Post by an007 on Mar 3, 2010 14:32:30 GMT -5
On the first day of this month, let's kick off the third extra episodes week of the season ("America's Game" as usual).
EPISODE #5191 - AMERICA'S GAME
We're kicking things off on the set of "Wheel Across America".
$1,000 Tossup - PERSON
_ A G L E
S _ O _ T
Sam solves EAGLE SCOUT. Let's meet our first players this week...
Sam Pollard: high school social studies teacher and a pastor from Houston, TX
Stephanie Francis: junior at Rutgers majoring in communications and minoring in English from South River, NJ
Brandy Babcock: residential real estate appraiser from Elkland, MO
$2,000 Tossup - THING
N E W S / O F
T H E / _ A Y
At first, Brandy says NEWS OF THE BAY, but she quickly corrects herself with NEWS OF THE DAY.
PRIZE ON THE WHEEL: trip to the Rabbit Hill Inn on the border of Vermont and New Hampshire (bedandbreakfast.com) worth $6,000
Jackpot Round - PHRASE (PRIZE PUZZLE)
Brandy immediately picks up the Omaha Steaks gift tag with two R's. After some work, she misses with an H. Second, Sam picks up that Wild Card w/ twin V's. Next, he calls for a $2,500 Y, but he does NOT use his Wild Card at that point. Towards the end, he clears all the consonants w/ two $2,500 M's. Here's what we have now...
S A V _ R / E V E R Y
M _ M E N T
Sam, with $7,850 in his bank, will SAVOR EVERY MOMENT of his trip to...the Riviera Hotel in SOUTH BEACH, FL worth $7,250! He's won $15,100 that round!
TRIP SPIN ID: HB6831445 (Holly B. from Michigan)
SOLE DUD: H (Brandy)
UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $11,850
Pre-Round 2 Scores:
Sam: $16,100 cash and Miami + WC
Stephanie: $0
Brandy: $2,000
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Round 2 - BEFORE AND AFTER
_ / F R I E N _
_ F / T H E
F _ _ I L _
T R E E
Sam dominates and solves A FRIEND OF THE FAMILY TREE for $5,150.
PERFECT ROUND!
Pre-Round 3 Scores:
Sam: $21,250 cash and Miami + WC
Stephanie: $0
Brandy: $2,000
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Mystery Round - WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
S N A T C H I N _
_ I C T _ R _ / _ R _ _
T H E / _ A _ S / _ _
_ E _ E A T
This round sees Sam SNATCHING VICTORY FROM THE JAWS OF DEFEAT for another $1,400.
SOLE DUD: U (Brandy)
LAT HIT: Stephanie after some work (she leaves $3,950 on the table)
Pre-Tossup #3 Scores:
Sam: $22,650 cash and Miami + WC
Stephanie: $0
Brandy: $2,000
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$3,000 Tossup - SHOW BIZ
C O U _ T R _ _ M
_ _ A M _
Sam solves COURTROOM DRAMA, taking him to $25,650!
Round 4 - OCCUPATION
W H I T E / H O U S E
_ O R R E S _ O N _ E N T
Stephanie finally comes through in a big way with WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENT for $13,200 (including $10,000 with two R's)!
DUDS: M (Stephanie after some work), A (Sam on FP), L (Sam)
BANKRUPT HIT: Sam at the start costing him the WC
LAT HIT: Brandy
Round 5 - LIVING THING (full $6,000 speed-up round!)
_ _ R _ _ M _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ S S
Sam quickly reels in the LARGEMOUTH BASS for $6,000.
PERFECT ROUND #2!
FINAL SCORES
Sam: $31,650 cash and trip (winner!)
Stephanie: $13,200
Brandy: $2,000
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PRE-BR TOTAL: a respectable $46,850!
$100,000 Bonus Round
Sam has a chance to win either more money for his trip or a Winnebago Access (located outside the studio). He lands on the 1-star space.
Category: THINGS
40% of this one has been filled in for him...
_ R _ _ N
_ _ _ E S
DPGI gives him just the vowel...
_ R _ I N
_ _ _ E S
Since his BRAIN WAVES can only pick up half the solution (he blows it with BRAIN FREEZE and BRAIN FRIES), he loses...
....$50,000. Thus, he leaves with $31,650 in cash and trip.
EPISODE #5191 - AMERICA'S GAME
We're kicking things off on the set of "Wheel Across America".
$1,000 Tossup - PERSON
_ A G L E
S _ O _ T
Sam solves EAGLE SCOUT. Let's meet our first players this week...
Sam Pollard: high school social studies teacher and a pastor from Houston, TX
Stephanie Francis: junior at Rutgers majoring in communications and minoring in English from South River, NJ
Brandy Babcock: residential real estate appraiser from Elkland, MO
$2,000 Tossup - THING
N E W S / O F
T H E / _ A Y
At first, Brandy says NEWS OF THE BAY, but she quickly corrects herself with NEWS OF THE DAY.
PRIZE ON THE WHEEL: trip to the Rabbit Hill Inn on the border of Vermont and New Hampshire (bedandbreakfast.com) worth $6,000
Jackpot Round - PHRASE (PRIZE PUZZLE)
Brandy immediately picks up the Omaha Steaks gift tag with two R's. After some work, she misses with an H. Second, Sam picks up that Wild Card w/ twin V's. Next, he calls for a $2,500 Y, but he does NOT use his Wild Card at that point. Towards the end, he clears all the consonants w/ two $2,500 M's. Here's what we have now...
S A V _ R / E V E R Y
M _ M E N T
Sam, with $7,850 in his bank, will SAVOR EVERY MOMENT of his trip to...the Riviera Hotel in SOUTH BEACH, FL worth $7,250! He's won $15,100 that round!
TRIP SPIN ID: HB6831445 (Holly B. from Michigan)
SOLE DUD: H (Brandy)
UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $11,850
Pre-Round 2 Scores:
Sam: $16,100 cash and Miami + WC
Stephanie: $0
Brandy: $2,000
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Round 2 - BEFORE AND AFTER
_ / F R I E N _
_ F / T H E
F _ _ I L _
T R E E
Sam dominates and solves A FRIEND OF THE FAMILY TREE for $5,150.
PERFECT ROUND!
Pre-Round 3 Scores:
Sam: $21,250 cash and Miami + WC
Stephanie: $0
Brandy: $2,000
========
Mystery Round - WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
S N A T C H I N _
_ I C T _ R _ / _ R _ _
T H E / _ A _ S / _ _
_ E _ E A T
This round sees Sam SNATCHING VICTORY FROM THE JAWS OF DEFEAT for another $1,400.
SOLE DUD: U (Brandy)
LAT HIT: Stephanie after some work (she leaves $3,950 on the table)
Pre-Tossup #3 Scores:
Sam: $22,650 cash and Miami + WC
Stephanie: $0
Brandy: $2,000
========
$3,000 Tossup - SHOW BIZ
C O U _ T R _ _ M
_ _ A M _
Sam solves COURTROOM DRAMA, taking him to $25,650!
Round 4 - OCCUPATION
W H I T E / H O U S E
_ O R R E S _ O N _ E N T
Stephanie finally comes through in a big way with WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENT for $13,200 (including $10,000 with two R's)!
DUDS: M (Stephanie after some work), A (Sam on FP), L (Sam)
BANKRUPT HIT: Sam at the start costing him the WC
LAT HIT: Brandy
Round 5 - LIVING THING (full $6,000 speed-up round!)
_ _ R _ _ M _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ S S
Sam quickly reels in the LARGEMOUTH BASS for $6,000.
PERFECT ROUND #2!
FINAL SCORES
Sam: $31,650 cash and trip (winner!)
Stephanie: $13,200
Brandy: $2,000
===============
PRE-BR TOTAL: a respectable $46,850!
$100,000 Bonus Round
Sam has a chance to win either more money for his trip or a Winnebago Access (located outside the studio). He lands on the 1-star space.
Category: THINGS
40% of this one has been filled in for him...
_ R _ _ N
_ _ _ E S
DPGI gives him just the vowel...
_ R _ I N
_ _ _ E S
Since his BRAIN WAVES can only pick up half the solution (he blows it with BRAIN FREEZE and BRAIN FRIES), he loses...
....$50,000. Thus, he leaves with $31,650 in cash and trip.