Episode 17(Life)

## Intro

"You know it, you love it you wanna give it a spin. It's the famous "Game of Life" spinner, and it's the doorway to winning awesome prizes, including a Cowboy Adventure in Arizona. Stick around, because this is "the Game of Life."

## Teams

### **Team Natalie**

* Natalie, roller coaster fanatic (Team Captain)
* Enrique, wants to be a sports broadcaster (Brother)
* Christina, loves annual family trips to Las Vegas(Mom)

### **Team Sebastian**

* Sebastian, wants to be the best archaeologist ever (Team Captain)
* Walter, wants to rent a flying car (Brother)
* Marianna, loves knitting clothes for family and friends (Mom)

## Round 1

### **Team Natalie**

Careers: Professional Wrestler or **Weatherman**

#### **100 Points**

Question: If you were standing five miles away from a lightning strike, what would happen first? (You would see the lightning flash or You would hear a thunderclap)

Guess: Lightning flash (Correct) (100)

#### **200 Points**

Question: What other state, besides Alaska, has never had a record high above 100 degrees? (Minnesota or Hawaii)

Guess: Minnesota (Wrong) (Enrique was right)

#### **300 Points**

Question: An anemometer's an instrument for measuring what? (Wind speed or Humidity)

Guess: Wind speed (Correct) (400)

Total: 400

### **Team Sebastian**

Careers: Professional Wrestler or **Bug Collector**

#### **100 Points**

Question: It's impossible for a common housefly to do what? (Bite you or Fly upside down)

Guess: Bite you (Correct) (100)

#### **200 Points**

Question: How does a cricket hear? (With its legs or Wings)

Guess: Legs (Correct) (300)

#### **300 Points**

Question: The bite of a tsetse fly can cause what? (Sleeping sickness or Stomach sickness)

Guess: Sleeping sickness (Correct) (600)

#### **400 Points**

Question: What's a praying mantis actually doing when it looks like its praying? (Waiting for food or Sleeping)

Guess: Waiting for food (Correct) (1000)

Total: 1000/Perfect

**Round 1 Totals:** Team Natalie 400, Team Sebastian 1000

## Round 2

Categories: Live in an Igloo or **Live in Hawaii**

#### **200 Points**

Question: By law, no building on the Hawaiian island of Kauai can be what? (Made of bamboo or Taller than a palm tree)

Guess: Taller than a palm tree (Correct) (1200)

#### **400 Points**

Question: "Ukulele" is an Hawaiian word that means what ("Jumping flea" or "Pretty noise")

Guess: Pretty noise (Wrong)

#### **600 Points**

Question: What's the state nickname of Hawaii? (The Luau State or The Aloha State)

Guess: The Aloha State (Correct) (1800)

#### **800 Points**

Question: What language has more letters in its alphabet? (English or Hawaiian)

Guess: English (Correct) (2600)

#### **1000 Points**

Question: Olympic champion Duke Kahanamoku's credited w/ popularizing what activity? (Surfing or Ocean kayaking)

Guess: Surfing (Correct) (3600)

Total: 3600. Team Natalie can't catch up.

### **Team Natalie**

Categories: Live in an Igloo or **Live in San Francisco**

#### **200 Points**

Question: What happened that caused the population of San Francisco to grow dramatically? (Gold was discovered nearby or Land was given away for free)

Guess: Gold was discovered nearby (Correct) (600)

#### **400 Points**

Question: Lombard Street in San Francisco claims to be what? (The world's crookedest street or The world's longest street)

Guess: The world's crookedest street (Correct) (1000)

#### **600 Points**

Question: Why is the Golden Gate Bridge painted orange? (It's the state color of California or To be more visible to passing ships)

Guess: To be more visible to passing ships (Correct) (1600)

#### **800 Points**

Question: San Francisco's the only American city that still has working what? (Cable cars or Drawbridges)

Guess: Cable cars (Correct) (2400)

#### **1000 Points**

Question: If a ballplayer hits a ball over the right field fence of San Francisco's at&t Park, where's it more likely to land? (In a parking lot or In San Francisco's Bay)

Guess: In San Francisco Bay (Correct) (3400)

Total: 3400

**Round 2 Totals:** Team Natalie 3400, Team Sebastian 3600

Team Sebastian does the bonus spin.

## Bonus Spin

Bonus Prize: $1000 Beverly Hills Shopping Spree

Picked: Odd

Result: 10 (Loss)

Consolation Prize: Medieval Times Dinner and Tournament

#### **Step 1**

Grab items associated with the family activity shown.

#### **Step 2**

Take a picture with the items.

Each item is worth 250 points

### **Final Totals**

Both teams got 8 items for 2000 points.

**Final Totals:** Team Natalie 5400, Team Sebastian 5600

Team Sebastian wins.

## Bonus Spin

### **Questions**

#### **Question 1**

Marianne: Which do you think is creepier, a cockroach or a centipede with 1000 legs?

Guess: Cockroach (Correct)

#### **Question 2**

Sebastian: Would you rather spend time swimming with dolphins or exploring live volcanoes?

Guess: Swimming (Wrong)

#### **Question 3**

Walter: Which holiday do you like more, Halloween or 4th of July?

Guess: Halloween (Correct)

Pick: Even

Bonus Numbers: 9 (Sebastian) and 3 (Walter)

Not Picked: 1, 5 and 7

## Final Spin

Result: 8 (Win)

Cowboy Adventure in Arizona: Tanque Verde Ranch

## Error

* Despite 60 sec. being shown in the final round they were given an extra 10 sec.

## Trivia

* This episode aired the same day as Scrabble Showdown Episode 20.

## Link

https://youtu.be/b7qco5h6NOw(Full Episode)