Post by an007 on Jan 31, 2010 12:15:11 GMT -5
The players are all warmed up and ready to make some big winnings. Hence, this is "Winter Holiday" week.
EPISODE #5166 - WINTER HOLIDAY
$1,000 Tossup - FUN AND GAMES
S N _ _ B A L L
F I G H T
Dawn probably loves a SNOWBALL FIGHT as she solves this one for her first bit of money. The week's opening panel...
Dawn Wicker: physical therapist at a large teaching hospital from Shelton, CT
Zareen Charania: optometrist from Victoria, BC
Juan Namnun: high school teacher (Spanish, health, and P.E.) and a HS baseball/football coach from Philadelphia, PA
$2,000 Tossup - SHOW BIZ
_ E A D _ N G
L _ _ _
Zareen's temporarily the LEADING LADY.
PRIZE ON THE WHEEL: trip to the Northstar at Tahoe resort in Lake Tahoe worth $5,030
Jackpot Round - FOOD AND DRINK
R _ _ S T E _
_ _ T T E R _ _ T
S _ _ _ S _
Zareen goes from start to finish without a mistake and solves ROASTED BUTTERNUT SQUASH for $5,150.
PERFECT ROUND!
Pre-Round 2 Scores:
Juan: $0
Dawn: $1,000
Zareen: $7,150
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Round 2 - BEFORE AND AFTER
Juan starts and picks up the Wild Card with an R, but he loses it promptly to BANKRUPT. A little later, Dawn picks up the Lake Tahoe trip with two S's, but she hits the MDW's left side BANKRUPT to give up $5,780 cash and trip. Zareen controls the rest of the round...
S _ _ T I N G
O N / T _ I N
I _ E
_ R E _ _ / _ O N E S
...she isn't SKATING ON THIN ICE CREAM CONES, but adding another $2,200 to her bank.
BANKRUPT HITS: 2 (Juan, Dawn)
Pre-Round 3 Scores:
Juan: $0
Dawn: $1,000
Zareen: $9,350
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Mystery Round - EVENT (PRIZE PUZZLE)
_ _ _ _ N _ / A
W _ _ _ E / N E W
W A R D R _ _ E
Zareen wins another $2,650 and will be BUYING A WHOLE NEW WARDROBE during her stay at the Wyndham Sugar Bay Resort & Spa in ST. THOMAS worth $6,625, totaling $9,275 that round.
TRIP SPIN ID: TB4952606 (Thomas B. of Minnesota)
SOLE DUD: T (Dawn at the round's beginning)
Pre-Tossup #3 Scores:
Juan: $0
Dawn: $1,000
Zareen: $18,625 cash and trip
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$3,000 Tossup - AROUND THE HOUSE
E L E _ T R I C
B _ _ _ _ _ _
Dawn missolves with ELECTRIC BLENDER.
E L E _ T R I C
B _ _ _ _ E _
Juan finally breaks through with ELECTRIC BLANKET.
Round 4 - LIVING THING
Juan fills in most of the puzzle (including the E's while on FP) but he BANKRUPTS for the second time this evening, costing him $2,200. Dawn spins once for a $10K pair of B's...
A / _ I B E R N A T I N _
B E A R
...and solves A HIBERNATING BEAR for that much money!
BANKRUPT HIT: Juan
Going into R5:
Juan: $3K
Dawn: $11K
Zareen: $18,625 cash and trip
Round 5 - FICTIONAL CHARACTERS
L _ T T L E / _ R E E N
M E N / _ R _ M / M A R S
Dawn dominates and solves LITTLE GREEN MEN FROM MARS for $16,100 ($10,000 coming from two L's)! She has taken the lead with $27,100!
PERFECT ROUND #2!
Round 6 - PHRASE
After the T gets filled in by Dawn, here's the setup for speed-up mode:
_ _ _ _ / _ _
T _ _ _ _
Every consonant left is worth $1,500.
R _ L _ / _ _
T H _ M _
Juan remembers the RULE OF THUMB for $1,500.
DUDS:
Before speed-up: N (Zareen at the start)
During speed-up: P (Juan), C (Zareen)
BANKRUPT HIT: Juan for no money; that's his third and last one of the night
FINAL SCORES
Juan: $4,500
Dawn: $27,100 (comeback winner)
Zareen: $18,625 cash and trip
PRE-BR TOTAL: $50,225
$100,000 Bonus Round
The car up for grabs is a Mercedes GLK350. Dawn lands on the M in AMERICA'S.
Category: THING
Almost half of the puzzle has been filled in already...
_ _ _ N
_ _ R S E
HDM aren't there, but there is one O...
_ O _ N
_ _ R S E
...she won't be placing this in her COIN PURSE -- the keys to the Mercedes. She leaves with $27,100.
EPISODE #5166 - WINTER HOLIDAY
$1,000 Tossup - FUN AND GAMES
S N _ _ B A L L
F I G H T
Dawn probably loves a SNOWBALL FIGHT as she solves this one for her first bit of money. The week's opening panel...
Dawn Wicker: physical therapist at a large teaching hospital from Shelton, CT
Zareen Charania: optometrist from Victoria, BC
Juan Namnun: high school teacher (Spanish, health, and P.E.) and a HS baseball/football coach from Philadelphia, PA
$2,000 Tossup - SHOW BIZ
_ E A D _ N G
L _ _ _
Zareen's temporarily the LEADING LADY.
PRIZE ON THE WHEEL: trip to the Northstar at Tahoe resort in Lake Tahoe worth $5,030
Jackpot Round - FOOD AND DRINK
R _ _ S T E _
_ _ T T E R _ _ T
S _ _ _ S _
Zareen goes from start to finish without a mistake and solves ROASTED BUTTERNUT SQUASH for $5,150.
PERFECT ROUND!
Pre-Round 2 Scores:
Juan: $0
Dawn: $1,000
Zareen: $7,150
========
Round 2 - BEFORE AND AFTER
Juan starts and picks up the Wild Card with an R, but he loses it promptly to BANKRUPT. A little later, Dawn picks up the Lake Tahoe trip with two S's, but she hits the MDW's left side BANKRUPT to give up $5,780 cash and trip. Zareen controls the rest of the round...
S _ _ T I N G
O N / T _ I N
I _ E
_ R E _ _ / _ O N E S
...she isn't SKATING ON THIN ICE CREAM CONES, but adding another $2,200 to her bank.
BANKRUPT HITS: 2 (Juan, Dawn)
Pre-Round 3 Scores:
Juan: $0
Dawn: $1,000
Zareen: $9,350
========
Mystery Round - EVENT (PRIZE PUZZLE)
_ _ _ _ N _ / A
W _ _ _ E / N E W
W A R D R _ _ E
Zareen wins another $2,650 and will be BUYING A WHOLE NEW WARDROBE during her stay at the Wyndham Sugar Bay Resort & Spa in ST. THOMAS worth $6,625, totaling $9,275 that round.
TRIP SPIN ID: TB4952606 (Thomas B. of Minnesota)
SOLE DUD: T (Dawn at the round's beginning)
Pre-Tossup #3 Scores:
Juan: $0
Dawn: $1,000
Zareen: $18,625 cash and trip
========
$3,000 Tossup - AROUND THE HOUSE
E L E _ T R I C
B _ _ _ _ _ _
Dawn missolves with ELECTRIC BLENDER.
E L E _ T R I C
B _ _ _ _ E _
Juan finally breaks through with ELECTRIC BLANKET.
Round 4 - LIVING THING
Juan fills in most of the puzzle (including the E's while on FP) but he BANKRUPTS for the second time this evening, costing him $2,200. Dawn spins once for a $10K pair of B's...
A / _ I B E R N A T I N _
B E A R
...and solves A HIBERNATING BEAR for that much money!
BANKRUPT HIT: Juan
Going into R5:
Juan: $3K
Dawn: $11K
Zareen: $18,625 cash and trip
Round 5 - FICTIONAL CHARACTERS
L _ T T L E / _ R E E N
M E N / _ R _ M / M A R S
Dawn dominates and solves LITTLE GREEN MEN FROM MARS for $16,100 ($10,000 coming from two L's)! She has taken the lead with $27,100!
PERFECT ROUND #2!
Round 6 - PHRASE
After the T gets filled in by Dawn, here's the setup for speed-up mode:
_ _ _ _ / _ _
T _ _ _ _
Every consonant left is worth $1,500.
R _ L _ / _ _
T H _ M _
Juan remembers the RULE OF THUMB for $1,500.
DUDS:
Before speed-up: N (Zareen at the start)
During speed-up: P (Juan), C (Zareen)
BANKRUPT HIT: Juan for no money; that's his third and last one of the night
FINAL SCORES
Juan: $4,500
Dawn: $27,100 (comeback winner)
Zareen: $18,625 cash and trip
PRE-BR TOTAL: $50,225
$100,000 Bonus Round
The car up for grabs is a Mercedes GLK350. Dawn lands on the M in AMERICA'S.
Category: THING
Almost half of the puzzle has been filled in already...
_ _ _ N
_ _ R S E
HDM aren't there, but there is one O...
_ O _ N
_ _ R S E
...she won't be placing this in her COIN PURSE -- the keys to the Mercedes. She leaves with $27,100.
