Veterans Day 2011 Results

TPiR: Unlike the past three times, there are NO bonuses for winning the one-bids on this year's special.

Anyway, Marine Corps Sergeant Christopher Tucker, Master Air Force Sgt. Mary Torrence, Army Captain Sidney Mendoza & Navy Petty Officer Donny Pipfer are ordered to "Come on Down" first & coming down from the ceiling's the first PUFB, a pair of Blackberry tablets.

Christopher: $975/Mary: $1,200/Sidney: $700/Donny: $1,201

ARP: $1K

Christopher could be taking those to Las Vegas (Manuela at Door #3) if he can win this trip off of the Flip-Flop board I'm about to reveal:

5436

He Flips to $4,536...but gets it totally incorrect.

Marching down fifth's Coast Guard Chief PO Maria Reyes & IUFB #2's a Honda TR-X 90 X ATV (Amber at Door #3).

MARIA: $3.5K/Mary: $2K/Sidney: $2.5K/Donny: $2,150

ARP: $2,999

I'm not sure why F-F was played first, because Sidney's playing PAY THE RENT (Rachel) right now. He'll build his house w/ these groceries- a one-pound bag of Snyder's Mini Pretzels, the 16-ounce bag of Anthony's Bow-Ties pasta, a 4.2-pound bag of Kingford Charcoal, a tiny packet of Kool-Aid Cherry mix, some Pillsbury Vanilla Funfetti frosting & a 14-ounce bottle of the French's Classic Yellow Mustard.

My House:

Mailbox: Pasta
Level 2: Mustard & Frosting
Level 3: Pretzels & Kool-Aid
Vault: Charcoal

SIDNEY'S HOUSE:

Mailbox: Kool-Aid
Level 2: Pasta + Frosting
Level 3: Pretzels + Mustard
Vault: Charcoal

LOSS ON $100K LEVEL

RIGHT HOUSE:

Mailbox: Frosting ($2.49)
L2: Pretzels ($2.99) + Kool-Aid ($.29) = $3.28
L3: Mustard ($1.99) + Pasta ($1.69) = $3.68
Vault: Charcoal ($3.99)

I would've lost a level sooner than he did.

Sixth is Tech Sgt. Justin Podomnik from the Air Force & the third PUFB's a SONY HD Handycam (Rachel).

Maria: $500/Mary: $501/JUSTIN: $1,475/Donny: $800

ARP: $650

Mary plays the Dice Game for a 2012 Ford Fiesta SE HB (Std., Prot)(Amber at Door #3).

Second digit: 5- WIPEOUT
Third digit: 2- HIGHER
Fourth digit: 5- LOWER
Last digit: 6- LOWER FREEBIE (ARP: $16,642)

She should've played Lucky $even instead.

SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #1:
Mary: 20 + BUCK = EPIC FAIL
Christopher: 20 + 70 = $.90
Sidney: 45 + 90 = OVER- CHRISTOPHER GOES TO SHOWCASE (could've left w/ $102,999)

Marine Corps Lance Corporal Mark Lewis comes out seventh & IUFB #4's a 14-piece SONY Playstation3 package (Manuela behind rising sign).

Maria: $876/MARK: $650/Justin: $875/Donny: $700

ARP: $920

Maria plays One Wrong Price for the $4,199 home theater seating group (Amber), a Panasonic 50" 3-D wi-fi plasma HDTV marked at $4,073 (Manuela) & a Frigidaire flat-door refrigerator marked at $1,699 (Rachel). She goes w/ the majority of the Peanut Gallery on the TV...$2,259!

The third player going to the first red spot will be Army Cpt. Karense Foxx & the next GUFB's an iPod package that includes some Beats headphones (Amber & Rachel).

KARENSE: $650/Mark: $700/Justin: $775/Donny: $901

ARP: $1,026

Donny, the last of this special day's First Four, plays Five Price Tags (Rachel) for the '12 Chevrolet Colorado (Manuela). These are it:

$21,230
$18,205
$20,499
$19,777
$22,652

He goes w/ the FFTF Strategy...

1. Breville pie maker (Amber): $49- $100
2. Decades video game (Manuela): $45- $30
3. Collapsible cooler (Amber): $25
4. Cuisinart slow cooker (Manuela): $40

...& gets three picks.

FOR THE TRUCK:

1. $20,499- NO
2. $21,320- NO
FINAL CHOICE: $19,777- MIDDLE OUT (ARP: $18,205)

DQs: 2 (0/5 rule violations)

The last original "Price" military participant's Coast Guard PO William Ray & the last IUFB on the tugboat's (Manuela) a Fiesta Blue Ember iQue BBQ (Rachel).

Karense: $1K/Mark: $1,200/Justin: $1,201/WILLIAM: $600

ARP: $1,299

Justin plays Pushover for a Harley-Davidson Sportster Iron 883 (Amber at Door #3). Number line:

782909871

He wins that $9,098 Harley!

SCSD #2:
Donny ($1,181): Three Quarters
Maria ($9,077): $.95
Justin ($10,397): 85 + Dime = $.95

SPIN-OFF:
Maria: $.15
Justin: $.15

S-O, TAKE #2
Maria: $.40
Justin: Half-Dollar

I'll bet you a buck that at least one car will be in each Showcase. Just watch.

SHOWCASE #1:

Door #1- Six-night trip for four to the Turtle Bay Resort (Manuela; also includes a yacht ride)
Door #3- '12 Dodge Challenger SXT (Rachel on ramp)

JUSTIN BIDS 32 GRAND ON TRIP/CHALLENGER SHOWCASE- POSSIBLE GARF OF THE CENTURY

MY BID FOR TRIP/CHALLENGER SHOWCASE: $53,333

CHRISTOPHER'S SHOWCASE (featuring Door #2):

Left- Free trip to the red carpet premiere of "Jack & Jill" (Amber)
Right- One-week Royal Caribbean Cruise (Amber)
Inside- '12 Corvette Coupe (Manuela on spinning turntable)($50.5K, I think)

CHRISTOPHER BIDS 58 BIG ONES ON CRUISE/CORVETTE SHOWCASE

MY BID FOR CRUISE/CORVETTE SHOWCASE: $60,333

I think Chris has that 'Vette in the bag...

Justin: $51,959
Chris: $58,458

...boy, does he ever! He marches back to where he came from w/ $59,458 in total prizes, although it could've theoretically been $116,880 if he had DSWed & won his game.

TODAY'S PG RECORD: 2-4
TOTAL WINNINGS: $83,762

(Note: The Top 11 of "The X-Factor" attended a free screening of said movie a few days ago & that Adam Sandler flick even featured clips of "TPiR" while they were shooting this season's Christmas shows!)

FF:

TODAY'S GAME: Fogartys (whose one-day cash winnings total 20 thou) vs. Bacotes

Round 1: According to 100 men, name a reason you might NOT like the pair of underwear that your wife bought you. For starters:

#1: Granny panties/too tight (61)(Matt)
#2:
#3:
#4:
#5:

Fogartys:

Debbi: Funky color/print- TIED FOR BOTTOM (9)
Sue: Too itchy- X
Jeanne: They're boxers- XX
Marilyn: Tighty-whities- XXX

Lisa Steal (for 70): Can't access the goods (courtesy of her guys)- NO

#2: Ride up/wedgie (11)
#3: Too feminine (10)
OTHER BOTTOM ANSWER: Crotchless (9)

R2: Name something that comes out of a hole. Base answer (s):

#1: Rabbit (25)(Debbi)
#2:
#3:
#4:
#5:

Fogartys:

Sue: Worm- X
Jeanne: Woodchuck/groundhog- #4 (11; originally ruled wrong)
Marilyn: Mouse- XX
Matt: Squirrel (us)- XXX

Video Bonus: Woodchuck/Groundhog Mix-Up

Lisa Steal (for 36): Snake- #5 (10)(TIED FOR #2: Mole & gopher)(12 each)

Double: Name something you have to ignore if you want an uninterrupted night of romance. During this face-off:

#1: Telephone (73)(Joy)
#2:
#3:
#4:
#5:
#6:

Bacotes:

Glenda: Children/people- #2 (10)
David: E-mail- X
Lisa: Work- XX
Sam: Sirens/alarms- XXX

Matt Steal (for another 166 & to stay in front): TV- TIED FOR #3 (4)(236)

OTHER ANSWER TIED FOR #3: Pets (4)
BAs (2 each): Headache & doorbell/knock

Triple: Name a part of the body that's stiff when you wake up in the morning. This could get crazy:

#1: Back (44)(Jeanne)
#2:
#3: Legs/knees (15)(Glenda)
#4:

Fogartys:

Marilyn: Neck- #2 (22; safety net)
Matt: Arms- X
Debbi: Ankles- XX
Sue: Hips- XXX

Lisa Steal to Stay Alive: Joints- LOSS (#4: "Mr. Happy")(14)

FAST MONEY Q's:

1. On the 1-10 scale, how crazy's your family?
2. Name a groomy product that both men & women use.
3. Name a kind of fruit in tarts.
4. Name a sport w/ the fattest referees.
5. Name a place where grown-ups go to play.

Matt:

1. 10- 11
2. Shampoo- 25
3. Apple- 18
4. Football- 16
5. Casino- 25
TOTAL- 95

Debbi:

1. 8- 11
2. Gel- 9
3. Blueberry- 2
4. Basketball- 4
5. Bar- 35
TOTAL- 156

They've got $20,780 heading into next time.

#1s:

1. 7
2. Hairspray
3. Strawberry
4. Baseball

WoF: We're a night shy of concluding the first half of the sears Secret Santa Sweepstakes. Toss-Up #1's about a regular Person:

S _ T I S _ I E D

_ U _ T _ M E R

Sheila's a SATISFIED CUSTOMER, at least for now w/ $1K. Next three players:

Sheila Capoziello (Long Island, NY)- A self-storage business owner who was once a finalist in a yarn contest conducted by Vanna
Mike Techner (San Diego)- A salesman/sports junkie/foodie who recently went to Barcelona, Dublin & Paris for the first time (he especially loves sushi)
Caitlin Ursini (Glenview, IL)- An Indiana University senior studying Journalism who has written for their student newspaper's sports desk for four years & is a member of Kappa Alpha Theta

$2K TU's Movie Title:

T _ _

_ I O _ / _ I _ G

This was previously used as a bonus puzzle on the first bonus round win of Season 12 during Teen Week when it was solved for a Chevy Camaro Z28; Caitlin identifies "THE LION KING".

At the start of the Eggland's Best Jackpot Round w/ a Phrase on the board (& the SHin DigZ gift tag back in play), she calls two N's while on the Jackpot for a grand, buys six E's, calls out four T's for another $2,200 & buys three I's, then she retrieves the Wild Card w/ two H's, calls two H's to add $900 but then purchases a negative vowel in O. Sheila secondly calls a $600 pair of R's, a $1.5K set of S's for the green 1/2 KIA & we have now...

T H E / G R E _ T E S T

T H I N G / S I N _ E

S _ I _ E _ / _ R E _ _

...she says this is "...THE GREATEST THING SINCE SLICED BREAD" for the early lead w/ $3,100 in total cash.

SOLE DUD: O (Caitlin)
LEFT BEHIND IN JACKPOT: $7,300

And she'll spin first in the Mystery Before & After Round, when she calls two T's for $1,800 & two N's to deposit $7K more, then she goes to the vowel section of this market to get an I & quad O's, but she then loses a turn w/ an R call. Second, Mike pops up a $600 F but then duds out w/ the only bad vowel on this board (A). Third, Caitlin Free Plays triple the U's, gets the sears wedge w/ a D & calls for three G's for $900 prior to buying the last vowel of E & lighting up three S's for an extra $2,700, which leads us to...

S U G G E S T I O N

_ O _

O F / D O U G _ N U T _

...her eating a SUGGESTION BOX OF DOUGHNUTS for another $8,350 in cash & gift card, $10,350 total.

DUDS: A (Mike), $900 R (Sheila)

Mike may really make up for lost time in the Places Prize Puzzle Round. First up for that man are two obvious S's for $1K, an E, a $550 T, an A & the four I's to wipe out the vowels, followed by a $900 R, two N's for the gift tag & the same number of C's for $1,800 extra before he...

S C E N I C

_ I _ I N _

T R A I _ S

...nails SCENIC HIKING TRAILS for $4.5K in cash & party supplies, plus that Caravan.com Central America Tour (w/ ORBITZ airfare), so he's in second place for the moment w/ $10K in winnings.

PERFECT ROUND

TONIGHT'S TRIP SPIN ID: EB2810218 (Ena B. from NY)

This is a pretty tight match, so this $3K Thing TU could be important:

_ F _ I C I A L

W _ _ S I T _

Sheila gives the right response of OFFICIAL WEBSITE to make this competition even tighter w/ $6,100 in green.

What Are You Doing? is asked again. The middle lady begins by calling a $900 N & two G's to add 10 biggies & buying two I's & an O, but she then hits the Bankrupt next to where the WC formerly was to toss away $10,400. Second, Mike FPs three E's & puts up $600 worth of two T's before the Last Chance Bell sounds...

G O I N G / T _ E

E _ T _ _ / _ I _ E

...& the leftover consonants are valued at $1,300 apiece; this will decide it. He next goes w/ an H...

G O I N G / T H E

E _ T _ _ / _ I _ E

...& he's GOING THE EXTRA MILE for $1,900 & the match victory w/ $11,900 in cash & merchandise! Caitlin's final winnings are $10,350 in cash & sears gift card & Sheila leaves w/ a tidy $6,100.

All told, $28,350 in cash & other goodies have been awarded so far this evening.

SOLE BANKRUPT TONIGHT: Sheila ($10,400)

CAITLIN SPIN ID: DS7793760 (Dianne S.)
SHEILA SPIN ID: TM5450137 (Tara M.)

Maxwell House Big Money Round #36: The I in SPIN is where Mike's Bonus Wheel spin stops & here is/are the starter (s) for an eight-letter Thing:

_ R _ _ N

_ _ _

CDHA doesn't add much...

_ R _ _ N

_ A _

...without at least the B's, the $30K he could've won will stay in the producers' private BROWN BAG, so his team finishes w/ $11,900 in cash & stuff.

LAST FRIDAY SPIN ID: CL07450 (Carol L.)

J!: Hoping to join Tom Nissley & Buddy Wright in the finals the next time are:

Roger Craig
Mark Runsvold
Joon Pahk

Friday's First Six:

THE QUOTABLE CHURCHILL
ON THE MOVIE SOUNDTRACK
GAELIC PRIDE
WHAT'S THAT ON YOUR HEAD?
REAL LANDS
FICTIONAL LANDS (each correct response's an author)

After the first & last listed categories get wiped out, Roger goes Daily Double Hunting in the center of On the Movie Soundtrack...on his second chance regarding its $800 clue, he finds it w/ $1,800; Mark has four bills & Joon's $200 in the red. He makes this a True DD:

This 1984 film included Salieri's 1788 "Axur, Re D'Ormus".

"What is 'Amadeus?"...double to $3,600! He drops slightly to $3,200 at the first set of commercials, while Joon doubles up Mark to $800 in positive score money.

ATTEMPTED LACH TRASH: $1,200
UNATTEMPTED LACH TRASH: $1,800
TOTAL LACH TRASH: $3K

Post-R1 Scores:

Joon: $3,400
Mark: $2,200
Roger: $5K

Double Jeopardy! Board:

ETHICS
FOOD SCIENCE
TERMS OF ART
SILENT-LETTERED WORDS
RUSSIA THEN & NOW
PUTTING CELEBRITIES ON THE MAP (each correct response will be a celebrity name that contains a country when you add a letter somewhere)

Five clues into this round of play, Roger goes DDH for the second time this night in Food Science...& here are the scores now w/ Ethics & Terms of Art completely left, as well as the $800 & $2K Food Science answers:

Joon (in control): $10,200
Mark: $9,400
Roger: $7K

$400 Terms of Art Clue:

This golden-brown tint from a marine animal's applied to black & white images to give them an antique look.

Roger: "What is sepia?"- CORRECT ($7,400)

$1,600:

DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIILLLLLLLLLLLLLYYYYY DOUBLE #1! Once again, he's going big or going home. This is for $14,800 & the lead or a one-way trip back to zero:

Mind your 16th Century Italian art movement that gave us long-necked Madonnas.

"What is Mannerism?"...HE'S TWO FOR TWO ON THE DOUBLERS!

Middle Ethics Clue:

Washington Hospital Center has a 35-member committee on this to help sort out painful decisions.

Joon: "What is bioethics?"- RIGHT ($11,400)

$2K Terms of Art Clue read by Jimmy Maguire:

In art composition, to make the paint more interesting, divide it & put the focus on the lines to follow this fractional rule.

Roger: "What is the Rule of Thirds?"- RIGHT ($16,800)

$1,600 Ethics Clue:

DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIIIIILLLLLLLLLLLLLYYYYY DOUBLE #2! After taking a while...he wagers $10K. This clue could make or break him:

Monistic theories reduce the search for food to one thing, like pleasure in the case of this theory.

"What is Hedonism?"...IS RIGHT to move into Lock Game Territory at $26,800!

Middle Works of Art Answer:

It's the "disappearing" two-word term for the place in a painting where receding parallel lines seem to meet.

Joon: "What is a vanishing point?"- YES ($12,600)

$2K Ethics Clue:

The idea that the good can be objectively found is part of this -ism, also referring to obsessively high standards.

Joon: "What is Idealism?"- INCORRECT ($9,800)
Mark: "What is Perfectionism?"- RIGHT ($11,400)

$2K Food Science Clue:

Activia says its yogurt's creamy & full of this type of culture that boosts health.

Mark: "What is probiotic?"- RIGHT ($13,400)

$800:

This fruit-based carbohydrate is what gels jams & jellies.

Mark: "What is pectin?"- RIGHT AGAIN ($14,200)

$800 Ethics Clue:

A book called "Ethical" this dietary practice covers Pythagoras, Shelley & Gandhi.

Mark: "What is 'Fasting'?"- NO ($13,400)
Roger: "What is 'Vegetarianism?"- YES ($27,600)

$800 Terms of Art Answer:

From Latin for "drawn away", it refers to art that doesn't represent recognizable physical forms.

Joon: "What is abstract?"- CORRECT ($11,400)

FINAL CLUE OF THE ROUND IN ETHICS WORTH $400:

J.G. Fichte made ethics a matter of doing one's this around the same time Lord Nelson was expecting each man to "do his" this.

Joon: "What is duty?"- YES ($11,800)

SOLE ATTEMPTED TS: $1,600 (Food Science)
SOLE UNATTEMPTED TS: $2K (Silent-Lettered Words)
TOTAL DJ! LACH TRASH: $3,600

Post-DJ! Totals:

Joon: $11,800
Mark: $13,400
Roger: $27,600- GAME OVER

CORYAT SCORES:

Joon: $11,800
Mark: $13,400
Roger: $12,400

FINAL JEOPARDY! CATEGORY: Business.

A 2005 sale of 14,159,265 shares prompted the headline "Google offers shares, seeks global piece of..." this.

JOON:
Response: "What is apple pie?"
Wager: $138
Final score: $11,662

MARK:
Response: "What is search?" (originally Toronto)
Wager: $12,45
Final score: $1,055

ROGER:
Response: "What is Yahoo???"
Wager: NOTHING
Becomes finalist w/: $27,600 (he also gets the podium furthest to the left for the finals!)

Correct response (you guessed it): "What is Pi?"

Final "Millionaire" Game of the Week

(Also on "Let's Make a Deal" today: They somewhat had a Veteran's Day theme, but it didn't go all that well because both the Big Deal Surprise of a '12 Nissan Sentra worth $16,972 & the Big Deal of the Day of a '12 Jeep Liberty worth $24,155 were behind Door #1. As a result, Stephen left w/ a $2,898 bedroom behind Door #3.)

Episode ratings:

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