Post by an007 on May 19, 2010 20:15:55 GMT -5
EPISODE #5248 - DADS & GRADS
$1,000 Tossup - THINGS
_ _ H _ _ _
S _ P _ _ _ E S
Matthew & Paris solve SCHOOL SUPPLIES. Wednesday's teams...
Matthew & Paris Shivarani (father/son): Matthew is graduating from Poway High School as an honors student and is also a sports fan while Paris is a buyer for a chain of specialty natural foods stores that his family owns; they're from Poway, CA
Cari & Jay McCoy (father/daughter): Cari, a soon-to-be-graduate from Riverside Poly High School, plays for a varsity soccer team and has been doing a club where she interacts with special needs students about their general educations while Jay is an antique car restorer; they're from Riverside, CA
Carr & Brett Thompson (father/son): Carr is a West Branch High School senior and a member of the track team while Brett is an attorney; they're from Valencia, CA
$25,000 SPIN ID #1: VH00427
$2,000 Tossup - PHRASE
T O _ / S _ O N
T O / T E L _
It's TOO SOON TO TELL if Cari & Jay are the winners of this maingame, but they do solve this puzzle to get on the board.
PRIZE ON THE WHEEL: a pair of Sony home entertainment systems consisting of a 46" Bravia LCD HDTV, a 400-disc Blu-Ray Disc mega-changer and a selection of Blu-Ray Disc movies (including "The African Queen") worth $6,050
Jackpot Round - RHYME TIME
The McCoys get off to a quick $7,500 start after calling three H's. But after some work, they miss with an F to leave $8,550 sitting there. Second, the Thompsons fail to pick up the MDW w/ a dud in N. Third, the Shivaranis pick off two W's, but they hit LAT. After the McCoys clean out the vowels...
I T ' S / M _ / W A _
O _ / T H E / H I _ H W A _
...they say "IT'S MY WAY OR THE HIGHWAY" for $8,900.
DUDS: F (McCoys), N (Thompsons)
LAT HIT: Shivaranis
UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $10,400
Pre-Round 2 Scores:
McCoys: $10,900
Thompsons: $0
Shivaranis: $1K
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Round 2 - BEFORE AND AFTER
About midway in the round, the Thompsons pick up the MDW this time w/ an R. After some work, they dud out w/ G while on the Omaha Steaks gift tag. The Shivaranis are second in line w/ three P's, a C, and the last vowel of O, but they and the McCoys both BANKRUPT next to $3,500; the former loses $1,100). The Thompsons go for the solve w/ this...
A / _ _ A _ T
_ R O _ / T H E
P A _ T
P A R T I C I P _ E
...they're right w/ A BLAST FROM THE PAST PARTICIPLE for the $2,000 house minimum.
SOLE DUD: G (Thompsons)
BANKRUPT HITS: 2 (Shivaranis, McCoys)
Pre-Round 3 Scores:
McCoys: $10,900
Thompsons: $2K + MDW
Shivaranis: $1K
$25,000 SPIN ID #2: AB0019540
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Mystery Round - SONG LYRICS (PRIZE PUZZLE)
Early on, the Shivaranis pick up the steaks w/ two R's. Later, they FP four O's and pick up the electronics w/ an S. They keep on going till we see...
I F / Y O U ' R E
_ A _ _ Y / A N D / Y O U
_ N O _ / I T / _ _ A _
Y O U R / _ A N D S
...they dominate and solve "IF YOU'RE HAPPY AND YOU KNOW IT, CLAP YOUR HANDS" for $5,700, the Steaks, the electronics...and a trip to the Divi Dutch Village Beach Resort in ARUBA worth $10,468! They win a total of $23,218 that round!
TRIP SPIN ID: KW2632529 (Karla W. of Louisiana)
PERFECT ROUND!
Pre-Tossup #3 Scores:
McCoys: $10,900
Thompsons: $2K + MDW
Shivaranis: $24,218 cash and prizes
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$3,000 Tossup - FICTIONAL CHARACTERS
H _ M L _ _ / &
_ _ _ E L _ A
Carr & Brett solve the Shakespearean couple HAMLET & OPHELIA, bringing them up to $5,000.
Round 4 - PERSON (full $1,600 speed-up round)
Thompson family, you can pretty much kiss your million dollar hopes goodbye.
C _ M M _ N C _ M _ N T
S P _ _ _ _ R
The McCoys blow it with COMMENCEMENT SPENDER. That will cost them another $6,400, as the Thompsons then solve COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER for $8,000.
DUDS: L (Shivaranis), B (McCoys)
DQ: McCoys
FINAL SCORES
McCoys: $10,900
Thompsons: $13K and a useless MDW
Shivaranis: $24,218 cash and prizes (winners)
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PRE-BR TOTAL: $48,118
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$100,000 Bonus Round
The Shivaranis land on the I in AMERICA'S.
Category: THINGS
First off...
_ R E _ _ _ / _ N _
S _ _ _ _ _
CPDO give them...
P R E _ _ _ / _ N D
S _ _ _ _ _
Either they forgot their grammar class or didn't pick the right letters -- it was PREFIX AND SUFFIX and they lose $40,000. That sends them home with $24,218 cash and prizes.
$1,000 Tossup - THINGS
_ _ H _ _ _
S _ P _ _ _ E S
Matthew & Paris solve SCHOOL SUPPLIES. Wednesday's teams...
Matthew & Paris Shivarani (father/son): Matthew is graduating from Poway High School as an honors student and is also a sports fan while Paris is a buyer for a chain of specialty natural foods stores that his family owns; they're from Poway, CA
Cari & Jay McCoy (father/daughter): Cari, a soon-to-be-graduate from Riverside Poly High School, plays for a varsity soccer team and has been doing a club where she interacts with special needs students about their general educations while Jay is an antique car restorer; they're from Riverside, CA
Carr & Brett Thompson (father/son): Carr is a West Branch High School senior and a member of the track team while Brett is an attorney; they're from Valencia, CA
$25,000 SPIN ID #1: VH00427
$2,000 Tossup - PHRASE
T O _ / S _ O N
T O / T E L _
It's TOO SOON TO TELL if Cari & Jay are the winners of this maingame, but they do solve this puzzle to get on the board.
PRIZE ON THE WHEEL: a pair of Sony home entertainment systems consisting of a 46" Bravia LCD HDTV, a 400-disc Blu-Ray Disc mega-changer and a selection of Blu-Ray Disc movies (including "The African Queen") worth $6,050
Jackpot Round - RHYME TIME
The McCoys get off to a quick $7,500 start after calling three H's. But after some work, they miss with an F to leave $8,550 sitting there. Second, the Thompsons fail to pick up the MDW w/ a dud in N. Third, the Shivaranis pick off two W's, but they hit LAT. After the McCoys clean out the vowels...
I T ' S / M _ / W A _
O _ / T H E / H I _ H W A _
...they say "IT'S MY WAY OR THE HIGHWAY" for $8,900.
DUDS: F (McCoys), N (Thompsons)
LAT HIT: Shivaranis
UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $10,400
Pre-Round 2 Scores:
McCoys: $10,900
Thompsons: $0
Shivaranis: $1K
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Round 2 - BEFORE AND AFTER
About midway in the round, the Thompsons pick up the MDW this time w/ an R. After some work, they dud out w/ G while on the Omaha Steaks gift tag. The Shivaranis are second in line w/ three P's, a C, and the last vowel of O, but they and the McCoys both BANKRUPT next to $3,500; the former loses $1,100). The Thompsons go for the solve w/ this...
A / _ _ A _ T
_ R O _ / T H E
P A _ T
P A R T I C I P _ E
...they're right w/ A BLAST FROM THE PAST PARTICIPLE for the $2,000 house minimum.
SOLE DUD: G (Thompsons)
BANKRUPT HITS: 2 (Shivaranis, McCoys)
Pre-Round 3 Scores:
McCoys: $10,900
Thompsons: $2K + MDW
Shivaranis: $1K
$25,000 SPIN ID #2: AB0019540
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Mystery Round - SONG LYRICS (PRIZE PUZZLE)
Early on, the Shivaranis pick up the steaks w/ two R's. Later, they FP four O's and pick up the electronics w/ an S. They keep on going till we see...
I F / Y O U ' R E
_ A _ _ Y / A N D / Y O U
_ N O _ / I T / _ _ A _
Y O U R / _ A N D S
...they dominate and solve "IF YOU'RE HAPPY AND YOU KNOW IT, CLAP YOUR HANDS" for $5,700, the Steaks, the electronics...and a trip to the Divi Dutch Village Beach Resort in ARUBA worth $10,468! They win a total of $23,218 that round!
TRIP SPIN ID: KW2632529 (Karla W. of Louisiana)
PERFECT ROUND!
Pre-Tossup #3 Scores:
McCoys: $10,900
Thompsons: $2K + MDW
Shivaranis: $24,218 cash and prizes
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$3,000 Tossup - FICTIONAL CHARACTERS
H _ M L _ _ / &
_ _ _ E L _ A
Carr & Brett solve the Shakespearean couple HAMLET & OPHELIA, bringing them up to $5,000.
Round 4 - PERSON (full $1,600 speed-up round)
Thompson family, you can pretty much kiss your million dollar hopes goodbye.
C _ M M _ N C _ M _ N T
S P _ _ _ _ R
The McCoys blow it with COMMENCEMENT SPENDER. That will cost them another $6,400, as the Thompsons then solve COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER for $8,000.
DUDS: L (Shivaranis), B (McCoys)
DQ: McCoys
FINAL SCORES
McCoys: $10,900
Thompsons: $13K and a useless MDW
Shivaranis: $24,218 cash and prizes (winners)
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PRE-BR TOTAL: $48,118
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$100,000 Bonus Round
The Shivaranis land on the I in AMERICA'S.
Category: THINGS
First off...
_ R E _ _ _ / _ N _
S _ _ _ _ _
CPDO give them...
P R E _ _ _ / _ N D
S _ _ _ _ _
Either they forgot their grammar class or didn't pick the right letters -- it was PREFIX AND SUFFIX and they lose $40,000. That sends them home with $24,218 cash and prizes.