Post by kev347 on Sept 24, 2020 18:29:35 GMT -5
This recap is written by rockyboy34.
Well, I got sucked in too much playing Mario 64 (and Mario Sunshine to an extent), so that's why you see Kev's name at the top instead of mine. And go here to see last night's recap.
Anyway, let's try to have a huge confection of winnings real soon after that rough BR loss we had last night.
EPISODE #7239: 🍭MAKE LIFE SWEETER🍭
AIR DATE: 9/24/20
$1,000 Tossup: What Are You Doing?
V I S _ _ I N _ / _ _ E
C _ N D _ / S _ O R _
I'd rather not be VISITING THE CANDY STORE right now, but Levon scores first. Let's meet the contestants that will try to wipe off that bad $100,000 loss from last night...
Levon Derkalousdian: Glendale. Studying for the bar exam who has a sister that's a nurse. Learning to play the piano (he never played).
Yvette Bentley: LA. Supervisor for 911 operators and police dispatchers. Married to Brian w/ 4 kids & 4 grandkids.
Dianne Swanson: Long Beach. Recently retired teacher of 22 yrs. Does some gardening and cooking. Married w/ 2 children & 6 grandchildren.
Pat had trouble pronouncing Levon's last name (he first said Dera-kalousian).
$2,000 Tossup: Occupation
W _ _ D I N G
_ _ A N _ _ _
Levon's 2-for-2 with WEDDING PLANNER.
For some reason, the applause machine sounded rather early on the tossups this episode.
Round 1: Food & Drink
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ / _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
Levon: $900 (3 T's), $900 (R), E, 4 A's, BANKRUPT! ($2,500 - $3,100 lost).
Yvette: $550 (3 S's), O, COOKiE JAM Wedge (3 W's), 3 I's (No More Vowels!), $700 (2 H's), $600 (2 K's), Solve Attempt ($5,250 + COOKiE JAM Wedge)...
_ A _ I _ _ A
_ I _ K S H A K E
W I T H / T W O
S T R A W S
The excited Yvette claims the big cash prize with a VANILLA MILKSHAKE WITH TWO STRAWS.
Bankrupt: Levon
Pre-Round 2 Scores:
Levon: $3,000
Yvette: $15,250
Dianne: Nothing so far.
Pat mistakenly called the prize wedge the gift tag...whoops.
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Prevagen Mystery Round: ([Blank] Sugar)
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_
Yvette: $600 (B), MYSTERY near LOSE A TURN (2 R's and FLIPS...BANKRUPT! - $600 gone)
Dianne: BANKRUPT! (ONE MILLION's left side)
Levon: COOKiE JAM Tag (N), 2 O's, 3 E's, $600 (3 W's), A, I ($1,300 + COOKiE JAM Tag at risk)
Yvette: $3,500 (P), Solve Attempt ($3,500)...
P O W _ E R E _
_ A
B R O W N W
E
I wish Yvette said the D's instead, but the other sugar items of POWDERED and PURE still beef up her bank over the 18 mark.
Dud: I (Levon)
Bankrupts: 2 (women)
Pre-Round 3 Scores:
Levon: $3,000
Yvette: $18,750
Dianne: Spinning Next
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Prize Puzzle/Express Round: Places
_ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
No-lettered this one for some odd reason...
Dianne: $700 (T), E, $600 (2 S's), 2 A's, LOSE A TURN! ($1,400 at risk)
Levon: LOSE A TURN!
Yvette: $500 near $650 (N), NULL CYCLE?, BANKRUPT! ($3,500 - $500 lost)
Dianne: Free PLAY (I), O, U (No More Vowels!), EXPRESS (M - $900 at risk)
Levon: $900 (B)
Yvette: Free PLAY (H), BANKRUPT! ($3,500 - $500 lost)
Dianne: $650 (2 L's), Solve Attempt ($2,200)...
L U S H
T _ O _ I _ A L
_ A _ _ E N S
Dianne's gonna see some LUSH TROPICAL GARDENS on her trip to ANTIGUA (Galley Bay Resort & Spa) worth $9,320, putting her on the board with $11,520.
Aired Duds: M (Dianne), B (Levon)
Aired Lose A Turns: 2 (Yvette's opponents)
Aired Bankrupts: 2 (from Yvette)
Pre-Triple Tossup Scores:
Levon: $3,000
Yvette: $18,750
Dianne: $11,520 cash & trip
Yvette's second spin that round would NOT be that strong. And Dianne asking to apologetically solve reminded me of Kate Vickery from 2/12/08.
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Triple Tossup: Person
1.
H _ _ O I C
C H _ M _ I O N
We'll soon find out tonight's HEROIC CHAMPION; Levon solves.
2.
T R U S _ Y
_ I _ _ _ I C K
Levon's TRUSTY SIDEKICK ain't here, but he's right again.
3.
R _ T T E _
S C _ U _ D R E L
To any users who never follow the site's rules, you're nothing but a ROTTEN SCOUNDREL; Dianne stops the tossup sweep and starts the next round.
Round 4: Phrase
_ _ / _ _ _ / _ _ _
_ _ / _ _ _ / _ _ _
SPEEDUP TIME
Final Spin: $1,500
Dianne: 3 T's
Levon: 2 H's
Yvette: S
Dianne: L
Levon: N
Yvette: 2 D's
Dianne: Y
_ T / T H _ / _ N D
_ _ / T H _ / D _ Y
AT THE END OF THE DAY, Dianne has beaten the buzzer and won another $6,000...and the game by $770.
Duds: S (Yvette), L (Dianne)
Unclaimed: $4,500 (Levon), $3,000 (Yvette)
Final Scores:
Levon: $7,000
Yvette: $18,750
Dianne: $19,520 cash & trip
Maingame Total: $45,270
Bankrupt Trash: $4,700 + $2,000 Gamble
More generic category madness here...
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$100,000 Cookie Jam Bonus Round
Please don't land on the I in WIN Dianne...she actually lands on the **. And Pat mistakenly said that Person was the category that she "choosed".
RSTLNE:
_ _ S _ _ N _ R _
_ E N _ _ S
MPGA:
_ _ S _ _ N A R _
G E N _ _ S
As soon as I saw Dianne smile, I knew she nailed it. A VISIONARY GENIUS gives her $38,000 (first such win of the season) for a final total of $57,520 cash & trip.
Closing Chat: The hosts don't see themselves together often during the summer.
Personal Rating: 8 (orig. a 7)
Well, I got sucked in too much playing Mario 64 (and Mario Sunshine to an extent), so that's why you see Kev's name at the top instead of mine. And go here to see last night's recap.
Anyway, let's try to have a huge confection of winnings real soon after that rough BR loss we had last night.
EPISODE #7239: 🍭MAKE LIFE SWEETER🍭
AIR DATE: 9/24/20
$1,000 Tossup: What Are You Doing?
V I S _ _ I N _ / _ _ E
C _ N D _ / S _ O R _
I'd rather not be VISITING THE CANDY STORE right now, but Levon scores first. Let's meet the contestants that will try to wipe off that bad $100,000 loss from last night...
Levon Derkalousdian: Glendale. Studying for the bar exam who has a sister that's a nurse. Learning to play the piano (he never played).
Yvette Bentley: LA. Supervisor for 911 operators and police dispatchers. Married to Brian w/ 4 kids & 4 grandkids.
Dianne Swanson: Long Beach. Recently retired teacher of 22 yrs. Does some gardening and cooking. Married w/ 2 children & 6 grandchildren.
Pat had trouble pronouncing Levon's last name (he first said Dera-kalousian).
$2,000 Tossup: Occupation
W _ _ D I N G
_ _ A N _ _ _
Levon's 2-for-2 with WEDDING PLANNER.
For some reason, the applause machine sounded rather early on the tossups this episode.
Round 1: Food & Drink
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ / _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
Levon: $900 (3 T's), $900 (R), E, 4 A's, BANKRUPT! ($2,500 - $3,100 lost).
Yvette: $550 (3 S's), O, COOKiE JAM Wedge (3 W's), 3 I's (No More Vowels!), $700 (2 H's), $600 (2 K's), Solve Attempt ($5,250 + COOKiE JAM Wedge)...
_ A _ I _ _ A
_ I _ K S H A K E
W I T H / T W O
S T R A W S
The excited Yvette claims the big cash prize with a VANILLA MILKSHAKE WITH TWO STRAWS.
Bankrupt: Levon
Pre-Round 2 Scores:
Levon: $3,000
Yvette: $15,250
Dianne: Nothing so far.
Pat mistakenly called the prize wedge the gift tag...whoops.
---
Prevagen Mystery Round: ([Blank] Sugar)
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_
Yvette: $600 (B), MYSTERY near LOSE A TURN (2 R's and FLIPS...BANKRUPT! - $600 gone)
Dianne: BANKRUPT! (ONE MILLION's left side)
Levon: COOKiE JAM Tag (N), 2 O's, 3 E's, $600 (3 W's), A, I ($1,300 + COOKiE JAM Tag at risk)
Yvette: $3,500 (P), Solve Attempt ($3,500)...
P O W _ E R E _
_ A
B R O W N W
E
I wish Yvette said the D's instead, but the other sugar items of POWDERED and PURE still beef up her bank over the 18 mark.
Dud: I (Levon)
Bankrupts: 2 (women)
Pre-Round 3 Scores:
Levon: $3,000
Yvette: $18,750
Dianne: Spinning Next
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Prize Puzzle/Express Round: Places
_ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
No-lettered this one for some odd reason...
Dianne: $700 (T), E, $600 (2 S's), 2 A's, LOSE A TURN! ($1,400 at risk)
Levon: LOSE A TURN!
Yvette: $500 near $650 (N), NULL CYCLE?, BANKRUPT! ($3,500 - $500 lost)
Dianne: Free PLAY (I), O, U (No More Vowels!), EXPRESS (M - $900 at risk)
Levon: $900 (B)
Yvette: Free PLAY (H), BANKRUPT! ($3,500 - $500 lost)
Dianne: $650 (2 L's), Solve Attempt ($2,200)...
L U S H
T _ O _ I _ A L
_ A _ _ E N S
Dianne's gonna see some LUSH TROPICAL GARDENS on her trip to ANTIGUA (Galley Bay Resort & Spa) worth $9,320, putting her on the board with $11,520.
Aired Duds: M (Dianne), B (Levon)
Aired Lose A Turns: 2 (Yvette's opponents)
Aired Bankrupts: 2 (from Yvette)
Pre-Triple Tossup Scores:
Levon: $3,000
Yvette: $18,750
Dianne: $11,520 cash & trip
Yvette's second spin that round would NOT be that strong. And Dianne asking to apologetically solve reminded me of Kate Vickery from 2/12/08.
---
Triple Tossup: Person
1.
H _ _ O I C
C H _ M _ I O N
We'll soon find out tonight's HEROIC CHAMPION; Levon solves.
2.
T R U S _ Y
_ I _ _ _ I C K
Levon's TRUSTY SIDEKICK ain't here, but he's right again.
3.
R _ T T E _
S C _ U _ D R E L
To any users who never follow the site's rules, you're nothing but a ROTTEN SCOUNDREL; Dianne stops the tossup sweep and starts the next round.
Round 4: Phrase
_ _ / _ _ _ / _ _ _
_ _ / _ _ _ / _ _ _
SPEEDUP TIME
Final Spin: $1,500
Dianne: 3 T's
Levon: 2 H's
Yvette: S
Dianne: L
Levon: N
Yvette: 2 D's
Dianne: Y
_ T / T H _ / _ N D
_ _ / T H _ / D _ Y
AT THE END OF THE DAY, Dianne has beaten the buzzer and won another $6,000...and the game by $770.
Duds: S (Yvette), L (Dianne)
Unclaimed: $4,500 (Levon), $3,000 (Yvette)
Final Scores:
Levon: $7,000
Yvette: $18,750
Dianne: $19,520 cash & trip
Maingame Total: $45,270
Bankrupt Trash: $4,700 + $2,000 Gamble
More generic category madness here...
- Things
- Phrase
- Person
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$100,000 Cookie Jam Bonus Round
Please don't land on the I in WIN Dianne...she actually lands on the **. And Pat mistakenly said that Person was the category that she "choosed".
RSTLNE:
_ _ S _ _ N _ R _
_ E N _ _ S
MPGA:
_ _ S _ _ N A R _
G E N _ _ S
As soon as I saw Dianne smile, I knew she nailed it. A VISIONARY GENIUS gives her $38,000 (first such win of the season) for a final total of $57,520 cash & trip.
Closing Chat: The hosts don't see themselves together often during the summer.
Personal Rating: 8 (orig. a 7)
