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2012-02-02T17:51:00.001-08:00

Because of the late episode switch regarding "Let's Make a Deal" today, the 500th Episode can currently be seen on CBS.com at least for the time being.

2/2/2012 Results

2012-02-02T08:01:00.000-08:00

LMaD: Paul (dressed as a reindeer) has these choices to start off the day's show:

CURTAIN #2: GET GOING
SMALL BOX (Jonathan): GET READY
BIG BOX: GET RECEPTION
SILVER ENVELOPE: THE BIG RISK

He's going all the way on the middle curtain.

SB- Bad breath spray collection
BB- SONY 52" HDTV w/ sling box & acer laptop ($3,400)
SE- Six-night trip to The pink palace in Confu, Greece w/ $2.5K spending money ($12,247)
CURTAIN #2- Pinata car (he ultimately misses out on $1K)

Christina (dressed as a Viking) is about to become a non-billiards "Striking Viking", because she's playing Strike a Match for $30K+ in total winnings!

1. #13: SE
2. #20: SB
3. #12: SE- Fred Segal Salon makeover package w/ $1K gift card ($2K)
4. #5: SB (Jonathan)- Nikon digital camera w/ EPSON PictureMate frame & printer ($1,800)
5. #1: CURTAIN #3
6. #17: CURTAIN #3- Human Touch Acu Touch Zero Gravity massage chair w/ $500 amazon gift card & kindle ($5,038)
7. #4: $1.5K
8. #15: $1.5K
9. #24: $2K
10. #10: $2K
11. #2: ZONK- BAILOUT ($12,338)

CURTAIN #1 (which obviously was where the 2012 Hyundai Elantra Touring MT was hiding today)- #8 & #22
$500- #7 & #16
$1K- #3 & #19

But who knows- she might give that all back for a chance at this morning's Big Deal, which is a 2012 BMW 128i MT (Std., RPDC) worth $32,475- the most expensive car offered on the program to date this season! In the meantime...

Scott's Fast Deal Decision (dressed as an American hero more of like an Army person): SB (Jonathan)- VESPA S-50 ($3,789)
1,692 Norwegian Crone- $300

Leicia Gorgan, representing the Air Force, has a chance to at least pull out some All-American moolah from the ATM.

1. $450
2. $250 ($700)
3. $600 ($1,300)- STOP
4. $300
5. $1,800
6. OVERDRAWN

Leicia then buys the SB (Tiffany in front of Curtain #2) for half her bank.

SB- Blue Alexander McQueen satchel w/ pair of his Cat Eye sunglasses ($2,920)
CURTAIN #1 (TBR)- Giant caveman tricycle

All three of those curtains are up for sale in the next regulation deal.

April's Round (she's dressed as a loaded baked potato): NO to CURTAIN #3 ($1,200)(even though she chose it because of her sister)- Squid ink factory
Rigoberto's Round (who's wearing a giant cardboard face box w/ red lights in the eyes): NO to CURTAIN #2 ($2K)- Trip to Long Bay ($7,196)
Tiffany's Round (dressed as Little Red Riding Hood): CURTAIN #1 ($800)- Kitchen, including an ice cream/sorbet maker set ($3,045)

Paige (dressed as a pirate) could win at least the Dodge Caliber (Curtain #3) playing The New New Car Pong. As of this playing that was taped on November 12th, the non-car cups have dollar amounts assigned- the North & South cups are worth $250, the East & West cups pay $1K each & the other cups are valued at $500 apiece.

Prompt: Songs from the original "Grease" (as a pun to the country Greece)
Choices: "Summer Nights", "Sandy", "Cool Rider" & "We Go Together"
PICKS: "Summer Nights", "Sandy" & "Cool Rider" (that was from the sequel)

BAILOUT W/ $1.5K

RESULT JUST FOR KICKS- NORTH CUP W/ THREE SECONDS LEFT (she would've given back $1,250)

Scott sees himself doing the Identify the Location By Miles Only Deal, where he may win a trip that's inside the SB (Jonathan) &/or a shot at that BMW.

Miles (from LAX): 2,475
Choices: NYC, Orlando & Costa Rica

GUESS: Orlando- GO
CURTAIN #1- Deluxe triple threat game table ($1,550)
SB- Four-night trip to the Paramount Hotel in NYC ($5,108)

THE BIG DEAL: Well, he wasn't going to get a shot at this, because Christina's going for it, so she's given up the most anyone's traded away for a shot at a Big Deal of the Day. She disagrees w/ much of the Peanut Gallery & chooses Door #1. The people's choice of #3 had a home gym w/ red towels worth...$6,155. I sincerely hope Mike didn't put another BD behind #2...NOT today- there was a dining room worth $2,510, SO SHE & JIM JUST WON THE BEAMER!!!

In addition, Anna brought a coin to the host that's a piece of Canadian currency for the $500 purse, making the final total on his very memorable day $48,079!

(Final notes: Just before the final break, Wayne was so speechless about Christina's luck on the show that he held a sign that said "Quickie Deals Next". Also, the powers that be pushed back Episode 3150 that was originally scheduled to air today, because that was the 500th taped show according to CBS.com & airing it just before we get to 500 aired episodes wouldn't have made sense at all.)

TPiR: George gives the words to Jessica Hatten, James Humberson, Abigail Lawrence & Ronald Franklin & an iPad2/arcade cabinet package (Rachel in the clam)("Super Bass" by Nicki Minaj).

Jessica: $499/James: $549/Ronald: BUCK (STAGE GARF)/Abigail: $25 (STAGE GARF)

ARP: $599

James, a personal assistant to his parents from Orange, CA, takes advantage of an easy Switch? setup (at least in Drew's opinion) by leaving this setup alone- the $5,659 outdoor confection oven (Amber) & the $2,999 Honda TRX-90 X (Manuela)("Mr. Know It All" by Kelly Clarkson)!

Coming on down fifth's Susanne Shugarts (although we didn't hear GG say "You're the next contestant on 'The Price is Right'" because of maybe a technical problem) & the second one-bid prize's four CASIO G-Black digital watches (ceiling)("I Wanna Go" by Britney Spears).

Jessica: $873/SUSANNE: $872 (originally $875.72)/Ronald: $501/Abigail: $700

ARP: $520

That mistake by Drew didn't matter- Ronald, a flight attendant from Chicago, plays One Away (Manuela) for NOT a lot of "Benjamins", but rather the FIAT 500 AT (Std., Mats, Organizer, Covers)(Rachel at Door #3)("Stereo Hearts" by Gym Class Heroes featuring Adam Levine). Board:

$ 2 6 , 4 3 7

Rachel shows off the "Winner!" license plate too early...& we're going to have to throw a flag on the play for that miscue, because Ronald loses w/ $17,328 & $17,528 (ARP: $17,326).

Coming off the bench sixth's Nicholas Mendenhall from San Diego & the third IUFB's a jura Impressa C5 coffee center (Amber & Rachel)("Wish You Were Here" by Avril Lavigne).

Jessica: $399 (OOPS)/Susanne: $425/NICHOLAS: $575/Abigail: $400

ARP: $999

You'll never see such a combination on Safe Crackers, but Nicholas (originally from Philadelphia) will play said Pricing Game for an AICO dining room w/ the Fiesta dinnerware (Manuela) & a five-piece Kosta Boda Contrast blue crystal set (Amber), all valued at $6,411 ("Self Back Home" by Gym Class Heroes feat. Neon Hitch).

Numbers in Crystal: 0, 6 & 7
COMBINATION GUESS: $760- LOCK

SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #1:
Ronald ($520): 55 + 60 = OVER BY $.15
Nicholas ($999): 45 + 40 = $.85
James ($9,257): 20 + 60= NICKEL SHORT

Plugging in the orange third's Teresa Baugh from the front row & Manuela's in the next PUFB, an AVS light purple sleeveless cocktail dress w/ a multi-sequined Valentino clutch (in front of Contestant's Row)("It Girl" by Jason Derulo).

Jessica: BUCK/Susanne: $750/TERESA: $1,050/Abigail: $850

ARP: $730

By $20, Jessica plays Double Prices for a six-night trip to the Planters Inn in Savannah, GA (Rachel at Door #2; also includes a two-hour dinner cruise)("You Da One" by Rihanna). Out of $5,815 & $8,202, she goes bottom w/ $5,815...it's bag-packing time!

The next player's announced to be Theron Dodson (after he jumped quite high right out of his seat) & the next-to-last PUFB on the morning's an Old Town Dirigo 120 XT orange kayak set (Amber at Door #2)("Pumped Up Kicks" by Foster the People).

THERON: $649/Susanne: $1K/Teresa: $675/Abigail: $500

ARP: $1,010

Susanne from Seattle (who's retired) plays Punch-a-Bunch (Manuela w/ big bill, Rachel w/ SPs; "Party Rock Anthem" by LMFAO feat. Lauren Bennett & Afrojack).

1. Heart-shaped waffle maker ($65): LOWER- $40
2. Marc Jacobs cosmetic pouch ($37): HIGHER- $62
3. Seven-piece utensil set on rotating storage stand ($29): LOWER- $50
4. Dishwasher-safe herb mill ($11): HIGHER- $20

PUNCHES:

#8: $500
#24: $1K- BAILOUT
#33: $500

Tanisha Depremont from the top-right corner of the audience is picked on last & the final GUFB's that Alpine car audio system (Manuela behind splitting sign)("Music Sounds Better With U" by Big Time Rush feat. Mann). Abigail's still in CR.

Theron: $1,401/TANISHA: $1K/Teresa: $1,175/Abigail: $1,400

GOING HOME W/ PARTING GIFTS- Abigail

ARP: $1,700

Theron, a Bostonian who's been riding in an RV across America w/ 8K+ miles so far (& four kids), could have to ditch that ride in favor of the '12 Ford Fiesta HB (Std., #201A, Prot, Winter)(Amber at Door #2)("Car Slide" by Edd Kalehoff) if he keeps the winning streak going in the Money Game (even though Theron said "A brand new car" very weakly after GG made the toss it to him). The nine pairs of numbers this time:

(32)(40)(94)
(15)(78)(16)
(56)(17)(63)

MIDDLE NUMBER: 4 ($ 1 _ , 4 _ _)

He wins $15 & the $17,432 automobile in three!

SCSD #2:
Susanne ($2,132): $.95
Jessica ($6,545): 60 + 85 = OVER
Theron ($19,147): Quarter + 70 = $.95

SPIN-OFF:
Susanne: $.95 AGAIN
Theron: WINS ANOTHER $1K & SHOWCASE BERTH!

Any more cash for him...NOT w/ half a buck.

SHOWCASE #1:

Door #3- Big home theater group including a black Cinema Tech seating trio & three SAMSUNG HDTVs (two 32" & one 55") w/ a wall unit & a SONY Blu-Ray Disc system (Rachel)("Set Fire to the Rain" by Adele)
Door #1- ski-doo Summit Sport (Amber)(MGHS underscore by Edd)

THERON PASSES TO NICHOLAS; NICHOLAS BIDS $22,575 ON FURNITURE/SNOWMOBILE SHOWCASE

MY BID FOR FURNITURE/SNOWMOBILE SHOWCASE: $18,445

THERON'S PREPARATION FOR SPRING SHOWCASE (Door #2; this will also determine if his Ford will be behind that door again):

Left- '12 Lance Cali Classic 125 (Rachel; jazzy Showcase cue by Edd)
Right- Trip to Long Bay (Rachel; remixed trip cue by Michael Karp)
Inside- Scion tC (Manuela)("Grandeur Showcase" by Karp)

THERON BIDS $36.5K ON TRIP/SCION SHOWCASE- STAGE WILLY

MY BID FOR TRIP/SCION SHOWCASE: $26,345

THERON'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $36,500
ARP: $28,854 (he leaves w/ $20,147 in cash & prizes)

NICHOLAS' SHOWCASE:
BID: $22,575
ARP: $22,434- WSD BY $141 (DOUBLE OVERBID #7; that was the second-smallest overage this season)

TODAY'S PG RECORD: 3-2-1
TOTAL WINNINGS: $39,600

Video Bonus: Footage of the last two segments

FF: There was at least one Fast Money win the last time a Sweeps period started. Will today continue that trend?

TODAY'S GAME: Gallaghers vs. Skeltons

R1: Eskimos rub noses, but what other body part might lovers rub together to signify a kiss? Lead-off (s):

#1:
#2:
#3: Lips (14)(Ron)
#4:
#5:
#6:
TOO MUCH TIME- Keisha

Skeltons:

Braden (who majors in English at the University of Georgia & wants to be a comic book writer): Cheeks- #1 (30)
Hannah (just got engaged): Eyes- #5 (6)
Tracy (Ron's wife & Braden's mom): Hands/fingers- #2 (15)
Kim (Hannah's grandmom, I think): Tongues- X
Ron: Private parts- XX
Braden: Necks- XXX

Keisha Steal (for 65): Feet- ALSO INCORRECT

#4: Poopers (6- LOL!!!)
#6: Ears (5)

R2: Name an excuse that a man uses to postpone marrying a girlfriend. An example or two:

#1: Not ready/dates not long enough (39)(Braden)
#2: Money problems (34)(Bonita)
#3:
#4:
#5:
#6:

Skeltons:

Hannah: Travel more/do other things- X
Tracy: Job not good enough- #3 (7)
Kim: Needs a home first- XX
Ron: Doesn't love her- #5 (4)
Braden: His parents don't approve- #6 (3; only mom was displayed)
Hannah: He wants to date other people- XXX

Keisha Steal #2 (for 87 & the early lead): Already been married- NOT IT (Skeltons: 152)(#4: He's already married- why wasn't her guess accepted?)(5)

Double: Name something that's often described as thick. Let's get it going:

#1:
#2:
#3:
#4: Woman's figure/plump people (7)(Hannah)
#5: Hair (6)(April)
#6:
#7:

Skeltons:

Tracy: Skin- X
Kim: Accent- XX
Ron: Tongue- XXX

Keisha Steal #3 (for 26): Books- WRONG AGAIN (Skeltons: 178)

#1: Steak (13)
#2: Head/skull (12)
#3: Milkshake (11)
BOTTOM ANSWERS: Fog/air & syrup/molasses (6 each)

Triple: Name something that rings. This one sounds easy on paper:

#1: Phone (67)(Chaka)
#2:
#3:
#4:

Gallaghers:

Tracey: Ears- #4 (2)
Keisha: Bell- #2 (21)
Bonita (an operations business analyst): Doorbell- TOTAL CLEAN SWEEP! (6)(294)

SUDDEN DEATH: Tell me a word that rhymes w/ gizzard.
Tracey: WIN W/ LIZARD! (64)

FAST MONEY: Now that they've rendered that judging mistake meaningless (at least in my view), we know that they're from Atlantic City & their Comfort Inn Home Town Family Moment person's Maurice, Keisha's husband.

1. According to 100 ladies, how much time could you go spending until you go dropping?
2. Name something men won't give up without a fight.
3. Which occupation's filled w/ the greediest people?
4. Name a fruit w/ lots of seeds.
5. In another 50 years, which country do you think will be #1?

Chaka:
1. 10 minutes- 4
2. Woman- 10
4. Oranges- 11
5. "U.S. #&#*in' A"- 47
TOTAL- 72

Bonita:
1. Five hours- 14
2. Toys
3. Banking- 24
4. Watermelon- 38
5. Europe
TOTAL- 148 ($740)

#1s:

1. Two hrs.
2. TV/remote

WoF: There wasn't any good Sweeps magic on "Feud" today, but will there be some on "Wheel" tonight? We're about to know right now.

$1K T-U: Food & Drink

L _ _ _ T _ R

B I _ Q _ _

Sam solves LOBSTER BISQUE. Thursday's set of players:

Sam Laurvick- A Navy helicopter pilot in Jacksonville, FL for the HSM-74 Swamp Foxes who just reported in on a three-year tour; he's married to Rosalind for almost two years, has one dog & is trying out for his first half-Ironman
Ana Burnes (Bellingham, WA)- A community relations director for a senior retirement community married to Michael w/ three children
Jennie Fahn (L.A. for 20 years; originally from NYC)- Personal assistant married to Jonathan w/ two sons

$2K T-U: Occupation

E X _ _ U T _ V E

C _ E _

Jennie's right w/ EXECUTIVE CHEF.

Thursday's Featured Tasty Trip: The Essex in Essex Junction, VT ($5,200)

IHOP Jackpot Round: Show Biz

Jennie first takes two R's for $1,800, an E & three A's, then she Loses a Turn. Sam secondly Free Plays an O, calls two S's for $1,800 but then buys the sole dud vowel of the round (U). Third for Ana is the Bankrupt next to that Wild Card. Jennie resumes her turn by calling for $1,800 worth of three T's & buying the I's to round out the vowel department, then come two N's for another six bills but then a dud in G while on the green 1/2 KIA. Once Sam calls the two L's for the Vermont wedge...

_ R A _ / _ I T T

S T A R S / I N

_ O N E _ _ A L L

...he knows BRAD PITT STARS IN "MONEYBALL" to keep that, control & the $1,550 left in his bank.

DUDS: $500 G (Jennie), U (Sam)
SOLE LaT: Jennie
SOLE BANKRUPT: Ana
LEFT BEHIND IN JACKPOT: $8,700

Current Scores:

Ana: $0/Jennie: $2K/Sam: $7,750 in cash & Vermont

Mystery Round: Before & After

Sam gets the puzzle off & running on a bad note w/ S for sorry while on the same 1/2 KIA. Second, Ana makes the call of two N's for $600 & the purchases of a couple E's & four A's, followed by a T for the ever-prestigious Million Dollar Wedge, an L for that WC, a $700 pair of M's, trip O's, a $300 D, twin K's to add $1,800, the double I's to clean the vowels out & a shot at solving all of this...

L I K E / T A K I N _

_ A N D _ / _ _ O M / A

_ A _ _

_ O O M E _

...LIKE TAKING CANDY FROM A BABY BOOMER, she's $2,400 happier & stays in control.

SOLE DUD: $500 S (Sam)

Current Scores:

Ana: $2,400 (MDW & WC)/Jennie: $2K/Sam: $7,750 in cash & Vermont

Prize Puzzle Round: Phrase

Two S's for $1,600 start Ana off in this round, but she then duds out w/ an A buy from the vowel section. Second, Jennie inserts two T's at $300 per appearance, two E's, three N's for $1,800 additional, two O's, triple the I's, a $500 D for the other 1/2 KIA & the leftover vowel of U. After that come a $450 G, two C's for $1,600 more & a $500 P while on FP, then we look at...

P E _ _ E C T

S U _ _ I N G

C O N D I T I O N S

...& she's won an additional $4,450 & takes the lead w/ a vacation to where there's presumably PERFECT SURFING CONDITIONS, the Marriott Waikiki Beach Resort & Spa w/ Hotwire.com travel worth $5,020.

SOLE DUD: A (Ana)

TONIGHT'S SPIN ID: LD5789486 (Le D.)

Current Scores:

Ana: $2,400 (MDW & WC)/Jennie: $11,470 in cash & HI/Sam: $7,750 in cash & VT

$3K T-U: Place

S H _ P _ _ _ G

D I _ _ _ _ _ T

Jennie could spend some of the extra three grand she just won in a SHOPPING DISTRICT.

R4: Place

The middle lady goes to work in this round, starting w/ a $900 N, two T's for another $800 each, the singleton vowel buys of O & E but then S for stop. Second, Sam calls up a $500 R, buys a set of A's & lights quad L's for 18 more Benjamins & the $600 pair of W's prior to closing out the vowels w/ the I, but he then Bankrupts out next to the WC's previous location to lose the 24 bills for good at the last moment. After Ana calls a C for $300...

W A L L - T O - W A L L

C A R _ E T I N _

...she wins another $700 towards WALL-TO-WALL CARPETING.

SOLE DUD: $500 S (Jennie)
SOLE BANKRUPT: Sam

Current Scores:

Ana: $3,400 (MDW & WC)/Jennie: $11,470 in cash & HI/Sam: $7,750 in cash & VT

Last Chance Round: On the Map

Consonants pay...$6K, so good news for Ana! After the double D's are asked for...

D _ R _ N _ _

_ _ L _ R _ D _

...Jennie comes up w/ DURANGO, COLORADO for $12K & the match! Sam missed out on 18 grand.

DUDS: S (Jennie), T (Ana)

Final Scores:

Ana: $3,400/Jennie: $26,470 in cash & HI/Sam: $7,750 in cash & VT
GRAND TOTAL: $37,620

TONIGHT'S BANKRUPT TRASH: $2,400

Big Money Round #93: She didn't bring anyone along, but Jennie takes out the I envelope from WIN.

Topic: Thing

RSTLNE assistance:

_ _ _ L _

_ _ R _ _ _ T

WDBO are interesting choices, even though we know the first word isn't WORLD...

D _ _ L _

W O R _ O _ T

...but they're enough to give her a DAILY WORKOUT (& she literally does one just before Jimmy reminds us about the WHEEL Watchers Club!) good for...

...the 30 G's & a grand total in cash & Aloha State on Groundhog Day of $56,470!

B IQ: This is the only game in this series so far where both participants aren't representing any MLB teams:

PRELIMINARY GAME #11: Cory Schwartz (MLB.com Vice-President of Statistics) vs. Craig Mulder (Baseball Hall of Fame Director of Communications)

Leadoff Home Run: Beisdes Bob Gibson, who was the only other pitcher w/ 15+ strikeouts in a World Series game?
Craig: Sandy Koufax

CATEGORIES: We Didn't Start the Fire, AL Strikeout Specialists, Get the Broom Out, Mets Mound Keepers, I'm in the LCS...Again, Red, White & Blue Baseball, Chasing Rickey & Tribe Sluggers Other Than Pedro Cerrano

#1: Get the Broom Out- WS Sweeps Since '54 besides the Giants over the Indians in '54 (10)
GUESSES: Dodgers-Yankees ('63), Reds-Yankees ('76), Orioles-Dodgers ('66), Athletics-Giants ('89) & '70 Orioles- CORY (1)(Others: Red Sox-Rockies in '07, White Sox-Astros in '05, Red Sox-Cardinals in '04, Yankees-Braves in '99, Yankees-Padres in '98 & Reds-A's from '90)

#2: Chasing Rickey- Active stolen base leaders (18)
GUESSES: Juan Pierre & Jose Reyes- CRAIG (2)(Others: Carl Crawford, Ichiro Suzuki, Johnny Damon, Omar Vizquel, Bobby Abreu, Jimmy Rollins, Derek Jeter, Chone Figgins, Alex Rodriguez, Rafael Furcal, Mike Cameron, Edgar Renteria, Carlos Beltran, Brian Roberts, Alfonso Soriano & Michael Bourn)

#3: Red, White & Blue Baseball- U.S. Olympic Baseball representatives to also play an All-Star Game since '88 besides Robin Ventura (16)
GUESSES: Jim Abbott & Roy Oswalt- CORY (2)(Others: Andy Benes, Trevor Cahill, Nomar Garciaparra, Ryan Franklin, Jason Giambi, Troy Glaus, Jeffrey Hammonds, Charles Johnson, Tino Martinez, Mickey Morandini, Charles Nagy, Phil Nevin, Ben Sheets, Ed Sprague & Jason Varitek)

#4: Mets Mound Keepers- Most innings pitched in Mets history (16)
GUESSES: Tom Seaver, Jerry Koosman, Jon Matlack, Dwight Gooden, Sid Fernandez, Ron Darling, Al Leiter, Bobby Ojeda- CORY (4)(Others: Craig Swan, Bobby J. Jones, David Cone, Tom Glavine, Al Jackson, Steve Trachsel, Jack Fisher, Rick Reed & Mike Pelfrey)

#5: We Didn't Start the Fire- Most saves all-time (20)
GUESSES: Lee Smith, Mariano Rivera, Trevor Hoffman & Francisco Rodriguez- CRAIG
BIG INNING: Billy Wagner, John Franco, Cory Wilhelm (Others: Dennis Eckersley, Jeff Reardon, Troy Percival, Randy Myers, Rollie Fingers, John Wetteland, Francisco Cordero, Roberto Hernandez, Jose Mesa, Todd Jones, Rick Aguilera, Robb Nen, Tom Henke, Goose Gossage & Jeff Montgomery)

#6: AL Strikeout Specialists- Most K's in AL since start of '61 (20)
GUESSES: Roger Clemens, Nolan Ryan, Jim Palmer & Pedro Martinez- CORY (5)(Others: Bert Blyeven, Mike Mussina, Mickey Lolich, Frank Tanana, Randy Johnson, Chuck Finley, Jack Morris, Luis Tiant, Sam McDowell, Mark Langston, Jim Kaat, Tim Wakefield, Catfish Hunter, Dennis Eckersley, David Wells, Kenny Rogers & CC Sabathia)

#7: Tribe Sluggers Other Than Pedro Cerrano- Most HRs in Indians history (14)
GUESSES: Albert Belle, Jim Thome, Earl Averill, Andre Thornton, Larry Doby & David Justice- CRAIG (4)(Others: Manny Ramirez, Hal Trosky, Al Rose, Rocky Colavito, Travis Hafner, Ken Keltner, Joe Carter, Grady Sizemore & Woodie Held)

#8: I'm in the LCS...Again- Players who've played the most LCS games (20)
GUESSES: Derek Jeter, Bernie Williams, Jorge Pasada, Manny Ramirez, Chipper Jones, David Justice & Barry Bonds- CRAIG (6)(Others: Reggie Jackson, Kenny Lofton, John Olerud, Terry Pendleton, Tino Martinez, Rickey Henderson, David Ortiz, Mariano Rivera, Ron Gant, Mark Lemke, Paul O'Neill, Albert Pujols, Jason Varitek & Jim Edmonds)

NINTH INNING PROMPT: MVP award winners in the '80s (16)

First Bidder: CRAIG AT 5
Final Bid: CRAIG AT 8
GUESSES: Mike Schmidt, Dale Murphy, Ryne Sandberg, Willie McGee, Andre Dawson, Kirk Gibson, George Brett & Robin Yount- WIN (Others: Kevin Mitchell, Jose Canseco, George Bell, Roger Clemens, Don Mattingly, Willie Martinez, Cal Ripken, Jr. & Rollie Fingers)

CRAIG ACTUALLY KNEW THEM ALL!

PRELIMINARY GAME #12: Josh DeFamio vs. Benjamin Coburn

The victor here faces Rich Linville in Round 2.

LHR: Before Chris Carpenter, who was the last P to start & win WS Game 7?
Benjamin: Jon Lester (A: John Lackey, said by Josh)

CATEGORIES: Guys With More Strikes Than Earl Anthony, Legends of the Fall Classic, Bandboxes, Billy's Beane Counters, Lasorda's Bulldogs, The Kaat's Meow, Most Valuable Pennsylvanian & To Err Is Human, But Not For Them

#1: Lasorda's Bulldogs- P w/ 200+ innings in season under Tommy Lasorda (16)
GUESSES: Orel Hershiser, Fernando Valenzuela & Tim Belcher- JOSH (2)(Others: Tom Candiotti, Kevin Gross, Burt Hooten, Tommy John, Tim Leary, Ramon Martinez, Mike Morgan, Doug Rau, Jerry Reuss, Rick Rhoden, Rick Sutcliffe, Don Sutton & Bob Welch)

#2: Most Valuable Pennsylvanian- MVPs from Pennsylvania teams since '31 other than Dick Groat (12)
GUESSES: Roberto Clemente, Willie Stargell, Mike Schmidt & Ryan Howard- JOSH
BI: Lefty Grove, Jimmie Foxx, Jim Konstanty & Bobby Shantz (5)(Others: Jimmy Rollins, Barry Bonda, Dave Parker & Chuck Klein)

#3: Legends of the Fall Classic- WS MVP's since '00 other than Derek Jeter (10)
GUESSES: Curt Schilling, David Freese, Troy Glaus & Albert Pujols- JOSH (6)(Others: Edgar Renteria, Hideki Matsui, Cole Hamels, Mike Lowell, David Eckstein, Jermaine Dye, Manny Ramirez, Josh Beckett & Randy Johnson)

#4: Billy's Beane Counters- A's to win Cy Young, Rookie of the Year, MVP or Relief Man Award under Billy Beane besides Keith Foulke (8)
GUESSES: Andrew Bailey, Miguel Tejada, Bobby Crosby, Huston Street, Barry Zito, Jason Giambi, Ben Grieve & Billy Koch- FIRST-EVER CLEAN SWEEP! (Josh leads 8-2)

#5: Bandboxes- Most HRs by ballpark last year (14)
GUESSES: Coors Field & Citizens Bank Ballpark- JOSH (9)(Others: Rangers Ballpark, Camden Yards, Great American Ball Park, Yankee Stadium, Rogers Centre, Chase Field, Miller Park, Fenway Park, U.S. Cellular Field, Comerica Park, Progressive Field, Tropicana Field & Wrigley Field)

#6: Guys W/ More Strikes than Earl Anthony- P w/ 300+ K's in a season since 1900 (14)
GUESSES: Randy Johnson, Curt Schilling, Nolan Ryan, Sandy Koufax & Roger Clemens- JOSH (10)(Others: Walter Johnson, Pedro Martinez, Sam McDowell, J.R. Richard, Rube Waddell, Vida Blue, Steve Carlton, Bob Feller, Mickey Lolich & Mike Scott)

#7: To Err Is Human, But Not for Them- Shortstops w/ highest career fielding percentage (minimum of 750 games)(20)
GUESSES: Ozzie Smith, Omar Vizquel & Honus Wagner- BEN (3)(Others: Jimmy Rollins, Mike Bordick, Cesar Izturis, Rey Sanchez, Larry Bowa, Tony Fernandez, J.J. Hardy, Cal Ripken, Jr., Deivi Cruz, David Eckstein, Orlando Cabrera, Frank Duffy, Spike Owen, Jhonny Peralta, Neifi Perez, Alex Rodriguez, Alan Trammell & Jack Wilson)

#8: The Kaat's Meow- Jim Kaat's Hall of Fame teammates (12)
GUESSES: Frank Howard & Steve Carlton- JOSH (11)(Others: Bert Blyleven, Rod Carew, Goose Gossage, Catfish Hunter, Reggie Jackson, Harmon Killebrew, Gaylord Perry, Ron Santo, Mike Schmidt, Ozzie Smith & Bruce Sutter)

NI PROMPT: Most career stolen bases since 1901 (20)

Sole Bid: 9 BY BEN
GUESSES: Rickey Henderson, Lou Brock, Honus Wagner, Vince Coleman, Jose Reyes- GOODBYE (Others: Ty Cobb, Tim Raines, Eddie Collins, Max Carey, Joe Morgan, Willie Wilson, Bert Campaneris, Kenny Lofton, Otis Nixon, Maury Wills, Ozzie Smith, Brett Butler, Davey Lopes, Juan Pierre, Cesar Cedeno & Barry Bonds)

J!: This evening's College Championship competitors:

Connie Shi (Okemos, MI)- University of Michigan junior
Anne Rozek (Perry, IL)- Eastern Illinois University junior
Jaime Alayin (Miami, FL)- George Washington University sophomore

First Topic Board:

YOU'RE HISTORICAL!
NEW FADS
TALES OF THE WINDY CITY
1 WORD, 2 MEANINGS
BELL CURVES
BAND NAME ADJECTIVES

Jaime SWEEPS Band Name Adjectives right off the top, but it's Connie's Picture Daily Double courtesy of the $600 You're Historical! clue; Anne has half her score. For a C-note, here's her clue:

This explorer & courtier for whom a state capital's named actually spelled his last name without an I.

"Who is (Sir Walter) Raleigh?"...that would be it for $1,400.

SOLE ATTEMPTED TS: $600 (Tales of the Windy City)
SOLE UNATTEMPTED TS: $1K (You're Historical!)
TOTAL LACH TRASH: $1,600

(Note: Vanna White was in a picture laying down on a table in front of the puzzleboard about the $400 New Fad of Planking.)

After One Round:

Jaime: $9,600
Anne: $400
Connie: $4,400

Double J! List:

ENTRANCE EXAM
FRESH, MAN
THE SOPHOMORE JINX
JUNIOR YEAR ABROAD
SENIORITIS
"POST" GRADUATE

Connie's got her second DD of this game behind the $1,600 "Post" clue w/ $8,400 & a $1,600 margin over Anne for second place; Jaime's still slightly in Lock Game Territory w/ $17,600. Connie risks her $1,600 second-place cushion on this answer:

William Barry in 1829 was the first & Winton Blount in 1969 the last to be this as a Cabinet member.

"What is Postmaster General?"...that was the job & she's at the 10 large mark. Anne picks off the last of this match's DDs from the leftover $800 Entrance Exam screen w/ $10,400; she's $2,400 ahead of Connie for second & is $8K out of first. For another $2K, here's another PDD:

The Anne Boleyn Gatehouse at Hampton Court is in this historic architectural type of style.

"What is Gothic?"...nope, that came from the Tudor variety & she drops to $8,400.

DJ! LACH TRASH (all attempted): $3,600 (three $1,200 clues)

Totals After DJ!:

Jaime: $18,800
Anne: $7,200
Connie: $12,400

CORYAT SCORES:

Jaime: $18,800
Anne: $9,200
Connie: $12K

FINAL J! SUBJECT: 19th Century Authors.

One of this author's greatest successes came after remarking "I want to write about a fellow who was two fellows".

ANNE:
Response: "Who was Robert Louis Stevenson?"
Wager: $4,300
Final score: $11.5K

CONNIE:
Response: "Who is R.L. Stevenson?"
Wager: $6,600
Final score: $19K

JAIME:
Response: "Who was Kafka?"
Wager: $6,001
Final score: $12,799- CONNIE ADVANCES

(More to come.)

"The Challenge: Battle of the Exes" 2/1

2012-02-02T05:56:00.000-08:00

CHALLENGE #2 ("Hook Up"): Two teams at a time had to use giant hooks to make it across six beams over the water.

R1: Dustin vs. Heather (splashed out after two beams) vs. Wes & Mandi (splashed out after one beam)
R2: Leroy & Naomi (splashed out after one beam) vs. Jasmine & Tyrie (splashed out after one beam)
R3: Ty & Emily (timed out after two beams) vs. Sarah & Vinny (timed out after three beams)
R4: Abram & Cara Maria (splashed out after two beams) vs. CT & Diem (timed out after two beams)
R5: Mark & Robin (splashed out after one beam) vs. Camila & Johnny (CLEAR)
R6: Aneesa & Rachel (splashed out after one beam) vs. Paula & Dunbar (splashed out after one beam)

LOSERS- Leroy & Naomi
CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND: Johnny & Camila vs. Sarah & Vinny- SARAH & VINNY BECOME NEW P.C.

That was the good news...but the bad news was that P.C. wound up being DISQUALIFIED because Vinny ripped off Mandi's shirt at a nightclub, which was a personal foul for unnecessary roughness. However, their selection of Wes & Mandi over Jasmine & Tyrie stood.

THE DOME #2 ("X Battle"): One teammate in each round tried to pull a small X from the other; a best-of-three game was played for each gender.

MALE WINNER (2-0)- LEROY
FEMALE WINNER (2-0)- MANDI

A single-round Sudden Death game involved the guys via a coin flip.

WINNERS- L & N

"Top Chef: Texas" 2/1

2012-02-01T19:11:00.000-08:00

$5K Quickfire: 20 minutes are on the clock to make pancakes.

Guest Judge: Paul Reubens as Pee-Wee Herman

Entries:

Grayson: Ricotta buttermilk pancake w/ peach compote, blackberry & basil
Sarah: Confetti pancakes w/ blackberry sauce, cocoa nibs & vanilla whipped cream
Paul: Rolled pancake w/ berries, black pepper & champagne dippin' dots
Lindsay: Ricotta pancake w/ whipped creme fraiche & Marcona Almond and Anise Cookies
Ed: Pancake bits w/ blueberries, raspberries, strawberries, bacon & bruleed marshmallow

WINNER- Ed

ELIMINATION CHALLENGE #12: Make a family-style lunch for Pee-Wee Herman, but only one chef can cook in a restaurant at a time. Each of the remaining cheftestants also gets one of his bicycles to use in this challenge only.

DISHES:

Sarah: Summer vegetable egg salad w/ chicken skin vinaigrette
Grayson: Egg, spinach & Gorgonzola-stuffed chicken w/ butternut-roasted squash
Lindsay: Stuffed zucchini w/ braised beef cheeks, rice & goat cheese
Edward: Chicken & grits w/ raw corn & kale salad w/ red-eye gravy
Paul: Roasted chicken w/ red curry gastrique & Summer salad w/ basil blossom oil

WINNER- Lindsay (Runner-up: Paul)
IN DANGER OF BEING REPLACED- Grayson

FINAL LAST CHANCE KITCHEN DISHES:

Beverly: Red snapper in coconut broth infused w/ lemongrass, ginger, Thai basil & cilantro w/ a fennel mango salad
Grayson: Bacon-seared scallop w/ a gastrique of cherry & champagne grapes w/ pistachio & tarragon

Well...I lied- we WON'T know who's getting the second chance until at least next week.

2/1/2012 Results

2012-02-01T08:26:00.000-08:00

TPiR: Jeremy Vellon from the Air Force, Lori Chamberlin, Patrick Mazuca & Dejoie Poellnitz are all given the cue first by George to get on down to Contestant's Row & here's the first GUFB, five pairs of Jessica Simpson shoes (Gwendolyn in the clam)("Pumped Up Kicks" by Foster the People).

Jeremy: $850/Lori: $828/Patrick: $600/Dejoie: $601

ARP: $726

Dejoie from Vista, CA (who owns a companion service care business) has a reason to be bouncing w/ the host the minute she gets on stage- she's playing Pl!nko. At the SP department's Rachel ("Blackout" by Breathe Carolina).

Electric yogurt maker ($63): 6- $60
Five kitchen shears ($27): 2- $37
Emerson microwave ($53): 5- $50
Presto PowerPop ($17): 1- $13

Manuela gives her the other three Pl!nko Chips...SADLY, THE FIRST & LAST CHIPS GO IN THE RIGHT ZERO, WHILE THE MIDDLE TWO GO IN THE OTHER ONE; ADDING INSULT TO INJURY, THE SECOND CHIP BOUNCES OUT OF THE $10K!!!! OUCH. Well, at least she won some minor prizes before having all of that bad luck unlike the last two $0 winners in this Pricing Game.

Video Bonus: HEARTBREAKING Pl!nko

Cynthia Fernandez comes down fifth & the second IUFB's a 30-inch stainless-steel gas range (Rachel behind splitting sign)("Dance" by Big Sean).

Jeremy: $1,050/Lori: $875/Patrick: $800/CYNTHIA: $950

ARP: $999

Jeremy was over by $51, so Cynthia from Santa Monica (who's an unemployed mom/office manager) gets right up to play 1 Right Price ("I Like It Like That" by Hot Chelle Rae featuring New Boyz) for the Rainforest 78 (Gwen) & the Inspire M-4 (Daniel). Does she identify that steam shower as $5,327 (Manuela)...yes she does! The gym was $4,295.

Going green third's Kerry Michaliewicz & the third PUFB's held by Manuela, a SAMSUNG/at&t Infuse 4G smartphone w/ the one-year plan ("I Wanna Go" by Britney Spears).

Jeremy: $1,050/Lori: $1,100/Patrick: $1,200/KERRY: $850

ARP: $1,380

Beta Beta Phi member Patrick, also a Broadcast Journalism major from USC, plays Line 'em Up for the Chevrolet Sonic 2LS (Std., Paint, Prot)(Manuela at Door #2)("Domino" by Jessie J for the car, "Tonight is the Night" by Outasight for the other prizes). Here's the setup:

1
?- $875, Cal Pak luggage (Gwen)
?- $28, klean kanteen bottle
?- $645, Stella McCartney clutch (Rachel)
4

My friends...HIS HELPERS WERE JUST TOYING W/ US- HE GETS THE EXACTA ON THE $17,254 SONIC!

SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #1:
Dejoie ($849): $.90
Cynthia ($10,621): 35 + 60 = $.95
Patrick ($20,182): 40 + 65 = OVER BY A NICKEL

Dejoie, I hope you at least enjoyed yourself while it lasted.

The second orange player's Margaret McCardon & the fourth one-bid talks about a Canon digital SLR camera (George's podium)("In the Dark" by Dev).

Jeremy: $1,200/Lori: $1,201/MARGARET: $850/Kerry: $650

ARP: $1,899

Lori plays Pick-a-Pair for a six-night trip to the Sheraton Sanya Resort in China (Gwen at Door #3; also includes a four-day VIP pass for the Volvo Ocean Race)("International Love" by Pitbull feat. Chris Brown for that, "Turn Me On" by David Guetta feat. Nicki Minaj for the grocery items) worth $18,918 using these groceries- some Santa Fe Packing Company Spikes Chunky Mild Salsa, the Sunsweet plum Amazins, a six-pack of Cinnamon Toast Crunch Milk 'n' Cereal Bars, a CoverGirl perfect point plus eyeliner pencil, some Easy-Off Fume Free Oven Cleaner & a big jug of SunnyD. She starts w/ the salsa, which is $2.49...& after goofing w/ the $3.59 bars, she wins the vacation w/ the $2.49 plums! The other $3.59 item was the drink & both the pencil & the cleaner each cost $4.99.

Plugging in the blue's Brian Conding & the next IUFB's a quartet of kobo e-readers touch edition w/ a $50 gift card for each one (Manuela & Rachel)("Super Bass" by Nicki Minaj).

Jeremy: $1,200/BRIAN: $801/Margaret: $550/Kerry: $800

ARP: $720

Brian from N.J. (who's a physical therapist) plays Lucky $even for the 2012 Ford Fusion (Std., Paint, Prot, Sensing, Mats)(Gwen in the driver's seat w/ Daniel)(truck/van/convertible cue by Edd Kalehoff). His second digit guess' 4 like mine...

$ 2 4 , _ _ _

...nice start. He also goes w/ my advice on saying 7 for the third digit...

$ 2 4 , 9 _ _

...two bucks out. Next is four...

$ 2 4 , 9 7 _

...he's down to a couple bucks. I would say two for the last number, but he goes w/ five instead...

$ 2 4 , 9 7 1

...sorry.

Last comes Misty Willis & the final PUFB today's the VocoPro machine (Rachel at Door #5)("Music Sounds Better With U" by Big Time Rush feat. Mann). Jeremy's been here the whole show but will bid last.

Jeremy: BUCK/MISTY: $950/Margaret: $1K/Kerry: $825

ARP: $939

TODAY'S CLUBHOUSE VICTIM- Jeremy

Misty's $11 overage also means Kerry from Carlsbad, CA plays Freeze Frame for a La-Z-Boy sofa w/ the SAMSUNG 60" HDTV (Manuela at Door #3)("Self Back Home" by Gym Class Heroes feat. Neon Hitch). $5,289 & $6,421 look very reasonable on the board & she pulls the lever at $5,289...winner!

SCSD #2:
Brian ($720): 65 + 90 = OOPS
Kerry ($6,228): Two 30s
Lori ($20,817): WINS W/ $.95

ROUGH RIDING SHOWCASE (Door #2)(Rachel)("The One That Got Away" by Katy Perry):

Left- Six pairs of Alberta Boots
Right- Five-night trip to the Calgary Stampede
Inside- '12 Toyota Tacoma AT (Daniel)

LORI BIDS 24 LARGE ON TRIP/TRUCK SHOWCASE

MY BID FOR TRIP/TRUCK SHOWCASE: $24,434

CYNTHIA'S SHOWCASE ("Sexy & I Know It" by LMFAO):

Door #1- Six pieces of bamboo outdoor living room furniture & five-night trip to the Radisson Plaza Resort Tahiti (Manuela)
Door #3- MaGregor 26" sailboat (Gwen)(Current boat cue by Edd)

CYNTHIA BIDS $33.5K ON TRIP/BOAT SHOWCASE

MY BID FOR TRIP/BOAT SHOWCASE: $32,567

CYNTHIA'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $33,500
ARP: $36,442
DIFFERENCE: $2,942

LORI'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $24,000
ARP: $25,329
DIFFERENCE: $1,329- WIN

Lori's the second straight Tacoma truck winner & including the big China trip as well (although that sailboat would've gone together well w/ that vacation), she goes away w/ $46,146 in swag.

TODAY'S PG RECORD: 4-2
TOTAL WINNINGS: $84,746

LMaD: All the way through in the first deal, Jamie (dressed as a bee) wants three silver money envelopes- the base amounts are $10, $50 & $100.

(Note: Jonathan added the word "And" just before his usual host intro spiel.)

Gina's Round (dressed as a cow): Small Box (Jonathan)($800)- Four-night Vegas vacation at the Mandalay Bay w/ tickets to a stage production of "The Lion King" ($3,700)

(Note: There was originally a "Racist Cow?" clip featuring Gina on the show's YouTube channel from this episode a while back, but it's been pulled at least for now.)

Jeffrey's Round (dressed as the Jack of Hearts): NO to CURTAIN #2 ($1K)- 46" 3-D HDTV package ($3,150)

Left in CURTAIN #3- Carpool

There are 18 bills in each of the envelopes...there are $20s in the $50 one, but the other two all have hundreds, for a total of $4,120!

Crystal (dressed as a Scottish maid) plays The New Tic-Tac-Deal for the red Mitsubishi Lancer (Curtain #1). Her envelopes are #1, #5 & #8.

1. #1- X

She QUITS IMMEDIATELY w/ a $2,187 home office since her computer just broke down (Curtain #3) plus a $300 bonus towards her wedding.

#5- X
#8- O

After Wayne gives away another $100 to Christopher near Cat, let's continue.

Robyn's Fast Deal Decision (dressed as a mom of seven dressed as a rainbow): CURTAIN #2 ($1,300)- Kitchen ($4,347)

Eva from Texas meets Jonathan in the Crystal Ball Deal.

News Choice (Big Box): Bad- There's room for less than six people (she's a mom of 10, BTW)
FINAL PICK: BB- Motorcycle w/ triangular wheels ($300)
SE- Five-night gourmet trip to Savannah ($6,394)

The grocery item iPads are back. In this round w/ them, Michael (dressed as a strongman) & Rebekah (who became a bride on July 2nd) may win the $3,399 Yamaha ATV (Curtain #1) if they can pick a candy item out of these three that was introduced nationally before the '70s- Whatchamacallit, M&Ms (the Peanut flavor's shown) & Junior Mints.

Rebekah: Junior Mints
Michael: M&Ms

Rebekah takes what's in the SB (Tiffany in front of Curtain #2)...which serves as the Sure Thing for the deal, a BlackBerry Bold 9780 w/ a playbook worth $999. Michael does the same thing as her.

Whatchamacallit- '78
M&Ms- '54
J.M.- '49

Arthur & Patricia, who have been married for six decades, play Ca$h Register for a silver Hyundai Elantra Touring MT (Curtain #2).

1. #2 (they were married on March 2): $400
2. #1: $200 ($600)
3. #12 (amount of grandchildren): $400 ($1K)
4. #5 (amount of great grandchildren): $400 ($1,400)
5. #9: $200 ($1,600)- BAILOUT (when's the last time that happened in this particular deal? They each have a car, BTW)
6. #7: NO SALE (Other one: #6)

Leslie's Close-Up Fast Deal Decision (CURTAIN #3): GO ($1K)- Crosley jukebox w/ iPod & a Gibson usa red Les Paul electric guitar ($5,345)

PERFECT ROUND

And this elementary storyteller's going for the Big Deal of the Day...

THE BIG DEAL: ...which she doesn't get w/ Door #3 & she finishes w/ patio furniture & an AjMadison BBQ totaling $5,784 (Cat played the wrong cue for it).

#1- $1,427
#2- Trip to Wyndham Sugar Bay ($8,496) & Ford Ranger ($18,975)

To end the program, another lady brings a small green crayon to Jonathan for $500.

FF:

TODAY'S GAME: Roelands (Appleton, WI) vs. Grants (whose one-day cash winnings total $540)

R1: Give me a word you use to describe a T-Bone steak that a woman might use to describe a man. Starting with:

#1:
#2:
#3:
#4:
#5: Rare (5)(Chris)
#6:
#7:
#8:
DUD: Hot (Barb)

Grants:

Yolanda: Tough- #4 (7)
Lawrence: Delicious- TIED FOR #5 (5)
CJ: Big- X
Chev: Tender- BOTTOM ANSWER (4)
Chris: Thick- XX
Yolanda: Well-done- XXX

Barb Steal (for 21; she's an autism specialist who goes to church): Juicy- #1 (20)

T2: Meaty & bone/boner (8 each)
OTHER BA: Beefy (4)

R2: Tell me a place where it's acceptable to scream. For example:

#1: Amusement park (33)(Yolanda)
#2:
#3:
#4:
#5:
#6:

Grants:

Lawrence: Movies/theater- #4 (12)
CJ: Bedroom/home- #3 (15)
Chev: Concert- #5 (6)
Chris: Delivery room/doctor- #6 (3)
Yolanda: Church- X
Lawrence: Boxing fight- ALL SPORTS EVENTS COUNT FOR THE SWEEP! (26)(95)

Double: Name something you'd hate to see your dentist holding. An idea or two:

#1: Drill (62)(Steve)
#2:
#3:
#4:
#5:
#6:

Roelands:

Patrick: Bill- BA (2)
Gina (a social worker in Milwaukee): Pick- #3 (11; counts as pliers/instruments)
Barb: Big needle- #2 (12)
Chris (an independent IT consultant/pilot in waiting): Gas mask- X
Steve: Alcoholic beverage- XX
Patrick: Dental floss- XXX

Chris Steal (for another 174 & to keep the lead): X-ray- NO (Roelands: 195 & a 100-point lead)

#4: Teeth (8)
OTHER BA: Gums (2)

Triple: Name something that makes more noise the older it gets. Hit me w/ at least one response, please:

#1: Car/truck (63)(Patrick)
#2:
#3:
#4:

Roelands:

Gina: Refrigerator- #4 (5)
Barb: Bones/people- #3 (7)
Chris: Furnace- X
Steve: Pets- XX
Patrick: Rocking chair- XXX

Chris Steal for the Game: Bed- LOSS (#2: Washing machine)(8)

We'll never know how the Grants would've reacted had they won the $20K &/or the automobile.

FAST MONEY: The Roelands' Comfort Inn Home Town Family Moment person's Mickey, their dad.

1. If kids ruled the world, name something moms would be required to serve every night for dinner.
2. On the 1-10 scale, how well do you control your temper?
3. Name something people buy for Easter.
4. Name an event that people videotape.
5. Name a sound kids make when they sing "Old McDonald Had a Farm".

Patrick:

1. Ice cream- 11
2. 7- 7
3. Eggs- 26
4. Pageant- DUD
5. "E-I-E-I-O"- 16
TOTAL- 60

Chris (they should've put Barb in at least this round, IMO):

1. Candy- 7
2. 8- 21
3. Chocolate- 26
4. Wedding- 32
5. Moo- 22
TOTAL- 168 ($840)

#1s:

1. Pizza
2. 5
3. Clothes
5. Oink

WoF: This is the first episode of February.

$1K T-U: Food & Drink

_ _ E S _ R

S _ L _ D

Sean solves CAESAR SALAD. Tonight's guests:

Sean Horrigan (Sandwich, MA)- A neurologist married to Amanda for four years
Beth Kaufman (Barrington, IL)- A Seventh Grade Math teacher who graduated from Carthage College
Janice Payton (Fontana, CA)- A human resources worker for a manufacturing supplies company married to Nate for 23 years & has three children

$2K T-U: Proper Name

_ _ E V _ _

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ R G

Sean gets veteran director STEVEN SPIELBERG to triple up.

Tonight's Tasty Trip: Insight Vacation Highlights to Spain Tour w/ Hotwire.com travel ($8,498)

IHOP Jackpot Round: Phrase

He gets started by calling a dud of F while on top dollar. Second, Beth loses a turn on the Million Dollar Wedge's right Bankrupt. Third, Janice calls a $600 T but then buys a null vowel of O. Once we get back to Sean, he calls another dud in S, then Beth calls up three N's for the Spanish tour & a $550 R, buys an A but then spins Lose a Turn. Next for Janice are a $1K pair of L's while on the Jackpot, two E's but then a dead end of W while on the blue 1/2 KIA. On Sean's third opportunity of the round, he picks up the Wild Card w/ a couple of D's then says a $600 H...

D _ N N E R / _ _

_ A N D L E L _ _ H T

...& wins another $400 towards a DINNER BY CANDLELIGHT, $4K total.

DUDS: $2.5K F (Sean), O (Janice), $600 S (Sean), $500 W (Janice)
SOLE LaT: Beth
SOLE BANKRUPT: Beth
LEFT BEHIND IN JACKPOT: $10,250

Mystery Round: Before & After

Beth's lead-off letter is N for negative while on the ZAGAT gift card. Janice secondly runs into LaT trouble. Third, Sean calls two T's for $900 & buys trip E's & an A before dudding out w/ S. Beth's next stop is the Mystery Wedge next to the MDW & she picks a pair of P's before picking said thing up...& Bankrupting out for the second time this evening. Janice's next letter is D for dud, so Sean's got control again & he Free Plays the sole dud vowel (I) & calls a $350 L & a $300 R. After the other vowels (three O's & a U) are bought, he calls a $3.5K H & then hesitantly hands in the WC, only to have the buzzer beat him on his C call, so goodbye most likely to $11,050 & that WC. After Beth Bankrupts on the MDW's other side (third of the night overall)...

_ O U _ H

P O T A T O

P E E L E R

...Janice gets the $1K steal w/ COUCH POTATO PEELER.

DUDS: $300 D (Janice), I (Sean), N (Beth), $300 S (Sean)
SOLE LaT: Janice
BANKRUPTS: 2 (both by Beth)
SOLE DQ: Sean (time over)

Current Scores:

Beth: $0/Janice: $1K/Sean: $4K

Prize Puzzle Round: Rhyme Time

Janice also has the duty of starting this crucial puzzle, but she Bankrupts on the MDW's left side as well. Sean secondly inserts four N's for the gift tag but then has that taken right back by the regular Bankrupt next to where the WC formerly resided. Third for Beth is her second LaT landing of the match. Janice restarts w/ five T's for three grand, but following her buy of four I's is the sole baddie buy of O. Next, Sean says quad S's for $1,600, then after purchasing the same amount of A's & E's, he finishes off the vowels w/ two U's but is then finished off by that same normal Bankrupt to take away the $850 remainder. The LaT claims Beth for the third time on the night, then Janice lights up a $7K D pair but then duds out w/ P. FP then mercifully comes around for Sean again & he calls the double C's for one C-note...

C _ A N _ E S / I N

_ A T I T U D E S

C _ A N _ E S / I N

A T T I T U D E S

...& he'll be seeing some CHANGES IN LATITUDES (&) CHANGES IN ATTITUDES on his $7K stay at the Almond Beach Club & Spa in Barbados.

DUDS (both by Janice): O, $400 P
LaTs: 2 (both by Beth)
BANKRUPTS: 3 (two by Sean, Janice)

TONIGHT'S SPIN ID: CW0019335 (Cindy W.)

Current Scores:

Beth: NIL/Janice: $1K/Sean: $12K in cash & trip

WHEEL Deals! Wednesday Offer of the Week: $169 Omaha Steaks custom assortment for $59.99; the SonyCard takes another two dollars off

$3K T-U: Living Things

W H I T _

O _ C H _ D S

Sean gets the T-U Sweep w/ WHITE ORCHIDS, so up to 15 large he goes.

Last Chance Round: Phrase

The consonant value's spun to be...$1,800. Two N's are asked for by Beth...

_ _ T / _ T / _ N / T H _

_ _ _ _ / _ _ R N _ R

...but she's considerably off course w/ CUT IT ON THE CORNER, so $7,200 might've been given back. Two B's later...

_ _ T / _ T / _ N / T H _

B _ C _ / B _ R N _ R

...Sean's able to PUT IT ON THE BACK BURNER for a $10,800 payoff.

DUDS: G (Sean), L (Beth), M (Janice), S (Janice)
SOLE DQ: Beth (missolve)

Final Scores:

Beth: $1K GE/Janice: $1K/Sean: $25,800 in cash & travel
GRAND TOTAL: $27,800

TONIGHT'S BANKRUPT TRASH: $3,850 in cash & gift card

Big Money Round #92: Sean has spun the triple-star.

Category: Thing

First off:

_ / _ _ _ E

_ _ T

GMCA put up...

A / _ _ G E

_ _ T

...all he can say in time's A CAGE PET. W/ no H's, he didn't score A HUGE HIT worth $30K & is out w/ $25,800 in cash & Barbados.

J!: Beginning the '12 College Championship are:

Carrie Tian (Greenville, SC)- Harvard freshman (& youngest competitor in this tourney)
Charlie Rooney (Minneapolis, MN)- Loyola University Chicago sophomore
Weston Mangin (Arroyo Grande, CA)- Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo freshman

The Tourney's First Topics:

J.J. ABRAMS, BUSY MAN
ALSO A GAME
"F" IN SCIENCE
NAME THAT CARMAKER
FAMILIAR EXPRESSIONS
CHILDREN'S BOOKS

Carrie has $1K & the Daily Double under the middle clue on Children's Books; both men start w/ $200. For $2K or $0:

Rejected by 26 publishers, this beloved classic by Madeline L'Engle is celebrating its 50th Anniversary this year.

"What is "A Wrinkle in Time'?"...correct. She's added $600 to that $2K at halftime, but Weston's in the lead w/ $4,200 & Charlie trails him by $3K.

SOLE TS: Unattempted $1K Also a Game

Post-J! Round Scores:

Weston: $7,400
Charlie: $7,200
Carrie: $2,800

Double J! Lowdown:

FOOD FIGHT!
I MARRIED A SINGER
IT'S A WATERY WORLD (all map clues)
AFRICAN AMERICANS
MYTHOLOGY
12-LETTER WORDS

Weston takes the DD from the middle in Mythology & leads Charlie $13K-$8,800; Carrie's barely improved to $3,200. Weston's wager on this clue is $2K:

Hippocrene (horse spring) sprung up from where this creature's hoof struck Mount Helicon (& has been part of the Tristar logo).

"What is Pegasus?" takes him to 15 thou fake dollars! And he snatches the second DD of this round of play underneath the $1,600 Food Fight at $19,800, while Carrie's dropped to $2K. Weston bets $4,800 this time:

A 1977 protocol added to these human agreements prohibits combatants from attacking civilian food supplies.

"What is The..Geneva Convention?"...indeed it was for a new virtual score of $24,600!

ATTEMPTED LACH TRASH: $3,200
UNATTEMPTED LACH TRASH: $3,600
TOTAL DJ! LACH TRASH: $6,800

Scores After DJ!:

Weston: $29,400 (lock game!)
Charlie: $10,800
Carrie: $4,800

CORYAT SCORES:

Weston: $25,400
Charlie: $10,800
Carrie: $4,400

FINAL J! SUBJECT: Word Origins.

From the Arabic for "storehouse", in 1731, it was first used to refer to a monthly storehouse of information.

CARRIE:
Response: "What is an almanac?"
Wager: $4,799
Final score: BUCK

CHARLIE:
Response: SAME AS CARRIE
Wager: $10,799
Final score: SAME AS CARRIE

WESTON:
Response: "What is a Library?" (Correct: "What is magazine?")
Wager: $600
Automatically advances w/: $28,800

B IQ: We're completing the NL East/Central part of the brackets tonight, but we first start off the AL Central/West/MLB Bracket w/ the following:

PRELIMINARY GAME #9: Shane Demmitt vs. Chuck Morgan

Leadoff Home Run: Who's the last pitcher to throw a shutout in the World Series?
Shane: Josh Beckett

CATEGORIES: Cone-y Island Skippers, Make Mine a Triple, Fenway First Basemen, Always Look on the Right Side, Do 80 Steals Equal 20 Runs, Let's Get it Started in Tampa, Filling Up the Box Score & Dustin Off the Second Basemen

#1: Filling Up the Box Score- Players w/ 30/30 seasons in the '90s (12)
GUESSES: Barry Bonds & Jose Canseco- SHANE
BIG INNING: Alex Rodriguez, Vladimir Guerrero (Others: Jeff Bagwell, Ron Gant, Raul Mondesi, Sammy Sosa, Barry Larkin, Dante Bichette, Ellis Burks, Shawn Green, Howard Johnson & Larry Walker)

#2: Dustin Off the Second Basemen- Most starts at 2B last year besides Dustin Pedroia (16)
GUESSES: Ian Kinsler, Howard Kendrick, Robinson Cano & Dan Uggla- SHANE (2)(Others: Danny Espinosa, Neil Walker, Brandon Phillips, Gordon Beckham, Omar Infante, Kelly Johnson, Aaron Hill, Darwin Barney, Mark Ellis, Ben Zobrist, Richie Weeks & Orlando Hudson)

#3: Do 80 Steals Equals 20 Runs?- Players w/ 80+ steals in a season since 1900 besides Vince Coleman (12)
GUESSES: Rickey Henderson, Maury Wills, Lou Brock, Tim Raines, Ty Cobb & Vince Coleman- SHANE (4)(Others: Bob Bescher, Eddie Collins, Eric Davis, Ron LeFlore, Clyde Milan, Omar Moreno & Willie Wilson)

#4: Always Look on the Right Side- Most hits by active right-handed hitters other than Manny Ramirez (15)
GUESSES: Derek Jeter & Ivan "Pudge" Rodriguez- SHANE (5)(Others: Alex Rodriguez, Vladimir Guerrero, Miguel Tejada, Edgar Renteria, Magglio Ordonez, Carlos Lee, Albert Pujols, Michael Young, Orlando Cabrera, Adrian Beltre, Paul Konerko & Scott Rolen)

#5: Make Mine a Triple- Most triples from 2000-11 (20)
GUESSES: Jose Reyes, Carl Crawford, Johnny Damon & Robinson Cano- SHANE (6)(Others: Jimmy Rollins, Cristian Guzman, Juan Pierre, Curtis Granderson, Ichiro Suzuki, Rafael Furcal, Carlos Beltran, Orlando Hudson, Shane Victorino, Chone Figgins, Kenny Lofton, Dave Roberts, Luis Castillo, Michael Young, Stephen Drew, David DeJesus & Carlos Guillen)

#6: Cone-y Island Skippers- Managers David Cone played for, excluding Mike Cubbage (12)
GUESSES: Joe Torre, Davey Johnson & Jim Frye- SHANE (7)(Others: Mike Ferraro, Cito Gaston, Bud Harrelson, Art Howe, Dick Howser, Joe Kerrigan, Hal McRae, Buck Showalter, Jeff Torborg & Jimy Williams)

#7: Fenway First Basemen- Red Sox Opening Day 1B since '67 besides George Scott (18)
GUESSES: Bill Buckner, Mo Vaughn, Cecil Cooper, Carl Yastrzemski, Dave Stapleton, Kevin Youkilis & David Ortiz- CHUCK (2)(Others: Danny Cater, Tony Clark, Brian Daubach, Nick Esasky, Dwight Evans, Adrian Gonzalez, Ken Harrelson, Kevin Millar, Tony Perez, Carlos Quintana, Billy Joe Robidoux & Mike Stanley)

#8: Let's Get it Started in Tampa- Rays pitchers to start a game last year (8)
GUESSES: Jeremy Hellickson, James Shields, Matt Moore, Wade Davis & David Price- CHUCK (4)(Others: Jeff Niemann, Alex Cobb & Andy Sonnanstine)

NINTH INNING PROMPT: Pitchers w/ most wins from 2000-09 (19)

First Bidder: SHANE
Final Bid: SHANE AT 6
GUESSES: Mike Mussina, Greg Maddux, Randy Johnson, Javier Vasquez, Tim Hudson & Roy Halladay- WIN! (Others: Andy Pettite, Jamie Moyer, Roy Oswalt, CC Sabathia, Mark Buehrle, Barry Zito, Derek Lowe, Livan Hernandez, Johan Santana, Tom Glavine, Bartolo Colon, Jon Garland & Curt Schilling)

PRELIMINARY GAME #10: Brian Finch vs. Ryan Balogh

The winner will be facing Samuel Mondry-Cohen next.

LHR: Who was the losing pitcher in the '86 WS Game 6?
Ryan: Calvin Schiraldi

CATEGORIES: All in the Family, Who's on First?, Seasons in the Sun, AL Postseason Starters, Lefty's Teammates, Pitchers Worth Saving, Hail to the Thief & And the Home of the Braves

#1: Who's on First?- Most starts at 1B last year (20)
GUESSES: Mark Teixeira, Albert Pujols, Carlos Pena, Prince Fielder & Joey Votto- RYAN
BI: Adrian Gonzalez, Paul Konerko, Miguel Cabrera & Eric Hosmer (5)(Others: Gaby Sanchez, Freddie Freeman, Ryan Howard, Mark Trumbo, Casey Kotchman, James Loney, Aubrey Huff, Todd Helton, Derrek Lee, Adam Lind & Justin Smoak)

#2: And the Home of the Braves- Most career HRs in Atlanta for that team (20)
GUESSES: Chipper Jones, Dale Murphy, Hank Aaron, Andruw Jones & Marcus Giles- RYAN (6)(Others: Bob Horner, Javy Lopez, David Justice, Darrell Evans, Ron Gant, Ryan Klesko, Fred McGriff, Brian McCann, Garry Matthews, Jeff Burroughs, Rico Carty, Dusty Baker, Jeff Blauser, Mike Lum, Jeff Francoeur & Chris Chambliss)

#3: All in the Family- Most career HRs by brothers other than Cal (Jr.) & Billy Ripken (14)
GUESSES: Jose & Ozzie Canseco and Ken & Clete Boyer- BRIAN (1)(Others: Hank & Tommie Aaron, Joe, Vince & Dom DiMaggio, Eddie & Rich Murray, Jason & Jeremy Giambi, Vladimir & Wilton Guerrero, Lee & Carlos May, Graig & Jim Nettles, Bret & Aaron Boone, Brian & Marcus Giles, Dick, Hank & Aaron Allen, Bob & Roy Johnson, George & Ken Brett and Roberto & Sandy Alomar, Jr.)

#4: Seasons in the Sun- Players who have played the most seasons since 1901 (16)
GUESSES: Stan Musial & Nolan Ryan- RYAN (7)(Others: Tommy John, Eddie Collins, Jim Kaat, Charlie Hough, Rickey Henderson, Ty Cobb, Pete Rose, Phil Niekro, Steve Carlton, Carlton Fisk, Rick Dempsey, Dennis Eckersley, Jesse Orosco, Roger Clemens & Jamie Moyer)

#5: AL Postseason Starters- AL '11 postseason starting pitchers (16)
GUESSES: Justin Verlander, C.J. Wilson, CC Sabbathia, Derek Holland & Doug Fister- RYAN (9)(Others: Matt Harrison, Colby Lewis, Max Scherzer, Rick Porcello, A.J. Burnett, Freddy Garcia, Jeremy Hellickson, Matt Moore, Ivan Nova, David Price & James Shields)

#6: Pitchers Worth Saving- Most wins saved by Mariano Rivera (12)
GUESSES: Mike Mussina, Andy Pettite, David Cone, CC Sabbathia, Roger Clemens, David Wells & Kevin Brown- RYAN (11)(Others: Orlando Hernandez, Chien-Ming Wang, Ramiro Medoza, Mike Stanton, A.J. Burnett & Javier Vazquez)

#7: Lefty's Teammates- Hall of Fame teammates of Steve Carlton (12)
GUESSES: Mike Schmidt, Bob Gibson, Orlando Cepeda, Lou Brock & Ozzie Smith- BRIAN (2)(Others: Bert Blyleven, Carlton Fisk, Joe Morgan, Phil Niekro, Tony Perez, Kirby Puckett, Ryne Sandberg & Tom Seaver)

#8: Hail to the Thief- Most steals in the '90s (20)
GUESSES: Jose Reyes & Rickey Henderson- RYAN (12)(Others: Otis Nixon, Kenny Lofton, Delino DeShields, Marquis Grissom, Barry Bonda, Chuck Knoblauch, Craig Biggio, Roberto Alomar, Lance Johnson, Eric Young, Vince Coleman, Barry Larkin, Barry Anderson, Tom Goodwin, Brett Butler, Ray Lankford, Omar Vizquel, Luis Polonia & Darren Lewis)

NI PROMPT: Most games played w/ L.A. Dodgers (20)

Sole Bid: 10 BY BRIAN
GUESSES: Maury Wills, Steve Garvey, Kirk Gibson- OUT (Others: Bill Russell, Willie Davis, Eric Karros, Ron Cey, Mike Scioscia, Ron Fairly, Wes Parker, John Roseboro, Steve Yeager, Jim Gilliam, Davey Lopes, Dusty Baker, Steve Sax, Pedro Guerrero, Willie Crawford, Adrian Beltre, Mike Marshall & Jim Lefevbre)

Millionaire Wednesday (placeholders for now):

Conclusion of Gene Hult's Game
Game 2

Episode ratings:

"Baseball IQ":
9 PM: 7
9:30 PM: 8
8: "Millionaire"
7: "Family Feud", "Jeopardy!" & "The Price is Right"
6: "Let's Make a Deal" & "Wheel of Fortune"

"The Biggest Loser: No Excuses" 1/31

2012-02-01T06:52:00.000-08:00

AQUA TEAM QUALIFYING WEIGH-IN:

Daphne: 245 lbs, 26 pounds lost (Left: 24)
Adrian: 334 lbs, 34 pounds lost- QUALIFIED W/ 10 POUNDS TO SPARE!

Adrian went on the Red Team, while Daphne moved to the Black Team; both of them also had immunity for the week.

Challenge of the Week: Two members per team on each turn had to race 100 feet on a beach volleyball court & bounce a colored volleyball on a trampoline & have it go over the wall that replaced the net before they caught it & placed it in their team's bin. The purples were worth one point each, the yellows were worth twice as much & the blues were all worth four. The team who racked up at least 100 got to vacate a teammate's weight loss for the week from each team.

WINNERS- RT (100-78)

W-I #5:

BT:

Megan (VACANT): 229 lbs, nine pounds lost, 3.78%

Daphne: 244 lbs, one pound lost, .41%

Chism: 318 lbs, two pounds lost, .63%

Emily: 230 lbs, five pounds lost, 2.13%

Chris: 211 lbs, four pounds lost, 1.86%

Cassandra: 200 lbs, six pounds lost, 2.91%

Jeremy: 338 lbs, nine pounds lost, 2.59%

TEAM PERCENTAGE- 1.72% (Had they correctly sat out Daphne, it would've been 2.24%)

RT:

Nancy (VACANT): 196 lbs, four pounds lost,

They needed to have lost at least 33 lbs. to win; had the BT chosen wisely on benching Daphne, the RT would've needed to have lost a combined sum of at least 42.

Adrian: 334 lbs, two pounds lost, .6% (Left: 31)

Desire: 215 lbs, five pounds lost, 2.27% (Left: 26)

Kimmy: 193 lbs, four pounds lost, 2.03% (Left: 22)

Roy: 268 lbs, four pounds lost, 1.47% (Left: 18)

Mark: 251 lbs, four pounds lost, 1.57% (Left: 14)

Buddy: 345 lbs, eight pounds lost, 2.27% (Left: 6)

Conda: 263 lbs, two pounds lost, .75%- LOSS

TEAM PERCENTAGE- 1.53%

Had both teams chosen perfectly, the BT would've won anyway. But in the situation the RT was in, if they had Adrian's weight not count, they would've just barely won this W-I w/ a percentage of 1.79%.

VOTE-OFF #5: Nancy lost her chance at the $250K over Mark, 6-2.

1/31/2012 Results

2012-01-31T07:06:00.000-08:00

LMaD: Let's Spell Me a Deal again!

FIRST LETTER: M
Danielle's First Round: CURTAIN #1- 2012 KIA Rio LX 5-Door (Std., AT, Mats)($15,545)

After wrongly thinking a new Mercedes-Benz was behind the center curtain, she correctly called a car would be behind her curtain!

SECOND LETTER: O
Melissa's First Round (dressed as a pink/white dog): Big Box- Home entertainment center ($4,150)

THIRD LETTER: N
Marcus' Round (who's wearing an orange NASA suit): $1,300- MONSTER truck tricycle

PERFECT ROUND!

Lisa from Encino, CA (a stay-at-home mom) plays The New Movin' On Up for some money &/or the Mazda3 Sport (Curtain #3).

(Notes: On the new gameboard, there's a green arrow at the bottom. Also, we hear a new money-accumulating sound effect, at least for this game.)

1. #4: $300
2. #2: $500 ($800)
3. #3: $1K ($1,800)
4. #1: $2K ($3,800)
FOR $21,300 IN CASH & MAZDA: #2- PAINFUL LOSS

(If I were the host, I would've let her pick one more number from the next-to-bottom row for a consolation prize.)

Mara's Headlines Fast Deal (an Oakland native who's wearing a black/green lizard queen suit): "Fashion's Latest Accessories Found Inside Small Box!"
DECISION: GO ($1,400)- Honeycomb purse & wallet

Paula's LMAD News Fast Deal (she's dressed as an elf): Juicy thing behind CURTAIN #1
DECISION: STOP ($1,400)- Game room (including a Popcorn Concessions machine & a soda maker collection)($4,960)

Kathryn's First Round Choice for the Guys in the Next Deal (she's wearing lots of old socks): Pair of items in SB (Jonathan)
CHECK- $800

Lewis & Terry's Second Round Choice for Kathryn (Lewis' wearing a shower cap, while Terry's dressed as a Blues Brother): SB
BB (which had something that weighed at least 50 pounds)- Shag carpet appliances

Final Round Decisions:

Kathryn: SB- Accutron luxury watches ($2,145)
Guys: CURTAIN #2- A red hybrid motorscooter w/ a twin discs system ($4,599)

Renee & Robert (he's dressed as an L.A. Angel; they've been together for eight years) play Panic Button for at least:

#1: Retro blue Frigidaire refrigerator w/ $500 baSkiN robbiNS gift card ($3,195)
#2: hp laptop & touchscreen desktop computer system w/ a portable printer & a year's worth of Internet & mobile broadband ($4,481)
#3: Five-night trip to the Marriott St. Kitts Resort & The Royal Beach Casino ($6,204)

1. #4- FRIDGE
2. #3- DUD
3. #1- DUD

Even though the cash bonus' the usual $1K, they're still going on.

BONUS: A- ZONK

Gertrude (a counseling instructor dressed as a princess) plays Think Big for that same Mazda (Curtain #3).

Number of years between premiere of original "Footloose" & the remake
Diameter, in inches, of largest bubblegum bubble blown, according to Guinness World Records
Number of Grammys won by The Beatles
Number of chapters in the original "Twilight" book by Stephenie Meyer

PICK: Bubblegum bubble

The Sure Thing Jackpot (Tiffany w/ SB in front of the center curtain) has a $2,356 Coco Chanel package, but she goes on.

Beatles Grammys- 8
Book chapters- 24
"Footloose"- 27
Bubble- 20

THE BIG DEAL: Lewis was called first amongst the men in the deal where the two scooters were won, so he'll get a shot at maybe a $24,645 car today. After his wife Vannessa joins him at home base, they choose Door #1...but they're way off- they leave w/ a Herman Miller living room group worth $8,847.

#2- Sunlighten sauna w/ towels ($2,259)
#3- 19" West White Potter Sailboat ($19,995) & the four-night trip to the SuperClubs Breezes Resort & Spa in The Bahamas ($4,650)(which were revealed second)

Maria (dressed as a green crayon) kinda embarrasses herself in front of Jonathan by saying purple & blue make up green (blue was right, but the other was yellow), costing her $100. As for Katie (dressed as a police officer), she shows Wayne a book for that amount.

TPiR: Let meet this morning's First Four winner wannabes at The Bob Barker Studio- Shannon Munson, Kelly Sedbemy, Sandra Bowen & Mark Boggs. By this time in the November 30th tapings, Drew wasn't wearing the more obvious sling as he did on yesterday's show (which was filmed on Jan. 5th). The first PUFB's a Napoleon gas grill (Amber behind splitting sign)("Pumped Up Kicks" by Foster the People).

Mark: $899/Sandra: $750/Kelly: $1,099/Shannon: $1,100

ARP: $1,200

Shannon from San Clemente, CA (who's a mom that's part of a 60-member group) plays Squeeze Play for a four-night holiday to the new york manhattan hotel in The Big Apple (Gwendolyn at Door #2)("New York, New York" by Frank Sinatra). Board:

83837

She goes w/ my advice of removing the second trey...

$ 8 3 8 7

...& gets to pack her bags!

But heading to Contestant's Row fifth's Beth Mecozzi & the second GUFB's 14 pieces of Murad skincare (Amber & Gwen)("It Girl" by Jason Derulo).

Mark: $2,100/Sandra: $525/Kelly: $200 (STAGE GARF)/BETH: $375

ARP: $531

Sandra from Fresno, CA (who's a housewife) could look more beautiful in the '12 Chevrolet Camaro LS (Manuela at Door #3)("Moves Like Jagger" by Maroon 5 featuring Christina Aguilera)($24,100), but she's gonna have to play That's Too Much.

1. $18,941
2. $20,442
3. $22,960
4. $24,650
5. $26,899
6. $28,521- OVER

Ann Marie's called sixth by GG & the third GUFB's a pair of Day 6 321 Comfort Bicycles (Amber & George in front of Contestant's Row)("In the Dark" by Dev).

Mark: $1K/ANN MARIE: $1,100/Kelly: $1,200/Beth: $1,225

ARP: $1,758

Beth from Rancho Palos Verdes & Fresno (who has four kids & a fifth inside her that's three months old) plays that Shell Game for at least a six-piece hayneedle queen bedroom group w/ a pair of iPod Touches worth $5,487 (Manuela at Door #2)("Blackout" by Breathe Carolina for the prize package, "Turn Me On" by David Guetta feat. Nicki Minaj for the SPs Gwen's modeling).

1. Fondue set
IS NOT: $175
PICK: LOWER ($150)- CAPTURES SHELL #2

2. 350-watt 32-ounce countertop blender
IS NOT: $40
PICK: HIGHER ($99)- CAPTURES SHELL #1

3. Vegetable slicer
IS NOT: $60
PICK: LOWER ($79)

4. Elite toaster
IS NOT: $65
PICK: LOWER ($41)- CAPTURES SHELL #3

After Drew nearly lifts the unwon shell first, he decides to reveal the first one...no & the ball was in Shell #2 the whole time!

SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #1:
Sandra ($531): Nickel + Quarter = Three Dimes
Beth ($7,535): Half-Dollar + Quarter = Three Quarters
Shannon ($9,587): 40 + 65 = OVER BY A NICKEL

Green player #3's Angela Dickson & the fourth one-bid serves up a Look of the Week- a Herve Leger red dress w/ a pair of Jimmy Choo pumps worn by Manuela to resemble a night on the town ("Young, Wild & Free" by Wiz Khalifa & Snoop Dogg feat. Bruno Mars).

Mark: $999/Ann Marie: $1,200/Kelly: $1,225/ANGELA: $900

ARP: $2,910

Kelly, a district manager, plays One Wrong Price ("Fortune Hunter" by Edd Kalehoff) for a Golden West pool table marked at $3,599 (Amber), the 59" SAMSUNG plasma HDTV marked at $2,599 (Amber) & a stainless-steel fridge marked at $1,599 (Gwen). He chooses the TV...but the table's $4,995.

Next's Amy Gleason & at Door #5/the turntable is the next PUFB, some Go Fit fitness equipment (George)("T.H.E." by will.i.am feat. Jennifer Lopez & Mick Jagger).

Mark: $799/Ann Marie: $870/AMY: $850/Angela: $1,100

ARP: $1,490

Bad news for Mark, but good for Angela- this Texan (who's an American Government professor) should be fit enough to play Hole in ONE or TWO to maybe take the '12 Toyota Tacoma AT (Amber at Door #3) back to Houston (IUFB/truck cue by Michael Karp for the truck, "International Love" by Pitbull feat. Chris Brown for the items). The morning's groceries are the Necco candy buttons, Pledge Revitalizing Orange Oil, the eight-pack of Yoplait Original Fridge Pack Yogurt, the 1.9 oz. box of Splenda granulated sugar, an 80-count box of Schift Move Free Advanced Triple Strength sore joint tablets & Hidden Valley Ranch.

LINEUP GUESSES: Candy ($1.39)/Dressing ($3.79)/Yogurt ($5.99)/Splenda ($2.69)/Oil ($4.99)/Supplement

Drew's Inspiration Putt...goes wide left. Angela...gives her first putt a little too much oomph, but enough for it to bounce back into the hole! And Dimich provides us w/ an instant replay of that putt just before the next timeout!

Last to plug in the green area's Janet Mulligan & the sixth & final IUFB's an Opulent Items acryllic bar set (Gwen behind GPT)("Wish You Were Here" by Avril Lavigne).

Mark: $1,400/Ann Marie: $1,501/Amy: $1,900/JANET: $1.5K

ARP: $2,750

BOOTED TO CLUBHOUSE- Mark

Amy, a toy marketer from Redondo, CA (but originally from Schenectady, NY), plays Flip-Flop for a WWII-inspired desk w/ an 8 GB/2 TB iMac system (Amber at Door #2)("Mr. Know It All" by Kelly Clarkson). Numbers, please:

3593

She Flops...then does the whole thing. If she doesn't win, she'll spin The Big Wheel first right after the next set of commercials...

$ 5 3 3 9

...but she does win!

I would've swapped the car Pricing Game placements today.

SCSD #2:
Kelly ($2,910): 40 + 30 = $.70
Amy ($8,089): 35 + 90 = OVER BY A QUARTER
Angela ($20,255): WINS W/ $.90

SHOWCASE #1:

Left of Door #2- Pairs of surfboards & wetsuits (Amber)
Right- Skateboarding equipment (Amber)("Domino" by Jessie J for first two packages)
Inside- Six-night trip to the Pueblo Bonito Rose Resort & Spa in Cabo San Lucas (Manuela)(Mexican music by Edd)
Door #3- '12 Jeep Patriot CVT (Gwen)(Consolation prize cue by Edd)

ANGELA PASSES TO BETH; BETH BIDS 34 GRAND ON TRIP/JEEP SHOWCASE- STAGE WILLY

MY BID FOR TRIP/JEEP SHOWCASE: $26,666

ANGELA'S SHOWCASE (Manuela):

In front of CR- 18-karat white gold necklace/ring set ("Car Slide Vamp" by Edd)
Door #4- Six-trips to the Hilton Amsterdam & the Mariott Paris Champs Elysses ("We Found Love" by Rihanna feat. Calvin Harris)

ANGELA BIDS $24,150 ON TRIPCASE

MY BID FOR TRIPCASE: $22,222

Hot Door Prediction of the Day: If Angela wins at least her Showcase, the truck will join the trip monitor behind Door #2

Showcase Prices:

Beth: $26,393
Angela: $30,918

A Texas professor like Angela has hit it big on "Price" for the second season in a row at the end of January- her final winnings are $51,173!

FINAL DOOR #2 PRIZE LOCATIONS: The trip screen's only displaying Amsterdam (when it should be displaying both that & Paris like it is on Door #4; it didn't switch to the Paris screen until late in the online credit roll) & the truck's on the right w/ some of fake trees in the background reduced to make them more like they came from a forest, which makes it a more suitable setting for trucks/utes

(One more note: In her Winner's Circle video on the show's website, it was revealed that Angela's older ride had 200K+ miles on it!)

TODAY'S PG RECORD: 4-2
TOTAL WINNINGS: $79,825

FF:

TODAY'S GAME: Grochows (whose one-day cash winnings total $850) vs. Grants

(Note: Some members of the military were in the audience for at least this episode.)

R1: If you were driving in a funeral procession, name something it would be inappropriate to do. First answer (s) of the day:

#1: Drive fast/pass hearse (29)(Melissa)
#2: Honk (26)(Chris)
#3:
#4:
#5:
#6:
#7:
#8:

Grochows:

Brandon: Running STOP signs- X
Mom Donna: Wave to the people- XX
Vicki: Play your music loudly- #3 (22)
Donna #2: Leave casket behind- XXX

Chris Steal (for 77): Ride w/ no hazard lights on- ALSO WRONG

#4: Laugh (4)
#5: Curse/yell (3)
BOTTOM ANSWERS: Talk/phone, sing & drink alcohol (2 each)

R2: We all know love can lead to marriage, but what does marriage lead to? Starter (s):

#1:
#2: Babies/children (31)(Yolanda)
#3:
#4:
#5:
#6:
DUD: Shared residence (Brandon)

Grants:

Lawrence (a Massage Therapy student at the Anthem Institute in Jersey City): Divorce- #1 (32)
CJ: Infidelity- X
Chev: Poverty/heartbreak- XX
Chris (who's married): Credit Hell- XXX

Melissa Steal (for another 63): Sharing a bedroom/having sex in there- NO

#3: Fights/frustration (11)
#4: Happiness (10)
BAs: Death & companionship (3 each)

(Note: The Grants do a victory lap around their family podium as if they've already won the game.)

Double: Name something in the house you wouldn't want your dog to lift their leg on. At the sound of the face-off buzzer:

#1: Furniture/couch (71)(Mom Donna)
#2:
#3:
#4:
#5:

Grochows:

Vicki: Yourself/leg- #2 (6)
Donna #2: Carpet/floor- TIED FOR #3 (4)
Melissa: Clothes in your closet- #5 (3; counts as shoes)
Brandon: Food- X
Mom Donna: Newspaper- XX
Vicki: Floor plant- XXX

Chris Steal #2 (for another 168 & the lead): By the wall- NO (Grochows: 245)(Other answer T3: Computer/laptop)(4)

Triple: Name a bad thing for an actor to eat before doing a love scene. Hold your noses if you need to while we show you at least one guess:

#1:
#2: Onions (36)(CJ)
#3: Beans (9)(Vicki)
#4:

Grants:

Chev: TIME OVER (X)
Chris: Garlic- #1 (41)
Yolanda: Doritos- XX
Lawrence: Corn- XXX

Melissa Steal #2 To Retain Title: Mexican food- LOSS (#4: Chili)(3)

FAST MONEY: We see a lot more friends/members of the Grants after the five in the studio have had two big fits of excitement already today.

1. According to 100 women, on the 1-10 scale, how hard would it be to be beautiful?
2. Besides oranges, name something you eat that's orange in color.
3. Name something that may need to be tightened.
4. Name something wild that people do at a wild party.
5. Name something dogs do when they're bored.

CJ:
1. 8- 8
2. Peach- 5
3. Sneakers- 7
4. Beer pong- 28
5. Scratch- 3
TOTAL- 51

Chris:
1. 5- 20
2. Peppers
3. Belt- 27
4. Do drugs- 4
5. Bark- 6
TOTAL- 108 ($540)

#1s:

2. Carrot
4. Strip
5. Sleep

WoF: Let's get a start on Tuesday's category menu.

$1K T-U: Food & Drink

C _ _ _ _ _

T O M _ T O _ S

Yasmine solves CHERRY TOMATOES. Hopefully we won't have the urge to throw lots of them at any of these fine folks:

Yasmine Key (Chattanooga)- A private family nurse middle/high school practitioner married to Jason for five years & has a two-year-old daughter
Meagan Cunningham (S.F.)- An Italian restaurant owner married to Gaspe w/ three children
Troy Zalesky (Aurora, CO; originally from Florida)- A tech support manager for a large payment processing company & a Chicago sports fan married to Kristi & has two dogs & a cat; also, his dad grew up across the street from Wrigley Field

$2K T-U: Person

_ O _ _ _ _ / _ F

T H _ / Y E _ R

Yasmine's a letter short w/ WOMAN OF THE YEAR.

_ O _ K I _ / O F

T H _ / Y E A R

Troy's playing like the ROOKIE OF THE YEAR so far, because he's scored second.

Tuesday's Featured Trip: Hotel Monteleone w/ a New Orleans culinary history tour of the French Quarter ($5,200)
Tuesday/Thursday Gift Tag: Omaha Steaks

IHOP Jackpot Round: Phrase

This guy first calls two T's for $900 & two N's for another $1,200, buys an A & four I's but then bobbles the N. Secondly, Yasmine calls two L's for $1,800, buys four E's but then loses the $1,550 remainder to the Bankrupt next to the Wild Card. Third, Meagan calls the $500 B & buys the other two vowels before Free Playing a $500 H & calling a $500 V while on the Jackpot. Unfortunately, she can't solve for the $8,950 pot & then Loses a Turn. After Troy takes the WC by calling the S, he finds the $600 S at the end but then LaTs out too. Yasmine then goes for the $1K solve...

I ' L L / B E / _ O U _

_ A I T E _ / T H I S

E V E N I N G

...& she's correct w/ "I'LL BE YOUR WAITER THIS EVENING", so she & Troy are tied for the early lead w/ $2K each. Yasmine also retains control.

SOLE LaT: Meagan
SOLE BANKRUPT: Yasmine
SOLE DQ: Troy (N repeat on a yellow $500)
FINAL UNCLAIMED JACKPOT AMOUNT: $9,550

Mystery Round: Same Name

First from Yasmine as far as letters go is a baddie of S while on the Mystery Wedge next to the Million Dollar one. Second, Meagan lights up two N's & picks up the other MW...but that's the wrong one. Third, Troy takes a $300 D, three A's, a $500 T for the blue 1/2 KIA, two R's & C's for six more Benjamins per pair but then buys a negative of E. Yasmine next takes the two H's at $600 each...

_ R A _ _ / A N D

C H _ _ - C H _ _

T R A _ N

...& gets sole possession of first place after solving GRAVY AND CHOO-CHOO TRAIN.

DUDS: E (Troy), S (Yasmine)
SOLE BANKRUPT: Meagan

Current Scores:

Troy: $2K/Yasmine: $3,200/Meagan: $0

Prize Puzzle Round: Fun & Games

In the hopes of avoiding being gooseegged, Meagan starts her latest letter spree w/ a $1,200 pair of N's, two E's, three I's, a $500 S & the rest of the vowels (two O's & singletons of A & U) before FPing a dud of L, saying quad H's for another two C-notes & dudding out w/ M. Following Troy's Bankrupt landing on the same location as before to forfeit the WC, Yasmine picks a $1,050 set of T's & the same amount of R's for an $1,800 addition and we have...

H I _ I N _

T H R O U _ H / T H E

R A I N / _ O R E S T

...she's won another $2,850 & will be HIKING THROUGH THE RAIN FOREST on her way to The Springs Resort & Spa courtesy of Hotwire.com, a Costa Rican trip worth $6,700.

DUDS: $500 L (Meagan), $800 M (Yasmine)
SOLE BANKRUPT: Troy

TONIGHT'S SPIN ID: AK0576706 (Amos K.)

Current Scores:

Troy: $2K/Yasmine: $12,750 in cash & C.R./Meagan: NULL

$3K T-U: Thing

S E C _ _ T

_ E C I _ E

Meagan has the SECRET RECIPE to get off the $0 mark.

R4: What Are You Doing?

Now that she's $3K richer, she Bankrupts next to where the WC formerly was for the second time tonight (it's also the third time overall that's been landed on in this episode). Second for Troy are two T's & an H at $900 per appearance before we go to Last Chance Mode...

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ / T H _

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

...the rest of the consonants are worth $1,900 each. After Troy asks for three E's...

R _ _ D _ N G / T H E

R E _ R _ G E R _ T _ R

...he's RAIDING THE REFRIGERATOR to the tune of $13.5K & the match! Yasmine left behind $5,400 in addition to tonight's title.

DUDS (all during Speed-Up): C (Troy), L (Meagan), M (Meagan), P (Yasmine), S (Meagan)
SOLE BANKRUPT: Meagan

Final Scores:

Troy: $15.5K/Yasmine: $12,750 in cash & C.R./Meagan: $3K
GRAND TOTAL: $31,250

TONIGHT'S BANKRUPT TRASH (excluding WC): $1,550

Big Money Round #91: The &'s where Troy's endgame envelope comes from.

Subject: Things

The last two letters to get this puzzle off to some kind of start are:

_ _ _ _ _ _

_ _ _ T S

DMCA gives him...

C _ _ _ _ _

_ _ _ T S

...an early exit. Without the O's, the $35K gets left in these pair of COWBOY BOOTS, so he leaves $15.5K wealthier than he was before.

B IQ: Before we find out who's going to face Seth Bluman in the quarterfinals, let's get to this game:

PRELIMINARY GAME #7: Steve Morse vs. Rich Linville

Leadoff Home Run: Who was the last Orioles player to win a league MVP award?
Steve: Cal Ripken, Jr.

CATEGORIES: Teammates Who "Rose" to the Occasion, Bravo!, Kings of the Hill, They Brought the Lumber for (Jim) Leyland, Clean Up Crew, Guys With 120-Meter Power, Is 15 the New 20? & Better Fielders Than Prince

#1: They Brought the Lumber for Leyland- Players W/ 30+ HRs in a season under that manager besides Jeff King (8)
GUESSES: Miguel Cabrera, Barry Bonds, Bobby Bonilla & Carlos Pena- STEVE (2)(Others: Dante Bichette, Vinny Castilla, Curtis Granderson, Todd Helton & Larry Walker)

#2: Bravo!- Braves pitchers w/ 20+ wins in a single season since 1946 (10)
GUESSES: John Smoltz, Tom Glavine, Greg Maddux, Warren Spahn, Phil Negro, Johnny Sane, Danny Neagle & Andy Messersmith- RICH (TIED at 2)(Others: Lew Burdette, Tony Cloninger & Russ Ortiz)

#3: Clean Up Crew- Most games started batting fourth in lineup last year (14)
GUESSES: Miguel Cabrera & Carlos Pena- STEVE (3)(Others: Prince Fielder, Ryan Howard, Carlos Lee, Troy Tulowitzki, Vladmir Guerrero, Matt Kemp, Adam Lind, Josh Willingham, Kevin Youkilis, Matt Holliday, Torii Hunter, Carlos Santana & Alex Rodriguez)

#4: Better Fielders Than Prince- First basemen to win four or more Gold Gloves (10)
GUESSES: Keith Hernandez, Mark Grace, Steve Garvey, Don Mattingly, Vic Power & John Olerud- RICH (4)(Others: George Scott, Bill White, Wes Parker, J.T. Snow & Mark Teixeira)

#5: Teammates Who "Rose" to the Occasion- Pete Rose's Hall of Fame teammates besides Barry Larkin (10)
GUESSES: Mike Schmidt, Steve Carlton, Johnny Bench, Joe Morgan, Andre Dawson, Tony Perez & Dave Concepcion- RICH (6)(Others: Gary Carter, Frank Robinson, Ryne Sandberg & Tom Seaver)

#6: Kings of the Hill- Pitchers w/ most All-Star Game starts other than Jack Morris (12)
GUESSES: Robin Roberts, Roger Clemens, Jim Palmer & Tom Seaver- RICH
BIG INNING: Don Drysdale, Lefty Gomez, Vida Blue & Randy Johnson (9)(Others: Jim Bunning, Whitey Ford, Greg Maddux, Billy Pierce & Warren Spahn)

#7: Guys W/ 120-Meter Power- Players to lead Blue Jays in HRs in a season (16)
GUESSES: Carlos Delgado, Fred McGriff, George Bell, Jose Bautista & Jesse Barfield- STEVE (5)(Others: Joe Carter, John Mayberry, Willie Upshaw, Vernon Wells, Tony Batista, Jose Canseco, Ron Fairly, Tony Glaus, Aaron Hill, Ed Sprague & Frank Thomas)

#8: Is 15 the New 20?- American League pitchers w/ 15+ wins last year (12)
GUESSES: Justin Verlander, Jon Lester, CC Sabbathia & David Price- RICH (10)(Others: Jered Weaver, Gio Gonzalez, Dan Haren, Derek Holland, Ivan Nova, James Shields, C.J. Wilson, Ricky Romero & Max Scherzer)

NINTH INNING PROMPT: Most HRs by player whose primary career position's second base (20)

Sole Bid: RICH AT 7
GUESSES: Ryne Sandberg, Bret Boone, Jeff Kent, Joe Morgan, Rogers Hornsby, Roberto Alomar & Bobby Grich- WIN! (Others: Craig Biggio, Joe Gordon, Lou Whitaker, Bobby Doerr, Dick McAuliffe, Ray Durham, Dan Uggla, Chase Utley, Charlie Gehringer, Tony Lazzeri, Damon Easley, Juan Samuel & Frank White)

PRELIMINARY GAME #8: Aaron Heinrich vs. Fred Gerson

LHR: Who was the last Indians pitcher to win the Cy Young?
Aaron: Cliff Lee

CATEGORIES: A Fall Classic, Bay City Stars, Absent in October, Hall, Hall the Gangs All Here, No Team Ever Hit More Home Runs, Gene Autry's Greatest Hitters, Win-terleague Play & Minnesota T"winners"

#1: Minnesota T"winners"- Twins to win Cy Young, MVP &/or Rookie of the Year (12)
GUESSES: Rod Carew, Joe Mauer, Justin Morneau, Juan Santana, Chuck Knoblauch, Zoilo Versalles, Harmon Killebrew & Bob Allison- AARON (3)(Others: John Castino, Marty Cordova, Tony Oliva, Jim Perry & Frank Viola)

#2: Hall, Hall the Gangs All Here- Top 10 vote-getters on this year's HoF ballot
GUESSES: Barry Larkin & Jack Morris- AARON (4)(Others: Jeff Bagwell, Lee Smith, Tim Raines, Alan Trammell, Edgar Martinez, Fred McGriff, Larry Walker & Mark McGwire)

#3: Absent in October- Most HRs by player never to appear in World Series (20)
GUESSES: Ernie Banks, Rafael Palmeiro & Fred McGriff- FRED (1)(Others: Ken Griffey, Jr., Sammy Sosa, Frank Thomas, Carlos Delgado, Dave Kingman, Andre Dawson, Juan Gonzalez, Billy Williams, Andres Galarraga, Dale Murphy, Rocky Colavito, Ralph Kiner, Adam Dunn, Ellis Burks, Dick Allen, Carlos Lee, Ron Santo & Bobby Bonds)

#4: No Team Ever Hit More HRs- Players w/ double-digit HR totals for '97 Mariners other than Joey Cora (8)
GUESSES: Ken Griffey, Jr., Alex Rodriguez, Edgar Martinez & Jay Buhner- AARON (5)(Others: Paul Sorrento, Russ Davis, Dan Wilson & Jose Cruz, Jr.)

#5: Gene Autry's Greatest Hitters- Angels w/ the most hits (20)
GUESSES: Rod Carew, Garret Anderson, Tim Salmon, Troy Glaus, Don Baylor, Jim Fregosi & Bobby Grich- AARON (7)(Others: Brian Downing, Darin Erstad, Chone Figgins, Vladimir Guerrero, Chili Davis, Gary Disarcina, Wally Joyner, Adam Kennedy, Dick Schofield, Jim Edmonds, Doug DeCinces, Sandy Alomar, Sr. & Bob Boone)

#6: Bay City Stars- Giants named to an ASG in the 21st Century (12)
GUESSES: Barry Bonds, Jeff Kent, Tim Lincecum, Matt Cain & Russ Vogelsong- AARON (8)(Others: Pablo Sandoval, Ryan Vogelsong, Brian Wilson, Moises Alou, Jason Schmidt, Robb Nen, Benito Santiago & Rich Aurilia)

#7: A Fall Classic- 18 starters of 1975 WS Game 6
GUESSES: Pete Rose, Johnny Bench, Dave Concepcion, Joe Morgan, Carlton Fisk, Cesar Geronimo, George Foster, Carl Yastrzemski, Dwight Evans & Lee May- AARON (11)(Others: Rick Burleson, Cecil Cooper, Denny Doyle, Ken Griffey, Sr., Fred Lynn, Gary Nolan, Tony Perez, Rico Petrocelli & Luis Tiant)

#8: Win-terleague Play- Pitchers w/ most wins in Interleague play (20)
GUESSES: Roger Clemens & Randy Johnson- AARON
BI: Greg Maddux, Johan Santana, Curt Schilling (Others: Mark Buehrle, Freddy Garcia, Jamie Moyer, Roy Halladay, Livan Hernandez, Mike Mussina, CC Sabathia, Aaron Sele, A.J. Burnett, Andy Pettite, Cliff Lee, Al Leiter, Derek Lowe, Mark Mulder, Kenny Rogers, Tim Wakefield & Jeff Weaver)

NI PROMPT: Most games started in center field last year (20)

Sole Bid: 11 BY FRED
GUESSES: Cameron Maybin, Andrew McCutchen, Curtis Granderson, Matt Kemp, Torii Hunter- ELIMINATED (Others: Chris Young, Michael Bourn, Jacoby Ellsbury, B.J. Upton, Adam Jones, Drew Stubbs, Melky Cabrera, Austin Jackson, Peter Bourjos, Alex Rios, Coco Crisp, Shane Victorino, Colby Rasmus, Dexter Fowler, Angel Pagan & Marlon Byrd)

Millionaire Tuesday:

Game 1
Game 2
Start of Game 3

(Also: Danny Parra left w/ $24K while Patrick Morrison became the new "Jeopardy!" champ w/ $29,601 & gets all but the Leap Year Day of February off.)

Episode ratings:

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

Several U.S. "X Factor" castmates out

2012-01-31T06:58:00.001-08:00

NEITHER Steve Jones & Nicole Scherzinger will return next season. Also, Paula Abdul's NOT expected to return, either.

Source: CBSNews.com

GSK DEBUT: "RuPaul's Drag Race" (FOURTH SEASON PREMIERE)

2012-01-30T20:12:00.000-08:00

To get all the details, click this link.

This show's a hybrid of at least those other beauty reality shows & "American Idol". And this episode's 90 minutes long for at least this edition only.

First Mini-Challenge: Mike Ruiz (who's also a guest judge this week) will take photos of each of these drag racers while they're sprayed w/ toxic waste.

Order:

1. Chad Michaels
2. Dida Ritz
3. Kenya Michaels
4. Milan
5. Sharon Needles
6. Jiggly Caliente
7. Alisa Summers
8. The Princess
9. Phi Phi O'Hara
10. Lashauwn Beyond
11. Madame LaQueer
12. Latrice Royale
13. Willam

Video messages from RuPaul are titled SheMail.

WINNER- Jiggly Caliente

MAIN CHALLENGE: Using cockroaches & attire from former "Drag Race" competitors dressed as zombies at a motel, they have to design outfits that resemble post-apocalyptic couture.

Guest Judge #2: Elvira (Santino Rice's on the judging panel, too)

The winner of each Main Challenge will get at least a prize; for most of the early part of the season, immunity's awarded as well. The bottom two each week will have to lip sync to a designated song to determine who stays & who goes.

DRAGWAY ORDER:

1. Willam
2. Phi Phi O'Hara
3. Lashauwn Beyond
4. Chad Michaels
5. The Princess
6. Kenya Michaels
7. Latrice Royale
8. Alisa Summers
9. Milan
10. Jiggly Caliente
11. Dida Ritz
12. Madame LaQueer
13. Sharon Needles

WINNER- Sharon (Immunity & Sequin Queen.com custom gown)(Runners-up: Lashauwn & The Princess)
BOTTOM TWO- Jiggly & Alisa

LIP SYNC SONG OF THE WEEK: "Toxic" by Britney Spears
FIRST ELIMINATED- Alisa

New "Ca$h Cab" season beginning this week

2012-01-30T13:48:00.001-08:00

After "Who's Still Standing?" has finished airing, catch Ben Bailey on the new season of "Ca$h Cab" w/ back-to-back new episodes Thursdays at 6 PM EST starting this week.

1/30/2012 Results

2012-01-30T07:58:00.001-08:00

LMaD: The first three traders this week Wayne's looking for are Charles from Long Beach, CA (a ballet dancer dressed as the Green Giant), Tina from Acton, CA (who's wearing Fall leaves all over her black shirt) & Melissa (who's dressed as partly cloudy w/ a chance of showers). They each buy this for $700 (Big Box)...a gourmet coffee counter worth $2,453.

Jessica (an Interior Design major from SDSU dressed as a spa lady) chooses the thing that rolls behind Curtain #2...it's a car, but it's made of lemons. That will cost her from the Small Box...the $11,840 trip to Ireland.

Go Big or Go Home has been won in each of the past two weeks. Should Elizabeth & Michael (a 24-year couple dressed as chefs) cook up another win at it, they'll win the Ford Focus S (Curtain #3) in addition to everything else. At least for this edition, the standalone prize space located just under the top-right corner of the gameboard's been replaced w/ the SB icon.

1. 1: $250
2. 6: $750 (QUADRUPLE)(Bad roll: 1)
3. 3: $1K (DOUBLE)(needs a six for the car, but a four will ZONK them out)
4. 2: $500 ($2.5K)(a four's now needed for the automobile, but a two or five will have them booted out of the studio)
5. 2: GO HOME- LOSS

Who knows how much they would've won if they had been playing that virtually-impossible Six Checks Deal instead.

Randy & Rose (she's dressed as a red/white cheerleader) each start out w/ a $1,550 sunset wine cruise from Corks Away Wine Adventures (Silver Envelope). They both go all-in on Curtain #1.

BB- Touring motorscooter ($3,299)
CURTAIN #2- BLUDOT bedroom group w/ customized closet from The Container Store & a $1K macy's gift card ($5,298)
CURTAIN #1- Giant robot

Christine (dressed as an oyster) is playing the Guess the Money in the Box Deal. There are a ton of $20s in there & she's got a $500 range. Her guess's $4,200 & she turns down all that money (in addition to the sure $700) for what's in the SB (Tiffany in front of Curtain #2).

MB ANSWER- $4,840
SB- Red Cole Haan pebble grain leather bag & Mon Cheri pink sapphire necklace ($2,746)

Noel's Fast Deal (he's dressed as the SB): Turns down camping gear from said prize location (Jonathan) for what's in CURTAIN #3 (even though he just came from camping in Yosemite)- Apple electronics suite ($4,645)
REJECTED: SE- Zombie ranch trip

PERFECT ROUND

The Big Deal of the Day's worth $26,330 on this Monday.

Once again, it's time for Beat the Dealer.

$500 Round:

Tom (dressed as a baseball player): C- WIPEOUT
Jennifer (a Developmental Math college teacher dressed as a red crayon): E- SEVEN
Lawann (a Southern cow belle dressed as a cow): G- EIGHT

R2 Prize (Curtain #1): Elliptical trainer ($3,299) & $2K worth of fitness lessons

Jennifer: A- ELIMINATED
Lawann: I- FIVE

CAR (Curtain #2): Toyota Yaris ($16,433)

Wayne: B- SIX
Lawann: H- FOUR

D- THREE
F- YARIS (NINE)

Mustafa (a baker who performs as Wolfman at Universal Studios Hollywood) is the next customer for Big Head Jonathan. This morning's questions for Curtain #3:

1. Does it seat more than two people?
2. Does it use gas?
3. Is it easy to travel with?
4. Is it more than one item?

Choices:

1. #2- YES
2. #4- YES

CURTAIN #3- Outdoor furniture w/ a gas grill ($6,724)
SB (Tiffany in front of middle curtain)- Extreme anti-anti-perspirant

THE BIG DEAL: He also misses out on any chance of going for this, because Noel's staying w/ his electronics. That means Christine (a photographer) will choose Door #2 w/ nothing much to lose...she does NOT win a car that she wanted so bad, but she's won the BD of these two Hawaiian holidays for herself & Jeremy- a six-night stay at The Kapalua Villas in Maui & a six-night retreat at the Turtle Bay Resort w/ the $5K bonus!

#1- Home entertainment center ($2,100)(which was revealed last & not fully described)
#3- Strong Spa 6

In the Quickie Deal department, Linda (dressed as an Indian) correctly calls tails on a coin flip held by the host for $100, Robert (a coach) gets paid $100 from Wayne & then has that payout doubled by Tiffany for wearing a stopwatch, Barbara (who's wearing a Santa hat) finds five pennies just in the nick of time for $100 & Joshua (dressed as a penguin) remembers in front of Wayne that seven's the last digit of his student ID for $200.

TPiRecap

FF: The first two families to battle it out this year are:

TODAY'S GAME: Grochows (Dassel, MN) vs. Woodys (designated champs w/ at least $20K to their name)

R1: Name something that makes a man sleep like a baby. Opening guess (es):

#1: Sex/a good boink (32)(Shay)
#2:
#3: Beer/booze/liquor (16)(Melissa)
#4:
#5:
#6:
#7:

Woodys:

Bryauna: Good meal- #2 (19; milk would've also been accepted)
Marcus: Good movie- BOTTOM ANSWER (3; "Sex & The City" & TV were also acceptable for that response)
Contessa: Good book- X
Jonathan: Exercise- XX
Shay: A long, hot bath- XXX

Melissa Steal (for 70): Sleeping pills- #4 (12)

#5: Hard work (4)
OTHER BA: Massage/rub (3)

R2: Name something David Hasselhoff has done that makes people cringe. For instance:

#1: Drink too much & make a fool of himself (28)(Donna #1)
#2:
#3:
#4:
#5:
#6:
#7:
TIME OVER: Bryauna
DUD: Seeing Pamela Anderson nude (Brandon)

For just the third time this season, a question's being PASSED.

Woodys:

Marcus: Eating a hamburger off the floor online- #3 (18)
Contessa: Being seen in public w/ someone other than his wife- X
Jonathan: Jumping in a kid car- #4 (13; that counts as acting)
Shay: Fell out in public- XX
Bryauna: Going real fast in a car- XXX

Melissa Steal #2 (for another 59): Singing in his leather pants- #2 (26)(129)

Tied for #5: Taken his shirt off & danced (4 each)
#7: Judged talent (2)

Double: Name something people say's good for the soul. Starting w/:

#1: Chicken soup/food (29)(Marcus)
#2: Church/prayer (20)(Donna)
#3:
#4:
#5:

Woodys:

Contessa: Confessions/truth- TIED FOR BOTTOM (7)
Jonathan: Music- OTHER BA (7)
Shay: Good book (s)- X
Bryauna: Love- XX
Marcus: Exercise- XXX

Melissa Steal #3 (for another 126 & the safety net): Vacation- NO (#3: Laughter)(8)

Triple: Name something you wish wasn't on your driver's license. At the face-off:

#1:
#2: Date of birth (27)(Contessa)
#3: Weight (27)(Vicki)
#4:

Grochows:

Donna #2: Height- X
Melissa: Photo- #1 (35)
Brandon: DUI- XX
Donna #1: Wearing glasses- WIN (6)(414)

FIRST FAST MONEY OF '12: The Grochows' Home Town Family Moment representatives are their grandson & grandma.

1. Name something that would be on a baby's list of things to do today.
2. Tell me how tall pro basketball players are.
3. Name a food restaurants give you a lot of.
4. Name an animated movie that made you cry.
5. Name an occupation whose members wear sunglasses on the job.

Donna #1 (Brandon's mom):

1. Play w/ their toys- 10
2. 7"- 26
3. French Fries- 24
4. "Bambi"- 31
5. Lifeguard (w/ about one second left)- 39
TOTAL- 130

Brandon:

1. Crawl- 3 (Top answer: Cry)
2. 6'6"- 15
3. Salad- 20
4. "Snow White"- 2
5. Actors- LOSS
TOTAL- 170 ($850)

WoF: This week was taped the day before "WHEEL Around the World Week"- it's the same theme that ended the New Orleans road trip w/ a $100K win & a PERFECT BONUS ROUND WEEK late that season, "Fabulous Food Week"!

$1K T-U: Phrase

H O T / O F F

T H E / G _ _ L L

Nancy gets the money HOT OFF THE GRILL. The week's first puzzle solvers:

Nancy Cahill (Framingham, MA)- A local hospital pediatric nurse married to school sweetheart Howie for 33 years who watches game shows w/ her mom
Tom Ericksen (South Pasadena, CA)- A second-year USC dental student & marathon married to Stacey w/ two children (Abby & Jake) who had a mid-life crisis that caused him to go back to dental school
Jillian Humes (Seattle)- A nursing school graduate from Seattle University & barista who recently studied abroad in Australia & is currently looking for a job

$2K T-U: Around the House

F L _ O R

_ _ _ _

Jillian guesses FLOOR MATS...also often found in cars, but incorrect.

F L O O R

L _ M P

Tom takes control w/ a FLOOR LAMP.

Monday's Featured Trip: Florence & Rome from EZ-Italy ($8.5K)
Monday/Wednesday/Friday Gift Tag: ZAGAT

IHOP Jackpot Round: Event

He gets the green 1/2 KIA & $1K right away w/ two S's, then he buys an A, two E's & three O's to clean out the vowels in one fell swoop before spinning Lose a Turn. Secondly, Jillian takes the Italy wedge w/ three R's, two T's for a grand while on Jackpot, three C's for another $2,700, two H's for an extra $1,200 & two N's for another C-note before she takes a shot at solving...

S _ _ _ H O N _

O R C H E S T R A

C O N C E R T

...& correctly responds w/ SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA CONCERT for the cash, the trip & to keep control.

SOLE LaT OF THE ROUND: Tom
FINAL UNCLAIMED JACKPOT AMOUNT: $8K

Current Scores:

Jillian: $14,400 in cash & Italy/Nancy: $1K/Tom: $2K

Mystery Round: Before & After

Jillian leads off by calling for a T worth $300 & buying a column of three E's, then she calls two H's for another $1,800 but then buys the only dud vowel in the round (A). Second, Nancy calls up three N's for $1,050, buys the rest of the vowel department (four O's, an I & a pair of U's) & lights up two C's & an S for another three bills apiece & two D's for another nine Benjamins. We have...

D O / T H E / _ U N _ _

C H I C _ E N

N O O D _ E / S O U _

...she obviously doesn't DO THE FUNKY CHICKEN NOODLE SOUP, but she's $2,100 richer & retains possession of the wheel.

SOLE DUD OF THE ROUND: A (Jillian)

Current Scores:

Jillian: $14,400 in cash & Italy/Nancy: $3,100/Tom: $2K

Prize Puzzle Round: What Are You Doing?

Nancy's base letters in this crucial round of play are a $400 N, a Free Play I & the $300 G, followed by couples of O's & A's but then a baddie of T while on the other 1/2 KIA. Tom secondly captures a $2,700 trio of S's & buys an E, then after calling the $500 P & buying the leftover U before Bankrupting next to $3.5K to lose both his remaining $2,700 & most likely the mystery trip. As for Jillian...

S O A _ I N G / U P

S O _ E / _ A _ S

...she'll also be SOAKING UP SOME RAYS at the PUNTACANA Resort & Spa courtesy of SpaFinder.com, a $6.5K getaway.

SOLE DUD OF THE ROUND: $500 T (Nancy)
SOLE BANKRUPT OF THE ROUND: Tom

TONIGHT'S SPIN ID: LG6710660 (Lorriea G.)

Current Scores:

Jillian: $20,900 in cash & trips/Nancy: $3,100/Tom: $2K

$3K T-U: Food & Drink

_ I E _ _ _

S A U _ _ _ E S

Tom eats a few VIENNA SAUSAGES to turn his two G's into five.

R4: Fictional Place

He begins w/ a negative of T. Jillian secondly loses her turn on the same Bankrupt previously hit. Third, Nancy inserts the triple S's for $1.5K, buys the E at the end but then purchases a dud of A. After Tom strikes out right away w/ another dud of R, Jillian puts up a $300 N, four O's, an $800 P & a $500 D &...

S N O O P _ ' S

D O _ _ O _ S E

...she envisions SNOOPY'S DOGHOUSE for 1,350 more bucks.

DUDS: A (Nancy), $900 R (Tom), $300 T (Tom)
SOLE BANKRUPT: Jillian

Current Scores:

Jillian: $22,250 in cash & travel/Nancy: $3,100/Tom: $5K

Last Chance Round: Fun & Games

The Speed-Up consonant amount's...$1.5K. After a B from Nancy...

B _ _ R D _ _ L _ / _ N D

_ _ R _ / _ L _ _ _

...she IDs BOARDWALK AND PARK PLACE as the most valuable Monopoly properties for $6K more.

DUDS: M (Jillian), S (Tom), T (Jillian)

Final Scores:

Jillian: $22,250 in cash & vacations/Nancy: $9,100/Tom: $5K
GRAND TOTAL: $36,350

TONIGHT'S BANKRUPT TRASH: $2,700

Big Money Round #90: The ride that might be won this week's a Chrysler 300. Jillian spins the second A in AMERICA'S.

Topic: Phrase

At the beginning:

S _ _ _

_ _ E _ _

DMPA gives her...

S _ _ P

A _ E A D

...she decides to SKIP AHEAD of the right answer w/ SHIP AHEAD & SHOP AHEAD...but she does make the $30K solve w/ about two seconds to spare! Total: $52,250 in cash & trips!

The end-of-show chat reveals that Vanna ate sausages from a truck stop at least once back in '80.

J!: Brendan Graham's back in action this evening against:

Danny Parra (Miami, FL)- A sportscaster who uses famous movie quotes for HR calls
Kate Jeracki (Ft. Collins, CO)- A newspaper staff writer who just missed qualifying to being a contestant on the classic Art Fleming version by not identifying that Pat Nixon had the given nickname of "Thelma Ryan" (& Alex knew it just before Kate told him the right response!)

The Week's First Half-Dozen Subjects:

TIE ONE ON
ALBUMS
ART "R"EVIEW
PLAY YOUR CARDS RIGHT (each correct question's a playing card)
STATE FLOWERS
MARK TWAIN NEVER SAID...

Brendan's in Lock Game Territory w/ $5K at the first break; Danny's a fairly distant second w/ $1,800 & Kate's $2K in the hole thanks to back-to-back incorrect responses on $1K clues. Within one of the last four Art "R"eview clues is the first Daily Double of the week...it turns out to be the very last one, but Kate's got it w/ -$1,600; Brendan's still heavily leading Danny $10,200-$3,600. To knock $1K off her current debt, here's the clue:

This term can refer to a style of art or design or to a highly ornamental style of music of the late 18th Century.

"What is Rococo?"...yup to start the second round w/ -$600.

SOLE ATTEMPTED TS OF THE ROUND: $1K (Play Your Cards Right)
SOLE UNATTEMPTED TS OF THE ROUND: $800 (Albums)
TOTAL LACH TRASH: $1,800

Double J! Categories:

IT'S A PARTY! (semi-themed board)
TIME
PLACE
OCCASION
HOPE "U" CAN MAKE IT
BRING YOUR OWN BOTTLE

Danny could get much closer to Brendan's lead, because he finds a DD under the $800 Place clue & he's trailing $13,800-$600; Kate's only $200 in the red now. Danny's wager turns out to be five big ones:

Cape Dezhnev, the easternmost point on Mainland Asia, juts into this strait.

"What is the Bering Strait?"...that's the one to jump to $11K & he uses the High School Strategy on the remainder of the topic to close the gap to $15K-$14,600 between the two guys! And on the $1,600 Occasion, he swipes DJ!'s other DD & now has such a lead over Brendan's $15K; Kate's $200 is now on the positive side. Danny's other bet's $6K, so for a new total of $22,600 & to stay in first place, the answer is:

September 21, 1897: It seems three months early, but the N.Y. Sun publishes an editorial famous for this seven-word phrase.

"What is 'Remember the Maine, to Hell with Spain'?"...uh, NO- he just lost the lead right back to the champion. Correct: "What was 'Yes Virginia, There is a Santa Claus'?".

NO LACH TRACH THIS ROUND

Post-DJ! Banks:

Brendan: $21K
Kate: $11,400
Danny: $11K

CORYAT SCORES:

Brendan: $21K
Kate: $11,400
Danny: $12,200

FINAL J! TOPIC: 1960s TV Characters.

One of her first spoken lines is translated as "You have the face of a wise and fearless caliph".

Danny Parra put down "Who is Jeannie?"...$22K DOUBLER! Kate Jeracki...left off an N & her response's acceptable, but she only bet $10K. Brendan Graham...leaves w/ $47,602 after responding w/ Scherezade, so Danny's the new champ.

WSS: The last Hero's Kathyrn Ricketts from Spokane, WA (who's a therapist for children).

#2: TRAVIS SCHARIO (Marietta, OH)- An underwear salesman who previously won $49,271 in cash & stuff on the 32nd Season Premiere of "The Price is Right" that the late Rod Roddy announced (including the $46,573 Cadillac DeVille playing Lucky $even)

After the first break:

Travis (_ _ S _ _ N / _ _ _ B _ _): A piece of what pop star's hair was sold for over $40K?- OUT (A: JUSTIN BIEBER)

AMOUNT FOR #2- $15K

BTW, Kathyrn's driver door of her car doesn't work anymore.

#6: Julie Terrell Travis (Bloomington, IN)- A legal administrator in a small construction law firm

FIRST SPECIALTY ROUND THEME: "The Teen Years"

After Break #2:

Julie (A _ _ _ N _ _ D / P _ _ _ _ M _ _ _): High school teenagers earn college credits in "AP" classes, which stands for this- ADVANCED PLACEMENT (11.27)
Kathyrn (B _ _ / M _ _ Z _ _ _): What ceremony traditionally marks a Jewish boy's 13th birthday?- BAR MITZVAH (15)
Julie (_ _ _ L _ _ / _ _ K _ / _ _ _ N / _ P _ _ _ T): Nirvana's first hit song- DROPPED (A: "SMELLS LIKE TEEN SPIRIT", which the Hero knew)

AMOUNT FOR #6- $1K ($16K)

#7: Fazlul Zabair (L.A.)- Rocket scientist

Just before the third timeout:

Fazlul (_ _ T _ _ _ / _ _ A _ Y): In what neighborhood of NYC will you find restaurants like Il Palazzo & Pelegrino's?- GONE (A: LITTLE ITALY)

AMOUNT FOR #7- $10K ($26K)

#3: Wanda Marie (Huntington Beach, CA)- A full-time Communications major student who can speak Romanian, English & Spanish

Specialty Round Theme #2 (which also could be the last): "East vs. West"

This is what gets asked just before & after the following TO:

Wanda (_ _ S _ / _ _ S _ _ _ N): What's the world's largest hotel chain?- OUT (A: BEST WESTERN, said by the Hero)

AMOUNT FOR #3- $3K ($29K)

#1: Erik Pearson (Chicago)- College professor of Communications Studies (just as she suspected)

Kathyrn has to use the first of two passes on this w/ about five seconds to go:

(_ / _ _ A _ _ _ _ / _ O _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _): Garrison Keller's the host of what long-running public radio show?
Erik- "A PRAIRIE HOME COMPANION" (18.72)

After the next-to-last break:

Kathyrn (_ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ A _ _): What stand-up comic voiced Remy the rat chief in "Ratatouille"?- OTHER PASS USED W/ ABOUT THREE SECONDS LEFT
Erik- OUT (A: PATTON OSWALT)

AMOUNT FOR #1- $15K ($44K)

BAILOUT

FINAL SPEED ROUND STRANGERS:

Kat Leeks- Writes her own current events blog
Jesse Easley- Teacher's assistant at a graduate school
Jetta Wesle- An EMT who graduate from a fire science academy
Nate Kappra- Ferry boat captain/nautical expert
Crystal Nettles- Qualified to be a member of MENSA

Initial Elimination Order:

1. Nate ($3K)
2. Jetta ($6K)
3. Crystal ($6K)

Kat (_ _ L _ _ I _): Familiar food measurement that's actually a unit of height, not weight- CALORIE (3.27)($7K)
Jesse (_ _ T _ _ _ _ P _ _ _ I _): Process by which a caterpillar becomes a butterfly- KAT WINS & DROPS (A: METAMORPHOSIS)

Millionaire Monday:

Game 1
Game 2

Episode ratings:

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

Next Week in Game Shows: Jan. 30- Feb. 5, 2012

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On Super Bowl Week on GSK next time:

-"Jeopardy!" begins its all-tourney February w/ the College Championship!

-"Family Feud" is expected to return to first-run episodes!

-The winner of the second-chance slot from the Last Chance Kitchen is determined on "Top Chef: Texas"!

-Andy & Jonathan Hillstrand represent "Deadliest Catch" at the end of the week playing "Millionaire" for charity.

-The (first season) finale of "Who's Still Standing?".

All this & potentially more next week on GSK.

The Week in Review: Jan. 23-29, 2012

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Player of the Week:
WINNER: Michael Woodard (WINNER)("MAJORS & minors")
RUNNER-UP: Freddie Stewart ($71K)("Who's Still Standing?")
3RD PLACE: Precious Haines ($62,765)("Wheel of Fortune")

Other Big Winners & Notables:

Kirby Burnett- $59,800 as two-day champ ("Jeopardy!")
Brenda Denney- $53,603 ("The Price is Right")
Christopher Sakich- $53,464 ("WoF")
Twilight Cofield- $52,600 ("Millionaire")

"MAJORS & minors"- GRAND FINALE

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FINALE SONGS:

Cameron Defaria: "Always"
Nia Holloway: "Get Up"
Kennedy Noel: "Two Roads"
Josh Metzler: "Hanging Onto The Moon"
Grace Jeanette: "This Is Me"
Brandon Michael: "Don't You Dance (Without Me)"
Hailey Dibiasi: "Just Can't Help Myself"
Michael Woodard: "Closer"
Sabrina Lentini: "Case of the LaLa's"
Ashley Nicole Greene: "Atmosphere"
Emily Kocontes: "Hourglass"
Austin Crute: "Lose It"

The Fan Favorite's Austin...& the have judges decided that the winner of the recording contract is...

...I wonder if having the same title as one of Ne-Yo's hit songs had something to do w/ it- MICHAEL!!!!!