Post by an007 on Feb 26, 2010 16:22:04 GMT -5
This marks the start of the final week from Las Vegas. And it takes place at the Palazzo, where we had the second week of this season.
EPISODE #5181 - PALAZZO WEEK #2 (LAS VEGAS)
$1,000 Tossup - SHOW BIZ
O P E _ I _ G
N _ M _ E R
Jamie knows that an OPENING NUMBER is one that you see at the beginning of awards shows like the Tonys, Emmys, or Grammys. Kicking things off are these players...
Jamie Manjarrez: executive assistant at a financial institution from Sacramento, CA
DaFina Miller: full-time nursing student at College of Southern Nevada from North Las Vegas
Tony Cherco: leading transportation security officer from Henderson, NV
$2,000 Tossup - THING
C _ I L D _ O O D
_ I _ K _ A M E
DaFina gets on the board with CHILDHOOD NICKNAME.
PRIZE ON THE WHEEL: trip to the Galley Bay Resort in Antigua worth $8,490
Jackpot Round - PHRASE
DaFina first says a dud of R while on FP and then hits LAT. Second, Tony goes BANKRUPT. Third, Jamie fills in most of the puzzle and also claims the Wild Card with four T's...
_ E T ' S / _ _ T / T O
T H E / _ H A S E
...but she carelessly goofs with "LET'S GET TO THE CHASE". Following that error, DaFina BANKRUPTS via the MDW's left side. Tony then picks up the Jura Capresso coffee center w/ double C's and puts up a $900 L...
L E T ' S / C _ T / T O
T H E / C H A S E
...before saying "LET'S CUT TO THE CHASE" for $1,900 cash and coffee center.
SOLE DUD: R (DaFina)
LAT HIT: DaFina after her dud
BANKRUPT HITS: 2 (Tony, Dafina)
DQ: Jamie's blown solve
UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $7,100
Pre-Round 2 Scores:
DaFina: $2,000
Tony: $1,900
Jamie: $1,000 and WC
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Round 2 - WHAT ARE YOU DOING? (PRIZE PUZZLE)
Like DaFina in the first round, Tony starts off with a dud in R while on FP. He hits it again and puts up the N. After a bit of work, he BANKRUPTS for the second time this evening, costing him $600. Secondly, Jamie uses her WC to get $14K worth of one G and three T's. But after her I purchase, she buys the only bad vowel of this puzzle (U) to leave $13,800 sitting there. The other players then BANKRUPT on the MDW back-to-back (DaFina on the left, Tony on the right) so we get back to her just like that. She calls the remaining O's and a P before we look at...
T A K I N G
P _ O T O S / O _
E _ O T I _
_ I _ _ _ I _ E
...her winning $14,150 and the chance to be TAKING PHOTOS OF EXOTIC WILDLIFE during her stay at the LaPaz Waterfall Gardens in COSTA RICA worth $5,800, totaling $19,950 that round!
TRIP SPIN ID: ST9832615 (Sherry T. from New York)
DUDS: R (Tony), U (Jamie)
BANKRUPT HITS: 3 (2 by Tony, 1 by DaFina)
Pre-Round 3 Scores:
DaFina: $2,000
Tony: $1,900
Jamie: $20,950 cash and trip
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Mystery Round - BEFORE AND AFTER
Our current leader (Jamie) calls a T while on $3,500, but there aren't any. Second for DaFina are two F's, and E, but then L for loss of turn while on $3,500. Third, Tony tacks on an L and twin A's, but then another baddie in P. Jamie next gets her first taste of the black wedge all episode long. Later, Tony lands on the Mystery Wedge between FP and LAT. He fills in the last correct consonant (the M), and gambles just $50...for his fourth BANKRUPT of the night. Afterwards...
W A F F L E
_ R _ N
M A N
...Jamie solves WAFFLE IRON MAN for the house minimum.
DUDS: T (Jamie), C (DaFina), P (Tony), B (DaFina)
BANKRUPT HITS: 2 (Jamie, Tony)
Pre-Tossup #3 Scores:
DaFina: $2,000
Tony: $1,900
Jamie: $21,950 cash and trip
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$3,000 Tossup - OCCUPATION
_ _ S C
_ O C _ _ Y
DaFina solves DISC JOCKEY, giving her $5,000.
Round 4 - EVENT (full $1,500 speed-up round)
S _ _ I N G / _
S H O O T I N G / S T _ R
Tony solves SEEING A SHOOTING STAR for $3,000.
DUDS: D (DaFina), L (Tony)
DQ: Tony's G duplication
FINAL SCORES
Dafina: $5,000
Tony: $4,900 cash and coffee center
Jamie: $21,950 cash and trip (winner)
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PRE-BR TOTAL: $31,850
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$100,000 Bonus Round
Jamie lands on the R in AMERICA'S.
Category: PHRASE
Two letters in the bottom word are revealed first...
_ ' _
_ _ _ _ L E _
MDBI doesn't do much...
I ' M
_ _ _ _ L E D
...after missolving with I'M DAZZLED, I'M BAFFLED, and I'M HASSLED, she correctly says "I'M PUZZLED" for $35,000! She leaves with $56,950 in cash and trip!
EPISODE #5181 - PALAZZO WEEK #2 (LAS VEGAS)
$1,000 Tossup - SHOW BIZ
O P E _ I _ G
N _ M _ E R
Jamie knows that an OPENING NUMBER is one that you see at the beginning of awards shows like the Tonys, Emmys, or Grammys. Kicking things off are these players...
Jamie Manjarrez: executive assistant at a financial institution from Sacramento, CA
DaFina Miller: full-time nursing student at College of Southern Nevada from North Las Vegas
Tony Cherco: leading transportation security officer from Henderson, NV
$2,000 Tossup - THING
C _ I L D _ O O D
_ I _ K _ A M E
DaFina gets on the board with CHILDHOOD NICKNAME.
PRIZE ON THE WHEEL: trip to the Galley Bay Resort in Antigua worth $8,490
Jackpot Round - PHRASE
DaFina first says a dud of R while on FP and then hits LAT. Second, Tony goes BANKRUPT. Third, Jamie fills in most of the puzzle and also claims the Wild Card with four T's...
_ E T ' S / _ _ T / T O
T H E / _ H A S E
...but she carelessly goofs with "LET'S GET TO THE CHASE". Following that error, DaFina BANKRUPTS via the MDW's left side. Tony then picks up the Jura Capresso coffee center w/ double C's and puts up a $900 L...
L E T ' S / C _ T / T O
T H E / C H A S E
...before saying "LET'S CUT TO THE CHASE" for $1,900 cash and coffee center.
SOLE DUD: R (DaFina)
LAT HIT: DaFina after her dud
BANKRUPT HITS: 2 (Tony, Dafina)
DQ: Jamie's blown solve
UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $7,100
Pre-Round 2 Scores:
DaFina: $2,000
Tony: $1,900
Jamie: $1,000 and WC
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Round 2 - WHAT ARE YOU DOING? (PRIZE PUZZLE)
Like DaFina in the first round, Tony starts off with a dud in R while on FP. He hits it again and puts up the N. After a bit of work, he BANKRUPTS for the second time this evening, costing him $600. Secondly, Jamie uses her WC to get $14K worth of one G and three T's. But after her I purchase, she buys the only bad vowel of this puzzle (U) to leave $13,800 sitting there. The other players then BANKRUPT on the MDW back-to-back (DaFina on the left, Tony on the right) so we get back to her just like that. She calls the remaining O's and a P before we look at...
T A K I N G
P _ O T O S / O _
E _ O T I _
_ I _ _ _ I _ E
...her winning $14,150 and the chance to be TAKING PHOTOS OF EXOTIC WILDLIFE during her stay at the LaPaz Waterfall Gardens in COSTA RICA worth $5,800, totaling $19,950 that round!
TRIP SPIN ID: ST9832615 (Sherry T. from New York)
DUDS: R (Tony), U (Jamie)
BANKRUPT HITS: 3 (2 by Tony, 1 by DaFina)
Pre-Round 3 Scores:
DaFina: $2,000
Tony: $1,900
Jamie: $20,950 cash and trip
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Mystery Round - BEFORE AND AFTER
Our current leader (Jamie) calls a T while on $3,500, but there aren't any. Second for DaFina are two F's, and E, but then L for loss of turn while on $3,500. Third, Tony tacks on an L and twin A's, but then another baddie in P. Jamie next gets her first taste of the black wedge all episode long. Later, Tony lands on the Mystery Wedge between FP and LAT. He fills in the last correct consonant (the M), and gambles just $50...for his fourth BANKRUPT of the night. Afterwards...
W A F F L E
_ R _ N
M A N
...Jamie solves WAFFLE IRON MAN for the house minimum.
DUDS: T (Jamie), C (DaFina), P (Tony), B (DaFina)
BANKRUPT HITS: 2 (Jamie, Tony)
Pre-Tossup #3 Scores:
DaFina: $2,000
Tony: $1,900
Jamie: $21,950 cash and trip
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$3,000 Tossup - OCCUPATION
_ _ S C
_ O C _ _ Y
DaFina solves DISC JOCKEY, giving her $5,000.
Round 4 - EVENT (full $1,500 speed-up round)
S _ _ I N G / _
S H O O T I N G / S T _ R
Tony solves SEEING A SHOOTING STAR for $3,000.
DUDS: D (DaFina), L (Tony)
DQ: Tony's G duplication
FINAL SCORES
Dafina: $5,000
Tony: $4,900 cash and coffee center
Jamie: $21,950 cash and trip (winner)
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PRE-BR TOTAL: $31,850
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$100,000 Bonus Round
Jamie lands on the R in AMERICA'S.
Category: PHRASE
Two letters in the bottom word are revealed first...
_ ' _
_ _ _ _ L E _
MDBI doesn't do much...
I ' M
_ _ _ _ L E D
...after missolving with I'M DAZZLED, I'M BAFFLED, and I'M HASSLED, she correctly says "I'M PUZZLED" for $35,000! She leaves with $56,950 in cash and trip!