3/11/2012 Results

FGN: For the first time all season long, we don't see Todd shake/slap hands w/ anybody from the audience. Instead, he helps us introduces tonight's families:

Red Team (who plays dodgeball on their own playground): Ben (who also likes to play soccer), Daniel (brother/piano player), Scott (running dad) & Jessica (sliding mom)
Yellow Team (who plays whiffleball): Lindsay (who has a cat), Carley (painting sister), Kym (twirling mom) & Mat (a dad who's said to be a History buff)
TOP CASH PRIZE: $8K

Assembly Required #3 Puzzle Theme: Toothless Todd
WINNERS- YT

First Monopoly Crazy Cash Cards:

Lindsay: Train
Ben: Pretzel

Operation Sam Dunk MPP: Three-night trip to the Curry Village at Yosemite National Park
Todd's Inspiration Throw- Burp Bubbles (5-4 so far)

R1:

RT: Phone Finger x2 (Daniel & Jessica) = 400
YT: The Giggles (Lindsay) + Burp Bubbles (Kym) = 450

R2:

RT: Burp Bubbles (Scott) = 550
YT: SHUTOUT

Ben's Second CCC: Moneybag

Simon Flash MPP: Sports Authority gift card

1. RGBY- YT
2. GBYR- RT
3. YRBG- RT (2)
4. BYGR- RT (3)
5. YGRB- YT (2)
6. GRBY- RT (4)
7. YRGB- RT WINS

Ben's Third CCC: Soda

Spelling Bee MPP: Samick guitar

YT:
1. KOALA (it's an animal from down under)
2. SWING (it goes back & forth)
3. CELERY (it can be crunchy)
4. BUFFET (it's a feast)
5. RAINBOW (it's up in the air)

RT:
1. FLAG (it waves)
2. ONION (it brings a tear to your eyes)
3. TRUCK (it can take you for a ride)
4. ERASER (it can make things disappear)
5. CANARY (it's a yellow bird)

Lindsay's Second CCC: Horse

Guesstures Freefall MPP: Six Pacific Park tickets

RT: Stretch, horseshoe, cup, bow & arrow, make a toast, braces, artist, measure, typewriter, pour, paper cut, drill & pom poms
YT: Massage, honk, pineapple, pilot, nervous, stubbing your toe, lick, sting, wheelchair, megaphone, octopus, wallet & flat tire

Ben's Fourth CCC: Cell Phone

Twister Lights Out MPP: DXG camcorders

R1 Elimination Order:

1. Lindsay
2. Ben
3. Daniel

R2 EO:

1. Mat (red instead of a blue dot)
2. Kym

FINAL ROUND EO:

1. Lindsay
2. Daniel
WINNERS- YT

Lindsay's Final CCC: Plane

TRIP AT STAKE: Six-night family vacation to the Alyeska Resort (Girdwood, AK)

YT:
Train- $250
Plane- $495 ($745)
Horse- $725 ($1,460)

RT:
Soda- $370
Pretzel- $455 ($825)
C.P.- $555 ($1,380)
Moneybag- $925 ($2,305)

$8K: Wheelbarrow (Lindsay was SO CLOSE to picking it at the start of the show)

LIFE: "Dr. Livingstone, I presume" that this week's big prize of a Sherlock Holmes adventure's in London, England. And the teams vying for it:

RT: Bryce (who wants to grow up as a sports company CEO), Blair (a sister w/ a dog named Shadow) & Stan (dad/handyman)
BT: Skye (a girl who collects cow things), Logan (a brother who has a custom-made electric guitar) & Jennifer (mom/Army National Guard Lieutenant)

In the first round this week, the jobs are in the designer game.

Available First: Car & Fashion

RT: Car

1. A woman first patented which of these standard car features- turn signal or windshield wipers?
Guess (highway): Turn signal

2. Where in your car would carbon dioxide most likely shoot out of- radiator or tailpipe?
Guess (garden): Tailpipe

Final Question: A car that mainly gets its power from both a gas engine & electric batteries is classified as a what- electric or hybrid?
Guess (farm): Hybrid

Last Variety of Designer in Play: Hair

BT: Hair

1. What did Justin Bieber lose after he changed his famous hairstyle- his deal for a hair gel commercial or 80K twitter followers?
Guess (forest): twitter followers

2. How long's the hair of the woman w/ the Guinness World Record for longest hair- as long as the longest boa constrictor or an Olympic swimming pool?
Guess (snow): As long as the longest boa constrictor

FQ: A hairstyle that's cut short or shaved except for a long braid at the top of the neck's called what- a rattail or Braidy Bunch?
Guess: Rattail

Opening Careers in R2: Go Skydiving & Guest Star on "Glee"

BT: "Glee"

1. On "Glee", what actress showed off her singing chops- Gwyneth Paltrow or Cameron Diaz?
Guess (train tunnel): Cameron Diaz

2. What's the name of the peppy cheerleading squad on that show- Cheerios or Sugar Pops?
Guess (downtown): Cheerios (1K)

Extra Gas Q: What does actor Mark Salling say he hates about playing the character Puck- the nose ring or Mohawk?
Guess: Mohawk (1,600)

4. What actor was nominated for a Tony- Matthew Morrison or Lea Michele?
Guess (space): Lea

FQ: What's true of Heather Morris, the actress who plays ditzy blonde Brittany- she was a Beyonce backup dancer or she worked at The White House?
Guess: She worked at The White House

Last New Topic This Week: Dine in an Italian Restaurant

RT: Italian Restaurant

1. Where does authentic Italian Buffalo Mozzarella cheese always come from- water buffalo or Buffalo, NY?
Guess (out of the forest tunnel): Buffalo, NY

2. According to Italian tradition, what's considered a no-no at the table- cutting up your fruit or putting your hands in your lap?
Guess (near the forest's rocks): Putting your hands in your lap (900)

EGQ: Because of its shape, what type of pasta means "little worms" in Italian- Spaghetti or Vermicelli?
Guess (construction tunnel): Spaghetti

Bonus Spin PICK: Even- 5 (Coleman camping gear instead of the hot air balloon ride)

Final Round: After doing the dishes by hand only, they've got to be caught in a dish rack.
WINNERS- BT (4,600-4,150)

GP ROUND:

Skye: You could only have one, what would it be- perfect hair or grades?
Guess: Hair

Jennifer: If you could have only special talent, would it be singing or dancing?
Guess: Singing- YES

Logan: When on dish duty, would you rather wash or dry?
Guess: Dry- YES (the bad farting sound was incorrectly used for both of their right responses in this part of the round)

PICK: Even
Bonus Numbers: 1 & 7 (Skye was torn between those and 3 & 9)
GP NUMBER: 9- LOSS (Electronic shopping spree)

SS: Justin performed some magic tricks on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" last Friday! But we see him tonight overseeing these teams:

Latrice & Lauryn- Paris, France
Felix & Dalet Brady- Australia (because Felix's brother wants to see the monitor lizards in the Outback & Dalet won $100,257 in cash & stuff as an undefeated champion from October 6-8, 1992 on "Wheel of Fortune"!)

Knockout Prize: DXG camcorders
Categories: "Yeah...Not Gonna Be Able to Make It" & "It's Like Money in the Bank"

BT ("Yeah...Not Gonna Be Able to Make It")- Excuses for not going to a party
1. HYEADRACHKE- HEADACHE
2. WEXATHDEGR- WEATHER
3. TQIRCEVD- TIRED
4. FORGNAOIT- FORGOT
5. WBOPREK- WORK (:47)

RT ("It's Like Money in the Bank")- Things you save for
1. CONLLXEGYE- COLLEGE
2. WJEDDTINKG- WEDDING
3. HLOUZSRE- HOUSE
4. FPUTUSRBE- FUTURE
5. CRVUIFSOE- CRUISE (:03 left)

Slam! Prize: Southern California CityPASS

R1 (:29): SWAT

Latrice: SWAN
Felix: SCAN
Lauryn: SCAB
Dalet: SLAB
Latrice: SLAP
Felix: FLAP
Lauryn: FLAT

R2 (:22): HEAL

Felix: MEAL
Dalet: MEAN
Latrice: MEAT
Felix: MOAT
Dalet: GOAT
Latrice: COAT

FR (:21): POPE

Dalet: DOPE
Latrice: DOZE
Dalet: DAZE
Latrice: HAZE
Dalet: HAVE
Latrice: WAVE
Dalet: CAVE

Flash Prize: Peavey guitar
Line of the Week: DRETI

BT: RED, RID, RIDE, TIDE & DEIT = 14
RT: TIRE, TIDE & RIDE = 12

LIGHTNING BONUS TILE BOARD:

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

RT: D + C + X + H = 17
BT: Z + B = 13

1. PNDAA- He's drawn to Kung Fu
BT: PANDA (29)

2. SWHDOA (up/down from the D)- A groundhog's dark side
RT: SHADOW (30)

3. OMTUH (left from the H)- Always a big talker
RT: MOUTH (40)

4. PGEILT (down from the P)- A tiny porker
BT: PIGLET (38)

5. SGURA (right from the S)- One sweet ingredient
RT: SUGAR (52)

6. RCLYEEC (down from the R)- An environmental do-over
BT: RECYCLE (TIED at 52)

7. DUEGJ (across from the G in PIGLET)- How J-Lo spends her "Idol" time
RT: JUDGE (66)

8. SEEPD (across from the second E in RECYCLE)- Has its limits (& a movie of the same name)
RT: "SPEED" (82)

9. RTSOY (across from the T in PIGLET)- Love, ghost or bedtime
RT: STORY (90)

10. SATTR (down from the S in SPEED)- It's often square one
BT: START (57)

11. CINIG (up from the G in SUGAR)- This tops the cake (& was previously used as a bonus puzzle on "Wheel")
BT: ICING (65)

12. JNURIO (down from the J)- It's a real-life Mini-Me
RT: WIN W/ JUNIOR (116)