3/9/2012 Results

LMaD: Before one of my favorite deals is conducted, Mackenzie (a male dressed as a vampire about to go to elementary school) will take some money from the ATM:

1. $200
2. $250 ($450)
3. $400 ($850)
4. $450 ($1,300)
5. $500 ($1,800)- STOP TO BUY CURTAIN #3
6. $550
7. $1,300
8. CURTAINS

CURTAIN #3- 2012 Dodgers season ticket package ($4,975)

PERFECT ROUND

The Beat the Dealer board wants Janae (dressed as a mermaid), Vincent (dressed as an Alaskan lumberjack) & Alyssha (dressed as an Indian). If one goes all the way & beats the host, that Nissan Sentra 2.0 (Curtain #2) will be theirs.

$500 Round:

Janae: F- THREE
Vincent: B- ONE
Alyssha: A- TWO

R2 Prize (Curtain #1): iSquared dining room w/ Lenox stuff ($5,330)

Alyssha: D- OOPS (FOUR)
Janae: H- FIVE

FOR THE NISSAN:

Wayne: E- ZONK (SIX)
Janae: I- EIGHT

PERFECT ROUND #2!

That was an unbelievable playing, as all six low numbers were removed in the first six picks- I would've liked it even better if Janae had picked the SEVEN for herself, which was behind C, for the record.

Shawna (dressed as a bee) & Sarah (dressed as a Girl Scout) are in the Auction Deal.

Red Box: SARAH FOR $150 ($350)- Fast food jewelry
Green Box: SHAWNA FOR $250 ($250)- Dolce Gabana handbag & Calvin Klein sandals ($3,095)
Blue Box: SARAH FOR $250 ($100)- Game room ($2,850)

TBR (CURTAIN #1): SARAH- Strong Spa 8

Allison's Sitcom Promo Theme Fast Deal Decision (she's dressed as a love doctor): CURTAIN #1 ($1K)- 50's blue range w/ dishes & a baking set ($4,451)

Joshua's Action Promo Theme FD Decision (dressed as bacon): NO to CURTAIN #2 ($1,200)- Shipwrecked boat

PERFECT DEAL #3

Eric, a Disney show performer, will play Who Wants to Answer Multiple-Choice Questions for Cash & Prizes?

1. Which of the following isn't a ZONK we've already seen today- fast food jewelry, shipwrecked boat or bacon dress?
DEFINITIVE RESPONSE: Bacon dress

2. In the first deal of the day, season tickets were offered for what sport- basketball, hockey or baseball?
DR: Baseball

3. During the Auction Deal, which color was the second box- green, red or blue?
DR: Green ($3.5K)

CURTAINS #2 & #3 are in play for the second car of the day...BAILOUT.

#2- Hammock car (#3: smart car)

Two of the familiar envelopes are available for the final regulation deal of the week.

Samina (dressed as a cup of ZONK coffee): Golden Envelope
Nicole (dressed as a prom queen): Silver Envelope

Samina: GE- $800
SB (Jonathan)- Deluxe facial package ($1,800)

Nicole: CURTAIN #1- 3-D camcorder/laptop set ($3,200)
SE- $1K

THE BIG DEAL: Sarah's shot at that Mazda CX-7 is right now. She locks up Door #3. Behind #2 was the $8,042 Belize adventure...but her door has a $2,758 HDTV pairing.

Leann (dressed as a magician) immediately shows Jonathan a flash drive worth $500, while Anthony (dressed as a bubble bath) hands Tiffany some body wash for $100 (which could've been $300 instead if he had also found some real bubble bath product).

TPiRecap (Spring Break Episode)

WoF: This episode on the Fabulous Food set wraps up a wild America's Game Week. Last night, we almost saw a new modern-day winning maingame low of $7K posted by Cheryl Bloom, who actually took $12,200 in cash & trip into her Million Dollar Bonus Round, which she blew despite Pat assuming she would solve the bonus puzzle after her chosen letters appeared. She was one off the $1 Million envelope (which is the third time that's happened when a Miata's on the set), which was in the exact same place where the $1M was landed & won for the first time- the W. We should finish the week w/ at least $250K+ given away.

$1K T-U: Food & Drink

B _ K _ D

A L _ S _ A

Lauren solves BAKED ALASKA, even though she wasn't sure. Last panel this week:

Lauren Castello (Lake St. Louis, MO)- An environmental specialist for a large corporation who has a Corgi/German Shepherd named Max Wellington & a three-year boyfriend
Margaux Maribao (Murrieta, CA)- A senior at UC-Riverside majoring in Economics (she's going for her Master's Degree) who's training to become a fitness instructor & a personal trainer
Ed Cormier (Providence, RI; originally from Lafayette, LA)- A trucking company owner & basketball coach for 15 & 16 yr. olds who has two boys & a girl

$2K T-U: Rhyme Time

A / F _ I E _ D

T O / T H _ / _ N D

Margaux's right by saying A FRIEND TO THE END.

Friday's Prize Wedge: Vegas.com trip ($6K)

Meineke Jackpot Round: Person

Margaux leads the way by calling a $500 T while on Jackpot, buying an E, calling a $400 R but then hitting N for negative. Ed secondly calls for an H while on the Million Dollar Wedge, but it's a dud, too. Third, Lauren calls a $2,200 C quartet & two L's for the Wild Card, then after buying five O's...

C O _ _ C / _ O O _

C O L L E C T O R

...she captures a COMIC BOOK COLLECTOR for the remaining $1,950.

DUDS: H (Ed), $300 N (Margaux)
FINAL UNWON JACKPOT AMOUNT THIS WEEK: $6,750

Current Scores:

Lauren: $2,950 (WC)/Margaux: $2K/Ed: $0

Mystery Round: Before & After

On his second turn of the night, Ed calls four N's for $3,200 & two S's to reach the $5K mark, then he purchases an A & two I's before this comes his way- two $3.5K T's, two O's, four Free Play R's for another $2K, quad E's to round out the vowels but then a dud of P while on the 76 gift tag to likely squander 13 big ones. That gives Lauren a free shot at the $1K solve...

_ R O _ E N / T _

_ I N N E R

R E S E R _ A T I O N S

...& she retrieves these FROZEN TV DINNER RESERVATIONS to also keep control.

SOLE DUD: P (Ed)

Current Scores:

Lauren: $3,950 (WC)/Margaux: $2K/Ed: NADA

Prize Puzzle Round: Phrase

First from her on this puzzle are a $300 T, two S's for that gas card, two R's to add 18 bills & the same number of A's, followed by a $300 N, quad L's for yet another 18 Benjamins, the two I's, the $600 K, trip E's & a couple of $300 M's...

I T ' S / L I K E

S _ M M E R / A L L

_ E A R / L _ N _

...IT'S LIKE SUMMER ALL YEAR LONG & she's won another 4,650 bucks, the gift card & a stay at the Renaissance Aruba Resort & Casino from Hotwire.com worth $5,200, making this round's winnings $10,850.

PERFECT ROUND

TONIGHT'S SPIN ID: DG8659182 (Denise G.)

Current Scores:

Lauren: $14,800 in cash & prizes (WC)/Margaux: $2K/Ed: NIL

$3K T-U: Landmark

L I _ C _ _ N

C E N _ _ _

Lauren doesn't have a guess.

L I N C O _ N

C E N _ E _

Ed recognizes the LINCOLN CENTER, which has been home to at least one "The Apprentice" finale.

R4: Fictional Character

The round begins w/ an $800 N at the end, two A's on the bottom line, a $900 R, an I & an O, then a $500 D, $600 worth of a G pair, an E as the first letter shown on the top line (& the end letter on that line, I might add), the $900 T, a $400 M & a $300 C to finish off the bottom line before trying to guess this...

_ _ _ _ / T _ E

M A G I C / D R A G O N

...he does indeed get PUFF THE MAGIC DRAGON for $3.5K extra.

PERFECT ROUND #2

Current Scores:

Lauren: $14,800 in cash & stuff (WC)/Margaux: $2K/Ed: $6.5K

Last Chance Round: Song Title

For the second & final time this week, the consonant value here is $6K! After two S's on top are taken...

T H _ / B _ S T / _ S

_ _ T / T O / _ O _ _

...Margaux steals $18K & the title w/ Frank Sinatra's "THE BEST IS YET TO COME". Lauren loses both her WC & a $30K payout.

DUDS: F (Margaux), L (Ed), N (Ed)

Final Scores:

Lauren: $14,800 in cash & merchandise/Margaux: $20K/Ed: $6.5K
GT: $41,300

NO BANKRUPT TRASH TONIGHT

Big Money Round #117: The N in SPIN is where Margaux's final spin stops.

Category: Thing

Some end letters are first:

_ _ _ _ E R

_ _ _ _ R

CDHA gives her pretty much the second word...

_ _ C _ E R

C H A _ R

...after saying PICNIC CHAIR, she figures out what I'm probably not sitting in typing this recap right now- a $30K WICKER CHAIR, so she leaves as a $50K winner!

Pat & Vanna describe the Baked Alaska a little more & I'm happy to say that $303,015 in cash & stuff was awarded on the week!

Millionaire Friday:

Conclusion of Betty Kang's Game
Game 2
Game 3

(Also tonight: Final Jeopardy! was a Triple Stumper to end the week, but Jessamine Price now has a two-day total of $19,202.)

Episode ratings:

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