Post by an007 on Jun 9, 2010 23:08:20 GMT -5
Three more episodes to go...
EPISODE #5263 - AMERICA'S GAME
Tonight, we're on the set of "State Fair", and the car waiting to be won is the Mustang.
$1,000 Tossup - PHRASE
_ ' _ / I N
T _ E / L _ A D
Evy gets on the board first with I'M IN THE LEAD. Our players this time around...
Evy Kemmerer: marathon runner from Goleta, CA
Tara Pollman: web design company owner from Cape Coral, FL
Patrick Gurka: Marine Corps radio chief for 19 years from Oceanside, CA
$2,000 Tossup - SHOW BIZ
_ L _ E G R A S S
_ _ _ _ _
Patrick totally blows this one with BLUEGRASS STAKES, which doesn't even fit the category.
_ L _ E G R A S S
_ _ _ _ C
Evy is two for two with BLUEGRASS MUSIC.
PRIZE ON THE WHEEL: tour of Italy from Insight Vacations worth $11,850
Jackpot Round - FICTIONAL CHARACTERS
Two R's get Evy going, but she buys a bad vowel in E. Secondly, Tara picks up the Italy trip w/ an M. Soon enough, she hits LAT. Third, Patrick puts up a T, but no more from a B call. Following a LAT hit by Evy, Tara gets $1,000 with a pair of C's while on Jackpot, but she couldn't make the $8,800 solve. W/ only the K's remaining...
C A P T A I N / _ I R _
A N D / M R . / S P O C _
Tara solves the "Star Trek" characters of CAPTAIN KIRK AND MR. SPOCK for $4,150 and the Italy tour, totaling $16,000 that round!
DUDS: E (Evy), B (Patrick)
LAT HITS: 2 (both ladies)
UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $10,100
Pre-Round 2 Scores:
Patrick: $0
Evy: $3,000
Tara: $16,000 cash and Italy
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Round 2 - PLACE (PRIZE PUZZLE)
Late in this round, Tara gets $7K from two P's and picks up the ebags.com gift tag w/ three S's. She dominates...
H O M E / O F / T H E
S U P E R / B O _ _
C H A M P I O N
S A I N T S
...and solves this puzzle for $12,200 cash and gift tag plus a trip to the HOME OF THE SUPER BOWL CHAMPION SAINTS in NEW ORLEANS at the Hotel Monteleone worth $5,200! She has racked up $17,400 that round!
TRIP SPIN ID: MS21337 (Michele S. from New York)
PERFECT ROUND!
Pre-Round 3 Scores:
Patrick: $0
Evy: $3,000
Tara: $33,400 cash and prizes
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Mystery Round - BEFORE AND AFTER
_ _ N G E E
_ _ _ _ _ N G / T O
C O N C _ _ _ _ O N _
Evy solves BUNGEE JUMPING TO CONCLUSIONS for $5,250.
SOLE DUD: R (Patrick)
Pre-Tossup #3 Scores:
Patrick: $0
Evy: $8,250
Tara: $33,400
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$3,000 Tossup - QUOTATION
_ E _ _ M B _ _
_ H E / _ _ _ _ O
Evy sweeps 'em with "REMEMBER THE ALAMO", bringing her to $11,250.
Round 4 - WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
After most of the puzzle gets filled in (including the G by Evy while on FP), speed-up mode commences with the following setup...
_ O R _ I N G
O _ _ R T I _ _
The remaining four consonants are worth $1,600 each.
_ O R _ I N G
O _ _ R T I M _
Perhaps Evy should stop WORKING OVERTIME while on the job after she solves this puzzle for $2,400.
DUDS:
Before speed-up: S (Evy), D (Tara)
During speed-up: H (Patrick)
FINAL SCORES
Patrick: gooseegged for $1,000
Evy: $13,650
Tara: $33,400 cash and prizes (winner!)
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PRE-BR TOTAL: $48,050
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$100,000 Bonus Round
Tara lands on the R in AMERICA'S.
Category: THING
We start her w/...
_ _ N _ _ _
_ _ S _ L _ _
MCPI gives her a little more help...
_ I N _ _ _
_ I S P L _ _
And those choices were enough for her to solve WINDOW DISPLAY! As the 80th Bonus Round winner of the season, she wins $25,000 more, and leaves with $58,400 cash and prizes! Feeding America's charity total is now at $85,000!
EPISODE #5263 - AMERICA'S GAME
Tonight, we're on the set of "State Fair", and the car waiting to be won is the Mustang.
$1,000 Tossup - PHRASE
_ ' _ / I N
T _ E / L _ A D
Evy gets on the board first with I'M IN THE LEAD. Our players this time around...
Evy Kemmerer: marathon runner from Goleta, CA
Tara Pollman: web design company owner from Cape Coral, FL
Patrick Gurka: Marine Corps radio chief for 19 years from Oceanside, CA
$2,000 Tossup - SHOW BIZ
_ L _ E G R A S S
_ _ _ _ _
Patrick totally blows this one with BLUEGRASS STAKES, which doesn't even fit the category.
_ L _ E G R A S S
_ _ _ _ C
Evy is two for two with BLUEGRASS MUSIC.
PRIZE ON THE WHEEL: tour of Italy from Insight Vacations worth $11,850
Jackpot Round - FICTIONAL CHARACTERS
Two R's get Evy going, but she buys a bad vowel in E. Secondly, Tara picks up the Italy trip w/ an M. Soon enough, she hits LAT. Third, Patrick puts up a T, but no more from a B call. Following a LAT hit by Evy, Tara gets $1,000 with a pair of C's while on Jackpot, but she couldn't make the $8,800 solve. W/ only the K's remaining...
C A P T A I N / _ I R _
A N D / M R . / S P O C _
Tara solves the "Star Trek" characters of CAPTAIN KIRK AND MR. SPOCK for $4,150 and the Italy tour, totaling $16,000 that round!
DUDS: E (Evy), B (Patrick)
LAT HITS: 2 (both ladies)
UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $10,100
Pre-Round 2 Scores:
Patrick: $0
Evy: $3,000
Tara: $16,000 cash and Italy
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Round 2 - PLACE (PRIZE PUZZLE)
Late in this round, Tara gets $7K from two P's and picks up the ebags.com gift tag w/ three S's. She dominates...
H O M E / O F / T H E
S U P E R / B O _ _
C H A M P I O N
S A I N T S
...and solves this puzzle for $12,200 cash and gift tag plus a trip to the HOME OF THE SUPER BOWL CHAMPION SAINTS in NEW ORLEANS at the Hotel Monteleone worth $5,200! She has racked up $17,400 that round!
TRIP SPIN ID: MS21337 (Michele S. from New York)
PERFECT ROUND!
Pre-Round 3 Scores:
Patrick: $0
Evy: $3,000
Tara: $33,400 cash and prizes
========
Mystery Round - BEFORE AND AFTER
_ _ N G E E
_ _ _ _ _ N G / T O
C O N C _ _ _ _ O N _
Evy solves BUNGEE JUMPING TO CONCLUSIONS for $5,250.
SOLE DUD: R (Patrick)
Pre-Tossup #3 Scores:
Patrick: $0
Evy: $8,250
Tara: $33,400
========
$3,000 Tossup - QUOTATION
_ E _ _ M B _ _
_ H E / _ _ _ _ O
Evy sweeps 'em with "REMEMBER THE ALAMO", bringing her to $11,250.
Round 4 - WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
After most of the puzzle gets filled in (including the G by Evy while on FP), speed-up mode commences with the following setup...
_ O R _ I N G
O _ _ R T I _ _
The remaining four consonants are worth $1,600 each.
_ O R _ I N G
O _ _ R T I M _
Perhaps Evy should stop WORKING OVERTIME while on the job after she solves this puzzle for $2,400.
DUDS:
Before speed-up: S (Evy), D (Tara)
During speed-up: H (Patrick)
FINAL SCORES
Patrick: gooseegged for $1,000
Evy: $13,650
Tara: $33,400 cash and prizes (winner!)
--------------------------
PRE-BR TOTAL: $48,050
========
$100,000 Bonus Round
Tara lands on the R in AMERICA'S.
Category: THING
We start her w/...
_ _ N _ _ _
_ _ S _ L _ _
MCPI gives her a little more help...
_ I N _ _ _
_ I S P L _ _
And those choices were enough for her to solve WINDOW DISPLAY! As the 80th Bonus Round winner of the season, she wins $25,000 more, and leaves with $58,400 cash and prizes! Feeding America's charity total is now at $85,000!
