1/30/2012 Results

LMaD: The first three traders this week Wayne's looking for are Charles from Long Beach, CA (a ballet dancer dressed as the Green Giant), Tina from Acton, CA (who's wearing Fall leaves all over her black shirt) & Melissa (who's dressed as partly cloudy w/ a chance of showers). They each buy this for $700 (Big Box)...a gourmet coffee counter worth $2,453.

Jessica (an Interior Design major from SDSU dressed as a spa lady) chooses the thing that rolls behind Curtain #2...it's a car, but it's made of lemons. That will cost her from the Small Box...the $11,840 trip to Ireland.

Go Big or Go Home has been won in each of the past two weeks. Should Elizabeth & Michael (a 24-year couple dressed as chefs) cook up another win at it, they'll win the Ford Focus S (Curtain #3) in addition to everything else. At least for this edition, the standalone prize space located just under the top-right corner of the gameboard's been replaced w/ the SB icon.

1. 1: $250
2. 6: $750 (QUADRUPLE)(Bad roll: 1)
3. 3: $1K (DOUBLE)(needs a six for the car, but a four will ZONK them out)
4. 2: $500 ($2.5K)(a four's now needed for the automobile, but a two or five will have them booted out of the studio)
5. 2: GO HOME- LOSS

Who knows how much they would've won if they had been playing that virtually-impossible Six Checks Deal instead.

Randy & Rose (she's dressed as a red/white cheerleader) each start out w/ a $1,550 sunset wine cruise from Corks Away Wine Adventures (Silver Envelope). They both go all-in on Curtain #1.

BB- Touring motorscooter ($3,299)
CURTAIN #2- BLUDOT bedroom group w/ customized closet from The Container Store & a $1K macy's gift card ($5,298)
CURTAIN #1- Giant robot

Christine (dressed as an oyster) is playing the Guess the Money in the Box Deal. There are a ton of $20s in there & she's got a $500 range. Her guess's $4,200 & she turns down all that money (in addition to the sure $700) for what's in the SB (Tiffany in front of Curtain #2).

MB ANSWER- $4,840
SB- Red Cole Haan pebble grain leather bag & Mon Cheri pink sapphire necklace ($2,746)

Noel's Fast Deal (he's dressed as the SB): Turns down camping gear from said prize location (Jonathan) for what's in CURTAIN #3 (even though he just came from camping in Yosemite)- Apple electronics suite ($4,645)
REJECTED: SE- Zombie ranch trip

PERFECT ROUND

The Big Deal of the Day's worth $26,330 on this Monday.

Once again, it's time for Beat the Dealer.

$500 Round:

Tom (dressed as a baseball player): C- WIPEOUT
Jennifer (a Developmental Math college teacher dressed as a red crayon): E- SEVEN
Lawann (a Southern cow belle dressed as a cow): G- EIGHT

R2 Prize (Curtain #1): Elliptical trainer ($3,299) & $2K worth of fitness lessons

Jennifer: A- ELIMINATED
Lawann: I- FIVE

CAR (Curtain #2): Toyota Yaris ($16,433)

Wayne: B- SIX
Lawann: H- FOUR

D- THREE
F- YARIS (NINE)

Mustafa (a baker who performs as Wolfman at Universal Studios Hollywood) is the next customer for Big Head Jonathan. This morning's questions for Curtain #3:

1. Does it seat more than two people?
2. Does it use gas?
3. Is it easy to travel with?
4. Is it more than one item?

Choices:

1. #2- YES
2. #4- YES

CURTAIN #3- Outdoor furniture w/ a gas grill ($6,724)
SB (Tiffany in front of middle curtain)- Extreme anti-anti-perspirant

THE BIG DEAL: He also misses out on any chance of going for this, because Noel's staying w/ his electronics. That means Christine (a photographer) will choose Door #2 w/ nothing much to lose...she does NOT win a car that she wanted so bad, but she's won the BD of these two Hawaiian holidays for herself & Jeremy- a six-night stay at The Kapalua Villas in Maui & a six-night retreat at the Turtle Bay Resort w/ the $5K bonus!

#1- Home entertainment center ($2,100)(which was revealed last & not fully described)
#3- Strong Spa 6

In the Quickie Deal department, Linda (dressed as an Indian) correctly calls tails on a coin flip held by the host for $100, Robert (a coach) gets paid $100 from Wayne & then has that payout doubled by Tiffany for wearing a stopwatch, Barbara (who's wearing a Santa hat) finds five pennies just in the nick of time for $100 & Joshua (dressed as a penguin) remembers in front of Wayne that seven's the last digit of his student ID for $200.

TPiRecap

FF: The first two families to battle it out this year are:

TODAY'S GAME: Grochows (Dassel, MN) vs. Woodys (designated champs w/ at least $20K to their name)

R1: Name something that makes a man sleep like a baby. Opening guess (es):

#1: Sex/a good boink (32)(Shay)
#2:
#3: Beer/booze/liquor (16)(Melissa)
#4:
#5:
#6:
#7:

Woodys:

Bryauna: Good meal- #2 (19; milk would've also been accepted)
Marcus: Good movie- BOTTOM ANSWER (3; "Sex & The City" & TV were also acceptable for that response)
Contessa: Good book- X
Jonathan: Exercise- XX
Shay: A long, hot bath- XXX

Melissa Steal (for 70): Sleeping pills- #4 (12)

#5: Hard work (4)
OTHER BA: Massage/rub (3)

R2: Name something David Hasselhoff has done that makes people cringe. For instance:

#1: Drink too much & make a fool of himself (28)(Donna #1)
#2:
#3:
#4:
#5:
#6:
#7:
TIME OVER: Bryauna
DUD: Seeing Pamela Anderson nude (Brandon)

For just the third time this season, a question's being PASSED.

Woodys:

Marcus: Eating a hamburger off the floor online- #3 (18)
Contessa: Being seen in public w/ someone other than his wife- X
Jonathan: Jumping in a kid car- #4 (13; that counts as acting)
Shay: Fell out in public- XX
Bryauna: Going real fast in a car- XXX

Melissa Steal #2 (for another 59): Singing in his leather pants- #2 (26)(129)

Tied for #5: Taken his shirt off & danced (4 each)
#7: Judged talent (2)

Double: Name something people say's good for the soul. Starting w/:

#1: Chicken soup/food (29)(Marcus)
#2: Church/prayer (20)(Donna)
#3:
#4:
#5:

Woodys:

Contessa: Confessions/truth- TIED FOR BOTTOM (7)
Jonathan: Music- OTHER BA (7)
Shay: Good book (s)- X
Bryauna: Love- XX
Marcus: Exercise- XXX

Melissa Steal #3 (for another 126 & the safety net): Vacation- NO (#3: Laughter)(8)

Triple: Name something you wish wasn't on your driver's license. At the face-off:

#1:
#2: Date of birth (27)(Contessa)
#3: Weight (27)(Vicki)
#4:

Grochows:

Donna #2: Height- X
Melissa: Photo- #1 (35)
Brandon: DUI- XX
Donna #1: Wearing glasses- WIN (6)(414)

FIRST FAST MONEY OF '12: The Grochows' Home Town Family Moment representatives are their grandson & grandma.

1. Name something that would be on a baby's list of things to do today.
2. Tell me how tall pro basketball players are.
3. Name a food restaurants give you a lot of.
4. Name an animated movie that made you cry.
5. Name an occupation whose members wear sunglasses on the job.

Donna #1 (Brandon's mom):

1. Play w/ their toys- 10
2. 7"- 26
3. French Fries- 24
4. "Bambi"- 31
5. Lifeguard (w/ about one second left)- 39
TOTAL- 130

Brandon:

1. Crawl- 3 (Top answer: Cry)
2. 6'6"- 15
3. Salad- 20
4. "Snow White"- 2
5. Actors- LOSS
TOTAL- 170 ($850)

WoF: This week was taped the day before "WHEEL Around the World Week"- it's the same theme that ended the New Orleans road trip w/ a $100K win & a PERFECT BONUS ROUND WEEK late that season, "Fabulous Food Week"!

$1K T-U: Phrase

H O T / O F F

T H E / G _ _ L L

Nancy gets the money HOT OFF THE GRILL. The week's first puzzle solvers:

Nancy Cahill (Framingham, MA)- A local hospital pediatric nurse married to school sweetheart Howie for 33 years who watches game shows w/ her mom
Tom Ericksen (South Pasadena, CA)- A second-year USC dental student & marathon married to Stacey w/ two children (Abby & Jake) who had a mid-life crisis that caused him to go back to dental school
Jillian Humes (Seattle)- A nursing school graduate from Seattle University & barista who recently studied abroad in Australia & is currently looking for a job

$2K T-U: Around the House

F L _ O R

_ _ _ _

Jillian guesses FLOOR MATS...also often found in cars, but incorrect.

F L O O R

L _ M P

Tom takes control w/ a FLOOR LAMP.

Monday's Featured Trip: Florence & Rome from EZ-Italy ($8.5K)
Monday/Wednesday/Friday Gift Tag: ZAGAT

IHOP Jackpot Round: Event

He gets the green 1/2 KIA & $1K right away w/ two S's, then he buys an A, two E's & three O's to clean out the vowels in one fell swoop before spinning Lose a Turn. Secondly, Jillian takes the Italy wedge w/ three R's, two T's for a grand while on Jackpot, three C's for another $2,700, two H's for an extra $1,200 & two N's for another C-note before she takes a shot at solving...

S _ _ _ H O N _

O R C H E S T R A

C O N C E R T

...& correctly responds w/ SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA CONCERT for the cash, the trip & to keep control.

SOLE LaT OF THE ROUND: Tom
FINAL UNCLAIMED JACKPOT AMOUNT: $8K

Current Scores:

Jillian: $14,400 in cash & Italy/Nancy: $1K/Tom: $2K

Mystery Round: Before & After

Jillian leads off by calling for a T worth $300 & buying a column of three E's, then she calls two H's for another $1,800 but then buys the only dud vowel in the round (A). Second, Nancy calls up three N's for $1,050, buys the rest of the vowel department (four O's, an I & a pair of U's) & lights up two C's & an S for another three bills apiece & two D's for another nine Benjamins. We have...

D O / T H E / _ U N _ _

C H I C _ E N

N O O D _ E / S O U _

...she obviously doesn't DO THE FUNKY CHICKEN NOODLE SOUP, but she's $2,100 richer & retains possession of the wheel.

SOLE DUD OF THE ROUND: A (Jillian)

Current Scores:

Jillian: $14,400 in cash & Italy/Nancy: $3,100/Tom: $2K

Prize Puzzle Round: What Are You Doing?

Nancy's base letters in this crucial round of play are a $400 N, a Free Play I & the $300 G, followed by couples of O's & A's but then a baddie of T while on the other 1/2 KIA. Tom secondly captures a $2,700 trio of S's & buys an E, then after calling the $500 P & buying the leftover U before Bankrupting next to $3.5K to lose both his remaining $2,700 & most likely the mystery trip. As for Jillian...

S O A _ I N G / U P

S O _ E / _ A _ S

...she'll also be SOAKING UP SOME RAYS at the PUNTACANA Resort & Spa courtesy of SpaFinder.com, a $6.5K getaway.

SOLE DUD OF THE ROUND: $500 T (Nancy)
SOLE BANKRUPT OF THE ROUND: Tom

TONIGHT'S SPIN ID: LG6710660 (Lorriea G.)

Current Scores:

Jillian: $20,900 in cash & trips/Nancy: $3,100/Tom: $2K

$3K T-U: Food & Drink

_ I E _ _ _

S A U _ _ _ E S

Tom eats a few VIENNA SAUSAGES to turn his two G's into five.

R4: Fictional Place

He begins w/ a negative of T. Jillian secondly loses her turn on the same Bankrupt previously hit. Third, Nancy inserts the triple S's for $1.5K, buys the E at the end but then purchases a dud of A. After Tom strikes out right away w/ another dud of R, Jillian puts up a $300 N, four O's, an $800 P & a $500 D &...

S N O O P _ ' S

D O _ _ O _ S E

...she envisions SNOOPY'S DOGHOUSE for 1,350 more bucks.

DUDS: A (Nancy), $900 R (Tom), $300 T (Tom)
SOLE BANKRUPT: Jillian

Current Scores:

Jillian: $22,250 in cash & travel/Nancy: $3,100/Tom: $5K

Last Chance Round: Fun & Games

The Speed-Up consonant amount's...$1.5K. After a B from Nancy...

B _ _ R D _ _ L _ / _ N D

_ _ R _ / _ L _ _ _

...she IDs BOARDWALK AND PARK PLACE as the most valuable Monopoly properties for $6K more.

DUDS: M (Jillian), S (Tom), T (Jillian)

Final Scores:

Jillian: $22,250 in cash & vacations/Nancy: $9,100/Tom: $5K
GRAND TOTAL: $36,350

TONIGHT'S BANKRUPT TRASH: $2,700

Big Money Round #90: The ride that might be won this week's a Chrysler 300. Jillian spins the second A in AMERICA'S.

Topic: Phrase

At the beginning:

S _ _ _

_ _ E _ _

DMPA gives her...

S _ _ P

A _ E A D

...she decides to SKIP AHEAD of the right answer w/ SHIP AHEAD & SHOP AHEAD...but she does make the $30K solve w/ about two seconds to spare! Total: $52,250 in cash & trips!

The end-of-show chat reveals that Vanna ate sausages from a truck stop at least once back in '80.

J!: Brendan Graham's back in action this evening against:

Danny Parra (Miami, FL)- A sportscaster who uses famous movie quotes for HR calls
Kate Jeracki (Ft. Collins, CO)- A newspaper staff writer who just missed qualifying to being a contestant on the classic Art Fleming version by not identifying that Pat Nixon had the given nickname of "Thelma Ryan" (& Alex knew it just before Kate told him the right response!)

The Week's First Half-Dozen Subjects:

TIE ONE ON
ALBUMS
ART "R"EVIEW
PLAY YOUR CARDS RIGHT (each correct question's a playing card)
STATE FLOWERS
MARK TWAIN NEVER SAID...

Brendan's in Lock Game Territory w/ $5K at the first break; Danny's a fairly distant second w/ $1,800 & Kate's $2K in the hole thanks to back-to-back incorrect responses on $1K clues. Within one of the last four Art "R"eview clues is the first Daily Double of the week...it turns out to be the very last one, but Kate's got it w/ -$1,600; Brendan's still heavily leading Danny $10,200-$3,600. To knock $1K off her current debt, here's the clue:

This term can refer to a style of art or design or to a highly ornamental style of music of the late 18th Century.

"What is Rococo?"...yup to start the second round w/ -$600.

SOLE ATTEMPTED TS OF THE ROUND: $1K (Play Your Cards Right)
SOLE UNATTEMPTED TS OF THE ROUND: $800 (Albums)
TOTAL LACH TRASH: $1,800

Double J! Categories:

IT'S A PARTY! (semi-themed board)
TIME
PLACE
OCCASION
HOPE "U" CAN MAKE IT
BRING YOUR OWN BOTTLE

Danny could get much closer to Brendan's lead, because he finds a DD under the $800 Place clue & he's trailing $13,800-$600; Kate's only $200 in the red now. Danny's wager turns out to be five big ones:

Cape Dezhnev, the easternmost point on Mainland Asia, juts into this strait.

"What is the Bering Strait?"...that's the one to jump to $11K & he uses the High School Strategy on the remainder of the topic to close the gap to $15K-$14,600 between the two guys! And on the $1,600 Occasion, he swipes DJ!'s other DD & now has such a lead over Brendan's $15K; Kate's $200 is now on the positive side. Danny's other bet's $6K, so for a new total of $22,600 & to stay in first place, the answer is:

September 21, 1897: It seems three months early, but the N.Y. Sun publishes an editorial famous for this seven-word phrase.

"What is 'Remember the Maine, to Hell with Spain'?"...uh, NO- he just lost the lead right back to the champion. Correct: "What was 'Yes Virginia, There is a Santa Claus'?".

NO LACH TRACH THIS ROUND

Post-DJ! Banks:

Brendan: $21K
Kate: $11,400
Danny: $11K

CORYAT SCORES:

Brendan: $21K
Kate: $11,400
Danny: $12,200

FINAL J! TOPIC: 1960s TV Characters.

One of her first spoken lines is translated as "You have the face of a wise and fearless caliph".

Danny Parra put down "Who is Jeannie?"...$22K DOUBLER! Kate Jeracki...left off an N & her response's acceptable, but she only bet $10K. Brendan Graham...leaves w/ $47,602 after responding w/ Scherezade, so Danny's the new champ.

WSS: The last Hero's Kathyrn Ricketts from Spokane, WA (who's a therapist for children).

#2: TRAVIS SCHARIO (Marietta, OH)- An underwear salesman who previously won $49,271 in cash & stuff on the 32nd Season Premiere of "The Price is Right" that the late Rod Roddy announced (including the $46,573 Cadillac DeVille playing Lucky $even)

After the first break:

Travis (_ _ S _ _ N / _ _ _ B _ _): A piece of what pop star's hair was sold for over $40K?- OUT (A: JUSTIN BIEBER)

AMOUNT FOR #2- $15K

BTW, Kathyrn's driver door of her car doesn't work anymore.

#6: Julie Terrell Travis (Bloomington, IN)- A legal administrator in a small construction law firm

FIRST SPECIALTY ROUND THEME: "The Teen Years"

After Break #2:

Julie (A _ _ _ N _ _ D / P _ _ _ _ M _ _ _): High school teenagers earn college credits in "AP" classes, which stands for this- ADVANCED PLACEMENT (11.27)
Kathyrn (B _ _ / M _ _ Z _ _ _): What ceremony traditionally marks a Jewish boy's 13th birthday?- BAR MITZVAH (15)
Julie (_ _ _ L _ _ / _ _ K _ / _ _ _ N / _ P _ _ _ T): Nirvana's first hit song- DROPPED (A: "SMELLS LIKE TEEN SPIRIT", which the Hero knew)

AMOUNT FOR #6- $1K ($16K)

#7: Fazlul Zabair (L.A.)- Rocket scientist

Just before the third timeout:

Fazlul (_ _ T _ _ _ / _ _ A _ Y): In what neighborhood of NYC will you find restaurants like Il Palazzo & Pelegrino's?- GONE (A: LITTLE ITALY)

AMOUNT FOR #7- $10K ($26K)

#3: Wanda Marie (Huntington Beach, CA)- A full-time Communications major student who can speak Romanian, English & Spanish

Specialty Round Theme #2 (which also could be the last): "East vs. West"

This is what gets asked just before & after the following TO:

Wanda (_ _ S _ / _ _ S _ _ _ N): What's the world's largest hotel chain?- OUT (A: BEST WESTERN, said by the Hero)

AMOUNT FOR #3- $3K ($29K)

#1: Erik Pearson (Chicago)- College professor of Communications Studies (just as she suspected)

Kathyrn has to use the first of two passes on this w/ about five seconds to go:

(_ / _ _ A _ _ _ _ / _ O _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _): Garrison Keller's the host of what long-running public radio show?
Erik- "A PRAIRIE HOME COMPANION" (18.72)

After the next-to-last break:

Kathyrn (_ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ A _ _): What stand-up comic voiced Remy the rat chief in "Ratatouille"?- OTHER PASS USED W/ ABOUT THREE SECONDS LEFT
Erik- OUT (A: PATTON OSWALT)

AMOUNT FOR #1- $15K ($44K)

BAILOUT

FINAL SPEED ROUND STRANGERS:

Kat Leeks- Writes her own current events blog
Jesse Easley- Teacher's assistant at a graduate school
Jetta Wesle- An EMT who graduate from a fire science academy
Nate Kappra- Ferry boat captain/nautical expert
Crystal Nettles- Qualified to be a member of MENSA

Initial Elimination Order:

1. Nate ($3K)
2. Jetta ($6K)
3. Crystal ($6K)

Kat (_ _ L _ _ I _): Familiar food measurement that's actually a unit of height, not weight- CALORIE (3.27)($7K)
Jesse (_ _ T _ _ _ _ P _ _ _ I _): Process by which a caterpillar becomes a butterfly- KAT WINS & DROPS (A: METAMORPHOSIS)

Millionaire Monday:

Game 1
Game 2

Episode ratings:

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