Post by an007 on May 27, 2010 22:32:47 GMT -5
EPISODE #5254 - GREAT NORTHWEST
$1,000 Tossup - ON THE MAP
B U T T E
M _ _ T A _ A
Dawn gets on the board with BUTTE, MONTANA. Let's learn something about these people...
Dawn Hicks: stay-at-home mom from Inglewood, CA
Jeanne McDonald: 4th grade teacher from Oxford, FL
Chris Monesterski: bartender/firefighter who previously served in Iraq for a year from Utica, MI
$25,000 SPIN ID #1: MB0029945
$2,000 Tossup - PROPER NAME
N _ _ O _ E
K I _ _ A _
Chris solves actress NICOLE KIDMAN.
GN TRIP ON THE WHEEL: to the Millenium Hotel in Anchorage, AK worth $6,600
Jackpot Round - FUN AND GAMES
Chris immediately picks up the Wild Card w/ four R's. Later, he picks up the Alaska trip w/ a P. Soon enough...
T R I P _ E
_ O R _ / S C O R E
I _ / S C R _ _ _ _ E
...he solvesTRIPLE WORD SCORE IN SCRABBLE for $2,050 and the Alaska trip (P) for a total of $8,650 that round.
PERFECT ROUND!
UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $6,750
Pre-Round 2 Scores:
Chris: $10,650 cash and Alaska + WC
Dawn: $1,000
Jeanne: $0
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Round 2 - PHRASE (PRIZE PUZZLE)
On her second spin of this round, Dawn FPs three E's, but then duds out with a P while on $3,500. Late in the round, she BANKRUPTS on the MDW's right side for a $400 loss. Afterwards...
I T ' S
_ I _ _ L _
_ E _ O M M E N _ E _
Jeanne, not only did you win $850, IT'S HIGHLY RECOMMENDED that you enjoy your trip to the San Juan Marriott Resort & Stellaris Casino in PUERTO RICO worth $5,218. She's on the board with $6,068.
TRIP SPIN ID: BW03494 (Bernard W. of Iowa)
DUDS: P (Dawn), A (Jeanne), B (Chris)
BANKRUPT HIT: Dawn
Pre-Round 3 Scores:
Chris: $10,650 cash and Alaska + WC
Dawn: $1,000
Jeanne: $6,068 cash and P.R.
$25,000 SPIN ID #2: JG2845373
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Mystery Round - BEFORE AND AFTER
_ E R M I T / T H E
_ R O _
I N / M _ / T H R O A T
Jeanne solves KERMIT THE FROG IN MY THROAT for $5,200.
SOLE DUD: S (Jeanne after some work)
BANKRUPT HIT: Chris ($400 and WC loss to MDW's right side)
LAT HIT: Dawn
Pre-Tossup #3 Scores:
Chris: $10,650 cash and Alaska
Dawn: $1,000
Jeanne: $11,268 cash and P.R.
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$3,000 Tossup - OCCUPATION
A _ S _ _ _ _ N T
P _ I _ C I P _ _
Dawn solves ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL, giving her $4,000.
Round 4 - LIVING THINGS
_ O _ C A T S / A N D
C O _ O T E S
Jeanne solves BOBCATS AND COYOTES for $2,550. She now has $13,818.
LAT HIT: Dawn (that's the second time tonight she's hit that space)
Round 5 - FOOD AND DRINK (full $6,000 speed-up round!)
S _ R _ D D _ D
_ _ _ _ T
Jeanne...TOTALLY BLOWS THE SOLVE with SHREDDED FRUIT, and that could very well cost her $30,000. UGH.
S _ R E D D E D
_ _ E _ T
Chris solves SHREDDED WHEAT for another six grand.
DUDS: N (Chris), L (Dawn), P (Dawn)
DQ: Jeanne's blown solve
FINAL SCORES
Chris: $16,650 cash and Alaska (winner)
Dawn: $4,000
Jeanne: $13,818 cash and P.R.
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PRE-BR TOTAL: $34,468
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$100,000 Bonus Round
Chris lands on the P in SPIN.
Category: THING
Half of this 16-letter answer's given for free...
_ L E _ _ _ L E
S _ _ E _ _ L E
PBMA doesn't add much...
_ L E _ _ B L E
S _ _ E _ _ L E
He DIDN'T put this on his FLEXIBLE SCHEDULE...winning another $25,000 here. That sends him home with $16,650 cash and trip.
$1,000 Tossup - ON THE MAP
B U T T E
M _ _ T A _ A
Dawn gets on the board with BUTTE, MONTANA. Let's learn something about these people...
Dawn Hicks: stay-at-home mom from Inglewood, CA
Jeanne McDonald: 4th grade teacher from Oxford, FL
Chris Monesterski: bartender/firefighter who previously served in Iraq for a year from Utica, MI
$25,000 SPIN ID #1: MB0029945
$2,000 Tossup - PROPER NAME
N _ _ O _ E
K I _ _ A _
Chris solves actress NICOLE KIDMAN.
GN TRIP ON THE WHEEL: to the Millenium Hotel in Anchorage, AK worth $6,600
Jackpot Round - FUN AND GAMES
Chris immediately picks up the Wild Card w/ four R's. Later, he picks up the Alaska trip w/ a P. Soon enough...
T R I P _ E
_ O R _ / S C O R E
I _ / S C R _ _ _ _ E
...he solvesTRIPLE WORD SCORE IN SCRABBLE for $2,050 and the Alaska trip (P) for a total of $8,650 that round.
PERFECT ROUND!
UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $6,750
Pre-Round 2 Scores:
Chris: $10,650 cash and Alaska + WC
Dawn: $1,000
Jeanne: $0
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Round 2 - PHRASE (PRIZE PUZZLE)
On her second spin of this round, Dawn FPs three E's, but then duds out with a P while on $3,500. Late in the round, she BANKRUPTS on the MDW's right side for a $400 loss. Afterwards...
I T ' S
_ I _ _ L _
_ E _ O M M E N _ E _
Jeanne, not only did you win $850, IT'S HIGHLY RECOMMENDED that you enjoy your trip to the San Juan Marriott Resort & Stellaris Casino in PUERTO RICO worth $5,218. She's on the board with $6,068.
TRIP SPIN ID: BW03494 (Bernard W. of Iowa)
DUDS: P (Dawn), A (Jeanne), B (Chris)
BANKRUPT HIT: Dawn
Pre-Round 3 Scores:
Chris: $10,650 cash and Alaska + WC
Dawn: $1,000
Jeanne: $6,068 cash and P.R.
$25,000 SPIN ID #2: JG2845373
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Mystery Round - BEFORE AND AFTER
_ E R M I T / T H E
_ R O _
I N / M _ / T H R O A T
Jeanne solves KERMIT THE FROG IN MY THROAT for $5,200.
SOLE DUD: S (Jeanne after some work)
BANKRUPT HIT: Chris ($400 and WC loss to MDW's right side)
LAT HIT: Dawn
Pre-Tossup #3 Scores:
Chris: $10,650 cash and Alaska
Dawn: $1,000
Jeanne: $11,268 cash and P.R.
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$3,000 Tossup - OCCUPATION
A _ S _ _ _ _ N T
P _ I _ C I P _ _
Dawn solves ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL, giving her $4,000.
Round 4 - LIVING THINGS
_ O _ C A T S / A N D
C O _ O T E S
Jeanne solves BOBCATS AND COYOTES for $2,550. She now has $13,818.
LAT HIT: Dawn (that's the second time tonight she's hit that space)
Round 5 - FOOD AND DRINK (full $6,000 speed-up round!)
S _ R _ D D _ D
_ _ _ _ T
Jeanne...TOTALLY BLOWS THE SOLVE with SHREDDED FRUIT, and that could very well cost her $30,000. UGH.
S _ R E D D E D
_ _ E _ T
Chris solves SHREDDED WHEAT for another six grand.
DUDS: N (Chris), L (Dawn), P (Dawn)
DQ: Jeanne's blown solve
FINAL SCORES
Chris: $16,650 cash and Alaska (winner)
Dawn: $4,000
Jeanne: $13,818 cash and P.R.
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PRE-BR TOTAL: $34,468
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$100,000 Bonus Round
Chris lands on the P in SPIN.
Category: THING
Half of this 16-letter answer's given for free...
_ L E _ _ _ L E
S _ _ E _ _ L E
PBMA doesn't add much...
_ L E _ _ B L E
S _ _ E _ _ L E
He DIDN'T put this on his FLEXIBLE SCHEDULE...winning another $25,000 here. That sends him home with $16,650 cash and trip.