Post by an007 on Feb 17, 2010 14:25:46 GMT -5
EPISODE #5174 - NYC SALUTE
$1,000 Tossup - ON THE MAP
L I _ _ _ E
I _ A _ _
Jason has no guess.
L I _ _ _ E
I T A _ _
Keatra solves LITTLE ITALY. Our players on this Thursday night...
Keatra Nesbitt: Univ. of Northern Colorado studying math from Denver, CO
Maria Tsalabounis: Coast Guard 1st Class Marine technician from Huntington Beach, CA (stationed in San Pedro, CA)
Jason Neubauer: project engineer from Trabuco Canyon, CA
$2,000 Tossup - THINGS
T A P
_ H O E S
Maria barely solves TAP SHOES.
FEATURED NYC TRIP: The Westin NY with tickets to see "Wicked" worth $5,722
Jackpot Round - SONG LYRICS (PRIZE PUZZLE)
Maria BANKRUPTS right out of the gate. Jason secondly picks up the candyapple.com gift tag w/ two T's and cashes in $5K from the H's. That's followed by five E's and an N, but then comes a bad purchase in O. Third, Keatra picks up the Wild Card w/ an M. After finishing off the vowels w/ two A's, she lights up a C, but then misses on top dollar w/ the S. Maria then BANKRUPTS again. Jason completes the whole puzzle w/ the W...
T H E Y / C A L L / M E
T H E / W A N D E R E R
...and solves the above puzzle for $11,000, the gift tag, and a PANAMA CANAL CRUISE worth $6,095, giving him $18,095 that round.
CRUISE SPIN ID: BG9248944 (Berry G. from Oklahoma)
DUDS: O (Jason), S (Keatra)
BANKRUPT HITS: 2 (both by Maria)
Pre-Round 2 scores:
Jason: $18,095 cash and cruise
Keatra: $1,000 and WC
Maria: $2,000
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Round 2 - SAME NAME
Jason starts off with a FP E, but then R for roadblock. Second for Keatra are two S's and nothing more w/ the T. Third, Maria fills in the N and two pairs of D's and A's, but she BANKRUPTS on the MDW's right side for an $850 loss. Jason lands on FP again and puts up the O's. After filling in a few more letters, he BANKRUPTS to give back $300. Keatra wisely uses her WC on top dollar to fill in the G and H's for $10,500. She hits $3,500 again on the next spin, but she painfully misses with an M to leave $12,300 behind. Maria BANKRUPTS for the FOURTH time this episode to toss aside $600. Jason spins once for an $800 Y...
C H E V Y / A N D
_ I L D - G O O S E
C H A S E
...and solves CHEVY AND WILD-GOOSE CHASE for the house minimum.
DUDS: R (Jason), T, M (Keatra)
BANKRUPT HITS: 3 (2 by Maria, 1 by Jason)
Pre-Round 3 scores:
Jason: $18,095 cash and cruise
Keatra: $1,000
Maria: $2,000
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Mystery Round - PLACE
Keatra hits $3,500 on the first two spins and lights up the S's and T's for $21K! But after her purchase of six E's, she PAINFULLY BANKRUPTS to say goodbye to $20,750. Darn. Maria follows w/ a $3,500 H. After some more work...
O B S E R _ _ T _ O _
_ E _ _ / O _ / T H E
E _ _ _ R E / S T _ T E
B _ _ _ _ _ _ _
...she quickly solves OBSERVATION DECK OF THE EMPIRE STATE BUILDING for $4,750.
BANKRUPT HIT: Keatra
Pre-Tossup #3 Scores:
Jason: $18,095 cash and cruise
Keatra: $1,000
Maria: $6,750
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$3,000 Tossup - PROPER NAME
S A R _ _ / J _ _ S I _ A
_ A _ K E _
Jason solves the "Sex & The City" actress SARAH JESSICA PARKER. He now has $21,095.
Round 4 - PHRASE (full $1,600 speed-up round)
T _ _ _ / T H _ / B _ _ _
B _ / T H _ / H _ R N S
This is a fitting puzzle for Jason. Given the fact that he participated in the Running of the Bulls in Spain last year, he solves TAKE THE BULL BY THE HORNS for $9,600.
SOLE DUD: F (Maria)
FINAL SCORES
Jason: $31,695 cash and cruise
Keatra: $1,000
Maria: $6,750
PRE-BR TOTAL: $39,445
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$100,000 Bonus Round
Jason lands on the S in SPIN.
Category: PLACE
For starters...
_ _ N E
_ _ R
Jason gets no help at all from CDMO. He doesn't solve WINE BAR for $50,000, so he leaves with $31,695 cash and cruise.
$1,000 Tossup - ON THE MAP
L I _ _ _ E
I _ A _ _
Jason has no guess.
L I _ _ _ E
I T A _ _
Keatra solves LITTLE ITALY. Our players on this Thursday night...
Keatra Nesbitt: Univ. of Northern Colorado studying math from Denver, CO
Maria Tsalabounis: Coast Guard 1st Class Marine technician from Huntington Beach, CA (stationed in San Pedro, CA)
Jason Neubauer: project engineer from Trabuco Canyon, CA
$2,000 Tossup - THINGS
T A P
_ H O E S
Maria barely solves TAP SHOES.
FEATURED NYC TRIP: The Westin NY with tickets to see "Wicked" worth $5,722
Jackpot Round - SONG LYRICS (PRIZE PUZZLE)
Maria BANKRUPTS right out of the gate. Jason secondly picks up the candyapple.com gift tag w/ two T's and cashes in $5K from the H's. That's followed by five E's and an N, but then comes a bad purchase in O. Third, Keatra picks up the Wild Card w/ an M. After finishing off the vowels w/ two A's, she lights up a C, but then misses on top dollar w/ the S. Maria then BANKRUPTS again. Jason completes the whole puzzle w/ the W...
T H E Y / C A L L / M E
T H E / W A N D E R E R
...and solves the above puzzle for $11,000, the gift tag, and a PANAMA CANAL CRUISE worth $6,095, giving him $18,095 that round.
CRUISE SPIN ID: BG9248944 (Berry G. from Oklahoma)
DUDS: O (Jason), S (Keatra)
BANKRUPT HITS: 2 (both by Maria)
Pre-Round 2 scores:
Jason: $18,095 cash and cruise
Keatra: $1,000 and WC
Maria: $2,000
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Round 2 - SAME NAME
Jason starts off with a FP E, but then R for roadblock. Second for Keatra are two S's and nothing more w/ the T. Third, Maria fills in the N and two pairs of D's and A's, but she BANKRUPTS on the MDW's right side for an $850 loss. Jason lands on FP again and puts up the O's. After filling in a few more letters, he BANKRUPTS to give back $300. Keatra wisely uses her WC on top dollar to fill in the G and H's for $10,500. She hits $3,500 again on the next spin, but she painfully misses with an M to leave $12,300 behind. Maria BANKRUPTS for the FOURTH time this episode to toss aside $600. Jason spins once for an $800 Y...
C H E V Y / A N D
_ I L D - G O O S E
C H A S E
...and solves CHEVY AND WILD-GOOSE CHASE for the house minimum.
DUDS: R (Jason), T, M (Keatra)
BANKRUPT HITS: 3 (2 by Maria, 1 by Jason)
Pre-Round 3 scores:
Jason: $18,095 cash and cruise
Keatra: $1,000
Maria: $2,000
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Mystery Round - PLACE
Keatra hits $3,500 on the first two spins and lights up the S's and T's for $21K! But after her purchase of six E's, she PAINFULLY BANKRUPTS to say goodbye to $20,750. Darn. Maria follows w/ a $3,500 H. After some more work...
O B S E R _ _ T _ O _
_ E _ _ / O _ / T H E
E _ _ _ R E / S T _ T E
B _ _ _ _ _ _ _
...she quickly solves OBSERVATION DECK OF THE EMPIRE STATE BUILDING for $4,750.
BANKRUPT HIT: Keatra
Pre-Tossup #3 Scores:
Jason: $18,095 cash and cruise
Keatra: $1,000
Maria: $6,750
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$3,000 Tossup - PROPER NAME
S A R _ _ / J _ _ S I _ A
_ A _ K E _
Jason solves the "Sex & The City" actress SARAH JESSICA PARKER. He now has $21,095.
Round 4 - PHRASE (full $1,600 speed-up round)
T _ _ _ / T H _ / B _ _ _
B _ / T H _ / H _ R N S
This is a fitting puzzle for Jason. Given the fact that he participated in the Running of the Bulls in Spain last year, he solves TAKE THE BULL BY THE HORNS for $9,600.
SOLE DUD: F (Maria)
FINAL SCORES
Jason: $31,695 cash and cruise
Keatra: $1,000
Maria: $6,750
PRE-BR TOTAL: $39,445
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$100,000 Bonus Round
Jason lands on the S in SPIN.
Category: PLACE
For starters...
_ _ N E
_ _ R
Jason gets no help at all from CDMO. He doesn't solve WINE BAR for $50,000, so he leaves with $31,695 cash and cruise.