1/3/2012 Results

LMaD: Let's get our first three people to play right now- Christina (dressed as some kind of box), Joshua (who's wearing an afro) & Carissa (dressed as a princess fairy).

Joshua's Round for the Team: Small Box (Jonathan)(it has something to do w/ keys)
CURTAIN #2 (which has something w/ leather)- XBOX 360 suite ($5,908)("Coming Home" by Diddy-Dirty Money featuring Skylar Grey)

Ladies' Round for the Team: SB
SILVER ENVELOPE- 1Z ZONKY Dollars

THE BIG RISK (Big Box): Carissa & Joshua- Trip to South Lake Tahoe ($4,490)("Lighters" by Bad Meets Evil feat. Bruno Mars)
SB (Christina; she could've had $1K)- DELL laptop ($2,132)("The Show Goes On" by Lupe Fiasco)

Lyndsay (who's holding some yellow flowers & got married two months ago) plays Gold Rush for the Nissan Versa S (Curtain #3)("Super Bass" by Nicki Minaj).

(Note: The 2012 Versa SV's incorrectly behind said curtain.)

1. #4- GOLD
2. #2- GOLD
3. #5- GOLD
4. #8- CAR OUT
5. #3- GOLD
6. #1- GOLD
FINAL PICK: #7- WINS $2K (and she tosses her bouquet into the audience!)

Being given a greeting card in a blue envelope by Tiffany is Summer (dressed as a doctor). Oh, & Shelby, the lady who caught those flowers just before the second break, is part of this deal, too.

Summer's Round: Red Box (because it's her birthday)- Laura's Jewelry ball hoop earrings ($3,400)("Only Girl" by Rihanna)

Michael's Round: $700 (he needs this as a college student)
Green Box- BBQ/patio set ($7,395)("Dynamite" by Taio Cruz)

Shelby's Round: Card- "Congrats on your big day at 'Let's Make a Deal'...throw yourself a party in your new dining room (w/ two dozen roses every month for a year)!" ($6,189)(Curtain #1)("Tonight, Tonight" by Hot Chelle Rae)
BB- Tricycle mower

Celesta's Fast Deal Choice (she's wearing camouflage clothing): Less Than Five Items (Jonathan w/ SB)($1K)- Seaweed wig & butter toupee
More Than Five Items (Curtain #2)- Appliances ($3,127)

John plays Card Sharks (which was won on the same taping day he was on) for a '12 KIA Forte LX (Std., Mats, Cargo)(Curtain #3) worth $16,120 ("Firework" by Katy Perry).

H: KING OF SPADES: LOWER
A: 3 OF DIAMONDS: HIGHER
P ($1K): 6 OF CLUBS: HIGHER
P: QUEEN OF CLUBS: LOWER
Y: JACK OF SPADES: LOWER
2 ($2.5K): ACE OF SPADES- GOES ON
0: 6 OF HEARTS: HIGHER
1: 6 OF DIAMONDS- LOSES $2,400 (& we hear the ZONK cue)
2: 7 OF SPADES

Wayne next finds Josi (dressed as a peacock) & Dawn (dressed as a pirate girl who can tap dance) to play the $5K Cash Pinatas.

Dawn's Round (#2): Curtain #1- Metropolitan scooter ("Born This Way" by Lady GaGa)
#2- $$$

Josi's Round (#3): SB (Tiffany)- Beverly Hills shopping spree ($2,700)("Good Life" by OneRepublic)
#3- CANDY
#1- CANDY

Participating in this edition of the Sound Effects Deal are Richard (dressed as a hot dog) & Christina (dressed as Snooki). The winner is...Richard, but he blows his $1K on the stuffed animal safari in the SE.

THE BIG DEAL: After wisely getting rid of Door #2, Shelby takes #3 for the total number of people on the hub right now in this part of the game...she's the first BD winner this year w/ this three-night trip to the Park Hyatt Beaver Creek Resort & Spa in Avon, CO & a six-night getaway to the Four Seasons Resort in Bora Bora, a total of $24,537!

#1- Home gym ($8,308)("Blow" by Ke$ha)
#2- Crosley jukebox w/ iPod Touch & $250 iTunes gift card ($2,045)("Stereo Hearts" by Gym Class Heroes feat. Adam Levine)

Emmanuel (dressed as a turkey) remembers to bring Jonathan a cocktail umbrella for the $500 twitter Quickie Deal payday!

TPiR: The player roster starts w/ the First Four lineup of Julianne Melton, Enoch Ford, Patricia McGlone & Shadd Clausen. Half a dozen Dulce & Gabana accessories make up the first IUFB on the day (Manuela in the clam)("Someone Like You" by Adele).

Shadd: $450/Patricia: $250 (STAGE GARF)/Enoch: $800/Julianne: $550

ARP: $1,565

NO, Enoch's not playing a car Pricing Game for a car that's made by the same manufacturer as his last name, but he'll meet Jenny McCarthy (who's playing for Generation Rescue) as they play Punch-a-Bunch (we hear the old Pl!nko harps when we see her w/ the big bill)("Low" by Flo Rida feat. T-Pain)(Rachel w/ the SPs).

1. Pie maker ($135): LOWER- $100
2. 24-ounce teapot ($70): LOWER- $45
3. Hoover WindTunnel MAX Multi-Cyclonic vacuum ($259): HIGHER- $199
4. Red Pop Art toaster w/ six plates ($20): HIGHER- $35

HOLES:

1. #19: $2.5K- BAILOUT
2. #32: $500
FINAL ONE: #50- $250

(Note: Drew revealed #50 second.)

Participant #5's Abby Sager & the second GUFB's a pair of Sony digital cameras that Rachel's hanging onto ("Just a Dream" by Nelly).

Shadd: $1,100/Patricia: $650/ABBY: $895/Julianne: $699

ARP: $1,300

Shadd picks up & spins around Jenny before he plays 1 Right Price (Rachel) for these vacations to the Cozumel Palace (Gwendolyn; $1.5K resort credit included) & the Pokolodi Lodge in Aspen (Manuela)("I Wanna Go" by Britney Spears). He has the tag of $7,884 placed on the Aspen podium...no, it's $5,077.

Sixth apparently is John Zuin & the third PUFB's a GE washer/dryer (Gwen behind splitting sign)("More" by Usher).

JOHN: $1,800/Patricia: $2,300/Abby: $2K/Julianne: $1,801

ARP: $2,068

Abby from Fresno, CA (who's getting married on Sunday) plays Let 'Em Roll (Rachel) for the Mustang (Manuela at Door #3)(truck/van/convertible cue by Edd Kalehoff for that; "Apologize" by Timbaland presenting OneRepublic for the groceries).

One Full Bag of Boyers Coffee: $7.95
Burt's Bees Poison Ivy Soap: $5.99
Liquid Plumr Penetrex Gel: $4.69

THE ROLLS:

1. CAR/CAR/CAR/$500/$1K
OTHER ONE: CAR/$1.5K- PUSH

SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #1 (this would've been the same lineup regardless if we had a perfect first half):
Shadd ($1,300): 65 + 35 = WINS $1K
Abby ($3,568): 70 + 65 = OVER (could've left w/ $25,173)
Enoch ($4,245; his mom's from Virginia): 20 + 60 = $.80 (could've left w/ $26,944)

Shadd's Bonus Spin stops on...$.85.

The next possible winner's Teri Little & the fourth one-bid has an Ocean Kayak package up for bidding (Manuela at Door #3)("Yeah 3X" by Chris Brown).

John: $1,120/Patricia: $700/Teri: $600/Julianne: $1,100

ARP: $1,259

John, a Philadelphia lawyer, plays Swap Meet w/ the target prize of a Michael C. Fina sapphire ring, as well as the SAMSUNG 59" plasma HDTV (Rachel), a black/purple Sony laptop (Rachel & Manuela) & the small Danby wine cooler (Manuela)("Fortune Hunter" by Edd). But he blows it w/ the TV, which is $2,599.

Ring- $850
Laptop- $850
Cooler- $1,300

Still no outright winner yet, but maybe he'll be one- Terry Lawrence; the next-to-last GUFB's a commercial confection oven (Gwen & Rachel)("Hot 'n' Cold" by Katy Perry).

TERRY: $550/Patricia: $600/Teri: $750/Julianne: $601

ARP: $1.5K

Teri will be serving food from said gift on this "big" AICO Tides dining room group w/ the Noritake stuff & $2K worth of organic goodies (Manuela at Door #3) if she & Jenny can beat this Flip-Flop board:

9423

After talking it out, they Flop to $9,432...

$ 9 4 3 2

...& win!

Going to the orange location last will be Jessica Griffiths & coming down from the ceiling's the last PUFB of the morning, the BlackBerry Bold 9700 w/ the one-year plan ("You Make Me Feel..." by Cobra Starship feat. Sabi).

Terry: $1.5K (would've been nice a round earlier)/Patricia: $1,501/JESSICA: $1,049/Julianne: $899

ARP: $1,180

HEADED TO THE FF CLUBHOUSE OF SHAME- Patricia & Julianne

Jessica & Jenny play That's Too Much for the Dodge Challenger SE (Rachel at Door #3)("Moves Like Jagger" by Maroon 5 feat. Christina Aguilera), which is the most expensive car offered in this Pricing Game since Drew's 500th daytime show.

1. $17,841
2. $18,980
3. $21,480
4. $23,623
5. $27,550- VIRTUALLY A FORCED WIN! (ARP: $25,495)

(Note: Jessica doesn't go see her Challenger just before the break.)

I would've flip-flopped LeR & PaB.

Video Bonus: Easiest TTM Playing in a Long Time

SCSD #2 (same situation for the previous SCSD applies):
Jenny ($39,107): $6.5K (Grand Total: $45,607)
John ($1,259): Nickel + BUCK = OUCH
Teri ($10,932): $.85
Jessica ($26,675): $.85

SPIN-OFF:
Teri: $.55
Jessica: $.85

(Note: Due to time constraints, the consolation prize plugs are omitted.)

SHOWCASE #1 (Door #3)("Last Friday Night" by Katy Perry):

Left- Trip to join Jenny at the STAPLES Center to see the L.A. Kings home game vs. the Chicago Blackhawks & a six-night vacation to Dublin (Jenny)
Inside- Toyota prius (Std., App., Bluetooth, Mats)(Gwen)

JESSICA BIDS $26,132 ON TRIPS/CAR SHOWCASE- POSSIBLE STAGE GARF

MY BID FOR TRIPS/CAR SHOWCASE: $32,777

CHRISTOPHER'S SHOWCASE (Door #2):

Inside- Inspire Body Lift home gym w/ pilates machine & NordicTrack elliptical trainer (Manuela & Rachel)(MGHS underscore by Edd)
Left- Danskin yoga gear (Jenny)("Just Can't Get Enough" by The Black Eyed Peas for the rest of the prizes)
Right- Trip to Turks & Caicos w/ $5K (Jenny)

CHRISTOPHER BIDS $19,401 ON GYM/TRIPS SHOWCASE

MY BID FOR GYM/TRIPS SHOWCASE: $22,222

Hot Door Prediction of the Day: If Jessica wins at least her Showcase, I think the Challenger will be behind Door #1 because that door wasn't used during today's Showcase reveals

Showcase Prices:

Christopher: $24,974
Jessica: $33,400

Christopher wins $27,274 in cash & stuff.

TODAY'S PG RECORD: 2-3-1 (w/ one Technical Loss)
TOTAL CONTESTANT WINNINGS: $73,953

WoF: Tuesday's Toss-Ups get underway w/ an On the Map prompt:

_ _ N S _ _

_ _ _ L _ _ _ _ D

Ian blanks out immediately after buzzing in.

S _ N S E _

_ O _ L _ V A R D

Jame identifies SUNSET BOULEVARD. Let's know these people more:

Jame Scott (Memphis; originally from S.F.)- A licensing/recruiting coordinator for a foster care agency
Daniel Certner (Morristown, NJ)- A Duke University graduate & Billy Joel fan (he's attended 18 of his concerts) who's hoping to start a business
Ian Freed (Bayside, NY)- A student & aspiring teacher going back to college to get his Master's Degree who's also working for his dad & once threw the first pitch as a NY Mets contest winner because he's a Mets & NY Giants fan

At least two Living Things need to be solved for $2K:

_ _ _ R G _ _ _ N

T _ E _ _

Daniel gets EVERGREEN TREES.

Once the $5.5K Caravan.com California Coast/Yosemite Park Tour & a Beach Bikes.com gift tag goes on the wheel, the IHOP Jackpot Round topic's Food & Drink. Daniel's letters begin w/ nothing but the Bankrupt next to $2.5K. Secondly, Ian calls a dud in T. Third, Jame Free Plays an A, calls for a $300 N, a couple R's for another thousand while on the Jackpot & two S's for the gift certificate, then she buys six E's before hitting the other regular Bankrupt to lose $2,050 in cash & gift tag. On Daniel's next turn, he spins Lose a Turn, allowing Ian to put up an L for the Wild Card, a $900 F, an O, a $550 H & an I before he...

F R E S H L _

S _ _ E E _ E _

O R A N _ E / _ _ I _ E

...drinks some FRESHLY SQUEEZED ORANGE JUICE to get the other $50 of the $1K house minimum back & keep control.

SOLE DUD OF THE ROUND: $300 T (Ian)
SOLE LaT OF THE ROUND: Daniel
BANKRUPTS: 2 (Daniel & Jame)
LEFT BEHIND IN JACKPOT: $8,050

We can't forget these Song Lyrics in this Mystery Round. First from the same guy are three T's for $300 apiece (including one at the beginning), two R's for the trip, two I's & O's & five FP E's, then he calls two S's while on the Mystery Wedge in between that & LaT...

T _ E S E / _ R E / _

_ E _ / O _ / _ _

_ _ _ O R I T E

T _ I _ _ S

...& recites the Julie Andrews words "THESE ARE A FEW OF MY FAVORITE THINGS" for another $7,900 in cash & California, $8,900 total. If he had taken the risk...he would've had $16,900 by now.

PERFECT ROUND

What Are You Doing? Playing along w/ this Prize Puzzle Round board, of course. Jame leads off w/ five N's for $3K, a G for the Million Dollar Wedge, five I's, two A's, five T's to add $4.5K to her pot & two S's for another C-note & the green 1/2 KIA, followed by four O's, two E's & the U to clean out the vowels, a $300 C but then a critical dud of M while on the other 1/2 KIA. Darn. After a $300 H, Daniel LaTs out for the second time this match & Ian...

T O S S I N G / A

C O I N / I N T O / T H E

T _ E _ I

_ O U N T A I N

...will soon be TOSSING A COIN INTO THE TREVI FOUNTAIN, because he's won the bigger holiday to the Hotel Quirnale (part of worldhotels.com) in Rome, Italy w/ airfare from Hotwire.com worth $7,628, so his cash/trips total climbs to $16,528. Jame's bad M cost her a total of $30,178 in cash & prizes for this round only.

SOLE DUD: $500 M (Jame)
SOLE LaT: Daniel

TONIGHT'S SPIN ID: GK9843534 (George K.)

This piece of Fun & Games is valued at three large:

_ _ _ P P I N G

_ _ _ E

Jame's SKIPPING ROPE for the quadrupler.

On a People puzzle, she calls on quad S's for $1,200 & a $900 & purchases trip E's, then she FPs a $500 D & calls a $900 trio of T's before we go to Last Chance Mode...

S T A _ S / A N D

S T A _ _ _ T S

...& the two remaining consonants pay $1,300 each. She then fills in the R's but still can't solve for her $5,850. Daniel then puts up the L...

S T A R S / A N D

S T A R _ _ T S

...& sees some STARS AND STARLETS to go home w/ $3,300 in total money. Jame has the $4K in T-U dough & Ian's a champion w/ $16,528 in cash & trips!

$23,828 in cash & travel was won in that upfront game.

TONIGHT'S BANKRUPT TRASH: $2,050 in cash & gift card

Big Money Round #72: The &'s landed on again; Ian's bonus puzzle category on this Tuesday night's Food & Drink. The appetizer (s):

_ _ _ _

_ E _ S

MDBAC adds...

B A B _

_ E A S

...the First Four Letters Strategy (although he didn't use it immediately here) forces him to eat $35K worth of BABY PEAS! He finishes w/ $51,528 in cash & trips!

BTW, Pat's daughter Maggie will be turning 17 this week & a clip of both her first appearance from about 16 years ago in Hawaii's shown at the end & her first music video titled "First Kiss" is shown to end this episode!

J!: Dave Leach's road to the Tournament of Champions continues tonight against:

Nicholas Campiz (Gainesville, FL)- Graduate student in Geography
Sally Sommers Smith (Kennebec County, ME)- Biology professor

Tuesday's Topics To Get Everyone Going:

1812
PATENTS OF WELL-KNOWN FOLKS
THE NUMBER AFTER 1: LITERARY EDITION
TAKING STOCK
LAND O' LAKERS
"OLD" ENGLISH

Nicholas has doubled up Sally $3,600-$1,800 at the first commercial timeout, while Dave has $800 after originally being $600 in the hole. The last remaining category of The Number After 1: Literary Edition has the Daily Double...& it belongs to Nicholas because of the $400 spot; he's in Lock Game Territory w/ $6,800, followed by Sally w/ $2,200 & Dave w/ $1,200. He wagers $2K plus the face value of this clue (for a total of $2,400):

"Helm's Deep" & "The Taming of Smeagol" are chapters in this "Two"-titled book.

He doesn't come up w/ "What is 'The Two Towers?", so back to $4,400 he goes to end the round & he again has twice as much as Sally; Dave's back to square one.

ATTEMPTED LACH TRASH: $2,800
SOLE UNATTEMPTED TS: $1K (Taking Stock)
TOTAL LACH TRASH: $3,800

On Tap For Double Jeopardy!:

MEDICINE MEN
APPETIZERS
THE ATTORNEY GENERAL INFORMATION
COLLEGE NICKNAME'S THE SAME (two colleges/universities are listed per answer)
CITY SEALS
FROM THE LATIN

Right away on the first Appetizer that turns out to be the lettuce chicken cups from PF Chang's, Dave's back in the red to the tune of $400. As for Nicholas, he SWEEPS College Nickname's the same to triple up to $12K & get back very much in LGT, but the champ soon follows suit courtesy of From the Latin & is now $7,200 on the good side to Nicholas' $12,400. We're left w/ Medicine Men & The Attorney General Information w/ a DD within each one.

$400 MM:

On James Lind's advice, in 1795, the British Navy began issuing daily rations of lemon juice to prevent this disease.

Nicholas: "What is scurvy?"- RIGHT ($12,800)

$800:

Edward Jenner came up w/ the first successful vaccine, one that prevented this deadly disease.

Nicholas: "What is smallpox?"- YES ($13,600)

$1,200:

DD #1! For $1,400 extra & to get back into LGT:

In 1895, he began replacing hypnosis as a form of therapy w/ free association.

"Who is Rosher?"...incorrect again; he was Sigmund Freud.

$1,600:

"Penicillin Man" is a book about this bacteriologist & his discovery.

Dave: "Who is Jenner?"- WRONG ($5,600)
Sally: "Who is (Alexander) Fleming?"- CORRECT ($3K)

$2K Clue from Kelly Miyahara:

The theory that blood circulates from the heart through the body's arteries & back to the heart through the veins was first explained by this Englishman in 1616.

Sally: "Who is (William) Harvey?"- RIGHT ($5K)

$400 Clue from the Last Remaining Subject:

She...that's all you need, really, of roughly four score to hold the post; she's the only she.

Dave: "Who is (Janet) Reno?"- YOU BET ($6K)

$800:

In 1992, he authored "With Reagan: The Inside Story"; his name isn't the plural of "mouse".

Dave: "Who is (Edwin) Meese?"- RIGHT ($6,800)

$2K (DD Hunting & High School Strategy Alerts):

As Deputy A.G. from 1997-2001, he made a controversial recommendation of a Presidential pardon for Marc Rich.

TS: Eric Holder

$1,600:

OTHER DD! But since the champ doesn't like that category, he'll risk just $700.

He's the only A.G. ever convicted of a felony.

"Who is (Alger) Hiss?"...I don't think so- DD SHUTOUT. Correct response that time: "Who was John Mitchell?".

Final clue of the round for $1,200:

He became A.G. in 2001, shortly after losing his re-election race as a Senator from Missouri.

FINAL TS OF THE ROUND: John Ashcroft

SOLE ATTEMPTED TS: $2K (Appetizers)
UNATTEMPTED LACH TRASH: $4K
TOTAL DJ! LACH TRASH: $6K

Scores After DJ!:

Dave: $6,100
Sally: $5K- MATHEMATICALLY ELIMINATED
Nicholas: $12,200

CORYAT SCORES:

Dave: $6,800
Sally: $5K
Nicholas: $16K

FINAL JEOPARDY! TOPIC: Astronomy.

In July 2011, it completed its first orbit around The Sun since its discovery in 1846.

SALLY:
Response: "What is Neptune?"
Wager: $4.5K
Final score: $9.5K

NICHOLAS:
Response: "What is Neptune??"
Wager: NOTHING
Final score: $12,200

Did Dave Leach complete the trifecta & risk everything for the second pair of co-champions this season...YES! His four-night total: $60,884 (which isn't revealed on TV).

All shows get a 7 out of 10 today.