3/14/2012 Results

CC: A generic title for the first episode today- "Taxi Cab Yellow".

Ben would like to drive Julie & Kery 40 blocks to Ninth Avenue between 19th & 20th Streets.

$50 Round:
1. In a famous quotation, Benjamin Franklin noted that Judas sold only one man while what Revolutionary War traitor sold three millions?
Guess: Benedict Arnold ($50)
2. Popular among programmers, what computer language was named for the large amount of coffee consumed during its creation?
Guess: Java ($100)
3. After a hard-fought grass roots campaign, what wife of Barney Rubble finally got her own Flintstones vitamin in 1995?
Guess: Betty ($150)(Blocks Left: 30)
4. On the movie website IMDb, what Heavy Metal mockumentary can be rated by viewers on a star scale that goes to 11?
Guess: "This is Spinal Tap"- YES ($200)

$100 Round:
1. Recognized by the American Dialect Society in 2003, what hybrid term refers to the removal or pruning of male body hair?
Guess: Manscaping ($300)
2. Credited w/ saving the NBA, what device's introduction in 1954 resulted in an average increase of 27 points per game?
Mobile Shout-Out (remember, S-Os have a 15-second time limit): Kery's friend Melissa Miller
Guess: Three-point line (X)(A: Shot clock)(BL: 16)
RED LIGHT CHALLENGE: As determined by the CIA Fact Book, name the five cities in South America that have populations of 8M or more.
Correct cities listed: Buenos Aires, Rio de Janiero, Bogota, Sao Paulo...& Lima ($550)
3. Last year, over 2.5 eco-friendly churches ordered fair-trade fronds in celebration of what Christian holiday?
Guess: Palm Sunday- RIGHT ($650)
4. A quill in the side of liberals, what conservative comic strip duck takes his name from the 13th President of the U.S.?
Guess: Howard Duck (XX)(A: Mallard Fillmore)(BL: 5)

$200 Round:
1. Familiar to any Red Sox fan, what oil company's sign has watched over Boston's Kenmore Square since the 1940s?
Street S-O: West Village man
Guess: CITGO- CORRECT ($850)
Final Question: A full-time physician, what famed Russian playwright once wrote "Medicine is my lawful wife & literature is my mistress"?
Final Answer: (Anton) Chekhov- WIN ($1,050)

A man named Dan has 38 blocks to ride to McSorley's Old Ale House on 15 East 7th St. between 2nd & 3rd...but he strikes out for $450 at the start of Round 3 in East Village on a SS-O, so it appears he had to go to a McDonald's first to get a drink before going to McSorley's.

Leigh, Ian, Tim & Patrick are the DOUBLE RIDERS of the episode; they're on a 33-block trip to East Houston & Bowery...looking good after their openers w/ 19 blocks remaining.

$200 Round:
1. Reaching an altitude of 42K feet in a hot air balloon, Army Captain Hawthorne Gray was the first man to enter what layer of the Earth's atmosphere?
Guess: Stratosphere- CORRECT ($600)
2. To the chagrin of its Northeast neighbor, what African nation observes Sinai Liberation Day every April 25th?
Guess: Egypt- YES INDEED ($800)
3. Abbreviated OED, what reference book made language purists cry out "OMG" last year by adding the entries LOL & TMI?
Guess: "Oxford English Dictionary" ($1K)(BL: 7)
4. Originally produced on a Lower East Side bakery, what bone-shaped dog treat was invented in 1908 by the F.H. Bennett Biscuit Company?
Guess: Milk Bone- RIGHT AGAIN ($1,200)
$500 RLC: In Central Asia, five former Soviet Republics are formally known as "Stans". Name four of these five hard-to-pronounce nations.
Correct countries said: Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan & Uzbekistan ($1,700)
Leftover: Kyrgyzstan

$3,400 VIDEO BONUS: These are scenes from the capital of Tibet, where Potala Palace served as the residence of the Dalai Lama for three centuries. Literally meaning "place of the gods", what's the name of this high-altitude holy city?

For the biggest win since August 12th of '10, they say Lhasa...WINNERS!

"Winner's Circle":

After we get a shot of the Carnival Glory cruise ship, opening the "Cab" doors are Roger, Faith, Joe & David. They could be taking pictures of themselves as newly-rich people in front of B & H Photo on 34th St., but they've got to ride 39 blocks first of all.

$50 Round:
1. Signed by Lincoln in 1863, what iconic executive order was denounced by many Democrats as an Unconstitutional abuse of Presidential power?
Guess: Emancipation Proclamation ($50)
2. Usually served w/ sushi, the odor of what spicy green condiment's emitted by some Japanese fire alarm designed for the death?
Guess: Wasabi- CORRECT ($100)(BL: 30)
3. During wartime, what branch of the Armed Forces can be transferred from the Department of Homeland Security to the Dept. of the Navy?
Guess: Coast Guard- YES INDEED ($150)
4. In 1929, Benito Mussolini signed a treaty giving up just over 128 acres of Rome to what tiny city-state?
Guess: The Vatican (City)- YES ($200)

$100 Round:
1. Deriving its name from a fictitious paper company, "Dunderhead Nation" is an online social network for fans of what sitcom?
Guess: "The Office" ($300)(BL: 20)
2. Meaning "to the skies" in Hebrew, what Israeli airline boasts undercover agents on every flight?
Guess: El Al- RIGHT ($400)
3. Because it supports the skull, what top vertebrae of the spine's named after the Greek titan who holds the heavens on his shoulders (as well as the name of a kind of book that also sounds like the name of a video game company based in Tokyo)?
Guess: Atlas- RIGHT ($500)
RLC: According to a Gallup poll, five of the most admired people of the 20th C. are women. Name four of them.
Correct ladies listed: Eleanor Roosevelt
Others: Mother Theresa, Helen Keller, Jackie Kennedy Onassis & Margaret Thatcher (BL: 2)
FQ: A signature dish at IHOP, what rhyming menu option boasts pancakes topped w/ whipped cream & berry compote?
Guess: Rooty Tooty Fresh & Fruity ($600)

VB #2: This scientific sideshow's produced by a transform circuit that was once used to provide electrotherapy to unfortunate patients. Named for the father of alternating current, what's this high-voltage coil?

I thought for sure it was the Van de Graaff Generator, but they think it's the Tesla Coil...& it is for $1,200!

Mary Lynn rides 43 blocks to 52nd & Second Ave...but only gets her first five Q's right & busts out.

Dick, Eric & Lee are the day's other DRs, also attempting to travel 43 blocks, but to 133rd & 12th...both of their S-Os are successful (one to a man in front of Columbia University, while the other was to Eric's mom Mary at the end) & they walk w/ $2,200!

However, this will be the last first-run day of "Cab" before another hiatus.

LMaD: Remember, this is their last first-run episode of the week because of March Madness. I don't know if Monday will start the 2012 Super Deal shows, but I do know that Keshia & Sean (who celebrated their second wedding anniversary on the week their episode was taped) are playing Keep On Rollin' w/ the older dice table for:

Curtain #1: Snowboarding equipment ($2,020)
Curtain #2: Sea-Doo ($7,999)
Curtain #3: Toyota Corolla ($17,360)

Equip.:
1. 1
2. 4 (5)
3. 3 (8)
4. 3 (11)- WIN

Sea-Doo:
1. 4
2. 6 (10)- WIN!

BAILOUT

COROLLA:
1. 2

Kathryn (who's wearing a green bandana) is the Personal Assistant of the Morning. Wayne's happy to give her a $2.5K bankroll.

Catherine's Round (a North Carolinan dressed as a farmer): CURTAIN #2 ($1K)- Home theater w/ the one-year movie membership ($3,140)
Kadeisha's Round (dressed as a blue T "Tetris" piece): NO to SILVER ENVELOPE ($800)- Ghost town spa
KATHRYN'S ROUND ($1,700 left)(Jonathan w/ SMALL BOX): NO- Trip to Tanque Verde Ranch ($8,365)

Duymond's (dressed as a blue baby) $3K Real/Fake Envelope Fast Deal Decision: CURTAIN #3- Arctic spa (SE: $3K)

Kali's Box of Money FD Decision (she mistakenly) thought she was chosen for the previous deal): BIG BOX- Red Maytag/AjMadison washer/dryer w/ seventh GENERATION detergent for a year ($3,486)(BoM: $900 in $5s)

Vicki (dressed as an Indian) has entered Wayne's Hair Salon (& there's an intro graphic for it as of Season 3).

R1: SB (Jonathan)($600)- Yoga package ($2,118)

Video Bonus: Unaired Part of this Deal

Final Round: CURTAIN #1- Jacuzzi J210 w/ plush red towels ($6,146)

PERFECT ROUND

Ashley (dressed as a doctor w/ a baby doll named Jacob) & Markeshia (dressed as a red/green butterfly) play the Find the Prize After Pricing It Deal for a Chevrolet Cruze (Std., Tire, Mats)(Curtain #3).

Bids:

Ashley: $23K
Markeshia: $20K (ARP: $17,455)

R1:

Markeshia: #7- NO
Ashley: #2- NO

Both turn down $800.

R2:

Markeshia: #3- NO
Ashley: #5- NO

ASHLEY BAILOUT AT $1.5K

REST OF THE DEAL FOR MARKESHIA:

5. #4- NO; TURNS DOWN $2K & $2,200
FINAL PICK: #1- LOSS (CAR: #6)

The next trader located appears to be Maria (dressed as a bunch of grapes); this is the Viewer E-Mail Deal.

Her Round: BB ($800)- Two computers, one of which is a SONY VAIO laptop ($2,648)
Diana's Round (dressed as an astronaut): CURTAIN #2 ($1,200)- Surfing donkey

THE BIG DEAL: Keshia & Sean select Door #2, which is where they won the S-D from at the top of the show...NO automobile here, but they've won 10 big ones & the $13,250 second honeymoon to Thailand w/ $1,360 worth of Ricardo luggage!

#1- Bedroom ($8,190)
#3- Small game room ($2,850)

In some Quickie Deals of note, Jonathan asks Gracie (a new 60-year-old dressed as the Queen of Hearts) to go through the English Alphabet backwards in 30 seconds for $100, but she fails quickly; also, Tanya's unsuccessful to show Tiffany a blue index card that would've been worth $500 to her.

TPiR: Let's see what the day's mob at The Bob Barker Studio can do- the First Four members asked out of it to come to Contestant's Row are Stacy Lucas, Ryan Carlson from the front row, Deborah Hawkins-Joyce (from the right side of the audience) & William Fagan. Today's first PUFB's a female Gucci watch (ceiling platform)("In the Dark" by Dev).

Ryan: $350/Stacy: $1,250/Deborah: $600/William: $651

ARP: $1,895

Stacy plays Let 'Em Roll for the '12 Honda Fit AT (Std., Pedals, Organizer)(Gwendolyn at Door #3)("Take Care" by Drake featuring Rihanna) worth $16,122 (so the cost of the floor mats on that's $131).

Groceries (Manuela)("Sorry For Party Rocking" by LMFAO):

Jar of Aunt Nellie's Baby Beets: $1.79
Gorton's Skillet Crisp tilapia: $5.69
Selsun blue shampoo: $7.99

THE DICE:

1. CAR/CAR/CAR/$500/$1.5K
2. WIN!

Penni Brenden's wanted fifth (& she saw Drew at a Vegas improv show recently) & the second IUFB's an iPad2 package (Gwen & Rachel)("Say You Like Me" by We the Kings).

Ryan: $950/PENNI: $620/Deborah: $899/William: $1,250

ARP: $707

Penni, a nurse from Redlands, CA (but originally from Oregon), plays 1 Right Price ('94 Trip Cue by Edd Kalehoff) for a one-week vacation to the Oceania Condominiums in Destin, FL courtesy of yuupon.com (Manuela) & a five-night stay at the Cape Codder Resort & Spa (Gwen). The tag of $5,432's placed on the MA trip...$4,106's the value of the one for FL, so she's also a winner!

Blue player #3's Tracy Blanchard (who's wearing a tye-dye T-shirt) & the last one-bid prize this half's that FAGOR dishwasher (Manuela at Door #5)("Turn Up the Music" by Chris Brown).

Ryan: $903/TRACY: $600/Deborah: $901/William: $902

ARP: $890

That one-upping was all for naught, so Tracy's completed the first-half sweep from the blue spot & she's an intern from Lake Olson, CA. Now, she plays the Balance Game (Rachel) for a Lloyd/Flanders Savannah outdoor living room w/ a JAIPUr Wave Hello rug (Gwen at Door #3)("Part of Me" by Katy Perry). The last three numbers are two fours & a nine.

DOLLAR VALUES AVAILABLE: $4K, $7K & $10K

She thinks $11,449's expensive enough for that...it is for a perfect first half!

SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #1 (same lineup even if we had gotten skunked that half):
Penni ($10,245): $.90
Tracy ($12,339): 80 + 45 = OVER BY A QUARTER
Stacy ($18,177): Dime + Quarter = $.35

Donald Halligan plugs in the blue fourth & PUFB #4's a Dean Guitar Deceiver FMF guitar set w/ five instructional CD-ROMs from eMedia Music (Gwen behind splitting sign)("Super Bass" by Nicki Minaj).

Ryan: $850/DONALD: $810/Deborah: BUCK/William: $900

ARP: $1,612

San Diego restaurant manager William breaks the blue podium streak, but hopefully not the current Pricing Game one as he plays Step Up ("You Make Me Feel..." by Cobra Starship feat. Sabi) for the Panasonic 50" 3-D HDTV (Rachel), a Golden West Morrison pool table (Rachel), three Stella McCartney accessories (Manuela) & the FUEGO Element 01 grill (Manuela).

1. BBQ- $649
2. Accessories- $1,580 ($500)
3. TV- $2,259 ($1.5K)
4. Pool table- $4,995 ($3K)

Video Bonus: Rare S-U Win

Linda Jewell's called down next & the following GUFB's a SAMSUNG/at&t Infuse smartphone (George at his podium)("Disaster" by JoJo).

Ryan: $1K/Donald: $725/Deborah: $726/LINDA: $900

ARP: $1,380

Ryan, a Marines logistics officer from Jackson, IL, plays One Away for a '12 Honda CR-Z (Std., Tray, Radio)(Manuela at Door #3)("Sexy & I Know It" by LMFAO). Board (Gwen):

$ 2 8 , 8 4 8

First guess:

$ 1 9 , 7 5 9

The Mighty Sound Effects Lady gives him...three honks.

Final Guess:

$ 1 7 , 9 5 9

LOSS (ARP: $19,957)

Sandra Villegas finds herself at the red spot after running up on stage prematurely & the final PUFB on this abbreviated week's a SONY digital SLR camera (Rachel)("Feel So Close" by Calvin Harris). Deborah's been here the whole show.

SANDRA: $700/Donald: $815/Deborah: $850/Linda: $851

ARP: $750

BOOTED TO MEMBERSHIP DESK- Deborah

Out of Coming or Going, Sandra's...Coming to a $9,917 Triumph Bonneville T100 motorcycle w/ a helmet (Manuela at Door #2)! Sorry, Ryan.

SCSD #2:
Ryan ($1,380): Nickel + 45 = Half-Dollar
Sandra ($10,667): $.60
William ($14,095): $.65

ITALIAN SHOWCASE (w/ the appropriate music except for the final prize):

In between Doors #1 & #2- American Range Step Up pro range w/ 12 pieces of pasta-making equipment (Rachel)
Door #6- Five-night trip to the Castello del Nero in Florence
Door #2- FIAT 500 AT (Rachel)("Pay the Rent" by Michael Karp)

WILLIAM PASSES TO PENNI; PENNI BIDS 27 GRAND ON TRIP/CAR SHOWCASE

WILLIAM'S GET FIT SHOWCASE:

Door #1- Inspite Fitness FT1 gym w/ a personal trainer one hour a week for a yr. (Gwen)(MGHS underscore by Edd)
Door #4- Six-night trip to the Red Mountain Resort in St. George, UT (Rachel)('94 Trip Cue by Edd)
Door #3- Yamaha VX-Deluxe WaveRunner (Manuela)("The One That Got Away" by Katy Perry)

WILLIAM BIDS 21 THOU ON GET FIT SHOWCASE

Prices:

Penni: $34,581 (Difference: $7,581)
William: $23,566 (Difference: $2,566)

William's won for himself $37,661 in cash & stuff.

TODAY'S PG RECORD: 5-1 (if only the right nine had been changed at the end)
TOTAL WINNINGS: $90,469

WoF: Last night on Big Money Week '12, we saw the G's deny a contestant like Anita Jefferson the $100K again; we're 0-5 in that BR department so far this season.

$1K T-U: Event

_ H E / G _ _ N D

T _ U R

Hillary's already had THE GRAND TOUR, so she's on the scoreboard first. This evening's big winner wannabes:

Hillary Oldham (Irvine, CA; about to move back to her hometown of Tyler, TX)- A recent UC-Irvine graduate in Psychology
Jason Wright (Somerville, MA)- A poetry & art magazine writer, telecommunications company worker & Boston Celtics fan who plays the guitar & has a girlfriend named Lisa
Kelcey Williams (San Mateo, CA)- A care home worker for adults w/ special needs who won an autographed picture of Pat & Vanna during her audition & it's in her house's kitchen as a wedding present, because she's married to Troy for five months

$2K T-U: Phrase

P _ E _ S E D / _ S

P U _ C _

Bob Goen said this on the first day back on the last daytime "Wheel" run back in '91 on NBC & Hillary triples her base 1K bucks w/ "PLEASED AS PUNCH".

Wednesday's Prize Wedge: $5K hayneedle.com gift certificate

Eggland's Best Jackpot Round: Proper Name

First, she decides to call a T for the Omaha Steaks gift tag, but then spins Lose a Turn. Secondly, Jason calls a $300 S at the end, buys two E's after nearly changing his mind but he also runs into LaT trouble. Third, Kelcey calls an $800 G & quad L's to add 10 G's in front of the eight bills before buying two A's & four I's...

_ I L L I _ _ A I _ E

_ I L L / G A T E S

...unfortunately, she goes the wrong way by responding w/ MILLIONAIRE BILL GATES, leaving $10,300 on the table. After Hillary calls the two B's for $1K & the blue 1/2 KIA...

B I L L I _ _ A I _ E

B I L L / G A T E S

...she gets the steal on BILLIONAIRE BILL GATES for $2K more in cash & food.

LaTs: 2 (Hillary & Jason)
SOLE DQ: Kelcey (one-letter missolve)

Current Scores:

Hillary: $5K in cash & prizes (1/2 KIA)
Her opponents: $0 each

Mystery Round: Before & After

Jason's first in line w/ the calls of a $300 T & a $600 S & buying of an E & four A's, then D for a dud. Kelcy secondly takes a $550 N, a $600 L, an I to clean the vowels out & a $500 M for the other 1/2 KIA, but she then goes Bankrupt on the Million Dollar Wedge's left side to get cleaned out of said plate & $1,400. After that, Hillary calls a $3K trio of R's while on the Mystery Wedge in between Free Play & LaT, but she gives that much dough back & risks her own plate...she's Bankrupted, too. After Jason's second LaT hit, Kelcey picks a P for the hayneedle online shopping spree, a $500 K & a $300 Y before we go to the puzzleboard...

P A R T Y

A N I M A L

_ R A _ K E R S

...& she eats some PARTY ANIMAL CRACKERS to keep control & take an $800 lead.

SOLE DUD: $600 D (Jason)
SOLE LaT: Jason
BANKRUPTS: 2 (women)

Current Scores:

Kelcey: $5,800 in cash & shopping/Hilary: $5K in cash & food/Jason: NUNCA

Prize Puzzle Round: Living Things

Kelcey gets to begin w/ two $300 R's, two E's & an I, followed by a $500 N for the blue 1/2 KIA, an $800 T but then D for dud on top dollar. The letters then said by Hillary are a V for the Wild Card, a $500 S for the last 1/2 KIA (which means the KIA Soul's null & void for the night) but then a negative of M. Once Jason yells another dud of P, Kelcey calls triple the L's to add $2,700, wipes out the rest of the vowel department (an A, an O trio & a U singleton) &...

_ O L O R _ U L

N A T I V E

_ L O _ E R S

...solves for another $3,350 & she's won a Hotwire.com trip to where see some COLORFUL NATIVE FLOWERS, the Almond Beach Village, worth $6,900.

DUDS: $3.5K D (Kelcey), $550 M (Hillary), $500 P (Jason)

TONIGHT'S SPIN ID: JW16031 (Judy W.)

Current Scores:

Kelcey: $16,050 in cash & merchandise/Hillary: $5K in cash & food (WC)/Jason: NIL

WHEEL Deals! Wednesday Offer of the Week: $20 Shoebuy.com voucher for only half the price; the SonyCard again takes away another $2

$3K T-U: On the Map

_ H _ / _ R _ _ C H

_ _ V _ _ _ _

Hillary sweeps the T-Us w/ THE FRENCH RIVIERA, so she's at the $8K level.

Last Chance Round: Song Title

We'll pay $1,600 per consonant appearance. After a G has been put up...

_ _ / _ _ _ / _ _ L _ _ _ _

_ N / M _ G _ C

...after missolving for the second & third times respectively w/ "IF YOU BELIEVE IN MAGIC" & "WHEN YOU BELIEVE IN MAGIC", Kelcey comes up w/ "DO YOU BELIEVE IN MAGIC" by The Lovin' Spoonful for $4,800 extra & the match!

DUDS: H (Jason), R (Hillary), S (Jason), T (Hillary)
DQs: 2 (Kelcey's other incorrect responses in this maingame)

Final Scores:

Kelcey: $20,850 in cash & prizes/Hillary: $8K in cash & tag/Jason: $1K GOOSEEGG
GT: $29,850

TONIGHT'S BANKRUPT TRASH (excluding cardboard): $4,400

Big Money Round #120: Kelcey spins the E in AMERICA'S.

Category: Thing

Light some hopefully good RSTLNE help, Mr. Corwin:

_ R E _ T

_ _ _ _ _ E

After saying MDPO...

_ R E _ T

_ _ O _ _ E

...the C's would've been a GREAT CHOICE in tonight's case, so she only gets the first word...













































































































































































































































...& loses the $30K. She leaves w/ $20,850 in cash & stuff.

Millionaire Wednesday:

Game 1 (a former "J!" & "Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?" player played!)
Game 2
Start of Game 3

(Also: Patrick Antle finished Final Jeopardy! in last place tonight & left w/ $23,800, but Michael Gurshtein's the new champ w/ $25K.)

Episode ratings:

"Ca$h Cab":
9 AM: 9
9:30 AM: 8
8: "The Price is Right"
7: "Jeopardy!" & "Let's Make a Deal"
6: "Millionaire" & "Wheel of Fortune"