Post by an007 on Mar 11, 2010 0:07:21 GMT -5
EPISODE #5197 - TASTE OF EUROPE
$1,000 Tossup - PHRASE
L E _ ' S / _ A T!
Also the name of a Season 25 theme week (aired on October 22-26, 2007), Joy solves "LET'S EAT!". Let's start the interviewing w/ this lady at the end...
Joy Hall-Alonzo: pediatrician from Las Vegas, NV
David Madalena: actor/VO artist from Denver, CO
Jamie Vandecoevering (female): from Keizer, OR
$2,000 Tossup - FICTIONAL CHARACTER
_ _ E / M _ D
_ _ T _ _ _
He appears in the book "Alice in Wonderland", and David knows that's THE MAD HATTER.
PRIZE ON THE WHEEL: from the Italia Government Tourists' Board, a trip to the Doubletree by Hilton hotel in Milan, Italy worth $8,500
Jackpot Round - WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
David immediately picks up the Italy trip with three N's. A little later, he BANKRUPTS to lose $8,550 in cash and trip. Jamie secondly claims the Wild Card with two R's, but then M for mistake while on Jackpot. Third, Joy gets an $1,800 start from two S's, but then comes LAT. David's back in control...
S T R I K I N G / _ _ / _
C O N _ _ R S _ T I O N
...he solves STRIKING UP A CONVERSATION for $2,950.
SOLE DUD: M (Jamie)
BANKRUPT HIT: David
LAT HIT: Joy
UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $9,000
Pre-Round 2 Scores:
David: $4,950
Jamie: $0 and WC
Joy: $1,000
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Round 2 - SONG LYRICS (PRIZE PUZZLE)
I / S T I L L
_ A _ E N ' T / _ O _ N _
_ _ A T / I ' _
L O O _ I N _ / _ O _
David solves U2's "I STILL HAVEN'T FOUND WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR" for $1,800...and a trip to the Tierra Del Sol Resort, Spa & Country Club in ARUBA worth $7,505, totaling $9,305 that round.
TRIP SPIN ID: CR13101 (Carol R. of Virginia)
BANKRUPT HIT: Jamie after some work (she loses $2,700 and the WC)
LAT HIT: Joy (following the E and O's she filled in while on FP; that's her second of the night)
Pre-Round 3 Scores:
David: $14,255 cash and trip
Jamie: $0
Joy: $1,000
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Mystery Round - BEFORE AND AFTER
Joy and David start off with back-to-back duds of S and T. Third in line, Jamie puts up double R's but the sole dud vowel (A) stops her. Following another dud by Joy, David lands on the Mystery Wedge between FP and LAT. He tacks on double N's and turns down $2K...for his second BANKRUPT this episode.
C _ R L I N _
I R O N
C H E _
Jamie solves CURLING IRON CHEF for $5,900 (including $3,500 from an H).
DUDS: S (Joy), T (David), A (Jamie), M (Joy)
BANKRUPT HIT: David
Pre-Tossup #3 Scores:
David: $14,255 cash and trip
Jamie: $5,900
Joy: $1,000
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$3,000 Tossup - IN THE KITCHEN
M E A S _ R _ _ G
_ P _ _ _
David solves MEASURING SPOON, putting him at $17,255.
Round 4 - FOOD AND DRINK
G E R _ A N
P O T A T O / S A L A D
Joy solves GERMAN POTATO SALAD for the house minimum. She now has $6,900.
SOLE DUD: B (David after filling in most of this puzzle)
Round 5 - TITLE (full $1,500 speed-up round)
T H _ / _ _ T _ H _ R
_ _ / T H _ / R _ _
Written by the late author J.D. Salinger, David solves "THE CATCHER IN THE RYE" for $4,500.
FINAL SCORES
David: $21,755 cash and trip (winner)
Jamie: $6,900
Joy: $1,000
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PRE-BR TOTAL: $29,655
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$100,000 Bonus Round
David lands on the P in SPIN.
Category: PHRASE
To hopefully lead him in the right direction...
_ _ / _ _ R
T _ E / _ _ L _
HMDO should do it (the H was waste, though)...
_ O / _ O R
T H E / _ O L D
His bid to GO FOR THE GOLD is strong enough for another $25,000! That gives him $46,755 in cash and trip! And the Feeding America charity total reaches 20 grand!
$1,000 Tossup - PHRASE
L E _ ' S / _ A T!
Also the name of a Season 25 theme week (aired on October 22-26, 2007), Joy solves "LET'S EAT!". Let's start the interviewing w/ this lady at the end...
Joy Hall-Alonzo: pediatrician from Las Vegas, NV
David Madalena: actor/VO artist from Denver, CO
Jamie Vandecoevering (female): from Keizer, OR
$2,000 Tossup - FICTIONAL CHARACTER
_ _ E / M _ D
_ _ T _ _ _
He appears in the book "Alice in Wonderland", and David knows that's THE MAD HATTER.
PRIZE ON THE WHEEL: from the Italia Government Tourists' Board, a trip to the Doubletree by Hilton hotel in Milan, Italy worth $8,500
Jackpot Round - WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
David immediately picks up the Italy trip with three N's. A little later, he BANKRUPTS to lose $8,550 in cash and trip. Jamie secondly claims the Wild Card with two R's, but then M for mistake while on Jackpot. Third, Joy gets an $1,800 start from two S's, but then comes LAT. David's back in control...
S T R I K I N G / _ _ / _
C O N _ _ R S _ T I O N
...he solves STRIKING UP A CONVERSATION for $2,950.
SOLE DUD: M (Jamie)
BANKRUPT HIT: David
LAT HIT: Joy
UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $9,000
Pre-Round 2 Scores:
David: $4,950
Jamie: $0 and WC
Joy: $1,000
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Round 2 - SONG LYRICS (PRIZE PUZZLE)
I / S T I L L
_ A _ E N ' T / _ O _ N _
_ _ A T / I ' _
L O O _ I N _ / _ O _
David solves U2's "I STILL HAVEN'T FOUND WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR" for $1,800...and a trip to the Tierra Del Sol Resort, Spa & Country Club in ARUBA worth $7,505, totaling $9,305 that round.
TRIP SPIN ID: CR13101 (Carol R. of Virginia)
BANKRUPT HIT: Jamie after some work (she loses $2,700 and the WC)
LAT HIT: Joy (following the E and O's she filled in while on FP; that's her second of the night)
Pre-Round 3 Scores:
David: $14,255 cash and trip
Jamie: $0
Joy: $1,000
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Mystery Round - BEFORE AND AFTER
Joy and David start off with back-to-back duds of S and T. Third in line, Jamie puts up double R's but the sole dud vowel (A) stops her. Following another dud by Joy, David lands on the Mystery Wedge between FP and LAT. He tacks on double N's and turns down $2K...for his second BANKRUPT this episode.
C _ R L I N _
I R O N
C H E _
Jamie solves CURLING IRON CHEF for $5,900 (including $3,500 from an H).
DUDS: S (Joy), T (David), A (Jamie), M (Joy)
BANKRUPT HIT: David
Pre-Tossup #3 Scores:
David: $14,255 cash and trip
Jamie: $5,900
Joy: $1,000
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$3,000 Tossup - IN THE KITCHEN
M E A S _ R _ _ G
_ P _ _ _
David solves MEASURING SPOON, putting him at $17,255.
Round 4 - FOOD AND DRINK
G E R _ A N
P O T A T O / S A L A D
Joy solves GERMAN POTATO SALAD for the house minimum. She now has $6,900.
SOLE DUD: B (David after filling in most of this puzzle)
Round 5 - TITLE (full $1,500 speed-up round)
T H _ / _ _ T _ H _ R
_ _ / T H _ / R _ _
Written by the late author J.D. Salinger, David solves "THE CATCHER IN THE RYE" for $4,500.
FINAL SCORES
David: $21,755 cash and trip (winner)
Jamie: $6,900
Joy: $1,000
=============
PRE-BR TOTAL: $29,655
========
$100,000 Bonus Round
David lands on the P in SPIN.
Category: PHRASE
To hopefully lead him in the right direction...
_ _ / _ _ R
T _ E / _ _ L _
HMDO should do it (the H was waste, though)...
_ O / _ O R
T H E / _ O L D
His bid to GO FOR THE GOLD is strong enough for another $25,000! That gives him $46,755 in cash and trip! And the Feeding America charity total reaches 20 grand!