11/20/2011 Results

MDMG: Next week, Brad Rutter will be a part of the series finale team! But here are this week's graduate contestants from the University of Texas (who are all football fans):

Keisha (Dallas)- '07
Nick (Dallas)- '08
Elizabeth (Weslaco, TX)- '04
Anna (Kemah, TX)- '08
Jocelyn Shutte (Purcellville, VA)- '06
Rane- '08

1. As she was preparing for a sequel to "The Matrix", Carrie-Anne Moss did something that actors have been repeatedly told to do; luckily, it didn't cost her the role. What did she do?

Current Guess: Break a leg
FINAL GUESS: Break a leg- CORRECT ($6K)

FIRST VOTE- GO ON

2. She'll "...always love you" or just might help you move. She might also be soft & woolly, but NOT one of a kind. What's her name?

Current Guess: Dolly (Parton)
FINAL GUESS: Dolly Parton ($12K)

SECOND VOTE- GO ON

3. Some early Americans believed that the item in the black box's created when heat makes the soul living inside so angry that it bursts out of its home. Today, a couple might share it on a date.

Current Guess: Popcorn
FINAL GUESS: Popcorn- YES ($24K)

THIRD VOTE- GO ON

4. The average family uses 32 of these items a year, according to New York Magazine. They can pollute the air & water, contaminate landfills & burn the eyes & The Sun, but they also have a negative side. What are they?

Current Guess: Batteries
FINAL GUESS: Batteries- RIGHT ($48K)

FOURTH VOTE- GO ON

5. For this Olympic sport, the playing area can measure 33 yards X 22 yds. & two yds. & is played by two teams using one ball.

Current Guess: Water Polo
FINAL GUESS: Water Polo- RIGHT ($72K)

FIFTH VOTE- GO ON

6. Why would an ad campaign like this one showing us what laundry detergent does to dirty clothes be a total disaster in the Arab world?

Current Guess: The Arabs read from right to left
FINAL GUESS: The Arabs read from right to left- YES INDEED ($120K)

SIXTH VOTE- GO ON

7. 40 million Americans do it, hoping to solve a single problem. An expert in behavior said doing it is like "...trying to understand how a cookie will taste by reading its nutrition label". What is it?

Current Guess: Lose weight
SWAP THE QUESTION (Anna)(A: Online dating)

8. What Italian work of art has a back, neck, belly, needs a second artist & is on the FBI's Top 10 List of Stolen Art Works?

Current Guess: Guitar
FINAL GUESS: Guitar- NOT ACCEPTABLE (A: Violin)(L---)

9. "Richard of York gave battle in vain" is something that helps the people of England. What is its American counterpart?

EXTRA TIME (Rane)
FINAL GUESS: Moving upstream without a paddle- NO (A: The colors of the rainbow)(LO--)

10. Depending on how its used, this can either be a place where people go to start a journey, or a definitive sign that the end's near. In a word, what is it?

Current Guess: Door
FINAL GUESS: Door- WRONG AGAIN (A: Terminal)(LOS-)

Final Question: This phrase describes a risky way to save money, although neither Homer Simpson nor a penguin could physically get one if they tried.

Current Guess: Burning a hole in your pocket
FINAL GUESS: Burning a hole in your pocket- LOSE (A: Five-finger discount)

FGN:

Red Team: Josiah (whose family loves to chase various things; his favorite sport's golf & he always wins because of his own scoring rules), Jadie (mom), David (dad) & Caleb (a brother who likes to climb trees)
Yellow Team: Kaila (whose family loves to play tetherball; she just started playing the saxophone), Pamela (a mom who frequently examines their teeth), Kevin (dad/grillmaster) & Bradley (a brother who likes to smell his clothes)
TOP CASH PRIZE: $10K

Trash the Host #4:
WINNERS- YT (5-3)

First Monopoly Crazy Cash Cards:

Kaila: Plane
Josiah: Cell Phone

Bounce 'N Boogie Boggle MPP: Coleman gear
Digital Camera Bonus Word: SPINACH

Board:

(S)(T)(U)(F)(F)
(W)(P)(L)(A)(Y)
(A)(N)(I)(R)(A)
(M)(W)(I)(N)(C)
(C)(O)(U)(C)(H)

YT: STUFF, PLAY, WINCH, RANCH, PAN, WIRY, COW & SPIN = 29
RT: COUCH, COIN, WIN (repeated once), LAY, PAW & PIN = 21

Kaila's Second CCC: Pretzel

Operation Sam Dunk MPP: "Iris" tickets at the Kodak Theatre
Todd's Inspiration Throw- DUD (0-4 now)

R1:

YT: Frog in Throat (500; Bradley) + Bird Brained (400; Pamela) = 900
RT: SHUTOUT

R2:

YT: Ringing in the Ear (Bradley) + Bird Brained (Kevin) = 2,200
RT: WIPEOUT

Kaila's Third CCC: Hat

Simon Flash MPP: Electronic dartboard

1. GYRB- RT
2. YBRG- RT (2)
3. BRYG- RT (3)
4. YBGR- RT (4)
5. RGYB- SWEEP! (turnabout is fair play)

Josiah's Second CCC: Hamburger

Sorry! Sliders MPP: Samick Torino guitar w/ amplifier

R1:

YT: One + SORRY = One
RT: Three + SORRY = Three

R2:

RT: One + One = Two
YT: One + One = Two

Josiah's Third CCC: Thimble

Twister Lights Out MPP: Trapeze School NY

R1 Elimination Order:

1. RT SHUTOUT (both kids incorrectly placed their right hands on the red dots)

R2 Elimination Order:

1. Kevin
2. Pamela (left foot on blue instead of the right one)- YT SHUTOUT

Final Round Elimination Result: RT KIDS WIPEOUT (Josiah put his left hand instead of the right one on yellow, while Caleb didn't do either part of that action)

Kaila's Final CCC: Car

TRIP AT STAKE: Pueblo Bonito Sunset Beach Resort & Spa (Cabo)

THE CCCs:

RT:
Thimble- $335
C.P.- $460 ($795)
Hamburger- $815 ($1,610)

YT:
Car- $370
Pretzel- $630 ($1K)
Hat- $775 ($1,775)
Plane- BREAK BANK! ($11,775)

LIFE: This is their pre-Thanksgiving episode (& the last episode taped)! One of these trios could go to Space Camp:

Team #1: Jonah (aspiring lifeguard), Leah (mom) & Bob (a dad who hogs the remote)
Team #2: Sydnee (future news reporter), Lisa Marie (a mom who loves European History) & Eric (father/husband/California surfer)

First Round 1 Careers: Forest Ranger & Computer Programmer

Team Jonah: Forest Ranger

1. If you don't have water to put out your campfire, Smokey the Bear recommends that you use what- dirt or a blanket?
Guess: Dirt

2. Which is older- the current oldest living tree or The Declaration of Independence?
Guess: Tree (300)

3. What symbol's featured on the badge of a U.S. Forest Ranger- a tree or campfire?
Guess: Tree (600)

FQ: If you carve your initials on a tree trunk, where will they be 50 years later- much higher on the tree or the same spot on the tree?
Guess: Much higher

Career #3: Spy

Team Sydnee: Spy

1. What's a double agent- a spy who works for both sides or two spies working together?
Guess: A spy who works for both sides

2. In many of the James Bond movies, who created all of the cool spy gadgets for 007- M or Q?
Guess: M

FQ: A spy might use GPS, a satellite-based location system originally made for whom- weathermen or the military?
Guess: Weathermen

First R2 Jobs: Play drums in a rock band & Play in your custom game room

Team Sydnee: Rock band

1. What's the real first name of Beatles drummer Ringo Starr- Harvey or Richard?
Guess: Harvey

2. What's the term for the cymbal found on most professional drum kits- hi-top or hi-hat?
Guess: Hi-top

EGQ: Drummer Rick Allen provides the beat for the rock group Def Leppard despite only having what- one foot or one arm?
Guess: One arm (700)

FQ: Earlier this year, readers of Rolling Stone voted the drummer of which band as the best of all-time- Genesis or Led Zeppelin?
Guess: L.Z. (1.5K)

Last Career: Play pro basketball

Team Jonah: Basketball

1. As a teenager, Kobe Bryant was what- fluent in Italian or a ranked Chess champion?
Guess: Ranked Chess Champ

2. Who actually played in the NBA- someone 5'3" tall or someone over 450 pounds?
Guess: 5'3" (1K)

EGQ: During the first women's college basketball game, what wasn't allowed because it was considered unladylike- celebrating or stealing the ball?
Guess: Stealing the ball (1,600)

4. Which NBA superstar never went to college- Michael Jordan or LeBron James?
Guess: LeBron (2,400)

FQ: Which of these is an actual WNBA team- Atlanta Dream or Florida Flash?
Guess: Dream (3,400)

Bonus Prize Round:
PICK: Even (because Jonah's 12 years old)- 9 (Medieval Times)

They won't be going to Catalina Island.

Final Round: The first players in line will grab turkeys, the second teammates will stuff them & the parents have to catch them in a baking tin & set them on their table. Each turkey's worth 500 LIFE points.

Team Sydnee got 11 turkeys...but so did Team Jonah, so they win w/ a NEW RECORD of 8,900 to the other's 7K!

GRAND PRIZE ROUND:

Leah: What's the one thing from home you would want to take camping w/ you- cell phone or book?
Guess: C.P.- YES

Jonah: Would you rather be the MVP on a losing team or sit on the bench of a championship team?
Guess: MVP- YES

Bob: What's your favorite part of Thanksgiving- the food or the football?
Guess: Football- NO

PICK: Odd
Bonus Numbers: 6 & 8 (for Jonah's two siblings)
GP NUMBER: 2- LOSS (Madonna Inn Resort & Spa in San Luis Obispo, CA)

On their BN picks, they were initially thinking 2 & 10. Too bad.

SS: On the first episode filmed:

Greg & Katherine (L.A.)
Kayla & Cathy (Burbank)

(Notes: Early on in the tapings, the text on the readerboard's different & the desired trips aren't announced at the top of the show. Also, the readerboard doesn't change to each round's prize after Randi has described each one, nor does it change to "WINNER!" or "GET READY FOR..." at the end of each round.)

Flash Prize: DXG HD camcorder
Letter Line: CTHAE

BT: CAT, HAT, HATE, CHAT, CHEAT, THE & HEAT = RECORD OF 26!
RT: HAT, CAT & HATE = 10

BT DREAM TRIP: Paris
RT DREAM TRIP: Jamaica via a cruise

(Notes: The winners of each round drew at least one bonus tile from a grab bag filled w/ tiles worth at least two points; none of them were revealed until just before the start of the final round. The winners of this first round only drew one. The bonus tiles are placed at the bottom of the contestant podiums.)

Knockout Prize: Peavey guitar set
First Pair of Categories: "Somebody Help!" & "Step It Up"

(Notes: The winners of this round drew two tiles. Additionally, each team got to choose from a different pair of categories.)

RT: "Somebody Help!" (things you need if you want to be a superhero):

1. COSZJTUMQE- COSTUME
2. SIDWXEKICRK- SIDEKICK
3. GKLOVEYFS- GLOVES
4. CHVAPQE- CAPE
5. GADWZGETPS- GADGETS (:59)

Other Categories: "Mom, Can I Keep It?" or "I'd Like a Large To Go"

BT: "Mom, Can I Keep It?" (unlikely pets)

1. SPQIXZDER- SPIDER
2. WFKEASEML- WEASEL
3. RTACCYOOSN- RACCOON
4. TIGVHNER- TIGER
5. CWHIQGMP- CHIMP (:15 left)

slam! Prize: Pulse Nitro scooter set

(Note: Three tiles were awarded to the winners.)

R1 (:24): MASK

Greg: MASS
Kayla: BASS
Katherine: BASE
Cathy: CASE
Greg: CAGE
Kayla: CAKE

R2 (:28): HOPE

Katherine: ROPE
Cathy: ROSE
Greg: HOSE
Katherine: HOME
Cathy: COME
Greg: SOME
Katherine: SOLE

Final Round (:25): CAGE

Cathy: CAVE
Greg: HAVE
Cathy: HIVE
Greg: HIKE
Cathy: BIKE
Greg: BAKE

LIGHTNING BONUS TILES:

BT: Q + V + K = 19
RT: J + Y + F = 16

(Note: The podium scoreboards weren't instituted immediately in the tapings.)

1. PLTEA- A Pirate, Yankee & Dodger's home
RT: PLATE (23)

2. PEDORI (down from the P)- It's the end of the line
RT: PERIOD (32)

3. SUMOE (up from the E in PLATE)- Trap it or click it
BT: MOUSE (26)

4. APLPAUSE (across from the U)- All hands
BT: APPLAUSE (38)

5. LESEVE (left from the E in PERIOD)- Kept at arms' length
RT: SLEEVE (41)

6. SAKEN (down from the S in SLEEVE)- It might rattle
RT: SNAKE (50)

7. SSEEAW (up/down from the first A in APPLAUSE)- Has its ups & downs (& this was the solution to a losing $50K Super Jackpot! Riddle back in the '70s)
BT: SEESAW (56)

8. MTAGNE (right from the M)- It's really attractive
RT: MAGNET (68)

9. MEMAIDR (up/down from the E in MAGNET)- She's a little "fishy"
RT: MERMAID (80)

10. CLMEA (across from the second E in SEESAW)- One hump or two
BT: CAMEL (74)

FINAL WORD: FIWOKRER (across from the I in PERIOD; for a whopping 72 points!)- Katy Perry's "explosive" tune
BT: FIREWORK- WIN W/ A NEW RECORD SCORE! (146)

(Final notes: There's no graphic indication of Paris whatsoever at the end; no dinging was used throughout this episode.)