Post by an007 on Mar 23, 2011 20:01:48 GMT -5
$1,000 Tossup - PLACE
T R A V _ L
A _ E N _ Y
Alex might be heading to a TRAVEL AGENCY if she wins a trip to somewhere. This is the midweek edition of "Vacation of a Lifetime", and let's hear something about her as well as the other players...
Alex Johnson: Florida State College at Jacksonville student studying anthropology and an aspiring museum curator from Jacksonville Beach, FL
Yvette Whaley: code officer (enforcing the city ordinances) for the city of Dallas from Duncanville, TX
Chris Treder: 6th grade teacher and principal at his school from Northridge, CA
$2,000 Tossup - FOOD AND DRINK
B O W _ / O F
_ R U _ _
Yvette blows it with BOWL OF GRUB.
B O W _ / O F
F R U _ _
Chris solves BOWL OF FRUIT.
cheapoair.com VACATION ON THE WHEEL: to Lisbon, Portugal worth $7,500.
Jackpot Round - SAME LETTER
Chris immediately misses with a T. Alex BANKRUPTS right after that. Yvette puts up a few letters before BANKRUPTING to lose $3,000. Back to Chris, but he buys a bad vowel in A. Alex then BANKRUPTS again. Yvette is next with an I via FP, but she then strikes out with C. A little later, Chris uncovers the SL of three H's, but he BANKRUPTS to give up $1,750. Alex then decides to just solve for the house minimum...
H U N _ R _
H U N _ R _
H I P P O S
She's right with the classic game HUNGRY HUNGRY HIPPOS.
DUDS: T (Chris), A (Chris), C (Yvette)
BANKRUPT HITS: 4 (Alex 2x, one each by the other players)
UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $9,200
Pre-Round 2 Scores
Chris: $2,000
Alex: $2,000
Yvette: $0
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Round 2 - SHOW BIZ
In the middle of the round, Alex cashes in $10,500 with three R's. But after some work, she BANKRUPTS for the third time tonight to flush $13,000 down the drain. Ouch. After that unfortunate moment, Yevette picks things up from there (lighting up an N via FP)...
T H E / L O R D / O _
T H E / R I N G S
_ O _ I E / T R I L O G _
She solves "THE LORD OF THE RINGS" MOVIE TRILOGY for $3,150.
BANKRUPT HIT: Alex
Pre-Round 3 Scores
Chris: $2,000
Alex: $2,000
Yvette: $3,150
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Mystery Round - SONG LYRICS (PRIZE PUZZLE)
Yvette BANKRUPTS right out of the gate. Chris does some work, but he LATs out. Alex gets the same fate after her share of work. Towards the end, Yvette lands on the Mystery Wedge between FP and LAT. After putting up three Y's, she gambles $4,600...for the $10,000! But she then KNOCKS HERSELF OUT by repeating the W. Ugh. That prompts Chris to solve...
Y O U / _ A Y / A _ _
Y O U R _ E _ _
W E _ _ / H O W / D I D
I / G E T / H E R E ?
He solves "YOU MAY ASK YOURSELF 'WELL, HOW DID I GET HERE?'" for $650 and a $6,500 trip to The Springs Resort & Spa in COSTA RICA, giving him $7,150 that round. Yvette just threw away $18,100 cash and trip thanks to her error.
TRIP SPIN ID: SD9989038 (Sherry D. from Massachusetts)
BANKRUPT HIT: Yvette
LAT HITS: 2 (Chris, Alex)
DQ: Yvette's W repeat
Pre-Tossup #3 Scores
Chris: $9,150
Alex: $2,000
Yvette: $3,150
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$3,000 Tossup - PHRASE
T H _ _ D / T _ M E ' S
T H _ / _ H A R _
THIRD TIME'S THE CHARM for Alex -- she's up to $5,000 with that solve.
Round 4 - FUN AND GAMES (full $1,500 speed-up round)
_ _ _ _ L _ _ R R _ _
R _ C _
Chris solves WHEELBARROW RACE for another $1,500.
DUDS: S (Yvette), T (Chris), N (Yvette)
FINAL SCORES
Chris: $10,650 cash and trip
Alex: $5,000
Yvette: $3,150
TOTAL MAINGAME WINNINGS: an underwhelming $18,800
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$100,000 Bonus Round
Chris lands on the R in AMERICA'S.
Category: THING
Starting setup...
_ _ R _ E _ _ S
_ _ _ _ _ E T
Chris gets NO HELP from his choices of H, M, P and A. Can he still get GORGEOUS BOUQUET...NO. And he loses...
...ARE YOU KIDDING ME -- IT'S THE BIG ONE!!!!! NOT ONLY IS THIS THE SECOND TOTAL TRAINWRECK BONUS ROUND OF THE SEASON, WE HAVE A SET A NEW ALL-TIME WORST WITH 10 $100,000 LOSSES IN ONE SEASON!!! UNBELIEVABLE. He leaves with just $10,650 cash and trip.
T R A V _ L
A _ E N _ Y
Alex might be heading to a TRAVEL AGENCY if she wins a trip to somewhere. This is the midweek edition of "Vacation of a Lifetime", and let's hear something about her as well as the other players...
Alex Johnson: Florida State College at Jacksonville student studying anthropology and an aspiring museum curator from Jacksonville Beach, FL
Yvette Whaley: code officer (enforcing the city ordinances) for the city of Dallas from Duncanville, TX
Chris Treder: 6th grade teacher and principal at his school from Northridge, CA
$2,000 Tossup - FOOD AND DRINK
B O W _ / O F
_ R U _ _
Yvette blows it with BOWL OF GRUB.
B O W _ / O F
F R U _ _
Chris solves BOWL OF FRUIT.
cheapoair.com VACATION ON THE WHEEL: to Lisbon, Portugal worth $7,500.
Jackpot Round - SAME LETTER
Chris immediately misses with a T. Alex BANKRUPTS right after that. Yvette puts up a few letters before BANKRUPTING to lose $3,000. Back to Chris, but he buys a bad vowel in A. Alex then BANKRUPTS again. Yvette is next with an I via FP, but she then strikes out with C. A little later, Chris uncovers the SL of three H's, but he BANKRUPTS to give up $1,750. Alex then decides to just solve for the house minimum...
H U N _ R _
H U N _ R _
H I P P O S
She's right with the classic game HUNGRY HUNGRY HIPPOS.
DUDS: T (Chris), A (Chris), C (Yvette)
BANKRUPT HITS: 4 (Alex 2x, one each by the other players)
UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $9,200
Pre-Round 2 Scores
Chris: $2,000
Alex: $2,000
Yvette: $0
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Round 2 - SHOW BIZ
In the middle of the round, Alex cashes in $10,500 with three R's. But after some work, she BANKRUPTS for the third time tonight to flush $13,000 down the drain. Ouch. After that unfortunate moment, Yevette picks things up from there (lighting up an N via FP)...
T H E / L O R D / O _
T H E / R I N G S
_ O _ I E / T R I L O G _
She solves "THE LORD OF THE RINGS" MOVIE TRILOGY for $3,150.
BANKRUPT HIT: Alex
Pre-Round 3 Scores
Chris: $2,000
Alex: $2,000
Yvette: $3,150
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Mystery Round - SONG LYRICS (PRIZE PUZZLE)
Yvette BANKRUPTS right out of the gate. Chris does some work, but he LATs out. Alex gets the same fate after her share of work. Towards the end, Yvette lands on the Mystery Wedge between FP and LAT. After putting up three Y's, she gambles $4,600...for the $10,000! But she then KNOCKS HERSELF OUT by repeating the W. Ugh. That prompts Chris to solve...
Y O U / _ A Y / A _ _
Y O U R _ E _ _
W E _ _ / H O W / D I D
I / G E T / H E R E ?
He solves "YOU MAY ASK YOURSELF 'WELL, HOW DID I GET HERE?'" for $650 and a $6,500 trip to The Springs Resort & Spa in COSTA RICA, giving him $7,150 that round. Yvette just threw away $18,100 cash and trip thanks to her error.
TRIP SPIN ID: SD9989038 (Sherry D. from Massachusetts)
BANKRUPT HIT: Yvette
LAT HITS: 2 (Chris, Alex)
DQ: Yvette's W repeat
Pre-Tossup #3 Scores
Chris: $9,150
Alex: $2,000
Yvette: $3,150
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$3,000 Tossup - PHRASE
T H _ _ D / T _ M E ' S
T H _ / _ H A R _
THIRD TIME'S THE CHARM for Alex -- she's up to $5,000 with that solve.
Round 4 - FUN AND GAMES (full $1,500 speed-up round)
_ _ _ _ L _ _ R R _ _
R _ C _
Chris solves WHEELBARROW RACE for another $1,500.
DUDS: S (Yvette), T (Chris), N (Yvette)
FINAL SCORES
Chris: $10,650 cash and trip
Alex: $5,000
Yvette: $3,150
TOTAL MAINGAME WINNINGS: an underwhelming $18,800
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$100,000 Bonus Round
Chris lands on the R in AMERICA'S.
Category: THING
Starting setup...
_ _ R _ E _ _ S
_ _ _ _ _ E T
Chris gets NO HELP from his choices of H, M, P and A. Can he still get GORGEOUS BOUQUET...NO. And he loses...
...ARE YOU KIDDING ME -- IT'S THE BIG ONE!!!!! NOT ONLY IS THIS THE SECOND TOTAL TRAINWRECK BONUS ROUND OF THE SEASON, WE HAVE A SET A NEW ALL-TIME WORST WITH 10 $100,000 LOSSES IN ONE SEASON!!! UNBELIEVABLE. He leaves with just $10,650 cash and trip.
