Post by an007 on May 25, 2010 20:04:40 GMT -5
EPISODE #5252 - GREAT NORTHWEST
$1,000 Tossup - ON THE MAP
_ U G E T
_ _ U _ _
Sohail solves the Washington city of PUGET SOUND. Tuesday's players...
Sohail Ghanchi (male): chemical engineer from Houston, TX
Geraldine Pangilinan: recently graduated with a BA in psychology and an aspiring teacher from Los Angeles, CA
Melissa Silvia: home improvement store employee from Conway, SC
$25,000 SPIN ID #1: DJ02772
$2,000 Tossup - AROUND THE HOUSE
_ A _ _ W O O D
_ _ O _ R S
This would have been an appropriate puzzle for Melissa, but it's Geraldine who solves HARDWOOD FLOORS.
GREAT NORTHWEST TRIP ON THE WHEEL: the Nines Hotel in Portland, OR worth $5,375
Jackpot Round - LANDMARK
_ O _ N T / R A I N I E R
N A T I O N A _ / _ A R _
Geraldine dominates (filling in the A's while on FP in the process) and solves MOUNT RAINIER NATIONAL PARK (also located in Washington) for $2,900.
PERFECT ROUND!
UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $6,750
Pre-Round 2 Scores:
Sohail: $1,000
Geraldine: $4,900
Melissa: $0
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Round 2 - SAME NAME
Melissa says an instant dud of T. Secondly, Sohail puts up two S's, but then buys a bad vowel in O. Third, Geraldine lights up R and L singles (the latter gave her the Wild Card), buys an I, but then repeats the O. She gets her turn back after the others call back-to-back duds...
_ A I R B A N K S
& / B A K E _
A L A S K A
...and solves FAIRBANKS & BAKED ALASKA for $2,600 and the Wild Card.
DUDS: T (Melissa), O (Sohail), P (Melissa), M (Sohail)
DQ: Geraldine's O duplication
Pre-Round 3 Scores:
Sohail: $1,000
Geraldine: $7,500
Melissa: $0
$25,000 SPIN ID #2: KB00649
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Mystery Round - SONG AND ARTIST (PRIZE PUZZLE)
Sohail does some work before BANKRUPTING next to $3,500 for an $1,850 loss. Geraldine goes for the bonus trip...
A / M O M E N T
_ _ _ E / T _ _ _
_ _ / _ E _ _ _
_ _ A _ _ _ O N
She solves "A MOMENT LIKE THIS" BY KELLY CLARKSON for a MEXICAN RIVERA CRUISE (Princess Cruises) worth $5,000.
CRUISE SPIN ID: AS4977813 (Alan S. from Michigan)
BANKRUPT HIT: Sohail
Pre-Tossup #3 Scores:
Sohail: $1,000
Geraldine: $12,500 cash and cruise
Melissa: $0
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$3,000 Tossup - EVENT
_ _ H E A R _ _ L
_ I _ _ _ _
Melissa gets off the gooseegg bench with REHEARSAL DINNER.
Round 4 - WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
H _ L D I N G / D _ _ N
T H E / _ _ R T
Melissa's HOLDING DOWN THE FORT for $3,450. She now has $6,450.
DUDS: M (Sohail), S (Geraldine)
BANKRUPT HIT: Melissa losing $800 to the one between $900 and $600 after starting with the N's
Round 5 - PERSON (full $1,350 speed-up round)
H _ _ R / T _
T H _ / T H R _ _ _
Melissa solves HEIR TO THE THRONE for $2,700.
FINAL SCORES
Sohail: $1,000
Geraldine: $12,500 cash, cruise and WC (winner)
Melissa: $9,150
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PRE-BR TOTAL: $22,650
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$100,000 Bonus Round
This is the second night in a row that we have somebody bringing the WC here. Let's see if it leads Geraldine to victory. She lands on the E in AMERICA'S.
Category: EVENT
To get her started...
_ L _ _ _ N _
_ / _ _ S E
GDFU and her WC pick of B give her...
B L _ _ _ N G
_ / F U S E
Since she avoided the temptation of BLOWING A FUSE, the losing streak is over and she wins another $25,000! Her final total is $37,500 cash and cruise! Feeding America's new charity total is twice as much ($75,000)!
$1,000 Tossup - ON THE MAP
_ U G E T
_ _ U _ _
Sohail solves the Washington city of PUGET SOUND. Tuesday's players...
Sohail Ghanchi (male): chemical engineer from Houston, TX
Geraldine Pangilinan: recently graduated with a BA in psychology and an aspiring teacher from Los Angeles, CA
Melissa Silvia: home improvement store employee from Conway, SC
$25,000 SPIN ID #1: DJ02772
$2,000 Tossup - AROUND THE HOUSE
_ A _ _ W O O D
_ _ O _ R S
This would have been an appropriate puzzle for Melissa, but it's Geraldine who solves HARDWOOD FLOORS.
GREAT NORTHWEST TRIP ON THE WHEEL: the Nines Hotel in Portland, OR worth $5,375
Jackpot Round - LANDMARK
_ O _ N T / R A I N I E R
N A T I O N A _ / _ A R _
Geraldine dominates (filling in the A's while on FP in the process) and solves MOUNT RAINIER NATIONAL PARK (also located in Washington) for $2,900.
PERFECT ROUND!
UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $6,750
Pre-Round 2 Scores:
Sohail: $1,000
Geraldine: $4,900
Melissa: $0
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Round 2 - SAME NAME
Melissa says an instant dud of T. Secondly, Sohail puts up two S's, but then buys a bad vowel in O. Third, Geraldine lights up R and L singles (the latter gave her the Wild Card), buys an I, but then repeats the O. She gets her turn back after the others call back-to-back duds...
_ A I R B A N K S
& / B A K E _
A L A S K A
...and solves FAIRBANKS & BAKED ALASKA for $2,600 and the Wild Card.
DUDS: T (Melissa), O (Sohail), P (Melissa), M (Sohail)
DQ: Geraldine's O duplication
Pre-Round 3 Scores:
Sohail: $1,000
Geraldine: $7,500
Melissa: $0
$25,000 SPIN ID #2: KB00649
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Mystery Round - SONG AND ARTIST (PRIZE PUZZLE)
Sohail does some work before BANKRUPTING next to $3,500 for an $1,850 loss. Geraldine goes for the bonus trip...
A / M O M E N T
_ _ _ E / T _ _ _
_ _ / _ E _ _ _
_ _ A _ _ _ O N
She solves "A MOMENT LIKE THIS" BY KELLY CLARKSON for a MEXICAN RIVERA CRUISE (Princess Cruises) worth $5,000.
CRUISE SPIN ID: AS4977813 (Alan S. from Michigan)
BANKRUPT HIT: Sohail
Pre-Tossup #3 Scores:
Sohail: $1,000
Geraldine: $12,500 cash and cruise
Melissa: $0
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$3,000 Tossup - EVENT
_ _ H E A R _ _ L
_ I _ _ _ _
Melissa gets off the gooseegg bench with REHEARSAL DINNER.
Round 4 - WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
H _ L D I N G / D _ _ N
T H E / _ _ R T
Melissa's HOLDING DOWN THE FORT for $3,450. She now has $6,450.
DUDS: M (Sohail), S (Geraldine)
BANKRUPT HIT: Melissa losing $800 to the one between $900 and $600 after starting with the N's
Round 5 - PERSON (full $1,350 speed-up round)
H _ _ R / T _
T H _ / T H R _ _ _
Melissa solves HEIR TO THE THRONE for $2,700.
FINAL SCORES
Sohail: $1,000
Geraldine: $12,500 cash, cruise and WC (winner)
Melissa: $9,150
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PRE-BR TOTAL: $22,650
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$100,000 Bonus Round
This is the second night in a row that we have somebody bringing the WC here. Let's see if it leads Geraldine to victory. She lands on the E in AMERICA'S.
Category: EVENT
To get her started...
_ L _ _ _ N _
_ / _ _ S E
GDFU and her WC pick of B give her...
B L _ _ _ N G
_ / F U S E
Since she avoided the temptation of BLOWING A FUSE, the losing streak is over and she wins another $25,000! Her final total is $37,500 cash and cruise! Feeding America's new charity total is twice as much ($75,000)!