"The Pyramid" 9/7

Players:
Annie (Mar Vista, CA)- A stay-at-home mom who says she's never lost at Taboo or Horse
Jeff (Auburn, NY)- A Math tutor who celebrated his 9th wedding anniversary

First Maingame Categories: SILVER FOXES, TAKE A MICHIGANDER, STUCK IN THE MIDDLE W/ Q, START YOUR ENGINES, EXCESS HOLLYWOOD & A LITTLE SHEEPISH

R1: 

Danny & Annie: TAKE A MICHIGANDER (Michigan things)
ANSWERS: DETROIT, KISS, LAKE, MADONNA, TIGERS, EMINEM & FORD (6)

Yvette & Jeff: EXCESS HOLLYWOOD (things that frequently appear on Gossip)
WORDS: FAT, ENGAGED, ROYAL, CHEATED, SCANDAL, MAKEOVER & SECRET (6)

R2:

Annie & Danny: STUCK IN THE MIDDLE W/ Q
WORDS: SQUIRREL, LIQUOR, MOSQUITO, BOUQUET, SQUEEZE, MANNEQUIN & LIQUID ($15K)(13)(:05 left)

Jeff & Yvette: START YOUR ENGINES (things you might see at a NASCAR event)
WORDS: TIRES, A CRASH, BEER, A PIT STOP, A PICKUP TRUCK & A CHECKERED FLAG (10)

R3:

Yvette & Jeff: A LITTLE SHEEPISH (things made of wool)
WORDS: A SWEATER, YARN, A SUIT, A SCARF, A HAT, MITTENS & A QUILT (16)

Annie & Danny: SILVER FOXES (male actors over 50)
PEOPLE: GEORGE CLOONEY, BRUCE WILLIS, HARRISON FORD, SEAN PENN & HUGH GRANT (17)

$15K WC #5: Annie continues to give the clues.

$100: EXERCISES: SIT-UPS, PUSH-UPS, CRUNCHES
$200: THE CONTINENTS: EUROPE, AFRICA, ASIA
$300: (GOOD) MANNERS: NO ELBOWS, PLEASE & THANK YOU
$400: "WHAT A BOY SCOUT MIGHT SAY": "I JUST EARNED MY NEXT BADGE"
$500: PARTS OF A HELICOPTER: THE PROPELLER (could've also said main rotor, cabin, skids & tail boom)

Second Maingame Categories: SWEET DREAMS, SLIDING DOORS, A LITTLE DICKENS, ALL NATURAL, IN THE 60'S AND SUNNY & KING OF THE HILLARY

R1:

Men: SWEET DREAMS (things you can buy at a candy store)
WORDS: CHOCOLATE, LOLLIPOPS, MARSHMALLOWS, MINTS & LICORICE (4)

Women: ALL NATURAL (things associated w/ nature; sponsored by Air Wick)
WORDS: A SEED, A FOREST, SEASONS, A WATERFALL, THE ARCTIC, LEAVES & A RIVER ($2K)(:04 left)

R2: 

Men: IN THE 60'S & SUNNY (things associated w/ the 60's)
WORDS: VIETNAM, THE BEATLES, ASTRONAUTS, CIVIL RIGHTS, BARBIE, MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. & MR. POTATO HEAD (10)

Women: SLIDING DOORS (things you might find in a minivan)
WORDS: KIDS, DIAPERS, A DOG, CHEERIOS, A SOCCER BALL, A BABY SEAT (Annie said "sits", which is a synonym of "seat") & A CUP HOLDER (13)(:04 left)

R3:

Men (Jeff gives the clues): A LITTLE DICKENS (terms associated w/ Charles Dickens)
WORDS: LONDON, SCROOGE, ORPHAN, FACTORY, GHOST, OLIVER & JOURNALIST (16)

Women (Yvette gives): KING OF THE HILLARY (things associated w/ Hillary Clinton)
WORDS: BILL, SOCKS, RODHAM, CHELSEA, ARKANSAS, PANTSUIT & SECRETARY OF STATE (18)

Jeff's the first aired player on this version of the show to go home w/ NOTHING.

$15K WC #6:

$100: FAMOUS BOXERS: MUHAMMAD ALI
$200: (KITCHEN) APPLIANCES: STOVE, REFRIGERATOR
$300: OPPOSITES: HOT/COLD, FAT/THIN
$400: WHY YOU DYE YOUR HAIR: "BECAUSE I DON'T LIKE THE COLOR, BECAUSE I HAVE GREY"
$500: PLACES W/ GUARDS: A SPORTING EVENT, FORT KNOX, THE WHITE HOUSE, A BANK (could've also said jail or prison)
$750: THINGS YOU COMPOSE: A SONG, YOUR EMOTIONS, YOUR FEELINGS (could've also said a sheet of music or poems)

She'll have to settle for $3K.

EPISODE RATING: 6