12/23/2011 Results

LMaD: We're playing a special Christmas version of Beat the Dealer to start the day off! Wayne selects Pamela (who's wearing reindeer antlers), Angela (dressed as a candy cane) & Marc. In the first round, they'll each select one of the three green cash presents under a small Christmas Tree.

Opening Round:

Pamela- $500
Angela- $100
Marc- $500

The second round will use the two blue presents.

R2 Prize (Big Box): Trip to St. Kitts ($6,204)

R2:

Pamela- TRIP
Marc- $100 ($600)

In the final round, there are three red presents. Two of them have ZONKS, while one holds the car.

CAR: FIAT 500 MT (Curtain #2)

BAILOUT

Had she gone on...she would've won the FIAT.

Jonathan's Fast Deal (dressed as another tree): NO to Winter Wonderland package ($1,200)- Trip to Smugglers' Notch ($10,542)

Brittany's FD (dressed as a deviled egg): $500, "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" present or Curtain #3?
PICK: CURTAIN #3- inmodelhome.com living room w/ ClassicFlame electric fireplace & SAMSUNG 46" HDTV ($7,850)
Present- Reindeer/clown nose

(Note: Jingling bells have been added to the ZONK cue for today only.)

Leslie's FD: Money, Mrs. Claus present or Curtain #2?
PICK: CURTAIN #2- Donkey reindeer amongst a snowy background on a green screen
Present- Beverly Hills shopping spree w/ $1K in shopping money ($3,200)

Nicole's FD (dressed as a holly berry): NO to Christmas house figurine (Jonathan)($1K; she wants to pay off $300 worth of credit card bills w/ that)- Pair of designer shoes for each of "The 12 Days of Christmas" ($6,103)

Lauren & Elan Pike's Story Time Deal (she's dressed as a black/red/white cheerleader; he's dressed as a blue/white football player): Curtain #1 or Stocking A?
PICK: CURTAIN #1- His/her VESPA S-50s ($7,578)(Stocking A: $500)

Finding themselves in the Head-to-Head For a Car Game are Kanita (who's holding a Teddy Bear) & Adrienne (dressed as a red present).

Curtains:

Kanita: #2
Adrienne: #3
OFFERS: $800, $1K, $1,200, $1,300, $1.5K, $1,800, $2K, $2,300, $2.5K, $2,700, $3K, $3,300, $3.5K, $3,700, $3,800, $4K, $4,100- THAT'S ENOUGH FOR KANITA

#3- Cardboard car w/ Santas inside (#2: Ford Fiesta Sedan)

Video Bonus: Clip of the start of the next deal

Velisha's FD: $700, "Miracle on 34th Street" present or SB (Jonathan)?
PICK: SB- Poison ivy wreath
Present- Five-night NYC shopping trip ($7,868)

Matthew's FD (he's from S.F. & dressed as an armchair quarterback): Same amount, "I'll Be Home For Christmas" present or Curtain #1?
PICK: CURTAIN #1- Christmas cookie kitchen ($4,591)
Present- $600 travel gift card

The last player on "Deal" this year's Betty (who has a wreath over her head) & she has a chance to win a $3K golden ring & the same value in cash. Tiffany's presiding over five different golden rings; four of them are worth $200 or less. She chooses #5 & turns down $1.5K. Let's find out how much they're all worth:

#1- $22
#2- $68
#3- $78
#4- $110
#5- SPRIG OF HOLLY! (Mon Cheri red spinel/diamond gold ring)

THE BIG DEAL: Elan & Lauren are NOT the final BD winners of 2011 after choosing Door #3, but they are going on a trip to the Mansion On Forsythe Park in Savannah, GA w/ a kindle worth $6,533. #2 had a $3K video gaming suite & I sincerely hope that what was behind #1 wasn't the most expensive BD to date this season...



























































































































































































...NO, but there was $25,250 awaiting in The Bank Vault (this is the first time that an all-cash BD in there has ended in 0 or 5).

Justin correctly tells Jonathan that there are three French hens during "The 12 Days of Christmas" for a $200 payoff to wrap up their year.

TPiR: The First Four on the morning that's two days away from Christmas are Michelle Jones, Dianne Kiel, Lavon Bagdasarian (who shouldn't be related to "Alvin and the Chipmunks" creator Ross Sr.) & this year's NY contestant search winner, Morgan Capezzera. The Holiday Gift Idea of the Day's an LG 3-D 47" HDTV w/ four pairs of glasses (Amber in the clam)("Deck the Halls").

Michelle: $1.5K/Dianne: $700/Morgan: $1,550/Levon: $300

Morgan wins the $1,700 TV & a chance to stand on that green dollar sign to play PAY THE RENT (Rachel). Gwendolyn's standing next to these holiday-themed items ("You & I" by Lady GaGa)- a small can of Bruce's Candied Yams, tic-tac Holiday Mints, a box of 18 Hallmark Christmas Cards w/ envelopes, a fairly bag package of Nabisco Winter Oreos, a bag of 10 bows & a quart of market pantry holiday eggnog.

My House:

Mailbox: Eggnog
Level 2: Oreos & tic-tacs
Level 3: Bows + Yams
Vault: Cards

MORGAN'S HOUSE:

Mailbox: Mints (she'd be out of business already under my rules; Drew previously warned her about the order not necessarily being from least to most expensive)
Level 2: Bows & Yams
Level 3: Cards & Eggnog
Vault: Cookies

WINS $10K

CORRECT HOUSE:

Mailbox: Bows ($4)
Level 2: Eggnog ($2.49) & Yams ($1.89) = $4.38
Level 3: Cookies ($3.79) & tic-tacs ($1.09) = $4.88
Vault: Cards ($4.99)

(Note: The background for the vault product price was gold instead of red.)

The fifth Christmas customer on the day's Mary Harp & the first regular PUFB of the day's some Breville small appliances (Amber & Gwen)("Joy to the World").

Michelle: $851/Dianne: $600/MARY: $850/Levon: $500

Mary, a document analyst in the Air Force, wins a $500 bonus & plays Flip-Flop for an AICO dining room w/ LENOX dinnerware & stemware & a Wisconsin made.com pie every month for a year (Rachel at Door #3)("Headlines" by Drake). Base price:

6572

She Flops to $6,527...not even close.

Plugging in the orange third is Michael Zuraw, Jr. in a wheelchair & the third IUFB's an OnStar FMV review mirror unit (Gwen behind splitting sign)("Tonight, Tonight" by Hot Chelle Rae).

Michelle: $400 (STAGE GARF)/Dianne: $300 (STAGE GARF)/MICHAEL: $450/Levon: $550

ARP: $678

Levon plays That's Too Much for a '12 Volkswagen Jetta S Sedan (Amber at Door #3)(truck/van/convertible cue by Edd Kalehoff)($17,265).

PRICES: $13,112, $15,690, $17,995, $19,801 & $21,590

SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #1:
Levon ($678): Three Quarters
Mary ($1,350): $.85
Morgan ($11,700): 30 + Dime = $.40 (could've left w/ $101,700)

Going to the green podium second is Annette Khodaghoulian & the next one-bid will revolve around a gemvara.com heart-shaped ruby necklace held by Gwen ("Heartbeat" by Fray).

Michelle: $1,250/Dianne: $1K/Michael: $1,251/ANNETTE: $1,200

ARP: $1,313

Michael, a car customizer from Enfield, CT, wins the $3,799 MyBathUSA.com Rainforest 6 steam shower (Amber) & the $1,310 Ocean Kayak package after correctly moving Gwen's One Right Price of $3,799 on the shower ("Domino" by Jessie J)!

Next to occupy the orange spot's Heriberto Ortega (who's wearing a green scarf) & IUFB #5's flowers for a year courtesy of 1-800-flowers.com (Rachel behind rising sign)("In Paris" by Jay-Z & Kanye West).

Michelle: $450/Dianne: $800/HERIBERTO: $750/Annette: $701

ARP: $700

Annette overbid by a buck, so nurse Michelle will play Any Number for either two pairs of AKG by Karman headphones from Quincy Jones (Amber)("Marry the Night" by Lady GaGa) or a '12 Honda Fit AT (Std., Pedals, Organizer, Mats)(Gwen at Door #3)(MDS theme by Michael Karp).

1. 4- Pig ($ 4 . _ _)
2. 5- HONDA ($ 1 _ , _ 5 _)
3. 7- Headphones ($ 7 _ _)
4. 2- HONDA ($ 1 _ , 2 5 _)
5. 6- HONDA ($ 1 6 , 2 5 _)
6. 8- Headphones ($ 7 _ 8)
7. 3- WINS HONDA! ($16,253)

Headphones: $798
Left behind in Scrooge's Piggy Bank: Four dollars & a dime

Andrea Elzy from USC is last on Santa George's list & here's the last PUFB from the show's C.T. on George's podium, a Canon digital SLR camera package (another rendition of "Joy to the World"). Dianne's in TERRIBLE positioning heading into this final one-bid round.

ANDREA: $920/Dianne: $2K (SUICIDE WILLY)/Heriberto: $921/Annette: $1.5K

GOING TO THE GRINCH'S CLUBHOUSE- Dianne

ARP: $1,360

Heriberto will have to spin The Big Wheel second in SCSD #2 if he can rescue Santa Hans in Cliff-Hangers & win this six-night trip to the Atlante Hotels in Rome (Rachel at Door #4)("Not Over You" by Gavin Degraw) worth $10,630. Gwen's the keeper of the SPs ("Just a Kiss" by Lady Antebellum).

Salt & pepper shakers: $5- $23 ($7 left)
Dishwasher & microwave-safe snowman stoneware creamer/sugar holder: $21 (ARP: $30)
Stocking: $34

DQs: 2 (both garfs)

I would've switched the positions for both of the day's car Pricing Games.

SCSD #2:
Heriberto ($1,383): $.55
Michael ($6,422): $.65
Michelle ($16,953; first spin of $.55 was a DUD): Two 30s

SHOWCASE #1:

Door #1 ("Train Depot" by Edd for first prize only)- Two train sets & a six-night trip to the Ye Olde England Inne in Stowe, VT (also includes two tickets on a one-hour ride on The Polar Express)
Door #3- Pair of ski-doo Skandric Tundras ("Car Slide" by Edd)

MICHAEL PASSES TO MARY; MARY BIDS $17.5K ON TRIP/SNOWMOBILES SHOWCASE- POSSIBLE STAGE GARF (well, at least we'll go a Christmas Week unscathed without a Double Overbid for the first time since Season 35)

MY BID FOR TRIP/SNOWMOBILES SHOWCASE: $27,345

MICHAEL'S SHOWCASE (Door #2)("Saxy Showcase" by Edd for first two prizes only):

Left- lenovo laptop (Amber)
Right- $2K
Inside- '12 Scion tC (Rachel)("Stereo Hearts" by Gym Class Heroes featuring Adam Levine)

MICHAEL BIDS 21 GRAND ON CASH/CAR SHOWCASE

MY BID FOR CASH/CAR SHOWCASE: $22,322

Prices:

Mary: $19,612
Michael: $23,084- WIN BY $28!

Michael goes away w/ $29,506 in cash & prizes.

TODAY'S PG RECORD: 2-3-1
TOTAL WINNINGS: $61,570

WoF: It's another dramatic-filled Friday show, starting w/ a Phrase Toss-Up:

_ _ C K / Y _ _ R

B A _ _

Tarique says the words John Davidson would say if somebody won a trip w/ the Secret Square on "The New Hollywood Squares", "PACK YOUR BAGS", to get the night's first thousand bucks. The last panel before Christmas:

Tarique Connelly (Philadelphia)- A ticket agent for a major airline who's visited about 25 countries in the past three years & has learned Spanish while working w/ a few Spanish-speaking workers
Melissa Butler (Ootlewah, TN)- A dental assistant & bass fisher who's been married for six years & has a three-year-old girl named Abby
Debra Lowman (Bluffton, SC)- A realtor/bank director married to Dan who has three stepchildren & four grandchildren & a favorite seafood of shrimp

Some Fictional Characters are what make up the $2K T-U board:

_ A N S E _ / _ _ D

_ _ _ _ E _

Tarique triples w/ "HANSEL AND GRETEL".

The last featured Great Escape's to The Fairmont Chateau Whistler worth $5,800 & the subject of the MidNite Jackpot Round's What Are You Doing? His first called letters are the $450 N & the $500 G at the end of the first word, then he buys the I next to it & two E's, calls a T to get the SpaFinder gift tag & purchases an O before he Free Plays three A's to finish the vowels off for the puzzle. After a $500 H for the green 1/2 KIA, he Bankrupts out on the Million Dollar Wedge's left part to lose the plate he just collected & $1,700 in cash & gift certificate. Melissa then spins the natural Bankrupt next to the Wild Card, followed by Debra w/ the other such Bankrupt. Tarique next calls a $500 S & four L's to multiply that amount by five & we have...

_ L A _ I N G

_ O _ / A L L

T H E / _ A _ _ L E S

...he ain't necessarily PLAYING FOR ALL THE MARBLES, but he solves this puzzle as well to go to $5.5K.

BANKRUPTS: 3 (Everybody)
LEFT BEHIND IN THE GRINCH'S JACKPOT: $7,950

(Note: The last shout-out of the week comes from the contestant coordinator section.)

A TV Quote's necessary for this Mystery Round. First from Melissa is the same Bankrupt of the MDW from the past round, so that's her second of the night. Secondly from Debra's lips are two FP I's but then a dud of M. Third, Tarique calls a $450 D to complete the second word & buys four E's before Bankrupting next to $3.5K to lose the $200 remainder because of his second Bankrupt of the evening. On her third spin of the wheel, Melissa lands on $550 & calls three T's for triple that figure & buys two O's, followed by a $900 trio of L's & an $800 H & I think you're gonna get a kick out of this board...

_ _ T

I ' D / L I _ E / T O

_ O L _ E / T H E

_ _ _ _ L E

...after saying this without the first word in order to try to guess at the solution, she literally says the whole line of "PAT, I'D LIKE TO SOLVE THE PUZZLE" to claim $3,100.

SOLE DUD: $300 M (Debra)
BANKRUPTS: 2 (Melissa & Tarique)

Is Debra about to get on the board in this Prize Puzzle Round & take first place in the process? We'll know soon as we get to work on a Movie Title, but she's spun Lose a Turn already. Tarique secondly gets up there two FP I's (I knew it already at this point), an $800 T, a couple E's, a $300 S, an A & a U before saying the same solution from the prior round...

I T ' S / A

_ _ _ _ E _ _ U _

_ I _ E

...unfortunately, he goofs by saying "IT'S A BEAUTIFUL LIFE", so he may have just lost an additional $350, a potential trip to NYC & the lead as a result. Afterwards, Melissa gets the other 1/2 KIA w/ two L's for $1K & a $500 D while on FP & we now have displayed...

I T ' S / A

_ _ _ D E _ _ U L

L I _ E

...she steals "IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE" for $1.5K & a stay at not anywhere in The Big Apple, but rather at the Caribe Hilton in San Juan w/ a $5,100 value, for a new leading score of $9,700 in cash & Puerto Rico.

SOLE LaT: Debra
SOLE DQ: Tarique (blown solve)

FINAL SPIN ID OF THE WEEK: RH8556873 (Richard H.)

I'm not sure if this $3K T-U Place has anything to do w/ Christmas, but we're about to know:

D A _ C E

S T U D _ O

Melissa gets DANCE STUDIO to take herself to $12,700 in cash & trip.

Things is possibly the last maingame topic of the week. She leads off w/ a $300 T & three E's, followed by the three S's for an extra $2,700, the double O's but then the Bankrupt next to where the WC formerly was to steal $2.5K; that's her third & likely final one tonight. Next, Debra calls for a C & gets two for a C-note, then a $300 P, a $900 N & an A purchase follow...

_ _ N O C _ _ A _ S / &

T E _ E S C O P E S

...before she solves BINOCULARS & TELESCOPES for her first $1,950.

SOLE BANKRUPT: Melissa

The real Last Chance Round topic of the match's Fun & Games & consonants are worth $1,300 a pop. After Tarique takes an N...

T _ R _ _ _ N _

D _ R T S

...he's THROWING DARTS to the tune of $2,600, but that missolve ultimately has done him in; he still leaves w/ $8,100. Debra has her $1,950 & Melissa's won it w/ $12,700 in cash & vacation.

All told, $22,750 in cash & vacationing has been won two nights before Christmas.

TONIGHT'S BANKRUPT TRASH (excluding cardboard): $4,400 in cash & gift tag

Maxwell House Big Money Round Last Chance Saloon #5: Melissa's envelope comes from the & and let's see if she solves these Things, starting like this:

_ _ _ R

_ _ E S

HDPA gives her...

_ _ _ R

A _ E S

...does she pull out the FOUR ACES despite the category not being Fun & Games?...










































































































































...NO, SHE SAYS NOTHING AT ALL & WE'VE BEEN SCROOGED ON THIS SHOW FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THREE YEARS; she also loses the $50K. W/ that, she'll have to settle for $12,700 in cash & Puerto Rico.

J!: These people are here to stop Jason Keller from becoming the newest superchamp:

Erin Arlow (Portland, OR)- Stay-at-home mom
Sara Plant (Redondo Beach, CA)- Travel specialist

Friday's First Dozen Categories:

ANIMAL TYPES
AN ABBREVIATED STORY
GERMAN CHANCELLORS SINCE WWII
SEE FOOD
THE NBA FINALS MVP (to honor the start of an abbreviated NBA season beginning on Christmas Day)
STOP THAT RACKET

Jason's got himself a Daily Double attached to the $600 clue related to those German Chancellors Since WWII. He's in early Lock Game Territory w/ $3,600, while Erin has four bills & Sara has two. He places a $2K wager on this answer:

As Chancellor from 1982 to 1988, Helmut Kohl presided over the reunification of Germany in this year.

"What is 1991?"...one year too late, so down to $1,600 he goes. He adds $400 back before the halfway point in the round; Erin trails him by the amount Sara has now, $600. Time runs out before we can see either the $200, $600 & $800 See Food clues.

SOLE ATTEMPTED TS: $600 (Stop That Racket)
SOLE UNATTEMPTED TS: $800 (An Abbreviated Story)
TOTAL LACH TRASH: $1,400

Scores After Jeopardy! Round:

Jason: $4,800
Sara: $800
Erin: $3,400

Double Jeopardy! Lineup:

THE DREIDEL WILL ROCK
THE PULITZER PRIZE FOR FICTION
GOING THE DISTANCE
WHAT'S UP, "ESSE"?
GEMSTONES
STOP THAT RACKET!

Jason, Stop That Racket! That's because he's just found another DD behind that category's next-to-last clue w/ him a bit deeper in LGT at $13,200; Sara's $1K ahead of Erin $4,400-$3,400 in the race for second place. For an extra $2K again:

The old-time illegal lottery called this game employed runners to take bets.

He knows NOTHING about The Numbers Game, so he slips to $11,200. Exactly halfway through the round, Erin starts to go DD Hunting in the center of The Pulitzer Price For Fiction...but the champ just finished the DD Sweep after picking the $800 Gemstones answer & it's just about over w/ him at $15,600, followed by Sara w/ $3,200 & Erin w/ $1,800. This time, he bets $1,400.

The Aztecs prized this blue-green gemstone & a double-headed serpent mosaic of it is an icon of their art.

"What is Turquoise?"...the third time's the charm for him in that department to end the round w/ $17K! The last three clues there get left in the snow.

ATTEMPTED LACH TRASH: $2,800 (The Pulitzer Prize For Fiction)
UNATTEMPTED LACH TRASH: $3K
TOTAL DJ! LACH TRASH: $5,800

Post-DJ! Totals:

Jason: $17K (LG!!!)
Sara: $3,200
Erin: $1,800

CORYAT SCORES:

Jason: $20,400
Sara: $3,200
Erin: $1,800

FINAL JEOPARDY! SUBJECT: Political Words.

16th Century British farmers notching their livestock for identification led to this term for an item set aside for a specific purpose.

ERIN:
Response: "What is pork barrel"
Wager: $1,401
Final score: $399

SARA:
Response: "What is earmarking?"
Wager: $400
Final score: $3,600 (she leaves w/ the $2K)

JASON:
Response: "What is earmark?"
Wager: $3K
NEW SUPERCHAMP W/: $20K

Jason's jumped to $147K as a six-time champ!!!

Millionaire (Broadway Giveaway Week Finale; last new episode until January 9):

Conclusion of Last Full Game of the Week
$1K Question Game

Episode ratings:

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