Episode 20.11
March 23

Chico: Hey, I'm Chico Alexander.... Welcome... to the dance.
Jason: Ah...(inhales).
Chico: The moves... your own. The music... the game... How long you stay? Depends on two things... How bad do you want it, and how good do you think you are?
Gordon: What are all these stools doing in the studio? Don't tell me that Chico has his musical chair fetish again.
Jason: He is looking like Seacrest.
Chico: Well, we are approximately the same height.
Gordon: Um...no.
Chico: Well, that's true. He's shorter.
Gordon: Um......no.
Chico: Okay, from somewhere in America... the "What Happens in Vegas" edition of WLTI... is... ON!
Jason: Whoo-hoo!
Gordon: Gordon Pepper here, along with Chico Alexander and special guest Jason Block.
Jason: Thank you.
Chico: We start first with... the Big Dance on Jeopardy!. We have our three finalists... The giant... the silent killer... and the Cinderella story. You could not dream of a better matchup.
Jason: Not at all. This is going to be one of the best finals of all time.
Chico: If not the best. Perhaps even better than the UTOC. Sorry, Brad.
Gordon: I'm not sure about the best finals of all time. I think it's shaping up to be a real competitive match-up though.
Chico: No doubt. Let's take a look at how they got there.
Jason: Ok.
Chico: Gordon! Big Board me!

Chico: This is called "The Road to the Final Three"
Jason: (cue March Madness music)
Chico: First up... Dan Pawson. You remember him for taking nine days of Sony's time.
Jason: (nods)
Chico: He had NO problem taking out his opponents on Wednesday. The first lock game in a tournament in a while, I believe.
Jason: Yes.
Gordon: Very true.
Chico: Dan Pawson played that MASTERFULLY. Also on the ticket... Larissa Kelly. She was an early favorite to win the whole thing, but I believe she made a grievous error in judgment.
Jason: Which is?
Chico: It was a $12,000 error. Let's play out the scenario.
Jason: alright
Chico: Jason, let's say you're Larissa.
Jason: Ok
Chico: Going into the final, you have $18,000.
Jason: Right.
Chico: Gordon, let's say you're Pastor Dave Simpson. You have $14,400.
Gordon: I'm Pastor Dave Simpson, and I have $14,400.
Chico: Both of you are playing against Cora Peck, who has $5400 and is still very much alive.
Gordon: ok
Chico: In order for Cora to stand a chance, she has to bet EVERYTHING. What do you do, Gordon, with your $14,400? Against Larissa's $18,000?
Gordon: Tricky Situation here. If you bet $3,600 or more, Cat can tie or beat you. If you bid less than $3,600, then Larissa can shut you out or tie by bidding 0. Assuming you don't want a tie, you either bet big or bet small. I'd bet big.
Chico: Actually, to maximize your chances, you bet $3600.
Gordon: And risk getting into a tie with Cat? No you don't
Chico: I'm just going by what the book says, and it says "$3600 or less". But you do present a valid point.
Gordon: $3,600 means you get into a tie. You know Larissa has to bet something to block you.
Jason: Which if I remember right is $10,801.
Gordon: The $3,599 stops Cat from winning.
Chico: Funny you mention that, G... Jason...
Gordon: Correct. If you get it wrong, you're at $10,801 and lock out Cat by $1. And you know Larissa being Larissa, she will bet the max to lock you out.
Chico: And sometimes more. Now, Jason... You have $18,000.
Jason: yes.
Chico: Dave has $14,400. What do you wager?
Jason: 10,801, no?
Chico: Okay. Now... What happens if Dave gets it right and you get it wrong?
Jason: I am screwed.
Chico: You are screwed, Jason.
Jason: So what is the correct wager?
Gordon: The correct wager is $10,801.
Chico: The correct wager, if you're following Jeopardy! wagering strategy to the hilt... is nothing. Surprised?
Gordon: Surprised? no. But that's a bad strategy.,
Jason: Very.
Chico: It's what the book says.
Gordon: You play to WIN the game.
Jason: Especially in the tourney semis.
Gordon: If youre in second or third, you make the plays in case first place gets the question wrong.
Chico: Because really, Dave has no other choice but to bet $3599.
Gordon: Not true.
Jason: No he doesn't
Chico: If he bets it right, he still is in second by a dollar.
Jason: This strategy for me at least is still very conservative.
Gordon: But he doesn't have to. He can bet it all, and with a right answer he wins.
Chico: Yeah... and with a wrong one, he's screwed.
Gordon: But you force Larissa to get the question right and bet a huge chunk. If Larissa plays it your way and bets $0, and if Dave gets it right, Dave wins.
Jason: YOU HAVE to go for it all...its $250,000 you are talking about.
Chico: Okay, J... You're the decider here.. Do you play by the book or do you go for broke?
Jason: You go for broke. I am always a go for broke guy.
Gordon: That's why the optimal bet is $3,599. If you're Larissa, you are not going to hope that second place didnt bet enough or bet to get the question wrong. but if you're counter betting, you don't wager $3,599.
Chico: But if she got it wrong... well, she'd be screwed.
Gordon: But if she gets it right, you lose anyway.
Chico: Good thing she got it right.
Jason: She was the only one who did.
Chico: Oh yeah. Wager didn't matter in that case.
Gordon: If you bet $3,599, and she bets $0, you lose. You have to bet to force first place to get the question right. The question in strategy is do you play to win the game or do you play to hope your opponent screws up?
Chico: Dave... did the latter... and got it wrong, rendering all future arguments moot. See, that's the killer, you have to get the question right. So there's Larissa's journey to the final table.
Chico: Finally.... you have Aaron Schroeder... who was playing in our favorite kind of game... The high-risk, high-yield game.
Jason: He was playing against a guy who I thought was going to win the game.
Chico: If you were anything like me, you had whiplash by the time the show was over. If you were watching the two Daily Doubles in Double Jeopardy!, Ben Bishop wagered $9000 on one clue. He either had some idea of how to play the category, or he had no idea and he was gaming the other two to force them to play the game. Turns out that the latter was the case, as he makes a total guess in the dark... and wins it.
Gordon: ...he was gaming the other 2? Gaming them how, exactly?
Jason: He was playing to win as well. Risk v. Reward
Gordon: Yeah. There's no gaming here. You have to play to win.
Chico: But on the other hand, you need money to play with in the final, and that's where the game is won or loss.
Jason: Tournament play is different...
Chico: Mark did the same thing on the second Daily Double and managed to draw the game even. So the Final Jeopardy! is all about one thing... Jason?
Jason: How big of a pair you have.
Chico: Good Jason. Have a cookie.
Jason: (chomps cookie)
Chico: We have three players with stones the size of Pilates balls. But only Aaron ends up with the response to back it up.
Jason: I have my favorite.
Chico: Could've gone either way. I won't dispute that... But Aaron was the one with the correct response.
Jason: True.
Gordon: Aaron played the Cinderella role because he was the only person to get the question right, and he had enough from third place to force both first and second to get it right - which neither of them did.
Chico: That was, as Aaron said himself... "Ridiculous."
Jason: But the question is...With Dan/Larissa/Aaron....who you got?
Chico: Now here's how I see the final. One's the better strategist... One's the smartest... and one is the entire package. It's all going to come down to who wants it the most. The title's there for the taking. Come and get it. Thoughts? If I were to pick one right now.... It would be the entire package... Dan.
Jason: Simple...although Dan and Aaron are good. I love Larissa. I loved her play in the regular game...to get $225,000 in 7 days is amazing. Her tournament play has been monster. She is going to win this.
Gordon: I'm going to go with the Jeoparhottie Larissa as well. She has clearly refined her game and she plays to win.
Chico: We're all in agreement on one thing... this is going to be EPIC.
Gordon: It's going to be a great finale.
Jason: I can't wait.
Chico: Nice. Very. Nice.
Gordon: Not so nice...Alexis Grace's performance on American Idol - and the fact that her fans won't see her on tour.
Chico: I have a theory about that.
Jason: Let's hear.
Chico: Take a look at this...



Chico: This is the Alexis Grace we voted for. Right?
Jason: Right.
Gordon: Yes.
Chico: Cute. Precocious.
Jason: Rock Chick
Gordon: And a little dirty.
Chico: NOW... This is the Alexis Grace that showed up on Tuesday night.



Jason: What is that?
Chico: This is a pale Dolly Parton impersonation. It doesn't look like or sound like the Alexis Grace we voted for.
Gordon: You know, we always talk about fan bases.
Chico: Right.
Gordon: When you sing, you have to sing something that your fan base will vote for you with.
Chico: Correct.
Gordon: Even Adam Lambert's bizarre 'Ring of Fire' was good because the Led Zeppelin rockers will eat it up and vote en masse - and I think now you have an intrigued population that votes just to see what he'll do next.
Jason: Which worked in some way...not for me...but it did.
Chico: Oh yeah. He was playing to his base. That's no secret.
Jason: And my dad even liked it...which was weird. But cool.
Gordon: I liked it, too. I don't think he'll win because he's too much of a polarizing figure, but we'll get to that in a few months.
Chico: I don't think he'll win for another reason, which we'll ALSO get to in a few months. Perhaps it's the same reason as G's.
Gordon: But back to the story at hand. Alexis Grace, a rocker - did a watered down country song that was not in tune.
Chico: No. That was a pale Dolly.
Jason: Very much so.
Chico: It didn't even pass muster as an impersonation.
Gordon: Now Jolene was actually a very good choice of song, but she committed a few grievous errors, which makes her one of the...



Gordon: Problem #1. Not on pitch.
Chico: Right.
Jason: Nods
Gordon: Problem #2. No fire. Dolly's Jolene was traumatic because she's going to lose her man. Alexis' Joleen just took a dump and is about to go to the local bar to get a 6 pack and a box of Carlton's.
Chico: And maybe sing along with what's on the jukebox at the time. No passion at all.
Jason: Yup.
Gordon: If she rocked out the song, she's ok here. She should have added some dirty to it, which she didn't. If you remember Brooke White's version last year, she had a neat piano rendition with plenty of emotion.
Chico: She was missing the dirt. She's all about the dirty. But this was way too clean. It wasn't her. It was... someone else! And I was scared.
Gordon: But Alexis didn't do any of that and it sounded watered down. The only thing dirty was on her head. #3. Whatever hair consultant she had should be shot.
Jason: You don't try to impersonate. Not cool.
Chico: She actually said "She wanted to be like Dolly." There's your dealbreaker.
Gordon: Horrible strategy there.
Chico: Yep.
Gordon: You don't want to be the next Dolly. You want to be the first Alexis. That's why Adam Lambert has a major fan base right now. he's him.
Chico: And the end result... He's going touring.. You're not. So... umm... something to think about.
Gordon: Let's gaze into next week. Motown. Thoughts?
Chico: Lil can easily make a comeback.
Jason: What comeback? She was great!
Chico: She had a down week this week.
Jason: Chico, what were you watching?
Chico: Lil had a down week. Just my opinion, sorry for having one.
Gordon: I disagree with Chico on this. Lil did NOT have a down week. She had a Jordin Sparks week.
Chico: I mean, she was good, but wasn't the best of the night, and she admitted that she wasn't on.
Jason: Yeah she did...she GAINED an audience with a cool R&B inflected version of a country song...which BTW...tons of people know from Sean Hannity. BRILLIANT CHOICE.
Chico: Don't watch Hannity. Never would've made the connection =p
Gordon: I remember when Jordin Sparks during Gwen Stefani week went Pop and she was the only person to do so. The judges were lukewarm on her, but I thought that was the week that she won the competition because she diversified her portfolio. This reminds me of the same thing. Lil went out of the box and went Pop/R&B to snag that vote. And you know what? I think she added a country audience to her vote. People are going to remember her performance and that's going to help her a lot.
Jason: Gordon is 100% right.
Chico: Interesting thought. So who else benefits from Motown?
Jason: Anoop, Danny, Matt.
Gordon: Anoop and Danny are going to be helped.
Chico: If I had to mark one person of concern... it would be Allison.
Jason: It would be Megan Joy....she is in serious trouble; so is Michael.
Gordon: Matt and Scott will be competing against each other to avoid the bottom. If I'm Scott, I select Ray Charles or Stevie Wonder.
Chico: Go with Stevie.
Jason: Don't do Sunshine of My Life. Same boring style.
Chico: But do "Signed Sealed Delivered, I'm Yours".
Gordon: Allison is going to be fine, because it's her first time at the bottom and the fans will save her. Same with Michael. One of them may end up in the bottom 3 again, but neither of them are going home. I think Megan is going to have a lot of issues this week. She did not have a good performance last week (which she blamed on the flu) and I think the sympathy vote, once they realize that they booted out Alexis, is going to vanish. Plus if she stays old with her song choices (like a 1960's Diana Ross song), she's going to be in trouble because the vote isn't there. I think Megan goes to the bottom 3. I think that the loser between Allison and Michael goes to the bottom 3, and I think the loser between Matt and Scott goes to the bottom 3.
Chico: The other five presumably have nothing to worry about. Unless Anoop decides to sing something like Beat It again.
Gordon: I wouldn't say that. They still have to perform. I'm sure Alexis felt pretty good too until her performance and subsequent exit, stage right.
Jason: Remember it's also Wednesday and Thursday this week due to a Presidential News Conference. And Survivor gets nailed because of it.
Chico: It was a clip show anyway! Yay, basketball.
Gordon: Fortunately for Survivor, it's a clip show. Unfortunately for Belinda Carlisle, Dancing With The Stars wasn't, and she's toasty.
Chico: She's the first toasty... But this week of toasty... well, it was weird.
Gordon: HOW WEIRD WAS IT?
Chico: Imagine for a moment that you're Steve-o.
Jason: You sure?
Chico: I'm sure. You get injured even more badly than you already are and as a result... you have to be judged on your DRESS REHEARSAL.
Jason: Ouch.
Chico: And it STILL wasn't the worst score of the last two weeks.
Jason: Ah yes.
Chico: That belonged to Steve Wozniak. and yet... Belinda was voted off by the judges!
Jason: Which is why Steve Wozniak decided to stir the pot a tad.
Chico: I remember. Early this week, he said... this show's rrrrrrrrrrrrrrRIGGED! Then late this week, he basically took back everything he said. Wuss.
Jason: He did?
Chico: Oh yeah.
Jason: Woz did decide to go nuclear on the producers. Do you want the quote?
Gordon: Yes please.

The producers play games to get viewers and don't disclose the numbers. If they disclosed the numbers, it would be less of a game, but still suspect. If tomorrow, they claim I'm in the bottom 2 dance teams, including viewer votes, I believe that it's an outright lie," he said.

"I called it fake about 20 times today on camera," he said. "Each time in the same sentence as whatever comment they wanted about doing a dance-off tomorrow. That way, they couldn't edit it easily to say what they wanted. They kept trying to get me to say what I'd do if I was in the dance-off without using the word fake." He continues: "They will have some small video tomorrow of me saying things that I strongly told them I don't believe. They will also shoot me in a one-hour rehearsal tomorrow with my partner, but I'll keep calling the idea of my being in the bottom 2, after audience participation, a lie."

"I'm sure they want me in this dance-off to get higher Tuesday ratings, and they have preplanned it so that I win. If my leg acts up tomorrow, they will either have to announce another pair as being the lowest or send me home, and I don't think they will give me up. It's hard to get all this out politely, challenging the truthfulness of reporting of our dance team positions. But I am who I am, and I speak my mind and hate these unethical twists. I'm not after any Hollywood existence."

Jason: Those are from an email he posted on Facebook.
Gordon: Now would you like a portion of his 'I'm Sorry' Quote?
Chico: Mind if I?
Jason: Sure.
Gordon: Go for it, Chico
Chico: Gotcha covered.

"Yesterday I wrote my suspicions of the secret Dancing With The Stars audience vote tabulations. I wrote that the producers were liars, simply because I truly believed in that possibility, not because I had a shred of evidence."

"I hurt a lot of honest people."

"Today, a storm kicked up over my allegations. I started my apologies but it has to go further than that."

"The top people of this show, ones responsible for counting audience votes and keeping them honest told me all the specific details of where their numbers came from. More than that, they explained how they can catch onto various forms of manipulation of the system by exactly the methods I had thought out in my head that would work. I was offered an opportunity to see the equipment they use also. You can tell when things are extremely on the level. You can also see why the exact totals cannot be released. That would make it harder to detect fraud. One main way that they detect fraud is when the phone-in votes and text votes and internet votes don't follow each other, percentage-wise. There are other things they look for as well that IT experts would detect as signals of something wrong."

"Do you remember how honest Jamal was in Slumdog Millionaire? I feel so horrible inside when Conrad, one of the DWTS producers, told me how horribly what I had said injured the show and himself. You can tell when someone is speaking in a way that they can't possibly be a liar or trying to deceive you the least bit. Conrad and the other producers are not liars. They are extremely honest people in my mind."

"And nobody could get me to write this if I didn't believe it myself."

"In this case they are certainly more honorable and honest than myself."

Jason: Holy crap.
Chico: Long story short from the Woz... He got all fanboyed up.
Jason: That's manning up.
Chico: Then he manned up.
Jason: Where is that quote from if I may ask.
Chico: Newsday. Actually, this was directly posted also on Facebook.
Jason: But Wow. Good for Woz for admitting he was wrong.
Chico: He's already a step above most computer nerds
Jason: But...may I put on Gordon's cynical hat for a moment?
Chico: I defer to the bespectacled one.
Gordon: You first, Me second.
Jason: What if this whole thing was a publicity stunt to keep HIM on the show for a week or two more? Because he knew he was in trouble.
Chico: Why would he do it? I mean, his leg and all...
Jason: Because of publicity for his charity etc et all.
Gordon: Let me take a different angle.
Jason: Go ahead.
Gordon: The producers took Steve on a tour of the voting procedures. Then they took him on a tour of his contract that he signed for the show and then pointed out the disclosure about saying bad things about the producers and how it will cost him beaucoup bucks if he continues on this path. Voila! Instant happy Steve!
Jason: Wow. Even more cynical than me.
Chico: I side with Gordon here. Contracts never lie.
Jason: True.
Chico: So we have an epic final... a fanboy moment... and a Dolly Parton look-alike... how else could this show get any stranger?
Jason: Bring it on.
Gordon: What about running through Russia in your skivvies?
Jason: Whoo-hoo underpants!
Chico: I ask... and he gives. It's time for...



Chico: Just like we rehearsed. The racers arrived in Novosibirsk this week, where, among other things, they had to strip down to their underpants... and run a marathon to the Pit Stop. This was the leg's Roadblock, so... yeah, we had to see everything.
Jason: Including one woman who wore a blurred thong.
Chico: ... AND a revelation that Jen had to borrow some because she wasn't wearing any. More. Information. Than. Necessary.
Jason: You don't want your naughty bits frozen off do you?
Chico: Of course not. But you know, wearing other people's underpants... It's like cheating. it'll cover your behind, but if you make a habit of it, you have a serious problem.
Gordon: I think if she ran around with nothing but her little Siberian huskies on, it would provide more of a riot than what happened last week in NYC at the America's Next Top Model tryouts.
Chico: Ba DUM bum. So who got eliminated? ..... No one.
Jason: But next week we have our first speed bump of the season.
Chico: Yep. and the Blondes are subject to it somewhere in India. I'm guessing that time will be approximate after basketball.
Jason: And 60 Minutes.
Chico: Of course.
Gordon: Yes and the blondes...well let's say they didn't make it to the church on time.
Chico: Yes, tell us about the Detour, Gordon.
Jason: BTW...were those brides really getting married?
Chico: I don't know if they were really getting married. I'm reasonably sure that they're really Russian.
Gordon: I think if they were really going to get married, then the blondes, who took their bride to the wrong church, would have faced a Cossack firing squad.
Jason: LOL
Gordon: They eventually get their bride to the right church, but they can't catch up with everyone else and finish in last.
Chico: And the question remains... do they hustle harder knowing that there's a speedbump on the way? I mean... they kinda have to, you know?
Jason: They can hope.
Gordon: They sort of have to hustle.
Chico: There you go. That's called "a foregone conclusion".
Jason: Pretty much.
Gordon: Yep. Who's up for some talent?
Jason: I am.
Chico: I guess a field report is coming...
Gordon: How did you guess?
Chico: Just lucky.
Jason: Yes...Gordon and I were at the NYC Auditions for AGT4.
Gordon: We won't give away who did what.
Jason: Of course not.
Gordon: We will say we saw 3 groups that may be in the Top 40.
Jason: and one performer who could win in at all.
Gordon: That performer is someone who I thought I saw before and I told Jay when she stepped out on the stage.
Chico: Was this on another show or another season of AGT?
Jason: Another show. And this person BLEW the roof off of the Hammerstein. No joke.
Gordon: I think Jay has newfound respect for my mind.
Jason: I do. It was amazing how he pulled the information out of his head.
Gordon: Cause I remembered where I saw her from.
Chico: Now we went over the show before we began, and I asked him from where, ... we won't say, but we'll just say it was... not recent. Last ten years yes, last five, no.
Jason: Oh and BTW... Judges...spot on AGAIN. Watch out. We were the first to see Kaitlyn Maher.
Chico: Point, Jason.
Gordon: But it was good. Meanwhile here's Hans from Brainvision News attempting to audition for Brainvision's Got Talent. Hans' talent...he can... make names describing himself in spider webs?
Jason: Been there...seen that.
Gordon: Apparently, Hans has been getting his ideas from the production company over at The Biggest Loser.
Chico: That's probably not the BEST place to look.
Gordon: No. But if you want good Game Show News, you can't go wrong here. Roll that Beautiful Brain Footage.

(Doug: Live, local, and latebreaking... From the four corners of the globe to your frontal lobe, this is WLTI Brainvision News, and now here's Gordon Pepper, Chico Alexander, and the award-winning Brainvision News Team)

Chico: Thanks, Doug. First, we have... the calendar! Pepper, if you please.

With Obama on Tuesday and the NCAA's on Thursday. expect all of your game show goodness on Wednesday (except for the Survivor Clip Show). And of course, don't forget the Jeopardy Tournament of Champion finals...also on Tuesday.

Jason: Monday and Tuesday. Check local listings.

And finally, Any Dream WIll Do on BBC America starts up on Sunday.

Chico: That's the "Joseph & the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" casting show that they did a while back. Because apparently BBCA can't get enough Graham Norton and/or Captain Jack.
Gordon: Hmm...seams to me like there's a little Grease on that jacket.
Jason: Which is where they stole "You're the One That I Want" from. And you stole my line. Dammit Gordon LOL.
Chico: You two are some crazy little crazies.
Gordon: Don't hate me because I'm beautiful.
Chico: We never do. That's just ONE of the reasons. Another reason... you hate a cappella groups, going into the Greenlight...

NBC has greenlit the series "The Sing-Off", which will pit a cappella groups against each other in a no-holds-barred battle of the pop groups...

Chico: ... Funny, I remember hearing something like this before.
Gordon: You mean as in MTV's Top Pop Group?
Chico: Yeah... except without the instruments.
Gordon: And remind me again how well that fared?
Chico: ended four or five weeks early.
Gordon: I see this heading in the exact same direction if they don't get the talent.
Chico: I hope they get the talent.
Gordon: There better be some really good groups here, NBC.
Chico: I know a few guys.
Gordon: And avoid North Carolina at all costs.
Chico: That would be reason #14 on why we hate you. As for what happened in the Business End...

"Have I Got News For You" may be getting the Office treatment courtesy of.... yeah, NBC.

Chico: The UK edition has been on since 1990. And it's from the same folks who did "Whose Line Is It Anyway?"
Jason: Why is NBC trying to ruin this show?
Chico: My guess is that they've run out of things to ruin.
Jason: I know...but still.
Chico: They ruined Grease... They ruined Deal or No Deal... They ruined Coupling. ... Oddly didn't ruin the Office. Jury's out on Top Gear until it gets picked up. Thoughts, Pepper?
Gordon: It's all fun and games until a TV studio who despite them being in last place thinks they know how to tinker something properly (even though they don't) shows up. The jury's out on this until I see what exactly they do to it.
Chico: Good idea.
Gordon: But the jury has convicted a few stupid people.
Chico: Wasn't that two weeks ago?
Gordon: Remember a few weeks ago how someone was accused of using flour as a weapon.
Chico: Right.
Gordon: What about assault with a deadly thrown cat?
Chico: Normally I'd let you present the story, but with all due respect..... WHAT?!
Jason: Ouch
Chico: A cat?

Are YOU smarter than...Project Runway's Kenley Collins, who was charged with assault via throwing various objects at her boyfriend. Said objects include water, some apples, a laptop, and yes, flying pussy.

Chico: ... cat. Pussy Cat.
Gordon: Yes. Cat. All topped off with a bedroom door slammed to the head when the fiancee tried to get out of the scene.
Jason: MRROOOOOWWWW!!!!
Chico: Needless to say.... someone had to get stitches?
Gordon: I don't know. But that's sort of silly. I hate you. Tabby, get him!
Jason: And the cat says...why?
Chico: I seem to remember a certain......



Chico: OF COURSE!
Jason: LOL
Gordon: But we're not done with Dancing With the Stars whining this week.

Maksim Chmerkovskiy (yes, the same one who swore seasons ago that he would not return to DWTS and that Kristy Yamaguchi had no chance of winning), says that it's unfair that Melissa Rycroft is in the competition because she's had dancing experience before.

Chico: Two words... Trista Rehn. Thank you. Next.
Gordon: Chico, I'm, sick of the whining this week. I wanna get fully loaded.
Chico: Let's get Fully Loaded.
Jason: (hands Chico a Spiced Captain Morgan shot)
Chico: Ah, thanks. Hey Gordon!
Gordon: Hey Chico!
Chico: Do you need a reason to get a PS3?
Gordon: I do, actually.
Chico: Three words... WHEEL! OF! FORTUNE!
Gordon: (Drools)
Jason: Not enough for me. I am waiting for FF XIII Tactics.

Wheel of Fortune is now available on Playstation Network. It costs you $15. The app promises realistic gameplay in high-def.

Jason: Nice. Very nice. Drool.
Chico: You may all drool only when I show you the video... Video, I say!



Gordon: (drools)
Chico: I may get this and Jeopardy! and have myself game night every night.
Gordon: Not enough for me to spend $500 on for a system, but if you have a PS3 already, it's nice to have. However, this is enough for me to drive to Boston...

Wheel of Fortune audition in late June.

Jason: ROAD TRIP! With a stop at Foxwoods on the way back!
Chico: No way. I can't afford Foxwoods :-/
Gordon: Mmmm. Foxwooooods
Chico: Anything else on the Casting Couch?
Gordon: There you go. And then you can link up with future media hoes.
Jason: HOLY COW!
Chico: (Plays "Pimpin' All Over the World")

In this week's Media Ho Report, Chris Tarrant is arrested for assault, Alex Trebek hosts 'Canada's Next Prime Minister', Slash from Guns N' Roses collaborates with 'Escala', a band that finishes in 5th on Britain's Got Talent, Piers Morgan clainms he got $16,000 for his appearances on The Apprentice...

Chico: In a book.

Ellen Degeneres and Portia De Rossi play together on The Newlywed Game, and both Ron Silver and Natasha Richardson pass.

(silence)

Gordon: But none of them are the ho of the week
Chico: Who?
Gordon: The hoes are the final 6 cast members of Survivor: Gabon, who band together for a charity event to help the Charles Cuty High School Marching Band. Charles City is where Susie (runner-up) comes from.
Chico: Nice.
Gordon: Needless to say, the group of Marcus, Charlie, Corinne and Randy will not be showing up.
Chico: Ha.
Jason: Ha.
Gordon: And those...are your hoes.
Chico: Finally... Let's Go Global...

We're going to Hong Kong this week, and with our economy in the (^_^) as much as it is, how a propos is it that we find a game show about investing. The show is called "Outsmart", and on it, celebrities compete to see who knows more about finance.

Gordon: Its a smart idea. Which is why it will never see the light of day here :P
Jason: Just like Countdown.
Chico: That and we hate being reminded that w're currently in the toilet moneywise. Did we mention it was hosted by one of Hong Kong's best hosts... Dodo Cheng?
Jason: Nope
Gordon: Very cool. I hope it does well.
Chico: Alrighty. Brainvision... Done.
Gordon: Shut it down.
Jason: (Shutting down)
Gordon: When we come back, we help out the economy and come up with a new game. You're reading WLTI. You give us 22 minutes, we'll find you a bunch of whiners.
Chico: Wah wah wah.
Jason: Unfair! Boo!
Gordon: Like so.
Chico: DO YOU KNOW WHO MY FATHER IS?!

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