Post by BAVRecapTeam on Jun 15, 2012 21:28:52 GMT -5
EPISODE #5655 - AMERICA'S GAME[/u][/size]
Instead of "Shopping Spree", we're ending the season on the set of "Wheel Across America".
$1,000 Tossup - WHAT ARE YOU DOING?[/u]
L _ _ D I _ G / _ Y
E _ A _ P _ E
Audra blows this one w/ LEADING MY ESCAPE.
L E A D I N G / B Y
E _ A M P _ E
Jessica's LEADING BY EXAMPLE. Here are the final players of Season 29...
Jessica The: church choir teacher from Newport Beach, CA (orig. from Miles City, MT)
Audra Robson: member of a rock band called Rhombu$, dive bar worker and co-founder of a non-profit organization called Makeshift from Bellingham, WA
Phil Sze: dispersing accountant in the Marine Corps from Vista, CA
$2,000 Tossup - ON THE MAP[/u]
_ _ _ / _ _ S _ _ _ _ I
R _ V _ _
Audra fails again w/ THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.
_ _ _ / _ _ S S _ U _ I
R _ V _ _
Phil solves THE MISSOURI RIVER for control.
LAST FEATURED PRIZE OF THE SEASON: trip to the Montreal Marriott Chateau Champlain worth $5,425
Jackpot Round - TV TITLE[/u]
Phil immediately says T for terrible while on the green 1/2 KIA. Secondly, Jessica BANKRUPTS on the MDW's left side. After a null cycle, Audra's third in line w/ double L's while on Jackpot and three I's, but she then BANKRUPTS near the WC to give back the remaining $750. We return to Phil who says another dud in S while on the Bed, Bath & Beyond gift tag. Jessica next completes the bottom word (LIVE!), but then says B for baddie while on the Montreal trip. After Audra hits the same BANKRUPT of the MDW that Jessica got, Phil lights up those M's for $10K...
_ I M M _
_ I M M E L
L I V E !
...and solves "JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE!" to keep that amount.
(AIRED) DUDS: T, S (both by Phil), B (Jessica)
(AIRED) BANKRUPTS: 3 (Jessica, Audra 2x)
FINAL UNCLAIMED JACKPOT OF THE SEASON: $9,100
Pre-Round 2 Scores
Phil: $12K
Jessica: $1K
Audra: $0
========
Mystery Round - SAME NAME[/u]
To start, Jessica takes $4K worth of T's while on the Mystery Wedge next to the MDW (bad move; that's the $10K one). After buying some vowels, she misses w/ H. Secondly, Audra finds herself in LAT territory. Third, Phil FPs a dummy vowel in I. He does a lot of work before hitting BANKRUPT near the WC to throw away $6,200. Jessica then picks up the Montreal trip w/ R...
B E L L - B O T T O M
A N D / S M A R T _ -
P A N T S
...and solves BELL-BOTTOM AND SMARTY-PANTS for $8,925 cash and Montreal that round.
DUDS: H (Jessica), I (Phil)
BANKRUPT: Phil
LAT: Audra
Pre-Round 3 Scores
Phil: $12K
Jessica: $9,925 cash and Montreal
Audra: $0
========
PRIZE PUZZLE Round - FOOD AND DRINK[/u]
Audra gets the blue 1/2 KIA w/ an N, but then gets stopped quickly by the sole dud vowel of this puzzle (O) Secondly, Phil puts up two pairs of S's and E's before hitting the MDW's right-side BANKRUPT to forfeit the remaining $750; that's his second one of the episode. Third, Jessica spots two T's and six A's before hitting LAT. Audra duplicates the N, allowing Phil to say three M's and buy the remaining vowels before...
_ A _ A M E _
M A _ A _ A M I A / N U T
_ _ U S T E _ S
...he eats some CARAMEL MACADAMIA NUT CLUSTERS for $1,300 and a trip to the Turtle Bay Resort in OAHU worth $5,950, a total of $7,250 that round.
LAST SPIN ID OF THE SEASON: JK6068849 (Jim K.)
SOLE DUD: O (Audra)
BANKRUPT: Phil (his second of the night)
LAT: Jessica
DQ: Audra's N repeat
Pre-Tossup #3 Scores
Phil: $19,250 cash and Oahu
Jessica: $9,925 cash and Montreal
Audra: $0
========
$3,000 Tossup - PERSON[/u]
T H _ T / S P E C I A L
_ O _ E O _ E
Audra recalls THAT SPECIAL SOMEONE of hers to finally break through.
Round 4 - MOVIE QUOTE (full $1,300 speed-up round)[/u]
_ _ _ S T _ N / W _
_ _ _ _ / _ / P R _ _ L _ _
Audra recites "HOUSTON, WE HAVE A PROBLEM" ("Apollo 13") for $3,900.
(NOTE: The second null cycle of the night was edited out in this round even though there were no duds called, airing-wise.)
FINAL SCORES
Phil: $19,250 cash and Oahu
Jessica: $9,925 cash and Montreal
Audra: $6,900
TOTAL MAINGAME WINNINGS: $36,075
========
$100,000 Bonus Round
Phil lands on that ***.
Category: PHRASE
The last bonus puzzle of this season starts out as...
_ _ _ _ / _ _
_ _ _ R / _ E E L S
CMHA gives him not too much help...
_ _ C _ / _ _
_ _ _ R / H E E L S
...and don't KICK UP YOUR HEELS for this guy -- his quiet guess of PACK UP YOUR HEELS costs him the $30K. That sends him home w/ $19,250 cash and Oahu.
Well, that wraps us what has been mostly a rough season. Here's the season in review:
-Jim Thornton became the show's permanent announcer at the start of the season ("Home Sweet Home"; he made his appearance at the end of said theme week).
-The 1/2 car plates were introduced for most of the season. We had 17 winners of the 1/2 car prize (16 for the $15K Kia Soul and 1 for the Ford Fiesta sedan worth $1 shy of the KIA's value).
-We had the Secret Santa Sweepstakes for most of November, where WWC members had the chance to win the exact same winnings their in-studio partners ended up with.
-After going through a winless streak of cars won in the BR early on, seven of them have been claimed. Two solo players (Melissa Templeton and Mike Giampilis) won two cars on their respective episode.
-There were 70 wins in the BR, which is less than the previous three seasons. The only time we had a 4-1 week was the one to end 2011.
-There were four outright BR SHUTOUTS (I'm not counting those theme weeks w/ 3, 4 or 6 episodes).
-We had eight $100,000 losers throughout most of the season, but the grand prize was finally won twice this season. The first one was by Sharon Adams (April 26; $110,500) and the other was by Emily Eichelberger four days later during their four-week stay in Portland ($111,250).
-We still haven't seen a $1M winner since it's first-ever win in Season 26. And yes, there were quite a few close calls regardless of the outcome in the BR. There were three occurrences where a solo player or team was two spaces away, one where Cheryl Bloom was one space off (March 8) and the one time during Emily's $100K episode.
Finally, this season gave away a grand total of $9,135,605 cash and prizes.
We hope you join us again on September 17th for their 30th Anniversary season. Four of their weeks will take place in NYC. Until next time...
PROPERTY OF WOF RECAPPERS LOVERS. UNAUTHORIZED REPRODUCTION IS PROHIBITED.
Instead of "Shopping Spree", we're ending the season on the set of "Wheel Across America".
$1,000 Tossup - WHAT ARE YOU DOING?[/u]
L _ _ D I _ G / _ Y
E _ A _ P _ E
Audra blows this one w/ LEADING MY ESCAPE.
L E A D I N G / B Y
E _ A M P _ E
Jessica's LEADING BY EXAMPLE. Here are the final players of Season 29...
Jessica The: church choir teacher from Newport Beach, CA (orig. from Miles City, MT)
Audra Robson: member of a rock band called Rhombu$, dive bar worker and co-founder of a non-profit organization called Makeshift from Bellingham, WA
Phil Sze: dispersing accountant in the Marine Corps from Vista, CA
$2,000 Tossup - ON THE MAP[/u]
_ _ _ / _ _ S _ _ _ _ I
R _ V _ _
Audra fails again w/ THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.
_ _ _ / _ _ S S _ U _ I
R _ V _ _
Phil solves THE MISSOURI RIVER for control.
LAST FEATURED PRIZE OF THE SEASON: trip to the Montreal Marriott Chateau Champlain worth $5,425
Jackpot Round - TV TITLE[/u]
Phil immediately says T for terrible while on the green 1/2 KIA. Secondly, Jessica BANKRUPTS on the MDW's left side. After a null cycle, Audra's third in line w/ double L's while on Jackpot and three I's, but she then BANKRUPTS near the WC to give back the remaining $750. We return to Phil who says another dud in S while on the Bed, Bath & Beyond gift tag. Jessica next completes the bottom word (LIVE!), but then says B for baddie while on the Montreal trip. After Audra hits the same BANKRUPT of the MDW that Jessica got, Phil lights up those M's for $10K...
_ I M M _
_ I M M E L
L I V E !
...and solves "JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE!" to keep that amount.
(AIRED) DUDS: T, S (both by Phil), B (Jessica)
(AIRED) BANKRUPTS: 3 (Jessica, Audra 2x)
FINAL UNCLAIMED JACKPOT OF THE SEASON: $9,100
Pre-Round 2 Scores
Phil: $12K
Jessica: $1K
Audra: $0
========
Mystery Round - SAME NAME[/u]
To start, Jessica takes $4K worth of T's while on the Mystery Wedge next to the MDW (bad move; that's the $10K one). After buying some vowels, she misses w/ H. Secondly, Audra finds herself in LAT territory. Third, Phil FPs a dummy vowel in I. He does a lot of work before hitting BANKRUPT near the WC to throw away $6,200. Jessica then picks up the Montreal trip w/ R...
B E L L - B O T T O M
A N D / S M A R T _ -
P A N T S
...and solves BELL-BOTTOM AND SMARTY-PANTS for $8,925 cash and Montreal that round.
DUDS: H (Jessica), I (Phil)
BANKRUPT: Phil
LAT: Audra
Pre-Round 3 Scores
Phil: $12K
Jessica: $9,925 cash and Montreal
Audra: $0
========
PRIZE PUZZLE Round - FOOD AND DRINK[/u]
Audra gets the blue 1/2 KIA w/ an N, but then gets stopped quickly by the sole dud vowel of this puzzle (O) Secondly, Phil puts up two pairs of S's and E's before hitting the MDW's right-side BANKRUPT to forfeit the remaining $750; that's his second one of the episode. Third, Jessica spots two T's and six A's before hitting LAT. Audra duplicates the N, allowing Phil to say three M's and buy the remaining vowels before...
_ A _ A M E _
M A _ A _ A M I A / N U T
_ _ U S T E _ S
...he eats some CARAMEL MACADAMIA NUT CLUSTERS for $1,300 and a trip to the Turtle Bay Resort in OAHU worth $5,950, a total of $7,250 that round.
LAST SPIN ID OF THE SEASON: JK6068849 (Jim K.)
SOLE DUD: O (Audra)
BANKRUPT: Phil (his second of the night)
LAT: Jessica
DQ: Audra's N repeat
Pre-Tossup #3 Scores
Phil: $19,250 cash and Oahu
Jessica: $9,925 cash and Montreal
Audra: $0
========
$3,000 Tossup - PERSON[/u]
T H _ T / S P E C I A L
_ O _ E O _ E
Audra recalls THAT SPECIAL SOMEONE of hers to finally break through.
Round 4 - MOVIE QUOTE (full $1,300 speed-up round)[/u]
_ _ _ S T _ N / W _
_ _ _ _ / _ / P R _ _ L _ _
Audra recites "HOUSTON, WE HAVE A PROBLEM" ("Apollo 13") for $3,900.
(NOTE: The second null cycle of the night was edited out in this round even though there were no duds called, airing-wise.)
FINAL SCORES
Phil: $19,250 cash and Oahu
Jessica: $9,925 cash and Montreal
Audra: $6,900
TOTAL MAINGAME WINNINGS: $36,075
========
$100,000 Bonus Round
Phil lands on that ***.
Category: PHRASE
The last bonus puzzle of this season starts out as...
_ _ _ _ / _ _
_ _ _ R / _ E E L S
CMHA gives him not too much help...
_ _ C _ / _ _
_ _ _ R / H E E L S
...and don't KICK UP YOUR HEELS for this guy -- his quiet guess of PACK UP YOUR HEELS costs him the $30K. That sends him home w/ $19,250 cash and Oahu.
Well, that wraps us what has been mostly a rough season. Here's the season in review:
-Jim Thornton became the show's permanent announcer at the start of the season ("Home Sweet Home"; he made his appearance at the end of said theme week).
-The 1/2 car plates were introduced for most of the season. We had 17 winners of the 1/2 car prize (16 for the $15K Kia Soul and 1 for the Ford Fiesta sedan worth $1 shy of the KIA's value).
-We had the Secret Santa Sweepstakes for most of November, where WWC members had the chance to win the exact same winnings their in-studio partners ended up with.
-After going through a winless streak of cars won in the BR early on, seven of them have been claimed. Two solo players (Melissa Templeton and Mike Giampilis) won two cars on their respective episode.
-There were 70 wins in the BR, which is less than the previous three seasons. The only time we had a 4-1 week was the one to end 2011.
-There were four outright BR SHUTOUTS (I'm not counting those theme weeks w/ 3, 4 or 6 episodes).
-We had eight $100,000 losers throughout most of the season, but the grand prize was finally won twice this season. The first one was by Sharon Adams (April 26; $110,500) and the other was by Emily Eichelberger four days later during their four-week stay in Portland ($111,250).
-We still haven't seen a $1M winner since it's first-ever win in Season 26. And yes, there were quite a few close calls regardless of the outcome in the BR. There were three occurrences where a solo player or team was two spaces away, one where Cheryl Bloom was one space off (March 8) and the one time during Emily's $100K episode.
Finally, this season gave away a grand total of $9,135,605 cash and prizes.
We hope you join us again on September 17th for their 30th Anniversary season. Four of their weeks will take place in NYC. Until next time...
PROPERTY OF WOF RECAPPERS LOVERS. UNAUTHORIZED REPRODUCTION IS PROHIBITED.
