TC #8 (“Tubin’ for a Bruisin’): Using a YAMAHA WaveRunner, they had to maneuver their way through a slalom course (including four checkpoints); their partner had to hang onto a Hot Shot ski tube.
W- Cody & Jorden
L- Riley & Becky (ALSO IN THE PIT: Margaret & Josh)
ELIM. AFTER RUN & TUG #2- Margaret & Josh
M-U: Alex G. v. Michael S.
R1 J: Katie L.
KI: Spinach
Michael: Spinach & Greek yogurt dumpling w/ guanciale & Parmesan
Alex: Quail egg on toast w/ bacon over spinach pesto, spinach steam vinaigrette & fried spinach
IN- Alex
R2 J: Michael Lomonaco, April Bloomfield & Wylie
Alex: Classic Lobster Newburg w/ sunchokes, fried mushrooms & white truffles
Bobby: Fried Lobster Newburg over crispy rice w/ leeks & garlic- ALEX DID IT
This Wk.’s C: Couture-inspired gowns regarding baroque fashion
GJ: Karen Craig & Coco Rocha
W- Ken (Also In: Sam & Valerie)
OUT- Mitchell (Also on Bottom: Layana & Alexander)
R1:
Trent: “Counting Stars”
Dalton: “Numb” by Linkin Park (’03)
La’Porsha: “Ready for Love” by India.Arie (’01)
MacKenzie: “Wild World” by Cat Stevens (’70)
Tristan: “Independence Day”
Sonika: “Let it Go” by Idina Menzel- TRISTAN VOTED OUT
R2:
Dalton: “The Sound of Silence” by Simon & Garfunkel (’64)
MacKenzie: “Billie Jean”
Trent: “Simple Man” by Lynyrd Skynyrd (’73)
Sonika: “Clarity” by Zedd feat. Foxes (’12)
La’Porsha: “No More Drama” by Mary J. Blige (’01)
SPs:
Adam Lambert (top of show): “Mad World”
Yazz & Jussie Smollett: “Never Let It Die”
Adam: “Welcome to the Show” feat. Laleh
1st Course:
Jeremy: Foie gras two ways w/ chili, passion fruit & marshmallows
Amar: Seared tuna tataki w/ habanero coconut dressing, compressed pineapple & toasted peanuts
2nd Course:
Jeremy: Slow-cooked branzini w/ herbal lime vinaigrette, squash & tomatoes
Amar: Sea urchin risotto w/ butter-poached lobster, finger limes, jicama & shellfish broth
3rd Course:
Amar: Harissa-rubbed rack of lamb w/ braised lamb pastilla, date ginger puree & yogurt emulsion
Jeremy: Duck w/ roasted Shiitakes, smoked chili, buttermilk & lemon
Final Course:
Amar: Coconut financier w/ mango sorbet, passion fruit curd, tropical fruit salad & brulee meringue
Jeremy: Ricotta & Mozzarella cylinder w/ spiced fig jam, pumpernickel toast & honey
NEW TC- Jeremy (a confetti cannon was used for just the 2nd time ever)
Sean Carroll (HOU)
Martin Horsey (Stab It food truck chef in TX whose dad was in the oil industry)
Angela Rowley (Metis Foods owner in HOU)
Justin Turner (Bernie’s Burger Bus owner in HOU; this was named after his grandpa)
J: Chris, Marcus & Nick Anderer
A: Bacon-wrapped grilled cheese sandwiches, truffle carpaccio, baby eggplant & clotted cream
Martin: Salted eggplant w/ bacon crumble, jalapenos, lime juice & basil
Angela: Smoky eggplant & green bean salad w/ dill, scallions & horseradish
Justin: Eggplant, goat cheese & bacon bruschetta w/ onions, garlic & olive oil
Sean: Deep-fried grilled cheese w/ Baba Ghanoush, breadcrumbs, apricot jam & mint- C
E: Pork shoulder, tea noodles, kohlrabi & agua fresca
Justin: Pork meatball “pho” soup w/ chicken stock, sesame oil & mirin
Angela: Grilled pork w/ pickled kohlrabi, sesame noodles, vinegar, soy sauce & tahini- C
Martin: Quick-braised pork w/ tea noodles, peppers, cumin & onions
D: Honeycrisp apples, extra-spicy cheese puffs, quick cook rice & French butter
Justin: Apple-rice pudding w/ spicy brittle, pine nuts & mascarpone
Martin: Caramel apple w/ spicy rice puffs, chocolate, blueberries & bourbon
W- Justin
Gwen Niksic (CHI): Major acct. mgr.
Chris Horton (Manville, RI): Data admin.
LOOKING FOR 4TH W: Philip Tiu (who has a dog named Mr. Cocoa) $96,598
BB:
ONE-VOWEL WORDS
GERSHWIN TUNES
ALL SORTS OF SANDWICHES
FOUNTAINS
WHAT’S GOING ON IN THE NEWS?
BEASTLY BOOK BLANKS
Right out of the gates, Philip runs down that DD on the $1K One-Vowel Word.
Sir Toby Belch was a character in this Shakespeare comedy w/ a 2-word, 2-vowel title.
“What is ‘Twelfth Night’?”- just in time. Time has elapsed on the $200-$800 Gershwin Tunes.
HS:
Philip: $3K/Chris: -$1,400/Gwen: $2,600
ATTEMPTED LT: $1400
UNATTEMPTED LT: $1600
TOTAL LT: $3K
CS:
Philip: $3,400/Chris: $400/Gwen: $5,400
DJ!:
ONE-CONSONANT WORDS
NEW ZEALAND
AMERICAN DIPLOMATS
HEALTH & MEDICINE
2-WORD BUSINESS TERMS
TV DETECTIVES
Behind the $1600 American Diplomat is a DD for…Chris, who’s still in 3rd w/ $2800; he’s a g-bar behind the champ for a distant 2nd & nine big ones off of the sole woman on the panel. This is the $2K answer for the male challengee.
This former actress’ diplomatic career included stops at the U.N., Ghana & Czechoslovakia.
“Who is (Zsa Zsa) Gabor?”…oops. The last one, a TDD behind the $2K stop of New Zealand…goes to Philip w/ five G’s.
Settled in the 1850s by The Canterbury Association of England, it’s South Island’s largest city.
“What is Wellington?”…I’m sorry- it was Christchurch. And I’m even sorrier to report that he’s unlucky enough to finish BROKE at -$400 as the BoT wail, so his final winnings in the regular games amount to $97,598; hope to see him in the tourney. Left on the board:
New Zealand: $400
2-Word Business Terms: $800 & $1200
TV Detectives: $1200
SOLE ATTEMPTED TS: $800 (New Zealand)
UNATTEMPTED LT: $8K
TOTAL DJ! LT: $8800
Head-to-Head Post-DJ! Scores:
Chris: $4,400/Gwen: $15K (LOCK)
MALE CORYATS:
Philip: $4,600
Chris: $6,400
FJ! C #134: GREAT BRITONS
A pair of shoes that he wrote when making history in 1954 sold at auction in ’15 for more than $400K.
CHRIS: “Who is Roger Bannister?” = $8,800
GWEN: “Who is Barrister?” = $14K
Tonight’s Set: Fun & Fit (tomorrow will be on the set of Sandals Resorts Wk.; on both taping days w/ the Sandals set, that Ford Mustang Conv. was on offer)
$1K T-U: PN
M _ R _ _ _
_ _ S H _ N _ _ _ N
It’s not the 1st President, but Shanna solves MARTHA WASHINGTON. Now, to the players:
Shanna Flora (Alvin, TX): Married to cowboy
Eunice Lee (BKN): Daycare worker & dog rescuer who makes hula hoops & does hula dancing
John Lee (ATL): Real estate inspection specialist for the 5th-largest pest control co. in the nation
$2K T-U: Phrase
_ O O / _ U C _
_ N _ O _ M _ T I O N
That wasn’t TOO MUCH INFORMATION, Shanna, but she blanks on the last word, so Eunice gets the steal.
Featured T: American Cruise Line river cruise
R1: Person
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Eunice: N ($500)
John: 2 R’s ($500), E, A, 2 T’s ($650), I
Shanna: S ($550)
Eunice: 3 H’s (TD), 4 O’s (NMV), B ($550), 2 L’s ($500)
H O L L _ _ O O _
H E A R T T H R O B
A HOLLYWOOD HEARTTHROB has already raised her money to $10,800.
DUDS: N (Eunice), I (John), S (Shanna)
MR: SN
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ / &
_ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
John: R ($550), 2 E’s, T (RIVER CRUISE)
Shanna: N ($600), 6 A’s, S ($600), L ($900), 2 K’s ($700), O (NMV), C (MW near LaT & DECLINES), D (TD)
A N C _ O R A _ E / &
_ A K E D
A L A S K A
ANCHORAGE & BAKED ALASKA put her in 2nd w/ $8.5K & she’ll begin that Prize Puzzle soon.
SOLE DUD: T (John)
PP: Places
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
& / _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
Shanna: MDW’S LEFT BANKRUPT
Eunice: 2 S’s (1/2 CAR near $900), E, OTHER MDW BANKRUPT
John: R ($500), 4 A’s, N (GT), 3 I’s, LaT
Shanna: BANKRUPT NEAR $3.5K
Eunice: 2 B’s ($500), 4 C’s ($500)
_ A C I _ I C
& / C A R I B B E A N
C _ A S _ S
Another $3K is hers, as is that Panama tour around PACIFIC & CARIBBEAN COASTS, giving her $19,800 in cash & travel right now.
SOLE LaT: John
BANKRUPTS: 3 (ladies, two from Shanna)
$3K T-U: Thing
T H _ / _ _ A C E
S I _ N
THE PLACE keeps John at zilch.
T H E / _ E A C E
S I G N
Shanna barely solves THE PEACE SIGN in time- now $11.5K richer.
R4: Event
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ / _
_ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _
Shanna: T ($600)
Eunice: 3 N’s ($900), 2 G’s ($600), 2 I’s, 2 A’s, W ($650), OTHER VOWELS
W I N N I N G / A
G O _ _ / _ E _ A _
She’s not WINNING A GOLD MEDAL just yet, but we award her $3550 more.
INSTA-DUD: T (Shanna)
S-U: F & D
FS: $1600
_ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
L: 2 R’s, 2 S’s, D, T, P (SPICY CREAM MUSTARD was late & incorrect), M
S P _ _ _ / _ R _ _ _
M _ S T _ R D
Shanna solves SPICY BROWN MUSTARD to finish her run w/ $14,700; John has that pity $1K.
TONIGHT’S BANKRUPT TRASH (excl. plate): $750
BR: Eunice’s sister is Sarah, who just spins it to the M in AMERICA’S.
C: Thing
_ _ T _ _ R _ _ _ T _ _ N
_ _ _ E
RSTLNE/CDFA
A _ T _ _ R _ _ A T _ _ N
C _ D E
Is this AUTHORIZATION CODE workable enough to give us a chance at running the table this wk….yes indeed for $56,350 in TW (I was worried given how most of the maingame played out).
$5K SPIN ID: TC8139132
$10K: What Pepperidge Farm cookie was the result of an accident, “discovered” after its open-faced frosted Naples cookies began sticking together?
A: Sausalito
B: Tahoe
C: Milano
D: Pirouette
Milano– $
$20K: Despite CA being known as “The Golden State”, which neighbor’s actually the country’s leading gold producer?
A: OR
B: ID
C: NV
D: AZ
50:50– OR (my guess) & NV
NV– $
$30K: What royal lady was a true “Dancing Queen”, w/ a love of the waltz so strong that Johann Strauss composed one in her name?
A: Eleanor of Aquitaine
B: Marie Antoinette
C: Mary, Queen of Scots
D: Queen Victoria
LCLS
A: 7%
B: 37%
C: 18%
D: 38%
FA: NO-DOUBT BAILOUT (A: Queen Victoria)
Francophile Erica Rehbock out of Scarsdale, NY is the newbie.
$5K: Now famous for its red-and-yellow Cozy Coupes, what toy brand began as a co. that mainly made molded-plastic bedpans?
A: Tonka
B: Little Tikes
C: Hot Wheels
D: Fisher-Price
AtA
A: 14%
B: 22%
C: 19%
D: 45%
AUDIENCES OUT OF THE GAME
Sam Meyer from Astoria, another NYer, hopes to not have a similar fate.
QotD: What curiously-named man’s credited w/ popularizing the flush toilet?
A: Henry Loo
B: Marcel Poupee
C: Joel Bathroom
D: Thomas Crapper
$7K: Which of the following’s a hybrid dog & NOT one of the accepted names for a baby pig?
A: Porkling
B: Gilt
C: Puggle
D: Piglet
Puggle– $
-We’ve just lost Frank Sinatra, Jr. & UK “Every Second Counts” host (also a magician) Paul Daniels.
-I think this wk. was actually the first time the $50K was won in back-to-back eps. (there was another wk. early in S24 where the $50K was won twice, but not consecutively).
-As a result, we have had our first BR winning streak of at least four eps. since the PBRW just before the end of last season.
-In the finals of the “@midnight” ToC, they did something I don’t remember them doing previously- a Super Hashtag Wars to determine who would play FTW. They dropped confetti & balloons at the end of that ep.
-Before that $19K gamble earlier this wk., the highest DD bet was $18K by Roger Craig (start of ToC finals on 11/14/11) & Leonard Cooper (at the conclusion of the Teen Tournament on 2/12/13).
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