Post by an007 on Jan 31, 2010 12:49:15 GMT -5
Let me remind you all that we've gone through the first half of this season (97 of 195) without a contestant landing on the $100K/$1M envelope in the Bonus Round, which happens to be a record for the LONGEST DROUGHT EVER since the Bonus Wheel was introduced on Season 19 (October 2001). Can you believe that?
EPISODE #5168 - WINTER HOLIDAY
$1,000 Tossup - FICTIONAL CHARACTER
_ _ C _
_ R _ S T
Mike solves JACK FROST. Our players on this midweek edition are...
Mike Toole: Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo student majoring in microbiology & psychology from Costa Mesa, CA
Kim Fenty: career manager at a career service center from Cape Coral, FL
Amy Dorman: saleswoman from Glendale, AZ (originally from Michigan)
$2,000 Tossup - PERSON
P I C _ Y
E A T _ R
Amy solves PICKY EATER.
PRIZE ON THE WHEEL: trip to the Canyon Ranch resort in Lenox, MA worth $9,160
Jackpot Round - FOOD AND DRINK (PRIZE PUZZLE)
Early on, Amy fills in the A while on Free Play. She then picks up the Lenox, MA trip with two R's. But after some work, she hits BANKRUPT for a $9,510 loss of cash and trip. Later on, she picks up the $1,000 aspenskiandboard.com gift tag with an N. But she'll have to give that back along with $500 because she BANKRUPTS again on the next spin. Mike's back in contol...
_ R I L L E _ / P O R _
W I T H / S L I _ E _
P I N E A P P L E
...he solves GRILLED PORK WITH SLICED PINEAPPLE for $2,450 and a place where he can enjoy this kind of food...the Westin Resort & Spa in MAUI worth $7,332 totaling $9,782 that round.
TRIP SPIN ID: LM4032417 (Linda M. of Missouri)
SOLE DUD: B (Kim on the Wild Card)
BANKRUPT HITS: 2 (both by Amy)
LAT HIT: Mike
Pre-Round 2 Scores:
Mike: $10,782 cash and Maui
Kim: $0
Amy: $2,000
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Round 2 - BEFORE AND AFTER
F R E E _ E
F R A _ E
_ F / _ I N _
Thanks to one spin and putting up the F's, Kim wins her first $1,800 with FREEZE FRAME OF MIND.
BANKRUPT HIT: Mike ($150 loss after some work)
Pre-Round 3 Scores:
Mike: $10,782 cash and Maui
Kim: $1,800
Amy: $2,000
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Mystery Round - PHRASE
Kim fills in some letters and and picks up the MDW in the process w/ three T's before buying the U to leave $1,950 and the MDW sitting there. Secondly, Amy lands on the Mystery Wedge between FP and LAT. She calls the H and takes the obvious chance...but she BANKRUPTS for the third time this episode. Third, Mike lands on FP and fills in the O's but he hits his second LAT this episode. We're back to Kim who picks up the Wild Card w/ the D. Soon enough...
A _ _
A _ _ O R D I N G
T O / T H E
M A S T E R / _ _ A N
...she says that her gameplay is "ALL ACCORDING TO THE MASTER PLAN" for $3,300, the MDW, and the Wild Card.
SOLE DUD: U (Kim)
LAT HIT: Mike
BANKRUPT HIT: Amy
Pre-Tossup #3 Scores:
Mike: $10,782 cash and Maui
Kim: $5,100, MDW, and WC
Amy: $2,000
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$3,000 Tossup - TV TITLE
_ O L D
C _ S _
Amy's up to $5,000 with a correct solve of the CBS crime drama "COLD CASE".
Round 4 - AROUND THE HOUSE
_ O O S E / D O _ _
_ O _ _ O _ T E _
After filling in the D while on FP, Amy dominates and solves GOOSE DOWN COMFORTER for $1,050. Her new total is $6,050 putting her in second place.
PERFECT ROUND!
Round 5 - EVENT (also a $1,600 speed-up round)
_ _ _ _ / S _ _ _ _ _
R _ _ N _ _ N
Mike seals the deal with a quick solve of HIGH SCHOOL REUNION for $4,800 and the victory.
SOLE DUD: T (Amy)
FINAL SCORES
Mike: $15,582 cash and trip (winner)
Kim: $5,100 and both a useless MDW and WC
Amy: $6,050
PRE-BR TOTAL: $26,732
$100,000 Bonus Round
Mike lands on the E in AMERICA'S.
Category: THING
To get him going...
_ _ _ L _ N _
_ _ N _
BCDO gives him...
_ O _ L _ N _
_ _ N D
The HOWLING WIND proves to be too much for him, so he loses $30,000. He leaves with $15,582 in cash and trip.
EPISODE #5168 - WINTER HOLIDAY
$1,000 Tossup - FICTIONAL CHARACTER
_ _ C _
_ R _ S T
Mike solves JACK FROST. Our players on this midweek edition are...
Mike Toole: Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo student majoring in microbiology & psychology from Costa Mesa, CA
Kim Fenty: career manager at a career service center from Cape Coral, FL
Amy Dorman: saleswoman from Glendale, AZ (originally from Michigan)
$2,000 Tossup - PERSON
P I C _ Y
E A T _ R
Amy solves PICKY EATER.
PRIZE ON THE WHEEL: trip to the Canyon Ranch resort in Lenox, MA worth $9,160
Jackpot Round - FOOD AND DRINK (PRIZE PUZZLE)
Early on, Amy fills in the A while on Free Play. She then picks up the Lenox, MA trip with two R's. But after some work, she hits BANKRUPT for a $9,510 loss of cash and trip. Later on, she picks up the $1,000 aspenskiandboard.com gift tag with an N. But she'll have to give that back along with $500 because she BANKRUPTS again on the next spin. Mike's back in contol...
_ R I L L E _ / P O R _
W I T H / S L I _ E _
P I N E A P P L E
...he solves GRILLED PORK WITH SLICED PINEAPPLE for $2,450 and a place where he can enjoy this kind of food...the Westin Resort & Spa in MAUI worth $7,332 totaling $9,782 that round.
TRIP SPIN ID: LM4032417 (Linda M. of Missouri)
SOLE DUD: B (Kim on the Wild Card)
BANKRUPT HITS: 2 (both by Amy)
LAT HIT: Mike
Pre-Round 2 Scores:
Mike: $10,782 cash and Maui
Kim: $0
Amy: $2,000
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Round 2 - BEFORE AND AFTER
F R E E _ E
F R A _ E
_ F / _ I N _
Thanks to one spin and putting up the F's, Kim wins her first $1,800 with FREEZE FRAME OF MIND.
BANKRUPT HIT: Mike ($150 loss after some work)
Pre-Round 3 Scores:
Mike: $10,782 cash and Maui
Kim: $1,800
Amy: $2,000
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Mystery Round - PHRASE
Kim fills in some letters and and picks up the MDW in the process w/ three T's before buying the U to leave $1,950 and the MDW sitting there. Secondly, Amy lands on the Mystery Wedge between FP and LAT. She calls the H and takes the obvious chance...but she BANKRUPTS for the third time this episode. Third, Mike lands on FP and fills in the O's but he hits his second LAT this episode. We're back to Kim who picks up the Wild Card w/ the D. Soon enough...
A _ _
A _ _ O R D I N G
T O / T H E
M A S T E R / _ _ A N
...she says that her gameplay is "ALL ACCORDING TO THE MASTER PLAN" for $3,300, the MDW, and the Wild Card.
SOLE DUD: U (Kim)
LAT HIT: Mike
BANKRUPT HIT: Amy
Pre-Tossup #3 Scores:
Mike: $10,782 cash and Maui
Kim: $5,100, MDW, and WC
Amy: $2,000
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$3,000 Tossup - TV TITLE
_ O L D
C _ S _
Amy's up to $5,000 with a correct solve of the CBS crime drama "COLD CASE".
Round 4 - AROUND THE HOUSE
_ O O S E / D O _ _
_ O _ _ O _ T E _
After filling in the D while on FP, Amy dominates and solves GOOSE DOWN COMFORTER for $1,050. Her new total is $6,050 putting her in second place.
PERFECT ROUND!
Round 5 - EVENT (also a $1,600 speed-up round)
_ _ _ _ / S _ _ _ _ _
R _ _ N _ _ N
Mike seals the deal with a quick solve of HIGH SCHOOL REUNION for $4,800 and the victory.
SOLE DUD: T (Amy)
FINAL SCORES
Mike: $15,582 cash and trip (winner)
Kim: $5,100 and both a useless MDW and WC
Amy: $6,050
PRE-BR TOTAL: $26,732
$100,000 Bonus Round
Mike lands on the E in AMERICA'S.
Category: THING
To get him going...
_ _ _ L _ N _
_ _ N _
BCDO gives him...
_ O _ L _ N _
_ _ N D
The HOWLING WIND proves to be too much for him, so he loses $30,000. He leaves with $15,582 in cash and trip.