12/16/2011 Results

LMaD: Yet another Personal Assistant's being chosen- today, it's Robyn (dressed as a pirate girl) w/ the $2.5K bankroll.

Joan's Round: Small Box (Jonathan)($1,200)- Five-night trip to the DoubleTree By Hilton Costa Rica-Puntarenas ($4,550)
Charlisa's Round (dressed as the Queen of Hearts): NO to Big Box ($500)- Kitchen ($3,948)
ROBYN'S BIG RISK ROUND (Curtain #1): YES ($5,948)- Giant ZONKY fries

Terri's Fast Deal (dressed as a poisonous spider web): Trip Silver Envelope or SB (Jonathan)?
DECISION: SB- Mon Cheri amethyst & diamond earrings ($3,700)
SE- Inner ear wax museum

Karen plays Card Sharks for an all-new 2012 Chevrolet Sonic 1LT HB worth $16,495 (Curtain #3).

C: JACK OF CLUBS- LOWER
H: 10 OF HEARTS- LOWER
E: 7 OF HEARTS ($1K)- HIGHER
V: QUEEN OF CLUBS- LOWER
R: 3 OF DIAMONDS- HIGHER
O: 6 OF DIAMONDS ($2.5K)- BAILOUT
L: 3 OF CLUBS

Amber (dressed as a deviled egg) & Nathan (dressed as a whoopee cushion) have been together for a year & they find themselves on Dr. Wayne's show (w/ a new intro video for it; Jonathan's late putting on Wayne's mustache).

R1 (BB):
A: Marc Jacobs, Calvin Klein & Prada pairs of sandals ($2,090)
B: Two Blackberry Curves w/ one-year mobile plan for each ($3,360)
MATCH?- YES (Sandals)

R2 (Curtain #1):
A: Sony 40" LCD HDTV w/ TiVo Premier HD package ($2,100)
B: The Hammock Source hammock w/ Barbeques Galore Totum patio heater & iPod Touch ($2,078)
MATCH?- YES (TV)

TBR (SE): NO- Six-night trip to Treasure Island Resort ($7,150)

Don't Blame Me if Jennifer nor Stephen do that well in this next deal.

Jennifer's Round for Him: $900
Red Box- Camping gear ($2,163)

Stephen's Round for Her: Green Box- Olympus 12-MP digital camera ($2.5K)

TBR (Curtain #3): BOTH- DUD safari cruise

Ian (dressed as a giant roach) is playing yet another one of this season's newer games, The Great Escape, for some cash &/or a '12 Nissan Versa SV (Std., Guards) worth $15,445 that Tiffany drives from Curtain #2- cool!

In this game, there's a board of 20 keys on the left side of the stage, only one of which will open the lock for the car key box on the right side. He'll have a minimum of 15 seconds to open it & can only try one key at a time, but w/ the $1.5K he's being given right now, he can buy up to 15 more seconds at $100 a second.

FINAL DESIRED TIME: :30
TRIED KEYS: #3, #11, #5, #8 & #16- ZONK (A: #19)

Robbie (a woman dressed as a priest) is being handed that Unlimited ATM Card.

1. $300
2. $750 ($1,050)
3. $400 ($1,450)
4. $500 ($1,950)
5. $700 ($2,650)- QUITS FOR GOOD
6. $1K
7. $850
8. BROKE

SB (Tiffany in front of Curtain #2)- Three-night The Dinner Detective trip to the Courtyard By Marriott San Diego Downtown ($2,400)

THE BIG DEAL: Surprisingly, Terri earns the chance to pick Door #3...she's the last BD winner of the week w/ the trip to New Orleans & the Ford Focus S, a total of $25,289!

#1- Royal Enfield motorcycle
#2- Bedroom ($2,404)

In the last aired Quickie Deal of the week, Verdine (dressed as a nurse) shows Wayne some hand sanitizer for $200.

TPiR: On the last episode of this week before their Christmas Week, Shannon Ursic, Ryan Chun, Haley Flynn & Mark Bell all "Come on Down" to begin the PUFBs w/ the Holiday Gift Idea of the Day, a pair of BERG Toys USA Jeep pedal go-karts (Adam's sons Matthew & Jeremy; consists of the Jeep Wrangler & the Jeep Junior)("Heartbeat" by Fray).

Shannon: $700/Mark: $600/Ryan: $701/Haley: $800

ARP: $1,350

Mr. Sandler's kids join Haley as good luck charms in One Wrong Price ("Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)" by Katy Perry) for a Golden West Billiards Manufacturing marked at $2,280 (Manuela), a 1-inch DELL laptop w/ three interchangeable lids marked at $839 (Rachel) & the HONDA TRX-90 quad marked at $2,999 (Gwendolyn), but she blows them all on the ATV- the pool table was $3,595.

Vera Porter's the latest to get the green spot & the second GUFB this morning's 11 pieces of Murad skincare products (Rachel in the clam)("You Da One" by Rihanna).

Shannon: $500/Mark: $625/Ryan: BUCK (STUPID BID)/VERA: $400

ARP: $603

Mark overbid by $22, so Shannon from Mission Viejo, CA (who works for her husband's electrical company) plays Let 'Em Roll (Manuela) for one of those $17,460 Toyota Corollas (Gwen at Door #3)("Good Feeling" by Flo Rida).

Groceries:

Bruce's Yams- $2.99
Hidden Valley Ranch- $3.79
Durkee Food Color Kit- $5.59

THE DICE:

1. CAR/CAR/CAR/CAR/$1.5K
OTHER ROLL- WIN!

I doubt Meredith Stasiak's related to pro wrestler Stan, but I know the third PUFB's a three-piece Coleman hi-tech luggage set courtesy of LUGGAGEPOINT.com (Gwen at Door #5)("Just a Kiss" by Lady Antebellum).

MEREDITH: $495/Mark: $400/Ryan: $325 (STAGE GARF #2)/Vera: $326 (STAGE GARF)

Meredith wins the $500 luggage by default & could be packing those bags on a Katarina line Croatian Cruise for a week (Rachel at Door #4)("I Wanna Go" by Britney Spears) if she doesn't go Bonkers. Board:

7 3 7 6

1. HHLH- NO
2. HHLL- WIN IN ABOUT EIGHT SECONDS! (ARP: $9,504)

SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #1 (this would've been the same order whether we had a perfect first half or not):
Haley ($1,350): 30 + 60 = $.90
Meredith ($10,004): 55 + 45 = WINS $1K IN SPENDING MONEY
Shannon ($18,063): 95 + 40 = OVER

Meredith makes her Bonus Spin land on...three quarters.

Next to hear the magic words is Paul Ragone (who's a NYC cop playing baseball) & here's IUFB #4, some lia sophia jewelry (Manuela & Rachel)("Mr. Saxobeat" by Alexandra Stan).

PAUL: $1,200/Mark: $1,600/Ryan: $6K (STUPID BID #3)/Vera: BUCK

ARP: $649

If Ryan had meant to say $600 instead, he would've made it up on stage instead of Vera from San Clarita, CA (an original manager for a solar energy company), who'll play Secret X (Rachel)("Lighters" by Bad Meets Evil featuring Bruno Mars) for an Ashley Dawson Collection bedroom w/ a pair of nooks worth $6,826 total (Gwen at Door #3). Free X:

(XX)(??)(--)
(--)(??)(--)
(--)(??)(--)

The SPs are ("Marry the Night" by Lady GaGa):

iPod Shuffle: $49 or $91?
ZERO game: $30 or $42?

She blows the $49 iPod but not the board game...

(XX)(--)(--)
(--)(XX)(--)
(--)(--)(XX)

...nor the furniture!

Ryan's next opponent in Contestant's Row is Yvonne Harrison & next in the offering's a Panasonic HD camcorder (Gwen)("I Like It Like That" by Hot Chelle Rae feat. New Boyz).

Paul: $850/Mark: $600/Ryan: $251/YVONNE: $250 (STAGE GARF)

ARP: $615

Ryan one-upped the wrong person, so Mark, who's mistakenly called Drew Bob twice so far today, will play Money Game for the '12 Chevy Camaro LS (Std., Tire/Wheel, Net)(Rachel at Door #3)("Super Bass" by Nicki Minaj). Board:

(25)(40)(05)
(60)(24)(34)
(95)(79)(26)

MIDDLE NUMBER: ($ 2 _ , 3 _ _)

1. 25- $
2. 24- FRONT ($ 2 4 , 3 _ _)
3. 60- $ ($85)
4. 95- $ ($180)
FINAL PICK: 79- SECOND EL CHEAPO VICTIM OF SEASON ($259)

Going blue last's Stephanie Walls & the final PUFB of the week's the Dimplex electric fireplace (Manuela behind rising sign)("Work Out" by J. Cole). Ryan's in SERIOUS trouble.

Paul: $801/STEPHANIE: $800/Ryan: $550/Yvonne: $555

ARP: $799

GETTING DESERVING BOOT TO CLUBHOUSE- Ryan

Yvonne from Temecula, CA plays Pick-a-Number (Rachel) for a kitchen (Gwen at Door #3)("Headlines" by Drake). Setup:

$ _ 6 9 7

NUMBERS AVAILABLE: 6-8

She prices it at $8,697...way off.

SCSD #2:
Yvonne ($799): 15 + Half-Dollar = $.65
Mark ($874): Nickel + BUCK = OVER BY A NICKEL
Vera ($7,505): 55 + 30 = $.85

STEAMY SHOWCASE (Gwen at Door #2)("Sexy and I Know It" by LMFAO): Rainforest 78 steam shower & trips to the Outrigger Kanaloa At Kona Resort Condominium & Iceland courtesy of iceland spring water

MEREDITH PASSES TO VERA; VERA BIDS 22 GRAND ON SHOWER/TRIPS SHOWCASE

MY BID FOR SHOWER/TRIPS SHOWCASE: $24,674

SHOWCASE #2 ("Stereo Hearts" by Gym Class Heroes ft. Adam Levine):

Door #1- Trip to the Royal Sonesta Hotel in New Orleans (Rachel; also includes $950 worth of apparel from Plush Apparel, LLC)
Door #3- '12 MINI Cooper HT (Std., Paint, Armest, Adapter)(Manuela)

(Note: No matter what, everybody else in the audience gets a N.O. mask from Plush Apparel.)

MEREDITH BIDS $28,950 ON TRIP/CAR SHOWCASE

MY BID FOR TRIP/CAR SHOWCASE: $27,250

Showcase Prices:

Vera: $23,299
Meredith: $29,515

We almost had another DSW, but Meredith still wins a total of $40,519 in cash & stuff.

TODAY'S PG RECORD: 3-3
TOTAL WINNINGS: $69,110

WoF: We're wrapping up another fine week for any "Wheel" sweepstakes tonight. The first Toss-Up related to golf falls under Event:

M _ _ _ _ _ / _

_ _ L _ / _ N / _ _ E

Eron's MAKING A HOLE IN ONE. The final three players of the week:

Eron Cummings (Coral Springs, FL)- A Vice-President of software development at a university who also coaches flag football & basketball
Josh Frye (Vegas; originally from Denver)- Works at TPC Las Vegas
Cathy Billington (Ringgold, GA)- A Fifth Grade teacher at Boynton Elementary

This $2K T-U solution's Around the House:

D I G _ _ A _

T H E R _ _ _ _ T _ R

Eron triples up w/ a DIGITAL THERMOMETER.

As we get ready to solve a Song Title in the FAMOUS footwear Jackpot Round, he immediately gets the green 1/2 KIA w/ a $500 T, but he hits Lose a Turn after buying two O's. Second, Josh Bankrupts next to the $2.5K wedge. Third, Cathy calls three Y's to pick up that Million Dollar Wedge & a $600 M, then she buys the U at the end before she & Eron both Bankrupt in the same fashion, so she's lost the MDW & $350 while Eron's giving back a 1/2 KIA & $250. On Josh's second chance in the round, he calls a $550 R, purchases two A's & says a dud in P while on the gift tag. Cathy then proceeds to call a couple of W's for $1,200 & trying to solve this now...

W O R _ _ _ _ / M Y / W A Y

_ A _ _ / T O / Y O U

...she does w/ "WORKING MY WAY BACK TO YOU" by The Four Seasons from 1966 (later by The Spinners in 1979).

SOLE DUD: P (Josh)
SOLE LaT: Eron
BANKRUPTS: 3 (Everyone)
LEFT BEHIND IN JACKPOT: $7,250

We close out this week's Mystery Rounds w/ the Before & After prompt appearing once again. Josh first calls two T's while on the Mystery Wedge next to the former MDW & risks $2K...to turn it into the non-spendable $10K! Immediately after that are the call of a $400 S, an E buy at the end of the first of three words & a dud of R. Second, Cathy says N for nothing. Third, Eron calls a $1K L, purchases an A, calls a $1K P & buys three O's, but he then Bankrupts out next to the Wild Card to toss away $1.5K, his second of the night. Right after that, Josh puts up three C's for another $1,350...

C _ O C O L A T E

C _ _ P

S _ O T

...& makes a CHOCOLATE CHIP SHOT to be the second straight winner of the $10K MW & win a total in just this round of $11.5K (initially, the scoreboard people mistakenly doubled the $10K).

DUDS: $600 N (Cathy), $900 R (Josh)
SOLE BANKRUPT: Eron

Cathy's in the lead-off spot for the Prize Puzzle Round w/ the topic of Phrase to mull over, starting w/ a $400 T, a $300 H, seven E's, three N's for another $1,800, a quartet of I's, a $1K pair of C's for the blue 1/2 KIA & two A's to shut the vowel department down, followed by back-to-back B's for $1,600 additional & an attempt at this...

E _ _ E _ I E N C E

_ I _ E / I N / T H E

C A _ I B B E A N

...she's earned the right to EXPERIENCE LIFE IN THE CARIBBEAN w/ an additional $4,350 in hand on the $5,750 (the PP trips have been worth exactly this much all week long) trip to the Sandals Grand Riviera Beach & Golf Resort, so w/ $11,300 in cash & Jamaica, she's $200 out of first place.

(Note: The 1/2 Car icon was incorrectly displayed on her podium for the rest of the round after she picked her plate up.)

PERFECT ROUND

LAST SPIN ID OF THE WEEK: WB6610623 (William B.)

This last T-U could put her in front; category's Movie Quote:

_ H A K _ _ / N O T

_ T I R _ E D

Josh remembers the famous James Bond line "SHAKEN, NOT STIRRED" to rise to $14.5K.

The identity of the Last Chance Round puzzle's a Living Thing & consonants are valued at...$1,300. After Cathy calls a C...

_ / _ _ _ / C _ _ S _ N _

_ T S / T _ _ _

...at the buzzer, she's wrong right away w/ A CAT; that may be a blessing in disguise, since she currently has $2,600 to play for in this round. But Eron then calls the D...

_ / D _ _ / C _ _ S _ N _

_ T S / T _ _ _

...as in A DOG CHASING ITS TAIL; he leaves w/ $4,300. Cathy leaves w/ $11,300 in cash & trip and Josh hangs on w/ his $14.5K check!

$30,100 in cash & vacation was won in the maingame this night.

SOLE DUD: R (Eron)
SOLE DQ OF THE MATCH: Cathy (missolve)

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

Maxwell House Big Money Round #60: Josh takes out the C envelope & he may have a shot at it already from the early looks of this Phrase:

_ _ R / _ N _

_ _ _ E

DMPA gives him...

_ A R / A N D

_ _ D E

...but he flames out w/ CAR AND RIDE. The $30K goes way too FAR AND WIDE, so he leaves w/ $14.5K of that.

(Also: Beth Watkins busted out in Final Jeopardy! & left w/ $38,200, while Jason Keller won w/ $10K less than that.)

Last Regular "Millionaire" Game of the Week
Audience Game

Episode ratings:

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