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It's a big money take on the classic game of word-association, where a million dollars rests on your ability to have a way with words.

Recaps by Gordon Pepper, GSNN

FACT FILE:
Host:
Regis Philbin
Creator:
Bob Stewart (based upon "Password")
EP:
Cecile Frot-Coutaz, Vincent Rubino
Packager:
FremantleMedia North America
Origin:
CBS Studio Center Radford; Los Angeles, CA
Website: cbs.com/milliondollarpassword
Airs:
Sundays 8p ET on CBS

 

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Episode 2.3: Betty White vs. Adam Carolla
December 28

Gordon: This is Gordon Pepper, and I have one question for you. Are you ready for Betty?
Don: Yep!
Chico: I'm always ready!
Gordon: I am too. Let's introduce the commentators this evening. Someone who's ready to see his Carolina Panthers take a well-deserved week off, Mr. Chico Alexander.
Chico: Word.
Gordon: And our other guest, someone who is probably not ready to move to Detroit, Mr. Don Harpwood.
Don: No kidding.
Gordon: But I'm ready for Betty White. Last time she was on Million Dollar Password, all she did was win someone $100,000. Her celebrity opponent is Adam Carolla, who has done nothing game show-wise on his resume except leave very quickly on Dancing With the Stars. So Adam could be the AFC in week 16 (where every team who played a must win did) or the NFC in week 16 (where almost every team who had a chance to win a playoff spot lost.
Gordon: And we are joined by our buddy Alex Davis as we get to watch Betty White once again play the game that made her very very famous.
Alex: I think all of Pittsburgh let out a cry when Ben got hurt today. I got friggin calls from people saying he snapped his neck. Bullcrap. It's a freaking concussion
Chico: And it's game time. Tonight... game show legend Betty White...and comedian Adam Carolla...And they're here to play... MILLION DOLLAR PASSWORD! First up, Adam is ready to take a nap.
Gordon: Adam has Albany Irvin, who Regis likes to look at.
Chico: He plays with Albany Irvin of Shreveport, LA, a company spokesperson. And then... there's Betty White...*Standing O*
Gordon: Betty talks about her marriage to Allan Ludden. We get to see a montage of Betty White footage, which was awesome to see.
Alex: That was nice
Don: Very nice!
Chico: Classic. In every sense of the word. Betty is with Justin Root of Canton, OH... her biggest fan. He told a little lie involving his grandma flying him out to Hollywood to play Password.
Alex: I don't know if I could be on the set for this show. So much stroby.
Chico: ELIMINATION ROUND. Time for business. Up first...

ADAM/Albany

BETTY/Justin

Elm...Street...Sleep...Horror...PASS

Gordon: Jason? WHA?
Don: How about "dream" for NIGHTMARE???

Nurse...
DOCTOR (RIGHT!)
Maple...Breakfast...
SYRUP (RIGHT!)
Cut...
TIME (SCISSORS)

2

0

Chico: Albany: 2. Justin: 0.
Gordon: Hey William Shatner and Phil Keoghan, make some room on the bench.

ADAM/Albany

BETTY/Justin

Moon...SUN (RIGHT!)
Five...Next...Five...
SIX (RIGHT!)
Students...Building...Building...
SCHOOL (RIGHT!)
Stretcher...Elastic...Tires...
RUBBER (RIGHT!)
TIME (Fountain)

2

4

Chico: Albany: 2. Justin: 4
Alex: It's amazing how good she still is at Password.
Gordon: Justin should be real happy here.
Chico: ALBANY/Adam

ALBANY/Adam

JUSTIN/Betty

Stand...FALL (SAID THE WORD)
Penny...Value...
CENT (RIGHT!)
Hit...Hand...
SLAP (RIGHT!)
PASS (DART)
Baseball...Thrower PITCHER (RIGHT!)

5

4

Chico: Albany: 5. Justin: 4

ALBANY/Adam

JUSTIN/Betty

Advertisement....Television...COMMERCIAL (RIGHT!)
Church...Marriage...Love
CHAPEL (RIGHT!)
Mist...Morning...Wet...
DEW (RIGHT!)
TIME (Credit)

5

7

Chico: SWITCH!
Chico: BETTY/Albany

BETTY/Albany

ADAM/Justin

Tea...COFFEE (RIGHT!)
Football...Baseball...
SPORT (RIGHT!)
Foot...Fingers
HAND (RIGHT!)
Hooter...Bird...
OWL (RIGHT!)
Boobs...division...
TWO ANSWERS (CLEAVAGE)

9

7

Chico: heh... Boobs.
Don: LOL
Chico: Albany: 9 Justin: 7
Gordon: Albany takes the lead.

BETTY/Albany

ADAM/Justin

Cake...White...Almost...FROSTING (RIGHT!)
Jelly...Toast...
JAM (RIGHT!)
Skirt...Man...
KILT (RIGHT!)
Ess..Cindy...Brady
(TIME) Lisp

9

10

Chico: Albany: 9. Justin: 10

ALBANY/Betty

JUSTIN/Adam

Washer...DRYER (RIGHT!)
Baseball...Hat....
CAP (RIGHT!)
Paris...England...Queen...
Pass (LONDON)
Harley...Type...
MOTORCYCLE (RIGHT!)
TIME

12

10

Chico: Albany: 12. Justin: 10.
Gordon: Terrible clues by Albany for London
Alex: Albany's kinda bad at this game.
Chico: No joke.
Alex: I'd love to know where she was going with Paris.
Gordon: Justin needs 3 to win

ALBANY/Betty

JUSTIN/Adam

Grizzly...BEAR (RIGHT!)
Family...
FEUD (RIGHT!)
Summer...Autumn...Forward...
SPRING (RIGHT!) WIN!

12

13 - WINNER!

Gordon: Justin will play in the bonus round - and he will play with Betty White.
Chico: This is going to be fun.
Gordon: Justin...let. Betty. Give.
Chico: She knows what she's doing. She's been doing it longer than you've been alive.
Gordon; She also got more points giving (8) than anyone else.
Alex: I really hate that rule that you can't give two answers in the front game. I know why it's not there; to suddenly change rules for the end game; but I still don't like it.
Chico: ... Game Show in My Pants... this Saturday.
Gordon: A game show in my pants would probably me more exciting than what we're going to get.
Chico: Probably. Okay, let's go to the money round. Justin Root is playing with Betty for a million. This is the dream.
Gordon: Justin elects to...give. Bad Justin.
Chico: No home game. And now... RAISE THE PLATFORM! We start with five out of 10 for $10,000.

JUSTIN/Betty

$10,000
5 of 10 Passwords

Horizontal...VERTICAL (RIGHT!)
Spoon...blade...
KNIFE (RIGHT!)
Ankle...
SPRAIN (RIGHT!)
Priest..Religion...
CATHOLIC (RIGHT!)
Alcohol...Booze...
LIQUOR (RIGHT!) WIN!

Don: Nicely done.
Alex: Easiest $10K yet.
Chico: Justin made that look easy.
Don: Took 28 seconds there.
Alex: We got a really good team here.
Chico: What happens when a good player meets a good partner.
Gordon: Justin goes for $25,000.

JUSTIN/Betty

$25,000
5 of 9 Passwords

Present...Word...PAST (RIGHT!)
Bogey...Sport...
GOLF (RIGHT!)
Lie...
TRUTH (RIGHT!)
Jump...Cord...Building...
OUT OF CLUES (BUNGEE)
Dinner...Paper...lap...
OUT OF CLUES (NAPKIN)
Deer...Feamale...Reindeer...
DOE (RIGHT!)
Withdraw...Money...Withdraw...
OUT OF CLUES (DEPOSIT)
Smile...
GRIN (RIGHT!) WIN!

Don: Wow.
Chico: He needed all of that one.
Gordon: Justin won, despite not giving out great clues. I would have rather seen Betty give.
Alex: That was a bit rough, but good. By the way, I'm still at my family's house from Christmas. They are saying, unprovoked, how lame the $250,000 milestone is. That makes me so happy.
Chico: I have to agree. That milestone is ... well, lame.
Gordon: I like it. Free shot at the million.
Chico: It eliminates the risk.
Alex: It eliminates that drama.
Gordon: Because you are not going to risk $250,000 for it. Only one person has gone for the $250,000. And to get the million, you 're looking at 5 Cashwords.
Chico: If you're going to have a milestone at $250K, then you should have something before the million. Like for $500K or something.
Alex: And if that was their reasoning I'd be happy. But you know their reasoning was, "People want to see millionaires; we need to make it easier."
Chico: You think so?
Alex: Without a doubt. Fremantle gives me no reason to think otherwise. No producer today does to be totally honest. You succumb to your network's notes or your budget is slashed or gone. Look at how 1 VS 100 was dumbed down. Thank NBC.
Chico: Yeah, we've been down that route before.
Alex: But we're back!
Chico: And Password is back with Justin on $25,000.
Alex: I can really see them going far.
Chico: Free shot at $50,000. Get the money.

JUSTIN/Betty

$50,000
5 of 8 Passwords

Payment...Home...MORTGAGE (RIGHT!)
Jury...Gavel...
JUDGE (RIGHT!)
Movie...Try...
AUDITION (RIGHT!)
David...
GOLIATH (RIGHT!)
Snake....Genre...
REPTILE (RIGHT!) WIN!

Don: That's better.
Alex: Amazing job. They are both fantastic players. Maybe the best team I've seen.
Chico: Easy breezy pumpkineezy
Gordon: Justin, 'My prize was playing with her today...and money.' Heh.
Alex: They are on fire. Gotta go on.
Don: Play on!
Chico: Go for it! GET THE MONEY!
Gordon: Justin has decided...he wants to play with the best player ever.
Alex: There we go. I think they got this unless a curveball word comes up.
Chico: Let's go for $100,000.

JUSTIN/Betty

$100,000
5 of 7 Passwords

Piano...ORGAN
Antidote...Snake...Venom...
OUT OF CLUES (poison)
Little...Blue...Hat...PASS
(OUT OF CLUES) BONNET
Bees...
SWARM
Burgundy...Color...Red...
OUT OF CLUES (MAROON) LOSS

Don: Darn.
Alex: That blows.
Chico: But you got to play with the best there is.
Gordon: Justin, 'Sorry? I have $25,000...The cash was a bonus. My prize was playing with you today.'
Chico: Ah, that's nice.
Gordon: Too bad he didn't give clues like the best there was. I clearly put the blame on that one on Justin.
Chico: I'll buy that for a dollar.
Alex: Yeah
Gordon: If Betty is giving, I thin he wins $100,000.
Chico: He was just too.. star struck to play, I guess. His focus was clouded.
Alex: Although I do have to say I'd have huge nerves letting my celeb giving. Betty's the only one I'd remotely consider, and I'd still have to think for a moment.
Chico: Password continues with two new players.
Gordon: Adam has a new friend - Sebastian Davis.
Chico: from Nashville.
Gordon: Laura Howard, from Houston, TX is with Betty and she's a Spanish tutor.
Chico: She looks like Maggie Gyllenhaal.

ADAM/Sebastian

BETTY/Laura

South...East...West...Pole...TWO CLUES (NORTH)
Orthodonture...
DENTIST (RIGHT!)
Breakfast...Flakes...Milk
CEREAL (RIGHT!)
Rough...Dog...
TIME (BARK)

2

0

Chico: Sebastian: 2.
Gordon: Not a good start for Sebastian.
Chico: Regis gives him what for.
Don: I can't believe he didn't get NORTH...

ADAM/Sebastian

BETTY/Laura

Bunny RABBIT (RIGHT!)
Day
NIGHT (RIGHT!)
Liberal
CONSERVATIVE (RIGHT!)
Rome...Horses...Wagon...
PASS (Chariot)
Papyrus...
PAPER (RIGHT!)
TIME

2

4

Chico: Good start for Laura.

SEBASTIAN/Adam

LAURA/Betty

Jewish...Priest...RABBI (RIGHT!)
Pants...
SHIRT (RIGHT!)
Rainfall...Little bit
(2 WORDS) (DRIZZLE)
Crown..Female..Prom
(TIARA) (RIGHT!)
Giants...Arena...Outdoor...
TIME (STADIUM)

5

4

Chico: that was ...
Gordon: Yipes.
Chico: yeah.

SEBASTIAN/Adam

LAURA/Betty

Atlantic...PACIFIC (RIGHT!)
Horse...Foot
HOOF (RIGHT!)
Coffee...Fancy....More...
PASS (Cappucino)
Chess...Game...
TIME (Checkers)

5

6

Chico: I would've given "espresso" for that one. SWITCH!

BETTY/Sebastian

ADAM/Laura

Wife...HUSBAND (RIGHT!)
Mcintosh...Fruit
APPLE (RIGHT!)
Bouquets...Seller...Seller...
FLORIST (RIGHT!)
Chalk...Wall...School...
BLACKBOARD (RIGHT!)
Scandal...
TIME (Watergate)

9

6

Chico: Sebastian: 9. Laura: 6

BETTY/Sebastian

ADAM/Laura

Salt...PEPPER (RIGHT!)
Running Back
(2 words) QUARTERBACK
Wind...Sea...More...
HURRICANE (RIGHT!)
Parking...Parking...Parking...Car...
VALET (RIGHT!)
TIME

9

9

Chico: That was a pure guess.
Don: Quite persistent with "parking"...
Chico: Tied at 9.

SEBASTIAN/Betty

LAURA/Adam

Swimming...Table...POOL (RIGHT!)
Breathing...Body...Part...
PASS (Lung)
Wreath...
PASS (Lei)
Posting...Music...Chart
(TIME (Billboard)

10

9

Chico: Sebastian: 10. Laura: 9
Chico: LAURA/Adam
Gordon: Laura needs 2 to win.

SEBASTIAN/Betty

LAURA/Adam

Late...EARLY (RIGHT!)
King...Home...
CASTLE (RIGHT!) WIN!

10

11 - WINNER!

Don: Nice.
Chico: Easy!
Gordon: Sebastian did himself in.
Alex: He was rough
Chico: Laura's playing for a million... with Betty, I believe.
Don: Yep.
Gordon: That is correct. Adam gets to dance off another show very early.
Chico: Not for lack of trying.
Alex: He didn't do that badly. But he was just playing against a machine.
Chico: Yep. Money round! She wants to buy her mom a piano
Gordon: $25,000 gets a nice piano
Chico: That's a nice baby grand there
Don: Another giver.
Gordon: And Laura will...give.
Chico: Why.
Gordon: If Betty is the celeb, I let her give. All she has done is get 16 out of 20 correctly conveyed. Laura only conveyed 4 out of 10.
Chico: RAISE THE PLATFORM! Five gets you $10,000.

LAURA/Betty

$10,000
5 of 10 Passwords

Father...MOTHER (RIGHT!)
Minute...Longer...
HOUR (RIGHT!)
Bird's...Home...Rest...
NEST (RIGHT!)
Lucky...Leaf
(2 answers - CLOVER)
American...Red...
FLAG (RIGHT!)
Shell...Oyster...
CLAM (RIGHT!) WIN

Chico: That was a trial. She's going for $25,000

LAURA/Betty

$25,000
5 of 9 Passwords

Halloween...PUMPKIN (RIGHT!)
Beach...Material...
SAND (RIGHT!)
Expensive...
CHEAP (RIGHT!)
Neck...Mark...Kiss...
(OUT OF CLUES) HICKEY
Blackbeard
PIRATE (RIGHT!)
Hawaiian...Guitar...
UKULELE (WIN!)

Chico: Heh.. Hickey! Regis...demonstrates.
Gordon: Laura covers her face.
Don: LOL!
Gordon: And Betty warns him the last Password host that did that, she married. Chico: Careful, Reege. That's how Allen got started. Let's go for $50,000

LAURA/Betty

$50,000
5 of 8 Passwords

Cantaloupe...MELON (RIGHT!)
Lovers...Holiday...
VALENTINE (RIGHT!)
Tie...The...
KNOT (RIGHT!)
Pass (INSURANCE)
Tricycle...
BICYCLE (RIGHT!)
Dance...Latin...
PASS (Salsa)
Ill...
SICK. (RIGHT!) WIN!

Don: I was thinking "dip" for SALSA.
Chico: That's a couple of baby grands.
Gordon: This is where Justin was. She does not want to be where Justin is, which is out $25,000.
Chico: They're going for it!

LAURA/Betty

$100,000
5 of 7 Passwords

Japanese...Singing...Machine...PASS (Karaoke)
Vampire...Character...
DRACULA (RIGHT!)
Energy...Control...
POWER (RIGHT!)
Chapter...Eleven...
BANKRUPT (RIGHT!)
Team...Animal...Symbol...
OUT OF CLUES (MASCOT)
Sunny...Grey...Follow...
OUT OF CLUES (SHADOW) LOSS

Chico: Game over.
Don: Ouch.
Alex: Ah, that's a shame.
Gordon: Not good clues from Laura.
Chico: Moral of the story... Let Betty give.
Gordon: That's the moral. You let the 40 year veteran give the clues. On that note, we call it a night. for everyone, this is Gordon Pepper, saying the Password is...sleep.