March 10, 2008 Recap | Buy a Vowel Boards

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March 10, 2008 Recap Jan 9, 2021 21:24:45 GMT -5

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EPISODE #4811: CRUISE WEEK

Airdate: 3/10/08

$1,000 Toss-Up

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Amy solves JUST ADD WATER.

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And kicking off this week:
Amy Gardner: San Francisco, CA. Graduate student at the Univ. of San Francisco studying support management. She's also the head water polo coach for Burlingame Aquatics Club and goes to the pool in her free time.
Michelle Higgins: Boston, MA. Works for a major teaching hospital (they do background checks on doctors). Also has a daughter named Devin (she couldn't make it since she's studying).
Scott Walton: Culver City, CA. Computer technician and teacher for the state of California. He enjoys goin to the movies, bowling, basketball, aviation, and paintball.

$2,000 Toss-Up

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Michelle wasn't too sure about her guess of THE GREEK ISLANDS, but she's right anyway

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	$1,000	$2,000

CRUISE: Alaska ($6,198)
MON/WED/FRI GIFT TAG: BEACHSTORE.COM

Much like seasons 20 & 21 of this theme week, Princess Cruises sponsors the featured prizes.

Round 1

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Scott	Amy	MICHELLE
		BEACHSTORE.COM: T $600 (BANKRUPT): N -$250: A $450: 3 D's -$250: 2 E's $600: 4 R's -$250: 2 I's $400 ($550): 2 C's $300: 2 S's -$250: 2 O's -$250: 2 U's No More Vowels! $600: P $600 (BANKRUPT): M Solve Attempt...
		$5,700
		BEACHSTORE.COM

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PERFECTION! Michelle solves FILM DIRECTORS AND PRODUCERS to keep the Gift Tag.

Scott	Amy	Michelle
	$1,000	$8,700
		BEACHSOTRE.COM

FLASHBACK: Vanna mentioned she had lip gloss that tasted like bubblegum (3/18/05)

JACKPOT ROUND

Round 2

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Here's an extra kicker. It's also a...

PRIZE PUZZLE!

SCOTT	Amy	Michelle
$3,500: 2 N's -$250: E	BANKRUPT! ($3,500)	$300: R $400 ($600): T
		$300

$400 (25): M -$250: 2 A's JACKPOT: L He PASSES on a $10,100 pot. $300: H	$800: S -$250: 6 I's No More Vowels! $400 (25): C	LOSE A TURN!
$7,400	$550	$300

$500: 2 B's $900: 2 K's $300: Z Solve Attempt...
$10,500

The "No More Vowels" signal showed up just after the C was called. Also, there was no reaction at the $3,500 hit.

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After all that, Scott has taken the lead and he'll definitely see more than one SKIMPY BRAZILIAN BIKINI on his trip to RIO DE JANIERO (vacationcompare.com).

TRIP SPIN ID: MT09022

DUDS: E (Scott), T (Michelle), H (Scott), C (Amy)
LOSE A TURN: Michelle
BANKRUPT: Amy
LEFT BEHIND IN POT: $13,300

Scott	Amy	Michelle
$15,500		$8,700
RIO DE JANIERO		BEACHSTORE.COM

Vanna's on a cruise ship going to commercial.

MYSTERY/BIG MONEY ROUND

Round 3

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Scott	AMY	Michelle
	$600 (BANKRUPT): 2 T's BANKRUPT! ($600) ($1,200 gone)	$600 ($3,500): 2 N's $400 ($550): D
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$600 ($3,500): M	$3,500: 2 R's -$250: 3 E's $600 ($3,500): 3 S's -$250: A -$250: 3 U's $3,500: K BANKRUPT! ($3,500) ($11,550 gone)	$300: G $600 (BANKRUPT): 3 P's -$250: I -$250: 3 O's No More Vowels! $450: 3 L's MYSTERY ($800): 2 F's PASSES Solve Attempt...
		$6,150

Scott's $600 landing (shown blue) was clearly edited (as the $5,000 space was seen nearby). Also, right from the Mystery landing, it's pretty clear that Michelle doesn't want to take the risk based on what she said ("Are you kidding me?").

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Michelle must have remembered "NEW YORK PULLS OFF GIANT SUPER BOWL UPSET". And that was the right thing to do since the Bankrupt was on the back.

DUDS: D (Michelle), M (Scott)
BANKRUPTS: 2 (Amy)

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$15,500	$1,000	$14,850
RIO DE JANIER		BEACHSTORE.COM

The backside wasn't shown until after the solve attempt. Also, this week was taped 4 days after that Super Bowl.

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Amy gets some of her money back with TEENSY-WEENSY.

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$15,500	$4,000	$14,850
RIO DE JANIERO		BEACHSTORE.COM

Round 4

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DING DING! DING DING!

FINAL SPIN: $1,300

Amy: R
Michelle: N
Scott: 2 S's ($2,600)
Amy: 2 T's ($2,600)

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I love me some SMASHED POTATOES, Amy, but that's not how you spell it.

Michelle: H
Scott: F
Amy: 2 P's ($5,200)
Michelle: 2 L's ($2,600)

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Michelle eats up some SCALLOPED POTATOES for the win.

DUDS: R (Amy), N (Michelle), H (Michelle), F (Scott)
DQ: Amy's missolve

FINAL SCORES

Scott	Amy	Michelle
$15,500	$4,000	$17,450
RIO DE JANIERO		BEACHSTORE.COM

Scott does a very firm handshake with Pat when he congratulates him.

WINNINGS SO FAR: $36,950
BANKRUPT TRASH: $12,750

BONUS ROUND:

Pat mentions that this is the first week where there are no clips on the envelopes.

After Michelle introduces her parents (Paul & Patty), the clipless envelope that she lands on is at the ***.

Bonus Puzzle

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A ship's horn displaying the theme week is the contestant wipe.

GDHO are all up there, but a solve is still no guarantee...

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The best Michelle could guess is CLOG HOLD DOWN. Looks like she hasn't been on the streets that often as it was FLAG HIM DOWN...

...and she loses the Toyota FJ Cruiser. That sends her packing with $17,450.

Pat then defines the term of "Scalloped" (which means to bake in a casserole with milk or a sauce and often with bread crumbs) in the end chat.

Now, for the next episode...that's gonna be in the top 5 for "Worst Ending Ever".

Last Edit: Feb 12, 2023 19:40:03 GMT -5 by logicman27

Jan 18, 2019 16:31:06 GMT -5 wheelinganddealing said:

This is why we watch. Not only for the gut punch, but the random acts of insanity that make you cheer for total strangers, the brothers doing "YMCA," or the wife jumping into her husbands arms which led to the greatest ad lib between Pat & Vanna, etc, etc, etc).

There's a reason this show has been on so long.

I'll never quit watching. Hopefully, you won't either.

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March 10, 2008 Recap Jan 9, 2021 21:47:58 GMT -5 via mobile

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I would’ve covered Days 3-5 of QVC week next, but those Dat Nguyen uploads were unfortunately blockaded by Sony.

So, I’ll move backwards to the 23rd season next.

Jan 18, 2019 16:31:06 GMT -5 wheelinganddealing said:

This is why we watch. Not only for the gut punch, but the random acts of insanity that make you cheer for total strangers, the brothers doing "YMCA," or the wife jumping into her husbands arms which led to the greatest ad lib between Pat & Vanna, etc, etc, etc).

There's a reason this show has been on so long.

I'll never quit watching. Hopefully, you won't either.

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Post by mechamind on Jan 9, 2021 21:55:33 GMT -5

"You know you're in trouble when all four of your letters are up there and you still have a lot of room." - Bonus Round Compendium for MAKING HEADWAY, letters M-G-D-I.

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