Post by an007 on Oct 5, 2010 20:40:51 GMT -5
$1,000 Tossup - PHRASE
_ T _ Y / T H E
C _ U R S E
Jamie solves STAY THE COURSE. Let's meet tonight's players for Day 2 of "Cruise Week"...
Jamie McNulty: 8th grade math tutor from Las Vegas
Tim Bowdler: associate publisher for a major nutritional magazine and shot glass collector from West Hollywood, CA
Sarah Gross: business strategist for a major technology firm from San Francisco, CA (originally from San Antonio, TX)
$2,000 Tossup - RHYME TIME
_ W E E T S
& / _ R _ _ _ S
Sarah solves SWEETS & TREATS.
CRUISE ON THE WHEEL: a Regent Seven Seas Mariner European Cruise worth $8,900
Jackpot Round - FICTIONAL CHARACTER
_ _ R A / T H E
E _ _ _ _ R E R
Sarah solves DORA THE EXPLORER for $1,500.
SOLE DUD: N (Jamie)
BANKRUPT HITS: 2 (Sarah, Tim; Sarah loses $600 while Tim had nothing)
UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $7,200
Pre-Round 2 Scores:
Jamie: $1,000
Tim: $0
Sarah: $3,500
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Round 2 - BEFORE AND AFTER
Jamie immediately misses with an S. Tim purchases a bad vowel in E after starting with the N's. Sarah buys another bad vowel in A. Jamie follows that up with another dud in M. Tim next picks up the Pier 1 Imports gift tag with an L, but then purchases the last bad vowel of this puzzle (the I)! Wow.
Sarah then calls YET ANOTHER DUD in R. Jamie tries to get us out of this mess...
_ N O C _ O U T
P U N C _
_ O _ L
She solves KNOCKOUT PUNCH BOWL (the second half of this puzzle is the one that costed Jaime Smith $100K on March 15 of this year) for the house minimum.
DUDS: S (Jamie), E (Tim), A (Sarah), M (Jamie), I (Tim), R (Sarah)
Pre-Round 3 Scores:
Jamie: $2,000
Tim: $0
Sarah: $3,500
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Mystery Round - SONG LYRICS (PRIZE PUZZLE)
Tim strikes out instantly on $3,500 with a T. Sarah follows that up with a BANKRUPT (her second of the night). We get to Tim for his second turn. He does a lot of work, but his L call KNOCKS HIM OUT of this round for good, and denies him of at least $2,300. That allows Sarah to go for the solve...
E _ E R _ _ O _ _ ' S
G O N E / S U R F I N '
S U R F I N '
U . S . A .
She's right with The Beach Boys' EVERYBODY'S GONE SURFIN' SURFIN' U.S.A. for a $6,343 trip to the Outrigger Waikiki on the Beach in HAWAII.
TRIP SPIN ID: DL5562917 (David L. from Florida)
DUDS: T (Tim), M (Jamie), L (Tim)
BANKRUPT HIT: Sarah
Pre-Tossup #3 Scores:
Jamie: $2,000
Tim: $0
Sarah: $9,843
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$3,000 Tossup - PERSON
P _ _ B L _ M
S O _ V _ _
Tim finally gets on the board with PROBLEM SOLVER.
Round 4 - THING
Early on, Tim purchases a bad vowel in E. Shortly, Sarah duds out on $5,000 with an R. Three spins later, Jamie BANKRUPTS to forfeit $1,400. Tim then gets the same fate to lose $50. Sarah then goes for the solve...
C O M _ I N _ T I O N
_ O C _
She wins another $1,300 with COMBINATION LOCK. She now has $11,143.
DUDS: E (Tim), R (Sarah)
BANKRUPT HITS: 2 (Jamie, Tim)
Round 5 - AROUND THE HOUSE
After starting with the N's and E's, Sarah BANKRUPTS for the third and final time tonight to lose $1,550. The board for speed-up mode...
_ E _ _ _ N _ _ _ _ E _
_ _ _ _ _ _ N E _ _
All remaining consonants are worth $1,300 each.
_ E R S _ N _ _ _ _ E _
S T _ T _ _ N E R _
Sarah solves PERSONALIZED STATIONERY for $2,600 to seal the deal.
BANKRUPT HIT: Sarah
FINAL SCORES
Jamie: $2,000
Tim: $3,000
Sarah: $13,743 cash and trip
TOTAL MAINGAME WINNINGS: a new SEASON-WORST of $18,743
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$100,000 Bonus Round
Let's see if Sarah can do a whole lot better here. She lands on the C in AMERICA'S.
Category: THING
Starting setup...
_ _ _ _ _
_ E _ _ S _ _ N
Sarah's choices are C, H, F and O...
_ _ _ C _
_ E C _ S _ O N
Her QUICK DECISION nets her another $30,000! She leaves with $43,743 cash and trip; Feeding America's charity total is now $172,500!
_ T _ Y / T H E
C _ U R S E
Jamie solves STAY THE COURSE. Let's meet tonight's players for Day 2 of "Cruise Week"...
Jamie McNulty: 8th grade math tutor from Las Vegas
Tim Bowdler: associate publisher for a major nutritional magazine and shot glass collector from West Hollywood, CA
Sarah Gross: business strategist for a major technology firm from San Francisco, CA (originally from San Antonio, TX)
$2,000 Tossup - RHYME TIME
_ W E E T S
& / _ R _ _ _ S
Sarah solves SWEETS & TREATS.
CRUISE ON THE WHEEL: a Regent Seven Seas Mariner European Cruise worth $8,900
Jackpot Round - FICTIONAL CHARACTER
_ _ R A / T H E
E _ _ _ _ R E R
Sarah solves DORA THE EXPLORER for $1,500.
SOLE DUD: N (Jamie)
BANKRUPT HITS: 2 (Sarah, Tim; Sarah loses $600 while Tim had nothing)
UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $7,200
Pre-Round 2 Scores:
Jamie: $1,000
Tim: $0
Sarah: $3,500
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Round 2 - BEFORE AND AFTER
Jamie immediately misses with an S. Tim purchases a bad vowel in E after starting with the N's. Sarah buys another bad vowel in A. Jamie follows that up with another dud in M. Tim next picks up the Pier 1 Imports gift tag with an L, but then purchases the last bad vowel of this puzzle (the I)! Wow.
Sarah then calls YET ANOTHER DUD in R. Jamie tries to get us out of this mess..._ N O C _ O U T
P U N C _
_ O _ L
She solves KNOCKOUT PUNCH BOWL (the second half of this puzzle is the one that costed Jaime Smith $100K on March 15 of this year) for the house minimum.
DUDS: S (Jamie), E (Tim), A (Sarah), M (Jamie), I (Tim), R (Sarah)
Pre-Round 3 Scores:
Jamie: $2,000
Tim: $0
Sarah: $3,500
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Mystery Round - SONG LYRICS (PRIZE PUZZLE)
Tim strikes out instantly on $3,500 with a T. Sarah follows that up with a BANKRUPT (her second of the night). We get to Tim for his second turn. He does a lot of work, but his L call KNOCKS HIM OUT of this round for good, and denies him of at least $2,300. That allows Sarah to go for the solve...
E _ E R _ _ O _ _ ' S
G O N E / S U R F I N '
S U R F I N '
U . S . A .
She's right with The Beach Boys' EVERYBODY'S GONE SURFIN' SURFIN' U.S.A. for a $6,343 trip to the Outrigger Waikiki on the Beach in HAWAII.
TRIP SPIN ID: DL5562917 (David L. from Florida)
DUDS: T (Tim), M (Jamie), L (Tim)
BANKRUPT HIT: Sarah
Pre-Tossup #3 Scores:
Jamie: $2,000
Tim: $0
Sarah: $9,843
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$3,000 Tossup - PERSON
P _ _ B L _ M
S O _ V _ _
Tim finally gets on the board with PROBLEM SOLVER.
Round 4 - THING
Early on, Tim purchases a bad vowel in E. Shortly, Sarah duds out on $5,000 with an R. Three spins later, Jamie BANKRUPTS to forfeit $1,400. Tim then gets the same fate to lose $50. Sarah then goes for the solve...
C O M _ I N _ T I O N
_ O C _
She wins another $1,300 with COMBINATION LOCK. She now has $11,143.
DUDS: E (Tim), R (Sarah)
BANKRUPT HITS: 2 (Jamie, Tim)
Round 5 - AROUND THE HOUSE
After starting with the N's and E's, Sarah BANKRUPTS for the third and final time tonight to lose $1,550. The board for speed-up mode...
_ E _ _ _ N _ _ _ _ E _
_ _ _ _ _ _ N E _ _
All remaining consonants are worth $1,300 each.
_ E R S _ N _ _ _ _ E _
S T _ T _ _ N E R _
Sarah solves PERSONALIZED STATIONERY for $2,600 to seal the deal.
BANKRUPT HIT: Sarah
FINAL SCORES
Jamie: $2,000
Tim: $3,000
Sarah: $13,743 cash and trip
TOTAL MAINGAME WINNINGS: a new SEASON-WORST of $18,743
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$100,000 Bonus Round
Let's see if Sarah can do a whole lot better here. She lands on the C in AMERICA'S.
Category: THING
Starting setup...
_ _ _ _ _
_ E _ _ S _ _ N
Sarah's choices are C, H, F and O...
_ _ _ C _
_ E C _ S _ O N
Her QUICK DECISION nets her another $30,000! She leaves with $43,743 cash and trip; Feeding America's charity total is now $172,500!