Post by tenpoundhammer on Oct 12, 2015 21:23:18 GMT -5
We begin Great Escapes week.
$1,000 Toss-Up: Phrase
_ _ / T H E
O _ _ N / _ _ A D
Mary Kate solves ON THE OPEN ROAD.
Mary Kate Lowndes, Granby, CT, former peace corps volunteer, has an adult son
Noelle Cooper, Foothill Ranch, CA, newlywed, married to Dave, special needs caregiver for a young girl, motorcyclist
Scooter Kellum, Montgomery, AL, youth minister, married to Chelsea, has two sons
$2,000 Toss-Up: Living Things
_ _ _ K
_ _ _ _ I N _ O S
Noelle solves PINK FLAMINGOS.
Round 1: Place
Noelle Bankrupts on the left of the Million Dollar Wedge, and Scooter calls a bad T on $700. Mary Kate calls R on the $500s between $550/$600 and $650/$900, but also duds on $700 with C.
Back to Noelle, who picks F on $800, then buys O and A, although the latter isn't in the puzzle. Scooter picks S on $650, buys E, then calls G and H both on $800.
G R E E _ H O _ S E
F _ L L / O F
F L O _ E R S
For $2,650, he solves GREENHOUSE FULL OF FLOWERS.
Bankrupt: Noelle ($0)
Duds: T (Scooter), C (Mary Kate), A (Noelle)
Unclaimed: $2,500 (Mary Kate), $1,900 (Noelle)
Mary Kate: $1,000
Noelle: $2,000
Scooter: $2,650
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Mystery Round: Before & After
Scooter calls T on Wild Card, but once again it's a dud. Mary Kate calls N on the ebags.com gift tag and O on Free Play, but after L on Wild Card, she calls a bad S on $550.
Noelle tries D on $650, buys A and E, then calls B and H on $900 and $700. After buying I, though, she duds with V on Mystery Wedge between Free Play and Lose a Turn.
Scooter calls C on $800, buys U to clear the vowels, then hits Lose a Turn, so Mary Kate finishes with M on ½ Car between $650 and $900.
M A _ E / M I N E / A
D O U B L E
C H I N
She solves MAKE MINE A DOUBLE CHIN for $2,500 and the cardboard.
Dud: T (Scooter), S (Mary Kate), V (Noelle)
Lose a Turn: Scooter
Unclaimed: $1,500 (Noelle), $550 (Scooter)
Mary Kate: $4,500 + ½ Car + Wild Card
Noelle: $2,000
Scooter: $2,650
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Prize/Express Round: Fun & Games
Mary Kate calls a bad R on $700. Noelle tries T on $800, buys E, and calls H on Express. She hops aboard:
Express letters
S (no S, Bankrupt)
Scooter calls N on $650, buys A, then duds with C on the same wedge.
Mary Kate calls G on $600, buys I, and calls K on $500 between $800 and $650. After buying O to clear the vowels, she finishes with D on $650.
T A K I N G / A / D I _
I N / T H E / _ A G O O N
She solves TAKING A DIP IN THE LAGOON for $1,850 and a trip to Costa Rica (Springs Resort & Spa, Arenal, $6,800).
Duds: R (Mary Kate), S (Noelle, on Express), C (Scooter)
Bankrupt: Noelle ($2,350, on Express)
Unclaimed: $1,700 (Scooter)
Mary Kate: $13,150 + Wild Card
Noelle: $2,000
Scooter: $2,650
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$3,000 Toss-Up: Thing
_ I _ _ _ D A Y
_ _ _ _ E _ T
Noelle solves BIRTHDAY PRESENT.
Round 4: What Are You Doing?
Noelle calls N on $500, but her next stop is Lose a Turn.
Scooter picks G on $500 between $800 and $650, buys A, and calls D on $650.
_ _ _ _ N G / A N D
_ _ _ _ _ N G / _ _ _ _ _ _
Final Spin: $650
Scooter: S
Mary Kate: T
Noelle: L
_ _ _ _ N G / A N D
S _ L L _ N G / S T _ _ _ S
Noelle solves BUYING AND SELLING STOCKS for $4,800.
Lose a Turn: Noelle
Unclaimed: $1,650 (Mary Kate), $6,350 (Scooter)
End totals:
Mary Kate: $13,150 + Wild Card
Noelle: $9,800
Scooter: $2,650
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$100,000 Bonus Round
Mary Kate is by herself. She lands on the ★, and her puzzle is Thing:
_ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ S E
M, G, P, O, H:
O _ _
_ O O _ _ _ S E
ODD BOOKHOUSE is her only guess. She can't solve OAK BOOKCASE for $33,000. End total: $13,150.
$5K EVERY DAY SPIN ID: NC5902896
$1,000 Toss-Up: Phrase
_ _ / T H E
O _ _ N / _ _ A D
Mary Kate solves ON THE OPEN ROAD.
Mary Kate Lowndes, Granby, CT, former peace corps volunteer, has an adult son
Noelle Cooper, Foothill Ranch, CA, newlywed, married to Dave, special needs caregiver for a young girl, motorcyclist
Scooter Kellum, Montgomery, AL, youth minister, married to Chelsea, has two sons
$2,000 Toss-Up: Living Things
_ _ _ K
_ _ _ _ I N _ O S
Noelle solves PINK FLAMINGOS.
Round 1: Place
Noelle Bankrupts on the left of the Million Dollar Wedge, and Scooter calls a bad T on $700. Mary Kate calls R on the $500s between $550/$600 and $650/$900, but also duds on $700 with C.
Back to Noelle, who picks F on $800, then buys O and A, although the latter isn't in the puzzle. Scooter picks S on $650, buys E, then calls G and H both on $800.
G R E E _ H O _ S E
F _ L L / O F
F L O _ E R S
For $2,650, he solves GREENHOUSE FULL OF FLOWERS.
Bankrupt: Noelle ($0)
Duds: T (Scooter), C (Mary Kate), A (Noelle)
Unclaimed: $2,500 (Mary Kate), $1,900 (Noelle)
Mary Kate: $1,000
Noelle: $2,000
Scooter: $2,650
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Mystery Round: Before & After
Scooter calls T on Wild Card, but once again it's a dud. Mary Kate calls N on the ebags.com gift tag and O on Free Play, but after L on Wild Card, she calls a bad S on $550.
Noelle tries D on $650, buys A and E, then calls B and H on $900 and $700. After buying I, though, she duds with V on Mystery Wedge between Free Play and Lose a Turn.
Scooter calls C on $800, buys U to clear the vowels, then hits Lose a Turn, so Mary Kate finishes with M on ½ Car between $650 and $900.
M A _ E / M I N E / A
D O U B L E
C H I N
She solves MAKE MINE A DOUBLE CHIN for $2,500 and the cardboard.
Dud: T (Scooter), S (Mary Kate), V (Noelle)
Lose a Turn: Scooter
Unclaimed: $1,500 (Noelle), $550 (Scooter)
Mary Kate: $4,500 + ½ Car + Wild Card
Noelle: $2,000
Scooter: $2,650
====
Prize/Express Round: Fun & Games
Mary Kate calls a bad R on $700. Noelle tries T on $800, buys E, and calls H on Express. She hops aboard:
Express letters
S (no S, Bankrupt)
Scooter calls N on $650, buys A, then duds with C on the same wedge.
Mary Kate calls G on $600, buys I, and calls K on $500 between $800 and $650. After buying O to clear the vowels, she finishes with D on $650.
T A K I N G / A / D I _
I N / T H E / _ A G O O N
She solves TAKING A DIP IN THE LAGOON for $1,850 and a trip to Costa Rica (Springs Resort & Spa, Arenal, $6,800).
Duds: R (Mary Kate), S (Noelle, on Express), C (Scooter)
Bankrupt: Noelle ($2,350, on Express)
Unclaimed: $1,700 (Scooter)
Mary Kate: $13,150 + Wild Card
Noelle: $2,000
Scooter: $2,650
====
$3,000 Toss-Up: Thing
_ I _ _ _ D A Y
_ _ _ _ E _ T
Noelle solves BIRTHDAY PRESENT.
Round 4: What Are You Doing?
Noelle calls N on $500, but her next stop is Lose a Turn.
Scooter picks G on $500 between $800 and $650, buys A, and calls D on $650.
_ _ _ _ N G / A N D
_ _ _ _ _ N G / _ _ _ _ _ _
Final Spin: $650
Scooter: S
Mary Kate: T
Noelle: L
_ _ _ _ N G / A N D
S _ L L _ N G / S T _ _ _ S
Noelle solves BUYING AND SELLING STOCKS for $4,800.
Lose a Turn: Noelle
Unclaimed: $1,650 (Mary Kate), $6,350 (Scooter)
End totals:
Mary Kate: $13,150 + Wild Card
Noelle: $9,800
Scooter: $2,650
====
$100,000 Bonus Round
Mary Kate is by herself. She lands on the ★, and her puzzle is Thing:
_ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ S E
M, G, P, O, H:
O _ _
_ O O _ _ _ S E
ODD BOOKHOUSE is her only guess. She can't solve OAK BOOKCASE for $33,000. End total: $13,150.
$5K EVERY DAY SPIN ID: NC5902896
. At least Pat tries to console her by saying it was better to for it to happen now than after accumulating a nice sum of money. As for the BR, that was a toughie. I can tell I would have focused too long on the first word, mentally locking it in as ODD and consequently running out of time coming up with the second word.
