“Ultimate Beastmaster” S2E4

L1:
TJ Garcia (physiotherapist in Spain): 80/M-O (time limit’s 6min for this level)
Jianguo Fang (personal trainer in China): 85/4:01
Serena Jura (obstacle race trainer in Italy): 25/3:06
Valentin Dubois (parkour athlete in France): 95/3:33
Raul Beltran (Navy search & rescue member in Spain): 80/4:02
Matteo Della Bordella (pro alpinist in Italy): 80/3:30
Sandra Large (nanny in France): 25/2:19
Alex Picazo (wrestling coach): 90/5:25
Ritesh Shaiwal (mountaineer in India): 80/M-O
Mujahid Habib (architect in India): 110/M-O
Yiqi Li (parkour instructor in China): 105/5:06
Brian Ludovici (19-yr.-old physics student): 125/M-O

L2:
Raul: 55/2:35
Alex: 105/6:27
Valentin: 50/2:05
Jianguo: 55/2:37
Matteo: 60/2:41
Mujahid: 60/4:04
Yiqi: 145/6:24
Brian: 70/3:39

L3:
Valentin: 25
Mujahid: 30
Alex: 20
Brian: 30
Yiqi: WIPEOUT

BEASTMASTER- Yiqi (325-295)

“Survivor”- 35TH S.F.

IC #14: They swam to a platform, climbed atop some crates & then leaped off to grab some keys. W/ those keys in hand, they next crossed a balance beam & picked up more keys; they used those keys to unlock a puzzle. To solve their puzzle, they would need to maneuver colored balls to match the corresponding color. The winner also would win comfort food.
W- Chrissy (Selected to join her to eat: Mike & Devon)

TC #14: Ben redeemed a HII…great choice- he would’ve been sent to the jury w/ three votes. Mike & Devon each got a vote, which sent it to a re-vote. In the final vote, by split decision…Mike went to that jury.

Final IC: They stacked letter blocks on a platform that was very wobbly to spell out HEROES, HEALERS & HUSTLERS first. The victor also got the final Secret Advantage of this season.
W- Chrissy
LAST SA: Chrissy would select one castaway to go against in the final TC, meaning the other two castaways would have to build fire to earn that final berth.
DEFINITELY WENT FOR THE $1M 2ND- Ryan
LAST IN- Ben

$1M TC: All three finalists each get a parchment. Ryan…gets NO MORE votes in his favor, as it’s two a head for Chrissy & Ben after five. The other two make this person the Sole Survivor…BEN!

“JEOPARDY!” 12/20/17

Justin Bourassa (Medford, MA): HS English teacher & coach
Remy Timbrook (OAK): Children’s librarian
2-DAY CHAMPIENE: Kate O’Connor

BB:
‘TIS THE SEASON
JOY TO THE WORLD
JINGLE SELLS
SILVER & GOLD
SANTA CLAUS IS COMIN’ TO TOWN
WE WISH YOU “A” MERRY CHRISTMAS!

HS:

Kate: $3K/Remy: $1,600/Justin: $4,400

Justin has a tidy $7800 as he chooses the DD on the $800 Silver & Gold clue; Kate ($4200) & Remy ($600) trail him. He’ll bet two.

Olympic gold medals at the 2008 Beijing games were inlaid w/ this gem.

“What is jade?”…correct. The BoT snow out the $200 ‘Tis the Season clue.

LT: $2K

CS:

Kate: $4,800/Remy: $1K/Justin: $10,200

DJ!:
BYE, PHOENICIA!
AUTHORS’ BIOGRAPHIES
MIND YOUR GRAMMAR
FICTIONAL CHARACTERS’ MOST-HATED MOVIES
“S”CIENCE
NONSENSE & STUFF

Remy selects DD #1 in the $1600 spot of Mind Your Grammar & will wager her whole $2600; Kate’s slipped to $4400 & Justin’s made it to the $11K mark.

Parataxis is the joining together of phrases or clauses w/o the use of these grammatical uniters.

“What is a conjunction?”…that’ll function. Left in the $1600 Authors’ Biographies shelf is DD #2 as requested by Justin w/ a 1st-place $13,400; Kate’s the R-U w/ $10,800 & Remy’s in 3rd for $8800. He’ll risk two a 2nd time.

Chapter 5 of Philip Nel’s book about this author was “The Disneyfication of…” him- “Faithful to profit, one hundred percent?”.

He can’t tie that to Dr. Seuss.

ATTEMPTED LT: $3200
UNATTEMPTED LT: $8400
TOTAL DJ! LT: $11,600

Pre-Final S:

Kate: $10,800/Remy: $10,400/Justin: $11,400

CHALLENGER CORYATS:
Remy: $9,400
Justin: $12,200

GEICO FJ! #73: EUROPEAN COUNTRIES

This country’s last three queens abdicated in favor of their children.

REMY: “What is Spain?” ($1100) = $9,300
KATE: “What is The Netherlands?” (DOUBLE) = $21,600
JUSTIN: “WHAT IS PORTUGAL?” = $1,199 $61,800

“WHEEL of FORTUNE” 12/20/17

$1K T-U: Things

_ A P _ _ _ E S S

A N D / C H E E _

We have to rule against Katy because she said HAPPINESS AND CHEERS; Michelle chops down that extra S at the end:

Michelle Beresford (Irvine): Kindergarten teacher married to Dave
Katy King (Wimberley, TX): Fisher person married to Ryan
Pat Moennich (Independence, OH): Controller for automotive manufacturer married to Meredith for a decade

$2K T-U: Person

_ A S _ E _ / O _

C E R _ M O N _ E S

This Pat’s NOT the MASTER OF CEREMONIES, so he gets credit for this answer.

R1: Song Lyrics

_ _ _ ‘ _ _ / _ _ _

_ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _

_ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _

_ _ . / _ _ _ _ _ _

Pat: 4 R’s ($1K), E, T ($650), A, 4 O’s, 3 G’s ($650), 3 U’s, 2 Y’s (WC), M ($600), V ($500), S (FP), 3 I’s, 2 L’s ($650), 2 C’s ($500), 2 N’s ($500)

Y O U ‘ V E / G O T

G A R L I C / I N

Y O U R / S O U L

M R . / G R I N C _

“YOU’VE GOT GARLIC IN YOUR SOUL, MR. GRINCH” will put $10,250 extra in his stocking- PR.
Holiday S-O: Marketing/Promotions/Publicity

Big Fish Casino MR: Same Letter

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ / &

_ _ _ _ _ _

Michelle: 3 R’s ($600), BANKRUPT W/ $3.5K NEAR IT
Katy: 4 S’s ($650), 2 E’s, N ($900)
Pat: T ($500)
Michelle: P ($650), 3 D’s (TD– BONUS), I, A
Katy: OTHER BANKRUPT
Pat: 2 L’s ($650), M ($650), U, 3 B’s ($600)(NMC)

C _ B B L E R S

C R U M B L E S / &

C R I S P S

We have to zap him for leaving out the “&” in COBBLERS, CRUMBLES & CRISPS after he initially said CRUMBLERS for the 2nd word, meaning $11,650 in additional moolah will head Michelle’s way; also, she just took a $400 lead.

DUDS: N (Katy), T (Pat), A (Michelle)
SOLE MISSOLVE: Pat
BANKRUPTS: 2 (girls)
Holiday S-O #2: Contestant Dept.

PP: Place

_ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _

_ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ _

Katy: 3 R’s (1/2 CAR near $600), 3 E’s, 2 N’s (1/2 CAR), A, I, O, G ($700), U

_ U _ _ / G R E E N

R A I N / _ O R E _ _

FULL GREEN RAIN FOREST is incorrect, I’m afraid.

Pat: T ($600), 2 S’s ($650), F ($500), L ($900)

L U S _ / G R E E N

R A I N / F O R E S T

He’ll see a LUSH GREEN RAIN FOREST on his Panama tour, bringing his winnings to date to $21,550.

SOLE MISSOLVE: Katy

$3K T-U: Phrase

B _ _ T E R / L A _ E

T _ _ _ / N _ V _R

Michelle gets BETTER LATE THAN NEVER; I wish Katy had solved that one instead.

S-U: WAYD?
FS: $1.5K

_ _ _ _ _ _ _

_ _ _ / _ _ _ _

L: N, G, T, S, H, 2 L’s, P, C, 2 E’s, D (NMC)

C L _ S _ N G

T H E / D E _ L

That’s NOT quite CLOSING THE DEAL for Michelle, but she finishes w/ a strong 2nd-place haul of $20,150.

SOLE DUD: P (Michelle)

TONIGHT’S BANKRUPT TRASH: $3950

BR CATEGORIES AVAIL.: Thing, Place & What Are You Wearing?
P: WAYW?

Also in his rooting section are brother Sean, aunt Sally & uncle Timmy. The BW heads for that W.

_ _ _ T E

_ L _ _ E R

RSTLNE/GFCAB

_ _ _ T E

B L A _ E R

L (A: WHITE BLAZER)
Tonight’s SS: Furniture of America

12/20/17 Quick News & Notes

-For making it to the finale on “the Voice” this season, those singers each received a ’18 Toyota Camry V6 XSE.
-By the time of today’s triple play playing, they’re now using repeated dinging for being right about each of the first two automobiles.

“The Price is Right” 12/20/17

FF: Ursula Dickerson, Michael Duran, Meliza Howard & Veynell Warren
IUFB #1: Monster VR pkg. (J)

URSULA: 499/MICHAEL: 450/MELIZA: 610/VEYNELL: 1

Ursula leads off w/…1/2 Off.

#1:
Oral-B/BRaUn electric toothbrush: $110
FinishingTouch3 Tough Blade: $10
P: FinishingTouch3
E: #1, #4, #5, #8, #10, #11, #13 & #16

#2:
INFINITI PRO by CONAIR 2-in-1 styler
Cuisinart rice cooker/steamer: $25
P: Styler

#3:
COPPER fit knee sleeve: $5
Wine preserver: $40
P: COPPER fit K.S.
L: #2, #3, #9 & #12

FP: #12– EMPTY (A: #3)

5. Monique Soto Polanco
IUFB #2: Ride snowboarding equip. (R in Clam)

MONIQUE: 601/Michael: 850/Meliza: 875/Veynell: 775

Meliza will hit the slopes of CO at the Lodge at Breckenridge (#4) pending she wins Pushover.
NL: 825943760
G: 5943

6. Marilyn Burnett
IUFB #3: Philosophy skincare (R at GPT)

Monique: 601/Michael: 600/MARILYN: 750/Veynell: 999

Its price: $1,170- Veynell will be playing this season’s holiday edition of triple play.

#1: Red Mitsubishi Mirage HB (Std., Bluetooth, Mats, AA)(J)
PA: $11,831 & $13,551
G: $13,551 (ARP: $16,059)
#2: Ford Focus (Std., AT, AA)
PA: $15,750, $17,980 & $20,645
G: $17,980 (ARP: $19,335)
#3: HR-V
PA: $19,425, $21,165, $23,498 & $25,989
FA: $23,498

SCSD #1:
Ursula ($720): .65
Veynell: H-D X2 (BS: YET ANOTHER H-D)
Meliza ($6,923): T.Q. + H-D

7. Eric Werner
IUFB #4: nest smart item collection (J at RS)

Monique: 950/Michael: 1350/Marilyn: 1351/ERIC: 1149

ARP: $1,…058- Monique attempts to bat off the Danger Price ($2199) for the BOWFLEX Max Trainer (J), a DELL all-in-one desktop (J), the six Tory Burch handbags & the Authentic Pizza Oven.
P: Authentic Pizza Oven, BOWFLEX M.T. (DELL all-in-one: $680)

8. Kimberly Cristobal
IUFB #5: STIGA table tennis + robot (R at #3)

KIMBERLY: 3100/Michael: 425/Marilyn: 800/Eric: 850

Eric could next receive a Hyundai Veloster (Std., AA) playing the MG.

(22)(46)(75)
(31)(84)(20)
(97)(58)(21)

$215 (P: 22, 21, 20, 75 & 97)(ARP: $20,731)

FINAL PLAYER: Carol Leonard
FINAL IUFB: CASIO digital piano (J at SS)

Kimberly: 1K/Michael: 950/Marilyn: 1251/CAROL: 1250

It’s $1.5K & Marilyn plays 1RP ($3299) for that Buddy scooter & SAMSUNG 75″ 4K HDTV.
G: SAMSUNG 75″ 4K HDTV

SCSD #2:
Monique: .9
Marilyn: DIME X8
Eric ($2,584): .9

S-O:
Monique: H-D
Eric: DIME

VEYNELL’S TOP SHOWCASE:
#1- FRIGIDAIRE kitchen (J)
R of #1- 5n stay at OMNI royal orleans
#2- ’18 MINI Hardtop

BID ON TRIP/HATCHBACK SHOWCASE: $23,750 (ARP: $34,463)

MONIQUE’S SHOWCASE:
#3- zuo D.R. + 70pc Noritake (R)
In front of CR- Apple iPhone8 & iPhone8 Plus + one-yr. plan
#4- Trip for four to the Mantra Marina Queenstown

BID ON RM./FAMILY TRIP SHOWCASE: $21K (ARP: $26,904)

“Millionaire” 12/20/17

$20K: Declaring the intelligent creatures to be “non-human persons”, in 2013 India BANNED keeping members of what biological order in captivity?

A: Carnivora
B: Rodentia
C: Chiroptera
D: Cetacea

AtA

A: 11%
B: 20%
C: 36%
D: 33%

Chiroptera– AUDIENCES OUT (A: Cetacea; her +1 was her dad)

Andrew Knispel (Ridgefield, CT)(13)(two-time local SCRABBLE tourney champ)

$500: The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution mentions ALL BUT which of these?

A: Freedom of speech
B: Right to peaceably assemble
C: Freedom of religion
D: Right to skip school on your birthday

Right to skip school on your birthday– $

$1K: Saving the energy of pronouncing two whole extra syllables, “BT Dubs” is defined by UrbanDictionary.com as an even shorter-than-usual abbrev. of what?

A: By the way
B: Behold the wizard
C: Butter the waffle
D: Bathe the woodchuck

By the way– $

$2K: “Watch out crime, it’s wedgie power time!” sings “Weird Al” Yankovic in the theme song for which ’17 superhero movie?

A: “THOR: Ragnarok”
B: “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2”
C: “Captain Underpants”
D: “Wonder Woman”

“Captain Underpants”– $

$3K: What’s the total number of spots that appear on a set of five standard dice?

A: 75
B: 90
C: 105
D: 120

105– $

$5K: While better known for his Laws of Motion, what scientist was also a theologian who used the Bible to predict the world would end around 2060?

A: Einstein
B: Newton
C: Darwin
D: Tesla

Newton– $

$7K: Your metacarpophalangeal joints are better known as your what?

A: Knees
B: Ankles
C: Knuckles
D: Wrists

50:50– KNUCKLES & WRISTS
Knuckles– $

$10K: The capital cities of three of these European countries contain a 3-letter name of an animal somewhere within their name- which one DOESN’T?

A: Greece
B: Russia
C: Hungary
D: Austria

Austria– $

$20K: What’s missing from this sequence related to the Solar System- Ceres, ______, Haumea, Makemake & Eris?

A: The Sun
B: Mars
C: Pluto
D: Ganymede

Ganymede– L (A: Pluto; his +1 was his mom)

QotD: Before studying at Harvard what high-schooler co-published the paper “A Simple Method to Demonstrate the Enzymatic Production of Hydrogen from Sugar”?
A: Jennifer Lawrence
B: Kiera Knightley
C: Hilary Swank
D: Natalie Portman

Thousandaire: Janet Mudge
Which of these was the substance in which the tiny Whos were nearly cooked in Horton Hears a Who! & NOT a type of oil recommended to season a cast-iron pan?
A: Beezlenut oil
B: Flaxseed oil
C: Grapeseed oil
D: Canola oil

FA: Beezlenut

“Let’s Make a Deal” 12/20/17

WW:
Rain: SB- Gulati jewelry ($5,134)(COIN: $200)
Robin: #1- Hay truck (COIN: $3K)
Cage: SE’s COIN- $2200 (BB: HDTVs & soundbar system/SE: Jonathan’s workout video)

Ervin’s $100 Bill Number C: 5
FD: SB- Luxury watches ($4,745)(SN: 715090624)
Tiffany’s FD D: $1K (#3)- Trip to Florence

KoR: Jan
#1: Gym pkg.
#2: Burberry acc.
#3: Honda Civic

Gym: DOUBLE 5’s
Burberry: 2, 4 & 6- BAILED

Deal #4: April & Brian (both led off w/ $1K; the first two boxes sold for $500 apiece, but only one could buy a box)
SB: Brian- malibu WINE SAFARI
BB: Brian- Cooking pkg. + $2K
FD (M-C): NEITHER- PD (“It’s a Hard ZONK Life”)

SND: Mary
C (#2): Blue maZDa3

Pen: Y (#5)
Sunglasses: N
Business card: Y (#1)
P: #7
ST (#3): L.R.
#7- REALLY BAD DECISION TO GO ON (CAR: #4)

Final Regulation D: Leslie & Demetria
Freebie (#1): Camping equip.
SB: Leslie- ALIENWARE laptop
Demetria’s FD: Camping equip.- Trip to Yogi Bear’s Jellystone Park Camp Resort (BB: Cardboard appliances)

BD (Jan):
SD (#1): SSR three-wheel scooter
MD (#3): Kitchen
BD (#2): Barrel Almost Heaven Sauna + suki products & robes/towels & $15K check in envelope- W

SOLE AIRED QD (Liana): Anything blue ($200)- $

“the Voice”- 13TH S.F.

SPs:
Adam Cunningham, Keisha & Bebe Rexha: “Meant to Be” feat. Florida Georgia Line
Charlie Puth (w/ Adam Levine on guitar): “How L?ng”
Addison & Norah Jones: “Don’t Know Why”
Noah & Bastille: “World Gone Mad”
Kelly Clarkson: “Medicine”
Chris Blue: “Blue Blood Blues”
Brooke & Sia: “Titanium”
Chris Weaver (as Nedra Belle) & Jessie J: “Bang Bang”
Chloe & Billy Idol: “White Wedding”
Demi: “Tell Me You Love Me”
Davon & Jessie J: “Not My Ex”
Red & Vince Gill: “When I Call Your Name”
N.E.R.D.: “Lemon”
Sia: “Snowman”

4TH- Red
3RD- Brooke
THE VOICE- Chloe

“Drop the Mic” 12/19

M-U #1: David Arquette v. Brian Tyree Henry
W- Brian

M-U #2: Jesse Tyler Ferguson v. Chrissy Metz
W- Chrissy