3/6/2012 Results

CC: Tuesday morning's first episode's titled "Take It or Leave It".

The first desired destination's Puttanesca on 56th Street & Ninth Avenue & the cabbies for this 35-block DOUBLE RIDE are Anita & Miriam.

$100 Round:
1. Usually coral pink when healthy, what part of the mouth's known among dentists as the gingiva?
Guess: Gums- CORRECT ($100)
2. Popular w/ chefs, what brand of clog-like footwear has introduced a bright-orange bistro edition named for Mario Batali?
Mobile Shout-Out: Anita's brother Jon
Guess: Clogs- X (A: Crocs, which was Miriam's guess)
3. A staple of car exhaust & second-hand smoke, what toxic gas' represented by the chemical formulas CO?
Guess: Carbon monoxide- YES INDEED ($200)
4. Created by A.A. Milne, what bear of very little brain earns over $5.6 Million a year in merchandising according to Forbes?
Guess: Winnie the Pooh- RIGHT ($300)

$200 Round:
1. According to the American Meteorological Society, what's the common term for a light snow shower lasting for only a short period of time?
Guess: Snowburst- XX (A: Flurry)
2. Described as "corporate rock commercialism", what single by Starship did Blender Magazine name "The Most Awesomely Bad Song Ever"?
Street S-O: Midtown West man
LOSS (A: "We Built This City")

Don, Kris, Scott & Andrew have 34 blocks to go to the 114th & Frederick Douglass Circle.

$50 Round:
1. Boasting chivalry & a cash bar, what themed restaurant chain maintains a ranch in Texas to house all of its knights' steeds?
Guess: Medieval Place (A: Medieval Times)
2. Deemed less credit-worthy than the Isle of Man or Luxembourg, the U.S. lost what top-tier rating from S & P last year (which is also an acronym for a long-time car organization)?
Guess: AAA- YES ($50)
3. Providing backup in all 50 states, what U.S. reserve force traces its roots to the 17th Century militia of the Massachusetts Bay Colonies?
Guess: National Guard- RIGHT ($100)
4. Sharing its name w/ a naval vessel, what classic computer game has been criticized in some nations for insensitivity to mine victims?
Guess: Battleship- XX (A: Minesweeper)(Blocks Left: 20)

$100 Round:
1. In humans, the central nervous system consists of the brain & what tubal bundle of nervous tissue?
Guess: Spinal cord- CORRECT ($200)(BL: 15)
2. Once advertised as a weight-loss aid, the Cestoda's a flat-segmented parasite more commonly known by what name?
Guess: Tapeworm- RIGHT ($300)(BL: 8)
3. When it launched in 2000, what home & lifestyle magazine did Martha Stewart dismissively refer to as "real stupid"?
Guess: "Real Simple"- RIGHT ($400)
Final Question: Overcoming a modest start in Kennebunkport, what natural toothpaste brand cleaned up in 2006 when it was bought for $100 Billion?
Guess: Toms (of) Maine- RIGHT ($500)

$200 Round:
1. Last year, it was revealed that Libya's Muammar Gaddafi kept a large photo album devoted solely to what former U.S. Cabinet member?
Guess: Condoleeza Rice- RIGHT AGAIN ($700)(BL: 2)
Final Question: W/ a name inspired by the Roman God of Love, what kitschy, collectible dolls were based on illustrations from Ladies Home Journal?
Guess: Cupid dolls- WINS $900

Attempting to cruise 32 blocks to 43rd & Ninth are the couple of Rob & Kristina...they've got one strike after their first round & have 19 blocks between them & their target.

$100 Round:
1. Once a '12 Presidential hopeful, what former Minnesota governor has a section on his website called "Meet TPaw"?
Guess: Tim Pawlenty- RIGHT ($250)
2. Fueled by oil reserves near the Orinoco River, what South American nation was one of the five founding members of OPAC?
Guess: Venezuela- RIGHT ($350)
3. Originally used to carry coal, the U.S.S. Langley was refitted w/ a flat deck in 1920 to become the first U.S. warship of what type?
MSO #2: Kristina's brother-in-law Ryan
Guess: Battleship- XX (A: Aircraft carrier)
RED LIGHT CHALLENGE: In case you get kicked to the curb, don't worry- walkscore.com named NYC the most walkable U.S. city. Name six of the next seven cities on that list.
Correct cities given: Chicago, S.F., Boston & Miami (FL)
Others: Philadelphia, Seattle & Washington, D.C.
FQ: Sold in two-ounce shots, what beverage has marketed itself as the cure for mornings & the solution to the 2:30 feeling?
Guess: 5-hour ENERGY- RIGHT ($450)

VIDEO BONUS: This is vintage footage of a rough & tumble race that's made a splash at the Olympics for over a century. Alluding to the equestrian sport that inspired it, what's the name of this obstacle-ridden event?

They win this $900 Steeplechase!

"Cabs are Here!":

Because she's got a case of hippophobia, Lindsay seriously wants to go straight down 30 blocks to 20th & Ninth St...but thanks to a failed MSO to dad Rick Frick two questions in, it doesn't happen & she loses at the start of her $100 Round.

Tracy, Mark, Jeff & Greg are playing a 45-block game to The Harrison, a restaurant located on Greenwich & Harrison...so far, so good after a round & 1/3 of their ride.

$100 Round:
1. In a particularly memorable amazon review, what John Steinbeck novel's summed up as "...dirt, migrating & more dirt"?
Guess: "Grapes of Wrath"- RIGHT ($300)
2. Known as "The Disease of Kings", what painful joint condition's linked to the overconsumption of rich foods like liver & sweetbreads?
Guess: Gout- RIGHT ($400)
RLC #2: From 2000-10, four U.S. Supreme Court Justices were both nominated & confirmed. Name 'em all.
Correct SCJ given: (Elena) Kagan, (John) Roberts, (Samuel) Alito & (Sonia) Sotomayor ($650)(BL: 18)
3. Inspiring the term "Narco-soccer", drug kingpin Pablo Escobar's believed to have bankrolled what country's national soccer team?
Guess: Columbia- RIGHT ($750)(second commercial break taken for this episode)(BL: 8)
4. Putting the ZN in the stock symbol AZN, what company merged w/ Astra AB in '99 to form a pharmaceutical giant?
Guess: Zeneca- RIGHT ($850)

$200 Round:
1. Advertised in the '70s as "A beautiful drink for beautiful people", what diet soda brand was reinvented in '06 as a low-cal energy drink?
Guess: TaB- RIGHT AGAIN ($1,050)
2. Also called the lying-down game, what recent fad requires you to lie stiff as a board in pecuilar places?
Guess: Planking- DITTO ($1,250)
3. Meaning "a really good time" in Cajun, what annual music festival's been held on a Tennessee farm since 2002?
Guess: Bonnaroo- RIGHT AGAIN ($1,450)
FQ: The oldest warship still in commission, the HMS-Victory was Lord Nelson's flagship in what famous battle?
Guess: Battle of Trafalgar- SWEEP! ($1,650)

Will they go for a new season-high...YES, THEY WILL!

$3,300 VIDEO BONUS: Centuries before the advent of Uggs, the indigenous people of the Arctic have kept warm w/ these cold, leather boots made of animal skins. Derived from a Yupik worn meaning "bearded seal", what's the term for this traditional footwear?

The Mukluks...ARE RIGHT FOR THE 3,300 BUCKS, ALREADY TYING LAST YEAR'S HIGH!

Stewart & Mickie (who says she watches the syndicated "Cab" reruns at 3 AM & 3:30 AM) are on a 36-block joyride to 36th & Ninth...but their end result's NOT so joyous- they strike out after a bad MSO to Stewart's brother Bill & give up $250.

TPiR: Well folks, before I begin this recap, I would like to announce a few directorial changes made by Dimich- the split-screen arrow's now used for each contestant's second spin in the Showcase Showdowns in addition to the Bonus Spins & the Showcase grand total graphic's now in a silver Helvicita font & pops up & rotates from left before ending back in the middle of our screens.

On George's hit list (he's wearing a shiny turquoise jacket, BTW) to begin their day are Julie Carle, Raymond Putt, Tamara Lytie & Ryan Ellis & what's the first IUFB on this Tuesday? The SAMSUNG 40" 3-D HDTV w/ two pairs of glasses (Rachel in the clam)(IUFB/SP cue by Michael Karp, I think).

Julie: $600/Tamara: $2,200/Ryan: $700/Raymond: $1,299

Raymond, an Internet startup company worker from Santa Monica who's wearing a red T-shirt that says "Our Price Is Always Right!", is $500 richer! And if he can break the current 11-episode car game losing streak...in Spelling Bee (Rachel), he could use that as gas money for a '12 Toyota Corolla AT worth $17,720 (Gwendolyn at Door #3)("Pay the Rent" by Karp).

Freebies: #8 & #21

SPs (Amber):

1. Elite toaster: $25- $41
2. Quart-sized measuring cup: $12- $15 (#29)
3. Five kitchen shears: $50- $37

Behind #8...is an A. Behind #21...is a C. And #29 has...NO R...instead...CAR- THE LONGEST CAR GAME LOSING STREAK IN "PRICE" HISTORY IS OVER!!!!!

(Note: Drew turned over each of the cards in this playing.)

Video Bonus: Car PG Losing Streak OVER!

After that monkey's mercifully off our backs, Janet Ligman exits the audience & the second PUFB's the plessers.com/Weber Genesis gas grill (Amber behind splitting sign).

Julie: $750/Tamara: $699/Ryan: $751/JANET: $2,200

ARP: $899

Ryan from Vegas plays Side By Side for a six-night trip to Outrigger on the Lagoon in Fiji courtesy of Air Pacific (Gwen at Door #2; unlike most trips these days on the program, this one doesn't have any bonuses thrown in)(beach music). The blocks:

93
67

After talking it out w/ the nuts, he locks in $9,367 whether they like it or not...oops.

The sixth person called's Mario Flores from the next-to-front row & the third one-bid's a five-piece triangular dining set (Rachel behind GPT).

Julie: $995/Tamara: $499/MARIO: $450/Janet: $857

ARP: $1,496

Whatever happens in Make Your Move, Julie (a retired sales marketer from Grand Lake, OK who attended Oklahoma State University) has a chance to win a Cuisinart blender/cup set (Gwen), the Le Creuset cookware (Gwen) & a stainless-steel kitchen (Amber at Door #2). Board:

960993697

Her guesses...

960993697

...we're both wrong- she had the blender & kitchen prices reversed.

SCSD #1:
Ryan ($899): 45 + 75 = OVER BY TWO DIMES
Julie ($1,496): WINS $1K & SHOWCASE BERTH
Raymond ($19,534): 35 + 30 = $.65

Julie...wins no more money w/ $.85.

Going red second's Yvonne Bilowus & the fourth GUFB's a Golden West Billiards table (Amber & Gwen at Door #3).

YVONNE: $1,545/Tamara: $1,699/Mario: $1,300/Janet: $100

ARP: $2,400

Tamara from Vista, CA (but originally from Asheville, NC), who's celebrating her husband Charles' birthday, completes the First Four Sweep but WIPES OUT in Danger Price because of the $1,475 LG washer/dryer (Amber).

DELL laptop (Amber)- $559
Pairs of Prada shoes (Rachel)- $3,090
Avanti XFIT 209L treadmill (Rachel)- $2,499

Nicole Santiago's next to come out of the right side of the crowd & the next IUFB's worn by Mr. Gray, a RITMO Mundo Indy Car Collection watch.

Yvonne: $1,100/NICOLE: $600/Mario: $2K/Janet: $500

ARP: $1,600

But $14.5K is NOT enough for Yvonne to even make it past the third digit in Lucky $even for the $17,127 FIAT 500 AT (Amber).

Better luck may await Gregory Voelkel (who's also near the front row) & here's the last one-bid gift today, two FUJIFILM digital cameras (Gwen & Rachel).

GREGORY: $1,102/Nicole: $3K (STAGE WILLY)/Mario: $850/Janet: $1,103

ARP: $862

Mario, who just turned 32, plays Now or Then (the latter this time's July '98) for these things for a year- massages, manicures, pedicures, regular unleaded gas & The Maids maid service (Amber & Rachel at Door #2), all totaling $8,844. On that giant pie this morning are Hidden Valley Ranch marked at $3.79, a small bottle of that Gold Bond Extra Strength lotion marked at $4.93, Bayer aspirin marked at $6.42, a bag of Jolly Time Yellow Pop Corn marked at $1.29, the 46-ounce bottle of V8 marked at $2.39 & the Selsun blue shampoo marked at $7.99.

1. Bayer: NOW
2. Popcorn: THEN
3. V8: THEN- EXACTA!

SCSD #2:
Yvonne ($1,600): 45 + Nickel = Half-Dollar
Tamara ($2,400): $.70
Mario ($9,706): $.70

SPIN-OFF:
Tamara: $.15
Mario: $.75

(Notes: Usually, we see a pan of the audience just before the Showcase Round starts; that wasn't the case for this episode. Also, on some of those occasions this season, no music was played whatsoever after coming back from break.)

SHOWCASE #1:

Left of Door #2- Six-night trip to the Villas of Grand Cypress in Orlando (also includes two passes to Typhoon Lagoon)(Amber)
Inside- '12 Sea-Doo Speedster 150 (white/orange)(Rachel)

MARIO PASSES TO JULIE; JULIE BIDS 23 GRAND ON TRIP/BOAT SHOWCASE

MY BID FOR TRIP/BOAT SHOWCASE: $23,333

MARIO'S GAMES SHOWCASE:

In front of Door #1- Cocktail arcade game table (Gwen)("Saxy Showcase" by Edd Kalehoff)
Door #4- Four-night trip to Luxor Las Vegas (Amber w/ the appropriate music)
Door #3- Six-night vacation to the Sonesta Mano Beach Resort & Casino in St. Maarten (Rachel)

MARIO BIDS $24.5K ON GAMES/TRIPS SHOWCASE- STAGE WILLY (his wife Adrianne wanted him to just bid $24K)

MY BID FOR GAMES/TRIP SHOWCASE: $19,125

Showcase ARPs:

Mario: $19,693
Julie: $26,809

Julie's going away w/ $29,305 in cash & merchandising.

TODAY'S PG RECORD: 2-4
TOTAL WINNINGS: $63,444

WoF: Because of a Super Tuesday update in my area, the first Toss-Up & virtually all of the interviews were pre-empted. We're on the California Coast set.

$1K T-U: Thing

C U _ D L Y

T _ D _ Y / _ E _ R

Laura grabs her CUDDLY TEDDY BEAR to score first. Here are tonight's players:

Laura Cooper (Marblehead, MA)- Floral business owner
Joe Murphy (Ball Ground, GA)- A telecommunications owner & motorcycle racer who's training for his first MMA fight
Kim Stinnett (Signal Mountain, TN)- A Public Guardian (non-profit for the elderly) worker married to Mike for 19 months w/ four children

$2K T-U: Movie Quote

R _ N / F _ _ _ _ _ T !

_ U N !

Kim correctly shouts "RUN FORREST! RUN!"

Tuesday's Prize Wedge: $5K (ally BANK)
Gift Tag: 76

Meineke Jackpot Round: What Are You Doing?

She first calls a $2.5K G & three $500 N's while on the Jackpot, buys three I's, calls two T's for an extra $800 & purchases two E's, then she gets the Wild Card w/ two W's, two A's & the last vowel of O while on Free Play. But after she Loses a Turn, Laura calls a $1K pair of S's but then Bankrupts next to the former WC location. Third, Joe calls up the back-to-back L's for 11 bills & the $450 F...

I N S T A L L I N G

N E W / S O F T W A _ E

...& he's INSTALLING NEW SOFTWARE for $1,550.

SOLE LaT: Kim
SOLE BANKRUPT: Laura
LEFT BEHIND IN SUPER TUESDAY JACKPOT: $10,400

Current Scores:

Kim: $2K (WC)/Laura: $1K/Joe: $1,550

Mystery Round: Same Letter

Laura takes the gas card right away w/ two T's & calls three S's while on the Mystery Wedge in between FP & LaT. She declines $3K...& gets her second Bankrupt of the evening in return. Second, Joe calls a $900 R, purchases three A's & an E, says two N's to stack $7K onto his current stake prior to buying three I's & unfortunately, the sole dud vowel (O). After Kim calls the two G's for the green 1/2 KIA & buys the leftover U...

_ A S _ I N A T I N G

_ A _ T S / &

_ I G U R E S

...she's got some FASCINATING FACTS & FIGURES to get that $250 right back (Pat asked Harry afterwards to clarify if her $750 for the round would be increased to $1K, even though she had a plate).

SOLE DUD: O (Joe)
SOLE BANKRUPT: Laura

Current Scores:

Kim: $3K (1/2 KIA)(WC)/Laura: $1K/Joe: $1,550

Prize Puzzle Round: Proper Name

Joe immediately spins the LaT. Kim secondly hits the same regular Bankrupt & does her version of the current-day "Let's Make a Deal" ZONK cue as she hands over her WC & 1/2 KIA- LOL! Third, Laura calls two L's at $600 an appearance, buys three E's & two A's, lights three R's & two P's for another $900 apiece & buys the quad O's to clean the vowel department out. Following a $350 C, a $1K M pairing & a $300 X...

_ A M E _

E X P L O R E R

M A R C O / P O L O

...she IDs FAMED EXPLORER MARCO POLO for a sizable lead w/ an additional $6,350 & a $7K Hotwire.com trip to The Longemont Shanghai.

SOLE LaT: Joe
SOLE BANKRUPT: Kim

TONIGHT'S SPIN ID: HC03192 (Helen C.)

Current Scores:

Kim: $3K/Laura: $14,350 in cash & China/Joe: $1,550

$3K T-U: Fun & Games

_ _ _ Y I _ G

_ O _ I _ O _ S

Laura has apparently been PLAYING DOMINOES recently, so $17,350's her new total.

Last Chance Round: Occupation

Consonants are all valued at $1,600. After said lady calls a P on the bottom...

R E _ R _ _ E R _ T _ R

R E P _ _ R _ _ N

...no REFRIGERATOR REPAIRMAN is necessary to add $3,200 to her overall bankroll; Joe lost out on $9,600 in that Speed-Up Round.

DUDS: L (Joe), S (Laura)

Final Scores:

Kim: $3K/Laura: $20,550 in cash & China/Joe: $1,550
GT: $25,100

TONIGHT'S BANKRUPT TRASH (excluding cardboard): $5K in cash & gas

Big Money Round #115: Laura has landed the S envelope from AMERICA'S.

Theme: Person

Opening layout:

_ R _

_ _ _ L E R

We could have an EXACTA here, but CDMA definitely won't add anything else. Of course, we all know what happened last night...but it's NOT to be tonight on a PRO BOWLER. After throwing that $35K gutterball, she packs up & leaves w/ $20,550 in cash & holiday.

J!: It's unlikely for David Gard that several of tonight's answers are politics-related. But his Super Tuesday opponents are:

Ben Parks-Stamm (Winthrop, ME)- Apple farmer
Laura Whittle (Sacramento)- Retired high school English teacher (I wonder if she still would've been eligible for this year's Teachers Tournament)

According to McCarthy, tonight's first six categories are:

SALUTE THE FLAGS
GRAMMY-WINNING WOMEN
NUTRITION
THE BOOK'S TITLE IN GERMAN
"GROUND" CONTROL
MAJOR TOM

David's in front of the pack at the first break w/ 42 $100 bills; Laura has $2,800 & Ben's not a long way away from either of them w/ $1,200. The $800 Major Tom clue earns David, who's sitting on $5,800, the Daily Double w/ six clues left in the round after that; Laura's jumped to $4,600 & Ben's modestly up to two thou. The champion wagers $1,200.

Born in 1854, he assisted Alexander Graham Bell w/ his telephone experiments.

"Who is Thomas Watson?"...that was the man to ring up another 12 bills for Dave's daily cash register, $7K total. But Laura's leading him by $600 as the round comes to a halt.

LACH TRASH (all unattempted): $1K (first & fourth clues from Grammy-Winning Women)

Double J! Subjects:

FILL IN THE QUOTE
IN A BIG COUNTY
QUASI-RELATED PAIRS
JUST LIKE HEAVEN
SIGMOID & THE SEA MONSTERS
SWEET L'IL FILMS

At the time Dave has discovered another DD behind the $1,600 Fill in the Quote, he's still trailing Laura $11,600-$9K; Ben's a more distant last place at $4,400. Only a C-note's bet by the titleholder.

Completes Gloria Steinem's line "Some of us are becoming the men we wanted to...".

"What is '...be'?"...no, it was "...marry", so he barely declines to $8K. He does finish the DD Sweep at the end of Just Like Heaven & trails Laura by twice as much as the last time, $13,600-$9,600; Ben's steady climb continues to $6,400. The last pre-Final J! wager of the night for Dave's $4,400, so the following could give him a $400 lead:

To Homer, these fields were a land of perfect happiness on the banks of the Oceanus River.

"Uh, what are the Elysian Fields?"...$14K & first!

SOLE ATTEMPTED TS: $400 (Quasi-Related Pairs)
UNATTEMPTED LACH TRASH: $12K
TOTAL DJ! LACH TRASH: $12,400

Post-DJ! Scores:

David: $16,800
Laura: $15,600
Ben: $7,200

CORYAT SCORES:

David: $15K
Laura: $15,600
Ben: $7,200

FJ! TOPIC: American Writers.

A fellow author called him "A very unique cat-- a French Canadian Hinayana Buddhist beat Catholic savant".

Ben Parks-Stamm gives back $715 after drawing a literal blank on his screen, for a final score of $6,485. I wonder if Laura Whittle's right w/ "Who was Jack Kerouac?", given her former occupation...she sure is to bounce right up to the $25K level! The ball's in David Gard's court & he...doesn't drop it to win $31,300 this evening! Three-day total: $69,900.

Millionaire Tuesday:

Conclusion of Lesley Cooper's Game
Start of Ryan Trimble's Game

(Also on "Let's Make a Deal" today: Laura completely missed the $27K Big Deal of the Day behind Door #3, which had the Volkswagen Jetta & a trip to Long Bay, but still left w/ the wheels behind #1- a Honda XR650L motorcycle worth $6,690.)

Episode ratings:

"Ca$h Cab":
9 AM: 6
9:30 AM: 8
8: "Jeopardy!"
7: "Millionaire" & "The Price is Right"
6: "Let's Make a Deal" & "Wheel of Fortune"