Post by an007 on Mar 1, 2011 20:54:48 GMT -5
Tonight, we're on the set where we had the most recent $100,000 win -- "National Parks". And the car up for grabs is the Honda Element.
$1,000 Tossup - ON THE MAP
_ T _ _ _ _ A
_ _ _ _ G _ A
This is the home of CNN World Headquarters, and Russ solves ATLANTA, GEORGIA. Now for the biographies of Tuesday's players...
Russ Ferre: project manager who drove through 47 of the 48 contiguous U.S. states with his wife (they missed North Dakota) from Spring Grove, IL
Dulce Reynolds: boutique cruise line worker from Los Angeles
Jackie Manatt: debit card fraud investigator for a bank from Marlton, NJ
$2,000 Tossup - THING
N A T I O _ A L
_ _ _ A S _ R _
This is also the tile of a Disney movie series starring Nicolas Cage, and Russ is off by one letter with "NATIONAL TREASURY". Jackie then immediately jumps in and solves "NATIONAL TREASURE".
AMERICAN TRIP ON THE WHEEL: trip to the Emily Morgan Hotel in San Antonio, TX worth $7,000
Jackpot Round - OCCUPATION
In the middle of the round, Jackie lights up two FP O's. After a lot of work, she strikes out on Jackpot with a D (the Jackpot was at $7,300). Towards the end, Dulce picks up the Texas trip with a P. One spin later, she sees this...
C O M P _ T E R
S O _ T _ A R E
E N G I N E E R
She solves COMPUTER SOFTWARE ENGINEER for $8,300 cash and trip. Jackie's error denied her of another $9,350.
SOLE DUD: D (Jackie)
BANKRUPT HIT: Russ ($1,200 loss)
UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $9,200
Pre-Round 2 Scores
Dulce: $9,350
Russ: $1,000
Jackie: $2,000
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Round 2 - PHRASE (PRIZE PUZZLE)
Russ starts with four T's for the Wild Card. He dominates...
T _ I N G S / _ R E
S T _ R T I N G / T O
G O / _ Y / _ _ Y
...and says "THINGS ARE STARTING TO GO MY WAY" because he won $5,450...and a trip to the LaSource Resort in GRENADA worth $6,468, giving him $11,918 that round and the lead.
TRIP SPIN ID: EB01120 (Eunice B. from Iowa)
PERFECT ROUND!
Pre-Round 3 Scores
Dulce: $9,350
Russ: $12,918 + WC
Jackie: $2,000
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Mystery Round - BEFORE AND AFTER
Early on, Jackie lights up two S's for $7,000. Shortly, however, she buys a bad vowel in A to leave $7,900 on the table. Russ then gives up his WC to a BANKRUPT. Next, Dulce lands on the Mystery Wedge between FP and LAT. After calling two N's, she takes a $2,400 gamble...it's the $10,000! Later, she puts up a $3,500 H. Soon enough, the board reads...
F L Y -
F I S H I N G / F O R
_ O M _ L I M E N _ S
She's FLY-FISHING FOR COMPLIMENTS and wins another $17,150!
SOLE DUD: A (Jackie)
LAT HIT: Dulce
BANKRUPT HIT: Russ
Pre-Tossup #3 Scores
Dulce: $25,450
Russ: $12,918
Jackie: $2,000
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$3,000 Tossup - PLACE
S _ _ _ _ L
_ U _ I _ _ R _ U M
Dulce solves SCHOOL AUDITORIUM, giving her $28,450!
Round 4 - SAME LETTER (full $6,000 speed-up round!)
T _ R _ _ _ _
T _ _ _ _ / & / T _ _ N
Russ has been THROUGH THICK & THIN in this game, but he nails this puzzle for $24,000 more and the victory!
DUDS: S (Jackie), M (Dulce), L (Jackie)
FINAL SCORES
Dulce: $28,450 cash and Texas
Russ: $36,918 cash and Grenada
Jackie: $2,000
TOTAL MAINGAME WINNINGS: $67,368
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$100,000 Bonus Round
Let's hope the lack of that WC doesn't spell doom for Russ here. He lands on the N in WIN.
Category: THING
To begin, we have...
_ _ _ - T _
_ _ _ _ E
Russ' choices are D, G, P and O...
_ O _ - T O
G _ _ D E
Unfortunately, he still DOESN'T follow this HOW-TO GUIDE on solving bonus puzzles like this one, and he just threw away...
...THE BIG ONE -- HE'S THE EIGHTH $100,000 LOSER OF THE SEASON. He'll have to settle for $36,918 in cash and trip.
$1,000 Tossup - ON THE MAP
_ T _ _ _ _ A
_ _ _ _ G _ A
This is the home of CNN World Headquarters, and Russ solves ATLANTA, GEORGIA. Now for the biographies of Tuesday's players...
Russ Ferre: project manager who drove through 47 of the 48 contiguous U.S. states with his wife (they missed North Dakota) from Spring Grove, IL
Dulce Reynolds: boutique cruise line worker from Los Angeles
Jackie Manatt: debit card fraud investigator for a bank from Marlton, NJ
$2,000 Tossup - THING
N A T I O _ A L
_ _ _ A S _ R _
This is also the tile of a Disney movie series starring Nicolas Cage, and Russ is off by one letter with "NATIONAL TREASURY". Jackie then immediately jumps in and solves "NATIONAL TREASURE".
AMERICAN TRIP ON THE WHEEL: trip to the Emily Morgan Hotel in San Antonio, TX worth $7,000
Jackpot Round - OCCUPATION
In the middle of the round, Jackie lights up two FP O's. After a lot of work, she strikes out on Jackpot with a D (the Jackpot was at $7,300). Towards the end, Dulce picks up the Texas trip with a P. One spin later, she sees this...
C O M P _ T E R
S O _ T _ A R E
E N G I N E E R
She solves COMPUTER SOFTWARE ENGINEER for $8,300 cash and trip. Jackie's error denied her of another $9,350.
SOLE DUD: D (Jackie)
BANKRUPT HIT: Russ ($1,200 loss)
UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $9,200
Pre-Round 2 Scores
Dulce: $9,350
Russ: $1,000
Jackie: $2,000
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Round 2 - PHRASE (PRIZE PUZZLE)
Russ starts with four T's for the Wild Card. He dominates...
T _ I N G S / _ R E
S T _ R T I N G / T O
G O / _ Y / _ _ Y
...and says "THINGS ARE STARTING TO GO MY WAY" because he won $5,450...and a trip to the LaSource Resort in GRENADA worth $6,468, giving him $11,918 that round and the lead.
TRIP SPIN ID: EB01120 (Eunice B. from Iowa)
PERFECT ROUND!
Pre-Round 3 Scores
Dulce: $9,350
Russ: $12,918 + WC
Jackie: $2,000
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Mystery Round - BEFORE AND AFTER
Early on, Jackie lights up two S's for $7,000. Shortly, however, she buys a bad vowel in A to leave $7,900 on the table. Russ then gives up his WC to a BANKRUPT. Next, Dulce lands on the Mystery Wedge between FP and LAT. After calling two N's, she takes a $2,400 gamble...it's the $10,000! Later, she puts up a $3,500 H. Soon enough, the board reads...
F L Y -
F I S H I N G / F O R
_ O M _ L I M E N _ S
She's FLY-FISHING FOR COMPLIMENTS and wins another $17,150!
SOLE DUD: A (Jackie)
LAT HIT: Dulce
BANKRUPT HIT: Russ
Pre-Tossup #3 Scores
Dulce: $25,450
Russ: $12,918
Jackie: $2,000
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$3,000 Tossup - PLACE
S _ _ _ _ L
_ U _ I _ _ R _ U M
Dulce solves SCHOOL AUDITORIUM, giving her $28,450!
Round 4 - SAME LETTER (full $6,000 speed-up round!)
T _ R _ _ _ _
T _ _ _ _ / & / T _ _ N
Russ has been THROUGH THICK & THIN in this game, but he nails this puzzle for $24,000 more and the victory!
DUDS: S (Jackie), M (Dulce), L (Jackie)
FINAL SCORES
Dulce: $28,450 cash and Texas
Russ: $36,918 cash and Grenada
Jackie: $2,000
TOTAL MAINGAME WINNINGS: $67,368
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$100,000 Bonus Round
Let's hope the lack of that WC doesn't spell doom for Russ here. He lands on the N in WIN.
Category: THING
To begin, we have...
_ _ _ - T _
_ _ _ _ E
Russ' choices are D, G, P and O...
_ O _ - T O
G _ _ D E
Unfortunately, he still DOESN'T follow this HOW-TO GUIDE on solving bonus puzzles like this one, and he just threw away...
...THE BIG ONE -- HE'S THE EIGHTH $100,000 LOSER OF THE SEASON. He'll have to settle for $36,918 in cash and trip.