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October 19, 2009

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It's Bride week! We have 5 blushing brides! They are all on their way to the altar, but they are stopping over at 5th Grader's first before saying their nuptuals. After hearing something from her man, hospital administrator Jean Hopson will try to say 'I Do' to some cash. Pablo is her first suitor.

3rd Grade World History: In Ancient Rome, which of the following were the elite citizens who were wealthy and owned land? Centurions, Patricians or Plebetians? Jean quickly locks in the Patricians - and she's right! Total: $2,500.

5th Grade U.S. History: What U.S. President signed the Civil Rights Act, the Voting Rights Act and Medicare into law? She goes with Lyndon B. Johnson...right again! Total: $7,500.

4th Grade Social Studies: Which of these is the national flag of Australia? We see 3 flags, and Jean picks...the one from the UK. Wrong. Pablo picks the one from...Australia! Total: $11,000.

Pablo can no longer save Jean, because it's off to the desks. Annalise gets to play now.

2nd Grade World Geography: If Pablo visits the Sahara Desert, what continent is he going to? He's going to Africa. Jean says Africa, and she's right! Total: $12,000.

3rd Grade U.S. Geography: Bozeman and Missoula are two of the most populous cities in what U.S. state? This one stumps her, so Jean uses her Copy. Annalise says Montana. That's...the right answer! Total: $14,500.

4th Grade Astronomy: What planet in our solar system is named for the winged messenger of the Roman gods? That's Mercury. Jean thinks so. She's got 6 in a row right. Total: $18,000.

Annalise is donne with the help. She sits down. Madison will help Jean for the rest of the journey.

5th Grade Grammar: How many words are grammatically incorrect in the following sentence: 'Between you and I, I prefer eating wedding cake to dancing on the floor'? Jean wants to Peek at Madison's paper, which says '1'. She'll go with 1. That's...right again! Total: $23,000.

3 subject away from running the table. But the last 3 Jean will have to get on her own.

1st Grade Anatomy: What organ of the human body found in the mouth contains the taste buds? She goes for the tongue, which is no lip service. Total: $23,500.

Only 2 away from the big money.

1st Grade Measurements: What's the last month of the U.S. calendar year to contain only 30 days? 30 Days Hath September, April, June and NOVEMBER. That's the right answer. Jean says...November too! Total: $24,000.

1 More to go for $25,000.

2nd Grade Vocabulary: True or False: Translucent is a word that means 'does NOT allow light to pass through'. Actually, it's the reverse...and Jean knows it for the money! Total: $25,000!

Now we've already had a $250,000 winner today. Will we have a shot at 2? We will...not. Despite the category being World History, Jean, after a chat with her husband-to-be Charlie (who tells her to take the money and get her butt over to the church), drops out with $25,000, which will get a ton of honeymoon fun.

NIGHTCAP!

Malia Rivera is a marketing consultant. She's never cheated in her life, but that's going to change as she plays for $250,000. She uses all 3 cheats and gets to 25 G's...but doesn't risk it and drops out. So 3 shows, $300,000 given out on a very sweet Monday. Join us tomorrow to see if we can match or surpass it.

Hand 1: Poppy starts with a 4, Dave a 9, and Francis an 8. David passes Francis a 7, while Poppy passes him a Queen. Together, Francis busts with nothing. David picks up a 4 and passes to Poppy for 8. Poppy returns the favor with a 9 for 18, then busts him on a 10 to win the round and 800 to David's 200.

Hand 2: Poppy gets a 7, David a 4, and Francis another 8. Poppy passes a queen to David for 14. David would then draw a 7 to catch 21 and the trip (he can see more of Poppy... isn't that nice?). He and Poppy are tied at 800, and Francis leaves on a rolling donut.

Final Hand: Poppy gets a jack to David's 6. Poppy passes a 2 to David for 8 and then catches 21 on an ace to win the game and $1000!

Bonus Round with three power chips:
1) 5 - 3 - 8 - 5 = 21 ($5000)
2) K
3) A - Q = 21 ($1000)

We need an ace to win the big money. Next card... 4. Chip it. Next card.. 10. Chip it. Next card... Jack. Chip it. Next card... AN ACE! That's $25,000 for a total of $26,000 payable to Poppy!

And speaking of big money, three of the leggiest game show models ever grace the stage as three DOND models play the game.

Bullseye Round:
$1000: slang term for eating a lot. Neither came up with a..... PIGGING OUT/PIG.
$2000: a creature that might be too afraid to come out of its shell. Michelle gets $2000 from a TURTLE.
$3000: something that starts with the word "junk". Not Junk yard or Junk dog...it was.... JUNK FOOD.
$4000: Who is the best known kid now on TV? Another stumper as neither knew it was...... MILEY CYRUS.
$5000: a famous Judy. Steve rounds it out with JUDY GARLAND for $20,000, the Walbergs only $17,000.

Single (7): who do you think is the most envied man in America? Alexa fires with Brad Pitt for #1. Rest of the champs get Bill Gates, Barack Obama, Donald Trump, and George Clooney. Will Hugh Hefner do it for the Walbergs? Yes they will for 86. Other answer: David Beckham.

Double (full boards): something people fall into. Michelle goes with the Russian Roulette special. A hole is #1. A trap, a pool, love, money, and debt are also there. The Harrisses can keep their hopes alive with bed. Nope. Walbergs go to 240. Other answers: rut, bad habits.

Triple (full boards): someone in a courtroom who is completely innocent. Adam fires with the judge for the big one. The champs also get the bailiff, the jury, and the stenographer. Walbergs can shut it out with the witnesses... Winners, 492-0! Other answers: plaintiff/victim, the defendant, the family.

Michelle & Becki had a little rally playing for $17,000 in Fast Money, but Michelle took a bad turn on the boring sport just making a guess on saying lacrosse. The only get $885.

Kevin starts with $200 "Room", with Matt finding the Daily Double under $800 Tea. He makes it a true Daily Double for $400 more... because it's meant to be served on coffee tables, not dining tables, it's the alternate 2-word name for afternoon tea. "What is sitting room?" Nope, it's low tea, dropping him back to zero, but the night is young.

After Matt pinballs over the board, he ends up with $3000 to Kevin's $4600. Valerie has $1400 and the first pick in Double Jeopardy!...

... with $400 Animal Subtraction. Kevin stays on the straight and narrow, while Matt elects to go category hopping. So who finds the first Daily Double? Kevin, under $1600 Animal Subtraction. He wagers $2000 on this: subtract a letter from this noisy bird & you get a list of players on a team. "What is a rooster?" Correct for $9400! Kevin finds the other under $2000 Let's Talk About the Weather. He bets $4000 on this from Kelly... "Named for the direction from which they come, much of our weather is carried across the United States and Canada by these dominant winds, between 30 and 60 degrees latitude." "What are westerlies?" That... would've been right, but Kevin went the other way with easterlies, leaving him with $20,200. He goes back to $21,400, and with Bouncing Matt at $9800 and Valerie at $2600, it's Kevin's game to lose. Let this be a reminder... if you're going to bounce, make sure you know what you're doing.

Final Jeopardy! in "Notable Women": when Galveston was devastated by a hurricane in 1900, she traveled 1500 miles to head up the relief effort. Correct response: who was Clara Barton?

Only Valerie would get it right, but the $19,800 that Kevin has left is enough to make him a two-time champ with $50,999.

We're starting the week off with a trip to Mexico for the winner.

5-point round:
- When it comes to trying new things in the bedroom, does your wife give you a red light, a yellow light or a green light?
- What's the most erotic item you keep in your home that you're willing to tell us about?
- "If I could only eat one thing for the rest of my life, it would be ..."

Jennifer's answer to question #3... herself. That's more information than we wanted to know. Patrick & Jeanne are perfect with 15 to Nana & Mary Jane's 10 and Dave & Jennifer's 5. Dave, for the record, said "popcorn".

10-point round:
- Of all the tools your husband owns, which one do you feel he plays with the most?
- What movie title best describes your husband's fashion sense: "Wall Street", "Slacker", or "Clueless"?
- eHarmony Energy question: Who expended the most energy impressing the other person when you first started dating: you, your husband, or both?
30-POINT BONUS: "If I could change two things about my body, I would make my BLANK bigger and my WHAT smaller."

Dave & Jennifer have 15. Dave said moves/thighs. Thighs is a match for 30. Patrick & Jeanne have 25. Patrick said breasts/butt. Breasts is a match for 40. Nana & Mary Jane have 30. They need to match at least one to win. Nana said breasts/butt... and that's a PERFECT match to win with 60! The other two couples get to spend some quality time with Netflix. A year, to be exact.

Andrew Allen gets a $1648 toolbox and a chance at a hot tub if he wins Side by Side. Is it $8694 or $9486? He goes with $8694.... which is right.

Kristine Hall, a hearing-impaired contestant, takes the hot route with her translator friend Ty to a pair of bikes worth $998 (one for each of them, how nice). Now she gets a bedroom with sleep set in Grocery Game. And chalk it up to prize coordinator and friend of the site Scott Robinson to turn this game into a recipe for a nice peanut butter pie. One Ready Crust pie crust, five Cool Whip toppings, two jugs of milk, three Jell-O instant vanilla puddings, and one Skippy peanut butter equals a pie for you... and $20.98 for Kristine!

(C-Note: for the recipe, either click here or find it on cbs.com/tpir... It's gotta be there somewhere, even if it's the whole episode)

Both Kristine and Tanesha win $1000 on the Big Wheel, so we go into Bonus Spinoff mode. Tanesha spins out 35. Kristine spins out... 30. By a centimeter, Tanesha moves on.

Erminia Duran steps into the hot spot and out of it with a $1399 fridge. Now for two more prizes that go together, a wine cabinet and a trip to Santa Barbara. The 1 Right Price: $3550. She goes with the wine cabinet... and it's $3550!

Someone else finally gets on stage. In this case, it's Amanda and a $940 cell phone with a year of service. Now can she win a Hyundai Sonata in Pocket Change to go with it? She has a price of $20,915 to work from, and $1.25 to build to. She has a quarter... 50 cents... a nickel... another quarter... and a dime. $1.15 is not enough.

Last chance for both Chris and Nancy with a stereo system with iPod. Actual price: $599. Winner... with a bid of $595, it's Nancy! She gets a gas grill and a camper in Secret X. Unfortunately, she only gets the freebie, so she's automatically done. For the record, the Secret X was at the top. If it's any consolation, she does win the second Showdown.

First Showcase is a tribute to man-made marvels like Mount Rushmore, the Panama Canal (a cruise thereof), and the Eiffel Tower in Paris. Top winner Tanesha passes to Nancy, who bids $15,000. Tanesha's Showcase is for daredevils, and it starts with a motorcycle, a trip to Air Combat USA in Las Vegas, a snowmobile, and a waverunner. She bids $30,000. Actual price: ... $28,105. She's over. Actual price of Nancy's Showcase... $29,144. She's your big winner today with a total of $29,743.