Post by an007 on Apr 20, 2010 21:26:26 GMT -5
EPISODE #5227 - GREAT ESCAPES
$1,000 Tossup - PHRASE
_ / C _ _ ' T
W A _ _
I CAN'T WAIT to see everybody do well as Lena earns her first grand for solving this puzzle.
Lena Ragona: recent graduate of Arizona State University and also an interior designer from Scottsdale, AZ
Brett Riley: law enforcement officer and a member of the Army reserves from Valley Springs, CA
Kendall Hargis: Virginia Tech junior studying management with a minor in leadership, trumpet player of her school's band, and a financial intern at Computer Science Corporation in Washington D.C. from Stafford, VA
$2,000 Tossup - RHYME TIME
_ I L D
_ H I _ D
We don't know if Lena was a WILD CHILD, but we do know that she's two for two after solving this puzzle.
GE ON THE WHEEL: from Premier Tours, a South African safari worth $8,980
Jackpot Round - ROCK ON!
Early on, Lena fills in the I while on FP. She then cashes in $5,000 with a pair of H's. She also picks up the ProTravelGear.com gift tag with a P. But after some work, she then hits LAT to leave $6,700 in cash and gift tag sitting there for the moment. When we get back to her, she BANKRUPTS next to the pink $900 to lose said amount. Brett hits LAT while Kendall purchases the sole dud vowel of U. That allows Lena to cash in $5K w/ the B's...
T O P / O F / T H E
B I _ _ B O _ _ _
C H _ _ T S
...and solve TOP OF THE BILLBOARD CHARTS for said amount.
DUDS: N (Brett), M (Kendall), U (Kendall)
BANKRUPT HIT: Lena
LAT HITS: 2 (Lena, Brett)
UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $14,000
Pre-Round 2 Scores:
Lena: $8,000
Opposition: $0 each
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Round 2 - BEFORE AND AFTER
Brett begins w/ an S courtesy of FP. Later on, he picks up the Wild Card with five N's. But after filling in half of the puzzle, he hits LAT for the second time this evening. Kendall secondly puts up a $7K M pairing, but she then strikes out w/ the R. Third, Lena puts up three singles and two O's, but she BANKRUPTS on the MDW's right side for a $250 loss. After Brett squanders his turn with a P while on $3,500, Kendall also BANKRUPTS on the MDW's right side to flush her seven grand down the drain. Lena spins once for the D...
D E N _ E _
W A S H I N G T O N
M O N _ M E N T
...and solves DENZEL WASHINGTON MONUMENT for the house minimum.
DUDS: R (Kendall), P (Brett)
BANKRUPT HITS: 2 (both ladies)
LAT HIT: Brett
Pre-Round 3 Scores:
Lena: $9,000
Brett: $0 and WC
Kendall: $0
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Mystery Round - THINGS (PRIZE PUZZLE)
Kendall immediately BANKRUPTS on the MDW's left side. Second, Lena does a bit of work before BANKRUPTING on the MDW's right side to forfeit $2,350. Third, Brett cashes in $7,000 with two D's. He WISELY uses his Wild Card...and gets $21,000 with six S's! After buying a couple of vowels, he lands on the Mystery Wedge between FP and LAT, and fills in the K for $1,000. Of course he doesn't want to take a $27,500 gamble (even more good news -- that's the BANKRUPT one)...BUT AFTER FILLING IN MOST OF THE PUZZLE, HE BANKRUPTS NEAR TOP DOLLAR TO KISS $30,600 GOODBYE!!! OUCH!!! And that's the biggest loss to a BANKRUPT so far this season.
Afterwards, Kendall gets the MDW w/ G, and leaves only two letters unexposed...
_ L O _ E R E D
S H I R T S / A N D
G R A S S / S K I R T S
She can use the $50 she won to buy some FLOWERED SHIRTS AND GRASS SKIRTS while at the Waikoloa Beach Marriot Resort & Spa in HAWAII worth $5,363, putting her on the board with $5,413.
TRIP SPIN ID: ML6443629 (Margaret L. of Illinois)
BANKRUPT HITS: 3 (all three players)
Pre-Tossup #3 Scores:
Lena: $9,000
Brett: $0
Kendall: $5,413 cash and Hawaii + MDW
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$3,000 Tossup - SHOW BIZ
_ A T E
_ _ _ I E
Lena's one letter off with LATE MOVIE, so no Tossup sweep for her.
D A T E
M _ V I E
Brett finally gets on the board with DATE MOVIE.
Round 4 - FICTIONAL CHARACTER (full $1,300 speed-up round)
T H _ / _ N _ _ _ _ _ _ L _
H _ L _
Lena solves THE INCREDIBLE HULK for $3,900.
DUDS: S (Kendall), M (Brett)
FINAL SCORES
Lena: $12,900
Brett: $3,000
Kendall: $5,413 cash, trip, and a useless MDW
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PRE-BR TOTAL: $21,313
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$100,000 Bonus Round
Lena lands on the P in SPIN.
Category: THING
Pretty good head start...
E _ _ E R T
_ _ _ N _ _ N
DMGI gives her the vowel...
E _ _ E R T
_ _ I N I _ N
I'll be giving you my EXPERT OPINION on this episode after I tell you that she loses $45,000 for only coming up with the second word. That sends her home with $12,900 cash.
$1,000 Tossup - PHRASE
_ / C _ _ ' T
W A _ _
I CAN'T WAIT to see everybody do well as Lena earns her first grand for solving this puzzle.
Lena Ragona: recent graduate of Arizona State University and also an interior designer from Scottsdale, AZ
Brett Riley: law enforcement officer and a member of the Army reserves from Valley Springs, CA
Kendall Hargis: Virginia Tech junior studying management with a minor in leadership, trumpet player of her school's band, and a financial intern at Computer Science Corporation in Washington D.C. from Stafford, VA
$2,000 Tossup - RHYME TIME
_ I L D
_ H I _ D
We don't know if Lena was a WILD CHILD, but we do know that she's two for two after solving this puzzle.
GE ON THE WHEEL: from Premier Tours, a South African safari worth $8,980
Jackpot Round - ROCK ON!
Early on, Lena fills in the I while on FP. She then cashes in $5,000 with a pair of H's. She also picks up the ProTravelGear.com gift tag with a P. But after some work, she then hits LAT to leave $6,700 in cash and gift tag sitting there for the moment. When we get back to her, she BANKRUPTS next to the pink $900 to lose said amount. Brett hits LAT while Kendall purchases the sole dud vowel of U. That allows Lena to cash in $5K w/ the B's...
T O P / O F / T H E
B I _ _ B O _ _ _
C H _ _ T S
...and solve TOP OF THE BILLBOARD CHARTS for said amount.
DUDS: N (Brett), M (Kendall), U (Kendall)
BANKRUPT HIT: Lena
LAT HITS: 2 (Lena, Brett)
UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $14,000
Pre-Round 2 Scores:
Lena: $8,000
Opposition: $0 each
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Round 2 - BEFORE AND AFTER
Brett begins w/ an S courtesy of FP. Later on, he picks up the Wild Card with five N's. But after filling in half of the puzzle, he hits LAT for the second time this evening. Kendall secondly puts up a $7K M pairing, but she then strikes out w/ the R. Third, Lena puts up three singles and two O's, but she BANKRUPTS on the MDW's right side for a $250 loss. After Brett squanders his turn with a P while on $3,500, Kendall also BANKRUPTS on the MDW's right side to flush her seven grand down the drain. Lena spins once for the D...
D E N _ E _
W A S H I N G T O N
M O N _ M E N T
...and solves DENZEL WASHINGTON MONUMENT for the house minimum.
DUDS: R (Kendall), P (Brett)
BANKRUPT HITS: 2 (both ladies)
LAT HIT: Brett
Pre-Round 3 Scores:
Lena: $9,000
Brett: $0 and WC
Kendall: $0
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Mystery Round - THINGS (PRIZE PUZZLE)
Kendall immediately BANKRUPTS on the MDW's left side. Second, Lena does a bit of work before BANKRUPTING on the MDW's right side to forfeit $2,350. Third, Brett cashes in $7,000 with two D's. He WISELY uses his Wild Card...and gets $21,000 with six S's! After buying a couple of vowels, he lands on the Mystery Wedge between FP and LAT, and fills in the K for $1,000. Of course he doesn't want to take a $27,500 gamble (even more good news -- that's the BANKRUPT one)...BUT AFTER FILLING IN MOST OF THE PUZZLE, HE BANKRUPTS NEAR TOP DOLLAR TO KISS $30,600 GOODBYE!!! OUCH!!! And that's the biggest loss to a BANKRUPT so far this season.
Afterwards, Kendall gets the MDW w/ G, and leaves only two letters unexposed..._ L O _ E R E D
S H I R T S / A N D
G R A S S / S K I R T S
She can use the $50 she won to buy some FLOWERED SHIRTS AND GRASS SKIRTS while at the Waikoloa Beach Marriot Resort & Spa in HAWAII worth $5,363, putting her on the board with $5,413.
TRIP SPIN ID: ML6443629 (Margaret L. of Illinois)
BANKRUPT HITS: 3 (all three players)
Pre-Tossup #3 Scores:
Lena: $9,000
Brett: $0
Kendall: $5,413 cash and Hawaii + MDW
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$3,000 Tossup - SHOW BIZ
_ A T E
_ _ _ I E
Lena's one letter off with LATE MOVIE, so no Tossup sweep for her.
D A T E
M _ V I E
Brett finally gets on the board with DATE MOVIE.
Round 4 - FICTIONAL CHARACTER (full $1,300 speed-up round)
T H _ / _ N _ _ _ _ _ _ L _
H _ L _
Lena solves THE INCREDIBLE HULK for $3,900.
DUDS: S (Kendall), M (Brett)
FINAL SCORES
Lena: $12,900
Brett: $3,000
Kendall: $5,413 cash, trip, and a useless MDW
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PRE-BR TOTAL: $21,313
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$100,000 Bonus Round
Lena lands on the P in SPIN.
Category: THING
Pretty good head start...
E _ _ E R T
_ _ _ N _ _ N
DMGI gives her the vowel...
E _ _ E R T
_ _ I N I _ N
I'll be giving you my EXPERT OPINION on this episode after I tell you that she loses $45,000 for only coming up with the second word. That sends her home with $12,900 cash.
