Post by woffan4ever on Dec 24, 2020 13:20:32 GMT -5
It’s Christmas Eve and Day 4 of Home for the Holidays Week! It's been a pretty uneventful week, and we have yet to get a Bonus Round win. Maybe the holiday spirit will help pull out a win! We have a battle of the "Ds" tonight...
$1,000 Toss-Up: PEOPLE
_ _ _ _ - _ _ _ _ _ _ /
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Dillon rings in first tonight...
L _ _ _ - M _ N U _ E
S H O P P _ R S
...and he gets the ball rolling with LAST-MINUTE SHOPPERS!
TONIGHT'S CONTESTANTS
DILLON JOHNSTON (male) - Simi Valley, CA. Works in corporate communications. He is married and has 2 boys. They love to take road trips, and he loves to cook!!
DONNIE CAMPBELL - Los Angeles, CA (originally from Washington, D.C.). An A/V consultant, music producer, musician, and recording artist. He has a girlfriend and 3 kids.
DARYL RUBIN (female) - West Lake Village, CA (Originally from Chicago, IL). Married for 47 years, has three kids, originially 5 grandkids when her card was filled out, but now has 6, all boys! She loves pizza and hot dogs, and much to Pat's liking, she doesn't put ketchup on her hot dog. Pat gives Vanna some ribbing for that...
$2,000 Toss-Up: LIVING THING
_ _ _ _ _ _ /
_ _ _ _ _ _
Dillon again...
B O R D _ R /
_ _ L L _ E
and he's 2/2 with BORDER COLLIE!
ROUND 1: SONG LYRICS
_ _ / _ _ _ _ _ /
_ _ _ _ / _ _ _ /
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ /
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
DILLON
$500 - T (x2)
BUYS E (x2)
$500 - H (x4)
A (none)
DONNIE
$700 - N (x3)
$700 - G (x1)
BUYS I (x2)
BUYS O (x3)
$650 - S (x1)
$1,000 TASTYKAKE'S GIFT TAG + $500 - M (x1)
$600 - C (x1)
$550 - Y (x2)
BUYS U (x1)
*NO MORE VOWELS*
$650 - R (x2)
With $6,200 and the gift tag, he's ready to call it quits...
S O / H U R R Y /
_ O _ N / T H E /
C H I M N E Y /
T O N I G H T
It's the classic line from "Santa Baby," SO HURRY DOWN THE CHIMNEY TONIGHT. And, Donnie has taken the early lead!
DARYL: $0
DILLON: $3,000
DONNIE: $7,200
ROUND 2: $10,000 PREVAGEN ? MYSTERY ROUND ? SAME LETTER
_ _ _ _ _ _ /
_ _ _ _ _ / & /
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ /
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
DONNIE
$700 - N (x2)
$600 - S *SAME LETTER* (x5) (+$1,000)
BUYS E (x3)
BUYS I (x1)
BANKRUPT! (next to $650) (Loses $4,900)
DARYL
$800 - T (x4)
BUYS A (x2)
BUYS U (x1)
BUYS O (x1)
*NO MORE VOWELS*
$500 - D (none)
DILLON
$550 - C (x2)
$650 - F (x2)
He's ready to cash out with a smile and $2,400...
S E C _ E T /
S A N T A / & /
S T O C _ I N _ /
S T U F F E _ S
SECRET SANTA & STOCKING STUFFERS is quite the mouthful, but Dillon claims this one!
DARYL: $0
DILLON: $5,400
DONNIE: $7,200
RETRO BONUS ROUND (1997, SEASON 15, ON LOCATION IN DENVER): PHRASE
This is what she has with RSTLNE and her choices of MCAP:
M A _ E / A /
_ _ S _
...but she doesn't get MAKE A WISH.
ROUND 3: PRIZE PUZZLE - WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
_ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ / _ _ _ /
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _
DARYL
$600 - N (x2)
BUYS I (x3)
$500 - G (x1)
BUYS O (none)
DILLON
BANKRUPT! (next to $3,500)
DONNIE
$700 - T (x2)
BANKRUPT! (left side MDW) (Loses $1,400)
DARYL
BANKRUPT (next to $650) (Loses $1,450)
DILLON
$700 - H (x3)
BUYS E (x3)
$700 - B (x1)
He has $2,550 and attempts to solve....
B _ E A T H I N G / I N /
T H E / _ _ E _ H / _ I _
....he says BREATHING IN THE but can't get the rest of it!
DONNIE
$900 - F (x1)
Donnie want to attempt it now with $900...
B _ E A T H I N G / I N /
T H E / F _ E _ H / _ I _
He'll be BREATHING IN THE FRESH AIR on his trip to Costa Rica! His Greentique's Villa Blanca Cloud Forest vacation is $7,105!
DARYL: $0
DILLON: $5,400
DONNIE: $15,205
TRIPLE TOSS-UP: FUN & GAMES
Puzzle #1
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ /
_ _ _ _ _
Daryl rings in, in hopes of getting on the board...
_ O _ _ _ O _ Y /
_ O A _ D
...and she does with MONOPOLY BOARD!
Puzzle #2
_ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ /
_ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Dillon takes a shot this time...
L _ N D _ N G / _ N /
F _ E _ / _ A _ K I N G
...and he gets LANDING ON FREE PARKING!
Puzzle #3
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ /
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Daryl comes back for this one...
_ _ N _ I _ _ / _ N /
_ _ A _ _ _ _ _ K
...and slips up with LANDING ON PARK PLACE. Dillon rings in immediately with no additional letters filling in and gets the correct solution of LANDING ON BOARDWALK!
DARYL: $2,000
DILLON: $9,400
DONNIE: $15,205
ROUND 4: THINGS
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ /
_ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _
*ding ding! ding ding!*
FINAL SPIN
CONSONANTS WORTH $1,500 A PIECE
DILLON
T (none)
DONNIE
N (x2)
DARYL
S (x2)
DILLON
L (x4)
DONNIE
G (x3)
He's ready to claim the victory...
_ _ N G L _ N G /
S L _ _ G _ / _ _ L L S
...for $7,500, he gets JINGLING SLEIGH BELLS!
DARYL: $2,000
DILLON: $9,400
DONNIE: $22,705 *BIG WINNER*
Donnie chooses THING over PHRASE and PERSON for the Bonus Round.
BONUS ROUND
Donnie lands on the N in SPIN
Here's the puzzle:
_ _ _ _ _ /
_ _ _ _
RSTLNE aren't much help tonight...
_ _ _ N T /
_ L _ _
He chooses MCDI, and gets one lonely vowel...
_ _ I N T /
_ L _ _
He says PRINT....BLUE but nothing else comes out. FAINT GLOW is what we needed. He loses $38,000.
$22,705 in cash and prize for him tonight.
TOTAL GIVEN AWAY SO FAR THIS WEEK: $167,245
$1,000 Toss-Up: PEOPLE
_ _ _ _ - _ _ _ _ _ _ /
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Dillon rings in first tonight...
L _ _ _ - M _ N U _ E
S H O P P _ R S
...and he gets the ball rolling with LAST-MINUTE SHOPPERS!
TONIGHT'S CONTESTANTS
DILLON JOHNSTON (male) - Simi Valley, CA. Works in corporate communications. He is married and has 2 boys. They love to take road trips, and he loves to cook!!
DONNIE CAMPBELL - Los Angeles, CA (originally from Washington, D.C.). An A/V consultant, music producer, musician, and recording artist. He has a girlfriend and 3 kids.
DARYL RUBIN (female) - West Lake Village, CA (Originally from Chicago, IL). Married for 47 years, has three kids, originially 5 grandkids when her card was filled out, but now has 6, all boys! She loves pizza and hot dogs, and much to Pat's liking, she doesn't put ketchup on her hot dog. Pat gives Vanna some ribbing for that...
$2,000 Toss-Up: LIVING THING
_ _ _ _ _ _ /
_ _ _ _ _ _
Dillon again...
B O R D _ R /
_ _ L L _ E
and he's 2/2 with BORDER COLLIE!
ROUND 1: SONG LYRICS
_ _ / _ _ _ _ _ /
_ _ _ _ / _ _ _ /
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ /
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
DILLON
$500 - T (x2)
BUYS E (x2)
$500 - H (x4)
A (none)
DONNIE
$700 - N (x3)
$700 - G (x1)
BUYS I (x2)
BUYS O (x3)
$650 - S (x1)
$1,000 TASTYKAKE'S GIFT TAG + $500 - M (x1)
$600 - C (x1)
$550 - Y (x2)
BUYS U (x1)
*NO MORE VOWELS*
$650 - R (x2)
With $6,200 and the gift tag, he's ready to call it quits...
S O / H U R R Y /
_ O _ N / T H E /
C H I M N E Y /
T O N I G H T
It's the classic line from "Santa Baby," SO HURRY DOWN THE CHIMNEY TONIGHT. And, Donnie has taken the early lead!
DARYL: $0
DILLON: $3,000
DONNIE: $7,200
ROUND 2: $10,000 PREVAGEN ? MYSTERY ROUND ? SAME LETTER
_ _ _ _ _ _ /
_ _ _ _ _ / & /
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ /
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
DONNIE
$700 - N (x2)
$600 - S *SAME LETTER* (x5) (+$1,000)
BUYS E (x3)
BUYS I (x1)
BANKRUPT! (next to $650) (Loses $4,900)
DARYL
$800 - T (x4)
BUYS A (x2)
BUYS U (x1)
BUYS O (x1)
*NO MORE VOWELS*
$500 - D (none)
DILLON
$550 - C (x2)
$650 - F (x2)
He's ready to cash out with a smile and $2,400...
S E C _ E T /
S A N T A / & /
S T O C _ I N _ /
S T U F F E _ S
SECRET SANTA & STOCKING STUFFERS is quite the mouthful, but Dillon claims this one!
DARYL: $0
DILLON: $5,400
DONNIE: $7,200
RETRO BONUS ROUND (1997, SEASON 15, ON LOCATION IN DENVER): PHRASE
This is what she has with RSTLNE and her choices of MCAP:
M A _ E / A /
_ _ S _
...but she doesn't get MAKE A WISH.
ROUND 3: PRIZE PUZZLE - WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
_ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ / _ _ _ /
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _
DARYL
$600 - N (x2)
BUYS I (x3)
$500 - G (x1)
BUYS O (none)
DILLON
BANKRUPT! (next to $3,500)
DONNIE
$700 - T (x2)
BANKRUPT! (left side MDW) (Loses $1,400)
DARYL
BANKRUPT (next to $650) (Loses $1,450)
DILLON
$700 - H (x3)
BUYS E (x3)
$700 - B (x1)
He has $2,550 and attempts to solve....
B _ E A T H I N G / I N /
T H E / _ _ E _ H / _ I _
....he says BREATHING IN THE but can't get the rest of it!
DONNIE
$900 - F (x1)
Donnie want to attempt it now with $900...
B _ E A T H I N G / I N /
T H E / F _ E _ H / _ I _
He'll be BREATHING IN THE FRESH AIR on his trip to Costa Rica! His Greentique's Villa Blanca Cloud Forest vacation is $7,105!
DARYL: $0
DILLON: $5,400
DONNIE: $15,205
TRIPLE TOSS-UP: FUN & GAMES
Puzzle #1
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ /
_ _ _ _ _
Daryl rings in, in hopes of getting on the board...
_ O _ _ _ O _ Y /
_ O A _ D
...and she does with MONOPOLY BOARD!
Puzzle #2
_ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ /
_ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Dillon takes a shot this time...
L _ N D _ N G / _ N /
F _ E _ / _ A _ K I N G
...and he gets LANDING ON FREE PARKING!
Puzzle #3
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ /
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Daryl comes back for this one...
_ _ N _ I _ _ / _ N /
_ _ A _ _ _ _ _ K
...and slips up with LANDING ON PARK PLACE. Dillon rings in immediately with no additional letters filling in and gets the correct solution of LANDING ON BOARDWALK!
DARYL: $2,000
DILLON: $9,400
DONNIE: $15,205
ROUND 4: THINGS
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ /
_ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _
*ding ding! ding ding!*
FINAL SPIN
CONSONANTS WORTH $1,500 A PIECE
DILLON
T (none)
DONNIE
N (x2)
DARYL
S (x2)
DILLON
L (x4)
DONNIE
G (x3)
He's ready to claim the victory...
_ _ N G L _ N G /
S L _ _ G _ / _ _ L L S
...for $7,500, he gets JINGLING SLEIGH BELLS!
DARYL: $2,000
DILLON: $9,400
DONNIE: $22,705 *BIG WINNER*
Donnie chooses THING over PHRASE and PERSON for the Bonus Round.
BONUS ROUND
Donnie lands on the N in SPIN
Here's the puzzle:
_ _ _ _ _ /
_ _ _ _
RSTLNE aren't much help tonight...
_ _ _ N T /
_ L _ _
He chooses MCDI, and gets one lonely vowel...
_ _ I N T /
_ L _ _
He says PRINT....BLUE but nothing else comes out. FAINT GLOW is what we needed. He loses $38,000.
$22,705 in cash and prize for him tonight.
TOTAL GIVEN AWAY SO FAR THIS WEEK: $167,245
It's good to be back home... 
