A native New Yorker, Lily Chin. She never drove a car. That's not her secret. This is... "I am the world's fastest crocheter." Blindfolds up, please. Jermaine gets that she is making something that you could wear. Suzanne... empty. Frank gets yarn. Billy gets it. No big prize for Lily, but the panel gets scarves.

Next, an IT manager from Bisbee, AZ (hey, I've been there), Jeff Harris. His secret... Jeff's failure made news. Suzanne... well, people were involved. Frank gets that people died doing this. Billy gets a competition and a loss. Jermaine... is stymied.

His secret: "I lost an election to a dead man."

Finally, a retired NASA rocket scientist, Larry Thompson. His secret... "I am Carrot Top's father." Frank gets "performer". Billy gets a living male over 30 whose still a household name, a comedian occasionally on TV. Jermaine narrows it down to "not black". Suzanne gets that he works in Vegas... She gets Carrot Top, and... "Oh my God, are you his dad?" YES!

And... Ladies and gentleman, Scott "Carrot Top" Thompson! He takes us out.

A writer and two students walk into a quiz show... and start taking each other out.

Keith starts up with $200 I Got to Boogie, finding the Daily Double under $800. He bets $1000 on this: when Chinese troops invaded in 1959, this leader escaped through a Himalayan mountain pass. "Who is the Dalai Lama?" Right for $3600.

He maintains his lead at the half with $5600 to Amy's $4600. Eric, still in it with $3200, starts Double Jeopardy!...

...with $400 in, quite fittingly enough, It's Canada, Eh, finding the first Daily Double under $1600. The Canadian bets big, $4000, on this: the big bay between Canada & Greenland was discovered by & named for this Englishman. "Who is Baffin?" Right on for an even $10,000. Eric also finds the second Daily Double under $1200 Men's Wear. He bets $2200 on this: though it had the name of woman from an 1882 play, this hat with a front-to-back crease became popular for men. "What is a fedora?" Right for $17,000. He ends with $17,400, while Keith is still in it with $10,800, to Amy's $7800.

Final Jeopardy! in "20th Century Americans": encouraged by RFK to seek public office, he left the Marines as a colonel in 1965 & won a Senate seat 9 years later. Correct question: Who is John Glenn?

Both challengers are in, but Eric's the man of the half hour with $21,601. Eric leaves with $16,000.

Ooh-rah! Lingo calls in the Marines for Armed Forces Week.

Bryon & Fernando get an S to start, and the SHIPS set sail... right into a stopper. They get the draw back with CARGO, and follow with LITER, GRUNT, and another stopper. Ben & Steven get on the board with a VITAL 25. Bryon & Fernando steal RISKS first to Lingo for the lead, 175-25.

Ben & Steven get an N, and make NOISE... and speaking of noise, we get the end-of-round noise, with the Yellows leading, 175-50.

Ben & Steven get a B to start round 2, but Bryon & Fernando steal BLAST, as they ? their way to a Lingo, giving them 325 to the Reds' 50.

Ben & Steven get ROUGH with an R. They follow with COLOR, and a ? ball to the Lingo, giving them 250 to the Yellows' 325.

Bryon & Fernando put the PEDAL to the P, but are stopped... Doesn't matter, as Bryon & Fernando win it, 375-250.

With three Bonus Lingo letters, Bryon & Fernando get CHIEF, HONOR, MEDIC, PROUD, SHELL, and GUIDE for six balls and $600. Money ball is 19... Bryon, 19, pulls... 17. He eventually pulls 19 for the $5000.

Next time, we're going for $27,000.

"This episode of 'The Price is Right' was taped before Hurricanes Katrina and Rita struck the Gulf Coast and includes a trip to New Orleans as a prize. Nine months later, I'm proud to tell you that Louisiana is on its way back. And we want to share with you the food, music, and spirit of our amazing state. So come on down."

Thank you. Now to business with Anthony Ramiro, Joanna Stone, Darren Stevens, Dorothy Johnson, and a grandfather clock. The $2325 clock goes to Anthony, as he gets to play for a $18,6_5 Ford Focus, a $_7 rice cooker, a $_0 mini-fridge, a $_3 sandwich maker, and a $_0 blender. The numbers: 1, 2, 3, 5, 8. He goes 8, 3, 2, 5, 1 first... Nothing. Switch! 2, 1, 5, 8, 3 is next... Two right... the $17 rice cooker and the $50 mini-fridge. The car was $18,635.

Ida Sanchez is down and up thanks to a $850 sound system that she happened to bid $850 on for an extra $500. It's a spa for Ida in the Range Game. She stops the rangefinder at $9909. Actual price... $10,098. Should've waited a bit more.

Darren wins an $858 pair of scooters. But can he win an electric range, a set of crystal stemware, and a recycling bin? Should be Eazy as 1-2-3, right? Especially with his shoes off, right? He goes stemware, recycling bin, and range. Prices... $775.... $1130... $1999! Our first winner! He's also a winner! winner! in the Showcase Showdown.

Dorothy wins a $500 bonus from a $675 hammock. Now to play for the aforementioned trip to New Orleans and another to Washington, DC. The 1 Right Price is $3655. She places it on DC. Actual price... $3655!

(C-Note: a true sign of the times... The carrier to DC, Independence Air, no longer exists)

A third set of five Benjamins goes to Joanna, who wins a $900 set of artwork. Now she goes for a travel trailer in the Now or Then game (then again, considering the circumstances, it could be Then or Then). "Now"... October of last year. "Then"... March 1997. The products: Uncle Ben's instant brown rice ($1.99), Jif Extra Crunchy ($2.99), Mentadent toothpaste ($3.91), Maxwell House decaf ($4.75), Betty Crocker cake mix ($1.55), and Westbrae Natural salad beans (99c). First up, the peanut butter. Now or Then? She goes with now... Now is right! Mentadent is next. She says then... Right! Now to the coffee. She says now... Now! Three winners in a row!

But Evan Bolek would stop that streak after winning a $2730 bar set. His game: One Away. His prize: Dodge Caravan. Not the price: $28,743. First try: $19,852... Three right. Second try: $19,654... Nope. It was $19,834.

Joanna goes into the Showcase as well. First up, a visit to the First Bank of Price, where we deposit a radio vacuum/carpet steamer, scuba gear, and a ski boat. Top winner Joanna bids $18,500. Shoeless Darren goes for Big Island flowers for a year, a new living room with end tables & carpeting, and a grand piano. He bids $9222. Actual price: $16,979. Difference of $7757. Joanna's Showcase is... $29,468. Darren wins the day with a $21,741 stash.

Stats: breakeven, $45,964.