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“Family Feud” 10/27/14

G1: Gardners (Lorie, Jimmy, Kathy, Kristi & Jeffrey) v. Motts

R1 (married men): In ONE word, describe your wife’s personality using a weather condition:

#1:
#2:
#3:
#4: Stormy (14)(Tavia)
#5: Sunny (13)(Lorie)
#6:
#7:

Motts: Rainy (BA- 7), hot (T1- 19), icy, steamy, (partly) cloudy (OTHER TA), warm (#3- 17) & windy
Lorie Steal: Cold- Y (11)

R2: Name something a woman might consider trading her husband for if it was offered to her:

#1:
#2:
#3: House/mansion (10)(Tanora)
#4: Car/cute VOLVO (10)(Jimmy)
#5:
#6:
#7:
#8:

Motts: $/50 bucks (TA- 38), diamond/jewelry (ONE OF THREE BAs- 2), vacation, the world, better man/two of ’em (#2- 20), new job
Lorie Steal #2: Fame (#5: Dog/pet- 4/Unsaid BAs: Robot & cook/maid)

Double: Name a type of kiss:

#1: French (68)(Reggie)
#2:
#3:
#4:
#5:
#6:
#7:
X- Sloppy (Kathy)

Motts: Tongue, wet (BA- 2), butterfly (ONE BA LEFT), soft, Eskimo
Lorie Steal #3: Passionate (#2: HERSHEY’S- 11/#3: First- 7/#4: Peck- 5/Final BA: On the cheek)

TRIPLE (married men): The perfect wife is one who DOESN’T what?:

#1: Complain/nag/argue (68)(Tarrah)
#2:
#3:
#4:

Motts: Spends ALL $, fart (in bed), mind cooking
Lorie Steal to Stay Alive: CHEAT- AT BOTTOM (2)(Left: Talk too much & say “NO”- 12 each)

SD: Name a foreign language many Americans learn in school.
Jeffrey: Spanish (79)

FM:
#1: Tell me the age when a girl might be invited to her first slumber party.
#2: Something you assoc. w/ a frog.
#3: A fruit that begins w/ P.
#4: Something campers might take w/ ’em for emergencies.
#5: A sport where the referee could get hurt.

Kristi: 10 (23), croaking (17), peach (21), first aid kit (31) & football (50)
Lorie: 13 (6), warts (20), plum (15), BAND-AIDs & hockey (17)
Unsaid #1: Pineapple

G2: Reeds v. Kellys (Ally, Joey, Amanda, Patty & Neal)

(Notes: Steve’s two Emmys were on the face-off podium & the top three answers on the big board congratulated him.)

R1 (women): Name something your dog does that lets you know it DOESN’T like your new boyfriend:

#1: Growls/barks (50)(Rebecca)
#2:
#3:
#4:
#5:

Reeds: Bites him (#2- 28), tinkle/poo (#3- 14), bites you, runs away, chases him
Ally Steal: Chew up his stuff- X (#4: Sits between us- 5/BA: Hides- 2)

R2: Name something you might do at a baseball game that you WOULDN’T do at a funeral:

#1: Cheer/yell (68)(Joey)
#2:
#3:
#4:
#5:
#6:
#7:

Kellys: Eat/drink beer (#2- 14), throw balls, paint their faces, wear ball caps (BA- 2), leave early
Rebecca Steal: Fight- X (#3: Boo/cuss- 5/#4: Laugh- 3/Also on bottom: Do the Wave & sing anthem)

Double: Name a fruit a guy would have a hard time stealing by putting it in his underwear:

#1: (Water)melon (43)(Charlie)
#2:
#3:
#4:
#5:

Reeds: Pineapple (#3- 16), grapes, mango, grapefruit
Ally Steal #2: Coconut- X (#2: Banana- 25/BAs both unsaid: Apple & orange- 3 a pop)

TRIPLE: Name something people chew that ends w/ “ball”:

#1: Gumball (62)(Patty)
#2:
#3:
#4:

Kellys: Banana ball, fruit ball, candy ball
Rebecca Steal to Definitely Advance to Car Game Next Time: Fireball- X (#2: Meatball- 17/Not said on bottom: Popcorn ball & spitball- 6 apiece)

SD: If a big snake got loose in a pet shop, name something it might eat.
Joe: Mouse/rat (66)

FM:
#1: Acc. to the women, whose opinion do you ask when you try on a bathing suit?
#2: An animal starting w/ P.
#3: A type of business that stays open late.
#4: How long does it take to cook a hot dog in a microwave?
#5: Something you hold onto on a windy day.

Rebecca: Best friend (23), pig (21), restaurant (24), :30 (6) & jacket (10)
Patsy: Spouse/mate (14), porcupine (5), :45 (3) & hat (41)
Unsaid #1: Two min.

“Ca$h Cab” 3/14/11

G1: Rich, Michael & Christian (TimeWarner Center)(BtG: 35)

R2:
#1: What website bills itself as the world’s largest ticket marketplace?
StubHub
RLC: The Danube River either borders or flows through 10 European countries, including Moldova & Slovakia. Name five of the other eight.
Romania, Croatia, Ukraine, Germany & Austria (Leftovers: Hungary, Serbia & Bulgaria)
#2: What two-word term’s defined as the visual attractiveness of a house as viewed from the street?
Curb appeal
#3: From ’63-’99, what was used weekly on TV & abbrev. EBS?
Emergency Broadcasting System
#4: Often featured in track names, what geographical term refers to the English hills where horses have been raced for centuries?
Downs

R3:
#1: Memorialized at the Smithsonian, what trademarked blue solution has disinfected combs & clippers for over 60 yrs.?
Barbicide
#2: Originating in Indonesia, what cousin of tofu has been described as the steak of soy products?

MSO: Elyse
Seitan (A: Tempeh)
FQ: Smaller in size than a CD, what audio format did SONY introduce in 1992 to the disinterest of most Americans?
FA: MiniDisc ($1250)

G2: Rita, Devlin & Julian (St. Patrick’s)(BtG: 39)
GONE AT START OF R2

G3: JP & Sarah (Angelo & Maxies on 19th & Park)(BtG: 32)

R2:
#1: Exemplified by the SONY Dream Machine, what ubiquitous invention has been identified by wired.com as the best mashup ever?
Cellphone (A: Clock radio)
#2: Introduced in 1913, what iconic yellow pencil was named after a famous port located in upstate NY?
Ticonderoga
#3: A politician w/ NAKED ambition, MA Senator Scott Brown famously posed NUDE in what women’s magazine in 1982?
MSO: Mike
Cosmopolitan
#4: In 2006 Hasbro teamed up w/ a perfume maker to launch a scent that smelled like what iconic modeling compound?
Play-doh

Sole $200 Q: What bloodsucking insect’s repetitive name comes from the Tswana word for “fly”?
Tsetse

VB: When completed in the 16th C., this famous grand canal bridge was criticized as both ungraceful & architecturally unsound. Now an icon of Venice, Italy, what’s the name of this enduring structure?
L (A: Rialto Bridge)

“Ca$h Cab” 3/11/11

G1: David & Candy (102 & Columbus)(BtG: 35)
GOT A STRIKE TWO Q’S IN

R2:
#1: Launched in ’02, stiffarmtrophy.com uses statistical analysis to predict the winner of what prestigious pigskin award?
Heisman Trophy
#2: What naturalist KILLED thousands of birds in his quest to find specimens to paint (although a society was named after him)?
Audubon
#3: What photographic technique superimposes two different images on the same frame of film?
MSO: David’s daughter Maggie
XX (A: Double exposure)
#4: What’s the Japanese name for the country of Japan?
SSO
FA: Yen (A: Nippon)

G2: Carlton & Aaron (35th & 3rd)(BtG: 34)

R2:
#1: What intestinal worm’s often contracted by walking barefoot on contaminated soil?
Ringworm (A: Hookworm)
#2: What OH city’s home to the Pro Football HoF?
Cleveland
#3: Google Russia offers a virtual 150-hr. tour of what iconic train ride?
Trans-Siberian Railroad
#4: Acc. to a 2010 lawsuit, only seven people knew the secret behind the famous nooks and crannies of what English muffin brand?
Thomas

Sole $200 Q: Playfully proposed by PETA in 2009, CloFu is a fictional meat substitute made from the sweat of what popular actor?
MSO: Frank
George Clooney

VB: This is Angkor Wat. Mysteriously abandoned about 500 yrs. ago, this mecca of tourism’s a famous symbol of what country?
FA: Cambodia ($1200)

G3: Riddhi & Tarin & two other people (Webster Hall)(BtG: 47)
LOST $900 AT THE END

“Spartan: Ultimate Team Challenge” 6/26

H1: Better Halves (Courtney & Ryan Kaczmark, Chris Anne Beardslee-Myers, Steve Myers & Yeniz Parton) v. Grey Guard (incl. Richie Taylor, Tony Peterson, Deborah Arrieta & Ramona Haas) v. Mathletes (Trevor Bernard, Ellen Lutnik, Zoe Herrick, Chris Komin & Wooch)
W- Mathletes
R-U- BH (21:24.08)

H2: Wonder Women (April Steiner Bennett, Becky Holliday, Amy Linnen, Alex Sawicki & Ariel Lieghio) v. Kid Courage (Tyler McCredie, Brooke Bowen, Jeremey Katopol, Bryan Tremaine & Jessica Textoris) v. Stevick Spartans (Casey, Autumn, Jesse, Cassidy & Joseph
W- KC

“American Ninja Warrior” 6/26/17

OR: FS/Rolling Pin/Wingnuts/BB/RT/WW

#1: Drew (1:10.49)
#2: Travis R. (1:47.14)
#3: Tyler Gillett (Jimmy John’s delivery driver in Newnan, GA)(2:17.23)
#4: Casidy Marks (FL project mgr.)(2:26.8)
#5: Turkong Klengoong (2:30.91)
#6: JJ (2:35.07)
#7: Brett S. (2:46.04)
#8: Reko (2:52.38)
#9: Ryan S. (2:55.19)
#10: Lucas (3:00.21)
#11: Sean Darling-Hammond (3:05.77)
#12: Nick P. (3:06.38)
#13: Kevin Carbone (tennis instructor in Alpharetta)(3:07.73)
#14: Rigel Henry (construction worker in Wilmington, NC)(3:10.79)
#15: Alexio (3:15.04)
#16: Dustin Fishman (dog trainer)(3:55.24)
#17: Michael Johnson (events mgr. in Stone Mountain, GA)(3:56.91)
#18: Eddy (4:16.18)
#19: Les Bradley (realtor)(stopped by RT at 1:10.57)
#20: Michael Murdick (stopped by RT at 1:27.26)
#21: Steven Cen (medical student)(stopped by RT at 1:32.99)
#22: Bootie (stopped by RT at 1:35.58)
#23: Faris Xero (creative dir. in ORL)(stopped by RT at 1:36)
#24: Cedric Idudu (IT consultant)(stopped by RT at 1:43.45)
#25: Oscar Ramirez (architect)(stopped by RT at 1:45.89)
#26: Jessie G. (stopped by RT at 1:46.8)
#27: Ricky Vu (Chick-fil-A mgr.)(stopped by RT at 2:01.47)
#28: Josh Butler (bus driver in NSH)(stopped by RT at 2:13.9)
#29: Royall Eason (line cook)(stopped by RT at 2:28.24)
#30: Jonathan Lorch (stopped by RT at 3:29.71)

Other Members of Top Five Females:
#2: Lindsay Eskildsen (web developer in Sacramento)(stopped by RT at 2:21.13)
#3: Bree Widener (makeup artist)(stopped by RT at 2:53.67)
#4: Emily Durham (wakeboard coach in ORL)(stopped by Wingnuts at 31.54)
#5: Adriane Alvord (horse trainer)(stopped by Wingnuts at 51.59)

Notable Also-Rans:
Ben Kennedy (NASCAR driver): RP
Mack: WINGNUTS
Todd B.: RP
JoJo: WINGNUTS

“Superhuman” 6/26

Andrea Carlton (DEBUNKED): Figure out the three subtle changes made by the judges to an Army barrack
Greg Miller (BIRD IS THE WORD): Each judge will choose a bird noise & his job is to identify the bird making that noise
Mike Byster (FAST CAR): Figure out the sticker price of each used car while being given info by John Moschitta, Jr. (’60s GTO Convertible: $16,815/’70s Buick Century Wagon: $21,167/’83 Ford Econoline/Club Wagon: $24,264)
Alyssa Kramer (NAMUH REPUS): She has a minute to say all 15 words stated backwards
Ram Kolli (WAITING ON YOU): He has to take 15 dining tables’ orders w/o using any pen or pad & recall the dishes when asked for

TT: Mike, Greg & Andrea
W- Mike

“SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DaNCe” 6/26/17

NOTABLES WHO DIRECTLY ADVANCED:
Kaylee “Impavido” Mills (orig. from Weymouth, MA)
Ana Sanchez (Cali, Colombia)
Koine Iwasaki (Pembroke Pines; orig. from Japan)
Joseph “Klassic” Carella & Huwer “Havoc” Marche, Jr. (BKN)
Chaz Wolcott (Columbus, OH)
Ryan Bailey (BAL, MD)

“JEOPARDY!” 6/26/17

Brandon Randall (Provo)
Elisabeth Larsen (Pleasant Grove, UT): Online adjunct instructor
CHAMP: Pat McNamee

BB:
ALLITERATION
TV ROLES
1867
ODDS & ENDS
HOLIDAY FOODS
PLACES IN CONTINENTS

HS:

Pat: -$200/Elisabeth: $2,600/Brandon: $3,200

The woman at the second podium takes care of the DD on the $600 Place in Continents w/ her $5200, eight more Benjamins than Brandon; Pat’s negative score has doubled. $3K is put at risk by Elisabeth.

It’s in Africa, where it’s the nearest country to Continental Europe.

“What is Morocco?”…she’s deeper in the lead now.

ATTEMPTED LT: $2K
UNATTEMPTED LT: $1400
TOTAL LT: $3400

CS:

Pat: $600/Elisabeth: $9K/Brandon: $4,400

DJ!:
A WOMEN’S CATEGORY
RADIO, RADIO
I’VE GOT 3 NAMES
FRENCH LITERATURE
INSTRUMENTAL SONG TITLES
WORDS IN CONTINENTS

Elisabeth picks DD #1 $1600 in French Literature & is in five figures for $11,400; Brandon’s in 2nd w/ $6K & Pat’s still deep in last w/ $1400. She re-wagers three.

This title character hailed from Asteroid B-612, which had three volcanoes & a rose.

“Who is The Little Prince?”…back she goes into LGT. Pat selects a TDD on the third I’ve Got 3 Names answer just as he’s starting to come back w/ $5K; Brandon’s bumped to $7200.

A museum named for this agronomist is part of the Tuskegee Institute National Historic Site.

“Who is George Washington Carver?”…you are right.

DJ! LT: $4400

Pre-Final S:

Pat & Elisabeth: $20K EACH/Brandon: $10,800
CORYAT SCORE FOR PAT & ELISABETH: $16,200 EACH

FJ! #206: OSCAR WINNERS

Later an OSCAR winner, she appeared as the child baptized towards the end of “The Godfather”.

BRANDON: “Who is Sofia Coppola?” ($9201) = $20,001
ELISABETH: “Who is Marisa Tomei?” ($15K) = $5K
PAT: “Who is Reese Witherspoon?” (BUSTS)

“Ca$h Cab” 1/12/12 Nightcap

G1: Jeff & Michael (Carnegie Hall)(BtG: 50)

R2:
#1: In 1984 a two-wk.-old infant known as Baby Fae famously received a transplanted heart from what species of monkey?
Chimpanzee (A: Baboon)
#2: When MEAD reintroduced it in 2007, what iconic ’80s loose-leaf binder kept its name but LOST the Velcro?
MSO: Rob
Daily Reminder (A: Trapper Keeper)
#3: In ’11 the CDC added life to its website w/ a tongue-in-cheek guide to surviving what flesh-eating creatures?
Zombies
RLC: In 2010 Foreign Policy Magazine published a ranking of the world’s top global cities- name six of the Asian cities that made the top 40.
Tokyo, Beijing, Bangkok, Hong Kong, Singapore & Seoul (Leftovers: Shanghai & Taipei)
#4: What Nissan electric car uses a tree icon on its dashboard to indicate energy efficiency?
LEAF

R3:
#1: Before coining “black hole”, physicist John Wheeler introduced what term to describe theoretical tunnels in space & time?
FA: Manifolds (A: Wormholes)

G2: Cynthia, Dave, Sam & Troy (Hotel Rivington)(BtG: 41)

CYNTHIA’S SISTER YANIRA HAD TO BE CALLED ON THEIR 3RD QUESTION IN R1 & WAS OF NO HELP, SO THAT WAS STRIKE ONE

R2:
#1: Featuring characters such as Smelly Kelly, what trash-themed trading cards were co-created by acclaimed cartoonist Art Spiegelman?
“Garbage Pail Kids”
#2: W/ members ranging from John Quincy Adams to Peyton Manning, what academic honor society can be found on the Web at pbk.org?
SSO
Phi Beta Kappa
#3: Among avid Apple fans, what’s the standard term for the process used to unlock the operating system on iPhones?
Jailbreak
#4: What ocean floor dweller is known as the vacuum cleaner of the sea due to its ability to purify sand?
Sea cucumber

R3:
#1: Two days after its daring attack on Osama bin Laden’s compound, Disney applied to trademark the name of what covert OPS group?
“SEAL TEAM SIX”
FQ: Over 25 NFL players hail from what South Pacific Americtory?
FA: American Samoa ($950)

G3: Matthew & Druva (14th & 2nd)(BtG: 39)

R2:
#1: In 2011 FIFA faced accusations of corruption after awarding the ’22 World Cup to what tiny & hard-to-pronounce nation?
Qatar
#2: Spelled w/ a double E instead of EA, what classic toothpaste brand once added green sparkles to help increase sales?
Mentadent (A: Gleem)
FQ: What TV personality’s also known as New York state’s “Semi-First Lady”?
Bethenny Frankel (A: Sandra Lee)

VB: These are the Cliffs of Moher, which are found on the coast of what nation?
FA: Ireland

“Ca$h Cab” 1/12/12

G1: Mark Furstenberg (Bryant Park)(BtG: 39)

R1:
#1: Acc. to the CDC, what common cavity-fighting chemical could cause discolored teeth in young children?
Fluoride
#2: Practiced by “RAMBO” & “Robin Hood”, what ancient shooting sport made its Olympic debut at the Paris Games in 1900?
Archery
#3: Recognizing Nora Roberts a record 20 times, the annual Rita Awards honor excellence in what literary genre?
Mystery (A: Romance)
#4: Known for his powerful rung & emerald hue, what superhero had a mentor modeled after Israeli PM David Ben-Gurion?
Green Lantern

R2:
#1: Also a type of racehorse, what’s the term for a pig’s foot when prepared as food?
Trotter
#2: What famous photographer initially worked as a custodian for the Sierra Club at Yosemite National Park?
Ansel Adams
RLC: Acc. to the experts at boxofficemojo.com, name five of the eight highest-grossing directors of all-time at the U.S. box office.
Cameron, Lucas, Spielberg, Michael Bay & X (Others: Zemeckis, Ron Howard, Chris Columbus & Burton)
#3: Also a Toyota SUV, what term refers to one of the many Gaelic residents of Upper Scotland & its isles?
Laird (A: Highlander)
#4: Abbrev. “MK”, what video game was BANNED in Australia due to its graphic depictions of dismemberment & decapitation?
“MORTAL KOMBAT”

R3:
#1: Though it sounds vaguely French, what’s the only big four accounting firm headquartered in the U.S.?
Deloitte
FQ: Nestled between Suriname & Venezuela, what former British colony’s the only English-speaking nation in South America?
Guyana

VB: Sometimes mistaken for the Siberian Husky, these Arctic sled dogs have pulled more than their weight since the days of the Klondike Gold Rush. Named for an Inuit tribe, what’s this official state dog of AK?
FA: Malamute ($1700)

G2: Vicky, Chris & Doug (Waldorf Astoria)(BtG: 42)
OUT IN SEVEN

G3: Gene, Dirk & Earl (12th & Broadway)(BtG: 41)

R2:
#1: What gold & wooden vessel was said to hold the original Ten Commandments?
“Ark of the Covenant”
RLC: The acronym STEM refers to four broad fields that are considered crucial to an advanced economy- name ’em.
Science, TechnologyX (Others: Math & Engineering)
#2: What poisonous element’s As on the periodic table?
Arsenic
#3: Oval bumper stickers that read “13.1” celebrated the accomplishment of what athletic feat?
SSO
Long jump (A: Half-marathon)
#4: Nicknamed “MoJo”, what left-leaning magazine was named in honor of labor activist Mary Harris Jones?
Mother Jones

R3:
#1: Introduced by Hasbro in ’85, what doll for boys was said to have inspired the demonic “CHUCKY” of “Child’s Play” fame?
Cabbage Patch (A: My Buddy)
FQ: Sharing its name w/ a village in Southeast Ireland, what traditional club-like weapon can also be used as a walking stick?
FA: Shillelagh