Red Team (a clan of thrill seekers): Tristen, Keanu (a brother who could be a tennis pro), Mandy (mom/former cheerleader) and Brett (dad/basketball player)
Yellow Team (who enjoy archery): Griffin (drum player), Eileen (a mom who's said to give the best haircuts), Travis (dad) and Hayden (a brother who cooks slowly)
TOP CASH PRIZE: $8K
No, It's Not Topic: Animals that don't lay eggs
Notable Duds: Rabbit and cow
WINNERS- RT
First Monopoly Crazy Ca$h Cards:
Tristen: Hamburger
Griffin: Moneybag (they wanted him to choose the Iron, though)
Operation Sam Dunk MPP: Three-night trip to the Coyote Springs Ranch in Central California
Todd's Possible Last Inspiration Throw- Burp Bubbles
R1:
YT: The Giggles (Griffin) + Burp Bubbles (Eileen) = 450
RT: Bad Plumbing (Tristen) + Toxic Gas (Mandy) = 600
R2:
YT: DOUBLE (Travis) = 900
RT: DOUBLE (Tristen) = 1,200
Tristen's Second CCC: Skateboard
Spelling Bee MPP: DXG camcorders
YT:
1. POEM (it has lines)
2. DRUM (it takes a beating)
3. BRIDE (it's all white)
RT:
1. BOOK (it opens & shuts)
2. ROAD (it keeps you on track)(:48 left)
Tristen's Third CCC: Cell Phone
bop it! boptagon MPP: hayneedle foosball table
ELIMINATION ORDER:
1. Hayden (bad rotate it)
2. Eileen (late pull it)
3. Travis (honk it in between a honk it & a crash it)
4. WIPEOUT (bad reverse it)
Tristen's Fourth CCC: Soda
Guesstures Freefall MPP: WB Tour
YT: Guitar, lemon, spider, fishing, saw, plug, knitting, binoculars, oven, yawn, mustache, dusting, bored, Patty Cake, elephant, ladder, scrub, salt & sweat
RT: High five, accordion, snake, laughing, eye patch, wave, seatbelt, whistle, puzzle, cold, lasso, carrot, skiing, compass, lock, makeup, bicycle & Tango
Griffin's Second CCC: Dog (I heard them wanting the Thimble)
Connect 4 Basketball MPP: Peavey guitar
WINNERS- RT (last four circles of Column #6)
Tristen's Final CCC: Horse
TRIP AT STAKE: Smugglers' Notch
And because this is April Fool's Day, I say that the team who doesn't win that ski trip will be going on "Let's Make a Deal's" Lost in the Desert Trip (since it wasn't given away last Monday).
THE CCCs:
YT:
Dog- $370
Moneybag- $810 ($1,180)
RT:
C.P.- $380
Soda- $330 ($710)
Hamburger- $495 ($1,205)
Horse- $585 ($1,790)
Skateboard- $880 ($2,670)
POWER PRIZE: Rollerblade (next to the Skateboard)
LIFE: One team tonight could hear some Rock 'N' Roll music in London:
RT: Akwe (aspiring fashion designer), Ciel (brother/aspiring mechanical engineer) & Marsha (mom)
BT: Micayla (who wants to be an Olympic gymnast), Everett (a brother who loves video games) & Michael (dad/avid golfer)
First Jobs This Week: Race Bicycles & Train Horses
RT: Bicycles
1. Yellow bracelets worn by famed bike racer Lance Armstrong have what motto on them- Ridehard or Livestrong?
Guess (forest): Livestrong (Marsha)
2. If a rider "bonks" during a race, what has (s)he done- run out of energy or crashed?
Guess (after jumping over a cut tree): Run out of energy (I would've gotten this one wrong)
3. Which is roughly the same amount of miles traveled in the Tour de France- from S.F. to L.A. or from Washington, D.C. to Phoenix?
Guess (desert highway): S.F. to L.A.
Next Available: Make Candy
BT: Candy
1. Which holiday boasts the highest candy sales in the U.S.- Halloween or Christmas?
Guess (underwater): Halloween
2. Why did the inventor choose pink as the original color of bubble gum- it was the only color he had or he wanted to sell it to girls only?
Guess: It was the only color he had
3. T or F: Salt water taffy's made w/ ocean water.
Guess (desert highway): False
Final Question: What do the British call a Jawbreaker- Gobstopper or Popsweet?
Guess (in the country): Gobstopper
The theme in R2 this time's things you cross.
Next Topics: The Jungle & The World's Bridges
BT: The World's Bridges
1. About 40 years ago, England's famous London Bridge was moved where- Arizona or Florida?
Guess (in between the salon & the bike shop): Arizona (1,200)
2. T or F: You must pay money to walk across the Brooklyn Bridge in NYC.
Guess (after they just crossed one): False (1,600)
Extra Gas Q: What makes a suspension bridge in Cuzco, Peru so risky- it's made of grass or it passes over a skunk farm?
Guess (near the forest): It's made of grass (2,200)
4. Completed in 2000, the Dresund Bridge connects which two European countries- Denmark and Sweden or England and The Netherlands?
Guess (after coming out of a glacier): Denmark and Sweden (3K)
TO CLINCH BONUS PRIZE: The famous "Bridge of Sighs" in Venice, Italy's said to have gotten its name from the sighs of whom- the workers who built it or the prisoners who crossed it to jail?
Guess (next to that snowman): Prisoners who crossed it to jail (4K)- CLINCH
Last R2 Category: The Sahara Desert
RT: The Sahara Desert (at the request of Ciel)
1. The entire Sahara Desert's about the same size as what- Texas or the U.S.?
Guess (in space): U.S. (500; 3.5M square miles)
2. According to the website "thesurvivalexpert", when crossing the desert, which is considered healthier- sipping a little water every hour or drinking a lot as soon as possible?
Guess: Sipping a little water every hour
EGQ: A camel's hump is made of what- fat or water?
Guess (train tunnel): Water
FQ: Which are you more likely to find in the Sahara- coconut palm tree or baboon?
Guess: Coconut palm tree
Failure to win the BP will result in the BT having to see a hamster circus next door.
BP PICK: Odd- 1 (Cirque du Soleil experience; that was their lucky number!)
Final Round: Using tongs, frogs from some swamp water must be grabbed amongst the other animals & caught in a net. I think this was the first episode taped w/ each good object worth 500 LIFE points.
WINNERS- BT (7.5K)
Partly because they're the first team ever to score NOTHING in that round, the RT's getting this extra-special trip.
GRAND PRIZE ROUND: This is for either the trip to London...or a copy of my brother Andrew's worst singing hits.
Michael: If you could design your own candy, would it be crunchy or chewy?
Guess: Crunchy- YES
Micayla: If you could name a bridge after someone, would it be yourself or dad?
Guess: Herself- NO
Everett: Would you rather swim like a tadpole or jump like a frog?
Guess: Jump like a frog- YES
PICK: Odd
Bonus Numbers: 8 & 2 (Micayla)
GP NUMBER: 10- PAINFUL LOSS (The Queen Anne Hotel in S.F. courtesy of that city's CityPASS)
SS: It's a battle of the sexes.
David & Chris- South Africa (because they recently took a mission trip to there)
Alexis & Vee- Costa Rica
Babble Prize (s): Franklin dictionary/thesaurus & speaking translator
Men:
1. RAW
2. ITCH
3. SPADE
4. PRISON
5. FURIOUS- :34
Women:
1. MAD
2. FLAP
3. KNOCK
4. CATTLE
Scream Prize: CASIO digital piano
Men:
1. HBU/PAC- HUBCAP
2. YEE/WOBR- EYEBROW
3. EFE/LEB- FEEBLE
4. RIA/FRAE- AIRFARE
5. IMX/URET- MIXTURE
6. SAE/HLELS- SEASHELL
Women:
1. HRE/TMI- HERMIT
2. YSK/LIEN- SKYLINE
3. NAC/YNO- CANYON
4. SNU/ROFO- SUNROOF
5. OBO/LKTE- BOOKLET
TIE GAME
Flash Prize: 3-in-1 game table
Line: TASLE
Men: LET, LETS, EATS, EAT, ATE & TEA = 20
Women: TALE, TALES, SALE, SALT & SAT = 20
SECOND TIE IN A ROW!
Tonight's runners-up will be forced to spend the night in an igloo hotel- no air conditioning, only water to drink & you might even turn into a pair of ice cubes while sleeping. Transportation not included and this incredible joke vacation's worth nothing.
LIGHTNING BONUS TILE BOARD:
(F)(D)(Y)(G)
(V)(Q)(W)(X)
(H)(M)(P)(B)
(J)(K)(Z)(C)
Men: F + G + M + P = 12
Women: V + J = 12
Ties all around in this episode!
1. RSNOE- Sound when you're sound asleep
BT: SNORE (22)
2. IVOCE (up from the E)- You have no say when you lose it (this also completes the TV show title "The _____")
RT: "...VOICE" (32)
3. ITKES (up from the S)- Playing w/ them's a breeze
BT: KITES (31)
4. OOPTH (across from the T)- Driver's license, passport or yearbook
RT: PHOTO (42)
5. APACNKE (across from the K)- Stacks of it at breakfast
RT: PANCAKE (72)
6. PLWIOL (down from the P in PANCAKE)- Has a cushy job
BT: PILLOW (42)
7. CVEA (right from the C in VOICE)- A prehistoric house
BT: CAVE (51)
8. ROEBRB (down from the R in SNORE)- He takes things the wrong way
RT: ROBBER (92)
9. FDEIL (up/down from the E in CAVE)- Magnetic, battle or baseball
RT: WIN W/ FIELD (119)