Episode 28.10 - A Tribute to Heroes
November 14

Chico: Hey, this is Chico Alexander... and before we continue, on this Veterans Day weekend, we'd like to sincerely thank our men and women in uniform for protecting our right to discuss trivial minutiae. (literally =p).
Jason: Personally, SSGT William Block (USAF Retired). Thanks, DAD (Salute!)
Chico: And to SFC Carlos Alexander (USA retired)... Love you, dad!
Gordon: My brother in law, Adam Schwartz, was part of the Air Force.
Chico: There you go. :-)
Gordon: We honor the Veterans this week, and we hope you enjoy our show. as from somewhere in America, this week's edition of WLTI...is...on!
Jason: YAY!
Gordon: Gordon, Chico and special guest Jason Block here.
Jason: Glad to be here.
Chico: Well, we've got a lot to go over, so we'll start with what is no doubt the match of the century, and it wasn't even a final. It was the third Jeopardy! TOC semifinal with the three favorites going head to head to head against each other.
Gordon: You want to talk about power. How the heck did all 3 people get in the same semi-final?
Chico: I have no clue. Luck of the draw. It was Joon Pahk vs. Mark Runsvold vs. Roger Craig. Talk about a mental bloodbath.
Jason: Joon couldn't get going
Gordon: Roger Craig had brass-sized grapefruits.
Chico: How can I say this...yeah.
Jason: But it took him a while to find them
Gordon: I wouldn't say that. He's up $16,000+ to Joon's $11,000. He finds a Daily Double and bets 10K.
Chico: Took a while to find a lot of things. But not Roger, who finds all three Daily Doubles and make them work for him.
Jason: Yes.
Chico: With $27,600 to Mark's $13,400 and Joon's $11,800, it's Roger's game to lose by OH SO LITTLE.
Gordon: The big one was for 10K, but he doubled up on 7k earlier and then Doubled up earlier in Single Jeopardy.
Chico: Correct. That could've been the game changer right there. The window of victory for him only $800!
Gordon: The Daily Doubles were game changers. Roger probably is in 3rd without them. But he used all of the resources available to win, and that's what great players do.
Chico: Yep.
Jason: That is true.
Chico: But does he have what it takes to beat Tom Nissley and Buddy Wright?
Jason: I don't see it. Nissley is the favorite to me.
Gordon: They are all very strong, but I'm going to go with Roger Craig.
Chico: I haven't seen either of the two players do what Roger did.
Jason: I watched him...Craig looks a little nervous up there, don't ask me why.
Gordon: Wouldn't you be if $250,000 was up for grabs?
Chico: A little, but he's not letting on that he is a bit nervous. Let's be real here. It's a quarter-million on the line.
Jason: Been there...and yes. :)
Chico: And the game moves fast, so you have to be faster.
Gordon: Can we have the Final Jeopardy Clue on Friday, sir?
Chico: I thought you'd never ask. The category is Business, and if you miss this, I pity you.

A 2005 sale of 14,159,265 shares prompted the headline "Google offers shares, seeks global piece of" this.

Jason: What is PI
Chico: Gordon?
Gordon: What is shares equivalent to the numbers of views for Lindsay Lohan's new flick 'Lindsay's 45 Seconds in Penitentiary Heaven'?
Jason: lol
Chico: "You gon' make me beautiful..."
Gordon: Pi is the right answer.
Chico: It is, and surprisingly, no one got it.
Gordon: Well, they missed the 3 part.
Chico: Yeah, but still, the sequence had to look A LITTLE familiar.
Gordon: Not familiar enough, but a great win for Craig. We'll see if he can keep it up next week. One thing we noticed though - America likes SINGLE champions.



Chico: I've been thinking about this all weekend, as we said goodbye to the STEREOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO *breathes* OOOOOOOOOOOOOOO...
Gordon: Oink
Chico: Close enough! But I have three different thought lines about this sort of thing. I have three distinct reasons why The Hogzz and InTenSity are the first two acts out of the X Factor. Let me know what you think. 1) America doesn't like groups.
Jason: Prove it
Chico: You look on several seasons of AGT with groups that could've taken it, but it all came down to armies of one. Second line... America doesn't like THESE groups. The three groups in the contest, and they all landed in the bottom two. And the third, and this is just my outlandish mind thinking... America doesn't like Paula.
Jason: How about #4...the groups sucked.
Gordon: I'd go with 4.
Chico: We all knew the groups sucked. I mean, this is the X Factor. Everyone sucks.
Jason: There's no conspiracy here.
Chico: Except those one or two people that don't, and they know who they are.
Gordon: Well whether there is or isn't a conspiracy is one thing. However, in this case, there's no conspiracy here. The groups...not too good. And I'll add #5. America doesn't like being marketed to.
Jason: You mean told who to like?
Chico: Bingo. I'll go even further to say that America's sick of being marketed to. We like who we like, and that should be it.
Jason: Like how Astro is being shoved down our throat?
Chico: Exactly
Gordon: This could be really awkward for Paula if Lakoda Rain keeps falling to the bottom. What would be the chances that Paula would have no more groups to mentor?
Jason: 100%
Chico: I'll go with 97%. But it's not looking good for the last Frankengroup in the contest.
Gordon: It's not. There's another group that's looking real bad. And it's Ozzy's Outcasts.



Chico: Going back to last week's theme of succeeding long enough to see your plan fail.
Jason: I have one think to say to Cochran. Great move. But if you didn't open your ******* mouth, you would have been in a better spot.
Chico: You would've. But it doesn't change the outcome of this week's double tap.
Gordon: I think Cochran's currently in a good spot, However, from an Endgame standpoint, it's not that good. He has a lot of work to do.
Chico: Yes, you need to get to the end by hook or by crook, but you also need votes to win. And you're not going to get votes if everyone is mad at you.
Gordon: Right. You are only hoping that the players vote on strategy and not emotion.
Chico: History has shown this time and again.
Gordon: Cochran is making a very good candidate to get to the final 3, but for the wrong reasons.
Chico: Yeah, how many votes were cast on strategy?
Jason: Recently...not many. Cochran is right now the most obvious choice to get to the Final 3
Gordon: Well Rob Mariano won on a strategic vote. I don't know if this goes the same way.
Jason: Right now the two of Ozzy Outcasts are in deep doo doo
Chico: I'd think so. Especially with Coach running things.
Gordon: Dawn needs to ally with Cochran, if just to save a few days. Cochran needs to find an alliance crack, team with Brandon and Coach and find their 4 some.
Chico: Bingo.
Gordon: Cochran is in a good position if he can burrow in with his group or if he can make people successfully deduce that they are on the bottom of the totem pole in terms of Coaches alliance - or if Coach aligns with them.
Chico: Somehow I don't see it happening with Cochran. Maybe with Coach, but not with Cochran. As for why he did it... I wouldn't put "grand scheme" past him.
Gordon: Cochran is very smart. We'll see if he can continue with his master plan.
Chico: Meanwhile, we have the master plan for Dancing... and quelle supresse... Nancy Grace isn't on it.



Gordon: Nancy is off the show, so apparently Bristol's Fanbase doesn't go that far.
Jason: Um no.
Chico: No easy way to say this... They just sucked.
Gordon: Well with JR and Ricki both scoring real well, the question was who was going to join them. The answer is a Kardashian, who in my opinion, is lasting a lot longer than what I thought he would be,
Chico: Rob's really coming out of the shadow of his sister's... fan base. Yeah, her FAN BASE.
Jason: Her wide, luscious fanbase
Chico: ... We're still talking about her fan base, right brah?
Jason: You have your fan base, I have mine.
Gordon: I think it's much more of a base than you think it is, Chico.
Jason: You think Rob by staying away from the whole KK/KH fiasco is making himself a good media image?
Chico: I'd like to think so. Is this the part of the show where we show a ridiculous picture of Kim's huge butt? =p
Gordon: ...sure :)



Chico: Seriously, though.. is there anyway JR Martinez doesn't win this?
Jason: Nope. Except Maybe Hope Solo
Gordon: I hope not, as I called him to win at the beginning :)
Chico: I believe this was the first perfect 60 of the season.
Gordon: It was.
Chico: So we should probably just call this right now, right? Or do we do the semi-finals next week.
Jason: We go through the motions
Chico: Right.
Gordon: 'Cause you never know.
Chico: That's true. Just like I never knew that a friend of mine and her sister would fail so epically.
Jason: What happened?
Gordon: Oh wait wait wait. I'll be right back (Leaves)
Jason: Uh oh. That doesn't mean anything good, Chico.
Chico: And I'm not one to just throw away a friendship for a few cheap laughs. I don't roll like that...so I'm going to let Gordon do it.
Jason: I am going to be honest strategically. There was one major screw-up...and your friend didn't do it.
Chico: Well, explain that. Explain the one major screw up... you know, so it makes ME feel better. =p
Jason: After the fish delivery, Jennifer just waited. You go back to the beginning and if stuff goes down and it goes down...you don't just WAIT there with your thumb up your butt, just because she forgot the clue.
Chico: Ah. The classic clue-forgetting. Many a racer's downfall.
Jason: But she should have gone back. She waited for seemed like forever.
Chico: Right. And in the end... well, Justin and Jennifer came last.
Jason: It was a major mistake they never recovered from
Chico: I should explain that I'm an old friend of Justin's from when we went to college in Chapel Hill, NC... *woop woop*...And as such I'm not going to do him like I do the other Morons on the Run... so I'll let Gordon handle that.
Jason: Speaking of which...where is he?
Gordon: (Comes back in with a North Carolina Road Map and the head of Rameses the UNC Mascot). Has anyone lost their head?
Jason: WOW. Impressive. (applauds)
Chico: ... the email address is Gordon@gameshownewsnet.com.



Chico: See, I won't devalue a good friendship over a game show... Gordon on the other hand... :-)
Gordon: Yyyyyyyeeeeeeees?
Chico: He'll say what needs to be said and won't apologize for it. :-)
Jason: Gordon has roughed ME up before, so he will throw anyone under the bus. Including best friends.
Gordon: OK. We'll start off with an old poker adage. If you're looking for the worst player in the room, and you don't think anyone is, then chances are, the person is you.
Jason: *nods furiously*
Chico: Yup. usually within 60 seconds.
Gordon: So chances are if you're looking for someone who is lagging behind, and you can't find anyone, that means...you're in last.
Jason: Hence, Jennifer's waiting.
Chico: See, you can't dwell upon who's behind you.
Gordon: So Jennifer, who 1. Lost her clue and then 2. compounded it by not going backwards...what in the world were you thinking?
Chico: Seems like the worst possible moment to make two of the worst mistakes on the Race.
Jason: At the same time no yet.
Gordon: You can't let one error compound another. It's a lot like playing on tilt. Fine. You screwed up. Let it go.
Chico: And that's just a good life lesson.
Jason: Gordon and I have LIVED that. Its hard to move on, but you HAVE to.
Chico: So if you'll grant me a moment, while I put on my UNC ball cap as a silent tribute...

(Silence)

Chico: ...thank you. Andy & Tommy pick up their FIFTH first place finish. Any way THEY get eliminated?
Jason: As long as they play smart...NO.
Gordon: Looking a lot like shades of Expedition Impossible.
Chico: Which wasn't bad to watch. Bad to compete in, but not bad to watch. It's going to take a Kaylani & Lisa sized blunder to stop them. Anyway, let's go from spreading evil to...



Gordon: And while we're at it...



Chico: Last week on Million Dollar Mind Game, our video game geeks go up to $600,000 with three strikes on a question about Subway. They could've bailed out with $100K a pop and we would be cool with that.
Jason: Very
Gordon: 5 of them wanted to bail out
Chico: Frank Tota didn't.
Gordon: Frank Tota owes them all a lot of money
Chico: The rules state that a bail out vote MUST be unanimous. So, like it or not, we're playing for a million dollars. Let's see how you two do with this...

This item is commonly used whether it's an America, a Russian, or an Italian dressing. But according to a German proverb, you don't need one if you have a good friend.

Jason: That's it?
Chico: That's it. What is it?
Jason: I have NO clue
Chico: Gordon?
Gordon: A robe. I don't need to see Italians, Russians and Americans naked.
Chico: Okay. Gordon, you were on the right track, but think about it. And this is a standard strategy on Million Dollar Mind Game: when in doubt, read the question. So Gordon.... *smirks* ... you don't need a robe if you have a good friend, you cheeky little devil, you.
Jason: Is he right?
Chico: No, he is not. The correct answer... is a "mirror".
Jason: Make sense
Gordon: Makes sense, when you think about it. However, that's not the question that costs them the million.
Chico: Nope. That question was swapped out for this. Remember, you have three helps, Change, Swap, or Time.
Jason: Right.
Chico: Here's the last, final, and ultimate question for $1 million...

He's been played with for centuries and lives the majority of his life one step at a time, often moving between darkness and light, and when he's trapped, his life is over.

Jason: I think I got it.
Chico: What've you got?
Jason: The King in Chess
Chico: Gordon?
Gordon: Jack Sparrow's little sparrow.
Chico: This coming from a man who thinks his best friend is a robe. Jason... explain yourself.
Jason: The king can only move on space at a time on the chess board. Darkness and light is the black and white spots on the board and when the king is trapped the game/life is over. And Chess has been around for a long time.
Jason: How close am I?
Chico: Dead on.
Jason: FIST PUMP! (dances around studio)
Chico: You know what the team said? The sun.
Jason: *THUD*
Chico: As Gordon said... Frank Tota owes this team a lot of money.
Gordon: He does. And then he can get the hamsters some more water.
Chico: And feed. Don't forget the feed
Jason: Nope.
Gordon: 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. Before we continue, want to squeeze this one in. Props to Ali Bagby who went for $1 million on WOF on Monday with this puzzle...

_ P / _ _ R / _ R A _ S

Jason: UP FOR GRABS.
Chico: I would've said UP FOR CRABS, but I was hungry.
Jason: But the thing was while she won $30,000. She was 2 spots away from the big one
Chico: She was. Anyway, let's get to the news. I need a bat. Now I need it to go away here.
Jason: (hands Chico the bat)

Piers Morgan, the only America's Got Talent judge from season 1 on the panel, is leaving the series, saying that he's going to concentreate more on his CNN show.

Chico: This from his Twitter...

"I'm leaving America's Got Talent after 6 wonderful years. Turned out that juggling's harder than it looks, so I'm going to focus on CNN."

Jason: Translation: They didn't pay me enough.
Chico: And that came out of nowhere.
Jason: The rumors are FLYING that Howard Stern may be the third judge and the show may move to New York. With Nick Cannon as the morning radio host here in NYC on 92.3NOW, it's not out of the realm of possibility.
Gordon: Well, if he can make more money doing less, why not? Part of the deal if Howard takes the gig - AGT moves to NYC.
Chico: Not necessarily out of the question. And for east coasters like us, perfect. :-)
Jason: A lot more chances to see the show, and which of the singers can out do the more talented dance groups
Chico: I don't know. Have you SEEN the dancers in the city?
Jason: Doesn't matter. America and the teens want singers singers and more singers.
Chico: So a really good dance group will be beaten by a singer who has an off night.
Gordon: As we saw from last season, it's going to take a heck of a lot for a non-singer to win this.
Chico: That's you talking.
Jason: Gordon is right
Gordon: While we're at it, lets go for some Datebook.

November 17th gives us 'Pumped'. from Speed. In addition, next week's Million Dollar Mind Game features one Brad Rutter.

Chico: This being "Cash Cab"... at a gas station.
Jason: Really?
Chico: Yes. Really.
Jason: Brad on MDMG. DVR time
Chico: You will watch.
Gordon: I will also get fully loaded
Chico: Yes you will
Jason: HIC
Chico: Because we're stupid like that.

One in a Million is coming back online in the UK, with a shot to win GBP 1 million

Jason: UK Only
Chico: But game shows on the internet. They're real, and they're here to stay, and we like it like that.
Jason: Me too.
Chico: Because that's smart
Jason: Very much so
Chico: This next item... not so much. Gordon?
Gordon: I have got some dumb here.

Are YOU Smarter than....The X-Factor Producers, who decide to Lip Sync the X-Factor groups results, which ends in hilarity as Leroy's voice comes out without him opening his mouth.

Chico: It's like a parody. Leroy says it himself!
Jason: Fake fake fake
Chico: come on! You say that like it's never happened before!
Jason: Exactly LOL
Gordon: It's happen before. it's never been this obvious. We're talking Ashley Simpson-sized blunders.
Chico: Just makes it more fun. ... right?
Gordon: Sure. Now for some Haterade. Remember when the Winners of OWN get their own network show?
Chico: Right.
Gordon: They WILL get their own show...

For 6 episodes. On a Saturday afternoon.

Chico: Thanks, Oprah. Zach gets Monday at 9pm. Kristina gets the Saturday at 1pm death slot
Chico: How much money this network losing again?
Gordon: This isn't going to help them recoup it. In fact, it could make it look like this



GSN's Doubles Poker has been sent to the rails.

Jason: OUCH
Chico: What, with every poker show (almost) going under.
Gordon: Let's go somewhere where poker is respected.
Chico: Right-o. To the UK then!

One of our favorites around here is getting a fourth life. That being Blockbusters. Only this time, like the 1997 Michael Aspel version (or BOTH US runs), it's adults vs. adults.

Jason: Nice. I would to be eligible for that one too :)
Chico: I'd... LIKE to be eligible. Been wanting some Blockbusters in me since I saw it back in my heady California youth.
Jason: Oh yeah
Gordon: What about some Media Hoes?
Chico: You've been wanting that since your heady California youth, G? :-)
Gordon: Oh yes.

In this week's Media Ho Report, And & Dec get renewed for Takeaway, the Kardashian Wedding Fallout continues, Nancy Grace whines about how she was robbed...Derek Hough and Lauren Conrad call it quits, Vienna and Kasey may or may not call it quits, and Adam Growe (Cash Cab: Canada) goes to Asheville.

Gordon: But none of them are the Hoes of the week.
Jason: Who are the hoes?
Gordon: The hoes are...everyone in the U.S.A.
Jason: Say what?
Gordon: You see, the Jeopardy online auditions are in January. You can register for them now.
Jason: And if you ever had a doubt...don't have one. Do it.
Chico: How do you think Joon Pahk got on the show?
Gordon: You have nothing to lose and everything to gain.
Chico: You want to be like Joon Pahk, right?
Jason: The worst you can do is fail. Do or not do.
Chico: Go to Jeopardy.com, register for the test, because it's better to live a life of "Oh well", than a life of "What if".
Gordon: And those...are your hoes
Chico: And that's Brainvision. Shut it off, J.
Jason: (Shutting down)
Chico: Still to come, we PLACE! BETS! ... SOON! But first, our boxes runneth over. But what are they saying? Find out on the other side of the break.
Gordon: You're reading WLTi. You give us 22 minutes and we'll give you 22 things we wish we could lip sync and dub out.
Chico: *lips* .... yeah.
Jason: YEAH

(Brainvision is presented by My Best Friend Is a Robe, the new comedy series on DisneyXD. A normal kid... a talking bathrobe... hilarity ensues.)

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