Post by an007 on Feb 17, 2010 15:09:44 GMT -5
This marks the start of the remaining two weeks in Las Vegas, the first of which has married couples competing at the Venetian ("Sweethearts Week").
EPISODE #5176 - SWEETHEARTS WEEK (LAS VEGAS)[/b][/u]
$1,000 Tossup - FICTIONAL CHARACTERS
R O M E _ / _ _ D
_ U _ _ _ T
Jenna & Jay know well enough about the Shakespeare couple of ROMEO AND JULIET. Kicking things off are these three pairs (all of whom are from Vegas)...
Jenna & Jay Austin (married 4 years): Jenna sells toilet paper while Jay is an irrigation salesman
Pat & Bob Kupke (married 26 years): Bob is semi-retired while his wife's an office manager for a digital firm
Bryan & Kari Repsold (married 7 months): they're both college students studying engineering and photography, respectively
$2,000 Tossup - OCCUPATION
_ _ _ _ _ _ T
_ _ _ _
The Austins buzz in very prematurely, and blank out.
_ O U R _ E T
C H E _
The Repsolds solve GOURMET CHEF.
PRIZE ON THE WHEEL: trip to the Palm Island Resort in the Grenadines worth $7,930
Jackpot Round - AROUND THE HOUSE
M _ G N I _ _ I N G
M _ _ E - _ _
M I R R O R
The Kupkes solve MAGNIFYING MAKE-UP MIRROR for $7,550 (including $5,000 with two G's) and a $9,650 Jackpot (claimed immediately after filling in the M's), totaling $17,200 that round! That's six Jackpot wins this season.
DUDS (both back-to-back at the start): T (Bryan & Kari), S (Jenna & Jay)
Pre-Round 2 Scores:
Kupkes: $17,200
Repsolds: $2,000
Austins: $1,000
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Round 2 - BEFORE AND AFTER
The Austins do some work before they BANKRUPT losing $3,750. Secondly, the Kupkes pick up the Wild Card with an N, but give it right back to BANKRUPT. We immediately return to them after the other couples miss w/ S and W, respectively. They pick up the MDW w/ the F's and the Shari's Berries gift tag w/ a C on consecutive spins. W/ only vowels remaining, they buy the O's...
T H E / O _ T H / O F
O F F _ C E
F _ R N _ T _ R E
...and solve THE OATH OF OFFICE FURNITURE for $2,550 cash and berries.
DUDS: S (Bryan & Kari), W (Jay & Jenna)
BANKRUPT HITS: 2 (Jay & Jenna, Bob & Pat)
Pre-Round 3 Scores:
Kupkes: $19,750 cash and berries + MDW
Repsolds: $2,000
Austins: $1,000
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Mystery Round - WHAT ARE YOU DOING? (PRIZE PUZZLE)
After some work, the Kupkes BANKRUPT to forfeit $1,900 and the MDW. Bryan & Kari next get the same fate. Afterwards, the Austins fill in the N's for two grand...
E N _ _ _ _ N _
A _ T E _ N _ _ N / T E A
A N _ / _ _ _ _ _ E T _
...they win that amount and will be ENJOYING AFTERNOON TEA AND CRUMPETS on a TOUR OF GREAT BRITAIN (Trafalgar Tours) worth $8,900; that round was worth $10,900 to them.
TRIP SPIN ID: PD03513 (Patti D. from New Hampshire)
BANKRUPT HITS: 2 (Bob & Pat, Bryan & Kari)
Pre-Tossup #3 Scores:
Kupkes: $19,750 cash and berries
Repsolds: $2,000
Austins: $11,900 cash and GB
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$3,000 Tossup - PERSON
_ _ _ _ _ _ - I _ - _ A W
Bryan & Kari are incorrect with SISTER-IN-LAW.
_ O _ _ _ _ - I _ - _ A W
Pat & Bob also miss with BROTHER-IN-LAW.
_ O _ H _ R - I N - L A W
Jay & Jenna now have $14,900 with a correct solve MOTHER-IN-LAW.
Round 4 - PROPER NAME
Early on, speed-up mode commences with this setup:
_ _ _ _ R _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Each of the remaining consonants are worth $1,300.
S _ N _ R _
_ _ L L _ _ K
Pat & Bob are way off the mark with SYDNEY POLLACK.
S _ N D R _
_ _ L L _ _ K
Bryan & Kari solve the "Miss Congeniality" star SANDRA BULLOCK for $2,600.
SOLE DUD (during speed-up): T (Jay & Jenna)
DQ: Pat & Bob's blown solve
FINAL SCORES
Kupkes: $19,750 cash and berries
Repsolds: $4,600
Austins: $14,900 cash and GB
PRE-BR TOTAL: $39,250
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$100,000 Bonus Round
Like the first two weeks of the season, the all-cash version of the Bonus Wheel is used here. Read on if Pat & Bob scored a big dowry. They land on the G in GAME.
Category: PHRASE
Three letters are given for free...
_ _ _ E
T _ E / _ _ _
MPKA give them some more help...
P A _ E
T _ E / _ A _
They're all over the place with PACE THE DAY, PACE THE MAY, and PAGE THE MAN. It was PAVE THE WAY, and they lose $30,000. They leave with $19,750 cash and berries.
EPISODE #5176 - SWEETHEARTS WEEK (LAS VEGAS)[/b][/u]
$1,000 Tossup - FICTIONAL CHARACTERS
R O M E _ / _ _ D
_ U _ _ _ T
Jenna & Jay know well enough about the Shakespeare couple of ROMEO AND JULIET. Kicking things off are these three pairs (all of whom are from Vegas)...
Jenna & Jay Austin (married 4 years): Jenna sells toilet paper while Jay is an irrigation salesman
Pat & Bob Kupke (married 26 years): Bob is semi-retired while his wife's an office manager for a digital firm
Bryan & Kari Repsold (married 7 months): they're both college students studying engineering and photography, respectively
$2,000 Tossup - OCCUPATION
_ _ _ _ _ _ T
_ _ _ _
The Austins buzz in very prematurely, and blank out.
_ O U R _ E T
C H E _
The Repsolds solve GOURMET CHEF.
PRIZE ON THE WHEEL: trip to the Palm Island Resort in the Grenadines worth $7,930
Jackpot Round - AROUND THE HOUSE
M _ G N I _ _ I N G
M _ _ E - _ _
M I R R O R
The Kupkes solve MAGNIFYING MAKE-UP MIRROR for $7,550 (including $5,000 with two G's) and a $9,650 Jackpot (claimed immediately after filling in the M's), totaling $17,200 that round! That's six Jackpot wins this season.
DUDS (both back-to-back at the start): T (Bryan & Kari), S (Jenna & Jay)
Pre-Round 2 Scores:
Kupkes: $17,200
Repsolds: $2,000
Austins: $1,000
========
Round 2 - BEFORE AND AFTER
The Austins do some work before they BANKRUPT losing $3,750. Secondly, the Kupkes pick up the Wild Card with an N, but give it right back to BANKRUPT. We immediately return to them after the other couples miss w/ S and W, respectively. They pick up the MDW w/ the F's and the Shari's Berries gift tag w/ a C on consecutive spins. W/ only vowels remaining, they buy the O's...
T H E / O _ T H / O F
O F F _ C E
F _ R N _ T _ R E
...and solve THE OATH OF OFFICE FURNITURE for $2,550 cash and berries.
DUDS: S (Bryan & Kari), W (Jay & Jenna)
BANKRUPT HITS: 2 (Jay & Jenna, Bob & Pat)
Pre-Round 3 Scores:
Kupkes: $19,750 cash and berries + MDW
Repsolds: $2,000
Austins: $1,000
========
Mystery Round - WHAT ARE YOU DOING? (PRIZE PUZZLE)
After some work, the Kupkes BANKRUPT to forfeit $1,900 and the MDW. Bryan & Kari next get the same fate. Afterwards, the Austins fill in the N's for two grand...
E N _ _ _ _ N _
A _ T E _ N _ _ N / T E A
A N _ / _ _ _ _ _ E T _
...they win that amount and will be ENJOYING AFTERNOON TEA AND CRUMPETS on a TOUR OF GREAT BRITAIN (Trafalgar Tours) worth $8,900; that round was worth $10,900 to them.
TRIP SPIN ID: PD03513 (Patti D. from New Hampshire)
BANKRUPT HITS: 2 (Bob & Pat, Bryan & Kari)
Pre-Tossup #3 Scores:
Kupkes: $19,750 cash and berries
Repsolds: $2,000
Austins: $11,900 cash and GB
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$3,000 Tossup - PERSON
_ _ _ _ _ _ - I _ - _ A W
Bryan & Kari are incorrect with SISTER-IN-LAW.
_ O _ _ _ _ - I _ - _ A W
Pat & Bob also miss with BROTHER-IN-LAW.
_ O _ H _ R - I N - L A W
Jay & Jenna now have $14,900 with a correct solve MOTHER-IN-LAW.
Round 4 - PROPER NAME
Early on, speed-up mode commences with this setup:
_ _ _ _ R _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Each of the remaining consonants are worth $1,300.
S _ N _ R _
_ _ L L _ _ K
Pat & Bob are way off the mark with SYDNEY POLLACK.
S _ N D R _
_ _ L L _ _ K
Bryan & Kari solve the "Miss Congeniality" star SANDRA BULLOCK for $2,600.
SOLE DUD (during speed-up): T (Jay & Jenna)
DQ: Pat & Bob's blown solve
FINAL SCORES
Kupkes: $19,750 cash and berries
Repsolds: $4,600
Austins: $14,900 cash and GB
PRE-BR TOTAL: $39,250
========
$100,000 Bonus Round
Like the first two weeks of the season, the all-cash version of the Bonus Wheel is used here. Read on if Pat & Bob scored a big dowry. They land on the G in GAME.
Category: PHRASE
Three letters are given for free...
_ _ _ E
T _ E / _ _ _
MPKA give them some more help...
P A _ E
T _ E / _ A _
They're all over the place with PACE THE DAY, PACE THE MAY, and PAGE THE MAN. It was PAVE THE WAY, and they lose $30,000. They leave with $19,750 cash and berries.