12/13/2011 Results

LMaD: Tarah (dressed as a butterfly) is about to Go Big or Go Home for the chance to win some cash, prizes &/or that Dodge Caliber Express (Curtain #3). Replacing the BBQ space today's the $1K Gourmet Gift Baskets.com gift tag.

1. 4: $1K (she can't roll that number again the second time)
2. 3: $750 ($1,750)(Current bad roll: 1)
3. 3: $1K ($2,750)(needs a six for the car, but a four will cause her to ZONK out)
4. 1: CURTAIN #1- Pool table & 46" LCD HDTV w/ docking station for the 160 GB iPod ($4,298)

BAILOUT ($7,048)

FINAL ROLL: 1: $500

Claudia (dressed as a Yummy Belly jellybean bag) & Jason (dressed as blue cotton candy) pick from one of these boxes:

Red Box: BYTES
Green Box: BITES
Blue Box: SIGHTS
Big Box: RIDE

After Corey (who's wearing pink pajamas & holding a stuffed animal of the same color) adds herself to this deal, they all want to visit some sights & turn down $1K.

BITES- Chefs, Inc. package ($3,357)
BYTES- Laptop ($2,132)
RIDE- Shoecycle
SIGHTS- Island Getaway to the Renaissance Curacao Resort & Casino ($6,244; I'm not sure why there's an American Airlines voucher next to that trip monitor, because they just filed for Chapter 11)

PERFECT ROUND

Peggy Lee's Fast Deal (dressed as a safari lady): NO to BB w/ Tiffany holding cotton candy ($1,300)- Red retro kitchen set ($3,332)

Kevin's Rap Deal (dressed as a hot nerd): Curtain #2 ($2K)- Monster van

Jennifer (dressed as a mermaid viking) plays Time Is Money.

CLOCKS: #14, #7, #11 & #1

1. #7- :03 ($12K left)
2. #11- :01 ($11K left)
3. #14- DUD

She declines a $3,480 fitness center (Curtain #1).

FINAL CLOCK: #1- PAINFUL LOSS
OTHER DUDS: #5, #10 & #12

Starting off w/ Gail (dressed as a blue doctor) in the next deal, here's what's on offer:

Wooden trunk (Jonathan)
Small Box (Tiffany in front of Curtain #2)
Curtain #2
Curtain #3

Here's how these three traders have done:

SB: Renee ($1,100; she's wearing a red boa)- Key Lime Pie
CURTAIN #2: Gail- inmodelhome.com living room group w/ a Napoleon Quality Fireplace & a $2K Lumber Liquidators gift card ($6,044)
Trunk: Charles (dressed as a dog walker holding a plush dog; $900)- Three-night trip to the Vintage Plaza in Portland, OR ($4,313)
CURTAIN #3- Honda Fit

Christy's Poetry Corner Deal (Curtain #1): YES ($1K)- Michael Kors designer accessories ($3,960)

PERFECT ROUND #2

THE BIG DEAL: Tarah theoretically could've won more than the value of today's Big Deal ($24,480), but she's keeping what she's won for good anyway. As a result, Claudia & Jason give up their second honeymoon to Curacao for Door #1 & WIN the Toyota prius!

#2- BULL BBQ island w/ patio loungers & side table ($6,266)
#3- PlayStation3 package ($2,800)

Winning $100 apiece in the Quickie Deals this morning are a lady dressed as a chef (who pulls out a box of C&H Pure Cane Sugar w/ at least one recipe on the back of it in front of Tiffany) & Nicholas (for telling Jonathan that WEBLOS stands for "We'll be loyal scouts"). That means on this episode, a total of $53,589 in cash & prizes was given away!

TPiRecap

WoF: Upon further review, that guy in the black golf shirt was NOT Jimmy as I first thought; it was Greg Norman. Anyway, at the first Toss-Up, we need an Occupation:

_ _ _ _ E _ _ _ _ _ A L

_ _ _ D _

Chistina solves PROFESSIONAL CADDY pretty fast. Now, to Tuesday's players:

Christina Rocco-Ruopp (Tamarack, FL)- Married mortgage processor
Adam Greenley (Stephens City, VA; recently spent six years in Colorado)- Virginia Tech alumni
Frank MacDonnell (Vegas)- A fishing vessel captain in Costa Rica

The $2K T-U topic's Place:

T H E / _ R O N T

_ O _

Christina says the incorrect one of THE FRONT BOX.

T H E / F R O N T

_ O _

Adam solves this puzzle instead of sitting in THE FRONT ROW of the Sony Pictures Studios audience.

At the start of the FAMOUS footwear Jackpot Round w/ a Phrase on the big board, he gets an immediate Bankrupt next to $2.5K (BTW, that Golf Channel gift tag's available all week long). Secondly, Frank calls two T's for five grand, buys four O's & three E's but then loses the $4.5K remainder to the same Bankrupt. Third, Christina spins the other regular Bankrupt. Back to Adam, who runs into Lose a Turn. Frank next calls two M's for $1K & the green 1/2 KIA but then buys a dud vowel in A. Then, Christina calls for three R's for $7.5K but then purchases the other dud vowel from this board (I). Adam next calls two L's for the Golf Channel gift package &...

R E M E M _ E R / T O

_ O L L O _

T _ R O _ _ _

...keeps it when he's able to REMEMBER TO FOLLOW THROUGH, $3K total.

DUDS: A (Frank), I (Christina)
SOLE LaT: Adam
BANKRUPTS: 3 (Everybody)
LEFT BEHIND IN JACKPOT: $10.5K

Frank's first letters in the Mystery Round revolving around a TV Quote are three T's for $1,800, two A's, two N's for another thousand bucks, two I's & five E's before he lands on the Mystery Wedge next to the Million Dollar Wedge. He calls two L's & gambles his $2,050...but he's Bankrupted for the second time this evening. Over to Christina, who calls two L's for eight bills, a $600 V, a $450 W & a $500 P, then we have...

I / L _ V E / I T

W H E N / A / P L A N

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

...she says "I LOVE IT WHEN A PLAN COMES TOGETHER" from "The A-Team's" Hannibal for a $350 lead w/ $3,350 cash; she also maintains control.

SOLE BANKRUPT: Frank

Tonight's Prize Puzzle Round prompt will be Event, but she loses a turn right out of the gate on the MDW's left-side Bankrupt; that's her second of the episode. Adam secondly puts up three N's for $300 a pop, four A's, three T's for another $1,200, two E's & trip R's for an extra $1,800, then we get this board...

_ _ N _ N _ / A T

A / _ _ _ R _ E T

R E _ T A _ R A N T

...he's won $3,400 additional & will be DINING AT A GOURMET RESTAURANT at least once during his trip to the Sandals Grand Antiguan Resort & Spa worth $5,750, putting him a little more comfortable in the leading position w/ $12,150 in cash & merchandise.

SOLE BANKRUPT: Christina

TONIGHT'S SPIN ID: JD2655202 (Judy D.)

What Are You Doing? Playing along on this $3K T-U:

_ U _ _ I N G / _ _ E

_ R A S _

Adam's DUMPING THE TRASH that would've been worth an additional three thou to him, because he's wrong.

_ U _ _ I N G / _ _ E

_ R A S S

Frank's CUTTING THE GRASS to avoid the gooseegg.

On the next Thing to be solved, he leads off w/ a $600 T, a $300 H & three O's before it's time for the Last Chance Round portion of our program...

_ / _ _ _ _ _ O _ - T O -

O _ _ / _ H _ _ _ _

...at this moment, the remaining consonants are worth $1.5K. Two L's later...

_ / _ _ L L _ O N - T O -

O N _ / _ H _ N _ _

...Adam's got way more than A MILLION-TO-ONE CHANCE of making it to Bonusland- in fact, he's sealed the title w/ $15,150 in maingame loot! Christina leaves w/ $3,350 & Frank leaves w/ just $350 less than her.

That was a $21.5K maingame.

SOLE DUD (after final bell): G (Christina)

TONIGHT'S BANKRUPT TRASH: $8,550

Maxwell House Big Money Round #57: Make my state proud, Adam. He takes the triple-star envelope & the BMR category of the night's Event. He's already got a shot at it w/:

L _ N _

_ _ _ R N E _

JGYO will add everything else except for...

L O N G

J O _ R N E Y

...& his LONG JOURNEY ends w/ him driving away in a MINI Cooper Convertible (Fairly loaded) worth $31,250, so his grand total in cash & stuff: $51,400! That means $172.5K's now in the Rebuilding Together charity bank.

A clip of Pat, Vanna & Greg all sinking golf balls into a hole at one time is shown to close us out.

J!: Let's find some challengers for Chuck Rezac:

Boomie Aglietti (L.A.)- TV/stage writer
Gina Bernal (Cambridge, MA)- Romance novel editor

PRIME MINISTERS
TITLE ANIMALS OF KIDS' BOOKS
"BLIND" LEADING THE BLIND
LONG LIVE THE COMPANY
WORLD OF WONDERS
GETTING DEFENSIVE

At halftime in the Jeopardy! Round, Chuck only has $200 after once being $400 in the hole; Gina slightly leads Boomie $2,800-$2,200. And Long Live the Country, Chuck closes said topic out w/ a True Daily Double attempt to tie Gina for the lead w/ $3,200 apiece if he can solve this clue:

This company started in 1833 selling mollusk exoskeletons; it switched to selling oil for lamps in the 1890s.

"What is Shell?"...Don Morrow once did the voiceovers for them & this champion's correct! But he's in third place at the end of this round w/ $4K, so he'll begin Double Jeopardy! As for Boomie w/ $6,400, he has a $1,200 lead over Gina.

(Note: As of this taped episode, Alex can walk to interview the contestants again!)

SOLE TS OF THE ROUND: $800 (Title Animals of Kids' Books)

DJ! Rundown:

MARS NEEDS CONTESTANTS
MOVIE STAR FILMOGRAPHIES (two titles are listed per answer)
CAPES
THERE'S A WORD FOR THAT
CHAMBER MUSIC
GETTING DEFENSIVE

Boomie picks off the Photo DD from the center clue courtesy of Mars Needs Contestants w/ $13,200; he leads Gina by $6K & Chuck by $10K. He wagers $1,600.

In 2003, the U.S. launched two martian rovers- Opportunity & this, whose work's seen here.

"What is...Spirit?"...also the name of a former brand of bar soap by Dial & the title of the entrance theme used by the now-retired Taylor Wilde, he got it to move to $14,800 & be $600 in Lock Game Territory! And he's sure not Getting Defensive anytime soon, because he uncovers the last DD behind its $2K clue w/ $22,800; Gina has $8,400 & is $8K ahead of the champ for second. Boomie will gamble...$800.

One form of justification for a bad act's having had these, proverbially the asphalt on the way to Hell.

"What are...good intentions (triple beep)?"...$23,600! Not enough time for the same topic's two lowest-valued clues.

ATTEMPTED LACH TRASH: $5,200
UNATTEMPTED LACH TRASH: $1,600
TOTAL DJ! LACH TRASH: $6,800

After Two Rounds:

Chuck: $2K
Gina: $8,400
Boomie: $25,600 (LG)

CORYAT SCORES:

Chuck: $1,400
Gina: $8,400
Boomie: $27K

FINAL JEOPARDY! TOPIC: 20th Century Literature.

A 50th Anniversary edition of this fictionalized biography featured the painting seen here on its cover.

CHUCK:
Response: TIME OVER (he was going for "What is 'Portrait of The Artist As a Young Man'?")
Wager: $1,937
Final score: $63

GINA:
Response: "What is 'Portrait of The Artist As a Young Man'?"
Wager: ALL-IN
BUST (Chuck leaves w/ $27,200)

BOOMIE:
Response: "What is 'Lust for Life'?" (I think he nearly went w/ the previously incorrect response)
Wager: $8,799
Becomes new champ w/: $34,399

Millionaire Tuesday:

Game 1
Start of Game 2

Episode ratings:

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