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“Winsanity” 4/11

Kylie (Boerne, TX)
Lamarcus (Youngstown)

R1: RUN FOR YOUR LIFE
BF: Running time of “Moonlight” (111)
OF: Times Wile E. Coyote caught Roadrunner in the cartoons, people who officially registered as a Presidential candidate in 2016, orig. studio albums released by RUN-DMC & length of the world’s longest footrace in miles

Kylie: Times Wile E. Coyote caught Roadrunner (LESS THAN 111)- ONE
Lamarcus: Orig. studio albums released by RUN-DMC (1-111)- SEVEN
Kylie: Length of the world’s longest footrace (MORE THAN 111)- 3100
Lamarcus: People who officially reg. as a Presidential candidate in ’16 (7-111)- 435

R2: THROWING SHADE
FTR: Percentage Ray-Ban sales went up the yr. Tom Cruise wore ’em in “Risky Business”, height of the Hyperion (the world’s tallest known tree), spanks in “50 Shades of Grey” & highest SPF Banana Boat sunscreen

Lamarcus: Highest SPF Banana Boat sunscreen (7-111)- 100
Kylie: Height of the Hyperion (435-3100)- 379
Lamarcus: Percentage Ray-Ban sales went up the yr. Tom Cruise wore ’em in “Risky Business” (7-100)- 80
Kylie: “50 Shades of Grey” spanks (7-80)- 14

R3: CARRY ON
BF: Lbs. lost by Drew Carey since hosting “The Price is Right” acc. to PARADE (100) & books written by Carrie Fisher (7)

Kylie: Billboard Hot 100 #1 singles by Mariah Carey (7-100)- 18
Lamarcus: Max. height of a carryon bag on United Airlines (18-100)- 22
Kylie: Tons of dirt that can be carried in largest John Deere dump truck
CHALLENGED (7-18)- 46
Lamarcus: Percentage of orders at Domino’s that are carryout (22-46)- 33

FF: Airlines that fly into Chicago’s O’Hare, men named People‘s Sexiest Man Alive, yrs. since Jolly Green Giant TV debut, Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. restaurants & apps that come built-in on Apple iPhone7
FN: 59, 48, 43, 35 & 28

Airlines that fly into O’Hare: 43
Sexiest Men Alive: 28
Jolly Green Giant TV debut: 48
Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. restaurants: 59
iPhone7 apps: 35
TWO RIGHT

FR:
Airlines that fly into O’Hare: 48
Sexiest Men Alive: 43
Jolly Green Giant TV debut: 59
Bubba Gump Shrimp Co.: restaurants: 35 (43)
iPhone apps: 28

“Winsanity” 4/10

Jaden (Whittier, CA)
Jesse (La Verne, CA)

R1: ALOHA STATE OF MIND
BF: Hawaiian islands, reefs & land masses (132)
OF: Tons of coffee beans produced in HI annually, acres HI has grown in the past decade, Bruno Mars’ age when he began performing as an Elvis impersonator & yrs. it takes a pineapple plant to reach its full size

Jaden: Bruno Mars’ age when he began performing as an Elvis impersonator (LOWER THAN 132)- FOUR
Jesse: Yrs. it takes a pineapple plant to reach its full size (4-132)- TWO
Jaden: Tons of coffee beans produced in HI annually (HIGHER THAN 132)- 3950
Jesse: Acres HI has grown in the past decade (4-132)- 49

R2: WAIT UNTIL DARK
FTR: Percentage of Moon’s surface area known as the “dark side” of the Moon, individual pieces that make up the Batsuit in “The Dark Knight Rises”, cal. in a serving of Ghirardelli Intense dark chocolate bar & people sent to emergency rm. for indoor tanning injuries each yr.

Jesse: Percentage of Moon’s surface area known as the “dark side” of the Moon (49-132)- 41
Jaden: Cal. in a serving of Ghirardelli Intense dark chocolate bar (132-3950)- 200
Jesse: Indiv. Batsuit pieces (4-41)- 110
Jaden: People sent to E.R. for indoor tanning injuries each yr. (200-3950)- 3234

R3: DON’T BUG ME
BF: Monthly cost of Cricket Wireless unlimited data plan (60) & eyes on a honeybee (FIVE)

Jesse: Yrs. Raid has been using the “Kills bugs dead” slogan (5-60)- 51
Jaden: Scarlett Johansson’s stunt doubles in “Avengers: Age of Ultron” (5-51)- THREE
Jesse: Max. lifespan of a harvester ant queen
CHALLENGED (5-51)- 30
Jaden: Farthest distance a monarch butterfly has been known to fly in a day
CHALLENGED (HIGHER THAN 60)- 265

FF: Percentage of Americans who watch TV while working from home, hamburgers McDonald’s sells per sec., yrs. in the Cubs’ World Series drought, grams of sugar in a pear & weight of a bar of gold in Ft. Knox
FN: 108, 75, 43, 28 & 17

Percentage of Americans who watch TV while working from home: 43
Hamburgers McDonald’s sells per sec.: 75
Yrs. in the Cubs’ World Series drought: 108
Grams of sugar in a pear: 28
Weight of a bar of gold in Ft. Knox: 17- EXACTA

“Winsanity” 4/9

Bri (Canton)
Adam (Aurora, IL)

R1: THREE-RING CIRCUS
BF: Ringmasters in Ringling Bros.’ 146yr history (39) 
OF: Times Beyoncé sang “Put a ring on it” in “Single Ladies”, rings in the Audi logo, hrs. of the longest hula hooping marathon by an individual & pro fights lost by “World’s Worst Boxer” Peter Buckley

Adam: Audi rings (LESS THAN 39)- YOU BET
Bri: “Put a ring on it” (4-39)- 18
Adam: Hrs. of the longest hula hooping marathon by an individual (18-39)- 75 
Bri: Pro fights lost by Peter Buckley (18-39)- 256

R2: HOLY COW!
FTR: Squirts to produce a gallon of milk, Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders, seconds needed to score on a pro bull ride & billionaires who live in Moscow

Adam: Sec. needed to score on a pro bull ride (4-18)- SURE
Bri: Cowboys cheerleaders (18-39)- 37
Adam: Billionaires who live in Moscow (8-18)- 66
Bri: Squirts to produce a gal. of milk (MORE THAN 256)- 350

R3: U UP?
BF: Carrie Underwood songs that went to #1 on Billboard country airplay chart (15) & Uma Thurman feat. films (44)

Adam: Countries whose names start w/ U (LESS THAN 15)- YES
Bri: Amt. UBER drivers earn per hr. (15-44)- 19
Adam: Women who’ve been crowned Ms. Universe (MORE THAN 44)- 66
Bri: Percentage of Utah population that’s NOT Mormon
CHALLENGED (19-44)- 37

FF: Total # of seasons for “The BACHELOR(ETTE)”, weight of the world’s heaviest cat, yrs. Nelson Mandela spent in prison, avg. age of a npr listener & spaces on standard Connect 4 game grid
FN: 54, 47, 42, 33 & 27

“The BACHELOR(ETTE)” seasons: 27
Weight of world’s heaviest cat: 47
Yrs. Mandela spent in prison: 33
Avg. age of npr listener: 42
Connect 4 spaces: 54
ONE RIGHT

FR:
NOTHING: 54
Avg. age of npr listener: 33 (54)
“The BACHELOR(ETTE)” seasons: 42
Connect 4 spaces: 47
Yrs. Mandela spent in prison: 27

“Winsanity” 4/6

Toni-Lynn (Costa Mesa, CA)
J’Velle (CIN)

R1: AS YOU WISH
BF: Dollar value of coin “wishes” in Trevi Fountain (3200)
OF: Varieties of Wish Bone salad dressings, wishes granted by Make-a-Wish in ’16, maximum items allowed on an amazon wish list & wishes the Genie offered Aladdin

J’Velle: Wishes the Genie offered Aladdin (LOWER THAN 3200)- THREE
Toni-Lynn: Varieties of Wish Bone salad dressings (3-3200)- 57
J’Velle: Max. items allowed on amazon wish list (57-3200)- 2.5K
Toni-Lynn: Wishes granted by Make-a-Wish in ’16 (57-2.5K)- 14K

R2: THE GANG’S ALL HERE
FTR: Seasons of “Sons of Anarchy”, days it took “Gangnam Style” to reach 1B YouTube views, yrs. between N.W.A.’s album “Straight Outta Compton” and the film & restaurants opened by Wolfgang Puck

Toni-Lynn: Yrs. between “Straight Outta Compton” (3-57)- 27
J’Velle: “Gangnam Style” (3-27)- 160
Toni-Lynn: Restaurants opened by Wolfgang (57-160)- 43
J’Velle: “Sons of Anarchy” seasons (3-27)- SEVEN

R3: SO LIT
BF: Matches in a Diamond deluxe matchbook (20) & pieces of litter per miles of roadway in the U.S. (6729)

Toni-Lynn: Avg. cost of a lb. of marijuana in the U.S. (20-6729)- 1669
J’Velle: Light strings used to light up the National Christmas Tree at the White House (1669-6729)- 350
Toni-Lynn: Candles used per performance of the London production of “The Phantom of the Opera”
CHALLENGED (20-350)- 281
J’Velle: Seconds it takes light to reach Earth from the Sun (20-281)- 499

FF Facts: Lbs. of added sugar eaten annually by the avg. American, Taekwondo black belt ranks, permanent American Girl stores in the U.S., avg. time spent grocery shopping in the U.S. & “Downton Abbey” eps.
FN: 66, 52, 43, 20 & 9

Lbs. of added sugar eaten annually by the avg. American: 66
Taekwondo black belt ranks: NINE
Permanent American Girl stores in the U.S.: 43
Avg. time spent groc. shopping in the U.S.: 20
“Downton Abbey” eps.: 52
TWO RIGHT

FR:
Lbs. of added sugar eaten annually by the avg. American: 52 (66)
Taekwondo black belt ranks: NINE
Permanent American Girl stores in the U.S.: 20
Avg. time spent groc. shopping in the U.S.: 66 (43)
“Downton Abbey” eps.: 43

“Winsanity” 4/5

Dan (Palm Desert, PA)
Ayani

R1: MASTER BAKER
BF: Total recipes in the cookbook Martha Stewart’s Cookies (175)
OF: Max. temperature of an Easy-Bake Oven, yrs. since Twinkies were created, in ft. the height of the world’s tallest thermometer & consec. days Snoop Dogg said he quit smoking weed as reported by TMZ

Dan: Yrs. since Twinkies were created (LOWER THAN 175)- 87
Ayani: Consec. days Snoop Dogg said he quit smoking weed (LOWER THAN 87)- 180
Dan: Max. temp. of Easy-Bake Oven (LOWER THAN 87)- 400
Ayani: Height of the world’s tallest thermometer (175-180)- 134

R2: THE BRADY BUNDCHEN
FTR: Age of Gisele Bundchen, NFL passing TDs by Tom Brady in the ’16 regular season, “Brady Bunch” eps. & calories in one serving of Honey Bunches of Oats cereal

Ayani: Gisele Bundchen’s age (LOWER THAN 87)- 36
Dan: Cal. in one serving of Honey Bunches of Oats cereal (180-400)- 120
Ayani: “Brady Bunch” eps. (120-134)- 117
Dan: NFL passing TDs by Tom in the ’16 regular season (LOWER THAN 36)- 28

R3: IT TAKES TWO
BF: Yrs. the tango has been around (137) & feat. films Seth Rogen & Jonah Hill have appeared in together (EIGHT)

Ayani: Line length in miles one No. 2 pencil can draw
CHALLENGE (LOWER THAN EIGHT)- 35
Dan: Current age of the oldest-living conjoined twins (35-137)- 65
Ayani: Times Serena & Venus Williams have faced off in a pro tennis match (8-35)- 28
Dan: Percentage of people who’ve had sex at work
CHALLENGE (8-28)- 12

FF Facts: Characters in “POKEMON GO”, Tinkerbell screen time, lbs. Khloe Kardashian lost, male celebs who’ve been on the cover of PLAYBOY & yrs. between Halley’s Comet appearances
FN: 151, 76, 40, 10 & 8

151: “POKEMON GO” characters
76: Yrs. between Halley’s Comet appearances
40: Lbs. Khloe Kardashian lost
10: Tinkerbell screen time
8: Male celebs who’ve been on the cover of PLAYBOY
THREE RIGHT

FR: SWITCHED THE BOTTOM TWO- W

“Winsanity” 4/4

Chris (BOS)
Cariel (Richmond, VA)

R1: FINDERS KEY-PERS
BF: Days since the start of Alicia Keys’ #nomakeup movement (336)
OF: Keys on an IBM typewriter, combined ages of Key & Peele, yrs. since hotel keycards were first used & percentage of Europeans conceived on IKEA beds

Chris: Combined ages of Key & Peele (LOWER THAN 336)- 84
Cariel: Yrs. since hotel keycards were first used (LOWER THAN 84)- 38
Chris: Percentage of Europeans conceived on IKEA beds (38-84)- 10
Cariel: Keys on IBM typewriter (38-84)- 55

R2: MIS-DIRECTION
FTR: Women Clint Eastwood has fathered children w/, price of Kanye’s Yeezy Boost 350 V2 Beluga sneakers, airplanes in the fleet of Southwest Airlines & area codes in North Dakota

Chris: Women Clint Eastwood has fathered children w/ (LESS THAN 10)- EIGHT
Cariel: Southwest Airlines planes (HIGHER THAN 336)- 714
Chris: Yeezy Boost 350 V2 Beluga sneakers price (336-714)- 220
Cariel: Area codes in ND (LOWER THAN EIGHT)- ONE

R3: I LOVE L.A.
BF: People who got a star on the HOLLYWOOD Walk of Fame in ’16 (29) & shops on Rodeo Drive (62)

Chris: Hrs. per yr. L.A. drivers spend stuck in traffic (HIGHER THAN 62)- 104
Cariel: Min. it takes to complete the UNIVERSAL Studios tour (29-62)- 45
Chris: Luxury suites in STAPLES Center
CHALLENGED (29-45)- 155
Cariel: Earthquakes in L.A. in the last 12 months
CHALLENGED (HIGHER THAN 155)- 404

FF Facts: Temperature to bake a DIGIORNO pizza, people who follow “THE INCREDIBLE HULK” on twitter, words known by Koko the Gorilla, American MENSA members & cost to visit “WESTWORLD” theme park
Final Numbers: 110K, 57K, 40K, 1100 & 400

110K: American MENSA members
57K: People who follow “THE INCREDIBLE HULK” on twitter
40K: Words known by Koko the Gorilla
1100: Cost to visit “WESTWORLD” theme park
400: Temp. to bake a DIGIORNO pizza
ONE RIGHT, BUT THAT WAS HIS FINAL ORDER (People who follow “THE INCREDIBLE HULK” on twitter: 110K/American MENSA members: 57K/Cost to visit “WESTWORLD” theme park: 40K)

“Winsanity” 4/3

C.R. (animal wrangler in Spring Lake, MI)
Cherry (“STAR WARS” fan in Davenport, IA)

R1: MEAT THE STARS
BF: Feat. films Kevin Bacon has been in (62)
OF: Weight of Lady GaGa’s meat dress, running time of “Sausage Party”, locations of Wahlburgers restaurants in North America & Anthony Weiner’s age when first in office

Cherry: Weiner’s age when first in office (LOWER)- 27
C.R.: Running time of “Sausage Party” (HIGHER THAN 62)- 89
Cherry: Weight of Lady GaGa’s meat dress (27-62)- 40
C.R.: Locations of Wahlburgers restaurants in North America (LOWER THAN 27)- 14

R2: HI HO SILVER
Facts This Rd.: Age Anderson Cooper says his hair started going gray, Olympic silver medals Michael Phelps has, record # of silver-dollar pancakes eaten in 8min & yrs. Nevada has been part of the Union

C.R.: Age Anderson Cooper says his hair started going gray (14-27)- 20
Cherry: Yrs. NV has been part of the Union (HIGHER THAN 89)- 153
C.R.: Olympic silver medals Michael Phelps has (LOWER THAN 14)- THREE
Cherry: Record # of silver-dollar pancakes eaten in 8min (HIGHER THAN 153)- 113

R3: “B” COOL
BF: Eggs a queen bee can lay in one day (2K) & price per person for VIP table pkg. at Britney’s Vegas show (525)

Cherry: Bernie Sanders’ age (LOWER THAN 525)- 75
C.R.: Broadway theaters in NYC (LOWER THAN 75)- 41
Cherry: In acres, size of Busch Gardens Tampa Bay (525-2K)- 335
C.R.: Months Blake Shelton was married to Miranda Lambert (LOWER THAN 41)- 50

FF Facts: Wheels on an Airbus A380, organs in the human body, times per day Snapchat users visit the app, Michael Jackson hits & yrs. since Trix Rabbit debut
Final Numbers: 18, 22, 44, 59 & 79

Airbus A380 wheels: 18
Organs in human body: 44
Times per day Snapchat users visit app: 79
M.J. hits: 22
Yrs. since Trix Rabbit debut: 59
ONE RIGHT

FT: ONLY SWITCHED THE NUMBERS FOR AIRBUS A380 WHEELS & M.J. HITS$1K (Human body organs: 79/M.J. hits: 44/Times per day Snapchat users visit app: 18)

“Winsanity” S2 SNEAK PEEK #2

Chanelle (viola player in VA Beach)
Danny (MS English teacher in ORL)

R1: MELLOW YELLOW
Base Fact: Lbs. of bananas the avg. American eats per yr. acc. to Chaquita (27)
Other Facts: Maximum lifespan of a queen honeybee in yrs., percentage of NYC cab rides that are less than one mile, actors who’ve played Big Bird on “SESAME STREET” & tablespoons of butter in Paula Deen’s fried butter balls recipe

Danny: Big Bird actors less than 27- TWO
Chanelle: Percentage of NYC cab rides that are less than one mile greater than 27- 20%
Danny: Tablespoons of butter in fried butter balls less than two- 16
Chanelle: Queen honeybee maximum lifespan in between 2-16- FIVE

R2: I HEART YOU
Facts This Rd.: Maximum beats of an adult human heart per min., yrs. since first artificial heart transplant, percentage of women who send themselves flowers on Valentine’s Day & Kevin Hart’s height in in.

Chanelle: Kevin Hart’s height more than 27- 64
Danny: Maximum heartbeats per min. between 27-64- 60
Chanelle: Yrs. since first artificial transplant between 27-60- 35
Danny: Percentage of women who send themselves flowers on Valentine’s Day between 5-16- 14%

R3: WHAT’S THE POINT?
Base Facts: Boiling point temperature for milk (212°) & most pts. score in game by Kobe Bryant (81)

#1: Bonus pts. awarded for getting a Bingo in SCRABBLE
Chanelle: LOWER THAN 81
#2: Minimum hrs. of professional valet pointe shoes before they’re worn out
Danny: PASS
Chanelle: 50-81- 12
#3: Lbs. Oprah has lost using Weight Watchers’ Smartpoints program
Chanelle: PASS
Danny: 12-50- 40
#4: Yrs. since the 1st ballpoint pen was sold in the U.S.
Danny: 81-212- 72

FF:
Facts: Cal in scoop of BASKIN-ROBBINS rainbow sherbet, percentage of people in Scotland who are redheads, spaces on the original CANDY LAND board game, depth of the Great Salt Lake in Utah & times the avg. single person has sex per yr.
Final Numbers: 181, 80, 49, 33 & 13

181: B-R rainbow sherbet cal
80: Scotland redheads
49: Great Salt Lake’s depth
33: Orig. CANDY LAND spaces
13: Times the avg. person has sex per yr.
ALL WRONG

FT:
181: Great Salt Lake’s depth (A: Orig. CANDY LAND spaces)
80: B-R rainbow sherbet cal
49: Orig. CANDY LAND spaces (A: Times the avg. person has sex per yr.)
33: Times the avg. person has sex per yr.
13: Scotland redhead percentage

SEASON 2 SNEAK PEEK: “Winsanity”

Each player’s competing for a section of the audience- only cash’s on the line. Whatever they win will be matched & split amongst their section.

Purple Player: Lucas (MIA man who’s obsessed w/ cellphones)
Gold Player: Francheska (biology teacher in Ft. Myers)

R1 T: WHAT’S NEW?
Base Fact: Hrs. to fly from San Francisco to New Zealand (13)
Other Facts: Times Nick Cannon & Mariah Carey renewed their wedding vows, percentage of owned dogs who are spayed/neutered, yrs. since Fig Newton was first released & minutes for a newborn gnu to stand up & run

Francheska: Nick & Marah’s wedding vow renewals less than the hrs. to fly from S.F. to NZ- FIVE ($100)
Lucas: Yrs. since Fig Newton was first released more than the hrs. to fly from S.F. to NZ- 126 ($100)
Francheska: Percentage of owned dogs who are spayed or neutered in between 13 & 126- 86 ($300)
Lucas: Min. for a newborn gnu to stand up & run less than five- 7 (could’ve re-tied up the game)

R2 T: SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST (brought to you by fitbit)
Facts To Be Placed This Rd.: Rank of the U.S. on the healthiest countries list, steps in the Washington Monument, minimum hrs. a day an office worker should stand & lbs. that Ruth Bader Ginsburg can bench press

Lucas: Washington Monument steps more than 126- 897 ($400)
Francheska: Lbs. that Ruth Bader Ginsburg can bench press is between 126-897- 70 (DIDN’T double up)
Lucas: Minimum hrs. a day an office worker should stand less than the wedding vow renewals- TWO ($800)
Francheska: Rank of the U.S. on the healthiest countries list between 7-13- 34 (could’ve gone up to $700)

Everybody in the studio received a fitbit alta HR.

In R3, the players have to decide whether to play the fact or pass it to their opponent, because during this rd. of play, a correct placement adds the $ to your bank & an incorrect placement gives the $ to the other’s bank. Only the winning side gets to keep their $.

R3 T: TREE HUGGING
Base Facts: Price of cheapest pair of men’s Oakley sunglasses ($90) & Chris Pine’s age when he first played Captain Kirk (28)

#1: Feature films in the franchise “A Nightmare on Elm Street”
Francheska: LESS THAN 28- NINE (TIED)
#2: Stanley Cups won by the Maple Leafs
Lucas: 9-28- 11 ($1400)
#3: Ski trails on Aspen mountain
Francheska: PASS
Lucas: MORE THAN 90- 76 (Francheska: $1.5K)
#4: Cost for a prime double-cut NY Strip at the PALM
Lucas: MORE THAN $90- $99 ($3150)

FINAL FIVE: Five facts are shown along w/ their numbers. S/he will have :45 to match up the facts w/ their numbers. After they’re done, they press a red button & if they DON’T have all of them correct, Donald will announce how many are right & one more chance will be given. If successful, the winnings of the player & the section are increased to $10K. Otherwise, they’ll receive $500 for each correct fact.
Final Facts: Yrs. Fruit of the Loom has been in business, Mormon Tabernacle choir singers, cheese singers in 12oz pkg. of Kraft Singles, DeLorean speed to time travel & percentage of millennials whose main “watch” is their cellphone
Final Numbers: 360, 166, 88, 59 & 16

360: Mormon Tabernacle choir singers
166: DeLorean speed to time travel
88: Percentage of millennials whose main “watch” is their cellphone
59: Yrs. Fruit of the Loom has been in business
16: Cheese slices in Kraft Singles
TWO RIGHT

FT: SAME AS FIRST TRY ($4150)(166: Fruit of the Loom/88: DeLorean speed to time travel/59: Percentage of millennials whose main “watch” is their cellphone)

“Winsanity”- S.F.

Contestant at Podium Now: Dustin (DEN firefighter from Santa Clarita)
P #1: THE HOME DEPOT
T #1: Seize the Jay

Books sold by J.K. Rowling worldwide as of ’13: 450M
Original eps. of “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” that aired on NBC: 4,610
Problems Jay-Z has, according to a song on “The Black Album”: 99
Feature films that have been directed by J.J. Abrams: FIVE

P #2: Elliptical ($400)
T #2: Music, Man

Members of the Ohio St. marching band: 99-4,610- 225
Total regular judges on “American Idol”: FIVE-99
New guitars sold in 2014: 4,610-450M- 2,630,950

P #3: The Oaks at Ojai (about $1400)
T #3: Chi-Town Showdown

Yrs. since the debut of O: The Oprah Magazine: 11-99- 16 (Oprah just appeared on “the LATE SHOW with Stephen Colbert”)
Sports Illustrated covers featuring Michael Jordan: 16-99- 50

FT: Quit Waffling
FF: Little squares on a Ben & Jerry’s waffle cone
FG: 225-4,610 (259)

(Final note: The fact board DIDN’T turn gold.)