11/8/2011 Results

TPiR: I was thinking Golden Road was going to be played on the Veterans Day show for the second time in three seasons, but that probably WON'T be the case this season after yesterday. Also, as of this episode, the blue seats are semi-permanent.

Let's carry on this morning as George calls on Caradi Martinez, Gary Carr, Tiana Beich & Ashley Steiner & announces the first IUFB that he's holding at his podium, a SONY Ericsson Xperia PLAY android w/ the one-year plan.

Ashley: $450/Tiana: $900/Gary: $700/Caradi: $701

ARP: $1,440

Tiana, a cheerleader/gymnast, plays Switch? for a Honda Ruckus marked at $3,240 (Manuela) & the SONY 60" 3-D HDTV w/ two pairs of 3-D glasses marked at $2,499. She switches...& surprisingly wins!

Bradley Latham gets called on fifth & the second IUFB's a carolinachair.com swivel chair (Amber behind splitting sign).

Ashley: $800/BRADLEY: $675/Gary: $723/Caradi: $724

ARP: $1,105

Today's Ashley's birthday & even though she has absolutely no relation to the classic wrestling tag team, she could "slam" the brakes of this $14,955 Hyundai Accent (Rachel at Door #3) if she aces this Spelling Bee (Manuela). For free, she chooses #8 (for her birthday) & #26.

(Note: Manuela had her first two cards flip-flopped & Drew had to fix the mistake himself just before the start of the second half of this Pricing Game.)

1. Shredder: $50- $46 (#14)
2. Mini picnic table: $15- $18 (#9)
3. Reusable zebra-colored insulated bag: $15- $22 (#24)

She's going for the bigger birthday present.

THE CARDS:

#8: CAR- INSTANT WIN!
#26: C
#14: R
#9: A

Is she the third perfect SB player ever...NO, the last card had a second R.

Video Bonus: First Two PG Wins of the Day

Sixth today's Laura Kennedy from Parma, OH & here's the "Price Look of the Week"- some pink Christian Louboutin watersnake peep-toe pumps, Vanessa Bruno raisin-colored shorts, a white/silver tank & a sequined tote bag (Rachel).

LAURA: $895/Bradley: $1,400/Gary: $900/Caradi: $1,401

ARP: $1,935

After Caradi gives Drew a shirt, she plays 2 for the Price of 1 for an Avanti black/blue ladies' mountain bike (Amber) & a six-night trip to the Embassy Suites Lake Tahoe Hotel & Ski Resort. She wants to celebrate an anniversary w/ her husband outside Tahoe. Board:

First digit: 3 or 8?
Second digit: 5 or 8?
Third digit: 1 or 9?

She picks the center number for free & answers $851...

$ 8 5 1

...I was afraid of that; I hope that makes Kitch happy.

SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #1:
Caradi ($1,935): Half-Dollar (she wanted to stop w/ this at first) + 60 = OVER BY A DIME
Tiana ($7,179): WINS $1K
Ashley ($16,146): 20 + 95 = OVER BY $.15

Tiana's Bonus Spin nets her...$.70.

George next calls for Raul de la Rosa & the fourth PUFB's a Salisbury Pewter coffee & tea set (Manuela in the clam).

Laura: $900/Bradley: $651/Gary: $1,100/RAUL: $650

ARP: $965

Laura plays Side By Side for an AICO dining room w/ the Noritake stuff (Rachel at Door #2)...

51
62

...which she wins for $6,251!

The name of red player #3's Rachelle Frank & somebody will be playing for an automobile very shortly, because the next PUFB's the ALPINE car audio system (Amber at Door #5).

RACHELLE: $800/Bradley: $1,149/Gary: $900/Raul: $1,200

ARP: $1,700

Raul plays One Away for the Chevrolet Camaro LS (Std., AT, Prot, Mats)(Manuela at Door #3 on the ramp). Board:

$ 3 6 , 2 8 8

First response:

$ 4 5 , 3 9 7

The good news is that he only hears one honk, but in his case, the bad news is that it's still no guarantee he'll win this Camaro...

$ 2 7 , 1 7 7

...& HE ABSOLUTELY BLOWS IT BIG TIME ON HIS LAST CHANGE OF THE FIVE & GETS DISQUALIFIED TO BOOT. Obviously, the ARP was $25,179 & he's the first player since January 19, 2004 to lose even after just getting one number right the first time in this PG. UGH- ZONK ANSWER OF THE WEEK NOMINEE. I feel terrible for you, LFaTs.

SOLE DQ: Back-to-back sevens at the end

Trying to help us recover from that will be Monica Van Bleck & we have a variety of Breville small appliances for the morning's last PUFB (Rachel behind rising sign). Gary's been here all show long, but he'll be bidding last.

Rachelle: $1,300/Bradley: $675/Gary: $676/MONICA: $600

ARP: $850- Gary avoids the First Four Breakfast Club!

And this Detroit firefighter has just bought a trip to a $7.5K Shopping Spree for a chance to win some Dev Valencia jewelry (Amber), the FAGOR dishwasher (Amber), a SOLE E95 elliptical trainer (Manuela) & a 4G iMac system (Manuela).

1. iMac- $1,799 ($5,701 left)
2. Jewelry- $3,310 ($2,391 left)
FINAL PURCHASE: Elliptical trainer- $2,700; WIN AT $7,809!
Dishwasher- $890

SCSD #2:
Raul ($1,700): $.60
Laura ($7,216): 30 + Half-Dollar = $.80
Gary ($9,549): 65 + 55 = OVER BY TWO DIMES- LAURA ADVANCES

TAILGATING SHOWCASE:

In between Doors #1 & #2- PicnicTime package w/ drinks, chips & candy (Manuela)
Door #1- Little Guy Silver Shadow Highline trailer (Manuela)
Door #3- Chevy Colorado (Amber)

TIANA PASSES TO LAURA; LAURA BIDS 29 GRAND ON TAILGATING SHOWCASE

MY BID FOR TAILGATING SHOWCASE: $28,800

TIANA'S TRIPCASE (Rachel at Door #2): Five-night stays at the Out 'n' About Treehouse Ziplines resort in Bedford, OR, Costa Rica & the Igloo Village in Kakslauttanen, Finland

TIANA BIDS 26 THOU ON TRIPCASE

MY BID FOR TRIPCASE: $32,222

TIANA'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $26,500
ARP: $21,527

LAURA'S SHOWCASE:
BID: $29,000
ARP: $28,451- DOUBLE OVERBID #3

Tiana could've won $36K+ in cash & prizes had she kept the trailer/truck Showcase, but she's gonna have to settle for $8,179 in cash & stuff.

TODAY'S PG RECORD: 4-2
TOTAL WINNINGS: $44,725

FF: After their Thanksgiving doubleheader week, they should take the rest of the year off since they would only have 50 episodes left to air in their current season.

TODAY'S GAME: Amends (whose one-day cash winnings total $605) vs. Joneses

Round 1: According to 100 women, name a command you give a dog that you might give your mother in bed. Interesting- starting with:

#1:
#2:
#3: Roll over (16)(Arin)
#4:
#5: Sit (12)(Aryn)
#6:
#7:
#8:

Joneses:

Alexis: Beg- TIED FOR #2 (16)
Chauvon (mom): Lay down- #1 (22)
Ashley: Eat (even though her church might dislike her answer)- X
Madeline: Fetch- XX
Arin: Stay- #4 (13)
Alexis: Be quiet- XXX

Aryn Steal (for 79): Shake- NO

BOTTOM ANSWERS (4 each): Stop, kiss me & come (here)

R2: Name an excuse people give when the scale says they've gained 10 pounds. Opener (s):

#1:
#2:
#3:
#4: Eat too much (10)(Alexis)
#5:
#6:
DUD: "I ate Mexican food last night" (Jill)

Joneses:

Chauvon: Having a baby- X
Ashley: Water weight- #2 (25)
Madeline: Being on medication- XX
Arin: Working too much/stress- #6 (4)
Alexis: It's the holidays- #3 (12)
Chauvon: No time to exercise- XXX

Aryn Steal (for 51): The scale's wrong/broken- #1 (26)(#5: Shoes/clothes on)(5)

Double: According to 100 married women, name someplace your husband whines about having to go to. For example:

#1:
#2:
#3: Church (21)(Ashley)
#4:
#5:
#6:
DUDS: Pick up the kids (Chauvon) & work (Phillip)
TIME OVER: Erin

Joneses:

Madeline: In-laws' (house)- #4 (18)
Arin: Mall/shopping- #2 (22)
Alexis: Club- X
Chauvon: Kids' agenda (s)- XX
Ashley: Doctor's/dentist's office- #1 (25)
Madeline: Take a car to a mechanic- XXX

Aryn Steal (for another 172 & the lead): Ballet- NO (Joneses: 251)

#5: Weddings (9)
#6: Mom's (house)(3)

Triple: Name something you should do if you're arrested. Here's an idea or two:

#1:
#2: Call home/your parents (16)(Erin)
#3:
#4:
DUD: Close your eyes (Ashley)

Amends:

Preston: Call bail bondsman- #3 (10)
Aryn: Start crying- X
Jill: Scream (loudly)- XX
Phillip: Try to talk yourself out of it- XXX

Arin Steal for the Win: Call lawyer- WIN AT 329 (60)(#4: Keep mouth shut)(6)

(Note: Due to time constraints, the Comfort Inn Home Town Family Moment for the new champs isn't shown.)

FAST MONEY Q's:

1. Besides a birthday card, name a kind of greeting card.
2. Name the age a child's the hardest to control.
3. Name a city know for its museums.
4. Name something that's warm to the touch.
5. Name something listed on everybody's driver's license.

Chauvon:

1. Valentine's Day- 17
2. Two- 25
3. New Orleans- DUD
4. Baby's bottom- 32
5. Date of birth- 37
TOTAL- 111

Ashley:

1. Get well- 20 (Top answer: Anniversary)
2. 13- 16
3. NYC- 29
4. Coffee- 9
5. License number- 8
TOTAL- 193 ($965)

WoF: The first Toss-Up category on the second night of the sears Secret Santa Sweepstakes is Phrase:

_ _ D / T H E

_ I N N E R / I S

Amy says the famous words that aren't said as often at awards shows anymore, "AND THE WINNER IS", for $1K. Time to interview these folks:

Amy Shah (L.A.; originally from Houston, TX)- A criminal/civil law attorney who recently got into Yoga
Trista Davis (Jackson, TN)- A social worker for people in crisis
Will Richard (Indian Head, MD)- A U.S. Marine Corps Sergeant who has been to Iraq twice

This $2K TU has something to do w/ Fun & Games:

R I _ I _ G / A

_ A R O U S _ _

Amy's RIDING A CAROUSEL to another two grand.

The sears shopping spree should be the featured prize wedge during this entire sweepstakes period; this evening's Eggland's Best Jackpot Round category's Same Letter (& the gift tag for the even-numbered nights this "week" comes from Gourmet Gift Baskets.com). Amy's first stops are $1,800 but then a dud call of H. Secondly, Trista calls for an R to get the Wild Card & two N's for $1,200, buys three E's but then calls out a dud of S. Third, Will calls two L's for $1,800, buys an A & five O's & says that SL of four C's for $2,200 more, then we have after the three I's are bought to finish the vowels...

C O _ _ E _ O R A T I _ E

C O I N

C O L L E C T I O N

...instead of winning a COMMEMORATIVE COIN COLLECTION, he's won $3,250 & has the early lead by $250.

DUDS: $600 H (Amy), $300 S (Trista)
LEFT BEHIND IN JACKPOT: $8,850

(Note: All of the lines except the top one were used for that puzzle.)

There's a big Movie Quote in store for this Mystery Round. Trista first calls for four L's to get $1,200, buys two I's, three E's & five O's but then Bankrupts next to $3.5K to lose the $450 remainder & the WC. Second, Will calls out six T's for $4,800 & buys the other vowels (an A & two U's) before inserting four Y's for another two grand & the blue 1/2 KIA, calling a $2K couple of R's while on the Mystery Wedge near the Million Dollar Wedge (Bankrupt was back there) & a $3.5K P...but he then Loses a Turn. After Amy's $500 M, she duds out w/ B, allowing Trista to call the two G's for six Benjamins, the $550 N & the leftover two D's for the gift tag...

I ' L L / G E T / Y O U

M Y / P R E T T Y / A N D

Y O U R / L I T T L E

D O G / T O O !

...before saying "I'LL GET YOU, MY PRETTY, AND YOUR LITTLE DOG TOO!" & realizes that comes from "The Wizard of Oz" to get off the gooseegg mark w/ a final total this round of $5,150 in cash & gift certificate.

SOLE DUD: $550 B (Amy)
SOLE LaT: Will
SOLE BANKRUPT: Trista

Will still barely leads as we head into the Prize Puzzle Round w/ some Song Lyrics about to be unraveled. He gets this round going w/ two S's for $700, two A's, four Free Play E's but then a negative of R. Going down Amy's road second are half a dozen T's for $3,600, a $900 pair of H's & triple O's before she tries this...

_ E T ' S / _ _ _ E

T H E _ / S O _ E T H _ _ _

T O / T A _ _ / A _ O _ T

...she solves Bonnie Raitt's "LET'S GIVE THEM SOMETHING TO TALK ABOUT" for another $4,250 & a $5,800 trip to those Lapaz Waterfall Gardens courtesy of ORBITZ.com, bringing her first-place score to $13,050 in cash & Costa Rica.

SOLE DUD: $550 R (Will)

TONIGHT'S TRIP SPIN ID: JH24090 (John H. from Minnesota)

Appearing last from the TU puzzle department's Food & Drink:

M O _ _ _ N G

C U P / O F / _ _ F _ _ E

Will nearly doubles his dough thanks to a MORNING CUP OF COFFEE ($6,250).

The identity of this Last Chance Round solution's Landmark & consonants will all pay $1,600. After he asks for an S...

N _ _ / _ _ R _

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

...he nails the NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE, but only for $3,200 more this round, so he goes back to his base in second w/ $9,450. Trista has $5,150 in cash & gift tag & Amy wins it w/ $13,050 in cash & trip.

So far, $27,650 in overall winnings have been shown the door this episode.

WILL SPIN ID: PA8859187 (Perry A.)
TRISTA SPIN ID: LM18929 (Linda M.)

TONIGHT'S BANKRUPT TRASH (excluding WC): $450

Maxwell House Big Money Round #33: Amy takes the card from the I in WIN & the endgame prompt's Place. She gets 1/3 of the board to start:

_ _ N _

_ _ _ L T

She's about to kill this one, because she's calling BKVA...

B A N K

V A _ L T

...& she just won herself & her Wheel Watchers Club partner from the BMR BANK VAULT $30K each (BTW, she says her family plays this game a lot)! Both finish w/ $43,050 in cash & vacation & the Rebuilding Together bank has topped the $150K mark!

LAST SPIN ID: LB18588 (Lois B.)

An acknowledgement of special projects coordinator Curtis Stanton's death on October 25th is acknowledged at the end of this episode.

J!: There's a good chance all three of tonight's participants could make the Tournament of Champions semi-finals:

Christopher Short (six-time champ)
Justin Sausville (six-time champ)
Mark Runsvold (four-time champ)

These categories are lit up first:

IT'S YES-VEMBER
CLASSIC COUNTRY MUSIC
BOOK 'EM!
ALL SAINTS DAYS
ABBREV.
TAKE A DRIVE ON I-65

Mark's leading Justin $3,800-$2,600 halfway through the round. But at the end of said round, Christopher has the Daily Double to close out It's Yes-Vember w/ $2,600; meanwhile, Mark's deficit over Justin has been trimmed to $6,200-$5,600. Christopher wagers $1.5K on this answer:

In 1848, ladies said "Yes!" when the USA's first medical school for women opened in this state capital.

"What is Trenton?"...is incorrect, dropping him to $1,100 & he'll definitely start Double Jeopardy! Correct: "What is Boston?".

LACH TRASH (all unattempted): $2,600

DJ! Menu:

INSIDE THE COUNTRY
CURRENT TV SHOWS BY EPISODES
OOO, SORRY (each correct response has three O's)
KING OF QUEEN
TURTLES & TORTOISES
MAKE YOUR OWN SPY NOVEL TITLES

On the fourth King of Queen clue, Justin spots a DD w/ $6,800 & now the lead; Mark's dipped to five G's. To keep the lead w/ an additional $2,200, the answer is:

Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, formerly Duchess of York.

"Who is...George VII?"...he just missed it; the right person was George VI & he's back in second w/ $4,600. And just as he's using the High School Strategy on Turtles & Tortoises, he picks off the last DD this evening from its $1,600 space & wagers $1,400 of his $6,600 this time.

The genius Kinixys includes the only turtles w/ a hinge on this, the upper shell.

"What is a caripus?"...that's good for $8K.

SOLE ATTEMPTED TS: $1,200 (King of Queen)
UNATTEMPTED LACH TRASH: $7,600
TOTAL DJ! LACH TRASH: $8,800

Heading Into Final Jeopardy!:

Mark: $12,200
Justin: $15,200
Christopher: $5,900

CORYAT SCORES:

Mark: $12,200
Justin: $17,600
Christopher: $7,400

FJ! SUBJECT: 18th Century Authors.

In a poem, he named himself Cadenus, an anagram of decanus, or "dean".

CHRISTOPHER:
Response: "Who is (Lord Alfred) Tennyson?"
Wager: ALL-IN
BUST

MARK:
Response: "Who is (Jonathan) Swift?"
Wager: $11,800
Final score: $24K

JUSTIN:
Response: "Who is Swift?"
Wager: $3,399
Final score: $18,599- ADVANCES AS TOP WILD CARD PLAYER

It also means Kara Spak takes the last spot in the ToC semis.

Millionaire:

Game 1
Game 2

(Also: "Let's Make a Deal" offered its most expensive Big Deal of the Day to date in Season 3, trips to Brazil & Thailand worth $32,728 behind Door #2, but Misty came up empty by choosing Door #3 & leaving w/ $2,048 worth of kitchen.)

Episode ratings:

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