-IMO, THE MOONS OF JUPITER should not have been classified as Places.
-The S16 finale of “RuPaul’s Drag Race” was its most-watched ep. since ’11.
-Gleb Savchenko will choreograph waltzes in “A Royal Christmas Ball”.
-Lisa Rinna may reprise the Taylor McBride role in the “Melrose Place” reboot.
4/25/24 Quick News & Notes
April 25, 2024
Julie Casey (Outpost Kitchen chef/owner in Florida)
Leslie Daniel (EC in Atlantic City)
Traci Bryant (chef/owner in FL)
Melvin Ocasio (EC & Mets personal chef in Long Island)
J: Christian, Mei & Stephanie
Hunter’s Whammy Cart: Smoked meat stick, banana, wasabi peas, canned nacho cheese, sweet potato baby food & canned fruit cocktail
R1:
Melvin: Heirloom tomato toast + ricotta & fruit vinaigrette- 17/17/8
Traci: Chorizo & meat stick “hot dog” + pineapple relish- 16/16/7
Leslie: Shrimp tostada + avocado banana crema & canned fruit chimichurri- 17/16/9
Julie: Chicken fried chicken + collard greens & sweet potato gravy- 16/15/7
Odd/Even: EVEN
Traci: Grilled chicken & shrimp mole + tlacoyo- 16/16/8 (79)
Melvin: Parrillada + short rib, skirt steak, bratwurst & hominy salad- 13/15/7 (77)
Leslie: Short rib w/ baby food BBQ sauce + sausage, scallops & elote- 16/16/8 (82)
TURNED DOWN $17,250 CHECK
SS:
#1: This rounded variety of pepper shares its name w/ a popular fruit- $ (apple)
#2: The Hawaiian version of yellowfin often used in poke- $ (ahi tuna)
#3: Coarse form of sodium-chloride made from evaporating ocean water- $ (sea salt)
#4: Caramel-colored acidic condiment made w/ fermented barley that’s popular w/ fish & chips- $ (malt vinegar)
#5: The legendary Marie Antoinette quote mistranslated as “Let them eat cake” actually referred to this soft & buttery French loaf- NO TIME (A: Brioche)
QC #4: Dairy-based desserts
GJ: Christina Tosi
Wells Fargo Challenge Value: $7.5K
Kaleena: Salted caramel/rum custard, rum caramel, mascarpone & creme fraiche whip
Manny: Fried churro + orange blossom/lemon whipped cream & strawberry compote
Amanda: Cheddar biscuit shortcake + banana pastry cream & vanilla Chantilly
Rasika: Shrikhand + saffron
Soo: “PB&J”- brioche puree, brioche shards, peanut brittle & pasilla pepper-blueberry jam
Michelle: Corncake + mascarpone cheese, basil cream & lemon zest
Laura: Chocolate muhallebi, espresso whipped cream, butter crumble & caramel
Danny: Cream puff + black sesame pastry cream
Savannah: Floating island- creme anglaise + meringue, apple & cranberry vinegar
Kevin: Shortbread cookie, strawberry/basil jam, cream cheese vanilla Chantilly & butter tuile
Dan: Dark chocolate pudding, macerated plums, basil & fried baguette
W- Michelle
EC #6: Dishes exemplifying chaos cuisine
GJ: Matty Matheson (chef/restaurateur/actor)
Laura: Tahdig, yuzu kosho sauce, quail eggs, salmon & seaweed salad
Amanda: Black garlic pappardelle + cumin lamb ragu, XO sauce, celery leaf & shrimp chips
Soo: General Soo’s shrimp + salsa Verde & salsa Roja
Manny: Esquites “risotto” + burnt tortilla aioli
Kevin: Potato + raspberry, tarragon & white chocolate
Michelle: Vietnamese shrimp & pork arayes, puffed rice & herb salad
Dan: Okonomiyaki funnel cake + seafood, bacon, pickles, caviar & herbs
Rasika: Crab & eggplant + mushroom conserva, dukkah & garlic tahini
Kaleena: “Trash burrito”- agnolotti + ancho Chile & Morita crema
Savannah: Potato souffle + golden milk, tropical fruit & mustard greens
Danny: Scallop chou farci + yuzu kosho foam
W- Danny (Also on top: Dan, Savannah & Soo)
“IT’S TIME TO PACK UP & GO”- Rasika (Also on bottom: Michelle)
C #1: Starting in Montevideo, Uruguay they traveled to the Puerto Logistico Punta de Sayago.
R #8: They welded 2 pieces of metal together & they would get their 3rd clue if their metal passed a strength test.
Did it: Cesar, Shane, Vinny, Rod, Danny, Yvonne & Bizzy
C #3: They drove to the Ciudad Vieja.
D #8:
Candombe: They did a dancing/drumming routine.
Murga: They sang a song in Spanish using a rudimentary prompter whil dancing.
Task choices:
Candombe: Amber & Vinny, Butlers, Juan & Shane, Gardners & Sunny & Bizzy
Murga: Ricky & Cesar & Yvonne & Melissa
PS #7: Playa Malvin
FS:
W- Ricky & Cesar (trips to Paris)
#2: Butlers
#3: Gardners
#4: Amber & Vinny
#5: Yvonne & Melissa
L- Sunny & Bizzy
IC #9: In the 1st stage 3 trios crossed a hinged balance beam, grabbed 2 handles & used the handles to transport a buoy across a 2nd beam. When everybody on a trio got across the 2 beams they dug up 3 rope rungs from the sand. In the 2nd stage they used the rungs to build a rope bridge & then they each shot a ball onto a ring. For the final stage the remaining trio balanced on a perch w/ their hands behind their heads.
Trios:
#1: Hunter, Charlie & Maria
#2: Q, Liz & Venus
#3: Other 3
OUT 1ST- Trio #3
OUT 2ND- Trio #2
W- Charlie
TC #9: Ben got 1 vote…while Hunter & G each received 4. In the re-vote…Hunter went to the jury 6-1.
T: Girl Groups
SP (panelists): “Wannabe”
Cleocatra: “Free Your Mind” (Carnie Wilson sang “Stop! In the Name of Love” as a clue)
Beets: “I’m So Excited” (Raven-Symone sang “Weak” by SWV as a clue)
Gumball: “Wide Open Spaces” by the Chicks (Carnie sang “Don’t Cha” as a clue)
Seal (part of a famous group): “Hold On” (Raven sang “BO$$” by Fifth Harmony as a clue)
SD #4: Cleocatra v. Seal
S: “Waterfalls”
CLEOCATRA UNMASKED…JENIFER LEWIS (Ken IDed her)
SR:
#1: Believed by some to be an aphrodisiac what shellfish comes in varieties such as Blue Point & Kumamoto?
Sophie (recruiter in Orinda, CA): Oysters
#2: Pro boxers who weigh more than 200lbs compete in what weight division?
Emily (admin. assistant in Redwood City, CA): Heavyweight
#3: W/ her ’22 hit “Break My Soul” what pop star became just the 2nd solo artist to have a #1 hit in 4 different decades?
Daniel (student): Beyonce
#4: The triceratops was a dinosaur that had how many horns on its head?
Em (caregiver in Hastings, MI): 3 (Katelyn: Teacher’s aide in Chino)
R1:
#1: What A-list star voiced Sparky the dog on an ep. of “SOUTH PARK”- Samuel L. Jackson, George Clooney or Al Pacino?
Daniel: George- ONLY 1 CORRECT
#2: Each yr in a nationwide contest 1 baby’s awarded $25K if they’re picked to represent what brand- Pampers, Gerber or Babybjorn?
Katelyn: Gerber- EVERYBODY BUT SOPHIE RIGHT
#3: Nicole Kidman & Tom Cruise costarred in “Eyes Wide Shut”, “Days of Thunder” & what 3rd film- “Secrets & Lies”, “Stanley & Iris” or “Far and Away”?
Sophie: “Secrets & Lies”- X
Em: “Far and Away”- TOP 3 KNEW IT
#4: In what Latin American country can you take a cautious stroll down the “avenue of volcanoes”- Ecuador, Brazil or Peru?
Emily: Peru- BOTTOM 3 CORRECT INSTEAD (A: Ecuador)
#5: In 2023 which planet took the lead in our solar system’s “most moons” competition following the discovery of 62 new ones- Jupiter, Saturn or Venus?
Emily: Saturn- Y; SOPHIE OUT
R2:
#1: Because of a mix of superstition & safety Broadway theaters traditionally leave a light on overnight called what- midnight oil, ghost light or orchestra glow?
Katelyn: Ghost light- EVERYBODY IN BOTTOM 3 CORRECT
#2: If you’re in a cave & you bump your head on a deposit of calcium carbonate you’ve run into what- stalagmite, stalactite or anthracite?
Daniel: Stalactite- BOTTOM 3 RIGHT AGAIN
#3: Gwyneth Paltrow met her husband Brad Falchuk when she guest-starred on what show he co-created- “American Horror Story”, “glee” or “Pose”?
Emily: “glee”- KATELYN IN AGREEMENT
#4: What determines whether a chicken lays white or brown eggs- breed of hen, what the bird eats or age of the chicken?
Em: Breed of hen- EVERYBODY RIGHT
R3:
#1: What bad boy of tennis said he lost the ’90 French Open because he was worried about his hairpiece falling off- Andre Agassi, Bjorn Borg or Jimmy Connors?
Daniel: Andre- KATELYN RIGHT TOO
#2: Back in the day what kitchen item was commonly used to treat diaper rash- cornstarch, baking powder or peanut oil?
Katelyn: Cornstarch- TRIPLE-GET
#3: Bruno Mars mentioned what leading lady in “Uptown Funk!”- Sharon Stone, Michelle Pfeiffer or Melanie Griffith?
A: Michelle- KATELYN (another triple-get)
BS: OUT
Challengers:
Amy Hummel (MIL): ER doctor
Paul Drake (orig. from Grand Blanc, MI): Front desk lead
JR:
U.S. MILITARY ACTIONS
CELEBRITY MEMOIRS
HIKING GEAR
ETYMOLOGIES
THE RITE STUFF
MOVEMENT
$800 Celebrity Memoir:
This actor who turned down an OSCAR wrote the memoir Songs My Mother Taught Me.
Paul: “Who is Brando?”
$1K Celebrity Memoir:
Chapters in his All About Me! incl. “Carl Reiner and the 2000 Year Old Man” & “Kismet– Meeting Anne Bancroft”.
Paul: “Who is Mel Brooks?” ($1800)
$1K Movement:
In 1845 magazine editor John L. O’Sullivan wrote of this 2-word phrase regarding America’s westward expansion.
Mark: “What is manifest destiny?”
$600 Celebrity Memoir:
Answer: an early DD.
Arnold Schwarzenegger aptly titled his ’12 autobiography this, the title of his ’90 film.
“What is Last Action Hero?”- oh no; that was Total Recall.
$400 Celebrity Memoir:
He called his memoir A Very Punchable Face & he’s been punched in numerous sketches on “SNL”.
Amy: “Who is Colin Jost?”
$800 Movement:
This Chinese exercise w/ flowing rhythmic movements has forms such as parting the wild horse’s mane & playing the lute.
Amy: “What is tai chi?” ($1200)
$1K Etymology:
There’s a silent P at the beginning of this word coming from the Greek for “pertaining to air” & is used of tires.
Amy: “What is pneumatic?” ($2200)
$800 Etymology:
An Italian word for “embroiled” gives us this word for a complicated situation.
Paul: “What is imbroglio?” ($2600)
$600 Etymology:
This word for a break you take’s etymologically similar to “respect” & has the same # of letters.
Mark: “What is respite?”
$400 Etymology:
Here’s a flex- Romans thought these found all over your body resembled a “little mouse”.
Mark: “What are muscles?” ($1K)
$200 Etymology:
You may vacation in this type of cozy little building whose name derives from “the Bengali style”.
Paul: “What is a bungalow?” ($2800)
$600 Movement:
In 1965 25K people joined the 50-mile march to Montgomery from this city, an iconic event in the civil rights movement.
Paul: “What is Selma?” ($3400)
$400 Movement:
Begun in the 1950s this art movement used everyday objects like comic strips, road signs & (big hint!) soup cans.
Paul: “What is pop art?” ($3800)
$200 Movement:
Movements in this dance form incl. releve (to rise) & saute (jumping using both feet & landing that way).
Paul: “What is ballet?” ($4K)
$200 Celebrity Memoir:
Finally free to tell her story she spoke candidly about her conservatorship & Justin Timberlake in The Woman in Me.
Amy: “Who is Britney Spears?” ($2400)
HS:
Mark: $1K/Paul: $4K/Amy: $2400
CS:
Mark: $4600/Paul: $5800/Amy: $6K
DJ!:
NEAR THE EQUATOR
ESSAYS
ART & ARTISTS
ENGINEERING MARVELS
MUSIC FROM 10 YEARS AGO
FEEL “OLD” YET?
The $1200 answer about Essays is DD #1 for Mark ($9400), followed by Paul ($7400) & Amy ($7200). The new titleholder wagers his $2K lead.
In jail Gandhi would often read a copy of this 1849 Thoreau essay for inspiration.
“What is…’Self-Reliance’?”…no & the men are tied- what was “Civil Disobedience”? The $800 answer under Near the Equator is DD #2, which Amy ($16K) claims & is almost in LGT; Mark stands at $8600 & Paul’s 3rd w/ $7800. A $4K right response by Amy might do the job.
The largest living monitor lizard shares its name w/ this island in the middle of the Indonesian archipelago.
Nothing there- what is Komodo?
ATTEMPTED LT: $2K
UNATTEMPTED LT: $6400
TOTAL DJ! LT: $8400
Pre-Final S:
Mark: $8600/Paul: $9400/Amy: $13,200
CORYAT SCORES:
Mark: $11,600/Amy: $17,200
FJ!: HISTORIC TRANSPORTS
Decorated w/ an illustration of the montgolfiers’ craft the smoking room aboard this could be accessed only via an airlock.
MARK: “WHAT IS THE HINDENBURG?” ($801) = $9401
PAUL: AGREED ($7801) = $17,201
AMY: TRIPLE-GET (she almost put Zeppelin down, I think)($5700) = $18,900
“WHEEL of FORTUNE” 4/24/24
April 24, 2024
$1K T-U: LT
C H E _ _ N _ T
_ R E _
Betty solves CHESTNUT TREE:
Betty Hunter (Ft. Wayne, IN): Sports mom & roller skater
Kaley Keller (Sulphur, LA): Pig farmer married to Logan
Alex Harrell (Stafford, VA): Marine Corps Osprey pilot who was stationed in San Diego for a time & is married to Danielle
$2K T-U: ItK
C _ O _ I N G
R A _ _
Alex answers COOKING RACK…nope.
C O O _ I N G
R A _ K
Betty tries a COOLING RACK…she’s 2-for-2.
FT: Holland America Alaskan cruise
R1: B&A
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _
_ _ _ _
Betty: N (WC), T ($900), I, 2 A’s, D (TD)
Kaley: S ($500)
Alex: 2 R’s ($900), SHUTS VOWEL SHOP DOWN, P ($850)
P R O T E I N
_ A R
E _ A _
He passes a PROTEIN BAR EXAM for $2150.
DUDS: D (Betty) & S (Kaley)
CS:
Alex: $2150/Betty: WC $3K
Eggland’s Best MR: WAYD?
_ _ _ _ _ / _ _ / _ / _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _
Kaley: 2 N’s ($550), I, LaT
Alex: G ($500), 3 E’s, A, T ($500), Y (Holland America), BUYS OTHER VOWELS AGAIN, L ($600)
T Y I N G / U _ / A / _ E _
L O O _ E / E N _ _
He’s TYING UP A FEW LOOSE ENDS for $11,498 in $ & voyage.
SOLE LaT: Kaley
CS:
Alex: $13,648 in $ & cruise/Betty: WC $3K
PP Rd: Showbiz
_ / _ _ _ _ – _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
Alex: T ($600), N ($600), 6 E’s, A, 2 L’s ($500), VOWELS FINISHED AGAIN, 3 S’s ($500), R ($600), V ($800)
A / _ E E L – _ O O _
T E L E V I S I O N
S E R I E S
This is A FEEL-GOOD TELEVISION SERIES so $4100 more is his as well as a vacation at Divi Dutch Village- PR.
CS:
Alex: $27,105 in $ & travel/Betty: WC $3K
Triple T-U: Thing
#1:
_ E A D _ I _ E
N E _ _
HLN for short, Kaley gets HEADLINE NEWS to finally score.
#2:
F R _ N _ – _ _ _ E
N _ _ _
Kaley also solves FRONT-PAGE NEWS.
#3:
G _ _ _ _ P
GOSSIP sends Kaley from $0 to $10K.
S-U: Places
FS: $1550
_ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _
_ _ / _ _ _ _ _ _ _
L: N, 2 T’s, R, H, D, 2 E’s, F, S, L, M
T H E / M _ _ N S
_ F / _ _ _ _ T E R
Kaley says THE MOONS OF JUPITER to finish her comeback at $16,200.
DUDS: D (Alex) & L (Betty)
Gentleman’s BR Subject List: Thing, F&D & Place
P: F&D (he brought Nate)
S: ***
T _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ N _
RSTLNE/HPGO
T _ P _ O _ _
P _ _ _ _ N G
He tastes some TAPIOCA PUDDING for $40K; his TW in $ & travel is $67,105.
G1: Ryans v. Edwardses (Peachtree Corners)(Celeste, Claire, Whitney, Karen & Fonda)
(Challenger notes: Claire’s a daughter & HS student, Whitney’s a niece & Karen & Fonda are sisters; Fonda’s also a hairstylist.)
R1: If a stripper called herself Snow White name a prop she might use in her act:
#1: 7 dwarfs (44)(Celeste)
#2:
#3:
#4:
#5: Snow (2)(Mary)
#6:
Edwardses: Tiara, Prince Charming, (white) pasties
Mary Steal: (Poisoned) apple- #2 (36)(#3: Dress/cape- 10/#4: Talking mirror- 3/Other BA: Broom)
R2: You’d do anything for your best friend but you wouldn’t do what?
#1:
#2:
#3:
#4: Loan ’em $$$ (9)(Claire)
#5:
#6:
#7: Kiss (2)(Mark)
Edwardses: Sleep w/ (their spouse)(#2- 16), crime (time)(TA- 41), date, massage, buy car
Mary Steal #2: Lie for ’em- #3 (15)(#5: Die/take bullet- 6/#6: Wipe their butt- 4)
Double: Name a big bird that wouldn’t fit into the avg birdcage:
#1:
#2: Eagle (22)(Heather)
#3:
#4:
#5:
#6:
#7:
X- Falcon (Whitney)
Ryans: Ostrich (#1- 24), hawk (BA- 4), Big Bird (T4- 5), flamingo (T4), turkey, emu (#3- 13), chicken & peacock
Celeste Steal on the Last Remaining Answer Tied for #4: Pterodactyl (Didn’t say: Pelican)
TRIPLE: Name something you’re really tired of having to cut so often:
#1:
#2:
#3: Lawn (15)(Karen)
#4:
X- Bread (Scott)
Edwardses: Hair (TOPPER- 41), budget (BA- 5), school & nails (29)- CS
SD: If a divorced couple continues to live together what room in a house does the wife claim?
Victoria: (Master) bedroom (82)
FM:
#1: Something people might have to replace on a 10-yr-old car.
#2: How many lottery tickets do you buy at a 1 time?
#3: A food you stick a fork in to see if it’s ready.
#4: A part of you that’s bigger than you want it to be.
#5: An occupation using lots of rubber gloves.
Mary: Engine (6), 2 (27), steak (28), stomach (44) & nurse (31)
Scott: Transmission (2), 5 (29), pie, thighs (5) & doctor (51)
Unsaid #1s: Tires, 1 & (cup)cake
G2: Sprankles (Kittanning, PA)(Ryan, Randy, Brandi, Doug & Colt) v. Blagmons
(Challenger notes: Ryan’s a 4th-gen butcher & a grocery store co-owner who won $36K on an online poker game & recently bought his 1st home, Randy’s their dad, Brandi’s married to Ryan, Doug’s a brother & Colt’s a son.)
R1: If I don’t win $$$ on this show I hope at least I do…
#1:
#2:
#3:
#4: Meet/kiss Steve (8)(Ryan)
#5:
#6:
#7:
#8:
X- Get something to eat (Angelia)
Sprankles: Have fun (TA- 45), get drunk, seem smart (#2- 22), take pictures, win game (AMONG BAs- 2), look sexy (#3- 8), get famous/YouTube (T5- 4), don’t trip
Angelia Steal: Win car- COUNTS AS CONSOLATION PRIZE, TIED FOR #5 (Other BA: Win lotto instead)
R2: Name a body part that might look like a carrot:
#1:
#2:
#3: Man part (18)(Randy)
#4:
#5:
#6:
X- Head (Kanika)
Sprankles: Finger (ON TOP- 40), toe/foot (REAR- 4), nose (#2- 27), legs (BAs GONE) & arms (5)- TCS
Double: Name a nighttime activity for you works better than any sleeping pill:
#1:
#2:
#3: Watching TV (11)(Brandi)
#4: Cocktailing (7)(Dorothy)
#5:
#6:
Sprankles: Drinking warm milk, sex (#1- 29), exercise, hugging spouse/mate
Angelia Steal #2: Reading- #2 (24)(#5: Hot bath/shower/Only at bottom: Game/online- 5)
TRIPLE (women): You should never get your hair cut right before what event?
#1: Wedding (74)(Colt)
#2:
#3:
#4:
X- Funeral (Doug) & perm (Cynthia)
Sprankles: (1st) date (#2- 9), shopping, starting (new) job, going on game/TV show
Angelia Steal to Return to FM or Not: Vacay- OUT (BAs: Photo shoot & holiday/New Yr.’s- 4 apiece)
FM:
#1: If you could only turn on 1 thing a day what would you choose?
#2: How many yrs is the avg car lease?
#3: A body part w/ the hardest bone.
#4: A rm in your home w/ a wastebasket.
#5: An American city you think has the most hotel rms.
Brandi: Phone (21), 5 (25), leg (46), bathroom (42) & Miami (5)
Doug: Computer (11), 3 (39), arm (12), laundry & Chicago
Unsaid #1s: TV, kitchen & NY
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