Post by an007 on Mar 19, 2010 21:59:30 GMT -5
Last night, we finally got ourselves the first $100,000 winner in Barry Williams. Additionally, a total of $290,706 in cash and prizes have been handed out so far this week. We now have a chance to surpass the weekly season-high total of $321,263 set back on Halloween Week 2009.
EPISODE #5205 - CALIFORNIA COAST
$1,000 Tossup - LANDMARK
_ _ _ G E _
S T A _ _ _ M
This is the home of an MLB team from Los Angeles, and Kristen knows that's DODGER STADIUM.
Kristen England: school counselor from Washington D.C.
Nora Maddox: tennis player from Batavia, IL
Jeff Dolin: high school special education & social studies teacher, and a high school baseball/football coach from Portland, OR
$2,000 Tossup - RHYME TIME
_ A S T _ / _ A K E S
W _ S _ E
Nora has no guess.
_ A S T _ / _ A K E S
W A S _ E
Kristen is two for two with HASTE MAKES WASTE.
CALIFORNIA TRIP ON THE WHEEL: to the Palace Hotel in San Francisco worth $5,200
Jackpot Round - FOOD AND DRINK (PRIZE PUZZLE)
Kristen misses right away w/ N. Second, Nora starts w/ $1K worth of T's, but she then repeats said dud consonant. Third, Jeff fills in two S's and some vowels, but he duplicates the S he already called. Kristen restarts w/ two R's for the Wild Card. After a little work, she BANKRUPTS to forfeit $1,350 and the WC. Nora adds on two L's and we turn to the board...
_ _ L D
_ E D _ _ _ / O R
E _ T R A / H O T
S A L S A
After solving this puzzle for $2,200, Nora could dip some Mexican food into MILD MEDIUM OR EXTRA HOT SALSA while at the Pueblo Bonito Emerald Bay Hotel & Resort in MAZATLAN worth $6,957. She's on the board with $9,157 in cash and trip.
TRIP SPIN ID: CC5697390 (Charles C. from North Carolina)
SOLE DUD: N (Kristen)
BANKRUPT HIT: Kristen
DQs: 2 letter repeats (N by Nora, S by Jeff)
UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $8,700
Pre-Round 2 Scores:
Nora: $9,157 cash and Mazatlan
Jeff: $0
Kristen: $3,000
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Round 2 - BEFORE AND AFTER
_ U A L I T _
T I M E
T R A V E L
Jeff solves QUALITY TIME TRAVEL for $1,500.
DUDS (both by Nora back-to-back): O (while she was on FP), L
Pre-Round 3 Scores:
Nora: $9,157 cash and Mazatlan
Jeff: $1,500
Kristen: $3,000
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Mystery Round - SONG LYRICS
Early on, Jeff puts up a T while on the Mystery Wedge next to the MDW. He risks $600...but it's BANKRUPT. Secondly, Kristen picks up the Bed & Breakfast.com gift tag with three R's, but that's taken right back by her second BANKRUPT of the night. Third, Nora FPs double E's. She does a nice amount of work before she faces this...
O N / A / D A R _
D E S E R T / _ I _ _ _ A _
C O O L / _ I N D / I N
_ _ / _ A I R
Part of the song "Hotel California" by the Eagles', Nora solves "ON A DARK DESERT HIGHWAY, COOL WIND IN MY HAIR" for $4,550.
BANKRUPT HITS: 2 (Jeff, Kristen)
Pre-Tossup #3 Scores:
Nora: $13,607 cash and Mazatlan
Jeff: $1,500
Kristen: $3,000
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$3,000 Tossup - PERSON
A S P I _ I N G
A _ _ _ _ _ _
Jeff missolves with ASPIRING ACTOR, since the second word is two letters short.
A S P I R I N G
A _ _ _ _ _ _
Kristen also misses the solve with ASPIRING ATHLETE.
A S P I R I N G
A C _ _ E S _
Nora solves ASPIRING ACTRESS, bringing her up to $16,607.
Round 4 - PHRASE (full $6,000 speed-up round!)
_ _ T _ R / _ L L / _ S
S _ _ D / _ N D / D _ N _
AFTER ALL IS SAID AND DONE, Nora wins another $36,000!!!
SOLE DUD: W (Kristen)
FINAL SCORES
Nora: $52,707 cash and trip (mega-blowout win!!!)
Jeff: $1,500
Kristen: $3,000
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PRE-BR TOTAL: a very nice $57,207!
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$100,000 Bonus Round
Nora lands on the apostrophe. We could possibly have back-to-back grand prize winners for the first time ever.
Category: PHRASE
Not much to start...
_ _ _ _ _ T
_ _ _ - _ _ _ R _
CDMO gives her...
C _ _ _ _ T
O _ _ - _ _ _ R D
She doesn't solve CAUGHT OFF-GUARD, and did she become the second player this week to lose the big one?...
....no, she actually loses $25,000. But she still leaves with $52,707 in cash and trip, making her the second-highest maingame winner of the season!
And we have officially set a NEW SEASON-HIGH weekly total of $347,913 in cash and trip!!!
EPISODE #5205 - CALIFORNIA COAST
$1,000 Tossup - LANDMARK
_ _ _ G E _
S T A _ _ _ M
This is the home of an MLB team from Los Angeles, and Kristen knows that's DODGER STADIUM.
Kristen England: school counselor from Washington D.C.
Nora Maddox: tennis player from Batavia, IL
Jeff Dolin: high school special education & social studies teacher, and a high school baseball/football coach from Portland, OR
$2,000 Tossup - RHYME TIME
_ A S T _ / _ A K E S
W _ S _ E
Nora has no guess.
_ A S T _ / _ A K E S
W A S _ E
Kristen is two for two with HASTE MAKES WASTE.
CALIFORNIA TRIP ON THE WHEEL: to the Palace Hotel in San Francisco worth $5,200
Jackpot Round - FOOD AND DRINK (PRIZE PUZZLE)
Kristen misses right away w/ N. Second, Nora starts w/ $1K worth of T's, but she then repeats said dud consonant. Third, Jeff fills in two S's and some vowels, but he duplicates the S he already called. Kristen restarts w/ two R's for the Wild Card. After a little work, she BANKRUPTS to forfeit $1,350 and the WC. Nora adds on two L's and we turn to the board...
_ _ L D
_ E D _ _ _ / O R
E _ T R A / H O T
S A L S A
After solving this puzzle for $2,200, Nora could dip some Mexican food into MILD MEDIUM OR EXTRA HOT SALSA while at the Pueblo Bonito Emerald Bay Hotel & Resort in MAZATLAN worth $6,957. She's on the board with $9,157 in cash and trip.
TRIP SPIN ID: CC5697390 (Charles C. from North Carolina)
SOLE DUD: N (Kristen)
BANKRUPT HIT: Kristen
DQs: 2 letter repeats (N by Nora, S by Jeff)
UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $8,700
Pre-Round 2 Scores:
Nora: $9,157 cash and Mazatlan
Jeff: $0
Kristen: $3,000
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Round 2 - BEFORE AND AFTER
_ U A L I T _
T I M E
T R A V E L
Jeff solves QUALITY TIME TRAVEL for $1,500.
DUDS (both by Nora back-to-back): O (while she was on FP), L
Pre-Round 3 Scores:
Nora: $9,157 cash and Mazatlan
Jeff: $1,500
Kristen: $3,000
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Mystery Round - SONG LYRICS
Early on, Jeff puts up a T while on the Mystery Wedge next to the MDW. He risks $600...but it's BANKRUPT. Secondly, Kristen picks up the Bed & Breakfast.com gift tag with three R's, but that's taken right back by her second BANKRUPT of the night. Third, Nora FPs double E's. She does a nice amount of work before she faces this...
O N / A / D A R _
D E S E R T / _ I _ _ _ A _
C O O L / _ I N D / I N
_ _ / _ A I R
Part of the song "Hotel California" by the Eagles', Nora solves "ON A DARK DESERT HIGHWAY, COOL WIND IN MY HAIR" for $4,550.
BANKRUPT HITS: 2 (Jeff, Kristen)
Pre-Tossup #3 Scores:
Nora: $13,607 cash and Mazatlan
Jeff: $1,500
Kristen: $3,000
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$3,000 Tossup - PERSON
A S P I _ I N G
A _ _ _ _ _ _
Jeff missolves with ASPIRING ACTOR, since the second word is two letters short.
A S P I R I N G
A _ _ _ _ _ _
Kristen also misses the solve with ASPIRING ATHLETE.
A S P I R I N G
A C _ _ E S _
Nora solves ASPIRING ACTRESS, bringing her up to $16,607.
Round 4 - PHRASE (full $6,000 speed-up round!)
_ _ T _ R / _ L L / _ S
S _ _ D / _ N D / D _ N _
AFTER ALL IS SAID AND DONE, Nora wins another $36,000!!!
SOLE DUD: W (Kristen)
FINAL SCORES
Nora: $52,707 cash and trip (mega-blowout win!!!)
Jeff: $1,500
Kristen: $3,000
=============
PRE-BR TOTAL: a very nice $57,207!
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$100,000 Bonus Round
Nora lands on the apostrophe. We could possibly have back-to-back grand prize winners for the first time ever.
Category: PHRASE
Not much to start...
_ _ _ _ _ T
_ _ _ - _ _ _ R _
CDMO gives her...
C _ _ _ _ T
O _ _ - _ _ _ R D
She doesn't solve CAUGHT OFF-GUARD, and did she become the second player this week to lose the big one?...
....no, she actually loses $25,000. But she still leaves with $52,707 in cash and trip, making her the second-highest maingame winner of the season!
And we have officially set a NEW SEASON-HIGH weekly total of $347,913 in cash and trip!!!