How did Al Capone die?
A: Assassination
B: Train accident
C: Illness
D: Death penalty
He first polls the audience. 74% said illness while 19% said assassination. Illness was his gut, so he agrees and now has $16,000. For $25,000:
Which of these U.S. Army units is the largest?
A: Division
B: Brigade
C: Battalion
D: Company
He calls Adam, who's unsure it's division. The 50:50 leaves that and brigade. He goes for it with division...
A: Division
B: Brigade
...right for $25,000! After switching, here's his $50,000 question:
Magyar,which has no gender-specific pronouns like "he" or "she", is the official national language of what country?
A: Croatia
B: Romania
C: Bulgaria
D: Hungary
After talking it out, he says Hungary...
A: Croatia
B: Romania
C: Bulgaria
D: Hungary
...it is for $50,000!
(Instead of the current $50,000 graphic, the previous $50,000 graphic was used.)
For 100 large:
Which of the following has never been the title of a workout video starring fitness expert Richard Simmons?
A: Fit to the Hits
B: Stretchin' to the Classics
C: Disco Sweat
D: Dance Your Pants Off
He goes for it with Disco Sweat, and I groaned...
A: Fit to the Hits
B: Stretchin' to the Classics
C: Disco Sweat
D: Dance Your Pants Off
...because it's actually Fit to the Hits. He leaves with $25,000.
Leslie Magnusson-Alexander from Phoenix is next. She has some trouble on this $1,000 question:
Of the 2006 movie "Dreamgirls", what singer once joked "I! 'm going to see it with my lawyers"?
A: Diana RossB: Donna Summer
C: Aretha Franklin
D: Gladys Knight
After asking the audience, 90% said Ross. She agrees and is right. Next, for $2,000:
What type of candy is known in England as a "gobstopper"?
A: Gumdrop
B: Jellybean
C: Jawbreaker
D: Bubble gum
She calls Ozzie, who has nothing. The 50:50 leaves gumdrop and jawbreaker. She says jawbreaker...right. Next:
What is the apt slogan of the Indiana radio station WQME 98.7?
A: Burning Up the Airwaves
B: Just a Shade Above Normal
C: Frostbite Plays All the Hits
D: Take It Down a Notch
After originally thinking Burning Up the Airwaves, she goes with Just a Shade Above Normal...
A: Burning Up the Airwaves
B: Just a Shade Above Normal
C: Frostbite Plays All the Hits
D: Take It Down a Notch
...and she has $4,000! $8,000:
Lewis and Clark's 1804 expedition across North America inc! luded a group of explorers known as the what?
A: March of Opportunity
B: Troop of Exploration
C: Voyage of Adventure
D: Corps of Discovery
She stops. The answer was Corps of Discovery.
Merv Griffin's Crosswords: Episode #196 is an all-California show, and it begins with Tom Gray (a science writer from Oak Park) and Roberta Wall (a singing teacher from El Hambra).
At the day's first Extra, the man's in control with $200 to the lady's $300, and he risks $500 on this:
_ _ E _
Clue: Leaves' home?
He says TREE, but a second too late, so he drops to $300 in the hole. He gets back to zero at the end of the round while the lady has $350.
Today's Spoilers are Miles Taber (a profiteer from West Hollywood), Steve Callahan (a writer from Sherman Oaks) and John Pancake (a paralegal from L.A.).
1. (Four-letter word)- Beat by a very wide margin. For the first spoil of the day,! Callahan says ROUT...yes for $550!
2. (Eight letters)($3! 00)- Sub ject of a '60s military competition. Total Stumper- it was ARMS RACE.
3. (Five-letter word)- Devices to catch the unsuspecting. Gray says TRAPS for $200.
4. (_ R _)($100)- Subject for students at Pratt. Taber easily spoils with ART to go to $650!
5. (P _ _ _)- Feature of homemade orange juice. He gets PULP to go to $850.
6. (_ L _ _ _)- Run off to wed. Gray misspells ELOPE, so he's back to zero. Taber spells that word correctly to hit $1,050 and find the first Extra of the round. He risks $700:
_ P _ _
And the clue is: Michael J. Fox's "____ City". He gets SPIN to go to $1,750!
8. (P _ I _ _ _ _ _ _)($300)- Fit for publication because there's nothing questionable. He says PRINTABLE...and that will put him at $2,050!
9. (E N _ _ _ _ _ _)($300)- Put in harm's way. He nails ENDANGER to go to $2,350!
10. (_ _ _ G)- Knelled. He says RANG...$2,550!
11. (_ N _ _)- Hostile to. John goes for the spoil with ANTI...and! that's right for $2,750!
12. (_ A _ _)- With "Yes", it's a polite response. John says MA'AM...$2,950! And he gets the other Extra of the round and he wagers $1,500 on the following:
_ _ R _ _
Clue: What things could always be?
He can't get WORSE, so he falls to $1,450.
14. (Three-letter word)($100)- Took in, as a movie. Gray gets SAW for $100.
15. (_ _ S _ _ _ _)($300)- Seventh heaven. Gray says ECSTACY...uh, no. He drops back to a hundred in the hole. It was ECSTASY.
16. (Four letters)- "Render therefore ____ Caesar...". He says UNTO...he's back to zero.
17. (_ _ N _ _)- Tony-winning Lotte. John says LENYA...right to go to $1,650.
18. (Four letters)- Antithesis of include. John says to OMIT...$1,850!
Final clue (_ _ T _ _ _)- Do a private eye's job. Gray says DETECT...he's back at $200.
ROUND 3
1. (_ _ _ D)- Gulf War missile. Gray says SCUD...he doubles his money.
2. (Ten ! letters)($300)- Commit, as a crime. Gray goes for it with PERP! ETRATE.. .that's right to go to $700!
3. (_ _ _ P)- "Du jour" item. He says SOUP to go to $900!
4. (_ _ _ S _)- Picked. John says CHOSE...he's back over the two grand mark ($2,050)!
5. (_ _ _ U _)- So all can hear. John says ALOUD...that puts him at $2,250!
6. (Five-letter word)- Keep for later use. Gray says HOARD...I'm afraid not. Callahan tries to steal his $900 with STORE...yes!
7. (Four-letter word)- Having neither side ahead. John says TIED...incorrect. Gray blanks out when trying to spoil. Taber can't do it either, so he's locked out as well and John drops back to $2,050. The answer was EVEN.
8. (Four letters)- James ____ Carter. John blows the spelling of EARL, while Callahan gets it right to go to $1,100. That drops to leader to $1,850.
9. (Four-letter word)- Internalized, with "up". Callahan says TOOK...incorrect, dropping him back to $900. It was PENT.
10. (Three lettters)($100)- Apartment, in out-of-date slang. Callahan says PAD...h! e's back at a thousand as the last Extra of the day comes up. Instead of betting $900 or $1,000, he bets the full $2,000 on this four-letter answer. The clue:
"Old" British buddy.
He says CHAP...
C H A P
...the risk paid off- he now has $3,000!
HOME STRETCH
12. (Four-letter word)- Feature of Limburger cheese. John says ODOR...right to go to $2,050.
13. (Four-letter word)- Open a sugar packet. Callahan says TEAR...that's $3,200!
14. (Another four-letter word)- Turkish nabob. John says AGHA...no, dropping him back to $1,850. It was AMIR.
15. (Yet another four-letter word)- Asian appetizer served with peanut sauce. He says SATE...he gets his lost $200 back.
16. (Five-letter word)- Form a coalition, e.g. He says UNITE...that's right to go to $2,250!
Final clue (four-letter word)- Insensible condition. To steal the game, the only lady today says COMA...s! he wins $3,400!
Crossfire: Time for her to prove he! rself. I f she can fill in the remaining 18 blanks, she'll take home $8,400 and a trip to Jamaica...but she falls just one lousy blank short.
Cash Cab: First up today, heading to the St. Mark's Bookshop 33 blocks away, were Johnny Woods and Sharon.
$50 round:
Q1: Sometimes equated with sexism, what medieval code of conduct commonly said to be dead?
Guess: Shivelry- RIGHT ($50)
Q2: Also the name of a TV western, what untreated kind of animal skin serves as a perfect chew toy for dogs?
Guess: Rawhide- RIGHT ($100)
Q3: Also called the Palmetto City, what southern metropolis is affectionately referred to as "Chucktown"?
Guess: Atlanta- NO WAY (A: Charleston)
Q4: Denoting the pedals of a flower, what botanical term lends its name to a top-selling Toyota model of all time?
Guess: Celica- STRIKE TWO (A: Corolla)
$100 round:
Q1: Abbreviated OSS, what war-time intelligence agency was a predecessor to the CIA?
S! TREET SHOUT-OUT(Gramercy Park): Officers' Strategic Services
Guess: Officers' Strategic Services- RIGHT ($200)
Q2: Due to its use of mustard gas and seron, Iraq official Ali Hassan earned what infamous nickname?
Guess: Chemical Ali- RIGHT ($300)
RED LIGHT CHALLENGE: In the U.S., the seven sisters of Protestantism include the disciples of Christ and Congregationalists. Name four of the other five.
Correct answers given: Methodists, Lutherans, Presbyterians and Episcopalians ($550)
Final question: A giant among sportscasters, what 5'7 HBO commentator did Barry Bonds call "a little midget man"?
Guess: Bob Costas- WIN ($650)
They decided to keep their money.
Andy and Amy failed to survive 42 blocks to get to a spot at 23rd and 10th.
In the last game of the day, trying to get somewhere on 3rd between 13th and 14th were Jen, Alicia, Dee and Andrea. They had to survive 48 blocks. They got their first strike on the! ir last $50 question.
$100 round:
Q1: Named by! an 11-y ear-old contest winner, Bugsby is the mascot of what popular breakfast cereal?
Guess: Honey Nut Cheerios- YES INDEED ($250)
Q2: This year, New Zealand flew its flags in half-mast to mourn the passing of what iconic mountaineer?
Guess: Hillary- RIGHT ($350)
Q3: Formed in 1887, what French colonial region once encompassed Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos?
MOBILE SHOUT-OUT: Andrea called Pete, who said nothing.
Guess: Camarouge- NO WAY (A: Indochina)
Q4: In the 1980s, an Italian gun manufacturer sued General Motors over the name of what Chevy coupe?
Guess: Montenegro- ZONK ANSWER OF THE WEEK NOMINEE FOR STRIKE THREE (A: Beretta)
WOF: Neil Patrick Harris does his second shout-out of the season. Tonight's players are Scott Martin from Warrior, AL (who is a graphic artist), Jackie Turner from Dallas, GA (who is a school bus driver and a trainer of school bus drivers) and Meaghan Crosby from Port St. L! ucie, FL (who is a spinal decompression technician).
Tonight's male player gets THE MAINE COAST for $1,000, while Crosby gets RECYCLING BIN for $2,000.
Round 1 category is Before & After and out on the wheel now is a $6,000 trip to Costa Rica. At the start, Crosby calls an S for $10,000! After she later buys the A, we have...
A R _ _ _ _/_ _ R _ _ E/
_ _/_ R _ E N _ S
...I think I've got it. After a $900 L, she buys the O and calls the F's for another $600 and the Free Spin. She then calls the C's for another $3,600 and solves ARCTIC CIRCLE OF FRIENDS for $17,450 and $19,450 total!
Campbell's Soup Jackpot Round category is What Are You Doing? At the start, the man calls four N's for $14,000, but loses it right back to Bankrupt City. Later on, the leader calls two T's for the 25 prize- 25 sets of four-ticket movie packs from Fandango. She then calls a dud in R and then uses her Free Spin, but then calls an! other dud in L. After the other lady buys the E's, we have...
S _ E N D I N G/_/_ _ I E T/E _ E N I N G/
_ T/_ _ _ E
...I've got it, and she does too with SPENDING A QUIET EVENING AT HOME for $1,000.
IHOP Big Money/Prize Puzzle Round category is People. Midway in the round, the man hits the Big Money Wedge, but it has Bankrupt showing. After the winner of the last round calls a $3,500 C, we have...
_ R _ _ E _ _ _ _ N A _
_ _ _ A
_ A N C E R _
...I know the last two words. She calls a $550 D and calls three S's for another $900, and we now have...
_ R _ _ E S S _ _ N A _
_ _ _ A
D A N C E R S
...now, I've got it. She buys the I but hits Lose a Turn next. Crosby calls the L's and solves PROFESSIONAL HULA DANCERS for another $600 and a trip to Kauai, Hawaii, for a new total of $26,800!
WINNING ID FOR TRIP: GO01237
The man then gets KING-SIZE SHEETS to go to $4,000 (Turner blank! ed out when she was the first to ring in). Next category is Phrase. After he buys the A's, we have...
_/_ A N/_ A _ _/A/_ _ N _
...I think I've got this already, but he calls a dud in R. Turner calls an $800 C and buys the I's, then the big bell rangs. The remaining consonants are worth $1,800 apiece. Both ladies call duds in G and L and respectively. The man also calls a dud in M. Turner then calls D for another dud. Crosby calls the H but can't solve. The man calls the T's and steals I CAN TAKE A HINT for a final total of $7,950. Turner leaves with $1,000 while Crosby is our champion with $26,800!
She spins the H and the category is Thing. Starting with:
_ L E _ _ _ _ L _ T _
I know it already. Crosby calls C, M, P and A and gets nothing.
Can she get FLEXIBILITY...no. She doesn't win another $30,000.
Bingo America: Lesa and Alfonso are our players tonight.
GAME 1:
1. (I30)- What g! alaxy not so far, far away are we in?
LESA SAYS MILKY WAY! - CORREC T (-I---; $530)
2. (G56)- What's the only U.S. state that has an official native language?
LESA SAYS ALASKA- NO
ALFONSO SAYS HAWAII- RIGHT (---G-; $586)
3. (WILD)- What country singer was Julia Roberts' first husband?
LESA SAYS LYLE LOVETT- RIGHT (BI---; $686)
4. (G52)- Though he didn't invent the Internet, what U.S. Vice President coined the term "Information Highway"?
ALFONSO SAYS AL GORE- YOU BET ($738)
5. (O66)- What company raised chests and eyebrows over its U.S. debut of "Push Up" bras?
LESA SAYS WONDERBRA- RIGHT (BI--O; $804)
6. (B1)- President George W. Bush was one of the owners of what MLB team?
LESA SAYS TEXAS RANGERS- YOU BET ($805)
7. (I16)- Rob Pilatus and Fab Morvan were better known as what scandalous, lip-synching pop duo?
LESA SAYS MILLI VANILLI- RIGHT ($821)
8. (G59)- In 1999, the U.S. ended its management of what central American waterway?
ALFONSO GUESSES PANAMA CANAL- CORRECT ($8! 80)
9. (G47)- What was the first fully-computer animated feature film to hit the big screen?
LESA SAYS "Toy Story"- RIGHT (BI-GO; $927)
10. (N32)- Shakespeare's Sonnet asks, "Shall I compare thee to a" what?
ALFONSO SAYS ROSE- NO
LESA SAYS A SUMMER'S DAY- WIN ($959)
GAME 2
1. (I29)- "Ugly Betty" star Vanessa Wiliams formerly held what national crown?
LESA NAILS MISS AMERICA (-I---; $988)
2. (O75)- What astrological sign is represented by the goat?
LESA SAYS TAURUS- NO
ALFONSO GOES WITH CAPRICORN- RIGHT (----O; $1,063)
3. (G52)- Who was the first African-American woman to win the Oscar for Best Actress?
LESA SAYS HEIDI MCDANIEL- I DON'T THINK SO
ALFONSO SAYS HOWDI MCDANIEL- ZONK ANSWER OF THE WEEK NOMINEE (A: Halle Berry)
4. (G51)- He's known as the "Dog Whisperer", but what is the K-9 coach's real name?
LESA SAYS CAESAR MILAN- RIGHT (-I-G-; $1,114)
5. (I22)- "Lipstick Jungle" and "Sex! and the City" are books by what author?
LESA GOES WITH C! ANDICE B USHNELL- YOU BET ($1,136)
6. (B5)- WWII's Operation Overload was eventually known as what day?
LESA SAYS D-DAY- OF COURSE (BI-G-; $1,141)
7. (N38)- What boy band included Chris, Joey, Lance, J.C. and Justin?
LESA SAYS N'SYNC- CORRECT (BING-; $1,179)
8. (O67)- What city bills itself as the "entertainment capital of the world"?
LESA SAYS UNIVERSAL STUDIOS- ZONK ANSWER OF THE WEEK NOMINEE
ALFONSO SAYS LAS VEGAS- RIGHT ($1,246)
9. (N34)- George Clooney and Matt Damon have both been named what magazine's "Sexiest Man Alive"?
ALFONSO NAILS PEOPLE (--N-O; $1,280)
10. (O71)- Commonly used in Mexican cooking, what bean is the most widely produced legume in the U.S.?
LESA SAYS BLACK- NO
ALFONSO SAYS PINTO- RIGHT ($1,351)
11. (O64)- What's both a Chinese appetizer and a traditional Easter event?
ALFONSO ANSWERS WONTON- NO
LESA SAYS DIMSUM- NO (A: Egg roll)
12. (G53)- In what national park can you attempt to! scale Half-Dome and El Capitan?
ALFONSO SAYS YELLOWSTONE- WRONG
LESA SAYS YOSIMITE- CORRECT ($1,404)
SPEED-UP MODE
13. (I19)- T or F: The dish welsh rabbit traditionally contains rabbit.
LESA SAYS FALSE- YES ($1,423)
14. (O70)- Bitten or Twice Shy- what's the name of the clothing line launced by Sarah Jessica Parker?
ALFONSO SAYS BITTEN- CORRECT ($1,493)
15. (B14)- Carbon Dioxide or Nitrogen- the bubbles in sparking water are what type of gas?
LESA GOES WITH CARBON DIOXIDE- RIGHT ($1,507)
16. (B6)- Caroway or Poppy- what types of seeds are commonly added to rye bread?
LESA ANSWERS CAROWAY- CORRECT ($1,513)
17. (O65)- Russia or China- what's the largest country in the world in terms of square miles?
LESA SAYS RUSSIA- WIN ($1,578)
BBB: She instantly matches #19 and #46 for the mystery prize- a diamond package worth $3,100. She takes hoem $4,678 in cash and prizes.
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