Game Show Kingdom

Important "Price" note

2012-01-28T13:09:00.000-08:00

As you may know by now, the $19,768 Ford Focus SE on "The Price is Right" was awarded to new 27-year-old Jaime Randall via a TECHNICAL WIN after she initially lost it on Super Squeeze Play at the end of Thursday's Pricing Games (the setup was 197648; she incorrectly removed the s even); there was a discrepancy in the description of the car that should've made its value worth over $20K.

Because the error wasn't announced until at the start of that day's credit roll, she had to spin The Big Wheel first in the second Showcase Showdown & eventually left w/ $20,443 in announced winnings. W/ that, the overall total winnings for that episode were $60,943.

It should also be noted that particular Focus was awarded only twice before that incident- on October 13th as part of the second Showcase (won by Anna Decheles when that car was worth $19,185) & January 10th (won by Michael Worth in Temptation when it was worth $19,580).

Various sources contributed to this report.

"The Big Time" 1/28

2012-01-28T12:03:00.000-08:00

OPPORTUNITIES AT STAKE: Chance to compete against five different international penalty kickers during the halftime show of a U.S. vs. Costa Rica men's soccer game at the Home Depot Center and maybe even practice & be scouted for a Brazilian pro soccer team
COMPETITORS (goalkeepers): Craig Ellison (Manchester, England), John Ward (Shamokin, PA) & Daniel Illyes (Budapest, Hungary; wearing a mostly black uniform)
MENTORS: Gaucho Pinho (Atlanta Silverbacks goalkeeper coach) & Alex Morgan (U.S. Women's National Team forward)

First Challenge ("A Coat of Arms"): In L.A., the three players have 50 balls & three minutes to score as many points as possible. If a throw hits a target but doesn't go in, it's worth one point. Any ball that goes inside the defender target's worth three; the midfielder target's worth five & the forward target's worth 10. The lowest scorer will get penalized at the start of the second challenge.

John- 24
Daniel- 40
Craig- 9

(Note: All three guys used just their right arm for this challenge.)

Challenge #2: Six water jets are sprayed at each player & they have to collect as much water as they can w/ a bucket before pouring it into an urn. When there's enough water in the urn, they can grab a soccer ball. John & Daniel have to collect 15 gallons of water, while Craig's assessed a one-gallon penalty (so he needs 16).

FIRST TO FINISH- Daniel
ELIMINATED- John

FINAL CHALLENGE ("Goalie Wars"): The two remaining goalkeepers have to play both offense & defense indoors mostly in the dark until one guy scores five times, at which point they earn the chance at "The Big Time".

BIG WINNER- Craig (5-3)

(Note: Craig got hit in one of the eyes midway in the challenge.)

TBT: The people Craig competed in the shootout against were Juan Pablo Angel (Chivas USA F), Lauren Cheney (U.S. Women's National Team midfielder), Frankie Hejduk (L.A. Galaxy defender), Megan Rapinoe (U.S. WNT MF) & Brian McBride (former U.S. Men's NT F). If he was successful at least three times, he would go to Brazil.

CRAIG'S DEFENDING RESULTS:

Juan Pablo- MISS (Juan Pablo's kick went clear right of the goal)
Lauren- MISS (Craig trapped it)
Frankie- GOAL
Megan- JUST MISSED; WIN! (her kick hit the left crossbar)
Brian- GOAL

Next week's basketball-themed episode will air at 4 PM EST.

"Fear" episode yanked

2012-01-28T07:50:00.000-08:00

This Monday's episode of "Fear factor" that involved drinking glasses of donkey semen & urine has been postponed indefinitely.

As it stands now, the next new episode will be the two-hour one for $100K on Feb. 12th.

Various sources contributed to this report.

Drew NOT engaged anymore

2012-01-28T07:49:00.000-08:00

Drew Carey has called off his five-year marriage engagement.

Various sources contributed to this report.

Horrific news for "Dance" choreographer

2012-01-28T07:45:00.000-08:00

Alex Da Silva, a choreographer for "So You Think You Can Dance", has been SENTENCED TO 10 YEARS IN PRISON FOR RAPING A FORMER DANCING STUDENT & ASSAULTING ANOTHER STUDENT; FURTHERMORE, HE'S AN HABITUAL OFFENDER.

Various sources contributed to this report.

January '12 Ratings Report #4

2012-01-27T12:50:00.000-08:00

"American Idol":
Sunday: 19.75 million
Wednesday: 19.51 million (down slightly from Sunday's post-football episode)
Thursday: 16.99 million (down slightly from a week ago)
"Who's Still Standing?": 6.45 million (second-highest viewership to date)
"The Biggest Loser: No Excuses": 6.32 million
"project RUNWAY: All-Stars": 2.21 million- SEASON-HIGH
"The Challenge: Battle of the Exes" (Season Premiere): 1.91 million
"Top Chef: Texas": 1.83 million (down from last week's season-high)

Source: The Futon Critic

"American Idol" 1/26

2012-01-27T11:14:00.001-08:00

Just to let you know, this year's Winter X Games are being held from Aspen, which is where Wednesday's audition episode was show from.

Galveston (they've been to Texas several times, but never this city):

IN:
Skylar Laine (Brandon, MS)- 17-year-old student
Baylie Brown (Nashville)- A 21-year-old nanny who was eliminated in the Group Round of the Hollywood stage five years ago
Kristine Osorio (Amarillo, TX)- 28-year-old student
Linda Williams (League City, TX)- Bartender
Cortez Shaw (Garland, TX)- Warehouse worker/student
Ramiro Garcia (Houston)- 28-year-old worship leader

OUT:
Phong Vu (Houston)- Student
Alejandro Cazares (Houston)- Cell phone repairman

A great 55 singers from this Texas audition area advanced to the second phase of this long-running competition.

"project RUNWAY: All-Stars" 1/26

2012-01-27T10:51:00.000-08:00

CHALLENGE #4: Looks inspired by L'Arte del Gelato flavors in a RECORD-LOW in six hours. Each designer also got a Swatch for color reference.

Guest Judges: Diane von Furstenberg & Miranda Kerr (the latter will wear this week's winning design at an industry event)

The place for this week's half-hour shopping spree was a mini mood store in the designer lounge.

DESIGNATED RUNWAY ORDER SONG: "In a Dream" by Rockell (& choreographed by Nappytabs)

1. Mondo Guerra: Cantaloupe (Jessamine Kelley)
2. Anthony Williams: Green Tea (Tatjana Sinkevica)
3. Kenley Collins: Passion Fruit (Elaina Williams)
4. Rami Kashou: Kiwi (Heather Safley)
5. Mila Hermanovski: Milk & Sour Cherries (Wynn Morgan)
6. Jerell Scott: Fruits of the Forest (Kelly Dahlen)
7. Kara Janx: Chocolate W/ Cayenne Pepper (Alyssa Pasek)
8. Michael Costello: Grapefruit (Leslie Mancia)
9. April Johnston: Blueberry (Kendall Hightower)
10. Austin Scarlett: Vanilla Madagascar (Taylor Dean McCausland)

WINNER- Michael (second week in a row)(Runners-up: Mondo & Mila)
HISTORY- April (on her second trip to the bottom two this season)(Dishonorable mentions: Kara & Anthony)

1/27/2012 Results

2012-01-27T08:19:00.000-08:00

LMaD: Friday's first traders are Kenneth (an English student dressed as a green/pink present), Kimberly (a hairstylist dressed as a brown bear) & Amy (an interior designer dressed as a German beer girl).

$500 Round (CURTAIN #2): Amy- TOSHIBA 47" 3-D HDTV w/ a karaoke machine, a 32 GB iPod Touch & $1K iTunes Gift Card ($3,078)
$1K Round (Jonathan w/ Small Box): Kimberly- Shag carpet bag
Kenneth's $2K Round (Big Box): NO- Five-night trip to the Renaissance Curacao Resort & Casino ($6,244)

The next girl to Go For a Spin's Alyssa (originally from Jacksonville, FL), where she may spin up to $5K or the Hyundai Accent GS (Curtain #1).

1. Red Bull & Coffee: Coffee- YES (in between $100 & $2K)
2. Friday the 13th & Halloween: Halloween- YES (in between $500 & $1K)
3. Snoopy & Snoop Dogg (w/ the second G left out): Snoopy- YES (in between $4K & $5K)

$1.5K BAILOUT (in order to pay for her move to L.A.)
SPIN RESULT- $200

(Note: This is the first taped episode where Wayne updates the Big Deal of the Day standings a few times throughout the show.)

Christy's Fast Deal (dressed as a purple fairy): CURTAIN #3 (Tiffany's wearing a Mexican hat)- Mostly purple pinata car w/ blue & pink stripes
Silver Envelope- macy's Shopping Spree Trip ($3,700; included a $1.5K spree)

Lisa's a part of the Purse Deal; the predictor's Rohit (a referee who's wearing a big dollar sign necklace)

1. Tissue: NO- CORRECT
2. Book: NO- RIGHT
3. Sunglasses: YES- SWEEP ($1.5K)

Rohit's Final Call: BB ($1.5K)- Suzuki Boulevard motorcycle w/ helmet ($5,244)
Lisa's Final Decision: SB (Jonathan)($500)- Living room ($4,277)

PERFECT ROUND

Katrina, who's wearing a Santa hat, is in a two-round version of Let's Talk About You.

R1: SB (Tiffany in front of Curtain #2; she could've had the $999 black massage chair she's sitting in right now as a prize)- MacBook Pro & HD camcorder ($3,899)
Final Round (CURTAIN #2): NO (because she needs the electronics for her daughter, who's in her first year in college)- Four-night trip to the Tropicana in Atlantic City ($8,225)

Ann & Eric (he's dressed as "The Wayne Brady Bunch" nine-square grid) play Go Big or Go Home...PERFECTLY by rolling two sixes & a four- that wins them the $1K Elite Appliances gift tag, $500 & a 2012 Nissan Versa S Sedan worth $13,815 (Curtain #3)!

To conclude the regulation dealing, Brittney (dressed as a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle) refuses the base prize package in the SB (Jonathan), monthly O-P-I manicures/pedicures for a year valued at $1,317, for whatever CURTAIN #2 holds...an array of kitchen appliances worth $3,477- PERFECT DEAL #3!

THE BIG DEAL: Yesterday, Briana became the biggest BD winner of '12 to date w/ $26,444. Today, Rohit could surpass her w/ $26,622 worth of cash &/or merchandise. Door #1's his final answer...GOT IT- he's won EVERYTHING in this extravaganza- a six-night trip to the Emily Morgan Hotel in San Antonio priced at $8,204 (#3), $2,298 from The Bank Vault (#2) & a '12 KIA Forte LX sedan that's worth $16,120!

A female Ryan gives Wayne some Chap-Stick for $100, Kevin (dressed as a giant milk carton) fails to present Tiffany a regular-sized straw for his own Benjamin & Irin misses out on $300 from Jonathan by not handing him a toothpick.

That makes Friday's final total a great ending to the week- $60,268!

TPiRecap

WoF: In the next 30 minutes, we'll find out if we can follow an eight-day bonus round losing streak w/ three wins in a row.

$1K T-U: Landmark

M _ _ N _ / F U J I

_ _ / J _ P _ _

Andrea's off by two letters w/ MOUNT FUJI OF JAPAN.

M _ _ N T / F U J I

_ _ / J _ P _ _

Dennis gets the $1K steal on MOUNT FUJI IN JAPAN. Now, for details about him & his female competition:

Dennis Woodzisz (Palm Springs, CA; originally from Parma Heights, OH)- A senior graphics designer for a large casino resort who has a 12-year-old Beagle named Sugar
Andrea Greenlee (Albuquerque)- An engaged children's bookseller who's wearing classic literature tattoos
Lauryn Smith (Inglewood Nashville, TN)- A nursing student w/ her two-year husband who's graduating from school this semester

$2K T-U: Fun & Games

S K _ _ E _ O _ R _ _ _ G

Dennis gets the tripler w/ SKATEBOARDING.

Friday's Featured Trip: Caravan.com Panama Tour ($5.5K)

Eggland's Best Jackpot Round: What Are You Doing?

First at bat, he calls a $500 N for the green 1/2 KIA & a $300 G, buys three E's & two I's & then Bankrupts next to the Wild Card to lose the plate & the three bills. Second, Andrea Loses a Turn.
Third, Lauryn calls four T's to take the WC but then Bankrupts next to where it just was to have it taken away just like that. After the same fate happens to Dennis, Andrea fills in an $800 M but then buys the sole dud vowel on the board (O). Lauryn follows w/ a $600 H, a U, a Free Play A to finish off the vowels & we have...

_ E T T I N G / U _

T H E / _ A M _ _ I T E

...she's SETTING UP THE CAMPSITE to get on the board.

SOLE DUD: O (Andrea)
SOLE LaT: Andrea
BANKRUPTS: 3 (two by Dennis, Lauryn)
FINAL UNWON JACKPOT AMOUNT OF THE WEEK: $7,700

Current U.S. Scores:

Lauryn: $1K/Dennis: $3K/Andrea: $0

Lauryn's Aussie Score: 550

Mystery Round: Rhyme Time (& it's a big board)

Andrea's base letters are six N's for $3,300, two E's, a $900 R & five A's, then come a $900 M & half a dozen I's to already round out the round's vowels & she tries to score for the first time as well...

_ _ E / R A I N

I N / _ _ A I N

_ _ A _ _ / M A I N _ _

I N / _ _ E / _ _ A I N

...she does w/ THE RAIN IN SPAIN STAYS MAINLY IN THE PLAIN for $4,350 & a $1K+ lead.

PERFECT ROUND

Current U.S. Scores:

Lauryn: $1K/Dennis: $3K/Andrea: $4,350

Current Aussie Scores:

Lauryn: 550/Dennis: 0/Andrea: 2,200

Prize Puzzle Round: Phrase

Lauryn starts off w/ her calls of three T's for the previous 1/2 KIA & $1.5K & two S's for another C-note but then the sole dud vowel bites her (A). Dennis secondly calls out N for another negative. Third for Andrea are a $3.5K G, the other four pairs of vowels (O's, I's, E's & U's) &...

I / _ O U _ _ / G E T

U S E _ / T O / T _ I S

...hey, I COULD GET USED TO THIS- her winning the remaining $2.5K & that $5K trip to Miami, FL's Beacon hotel w/ hotwire.com travel.

DUDS: A (Lauryn), $450 N (Dennis)

TONIGHT'S SPIN ID: AS7934575 (Antoinette S.)

Current U.S. Scores:

Lauryn: $1K/Dennis: $3K/Andrea: $11,850 in cash & Florida

Current Aussie Scores:

Lauryn: 1.5K/Dennis: 0/Andrea: 5.5K

$3K T-U: Occupation

_ _ _ J E _ T

_ A _ _ _ E _

Lauryn identifies PROJECT MANAGER as the critical position to be in on "The Apprentice" to multiply her $1K by four.

R4: On the Map

First for Lauryn are three T's for $1,050, two E's, quad N's for another two thou & a $450 R, then she tries to get closer to the other woman's lead w/ another solve...

T _ E / _ _ R _ _ _ N

_ _ N T _ N E N T

...she does indeed courtesy of THE AFRICAN CONTINENT for $3,250 extra.

PERFECT ROUND #2

Current U.S. Scores:

Lauryn: $7,250/Dennis: $3K/Andrea: $11,850 in cash & Miami

Current Aussie Scores:

Lauryn: 2,750/Dennis: NULL/Andrea: 5.5K

Last Chance Round: Show Biz

$1,300's the consonant value. Late in this round, Lauryn does call two of something & we have this...

_ I L M

_ _ S T I _ _ L

...problem is, she ended up asking for the I's instead of the F's & she solves FILM FESTIVAL for only an additional $3,900.

DUDS: C (Andrea), D (Dennis), N (Andrea), R (Lauryn)

Final American Scores:

Lauryn: $11,150/Dennis: $3K/Andrea: $11,850 in cash & Florida
GRAND TOTAL: $26K

Final Aussie Scores:

Lauryn: 3,350/Dennis: 300/Andrea: 5,800

TONIGHT'S BANKRUPT TRASH (excluding cardboard): $300

Big Money Round #89: After spinning the P, Andrea's trying to make a 3-2 endgame week happen on this week of the year for the second straight season.

Category: Phrase

Leading off w/:

_ _ _ _ L _ _ L E

N _ _

CMWA should do it for her...

A _ A _ L A _ L E

N _ W

...she scares us slightly by only saying the second word to start, but this will be AVAILABLE NOW in her garage- a FIAT 500c Pop (Std., AT, Tire, Windscreen, EBH) worth $21,600, for total winnings of $38,450!

J!: Brendan Graham goes to work in his second game against:

Bruce Vale (originally from Newark, DE)- Business newswriter
Emily Kelly (Somerville, MA)- University librarian

Friday's Base Topics:

VISITING THE CITY
PANTS
CHILD ACTORS
STUPID ANSWERS
LESSER-KNOWN SCIENTISTS
THE TRUTH LIES THEREIN (each correct response has letters from "therein")

After Visiting the City gets cleared out to begin the game, Emily has $800 & a slight lead, Brendan has $200 & Bruce's a grand in the hole.

First Stupid Answer:

On the West, Central Park's bounded by this street.

Brendan: "What is West St.?"- NO
Emily: "What is West Side...?"- NO ($600)
Bruce: "What is Central Park West?"- CORRECT (-$800)

$400:

This building in our national capital was originally designed by Dr. William Thornton.

Bruce: "What is The Capitol?"- RIGHT ($600)

Middle clue:

This was first imprinted in black on individual M&Ms in 1950.

Brendan: "What is M?"- YOU BET ($600)

As we go to break, Bruce's in the lead w/ a positive C-note to Emily's $800.

A while later, for $800:

The second verse of this classic American song begins "O beautiful, for Pilgrim feet".

Emily: "What is 'America the Beautiful'?"- OF COURSE

Last SA:

The Mosquito Indians are a majority population of this coastal region of Honduras & Nicaragua.

Bruce: "What is the Mosquito Coast?"- RIGHT ($5,600)

That means the first Daily Double's hidden within Pants...& it goes to Emily courtesy of the $800 screen after it was skipped over for the $1K clue, but she only has $1,400 compared to Bruce's $5,200, which puts him in Lock Game Territory; Brendan's got a positive grand. For $2,800 or nothing going into Double Jeopardy!, here's her clue:

Tight-fitting pants patterned after those worn by bullfighters aren't usually called matador pants but these.

At the time's up triple beeper, she says "What are Jodhpurs?", which are wrong anyway. They're actually named toreador pants.

LACH TRASH (all attempted): $2,400

DJ! Menu:

1940s AMERICAN LIT
THE TIME OF HIS LIFE
VARIE-TEAS
FIRST IN WAR
FIRST IN "P"s
LAST IN THE NATIONAL LEAGUE

W/ six clues to go in this round, Emily has her second DD attempt from the $800 clue themed around 1940s American Lit; she has $6,400 & trails Bruce by just $400 for second place, but is $5,400 off the lead. She's attempting to tie things up after the following comes into view:

This 1946 novel about a Southern politician takes its title from the "Humpty Dumpty" nursery rhyme.

"What is 'All the King's Men'?"...tie game at $11,800 per person! But she's completed the DD Sweep w/ the very last clue in the round (that's the second round in a row she's done that) from First in War & has sole possession of the lead w/ $14,600, followed by Brendan at $11,800 & Bruce w/ $8,400. For this clue, she'll risk $2,799:

The 1940 invasion of Norway saw the first combat use of these troops, the German Fallschirmjager.

"Who are the...S.S.?"...no, they were the Paratroops.

DJ! LACH TRASH (all unattempted): $4K

Scores After DJ! Round:

Brendan: $11,800
Emily: $11,801
Bruce: $8,400

CORYAT SCORES:

Brendan: $11,800
Emily: $11,400
Bruce: $8,400

FINAL J! CATEGORY: Word & Phrase Origins.

After living in Honduras, O. Henry coined this term for a small country dependent on a single export.

Bruce Vale's last question in the match was "What is a rice economy?", which is absolutely...NOT right & he's down to $4,998. Brendan Graham wrote "What is a banana republic?"...that's right to fly to $20,201 & retain the title! Emily Kelly lost $11K & the championship w/ a coffee state & leaves w/ $1K while Bruce has a two-day total of $46,602.

(More to come.)

"The Challenge: Battle of the Exes"- PREMIERE

2012-01-26T12:01:00.000-08:00

Click here to find out who the 13 teams are.

This season took place in the Dominican Republic. The Championship Round team payouts:

1. $150K
2. $100K
3. $40K

FIRST CHALLENGE ("Give Me Some Honey"): At the Ocean World Adventure Park, there were two platforms in the water surrounded by two beams. One platform had empty containers, while the other had honey bathtubs. Each team had to scrub as much of that gooey stuff as possible from their bodies to their container in 10 minutes. The top two teams faced each other in a final round to determine who would be the week's Power Couple, thus allowing that pairing to determine which non-last place team should join each week's challenge losers in the elimination round.

R1: Dustin & Heather vs. Paula & Dunbar
R2: Aneesa & Rachel vs. Robin & Mark
R3: Tyrie & Jasmine vs. Wes & Mandi
R4: Leroy & Naomi vs. Abram & Cara Maria
R5: Emily & Ty vs. Johnny & Camila
R6: Nate & Priscilla vs. CT & Diem
Final Team: Sarah & Vinny

P.C.- Johnny & Camila (Runners-up: Mark & Robin)

FIRST CHALLENGE INSIDE THE DOME ("X Knocks the Spot"): As losers of the season's first challenge, Nate & Priscilla were ordered to battle Mandi & Wes. While standing on their platforms directly across from their partners, they had to duck under & jump over both parts of a spinning X (low bar & high bar). The last team w/ at least contestant left standing won.

ELIMINATION ORDER:

1. Priscilla (20:01)
2. Nate (after about a half-hour)- ELIMINATED

"American Idol" 1/25

2012-01-26T11:34:00.000-08:00

Aspen (another first-time audition city):

IN:
Jenni Schick (Sterling, VA)- Elementary music teacher
Curtis Gray (Spring Hill, FL)- 28-year-old server
Richie Law (Centennial, CO)- Student
Devan Jones (Aurora, CO)- Hotel clerk
Mathenee Treco (Centennial)- Dance instructor
Haley Smith (Orem, UT)- 18-year-old house cleaner/busser/meat packer
Shelby Tweten (North Mankato, MN)- 17-year-old student
Jairon Jackson (Denver)- 19-year-old host
Angie Zeiderman (Delray Beach, FL)- Waitress

OUT:
Tealana Hedgespeth (Loveland, CO)- Color guard coach
Alanna Snare (Ft. Collins)- Bartender
Magic Cyclops (Davenport, IA)- Air guitarist

31 made it to Hollywood from this Colorado city.

"Top Chef: Texas" 1/25

2012-01-26T10:54:00.000-08:00

$10K Quickfire: Three teams had 40 minutes to do the following:

1. Peel & butterfly two pounds of shrimp
2. Shuck some corn
3. Make a pound of pure Fettuccine
4. Make a dish w/ the remaining time after making the pasta

Guest Judge: Cat Cora (co-host of the upcoming "Around the World in 80 Plates" w/ Curtis Stone)

Dishes:

Chris & Grayson: Fettuccine w/ toasted corn, poached shrimp, chili, bacon & rosemary
Lindsay & Sarah: Fettuccine w/ corn milk, shrimp, tarragon & parsley

Edwin & Paul had a TIME OVER on their sautee.

WINNERS- Green Team

ELIMINATION CHALLENGE #11: While in the same pairings they were for the Quickfire, they now had to compete against their teammates in cooking for a 200-person Healthy Choice block party at the Pearl Brewery. The most popular dish in each round was eligible for a chance to win that chef $15K.

Shopping Budget of the Week (40 mins.): $600 at the BROADWAY Central Market

DISHES:

Paul: Turkey Kalbi & eggplant w/ white peach kimchi
Edward: Open-face Kalbi w/ kimchi chipotle puree, pickled cucumber & daikon
Grayson: Chicken salad sandwich w/ arugula, pickled red onion & Feta Watermelon Salad w/ pumpkin seeds
Chris: Chicken salad sandwich w/ tofu "mayo", red lettuce & watermelon fruit salad w/ pineapple salad
Sarah: Calabrese-style turkey meatball & vegetable salad
Lindsay: Mediterranean meatball w/ lemon yogurt, black-eyed peas & Quinoa Greek Salad

WINNER- Paul (Runners-up: Lindsay & Grayson)
LOSER- Chris

LAST CHANCE KITCHEN CHALLENGE #11: Make something that included everything found in the mystery boxes in a half-hour.

Beverly: Grilled lamb chop w/ parsnips, curry, radicchio & white anchovy vinaigrette
Chris: Grilled lamb chop w/ a sweet puree & a radicchio salad w/ pancetta, pine nuts & apple

ELIMINATED- Chris J. (making that $5K his final winnings on the program)

26th Birthday Results

2012-01-26T08:19:00.001-08:00

LMaD: Ever since Drew Carey took over as host of "The Price is Right", they haven't produced too much winning on the day of my birthday, whereas "Deal" has. Let's see if that continues to hold true this year.

Sarah from Pittsburgh (a lady originally from Minnesota dressed as a gypsie princess) plays Keep On Rollin' for:

Curtain #1: Barbeques Galore w/ pizza grill set ($2,504)
Curtain #2: Six-night trip to St. James's Club ($7,446)
Curtain #3: Nissan Sentra 2.0

BBQ:
1. 2
2. 6 (8)- CLINCH
3. 4 (12)

Antigua:
1. 1
2. 5 (6)
3. 5 (11)- WIN!

BAILOUT

BTW, Wayne just started his own facebook page!

In the next deal, he's offering up to $2K cash, $1K at a time.

Viva's Round (a chief home officer from Sacramento dressed as a pirate): Small Box (Jonathan)($1K)- isquared dining room ($3,197)

Edwin's Round (a generator & welding equipment salesman): Big Box ($1K; he originally wanted to keep the cash to help out his marriage to Melissa)- Apple iMac & MacBook Air w/ printer ($3,998)

Daniel's Round (dressed as an astronaut): Silver Envelope ($2K)- Man-eating plant seeds

Alisa, an educational consultant, plays the bad cop in the Interrogation Room Deal.

Key Clues for CURTAIN #1: Cold, not human & smells good
PICK: CURTAIN #1- AjMadison cupcake kitchen ($4,207)
SB (Tiffany in front of Curtain #2)- Small man-eating plant

PERFECT ROUND

Scott (a SWAT member who's going to college) plays Remember When for a FIAT 500 MT (Std., Paint)(Curtain #3) worth $16.5K.

Movie Titles: "Edward Scissorhands", "Beauty and the Beast", "Ferris Bueller's Day Off", "Thelma & Louise" & "When Harry Met Sally"
PICKS: "Beauty and the Beast" & "Thelma & Louise"

The audience isn't happy w/ his second choice, so he walks w/ $2,549 worth of SONY electronics (Curtain #2).

"Beauty and the Beast"- '91
"Ferris Bueller's Day Off"- '86
"When Harry Met Sally"- '89
"Edward Scissorhands"- '90
"Thelma & Louise"- '91

The next two ladies to make deals on Girls' Night Out are Tyrah (a mom of two dressed as a cowgirl) & Melissa (a stay-at-home mom dressed as the Queen of Hearts). Options:

Anya Hindmarch evening bag (Tiffany, then Jonathan later on)($395): BONUS
SB (Jonathan): LOOK GOOD
CURTAIN #1: FEEL GOOD
BB: IS IT GOOD?

They both want the bag & also turn down $600 a head.

SB- The ultimate makeover package (includes $1K Bloomingdale's shopping spree)($3,250)
CURTAIN #1- Circular spa/towel set ($6,194)
BB- A bigger person-eating plant
PURSE BONUS- Ruby/diamond white gold maternity ring ($1,200)

Briana (who attends Cal State-San Bernadino), it's time for you to Dodge the Joker.

#1: 8 OF DIAMONDS ($1K)
#2: 7 OF CLUBS ($2K)
#3: KING OF HEARTS ($3K)
#4: 5 OF SPADES ($4K)- QUITS THIS DEAL FOR GOOD
#5: JOKER

CURTAIN #3- Biggest man-eating plant of the day

PERFECT DEAL #2

But she then risks her money for a chance at a $26,444 Big Deal of the Day! There's a shot that The Bank Vault may have it this time.

THE BIG DEAL: Door #2's calling her, so she chooses it...WINNER- she's won another thousand bucks to go w/ the four she's already got, plus these two gifts- the five-night Hawaiian holiday to the Four Seasons Resort Lana'i ($13,045) & the Kawasaki jet ski ($8,399)!

#1- Game room ($6,008)
#3- Avanti cardio gym ($2,999)

Amilia (dressed as a normal plant) pulls out a 9 of Diamonds from Jonathan's red card deck for $100 & Heather (dressed as a red "Tetris" piece) shows Tiffany a roll of quarters for $500!

TPiRecap

WoF: I never would've thought that Pat &/or Vanna got drunk early on during their stints on this show (according to a recent interview on "Dan Le Betard Is Highly Questionable"); I don't get drunk.

$1K T-U: Occupation

T _ _ V E L

W R I T _ R

This solve of TRAVEL WRITER is made by Marquita. Let's get to know her & the opposition:

Marquita Jones (Locust Grove, GA)- A paralegal for a 32-year attorney who's also a member of Paradise Church of God in Christ & started an adult choir when she was 12
Christopher Sakich (Denver)- A nursing student who's married to Adele (obviously NOT that same one from England)
Linda Koyama (Chandler, AZ)- An aunt of three nephews & one niece married to Kohei who volunteered for those affected by the Japanese earthquake from mid-March

$2K T-U: Show Biz

_ I R _ C T _ _ ' S

_ H A I _

While Mark's in his DIRECTOR'S CHAIR, Christopher solves this puzzle for control.

Featured Trip of this Episode: Brendan Vacation to Spain w/ Hotwire.com travel ($6,300)

Eggland's Best Jackpot Round: Place

Christopher starts by Free Playing three T's for $1.5K, calling a $300 H & buying the E to complete the obvious first word of THE, then he calls for a $500 R while on that Jackpot, a $450 S & a $600 L before buying an O, four A's & two U's. Here's the layout at this moment...

T H E

A U S T R A L _ A _

O U T _ A _ _

...another sign that I ate from Outback Steakhouse for lunch today- he solves THE AUSTRALIAN OUTBACK for another $2,350.

PERFECT ROUND
LEFT BEHIND IN JACKPOT: $7,350 ($5K more than when he solved)

Current Scores:

Christopher: $4,350/Linda: $0/Marquita: $1K

Christopher's Current Aussie Score: 2,150

Mystery Round: Before & After

Moving on to Linda, she begins this round w/ calls of a $400 T & two S's for another $1,200 & the buying of two E's, but she then loses her turn by saying R. Second, Marquita calls a $500 N for the green 1/2 KIA & three L's for another $900, buys three A's but then goes Bankrupt next to $3.5K to lose her plate & the remaining $1,150. Third, Christopher gets zapped for repeating the N while on the Wild Card. On Linda's second opportunity, she captures a $700 D, an O & a set of I's before Bankrupting on the left part of the Million Dollar Wedge to fork over $1,550. After Marquita's $550 M, she buys the remaining vowel of U & calls a $900 H & a $500 W for the other 1/2 KIA, but then comes a dud of K. Christopher then picks the $600 F & the two C's at the top to add $1,600 &...

_ A C I F I C

T I M E

H E A L S / A L L

W O U N D S

...correctly admits PACIFIC TIME HEALS ALL WOUNDS for 22 more bills.

DUDS: $300 K (Marquita), $600 R (Linda)
BANKRUPTS: 2 (women)
SOLE DQ: Christopher (N duplication)

Current U.S. Scores:

Christopher: $6,550/Linda: $0/Marquita: $1K

Current Aussie Scores:

Christopher: 3,550/Linda: 0/Marquita: 1,900

Prize Puzzle Round: Phrase

Hoping to rebound from two bummers in the past round, Marquita leads off this board w/ two N's for $1,200, a $500 T, four E's, two A's & an I, followed by a $500 R & the I buy to finish off the vowels...

_ I _ E / _ E A _ E N

O N / E A R T _

...& by a letter, she incorrectly responds w/ LIVE HEAVEN ON EARTH. Afterwards, Christopher calls in the $1,600 pair of H's, a V for the WC & the L for the Luggageonline.com gift tag...

L I _ E / H E A V E N

O N / E A R T H

...LIKE HEAVEN ON EARTH, he keeps everything plus a trip to the Pacific Beach Hotel in Waikiki from Worldhotels.com worth $6,514, a total this round of $9,114 in cash & goodies.

SOLE DQ: Marquita (blown solve; that cost her $7,714 in cash & Hawaii)

TONIGHT'S SPIN ID: DL1175439 (Debbie L.)

Current U.S. Scores:

Christopher: $15,664 in cash & prizes (WC)/Linda: NULL/Marquita: $1K

Current Aussie Scores:

Christopher: 4,350/Linda: NULL/Marquita: 3,300

$3K T-U: Proper Name

_ O _ _ _

H A _ R E _ S _ N

Christopher IDs WOODY HARRELSON as the actor we're looking for to up his maingame haul to $18,664.

Last Chance Round: On the Map

W/ Pat's Final Spin, consonants tonight here are worth...$1,600 each. Three L's later...

_ N T _ R N _ T _ _ N _ L

_ _ T _ / L _ N _

...Christopher crosses the INTERNATIONAL DATE LINE for $4,800 worth of icing on his own cake!

Final American Scores:

Christopher: $23,464 in cash & prizes/Linda: $1K GOOSEEGG/Marquita: $1K
GRAND TOTAL: $25,464

Final Aussie Scores:

Christopher: 5,550/Linda: 600/Marquita: 3,900

TONIGHT'S BANKRUPT TRASH (excluding cardboard): $2,700

Big Money Round #88: Six years & two nights ago, there was a $100K win on the last-ever NFL Players Week, which also happened to be the birthday week of not only yours truly & Wayoshi, but Ellen DeGeneres as well. Wouldn't it be special if the first $100K win of the season occurred right now? He strongly spins up the M in AMERICA'S.

Subject: Phrase

Light up the board, people in control:

_ E E _ / _ L _ _ _ _ N _

_ _ _ _

PGKIC should add some considerable help...

K E E P / P L _ G G I N G

_ _ _ _

...he's able to KEEP PLUGGING AWAY &...

...he wins the $30K cash present for a total sum of $53,464 in cash & stuff!

J!: Let's meet tonight's challengers for Taylor Cope:

Brendan Graham (stationed in San Antonio)- Soldier/physician
Rhonda Hammons (Winnsboro, LA)- Former video store owner

Thursday's Opening Six:

FAMOUS FIRSTS
APPLIANCES
BIBLICAL GEOGRAPHY
RETRONYMS
SPORTS BY MOVIE
USS IWO JIMA (Clue Crew clues)

Rhonda finds the Daily Double on the second Famous First. To turn her $200 into $1,200, the answer is:

In March 1841, the U.S. Senate experienced its first continuous one of these; it lasted six days.

"What is a filibuster?"...yes indeed. Once we take a break, Rhonda has first place w/ $4,600; Taylor has $2,400, double Brendon's early score.

SOLE TS: $600 Retronym

After First Round:

Taylor: $5,600
Rhonda: $6,200
Brendan: $3,800

On Tap for Double J!:

A REAL RHODES SCHOLAR
MARVEL-OUS
AUTHORS' RHYME TIME
ANIMALS IN THE NEWS
BAVARIA
SOUNDS LIKE A LANGUAGE (each correct response ends in -ISH)

The last Bavaria clue holds a DD for Brendan's choosing; in a tight match, he's slightly leading w/ $7,400 to Rhonda's $6,200 & Taylor's six grand. Brendan bets $2,600 & his leading margin on the answer we're about to show all of you:

Every 10 years, the villagers of Oberammergau stage about 100 performances of this type of Easter drama.

"What is a Passion Play?"...10 grand in his bank right now! The final DD this evening awaits behind one of the last four clues under A Real Rhodes Scholar...& it's his as well after picking it off from the $2K screen w/ two clues potentially to go in this round after that. However, just after tying the game at $12,400 per guy, $800's taken away from Taylor because of a host's incorrect judgement call earlier on; meanwhile, Rhonda's sitting on $5,800. This soldier's next wager is also $2,400.

This Arkansas Senator for whom an international scholarship's named was a Rhodes scholar.

"Who is (J. William) Fullbright?"...he's still on top w/ $14,800! No time for the $1,200 clue.

ATTEMPTED LACH TRASH: $6,400
UNATTEMPTED LACH TRASH: $4,800
TOTAL DJ! LACH TRASH: $11,100

Going Into Final J!:

Taylor: $11,600
Rhonda: $5,800
Brendan: $14,800

CORYAT SCORES:

Taylor: $11,600
Rhonda: $5,200
Brendan: $14K

FJ! SUBJECT: Health Matters.

This term for sudden severe head pain that typically lasts only a few minutes was trademarked by 7-Eleven in 1994.

Everybody's right w/ "What is a Brain Freeze?"...

Rhonda: $2,800 = $8,600
Taylor: $8,401 = $20,001
Brendan: $11,601 = $26,401

...& Taylor leaves w/ 30 G's.

p!:

Darryl Specter (a debt collection consultant): '08 Acura MDX

regular:

1. The War of 1812 actually lasted until 1815.
Guess: TRUE ($25)(1/4)

2. Tanks were first used in military combat during WWI.
Guess: TRUE ($50)(1/2)

3. "Cars 2" is the highest-grossing PIXAR movie of all-time.
Guess: FALSE (A: "Toy Story 3")

Final Question: In 2010, there were more shark attacks in the U.S. than in any other country.
Guess: FALSE

plus:

1. In what year did The Wright Bros. make their famous first flight near Kitty Hawk- 1897, 1903, 1910 or 1913?
Guess: 1903- CORRECT ($100)(3/4)

2. What rap group's song "You're Gonna Get Yours" was an ode to an Oldsmobile '98- Run DMC, NWA, 2 Live Crew or Public Enemy?
Guess: Public Enemy (also a former pro wrestling tag team)- RIGHT ($150)(FULL)

3. Based on liters produced in '10, what's the world's largest wine-producing country- Italy, France, Spain or Germany?
Guess: Italy- OVERFLOW ($250)

FQ: The most frequent Super Bowl matchup in history, which pair of teams have faced off three times in football's biggest game- Bills & Cowboys, 49ers & Bengals, Cowboys & Steelers or Dolphins & Redskins?
Guess: Cowboys & Steelers- RIGHT ($300)

bumper to bumper category: Car Company Slogans

Volkswagen: "Drivers Wanted"
Toyota: "Moving Forward"
BMW: "Think. Feel. Drive."
Chevrolet: "An American Revolution" ($450)
Subaru: "Sheer Driving Pleasure"

high octane:

1. What's ESPN's annual competition for skateboarders, rollerbladers & motocross riders?
Guess: The X Games ($550)

2. What trophy lends its name to the top yachting competition in the world?
NO GUESS (A: America's Cup)

3. Tied for the record amount of wins at the Indy 500, what driver also dominated qualifying, taking a record six poles?
Guess: Dale Earnhardt (A: Rick Mears)

FQ: #1 w/ a silver bullet, what company paid roughly $20M to become the official beer of NASCAR in '07?
Guess: Coors LIGHT- ACCEPTABLE FOR COORS ($650)

BAILOUT

Jeannie Geyer, the mom & owner of both a red '04 Chevy Tahoe & a motorcycle, only manages $50 from the first round of her game, but she then dances the Hula for the $50 SUNOCO gas card.

Joseph Dolan (who's going to a breast cancer event): '10 Highlander SR5

regular: He also bats .500 in the opening round.

plus: Joseph's right on the first two Q's, missing out on overflowing on the round's third query.

btb topic: NASCAR driver sponsors

Kyle Busch: (U.S.) National Guard (M&Ms)
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.: DuPont (National Guard)
Jeff Gordon: M&M's (DuPont)
Tony Stewart: Lowe's (Burger King)
Jimmie Johnson: Burger King (Lowe's)

ho:

1. Before his martial slip-ups, Tiger Woods seemed sure to break the record of 18 major wins set by what golf legend?
Guess: Arnold Palmer (A: Jack Nickalus)(1/4)

2. "Beetlebomb" & "The Magic Volksy" were potential titles for the first film starring what "Love Bug"?
Guess: "Herbie" ($250)(1/2)

3. What Mexican snack got its name when inventor Ignacio Anaya improvised a dish out of tortillas, cheese & Jalapenos?
Guess: Nachos ($350)

FQ: What quarterback became the first unanimous NFL MVP?
Guess: Peyton Manning- NO (A: Tom Brady)

top-off challenge: What annual dogsled race spans from Anchorage to Nome, AK?
LOSS (A: Iditarod)($175)

B IQ: This first game of the night will determine who will be Ben Baumer's opponent in the second round of competition.

PRELIMINARY GAME #5: Mark Lehman vs. Dan Noffsinger

Leadoff Home Run: Orel Hershiser set the record for most consecutive shutout innings pitched; whose record did he break?
Mark: Don Drysdale- YES

CATEGORIES: Willie's A-Mays-Ing Teammates, This Bud's For You, Bronx Bombers, Saved By the Bell, Duncan's Right (And Left) Hand Men, 30/30 Vision, Switch Hitters & 21st Century Pirates Besides Johnny Depp

#1: This Bud's For You- Previous MLB Commissioners (8)
GUESSES: Bart Giamatti, Fay Vincent, Bowie Kuhn, Kenesaw Mountain Landis & Peter Uberroth- MARK (3)(Others: Happy Chandler, William Eckert & Ford Frick)

#2: Switch Hitters- Most Career Hits by Switch Hitters (20)
GUESSES: Eddie Murray, Pete Rose, Chipper Jones, Mickey Mantle, Charles "Chili" Davis, Ozzie Smith & Tris Speaker- MARK (5)(Others: Frankie Frisch, Omar Vizquel, Roberto Alomar, George Davis, Max Carey, Tim Raines, Ted Simmons, Red Schoendienst, Bernie Williams, Tony Fernandez, Willie McGee, Willie Wilson, Larry Bowa & Ruben Sierra; had he gone for the Big Inning, he would've given those two runs back to the house)

#3: 21st Century Pirates Besides Johnny Depp- Pirates to Become All-Stars Since 2000 (12)
GUESSES: Nate McLouth, Andrew McCutchen, Freddy Sanchez, Jason Kendall, Brian Giles, Joel Hanrahan, Jason Bay & Aramis Ramirez- MARK (7)(Others: Kevin Correia, Evan Meek, Zach Duke, Jack Wilson & Mike Williams)

#4: 30/30 Vision- Players in the 30/30 Club Since the Start of '00 Other than Matt Kemp (14)
GUESSES: Alex Rodriguez & Barry Bonds (A: Alfonso Soriano, Bobby Abreu, Vladimir Guerrero, Ian Kinsler, Carlos Beltran, Ryan Braun, Jose Cruz, Jr., Jacoby Ellsbury, Brandon Phillips, Hanley Ramirez, Jimmy Rollins, Grady Sizemore, Preston Wilson & David Wright)

#5: Bronx Bombers- Yankees to Lead American League in HRs (12)
GUESSES: Roger Maris, Babe Ruth, Mickey Mantle, Lou Gehrig, Reggie Jackson & Tino Martinez- MARK (9)(Others: Joe DiMaggio, Wally Pipp, Alex Rodriguez, Nick Etten, Bob Meusel, Graig Nettles & Mark Texiera)

#6: Duncan's Right (And Left) Hand Men- Pitchers To Win 16+ Games in a Season Under Tony La Russa (16)
GUESSES: Chris Carpenter, Adam Wainwright & Dennis Eckersley- MARK (10)(Others: Dave Stewart, Mike Moore, Bob Welch, Storm Davis, LaMarr Hoyt, Darryl Kile, Matt Morris, Jeff Suppan, Floyd Bannister, Andy Benes, Kent Bottenfield, Britt Burns, Rich Dotson, Mark Mulder, Scott Sanderson, Tom Seaver, Garrett Stephenson & Woody Williams)

#7: Willie's A-Mays-Ing Teammates- Willie Mays' Hall of Fame Teammates (10)
GUESSES: Willie McCovey, Juan Marichal, Orlando Cepeda, Tom Seaver & Nolan Ryan- DAN (1)(Others: Monte Irvin, Gaylord Perry, Red Schoendienst, Duke Snider, Warren Spahn & Hoyt Wilhelm)

#8: Saved By the Bell- Pitchers W/ the Most Wins Saved By Heath Bell (12)
GUESS(ES): Jake Peavy- DAN (2)(Others: Tim Stauffer, Mat Latos, Kevin Correia, Clayton Richard, Wade LeBlanc, Jon Garland, Luke Gregerson, Aaron Harang, Mike Adams, Chad Gaudin & Chris Young)

NINTH INNING PROMPT: Most Career HRs in NL (20)

Sole Bid: 9 BY DAN
GUESSES: Mike Schmidt, Willie Mays, Ernie Banks, Jeff Bagwell, Duke Snider, Willie McCovey, Albert Pujols, Hank Aaron & NOBODY ELSE (Others: Barry Bonds, Sammy Sosa, Mel Ott, Eddie Mathews, Stan Musial, Willie Stargell, Chipper Jones, Mike Piazza, Andre Dawson, Dale Murphy, Billy Williams & Johnny Bench)

PRELIMINARY GAME #6: Jeff Hibicke vs. Samuel Mondry-Cohen

LHR: Who's the most recent pitcher to reach 300 wins?
Samuel: Randy Johnson- YES INDEED

CATEGORIES: The Big Hurt, Tapping the Rockies, Yo Adrian, I Hit a Homer, The 2000-Year-Old Manager, Closing Time, Tom's Terrific Teammates, Oakland A'ces & Game 163

#1: Closing Time- Pitchers W/ 50+ Saves in a Single Season Other than Single-Season Record Holder Francisco Rodriguez (8)
GUESSES: Eric Gagne, Randy Myers, Bobby Thigpen, Mariano Rivera, John Smoltz, Dennis Eckersley, Trevor Hoffman & Joe Nathan- SAM (3)(Other: Rod Beck)

#2: The Big Hurt- Players Driven Home the Most By Frank Thomas (12)
GUESSES: Lance Johnson & Harold Baines- JEFF (1)(Others: Ray Durham, Tim Raines, Joey Cora, Tony Phillips, Ozzie Guillen, Dave Martinez, Jose Valentin, Steve Sax, Mike Caruso, Robin Ventura & Vernon Wells)

#3: Oakland A'ces- Athletics W/ 20-Win Seasons Besides Vida Blue (8)
GUESSES: Barry Zito, Dave Stewart, Mark Mulder & Mike McKeon (he's NOT a MLB player at all)- SAM (4)(Others: Ken Holtzman, Tim Hudson, Catfish Hunter, Mike Norris & Bob Welch)

#4: Tom's Terrific Teammates- Tom Seaver's HoF Teammates (8)
GUESSES: Nolan Ryan, Carlton Fisk, Willie Mays, Joe Morgan & Joe Adcock- SAM (5)(Others: Johnny Bench, Wade Boggs, Steve Carlton & Jim Rice)

#5: Yo Adrian, I Hit a Homer- Phillies w/ a World Series HR (18)
GUESSES: Mike Schmidt, Ryan Howard & Chase Utley- SAM (6)(Others: Lenny Dysktra, Jayson Werth, Joe Morgan, Carlos Ruiz, Joe Blanton, Eric Bruntlett, Darren Daulton, Jim Eisenreich, Pedro Feliz, Raul Ibanez, Fred Luderus, Garry Maddox, Gary Matthews, Bake McBride & Milt Thompson; he would've whiffed on the BI)

#6: Game 163- Starters in 2009 AL Central Championship Game Tiebreaker between the Twins & the Tigers (20)
GUESSES: Joe Mauer, Miguel Cabrera, Michael Cuddyer, Rick Porcello, Jason Kubel, Brandon Inge & Justin Morneau- SAM
BI: Magglio Ordonez, Denard Span, Carlos Guillen & NO ONE ELSE (Others: His what would've been last guess of Ramon Santiago, Scott Baker, Orlando Cabrera, Curtis Granderson, Gerald Laird, Jose Morales, Placido Polanco, Nick Punto, Ryan Raburn, Matt Tolbert & Delmon Young)

#7: Tapping the Rockies- Rockies W/ 30+ HRs in a Season Other than Dante Bichette (10)
GUESSES: Todd Helton, Andres Galarraga, Larry Walker, Troy Tulowitzki, Ellis Burks & Jeffrey Hammonds- SAM (8)(Others: Vinny Castilla, Matt Holliday, Preston Wilson, Jeromy Burnitz & Carlos Gonzalez)

#8: The 2000-Year-Old Manager- Oldest Managers in MLB History (20; nine of them managed in the past two seasons)
GUESSES: Jack McKeon, Bobby Cox, Tony La Russa, Davey Johnson, Connie Mack, Charlie Manuel, Lou Pinella, Casey Stengel & John McGraw- SAM (10)(Others: Felipe Alou, Frank Robinson, Joe Torre, Wilbert Robinson, Leo Durocher, Del Baker, Paul Richards, Chuck Dressen, Red Schoendienst, Jim Leyland & Cito Gaston)

NI PROMPT: Teams To Lose a WS Game 7 In the Past 50 Years (19)

Sole Bid: 9 BY JEFF
GUESSES: '82 Brewers, '11 Rangers, '91 Braves, '87 Cardinals, '85 Cardinals, '75 Red Sox & '69 Orioles- LOSS (Others: '02 Giants, '01 Yankees, '97 Indians, '86 Red Sox, '79 Orioles, '73 Mets, '72 Reds, '71 Orioles, '68 Cardinals, '67 Red Sox, '65 Twins, '64 Yankees & '62 Giants)

Sam will next go against Brian Finch or Ryan Balogh.

Millionaire Thursday:

Conclusion of John Hardison's Game
Game 2
$1K Question Game

Episode ratings:

8: "Baseball IQ" & "Wheel of Fortune"
7: "Jeopardy!", "Let's Make a Deal", "Millionaire" & "The Price is Right"
6: "pumped!"

1/25/2012 Results

2012-01-25T08:08:00.000-08:00

TPiR: Today's Contestant's Row First Four are made up of Nichole Olson, Chad Briggs, Cynthia Trainor & Richard Lomeli. The first PUFB's an Ocean Kayak Scrambler package (Amber at Door #2)(newer IUFB/truck cue by Michael Karp, I think).

Nichole: $900/Chad: $550/Cynthia: $1,322/Richard: $600

ARP: $770

Richard from Valencia Buckeye, AZ picked the perfect time to get on stage- he's an auto insurance man, his shirt says he needs a new car & this Ford Focus S (Std., Prot, Manag.)(Manuela)(MDS theme by Michael Karp) fits the bill as he plays Lucky $even.

Second digit: 8- 7 ($6 left)
Third digit: 4- 5 ($5 left)
Fourth digit: 8- 9 ($4 left)
Last digit: 5 (ARP: $17,592)

Player #5's Cynthia Thompson & the second IUFB's a hayneedle chaise lounge (Manuela behind splitting sign)(Gwendolyn behind splitting sign)("Self Back Home" by Gym Class Heroes featuring Neon Hitch).

Nichole: $600/Chad: $650/Cynthia Tr.: $872/CYNTHIA TH.: $750

Nice try, Trainor, but Nichole from Minnesota (who's an executive assistant for a hog farmer) wins the $500 bonus for this one-bid! She plays Now...or Then for a six-night trip to the Marriott Casamagna Cancun Resort worth $5,045 (Manuela at Door #4)("You Da One" by Rihanna). She has to decide whether these groceries come from today or February 1996- a box of Krusteaz Blueberry Complete Pancake Mix marked at $3.29, a 46-ounce can of V8 marked at $1.6, a tube of Wilson royal blue cake decorating gel marked at $2.29, a six-pack of GOOD HUMOR Strawberry Shortcake bars marked at $2.89, a four-pack of 3M Post-Its marked at $2.75 & the circular container of Pine Bros. Natural Honey Softish Throat Drops marked at $2.99.

1. Mix: NOW
2. V8: THEN
3. Gel: WIN W/ NOW! (Other Then: Ice cream)

Going red second's Brenda Denney & the third one-bid prizes are a Marc Jacobs handbag & leather trenchcoat (Amber in front of CR)("It Girl" by Jason Derulo).

BRENDA: $1,595/Chad: $2,200/Cynthia Tr.: $500/Cynthia Th.: $600

ARP: $1,026

Thompson, who wanted a dishwasher from "Price" when she was 10 but now in need of some money, plays SWAP Meet for a pair of RITMO watches (Gwen; base prize)("In the Dark" by Dev for this only; "Fortune Hunter" by Edd Kalehoff for the rest), a MacBook Pro w/ a printer (Manuela), a propane gas grill (Daniel Goddard) & the VocoPro Champion set (Amber). This Cynthia selects the grill...$2,049, whereas the watches are $1K ($500 apiece).

MacBook- $2,829
Karaoke machine- $1K

SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #1:
Cynthia Th. ($1,026): WINS $1K
Nichole ($6,145): Dime + 65 = Three Quarters
Richard ($18,362): 85 + 30 = OVER BY $.15

The first Cynthia's Bonus Spin...stops on $.35.

The second green player's name determined to be Romulo Tamayo & the fourth PUFB's an American Heritage John Boos gathering block (Amber & Manuela)("Just a Kiss" by Lady Antebellum).

Brenda: $425/Chad: $550/Cynthia Tr.: $375 (STAGE GARF)/ROMULO: $500

Chad wins that $1,089 item, completes the FF Sweep & this Tennessee truck driver plays the Range Game for a kitchen w/ $2K worth of organic groceries (Gwen at Door #3)("I Like It Like That" by Hot Chelle Rae feat. New Boyz). Out of a range of $8.5K-$9,100, he stops at $8,707-$8,857...but loses by a $10 bill.

The next-to-last new participant this morning's Ja'karra Walker & GUFB #5's a foldable treadmill (Daniel working out on it)("Work Out" by J. Cole).

Brenda: $1,502/JA'KARRA: $1,200/Cynthia Tr.: $1.5K/Romulo: $1,501

ARP: $1,900

Brenda, a Second Generation gospel singer from Oak Grove, AR, plays Master Key (MGHS theme by Edd) for the '12 MINI Cooper HT (Amber)($21,450), 30 pieces of MOR skincare/candles (Manuela) & the Rainforest 31 steam shower (Gwen)($2,399; "Pumped Up Kicks" by Foster the People for the SPs).

1. Cupcake maker
SETUP: 230
PICK: $30- CAPTURES KEY #3

2. 24-ounce porcelain teapot
SETUP: 345
PICK: $45- CAPTURES KEY #1

#3 opens the shower lock...but #1's the MK!

The last newbie's Somer Brown from the front row & the final IUFB's that Cuadra machine (Gwen at Door #5)("Young, Wild & Free" by Wiz Khalifa & Snoop Dogg feat. Bruno Mars).

SOMER: $350 (STAGE GARF)/Ja'Karra: $600/Cynthia Tr.: $700/Romulo: $701

That $1,980 device belongs to California union carpenter Romulo & he plays Bonkers for a pair of '12 Yamaha Zuma 125s (Amber & Manuela at Door #3)("In Paris" by Jay-Z & Kanye West). Base numbers:

7 5 3 5

1. HLHH- NO
2. HLLL- NO
3. HHHH- NO WAY
4. LHHH- NO
5. LLHL- NO
6. LLLL- NO WAY
FINAL TRY: LHHL- LOSS (I don't think it would've counted, anyway)(ARP: $6,700)

SCSD #2 (beauty stuff not factored into these totals):
Chad ($1,089): $.60
Romulo ($1,980): Half-Dollar + 60 = OVER BY A DIME
Brenda ($25,824): Quarter + 65 = WINS W/ $.90!

Unless something drastic changes, her MINI WON'T be seen again today, win, lose or draw. Kitch & I are hoping that she wins at least her Showcase so that we can find out what that MOR package cost.

SHOWCASE #1 (Amber w/ Door #1)("Good Feeling" by Flo Rida):

Left- Two pairs of digital binoculars
Inside- Six-night stay at the Hilton Garden Inn San Diego/Del Mar (Amber; also includes a San Diego Safari adventure) & a three-night Serious Safari Company safari in Tanzania

BRENDA PASSES TO CYNTHIA; CYNTHIA BIDS $18.5K ON SAFARI SHOWCASE

MY BID FOR SAFARI SHOWCASE: $22,222

BRENDA'S SHOWCASE ("We Found Love" by Rihanna feat. Calvin Harris):

Door #3- Outdoor living room group w/ Napoleon freestanding waterfall (Gwen)
Door #4- Five-night vacation to the Grand Bohemian Hotel in Asheville, NC (Amber)
Door #2- Sea-Doo Speedster (Daniel & Manuela)

BRENDA BIDS 25 GRAND ON TRIP/SEA DOO SHOWCASE (she wanted to say $22.5K instead, but she was a split-second too late)

MY BID FOR TRIP/SEA DOO SHOWCASE: $24,125

BTW, whoever wins at least their extravaganza will also win a free backstage tour of "The Young & The Restless" w/ Daniel.

CYNTHIA'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $18,500
ARP: $20,860
DIFFERENCE: $2,360

BRENDA'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $25,000
ARP: $27,319
DIFFERENCE: $2,319- WIN BY $41!

The skincare Brenda won was worth $460 (& Thompson leaves w/ $2,026 in cash & accessories), making her exact total in prizes on the day $53,603!

FINAL MINI LOCATION: Right side of Door #2

TODAY'S PG RECORD: 3-3
TOTAL WINNINGS: $83,205

Video Bonus: Brenda's Backstage Tour

WoF: I doubt we'll see any more Caitlin Burke moments the rest of the week.

$1K T-U: Phrase

_ P A N _ _ N _

T H E / _ _ O _ E

I believe these were the first words in the opening spiel of "Wide World of Sports" & Precious knows they're "SPANNING THE GLOBE...". Tonight's winning wannabes:

Precious Haynes (Manhattan Beach, CA)- A security manager married to Tommy for two years who likes to eat (she should've been on Fabulous Food Week next week)
Cheryl Baker (Hernando, MS; her last name kinda suggests that she should've appeared next week, too)- A grandma married to Steve w/ their own basketball team, four children & three stepkids
Billy Irwin (Cabot, AR)- A specialty representative for a pharmaceutical company & a nephew of Francis Scott Key married to Shannon for almost 13 years w/ two children

$2K T-U: Food & Drink

_ _ _ _ C _ / _ N I O N

_ _ _ _

Billy tastes some FRENCH ONION SOUP.

Featured Trip of the Night: Peru from g adventures.com ($7,298)

Eggland's Best Jackpot Round: Event

He gets going w/ a T for tour but then loses that wedge right back to the Bankrupt next to the Wild Card. Secondly, Precious Free Plays two E's, calls five N's for the green 1/2 KIA & $2.5K & two L's while on Jackpot, then she buys the rest of the vowels (three A's, an I, two O's & a U) & calls up two S's for another grand & the other 1/2 KIA...

A N N U A L / S A L E S

_ O N _ E N T I O N

...at their ANNUAL SALES CONVENTION, the KIA corporate people will be talking about how "Wheel" just gave away another one of their $15K '12 Souls; her total for this round's $18.5K in cash & automobile!

SOLE BANKRUPT: Billy
FINAL UNWON JACKPOT OF THE NIGHT: $7K

Current U.S. Scores:

Precious: $19.5K in cash & KIA/Cheryl: $0/Billy: $2K

Precious' Current Aussie Score: 1,450

Mystery Round: Before & After

Still in command on all fronts, Precious first calls for three N's while on the Mystery Wedge next to the Million Dollar one. She gives back the three G's...for 10! After a $300 T & an E buy comes the Lose a Turn. Second, Cheryl calls two S's for six bills, buys three A's & says a D for the WC prior to buying the I as the final vowel & calling the $350 B at the beginning. We have now...

B A N A N A

S _ _ I T

E N D S

...she finds some BANANA SPLIT ENDS to retain control & earn the other $550.

SOLE LaT: Precious

Current U.S. Scores:

Precious: $19.5K in cash & KIA/Cheryl: $1K (WC)/Billy: $2K

Aussie Scores:

Precious: 1,700/Cheryl: 550/Billy: 0

Prize Puzzle Round: Fun & Games

Cheryl's first letters are three T's for 12 bills but then a negative in F. Second, Billy says quad N's for $3,600 & buys seven A's & two I's, followed by a $500 S, a $400 D, an O purchase, a $1K couple of R's. Following a $600 L is the other regular Bankrupt to take away $5,350, giving Precious a chance to solve this board...

T A _ I N _ / A N

I S L A N D / T O _ R

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

...she'll be TAKING AN ISLAND TOUR BY CATAMARAN on her trip to The Westin St. Maarten Dawn Beach Resort & Spa w/ Hotwire.com travel worth $8,265.

SOLE DUD: $600 F (Cheryl)
SOLE BANKRUPT: Billy

TONIGHT'S SPIN ID: SM8492050 (Sherry M.)

Current American Scores:

Precious: $27,765 in cash & stuff/Cheryl: $1K (WC)/Billy: $2K

Current Aussie Scores:

Precious: 1,700/Cheryl: 950/Billy: 0

WHEEL Deals! Wednesday Offer of the Week: $30 cafepress shopping voucher for half the price; use the SonyCard & the price drops even further to $13

$3K T-U: Proper Name

R _ _ E R T

D _ _ _ E Y / _ R .

Billy gets ROBERT DOWNEY, JR. to turn his $2K into $5K.

Last Chance Round: Quotation

Consonants are all valued at...the $1,300 minimum. After an M call by that man...

_ L L / R _ _ _ S

L _ _ _ / T _ / R _ M _

...he says "ALL ROADS LEAD TO ROME" to send him back home w/ $3,900 additional.

DUDS: H (Cheryl), N (Precious)

Final U.S. Scores:

Precious: $27,765 in cash & prizes/Cheryl: $1K/Billy: $8,900
GRAND TOTAL: $37,665

Final Aussie Scores:

Precious: 2,300/Cheryl: 1,550/Billy: 600

TONIGHT'S BANKRUPT TRASH: $12,648 in cash & Peru

Big Money Round #87: I guarantee that we'll have a BR win this week on Wayoshi & I's birthday (which of course's tomorrow); let's see if we get one a night early from Precious. She spins the I in SPIN at the last possible moment.

Category: Thing

I have a feeling what the first word of this puzzle is as soon as Vanna lights:

_ R E _ _ _ _ S

_ _ R _ _

CPGA gives her...

P R E C _ _ _ S

C A R G _

...who knew? The PRECIOUS CARGO she's won is in the form of $35K cash, for a grand total of $62,765 in cash & merchandise!

Video Bonus: Precious' Epic BR Win

J!: It would be so nice to have Kirby Burnett enter the month-long tourney break as a seven-time winner. But here to stop him tonight are:

Christen Lee (Richmond, CA)- Social enterprise worker
Taylor Cope (Chicago)- Financial analyst

Kevin puts up these to begin this match:

CHILD-REARING
TV TO MOVIE ROLES
MUSCLE CARS
20TH CENTURY WORDS & PHRASES
BIRD BOOKS
EUROP"A"

Kirby's slightly in third place at halftime w/ $2K; Christen's leading Taylor by a grand, $3,600-$2,600. Christen's starting to gain steam as she gets to the Daily Double behind the center Bird Books spot w/ $4,400; Taylor's barely in second over Kirby, $2,600-$2,400. She'll wager the champ's current score ($2,400) & the lead on this clue:

A 1993 raid in Mogadishu that left 18 American soldiers dead's chronicled in this book by journalist Mark Bowden.

"What is 'Black Hawk Down'?"...right to move into Lock Game Territory w/ $6,800; she ends the Jeopardy! Round w/ nine large; Taylor's at $5,800 & Kirby's starting the second round of play w/ $3,400.

PERFECT ROUND!

DJ! Category List:

PLANT SCIENCE
THE BAND IS REALLY COOKING
STARTS WITH "Z"
IN THE MAGAZINE
PRESIDENTIAL RE-ELECTIONS
MORE 4 YEARS

A clue before the midway mark of this round, Taylor picks off a DD from the next-to-last clue under More 4 Years w/ $8,200; Christen's now in second w/ $9,400 because Kirby's in front w/ $13,400. Taylor wagers $2,200, so to take second right away from Christen:

On Nov. 17, 1734, journalist John Peter Zenger was arrested for this; a landmark freedom of the press case ensued.

"What is blasphemy?"...uh, no; it was libel, setting him back at $6K. Christen then gets the last one from the second Plant Science position & trails the champ by $1,600, $14,600-$13K, for first. Her gamble on this answer's $6K:

This yellow flower of the genus Tagetes is often associated w/, but probably NOT named for, The Virgin Mary.

"What is Marigold?"...is it for $19K & the lead back!

SOLE TS OF THE ROUND (unattempted): $2K (Plant Science)

Going Into the Final:

Kirby: $13,800
Taylor: $14K
Christen: $23,400

CORYAT SCORES:

Kirby: $13,800
Taylor: $16,200
Christen: $16,400

FJ! TOPIC: International Sports Stars.

In 2002, his #10 jersey from the '70 World Cup finals sold at auction for a record $220,850.

Kirby Burnett correctly agrees w/ me on "Who is Pele" for the $27,600 DOUBLER! As for the rest of this panel...Taylor Cope's the new champ w/ a DOUBLER of his own to $28K! Christen Lee must've misunderstood the clue, because she thought of Hockey Hall of Famer Mario Lemieux & she would've won by a buck; instead, she leaves w/ $1K while Kirby flies back to where he came from w/ $59,800.

B IQ: Staying in the AL East/Central bracket:

PRELIMINARY GAME #3: Howie Starkman vs. Curt Nelson

Leadoff Home Run: Who was the last MLB team to switch leagues?
Curt: Brewers

CATEGORIES: World Series MVPs, The Ultimate Game, Vintage Ballparks, Managing Mr. May, Motor City Sluggers, Their Average Was Better Than Average, Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? & Sitting on the Cactus League

#1: World Series MVPs- '90s, other than Paul Molitor (8)
GUESSES: Jose Rijo, Pat Borders, Jack Morris & Derek Jeter- CURT
BIG INNING: Tom Glavine, John Wetteland, Livan Hernandez & Scott Brosius (4)(he also knew the other one of Mariano Rivera)

#2: Managing Mr. May- Managers Dave Winfield Played More than One Game For Other than Bucky Dent (16)
GUESSES: Cito Gaston, Tom Kelly, John McNamara, Billy Martin & Buck Showalter- CURT (5)(Others: Yogi Berra, Jerry Coleman, Roger Craig (obviously NOT the "J!" champ), Alvin Dark, Mike Hargrove, Clyde King, Bob Lemon, Gene Michael, Lou Pinella, Doug Rader, Buck Rodgers & Don Zimmer)

#3: The Ultimate Game- Pitchers to Start & Win WS Game 7 Since Start of '46 Other than Bob Gibson (14)
GUESSES: Bret Saberhagen, Chris Carpenter, Jack Morris & Sandy Koufax- HOWIE (1)(Others: John Lackey, Frank Viola, Joaquin Andujar, Ken Holtzman, Steve Blass, Micky Lolich, Ralph Terry, Lew Burdette, Johnny Kucks & Johnny Podres)

#4: Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?- Most Hits in the '30s (20; all of them had at least 1,300)
GUESSES: Pie Traynor & Lou Gherig- CURT (6)(Others: Paul Waner, Charlie Gehringer, Jimmie Foxx, Earl Averill, Al Simmons, Ben Chapman, Chuck Klein, Mel Ott, Joe Cronin, Lloyd Waner, Doc Cramer, Joe Vosmik, Billy Herman, Wally Berger, Dick Bartell, Sammy West, Joe Medwick, Gus Suhr & Bill Dickey)

#5: Vintage Ballparks- MLB Ballparks in '60 (16)
GUESSES: Tiger/Briggs Stadium, Crosley Field, Yankee Stadium, Forbes Field, Shibe Park/Connie Mack Stadium, Memorial Stadium in Baltimore, Busch Stadium, Wrigley Field, Fenway Park, Comiskey Park & (Cleveland) Municipal Stadium- CURT (9)(Others: Candlestick Park, Milwaukee County Stadium, Griffith Stadium, L.A. Memorial Stadium & Municipal Stadium in Kansas City)

#6: Motor City Sluggers- Most HRs in Tigers History (20)
GUESSES: Hank Greenberg, Al Kaline, Norm Cash & George Kell- HOWIE
BI: Bill Freehan, Alan Trammell, Lance Parrish & Mickey Stanley (Others: Willie Horton, Cecil Fielder, Lou Whitaker, Rudy York, Kirk Gibson, Dick McAuliffe, Bobby Higginson, Charlie Gehringer, Harry Heilmann, Tony Clark, Travis Fryman, Jim Northrup, Chet Lemon & Darrell Evans)

#7: Their Average Was Better Than Average- Other Than Ty Cobb, Players to Win At Least Three Batting Titles (20)
GUESSES: George Brett, Tony Gwynn, Wade Boggs, Rod Carew & Stan Musial- CURT (11)(Others: Honus Wagner, Rogers Hornsby, Ted Williams, Dan Brouthers, Roberto Clemente, Harry Heilmann, Bill Madlock, Jesse Burkett, Nap Lajoie, Joe Mauer, Tony Olivia, Pete Rose, Larry Walker, Paul Waner & Carl Yastrzemski)

#8: Sitting on the Cactus League- Teams That Currently Play in Said Spring Training League Other than the Dodgers (14)
GUESSES: Royals, Rangers, Brewers, Padres, Athletics, Mariners, Giants, Cubs, Diamondbacks, Rockies & White Sox- HOWIE (4)(Others: Angels, Indians & Reds)

NINTH INNING PROMPT: Most HRs by a Right-Handed Batter (20)

Sole Bid: HOWIE W/ 8
GUESSES: Hank Aaron, Alex Rodriguez, Cecil Fielder- LOSS (Others: Willie Mays, Sammy Sosa, Frank Robinson, Mark McGwire, Harmon Killebrew, Manny Ramirez, Mike Schmidt, Jimmie Foxx, Frank Thomas, Ernie Banks, Gary Sheffield, Dave Winfield, Jose Canseco, Jeff Bagwell, Vladimir Guerrero, Albert Pujols, Dave Kingman & Andre Dawson)

Curt's second opponent will either be Ron Wade or Dan Fabian.

And now, to the other side of the brackets.

PRELIMINARY GAME #4: Greg Marinec vs. Seth Bluman

LHR: Who's the last Angels outfielder to win an AL Gold Glove?
Seth: Darin Erstad (A: Torii Hunter)

CATEGORIES: 1996 WS Starters, Blue Jay Way, AL All-Stars in the Cold War Era, Managing Straight A's, All-Time Teams, Leadoff Dingers, Got Change for a 20? & Rocket's Boosters

#1: '96 WS Starters- Starting Pitchers in That WS (8)
GUESSES: Tom Glavine, John Smoltz & Steve Avery- SETH (TIED at 1 each)(Others: David Cone, Jimmy Key, Greg Maddux, Denny Neagle, Andy Pettitte & Kenny Rogers)

#2: Managing Straight A's- Most Career Wins as A's Manager (10)
GUESSES: Connie Mack, Dick Williams, Art Howe, Billy Martin, Ken Macha, Bob Geren & Billy Southworth- GREG (3)(Others: Tony La Russa, Alvin Dark, Jimmy Dykes & Hank Bauer)

(Note: Tony will manage this year's NL All-Star Team.)

#3: AL All-Stars in the Cold War Era- Outfielders to Start All-Star Game in '60s (16)
GUESSES: Reggie Jackson & Mickey Mantle- SETH
BI: Al Kaline, Carl Yastrzemski, Frank Robinson & Harmon Killebrew (4)(Others: Rocky Colavito, Tony Conigliaro, Vic Davalillo, Willie Horton, Frank Howard, Roger Maris, Minnie Minoso, Tony Olivia, Albie Pearson & Leon Wagner)

#4: All-Time Teams- Teams w/ 107+ Wins in a Season (14)
GUESSES: '98 Yankees, 2001 Mariners, '61 Yankees & '62 Yankees- SETH (5)(Others: 1906 Cubs, '54 Indians, '27 Yankees, 1909 Pirates, '69 Orioles, '86 Mets, '75 Reds, '70 Orioles, '32 Yankees, '31 Athletics & 1907 Cubs)

#5: Leadoff Dingers- Most HRs All-Time to Lead Off a Game Besides Davey Lopes (14)
GUESSES: Rickey Henderson, Bobby Bonds & Joe Morgan- SETH (6)(Others: Alfonso Soriano, Craig Biggio, Brady Anderson, Jimmy Rollins, Ichiro Suzuki, Ray Durham, Devon White, Paul Molitor, Chuck Knoblauch, Tony Phillips, Rafael Furcal & Kenny Lofton)

#6: Blue Jay Way- Most Innings Pitched in That Franchise's History (14)
GUESSES: Roy Halladay, Dave Stieb, Jim Clancy, Jimmy Key, Pat Hentgen & Roger Clemens- SETH (8)(Others: Juan Guzman, David Wells, Todd Stottlemyre, Luis Leal, Chris Carpenter, Kelvim Escobar, John Cerutti, Doyle Alexander & Jesse Jefferson)

#7: Got Change for a 20?- Pitchers W/ Most 20-Win Seasons Since '61 (10)
GUESSES: Bob Gibson, Roger Clemens & Randy Johnson- SETH (9)(Others: Jim Palmer, Fergie Jenkins, Juan Marichal, Steve Carlton, Gaylord Perry, Tom Seaver, Catfish Hunter & Tom Glavine)

#8: Rocket's Boosters- Teammates of Roger Clemens to Hit 30+ HRs in a Season (16)
GUESSES: Jim Rice & Jeff Bagwell (A: Tony Armas, Don Baylor, Lance Berkman, Jose Canseco, Carlos Delgado, Morgan Ensberg, Nick Esasky, Dwight Evans, Jason Giambi, Shawn Green, Tino Martinez, Jorge Posada, Alex Rodriguez, Alfonso Soriano, Mo Vaughn & Bernie Williams)

NI PROMPT: Most Games Played in Rockies History (20)

First Bidder: Seth
Final Bid: SETH W/ 8
GUESSES: Todd Helton, Vinny Castella, Dante Bichette, Ellis Burks, Larry Walker, Andres Galarraga, Garrett Atkins & Brad Hawpe- WIN! (Others: Matt Holliday, Troy Tulowitzki, Neifi Perez, Clint Barmes, Ryan Spilborghs, Eric Young, Sr., Walt Weiss, Seth Smith, John Vader Wal, Steve Reed, Chris Ianetta & Terry Shumpert)

His quarterfinal game will pit him against Aaron Heinrich or Fred Gerson.

Millionaire Wednesday:

Conclusion of Geraldine McInerey's Game
Start of John Hardison's Game

(Also on "Let's Make a Deal" today: Earl didn't win the $26,165 Mazda Miata behind Door #1 in the Big Deal Round, but still went on a $6,522 Puerto Rico trip courtesy of Door #3.)

Episode ratings:

8: "Baseball IQ", "The Price is Right" & "Wheel of Fortune"
7: "Jeopardy!"
6: "Let's Make a Deal" & "Millionaire"

Steven Tyler note from last weekend

2012-01-24T20:21:00.000-08:00

Steven's rendition of the U.S. National Anthem last Sunday at the AFC Championship Game wasn't that well received.

Various sources contributed to this report.

"The Biggest Loser: No Excuses" 1/24

2012-01-24T17:42:00.000-08:00

Main Challenge: In front of each pair of doors on a construction-themed obstacle course's a question w/ two possible answers. The teams will use a battering ram to bust open the right answers; if they're incorrect at any time, they have to walk through a mud pit. The first team to break through the double doors at the finish line will be the only people to use the gym this week.

Buddy can't compete in this challenge because he was expecting a new child at the time. Also having to sit out's Gail.

1. Which common vegetable's a very good source of Vitamin C- cauliflower or carrots?
A: Cauiflower

2. If you're using a tablespoon of oil to cook w/, which of these oils is the worst for you- peanut or vegetable?
A: Vegetable

3. What food builds the most muscle- chicken or fish?
A: Fish (both teams miss this Q)

4. Which contains the most antioxidants- pinto beans or blackberries?
A: Pinto beans (both teams miss this one as well)

FQ: Which of these foods contain the most protein- four hard-boiled eggs or one cup of 1% low-fat cottage cheese?
A: Four hard-boiled eggs

WINNERS- RT (the BT missed ALL of their Q's!)

WEIGH-IN #4:

BT:

Emily: 235 lbs, nine pounds lost, 3.69%

Chism: 320 lbs, 12 pounds lost, 3.61%

Cassandra: 206 lbs, six pounds lost, 2.83%

Jeremy: 347 lbs, 11 pounds lost, 3.07%

Gail: 297 lbs, five pounds lost, 1.66%

Chris: 215 lbs, seven pounds lost, 3.15%

Megan: 238 lbs, two pounds lost, .83%

TEAM PERCENTAGE- 2.72%

RT (needs to have lost at least 50 lbs.):

Buddy: 353 lbs, 10 pounds lost, 2.75% (Left: 40)

Roy: 272 lbs, six pounds lost, 2.16% (Left: 34)

Kimmy: 197 lbs, six pounds lost, 2.96% (Left: 28)

Mark: 255 lbs, 11 pounds lost, 4.14% (Left: 17)

Desire: 220 lbs, 10 pounds lost, 4.35% (Left: 7)

Nancy: 200 lbs, five pounds lost, 2.44% (Left: 2)

Conda: 265 lbs, 10 pounds lost, 3.64%- WIN!

TEAM PERCENTAGE- 3.19%

VOTE-OFF #4: Gail's gone over Chris, 5-2.

1/24/2012 Results

2012-01-24T08:07:00.000-08:00

LMaD: Sara (who's a teacher dressed as a baseball player) plays 0 to 80 for a 2012 Mazda2 Sport worth $16,005 (Curtain #1).

1. 10
2. 10 (20)
3. 20 (40)- BAILOUT AT $2K
FINAL PICK- 40

Trading second, third & fourth are Cathy (a retired Special Education school bus driver who's wearing pink cupcake maker stuff, including a wig), Robert (a canine handler in the Air Force) & Jacquelyn (an assistant manager of a martial arts studio dressed as a clown).

Cathy & Robert's Round for Jacquelyn: Red Box- Dolce & Gabbana accessories ($1,950)
Cathy & Jacquelyn's Round for Robert: Green Box- Recumbent bike w/ free weights ($2,551)
Jacquelyn & Robert's Round for Cathy: $1K (Blue Box: Alienware laptop)($2,400)

THE BIG RISK (CURTAIN #3): Cathy & Robert (Guacamole hot tub)

Playing Higher or Lower are Antoinette from San Diego (a post office worker dressed as a giant envelope) & Leon (a Salsa instructor dressed as Zeus). The base number's 10 every time.

Dakota Fanning's age when her first featured film premiered in theaters: BOTH LOWER- 7 ($1K each)

Number of listed ingredients in Fritos:
Leon: LOWER/Antoinette: HIGHER- 3 (Leon: $1.5K)

Length, in feet, of longest hair grown by a woman, according to Guinness World Records as of last year: BOTH HIGHER- 18 (Leon: $2K/Antoinette: $1.5K)

Number of women who have raced in the Indianapolis 500: BOTH LOWER- 8 (Leon: $2.5K/Antoinette: $2K)

TBR (CURTAIN #1): BOTH- Four-night trip to SuperClubs Breezes Resort & Spa in The Bahamas ($4,650; Leon picks Wayne up & spins him around for a few seconds)

PERFECT ROUND

Brenda (dressed as a court jester) is walking into a Dueling Rap Deal.

Wayne (Furniture): CURTAIN #2
Jonathan (Trip): Big Box

DECISION: BB (& turns down $800)- ZONKY Airlines
MIDDLE CURTAIN- Living room ($5,275)

Andrew (a cell phone store manager dressed as measuring tape) & Victoria (a restaurant server dressed as a bottle rocket) TOTALLY WIPE OUT in Pair a Dice by picking #6 & #4 & then incorrectly calling a five in #1 (which would've been worth $100 to them). They definitely don't win the $17,490 Mitsubishi Lancer (CURTAIN #3), either.

#1- FOUR
#2- SIX
#3- SIX
#5- FIVE
#7- FOUR
#8- FIVE

I would've given them $5K for picking both ZONKS right away.

Facing the Mystery Money Board to conclude today's regular deals is Heather (dressed as a bag of jellybeans). Base setup:

? 4 ? 2

She leaves it as is & trades for Curtain #2...

$ 0 4 4 2

...in exchange for a potential $4,240, she takes home the Maytag washer/dryer set & some J.R. Watkins beauty products, a prize package worth $3,181.

THE BIG DEAL: Today's worth $24,030 in cash &/or stuff. Leon takes Door #1...I'm glad he didn't listen to his mom's pick of #2, because he just won the BD of a four-night stay at the Sandals Whitehouse Village Resort & Spa & a '12 Chevrolet Cruze!

#2- Sunlighten sauna ($2,099)(which was revealed last)
#3- Home entertainment center, including the SAMSUNG 50" 3-D HDTV &, an HD camcorder a media console ($6,399)

Jonathan asks Maureen (dressed as a witch) for a salt packet near the end of the show & she has it for the $500 twitter purse!

(Note: Lenn also occasionally directs "Jimmy Kimmel Live!"; Andy Fisher's their usual director.)

TPiRecap

WoF: Remember, this version invented the Toss-Ups & 500 was the value for a consonant if the Mystery Wedge gamble wasn't taken on the Australian version.

$1K T-U: On the Map

D _ B _ _ N

I _ E L A _ D

Kristen solves DUBLIN, IRELAND. Interview time:

Kristen Smith (Milton, MA)- A Fifth Grade teacher at Grover Elementary School
Margie Bannister (St. Louis)- An administrative assistant who has two children named Alexander & Sophia
LaBarron Edwards (Stone Mountain, GA; originally from Brooklyn)- A personal financial coach & football fan who's been married for 17 years w/ four children

$2K T-U: TV Title

_ _ _ / I / _ _ T

Y _ _ _ / M _ T _ _ R

Kristen triples up w/ "HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER".

Featured Trip of the Night: Tallinn, Estonia ($6.5K)
Tuesday/Thursday Gift Tag: LuggageOnline

Eggland's Best Jackpot Round: Landmark

Called first by Kristen are a $500 D, two T's for the Wild Card & two H's for the trip, then she buys two E's, calls a $500 F while on the Jackpot & we have...

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

_ F / _ H _ N _

...a $6K pot won because of THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA; including the vacation, her total for this round's $13,250 in cash & Estonia!

PERFECT ROUND

Current Scores:

Kristen: $16,250 in cash & Estonia (WC)/Margie & LaBarron: $0 each

Kristen's Aussie score would've been 950.

Mystery Round: Fictional Characters

While going first, Margie calls a $300 T at the start & a $400 H, purchases an O & three E's, inserts a $300 M, two A's & the other vowels (I & U) & then calls out triple N's (including the two at the end) for $2,400, a $450 C, a $300 K, a $3.5K D & trip R's for nine more bills before calling a $1K R while on the MW next to the Million Dollar Wedge. Alas, she risks the $8,450 she has right now because she apparently wants the lead right now...but the Bankrupt back there won't help her out at all. Afterwards from LaBarron are an S & two Y's at $500 apiece...

T O M

S A _ Y E R / A N D

H U C K L E _ E R R Y

_ I N N

...& his $1.5K solve of TOM SAWYER AND HUCKLEBERRY FINN to remain in control.

SOLE BANKRUPT: Margie

Current U.S. Scores:

Kristen: $16,250 in cash & Estonia (WC)/Margie: $0/LaBarron: $1.5K

Australian Scores:

Kristen: 950/Margie: 0/LaBarron: 1K

Prize Puzzle Round: Same Letter

His first letters of the round are two L's for a thou, four E's & three A's, followed by two $300 S's (one at the end), the other vowels (an O, three I's & two U's) but then the MDW's left-side Bankrupt triggers a $350 loss. Kristen secondly takes the trip N's for $2,700 but then Loses a Turn. Third, Margie makes a $900 trio of T's & the SL of five P's for another $3K appear...

P I _ T U _ E S _ U E

P I N E A P P L E

P L A N T A T I O N S

...but her solve of PICTURESQUE PINEAPPLE PLANTATION is disqualified because she pronounces the last syllable of the first word as "scay". Which means LeBarron steals this puzzle away from her for the holiday to the Marriott Waikoloa Beach Resort & Spa w/ Hotwire.com travel worth $5,065.

SOLE LaT: Kristen
SOLE BANKRUPT: LaBarron
SOLE DQ: Margie (blown solve)

TONIGHT'S SPIN ID: CW3922711 (Carla W.)

Current Scores:

Kristen: $16,250 in cash & Estonia (WC)/Margie: NADA/LaBarron: $6,565 in cash & Hawaii

Aussie Scores:

Kristen: 1,850/Margie: 900/LaBarron: 1K

$3K T-U: Event

B _ _ _ _ L

_ H O _ _ _

Kristen scores the T-U Sweep w/ BRIDAL SHOWER, so up to $19,250 in cash & vacation she goes.

Last Chance Round: Around the House

Consonants are worth...$1.5K apiece. She calls the T to start...

_ _ _ _ _ _ - T _ _ _ _

_ _ _ _

...& pulls a Caitlin Burke by totally nailing COFFEE-TABLE BOOK!

PERFECT ROUND #2

Final U.S. Scores:

Kristen: $20,750 in cash & Estonia (WC)/Margie: EPIC GOOSEGG FOR A GRAND/LaBarron: $6,565 in cash & Hawaii
GRAND TOTAL: $28,315

Final Aussie Scoreboard:

Kristen: 2,350/Margie: 900/LaBarron: 1K

TONIGHT'S BANKRUPT TRASH: $9,800

Big Money Round #86: On paper, I think Kristen's got a real shot at ending the current bonus round losing streak. She spins the C at the last split-second.

Category: Thing

Let's get started like this:

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...because she's wrong w/ A GREAT MOMENT, this is A QUIET MOMENT- her being the second straight $35K loser. She leaves w/ $20,750 in cash & trip.

J!: All next month, it'll be Tourney February- first, the College Tournament & the Teacher's Tournament. Still in regular play, Kirby Burnett defends his title against:

Elizabeth Edwards (Hendersonville, TN)- Graduate student of Museum Studies
Sean O'Connor (St. Louis)- Attorney

Opening Topics:

CANADIAN POSTAL ABBREVIATIONS
MUSIC ALPHABET
TV REALITY SHOWS BY WINNER
NEW AGE THINKING
LET'S TAKE A "TRIP"
YOU'LL NEED INSURANCE

Kirby immediately SWEEPS New Age Thinking...& is in Lock Game Territory at the TV timeout w/ $5,400; Elisabeth has $2K & Sean's got $200. The champion later hits the Daily Double under the next-to-last You'll Need Insurance answer w/ $8,400; Elizabeth's slightly up to $2,800 & Sean's added a grand to his initial 200 bucks. Kirby wagers $3,400.

A film noir classic, or a clause providing for payment of twice the face value of a policy.

"What is 'Double Indemnity'?"...that's $11,800! The last two TV Reality Shows By Winner clues are left behind, so Elizabeth ends this round w/ $3,400.

LACH TRASH (all unattempted): $2,800

Double Jeopardy! Rundown:

INSIDE THE BRAIN OF MEGAN FOX
JACK BE HOMONYM-BLE
THE OLD BALL GAME
ASIAN HISTORY
PLAY DATES
NAME'S THE SAME

The $1,600 Asian History screen's the location of Kirby's second DD this evening at the $13K mark; Elizabeth's a thou ahead of Sean, $3,400-$2,400. $5K's gambled by Kirby this time.

1946's Linggarjati Agreement gave grudging Dutch recognition to the autonomy of this island country.

"What is Indonesia?"...good to transform his total to 18 big ones! The DD Sweep's...completed w/ the $1,600 Play Dates answer & he's now at $24,800! Meanwhile, Sean's comfortably in second w/ $8K & Elizabeth's deep in last to the tune of $3,800. Kirby's going for $6K more on this:

In 1955, impatient Dodger fans got a title & the theater got this Tennessee Williams play about an impatient woman.

He CAN'T come up w/ "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof".

SOLE ATTEMPTED TS: $800 (Inside the Brain of Megan Fox)
SOLE UNATTEMPTED TS: $2K (Name's the Same)
TOTAL DJ! LACH TRASH: $2,800

After Two Rounds:

Kirby: $27,200 (LG!)
Sean: $6,800
Elizabeth: $5,800

CORYAT SCORES:

Kirby: $28K
Sean: $6,800
Elizabeth: $5,800

FINAL J! SUBJECT: Islands.

The Carabelli & Durazzo families are considered the Hatfields & McCoys of this island.

ELIZABETH:
Response: "What is Sicily?"
Wager: $5K
Final score: $800

SEAN:
Response: "What is Sicily"
Wager: ALL-IN
BUST FOR $1K

KIRBY:
Response: "What is Corsica?" (also the name of a former Chevy car)
Wager: $3K
Retains w/: $30,200

He's working on a two-day total of $57,800.

B IQ: Remember, this is Matt Vasgersian's third GS hosting gig of any kind- he previously helmed "Sports Geniuses" & most of the "World Series of Blackjack".

PRELIMINARY GAME #1: Ben Baumer vs. Jay McLaughlin

Leadoff Home Run (for one run & control of the gameboard): Which hitter holds the MLB record for strikeouts in a season?
Jay: Adam Dunn (A: Mark Reynolds)(Ben: 1)

On the board are eight categories, each of which contain list questions. If the players finish a list, they'll both earn the maximum amount of runs for it. Every four answers make up a whole run (thus, once the fifth right answer's been said, a list's worth a minimum of two runs; the value goes up one after every four additional right responses). Should anyone miss on a list on their first guess, the other person must give one right answer to get credit for it. Once per game, he can attempt a Big Inning if there are at least four more answers that haven't been given yet. Should he give four more right answers, two runs are added to their score; otherwise, all runs earned in that inning will be lost. After the first inning, control of the board alternates between the two players.

CATEGORIES: Opening Day Starters, Sluggers Without a Crown, Redbird Knocks, Manny-Gers, We Are the Champions, I Left My Start in San Francisco, Double Trouble & Nobody's Perfect Except for These Guys

#1: Nobody's Perfect Except for These Guys- Pitchers w/ a Perfect Game since the start of 1957 (14)
GUESSES: Roy Halladay, Dallas Braden, Jim Bunning, Len Barker, Randy Johnson, Mike Witt, Kenny Rogers, Wilson Alvarez- BEN (3)
BI: Mark Buehrle, David Wells, David Cone & Tom Browning (5)(Others: Catfish Hunter, Sandy Koufax & Dennis Martinez)

#2: Manny-Gers- Managers Manny Ramirez played for besides Joe Kerrigan (8)
GUESSES: Charlie Manuel, Terry Francona, Joe Torre, Grady Little, Joe Maddon, Mike Hargrove, Jimy Williams & Kevin Kennedy- JAY (2)(Other: Ozzie Guillen)

#3: We Are the Champions- Franchises w/ at least three World Series titles besides the Senators/Twins (12)
GUESSES: Yankees, Cardinals, Dodgers, Giants, Pirates, Tigers, Athletics, Braves, Red Sox & White Sox- JAY (TIED at 5 each)(Others: Reds & Orioles)

#4: I Left My Start in S.F.- Players w/ the most games played in S.F. Giants history (20)
GUESSES: Willie McCovey, Willie Mays, Barry Bonds & Mel Ott- JAY (6)
BI: Matt Williams, J.T. Snow, Brett Butler (back to a TIE at five runs each)(Others: Jim Davenport, Robby Thompson, Rich Aurilia, Will Clark, Orlando Cepeda, Chris Speier, Hal Lanier, Darrell Evans, Tito Fuentes, Jack Clark, Bobby Bonds, Jim Ray Hart, Jonnie LeMaster, Jose Uribe & Jeff Kent)

#5: Sluggers Without a Crown- Players w/ the most HRs without ever leading a league in a single season (14)
GUESSES: Eddie Murray & Greg Luzinski (A: Rafael Palmeiro, Frank Thomas, Gary Sheffield, Stan Musial, Carlos Delgado, Dave Winfield, Chipper Jones, Jeff Bagwell, Vladimir Guerrero, Cal Ripken, Jr., Jason Giambi, Mike Piazza, Billy Williams & Al Kaline)

#6: Opening Day Starters- Pitchers w/ at least 10 Opening Day starts (16)
GUESSES: Tom Seaver & Greg Maddux- JAY (6)(Others: Steve Carlton, Randy Johnson, Walter Johnson, Jack Morris, Cy Young, Roger Clemens, Robin Roberts, Grover Alexander, Bert Blyleven, Fergie Jenkins, Dennis Martinez, Bob Gibson, Juan Marichal, George Mullin & Warren Spahn)

#7: Double Trouble- Players w/ the most doubles since the start of 2005 (14)
GUESSES: Michael Young, Ryan Roberts & Chase Utley- JAY (7)(Others: Miguel Cabrera, Robinson Cano, Matt Holliday, Albert Pujols, Mark Teixeira, David Wright, David Ortiz, Bobby Abreu, Adrian Beltre, Carlos Lee, Alfonso Soriano & Raul Ibanez)

#8: Redbird Knocks- Cardinals w/ at least one hit in the most recent WS (12)
GUESSES: Albert Pujols, David Freese, Matt Holliday, Lance Berkman & Benji Molina- BEN (6)(Others: Allen Craig, Daniel Descalso, Rafael Furcal, Jon Jay, Yadier Molina, Nick Punto, Skip Schumaker & Ryan Theriot)

There's a Mercy Rule on this show, so if it's mathematically impossible for the trailing player to catch up in the final inning, the game ends immediately after the eighth inning.

NINTH INNING: This is an auction round; any error ends it & awards the appropriate number of runs to the opponent. In this inning only, each answer's worth a run. For at least the preliminary round of action, each game's winner receives $5K for their charity.
Prompt: Players to win the HR Derby since '91 (19)

Leadoff Bidder: Jay
Final Bid: 8 BY JAY
GUESSES: Ryan Howard, Bobby Abreu, Robinson Cano, Prince Fielder (who just signed a blockbuster deal w/ the Tigers), Albert Pujols- LOSS (Others: David Ortiz, Justin Morneau, Vladimir Guerrero, Miguel Tejada, Garret Anderson, Jason Giambi, Luis Gonzalez, Sammy Sosa, Ken Griffey, Jr., Tino Martinez, Barry Bonds, Frank Thomas, Juan Gonzalez, Mark McGwire & Cal Ripkin, Jr.)

Ben will face either Mark Lehman or Dan Noffsinger in the quarterfinals.

(Note: There's no audience or canned applause whatsoever.)

PRELIMINARY GAME #2: Shawn Hoffman vs. Jay Moskowitz (who previously won $32K for himself on "Millionaire"!)

LOHR: Who's the last Yankees pitcher to throw a no-hitter?
Shawn: David Cone

CATEGORIES: Guys Who Gave Jeter a Ride Home, Worldly Pitchers, Hot Corner, 1971 All-Star Immortals, Company Men, Cards vs. Cubs, Lefty Relievers & From Batters Box to Liberty Bell

#1: Company Men- Most Years Played W/ Only One Team in Career (18)
GUESSES: Cal Ripken, Jr. & Ted Williams- SHAWN (2)(Others: Brooks Robinson, Carl Yastrzemski, Cap Anson, Al Kaline, Stan Musial, Mel Ott, George Brett, Walter Johnson, Ted Lyons, Willie Stargell, Luke Appling, Craig Biggio, Red Faber, Tony Gwynn, Mel Harder, Alan Trammel & Robin Yount)

#2: Hot Corner- Most Starts At Third Base Last Year besides David Wright (14)
GUESSES: Mark Reynolds, Evan Longoria, Adrian Beltre, Chipper Jones & David Frees- SHAWN (3)
BI: Chase Headley, Ryan Zimmermann (2)(Others: Danny Valencia, Aramis Ramirez, Casey McGehee, Alberto Callaspo, Brent Morel, Placido Polanco, Kevin Youkilis, Ryan Roberts & Pablo Sandoval)

#3: Guys Who Gave Jeter a Ride Home- Players to Drive Derek Jeter Home the Most besides Nick Swisher (14)
GUESSES: Tino Martinez, Bernie Williams, Jason Giambi, Paul O'Neill, Alex Rodriguez, Jorge Posada (who retired today) & Darryl Strawberry- JAY (TIED at 2)(Others: Hideki Matsui, Mark Teixeira, Gary Sheffield, Bobby Abreu, Robinson Cano, Curtis Granderson, Tim Raines & Wade Boggs)

#4: Worldly Pitchers- Most Wins by Foreign-Born Pitchers (16)
GUESSES: Hideo Nomo & Pedro Martinez- SHAWN (3)(Others: Bert Blyleven, Fergie Jenkins, Jack Quinn, Dennis Martinez, Juan Marichal, Luis Tiant, Dolf Luque, Mike Cuellar, Livan Hernandez, Camilo Pascual, Fernando Valenzuela, Javier Vazquez, Bartolo Colon, Freddy Garcia & Ramon Martinez)

#5: From Batters Box to Liberty Bell- Phillies W/ Most HRs at Citizens Bank Park (14)
GUESSES: Ryan Howard, Chase Utley, Jimmy Rollins, Jason Worth, Jim Thome, Raul Ibanez, Shane Victorino & Matt Stairs- SHAWN (5)(Others: Pat Burrell, Bobby Abreu, Aaron Rowand, Placido Polanco, David Bell, Mike Lieberthal & Chris Coste)

#6: 1971 All-Star Immortals- Appeared in '71 All-Star Game & Made Hall of Fame besides Reggie Jackson (18)
GUESSES: Jim Palmer & Pete Rose- JAY (3)
BI: Johnny Bench, Tom Seaver (2)(Others: Hank Aaron, Luis Aparicio, Lou Brock, Rod Carew, Roberto Clemente, Fergie Jenkins, Al Kaline, Harmon Killebrew, Juan Marichal, Willie Mays, Willie McCovey, Brooks Robinson, Frank Robinson, Ron Santo, Willie Stargell & Carl Yastrzemski)

#7: Cards vs. Cubs- Most Appearances in Cardinals-Cubs Games Since Start of '46 (16)
GUESSES: Stan Musial, Ernie Banks, Billy Williams, Albert Pujols & Sammy Sosa- JAY (3)(Others: Lou Brock, Ron santo, Red Schoendienst, Ryne Sandberg, Ken Boyer, Ozzie Smith, Curt Flood, Don Kessinger, Julian Javier, Ted Simmons, Mark Grace & Willie McGee)

#8: Lefty Relievers- Most Strikeouts All-Time as Left-Handed Relief Pitchers (20)
GUESSES: Billy Wagner, Jesse Orosco, Paul Assenmacher, Mike Stanton & Terry Mullholland (6)(Others: Dan Plesac, John Franco, Tug McGraw, Arthur Rhodes, Sparky Lyle, John Hiller, Randy Myers, Dave LaRoche, Gary Lavelle, Willie Hernandez, Eddie Guardado, Mark Davis, Jim Brewer, Ron Perranoski, Alan Embree & Norm Charlton)

NI:
Prompt: MVPs in the 21st Century (17)

First Bidder: Jay
Final Bid: Shawn (12)
GUESSES: Justin Verlander, Ryan Vaughn, Josh Hamilton, Joey Votto, Joe Mauer, Barry Bonds, Jeff Kent, Ichiro Suzuki, Miguel Tejada, Alex Rodriguez, Albert Pujols & Ryan Howard- WIN (Others: Dustin Pedroia, Jimmy Rollins, Justin Morneau, Vladimir Guerrero & Jason Giambi)

Shawn will go against either Brian Richards or Billy Broadbent in his next game.

Millionaire Tuesday:

Conclusion of Lizzie Bartelt's Game
Game 2
Start of Game 3

Episode ratings:

8: "Jeopardy!"
7: "Baseball IQ", "Let's Make a Deal" & "Wheel of Fortune"
6: "The Price is Right"
5: "Millionaire"

"Millionaire" note

2012-01-24T06:55:00.000-08:00

The late Benoy Chacko's "Millionaire" game has been edited out of this week's broadcasts.

Source: WWTBAMBored.com

Seal "Out" as Heidi's husband

2012-01-24T06:54:00.000-08:00

"project RUNWAY" host Heidi Klum has separated from her husband Seal after seven years of marriage.

Various sources contributed to this report.

"Baseball IQ" match-ups

2012-01-23T11:20:00.000-08:00

NL East/Central Bracket:
Feb. 1 @ 9: Brian Finch (Cardinals Manager of Stadium Tours/Museum Outreach playing for Cardinals Care) vs. Ryan Balogh (Cubs Account Executive/Coordinate Partnerships playing for Cubs Charities)
Jan. 26 @ 9:30: Jeff Hibicke (Brewers Senior A.E./Client Services playing for Brewers Community Foundation) vs. Samuel Mondry-Cohen (Nationals Baseball Operations Analyst playing for the Nationals Dream Foundation)
Jan. 26 @ 9: Mark Lehman (Braves Corporate Partnerships Manager playing for the Braves Foundation) vs. Dan Noffsinger (Marlins Assistant Director of Pro Scouting playing for the Marlins Foundation)
Jan. 24 @ 9: Ben Baumer (Mets Statistical Analyst playing for Welcome Back Veterans) vs. Jay McLaughlin (Phillies Baseball Information Analyst playing for Phillies Charities)

AL East/Central Bracket:
Feb. 8 @ 9: Brian Richards (Yankees Museum Curator playing for Yankees Foundation) vs. Billy Broadbent (Red Sox Video Coordinator playing for Red Sox Foundation)
Jan. 24 @ 9:30: Shawn Hoffman (Rays Assistant for Baseball Development playing for the Rays Baseball Foundation) vs. Jay Moskowitz (Orioles Baseball Information Coordinator playing for the Orioles Charitable Foundation)
Jan. 25 @ 9: Howard Starkman (Blue Jays Special Projects Vice-President playing for the Jays Care Foundation) vs. Curt Nelson (Director of the Royals Hall of Fame playing for Royals Charities)
Feb. 7 @ 9: Ron Wade (Tigers Director of Marketing playing for the Tigers Foundation) vs. Dan Fabian (White Sox Director of Baseball Operations playing for White Sox Charities)

AL Central/AL West/MLB Bracket:
Feb. 2 @ 9: Cory Schwartz (MLB V-P of Statistics playing for Stand Up to Cancer) vs. Craig Mulder (Baseball Hall of Fame Director of Communications playing for said HoF)
Feb. 8 @ 9:30: Craig Nordquist (Twins Guest Services representative playing for the Twins Community Fund) vs. Jeff Stocker (Indians Season Ticket Account Executive playing for Indians Charities)
Feb. 7 @ 9:30: David Nosti (A's Account Manager playing for A's Community Fund) vs. Tony Blengino (Mariners Special Assistant to the General Manager playing for Mariners Care)
Feb. 1 @ 9: Shane Demmitt (Angels Assistant Equipment Manager playing for the Angels Baseball Foundation) vs. Chuck Morgan (Rangers Senior V-P for Baseball Entertainment playing for the Rangers Baseball Foundation)

NL Central/West Bracket:
Jan. 25 @ 9:30: Greg Marinec (Giants Managers of Client Relations playing for the Giants Community Fund) vs. Seth Bluman (Dodgers Director of Tickets Foundation playing for the Dodgers Dream Foundation)
Jan. 31 @ 9: Aaron Heinrich (Rockies Director of Retail Operations playing for the Rockies Community Fund) vs. Fred Gerson (Padres Executive V-P & CFO playing for the Padres Foundation)
Feb. 2 @ 9: Josh DeFamio (Diamondbacks dbTV Graphics supervisor playing for the Diamondbacks Foundation) vs. Benjamin Coburn (Astros Ticket Sales Representative playing for the Astros in Action Foundation)
Jan. 31 @ 9:30: Steve Morse (Pirates Account Manager for Premium Seating playing for Pirates Charities) vs. Rich Linville (Reds Scoreboard Operator playing for the Reds Community Fund)

Source: MLB Network.com

1/23/2012 Results

2012-01-23T08:09:00.000-08:00

TPiR: Friday, a SEASON-LOW $17,646 in cash & merchandise was posted.

Hoping to contribute to this morning's potential vastly-improved episode are the Air Force's Michael Schultz, Tricia Gilfone, Matthew Eden & Laneisha Brown. The first IUFB on the week's an AquaCat 12.5 catamaran (Gwendolyn at Door #2)("It Girl" by Jason Derulo).

Michael: $1,350/Laneisha: $1,670/Tricia: $900/Matthew: $1,671

Matthew from Detroit (who's a hot dog & lemonade vendor at special events across the state) wins the $3,795 catamaran by default & plays the Money Game for something made in that city, the 2012 Chevrolet Colorado (Std., Prot, Hitch, Diff.)(Rachel at Door #3)("You Make Me Feel..." by Cobra Starship featuring Sabi). Board:

(72)(40)(17)
(56)(18)(97)
(19)(64)(83)

MIDDLE NUMBER: 3 ($ 1 _ , 3 _ _)

1. 18- $
2. 17- $ ($35)
3. 19- FRONT ($ 1 9 , 3 _ _)
4. 64 (after polling the audience on that, 56 & 83)- WIN W/ FRONT & BACK TRICK! ($19,364)

(Note: After the win, Drew screams that the Tigers won the World Series & the Lions won the Super Bowl.)

Contestant #5's Abigale Carr from the front row & the second PUFB's four pairs of Tom Ford sunglasses (George & Manuela at his podium)("Heartbeat" by Fray).

Michael: $751/Laneisha: $825/Tricia: $752/ABIGALE: $675

ARP: $1,555

Laneisha, a nurse from Long Beach who just celebrated her birthday, plays Switch? for these two cheap California vacation prizes (limo service's included for both)- a three-night stay in a tower suite at the Montecito Inn in Santa Barbara (Gwen; also includes a 90-minute Santa Barbara Zoo behind-the-scenes tour) marked at $1,535 & a three-night trip to the Best Western Plus Big Bear Lake Chateau (Rachel)("In the Dark" by Dev) marked at $2,889. She doesn't make the swap...but she should've.

Sixth's Padro Sanchez & the third one-bid prize package's a Panasonic 3-D home entertainment package (Rachel)("Music Sounds Better With U" by Big Time Rush feat. Mann).

Michael: $1,102/PADRO: $1,101/Tricia: $900/Abigale: $1K

She may have injured both her feet in a car accident a week ago while she had them on the dashboard (& is on crutches as a result), but Abigale just won a $500 bonus! Then, she plays Bullseye for an Ashley living room set w/ the SAMSUNG 36" wi-fi HDTV & the one-year Movie of the Month club membership (Manuela at Door #3)("I Like It Like That" by Hot Chelle Rae feat. New Boyz), all worth $5,443. Today's groceries ("Pumped Up Kicks" by Foster the People) are Hidden Valley Ranch, orange tic-tacs, a 12.6 ounce bottle of Pantene Classic Shampoo & Conditioner, an 8 oz. bag of Borden Natural Finely-Shredded Mozzarella & the small two-pack of Hostess Twinkies (it may be one of the last times you see it on this show, because that company's just filed for Chapter 11).

1. 4 Dressings: $3.79 = $15.16
2. 2 Shampoos/Conditioners: $5.49 X 2 = $10.98

SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #1 (would've been the same order whether we had a perfect first half or not):
Laneisha ($1,555): Three Quarters
Abigale ($6,943; first spin of 40 was a DUD): 40 + 55 = $.95
Matthew ($23,194): Two 20s

Next to come down's Natasha Milonakos & the fourth GUFB's the Frigidaire/Plessers.com washer/dryer (Gwen behind splitting sign)("Self Back Home" by Gym Class Heroes feat. Neon Hitch).

Michael: $2,300/Padro: $1,150/Tricia: $1,301/NATASHA: $1,300

ARP: $1,898

Tricia plays Step Up ("Give Me Everything" by Pitbull feat. Ne-Yo & AfroJack) for some money & at least two of these prizes- the Nautilus recumbent bike, the Honda Metropolitan (Rachel), a SawStop cabinet table saw (Manuela) & a DELL desktop (Manuela).

1. Computer: $1,209
2. Saw: $3,526- BAILOUT W/ $500

Bike- $700
Scooter- $2,149

The next lady playing is Carmella Irani (who's also celebrating a birthday' she's 60) & the Roman Arc Hatteras Hammock's the next PUFB today (Gwen at Door #2)("Wish You Were Here" by Avril Lavigne).

Michael: $450/Padro: $451/CARMELLA: $850/Natasha: $851

ARP: $811

Carmella was over by $39, so Padro from Fresno, CA plays Pick-a-Number (Gwen) for an Summset Outdoor Living kitchen island (Rachel at Door #3)("Party Rock Anthem" by LMFAO feat. Lauren Bennett & GoonRock). Board:

$ _ 9 9 8

NUMBERS AVAILABLE: 6, 8 & 9

He completely misses it w/ $6,998, so there were three nines in the ARP.

George last calls on Elisa Vitalo (who just turned 30) & the last GUFB's a nine-piece Nintendo DS package (Gwen & Rachel; includes five games)("Turn Me On" by David Guetta feat. Nicki Minaj). Michael's been here the whole show, but gets to bid last.

Michael: BUCK/ELISA: $750/Carmella: $800/Natasha: $801

ARP: $760

TODAY'S FIRST FOUR BREAKFAST CLUB MEMBER- Michael

Elisa's birthday present may be the Chevy Sonic 2LS (Std., Paint, Prot)(Manuela at Door #3)("Pay the Rent" by Michael Karp) if she wins at Pathfinder. Board:

(6)(2)(3)(8)(4)
(5)(9)(6)(7)(9)
(4)(7)(1)(4)(6)
(9)(2)(5)(8)(0)
(6)(8)(4)(2)(1)

SPs (Rachel)("Super Bass" by Nicki Minaj):

Stackable tea set: $52 or 98?
iPod Shuffle: $49 or $75?
Stainless-steel egg cooker: $22 or 37?

First Turn:
1. 6

Second Turn:
1. iPod's $49

Third Turn:
1. Tea set's $98

Final Turn:
1. Egg cooker's $22
2. 5 (ARP: $17,254)

SCSD #2:
Elisa ($781): $.85
Padro ($811): 55 + 60 = OVER BY $.15
Tricia ($7,133): WINS ANOTHER $1K & SHOWCASE BERTH

Tricia's Bonus Spin...falls one space short of the $10K nickel, but will still be the Top Winner in the day's Showcase Round.

SHOWCASE #1 ("Sexy & I Know It" by LMFAO):

In front of CR- Prada accessories (Gwen)
Door #4- Six-night trip to Milan, Italy from cheapoair.com (w/ $3K shopping spree)
Door #3- Ducati motorcycle (Rachel)

TRICIA PASSES TO ABIGALE; ABIGALE BIDS 25 GRAND ON TRIP/MOTORCYCLE SHOWCASE- POSSIBLE STAGE WILLY

MY BID FOR TRIP/MOTORCYCLE SHOWCASE: $18,456

TRICIA'S SHOWCASE (Door #2)("Good Feeling" by Flo Rida):

Left- 12 pieces of beach gear (Manuela)
Right- Pair of Infinity surfboards (Manuela)
Inside- '12 Chevy Cruze (Gwen)

TRICIA BIDS 27 LARGE ON CAR SHOWCASE- SECOND DOUBLE OVERBID IN A ROW

MY BID FOR CAR SHOWCASE: $19,125

ARPs:

Tricia: $19,508 (she leaves w/ $8,133)
Abigale: $20,405 (& she wanted to bid $20K at first)

TODAY'S PG RECORD: 2-3-1
TOTAL WINNINGS: $41,417

LMaD: This week, we begin w/ the second aired playing of The Great Escape, where Angel (dressed as such) could win up to $1.5K &/or the $16,433 Toyota Yaris. He keeps all his money; in this playing, there are 15 keys available.

CHOSEN KEYS: #14, #9 & #2- LOCK (#1 was late)
CORRECT: #4

The base prize for the second, third & fourth traders in Deal #2's the form of transportation behind Curtain #1.

Genesis' Round (dressed as a butterfly): Big Box- Wine lover's collection w/ Dine With 9 private chef for a night ($2,868)
Round 2: NOBODY takes Small Box (Jonathan)- Three-night trip to the Miraval Resort & Spa in Tucson, AZ ($4,933; includes a $130 daily resort credit)
Final Round (CURTAIN #1): Joseph & Kimberly (she's dressed as a cheerleader; they each could've had $1K)- Dragon car

Rebecca's Fast Rap Deal (a flapper who's wearing a red bandana of some sort): CURTAIN #2- Chloe accessories ($5,880)
SB (Jonathan)- Designer googly glasses

Arther (dressed as a space robot) sees a cash gift card that starts at $50. He has a 50/50 chance at making it $5K.

Letter Choice: A
DECISION: CURTAIN #3 (he also could've banked $500)- Tool set ($2,770)
A- .00

A drink or two may be on me to Julie (dressed as a bottle of Tequila; her husband Matthew's dressed as a lime) if she can Race to the Finish (w/ its previous rules when it was formerly known as Finish Line, at least for this playing) for all this:

#1: TuffStuff gym ($3,129)
#2: Surf & Turf BBQ package (includes $1.5K Omaha Steaks gift card & monthly Get Maine Lobster.com lobster tails for a year)($5,071)
#3: '12 Ford Fiesta S Sedan

1. QUEEN OF DIAMONDS (G--)
2. 5 OF CLUBS (from the right end of the deck)(X--)
3. KING OF HEARTS (S----)
4. JACK OF SPADES (F---)
5. 2 OF HEARTS (SE---)
6. 3 OF CLUBS (XX-)- TURNS DOWN $200
7. KING OF CLUBS (XXX)
8. 4 OF CLUBS- LOSS (if this had been a Heart, she would've been paid $100)

For those of you who were wondering, the Hearts spelled out SEDAN, the Spades spelled out FOOD & the Diamonds naturally finished the word GYM.

Jeanette (a grandmother & community theater participant from Lancaster, CA dressed as a Black Window) & Verlinda Williams (a caretaker dressed as a material girl) see their base prizes right away (Jonathan)- a pair of drop earrings ($1,026) & a Laura's Jewelry white gold necklace ($1,120).

Spotted Choices:

Jeanette: Earrings
Verlinda: Necklace

Jeanette's Round: Pass SB to Verlinda (Tiffany in front of Curtain #2)- SAMSUNG washer/dryer set ($2,198)
Verlinda's Round: CURTAIN #1- Trip to the Mariott Aruba ($6,282)

THE BIG RISK (Silver Envelope): NEITHER- Volcano kayaking trip

PERFECT ROUND

Ciara (who's a Business student) goes to the Jonathan Big Head board (about the SB in front of CURTAIN #2):

1. Will it typically last more than one week?
2. Is it usually kept in the garage?
3. Does it require a passport?
4. Is it typically used by both men & women?
5. Does it involve food?

Question Picks:

1. #3- NO
2. #1- YES

DECISION: GO ($1K)- Dry cleaning, groceries & gas for a year ($5,446)

PERFECT DEAL #2

But she's going all the way for the Big Deal of the Day!

THE BIG DEAL: There's possibly a $23,700 car out there somewhere (it might be that '12 Camry). She chooses Door #3...not even close, but she goes away w/ a $5,872 bedroom group w/ the SAMSUNG 40" HDTV & a year's worth of service from MaidPro.

#1- '12 Subaru Forester 2.5X AT
#2- $2,511

A lady dressed as a banana pulls out a receipt to end this episode, so Jonathan gives her $100 (it would've been doubled, though, had it been for gas).

WoF: For this week's show, we see a "WHEEL Around the World" logo instead of the usual show logo. Remember, we'll be seeing clips from foreign versions of the GS & the featured trip wedges will be to places where foreign versions of "Wheel" are filmed.

$1K T-U: Thing

C O _ P A S S

N E E _ _ _

Katy solves COMPASS NEEDLE & here's tonight's panel:

Katy Beirne (Clairmont, CA)- A high school Biology teacher for CAVA married to Brandon who frequently goes to amusement parks
Melanie Zapata (Kearny, NJ)- A studio manager for a fashion photography studio
Mike Liard (Bellingham, MA)- An industry analyst/consultant, tennis player & TV junkie married to Jared for seven years

$2K T-U: Around the House

A / _ _ S _ / _ F

F L O _ E R _

Mike takes $2K from A VASE OF FLOWERS.

Featured Trip of the Night: Cragan Palace Kempinski in Istanbul ($9,300)
Monday/Wednesday/Friday Gift Tag: eBags.com
Category Wipe of the Week: Globe

(Notes: Since it's "WHEEL Around the World Week", for this week only, I'll be showing round-by-round scores in both our format & the Australian format. In the Aussie version, you would rack up the points you accumulate by calling consonants whether you solved the puzzles or not, just as long as you didn't Bankrupt out, but each consonant wouldn't be multiplied by the landed dollar amount even if there were more than one in the puzzle. Sometimes, a value for a called consonant would be doubled if it was red & the T-Us had no cash/point value. Vowels cost 50 bucks each, bonus prizes didn't affect your score & if you did solve a puzzle, whatever points you had up to that point were safe.)

Eggland's Best Jackpot Round: Phrase

He goes first by calling three T's for $7.5K, buying three E's, calling out two R's for another $1,200 & three N's while on Jackpot for $1.5K more & purchasing three A's, then he puts up two H's & three G's for another $500 each & we have...

_ A _ T E R / T H A N

G R E A _ E _

_ _ G H T N _ N G

...he might not have solved this puzzle FASTER THAN GREASED LIGHTNING, but he's won himself $12,200 in this round!

PERFECT ROUND
LEFT BEHIND IN JACKPOT: $9,600

Current U.S. Scores:

Mike: $14,200/Katy: $1K/Melanie: $0

Mike's Aussie Safe Score: 4.5K

(Note: During tonight's sponsorship plugs, we see an ad for the "Dancing with the Stars" reruns on GSN.)

Mystery Round: Before & After

Katy's calls begin w/ two N's for $800; however, she then buys a dud vowel in O. Secondly, Melanie puts up a couple of S's for $900 & buys the same amount of A's, followed by the $400 D, an R for the Turkey trip, two L's for that Million Dollar Wedge & one I buy later...

_ R A _ I L

N _ _ S

A N D / _ _ L _ S

...she nails BRAZIL NUTS AND BOLTS for $10,100 in cash & Istanbul & she stays in control.

SOLE DUD: O (Katy)

Current U.S. Scores:

Mike: $14,200/Katy: $1K/Melanie: $10,100 in cash & Turkey (MDW)

Current Aussie Scores:

Mike: 4.5K/Katy: 400/Melanie: 750

Prize Puzzle Round: Fun & Games (BTW, I'm eating take-out food from Outback Steakhouse on my birthday Thursday; remember, that's Wayoshi's birthday too!)

First off for Melanie in this round of play are a Free Play dud of E, a $500 S but then the Bankrupt next to the Wild Card to make the MDW & $500 both go up in smoke. Second, Mike inserts a $900 T, an A, four N's for $1,200 extra & five I's before Bankrupting the same way to give back $1,600. Third, Katy spins up the other Bankrupt. Back to Melanie, who calls for three G's for nine Benjamins & buys two O's to clean out the vowel department, then she calls two R's for another $1K & the green 1/2 KIA & two M's for $1,800 additional & we have...

I N _ I G O R A T I N G

M O R N I N G / S _ I M

...she's the new leader w/ another $3,450 & a possible INVIGORATING MORNING SWIM during her stay at the Windjammer Landing courtesy of Hotwire.com valued at $5,640, so this round was worth $90 over $9K in cash & St. Lucia to her.

SOLE DUD OF THE ROUND: E (Melanie)
BANKRUPTS: 3 (Everybody)

TONIGHT'S SPIN ID: CB1701153 (Carl B.)

Current U.S. Scores:

Mike: $14,200/Katy: $1K/Melanie: $19,190 in cash & trips

Current Aussie Scores:

Mike: 4.5K/Katy: NOTHING/Melanie: 2,100

$3K T-U: Landmark

_ I N G / _ _ T ' S

_ O _ B

Mike identifies KING TUT'S TOMB to get closer to first place w/ $17,200.

R4: Event

His base letters are a $5K S, two E's & a dud of T while on top dollar again. On Katy's next turn, she calls quad N's for a couple C-notes, buys an I pairing & calls up a $300 V, then we look at the puzzleboard...

_ N N I V E _ S _ _ _

_ I N N E _

...I'm afraid she'll say ANNIVERSARY WINNER...but she does say ANNIVERSARY DINNER instead for another $2,050.

SOLE DUD: $5K T (Mike)

Current U.S. Scores:

Mike: $17,200/Katy: $3,050/Melanie: $19,190 in cash & travel

Current Aussie Scores:

Mike: 9,450/Katy: 750/Melanie: 2,100

R5: Song Title

Keeping control, Katy loses it right then & there w/ N for negative. Second for Melanie this go-round is her same Bankrupt from earlier. Third, Mike says a $900 T before the Last Chance Bell sounds...

_ _ _ _ _ _

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ T _ _ _ _

...& consonants left over are worth $1,350 per appearance (the Aussies didn't add the 1K bonus for each consonant in Speed-Up Rounds). His second letter this round's two R's...

_ _ _ _ _ _

_ R R _ _ _ _ T _ _ _ _

...he gets buzzed just as he starts saying the right title, which would've given him the championship w/ another $3,600. Katy then calls the B...

_ _ _ _ _ _

_ R R _ _ _ _ T _ B _ _

...& gets the steal on Robert Palmer's "SIMPLY IRRESISTIBLE".

SOLE DUD (prior to Speed-Up): $600 N (Katy)
SOLE BANKRUPT: Melanie

Final U.S. Scores:

Mike: $17,200/Katy: $4,400/Melanie: $19,190 in cash & trips
GRAND TOTAL: $40,790

Final Aussie Scores of the Night:

Mike: 10,700/Katy: 1,100/Melanie: 2,100

TONIGHT'S BANKRUPT TRASH (excluding MDW): $2,100

Big Money Round #85: The FIAT 500c's back in play. Melanie's Bonus Wheel spin stops on the E in AMERICA'S.

Category: Phrase

This bonus puzzle from the most recent Texas road trip begins w/:

T _ _ _ _ / _ _ T

_ _ _ R

MCPO only adds...

T O _ _ _ / _ _ T

_ _ _ R

...this was a TOUGH BUT FAIR puzzle & she loses the $35K; she leaves w/ $19,190 in cash & vacations.

J!: Bob Powell, a network administrator from Ft. Walton Beach, FL, was playing a good game but had tough luck in Final Jeopardy! Maybe that part of the game will be kinder in tonight's match against:

Molly Newman (Portland, OR)- Writer/trivia hostess
Kirby Burnett (Prior Lake, MN)- Poker dealer

Let's have some categories:

COUNTRY GROUPS
CONSTELLATION TRANSLATION
DOMINO'S PIZZA
THAT'S TREASON!
2-LETTER WORDS
THE ARCTIC ENVIRONMENT (Clue Crew clues)

Halfway through the J! Round, Molly's slightly in Lock Game Territory w/ $4,400, followed by Bob w/ $2K & Kirby w/ $600. The champion takes the Video Daily Double from the $400 clue about The Arctic Environment & w/ $2,200, he has half of Molly's first-place score; Kirby's in the middle of the two w/ $3K. He's making it a True DD on this from Sarah Whitcomb while in the Svalbard Islands of Norway:

Lavish language gives us the name of this treeless environment (also the name of a kind of Toyota truck series), some of which is so dry, it's called the Arctic Desert.

"What is Tundra?" is right for $4,400! That's his final score for the round; Molly's nearly doubled him again w/ $8K & Kirby gets to start Double J! w/ $3,600.

SOLE ATTEMPTED TS: $1K (Country Groups)
SOLE UNATTEMPTED TS: $1K (Arctic Environment)
TOTAL LACH TRASH: $2K

DJ! List:

COUNTRY GROUPS
PICTURE THE "S"
CAN I HAVE A MOMENT?
REAL PEOPLE IN NOVELS
TALK ABOUT THE WEATHER
SCIENCE-FICTION TV

Four answers into Real People About Novels, Kirby catches a DD w/ $4,800 & a $400 margin over Bob for second place; Molly's sitting on $9,200. He bets four thou on this clue:

The novel "The Paris Wife" is narrated by Hadley Richardson, this writer's first wife.

"Who is (Ernest) Hemingway?"...he's right to jump to $8,800. But Bob gets his other VDD of the evening behind the $1,600 Talk About the Weather screen; he has $5,600 & trails Kirby by $2,400 for second & Molly by $3,600 for first. He'll try a second TDD this evening, so for $11,200 or a gooseegg, the answer is:

It's the five-word phrase associated w/ the logo seen here.

"What is 'When it rains, it pours'?" is absolutely...right for $11,200 & to get back in front!

ATTEMPTED LACH TRASH: $2,400
UNATTEMPTED LACH TRASH: $3,600
TOTAL DJ! LACH TRASH: $6K

Scores After DJ!:

Bob: $17,200
Kirby: $15,600
Molly: $16,400

CORYAT SCORES:

Bob: $11,400
Kirby: $13,200
Molly: $16,400

FINAL J! CATEGORY: American History.

This volunteer group was born in May 1898 near the bar in San Antonio's Menger Hotel; it existed for just 133 days.

Kirby Burnett wrote down "Who are The Rough Riders?"...correct for $12K & a score of $27,600! Molly Newman...is incorrect w/ The Sons of the Alamo to drop to $2, as is Bob Powell w/ "the group that fought @ the Alamo", dropping him to $799. That sends Bob home w/ $6,800 while Kirby wins the title w/ considerably more than that.

WSS?: The next-to-last Hero (at least for this season) should be Freddie Stewart from L.A. (who's a Special Education teacher).

#1: Brandon ? (Dallas)- Regional manager of a trivia company

After Break #1:

Brandon (_ _ _ _ O _ _): What Libyan city's mentioned in the Marine Corps' hymn?- DROPPED (A: TRIPOLI)

AMOUNT FOR #1- $1K

#6: Casey Martin (Harrisburg, PA)- Professional circus performer

FIRST SPEED ROUND TOPIC: "Crazy in Love"

Casey #1 (H _ _ S / & / K _ _ _ _ _): In a love letter, X's & O's represent what?- HUGS & KISSES (16.67)
Freddie #1 (L _ V _ / _ A _ _ _ _ S): What's the "affectionate" name for the fat along the sides of the waist?- LOVE HANDLES (17.53)
Casey #2 (_ _ E / _ _ A _ _ _ S): The Cirque du Soleil show "Love" celebrates the music of what legendary band- THE BEATLES (16.93)
Freddie #2 (_ _ M _ _ / & / _ _ L _ _ T): What Shakespearean lovers' last names were Montague & Capulet respectively?- "ROMEO & JULIET" (17)
Casey #3 (_ I _ _ A _ _): Courtney Love was married to the lead singer of what grunge-era group best known for "Smells Like Teen Spirit"?- DROPPED (A: NIRVANA)

AMOUNT FOR #6- $10K ($11K)

#3: Kevin McManus (Syracuse, NY)- Animal shelter adoption supervisor

After the second timeout:

Kevin (_ _ _ _ U _ Y): W/ days lasting over 1,400 hours, what's the closest planet to The Sun?- MERCURY (16.93)
Freddie (_ _ I _ _ M): What Slim Shady rapper was sued by his mom for defamation of character?- EMINEM (17.73)
Kevin (_ _ _ / _ E _ / _ _ R _ / _ I _ _ _): What newspaper publishes "All the News That's Fit to Print"?- EPIC FAIL (A: THE NEW YORK TIMES)

AMOUNT FOR #3- $15K ($26K)

#8: Jessica Lee (Cleveland, OH)- Web developer

SPECIALTY #2: "Think Big"

Freddie (_ _ R _ I _): What "Sex and the City" character loves The Big Apple & Mr. Big?- CARRIE (4.93)
Jessica (_ _ _ L / _ U _ Y _ _): What fictional American lumberjack had a big blue ox named Babe?- PAUL BUNYAN (15.13)
Freddie (_ H _ M _ _): The Big Ben clock tower's located on the banks of what river (also named for a British production company)?- THAMES (15.2)
Jessica (_ I _ _ _): The largest member of the "big cat" family (that's also named for a company best known for making portable electronics)- TIGER (17.07)
Freddie (_ I _ / B _ _ _ / _ _ E _ _ _): "Explosive" hypothesis about the origins of the universe (add the word "The" in front of it & you've got the name of a hit CBS sitcom)- "BIG BANG THEORY" (15.07)
Jessica (_ _ O _ _ _ / _ _ _ E _ _): Big Brother's watching you in what author's book "1984"?- GONE (A: GEORGE ORWELL)

AMOUNT FOR #8- $20K ($46K)

#9: David Baumann (Burlington, WI)- Children's book writer

This happens following the break:

David (A _ _ _ R _ _ _ A): Approximately one-third desert, what's the smallest continent on Earth?- OUT (A: AUSTRALIA)

AMOUNT FOR #9- $15K ($61K)

#10: Karen Davis (Columbus, OH)- Stay-at-home mom & pastor's wife

FINAL SPECIALTY OF THE EPISODE: "Tickled Pink"

Karen #1 (H _ _ _ T): What's the shape of the pink marshmallows in Lucky Charms (which shares its name w/ a former band name)?- HEART (16.4)
Freddie #1 (V _ C _ _ R _ _ ' _ / S _ C _ _ _): PINK is a line of loungewear sold by what lingerie retailer?- VICTORIA'S SECRET (17.47)
Karen #2 (P _ _ _ / S _ _ _): Term for the official notice that you've been laid off- PINK SLIP (16.27)
Freddie #2 (T _ _ / P _ _ K / P _ _ _ _ _ _): Steve Martin plays the bumbling Inspector Clouseau in what movie?- "THE PINK PANTHER" (16.73)
Karen #3 (_ _ _ H _ _ ' _ / D _ _): MLB players sport pink bats when they play on what holiday?- OUT (A: MOTHER'S DAY)

AMOUNT FOR #10- $10K ($71K)

BAILOUT & DROPS (so he's the biggest winner to date by a C-note, even though he left four passes on the table)

$2K SPEED ROUND:

Michael (D _ G _ _ _ _): The first "D" in DVD- DIGITAL (7.67)
Noelle (who was an honor student all through high school)(A _ L _ _ _ _): Georgia city "The Real Housewives" call home- ATLANTA (5.73)
Kaitlin Sullivan (who goes to a trivia session at least once a week)(P _ P _ _ _ _ _ I): Popular pizza topping typically made of pork & beef- PEPPERONI (8.4)
Jesse Mahon (who has a Master's Degree in Business Administration)(A _ _ _): The last word in the King James Bible (A _ _ _): The last word in the King James Bible- "AMEN" (6.8)
Michael #2 (R _ _ _ _ / M _ _ _ H _ O): He was the original "Karate Kid"- RALPH MACCHIO (7.07)
Noelle #2 (_ _ _ L): Merrill Lynch's animal logo- OUT (A: BULL)
Kaitlin #2 (_ E _ - _ E _ / _ _ _ _ _ _): Character revived by Paul Reubens in a 2010 Broadway show- PEE-WEE HERMAN (5.4)
Jesse #2 (_ _ _ A _ A): In square miles, it's the largest desert in Africa- SAHARA (7.27)
Michael #3 (_ _ _ S _ / _ E _ _ U _ _): Professional wrestler-turned-Minnesota governor- JESSE VENTURA (7.33)
Kaitlin #3 (_ _ _ _ I _ _ M): The most abundant metal in the Earth's crust- ALUMINUM (6.93)
Jesse #3 (_ _ E _ _ _): America's largest aerospace company- ELIMINATED (A: BOEING)
Michael #4 (_ _ _ N _ _ E _ / _ U _ _ _ _): OSCAR winner who finished seventh on "American Idol"- JENNIFER HUDSON (5.67)
Kaitlyn #4 (_ _ _ _ E _ / _ _ A _ _): Common name for the sea creature "orcinus orca"- MICHAEL'S $20K RICHER (A: KILLER WHALE, which he knew before deciding to drop himself)

Millionaire Monday:

Game 1
Start of Game 2

Episode ratings:

8: "Who's Still Standing?"
7: "Jeopardy!", "Millionaire" & "Wheel of Fortune"
6: "Let's Make a Deal" & "The Price is Right"

Next Week in Game Shows: Jan. 23-29, 2012

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I guarantee you we're going to rebound from that extremely lackluster last week. Here's why:

-The winner of "MAJORS & minors" is announced!

-"Baseball IQ" debuts on MLB Network!

-"The Challenge" begins another season!

-Thursday's my 26th birthday!

All this & maybe even more next week on GSK.

Final thoughts about this week

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This past week that just wrapped up here was one of the WORST in GSK history. Therefore, I'm declaring a NO CONTEST (the third ever) on everything (Player of the Week award included).

"American Idol" 1/22

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U.S.S. Midway in San Diego:

IN:
Ashley Robles- Insurance account manager
Jayrah Gibson (Long Beach, CA)
Aubree Dieckmeyer (San Clemente, CA)- Receptionist
Ali Shields (Lodi, CA)- First appeared on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" (I was actually hoping she would get rejected so that Ellen would sign her as the newest artist for her record label eleveneleven)
Kyle Crews- UC-Berkeley fraternity student (he sang "Angel of Mine" by Monica to honor Jennifer Lopez)
Jane Carrey (L.A.)- A waitress who's related to veteran actor Jim
Jason "Wolf" Hamlin (Livermore, CA)- Mechanic

OUT:
Jennifer Diley (Columbus, OH)- Sushi bar waitress

53 made it through from here!

(Notes: Steven Tyler sang the National Anthem at today's AFC Championship Game. Kelly Clarkson will sing that at Super Bowl XLIV.)

"MAJORS & minors" 1/22- FINALE, PART ONE

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After everybody went home for four months, they returned to S.I.R. to record their final songs. They performed their songs at the Key Club on the Sunset Strip in front of top recording executives.

As you may recall on the New Year's Day episode, I revealed three of the kids' final song titles. Here are some of the others:

Brandon: "Don't You Dance"
Ashley: "Atmosphere"
Nia: "Get Up"
Emily: "Smash the Hourglass"

1/22/2012 Results

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FGN:

Red Team: Jacob (whose family runs an outdoor basketball court; he's the life of the party), Tim (a tool-working dad), Lisa (mom) & T.J. (a brother who can do crazy cup tricks)
Yellow Team: Reagan (who's the alleged princess of the family), Becky (mom/scrapbook maniac), Mike (a strumming dad; Reagan hums to his music) & Craig (a Karate brother)
TOP CASH PRIZE: $8K

Assembly Required #2 WINNERS- YT (Todd's thinking in this puzzle)

First Monopoly Crazy Ca$h Cards:

Reagan: Hat
Jacob: Boot

Operation Sam Dunk MPP: Boomers! gift card

Round 1:

RT: Burp Bubbles (Lisa) + Bad Plumbing (Tim) = 500
YT: BP X3 (everybody but T.J.) = 1,050

R2:

RT: Toxic Gas (Jacob) + Phone Finger (Tim) = 950
YT: Burp Bubbles (Reagan) = 1,200

Reagan's Second CCC: Rollerblade

Simon Flash MPP: hayneedle foosball table

1. RGYB- RT
2. GBRY- YT
3. GYBR- YT (2)
4. YRGB- YT (3)
5. BGYR- YT (4)
6. RBGY- YT WINS

Reagan's Third CCC: Hamburger

Spelling Bee MPP: VocoPro machine

RT:
1. PEAR (it's juicy)
2. BERRY (it can be straw)
3. EASEL (it's used by painters)

YT:
1. KITE (it flies)
2. SALSA (it has a kick to it)- WIN W/ :53 LEFT!

Reagan's Fourth CCC: Soccer Ball

Guesstures Freefall MPP: Whiplash scooters

Tim: Pinch, sour, deal, sink, suitcase, pig, crossing guard, sleep, roller coaster & cello
Mike: Belt, sunglasses, pen, sculpt, push-up, calculator, penguin & sewing- WIN W/ :34 LEFT!

Reagan's Fifth CCC: Iron

Twister LIGHTS OUT MPP: photo wow gift certificate

R1 Elimination Order:

1. Reagan
2. T.J. (wrong foot)
End Result- Craig (both feet on one dot)

R2 EO:

1. Tim
2. Lisa

SUDDEN DEATH ROUND EO:

DOUBLE ELIMINATION- Reagan & T.J.
WINNERS- RT

Jacob's Other CCC: Skateboard

TRIP AT STAKE: Barcelo Bavaro Palace Deluxe

RT:
Boot- $410
Skateboard- $330 ($740)

YT:
Rollerblade- $685
Hamburger- $620 ($1,305)
Soccer Ball- $775 ($2,080)
Iron- $515 ($2,595)
Hat- $2K ($4,595)

$8K: Pretzel

LIFE: The trip to London wasn't won last week, but maybe it will be this week by one of these two trios:

Red Team: Allie (an acrobatic Olympic gymnast), Robyn (a sister who wants to be a singer) &
Rita (a mom who can balance a glass of water on her head without dropping a drop)
Blue Team: Artie (a school lacrosse player), Carly (a sister who's skated since she was three years old) & Joanne (a mom who plays in a tennis league w/ a wicked backhand)

This Week's First Careers: Cowboy & Oceanographer

RT: Cowboy

1. When a cowboy shouts "Git along, little dogie", who's he talking to- a baby horse or cow?
Guess (while on a farm): Baby cow

2. If a cowboy asks you for "Pecos Strawberries", what should you give him- beans or bullets?
Guess (while in a neighborhood): Beans

Final Question: What's true about the tip of a bullwhip when you hear it crack- it fell off the whip or it broke the sound barrier?
Guess (while on a playground): It broke the sound barrier (600; ran out of gas just as they entered a tunnel)

Last R1 Career: Pilot

BT: Pilot

1. How did The Wright Brothers decide who would take what turned out to be the first-ever airplane flight- a coin toss or an arm wrestling match?
Guess (in a jungle): Coin toss

2. According to the NY Times, why did All-Nippon Airways paint giant eyes on the engines of some of their planes- for good luck or to scare away birds?
Guess: To scare away birds

FQ: The first-ever flight attendants hired by an airline were also trained as what- nurses or cooks?
Guess (while on a highway just shy of what looks to be a desert): Nurses (600; ran out of gas on a bridge just before entering a forest)

First R2 Topics: Compete in The X Games & Win a Grammy

BT: Win a Grammy

1. Who's the youngest artist to win the Album of the Year Grammy- Michael Jackson or Taylor Swift?
Guess (on a snowy bridge): Michael Jackson

2. Which is an actual Grammy category- Best German Rap Album or Best Hawaiian Music Album?
Guess (on a snowy road): Best Hawaiian Music Album (1K)

Extra Gas Q: What Grammy winner's birth name's Stefani Germanotta- Lady GaGa or Gwen Stefani?
Guess (while underwater): Lady GaGa (1,600)

4. Who's been nominated for more Grammys- Miley Cyrus or Billy Ray Cyrus?
Guess: Miley- OUT OF GAS (after coming out of a giant tree log)

Last Category of the Week: Attend Presidential Inauguration

RT: Compete in The X Games

1. Which of these's an official X Games event- Snowmobiling or White Water Rafting?
Guess (in the city): Snowmobiling (800)

2. Which is higher- the average giraffe or the "Big Air" bike ramp at The X Games?
Guess: "Big Air" bike ramp (1,200)

EGQ: A "Nosegrab" is a skateboarding movie that involves grabbing what in mid-air- the front edge of the board or the tip of your elbow?
Guess (at the end of a metallic tunnel): Front edge of the board (1,800)- CLINCHES BONUS PRIZE

FQ: In last year's X Games, who became the first to four-peat as champion of the SuperPipe competition- Shaun White or Sebastien Toutant?
Guess (while in the subway): Shaun (2,600; ran out of gas while in space)

BP Round PICK: Even- 10 (SafariWest adventure)

Final Round: This is similar to the yearbook challenge, but w/ country scrapbooks & items used instead.

WINNERS- RT (5,600-4,350)

GRAND PRIZE ROUND:

Allie: If you were a cowboy, would you be more afraid of rattlesnakes or saddlesores?
Guess: Rattlesnakes- YES

Robyn: Would you rather win a medal for Snowboarding or BMX?
Guess: BMX (because they said she has a cold)- NO

Rita: Would you rather take a cruise around the world or fly around the world?
Guess: Cruise- YES

PICK: Even
Bonus Numbers: 3 & 9
GP NUMBER: 1- LOSS FOR SECOND STRAIGHT WEEK W/ THAT SAME NUMBER

They also leave w/ the HDTV.

SS: Two American trips are being played for this time:

David & Ryan- Orlando
Rachel & Paula- Alaskan Cruise

Babble Prize: Family four pack of tickets to Universal Studios Hollywood

BT:
1. BUY
2. PACK
3. SHARP
4. WAFFLE
5. DOORMAT (:49)

RT:
1. ART
2. SKIM (originally SLIM)
3. STOCK
4. SIMPLE
5. PRI_ATE (Paula misread the board as PIRATE)

slam! Prize: Samick Torino guitar set

R1 (:20): NEST

David: BEST
Rachel: BUST
Ryan: MUST
Paula: MAST
David: MART
Rachel: PART

R2 (:22): COMB

Ryan: COME
Paula: HOME
David: HOLE
Ryan: HOLY- WIN! (after choosing every other letter)

Flash Prize: SONY VAIO laptop
Line: BLTEA

BT: BELT, BET, BAT, EAT, TEA & BEAT = 20
RT: LET, BELT, BET, BEAT, BLEAT & TEA = 22 (:06)

LIGHTNING BONUS TILE BOARD:

(J)(G)(W)(Y)
(X)(D)(C)(B)
(F)(Z)(P)(V)
(H)(K)(M)(Q)

BT: X + F + K + M = 20
RT: X + B = 11

1. EPAPR- Battles w/ both rock & scissors
RT: PAPER (29)

2. PNTEAIR (down from the first P)- He'll brush up on his work
BT: PAINTER (TIED)

3. SNGIER (up from the R in PAPER)- Timbaland or Timberlake
RT: SINGER (36)

4. SOWN (across from the S)- A Winter coat
RT: SNOW (50)

5. AKWH (up/down from the W)- Tony award-winning skateboarder
BT: HAWK (43)

6. GPSSOI (across from the G)- "Rumor Has It"
RT: GOSSIP (59)

7. ONONI (across from the N in PAINTER)- Rings in a restaurant (also a vegetable that can bring tears to your years & the name of online tabloid newspaper)
RT: ONION (69)

8. SIKIGN (down from the second S in GOSSIP)- Going downhill fast
BT: SKIING (54)

9. GLDEON (left from the N in SINGER)- Like Willy Wonka's tickets
BT: GOLDEN (70)

10. AYGO (up/down from the G in GOLDEN)- It's flexible (& Trish Stratus does it)
STUMPER (A: YOGA)

11. DRAIY (left from the Y)- Private thoughts
RT: DIARY (87)

12. PAEUNT (down from the P in GOSSIP)- It's shelled out at ballgames
RT: WIN W/ PEANUT (111)

DEBUT: "Budweiser Presents: The Big Time"

2012-01-21T12:18:00.000-08:00

Each Saturday afternoon at 3 PM EST (or check your local listings), three people have the chance to be part of a special event. In the premiere's case, they were hoping to be the lead act at the iHeartRadio Music Festival on September 23 & 24 from the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas:

Justin Nault (Nashville)- Has been playing the piano since he was eight years old & has been a performer since 16, but on at least one occasion, his vocal cords were damaged so much that his career would be in jeopardy at 29
Jessica Ridley (Calgary)- Stay-at-home mom/singer-songwriter
Laura Jeanne (London)

Opening Challenge ("Country Music"): Each of these contestants had to sing their country's respective national anthem in a capella while on an empty Cashman Field at the Cashman Center.

Standings:

1. Jessica
2. Laura
3. Justin

Challenge #2: At the Odds ON Recording Studios in front of Kevin Bagger (Senior Director of Marketing for the Las Vegas Convention & Visitors Authority), they had to record a 30-second radio jingle for the city of Vegas without using any gambling words. Whoever did the worst was eliminated.

WINNER- Jessica
FIRST OUT- Laura

FINAL CHALLENGE: At 7:30 PM PST, the finalists had to sing at the Canyon.

Jessica: "Hold the Line" by Toto
Justin: "Semi-Charmed Life" by Third Eye Blind (who performed first)

BIG WINNER- Jessica (who also has her own single titled "Flaming Red")

"Fear" back off schedule for this Monday

2012-01-21T12:11:00.000-08:00

The political debate for this Monday originally cancelled is back on, so "Fear factor" will NOT be seen next week.

Originally, "Hee Haw! Hee Haw!" (the seventh taped episode for the season) was going to air this Monday at 9 PM EST. When "Fear" was yanked the first time, it was pushed back in favor of a two-part "Leeches & Shaved Heads & Tear Gas- Oh My!" event, where the winning team will get $50K per teammate.

W/ this recent update, it appears the $100K episode has been pushed back to its original airdate of February 12th at 9 PM.

Source: The Futon Critic

Several GSN employees terminated

2012-01-21T10:23:00.001-08:00

12 members of GSN's workforce have recently been laid off.

Various sources contributed to this report.

Snoop arrested

2012-01-21T10:20:00.001-08:00

Snoop Dogg, who was a part of the first-ever "The Price is Right" Celebrity Week, was arrested last week for having a little marijuana in his tour bus.

Various sources contributed to this report.

"Fear" scheduling update

2012-01-20T15:43:00.000-08:00

NBC has actually cancelled said debate this Monday, so "Fear factor" will be airing at 9 PM EST as scheduled.

Source: The Futon Critic

January '12 Ratings Report #3

2012-01-20T09:37:00.000-08:00

"American Idol":
11th Season Premiere (Wednesday): 21.61 million (second-lowest SP viewership total ever)
Thursday: 17.74 million (also well down from last year's Thursday premiere)
"The Biggest Loser: No Excuses": 6.63 million (virtually the same as last week)
"Wipeout": 5.87 million- SEASON-LOW
"project RUNWAY: All-Stars": 1.91 million (down from the first two weeks)
"Top Chef: Texas": 2 million- SEASON-HIGH

Source: The Futon Critic

"Fear" scheduling note

2012-01-20T09:35:00.000-08:00

Because of the Republican Presidential Primary Debate from Tampa, FL airing this Monday at 9 PM EST, there will be NO "Fear factor" next week.

Source: The Futon Critic