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EPISODE #7244: 🛣ROAD TRIP🛣
AIR DATE: 10/1/20
$1,000 Tossup: Song Lyrics
_ U _ P / I N
_ E T ' S / _ O
Victoria says "JUMP IN, LET'S GO" from Sheryl Crow's "Everyday is a Winding Road" (Pat: They don't write 'em like that anymore, do they?) Thursday's contestants...
Victoria Walton: Los Angeles. Admin. assistant and freelance editor who's really interested in astronomy.
Terah Fee: Orange (orig. from Montrose, CO - Go Broncos). Teacher for 20 yrs. (her school closed down this year, unfortunately) who's now a grocery store worker. Runs the treadmill and watches the previous night's episode (that she recorded) each morning.
Dustin Brower: Costa Mesa (orig. from West Chester, PA). Marketer for a video game publisher. Fan of both Philadelphia and LA sports teams (its a bit diffficult when the cities are against each other). Married to (Morgen) for about a year.
Pat says that the sun is 186,000 miles away (Victoria doesn't know about the sun's distance) and he's obviously wrong.
$2,000 Tossup: Event
_ _ _ F
M _ R A _ _ _ N
I don't think I've heard of a SURF MARATHON before, Victoria.
_ A L F
M A R A _ H _ N
Dustin capitalizes with HALF MARATHON.
Featured Prize: Vista Collina Resort in Napa Valley (marked WINE COUNTRY)
Round 1: Crossword (Road [Blank])
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Yes, there's only three words in this.
Dustin: $600 (4 N's), A ($2,150 at risk)
Victoria: $800 (3 R's), E, $600 (2 T's), 2 U's, I, $650 (2 C's), 2 O's (No More Vowels!),
S
C O N S T R U C T I O N
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R U N N E R
That last spin was a bit too close for comfort, eh? Anyway, Victoria follows this road SIGN and is a Benjamin shy from 10 grand.
Dud: A (Dustin)
Pre-Round 2 Scores:
Terah: Nothing Yet
Dustin: $2,000
Victoria: $9,900
The camera showed how close Victoria was to getting BANKRUPT after the round ended.
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Pat admits that he totally messed up the distance from the sun - it's actually 92,955,807 (or 93 million rounded up). If he was correct, we'd be having such a tan.
Eggland's Best Mystery Round: Thing
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _
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Victoria: BANKRUPT! ($650)
Terah: Free PLAY (3 O's), $3,500 (5 T's!), 2 E's, 3 A's, I (No More Vowels!), $550 (3 N's), $650 (F), $650 (3 R's), Solve Attempt ($21,000)...
_ E _ A R T _ E N T / O F
T R A N _ _ O R T A T I O N
Terah IDs the DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION to get on the board in a big way!
Bankrupt: Victoria
Pre-Round 3 Scores:
Terah: $21,000
Dustin: $2,000
Victoria: $9,900
Retro Bonus Round (NFL Players Week 1/1998): Phrase
CDMA:
_ _ L D / T _ E
M A _ _
This lady and her partner failed to HOLD THE MAYO.
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Apparently, Pat was referencing to the speed of light (186,000 mi/sec.) when he was thinking about how far we are from the sun.
Prize Puzzle/Express Round: Place
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
Terah: CAMPNOR (N), I, WILD (R - CAMPNOR at risk)
Dustin: $550 (D), O ($300 at risk)
Victoria: $3,500 (L)
Terah: $900 (S), 4 A's, Solve Attempt ($650 + CAMPNOR)...
_ E A _ _ S I D E
_ A _ A N A
I doubt Terah will bring her camping gear to a BEACHSIDE CABANA in this place - the DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. This trip to the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Punta Cana is worth $7,124 and she's won $8,774 that round.
Duds: R (Terah), O (Dustin), L (Victoria)
Pre-Triple Tossup Scores:
Terah: $29,774 cash & prizes
Dustin: $2,000
Victoria: $9,900
"When you're in the Dominican Republic, remember, the speed of sound is 1,100 ft./sec." - Pat
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Triple Tossup: Proper Name
1.
J _ _ _ _ F _ R
_ O P E _
Jennifer's the first name in all 3 puzzles, but Dustin blows it with JENNIFER ROPER.
J _ _ N _ F _ R
_ O P E _
Terah's right with JENNIFER LOPEZ.
2.
_ E _ _ _ _ _ R
_ A W R _ N _ _
Dustin's right this time with JENNIFER LAWRENCE.
3.
_ E _ N I _ E R
G _ _ _ _ _
Terah gets "Alias" star JENNIFER GARNER (Pat: Is it me, or did I detect a pattern?).
Round 4: What Are You Doing?
_ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _
Terah: $650 (2 N's), I, O ($800 at risk)
Dustin: $600 (2 S's), 3 A's, Free PLAY (2 T's), $650 (2 G's), $5,000 (2 D's), Solve Attempt ($13,250)...
T A _ I N G / A N
_ D _ _ A T _ D / G _ _ S S
Good news, everyone - Dustin's TAKING AN EDUCATED GUESS to jump into 2nd and we have time for another puzzle.
Dud: O (Terah)
Pre-Round 5 Scores:
Terah: $33,774 cash & prizes
Dustin: $17,250
Victoria: $9,900
Round 5: In The Kitchen
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SPEEDUP TIME
Final Spin: $1,500
Dustin: 2 N's
Victoria: R
Terah: G
Dustin: T
Victoria: 2 S's
_ _ _ _ _ N G
_T _ N S _ _ S
Don't spend the extra $3,000 on some useless COOKING UTENSILS, Victoria.
Dud: R (Victoria)
Unclaimed: $1,500 (Terah), $4,500 (Dustin)
Final Scores:
Terah: $33,774 cash & prizes
Dustin: $17,250
Victoria: $12,900
Nice job by everybody!
Maingame Total: $63,924
NO BANKRUPT TRASH!
Thursday's category menu for Terah...
- Event
- Food & Drink
- Thing
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$100,000 Cookie Jam Bonus Round
Terah spins up to the I in SPIN like Dana from Tuesday.
RSTLNE:
_ _ _ E _ _ _ E
T _ _ _ _
DFCO:
_ O _ E _ _ D E
T _ F F _
HOMEMADE TOFFEE is obviously wrong, but she then says HOMEMADE TAFFY afterwards for $38,000 and a final total of $71,774 cash & prizes!
The Bob Mackie collection from this show is now available to shop from.
Closing Segment: Distance from the sun: 93 million miles. Speed of light: 186,000 mi./sec. Speed of sound: $1,100 ft./sec...and the hosts live 5.4 miles away from each other.
We end with a full credit roll.
Personal Rating: another 9
