“Guy’s Grocery Games” 9/24/17

For this ep., three fans of this program were each mentored by a judge.

Ky Bryan (Damaris)
Eitan Bernath (Aarti)
Austin Messerschmitt (Beau)
J: Troy, Catherine & Justin

KC:
Ky: Meatball sliders w/ herbed tater tots
Austin: Pork cutlet sandwich w/ sausage gravy
Eitan: Turkey burger w/ mango guacamole & fries

BB: $19.19
Eitan: Spice-crusted halibut fish tacos w/ slaw
Ky: Seared salmon w/ sweet corn puree, cilantro lime risotto & avocado chimichurri
Austin: Porcini pasta w/ scallops
W- Ky

GSS:
#1: Fruit used to make Hollandaise (LEMON)- $
#2: This canned shellfish’s name sounds like what you would see when I flex my arm (CANNED MUSSELS)- $
#3: These come in varieties such as Manzanilla & Kalamata (OLIVES)- $
#4: Popular bread that gets its tangy flavor from fermented yeast (SOURDOUGH)- $
#5: These buckwheat Japanese noodles are served hot in broth or cold in salads- TIME (A: SOBA)

“The $100,000 PYRAMID”- 2ND S.F.

Ep. 1:
Olivia Arcuri (college grad in Poughkeepsie)(Taye)
James Bryant (whose wife was pregnant at the time)(Jenna F.)

G1 MC: IT COULD BE BIGGER, DRAKED GOODS, YOU’RE THE JUAN, I’LL TAKE THAT AS A NO, TEENAGE WASTELAND & THE “MIDASS” TOUCH

R1:
Taye & Olivia (I’LL TAKE THAT AS A NO- things you might be PROHIBITED from doing in public): SPITTING, HONKING, FISHING, SPEEDING, STOPPING, PARKING & LOITERING
Jenna & James (IT COULD BE BIGGER- things in America that are bigger than they used to be): SODAS, CASINOS, SKYSCRAPERS, MORTGAGES, WAISTS, SCREENS & THE POPULATION

R2:
Olivia & Taye (TEENAGE WASTELAND- places teens hang out): BASEMENT, LIBRARY, MALL, McDonald’s, BEDROOM, BLEACHERS & ONLINE
James & Jenna (YOU’RE THE JUAN- things assoc. w/ Mexico): HOT, SPANISH, PINATA, SIESTA, CHIHUAHUA, TEQUILA & SPRING BREAK

R3:
Taye & Olivia (THE “MIDASS” TOUCH): GLASSES, MASSAGE, PASSPORT, LASSO, MASSACHUSETTS, JURASSIC & GRASSHOPPER
James & Jenna (DRAKED GOODS- words that appear on Drake’s Wikipedia page): RAPPER, ALBUM, BLING, RIHANNA, CANADIAN, PLATINUM

WC:
$1K: GRADES (REPORT CARD)- $
$1.5K: PIZZA TOPPINGS- $
$2K: WHAT YOUR STOMACH MIGHT SAY- $
$3K: THINGS IN A NEST- $
$4K: FAMOUS BROTHERS- L
$5K: THINGS THAT COME IN PIECES- $

G2 MC: THE A-LIST, KNOW YOUR ROLL, THAT’S A HARD PASS, REVEREND-TIAL TREATMENT, CLOUD SOURCING & THIS DOESN’T MAKE ANY FRANIN’ SENSE

R1:
Men (THE A-LIST- M7): MAMA, DADA, SALAD, STRAHAN, TARZAN, GAGA (missed out on The Caribbean)
Women (KNOW YOUR ROLL- common sushi rolls): CALIFORNIA, SPIDER, AVOCADO, DRAGON, TUNA, DYNAMITE

R2:
Men (THIS DOESN’T MAKE ANY FRANKIN’ SENSE- words assoc. w/ a nativity scene): BABY, CHRISTMAS, CAMELS, MARY, STABLE, SHEPHERD & WISE
Women (CLOUD SOURCING- things that might be CANCELLED because of bad weather): SCHOOL, PICNIC, GRADUATION, MEETING, TENNIS, FLIGHT & CONCERT

R3:
Olivia & Jenna (THAT’S A HARD PASS- things you WOULDN’T want to buy used): SOCKS, TIRES, ENVELOPE, MATTRESS, BULLET, UNDERWEAR & COFFIN
Taye & James (REVEREND-TIAL TREATMENT- things assoc. w/ MLK): JUNIOR, MARRIED, ROSA PARKS, ATLANTA, MARCH, MALCOLM X & SPEECH
W- LADIES

$100K WC:
$1K: FOOTBALL POSITIONS- $
$1.5K: STREET SIGNS (TRAFFIC)- $
$2K: WHAT A RADIO MIGHT SAY- $
$3K: TYPES OF MUFFINS- $
$4K: KINDS OF REPTILES- $
$5K: THINGS YOU QUIT- W

Ep. 2:
Hilary Minicucci (MA)(Kal)
Branden Lindemulder (CHI firefighter)(Abby Elliott)

G1 MC: A STAR IS AIRBORNE, DOUBLE D’S, THERE’S BEEN A MIX UP, THE FRIEND ZONE, MAINTOWN USA & FORGIVE ME FOR I HAVE SEQUINED

R1:
Kal & Hilary (DOUBLE D’S): DAD, DEAD, DASHBOARD, DAZED, DECAFFEINATED, DESIGNATED & DOWNLOAD
Abby & Branden (MAINTOWN USA): EAST, NORTH, SPRING, HILLS, VALLEY, OAK

R2:
Hilary & Kal (THE FRIEND ZONE- words you might want to say to a friend you secretly have a crush on): DATE, NICE, TOUCH, BEAUTIFUL, LIKE, HICKEY & CHEMISTRY
Branden & Abby (A STAR IS AIRBORNE): “E.T.”, “DUMBO”, TINKERBELL, DOROTHY, TOM CRUISE, DENZEL

R3:
Branden & Abby (THERE’S BEEN A MIX UP- things that can be stirred): SAUCE, INGREDIENTS, COCOA, CONCRETE, TROUBLE, EMOTIONS
Hilary & Kal (FORGIVE ME FOR I HAVE SEQUINED): TIARA, BOA & PEARLS

WC:
$1K: JOBS (OCCUPATIONS)- L
$1.5K: THINGS IN A KITCHEN- $
$2K: WINTER SPORTS- $
$3K: WHAT A SPINE MIGHT SAY- $
$4K: THINGS THAT LEAK- $
$5K: THINGS YOU FACE

G2 MC: AT THE STRIPE CLUB, ORAL B, SPLIT HAPPENS, WHAT’S DONE IS DONE, COUPLES THERAPY & PIANIST ENHANCEMENT

R1:
Men (ORAL B): BRUSH, BITE, BRACES, BONE, BLEACH, BRIDGE & BRIGHT
Women (COUPLES THERAPY): ADAM & EVE, JACK & JILL, ROMEO & JULIET, BILL & HILLARY, BERT & ERNIE, VENUS & SERENA

R2:
Men (AT THE STRIPE CLUB): TIGER, CANDY CANE, ZEBRA, BEE, SKUNK, adidas & BARBER POLE
Women (SPLIT HAPPENS- things assoc. w/ bananas): YELLOW, PEEL, MONKEYS, BUNCH, RIPE, SMOOTHIES & POTASSIUM

R3:
Hilary & Abby (WHAT’S DONE IS DONE- words that often follow “final”): FOUR, ANSWER, STRETCH, EXAM, ROUND, SCORE
Branden & Kal (PIANIST ENHANCEMENT- M7): BENCH, PEDALS, IVORIES, BILLY JOEL, STRINGS, GRAND & ELTON JOHN (Bahamas cruise)

WC:
$1K: COUNTRIES- $
$1.5K: FAMOUS MOVIES (FILMS)- $
$2K: WHAT A LOCKER MIGHT SAY- $
$3K: PARTS OF THE STATUE OF LIBERTY- L
$4K: THINGS YOU LAUNCH
$5K: THINGS THAT JIGGLE

“Steve Harvey’s Funderdome”- S.F.

$10K:
Candwich (Mark Kirkland from Sandy, UT): Sandwich in can
Tillow (Katie Everds from Santa Monica): Beach towel/pillow
TILLOW CASHED OUT AT $4.5K
CANDWICH NOT FUNDED

$50K:
Enjoy-a-Bowl (Joe Owens from Vegas): Bowl that allows pets to enjoy the smell of human food but lets ’em stick to their pet food diet
Fedwell Pet Foods (Emily Lagasse from Sudbury, MA): Dog food which uses crickets as a protein source
FUNDED- Enjoy-a-Bowl

$50K:
Truxx (Carlos Suarez from SYR): App that allows users to find truck drivers to help ’em move big things
Studio Stick (Brandyn Armstrong from CLE, OH): Portable recording studio for smartphones/tablets
TRUXX CASHED OUT AT $15K
STUDIO STICK FUNDED

“The Great Food Truck Race”- 8TH S.F.

FINAL STOP: Savannah, GA
SM: $300

First C: They had to sell food on a pedicab. $500 was on the line.

Second C: When they got back on the rd., approx. every two hrs., they would be directed to another location to sell a different kind of shellfish. This was also a $500 challenge.

NEW CHAMPS- BitS

“Celebrity Family Feud” 9/24

G1: Mathewses (Ross, Salvador Camarena, Gaye Louise, Boni Bernice Killion & Taya Farber)(Palm Springs Animal Shelter) v. Evanses (Faith, Helene, Chyna Griffen, Joshua Russaw & CJ Wallace)(Pacer)

R1: If someone says “I’ve got a Whopper”, what might they be talking about?:

#1: Burger/sandwich (31)(Ross)
#2:
#3:
#4:
#5:
#6:
#7:

Mathewses: Booger, headache/migraine (T4- 7), fish (T2- 23), story/lie/gossip (T2), candy, joke
Faith Steal: Head (T4: Wonder down under/Both ungiven BAs: Bruise/black eye & onion booty- 2 a pop)

R2 (moms): Name something you see in your teenager’s rm. that makes you SORRY you looked:

#1: Dirty clothes (43)(Salvador)(VB)
#2:
#3:
#4: Porn (8)(Helene)
#5:

Mathewses: Willy wrap/birth ctl. (#2- 26), female clothing, doobie/drugs (#3- 12), boy/girlfriend & booze
Faith Steal #2: Sex toy- X (Sole BA: Used dishes- 4)

Double (married men): Give one one word you’d HATE to see in a text message from your wife:

#1:
#2:
#3:
#4: Money (9)(Gaye)
X- “Gotta talk” (Chyna)

Mathewses: “Come pick me up” (VB), kids, divorce (#1- 30), cheater
Faith Steal #3: Pregnant- X (#2: Leaving- 12/#3: Shopping- 11)

TRIPLE: Grocery ______:

#1: Store (82)(Boni)
#2:
#3:
#4:

Mathewses: List (BA- 2), shopping (#2- 10), cart, clerk & bag (3)

FM:
#1: Acc. to married women, what’s the longest you’ve gone w/o kissing your spouse?
#2: A three-letter word ending w/ X.
#3: Something a man wears that’s hard to get on.
#4: A kind of leg that people eat.
#5: Bungee ______

Ross: Wk. (19), fax, condom (7), turkey (22) & jump (43)
Taya: Five days, fox (9), spanx, chicken (45) & cord (56)
Unsaid #1s: Day, sex & tie

G2: USA Swimming (Nathan Adrian, Allison Schmitt, Elizabeth Beisel, Connor Jaeger & David Plummer)(USA Swimming Foundation) v. USA Gymnastics (Shannon Miller, Dominique Dawes, Dominique Moceanu, Paul Hamm & Morgan Hamm)(Boys & Girls Clubs of America)

R1: It was distressing for Barbie to discover that Ken only liked her for her what?:

#1: Bod/milk wagons (47)(Nathan)
#2:
#3:
#4:
#5:
#6:
#7:

Swimming: Hair/silky locks (BA- 3), pink car/Jeep (T3- 10), $ (OTHER BA), dreamhouse (#2- 17), popularity, daughter, clothes/shoes (#5- 4) & dog
Shannon Steal: Flexibility (Left there: Beautiful face)(VB)

R2: Name something a woman does to forget the guy who DUMPED her:

#1: Find a new hunk (36)(Dominique D.)
#2:
#3: Binge eat (16)(Allison)
#4:
#5:
#6:
#7:

Gymnastics: Shop, drink (w/ gal pals)(#2- 22), take a vacay (#5- 4), get rid of pics (#4- 7), work more, workout
Nathan Steal: Makeover (Both left on bottom: Toss his stuff/gifts & NO facebook/unfriend- 3 each)

Double: Who might you have to share a bed w/ & you hope they DON’T sleep in the NUDE?:

#1: Mom/well-hung dad (33)(Elizabeth)
#2:
#3:
#4:
#5:
#6:

Swimming: Brother/sister (#2- 24), gramps/granny (#3- 15), friend (#4- 13), in-laws (BA- 4), cousin, coworker
Shannon Steal #2: Uncle/aunt (Not said: Kids- 6)

TRIPLE: Name an animal a woman looks like when she gets lip implants:

#1:
#2:
#3: Fish (17)(Connor)
#4:
X- Giraffe (Paul)

Swimming: Ape/monkey (TA- 54), BF, horse, llama
Shannon Steal for SD: Camel (#2: Duck- 17/BA: Hippo- 3)

FM:
#1: Acc. to the men, if you became a male gigolo, how much would you charge?
#2: Something a boxer might do to lose weight just before a fight.
#3: For the love of ______
#4: Something a dog might have a favorite one of.
#5: Something people put on breakfast cereal.

Nathan: $500 (21), sauna (9), money (21), bone (36) & sugar (22)
Allison: $50, NOT eat/fast (37), god (43), human (4) & milk (45)
Unsaid #1s: $1K & toy/ball

“Millionaire” 9/22/17

Dan Feitel (Washington, D.C.- recently married)

$500: Said to be the world’s heaviest building at over 700K tons, Romania’s Palace of the Parliament contains ALL BUT which of the following?

A: 1M cubic meters of marble
B: 220K sq. meters of carpeting
C: 145K royal sumo wrestlers
D: 480 chandeliers

145K royal sumo wrestlers– $

$1K: Which of these ISN’T a noble gas on the periodic table of elements, but rather a brand of water-softening bath & beauty products?

A: Argon
B: Radon
C: Xenon
D: Calgon

Calgon– $

$2K: Otherwise known to turn brown very quickly, you can extend the life of what Mexican staple by keeping it chilled in a container topped w/ a small amt. of water?

A: Pate
B: Guacamole
C: Cheez Whiz
D: Fluffernutter

Guacamole– $

$3K: Fittingly, considering its name’s thought to come from the French for “to sleep”, which member of the rodent finally spends up to 75% of its short life in slumber?

A: Chinchilla
B: Dormouse
C: Lemming
D: Beaver

Dormouse– $

$5K: Wife of a publishing heir, what Florida socialite-turned-designer became known as the Queen of Prep for her iconic colorful shift dresses?

A: Betsy Vanderbilt
B: Nan Rockefeller
C: Gwendolyn du Pont
D: Lilly Pulitzer

Lilly Pulitzer– $

$7K: Which of these terms HASN’T appeared in the title of a movie starring Tom Cruise?

A: Rain
B: Sun
C: Thunder
D: Sky

Sun– $

$10K: Though today his photo’s feat. on the world’s most-valuable baseball card, who had the dubious honor of striking out to end the first World Series in 1903?

A: Honus Wagner
B: Rogers Hornsby
C: Ty Cobb
D: Lou Gehrig

Wagner– $

$20K: Mentored by Wynton Marsalis, jazz musician & Julliard graduate Jon Batiste is the leader of what “LATE SHOW with stephen colbert” house band?

A: Stay Cool
B: Stay Human
C: Stay Up Late
D: Stay Tuned

AtA & 50:50

A: 22% (LEFT)
B: 38% (LEFT)
C: 28%
D: 12%

Stay Human– $

$30K: Victors in the election of 1824, the only U.S. President & V-P team to share the same first name were called what?

A: John
B: William
C: James
D: Thomas

LCLS (dad Tom)
John– $

$50K: Acc. to a 2017 Guardian article based on WHO data, what country leads the world by being home to 10 of the 20 most POLLUTED cities?

A: Mexico
B: India
C: Russia
D: China

India– $

$100K: Acc. to the Social Security Admin., which of these has ranked among the top 1K newborn baby girl names for the yr. exactly ONCE in 2001?

A: Beyonce
B: Aaliyah
C: Paris
D: Hermione

FA: Aaliyah (A: Beyonce)

QotD: Which of these medical conditions is formally known as an “embolism”?
A: Broken bone
B: Pinched nerve
C: Torn muscle
D: Blocked blood vessel

Thousandaire: David Gould (NY)
What band formed after the two frontmen ran into each other on a train platform in Kent in Oct. ’61, BOTH on their way to college classes in London?

A: ABBA
B: Lynyrd Skynyrd
C: The Rolling Stones
D: The Bee-Gees

FA: The Bee-Gees (A: The Rolling Stones)

“Ca$h Cab” 7/25/06

G1: Shawn & Samir (59th & 5th)(BtG: 53.5)

R2:
#1: In a famous quote, Howard Stern anointed himself as “The King of…” what?
“…All Media”
#2: Sometimes life-threatening, what disorder involves brief interruptions in breathing during slumber?
MSO: Josh
Sleep apnea
#3: By what title was Tibetan spiritual leader Tenzin Gyatso better known?
Dalai Lama
#4: What country was nicknamed “The Celtic Tiger” in the late 1990s due to rapid economic growth?
Ireland

R3:
#1: Used in jackets & shoes, what trademarked brand of water-repellent fabric was first sold in 1976?
Gore-Tex
#2: For what book did author Boris Pasternak REFUSE the Nobel Prize in order to continue living in the Soviet Union?
SSO
Lolita (A: Doctor Zhivago)
#3: Feat. on “Seinfeld”, what FAKE December holiday has been celebrated in earnest & in jest since the mid-’90s?
Festivus
#4: What tasseled square-topped cap do proud graduates wear at commencement?
XX (A: Mortarboard)
#5: Acc. to legend, what war began w/ the kidnapping of a queen named Helen?
Trojan
#6: In the famous Beatles song, what was the profession of lovely Rita?
FA: Singer (A: Meter Maid)

G2: Dave & Chrissy (Pearl Paint on Canal St. between Mercer & Greene)(BtG: 34)

R2:
#1: What former Soviet Republic shares its name w/ a U.S. state?
Georgia
#2: What often-counterfeited Parisian designer of luxury handbags SUED Google in ’03?
Louis Vuitton
#3: Margaret Sanger founded the American Birth Control League, which later became what organization?
NARAL (A: Planned Parenthood)
#4: A contemporary of Freud, what Swiss psychiatrist coined the term “collective unconscious”?
Carl Jung

R3:
#1: In 2005 who replaced Tom Ridge to become America’s second Secretary of Homeland Security?
Michael Chertoff
FQ: Airing every weekday since ’71, what was the first news program on NPR?
MSO: Laurie
“All Things Considered”

VB: During the first yr. of the Clinton admin., two Black Hawk helicopters like this were shot down by guerilla fighters above the streets of what city in Somalia?
FA: Mogadishu

G3: Devon, Ashleigh & Jamie (9th between 45th & 46th)(BtG: 41)
GOODBYE $150

“Ca$h Cab” 7/24/06

G1: Bruce, Mark & Greg (Houston & Greenwich)(BtG: 49)

R2:
#1: Famously lampooned by “Monty Python”, what court was founded in 1478 to suppress heresies in the Catholic church?
(Spanish) Inquisition
#2: What disputed South Asian region’s currently divided between China, India & Pakistan?
Kashmir
#3: Abbrev. PTSD, what psychological malady’s often the result of an intense violent life event?
Post-traumatic stress syndrome (the last word’s actually “disorder”)
RLC: In terms of square miles, name the five largest countries in the world.
Russia, China, Canada, Brazil & U.S.
#4: Named for a senator, what educational grant was created to foster understanding between the U.S. & other countries?
Fulbright Scholarship

R3:
#1: Orig. called “Cape Dutch”, what dialect became an official language of South Africa in 1925?
Afrikaans
#2: What exhibition basketball team lost more than 13K games, while beating the “Harlem Globetrotters” only once?
Philadelphia Wizards
#3: W/ two circles overlapping, what kind of diagram shows the relationship between two items or entities?
Venn
#4: What wife of a 1988 Presidential candidate candidly discussed alcoholism in her memoir Now You Know?
Kitty Dukakis
#5: Allowing users to make phone calls over the web, VOIP is an acronym for what technology?
Voice Over Internet Protocol
FQ: Each w/ a different color & function, what are the seven major areas of energy in the human body known as in Hinduism?
FA: Chi (A: Chakras)($950)

G2: Nina (Elizabeth & Bleeker)(BtG: 15)

$450 VB: Arachnids make fine architects. In addition to luck, what natural occurrence do spiders like this one rely on to get the first thread of their silky web from point A to point B?
FA: Gravity (A: Wind)

G3: Robin, Bridget & Chris (59th & 5th)(BtG: 50)

R2:
#1: Set forth by Charles Darwin, what scientific theory was informally referred to as “Survival of the Fittest”?
Natural Selection
#2: Used in chemistry class, what kind of paper turns red in acid & blue in bases?
Litmus
#3: In what tabletop game do players use squidgers to flip colorful disks into a small cup?
Tiddlywinks
#4: Formerly the American Institute of Public Opinion, what organization does polling for over 20M world leaders?
Gallup

R3:
#1: Used for sending texts on many cellphones, what does SMS stand for?
Simple Message Service (A: Short Message Service)
#2: What type of cell’s created when a human sperm & egg fuse together?
Zygote
RLC: The ’60s brought us the cult TV series “STAR TREK”- name the four live-action “STAR TREK” series that followed.
“Next Generation”, “Deep Space Nine”, “Enterprise” & “Voyager”
#3: Used in the British Royal Air Force, what fighter jet has the capability to take off & land vertically?
Harrier
#4: Known for his curvaceous buildings, what famed architect designed Bilbao’s Guggenheim Museum & L.A. Walt Disney Concert Hall?
Frank Gehry
#5: What law limits the President’s power to wage war w/o the consent of Congress?
The Constitution (A: War Powers Resolution)
#6: Involving almost 200 teams, how often are the World Cup soccer finals held?
Every four yrs.
FQ: Popular in the Middle Ages, what system rewarded barons & bishops w/ land grants in exchange for soldiers?
FA: Feudal ($1050)

“Divided” 9/21

G1: Charmee (luxury retail worker in State College, PA), Natalie (telemarketer in Muskegon, MI who’s transgender), Robby (optician in BKN who formerly was a Chippendales dancer) & Jacobi (business development mgr. in Santa Clarita)

R1:
#1: Which of these sports will be added to the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo- skateboarding, kitesurfing or ice climbing?
G ($4040): Skateboarding
#2: Acc. to a survey last yr. by Esquire/NBC NEWS, when asked if the “American Dream” was alive & well, what did the majority of Americans reply- “The Dream is alive”, “The Dream is dead” or “The Dream never existed”?
G ($3072): “The Dream is alive” (A: “The Dream is dead”)
#3: Compared to 1958, the waist measurement on a women’s size 8 is now what- at least one in. smaller, one to two in. bigger or over four in. bigger?
G ($2414): At least one in. smaller (A: Over four in. bigger)

R2:
#1: From the latest Giving USA annual report, based on the amt. of money they donated, which charitable causes do Americans care about the most- the arts, education or religion?
ROBBY TAKEOVER
G ($8255): Education & religion
#2: Which two of these “SNL” cast members have been nominated for Academy Awards- Bill Murray, Tina Fey or Kristen Wiig?
G ($7620): Bill & Kristen
#3: Acc. to a survey this yr. by US News & World Report, in a ranking of how nations are perceived, which two topped the list of “Best Countries Overall”- U.S., Canada or Switzerland?
ROBBY TAKEOVER
G ($9516): Canada & Switzerland– NATALIE VOTED OUT & BANK DOWN TO $19,113

R3: Doctors report that which of these are on the rise among smartphone users- Texting Thumb, Digital Eye Strain &/or Text Neck?
G ($3379): Texting Thumb & Digital Eye Strain– NEEDED ‘EM ALL
FR: Based on a poll of a thousand married adults about their top five money arguments, put these issues that couples fight about in order from most to least common- credit card debt, unnecessary purchases & insufficient retirement funds.
G ($16,524): Credit card debt, unnecessary purchases & insufficient retirement funds

ROBBY = $1659
JACOBI = $830
CHARMEE = $277

G2: Michelle (tutor in Burbank), Sydney (sales rep in Hartford), Karen (makeup artist in Long Beach) & Brian (real estate agent in OKC)

R1:
#1: Who announced her pregnancy in Apr. ’17 by posting a bathing suit photo on Snapchat- Venus Williams, Serena Williams or Michelle Williams?
G ($4358): Serena
#2: On avg., which of these natural phenomena occur more frequently in the U.S. each yr.- earthquakes, tornadoes or volcanic eruptions?
G ($3438): Earthquakes
#3: From a Rasmussen poll last yr., how do more Americans feel about the way our political leaders use the nation’s military- don’t use the military enough, use the military too much or use the military the right amount?
G ($1452): Don’t use the military enough (A: Use the military too much)

R2:
#1: From a recent Vanity Fair poll, women find which two of these traditional wedding vows the hardest to keep- “For better, for worse”, “For richer, for poorer” or “In sickness and in health”?
BRIAN TAKEOVER
G ($5154): “For better, for worse” & “For richer, for poorer”
#2: Based on a research study published in Psychology Today, compared to men w/ hair, people perceive bald men to be which two of these- older, stronger or heavier?
SYDNEY TAKEOVER
G ($8874): Older & stronger
#3: Acc. to this yr.’s Harris poll of adults, what are Americans’ favorite two types of hard liquor- tequila, whiskey or vodka?
G ($9128): Tequila & vodka– MICHELLE VOTED OUT

R3: If you were to name Detroit’s “Big Three” automakers, which of these would be among ’em- Ford, Chevrolet &/or General Motors?
G ($6883): ALL (Chevy was wrong)
FR: From a PricewaterhouseCoopers study of 8-to-18-yr.-olds, rank these types of entertainment kids enjoy most, starting w/ their favorite- streamed TV, cable TV & video games.
G ($21,895): VG, streamed TV & cable TV (A: Streamed TV, cable TV & VG)

KAREN = $92
BRIAN = $277
SYDNEY = $553

“Ca$h Cab” 7/21/06

G1: Marcy, Kelly & Kathleen (KS)(Curry in a Hurry on 28th & Lex)(BtG: 28)
STRIKE ONE ON Q #3

R2:
#1: Wide at the bottom & narrower at the top, what short-stemmed glass is commonly used to serve brandy?
Snifter
#2: What famous 1995 protest march on Washington, D.C. was organized by Louis Farrakhan?
“Million Man March”
#3: Traditionally attributed to King David, what book of the Old Testament consisted of 150 individual songs?
Solomon (A: Psalms)
#4: Though harmless, what brightly-flowered Christmas plant from Central America’s widely believed to be toxic?
Poinsettia

R3:
#1: The four basic guilt groups- Food, Love, Mom & Work- are the main themes in what famed comic strip?
Cathy
#2: Who wrote 1965’s Unsafe at Any Speed that blasted the manufacturers of the Corvair for its safety problems?
MSO: Kathleen’s boyfriend Brian
Ralph Nader
FQ: Used to determine the age of artifacts, what technique do archaeologists call the “Absolute Dating Technique”?
FA: Carbon-dating

G2: Hall & Jake (Rice to Riches)(BtG: 51)
BROKE AT $525

G3: Bradley, Pete & Matt (9th & 1st)(BtG: 52)

R2:
#1: Meaning “fire bowl” in Japanese, what term refers to a small charcoal-burning grill station?
Hibachi
#2: In astronomy what term describes small discolored areas on the Sun w/ cooler temperatures than their surroundings?
Sunspots
#3: As part of an international effort to standardize how paper’s measured, what unit contains 500 sheets?
Ream
#4: When feeling threatened, what North American marsupial will involuntarily play dead?
Possum

R3:
#1: In 2005 what was the most common reason for hospital admissions in the U.S.?
Cancer (A: Childbirth)
#2: What children’s organization holds its annual world championship in South Williamsport, PA?
Little League Baseball
#3: In the U.S. a Presidential Veto can be overridden by a vote of what majority in both houses of Congress?
2/3
#4: Often referred to as Chinese parsley, what herb comes from the green leaves of the coriander plant?
Cilantro
#5: Popular at casino cafeterias, in what BINGO-like game do players pick 10 or 15 numbers from a card of 80?
KENO
#6: In the ’90s what fashion maven gained notoriety when Madonna wore a cone bra he designed?
SSO
Jean Paul Gaultier
#7: In ’79 what restaurant survey was created by a husband/wife team named Tim & Nina?
ZAGAT
FQ: What INFAMOUS NY political machine was controlled by the Democratic party & the legendary Boss Tweed?
Tammany Hall

VB: You’re looking at a pizza artiste preparing a tasty deep-dish pie. In what city was deep-dish pizza first served in ’43?
FA: Chicago ($2K)