Post by an007 on Sept 27, 2010 21:05:38 GMT -5
Time to start the first Culver City week of this season. This is "World Class Spas".
We have new animated intros this season. For this week, the animated versions of Pat and Vanna open their respective doors to the spa, and Vanna draws the wheel-shaped logo onto the left door.
$1,000 Tossup - OCCUPATION
_ _ S S _ G E
_ H _ R _ P _ _ T
There's always at least one of these at a spa, and Gary knows that's a MASSAGE THERAPIST. Our first players of the week are...
Gary Camodeca: equipment mechanic from Chicago
Michelle Byrd: stay-at-home mom from Athens, TX
Melanie Massey: Thomas Jefferson School of Law student from Pacifica, CA
$2,000 Tossup - WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
T A G _ I _ G
A _ O _ G
Gary's TAGGING ALONG, so he's two for two so far this game.
SPA TRIP ON THE WHEEL (from spafinder.com): the Hotel Grande Bretagne in Athens, Greece worth $10,145
Jackpot Round - SAME LETTER
This week, a flower does the wiping for the maingame category graphics.
Early on, Michelle picks up the protravelgear.com gift tag with a T, but she then misses with an R. Next, Melanie lands on FP and puts up those E's. She does some work...
_ O S T O N
_ A _ E _
_ E A N S
...and solves BOSTON BAKED BEANS for the house minimum.
SOLE DUD: R (Michelle)
BANKRUPT HIT: Gary at the start
UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $7,050
Pre-Round 2 Scores:
Melanie: $1,000
Gary: $3,000
Michelle: $0
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Round 2 - PHRASE (PRIZE PUZZLE)
On her second spin, Michelle fills in the E's via FP. She then picks up the Wild Card with three N's. After some work, she BANKRUPTS on the MDW's left side to give back $1,850 and the WC. Later on, Melanie gets the same fate and loses $1,500. Gary then puts up the B's, and the board now reads...
D O N ' T / B O T _ E _
C A L L I N G
I / _ O N ' T / B E
_ O M E
With another $1,200 in his bank, he'll be saying DON'T BOTHER CALLING I WON'T BE HOME when he's on his way to the Almond Casuarina Resort in BARBADOS worth $7,000. He wins $8,200 that round.
TRIP SPIN ID: AM1612177 (Art M. from Tennessee)
BANKRUPT HITS: 2 (both ladies)
Pre-Round 3 Scores:
Melanie: $1,000
Gary: $11,200
Michelle: $0
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Mystery Round - BEFORE AND AFTER
Melanie instantly misses with an S while on $3,500. A little later, Michelle picks up the Greece trip with three R's, but then comes the MDW's right-side BANKRUPT forcing her to give up $10,445 in cash and trip. We get to Gary for his second turn. He fills in a couple of letters...
_ _ M I L Y
T R E E
T R I M M E R
...and solves FAMILY TREE TRIMMER for the house minimum.
DUDS: S (Melanie), N (Gary), P (Melanie)
BANKRUPT HIT: Michelle (her second of the night)
Pre-Round 3 Scores:
Melanie: $1,000
Gary: $12,200
Michelle: $0
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$3,000 Tossup - EVENT
_ _ S I _
_ _ _ T _ V _ L
Michelle finally gets on the board with MUSIC FESTIVAL.
Round 4 - PERSON
After some regular gameplay, speed-up mode commences with this board...
_ / _ _ N / _ _
_ _ N _ / T _ _ E N T _
All remaining consonants are worth $1,350 each.
_ / M _ N / _ _
M _ N _ / T _ _ E N T S
Michelle solves A MAN OF MANY TALENTS for $3,700.
SOLE DUD (prior to Speed-Up): H (Michelle)
LAT HIT: Melanie
FINAL SCORES
Melanie: $1,000
Gary: $12,200 cash and trip
Michelle: $6,700
TOTAL MAINGAME WINNINGS: not good -- $19,900
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$100,000 Bonus Round
The Mazda MX-5 Miata awaits a potentially lucky winner this week. This native Chicagoan lands on the W in WIN.
Category: PHRASE
Starting setup...
_ _ _ / _ _ L _
T _ E / _ E _
Gary goes with CDMA...
_ _ _ / _ _ L D
T _ E / _ E _
Gary, YOU HOLD THE KEY to a win...but you DON'T make it happen. He loses both the Miata and the $5K, so he heads back to the Windy City with just $12,200 cash and trip.
We finish off this episode with with an update from $128,177 winner Becca Rhine. She drove her whole family to Orlando on vacation with the Winnebago Access she won on her episode.
We have new animated intros this season. For this week, the animated versions of Pat and Vanna open their respective doors to the spa, and Vanna draws the wheel-shaped logo onto the left door.
$1,000 Tossup - OCCUPATION
_ _ S S _ G E
_ H _ R _ P _ _ T
There's always at least one of these at a spa, and Gary knows that's a MASSAGE THERAPIST. Our first players of the week are...
Gary Camodeca: equipment mechanic from Chicago
Michelle Byrd: stay-at-home mom from Athens, TX
Melanie Massey: Thomas Jefferson School of Law student from Pacifica, CA
$2,000 Tossup - WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
T A G _ I _ G
A _ O _ G
Gary's TAGGING ALONG, so he's two for two so far this game.
SPA TRIP ON THE WHEEL (from spafinder.com): the Hotel Grande Bretagne in Athens, Greece worth $10,145
Jackpot Round - SAME LETTER
This week, a flower does the wiping for the maingame category graphics.
Early on, Michelle picks up the protravelgear.com gift tag with a T, but she then misses with an R. Next, Melanie lands on FP and puts up those E's. She does some work...
_ O S T O N
_ A _ E _
_ E A N S
...and solves BOSTON BAKED BEANS for the house minimum.
SOLE DUD: R (Michelle)
BANKRUPT HIT: Gary at the start
UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $7,050
Pre-Round 2 Scores:
Melanie: $1,000
Gary: $3,000
Michelle: $0
========
Round 2 - PHRASE (PRIZE PUZZLE)
On her second spin, Michelle fills in the E's via FP. She then picks up the Wild Card with three N's. After some work, she BANKRUPTS on the MDW's left side to give back $1,850 and the WC. Later on, Melanie gets the same fate and loses $1,500. Gary then puts up the B's, and the board now reads...
D O N ' T / B O T _ E _
C A L L I N G
I / _ O N ' T / B E
_ O M E
With another $1,200 in his bank, he'll be saying DON'T BOTHER CALLING I WON'T BE HOME when he's on his way to the Almond Casuarina Resort in BARBADOS worth $7,000. He wins $8,200 that round.
TRIP SPIN ID: AM1612177 (Art M. from Tennessee)
BANKRUPT HITS: 2 (both ladies)
Pre-Round 3 Scores:
Melanie: $1,000
Gary: $11,200
Michelle: $0
========
Mystery Round - BEFORE AND AFTER
Melanie instantly misses with an S while on $3,500. A little later, Michelle picks up the Greece trip with three R's, but then comes the MDW's right-side BANKRUPT forcing her to give up $10,445 in cash and trip. We get to Gary for his second turn. He fills in a couple of letters...
_ _ M I L Y
T R E E
T R I M M E R
...and solves FAMILY TREE TRIMMER for the house minimum.
DUDS: S (Melanie), N (Gary), P (Melanie)
BANKRUPT HIT: Michelle (her second of the night)
Pre-Round 3 Scores:
Melanie: $1,000
Gary: $12,200
Michelle: $0
========
$3,000 Tossup - EVENT
_ _ S I _
_ _ _ T _ V _ L
Michelle finally gets on the board with MUSIC FESTIVAL.
Round 4 - PERSON
After some regular gameplay, speed-up mode commences with this board...
_ / _ _ N / _ _
_ _ N _ / T _ _ E N T _
All remaining consonants are worth $1,350 each.
_ / M _ N / _ _
M _ N _ / T _ _ E N T S
Michelle solves A MAN OF MANY TALENTS for $3,700.
SOLE DUD (prior to Speed-Up): H (Michelle)
LAT HIT: Melanie
FINAL SCORES
Melanie: $1,000
Gary: $12,200 cash and trip
Michelle: $6,700
TOTAL MAINGAME WINNINGS: not good -- $19,900
========
$100,000 Bonus Round
The Mazda MX-5 Miata awaits a potentially lucky winner this week. This native Chicagoan lands on the W in WIN.
Category: PHRASE
Starting setup...
_ _ _ / _ _ L _
T _ E / _ E _
Gary goes with CDMA...
_ _ _ / _ _ L D
T _ E / _ E _
Gary, YOU HOLD THE KEY to a win...but you DON'T make it happen. He loses both the Miata and the $5K, so he heads back to the Windy City with just $12,200 cash and trip.
We finish off this episode with with an update from $128,177 winner Becca Rhine. She drove her whole family to Orlando on vacation with the Winnebago Access she won on her episode.