12/7/2011 Results

LMaD: Mackenzie from Loyola Marymount University (who's a singer dressed as a flower) is headed to "Let's Make a Deal" school, where she must give away the Small Box (Jonathan), the Big Box &/or Curtain #2.

Carlos' Round (dressed as Chinese take-out food)(BB): NO ($800)- Honda ATV ($4,499)
Kathryn's Round (who's wearing spacey pajamas)(Curtain #2): NO ($1K; to pay for college fees)- Paper airplane
Mackenzie's Round (SB): YES ($2K)- Nissan Versa S HB (Curtain #1)

(Notes: If you've seen all of this season's intro montages, you should've known how it was going to turn out for Mackenzie from a mile away; the audience does a LM chant towards the first commercial break! Also, you should've had a strong feeling yesterday's Mustang BD w/ the chrome wheels was going to be given away successfully sometime & Jessica wound up winning it.)

After I think I see Mackenzie back in her seat at the start of the second second segment holding the possible orange paperwork for her new automobile, Coleta & Harvey (dressed as a pair of red dice) play the second $5K edition of Think Big.

Number of legs on a typical lobster
Number of holes on a typical Ritz cracker
Number of flowers depicted on each side of a typical Oreo

Their answer's the lobster legs.

Ritz holes- SEVEN

Inside the Yellow Box is an Olympus digital camera & a camcorder worth a grand, but they quickly reject that.

Oreo flowers- 12

This time, they walk away w/ said sure thing & $700.

Lobster legs- 10

Next to trade are Lucy (dressed as a black graduate) & Patricia (dressed as a Hawaiian). They see two purses- one of them has money & the other has some kind of prize.

Lucy: Small one from Tory Burch (on the right)
Patricia: Big one from Tory Burch (on the left)

Patricia's Round: Curtain #3- Trip to The Castle in Orlando ($6,150)
Tote bag ($250)- $100

Lucy's Round: $1,200
BB- Panasonic 58" plasma HDTV w/ apple TV device ($2,395)
Purse ($275)- Mackenzie's Nissan (Curtain #1)

A similar deal will be conducted later.

Next to make a potentially big deal's Arthur (dressed as a New Orleans joker).

Video Bonus: Blooper in this Rap Deal

CURTAIN #2- AjMadison gas grill package ($2,214)

He goes on after hearing the rap for the other curtain.

CURTAIN #1- Nacho cheese hot tub

Cooper (dressed as a jellybean bag) & Monica (dressed as an American Flag) are playing Rock, Paper, Scissors; early on in the Season 3 tapings, this game's still played w/ Tiffany in front of Curtain #2.

Red: Cooper- PAPER
Green: ROCK
Blue: Monica- SCISSORS

She doesn't want to play for the Honda Civic DX-VP (Curtain #3). Good, because her choice of the Rock card was worth $100; her object's card had the word CAR.

(Note: In one of the last playings from Season 2, the winning card had a picture of the Mitsubishi Lancer on the bottom.)

Being offered the other two purses is Lashell (dressed as a piano); she could pick from a big blue one from DKNY & a small yellow unknown one. She goes yellow before trying for a car behind the center curtain.

Blue- Pearl necklace ($2,995 total)
CURTAIN #2- ZONKFLO 9000 hair dryer (Yellow: $2.5K)

THE BIG DEAL: After Mackenzie officially graduates, Patricia goes to Big Deal Land for a chance to win a $27,909 package that includes a likely better holiday. Door #1's chosen again...but she completely misses it & leaves w/ something else from AjMadison- a $2,496 washer/dryer.

#2- Game room ($6,894)
#3- Trip to Windjammer Landing ($8,609) & Volkswagen Golf ($19,300)

Angelina loses out on the $500 Quickie Deal payoff when she doesn't give Jonathan a package of paper clips, but not only does Isaac & Tiffany K. (who's been together for three years) get that much money for the wedding ring that he pulls out in front of the host- they get engaged!

TPiR: The First Four regular players are Wendeline Ellis, Nicholaus Littig, Kristina Villareal & Karel Chizek & the Holiday Gift Idea of the Day's the JumpSport trampline (Rachel at Door #2)("Domino" by Jessie J).

Karel: $500/Kristina: $700/Nicholaus: $250 (STAGE GARF)/Wendeline: $501

ARP: $899

Kristina plays Spelling Bee (Manuela) for the Hyundai Elantra Touring AT (Amber at Door #3)("Good Feeling" by Flo Rida). Her free cards are #2 & #20. Rachel will model the SPs ("Tonight, Tonight" by Hot Chelle Rae).

Small burger maker: $40- $19
ZERO game: $15 ($30)
Batter dispenser: $25 ($26)- CAPTURES CARD #4 & QUITS

She had two A's...& a C.

(Note: The first & last cards were revealed first.)

New to Contestant's Row's Shayla O'Keefe & the second PUFB's the Price Look of the Week- a Julian Joyce by Mandalay lace dress w/ Miu Miu accessories (Rachel)("Heartbeat" by Fray).

Karel: $350/SHAYLA: $850/Nicholaus: $300 (STAGE GARF)/Wendeline: $1,100

ARP: $1,938

Wendeline from Tucson, AZ (but originally from Norman, OK) wrongly thinks the Yamaha Vino 125 motorscooter's not $2,899 in One Wrong Price (Amber)("Fortune Hunter" by Edd Kalehoff).

Retro dining booth ($2,599)(Manuela)- $1,795
Elmira Stove Works range ($4,195)(Rachel)

Green player #2's Samuhl Slinkard & third on the PUFB list's a couple of ARCHOS tablet computers (Manuela & Rachel)("Rolling in the Deep" by Adele).

Karel: $850/Shayla: $950/Nicholaus: $1K/SAMUHL: $590

ARP: $800

Samuhl, an infantry of the Marine Corps for six years now, takes on Squeeze Play for a Knabe baby grand piano w/ the 10 lessons (Amber at Door #3)("Love You Like a Love Song" by Selena Gomez). Board:

91479

He takes out the one...

$ 9 4 7 9

...but he's way off.

Even if we had a perfect first half, the order for the following would've still been the same...

SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #1:
Samuhl ($800): 40 + Half-Dollar = $.90 (could've had $9,949 by now)
Wendeline ($1,938): 20 + 80 = WINS $1K
Kristina ($3,925): 40 + 55 = NICKEL SHORT (could've left w/ around $19K)

...and Wendeline wins $26K!

The next new person's Suzette & the Breville appliances are back in play (Amber in the clam)("Headlines" by Drake).

Karel: $651/Shayla: $700/Nicholaus: $750/SUZETTE: $650

ARP: $850

Nicholaus, a salesman from Dana Point, CA, plays Check-Out for a Kawasaki STX 15F jet ski (Manuela at Door #3)("I Wanna Go" by Britney Spears) worth $10,234. Wednesday's groceries are the nine-inch Keebler Ready Crust, the 32 Dixie plastic cups, Buitoni all-natural pesto w/ basil, those Dec-a-Cake decorations & Cream of Wheat ("Good Life" by OneRepublic).

Guesses:

Crust: $2.99
Cups: $4.5
Pesto: $5
Decorations: $6.5
CoW: Half-Dollar- INTENTIONAL STAGE GARF
TOTAL GUESS: $19.49

ANSWERS:

Crust: $2.39
Cups: $3.49
Pesto: $4.29
Decorations: $3.19
CoW: $4.49

ACTUAL TOTAL: $17.85- WIN BY $.36!

Unfortunately, that was the "unbelievably smart move" in today's Pricing Games (his 50-cent bid; he still would've won even if he had bid a penny for the last item).

Video Bonus: "TPiR" Season 40 $26K Win #3 & Smart Check-Out Win

Another good decision or two may be made by Ashley Corlotta & the next thing up for bids is the Dimplex Hampton electric fireplace (Rachel behind splitting sign)("Rolling in the Deep" by Adele).

Karel: $1,350/Shayla: BUCK/ASHLEY: $1,650/Suzette: $1,800

ARP: $2,199

Suzette from Bakersfield, CA (who has a couple children playing college football) plays Step Up for up to $3K, the Chef's Classic cookware (Rachel), the Avanti Fitness AT480 treadmill (Rachel), a SAMSUNG 59" plasma HDTV (Amber) &/or two Prada handbags (Amber)("Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)" by Katy Perry).

Cookware: $670
Handbags: $3,645 ($500)- BAILOUT #2
Treadmill- $1,499
TV- $2,599 (Left to Right Trick needed)

Lastly coming on down is Natasha Streutker & the final PUFB on the day's a Celestron 8" telescope (Manuela at Door #5). Karel's been here the whole show & has the WORST possible situation.

Karel: $1,320/Shayla: $1.5K/Ashley: $1,501/NATASHA: $1,300

ARP: $1,529

TODAY'S CLUBHOUSE CASAULTY- Karel

Ashley plays the Dice Game for the Jeep Wrangler (Std., Prot)(Manuela at Door #3)(MGHS theme by Edd Kalehoff).

Second digit: 3
Third digit: 2- HIGHER
Fourth digit: 5- LOWER
Last digit: 6

PAINFUL LOSS (ARP: $23,136)

SCSD #2:
Ashley ($1,529): $.85
Shayla ($7,014): 70 + 20 = $.90
Nicholaus ($11,084): 80 + Nickel = OUT BY A NICKEL

SHOWCASE #1:

Door #2- Ocean Kayak Scrambler 11 & Malibu 2XL kayak and a couple of Yamaha YFZ 450R ATVs (Rachel)("Saxy Showcase" by Edd Kalehoff, I think, for only on the kayaks)
Door #4- Six-night trip to The Verdanza in Puerto Rico (Manuela)("We Found Love" by Rihanna featuring Calvin Harris)

WENDELINE PASSES TO SHAYLA; SHAYLA BIDS $28,750 ON OUTDOORS/TRIP SHOWCASE

MY BID FOR OUTDOORS/TRIP SHOWCASE: $19,999

WENDELINE'S "THE HELP" SHOWCASE:

Door #1- Six-piece outdoor furniture seating group & four-night stay at The Alluvian in Greenwood, MS (Amber)("The One That Got Away" by Katy Perry)
Door #3- Jeep Compass (Rachel)("Pay the Rent" by Michael Karp, I think)

WENDELINE BIDS $24,250 ON TRIP/JEEP SHOWCASE- WIN!

Showcase Prices:

Shayla: $24,818
Wendeline: $27,654

Wendeline's winnings nearly double to $55,592; had she won her PG, it would've been $64,481 & she would've been the fourth-highest winner this season. But I'll think she'll live.

TODAY'S PG RECORD: 1-3-2
TOTAL WINNINGS: $79,944

WoF: This recap was delayed because of severe weather in my area. We're on the Bed & Breakfast set tonight & the first Toss-Up identity's the Proper Name of somebody famous:

J O _ _

_ A _ C O C K

Sasha solves JOHN HANCOCK to ensure she'll at least being seeing a signed check for $1K. Tonight's American contestants:

Sasha Hahn (S.F.)- A first-year student at U.C. Hastings Law School who gradated from UCSB
Vicki Bolling (Petersburg, VA)- A married retail office supervisor who owns grandfish & grandfrogs
Ryan Atkins (Henderson, NV)- A married local utility electricity buyer & seller who's also a Little League Baseball coach

To the $2K T-U we go w/ the category being Event:

F A _ _ _ _

G A _ _ _ _ _ _ G

Vicki gets the cash & control w/ a FAMILY GATHERING.

Jimmy tells us tonight's B & B trip's to the Ober Gatlinburg worth $5,120; the IHOP Jackpot Round category of the evening's Show Biz. Vicki's off & running by calling a $900 T but then Loses a Turn. Second, Ryan Free Plays two A's, calls an N for that Wild Card, an S for that Omaha Steaks gift tag, two R's for the ever-prestigious Million Dollar Wedge & two C's for $1,200, then he buys three I's, a U & three O's & we have...

_ I _ A R I O U S

R O _ A N T I C

C O _ _ _ _

He's correct on a HILARIOUS ROMANTIC COMEDY for $1,450 in cash & gift certificate.

SOLE LaT: Vicki
LEFT BEHIND IN JACKPOT: $7K

Unfortunately, he'll have to start a Song Lyrics Round & that's really too bad, because he Bankrupts next to the top dollar wedge on the spot to lose both the MDW & the WC. Second, Sasha calls four S's for $1,200, purchases three E's, calls out a $900 D, three R's for another $1.5K & the green 1/2 KIA & a $400 C before we get to the board...

_ _ _ D _ E S S

_ R _ C _ _ _ S

_ R E _ _ / _ _ _ _ S

_ _ / _ _ R E !

...she solves "GOODNESS, GRACIOUS, GREAT BALLS OF FIRE" from Jerry Lee Lewis no problem to retain control & win another $3,750, for a first-place score of $4,750.

SOLE BANKRUPT: Ryan

Tonight's Mystery/Prize Puzzle Round subject's Thing. Her first choices from the alphabet in this round are two T's for 11 Benjamins & two E's & I's, but she then hits LaT. Second, Vicki calls three N's while on the Mystery Wedge next to the former MDW & buys the flip for $3K...but she's Bankrupted. Third for Ryan is a negative of S while on the $3.5K. We're almost right back to Sasha, as she next lights a couple R's for another $800, three O's, a C for the ski trip & a U prior to taking a $1K M pairing & taking a shot at this layout...

_ O T E _

C O N _ I R M _ T I O N

N U M _ E R

...she'll need more than one HOTEL CONFIRMATION NUMBER, because she's made the solve for an extra $1,900, the ski getaway & a sunnier trip to the Windjammer Landing priced at $5,540, sending her as high as $17,310 in cash & trips.

SOLE DUD: $3.5K S (Ryan)
SOLE LaT: Sasha
SOLE BANKRUPT: Vicki

TONIGHT'S SPIN ID: AH00800 (Anke H.)

Wheel Deals! Wednesday Offer of the Week: Big Omaha Steaks food package for $59.99 instead of $169; the SonyCard drops it to $57.99

The $3K T-U solution will be a Place:

_ P _ C _ _ L _ Y

S H _ _

Vicki solves SPECIALTY SHOP to top the $5K mark.

Next's a Same Letter board, starting w/ a $900 T, an $800 N, an O but then comes a dud vowel of E. Ryan next FPs an A, calls the SL of three D's for nine bills & buys an I to have the vowels finished off just like that for this puzzle, followed by quad L's for another two thou & the remaining two Y's for $1,600 extra...

D O N ' T

D I L L Y - D A L L Y

...DON'T DILLY-DALLY around this late in the game, sir; he sure doesn't on this puzzle, at least, for a $4,250 payoff & $5,700 in cash & food.

SOLE DUD: E (Vicki)

The Last Chance Round Bell sounds as a Phrase's loaded in; consonants are all worth...$1,550. Once Sasha calls out two P's...

P _ S H _ N _ / T H _

_ N _ _ _ _ P _

...she's PUSHING THE ENVELOPE to clinch her spot in the bonus round w/ $21,960 in cash & trips! Ryan leaves w/ $5,700 in cash & gift tag & Virginian Vicki has $5K in T-U money.

$32,360 in cash & prizes have been won so far on this Wednesday night.

TONIGHT'S BANKRUPT TRASH (excluding extras): $3K

Maxwell House Big Money Round #53: Sasha's spin freezes on the E in AMERICA'S. The RSTLNE help on a Thing:

_ _ L _ _ N _

_ _ _ _ E

GDMA are her choices...

_ A L M _ N G

_ _ _ _ E

...but without the C's &/or the I's, she doesn't hear my CALMING VOICE for the 40 large & flies away w/ $21,960 in cash & travel.

(Also: Tony Hightower, not related to Chelsie, is the new "Jeopardy!" champion w/ $21,300; Julia Kozicki leaves w/ $30,401.)

Millionaire Wednesday:

Game 1
Start of Game 2

All shows get a 7 out of 10 for this day.