Chico: This is Chico Alexander... with Gordon.. and Augustus in the corner. For the whole show. Why you may ask? Because this is the episode that refuses to die! Ain't that right, Gordon?
Gordon: It is... (feeds Augustus holiday shows)... but it's the show that wouldn't die, featuring episodes that won't die, contestants that won't die, and shows that are like Christmas Fruitcake.
Chico: hard to stomach and sort of unnatural. We'll talk about those, because from somewhere in America, the WLTI that refuses to die ... is ALIVE!!!!
Gordon: (Lightning Flashes) What was that?
Chico: Lightning. Must be time for the FASTEST FIVE AND A HALF MINUTES IN GAME SHOWS!
Gordon: Start the clock...now!
Chico: We're starting with the X Factor believe it or not. Because in a season that's been so improbable, the impossibly predictable has happened.
Gordon: We are down to 4 people, which means that we're stuck with someone that mistakenly believes they have a chance to win.
Chico: That someone, Fifth Harmony. Fourth place this week. 1-2-3, Tate, Carly, Emblem3.
Gordon: One week until Carly / Tate finale.
Chico: Also down to four on "The Voice"... two from Cee-Lo, two from Blake. Cassadee Pope and Terry McDermott from Team Blake and Trevin Hunte and Nicholas David for Team Cee-Lo. Wake me up when the Terry/Trevin final happens.
Gordon: Gee, you think?
Chico: I do.
Gordon: Over to Top Chef, where we finally get rid of a veteran. CJ goes away, leaving Josie and Stefan still in. But WAIT! It's the Last Chance Kitchen! CJ is STILL ALIVE, as he's still in the Last Chance Kitchen. He's the old Christmas ham in the corner. Over to Next Iron Chef, where Amanda Freitag.....
Chico: *giddy*
Gordon: Now you know you want me to say she's gone from the show.
Chico: .... she isn't, is she?
Gordon: What's the theme of this week's show?
Chico: Refuses to die.
Gordon: Kerrect. So she wins the challenge and is in the FINAL FOUR.
Chico: She's not gonna win this. She can't win this.
Gordon: And if she does?
Chico: I ... I don't know. I just don't know. Anyway, let's get to another boring finish... Jeopardy! ended the week on a lock game.
Gordon: You have a Final Jeopardy question?
Chico: I do.
Gordon: Lay it on me.
Chico: The category: 20th Century Plays.

This 1962 play takes place beginning at 2am in the living room of a house on a New England college campus.

Gordon: Puts on Santa Outfit: What's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Chico: Right. Now put this on.
Gordon: ...A fruitcake costume? Really?
Chico: Really.
Gordon: (Puts on Holiday Fruitcake Outfit) What is Return of the Living Dead Part 7: Final Exam Week?
Chico: AKA my life right about now.
Gordon: You've been through final exam week. You've gotten no sleep. I bet you felt like a zombie.
Chico: Oh yeah. Now I'm gonna have to deal with everyone else doing that. Josh Frumkin returns Monday to begin what we hope is a long championship streak. Meanwhile, on numbNuts, it begins with a Horse, an extreme slackline walker... and it ends with four stories, boxes, hammers, and a trip into the ocean. Andy wins $7500, Horse wins $2500. Elizabeth Campbell wins Mony Mony on Killer Karaoke to the tune of $7100. Jessica the Gypsy wins the Big Deal on Friday's LMAD, giving her a 2013 hyundai accent, $1000 for gas, and EVERYTHING IN THE BIG DEAL! HDTV with home theatre, and snowboarding equipment. That's $23,545. And on Wheel, we pass the $3 million mark with this tough puzzle...

T _ U _ _ / _ U _ _ L E

Chico: I'll give you a moment to think about this tough puzzle.
Gordon: (Puts on Rudolph sweater) I look ridiculous in this. Where the hell is Jason Block?
Chico: I think it's cute. Oh, push the button...
Gordon: (Pushes Button. Red nose lights up). Great.
Chico: So what's the puzzle?
Gordon: It's a ...Tough Puzzle.
Chico: Too tough. They don't get it, but they do get $3 million this year so far. And that... will do it for the Replay at last. Now push the other button.
Gordon: Hold on, since it's going to make you happy... (Puts on Pink Bunny Nightmare Costume). Really?
Chico: *applause*
Gordon: What. Ever. (Hits Plunger)
Chico: Okay, now let's talk about that other big show on CBS. The one that airs on the daytime. Now flash back to October 15, 2007;
Gordon: That would be Drew Carey's first day as host of The Price is Right.
Chico: Drew Carey took up the mantle of the longest running and most beloved of game shows. Five years and 999 shows later, it's time to celebrate as the most beloved of game shows and STILL #1 IN DAYTIME, MARKS.... turns over its o-Drew-meter to 1000. So we have another really big special show where Drew picks the prizes... and the players pretty much whiff the show.  Not a terrible mark, but it's 2-4. Lucky Seven, the first game Drew ever hosted... BIG LOSS. Switch for trips to Seattle & Cleveland... won. It's In the Bag.. Big loss. BIG WIN in Any Number, a 2013 Chevrolet Camaro. $24,839, by the way.
Gordon: Keep in mind that these are gifts Drew Carey likes, not necessarily gifts that you the contestant would want.
Chico: You don't want a Camaro? Because I want a Camaro. Finally... Rat Race... Drew's creation... was a loss. Came away with an exercise bike, though.
Gordon: you want Seattle Sounders tix?
Chico: Better than Hurricanes tickets at the moment. So let's talk Showcase. Brooks Inga vs. Joshua Stirling. First up, Drew's favorite trips... a private jet to Las Vegas and a trip to the World Cup in Rio. You want to bid on this or pass?
Gordon: It's all yours. And here, I'll throw in something extra to your showcase. (Throws in Pink Bunny Nightmare outfit)
Chico: Okay, Joshua does the same, Brooks bids $16,000. NEXT, Drew's favorite things. a photo booth... a Vespa scooter... and a BMW 128i coupe. Better for you?
Gordon: Sure. $36,000
Chico: Joshua bids $38,000. Actual price... $45,829, a difference of $7829. Actual price of Brooks' Showcase... more than $16,000. A lot more. $46,782.
Gordon: Yeowch.
Chico: So Brooks has $47,667 and ... THIS



Chico: And one for Drew as well for proving the haters wrong.



Chico: But do you think another CBS player deserves it? Let's talk about Abi-Maria for a moment. She's either really good or the others are just really bad...


INJURY REPORT

Gordon: Well not yet, but she is sticking around.
Chico: So let's go through this episode... Malcolm's brother wins him a reward. And the rest of the tribe is looking to get rid of him.
Gordon: These are good things.
Chico: Seems easy enough.. One problem. One teeny tiny problem with that.
Gordon: He wins immunity, doesn't he?
Chico: He wins immunity so hard. That puts the other five in play. Skupin, Lisa, Denise, Abi, and Carter. Lisa and Skupin are forced to play by Malcolm's rules. That leaves Denise and Abi and Carter to fight it out in Tribal, and this is where I think Abi makes either the smartest or the dumbest move in the game. She keeps flaunting "the fact" that she has an immunity idol.
Gordon: It's smart. Until someone calls on her it's smart.
Chico: You almost expect her to be called on it, but no one does! But here's the thing, someone's going to call her on it NEXT time. UNLESS they think about this from endgame point of view. Now if you take Abi to the finals with you, that's one less person you have to go up against .
Gordon: Unless she turns around and boats she never had an immunity idol That's great gameplay.
Chico: Except that she DID have an immunity Idol.
Gordon: Well we shall see. She is still in the minority. Santa look familiar?
Chico: That's a guy from DOND, isn't it?
Gordon: Sure is.
Chico: She is still in the minority. But I would take her to the finals if I had the chance.
Gordon: I would too. She's pissing everyone off. Would you take the twins to the Amazing Race finale?
Chico: Umm... no I wouldn't.
Gordon: Well too bad, because you're going to.



Gordon: Again, fitting the theme, we have a NON-ELIMINATION LEG in the penultimate night, meaning we have 4 teams alive with 2 episodes to go in a back to back special.
Chico: Yep, and Nadiya & Natalie are taking the Speed Bump in the finale. So the question... Who wins?
Gordon: Not the twins.
Chico: Right now the smart money is on Trey & Lexi, who've been the strongest team since Ryan & Abbie left the race. But don't sit on the other two teams either.
Gordon: You have the Chippendales, who would be the prototypical team to win this, except they are as smart as a bag of putty. You have Trey and Lexi, who are as emotionally strong as a Jenga set.
Chico: How about the Beekmans?
Gordon: And you have the Beekmans, who are only in this because every episode one team makes a blunder (and the only time they didn't was in a non-elimination leg).
Chico: So it's pretty much and open field for you, isn't it?
Gordon: Open for the wrong reason. This season has left me flat. It's exciting, but that's because you don't have that all-star team for me.
Chico: so you really can't pick a favorite out. You'll just be happy that it ends.
Gordon: And onto the next day, when Millionaire begins.
Chico: Ooh, I love this. You've been hearing about this all week, thank you Disney. Someone is playing for half a million.
Gordon: Which means, of course...they don't win the millions.
Chico: Of course, but there's a principle at work; you don't spoil for ratings. That's just... stupid.
Gordon: You don't? Of COURSE you do.
Chico: You ever hear of someone spoiling the Feud?
Gordon: Last time I checked, you can't win a mil on the Feud, nor is the Feud ratings-challenged.
Chico: Ah, true. Right now, LAA is doing better than Millionaire and it's only on in seven markets. But you want to talk about the question.
Gordon: I do.
Chico: Okay, let's set the scene. Dan DeLisio of Pittsburgh, remember that name. He's going to be brought up when we do the 2012 Best and Worst of Everything... December 31 on CLW83.com. Thanks for asking. He jumps $100,000... Then wins $250,000... And faces THIS for $500,000...

[$500,000]
Eagle-eyed viewers of "Gone with the Wind" will notice all but which of the following anachronisms in the film?
A: Radio tower
B: Electric streetlight
C: Electric lamp
D: Telephone booth

Gordon: The question boils down to - what item was earliest and could have been in the movie.
Chico: Right. But they all could've been in the movie.
Gordon: true - but which one would have been a blatant no no. I would actually be pretty sure the answer is D, but wouldn't put $500,000 on it.
Chico: This is a simple you either know it or you don't.
Gordon: yes.
Chico: Dan would've done the same thing as you. But he walks with $250,000... The answer.... coming up after this capsule review. No... It was D.
Gordon: ...ouch
Chico: We could've seen a million dollar question. But in that place I DO have a million dollar question for you. Say you were the owner of a franchise that sells bowling and bowling accessories. And you have two star employees... Would you have them compete against each other for their own franchise of this bowling enterprise?
Gordon: Would I have them? No. Will I for the purpose of the game? Sure.
Chico: So you would do it if there was a game and cameras involved.
Gordon: Well yes, but no. For the sake of the argument, sure.
Chico: Okay, that's the premise behind A&E's Undercover Boss spinoff. It's Be the Boss. and it's essentially the Apprentice... if it were only an hour long.
Gordon: We have 2 people who think they are good enough - and one boss who has the power to do so.
Chico: And all they have to do is show them through a variety of challenges that they have the acumen for the job.
Gordon: But at the end of the day it's the boss's decision
Chico: Isn't it always.
Gordon: It is. And that's both the good and bad of the show
Chico: Like the Apprentice, there's no real metric for success... it's all the boss' decision. You could theoretically do everything right by the book... and STILL LOSE.
Gordon: And if the boss knows one of the contestants - either way - they are screwed without the bases of the show.
Chico: It's supposed to be life-changing and heart-warming, but in the end, it's the televised version of (^_^)ing where you eat.
Gordon: True. And of course, if everyone knows each other, it's nothing but drama and pressure after the show.

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