1/12/2012 Results

LMaD: Sindiu (dressed as a shower curtain) is playing Panic Button for at least $1K &/or:

Curtain #1: Cupcake kitchen ($2,530)("Yummy" by Gwen Stefani)
Curtain #2: VESPA LX-50 w/ helmets ($4,529)("Set Fire To the Rain" by Adele)
Curtain #3: inmodelhome.com living room group ($6,205)("Self At Home" by Gym Class Heroes featuring Neon Hitch)

1. #3- LIVING ROOM
2. #6- VESPA (turns down $500)
3. #4- STILL IN THE GAME

She'll go for a total of $14,264 worth of cash & goodies.

BONUS: B- PERFECT ROUND!

Meeting the Honorable Judge Tiffany on this day's Debra (dressed as an Indian).

Key Clues:

Small Box (in front of Curtain #2)(Wayne): Fly to where kings have slept
Big Box (Jonathan): Party w/ swimming trunks

She thinks her potential vacation resides inside the BB...well, the SB had one to Graceland ("Jailhouse Rock" by Elvis Presley) & she loses $1,300 to the elephant on a jet ski amongst a green screen.

Timothy (who's an orthodontist's assistant dressed as a Station 44 firefighter) is the next original trader.

Timothy's (First) Round: BB- Pair of HDTVs ($2,350)("Pumped Up Kicks" by Foster the People)

Karyn's (First) Round (dressed as a beauty queen): $100 bankrolls

Darreli's Round (who's holding a plush blue dragon): SB (Jonathan)($1,300)- Cheeseburger shoes

Karyn's Final Round: Bankrolls- $360 ($120 each)(CURTAIN #1: Hyundai Accent GLS)("Shut Up and Drive" by Rihanna)

Starting out w/ $500 apiece are Emma & Chelsy (dressed as a banana).

Emma's First Round: SB (Jonathan)- Laura Geller makeup products ($2,022)("It Girl" by Jason Derulo)
Chelsy's First Round: CURTAIN #2- Ultimate fashion makeover ($3,525)("You Da One" by Rihanna)

THE BIG RISK (Silver Envelope): Chelsy (Emma leaves w/ $3,022 in cash & prizes)- Roach motel

Yesenia (dressed as a laundry hamper) plays the $7 Seven Envelopes Deal for the 2012 Nissan Sentra 2.0 worth $16,972 (Curtain #3)("Heartbeat" by Fray).

ENVELOPES: #2, #7, #5 & #1

1. #2- $2
2. #5- $2
3. #7- BUCK

She decides to...make the BAILOUT for a trip to The Inn at Loreto Bay in Mexico (Curtain #1)("Headlines" by Drake) & $500, $3,936 in total.

#1- BUCK

Kaye's playing a brand new game for $5K. On the board are these five facts:

A: Beyonce's "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" hits #1 on Billboard's Hot 100
B: Johnny Depp debuts as Jack Sparrow in the first "Pirates of the Caribbean" movie
C: Boston Rob proposes to Amber at "Survivor: All-Stars" finale
D: twitter's introduced publicly
E: Suri Cruise's born

For each event occurring before '05 that she chooses, the $5 that starts in the bank will be multiplied by 10. But behind the two false statements are ZONKs.

GUESSES: A, D & E

A- 0 ($50)

She declines a $2,095 recumbent exercise bike (CURTAIN #2)("Work Out" by J. Cole) at least for the moment, even though she says she needs that.

D- 0 ($500)

She's going all the way.

E- PERFECT ROUND #2! ($5K)

THE BIG DEAL: Chelsy's going to try to keep our PERFECT BD WEEK bid alive today by taking Door #3...YES- she's going to both the willowsLODGE in Washington Wine Country & the Paresa Resort (Kamala) Phuket in Thailand & we're throwing in some luggage, making her BD worth $24,536!

#1- Home office ($5,715)
#2- BBQ ($2,199)

In this morning's Quickie Deals, Lisa pulls out an ATM receipt w/ Lularin (they're both dressed as Hawaiians) & after talking w/ the producers, Wayne accepts it for $200. Jesse doesn't pocket $200 in birthday money, though, when he doesn't present Tiffany w/ a valet parking ticket.

TPiR: Let's get things rollin' w/ Dawnetta Smith, Lawrence Bradigan, John Munen & Janet Lopez before the first IUFB's announced while George's holding it, the iPad2 ("Wish You Here Here" by Avril Lavigne).

Janet: $575/John: $599/Lawrence: $645/Dawnetta: $555

ARP: $698

Lawrence from Strongsville, OH is the second player this season to play TRIPLE PLAY! First offered are two Chevrolets- the '12 Sonic 2LS HB (Rachel at Door #1) & the '12 Colorado (Manuela at Door #2). But if he does it all from us, he'll also bank the '12 Dodge Journey SE (Amber at Door #3). Incidentally, a '12 Grand Caravan SE (Std., Conn.) was given away in the Showcases yesterday- that's the first van they've successfully awarded since late in Season 36 (also, the Journey was given away at the end of the Thanksgiving episode).

SONIC (Std., Paint):

$16,014
$19,970

He's on his way by choosing $16,014- the ARP's $16,660.

COLORADO (Std., AT, Prot):

$17,055
$19,261
$21,460

I fear he'll choose $21,460...but he doesn't! The ARP's $19,894.

JOURNEY (Std.):

$21,230
$22,900
$23,881
$24,980

He completely misses it w/ $24,980- it's just $21,795.

(Note: Drew didn't reveal the prices for the first two automobiles.)

Coming down fifth's Crystal Jackson & the second IUFB offered this morning would've been more appropriate to offer just before TP- the GARMIN nuvi (Manuela & Rachel)("Pass At Me" by Timbaland feat. Pitbull & Bruno Mars).

Janet: $400 (STAGE GARF)/John: $401/CRYSTAL: $375 (STAGE GARF)/Dawnetta: $300 (STAGE GARF)

Just unemployed John wins the $598 device by default & plays Squeeze Play for a Kawasaki Versys motorcycle (Amber at Door #3)("Domino" by Jessie J). Board:

76949

He removes the six on his second instinct...

$ 7 9 4 9

...but his first guess of the four would've won it for him, so he's also way off the mark.

Doing the duty to "Come on Down" sixth is Rita Bollier & PUFB #3's that Brunswick V-Force air hockey table (Amber & Manuela at Door #3)("Young, Wild & Free" by Wiz Khalifa & Snoop Dogg feat. Bruno Mars).

Janet: BUCK/RITA: $1,363/Crystal: $831/Dawnetta: $1,400

ARP: $999

Win or lose in this next Pricing Game, Crystal will spin The Big Wheel third. It's time to Make Your Move, ma'am- this lady may win a lemonade drank canister (Rachel), a gas grill (Rachel) & a Beachcomber Hot Tub (Manuela at Door #2). Show me those numbers:

995581367

Final answers...

995581367

...win!

SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #1:
John ($598): 40 + 30 = $.70
Lawrence ($698): $.70
Crystal ($7,874): 30 + 40 = $.70

THREE-WAY SPINOFF:
John: WINS $1K & SHOWCASE BERTH
Lawrence: $.85 (could've left w/ $59,047)
Crystal: $.55

John's last spin of the wheel's worth...a dime.

Orange player #3's Jack Nissel (who Drew was talking w/ just before the preceding commercial break) & the fourth GUFB's a pair of Canon digital cameras (ceiling)("Blackout" by Breathe Carolina).

Janet: $600/Rita: $551/JACK: $425/Dawnetta: $550

Janet just won a $500 bonus & goes to the Check-Out stand for a shot at a six-night Discover Galapagos Cruise worth $10,880 (Amber at Door #3)("In Paris" by Jay-Z & Kanye West). Today's groceries ("Just a Kiss" by Lady Antebellum) are the Diamond Party Picks, Arm & Hammer Pure Baking Soda, Sunbelt Banana Nut Granola Cereal, Kool-Aid Grape Bursts & Vaseline cocoa butter deep conditioning lotion.

Guesses:

Picks: $1.5
Baking Soda: $3.25
Cereal: $4
Drinks: $2.5
Lotion: $5
TOTAL GUESS: $16.25

ANSWERS:

Picks: $1.29
Baking Soda: $1.09
Cereal: $2.59
Drinks: $1.59
Lotion: $4.59

ACTUAL TOTAL: $11.15

The next participant's Michelle Lee from Ithaca College & the next one-bid deals w/ a Marc Jacobs leather handbag & a pair of Tom Ford sunglasses (Rachel in front of Contestant's Row)("Tonight is the Night" by Outasight).

MICHELLE: $525/Rita: $800/Jack: $850/Dawnetta: $526

ARP: $738

Dawnetta, the last of the First Four (& is a social worker from Kansas but originally from Ft. Worth), plays Coming or Going for a home theater that includes the SAMSUNG 46" 3-D HDTV (Manuela at Door #3)("Not Over You" by Gavin Degraw).

Coming: $6,915
Going: $5,196

She's Coming...back to her own seat.

George's last called name happens to be Laura Matters & this plays a factor in the final one-bid round- a VocoPro Champion karaoke machine set (Amber at Door #5)("Stereo Hearts" by Gym Class Heroes feat. Adam Levine).

Michelle: $575/Rita: $775/JACK: $778/Laura: $450

ARP: $1K

Because of Janet's $500 IUFB bonus win earlier, Jack, an electrician from Philadelphia, can avoid spinning second in the upcoming SCSD if he can Line 'em Up for the '12 Scion xB (Std., Luxicare, Mats)(Amber at Door #2)(MDS theme by Michael Karp for the Scion, "Super Bass" by Nicki Minaj for the rest). Board:

1
?- $798, a couple of red sumo beanbag chairs (Rachel)
?- $79, de BUYER vegetable slicer
?- $725, upright exercise bike (Manuela)
3

He originally had $19,953 to start, but his actual first guess' $19,753...two of the crucial three are right. Does he change to $18,753 right after that...YES!

SCSD #2 (would've been the same lineup even if we had a perfect second half):
Dawnetta ($738): Half-Dollar + 80 = OVER BY THREE DIMES
Janet ($1,100): $.95
Jack ($21,355): 55 + 85 = OVER

RACING SHOWCASE (Rachel)("Moves Like Jagger" by Maroon 5 feat. Christina Aguilera):

In between Doors #2 & #3 in a race car- Six-night trip to the Radisson Phoenix-Chandler w/ a visit to the Bob Bondurant School of High Performance Driving
In Door #2- Challenger SXT (ramp)

JOHN PASSES TO JANET; JANET BIDS $27,852 ON TRIP/CAR SHOWCASE

MY BID FOR TRIP/CAR SHOWCASE: $29,225

JOHN'S TENTS SHOWCASE ("Good Feeling" by Flo Rida):

Door #1- '65 Volkswagen camping van tent package (Manuela)
Door #4- A four-night stay for four in Chicago (Amber)
Door #3- Eclipse RV Evolution X 17 FBS (Manuela)

JOHN BIDS 28 LARGE ON TRIP/TRAILER SHOWCASE- POSSIBLE STAGE WILLY

MY BID FOR TRIP/TRAILER SHOWCASE: $19,995

Final Prices:

John: $29,344
Janet: $39,201

John wins a total of $30,942 in cash & stuff to help him out on his job hunting.

TODAY'S PG RECORD: 2-4
TOTAL WINNINGS: $62,707

WoF: The Alpine Adventures set is tonight's setting. And the first Toss-Up category's a not-so-cold Person:

M _ .

K _ O W - I _ - A _ L

Also the first single from Kelly Clarkson's new album "Stronger", Bryant solves "MR. KNOW-IT-ALL" to strike first blood amongst this trio:

Bryant Horowitz (Culver City)- A Psychology PhD student at UCLA married to Jessica for two years & are expecting a baby
Anne Nieminski (North Riverside, IL)- A DuPaul University senior studying Secondary Education who's an aspiring high school English teacher & is the president of Alpha Sigma Alpha
Michelle Combs (Bloomington, IN)- A tennis player married to Todd for over 17 yrs.

The $2K T-U prompt's Around the House:

F _ R _

P I _ L O _ S

Michelle gets some FIRM PILLOWS to take control.

Eggland's Best Jackpot Round topic's Song Lyrics & available on the wheel are a $5K hayneedle.com gift certificate & the jura coffee center courtesy of the gift tag. She first calls for three T's for $1,650, buys four O's & E's & puts up two H's for another six bills, two Free Play I's,
two C's for another nine Benjamins & three L's for $1,800 extra. After that, we have...

_ E L C O _ E / T O

T H E / H O T E L

C _ L I _ O _ _ I _

...she says "WELCOME TO THE HOTEL CALIFORNIA" from The Eagles to take her early first-place score to $6,450.

PERFECT ROUND
LEFT BEHIND IN JACKPOT: $7,400

When Pat says it's Mystery/Before & After Round time, Bryant begins w/ a T good for $600 and an R & two S's for another $3.5K a pop, then his (initial) vowel buys are an E & three A's. Following that are three N's for nine more pictures of Franklin &...

R A N _ _

_ A N _

S A N _ T _ _ E R

...I doubt there's a RANCH HAND SANITIZER, but I know that he's got the lead w/ $12.5K.

PERFECT ROUND #2

A Phrase is what the Prize Puzzle Round's all about on this Thursday night. Up first on Anne's alley are a $550 S but then a dud of T. Secondly, Michelle calls four L's to take the Wild Card but then the Lose a Turn comes around for both her & Bryant. Almost immediately back to Anne, she buys an O but then goes Bankrupt next to top dollar to lose the $300 remainder. Michelle next inserts a Y at the beginning & end of the puzzle for $1,100, a U, two A's & three E's & here's the board now...

Y O U ' L L / S L E E P

L _ _ E / A / _ A _ Y

...my dear, YOU'LL SLEEP LIKE A BABY when we spoil you w/ $350 more & a trip to the Divi South Winds Beach Resort from Hotwire.com worth $5,400; she's $300 behind Bryant.

SOLE DUD: $550 T (Anne)
LaTs: 2 (Michelle & Bryant)
SOLE BANKRUPT: Anne

TONIGHT'S SPIN ID: KB9249634 (Kevin B.)

The theme of the last T-U tonight's Landmark:

_ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ A

_ _ _ _ L

Bryant quickly solves THE PANAMA CANAL to definitely stay in front w/ $15.5K.

Next to be IDed are some Fictional Characters. His opening letters are a $5K T & two E's (including one at the start), but he then Bankrupts out the same way earlier to give back $4,750. Second, Anne lights a $300 N & the obvious A before landing the other Bankrupt to forfeit a $50 bill. Third, Michelle takes a $450 D, an I but then a negative of R. Back to Bryant, he gets up there a couple S's for six hundred bucks, a $500 L, a $300 V & the leftover vowel of O prior to dudding out w/ M. After Anne calls the back-to-back B's for $600...

E L V E S / A N D

_ O B B I T S

...she takes another $400 from the ELVES AND HOBBITS backstage & is now on the board.

DUDS: $300 M (Bryant), $600 R (Michelle)
BANKRUPTS: 2 (Bryant & Anne)

Food & Drink's on the Last Chance Menu this go-round w/ the consonants valued at...$1,350 each. Two called C's later...

C _ _ _ _ / C _ _ _ S _

F R _ _ S

...Bryant eats some CHILI CHEESE FRIES for $5,400 worth of icing on his cake that amounts to $20,900! Michelle goes out the door w/ $12,200 in cash & Bahamas & Anne has a non-gooseegged grand.

$34,100 in cash & trip has been sent out of the studio so far on this show.

DUDS: M (Anne), T (Michelle)

TONIGHT'S BANKRUPT TRASH: $5,050

Big Money Round #79: Bryant's Bonus Wheel whirl concludes on the single-star & this is the RSTLNE he gets on this Phrase:

_ _ S T

_ R _ _ S _ N _

GPCI gives him...

_ _ S T

_ R _ _ S I N G

...he's wrong at about the buzzer w/ JUST CRUISING. He'll be JUST BROWSING the $30K he couldn't win & leaves w/ $20,900 of that.

J!: Dan McShane's potential fifth win could come at the expenses of:

Stephanie Walker (Richmond Heights, OH)- Museum archivist
Brandon Libby (Mt. Ephraim, NJ)- Actor/Philly fan stormer

First Category Lineup:

DID YOU GET THE NUMBER OF THAT SYMPHONY?
BUSINESS BIGGIES
MEDAL OF FREEDOM ATHLETES
WORLD POTPOURRI
LITERARY CHARACTER PERSONAL TRAINER
SPELL IT: -ABLE OR -IBLE?

Dan's slightly in Lock Game Territory at the first timeout w/ $4,400; Stephanie has $1,800 & Brandon's got a grand. But Stephanie closes the gap, $4,200-$3,200, by the time she finds the Daily Double under the $800 Literary Character Personal Trainer. She'll wager double the face value of this clue, so this could put her in the lead:

OK, Mr. "Christmas Carol" ghost! Time to use that chain you "forged in life"; "link by link" for resistance work!

"Who is Jacob Marley?"...first place's hers for the moment w/ $4,800. Time runs out before the last clue under Did You Get the Number of the Last Sympony? clue can be reached, but she's up to $7,200 at the time's up beeper; Dan has $4,800 & Brandon's going first in Double Jeopardy! at $1,800.

LACH TRASH (all attempted): $1,600

DJ! Subjects:

SOLVE FOR EX
HISTORY
PIC THE CRITTER
WINDMILLS
U.S.A.
IT'S GOOD TO BE "KING"

Stephanie's lead is temporarily History, but she wraps up that category w/ her second DD of the match; she's $400 behind Dan's $10,400, while Brandon's deep in last w/ $2,200. For another three G's & the lead back:

In 1720, Victor Amadeus II of Savoy gave Sicily to Austria in exchange for this other large island.

"What is Sardinia?"...yes indeed & she's up to $13K. But Brandon could seriously get into this game w/ the U.S.A.-ending DD & $8,200; Stephanie's slid to $11,800 & the champion's back in front of the pack w/ $13,600. Brandon also makes a $3K gamble:

From 1863-1865, this Northern Louisiana city served as the Confederate state capital.

"What is Shreveport?"...he got it for $11,200. Not enough time for either the middle Windmills or the $1,600 Pic the Critter answers.

SOLE TS (unattempted): $2K (Pic the Critter)

Going into the Final:

Dan: $18,800
Brandon: $11,200
Stephanie: $13,400

CORYAT SCORES:

Dan: $18,800
Brandon: $10,200
Stephanie: $11,600

FINAL JEOPARDY! CATEGORY: Women Authors.

One of the two American women authors nominated for The Nobel Prize for Literature in 1938.

Brandon Libby put "Who is Margaret Mitchell"...good for $8K more & $19,200 total. Stephanie Walker actually wrote "Who is Harper Lee?"...NOT the other one & she plummets to $400, so she'll leave w/ $1K after a nicely-played game by her. Dan McShane had "Who is (Eudora) Welty?" & this is for his fifth win & a total this evening of $27,601...NO, the other author was Pearl Buck & Brandon has completed the comeback win. Dan leaves w/ $64,001 & maybe we'll see him again.

W: Tonight's Winter episode- "Ice, Ice, Baby".

Qualifier Rundown: Snowboard Halfpipe/Snow Boot (featuring a trapeze)/Big Balls (w/ the $500 small moose bonus)/Snowfall/Avalanche Alley

Notables:

Christian "Movie Award Lookalike" Debernadi: 8:11.8
Abner "Country Strong" Ramirez: 2:48.4 (second-fastest time of the week)

The other 11 going on to Pain in the Ice are Amanda "The Mole" Vandermolen, Kyle "Paint Salesman" Davisson, Michelle Assadri, Matthew Borton, Chelsey Coffman, Austin "M.C. Cashmere Luxury" James, Carleigh "Wonder Woman" Smith, Ovtavio Quevedo, Karl "The Tijuana Jailbird" Bowers, Carly Berryhill & Sky "The Boneman" Bartlett.

Advancing to The Cold-Hearted Snake:

1. Carleigh
2. Amanda
3. Karl
4. Austin
5. Kyle
6. Abner

FINALISTS: Austin, Abner & Kyle

THE WIPEOUT ZONE:

Abner- 14:40.96

Austin- 8:24.93

Kyle- LOSS ON FINAL OBSTACLE

Millionaire (Cruise In & Win Week, Day 4):

Conclusion of Francis Salazar's Game
One Question Game of the Day
Game 2

Episode ratings:

8: "Wipeout"
7: Everything else