Post by an007 on Apr 28, 2010 22:19:03 GMT -5
EPISODE #5233 - WORLD CAPITALS
$1,000 Tossup - ON THE MAP
_ _ L _
_ _ R _ _ Y
Monique quickly solves OSLO, NORWAY. Wednesday's winner wannabes...
Monique Powell-Jones: human resources worker within her school district and training to be a boxer from Sacramento, CA
Jeff Desar: recent medical school graduate currently working as a resident physician at a local county hospital and training to be an MMA fighter from Encino, CA
Nikki Burgess: shoe company worker and marathon runner from Littleton, CO
$2,000 Tossup - THINGS
L _ C A L
_ _ _ T O M S
Monique is two for two with LOCAL CUSTOMS.
WORLD CAPITAL ON THE WHEEL: from worldhotels.com, the Hotel Kong Arthur in Copenhagen, Denmark worth $10,400
Jackpot Round - PERSON
U N I T E D / S T A T E S
A _ _ A S S A D _ _
Monique dominates and solves UNITED STATES AMBASSADOR for $4,000.
PERFECT ROUND!
UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $7,000
Pre-Round 2 Scores:
Nikki: $0
Monique: $7,000
Jeff: $0
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Round 2 - BEFORE AND AFTER
Jeff immediately picks up the Wild Card with a T, but then lands on LAT. Second, Nikki FPs two O's and also lights up a $3,500 N. But after her purchase of two E's, she BANKRUPTS on the MDW's left side for a $4,050 loss. Third, Monique does a little work but she buys the only bad vowel of this puzzle (I). Jeff hits LAT again. Nikki's next picks are a Y, two G's, and the leftover U, but she hits that same BANKRUPT of the MDW to lose $650. Monique then puts up the S...
U S E _
M O T O R C Y C L E
G A N G
...and solves USED MOTORCYCLE GANG for $3,200.
SOLE DUD: I (Monique)
LAT HITS: 2 (both by Jeff)
BANKRUPT HITS: 2 (both by Nikki)
Pre-Round 2 Scores:
Nikki: $0
Monique: $10,200
Jeff: $0
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Mystery Round - PHRASE (PRIZE PUZZLE)
W H E N / T H E
C A T ' S / A W A _
T H E / _ _ C E
W _ _ _ / _ _ A _
Monique solves the saying "WHEN THE CAT'S AWAY, THE MICE WILL PLAY" for $650, the Denmark trip (N), the Protravelgear.com gift tag (C's)...and the $6,000 caravan.com tour of COSTA RICA! She wins a total of $18,050 that round!
TRIP SPIN ID: MC6172559 (Marcus C. from Florida)
SOLE DUD: O (Nikki after some work)
Pre-Tossup #3 Scores:
Nikki: $0
Monique: $28,250 cash and prizes
Jeff: $0
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$3,000 Tossup - WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
S I T T I N G
P R _ T _ _
Nikki finally gets on the board with SITTING PRETTY. Thus, no perfect maingame for Monique tonight.
Round 4 - RHYME TIME
After Nikki fills in half the puzzle, we shift into speed-up mode with the following setup:
_ _ T / T H E / _ E _ _ _
T _ / T H E / _ E T _ _
All of the remaining consonants are worth $1,900 each.
_ _ T / T H E / _ E _ _ L
T _ / T H E / _ E T _ L
Monique will PUT THE PEDAL TO THE METAL in tonight's Bonus Round after solving this puzzle for $3,800.
FINAL SCORES
Nikki: $3,000
Monique: $32,050 cash and prizes (blowout winner!)
Jeff: gooseegged for $1,000
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PRE-BR TOTAL: $36,050
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$100,000 Bonus Round
Monique lands on the S in SPIN.
Category: PHRASE
First up...
_ _ _ _ N _
_ _ R _ _ R _
DPCO adds to the puzzle...
_ O _ _ N _
_ O R _ _ R D
She'll be MOVING FORWARD in her life with another $30,000! As the 70th BR winner of the season, she leaves with $62,050 in cash and prizes! Feeding America's charity total is now at $60,000!
$1,000 Tossup - ON THE MAP
_ _ L _
_ _ R _ _ Y
Monique quickly solves OSLO, NORWAY. Wednesday's winner wannabes...
Monique Powell-Jones: human resources worker within her school district and training to be a boxer from Sacramento, CA
Jeff Desar: recent medical school graduate currently working as a resident physician at a local county hospital and training to be an MMA fighter from Encino, CA
Nikki Burgess: shoe company worker and marathon runner from Littleton, CO
$2,000 Tossup - THINGS
L _ C A L
_ _ _ T O M S
Monique is two for two with LOCAL CUSTOMS.
WORLD CAPITAL ON THE WHEEL: from worldhotels.com, the Hotel Kong Arthur in Copenhagen, Denmark worth $10,400
Jackpot Round - PERSON
U N I T E D / S T A T E S
A _ _ A S S A D _ _
Monique dominates and solves UNITED STATES AMBASSADOR for $4,000.
PERFECT ROUND!
UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $7,000
Pre-Round 2 Scores:
Nikki: $0
Monique: $7,000
Jeff: $0
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Round 2 - BEFORE AND AFTER
Jeff immediately picks up the Wild Card with a T, but then lands on LAT. Second, Nikki FPs two O's and also lights up a $3,500 N. But after her purchase of two E's, she BANKRUPTS on the MDW's left side for a $4,050 loss. Third, Monique does a little work but she buys the only bad vowel of this puzzle (I). Jeff hits LAT again. Nikki's next picks are a Y, two G's, and the leftover U, but she hits that same BANKRUPT of the MDW to lose $650. Monique then puts up the S...
U S E _
M O T O R C Y C L E
G A N G
...and solves USED MOTORCYCLE GANG for $3,200.
SOLE DUD: I (Monique)
LAT HITS: 2 (both by Jeff)
BANKRUPT HITS: 2 (both by Nikki)
Pre-Round 2 Scores:
Nikki: $0
Monique: $10,200
Jeff: $0
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Mystery Round - PHRASE (PRIZE PUZZLE)
W H E N / T H E
C A T ' S / A W A _
T H E / _ _ C E
W _ _ _ / _ _ A _
Monique solves the saying "WHEN THE CAT'S AWAY, THE MICE WILL PLAY" for $650, the Denmark trip (N), the Protravelgear.com gift tag (C's)...and the $6,000 caravan.com tour of COSTA RICA! She wins a total of $18,050 that round!
TRIP SPIN ID: MC6172559 (Marcus C. from Florida)
SOLE DUD: O (Nikki after some work)
Pre-Tossup #3 Scores:
Nikki: $0
Monique: $28,250 cash and prizes
Jeff: $0
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$3,000 Tossup - WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
S I T T I N G
P R _ T _ _
Nikki finally gets on the board with SITTING PRETTY. Thus, no perfect maingame for Monique tonight.
Round 4 - RHYME TIME
After Nikki fills in half the puzzle, we shift into speed-up mode with the following setup:
_ _ T / T H E / _ E _ _ _
T _ / T H E / _ E T _ _
All of the remaining consonants are worth $1,900 each.
_ _ T / T H E / _ E _ _ L
T _ / T H E / _ E T _ L
Monique will PUT THE PEDAL TO THE METAL in tonight's Bonus Round after solving this puzzle for $3,800.
FINAL SCORES
Nikki: $3,000
Monique: $32,050 cash and prizes (blowout winner!)
Jeff: gooseegged for $1,000
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PRE-BR TOTAL: $36,050
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$100,000 Bonus Round
Monique lands on the S in SPIN.
Category: PHRASE
First up...
_ _ _ _ N _
_ _ R _ _ R _
DPCO adds to the puzzle...
_ O _ _ N _
_ O R _ _ R D
She'll be MOVING FORWARD in her life with another $30,000! As the 70th BR winner of the season, she leaves with $62,050 in cash and prizes! Feeding America's charity total is now at $60,000!