"The Pyramid" 9/25

Players:
James (S.F.)- Cruise ship singer
Melissa (Springfield, MO)- A photographer who's a first-time home owner w/ her husband

(Note: This looks like to be the first taped episode w/ Mike's lit podium.)

Maingame Pyramid #1: GET MADDEN, OW ARE YOU DOING?, THREE RING PYRAMID, START SPREADIN' THE NEWS, OUT WITH THE OLD & DANCING IN THE STREEP

R1:

Kate & James: START SPREADIN' THE NEWS (TV shows set in NY)
TITLES: "SEINFELD", "THE VIEW", "SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE" (she said "night"), "SESAME STREET", "CSI", "SEX AND THE CITY" & "MAD MEN" (which lost all 17 EMMYS they were nominated for last Sunday, BTW)(5)

Jim & Melissa: OW ARE YOU DOING? (these words that end in -ow must be said exactly)
WORDS: ARROW, MARSHMALLOW, RAINBOW, PILLOW, BORROW, YELLOW & BUNGALOW (6)

R2:

James & Kate: OUT W/ THE OLD (things that people remove)
WORDS: TRASH, A STAIN, A WART, CLOTHES, HAIR, TEETH & A CAST (12)($500)(:05 remaining)

Melissa & Jim: THREE RING PYRAMID
WORDS: CLOWN, LION, ELEPHANT, COTTON CANDY, UNICYCLE, JUGGLER & RINGMASTER (13)($500)(:04 left over)

R3:

James & Kate: GET MADDEN (words a football announcer might say)
WORDS: DOWN, SCORE, QUARTER, FIELD, BLOCK, TACKLE & DEFENSE (17)

Melissa & Jim: DANCING IN THE STREEP
ANSWERS: ACTRESS, ACCENTS, NOMINATIONS, TALENT, THEATER & JULIA CHILD (17)

TIEBREAKER #6: L & D

James & Kate: LEFT, LAST, LEAK, LOG, LAW, LAP, LIGHTHOUSE, LEASE & LUNGS
Melissa & Jim: DRAPES, DIRTY, DECADE, DRAIN, DUSK, DECOY, DEED & DRONE

$15K WC #11: James keeps giving the clues.

$100: HOLIDAYS: CHRISTMAS, EASTER
$200: TYPES OF TEA: DARJEELING, GREEN
$300: WHY YOU USE GASOLINE: BECAUSE MY CAR HAS TO RUN ON IT
$400: MESSY THINGS: A KID'S ROOM, A PIG STY
$500: THINGS THAT HAVE STRIPES: A TIGER
$750: FOUNDING FATHERS: GEORGE WASHINGTON, ABE LINCOLN, (JOHN) ADAMS, THOMAS EDISON (not sure if Benjamin Franklin would've put them over the top)

Second Maingame Pyramid: SPILLING THE BEANS, ALL DRESSED UP, IF YOU ONLY HAD A BRAIN, JUST PLUGGING ALONG, FOUR SIDES TO EVERY STORY & LIGHTS OUT

R1:

Ladies: ALL DRESSED UP (people who wear uniforms)
FOLKS: A MECHANIC, AN UMPIRE, A POLICEMAN, A NURSE, A MAILMAN & A MAID (5)

Guys: IF YOU ONLY HAD A BRAIN (things associated w/ "The Wizard of Oz")
WORDS: DOROTHY, TOTO, LION, TORNADO, KANSAS, SCARECROW & MUNCHKINS ($2.5K)(:09 left)

R2:

Ladies: LIGHTS OUT (things that are black) 
WORDS: A BAT, COFFEE, A LIMO, A PANTHER, A PUPIL, THE DARK (originally passed) & COAL (12)($1K)(:01 to spare)

Guys: SPILLING THE BEANS (jellybean flavors)
WORDS: PEACH, POPCORN, WATERMELON, COCONUT, PINEAPPLE, BUBBLEGUM & LICORICE (13)

R3:

Ladies (Melissa gives again): FOUR SIDES TO EVERY STORY (things associated w/ squares)
WORDS: ONE, TOWN, HOLLYWOOD (Kate guessed "Hollywood Squares"), POCKET, CHECKERS, MEAL & ROOT (18)

Guys (continuing to give the clues is James; he'll also stay the clue giver if he makes it back to the WC): JUST PLUGGING ALONG 
WORDS: A HAIR DRYER, A LAMP, A TOASTER, A MICROWAVE, AN AIR CONDITIONER, A COMPUTER & AN ELECTRIC BLANKET (20)($3K)(:03 left)

$20K WC #15:

$100: SHAPES: TRIANGLES, SQUARES, HOURGLASS
$200: PARTS OF THE (HUMAN) BODY: ARMS, LEGS, STOMACH
$300: TYPES OF DANCES: SALSA, MERENGUE
$400: CLOTHING (FASHION) DESIGNERS: HALSTON
$500: STEPHEN KING TITLES
$750: THINGS THAT ARE SEALED: TUPPERWARE, ZIPLOC BAGS, LIPS (should've said kissed mail envelopes)

He doubled his dough to $4K.

EPISODE RATING: 7