“Guy’s Grocery Games” 1/29/17

For tonight only, the market was changed to have ingredients from all over the country. And some aisles were OFF-LIMITS the whole show.

R1 (#9): EAST COAST
Zane: Seafood marinara
Adam: Poached lobster tail w/ demi-glace lentils
Bobby: Lobster succotash w/ pan-roasted salmon
Lou: Seared seafood trio w/ creamy garlic butter
C-O- Lou & Zane

$20K Rd. (#3-8): MIDWEST
Bobby: BBQ-rubbed rib-eye w/ truffled green bean casserole & blue cheesy grits
Adam: Pork chops w/ stewed greens, butter beans & corncake
W- Bobby

BR (WEST– #1-2 & seafood): The winner would receive a championship belt (Aaron May took Carl’s place at the judging table).
Bobby: Sesame-crusted sea bass w/ stir-fried veggies
Carl: Roasted halibut w/ crab chimichurri & avocado puree
W- Carl

“Save to Win” 1/28

BT: Maria & Kareena (mom/daughter)
YT: Stephanie & Ryan (mom/middle son from MN)

OQ:
M&K (Coca-Cola): This was first sold in what yr.- 1956 or 1886?
G: 1886
S&R (Kellogg’s RICE KRISPIES): Snap, Crackle & Pop had a friend that appeared in two commercials w/ ’em. What was his name- Boom or Pow?
G: Boom

R1:
fanta Orange: fanta came from the German word for what- imagination or taste?
M&K: Imagination
Pro Player shorts: Pro Player’s slogan is what- “Train like a player” or “Train like a pro”?
S&R: “Train like a pro”
Sprite: It uses what hybrid word to describe its flavor- lymon or fizztrus?
M&K: Fizztrus
Instant oatmeal variety pack: If you were seven yrs. old & were willing to go to Bertram, TX, you can become which of these- Miss Instant Oatmeal or Miss Oatmeal Muffin?
M&K: Miss Oatmeal Muffin
Diet Coke: If you put a can of that in water, what will it do- float or sink?
S&R: Float

R2:

Maria:
Candy corn (TOUCH): Y
Chunk ham in can (TASTE): CHICKEN
Cut green beans (SMELL): Y

Stephanie:
Medium pitted black olives (SMELL): PRUNES
Crinkle cut fries (TOUCH): Y
Peach yogurt (TASTE): BLUEBERRY YOGURT

R3:

L1: Spaghetti, Scrubbing Bubbles, red juju fish candy, Purex Crystals & retractable leash
Maria: Spaghetti
Stephanie: Juju fish
Maria: Scrubbing Bubbles

L2: Dial Complete foaming hand wash, Scott 1000, Breyers vanilla, renuzit Forever Raspberry air freshener, PANTENE moisture boost conditioner, Fabuloso green & lady Speed Stick
Kareena: Dial hand soap
Ryan: I.C.
Kareena: PANTENE conditioner
Ryan: Hand towels

BB:
#4 (smaller bottles of Diet Coke): $750
#17 (bigger bottle of Diet Coke): $700

“JEOPARDY!” 1/27/17

Paul Cox (Austin): Portfolio mgr.
Lisa Schlitt (Berwyn, PA): Microbiologist
CHAMP: Christy Karras

BB:
WHAT COUNTRY ARE YOU FROM?
LITERATURE
1960s POP LYRICS
BEFORE HE WAS PRESIDENT
GERMAN FOOD & DRINK
JUST “ASP” ME

HS:

Christy: $3K/Lisa: $2,800/Paul: $1,400

The $800 Before He Was President is the DD that’s heading for Christy, who’s still a bit ahead $4800 to Lisa’s $3400 & Paul’s $3200. The champiene goes for three.

After graduating from high school he worked as a mailroom clerk at the Kansas City Star & made $7 his first wk.

“Who is Truman?”…on the money.

SOLE ATTEMPTED TS: $1K (Before He Was President)
UNATTEMPTED LT: $1800
TOTAL LT: $2800

CS:

Christy: $7K/Lisa: $4,600/Paul: $3,800

DJ!:
“A” FOR ART
PUTTIN’ OUT THE WELCOME MUTT
TEXTURES
GOVERNMENT & TV
AN INVENTIVE CATEGORY
THE NAME ON THE AIRPORT

Paul takes down DD #1 at the $1600 “A” & is barely in last w/ $5800, trailing Lisa for R-U status by $400 & Christy for the leadership by $1200. He’ll go for a $300 lead.

Botticelli was among those who painted a version of this, showing a trio paying homage to the Baby Jesus.

“Adoration? What is Adoration?”…yes indeed. The female challenger pulls away the last DD this wk. in the middle of An Inventive Category & stands at $8200 & in 3rd; Christy’s in 2nd w/ $11,400 & Paul’s in the lead for the moment w/ $13,700. This is Lisa’s clue on a $6K gamble:

Need to replace the fender on your Corvette (Stingray)? Thank Dale Kleist, who pioneered this material in the ’30s.

“What is fiberglass?”…it in fact was.

ALEX TREBEK ERROR: $2K (Government & TV- went against Lisa)
SOLE OUTRIGHT ATTEMPTED TS: $2K (An Inventive Category)
UNATTEMPTED LT: $6K
TOTAL DJ! LT: 10 grand

Pre-Final S:

Christy: $11,400/Lisa: $13,800/Paul: $14,900

CORYAT SCORES:
Christy: $9,200
Lisa: $9K
Paul: $15K

FJ! #100: AFRICAN CITIES

The coat of arms of this South African city shows two cornucopias, pouring out flowers & water.

CHRISTY: “What is Pretoria” ($3,501) = $7,899
LISA: “What is Bloemfontain?” (DOUBLE) = $27,600
PAUL: “WHAT is Cape Town?” = $2,199

“WHEEL of FORTUNE” 1/27/17

$1K T-U: OtM

T _ _ Y _ / & / K Y O _ O

_ A P A _

Syd’s a letter off saying TOKYO & KYOKO JAPAN.

T _ _ Y O / & / _ Y O _ O

_ A P A _

Samantha makes the solve of TOKYO & KYOTO JAPAN:

Samantha Philio (White Center, WA): Proj. mgr. for co. that designs & supplies restaurants married to Daniel
Trista Huntley (Bixby, OK): Married to Patrick for 15 yrs. (they have a golden retriever)
Syd Church (Beaumont, CA): In charge of all transit advertising in San Bernardino Co. (also volleyball ref); married to Sarah for nearly 30 yrs.

$2K T-U: SB

S C E N E – _ _ E A L _ R

Syd’s the SCENE-STEALER.

First collette T: The Big Apple ($7,798)

Crossword Rd.: ________ List

Line #1: _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Line #2: _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Column #1: _ _ _ _ (incl. 4th letter of Line #2 word)
Column #2: _ _ _ _ (incl. 1st letter of Line #1 word & last letter of Line #2 word)

Syd: S (WC)
Samantha: T ($550)
Trista: 2 N’s ($650), E, 2 A’s, I, L ($500), D ($700), BUYS OTHER VOWELS IN SINGLETONS, 3 R’s (FP), P (WC), 2 Y’s ($500), G ($650), C (eBags)

Line #1: L A U N D R Y
Line #2: G R O C E R Y
Column #1: _ I N E
Column #2: P L A Y

WINE is…right for $6400 in $ & GT.

INSTA-DUDS: S (Syd), T (Samantha)

MR (now sponsored by Kaopectate): RT

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ / &

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Samantha: MDW’S LEFT PART
Trista: T ($650), 3 E’s, 2 A’s, BANKRUPT NEAR TD
Syd: 3 S’s ($650), 2 I’s (NMV), 3 N’s ($600), OTHER NORMAL BANKRUPT
Samantha: 2 R’s (1/2 CAR near $900)

S A R _ I N E S / &

T A N _ E R I N E S

SARDINES & TANGERINES double her up & tie her up w/ Syd.

BANKRUPTS: 3 (everyone)

PP: Things

_ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ _

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Trista: 3 S’s ($700), 4 E’s, 3 A’s, T ($650), 3 I’s (FV), BANKRUPT W/ $3.5K NEARBY
Syd: D ($650), M ($600)
Samantha: 2 F’s ($800), 4 L’s (TD), W ($900), 2 R’s ($650), 2 C’s ($650)

I C E / F I E L D S

W A T E R F A L L S

_ L A C I E R S

She flops big time saying ICE FIELDS WATER____ GLACIERS, allowing Trista to steal ICE FIELDS, WATERFALLS, GLACIERS for the Canadian Rockies getaway.

SOLE DUD: M (Syd)
SOLE MISSOLVE: Samantha

CS:

Trista: $17,398 in $ & stuff/Everybody else: $2K a head

$3K T-U: AtH

G _ _ _ Y / _ O _ T

A N D / L _ D _ E

Trista gets a GRAVY BOAT AND LADLE.

S-U: Phrase
FS: TD

_ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _

_ _ _ / _ _ _ _

L: N, S, R, 3 T’s, 2 H’s, 2 I’s (RIGHT WITH THE TIME won’t fly), D

R _ _ _ / _ I T H

T H _ / T I D _

Trista will ROLL WITH THE TIDE & leap all the way to $44,398 prior to the BR.

DUDS: N (Trista), S (Syd)
SOLE MISSOLVE: Samantha

TONIGHT’S BANKRUPT TRASH (excl. WC): $5650

BR: Trista’s kids Emma & Christian are also in the audience. She spins that &.

C: Phrase

_ _ R / _ _ R S T

_ _ _ _ _ E

RSTLNE/FCDI

_ _ R / F I R S T

_ _ _ _ _ E

SKUNKED AGAIN & SHE LOSES $50K (A: OUR FIRST VOYAGE- it should’ve been OUR FIRST CHOICE)
$5K SPIN ID: AG9273722

“Family Feud” 1/27/17

CG OF THE NIGHT: Stapletons v. Smahas (Des Moines)(Jeff, Tyler, Amber, Josh & Ryan)

R1 (guys): If your boss organized the company retreat at a NUDIST colony, name an office supply you might use to hide your manhood:

#1: Paper/legal pad (28)(Kyle)(VB)
#2:
#3:
#4:
#5:
#6:
#7:
X- Pen(cil)(Jeff)

Stapletons: Posterboard, ruler (T5- 8), stapler (#3- 10), phone, laptop/tablet (T5), calculator
Jeff Steal: Clipboard- X

#2: Folder/binder (25)
#4: Post-its
BA: Tape roller/holder (6)

R2: Name something you’d be SHOCKED to hear grandma got caught doing:

#1: Sex/flick’g bean (20)(Kenny)
#2:
#3: Drugs/’shrooms (17)(Tyler)
#4:
#5:
#6:
#7:
#8:

Stapletons: Drink’g/& driving (#4- 12), skinny-dipping (#6- 7), stealing (T2), fighting, messing around on grandpa, making it rain at strip joint (VB)
Jeff Steal #2: Stripping

#5: Smoking/cigars (10)
BAs: Hooking on corner & watching porn (3 apiece)

Double: Name a fattening food you’ve thrown away & then tried to retrieve from the trash:

#1: (Cup)cake (21)(Amber)
#2:
#3:
#4:
#5:
#6:

Smahas: Cookies, candy/chocolate (BA- 11), I.C. (OTHER BA)(VB), pizza (T3- 12), pie, fries
Kyle Steal: Burger- X

#2: Doughnut (18)
T3: Chips

TRIPLE: Walk the ______:

#1: line (50)(Cody)
#2:
#3:
#4:

Stapletons: plank (BA- 9; huh?), walk (#3- 15), dog (18)

FM:
#1: At what age do people look in the mirror & say “What the heck happened”?
#2: Something that eats ANYTHING.
#3: Something that contains the word “chop”.
#4: Name a body part that might wobble when you walk.
#5: Something you fall asleep while doing.

Chelsey: 40 (24), humans (19), chopped liver, belly/stomach (20) & TV (47)
Kyle: 50 (26), bugs (2), chopstick (24), leg (8) & folding clothes
Unsaid #1s: Gopher, pork chop & bottom

G2: Melendezes v. Brozs (Frederick, CO)(Jim, Kelly, Michael, Patrick & Alexandra)(VB)

(Challenger notes: Jim’s been in law enforcement for 32 yrs., has graduated from the FBI National Academy & is the Deputy Chief of Police in Denver. Kelly’s his wife & the rest are some of their kids.)

R1: What’s causing that buzzing in your pants?:

#1: Phone (85)(Olga)
#2:
#3:
#4:
#5: Revved-up stiffy (2)(Jim)

Melendezes: Old-school pager (#3- 4), vibrator/sex toy, (pocket) watch, bugs/wasp (#2- 5) & wind-up toy
Jim Steal: Tummy/leaky fart- RIGHT AS THE OTHER BA

R2 (ladies): Name a reason you can NEVER be a stripper:

#1: Fat/body issues (47)(Kelly)
#2:
#3:
#4:
#5:
#6:

Brozs: Religion/morals (#2- 16), horrible pole skills (T3- 15), already taken, dislikes glitter (VB), too wealthy
Olga Steal: Too old/I’m 80- BA (3)(T3: Embarrassed/shy/Leftover BA: Nasty customers)

Double: Name something a boxer hopes he DOESN’T lose while in the ring:

#1:
#2:
#3: Shorts (13)(Leticia)
#4:
#5:
#6:
X- Mouthpiece (Michael)

Melendezes: Consciousness (#4- 9), gloves, fight/rd./title (#2- 22), life, balance
Jim Steal #2: Teeth- AT THE TOP (31)(Answers on Bottom: Eye/sight & ear- 4 each)

TRIPLE: Name something you find in a whale:

#1: Water (72)(Patrick)
#2:
#3:
#4:

Brozs: Coins/pennies (#2- 22), bucket (BA- 2), other fish, plastic & human (OTHER BA)

FM: If they won, Michael & Patrick would be getting TAG-FREE attire.

#1: According to single women, if a guy gives you his #, how long ’til you call?
#2: _____ wing
#3: A good rainy day activity.
#4: Something that makes a person’s temperature rise.
#5: Something on an airplane that’s used for a passenger’s safety.

Alexandra: Two wks., Bird (2), sitting inside, the Sun (13) & floating device (15)
Jim: Two days (26- tied w/ three days), Buffalo/Chicken (26), bowling, cold/illness (47) & emergency lights
Unsaid #1s: Reading & seat belts

“Id!ottest” 1/26

“KId!ottest”:
BT: Stephen & Robert (10-yr.-old twin bros.)
GT: Jenasha (12) & Briana (11)(sisters)

R1:
Bros.: Touch the fro yo!
Successful? ($220): Y
Sisters: Which one’s responsible for the most drops on the ground?
Cloudy Skies Pressed? ($120): Y
Bros.: Who can reach the highest?
T ($260): Ladder (A: Man in blue shirt)
Sisters: Ben got A minus in French (A-). In which class did he got a plus- Gym (F), English (B-), Music (C-), History (F) or Science (D+)?
T ($140): Science ($260)

R2:
Robert: Who has achieved their goal?
Soccer Uniforms Selected? ($400): Y ($620)
Briana: Who most likely made these tracks on the path?
T ($250): The man on the rd. (A: Wheelbarrow man)
Stephen: Which one’s really got a PEA?
PEACH Found on Desk? ($25): N
Jenasha: Where’s the wave?
T ($450): Middle section of stadium crowd (A: American flag waving)

R3:
#1: Which two squares in “SL!DE ITI” should switch places so that it’s arranged correctly?
Briana ($700): “!” & FIRST I
Robert ($500): “!” & 2ND I ($1,120)
#2: Touch what she definitely has painted
Stephen ($2200): Blue fingernails ($3,420)
Jenasha ($1800): “WET PAINT” sign

SM: For the win, select the red car pet (dog in red convertible)
Went First: Robert– W IN A COMBINED :12

G2:
BT: Reggie & Sarah (CHI- dating; he looks like Obama)
GT: Marielle & Mikaela (sisters who work at a theme park)

R1:
R&S: Whose grating behavior’s least annoying?
T ($160): Man holding cheese grater
M&M: Which purchase would completely break the (piggy) bank?
T ($220): $2.00 hammer
R&S: Spelling is hard. Which one’s hardest- sponge, mud, diamond or pudding?
T ($180): diamond ($340)
M&M: It’s a topless bar! Which is bottomless?
All-You-Can-Eat Salad Bowl $10 Sign Found? ($140): Y ($360)

R2:
Reggie: More than 100 feet in the air, it DOESN’T fly, and it’s NOT the sky. Touch it.
T ($50): Parachute (A: Caterpillar)
Mikaela: Who came completely out of IDEAS?
T ($325): White board
Sarah: Who’s LEAST likely to pay their fine?
IDIOT (A: The guy who touched the “No touching: Touching sign causes instant death- $200 fine” sign)
Marielle: Based on their names, which business sounds REDUNDANT- The Nut Hut, Gleib’s Candy & Dentistry, Sunglass Hovel or The Basement Seller?
T ($100): Gleib’s Candy & Dentistry

R3:
#1: Touch the gold line that continues from the book’s front cover to its back
Mikaela ($450): FAIL
Sarah ($350): FAIL
#2: Never give up! Never ever retreat! Never never surrender!
Reggie ($1.5K): “SURRENDER its easy!” poster ($1,840)
Marielle ($1.5K): W ($1,860)

SM: Letter rip! Which below should logically replace the ? (given the Eiffel Tower as A, a mask turned to make a B, a croissant as a C & a bow as a D)- baseball, end of a trident, rubber ducky or cupcake?
Mikaela (:19): A
Marielle (:06): End of a trident ($2,860)

“That Awkward Game Show” 1/26

Misti & Grant (mom/son who are soap makers)
Charlene & Ashly (mom/daughter)
Victor Sr. & Jr. (father/son)

$1K: What’s the shadiest thing your kid has done to make $- high school dealer, escort service, drug mule or worked the pole?
Charlene: Escort service- WORKED THE POLE
Victor Sr.: HS dealer- ESCORT SERVICE
Misti: HS dealer- $

$2K: What secret bombshell has your parent kept under wraps until now- grave mistake, slept w/ best friend’s parent, naked photo shoots or snatched your $ to pay bills?
Victor Jr.: Snatched $ to pay bills- GRAVE MISTAKE
Ashley: Slept w/ best friend’s parent- $
Grant: Naked photo shoots- W

TB:

Misti:
#1: Son’s guilty pleasure is acid- F
#2: Son used to vandalize homes at night- T
#3: Son likes to use handcuffs during sex- F
#4: Son makes balloon animals out of condoms- T
#5: Son smoked weed everyday for two yrs. straight- T

Grant:
#1: Mom goes commando while wearing dresses & skirts- T
#2: Mom was suspended for streaking at a pep rally- F
#3: Mom conceived you on a balcony- T
#4: Mom went skinny-dipping at the Lincoln Memorial’s reflecting pool- F
#5: Mom was once arrested for disturbing the peace- T

“Caraoke Showdown” 1/26

M-U #1: Gaby & Aziz (Zappos workers) v. Lin(da) & Greer

That ’70s Song: “I Will Survive”
PW: “Oh no, not I”
BOTH TEAMS GUESSED: “I will survive” ($250)

Speed Trap: “Teenage Dream” (it was slowed down & correctly figuring out the song’s artist would be worth five $100 bills)
Lin & Greer: Justin Timberlake
Gaby & Aziz: Katy Perry

The Soul Roll: Two chances at $1K this rd.; Boyz II Men made cameos to sing those tunes.

#1: “Motownphilly”
PW: “Not too hard”
Gaby & Aziz: “Boyz II Men”
Lin & Greer: “Not too soft”
#2: “It’s So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday”
PW: “It’s so hard…”
BOTH TEAMS SANG: “…to say goodbye to yesterday”

M-U #2: Alaina, Krista & Kelli v. Tino, John & Eddie (NY firemen)

Roadside Assistance: If one person from outside was able to join a team in singing “Party Rock Anthem” in one min., they would score a g-bar.
BOTH SUCCEEDED

Chorus With Craig (each song was worth $1K apiece):

#1: “Hold On” by Wilson Phillips
PW: “Things are going your way”
BOTH TEAMS SANG: “Hold on for one more day”
#2: “Rapper’s Delight” by The Sugarhill Gang
PW: “Now what you hear is not a test”
Girls: “Run to the boogie, the beat”
Firefighters: “I’m rapping to the beat”

CS:
Lin & Greer: “In Da Club” by 50 Cent
Firefighters: “This Is How We Do It”
W- LADIES

“Divided” 1/26

G1: Marc (tire technician in Cathedral City, CA), Caroline (journalist in Rochester, England), Eden (server in Sherman Oaks) & Emmanuel (brand ambassador)

R1:
#1: How deep into a relationship does the amt. of money spent on a gift begin to DECLINE- before the end of yr. two, around yr. five or aww, it never declines?
G ($2,047): Before the end of yr. two
#2: When American families adopt foreign children, the majority of ’em come from what country- Ethiopia, Guatemala or China?
G ($3,412): Ethiopia (A: China)($1,024)
#3: How many potentially-FRAUDULENT votes were discovered- as many as 25K, about 2.5K or less than 250?
G ($1,496): About 2.5K (A: Less than 250)($512)

R2:
#1: Which are the two highest grades of beef according to the USDA- Choice, Select or Prime?
G ($6,778): Choice & Prime ($7,290)
#2: Women who were UNFAITHFUL were asked why they CHEATED. Which two reasons did they give most often- “I felt flattered by the attention”, “I was unable to commit to one partner” or “I was dissatisfied with my sex life”?
MARC TAKEOVER
G ($6,352): B & C ($3,645)
#3: Which two of the following started their own airline- Walt Disney, Donald Trump or HOOTERS?
CAROLINE TAKEOVER
G ($4,378): TRUMP & HOOTERS ($8,023)
VOTED OUT- Marc

R3: Based on the religion of Americans, put these groups in order from most populous to least- of the Christian faith, of a different faith & of no faith.
G ($4,438): A, B & C- X (only A was right)($4,012)
FQ: Which of the following are scheduled to happen in the yr. 2022- U.S. Presidential election, Winter Olympics or leap yr.?
G ($8,255): Winter Olympics & leap yr.- X (A: Winter Olympics)($2,006)

EMMANUEL = $138
EDEN = $415
CAROLINE = $830

G2: Nikki (teacher in MS), Jared (graphic designer in Grass Valley, CA), Marvin (salesman) & Jenna (interior designer in S.D.)

R1:
#1: What did most women want for Valentine’s Day- candy, flowers or all-day pampering?
G ($3,464): Pampering (A: Flowers)
#2: W/ over 7K name-drops, which of these got mentioned most often in the King James Bible- God, Lord or Jesus?
G ($1,961): God (A: Lord)
#3: Which of these prescription drugs is most MISUSED or ABUSED in America- tranquilizers, pain relievers or stimulants?
NIKKI TAKEOVER
G ($3,414): Pain relievers

R2:
#1: Of people who work over fifty hrs. a wk., which two statements do they agree w/ most- “It’s important for my career”, “I need the money” or “I enjoy it”?
G ($6,031): A & B ($1,707)
#2: Which two of these famous names were included in the top five of ’16’s “Top Earning Dead Celebrities”- Michael Jackson, Charles Schultz or Marilyn Monroe?
G ($7,872): Michael Jackson & Charles Schultz ($9,579)
#3: What did kids say were the top two reasons their parents DIDN’T pay attention to ’em- parents were watching TV, parents were on cellphones or parents were dealing w/ their other kids?
G ($6,336): B & C ($15,915)
VOTED OUT- Nikki (Jared was close to being it instead)

R3: What were the WORST first date food faux-pas? Put ’em in order starting w/ the most OFFENSIVE- eating food off my plate, eating like a total slob & eating way too much.
G ($4,125): B, C & A- X (B was correct)($7,958)
FQ: Which of these countries have coastlines on the Mediterranean Sea- Egypt, Greece or Great Britain?
JARED TAKEOVER
G ($23,210): Egypt & Greece- $ ($31,168)

MARVIN = $5,463
JENNA = $1,821
JARED = $10,925

“Millionaire” 1/27/17

Final Civilian This Wk.: Alan Gegax (10-yr. mailman in Henderson)
+1: Mike McGovern (part of a hiking group w/ Alan)

$500: What was the 1st line uttered by rapper Sir Mix-a-Lot in his ’92 ode to derrieres, “Baby Got Back”?

A: “I favor brown eyes”
B: “I’ve got a weakness for dimples”
C: “I’m way into feet”
D: “I like big butts”

“I like big butts”– $

$1K: Billionaire Ross Perot’s one of the most famous people born in what southern city, whose name’s a mashup of three surrounding states?

A: Wymodaho
B: Texarkana
C: Florgeortah
D: Illinducky

Texarkana– $

$2K: Before each performance of Broadway’s “Hamilton”, tickets are rallied off to a few lucky fans for what low, and appropriate, price?

A: 10¢
B: $1
C: $10
D: $100

$10– $

$3K: Inspired by the INFAMOUS crime that captivated the country at the time, the Federal Kidnapping Law of 1932 was also known as the what?

A: Gehrig Law
B: Hemingway Law
C: Lindbergh Law
D: Chaplin Law

Lindbergh Law– $

$5K: Great for people who DON’T want to mess w/ the chemical DEET, the website Backdoor Survival says that clove oil can also work as an effective what?

A: Deer bait
B: Lighter fluid
C: Water purifier
D: Insect repellent

Insect repellent– $

$7K: To aid proper hand placement, standard QWERTY keyboards generally include small bumps on the keys where your pointer fingers go. What are these keys?

A: G&H
B: R&U
C: F&J
D: V&N

F&J– $

$10K: As seen in the film “Big Eyes”, in 1986 a conflict between Margaret & Walter Keane was famously decided by the staging of a courtroom what?

A: Cook-off
B: Art contest
C: Bowling match
D: Spelling bee

AtA & 50:50

A: 7% (LEFT)
B: 46% (LEFT)
D: 47%

Art contest– $

$20K: Pointing to examples like Canopus, The Pointers & The Jewel Box, a recent NYT op-ed claimed that what “…is better in the Southern Hemisphere”?

A: Fine dining
B: Bird watching
C: Stargazing
D: Skiing

Stargazing– $

$30K: According to Statista.com, by a wide margin, what’s the best-selling imported beer in the U.S.?

A: Heineken
B: Guinness
C: Stella Artois
D: Corona

LCLS
FA: WALK (A: Corona)

QotD: Which of these ’80s comedies starred an actor whose 1st name was Martin & an actor whose last name was Martin?

A: “Ruthless People”
B: “Trading Places”
C: “Three Amigos!”
D: “Caddyshack”

Thousandaire: Samantha Hines

Based on thousands of transcripts, Bloomberg found that at the recession’s peak in 2009, FRUSTRATED CEOs increasingly did what on conference calls?

A: Sang inspirational hymns
B: Recited erotic poetry
C: Used curse words
D: Did celebrity impressions

FA: Used curse words