12/10/2012 Results

LMaD: Natasha, who says she's a '70s girl but her attire doesn't look like it (actually, she later says she's a girl from the 1700s), plays Race to the Finish today for:

#1: Digital camera package ($3,292)(SLR)
#2: Strong Spa 6 (POOL)
#3: FIAT (FIAT 500)

1. 10 OF HEARTS (F--- -)
2. 2 OF SPADES (P---)
3. 5 OF DIAMONDS (S--)
4. 7 OF HEARTS (FI-- -)
5. QUEEN OF SPADES (PO--)
6. 6 OF DIAMONDS (SL-)
7. 8 OF DIAMONDS (SLR)- GO ON
8. QUEEN OF DIAMONDS
9. 8 OF SPADES (POO-)
10. KING OF HEARTS (FIA- -)
11. 10 OF SPADES (POOL)- GOES FOR IT ALL
12. ACE OF CLUBS (X--)
13. 7 OF DIAMONDS
14. QUEEN OF CLUBS (XX-)
15. KING OF CLUBS (XXX)- FALLS ALL THE WAY DOWN TO $100

Jonathan holds the Ca$hbox.

Shireesa's R (who has a 17-month-old son): RB- Diamond & rose gold ring ($3,200)
Kenneth's R (a dog therapist wearing spandex): CA$HBOX (GB)- Trip to NC ($4K)
Selena's R (caregiver): CA$HBOX (BB)- Gorilla Bo Peep w/ sheep
CA$HBOX- $3,600

Ashley's FD Decision (loofah): CURTAIN #1- VESPA S-150 ($5,089)
amazon kindle fire (The Shoe Box by Francine Rivers)($218)- Moss pumps

Ellie's Dice Roll (banana): 6/2 (SE)(FEEL THE GOODNESS AND RELAXATION POURING ON YOU)
FINAL DECISION: GO- Weekend spa getaway to Shangri-La Paradise in Ojai ($4,100)

PERFECT DEAL

Lauren (beauty pageant contestant) & Gregorio (wearing an inflatable flamingo) are the latest competitors in the Head-to-Head Car Game.

CURTAINS:
L: #3
G: #2

OFFERS: $400, $600, $800, $1K, $1,200, $1,400, $2K- THAT'S ENOUGH FOR GREGORIO

#2- ZONK HB w/ a pink bow on it (but Gregorio could've had $2.5K)
#3- Hay truck (only the second time both were ZONKMOBILES)

Either the BB or the SB leads to a new automobile behind either CURTAIN #1 or #2 in this next deal.

BB (Pamela, dressed as a blue graduate): $700- Kitchen ($4,228)
SB (Enrique, a warehouse merchandise man): $2K ('13 KIA Rio behind CURTAIN #1)

Annamarie (silent partner) & Brandon (peace man; they've been married for 1.5 years)'s Picture: Suntan lotion- SUNBATHING (so they don't double their $700)
FINAL DECISION: CURTAIN #2- Six-night trip to the Hotel Solymar GALAPAGOS ($8,608)

PD #2

BD #54 (Ashley):

SD (#3): Home theater ($3,609)
MD (#2): Living room w/ $2K Lumber Liquidator$ card ($5,959)- GAME OVER
BD (#1): Mazda Miata Sport (Std., AT)($26,525)

Scott (dressed as Ivory soap) fails to claim this episode's $500 QD wad (Jonathan) for not having a combination lock.

TPiRecap

Millionaire: Today's a charity game- Chantel Riley & Ben Jeffrey from the Broadway production of "The Lion King" are playing for The Actors Fund. Even though Broadway Giveaway Week was taped about a month ago, Meredith has gone back to making her usual entrances at that time. Remember, one R1 question each episode will fall under BROADWAY & will give civilians & audience members a chance to win tickets to a Broadway play.

Pre-Randomized Categories: Main Squeeze, Fan Fic, Labor Shortages, BROADWAY, In a Word, Little Sisters, Sportsmen's Handicaps, Laughable Literature, 2 for 1 & A Screwy History
Final Randomized Menu: Main Squeeze, Little Sisters, Labor Shortages, Sportsmen's Handicaps, A Screwy History, BROADWAY, In a Word, Fan Fic, Laughable Literature & 2 for 1

1. Squeeze This! is a 2012 book that examines the history of what musical instrument?

A: Xylophone
B: Harp
C: Accordion
D: Tambourine

FA: Accordion- $7K

2. In 1964, Mattel introduced the first of Barbie's siblings, a younger sister named what?

A: Topaz
B: Skipper
C: Melody
D: Felicity

FA: Skipper- $5K ($12K)

3. Because its gardeners were drafted into the military, The White House used what to keep the lawn trim during WWI?

A: Sheep
B: Crabs
C: Geese
D: Locusts

FA: Sheep- $1K ($13K)

4. An athlete w/ a case of "the yips" is experiencing a sudden & temporary loss of what?

A: Distance vision
B: Fine motor skills
C: Hearing
D: Speech & language

FIRST JUMP ACTIVATED (A: Fine motor skills)- $3K

5. A corkscrew historian from the Virtual Corkscrew Museum has stated that the device was likely modeled off a tool formerly used to clean what?

A: Sausage casings
B: Gun barrels
C: Teeth
D: Tobacco pipes

ASK THE AUDIENCE

A: 4%
B: 67%
C: 3%
D: 26%

FA: Gun barrels- $10K ($23K)

6. "First Transformation" & "Good 'n Evil" are both songs from what popular Broadway musical?

A: "Wicked"
B: "Jekyll & Hyde"
C: "Kiss of the Spider Woman"
D: "Rent"

FA: "Jekyll & Hyde"- $500 ($23.5K)(Row #11 wins the tickets to "The Lion King"; there are 13 rows in the studio)

7. A word that has no English equivalent, handschuhschneeballwerfer is German for a person who wears gloves to throw what?

A: Beach balls
B: Mothballs
C: Snowballs
D: Tennis balls

FA: Snowballs- $25K ($48.5K)

8. Featuring works that are considered early precursors to fan fiction, Spockanalia was a 1960s fanzine dedicated to what TV series?

A: "The Jetsons"
B: "Lost in Space"
C: "Star Trek"
D: "Batman"

FA: "Star Trek"- $2K ($50.5K)

9. A book whose characters include robotic butlers, Android Karenina is a spoof of a classic work by what author?

A: James Joyce
B: Victor Hugo
C: Leo Tolstoy
D: Jane Austen

OTHER JUMP USED (A: Tolstoy)- $100

Q of the Day: What deceased star was dug up & held for ransom in 1978?

A: Lon Chaney
B: Rudolph Valentino
C: Charlie Chaplin
D: Douglas Fairbanks

A: Chaplin

For $65.5K: Though they hopefully don't do it now, in The Middle Ages, what professionals performed surgery, bloodletting & tooth extractions?

A: Cobblers
B: Fish mongers
C: Barbers
D: Milliners

STOP W/ $25,250 (A: Barbers)

WoF: The Intro Flashback Moment is the same one that aired on 9/18 (the NIGHTGOWN final chat). But remember, this is American Heritage Week.

$1K T-U: Event

_ _ L K

F E _ T _ V A L

Danielle solves FOLK FESTIVAL. Now, let's talk:

Danielle Dudas (Boulder, CO)- Boulder Journey School teacher
Ericka Williams (La Quinta, CA)- A Riverside Country Sheriff's Department officer married to Stephen for 16 yrs. w/ three children (Stephen, Isaiah & Joshua)
Sam Sugar (Aventura, FL)- A specialist physician in internal medicine married to Judy w/ four children & 10+ grandchildren

$2K T-U: Song Title (BTW, Danielle & Ericka both sing karaoke):

_ A Y D _ E _ M

_ E _ _ _ V E R

Sam has solved The Monkees' "DAYDREAM BELIEVER".

Featured Trip: Williamsburg, VA from Diamond Resorts International ($6,017)
Mon./Wed./Fri. Gift Tag: All American Clothing.com
1/2 CAR of the Week: Chevrolet Sonic Sedan 

simple green Jackpot R: Quotation (w/ those American banners from Military Families Week as the maingame wipe)

He starts w/ the T at the end of the first line of three for $400 (this solution has five words), the $650 R at the end of line #2 & two E's, then he calls a $500 P for the vacation but then S for stopper. Second, Danielle calls four times the N's for 14 pictures of Franklin, buys two O's (completing the first word of ONE) & calls the $700 F to complete the next-to-last word (FOR), then she purchases three A's, calls up a $300 L (to complete the third word of LEAP) & we have...

O N E / _ _ A N T

L E A P / F O R

_ A N _ _ N _

...heard during Neil Armstrong's mission, she says "ONE GIANT LEAP FOR MANKIND" for another $1,900 & retains control.

SOLE DUD: $900 S (Sam)
LEFT BEHIND IN JACKPOT: $8,800

Current Scores:

Ericka: $0/Sam: $2K/Danielle: $2,900

(Note: That Bank Vault graphic for recent Mystery Round plugs came out of the most recent unsold "Combination Lock" pilot.)

Mystery R: Before & After

Danielle throws out a $500 T for the gift card, two FP E's, three $300 N's & three A's, but her subsequent spin lands on the MDW's left-side Bankrupt, denying her $2,150 in cash & shopping spree. Second, Ericka lights up a $1.5K set of R's, the same number of I's & two L's while on the MW next to FP. She puts $1,250 on the line...& has the 10 G's! Four O's later, there are no more vowels & she calls the $500 D for the 1/2 CAR next to $300, a $700 F, a $600 S at the end, a $650 G (the last four words are ORDER OF ONION RINGS)...& after a $450 H...

A L _ H A _ E T I _ A L

O R D E R

O F / O N I O N

R I N G S

...she leaves out the last four letters of the first word, costing her $13,900. Darn. Following that, Sam calls a $1K P...

A L P H A _ E T I _ A L

O R D E R

O F / O N I O N

R I N G S

...& steals an ALPHABETICAL ORDER OF ONION RINGS to take a $100 lead.

SOLE BANKRUPT: Danielle
SOLE DQ: Ericka (blown solve)

Current Scores:

Ericka: ZIP/Sam: $3K/Danielle: $2,900

Bonus Puzzle Blast from the Past #50 (11/21/88- start of the second week of the first-ever NYC road trip from Radio City Music Hall)(Place)(Denise called DMCA):

_ R _ A D _ A _

She solved BROADWAY just after the buzzer, but she was still credited w/ the $25K win.

Prize Puzzle R: Thing

Ericka starts her spinning to redemption w/ a $700 T at the end (three words in this), a $600 N & three E's, then she FPs an O, calls a couple S's to add $900 and the $300 D at the beginning & buys two A's. She tries again to solve & steal the lead...

D E E _ - S E A

_ _ S _ _ N _ / _ O _ T

...she may need to call on a DEEP-SEA FISHING BOAT, because she's won two big ones & a Funjet Vacations trip to the RIU Hotels & Resorts in Punta Cana worth $6.5K.

PR

Current Scores:

Ericka: $8.5K in cash & travel/Sam: $3K/Danielle: $2,900

$3K T-U: Food & Drink

F _ O T _ _ N G

_ O _ / _ O G

Danielle grabs a FOOTLONG HOT DOG to rise to $5,900.

Speed-Up: Places

$1,400 is what the Final Spin's worth; still anyone's game to win. After the D's called near the end of the second & final word...

H _ S T _ R _ C

_ _ T T L _ _ _ _ L D S

...Danielle says HISTORIC BATTLEFIELDS for $4,200 & the title; Ericka had twice as much & Sam could've had $2,800.

DUDS: M (Sam), N (Danielle), P (Danielle)

Final Scores:

Ericka: $8.5K in cash & P.C./Sam: $3K/Danielle: $10,100
GT: $21,600

TONIGHT'S BANKRUPT TRASH: $2,150 in cash & tag

Maxwell House $100K BR #58: This week's car is a '13 Ford Escape. After we find out her boyfriend in the audience's named Sam, Danielle spins the E in GAME.

Category: Event

Hope it doesn't happen to you for a while:

_ _ _ E R

_ _ T _ _ E

DMH aren't there, but there are two O's...

_ O _ E R

O _ T _ _ E

...but they prove to be of no help to her at all, so this POWER OUTAGE costs her the Escape & she leaves w/ a S-L $10,100.

$5K SPIN ID #51: DM8627935

(Also tonight: Josh Frumkin nearly had a lock game win on "Jeopardy!" tonight & earned $26,401, for a two-day total of $43,601.)

EPISODE RATINGS:

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