10/19/2012 Results

LMaD:

A message in a bottle w/ at least a map on it could await one trader.

David's R (grapes): CURTAIN #2 ($1K)- MacBook Air & iMac ($3,198)
Renita's R (Chinese take-out box): CURTAIN #1 ($1K)- Monster van
Elizabeth's R (banana): MiaB ($1K)- Six-night trip to the bolongo in St. Thomas ($6,297)

Steven (whoopee cushion) won't have to ride in his cousin's car again if he wins the '13 Chevrolet Spark LS MT by going from 0 to 80.

1. 20 ($300)
2. 10 ($500)
3. CRASH

TODAY'S BIG DEAL VALUE: $25,384

Julia's Fast Deal Decision (a NH Art college student dressed as the Ace of Hearts): SB (ZONKIANTIGUATVESPA)- ZONK (Mac n' Cheese Book Pro; could've had $70 a letter in the setup)

Stephanie's Dice Roll (BB)(pumpkin): 2/5 (YOU'LL HAVE FUN WITH GREAT FEET, YUP)
FINAL DECISION: GO ON ($700)- Deluxe beauty package ($4,214)

Here's another new deal introduced- Draw Straws. Each straw has a cash amount that has only the first digit exposed.

Brittni's R (bee): CURTAIN #1- La-Z-Boy living room ($4,183)(RED: $300)
Jennifer's R (Vegas die): BLUE- $2,800 (BB: Paddleball set)
Hartford's R (leprechaun): CURTAIN #2- Strong Spa 6 (GREEN: $450)

PERFECT DEAL

Sheila (penguin) may Remember When two movies were released in the same year & could drive away in a '13 KIA Forte LX worth $16,175 if she does so.

Titles: "War of the Worlds" (w/ Tom Cruise), "Gladiator", "The Da Vinci Code", "The Blair Witch Project" & "Cast Away"
PICKS: "Cast Away" & "Gladiator"

She's not sure enough, so she's going on a four-night retreat to the JW Marriott Desert Springs Palm Desert (SB) worth $3,415. 

"Cast Away" & "Gladiator"- '00 EACH
"War of the Worlds"- '05
"The Da Vinci Code"- '06
"Tbe Blair Witch Project"- '99

The featured couple today are Ruby (a flight attendant dressed as a deviled egg) & Calvin (a retired Air Force member dressed as bacon).

R1 (Ruby): RB ($800)- Michael C. Fina sapphire/diamond earrings ($1,999)
R2 (Calvin): GB REJECTED FOR $800- iPic THEATERS monthly movie tickets for a yr w/ limo service ($2,496)
TBR (SE): NO- Kangaroo kickboxing camp

BD #20: The Peanut Gallery forces Hartford to choose DOOR #3...NO BD SHUTOUT this week- he's won for himself & his fiancee trips to The Westin Diplomat Resort & Spa in Hollywood, FL (six nights) & the lebua Tower Club Hotel & Resort in Bangkok w/ Richardo Roxbury luggage & $4K!

#1- Motorscooter (not described whatsoever)
#2- Home theater ($4,799)

Victor (a hot dog who sits near Hartford) forgot to bring a $500 bottlecap to disappoint Tiffany & a lot of fans. Then, a volleyball player gets a physical challenge- if she rolls a volleyball in between Lindsey (Chinese take-out box) & Dawn (softball player), all three ladies will each win $100. Result...nailed it!

Millionaire:

Bailie Borchers from Alpharetta, GA (a sorority president at Vanderbilt University) leads off this show that I think was taped before Meredith's foot injury.

Pre-Randomized Topics: Playground Humor, Stadium Scuffle, Close But No Cigar, Musical Monarch, In a Word, On Exhibit, Planetary Responsibilities, Fishy Stories, All in a Name & Where the Living Ain't Easy
Shuffled Menu: Stadium Shuffle, Close But No Cigar, All in a Name, Planetary Responsibilities, Playground Humor, In a Word, Musical Monarch, Where the Living Ain't Easy, On Exhibit & Fishy Stories

1. Not surprisingly, a riot broke out on a '74 Cleveland Indians game after fans overindulged in a promotion called "Ten-Cent" what?

A: Hot Dog Night
B: Cracker Jacks Night
C: Beer Night
D: Ice Cream Night

FA: Beer Night- $5K

2. Despite a career of being associated w/ them, what world leader quit smoking cigars in 1985?

A: Nelson Mandela
B: Mikhail Gorbachev
C: Fidel Castro
D: Ayatollah Khomeini

FA: Castro- $1K ($6K)

3. An old-timey two-person bicycle that positions its riders side-by-side is known by what "friendly" name?

A: Amiable
B: Cozy
C: Genial
D: Sociable

FA: Amiable- LOSES $5K RIGHT BACK (A: Sociable)

New Yorker JT Maclay's wearing a kilt.

Menu: Auto Technology, Have You Tried It?, Careful, Kids, All Ears on Government, One False Move, Very Vocal, Beatles Language, Made By Hand, Tats All, Folks & Remaining Rights

1. A Smithsonian magazine article titled "Driving Miss Lazy" investigates the pros & cons of new cars that can what?

A: Run on electricity
B: Drive themselves
C: Detect drowsiness
D: Run on a flat tire

FA: Drive themselves- $5K

2. Taking a departure from traditional menu items, this yr. Burger King topped ice cream sundaes w/ crumbles of what savory item?

A: Blue cheese
B: Bacon
C: Breakfast sausage
D: Fried onions

FA: Bacon- $2K ($7K)

3. "Naked kids climbing on rocks" describes the cover art for the album "Houses of the Holy" by what band?

A: Led Zeppelin
B: Pink Floyd
C: The Rolling Stones
D: The Doors

FA: The Rolling Stones- THREE & OUT #2 (A: Led Zeppelin)

Trying to further is Roslyn Daniel from Moorestown, NJ (who just took her daughter to Farleigh Dickenson University).

Rundown: Home Economics, Travel Books, Prize Winners, Games Abroad, Menu Items, Song Spoofs, Fishing for Snacks, Fashion Houses, Career Change & Sister Organization

1. In the TIME magazine website article "12 Things We Buy in a Bad Economy", which of the following items didn't make the list?

A: New cars
B: Lottery tickets
C: Generic drugs
D: Fast food

FA: New cars- $7K

2. What's the title of a 2012 book whose subtitle's "History of the Floating City"?

A: Madrid
B: Dublin
C: Venice
D: Moscow

FA: Venice- $10K ($17K)

3. What common saying's thought to be a reference to the prizes often won at mid-20th Century fairgrounds?

A: Bite the bullet
B: Close, but no cigar
C: Bury the hatchet
D: All that glitters is not gold

FIRST JUMP USED (A: Close, but no cigar)- $3K

4. In the German version of Scrabble, Q & what other letter have 10-point values because they're used so rarely in German?

A: J
B: X
C: U
D: Y

OTHER JUMP USED (A: Y)- $1K

5. Considering its chipper name, it's no surprise that which of these restaurants offers customers a Happy Ending sundae?

A: Friendly's
B: Olive Garden
C: Arby's
D: Bob's Big Boy

FA: Friendly's- $15K ($32K)

6. Opening w/ the line "On a dark office evening," a joke "theme song" for Wikipedia is a take-off of what famous tune?

A: "Good Vibrations"
B: "Hotel California"
C: "Smells Like Teen Spirit"
D: "Hey Jude"

ASK THE AUDIENCE

A: 9%
B: 81%
C: 6%
D: 4%

FA: "Hotel California"- $5K ($37K)

7. In a great example of their tool-making abilities, what animals poke sticks into the ground in order to grab tasty termites to eat?

A: Camels
B: Hawks
C: Raccoons
D: Chimpanzees

FA: Chimpanzees- $2K ($39K)

Q of the Day: What beer's commercials turned the catchphrase "Whassup!" into a national phenomenon?

A: Miller Lite
B: Heineken
C: Budweiser
D: Michelob

A: Budweiser

8. Adding the letter O to the end of which of these fashion houses produces the first name of the man who founded it?

A: Armani
B: Hermes
C: Gucci
D: Prada

STOPS W/ $19.5K (A: Gucci; she had it narrowed down between that & Hermes)

TODAY'S FAMILY FEUD GAME: Samsels (Grafton, MA) vs. Browns (Chicago)

R1: Name something a boss wouldn't want his employees to find out he's wearing. Starting w/:

#1: Lingerie/"manties" (56)(Kyle)
#2:
#3:
#4:
#5:

Browns:
Carla (sales/business developer & a mom of two): Toupee- #2 (20)
Elise (a Yale graduate looking for a film job): Wiretap/microphone- BA (4)
Yevette: Dentures- X
Michael: Nothing- XX
Kyle: High heels- XXX

Cristina Steal (for 80): Makeup- NOT THERE EITHER

#3: Girdle (6)
Other BA: Diapers (4)

R2: When you're on a date, you don't want to hear your date say "Oh, BTW, I have a(n)..." what? Completion(s) to follow:

#1:
#2: STD/disease (28)(Jeff)
#3:
#4:
#5:
DUD- Female part (Carla)

Samsels (Jeff's an ER physician & is married to Cristina for nearly seven yrs.):
Eddy (who works for a sheriff's department in Boston): Another boyfriend/girlfriend/spouse- #1 (40)
Lauren (2nd Grade teacher & mom): Family/kid- #3 (21)
Kirk: Alcohol addiction- X
Cristina: Criminal record- #5 (2)
Jeff: Drug habit- XX
Eddy: Emergency at home- XXX

Kyle Steal (for another 91 & a bigger early lead): No job- WRONG (#4: Headache)(3)

Double: Name something a wife hates to discover her new husband does in his sleep. Up first:

#1: Snores (78)(Elise)
#2:
#3:
#4:
#5:

Browns:
Yevette: Grinds his teeth- #3 (5)
Michael: Pulls the covers off of her- X
Kyle: Talks in his sleep- #2 (10)
Carla: Masturbate- XX
Elise: Sleepwalks- XXX

Cristina Steal #2 (for another 186 & to keep lead): Wets the bed- BA (2)(277)(Other BA: Blows air biscuits)(2)

Triple: Name something a cowboy might have to go without w/ on a long cattle drive. For the game, most likely:

#1: Shower/toilet (37)(Yevette)
#2:
#3:
#4:
DUD- People (Lauren)

Browns:
Michael: Sex/women- #2 (32)
Kyle: Shelter- X
Carla: A good meal- XX
Elise: Bed/sleep- #3 (10)
Yevette: TV- XXX

Cristina Steal for the Win: Clean clothes- LOSS (#4: Alcohol)(8)

FM:

1. Name the alcohol that you think gives you the worst hangover.
2. Name something big a little guy might have.
3. How many colds do you get in a yr.?
4. Besides a car, name something people keep in a garage.
5. Name something people decorate their yard w/ at Halloween.

Kyle:
1. Vodka- 14
2. Motorcycle- DUD
3. Three- 14
4. Motorcycle- 5
5. Pumpkins- 40
TOTAL- 73

Elise:
1. Tequila- 24
2. "The hammer down there"- 12 (#1: Car/truck)
3. Two- 30
4. Lawn mower- 32
5. Witches- LOSS
TOTAL- 171 ($855)

TPiRecap

The Pyramid:

Civilians:
William (Hollywood, CA)- Karate instructor
Jessica (Ontario, Canada)- Teacher & newlywed (they went to Antarctica for a honeymoon & have visited all of the world's continents)

First Maingame Pyramid: GOSSIP GIRL...OR BOY, DA BEARS, WIN ONE FOR THE ZIPPER, THE DYNO-MITE DECADE, MIDWIFE CRISIS & FIVE TIMES THE FUN

R1:

Dot & William: THE DYNO-MITE DECADE (words associated w/ the '70s)
ANSWERS: DISCO, WATERGATE, BELL BOTTOMS, "THE BRADY BUNCH" (while it was allowed in the studio back then, singing anything, as Dot just did, is still censored when it airs on TV), PONG & LED ZEPPELIN (5)

Oscar & Jessica: FIVE TIMES THE FUN (five-syllable words that must be exact)
WORDS: REFRIGERATOR, UNIVERSITY, CONGRATULATIONS, ELECTRICITY, ACCELERATOR, CURIOSITY & SOPHISTICATED (6)

R2:

William & Dot: WIN ONE FOR THE ZIPPER (things that have zippers)
WORDS: JEANS, SUITCASE, A PURSE, A SLEEPING BAG, A BACKPACK, A POCKET & A WETSUIT (12)($500)(:03 left)

Jessica & Oscar: MIDWIFE CRISIS (things associated w/ pregnancy)
WORDS: BABY, MOTHER, BIRTH, TWINS, UMBILICAL CORD, TRIMESTER & LAMAZE (13)($500)(completed in :18)

R3:

William & Dot: GOSSIP GIRL...OR BOY (celebs you're likely to see on TMZ)
STARS: KIM KARDASHIAN, JUSTIN BIEBER (William sang), JENNIFER LOPEZ, CHARLIE SHEEN, BEYONCE & ASHTON KUTCHER (15)

Jessica & Oscar: DA BEARS (things/people associated w/ Chicago)
ENTRIES: ILLINOIS, OPRAH, WINDY, MICHAEL JORDAN, DEEP DISH, LAKE MICHIGAN & POLITICS (19)

$15K WC #25: Jessica gives.

$100: TYPES OF PASTA: BRUSCHETTA, FETTUCCINE, PENNE
$200: THINGS YOU CATCH: BASEBALL, A COLD
$300: "WHAT HOWIE MANDEL MIGHT SAY": "I'M A GAME SHOW HOST & A GERMAPHONE; DEAL OR NO DEAL?"
$400: EVENTS YOU FILM: YOUR WEDDING, THE BIRTH OF YOUR CHILD, YOUR CHILD'S DANCE RECITAL
$500: THINGS THAT ARE EMBARRASSING: FARTING IN PUBLIC, THROWING UP
$750: THINGS WITH A GLAZE: COOKIES

Final Maingame Pyramid This Week: CONTESTANTS' ROW, HITTING THE SAUCE, ALL HAIL KING JAMES, DEALER, NO DEAL, INTO THE GREAT WIDE OPEN & BRIGHT IDEAS

R1:

Ladies: DEALER, NO DEAL (words you might hear at poker games)
WORDS: CHIPS, A PAIR, A STRAIGHT, WILD, A FLOP & A BET (4)

Gentlemen: CONTESTANTS' ROW (words you might hear on game shows!)
WORDS: QUESTION, WHEEL, NEWLYWED, DEAL, CLUE, CLOCK & MILLIONAIRE ($1K)(:09 to spare)

R2:

Ladies: HITTING THE SAUCE (condiments)
WORDS: MUSTARD, RELISH, SYRUP, SALSA, SOY SAUCE, TABASCO & HORSERADISH (10)

Gentlemen: INTO THE GREAT WIDE OPEN (people who work outside)
WORDS: A LIFEGUARD, A POLICEMAN, A FARMER, AN UMPIRE, A JOCKEY, A ZOOKEEPER & A MAILMAN ($1.5K)(:07 remaining)

R3:

Jessica & Dot: BRIGHT IDEAS (colorful things)
WORDS: A RAINBOW, A FLAG, FLOWERS, CRAYONS, A PEACOCK, EASTER EGGS & A RUBIK'S CUBE (17)($2,100)(:04 left)

Gentlemen: ALL HAIL KING JAMES (things associated w/ LeBron James)
WORDS: BASKETBALL, TALL, HEAT, DUNK, NET, DRIBBLE & CLEVELAND (20)

$20K WC #28:

$100: TYPES OF SHOES: A PENNY LOAFER
$200: CARTOON ANIMALS: A RABBIT, A MOUSE, A TALKING MOUSE, A TALKING MULE, A TALKING LION
$300: THINGS IN THE FREEZER: ICE CREAM, ICE CUBES, COLD PACKS
$400: WHY YOUR POWER (ELECTRICITY) GOES OUT: BECAUSE YOU HAVE TOO MANY APPLIANCES PLUGGED IN
$500: THINGS YOU FOLD: YOUR CLOTHES (William leaves w/ $2,300)

WoF:

Up to the end of this week, $320,640 in cash & stuff has been given away!

Intro Flashback Moment ('99- Fabulous Florida Week): Nancy's Road Runner & Mike's Forrest Gump impressions

$1K T-U: Living Things

H E R D / O F

_ _ _ _ _ _

Amy guesses HERD OF CATTLE...indeed, she's right. Last group of the week:

Amy Anker (Sherman Oaks)- A commercial real estate finance attorney married for almost a yr.
Dave Ruane (Rockville, MD; originally from Chicago)- A health research administrator for the National Institute of Health married to Lauren for about a yr.
James Constagliola (Staten Island)- A bridge & tunnel officer married to Gina for 13 yrs. w/ a 10-yr.-old daughter named Lauren

$2K T-U: Place

P H _ T O

G A _ L E _ Y

Amy has $3K after beating the guys to a PHOTO GALLERY.

Final Featured Southern Trip This Week: Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center (also includes a cruise on the General Jackson showboat)($7,400)

Eggland's Best Jackpot Round: Proper Name

She calls two $500 T's while instantly hitting Jackpot & two N's for $1,200 extra to lead off, then she buys four A's before going Bankrupt next to $650 to toss away $1,950. Second, Dave finds four L's for 36 Benjamins, two E's on the bottom & a $400 F...

N A T _ _ N A L

F _ _ T _ A L L

L E A _ _ E

...& knows it's the NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE for a $750 early lead & he'll spin again.

SOLE BANKRUPT: Amy
FINAL UNWON JACKPOT THIS WEEK: $7,400

Current Scores:

Amy: $3K/Dave: $3,750/James: $0

Mystery Round: Same Letter

He calls three T's for $1.5K & the vacation but secondly buys a dummy vowel of A. Second, James calls up two S's for 16 bills (one at the end), buys three E's & calls for three R's while on the Mystery Wedge in between Free PLAY & Lose a Turn in exchange for an additional $3K ($10K was on the back, however), then he duplicates the previous dud vowel. Third, Amy spins that same MW, but her N call's a negative. Next, Dave picks up the M for that $10K, the 1/2 CAR in between $350 & $900 w/ the SL of four B's to add $2K to his big bank for this round...

B _ _ E B E R R _

B _ T T E R M _ _ _

B _ S _ _ _ T S

...in the realm of Food & Drink, he IDs BLUEBERRY BUTTERMILK BISCUITS for a GT this go-round of $20,650 in cash & Nashville!

DUDS: A (Dave), N (Amy)
SOLE DQ: James (A bobble)

Current Scores:

Amy: $3K/Dave: $24,400 in cash & trip 1/2 CAR/James: NUNCA

Bonus Puzzle Blast from the Past #25 (Fall '00)(Thing)(Erik called CHMA):

_ _ _ _ T A L

_ A T C H

A: DIGITAL WATCH (not solved)

Prize Puzzle Round: What Are You Doing?

James discovers four $3.5K N's just like that, then coming his way are the same quantity of E's, three A's, the $300 G at the end of the first word of five, a pair of easy I's, a $300 S but then a stopper in O. Second, Amy swipes the dos B's for six bills & the two U's as leftovers from the vowel shop...

_ E _ A _ I N G

U N _ E _ / _ _ E

_ A _ I B B E A N / S U N

...that means she keeps the additional $350 & she'll be RELAXING UNDER THE CARIBBEAN SUN on her trip to Galley Bay worth $8,740.

SOLE DUD: O (James)

Current Scores:

Amy: $12,090 in cash & Antigua/Dave: $24,400 in cash & TN/James: NOTHING

$3K T-U: Thing

T _ C _ _ _ _ A L

S _ P _ O R T

Dave might need TACTICAL SUPPORT, because he's incorrect.

T _ C _ _ _ _ A L

S U P _ O R T

Amy steals TECHNICAL SUPPORT.

R4: Fun & Games

She starts w/ a $2,100 N set, an A, a $500 D, an E triplet, a $2,700 T trio, a $1,600 H double & twin O's & I's to finish the vowels off...

_ I N / T H E / T A I _

O N / T H E / D O N _ E _

...& she can PIN THE TAIL ON THE DONKEY to get closer to first place by $5,900.

PERFECT ROUND

Current Scores:

Amy: $20,990 in cash & Caribbean/Dave: $24,400 in cash & Nashville/James: SCORELESS

Speed-Up: Phrase

Pat hits the big one on his last Final Spin of the week! After the D...

L _ _ _ / _ _

T H _ / D _ _ _

...on the LUCK OF THE DRAW, Amy just won the match! Dave had $12K left in his bank.

DUDS: M (Dave), N (Amy), S (James), V (James)
SOLE DQ: Amy (M duplication)

Final Scores:

Amy: $26,990 in cash & Antigua/Dave: $24,400 in cash & TN/James: $1K GOOSEEGG
GT: $52,390

TONIGHT'S BANKRUPT TRASH: $1,950

Maxwell House BR #23: W/ that nice maingame, all Amy has to do is just win this endgame & we at least crack the $400K mark this week for the third time ever. Her Bonus Wheel envelope's the S in AMERICA'S.

Category: Person

She might need to call the right vowel based on this base board:

_ _ _ N _

_ _ S T _ R T

PHDA finishes most of the second word...

_ _ _ N _

_ P S T A R T

...this YOUNG UPSTART can't make it happen for the $30K, but she still leaves w/ $26,990 in cash & travel.

$5K SPIN ID #25: SV0341716

And we finish this week w/ a S-H weekly GT of $373,030!

Figure It Out: The week ends w/ Episode 603. What's Noah Crawford's hidden talent- barfing like Rico, giggling like SpongeBob, marking like Aarf or evil laughing like Plankton?

PANEL: Noah, Elizabeth Gilles, Chris O'Neal & Samantha Boscarino

FEATURED TRIP: Rocking Horse Ranch Resort

#1: Jack Denger
BB: ________ _______ _______ __________ OF _______

R1 C: Playing cards w/ Clubs on them (cannons)
PROGRESS: NONE
Recap: He's an athlete, uses his arms & what kind of cards are those?
Prize: GameFly

BAG SSA: Asking two Q's in a row (Elizabeth did so to start the second round in :14 to win Janessa the gift)

R2 C: Plastic pumpkins (clue coaster)
PROGRESS: _______ _______ TRICK (off clue) __________ OF ______
Recap: No really, what kind of cards are those? & didn't play a trick
Prize: VocoPro

CF3 C: Juggling (guys)
PROGRESS: _______ TRICK JUGGLER (off clue) OF _______

WIN!

TALENT: WORLD CLASS TRICK JUGGLER OF CLUBS

The hint for Noah's talent is imitating a character's laugh.

#2: Katie Hearing
BB: ____ ________ _____ WITH _________ IN _________

R1 C: English muffins (cannons)
PROGRESS: WON (Noah right out of the gate) ENGLISH ______ WITH __________ IN _________
Recap: Nothing to do w/ animals & was a competition
Prize: triple eight nyc scooter

JACKET SSA: Thinking about sushi (the final group sliming of the week happens w/ :20 left in the following round & Eduardo Prias won it)

R2 C: Skillets (clue coaster)
PROGRESS: NONE
Recap: Not verbal & what kind of pan is that?
Prize: Coleman gear

CF3 C: Pancakes (Julia on telestrator)
PROGRESS: WON ENGLISH ______ W/ PANCAKE (WoH- :13 left in regulation) IN ___________
Recap: "The Amazing _____"

WIN!

TITLE: WON ENGLISH RACE (Elizabeth got that as the first panelist in line for this game's final guesses) W/ PANCAKE IN SKILLET

Noah giggles like SpongeBob & the final sweepstakes keyword's GIGGLE.

(Also tonight: Glenn Fleishman missed FJ! this time, but still retained w/ $13,199 & has a two-game total of $28,398.) 

EPISODE RATINGS:

6: "Millionaire"
8: "Figure It Out"
7: Everything else