Post by an007 on Jan 31, 2010 13:26:17 GMT -5
EPISODE #5170 - WINTER HOLIDAY
$1,000 Tossup - PEOPLE
_ O _ S L _ D
_ E _ _
Knowing that the Winter Olympics are coming up soon, Jay solves BOBSLED TEAM. To wrap up the week and this month, here are the players...
Jay Bennington: serving 11 years in the U.S. Marine Corps
Courtney Horvath: retail manager from Los Angeles (originally from Michigan)
Sarina Garrison: Rutgers junior from Edison, NJ
$2,000 Tossup - LIVING THING
S _ I _ T
B E _ N A _ D
Jay makes it two in a row with SAINT BERNARD.
PRIZE ON THE WHEEL: a $5,000 Dick's Sporting Goods gift certificate
Jackpot Round - THING
S E _ _ -
A _ _ R E S S E _
S T A _ _ E _
E _ _ E _ _ _ E
Courtney solves SELF-ADDRESSED STAMPED ENVELOPE for $10,100 ($10,000 coming from the S's)!
LAT HIT: Jay at the start
Pre-Round 2 scores:
Jay: $3,000
Courtney: $10,100
Sarina: $0
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Round 2 - SAME NAME
A R C T I C &
_ I _ _ E R ' S
C I R C _ E
Courtney dominates and solves ARCTIC & WINNER'S CIRCLE for $3,850.
PERFECT ROUND!
Pre-Round 3 scores:
Jay: $3,000
Courtney: $13,950
Sarina: $0
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Mystery Round - SONG LYRICS (PRIZE PUZZLE)
Sarina picks up the WC with the T's. But after her E purchase, she loses the WC and $50 to the MDW's left-side BANKRUPT. Courtney fills in the H's for $2,400...
T H _ T ' S
T H E / _ _ _
_ H - H _ H / _ H - H _ H
_ / L _ _ E / _ T
...and solves "THAT'S THE WAY UH-HUH UH-HUH I LIKE IT" (from a song by KC and the Sunshine Band) for that amount and a trip to the Sunset Grande Resort in JAMAICA worth $6,200 totaling $8,600 that round.
TRIP SPIN ID: KS4697600 (Karen S. from New Jersey).
BANKRUPT HIT: Sarina
LAT HIT: Jay (his second of the night)
Pre-Tossup #3 scores:
Jay: $3,000
Courtney: $22,550 cash and trip
Sarina: $0
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$3,000 Tossup - AROUND THE HOUSE
_ _ _ _ _ E L
_ A J _ _ _ _
Sarina quickly gets off the zero mark with FLANNEL PAJAMAS.
Round 4 - FOOD AND DRINK
C A N T A L O _ P E
& H O N E _ _ E _
This was a rough round for everyone but Courtney breaks the spell with CANTALOUPE & HONEYDEW for $1,850.
DUDS: S (Sarina), R (Jay on first turn), I (Courtney)
LAT HIT: Sarina on her second turn
BANKRUPT HIT: Jay after some work for a $900 loss
Going into R5:
Jay: $3K
Courtney: $24,400 cash and trip
Sarina: $3K
Round 5 - FICTIONAL CHARACTER
R O B I _ / T H E
B O _ / _ O _ _ E R
Courtney solves the superhero ROBIN THE BOY WONDER for $1,950.
SOLE DUD: S (Jay)
Heading into R6:
Jay: $3K
Courtney: $26,350 cash and trip
Sarina: $3K
Round 6 - WHAT ARE YOU DOING? (a full $1,300 speed-up round)
G _ _ N G / T _
_ / _ _ N _ _ R T
Jay solves GOING TO A CONCERT for $5,200.
DUDS: F (Courtney), S (Sarina)
FINAL SCORES
Jay: $8,200
Courtney: $26,350 cash and trip
Sarina: $3K
PRE-BR TOTAL: $37,550
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$100,000 Bonus Round
Courtney lands on the M in AMERICA'S.
Category: THING (fourth out of five times this week)
Let's start her off with:
_ _ _ S _ _ _ L
_ _ T _ _ _ T _
FPCA gives her...
P _ _ S _ C A L
A C T _ _ _ T _
She only gets the second word of PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, so she loses $25,000. But she leaves with $26,350 in cash and trip.
And we have officially gone 100 shows into the season without somebody landing on the grand prize envelope. Let's try to change all that for next month's shows.
$1,000 Tossup - PEOPLE
_ O _ S L _ D
_ E _ _
Knowing that the Winter Olympics are coming up soon, Jay solves BOBSLED TEAM. To wrap up the week and this month, here are the players...
Jay Bennington: serving 11 years in the U.S. Marine Corps
Courtney Horvath: retail manager from Los Angeles (originally from Michigan)
Sarina Garrison: Rutgers junior from Edison, NJ
$2,000 Tossup - LIVING THING
S _ I _ T
B E _ N A _ D
Jay makes it two in a row with SAINT BERNARD.
PRIZE ON THE WHEEL: a $5,000 Dick's Sporting Goods gift certificate
Jackpot Round - THING
S E _ _ -
A _ _ R E S S E _
S T A _ _ E _
E _ _ E _ _ _ E
Courtney solves SELF-ADDRESSED STAMPED ENVELOPE for $10,100 ($10,000 coming from the S's)!
LAT HIT: Jay at the start
Pre-Round 2 scores:
Jay: $3,000
Courtney: $10,100
Sarina: $0
========
Round 2 - SAME NAME
A R C T I C &
_ I _ _ E R ' S
C I R C _ E
Courtney dominates and solves ARCTIC & WINNER'S CIRCLE for $3,850.
PERFECT ROUND!
Pre-Round 3 scores:
Jay: $3,000
Courtney: $13,950
Sarina: $0
========
Mystery Round - SONG LYRICS (PRIZE PUZZLE)
Sarina picks up the WC with the T's. But after her E purchase, she loses the WC and $50 to the MDW's left-side BANKRUPT. Courtney fills in the H's for $2,400...
T H _ T ' S
T H E / _ _ _
_ H - H _ H / _ H - H _ H
_ / L _ _ E / _ T
...and solves "THAT'S THE WAY UH-HUH UH-HUH I LIKE IT" (from a song by KC and the Sunshine Band) for that amount and a trip to the Sunset Grande Resort in JAMAICA worth $6,200 totaling $8,600 that round.
TRIP SPIN ID: KS4697600 (Karen S. from New Jersey).
BANKRUPT HIT: Sarina
LAT HIT: Jay (his second of the night)
Pre-Tossup #3 scores:
Jay: $3,000
Courtney: $22,550 cash and trip
Sarina: $0
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$3,000 Tossup - AROUND THE HOUSE
_ _ _ _ _ E L
_ A J _ _ _ _
Sarina quickly gets off the zero mark with FLANNEL PAJAMAS.
Round 4 - FOOD AND DRINK
C A N T A L O _ P E
& H O N E _ _ E _
This was a rough round for everyone but Courtney breaks the spell with CANTALOUPE & HONEYDEW for $1,850.
DUDS: S (Sarina), R (Jay on first turn), I (Courtney)
LAT HIT: Sarina on her second turn
BANKRUPT HIT: Jay after some work for a $900 loss
Going into R5:
Jay: $3K
Courtney: $24,400 cash and trip
Sarina: $3K
Round 5 - FICTIONAL CHARACTER
R O B I _ / T H E
B O _ / _ O _ _ E R
Courtney solves the superhero ROBIN THE BOY WONDER for $1,950.
SOLE DUD: S (Jay)
Heading into R6:
Jay: $3K
Courtney: $26,350 cash and trip
Sarina: $3K
Round 6 - WHAT ARE YOU DOING? (a full $1,300 speed-up round)
G _ _ N G / T _
_ / _ _ N _ _ R T
Jay solves GOING TO A CONCERT for $5,200.
DUDS: F (Courtney), S (Sarina)
FINAL SCORES
Jay: $8,200
Courtney: $26,350 cash and trip
Sarina: $3K
PRE-BR TOTAL: $37,550
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$100,000 Bonus Round
Courtney lands on the M in AMERICA'S.
Category: THING (fourth out of five times this week)
Let's start her off with:
_ _ _ S _ _ _ L
_ _ T _ _ _ T _
FPCA gives her...
P _ _ S _ C A L
A C T _ _ _ T _
She only gets the second word of PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, so she loses $25,000. But she leaves with $26,350 in cash and trip.
And we have officially gone 100 shows into the season without somebody landing on the grand prize envelope. Let's try to change all that for next month's shows.