offered an alternative payment plan called "Easy Pay", which Hydra did not. Empresario raised $43,000 to Hydra's $35,145. Losing team: Hydra Reasons for loss: Hydra had a lower price point and sold fewer units than Empresario. While Carol Alt and Marilu Henner had both done multiple stints on QVC in the past, both of them were completely unaware that QVC offered an alternative payment plan, which could have promoted sales. Also, Trump believed Marilu Henner was too garrulous during the advertising of her product. Sent to boardroom: Marilu Henner, Lennox Lewis, and Piers Morgan Fired: Marilu Henner – for being too overzealous while selling Hydra's products, having an appalling track record, and for not bringing back Carol Alt into the boardroom, who had been deemed more accountable for the loss after not knowing that "Easy Pay" existed. Notes: As the victorious project manager, Stephen Baldwin won an additional $20,000 for his charity. So far, he raised a total of $89,324 for his charity.* Piers Morgan called Lennox Lewis a "sleepy boy" in the boardroom, and Trump took it as an insult to Lennox. Despite their extensive history of working with QVC, both Carol Alt and Marilu Henner claimed to have never known about the "Easy Pay" installment plan for viewers that couldn't afford to pay for a product at full price. Subsequently, Marilu's decision to not bring Carol back for this oversight was surprising to her teammates and Trump's advisors. Originally, both teams wanted to use the ladder kart for their segment. A coin toss determined that Hydra would take the ladder kart, so Empresario took the sweeper. This marks the only time that Hydra had someone fired from their team all season. This was the last time Empresario won a task and the last time Hydra lost a task. Episode 9: The Money Shot Airdate: February 28, 2008 Task sponsor: Dial Corporation and Redbook Task scope: Each team is to design a 4-page photo essay to promote Dial Corporation's Dial Yogurt on Redbook. Hydra project manager: Carol Alt Empresario project manager: Tito Ortiz Judges: Donald Trump, Ivanka Trump, George Ross Winning team: Hydra Reasons for win: Their message of incorporating both the Redbook target audience and the Dial brand worked very well, and their use of Carol Alt as the model also appealed for the target demographics of Redbook readers. Although the executives thought the picture on the last