"The Pyramid" 9/28

Players:
Jonathan (L.A.)- Professional gamer & father of a two-week-old baby
Karen (Diamond Bar, CA)- Attorney

First Maingame Pyramid:
WHAT'S COOKING?, HER MAJESTY, SMART & STYLIN', NAME THAT  TOON, IT'S ALL DOWNHILL FROM HERE & JUST USE THE CLIFFSNOTES


R1:


Kate & Jonathan: IT'S ALL DOWNHILL FROM HERE (downhill things)

WORDS: RAIN, A SKIER, ROCKS, A MARRIAGE, A SKATEBOARD & HEALTH (5)

Jim & Karen: WHAT'S COOKING? (words associated w/ "Breaking Bad")

WORDS: TEACHER, LAB, DRUGS, ILLEGAL, EXPLOSIONS & NEW MEXICO (4)
 
R2:


Jonathan & Kate: NAME THAT TOON

CHARACTERS: MICKEY MOUSE, ALADDIN, NEMO, SHREK, DUMBO & POCAHANTAS (10)

Karen & Jim: HER MAJESTY (words that start w/ "her")

WORDS: HERE, HERO, HERB, HERD, HERCULES, HERTZ & HERMIT (10)

R3:


Jim & Karen: SMART & STYLIN' presented by Burlington Coat Factory (things you get for back to school shopping)

WORDS: A YEARBOOK, CRAYONS, A UNIFORM, A CALCULATOR, PANTS (he started to say the word), FOLDERS & BACKPACK (13)

Karen & Jim: JUST USE THE CLIFFSNOTES (words you might hear in an English Lit class)

WORDS: NOVEL, HEMINGWAY, HOMEWORK, "FRANKENSTEIN" (she started to say it), ESSAY, POEM & FOOTNOTES (14)

$10K WC #10:
She'll give.


$100: AIRLINES: DELTA, AMERICA

$200: BOARD GAMES: YAHTZEE, MONOPOLY
$300: TYPES OF DOCTORS: PALENTOLOGIST, ORTHDONTIST, CARDIOLOGIST
$400: FAMOUS JACKSONS: MICHAEL, TITO
$500: WHY YOU DO COMMUNITY SERVICE: BECAUSE I WANT YOU TO DO GOOD FOR MY NEIGHBORHOOD, BECAUSE I CARE FOR THE PEOPLE I LIVE AROUND, BECAUSE I WENT TO REHAB AND THE JUDGE TOLD ME TO DO THIS
$750: THINGS THAT ARE WICKED: WITCHES, BOSTONIANS, REALLY COOL THINGS (in this case, the judges considered her saying "things" as an important part of the answer)

Final Maingame Pyramid This Week:
DOES THIS MAKE ANY FRANKIN-SENSE?, BLING-A-DING-DING, STAY HUNGRY, SHEARING AIDS, GOING GAGA & NOT HAVING A BALL


R1:


Ladies: DOES THIS MAKE ANY FRANKIN-SENSE? (things associated w/ the nativity)

WORDS: A BABY, A STAR, ANIMALS, AN ANGEL, A MANGER, MARY & WISE MEN (6)

Guys: STAY HUNGRY (cooking terms)

WORDS: DICE, BOIL, WHIP, BAKE, MARINATE, CHOP & KNEAD (5)

R2:


Ladies: NOT HAVING A BALL (sports that don't use any balls)

WORDS: HOCKEY, SWIMMING, SKIING, ARCHERY, HORSE RACING, GYMNASTICS & TRACK AND FIELD (12)

Guys: SHEARING AIDS (things you would find in a salon)

WORDS: A BRUSH, A MIRROR, A BROOM, CONDITIONER, CURLERS, A COMB & EXTENSIONS (12)($500)(:08 left)

R3 (same as R2):


Ladies: BLING-A-DING-DING (things associated w/ The Gold Rush)

WORDS: CALIFORNIA, PAN, DIG, NUGGETS, CLAIM, DUST & SAN FRANCISCO (19)($1.5K)(:04 to spare)

Guys: GOING GAGA

ANSWERS: MEAT, BUBBLES, WIGS, MONSTERS, FAME, "PAPARAZZI" & "POKER FACE" (17)

$15K WC #16:


$100: TYPES OF BIRDS: CANARIES, SPARROW

$200: SAUCES: BERNAISE, HOLLANDAISE
$300: FAMOUS BRIDGES: BROOKLYN, GOLDEN GATE
$400: "WHAT JUPITER MIGHT SAY": "I'M THE LARGEST PLANET IN THE UNIVERSE, I AM NEXT TO SATURN"
$500: FAIRY TALES: RAPUNZEL, SLEEPING BEAUTY, SNOW WHITE, CINDERELLA, HAPPY ENDINGS (descriptions)
$750: SHALLOW THINGS: LOW WATER, A SUPERFICIAL PERSON

All by giving the clues, Karen earns a total of $2,850.


EPISODE RATING: 6