12/18/2011 Results

FGN: This will be their last episode this year (same goes for "The Game of LIFE" & "Scrabble Showdown). On Season 2's Christmas show, Burton announces Todd as "our very own Santa Claus". And I have a feeling this will be the last episode this season to offer the $25K Monopoly Crash Card. The last families of 2011 are:

Red Team: Anilee (who loves to sing holiday carols), Karli Jo (sister), Jodi (who can do neat tricks w/ her toes) & Karl (who enjoys lifting weights)
Yellow Team: Tommy, Marichelle (a mom who takes several pictures for their holiday cards), Jack (a dad who prefers to cook outside) & Nicholas (a brother who hates brushing his teeth)

Dad-a-Pault #3 WINNERS (w/ a Christmas Tree theme)- YT (won 5-5 tiebreaker because they successfully stuck the first ball)

First CCCs:

Tommy: Car (that was the $25K object last year)
Anilee: Battleship

Sorry! Sliders MPP: Peavey guitar package

(Note: Little Santa Claus hats are on top of those Sliders.)

Round 1:

RT: DOUBLE SORRY (one was on their opponents' prize dot)
YT: ONE

R2:

YT: THREE (PRIZE)- WINS GAME & BLU-RAY DISC PLAYER!
RT: THREE

Tommy's Second CCC: Wheelbarrow

Ratuki Go-Round MPP: Pirate's Dinner Adventure in Buena Park, CA
WINNERS- YT (on the very last possible card)

Tommy's Third CCC: Soda

Gift-Wrapped Piano MPP: XBOX 360 "Kinect Adventures" set

R1: 432125- ANILEE (Tommy left out the second two as he was going to the four)
R2: 242354- KARLI JO (Nicholas stepped on the four a second time instead of going for the three)
R3: 45321235- RT SWEEP (Marichelle stepped on the four a second time instead of the second three)

Anilee's Second CCC: Skateboard

Trouble Pop Quiz MPP: Escalade Sports Rhino Play Deluxe Double Shoot-Up Basketball game

1. Todd's friend Ryan brought home a 16-foot Christmas Tree, but his ceiling's only 12 ft. high. How many ft. would he need to chop off for the tree to fit in his house?
YT: 4- DAD

2. Pop to get the missing lyric from the Christmas song "Jungle Bells"- "Oh what fun, it is to ride in a __ horse open sleigh".
RT: 1- MOM

3. If you have 10 chestnuts roasting on an open fire & five fall into the fire, how many will you have left?
YT: 5- DAD FINISHES

4. According to the classic song, how many eyes of coal did "Frosty the Snowman" have?
YT: 2

5. Pop to get the number of syllables in the phrase "Merry Christmas".
YT: 4

6. According to the traditional song "The 12 Days of Christmas", how many golden rings are there?
RT: 5- DAD

7. In Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol", Jacob Marley introduces Ebenezer Scrooge to how many ghosts?
YT: 3- WIN!

Tommy's Fourth CCC: Cell Phone

Green Scream MPP: Southern California CityPass

YT: Wreath, gingerbread house, fire (place), snowman, lights, turkey, reindeer, mittens & fruitcake
RT: Stocking, mistletoe, candy canes, ornament, Nutcracker, cookies, sled, Santa Claus & scarf

Tommy's Final CCC: Plane

TRIP AT STAKE: The Roosevelt Hotel (NYC)

THE CCCs:

YT:

Car- $740
Wheelbarrow- $825 ($1,565)
Soda- $350 ($1,915)
C.P.- $715 ($2,630)
Plane- $510 ($3,140)

The RT leaves w/ the XBOX 360 package & $2,455 (the Skateboard was worth $2K tonight).

$25K: Cannon (which was ONE OFF to the left of the Car on the board)

LIFE: One of these two trios could spend some of their lives in Kauai, HI:

Team #1: Emma (who loves doing musical theater), Chloe (an all-star basketball player) & Josh (a dad who enjoys making risotto for the girls)
Team #2: Savion (who's the family's jokester), Ajani (a sister who won a school art contest) & Aubrey (mom/full-time Psychology student/Army wife)

The car on the set is fittingly named a sleigh for tonight's episode.

First Adventures in R1: Visit Santa at the North Pole & Ring In the New Year

Team Emma: New Year

1. Who first declared that New Year's Day would be celebrated on January 1st- Napoleon or Julius Caesar?
Guess: J.C.

2. According to CNN, what was the #1 New Year's resolution this year- save money or lose weight?
Guess: Save money

Final Question: Sung on New Year's Eve, "Auld Lang Syne" loosely translates to what- "Times Gone By" or "Good Times Ahead"?
Guess: "Good Times Ahead"

Last Topic in R1: Adopt a Reindeer

Team Savion: Adopt a Reindeer

1. Which reindeer appeared in the poem "Twas the Night Before Christmas" (which shared its name w/ a Mercury car model & a kind of cleaner)- Racer or Comet?
Guess: Comet

2. In North America, reindeer are called what- Caribou or Elk?
Guess: Caribou (300)

3. Reindeer hooves are specifically equipped to do what- keep them from sinking into snow or dig through solid ice?
Guess: Keep them from sinking into snow (600)

FQ: What special property does the hair of a reindeer have- it's hollow or it glows in the dark?
Guess: It's hollow (1K)

First R2 Subjects: Make Holiday Treats & Have a Snow Day

Team Savion: Holiday Treats

1. It's a tradition that every Christmas, the U.S. President's pastry chefs create what out of gingerbread- a miniature White House or cookies w/ the President's picture on them?
Guess: Miniature W.H. (1,200)

2. What's the main ingredient in Latkes, a treat eaten during Hanukkah- chocolate or potatoes?
Guess: Potatoes (1,600)

Extra Gas Question: Jay Leno ate which holiday treat- a candy cane that was over 50 years old or a fruitcake that was over 125 years old?
Guess: Candy cane

Last Category This Year: Celebrate Holidays Around the World

Team Emma: Celebrate Holidays Around the World

1. In Caracas, Venezuela, how is it customary to arrive at Christmas services- on roller skates or w/ bare feet?
Guess: W/ bare feet

2. In Poland, tradition says that the Christmas Eve feast can't be served until what happens- the youngest child sings a song or the first star appears in the sky?
Guess: The first star appears in the sky (500)

EGQ: In Britain, the day after Christmas is called what- King's Day or Boxing Day?
Guess: Boxing Day (1,100)

For a Bonus Prize: During a holiday feast in Spain, a young boy's chosen to do what- put food out for Santa's reindeer or be mayor for a day?
Guess: Put food out for Santa's reindeer

BP Round PICK: Odd- 10 (Rhino arcade basketball game)

They miss out on going on the San Diego Zoo Safari.

Final Round: The presents underneath the studio's Christmas Tree have to be unwrapped, tossed & placed into a toy chest; each one's worth 500 points.

WINNERS- OT (4,600-3,600)

GRAND PRIZE ROUND:

Ajani: Would you rather own a flying reindeer or talking snowman?
Guess: Reindeer- NO

Savion: Which holiday treat do you think's grosser- fruitcake or eggnog?
Guess: Eggnog- YES

Aubrey: On Christmas morning, what would you rather find underneath the tree- a lot of little presents or one enormous present?
Guess: A lot of little presents- YES

PICK: Even
Bonus Numbers: 9 (Savion) & 3 (Ajani)
GP NUMBER: 5- LOSS ($1K holiday shopping spree)

SS: This was the last episode taped this season.

Linda & Bennett- Australia
Castle & Cyndi- Germany

Knockout Prize: Hart pulse skis

Categories: On the Night Before Christmas & Old St. Nick

C & C: Old St. Nick- Words That Describe Santa Claus

1. BEYAORDEPD- BEARDED
2. JOTFLLMY- JOLLY
3. GIEVNERKOUS- GENEROUS
4. RWOEUHND- ROUND

Castle made a mistake on the second correct letter in both the first & third words.

L & B: On the Night Before Christmas- Things Santa Needs Before Christmas Morning

1. SNLEIJGKH- SLEIGH
2. REIQNDEYEOR- REINDEER
3. PRGESVENZTS- PRESENTS
4. LMICSAT- LIST (Bennett made two mistakes on this word)

SECOND AIRED TIE GAME EVER

slam! Prize: Sony VAIO laptop

R1 (:22): LUCK

Linda: DUCK
Castle: DUNK
Bennett: BUNK
Cyndi: BANK
Linda: BONK
Castle: HONK

R2 (:21): WILT

Bennett: WILD
Cyndi: MILD
Linda: MIND
Bennett: FIND

Final Round (:15): READ

Cyndi: BEAD
Linda: BEAT
Cyndi: BOAT
Linda: GOAT (she slammed the T instead)

Flash Prize: INSIGNIA plasma HDTV
Line: (Jim) LANGE (!!)

BT: AGE, NAG & LEAN = 10
RT: LANE, GALE & LAG = WIN BY A POINT (:10 left)

LIGHTNING BONUS TILE BOARD:

(M)(J)(B)(G)
(D)(Q)(Z)(F)
(Y)(P)(V)(X)
(C)(K)(H)(W)

BT: B + D + Q = 15
RT: B + Z + W = 17

1. CRRATO- A nose job for a snowman
BT: CRATOR
RT: STUMPER (A: CARROT)

2. WEMOR (up from the first R)- Pushy gardeners use it
BT: MOWER (25)

3. TCKEIL (down from the T)- It's a funny feeling
RT: TICKLE (29)

4. WAERTH (right from the W)- Hangs around for Christmas
RT: WREATH (41)

5. CMRAP (right from the C in TICKLE)- It can be a pain in the neck
BT: CRAMP (36)

6. BLLAET (up from the T in WREATH)- Keeps you on your toes
RT: BALLET (57)

7. IURTAG (across from the A in BALLET)- Taylor is "Swift" on this instrument
RT: GUITAR (64)

8. ARTHUO (down from the A in CARROT)- A novel career path
RT: AUTHOR (73)

9. EIAML (across from the E in TICKLE)- It's a click away
RT: EMAIL (87)

10. HGAENR (left from the R in AUTHOR)- Holds up your pants
BT: HANGER (56)

11. LPMA (right from the second L in BALLET)- Home to a teenie-weenie genie
RT: WIN W/ LAMP! (103)