"Repo Games" 7/31

NORMA:

Age: 39

Hometown: Phoenix
Vehicle: White '99 Mitsubishi Montero Sport XLS 4WD

Intel: She's super sexy...on the inside.

Host: Josh

1. "What a Feeling" is a song in what '80s movie starring Jennifer Beals?
Guess: "Flashdance"

2. Other than the troposphere, what are three of Earth's atmospheric layers?
Guesses: Mountains, water & dirt (A: Stratosphere, mesosphere, ionosphere & exosphere)

3. Known as "Hammerin' Hank", who held the MLB career HR record for 33 years?
Guess: Hank Williams

4. What theory by Edward Lorenz helped to develop The Butterfly Effect?
Guess: (Albert) Einstein- REPO (A: The Chaos Theory)

DAVID ("Old Man Nasty"):

Age: 57

IMPOUND LOT GAME

Vehicle: Grey '99 Honda Accord Sedan

Intel: Addicted to losing.

Host: Josh

1. If you work 24 hours a day for seven days, how many hours have you worked?
Guess: 168

2. Who are three of the four U.S. Presidents who were assassinated while in office?
Guesses: JFK, Lincoln & Garfield (Other: McKinley)

3. "Stop or My Mom Will Shoot" and "Tango & Cash" both starred what tough guy actor?
Guess: Sylvester Stallone- EXACTA!

Unfortunately, he DIDN'T HAVE THE CAR KEYS W/ HIM AT THE TIME.

DANIEL:

Age: 36

Hometown: Phoenix

Vehicle: Dark blue '70 Chevrolet Chevelle 2-Door

Intel: Loves to cry like a b#&@h.

Host: Tom


WIPEOUT

EPISODE RATING: 2

More CBS Daytime notes

-On the week of October 8th, "Let's Make a Deal" will do a stunt similar to what "The Price is Right" did w/ Pl!nko in the Spring- offer $20K per day (possibly in Smash for Ca$h?) courtesy of Publishers Clearing House.
-Male models will be permanently added to the "Price" model rotation as of next season. Daniel Goddard was the most frequent male model used in the current season.
-The first $500 Quickie Deal items for tomorrow's "Deal" tapings to begin its fourth season are a 4 of Hearts & an orange dry erase marker.

Various sources contributed to this report.

"Chopped" 7/31

Danushka Lysek (model & private chef in NY)
Ryan Bartlow (Frankies 570 chef de cuisine)
Michael Chen (yellowtail Japanese Restaurant & Lounge executive sous chef)
Matt Murphy (The Irish House exec. chef)

Judges: Claudia Fleming, Maneet Chauhan & Chris Santos

Appetizer R: Tuna belly, dandelion greens, canned chickpeas & dates

Ryan: Seared tuna belly w/ chickpea salad, onions & paprika
Danushka: Seared tuna belly w/ dandelion salad, bacon & shallots
Michael: Tuna Belly Sashimi w/ chickpea puree, onions & lime juice
Matt: Tuna belly two ways w/ chickpea puree, soy sauce, peanut oil & white wine

MICHAEL CHOPPED

Entree R: Lamb top round, rutabagas, carrot jam & grenadine syrup

Matt: Grilled lamb top round w/ rutabaga puree, Worcestershire & Dijon mustard (his griddle pan caught fire w/ about two minutes left on the clock)
Ryan: Roasted lamb top round w/ rutabaga puree, butter & olive oil
Danushka: Marinated lamb top round w/ rutabaga puree, garlic & rosemary

NO LADY IN THIS WEEK'S FINAL

DESSERT R: Arak, canned pumpkin, Amaretti cookies & cayenne pepper

Matt: Pumpkin custard w/ cayenne cream, cream & sugar
Ryan: Pumpkin fritter w/ milk, eggs & cinnamon

WINNER- Matt

"The Talk" notes

-When Julie took the day off on Monday, Sharon took her place as the head moderator on the top news topics.
-So far this week, some of the guests they've had were on shows that have been at least put on hiatus. "Let's Make a Deal" host Wayne Brady was also a part of ABC's "Trust Us With Your Life" that also had announcer Jonathan Mangum (who appears in a new Wendy's commercial), which has been replaced in its Tuesday at 9 PM EST timeslot by "Wipeout" reruns.
-Today (Tuesday), "Are You Normal, America?" hosts Barry Poznick & Kim Coles appeared to conduct a small version of their game; the panel got three out of five Q's right (Julie was back that day).
-Director Joe Carolei also directed most of "The $1,000,000 Chance of a Lifetime".

"Jeopardy!" 7/31

TUESDAY'S KIDS:
Arjun Malhotra (Sammamish, WA)- Aspiring sports medicine doctor
Injee Hong (Metairie, LA)- Wants to be a lawyer or infomercial lady (& I see she's lost a tooth)
Ryan Griffin (Waldwick, NJ)- Future aquatic biologist

Categories to Get This Party Started:
HIDING PLACES
SUPER BOWL WINNERS
NAME THAT CONTINENT
THE PLANETS
HODGEPODGE
GETTING DRESSED

Ryan goes Daily Double Hunting immediately w/ the $400 clue on The Planets...nothing yet even w/ that boy also employing the High School Strategy, but he has $2,400 & is $1K behind Injee for the early lead; Arjun currently has $2K (shortly after the first break, his incorrect response on the $800 Getting Dressed answer was reversed).

After Arjun got the good news, he picks off the DD in the center of The Planets & is tied w/ Ryan for second place; Injee's added a grand to her leading score ($4,400). Arjun goes for the tie:
 
The Greeks called this planet Ares.

"What is Mars?"...yes! At the end of that tight J! Round, Arjun has $6K & is $200 over Injee & $600 over Ryan.

SOLE ATTEMPTED TS: $400 (Hiding Places)
UNATTEMPTED LACH TRASH: $1,400 ($400 & $1K Getting Dressed clues)
TOTAL LACH TRASH: $1,800

Double J! Board:
MALADIES
TV OR NOT TV (Richard Dawson said that just before a family won $10K on the '94-'95 version of "Family Feud"; the $1,600 clue was about "Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?")
MEASURE FOR MEASURE
SAY GOODBYE
AMERICAN HISTORY
THE WIZARDING WORLD OF HARRY POTTER (Clue Crew clues from said attraction at Universal Orlando by Sarah Whitcomb)

Ryan continues to use the HSS, this time leading off w/ American History...but Injee gets the one within that topic in the center screen w/ $9,400; she's $3K ahead of Arjun & $3,200 ahead of Ryan. She makes this a $2K clue:

This Pioneer route stretched more than 2K miles from Missouri Northwest to near the Pacific Ocean.

"What is The Oregon Trail?"...a computer game was based on it & she aced it to break the five-figure mark at $11,400! And Say Goodbye to the last remaining DD in this game...because Ryan's hunting finally pays off at the $800 Measure for Measure answer! At $11,800, he has a $400 advantage over Injee, while Arjun's slipped to $5,200. Also for an extra $2K, here's the clue:

Number of karats in pure gold.

"What is 24?" is good enough to up his bank to $13,800! Even after all of those are gone, he's still using the HSS for the time being.

SOLE TS OF THE ROUND: Unattempted $2K Malady

Banks After DJ!:
Ryan: $25K
Injee: $15,400
Arjun: $8,400- VIRTUALLY OUT

CORYAT SCORES:
Ryan: $23,800
Injee: $14,600
Arjun: $7K

FINAL J! SUBJECT: Kids' Business.

The corporate headquarters of this store founded in 1948 is at One Geoffrey Way in Wayne, NJ.

ARJUN:
Response: "What is American Eagle"

BUST

Injee has "What is Toys R Us?" to fill her bank all the way up to $29,900...& is the winner! Ryan misses out on $38K by writing of all companies, Dunkin' Donuts, down. If this had been a TS, Arjun actually had a chance to win if he hadn't bet too much.

EPISODE RATING: 7

"Figure It Out" 7/31

PANEL: Matt Bennett, Lulu Antariska, Victoria Justice & Rachel Crow

FEATURED TRIP: Emerald Bay

#1: Corey Chamberlain
BASE BOARD: ______ _______ WITH _____ ______

R1 C: Bird seed (cannons)
PROGRESS: ______ _______ WITH _____ BIRDS (WoH ALERT- Victoria in :38 & the sliming occurred just as that word came up on its screen)
Recap: He's a champion, nothing to do w/ his hair & not cheeping
Prize: Park & Sun Sports mid-sized tennis table

BAG SSA: Laughing (a panel slime occurred in six seconds for William Slater)

R2 C: Cranberry sauce (box) & stuffing (ceiling)
PROGRESS: ______ _______ WITH WILD (Matt right away) BIRDS
Recap: Doesn't tame birds & calls birds
Prize: triple eight gear

CF3 C: Talking
PROGRESS: TALKS ________ WITH WILD BIRDS
Recap: Think of Thanksgiving food

FINAL GUESSES FOR THAT LAST TASTY MISSING WORD:
Lulu: FOOD
Victoria: GIRLS
Rachel: HAPPY
Matt: PASTRIES- WIN!

TALENT: TALKS TURKEY WITH WILD BIRDS (& he's a national champ at age nine)

#2: Caroline Prushetto
BB: ___________ _________ _______ ___________ _____

R1 C: Batteries
PROGRESS: __________ ENERGY (Matt w/ :04 left) MAKING (Victoria in :16) ___________ _____
Recap: Not a champion, not a talent & nothing to do w/ a robot
Prize: p.s.

JACKET SSA: Wearing red (Victoria's latest sliming occurred in :23; the latest winner's Cassidy, but the jacket plug was edited out of this broadcast for some reason)

R2 C: Plastic shopping bags (cannons)
PROGRESS: INVENTED (Matt just under the bell) ENERGY MAKING ___________ _____
Recap: Things you use every day, not everyone can make it & not solar energy
Prize: Keyboard

CF3 C: Shopping cart (telestrator)
LOSS W/ :11 LEFT (INVENTED ENERGY MAKING SHOPPING CART)

More details on "The Pyramid"

-The front game & Winner Circle boards each get their own pyramid-shaped video screen.
-At least a majority of the sound effects from the '80s & '90-91 versions are returning, as is the "Tuning Up" theme song!
-When it's a team's turn, their podium lights up yellow just before their timer starts.
-There's no limit to how many items are available for each list in the tiebreaker rounds.
-As in the previous version of the show, once you pass on an answer, you can't get credit for it until you get back to it.
-When it comes time for the WC, the dollar amount being played for is displayed on the top part of the WC board itself just like the old days.

Various sources contributed to this report.

"Four Houses" 7/30- SOUTH FLORIDA

Fabian (entrepreneur)(Miami)- $3.5M Art Deco w/ four bedrooms & six bathrooms
Katia (interior designer)(Ft. Lauderdale)- $2.5M Mediterranean w/ five bedrooms & 10 bathrooms
Patricia (PR specialist)(Coral Gables)- $450K Spanish Bungalow w/ three bedrooms & two bathrooms
Zurami (female tanning salon owner)(Miami)- $1.2M Condo apartment w/ three bedrooms & bathrooms (plus lots of nude art)

OI:
Zurami: 7 (Fabian)/7 (Patricia)/8 (Katia) = 22
Fabian: 7 (Katia)/4 (Zurami)/5 (Patricia) = 16
Patricia: 4 (Katia)/7 (Zurami)/5 (Fabian) = 17
Katia: 6 (Patricia)/5 (Zurami)/8 (Fabian) = 19

FS:
Zurami: 22 + 26 + 15 + 18 = 81
Fabian: 16 + 19 + 9 + 30 = 74
Patricia: 16 + 9 + 16 + 9 = 50
Katia: 19 + 22 + 30 + 19 = 90

"Jeopardy!" 7/30

FIRST KIDS THIS WEEK:
Matthew Cline (Maumelle, AR)- A 12-year-old who wants to be an attorney
Anna Cambron (Louisville, KY)- A 10-yr.-old (& youngest kid of the week) who studies Psychology
Mandy Berry (Baltimore, MD)- Aspiring veterinarian

Opening Menu:
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
A HISTORY LESSON
IT'S MOVIE TIME
NATURAL DISASTERS
BIG STUFF
3 Ses

After getting off to a $200 start from It's Movie Time, Matthew goes Daily Double Hunting, beginning w/ the $400 Musical Instruments screen...even after shifting to the High School Strategy, no DD there, but he does end that category w/ $2,400 to Anna's $800; Mandy's $800 in the hole. Once the commercials start rolling, Anna's just taken the lead $4,800-$4,400, while Mandy's $1,800 in the red.

As we get deeper into this round...Matthew finally finds the DD under the $600 piece of Big Stuff & he's back in first place, $6,600-$6K. He only wagers $300.

In 1934, a giant clam yielded one of these gems weighing more than 14 pounds.

"What is pearl?"...he's $100 shy of $7K now. After the board's wiped clean, Mandy will start Double J! w/ a positive $200, whereas Anna's got the lead back, $8K-$7,300.

PERFECT ROUND!

DJ! Subjects:
PERFORMING KIDS
BOOK REPORT
TRAVELING THE USA
"It's a Noisy Planet"
THINGS THAT GO BLOOM
"B" PLUS

As Anna's lead grows w/ her at $15,600, Mandy snatches a DD courtesy of the $800 Performing Kids w/ $600; Matthew trails Anna by $5,900. Mandy risks half of what Matthew wagered on the first one of the night, but here's her clue:

Asa Butterfield played this 2011 title movie character whose last name's Cabaret.

"Who is Yugo?"...also the name of a cheap foreign car company, she's correct for a new sum of $750. Back to the current shootout, Matthew claims the final DD tonight attached to the $1,600 It's a Noisy Planet block w/ its $2K clue & the last two Things That Go Bloom left after this. W/ $19,700, he leads Anna by $1,300; Mandy's barely hanging in there at $1,950. This time...he bets a $10 bill:

Since the 1870s, people have been worried about the "air" type of this; since the 1970s, about the "noise" type.

"What is sickness?"...no, it's pollution, so that was a really smart move.

DJ! LACH TRASH (all unattempted): $5,200

Heading into the Final:
Mandy: $1,950
Anna: $20,400
Matthew: $21,290

CORYAT SCORES:
Mandy: $2,600
Anna: $20,400
Matthew: $21,600

FJ! CATEGORY: Notable Americans.

In addition to this 1,093 U.S. patents, he held more than 1,200 patents awarded by other countries.

MANDY:
Response: NOTHING
Wager: $500
Final score: $1,450

Anna wrote down "Who is Thomas Edison?"...she's this close to winning $36,401! Matthew...is also right...







































































































































































































...& HIS MAJOR WAGER WAS $19,511, WINNING HIM $40,801- THAT SHOULD BE THE SECOND-HIGHEST KW WIN EVER ON THE SHOW!!!!

EPISODE RATING: 10!

"Figure It Out" 7/30

PANEL: Noah Bennett, Gracie Dzienny, Mikey Reid & Elizabeth Gillies

FEATURED TRIP: Rocking Horse Ranch Resort

#1: Audri Clemons (boy)
BASE BOARD: _______ __________ __________ _______ _______ ________

R1 C: Remote-controlled monster trucks
PROGRESS: NONE
Recap: Created something, not a sport, uses hands & what kind of cars are these?
Prize: Gamefly

FIRST SSA OF THE WEEK: Picking up a clue

R2 C: Energy bars (ceiling)(the group slime occured w/ :12 left although Elizabeth dodges most of it, winning the jacket for Claudia Soto)
PROGRESS: NONE
Recap: Not remote-controlled & environmentally-friendly
Prize: mobo cruiser

CF3 C: Playing catch
PROGRESS: _______ MONSTER (Noah immediately after the next word was said w/ :26 left) CATCHING (off the clue) ________ __________ __________

WIN!

TALENT: BUILT MONSTER CATCHING ENERGY TRANSFER MACHINE (Elizabeth got that while being second in line for the final guesses; the monster in the demonstration was a toy from "AAAAHHHH! Real Monsters")

#2: Emily Jackson
BB: ________ _______ ______ ______ ___________

R1 C: Voice changers (clue coaster)
PROGRESS: NONE
Recap: Not an invention, she's a champ & use your clue (Mikey did so just before the end of the round)
Prize: Bike
 
JACKET SSA #2: Leaning in (Gracie & Mikey got drenched w/ :23 left in Round 2, so the other jacket was awarded to Isabelle)
 
R2 C: 825-mile long-distance map of NC
PROGRESS: _________ _______ _____ LONG DISTANCES (last two words said by Gracie w/ :17 remaining)
Recap: No walkie-talkie & she doesn't run
Prize: Keyboard

CF3 C: "The cow jumped over The Moon" (telestrator)
PROGRESS: _________ _______ OVER (off the clue) LONG DISTANCES
Recap: What's usually done to a baseball & NBC singing GS "The ______"

WIN!

TALENT: THROWS VOICE (WoH) OVER LONG DISTANCES (her grandpa taught her to holler because he's won more hollering competitions than anyone else in the world)

(Final note: Summer Sanders recently heard about the revival & has pitched a reunion of her version featuring Danny Tamberelli & Lori Beth Denberg.)

Ice packs and knee bling--perhaps pretty common things in agility!

ICE PACKS!!!!!!

Because what active dogs or active owners do not occasionally need these?

I find that when you are icing yourself or your dog on a regular basis you need a lot of ice packs so you can have some freezing while you are using one.


You know I love DIY, so with all that has been going on with my knees and I have Breeze who is a dysplastic dog, thought I would share how to make some cool ice packs.

METHOD ONE:pictured above...
Take 1 part rubbing alcohol + 3 part water. (that would be like a cup alcohol to 3 cups water) You can adjust and may prefer 1 cup rubbing alcohol to 2 cups water, but I like the 3:1 ratio.

Take the alcohol and water plus some food color, so that you know not to drink this... and put into a zip lock bag, and put that bag into a second bag so it is double bagged. If you have a food saver, I think that would be PERFECT!!!!

The trick is that if you like the slushiness this produces you are good to go, if you want your ice pack harder put in less alcohol and more water. The alcohol is what keeps your ice pack from freezing into a hard ice cube. If you want a softer ice pack do the opposite and put in more alcohol and less water. I like it a bit slushy when it is ready so that it conforms around the body area you are trying to ice. Put the whole thing in the freezer a couple of hours and you are good to go!

Method 2:Get cheap gel liquid detergent from say the dollar store. Fill a ziplock bag about 3/4 full, seal and freeze.

JUST MAKE SURE TO ALWAYS PUT A CLOTH BETWEEN SKIN AND AN ICE PACK! NO FURTHER INJURIES NEEDED ;).______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
It took me a bit of time to post about what happened at the orthopedic clinic but I was waiting to be in a good frame of mind ;-) but somehow.....that isn't coming that fast!!!!

One thing is during agility camp the last day I felt like such a Wuss! One of the instructors was doing her best to hide her irritation but I know she was irritated just how slow I was going. I know I am slow but I was surprised at how much trouble I had, it really bummed me out.

Good news is I am not a wuss!!! I am thinking I was a trooper!!!!! Seems my left knee has a torn ligament and the right knee has a torn meniscus! No wonder I could not run, even though I really was trying ;-). I feel stupid now for not just sitting down and admitting I could not do it!

Anyway, the two comments I got the minute they looked at my knee xrays was, "WOW!, that is about as bad as it gets!" and "WOW, most 80 year olds have better knees" WHAT???? I do not think those are good comments!!!! hahahahah.

Seems normally they would do arthroscopic surgery on both knees but the doctor said because of the damage to the knees it was not an option. My left knee with the torn ligament is collapsing on itself when I walk,it has no cartilage left and the right knee with the torn meniscus has a tiny layer of cartilage but no cartilage between the knee cap and the bone.

So what do they plan? Looks like they are recommending a knee replacement of BOTH knees. I so wish I could find my Clean Run with the article about knee replacements but of course, I can not find it for the life of me!

It all sure explains why I have been getting slower and stiffer and stiffer, although right before the injury the knees felt better then they have in years, WEIRD!

So this is Kaiser and my appointment with the surgeon is August 29 when I am sure the plan will take better shape but the doctor said it will probably be four months wait to get it handled. The recovery time sounds like maybe 6 months plus or minus until I might be able to possibly do agility????? If I could find my article from Clean Run maybe I would have more answers ;-).

Worried about my doggie and where we will be by the time I can run again and worried about keeping everyone happy and occupied, day by day, right????

In the meantime, I have to have two hinged knee braces, and a cane, and lots of ice and being careful.



HERES ME JUMPING FOR JOY-AS MUCH AS I AM JUMPING BECAUSE I CAN FINALLY WALK WITH JUST A CANE AND EVEN A FEW STEPS ON MY OWN!!! Whoo hooo, might not seem like much but it is progress!

Next Week in Game Shows: July 30-August 6, 2012

Next time on GSK:

-"Jeopardy!" wraps up Season 28 w/ the kids!

-Will this season's coaches on "Big Brother" indeed return as players?

-Does OWN's new series "Super Saver Showdown" fare any better than "Are You Normal, America?"?

All this & hopefully more next week on GSK.

PotW Olympic-Style Standings 7/23-7/29, 2012

Player of the Week:
GOLD: Chelsea Ogden ($10K + TOTAL PERFECT GAME)("The Singing Bee")
SILVER: Andy Baggarly ($61,402 as three-day champ)("Jeopardy!")
BRONZE: Bevan & Sarah ($50K each)("Wipeout")

"Big Brother" 7/29

Coaches' Competition #3 ("BB Gym"- this might be the last one): Each coach eliminated in this competition chose from one of three lockers.

Booty Scooty 6000 (reps in two minutes):

Britney- 221
Dan- 233
Janelle- 241
Boogie- 267

#1- SLOP (she chose Ian & Joe to be Have-Nots this week)

Hip-2-Hip Extreme (same rules as first station):

Dan- 201
Janelle- 205
Boogie- 194

#2- $10K SPLIT (Boogie took the $6K, gave Ian the $3K & gave Jenn the $1K)

Tongue Trainer Elite (timer down to 1:30):

WINNER- Janelle (105-47)(Wil)
#3- SUSHI & COCKTAIL PARTY W/ FIVE FRIENDS (all of the coaches plus Shane & Danielle)

H-N Menu Items of the Week: Fruit cereal & salmon

Nomination Order:
1. Jenn
2. Ian
3. Danielle
CURRENT NOMINEES- Ashley & Joe

"Chopped: Grill Masters" 7/29

Dushyant Singh (executive sous chef at Wild Horse Pass Resort & Spa in Phoenix)
Carey Bringle (Peg Leg Porker owner/pit master in Nashville)
Nicole Davenport (sugar & SMOKE chef/restauranteur in Fredericksburg, TX)
Sam Choy (a chef/restauranteur/cookbook author who's won the James Beard Award)

Appetizer R: Hawaiian blue prawns, tomatillos, chayote & hatch chile taffy

Nicole: Hawaiian prawn tostada w/ garlic powder & tomatillas
Sam: Island BBQ prawns w/ soy sauce & ginger
Dushyant: Chile glazed prawns w/ garlic & peppers
Carey: Low country shrimp & grits w/ cornmeal, cream & rum- CHOPPED

Entree R: Rack of wild boar, cactus flower buds, spoon fruit & Portabella mushrooms

Nicole: Smoked wild boar w/ ginger & cinnamon (one of her chops falls into the grill, though)
Sam: Island-rubbed wild boar chop w/ fennel & coriander
Dushyant: Grilled boar w/ spoon fruit compote, soy sauce & mustard- CHOPPED

DESSERT R: Cactus pears, Italian wafer cookies, goat milk ricotta & single malt whiskey (the graphics folks left out the E in "whiskey")

Nicole: Upside down crumble w/ yogurt & butter
Sam: Goat Cheese Cannelloni w/ cinnamon & honey

SECOND FINALIST- Sam

"Cupcake Wars" 7/29

BAKERS:
Lovely Carandang & Lupe Pineiro (Lovely's Sinfully Sweet Creations)
Jenna Siebert & husband Jason (The Sweet Divine in St. Louis- food truck)
Buffy Hanson & Micah Baylor (buffy's cupcakes ON MAIN)
Frankie Francollo & Heather (The Cupcake Crew in Brooklyn- truck)

WINNERS' DESTINATION: Top of The Space Needle to celebrate the launch of "Angry Birds: Space"

T R: The featured special ingredient in this round's something I just ate as part of breakfast for dinner tonight- bacon (because pigs are the AB's enemies in the original version).

LSSC: Bacon Jalapeno Popper (inspired by a similar bagel) featuring vanilla w/ caramelized bacon, Jalapenos, Pepper Jack, cream cheese frosting, deep-fried panko & caramelized Applewood bacon
TCC: Bacon Bourbon w/ hazelnut buttercream frosting, crushed roasted hazelnuts & candied spiced bacon topper
BC: Dark chocolate coffee bacon filled w/ dark chocolate bacon ganache & topped w/ coffee buttercream & a green pig bacon topper
TSD: Bacon w/ brown ale beer, Sharp Cheddar cheese & Sharp Cheddar cream cheese frosting

LOVELY & LUPE ELIMINATED FIRST

T & P R:

BC:
1. White w/ tangy orange pudding, Tang, orange buttercream & bluebird
2. Lime w/ lime glaze topping, redbird & yellowbird
3. Texas Soda w/ cocoa cream cheese & golden egg

TSD:
1. Banana Moon Pie w/ marshmallow creme, vanilla chocolate coating, marshamallow frosting & chocolate licorice slingshot
2. Blueberry w/ blueberry compote, frosted lemon buttercream & yellowbird
3. Chocolate stout w/ C.S. buttercream, chili/cayenne cream cheese frosting, chili/cayenne chocolate ganache & redbird

TCC:
1. Chocolate w/ powdered orange buttercream frosting & yellowbird
2. Lemon basil w/ lemon cream cheese frosting, blueberry & golden blueberry nest
3. Almond w/ spicy cayenne raspberry filling & chocolate black bonbird

BUFFY & MICAH ELIMINATED NEXT

1K C R:
TSD: Tower w/ rocket bases, slingshot, lighted sign & birds flying off The Moon
TCC: Three-platform triangle spaceship

WINNERS- The Sieberts

"Feud" to resume taping in California

After just finishing tapings for the upcoming 2012-3 season of "Family Feud" in Atlanta, the show's reportedly moving back to CA to shoot even more episodes starting next month.

Various sources contributed to this report.

"Redneck Island" 7/28- GOING SOLO

On Day 13, they played cornhole & got what they needed to build a smoker.

The Reckoning #7 ("Beer-a-Mid"- Day 14): 157 blue beer cans had to be taken out of a wheelbarrow, placed on a cargo box-like platform & stacked in pyramid format; however, the golden can that needed to be placed on top of their pyramids was in a block of ice & needed to be broken open.

WINNER- Jen

VOTE-OFF #7: This comes down to Bobo & Catherine. Terri & Bobo vote against Catherine, while Catherine & Jen each put Bobo on their cans. The other two eliminate...Bobo.

More Season 3 "The Voice" mentors announced

Christina Aguilera: Billie Joe Armstrong (Green Day frontman)
Cee-Lo Green: Rob Thomas
Blake Shelton: Michael Buble

Source: CNN.com

International Video Bonus of the Week

Watch "Conan" spoof both "Top Chef" & "Chopped".

All-time GS great passes away

Ruth Horowitz, the most popular 20-game undefeated champion on the original "Concentration" from '66, DIED yesterday morning at 84 from ALS complications. She was also a Game Show Congress Legend.

Various sources contributed to this report.

July '12 Ratings Report #4

"America's Got Talent":
Tues.: 10.28 million (barely up from a week ago)
Wed.: 8.7 million
"Big Brother":
Sun.: 5.36 million
Wed.: 5.67 million
Thurs.: 6M
"Hell's Kitchen":
Mon.: 6.33 million- SEASON-HIGH
Tues.: 6.16 million
"MasterChef":
Mon.: 6.45 million- S-H (& was the top-rated show that night)
Tues.: 6.16 million
"Chopped":
"Food Network Stars": 2.023 million
"Grill Masters" (first episode): 1.93 million
"Wipeout": 6.74 million- S-H
"So You Think You Can Dance": 5.11 million
"Food Network Star" (season finale): 2.92 million- S-H (but down quite a bit from last year's)
"American Ninja Warrior" (fourth finale): 4.91 million (up from the last SF)
"project RUNWAY": 2.032 million (barely up from SP)
"Four Houses": 1.2 million- S-H
"Top Chef Masters" (fourth season premiere): 1.112 million (up from past two SPs)
"The Great Escape": 1.1 million- ANOTHER S-L

Source: The Futon Critic

"Jeopardy!" 7/27/12

LAST ADULT PANEL OF SEASON 28:
Alison Parakh (Santa Monica)- Personal trainer
Jenny Healey (Burke, VA)- Public interest lawyer
CHAMP: Leo Lopez (whose one-day cash winnings total $7,199)

Friday Feast J! Round Menu:
The New York Times: HISTORIC HEADLINES
6-LETTER WORDS
GO FISH
A HAMMER FEST
THE FEMALE LEAD VOCALIST
DEMOCRA"C" (each correct word/words lead off w/ that letter)

Alison has SWEPT The Female Lead Vocalist & currently has $3,600. After a moderately unsuccessful use of the High School Strategy on the last two Historic Headlines by Leo, we reach the first commercial break & he has $1K; Jenny's in third place w/ a couple hundred dollars.

Later, five clues remain (the last two Go Fish screens & the last three under A Hammer Fest) & Jenny w/ $2,800 goes Daily Double Hunting at the $800 A Hammer Fest spot...just missed it- Alison captures it under its $1K answer w/ $4,600; Leo's slightly in last w/ $2,400. Alison goes for a new sum of $5,800 w/ all of these words:

The Soviet Constitution of 1918 said that the coat of arms should include these two items, handles down.

"What are a hammer & sickle?"...yeah. Once that topic's finished by Jenny's correct response to inch to $3,400, so is this round.

LACH TRASH (all unattempted): $1,800

Another Half-Dozen Topics:
PATRON SAINTS
NOVELISTS
NET FLICKS
CHECK YOUR FOOD LABEL
CAPITAL STEPS
"OX" MARKS THE SPOT

Just after moving into first w/ $6,400 by $200 over Alison, Leo snags the first of the DDs behind the $1,200 Novelist, even though its first two clues were TSs. To retain his lead w/ $2K more:

He was named for a distant cousin who was aboard a sloop during the 1814 bombardment of a Baltimore fort.

"Who is F. Scott Fitzgerald?"...he was the writer, so Leo has made the rise to $8,400. The final DD of civilian play this season goes to Jenny on the $800 Capital Step three turns later; Alison now has 7,800 bucks. Of her $3,800, Jenny gambles three grand:

In 1955, it beat out Aberystwyth to become capital.

"What is Belfast?"...that Irish city's NOT it. Instead, that was Cardiff, Wales.

SOLE ATTEMPTED TS: $2K (Capital Steps)
UNATTEMPTED LACH TRASH: $8,800
TOTAL DJ! LACH TRASH: $10,800

Post-DJ! Readouts:
Leo: $13,600
Jenny: $7,600
Alison: $10,600

CORYAT SCORES:
Leo: $12,800
Jenny: $10,600
Alison: $10,400

FINAL J! CATEGORY: Antarctica.

This country that explored the Antarctic interior's the most northerly nation to claim territory on the continent.

Jenny bet NOTHING, but her Q of "What is Norway?" is right. Did she just make a mistake?...

ALISON:
Response: SAME AS JENNY (originally crossed that out for Denmark before going right back to it)
Wager: $4,601
Final score: $15,201

LEO:
Response: "What is Canada?"
Wager: $7,601
Final score: $5,999 (he leaves w/ $8,199)

...no, but Alison's the season's final regular champ anyway.

EPISODE RATING: 6

"Price" to honor "The Young & The Restless" milestone

On August 28th at 4:30 PM, "The Price is Right" will tape an episode that salutes the 10,000th episode of "The Young & The Restless".

Various sources contributed to this report.

Most of "Dancing with the Stars: All-Stars" celebs announced

Kirstie Alley (Season 12 runner-up)
Pamela Anderson (eliminated 6th in Season 10)
Helio Castroneves (Season 5 champ)
Joey Fatone (Season 4 runner-up)
Shawn Johnson (Season 8 champ)
Drew Lachey (Season 2 champ)
Gilles Marini (Season 8 runner-up)
Kelly Monaco (Season 1 champ)
Apolo Anton Ohno (Season 4 champ)
Bristol Palin (Season 11 second runner-up)
Melissa Rycroft (Season 8 second runner-up)
Emmitt Smith (Season 3 champ)

The last spot will be determined by you- either Sabrina Bryan (who was shockingly eliminated 6th in S5), Carson Kressley (eliminated 5th in S13) or Kyle Massey (S12 runner-up). 

Source: The Futon Critic

"project RUNWAY" 7/26/12

Challenge #2: Use supplies from Dylan's Candy Bar.
Budget: $250 in a half-hour w/ all prices slashed in half for them only (meaning they could buy up to $500 worth of sweets)

Guest Judge: Dylan Lauren (DCB founder & CEO)

(Notes: Elena burned a finger w/ a glue gun. Also, Lord & Taylor provided Michelle Beadle's attire when she was co-hosting "SportsNation".)

DESIGNATED RUNWAY SONG OF THE WEEK: "Hit the Lights" by Selena Gomez & The Scene (which won the Teen Choice Award for Best Single by a Group last Sunday)

1. Gunnar (Eden Viza & Rebecca Maloney): Licorice & candy foil
2. Sonjia (Hannah Herreid & Heather Safley): Gummy snacks, jellybeans & gumballs
3. Melissa (Jessamine Kelley & Jennae Calhoun): Black licorice & silver twist ties
4. Nathan (Kyler Manjone & Brittany Bass): Foiled chocolate, handbag & candy boxes
5. Andrea (Lindley Jones & Sonia Niekrasz): Candy dots, umbrella & tart candy
6. Alicia (Kelly Brown & Audrey Case): Jellybeans, sour strings & gumballs
7. Elena (Lacey Ogburn & Andrea Loving): Pina Colada licorice (some of that starts falling off, though)
8. Fabio (Jasmine Costa & Tiffany Maher): Sour strips & crushed rock candy
9. Dmitry (Kate Wilson & Andrea Neff): Sour balls & black t-shirt
10. Kooan (Alexandra Wynne & Amber Jackson): Cotton candy, licorice & jellybeans
11. Christopher (Iman Payne & Jessica Brooks): Licorice & rock candy
12. Raul (Elaina Williams & Laura Meador): Gummy strips, umbrella & Life Savers
13. Buffi (Rae Hight & Karli Babcock): Sour strips, tissue paper & cotton candy
14. Lantie (Lacee Teel & Jennifer Neece): Umbrellas, rain boots & hard candy
15. Ven (Haile Noel & Amelia Lowe): Black licorice & crushed rock candy
 
IMMUNITY WINNER- Ven (Runners-up: Sonjia & Gunnar)
OUT- Lantie (Dishonorable mentions: Buffi & Elena)

"Big Brother" 7/26/12

First off, Willie Hantz has just gotten arrested for DUI.

If Team Dan gets wiped out tonight, Dr. Will Kirby says it's because he chose ladies that were more sexy & less smart.

VOTE-OFF #2: On Day 20...Danielle & Dan are STILL ALIVE, 5-1 (Shane cast the sole vote against Danielle). Which means JoJo's OUT & might be the first member of the Season 14 jury.

HoH COMPETITION #3 ("On Thin Ice"): Each eligible houseguest has to use a hockey stick to send their ball into one of 20 point zones from 1-20 (the order starts w/ the odd numbers up to 19, then the evens from 20-2). 

Ashley- FOUR
Joe- THREE
Jenn- MISS
Ian- NINE
Wil- TWO
Shane- MAX OUT
Danielle- 12

America, you now have a week to vote on whether or not the four coaches should be offered a chance to play the remainder of this season's game.

"Wipeout" 7/26- BLIND DATE '12

Qualifier:

New Obstacle of the Week: Head Over Heels
$500 Bonus Object: Superhero Smallsy
Obstacle #3 Title: Lovers' Lane
Final Obstacle Title: Nursery

(Note: Vanessa's pregnant.)

Advancing to Scareground:
Amy Spence & Jeremy Rivette: 5:49.9 (thanks largely to Jeremy- his run was pretty flawless; sorry, Layla El)- BONUS
Zachary Botterman & Elaina Coyle
Bevan Johnson & Sarah Cookson
Ashley Coulter & Chad Carleton: 6.14.7
David Avalos & Sara Ramirez: BONUS, I THINK (though we didn't see Sara knocking off Super Smallsy)
Natalie Iwasaki & Marcus Murray: 5:24.6
Jacob Henderson & Carolyn Quijano: 5:25.5
Janelle Somoano & Allan Benitez: 6:14.9

The $1K bonus in the second round tonight's in effect.

Advancing to R3:
Jacob & Carolyn
David & Sara
Bevan & Sarah
Amy & Jeremy
Natalie & Marcus- BONUS
Elaina & Zach

Big Ball Bonanza: One member per couple will have their turn running the BBs again, but whoever gets the farthest (in feet) wins $5K for their team.

Marcus- 31.5
Sara- 27.7
Jeremy- CLEAR
David- CLEAR
Jacob- STUMBLES ON LAST BALL, EVEN THOUGH HE GOT ALL THE WAY THROUGH
Zach- CLEAR IN A VERY CLOSE CALL (even though I saw him stumble early on the last ball)

The girl partners of those guys who got all the way across will now do the running to break the tie.

Amy- 18.9
Sara- 22.68
Elaina- BARELY WINS ON THIRD BALL

Next is the Spin Psycho.

Advancing to Petrified Forest:
Bevan & Sarah
Marcus & Natalie
Chad & Ashley
Zach & Elaina (so Amy & Jeremy are definitely splitting just $500)
 
FINALISTS:
Bevin & Sarah
Marcus & Natalie (Zach & Elaina leave w/ $2.5K each)

$100K WIPEOUT ZONE:

B & S:

Sarah- 8:42.82

After Bevin- 14:01.66

M & N:

Natalie- 7:42.96

After Marcus- LOSS

"Jeopardy!" 7/26/12

PLAYERS:
Leo Lopez (Brooklyn)- Psychiatrist
Lori Hohenleitner (Atlantic Highlands, NJ)- Executive director for a non-profit
CHAMP: Doug Thornton (whose one-day cash winnings total $22K)

Thursday's Half-Dozen Categories to Begin:
STUPID ANSWERS: MOVIES
QUOTES OF THE 2010s
SHAKESPEARE 
BUSINESS & INDUSTRY
THE CIVIL WAR BY THE NUMBERS
DO YOU KNOW THE "LING"O?

$200 SA:

Melissa McCarthy was a scene-stealer as one of the bridesmaids in this raunchy chick flick.

Leo: "What is 'Bridesmaids'?" ($600)

His next clue choice of the $600 in Shakespeare triggers the Daily Double; the guys are tied for the early lead & lead the center lady by $400. Leo's $1K answer:

Shakespeare's 37 plays are traditionally classified into three groups: comedies, tragedies & these.

"What are histories?"...$1,600 & sole possession of the lead are now his.

$400 SA:

In "Jurassic Park", Richard Attenborough has created a dinosaur-filled animal preserve called this.

Lori: "What is 'Jurassic Park'?" ($2,400)

$600 SA:

This film w/ a one-word title's based on the play God of Carnage.

Lori: "What is 'Carnage'?" ($3K)

$800 SA:
 
A dolphin loses its tail in a crab trap in this family film based on a real dolphin named Winter.

Leo: "What is 'Winter'?" ($800)
Lori: "What is 'A Dolphin Tail'?" ($3,800)

FINAL SA TONIGHT:

The third film in the "Shrek" series has this three-word title.

Lori: "What is 'Shrek the Third'?" ($4,800)

She's in Lock Game Territory at the break w/ $5,200 & is $4K ahead of Leo & $4,600 over Doug.

SOLE ATTEMPTED TS: $800 (Business & Industry)
SOLE UNATTEMPTED TS: $400 (The Civil War By the Numbers)
TOTAL LACH TRASH: $1,200

Scores After the Round:
Doug & Lori: $5K each
Leo: $4,400

Now in Double J!:
BARONS & BARONESSES
TRANSPORTATION
CELEBRITY RHYME TIME
GIVE 'EM HEALTH!
BIBLICAL WIFERY
LESSER-KNOWN GREEKS & ROMANS (each correct response ends in -us)?

Lori lands a DD behind the $1,200 Biblical Wifery w/ $6,600; she's trailing the champ from Virginia by $1,600 for second place & is $5K out of the lead. She places a $2.5K wager:

Laban promises this daughter to Jacob as a wife but substitutes Leah for her at the last minute.

"Who is Rachel?"...she's in second by nine bills. However, Leo SWEEPS the topic about Lesser-Known Greeks & Romans to propel big time to $20,800! W/ the Barons & Baronesses left & $9K, Doug goes DD Hunting in the center to start...that's a TS, but his $1,600 pick is good! He risks $7K & I hear Lori w/ $7,900 say "Wow":

Rudolf Erich Raspe wrote a 1785 booklet of tall tales about him; the real baron disapproved.

"Who is Baron von Munchausen?"...Lori has the right to say "Awesome", because Doug got it to stay in the contest at $16K! After the $2K clue goes untried, the round's over.
 
SOLE ATTEMPTED TS: $1,600 (Transportation)
UNATTEMPTED LACH TRASH: $6,400
TOTAL DJ! LACH TRASH: $8K
 
Post-DJ! Banks:
Doug: $16K
Lori: $7,900
Leo: $19,600

CORYAT SCORES:
Doug: $10,600
Lori: $6,600
Leo: $19,200

FINAL J! SUBJECT: Opera.

The swan boats in Boston's Public Garden were inspired by this opera in which a swan pulls a boat on The Scheldt River.

Lori's wrong w/ "What is Cinderella?" & declines by $2,100. Doug also missed w/ "What is The Magic Flute"...& is going home after losing 15 grand. Leo doesn't like his Q of "What is The Flying Dutchman?", either...because it was Lohengrin by Richard Wagner. But he's still the new champ w/ $7,199; had Lori wagered $701 or less, she would've been a titleholder. Regardless, Doug goes away w/ $23K (but he also could've retained his title had he risked as little as $199).

EPISODE RATING: 6

"Figure It Out" 7/26

PANEL: Ciara Bravo, Leon Thomas III, Alex Heartman & Stephen Glickman

FEATURED TRIP: Rocking Horse Ranch Resort

#1: Hayley Dessner
BASE BOARD: ________ _________ TO _____ ________

R1 C: Drum pedal (clue coaster)
PROGRESS: NONE
Recap: She's a champion, nothing to do w/ grass, not a musical sport & what's your clue?
Prize: p.s.

BAG SSA: Talking w/ your hands (Stephen got the green stuff in :06, so Alexa Divera was happy)
 
R2 C: Pulled taffy (cannons)
PROGRESS: NONE
Recap: Rides on something & not in a parade or on a unicycle
Prize: mobo cruiser

CF3 C: Weight (telestrator)
PROGRESS: _______ _________ TO _____ WEIGHTS (Stephen off the clue)
Recap: "Put the ______ to the metal", John Deere's a maker of this & no pushing

WIN!
 
TALENT: PEDALS (said by Alex at the start of the final guesses) TRACTOR TO PULL WEIGHTS (her record's 250 pounds & she's won 54 trophies)

#2: Davis Fortenberry
BB: _____ ________ ________ IN _________ ____________

R1 C: White graduation caps (ceiling)
PROGRESS: NONE
Recap: Doesn't play anything, builds something, not w/ blocks & think about your clue
Prize: sketchers

JACKET SSA: Wearing a red unitard to work (Alex in the orange suit got slimed w/ five seconds remaining in the second round instead of Stephen, who was wearing the red suit; in any event, Marianne Hunt won that item)

R2 C: Robot remote (clue coaster)
PROGRESS: BEAT (Ciara at the bell) ________ _________ IN ________ ______________
Recap: Doesn't use wood & think about your clues
Prize: Keyboard

CF3 C: "The Robot"
PROGRESS: BEAT COLLEGE (Ciara right away) STUDENTS (Leon w/ :32 left) IN ROBOTIC (WoH ALERT- Stephen at the bell & Davis' sliming came after the word was displayed on its screen) ____________

FG FOR LAST MISSING WORD:
Stephen: FIGHTING
Ciara: COMPETITION- LOSS (BEAT COLLEGE STUDENTS IN ROBOTIC COMPETITION; he's 10)

"Price" Contestant Call city locations announced; another note

Yonkers, NY (August 9th), Westland, MI (Aug. 13th), Chicago (Aug. 18th), Pittsburgh, PA (Aug. 22nd) & Wilmington, DE (August 28th; Philadelphia)

Also, the new seasons of "The Price is Right" & "Let's Make a Deal" are expected to begin on Sept. 24th.

Various sources contributed to this report.

"Top Chef Masters"- FOURTH SEASON PREMIERE

This season's 12 competitors:
Art Smith (now working for Southern Art)
Thierry Rautureau (now working for both Rover's & Luc)
Mark Gaier (Arrows Restaurant)(Charity: Equality Maine Foundation)
Patricia Yeo (Moksa)(Charity: Heifer Project International)
Kerry Heffernan (former judge on this show)(Charity: City Harvest)
Chris Consentino (Incanto)(Charity: Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research)
Clark Fraiser (Arrows)(Charity: Outright Lewiston/Auburn)
Lorena Garcia (Cocina Restaurant; she's also a recent spotlighted chef by Taco Bell)(Charity: Alliance for a Healthier Generation, Inc.)
Debbie Gold (Kansas City's The American Restaurant)(Charity: Children's TLC)
Missy Robbins (A Voce Madison & A Voce Columbus)(Charity: Grow to Learn NYC)
Sue Torres (Suenos)(Charity: Cystic Fibrosis Foundation)
Takashi Yahihashi (Takashi Restaurant & Slurping Turtle)(Charity: American Red Cross to support the Japanese Tsunami Disaster Relief)

Quickfire: Inside The Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas, six teams of two have to randomly draw two ingredient cards from the deck Curtis is holding & then cook something including those ingredients in 15 minutes. Three card dealers (Sohik, Bryon & Lisa) will help judge. The winners will each get $5K for their charities.

Clark & Debbie (langoustine & quinoa): Grilled Langoustine & parsley pistou w/ candied popped quinoa
Sue & Missy (brandy & honeycomb): Brandied pineapple w/ honeyed yogurt, almonds & chiles
Mark & Thierry (black garlic & Flank steak): Flank w/ corn, blueberry salad & black garlic harissa
Art & Lorena (peaches & duck breast): Duck lettuce wrap w/ corn salsa & peach ricotta creme
Takashi & Kerry (pork tenderloin & bologna): Sauteed pork tenderloin w/ bologna frisee salad & soy ginger caramel sauce
Chris & Patricia (bone-in Rib Eye & Catfish): Beefalo de gato pescado- WIN

ELIMINATION CHALLENGE: This is all about a world-class Vegas buffet that two teams of six will build. Each chef will get something good or bad courtesy of a lottery scratcher, then each team will get to scratch a golden ticket to determine their buffet theme.

BT: Missy, Clark, Debbie, Mark, Sue & Thierry
RT: Art, Lorena, Takashi, Kerry, Chris & Patricia
Whole Foods Budget: $2K in 45 minutes

LUCK:
Art (IMMUNITY)
Kerry (LOSE 30 MIN.)
Lorena (LOSE 30 MIN.)
Patricia ($1K BONUS)
Chris ($1K BONUS)
Takashi (SWITCH TEAMS)
Thierry ($1K BONUS)
Debbie (IMMUNITY)
Clark ($1K BONUS)
Sue (LOSE 30 MIN.)
Missy (SWITCH TEAMS)
Mark (LOSE 30 MIN.)
RT (MEXICAN)
BT (INDIAN)

(Note: Missy cut her finger in the cooking time.)

First-Time Judge: Krista Simmons (L.A. Times contributor)
 
DISHES:
Kerry: Grilled steak w/ arugula, posole & chimichurri coulis
Patricia: Chicken & beef adobo w/ cornmeal pancakes & peach salsa
Missy: Zucchini salad w/ roasted poblano vinaigrette
Art: "Pan de tres leches" w/ candied cocoa nib & tequila caramel sauce
Chris: "Pork & beans" w/ cured pork & chicken
Lorena: "Leche de tigre" ceviche salad & tequila horchata
Sue: Indian-spiced chicken w/ lentil rice cakes & tomato ginger jam
Clark: Heirloom tomato compote w/ fried green beans & goat cheese
Mark: Curried corn soup w/ curried flatbread
Takashi: Shrimp & salmon dumpling w/ Swiss chard & curried coconut broth
Thierry: Masala salmon & beef shoulder w/ spiced couscous
Debbie: Rose water lemon curd w/ spiced streusel & meringue

$10K WINNER- Chris

MEDICALLY DISQUALIFIED- Missy (but an unknown donation will still be made to her charity)

ELIMINATED- Sue

Bargains ......and a little rant ;-)

Rejoining the "real world" can be rough. I posted my video to youtube and found our my REPLY button to reply to comments will not work. How weird is that?

Being on the injured list has opened up some new experiences..I am not one that get to some of the discount stores that often, but I have been bored and shopping more so I stopped in to a Marshall's see if they had some cheap beds/crate pads for the dogs car crates.

Check out what great bargains I found:

I can finally get the dogs to the park every day so I tested this Chuck it type of toy, the chucker works OK..I could tell these were cheap balls and I would not let my dogs chew on them too much, but it was too funny that the first time I threw the ball Cricket came back with it deflated on one side of the ball. OH MY!

Second throw of the ball the other side was deflated and the ball was no longer usable, LOL There was a second ball that got lost in the field,..I did not bother to look for it. A cheap version of a real chuck it,but at half the price, it will do for today, after I find some other balls to use with it.

second bargain:

This disc thing is really soft, and red, and was about $7. It was cool! It flies good, Cricket was chewing it but did not put a mark on it,when she runs it folded up and did not get in her way. The red color was easy to see on the grass, I am getting more of these!!!

With the chuck it today I noticed Cricket is used to low flying objects to play fetch. She does not look at me and track the toy, she waits until she sees the toy whizzing by her. The chuck it was a crack up because I kept throwing the ball high, because I can not throw, it was not on purpose, but Cricket would stand in readiness until she heard the ball bounce, she kept expecting it to whizz by and it did not, so she spent a lot of time looking for the ball. LOL

The greatest bargain I got were some Merrell barefoot technology shoes. I love my Vibram toes shoes for agility, and I have a pair of blue/black Merrill's I use for all my everyday wear. My poor Merrill's are looking old, so when I found TWO PAIRS OF MERRILL'S for less then one pair usually costs me, I was all over that!!!! Just a shame they had my favorite style on clearance, but none in my size, so I have some VERY BRIGHT shoes to wear with shorts, but hey people will see me coming ;-).



Tomorrow is an appointment with the Orthopedic clinic. I am going to complain for a second. I have Kaiser insurance and I feel like we pay a lot to have it. When I got hurt I went to Kaiser after a few weeks of not getting better. I saw a physicians assistant, and of course he said you need to see a specialist. FIVE WEEKS later I have finally got in to see someone at the ortho clinic. Five weeks was how long it took when I said I would take the first available appointment,anytime that was open. When I got the appointment card I look and I am seeing another physicians assistant. REALLY? My friend just got hurt Saturday, a knee injury, she saw a specialist on Monday, had a cortisone shot and got an MRI today. Some days I have to say I really do not love Kaiser, ;-). If they want me to get an MRI who knows how long that will take? YEP, I need people to wish me some luck, hahaha!

"America's Got Talent" 7/25/12

Guests:
Cher Lloyd: "Want U Back" (confetti cannon at the end)
Once

1.
A: Ulysses- ELIMINATION STANDS
B: David "The Bullet" Smith- OUT (but he might very well be back for the WC week)
C: Olate Dogs- IN

2.
A: William Close- IN
B: Unity in Motion- OUT
C: Sebastien "El Charro de Oro"- OUT

3.
A: Joe Castillo- IN
B: Eric & Olivia- OUT
C: Horse- OUT

JUDGES' VOTE #4- Eric Dittleman over All That! (Guys)

"So You Think You Can Dance" 7/25/12

Group Performance (Tyce Diorio): "The Here and After" by Jun Miyake
Guest Judge: Christina Applegate

Team Performances:
1. Tiffany & George (Nappytabs- Hip-Hop): "Out of My Mind" by B.o.B. featuring Nicki Minaj (w/ baby furniture) 
2. Brandon & Amber (Ray Leeper- Jazz): "Dr. Feelgood (Love is Serious Business)" by "The Queen of Soul" Aretha Franklin
3. Janelle & Dareian (Pasha Kovalev- Latin): "Call Me Maybe" by Carly Rae Jepsen
4. Lindsay & Cole (Mandy Moore- Contemporary): "Wild Horses" by Charlotte Martin
5. Amelia & Will (Mandy- Jazz): "You!" by The Creatures
6. Matthew & Audrey (Liz Lira): "Cinco Salsa" by Sverre Indris Joner/HSC/Kork
7. Witney & Chehon (Stacey Tookey- Contemporary): "I Will Always Love You" by Whitney Houston
8. Eliana & Cyrus (Nappytabs- H-H): "Toxic" by District 78 feat. Cheesa

SOLOS:

1. Amber: "This Is What Makes Us Girls" by Lana Del Rey
2. Brandon: "I Want It All Back" by Tye Tribbett & G.A.
3. Eliana: "Near Light" by Olafur Arnalds
4. Dareian: "Ordinary People" by John Legend
ALSO IN BOTTOM SIX- George & Lindsay

Guest Dancers (The Hunt): "Jungle Jazz" by Les Tambours du Bronx

ELIMINATED- Amber & Brandon

"Big Brother" 7/25/12

Willie was tossed from the game on Day 14.

Nomination Order:
1. Jenn
2. Ian
3. Joe
4. Wil
CURRENT NOMINEES- JoJo & Shane

PoV Competition #2 ("BB Cantina"): Ian, Ashley and Wil joined the other three & Joe's was designated the host. Hidden in the giant bowls of guacamole, salsa, cheese & beans were menu items & the six houseguests had to place them on a giant menu exactly as the correct menu has them on the other side of the yard. Whoever had more right the fastest after ringing their bells won.

Ashley (who rang in last):
Veto Burrito/Beans Con Toot
Limpanadas/Target Tacos
Fudgitas/Quesa de Jury
Nacho Burger/Sombrero Soda
El Unexpected/Chilly Chili
Backstab Burrito/Power Pintos
Agua Poor Flavor/Key-Sadillas
Coach Tacos/Slop Salsa

Wil:
Veto Burrito/Beans Con Toot
Fudgitas/Target Tacos
Limpanadas/Quesa de Jury
Nacho Burger/Sombrero Soup
El Unexpected/Chilly Chili
Backstab Burrito/Power Pintos
Agua Poor Flavor/Key-Sadillas
Coach Tacos/Slop Salsa
 
CLEAR

Frank- CLEAR FASTER THAN WIL
JoJo- CLEAR FASTER THAN FRANK
Ian- CLEAR FASTER THAN JOJO
Shane- WIN!

Shane is replaced on the eviction block by Danielle, so Dan's in jeopardy of leaving the house, too.

"Jeopardy!" 7/25

PANEL:
Sue Meloy (Lincoln, CA)- Retired software engineer
Doug Thornton (Chesterfield, VA)- Information technology manager
CHAMP: Andy Baggarly (whose three-day cash winnings total $60,402)

Starters:
ABBREVIATED MAGAZINES
THE 1870s
I'VE GOT A 6-PACK (yes, this is all about beer)
ON BASS & DRUMS
"GAS" UP
ODE TRIP

Andy has a slim $200 advantage over Doug, $2,200-$2K; Sue has eight Benjamins to begin. The Daily Double's hiding beneath the $800 clue regarding the 1870s & Doug hits it w/ $2,600 & trails Andy by four bills; Sue's tripled to $1,800. Doug wagers two big ones, so for the lead:

On June 16, 1870, this was dedicated in Atlanta City; at the end of the Summer season, it was taken apart & stored.

"What is the Boardwalk?"...he's right for first place at $4,600! At the conclusion of the round, Andy's again slightly over Doug, $5,800-$5,200; Sue has the advantage in Double J! w/ $3,400.

LACH TRASH (all unattempted): $4,200

DJ! Categories:
NASHVILLE, GEOGRAPHIC
LONG-RUNNING BROADWAY PLAY TITLES
BIOGRAPHIES
________ OF ________
FLORA OF CENTRAL AMERICA (Clue Crew clues)
WORDS FROM ARABIC

Andy picks off a DD inside the center Biography w/ $11,800; his small lead over Doug's currently $600 & Sue's a fairly close third place w/ $8,600. The kingpin wagers the face value of the following piece of information:

Hertha Pauli's 1942 biography of this man was subtitled "Dynamite King, Architect of Peace".

"Who is (Alfred) Nobel?"...that was the guy for the small climb to $13K! But Sue claims the Video DD two turns later from the $1,200 Flora of Central America hub w/ $10,200; she's trailing Doug by a grand for second & is $2,800 out of first. For another $3K & to put her in front of this pack, the answer from Sarah Whitcomb at the Casa Orquideas in Costa Rica is:

The Aristolochia Vine's foul odor attracts insects that are then trapped alive inside the flower & later released w/ a coat of this substance, vital to the plant's reproduction.

"What is nectar?"...not nectar; it's pollen. But she does sweep the rest of that subject to run her bank back up to $10,800.
 
DJ! LACH TRASH (all unattempted): $3,200

Heading into Final:
Andy: $12,200
Doug: $12K
Sue: $15,200

CORYAT SCORES:
Andy: $12,200
Doug: $10,800
Sue: $18,200

FJ! TOPIC: New Olympic Sports.

This sport introduced in Summer 2000 plays out over a raised area 16.5 long & 9.5 feet wide.

Doug quickly wrote a response of "What is trampoline?"...because that's got it to become the new champ in a fairly good way for my state w/ $22K!

Andy: "What is sumo wrestling?" ($11,801) = $399 (he leaves w/ $61,402)
Sue: "What is fencing?" ($9,201) = $5,999

W/ that, here's the season's final look at the ToC Leaderboard:

1. Jason Keller: 9 wins, $215,900
2. Joel Pool: 6 wins, $117,800
3. Dave Leach: 6 wins, $100,054
4. David Menchaca: 5 wins, $116,503
5. David Gard: 4 wins, $85,700
6. Dan McShane: 4 wins, $64,001
7. Patrick Morrison: 3 wins, $82,701
8. Francis Lansagan: 3 wins, $80,401
9. Matt Samberg: 3 wins, $63,402
10. Andy Baggarly: 3 wins, $61,402
11. Stephanie Fontaine: 3 wins, $56.5K
12. Joey Falco: 3 wins, $55,999 
13. Beau Henson: 3 wins, $53,202

EPISODE RATING: 7

"Figure It Out" 7/25

PANEL: Samantha Boscarino, Carlos Knight, Lulu Antariska & Drake Bell

FEATURED TRIP: Cabo San Lucas

#1: Josh Lundy
BASE BOARD: __________ __________ OF _________ ______

R1 C: Tiny squirt guns
PROGRESS: CHAMPION (Samantha right away) __________ OF ________ WATER (WoH ALERT- Drake w/ :15 left)
Recap: He's a champ, doesn't involve food, not a dancer & has to do w/ water
Prize: Bike

BAG SSA: Asking a silly question (Carlos got slimed w/ :16 left in regulation, resulting in a win for Andrew Takayama)

R2 C: Sculpting tools (clue coaster)
PROGRESS: NONE
Recap: Not drinking water, doesn't hold his breath & nothing to do w/ clay
Prize: Peavey guitars

CF3 C: Freezing in the middle of dancing
PROGRESS: CHAMPION SCULPTOR (Lulu after the restart) OF ________ WATER
Recap: What's usually on top of a fridge?

FINAL GUESSES FOR LAST MISSING WORD:
Lulu: BLUE
Drake: SALT
Samantha: FROZEN- LOSS (CHAMPION SCULPTOR OF FROZEN WATER)

#2: Brisa Aguilera
BB: __________ _____ _______ IN ______ ______

R1 C: Show tickets (cannons)
PROGRESS: NONE
Recap: Nothing to do w/ gymnastics, involves her body & where can you take those tickets?
Prize: p.s.

JACKET SSA: Looking at the player (the panel slime comes out in :12 to win the prize for Bianca Fergose)

R2 C: Soap on a rope
PROGRESS: NONE
Recap: Not everyone can do it, does it alone & think about your clues
Prize: Nintendo 3DS

R3 C: Rodeo
PROGRESS: __________ _____ _______ IN RODEO ______

WIN!

TALENT: PERFORMS ROPE TRICKS IN RODEO SHOWS (she's done so for five years)

Nigel's new gig

Former "AMERICA'S NEXT top model" staffer Nigel Barker has been named a coach on Oxygen's upcoming reality series "The Face". The show will begin airing next year.

Source: The Futon Critic

"Price" 40th Anniversary Special update

The airdate for the 40th Anniversary Special of "The Price is Right" will be September 4th- exactly 40 years after its premiere.

Source: priceisright.com

Today's Morning News Notables

-The contract Mariah Carey just signed to become an "American Idol" judge is for one year worth $18M. People, stop getting too greedy when you want high-profile jobs!
-Sherman Helmsley of "The Jeffersons" fame died last night at 74. He appeared on "Millionaire", "Hollywood Squares" & "You Don't Say!".
-Also passing away yesterday was Chad Everett of "Medical Center" due to lung cancer. He was on the ABC version of "Password & "Super Password", the original version of "Tattletales" & all versions of "The Hollywood Squares".
-"Jeopardy!" just started its 29th season tapings yesterday.

Various sources contributed to this report.

"Repo Games" 7/24

MARTIN (w/ wife):

Hometown: Phoenix

Age: 55

Vehicle: Grey '05 Buick Century

Intel: He's wondering why Tom's face's melting.

Host: Tom

1. Name the first American woman in space who died on Monday.
Guess: Sally Ride

2. Name four of the five members of 'NSYNC.
Guesses: Mark Wahlberg, Justin Timberlake, Jazzy Jeff & Will Smith (A: Joey Fatone, JC Chasez, Lance Bass & Chris Kirkpatrick)

3. Mahatma Gandhi was born in what country?
Guess: India

4. What were four of the seven original fruit flavors in Hawaiian Punch?
Guesses: Pineapple, orange, guava & strawberry (A: Apple, apricot, papaya & passion fruit- he originally said papaya)

FQ: According to the EPA, the three R's of conservation are reduce, reuse & what?
FA: Recycle- PAID!

KAI YOUNGBLOOD (w/ her hubby):

Age: 39

Hometown: Mesa, AZ

Vehicle: Blue '97 Honda CR-V

Intel: Believe it or not, that's her good hat.

Host: Josh

1. In the movie "Lord of the Rings", what type of creature was Frodo?
Guess: Elf- NO (A: Hobbit)

2. Who was the first African-American Supreme Court Justice?
Guess: Thurgood Marshall

3. What NY Congressman resigned after sending pictures of his "package" to six women?
Guess: (Mark) Weiner

4. Name four actors who've played "Batman" in live action films since '66.
Guesses: Michael Keaton, George Clooney, Adam West & Christian Bale- PAID! (Other: Val Kilmer)

That man just lost some of his front teeth!

"BARELY LEGAL" LINDSAY:

IMPOUND LOT GAME

Age: 18
Vehicle: Silver '04 Suzuki Senora 

Intel: She's more like two handfuls.

Host: Tom

1. Deoxyribonucleic axid's referred to as what better known term?
Guess: DNA (she also thought of XXX)

2. Last season in the NFL, what number did Chad Ochocinco (who just changed his last name back to Johnson) wear on his jersey?
Guess: 35 (A: 85)

3. Name three of the last five states to become part of the U.S.
Guesses: HI, AK & RI (A: OK, NM & her home state of AZ)

4. What figure in Greek Mythology died after flying too close to The Sun (& was part of PolyGram's final film logo)?
Guess: Aphrodite- GAME OVER (A: Icarus)

EPISODE RATING: 8

"America's Got Talent" 7/24- LAST QUARTERFINAL

The week after the Summer Olympics will be the Snapple YouTube Week. After that, it'll be Wild Card Week.

But I've just learned that Sharon is NOT expected to return to this show next season. No word yet on if she'll return to "The Talk" next season, either.

1. David "The Bullet" Smith: Shot out through a field goal from 40 yards away w/ "Let Me Entertain You" by Robbie Williams playing in the background
2. All That!: "Black Betty" by Ram Jam
3. Ulysses: "Bandstand Boogie ("American Bandstand" theme)" by Charles Albertine- MARKED FOR ELIMINATION (I didn't think he sounded bad)
4. Joe Castillo
5. Sebastien "El Charro de Oro": Threw a rose to Sharon at the end
6. Eric Dittleman: "Deal or No Deal" spoof w/ 16 briefcases where Howard eliminated the third row & Sharon took out the fourth row after Howie chose #11, which he then correctly traded for #4!
7. William Close: "Love Reign O'er Me" by The Who (a giant Earth harp was used)
8. Unity in Motion: Cold background
9. Eric & Olivia: "Dynamite" (remix w/ bells heard in the background for the intro) by Taio Cruz
10. Lindsey Norton: Fun house mirrors
11. Horse: Nasty superhero
12. Olate Dogs

"MasterChef" 7/24

IMPORTANT NOTE: After the Summer Olympics, first-run episodes will air Tuesdays at 9 PM EST for the rest of the season.
 
Mystery Box #8: Santa Barbara spot prawns

Top Three:
Becky: Grilled prawns w/ salsa verde & saffron rice
Christine: Spot prawns w/ pineapple broth
David: Spot prawn ceviche- WIN

ELIMINATION TEST #8: Using bacon, corn & beets, a dessert must be made.
 
DAVID'S CHOICE- Corn (& he gets three examples of desserts featuring that ingredient as another part of his advantage this week; also, he had five minutes to shop in the pantry)

DISHES:
David: Corn & rice pudding w/ salted caramel sauce (Becky had to provide the rice because he forgot it)
Becky: "Classy & Trashy" popcorn & panna cotta- ET WINNER & CAPTAIN
Christine: Corn & coconut pudding
Monti: Corn souflee
Felix: Corn profiteroles
Frank: Corn budino w/ chocolate ganache- CAPTAIN
Josh: Corn creme brulee

ELIMINATED- Felix (Dishonorable mentions: David & Josh)

"Hell's Kitchen" 7/24

IMPORTANT NOTE: After the Summer Olympics are over, new episodes will air Mondays at 9 PM EST for the remainder of the season.

Challenge #13: Both teams have five minutes a head (six rounds in total, so most chefs will get to cook twice) to cook three dishes from the restaurant's menu & only one teammate can cook at one time for their group. The dishes are a risotto, lamb & cod.

R1: Dana vs. Justin
R2: Christina vs. Clemenza
R3: Barbie vs. Brian
R4: Dana vs. Robyn
R5: Christina vs. Justin
FR: Barbie vs. Clemenza

FIRST-EVER CHALLENGE WIPEOUT!!!!!

They all miss out on hitting the Malibu beaches & taking a helicopter there. Instead, they'll have to clean the outside areas & detail the marked SUVs.

DINNER SERVICE #12 PROBLEM REPORT:
Christina (garnish/appetizers): Mixing up risottos
Clemenza (appetizers): Bad risottos
Brian (meat): Negative Beef Wellingtons
Robyn (garnish): Leaving cold mash (& the rest of her team held all the garnish in the oven once)
Justin: Re-heating old fish

RT WINS

LAST ELIMINATED FROM SOLO MODE THIS SEASON- Brian (Barbie had to take over his area for the later part of the DS)

"Jeopardy!" 7/24

PLAYERS:
Prudence Plunkett (Wasilla, AK)- A librarian whose dog Maggie ate most of her car's seating one time)
Zack Knowles (Baltimore, MD)- Secretary
CHAMP: Andy Baggarly (whose two-day cash winnings total $40,001; he was a former Milwaukee Brewers sausage racer)

Tuesday's Topics to Get Going:
SPACE FIRSTS (speaking of that, Sally Ride died Monday of pancreatic cancer at 61; she was the first woman in space)
THE RISE OF THE MOVIES
WHAT ARE YOU AFRAID OF?
DOUBLE-LETTER WORDS
BABY NAMES
ANAGRAMMED 21st CENTURY LEADERS

Andy's six bills over Zack, $2,600-$2K, followed by Prudence at $1,200. Prudence finds out that the $800 Double-Letter Word has the Daily Double assigned to it w/ her at $2,400; Zack's at $2,200 & Andy's still in first place at $3,200. She goes for the tie on this answer:

The Germans call Brussels Sprouts "rosenkohl", literally "rose" this.

"What are pebbles?"...that qualifies, but that's incorrect; it's cabbage. The round ends before the conclusion of The Rise of the Movies, but she's back up to $2,800; Andy's in second for now w/ $3,200 & Zack leads the titleholder by $1,400.
 
LACH TRASH (all unattempted): $3K
 
Double J! Listings:
OLD WEST LITERATURE
ALBUM COVER ART
NAUTICAL TALK
ARGENTINA
NOTABLE NAMES
SPELLED LIKE A PLACE

Andy starts w/ a right response on the first bit of Nautical Talk & then digs up a Video DD two clues later. He risks $1,400 of his $3,600 in his attempt to get back in the lead courtesy of this clue from Jimmy Maguire:

In the age of sail, each country had its own cut, or style, of these triangular sails that enhanced the steering abilities of large ships.

"What is the jib?"...that's $5K. Andy does use the High School Strategy w/ the right category of Notable Names (there's less than a minute left in this round of play)...& the $1,600 screen delivers him the last DD of the game w/ $6,600; he's $3,400 ahead of Prudence for second & $3,600 out of the lead. Andy makes a $4K gamble, so this game could be over if he misses this:

Mark Twain published this man's memoirs in 1885 & called them "...the best of any General's since Caesar".

"Who is (Ulysses S.) Grant?"...got him! No time for the last three Old West Literature answers.
 
ATTEMPTED LACH TRASH: $5,200
UNATTEMPTED LACH TRASH: $8,400
TOTAL DJ! LACH TRASH: $13,600

Scores After DJ!:
Andy: $10,600
Zack: $10,200
Prudence: $3,200

CORYAT SCORES:
Andy: $8K
Zack: $10,200
Prudence: $4K

FINAL J! SUBJECT: '80s Sitcom Characters.

Creator David Goldberg wrote this Republican character as unsympathetic, but the actor made him lovable. 

Prudence's got "Who (was) Alex from 'Family Ties'"...NOT ACCEPTABLE & SHE LOSES EVERYTHING. Zack totally misses the mark w/ "Who is Michael J. Fox"...& ALSO BUSTS, so both challengers will likely leave w/ $2K each. For another $20,401 or just an extra $799, Andy's final Q this evening was "Who is Alex Keaton?"...YES! That puts him in ToC contention w/ a three-day total of $60,402.

EPISODE RATING: 7