Post by an007 on May 26, 2010 23:00:41 GMT -5
EPISODE #5253 - GREAT NORTHWEST
$1,000 Tossup - PROPER NAME
_ E A _ T L E
M A R I _ _ _ S
Brock solves the MLB's SEATTLE MARINERS. The midweek panel looks like this...
Brock McCorkle: high school teacher from Fontana, CA
Nikki Pegues: physical therapist from Raleigh, NC
Gail Gulko: event planner from Braintree, MA
$25,000 SPIN ID #1: TG0660275
$2,000 Tossup - PEOPLE
G _ R _ / S _ _ U T
_ _ O _ _
Nikki solves GIRL SCOUT TROOP.
GN TRIP ON THE WHEEL: to the Moonlight Basin in Big Sky, MT worth $9,900
Jackpot Round - ON THE MAP
T H E / C A N A D I A N
_ O R D E R
Nikki dominates and solves THE CANADIAN BORDER for $4,750.
PERFECT ROUND!
UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $8,550
Pre-Round 2 Scores:
Gail: $0
Brock: $1,000
Nikki: $6,750
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Round 2 - WHAT ARE YOU DOING? (PRIZE PUZZLE)
E N J O Y I N G
M Y / _ I _ _ _
H A W A I I A N
L U A U
Nikki solves ENJOYING MY FIRST HAWAIIAN LUAU for no money, but she'll love all the luaus at The Westin Ka'anapali Ocean Resort Villas in MAUI worth $7,075.
TRIP SPIN ID: CH8859208 (Carolyn H. from Texas)
SOLE DUD: D (Brock)
BANKRUPT HIT: Gail after filling in most of the puzzle ($3,550 loss to the MDW's left-side)
Pre-Round 3 Scores:
Gail: $0
Brock: $1,000
Nikki: $13,825 cash and Maui
$25,000 SPIN ID #2: TH09181
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Mystery Round - BEFORE AND AFTER
Brock does some work before BANKRUPTING on the MDW's left side for a $3,350 loss. Second, Nikki inserts three N's and a D for a $2K bank before BANKRUPTING near the pink $900. Third, Gail calls out the letters spelling HAM and purchases five O's before picking up the Wild Card w/ a T. She leaves only one letter remaining...
A N D / H E R E ' S
T O / Y O U / M R S.
R O B I N S O N
_ R U S O E
...and solves "AND HERE'S TO YOU MRS. ROBINSON" CRUSOE for $1,150. She made a questionable pronunciation of the last word (CA-RU-SO) but the judges deemed it acceptable.
BANKRUPT HITS: 2 (Brock, Nikki)
Pre-Tossup #3 Scores:
Gail: $1,150 and WC
Brock: $1,000
Nikki: $13,825 cash and Maui
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$3,000 Tossup - LIVING THING
D _ U _ L _ S
_ I _ / _ _ _ E
Brock solves DOUGLAS FIR TREE, giving him $4,000.
Round 4 - AROUND THE HOUSE
After Brock does some work before buying the only bad vowel of this puzzle (A), it's time for speed-up mode with the following...
_ _ _ _ T R _ _
T _ _ T _ _ R _ S _
The three remaining consonants are each worth $1,400. Nikki puts up the C's...
_ _ _ C T R _ C
T _ _ T _ _ R _ S _
...and solves ELECTRIC TOOTHBRUSH for $2,800.
SOLE DUD (before speed-up): A (Brock)
FINAL SCORES
Gail: $1,150 and a useless WC
Brock: $4,000
Nikki: $16,625 cash and trip (winner)
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PRE-BR TOTAL: $21,775
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$100,000 Bonus Round
Nikki lands on the I in SPIN.
Category: THING
There's a couple hyphens in this fairly big puzzle that initially reads...
_ _ _ - T _ E -
_ _ _ _ / R E _ _ R _
CDPI doesn't do much...
_ _ _ - T _ E -
C _ _ _ / R E _ _ R _
All she can say for the last two words is CASH REFORMS. She'll be making an OFF-THE-CUFF REMARK about losing $30,000. That sends her home with $16,625 cash and trip.
$1,000 Tossup - PROPER NAME
_ E A _ T L E
M A R I _ _ _ S
Brock solves the MLB's SEATTLE MARINERS. The midweek panel looks like this...
Brock McCorkle: high school teacher from Fontana, CA
Nikki Pegues: physical therapist from Raleigh, NC
Gail Gulko: event planner from Braintree, MA
$25,000 SPIN ID #1: TG0660275
$2,000 Tossup - PEOPLE
G _ R _ / S _ _ U T
_ _ O _ _
Nikki solves GIRL SCOUT TROOP.
GN TRIP ON THE WHEEL: to the Moonlight Basin in Big Sky, MT worth $9,900
Jackpot Round - ON THE MAP
T H E / C A N A D I A N
_ O R D E R
Nikki dominates and solves THE CANADIAN BORDER for $4,750.
PERFECT ROUND!
UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $8,550
Pre-Round 2 Scores:
Gail: $0
Brock: $1,000
Nikki: $6,750
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Round 2 - WHAT ARE YOU DOING? (PRIZE PUZZLE)
E N J O Y I N G
M Y / _ I _ _ _
H A W A I I A N
L U A U
Nikki solves ENJOYING MY FIRST HAWAIIAN LUAU for no money, but she'll love all the luaus at The Westin Ka'anapali Ocean Resort Villas in MAUI worth $7,075.
TRIP SPIN ID: CH8859208 (Carolyn H. from Texas)
SOLE DUD: D (Brock)
BANKRUPT HIT: Gail after filling in most of the puzzle ($3,550 loss to the MDW's left-side)
Pre-Round 3 Scores:
Gail: $0
Brock: $1,000
Nikki: $13,825 cash and Maui
$25,000 SPIN ID #2: TH09181
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Mystery Round - BEFORE AND AFTER
Brock does some work before BANKRUPTING on the MDW's left side for a $3,350 loss. Second, Nikki inserts three N's and a D for a $2K bank before BANKRUPTING near the pink $900. Third, Gail calls out the letters spelling HAM and purchases five O's before picking up the Wild Card w/ a T. She leaves only one letter remaining...
A N D / H E R E ' S
T O / Y O U / M R S.
R O B I N S O N
_ R U S O E
...and solves "AND HERE'S TO YOU MRS. ROBINSON" CRUSOE for $1,150. She made a questionable pronunciation of the last word (CA-RU-SO) but the judges deemed it acceptable.
BANKRUPT HITS: 2 (Brock, Nikki)
Pre-Tossup #3 Scores:
Gail: $1,150 and WC
Brock: $1,000
Nikki: $13,825 cash and Maui
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$3,000 Tossup - LIVING THING
D _ U _ L _ S
_ I _ / _ _ _ E
Brock solves DOUGLAS FIR TREE, giving him $4,000.
Round 4 - AROUND THE HOUSE
After Brock does some work before buying the only bad vowel of this puzzle (A), it's time for speed-up mode with the following...
_ _ _ _ T R _ _
T _ _ T _ _ R _ S _
The three remaining consonants are each worth $1,400. Nikki puts up the C's...
_ _ _ C T R _ C
T _ _ T _ _ R _ S _
...and solves ELECTRIC TOOTHBRUSH for $2,800.
SOLE DUD (before speed-up): A (Brock)
FINAL SCORES
Gail: $1,150 and a useless WC
Brock: $4,000
Nikki: $16,625 cash and trip (winner)
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PRE-BR TOTAL: $21,775
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$100,000 Bonus Round
Nikki lands on the I in SPIN.
Category: THING
There's a couple hyphens in this fairly big puzzle that initially reads...
_ _ _ - T _ E -
_ _ _ _ / R E _ _ R _
CDPI doesn't do much...
_ _ _ - T _ E -
C _ _ _ / R E _ _ R _
All she can say for the last two words is CASH REFORMS. She'll be making an OFF-THE-CUFF REMARK about losing $30,000. That sends her home with $16,625 cash and trip.