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“Winsanity”- ABSOLUTE S.F.

Zay (Kawkawlin, MI)
Tyanta (Pasadena)

R1: DUDE, WHERE’S MY CAR?
BF: Games won by the Jacksonville Jaguars as of the end of ’16 (160)
OF: Words in Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address, people in the largest game of dodgeball, percentage of caddies who’ve seen CHEATING in PGA events & emergency landings by Harrison Ford

Zay: Gettysburg Address words (HIGHER THAN 160)- 271
Tyanta: Emergency landings by Harrison Ford (LOWER THAN 160)- THREE
Zay: People in largest game of dodgeball (HIGHER THAN 271)- 6084
Tyanta: Percentage of caddies who’ve seen CHEATING in PGA events (3-160)- 54

R2: HOLIDAZE
FTR: Official federal holidays, max. price for a rm. at original ’52 Holiday Inn, percentage of people who DON’T know when Arbor Day is & cost of ALL items from “The Twelve Days of Christmas”

Zay: Max. price for rm. at orig. Holiday Inn (3-54)- SIX
Tyanta: Official federal holidays (6-54)- TEN
Zay: Cost of ALL items from “The Twelve Days of Christmas” (HIGHER THAN 6084)- 34,363
Tyanta: Percentage of people who DON’T know when Arbor Day is (54-160)- 76

R3: CHIP VAN WINKLE
BF: Percentage of empty space in a 2oz bag of Fritos (64) & different species of chipmunks (25)

Tyanta: Burrito filling & topping options at Chipotle (LOWER THAN 25)- 19
Zay: Max. age at which someone can join The Chips (talking about becoming a CA Highway Patrol officer)(25-64)- 35
Tyanta: Blue chip cos. in the Dow Jones Industrial Avg.
CHALLENGED (HIGHER THAN 64)- 30
Zay: Max. hourly base pay for a Chippendales dancer (HIGHER THAN 64)- 86

FF N: EIGHT, 28, 77, 88 & 220

R1:
Tootsie POP flavors: 28
Times “one” appears on a $1 bill: EIGHT
Betty White’s age as oldest “SNL” host: 88
Commercials broadcast during Super Bowl 51: 77
Distance above Earth of the International Space Station: 220- BULLSEYE 

“Winsanity” 5/23

Samantha (PIT)
Michael (St. George)

R1: TRAINING DAY
BF: Minimum miles recommended to train for a marathon per wk. (26)
OF: Months of piano lessons it took Ryan Gosling to train for “La La Land”, percentage of military recruits who FAIL basic training, hrs. of training required to be a licensed manicurist in CA & cal. burned training in a spinning soulcycle class

Michael: Months of piano lessons it took Ryan Gosling to train for “La La Land” (LOWER THAN 26)- THREE
Samantha: Hrs. of training required to be licensed manicurist (HIGHER THAN 26)- 400
Michael: Cal. burned training in spinning soulcycle class (HIGHER THAN 400)- 565
Samantha: Percentage of military recruits who FAIL basic training (3-26)- 15

R2: HIP HOP HOORAY
FTR: Seasons Drake was on “DeGrassi: The Next Generation”, longest recorded hop by a frog in ft., feat. artists on Chance the Rapper’s album “Coloring Book” & fine for hopping the turnstile in an NYC subway station

Michael: Feat. artists on “Coloring Book” (3-15)- 21
Samantha: Fine for hopping turnstile in NYC subway station (26-400)- 100
Michael: Longest recorded hop by frog (3-15)- 33
Samantha: Seasons Drake was on “DeGrassi: The Next Generation” (3-15)- EIGHT

R3: CATWALK
BF: Tattoos Kat Von D gave in 24hr period (400) & percentage of households that own a cat (35)

Michael: Victoria’s Secret models who walked the catwalk in their ’16 fashion show (35-400)- 51
Samantha: Yrs. since CATERPILLAR became a trademark co.
CHALLENGED (51-400)- 107
Michael: Cost of cat food per yr. (HIGHER THAN 400)- 203
Samantha: Size of Santa Catalina Island (LOWER THAN 35)- 74

FF N: 20, 25, 28, 40 & 64

R1:
Percentage of couples who said they were platonic friends first: 40
World record for highest vertical jump: 20
Actual age of Stacey Dash when she played Dionne: 25
Avg. gallons of pee in a pool: 28
Days it took to film “Moonlight”: 64
ONE RIGHT

FR:
Percentage of couples who said they were platonic friends first: 28 (40)
World record for highest vertical jump: 64
Actual age of Stacey Dash when she played Dionne: 25 (28)
Avg. gallons of pee in pool: 20
Days it took to film “Moonlight”: 40

“Winsanity” 5/22

Kahlo (West Covina)
Laiya (D.C.)

R1: LET IT RIDE!
BF: Celebs who’ve done “Carpool Karaoke” as of this taping (40)
OF: Speed of Formula Rossa, the world’s fastest roller coaster, in ft. height of the largest wave ever surfed, avg. age of a Harley-Davidson rider & hrs. of community service given to Winona Ryder for shoplifting at Saks Fifth Ave.

Kahlo: Speed of Formula Rossa (HIGHER THAN 40)- 149
Laiya: Avg. age of Harley-Davidson rider (40-149)- 47
Kahlo: Height of largest wave ever surfed (47-149)- 78
Laiya: Hrs. of community given to Winona Ryder for shoplifting (HIGHER THAN 149)- 480

R2: HEAVY METAL
FTR: Continents where Metallica has performed, percentage of a nickel coin that’s made of nickel, Olympic gold medals won by North Korea & in lbs. the weight of “IRON MAN”

Kahlo: Continents where Metallica has performed (LOWER THAN 47)- SEVEN
Laiya: Olympic golds won by North Korea (7-40)- 16
Kahlo: Weight of “IRON MAN” (149-480)- 425
Laiya: Percentage of nickel coin that’s made of nickel (LOWER THAN SEVEN)- 25

R3: BREAK A LEG
BF: Bones Evel Knievel broke during his lifetime (433) & age when Leslie Jones got her big break on “SNL” (47)

Laiya: Avg. min. it takes Americans to eat breakfast (LOWER THAN 47)- 12
Kahlo: Percentage of people who break New Yr.’s resolutions by Feb. (47-433)- 80
Laiya: Stopping distance when a car going 55 hits the brakes
CHALLENGED (47-80)- 144
Kahlo: Percentage of divorcees who had sex w/ their ex after breaking up w/ ’em
CHALLENGED (12-47)- 27

FF N: FOUR, SIX, NINE, 22 & 26

R1:
Size of the largest IKEA in the U.S.: 26
Characters who died in “Romeo and Juliet”: FOUR
Female U.S. state governors: SIX
Yrs. Ellen & Portia de Rossi have been married as of this taping: NINE
Ingredients in Cheez Whiz: 22
ONE RIGHT

FR:
Size of largest IKEA in U.S.: 22
Characters who died in “Romeo and Juliet”: FOUR (SIX)
Female U.S. state governors: NINE
Yrs. Ellen & Portia de Rossi have been married: SIX
Ingredients in Cheez Whiz: 26

“Winsanity” 5/21

M-U: Lincoln v. Miley

R1: GO FOR THE GOLD
BF: Dollar value of gold medal from the Rio Summer Olympics (564)
OF: Crackers in a serving of Pepperidge Farm Goldfish, in yds. the length of Golden Gate Bridge, in lbs. weight of world’s largest gold nugget ever found & approx. # of people eligible to vote on the Golden Globes

Miley: Weight of world’s largest gold nugget (HIGHER THAN 564)- 159
Lincoln: Crackers in serving of Goldfish (LOWER THAN 159)- 55
Miley: Approx. # of people eligible to vote on Golden Globes (HIGHER THAN 564)- 90
Lincoln: Length of Golden Gate Bridge in yds. (HIGHER THAN 564)- 2994

R2: SNAKE BIT
FTR: Yrs. since first Diamondbacks baseball game, horsepower in Dodge Viper, venomous snake bites per yr. in U.S. & in ft. the distance snakes had to be kept from Samuel L. Jackson when filming “Snakes on a Plane” acc. to Entertainment Weekly

Miley: Viper horsepower (159-564)- 645
Lincoln: Yrs. since first Diamondbacks game (LOWER THAN 55)- 19
Miley: Distance snakes had to be kept from Samuel L. Jackson when filming “Snakes on a Plane” (19-55)- 25
Lincoln: Venomous snake bites per yr. in U.S. (159-564)- 7K

R3: RAISING THE BAR
BF: Floor number of the Hong Kong Ritz Carlton Ozone Bar (118) & yrs. since the 1st UPC bar code appeared on a product (43)

Miley: Squares in HERSHEY’S milk chocolate bar (LOWER THAN 43)- 12
Lincoln: Place Roseanne Barr finished in ’12 presidential election (12-43)- SIX
Miley: Percentage of people who passed the bar exam in ’16 (12-43)- 58
Lincoln: Yrs. Bob Barker hosted “The Price is Right” (12-43)- DUH

FF N: 16, 23, 100, 152 & 341

R1:
Size of Manhattan in sq. miles: 341
Current colors of Crayola crayons: 152
Members of U.S. Senate: 100
Age of Rihanna when signing first record contract: 16
Babies named Khaleesi: 23
THREE RIGHT

FR: TWO LARGEST NUMBERS SWITCHED- L (should’ve switched 23 & 341)

“Winsanity” 5/18

Victoria (Riverside)
A.J. (Berkeley)

R1: GET YER FREAK ON
BF: Percentage of Americans who say they’ve seen a ghost (18)
OF: UFO sightings in Feb. ’17, seconds of the surviving ’67 “BIGFOOT” footage, yrs. since 1st newspaper report of the Loch Ness Monster & parodies recorded by “Weird Al” Yankovic

Victoria: Sec. of surviving ’67 “BIGFOOT” footage (LOWER THAN 18)- 60
A.J.: Parodies recorded by “Weird Al” (HIGHER THAN 60)- 67
Victoria: Yrs. since 1st newspaper report of Loch Ness Monster (HIGHER THAN 67)- 83
A.J.: UFO sightings in Feb. ’17 (60-67)- 397

R2: NAME THAT TOWN
FTR: Feat. films in which Orlando Bloom played an elf, age of former First Daughter Chelsea Clinton, tattoos Paris Jackson says are dedicated to her dad Michael & dollars earned by Steve Austin for first pro match

A.J.: Feat. films in which Orlando Bloom played an elf (LOWER THAN 18)- FIVE
Victoria: Chelsea Clinton’s age (18-60)- 37
A.J.: Tattoos Paris Jackson says are dedicated to Michael (LOWER THAN FIVE)- EIGHT
Victoria: Dollars earned by Steve Austin for first pro match (83-397)- 40

R3: YOU’RE SO MONEY
BF: Max value of $ an avg. ATM can hold (200K) & tip left by Amy Schumer on a $77 check (1K)

A.J.: Avg. credit card debt per credit card holder as of ’17 (1K-200K)- 5284
Victoria: Amt. William Shatner’s kidney stone sold for (5284-200K)- 75K 
A.J.: Bar tab at MGM Grand in CT for Stanley Cup-winning Bruins in ’11 (75K-200K)- 156,680
Victoria: Weight of $1M in $1 bills (1K-5284)- 2205

FF N: 13, 44, 65, 116 & 140

R1:
Women who’ve won “SURVIVOR” as of the end of ’16: 13
Yrs. the Hundred Years’ War lasted: 116
Temperature of MSG during hockey games: 65
Cost of a standard brake service at PEP BOYS: 140
Ingredients in a McDonald’s McRib sandwich: 44- BULLSEYE

“Winsanity” 5/17

Levi (Lafayette, LA)
Lisa (MIA)

R1: DEEZ NUTS
BF: Gal. of water needed to grow one walnut (FIVE)
OF: Cal. in regular-size Almond Joy, peanuts it takes to make a 12oz jar of P.B., lugnuts on ’17 Toyota Prius & record # of glazed donuts eaten in 8min by Eric “Badlands” Booker

Lisa: Cal. in regular-sized Almond Joy (HIGHER THAN FIVE)- 220
Levi: Glazed donuts eaten in 8min by Badlands (5-220)- 49
Lisa: Lugnuts on Prius (5-49)- 20
Levi: Peanuts it takes to make jar of P.B. (HIGHER THAN 220)- 540

R2: FLIPPING THE BIRD
FTR: Feathers on Big Bird’s costume, words known by Puck the Parakeet, guestrooms & suites at Flamingo in Vegas & age of Russell Crowe

Levi: Russell Crowe’s age (49-220)- 52
Lisa: Big Bird feathers (HIGHER THAN 540)- 6K
Levi: Flamingo guestrooms & suites (540-6K)- 3545
Lisa: Words known by Puck the Parakeet (540-3545)- 1728

R3: SPRING IT ON
BF: Days in Spring ’16 (93) & in min. the longest Bruce Springsteen concert (246)

Lisa: Hottest Palm Springs temperature ever (93-246)- 123
Levi: Weight of Jerry Springer’s pet pig Bella
CHALLENGED (LOWER THAN 93)- 500
Lisa: Spring Break arrests in Panama City Beach in ’16 acc. to Panama City News Herald (HIGHER THAN 500)- 1222
Levi: Coils in the orig. Slinky (LOWER THAN 93)- 98

FF N: 15, 21, 28, 45 & 43

R1:
Hard Rock CAFES in the U.S.: 45
Feat. films that Will Smith has been in: 21
Honeybee speed in mph: 28
Yrs. since the 1st G.I. JOE doll debuted: 53
Taylor Swift songs about ex-boyfriends: 15
TWO RIGHT

FR:
Hard Rock CAFES in the U.S.: 21 (45)
Feat. films that Will Smith has been in: 28
Honeybee speed in mph: 45 (15)
Yrs. since 1st G.I. JOE doll debuted: 53
Taylor Swift songs about ex-boyfriends: 15

“Winsanity” 5/16

Maggie (MIA)
Miebaka (NY)

R1: A BERRY GOOD THING
BF: Cal. in a blueberry muffin from Panera Bread (460)
OF: Seeds on an avg. strawberry, buttons on the first Blackberry phone, yrs. since Chuck Berry recorded “Johnny B. Goode” & age when Barrack Obama STOPPED calling himself Barry

Miebaka: Buttons on first Blackberry phone (LOWER THAN 460)- 32
Maggie: Yrs. since Chuck Berry recorded “Johnny B. Goode” (32-460)- 59
Miebaka: Seeds on avg. strawberry (59-460)- 200
Maggie: Age when Barrack Obama STOPPED calling himself Barry (LOWER THAN 32)- 19

R2: DON’T TOY W/ ME!
FTR: Retail price of the orig. Tickle Me Elmo, different Bratz doll characters when they first debuted, pieces in the LEGO Taj Mahal set & people in the U.S. w/ the first name Barbie

Maggie: Different Bratz characters when they first debuted (LOWER THAN 19)- FOUR
Miebaka: People in U.S. w/ first name Barbie (HIGHER THAN 460)- 4869
Maggie: Pieces in LEGO Taj Mahal set (HIGHER THAN 4869)- 5922
Miebaka: Retail price of orig. Tickle Me Elmo (32-59)- 29

R3: OLD SKOOL
BF: Yrs. for avg. B.S. degree holder to pay off student loans (21) & colleges attended by James Franco (SEVEN)

Miebaka: Elementary schools named for George W. Bush (HIGHER THAN 21)- TWO
Maggie: Percentage of college grads who think Judge Judy’s on Supreme Court (7-21)- 10
Miebaka: Percentage of parents who admitted to doing their child’s homework for ’em
CHALLENGED (HIGHER THAN 21)- 43
Maggie: Age when Drake became a HS grad (21-43)- 25 (meaning she & her section had $4550 before the Final Five)

FF N: 22, 25, 28, 64 & 70

R1:
David Hasselhoff albums released worldwide: 22
Length of the Capital Beltway: 28
Months Brad & Angelina were married before DIVORCE filed: 70
Percentage of lottery winners BROKE within 7yrs: 64
Movies that have grossed $1B+ worldwide: 25
ONE RIGHT

FR:
David Hasselhoff albums released worldwide: 22
Length of Capital Beltway: 25 (64)
Months Brangelina were married before DIVORCE filed: 70 (25)
Percentage of lottery winners BROKEN within 7yrs: BLANK
Movies that have grossed $1B+ worldwide: 28

“Winsanity” 5/15

Andrew (Midland, TX)
Shannon (Evanston, IL)

R1: ON THE ROCKS
BF: WWE Championships won by “The Rock” (EIGHT)
OF: Seasons Chris Rock was a cast member of “SNL”, yrs. since Pop Rocks first hit the market, total Emmy noms for “30 ROCK” & acts inducted into the Rock & Roll HoF

Andrew: Yrs. since Pop Rocks first hit the market (HIGHER THAN EIGHT)- 42
Shannon: Seasons Chris Rock was a cast member of “SNL” (LOWER THAN EIGHT)- THREE
Andrew: Total Emmy noms for “30 ROCK” (8-42)- 103
Shannon: Acts inducted into the Rock & Roll HoF (42-103)- 317

R2: JOHN D’OH!
FTR: Toppings offered by Papa John’s Pizza, percentage of people who use their cellphone on the John, age of John Glenn on his final mission in space & diamonds in Lil’ Jon’s “Crunk Ain’t Dead” pendant

Andrew: Percentage of people who use their cellphone on the John (42-103)- 69
Shannon: John Glenn’s age on his final mission in space (42-69)- 77
Andrew: Papa John’s toppings (8-42)- 21
Shannon: Diamonds in Lil Jon’s “Crunk Ain’t Dead” (HIGHER THAN 317)- 3756

R3: I PIT-Y THE FOOL
BF: Number in singer Pitbull’s nickname (305) & rank of Pittsburgh, PA on list of the most populated U.S. cities (63)

Shannon: In sec., fastest pit stop in FORMULA 1 history (LOWER THAN 63)- TWO
Andrew: In ft., farthest cherry pit spit (2-63)- 94
Shannon: Gauges, lights & switches in a 747 cockpit (HIGHER THAN 305)- 365
Andrew: Amt. Brad Pitt made for a role in his first studio film “Less Than Zero”
CHALLENGED (94-305)- 38

FF N: 60, 70, 98, 300 & 365

R1:
Height of Mt. Rushmore face: 365
Bottles in barrel of wine: 300
Medal events at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi: 60
War and Peace chapters: 98
Yrs. of “Meet the Press”: 70
TWO RIGHT

FR:
Height of Mt. Rushmore face: 365 (60)
Bottles in barrel of wine: 300
Medal events at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi: 98
War and Peace chapters: 70 (365)
Yrs. of “Meet the Press”: 60

“Winsanity” 5/14

Jasondra (CHI)
Ryan (Oxnard, CA)

R1: POPPING OFF
BF: Pages in Hop on Pop (72)
OF: Age of Pillsbury doughboy, times J-Lo has been proposed to, cal. in popped bag of Pop Secret’s Double Butter & mph of a cork when popped from a bottle of shaken, chilled champagne

Ryan: Age of Pillsbury doughboy (HIGHER THAN 72)- 51
Jasondra: Times J-Lo has been proposed to (LOWER THAN 51)- FIVE
Ryan: Cal. in popped bag of Pop Secret’s Double Butter (HIGHER THAN 72)- 420
Jasondra: mph of cork when popped from bottle of shaken, chilled champagne (72-420)- 25

R2: EVERYTHING HAPPENS FOR A SEASON
FTR: Days into ’17 before the start of Fall, in. of snow in the biggest winter storm in NYC history, avg. high Summer temperature in Death Valley & bars in value pack of Irish Spring sold at COSTCO

Jasondra: Avg. high Summer temp. in Death Valley (72-420)- 113
Ryan: Days into ’17 before the start of Fall (113-420)- 264
Jasondra: Bars in value pack of Irish Spring (5-25)- 20
Ryan: In. of snow in biggest NYC winter storm (25-51)- 28

R3: BED, BATH & BEYONCE 
BF: BED, BATH & BEYOND stores in North America (1024) & tweets per second when Beyoncé revealed her 1st pregnancy (8868)

Jasondra: Public bathrooms in Mall of America (LOWER THAN 1024)- 45
Ryan: Retail price of a Casper twin-size mattress (45-1024)- 550
Jasondra: Number of Grammy noms for Beyoncé (LOWER THAN 45)- 62
Ryan: Percentage of adults who admit they urinate in the shower
CHALLENGED (45-62)- 80

FF N: 30, 62, 89, 135 & 199

R1:
Words that can be made from DONALD: 30
Yrs. since Kermit the Frog was introduced: 62
Cal. in Twinkie: 199
Films that have won Best Picture: 89
Cubs HRs in 2016: 135
THREE RIGHT

FR: SWITCHED HIGHEST TWO- SCORE

“Winsanity” 5/11

Jaclyn (Princeton, NJ)
Andrew (Havervill, PA)

R1: YOU GO GIRL
BF: Wks. Gone Girl was a #1 NY Times bestseller (37) 
OF: Yrs. between “Boy Meets World” & “Girl Meets World”, age of the orig. Coppertone Girl, tattoos on Lena Dunham & boxes of Girl Scouts cookies sold in 2hrs outside a marijuana dispensary in San Fran

Andrew: Yrs. between “Boy Meets World” & “Girl Meets World” (LESS THAN 37)- 14
Jaclyn: Age of the orig. Coppertone Girl (HIGHER THAN 37)- 61
Andrew: Boxes of Girl Scouts cookies sold outside marijuana dispensary (HIGHER THAN 61)- 208
Jaclyn: Lena Dunham tattoos (14-37)- 10

R2: MY BAD
FTR: Deaths on “Breaking Bad”, miles in Death Valley’s Badwater Ultramarathon, fastest speed ever for a badminton shuttlecock & NCAA championships won by the Wisconsin Badgers

Jaclyn: Fastest speed ever for badminton shuttlecock (37-61)- 254
Andrew: “Breaking Bad” deaths (61-208)- 270
Jaclyn: NCAA titles won by the Badgers (61-208)- 28
Andrew: Miles in Badwater Ultramarathon (61-208)- 135

R3: SHAPE UP!
BF: Stories in the LUXOR pyramid (30) & Harlem Globetrotters losses to the Washington Generals (ONE)

Jaclyn: Months to make one ep. of “SpongeBob SQUAREPANTS” (1-30)- NINE
Andrew: Triangles on a backgammon board (9-30)- 24
Jaclyn: Yrs. since ICE CUBE said “Bye, Felicia” in “FRIDAY” (9-24)- 21
Andrew: Combined length of ALL corridors in the Pentagon
CHALLENGED (9-21)- 18

FF N: 44, 193, 230, 250 & 900

R1:
Sex positions in the Kamasutra app: 193
Countries in the United Nations: 900
Mardi Gras parades in N.O.: 44
Cars DESTROYED while filming “FURIOUS 7”: 250
Amt. spent on takeout food annually: 230
ONE RIGHT

FR:
Sex positions in Kamasutra app: 250
Countries in U.N.: 900 (193)
Mardi Gras parades in N.O.: 193 (44)
Cars DESTROYED while filming “FURIOUS 7”: 230
Amt. spent on takeout food annually: 44