10/23/2011 Results

MDMG: The host, Vernon Kay, is also slated to host a revival of the British version of "Card Sharks", "Play Your Cards Right". The first episode has these middle school teachers competing:

Debra "Deb" Woolford (Sixth Grade Earth Science)
John Grady (substitute)
Frank LaTorre (P.E.; he's a comic book geek by night)
Bobby Gilliam (Seventh & Eighth Grade Math; he won't shave any of his big beard unless they leave w/ some money)
Andi Harris (Sixth Grade English & History)
Phil Lander (A substitute who graduated from the school he's teaching at)

Each team has one minute to agree on the correct answer to a question. The first two questions are worth $6K each; the third doubles the money to $24K. Questions #4 & #5 are each worth another $24K, which would increase the team winnings to $72K at that point. The subsequent dollar amounts are $120K, $210K, $360K, $600K & $1 Million. However, if a team plays on & misses four Q's along the way, they'll lose everything.

Now, for the helplines. The first one grants the team another 30 seconds of thinking time. The second tosses out the current Q for a new one & the last one will change the team's answer.

For each query, I'll put the captain's name next to the dollar amount.

$6K (Deb): Champagne has it, but ginger ale doesn't. A foreigner has one, but an immigrant has none. What is it?
Current Guess: Foreign names
EXTRA TIME (Bobby)
FINAL GUESS: Silent G's- CORRECT

After each correct response, teams can vote to keep the money they've accumulated thus far or risk it.

FIRST VOTE (unanimous)- GO ON

$12K (Bobby): Often found at airports or at the beach, they've been around for thousands of years even thought their name still implies they're new & thanks to modern technology, thousands of them can fit in the palm of their hand. What are they?
Current Guess: Coins
SWAP Q (A: Novels)

$12K Q #2 (John): This commercial was designed to get people to sign up for a training program that will help them address a common problem, which was what?
Current Guess: A fear of public speaking
FINAL GUESS: A fear of public speaking- RIGHT

SECOND VOTE (unanimous)- GO ON

$24K (Frank): There's a certain group known to stop people in the streets of Virginia & hand them printed materials. The materials are given away freely, but have raised tens of millions of dollars for that state's literary fund; what are they?
Current Guess: Pamphlets saying "If you read this, thank a teacher" for a literacy program
FINAL GUESS: Pamphlets saying "If you read this, thank a teacher" for a literacy program- WRONG (A: Traffic tickets, which John said)

$24K Q #2 (Andi): Since 1974, people have used what's inside the black box to relax, to compete & to have fun. In 1980, a support group was started for people who became addicted to it & it probably won't surprise you that a wrist injury was named after it.
Current Guess: Joystick
FINAL GUESS (Phil): Rubik's Cube (all helps now gone)- RIGHT

THIRD VOTE (unanimous)- GO ON

$48K (Phil): The Retrevo Buzzmeter measures something called "TPM". Barack Obama's 2010 State of the Union Address hit a high of 9K TPM, yet George W. Bush's SotU in '02 couldn't even register one TPM- what does TPM stand for?
FINAL GUESS: Texts per minute (A: tweets per minute)

$48K Q #2 (Deb): In October 1931, President Herbert Hoover asked the American people to turn off their lights for one minute as a fitting tribute. What happened a few days earlier that inspired this tribute?
FINAL GUESS: (Thomas) Edison's death- RIGHT

VOTE #4 (unanimous)- GO ON

$72K (Bobby): At the stroke of midnight in '08, shrieking masses were about to witness a spectacle they had waited hours to see. Most of them probably didn't realize that they could've seen at least two versions of it that day for free; what is it?
FINAL GUESS: The ball dropping to signify that it's January 1st (A: Twilights)

$72K Q #2 (John): Researchers studied The Mona Lisa painting using 3-D technology. What they found is what Professor Nuland of Yale University found by looking at her fingers & of course, her smile. What exactly was found?
FINAL GUESS: Her pregnancy- YES

In order for any team to bail out, they must unanimously vote that way.

VOTE #5- BAILOUT

(Notes: Joe Cipriano does the voiceovers & Rob George's the director.)

FGN: The $10K Monopoly Crazy Cash Card awaits one of tonight's families on the first taped episode of Season 2:

Red Team (who hike): Maddy (who just started doing gymnastics), Angie (mom/singer), Pete (dad/AM radio buff) & Tyler (brother)
Yellow Team: Hannah (who likes to play lacrosse), Olivia (big sister), Stephanie (mom/painter) & Joseph (dad/collector)

Cranium Brain Break #9 ("Blockheads"): Each of the remaining members of both families have to place a block on top of their team captain's head before the captains try to walk to the finish line w/ all three of their blocks still on their head; if even one falls off, a teammate has to pick it up & place it back on before their captain can continue walking.

First CCC Choices:

Hannah: Dog
Maddy: Money Bag

Operation Sam Dunk Monopoly Party Prize: Three-night trip to the Radisson Fisherman's Wharf

Round 1:

RT: Burp Bubbles (Tyler) + Toxic Gas (Pete) = 400
YT: The Giggles (Stephanie) = 300

R2: SHUTOUT- RT WINS

Maddy's Second CCC: Piggy Bank

Connect 4 Basketball MPP: Two-hour trapeze lesson
WINNERS- RT (horizontally at the end of Line 5)

Maddy's Third CCC: Soda

Bounce N' Boogie Boggle MPP: Coleman gear
Bonus Word for the 32" HDTV: SUNDAE

Board:

(F)(B)(O)(W)(L)
(W)(I)(N)(K)(S)
(S)(D)(E)(U)(T)
(A)(L)(B)(O)(O)
(E)(E)(L)(A)(P)

RT: LAP, WINKS, BOWL, INKS, BOWLS = 21
YT: STOP, SALE, BOOTS, DEUT & BOW = 16

Maddy's Fourth CCC: Pretzel

Green Scream MPP: Fandango

YT (Supermarket): Shopping cart, green apple, bread, broccoli, eggplant & shopping bag
RT (Summer): Umbrella, sandcastle, seagull, flip-flops & sunglasses

Hannah's Second CCC: Skateboard

Simon Flash MPP: VocoPro

1. BGYR- RT
2. RBGY- RT (2)
3. GRYB- YT
4. BYGR- YT (2)
5. YGRB- RT (3)
6. BRYG- YT (3)
7. YBGR- RT (4)
8. RBYG- YT (4)
Final Round: GYRB- RT WINS

Maddy's Final CCC: Battleship

TRIP AT STAKE: British Colonial Hilton Nassau

THE CCCs:

RT:

Money Bag- $585
Piggy Bank- $330 ($915)
Soda- $380 ($1,295)
Pretzel- $810 ($2,105)
Battleship- $1K ($3,105)

YT:

Dog- $1,200
Skateboard- $725 ($1,925)

$10K: Plane

LIFE: Remember, there's a Rock & Roll trip to London on the line this week w/ these two twin teams:

RT: Brennan (archer), Brooke (a twin sister who wants to be a pro swimmer) & Brenda (a mom who enjoys scrapbooking their family albums)
BT: James (who wants to open a museum of happy places), Tom (the taller twin who wants to be an architect) & Elizabeth (a mom who has another set of twin boys at home)

Round 1 Base Categories: Billionaire & Treasure Hunter

RT: Treasure Hunter

1. When treasure hunters search for "doubloons", what are they looking for- jewels or gold coins?
Guess: Coins

2. For centuries, treasure hunters have searched for the Holy Grail, which is believed to be what- a cup or sword?
Guess: Cup (300)

3. Explorer Sir Walter Raleigh made trips to South America in search of what legendary city of riches that was also the name of a former Cadillac car model- El Camino or El Dorado?
Guess: El Dorado (600)

Final Question: What was found among the treasures in King Tut's tomb- a board game or golden crocodile?
Guess: Golden crocodile

New Category: Photographer

BT: Photographer

1. What term refers to a celebrity quickly posing for a photo as he shakes someone's hand- grip-n'-grin or flash-n'-dash?
Guess: Flash-n'-dash

2. Where is photography generally considered to have been invented- U.S. or France?
Guess: France (200)

3. What's the title of Lady GaGa's song about people who take pictures of celebrities- "The Fame Monster" or "Paparazzi"?
Guess: "Paparazzi" (500)

FQ: When he's NOT his superhero alter-ego, who works as a freelance photographer- Clark Kent or Peter Parker?
Guess: Peter Parker (900)

First R2 Topics: Adopt a Panda & Adopt a Tiger

BT: Panda

1. Which word best describes a panda's personality- shy or aggressive?
Guess: Shy (1,100)

2. What do pandas have that other types of bears don't- thumbs or tails?
Guess: Thumbs (1.5K)

Extra Gas Question: If it's in the mood for a snack, a panda would prefer to much on what- fish or bamboo shoots?
Guess: Bamboo shoots (2,100)

4. T or F: Pandas hibernate, like all other bears.
Guess: True

FQ: What's a common type of panda- giant or Cantonese?
Guess: Giant (3,100)

Final Topic: Adopt a Monkey

RT: Monkey

1. Which monkey's larger- baboon or marmoset?
Guess: Baboon (800)

2. The owl monkey's the only kind of monkey that does which of these- builds nests of twigs or is active at night?
Guess: Nests of twigs

EGQ: What monkey's voice can be heard three miles away through a thick forest- howler or echo?
Guess: Howler (1,400)

FQ: What do Japanese snow monkeys sometimes do for fun- have snowball fights or use leaves for snowshoes?
Guess: Snowball fights (2,200)

Bonus Prize Round PICK: Even
BP NUMBER- 4 (San Diego Zoo camping safari)

Final Round: Before they put the diapers on the dolls, the twins have to powder them. After doing both, they have to toss them to their mom's stroller & put them in their bed. Each set of dolls is worth 500 points tonight.

BT- TWO (4,100)
RT- ONE (2,700)

GRAND PRIZE ROUND:

James: Would you rather photograph red carpet celebrities or action-filled sports events?
Guess: Red carpet celebrities- YES

Tom: Would you rather travel to China to see pandas or the North Pole to see polar bears?
Guess: Polar bears- NO

Elizabeth: Which is better- babysitting a wild child for big bucks or a good kid for half the cash?
Guess: Good kid- YES

PICK: Odd
Bonus Numbers: 10 (James) & 4 (Tom)
GP NUMBER: 4- CLEAN SWEEP #2! (Regency Hotel from Worldhotels)

Next week will be a Halloween-themed show!

SS: I don't think they're doing a Halloween-themed episode next week, but I do know that tonight's duos are:

Keith & McKenna- Queensland, Australia
Reina & Tanya (sister)- Leaning Tower of Pisa in Italy

KO Prize: Roller Derby Super Sport skates
Categories: Please Silence Your Cell Phones & I Deserve It

R & T (Please Silence Your Cell Phones- things at a movie theater):

1. TIBCZKAET- TICKET
2. PIOXPCODRN- POPCORN
3. USHWEMRGS (also the name of a famous musician)- USHER
4. PREKTZEJLQS- PRETZELS
5. NLACEHOPS- NACHOS (:55)

K & M (things some people do to treat themselves):

1. MWATSSAGYE- MASSAGE
2. VAZCATIPOEN- VACATION
3. SHOQPRPJING- SHOPPING
4. MBOVXIRE- MOVIE
5. DLESSKERUT- DESSERT (:06 left)

slam! Prize: CASIO digital piano w/ computer interface

R1 (:26): SLAT

Keith: SEAT
Reina: BEAT
McKenna: BOAT
Tanya: COAT
Keith: COST
Reina: MOST

R2 (:18): RIDE

McKenna: HIDE
Tanya: TIDE
Keith: TILE
McKenna: TALE- WIN! (Last word: SAKE)

Flash Prize: INSIGNIA plasma HDTV
Letter Line: RONTE

BT: TEN, TON, NOT, TONE & NOTE = 17
RT: TONE, TORN, TORE & ORE = 15

LIGHTNING BONUS TILE BOARD:

(D)(J)(M)(X)
(F)(P)(K)(Q)
(Y)(H)(G)(V)
(W)(Z)(C)(B)

BT: D + F + P + V + Z + B = 26

1. LADB- Hair today, gone tomorrow
McKenna: BALD (40)

2. EENDEL (up/down the D)- A doctor's sharpshooter
Tanya: NEEDLE (7)

3. RGENE (across from the last E in NEEDLE)- Like Kermit or Shrek
Reina: GREEN (13)

4. BCRNOO (across from the N in NEEDLE)- Knows how to make a quick buck
STUMPER (A: BRONCO)

5. GARDU (down from the G)- He has job security
BT: GUARD (47)

6. ORABD (left from the D in GUARD)- Message, shuffle or surf
RT: BOARD (21)

7. YEABM (up/down from the B in BOARD)- Somewhere between yes & no
RT: MAYBE (45)

8. OSBBM (up/down from the B in BRONCO)- They do a booming business during the World War
RT: BOSOM- NO
BT: BOMBS (58)

9. USOCT (across from the O in BOMBS)- He'll be prepared
RT: SCOUT (52)

10. CNAROT (up/down from the second O in BRONCO)- All your eggs in one basket
STUMPER (Keith rang in first)(A: CARTON)

11. NEERV (down from the N in GREEN)- Don't say this to Justin Bieber
BT: NEVER (74)

12. ARGET (across from the R in NEVER)- Good upgrade
RT: GREAT (64)

13. RITAL (up/down from the A in GREAT)- The jury's still out
RT: TRIAL (TIED at 74 each)

14. CASEHIR (up/down from the S in SCOUT)- Makes quick change
BT: CASHIER (98)

SUDDEN DEATH: HLNCU- Sandwiched into the middle of your day
RT: WIN W/ LUNCH (104)

DirecTV dropping some networks?

Starting next month, DirecTV may drop ALL FOX cable networks such as FX & SPEED (excluding the main broadcast network & the FOX News channel, at least for now).

Various sources contributed to this report.

Steve Jones' hosting job in jeopardy

Steve Jones' status as the host of "The X Factor" in the U.S. is in limbo; he could be replaced altogether or have a female co-host join him for the live shows like it was going to be in the first place (before Nicole Scherzinger chose to be a judge instead).

Various sources contributed to this report.

10/21/2011 Results

FF: BTW, Steve was also on "Conan" last night, but nothing too special happened. As for today's episode, this is where the Scotts became the new champions over the Wrights & won their $20K. For the record, Kelley's a mother of five grown children & this clan owns a window-cleaning business. But let's just see how they won the big money.

FAST MONEY QUESTIONS:

1. According to 100 men on a scale of 1-10, how much do you like a pretty girl w/ a nasty mouth?
2. Name a place where you'd have a tough time staying awake.
3. Name a sport you can't learn without falling down a lot.
4. Name something women wash more often than men do.
5. Name a holiday where you pretend NOT to be home.

Kelley:

1. 5- 9
2. Church- 21
3. Ice skating- 28
4. Hair- 36
5. Trick or Treat/Halloween- 56
TOTAL- 150

Tim:

1. 1- 31
2. Opera- 2 (#1 answer: Movie theater)
3. Football- 19; WIN AT 202!
4. Armpits
5. Christmas

TPiRecap (possible Car Game Shutout?)

WoF: Friday's show first brings to the table a $1K Movie Title Toss-Up:

S O _ _ / _ I K E

_ T / H O _

From 1959, Matt remembers "SOME LIKE IT HOT". Hopefully, I'll be saying the same to at least one of these players tonight:

Matt Vuorela (Omaha, NE)- Campaign fundraising manager for non-profit organizations
Michael Baehr (San Diego Way)- Works for a large animal shelter that helps find homes for them
Angelique Piccolo (Miami, FL)- Office manager for an advertising company in Boca Raton

On the $2K TU, we need the Proper Name of an actor/actress:

J _ L I A _ N E

M O _ _ _

Matt gets the tripler on JULIANNE MOORE.

Let's take a break from the entertainment world & make the Meineke Jackpot Round puzzle category Occupation; the last featured desert destination's the ElDorado Hotel & Spa in Santa Fe, NM worth $5,290. Matt starts out by Bankrupting next to the $2.5K right off the bat. Second, Michael calls two T's for $900, buys a pair of E's & a quartet of I's but then Bankrupts the same way Matt did to lose the remaining four bills. Third, Angelique adds to the mix an N for the TravelSmith gift tag, a $300 R & two A's before having the exact same fate as the guys to give back $1,050 in cash & gift certificate. Back to Matt, he calls for three L's for $1.5K, buys the other two vowels of this round (O & U) & puts in play a $1K couple of C's, then we have...

_ U _ L I C

R E L A T I O N _

_ _ E C I A L I _ T

...he's correct w/ PUBLIC RELATIONS SPECIALIST to go to five G's.

BANKRUPTS: 3 (Everyone)
FINAL UNWON JACKPOT OF THE WEEK: $6,750

It's Mystery/Before & After Round time, starting w/ Michael calling three T's for the Million Dollar Wedge, two H's for the Wild Card, two N's for the vacation & a $500 G, followed by his buying of two E's & subsequent choices of a $500 C & two I's, but he then hits the other natural Bankrupt to lose $5,540 in cash & Santa Fe besides those other valuable pieces of cardboard. Second, Angelique gets up there a $500 D for a 1/2 KIA, two A's to clean out the vowels, an $800 W, two S's for an $1,800 deposit, the same number of R's for seven more Benjamins, but then a dud of M. Right after that, Matt goes for yet another grand...

_ R E A _

D A N C I N G

W I T H / T H E

S T A R S

...& he gets it after saying BREAK "DANCING WITH THE STARS", six in total so far.

SOLE DUD: $600 M (Angelique)
SOLE BANKRUPT: Michael

There's still hope for his opponents, because we're headed for the Prize Puzzle Round, w/ this puzzle falling under the realm of Song Lyrics. Angelique gets underway by saying a $550 R, a $900 T, four E's & an A, double H's for another $700, two O's, a couple N's for an extra C-note & a pair of U's, followed by the same amount of S's to add 1,800 more bucks & the board...

_ O U / A R E / T H E

S U N S H _ N E

O _ / _ _ / _ _ _ E

...& her solve of "YOU ARE THE SUNSHINE OF MY LIFE" by Stevie Wonder for $3,950 & a trip to the Almond Casuarina Beach courtesy of Hotwire.com worth $6,900, making her total for the round $10,850.

PERFECT ROUND

TONIGHT'S SPIN ID: VB02457 (Valda B. from Florida)

Last TU topic's Landmark:

T H _ / G R E _ T

P _ _ _ _ _ _

Matt goofs by adding an S at the end, so Angelique steals THE GREAT PYRAMID to move to $13,850 in cash & trip.

Next subject's Phrase. She leads off w/ a $400 N & two T's to quadruple that figure before the Speed-Up Bell goes off for Last Chance Mode...

_ _ N _ / _ _ _ _

_ _ T T _ _

...w/ the leftover consonants valued at $1,350 apiece. After Michael calls a D...

_ _ N D / _ _ _ R

_ _ T T _ R

...he's probably going to get gooseegged because he blows this puzzle w/ LAND OVER LETTER, likely costing him $1,350. After a little while, the M's are called in by Matt...

M _ N D / _ _ _ R

M _ T T _ R

...but he's incorrect also w/ MIND YOUR MATTER & solves this puzzle a split-second too late; w/ $5,400 to play for this round, he still wouldn't have had enough for the win anyway. Michael then calls that V to leave only vowels remaining...

M _ N D / _ V _ R

M _ T T _ R

...& he gets off the zero mark by finally showing some MIND OVER MATTER for $2,700. In any event, Matt leaves w/ $6K & Angelique stays the winner w/ $13,850 in cash & Barbados.

$22,550 in cash & traveling have been given away this evening.

DUDS (after final bell): B (Matt), C (Angelique), K (Michael), L (Angelique), P (Matt), S (Angelique)
DQs: 4 (Michael's L duplication, Angelique's T duplication & missolves by both men)

TONIGHT'S BANKRUPT TRASH (excluding extra items): $6,990 in cash & prizes

Maxwell House Big Money Round #22: Even though Angelique isn't too good of a player, stranger things have happened. She spins the single star & her BMR theme's Food & Drink. She pretty much should have the top word covered w/ this:

_ R _ N _ E

_ _ _ _ R _ _ S

GMHO does for her...

O R _ N G E

G _ M _ R O _ S

...well...she eats some ORANGE GUMDROPS to bank $30K, for a final total of $43,850 in cash & trip & we have our first winning BR week this season; the Feeding America bank's up to 140 grand!

J!: Jay Peterson's an English professor from Howell, NJ & his competitors tonight are:

Balaji Narain (originally from Cumming, GA)- Attorney
Heather Anstaett (West Palm Beach, FL)- Auditor

Friday's First Topics:

THE SONG DYNASTY
WEATHER GEAR
STATE OF THE NOVEL (each correct response's the state where each of the novels are set in)
THAT'S "UN" CALLED FOR!
PHYSICS
CATCHING A BREAK

Heather gets the opener in State of the Novel & immediately finds the Daily Double right after that. For $1K, her clue's this:

"Needful Things" & "Salem's Lot"

"What is Maine?"...she's multiplied her base $200 by six. She's up to $1,800 at the commercial break; Jay has $1,600 & Balaji leads them w/ $5K.

LACH TRASH (all attempted): $2,600

Scores After First Round:

Jay: $3,800
Heather: $2,600
Balaji: $5,400

Next Category Rundown:

THE SONG DYNASTY
OLD JOBS
THE KILLING
INTERNATIONAL RHYME TIME
POLITICIANS
"GOOD", "BAD" & "UGLY" MOVIES

Jay's almost in Lock Game Territory by the time he's tracked down a DD under the middle Old Jobs clue w/ 13 large; Balaji's up to $6,600 & Heather's currently on $4,200. For another $3K:

A lavender was a woman who did this.

"What is wash clothes?"...they did just that to send him to 16! Balaji takes out the final DD of the week from the $800 space underneath The Song Dynasty at $10,200; Jay's still firmly in first place w/ $17,600 & Heather's trailing the champion by $11K. Balaji goes for $2K:

These fierce invaders from the North took out the Jin Dynasty before overthrowing The Song in 1279.

"Who are The Mongols?"...correct for $12,200.

SOLE TS (unattempted): $2K (Old Jobs)

Post-DJ! Totals:

Jay: $19,600
Heather: $9,400
Balaji: $17,800

CORYAT SCORES:

Jay: $17,800
Heather: $8,800
Balaji: $16,600

FINAL JEOPARDY! SUBJECT: Children's Literature.

In the original 1883 work, this title character kills a talking cricket, has his feet burned off & nearly starves.

HEATHER:
Response: "Who is Pinocchio?" (I never would have thought that)
Wager: $9,399
Final score: $18,799

Balaji Narain...wins the title w/ $35,400! Jay Peterson, who thought of Hansel, leaves w/ $26,201.

(Also on "Let's Make a Deal" today: Today's Big Deal of the Day worth $20,703 was rather unique. Although Sarah got the biggest piece of it, a $9,064 Savannah, GA vacation package w/ luggage behind Door #2, if she had chosen the winning Door #1, she would've also had the slightly cheaper living room inside plus the VESPA in Door #3.)

Millionaire:

Conclusion of Barry McNabb's Game
Final Game of the Week

Episode ratings:

8: "Jeopardy!"
7: "Family Feud" & "Millionaire"
6: "Let's Make a Deal", "The Price is Right" & "Wheel of Fortune"