the $99,100 pot. The four-way action rolls on with this next hand:
Brunson: (JH)(7C)
Eastgate: (10S)(2D)
Negreanu: (KH)(10H)
Elezra: (10C)(9S)
POT: $5,600
THE FLOP: (4H)(AH)(3H)- NEGREANU NUT FLUSH!
The good news is that Negreanu finally wins a pot...the bad news is that it's only worth $9,100 thanks to everyone else folding immediately. Now, for the final hand of the evening:
Dwan: DOUBLE SEVENS (Diamonds & Spades)
Sahamies: (AH)(10D)
Elezra: (QC)(10C)
POT: $32,100
THE FLOP: (9C)(3S)(9H)
Dwan now has two pair; everyone checks.
TURN: 4 OF DIAMONDS- DUD
Dwan afterwards bets $22,600...only Sahamies continues.
RIVER: KING OF SPADES- ANOTHER DUD
Dwan ends the show by winning another $87,800.
SPADE CLUB.COM HIGH PRESSURE MOMENT OF THE WEEK: Barry Greenstein's $200K raise causes Eli Elezra to fold on a hand.
BIGGEST WINNERS AMONGST POTS WON:
1. Barry Greenstein: $574,200
2. Eli Elezra: $487,700
3. Tom Dwan: $457,000
MOST POTS WON: TIE- Barry Greenstein & Tom Dwan (4 each)
SHUT OUT: Doyle Brunson
Elezra: (10D)(7H)
Benyamine: (7S)(5S)
Eastgate: (KS)(9S)
Negreanu: (10H)(9H)
POT: $18,000
THE FLOP: (8H)(7C)(5C)
Instant straight draw for Eastgate and Negreanu, while Benyamine has two pair and Elezra has middle pair. Elezra and Eastgate fold while the other two bet $15,000 apiece.
TURN: 2 OF CLUBS- DUD
Benyamine then bets another $30,000...and that's enough for Negreanu to fold, so Benyamine takes the night's first pot at $78,000.
The second hand sees the first blitz win of the season, as Barry Greenstein's $100,000 raise scares the other players away, immediately giving him a $122,400 pot! Now, for the third hand:
Negreanu: (9D)(8H)
Sahamies: (9C)(8C)
Greenstein: (AS)(KS)
POT: $15,100
THE FLOP: (2C)(6S)(KD)
Greenstein makes top pair, and then wins the pot at $25,100 after a $10K bet that makes the other two fold. More three-way action on hand #4:
Dwan: (AH)(JC)
Negreanu: (KD)(QS)
Elezra: (3C)(2C)
POT: $18,800
THE FLOP: (8C)(2D)(JS)
Dwan has top pair, while Elezra makes the worst possible pair. Elezra folds while Dwan & Negreanu both fork over $13,200 apiece.
TURN: 4 OF HEARTS- DUD
After Dwan's next bet of $34,200...Negreanu folds again, giving Dwan his first pot of the night at $79,400. Next hand:
Elezra: DOUBLE ACES (Clubs & Hearts)
Dwan: (8D)(7S)
Negreanu: (10C)(9C)
POT: $35,100
THE FLOP: (QC)(2C)(4H)
Negreanu's the only one that scores on this flop, making a club flush draw. Elezra bets $17,100, but Negreanu raises another $27K, prompting Dwan to fold. Elezra then tries to frighten Negreanu by raising to $119,100...and Negreanu goes ALL IN! Elezra's response to that...he's playing, which means this pot is worth $487,700! This hand will be run twice.
REMAINDER OF ROUND 1:
TURN: 5 OF DIAMONDS
Elezra now has a straight draw.
RIVER: 6 OF SPADES- ELEZRA WINS ROUND 1
ROUND 2:
TURN: 3 OF SPADES
Elezra can now make a really big-winning straight if he gets a 5 that's not a club.
Is Elezra $487,700 richer?...
RIVER: JACK OF SPADES
...YES!! Second-highest single pot won so far this season! It also means Negreanu GOES BROKE for the second time this season.
Here's the next hand:
Eastgate: DOUBLE QUEENS (Diamonds & Spades)
Sahamies: DOUBLE FOURS (Clubs & Hearts)
Elezra: (AD)(9D)
POT: $64,100
THE FLOP: (KD)(2D)(7C)
Elezra immediately has a flush draw, and after betting $55,000, Sahamies folds. Eastgate calls.
TURN: 3 OF CLUBS- DUD
Both check.
RIVER: JACK OF CLUBS- NO GOOD FOR ELEZRA
Nothing happens after that, so Eastgate picks up a nice $174,100. Now, for the last hand of the first half:
Dwan: DOUBLE FOURS (Clubs & Spades)
Eastgate: DOUBLE JACKS (Hearts & Spades)
POT: $128,500
THE FLOP: (8S)(QS)(AC)- WORTHLESS FLOP
After Eastgate checks, Dwan bets $62,200...and after a while, Eastgate folds, meaning Dwan wins another $190,700!
The second half of this week's episode begins with four-way action:
Brunson: (KD)(8D)
Negreanu: (6C)(2C)
Sahamies: (AC)(7C)
Greenstein: DOUBLE FIVES (Diamonds & Spades)
POT: $16,100
THE FLOP: (QH)(4C)(JC)
Both Negreanu & Sahamies have flush draws, but Sahamies has the advantage on that since he's got the Ace of Clubs. Each bet $11K while Brunson & Greenstein bow out of this hand.
TURN: KING OF HEARTS
That would have been lovely for Brunson had he continued to play this hand; Sahamies now has a top straight draw as a result. He now bets 26 grand...and Negreanu has had enough, so Sahamies wins the $64,100 pot.
Greenstein then gets his second blitz win of the evening after another big raise of his works very well- this one for $103,500. He wins his third pot of this evening at $127,600 as a result. We go back to four-way action on the next hand:
Eastgate: (3C)(2C)
Sahamies: (JH)(10H)
Elezra: (AH)(2S)
Greenstein: (6D)(5D)
POT: $16,100
THE FLOP: (JD)(KC)(AD)
Greenstein immediately has a diamond flush possibility; Elezra makes the best possible pair while Sahamies makes low pair and has an opportunity to make the best possible straight. Only Elezra & Greenstein remain as we head to the turn.
TURN: 8 OF CLUBS- DUD
After a Greenstein check, Elezra throws in a $45K bet...but Greenstein raises to 200 grand! What's next for Elezra...he folds, so Greenstein adds another $299,100 to his winnings tonight!
Next hand, with even more four-way action:
Eastgate: (AD)(QS)
Sahamies: (5C)(3C)
Elezra: (AS)(QD)
Dwan: (KC)(9D)
POT: $17,300
THE FLOP: (2H)(9S)(3D)
Dwan makes top pair while Elezra has middle pair. Elezra & Eastgate fold, however.
TURN: 7 OF DIAMONDS- NOTHING
Both then bet $28,700 each.
RIVER: 8 OF DIAMONDS- NOTHING ADDITIONAL ONCE AGAIN FOR SAHAMIES
Dwan wins the $99,100 pot. The four-way action rolls on with this next hand:
Brunson: (JH)(7C)
Eastgate: (10S)(2D)
Negreanu: (KH)(10H)
Elezra: (10C)(9S)
POT: $5,600
THE FLOP: (4H)(AH)(3H)- NEGREANU NUT FLUSH!
The good news is that Negreanu finally wins a pot...the bad news is that it's only worth $9,100 thanks to everyone else folding immediately. Now, for the final hand of the evening:
Dwan: DOUBLE SEVENS (Diamonds & Spades)
Sahamies: (AH)(10D)
Elezra: (QC)(10C)
POT: $32,100
THE FLOP: (9C)(3S)(9H)
Dwan now has two pair; everyone checks.
TURN: 4 OF DIAMONDS- DUD
Dwan afterwards bets $22,600...only Sahamies continues.
RIVER: KING OF SPADES- ANOTHER DUD
Dwan ends the show by winning another $87,800.
SPADE CLUB.COM HIGH PRESSURE MOMENT OF THE WEEK: Barry Greenstein's $200K raise causes Eli Elezra to fold on a hand.
BIGGEST WINNERS AMONGST POTS WON:
1. Barry Greenstein: $574,200
2. Eli Elezra: $487,700
3. Tom Dwan: $457,000
MOST POTS WON: TIE- Barry Greenstein & Tom Dwan (4 each)
SHUT OUT: Doyle Brunson
"Celebrity Apprentice" 3/29
THIS WEEK'S TASK: Each team must run five rooms at the Loews Regency Hotel. The team with the best combined ratings wins.
PROJECT MANAGERS:
Kotu: Dennis Rodman (?!?!?)
Athena: T-Boz Watkins
Rodman's not happy over Brian McKnight trying to seriously help out with the task. McKnight later brings in 50 chocolate chip cookies for their team's room guests to eat.
Khloe Kardashian wasn't available initially due to personal reasons.
Joan Rivers serves as the rooms clerk for Athena, while McKnight & Clint Black both serve as clerks for Kotu. Annie Duke is the room guard for Athena while serving as the guard for Kotu is Rodman.
Ivanka watches over Kotu, while a guy named John from the hotel looks over Athena.
Vincent Pastore from last season appears as a room guest for Kotu!
Another star from last season, Stephen Baldwin, is the big guest of Athena! He went to see one of the hotel's shows, but he wasn't too thrilled at the end.
Late in the task, Rodman makes his latest ill-advised move- go out for dinner on his own.
BOARDROOM: Rodman's got very low expectations, because he doesn't think Kotu has a chance of winning. The rest of his team notices that he's been having a drinking problem. Well, he needs to be hopeful, because if his team loses, he will be automatically fired. The final hotel rating average is out of a possible 100.
By a final score of 91-86...
...Athena wins, which means T-Boz gets $20,000 for her charity and Rodman is finally history.
PROJECT MANAGERS:
Kotu: Dennis Rodman (?!?!?)
Athena: T-Boz Watkins
Rodman's not happy over Brian McKnight trying to seriously help out with the task. McKnight later brings in 50 chocolate chip cookies for their team's room guests to eat.
Khloe Kardashian wasn't available initially due to personal reasons.
Joan Rivers serves as the rooms clerk for Athena, while McKnight & Clint Black both serve as clerks for Kotu. Annie Duke is the room guard for Athena while serving as the guard for Kotu is Rodman.
Ivanka watches over Kotu, while a guy named John from the hotel looks over Athena.
Vincent Pastore from last season appears as a room guest for Kotu!
Another star from last season, Stephen Baldwin, is the big guest of Athena! He went to see one of the hotel's shows, but he wasn't too thrilled at the end.
Late in the task, Rodman makes his latest ill-advised move- go out for dinner on his own.
BOARDROOM: Rodman's got very low expectations, because he doesn't think Kotu has a chance of winning. The rest of his team notices that he's been having a drinking problem. Well, he needs to be hopeful, because if his team loses, he will be automatically fired. The final hotel rating average is out of a possible 100.
By a final score of 91-86...
...Athena wins, which means T-Boz gets $20,000 for her charity and Rodman is finally history.
"The Amazing Race" 3/29
OPENING CLUE: Fly nearly 2,000 mailes to Phuket, Thailand. The clue also has a picture of a gorilla statue attached. Once they get to Phuket, they must find the area with that statue (Phuket Zoo) in order to get their second clue.
$130 is given to each team for this week's stage.
CLUE #2: After taking a picture with a tiger, they must take part in a routine where they must lay down on the ground while an elephant walks over them. After doing all of that, they can collect their third clue back at the tiger station.
Jaime & Cara are currently in the lead, while Mel & Mike are in last.
CLUE #3: Teams must now get to the Nguan Choon Tong Herbs Shop, where they must search for their next clue in one of its drawers.
Mark & Michael have now taken the lead from the former NFL cheerleaders.
DETOUR #6: 100 barrels or 2 miles?
100 barrels: Teams must go to a harbor, where they must first fill up 47 barrels on a ship with drinking water, and then move another 53 barrels to the ship's roof before getting their next clue.
2 miles: Teams must run to a temple and select a rickshaw. One member of the team must then travel two miles through the streets to a park before getting their next clue. In the event a flat tire occurs, they can use a tire pump.
Here's what everyone chose:
100 barrels: Kisha & Jen, Mel & Mike
2 miles: Mark & Michael, Tammy & Victor, Jaime & Cara, Margie & Luke
PIT STOP: Teams must get to Wat Thep Nimit Temple, where the next team will be eliminated.
Mark & Michael Munoz have won this stage...or did they? They're the first team this season to BE SENT TO THE PENALTY BOX. They'll have to spend an hour in there because they committed two violations- intentionally tampering with the temple's pumps and putting them away when they should not have, and getting help from a taxi man in the middle of their rickshaw run.
The actual winners of this stage are...
...for the second straight time and third overall, Tammy & Victor Jih! Mark & Michael's penalties have just cost them...a Travelocity trip to Oahu.
2. Jaime & Cara
3. Mark & Michael
4. Margie & Luke
(Note: Margie had to get medical help because of dehydration.)
That leaves Mel & Mike White and Kisha & Jen Hoffman. For the Hoffmans, this is the second time they've been in danger, while this is the first for the Whites. In the end, Mel & Mike...
Mel & Mike
Kisha & Jen
...HAVE BEEN ELIMINATED, WHICH MEANS THERE ARE NO VIRGINIA CONTESTANTS LEFT THIS SEASON ON THIS SHOW. OUCH. At least they're still going to Costa Rica.
$130 is given to each team for this week's stage.
CLUE #2: After taking a picture with a tiger, they must take part in a routine where they must lay down on the ground while an elephant walks over them. After doing all of that, they can collect their third clue back at the tiger station.
Jaime & Cara are currently in the lead, while Mel & Mike are in last.
CLUE #3: Teams must now get to the Nguan Choon Tong Herbs Shop, where they must search for their next clue in one of its drawers.
Mark & Michael have now taken the lead from the former NFL cheerleaders.
DETOUR #6: 100 barrels or 2 miles?
100 barrels: Teams must go to a harbor, where they must first fill up 47 barrels on a ship with drinking water, and then move another 53 barrels to the ship's roof before getting their next clue.
2 miles: Teams must run to a temple and select a rickshaw. One member of the team must then travel two miles through the streets to a park before getting their next clue. In the event a flat tire occurs, they can use a tire pump.
Here's what everyone chose:
100 barrels: Kisha & Jen, Mel & Mike
2 miles: Mark & Michael, Tammy & Victor, Jaime & Cara, Margie & Luke
PIT STOP: Teams must get to Wat Thep Nimit Temple, where the next team will be eliminated.
Mark & Michael Munoz have won this stage...or did they? They're the first team this season to BE SENT TO THE PENALTY BOX. They'll have to spend an hour in there because they committed two violations- intentionally tampering with the temple's pumps and putting them away when they should not have, and getting help from a taxi man in the middle of their rickshaw run.
The actual winners of this stage are...
...for the second straight time and third overall, Tammy & Victor Jih! Mark & Michael's penalties have just cost them...a Travelocity trip to Oahu.
2. Jaime & Cara
3. Mark & Michael
4. Margie & Luke
(Note: Margie had to get medical help because of dehydration.)
That leaves Mel & Mike White and Kisha & Jen Hoffman. For the Hoffmans, this is the second time they've been in danger, while this is the first for the Whites. In the end, Mel & Mike...
Mel & Mike
Kisha & Jen
...HAVE BEEN ELIMINATED, WHICH MEANS THERE ARE NO VIRGINIA CONTESTANTS LEFT THIS SEASON ON THIS SHOW. OUCH. At least they're still going to Costa Rica.
Saturday, March 28, 2009
Status on FOX's "5th Grader" & "Lyrics"
-"Don't Forget the Lyrics!" is scheduled to return to FOX's Friday night schedule on May 22nd.
-"Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?" returns to FOX on Friday nights beginning June 26th, with new episodes resuming the following week (Fourth of July Week).
Oh, and BTW, "Hole in the Wall" has officially been put on hiatus for the second time this year.
Source: The Futon Critic
-"Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?" returns to FOX on Friday nights beginning June 26th, with new episodes resuming the following week (Fourth of July Week).
Oh, and BTW, "Hole in the Wall" has officially been put on hiatus for the second time this year.
Source: The Futon Critic
Additional ratings news this week
Thursday's "American Idol" results show got a 12.9 Fast Nielsen with a 20 share. The "Hell's Kitchen" that followed it pulled a 6.5/10.
With heavy competition Wednesday, "America's Next Top Model" pulled its lowest rating of the season, a 2/3.
Source: The Futon Critic
With heavy competition Wednesday, "America's Next Top Model" pulled its lowest rating of the season, a 2/3.
Source: The Futon Critic
"America's Next Top Model" 3/25
The show began with a slumber party hosted by Season 3 contestant Toccara Jones; she also offered modeling tips.
Tyra Mail #12: "If you can't move to the music, then that might pose a problem."
They were taken to the Marquee, where Benny Ninja appeared. He was joined by model/DJ Sky Nellor. In pairs of two, everbody had to pose while music was playing.
1. London & Sandra (Heavy Metal)- Sandra was lost.
2. Allison & Natalie (Rock)- Allison misunderstood this task, as she was dancing instead of posing.
3. Teyona & Fo (Country)- Neither one did very good.
4. Kortnie & Celia (Hip-Hop)- Celia outclassed Kortnie.
5. Aminat & Tahlia (Jazz)- Aminat was the better of the two here.
Tyra Mail #13: "Practice your posin' if you wanna be chosen."
Posing Challenge: At the Mansion, each model had to pose to some music while in clothing designed by David & Phillipe Blond. Half of the models were placed in one heat, while the other half competed in another heat. The winners of both heats competed in the final round, where the winner got to choose one look from the Blonds collection.
HEAT 1 ORDER:
1. Allison- DUD
2. Teyona
3. Kortnie- DUD
4. Sandra- DUD
5. Celia
HEAT 1 WINNER: Celia
HEAT 2 ORDER:
1. Aminat- DUD
2. London- DUD
3. Tahlia- DUD
4. Natalie
5. Fo
HEAT 2 WINNER: Natalie
The winner was...
...Celia!
Tyra Mail #14: "Models aren't the only ones that migrate in New York to make their dreams come true."
PHOTO SHOOT #4: With Benny Ninja and some children in their shots, they had to give dynamic fashion images while on Ellis Island. The photographer was Brian Edwards.
1. Sandra- She was stiff for the most part, and with no success in the previous two challenges, there was a good chance she would be going to the bottom two for the second time.
2. Fo- Pretty good.
3. London- Great!
4. Natalie- Very good!
5. Teyona- Excellent!
6. Kortnie- She didn't do good here. She also struggled through the entire show, so there was a good possibility she would go to the bottom two.
7. Tahlia- Good job!
8. Celia- She doesn't usually do well in Photo Shoots, but she did this week!
9. Aminat- Dull.
10. Allison- She ended this photo shoot on a good note!
Tyra Mail #15: Judges' meeting
Sandra & Kortnie were in the bottom two. Did Sandra Nyanchoka luck out again?...
Sandra
Kortnie
...yes, so Kortnie Coles was sent packing.
Tyra Mail #12: "If you can't move to the music, then that might pose a problem."
They were taken to the Marquee, where Benny Ninja appeared. He was joined by model/DJ Sky Nellor. In pairs of two, everbody had to pose while music was playing.
1. London & Sandra (Heavy Metal)- Sandra was lost.
2. Allison & Natalie (Rock)- Allison misunderstood this task, as she was dancing instead of posing.
3. Teyona & Fo (Country)- Neither one did very good.
4. Kortnie & Celia (Hip-Hop)- Celia outclassed Kortnie.
5. Aminat & Tahlia (Jazz)- Aminat was the better of the two here.
Tyra Mail #13: "Practice your posin' if you wanna be chosen."
Posing Challenge: At the Mansion, each model had to pose to some music while in clothing designed by David & Phillipe Blond. Half of the models were placed in one heat, while the other half competed in another heat. The winners of both heats competed in the final round, where the winner got to choose one look from the Blonds collection.
HEAT 1 ORDER:
1. Allison- DUD
2. Teyona
3. Kortnie- DUD
4. Sandra- DUD
5. Celia
HEAT 1 WINNER: Celia
HEAT 2 ORDER:
1. Aminat- DUD
2. London- DUD
3. Tahlia- DUD
4. Natalie
5. Fo
HEAT 2 WINNER: Natalie
The winner was...
...Celia!
Tyra Mail #14: "Models aren't the only ones that migrate in New York to make their dreams come true."
PHOTO SHOOT #4: With Benny Ninja and some children in their shots, they had to give dynamic fashion images while on Ellis Island. The photographer was Brian Edwards.
1. Sandra- She was stiff for the most part, and with no success in the previous two challenges, there was a good chance she would be going to the bottom two for the second time.
2. Fo- Pretty good.
3. London- Great!
4. Natalie- Very good!
5. Teyona- Excellent!
6. Kortnie- She didn't do good here. She also struggled through the entire show, so there was a good possibility she would go to the bottom two.
7. Tahlia- Good job!
8. Celia- She doesn't usually do well in Photo Shoots, but she did this week!
9. Aminat- Dull.
10. Allison- She ended this photo shoot on a good note!
Tyra Mail #15: Judges' meeting
Sandra & Kortnie were in the bottom two. Did Sandra Nyanchoka luck out again?...
Sandra
Kortnie
...yes, so Kortnie Coles was sent packing.
Friday, March 27, 2009
3/27/2009 Results
TPIR: I believe this is Drew's first show back after pneumonia (which would make this Episode 4685K). Today's opening players are Megan Yardly, Eric Miles, Jennifer Tweedle and Jessica Zbikowski. The first IUFB is an Apple MacBook laptop (Lanisha & Rachael).
Megan: $1,299
Eric: $850
Jennifer: $975
Jessica: $981
ARP: $1,799
Megan from the University of Maine plays One Right Price for a 46" LCD HDTV (Amber) and a pair of Italian purses (Rachael). Lanisha has the ORP of $3,495, and Megan picks the TV...but that's just $2,899.
Leaving the audience fifth is Erika Rosenwinkel and the second IUFB is a snow scoot (Rachael).
Erika: $750
Eric: $751
Jennifer: $1,800
Jessica: $1,801
ARP: $1,100
Eric plays 1/2 Off, with today's SPs being modeled by Amber & Lanisha.
1.
Gift set: $13
Candy carousel: $20
PICK: Candy carousel- INCORRECT
2.
Ice cream cone-shaped kitchen timer: $12
Camera keychain: $25
PICK: Keychain- $50 ($500)
3.
Alarm clock: $28
Fish shower radio: $13
PICK: Shower radio- NO
Left for $10,000: #3, #5, #7, #8, #10, #13, #14 & #15. He goes with #8...good guess, but the big money's not there. Lanisha then shows us that it was in the other pink box left on the board, #14.
Next on the magic list is Laura Kelly and the third IUFB is a Howard Miller wine cabinet (Amber & Lanisha).
Laura: $975
Jennifer: $2,500
Jessica: $1,955
Erika: $1,956
ARP: $3,550
Jennifer plays Card Game for a Honda Accord LX-S Coupe (Rachael). She pulls out the dreaded $1,000 range card.
1. JACK OF DIAMONDS- $16,000
2. 6 OF SPADES- $16,600
3. 10 OF HEARTS- $17,600
4. KING OF CLUBS- $18,600
5. 3 OF CLUBS- $18,900
6. 2 OF HEARTS- $19,100
7. 9 OF DIAMONDS- $20,000
8. QUEEN OF SPADES- $21,000
9. 3 OF DIAMONDS- $21,300
10. 2 OF CLUBS- $21,500
11. 3 OF SPADES- $21,800
12. 4 OF SPADES- $22,200
13. 8 OF DIAMONDS- $23,000, AND SHE FINALLY STOPS
One of her friends was telling her to bid $25K for the car. Like Jennifer, I thought it was $23K instead. The ARP is...twenty...THREE THOUSAND, 205- SHE'S WON IT WITH A DIFFERENCE OF ONLY $205!!! One of the best Card Game wins ever! If she had not gone on to draw that last 8, she would've been the third contestant this millennium to lose this game by five bucks!
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #1:
Eric ($1,662): 60 + 20 = $.80
Megan ($1,799): 60 + 65 = OVER
Jennifer ($26,755): Quarter + $1 = OVER
Eric goes to the Showcase.
After a CBS page stands next to Drew, coming on down next is Lauren Marcial and the fourth IUFB, on the turntable, is a BBQ (Rachael).
Lauren: $350
Jessica: $550
Erika: $750
Laura: $600
ARP: $749
Since Erika overbid by a buck, Laura instead will play Hi-Lo for a trip to Walt Disney World (Amber at the audience screen) worth $2,728. Products today are Glad trash bags, Soft Scrub pads, Slow-Mag, Gorton's fish tenders, prunes and a big bag of 9 Lives cat food. She first goes with the obvious in the Slow-Mag, which is $11.77. Secondly, she picks the cat food...$7.55. Her last pick is the trash bags...$8.79. The prunes are $2.99, the pads are $3.39...and the fish tenders are $4.39, so she's going to Disney World!
Next up is Leona Elders and the next IUFB is a home gym (Lanisha).
Leona: $640
Lauren: $500
Jessica: $550
Erika: $651
ARP: $610
Michigan State's Jessica, the last of today's First Four, plays Pushover for a pair of motorcycles (Amber & Rachael). Board:
356798535
I hope she goes with $6,798...but she falls a block short with $7,985.
Rich then appears on TV to call on Hector Andvade and the final IUFB, coming from the clam, is a collection of Coco Chanel beauty supplies (Amber). The winner will then try to claim the day's other Honda.
Hector: $500
Erika: $800
Leona: $875
Lauren: $900
ARP: $1,062
Lauren plays One Away (with a great shot by R. Brian DiPirro of the Giant Price Tag being raised to show its gameboard!) for a new Honda Fit (Std., AT, Tray). The starting price:
$ 2 4 , 7 6 2
Her first guess:
$ 1 5 , 8 5 3
The Mighty Sound Effects Lady gives Lauren...three honks. Her final guess:
$ 1 5 , 6 5 1
We know the first two digits are correct. Is the third one 6?...
$ 1 5 , 6 5 1
...yes. But are the last two right?...
$ 1 5 , 6 5 1
...YES! Both car games get won today! What a way for Drew to come back!
(They could've also used this same price in Dice Game; where in the world has that game been, anyway?)
Video Bonus: Tense Card Game & One Away playings
My lineup today:
1. One Right Price
2. 1/2 Off
3. Card Game
4. Pushover
5. Hi-Lo
6. Dice Game
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #2:
Jessica ($610): $.80
Laura ($3,477): WINS $1,000!
Lauren ($16,713): 60 + 30 = $.90
In Laura's Bonus Spin...only 30 cents. But she still gets the Top Winner spot in today's Showcase.
The first Showcase has a Japanese soaking tub (Rachael), an Ashley bedroom (Lanisha) and a big collecton of designer clothes (Amber).
LAURA PASSES TO ERIC; ERIC BIDS $17,500 ON FURNITURE SHOWCASE
MY BID FOR FURNITURE SHOWCASE: $17,995
Laura now has a chance to win a VIP trip to Lake Tahoe (Lanisha at the audience screen). This includes going there on a private jet (courtesy of PropJet), a stay at the Northstar resort, and $2,000 cash to play with at some casinos (Amber). But that's not all- there's also a 20" Reinell ski boat (Rachael; features the evil green screen pillars).
LAURA BIDS $38,500 ON TAHOE/BOAT SHOWCASE- STAGE WILLY
MY BID FOR TAHOE/BOAT SHOWCASE: $33,333
ERIC'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $17,500
ARP: $30,517
DIFFERENCE: $13,017 (SUPER GARF)
LAURA'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $38,500
ARP: $36,943
OVER- LOSS
Eric wins $32,179 in cash and prizes.
DOND: Teachers Week concludes with #11 Sam Patterson (who is a high school English teacher and has been owning all of those different ties). Since he drives 470 miles to get to school, he wants to win enough to buy a house closer to his school.
ROUND 1:
1. #1 (Coach Fuerte)- PENNY
2. #10 (Mr. Duncan)- $500
3. #4 (Miss Koplan)- $100
4. #22 (Coach Bradley)- $75,000
5. #7 (Mr. Sanders)- $300
OPENING OFFER: $22,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 2:
1. #8 (Prof. Nakamoto)- $200
2. #12 (Mr. Jason)- $5
3. #18 (Ms. Syriotis)- BUCK
4. #2 (Mrs. Tape)- $100,000
5. #9 (Mrs. Dwyer)- $2,500
SECOND OFFER: $27,000- NO DEAL (he almost said DEAL here)
ROUND 3:
1. #3 (Miss Mora)- $7,500
2. #16 (Ms. Garcia)- $25
3. #21 (Mrs. Newcomb)- $10,000
4. #5 (Miss Silva)- $400
THIRD OFFER: $42,000- DEAL (he's obviously not a gambler)
He's taking his dad's advice of dealing early. I hope he doesn't totally flunk out in the dealing department.
ROUND 4:
1. #15 (Ms. Carter)- $50,000
2. #19 (Miss Washington)- $500,000 (second day in a row the big one was in here)
FOURTH OFFER: $31,000
ROUND 5:
1. #17 (Coach Adams)- $10
2. #6 (Dr. Lawson)- $25,000
FIFTH OFFER: $47,000
19th PICK: #13 (Miss Elise)- $250,000!
His very early deal proves to be a great one- his case only had a grand in it! Other cases:
#14 (Mr. Salazar)- $50
#20 (Miss Deejay)- $5,000
WOF: It's time to wrap up what has been a fantastic week on the Wheel. So far this week, we've given away cash and prizes totaling $310,610! The first Toss-Up category on this Friday is Things:
_ U L E | _ _ F
_ H _ | _ O A D
Michael knows our RULES OF THE ROAD for $1,000.
$5,000-WINNING ID OF THE NIGHT: JE06517
Friday's panel consists of these people:
Michael Humphrey (Santa Barbara)- Real estate broker
Veronica Schneider (San Diego)- SDSU junior majoring in Theatre
Sherrie Dispino (Gonzales, LA)- President/CEO of her area's Acension Chamber of Commerce
$2,000 Toss-Up category is Around the House:
F _ R _ _ - _ _ D
_ I _
Sherrie solves FIRST-AID KIT for $2,000.
After a trip to the Ventana Inn & Spa in Big Surf, CA worth $7,130 goes on the wheel, the Round 1 category is Landmark. Early on, Sherrie calls a pair of H's for $5,000. But she later hits Lose a Turn with $9,650 at stake. Late in the round, Michael calls a $300 W for the Free Spin. After calling the G...
T H E | N A T I O N A L
_ A L L | I N
W A S H I N G T O N
D . C .
...he solves THE NATIONAL MALL IN WASHINGTON D.C. for another $4,400 and $5,400 total.
LOTs: 1 (Sherrie)
Tonight's Jackpot Round is brought to you by Advil PM; the category is Before & After. Midway in the round, Michael calls a W for a $1,000 Bed and Breakfast.com gift certificate. But very late in the round, he loses his gift tag and $3,600 to a Bankrupt. After he then calls a $600 R and a $400 S...
A | H O R S E
W I T H | N O
N A M E
T A G
...he reads off A HORSE WITH NO NAME TAG correctly to go to $6,400.
BANKRUPTS: 1 (Michael)
The Mystery/Prize Puzzle Round is being sponsored by Centrum Cardio tonight; the category is Places. Early on, Veronica loses $3,700 to the right Bankrupt of the Million Dollar Wedge. Later, after Sherrie calls the L, here's the board:
_ O U R | O _ N
_ R I _ A T E | _ O O L
A N D | S U N | D E C K
She solves YOUR OWN PRIVATE POOL AND SUN DECK for another $3,450 and a trip to the Windjammer Landing Villa Beach Resort in St. Lucia, a new total of $10,990 in cash and trip.
BANKRUPTS: 1 (Veronica)
WINNING ID FOR TRIP: RD2441839
$3,000 Toss-Up category is Event:
D _ F I N _ N G
_ _ _ E _ T
Michael's DEFINING MOMENT may be coming his way, because he's now closing in on Sherrie with a new total of $9,400. Next category is Occupation. After some work, he hits Lose a Turn with $2,200 in his bank. After Veronica then calls the P, we go to Speed-Up Mode with the remaining consonants being worth $1,700 apiece; this will decide it between Michael & Sherrie. After Michael calls the L's...
T _ L L _ _ _ T H
_ P E R A T _ R
...he solves TOLLBOOTH OPERATOR to become the champ with 15 grand! Sherrie leaves with $10,990 in cash and trip and Veronica gets the $1,000 booby prize.
DUDS: C (Sherrie)
LOTs: 1 (Michael)
Big Money Round: If Michael can make the week's final Bonusland record 4-1, not only will Connie Lang be a little bit more unhappy, we'll have given away at least over $362K on the week. He spins the apostrophe and the category is Person. Starting with:
_ _ L _
_ R _
He calls C, M, P and O and gets...
_ O L _
P R O
...Tiger Woods is a good example of this, a GOLF PRO, and Michael gets it to complete a 4 out of 5 BR week! And now, the moment of truth. This is our last chance to produce the second $100,000 winner of the week, which would add to the list of historic moments that have occurred this season. Has it happened tonight??...
...I'M AFRAID NOT. He'll have to settle for $30,000 here, but he does still take home an all-cash total of 45 large!
All told, we have the second-largest weekly total of the season, and also one of the highest totals ever- $367,600!!!
Jeopardy!: Fred Beukema continues his quest towards maybe the first berth in the next Tournament of Champions tonight against:
Meg Slachetka (originally from Hackettstown, NJ)- Congressional staffer
Peter Bonilla (Philadelphia)- Non-profit administrator
Opening categories:
MOUNTAINS
BROADWAY MUSICAL ADJECTIVES
MEDICATIONS
MARCH
IN LIKE A LION
OUT LIKE A "LAM"
Bonilla closes out the Mountains category (the second of this round) with the Daily Double. He has $1,800 and trails the champ by $200 for the lead; Slachetka has $1,200. His wager is a grand on this:
At 13,665 feet, Mount Toubkal is the highest peak in this range in Africa.
"What are the Kenyan Islands?"...don't think so. It was the Atlas Mountains, so he's down to $800. At the first break, Beukema has $2,600, Slachetka's now the one $200 behind him and Bonilla has $1,000. After the round...
Fred: $4,800
Peter: $3,800
Meg: $3,400
...this game's gotten tighter again.
ATTEMPTED LACH TRASH: $1,200
UNATTEMPTED LACH TRASH: $1,800
TOTAL LACH TRASH: $3,000
DJ! Categories:
THE DEAD SEA SCROLLS
MOVIE TITLE TRANSLATIONS
OBSCURE NOBEL PRIZE-WINNING AUTHORS
TELLING THE MECHANIC
HALF A MYTHICAL PAIR
"P.D." QUEUE
Bonilla tries to redeem himself early on with this round's first DD under the $1,600 P.D. clue; he has $5,800 and is just $200 behind the champ's leading total; Slachetka has $5,400. He wagers $1,000 again. For the lead:
Type Cleveland P.D. into Google & you'll get hits for the police department & this newspaper.
"What is The Plain Dealer?"...he's got the lead this time with $6,800! Not too long after that, he finds the other DD under the $800 Nobel Authors clue with that same score and wagers...you guessed it, $1,000. To add on to his lead or lose it, here's the clue:
Like William Inge, Gao Zingjian wrote a play with this transport venue as its title, but his helped him win a Nobel Prize.
"What is a bus stop?"...he keeps the lead for now with $7,800!
ATTEMPTED LACH TRASH: $3,200
UNATTEMPTED LACH TRASH: $10,400
TOTAL LACH TRASH: $13,600
SCORES AFTER DOUBLE JEOPARDY!:
Fred: $10,800
Peter: $11,400
Meg: $9,800
CORYAT SCORES:
Fred: $10,800
Peter: $12,800
Meg: $9,800
This is one of the tighest games we've had this season. Let's see who wins it.
FJ! CATEGORY: 19th Century Construction.
It was first designed as "Egypt carrying the light to Asia", & it's original intended site was Port Said in 1869.
Slachetka's response was "What is the Statue of Liberty"...NYC's most famous landmark, that's correct! She wagered $8,400 to make her final total 18 grand. The champ...is also right and risked $8,801, so he's at $19,601. Mr. Bonilla is...
...WRONG with the Suez Canal, dropping him $10,201 and giving Mr. Beukema his third straight victory! Three-day total: $69,401.
Millionaire: Last chance this week for a couple to win at least $50K
Megan: $1,299
Eric: $850
Jennifer: $975
Jessica: $981
ARP: $1,799
Megan from the University of Maine plays One Right Price for a 46" LCD HDTV (Amber) and a pair of Italian purses (Rachael). Lanisha has the ORP of $3,495, and Megan picks the TV...but that's just $2,899.
Leaving the audience fifth is Erika Rosenwinkel and the second IUFB is a snow scoot (Rachael).
Erika: $750
Eric: $751
Jennifer: $1,800
Jessica: $1,801
ARP: $1,100
Eric plays 1/2 Off, with today's SPs being modeled by Amber & Lanisha.
1.
Gift set: $13
Candy carousel: $20
PICK: Candy carousel- INCORRECT
2.
Ice cream cone-shaped kitchen timer: $12
Camera keychain: $25
PICK: Keychain- $50 ($500)
3.
Alarm clock: $28
Fish shower radio: $13
PICK: Shower radio- NO
Left for $10,000: #3, #5, #7, #8, #10, #13, #14 & #15. He goes with #8...good guess, but the big money's not there. Lanisha then shows us that it was in the other pink box left on the board, #14.
Next on the magic list is Laura Kelly and the third IUFB is a Howard Miller wine cabinet (Amber & Lanisha).
Laura: $975
Jennifer: $2,500
Jessica: $1,955
Erika: $1,956
ARP: $3,550
Jennifer plays Card Game for a Honda Accord LX-S Coupe (Rachael). She pulls out the dreaded $1,000 range card.
1. JACK OF DIAMONDS- $16,000
2. 6 OF SPADES- $16,600
3. 10 OF HEARTS- $17,600
4. KING OF CLUBS- $18,600
5. 3 OF CLUBS- $18,900
6. 2 OF HEARTS- $19,100
7. 9 OF DIAMONDS- $20,000
8. QUEEN OF SPADES- $21,000
9. 3 OF DIAMONDS- $21,300
10. 2 OF CLUBS- $21,500
11. 3 OF SPADES- $21,800
12. 4 OF SPADES- $22,200
13. 8 OF DIAMONDS- $23,000, AND SHE FINALLY STOPS
One of her friends was telling her to bid $25K for the car. Like Jennifer, I thought it was $23K instead. The ARP is...twenty...THREE THOUSAND, 205- SHE'S WON IT WITH A DIFFERENCE OF ONLY $205!!! One of the best Card Game wins ever! If she had not gone on to draw that last 8, she would've been the third contestant this millennium to lose this game by five bucks!
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #1:
Eric ($1,662): 60 + 20 = $.80
Megan ($1,799): 60 + 65 = OVER
Jennifer ($26,755): Quarter + $1 = OVER
Eric goes to the Showcase.
After a CBS page stands next to Drew, coming on down next is Lauren Marcial and the fourth IUFB, on the turntable, is a BBQ (Rachael).
Lauren: $350
Jessica: $550
Erika: $750
Laura: $600
ARP: $749
Since Erika overbid by a buck, Laura instead will play Hi-Lo for a trip to Walt Disney World (Amber at the audience screen) worth $2,728. Products today are Glad trash bags, Soft Scrub pads, Slow-Mag, Gorton's fish tenders, prunes and a big bag of 9 Lives cat food. She first goes with the obvious in the Slow-Mag, which is $11.77. Secondly, she picks the cat food...$7.55. Her last pick is the trash bags...$8.79. The prunes are $2.99, the pads are $3.39...and the fish tenders are $4.39, so she's going to Disney World!
Next up is Leona Elders and the next IUFB is a home gym (Lanisha).
Leona: $640
Lauren: $500
Jessica: $550
Erika: $651
ARP: $610
Michigan State's Jessica, the last of today's First Four, plays Pushover for a pair of motorcycles (Amber & Rachael). Board:
356798535
I hope she goes with $6,798...but she falls a block short with $7,985.
Rich then appears on TV to call on Hector Andvade and the final IUFB, coming from the clam, is a collection of Coco Chanel beauty supplies (Amber). The winner will then try to claim the day's other Honda.
Hector: $500
Erika: $800
Leona: $875
Lauren: $900
ARP: $1,062
Lauren plays One Away (with a great shot by R. Brian DiPirro of the Giant Price Tag being raised to show its gameboard!) for a new Honda Fit (Std., AT, Tray). The starting price:
$ 2 4 , 7 6 2
Her first guess:
$ 1 5 , 8 5 3
The Mighty Sound Effects Lady gives Lauren...three honks. Her final guess:
$ 1 5 , 6 5 1
We know the first two digits are correct. Is the third one 6?...
$ 1 5 , 6 5 1
...yes. But are the last two right?...
$ 1 5 , 6 5 1
...YES! Both car games get won today! What a way for Drew to come back!
(They could've also used this same price in Dice Game; where in the world has that game been, anyway?)
Video Bonus: Tense Card Game & One Away playings
My lineup today:
1. One Right Price
2. 1/2 Off
3. Card Game
4. Pushover
5. Hi-Lo
6. Dice Game
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #2:
Jessica ($610): $.80
Laura ($3,477): WINS $1,000!
Lauren ($16,713): 60 + 30 = $.90
In Laura's Bonus Spin...only 30 cents. But she still gets the Top Winner spot in today's Showcase.
The first Showcase has a Japanese soaking tub (Rachael), an Ashley bedroom (Lanisha) and a big collecton of designer clothes (Amber).
LAURA PASSES TO ERIC; ERIC BIDS $17,500 ON FURNITURE SHOWCASE
MY BID FOR FURNITURE SHOWCASE: $17,995
Laura now has a chance to win a VIP trip to Lake Tahoe (Lanisha at the audience screen). This includes going there on a private jet (courtesy of PropJet), a stay at the Northstar resort, and $2,000 cash to play with at some casinos (Amber). But that's not all- there's also a 20" Reinell ski boat (Rachael; features the evil green screen pillars).
LAURA BIDS $38,500 ON TAHOE/BOAT SHOWCASE- STAGE WILLY
MY BID FOR TAHOE/BOAT SHOWCASE: $33,333
ERIC'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $17,500
ARP: $30,517
DIFFERENCE: $13,017 (SUPER GARF)
LAURA'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $38,500
ARP: $36,943
OVER- LOSS
Eric wins $32,179 in cash and prizes.
DOND: Teachers Week concludes with #11 Sam Patterson (who is a high school English teacher and has been owning all of those different ties). Since he drives 470 miles to get to school, he wants to win enough to buy a house closer to his school.
ROUND 1:
1. #1 (Coach Fuerte)- PENNY
2. #10 (Mr. Duncan)- $500
3. #4 (Miss Koplan)- $100
4. #22 (Coach Bradley)- $75,000
5. #7 (Mr. Sanders)- $300
OPENING OFFER: $22,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 2:
1. #8 (Prof. Nakamoto)- $200
2. #12 (Mr. Jason)- $5
3. #18 (Ms. Syriotis)- BUCK
4. #2 (Mrs. Tape)- $100,000
5. #9 (Mrs. Dwyer)- $2,500
SECOND OFFER: $27,000- NO DEAL (he almost said DEAL here)
ROUND 3:
1. #3 (Miss Mora)- $7,500
2. #16 (Ms. Garcia)- $25
3. #21 (Mrs. Newcomb)- $10,000
4. #5 (Miss Silva)- $400
THIRD OFFER: $42,000- DEAL (he's obviously not a gambler)
He's taking his dad's advice of dealing early. I hope he doesn't totally flunk out in the dealing department.
ROUND 4:
1. #15 (Ms. Carter)- $50,000
2. #19 (Miss Washington)- $500,000 (second day in a row the big one was in here)
FOURTH OFFER: $31,000
ROUND 5:
1. #17 (Coach Adams)- $10
2. #6 (Dr. Lawson)- $25,000
FIFTH OFFER: $47,000
19th PICK: #13 (Miss Elise)- $250,000!
His very early deal proves to be a great one- his case only had a grand in it! Other cases:
#14 (Mr. Salazar)- $50
#20 (Miss Deejay)- $5,000
WOF: It's time to wrap up what has been a fantastic week on the Wheel. So far this week, we've given away cash and prizes totaling $310,610! The first Toss-Up category on this Friday is Things:
_ U L E | _ _ F
_ H _ | _ O A D
Michael knows our RULES OF THE ROAD for $1,000.
$5,000-WINNING ID OF THE NIGHT: JE06517
Friday's panel consists of these people:
Michael Humphrey (Santa Barbara)- Real estate broker
Veronica Schneider (San Diego)- SDSU junior majoring in Theatre
Sherrie Dispino (Gonzales, LA)- President/CEO of her area's Acension Chamber of Commerce
$2,000 Toss-Up category is Around the House:
F _ R _ _ - _ _ D
_ I _
Sherrie solves FIRST-AID KIT for $2,000.
After a trip to the Ventana Inn & Spa in Big Surf, CA worth $7,130 goes on the wheel, the Round 1 category is Landmark. Early on, Sherrie calls a pair of H's for $5,000. But she later hits Lose a Turn with $9,650 at stake. Late in the round, Michael calls a $300 W for the Free Spin. After calling the G...
T H E | N A T I O N A L
_ A L L | I N
W A S H I N G T O N
D . C .
...he solves THE NATIONAL MALL IN WASHINGTON D.C. for another $4,400 and $5,400 total.
LOTs: 1 (Sherrie)
Tonight's Jackpot Round is brought to you by Advil PM; the category is Before & After. Midway in the round, Michael calls a W for a $1,000 Bed and Breakfast.com gift certificate. But very late in the round, he loses his gift tag and $3,600 to a Bankrupt. After he then calls a $600 R and a $400 S...
A | H O R S E
W I T H | N O
N A M E
T A G
...he reads off A HORSE WITH NO NAME TAG correctly to go to $6,400.
BANKRUPTS: 1 (Michael)
The Mystery/Prize Puzzle Round is being sponsored by Centrum Cardio tonight; the category is Places. Early on, Veronica loses $3,700 to the right Bankrupt of the Million Dollar Wedge. Later, after Sherrie calls the L, here's the board:
_ O U R | O _ N
_ R I _ A T E | _ O O L
A N D | S U N | D E C K
She solves YOUR OWN PRIVATE POOL AND SUN DECK for another $3,450 and a trip to the Windjammer Landing Villa Beach Resort in St. Lucia, a new total of $10,990 in cash and trip.
BANKRUPTS: 1 (Veronica)
WINNING ID FOR TRIP: RD2441839
$3,000 Toss-Up category is Event:
D _ F I N _ N G
_ _ _ E _ T
Michael's DEFINING MOMENT may be coming his way, because he's now closing in on Sherrie with a new total of $9,400. Next category is Occupation. After some work, he hits Lose a Turn with $2,200 in his bank. After Veronica then calls the P, we go to Speed-Up Mode with the remaining consonants being worth $1,700 apiece; this will decide it between Michael & Sherrie. After Michael calls the L's...
T _ L L _ _ _ T H
_ P E R A T _ R
...he solves TOLLBOOTH OPERATOR to become the champ with 15 grand! Sherrie leaves with $10,990 in cash and trip and Veronica gets the $1,000 booby prize.
DUDS: C (Sherrie)
LOTs: 1 (Michael)
Big Money Round: If Michael can make the week's final Bonusland record 4-1, not only will Connie Lang be a little bit more unhappy, we'll have given away at least over $362K on the week. He spins the apostrophe and the category is Person. Starting with:
_ _ L _
_ R _
He calls C, M, P and O and gets...
_ O L _
P R O
...Tiger Woods is a good example of this, a GOLF PRO, and Michael gets it to complete a 4 out of 5 BR week! And now, the moment of truth. This is our last chance to produce the second $100,000 winner of the week, which would add to the list of historic moments that have occurred this season. Has it happened tonight??...
...I'M AFRAID NOT. He'll have to settle for $30,000 here, but he does still take home an all-cash total of 45 large!
All told, we have the second-largest weekly total of the season, and also one of the highest totals ever- $367,600!!!
Jeopardy!: Fred Beukema continues his quest towards maybe the first berth in the next Tournament of Champions tonight against:
Meg Slachetka (originally from Hackettstown, NJ)- Congressional staffer
Peter Bonilla (Philadelphia)- Non-profit administrator
Opening categories:
MOUNTAINS
BROADWAY MUSICAL ADJECTIVES
MEDICATIONS
MARCH
IN LIKE A LION
OUT LIKE A "LAM"
Bonilla closes out the Mountains category (the second of this round) with the Daily Double. He has $1,800 and trails the champ by $200 for the lead; Slachetka has $1,200. His wager is a grand on this:
At 13,665 feet, Mount Toubkal is the highest peak in this range in Africa.
"What are the Kenyan Islands?"...don't think so. It was the Atlas Mountains, so he's down to $800. At the first break, Beukema has $2,600, Slachetka's now the one $200 behind him and Bonilla has $1,000. After the round...
Fred: $4,800
Peter: $3,800
Meg: $3,400
...this game's gotten tighter again.
ATTEMPTED LACH TRASH: $1,200
UNATTEMPTED LACH TRASH: $1,800
TOTAL LACH TRASH: $3,000
DJ! Categories:
THE DEAD SEA SCROLLS
MOVIE TITLE TRANSLATIONS
OBSCURE NOBEL PRIZE-WINNING AUTHORS
TELLING THE MECHANIC
HALF A MYTHICAL PAIR
"P.D." QUEUE
Bonilla tries to redeem himself early on with this round's first DD under the $1,600 P.D. clue; he has $5,800 and is just $200 behind the champ's leading total; Slachetka has $5,400. He wagers $1,000 again. For the lead:
Type Cleveland P.D. into Google & you'll get hits for the police department & this newspaper.
"What is The Plain Dealer?"...he's got the lead this time with $6,800! Not too long after that, he finds the other DD under the $800 Nobel Authors clue with that same score and wagers...you guessed it, $1,000. To add on to his lead or lose it, here's the clue:
Like William Inge, Gao Zingjian wrote a play with this transport venue as its title, but his helped him win a Nobel Prize.
"What is a bus stop?"...he keeps the lead for now with $7,800!
ATTEMPTED LACH TRASH: $3,200
UNATTEMPTED LACH TRASH: $10,400
TOTAL LACH TRASH: $13,600
SCORES AFTER DOUBLE JEOPARDY!:
Fred: $10,800
Peter: $11,400
Meg: $9,800
CORYAT SCORES:
Fred: $10,800
Peter: $12,800
Meg: $9,800
This is one of the tighest games we've had this season. Let's see who wins it.
FJ! CATEGORY: 19th Century Construction.
It was first designed as "Egypt carrying the light to Asia", & it's original intended site was Port Said in 1869.
Slachetka's response was "What is the Statue of Liberty"...NYC's most famous landmark, that's correct! She wagered $8,400 to make her final total 18 grand. The champ...is also right and risked $8,801, so he's at $19,601. Mr. Bonilla is...
...WRONG with the Suez Canal, dropping him $10,201 and giving Mr. Beukema his third straight victory! Three-day total: $69,401.
Millionaire: Last chance this week for a couple to win at least $50K
Ratings notes
Monday, "Dancing with the Stars" pulled a 12.9 Fast Nielsen with a 20 share for its latest performance show, down from the past two weeks. Tuesday's results show did much better than last week's, scoring a 10.1/16.
Wednesday's "American Idol" Motown results show got a 14.6/23.
"The Biggest Loser" jumped to a 6.3/10, and was Tuesday night's highest-rated show in the 18-49 demographic with a 4.1.
Source: The Futon Critic
Wednesday's "American Idol" Motown results show got a 14.6/23.
"The Biggest Loser" jumped to a 6.3/10, and was Tuesday night's highest-rated show in the 18-49 demographic with a 4.1.
Source: The Futon Critic
NBC cuts "Chopping Block" from schedule
After its third straight dismal week in the ratings (in fact, it was the next-to-worst rated show of the night with a 1.8 Fast Nielsen with a 3 share; "90210" was the worst), NBC has yanked "The Chopping Block" from its schedule.
Source: The Futon Critic
Source: The Futon Critic
"Make Me a Supermodel" 3/25
Because host Tyson Beckford was in London, serving as guest host this week was former "Baywatch" actor and supermodel Michael Bergin.
PHOTO SHOOT #4: While posing in a mirror, they had to capture emotion.
The photographer was Indira Cesarine.
1. Jonathan- Great!
2. Sandhurst- Average.
3. Gabriel- OK.
4. CJ- Excellent!
5. Branden- Good job.
6. Laury- Pretty good.
7. Salome- Nice job.
8. Jordan- Terrible.
9. Colin- Decent.
10. Kerryn- Average.
11. Mountaha- Well done!
12. Shawn- OK.
13. Amanda- Excellent!
The winner was...
...Amanda Crop for the second straight time! She chose Mountaha Ayoub to go with her on the next Go-See. Joining them because this person was the runner-up in this Photo Shoot was...
...Branden Rickman! He chose Colin Steers to go with him.
GO-SEE #4: Montreal Fashion Week
In addition to meeting Cory Bautista in person, all four got to walk in the fashion week's runway show!
CATWALK #4: While dressed as freaks, everybody had to display some performing art.
The guest judge this week was supermodel Maggie Rizer.
1. Jordan
2. Jonathan
3. Colin
4. CJ
5. Kerryn
6. Shawn
7. Amanda
8. Gabriel
9. Laury
10. Salome
11. Branden
12. Mountaha
13. Sandhurst
The winner this week was...
...England's Jonathan Waud!
Colin was in the bottom three for the second time this season. Joining him were Amanda (after doing well last week) and Shawn. Nicole Trunfio was the one to break the bad news to somebody this week, and that fourth eliminated contestant turned out to be...
...Shawn Nishikawa.
PHOTO SHOOT #4: While posing in a mirror, they had to capture emotion.
The photographer was Indira Cesarine.
1. Jonathan- Great!
2. Sandhurst- Average.
3. Gabriel- OK.
4. CJ- Excellent!
5. Branden- Good job.
6. Laury- Pretty good.
7. Salome- Nice job.
8. Jordan- Terrible.
9. Colin- Decent.
10. Kerryn- Average.
11. Mountaha- Well done!
12. Shawn- OK.
13. Amanda- Excellent!
The winner was...
...Amanda Crop for the second straight time! She chose Mountaha Ayoub to go with her on the next Go-See. Joining them because this person was the runner-up in this Photo Shoot was...
...Branden Rickman! He chose Colin Steers to go with him.
GO-SEE #4: Montreal Fashion Week
In addition to meeting Cory Bautista in person, all four got to walk in the fashion week's runway show!
CATWALK #4: While dressed as freaks, everybody had to display some performing art.
The guest judge this week was supermodel Maggie Rizer.
1. Jordan
2. Jonathan
3. Colin
4. CJ
5. Kerryn
6. Shawn
7. Amanda
8. Gabriel
9. Laury
10. Salome
11. Branden
12. Mountaha
13. Sandhurst
The winner this week was...
...England's Jonathan Waud!
Colin was in the bottom three for the second time this season. Joining him were Amanda (after doing well last week) and Shawn. Nicole Trunfio was the one to break the bad news to somebody this week, and that fourth eliminated contestant turned out to be...
...Shawn Nishikawa.
"The Chopping Block"- EPISODE 3
Great White Challenge #3: After visiting Central Park, both teams had to cook up a dinner inspired by their Central Park experience within one hour using either rabbit, duck, squab, quail, freshwater perch or freshwater carp. A Central Park assortment of herbs was also available.
Black Team: Grilled squab w/ vegetables and a Mushroom Duxelles
Red Team: Perch provencal w/ grilled vegetables
The winners were...
...the Black Team! They got a Maitre 'D for this week's Dinner Service.
DINNER SERVICE #3: Using the same ingredients featured in the challenge, they had to make at least four main courses. Also, there was no reservation book this week.
This week, the winning team was decided by the ZAGAT.com surveys that each customer filled out after eating.
HEAD CHEFS:
Black Team: Dean
Red Team: Kelsey
Here were some of the dishes both teams made:
BLACK TEAM:
Than: Grilled squab w/ zucchini & Mushroom Duxelles
Angie: Wild greens salad w/ raspberry vinaigrette
RED TEAM:
Lisa: Roasted duck w/ fingering potatoes, wild mushrooms & sage
Kelsey: White wine braised rabbit cassoulet w/ fresh herbs
Late in the Dinner Service, Dean accidentally cut his hand with a knife, forcing him to get medical attention.
The scores...
RED TEAM:
Food: 11
Decor: 7
Service: 7
TOTAL: 25
BLACK TEAM:
Food: 11
Decor: 9
Service: 11
TOTAL: 31- WIN!
...the Black Team won their second straight Dinner Service!
ELIMINATION #3: The third team eliminated was...
...Michael & Panya. They proved to be too disruptive.
Black Team: Grilled squab w/ vegetables and a Mushroom Duxelles
Red Team: Perch provencal w/ grilled vegetables
The winners were...
...the Black Team! They got a Maitre 'D for this week's Dinner Service.
DINNER SERVICE #3: Using the same ingredients featured in the challenge, they had to make at least four main courses. Also, there was no reservation book this week.
This week, the winning team was decided by the ZAGAT.com surveys that each customer filled out after eating.
HEAD CHEFS:
Black Team: Dean
Red Team: Kelsey
Here were some of the dishes both teams made:
BLACK TEAM:
Than: Grilled squab w/ zucchini & Mushroom Duxelles
Angie: Wild greens salad w/ raspberry vinaigrette
RED TEAM:
Lisa: Roasted duck w/ fingering potatoes, wild mushrooms & sage
Kelsey: White wine braised rabbit cassoulet w/ fresh herbs
Late in the Dinner Service, Dean accidentally cut his hand with a knife, forcing him to get medical attention.
The scores...
RED TEAM:
Food: 11
Decor: 7
Service: 7
TOTAL: 25
BLACK TEAM:
Food: 11
Decor: 9
Service: 11
TOTAL: 31- WIN!
...the Black Team won their second straight Dinner Service!
ELIMINATION #3: The third team eliminated was...
...Michael & Panya. They proved to be too disruptive.
Thursday, March 26, 2009
"Dancing with the Stars" contestant possibly a stalking victim
One of this season's favorites on "Dancing with the Stars", Olympic Gold Medal gymnast Shawn Johnson, was allegedly stalked by a man named Robert Michael O' Ryan near the show's set after O' Ryan felt that Johnson was talking to him on TV via ESP. O' Ryan was arrested.
O'Ryan pled not guilty to a felony count of stalking and two misdemeanor counts of having a loaded firearm in his vehicle. He is currently being held in jail on $220,000 bail and has been given a restraining order.
Various sources contributed to this report.
O'Ryan pled not guilty to a felony count of stalking and two misdemeanor counts of having a loaded firearm in his vehicle. He is currently being held in jail on $220,000 bail and has been given a restraining order.
Various sources contributed to this report.
"Bullrun" 3/26
STARTING POINT: Roswell, NM
MIDWAY MARK: Elk, NM
PRE-CHECKPOINT SPOT: Alamogordo, Space Center
CHECKPOINT #6: Truth or Consequences, NM (they must get by an inspection station first)
Just before getting to Elk, Team Solstice gets lost because they took Route 13.
Let's see how everyone did this week...
STAGE 6 STANDINGS:
WINNERS: Team Corvette- 3:30.15
2. Team Solstice- 3:40.20
3. Team Lexus- 3:51.32
4. Team Shelby- 3:58.40
5. Team Avalanche- 4:08.20
6. Team Dart- 4:16.33
DEAD LAST: Team VW- 5:03.45
...Team Corvette wins, making this the second straight week that last week's Elimination Challenge winners win a stage the following week! And this is the second time this season that Team Dart's facing elimination. And Team Corvette decides that the last team participating in this week's challenge will be...
...Team Avalanche. Not sure if that's a wise move, since they've done well in challenges so far. That's their third Elimination Challenge in four weeks.
ELIMINATION CHALLENGE #6: The teams must complete a "Desert Blitz" course as fast as they can. They'll get time bonuses if they stop and shoot some targets.
Order:
1. Team Dart
2. Team VW
3. Team Avalanche
Winning this challenge with a time of 1:09 is...
...Team Avalanche; that's their third challenge win of the season! But the team going home tonight with a losing time of 1:29, and by a margin of three seconds, is...
Team Dart
Team VW
...the Wagners- Team Dart.
MIDWAY MARK: Elk, NM
PRE-CHECKPOINT SPOT: Alamogordo, Space Center
CHECKPOINT #6: Truth or Consequences, NM (they must get by an inspection station first)
Just before getting to Elk, Team Solstice gets lost because they took Route 13.
Let's see how everyone did this week...
STAGE 6 STANDINGS:
WINNERS: Team Corvette- 3:30.15
2. Team Solstice- 3:40.20
3. Team Lexus- 3:51.32
4. Team Shelby- 3:58.40
5. Team Avalanche- 4:08.20
6. Team Dart- 4:16.33
DEAD LAST: Team VW- 5:03.45
...Team Corvette wins, making this the second straight week that last week's Elimination Challenge winners win a stage the following week! And this is the second time this season that Team Dart's facing elimination. And Team Corvette decides that the last team participating in this week's challenge will be...
...Team Avalanche. Not sure if that's a wise move, since they've done well in challenges so far. That's their third Elimination Challenge in four weeks.
ELIMINATION CHALLENGE #6: The teams must complete a "Desert Blitz" course as fast as they can. They'll get time bonuses if they stop and shoot some targets.
Order:
1. Team Dart
2. Team VW
3. Team Avalanche
Winning this challenge with a time of 1:09 is...
...Team Avalanche; that's their third challenge win of the season! But the team going home tonight with a losing time of 1:29, and by a margin of three seconds, is...
Team Dart
Team VW
...the Wagners- Team Dart.
"Hell's Kitchen" 3/26
If you thought last week's episode was interesting (where J Maxwell became the first contestant to ever get eliminated on the spot during a Dinner Service), this week's going to be just as interesting. You'll see why later.
Challenge: This is a taste-testing challenge. In each of the first three rounds, one member of each team is blindfolded (also, musical headphones are put on their ears) and given a taste of four different foods, one at a time. The team with the most correct answers after four rounds wins.
LA sits this challenge out.
1. Ben vs. Andrea
A: Filet Mignon
Ben: Sirloin beef- NO
Andrea: Liver- NO
B: Fried egg white
Ben: Fried egg white- CORRECT (1)
Andrea: Fried egg white- RIGHT (1)
C: Beets
Ben: Beets- RIGHT (2)
Andrea: Beets- RIGHT (2)
D: Romaine lettuce
Andrea: Celery
Ben: Romaine lettuce- RIGHT AGAIN (3)
2. Robert vs. Giovanni
A: Turnip
Robert: Cream of broccoli- NO
Giovanni: Asparagus- NO
B: Pea Tendrils
Giovanni: Spinach- NO
Robert: Watercrests- NO
C: Lobster
Giovanni: Poached egg yolk- NO WAY
Robert: Mushroom- NO
D: Black truffle
Both draw a blank, meaning they both got SHUT OUT.
3. Carol vs. Lacey
A: Mushroom
Lacey: Daicon- ABSOLUTELY NOT
Carol: Mushroom- CORRECT (TIED at 3)
B: Calf's liver
Carol: Liver- ACCEPTABLE (4)
Lacey: Foie Gras- NO
C: Broccoline
Neither lady gets this one.
D: Sweet potato
Lacey: Sweet potato- RIGHT (4)
Carol: Sweet potato- RIGHT (5)
FINAL ROUND: Paula vs. Danny
For this round only, both get to taste one big dish with 10 ingredients in it. In this case, the dish is Minestrone Soup. They each get six guesses.
Danny: Chicken stock, carrot, celery, salt, chicken & brendera
Paula: Potato, water, Fabian sausage, beans, bacon & celery
RED TEAM WINS, 8-7
The Red Team gets to be in a TV Guide photo shoot! The Blue Team will also participate in that, but they will have to prep food before and after taking their photos.
DINNER SERVICE: There are some celebrities here tonight- Eric McCormack ("Will & Grace") & Robert Patrick ("Terminator 2: Judgment Day").
Paula starts off with a bad mushroom risotto; her second one isn't much better.
Andrea's nervous that Carol's running the Red Kitchen's meat station. She has a point- Carol's struggling with the meat early on.
Lacey's the weakest link early on for the Blue Team. She's doing the meat for her team's kitchen. While Ben was trying to help her out, he burned one of his fingers. Robert later splits his pants while cooking!!!
Back in the Red Kitchen, Andrea makes rubbery seafood.
When we go back to the Blue Kitchen...
...LACEY HAS JUST PULLED A J- THEREFORE, SHE'S THE SECOND STRAIGHT CONTESTANT TO BE ELIMINATED DURING A DINNER SERVICE!!!
But not everything's bad for the remainder of her team- in fact, the Blue Team has won this Dinner Service!
ELIMINATION: LA, Carol & Andrea are eligible for elimination this week. I will tell you right now...
...that joining Lacey D'Angelo out of here this week is...
...Alicia "LA" Limtiaco.
Challenge: This is a taste-testing challenge. In each of the first three rounds, one member of each team is blindfolded (also, musical headphones are put on their ears) and given a taste of four different foods, one at a time. The team with the most correct answers after four rounds wins.
LA sits this challenge out.
1. Ben vs. Andrea
A: Filet Mignon
Ben: Sirloin beef- NO
Andrea: Liver- NO
B: Fried egg white
Ben: Fried egg white- CORRECT (1)
Andrea: Fried egg white- RIGHT (1)
C: Beets
Ben: Beets- RIGHT (2)
Andrea: Beets- RIGHT (2)
D: Romaine lettuce
Andrea: Celery
Ben: Romaine lettuce- RIGHT AGAIN (3)
2. Robert vs. Giovanni
A: Turnip
Robert: Cream of broccoli- NO
Giovanni: Asparagus- NO
B: Pea Tendrils
Giovanni: Spinach- NO
Robert: Watercrests- NO
C: Lobster
Giovanni: Poached egg yolk- NO WAY
Robert: Mushroom- NO
D: Black truffle
Both draw a blank, meaning they both got SHUT OUT.
3. Carol vs. Lacey
A: Mushroom
Lacey: Daicon- ABSOLUTELY NOT
Carol: Mushroom- CORRECT (TIED at 3)
B: Calf's liver
Carol: Liver- ACCEPTABLE (4)
Lacey: Foie Gras- NO
C: Broccoline
Neither lady gets this one.
D: Sweet potato
Lacey: Sweet potato- RIGHT (4)
Carol: Sweet potato- RIGHT (5)
FINAL ROUND: Paula vs. Danny
For this round only, both get to taste one big dish with 10 ingredients in it. In this case, the dish is Minestrone Soup. They each get six guesses.
Danny: Chicken stock, carrot, celery, salt, chicken & brendera
Paula: Potato, water, Fabian sausage, beans, bacon & celery
RED TEAM WINS, 8-7
The Red Team gets to be in a TV Guide photo shoot! The Blue Team will also participate in that, but they will have to prep food before and after taking their photos.
DINNER SERVICE: There are some celebrities here tonight- Eric McCormack ("Will & Grace") & Robert Patrick ("Terminator 2: Judgment Day").
Paula starts off with a bad mushroom risotto; her second one isn't much better.
Andrea's nervous that Carol's running the Red Kitchen's meat station. She has a point- Carol's struggling with the meat early on.
Lacey's the weakest link early on for the Blue Team. She's doing the meat for her team's kitchen. While Ben was trying to help her out, he burned one of his fingers. Robert later splits his pants while cooking!!!
Back in the Red Kitchen, Andrea makes rubbery seafood.
When we go back to the Blue Kitchen...
...LACEY HAS JUST PULLED A J- THEREFORE, SHE'S THE SECOND STRAIGHT CONTESTANT TO BE ELIMINATED DURING A DINNER SERVICE!!!
But not everything's bad for the remainder of her team- in fact, the Blue Team has won this Dinner Service!
ELIMINATION: LA, Carol & Andrea are eligible for elimination this week. I will tell you right now...
...that joining Lacey D'Angelo out of here this week is...
...Alicia "LA" Limtiaco.
"American Idol" 3/26
We start things off with a medley of Motown hits from the Top 10. As a part of "American Idol" tradition, since they've made it this far in the competition, they'll all be a part of this year "Idol" live concert tour.
This week's Ford music video song is "Pocketful of Sunshine" by Natasha Bedingfield.
Then, Season 2 champion Ruben Studdard performs his latest single, "Together".
A duet of "You're the One for Me" is done by Smokey Robinson & Joss Stone.
Late in the show, Stevie Wonder does a medley of some of his hits.
In the bottom three this week...
...all men- joining Michael Sarver are Matt Giraud & Scott MacIntyre. Getting the least amount of votes this week is...
...Sarver, and with no chance of being saved, his game is over. But we will see him again soon.
(For the record, the other one in this week's final two was Giraud.)
This week's Ford music video song is "Pocketful of Sunshine" by Natasha Bedingfield.
Then, Season 2 champion Ruben Studdard performs his latest single, "Together".
A duet of "You're the One for Me" is done by Smokey Robinson & Joss Stone.
Late in the show, Stevie Wonder does a medley of some of his hits.
In the bottom three this week...
...all men- joining Michael Sarver are Matt Giraud & Scott MacIntyre. Getting the least amount of votes this week is...
...Sarver, and with no chance of being saved, his game is over. But we will see him again soon.
(For the record, the other one in this week's final two was Giraud.)
3/26/2009 Results
TPIR: This was the last episode Drew taped before he got sick. After Melinda Ramirez, Bradley Jeklin, Kenia Hayes and Rachel Whitenack enter Contestant's Row first, the first IUFB is Gucci accessories (Rachael).
Rachel: $700
Kenia: $1,100
Bradley: $950
Melinda: $1,700
ARP: $3,410
Melinda plays Lucky $even for a Chevrolet Impala (Std., Prot, Seat)(Gwendolyn); first number is 2. Her second number guess is 3, which will cost her...
$ 2 5 , _ _ _
...two bucks. She then says 3 again...
$ 2 5 , 3 _ _
...this time, she's right! Then, she goes with 7 as the fourth number...
$ 2 5 , 3 2 _
...she's broke; should've stuck with 3. ARP: $25,329.
Fifth is Debra Nash-Gajecki from Yellowstone and the second IUFB is a bar set (Amber).
Debra: $1,625
Rachel: $750
Kenia: $2,500
Bradley: $751
ARP: $789
Bradley, celebrating his 29th birthday, plays One Wrong Price for designer shoes marked at $1,595 (Amber), a drum/cymbal set marked at $2,091 (Gwen) and a washer/dryer marked at $1,768 (Rachael). He thinks the drum set's price is wrong...I don't think so. The washer/dryer actually cost $500 more, $2,268.
Then comes an Arthur Miller who's not a playwright and the third IUFB is a gold ring (Gwen).
Arthur: $2,800
Debra: $2,420
Rachel: $1,200
Kenia: $3,000
ARP: $1,350
Rachel plays Check Out for a La-Z-Boy living room (Rachael) worth $3,216. Products today are Clorox wipes, Udderly Smooth cream, pasta sauce, Oxi-Clean spray and Gorton's shrimp scampi.
GUESSES:
Wipes: $2.50
Cream: $5
Sauce: $3
Spray: $3.50
Shrimp: $5
TOTAL GUESS: $19
ANSWERS:
Wipes: $2.99
Cream: $3.88
Sauce: $1.99
Spray: $3.99
Shrimp: $6.39
ACTUAL TOTAL: $19.24
DIFFERENCE: $.24- WIN!
This game has only been lost once this season when it's not played for a car.
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #1:
Bradley ($789): 55 + 15 = $.70
Melinda ($3,410): 45 + 85 = OVER
Rachel ($4,566): Quarter + 50 = $.75
Rachel goes to the Showcase.
Coming on down next is Donald Carlin and the fourth IUFB, on the turntable, is a Michael C. Fina punch set (Amber).
Donald: $3,500
Kenia: $5,500 (STAGE WILLY)
Arthur: $2,900
Debra: BUCK
ARP: $1,575
Debra plays Balance Game for a pair of motorcycles (Gwen & Rachael, giving the scale duties to Amber). Last three numbers in the price are 7, 9 and 8.
DOLLAR VALUES AVAILABLE: $2,000, $6,000 & $7,000
It's a toss-up between the two lowest possible prices ($8,798 and $9,798). She chooses the $2,000 and $7,000 bags for a guess of $9,798...yes!
Next to go to the green spot is Denisse Bon and the next IUFB is a tool set (Gwen).
Denisse: $1,295
Donald: $1,100
Kenia: $1,500
Arthur: $1,700
ARP: $1,259
(Note: Drew stood next to each player when it was their turn to bid.)
Donald, who's the latest to skip work just to get on this show, plays Pathfinder for a Chevy Cobalt (Std., AT, Spoiler, Tire, Prot, Mats)(Amber). Board:
18750
40632
39189
87423
21506
The SPs modeled by Rachael are:
Beverage buggy: $50 or $60?
Baby food maker: $110 or $150?
Portable PA system: $225 or $300?
He starts off with stepping to 6 as the second number, which is incorrect. He then chooses $50 for the beverage buggy...right. He then correctly steps to 8 as the second number
($ 1 8 , _ _ _). He then goes with 3 as the third number...right again ($ 1 8 , 3 _ _). He then goes with 5 as the fourth number...wrong. He then chooses the PA system and goes with my guess of $225...but we're both wrong! That means he must get the ARP of the baby food maker to continue; he says it's $110...NO. ARP of the car was $18,329. Fingers clearly didn't want either of the car games won today.
Rich then gets on camera to call on James Rade and the final IUFB is golf equipment (Rachael).
Kenia's been here since the show began.
James: $1,000
Kenia: $2,000
Arthur: $3,000
Denisse: $1,400
ARP: $1,099
TODAY'S FIRST FOUR BREAKFAST CLUB MEMBER: Kenia
James plays Flip Flop for a trip to Barcelona featuring a chauffeured wine tour (Amber). Board:
7849
He flips to $8,749...
$ 8 7 4 9
...but he should've done the complete Flip-Flop.
I liked today's lineup as is.
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #2:
James ($1,099): 35 + 50 = $.85
Donald ($1,309): 60 + Nickel = $.65
Debra ($11,373): 20 + 55 = $.75
James goes to the Showcase.
First Showcase has prizes that will bring on some family fun. We start with four Nokia cell phones (Rachael). Second, let everyone play around on a new wooden swingset. Third, cook up some BBQ on a new stainless BBQ grill. Finally, let the family get a good taste of space with a trip to the Kennedy Space Center in Orlando, then a two-day trip to Space Camp (Amber).
RACHEL PASSES TO JAMES; JAMES BIDS $7,000 ON FAMILY FUN SHOWCASE- STAGE GARF
MY BID FOR FAMILY FUN SHOWCASE: $15,500
For Andrea, we have an Ashley dining room (Rachael), a men's watch (Amber) and a West White Potter Sailboat (Gwen).
ANDREA BIDS $14,000 ON ROOM/BOAT SHOWCASE- STAGE GARF #2
MY BID FOR BOAT SHOWCASE: $22,500
JAMES' SHOWCASE:
BID: $7,000
ARP: $18,849
DIFFERENCE: $11,849
ANDREA'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $14,000
ARP: $23,557
DIFFERENCE: $9,557- WIN!
It wasn't a pretty victory, but Andrea still wins the day and $28,123 in prizes.
DOND: Teacher #4 to play this week is #21 Jennifer Diehl (who is a high school Science teacher). She wants to buy lots of diapers for her new baby. She decides to swap out for the case next door, #22.
ROUND 1:
1. #4 (Miss Koplan)- $500
2. #9 (Mrs. Dwyer)- $100
3. #12 (Mr. Jason)- $7,500
4. #19 (Miss Washington)- $500,000
5. #16 (Miss Garcia)- $2,500
OPENING OFFER: $11,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 2:
1. #7 (Mr. Sanders)- $25,000
2. #14 (Mr. Salazar)- $5
3. #8 (Prof. Nakamoto)- $400
4. #10 (Mr. Duncan)- $50,000 (DANGER ZONE ENFORCED)
5. #18 (Ms. Syriotis)- $10,000
SECOND OFFER: $15,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 3:
1. #2 (Mrs. Tape)- $25
2. #11 (Mr. Patterson; he's got lots of ties at his house)- $10
3. #5 (Miss Silva)- PENNY
4. #1 (Coach Fuerte)- $300
THIRD OFFER: $25,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 4:
1. #13 (Miss Elise)- $75,000 (STRIKE ONE)
2. #6 (Dr. Lawson)- $250,000 (STRIKE TWO; LIMITED SAFETY NET)
FOURTH OFFER: $7,500- NO DEAL
ROUND 5:
1. #3 (Miss Mora)- $50
2. #17 (Coach Adams)- $1,000
FIFTH OFFER: $18,000- NO DEAL
19th PICK: #20 (Miss Deejay)- $100,000 (STRIKEOUT)
SIXTH OFFER: $1,500- NO DEAL
Rest of her game:
20th PICK: #15 (Ms. Carter)- $200
FINAL OFFER: $2,500- DEAL
She should've walked with either $18K or $25K, but at least she ended the bad deal streak, since her final case only had a buck in it. Hence, her original case had the $5,000.
WOF: Tonight's first Toss-Up category is Phrase:
H _ T | _ N
T _ _ | _ _ _ I L
Chelsea's in first but blanks out.
H O T | O N
T _ _ | _ _ _ I L
J.D.'s HOT ON THE TRAIL for $1,000.
$5,000-WINNING ID OF THE NIGHT: JM22611
Here is tonight's panel:
J.D. Hardin (Warner-Robbins, GA)- Marketing director
Jaimee Yellin (Redando Beach, CA)- USC graduate student studying Social Work (she's getting her Master's Degree there)
Chelsea Greenwald (Commerce Township, MI)- Has a grandmother that is a big game show fan (and won "Queen for a Day")
$2,000 Toss-Up category is Landmark:
_ _ _ V E R
D A _
Jaimee solves HOOVER DAM for $2,000.
After a trip to the Island Vista resort in Myrtle Beach, SC worth $5,000 goes on the wheel, the Round 1 category is Proper Name. Early on, Jaimee calls two T's for a $1,000 LuggagePoint.com gift certificate. But after she buys five A's later, she loses $2,700 and that prize to a Bankrupt. Chelsea then immediately hits Lose a Turn. After J.D. calls the M's, we have...
A M E R I C A N
A _ T _ M _ _ I _ E
A S S _ C I A T I _ N
...he solves AMERICAN AUTOMOBILE ASSOICATION for another $1,250 and $2,250 total; he now has a $250 lead.
LOTs: 1 (Chelsea)
BANKRUPTS: 1 (Jaimee)
The Jackpot/Prize Puzzle Round tonight is being sponsored by Caltrate; category is What Are You Doing? Chelsea has more bad luck with the wheel, as she starts off with the left Bankrupt of the Million Dollar Wedge. J.D. later hits the same spot to lose $550. After Jaimee cleans out the round's vowels, we have...
S H A _ I N G | T H E
S A N _ | O U T | O _
_ _ | S H O E S
...she solves SHAKING THE SAND OUT OF MY SHOES for another $5,300 and a trip to the Courtyard Marriott Isla Verde Beach Resort in Puerto Rico, a new total of $13,100 in cash and trip.
BANKRUPTS: 2 (Chelsea, J.D.)
WINNING ID FOR TRIP: AW1866113
Centrum Silver sponsors tonight's Mystery Round; the category is Before & After. J.D. starts with the Mystery Wedge next to the MDW but calls the first dud of the night with T. Jaimee then lands on the MDW's other Bankrupt; that's her second Bankrupt tonight. After J.D. buys the A's, here's the board now:
_ _ _ _ E E
_ R E A _
_ A N _ _ N _
He then calls an $800 D, the first letter of the last word; I know the puzzle now. But he then calls his second dud of the round with M. Jaimee then calls two F's for $1,200 and buys the O, but then spins a regular Bankrupt; that's her third Bankrupt of the evening. Chelsea then spins Lose a Turn for the second time tonight. J.D. then calls a pair of C's for another $1,100 and he tries to solve...
C O F F E E
_ R E A _
D A N C _ N _
...he does with COFFEE BREAK DANCING for another $8,400 and $10,650 total.
DUDS: M (J.D.), S (Chelsea), T (J.D.)
LOTs: 1 (Chelsea)
BANKRUPTS: 2 (Both by Jaimee)
Thing is the $3,000 Toss-Up category:
_ E A _ _ _ E W
M I R _ _ _
J.D. solves REARVIEW MIRROR to take a $550 lead with $13,650.
After a little work by J.D., Speed-Up Round category is Song Lyrics and the remaining consonants are worth $1,500 apiece. This will decide a tight match between J.D. and Jaimee. After J.D. calls the S...
_ E T | T H E | _ _ _ _
T I _ E S | _ _ _ _
...he says LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL to win the match with $16,050! Jaimee leaves with $13,100 in cash and trip and Chelsea gets the $1,000 consolation, thanks mostly to bad luck.
PERFECT ROUND
$30,150 in cash and trip has been given away so far tonight.
Big Money Round: J.D. spins the P and the category is Phrase. Starting with:
_ _ _ | T _ E
_ _ _ _
He calls C, D, M and O and gets...
O _ _ | T _ E
_ O O _
...he's OFF THE HOOK now, because he's the second Pontiac G6 Convertible winner this week! Total in cash and car: $49,030! Too bad I can't say the same for Connie Lang right now...
WINNING ID FOR CONVERTIBLE: BL04772
(In this week's full credit roll, Pat's credit is Hitchhiker.)
Video Bonus: Footage of J.D.'s episode
Jeopardy!: Let's see if Fred Beukema is indeed the one to end the returning champion drought. Here are his challengers this evening:
Mark Lock (Detroit)- Attorney/privacy consultant
Sonia Chawla (Boston)- Graduate student
Opening categories:
SCIENCE HISTORY
SONG DICHOTOMY
PUTTING ON THE DOG
I LIKE...ME!
WHAT SIGN ARE YOU?
STARTS WITH "SCH"
Beukema's going for a sweep of the Signs category; here's the $1,000 clue for that:
You're a red rectangle with white letters; you tell folkds to look out! They're going this!
He's in first with "What is Wrong Way?"...SWEEP; that gives him $4,000! He adds another $1,000 to that before the first break; Chawla has $3,800 and Lock's $200 in the hole. Towards the end of the round, the champ finds the Daily Double under the $1,000 Putting on the Dog clue. He's now in Lock Game Territory with $9,600; Chawla's at three grand now and Lock's six times deeper in the hole than he was before (-$1,200). His wager is the face value of the clue ($1,000) on a clue told by Sarah from the American Kennel Club:
American Kennel Club judges evaluate how close dogs come to this, an eight-letter term for a written description of the ideal specimen of the breed.
"What is purebred?"...good guess, but that's incorrect. It was standard, so he's back to $8,600. But he gets up to $9,400 by the end of the round and leads Chawla by six grand; Lock's now just $400 in the red.
ATTEMPTED LACH TRASH: $1,200
UNATTEMPTED LACH TRASH: NONE
TOTAL LACH TRASH: $1,200
DJ! Categories:
BOOK CROOK
LEAN SCREEN
PLANET SPAN IT
FOOD DUDE
OCEAN O' LOTION
RHYME TIME
Early on, our champion finds the round's first DD under the $1,600 Lean Screen clue with $10,600 now; Chawla has $3,800 and Lock's back to $1,200 in the hole. His wager this time is $2,000.
Tarek Sharif played this title character as an 8-year-old in Lean's 1965 epic.
"Who is Dr. Shivago?"...that's good for $12,600! During the second half of the round, Chawla finds the other DD under the $1,200 Ocean O' Lotion clue with seven grand; Lock's now $4,800 on the good side and Beukema's still in Lock Game Territory with $22,600. She needs this DD badly...but she only bets $1,000 here. I think that might have been the final nail in her coffin, but here's the clue anyway:
This principal constituent of oil of peppermint can be an ingredient in both cigarettes & lotions.
"What is menthol?"...she now has $8,000, but she's gotta be kicking herself right now for not wagering big.
ATTEMPTED LACH TRASH: $1,600
UNATTEMPTED LACH TRASH: $5,200
TOTAL DJ! LACH TRASH: $6,800
SCORES AFTER DOUBLE JEOPARDY!:
Fred: $25,000 (lock game!!!)
Sonia: $10,000
Mark: $6,800
CORYAT SCORES:
Fred: $25,600
Sonia: $10,200
Mark: $6,800
FJ! CATEGORY: 16th Century Thinkers.
In 1517 he wrote, "The treasures of indulgences are nets with which they now fish for the wealth of men".
Correct: Who is Martin Luther?
MARK:
Response: "Who was Martin Luther?"
Wager: $3,201
Final score: $10,001
SONIA:
Response: "Who was Martin Luther"
Wager: $3,601
Final score: $13,601
FRED:
Response: "Who was Martin Luther"
Wager: $3,000
Wins with: $28,000
THE RETURNING CHAMPION LOSING STREAK IS OVER, FOLKS! Fred Beukema now has $49,800 for his two days! I knew he could do it!
Millionaire:
Conclusion of Tony & Kim's game
Bryan & Ally's game
Rachel: $700
Kenia: $1,100
Bradley: $950
Melinda: $1,700
ARP: $3,410
Melinda plays Lucky $even for a Chevrolet Impala (Std., Prot, Seat)(Gwendolyn); first number is 2. Her second number guess is 3, which will cost her...
$ 2 5 , _ _ _
...two bucks. She then says 3 again...
$ 2 5 , 3 _ _
...this time, she's right! Then, she goes with 7 as the fourth number...
$ 2 5 , 3 2 _
...she's broke; should've stuck with 3. ARP: $25,329.
Fifth is Debra Nash-Gajecki from Yellowstone and the second IUFB is a bar set (Amber).
Debra: $1,625
Rachel: $750
Kenia: $2,500
Bradley: $751
ARP: $789
Bradley, celebrating his 29th birthday, plays One Wrong Price for designer shoes marked at $1,595 (Amber), a drum/cymbal set marked at $2,091 (Gwen) and a washer/dryer marked at $1,768 (Rachael). He thinks the drum set's price is wrong...I don't think so. The washer/dryer actually cost $500 more, $2,268.
Then comes an Arthur Miller who's not a playwright and the third IUFB is a gold ring (Gwen).
Arthur: $2,800
Debra: $2,420
Rachel: $1,200
Kenia: $3,000
ARP: $1,350
Rachel plays Check Out for a La-Z-Boy living room (Rachael) worth $3,216. Products today are Clorox wipes, Udderly Smooth cream, pasta sauce, Oxi-Clean spray and Gorton's shrimp scampi.
GUESSES:
Wipes: $2.50
Cream: $5
Sauce: $3
Spray: $3.50
Shrimp: $5
TOTAL GUESS: $19
ANSWERS:
Wipes: $2.99
Cream: $3.88
Sauce: $1.99
Spray: $3.99
Shrimp: $6.39
ACTUAL TOTAL: $19.24
DIFFERENCE: $.24- WIN!
This game has only been lost once this season when it's not played for a car.
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #1:
Bradley ($789): 55 + 15 = $.70
Melinda ($3,410): 45 + 85 = OVER
Rachel ($4,566): Quarter + 50 = $.75
Rachel goes to the Showcase.
Coming on down next is Donald Carlin and the fourth IUFB, on the turntable, is a Michael C. Fina punch set (Amber).
Donald: $3,500
Kenia: $5,500 (STAGE WILLY)
Arthur: $2,900
Debra: BUCK
ARP: $1,575
Debra plays Balance Game for a pair of motorcycles (Gwen & Rachael, giving the scale duties to Amber). Last three numbers in the price are 7, 9 and 8.
DOLLAR VALUES AVAILABLE: $2,000, $6,000 & $7,000
It's a toss-up between the two lowest possible prices ($8,798 and $9,798). She chooses the $2,000 and $7,000 bags for a guess of $9,798...yes!
Next to go to the green spot is Denisse Bon and the next IUFB is a tool set (Gwen).
Denisse: $1,295
Donald: $1,100
Kenia: $1,500
Arthur: $1,700
ARP: $1,259
(Note: Drew stood next to each player when it was their turn to bid.)
Donald, who's the latest to skip work just to get on this show, plays Pathfinder for a Chevy Cobalt (Std., AT, Spoiler, Tire, Prot, Mats)(Amber). Board:
18750
40632
39189
87423
21506
The SPs modeled by Rachael are:
Beverage buggy: $50 or $60?
Baby food maker: $110 or $150?
Portable PA system: $225 or $300?
He starts off with stepping to 6 as the second number, which is incorrect. He then chooses $50 for the beverage buggy...right. He then correctly steps to 8 as the second number
($ 1 8 , _ _ _). He then goes with 3 as the third number...right again ($ 1 8 , 3 _ _). He then goes with 5 as the fourth number...wrong. He then chooses the PA system and goes with my guess of $225...but we're both wrong! That means he must get the ARP of the baby food maker to continue; he says it's $110...NO. ARP of the car was $18,329. Fingers clearly didn't want either of the car games won today.
Rich then gets on camera to call on James Rade and the final IUFB is golf equipment (Rachael).
Kenia's been here since the show began.
James: $1,000
Kenia: $2,000
Arthur: $3,000
Denisse: $1,400
ARP: $1,099
TODAY'S FIRST FOUR BREAKFAST CLUB MEMBER: Kenia
James plays Flip Flop for a trip to Barcelona featuring a chauffeured wine tour (Amber). Board:
7849
He flips to $8,749...
$ 8 7 4 9
...but he should've done the complete Flip-Flop.
I liked today's lineup as is.
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #2:
James ($1,099): 35 + 50 = $.85
Donald ($1,309): 60 + Nickel = $.65
Debra ($11,373): 20 + 55 = $.75
James goes to the Showcase.
First Showcase has prizes that will bring on some family fun. We start with four Nokia cell phones (Rachael). Second, let everyone play around on a new wooden swingset. Third, cook up some BBQ on a new stainless BBQ grill. Finally, let the family get a good taste of space with a trip to the Kennedy Space Center in Orlando, then a two-day trip to Space Camp (Amber).
RACHEL PASSES TO JAMES; JAMES BIDS $7,000 ON FAMILY FUN SHOWCASE- STAGE GARF
MY BID FOR FAMILY FUN SHOWCASE: $15,500
For Andrea, we have an Ashley dining room (Rachael), a men's watch (Amber) and a West White Potter Sailboat (Gwen).
ANDREA BIDS $14,000 ON ROOM/BOAT SHOWCASE- STAGE GARF #2
MY BID FOR BOAT SHOWCASE: $22,500
JAMES' SHOWCASE:
BID: $7,000
ARP: $18,849
DIFFERENCE: $11,849
ANDREA'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $14,000
ARP: $23,557
DIFFERENCE: $9,557- WIN!
It wasn't a pretty victory, but Andrea still wins the day and $28,123 in prizes.
DOND: Teacher #4 to play this week is #21 Jennifer Diehl (who is a high school Science teacher). She wants to buy lots of diapers for her new baby. She decides to swap out for the case next door, #22.
ROUND 1:
1. #4 (Miss Koplan)- $500
2. #9 (Mrs. Dwyer)- $100
3. #12 (Mr. Jason)- $7,500
4. #19 (Miss Washington)- $500,000
5. #16 (Miss Garcia)- $2,500
OPENING OFFER: $11,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 2:
1. #7 (Mr. Sanders)- $25,000
2. #14 (Mr. Salazar)- $5
3. #8 (Prof. Nakamoto)- $400
4. #10 (Mr. Duncan)- $50,000 (DANGER ZONE ENFORCED)
5. #18 (Ms. Syriotis)- $10,000
SECOND OFFER: $15,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 3:
1. #2 (Mrs. Tape)- $25
2. #11 (Mr. Patterson; he's got lots of ties at his house)- $10
3. #5 (Miss Silva)- PENNY
4. #1 (Coach Fuerte)- $300
THIRD OFFER: $25,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 4:
1. #13 (Miss Elise)- $75,000 (STRIKE ONE)
2. #6 (Dr. Lawson)- $250,000 (STRIKE TWO; LIMITED SAFETY NET)
FOURTH OFFER: $7,500- NO DEAL
ROUND 5:
1. #3 (Miss Mora)- $50
2. #17 (Coach Adams)- $1,000
FIFTH OFFER: $18,000- NO DEAL
19th PICK: #20 (Miss Deejay)- $100,000 (STRIKEOUT)
SIXTH OFFER: $1,500- NO DEAL
Rest of her game:
20th PICK: #15 (Ms. Carter)- $200
FINAL OFFER: $2,500- DEAL
She should've walked with either $18K or $25K, but at least she ended the bad deal streak, since her final case only had a buck in it. Hence, her original case had the $5,000.
WOF: Tonight's first Toss-Up category is Phrase:
H _ T | _ N
T _ _ | _ _ _ I L
Chelsea's in first but blanks out.
H O T | O N
T _ _ | _ _ _ I L
J.D.'s HOT ON THE TRAIL for $1,000.
$5,000-WINNING ID OF THE NIGHT: JM22611
Here is tonight's panel:
J.D. Hardin (Warner-Robbins, GA)- Marketing director
Jaimee Yellin (Redando Beach, CA)- USC graduate student studying Social Work (she's getting her Master's Degree there)
Chelsea Greenwald (Commerce Township, MI)- Has a grandmother that is a big game show fan (and won "Queen for a Day")
$2,000 Toss-Up category is Landmark:
_ _ _ V E R
D A _
Jaimee solves HOOVER DAM for $2,000.
After a trip to the Island Vista resort in Myrtle Beach, SC worth $5,000 goes on the wheel, the Round 1 category is Proper Name. Early on, Jaimee calls two T's for a $1,000 LuggagePoint.com gift certificate. But after she buys five A's later, she loses $2,700 and that prize to a Bankrupt. Chelsea then immediately hits Lose a Turn. After J.D. calls the M's, we have...
A M E R I C A N
A _ T _ M _ _ I _ E
A S S _ C I A T I _ N
...he solves AMERICAN AUTOMOBILE ASSOICATION for another $1,250 and $2,250 total; he now has a $250 lead.
LOTs: 1 (Chelsea)
BANKRUPTS: 1 (Jaimee)
The Jackpot/Prize Puzzle Round tonight is being sponsored by Caltrate; category is What Are You Doing? Chelsea has more bad luck with the wheel, as she starts off with the left Bankrupt of the Million Dollar Wedge. J.D. later hits the same spot to lose $550. After Jaimee cleans out the round's vowels, we have...
S H A _ I N G | T H E
S A N _ | O U T | O _
_ _ | S H O E S
...she solves SHAKING THE SAND OUT OF MY SHOES for another $5,300 and a trip to the Courtyard Marriott Isla Verde Beach Resort in Puerto Rico, a new total of $13,100 in cash and trip.
BANKRUPTS: 2 (Chelsea, J.D.)
WINNING ID FOR TRIP: AW1866113
Centrum Silver sponsors tonight's Mystery Round; the category is Before & After. J.D. starts with the Mystery Wedge next to the MDW but calls the first dud of the night with T. Jaimee then lands on the MDW's other Bankrupt; that's her second Bankrupt tonight. After J.D. buys the A's, here's the board now:
_ _ _ _ E E
_ R E A _
_ A N _ _ N _
He then calls an $800 D, the first letter of the last word; I know the puzzle now. But he then calls his second dud of the round with M. Jaimee then calls two F's for $1,200 and buys the O, but then spins a regular Bankrupt; that's her third Bankrupt of the evening. Chelsea then spins Lose a Turn for the second time tonight. J.D. then calls a pair of C's for another $1,100 and he tries to solve...
C O F F E E
_ R E A _
D A N C _ N _
...he does with COFFEE BREAK DANCING for another $8,400 and $10,650 total.
DUDS: M (J.D.), S (Chelsea), T (J.D.)
LOTs: 1 (Chelsea)
BANKRUPTS: 2 (Both by Jaimee)
Thing is the $3,000 Toss-Up category:
_ E A _ _ _ E W
M I R _ _ _
J.D. solves REARVIEW MIRROR to take a $550 lead with $13,650.
After a little work by J.D., Speed-Up Round category is Song Lyrics and the remaining consonants are worth $1,500 apiece. This will decide a tight match between J.D. and Jaimee. After J.D. calls the S...
_ E T | T H E | _ _ _ _
T I _ E S | _ _ _ _
...he says LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL to win the match with $16,050! Jaimee leaves with $13,100 in cash and trip and Chelsea gets the $1,000 consolation, thanks mostly to bad luck.
PERFECT ROUND
$30,150 in cash and trip has been given away so far tonight.
Big Money Round: J.D. spins the P and the category is Phrase. Starting with:
_ _ _ | T _ E
_ _ _ _
He calls C, D, M and O and gets...
O _ _ | T _ E
_ O O _
...he's OFF THE HOOK now, because he's the second Pontiac G6 Convertible winner this week! Total in cash and car: $49,030! Too bad I can't say the same for Connie Lang right now...
WINNING ID FOR CONVERTIBLE: BL04772
(In this week's full credit roll, Pat's credit is Hitchhiker.)
Video Bonus: Footage of J.D.'s episode
Jeopardy!: Let's see if Fred Beukema is indeed the one to end the returning champion drought. Here are his challengers this evening:
Mark Lock (Detroit)- Attorney/privacy consultant
Sonia Chawla (Boston)- Graduate student
Opening categories:
SCIENCE HISTORY
SONG DICHOTOMY
PUTTING ON THE DOG
I LIKE...ME!
WHAT SIGN ARE YOU?
STARTS WITH "SCH"
Beukema's going for a sweep of the Signs category; here's the $1,000 clue for that:
You're a red rectangle with white letters; you tell folkds to look out! They're going this!
He's in first with "What is Wrong Way?"...SWEEP; that gives him $4,000! He adds another $1,000 to that before the first break; Chawla has $3,800 and Lock's $200 in the hole. Towards the end of the round, the champ finds the Daily Double under the $1,000 Putting on the Dog clue. He's now in Lock Game Territory with $9,600; Chawla's at three grand now and Lock's six times deeper in the hole than he was before (-$1,200). His wager is the face value of the clue ($1,000) on a clue told by Sarah from the American Kennel Club:
American Kennel Club judges evaluate how close dogs come to this, an eight-letter term for a written description of the ideal specimen of the breed.
"What is purebred?"...good guess, but that's incorrect. It was standard, so he's back to $8,600. But he gets up to $9,400 by the end of the round and leads Chawla by six grand; Lock's now just $400 in the red.
ATTEMPTED LACH TRASH: $1,200
UNATTEMPTED LACH TRASH: NONE
TOTAL LACH TRASH: $1,200
DJ! Categories:
BOOK CROOK
LEAN SCREEN
PLANET SPAN IT
FOOD DUDE
OCEAN O' LOTION
RHYME TIME
Early on, our champion finds the round's first DD under the $1,600 Lean Screen clue with $10,600 now; Chawla has $3,800 and Lock's back to $1,200 in the hole. His wager this time is $2,000.
Tarek Sharif played this title character as an 8-year-old in Lean's 1965 epic.
"Who is Dr. Shivago?"...that's good for $12,600! During the second half of the round, Chawla finds the other DD under the $1,200 Ocean O' Lotion clue with seven grand; Lock's now $4,800 on the good side and Beukema's still in Lock Game Territory with $22,600. She needs this DD badly...but she only bets $1,000 here. I think that might have been the final nail in her coffin, but here's the clue anyway:
This principal constituent of oil of peppermint can be an ingredient in both cigarettes & lotions.
"What is menthol?"...she now has $8,000, but she's gotta be kicking herself right now for not wagering big.
ATTEMPTED LACH TRASH: $1,600
UNATTEMPTED LACH TRASH: $5,200
TOTAL DJ! LACH TRASH: $6,800
SCORES AFTER DOUBLE JEOPARDY!:
Fred: $25,000 (lock game!!!)
Sonia: $10,000
Mark: $6,800
CORYAT SCORES:
Fred: $25,600
Sonia: $10,200
Mark: $6,800
FJ! CATEGORY: 16th Century Thinkers.
In 1517 he wrote, "The treasures of indulgences are nets with which they now fish for the wealth of men".
Correct: Who is Martin Luther?
MARK:
Response: "Who was Martin Luther?"
Wager: $3,201
Final score: $10,001
SONIA:
Response: "Who was Martin Luther"
Wager: $3,601
Final score: $13,601
FRED:
Response: "Who was Martin Luther"
Wager: $3,000
Wins with: $28,000
THE RETURNING CHAMPION LOSING STREAK IS OVER, FOLKS! Fred Beukema now has $49,800 for his two days! I knew he could do it!
Millionaire:
Conclusion of Tony & Kim's game
Bryan & Ally's game
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Syndicated "5th Grader" update
The upcoming syndicated version of "Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?" has been cleared in 95 markets and 80% of the U.S. overall. That makes up 29 of the top 30 markets.
Source: B & C
Source: B & C
"American Idol" 3/25
THIS WEEK'S THEME: Motown
MENTORS: Smokey Robinson & Berry Gordy
1. Matt Giraud: "Let's Get It On" by Marvin Gaye
Randy said he started this episode on a good tone. Kara noticed that he's very popular with the girls, and thought Matt's starting to come out of his shell. Paula said he respected the song's melody well. Simon said it was a brilliant song choice and thought it was good as well. I gave him an 8.
2. Kris Allen: "How Sweet It Is" by Marvin Gaye
Kara said he did well being himself. Paula said the song choice was great and thought he was starting to get comfortable. Simon said while he continues to do good, he said Kris doesn't have enough swagger. Randy agreed with the rest. I gave him a 7.
3. Scott MacIntyre: "You Can't Hurry Love" by The Supremes
Paula thought the performance was livened up by having three background singers in it. Simon, however, didn't like his rendition of the song. Randy said he made the wrong choice. Kara liked the song's tempo but she didn't like the performance's execution. Since this was average, I gave him a 6.
4. Megan Joy: "For Once in My Life" by Marvin Gaye
Randy thought this was a trainwreck, as did everyone else. I gave her a 5.
5. Anoop Desai: "Ooo Baby Baby" by Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
Kara said it was a difficult song to sing, but thought he turned in a solid performance. Paula wanted some more confidence from him. Simon thought he did good but thought his mind felt asleep on stage at times. Randy said he wanted a more energetic performance next week. I gave him a 7.
6. Michael Sarver: "Ain't Too Proud to Beg" by The Temptations
Sarver got choked up at the end of the performance. Unfortunately, he may soon be shedding tears of sadness, as nobody liked it. Paula thought it was a tough, loungish performance, and Simon thought he screamed and shouted too much. Score: 5.
7. Lil' Rounds: "(Love is Like a) Heatwave" by Martha and the Vandellas
Randy said the front of the song sounded rushed. Kara said this was the week where she could've unleashed her diva side, but felt that didn't happen because she didn't make the right song choice. Paula said she owned that song. Simon thought the performance was authentic but also didn't like the song choice. I gave her a 6.
8. Adam Lambert: "Tracks of My Tears" by Smokey Robinson and the Miracles
Kara thought he nailed it. Paula said he does well in the element of surprise. Both Simon & Randy agreed with Kara. I gave him a 9!
9. Danny Gokey: "Get Ready" by The Temptations
Paula said he was very reliable on putting on a good performance. Simon thought it was clumsy and amateurish. Randy said it wasn't his best performance, but he liked his energy. Kara said it was a good but not great performance; she liked his personality. I scored this performance a 7.
10. Allison Iraheta: "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone" by The Temptations
Randy said it was blazing hot. Kara said America seriously needed to vote for her because she was so good this week. Paula said she successfully kept her rocker edge. Simon said it was one of her better performances. I gave her an 8 to close the night.
MENTORS: Smokey Robinson & Berry Gordy
1. Matt Giraud: "Let's Get It On" by Marvin Gaye
Randy said he started this episode on a good tone. Kara noticed that he's very popular with the girls, and thought Matt's starting to come out of his shell. Paula said he respected the song's melody well. Simon said it was a brilliant song choice and thought it was good as well. I gave him an 8.
2. Kris Allen: "How Sweet It Is" by Marvin Gaye
Kara said he did well being himself. Paula said the song choice was great and thought he was starting to get comfortable. Simon said while he continues to do good, he said Kris doesn't have enough swagger. Randy agreed with the rest. I gave him a 7.
3. Scott MacIntyre: "You Can't Hurry Love" by The Supremes
Paula thought the performance was livened up by having three background singers in it. Simon, however, didn't like his rendition of the song. Randy said he made the wrong choice. Kara liked the song's tempo but she didn't like the performance's execution. Since this was average, I gave him a 6.
4. Megan Joy: "For Once in My Life" by Marvin Gaye
Randy thought this was a trainwreck, as did everyone else. I gave her a 5.
5. Anoop Desai: "Ooo Baby Baby" by Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
Kara said it was a difficult song to sing, but thought he turned in a solid performance. Paula wanted some more confidence from him. Simon thought he did good but thought his mind felt asleep on stage at times. Randy said he wanted a more energetic performance next week. I gave him a 7.
6. Michael Sarver: "Ain't Too Proud to Beg" by The Temptations
Sarver got choked up at the end of the performance. Unfortunately, he may soon be shedding tears of sadness, as nobody liked it. Paula thought it was a tough, loungish performance, and Simon thought he screamed and shouted too much. Score: 5.
7. Lil' Rounds: "(Love is Like a) Heatwave" by Martha and the Vandellas
Randy said the front of the song sounded rushed. Kara said this was the week where she could've unleashed her diva side, but felt that didn't happen because she didn't make the right song choice. Paula said she owned that song. Simon thought the performance was authentic but also didn't like the song choice. I gave her a 6.
8. Adam Lambert: "Tracks of My Tears" by Smokey Robinson and the Miracles
Kara thought he nailed it. Paula said he does well in the element of surprise. Both Simon & Randy agreed with Kara. I gave him a 9!
9. Danny Gokey: "Get Ready" by The Temptations
Paula said he was very reliable on putting on a good performance. Simon thought it was clumsy and amateurish. Randy said it wasn't his best performance, but he liked his energy. Kara said it was a good but not great performance; she liked his personality. I scored this performance a 7.
10. Allison Iraheta: "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone" by The Temptations
Randy said it was blazing hot. Kara said America seriously needed to vote for her because she was so good this week. Paula said she successfully kept her rocker edge. Simon said it was one of her better performances. I gave her an 8 to close the night.
3/25/2009 Results
TPIR: We start off with Petersen Barnaby, Frederick W. Hobrich, Jr., Danielle Camerez and Evelyn Johnson. Drew comes out with a banana in one of his hands and the first IUFB is a home theater system (Amber).
Evelyn: $770
Danielle: $899
Frederick: $999
Petersen: $900
ARP: $3,190
Frederick from New Hampshire plays Punch a Bunch (Rachael holds the big bill). Today's SPs are modeled by Gwendolyn.
1. Drink mixer
IS NOT: $55
GUESS: LOWER- $40
2. Pink keyboard
IS NOT: $15
GUESS: HIGHER- $30
3. 12" cake knife with song-recording device
IS NOT: $20
GUESS: HIGHER- $35
4. Propeller alarm clock
IS NOT: $35
GUESS: LOWER- $22
He punches out holes #19, #24, #50 and #3. #19 has $250. He goes on with #24...but that drops him to $100. Then, he sees what's in #50...nothing but face value ($50). He must take what's in #3...$1,000- not bad.
Coming on down with a lot of energy to Contestant's Row is Juan Diaz and the second IUFB is an inversion table (Rachael).
Juan: $400
Petersen: $1,700
Evelyn: $1,800
Danielle: $1,201
ARP: $800
After Juan does a handstand (and letting some of his pocket change drop out in the process), he plays Any Number for either an Ashley dinette (Amber) or a Ford Ranger (Std., AT, AC, Prot, Stereo, Seat)(Gwen). First number in the price of the truck is 2.
1. 2- TRUCK ($ 2 _ , 2 _ _)
2. 1- Pricey Ziffel ($ _ . _ 1)
3. 4- Dinette ($ 4 _ _)
4. 3- TRUCK ($ 2 _ , 2 3 _)
5. 5- Dinette ($ 4 _ 5)
6. 9- Pricey Ziffel ($ 9 . _ 1)
7. 0- TRUCK ($ 2 0 , 2 3 _)
Final pick: 8- LOSS (Wins $9.81)
The dinette indeed was $465, making the truck's ARP $20,237.
(The base Ranger on the show now costs $18,965.)
Bettye Bolvaine then plugs in the orange spot and the third IUFB, on the turntable, is Royal Prestige cookware (Gwen).
Bettye: $350 (STAGE GARF)
Petersen: $800
Evelyn: $725
Danielle: $401
ARP: $3,159
Petersen, a Calgary native who's celebrating his 10th wedding anniversary, plays Most Expensive for a Broyhill sofa (Gwen), a lawn mower (Amber) and laser tag equipment (Rachael). He picks the lawn mower. The sofa is $1,129, the laser tag stuff is $2,475...and the sofa is just $1,450, so he just became a forced loss victim.
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #1:
Juan ($810): $.75
Petersen ($3,159): WINS $1,000!
Frederick ($4,417): 15 + 30 = $.45
Good for Petersen that he gets to the Showcase after an evil Most Expensive setup. In his Bonus Spin...50 cents.
(Note: At this point in the run, "Dig We Must" is played after every Showcase Showdown for the first time since the '70s.)
Then comes Linda Drysdale and we now see several shots from this next prize courtesy of Gwen and Drew- a Sony camcorder.
Linda: $625
Evelyn: $1,700
Danielle: $1,395
Bettye: $700
ARP (the price tag is shown on TV because of that camcorder): $950
Drew isn't done with that camcorder- he then decides to show some of the staff with it. And he's hoping he'll also get to show Bettye winning a Mercury Milan (Std., Assist, Stereo, Prot)(Rachael) on it, but only if she wins Cover Up. The starting price is $36,265.
First number: 2 or 4?
Second number: 1, 8 or 9?
Third number: 0, 1, 3 or 7?
Fourth number: 3, 4, 7, 8 or 9?
Last number: 0, 2, 4, 6, 7 or 8?
First guess is $28,096...the 2 and the 9 are right. Second attempt is $21,790...the 1 is now right. She next guesses $21,397...and she wins! Great playing, Bettye!
(Note: After the fourth Pricing Game from now on, the show's logo is displayed at the bottom-left corner of our screen, just like after each segment on the Australian version.)
Coming on down now is Cheryl Lomaz and the next IUFB is a selection of candles & accessories (Amber & Rachael).
Cheryl: $1,500
Linda: $2,350
Evelyn: $1,000
Danielle: $2,400
ARP: $1,301
Double Prices then appears from the Giant Price Tag, where Evelyn can now win a 50" plasma HDTV (Gwen & Rachael). It's either $7,866 or $8,493. She goes with $7,866 for her dad...sorry.
Video Bonus: Fifth and sixth segments
Finally comes Gian Paolo Valderrama and the final IUFB is a wine cooler (Amber). Danielle's been here the whole show.
Gian-Paolo: $1,500
Danielle: $1,200
Cheryl: $2,200
Linda: $2,201
ARP: $1,599
TODAY'S FIRST FOUR BREAKFAST CLUB MEMBER: Danielle
Gian-Paolo now goes to the Giant Price Tag spot to play Pick a Pair for a snowmobile (Gwen) worth $7,499. Products are Clorox Anywhere spray, Gorton's Popcorn Shrimp (Gorton's products have been featured a lot nowadays), bird seed, prunes, Thera-Gesic and soft-baked dark chocolate chunk cookies. He first picks the Thera-Gesic, which is $3.99. Secondly, he picks the shrimp...$4.99. He then tries to pick the other $3.99; he says it's the spray...but that's $2.99. The other $3.99 item was the cookies, the other $2.99 item was the prunes and the other $4.99 item was the bird seed. That means Bettye saved our butts today.
My lineup today:
1. Double Prices
2. Any Number
3. Punch a Bunch
4. Most Expensive
5. Pick a Pair
6. Cover Up
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #2:
Evelyn ($1,301): $.65
Gian-Paolo ($1,599): WINS $1,000!
Bettye ($22,347): 55 + 65 = OVER
In Gian Paolo's Bonus Spin...two dimes, so he gets the Runner Up spot in today's Showcase.
The first Showcase is all about exercise. First, exercise and play games at the same time with a 26" LCD TV w/ a Nintendo Wii package. Second, do some exercise out in the wilderness with a pair of mountain bikes. Finally, after all that exercise, you need to rest your feet a bit by getting inside a new Chevrolet HHR (Std., AT/Remote, Prot, Mats). All prizes are modeled by Amber.
FREDERICK PASSES TO GIAN-PAOLO; GIAN-PAOLO BIDS $31,200 ON CAR SHOWCASE- STAGE WILLY
MY BID FOR CAR SHOWCASE: $25,500
For Frederick, we have a tennis Showcase. We start with tennis equipment (Gwen & Rachael). Then, take a trip to London to see Wimbeldon (Gwen & Rachael) and then to Austrailia to see the Austrailian Open (Amber at the audience screen).
FREDERICK BIDS $23,750 ON TENNIS SHOWCASE
MY BID FOR TENNIS SHOWCASE: $26,500
GIAN-PAOLO'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $31,200
ARP: $23,728
OVER
FREDERICK'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $23,750
ARP: $22,538
OVER- DOUBLE OVERBID #4
Boy, did Bettye ever save our butts! Both Gian-Paolo and Frederick leave with $1,000 and a fine gift.
DOND: #7 Creston Spickler is the teacher playing today (he's been an English teacher for ten years). He wants to win enough to retire.
ROUND 1:
1. #6 (Dr. Lawson)- $50
2. #13 (Miss Elise)- $1,000
3. #21 (Miss Diehl)- $25
4. #18 (Ms. Syriotis)- $10
5. #8 (Prof. Nakamoto)- $100,000
OPENING OFFER: $17,500- NO DEAL
ROUND 2:
1. #3 (Miss Mora)- $50,000
2. #16 (Miss Garcia)- $250,000 (DANGER ZONE ENFORCED)
3. #1 (Coach Fuerte)- $500
4. #12 (Mr. Jason)- $100
5. #10 (Mr. Duncan)- $2,500
SECOND OFFER: $12,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 3:
1. #9 (Mrs. Dwyer)- BUCK
2. #17 (Coach Adams)- PENNY
3. #20 (Miss Deejay)- $5,000
4. #14 (Mr. Salazar)- $7,500
THIRD OFFER: $21,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 4:
1. #2 (Mrs. Tape)- $400
2. #4 (Miss Koplan)- $10,000
FOURTH OFFER: $44,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 5:
1. #5 (Miss Silva)- $300
2. #22 (Coach Bradley)- $75,000 (STRIKE ONE)
FIFTH OFFER: $39,000- NO DEAL
19th PICK: #15 (Ms. Carter)- $500,000 (BIG STRIKE TWO; NO SAFETY NET LEFT)
He then leaves with $9,000...but he then learns he made the worst deal possible, because his case had the 25 grand. That's six bad deals in a row, people; I hope that streak finally ends tomorrow. Other cases:
#11 (Mr. Patterson)- $200
#19 (Miss Washington)- $5
WOF: First Toss-Up category is Places:
_ I D E - O P _ N
_ P A _ _ _
Tani solves WIDE-OPEN SPACES for $1,000.
$5,000-WINNING ID OF THE NIGHT: CP11534
Tonight's players:
Tani Joyner (Maumelle, AR)- Cheerleaders/gymnastics coach and a grandmother
Kevin Gunn (Louisville)- Admissions counselor with an agency that helps young children find jobs; also a weird music collector
Connie Lang (Weiser, ID)- Retired
$2,000 Toss-Up category is Proper Name:
_ C _ O R
G _ E G | K _ _ _ E _ R
Kevin blows it with ANCHOR GREG KINNEAR...
_ C _ O R
G _ E G | K I _ _ E _ R
...Tani then says the right answer, but she's not the next one to ring in; instead, it's Connie with former "College Made House" host, ACTOR GREG KINNEAR, for $2,000.
Round 1 is tonight's Prize Puzzle Round and the category is Phrase. Out on the wheel now is an AmTrak train tour of the Grand Canyon worth $7,010. Early on, Connie loses $1,150 to the left Bankrupt of the Million Dollar Wedge. Tani later loses $500 to a regular Bankrupt. Kevin then calls a $300 L for the Free Spin, but then has to use it after calling a dud in F; he then duds out for good with the P. Late in the round, Connie calls four S's for ten grand; after she buys the I and then calls an M, we have...
C L E A R | S _ I E S
A N D | S M _ _ T H
W A T E R S
...in addition to another $11,900, she'll be seeing CLEAR SKIES AND SMOOTH WATERS on her Mediterranean Cruise from Celebrity Cruises and Top Cruise Club.com worth $8,700, a new total of $22,600 in cash and cruise.
DUDS: F (Kevin), P (Kevin)
BANKRUPTS: 2 (Connie, Tani)
WINNING ID FOR CRUISE: MB0363158
Tonight's Jackpot Round is sponsored by Centrum Silver; category is Headline, and as usual with that category, we have a big puzzle. After Tani calls the S's, we have...
_ _ T T S _ _ _ _ _
S T _ _ _ _ _ S | _ _ _
S _ _ T _ | S _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ | T _ T _ _
...I know it already. After buying the E's and the I's, she calls the P's for another $1,800 and we now have...
P I T T S _ _ _ _ _
S T E E _ E _ S | _ I _
S I _ T _ | S _ P E _
_ _ _ _ | T I T _ E
...she solves PITTSBURGH STEELERS WIN SIXTH SUPER BOWL TITLE for another $6,800 and $7,800 total.
PERFECT ROUND
Tonight's Mystery Round is sponsored by Advil PM; category is Before & After. After Kevin calls the S's, here's what we have now:
_ _ _ _ _ N E _
_ E N E _ _ _
_ _ _ _ S S _ _ N
I think I know it now. After a $3,500 D, he buys the I's...
_ _ _ _ _ N E _
_ E N E _ _ _
_ D _ I S S I _ N
...but he then gives his second incorrect response of the night with INSPECTOR GENERAL ADMISSION. So far, this guy's reminding me of another infamous player named Kevin back on the Chicago road trip last May. Connie then calls a $500 L, the R's for another $1,600, but then a dud of C. Tani then calls a $600 G, buys the O's and the A's to finish off the vowels, then she calls a $400 M, but she next duds out with the V. Kevin then tries to redeem himself...
A _ _ O R N E _
G E N E R A L
A D M I S S I O N
...he solves ATTORNEY GENERAL ADMISSION this time to get on the board with $6,700.
DUDS: C (Connie), V (Tani)
$3,000 Toss-Up category is What Are You Doing?:
R _ _ D _ N G
A | M _ _
Tani barely gets READING A MAP in to go to $10,800. Speed-Up Round category is Thing and consonants are worth $1,600 apiece. After Connie calls the L...
_ A L _ N D A R
O F | _ _ _ N T S
...she solves CALENDAR OF EVENTS to seal the deal with another $6,400, giving her 29 grand in cash and cruise! Tani leaves with $10,800 and Kevin goes home with $6,700 despite his two missolves.
So far, $46,500 in cash and cruise has been given away tonight.
Big Money Round: The $100,000 was won on Monday, then the car was won on Tuesday. What could be next tonight? Let's find out. She spins the single star and the category is Thing. Starting with:
S _ _ N _
_ _ _ N
Lang calls P, C, D and I and gets...
S _ I N _
C _ I N
...she still blanks out- it was SHINY COIN. Did we just miss out on making history tonight (we've never had two $100K bonus round wins in one week)?...
...no, she loses $25,000 instead.
Video Bonus: Footage of tonight's episode (including both of Kevin's goofs)
Jeopardy!: Now that the tournament's over, Dana Sause (a logistics manager originally from Wallingford, CT), with $17,610 so far, is back to try and eradicate this returning champion losing streak, now at seven shows. Her challengers tonight:
Fred Beukema (Minneapolis)- Structural engineer
Beth Crosland (Tulsa, OK)- Caregiver
Opening categories:
"The Sopranos"
BATTLES BY PRESENT-DAY COUNTRY
EMAIL ETIQUETTE
DUMB STUFF I SAW ON THE ROAD
TASMANIA MANIA
BEFORE & AFTER
Just before the first break, Beukema finds the Daily Double under the $600 Tasmania Mania clue. With $3,800, he wagers $1,200. For an even five grand:
It's the ocean to the east of Tasmania.
"What is the Pacific?"...that's the right one to go to $5,000! At the first break, he's down to four grand; Crosland has $1,200 and the champ's $800 in the hole. Let's see how the scores change after the round is over...
Dana: $400
Beth: $4,400
Fred: $6,800
...so far, there's a good chance that drought's going to continue.
ATTEMPTED LACH TRASH: $3,800
UNATTEMPTED LACH TRASH: $2,400
TOTAL LACH TRASH: $6,200
(Starting next week, you'll have a chance to enter a sweepstakes where you can win a trip to the Galapagos Islands; you'll get to do some sightseeing with Alex!)
DJ! Categories:
THE SOPRANOS
ENTERTAINERS' ORIGINAL NAMES
HEALTH & FITNESS
ALL THE PRESIDENTS' CHILDREN
ALSO FOUND AT A CIRCUS
BEFORE AN "AFTER" (Each correct response ends with the word "after")
By the midway point of this round, this game's gotten much tighter between everybody. Later, Crosland finds the round's first Daily Double under the $1,200 All the President's Children clue with $8,400; the champ has $7,200 and Beukema's currently in Lock Game Territory with $17,200. Her wager is two grand.
Her father's only daughter, she was called on to christen a new battleship, the USS Missouri.
She blanks; it was Margaret Truman, so she's down to $6,400. Later on, Beukema finds the other DD under the $800 Health & Fitness clue with $18,800 and still in Lock Game Territory. Crosland still has $6,400 and the champ's down to $5,600. His wager is $1,000.
On the BMI, this index, 25.0 to 29,9 is overweight; 30.0 & above is obese.
"What is the Body Mass Index?"...is right to go to $19,800! The champ then gets the $1,200 clue in that category before time runs out.
ATTMPTED LACH TRASH: NONE
UNATTEMPTED LACH TRASH: $3,600
TOTAL DJ! LACH TRASH: $3,600
SCORES AFTER DOUBLE JEOPARDY!:
Dana: $6,800
Beth: $6,400
Fred: $19,800 (lock game)
CORYAT SCORES:
Dana: $6,800
Beth: $8,400
Fred: $19,000
With that, the losing streak's now at eight shows.
FJ! CATEGORY: Authors.
In 1865 he wrote the line "You're nothing but a pack of cards!".
Correct: Who is Lewis Carroll?
BETH:
Response: "Who is Dickens?"
Wager: $6,300
Final score: $100
DANA:
Response: "Who was Lewis Carroll?"
Wager: $6,000
Final score: $12,800 (she leaves with $19,610)
FRED:
Response: "Who was Lewis Carroll?"
Wager: $2,000
Wins title with: $21,800
I have a feeling Fred Beukema's going to end this losing streak. We'll see if I'm right tomorrow.
Millionaire:
Conclusion of James & Brandee's game
Start of Tony & Kim's game
Evelyn: $770
Danielle: $899
Frederick: $999
Petersen: $900
ARP: $3,190
Frederick from New Hampshire plays Punch a Bunch (Rachael holds the big bill). Today's SPs are modeled by Gwendolyn.
1. Drink mixer
IS NOT: $55
GUESS: LOWER- $40
2. Pink keyboard
IS NOT: $15
GUESS: HIGHER- $30
3. 12" cake knife with song-recording device
IS NOT: $20
GUESS: HIGHER- $35
4. Propeller alarm clock
IS NOT: $35
GUESS: LOWER- $22
He punches out holes #19, #24, #50 and #3. #19 has $250. He goes on with #24...but that drops him to $100. Then, he sees what's in #50...nothing but face value ($50). He must take what's in #3...$1,000- not bad.
Coming on down with a lot of energy to Contestant's Row is Juan Diaz and the second IUFB is an inversion table (Rachael).
Juan: $400
Petersen: $1,700
Evelyn: $1,800
Danielle: $1,201
ARP: $800
After Juan does a handstand (and letting some of his pocket change drop out in the process), he plays Any Number for either an Ashley dinette (Amber) or a Ford Ranger (Std., AT, AC, Prot, Stereo, Seat)(Gwen). First number in the price of the truck is 2.
1. 2- TRUCK ($ 2 _ , 2 _ _)
2. 1- Pricey Ziffel ($ _ . _ 1)
3. 4- Dinette ($ 4 _ _)
4. 3- TRUCK ($ 2 _ , 2 3 _)
5. 5- Dinette ($ 4 _ 5)
6. 9- Pricey Ziffel ($ 9 . _ 1)
7. 0- TRUCK ($ 2 0 , 2 3 _)
Final pick: 8- LOSS (Wins $9.81)
The dinette indeed was $465, making the truck's ARP $20,237.
(The base Ranger on the show now costs $18,965.)
Bettye Bolvaine then plugs in the orange spot and the third IUFB, on the turntable, is Royal Prestige cookware (Gwen).
Bettye: $350 (STAGE GARF)
Petersen: $800
Evelyn: $725
Danielle: $401
ARP: $3,159
Petersen, a Calgary native who's celebrating his 10th wedding anniversary, plays Most Expensive for a Broyhill sofa (Gwen), a lawn mower (Amber) and laser tag equipment (Rachael). He picks the lawn mower. The sofa is $1,129, the laser tag stuff is $2,475...and the sofa is just $1,450, so he just became a forced loss victim.
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #1:
Juan ($810): $.75
Petersen ($3,159): WINS $1,000!
Frederick ($4,417): 15 + 30 = $.45
Good for Petersen that he gets to the Showcase after an evil Most Expensive setup. In his Bonus Spin...50 cents.
(Note: At this point in the run, "Dig We Must" is played after every Showcase Showdown for the first time since the '70s.)
Then comes Linda Drysdale and we now see several shots from this next prize courtesy of Gwen and Drew- a Sony camcorder.
Linda: $625
Evelyn: $1,700
Danielle: $1,395
Bettye: $700
ARP (the price tag is shown on TV because of that camcorder): $950
Drew isn't done with that camcorder- he then decides to show some of the staff with it. And he's hoping he'll also get to show Bettye winning a Mercury Milan (Std., Assist, Stereo, Prot)(Rachael) on it, but only if she wins Cover Up. The starting price is $36,265.
First number: 2 or 4?
Second number: 1, 8 or 9?
Third number: 0, 1, 3 or 7?
Fourth number: 3, 4, 7, 8 or 9?
Last number: 0, 2, 4, 6, 7 or 8?
First guess is $28,096...the 2 and the 9 are right. Second attempt is $21,790...the 1 is now right. She next guesses $21,397...and she wins! Great playing, Bettye!
(Note: After the fourth Pricing Game from now on, the show's logo is displayed at the bottom-left corner of our screen, just like after each segment on the Australian version.)
Coming on down now is Cheryl Lomaz and the next IUFB is a selection of candles & accessories (Amber & Rachael).
Cheryl: $1,500
Linda: $2,350
Evelyn: $1,000
Danielle: $2,400
ARP: $1,301
Double Prices then appears from the Giant Price Tag, where Evelyn can now win a 50" plasma HDTV (Gwen & Rachael). It's either $7,866 or $8,493. She goes with $7,866 for her dad...sorry.
Video Bonus: Fifth and sixth segments
Finally comes Gian Paolo Valderrama and the final IUFB is a wine cooler (Amber). Danielle's been here the whole show.
Gian-Paolo: $1,500
Danielle: $1,200
Cheryl: $2,200
Linda: $2,201
ARP: $1,599
TODAY'S FIRST FOUR BREAKFAST CLUB MEMBER: Danielle
Gian-Paolo now goes to the Giant Price Tag spot to play Pick a Pair for a snowmobile (Gwen) worth $7,499. Products are Clorox Anywhere spray, Gorton's Popcorn Shrimp (Gorton's products have been featured a lot nowadays), bird seed, prunes, Thera-Gesic and soft-baked dark chocolate chunk cookies. He first picks the Thera-Gesic, which is $3.99. Secondly, he picks the shrimp...$4.99. He then tries to pick the other $3.99; he says it's the spray...but that's $2.99. The other $3.99 item was the cookies, the other $2.99 item was the prunes and the other $4.99 item was the bird seed. That means Bettye saved our butts today.
My lineup today:
1. Double Prices
2. Any Number
3. Punch a Bunch
4. Most Expensive
5. Pick a Pair
6. Cover Up
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #2:
Evelyn ($1,301): $.65
Gian-Paolo ($1,599): WINS $1,000!
Bettye ($22,347): 55 + 65 = OVER
In Gian Paolo's Bonus Spin...two dimes, so he gets the Runner Up spot in today's Showcase.
The first Showcase is all about exercise. First, exercise and play games at the same time with a 26" LCD TV w/ a Nintendo Wii package. Second, do some exercise out in the wilderness with a pair of mountain bikes. Finally, after all that exercise, you need to rest your feet a bit by getting inside a new Chevrolet HHR (Std., AT/Remote, Prot, Mats). All prizes are modeled by Amber.
FREDERICK PASSES TO GIAN-PAOLO; GIAN-PAOLO BIDS $31,200 ON CAR SHOWCASE- STAGE WILLY
MY BID FOR CAR SHOWCASE: $25,500
For Frederick, we have a tennis Showcase. We start with tennis equipment (Gwen & Rachael). Then, take a trip to London to see Wimbeldon (Gwen & Rachael) and then to Austrailia to see the Austrailian Open (Amber at the audience screen).
FREDERICK BIDS $23,750 ON TENNIS SHOWCASE
MY BID FOR TENNIS SHOWCASE: $26,500
GIAN-PAOLO'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $31,200
ARP: $23,728
OVER
FREDERICK'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $23,750
ARP: $22,538
OVER- DOUBLE OVERBID #4
Boy, did Bettye ever save our butts! Both Gian-Paolo and Frederick leave with $1,000 and a fine gift.
DOND: #7 Creston Spickler is the teacher playing today (he's been an English teacher for ten years). He wants to win enough to retire.
ROUND 1:
1. #6 (Dr. Lawson)- $50
2. #13 (Miss Elise)- $1,000
3. #21 (Miss Diehl)- $25
4. #18 (Ms. Syriotis)- $10
5. #8 (Prof. Nakamoto)- $100,000
OPENING OFFER: $17,500- NO DEAL
ROUND 2:
1. #3 (Miss Mora)- $50,000
2. #16 (Miss Garcia)- $250,000 (DANGER ZONE ENFORCED)
3. #1 (Coach Fuerte)- $500
4. #12 (Mr. Jason)- $100
5. #10 (Mr. Duncan)- $2,500
SECOND OFFER: $12,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 3:
1. #9 (Mrs. Dwyer)- BUCK
2. #17 (Coach Adams)- PENNY
3. #20 (Miss Deejay)- $5,000
4. #14 (Mr. Salazar)- $7,500
THIRD OFFER: $21,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 4:
1. #2 (Mrs. Tape)- $400
2. #4 (Miss Koplan)- $10,000
FOURTH OFFER: $44,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 5:
1. #5 (Miss Silva)- $300
2. #22 (Coach Bradley)- $75,000 (STRIKE ONE)
FIFTH OFFER: $39,000- NO DEAL
19th PICK: #15 (Ms. Carter)- $500,000 (BIG STRIKE TWO; NO SAFETY NET LEFT)
He then leaves with $9,000...but he then learns he made the worst deal possible, because his case had the 25 grand. That's six bad deals in a row, people; I hope that streak finally ends tomorrow. Other cases:
#11 (Mr. Patterson)- $200
#19 (Miss Washington)- $5
WOF: First Toss-Up category is Places:
_ I D E - O P _ N
_ P A _ _ _
Tani solves WIDE-OPEN SPACES for $1,000.
$5,000-WINNING ID OF THE NIGHT: CP11534
Tonight's players:
Tani Joyner (Maumelle, AR)- Cheerleaders/gymnastics coach and a grandmother
Kevin Gunn (Louisville)- Admissions counselor with an agency that helps young children find jobs; also a weird music collector
Connie Lang (Weiser, ID)- Retired
$2,000 Toss-Up category is Proper Name:
_ C _ O R
G _ E G | K _ _ _ E _ R
Kevin blows it with ANCHOR GREG KINNEAR...
_ C _ O R
G _ E G | K I _ _ E _ R
...Tani then says the right answer, but she's not the next one to ring in; instead, it's Connie with former "College Made House" host, ACTOR GREG KINNEAR, for $2,000.
Round 1 is tonight's Prize Puzzle Round and the category is Phrase. Out on the wheel now is an AmTrak train tour of the Grand Canyon worth $7,010. Early on, Connie loses $1,150 to the left Bankrupt of the Million Dollar Wedge. Tani later loses $500 to a regular Bankrupt. Kevin then calls a $300 L for the Free Spin, but then has to use it after calling a dud in F; he then duds out for good with the P. Late in the round, Connie calls four S's for ten grand; after she buys the I and then calls an M, we have...
C L E A R | S _ I E S
A N D | S M _ _ T H
W A T E R S
...in addition to another $11,900, she'll be seeing CLEAR SKIES AND SMOOTH WATERS on her Mediterranean Cruise from Celebrity Cruises and Top Cruise Club.com worth $8,700, a new total of $22,600 in cash and cruise.
DUDS: F (Kevin), P (Kevin)
BANKRUPTS: 2 (Connie, Tani)
WINNING ID FOR CRUISE: MB0363158
Tonight's Jackpot Round is sponsored by Centrum Silver; category is Headline, and as usual with that category, we have a big puzzle. After Tani calls the S's, we have...
_ _ T T S _ _ _ _ _
S T _ _ _ _ _ S | _ _ _
S _ _ T _ | S _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ | T _ T _ _
...I know it already. After buying the E's and the I's, she calls the P's for another $1,800 and we now have...
P I T T S _ _ _ _ _
S T E E _ E _ S | _ I _
S I _ T _ | S _ P E _
_ _ _ _ | T I T _ E
...she solves PITTSBURGH STEELERS WIN SIXTH SUPER BOWL TITLE for another $6,800 and $7,800 total.
PERFECT ROUND
Tonight's Mystery Round is sponsored by Advil PM; category is Before & After. After Kevin calls the S's, here's what we have now:
_ _ _ _ _ N E _
_ E N E _ _ _
_ _ _ _ S S _ _ N
I think I know it now. After a $3,500 D, he buys the I's...
_ _ _ _ _ N E _
_ E N E _ _ _
_ D _ I S S I _ N
...but he then gives his second incorrect response of the night with INSPECTOR GENERAL ADMISSION. So far, this guy's reminding me of another infamous player named Kevin back on the Chicago road trip last May. Connie then calls a $500 L, the R's for another $1,600, but then a dud of C. Tani then calls a $600 G, buys the O's and the A's to finish off the vowels, then she calls a $400 M, but she next duds out with the V. Kevin then tries to redeem himself...
A _ _ O R N E _
G E N E R A L
A D M I S S I O N
...he solves ATTORNEY GENERAL ADMISSION this time to get on the board with $6,700.
DUDS: C (Connie), V (Tani)
$3,000 Toss-Up category is What Are You Doing?:
R _ _ D _ N G
A | M _ _
Tani barely gets READING A MAP in to go to $10,800. Speed-Up Round category is Thing and consonants are worth $1,600 apiece. After Connie calls the L...
_ A L _ N D A R
O F | _ _ _ N T S
...she solves CALENDAR OF EVENTS to seal the deal with another $6,400, giving her 29 grand in cash and cruise! Tani leaves with $10,800 and Kevin goes home with $6,700 despite his two missolves.
So far, $46,500 in cash and cruise has been given away tonight.
Big Money Round: The $100,000 was won on Monday, then the car was won on Tuesday. What could be next tonight? Let's find out. She spins the single star and the category is Thing. Starting with:
S _ _ N _
_ _ _ N
Lang calls P, C, D and I and gets...
S _ I N _
C _ I N
...she still blanks out- it was SHINY COIN. Did we just miss out on making history tonight (we've never had two $100K bonus round wins in one week)?...
...no, she loses $25,000 instead.
Video Bonus: Footage of tonight's episode (including both of Kevin's goofs)
Jeopardy!: Now that the tournament's over, Dana Sause (a logistics manager originally from Wallingford, CT), with $17,610 so far, is back to try and eradicate this returning champion losing streak, now at seven shows. Her challengers tonight:
Fred Beukema (Minneapolis)- Structural engineer
Beth Crosland (Tulsa, OK)- Caregiver
Opening categories:
"The Sopranos"
BATTLES BY PRESENT-DAY COUNTRY
EMAIL ETIQUETTE
DUMB STUFF I SAW ON THE ROAD
TASMANIA MANIA
BEFORE & AFTER
Just before the first break, Beukema finds the Daily Double under the $600 Tasmania Mania clue. With $3,800, he wagers $1,200. For an even five grand:
It's the ocean to the east of Tasmania.
"What is the Pacific?"...that's the right one to go to $5,000! At the first break, he's down to four grand; Crosland has $1,200 and the champ's $800 in the hole. Let's see how the scores change after the round is over...
Dana: $400
Beth: $4,400
Fred: $6,800
...so far, there's a good chance that drought's going to continue.
ATTEMPTED LACH TRASH: $3,800
UNATTEMPTED LACH TRASH: $2,400
TOTAL LACH TRASH: $6,200
(Starting next week, you'll have a chance to enter a sweepstakes where you can win a trip to the Galapagos Islands; you'll get to do some sightseeing with Alex!)
DJ! Categories:
THE SOPRANOS
ENTERTAINERS' ORIGINAL NAMES
HEALTH & FITNESS
ALL THE PRESIDENTS' CHILDREN
ALSO FOUND AT A CIRCUS
BEFORE AN "AFTER" (Each correct response ends with the word "after")
By the midway point of this round, this game's gotten much tighter between everybody. Later, Crosland finds the round's first Daily Double under the $1,200 All the President's Children clue with $8,400; the champ has $7,200 and Beukema's currently in Lock Game Territory with $17,200. Her wager is two grand.
Her father's only daughter, she was called on to christen a new battleship, the USS Missouri.
She blanks; it was Margaret Truman, so she's down to $6,400. Later on, Beukema finds the other DD under the $800 Health & Fitness clue with $18,800 and still in Lock Game Territory. Crosland still has $6,400 and the champ's down to $5,600. His wager is $1,000.
On the BMI, this index, 25.0 to 29,9 is overweight; 30.0 & above is obese.
"What is the Body Mass Index?"...is right to go to $19,800! The champ then gets the $1,200 clue in that category before time runs out.
ATTMPTED LACH TRASH: NONE
UNATTEMPTED LACH TRASH: $3,600
TOTAL DJ! LACH TRASH: $3,600
SCORES AFTER DOUBLE JEOPARDY!:
Dana: $6,800
Beth: $6,400
Fred: $19,800 (lock game)
CORYAT SCORES:
Dana: $6,800
Beth: $8,400
Fred: $19,000
With that, the losing streak's now at eight shows.
FJ! CATEGORY: Authors.
In 1865 he wrote the line "You're nothing but a pack of cards!".
Correct: Who is Lewis Carroll?
BETH:
Response: "Who is Dickens?"
Wager: $6,300
Final score: $100
DANA:
Response: "Who was Lewis Carroll?"
Wager: $6,000
Final score: $12,800 (she leaves with $19,610)
FRED:
Response: "Who was Lewis Carroll?"
Wager: $2,000
Wins title with: $21,800
I have a feeling Fred Beukema's going to end this losing streak. We'll see if I'm right tomorrow.
Millionaire:
Conclusion of James & Brandee's game
Start of Tony & Kim's game
"Dancing with the Stars" 3/24- RESULTS SHOW #2
The country duo Hall & Oates performed their classic hit "Maneater".
Two-time Grammy Award winner Adele then performed her big hit "Chasing Pavements".
This week's bottom two teams were...
...Denise Richards & Maksim Chermovskiy and Holly Madsion & Dmitry Chaplin, so they then had to dance for their lives; therefore, El Cheapo Steve Wozniak & Karina Smirnoff were safe!
Holly & Dmitry did their Samba once again...and got three 6's.
After Denise & Maksim tried their own Samba again...
CARRIE ANN: 6
LEN: 7
BRUNO: 7
TOTAL: 20
...they did better!
(Note: During the reveal of Denise & Maksim's final scores, the graphics incorrectly assigned a 7 for Carrie Ann and a 6 for Bruno.)
Did this mean the end for Holly Madison, one of this season's two replacement stars?...
Holly & Dmitry
Denise & Maksim
...NO- the home viewers saved her! Therefore, Denise & Maksim were eliminated.
Two-time Grammy Award winner Adele then performed her big hit "Chasing Pavements".
This week's bottom two teams were...
...Denise Richards & Maksim Chermovskiy and Holly Madsion & Dmitry Chaplin, so they then had to dance for their lives; therefore, El Cheapo Steve Wozniak & Karina Smirnoff were safe!
Holly & Dmitry did their Samba once again...and got three 6's.
After Denise & Maksim tried their own Samba again...
CARRIE ANN: 6
LEN: 7
BRUNO: 7
TOTAL: 20
...they did better!
(Note: During the reveal of Denise & Maksim's final scores, the graphics incorrectly assigned a 7 for Carrie Ann and a 6 for Bruno.)
Did this mean the end for Holly Madison, one of this season's two replacement stars?...
Holly & Dmitry
Denise & Maksim
...NO- the home viewers saved her! Therefore, Denise & Maksim were eliminated.
"Dancing with the Stars" 3/23
This week's dances were the Samba and the Fox Trot.
Doing the Samba first was Denise Richards and Maksim Chermovskiy.
CARRIE ANN: 5
LEN: 6
BRUNO: 5
TOTAL: 16
The night's first Fox Trot went to the night's second team, Chuck Wicks and Julianne Hough.
CARRIE ANN: 8
LEN: 7
BRUNO: 8
TOTAL: 23
Team #3 consisted of Holly Madison and Dmitry Chaplin (Samba).
CARRIE ANN: 5
LEN: 6
BRUNO: 6
TOTAL: 17
Fourth were Steve-O and Lacey Schwimmer (Fox Trot). Their background song was "I'm Yours" by Jason Mraz. Unfortunately...they only got three 5's.
Fifth were Lawrence Taylor and Edyta Sliwinska (Samba).
CARRIE ANN: 7
LEN: 6
BRUNO: 7
TOTAL: 20
Team #6 was made up of Shawn Johnson and Mark Ballas (Fox Trot). I'm afraid the best they could do this evening...was three 9's!
The lucky seven team this episode were Gilles Marini and Cheryl Burke (Samba). They...also got three 9's!
Doing the Fox Trot next were David Alan Grier and Kym Johnson. They accumulated...three 8's.
Next to try the Samba were Steve Wozniak (who was working with a bad leg) and Karina Smirnoff.
CARRIE ANN: 4
LEN: 3
BRUNO: 3
TOTAL: 10
I can officially now call Mr. Wozniak this season's El Cheapo.
Next were Melissa Rycroft and Tony Dovolani (Fox Trot). Oh, they did much better...to the tune of three 9's!
The night's last Samba performance went to Lil' Kim and Derek Hough.
CARRIE ANN: 8
LEN: 8
BRUNO: 9
TOTAL: 25
Finally, Ty Murray and Chelsie Hightower did the Fox Trot.
CARRIE ANN: 8
LEN: 8
BRUNO: 7
TOTAL: 23
Bruno took off a point because Chelsie slipped on the floor sometime during their performance.
Doing the Samba first was Denise Richards and Maksim Chermovskiy.
CARRIE ANN: 5
LEN: 6
BRUNO: 5
TOTAL: 16
The night's first Fox Trot went to the night's second team, Chuck Wicks and Julianne Hough.
CARRIE ANN: 8
LEN: 7
BRUNO: 8
TOTAL: 23
Team #3 consisted of Holly Madison and Dmitry Chaplin (Samba).
CARRIE ANN: 5
LEN: 6
BRUNO: 6
TOTAL: 17
Fourth were Steve-O and Lacey Schwimmer (Fox Trot). Their background song was "I'm Yours" by Jason Mraz. Unfortunately...they only got three 5's.
Fifth were Lawrence Taylor and Edyta Sliwinska (Samba).
CARRIE ANN: 7
LEN: 6
BRUNO: 7
TOTAL: 20
Team #6 was made up of Shawn Johnson and Mark Ballas (Fox Trot). I'm afraid the best they could do this evening...was three 9's!
The lucky seven team this episode were Gilles Marini and Cheryl Burke (Samba). They...also got three 9's!
Doing the Fox Trot next were David Alan Grier and Kym Johnson. They accumulated...three 8's.
Next to try the Samba were Steve Wozniak (who was working with a bad leg) and Karina Smirnoff.
CARRIE ANN: 4
LEN: 3
BRUNO: 3
TOTAL: 10
I can officially now call Mr. Wozniak this season's El Cheapo.
Next were Melissa Rycroft and Tony Dovolani (Fox Trot). Oh, they did much better...to the tune of three 9's!
The night's last Samba performance went to Lil' Kim and Derek Hough.
CARRIE ANN: 8
LEN: 8
BRUNO: 9
TOTAL: 25
Finally, Ty Murray and Chelsie Hightower did the Fox Trot.
CARRIE ANN: 8
LEN: 8
BRUNO: 7
TOTAL: 23
Bruno took off a point because Chelsie slipped on the floor sometime during their performance.
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
"The Biggest Loser" 3/24
At this point, we have entered the SOLO ROUND!
Each of the remaining contestants will now pick their trainer; here they are (in order of overall weight loss this season, percentage-wise):
Tara: Jillian
Mike: Jillian
Helen: Jillian
Kristin: Bob
Filipe: Bob
Sione: Bob
Ron: Bob
Laura: Jillian
Aubrey: Bob
Immunity Challenge: This is divided into two parts. In the first part, each person's weight loss is symbolized by the numbered blocks that are on their tables. Everybody must distribute their weight blocks to the other contestants; all of the new weight totals will be added to the totals in Part 2. Here are the Part 1 totals:
Ron: 37
Mike: 63
Filipe: 67
Aubrey: 72
Sione: 92
Helen: 215
Tara: 257
NOT REVEALED: Kristin & Laura
The second part takes place on a NASCAR race track with race car driver Clint Bowyer making a cameo appearance (driving the #33 car). Each player has their own race car with their current overall weight loss on it (excluding what happened in the first part of the challenge). The extra weight that was given to each player during the first part is added to their car's weight. The objective in this part is to drag the designated race car across the finish line about a half-mile away; the winner here gets immunity and the right to be a VIP guest at a NASCAR race on October 11th.
The winner is...
...Tara Costa! She just doesn't want to lose!
WEIGH-IN:
Tara: 195 lbs, three pounds lost, 1.52% (99 pounds lost so far this season; ties Ali Vincent's record for most weight lost on the ranch by a female)
Kristin: 255 lbs, eight pounds lost, 3.04% (105 pounds lost so far this season- NEW ALL-TIME FEMALE RECORD FOR WEIGHT LOST ON THE RANCH)
Aubrey: 191 lbs, four pounds lost, 2.05% (58 pounds lost so far this season)
Mike: 264 lbs, six pounds lost, 2.22% (124 pounds lost so far this season)
Laura: 213 lbs, seven pounds lost, 3.18% (72 pounds lost so far this season)
Helen: 177 lbs, five pounds lost, 2.75% (80 pounds lost so far this season)
Sione: 266 lbs, seven pounds lost, 2.56% (106 pounds lost so far this season)
Ron: 317 lbs, 10 pounds lost, 3.06% (113 pounds lost so far this season)
For Filipe to move on to the next round with Sione, he must have lost at least six pounds...
Filipe: 263 lbs, four pounds lost, 1.5% (101 pounds lost so far this season)
...NO, he did the worst out of everyone this week, so he's in the Danger Zone with Aubrey.
ELIMINATION #10: By a vote of 5-2...
Aubrey
Filipe
...Aubrey Cheney has been eliminated.
Each of the remaining contestants will now pick their trainer; here they are (in order of overall weight loss this season, percentage-wise):
Tara: Jillian
Mike: Jillian
Helen: Jillian
Kristin: Bob
Filipe: Bob
Sione: Bob
Ron: Bob
Laura: Jillian
Aubrey: Bob
Immunity Challenge: This is divided into two parts. In the first part, each person's weight loss is symbolized by the numbered blocks that are on their tables. Everybody must distribute their weight blocks to the other contestants; all of the new weight totals will be added to the totals in Part 2. Here are the Part 1 totals:
Ron: 37
Mike: 63
Filipe: 67
Aubrey: 72
Sione: 92
Helen: 215
Tara: 257
NOT REVEALED: Kristin & Laura
The second part takes place on a NASCAR race track with race car driver Clint Bowyer making a cameo appearance (driving the #33 car). Each player has their own race car with their current overall weight loss on it (excluding what happened in the first part of the challenge). The extra weight that was given to each player during the first part is added to their car's weight. The objective in this part is to drag the designated race car across the finish line about a half-mile away; the winner here gets immunity and the right to be a VIP guest at a NASCAR race on October 11th.
The winner is...
...Tara Costa! She just doesn't want to lose!
WEIGH-IN:
Tara: 195 lbs, three pounds lost, 1.52% (99 pounds lost so far this season; ties Ali Vincent's record for most weight lost on the ranch by a female)
Kristin: 255 lbs, eight pounds lost, 3.04% (105 pounds lost so far this season- NEW ALL-TIME FEMALE RECORD FOR WEIGHT LOST ON THE RANCH)
Aubrey: 191 lbs, four pounds lost, 2.05% (58 pounds lost so far this season)
Mike: 264 lbs, six pounds lost, 2.22% (124 pounds lost so far this season)
Laura: 213 lbs, seven pounds lost, 3.18% (72 pounds lost so far this season)
Helen: 177 lbs, five pounds lost, 2.75% (80 pounds lost so far this season)
Sione: 266 lbs, seven pounds lost, 2.56% (106 pounds lost so far this season)
Ron: 317 lbs, 10 pounds lost, 3.06% (113 pounds lost so far this season)
For Filipe to move on to the next round with Sione, he must have lost at least six pounds...
Filipe: 263 lbs, four pounds lost, 1.5% (101 pounds lost so far this season)
...NO, he did the worst out of everyone this week, so he's in the Danger Zone with Aubrey.
ELIMINATION #10: By a vote of 5-2...
Aubrey
Filipe
...Aubrey Cheney has been eliminated.
3/24/2009 Results
DOND: The second teacher to play this week is #9 Kristi Brown (who is a 1st & 2nd Grade substitute teacher). She wants to win enough to buy a monkey in order to entertain her class, as well as a house close to the ocean.
ROUND 1:
1. #15 (Ms. Carter)- $250,000
2. #5 (Miss Silva)- $5,000
3. #10 (Mr. Duncan)- $50,000
4. #17 (Coach Adams)- $500,000 (DANGER ZONE ENFORCED)
5. #13 (Miss Elise)- $50
OPENING OFFER: $8,500- NO DEAL
ROUND 2:
1. #3 (Miss Mora)- $200
2. #8 (Prof. Nakamoto)- $75,000 (STRIKE ONE)
3. #22 (Coach Bradley)- $10
4. #14 (Mr. Salazar)- BUCK
5. #12 (Mr. Jason)- $2,500
SECOND OFFER: $9,500- NO DEAL
ROUND 3:
1. #2 (Mrs. Tape)- $100,000 (BIG STRIKE TWO)
2. #20 (Coach Bub)- $25,000 (STRIKEOUT ALREADY; Samsung Instinct phone brought into play)
3. #7 (Mr. Spickler)- $1,000
4. #18 (Ms. Syriotis)- $100
THIRD OFFER: $1,500- NO DEAL
ROUND 4:
1. #6 (Dr. Lawson)- $7,500 (NO SAFETY NET LEFT)
2. #11 (Mr. Patterson)- $500
FOURTH OFFER: $1,500- NO DEAL
ROUND 5:
1. #16 (Ms. Garcia)- $400
2. #1 (Coach Fuerte)- $300
FIFTH OFFER: $2,500- DEAL
19th PICK: #4 (Miss Koplan)- $5
OFFER: $3,500
20th PICK: #21 (Mrs. Diehl)- PENNY
FINAL OFFER: $5,000
In her case...$10,000, so we now have five bad deals in a row. Darn.
WOF: Last night, Sony Picture Board Member Plezetta West became the first $100,000 winner of the new year, and racking up a total of $120,050 in cash and trip in the process. Let's see what happens tonight. The first Toss-Up category is Thing:
G L _ _ E
_ O M P A R _ M E N T
Haley solves GLOVE COMPARTMENT for $1,000.
$5,000-WINNING ID OF THE NIGHT: JC24811
Tuesday's players are:
Haley Wilcox (Greenbrier, AR)- Registered nurse
Amy Antille (Bointon Beach, FL)- 1st Grade teacher
Jason Palmer (Santa Monica, CA)- Voiceover artist (has dome some of his work at amusement parks) and a tour guide
$2,000 Toss-Up category is Around the House:
W _ L C O _ E
_ _ _
Haley solves WELCOME MAT to go to $3,000.
After a trip to the Rabbit Hill Inn in Vermont from Bed & Breakfast.com worth $6,000 goes on the wheel, the Round 1 category is Occupation. Early on, Amy calls two R's for the Wild Card. After Jason buys the A's, we have...
H _ _ H _ A _
_ A T R _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ R
...he solves HIGHWAY PATROL OFFICER for $4,750.
DUDS: N (Amy), S (Haley)
(BTW, for those of you that get ValPak coupons in the mail, make sure you look for something that's about this show and then log on to the show's website for a special bonus puzzle solution you can enter on a website sometime during a particular week later in the season; 20 lucky winners will get $5,000 each.)
Tonight's Jackpot/Prize Puzzle Round is sponsored by Centrum Silver; category is Food & Drink. Amy starts off with two R's for $600 and the Free Spin, but then has to use it right away after calling a dud in T. After Jason does a lot of work, he loses $5,500 and the Vermont trip (which he picked up with an L late in the round) to a Bankrupt. Haley then calls two P's for $800, the H's for another $1,800, and we have...
C R I S P _ | N A C H O
C H I P S | A N D
C R E A M _
G U A C A M O L E
...and she solves CRISPY NACHO CHIPS AND CREAMY GUACAMOLE for another $2,600 and a trip to the Presidente Intercontinental in Puerto Vallarta, a new total of $10,900 in cash and trip.
DUDS: T (Amy)
LOTs: 1 (Amy)
BANKRUPTS: 1 (Jason)
WINNING ID FOR TRIP: SS1719503
Centrum Cardio Mystery Round category is Phrase. Jason calls an immediate dud in N while on the Mystery Wedge next to Lose a Turn. Haley then calls three T's for $10,500. Later, Amy calls a G while on the other Mystery Wedge; with $700 and the Wild Card at risk, she flips...$10,000! After she then cleans out the vowels, here's the board:
U _ E | A | L I T T L E
_ I T | O _ | E L _ O _
G R E A _ E
She then solves USE A LITTLE BIT OF ELBOW GREASE for $10,200!
DUDS: H (Haley), N (Jason)
$3,000 Toss-Up category is On the Map:
_ A _ _ _ | B _ Y
_ _ _ _ I _ A
Haley solves TAMPA BAY FLORIDA to pad her lead a bit, making her new total $13,900. Speed-Up Round category is Show Biz and consonants are worth $6,000 each! After Amy calls the P...
_ _ C K S T _ _ _
P _ S S
...she denies Haley $30,000 and a big maingame win here by solving BACKSTAGE PASS to take the match with $16,200 and get to use the Wild Card in the endgame! Haley still leaves with $13,900 in cash and trip; Jason leaves with $4,750.
So far, $34,850 in cash and trip has been won tonight.
DUDS: F (Amy), N (Jason), R (Amy)
Big Money Round: Amy spins the M in AMERICA'S and the category is Phrase. Starting with:
_ _ | _ E
_ | _ _ _ _ R
I know it already. She starts off with M, D, H and I, then makes her Wild Card Pick F...
D _ | M E
_ | F _ _ _ R
...DO ME A FAVOR, Amy, in solving this puzzle I got pretty quickly...YES! As a result...
...the next time she works, she'll be driving there in a Pontiac G6 Convertible worth $32,980! Her total winnings in cash and car is $49,180!
WINNING ID FOR CONVERTIBLE: RW4006768
Jeopardy!: If Larissa Kelly goes on to win this tournament tonight, she will become the new all-time biggest female winner on this show (breaking Celeste DiNucci's record). Let’s find out. The first six categories of the evening are:
A LITTLE LIT
VEGAS FILMS
AT THE BUFFET
FLOORING
REBELLIONS: SHAYS’ & WHISKEY
POETIC WORDS
$200 FLOORING CLUE:
Grout & a special saw are tools for installing this type of floor.
Larissa: “What is tile?”- RIGHT ($200); $400 FLOORING CLUE
Also the surface of bulletin boards, this material makes warm, sound-insulating flooring.
Dan: “What is cork?”- CORRECT ($400); MIDDLE FLOORING CLUE
DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIILLLLLLLLLYYYYY DOUBLE! For $1,000, here’s the clue:
This durable material almost synonymous with mid-20th Century flooring was patented in 1863.
“What is Linoleum?”…gets him to $1,400! $800 clue, still in that category:
In forestry, it’s a synonym for “dicot”; in real estate ads, it makes mouths water when seen before “floors”.
Larissa: “What is hardwood?”- CORRECT ($1,000); FINAL FLOORING CLUE
1 letter off from “flat stones”, they make good flooring for your castle.
Aaron: “What are flagstones?”- CORRECT ($1,000); $200 VEGAS FILMS CLUE
In “Casino” he played Ace Rothstein, the mobster who ran the Tangiers.
Aaron: “Who is Pacino?”- INCORRECT ($800)
Larissa: “Who is De Niro?”- RIGHT ($1,200); $400 VEGAS FILMS CLUE
He directed the 2001 Vegas caper film “Ocean’s Eleven”.
Larissa: “Who is Soderbergh?”- RIGHT AGAIN ($1,600); $600, SAME CATEGORY
The title of this 2008 Cameron Diaz-Ashton Kutcher film was inspired by a Sin City slogan.
Aaron: “What is What Happens in Vegas?”- CORRECT ($1,400); $800, SAME SUBJECT
One review said this 1995 Elizabeth Berkley film was “’42nd Street’ meets ‘All About Eve’ meets soft-core porn”.
Dan: “What is Showgirls?”- CORRECT ($2,200); LAST VEGAS FILMS CLUE
In a 2003 film he played “The Cooler”, a Vegas casino’s gambling jinx.
Larissa: “Who is William H. Macy?”- RIGHT ($2,600); $200 A LITTLE LIT CLUE
Dickens’ mother was probably the inspiration for Mrs. Micawber in this very autobiographical novel.
Larissa: “What is David Copperfield?”- RIGHT AGAIN ($2,800); $400 A LITTLE LIT CLUE
Up, up & away with Jules Verne’s classic adventure “Five Weeks In” one of these.
Larissa: “What is a balloon?”- RIGHT AGAIN ($3,200); $600, SAME TOPIC
If you love stories with surprise endings, pick up his 1906 collection “The Four Million”.
Larissa: “Who is O’ Henry?”- RIGHT YET AGAIN ($3,800); $800, SAME CATEGORY
A.A. Milne wrote a book of these called “Now We Are” this age—a bit younger than you.
Larissa: “What is 6?”- RIGHT ONCE AGAIN ($4,600); TO SWEEP A LITTLE LIT JUST BEFORE THE BREAK
Prosper Merimee was just 19 when he wrote his first play, about this lord protector of England.
Dan: “Who is Cromwell?”- CORRECT ($3,200)
FIRST BREAK
$200 REBELLIONS CLUE:
Both Shays’ Rebellion & the Whiskey Rebellion were protests against these.
Larissa: “What are taxes?”- RIGHT ($4,800); $400 REBELLIONS CLUE
Shays’ Rebellion in this state in 1786-87 included an attack on the Springfield Armory.
Dan: “What is Massachusetts?”- CORRECT ($3,600); MIDDLE CLUE, SAME CATEGORY
This treasury sec. helped form, & then tagged along with, the Army sent to suppress the Whiskey Rebellion.
Aaron: “Who is Hamilton?”- CORRECT ($2,000); $800, SAME CATEGORY
Though put down swiftly, Shays’ Rebellion exposed the military weakness of this 1781 document.
Aaron: “What are the Articles of Confederation?”- RIGHT AGAIN ($2,800); FINAL CLUE, SAME CATEGORY
Thousands of Whiskey rebels marched to “The Point” in this Penn. City, but were persuaded not to burn the town.
Dan: “What is Philadelphia?”- INCORRECT ($2,600)
FIRST TRIPLE STUMPER OF THE NIGHT: Pittsburgh
$200 AT THE BUFFET CLUE:
You might start off with the peel-&-eat these; the cocktail sauce is on the left.
Larissa: “What is shrimp?”- YOU BET ($5,000); $400 BUFFET CLUE
I noticed the Lorraine type of this eggy dish, but I didn’t see any real men eating it.
Aaron: “What is Quiche?”- CORRECT ($3,200); MIDDLE BUFFET CLUE
There’s an outstanding pasta salad made with these stuffed rings seen here.
Aaron: “What are tortellini?”- RIGHT AGAIN ($3,800); $800, SAME CATEGORY
I can’t stay away from these appetizers: Bacon wrapped around a water chestnut & a piece of liver.
TRIPLE STUMPER #2: Rumaki
FINAL BUFFET CLUE:
Get your fill of this British-sounding “steak”, a seasoned ground beef patty with onions & gravy.
Larissa: “What is Salisbury Steak?”- RIGHT ($6,000); $200 POETIC WORDS CLUE
E’er is a poetic form of this adverb.
Larissa: “What is ever?”- RIGHT AGAIN ($6,200)
$400:
E’en is a poetic form of this adverb.
Dan: “What is even?”- YOU BET ($3,000)
$600:
In “To Celia”, this possessive case of thou precedes the word “eyes”.
Larissa: “What is dine?”- RIGHT ($6,800)
$800:
“L’Allegro” by Milton uses this 4-letter work for a deep shade of black, a shortening of the name of a wood.
Larissa: “What is Ebon?”- RIGHT AGAIN ($7,600)
FINAL CLUE THIS ROUND:
A poem by Robert Burns taught us that “Gang Aft” this means “often go wrong”.
Dan: “What is awry?”- NO ($2,000)
Larissa: “What is ugly?”- RIGHT AGAIN ($8,600)
ATTEMPTED LACH TRASH: $2,000
UNATTEMPTED LACH TRASH: $800
TOTAL LACH TRASH: $2,800
SCORES AFTER FIRST ROUND:
Larissa: $8,600
Aaron: $3,800
Dan: $2,000
DJ! Categories:
TOUGH CAPITAL CITIES
THINK YOU KNOW BASEBALL?
CHAMPIONS OF TOURNAMENTS
MEET THE BEADLES
ADJECTIVES TO USE IN VEGAS
A VISIT TO BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY IN LONG ISLAND, NY (Clue Crew clues)
$2,000 BASEBALL CLUE (Daily Double Hunting & High School Strategy Alert):
"Avian" nickname of 1960s reliever Phil Regan, notorious for "stealing" wins from starting pitchers.
Dan: "What is a vulture?"- DOUBLE ($4,000); $1,600 BASEBALL CLUE
Researchers have knocked off a point off his record lifetime batting average, reducing it to .366.
Dan: "Who is Cobb?"- RIGHT AGAIN ($5,600); MIDDLE BASEBALL CLUE
The New York Yankees have won 26 World Series titles; these N.L. birds are a distant second, with 10.
Dan: "Who are the Cardinals?"- RIGHT AGAIN ($6,800); $800, SAME CATEGORY
Their home parks have included the Union Grounds, Crosley Field & Riverfront Stadium.
Dan: "Who are the Reds?"- RIGHT YET AGAIN ($7,600); $2,000 TOUGH CAPITAL CITIES CLUE
In the Pacific: Honiara.
Dan: "What are the Solomon Islands?"- RIGHT FOR THE LEAD! ($9,600); $1,600, SAME CATEGORY
In Western Africa: Yamoussoukro.
Larissa: "What is Nigeria?"- INCORRECT ($7,000)
Dan: "What is Cote d'Ivoire?"- RIGHT ($11,200); $1,200, SAME SUBJECT
A former Soviet Republic: Chisinau.
Aaron: "What is Moldova?"- CORRECT ($5,000); $800, SAME CATEGORY
Island country in the Indian Ocean: Port Louis.
Aaron: "What is Mauritius?"- RIGHT AGAIN ($5,800); LAST TOUGH CAPITAL CITIES CLUE FOR $400
One of the "Stan"s: Tashkent.
Dan: "What is Uzbekistan?"- RIGHT ($11,600); $800 VEGAS ADJECTIVES CLUE
I expect to be treated like a VIP, so remember that the "I" stands for this adjective.
Larissa: "What is important?"- YOU BET ($7,800); $400 BASEBALL CLUE
He hit the first home run in All-Star Game history (take a wild guess).
Larissa: "Who is Babe Ruth?"- RIGHT AGAIN ($8,200); $1,600 CHAMPIONS OF TOURNAMENTS CLUE (Daily Double Hunting Alert)
In 2007 16-year-old Ayan Tariq bested 31 others to win $100,000 playing this title ex-coach's football video game.
Larissa: "Who is Madden?"- RIGHT AGAIN ($9,800); $1,600 MEET THE BEADLES CLUE
George Beadle won a Nobel Prize for studying the genetics of a bread type of this fuzzy fungus.
Aaron: "What is mold?"- CORRECT ($7,400); $2,000 TOURNAMENTS CLUE
In 1972 "Amarillo Slim" won this annual event.
Dan: "What is the World Series of Poker?"- RIGHT ($13,600); $1,200 ADJECTIVES CLUE
Also a type of fabric, this synonym for lavish describes my suite (& it rhymes with lush).
Dan: "What is plush?"- RIGHT AGAIN ($14,800); $1,600 ADJECTIVES CLUE
I must see the "O" show-- it boasts this type of swimming, also an artistic Olympic event.
Aaron: "What is synchronized?"- RIGHT ($9,000); $400, SAME CATEGORY
Your bold, audacious bets could be called this, perhaps from a blend of "bold" & "audacious".
Larissa: "What is boldacious?"- RIGHT ($10,200); $2,000, SAME SUBJECT
DAAAAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIIIILLLLLLLLLYYYYY DOUBLE #1!! Her wager is five grand. For the lead back:
From the Latin for "great-souled", it will describe your immense generosity after you win big bucks.
"What is magnanimous?"...IS RIGHT for a slight lead with $15,200! She then chooses the $1,200 Brookhaven Laboratory clue:
DAAAAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIILLLLLLLYYYYY DOUBLE #2!!! She wagers $3,000 this time. Here's the clue from Kelli:
The etcher used in the Center for Functional Mano Materials Clean Room uses this highly-ionized state of matter to work on any circuit.
"What is plasma?"...RIGHT AGAIN to go to $18,200! $2,000 Meet the Beadles clue is this:
In this author's "Night", Moshe the Beadle warns the Jews of Sighet about the looming Holocaust, but they don't listen.
Dan: "Who is Elie Wiesel?"- RIGHT ($16,800); $1,200 TOURNAMENTS CLUE
In 2007 Nigel Richards took home $15,000 as the letter-perfect world champ of this Hasbro game.
Aaron: "What is Boggle?"- NO ($7,800)
Dan: "What is Scrabble?"- RIGHT AGAIN ($18,000); $800 CLUE, SAME CATEGORY
As world champ of this Parker Bros. game, Antonio Fernandez won $15,140, the total amount of "cash" in the game.
Larissa: "What is Monopoly?"- YOU BET ($19,000); LAST TOURNAMENTS CLUE FOR $400
In 2006 in Berlin, Italy won this sports tourney by beating France, 1-1 (technically, that was the final score).
Larissa: "What is the World Cup?"- OF COURSE ($19,400); $400 BEADLES CLUE
"Beadle", meaning a minor official, comes from Middle English for one of these old-time announcer guys-- Hark!
Aaron: "What is Harold?"- CORRECT ($8,200); $800, SAME CATEGORY
In hunting season, Beadle County, South Dakota is a bad place to be a ring-necked one of these, the state bird.
Larissa: "What is pheasant?"- RIGHT ($20,200); LAST BEADLES CLUE FOR $1,200
In this Sondheim musical, Beadle Bamford gets sliced up for pie filling (Don't worry, he wasn't a good guy).
Aaron: "What is Sweeney Todd?"- RIGHT ($9,400); $400 BROOKHAVEN CLUE TOLD BY KELLI
Work done at Brookhaven, which is run by this Cabinet department, has produced six Nobel Prizes, including one for work on solarnutrium.
Dan: "What is energy?"- CORRECT ($18,400)
$2,000 CLUE TOLD BY SARAH:
NY Blue is an 18-wrapped supercomputer at Brookhaven; the process is in terms of this speed, one trillion floating operations per second.
Aaron: "What is a pedaflop?"- WRONG ($7,400)
FIRST TRIPLE STUMPER OF THE ROUND: Teraflop
$1,600 CLUE TOLD BY SARAH:
Cool magnet, a reletavistic heavy ion collider, facilitates this super phenomenon; current shows no resistance and gold ions travel at nearly lightspeed.
Larissa: "What is superconductivity?"- CORRECT ($21,800)
FINAL CLUE OF THE ROUND, FOR $800, TOLD BY KELLI:
Conditioned milliseconds after this event and replicated on a microscopic scale by creating a super hot fireball in this 3D camera.
Dan: "What is the Big Bang?"- CORRECT ($19,200)
ATTEMPTED LACH TRASH: $4,000
UNATTEMPTED LACH TRASH: NONE
TOTAL DJ! LACH TRASH: $4,000
SCORES AFTER DOUBLE JEOPARDY!:
Larisssa: $21,800
Aaron: $7,400
Dan: $19,200
CORYAT SCORES:
Larissa: $17,000
Aaron: $7,400
Dan: $18,800
THE ALL-IMPORTANT FJ! CATEGORY: British Royalty.
Born in 1683, the second British king of this name was the last one NOT born in the British Isles.
Let's remind everyone of Monday's scores:
Larissa: $24,400
Aaron: $9,600
Dan: $22,301
Aaron Schroder's response was "What is George"...correct! He went ALL IN, meaning his final score tonight is $14,800, making his final tournament score $24,400. At this point, should the other two players zero out, we would be going to Sudden Victory with him and Larissa Kelly. Now we go to Dan Pawson...
...who also got this one right. His wager was seven grand, meaning tonight's score of $26,200 gives him a final tourney score of $48,501. And now, the moment of truth. Prior to tonight, Larissa Kelly has gone 10 FOR 10 in FJ! Now would not be the time for that streak to end here...
...BUT IT HAS- SHE PUT DOWN PHILIP. Her wager was 15 large, dropping her to $6,800 tonight for a final second place tournament score of $31,200.
THAT MEANS DAN PAWSON IS YOUR LATEST "JEOPARDY!" GRAND CHAMPION!!!! HIS FINAL TOTAL ON THE SHOW IS $421,902, MAKING HIM ONE OF THE TOP FIVE BIGGEST WINNERS IN THE SHOW'S HISTORY!!
Larissa Kelly has nothing to be ashamed about- she still leaves as the show's second biggest female winner ever with $323,597!
Millionaire:
Conclusion of Tom & Amber's game
Game 2
ROUND 1:
1. #15 (Ms. Carter)- $250,000
2. #5 (Miss Silva)- $5,000
3. #10 (Mr. Duncan)- $50,000
4. #17 (Coach Adams)- $500,000 (DANGER ZONE ENFORCED)
5. #13 (Miss Elise)- $50
OPENING OFFER: $8,500- NO DEAL
ROUND 2:
1. #3 (Miss Mora)- $200
2. #8 (Prof. Nakamoto)- $75,000 (STRIKE ONE)
3. #22 (Coach Bradley)- $10
4. #14 (Mr. Salazar)- BUCK
5. #12 (Mr. Jason)- $2,500
SECOND OFFER: $9,500- NO DEAL
ROUND 3:
1. #2 (Mrs. Tape)- $100,000 (BIG STRIKE TWO)
2. #20 (Coach Bub)- $25,000 (STRIKEOUT ALREADY; Samsung Instinct phone brought into play)
3. #7 (Mr. Spickler)- $1,000
4. #18 (Ms. Syriotis)- $100
THIRD OFFER: $1,500- NO DEAL
ROUND 4:
1. #6 (Dr. Lawson)- $7,500 (NO SAFETY NET LEFT)
2. #11 (Mr. Patterson)- $500
FOURTH OFFER: $1,500- NO DEAL
ROUND 5:
1. #16 (Ms. Garcia)- $400
2. #1 (Coach Fuerte)- $300
FIFTH OFFER: $2,500- DEAL
19th PICK: #4 (Miss Koplan)- $5
OFFER: $3,500
20th PICK: #21 (Mrs. Diehl)- PENNY
FINAL OFFER: $5,000
In her case...$10,000, so we now have five bad deals in a row. Darn.
WOF: Last night, Sony Picture Board Member Plezetta West became the first $100,000 winner of the new year, and racking up a total of $120,050 in cash and trip in the process. Let's see what happens tonight. The first Toss-Up category is Thing:
G L _ _ E
_ O M P A R _ M E N T
Haley solves GLOVE COMPARTMENT for $1,000.
$5,000-WINNING ID OF THE NIGHT: JC24811
Tuesday's players are:
Haley Wilcox (Greenbrier, AR)- Registered nurse
Amy Antille (Bointon Beach, FL)- 1st Grade teacher
Jason Palmer (Santa Monica, CA)- Voiceover artist (has dome some of his work at amusement parks) and a tour guide
$2,000 Toss-Up category is Around the House:
W _ L C O _ E
_ _ _
Haley solves WELCOME MAT to go to $3,000.
After a trip to the Rabbit Hill Inn in Vermont from Bed & Breakfast.com worth $6,000 goes on the wheel, the Round 1 category is Occupation. Early on, Amy calls two R's for the Wild Card. After Jason buys the A's, we have...
H _ _ H _ A _
_ A T R _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ R
...he solves HIGHWAY PATROL OFFICER for $4,750.
DUDS: N (Amy), S (Haley)
(BTW, for those of you that get ValPak coupons in the mail, make sure you look for something that's about this show and then log on to the show's website for a special bonus puzzle solution you can enter on a website sometime during a particular week later in the season; 20 lucky winners will get $5,000 each.)
Tonight's Jackpot/Prize Puzzle Round is sponsored by Centrum Silver; category is Food & Drink. Amy starts off with two R's for $600 and the Free Spin, but then has to use it right away after calling a dud in T. After Jason does a lot of work, he loses $5,500 and the Vermont trip (which he picked up with an L late in the round) to a Bankrupt. Haley then calls two P's for $800, the H's for another $1,800, and we have...
C R I S P _ | N A C H O
C H I P S | A N D
C R E A M _
G U A C A M O L E
...and she solves CRISPY NACHO CHIPS AND CREAMY GUACAMOLE for another $2,600 and a trip to the Presidente Intercontinental in Puerto Vallarta, a new total of $10,900 in cash and trip.
DUDS: T (Amy)
LOTs: 1 (Amy)
BANKRUPTS: 1 (Jason)
WINNING ID FOR TRIP: SS1719503
Centrum Cardio Mystery Round category is Phrase. Jason calls an immediate dud in N while on the Mystery Wedge next to Lose a Turn. Haley then calls three T's for $10,500. Later, Amy calls a G while on the other Mystery Wedge; with $700 and the Wild Card at risk, she flips...$10,000! After she then cleans out the vowels, here's the board:
U _ E | A | L I T T L E
_ I T | O _ | E L _ O _
G R E A _ E
She then solves USE A LITTLE BIT OF ELBOW GREASE for $10,200!
DUDS: H (Haley), N (Jason)
$3,000 Toss-Up category is On the Map:
_ A _ _ _ | B _ Y
_ _ _ _ I _ A
Haley solves TAMPA BAY FLORIDA to pad her lead a bit, making her new total $13,900. Speed-Up Round category is Show Biz and consonants are worth $6,000 each! After Amy calls the P...
_ _ C K S T _ _ _
P _ S S
...she denies Haley $30,000 and a big maingame win here by solving BACKSTAGE PASS to take the match with $16,200 and get to use the Wild Card in the endgame! Haley still leaves with $13,900 in cash and trip; Jason leaves with $4,750.
So far, $34,850 in cash and trip has been won tonight.
DUDS: F (Amy), N (Jason), R (Amy)
Big Money Round: Amy spins the M in AMERICA'S and the category is Phrase. Starting with:
_ _ | _ E
_ | _ _ _ _ R
I know it already. She starts off with M, D, H and I, then makes her Wild Card Pick F...
D _ | M E
_ | F _ _ _ R
...DO ME A FAVOR, Amy, in solving this puzzle I got pretty quickly...YES! As a result...
...the next time she works, she'll be driving there in a Pontiac G6 Convertible worth $32,980! Her total winnings in cash and car is $49,180!
WINNING ID FOR CONVERTIBLE: RW4006768
Jeopardy!: If Larissa Kelly goes on to win this tournament tonight, she will become the new all-time biggest female winner on this show (breaking Celeste DiNucci's record). Let’s find out. The first six categories of the evening are:
A LITTLE LIT
VEGAS FILMS
AT THE BUFFET
FLOORING
REBELLIONS: SHAYS’ & WHISKEY
POETIC WORDS
$200 FLOORING CLUE:
Grout & a special saw are tools for installing this type of floor.
Larissa: “What is tile?”- RIGHT ($200); $400 FLOORING CLUE
Also the surface of bulletin boards, this material makes warm, sound-insulating flooring.
Dan: “What is cork?”- CORRECT ($400); MIDDLE FLOORING CLUE
DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIILLLLLLLLLYYYYY DOUBLE! For $1,000, here’s the clue:
This durable material almost synonymous with mid-20th Century flooring was patented in 1863.
“What is Linoleum?”…gets him to $1,400! $800 clue, still in that category:
In forestry, it’s a synonym for “dicot”; in real estate ads, it makes mouths water when seen before “floors”.
Larissa: “What is hardwood?”- CORRECT ($1,000); FINAL FLOORING CLUE
1 letter off from “flat stones”, they make good flooring for your castle.
Aaron: “What are flagstones?”- CORRECT ($1,000); $200 VEGAS FILMS CLUE
In “Casino” he played Ace Rothstein, the mobster who ran the Tangiers.
Aaron: “Who is Pacino?”- INCORRECT ($800)
Larissa: “Who is De Niro?”- RIGHT ($1,200); $400 VEGAS FILMS CLUE
He directed the 2001 Vegas caper film “Ocean’s Eleven”.
Larissa: “Who is Soderbergh?”- RIGHT AGAIN ($1,600); $600, SAME CATEGORY
The title of this 2008 Cameron Diaz-Ashton Kutcher film was inspired by a Sin City slogan.
Aaron: “What is What Happens in Vegas?”- CORRECT ($1,400); $800, SAME SUBJECT
One review said this 1995 Elizabeth Berkley film was “’42nd Street’ meets ‘All About Eve’ meets soft-core porn”.
Dan: “What is Showgirls?”- CORRECT ($2,200); LAST VEGAS FILMS CLUE
In a 2003 film he played “The Cooler”, a Vegas casino’s gambling jinx.
Larissa: “Who is William H. Macy?”- RIGHT ($2,600); $200 A LITTLE LIT CLUE
Dickens’ mother was probably the inspiration for Mrs. Micawber in this very autobiographical novel.
Larissa: “What is David Copperfield?”- RIGHT AGAIN ($2,800); $400 A LITTLE LIT CLUE
Up, up & away with Jules Verne’s classic adventure “Five Weeks In” one of these.
Larissa: “What is a balloon?”- RIGHT AGAIN ($3,200); $600, SAME TOPIC
If you love stories with surprise endings, pick up his 1906 collection “The Four Million”.
Larissa: “Who is O’ Henry?”- RIGHT YET AGAIN ($3,800); $800, SAME CATEGORY
A.A. Milne wrote a book of these called “Now We Are” this age—a bit younger than you.
Larissa: “What is 6?”- RIGHT ONCE AGAIN ($4,600); TO SWEEP A LITTLE LIT JUST BEFORE THE BREAK
Prosper Merimee was just 19 when he wrote his first play, about this lord protector of England.
Dan: “Who is Cromwell?”- CORRECT ($3,200)
FIRST BREAK
$200 REBELLIONS CLUE:
Both Shays’ Rebellion & the Whiskey Rebellion were protests against these.
Larissa: “What are taxes?”- RIGHT ($4,800); $400 REBELLIONS CLUE
Shays’ Rebellion in this state in 1786-87 included an attack on the Springfield Armory.
Dan: “What is Massachusetts?”- CORRECT ($3,600); MIDDLE CLUE, SAME CATEGORY
This treasury sec. helped form, & then tagged along with, the Army sent to suppress the Whiskey Rebellion.
Aaron: “Who is Hamilton?”- CORRECT ($2,000); $800, SAME CATEGORY
Though put down swiftly, Shays’ Rebellion exposed the military weakness of this 1781 document.
Aaron: “What are the Articles of Confederation?”- RIGHT AGAIN ($2,800); FINAL CLUE, SAME CATEGORY
Thousands of Whiskey rebels marched to “The Point” in this Penn. City, but were persuaded not to burn the town.
Dan: “What is Philadelphia?”- INCORRECT ($2,600)
FIRST TRIPLE STUMPER OF THE NIGHT: Pittsburgh
$200 AT THE BUFFET CLUE:
You might start off with the peel-&-eat these; the cocktail sauce is on the left.
Larissa: “What is shrimp?”- YOU BET ($5,000); $400 BUFFET CLUE
I noticed the Lorraine type of this eggy dish, but I didn’t see any real men eating it.
Aaron: “What is Quiche?”- CORRECT ($3,200); MIDDLE BUFFET CLUE
There’s an outstanding pasta salad made with these stuffed rings seen here.
Aaron: “What are tortellini?”- RIGHT AGAIN ($3,800); $800, SAME CATEGORY
I can’t stay away from these appetizers: Bacon wrapped around a water chestnut & a piece of liver.
TRIPLE STUMPER #2: Rumaki
FINAL BUFFET CLUE:
Get your fill of this British-sounding “steak”, a seasoned ground beef patty with onions & gravy.
Larissa: “What is Salisbury Steak?”- RIGHT ($6,000); $200 POETIC WORDS CLUE
E’er is a poetic form of this adverb.
Larissa: “What is ever?”- RIGHT AGAIN ($6,200)
$400:
E’en is a poetic form of this adverb.
Dan: “What is even?”- YOU BET ($3,000)
$600:
In “To Celia”, this possessive case of thou precedes the word “eyes”.
Larissa: “What is dine?”- RIGHT ($6,800)
$800:
“L’Allegro” by Milton uses this 4-letter work for a deep shade of black, a shortening of the name of a wood.
Larissa: “What is Ebon?”- RIGHT AGAIN ($7,600)
FINAL CLUE THIS ROUND:
A poem by Robert Burns taught us that “Gang Aft” this means “often go wrong”.
Dan: “What is awry?”- NO ($2,000)
Larissa: “What is ugly?”- RIGHT AGAIN ($8,600)
ATTEMPTED LACH TRASH: $2,000
UNATTEMPTED LACH TRASH: $800
TOTAL LACH TRASH: $2,800
SCORES AFTER FIRST ROUND:
Larissa: $8,600
Aaron: $3,800
Dan: $2,000
DJ! Categories:
TOUGH CAPITAL CITIES
THINK YOU KNOW BASEBALL?
CHAMPIONS OF TOURNAMENTS
MEET THE BEADLES
ADJECTIVES TO USE IN VEGAS
A VISIT TO BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY IN LONG ISLAND, NY (Clue Crew clues)
$2,000 BASEBALL CLUE (Daily Double Hunting & High School Strategy Alert):
"Avian" nickname of 1960s reliever Phil Regan, notorious for "stealing" wins from starting pitchers.
Dan: "What is a vulture?"- DOUBLE ($4,000); $1,600 BASEBALL CLUE
Researchers have knocked off a point off his record lifetime batting average, reducing it to .366.
Dan: "Who is Cobb?"- RIGHT AGAIN ($5,600); MIDDLE BASEBALL CLUE
The New York Yankees have won 26 World Series titles; these N.L. birds are a distant second, with 10.
Dan: "Who are the Cardinals?"- RIGHT AGAIN ($6,800); $800, SAME CATEGORY
Their home parks have included the Union Grounds, Crosley Field & Riverfront Stadium.
Dan: "Who are the Reds?"- RIGHT YET AGAIN ($7,600); $2,000 TOUGH CAPITAL CITIES CLUE
In the Pacific: Honiara.
Dan: "What are the Solomon Islands?"- RIGHT FOR THE LEAD! ($9,600); $1,600, SAME CATEGORY
In Western Africa: Yamoussoukro.
Larissa: "What is Nigeria?"- INCORRECT ($7,000)
Dan: "What is Cote d'Ivoire?"- RIGHT ($11,200); $1,200, SAME SUBJECT
A former Soviet Republic: Chisinau.
Aaron: "What is Moldova?"- CORRECT ($5,000); $800, SAME CATEGORY
Island country in the Indian Ocean: Port Louis.
Aaron: "What is Mauritius?"- RIGHT AGAIN ($5,800); LAST TOUGH CAPITAL CITIES CLUE FOR $400
One of the "Stan"s: Tashkent.
Dan: "What is Uzbekistan?"- RIGHT ($11,600); $800 VEGAS ADJECTIVES CLUE
I expect to be treated like a VIP, so remember that the "I" stands for this adjective.
Larissa: "What is important?"- YOU BET ($7,800); $400 BASEBALL CLUE
He hit the first home run in All-Star Game history (take a wild guess).
Larissa: "Who is Babe Ruth?"- RIGHT AGAIN ($8,200); $1,600 CHAMPIONS OF TOURNAMENTS CLUE (Daily Double Hunting Alert)
In 2007 16-year-old Ayan Tariq bested 31 others to win $100,000 playing this title ex-coach's football video game.
Larissa: "Who is Madden?"- RIGHT AGAIN ($9,800); $1,600 MEET THE BEADLES CLUE
George Beadle won a Nobel Prize for studying the genetics of a bread type of this fuzzy fungus.
Aaron: "What is mold?"- CORRECT ($7,400); $2,000 TOURNAMENTS CLUE
In 1972 "Amarillo Slim" won this annual event.
Dan: "What is the World Series of Poker?"- RIGHT ($13,600); $1,200 ADJECTIVES CLUE
Also a type of fabric, this synonym for lavish describes my suite (& it rhymes with lush).
Dan: "What is plush?"- RIGHT AGAIN ($14,800); $1,600 ADJECTIVES CLUE
I must see the "O" show-- it boasts this type of swimming, also an artistic Olympic event.
Aaron: "What is synchronized?"- RIGHT ($9,000); $400, SAME CATEGORY
Your bold, audacious bets could be called this, perhaps from a blend of "bold" & "audacious".
Larissa: "What is boldacious?"- RIGHT ($10,200); $2,000, SAME SUBJECT
DAAAAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIIIILLLLLLLLLYYYYY DOUBLE #1!! Her wager is five grand. For the lead back:
From the Latin for "great-souled", it will describe your immense generosity after you win big bucks.
"What is magnanimous?"...IS RIGHT for a slight lead with $15,200! She then chooses the $1,200 Brookhaven Laboratory clue:
DAAAAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIILLLLLLLYYYYY DOUBLE #2!!! She wagers $3,000 this time. Here's the clue from Kelli:
The etcher used in the Center for Functional Mano Materials Clean Room uses this highly-ionized state of matter to work on any circuit.
"What is plasma?"...RIGHT AGAIN to go to $18,200! $2,000 Meet the Beadles clue is this:
In this author's "Night", Moshe the Beadle warns the Jews of Sighet about the looming Holocaust, but they don't listen.
Dan: "Who is Elie Wiesel?"- RIGHT ($16,800); $1,200 TOURNAMENTS CLUE
In 2007 Nigel Richards took home $15,000 as the letter-perfect world champ of this Hasbro game.
Aaron: "What is Boggle?"- NO ($7,800)
Dan: "What is Scrabble?"- RIGHT AGAIN ($18,000); $800 CLUE, SAME CATEGORY
As world champ of this Parker Bros. game, Antonio Fernandez won $15,140, the total amount of "cash" in the game.
Larissa: "What is Monopoly?"- YOU BET ($19,000); LAST TOURNAMENTS CLUE FOR $400
In 2006 in Berlin, Italy won this sports tourney by beating France, 1-1 (technically, that was the final score).
Larissa: "What is the World Cup?"- OF COURSE ($19,400); $400 BEADLES CLUE
"Beadle", meaning a minor official, comes from Middle English for one of these old-time announcer guys-- Hark!
Aaron: "What is Harold?"- CORRECT ($8,200); $800, SAME CATEGORY
In hunting season, Beadle County, South Dakota is a bad place to be a ring-necked one of these, the state bird.
Larissa: "What is pheasant?"- RIGHT ($20,200); LAST BEADLES CLUE FOR $1,200
In this Sondheim musical, Beadle Bamford gets sliced up for pie filling (Don't worry, he wasn't a good guy).
Aaron: "What is Sweeney Todd?"- RIGHT ($9,400); $400 BROOKHAVEN CLUE TOLD BY KELLI
Work done at Brookhaven, which is run by this Cabinet department, has produced six Nobel Prizes, including one for work on solarnutrium.
Dan: "What is energy?"- CORRECT ($18,400)
$2,000 CLUE TOLD BY SARAH:
NY Blue is an 18-wrapped supercomputer at Brookhaven; the process is in terms of this speed, one trillion floating operations per second.
Aaron: "What is a pedaflop?"- WRONG ($7,400)
FIRST TRIPLE STUMPER OF THE ROUND: Teraflop
$1,600 CLUE TOLD BY SARAH:
Cool magnet, a reletavistic heavy ion collider, facilitates this super phenomenon; current shows no resistance and gold ions travel at nearly lightspeed.
Larissa: "What is superconductivity?"- CORRECT ($21,800)
FINAL CLUE OF THE ROUND, FOR $800, TOLD BY KELLI:
Conditioned milliseconds after this event and replicated on a microscopic scale by creating a super hot fireball in this 3D camera.
Dan: "What is the Big Bang?"- CORRECT ($19,200)
ATTEMPTED LACH TRASH: $4,000
UNATTEMPTED LACH TRASH: NONE
TOTAL DJ! LACH TRASH: $4,000
SCORES AFTER DOUBLE JEOPARDY!:
Larisssa: $21,800
Aaron: $7,400
Dan: $19,200
CORYAT SCORES:
Larissa: $17,000
Aaron: $7,400
Dan: $18,800
THE ALL-IMPORTANT FJ! CATEGORY: British Royalty.
Born in 1683, the second British king of this name was the last one NOT born in the British Isles.
Let's remind everyone of Monday's scores:
Larissa: $24,400
Aaron: $9,600
Dan: $22,301
Aaron Schroder's response was "What is George"...correct! He went ALL IN, meaning his final score tonight is $14,800, making his final tournament score $24,400. At this point, should the other two players zero out, we would be going to Sudden Victory with him and Larissa Kelly. Now we go to Dan Pawson...
...who also got this one right. His wager was seven grand, meaning tonight's score of $26,200 gives him a final tourney score of $48,501. And now, the moment of truth. Prior to tonight, Larissa Kelly has gone 10 FOR 10 in FJ! Now would not be the time for that streak to end here...
...BUT IT HAS- SHE PUT DOWN PHILIP. Her wager was 15 large, dropping her to $6,800 tonight for a final second place tournament score of $31,200.
THAT MEANS DAN PAWSON IS YOUR LATEST "JEOPARDY!" GRAND CHAMPION!!!! HIS FINAL TOTAL ON THE SHOW IS $421,902, MAKING HIM ONE OF THE TOP FIVE BIGGEST WINNERS IN THE SHOW'S HISTORY!!
Larissa Kelly has nothing to be ashamed about- she still leaves as the show's second biggest female winner ever with $323,597!
Millionaire:
Conclusion of Tom & Amber's game
Game 2
Monday, March 23, 2009
3/23/2009 Results- DAY 1 OF "Jeopardy!" TOC FINALS
TPIR: This is Episode 4681K, and we begin it with Mariah Hadey, Brian Dye, Britney Duchaney and Catherine Stitt. Drew comes out without his glasses, prompting co-executive producer Mike Richards to get on camera and give them to Drew! Anyway, the first IUFB is a collection of Diesel clothes and accessories (Rachael).
Catherine: $1,500
Britney: $1,000
Brian: $450
Mariah: $500
ARP: $2,585
Money Game is the latest Pricing Game this season to be played two episodes in a row because the episodes aren't airing in taping order. I hope Catherine won't need any glasses to aid her winning a new Jeep Wrangler (Lanisha). Board:
(21)(37)(75)
(86)(22)(54)
(60)(20)(98)
MIDDLE NUMBER: 1 ($ _ _ , 1 _ _)
She quickly gets the double deuces as the first two digits
($ 2 2 , 1 _ _). Then, she goes with the people's choice of 98, but that's worth only money. She then starts to go downhill with her daughter's choice of 20. But she then gets 54 to become the second straight player to KO the Front and Back Trick; she wins the Jeep and $118 as a result! Prior to getting inside her Jeep, she does a couple of cartwheels!
Rich then calls on Lillian Durante and the second IUFB is a collection of Martha Stewart dinnerware and silverware (Rachael).
Lillian: $825
Britney: $1,500
Brian: $1,200
Mariah: $1,250
ARP: $2,640
Britney plays Easy as 1-2-3 for an Apple computer system (Amber), a skateboard (Lanisha) and a range (Rachael).
#1- Skateboard
#2- Computer
#3- Range
I'm afraid this is not gonna work; at one point, she had #2 on the range and #3 on the computer. Did she just get shot down by the Peanut Gallery?...
Prices:
Skateboard: $675
Computer: $2,879
Range: $1,449
...YES, so she blew an easy victory here.
Coming on down sixth is Michael Jacob and the third IUFB is a karaoke machine (Lanisha).
Michael: $400
Brian: $625
Mariah: $700
Lillian: $701
ARP: $680
We continue down the line in Contestant's Row, as Brian (who wanted to play Plinko) will now play Bonus Game for an Ashley bedroom (Amber) worth $3,499.
1. Wii Fit video game
IS NOT: $120
PICK: LOWER- $90
2. Gas pump
IS NOT: $200
PICK: LOWER- $170
3. Victoria's Secret fragrance kit
IS NOT: $35
PICK: HIGHER- $59
4. Wireless rechargable speakers
IS NOT: $150
PICK: LOWER (against the audience)- $200
I hope the BONUS isn't attached to those speakers...but it's with the fragrances, so he wins! Drew did NOT host Bonus Game very well today, IMO.
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #1:
Britney ($2,640): Quarter + 65 = $.90
Brian ($4,498): 35 + 85 = OVER
Catherine ($24,857): 55 + 95 = OVER
Britney gets to the Showcase, where I hope she doesn't listen to the audience anymore.
Next on Rich's big list is Natividad Flores and the fourth IUFB is a 42" plasma HDTV (Rachael).
Natividad: $2,600
Mariah: $2,000
Lillian: $800
Michael: $2,300
ARP: $1,198
Lillian from Michigan plays Pick a Number for an Almost Heaven Spa (Lanisha). The board's handled by Amber today:
$ 3 _ 9 5
NUMBERS AVAILABLE: 6, 7 & 8
She goes with 7 as in her daughter's birthday...that's too much. Hence, it was $3,695.
Next to leave the audience is Janet George and the next IUFB is a water ski/wakeboard collection (Rachael).
Janet: $2,500
Michael: $2,501
Natividad: $2,600
Mariah: BUCK
ARP: $1,665
Mariah, the last of today's first four called, plays Grand Game (another game that gets played on back-to-back episodes) with a target price this time of $6. Products today are Soft Scrub cleansing pads, Blue Star Ointment, Gorton's Grilled Tilapia, Duracell AA batteries, a Duraflame fireplace log and Clorox bleach.
1. Bleach- $2.19 ($10)
2. Pads- $3.39 ($100)
3. Log- $4.99 ($1,000)
Her last pick is the fish...it's $3.59 for a fairly easy $10,000 win!
(The $10,000 graphic's green again after being red for a while.)
The last contestant of the day is Gregory Clark and the final IUFB is a men's watch coming down from the ceiling. Winner tries for a car.
Gregory: $750
Janet: $1,301
Michael: $800
Natividad: $2,000
ARP: $1,995
Janet, who's here in California to mainly see her husband, plays That's Too Much for a Mini Cooper (Amber).
1. $18,990
2. $20,442
3. $22,050
4. $23,623- THAT'S TOO MUCH...NO
ARP: $19,450, so for the second time this season, the place to stop was the second position. Virtually a forced loss.
My lineup today:
1. Easy as 1-2-3
2. Money Game
3. Bonus Game
4. Pick a Number
5. That's Too Much
6. Grand Game
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #2:
Lillian ($1,198): WINS $1,000!
Janet ($1,995): 55 + 70 = OVER
Mariah ($11,665): 15 + 35 = $.50
In Lillian's Bonus Spin...35 cents, so she'll have to settle for the Runner Up spot in today's Showcase.
The first Showcase starts with a NASCAR video arcade game (Rachael). Then, take a trip to the home of one of the world's premier film festivals, Cannes, France (Amber at the audience screen). Finally, we have a $1,500 bonus (Amber).
BRITNEY PASSES TO LILLIAN; LILLIAN BIDS $15,000 ON TRIP SHOWCASE
MY BID FOR TRIP SHOWCASE: $16,600
For Britney, we begin her Showcase with a high-tech coffee system and 26 bags of Seattle's Best coffee (Lanisha). Then, take a trip to the home of Starbuck's Coffee, Seattle (Lanisha). Finally, you might need some coffee if you want to properly drive a new Chevrolet Cobalt (Rachael).
BRITNEY BIDS $20,000 ON CAR SHOWCASE- STAGE GARF (Covers the car only)
MY BID FOR CAR SHOWCASE: $25,000
LILLIAN'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $15,000
ARP: $19,838
DIFFERENCE: $4,838
BRITNEY'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $20,000
ARP: $24,452
DIFFERENCE: $4,452- WIN BY $386!
Britney wins $27,092 in stuff today.
Video Bonus: Footage of today's "TPIR" episode
DOND: As I said before, the 24th week of taped episodes is Teachers' Week! Now, last week ended badly with three bad deals in a row, including Thursday's heartbreaker. Trying to hopefully not flunk out in that department is #18 Mrs. Karen Smith (who is a 3rd Grade teacher). She wants to win enough to take her whole family to Hawaii.
(Note: All amounts on the gameboard this week are in a chalkboard font. When an amount is eliminated, it is literally erased from the board.)
ROUND 1:
1. #10 (Mr. Duncan)- $300
2. #13 (Ms. Elise)- PENNY
3. #5 (Miss Silva)- $200
4. #21 (Mrs. Diehl)- $25,000
5. #7 (Mr. Spickler)- $10
OPENING OFFER: $24,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 2:
1. #11 (Mr. Patterson)- $75,000
2. #9 (Miss Brown)- $5,000
3. #3 (Miss Mora)- $400
4. #12 (Mr. Jason)- $2,500
5. #6 (Dr. Lawson)- $500
SECOND OFFER: $35,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 3:
1. #19 (Miss Washington)- $1,000
2. #22 (Coach Bradley)- $50
3. #16 (Ms. Garcia)- $5
4. #2 (Mrs. Tape)- $10,000
THIRD OFFER: $61,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 4:
1. #1 (Coach Fuerte)- $250,000 (DANGER ZONE ENFORCED)
2. #4 (Miss Koplan)- BUCK
FOURTH OFFER: $47,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 5:
1. #15 (Ms. Carter)- $100
2. #17 (Coach Adams)- $25 (LEFT SIDE CLEARED!)
FIFTH OFFER: $91,000- DEAL (She's got no guts)
19th PICK: #8 (Prof. Nakamoto)- $7,500
OFFER: $230,000
20th PICK: #14 (Mr. Salazar)- $500,000
FINAL OFFER: $81,000
Did she have $100,000 in her case...yes. Could've been worse, but we still have our fourth straight bad deal.
WOF: We're back home for two weeks. First Toss-Up category is Rhyme Time:
S _ _ _ T
S _ A _ T
Candice's off to a SMART START, $1,000 worth.
$5,000-WINNING ID OF THE NIGHT: VP0003299
Tonight's players:
Candice Winters (Irvine, CA)- USC sophomore studying journalism and a swimming coach (has also been swimming since age 6)
Plezetta West (Natchez, MS)- Junior at Loyola & New Orleans College of Law
Nicholas Del Drago (Debary, FL)- Custom painter/airbrush artist
$2,000 Toss-Up category is Occupation:
T _ _ _ _ L
A _ _ _ T
Plezetta is incorrect with TALENT AGENT. Later...
T _ A V _ L
A _ E N T
...Candice solves TRAVEL AGENT to triple her money.
She might need one if she wins this trip that's now going on the wheel- a trip to The Breakers in Fort Walton Beach, FL worth $6,000. Round 1 category is Song & Artist. After Candice calls the B's, we have...
_ | _ E T | A _ _ _ _ _
B _ | T H E | B E A _ H
B _ _ S
...she solves I GET AROUND BY THE BEACH BOYS for another $3,700 and $6,700 total.
PERFECT ROUND
Every day this week, the Jackpot Round has a different sponsor; tonight, it's ThermaCare. The category now is Things. Plezetta immediately lands on Jackpot and calls four T's for $2,000; obviously, she can't solve for the base $5,000 Jackpot. After buying two E's, she hits the left Bankrupt of the Million Dollar Wedge. Nicholas later lands on Jackpot as well and calls three R's; we have...
_ _ T _ | _ T R E E T _
_ _ _ | _ _ _ _ T R _
R _ _ _ _
...he can't solve for a $6,000 Jackpot. After buying the O's and the I, he calls the N's for another $1,200 and buys the A's. But he then hits a regular Bankrupt to lose $1,950. Candice then hits the same Bankrupt, as does Plezetta. Nicholas then calls two C's for $900 but then spins Lose a Turn. Candice calls three S's for $2,400...
C I T _ | S T R E E T S
A N _ | C O _ N T R _
R O A _ S
...she solves CITY STREETS AND COUNTRY ROADS to add that amount to her winnings, for a new total of $9,100.
LOTs: 1 (Nicholas)
BANKRUPTS: 4 (2 by Plezetta, 1 each by everybody else)
The Mystery Round also has a different sponsor every day this week; tonight, it's Centrum Cardio. This is also tonight's Prize Puzzle Round; category is Phrase. Nicholas starts off with three R's for $1,500, then after buying three O's and E's, he gets his second Bankrupt of the night. Candice then calls four T's for $14,000, then an H for a $1,000 Bed & Breakfast.com gift certificate. She later calls two G's for the Wild Card; after buying two A's, we have...
D O N ' T | F O R G E T
T O | B R I N G | T H E
_ A _ E R A
...BUT SHE THEN SPINS BANKRUPT TO LOSE $17,300 IN CASH AND GIFT TAG AND THE WILD CARD!! OUCH. And her perfect record has very likely gone down the toilet as a result. Plezetta then calls a $600 C...
D O N ' T | F O R G E T
T O | B R I N G | T H E
C A _ E R A
...she says DON'T FORGET TO BRING THE CAMERA for that amount plus a Central America tour from Caravan.com worth six grand, a total of $6,600 in cash and trip.
BANKRUPTS: 2 (Nicholas, Candice)
WINNING ID FOR TRIP: MS3947735
$3,000 Toss-Up category is Living Things:
H O W _ _ N G
_ _ Y O _ E _
Plezetta solves HOWLING COYOTES to take a $500 lead with $9,600. Next category is What Are You Doing? Plezetta starts with two N's for $10,000. After she calls the S's, here's the board:
_ _ A I N S _ _ _ _ I N G
I _ E A S
She then solves BRAINSTORMING IDEAS for another $10,450 and $20,050 total!
PERFECT ROUND
After a couple of duds by the other players and some work by Plezetta, Speed-Up Round category is Fun & Games and the remaining consonants are worth $1,500 apiece. After Nicholas calls the P's...
S _ T - _ P S | &
P _ _ _ - _ P S
...he blows a $4,500 solve with SIT-UPS & CHIN-UPS. Candice then calls the L's to leave only vowels left...
S _ T - _ P S | &
P _ L L - _ P S
...and she solves SIT-UPS & PULL-UPS for another $3,000 and a final total of $12,100. If it had not been for that massive Bankrupt of hers late in the Mystery Round, she most likely would be going to the endgame. Nicholas leaves with the $1,000 consolation and Plezetta wins tonight with $20,050!
So far, $33,150 in cash and trip has been given away tonight.
DUDS: H (Plezetta), N (Candice), R (Nicholas)
Big Money Round: A Pontiac G6 Convertible could be won this week. She spins the A in GAME and the category is Thing. Starting with:
_ _ _ _ _
_ _ N _
West calls C, D, G and I and gets...
_ _ G I C
_ _ N D
...she waves that MAGIC WAND and what appears is...
...$100,000- WE HAVE OUR FIRST $100,000 WINNER OF 2009!!! She's now the second-highest winner of the season with $120,050 in cash and trip! That'll make up for that heartbreaking Mystery Round!
At the end, Pat pulls a Bob Barker/Roger Dobkowitz when it comes to record keeping- he says that it's the fourth season the $100,000 Bonus Wheel format has been implemented, when it's actually the eighth. He also mistakenly says tonight's $100K win was the 16th in its history, minus the $1 Million win this season (when it's actually the 19th).
Video Bonus: WOF Grand Prize Win #4
Jeopardy!: By the end of Tuesday, one contestant will win $50,000 (maybe more), another contestant will win $100,000, and the other will win $250,000 and a permanent berth in the show’s Hall of Fame. Let’s get it started! BTW, the three Tournament of Champions finalists are the youngest in the show’s history.
Tonight’s first six categories:
OMAHA BEACH (Clue Crew clues from said location in France)
MUSICALS BY PLOT
FASHION FORWARD & BACKWARD
MEDICINE SHOW
MYTHS & LEGENDS
GOING ALPHANUMERIC
Since Larissa Kelly’s at the podium furthest to the left, she’ll go first. She first selects the $200 Musicals clue:
Rock & Roll & dancing are forbidden in small Puritanical Town; Rebellious Ren to the rescue.
Dan: “What is Footloose?”- CORRECT ($200); $200 FASHION CLUE
Popular in the ’50s, the slim skirts named for this writing implement have become chic again.
Larissa: “What are pencil skirts?”- RIGHT ($200); $400 MUSICALS CLUE
Crusading Houston radio host exposes chicken ranch.
FIRST TRIPLE STUMPER OF THE EVENING: “The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas”
MIDDLE MUSICALS CLUE:
“Prince of Humbug” creates freak show, signs Jenny Lind.
Larissa: “What is Barnum?”- RIGHT ($800); $800 MUSICALS CLUE
DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIILLLLLLLYYYYY DOUBLE! For $1,000, here’s the clue:
Charlemagne’s son leads a revolution against his dad.
“What is Pippin?”…she now has $1,800! Last clue in the same category:
Slave tries to win freedom by helping his master earn the love of a courtesan; when in Rome…
Aaron: “What is A Funny Thing Happened On the Way to the Forum?”- CORRECT ($1,000); $400 FASHION CLUE
Retro-Housewife.com calls a ‘70s-style print a “Mippie”, a blend of mod and this word.
Larissa: “What is a Hippie?”- RIGHT ($2,200); MIDDLE FASHION CLUE
This couturiere’s iconic collarless jacket of 1954 is still part of her line today.
Aaron: “Who is Coco Chanel?”- CORRECT ($1,600); $800 FASHION CLUE
Too bad you didn’t buy a Birkin one of these in the ‘80s; now the waiting list can take years.
Aaron: “What is a handbag?”- RIGHT AGAIN ($2,400); FINAL FASHION CLUE
On or off a yacht, this neckline whose name is French for “boat” has been stylish for decades.
Larissa: “What is bateau?”- RIGHT ($3,200); FIRST OMAHA BEACH CLUE TOLD BY JIMMY
This date of the Normandy Invasion had been set for one day earlier, but because of bad weather, the 6,000 ships and 13,000 support planes had to wait.
Dan: “What is June 6, 1944?”- CORRECT ($400); $400 OMAHA BEACH CLUE TOLD BY SARAH
Hours before his troops stormed these shores, he told them “You are about to embark on the Great Crusade towards which we have driven these many months”.
Larissa: “Who is Eisenhower?”- RIGHT ($3,600); MIDDLE CLUE, SAME CATEGORY, TOLD BY JIMMY
German bunkers above the beach were named for these containers; some could only be taken by soldiers crawling up and tossing in explosives.
TRIPLE STUMPER #2: Pillow boxes
$800 CLUE, SAME CATEGORY, TOLD BY SARAH
Within days, the Allies had in place these artificial harbors of sunken capes on; one harbor was dubbed Port this, the first name of a certain Prime Minister who favored the plan.
Aaron: “Who is Churchill?”- NOT ACCEPTABLE ($1,600)
Dan: “What is Winston?”- CORRECT ($1,200); FINAL OMAHA BEACH CLUE TOLD BY JIMMY
In the early hours of D-Day, members of this elite U.S. Army force brave heavy enemy fire to scale steep cliffs and take out cannons.
Aaron: “Who are the Green Berets?”- WRONG AGAIN ($600)
Larissa: “Who are the Army Rangers?”- RIGHT ($4,600)
FIRST BREAK
$200 MYTHS & LEGENDS CLUE
On the day of his birth, this Greek messenger god stole his brother’s cattle.
Dan: “Who is Hermes?”- CORRECT ($1,400); $400 MYTHS & LEGENDS CLUE
One myth says that some of these, a hybrid of man & horse, were descended from the mares of Mount Pelion.
Aaron: “What is a Centaur?”- CORRECT ($1,000); $200 MEDICINE SHOW CLUE
Breathe Right strips alleviate this sleeping noise, but became huge when Jerry Rice used them on the field.
Dan: “What is snoring?”- YOU BET ($1,600); $600 MYTHS & LEGENDS CLUE
Ovid coined the name of this Greek god of dreams as an allusion to the forums seen in dreams.
TRIPLE STUMPER #3: Morpheus
$800 CLUE, SAME CATEGORY
This winged creature with an eagle’s head & a lion’s body pulled Zeus’ chariot.
Aaron: “What is a griffin?”- CORRECT ($1,800); $400 MEDICINE SHOW CLUE
The bronchodilator Albuterol helps relieve this condition, from the Greek for “panting”.
Larissa: “What is asthma?”- RIGHT ($5,000); FINAL CLUE IN MYTHS & LEGENDS
In Greek myth, these wood nymphs live in trees & died when the trees died.
Larissa: “What are driads?”- RIGHT AGAIN ($6,000); $600 MEDICINE SHOW CLUE
Nexium fights acid reflux, which also goes by this name, though it has nothing to do with the organ.
Larissa: “What is heartburn?”- RIGHT YET AGAIN ($6,600); $800 CLUE, SAME CATEGORY
Atorvastatin is the generic name of this cholesterol drug from Pfizer.
Larissa: “What is Lipitor?”- FOUR IN A ROW ($7,400); LAST CLUE, SAME CATEGORY
This medicine is sold under the brand names Feverall & Tylenol.
Aaron: “What is acetaminophen?”- CORRECT ($2,800); $1,000 ALPHANUMERIC CLUE (High School Strategy Alert)
Triple-engined McDonnell Douglas plane whose maiden flight was August 29, 1970.
Aaron: “What is the MDM-11?”- WRONG ($1,800)
TRIPLE STUMPER #4: DC-10
$200:
Your employer sends you this, the most common income-reporting tax statement in the United States.
Larissa: “What is W2?”- CORRECT ($7,600)
$400:
Bingo square coordinate that sounds like a synonym for “not malignant”.
Larissa: “What is B9?”- RIGHT AGAIN ($8,000)
$600:
In a sequel title, it precedes “X-Men United”.
Larissa: “What is 2?”- OOPS ($7,400)
Aaron: “What is X2?”- CORRECT ($2,400)
FINAL CLUE OF THE ROUND FOR $800:
In 2002 the last of this model Camaro rolled off the assembly line- a bright rally red convertible.
TRIPLE STUMPER #5: Z28
SCORES AFTER FIRST ROUND:
Larissa: $7,400
Aaron: $2,400
Dan: $1,600
ATTEMPTED LACH TRASH: $2,000
UNATTEMPTED LACH TRASH: $2,400
TOTAL LACH TRASH: $4,400
DJ! Categories:
WOMEN AUTHORS
BORN TO RUN
CROSSWORD CLUES “X”
THE FRENCH CONFECTION
BED
BATH & BEYOND
Pawson immediately goes Daily Double Hunting, starting the round with the $1,200 Women Authors clue:
She gained fame as a playwright & later wrote memoirs like “Pentimento”.
Dan: “Who is Helman?”- CORRECT ($2,800); $1,600 WOMEN AUTHORS CLUE
DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIIIILLLLLLLLLYYYY DOUBLE #1! He makes it a True Daily Double:
This Frenchwoman who went by 1 name liked 1-name titles, like “Mitsou” and “Cheri”.
“Who is Collette?”…also the name of a vacations company, that is correct to DOUBLE to $5,600! He then goes with the $800 Crossword Clue:
Coleridge Place (6)
Aaron: “What is Xanidu?”- CORRECT ($3,200); MIDDLE CROSSWORD CLUE
Element discovered by Ramsay & Travers (5)
Aaron: “What is Xenon?”- RIGHT AGAIN ($4,400); $1,600 CROSSWORD CLUE
The hard tissue of a plant (5)
Larissa: “What is Xylum?”- RIGHT ($9,000); $2,000 CROSSWORD CLUE
Sword-shaped, like a breastbone (7)
FIRST TRIPLE STUMPER THIS ROUND: Xiphoid
$800 WOMEN AUTHORS CLUE:
A 1981 book by her was published in English as “Adieux: A Farewell to Sartre”.
Dan: “Who is Beauvoir?”- CORRECT ($6,400); $800 BORN TO RUN CLUE
At a Big Ten meet in Michigan in 1935, this grandson of a slave broke 3 world records & tied a fourth, all in an hour.
Dan: “Who is Owens?”- RIGHT AGAIN ($7,200); $1,200 BORN TO RUN CLUE
In 2003 she returned to London to run her first-ever marathon—in shoes, we might add.
TRIPLE STUMPER #2: Zola Budd
$1,600 BORN TO RUN CLUE:
DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIILLLLLLLYYYY DOUBLE #2! He wagers a whopping **$22** on this:
The pre classic, an Oregon track & field meet, is named for this legendary runner & subject of two major movies.
He can’t come up with Steve Prefontaine, so he’s down to $7,178. $2,000 clue in Women Authors:
Clip the “tag” off a German building & you’ve got this creator of forensic sleuth Tempe Brennan of “Devil Bones”.
Larissa: “What is Bundes?”- INCORRECT AND LOSES LEAD ($7,000)
TRIPLE STUMPER #3: Kathy Reichs
$400 WOMEN AUTHORS CLUE:
Gertrude Stein, in a famous line, said this “is a” this, “is a” this, “is a” this.
Dan: “What is a rose?”- RIGHT ($7,578); $2,000 BORN TO RUN CLUE
Among his many nicknames were “The Finnish Running Marvel” & “The Phantom Finn”.
Aaron: “Who is Nurmi?”- RIGHT ($6,400); $400 BORN TO RUN CLUE
In 1984 he dashed off with Olympic gold in the 100m; in 1988, he did it again; then there are his seven other golds…
Aaron: “Who is Carl Lewis?”- RIGHT AGAIN ($6,800); $400 CROSSWORD CLUE
Hater of foreigners (9)
Aaron: “What is a xenophobe?”- RIGHT AGAIN ($7,200); $400 BATH & BEYOND CLUE
Ding-dong! This river that runs through Bath is calling.
Aaron: “What is Avon?”- RIGHT FOR THE LEAD ($7,600); $800, SAME CATEGORY
“Are you going to” this seaside British town? In Medieval times it hosted a 45-day trading fair.
Dan: “What is Scarboro?”- CORRECT ($8,378); $1,200, SAME CATEGORY
It’s the name of the second-largest city in England & also of the largest city in Alabama.
Aaron: “What is Birmingham?”- CORRECT ($8,800); $1,600, SAME SUBJECT
Her novel “Persuasion” satirizes Bath & its fashionable denizens.
Larissa: “Who is Austin?”- RIGHT ($8,600); FINAL CLUE, SAME SUBJECT
An important seaport, this Welsh capital was once the world’s largest coal shipper.
Dan: “Who is Carta?”- RIGHT ($10,378); $2,000 BED CLUE (High School Strategy Alert)
As a verb, this name of the long cylindrical pillow seen here means “to support”.
TRIPLE STUMPER #4: Bolster
$1,600 BED CLUE:
The name of this type of down comforter comes from the French for “down”.
Aaron: “What is Duvay?”- CORRECT ($10,400); MIDDLE BED CLUE
To make the bed so the sheets stay tucked in, use the tight-fitting triangular fold called this place’s corner.
Aaron: “What is a hospital?”- RIGHT AGAIN ($11,600); $800, SAME CATEGORY
This bed that can be folded up into a closet is named for its American inventor.
Dan: “What is Murphy?”- YES ($11,178); LAST BED CLUE FOR $400
This type of bed is named for the small wheels that allow it to roll under for storage.
Larissa: “What is a trundle?”- CORRECT ($9,000); $2,000 THE FRENCH CONFECTION CLUE
If you have the Panache, you can use this type of French icing made of chocolate & cream, heated & stirred together.
Larissa: “What is ganache?”- RIGHT AGAIN ($11,000)
$1,600:
2-word term for teeny iced & decorated cakes; the French also use it to describe small, fancy cookies.
Larissa: “What are petit fours?”- RIGHT AGAIN FOR THE LEAD! ($12,600)
$1,200:
It’s the chocolate foam concoction lumbering pasteurized here.
Aaron: “What is mousse?”- CORRECT FOR THE LEAD BACK ($12,800)
$800:
Traditionally oblong, this cream-filled pastry is often topped with chocolate icing.
Aaron: “What is an éclair?”- RIGHT AGAIN ($13,600)
FINAL CLUE OF THE ROUND FOR $400:
Featuring a crust with shallow sides, a filling & no top crust, it isn’t a tramp, it’s this 4-letter pastry.
Larissa: “What is hobo?”- INCORRECT ($12,200)
TRIPLE STUMPER #5: Tart
ATTEMPTED LACH TRASH: $4,800
UNATTEMPTED LACH TRASH: $5,200
TOTAL DJ! LACH TRASH: $10,000
SCORES AFTER DOUBLE JEOPARDY!:
Larissa: $12,200
Aaron: $13,600
Dan: $11,178
CORYAT SCORES:
Larissa: $12,000
Aaron: $13,600
Dan: $10,000
FJ! CATEGORY: U.S. Presidents.
You have to go back over a century to find him, the last President who never had a Vice President.
DAN:
Response: "Who is Arthur?"
Wager: $11,123
Final Day 1 score: $22,301
LARISSA:
Response: "Who is Arthur?"
Wager: ALL IN
Final Day 1 score: $24,400
AARON:
Response: "Who is Johnson" (originally had Harrison)
Wager: $4,000
Final Day 1 score: $9,600
Who will win the Pawson vs. Kelly superbattle for $250,000? Or will Schroder play super spoiler? Find out tomorrow!
Millionaire:
Wedding Week begins
Game 2
Catherine: $1,500
Britney: $1,000
Brian: $450
Mariah: $500
ARP: $2,585
Money Game is the latest Pricing Game this season to be played two episodes in a row because the episodes aren't airing in taping order. I hope Catherine won't need any glasses to aid her winning a new Jeep Wrangler (Lanisha). Board:
(21)(37)(75)
(86)(22)(54)
(60)(20)(98)
MIDDLE NUMBER: 1 ($ _ _ , 1 _ _)
She quickly gets the double deuces as the first two digits
($ 2 2 , 1 _ _). Then, she goes with the people's choice of 98, but that's worth only money. She then starts to go downhill with her daughter's choice of 20. But she then gets 54 to become the second straight player to KO the Front and Back Trick; she wins the Jeep and $118 as a result! Prior to getting inside her Jeep, she does a couple of cartwheels!
Rich then calls on Lillian Durante and the second IUFB is a collection of Martha Stewart dinnerware and silverware (Rachael).
Lillian: $825
Britney: $1,500
Brian: $1,200
Mariah: $1,250
ARP: $2,640
Britney plays Easy as 1-2-3 for an Apple computer system (Amber), a skateboard (Lanisha) and a range (Rachael).
#1- Skateboard
#2- Computer
#3- Range
I'm afraid this is not gonna work; at one point, she had #2 on the range and #3 on the computer. Did she just get shot down by the Peanut Gallery?...
Prices:
Skateboard: $675
Computer: $2,879
Range: $1,449
...YES, so she blew an easy victory here.
Coming on down sixth is Michael Jacob and the third IUFB is a karaoke machine (Lanisha).
Michael: $400
Brian: $625
Mariah: $700
Lillian: $701
ARP: $680
We continue down the line in Contestant's Row, as Brian (who wanted to play Plinko) will now play Bonus Game for an Ashley bedroom (Amber) worth $3,499.
1. Wii Fit video game
IS NOT: $120
PICK: LOWER- $90
2. Gas pump
IS NOT: $200
PICK: LOWER- $170
3. Victoria's Secret fragrance kit
IS NOT: $35
PICK: HIGHER- $59
4. Wireless rechargable speakers
IS NOT: $150
PICK: LOWER (against the audience)- $200
I hope the BONUS isn't attached to those speakers...but it's with the fragrances, so he wins! Drew did NOT host Bonus Game very well today, IMO.
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #1:
Britney ($2,640): Quarter + 65 = $.90
Brian ($4,498): 35 + 85 = OVER
Catherine ($24,857): 55 + 95 = OVER
Britney gets to the Showcase, where I hope she doesn't listen to the audience anymore.
Next on Rich's big list is Natividad Flores and the fourth IUFB is a 42" plasma HDTV (Rachael).
Natividad: $2,600
Mariah: $2,000
Lillian: $800
Michael: $2,300
ARP: $1,198
Lillian from Michigan plays Pick a Number for an Almost Heaven Spa (Lanisha). The board's handled by Amber today:
$ 3 _ 9 5
NUMBERS AVAILABLE: 6, 7 & 8
She goes with 7 as in her daughter's birthday...that's too much. Hence, it was $3,695.
Next to leave the audience is Janet George and the next IUFB is a water ski/wakeboard collection (Rachael).
Janet: $2,500
Michael: $2,501
Natividad: $2,600
Mariah: BUCK
ARP: $1,665
Mariah, the last of today's first four called, plays Grand Game (another game that gets played on back-to-back episodes) with a target price this time of $6. Products today are Soft Scrub cleansing pads, Blue Star Ointment, Gorton's Grilled Tilapia, Duracell AA batteries, a Duraflame fireplace log and Clorox bleach.
1. Bleach- $2.19 ($10)
2. Pads- $3.39 ($100)
3. Log- $4.99 ($1,000)
Her last pick is the fish...it's $3.59 for a fairly easy $10,000 win!
(The $10,000 graphic's green again after being red for a while.)
The last contestant of the day is Gregory Clark and the final IUFB is a men's watch coming down from the ceiling. Winner tries for a car.
Gregory: $750
Janet: $1,301
Michael: $800
Natividad: $2,000
ARP: $1,995
Janet, who's here in California to mainly see her husband, plays That's Too Much for a Mini Cooper (Amber).
1. $18,990
2. $20,442
3. $22,050
4. $23,623- THAT'S TOO MUCH...NO
ARP: $19,450, so for the second time this season, the place to stop was the second position. Virtually a forced loss.
My lineup today:
1. Easy as 1-2-3
2. Money Game
3. Bonus Game
4. Pick a Number
5. That's Too Much
6. Grand Game
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #2:
Lillian ($1,198): WINS $1,000!
Janet ($1,995): 55 + 70 = OVER
Mariah ($11,665): 15 + 35 = $.50
In Lillian's Bonus Spin...35 cents, so she'll have to settle for the Runner Up spot in today's Showcase.
The first Showcase starts with a NASCAR video arcade game (Rachael). Then, take a trip to the home of one of the world's premier film festivals, Cannes, France (Amber at the audience screen). Finally, we have a $1,500 bonus (Amber).
BRITNEY PASSES TO LILLIAN; LILLIAN BIDS $15,000 ON TRIP SHOWCASE
MY BID FOR TRIP SHOWCASE: $16,600
For Britney, we begin her Showcase with a high-tech coffee system and 26 bags of Seattle's Best coffee (Lanisha). Then, take a trip to the home of Starbuck's Coffee, Seattle (Lanisha). Finally, you might need some coffee if you want to properly drive a new Chevrolet Cobalt (Rachael).
BRITNEY BIDS $20,000 ON CAR SHOWCASE- STAGE GARF (Covers the car only)
MY BID FOR CAR SHOWCASE: $25,000
LILLIAN'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $15,000
ARP: $19,838
DIFFERENCE: $4,838
BRITNEY'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $20,000
ARP: $24,452
DIFFERENCE: $4,452- WIN BY $386!
Britney wins $27,092 in stuff today.
Video Bonus: Footage of today's "TPIR" episode
DOND: As I said before, the 24th week of taped episodes is Teachers' Week! Now, last week ended badly with three bad deals in a row, including Thursday's heartbreaker. Trying to hopefully not flunk out in that department is #18 Mrs. Karen Smith (who is a 3rd Grade teacher). She wants to win enough to take her whole family to Hawaii.
(Note: All amounts on the gameboard this week are in a chalkboard font. When an amount is eliminated, it is literally erased from the board.)
ROUND 1:
1. #10 (Mr. Duncan)- $300
2. #13 (Ms. Elise)- PENNY
3. #5 (Miss Silva)- $200
4. #21 (Mrs. Diehl)- $25,000
5. #7 (Mr. Spickler)- $10
OPENING OFFER: $24,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 2:
1. #11 (Mr. Patterson)- $75,000
2. #9 (Miss Brown)- $5,000
3. #3 (Miss Mora)- $400
4. #12 (Mr. Jason)- $2,500
5. #6 (Dr. Lawson)- $500
SECOND OFFER: $35,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 3:
1. #19 (Miss Washington)- $1,000
2. #22 (Coach Bradley)- $50
3. #16 (Ms. Garcia)- $5
4. #2 (Mrs. Tape)- $10,000
THIRD OFFER: $61,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 4:
1. #1 (Coach Fuerte)- $250,000 (DANGER ZONE ENFORCED)
2. #4 (Miss Koplan)- BUCK
FOURTH OFFER: $47,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 5:
1. #15 (Ms. Carter)- $100
2. #17 (Coach Adams)- $25 (LEFT SIDE CLEARED!)
FIFTH OFFER: $91,000- DEAL (She's got no guts)
19th PICK: #8 (Prof. Nakamoto)- $7,500
OFFER: $230,000
20th PICK: #14 (Mr. Salazar)- $500,000
FINAL OFFER: $81,000
Did she have $100,000 in her case...yes. Could've been worse, but we still have our fourth straight bad deal.
WOF: We're back home for two weeks. First Toss-Up category is Rhyme Time:
S _ _ _ T
S _ A _ T
Candice's off to a SMART START, $1,000 worth.
$5,000-WINNING ID OF THE NIGHT: VP0003299
Tonight's players:
Candice Winters (Irvine, CA)- USC sophomore studying journalism and a swimming coach (has also been swimming since age 6)
Plezetta West (Natchez, MS)- Junior at Loyola & New Orleans College of Law
Nicholas Del Drago (Debary, FL)- Custom painter/airbrush artist
$2,000 Toss-Up category is Occupation:
T _ _ _ _ L
A _ _ _ T
Plezetta is incorrect with TALENT AGENT. Later...
T _ A V _ L
A _ E N T
...Candice solves TRAVEL AGENT to triple her money.
She might need one if she wins this trip that's now going on the wheel- a trip to The Breakers in Fort Walton Beach, FL worth $6,000. Round 1 category is Song & Artist. After Candice calls the B's, we have...
_ | _ E T | A _ _ _ _ _
B _ | T H E | B E A _ H
B _ _ S
...she solves I GET AROUND BY THE BEACH BOYS for another $3,700 and $6,700 total.
PERFECT ROUND
Every day this week, the Jackpot Round has a different sponsor; tonight, it's ThermaCare. The category now is Things. Plezetta immediately lands on Jackpot and calls four T's for $2,000; obviously, she can't solve for the base $5,000 Jackpot. After buying two E's, she hits the left Bankrupt of the Million Dollar Wedge. Nicholas later lands on Jackpot as well and calls three R's; we have...
_ _ T _ | _ T R E E T _
_ _ _ | _ _ _ _ T R _
R _ _ _ _
...he can't solve for a $6,000 Jackpot. After buying the O's and the I, he calls the N's for another $1,200 and buys the A's. But he then hits a regular Bankrupt to lose $1,950. Candice then hits the same Bankrupt, as does Plezetta. Nicholas then calls two C's for $900 but then spins Lose a Turn. Candice calls three S's for $2,400...
C I T _ | S T R E E T S
A N _ | C O _ N T R _
R O A _ S
...she solves CITY STREETS AND COUNTRY ROADS to add that amount to her winnings, for a new total of $9,100.
LOTs: 1 (Nicholas)
BANKRUPTS: 4 (2 by Plezetta, 1 each by everybody else)
The Mystery Round also has a different sponsor every day this week; tonight, it's Centrum Cardio. This is also tonight's Prize Puzzle Round; category is Phrase. Nicholas starts off with three R's for $1,500, then after buying three O's and E's, he gets his second Bankrupt of the night. Candice then calls four T's for $14,000, then an H for a $1,000 Bed & Breakfast.com gift certificate. She later calls two G's for the Wild Card; after buying two A's, we have...
D O N ' T | F O R G E T
T O | B R I N G | T H E
_ A _ E R A
...BUT SHE THEN SPINS BANKRUPT TO LOSE $17,300 IN CASH AND GIFT TAG AND THE WILD CARD!! OUCH. And her perfect record has very likely gone down the toilet as a result. Plezetta then calls a $600 C...
D O N ' T | F O R G E T
T O | B R I N G | T H E
C A _ E R A
...she says DON'T FORGET TO BRING THE CAMERA for that amount plus a Central America tour from Caravan.com worth six grand, a total of $6,600 in cash and trip.
BANKRUPTS: 2 (Nicholas, Candice)
WINNING ID FOR TRIP: MS3947735
$3,000 Toss-Up category is Living Things:
H O W _ _ N G
_ _ Y O _ E _
Plezetta solves HOWLING COYOTES to take a $500 lead with $9,600. Next category is What Are You Doing? Plezetta starts with two N's for $10,000. After she calls the S's, here's the board:
_ _ A I N S _ _ _ _ I N G
I _ E A S
She then solves BRAINSTORMING IDEAS for another $10,450 and $20,050 total!
PERFECT ROUND
After a couple of duds by the other players and some work by Plezetta, Speed-Up Round category is Fun & Games and the remaining consonants are worth $1,500 apiece. After Nicholas calls the P's...
S _ T - _ P S | &
P _ _ _ - _ P S
...he blows a $4,500 solve with SIT-UPS & CHIN-UPS. Candice then calls the L's to leave only vowels left...
S _ T - _ P S | &
P _ L L - _ P S
...and she solves SIT-UPS & PULL-UPS for another $3,000 and a final total of $12,100. If it had not been for that massive Bankrupt of hers late in the Mystery Round, she most likely would be going to the endgame. Nicholas leaves with the $1,000 consolation and Plezetta wins tonight with $20,050!
So far, $33,150 in cash and trip has been given away tonight.
DUDS: H (Plezetta), N (Candice), R (Nicholas)
Big Money Round: A Pontiac G6 Convertible could be won this week. She spins the A in GAME and the category is Thing. Starting with:
_ _ _ _ _
_ _ N _
West calls C, D, G and I and gets...
_ _ G I C
_ _ N D
...she waves that MAGIC WAND and what appears is...
...$100,000- WE HAVE OUR FIRST $100,000 WINNER OF 2009!!! She's now the second-highest winner of the season with $120,050 in cash and trip! That'll make up for that heartbreaking Mystery Round!
At the end, Pat pulls a Bob Barker/Roger Dobkowitz when it comes to record keeping- he says that it's the fourth season the $100,000 Bonus Wheel format has been implemented, when it's actually the eighth. He also mistakenly says tonight's $100K win was the 16th in its history, minus the $1 Million win this season (when it's actually the 19th).
Video Bonus: WOF Grand Prize Win #4
Jeopardy!: By the end of Tuesday, one contestant will win $50,000 (maybe more), another contestant will win $100,000, and the other will win $250,000 and a permanent berth in the show’s Hall of Fame. Let’s get it started! BTW, the three Tournament of Champions finalists are the youngest in the show’s history.
Tonight’s first six categories:
OMAHA BEACH (Clue Crew clues from said location in France)
MUSICALS BY PLOT
FASHION FORWARD & BACKWARD
MEDICINE SHOW
MYTHS & LEGENDS
GOING ALPHANUMERIC
Since Larissa Kelly’s at the podium furthest to the left, she’ll go first. She first selects the $200 Musicals clue:
Rock & Roll & dancing are forbidden in small Puritanical Town; Rebellious Ren to the rescue.
Dan: “What is Footloose?”- CORRECT ($200); $200 FASHION CLUE
Popular in the ’50s, the slim skirts named for this writing implement have become chic again.
Larissa: “What are pencil skirts?”- RIGHT ($200); $400 MUSICALS CLUE
Crusading Houston radio host exposes chicken ranch.
FIRST TRIPLE STUMPER OF THE EVENING: “The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas”
MIDDLE MUSICALS CLUE:
“Prince of Humbug” creates freak show, signs Jenny Lind.
Larissa: “What is Barnum?”- RIGHT ($800); $800 MUSICALS CLUE
DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIILLLLLLLYYYYY DOUBLE! For $1,000, here’s the clue:
Charlemagne’s son leads a revolution against his dad.
“What is Pippin?”…she now has $1,800! Last clue in the same category:
Slave tries to win freedom by helping his master earn the love of a courtesan; when in Rome…
Aaron: “What is A Funny Thing Happened On the Way to the Forum?”- CORRECT ($1,000); $400 FASHION CLUE
Retro-Housewife.com calls a ‘70s-style print a “Mippie”, a blend of mod and this word.
Larissa: “What is a Hippie?”- RIGHT ($2,200); MIDDLE FASHION CLUE
This couturiere’s iconic collarless jacket of 1954 is still part of her line today.
Aaron: “Who is Coco Chanel?”- CORRECT ($1,600); $800 FASHION CLUE
Too bad you didn’t buy a Birkin one of these in the ‘80s; now the waiting list can take years.
Aaron: “What is a handbag?”- RIGHT AGAIN ($2,400); FINAL FASHION CLUE
On or off a yacht, this neckline whose name is French for “boat” has been stylish for decades.
Larissa: “What is bateau?”- RIGHT ($3,200); FIRST OMAHA BEACH CLUE TOLD BY JIMMY
This date of the Normandy Invasion had been set for one day earlier, but because of bad weather, the 6,000 ships and 13,000 support planes had to wait.
Dan: “What is June 6, 1944?”- CORRECT ($400); $400 OMAHA BEACH CLUE TOLD BY SARAH
Hours before his troops stormed these shores, he told them “You are about to embark on the Great Crusade towards which we have driven these many months”.
Larissa: “Who is Eisenhower?”- RIGHT ($3,600); MIDDLE CLUE, SAME CATEGORY, TOLD BY JIMMY
German bunkers above the beach were named for these containers; some could only be taken by soldiers crawling up and tossing in explosives.
TRIPLE STUMPER #2: Pillow boxes
$800 CLUE, SAME CATEGORY, TOLD BY SARAH
Within days, the Allies had in place these artificial harbors of sunken capes on; one harbor was dubbed Port this, the first name of a certain Prime Minister who favored the plan.
Aaron: “Who is Churchill?”- NOT ACCEPTABLE ($1,600)
Dan: “What is Winston?”- CORRECT ($1,200); FINAL OMAHA BEACH CLUE TOLD BY JIMMY
In the early hours of D-Day, members of this elite U.S. Army force brave heavy enemy fire to scale steep cliffs and take out cannons.
Aaron: “Who are the Green Berets?”- WRONG AGAIN ($600)
Larissa: “Who are the Army Rangers?”- RIGHT ($4,600)
FIRST BREAK
$200 MYTHS & LEGENDS CLUE
On the day of his birth, this Greek messenger god stole his brother’s cattle.
Dan: “Who is Hermes?”- CORRECT ($1,400); $400 MYTHS & LEGENDS CLUE
One myth says that some of these, a hybrid of man & horse, were descended from the mares of Mount Pelion.
Aaron: “What is a Centaur?”- CORRECT ($1,000); $200 MEDICINE SHOW CLUE
Breathe Right strips alleviate this sleeping noise, but became huge when Jerry Rice used them on the field.
Dan: “What is snoring?”- YOU BET ($1,600); $600 MYTHS & LEGENDS CLUE
Ovid coined the name of this Greek god of dreams as an allusion to the forums seen in dreams.
TRIPLE STUMPER #3: Morpheus
$800 CLUE, SAME CATEGORY
This winged creature with an eagle’s head & a lion’s body pulled Zeus’ chariot.
Aaron: “What is a griffin?”- CORRECT ($1,800); $400 MEDICINE SHOW CLUE
The bronchodilator Albuterol helps relieve this condition, from the Greek for “panting”.
Larissa: “What is asthma?”- RIGHT ($5,000); FINAL CLUE IN MYTHS & LEGENDS
In Greek myth, these wood nymphs live in trees & died when the trees died.
Larissa: “What are driads?”- RIGHT AGAIN ($6,000); $600 MEDICINE SHOW CLUE
Nexium fights acid reflux, which also goes by this name, though it has nothing to do with the organ.
Larissa: “What is heartburn?”- RIGHT YET AGAIN ($6,600); $800 CLUE, SAME CATEGORY
Atorvastatin is the generic name of this cholesterol drug from Pfizer.
Larissa: “What is Lipitor?”- FOUR IN A ROW ($7,400); LAST CLUE, SAME CATEGORY
This medicine is sold under the brand names Feverall & Tylenol.
Aaron: “What is acetaminophen?”- CORRECT ($2,800); $1,000 ALPHANUMERIC CLUE (High School Strategy Alert)
Triple-engined McDonnell Douglas plane whose maiden flight was August 29, 1970.
Aaron: “What is the MDM-11?”- WRONG ($1,800)
TRIPLE STUMPER #4: DC-10
$200:
Your employer sends you this, the most common income-reporting tax statement in the United States.
Larissa: “What is W2?”- CORRECT ($7,600)
$400:
Bingo square coordinate that sounds like a synonym for “not malignant”.
Larissa: “What is B9?”- RIGHT AGAIN ($8,000)
$600:
In a sequel title, it precedes “X-Men United”.
Larissa: “What is 2?”- OOPS ($7,400)
Aaron: “What is X2?”- CORRECT ($2,400)
FINAL CLUE OF THE ROUND FOR $800:
In 2002 the last of this model Camaro rolled off the assembly line- a bright rally red convertible.
TRIPLE STUMPER #5: Z28
SCORES AFTER FIRST ROUND:
Larissa: $7,400
Aaron: $2,400
Dan: $1,600
ATTEMPTED LACH TRASH: $2,000
UNATTEMPTED LACH TRASH: $2,400
TOTAL LACH TRASH: $4,400
DJ! Categories:
WOMEN AUTHORS
BORN TO RUN
CROSSWORD CLUES “X”
THE FRENCH CONFECTION
BED
BATH & BEYOND
Pawson immediately goes Daily Double Hunting, starting the round with the $1,200 Women Authors clue:
She gained fame as a playwright & later wrote memoirs like “Pentimento”.
Dan: “Who is Helman?”- CORRECT ($2,800); $1,600 WOMEN AUTHORS CLUE
DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIIIILLLLLLLLLYYYY DOUBLE #1! He makes it a True Daily Double:
This Frenchwoman who went by 1 name liked 1-name titles, like “Mitsou” and “Cheri”.
“Who is Collette?”…also the name of a vacations company, that is correct to DOUBLE to $5,600! He then goes with the $800 Crossword Clue:
Coleridge Place (6)
Aaron: “What is Xanidu?”- CORRECT ($3,200); MIDDLE CROSSWORD CLUE
Element discovered by Ramsay & Travers (5)
Aaron: “What is Xenon?”- RIGHT AGAIN ($4,400); $1,600 CROSSWORD CLUE
The hard tissue of a plant (5)
Larissa: “What is Xylum?”- RIGHT ($9,000); $2,000 CROSSWORD CLUE
Sword-shaped, like a breastbone (7)
FIRST TRIPLE STUMPER THIS ROUND: Xiphoid
$800 WOMEN AUTHORS CLUE:
A 1981 book by her was published in English as “Adieux: A Farewell to Sartre”.
Dan: “Who is Beauvoir?”- CORRECT ($6,400); $800 BORN TO RUN CLUE
At a Big Ten meet in Michigan in 1935, this grandson of a slave broke 3 world records & tied a fourth, all in an hour.
Dan: “Who is Owens?”- RIGHT AGAIN ($7,200); $1,200 BORN TO RUN CLUE
In 2003 she returned to London to run her first-ever marathon—in shoes, we might add.
TRIPLE STUMPER #2: Zola Budd
$1,600 BORN TO RUN CLUE:
DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIILLLLLLLYYYY DOUBLE #2! He wagers a whopping **$22** on this:
The pre classic, an Oregon track & field meet, is named for this legendary runner & subject of two major movies.
He can’t come up with Steve Prefontaine, so he’s down to $7,178. $2,000 clue in Women Authors:
Clip the “tag” off a German building & you’ve got this creator of forensic sleuth Tempe Brennan of “Devil Bones”.
Larissa: “What is Bundes?”- INCORRECT AND LOSES LEAD ($7,000)
TRIPLE STUMPER #3: Kathy Reichs
$400 WOMEN AUTHORS CLUE:
Gertrude Stein, in a famous line, said this “is a” this, “is a” this, “is a” this.
Dan: “What is a rose?”- RIGHT ($7,578); $2,000 BORN TO RUN CLUE
Among his many nicknames were “The Finnish Running Marvel” & “The Phantom Finn”.
Aaron: “Who is Nurmi?”- RIGHT ($6,400); $400 BORN TO RUN CLUE
In 1984 he dashed off with Olympic gold in the 100m; in 1988, he did it again; then there are his seven other golds…
Aaron: “Who is Carl Lewis?”- RIGHT AGAIN ($6,800); $400 CROSSWORD CLUE
Hater of foreigners (9)
Aaron: “What is a xenophobe?”- RIGHT AGAIN ($7,200); $400 BATH & BEYOND CLUE
Ding-dong! This river that runs through Bath is calling.
Aaron: “What is Avon?”- RIGHT FOR THE LEAD ($7,600); $800, SAME CATEGORY
“Are you going to” this seaside British town? In Medieval times it hosted a 45-day trading fair.
Dan: “What is Scarboro?”- CORRECT ($8,378); $1,200, SAME CATEGORY
It’s the name of the second-largest city in England & also of the largest city in Alabama.
Aaron: “What is Birmingham?”- CORRECT ($8,800); $1,600, SAME SUBJECT
Her novel “Persuasion” satirizes Bath & its fashionable denizens.
Larissa: “Who is Austin?”- RIGHT ($8,600); FINAL CLUE, SAME SUBJECT
An important seaport, this Welsh capital was once the world’s largest coal shipper.
Dan: “Who is Carta?”- RIGHT ($10,378); $2,000 BED CLUE (High School Strategy Alert)
As a verb, this name of the long cylindrical pillow seen here means “to support”.
TRIPLE STUMPER #4: Bolster
$1,600 BED CLUE:
The name of this type of down comforter comes from the French for “down”.
Aaron: “What is Duvay?”- CORRECT ($10,400); MIDDLE BED CLUE
To make the bed so the sheets stay tucked in, use the tight-fitting triangular fold called this place’s corner.
Aaron: “What is a hospital?”- RIGHT AGAIN ($11,600); $800, SAME CATEGORY
This bed that can be folded up into a closet is named for its American inventor.
Dan: “What is Murphy?”- YES ($11,178); LAST BED CLUE FOR $400
This type of bed is named for the small wheels that allow it to roll under for storage.
Larissa: “What is a trundle?”- CORRECT ($9,000); $2,000 THE FRENCH CONFECTION CLUE
If you have the Panache, you can use this type of French icing made of chocolate & cream, heated & stirred together.
Larissa: “What is ganache?”- RIGHT AGAIN ($11,000)
$1,600:
2-word term for teeny iced & decorated cakes; the French also use it to describe small, fancy cookies.
Larissa: “What are petit fours?”- RIGHT AGAIN FOR THE LEAD! ($12,600)
$1,200:
It’s the chocolate foam concoction lumbering pasteurized here.
Aaron: “What is mousse?”- CORRECT FOR THE LEAD BACK ($12,800)
$800:
Traditionally oblong, this cream-filled pastry is often topped with chocolate icing.
Aaron: “What is an éclair?”- RIGHT AGAIN ($13,600)
FINAL CLUE OF THE ROUND FOR $400:
Featuring a crust with shallow sides, a filling & no top crust, it isn’t a tramp, it’s this 4-letter pastry.
Larissa: “What is hobo?”- INCORRECT ($12,200)
TRIPLE STUMPER #5: Tart
ATTEMPTED LACH TRASH: $4,800
UNATTEMPTED LACH TRASH: $5,200
TOTAL DJ! LACH TRASH: $10,000
SCORES AFTER DOUBLE JEOPARDY!:
Larissa: $12,200
Aaron: $13,600
Dan: $11,178
CORYAT SCORES:
Larissa: $12,000
Aaron: $13,600
Dan: $10,000
FJ! CATEGORY: U.S. Presidents.
You have to go back over a century to find him, the last President who never had a Vice President.
DAN:
Response: "Who is Arthur?"
Wager: $11,123
Final Day 1 score: $22,301
LARISSA:
Response: "Who is Arthur?"
Wager: ALL IN
Final Day 1 score: $24,400
AARON:
Response: "Who is Johnson" (originally had Harrison)
Wager: $4,000
Final Day 1 score: $9,600
Who will win the Pawson vs. Kelly superbattle for $250,000? Or will Schroder play super spoiler? Find out tomorrow!
Millionaire:
Wedding Week begins
Game 2
This Week in Game Shows: March 23-29
The last full week of March turns out to be the first full week of Spring 2009. Here's what's on tap:
Jeopardy!: The Tournament of Champions finals! After that's over, will the returning champion losing streak then be stopped in regular play (which currently stands at seven shows)?
Deal or No Deal: Will this week's group of teachers be smart enough to say Deal or No Deal at the right time?
Millionaire: It's Pay For Your Wedding Week!
Also, don't forget about this week's schedule changes due to a Presidential Primetime News Conference this Tuesday night- "American Idol" moves to Wednesday and Thursday and the start of this week's two-hour "The Biggest Loser" episode will be delayed an hour.
In addition, this is also the last week of the current GSN schedule.
Jeopardy!: The Tournament of Champions finals! After that's over, will the returning champion losing streak then be stopped in regular play (which currently stands at seven shows)?
Deal or No Deal: Will this week's group of teachers be smart enough to say Deal or No Deal at the right time?
Millionaire: It's Pay For Your Wedding Week!
Also, don't forget about this week's schedule changes due to a Presidential Primetime News Conference this Tuesday night- "American Idol" moves to Wednesday and Thursday and the start of this week's two-hour "The Biggest Loser" episode will be delayed an hour.
In addition, this is also the last week of the current GSN schedule.
Player of the Week/Winners List for March 16-22
Players of the Week:
WINNER: Bandy Murphy (Season 3 "Toughest Cowboy" champion)
RUNNER-UP: The three "Jeopardy!" Tournament of Champions Finalists (Dan Pawson, Larissa Kelly & Aaron Schroder)
3RD PLACE: Teresa Cook ($74,000)("Deal or No Deal")
Other Big Winners and Notables:
Kierre Daniels & Erin Jones- $50,000 each ("WWTBAM")
Carl Woung- $47,392 ("The Price is Right")
Sandy Webster- $43,150 ("Wheel of Fortune")
WINNER: Bandy Murphy (Season 3 "Toughest Cowboy" champion)
RUNNER-UP: The three "Jeopardy!" Tournament of Champions Finalists (Dan Pawson, Larissa Kelly & Aaron Schroder)
3RD PLACE: Teresa Cook ($74,000)("Deal or No Deal")
Other Big Winners and Notables:
Kierre Daniels & Erin Jones- $50,000 each ("WWTBAM")
Carl Woung- $47,392 ("The Price is Right")
Sandy Webster- $43,150 ("Wheel of Fortune")
Sunday, March 22, 2009
"High Stakes Poker" 3/22
For those of you who missed the end of last week's episode, Daniel Negreanu went broke at the last possible moment when he went ALL IN against David Benyamine, not knowing that Benyamine had made four of a kind! That allowed Benyamine to score the season's largest pot so far worth $416,200! Negreanu just handed in a new buy-in, so he's back tonight to try and redeem himself (Tom Dwan's trying to redeem himself as well this evening after being shut out last week). Here's the night's first hand:
Sahamies: (10H)(8S)
Dwan: (7S)(6S)
POT: $9,100
THE FLOP: (4S)(6H)(3C)
Dwan has an immediate inside straight draw and makes top pair. After betting $8,000, Sahamies raises to $29K...and Dwan calls the remainder.
TURN: 9 OF CLUBS
Sahamies now has a straight draw of his own. Both check.
RIVER: 8 OF DIAMONDS
Sahamies wins the first pot of the night at $67,100. For the second hand, there's five-way action:
Eastgate: DOUBLE THREES (Diamonds & Hearts)
Negreanu: (7C)(6C)
Sahamies: (QC)(4C)
Elezra: (8C)(5C)
Dwan: (QH)(JS)
POT: $20,600
THE FLOP: (AS)(4D)(7S)
Negreanu has top pair, Sahamies has low pair and Elezra has an inside straight draw. In the end, Sahamies' $15K bet scares the other four players away, giving him another pot at $35,600. Third hand:
Dwan: DOUBLE ACES (Hearts & Spades)
Greenstein: (JH)(9H)
POT: $68,500
THE FLOP: (3H)(JD)(10C)
Top pair for Greenstein, but Dwan still has the lead. Dwan next bets $46,200...then Greenstein raises an additional 100 grand!! What's next for Dwan...he raises another 200 grand and Greenstein CALLS ALL IN- WE HAVE A NEW SEASON-HIGH POT AT $548,700!!!
TURN: 9 OF SPADES
Greenstein now leads with two pair. An Ace, a 3 or a 10 on the river will give this big pot to Dwan...
RIVER: 5 OF DIAMONDS
...NO, so Greenstein just won more than a half million in just won shot! During that time, he came up with the catchphrase "Math is idiotic". That can be said for a lot of the games on "The Price is Right". Anyway, back to this next hand:
Benyamine: (AS)(10S)
Greenstein: (KH)(JS)
POT: $9,600
THE FLOP: (6C)(7S)(QC)- DUD
Greenstein's puny $5K bet proves to be enough for Benyamine to fold, giving Greenstein a $14,600 pot and his second straight win. Next up is six-way action!
Negreanu: (7H)(4S)
Sahamies: (9H)(4H)
Elezra: (AS)(JC)
Dwan: DOUBLE NINES (Diamonds & Spades)
Greenstein: (AH)(3H)
Brunson: (AC)(KS)
POT: $22,600
THE FLOP: (9S)(10S)(QS)
Instant flush draw for four players, and Elezra also has an open-ended straight draw. Dwan currently leads with trip 9s. After Elezra's $12K bet, everybody else folds except for Dwan.
TURN: 7 OF CLUBS- DUD
Afterwards, Elezra bets 37 large...Dwan calls that also.
RIVER: 6 OF CLUBS- ANOTHER DUD
Dwan wins the $120,600 pot to end his losing streak! Five-way action ensues on the next hand:
Eastgate: (QC)(7C)
Negreanu: (AC)(8H)
Elezra: (AS)(6H)
Dwan: (5C)(3D)
Brunson: DOUBLE FOURS (Clubs & Hearts)
POT: $6,600
THE FLOP: (3C)(QH)(5H)
Eastgate makes top pair, but Dwan pairs both his base cards for the early lead. Eastgate & Dwan both stay in the hand by each betting $5,000.
TURN: JACK OF CLUBS
Eastgate now has a flush draw. Both now bet $12K apiece.
RIVER: 5 OF DIAMONDS- DWAN FULL HOUSE!
Dwan wins his second straight six-figure pot, this time at $153,600! He'll try to keep the hot momentum going in this next hand:
Elezra: DOUBLE FOURS (Clubs & Spades)
Dwan: (7D)(6H)
POT: $10,100
THE FLOP: (8C)(5S)(7S)
Both have straight draws, but Dwan's is open-ended and he's also made middle pair. Both check.
TURN: KING OF HEARTS- DUD
Dwan then shells out $6,600...as does Elezra.
RIVER: 9 OF DIAMONDS- DWAN STRAIGHT!
Dwan has his third straight pot, with this one being worth just $23,300. He starts off the next hand with a $2,000 straddle bet, but he doesn't make it to that hand's flop. Let's see who's left at the latest flop:
Eastgate: (4H)(2H)
Sahamies: (KS)(4C)
POT: $31,100
THE FLOP: (6S)(8D)(9C)- DUD
After Eastgate wagers 20 grand...Sahamies folds, so Eastgate wins the $51,100 pot. Next hand:
Sahamies: (10C)(9S)
Elezra: (AH)(4H)
POT: $10,100
THE FLOP: (7H)(KD)(QD)
Sahamies is a Jack away from a King-high straight. Both bet $10,500 apiece.
TURN: 3 OF HEARTS
Elezra now has a flush draw; after wagering $16,500, Sahamies raises to $54K. Elezra goes for it.
RIVER: 2 OF DIAMONDS
Elezra takes down the $139,100 pot. We've got a four-way dance for the next hand:
Brunson: (9D)(6D)
Eastgate: (6H)(4H)
Sahamies: (KS)(5S)
Dwan: (AS)(JC)
POT: $15,600
THE FLOP: (QD)(7C)(2C)- DUD
Everyone checks.
TURN: 4 OF DIAMONDS
Eastgate now has a pair of 4s, but Brunson now has a flush draw. Everyone checks again.
RIVER: ACE OF DIAMONDS- BRUNSON FLUSH!
That big Ace at the end earns poker legend Doyle Brunson $63,600! Now, to three-way action:
Brunson: (JH)(9H)
Benyamine: (QD)(8D)
Dwan: (10C)(8H)
POT: $13,100
THE FLOP: (QH)(8C)(6H)
Brunson has a shot at another flush here (and also has a straight draw), while Benyamine has two pair and Dwan has just middle pair. Benyamine bets $7,800...as does the other two.
TURN: 9 OF SPADES
Brunson pairs his 9s, while Dwan now has a straight draw. After a $35K Brunson bet...the other two match that.
RIVER: 2 OF HEARTS- ANOTHER FLUSH!
Brunson makes his second flush in a row, this time for even more money- $141,500! Time now for the night's final hand, with five-way action:
Dwan: (AH)(10C)
Greenstein: DOUBLE NINES (Clubs & Spades)
Negreanu: (QC)(JD)
Sahamies: (JH)(10D)
Elezra: (AD)(7H)
POT: $19,100
THE FLOP: (QD)(QS)(AS)
Negreanu's pretty happy with that flop, since he's got trip Queens now; Dwan and Elezra have double Aces. Greensten & Sahamies fold.
TURN: 4 OF CLUBS- NO GOOD
After that, Negreanu shells out 30 grand...Dwan folds, while Elezra continues on.
RIVER: 5 OF DIAMONDS
Negreanu ends his mostly disappointing night on a good note with a $185,600 win here!
The hand with the $548,700 pot at stake is this week's Spade Club.com High Pressure Moment.
BIG WINNERS AMONGST POTS WON:
1. Barry Greenstein: $563,300
2. Tom Dwan: $297,500
3. Doyle Brunson: $205,100
MOST POTS WON:
1. Tom Dwan: 3
T2. Ilari Sahamies & Doyle Brunson: 2 each
SHUT OUT: David Benyamine
Sahamies: (10H)(8S)
Dwan: (7S)(6S)
POT: $9,100
THE FLOP: (4S)(6H)(3C)
Dwan has an immediate inside straight draw and makes top pair. After betting $8,000, Sahamies raises to $29K...and Dwan calls the remainder.
TURN: 9 OF CLUBS
Sahamies now has a straight draw of his own. Both check.
RIVER: 8 OF DIAMONDS
Sahamies wins the first pot of the night at $67,100. For the second hand, there's five-way action:
Eastgate: DOUBLE THREES (Diamonds & Hearts)
Negreanu: (7C)(6C)
Sahamies: (QC)(4C)
Elezra: (8C)(5C)
Dwan: (QH)(JS)
POT: $20,600
THE FLOP: (AS)(4D)(7S)
Negreanu has top pair, Sahamies has low pair and Elezra has an inside straight draw. In the end, Sahamies' $15K bet scares the other four players away, giving him another pot at $35,600. Third hand:
Dwan: DOUBLE ACES (Hearts & Spades)
Greenstein: (JH)(9H)
POT: $68,500
THE FLOP: (3H)(JD)(10C)
Top pair for Greenstein, but Dwan still has the lead. Dwan next bets $46,200...then Greenstein raises an additional 100 grand!! What's next for Dwan...he raises another 200 grand and Greenstein CALLS ALL IN- WE HAVE A NEW SEASON-HIGH POT AT $548,700!!!
TURN: 9 OF SPADES
Greenstein now leads with two pair. An Ace, a 3 or a 10 on the river will give this big pot to Dwan...
RIVER: 5 OF DIAMONDS
...NO, so Greenstein just won more than a half million in just won shot! During that time, he came up with the catchphrase "Math is idiotic". That can be said for a lot of the games on "The Price is Right". Anyway, back to this next hand:
Benyamine: (AS)(10S)
Greenstein: (KH)(JS)
POT: $9,600
THE FLOP: (6C)(7S)(QC)- DUD
Greenstein's puny $5K bet proves to be enough for Benyamine to fold, giving Greenstein a $14,600 pot and his second straight win. Next up is six-way action!
Negreanu: (7H)(4S)
Sahamies: (9H)(4H)
Elezra: (AS)(JC)
Dwan: DOUBLE NINES (Diamonds & Spades)
Greenstein: (AH)(3H)
Brunson: (AC)(KS)
POT: $22,600
THE FLOP: (9S)(10S)(QS)
Instant flush draw for four players, and Elezra also has an open-ended straight draw. Dwan currently leads with trip 9s. After Elezra's $12K bet, everybody else folds except for Dwan.
TURN: 7 OF CLUBS- DUD
Afterwards, Elezra bets 37 large...Dwan calls that also.
RIVER: 6 OF CLUBS- ANOTHER DUD
Dwan wins the $120,600 pot to end his losing streak! Five-way action ensues on the next hand:
Eastgate: (QC)(7C)
Negreanu: (AC)(8H)
Elezra: (AS)(6H)
Dwan: (5C)(3D)
Brunson: DOUBLE FOURS (Clubs & Hearts)
POT: $6,600
THE FLOP: (3C)(QH)(5H)
Eastgate makes top pair, but Dwan pairs both his base cards for the early lead. Eastgate & Dwan both stay in the hand by each betting $5,000.
TURN: JACK OF CLUBS
Eastgate now has a flush draw. Both now bet $12K apiece.
RIVER: 5 OF DIAMONDS- DWAN FULL HOUSE!
Dwan wins his second straight six-figure pot, this time at $153,600! He'll try to keep the hot momentum going in this next hand:
Elezra: DOUBLE FOURS (Clubs & Spades)
Dwan: (7D)(6H)
POT: $10,100
THE FLOP: (8C)(5S)(7S)
Both have straight draws, but Dwan's is open-ended and he's also made middle pair. Both check.
TURN: KING OF HEARTS- DUD
Dwan then shells out $6,600...as does Elezra.
RIVER: 9 OF DIAMONDS- DWAN STRAIGHT!
Dwan has his third straight pot, with this one being worth just $23,300. He starts off the next hand with a $2,000 straddle bet, but he doesn't make it to that hand's flop. Let's see who's left at the latest flop:
Eastgate: (4H)(2H)
Sahamies: (KS)(4C)
POT: $31,100
THE FLOP: (6S)(8D)(9C)- DUD
After Eastgate wagers 20 grand...Sahamies folds, so Eastgate wins the $51,100 pot. Next hand:
Sahamies: (10C)(9S)
Elezra: (AH)(4H)
POT: $10,100
THE FLOP: (7H)(KD)(QD)
Sahamies is a Jack away from a King-high straight. Both bet $10,500 apiece.
TURN: 3 OF HEARTS
Elezra now has a flush draw; after wagering $16,500, Sahamies raises to $54K. Elezra goes for it.
RIVER: 2 OF DIAMONDS
Elezra takes down the $139,100 pot. We've got a four-way dance for the next hand:
Brunson: (9D)(6D)
Eastgate: (6H)(4H)
Sahamies: (KS)(5S)
Dwan: (AS)(JC)
POT: $15,600
THE FLOP: (QD)(7C)(2C)- DUD
Everyone checks.
TURN: 4 OF DIAMONDS
Eastgate now has a pair of 4s, but Brunson now has a flush draw. Everyone checks again.
RIVER: ACE OF DIAMONDS- BRUNSON FLUSH!
That big Ace at the end earns poker legend Doyle Brunson $63,600! Now, to three-way action:
Brunson: (JH)(9H)
Benyamine: (QD)(8D)
Dwan: (10C)(8H)
POT: $13,100
THE FLOP: (QH)(8C)(6H)
Brunson has a shot at another flush here (and also has a straight draw), while Benyamine has two pair and Dwan has just middle pair. Benyamine bets $7,800...as does the other two.
TURN: 9 OF SPADES
Brunson pairs his 9s, while Dwan now has a straight draw. After a $35K Brunson bet...the other two match that.
RIVER: 2 OF HEARTS- ANOTHER FLUSH!
Brunson makes his second flush in a row, this time for even more money- $141,500! Time now for the night's final hand, with five-way action:
Dwan: (AH)(10C)
Greenstein: DOUBLE NINES (Clubs & Spades)
Negreanu: (QC)(JD)
Sahamies: (JH)(10D)
Elezra: (AD)(7H)
POT: $19,100
THE FLOP: (QD)(QS)(AS)
Negreanu's pretty happy with that flop, since he's got trip Queens now; Dwan and Elezra have double Aces. Greensten & Sahamies fold.
TURN: 4 OF CLUBS- NO GOOD
After that, Negreanu shells out 30 grand...Dwan folds, while Elezra continues on.
RIVER: 5 OF DIAMONDS
Negreanu ends his mostly disappointing night on a good note with a $185,600 win here!
The hand with the $548,700 pot at stake is this week's Spade Club.com High Pressure Moment.
BIG WINNERS AMONGST POTS WON:
1. Barry Greenstein: $563,300
2. Tom Dwan: $297,500
3. Doyle Brunson: $205,100
MOST POTS WON:
1. Tom Dwan: 3
T2. Ilari Sahamies & Doyle Brunson: 2 each
SHUT OUT: David Benyamine
"The Amazing Race" 3/22
OPENING CLUE: Fly nearly 2,000 miles to Jaipur, India. Once there, they must take a taxi to the village's sacred tree, where the second clue can be found.
Mel & Mike White have some problems with their taxi early on.
CLUE #2 (audio): Teams must understand the foreign speaker that they should next travel to Amber Fort, Guara Parvati Parking.
Tammy & Victor have the early lead.
ROADBLOCK #6: One member of each team must load up and deposit a lot of food and water to satisfy an entire group of camels. Once the water box overflows and the food reaches a designated line, the team will get their next clue.
CLUE #4: Go to the village's puppet store.
Tammy & Victor are still leading, while Christie & Jodi are still in last.
DETOUR #5: Movers or Shakers?
Movers: Teams must choose a cycle loaded with barrels and pedal their bike 1.5 miles down the village's congested streets. Once they're done, they must search through the barrels for a small metal elephant and turn it in before getting their next clue.
Shakers: Teams must travel to a busy intersection and put on traditional costumes & makeup before joining a dance troupe. They must then shake their hips in front of people in order to get tips. Once at least 100 rupees are accumulated, they can redeem the rupees for their next clue.
Most teams elect to do the Shakers task (except for at least Mark & Michael).
SPEED BUMP: Before doing their Detour task, Christie & Jodi must decorate an elephant for an upcoming festival.
PIT STOP: Teams must take a taxi to Jaigarh Fort, where one team will be eliminated.
Tammy & Victor Jih pull out a dominating stage win for the second time this season! To add to their kayaks, they've won another way of transportation- ocean kayaks.
2. Mel & Mike
3. Kisha & Jen
4. Margie & Luke
5. Jaime & Cara
That leaves Christie & Jodi and Mark & Michael. This is the second time this season the boys have faced danger, while it's the fourth for the ladies. The fifth team eliminated this season are...
Christie & Jodi
Mark & Michael
...Christie Volkmer & Jodi Wincheski. They leave the race with the motorcycles.
Mel & Mike White have some problems with their taxi early on.
CLUE #2 (audio): Teams must understand the foreign speaker that they should next travel to Amber Fort, Guara Parvati Parking.
Tammy & Victor have the early lead.
ROADBLOCK #6: One member of each team must load up and deposit a lot of food and water to satisfy an entire group of camels. Once the water box overflows and the food reaches a designated line, the team will get their next clue.
CLUE #4: Go to the village's puppet store.
Tammy & Victor are still leading, while Christie & Jodi are still in last.
DETOUR #5: Movers or Shakers?
Movers: Teams must choose a cycle loaded with barrels and pedal their bike 1.5 miles down the village's congested streets. Once they're done, they must search through the barrels for a small metal elephant and turn it in before getting their next clue.
Shakers: Teams must travel to a busy intersection and put on traditional costumes & makeup before joining a dance troupe. They must then shake their hips in front of people in order to get tips. Once at least 100 rupees are accumulated, they can redeem the rupees for their next clue.
Most teams elect to do the Shakers task (except for at least Mark & Michael).
SPEED BUMP: Before doing their Detour task, Christie & Jodi must decorate an elephant for an upcoming festival.
PIT STOP: Teams must take a taxi to Jaigarh Fort, where one team will be eliminated.
Tammy & Victor Jih pull out a dominating stage win for the second time this season! To add to their kayaks, they've won another way of transportation- ocean kayaks.
2. Mel & Mike
3. Kisha & Jen
4. Margie & Luke
5. Jaime & Cara
That leaves Christie & Jodi and Mark & Michael. This is the second time this season the boys have faced danger, while it's the fourth for the ladies. The fifth team eliminated this season are...
Christie & Jodi
Mark & Michael
...Christie Volkmer & Jodi Wincheski. They leave the race with the motorcycles.
"Celebrity Apprentice" 3/22
THIS WEEK'S TASK: Create a campaign for the new ACN video phone. The team's campaign who gets more positive votes from ACN officials wins.
A flat $20,000 will be donated to the winning project manager's charity.
PROJECT MANAGERS:
Athena: Claudia Jordan
Kotu: Brian McKnight
Early on, my El Cheapo of this season's competition, Dennis Rodman, tries to instigate a fight with Clint Black.
Joan Rivers was absent for most of this week's episode because at the time of this episode's taping, she was performing at a charity event. This causes Athena to struggle early on.
Overseeing Athena is Donald Trump, Jr. and overseeing Kotu is Ivanka.
Kotu decides to film their ad campaign at West Point.
Both final presentations are shown at the Capitale.
With about 85% of the vote, the winners are...
...Kotu for the first time this season! That means Dennis Rodman doesn't have to worry about his fate for another week.
BOARDROOM: Prior to this week's task results being announced, both of the Rivers girls called on Claudia Jordan to be fired if Athena lost this week. The vignettes they did were said to have been boring and cheesy. Annie Duke said that Melissa didn't want to be too helpful. Remember, folks, Melissa's a spoiled woman. Jordan, meanwhile, thought Khloe Kardashian was the least effective member of the team.
Claudia, Melissa & Khloe are all chosen to be in the final boardroom session. Claudia, open up your case to reveal the following...
...YOU'RE FIRED.
A flat $20,000 will be donated to the winning project manager's charity.
PROJECT MANAGERS:
Athena: Claudia Jordan
Kotu: Brian McKnight
Early on, my El Cheapo of this season's competition, Dennis Rodman, tries to instigate a fight with Clint Black.
Joan Rivers was absent for most of this week's episode because at the time of this episode's taping, she was performing at a charity event. This causes Athena to struggle early on.
Overseeing Athena is Donald Trump, Jr. and overseeing Kotu is Ivanka.
Kotu decides to film their ad campaign at West Point.
Both final presentations are shown at the Capitale.
With about 85% of the vote, the winners are...
...Kotu for the first time this season! That means Dennis Rodman doesn't have to worry about his fate for another week.
BOARDROOM: Prior to this week's task results being announced, both of the Rivers girls called on Claudia Jordan to be fired if Athena lost this week. The vignettes they did were said to have been boring and cheesy. Annie Duke said that Melissa didn't want to be too helpful. Remember, folks, Melissa's a spoiled woman. Jordan, meanwhile, thought Khloe Kardashian was the least effective member of the team.
Claudia, Melissa & Khloe are all chosen to be in the final boardroom session. Claudia, open up your case to reveal the following...
...YOU'RE FIRED.
Saturday, March 21, 2009
Friday, March 20, 2009
3/20/2009 Results
DOND: Yesterday, we witnessed what IMO was the WORST DEAL EVER MADE ON ANY U.S. VERSION OF THIS SHOW when Jules Schumacher threw away her $500,000 case for just $33,000. That makes ten contestants now on the syndicated version who have given up the top prize either by dealing or swapping the case out before the game starts.
Let's hope this contestant from Fresno, CA knows what she's doing today- #21 Julie Kaufman (originally from Westport, CT; she works at her brother's restaurant).
ROUND 1:
1. #2 (Mark)- $50,000
2. #4 (Treva)- $10,000
3. #13 (Gary M.)- $400
4. #17 (Gary J.)- $50
5. #19 (Sonya)- $300
OPENING OFFER: $20,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 2:
1. #10 (Melodie)- $100,000
2. #6 (Troy)- $25
3. #9 (Anne)- $10
4. #16 (Jade)- $1,000
5. #8 (Jean-Paul)- $2,500
SECOND OFFER: $30,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 3:
1. #22 (Randy)- $5
2. #20 (Donna)- $5,000
3. #12 (Andrea)- $250,000 (DANGER ZONE ENFORCED)
4. #1 (Erica)- $500,000 (BIG STRIKE ONE)
THIRD OFFER: $10,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 4:
1. #14 (Maria)- PENNY
2. #18 (Brandon)- $25,000 (STRIKE TWO)
FOURTH OFFER: $8,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 5:
1. #15 (Joseph)- $100
2. #3 (Cheryl)- BUCK
FIFTH OFFER: $16,500- NO DEAL
19th PICK: #11 (Jose)- $500
SIXTH OFFER: $23,000- NO DEAL
20th PICK: #7 (Christy)- $200 (LEFT SIDE CLEARED!)
FINAL OFFER: $35,000- DEAL
Everybody in the studio wanted her to take that deal...and the Peanut Gallery claims another victim- she misses out on $75,000.
WOF: This third week at SeaWorld Orlando is about to come to a close. First Toss-Up category is Thing (Pat mistakenly calls the first Toss-Up the Bonus Round- DOH!):
_ _ _ N T _ _ N
_ F / Y O _ T _
Debbie starts saying the answer but she's not the first one in; Chris solves FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH for $1,000 (shouldn't this puzzle have instead fallen under the category of Landmark?).
$5,000-WINNING ID OF THE NIGHT: DS1291019
The week's last three players:
Chris Cole (Wintergarden, FL)- Territory manager for an industrial supply company in Dallas
Debbie Haynes (Gulfport, FL)- Accounting coordinator/sales associate
Lourdes Marsands (Miami, FL)- Sales representative
$2,000 Toss-Up category is In the Kitchen:
E L E C _ _ I C
W _ K
Chris triples up with ELECTRIC WOK.
After a trip to Ireland from Brendan Worldwide Vacations worth $6,466 goes on the wheel, the Prize Puzzle Round category is What Are You Doing? After Chris calls the H's and buys the U, we have...
_ A N _ I N G
T H E / H U _ A
...he'll be DANCING THE HULA on a trip to the Marriott Waikiki Beach Resort & Spa in Oahu worth $6,010! With another $1,900, that's $10,910 in cash and trip for him to end this first segment.
PERFECT ROUND
WINNING ID FOR TRIP: ST9834185
Eggland's Best Jackpot Round category is Before & After. Debbie starts with two T's for $1,800 then three R's for the Wild Card. After she calls the L, we have...
T R I A L / _ _
_ I R E
E _ T I _ _ _ I _ _ E R
...I'm afraid she'll say ON as the second word...but she manages to solve TRIAL BY FIRE EXTINGUISHER for $1,450.
PERFECT ROUND
IHOP Mystery Round category is Phrase. After a little work to start the round, Lourdes loses $1,700 to a Bankrupt. After Chris cleans out the vowels, we have...
T H A T / R E A _ _ _
H I T / T H E / _ _ O T
...he admits THAT REALLY HIT THE SPOT for another $3,750 and $14,660 total! Great playing so far tonight!
BANKRUPTS: 1 (Lourdes)
$3,000 Toss-Up category is Rhyme Time:
P _ _ S I O _ / F O R
F _ S _ I _ N
Chris' guess of PASSION FOR FASHION turns out to be a good one, giving him a sweep of the night's Toss-Ups and a new total of $17,660!
Next category is People. After a lot of work, Chris calls the first dud of the night in S. Debbie then calls the L for $300, the W for another $600...
W E L C O M I N G
C O M M I T T E E
...and she solves WELCOMING COMMITTEE for the other $100 and go to $2,450.
DUDS: S (Chris)
Next category is Place. Debbie starts things off with a $300 T but then a Lose a Turn hit follows. After Lourdes calls a dud in C, we go to Speed-Up Mode with the remaining consonants being worth $1,800 apiece. Chris then calls the N and the board reads...
R _ _ _ _ _
T _ R R _ _ N
...he is incorrect at first with ROUGH TERRAIN, but he then gets RUGGED TERRAIN on the buzzer to seal the deal with $19,460 in cash and trip! Debbie leaves with $2,450 and Lourdes gets the $1,000 consolation.
Despite the pretty good gameplay, only $22,910 in cash and trip has been given away so far tonight.
DUDS: C (Lourdes)
LOTs: 1 (Debbie)
Big Money Round: I hope Cole can make it 3 out of 5 in Bonusland this week. He spins the E in GAME and the category is Phrase. Starting with:
_ _ L _ _
_ _ _ N T
He calls C, M, P and O and gets...
_ _ L _ _
P O _ N T
...he can't make the necessary VALID POINT for the Ford Expedition.
The show returns home next week; the final week from SeaWorld Orlando will air on the week of April 6th.
Jeopardy!: We conclude the semi-final action in Las Vegas with Ben Bishop, Aaron Schroder and Mark Wales. The first six categories:
“A” TRAVEL CATEGORY
GET OUT YOUR BIBLES
ARCHITECTURE WORDS (& HINTS)
POKING AROUND SPACE
BRAND LOGOS
WORDS WITH ALL FIVE VOWELS
Just before the first break, Schroder employs the High School Strategy on the Brand Logos category and Wales follows it after getting the $1,000 clue there. At the first break, Schroder leads with three grand; Wales has $1,600 and Bishop has $1,200.
Shortly after the first break, however, when the logos category gets completed, Wales goes Daily Double Hunting. Here’s what’s left with 14 clues remaining:
Architecture Words (& Hints): ALL but $200 clue
Poking Around Space: ALL
Words With All 5 Vowels: ALL
MARK SELECTS $600 CLUE IN FIVE VOWELS:
Shirley Hufstedler served under Jimmy Carter as the first secretary of this department.
Mark: “What is education?”- RIGHT ($2,400); $800 FIVE VOWELS CLUE
This word comes from the French for “self-movable”.
TRIPLE STUMPER: Automobile
$1,000 FIVE VOWELS CLUE:
FEMA says to keep a full tank of gas in your car if this order seems likely.
Aaron: “What is evacuation?”- GOOD GUESS ($4,000); $400 ARCHITECTURE CLUE
Gallery or balcony open on at least one side (& actor Robert).
Mark: “What is Loggia?”- RIGHT ($2,800); MIDDLE ARCHITECTURE CLUE
Stone laid on top of a wall from which an arch springs (it’s also a season).
TRIPLE STUMPER: Summer
$800 ARCHITECTURE CLUE:
Projecting part of a cornice (& a Mexican beer).
Aaron: “What is Corona?”- CORRECT ($4,800); FINAL ARCHITECTURE CLUE
Monumental temple gateway in Ancient Egypt (also a Faulkner novel)(Bonus: & an orange traffic cone).
Aaron: “What is a pylon?”- RIGHT AGAIN ($5,800); $400 FIVE VOWELS CLUE
Arizona’s petrified forest is mostly this type of tree that has four vowels in a row.
TRIPLE STUMPER: Sequoia
FINAL FIVE VOWELS CLUE FOR $200:
The science of flight.
Mark: “What is aeronautics?”- CORRECT ($3,000)
POKING AROUND SPACE BEGINS WITH THIS $800 CLUE:
In 1979, debris from the abandoned space station Skylab fell from orbit & dropped into this ocean.
Aaron: “What is the Indian Ocean?”- RIGHT ($6,600)
$600:
In 1998 Nozomi was this nation’s first spacecraft sent to study another planet.
Aaron: “What is Japan?”- RIGHT AGAIN ($7,200)
$400:
Of a basketball, an SUV or a circus tent, the approximate size of Sputnik I.
Aaron: “What is a basketball?”- RIGHT YET AGAIN ($7,600)
He then finds the Daily Double under the $1,000 clue and wagers $1,000 on this:
Greek name of NASA’s series of probes launched in the mid-‘70s to study the sun.
“What is Apollo?”…incorrect, so no chance of a sweep to end this round. It was Helios, dropping him to $6,600.
FINAL CLUE OF THE ROUND:
The USA’s Mariner 4 was the first probe to photograph the surface of this planet.
Ben: “What is Mars?”- CORRECT ($1,400)
SCORES AFTER FIRST ROUND:
Mark: $3,000
Aaron: $6,600
Ben: $1,400
ATTEMPTED LACH TRASH: $3,200
UNATTEMPTED LACH TRASH: $1,800
TOTAL LACH TRASH: $5,000
DJ! Categories:
CLASSICAL MUSIC
THE STRIP (this category is about comic strips)
LITERATURE
FOREIGN EXCHANGE
KINGS
HOW’S YOUR LATIN?
Wales’ still going Daily Double Hunting. A little later, Bishop does the same because he’s quite a bit behind. After getting the $2,000 Literature clue, Bishop’s suddenly tied for the lead with Schroder at $9,000 apiece! Here’s what’s left with 14 clues to go:
Classical Music: ALL
Kings: ALL
How’s Your Latin: ALL but $400 clue
The scores now:
Mark: $5,400
Aaron: $11,000
Ben: $9,000
Wales’ in control; continuing his Daily Double Hunting, he selects the $1,200 Kings clue, which is told by Jimmy from the Rosenborg Castle in Copenhagen:
Denmark’s fourth king of this name was a notable builder who contributed to the plans of Rosenborg Castle, constructed in the early 1600s as his summer home.
Mark: “What is Christian?”- CORRECT ($6,600); $1,600 KINGS CLUE
This country’s King Bhumibol was born in Cambridge, MA, where his father was studying at Harvard.
Ben: “What is Thailand?”- CORRECT ($10,600); $800 KINGS CLUE
DAAAAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIILLLLLLLLYYYY DOUBLE #1! Currently $400 off the lead, he wagers $9,000. This clue could make him or break him:
A busy guy, he was king of Italy (1900 to 1946), emperor of Ethiopia (1936 to 1941) & king of Albania (1939 to 1943).
“Who is…Victor Emmanuel?”…THAT IS CORRECT FOR THE LEAD BACK WITH $19,600!
$400 KINGS CLUE:
Urging his execution, in 1792 Robespierre said this king “…must perish because our country must live!”.
Mark: “Who is Louis XVI?”- RIGHT ($7,000); FINAL KINGS CLUE
Killed in battle in 1031, this king of Norway was made a saint in 1164.
Ben: “Who is Olav?”- RIGHT ($21,600); $400 CLASSICAL MUSIC CLUE
Mendelssohn put this Italian word for a brisk tempo on the first movement of his “Italian” symphony.
TRIPLE STUMPER: Allegro
$1,200 CLASSICAL MUSIC CLUE:
A 1725 notebook of compositions by this Baroque master bears the name of a wife who bore him 13 children.
Mark: “Who is Sebastian Bach?”- CORRECT ($8,200); $1,600 CLASSICAL MUSIC CLUE
DAAAAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIILLLLLLLLLYYYY DOUBLE #2! He wagers eight large. To keep him very much in this game, here’s the clue:
“Blessed are they that go mourning” is the opening chorus of Brahms’ “German” this.
“What is Requiem?”…IS RIGHT to go to $16,200!
$2,000 CLUE, SAME CATEGORY:
Richard Chamberlain played him in “The Music Lovers”, which featured his piano concerto No. 1.
TRIPLE STUMPER: Tchaikovsky
LAST CLASSICAL MUSIC CLUE FOR $800:
Joseph Rheinberger played this instrument for his parish church at age 7 & wrote two notable Sonatas for it.
Aaron: “What is the organ?”- CORRECT ($11,800); $800 HOW’S YOUR LATIN CLUE
Literally “rare bird”, it’s used today to describe something very unusual.
Mark: “What is Ra’ra A’Vis?”- RIGHT ($17,000)
$1,200:
Be careful at the Roman flea market and remember this, Latin for “Buyer Beware”.
Aaron: “What is Caveat Temptor?”- RIGHT ($13,000)
$1,600:
It’s the legal phrase meaning “friend of the court”.
Aaron: “What is amicus curiae?”- RIGHT AGAIN ($14,600)
FINAL CLUE OF THE ROUND:
This phrase means “There’s no accounting for taste”.
TRIPLE STUMPER: De gustibus non est disputandum
ATTEMPTED LACH TRASH: $3,200
UNATTEMPTED LACH TRASH: $4,400
TOTAL DJ! LACH TRASH: $7,600
SCORES AFTER DOUBLE JEOPARDY!:
Mark: $17,000
Aaron: $14,600
Ben: $21,600
CORYAT SCORES:
Mark: $10,600
Aaron: $15,600
Ben: $13,400
IMO, this is the best game of the tournament! Let’s see who joins Dan Pawson and Larissa Kelly in playing for the quarter million next week.
FJ! CATEGORY: Civil War Sites.
Of the 6 Civil War-related national military parks, the Northernmost & Southernmost are in these 2 states.
Schroder’s guess on the two states was “What are Pennsylvania and Mississippi”…
“What are Pennsylvania and Mississippi”
…he got ‘em both! His wager was 12 grand, putting him at $26,600. Wales…
…replaced Mississippi with Georgia, so he’s out of it by losing $12,201. Bishop…
…replaced Mississippi with Louisiana, and he wagered $13,004, so after not being in the lead for most of DJ!, Schroder has come back to win tonight!
Millionaire:
Conclusion of Barbara Koptya's game
Start of Timothy Woodward's game
Let's hope this contestant from Fresno, CA knows what she's doing today- #21 Julie Kaufman (originally from Westport, CT; she works at her brother's restaurant).
ROUND 1:
1. #2 (Mark)- $50,000
2. #4 (Treva)- $10,000
3. #13 (Gary M.)- $400
4. #17 (Gary J.)- $50
5. #19 (Sonya)- $300
OPENING OFFER: $20,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 2:
1. #10 (Melodie)- $100,000
2. #6 (Troy)- $25
3. #9 (Anne)- $10
4. #16 (Jade)- $1,000
5. #8 (Jean-Paul)- $2,500
SECOND OFFER: $30,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 3:
1. #22 (Randy)- $5
2. #20 (Donna)- $5,000
3. #12 (Andrea)- $250,000 (DANGER ZONE ENFORCED)
4. #1 (Erica)- $500,000 (BIG STRIKE ONE)
THIRD OFFER: $10,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 4:
1. #14 (Maria)- PENNY
2. #18 (Brandon)- $25,000 (STRIKE TWO)
FOURTH OFFER: $8,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 5:
1. #15 (Joseph)- $100
2. #3 (Cheryl)- BUCK
FIFTH OFFER: $16,500- NO DEAL
19th PICK: #11 (Jose)- $500
SIXTH OFFER: $23,000- NO DEAL
20th PICK: #7 (Christy)- $200 (LEFT SIDE CLEARED!)
FINAL OFFER: $35,000- DEAL
Everybody in the studio wanted her to take that deal...and the Peanut Gallery claims another victim- she misses out on $75,000.
WOF: This third week at SeaWorld Orlando is about to come to a close. First Toss-Up category is Thing (Pat mistakenly calls the first Toss-Up the Bonus Round- DOH!):
_ _ _ N T _ _ N
_ F / Y O _ T _
Debbie starts saying the answer but she's not the first one in; Chris solves FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH for $1,000 (shouldn't this puzzle have instead fallen under the category of Landmark?).
$5,000-WINNING ID OF THE NIGHT: DS1291019
The week's last three players:
Chris Cole (Wintergarden, FL)- Territory manager for an industrial supply company in Dallas
Debbie Haynes (Gulfport, FL)- Accounting coordinator/sales associate
Lourdes Marsands (Miami, FL)- Sales representative
$2,000 Toss-Up category is In the Kitchen:
E L E C _ _ I C
W _ K
Chris triples up with ELECTRIC WOK.
After a trip to Ireland from Brendan Worldwide Vacations worth $6,466 goes on the wheel, the Prize Puzzle Round category is What Are You Doing? After Chris calls the H's and buys the U, we have...
_ A N _ I N G
T H E / H U _ A
...he'll be DANCING THE HULA on a trip to the Marriott Waikiki Beach Resort & Spa in Oahu worth $6,010! With another $1,900, that's $10,910 in cash and trip for him to end this first segment.
PERFECT ROUND
WINNING ID FOR TRIP: ST9834185
Eggland's Best Jackpot Round category is Before & After. Debbie starts with two T's for $1,800 then three R's for the Wild Card. After she calls the L, we have...
T R I A L / _ _
_ I R E
E _ T I _ _ _ I _ _ E R
...I'm afraid she'll say ON as the second word...but she manages to solve TRIAL BY FIRE EXTINGUISHER for $1,450.
PERFECT ROUND
IHOP Mystery Round category is Phrase. After a little work to start the round, Lourdes loses $1,700 to a Bankrupt. After Chris cleans out the vowels, we have...
T H A T / R E A _ _ _
H I T / T H E / _ _ O T
...he admits THAT REALLY HIT THE SPOT for another $3,750 and $14,660 total! Great playing so far tonight!
BANKRUPTS: 1 (Lourdes)
$3,000 Toss-Up category is Rhyme Time:
P _ _ S I O _ / F O R
F _ S _ I _ N
Chris' guess of PASSION FOR FASHION turns out to be a good one, giving him a sweep of the night's Toss-Ups and a new total of $17,660!
Next category is People. After a lot of work, Chris calls the first dud of the night in S. Debbie then calls the L for $300, the W for another $600...
W E L C O M I N G
C O M M I T T E E
...and she solves WELCOMING COMMITTEE for the other $100 and go to $2,450.
DUDS: S (Chris)
Next category is Place. Debbie starts things off with a $300 T but then a Lose a Turn hit follows. After Lourdes calls a dud in C, we go to Speed-Up Mode with the remaining consonants being worth $1,800 apiece. Chris then calls the N and the board reads...
R _ _ _ _ _
T _ R R _ _ N
...he is incorrect at first with ROUGH TERRAIN, but he then gets RUGGED TERRAIN on the buzzer to seal the deal with $19,460 in cash and trip! Debbie leaves with $2,450 and Lourdes gets the $1,000 consolation.
Despite the pretty good gameplay, only $22,910 in cash and trip has been given away so far tonight.
DUDS: C (Lourdes)
LOTs: 1 (Debbie)
Big Money Round: I hope Cole can make it 3 out of 5 in Bonusland this week. He spins the E in GAME and the category is Phrase. Starting with:
_ _ L _ _
_ _ _ N T
He calls C, M, P and O and gets...
_ _ L _ _
P O _ N T
...he can't make the necessary VALID POINT for the Ford Expedition.
The show returns home next week; the final week from SeaWorld Orlando will air on the week of April 6th.
Jeopardy!: We conclude the semi-final action in Las Vegas with Ben Bishop, Aaron Schroder and Mark Wales. The first six categories:
“A” TRAVEL CATEGORY
GET OUT YOUR BIBLES
ARCHITECTURE WORDS (& HINTS)
POKING AROUND SPACE
BRAND LOGOS
WORDS WITH ALL FIVE VOWELS
Just before the first break, Schroder employs the High School Strategy on the Brand Logos category and Wales follows it after getting the $1,000 clue there. At the first break, Schroder leads with three grand; Wales has $1,600 and Bishop has $1,200.
Shortly after the first break, however, when the logos category gets completed, Wales goes Daily Double Hunting. Here’s what’s left with 14 clues remaining:
Architecture Words (& Hints): ALL but $200 clue
Poking Around Space: ALL
Words With All 5 Vowels: ALL
MARK SELECTS $600 CLUE IN FIVE VOWELS:
Shirley Hufstedler served under Jimmy Carter as the first secretary of this department.
Mark: “What is education?”- RIGHT ($2,400); $800 FIVE VOWELS CLUE
This word comes from the French for “self-movable”.
TRIPLE STUMPER: Automobile
$1,000 FIVE VOWELS CLUE:
FEMA says to keep a full tank of gas in your car if this order seems likely.
Aaron: “What is evacuation?”- GOOD GUESS ($4,000); $400 ARCHITECTURE CLUE
Gallery or balcony open on at least one side (& actor Robert).
Mark: “What is Loggia?”- RIGHT ($2,800); MIDDLE ARCHITECTURE CLUE
Stone laid on top of a wall from which an arch springs (it’s also a season).
TRIPLE STUMPER: Summer
$800 ARCHITECTURE CLUE:
Projecting part of a cornice (& a Mexican beer).
Aaron: “What is Corona?”- CORRECT ($4,800); FINAL ARCHITECTURE CLUE
Monumental temple gateway in Ancient Egypt (also a Faulkner novel)(Bonus: & an orange traffic cone).
Aaron: “What is a pylon?”- RIGHT AGAIN ($5,800); $400 FIVE VOWELS CLUE
Arizona’s petrified forest is mostly this type of tree that has four vowels in a row.
TRIPLE STUMPER: Sequoia
FINAL FIVE VOWELS CLUE FOR $200:
The science of flight.
Mark: “What is aeronautics?”- CORRECT ($3,000)
POKING AROUND SPACE BEGINS WITH THIS $800 CLUE:
In 1979, debris from the abandoned space station Skylab fell from orbit & dropped into this ocean.
Aaron: “What is the Indian Ocean?”- RIGHT ($6,600)
$600:
In 1998 Nozomi was this nation’s first spacecraft sent to study another planet.
Aaron: “What is Japan?”- RIGHT AGAIN ($7,200)
$400:
Of a basketball, an SUV or a circus tent, the approximate size of Sputnik I.
Aaron: “What is a basketball?”- RIGHT YET AGAIN ($7,600)
He then finds the Daily Double under the $1,000 clue and wagers $1,000 on this:
Greek name of NASA’s series of probes launched in the mid-‘70s to study the sun.
“What is Apollo?”…incorrect, so no chance of a sweep to end this round. It was Helios, dropping him to $6,600.
FINAL CLUE OF THE ROUND:
The USA’s Mariner 4 was the first probe to photograph the surface of this planet.
Ben: “What is Mars?”- CORRECT ($1,400)
SCORES AFTER FIRST ROUND:
Mark: $3,000
Aaron: $6,600
Ben: $1,400
ATTEMPTED LACH TRASH: $3,200
UNATTEMPTED LACH TRASH: $1,800
TOTAL LACH TRASH: $5,000
DJ! Categories:
CLASSICAL MUSIC
THE STRIP (this category is about comic strips)
LITERATURE
FOREIGN EXCHANGE
KINGS
HOW’S YOUR LATIN?
Wales’ still going Daily Double Hunting. A little later, Bishop does the same because he’s quite a bit behind. After getting the $2,000 Literature clue, Bishop’s suddenly tied for the lead with Schroder at $9,000 apiece! Here’s what’s left with 14 clues to go:
Classical Music: ALL
Kings: ALL
How’s Your Latin: ALL but $400 clue
The scores now:
Mark: $5,400
Aaron: $11,000
Ben: $9,000
Wales’ in control; continuing his Daily Double Hunting, he selects the $1,200 Kings clue, which is told by Jimmy from the Rosenborg Castle in Copenhagen:
Denmark’s fourth king of this name was a notable builder who contributed to the plans of Rosenborg Castle, constructed in the early 1600s as his summer home.
Mark: “What is Christian?”- CORRECT ($6,600); $1,600 KINGS CLUE
This country’s King Bhumibol was born in Cambridge, MA, where his father was studying at Harvard.
Ben: “What is Thailand?”- CORRECT ($10,600); $800 KINGS CLUE
DAAAAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIILLLLLLLLYYYY DOUBLE #1! Currently $400 off the lead, he wagers $9,000. This clue could make him or break him:
A busy guy, he was king of Italy (1900 to 1946), emperor of Ethiopia (1936 to 1941) & king of Albania (1939 to 1943).
“Who is…Victor Emmanuel?”…THAT IS CORRECT FOR THE LEAD BACK WITH $19,600!
$400 KINGS CLUE:
Urging his execution, in 1792 Robespierre said this king “…must perish because our country must live!”.
Mark: “Who is Louis XVI?”- RIGHT ($7,000); FINAL KINGS CLUE
Killed in battle in 1031, this king of Norway was made a saint in 1164.
Ben: “Who is Olav?”- RIGHT ($21,600); $400 CLASSICAL MUSIC CLUE
Mendelssohn put this Italian word for a brisk tempo on the first movement of his “Italian” symphony.
TRIPLE STUMPER: Allegro
$1,200 CLASSICAL MUSIC CLUE:
A 1725 notebook of compositions by this Baroque master bears the name of a wife who bore him 13 children.
Mark: “Who is Sebastian Bach?”- CORRECT ($8,200); $1,600 CLASSICAL MUSIC CLUE
DAAAAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIILLLLLLLLLYYYY DOUBLE #2! He wagers eight large. To keep him very much in this game, here’s the clue:
“Blessed are they that go mourning” is the opening chorus of Brahms’ “German” this.
“What is Requiem?”…IS RIGHT to go to $16,200!
$2,000 CLUE, SAME CATEGORY:
Richard Chamberlain played him in “The Music Lovers”, which featured his piano concerto No. 1.
TRIPLE STUMPER: Tchaikovsky
LAST CLASSICAL MUSIC CLUE FOR $800:
Joseph Rheinberger played this instrument for his parish church at age 7 & wrote two notable Sonatas for it.
Aaron: “What is the organ?”- CORRECT ($11,800); $800 HOW’S YOUR LATIN CLUE
Literally “rare bird”, it’s used today to describe something very unusual.
Mark: “What is Ra’ra A’Vis?”- RIGHT ($17,000)
$1,200:
Be careful at the Roman flea market and remember this, Latin for “Buyer Beware”.
Aaron: “What is Caveat Temptor?”- RIGHT ($13,000)
$1,600:
It’s the legal phrase meaning “friend of the court”.
Aaron: “What is amicus curiae?”- RIGHT AGAIN ($14,600)
FINAL CLUE OF THE ROUND:
This phrase means “There’s no accounting for taste”.
TRIPLE STUMPER: De gustibus non est disputandum
ATTEMPTED LACH TRASH: $3,200
UNATTEMPTED LACH TRASH: $4,400
TOTAL DJ! LACH TRASH: $7,600
SCORES AFTER DOUBLE JEOPARDY!:
Mark: $17,000
Aaron: $14,600
Ben: $21,600
CORYAT SCORES:
Mark: $10,600
Aaron: $15,600
Ben: $13,400
IMO, this is the best game of the tournament! Let’s see who joins Dan Pawson and Larissa Kelly in playing for the quarter million next week.
FJ! CATEGORY: Civil War Sites.
Of the 6 Civil War-related national military parks, the Northernmost & Southernmost are in these 2 states.
Schroder’s guess on the two states was “What are Pennsylvania and Mississippi”…
“What are Pennsylvania and Mississippi”
…he got ‘em both! His wager was 12 grand, putting him at $26,600. Wales…
…replaced Mississippi with Georgia, so he’s out of it by losing $12,201. Bishop…
…replaced Mississippi with Louisiana, and he wagered $13,004, so after not being in the lead for most of DJ!, Schroder has come back to win tonight!
Millionaire:
Conclusion of Barbara Koptya's game
Start of Timothy Woodward's game
Ratings down across the board this week
This week's ratings news was not good for anybody.
"Dancing with the Stars": Monday's performance show dropped slightly to a 13.8 Fast Nielsen with a 20 share. Tuesday's results show pulled a mediocre 8.2/12.
"American Idol": Tuesday's Top 11 performance show pulled a 12.1/19, down quite a bit from last week. Wednesday's results show rating was a 13.5/21.
Also on Tuesday, "The Biggest Loser" got a season-low 5/8. On Wednesday, "America's Next Top Model" got a 2.6/4, barely beating out the second episode rating of "The Chopping Block" (2.5/4).
Source: The Futon Critic
"Dancing with the Stars": Monday's performance show dropped slightly to a 13.8 Fast Nielsen with a 20 share. Tuesday's results show pulled a mediocre 8.2/12.
"American Idol": Tuesday's Top 11 performance show pulled a 12.1/19, down quite a bit from last week. Wednesday's results show rating was a 13.5/21.
Also on Tuesday, "The Biggest Loser" got a season-low 5/8. On Wednesday, "America's Next Top Model" got a 2.6/4, barely beating out the second episode rating of "The Chopping Block" (2.5/4).
Source: The Futon Critic
"The Chopping Block" 3/18
Every episode could be this new series' last.
Great White Challenge #2: Each team had to decorate one of their restaurant's tables in their using things they bought from Pier 1 Imports within an hour. The winners got a $10,000 Pier 1 Imports Shopping Spree.
The winners were...
...the Red Team!
Win or lose, both teams each got an additional $3,000 to do additional makeover work on the rest of their restaurant.
DINNER SERVICE #2: Each team had to hold a private dinner party for a fashion designer and an overall total of 60 people. For the Red Team, it was Nicole Miller. For the Black Team, it was Rebecca Taylor.
HEAD CHEFS:
Red Team: Michael
Black Team: Dean
RESTAURANT NAMES:
Red Team: Crimson
Black Team: Soul
Early on, Michael ordered his Red Team to re-do most of their salads, while the Black Team was very disorganized.
Here were some of this week's dishes:
RED TEAM:
Chad: Grilled vegetable pasta- DUD (one customer said it tasted like dishwater; Lisa wasn't happy with Chad even before this got served)
Michael: Oven-roasted baby chicken
BLACK TEAM:
Dean:
1. Inalata Caprese
2. Rack of lamb w/ fresh rosemary
Later on, since Miller said the Red Team's sea bass was a DUD, the Red Team instead made some pan-seared salmon filets cooked by Michael.
This week's Dinner Service wasn't pretty, but the winners were...
...the Black Team!
ELIMINATION #2: This time, Marco did get the chance to sack a couple from the competition. And their names were...
...Chad & Mikey.
Great White Challenge #2: Each team had to decorate one of their restaurant's tables in their using things they bought from Pier 1 Imports within an hour. The winners got a $10,000 Pier 1 Imports Shopping Spree.
The winners were...
...the Red Team!
Win or lose, both teams each got an additional $3,000 to do additional makeover work on the rest of their restaurant.
DINNER SERVICE #2: Each team had to hold a private dinner party for a fashion designer and an overall total of 60 people. For the Red Team, it was Nicole Miller. For the Black Team, it was Rebecca Taylor.
HEAD CHEFS:
Red Team: Michael
Black Team: Dean
RESTAURANT NAMES:
Red Team: Crimson
Black Team: Soul
Early on, Michael ordered his Red Team to re-do most of their salads, while the Black Team was very disorganized.
Here were some of this week's dishes:
RED TEAM:
Chad: Grilled vegetable pasta- DUD (one customer said it tasted like dishwater; Lisa wasn't happy with Chad even before this got served)
Michael: Oven-roasted baby chicken
BLACK TEAM:
Dean:
1. Inalata Caprese
2. Rack of lamb w/ fresh rosemary
Later on, since Miller said the Red Team's sea bass was a DUD, the Red Team instead made some pan-seared salmon filets cooked by Michael.
This week's Dinner Service wasn't pretty, but the winners were...
...the Black Team!
ELIMINATION #2: This time, Marco did get the chance to sack a couple from the competition. And their names were...
...Chad & Mikey.
"Make Me a Supermodel" 3/18
PHOTO SHOOT #3: The remaining 14 were now separated into five groups (four groups of three and one group of two); they had to convey beauty & strength in sports photos while on a high school football field. The photographer this time around was Justin Steele.
1. Salome, Mountaha & Shawn (Football)- Horrible.
2. Colin & Branden (Rugby)- Decent.
3. Laury, Amanda & Kerryn (Field Hockey)- Excellent!
4. Sandhurst, Karen & Jordan (Field Hockey)- Sandhurst clearly outshined the two ladies.
5. CJ, Jonathan & Gabriel (Football)- Jonathan was the only good one here.
In the end...
...Amanda Crop was the cream of this crop! She chose Kerryn to go with her on a Go-See to a Bloomingdale's Test Shoot; Pamela was the director of Bloomingdale's.
CATWALK #3: Everybody had to strike a sports pose since this week was all about sports.
1. Branden
2. Gabriel
3. CJ
4. Kerryn
5. Colin
6. Laury
7. Mountaha
8. Shawn
9. Jordan
10. Karen
11. Jonathan
12. Salome
13. Sandhurst
14. Amanda
BTW, celebrity stylist Tabatha was a guest judge this week.
I will tell you right now...
...that the one who won immunity this week was part of this week's Go-See, and it was...
...Kerryn Johns!
Gabriel was in danger for the second straight week. Joining him in the bottom three were first-week winner Salome & Karen. Gabriel Everett...
...was safe. But this lady wasn't, making her the season's third contestant eliminated...
Karen
Salome
...Karen Kelly.
1. Salome, Mountaha & Shawn (Football)- Horrible.
2. Colin & Branden (Rugby)- Decent.
3. Laury, Amanda & Kerryn (Field Hockey)- Excellent!
4. Sandhurst, Karen & Jordan (Field Hockey)- Sandhurst clearly outshined the two ladies.
5. CJ, Jonathan & Gabriel (Football)- Jonathan was the only good one here.
In the end...
...Amanda Crop was the cream of this crop! She chose Kerryn to go with her on a Go-See to a Bloomingdale's Test Shoot; Pamela was the director of Bloomingdale's.
CATWALK #3: Everybody had to strike a sports pose since this week was all about sports.
1. Branden
2. Gabriel
3. CJ
4. Kerryn
5. Colin
6. Laury
7. Mountaha
8. Shawn
9. Jordan
10. Karen
11. Jonathan
12. Salome
13. Sandhurst
14. Amanda
BTW, celebrity stylist Tabatha was a guest judge this week.
I will tell you right now...
...that the one who won immunity this week was part of this week's Go-See, and it was...
...Kerryn Johns!
Gabriel was in danger for the second straight week. Joining him in the bottom three were first-week winner Salome & Karen. Gabriel Everett...
...was safe. But this lady wasn't, making her the season's third contestant eliminated...
Karen
Salome
...Karen Kelly.
"America's Next Top Model" 3/18
Tyra Mail #8: "Mind your P's and Q's. And J."
They then practiced runway walking in front of J. Alexander. Later on, the remaining 12 models got additional walking advice from Cycle 9 contestants Bianca & Chantal.
Tyra Mail #9: "Take it from me, the runway is the worst place for excess baggage."
They next participated in a Jill Stuart Spring Collection fashion show. Everybody had to carry some bags while they were walking.
Teyona was stiff, Natalie did some unnecessary twirling and Tahlia's walking was weak. The winner was...
...Natalie despite the twirling! She got to keep some of Jill's clothes as a bonus.
Tyra Mail #10: "Give it your all tomorrow, or you might get thrown under the bus..."
PHOTO SHOOT #3: While in groups on a double-decker bus (four groups of two and one group of three), they had to pose in front one of Manhattan's spots and tell a story. Mike Rosenthal was the photographer this week.
1. Aminat & Fo (Wall Street Brokers)- Pretty good.
2. Kortnie & Nijah (Soho artists)- Kortnie did good here, but Nijah was very uncomfortable.
3. Sandra & Celia (Nannies)- Excellent!
4. London & Allison (5th Avenue socialites)- London clearly outshined Allison here.
5. Natalie, Teyona & Tahlia (Times Square tourists)- Teyona got off to a bad start when she was caught with chewing pretzels in her mouth. Natalie didn't do that good.
Tyra Mail #11: Judges' meeting
In the bottom two this week...
...Allison & Nijah. Eliminated this week was...
Allison
Nijah
...Nijah Harris.
They then practiced runway walking in front of J. Alexander. Later on, the remaining 12 models got additional walking advice from Cycle 9 contestants Bianca & Chantal.
Tyra Mail #9: "Take it from me, the runway is the worst place for excess baggage."
They next participated in a Jill Stuart Spring Collection fashion show. Everybody had to carry some bags while they were walking.
Teyona was stiff, Natalie did some unnecessary twirling and Tahlia's walking was weak. The winner was...
...Natalie despite the twirling! She got to keep some of Jill's clothes as a bonus.
Tyra Mail #10: "Give it your all tomorrow, or you might get thrown under the bus..."
PHOTO SHOOT #3: While in groups on a double-decker bus (four groups of two and one group of three), they had to pose in front one of Manhattan's spots and tell a story. Mike Rosenthal was the photographer this week.
1. Aminat & Fo (Wall Street Brokers)- Pretty good.
2. Kortnie & Nijah (Soho artists)- Kortnie did good here, but Nijah was very uncomfortable.
3. Sandra & Celia (Nannies)- Excellent!
4. London & Allison (5th Avenue socialites)- London clearly outshined Allison here.
5. Natalie, Teyona & Tahlia (Times Square tourists)- Teyona got off to a bad start when she was caught with chewing pretzels in her mouth. Natalie didn't do that good.
Tyra Mail #11: Judges' meeting
In the bottom two this week...
...Allison & Nijah. Eliminated this week was...
Allison
Nijah
...Nijah Harris.
Thursday, March 19, 2009
"Bullrun" 3/19
STARTING POINT: Old Main State Prison in Santa Fe
MIDWAY MARK: Albuquerque, NM
PRE-CHECKPOINT SPOT: Billy the Kid's Grave (Fort Sumner, NM)
CHECKPOINT #5: Roswell, NM
Team Dart is able to continue. But the Sante Fe area's snowing real bad.
Team VW struggles in warming up, while Team Corvette is struggling performance-wise.
After coming into the checkpoint first (doesn't mean they've won the week, though), Team Avalanche's so confident about their performance that they decide to have a few drinks at a local bar. Problem is, Bear got into a fight with the bar's owner and gets arrested as a result. They are not penalized as a result.
The winners this week with a time of 4:31 are...
...despite Bear's problem at the bar, Team Avalanche! Finishing last with a time of 5:35.18 is...
...Team Corvette, making this their second Elimination Challenge appearance. Joining them in next-to-last with a final time of 5:08.15 will be...
...Team Solstice. And Team Avalanche decides that...
...Team Camaro's the last team in this week's challenge.
ELIMINATION CHALLENGE #5: Both team members must drive through a slalom course and then drive down a drag strip.
The order:
1. Team Solstice
2. Team Corvette
3. Team Camaro
Elvis of Team Corvette is suffering the flu like Megan Joy of "American Idol".
The winners of this challenge with a time of 1:56 is...
...Team Corvette. But with a time of 2:12, eliminated tonight will be...
Team Camaro
Team Solstice
...the Camaro team.
MIDWAY MARK: Albuquerque, NM
PRE-CHECKPOINT SPOT: Billy the Kid's Grave (Fort Sumner, NM)
CHECKPOINT #5: Roswell, NM
Team Dart is able to continue. But the Sante Fe area's snowing real bad.
Team VW struggles in warming up, while Team Corvette is struggling performance-wise.
After coming into the checkpoint first (doesn't mean they've won the week, though), Team Avalanche's so confident about their performance that they decide to have a few drinks at a local bar. Problem is, Bear got into a fight with the bar's owner and gets arrested as a result. They are not penalized as a result.
The winners this week with a time of 4:31 are...
...despite Bear's problem at the bar, Team Avalanche! Finishing last with a time of 5:35.18 is...
...Team Corvette, making this their second Elimination Challenge appearance. Joining them in next-to-last with a final time of 5:08.15 will be...
...Team Solstice. And Team Avalanche decides that...
...Team Camaro's the last team in this week's challenge.
ELIMINATION CHALLENGE #5: Both team members must drive through a slalom course and then drive down a drag strip.
The order:
1. Team Solstice
2. Team Corvette
3. Team Camaro
Elvis of Team Corvette is suffering the flu like Megan Joy of "American Idol".
The winners of this challenge with a time of 1:56 is...
...Team Corvette. But with a time of 2:12, eliminated tonight will be...
Team Camaro
Team Solstice
...the Camaro team.
"Hell's Kitchen" 3/19
BTW, Giovanni's now been moved over to the Red Team.
Challenge: Each team must cook five small dishes from leftover food, Tempest-style, within just 20 minutes. The team with the most points out of five wins.
ROUND 1:
Danny: Filet mignon with mushroom ragu
Paula: Peppered steak w/ eggs
WINNER: BOTH (TIED at 1)
ROUND 2:
Lacey: Mushroom Pruscetta
L.A.: Asparagus & ginger soup
WINNER: NONE
ROUND 3:
Rachel: Ginger red-seared tuna
Robert: Peppered bosso
WINNER: Robert (Blue Team leads, 2-1)
ROUND 4:
Andrea: Open-faced lobster & asparagus ravioli
J: Lobster w/ fennel & meat broth
WINNER: Andrea (TIED at 2)
FINAL ROUND:
Ben: Tuna over grilled asparagus
Giovanni: Lobster tail over some pan-fried beef
WINNING TEAM: Red Team (3-2)
The Blue Team has to do double prep days and then change the place's dishes. The Red Team, meanwhile, gets to see some horse racing.
Ben later gets into a bitter disagreement with Lacey.
DINNER SERVICE: J gets off to a slow start thanks to some overcooked risotto that somehow ends up with the Red Team's kitchen. Carol later makes some raw pasta.
J's struggles continue with some cold fish and some overcooked seafood. Not only does he get EJECTED from his team's kitchen...
...BUT BECAUSE CHEF RAMSAY THOUGHT HE DELIVERED THE WORST PERFORMANCE IN THE SHOW'S HISTORY, HE DISQUALIFIES HIM FROM THE COMPETITION ON THE SPOT!!!
Lacey & Ben later faced Chef Ramsay at the end of the show, but nobody else gets eliminated tonight.
Challenge: Each team must cook five small dishes from leftover food, Tempest-style, within just 20 minutes. The team with the most points out of five wins.
ROUND 1:
Danny: Filet mignon with mushroom ragu
Paula: Peppered steak w/ eggs
WINNER: BOTH (TIED at 1)
ROUND 2:
Lacey: Mushroom Pruscetta
L.A.: Asparagus & ginger soup
WINNER: NONE
ROUND 3:
Rachel: Ginger red-seared tuna
Robert: Peppered bosso
WINNER: Robert (Blue Team leads, 2-1)
ROUND 4:
Andrea: Open-faced lobster & asparagus ravioli
J: Lobster w/ fennel & meat broth
WINNER: Andrea (TIED at 2)
FINAL ROUND:
Ben: Tuna over grilled asparagus
Giovanni: Lobster tail over some pan-fried beef
WINNING TEAM: Red Team (3-2)
The Blue Team has to do double prep days and then change the place's dishes. The Red Team, meanwhile, gets to see some horse racing.
Ben later gets into a bitter disagreement with Lacey.
DINNER SERVICE: J gets off to a slow start thanks to some overcooked risotto that somehow ends up with the Red Team's kitchen. Carol later makes some raw pasta.
J's struggles continue with some cold fish and some overcooked seafood. Not only does he get EJECTED from his team's kitchen...
...BUT BECAUSE CHEF RAMSAY THOUGHT HE DELIVERED THE WORST PERFORMANCE IN THE SHOW'S HISTORY, HE DISQUALIFIES HIM FROM THE COMPETITION ON THE SPOT!!!
Lacey & Ben later faced Chef Ramsay at the end of the show, but nobody else gets eliminated tonight.
3/19/2009 Results
DOND: Today's contestant is #11 Jules Schumacher (who is an Orange County cosmetic trainer). Since she's also a bride, she really wants to pay for her wedding.
ROUND 1:
1. #9 (Anne)- $7,500
2. #10 (Melodie)- $25,000
3. #2 (Mark)- $300
4. #22 (Randy)- $500
5. #13 (Gary M.)- $50
OPENING OFFER: $26,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 2:
1. #20 (Donna)- $100,000
2. #5 (Julie R.)- $5,000
3. #8 (Jean-Paul)- $100
4. #21 (Julie K.)- $400
5. #12 (Andrea)- $250,000 (DANGER ZONE ENFORCED; she was ONE OFF this amount)
SECOND OFFER: $19,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 3:
1. #16 (Jade)- $2,500
2. #19 (Sonya)- $10
3. #3 (Cheryl)- $1,000
4. #6 (Troy)- $10,000
THIRD OFFER (with Blackjack II phone for help): $38,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 4:
1. #18 (Brandon)- $25
2. #14 (Maria)- $75,000 (STRIKE ONE)
FOURTH OFFER: $33,000- DEAL
ROUND 5:
1. #15 (Joseph)- PENNY
2. #17 (Gary J.)- $200
OFFER: $140,000
19th PICK: #4 (Treva)- $50,000 (SAFETY NET GONE)
OFFER: $149,000
20th PICK: #1 (Erica)- BUCK
FINAL OFFER: $261,000
Is she the eighth contestant to pass up $500,000 at the end of the show (and tenth overall)?...
...YES- THAT MEANS WE HAVE OUR WORST DEAL OF THE SEASON. And that's the THIRD WEEK IN A ROW somebody's passed up the top prize. OUCH. She leaves with $33,000.
WOF: First Toss-Up category of the evening is Phrase:
E A _ Y
_ _ _ _ E T
Matt's on EASY STREET for $1,000.
$5,000-WINNING ID OF THE NIGHT: DC02886
Tonight's contestants:
Matt Lightfoot (Mt. Dora, FL)- Marketing developer and a member of the Army's National Guard
Allison Irso (Rockledge, FL)- Voice teacher and part owner of a chicken franchise
Jenna Patrella (Tampa, FL)- University of Florida graduate
$2,000 Toss-Up category is Food & Drink:
P _ _ N _ T
B R _ T T _ E
Matt triples up with PEANUT BRITTLE.
After a trip to the Lapaz Waterfall Gardens in Costa Rica worth $5,800 goes on the wheel, the Round 1 category is Before & After. Early on, Matt calls a $300 R for the Free Spin. After he calls a $900 D, we have...
D A _ R _
_ _ E E N
_ A T _ _ A _
...he solves DAIRY QUEEN LATIFAH for another $2,100 and $5,100 total.
PERFECT ROUND
Eggland's Best Jackpot/Prize Puzzle Round category is Places. Allison starts off with two S's for $1,800 and buys a couple of E's, but then spins Bankrupt to lose the $1,550 right back. Jenna also gets the same fate a little later to lose $650. Matt later buys the only dud vowel on the board (U), but doesn't use his Free Spin despite the fact this is a Prize Puzzle. After Jenna calls the L for $400, we have...
_ _ E A T _ T A _ I N G
_ O A S T L I N E S
...she solves BREATHTAKING COASTLINES for that amount plus a trip to the Newstead Belmont Golf Resort & Spa in Bermuda worth $5,870, making her total in cash and trip $6,270.
DUDS: M (Allison), U (Matt)
BANKRUPTS: 2 (Allison, Jenna)
WINNING ID FOR TRIP: KM16772
Category for the IHOP Mystery Round is Fun & Games. Jenna immediately loses her turn with the S. After Matt buys the O's, we have...
_ O _ N _ I N _
_ _ O _ N _ | O N | _
T _ _ _ _ O _ I N _
...I think I got this one. After a $3,500 G, he buys the remainder of the vowels...
_ O U N _ I N G
A _ O U N _ | O N | A
T _ A _ _ O _ I N E
...and solves BOUNCING AROUND ON A TRAMPOLINE for another $5,500 and the lead back with $10,600.
DUDS: S (Jenna)
$3,000 Toss-Up category is Person:
_ _ G
_ _ A B B _ R M O _ T H
Allison tries to get on the board but she fails with BIG JABBERMOUTH...
B _ G
_ L A B B _ R M O U T H
...Jenna then solves BIG BLABBERMOUTH to close back in on Matt with a new total of $9,270. Next category is Song Title. Early on, Jenna calls two R's for $10,000 but she then buys a dud vowel in A. Matt finally uses his Free Spin after calling a dud consonant in N, but he then strikes out again with D. Then, we go to Speed-Up Mode with the remaining consonants being worth $6,000 each! Allison then calls the L's...
S _ _ _ L _
_ R R E S _ S T _ _ L E
...and she solves the Robert Palmer hit SIMPLY IRRESISTIBLE to go from zero to $12,000 and the championship! Matt leaves with $10,600 and Jenna gets $9,270 in cash and trip.
So far, $31,870 in cash and trip has been given out.
DUDS: A (Jenna), D (Matt), N (Matt)
Big Money Round: Anna Mary Lopez is hoping that Allison's last-second maingame win will prove to be nothing more than a fluke here tonight so that she doesn't have to worry about what happens in Friday's endgame. As for tonight, Allison spins the double star and the category is Place. Starting with:
_ _ _ E
_ _ _
She calls C, M, P and A and gets...
_ _ M E
_ _ M
...if she had been a fan of "The Biggest Loser" all her life, she would've gotten HOME GYM to have become the second straight $25,000 winner. Otherwise, she needed one or two more letters.
Jeopardy!: The second semi-final pits Larissa Kelly against Cora Peck and Dave Simpson. Tonight’s first six categories:
FIRST LADIES
A STORIED HISTORY
NATIONAL MEMORIALS
OTHER PLACES TO GAMBLE
WRITERS ON FILM
WORDS IN TOURNAMENT (each correct response contains letters from the word “tournament”)
Kelly quickly finds the Daily Double under the $600 Writers On Film clue after getting the $400 clue there (Peck got the $200 clue). For $1,000:
“In Love and War” showed this author as an ambulance driver wounded in WWI & falling for his nurse.
“Who is Ernest Hemingway?”…correct to go to $1,400! At the first break, she’s now tearing it up at $7,800! Simpson has $600 and Peck’s $800 in the hole. Let’s see if either Peck or Simpson gain some ground on Kelly by the end of the round…
Larissa: $12,000
Cora: $200
Dave: $3,400
…well, Simpson gains some limited ground.
ATTEMPTED LACH TRASH: NONE
UNATTEMPTED LACH TRASH: $1,800
TOTAL LACH TRASH: $1,800
DJ! Categories:
THE RIVER RHINE
COMEDY TONIGHT
PAINTINGS
THE CRUSADES
HARD STUFF
ADD AN ELEMENTAL SYMBOL (the element’s name must be given)
Simpson goes Daily Double Hunting early on this round; he eventually finds the first of the two DDs under the $1,200 Crusades clue. At $7,000 now, he’s just $3,800 off Kelly’s lead; Peck now has $1,800. He’s reluctant to do it while in Vegas…but he makes it a True Daily Double. The following clue might very well make him or break him:
After this wife of Louis VII took part in the Second Crusade, the church forbade women to join future Crusades.
“Who is Eleanor of Aquitaine?”…IS RIGHT to take the lead with 14 grand! Near the halfway mark, both he and Kelly are tied at $13,600 apiece. Here’s what’s left with 11 clues to go in the round:
The River Rhine: ALL
Paintings: $400 & $800
The Crusades: $400, $800, $1,600 & $2,000
The scores now:
Larissa: $18,800
Cora: $6,200
Dave: $13,600
Kelly’s started to get that buzz-in domination back in the second half of DJ!. She next picks the $1,600 Crusades clue.
Also called the Order of St. John of Jerusalem, it was founded to give health care & protection to Christians.
Dave: “What are the Knights Templar?”- NO ($12,000)
TRIPLE STUMPER: Court of the Knights Hospitallers
$2,000 CRUSADES CLUE:
This Holy Roman emperor led the Third Crusade but drowned bathing in a river en route to the Holy Land.
TRIPLE STUMPER: Frederick I
$1,600 THE RIVER RHINE CLUE:
DAAAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIIILLLLLLLLLYYYY DOUBLE #2! Her wager is four grand on this:
Switzerland’s third-largest city, this port on the Rhine handles much of the country’s cargo.
“What is Zurich?”…incorrect. It was Basel, sending her back to $14,800.
$2,000 RHINE CLUE:
This cliff on the Rhine near Koblenz nears the name of a siren said to lure boatmen to their doom there.
Larissa: “What is the Lorelai?”- RIGHT ($16,800); $1,200, SAME CATEGORY
The 1815 treaty of this capital made the Rhine an international waterway.
Cora: “What is Paris?”- NO ($5,000)
Dave: “What is Vienna?”- RIGHT ($13,200); $400, SAME CATEGORY
The Rhine is the longest river to flow through this country, covering more than 450 miles there.
Dave: “What is Germany?”- RIGHT AGAIN ($13,600); FINAL RHINE CLUE FOR $800
Before it empties into the North Sea, the Rhine splits into three branches in this country.
Dave: “What is the Netherlands?”- RIGHT AGAIN ($14,400); $400 PAINTINGS CLUE
Rafael must’ve used up a lot of red paint for his portrait of Pope Leo X with two of these men.
Cora: “What are Cardinals?”- CORRECT ($5,400); $800 PAINTINGS CLUE
This creature toys with a bird in William Holman Hunt’s painting of seduction “The Awakening Conscience”.
Larissa: “What is a cat?”- CORRECT ($17,600); $800 CRUSADES CLUE
Deus vult, Latin for this, served as an unofficial motto of the First Crusade.
TRIPLE STUMPER: “God Wills It”
FINAL CLUE OF THE ROUND FOR $400 (Crusades):
The First Crusade began in 1097 when four European armies met up in this Byzantine capital to march on the Holy Land.
Larissa: “What is Constantinople?”- RIGHT ($18,000)
ATTEMPTED LACH TRASH: $8,800
UNATTEMPTED LACH TRASH: $2,800
TOTAL DJ! LACH TRASH: $11,600
SCORES AFTER DOUBLE JEOPARDY!:
Larissa: $18,000
Cora: $5,400
Dave: $14,400
CORYAT SCORES:
Larissa: $21,600
Cora: $5,400
Dave: $8,600
If I were Dave Simpson, I would wager $3,599 or less to lock out Cora Peck.
FJ! CATEGORY: Gods of Ancient Egypt.
Appropriately, the center of cult worship for this Ancient Egyptian god was in Cynopolis, "City of the Dog".
Peck drew a blank, but she didn't wager anything. Simpson confidently wrote down "Who is Sirius?"...BUT HE'S WRONG! He wagered...
...$3,600, so he's still in it with $10,800; by wagering that amount, he guaranteed at least a tie with Peck in the event she had successfully doubled up and Kelly blew it. Speaking of Kelly, she wrote down "Who is Anubis?"...
"Who is Anubis?"
...HER STREAK REMAINS INTACT AT NINE IN A ROW, AND SHE'S A FINALIST WITH 30 GRAND!!!
Millionaire:
Conclusion of Tim Fenfert's game
Game 2
Game 3
ROUND 1:
1. #9 (Anne)- $7,500
2. #10 (Melodie)- $25,000
3. #2 (Mark)- $300
4. #22 (Randy)- $500
5. #13 (Gary M.)- $50
OPENING OFFER: $26,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 2:
1. #20 (Donna)- $100,000
2. #5 (Julie R.)- $5,000
3. #8 (Jean-Paul)- $100
4. #21 (Julie K.)- $400
5. #12 (Andrea)- $250,000 (DANGER ZONE ENFORCED; she was ONE OFF this amount)
SECOND OFFER: $19,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 3:
1. #16 (Jade)- $2,500
2. #19 (Sonya)- $10
3. #3 (Cheryl)- $1,000
4. #6 (Troy)- $10,000
THIRD OFFER (with Blackjack II phone for help): $38,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 4:
1. #18 (Brandon)- $25
2. #14 (Maria)- $75,000 (STRIKE ONE)
FOURTH OFFER: $33,000- DEAL
ROUND 5:
1. #15 (Joseph)- PENNY
2. #17 (Gary J.)- $200
OFFER: $140,000
19th PICK: #4 (Treva)- $50,000 (SAFETY NET GONE)
OFFER: $149,000
20th PICK: #1 (Erica)- BUCK
FINAL OFFER: $261,000
Is she the eighth contestant to pass up $500,000 at the end of the show (and tenth overall)?...
...YES- THAT MEANS WE HAVE OUR WORST DEAL OF THE SEASON. And that's the THIRD WEEK IN A ROW somebody's passed up the top prize. OUCH. She leaves with $33,000.
WOF: First Toss-Up category of the evening is Phrase:
E A _ Y
_ _ _ _ E T
Matt's on EASY STREET for $1,000.
$5,000-WINNING ID OF THE NIGHT: DC02886
Tonight's contestants:
Matt Lightfoot (Mt. Dora, FL)- Marketing developer and a member of the Army's National Guard
Allison Irso (Rockledge, FL)- Voice teacher and part owner of a chicken franchise
Jenna Patrella (Tampa, FL)- University of Florida graduate
$2,000 Toss-Up category is Food & Drink:
P _ _ N _ T
B R _ T T _ E
Matt triples up with PEANUT BRITTLE.
After a trip to the Lapaz Waterfall Gardens in Costa Rica worth $5,800 goes on the wheel, the Round 1 category is Before & After. Early on, Matt calls a $300 R for the Free Spin. After he calls a $900 D, we have...
D A _ R _
_ _ E E N
_ A T _ _ A _
...he solves DAIRY QUEEN LATIFAH for another $2,100 and $5,100 total.
PERFECT ROUND
Eggland's Best Jackpot/Prize Puzzle Round category is Places. Allison starts off with two S's for $1,800 and buys a couple of E's, but then spins Bankrupt to lose the $1,550 right back. Jenna also gets the same fate a little later to lose $650. Matt later buys the only dud vowel on the board (U), but doesn't use his Free Spin despite the fact this is a Prize Puzzle. After Jenna calls the L for $400, we have...
_ _ E A T _ T A _ I N G
_ O A S T L I N E S
...she solves BREATHTAKING COASTLINES for that amount plus a trip to the Newstead Belmont Golf Resort & Spa in Bermuda worth $5,870, making her total in cash and trip $6,270.
DUDS: M (Allison), U (Matt)
BANKRUPTS: 2 (Allison, Jenna)
WINNING ID FOR TRIP: KM16772
Category for the IHOP Mystery Round is Fun & Games. Jenna immediately loses her turn with the S. After Matt buys the O's, we have...
_ O _ N _ I N _
_ _ O _ N _ | O N | _
T _ _ _ _ O _ I N _
...I think I got this one. After a $3,500 G, he buys the remainder of the vowels...
_ O U N _ I N G
A _ O U N _ | O N | A
T _ A _ _ O _ I N E
...and solves BOUNCING AROUND ON A TRAMPOLINE for another $5,500 and the lead back with $10,600.
DUDS: S (Jenna)
$3,000 Toss-Up category is Person:
_ _ G
_ _ A B B _ R M O _ T H
Allison tries to get on the board but she fails with BIG JABBERMOUTH...
B _ G
_ L A B B _ R M O U T H
...Jenna then solves BIG BLABBERMOUTH to close back in on Matt with a new total of $9,270. Next category is Song Title. Early on, Jenna calls two R's for $10,000 but she then buys a dud vowel in A. Matt finally uses his Free Spin after calling a dud consonant in N, but he then strikes out again with D. Then, we go to Speed-Up Mode with the remaining consonants being worth $6,000 each! Allison then calls the L's...
S _ _ _ L _
_ R R E S _ S T _ _ L E
...and she solves the Robert Palmer hit SIMPLY IRRESISTIBLE to go from zero to $12,000 and the championship! Matt leaves with $10,600 and Jenna gets $9,270 in cash and trip.
So far, $31,870 in cash and trip has been given out.
DUDS: A (Jenna), D (Matt), N (Matt)
Big Money Round: Anna Mary Lopez is hoping that Allison's last-second maingame win will prove to be nothing more than a fluke here tonight so that she doesn't have to worry about what happens in Friday's endgame. As for tonight, Allison spins the double star and the category is Place. Starting with:
_ _ _ E
_ _ _
She calls C, M, P and A and gets...
_ _ M E
_ _ M
...if she had been a fan of "The Biggest Loser" all her life, she would've gotten HOME GYM to have become the second straight $25,000 winner. Otherwise, she needed one or two more letters.
Jeopardy!: The second semi-final pits Larissa Kelly against Cora Peck and Dave Simpson. Tonight’s first six categories:
FIRST LADIES
A STORIED HISTORY
NATIONAL MEMORIALS
OTHER PLACES TO GAMBLE
WRITERS ON FILM
WORDS IN TOURNAMENT (each correct response contains letters from the word “tournament”)
Kelly quickly finds the Daily Double under the $600 Writers On Film clue after getting the $400 clue there (Peck got the $200 clue). For $1,000:
“In Love and War” showed this author as an ambulance driver wounded in WWI & falling for his nurse.
“Who is Ernest Hemingway?”…correct to go to $1,400! At the first break, she’s now tearing it up at $7,800! Simpson has $600 and Peck’s $800 in the hole. Let’s see if either Peck or Simpson gain some ground on Kelly by the end of the round…
Larissa: $12,000
Cora: $200
Dave: $3,400
…well, Simpson gains some limited ground.
ATTEMPTED LACH TRASH: NONE
UNATTEMPTED LACH TRASH: $1,800
TOTAL LACH TRASH: $1,800
DJ! Categories:
THE RIVER RHINE
COMEDY TONIGHT
PAINTINGS
THE CRUSADES
HARD STUFF
ADD AN ELEMENTAL SYMBOL (the element’s name must be given)
Simpson goes Daily Double Hunting early on this round; he eventually finds the first of the two DDs under the $1,200 Crusades clue. At $7,000 now, he’s just $3,800 off Kelly’s lead; Peck now has $1,800. He’s reluctant to do it while in Vegas…but he makes it a True Daily Double. The following clue might very well make him or break him:
After this wife of Louis VII took part in the Second Crusade, the church forbade women to join future Crusades.
“Who is Eleanor of Aquitaine?”…IS RIGHT to take the lead with 14 grand! Near the halfway mark, both he and Kelly are tied at $13,600 apiece. Here’s what’s left with 11 clues to go in the round:
The River Rhine: ALL
Paintings: $400 & $800
The Crusades: $400, $800, $1,600 & $2,000
The scores now:
Larissa: $18,800
Cora: $6,200
Dave: $13,600
Kelly’s started to get that buzz-in domination back in the second half of DJ!. She next picks the $1,600 Crusades clue.
Also called the Order of St. John of Jerusalem, it was founded to give health care & protection to Christians.
Dave: “What are the Knights Templar?”- NO ($12,000)
TRIPLE STUMPER: Court of the Knights Hospitallers
$2,000 CRUSADES CLUE:
This Holy Roman emperor led the Third Crusade but drowned bathing in a river en route to the Holy Land.
TRIPLE STUMPER: Frederick I
$1,600 THE RIVER RHINE CLUE:
DAAAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIIILLLLLLLLLYYYY DOUBLE #2! Her wager is four grand on this:
Switzerland’s third-largest city, this port on the Rhine handles much of the country’s cargo.
“What is Zurich?”…incorrect. It was Basel, sending her back to $14,800.
$2,000 RHINE CLUE:
This cliff on the Rhine near Koblenz nears the name of a siren said to lure boatmen to their doom there.
Larissa: “What is the Lorelai?”- RIGHT ($16,800); $1,200, SAME CATEGORY
The 1815 treaty of this capital made the Rhine an international waterway.
Cora: “What is Paris?”- NO ($5,000)
Dave: “What is Vienna?”- RIGHT ($13,200); $400, SAME CATEGORY
The Rhine is the longest river to flow through this country, covering more than 450 miles there.
Dave: “What is Germany?”- RIGHT AGAIN ($13,600); FINAL RHINE CLUE FOR $800
Before it empties into the North Sea, the Rhine splits into three branches in this country.
Dave: “What is the Netherlands?”- RIGHT AGAIN ($14,400); $400 PAINTINGS CLUE
Rafael must’ve used up a lot of red paint for his portrait of Pope Leo X with two of these men.
Cora: “What are Cardinals?”- CORRECT ($5,400); $800 PAINTINGS CLUE
This creature toys with a bird in William Holman Hunt’s painting of seduction “The Awakening Conscience”.
Larissa: “What is a cat?”- CORRECT ($17,600); $800 CRUSADES CLUE
Deus vult, Latin for this, served as an unofficial motto of the First Crusade.
TRIPLE STUMPER: “God Wills It”
FINAL CLUE OF THE ROUND FOR $400 (Crusades):
The First Crusade began in 1097 when four European armies met up in this Byzantine capital to march on the Holy Land.
Larissa: “What is Constantinople?”- RIGHT ($18,000)
ATTEMPTED LACH TRASH: $8,800
UNATTEMPTED LACH TRASH: $2,800
TOTAL DJ! LACH TRASH: $11,600
SCORES AFTER DOUBLE JEOPARDY!:
Larissa: $18,000
Cora: $5,400
Dave: $14,400
CORYAT SCORES:
Larissa: $21,600
Cora: $5,400
Dave: $8,600
If I were Dave Simpson, I would wager $3,599 or less to lock out Cora Peck.
FJ! CATEGORY: Gods of Ancient Egypt.
Appropriately, the center of cult worship for this Ancient Egyptian god was in Cynopolis, "City of the Dog".
Peck drew a blank, but she didn't wager anything. Simpson confidently wrote down "Who is Sirius?"...BUT HE'S WRONG! He wagered...
...$3,600, so he's still in it with $10,800; by wagering that amount, he guaranteed at least a tie with Peck in the event she had successfully doubled up and Kelly blew it. Speaking of Kelly, she wrote down "Who is Anubis?"...
"Who is Anubis?"
...HER STREAK REMAINS INTACT AT NINE IN A ROW, AND SHE'S A FINALIST WITH 30 GRAND!!!
Millionaire:
Conclusion of Tim Fenfert's game
Game 2
Game 3
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
"Toughest Cowboy"- THIRD SEASON FINALE; 3,000th POST!
What better way to celebrate my 3,000th post on this blog then have one of four cowboys win their own Wild Horse Ranch in Laramie, Wyoming! This time, there will be six rounds tonight in Chicago; the person with the most points wins the ranch.
ROUND 1:
Charlie Barker: 80
Chad Eubank: 74
Bandy Murphy: 84
Steve Woolsey: 63
ROUND 2:
Charlie Barker: 80 (160)
Chad Eubank: 73 (147)
Bandy Murphy: 75 (159)
Steve Woolsey: 38 (101)
ROUND 3:
Charlie Barker: 45 (205)
Chad Eubank: 35 (182)
Bandy Murphy: 86 (245)
Steve Woolsey: 42 (143)
ROUND 4:
Charlie Barker: 79 (284)
Chad Eubank: 83 (265)
Bandy Murphy: 79 (324)
Steve Woolsey: 40 (183)
ROUND 5:
Steve Woolsey: 32 (215)
Charlie Barker: 25 (309)
Chad Eubank: 73 (338)
Bandy Murphy: 84 (408)
FINAL ROUND:
Steve Woolsey's last ride of the night nets him a 78, for a final total of 293. He had a lot of bad luck tonight.
Charlie Barker's final ride is worth...37, meaning he'll finish in third with a final score of 346.
Chad Eubank must score at least a 70 on his final ride to stay in it...
...it's a 77, meaning his final score is now 415.
That means all Bandy Murphy needs is eight points from his last ride to win. And he got...
...EIGHT TIMES AS MUCH, 64, MEANING HE IS NOW A TWO-TIME GRAND CHAMPION ON THIS SHOW WITH A WINNING SCORE OF 472!!!! Spray the confetti!!
ROUND 1:
Charlie Barker: 80
Chad Eubank: 74
Bandy Murphy: 84
Steve Woolsey: 63
ROUND 2:
Charlie Barker: 80 (160)
Chad Eubank: 73 (147)
Bandy Murphy: 75 (159)
Steve Woolsey: 38 (101)
ROUND 3:
Charlie Barker: 45 (205)
Chad Eubank: 35 (182)
Bandy Murphy: 86 (245)
Steve Woolsey: 42 (143)
ROUND 4:
Charlie Barker: 79 (284)
Chad Eubank: 83 (265)
Bandy Murphy: 79 (324)
Steve Woolsey: 40 (183)
ROUND 5:
Steve Woolsey: 32 (215)
Charlie Barker: 25 (309)
Chad Eubank: 73 (338)
Bandy Murphy: 84 (408)
FINAL ROUND:
Steve Woolsey's last ride of the night nets him a 78, for a final total of 293. He had a lot of bad luck tonight.
Charlie Barker's final ride is worth...37, meaning he'll finish in third with a final score of 346.
Chad Eubank must score at least a 70 on his final ride to stay in it...
...it's a 77, meaning his final score is now 415.
That means all Bandy Murphy needs is eight points from his last ride to win. And he got...
...EIGHT TIMES AS MUCH, 64, MEANING HE IS NOW A TWO-TIME GRAND CHAMPION ON THIS SHOW WITH A WINNING SCORE OF 472!!!! Spray the confetti!!
President Obama News Conference schedule update
Like earlier this season, next week's "American Idol" schedule will move to Wednesday and Thursday becase of the Presidential News Conference on Tuesday. That's bad news for "America's Next Top Model", "Survivor" and "The Chopping Block".
Fortunately for "Survivor", that week's episode will be a clip show, anyway.
Source: B & C
Fortunately for "Survivor", that week's episode will be a clip show, anyway.
Source: B & C
"American Idol" 3/18
The opening group performance was done to Travis Tritt's "Trouble".
This week's Ford music video was set to "Here It Goes Again" by OK Go.
Brad Paisley performs his new hit "Then".
Carrie Underwood & Randy Travis then do a duet of "I Told You So".
In the bottom three this week...
...Alexis Grace, Allison Iraheta & Michael Sarver. The one with the fewest votes this week and must now sing for their life is...
Alexis Grace
Allison Iraheta
Michael Sarver
...Alexis Grace. After she sings "Joleen" one more time...
...she is history. Just before Tuesday's show, I heard that she really wanted to try to be like Dolly Parton. Well, after tonight, she just learned a valuable lesson that I've learned for a long time- don't try to be like somebody else; be yourself.
This week's Ford music video was set to "Here It Goes Again" by OK Go.
Brad Paisley performs his new hit "Then".
Carrie Underwood & Randy Travis then do a duet of "I Told You So".
In the bottom three this week...
...Alexis Grace, Allison Iraheta & Michael Sarver. The one with the fewest votes this week and must now sing for their life is...
Alexis Grace
Allison Iraheta
Michael Sarver
...Alexis Grace. After she sings "Joleen" one more time...
...she is history. Just before Tuesday's show, I heard that she really wanted to try to be like Dolly Parton. Well, after tonight, she just learned a valuable lesson that I've learned for a long time- don't try to be like somebody else; be yourself.
3/18/2009 Results
TPIR: On Episode 4673K today, members of the LA Dodgers will appear. But before we get to them, we start with Sharon Blackmond, Joel Brasco, Patricia George and Brandon Holt. The first IUFB appearing from the clam shell is an HP computer system w/ three PC games (Amber).
Sharon: $2,100
Joel: $2,200
Patricia: $1,350
Brandon: $1,400
ARP: $3,540
Joel plays Money Game for a Chevrolet HHR (Std., AT/Remote, Prot, Mats)(Rachael). Board:
(50)(37)(22)
(85)(94)(21)
(75)(20)(63)
MIDDLE NUMBER: 1 ($ _ _ , 1 _ _)
He immediately gets 21 as the first two numbers
($ 2 1 , 1 _ _)...and in three tries, he gets 94 as the last two ($21,194) after picking 85 and 75 to shoot down the Front and Back Trick and win the car plus $160!
Coming on down fifth is Sandra Bellalba and the second IUFB is a beauty supply collection (Amber & Lanisha).
Sandra: $425
Patricia: $575
Brandon: $600
Sharon: $601
ARP: $1,385
Sharon from NYC plays the Grand Game with a target price today of $8.50. The products are Icy Hot, Northland juice, Campbell's Soup, Hot Pockets Value Pack, Garlique and Gold Bond Ultimate Healing Lotion. Pretty easy setup, but can she take advantage of it?...
1. Soup- $1.53 ($10)
2. Juice- $3.39 ($100)
3. Hot Pockets- $5.25 ($1,000)
4. Lotion- $9.56
...no. The Icy Hot was $7.97 and the Garlique was $9.99.
Coming on down next is Julie Robin and the third IUFB is a trip to Dodger Stadium in order to take part in an "Under the Lights" batting practice on April 14th (modeling this trip was first baseman James Loney and pitcher James McDonald)!
Julie: $1,700
Sandra: $2,500
Patricia: $2,700
Brandon: BUCK
ARP: $1,000
Brandon will now be running like the LA Dodgers, because he's playing Race Game for a tread bicycle (Rachael), a desk/chair (Rachael & Lanisha), a set of dumbells (Lanisha) and a washer/dryer combo (Amber). Prices are $749, $1,390, $1,599 and $2,345.
FIRST TRY:
Bicycle: $749
Furniture: $2,345
Dumbells: $1,599
Washer/dryer: $1,390
TWO RIGHT- :35 LEFT
SECOND TRY:
Bicycle: $749
Furniture: $1,599
Dumbells: $2,345
Washer/dryer: $1,390
ONE RIGHT- :23 LEFT
FINAL TRY:
Bicycle: $1,390
Furniture: $2,345
Dumbells: $1,599
Washer/dryer: $749
He was doing good at the start, but fell apart towards the end. He wins the desk/chair. Correct prices for the rest:
Bicycle: $749
Dumbells: $1,390
Washer/dryer: $1,599
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #1:
Sharon ($1,385): $.90
Brandon ($3,345): $.95
Joel ($24,874): $.95
SPIN-OFF:
Brandon: $.20
Joel: WINS $1,000 AND SHOWCASE BERTH!
Drew obviously forgot that Joel got a dollar on the Big Wheel, resulting in an edit! In Joel's Bonus Spin...95 cents.
Now leaving the crowd is Dana Wopert and the next IUFB is a gas grill (Rachael).
Dana: $1,395
Julie: $1,100
Sandra: $1,200
Patricia: BUCK
ARP: $1,200, winning Sandra a check for $500!
She now plays Any Number for either a Gucci watch brought by Lanisha or a Ford Focus S (Std., AT, Prot, Cargo)(Amber). First number in the automobile price is 1.
1. 9- Watch ($ 9 _ _)
2. 7- CAR ($ 1 _ , _ 7 _)
3. 8- CAR ($ 1 _ , 8 7 _)
4. 6- CAR ($ 1 6 , 8 7 _)
5. 3- Pricey Ziffel ($ 3. _ _)
6. 4- Watch ($ 9 4 _)
7. 0- Pricey Ziffel ($ 3. _ 0)
Final pick: 5- Wins $945 watch
The car was $16,872 and the piggy bank had three bucks and a dime in it.
Next on Rich's list is Gloria Pendleton and the next IUFB is a 46" plasma HDTV (Amber & Rachael).
Gloria: $1,200
Patricia: $1,250
Dana: $2,895
Julie: $1,251
ARP: $1,899
Julie plays Cliff Hangers for an Ashley dining room with dinnerware (Lanisha) worth $4,777. The SPs modeled by Rachael today are a recipe box, a shower head and a ladybug tea kettle. Her guess on the recipe box is $15...it's actually $17. For the shower head, she says $25...$30. That means she has an $18 range to work with on the tea kettle. Her final guess is $37...it's actually $45 and she wins no problem!
The day's final player (Rich's on screen wearing a Dodgers baseball cap) is Carolyn House and the final IUFB is luggage (Lanisha & Rachael). Patricia's been here since this episode started.
Carolyn: $525
Gloria: $700
Patricia: $1,050
Dana: $1,051 (bad news for Patricia)
ARP: $2,160
TODAY'S FIRST FOUR BREAKFAST CLUB MEMBER: Patricia
Dana plays Side By Side for a trip to Miami (Amber at the audience screen). Board:
40
72
He says $4,072...of course he wins!
My lineup today:
1. Money Game
2. Grand Game
3. Race Game
4. Side By Side
5. Any Number
6. Cliff Hangers
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #2:
Sandra ($2,145): $.75
Dana ($6,232): Nickel + 95 = WINS $1,000!
Julie ($6,768): 50 + 95 = OVER
In Dana's Bonus Spin...85 cents.
The first Showcase is delicious. We start with some hopefully tasty groceries for a year (Amber). Then, cook some of those groceries on a 48" gas range (Lanisha). Then, let celebrity chef Richard Florczak cook dinner for you and five guests and give you some cooking lessons. Finally, taste some five star food on a trip to NYC (Rachael at the audience screen).
JOEL PASSES TO DANA; DANA BIDS $25,250 ON DELICIOUS SHOWCASE- STAGE WILLY
MY BID FOR DELICIOUS SHOWCASE: $15,500
Joel's Showcase starts with an appearance by these LA Dodgers players- outfielder Delwyn Young, infielder Mark Loretta and catcher Russell Martin. They now offer Joel a chance to sit in one of Dodger Stadium's luxury boxes with up to 19 friends at one of their home games this season, with a visit by a Dodgers legend. Then, prior to another one of their home games, you can take free batting practice; during that game, you get baseline boxclub seats. Also, Joel might get to attend their Spring Training at the Camelback Ranch facility in Glendale, CA. Finally, drive to any Dodgers game you want with a new Chevy Malibu Hybrid (Std., Prot, EBH)(Lanisha, Rachael and many Dodgers players)!
JOEL BIDS $27,000 ON DODGERS SHOWCASE- STAGE GARF (Doesn't quite cover the car)
MY BID FOR DODGERS SHOWCASE: $35,000
JOEL'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $27,000
ARP: $38,474
DIFFERENCE: $11,474
DANA'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $25,250
ARP: $29,140
DIFFERENCE: $3,890- WIN
I thought Joel had it; he still leaves with $25,874 in cash and prizes. Dana wins his Showcase and a total of $36,372 in cash and prizes. Because of the NCAA Basketball Tournament, the show will be in repeats for the rest of the week.
DOND: Today's player is #18 Chuck Lewis (who has been an airline security investigator for 21 years).
ROUND 1:
1. #10 (Melodie)- $250,000
2. #20 (Donna)- $75,000
3. #11 (Jules)- $500
4. #1 (Erica)- $100
5. #9 (Anne)- $7,500
OPENING OFFER: $14,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 2:
1. #5 (Julie R.)- BUCK
2. #14 (Maria)- $400
3. #22 (Randy)- $2,500
4. #16 (Jade)- $5
5. #3 (Cheryl)- $200
SECOND OFFER (with Blackjack II phone for additional advice): $21,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 3:
1. #12 (Andrea)- $25
2. #6 (Troy)- $10
3. #15 (Joseph)- $300
4. #8 (Jean-Paul)- $500,000 (DANGER ZONE ENFORCED)
THIRD OFFER: $17,500- NO DEAL
ROUND 4:
1. #19 (Sonya)- $100,000 (STRIKE ONE; third straight day same amount was in this case)
2. #2 (Mark)- $50
FOURTH OFFER: $14,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 5:
1. #13 (Gary M.)- $5,000
2. #7 (Christy)- $10,000
FIFTH OFFER: $18,000- NO DEAL
19th PICK: #17 (Gary J.)- PENNY (LEFT SIDE CLEARED)
SIXTH OFFER: $24,000- NO DEAL
20th PICK: #21 (Julie K.)- $25,000 (STRIKE TWO)
FINAL OFFER: $20,000- DEAL
Could he have won another 30 grand...yes.
WOF: Person is the $1,000 Toss-Up category:
_ U S I _ _ S S
T Y C O _ _
Marisa solves BUSINESS TYCOON for $1,000.
$5,000-WINNING ID OF THE NIGHT: JS15266
Here are tonight's players:
Marisa Hampers (Valrico, FL)- University of South Florida student studying Early Childhood Education
Megan Van Ryper (Orlando)- Valencia Community College student and a security officer
Brandon Rivera (St. Cloud, FL)- Police officer/Army veteran
$2,000 Toss-Up category is Food & Drink:
C _ _ N | O N
T _ _ | _ _ _
Marisa solves CORN ON THE COB to triple up.
Round 1 category is Same Name and now out on the wheel is a trip to the Wyndham Fortuna Beach resort on the Grand Bahama Island in the Bahamas worth $6,019. On Marisa's second turn, she calls two S's for the Million Dollar Wedge. After she buys the E, she calls a dud in T.
Later on, after a bit of work, Brandon loses $1,500 to a Bankrupt. Marisa then jumps in...
_ O L _ | A N D
_ O L L I S I O N
_ O _ R S E
...and solves GOLF AND COLLISION COURSE to keep the MDW and go to $4,000.
DUDS: T (Marisa)
LOTs: 1 (Megan)
BANKRUPTS: 1 (Brandon)
Eggland's Best Jackpot/Prize Puzzle Round category is Thing. After Megan buys the O, we have...
_ _ _ _ _ | _ L _ A N
_ O _ N T A _ N | A _ _
...I think I've got this. After a $900 M and a $300 S, she buys the U and then three I's; the first word can't be FRESH now. She then calls D for dud while on the Bahamas trip. Brandon then calls two R's for $900...
_ R I S _ | _ L _ A N
M O U N T A I N | A I R
...he tries to solve with CRISP CLEAN MOUNTAIN AIR...right for $900 and a train trip of the Canadian Rockies from Rocky Mountaineer Vacations, a total of $7,700 in cash and trip.
I messed up again, thinking the first word was BRISK.
DUDS: D (Megan)
WINNING ID FOR TRIP: JS0048250
IHOP Mystery Round category is What Are You Doing? Brandon starts off with two R's for $1,800 but then hits his second Bankrupt of the night. Marisa then calls two S's for $1,000 but then hits a Bankrupt of her own to lose that money and the MDW. After Megan calls the L's, we have...
S _ _ R _ _ N _
_ | N _ _ | _ _ _ R
_ _ | _ L _ _ - _ L _ _ S
...I definitely got this one. After an $800 T, she spins her first Bankrupt of the evening to lose $2,600. Brandon then calls D for dud while on the $3,500 space. Marisa then calls a $600 G, a $3,500 W and buys the A's. Next, she calls the P's for another $1,200 and the Free Spin...
S P _ R T _ N G
A | N E W | P A _ R
_ _ | _ L _ P - _ L _ P S
...and she solves SPORTING A NEW PAIR OF FLIP-FLOPS for another $4,800 and the lead back with $8,800.
DUDS: D (Brandon)
BANKRUPTS: 3 (Everybody)
Place is the category for the $3,000 Toss-Up:
C _ L I N _ R Y
S C _ O _ _
Brandon solves CULINARY SCHOOL to take the lead back with $10,700. Speed-Up Round category is Phrase after Brandon puts up the R's and calls a dud in T; the remaining consonants are worth $1,500 apiece. After Megan calls the D's...
D R _ _ - D _ _ D
_ _ R _ _ _ _ S
...she solves DROP-DEAD GORGEOUS for $4,500. Megan leaves with $8,800 and Brandon hangs on with $10,700.
So far, 24 grand in cash and trip has been won tonight.
DUDS: T (Brandon)
Big Money Round: Rivera spins the M in AMERICA'S and the category is Thing. Starting with:
_ _ L _
_ _ _ E
He calls C, D, P and I and gets...
_ _ L D
_ _ _ E
...he guesses BOLD MOVE...YES INDEED! He wins $25,000 for a total of $35,700 in cash and trip!
Jeopardy!: Competing first in the semi-finals are Donna Vogel, Matt Kohlstedt and Dan Pawson. The first six categories:
18th CENTURY LITERATURE
WORLD MUSIC
ALSO A VEGAS CASINO
CHALLENGING THE BARTENDER
EXPLORERS & EXPLORATION
“C-E-S”
At the first break, Vogel has a terrible -$1,800 start. Kohlstedt has $2,200 and Pawson leads slightly with $3,000. The three categories remaining in full are 18th Century Literature, Also a Vegas Casino and C-E-S.
(BTW, we just learned that Donna Vogel donated all of her initial winnings to charity.)
MATT PICKS $800 ALSO A VEGAS CASINO CLUE (Daily Double Hunting Alert)
DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIILLLLLLLLYYYY DOUBLE! He makes it a True Daily Double. For $4,400 and the lead or zero, here’s the clue:
It extends upward from the Tropopause to about 30 miles above the Earth.
“What is the stratosphere?”…DOUBLE to $4,400!
$200 CASINO CLUE:
Titian or Vivaldi, heritage-wise.
Dan: “What is Venetian?”- CORRECT ($3,200); $1,000 CASINO CLUE
A couple of owls.
Matt: “What are Hooters?”- RIGHT ($5,400); $400 CASINO CLUE
The scientific name of one type of this bird is Phoenicopterus Ruber Roseus.
TRIPLE STUMPER: Flamingo
$600 CASINO CLUE:
Result of Midas embracing a member of Denver’s NBA team.
Dan: “What is the Golden Nugget?”- YOU BET ($3,800); $200 LITERATURE CLUE
In “Advice to a Young Tradesman”, this Pennsylvanian wrote, “Remember that time is money”.
Dan: “Who is Franklin?”- RIGHT AGAIN ($4,000); $400 LITERATURE CLUE
This Defoe title gal is…busy, yes, that’s the word…what with her pickpocketing, seduction & 5 marriages & all.
Dan: “Who is Moll Flanders?”- RIGHT AGAIN ($4,400); $600, SAME CATEGORY
A chief source of Transcendentalist ideas was Immanuel Kent’s 1781 “Critique of” this.
Dan: “What is Pure Reason?”- RIGHT YET AGAIN ($5,000); $800, SAME CATEGORY
The satirical 1724-25 pamphlet “Drapier’s Letters” increased this English author’s fame; a “Modest” essay followed.
Matt: “Who is Swift?”- CORRECT ($6,200); LAST LITERATURE CLUE
Samuel Richardson’s “Pamela” is this type of novel, written in the form of letters.
Dan: “What is an epistolary?”- RIGHT ($6,000)
C-E-S BEGINS WITH THIS $200 CLUE:
Any forebear or progenitor.
Matt: “What is an ancestor?”- RIGHT ($6,400)
$400:
It’s the Latin name for fishes as a class of vertebrates.
Donna: “What are pisces?”- CORRECT (-$1,400)
$600:
A bishop’s Bailiwick can be a Bishopric or this synonym.
TRIPLE STUMPER: Diocese
$800:
This element is Atomic Number 55.
Dan: “What is Cesium?”- RIGHT FOR THE LEAD! ($6,800)
FINAL CLUE OF THE ROUND:
It’s the basket fitted onto a wooden handle that’s used to throw & catch the ball in Jai Alai.
TRIPLE STUMPER: Cesta
SCORES AFTER FIRST ROUND:
Dan: $6,800
Matt: $6,400
Donna: -$1,400
ATTEMPTED LACH TRASH: $3,600
UNATTEMPTED LACH TRASH: $4,000
TOTAL LACH TRASH: $7,600
DJ! Categories:
SOUTH AFRICA
GEEK TV
WHAT’S THAT NUMBER?
TOUGH POTPOURRI
SHAKESPEAREAN JEOPORTMANTEAU!
THE WORLD COURT ($800 and $2,000 clues are Clue Crew ones from The Hague)
Early on this round, Vogel is incorrect on both the $800 and $1,200 What’s That Number clues with “What is 13?”; both times, the actual number was 12! After the second Triple Stumper, Pawson goes Daily Double Hunting. After the third Triple Stumper of the round under the $2,000 Jeoportmanteau clue, Kohlstedt finds the round’s first DD under the $1,600 What’s That Number clue with $10,400; he trails Pawson for the lead by $2,400. His wager is $2,600. For the lead back, but not by much:
Millard Fillmore’s, as U.S. President.
“What is 12?”…Vogel should’ve gotten this clue instead- it was 13, believe it or not! As a result, Kohlstedt drops to $7,800. After the fourth Triple Stumper of the round thanks to that category’s last clue, Pawson’s now down to $10,800 while Kohlstedt’s down to $5,800. Left on the board in full are South Africa, Tough Potpourri and The World Court. We visit the $400 World Court clue first:
The World Court sprang from an 1899 initiative of this czar, who didn’t get the benefit of a court himself.
Dan: “Who is Nicholas II?”- CORRECT ($11,200); $800 WORLD COURT CLUE TOLD BY JIMMY
This czar’s trial for war crime began in The Hague in 2002, but he died before it ended; prosecutors hope his case will move faster.
Dan: “Who is Milosevic?”- RIGHT AGAIN ($12,000); MIDDLE CLUE, SAME CATEGORY
The court’s deliberations are secret, or “in” this—not “on” this, which would mean very un-secret.
Dan: “What is camera?”- RIGHT YET AGAIN ($13,200); $1,600 WORLD COURT CLUE
DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIILLLLLLLLLLYYYYY DOUBLE #2! His wager is five large on this:
The International Criminal Court replaces Ad Hoc U.N. tribunals like the one for the 1994 events in this African country.
“What is Rwanda?”…IS RIGHT to go to $18,200! He goes for a sweep of the category with this clue from Jimmy:
Though they were versions of The World Court, in the early 20th Century, the present body began working in 1946 as the ICJ, short for this.
Dan: “What is the International Court of Justice?”- SWEEP! ($20,200); $800 SOUTH AFRICA CLUE
In 1967 this South African surgeon performed the world’s first human heart transplant.
Donna: “Who is Christian Barnard?”- CORRECT (-$2,200); $400 SOUTH AFRICA CLUE
In place from 1948 until the 1990s, it was the South African government’s official policy of segregation.
Dan: “What is apartheid?”- RIGHT ($20,600); $1,200 CLUE, SAME CATEGORY
South Africa completely surrounds this country once known as Basutoland.
Dan: “What is Lesotho?”- RIGHT AGAIN ($21,800); $1,600, SAME SUBJECT
Government buildings and the nearby Cullinan mine are tourist highlights of this administrative capital.
Donna: “What is Pretoria?”- CORRECT (-$600); $400 TOUGH POTPOURRI CLUE
Damocloids aren’t astronaut curse words; they’re an unusual type of these with elliptical orbits.
Donna: “What are asteroids?”- RIGHT AGAIN (-$200); $800 POTPOURRI CLUE
It’s the official language of Kiribati.
TRIPLE STUMPER: English
MIDDLE POTPOURRI CLUE:
The Mikimoto System for grading these rates the highest quality as AAA.
Dan: “What are bonds?”- INCORRECT ($20,600)
Donna: “What are pearls?”- OUT OF THE HOLE! ($1,000); $1,600, SAME CATEGORY
His first trial for taking the Pentagon Papers ended in a mistrial; in the second, charges were dismissed.
Donna: “Who was Daniel Ellsburg?”- RIGHT AGAIN ($2,600); FINAL POTPOURRI CLUE
“The Seven” is a hip-hop musical based on Aeschylus’ “Seven Against” this city.
Dan: “What are Thieves?”- RIGHT ($22,600); FINAL CLUE OF THE ROUND IN SOUTH AFRICA WORTH $2,000
This “colorful” body of water is South Africa’s longest river.
TRIPLE STUMPER: Orange River
ATTEMPTED LACH TRASH: $10,000
UNATTEMPTED LACH TRASH: $4,800
TOTAL DJ! LACH TRASH: $14,800
SCORES AFTER DOUBLE JEOPARDY!:
Dan: $22,600 (lock game!)
Matt: $5,800
Donna: $2,600
CORYAT SCORES:
Dan: $19,200
Matt: $7,000
Donna: $2,600
FJ! CATEGORY: Elvis Presley.
Though Elvis was known as the King of Rock & Roll, the only three Grammy Awards he ever won were in this Grammy genre.
Correct: What is gospel?
DONNA:
Response: “What is country music?”
Wager: NOTHING
Final score: $2,600
MATT:
Response: “What is country?”
Wager: $200
Final score: $5,600
DAN:
Response: “What is Country?”
Wager: NOTHING
ADVANCES TO FINALS WITH: $22,600
Pawson really came on strong in the second half of DJ!; that’s why he was a nine-time champion last season! Vogel started to get it going late, but it was well too little, too late for her; she and Kohlstedt each leave with $10,000.
Millionaire:
Conclusion of Erin Jones' game
Game 2
Sharon: $2,100
Joel: $2,200
Patricia: $1,350
Brandon: $1,400
ARP: $3,540
Joel plays Money Game for a Chevrolet HHR (Std., AT/Remote, Prot, Mats)(Rachael). Board:
(50)(37)(22)
(85)(94)(21)
(75)(20)(63)
MIDDLE NUMBER: 1 ($ _ _ , 1 _ _)
He immediately gets 21 as the first two numbers
($ 2 1 , 1 _ _)...and in three tries, he gets 94 as the last two ($21,194) after picking 85 and 75 to shoot down the Front and Back Trick and win the car plus $160!
Coming on down fifth is Sandra Bellalba and the second IUFB is a beauty supply collection (Amber & Lanisha).
Sandra: $425
Patricia: $575
Brandon: $600
Sharon: $601
ARP: $1,385
Sharon from NYC plays the Grand Game with a target price today of $8.50. The products are Icy Hot, Northland juice, Campbell's Soup, Hot Pockets Value Pack, Garlique and Gold Bond Ultimate Healing Lotion. Pretty easy setup, but can she take advantage of it?...
1. Soup- $1.53 ($10)
2. Juice- $3.39 ($100)
3. Hot Pockets- $5.25 ($1,000)
4. Lotion- $9.56
...no. The Icy Hot was $7.97 and the Garlique was $9.99.
Coming on down next is Julie Robin and the third IUFB is a trip to Dodger Stadium in order to take part in an "Under the Lights" batting practice on April 14th (modeling this trip was first baseman James Loney and pitcher James McDonald)!
Julie: $1,700
Sandra: $2,500
Patricia: $2,700
Brandon: BUCK
ARP: $1,000
Brandon will now be running like the LA Dodgers, because he's playing Race Game for a tread bicycle (Rachael), a desk/chair (Rachael & Lanisha), a set of dumbells (Lanisha) and a washer/dryer combo (Amber). Prices are $749, $1,390, $1,599 and $2,345.
FIRST TRY:
Bicycle: $749
Furniture: $2,345
Dumbells: $1,599
Washer/dryer: $1,390
TWO RIGHT- :35 LEFT
SECOND TRY:
Bicycle: $749
Furniture: $1,599
Dumbells: $2,345
Washer/dryer: $1,390
ONE RIGHT- :23 LEFT
FINAL TRY:
Bicycle: $1,390
Furniture: $2,345
Dumbells: $1,599
Washer/dryer: $749
He was doing good at the start, but fell apart towards the end. He wins the desk/chair. Correct prices for the rest:
Bicycle: $749
Dumbells: $1,390
Washer/dryer: $1,599
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #1:
Sharon ($1,385): $.90
Brandon ($3,345): $.95
Joel ($24,874): $.95
SPIN-OFF:
Brandon: $.20
Joel: WINS $1,000 AND SHOWCASE BERTH!
Drew obviously forgot that Joel got a dollar on the Big Wheel, resulting in an edit! In Joel's Bonus Spin...95 cents.
Now leaving the crowd is Dana Wopert and the next IUFB is a gas grill (Rachael).
Dana: $1,395
Julie: $1,100
Sandra: $1,200
Patricia: BUCK
ARP: $1,200, winning Sandra a check for $500!
She now plays Any Number for either a Gucci watch brought by Lanisha or a Ford Focus S (Std., AT, Prot, Cargo)(Amber). First number in the automobile price is 1.
1. 9- Watch ($ 9 _ _)
2. 7- CAR ($ 1 _ , _ 7 _)
3. 8- CAR ($ 1 _ , 8 7 _)
4. 6- CAR ($ 1 6 , 8 7 _)
5. 3- Pricey Ziffel ($ 3. _ _)
6. 4- Watch ($ 9 4 _)
7. 0- Pricey Ziffel ($ 3. _ 0)
Final pick: 5- Wins $945 watch
The car was $16,872 and the piggy bank had three bucks and a dime in it.
Next on Rich's list is Gloria Pendleton and the next IUFB is a 46" plasma HDTV (Amber & Rachael).
Gloria: $1,200
Patricia: $1,250
Dana: $2,895
Julie: $1,251
ARP: $1,899
Julie plays Cliff Hangers for an Ashley dining room with dinnerware (Lanisha) worth $4,777. The SPs modeled by Rachael today are a recipe box, a shower head and a ladybug tea kettle. Her guess on the recipe box is $15...it's actually $17. For the shower head, she says $25...$30. That means she has an $18 range to work with on the tea kettle. Her final guess is $37...it's actually $45 and she wins no problem!
The day's final player (Rich's on screen wearing a Dodgers baseball cap) is Carolyn House and the final IUFB is luggage (Lanisha & Rachael). Patricia's been here since this episode started.
Carolyn: $525
Gloria: $700
Patricia: $1,050
Dana: $1,051 (bad news for Patricia)
ARP: $2,160
TODAY'S FIRST FOUR BREAKFAST CLUB MEMBER: Patricia
Dana plays Side By Side for a trip to Miami (Amber at the audience screen). Board:
40
72
He says $4,072...of course he wins!
My lineup today:
1. Money Game
2. Grand Game
3. Race Game
4. Side By Side
5. Any Number
6. Cliff Hangers
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #2:
Sandra ($2,145): $.75
Dana ($6,232): Nickel + 95 = WINS $1,000!
Julie ($6,768): 50 + 95 = OVER
In Dana's Bonus Spin...85 cents.
The first Showcase is delicious. We start with some hopefully tasty groceries for a year (Amber). Then, cook some of those groceries on a 48" gas range (Lanisha). Then, let celebrity chef Richard Florczak cook dinner for you and five guests and give you some cooking lessons. Finally, taste some five star food on a trip to NYC (Rachael at the audience screen).
JOEL PASSES TO DANA; DANA BIDS $25,250 ON DELICIOUS SHOWCASE- STAGE WILLY
MY BID FOR DELICIOUS SHOWCASE: $15,500
Joel's Showcase starts with an appearance by these LA Dodgers players- outfielder Delwyn Young, infielder Mark Loretta and catcher Russell Martin. They now offer Joel a chance to sit in one of Dodger Stadium's luxury boxes with up to 19 friends at one of their home games this season, with a visit by a Dodgers legend. Then, prior to another one of their home games, you can take free batting practice; during that game, you get baseline boxclub seats. Also, Joel might get to attend their Spring Training at the Camelback Ranch facility in Glendale, CA. Finally, drive to any Dodgers game you want with a new Chevy Malibu Hybrid (Std., Prot, EBH)(Lanisha, Rachael and many Dodgers players)!
JOEL BIDS $27,000 ON DODGERS SHOWCASE- STAGE GARF (Doesn't quite cover the car)
MY BID FOR DODGERS SHOWCASE: $35,000
JOEL'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $27,000
ARP: $38,474
DIFFERENCE: $11,474
DANA'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $25,250
ARP: $29,140
DIFFERENCE: $3,890- WIN
I thought Joel had it; he still leaves with $25,874 in cash and prizes. Dana wins his Showcase and a total of $36,372 in cash and prizes. Because of the NCAA Basketball Tournament, the show will be in repeats for the rest of the week.
DOND: Today's player is #18 Chuck Lewis (who has been an airline security investigator for 21 years).
ROUND 1:
1. #10 (Melodie)- $250,000
2. #20 (Donna)- $75,000
3. #11 (Jules)- $500
4. #1 (Erica)- $100
5. #9 (Anne)- $7,500
OPENING OFFER: $14,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 2:
1. #5 (Julie R.)- BUCK
2. #14 (Maria)- $400
3. #22 (Randy)- $2,500
4. #16 (Jade)- $5
5. #3 (Cheryl)- $200
SECOND OFFER (with Blackjack II phone for additional advice): $21,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 3:
1. #12 (Andrea)- $25
2. #6 (Troy)- $10
3. #15 (Joseph)- $300
4. #8 (Jean-Paul)- $500,000 (DANGER ZONE ENFORCED)
THIRD OFFER: $17,500- NO DEAL
ROUND 4:
1. #19 (Sonya)- $100,000 (STRIKE ONE; third straight day same amount was in this case)
2. #2 (Mark)- $50
FOURTH OFFER: $14,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 5:
1. #13 (Gary M.)- $5,000
2. #7 (Christy)- $10,000
FIFTH OFFER: $18,000- NO DEAL
19th PICK: #17 (Gary J.)- PENNY (LEFT SIDE CLEARED)
SIXTH OFFER: $24,000- NO DEAL
20th PICK: #21 (Julie K.)- $25,000 (STRIKE TWO)
FINAL OFFER: $20,000- DEAL
Could he have won another 30 grand...yes.
WOF: Person is the $1,000 Toss-Up category:
_ U S I _ _ S S
T Y C O _ _
Marisa solves BUSINESS TYCOON for $1,000.
$5,000-WINNING ID OF THE NIGHT: JS15266
Here are tonight's players:
Marisa Hampers (Valrico, FL)- University of South Florida student studying Early Childhood Education
Megan Van Ryper (Orlando)- Valencia Community College student and a security officer
Brandon Rivera (St. Cloud, FL)- Police officer/Army veteran
$2,000 Toss-Up category is Food & Drink:
C _ _ N | O N
T _ _ | _ _ _
Marisa solves CORN ON THE COB to triple up.
Round 1 category is Same Name and now out on the wheel is a trip to the Wyndham Fortuna Beach resort on the Grand Bahama Island in the Bahamas worth $6,019. On Marisa's second turn, she calls two S's for the Million Dollar Wedge. After she buys the E, she calls a dud in T.
Later on, after a bit of work, Brandon loses $1,500 to a Bankrupt. Marisa then jumps in...
_ O L _ | A N D
_ O L L I S I O N
_ O _ R S E
...and solves GOLF AND COLLISION COURSE to keep the MDW and go to $4,000.
DUDS: T (Marisa)
LOTs: 1 (Megan)
BANKRUPTS: 1 (Brandon)
Eggland's Best Jackpot/Prize Puzzle Round category is Thing. After Megan buys the O, we have...
_ _ _ _ _ | _ L _ A N
_ O _ N T A _ N | A _ _
...I think I've got this. After a $900 M and a $300 S, she buys the U and then three I's; the first word can't be FRESH now. She then calls D for dud while on the Bahamas trip. Brandon then calls two R's for $900...
_ R I S _ | _ L _ A N
M O U N T A I N | A I R
...he tries to solve with CRISP CLEAN MOUNTAIN AIR...right for $900 and a train trip of the Canadian Rockies from Rocky Mountaineer Vacations, a total of $7,700 in cash and trip.
I messed up again, thinking the first word was BRISK.
DUDS: D (Megan)
WINNING ID FOR TRIP: JS0048250
IHOP Mystery Round category is What Are You Doing? Brandon starts off with two R's for $1,800 but then hits his second Bankrupt of the night. Marisa then calls two S's for $1,000 but then hits a Bankrupt of her own to lose that money and the MDW. After Megan calls the L's, we have...
S _ _ R _ _ N _
_ | N _ _ | _ _ _ R
_ _ | _ L _ _ - _ L _ _ S
...I definitely got this one. After an $800 T, she spins her first Bankrupt of the evening to lose $2,600. Brandon then calls D for dud while on the $3,500 space. Marisa then calls a $600 G, a $3,500 W and buys the A's. Next, she calls the P's for another $1,200 and the Free Spin...
S P _ R T _ N G
A | N E W | P A _ R
_ _ | _ L _ P - _ L _ P S
...and she solves SPORTING A NEW PAIR OF FLIP-FLOPS for another $4,800 and the lead back with $8,800.
DUDS: D (Brandon)
BANKRUPTS: 3 (Everybody)
Place is the category for the $3,000 Toss-Up:
C _ L I N _ R Y
S C _ O _ _
Brandon solves CULINARY SCHOOL to take the lead back with $10,700. Speed-Up Round category is Phrase after Brandon puts up the R's and calls a dud in T; the remaining consonants are worth $1,500 apiece. After Megan calls the D's...
D R _ _ - D _ _ D
_ _ R _ _ _ _ S
...she solves DROP-DEAD GORGEOUS for $4,500. Megan leaves with $8,800 and Brandon hangs on with $10,700.
So far, 24 grand in cash and trip has been won tonight.
DUDS: T (Brandon)
Big Money Round: Rivera spins the M in AMERICA'S and the category is Thing. Starting with:
_ _ L _
_ _ _ E
He calls C, D, P and I and gets...
_ _ L D
_ _ _ E
...he guesses BOLD MOVE...YES INDEED! He wins $25,000 for a total of $35,700 in cash and trip!
Jeopardy!: Competing first in the semi-finals are Donna Vogel, Matt Kohlstedt and Dan Pawson. The first six categories:
18th CENTURY LITERATURE
WORLD MUSIC
ALSO A VEGAS CASINO
CHALLENGING THE BARTENDER
EXPLORERS & EXPLORATION
“C-E-S”
At the first break, Vogel has a terrible -$1,800 start. Kohlstedt has $2,200 and Pawson leads slightly with $3,000. The three categories remaining in full are 18th Century Literature, Also a Vegas Casino and C-E-S.
(BTW, we just learned that Donna Vogel donated all of her initial winnings to charity.)
MATT PICKS $800 ALSO A VEGAS CASINO CLUE (Daily Double Hunting Alert)
DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIILLLLLLLLYYYY DOUBLE! He makes it a True Daily Double. For $4,400 and the lead or zero, here’s the clue:
It extends upward from the Tropopause to about 30 miles above the Earth.
“What is the stratosphere?”…DOUBLE to $4,400!
$200 CASINO CLUE:
Titian or Vivaldi, heritage-wise.
Dan: “What is Venetian?”- CORRECT ($3,200); $1,000 CASINO CLUE
A couple of owls.
Matt: “What are Hooters?”- RIGHT ($5,400); $400 CASINO CLUE
The scientific name of one type of this bird is Phoenicopterus Ruber Roseus.
TRIPLE STUMPER: Flamingo
$600 CASINO CLUE:
Result of Midas embracing a member of Denver’s NBA team.
Dan: “What is the Golden Nugget?”- YOU BET ($3,800); $200 LITERATURE CLUE
In “Advice to a Young Tradesman”, this Pennsylvanian wrote, “Remember that time is money”.
Dan: “Who is Franklin?”- RIGHT AGAIN ($4,000); $400 LITERATURE CLUE
This Defoe title gal is…busy, yes, that’s the word…what with her pickpocketing, seduction & 5 marriages & all.
Dan: “Who is Moll Flanders?”- RIGHT AGAIN ($4,400); $600, SAME CATEGORY
A chief source of Transcendentalist ideas was Immanuel Kent’s 1781 “Critique of” this.
Dan: “What is Pure Reason?”- RIGHT YET AGAIN ($5,000); $800, SAME CATEGORY
The satirical 1724-25 pamphlet “Drapier’s Letters” increased this English author’s fame; a “Modest” essay followed.
Matt: “Who is Swift?”- CORRECT ($6,200); LAST LITERATURE CLUE
Samuel Richardson’s “Pamela” is this type of novel, written in the form of letters.
Dan: “What is an epistolary?”- RIGHT ($6,000)
C-E-S BEGINS WITH THIS $200 CLUE:
Any forebear or progenitor.
Matt: “What is an ancestor?”- RIGHT ($6,400)
$400:
It’s the Latin name for fishes as a class of vertebrates.
Donna: “What are pisces?”- CORRECT (-$1,400)
$600:
A bishop’s Bailiwick can be a Bishopric or this synonym.
TRIPLE STUMPER: Diocese
$800:
This element is Atomic Number 55.
Dan: “What is Cesium?”- RIGHT FOR THE LEAD! ($6,800)
FINAL CLUE OF THE ROUND:
It’s the basket fitted onto a wooden handle that’s used to throw & catch the ball in Jai Alai.
TRIPLE STUMPER: Cesta
SCORES AFTER FIRST ROUND:
Dan: $6,800
Matt: $6,400
Donna: -$1,400
ATTEMPTED LACH TRASH: $3,600
UNATTEMPTED LACH TRASH: $4,000
TOTAL LACH TRASH: $7,600
DJ! Categories:
SOUTH AFRICA
GEEK TV
WHAT’S THAT NUMBER?
TOUGH POTPOURRI
SHAKESPEAREAN JEOPORTMANTEAU!
THE WORLD COURT ($800 and $2,000 clues are Clue Crew ones from The Hague)
Early on this round, Vogel is incorrect on both the $800 and $1,200 What’s That Number clues with “What is 13?”; both times, the actual number was 12! After the second Triple Stumper, Pawson goes Daily Double Hunting. After the third Triple Stumper of the round under the $2,000 Jeoportmanteau clue, Kohlstedt finds the round’s first DD under the $1,600 What’s That Number clue with $10,400; he trails Pawson for the lead by $2,400. His wager is $2,600. For the lead back, but not by much:
Millard Fillmore’s, as U.S. President.
“What is 12?”…Vogel should’ve gotten this clue instead- it was 13, believe it or not! As a result, Kohlstedt drops to $7,800. After the fourth Triple Stumper of the round thanks to that category’s last clue, Pawson’s now down to $10,800 while Kohlstedt’s down to $5,800. Left on the board in full are South Africa, Tough Potpourri and The World Court. We visit the $400 World Court clue first:
The World Court sprang from an 1899 initiative of this czar, who didn’t get the benefit of a court himself.
Dan: “Who is Nicholas II?”- CORRECT ($11,200); $800 WORLD COURT CLUE TOLD BY JIMMY
This czar’s trial for war crime began in The Hague in 2002, but he died before it ended; prosecutors hope his case will move faster.
Dan: “Who is Milosevic?”- RIGHT AGAIN ($12,000); MIDDLE CLUE, SAME CATEGORY
The court’s deliberations are secret, or “in” this—not “on” this, which would mean very un-secret.
Dan: “What is camera?”- RIGHT YET AGAIN ($13,200); $1,600 WORLD COURT CLUE
DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIILLLLLLLLLLYYYYY DOUBLE #2! His wager is five large on this:
The International Criminal Court replaces Ad Hoc U.N. tribunals like the one for the 1994 events in this African country.
“What is Rwanda?”…IS RIGHT to go to $18,200! He goes for a sweep of the category with this clue from Jimmy:
Though they were versions of The World Court, in the early 20th Century, the present body began working in 1946 as the ICJ, short for this.
Dan: “What is the International Court of Justice?”- SWEEP! ($20,200); $800 SOUTH AFRICA CLUE
In 1967 this South African surgeon performed the world’s first human heart transplant.
Donna: “Who is Christian Barnard?”- CORRECT (-$2,200); $400 SOUTH AFRICA CLUE
In place from 1948 until the 1990s, it was the South African government’s official policy of segregation.
Dan: “What is apartheid?”- RIGHT ($20,600); $1,200 CLUE, SAME CATEGORY
South Africa completely surrounds this country once known as Basutoland.
Dan: “What is Lesotho?”- RIGHT AGAIN ($21,800); $1,600, SAME SUBJECT
Government buildings and the nearby Cullinan mine are tourist highlights of this administrative capital.
Donna: “What is Pretoria?”- CORRECT (-$600); $400 TOUGH POTPOURRI CLUE
Damocloids aren’t astronaut curse words; they’re an unusual type of these with elliptical orbits.
Donna: “What are asteroids?”- RIGHT AGAIN (-$200); $800 POTPOURRI CLUE
It’s the official language of Kiribati.
TRIPLE STUMPER: English
MIDDLE POTPOURRI CLUE:
The Mikimoto System for grading these rates the highest quality as AAA.
Dan: “What are bonds?”- INCORRECT ($20,600)
Donna: “What are pearls?”- OUT OF THE HOLE! ($1,000); $1,600, SAME CATEGORY
His first trial for taking the Pentagon Papers ended in a mistrial; in the second, charges were dismissed.
Donna: “Who was Daniel Ellsburg?”- RIGHT AGAIN ($2,600); FINAL POTPOURRI CLUE
“The Seven” is a hip-hop musical based on Aeschylus’ “Seven Against” this city.
Dan: “What are Thieves?”- RIGHT ($22,600); FINAL CLUE OF THE ROUND IN SOUTH AFRICA WORTH $2,000
This “colorful” body of water is South Africa’s longest river.
TRIPLE STUMPER: Orange River
ATTEMPTED LACH TRASH: $10,000
UNATTEMPTED LACH TRASH: $4,800
TOTAL DJ! LACH TRASH: $14,800
SCORES AFTER DOUBLE JEOPARDY!:
Dan: $22,600 (lock game!)
Matt: $5,800
Donna: $2,600
CORYAT SCORES:
Dan: $19,200
Matt: $7,000
Donna: $2,600
FJ! CATEGORY: Elvis Presley.
Though Elvis was known as the King of Rock & Roll, the only three Grammy Awards he ever won were in this Grammy genre.
Correct: What is gospel?
DONNA:
Response: “What is country music?”
Wager: NOTHING
Final score: $2,600
MATT:
Response: “What is country?”
Wager: $200
Final score: $5,600
DAN:
Response: “What is Country?”
Wager: NOTHING
ADVANCES TO FINALS WITH: $22,600
Pawson really came on strong in the second half of DJ!; that’s why he was a nine-time champion last season! Vogel started to get it going late, but it was well too little, too late for her; she and Kohlstedt each leave with $10,000.
Millionaire:
Conclusion of Erin Jones' game
Game 2
"American Idol" 3/17
THIS WEEK'S THEME: Country
MENTOR (first this season): Randy Travis
1. Michael Sarver: "Ain't Going Down ('Til the Sun Comes Up)" by Garth Brooks
Randy thought it was a cool song choice but didn't think it did enough to show a lot of his vocal capabilities. Kara agreed with me that he missed the big notes this week (I saw him mess up at the end of the chorus parts). Paula thought he had a lot of fun with it because the country theme suits him well. Simon agreed with her but said he couldn't understand the song at all. I gave him a 6.
2. Allison Iraheta: "Blame It On Your Heart" by Patty Loveless
Kara thought she could just sing the alphabet. Paula said it was another rock-solid performance. Simon said it was good but tuneless in some parts, and Randy thought it was awesome. I gave her an 8.
3. Kris Allen: "To Make You Feel My Love" by Garth Brooks (no guitar)
Paula was pleasantly surprised by his performance without the guitar. Simon thought it was terrific because in part of the song choice. Randy said he did a good job going out on a limb here. Kara didn't think it sounded like country- it just sounded beautiful. My score was 8.
4. Lil' Rounds: "Independence Day" by Martina McBride
Randy said he was uncomfortable with the performance. Kara said she only liked the second half of the performance, but gave her credit for doing what she wanted to do. Paula thought everything was spot on for her. Simon thought she sounded like just a wedding singer. I gave her a 7.
5. Adam Lambert: "Ring of Fire" by Johnny Cash
Kara thought the performance was strange, but she liked it. Paula thought he stands out as one who's true to who they are; she also liked the song choice. Simon thought it was nothing but indulgent rubbage. Randy agreed with Kara. But the rest of my family agreed with Simon, so I gave this performance a 5.
6. Scott MacIntyre: "Wild Angels" by Martina McBride (while on the piano)
Paula thought it was another impressive performance. Simon still thought he wasn't choosing good enough songs. Randy said his vocals weren't there for the second straight week. Kara said he needed to focus on the high notes more. I gave him a 6.
7. Alexis Grace: "Joleen" by Dolly Parton
Randy thought it was very pitchy, even though he liked the song choice. Kara said she lost her edge. Paula thought it was a very effective song choice. Simon thought it was OK. Personally, I thought the song choice was too safe for my tastes. In any event, I gave her a 6.
8. Danny Gokey: "Jesus Take the Wheel" by Carrie Underwood
Kara only liked the second half of the song. Paula liked the song choice since it told a story. Simon liked the performance but not his attire. Randy agreed with Kara. Personally, I liked the first half of the song but not the second. I gave him a 7.
9. Anoop Desai: "Always On My Mind" by Willie Nelson
Paula said he was back this week. Simon said he went from zero to hero. Randy agreed with the other two, and Kara thought that was the best performance of the night. I gave him an 8.
10. Megan Joy: "Walkin' After Midnight" by Patsy Cline
She had the flu this night. Randy thought it was pretty good. Kara thought it was the perfect song choice and she looked good. Paula also said it was good. Simon said maybe she should have the flu every week, because she was better than last week. I gave her a 7.
11. Matt Giraud: "So Small" by Carrie Underwood (on the piano)
Kara thought that was an amazing performance. Paula thought that was a very authentic performance. Simon thought that was one of the best performances this evening, while Randy thought it was the best of the night overall. I gave him an 8 to close the show.
MENTOR (first this season): Randy Travis
1. Michael Sarver: "Ain't Going Down ('Til the Sun Comes Up)" by Garth Brooks
Randy thought it was a cool song choice but didn't think it did enough to show a lot of his vocal capabilities. Kara agreed with me that he missed the big notes this week (I saw him mess up at the end of the chorus parts). Paula thought he had a lot of fun with it because the country theme suits him well. Simon agreed with her but said he couldn't understand the song at all. I gave him a 6.
2. Allison Iraheta: "Blame It On Your Heart" by Patty Loveless
Kara thought she could just sing the alphabet. Paula said it was another rock-solid performance. Simon said it was good but tuneless in some parts, and Randy thought it was awesome. I gave her an 8.
3. Kris Allen: "To Make You Feel My Love" by Garth Brooks (no guitar)
Paula was pleasantly surprised by his performance without the guitar. Simon thought it was terrific because in part of the song choice. Randy said he did a good job going out on a limb here. Kara didn't think it sounded like country- it just sounded beautiful. My score was 8.
4. Lil' Rounds: "Independence Day" by Martina McBride
Randy said he was uncomfortable with the performance. Kara said she only liked the second half of the performance, but gave her credit for doing what she wanted to do. Paula thought everything was spot on for her. Simon thought she sounded like just a wedding singer. I gave her a 7.
5. Adam Lambert: "Ring of Fire" by Johnny Cash
Kara thought the performance was strange, but she liked it. Paula thought he stands out as one who's true to who they are; she also liked the song choice. Simon thought it was nothing but indulgent rubbage. Randy agreed with Kara. But the rest of my family agreed with Simon, so I gave this performance a 5.
6. Scott MacIntyre: "Wild Angels" by Martina McBride (while on the piano)
Paula thought it was another impressive performance. Simon still thought he wasn't choosing good enough songs. Randy said his vocals weren't there for the second straight week. Kara said he needed to focus on the high notes more. I gave him a 6.
7. Alexis Grace: "Joleen" by Dolly Parton
Randy thought it was very pitchy, even though he liked the song choice. Kara said she lost her edge. Paula thought it was a very effective song choice. Simon thought it was OK. Personally, I thought the song choice was too safe for my tastes. In any event, I gave her a 6.
8. Danny Gokey: "Jesus Take the Wheel" by Carrie Underwood
Kara only liked the second half of the song. Paula liked the song choice since it told a story. Simon liked the performance but not his attire. Randy agreed with Kara. Personally, I liked the first half of the song but not the second. I gave him a 7.
9. Anoop Desai: "Always On My Mind" by Willie Nelson
Paula said he was back this week. Simon said he went from zero to hero. Randy agreed with the other two, and Kara thought that was the best performance of the night. I gave him an 8.
10. Megan Joy: "Walkin' After Midnight" by Patsy Cline
She had the flu this night. Randy thought it was pretty good. Kara thought it was the perfect song choice and she looked good. Paula also said it was good. Simon said maybe she should have the flu every week, because she was better than last week. I gave her a 7.
11. Matt Giraud: "So Small" by Carrie Underwood (on the piano)
Kara thought that was an amazing performance. Paula thought that was a very authentic performance. Simon thought that was one of the best performances this evening, while Randy thought it was the best of the night overall. I gave him an 8 to close the show.
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
President Obama News Conference next week
President Obama will do his next primetime Presidential News Conference next Tuesday at 8 PM EST. This will not affect the "Dancing with the Stars" results show, but this will affect everybody else. For instance, the entire two-hour episode of "The Biggest Loser" will now start at 9 PM EST.
Source: The Futon Critic
Source: The Futon Critic
"The Biggest Loser" 3/17
As you know, all of the remaining contestants got to go home. But as you know, that time's not all peace and quiet.
Main Challenge: Everybody must complete a half-marathon (13 miles). Along the way, each person is given a tin of 13 cookies. For every one they eat, they get to add a five-minute penalty to the player of their choice's time; the one with the best total time wins a $10,000 bonus.
It comes down to two Black Team members- Tara & Sione. The one who got no penalties and has won this challenge with a time of 2:25.57 is...
...Sione!
WEIGH-IN:
BLACK TEAM:
Mike: 270 lbs, eight pounds lost
Laura: 220 lbs, six pounds lost
Tara: 198 lbs, two pounds lost
Sione: 273 lbs, four pounds lost
Filipe: 267 lbs, seven pounds lost
Helen: 182, seven pounds lost
The Black Team lost 34 pounds this week, for a total weight loss percentage of 2.35%.
The Blue Team must have lost at least 25 pounds to win.
BLUE TEAM:
Aubrey: 195 lbs, five pounds lost
POUNDS LEFT: 20
Ron: 327 lbs, 10 pounds lost
POUNDS LEFT: 10
Kristin: 264 lbs, GAINED ONE POUND
POUNDS LEFT: 11
Cathy: 241 lbs, one pound lost- LOSE
The Blue Team remains winless in Weigh-Ins.
ELIMINATION #9: By a unanimous vote...
...Cathy Skel is sent back home.
Main Challenge: Everybody must complete a half-marathon (13 miles). Along the way, each person is given a tin of 13 cookies. For every one they eat, they get to add a five-minute penalty to the player of their choice's time; the one with the best total time wins a $10,000 bonus.
It comes down to two Black Team members- Tara & Sione. The one who got no penalties and has won this challenge with a time of 2:25.57 is...
...Sione!
WEIGH-IN:
BLACK TEAM:
Mike: 270 lbs, eight pounds lost
Laura: 220 lbs, six pounds lost
Tara: 198 lbs, two pounds lost
Sione: 273 lbs, four pounds lost
Filipe: 267 lbs, seven pounds lost
Helen: 182, seven pounds lost
The Black Team lost 34 pounds this week, for a total weight loss percentage of 2.35%.
The Blue Team must have lost at least 25 pounds to win.
BLUE TEAM:
Aubrey: 195 lbs, five pounds lost
POUNDS LEFT: 20
Ron: 327 lbs, 10 pounds lost
POUNDS LEFT: 10
Kristin: 264 lbs, GAINED ONE POUND
POUNDS LEFT: 11
Cathy: 241 lbs, one pound lost- LOSE
The Blue Team remains winless in Weigh-Ins.
ELIMINATION #9: By a unanimous vote...
...Cathy Skel is sent back home.
"Dancing with the Stars" 3/17- RESULTS SHOW #1
She can't dance due to injury, but she can still sing- Jewel performs the "Wizard of Oz" classic "Somewhere Over the Rainbow".
We have a new twist for the eliminations this season, at least for the first few weeks. The two couples with the lowest votes each week will have their judges' scores wiped out and have to dance one more time this week. The new scores they pick up from the judges tonight will still be factored in with home viewer votes to determine which team gets eliminated tonight.
The two teams in danger tonight are...
...Steve Wozniak & Karina Smirnoff and Belinda Carlisle & Jonathan Roberts.
The first team to perform in this dance-off are Belinda & Jonathan; they try again some Salsa.
CARRIE ANN: 5
LEN: 6
BRUNO: 6
TOTAL: 17
(The old scorecards are back tonight. I'm not sure why different ones were used last night.)
Now, Steve & Karina re-do their Quick Step.
CARRIE ANN: 6
LEN: 5
BRUNO: 6 (he initially held up his scorecards backwards!)
TOTAL: 17
The first team eliminated this season is...
Belinda & Jonathan
Steve & Karina
...surprisingly, Belinda & Jonathan.
We have a new twist for the eliminations this season, at least for the first few weeks. The two couples with the lowest votes each week will have their judges' scores wiped out and have to dance one more time this week. The new scores they pick up from the judges tonight will still be factored in with home viewer votes to determine which team gets eliminated tonight.
The two teams in danger tonight are...
...Steve Wozniak & Karina Smirnoff and Belinda Carlisle & Jonathan Roberts.
The first team to perform in this dance-off are Belinda & Jonathan; they try again some Salsa.
CARRIE ANN: 5
LEN: 6
BRUNO: 6
TOTAL: 17
(The old scorecards are back tonight. I'm not sure why different ones were used last night.)
Now, Steve & Karina re-do their Quick Step.
CARRIE ANN: 6
LEN: 5
BRUNO: 6 (he initially held up his scorecards backwards!)
TOTAL: 17
The first team eliminated this season is...
Belinda & Jonathan
Steve & Karina
...surprisingly, Belinda & Jonathan.
3/17/2009 Results- ST. PATRICK'S DAY
TPIR: Episode 4672K is the first-ever St. Patrick's Day-themed episode! We begin with Ananda Bremness, Jennifer Reacer, Michael Segura and Yvonne Mendiola. The first IUFB being brought down by Rachael is a Michael C. Fina sapphire/diamond ring.
Yvonne: $4,000
Michael: $1,200
Jennifer: $1,650
Ananda: $1,651
ARP: $2,030
Ananda plays Freeze Frame for a three-wheel scooter (Amber). The best possible prices on today's board are $4,960, $6,010, $7,695, $8,699, $9,586 and $9,925. Her guess is $4,960...but it's almost twice as much- $8,699.
The fifth potentially lucky player is Carl Woung and the second IUFB is power tools (Lanisha).
Carl: $2,300
Yvonne: $1,200
Michael: $1,150
Jennifer: $600
ARP: $600, winning Jenny a $500 bonus!
She now plays the year's first playing of Pocket Change for a Chevrolet Cobalt (Rachael)! First number is 1 and the remaining numbers are 2, 3, 5, 8 & 9.
SECOND NUMBER:
1. 5- GARF ($.50)
2. 8- CORRECT ($ 1 8 , _ _ _)
THIRD NUMBER:
1. 5- INCORRECT ($.75)
2. 3- RIGHT ($ 1 8 , 3 _ _)
FOURTH NUMBER:
1. 5- WRONG ($1)
2. 2- RIGHT ($ 1 8 , 3 2 _)
LAST NUMBER:
1. 5- NO ($1.25; ARP is $18,329)
ENVELOPES:
1. Nickel- $.30
2. Dime- $.40
3. Dime- $.50
4. Quarter- LOSS ($.75)
This game is now 0-3 in the Drew Carey era when the last number isn't 0 or 5.
Sixth is Shawn Lily and the third IUFB is a refrigerator/freezer (Amber).
Shawn: $1,150
Carl: $950
Yvonne: $1,000
Michael: $1,160
ARP: $1,074
Yvonne plays One Wrong Price for shoes marked at $1,473 (Amber), a table tennis set marked at $1,395 (Lanisha) and a floor clock marked at $3,925 (Rachael). She originally wanted to pick the shoes, but she instead goes with the table tennis stuff...it's actually $1,999 and the audience saves her!
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #1:
Jennifer ($1,100): Quarter + Nickel = $.30
Ananda ($2,030): $.55
Yvonne ($8,471): Dime + 15 = Quarter
Ananda wins this low-scoring showdown and makes it to the Showcase.
Next is Steven Thomas and the next IUFB is a men's golf set (Rachael).
Steven: $1,200
Michael: $1,000
Shawn: $899
Carl: $1,201
ARP: $1,659
Carl, all the way from Sydney, could be flying all the way to Vancouver (Lanisha at the audience screen), a trip worth $4,235, if he wins Now or Then. Then today is September 1998. Products are Glad trash bags, Jolly Time Blast O' Butter popcorn, Northland juice, Udderly Smooth cream, Campbell's Soup and Pillsbury pie crusts. First pick is the trash bags and he's right with Now. Second is the popcorn and he says Then this time...right again. He can win at this point if he captures the juice or the pie crusts. He heads for the juice and this Austrailian wins with Now! The other Then item today was the pie crusts.
Next to hear the magic words is Becky Wynn and the next IUFB is a pair of children's speaker chairs (Amber).
Becky: $700
Steven: $2,100
Michael: $1,400
Shawn: $701
ARP: $998
Shawn is holding some kind of bean bag animal as a good luck charm as she plays Cover Up for a Pontiac G6 (Std., Prots, Pref., Net)(Lanisha). Board:
First number: 2 or 3?
Second number: 1, 7 or 9?
Third number: 3, 4, 6 or 9?
Fourth number: 1, 2, 3, 4 or 8?
Last number: 0, 3, 6, 7, 8 or 9?
First guess is $21,420...the first, second and fourth numbers are right. Second guess is $21,629...game over. As it turns out, she had the remaining numbers reversed- it was $21,926.
The last player is Christopher Lemon and the final IUFB is a cutlery set (Lanisha & Rachael).
Michael's been here the whole show, but he gets to bid last this round.
Christopher: $450
Becky: $900
Steven: $700
Michael: $901
ARP: $1,100, so Michael, celebrating his 25th birthday, finally gets on stage!
He now plays Pick a Number for a bed (Amber). Board controlled by Rachael:
$ 3 _ 9 1
NUMBERS AVAILABLE: 2, 4 & 7
He goes with the 4...
$ 3 4 9 1
...no birthday gift here. It was $3,791.
My lineup today:
1. Freeze Frame
2. Pocket Change
3. One Wrong Price
4. Pick a Number
5. Cover Up
6. Now or Then
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #2:
Shawn ($998): 30 + Nickel = $.35
Michael ($1,100): 15 + 95 = OVER
Carl ($5,894): $.90
The Austrailian gets the Top Winner spot in today's Showcase!
The first Showcase starts with a home office package (Lanisha) which includes some wood furniture, an Apple MacBook laptop w/ speaker system and a 32" LCD HDTV. Then, we close out this Showcase with a Ford Flex (Std., SYNC, Stereo, Remote)(Amber)!
CARL GOES WITH MY BID OF $33,000 FOR ROOM/CAR SHOWCASE
For Ananda, a St. Patrick's Day episode of this show just wouldn't be complete without offering a luxury trip to Ireland (Rachael). It includes the right to stay in your very own castle, chaffeur service and two dinners. Finally, there's $1,000 in golden coins (Lanisha).
ANANDA BIDS $7,000 ON IRELAND SHOWCASE- GARF OF THE CENTURY
MY BID FOR IRELAND SHOWCASE: $17,500
ANANDA'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $7,000
ARP: $16,916
DIFFERENCE: $9,916
CARL'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $33,000
ARP: $41,498
DIFFERENCE: $8,498- WIN!
Carl takes $47,392 in prizes back to Sydney!
DOND: Today's player is #12 Teresa Cook from Kentucky (who is a part-time DJ expecting her third child).
ROUND 1:
1. #2 (Mark)- $5
2. #10 (Melodie)- $5,000
3. #4 (Treva)- $25
4. #18 (Chuck)- $400
5. #22 (Randy)- $50,000
FIRST OFFER: $18,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 2:
1. #8 (Jean-Paul)- $75,000
2. #16 (Jade)- $10,000
3. #1 (Erica)- $25,000 (DANGER ZONE ENFORCED)
4. #14 (Maria)- $2,500
5. #6 (Troy)- $200
SECOND OFFER: $31,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 3:
1. #7 (Christy)- PENNY
2. #5 (Julie R.)- $7,500
3. #20 (Donna)- $500,000 (STRIKE ONE)
4. #17 (Gary J.)- $1,000
THIRD OFFER: $22,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 4:
1. #9 (Anne)- $50
2. #15 (Joseph)- $100
FOURTH OFFER: $43,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 5:
1. #19 (Sonya)- $100,000 (STRIKE TWO; NO SAFETY NET LEFT)
2. #3 (Cheryl)- $500
FIFTH OFFER: $35,000- NO DEAL
19th PICK: #21 (Julie K.)- BUCK
SIXTH OFFER: $74,000- DEAL
20th PICK: #13 (Gary M.)- $10
FINAL OFFER: $127,000
We haven't seen anybody pass up the $250,000 case at the end of an episode. Is today the day?...
...no, she had $200, so she made a great deal! As it turns out, she was one off the quarter million (Jules had it at #12).
WOF: The first Toss-Up category of the evening is Living Things:
P _ N K
_ L _ M _ _ _ _ S
David solves PINK FLAMINGOS for $1,000.
$5,000-WINNING ID OF THE NIGHT: RF04857
Tonight's players:
David Carbower (Orlando)- Physician's assistant and Southeastern University student
Anna Mary Lopez (Orlando)- Stay-at-home mom
Vanessa Silican (Daytona Beach, FL)- Leasing consultant
$2,000 Toss-Up category is Person:
_ E _ I _ R
A _ V _ S O R
David blanks. A few seconds later...
_ E N I O R
A D V _ S O R
...Anna Mary solves SENIOR ADVISOR for $2,000.
After a trip to the Fairmont Orchid in Hawaii worth $9,958 flies onto the wheel, the Prize Puzzle Round category is Phrase. Midway in the round, Anna Mary calls an H for the Wild Card. After Anna Mary calls the D's at the beginning of her second turn, we have...
T E E M I N G
W I T H | D I _ E R S E
W I L D L I _ E
...she's TEEMING WITH DIVERSE WILDLIFE for another $4,550 and a trip to the Gamboa Rainforest Resort in Panama, a new total of $11,750 in cash and trip.
DUDS: P (David)
LOTs: 2 (Anna Mary, Vanessa)
WINNING ID FOR TRIP: KM15426
Eggland's Best Jackpot Round category is Before & After. Early on, David calls two N's for the Hawaii trip, but he then spins Lose a Turn for the first time tonight. After Anna Mary buys the A's, we have...
N A N _ _
_ R A _ E
_ E R I _ D
...she calls the C's for another $700 but then spins the left Bankrupt of the Million Dollar Wedge to lose her Wild Card and $1,950. Vanessa then calls a $600 Y, a $300 G, then a $550 P to leave only one vowel unexposed...
N A N C Y
G R A C E
P E R I _ D
...and she then solves NANCY GRACE PERIOD for $1,450.
DUDS: S (Vanessa)
LOTs: 1 (David)
BANKRUPTS: 1 (Anna Mary)
IHOP Mystery Round category is Food & Drink. David immediately hits a regular Bankrupt, as does Anna Mary (her second tonight). A little later, Vanessa calls an N while on the Mystery Wedge next to the MDW. With $1,200 already at stake, she flips it over...$10,000! But she then buys a dud vowel in I. David later hits his second Bankrupt of the round to lose $1,050. Anna Mary then calls two M's for $600 and the Free Spin and then buys the last remaining vowel of U. After she calls the P's for another $1,400...
V E R M O N T
M A P L E | S _ R U P
...she solves VERMONT MAPLE SYRUP for another $1,750 and $13,500 total.
DUDS: I (Vanessa)
BANKRUPTS: 3 (2 by David, 1 by Anna Mary)
$3,000 Toss-Up category is Fun & Games:
S P _ N N I N G
_ O P
David solves SPINNING TOP to quadruple to $4,000. Speed-Up Round category is Place and consonants are worth $1,600 apiece. After Vanessa calls the W...
P E _ C E F _ L
M E _ D _ W
...she solves PEACEFUL MEADOW for another $4,800 and a final second-place total of $6,250. David leaves with four grand and Anna Mary hangs on with $13,500.
So far, $23,750 in cash and trip has been given away tonight.
DUDS: K (Vanessa), N (David), R (David), S (Anna Mary)
Big Money Round: She spins the A in GAME and the category is Things. Starting with:
_ _ _ _ _ | _ N _
_ _ _ E _
Lopez calls P, C, D and O and gets...
_ _ D _ O | _ N D
_ _ D E O
...she makes a mistake by starting her guesses with VIDEO, because VIDEO's the last word in this puzzle. It was AUDIO AND VIDEO and she is not the second straight $30,000 winner.
We then see a wingspan from a SeaWorld Orlando trainer at the end.
Jeopardy!: Mark Wales, the last five-time champion and big winner of last season, faces Erik Nelson and Deborah Fitzgerald in the tournament's last quarterfinal. The scores to beat for tonight's losers are $10,600 and $9,900.
First six categories:
THE JOHN C. FREMONT EXPERIENCE
SHOWS BY SHOW TUNES
BUGS
SID & NANCY
YOU'RE IN THE CABI-NOT! (the correct Cabinet position must be given on each clue)
ADVERBIALLY YOURS
At the first break, Wales has $1,800; Fitzgerald has a grand and Nelson has yet to get started. Shortly after the first break, Nelson finds the Daily Double under the $600 John C. Fremont Experience clue after getting its $400 clue correct. He'll try to add $1,000 to the $400 he just got with this:
Beginning in 1842, this frontiersman would be a frequent guide for Fremont on his expeditions.
"Who is...Daniel Boone?"...sorry. It was Kip Carson, so he's now $600 in the hole. At the end of the round, Wales leads with five large. Fitzgerald has $2,600 and Nelson has two grand.
ATTEMPTED LACH TRASH: $1,600
UNATTEMPTED LACH TRASH: $5,000
TOTAL LACH TRASH: $6,600
DJ! Categories:
ROCKS & MINERALS
MOVIE STUMPERS
ART & ARTISTS
USA TODAY
BOOK REVIEW
THE ANSWER LIES WITHIN (the correct response in each clue is hidden within each clue, as the category indicates)
Early on, Wales finds the round's first DD under the $1,600 Movie Stumpers clue with $7,400; he wagers $4,000 on this clue:
When the star wasn't available, his brother Joe Estevez was brought in to do voiceovers on this 1979 film.
"What is Apocalypse Now?"...$11,400! Nelson later finds the other Daily Double under the $1,600 Art & Artists clue with six grand; Fitgerald has $4,600 and Wales' big leading total is now $18,200. His wager is $2,000.
When he first came to Hobokeen from Holland, this abstract expressionist, who died at 93, painted houses.
"Who is...Jackson Pollack?"...he's 0-2 on the DDs tonight. It was Willem de Kooning, so he's back at $4,000.
ATTEMPTED LACH TRASH: $7,200
UNATTEMPTED LACH TRASH: $7,200
TOTAL DJ! LACH TRASH: $14,400
SCORES AFTER DOUBLE JEOPARDY!:
Deborah: $3,400
Erik: $4,800
Mark: $19,400 (lock game)
CORYAT SCORES:
Deborah: $3,400
Erik: $7,800
Mark: $17,000
FJ! CATEGORY: Rivers.
The name of this river whose lower reaches run through Ghana is from Portuguese for "turn" or "bend".
Correct: What is the Volta?
DEBORAH:
Response: "What is Niger?"
Wager: $3,399
Final score: BUCK
ERIK:
Response: NOTHING
Wager: $4,797
Final score: THREE BUCKS
MARK:
Response: "What is Volta?"
Wager: NOTHING
Wins with: $19,400
With that, Matt Kohlstedt and Donna Vogel join Mark Wales in the semi-finals that will begin tomorrow night.
Millionaire:
Game 1
Game 2
Game 3
Yvonne: $4,000
Michael: $1,200
Jennifer: $1,650
Ananda: $1,651
ARP: $2,030
Ananda plays Freeze Frame for a three-wheel scooter (Amber). The best possible prices on today's board are $4,960, $6,010, $7,695, $8,699, $9,586 and $9,925. Her guess is $4,960...but it's almost twice as much- $8,699.
The fifth potentially lucky player is Carl Woung and the second IUFB is power tools (Lanisha).
Carl: $2,300
Yvonne: $1,200
Michael: $1,150
Jennifer: $600
ARP: $600, winning Jenny a $500 bonus!
She now plays the year's first playing of Pocket Change for a Chevrolet Cobalt (Rachael)! First number is 1 and the remaining numbers are 2, 3, 5, 8 & 9.
SECOND NUMBER:
1. 5- GARF ($.50)
2. 8- CORRECT ($ 1 8 , _ _ _)
THIRD NUMBER:
1. 5- INCORRECT ($.75)
2. 3- RIGHT ($ 1 8 , 3 _ _)
FOURTH NUMBER:
1. 5- WRONG ($1)
2. 2- RIGHT ($ 1 8 , 3 2 _)
LAST NUMBER:
1. 5- NO ($1.25; ARP is $18,329)
ENVELOPES:
1. Nickel- $.30
2. Dime- $.40
3. Dime- $.50
4. Quarter- LOSS ($.75)
This game is now 0-3 in the Drew Carey era when the last number isn't 0 or 5.
Sixth is Shawn Lily and the third IUFB is a refrigerator/freezer (Amber).
Shawn: $1,150
Carl: $950
Yvonne: $1,000
Michael: $1,160
ARP: $1,074
Yvonne plays One Wrong Price for shoes marked at $1,473 (Amber), a table tennis set marked at $1,395 (Lanisha) and a floor clock marked at $3,925 (Rachael). She originally wanted to pick the shoes, but she instead goes with the table tennis stuff...it's actually $1,999 and the audience saves her!
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #1:
Jennifer ($1,100): Quarter + Nickel = $.30
Ananda ($2,030): $.55
Yvonne ($8,471): Dime + 15 = Quarter
Ananda wins this low-scoring showdown and makes it to the Showcase.
Next is Steven Thomas and the next IUFB is a men's golf set (Rachael).
Steven: $1,200
Michael: $1,000
Shawn: $899
Carl: $1,201
ARP: $1,659
Carl, all the way from Sydney, could be flying all the way to Vancouver (Lanisha at the audience screen), a trip worth $4,235, if he wins Now or Then. Then today is September 1998. Products are Glad trash bags, Jolly Time Blast O' Butter popcorn, Northland juice, Udderly Smooth cream, Campbell's Soup and Pillsbury pie crusts. First pick is the trash bags and he's right with Now. Second is the popcorn and he says Then this time...right again. He can win at this point if he captures the juice or the pie crusts. He heads for the juice and this Austrailian wins with Now! The other Then item today was the pie crusts.
Next to hear the magic words is Becky Wynn and the next IUFB is a pair of children's speaker chairs (Amber).
Becky: $700
Steven: $2,100
Michael: $1,400
Shawn: $701
ARP: $998
Shawn is holding some kind of bean bag animal as a good luck charm as she plays Cover Up for a Pontiac G6 (Std., Prots, Pref., Net)(Lanisha). Board:
First number: 2 or 3?
Second number: 1, 7 or 9?
Third number: 3, 4, 6 or 9?
Fourth number: 1, 2, 3, 4 or 8?
Last number: 0, 3, 6, 7, 8 or 9?
First guess is $21,420...the first, second and fourth numbers are right. Second guess is $21,629...game over. As it turns out, she had the remaining numbers reversed- it was $21,926.
The last player is Christopher Lemon and the final IUFB is a cutlery set (Lanisha & Rachael).
Michael's been here the whole show, but he gets to bid last this round.
Christopher: $450
Becky: $900
Steven: $700
Michael: $901
ARP: $1,100, so Michael, celebrating his 25th birthday, finally gets on stage!
He now plays Pick a Number for a bed (Amber). Board controlled by Rachael:
$ 3 _ 9 1
NUMBERS AVAILABLE: 2, 4 & 7
He goes with the 4...
$ 3 4 9 1
...no birthday gift here. It was $3,791.
My lineup today:
1. Freeze Frame
2. Pocket Change
3. One Wrong Price
4. Pick a Number
5. Cover Up
6. Now or Then
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #2:
Shawn ($998): 30 + Nickel = $.35
Michael ($1,100): 15 + 95 = OVER
Carl ($5,894): $.90
The Austrailian gets the Top Winner spot in today's Showcase!
The first Showcase starts with a home office package (Lanisha) which includes some wood furniture, an Apple MacBook laptop w/ speaker system and a 32" LCD HDTV. Then, we close out this Showcase with a Ford Flex (Std., SYNC, Stereo, Remote)(Amber)!
CARL GOES WITH MY BID OF $33,000 FOR ROOM/CAR SHOWCASE
For Ananda, a St. Patrick's Day episode of this show just wouldn't be complete without offering a luxury trip to Ireland (Rachael). It includes the right to stay in your very own castle, chaffeur service and two dinners. Finally, there's $1,000 in golden coins (Lanisha).
ANANDA BIDS $7,000 ON IRELAND SHOWCASE- GARF OF THE CENTURY
MY BID FOR IRELAND SHOWCASE: $17,500
ANANDA'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $7,000
ARP: $16,916
DIFFERENCE: $9,916
CARL'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $33,000
ARP: $41,498
DIFFERENCE: $8,498- WIN!
Carl takes $47,392 in prizes back to Sydney!
DOND: Today's player is #12 Teresa Cook from Kentucky (who is a part-time DJ expecting her third child).
ROUND 1:
1. #2 (Mark)- $5
2. #10 (Melodie)- $5,000
3. #4 (Treva)- $25
4. #18 (Chuck)- $400
5. #22 (Randy)- $50,000
FIRST OFFER: $18,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 2:
1. #8 (Jean-Paul)- $75,000
2. #16 (Jade)- $10,000
3. #1 (Erica)- $25,000 (DANGER ZONE ENFORCED)
4. #14 (Maria)- $2,500
5. #6 (Troy)- $200
SECOND OFFER: $31,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 3:
1. #7 (Christy)- PENNY
2. #5 (Julie R.)- $7,500
3. #20 (Donna)- $500,000 (STRIKE ONE)
4. #17 (Gary J.)- $1,000
THIRD OFFER: $22,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 4:
1. #9 (Anne)- $50
2. #15 (Joseph)- $100
FOURTH OFFER: $43,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 5:
1. #19 (Sonya)- $100,000 (STRIKE TWO; NO SAFETY NET LEFT)
2. #3 (Cheryl)- $500
FIFTH OFFER: $35,000- NO DEAL
19th PICK: #21 (Julie K.)- BUCK
SIXTH OFFER: $74,000- DEAL
20th PICK: #13 (Gary M.)- $10
FINAL OFFER: $127,000
We haven't seen anybody pass up the $250,000 case at the end of an episode. Is today the day?...
...no, she had $200, so she made a great deal! As it turns out, she was one off the quarter million (Jules had it at #12).
WOF: The first Toss-Up category of the evening is Living Things:
P _ N K
_ L _ M _ _ _ _ S
David solves PINK FLAMINGOS for $1,000.
$5,000-WINNING ID OF THE NIGHT: RF04857
Tonight's players:
David Carbower (Orlando)- Physician's assistant and Southeastern University student
Anna Mary Lopez (Orlando)- Stay-at-home mom
Vanessa Silican (Daytona Beach, FL)- Leasing consultant
$2,000 Toss-Up category is Person:
_ E _ I _ R
A _ V _ S O R
David blanks. A few seconds later...
_ E N I O R
A D V _ S O R
...Anna Mary solves SENIOR ADVISOR for $2,000.
After a trip to the Fairmont Orchid in Hawaii worth $9,958 flies onto the wheel, the Prize Puzzle Round category is Phrase. Midway in the round, Anna Mary calls an H for the Wild Card. After Anna Mary calls the D's at the beginning of her second turn, we have...
T E E M I N G
W I T H | D I _ E R S E
W I L D L I _ E
...she's TEEMING WITH DIVERSE WILDLIFE for another $4,550 and a trip to the Gamboa Rainforest Resort in Panama, a new total of $11,750 in cash and trip.
DUDS: P (David)
LOTs: 2 (Anna Mary, Vanessa)
WINNING ID FOR TRIP: KM15426
Eggland's Best Jackpot Round category is Before & After. Early on, David calls two N's for the Hawaii trip, but he then spins Lose a Turn for the first time tonight. After Anna Mary buys the A's, we have...
N A N _ _
_ R A _ E
_ E R I _ D
...she calls the C's for another $700 but then spins the left Bankrupt of the Million Dollar Wedge to lose her Wild Card and $1,950. Vanessa then calls a $600 Y, a $300 G, then a $550 P to leave only one vowel unexposed...
N A N C Y
G R A C E
P E R I _ D
...and she then solves NANCY GRACE PERIOD for $1,450.
DUDS: S (Vanessa)
LOTs: 1 (David)
BANKRUPTS: 1 (Anna Mary)
IHOP Mystery Round category is Food & Drink. David immediately hits a regular Bankrupt, as does Anna Mary (her second tonight). A little later, Vanessa calls an N while on the Mystery Wedge next to the MDW. With $1,200 already at stake, she flips it over...$10,000! But she then buys a dud vowel in I. David later hits his second Bankrupt of the round to lose $1,050. Anna Mary then calls two M's for $600 and the Free Spin and then buys the last remaining vowel of U. After she calls the P's for another $1,400...
V E R M O N T
M A P L E | S _ R U P
...she solves VERMONT MAPLE SYRUP for another $1,750 and $13,500 total.
DUDS: I (Vanessa)
BANKRUPTS: 3 (2 by David, 1 by Anna Mary)
$3,000 Toss-Up category is Fun & Games:
S P _ N N I N G
_ O P
David solves SPINNING TOP to quadruple to $4,000. Speed-Up Round category is Place and consonants are worth $1,600 apiece. After Vanessa calls the W...
P E _ C E F _ L
M E _ D _ W
...she solves PEACEFUL MEADOW for another $4,800 and a final second-place total of $6,250. David leaves with four grand and Anna Mary hangs on with $13,500.
So far, $23,750 in cash and trip has been given away tonight.
DUDS: K (Vanessa), N (David), R (David), S (Anna Mary)
Big Money Round: She spins the A in GAME and the category is Things. Starting with:
_ _ _ _ _ | _ N _
_ _ _ E _
Lopez calls P, C, D and O and gets...
_ _ D _ O | _ N D
_ _ D E O
...she makes a mistake by starting her guesses with VIDEO, because VIDEO's the last word in this puzzle. It was AUDIO AND VIDEO and she is not the second straight $30,000 winner.
We then see a wingspan from a SeaWorld Orlando trainer at the end.
Jeopardy!: Mark Wales, the last five-time champion and big winner of last season, faces Erik Nelson and Deborah Fitzgerald in the tournament's last quarterfinal. The scores to beat for tonight's losers are $10,600 and $9,900.
First six categories:
THE JOHN C. FREMONT EXPERIENCE
SHOWS BY SHOW TUNES
BUGS
SID & NANCY
YOU'RE IN THE CABI-NOT! (the correct Cabinet position must be given on each clue)
ADVERBIALLY YOURS
At the first break, Wales has $1,800; Fitzgerald has a grand and Nelson has yet to get started. Shortly after the first break, Nelson finds the Daily Double under the $600 John C. Fremont Experience clue after getting its $400 clue correct. He'll try to add $1,000 to the $400 he just got with this:
Beginning in 1842, this frontiersman would be a frequent guide for Fremont on his expeditions.
"Who is...Daniel Boone?"...sorry. It was Kip Carson, so he's now $600 in the hole. At the end of the round, Wales leads with five large. Fitzgerald has $2,600 and Nelson has two grand.
ATTEMPTED LACH TRASH: $1,600
UNATTEMPTED LACH TRASH: $5,000
TOTAL LACH TRASH: $6,600
DJ! Categories:
ROCKS & MINERALS
MOVIE STUMPERS
ART & ARTISTS
USA TODAY
BOOK REVIEW
THE ANSWER LIES WITHIN (the correct response in each clue is hidden within each clue, as the category indicates)
Early on, Wales finds the round's first DD under the $1,600 Movie Stumpers clue with $7,400; he wagers $4,000 on this clue:
When the star wasn't available, his brother Joe Estevez was brought in to do voiceovers on this 1979 film.
"What is Apocalypse Now?"...$11,400! Nelson later finds the other Daily Double under the $1,600 Art & Artists clue with six grand; Fitgerald has $4,600 and Wales' big leading total is now $18,200. His wager is $2,000.
When he first came to Hobokeen from Holland, this abstract expressionist, who died at 93, painted houses.
"Who is...Jackson Pollack?"...he's 0-2 on the DDs tonight. It was Willem de Kooning, so he's back at $4,000.
ATTEMPTED LACH TRASH: $7,200
UNATTEMPTED LACH TRASH: $7,200
TOTAL DJ! LACH TRASH: $14,400
SCORES AFTER DOUBLE JEOPARDY!:
Deborah: $3,400
Erik: $4,800
Mark: $19,400 (lock game)
CORYAT SCORES:
Deborah: $3,400
Erik: $7,800
Mark: $17,000
FJ! CATEGORY: Rivers.
The name of this river whose lower reaches run through Ghana is from Portuguese for "turn" or "bend".
Correct: What is the Volta?
DEBORAH:
Response: "What is Niger?"
Wager: $3,399
Final score: BUCK
ERIK:
Response: NOTHING
Wager: $4,797
Final score: THREE BUCKS
MARK:
Response: "What is Volta?"
Wager: NOTHING
Wins with: $19,400
With that, Matt Kohlstedt and Donna Vogel join Mark Wales in the semi-finals that will begin tomorrow night.
Millionaire:
Game 1
Game 2
Game 3
Monday, March 16, 2009
"Dancing with the Stars" 3/16
Steve-O got injured just prior to tonight's episode; more on his future later. In the meantime, tonight's dances are the Quick Step and Salsa.
First up are Holly Madison and Dmitry Chaplin with the Quick Step. They get three 6s (with new scorecards for the judges debuting this week), doubling their final Round 1 judges' score to 36.
Second are David Alan Grier and Kym Johnson with Salsa.
CARRIE ANN: 6
LEN: 5
BRUNO: 6
TOTAL: 17
With their score last week, their final Round 1 score from the judges also is 36.
Third are Denise Richards and Maksim Chermovskiy with their Quick Step. They get three 7s this time, making their total Round 1 score 39.
Going fourth are Belinda Carlisle and Jonathan Roberts with some Salsa. They pick up three 6s tonight, making their final Round 1 score 35.
Team #5 consists of Ty Murray and Chelsie Hightower (Quick Step). Their background song is "Life is a Highway" by Rascal Flatts.
CARRIE ANN: 7
LEN: 6
BRUNO: 7
TOTAL: 20
That gives them a total of 34 in Round 1.
At the halfway mark, Shawn Johnson and Mark Ballas perform a Salsa routine next. They get 8s across the board, making their final Round 1 score 47!
Performing in the lucky seven spot next are Steve Wozniak and Karina Smirnoff (Quick Step).
CARRIE ANN: 6
LEN: 5
BRUNO: 6
TOTAL: 17
The good news is that their Round 1 total is a 30. The bad news is that's out of a possible 60.
Next to dance some Salsa are Chuck Wicks and Julianne Hough.
CARRIE ANN: 6
LEN: 7
BRUNO: 7
TOTAL: 20
They double up to 40 for their final Round 1 score.
Lawrence Taylor & Edyta Sliwinska are now hoping to unleash a touchdown-worthy Quick Step.
CARRIE ANN: 7
LEN: 6
BRUNO: 7
TOTAL: 20
For their two Round 1 dances, they get a total of 36 from the judges.
Tenth are Steve-O & Lacey Schwimmer (Salsa). Since Steve-O's unable to dance live this evening, his team's scores this week will be based on the final dance they did during dress rehearsal earlier.
CARRIE ANN: 5
LEN: 4
BRUNO: 5
TOTAL: 14
Their final Round 1 score is 31.
The 11th team to perform are Lil' Kim and Derek Hough (Quick Step).
CARRIE ANN: 8
LEN: 7
BRUNO: 8
TOTAL: 23
Their final Round 1 score: 44.
Doing the night's last Salsa routine are Melissa Rycroft and Tony Dovolani.
CARRIE ANN: 9
LEN: 8
BRUNO: 9
TOTAL: 26
This team now leads with a final total of 49!
The last performance of the night will be a Quick Step from Gilles Marini and Cheryl Burke.
CARRIE ANN: 9
LEN: 9
BRUNO: 9
TOTAL: 27!
That 27 of theirs tonight ties the single dance Round 1 record posted by Kristi Yamaguchi and Mark Ballas a year ago! They end the night in the lead with a final score of 51!
First up are Holly Madison and Dmitry Chaplin with the Quick Step. They get three 6s (with new scorecards for the judges debuting this week), doubling their final Round 1 judges' score to 36.
Second are David Alan Grier and Kym Johnson with Salsa.
CARRIE ANN: 6
LEN: 5
BRUNO: 6
TOTAL: 17
With their score last week, their final Round 1 score from the judges also is 36.
Third are Denise Richards and Maksim Chermovskiy with their Quick Step. They get three 7s this time, making their total Round 1 score 39.
Going fourth are Belinda Carlisle and Jonathan Roberts with some Salsa. They pick up three 6s tonight, making their final Round 1 score 35.
Team #5 consists of Ty Murray and Chelsie Hightower (Quick Step). Their background song is "Life is a Highway" by Rascal Flatts.
CARRIE ANN: 7
LEN: 6
BRUNO: 7
TOTAL: 20
That gives them a total of 34 in Round 1.
At the halfway mark, Shawn Johnson and Mark Ballas perform a Salsa routine next. They get 8s across the board, making their final Round 1 score 47!
Performing in the lucky seven spot next are Steve Wozniak and Karina Smirnoff (Quick Step).
CARRIE ANN: 6
LEN: 5
BRUNO: 6
TOTAL: 17
The good news is that their Round 1 total is a 30. The bad news is that's out of a possible 60.
Next to dance some Salsa are Chuck Wicks and Julianne Hough.
CARRIE ANN: 6
LEN: 7
BRUNO: 7
TOTAL: 20
They double up to 40 for their final Round 1 score.
Lawrence Taylor & Edyta Sliwinska are now hoping to unleash a touchdown-worthy Quick Step.
CARRIE ANN: 7
LEN: 6
BRUNO: 7
TOTAL: 20
For their two Round 1 dances, they get a total of 36 from the judges.
Tenth are Steve-O & Lacey Schwimmer (Salsa). Since Steve-O's unable to dance live this evening, his team's scores this week will be based on the final dance they did during dress rehearsal earlier.
CARRIE ANN: 5
LEN: 4
BRUNO: 5
TOTAL: 14
Their final Round 1 score is 31.
The 11th team to perform are Lil' Kim and Derek Hough (Quick Step).
CARRIE ANN: 8
LEN: 7
BRUNO: 8
TOTAL: 23
Their final Round 1 score: 44.
Doing the night's last Salsa routine are Melissa Rycroft and Tony Dovolani.
CARRIE ANN: 9
LEN: 8
BRUNO: 9
TOTAL: 26
This team now leads with a final total of 49!
The last performance of the night will be a Quick Step from Gilles Marini and Cheryl Burke.
CARRIE ANN: 9
LEN: 9
BRUNO: 9
TOTAL: 27!
That 27 of theirs tonight ties the single dance Round 1 record posted by Kristi Yamaguchi and Mark Ballas a year ago! They end the night in the lead with a final score of 51!
3/16/2009 Results
TPIR: This is Episode 4675K, and we begin with Patricia Blaycel, Isaiah Carana, Heaven Noel and Ryan Johnson. A revised opening logo is introduced as of this episode. The first IUFB is a trip to San Diego (Amber at the audience screen).
Isaiah: $3,600
Patricia: $4,000
Heaven: $4,200
Ryan: BUCK
ARP: $4,299
Because this episode doesn't air in taping order, there's the chance that some of the games that were played Friday get played again today...and that's the case with Punch a Bunch (Rachael holds the big bill this time). Today's SPs are modeled by Lanisha.
1. SCUBA flippers
IS NOT: $130
PICK: HIGHER- $169
2. Jukebox lamp
IS NOT: $75
PICK: HIGHER- $100
3. Blue stability ball
IS NOT: $40
PICK: LOWER- $25
4. Executive marshmallow blaster
IS NOT: $65
PICK: LOWER- $40
I thought those SPs were supposed to be hard today since this game's being played first! Looks like the audience have wisened up on them as of late. Let's see if Heaven will feel like she's in heaven after punching out some holes; she punches out holes #13, #26, #18 and #45. We start with #13...$1,000. She goes on with #26...another $1,000 slip. She continues onward...and goes down to a $100 slip from #18. She then decides to go all the way...but only wins $50! Tough luck for her after mastering the SP part.
Coming out of the crowd now is Michelle Hoang and the second IUFB is a hammock (Lanisha).
Michelle: $600
Ryan: $744
Isaiah: $900
Patricia: $999
ARP: $811
Ryan plays Range Game for an outdoor kitchen (Rachael). Today's range is $9,800-$10,400. He stops at approximately $9,975-$10,125...and it's $9,995, so he wins by about $20!
Next to enter Contestant's Row is William Illig and the third IUFB is a weightlifting bench (Rachael on the turntable).
William: $1,000
Isaiah: BUCK
Patricia: $1,750
Michelle: $850
ARP: $964
Michelle plays Line Em' Up for a Dodge Challenger (Std., 26G, Tire)(Rachael). Board:
2
?- $418, chain saws (Amber)
?- $89, airplane teapot
?- $549, recliner (Lanisha)
0
After some deliberation with the audience, her first guess is $24,840 (my second guess)...only one is wrong. She then changes to $24,890...WINNER!
(My first guess would've been $24,850.)
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #1:
Heaven ($4,683): 40 + 50 = $.90
Ryan ($10,806): 45 + 90 = OVER
Michelle ($26,910): 35 + 50 = $.85
Heaven goes to the Showcase.
Coming on down now is Krista Perdue from Kent State and the fourth IUFB is garden tools (Amber).
Krista: $450
William: $200 (STUPID BID)
Isaiah: $650
Patricia: $499
ARP: $624
Patricia plays Switch? for Ralph Lauren clothes marked at $2,611 (Rachael) and a bar cabinet marked at $3,550 (Lanisha). She switches...then the audience makes her switch the prices back to their original spots (thus making the Switch? theme play twice in the process)...she wins!
Next to enter the row is Megan Kinnery and the next IUFB is a set of small kitchen appliances (Amber & Rachael).
Megan: $599
Krista: $800
William: $600
Isaiah: $900
ARP: $700
William from Buffalo, NY plays the winless Stack the Deck for a Ford Fusion (Std., AT, Prot, Stereo, Assist)(Lanisha). Board:
9402315
This ain't gonna be easy, folks. Rachael is the game's model today.
1. Slow-Mag and Glad trash bags
PRICE: $11.77
PICK: Slow-Mag- YOU BET; CHOOSES FIRST DIGIT ($ 2 _ , _ _ _)
2. Hot Pockets (regular flavor) and Thera-Gesic
PRICE: $3.99
PICK: Hot Pockets- $2.49
3. Gold Bond Ultimate Healing Lotion and Bayer Aspirin
PRICE: $9.56
PICK: Lotion- RIGHT; CHOOSES THIRD DIGIT ($ 2 _ , 1 _ _)
He goes with $20,159, which is not enough. It was $23,194, meaning this game is now 0-8 on the season.
Finally comes John Van Mulligan and the final IUFB is camping gear (Lanisha). Isaiah's been here the whole show.
John: $550
Isaiah: $800
Megan: $425
Krista: $850
ARP: $684
THE WEEK'S FIRST CLUBHOUSE MEMBER: Isaiah
John plays Double Prices for a Harley-Davidson motorcycle (Amber), which is either $14,269 or $15,874. He chooses $15,874...we have a 4-2 day!
My lineup today:
1. Range Game
2. Punch a Bunch
3. Line Em' Up
4. Switch?
5. Stack the Deck
6. Double Prices
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #2:
William ($700): $.95
Patricia ($6,785): 90 + 75 = OVER
John ($16,558): 60 + 70 = OVER
We have a battle of the day's losers in today's Showcase.
The first Showcase has a Broyhill bedroom (Lanisha), a one year membership from Bag, Borrow or Steal (Lanisha) and a big video game package that includes a 65" HDTV (Rachael).
HEAVEN PASSES TO WILLIAM; WILLIAM BIDS $15,210 ON FURNITURE SHOWCASE- STAGE GARF
MY BID FOR FURNITURE SHOWCASE: $21,000
Heaven's Showcase starts with a three-night stay at The Beverly Hills Hotel (Lanisha at the audience screen; also includes a Rodeo Drive makeover and limo service to where you want to shop in the area). To help you shop on Rodeo Drive, here's $1,000 (Rachael). Next, you could be going to the red carpet premiere of "Monsters vs. Aliens" (Amber). Finally, drive like the typical Hollywood star in a Ford Mustang Convertible (Std., AT, Safety/Security, Remote, Net)(Amber)!
HEAVEN BIDS $27,500 ON HOLLYWOOD SHOWCASE- STAGE GARF (Doesn't quite cover the Mustang)
MY BID FOR HOLLYWOOD SHOWCASE: $34,850
HEAVEN'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $27,500
ARP: $32,393
DIFFERENCE: $4,893
WILLIAM'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $15,210
ARP: $18,191
DIFFERENCE: $2,981- WIN
William wins $18,891 in prizes, but Michelle ends up as the day's top winner.
DOND: This is the 32nd week of episodes taped. This week begins with #21 Marcy Schneidmiller (who has been a PE teacher for 33 years). She swaps out for #13 (her favorite case on the show).
ROUND 1:
1. #6 (Troy)- $25,000
2. #9 (Anne)- BUCK
3. #5 (Julie)- $400
4. #12 (Teresa)- $50
5. #15 (Joseph)- $250,000
OPENING OFFER: $12,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 2:
1. #16 (Jade)- $1,000
2. #2 (Mark)- $500,000 (DANGER ZONE ENFORCED)
3. #19 (Sonya)- $100,000 (STRIKE ONE)
4. #1 (Erica)- $10
5. #8 (Jean-Paul)- $25
SECOND OFFER: $6,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 3:
1. #10 (Melodie)- $200
2. #22 (Randy)- $2,500
3. #17 (Gary J.)- $100
4. #18 (Chuck)- $500
THIRD OFFER: $14,000-NO DEAL
ROUND 4:
1. #20 (Donna)- $300
2. #21 (Gary M.)- $7,500
FOURTH OFFER: $18,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 5:
1. #3 (Cheryl)- $5,000
2. #14 (Maria)- $50,000 (STRIKE TWO)
FIFTH OFFER: $8,000- NO DEAL
19th PICK: #4 (Treva)- PENNY
SIXTH OFFER: $20,000- DEAL
Her case had...half the amount she just dealt for- $10,000. Other cases:
#7 (Christy)- $75,000
#11 (Jules)- $5
WOF: Week 3 from SeaWorld Orlando is Big Splash Week. First Toss-Up category is Person, and it's a one-wordy:
B _ _ A D _ I N N E R
Nneka solves BREADWINNER for $1,000.
$5,000-WINNING ID OF THE NIGHT: JG00395
Tonight's players:
Nneka Ricketts-Cameron (Mt. Dora, FL)- Pediatric dietitian, saxophone player and a singer
Sandy Webster (Tampa, FL)- Stay-at-home mom
Richie Botenelli (Orlando)- University of Central Florida graduate and a 2nd Lieutenant in the Air Force
$2,000 Toss-Up category is Song Title:
_ A _ _ | A
C H _ N _ _ | O N | _ E
Sandy solves TAKE A CHANCE ON ME for $2,000.
After a Viking River Cruise to China worth $10,300 goes on the wheel, the Round 1 category is Proper Name. Sandy hits Bankrupt immediately. Midway in the round, Richie calls a J for a $1,000 BeachStore.com gift certificate. After he calls the S's, we have...
A _ _ R E S S
J E N N I F E R
A N I S _ _ N
...he solves ACTRESS JENNIFER ANISTON for $7,350 in cash and gift tag.
BANKRUPTS: 1 (Sandy)
Eggland's Best Jackpot Round category is Before & After. Richie immediately hits Jackpot but calls the night's first dud with N. After Nneka buys the O's, we have...
T O O T S _ _
_ O _ _ S -
_ O _ _ _
...she calls the L's for $600 and she tries to solve...
T O O T S _ _
_ O L L S -
_ O _ _ _
...and she does with TOOTSIE ROLLS-ROYCE for another $2,650 and $3,650 total.
DUDS: N (Richie)
IHOP Mystery/Prize Puzzle Round category is Phrase. Nneka starts off with an instant Bankrupt. A little later, Sandy lands on the Mystery Wedge next to Lose a Turn and calls an H. With $600 already in her bank at this moment, she flips...but it's her second Bankrupt of the night. Richie then spins Lose a Turn. Nneka then calls two S's for the Wild Card. After she later buys the E's, we have...
_ R E _ _ | _ _ T | T H E
S _ _ S _ R E E _
...she next calls the N's for another $800, then calls a $3,500 C. She saves her Wild Card and then buys the U's and the O. Then, she calls D for dud. Sandy then attempts to solve...
_ R E _ _ | O U T | T H E
S U N S C R E E N
...she says BREAK OUT THE SUNSCREEN for a trip to Riviera Maya, Mexico at the Ceiba Del Mar Beach & Spa Resort worth $8,150, giving her the lead for now with $10,150.
DUDS: D (Nneka)
LOTs: 1 (Richie)
BANKRUPTS: 2 (Nneka, Sandy)
WINNING ID FOR TRIP: DW2520900
$3,000 Toss-Up category is Rhyme Time:
H _ _ | _ O
_ _ _ _
Sandy quickly rings in with HOT TO TROT...right again to go to $13,150. Speed-Up Round category is Thing and consonants are worth $1,500 apiece. After Nneka calls the R...
_ _ _ _ _ R | _ _
T _ _ | _ _ N T _
...she solves FLAVOR OF THE MONTH for another $1,500. Looks like she should've waited, but she does take home a final total of $5,150. Richie leaves with $7,350 in cash and gift tag and Sandy hangs on to win with $13,150 in cash and trip.
So far, $25,650 in cash and prizes has been given away.
Big Money Round: This week's car is a Ford Expedition. Sandy spins the I in AMERICA'S and the category is Thing. Starting with:
_ _ _ R L _ _ _ L
Easy, but does she know? Let's find out. She calls C, H, P and O, and I have a feeling the answer clicked in after she called the C...
_ H _ R L P O O L
...she hits a WHIRLPOOL of $30,000 cash, for a final total of $43,150 in cash and trip!
We then see Vanna giving us a tour of SeaWorld Orlando's new Aquatica water park to close the show.
Jeopardy!: The Tournament of Champions continues with the fourth quarterfinal game. Joining this season's sole six-time champion (and biggest winner of Season 25) Jim Stevens tonight are Aaron Schroeder and Donna Vogel. The scores to beat for tonight's non-winners to beat are $15,500 and $13,000; beating either one of these scores clinches them a Wild Card berth.
Tonight's first six categories:
HISTORICAL VOICEMAILS FROM...
CLASSIC ALBUMS
FOOD FOR THOUGHT
PREZ DISPENSERS
LANDS O' LAKES
GOING INTO O ____ T
Stevens gets all but the $800 clue in Classic Albums for a $2,200 start (Schroder got the $800 clue). A little later, Schroder finds the Daily Double under the $800 Lands O' Lakes clue with $2,000; he's $200 off the lead held by Stevens. He makes it a True Daily Double. The answer is:
The reservoir known as Lake Nasser in Egypt is Lake Nubia in this country.
"What is Sudan?"...$4,000 and the lead! If he gets this $1,000 clue, he'll sweep the category:
In 1499, explorer Alonso de Ojeda followed the South American Coast to this lake & named the region Venezuela.
Schroder's in first with "What is Lake Maracaibo?"...SWEEP- he now has $5,000! At the first break, he's at $5,600, while Stevens has $2,400 and Vogel has $600. At the end of the round...
Aaron: $9,400
Jim: $4,200
Donna: $2,800
...Schroder's lead just got a little bigger.
ATTEMPTED LACH TRASH: $1,800
UNATTEMPTED LACH TRASH: $800
TOTAL LACH TRASH: $2,600
DJ! Categories:
"MEN" OF THE WORLD
ANIMATED MOVIE PLOTS
LET'S TALK CHESS, CHAMPS
FLOWER POWER
EUROPEAN POETS
POLYSYLLABIC VOCABULARY
Schroder gets to nearly $20K early on thanks to getting all but the $400 clue in Animated Movie Plots. After the halfway mark, Stevens finds the round's first Daily Double under the $1,200 Flower Power clue; he has $6,200, with Vogel at $7,600 and Schroder at $17,400. His wager is $3,800. To get to five figures:
Japan's special day honoring this flower is also called the Festival of Happiness.
"What is a cherry blossom?"...NO. Correct: What is a chrysanthemum? He's down to $2,400. On the next-to-last clue of the round, he finds the other one under the $1,600 European Poets clues with $4,400; Vogel now has $13,600 and Schroder's at $18,200. Stevens wagers $3,400 this time. He must get this clue right or his tournament is virtually over:
The Irish Literary Theatre opened on May 8, 1899 with this co-founder's drama "The Countless Cathleen".
"Who is Keets?"...NO. OUCH. Correct: Who is William Buckler Yates?
ATTEMPTED LACH TRASH: $5,600
UNATTEMPTED LACH TRASH: $5,200
TOTAL DJ! LACH TRASH: $10,800
SCORES AFTER DOUBLE JEOPARDY!:
Aaron: $18,200
Jim: $1,000
Donna: $11,600
CORYAT SCORES:
Aaron: $17,000
Jim: $8,200
Donna: $11,600
FJ! CATEGORY: British Painters.
Tennyson called this British painter, Constable's contemporary, the "Shakespeare of Landscape".
JIM:
Response: "What is Hogarth?" (he originally had Allison Stevens)
Wager: NOTHING
Final score: $1,000 (he leaves with $5,000)
Donna Vogel's response was only "Who was R.", so she loses $1,700 and is down to $9,900. Tom Morris is hoping that she wins this game, or else he'll be eliminated along with Stevens. Aaron Schroder's response was "Who is Turner?"...that's right to go to the semi-finals along with Cora Peck and Dave Simpson! He didn't wager anything, BTW.
WILD CARD STANDINGS (names in green have clinched):
1. Cora Peck: $15,500
2. Dave Simpson: $13,300
3. Matt Kohlstedt: $10,600
4. Donna Vogel: $9,900
Millionaire:
Conclusion of Daphne Wotherspoon's game started two weeks ago
Game 2
Isaiah: $3,600
Patricia: $4,000
Heaven: $4,200
Ryan: BUCK
ARP: $4,299
Because this episode doesn't air in taping order, there's the chance that some of the games that were played Friday get played again today...and that's the case with Punch a Bunch (Rachael holds the big bill this time). Today's SPs are modeled by Lanisha.
1. SCUBA flippers
IS NOT: $130
PICK: HIGHER- $169
2. Jukebox lamp
IS NOT: $75
PICK: HIGHER- $100
3. Blue stability ball
IS NOT: $40
PICK: LOWER- $25
4. Executive marshmallow blaster
IS NOT: $65
PICK: LOWER- $40
I thought those SPs were supposed to be hard today since this game's being played first! Looks like the audience have wisened up on them as of late. Let's see if Heaven will feel like she's in heaven after punching out some holes; she punches out holes #13, #26, #18 and #45. We start with #13...$1,000. She goes on with #26...another $1,000 slip. She continues onward...and goes down to a $100 slip from #18. She then decides to go all the way...but only wins $50! Tough luck for her after mastering the SP part.
Coming out of the crowd now is Michelle Hoang and the second IUFB is a hammock (Lanisha).
Michelle: $600
Ryan: $744
Isaiah: $900
Patricia: $999
ARP: $811
Ryan plays Range Game for an outdoor kitchen (Rachael). Today's range is $9,800-$10,400. He stops at approximately $9,975-$10,125...and it's $9,995, so he wins by about $20!
Next to enter Contestant's Row is William Illig and the third IUFB is a weightlifting bench (Rachael on the turntable).
William: $1,000
Isaiah: BUCK
Patricia: $1,750
Michelle: $850
ARP: $964
Michelle plays Line Em' Up for a Dodge Challenger (Std., 26G, Tire)(Rachael). Board:
2
?- $418, chain saws (Amber)
?- $89, airplane teapot
?- $549, recliner (Lanisha)
0
After some deliberation with the audience, her first guess is $24,840 (my second guess)...only one is wrong. She then changes to $24,890...WINNER!
(My first guess would've been $24,850.)
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #1:
Heaven ($4,683): 40 + 50 = $.90
Ryan ($10,806): 45 + 90 = OVER
Michelle ($26,910): 35 + 50 = $.85
Heaven goes to the Showcase.
Coming on down now is Krista Perdue from Kent State and the fourth IUFB is garden tools (Amber).
Krista: $450
William: $200 (STUPID BID)
Isaiah: $650
Patricia: $499
ARP: $624
Patricia plays Switch? for Ralph Lauren clothes marked at $2,611 (Rachael) and a bar cabinet marked at $3,550 (Lanisha). She switches...then the audience makes her switch the prices back to their original spots (thus making the Switch? theme play twice in the process)...she wins!
Next to enter the row is Megan Kinnery and the next IUFB is a set of small kitchen appliances (Amber & Rachael).
Megan: $599
Krista: $800
William: $600
Isaiah: $900
ARP: $700
William from Buffalo, NY plays the winless Stack the Deck for a Ford Fusion (Std., AT, Prot, Stereo, Assist)(Lanisha). Board:
9402315
This ain't gonna be easy, folks. Rachael is the game's model today.
1. Slow-Mag and Glad trash bags
PRICE: $11.77
PICK: Slow-Mag- YOU BET; CHOOSES FIRST DIGIT ($ 2 _ , _ _ _)
2. Hot Pockets (regular flavor) and Thera-Gesic
PRICE: $3.99
PICK: Hot Pockets- $2.49
3. Gold Bond Ultimate Healing Lotion and Bayer Aspirin
PRICE: $9.56
PICK: Lotion- RIGHT; CHOOSES THIRD DIGIT ($ 2 _ , 1 _ _)
He goes with $20,159, which is not enough. It was $23,194, meaning this game is now 0-8 on the season.
Finally comes John Van Mulligan and the final IUFB is camping gear (Lanisha). Isaiah's been here the whole show.
John: $550
Isaiah: $800
Megan: $425
Krista: $850
ARP: $684
THE WEEK'S FIRST CLUBHOUSE MEMBER: Isaiah
John plays Double Prices for a Harley-Davidson motorcycle (Amber), which is either $14,269 or $15,874. He chooses $15,874...we have a 4-2 day!
My lineup today:
1. Range Game
2. Punch a Bunch
3. Line Em' Up
4. Switch?
5. Stack the Deck
6. Double Prices
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #2:
William ($700): $.95
Patricia ($6,785): 90 + 75 = OVER
John ($16,558): 60 + 70 = OVER
We have a battle of the day's losers in today's Showcase.
The first Showcase has a Broyhill bedroom (Lanisha), a one year membership from Bag, Borrow or Steal (Lanisha) and a big video game package that includes a 65" HDTV (Rachael).
HEAVEN PASSES TO WILLIAM; WILLIAM BIDS $15,210 ON FURNITURE SHOWCASE- STAGE GARF
MY BID FOR FURNITURE SHOWCASE: $21,000
Heaven's Showcase starts with a three-night stay at The Beverly Hills Hotel (Lanisha at the audience screen; also includes a Rodeo Drive makeover and limo service to where you want to shop in the area). To help you shop on Rodeo Drive, here's $1,000 (Rachael). Next, you could be going to the red carpet premiere of "Monsters vs. Aliens" (Amber). Finally, drive like the typical Hollywood star in a Ford Mustang Convertible (Std., AT, Safety/Security, Remote, Net)(Amber)!
HEAVEN BIDS $27,500 ON HOLLYWOOD SHOWCASE- STAGE GARF (Doesn't quite cover the Mustang)
MY BID FOR HOLLYWOOD SHOWCASE: $34,850
HEAVEN'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $27,500
ARP: $32,393
DIFFERENCE: $4,893
WILLIAM'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $15,210
ARP: $18,191
DIFFERENCE: $2,981- WIN
William wins $18,891 in prizes, but Michelle ends up as the day's top winner.
DOND: This is the 32nd week of episodes taped. This week begins with #21 Marcy Schneidmiller (who has been a PE teacher for 33 years). She swaps out for #13 (her favorite case on the show).
ROUND 1:
1. #6 (Troy)- $25,000
2. #9 (Anne)- BUCK
3. #5 (Julie)- $400
4. #12 (Teresa)- $50
5. #15 (Joseph)- $250,000
OPENING OFFER: $12,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 2:
1. #16 (Jade)- $1,000
2. #2 (Mark)- $500,000 (DANGER ZONE ENFORCED)
3. #19 (Sonya)- $100,000 (STRIKE ONE)
4. #1 (Erica)- $10
5. #8 (Jean-Paul)- $25
SECOND OFFER: $6,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 3:
1. #10 (Melodie)- $200
2. #22 (Randy)- $2,500
3. #17 (Gary J.)- $100
4. #18 (Chuck)- $500
THIRD OFFER: $14,000-NO DEAL
ROUND 4:
1. #20 (Donna)- $300
2. #21 (Gary M.)- $7,500
FOURTH OFFER: $18,000- NO DEAL
ROUND 5:
1. #3 (Cheryl)- $5,000
2. #14 (Maria)- $50,000 (STRIKE TWO)
FIFTH OFFER: $8,000- NO DEAL
19th PICK: #4 (Treva)- PENNY
SIXTH OFFER: $20,000- DEAL
Her case had...half the amount she just dealt for- $10,000. Other cases:
#7 (Christy)- $75,000
#11 (Jules)- $5
WOF: Week 3 from SeaWorld Orlando is Big Splash Week. First Toss-Up category is Person, and it's a one-wordy:
B _ _ A D _ I N N E R
Nneka solves BREADWINNER for $1,000.
$5,000-WINNING ID OF THE NIGHT: JG00395
Tonight's players:
Nneka Ricketts-Cameron (Mt. Dora, FL)- Pediatric dietitian, saxophone player and a singer
Sandy Webster (Tampa, FL)- Stay-at-home mom
Richie Botenelli (Orlando)- University of Central Florida graduate and a 2nd Lieutenant in the Air Force
$2,000 Toss-Up category is Song Title:
_ A _ _ | A
C H _ N _ _ | O N | _ E
Sandy solves TAKE A CHANCE ON ME for $2,000.
After a Viking River Cruise to China worth $10,300 goes on the wheel, the Round 1 category is Proper Name. Sandy hits Bankrupt immediately. Midway in the round, Richie calls a J for a $1,000 BeachStore.com gift certificate. After he calls the S's, we have...
A _ _ R E S S
J E N N I F E R
A N I S _ _ N
...he solves ACTRESS JENNIFER ANISTON for $7,350 in cash and gift tag.
BANKRUPTS: 1 (Sandy)
Eggland's Best Jackpot Round category is Before & After. Richie immediately hits Jackpot but calls the night's first dud with N. After Nneka buys the O's, we have...
T O O T S _ _
_ O _ _ S -
_ O _ _ _
...she calls the L's for $600 and she tries to solve...
T O O T S _ _
_ O L L S -
_ O _ _ _
...and she does with TOOTSIE ROLLS-ROYCE for another $2,650 and $3,650 total.
DUDS: N (Richie)
IHOP Mystery/Prize Puzzle Round category is Phrase. Nneka starts off with an instant Bankrupt. A little later, Sandy lands on the Mystery Wedge next to Lose a Turn and calls an H. With $600 already in her bank at this moment, she flips...but it's her second Bankrupt of the night. Richie then spins Lose a Turn. Nneka then calls two S's for the Wild Card. After she later buys the E's, we have...
_ R E _ _ | _ _ T | T H E
S _ _ S _ R E E _
...she next calls the N's for another $800, then calls a $3,500 C. She saves her Wild Card and then buys the U's and the O. Then, she calls D for dud. Sandy then attempts to solve...
_ R E _ _ | O U T | T H E
S U N S C R E E N
...she says BREAK OUT THE SUNSCREEN for a trip to Riviera Maya, Mexico at the Ceiba Del Mar Beach & Spa Resort worth $8,150, giving her the lead for now with $10,150.
DUDS: D (Nneka)
LOTs: 1 (Richie)
BANKRUPTS: 2 (Nneka, Sandy)
WINNING ID FOR TRIP: DW2520900
$3,000 Toss-Up category is Rhyme Time:
H _ _ | _ O
_ _ _ _
Sandy quickly rings in with HOT TO TROT...right again to go to $13,150. Speed-Up Round category is Thing and consonants are worth $1,500 apiece. After Nneka calls the R...
_ _ _ _ _ R | _ _
T _ _ | _ _ N T _
...she solves FLAVOR OF THE MONTH for another $1,500. Looks like she should've waited, but she does take home a final total of $5,150. Richie leaves with $7,350 in cash and gift tag and Sandy hangs on to win with $13,150 in cash and trip.
So far, $25,650 in cash and prizes has been given away.
Big Money Round: This week's car is a Ford Expedition. Sandy spins the I in AMERICA'S and the category is Thing. Starting with:
_ _ _ R L _ _ _ L
Easy, but does she know? Let's find out. She calls C, H, P and O, and I have a feeling the answer clicked in after she called the C...
_ H _ R L P O O L
...she hits a WHIRLPOOL of $30,000 cash, for a final total of $43,150 in cash and trip!
We then see Vanna giving us a tour of SeaWorld Orlando's new Aquatica water park to close the show.
Jeopardy!: The Tournament of Champions continues with the fourth quarterfinal game. Joining this season's sole six-time champion (and biggest winner of Season 25) Jim Stevens tonight are Aaron Schroeder and Donna Vogel. The scores to beat for tonight's non-winners to beat are $15,500 and $13,000; beating either one of these scores clinches them a Wild Card berth.
Tonight's first six categories:
HISTORICAL VOICEMAILS FROM...
CLASSIC ALBUMS
FOOD FOR THOUGHT
PREZ DISPENSERS
LANDS O' LAKES
GOING INTO O ____ T
Stevens gets all but the $800 clue in Classic Albums for a $2,200 start (Schroder got the $800 clue). A little later, Schroder finds the Daily Double under the $800 Lands O' Lakes clue with $2,000; he's $200 off the lead held by Stevens. He makes it a True Daily Double. The answer is:
The reservoir known as Lake Nasser in Egypt is Lake Nubia in this country.
"What is Sudan?"...$4,000 and the lead! If he gets this $1,000 clue, he'll sweep the category:
In 1499, explorer Alonso de Ojeda followed the South American Coast to this lake & named the region Venezuela.
Schroder's in first with "What is Lake Maracaibo?"...SWEEP- he now has $5,000! At the first break, he's at $5,600, while Stevens has $2,400 and Vogel has $600. At the end of the round...
Aaron: $9,400
Jim: $4,200
Donna: $2,800
...Schroder's lead just got a little bigger.
ATTEMPTED LACH TRASH: $1,800
UNATTEMPTED LACH TRASH: $800
TOTAL LACH TRASH: $2,600
DJ! Categories:
"MEN" OF THE WORLD
ANIMATED MOVIE PLOTS
LET'S TALK CHESS, CHAMPS
FLOWER POWER
EUROPEAN POETS
POLYSYLLABIC VOCABULARY
Schroder gets to nearly $20K early on thanks to getting all but the $400 clue in Animated Movie Plots. After the halfway mark, Stevens finds the round's first Daily Double under the $1,200 Flower Power clue; he has $6,200, with Vogel at $7,600 and Schroder at $17,400. His wager is $3,800. To get to five figures:
Japan's special day honoring this flower is also called the Festival of Happiness.
"What is a cherry blossom?"...NO. Correct: What is a chrysanthemum? He's down to $2,400. On the next-to-last clue of the round, he finds the other one under the $1,600 European Poets clues with $4,400; Vogel now has $13,600 and Schroder's at $18,200. Stevens wagers $3,400 this time. He must get this clue right or his tournament is virtually over:
The Irish Literary Theatre opened on May 8, 1899 with this co-founder's drama "The Countless Cathleen".
"Who is Keets?"...NO. OUCH. Correct: Who is William Buckler Yates?
ATTEMPTED LACH TRASH: $5,600
UNATTEMPTED LACH TRASH: $5,200
TOTAL DJ! LACH TRASH: $10,800
SCORES AFTER DOUBLE JEOPARDY!:
Aaron: $18,200
Jim: $1,000
Donna: $11,600
CORYAT SCORES:
Aaron: $17,000
Jim: $8,200
Donna: $11,600
FJ! CATEGORY: British Painters.
Tennyson called this British painter, Constable's contemporary, the "Shakespeare of Landscape".
JIM:
Response: "What is Hogarth?" (he originally had Allison Stevens)
Wager: NOTHING
Final score: $1,000 (he leaves with $5,000)
Donna Vogel's response was only "Who was R.", so she loses $1,700 and is down to $9,900. Tom Morris is hoping that she wins this game, or else he'll be eliminated along with Stevens. Aaron Schroder's response was "Who is Turner?"...that's right to go to the semi-finals along with Cora Peck and Dave Simpson! He didn't wager anything, BTW.
WILD CARD STANDINGS (names in green have clinched):
1. Cora Peck: $15,500
2. Dave Simpson: $13,300
3. Matt Kohlstedt: $10,600
4. Donna Vogel: $9,900
Millionaire:
Conclusion of Daphne Wotherspoon's game started two weeks ago
Game 2