Post by an007 on May 4, 2010 20:45:38 GMT -5
EPISODE #5237 - CHICAGO SALUTE
$1,000 Tossup - LANDMARK
_ _ _ Y
_ _ _ _
The last time they were in Chicago, the show taped three weeks of Season 25 shows at this place, and Jake very quickly knows that's NAVY PIER. Tuesday's panelists...
Jake Mead: medical supplies salesman and a woodworker from Los Angeles (originally from NY)
Cheryl Sills: stay-at-home mom from Oklahoma City, OK
Ashley Ray: makeup artist from Tuscon, AZ
$25,000 SPIN ID #1: CC0147744
$2,000 Tossup - FICTIONAL CHARACTERS
T _ _ Z A _ / _ _ D
J _ N _
Ashley solves TARZAN AND JANE.
CHICAGO PRIZE ON THE WHEEL: to the Wit Hotel and Taste of Chicago Festival worth $5,258
Jackpot Round - FOOD AND DRINK (PRIZE PUZZLE)
Right away, Ashley lands on the Jackpot space and gets $1,000 with the R's. No way she's not making a $5,500 solve. But then comes the MDW's left-side BANKRUPT to take her money right back. Second, Jake also lands on Jackpot and puts up the S's. He declines to solve for $6,000. But he purchases a bad vowel in A. Make that three Jackpot landings this round, as Cheryl fills in the N while on that space. She can't solve for a $7,100 Jackpot. Later, she fills in the U while on FP. After putting up a few more letters...
C R I S _ _
C O C O N U T
S H R I M _
...she solves this puzzle for $2,700, and will eat some CRISPY COCONUT SHRIMP while at the Outrigger Waikiki in HAWAII worth $7,100. She's won a total of $9,800 cash and trip.
TRIP SPIN ID: SV8483772 (Suzanne V. from Utah)
SOLE DUD: A (Jake)
BANKRUPT HIT: Ashley
UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $9,300
Pre-Round 2 Scores:
Cheryl: $9,800 cash and trip
Ashley: $2,000
Jake: $1,000
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Round 2 - BEFORE AND AFTER
P I T
S T O P
I N / T H E / N A M E
O _ / L O _ E
Jake dominates and solves PIT STOP IN THE NAME OF LOVE for $4,400 and the Wild Card (picked up with an S).
PERFECT ROUND!
Pre-Round 3 Scores:
Cheryl: $9,800 cash and trip
Ashley: $2,000
Jake: $5,400 and WC
$25,000 SPIN ID #2: CW03150
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Mystery Round - WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
A T T E N D I N G
A / S Y _ _ H O N Y
C O N C E R T
Jake solves ATTENDING A SYMPHONY CONCERT for the house minimum.
SOLE DUD: L (Ashley after a lot of work; that costs her $8,900)
BANKRUPT HIT: Cheryl (MDW's left-side BANKRUPT at the start)
Pre-Tossup #3 Scores:
Cheryl: $9,800 cash and trip
Ashley: $2,000
Jake: $6,400 and WC
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$3,000 Tossup - PERSON
_ E L I _ F
P _ T _ _ E R
Ashley solves RELIEF PITCHER, bringing her up to $5,000.
Round 4 - OCCUPATION (full $1,600 speed-up round)
_ R E E L _ N _ E
_ _ _ R N _ L I S T
Ashley solves FREELANCE JOURNALIST for $3,200.
FINAL SCORES
Cheryl: $9,800 cash and trip (winner)
Ashley: $8,200
Jake: $6,400 and a worthless WC
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PRE-BR TOTAL: $24,400
Believe it or not, had Ashley called one of the remaining three consonants instead of the I just before solving in that last round, we could have had the first Tiebreaker Tossup in a while!
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$100,000 Bonus Round
Cheryl lands on the two-star space.
Category: THING
1/3 of this puzzle's been filled in for her...
N _ _ _ T _ _ _ N
CDMI doesn't add much...
N I _ _ T _ _ _ N
I don't know if Cheryl wears a NIGHTGOWN to sleep, but I do know that she DOES NOT solve this puzzle for $30,000. That sends her home with just $9,800 cash and trip.
$1,000 Tossup - LANDMARK
_ _ _ Y
_ _ _ _
The last time they were in Chicago, the show taped three weeks of Season 25 shows at this place, and Jake very quickly knows that's NAVY PIER. Tuesday's panelists...
Jake Mead: medical supplies salesman and a woodworker from Los Angeles (originally from NY)
Cheryl Sills: stay-at-home mom from Oklahoma City, OK
Ashley Ray: makeup artist from Tuscon, AZ
$25,000 SPIN ID #1: CC0147744
$2,000 Tossup - FICTIONAL CHARACTERS
T _ _ Z A _ / _ _ D
J _ N _
Ashley solves TARZAN AND JANE.
CHICAGO PRIZE ON THE WHEEL: to the Wit Hotel and Taste of Chicago Festival worth $5,258
Jackpot Round - FOOD AND DRINK (PRIZE PUZZLE)
Right away, Ashley lands on the Jackpot space and gets $1,000 with the R's. No way she's not making a $5,500 solve. But then comes the MDW's left-side BANKRUPT to take her money right back. Second, Jake also lands on Jackpot and puts up the S's. He declines to solve for $6,000. But he purchases a bad vowel in A. Make that three Jackpot landings this round, as Cheryl fills in the N while on that space. She can't solve for a $7,100 Jackpot. Later, she fills in the U while on FP. After putting up a few more letters...
C R I S _ _
C O C O N U T
S H R I M _
...she solves this puzzle for $2,700, and will eat some CRISPY COCONUT SHRIMP while at the Outrigger Waikiki in HAWAII worth $7,100. She's won a total of $9,800 cash and trip.
TRIP SPIN ID: SV8483772 (Suzanne V. from Utah)
SOLE DUD: A (Jake)
BANKRUPT HIT: Ashley
UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $9,300
Pre-Round 2 Scores:
Cheryl: $9,800 cash and trip
Ashley: $2,000
Jake: $1,000
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Round 2 - BEFORE AND AFTER
P I T
S T O P
I N / T H E / N A M E
O _ / L O _ E
Jake dominates and solves PIT STOP IN THE NAME OF LOVE for $4,400 and the Wild Card (picked up with an S).
PERFECT ROUND!
Pre-Round 3 Scores:
Cheryl: $9,800 cash and trip
Ashley: $2,000
Jake: $5,400 and WC
$25,000 SPIN ID #2: CW03150
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Mystery Round - WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
A T T E N D I N G
A / S Y _ _ H O N Y
C O N C E R T
Jake solves ATTENDING A SYMPHONY CONCERT for the house minimum.
SOLE DUD: L (Ashley after a lot of work; that costs her $8,900)
BANKRUPT HIT: Cheryl (MDW's left-side BANKRUPT at the start)
Pre-Tossup #3 Scores:
Cheryl: $9,800 cash and trip
Ashley: $2,000
Jake: $6,400 and WC
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$3,000 Tossup - PERSON
_ E L I _ F
P _ T _ _ E R
Ashley solves RELIEF PITCHER, bringing her up to $5,000.
Round 4 - OCCUPATION (full $1,600 speed-up round)
_ R E E L _ N _ E
_ _ _ R N _ L I S T
Ashley solves FREELANCE JOURNALIST for $3,200.
FINAL SCORES
Cheryl: $9,800 cash and trip (winner)
Ashley: $8,200
Jake: $6,400 and a worthless WC
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PRE-BR TOTAL: $24,400
Believe it or not, had Ashley called one of the remaining three consonants instead of the I just before solving in that last round, we could have had the first Tiebreaker Tossup in a while!
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$100,000 Bonus Round
Cheryl lands on the two-star space.
Category: THING
1/3 of this puzzle's been filled in for her...
N _ _ _ T _ _ _ N
CDMI doesn't add much...
N I _ _ T _ _ _ N
I don't know if Cheryl wears a NIGHTGOWN to sleep, but I do know that she DOES NOT solve this puzzle for $30,000. That sends her home with just $9,800 cash and trip.