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January 29, 2004 [ view dossier ]
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 The women cranked up the shot sales, with Heidi blazing the trail. One guy bought an entire tray of shooters, in many flavors. How could the women not join him for a shot or two? At the end of the night, the ladies were exhausted and not entirely confident that they would beat the men again.
 The next day, it was Versacorp's turn to tackle Planet Hollywood under Kwame's leadership. Their strategy was the opposite of the women. They wanted the majority of the team out in Times Square handing out coupons and recruiting potential diners. Bill was in charge of managing the waitstaff and had a brief meeting with the crew. He offered them an incentive to increase sales.  The waiter or waitress who could ring up the most sales in an hour, would receive one hundred dollars for that hour. The staff was very receptive to that idea! But would it work? That evening, Bill was disappointed by the tiny crowd in the dining room. Bowie started to go table to table to encourage folks to buy merchandise or commemorative photos. That strategy didn't seem to work. Drastic times called for drastic measures, and next thing you know, Kwame was selling autographed merchandise.  It was Troy's idea, but the rest of the guys went along with the charade and actually sold some goods. Nick was disgusted by the deceptive tactic and "checked out" for the remainder of the task - which didn't go unnoticed by his teammates. Also going unnoticed was the fact that Bill seemed to take control of the task, with Kwame letting him call the shots.
 The next day, the teams regrouped in the boardroom to find out how they did in overall Planet Hollywood sales. Carolyn reported that last year's revenue for the night the men worked was $13,168 and this year's was $14,069, a 6.8% increase. For the women, George reported that last year's revenue for their night was $12,592 and this year's was $16,537. With an increase of 31.3% over the previous year, the women had done it again! Donald could hardly believe it.  While the women headed to the Trump National Golf Course, the men were left to ponder the boardroom. Before the women could truly enjoy their outing, they had a surprise visit from Donald and Carolyn - who both conveyed a warning about using their sex appeal in every task. Donald told them they were smart, dynamic and attractive women who shouldn't have to cross the line of sexuality to win. The women were duly chastened.
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