Post by tenpoundhammer on Dec 23, 2014 21:52:46 GMT -5
$1,000 Toss-Up: Phrase
_ _ _ _ / Y _ _ R S _ L F
A T / H _ M _
Anne solves MAKE YOURSELF AT HOME.
Anne Cawley, Ann Arbor, MI, Ph.D in math education at University of Michigan, violinist in two orchestras
Victor Bowie, Decatur, GA, originally from Nashville, TN, performs in a cover band
Julie Thayer, Waltham, MA, ukulele player, just finished a doctorate in clinical psychology
$2,000 Toss-Up: Proper Name
_ _ _ L _ E
N _ L _ _ N
Anne solves WILLIE NELSON.
Prize on Wheel: L'Auberge Provençale, Virginia, $7,750
Round 1: Same Letter
Anne calls T on $900, then duds with R on $900. Victor hits the same wedge for H, then buys a bad E, and Julie Bankrupts on the right of the Million Dollar WEdge.
Anne gets the ½ Car between $650 and $900 with N, buys I, then calls S on $700. (She also gets the $1,000 bonus, as that's the Same Letter.) However, she then buys a bad A.
Victor duds with P on $800. After that, Julie picks L on $700, buys O to finish the vowels, then goes for M and K on Wild Card and $550.
S I L K _
S M O O T H
S K I N
She solves SILKY SMOOTH SKIN for $2,050 and the Wild Card.
Duds: R (Anne), E (Victor), A (Anne), P (Victor)
Bankrupt: Julie ($0)
Victor: $0
Julie: $2,050 + WC
Anne: $3,000
The art department gives holiday greetings.
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Mystery Round: Song Lyrics
This round is all Victor. He starts off with three N's on $3,500, then buys E and I. After S and M on $700 and $700, he buys U. He then calls P on $550, buys A and O to clear the vowels, and finishes with Q on Free Play.
M I S S I S S I P P I
Q U E E N
I _ / _ O U / _ N O _
_ _ A _ / I / M E A N
He solves MISSISSIPPI QUEEN IF YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN for $15,050.
PERFECT ROUND
Victor: $15,050
Julie: $2,050 + WC
Anne: $3,000
Retro Bonus Round
This puzzle comes from November 12, 1998. It's a Person, and D F H A were the letters picked by Joshua Morrow of The Young and the Restless and contestant Lynn:
S A _ _ _ H _ N _ S T
They solved SAXOPHONIST.
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The contestant department wishes happy holidays.
Prize/Express Round: Fun & Games
Julie gets the Million Dollar Wedge with N, but after an E on Free Play, she Bankrupts between $900 and $3,500.
Anne calls G on $550, buys I, then calls S, T, and R on $900, $550, and $650. But after H on $700, she hits Lose a Turn.
Victor calls D on $700, buys A, then calls L and F on ½ Car between $650 and $900 and $900.
/ S E A R _ H I N G
/ T H E / I S L A N D
F _ R / _ A T E R F A L L S
He solves SEARCHING THE ISLAND FOR WATERFALLS for $3,750 and a trip to Hawaii (Hilton Waikoloa Village + Ocean Sports sunset cruise, $7,259).
Bankrupt: Julie (Million Dollar Wedge + Wild Card)
Lose a Turn: Anne
Victor: $26,059
Julie: $2,050
Anne: $3,000
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The camera and audio departments give Christmas wishes.
$3,000 Toss-Up: Place
_ _ _ _ L Y
_ E _ T _ _ _ A _ T
Anne solves FAMILY RESTAURANT.
Round 4: Thing
Final Spin: $500 between $5,000 and $900
Anne: T
Victor: L
Julie: S
Anne: N
Victor: R
Julie: M
Anne: O
Victor: C; A CONSTRUCTIVE ESTIMATE
Julie: H
Anne: V
_ / C O N S _ R V _ T _ V _
_ S T _ M _ T _
She solves A CONSERVATIVE ESTIMATE for $9,000 more.
Duds: L (Victor), H (Julie)
Missolve: Victor
End totals:
Victor: $26,059
Julie: $2,050
Anne: $15,000
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$100,000 Bonus Round
Victor's girlfriend, Samila, is in the audience.
He lands on the second A in America's, and his puzzle is Person:
_ _ _ _ L E
_ E R _
D, H, W, U:
H U _ _ L E
H E R _
HUDDLE HERD is his only guess. He doesn't get HUMBLE HERO for $32,000. $26,059 is his end total.
$5K EVERY DAY SPIN ID: MR4358808
_ _ _ _ / Y _ _ R S _ L F
A T / H _ M _
Anne solves MAKE YOURSELF AT HOME.
Anne Cawley, Ann Arbor, MI, Ph.D in math education at University of Michigan, violinist in two orchestras
Victor Bowie, Decatur, GA, originally from Nashville, TN, performs in a cover band
Julie Thayer, Waltham, MA, ukulele player, just finished a doctorate in clinical psychology
$2,000 Toss-Up: Proper Name
_ _ _ L _ E
N _ L _ _ N
Anne solves WILLIE NELSON.
Prize on Wheel: L'Auberge Provençale, Virginia, $7,750
Round 1: Same Letter
Anne calls T on $900, then duds with R on $900. Victor hits the same wedge for H, then buys a bad E, and Julie Bankrupts on the right of the Million Dollar WEdge.
Anne gets the ½ Car between $650 and $900 with N, buys I, then calls S on $700. (She also gets the $1,000 bonus, as that's the Same Letter.) However, she then buys a bad A.
Victor duds with P on $800. After that, Julie picks L on $700, buys O to finish the vowels, then goes for M and K on Wild Card and $550.
S I L K _
S M O O T H
S K I N
She solves SILKY SMOOTH SKIN for $2,050 and the Wild Card.
Duds: R (Anne), E (Victor), A (Anne), P (Victor)
Bankrupt: Julie ($0)
Victor: $0
Julie: $2,050 + WC
Anne: $3,000
The art department gives holiday greetings.
====
Mystery Round: Song Lyrics
This round is all Victor. He starts off with three N's on $3,500, then buys E and I. After S and M on $700 and $700, he buys U. He then calls P on $550, buys A and O to clear the vowels, and finishes with Q on Free Play.
M I S S I S S I P P I
Q U E E N
I _ / _ O U / _ N O _
_ _ A _ / I / M E A N
He solves MISSISSIPPI QUEEN IF YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN for $15,050.
PERFECT ROUND
Victor: $15,050
Julie: $2,050 + WC
Anne: $3,000
Retro Bonus Round
This puzzle comes from November 12, 1998. It's a Person, and D F H A were the letters picked by Joshua Morrow of The Young and the Restless and contestant Lynn:
S A _ _ _ H _ N _ S T
They solved SAXOPHONIST.
====
The contestant department wishes happy holidays.
Prize/Express Round: Fun & Games
Julie gets the Million Dollar Wedge with N, but after an E on Free Play, she Bankrupts between $900 and $3,500.
Anne calls G on $550, buys I, then calls S, T, and R on $900, $550, and $650. But after H on $700, she hits Lose a Turn.
Victor calls D on $700, buys A, then calls L and F on ½ Car between $650 and $900 and $900.
/ S E A R _ H I N G
/ T H E / I S L A N D
F _ R / _ A T E R F A L L S
He solves SEARCHING THE ISLAND FOR WATERFALLS for $3,750 and a trip to Hawaii (Hilton Waikoloa Village + Ocean Sports sunset cruise, $7,259).
Bankrupt: Julie (Million Dollar Wedge + Wild Card)
Lose a Turn: Anne
Victor: $26,059
Julie: $2,050
Anne: $3,000
====
The camera and audio departments give Christmas wishes.
$3,000 Toss-Up: Place
_ _ _ _ L Y
_ E _ T _ _ _ A _ T
Anne solves FAMILY RESTAURANT.
Round 4: Thing
Final Spin: $500 between $5,000 and $900
Anne: T
Victor: L
Julie: S
Anne: N
Victor: R
Julie: M
Anne: O
Victor: C; A CONSTRUCTIVE ESTIMATE
Julie: H
Anne: V
_ / C O N S _ R V _ T _ V _
_ S T _ M _ T _
She solves A CONSERVATIVE ESTIMATE for $9,000 more.
Duds: L (Victor), H (Julie)
Missolve: Victor
End totals:
Victor: $26,059
Julie: $2,050
Anne: $15,000
====
$100,000 Bonus Round
Victor's girlfriend, Samila, is in the audience.
He lands on the second A in America's, and his puzzle is Person:
_ _ _ _ L E
_ E R _
D, H, W, U:
H U _ _ L E
H E R _
HUDDLE HERD is his only guess. He doesn't get HUMBLE HERO for $32,000. $26,059 is his end total.
$5K EVERY DAY SPIN ID: MR4358808
I know many contestants pull this but people need to be more conscious of the letters they shouted out just 15-20 seconds ago.
