After about a couple of
months on hiatus, Pay It Off is back. But instead of another
hour-long episode, it's four half-hour ones.
IN THE INTEREST OF
DISCLOSURE: Due to me losing track of time, we fast forward to a few
minutes after the start of the show. David plays the first game of
the show for 1K, "Who Dunnit?," where the subjects involved are Mr.
T. and the Tyranosaurus Rex.
Mr. T/T. Rex - Which has
a Latin word meaning "king" in their full name?
T.
Rex (Right) [1/3]
Which scared moviegoers
with their supporting role in a Steven Spielberg film?
T.
Rex (Right) [2/3]
Which took down
opponents using their muscular lower body and tiny arms?
T.
Rex (Right) [3/3]
With no problems so far,
David is now $1,000 richer.
GAME 2 ($1,500):
Black Sheep
The White House/An
Eagle/An Eye - You're in line at the dollar store and examine the
back of a $1 bill. What WON'T you see there?
An Eagle
(Wrong, The White House)
Carmen
Electra/Madonna/Kelly Rowland - Here comes the worm! To whom has
former NBA star Dennis Rodman NOT been romantically linked?
Kelly Rowland
(Right) [1/3]
B/E/T - There's no
double word score for this one. Which letter in Scrabble is NOT
worth just one point?
David calls on his
bailout partner, Marilyn, who guesses it's "B".
B
(Right) [2/3]
Smog/Brunch/Condo - "Crunk"
is a combination of "crazy" and "drunk." Which is NOT also
combination of two separate words?
Condo
(Right) [3/3]
David now has $2,500
secured as he moves on to...
GAME 3 ($2,000):
Don't Blink
David watches a clip
from another BET show, "College Hill," and answeres these queries...
What name is written on
the piece of paper?
Terri
(Right) [1/3]
How many orange candles
did you see?
4
(Right) [2/3]
What color shorts is the
guy wearing?
White
(Right) [3/3]
2K is now added to
David's coffers, raising his total to $4,500 as he didn't need
these...
How many people decide
the fate? - 6
On which wrist was the woman wearing a bracelet? - Left
GAME 4 ($2,500):
Line-Up
Tonight, David has to
put these events in order from oldest to most recent.
1st Grammy for Laryn
Hill
Battle of Bunker Hill
Debut of MTV's "The Hills"
Birth of Prime Minister Winston Churchill
"What's Happening" Introduces Shirley Hemphill
1) Battle of Bunker Hill
2) Birth of Prime Minister Winston Churchill
3) "What's Happening" Introduces Shirley Hemphil
4) 1st Grammy for Laryn Hill
5) Debut of MTV's "The Hills"
David gets the whole
thing right on his first attempt. He is now up to $7,000 so far.
GAME 5 ($3,000 +
Home Theater System): Piece Out
1) If Whitney Houstom
stops "waiting to exhale" and lets out a breath, what MOST LIKELY
comes out?
Sulfur monoxide/Carbon dioxide/Hyrdogen chloride/Sodium fluoride
Carbon dioxide
(Right)
2) In the name of the
luxury goods company abbreviated "LVMH," what does the "LV" stand
for?
Las Vegas/Louis Vuitton/Ladies Vogue/Lord Voldemort
Louis Vuitton
(Right)
3) 380 point Chicago
Bears lineman William Perry had what kitchen-related nickname?
'The Refrigerator'/'The Trash Compactor'/'The Microwave'/'The
Dishwasher'
'The Refrigerator'
(Right)
4) Which is a Wesley
Snipes movie title combined with a type of cheese?
"New Monterey Jack City"/"Lady Sings the Bleu"/"She's Ricotta Have
It"/"The Colby Purple"
"New Monterey Jack City"
(Right)
5) Where did W.E.B. Du
Bois wear his Vandyke?
On his feet/On his face/On his wrist/Around his waist
On his face
(Right)
David reveals five of
the puzzle pieces to see a picture of a person. He guesses Maya
Angelou...and he's correct! David has made it this far with $10,000
to his name, but can he go further than that?
BONUS GAME: Back
in the Black
*Age a personal turns in
2010 if they were born in 1910
The base number is 100.
$500 - Year Prince was "gonna
party like" on his 5th album
More
(Right, 1999)
$1,000 - The number of
spartans who fight King Xerxes in '07 Gerard Butler film
Less
(Right, 300)
$2,000 - Years between
births of George Washington and Denzel Washington
Less
(Right, 222)
$4,000 - Number of words
in Lincoln's Gettysburg Address in the Lincoln Memorial
More
(Right, 271)
$6,000 - Number
represented by the Roman numeral D
More
(Right, 500)
At this point, David
decides to not be greedy and takes the $6,000, giving him a grand
total of $16,000 of bill-paying money and the home theater system.
And that's it for this
episode, but surely another contestant is hoping to do just as good
as him, no?
For more information
on Pay it Off and to see videos of previous episodes, visit
bet.com/payitoff.
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Episode 9 - February 12,
2010
Last time on Pay it Off,
David made it all the way to the bonus game and amassed $16,000 to
pay off his debt and a home theater system. Now it's time for
another contestant who hopes to get out of the red.
Jamye Hickman from
Bolivia, NC is 30 years old and is dealing with the financial burden
of her student loans. Her fantastic accomplishment is being the
first African American woman to receive a Ph.D. in Engineering
Psychology. Jamye also has a special bill for her dog who has
insurance.
Sitting in the audience
is Jamye's friend, Andrea Grimes, who is her bailout partner.
GAME 1 ($1,000):
Whodunnit?
The subjects involed
this time are Aretha Franklin and Benjamin Franklin.
Who was born in New
England to parents Josiah and Abiah?
Benjamin Franklin
(Right) [1/3]
Who took "You better
think" to new heights by founding the American Philosophical
Society?
Benjamin Franklin
(Right) [2/3]
Whose famous nickname
includes a title of royalty?
Aretha Franklin
(Right) [3/3]
Jamie gets $1,000 with
no problem at all.
GAME 2 ($1,500):
Black Sheep
US Naval Academy/Grand
Ole Opry House/The Sears Tower - Which of these tourist attractions
is NOT located in a capital city?
US Naval Academy
(The Sears Tower)
Vanilla Ice/Darryl
Strawberry/Neneh Cherry - While eating a tub of Neapolitan ice
cream, which celebrity would NOT taste the flavor suggested in their
name?
Neneh Cherry
(Right) [1/3]
Gray
Squirrel/Raccoon/Opossum - According to Houdini, "Freaks Come Out at
Night," but which animal avoids the creeps, because it does NOT
usually come out at night?
Gray Squirrel
(Right) [2/3]
Lena Horne/Richard
Pryor/Cicely Tyson - Who did NOT have a role in the film version of
"The Wiz"?
Cicely Tyson
(Right) [3/3]
Jamye now has got $2,500
but she can win more.
GAME 3 ($2,000):
Don't Blink
Jamye watches a music
video and answers the following...
What does the artist
pull across his face?
His hands.
(Right) [1/3]
What is the girl in the
pool holding?
A cellphone.
(Right) [2/3]
What color is the
cellphone screen?
Blue
(Right) [3/3]
Jamye gets another 2K
and the other two questions didn't matter.
What does the artist
have on his shoulders? - Tattoos
What does the artist
kick? - Shoe
Jamye is halfway there
with $4,500.
GAME 4 ($2,500):
Fab 5ive
Here is a list of ten
artists...
Al Green
Diana Ross
Prince
Rick James
Lenny Kravitz
Otis Redding
Alicia Keys
Beyonce
Gladys Knight
Mary J. Blige
Five of them are on
Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Singers of All Time list.
Diana Ross
(Wrong)
Prince (Right) [1/5]
Beyonce (Wrong)
Al Green (Right) [2/5]
At this point Jamye
calls on Andrea for help and she says Lenny Kravitz.
Rick James
(Wrong)
Otis Redding, Gladys
Knight, and Mary J. Blige would have kept Jamye in play, but she had
to face the music, her time on the show is over. Jayme leaves with a
take of $4,500.
Well, there's a little
bit more time left for an audience game. Bardita, a designer and
seller of clothes, wants to pay off her student loans.
Bardita plays "The
Hook-Up" where she has to match the following phobias...
Arachnophobia
Claustrophobia
Acrophobia
Xenophobia
Pyrophobia
...with what they fear.
Arachnophobia - Fear of
spiders (Right)
Claustrophobia - Fear of enclosed spaces
(Right)
Acrophobia - Fear of heights (Right)
Xenophobia - Fear of strangers (Right)
Pyrophobia - Fear of fire (Right)
Bardita sweeps the board
and gets $500 for her efforts. And thus ends another episode of Pay
it Off, where next time, another 25 large will be up for grabs.
For more information
on Pay it Off and to see videos of previous episodes, visit
bet.com/payitoff.
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Episode 10 - February
12, 2010
Previously on Pay it
Off, Jamye Hickman accumulated $4,500 before her rolling stone
gathered no more moss. Then audience player Bartia faced her fear of
phobias playing The HookUp and won half a grand.
Another contestant is
ready for his journey towards $25,000 to pay off their debt. And
that person is 30-year old, Charles McCree who's dealing with his
own financial irresponsibility. He has already paid off his truck,
but had to take a title loan on it for some extra cash. It was a big
help, but now the people who authorized the loan want the money
back. Charles's bailout partner for his time in the show is Amir.
GAME 1 ($1,000): Black
Sheep
45/88/33 & 1/3 - If
Corinne Bailey Rae puts her "records on," which is NOT and RPM speed
she should play them on?
33 & 1/3
(88)
Catfish/Shrimp/Tuna -
Which sea creature is NOT typically found living in freshwater?
Shrimp
(Tuna)
Ossie Davis/Isaiah
Washington/Ruby Dee - Do the right thing and get this right: Who is
NOT in the motion picture "Do the Right Thing"?
Isaiah Washington
(Right) [1/3]
Yahoo!/Google/Texas
Instruments - Which company's headquarters is NOT located in a
region known as Silicon Valley?
Taxas Instruments
(Right) [2/3]
Jelly
Beans/Marshmallows/Chocolate - Singer D'Angelo wants to make s'mores.
Which will he NOT need as an ingredient?
Jelly Beans
(Right) [3/3]
Charles took it down to
the wire, but comes through with $1,000.
GAME 2 ($1,500):
The HookUp
Charles has to match the
first parts of the names of these rappers...
Big Daddy
Fat
Heavy
Young
Slick
...with the last parts.
Big Daddy - Kane
(Right)
Fat - Joe (Right)
Heavy - D (Right)
Young - Jeezy (Right)
Slick - Rick (Right)
Charles sweeps the
board, raising his total to $2,500.
GAME 3 ($2,000):
Don't Blink
Charles watches a clip
from another BET show called "College Hill". He then answers the
following questions...
On which foot is the
woman wearing a flip flop?
Right
(Right) [1/3]
The man says he needs
clipboards and what?
Pens
(Right) [2/3]
What is the woman in the
store holding?
Clipboards
(Right) [3/3]
Charles scores an
additional $2,000 and doesn't need...
What's her name? -
Allison
What color is the van she exits? - White
He has $4,500 secured.
GAME 4 ($2,500):
Line-Up
George has to arrange
these animals from fastest to slowest.
Kim Coles (Seriously?)
A Garden Snail
A Wildebeest
A Domestic Pig
A Giant Tortoise
1) Kim Coles
2) A Wildebeest
3) A Domestic Pig
4) A Giant Tortoise
5) A Garden Snail
(Wrong)
Charles calls on Amir
for help at this point, but he's allowed only on one of the items.
Amir says to put Kim in the second position and Charles agrees with
him.
1) A Wildebeest
2) Kim Coles
3) A Domestic Pig
4) A Giant Tortoise
5) A Garden Snail
Charles' second chance
paid off for him, and in this case, it's an extra $2,500.
GAME 5 ($3,000 +
A Computer Bundle): Piece Out
Which girls' street game
is considered a varsity sport by New York City public schools?
Marbles/Tag/Double Dutch/Red Rover
Double Dutch
(Right)
What product has been
sold featuring the faces of Michael Jordan and Tiger Woods?
"The Soup That Eats Like a Meal"/"The Quicker Picker-Upper"/"The
Breakfast of Champions"/"The King of Beers"
"The Breakfast of
Champions" (Right)
What former valet to
Sean Combs wrote a best-selling etiquette book called "Advance Your
Swagger" and transforms 'G's to Gents' on MTV?
Andre 3000/Fonzworth Bentley/Justin Timberlake/Kanye West
Fonzworth Bentley
(Right)
In 2008, what woman
directed an all African-American Broadway production of "Cat on a
Hot Tin Roof," starring her sister, Phylicia Rashad?
Debbie Allen/Vanessa Bell Calloway/Cicely Tyson/Alfre Woodard
Debbie Allen
(Right)
If the Jackson 5 hit
"ABC" was renamed using the military's phonetic alphabet, what would
the new title be?
"AligatorBearCrocodile"/"AliceBenChocolate"/"AlphaBravoCharlie"/"AlwaysBeClosing"
"AlphaBravoCharlie"
(Right)
Chalrles now gets to
reveal five of the puzzle pieces to see a picture of a thing. He
says that it's the Golden State Bridge, unfortunately it was the
Golden Gate Bridge.
Charles couldn't bridge
that last gap toward a possible $25,000 payout. But that is not to
say that it was a fantastic half-hour as a total of $7,000 has been
given away. And we'll be back next time when Pay It Off will have
another contestant ready for a take of up to $25,000.
For more information
on Pay It Off and to see videos of previous episodes, visit
bet.com/payitoff.
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Episode 11 - February
12, 2010
Last time on Pay It Off,
Charles McCree was very well on his way toward a possible $25,000
payoff. But the phrase 'Golden State Bridge' proved to be his
stumbling block. But maybe this contestant is ready to be on the
road to financial success.
30-year old Nicole
LeBlanc, is in serious debt and was divorced this past year, being
left on her own with bills starting to pile up. Nicole and her son
are living with her parents, and although she's grateful to have
them here, she needs her own space. It's time for Nicole to take
care of herself. Sitting in the audience is her sister and Cory, her
bailout partner.
GAME 1 ($1,000):
Whodunnit?
The subjects involved
this time out are Sammy Davis, Jr. and Robert Downey, Jr.
Who made movies with
members of the 'Brat Pack'?
Sammy Davis, Jr.
(Robert Downey, Jr.)
Who became Jewish in his
20s?
Robert Downey, Jr.
(Sammy Davis, Jr.)
Who was seen as an
African-American soldier in "Tropic Thunder"?
Sammy Davis, Jr.
(Robert Downey, Jr.)
The bad news, Nicole
will have to put her plans on getting her own space on hold. The
good news, she gets a $250 gift card.
We're not off to a good
start, but surely another contestant can do better than that. Donna
"Love" Williams (59, Los Angeles) is mostly bothered by her car
payment, because she doesn't have buses in her area. Donna's car is
essential and it's her priority right now. Donna's bailout partner,
and her friend, Paul is sitting in the audience.
GAME 1 ($1,000):
Black Sheep
Argentina/Brazil/Mexico
- Spanish is NOT the official language of which country?
Argentina
(Brazil)
Carl Weathers/Jesse
Ventura/Arnold Schwarzenegger - Which actor in the film "Predator"
was NOT elected a U.S. state govenor?
Carl Weathers
(Right) [1/3]
John Kerry/Bill
Gates/Paul Allen - They may have all the money, but who is NOT a
co-founder of Microsoft?
John Kerry
(Right) [2/3]
Debra Wilson/Orlando
Jones/Eddie Griffin - Which of these people was NOT in the cast of "MADtv"?
Donna calls on Paul to
bail her out on this question. He says that Eddie Griffin was not in
the cast of that show. Donna agrees with paul on Eddie Griffin and
is correct to win $1,000.
GAME 2 ($1,500):
The HookUp
Donna has to match these
restaurant menu items...
Bloomin' Onion
Frosty
Southwestern Eggrolls
Beef'n Cheddar Sandwich
Waffle Potato Fries
...with the restaurant
that serves it.
Bloomin' Onion - Outback
Steakhouse (Right)
Frosty - Wendy's (Right)
Southwestern Eggrolls - Chili's Grill and Bar
(Right)
Beef'n Cheddar Sandwich - Arby's (Right)
Waffle Potato Fries - Chick-fil-A (Right)
Donna achieves the sweep
in this game to raise her coffers to $2,500.
GAME 3 ($2,000):
Don't Blink
Donna watches a music
video and answers the following questions...
How many cars are
hanging on the wall?
Five
(Two)
What does the artist
pull from her belt?
A scarf
(Right, also would have accepted 'a rag')
[1/3]
How many times does the
artist say the word "FOR"?
Eight
(Three)
What type of shoe is the
artist wearing?
A stiletto.
(Right, also would have accepted "a high
heel")
Name the song.
"Who Are You Here For?"
("Shut Up and Drive")
It's the end of the road
for Donna who gets no more love, but she leaves with $2,500. And
thus ends this edition of Pay It Off, where the game is easy...if
you know the answers.
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on Pay it Off and see videos of previous episodes, visit
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