“Easiest Game Show Ever” 2/19

T: Smith & Dep (fashionistas)

#1: Angelina & her dad are the only father-daughter pair to win acting OSCARS- T
#2: Kellogg’s OJ’s cereal was made w/ real OJ- F
#3: Jon Stewart’s real name is Leibowitz- T
#4: The series finale of “Laverne & Shirley” featured a double wedding- T
#5: Hostess Ding-Dongs were invented in Ding Dong, IN- F
#6: When filming “The Passion of the Christ”, Jim Caviezel was struck by lightning- T
#7: CBS aired a primetime animated series called “Fish Police”- T
#8: Amy Schumer was voted “Teacher’s Worst Nightmare” in HS- F
#9: The 1st rules for American football were written over 100 yrs. ago- T
#10: Larry King’s had more wives than King Henry VIII- T
#11: Michael Jordan won more NBA championships than Kobe & LeBron combined- T
#12: Nancy Reagan guest-starred on “Diff’rent Strokes”- F
#13: Bruno Mars played an Elvis impersonator in ’92’s “Honeymoon in Vegas”- F
#14: There are more American Girl stores in Japan than the U.S.- T
#15: Jane Birkin inspired the Hermes Birkin bag, but NEVER owned one- T
#16: The domino in the Domino’s logo has only two dots- F
#17: D.L. Hughley co-starred in “The Original Kings of Comedy”- T
#18: The Lite-Brite was released before men walked on the Moon- F
#19: “Wayne’s World” was the 1st movie based on “SNL” characters- T
#20: Mark Twain invented a clasp for bras- F
LESS THAN 1/2 RIGHT

R1:
#17- T
#16- F
#20- T
#15- F
#5- F

LESS THAN 1/2 RIGHT

R2:
#14- F
#1- F
#6: SWITCHED- T
#11- T
#19- F

LESS THAN 1/2 RIGHT

MR:
#2: SWITCHED- T
#13- T ($150)
#12: SWITCHED- T ($1650)
#18: SWITCHED- T ($3150)
#9- T = $4650 (Also Right: #3, #7 & #10)

“Winsanity” 6/9, 10:30 PM

C #2: Alison (IT sales woman & animal trainer in Toluca Lake)
CAR: ’16 smart Pure (Std., Paint)($15,750)

P #1: $100 Beyond the Rack GC
T #1: Smarty Pants
SA: Neurons in the human brain (according to the National Institute of Health), MENSA members in the U.S., original flavors of Smarties & yrs. Albert Einstein lived

Smarties flavors: SIX
Einstein yrs.: 76
MENSA members: 57K
Neurons: 86B

P #2: SONY Mini Action Cam ($399)
T #2: Horsin’ Around
SA: People who attended the 2015 Kentucky Derby, Triple Crown-winning horses & lbs. of an avg. thoroughbred horse

Triple Crown-winning horses: LESS THAN SIX (12)
Thoroughbred horse weight: 76-57K- 1K
Kentucky Derby attendance: 57K-86B- 170,513

C #3: Jose (customer service mgr. in La Habra)
P #3: 3d/4n trip to Hilton WAIKOLOA VILLAGE for 10 people ($1400)
T #3: Heart to Hart
SA: Heartbeats in an avg. human lifetime & concert tickets sold by Kevin Hart in ’15

Heartbeats: MORE THAN 86M- 2.5B
Kevin Hart tickets: 170,513-86B- 1,126,027

C #4: Natalia (West Covina 911 dispatcher)
Played for Their Share of $10K: Makayla (teacher)
T #4: Windependence Day
SA: Professional fireworks shows on the 4th of July according to the American Pytotechnics Assocation
FINAL G: 1K-57K- 15K

“Alone” 6/9

GONE AFTER 21 DAYS- Mike (missed spouse Barbara a lot) & Randy

DEBUT: “Winsanity”

Kira Soltanovich’s their announcer. Contestants who are chosen have their bracelets light up. To win cash &/or prizes for themselves & members of the audience, they have to arrange a series of facts in numerical order from lowest to highest. If an on-stage player fails, somebody else comes down to take their place.

C #1: Mario (singer in Canton, OH)

Prize #1: $100 Overstock GC for 50 people (incl. the on-stage player)
Topic #1: You’re So Nosey
Statements Avail.: Americans who snore on a regular basis, nose piercings on Chris Brown, Americans who got nose jobs in 2014 & pounds NFL Nose Tackle Vince Wilfork weighs

Chris Brown’s nose piercings: TWO
Vince Wilfork’s weight: 325
Nose jobs: 217K
Snorerers on regular basis: 37M

On this show, if you win the first prize, you keep that no matter what happens.

P #2: $400 in groceries for a month for 33 people
T #2: Cream of the Crop
SA: Calories in an 8oz brick of Kraft Philadelphia Cream Cheese, pints of I.C. one avg. American eats per yr. & career pts. scored by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Chris Brown’s nose piercings: TWO
I.C. pints per yr.: 48
Vince Wilfork’s weight: 325
PHI CC cal.: 800
Kareem pts.: 38,387
Nose jobs: 217K
Snorerers: 37M

P #3: Open Air Cinema for 20 people ($899)
T #3: Let’s Potty
SA: Times the avg. person visits the toilet per yr. (according to the World Toilet Organization) & portable toilets worldwide

Chris Brown’s nose piercings: TWO
I.C. pints: 48
Vince Wolfork’s weight: 325
PHI CC cal.: 800
Toilet visits per yr.: 2.5K
Kareem pts.: 38,387
Nose jobs: 217K
Portable toilets: 3.4M
Snorerers: 37M

CAR: Ford Fiesta (if successful, the on-stage player & one audience member will each leave w/ that & $5K; at this point, the on-stage player can quit the game, if they have at least one prize)
Audience Member Going For Car & Cash: Cedric
T #4: King of Pop
Final Fact: Copies of “Thriller” album sold in the U.S. as of ’15
FINAL RANGE GUESS: 3.4M-37M (my guess too)- 30M

“American Grit”- G.F.

E #9 (“Tired Out”): These were the four obstacles the teams needed to get through:
#1: Tire shuffle
#2: Free a tire from a puzzle
#3: Mud pit
#4: Solve a puzzle w/ a tire attached to hitching ropes

Upon the completion of every obstacle, they had to grab a tire of their team’s color & put it on their post.

W- Tony

TC #9: Mario v. David v. Jim
RANG OUT- Mario

Final E: They would cross a waterfall while 125 ft. above it. The winner(s) received an advantage in the last Circus.

Team Rorke: 4:22
Tony: 1:08
Team Noah: 1:00
Jim: 1:04

FC: The adv. for Team Noah was a one-min. head start. Unlike previous Circuses, all remaining participants competed.
EO: Haze, David, Goldie, Jim, Tony– CLARE & MARK WON

“Lip Sync Battle” 6/9

M-U: Zoe Saldana v. Zachary Quinto

R1:
Zoe: “Stressed Out” by Twenty One Pilots (money rains near the end)
Zachary: “Freedom ’90” by George Michael (Cindy Crawford cameo)

R2:
Zoe: “No Scrubs” by TLC (’99)
Zachary: “Get Ur Freak On” by Missy Elliott (’01)

W- ZOE

“JEOPARDY!” 6/9/16

Mark Adams (orig. from Johnstown, PA): Health benefits advisor
Peggy Szymeczek (orig. from Gilbert): Retired (Army) civil servant
CHAMP: Hunter Appler

BB:
PUNNY LITERARY TITLES
TAKE A LETTER
MINOR ROLES, MAJOR MOTION PICTURE
“BEE” MINE
BEVERLY HILLS
A JASON

Hunter’s able to Take a Letter & this rd.’s TDD under its $600 clue; everybody’s separated by $200, as Hunter has $1400, Peggy has $1200 & Mark barely leads w/ $1600.

In 1430 she wrote a letter of support to the town of Reims saying that if it was under siege, “I will be with you shortly”.

“Who is Joan of Arc?”- indeed, she wrote it.

HS:

Hunter: $4,400/Peggy: $600/Mark: $3K

SOLE TS: $800 (Punny Literary Titles)

CS:

Hunter: $10K/Peggy: $3,200/Mark: $3,400

DJ!:
STOCKS
BRITISH HISTORY
11-LETTER WORDS
COWBOY SONGS
ASTRONOMY
WORLD “G”EOGRAPHY

Peggy grabs a DD on the 3rd answer chosen this board, the $800 “G” & she just jumped to $5200; Hunter added eight bills early. What’s this clue worth to her? Two thousand.

Honiara, the capital of the Solomon Islands, lies on this island that gained notoriety in WWII.

“What is Guadal Canal?”…I’ve never heard of it, but it doesn’t matter because she responded right. Mark the male challenger finds the last one on the remaining Astronomy answer for $1600 w/ five G’s, six Benjamins behind Peggy; Hunter’s way ahead of ’em w/ $20,800. Mark said “Nothing ventured, nothing gained” before betting the whole bundle on:

The elevation above the horizon of this star in Ursa Minor is equal to the observer’s latitude.

“What is Polaris?”- is right. Left behind were the $800 answers underneath Stocks & British History.

ATTEMPTED LT: $6400
UNATTEMPTED LT: $3200
TOTAL DJ! LT: $9600

Pre-Final S:

Hunter: $20K (LOCK)/Peggy: $4,400/Mark: $9,200

CORYAT SCORES:
Hunter: $19,200
Peggy: $3,200
Mark: $5,800

FJ! C #194: 19th C. NONFICTION

A 2014 bestseller, in 1853 it was called “more extraordinary” than Uncle Tom’s Cabin because “it is only a simple unvarnished tale”.

PEGGY: BLANK = $2,200
MARK: “Who is Tom Sawyer?” = $9,158
HUNTER: “Who is Quincy Winston?” (Correct: What was 12 Years a Slave?) = $19,800

“WHEEL of FORTUNE” 6/9/16

$1K T-U: WAYD?

_ A _ _ H I N G

F I _ E W _ _ K S

Jennifer knows we’ll be WATCHING FIREWORKS in about a month from now. The penultimate solvers of this season:

Jennifer Baldwin (Highland, CA): HS French teacher for 15 yrs. married to Steve
Tony Ambrozevicius: Married park ranger for 17 yrs. w/ three dogs
Leailia Bartelson (Lakewood): Has personal assistant service & plays competitive pool (also has 101-yr.-old mom)

$2K T-U: Place

C A T T L E

R _ _ _ _

Leailia solves CATTLE RANCH.

Featured collette V: D.C.

R1: OtM

_ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _

_ _ _ / _ _ / _ _ _

_ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ _

Leailia: 3 T’s ($550), 2 E’s, 3 H’s ($650), 4 N’s ($650), 3 O’s, 2 A’s (FP), 3 R’s (TD)

T H E / N O R T H

R _ _ / O _ / T H E

_ R A N _ / _ A N _ O N

THE NORTH RIM OF THE GRAND CANYON results in a PR solve for $13,200 & a total of $15,200.

Mystery/Crossword Rd.: All thumbs

Top Across: _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Down: _ _ _ _ (building on the first letter in the Top Across word)
Bottom Across: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (incl. the 3rd letter of the Down word)

Jennifer: 2 T’s ($600), 3 E’s, S ($900)
Tony: L ($700), A
Leailia: S (TD)
Jennifer: BANKRUPT NEAR $650
Tony: X (MW near LaT…BANKRUPT)
Leailia: 2 D’s (GT), 3 I’s (NMV), W ($700), G (WC)
Jennifer: SAME NORMAL BANKRUPT
Tony: 3 H’s (TD), K ($700)

Top Across: T W I D D L E
Down: T E X T
Bottom Across: H I T _ H H I K E

He’s able to TWIDDLE, TEXT and HITCHHIKE his way to $11,200.

DUDS: S (Jennifer; duplicated once), A (Tony), G (Leailia)
BANKRUPTS: 3 (two by Jennifer; Tony)

PP: Phrase

_ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _

Tony: 2 R’s (TD), E, A, 2 S’s ($600), 2 O’s, Y ($650), H ($700), OTHER VOWELS, MDW’S RIGHT BANKRUPT
Leailia: D ($650), 3 N’s ($650), 2 G’s (FP)

_ R I N G / Y O U R

D A N _ I N G / S H O E S

BRING YOUR DANCING SHOES– you’re going to the IBEROSTAR Rose Hall.

SOLE BANKRUPT: Tony

CS:

Tony: $11,200/Leailia: $25,488 in cash & Jamaica/Jennifer: $1K

$3K T-U: C

_ _ _ _ _ M A _ / T _ E

_ A _ / _ F / _ _ _ _ _

“SUPERMAN THE MAN OF STEEL” quadruples Jennifer’s $$$ too.

R4: L

_ _ _ _ _ _ _

_ _ _ _ _ _

Jennifer: R ($600), 2 E’s, T ($500), A– S-U
FS: $1600

_ _ _ _ _ _ _

_ E _ T E R

NL: 2 L’s, D, S, M, 3 N’s

L _ N _ _ L N

_ E N T E R

Leailia pinpoints the LINCOLN CENTER to finish out w/ $30,288 in $$$ & trip.

DUDS:
Before FS: A (Jennifer)
During S-U: D (Leailia), S (Jennifer), M (Tony)

TONIGHT’S BANKRUPT TRASH: $10,700

BR: Leailia’s son Darren is here & after she spins, the trip-star lights up.

C: E

_ _ R _ _ _ L _ _ S

_ _ S _ _ _ E R _

RSTLNE/YBPA

_ _ R A _ _ L _ _ S

_ _ S _ _ _ E R Y

2ND $40K LOSS THIS WK. (A: MIRACULOUS DISCOVERY)

$5K SPIN ID: LT5052945

“The Price is Right” 6/9/16

FF: Sharon Lightfoot, Stephanie Glatts, Samuel Robertson III & Lisa Partida
IUFB #1: 6prs D&G sunglasses (A)

SHARON: 800/STEPHANIE: 1100/SAMUEL: 1290/LISA: 550

Samuel overbid by $50, so Stephanie plays the Bargain Game for the FRIGIDAIRE range (R) & SAMSUNG 55″ 3-D HDTV.

FRIGIDAIRE range ($1999): $700- L
SAMSUNG 3-D HDTV ($2200): $1300

5. Joel Franco
IUFB #2: SAMSUNG smartphone & 2prs Rowkin Bluetooth earbuds (R in CR)

Sharon: 605/JOEL: 600/Samuel: 499/Lisa: 525

ARP: $6…10- by those five bucks, Sharon plays SB for the ’16 Mitsubishi Lancer.
F: #1 & #11

CONAIR hairdryer: 25
Jelly Belly snow cone maker: 40
Electric skillet: 40 ($57)

WIPEOUT (#1: C/#11: A)

6. C Mireya Silva
IUFB #3: Elie Kayaks (R at GPT)

C MIREYA: 7K (SW)/Joel: 520/Samuel: 1800/Lisa: 521

Samuel has a free shot at Double Prices in front of CR for a trip to the Sheraton Vancouver Wall Centre (#4).
DP: $7.5K & $5600
G: $5600

SCSD #1:
Sharon: .65
Stephanie: NICKEL X13 = TIE
Samuel ($7,490): .85

7. Reginald Crawford
IUFB #4: MATCO TOOLS (A in Clam)

C Mireya: 527/Joel: 1/REGINALD: 350/Lisa: 425

C Mireya’s NOT playing a car game, but rather Danger Price ($2479) for a Flexsteel chair/ottoman (A), the Apple 27″ iMac + hp printer (A), 6prs Tory Burch shoes & Nautilus U616.
P: Nautilus U616, Flexsteel chair/ottoman & T.B. shoes

8. Julianne Galei
IUFB #5: Estancia La Jolla Hotel & Spa WG (#6)

JULIANNE: 550/Joel: 1150/Reginald: 1200/Lisa: 1201

Teacher Lisa, TiM.
I: tajin, OXI-CLEAN stain remover, Kellogg’s RICE KRISPIES TREATS (box), Gold Bond Rapid Relief itch cream & Kraft macaroni & cheese (small container)

R1:
$0-2.99: RKT, tajin & M&C
$3-5.99: G.B. R.R.
$6+: OXI CLEAN S.R. (NW: ONE)

R2:
$0-2.99: tajin & M&C
$3-5.99: RKT & G.B. R.R.
$6+: OXI CLEAN S.R. = $17,122 (M&C: $1.79/RKT: $3.79/Itch cream: $4.24)

FINAL PLAYER: Sarah Vanzanten
FINAL IUFB: Sonic Electronix car stereo (A at RS)

Julianne: 855/Joel: 1275/Reginald: 1.5K/SARAH: 1250

Reginald plays the MG for the Ford Focus (Std., Locks, Prot).

(97)(44)(20)
(21)(59)(85)
(76)(19)(38)

19: FRONT (197__)
R– M-O FOR $317

SCSD #2:
Reginald ($1,952): .8
C Mireya ($8,899): 20 + T.Q. = .95
Lisa ($19,462): DOUBLE 30s

C MIREYA’S TOP SHOWCASE:
Podiums- M.K. watches (R)
#4- Princess Cruise to AK
#3- maZDa Miata

BID ON CRUISE/ROADSTER SHOWCASE: $33K (ARP: $31,356)

SAMUEL’S SHOWCASE:
#1- Atomic basketball & Warrior foozball (A)
L of #2- Suzuki Boulevard + helmet
#2- Toyota Yaris LE

BID ON GAMES/VEHICLES SHOWCASE: $25K- WSD BY $206

“Celebrity Food Fight” 6/8

M-U: Andy Dick & Aaron v. Bill Engvall & Antonia

Cooking the Books: Three cookbooks were shown, but just one of them was real.

#1: Unidentified Flying Onion by Stephanie Ann, Feet Meat edited by Frank Heville or Cooking with Cicadas by R. Scott Frothingham?
Andy & Aaron: Feet Meat
Bill & Antonia: Unidentified Flying Onion

#2: MEATLESS orange by Evan Traften, Manifold DESTINY by Chris Maynard + Bill Scheller or CHOP! In the Name of Love by Chelsea Shoemaker?
Bill & Antonia: Manifold DESTINY

#3: The UN-CONSTIPATED GOURMET by Danielle Svetcov, Bro-Mantic Cuisine by Joey Rivera or Out of My Rind by Hailey Zimmerman?
Andy & Aaron: Out of My Rind
Bill & Antonia: Bro-Mantic Cuisine

#4: Jellies, Jams & Jazz Hands by Liza Minnelli, Twerkin’ in the Kitchen by Robert Brewster or Cooking for Two Your Cat & You! by Brandon Schultz & Lucy Schultz-Osenlund?
Bill & Antonia: Cook for Two Your Cat & You!

Food Focus: The ingredient would slowly come into focus.

#1:
Andy: Coffee & pears
Bill: Cupcakes

#2:
Andy: Beer

#3:
Antonia: Macaroons (each of those people received a copy of The UN-CONSTIPATED GOURMET)

Poker Taste: A team would taste two similar things & the other team had to figure out who exactly was tasting what.

#1: Spoonful of salt & spoonful of sugar
Andy & Aaron: Sugar for Antonia & salt for Bill

#2: Avocado puree & wasabi
Antonia & Bill: Wasabi for Andy & avocado for Aaron

#3: Iced tea & bourbon
Andy & Aaron: Bourbon for Bill & tea for Antonia

#4: Vanilla yogurt & mayonnaise
Antonia & Bill: Mayo for Andy & yogurt for Aaron

Place Your Order: Thirty sec. were on the clock to arrange five items in a designated order.

Andy & Aaron: Grams of fat from least to most
I: Dozen extra large eggs, ten lbs. of bacon, fifteen ears of corn, large container of The Original Quality Candy peppermint candies & shot of cod liver oil
Correct O: Peppermint, corn, cod liver oil, eggs & bacon- SUCCESS

Antonia & Bill: Calories from least to most
I: Eight lbs. of tofu, stick of butter, bushel of kale, five lbs. of cheese cubes & 3L box of white zinfandel
CO: Butter, zinfandel, tofu, kale & cheese- GOT BUTTER & KALE RIGHT

BM T: Italian restaurant

FS:
Andy & Aaron: FOUR = 29
Antonia & Bill: SIX = 33

M-U: Jonathan Bennett & Alex G. v. Caroline Rhea & Duff

TWYMF:
Jonathan & Alex: FILET MIGNON, SMOKED SALMON, BEEF AND BROCCOLI, VEGETABLE LASAGNA, FETTUCCINE ALFREDO, MOO GOO GAIPAN, GRILLED MAHI-MAHI, JAMBALAYA, PAD THAI NOODLES, RATATOUILLE, CHICKEN CORDON BLEU, BEEF WELLINGTON, SPAGHETTI AND MEATBALLS & BRAISED PORK LOIN
Caroline & Duff: SPRING ROLLS, CHIPS AND SALSA, STUFFED MUSHROOMS, JALAPENO POPPERS, PIGS IN A BLANKET, CHILI CHEESE FRIES, ARTICHOKE/SPINACH DIP, BACON-WRAPPED PINEAPPLE, BUFFALO CHICKEN WINGS, DEVILED EGGS & SALT/VINEGAR CHIPS

Recipe Rewind: A cooking video was played backwards.
Dish: Bananas Foster

#1: The first things in the pan are butter & what?
Jonathan: Brown sugar

#2: What flavor I.C. is used in the recipe?
Duff: Vanilla

#3: How many pieces of banana were used?
Caroline: Four

#4: What optional ingredient’s suggested as a topping?
Alex: Rum/bourbon (rang in too early)
Duff: Cinnamon (A: Caramel)

#5: What utensil’s used to flip the bananas?
Jonathan: Spatula
Caroline: Tongs (A: Fork)

#6: The recipe suggests using rum or what other liquor?
Alex: Bourbon

FF:
Caroline & Duff: Dates, rosemary (sprigs) & egg yolks (W.C.)
Jonathan & Alex: Tofu, marshmallow spread (fluff) & pumpkin pie cheese (quiche)

BM T: BBQ

FS:
Jonathan & Alex: SIX = 45
Caroline & Duff: SIX = 41