1/9/2012 Results

LMaD: Last week on "Let's Make a Deal", despite two Big Deals of the Day being won, NO car was won at all during a full week of shows for only the second time in this version's history.

But let's put the automobiles aside for now, because Almeida (a pirate who got married on the first weekend of September from last year) plays Triple Play for ("Domino" by Jessie J):

Red Box: Rosedon Hotel ($6,042)
Green Box: Mazatlan ($7,260)
Blue Box: El Conquistador Resort ($7,322)

1. Mazatlan- 1,045

The Sure Thing Jackpot starts w/ whatever's in the Small Box (Jonathan)- a $2,700 Mon Cheri pearl necklace ("I Wanna Go" by Britney Spears).

2. Puerto Rico- 3,386

After a grand in cold cash's added to the mix...she goes for it.

Bermuda- 3,080

Sitting down w/ Wayne for the Inkblot Deal's Janet (dressed as a cheerleader). Out of a choice between the Blue Box & the Gold Box, she chooses blue because of her baby's eyes & refuses $1K.

BB- DELL laptop w/ Nikon digital camera & Adobe software ($2,399)("Self Back Home" by Gym Class Heroes featuring Neon Hitch)
GB- 2012 KIA Soul MT (Std., Wheels, Mats)($15,145)(Curtain #3)("Marry the Night" by Lady GaGa)

Cody & Kara are the couple of the day (who've been together for three years). Their first choices:

CURTAIN #1: More than one thing
CURTAIN #2: Weighs more than a hundred pounds

C & K's First Round: CURTAIN #1
CURTAIN #2- Chocolate fondue hot tub

The last new trader of Deal #3's Denise (dressed as a baseball catcher).

Denise's First Round: CURTAIN #1
Big Box- Motorscooter w/ two helmets ($5,139; there's a picture of The White House in the background)("Headlines" by Drake)

D & C's Second Round: CURTAIN #1
Silver Envelope- BBQ/patio set ($7,681)("Pass At Me" by Timbaland feat. Pitbull & Bruno Mars)

Final Round for Everybody:

Denise- $900
K & C: CURTAIN #1- 46" SAMSUNG LED HDTV w/ TiVo Premier & a year's worth of service ($2.5K)("Tonight is the Night" by Outasight)

All three of these contestants start out w/ $700 a head for the next deal this morning- Lisa, Juan & Hillary.

R1 (BB): Hillary- Giant roller skate
R2 (CURTAIN #2): Lisa ($1K)- His/her touring bicycle package ($2,170)("Music Sounds Better With U" by Big Time Rush feat. Mann)
Juan's FR (CURTAIN #1): NO ($1,300)- Living room ($4,277)("Not Over You" by Gavin Degraw)

On the Find the Face mission next's Elissa (dressed as a Vikling).

Three-Card Tiffany Prize (SB): Gucci hobo bag & Jimmy Choo shoes ($2,645)("Pumped Up Kicks" by Foster the People)

#1- TIFFANY
#3- $500

Four-Card Jonathan Prize (CURTAIN #3): iPad2, iPhone4 w/ dual docking station & $1K iTunes gift card ($2,778)("Love You Like a Love Song" by Selena Gomez)

#2- $1K ($3,645)
#3- $750

FIVE-CARD WAYNE CAR (CURTAIN #2): Volkswagen Jetta ("Mr. Know It All" by Kelly Clarkson)

Her group wants her to quit, but she's NOT heeding their advice.

#3- MISSION FAILED
#1- $2K
#2- WAYNE
#4- $500

Hoping to qualify for the Big Deal Round's Matthew (dressed as a martial artist w/ a blue belt). Here's the board for today's edition of Jonathan Big Head:

1. Does it involve water?
2. Is it bigger than a bread box?
3. Will it require a passport?
4. Can it be used more than once?
5. Is it alive?

Question Choices (regarding Curtain #1):

1. #5- NO
2. #3- NO
3. #2- YES

Video Bonus: Late portion of this deal

FINAL DECISION: GO ($3K)- ZONK pool table ($100)

THE BIG DEAL: As a result of Matthew's epic fail, Cody & Kara have the chance to take home the Mazda CX-7 ($23,640) today. Kara picks Door #1 as I would have. #3 is where The Bank Vault is...$7,007's in there. They don't have much at all to lose...but they're the first car winners of '12 anyway! #2 held a stainless-steel refrigerator & range totaling $2,298.

Because Samantha's wearing a pair of earrings instead of having one in her purse as asked by the host, she won't win a Quickie Deal Benjamin to end this episode.

Video Bonus: Quickie Deal Blooper (from another episode, I think)

TPiR: I think this episode was taped just before Stephanie Johnson broke the bank w/ Heidi Klum. Hoping any celebrity help's not necessary for them to hit it big too (incidentally, Miss America 2011 Teresa Scanlan will be part of at least one Showcase this morning, since that beauty pageant's this Saturday night on ABC) are Derek Gouttier, Lisa Carlton, Brian Bell & a Talia (but it's definitely NOT Talia Madison/Velvet Sky).

The week's PUFBs lead off w/ a hayneedle Vermont Casting Signature Series four-burner gas grill (Manuela behind splitting sign)("Pay the Rent Vamp" by Michael Karp).

Talia: $850/Brian: $950/Lisa: $971/Derek: $972

ARP: $1,815

Derek from Dallas (who's a bartender) could put that BBQ next to a Beachcomber Hybrid Hot Tub (Manuela at Door #3)("Work Out" by J. Cole) if he doesn't go Bonkers. Opening incorrect price:

6 7 4 8

1. HLHL- ANOTHER FIVE-SECOND EXACTA! (ARP: $8,194)

Player #5's Tina Mull (probably NOT related to Martin) from the Air Force & the second GUFB's a trio of antler purple luggage from their Camden Town Collection (Rachel in the clam)("Wish You Were Here" by Avril Lavigne).

Talia: $675/Brian: $950/Lisa: $801/TINA: $800

ARP: $1,020

Brian, a real estate broker from Indiana, could also be a car broker in the next few minutes, because he's playing Gas Money for a '12 Toyota Camry LE (Std., Seat)(Manuela)("In the Dark" by Dev). Hit me w/ lots of digits, please:

$22,750- $3K
$20,565- $2K
$23,700- CAMRY
$18,711- $1K
$21,899- $4K

YET ANOTHER GM WIN BY GOING FROM LEAST TO MOST EXPENSIVE!!!!

(Note: The gas pump sound didn't sound at all on the final reveal; in the past two wins we've seen, both the dings & the gas pump sounded.)

Hoping to keep "Price's" hot streak going will be Nikki Quintanar & the third PUFB's the BlackBerry Torch 9800 w/ the one-year plan (ceiling platform)("Heartbeat" by Fray).

Talia: $750/NIKKI: $500/Lisa: $850/Tina: $925

ARP: $1,185

Tina, who works at a hospital & has been serving our country for 26 years, plays Pick-a-Pair for an $11,749 Knobe baby grand piano package (Miss America at Door #3)("It Girl" by Jason Derulo). The featured grocery items are a one-pound box of C & H Pure Powdered Cane Sugar, the Star Premium Maraschino Cherries, a 7.5-ounce bottle of Softsoap antibacterial hand soap, a 16 oz. bottle of Wish-Bone Russian dressing, the Cliff Bar Blueberry Crisp & the Betty Crocker Au Gratin potato mix. Her first choices are the sugar & the Cliff Bar...they're both $1.49 for a perfect first half! The cherries & the dressing were both $3.29 & the Softsoap & the potato mix were $2.29 apiece.

SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #1:
Derek ($10,009): Three Quarters
Tina ($12,934): 55 + 85 = OVER
Brian ($34,720): 45 + Nickel = Half-Dollar

Our next winner wannabe's David DeMarco & IUFB #4's a 27-inch blue Frigidaire Infinity washer/dryer courtesy of Plessers.com (Gwendolyn behind GPT)("Blackout" by Breathe Carolina).

Talia: $2,200/Nikki: $1,800/Lisa: $2,201/DAVID: $2,150

ARP: $1,898

Nikki, a San Diego teacher/tutor, plays Most Expen$ive for a Golden West Billiard Manufacturing table (Gwen), three pairs of Jimmy Choos (Rachel) & the 27-inch iMac system (Manuela)("Fortune Hunter" by Edd Kalehoff), but she blows it on the shoes, which are $2,585.

Table- $3,595
iMac- $2,949

Taking the blue podium third's Janette Kentopian & next on the one-bid prize list's a Pioneer home audio system (Rachel at Door #5)("In Paris" by Jay-Z & Kanye West).

Talia: BUCK (STAGE GARF)/JANETTE: $589/Lisa: $485/David: $495

ARP: $599

Janette, a retired educator from Anaheim, plays the Rat Race (Rachel) for a carolinachair.com chair/ottoman (Manuela), the 55-inch SAMSUNG 3-D HDTV (Manuela) &/or the '12 Ford Fiesta HB (Gwen)(truck/van/convertible cue by Edd for the car, "I Like It Like That" by Hot Chelle Rae feat. New Boyz for the other two prizes).

Rat Lane Assignments:

#1- Orange
#2- Blue
#3- Pink
#4- Yellow
#5- Green

Designated SP Cue: "Super Bass" by Nicki Minaj

1. Town House Crackers: $2.49 ($4.19)
2. Cuisinart stainless-steel four-cup coffee maker: $45 ($30)
3. Turkey fryer: $160 ($250)- CAPTURES ORANGE RAT

Janette hits the activation button herself.

RACE RESULTS:

DEAD LAST: Orange- LOSS
NEXT-TO-LAST: Blue
Chair/ottoman: Pink
TV: Green
FORD: Yellow

Being picked on by George last's Erika Sullivan & the last remaining PUFB's a selection of WEWOOD watches (Gwen & Rachel; for each watch sold, a tree's planted)("Set Fire to the Rain" by Adele).

Talia: $800/ERICA: $850/Lisa: $128/David: $799

ARP: $595

CLUBHOUSE BOOT GOES TO- Talia Hinckley

Lisa gets lucky & plays Flip-Flop for a five-night vacation for four to the Out n' About Treehouse Ziplines resort in Bedford, OR (Manuela at Door #2)('94 Trip Cue by Edd). Board:

4867

She Flops to $4,876 at the audience's approval...

$ 4 8 7 6

...yes indeed!

SCSD #2:
Janette ($849): Half-Dollar + 60 = OVER BY A DIME
Nikki ($1,898): 35 + 75 = OVER BY TWO DIMES
Lisa ($5,471): WINS BY DEFAULT W/ $.40

SHOWCASE #1 ("Sexy & I Know It" by LMFAO):

Door #3- Kitchen w/ a Thai cooking class (Manuela)
Door #4- One-week trip to the Indigo Pearl in Pluket, Thailand (Gwen)

DEREK PASSES TO LISA; LISA BIDS $15.5K ON COOKING/TRIP SHOWCASE

MY BID FOR COOKING/TRIP SHOWCASE: $20,341

DEREK'S MISS AMERICA SHOWCASE (Door #2)("The One That Got Away" by Katy Perry):

Left- Five-night Trip to this year's M.A. pageant at planet hollywood in Vegas
In front of Contestant's Row- Jovani red evening gown (Rachel)
Inside- '12 MX-5 Miata Sport (Std., Conv.)

DEREK BIDS $27.5K ON TRIP/CAR SHOWCASE

MY BID FOR TRIP/CAR SHOWCASE: $31,333

Showcase ARPs:

Lisa: $23,981
Derek: $32,252

Derek's the champion of the morning w/ $42,261 in stuff.

TODAY'S PG RECORD: 4-2
TOTAL WINNINGS: $98,133

The pregnant moms show should be on Wednesday.

WoF: This America's Game Week episode takes place on the Ports of Call set, so this is the very last episode you won't see the Mystery Round in Round 3.

Some Song Lyrics go on the board first:

S _ E _ T / L _ N D

_ _ / L I B _ R _ _

Complete the first line of "America": "My country 'tis of thee"...Anthony correctly finishes it as "SWEET LAND OF LIBERTY" for $1K. Tonight's solvers:

Anthony Myles (Marrero, LA)- An LSU sophomore majoring in Political Science who's also an ambassador & a basketball team manager (BTW, the LSU Tigers are facing the Alabama Crimson Tide for the BCS National Championship tonight)
Jody Lundquist (Phoenix for 10 years; originally from Chicago)- A landscape/preservation worker for foreclosed homes
Tammy Walker (Hickson, TN)- A full-time caregiver & part-time tax preparer who also rides zip lines

The $2K Toss-Up category is Living Thing:

B _ S T O _

T E _ R _ E R

Anthony identifies BOSTON TERRIER for the tripler.

Eggland's Best Jackpot Round category's Same Letter & available on the wheel are a $5,200 trip to The Palace in S.F. (this is also the last episode where the Prize Wedges are available through the third maingame round; we also have that Wheelmobile wipe) & a Beef Bucks gift tag. He starts off w/ the Lose a Turn. Secondly, Jody calls four N's for $1,200, buys two E's, calls for the SL of four S's for another $2K & the green 1/2 KIA & a $500 T & purchases four A's before getting the other 1/2 KIA w/ a $500 L. After purchasing the remainder of this round's vowels (three I's, an O & a U), she Free Plays a $500 R & lights up a $450 M, a $600 B & a D for the BB debit card. The board...

S E N S A T I O N A L

S U B M A R I N E

S A N D _ I _ _

...& she eats a SENSATIONAL SUBMARINE SANDWICH for $20.5K worth of cash & prizes & starts the next puzzle!

SOLE LaT: Anthony
LEFT BEHIND IN JACKPOT: $7,350

It's the Prize Puzzle Round w/ a Phrase on the puzzleboard this time. First, she calls a $500 T & a $550 G & buys two I's, then come a $300 T, an E, two H's for another six bills, a couple S's for another C-note & purchases three A's before this comes up...

S _ _ _ T H

S A I _ I N G

A H E A _

...so far, it's SMOOTH SAILING AHEAD for her, as she's won another $2,200 & the $5,400 MSC Caribbean Cruise, for a new total of $28,100 in cash & merchandise!

PERFECT ROUND

TONIGHT'S SPIN ID: LG8007033 (Lori G.)

Here comes a big Mystery/Before & After Round board. Tammy leads off w/ two R's for eight bills, an E, four I's, four FP O's, triple N's for an extra $10.5K & the other vowels (a U & two A's), followed by the first dud of the week in S. Once Anthony takes five T's while on the Mystery Wedge next to the Million Dollar Wedge for five thou (but twice as much was on the back), three C's for another nine Benjamins, three $1K H's while on the other MW & a G for the Wild Card, he lights back-to-back L's for another grand & the double W's for $800 more...

T H R O W I N G

C A U T I O N / T O

T H E / W I N _ -

C H I L L / _ A C T O R

...& he's THROWING CAUTION TO THE WIND-CHILL FACTOR to kick his second-place haul up to $13,700.

SOLE DUD OF THE ROUND: $400 S (Tammy)

It's Rhyme Time on the final T-U:

B _ _ _ / O N

T _ A C _

Jody's BACK ON TRACK & now has $31,100 in cash & merchandising.

Fictional Characters will be the Last Chance Round topic of the evening & consonants pay off at...$1,300 per appearance. After Tammy picks up the P's...

P A P A / S _ _ R _

A N D / S _ _ R _ E T T E

...she catches PAPA SMURF AND SMURFETTE to leave w/ $6.5K! Anthony can redeem his WC for a $13,700 check and the big winner's Jody w/ $31,100 in cash & stuff!

$51,300 in maingame earnings were totaled in this episode.

(Note: Twice in that final maingame round, Jody blurted out a letter at an inappropriate time, first w/ the A's while it was Anthony's turn & then w/ a dud of B late in the round on her last turn.)

Big Money Round #76: Jody spins the I in SPIN & all she gets on this Phrase to begin is:

_ / _ _ _ _ _

_ E _ _ _ _

CHPI gives her...

_ / H _ P P _

_ E _ I _ _

...she's incorrect w/ A HAPPY REUNION. Without the M's, she couldn't solve A HAPPY MEDIUM for another $30K, but she still leaves w/ $31,100 in cash & stuff.

WSS?: We didn't have enough time for the $2K Speed Round at the end of the last episode, so we're doing it right now. The remaining seven Strangers at the time:

Erin Carter- Has a Bachelor's Degree in Biology from Stanford
Americus Absesamis- '11 California state sumo wrestling champ
Farrah Walker- Tried seven different majors while in college
Ryan Chaffee- A former four-time "Jeopardy!" champ who got a Bachelor's Degree from Yale
Crain Branham- Ranked the 20th best rodeo cowboy in the world
Christine Stassberg- Taught English in Japan
Gideon Cross- A guy who scored an 800 on the Verbal section of his SATs whose face looks just like Richard Hatch

BTW, if a SR pot ever hits $50K, the round ends & the remaining players split that money.

ELIMINATION ORDER PRIOR TO FIRST BREAK:

1. Christine ($12K)
2. Americus ($16K)
3. Farrah ($16K)
4. Erin ($22K)

Craig (_ _ _ _ _ I _): Process by which one cell becomes two identical cells- DROPPED (A: MITOSIS instead of OSMOSIS)($24K)
Gideon (_ _ _ _ I _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ A _ _): Famous London landmark that has 775 rooms- BUCKINGHAM PALACE (5.73)($26K)
Ryan (_ I _ _ / _ _ _ _): Music mash-up artist Gregg Gillis goes by this name- GIRL TALK (5.93)($28K)
Gideon (_ _ A _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ _ _): Author who wrote the Sci-Fi classic "Dune"- FRANK HERBERT (3.2)($30K)
Ryan (_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ A _ _): The largest city in the Mexican state of Jalisco- GUADALAJARA ($32K)
Gideon (_ _ _ _ _ E _ / _ _ _ _ _): Infomerical pitchman who wears a suit covered in question marks- RYAN WINS! (A: MATTHEW LESKO)

He now has won $109,900 on TV & is only the second player I know of on this program to walk out the door!

The last Hero before my birthday week's Jennifer Vargas from Anaheim Hills, CA (who's an English teacher).

#5: Scott Pritchard (Long Beach, CA)- Property manager

Following the second timeout:

Jennifer (_ _ _ E _ _ _): Physically largest of the penguin species- EMPEROR (11.47)
Scott (_ _ _ A _ _ _ / & / _ _ C _ _ _ _ N): The Great Lakes: Erie, Huron, Superior & these other two- DROPPED (A: ONTARIO & MICHIGAN; he only got the second one)

AMOUNT FOR #5- $15K

(Note: In at least this game, the cash amounts range from $1-$20K.)

#8: Samantha Stewart (Brentwood, TN)- Fit model

SPECIALTY ROUND TOPIC: "Who's Got Game?"

This comes up just before the next break:

Samantha (_ _ _ _ - _ - M _ L _): Carnival game where you smack a mammal w/ a mallet- DROPPED (A: WHAC-A-MOLE)

AMOUNT FOR #8- $10K ($25K)

#1: JC (Albuquerque, NM)- Office assistant

After another series of commercials:

JC (_ A _ _): Common programming language or slang for coffee- JAVA (4.67)
Jennifer (_ _ E _ _ _ _): Bar-headed geese are able to fly over what 29K-foot Himalayan mountain?- PASS W/ 2.8 LEFT (one left)
JC- OUT (A: EVEREST)

AMOUNT FOR #1- $10K ($35K)

#2: Karen Hanus-McManus (Pleasant Hill, CA)- A fine art appraiser who owns three dogs & has a Master's Degree in Art History (she previously won $200 on Jan. 20, 2010 on "Deal or No Deal")

OTHER SR TOPIC: "All That Glitters is Gold"

Following one last TO:

Jennifer (_ A _ _ E / _ _ _ _): Kanye West's "Gold Digger" features vocals by what OSCAR-winning actor?- OTHER PASS USED W/2.4 LEFT
Karen- JAMIE FOXX (16.67 left)
Jennifer (_ I _ _ _): Greek King w/ the golden touch- MIDAS (14.6)
Karen (_ _ I _ _): For 69 days in '10, miners were trapped in a gold & copper mine in what country?- CHILE (11.6)
Jennifer (_ _ I / _ _ _ _): What character on HBO's "Entourage" is based on Mark Wahlberg's agent?- LOSS (A: ARI GOLD, which Karen knew)

SR #2 ($1K per right answer):

Amanda- Served in the Navy for five years
Thomas- Received an academic merit scholarship
Stephen- Georgetown graduate
Rachel- Graduated w/ a Bachelor's Degree in Performing Arts
Matt- Knows all kinds of musical genres
Camille- Currently working on her M.D. in Science

EO:

1. Rachel ($3K)
2. Camille ($5K)
3. Amanda ($5K)
4. Matt ($8K)
5. Thomas ($11K)
WINNER- Stephen Friedman ($14K)

Karen doesn't win any more money to end this edition, but she now has a two-show total of $10,200.

FF: The title of the second stunt tonight's "Roach Coach". And this season's been given a two-episode renewal.

Bobby & Tia- Engaged (he was going to appear on this show eight years ago, but had to drop out in order to play football)
Antonella & Jenna (N.J.)- Roommates
James & Louis- Male friends
Zulieka & Raman- Co-workers

Opening Stunt: One teammate will be submerged in water while locked inside a giant cage; their partner has to cut them loose by unscrewing the cage door's wingnuts. Once they're free, they have to swim to a flag post to stop their timer.

A & J- QUIT AT ABOUT :50

Z & R- QUIT AT ABOUT :46

J & L- 1:18

Remember, if James & Louis end up being the only ones to complete this round, they'll automatically split $25K & the other three teams will each get a second lease on life on the show in order to try to win the other $25K.

B & T- 1:24

Grossest Stunt of the Week: The two duos have to eat either some Madagascar hissing cockroaches or lubber grasshoppers, each of which comes w/ rat hair tortilla chips and maggot & blood salsa. Whoever finishes their meal faster within a 15-minute time limit will win a $5K bonus.

B & T (cockroaches)- FAIL

J & L (grasshoppers)- WIN W/ ABOUT :31 LEFT

$50K STUNT #6: On an auto racetrack, one member per team has to drive a school bus, while their partner's driving a station wagon. The one in the bus has to jump back & forth across the two automobiles & collect & attach 13 flags to the inside of the bus as fast as possible.

FINAL RESULTS:

B & T- 2:33.5

J & L- 2:19

Millionaire (Cruise In & Win Week Opener):

Game 1
One Question Game (for a cruise for four instead of the usual $1K & a video game)
Start of Game 2

(Also on "Jeopardy!" tonight: Dan McShane only accumulated $5,599 tonight & now has a two-day total of $24,400.)

Episode ratings:

8: "Fear factor" & "The Price is Right"
7: "Millionaire", "Wheel of Fortune" & "Who's Still Standing?"
6: "Jeopardy!" & "Let's Make a Deal"