"The Pyramid" 9/19

Today's Civilians:
Irv (San Diego)- Art director
Jamie (Santa Barbara)- Opera singer since 2004

First Maingame Topics: FASHIONABLY FAMOUS, FLIX ARE FOR KIDS, NEIGHBORS, EH?, END-O-CHRONOLOGY, THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM & DON'T GIVE ME NO STATIC

R1:

Megyn & Irv: FLIX ARE FOR KIDS (movies made for children)
TITLES: "UP", "TOY STORY", "SHREK", "BRAVE", "TANGLED", "THE MUPPETS" & "ICE AGE" ($500)(:03 left)

Lamorne & Jamie: FASHIONABLY FAMOUS (celebrities w/ fashion lines)
PEOPLE: BEYONCE, JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE, JESSICA SIMPSON, KANYE WEST, THE OLSEN TWINS, VICTORIA BECKHAM & SOFIA VERGARA (6)

R2:

Irv & Megyn: DON'T GIVE ME NO STATIC (things you might find at a radio station)
WORDS: MICROPHONE, DJ, RUSH LIMBAUGH, SONGS, HEADPHONES, ANTENNA & ENGINEER (13)

Jamie & Lamorne: THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM (things associated w/ Mitt Romney)
ANSWERS: REPUBLICAN, MORMON, GOVERNOR, SONS, MASSACHUSETTS & WEALTHY (12)

R3:

Jamie & Lamorne: END-O-CHRONOLOGY (words that end in O that have to be said exactly)
WORDS: ZERO, TABOO, ROMEO, FLAMINGO, VIDEO & CASINO (16)

Megyn & Irv: NEIGHBORS, EH? (people/things associated w/ Canada)
ANSWERS: SNOW, HOCKEY, NIAGARA FALLS, CELINE DION, BACON, WAYNE GRETZKY & MAPLE LEAF (20)($1K)(:04 left)

$20K WC #12:

$100: TYPES OF VEGETABLES: BROCCOLI, CELERY
$200: PAINTERS: DEGAS, PICASSO
$300: "WHAT EMINEM MIGHT SAY": "YO, I LIKE TO RAP EVEN THOUGH I'M WHITE; MY MOTHER WAS SO MEAN" (she never thought of Marshall Mathers or Slim Shady)
$400: PARTS OF A TUXEDO: BOWTIE, TAILS
$500: BOOKS OF THE BIBLE: GENESIS, EXODUS
$750: THINGS YOU RETURN: THE WRONG-SIZED DRESS, THE WRONG-COLORED ITEM, SOMETHING YOU DIDN'T PAY FOR (could've also said overdue library books &/or broken items)- WIN W/ :11 LEFT!

Also Offered in the Maingame: 1950 CENT, SINK YOUR TEETH IN, EVERY 'WICH WAY, UNDRESSED FOR SUCCESS, ROCK ON & FUR YOUR EYES ONLY

R1:

Girls: EVERY 'WICH WAY
WORDS: TURKEY, HAMBURGER, PEANUT BUTTER AND JELLY (Megyn said "nut spread"), CLUB & GRILLED CHEESE (4)

Guys: 1950 CENT (things associated w/ that decade)
WORDS: SWING, "I LOVE LUCY", DRIVE-INS & POODLE SKIRT (3)

R2:

Girls: ROCK ON (geology terms)
WORDS: CORE, CRUST, VOLCANO, CHALK, LAVA & MANTLE (9)

Guys: UNDRESSED FOR SUCCESS (things you might see in a strip club)
WORDS: POLE, DOLLAR, BIKINI, BOUNCER, BUFFET, CHAMPAGNE & GLITTER (10)($21.5K)(:06 remaining)
 
R3:

Girls (Megyn continues to give): SINK YOUR TEETH IN ("True Blood" things)
ITEMS: VAMPIRE, SEX, WITCHES, CAMP, WEREWOLF, HBO & TELEPATHIC (16)($500)(:07 left)

Guys (Irv gives again): FUR YOUR EYES ONLY (words associated w/ pets)
ANSWERS: TAIL, FOOD, COLLAR, WHISKERS, BONE, CLAWS & LEASH (17)($22K)(:09 left)

$20K WC #13: Irv should become the biggest winner to date on this version of the show no matter how badly he does as the clue giver in this go-round, but he might double up to 42 grand if this goes too well.

$100: TREES: PALM, FIR
$200: WHY YOU GET DIVORCED: BECAUSE YOU CAN'T TAKE HER CRAP ANYMORE
$300: TYPES OF GIRL SCOUT COOKIES: THIN MINTS, BUTTERSCOTCH (should've said Tagalongs)
$400: PLACES YOU FIND RATS (MICE): THE SEWER, YOUR BASEMENT IN A DARK ROOM (prepositional phrase; could've also said just traps)
$500: WHY YOU DRIVE CROSS-COUNTRY: TO GET TO GRANDMA'S HOUSE, TO SEE THE LAND OF AMERICA, TO VISIT ANOTHER STATE
$750: THINGS THAT ARE DAMP: A DIRTY TOWEL

NO record today, but he still departs w/ $22,300. 

EPISODE RATING: 8