Post by an007 on Jan 12, 2010 21:38:16 GMT -5
EPISODE #5154 - AMERICA'S GAME
The set for this episode is one that will be used later in this season. My guess is that this one was taped during "Wheel Watchers Club" week.
$1,000 Tossup - EVENT
P L _ _ _ _ F
_ _ _ _
Natalie quickly solves PLAYOFF GAME. Thursday's players are as follows...
Natalie Harper: Texas A&M graduate and a student teacher from Houston, TX
Denise Steele: bank manager and karaoke singer from Los Angeles, CA (originally from Sacramento)
Troy Carpenter: Washington State student majoring in HR management from Vancouver, WA
$2,000 Tossup - THINGS
_ I G _
H O _ E S
Natalie has no guess.
H I G _
H O _ E S
Troy solves HIGH HOPES. And BTW, that was previously used as a Bonus Puzzle during Season 24's Christmas week and it was solved for a Dodge Nitro.
PRIZE ON THE WHEEL: trip to the Palace Hotel in San Francisco worth $5,360 (tickets to "Beach Blanket Babylon" included)
Jackpot Round - TV TITLE
Troy fills in some letters but BANKRUPTS for a $2,450 loss. Secondly, Natalie picks up the S.F. trip with an L but she then BANKRUPTS to give it right back. Third, Denise puts up a $550 S, but she too goes BANKRUPT. Troy accidentally repeats the G that he already called. That's immediately followed by Natalie's LAT hit. Denise is back in command...
S _ T _ R _ _ _
N I G H T / L I _ E
...she knows enough about the NBC show "SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE" for the house minimum.
BANKRUPT HITS: 3 (everyone; Denise losing $550)
LAT HIT: Natalie
DQ: Troy's G duplication
Pre-Round 2 Scores:
Troy: $2,000
Natalie: $1,000
Denise: $1,000
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Round 2 - BEFORE AND AFTER
Natalie controls most of the round and also picks up the MDW with an H...
_ I _ H T / T _
T H E / B I T T E R
E _ _
T _ B _ E
...but she is off by one letter with RIGHT TO THE BITTER END TABLE. She quickly gets her turn back after back-to-back BANKRUPT hits by the other players. After a couple more letters, she BANKRUPTS to lose $3,350 and the MDW. Denise frontloads the puzzle w/ the F...
F I _ H T / T _
T H E / B I T T E R
E N _
T A B _ E
...she's right with FIGHT TO THE BITTER END TABLE for the house minimum again.
BANKRUPT HITS: 3 (all three players)
DQ: Natalie's missolve
Pre-Round 3 Scores:
Troy: $2,000
Natalie: $1,000
Denise: $2,000
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Mystery Round - PHRASE (PRIZE PUZZLE)
Following Troy's dud of R, Natalie spots the S and wants to see what's behind the Mystery Wedge between FP and LAT...it's the $10K!. Towards the end, she fills in the Y's while on FP before picking up the Wild Card w/ a P. We now have...
_ E E P / A N / E Y E
O N / T H I N _ S
W H I L E / I ' M
A W A Y
...she says "KEEP AN EYE ON THINGS WHILE I'M AWAY" for $14,550, the Wild Card...and a trip to the The Reach Resort in KEY WEST, FLORIDA worth $5,500 giving her $20,050 that round!
TRIP SPIN ID: IM1574985 (Imogene M. from California)
SOLE DUD: R (Troy)
BANKRUPT HIT: Denise ($3,000 loss; her third of the night)
Pre-Tossup #3 Scores:
Troy: $2,000
Natalie: $21,050 and WC
Denise: $2,000
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$3,000 Tossup - ON THE MAP
_ _ _ _ A _ / C _ T Y
K _ _ _ A _
Troy solves KANSAS CITY KANSAS, giving him $5,000.
Round 4 - RHYME TIME (also a $1,600 speed-up round)
T _ _ / _ _ _ T
_ _ T _ / T _ _ / _ _ _ T
Amazingly, Troy solves THE HOST WITH THE MOST (a reference to Pat Sajak, of course) with the above setup for $8,000!
QUICK PERFECT ROUND!
FINAL SCORES
Troy: $13,000
Natalie: $21,050 cash, trip and WC (winner)
Denise: $2,000
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PRE-BR TOTAL: $36,050
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$100,000 Bonus Round
The car up for grabs in this epsode is a BMW convertible. Natalie lands on the C in AMERICA'S.
Category: PHRASE
Starting with the RSTLNE...
_ N / _ _ T
_ _ R S _ _ T
Natalie's choices of P, C, M, I and D give her...
I N / _ _ T
P _ R S _ I T
She was IN HOT PURSUIT of solving this puzzle, and despite being unsure, she nails it! She wins $30,000, giving her $51,050 in cash and trip!
The set for this episode is one that will be used later in this season. My guess is that this one was taped during "Wheel Watchers Club" week.
$1,000 Tossup - EVENT
P L _ _ _ _ F
_ _ _ _
Natalie quickly solves PLAYOFF GAME. Thursday's players are as follows...
Natalie Harper: Texas A&M graduate and a student teacher from Houston, TX
Denise Steele: bank manager and karaoke singer from Los Angeles, CA (originally from Sacramento)
Troy Carpenter: Washington State student majoring in HR management from Vancouver, WA
$2,000 Tossup - THINGS
_ I G _
H O _ E S
Natalie has no guess.
H I G _
H O _ E S
Troy solves HIGH HOPES. And BTW, that was previously used as a Bonus Puzzle during Season 24's Christmas week and it was solved for a Dodge Nitro.
PRIZE ON THE WHEEL: trip to the Palace Hotel in San Francisco worth $5,360 (tickets to "Beach Blanket Babylon" included)
Jackpot Round - TV TITLE
Troy fills in some letters but BANKRUPTS for a $2,450 loss. Secondly, Natalie picks up the S.F. trip with an L but she then BANKRUPTS to give it right back. Third, Denise puts up a $550 S, but she too goes BANKRUPT. Troy accidentally repeats the G that he already called. That's immediately followed by Natalie's LAT hit. Denise is back in command...
S _ T _ R _ _ _
N I G H T / L I _ E
...she knows enough about the NBC show "SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE" for the house minimum.
BANKRUPT HITS: 3 (everyone; Denise losing $550)
LAT HIT: Natalie
DQ: Troy's G duplication
Pre-Round 2 Scores:
Troy: $2,000
Natalie: $1,000
Denise: $1,000
========
Round 2 - BEFORE AND AFTER
Natalie controls most of the round and also picks up the MDW with an H...
_ I _ H T / T _
T H E / B I T T E R
E _ _
T _ B _ E
...but she is off by one letter with RIGHT TO THE BITTER END TABLE. She quickly gets her turn back after back-to-back BANKRUPT hits by the other players. After a couple more letters, she BANKRUPTS to lose $3,350 and the MDW. Denise frontloads the puzzle w/ the F...
F I _ H T / T _
T H E / B I T T E R
E N _
T A B _ E
...she's right with FIGHT TO THE BITTER END TABLE for the house minimum again.
BANKRUPT HITS: 3 (all three players)
DQ: Natalie's missolve
Pre-Round 3 Scores:
Troy: $2,000
Natalie: $1,000
Denise: $2,000
========
Mystery Round - PHRASE (PRIZE PUZZLE)
Following Troy's dud of R, Natalie spots the S and wants to see what's behind the Mystery Wedge between FP and LAT...it's the $10K!. Towards the end, she fills in the Y's while on FP before picking up the Wild Card w/ a P. We now have...
_ E E P / A N / E Y E
O N / T H I N _ S
W H I L E / I ' M
A W A Y
...she says "KEEP AN EYE ON THINGS WHILE I'M AWAY" for $14,550, the Wild Card...and a trip to the The Reach Resort in KEY WEST, FLORIDA worth $5,500 giving her $20,050 that round!
TRIP SPIN ID: IM1574985 (Imogene M. from California)
SOLE DUD: R (Troy)
BANKRUPT HIT: Denise ($3,000 loss; her third of the night)
Pre-Tossup #3 Scores:
Troy: $2,000
Natalie: $21,050 and WC
Denise: $2,000
========
$3,000 Tossup - ON THE MAP
_ _ _ _ A _ / C _ T Y
K _ _ _ A _
Troy solves KANSAS CITY KANSAS, giving him $5,000.
Round 4 - RHYME TIME (also a $1,600 speed-up round)
T _ _ / _ _ _ T
_ _ T _ / T _ _ / _ _ _ T
Amazingly, Troy solves THE HOST WITH THE MOST (a reference to Pat Sajak, of course) with the above setup for $8,000!
QUICK PERFECT ROUND!
FINAL SCORES
Troy: $13,000
Natalie: $21,050 cash, trip and WC (winner)
Denise: $2,000
==============
PRE-BR TOTAL: $36,050
========
$100,000 Bonus Round
The car up for grabs in this epsode is a BMW convertible. Natalie lands on the C in AMERICA'S.
Category: PHRASE
Starting with the RSTLNE...
_ N / _ _ T
_ _ R S _ _ T
Natalie's choices of P, C, M, I and D give her...
I N / _ _ T
P _ R S _ I T
She was IN HOT PURSUIT of solving this puzzle, and despite being unsure, she nails it! She wins $30,000, giving her $51,050 in cash and trip!