Post by tenpoundhammer on Oct 3, 2013 21:29:24 GMT -5
$1,000 Toss-Up: Song Lyrics
_ _ A C H / _ _ U R
_ _ I L D _ E N / _ _ L L
Chris solves TEACH YOUR CHILDREN WELL.
Chris Scholz, Fairfield, CT, PE teacher at Saugatuck Elementary & Coleytown Elementary in Westport, one of six teachers in his family, married to Kelly
Niesha Harris, Montgomery, AL (originally Atlanta, GA), taught middle school science in Atlanta, now coaches and develops teachers with Teach for America, got a Ph.D. in curicculum and instructions
Jena Smith, Fountain Valley, CA, 2nd grade teacher at Crosby Elementary in Garden Grove, married to Kevin, has two kids
$2,000 Toss-Up: Thing
_ _ R _ I V _
H A N _ W R I _ I N G
Chris also solves CURSIVE HANDWRITING.
Prize on Wheel: France tour (Normandy, Brittany, Loire Valley) from Insight, $9,698
Round 1: Food & Drink
Chris Bankrupts next to $2500. Niesha tries T and S on $700 and $600, but follows up with a bad N on $700. Jena picks up the Wild Card with R, buys A, and calls C on $600, but Lose a Turn stops her.
Chris goes for G, H, and P on $800, $700, and $650.
G R A H A _
C R A C _ _ R
P _ _ / C R _ S T
For $2,150, he solves GRAHAM CRACKER PIE CRUST.
Bankrupt: Chris ($0)
Lose a Turn: Jena
Dud: N (Niesha)
Niesha: $0
Jena: $0
Chris: $5,150
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Mystery Round: Before & After
Niesha hits the Mystery Wedge next to the orange $800 and calls T. She flips it, but there's a Bankrupt on the back. Jena Bankrupts next to $650, and Chris calls S on $650 before the same Bankrupt gets him too.
Niesha lands on the other Mystery Wedge and calls a C, then buys I. Her next spins are $300 and $800 for M and R, but she buys a bad U. Jena goes for P on $650 and L on the ½ Car next to the orange $300.
T _ R M
P _ P _ R
_ R / P L _ S T I C
Everything else is a vowel, so she solves TERM PAPER OR PLASTIC for $2,450 and the tag.
Bankrupt: Niesha (reverse of Mystery wedge), Jena (Wild Card), Chris ($650)
Dud: U (Niesha)
Niesha: $0
Jena: $2,450 + ½ Car tag
Chris: $5,150
Retro Bonus Round
It's from 1996 (early Season 14), and this lady chose M C D A to help with a Title:
_ A _ _ A T C _
She did not solve BAYWATCH. (Oddly, the clip jump-cuts over most of the reveal.)
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Prize/Express Round: What Are You Doing?
Jena picks up the Million Dollar Wedge with N, spins for A on Free Play, then R on $300. She picks up the Mrs. Prindables gift tag with G, then buys E. Next are T and P on $900 and the $500 next to $450. After buying I, she calls H on $300, then finishes up by buying the last vowel, O.
P I _ _ I N G
T H E / P E R _ E _ T
P O _ T _ A R _
She solves PICKING THE PERFECT POSTCARD for $5,850 (counting the Gift Tag) and a trip to Aruba (Amsterdam Manor Beach Resort + Sony Alpha NEX-5R, $6,150).
PERFECT ROUND
Niesha: $0
Jena: $14,450 + MDW
Chris: $5,150
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$3,000 Toss-Up: Title
_ _ / K _ _ _ / _
M _ _ _ _ N _ B _ _ D
Chris solves TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD.
Round 4: Phrase
Chris finds three S's on $5000, then buys E. Next are T on $300 and N on $450.
_ _ _ S S / _ S N ' T
_ _ E _ / _ E T
Final Spin: $450
Chris: R
Niesha: Y
Jena: V
Chris: L
_ L _ S S / _ S N ' T
_ V E R / Y E T
For $18,700, Chris solves CLASS ISN'T OVER YET.
End totals:
Niesha: $0 -> $1,000
Jena: $14,450
Chris: $26,850
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$100,000 Bonus Round
His wife, Kelly, is in the audience.
The bonus wheel ends up at the N in SPIN, and the puzzle is Food & Drink:
_ / _ _ _ L E
_ _ N E _ _ E _
H, C, B, A are his choices:
A / _ H _ L E
H _ N E _ _ E _
He's not at all confident about it, but he does hit upon the right answer of A WHOLE HONEYDEW for $30,000! End total: $56,850.
$5K EVERY DAY PLUS SPIN ID: CS6997085
_ _ A C H / _ _ U R
_ _ I L D _ E N / _ _ L L
Chris solves TEACH YOUR CHILDREN WELL.
Chris Scholz, Fairfield, CT, PE teacher at Saugatuck Elementary & Coleytown Elementary in Westport, one of six teachers in his family, married to Kelly
Niesha Harris, Montgomery, AL (originally Atlanta, GA), taught middle school science in Atlanta, now coaches and develops teachers with Teach for America, got a Ph.D. in curicculum and instructions
Jena Smith, Fountain Valley, CA, 2nd grade teacher at Crosby Elementary in Garden Grove, married to Kevin, has two kids
$2,000 Toss-Up: Thing
_ _ R _ I V _
H A N _ W R I _ I N G
Chris also solves CURSIVE HANDWRITING.
Prize on Wheel: France tour (Normandy, Brittany, Loire Valley) from Insight, $9,698
Round 1: Food & Drink
Chris Bankrupts next to $2500. Niesha tries T and S on $700 and $600, but follows up with a bad N on $700. Jena picks up the Wild Card with R, buys A, and calls C on $600, but Lose a Turn stops her.
Chris goes for G, H, and P on $800, $700, and $650.
G R A H A _
C R A C _ _ R
P _ _ / C R _ S T
For $2,150, he solves GRAHAM CRACKER PIE CRUST.
Bankrupt: Chris ($0)
Lose a Turn: Jena
Dud: N (Niesha)
Niesha: $0
Jena: $0
Chris: $5,150
====
Mystery Round: Before & After
Niesha hits the Mystery Wedge next to the orange $800 and calls T. She flips it, but there's a Bankrupt on the back. Jena Bankrupts next to $650, and Chris calls S on $650 before the same Bankrupt gets him too.
Niesha lands on the other Mystery Wedge and calls a C, then buys I. Her next spins are $300 and $800 for M and R, but she buys a bad U. Jena goes for P on $650 and L on the ½ Car next to the orange $300.
T _ R M
P _ P _ R
_ R / P L _ S T I C
Everything else is a vowel, so she solves TERM PAPER OR PLASTIC for $2,450 and the tag.
Bankrupt: Niesha (reverse of Mystery wedge), Jena (Wild Card), Chris ($650)
Dud: U (Niesha)
Niesha: $0
Jena: $2,450 + ½ Car tag
Chris: $5,150
Retro Bonus Round
It's from 1996 (early Season 14), and this lady chose M C D A to help with a Title:
_ A _ _ A T C _
She did not solve BAYWATCH. (Oddly, the clip jump-cuts over most of the reveal.)
====
Prize/Express Round: What Are You Doing?
Jena picks up the Million Dollar Wedge with N, spins for A on Free Play, then R on $300. She picks up the Mrs. Prindables gift tag with G, then buys E. Next are T and P on $900 and the $500 next to $450. After buying I, she calls H on $300, then finishes up by buying the last vowel, O.
P I _ _ I N G
T H E / P E R _ E _ T
P O _ T _ A R _
She solves PICKING THE PERFECT POSTCARD for $5,850 (counting the Gift Tag) and a trip to Aruba (Amsterdam Manor Beach Resort + Sony Alpha NEX-5R, $6,150).
PERFECT ROUND
Niesha: $0
Jena: $14,450 + MDW
Chris: $5,150
====
$3,000 Toss-Up: Title
_ _ / K _ _ _ / _
M _ _ _ _ N _ B _ _ D
Chris solves TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD.
Round 4: Phrase
Chris finds three S's on $5000, then buys E. Next are T on $300 and N on $450.
_ _ _ S S / _ S N ' T
_ _ E _ / _ E T
Final Spin: $450
Chris: R
Niesha: Y
Jena: V
Chris: L
_ L _ S S / _ S N ' T
_ V E R / Y E T
For $18,700, Chris solves CLASS ISN'T OVER YET.
End totals:
Niesha: $0 -> $1,000
Jena: $14,450
Chris: $26,850
====
$100,000 Bonus Round
His wife, Kelly, is in the audience.
The bonus wheel ends up at the N in SPIN, and the puzzle is Food & Drink:
_ / _ _ _ L E
_ _ N E _ _ E _
H, C, B, A are his choices:
A / _ H _ L E
H _ N E _ _ E _
He's not at all confident about it, but he does hit upon the right answer of A WHOLE HONEYDEW for $30,000! End total: $56,850.
$5K EVERY DAY PLUS SPIN ID: CS6997085
(And this was the first $5K hit this season by a contestant)
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She deserved more than the $1,000 prize.