"The Pyramid" 9/14

Players:
Scott (Essexville, MI)- Newlywed waiter who got married about four months ago; he's a Sci-Fi movie geek w/ his wife
Brie (Sugarland, TX)- A Jiu-Jitsu academy manager who also plays some Laser Tag

First Maingame Topics: AND THE WINNER ISN'T, YOU ARE SO BEAUTIFUL, DON'T MAKE A SOUND, PERMISSION SLIPS, EVERYBODY!, VILLAGE PEOPLE & JOANIE LOVES TCHOTCHKES

R1:

Chandra & Scott: YOU ARE SO BEAUTIFUL (some of the people featured in the most recent issue of People's Most Beautiful People)
PEOPLE: BEYONCE, MARIAH CAREY, SOFIA VERGARA & MARTHA STEWART (3)

Jai & Brie: DON'T MAKE A SOUND (words that have silent letters)
WORDS: KNEE, BOMB, DEBT, WHISTLE, WRIST, RECEIPT & PNEUMONIA ($500)(:04 left)

R2:

Scott & Chandra: PERMISSION SLIPS, EVERYBODY! (places you go on a school field trip)
WORDS: A MUSEUM, A ZOO, AN AQUARIUM, WASHINGTON, D.C., A PLANETARIUM (he said "planet(s)"), A WATER PARK & A FACTORY (8)

Brie & Jai: VILLAGE PEOPLE (things associated w/ the Olympics)
WORDS: GOLD, LONDON, THE TORCH, SWIMMING, DECATHLON, DOVES & OPENING CEREMONY (11)

R3:

Scott & Chandra: AND THE WINNER ISN'T (non-Best Picture-winning films)
TITLES: "GHOST", "THE QUEEN", "TRAFFIC", "SIDEWAYS", "WITNESS" & "THE HELP" (12)

Jai & Brie: JOANIE LOVES TCHOTCHKES (popular souvenirs)
WORDS: A MUG, A MAGNET, AN ASHTRAY, A PLATE, A SNOW GLOBE, A BOTTLE OPENER (he said "opens") & A SHOT GLASS (17)(:08 left)

$15K WC #7: Brie decides to be the giver.

$100: DAIRY PRODUCTS: MILK, CHEESE
$200: THINGS W/ SAND: BEACHES, CRYSTAL VASES
$300: "WHAT MATT LAUER MIGHT SAY": "I HAVE A HOST OF A MORNING SHOW & I JUST WON A BIG CONTRACT; I HAVE A MILLION DOLLARS IN MY BANK ACCOUNT" (she must've never heard of "The Today Show")
$400: COLD SYMPTOMS: A RUNNY NOSE, COUGHS
$500: THINGS YOU CLIP: TOENAILS, END OF YOUR HAIR (prepositional phrase)
$750: THINGS THAT FLASH: LIGHTS (lightning, thunder, breaking news & cameras could've also worked)

Second Maingame Subjects: IDOL WORSHIP, PUT ON YOUR TRUCKER HAT, MISTER-Y MEN, BRANCHING OUT, AND YOU SMELL LIKE ONE TOO & KISS MY GRITS

R1:

Ladies: KISS MY GRITS (things commonly ordered at a diner)

WORDS: A BURGER, WAFFLES, MEATLOAF & APPLE PIE (1)

Men: AND YOU SMELL LIKE ONE TOO (things associated w/ birthdays)
WORDS: PARTY, PRESENTS, CANDLES, SURPRISE, HALLMARK, SWEET 16 & OVER THE HILL ($500)(:04 left)

R2:

Ladies: BRANCHING OUT (things associated w/ a tree)
WORDS: SHADE, PAPER, BARK, A RAIN FOREST (Brie blurted out "forest"), A LUMBERJACK & A NEST (5)

Men (need at least six to clinch this game already): PUT ON YOUR TRUCKER HAT (things associated w/ hipsters)
WORDS: GLASSES, A SKATEBOARD, A BEARD, VINYL, A SCARF, BROOKLYN & FEDORA (12)

R3:

Ladies (Brie gives again): IDOL WORSHIP ("American Idol" people)
ANSWERS: RYAN SEACREST, JENNIFER LOPEZ, SIMON COWELL, STEVEN TYLER, CARRIE UNDERWOOD & RANDY JACKSON (10; Brie leaves w/ $1,200)

Men (Jai gives): MISTER-Y MEN (famous Misters)
PEOPLE: MR. RIGHT, MR. BIG, MR. T, MR. CLEAN, MR. ROGERS, MR. COFFEE & MR. ED ($1K)(:02 remaining)

$20K WC #9:

$100: OCEANS: ARCTIC, PACIFIC, ATLANTA
$200: ART SUPPLIES: PAINTBRUSH, PAINTS, CLAY
$300: THINGS YOU MICROWAVES: HOT POCKETS
$400: GREEK THINGS: FETA, GRAPE LEAVES
$500: WHY YOU WEAR A BIKINI: BECAUSE IT'S SUMMERTIME & YOU HAVE A BANGIN' BODY; YOU'RE A WOMAN; BECAUSE IT'S REALLY PRETTY, IT'S POLKA-DOTTED & YOU WANT TO WEAR IT
$750: THINGS W/ A RING: MARRIED PEOPLE (boxing match & circus could've also worked)

Scott's gotta settle for $2.5K.

EPISODE RATING: 6