10/27/2011 Results

TPiR: I'm NOT feeling good about this morning's episode; just about a year ago, we had a TECHNICAL EL SKUNKO. Our First Four in Contestant's Row are thinking positively- Rosa Harris, Willie Chan, Melissa Pringle & Jonathon Jorge. The first PUFB's the hayneedle outdoor lounger (Amber at Door #3).

Jonathon: $899/Melissa: $1,100/Willie: $1,200/Rosa: $1,201

ARP: Three large

Rosa, a hair stylist & fitness instructor from Culver City, plays Flip-Flop for the Great Lakes GL4 spa package (Gwendolyn at Door #2). Board:

5762

She Flips...& that's it to win the $7,562 extravaganza!

Green spot player #2's Pamela Van Oosbree from the back & PUFB #2's the Phat Jalopy Cycle (Rachel in front of CR).

Jonathon: $1,465/Melissa: $500/Willie: $600/PAMELA: $750

ARP: $610

Canadian Willie plays Lucky $even for a 2012 Chevrolet Cruze LS (Std., AT, Prot, Conn., Net)(Amber; MGHS theme used). His second digit guess' seven, which will cost him...

$ 1 9 , _ _ _

...$2. His second answer's six & he must pay...

$ 1 9 , 3 _ _

...three more bucks. Knowing he's gotta do something late in this playing, his next guess' seven...

$ 1 9 , 3 8 _

...he's still hanging in there. Finally, he goes w/ yours truly on the last number being a second nine...

$ 1 9 , 3 8 9

...TAKE THAT, MIKE!!!! It also means we have at least a .500 record in the car games for the second time in three weeks!

(Note: His female friend's named Trinh & she was thinking five like most people for the last digit.)

Video Bonus: First L$ Win of Season 40

Moving into the orange second's Michelle Arnold & the third GUFB's six Kate Spade accessories (Gwen at Door #5).

Jonathon: $1,201/Melissa: $1,202/MICHELLE: $1,200/Pamela: $1,175

Melissa banks those $1,721 accessories w/ little trouble, but big trouble could very well be on the way for her, cause she's playing It's in the BAG (Amber & Rachel); assuming she doesn't win the 16 G's, she'll be spinning The Big Wheel first. This morning's grocery cart items are a 10-pack of Vanity Fair insulated cups, the Boboli Pizza Crusts, a 20-quart container of Nestea mix, Cool Whip, a Gillette Venus Divine razor kit & a can of Libby's Crispy Sauerkraut. Let's find out where she puts what:

$1.29: Sauerkraut
$9.49: Razor
$2.29: Cool Whip
$3.49: Cups
$4.69: Tea

She has the first three right for $4K...& stops. But could she have won more?...

$3.49: Cups
$4.69: Pizza crusts

...well, she missed out on a doubler.

(Note: I saw a guy named Jaime wanting her to pick the crusts for last.)

SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #1:
Melissa ($5,721): $.95
Rose ($10,562): 80 + Half-Dollar = OVER BY THREE DIMES
Willie ($19,999): 15 + 95 = OVER BY A DIME- MELISSA ADVANCES

Called on seventh's Emily Allen & the fourth one-bid prize (s) appear to be an 11-piece selection of Murad cosmetics.

Jonathon: $451/EMILY: $450/Michelle: $750/Pamela: BUCK (STUPID BID)

ARP: $754

She was off by four singletons on the good side, so Michelle plays One Wrong Price for a Wesley Allen classic-style sleigh bed marked at $3,620 (Rachel), a DELL desktop marked at $2,170 (Gwen) & the Honda Metropolitan Scooter marked at $2,149 (Amber)...none of which she wins after picking the scooter; the computer was only $1,288.

Going orange third's Zachary Morrinville & the next IUFB's 11 pieces of power tools (Amber behind splitting sign).

Jonathon: $1,201/Emily: $1,202/ZACHARY: $1,200/Pamela: $1K

ARP: $2,914

Emily from Atlanta, GA, who takes care of newborns, plays Pathfinder (Gwen) for a Dodge Nitro (Std., Paint, Tow, Prot)(Rachel at Door #3). Board:

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

SPs:

Coffeemaker: $20 or $45?
Pie maker: $63 or $100?
Portable grill: $50 or $79?

First Turn:
1. 6

Second Turn:
1. Pie maker is $100

Third Turn:
1. Coffeemaker is $20
2. 8

FINAL TURN:
1. Portable grill is $50
2. 4
3. 7 (ARP: $24,391)

The last calldown's Sally Fishem & the sixth & final IUFB's a pair of Stuhrling Original watches (ceiling platform). Jonathon's been here the whole show, but will bid last.

Jonathon: $1,451/SALLY: $1,200/Zachary: $1,300/Pamela: $1,450

TODAY'S CLUBHOUSE CASUALTY- Jonathon

Pamela's won the $500 wad & this Second Grade teacher plays Pick-a-Number (Rachel) for a Blount Small Ship Adventure to New England (Gwen at Door #3). Board:

$ _ 9 6 0

NUMBERS AVAILABLE: 4, 6 & 8

Her final answer of $6,960...is still not enough.

SCSD #2 (the order would've the same even if we had a perfect second half):
Michelle ($754): 35 + 75 = OVER BY TWO DIMES
Pamela ($1,950): $.85
Emily ($2,984; first spin was a DUD): 20 + BUCK = OVER BY TWO DIMES- PAMELA MOVES ON

SHOWCASE #1:

Door #3- Chocolate-colored living room group featuring the Howard Miller Total Home media cabinet, the SAMSUNG 51" plasma HDTV & a one-year amazingclubs.com Movie of the Month club membership (Rachel)
Door #2- 2012 Chevy Camaro LS (Gwen)

MELISSA PASSES TO PAMELA; PAMELA BIDS $36,750 ON ROOM/CAR SHOWCASE

MY BID FOR CAR SHOWCASE: $32,333

PAMELA'S TRIPCASE (Amber at Door #1): Three pieces of Coleman chocolate brown luggage & six-night trips to London, Brussels, Belgium & the Beau-Rivage Palace in Lausanne, Switzerland

PAMELA BIDS $27.5K ON TRIPCASE

MY BID FOR TRIPCASE: $29,695

MELISSA'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $36,750
ARP: $32,525 (I would've DSWed)

PAMELA'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $27,500
ARP: $23,705- SECOND DOUBLE OVERBID IN A ROW (episode order-wise)

IMPORTANT NOTE: One of today's players has been deemed INELIGIBLE & his/her winnings have therefore been revoked.

TODAY'S UNOFFICIAL PG RECORD: 2-3-1
UNOFFICIAL TOTAL WINNINGS: $41,970

FF:

GAME #1: Joyners (whose two-day cash winnings total $1,470) vs. Heaths

Round 1: Name something you squeeze w/ one hand. Here's an example or two:

#1: Lemon/fruit (28)(Wil)
#2:
#3:
#4:
#5: Ketchup/mustard (7)(Taliah)
#6:
#7:

Heaths:

Elaine (a twin): Somebody else's hand/body- #3 (16)
Dale (the other twin lady): Toothpaste- #4 (9)
Robert: Stress ball- #2 (21)
Jim: Hand tools- X
Wil: Baseball bat- XX
Elaine: Racquet- XXX

Taliah Steal (for 81): Sponge- TIED FOR BOTTOM (3)(Other Bottom Answer: Doorknob/handle)(3)

R2: Name something only babies can get away from doing in public. To start this question off:

#1: Pooping/peeing (39)(Derek)
#2: Crying/tantrum (22)(Elaine)
#3:
#4:
#5:
#6:
#7:

Joyners:

Lynnette (mom; Taliah & Tiffany are her daughters): Drooling- X
Tiffany: Take off their diaper- XX
Ibraheem: Throwing things- XXX

Wil Steal (for 61): Run around w/ no clothes on- TIED FOR BOTTOM (5)

#3: Puking (8)
#4: Breast feeding (7)
#5: Farting (6)
OTHER BA: Burping (5)

Double: Name a kind of doctor who should never ask you to get undressed. The first guess (es):

#1: Dentist (42)(Robert)
#2:
#3:
#4:
#5:
DUDS: Pediatrician (Dale) & chiropractor (Lynnette)

Heaths:

Jim: Professor- X
Wil: Psychiatrist/shrink- #4 (11)
Elaine: Gynecologist- XX
Dale: Eye doctor- #3 (15)
Robert: Veterinarian- #5 (7)
Jim: Ear/nose/throat specialist- XXX

Taliah Steal (for another 150 & to keep the lead): Foot doctor- #2 (19)(231)

Triple: Name something that's full of hot air. Buzz-ins:

#1: Balloon (83)(Tiffany)
#2:
#3:
#4:

Joyners:

Ibraheem: Comedian- X
Taliah: Politician- #2 (9)
Derek: Sauna- XX
Lynnette: Cooker/steamer- XXX
Wil Steal for the Win: Hair dryer- LOSS

#3: Blimp/zeppelin (3)
#4: Boss (2)

FAST MONEY Q's:

1. When they can't find a spoon, name something people might use to stare at their coffee.
2. Name the age when a boy becomes a man.
3. Name something guests do at a wedding reception.
4. Name something that buzzes.
5. Name a type of nut people serve at parties.

Taliah:

1. Stirrer- 4
2. 18- 32
3. Dance- 33
4. Bell- 16
5. Walnuts- 2
TOTAL- 87

Derek:

1. Fork- 14
2. 21- 23
3. Eat- 30
4. Buzzer- 5
5. Cashew- 41
TOTAL- WIN ON THE NOSE!!!

Three-day total: $21,470.

#1s:

1. Knife
4. Bee

GAME #2 RE-DO: Schrievers (whose three-day cash winnings total $1,305) vs. Oguchis (whose two-day cash winnings total $835; full intro used)

I'll willing to bet there was a discrepancy about the "garbage/trash" answer yesterday.

R1: Name something you carry in your pockets that a man shouldn't carry in his speedo. Starting w/:

#1:
#2: Keys (20)(Randy)
#3: Wallet (14)(Sonny)
#4:
#5:
#6:
#7:

Schrievers:

Robin: Pocketknife- #5 (7)
Crissie: Change/money- TIED FOR #4 (7)
Rick: Cone- X
Phyllis: Toothpick- XX
Randy: Telephone/cell phone- #1 (28)
Robin: Handkerchief/tissue- #7 (4)
Crissie: Fingernail clippers- XXX

Sonny Steal (for 77): ID- NO (Other Answer Tied for #4: Chap Stick/lipstick)(7)

R2: Name something you'd hate to see people doing at salad bars. For instance:

#1: Grabbing food w/ their hands (60)(Brian)
#2:
#3:
#4:
#5:

Oguchis:

Phyllis: Sneezing/coughing- #2 (25)
Stephanie: Picking their nose- X
Kingsley: Holding up the line- #5 (3)
Sonny: Standing there eating- #4 (4)
Brian: Mixing up the food- XX
Phyllis: Skip in line- XXX

Randy Steal (for another 92 & to keep the lead): Taking more food than they actually need- NO (#3: Putting food back)(5)

Double: According to 100 married women, name a place a wife goes when she's really mad at you. Base answer (s):

#1:
#2:
#3:
#4: Friend's house (13)(Phyllis O.)
#5:
#6:
#7:
DUD: Bar (Lynnette)

Oguchis:

Stephanie: Shopping- #3 (18)
Kingsley: Mother's house/family- #1 (22)
Sonny: Hair salon- X
Brian: Goes to the bedroom & sleep- #2 (20)
Phyllis: Her other man's house- XX
Stephanie: Going out to eat by herself- XXX

Randy Steal (for another 146 & the lead back): Spa- NO (Oguchis: 238)

#5: Outside/garden (6)
TIED FOR BOTTOM (4 each): Cemetery & her office

Triple: Name something kids do w/ their thumb. At the face-off:

#1: Suck it (86)(Stephanie)
#2:
#3:
#4:

Oguchis:

Kingsley: Gesture- X
Sonny: Twiddle their thumbs- XX
Brian: Pick their nose- #4 (2)
Phyllis: Bite it- XXX

Randy Steal for Win #3: Stick it in something else & gets it stuck- OUT FOR GOOD

TIED FOR #2 (3 each): Text message & thumb wrestle/war

FM #2 Q's:

1. Even if you needed money, what's the one thing of yours you would never sell?
2. At what age do kids start caring about their appearance?
3. Name a game you play in the swimming pool.
4. Name someplace where people drop things off.
5. Name a country where people speak spanish.

Sonny:

1. House- 3
2. 15- DUD
3. Marco Polo- 37
4. FedEx- 39
5. Mexico- 51
TOTAL- 130

Brian:

1. Ring- 24 (Top Answer: Own body)
2. 13- 20
3. Sharks- DUD
5. Spain- 37
TOTAL- WIN AT 211!

They currently have two wins & $20,835 to their credit.

WoF: Tonight's first Toss-Up puzzle is a Person:

_ A _

_ _ _ _ N _ _ _ T

Tessa's incorrect w/ MAN ATTENDANT, even though that does fit.

M A D

_ C _ E N _ _ S T

Jasmine rings in w/ MAD SCIENTIST. Let's see how much damage tonight's puzzle solvers can do on the first day of November Sweeps '11:

Jasmine Harris (Reidsville, NC)- A track coach who's going for her Master's Degree in General Psychology at the University of North Carolina-Wilmington
Tessa Heckel (Green Bay)- A speech/language pathologist for a non-profit kids organization who also plays Bingo w/ senior citizens (where was she on that related bonus puzzle two nights ago?)
Kevin Humes (Henderson, NV)- Life Extension worker

The $2K TU cooks up a spot from On the Map:

C A S P E R

_ _ _ _ I _ G

This city also shares its name w/ a fictional character that has the nickname "The Friendly Ghost"; Kevin solves CASPER, WYOMING.

Eggland's Best Jackpot Round category's Title/Author & out on the wheel immediately's a $5K trip to the Hawthorne Hotel in Salem. This man first calls a $600 B & an easy $2.5K Y to start, then he Bankrupts next to where he previously landed on to forfeit $3,100. Second, Jasmine calls a T for the DVDEmpire.com gift tag, four E's while on Free Play, but she then has the same fate as the man in the middle to lose the gift certificate. Third, Tessa calls two R's for a grand while on the Jackpot...

T _ E / R _ _ E _

B Y / E _ _ _ R

_ _ _ _ _ / _ _ E

...for the first time this season, SET OFF THOSE FIREWORKS- she nails "THE RAVEN" BY EDGAR ALLAN POE for the $9,100 Jackpot & a total of $10,100!

BANKRUPTS: 2 (Kevin & Jasmine)

We ask What Are You Doing? again for the Prize Puzzle Round, leading off w/ Jasmine calling two N's for $1,800, buying three I's, FPing two E's & calling two T's for another $600, then she gets two H's for yet another $600, a $900 G, the double A's, a $300 L & the final vowels of two O's. After she calls a Y for another $3.5K & a $400 J, she FPs a dud of M but then duds out of the round for good w/ C. That gives Tessa a shot at this board...

E N J O Y I N G / T H E

A L O H A / _ _ I _ I T

...& she'll be ENJOYING THE ALOHA SPIRIT on a stay at the Marriott Waikoloa Beach Resort & Spa worth $5,365, a new total of $15,465 in cash & Hawaii.

DUDS (both by Jasmine): $300 C & $500 M

TONIGHT'S SPIN ID: DA6290044 (David A. from California)

She also retains control for the Fictional Family Mystery Round, beginning w/ the Million Dollar Wedge's right Bankrupt. Kevin secondly calls a $400 T, three S's for another $1,650 & a $550 R, then he buys four E's before lighting a $400 N, a $300 L & two Y's for 800 more bucks. That's followed by quad A's but then the same MDW Bankrupt to cost him $3,600; that's his second Bankrupt tonight. After Jasmine gets up there four D's for $2,400 & three M's to add $1,350, she gets the MDW's other Bankrupt (also her second) to give back $3,750. Once Tessa says a $900 W & buys the remainder of the round's vowels (two O's & I's & a U), she puts up a $900 C but then says a dud in H. Kevin follows that w/ a $600 Z...

M O R T I C I A

_ O M E Z / _ U _ S L E Y

& / W E D N E S D A Y

A D D A M S

...& the solve of MORTICIA, GOMEZ, PUGSLEY & WEDNESDAY ADDAMS to go from two large to three.

SOLE DUD: $500 H (Tessa)
BANKRUPTS: 3 (entire row)

Movie Quote's the $3K TU category:

_ _ ' _ / _ _ I _ E !

_ _ ' _ / _ _ _ _ _ !

Kevin quickly responds w/ the "Frankenstein" line "IT'S ALIVE! IT'S ALIVE!" to double to $6K.

Last Chance Round subject will be Around the House & consonants are each paying...$1.5K. Two C's from Tessa later...

_ L I C _ _ R I N G

C _ N _ L _ S

...she gathers some FLICKERING CANDLES worth an additional $6K & send her to the endgame w/ $21,465 in cash & trip! Kevin leaves w/ the same amount that lady just won from the last maingame round & Jasmine has a non-gooseegged $1K.

The maingame total of the night's $28,465.

DUDS: M (Tessa), T (Kevin)

TONIGHT'S BANKRUPT TRASH: $11,450 in cash & gift tag

Maxwell House Big Money Round #26: After Tessa does her thing on the Bonus Wheel, she has it stop on the &. Now for the prompt, which appears to be Thing. She's almost halfway there on it to start:

S T _ _ _

_ _ _ T E

Her calls are CDGA...

S T _ C _

_ _ _ T E

...she's wrong w/ STICK CHUTE, STICK FLUTE & STOCK CHUTE. She was closer w/ that last guess, but she's NOT getting this $45K STOCK QUOTE & leaves w/ $21,465 in cash & vacation.

Millionaire:

Conclusion of Randy Rice's Game
Game 2
$1K Question Game

(Also today: Courtney & Kaitlyn finished tied at the top at $4.5K each, w/ Courtney's winnings coming in the form of the Grand Canyon Tour, but Kaitlyn advanced to the Big Deal Round because she was the first of the two called on the day. Unfortunately, for Kaitlyn, she completely missed out on a $24,649 Big Deal of the Day by choosing Door #3, sending her home w/ the $3,841 Omaha Steaks BBQ package. Door #1 was the winner for the seventh straight aired episode & would've also netted her the Jacuzzi inside & the $8,268 in Door #2's Bank Vault...Sunny Stalter became the new "Jeopardy!" champion w/ $29,200; Gabor Vari left w/ $60,402.)

Episode ratings:

"Family Feud":
5 PM: 9
5:30 PM: 8
7: "Jeopardy!" & "Wheel of Fortune"
6: "Let's Make a Deal", "Millionaire" & "The Price is Right"