Post by an007 on Feb 26, 2010 17:01:36 GMT -5
EPISODE #5183 - PALAZZO WEEK #2 (LAS VEGAS)
$1,000 Tossup - SONG TITLE
_ W O / _ I _ K E T S
_ _ / _ A _ _ _ I S _
Jimmy solves the Eddie Money song "TWO TICKETS TO PARADISE". Here's the midweek panel...
Jimmy Kukurin: private banker from Vegas
Tracy Zimmerman runs an outdoor fitness boot camp from Orange, CA
Michelle Madison: realtor from Vegas
$2,000 Tossup - PHRASE
T _ E / _ _ G I C
T_ _ _ _
Michelle's got THE MAGIC TOUCH for the two grand.
PRIZE ON THE WHEEL: a $5,000 razorgator.com gif certificate
Jackpot Round - SHOW BIZ
Michelle instantly gets the Wild Card with an R. Following her first purchase of three E's, she WISELY uses the WC on the $2,500 space to get $5K from both the B and the L. But next is A for awful, likely costing her $9,850. Jimmy leaves only the O unrevealed...
B E S T - S E L L I N G
M E M _ I R
...and solves BEST-SELLING MEMOIR for $2,650.
SOLE DUD: A (Michelle)
UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $10,850
Pre-Round 2 Scores:
Michelle: $2,000
Jimmy: $3,650
Tracy: $0
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Round 2 - SAME NAME
Jimmy does most of the work, and gets $3,500 with an S in the process, but he BANKRUPTS on the MDW's left side for a $3,800 loss. Tracy puts up the remaining multiples...
P O _ E R
& / C H O C O L A T E
C H I P S
...and solves POKER & CHOCOLATE CHIPS for $3,400.
BANKRUPT HIT: Jimmy
Pre-Round 3 Scores:
Michelle: $2,000
Jimmy: $3,650
Tracy: $3,400
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Mystery Round - FUN AND GAMES (PRIZE PUZZLE)
Tracy immediately LATs out. Second, Michelle does some work but misses w/ T. Third, Jimmy has lit up five N's for $4,500, but then a bad purchase in A; in fact, it's the only bad one of this puzzle. Tracy's next picks are twin G's via FP, triple I's and a K while on the Mystery Wedge between FP and LAT. She risks her remaining $750...the biggie's there! But after purchasing three O's, she hits LAT again to leave at least $10,500 on the table. As for Michelle...
_ O R N I N G
S N O R K E _ I N G
E _ _ _ R S I O N
...she pockets $2,950 plus the chance to go on a MORNING SNORKELING EXCURSION while at the Marriott Resort & Stellaris Casino in ARUBA worth $5,700, totaling $8,650 that round.
TRIP SPIN ID: NM02916 (Nancy M. from Pennsylvania)
DUDS: T (Michelle), A (Jimmy)
LAT HITS: 2 (both by Tracy)
Pre-Tossup #3 Scores:
Michelle: $10,650 cash and trip
Jimmy: $3,650
Tracy: $3,400
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$3,000 Tossup - THING
D E E _ / D A _ K
S E C _ E T
I wonder if Tracy had a DEEP DARK SECRET, but she does solve this puzzle to take her to $6,400.
Round 4 - PROPER NAME
After the R's get filled in, we have this for speed-up mode:
_ R _ _
_ _ R R _ _ _ R _
All remaining consonants are worth $1,500.
D R _ _
B _ R R _ _ _ R _
Tracy solves DREW BARRYMORE for $1,500.
DUDS (all before speed-up): S (Tracy), T (Michelle on FP), L (Michelle on $5,000)
FINAL SCORES
Michelle: $10,650 cash and trip (winner)
Jimmy: $3,650
Tracy: $7,900
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PRE-BR TOTAL: $22,200
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$100,000 Bonus Round
Michelle lands on the I in SPIN.
Category: PHRASE
At the start...
_ _ _ _ / _ _
T _ E / _ _ _ E
GHCA puts in besides the obvious A...
_ _ C _ / _ _
T H E / _ A C E
She's off the mark with BACK OF A FACE, PACK OF THE RACE and RACE OF THE PACK. Because she didn't PICK UP THE PACE, she loses $25,000. That sends her packing with $10,650 in cash and trip.
$1,000 Tossup - SONG TITLE
_ W O / _ I _ K E T S
_ _ / _ A _ _ _ I S _
Jimmy solves the Eddie Money song "TWO TICKETS TO PARADISE". Here's the midweek panel...
Jimmy Kukurin: private banker from Vegas
Tracy Zimmerman runs an outdoor fitness boot camp from Orange, CA
Michelle Madison: realtor from Vegas
$2,000 Tossup - PHRASE
T _ E / _ _ G I C
T_ _ _ _
Michelle's got THE MAGIC TOUCH for the two grand.
PRIZE ON THE WHEEL: a $5,000 razorgator.com gif certificate
Jackpot Round - SHOW BIZ
Michelle instantly gets the Wild Card with an R. Following her first purchase of three E's, she WISELY uses the WC on the $2,500 space to get $5K from both the B and the L. But next is A for awful, likely costing her $9,850. Jimmy leaves only the O unrevealed...
B E S T - S E L L I N G
M E M _ I R
...and solves BEST-SELLING MEMOIR for $2,650.
SOLE DUD: A (Michelle)
UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $10,850
Pre-Round 2 Scores:
Michelle: $2,000
Jimmy: $3,650
Tracy: $0
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Round 2 - SAME NAME
Jimmy does most of the work, and gets $3,500 with an S in the process, but he BANKRUPTS on the MDW's left side for a $3,800 loss. Tracy puts up the remaining multiples...
P O _ E R
& / C H O C O L A T E
C H I P S
...and solves POKER & CHOCOLATE CHIPS for $3,400.
BANKRUPT HIT: Jimmy
Pre-Round 3 Scores:
Michelle: $2,000
Jimmy: $3,650
Tracy: $3,400
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Mystery Round - FUN AND GAMES (PRIZE PUZZLE)
Tracy immediately LATs out. Second, Michelle does some work but misses w/ T. Third, Jimmy has lit up five N's for $4,500, but then a bad purchase in A; in fact, it's the only bad one of this puzzle. Tracy's next picks are twin G's via FP, triple I's and a K while on the Mystery Wedge between FP and LAT. She risks her remaining $750...the biggie's there! But after purchasing three O's, she hits LAT again to leave at least $10,500 on the table. As for Michelle...
_ O R N I N G
S N O R K E _ I N G
E _ _ _ R S I O N
...she pockets $2,950 plus the chance to go on a MORNING SNORKELING EXCURSION while at the Marriott Resort & Stellaris Casino in ARUBA worth $5,700, totaling $8,650 that round.
TRIP SPIN ID: NM02916 (Nancy M. from Pennsylvania)
DUDS: T (Michelle), A (Jimmy)
LAT HITS: 2 (both by Tracy)
Pre-Tossup #3 Scores:
Michelle: $10,650 cash and trip
Jimmy: $3,650
Tracy: $3,400
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$3,000 Tossup - THING
D E E _ / D A _ K
S E C _ E T
I wonder if Tracy had a DEEP DARK SECRET, but she does solve this puzzle to take her to $6,400.
Round 4 - PROPER NAME
After the R's get filled in, we have this for speed-up mode:
_ R _ _
_ _ R R _ _ _ R _
All remaining consonants are worth $1,500.
D R _ _
B _ R R _ _ _ R _
Tracy solves DREW BARRYMORE for $1,500.
DUDS (all before speed-up): S (Tracy), T (Michelle on FP), L (Michelle on $5,000)
FINAL SCORES
Michelle: $10,650 cash and trip (winner)
Jimmy: $3,650
Tracy: $7,900
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PRE-BR TOTAL: $22,200
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$100,000 Bonus Round
Michelle lands on the I in SPIN.
Category: PHRASE
At the start...
_ _ _ _ / _ _
T _ E / _ _ _ E
GHCA puts in besides the obvious A...
_ _ C _ / _ _
T H E / _ A C E
She's off the mark with BACK OF A FACE, PACK OF THE RACE and RACE OF THE PACK. Because she didn't PICK UP THE PACE, she loses $25,000. That sends her packing with $10,650 in cash and trip.