10/8/2012 Results

LMaD:

This week presented by PCH's officially known as Big Money Week.

Julie (a Psychology major at Cal State-Fullterton clown) gets the first shot at a $20K check, which will be hers if she can simply find & keep it somewhere in this first deal. Every time the big money's won this week, money will fall from the ceiling just as it did during last season's Super Deal win.

Rejected in R1: Money bag
Rejected in R2: Mini Vault
Rejected in R3: CURTAIN #2

That leaves her w/ CURTAIN #1. Only one ZONK in this deal...& SHE HAS IT- that dud Buick Roadmaster. The other three locations had the 20 grand.

Michelle (orange wig) & David (white boa) have the next chance to win something, if it isn't the $20K. The base number for each statement in the first round's 10.

1. Number of career Olympic gold medals won by Michael Phelps as of this year
BOTH SAY HIGHER- 18 ($500 each)

2. As of this yr., total number of Academy Award nominations received by Meryl Streep
BOTH SAY HIGHER- 17 ($1K each)

3. Number of tablespoons in 1/2 cup
BOTH SAY LOWER- 8 ($1.5K each)

4. Number of elevators in The White House
BOTH SAY LOWER- 3 ($2K each)

Michelle: SB (Tiffany in front of CURTAIN #2)- Five-night trip to the Chancellor Hotel in S.F. & $1.5K Saks Fifth Avenue gift card ($3,140)
David: NO TO CURTAIN #3- Pizza kitchen ($5,873)

TODAY'S BIG DEAL VALUE: $22,836

Rigel plays Pair a Dice for...up to $1.5K &/or the Mazda2 MT (CURTAIN #1).

1. #5- ZONK
2. #3- 4
3. #7- 6
4. #1- LOSS

4- #3
5s- #4 & #6
6- #2

Matthew's dressed as the king of deals (& he just got engaged about a month ago). Out of the first two curtains, he takes #2.

#1 (H_____)- HOME THEATER ($3,830)
#2- WIN!!! ($20K)

PERFECT DEAL!

Valerie (a USC law student who's wearing a bird nose) goes to the Crystal Ball Deal.

SB News Choice: Bad- YOU WILL HAVE TO LEAVE YOUR HOUSE
BB News Choice: Good- IT HAS ROOM FOR MORE THAN ONE PERSON

SB- VIP concert experience for four to "Gautier" at the Greek Theatre w/ Olympus camera ($2,838)
BB- Gorilla riding a cow

Julianne Hanson (a Country singer/songwriter) has the last possible chance at the 20 thou before the Big Deal, because the You've Already Won screen's in play.

PICK: YAW- Home theater
SB (Tiffany in front of MIDDLE CURTAIN)- Dog food gummy sushi

PD #2

BD #11: Because Julianne sang about it just before her home theater was revealed, she gets a shot at it! Because she dreamed of it in this part of the game, she chooses DOOR #3...but it totally backfires & she has to sit down for good on an outdoor living room worth $3,235; at least she didn't trade down much at all.

#1- Nissan Versa Sedan & EVERYTHING ELSE IN THIS BD
#2- Six-night trip to The Sands at Grace Bay ($7,701)

Philip quickly says to the host that he doesn't have the pocket pacifier needed to win $500. Another Matthew (penguin) then is asked by Jonathan to exactly remember the BD's value, but $22,388's short & he misses out on $300.

TPiRecap

Millionaire:

The first contestant this week looks like the first syndicated $1M winner on this show (Kevin Smith)- Tom Jesse from Montgomery, IL (who's also said to be a Boy George lookalike). 

Pre-Randomized Categories: Bath Time, Do Your Taxes, Regis, City Sports, Professional Portraits, Tablod Items, All for Neutrality, New Heights, Heart and Soul & Word Count
Randomized Category List: Regis, Word Count, City Sports, New Heights, Tabloid Items, Bath Time, Do Your Taxes, Heart and Soul, All for Neutrality & Professional Portraits

1. A plaque honoring Regis Philbin outside a TV studio in NYC reads "In recognition of your ability to make us smile every..." what "...for 28 years"?

A: Morning
B: Afternoon
C: Evening
D: Late night

FA: Morning- $1K

2. What acclaimed novelist has written 10 novels whose titles add up to 16 words in total?

A: Philip Roth
B: Amy Tan
C: Toni Morrison
D: Salman Rushdie

ASK THE AUDIENCE

A: 20%
B: 26%
C: 36%
D: 18%

FA: Toni Morrison- $10K ($11K)

3. What city has an NFL team named after a predatory animal & an MLB team named after that animal's offspring?

A: Boston
B: New York
C: Chicago
D: Toronto

FA: Chicago- $100 ($11,100)

4. Prior to being given its official English name in 1865, what mountain was known by Westerners as "Peak XV"?

A: Mt. Kilimanjaro
B: Mt. Fuji
C: Mt. Everest
D: Mt. McKinley

FIRST JUMP USED (A: Mt. Everest)- $7K

5. This yr., what blend name did the tabloids invent when Kim Kardashian began dating a rap star?

A: Kimacris
B: Kiminem
C: Kimdogg
D: Kimye

OUT OF LIFELINES (A: Kimye)- $15K

6. At Nathan's Annual Hot Dog Eating Contest, competitors will commonly soften & lubricate the frankfurters for easy swallowing by dunking 'em in what?

A: Chicken stock
B: Canola oil
C: Mayonnaise
D: Water

FA: Water- $3K ($14,100)

7. The IRS states it hopes "to make your tax return filing as simple and clear as possible" in the instructions for what aptly-named tax form?

A: 1040-X
B: W-9
C: 1040-EZ
D: W-2

FA: 1040-EZ- $2K ($16,100)

8. Philosopher Rene Descartes believed what gland located in the brain to be "the seat of the soul"?

A: Adrenal
B: Pineal
C: Thyroid
D: Pyloric

WALKS W/ $8,050 (A: Pineal; he would've guessed adrenal)

Nikki Junda's from New Orleans; she's very nervous.

Menu: Music Math, Cooking Currency, Manly Couture, Giddy Up, Courting Controversy, Put it on Credit, Cooking Equipment, Bad Hair Decade, On the Telly & Island Treasures

1. What's the minimum number of six-packs one would need to buy in order to put "99 bottles of beer on the wall"?

A: 15
B: 17
C: 19
D: 21

FA: 19; SECOND WIPEOUT OF THE SEASON (A: 17)

Howard Li from Houston, TX's looking to make it to tomorrow.

Slate: Better Safe Than Sorry, Roll The Dice, Bearing Fruit, Ancient Artifacts, World History, Spin-off Cities, Foreign Prizes, Looking Glass, Name Change & Prototypes

1. When outdoors, one's most likely to use the safety precaution called the "flash to bang" method during a what?

A: Memorial Day parade
B: Thunderstorm
C: Fireworks show
D: Photo op

FA: Thunderstorm- $7K

2. It's believed that the game Craps got its name from people in New Orleans shouting "crabs" while playing what centuries-old dice game?

A: Hazard
B: Trouble
C: Danger
D: Risk
 
ATA

A: 25%
B: 16%
C: 23%
D: 36%

FIRST JUMP USED (A: Hazard)- $10K

3. Because they're so genetically similar, peach trees will sometimes produce what other type of fruit?

A: Pears
B: Apples
C: Nectarines
D: Pomegranate

FA: Nectarines- $15K ($22K)

Q of the Day: Some conspiracy theorists believe that what actor's father was the "man on the grassy knoll" during the JFK assassination?

A: Joaquin Phoenix
B: Woody Harrelson
C: Owen Wilson
D: Vince Vaughn

A: Woody Harrelson

4. A mausoleum for China's First Qin Emperor was discovered to hold thousands of soldier sculptures fittingly called what?

A: The Terracotta Army
B: The Golden Army
C: The Marble Army
D: The Porcelain Army

FA: The Terracotta Army- $5K & WILL RETURN ($27K)

Family Feud:

CAR GAME #4: O'Neals (whose four-day cash winnings total $22,155) vs. Seungs (Mukilteo, WA; even Steve has a hard time figuring out their hometown)

R1: Name something a man might not want to ride on after a vasectomy. Starting with the following:

#1: Horse/bronco (38)(Chris)
#2:
#3:
#4:
#5:
#6:

Seungs:
Shirley (another lady w/ that first name co-hosts Steve's radio show): Motorcycle- #4 (10)
Reyna: Jet ski- X
Crystal: Roller coaster- #5 (5)
Brian: Long airplane flight- XX
Chris (a sales manager for a mortgage company & one of Bruce Lee's original students): (Mechanical) bull- #2 (12)
Shirley: Tank- XXX

Shay Steal (for 65): Bicycle- #2 (27; all bikes)(#6: Bus)(2)

R2: Name something that will stop most men dead in their tracks. At the second face-off of the day:

#1: (Hot) woman/boobs (71)(Monique)
#2:
#3:
#4:
#5:
#6:
#7:

O'Neals:
Marcia (red's her favorite color, which is on the Ford Edge they might win on this episode): A hot car (fittingly)- #2 (9)
Larry: $$$- X
Brandon (he's married to Monique, for the record): A nice outfit- XX
Shay: A nice motorcycle- XXX

Chris Steal (for 80 & the early lead): A heart attack- NOPE (O'Neals: 145)

#3: "I'm pregnant" (5)
#4: Marriage talk (4)
BAs: Sports/on TV, food & a bullet/my gun (2 each)

Double: "A beautiful woman might tell her date 'I used to be _____________'". Base completion(s):

#1:
#2: Fat (17)(Reyna)
#3:
#4:
#5:
#6: A stripper (4)(Marcia)
#7:

Seungs:
Crystal: A model- T5 (4)
Brian: An actress/porn star- #7 (3)
Chris (Video Bonus): Happy- X
Shirley: A man- #1 (33)
Reyna: Ugly/homely- #3 (9)
Crystal: Married- XX
Brian: A brunette- XXX

Shay Steal #2 (for another 140 & the safety net): Rich- NO (#4: A hooker)(7)

FOR THE UTE: Name something people handle w/ car. This is a big one:

#1: Babies/children (46)(Crystal)
#2:
#3:
#4:

Seungs:
Brian: Packages- X
Chris: Fine China- XX
Shirley: Snakes- WIPEOUT

Shay Steal #3 (for another 138): Weapons- ALSO A MISS (Seungs: 278)

#2: Glass/crystal (28)
#3: Jewelry (6)
#4: Eggs (5)

SUDDEN DEATH FOR THE AUTOMOBILE: "In your _______"
Brandon: "...face" (also completes the name of Velvet Sky's new finishing move that's pretty much the same as the Pedigree)- WINS CAR! (60)

FM:

1. According to 100 married men, name something you wouldn't want another man giving to your wife.
2. Name a kind of pit.
3. Name a place where you see nervous people.
4. Name something of yours you'd hate to discover was cleaned out.
5. How many pounds is a large baby?

Monique:
1. Phone number- DUD
2. Snake- 2
3. A show- DUD
4. Your house- 3
5. 10- 51
TOTAL- 56

Larry:
1. Panties- 17
2. Pit bull- 10
3. Game show- DUD
4. Bank account- 48
5. 9- 29
TOTAL- 160 (so they leave w/ $51,550 in cash & CUV)

#1s:
1. Jewelry
2. Peach
3. Court

G2: Charests (who won the $20K at the end of last week's second-run shows) vs. Whites (Chicago)

R1: What do you do in the restroom when there's no toilet paper? OMG:

#1:
#2:
#3:
#4: Shake (dry)/drip (12)(Tara)
#5:
#6:
#7:
#8:
DUD- Use a napkin (Kyle)

Charests:
Erin: Hold it/don't go- BA (6)
Steve: Use (facial) tissue (in purse)- BA (6)
Janet: Ask someone to get it for you/use phone- #3 (14)
Roland: Go & get some/find new stall- #1 (20)
Tara: Use paper towels- #2 (17)
Erin: Do nothing- X
Steve: Use newspapers- XX
Janet: Use your hands- BA (6)
Roland: Use a piece of clothing- XXX

Kyle Steal (for 81): Use money (maybe to buy some more)- WRONG (Last BA: Wash off in sink; Steve has a field day over it)(6)

R2: Name something a guy might not wanna think about while making whoopee. Let's just do this:

#1:
#2: His mom (16)(Erin)
#3:
#4:
#5:
#6:
DUD- His kids (Bria)

Charests:
Steve: Grandmother- X
Janet: Work- #4 (12)
Roland: Dinner/food- #6 (3)
Tara: His bills/$$$- #3 (13)
Erin: Sports games- XX
Steve: Ex-girlfriends/wives- #1 (29)
Janet: Broken car- XXX

Kyle Steal #2 (for 73): His male friends- RIGHT (6)

Double: Name something a guy wears to make him more attractive to women. What's up first?:

#1:
#2: Phat threads/suit/tie (31)(Steve)
#3:
#4:
#5:
#6:
BRAIN FART- Greg

Charests:
Janet: Aftershave/cologne- #1 (59)
Roland: Fancy haircut- X
Tara: Nice watches- BA (2; all jewelry)
Erin: Deodorant- XX
Steve: Hat- XXX

Kyle Steal #3 (for an extra 184 & the lead): Toupee- #3 (3)(257)(Other BAs: Nothing/birthday suit & mustache)(2 each)

Triple: Name something you turn on when you go out. I have an idea, but I don't think it's the top answer:

#1: (Porch) lights (32)(Janet; that was it)
#2:
#3: Car/truck (19)(Tami)
#4:

Charests:
Roland: TV/radio for noise- X
Tara: Charm/sex appeal- #4 (8)
Erin: Cellphone- XX
Steve: Security system- WIN! (27)(339)

We never got to hear from Ashli.

FM #2:

1. Which woman in the world leads the most exciting life?
2. At what age does a woman start to get cellulite?
3. Name the animal you think eats the most.
4. Name an occupation where you might work all night.
5. Name a food that might either be white or brown.

Tara:
1. Queen Elizabeth- 3
2. 25- 10
3. Wildebeast- DUD
4. Nurse- 14
5. Marshmallows
TOTAL- 27

Erin:
1. Princess
2. 30- 24
3. Elephant- 26
4. Factory worker- 7
5. Bread- 15
TOTAL- 99 (two-day total of $20,495)

#1s:
1. Michelle Obama
4. Security guard
5. Rice

WoF:

Intro Flashback Moment (12/28/81): Pat's first entrance as "Wheel" host on the daytime version as we hear Jack introduce him

This is Home Sweet Home week presented by Maxwell House, but w/ the regular format.

$1K T-U: Food & Drink

H _ _ _ - _ O O _ _ D

_ _ _ _

Tala takes a shot at it w/ a HOME-COOKED MEAL...nice job. Let's meet the single players of the tonight:

Tala Neudigate (Orlando; born in The Philippines)- A private concierge married to Josh w/ two five-yr.-old twins Shy & Julie (stepdaughters), an eight-month-old daughter & a Rat Terrier mix named Chester
Bonnie Gilliam (Keysville, VA)- A community college administrator married for five decades w/ two daughters & four grandchildren (BTW, there's not a single spotlight in the county she currently lives in)
Dan Miller (Madeira, OH)- A computer programmer who claims to have set records for being the fastest to jump in all five Great Lakes (8 hours & 51 minutes) and visiting every county (88 in total) in OH (23 hrs. & 34 min.) & is married to Carolyn w/ six children

$2K T-U: Person

_ N E / _ F

_ H _ / _ A N G

Bonnie's ONE OF THE GANG to get the control.

Featured Prize All Week Courtesy of MH: $7.5K
Mon./Wed./Fri. Gift Tag: Homes.com $1K cash tag
1/2 CAR of the Week: smart car ($14,330, we presume)

Eggland's Best Jackpot Round: Event (butterflies serve as the maingame category wipe)

Bonnie instantly hits the Jackpot & calls three $500 T's and buys three E's & an A, then she spins for the second time & Bankrupts next to $650. Secondly, Dan collects the 1/2 CAR in between $350 & $900 w/ a $500 H, two O's & a U, a $500 N, the leftover I, a $500 G, a $1,050 set of R's & a $1K L pair. After that, we have...

R O L L I N G / O U T

T H E / R E _ / _ A R _ E T

...him ROLLING OUT THE RED CARPET to keep his turn & earn himself $2,800.

SOLE BANKRUPT: Bonnie
LEFT BEHIND IN JACKPOT: $7,850

Current Scores:

Bonnie: $2K/Dan: $2,800 1/2 CAR/Tala: $1K

Mystery Round: Same Name

He starts this puzzle off w/ a couple of $300 N's, two A's, the double $500 D's for the $7.5K wedge, but following his purchases of two E's & O's is the sole dud vowel of I. Second, Tala spins & calls two R's for 14 pictures of Ben Franklin, a $1K S couplet for the same 1/2 CAR, the remaining vowel of U, the $800 G at the beginning, the $900 H to fill out the last word (HOSE), a $350 T at the end of the next-to-last word & the twin P's for another thou...

G A R D E N / A N D

S U P P O R T

H O S E

...& she says GARDEN AND SUPPORT HOSE like it's a piece of cake to take first place for now w/ another $5,200, as well as lead off in the next round.

SOLE DUD: I (Dan)

Current Scores:

Bonnie: $2K/Dan: $2,800 1/2 CAR/Tala: $6,200 1/2 CAR

Bonus Puzzle Blast from the Past #16 (Fall '01)(Things)(a couple called FHPO):

H O _ _ _ E S

The lady won it for 'em by solving HOBBIES.

Prize Puzzle Round: Phrase

Tala goes to work & inserts $700 worth of dos N's (one at the very end) but is then stopped by an R call. Second, Bonnie sees in her future four T's for that Wild Card & two big ones, four O's, twin I's & quad A's before she loses the $1,250 remainder & that WC on the same Bankrupt she got earlier in the show. The same thing unfortunately goes for Dan, so there goes his plate. On Tala's trail next are a $600 L couple, an E, a $500 B for the $1K bonus tag, the U to finish the vowels off, then after she finds the two C's for $1,600 extra, the board...

T A L _ / A B O U T

A N / E _ O T I C

L O C A T I O N

...TALK ABOUT AN EXOTIC LOCATION- sponsored by "The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel", a trip to India worth $9,140. W/ the $3,900 (including the $1K bonus), she's boosted her leading haul by $13,040 in cash & holiday.

SOLE DUD: $500 N (Tala)
BANKRUPTS: 2 (Bonnie & Dan)

Current Scores:

Bonnie: $2K/Dan: $2,800/Tala: $19,240 in cash & India

$3K T-U: Living Thing

_ A I N _

B _ R _ A R D

Dan identifies the right dog breed of SAINT BERNARD to be $200 shy of the $6K mark.

Speed-Up: Things

The Final Spin determines that consonants are worth $1,800 each. Once the Z's are desired by Bonnie...

D _ Z Z _ _ N _

D _ _ _ _ N D S

...instead of in DAZZLING DIAMONDS, she's got another $3,600 in cash; everyone else left behind $5,400 a head.

DUDS: R (Bonnie), T (Tala)

Final Scores:

Bonnie: $5,600/Dan: $5,800/Tala: $19,240 in cash & vacation
GT: $30,640

TONIGHT'S BANKRUPT TRASH (extras not included): $2,250

Maxwell House BR #14: Like this set to begin last season, the BR car here's a Honda CR-V. Tala has stopped on the M in AMERICA'S.

Category: Thing

From the get-go, here are:

_ _ _ L _ _

S _ E _ _ _ N _

DCMO doesn't add too many letters, if at all...

_ _ _ L _ C

S _ E _ _ _ N _

...but she'll still have to do $30K worth of PUBLIC SPEAKING w/ just a second to spare! That means her total winnings amount to $49,240 in cash & trip & the Rebuilding Together bank's grown to $122.5K.

$5K SPIN ID #16: CN5816258

We see footage of Vanna visiting the Carmen Flores Recreation Center & showing them that at the time, they had raised $67.5K.

Jeopardy!:

Contesti:
Clint Stiffler (Dallas)- Attorney
Stephanie Jass (Milan, MI)- History professor
KINGPIN: Mike Lonesky (whose one-day cash winnings total $14,401)

First On the Board This Week in Terms of Topics:
THE 1912 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
CINEMANIA
FIRST NAME FILL-IN (all pictures of certain objects)
RAY BRADBURY
FESTIVALS
THE OED SAYS IT'S...

Just before halftime, Stephanie finds a Photo Daily Double behind the $600 screen regarding that 1912 Presidential Election w/ $3,400; Clint has $1,800 & Mike has a positive $200 (earlier, he was $600 in the negative realm). She gambles for another grand.

Theodore Roosevelt used this metaphor when announcing his run, hence the button seen here (not the one seen on-air).

"What is throwing his hat into the ring?"...that's acceptable for a new first-half total of $4,400 this J! Round. The middle Festivals answers go unrevealed because of time.

SOLE ATTEMPTED TS: $800 (Cinemania)
UNATTEMPTED LACH TRASH: $600
TOTAL LACH TRASH: $1,400

Post-J! Round Scores:
Mike: $2,600
Stephanie: $8K
Clint: $4K

Double J! Inserts in the Mix:
NEW ENGLAND FOILAGE
SIBLINGS
AVIATION
BEINGS & ENDS WITH "A"
AROUND THE WORLD
& THE EMMY FOR COMEDY ACTRESS GOES TO...

Stephanie's $21,200 to the good after SWEEPING New England Foilage (& nearly doing the same to the Emmy category before then)! Three clues later, she has her second DD pickup of the night in the middle of Siblings at the $22,400 mark; Mike slightly leads Clint for second place, $5K-$4K. For $1,600 more:

At the Royal Wedding of William & Kate, these two younger siblings served as Best Man & Maid of Honor.

"Who are Prince Harry & Pippa Middleton?"...take her to $24K, please! W/ just the last two clues in both Aviation & Around the World left, she completes the DD Sweep w/ the $1,600 AtW box & is again at $24K after dropping below that a few moments ago; Mike's modestly up to $6,600 & Clint's fallen to $2,800. Now, for two more C-notes:

Following Russia & China, which each border 14 other countries, this New World country's third w/ 10.

"What is Paraguay?"...incorrect this time; it was Brazil & we're out of time for this round of play.

ATTEMPTED LT: $3,200
UNATTEMPTED LT: $2K
TOTAL DJ! LT: $5,200

Heading Into Final J!:
Mike: $6,600
Stephanie: $22K (LG)
Clint: $2,800

CORYAT SCORES:
Mike: $6,600
Stephanie: $23,200
Clint: $2,800

FINAL J! SUBJECT: War Novel & Movie Titles.

Its title phrase traces back to a stand by heavily outnumbered British infantry against a cavalry charge.

CLINT:
Response: "What is The Thin Red Line"
Wager: ALL-IN
Final score: $5,600

MIKE:
Response: "What (is) Charge of the light brig..."
Wager: $399
Final score: $6,201 (he leaves w/ $16,401)

STEPHANIE:
Response: SAME AS MIKE
Wager: $5K
Wins w/: $17K

(Also today: Just to let you know, "The Pyramid" was a repeat tonight.)

EPISODE RATINGS:

"Family Feud":
6 PM: 8
6:30 PM: 7
7: "Jeopardy!", "Let's Make a Deal", "The Price is Right" & "Wheel of Fortune"
6: "Millionaire"