Post by an007 on May 12, 2010 21:10:23 GMT -5
EPISODE #5243 - STATE FAIR
$1,000 Tossup - EVENT
_ _ _ _ / W _ S T
_ _ _ W
Brian gets on the board first with WILD WEST SHOW. For the third straight night, we're going down the line in the interviewing...
Brian Jones: musician and singer who lived in eight cities for the past four years from Los Angeles
Erin Moore: part of a family that dresses up appropriately for an upcoming holiday from San Jose, CA
Meagan George: associate buyer for a major toy store from Sparta, NJ
$25,000 SPIN ID #1: DG3548327
$2,000 Tossup - THING
_ A _ E B A L L
_ _ T _
Brian is two for two with BASEBALL MITT.
FEATURED STATE FAIR: Iowa State Fair worth $6,540
Jackpot Round - WHAT ARE YOU DOING? (PRIZE PUZZLE)
Brian instantly cashes in $10K w/ the N's. He does some work before buying a bad vowel (E). We get back to him quickly after a dud by Erin and a BANKRUPT landing (next to $2,500) by Meagan. He picks up both the Iowa trip (D) and the Wild Card (L) C on consecutive spins. Soon enough...
_ O M I N G / I N / _ O _
A / L A N D I N G
...after winning $10,500 and the Iowa trip, Brian will be COMING IN FOR A LANDING to the Palm Island Resort in the GRENADINES worth $7,930! He wins a total of $24,970 cash and trips that round!
TRIP SPIN ID: LM5248111 (Linda M. from Louisiana)
DUDS: E (Brian), T (Erin)
BANKRUPT HIT: Meagan
UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $9,000
Pre-Round 2 Scores:
Brian: $27,970 cash and trips + WC
Erin and Meagan: $0 each
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Round 2 - BEFORE AND AFTER
Erin and Meagan start this round with back-to-back duds of T and S. Third, our big leader fills in most of the puzzle before buying a bad vowel in O. He immediately gets his turn back after another dud by Erin and Meagan's second BANKRUPT hit of the night (next to $3,500). He fills in a couple more letters...
B _ _ P E R
C A R
D E A L E R
...before solving BUMPER CAR DEALER for $2,200.
DUDS: T (Erin), S (Meagan), O (Brian), G (Erin)
BANKRUPT HIT: Meagan
Pre-Round 3 Scores:
Brian: $30,170 cash and trips + WC
Erin and Meagan: $0 each
$25,000 SPIN ID #2: CB1382770
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Mystery Round - PLACE
Meagan picks up the Cotton Candy Express gift tag with five R's. But after a moderate amount of work, she misses with a P.
Late in this round, Brian picks up $3,500 with an F. And for the third episode in a row, we have a WISE USE of the WC. He gets more money with a W. Here's what we have so far...
O _ R / F _ _ O R _ T E
N E _ _ H _ O R H O O D
R E S T _ _ R _ N T
He names OUR FAVORITE NEIGHBORHOOD RESTAURANT for $8,400.
SOLE DUD: P (Meagan)
Pre-Tossup #3 Scores:
Brian: $38,570 cash and prizes + WC
Erin and Meagan: $0 each
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$3,000 Tossup - FUN AND GAMES
_ _ G G L I N G
_ C _
There will be NO maingame sweep for Brian tonight, as Erin solves JUGGLING ACT to get on the board.
Round 4 - FOOD AND DRINK (full $1,500 speed-up round)
C _ _ N / _ _ _
_ N / _ / S _ _ C _
Brian eats up the CORN DOG ON A STICK for another $1,500.
FINAL SCORES
Brian: $40,070 cash and trips (blowout winner!)
Erin: $3,000
Meagan: gooseegged for $1,000
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PRE-BR TOTAL: $44,070
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$100,000 Bonus Round
Brian lands on the N in WIN.
Category: PLACE
This is all he gets to start...
_ _ _ _ _
S _ _ _
DPCO add...
_ O _ _ _
S _ O P
He only gets the second word of HOBBY SHOP, and he won't be driving to one in the Mustang. But he does leave with $40,070 in cash and trips.
We leave you tonight with a letter from Jacquelyn Brubaker (big winner on May 5, 2009 with a total of $58,443 cash and trips). With her winnings, she paid off all her medical expenses and donated to several charities.
$1,000 Tossup - EVENT
_ _ _ _ / W _ S T
_ _ _ W
Brian gets on the board first with WILD WEST SHOW. For the third straight night, we're going down the line in the interviewing...
Brian Jones: musician and singer who lived in eight cities for the past four years from Los Angeles
Erin Moore: part of a family that dresses up appropriately for an upcoming holiday from San Jose, CA
Meagan George: associate buyer for a major toy store from Sparta, NJ
$25,000 SPIN ID #1: DG3548327
$2,000 Tossup - THING
_ A _ E B A L L
_ _ T _
Brian is two for two with BASEBALL MITT.
FEATURED STATE FAIR: Iowa State Fair worth $6,540
Jackpot Round - WHAT ARE YOU DOING? (PRIZE PUZZLE)
Brian instantly cashes in $10K w/ the N's. He does some work before buying a bad vowel (E). We get back to him quickly after a dud by Erin and a BANKRUPT landing (next to $2,500) by Meagan. He picks up both the Iowa trip (D) and the Wild Card (L) C on consecutive spins. Soon enough...
_ O M I N G / I N / _ O _
A / L A N D I N G
...after winning $10,500 and the Iowa trip, Brian will be COMING IN FOR A LANDING to the Palm Island Resort in the GRENADINES worth $7,930! He wins a total of $24,970 cash and trips that round!
TRIP SPIN ID: LM5248111 (Linda M. from Louisiana)
DUDS: E (Brian), T (Erin)
BANKRUPT HIT: Meagan
UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $9,000
Pre-Round 2 Scores:
Brian: $27,970 cash and trips + WC
Erin and Meagan: $0 each
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Round 2 - BEFORE AND AFTER
Erin and Meagan start this round with back-to-back duds of T and S. Third, our big leader fills in most of the puzzle before buying a bad vowel in O. He immediately gets his turn back after another dud by Erin and Meagan's second BANKRUPT hit of the night (next to $3,500). He fills in a couple more letters...
B _ _ P E R
C A R
D E A L E R
...before solving BUMPER CAR DEALER for $2,200.
DUDS: T (Erin), S (Meagan), O (Brian), G (Erin)
BANKRUPT HIT: Meagan
Pre-Round 3 Scores:
Brian: $30,170 cash and trips + WC
Erin and Meagan: $0 each
$25,000 SPIN ID #2: CB1382770
========
Mystery Round - PLACE
Meagan picks up the Cotton Candy Express gift tag with five R's. But after a moderate amount of work, she misses with a P.
Late in this round, Brian picks up $3,500 with an F. And for the third episode in a row, we have a WISE USE of the WC. He gets more money with a W. Here's what we have so far...
O _ R / F _ _ O R _ T E
N E _ _ H _ O R H O O D
R E S T _ _ R _ N T
He names OUR FAVORITE NEIGHBORHOOD RESTAURANT for $8,400.
SOLE DUD: P (Meagan)
Pre-Tossup #3 Scores:
Brian: $38,570 cash and prizes + WC
Erin and Meagan: $0 each
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$3,000 Tossup - FUN AND GAMES
_ _ G G L I N G
_ C _
There will be NO maingame sweep for Brian tonight, as Erin solves JUGGLING ACT to get on the board.
Round 4 - FOOD AND DRINK (full $1,500 speed-up round)
C _ _ N / _ _ _
_ N / _ / S _ _ C _
Brian eats up the CORN DOG ON A STICK for another $1,500.
FINAL SCORES
Brian: $40,070 cash and trips (blowout winner!)
Erin: $3,000
Meagan: gooseegged for $1,000
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PRE-BR TOTAL: $44,070
========
$100,000 Bonus Round
Brian lands on the N in WIN.
Category: PLACE
This is all he gets to start...
_ _ _ _ _
S _ _ _
DPCO add...
_ O _ _ _
S _ O P
He only gets the second word of HOBBY SHOP, and he won't be driving to one in the Mustang. But he does leave with $40,070 in cash and trips.
We leave you tonight with a letter from Jacquelyn Brubaker (big winner on May 5, 2009 with a total of $58,443 cash and trips). With her winnings, she paid off all her medical expenses and donated to several charities.