Post by an007 on Nov 29, 2010 21:04:25 GMT -5
It's time to kick off another go-round of "Wheel Around the World"!
Keep in mind that this is the first extra episodes week of the season. In this week's animated intro, there's clips of foreign versions of the show spinning around before we see Pat dropping his luggage next to Vanna in the city of Cairo, Egypt. The logo is seen on one of the pieces of luggage.
Rich Fields is doing post-production duty for the second week in a row. The set we're on tonight is "World Class Spas" (the one that had our first two Million Dollar Bonus Rounds occurring back-to-back), and the car waiting to be won is the Mazda MX-5 Miata.
$1,000 Tossup - ON THE MAP
V _ _ _ _ E
_ _ _ _ _
Tiffany quickly solves VENICE ITALY. Tonight's contestant panel is somewhat special because all of their first names begin with the letter T...
Tiffany Tompkins: International House of Prayer missionary from Kansas City, MO
Tamara Stevenson: technical sales & crystal growth engineer who also does some acting in community theater from Raleigh, NC
Thom Bartek: executive team leader for a retailer from Milwaukee, WI
$2,000 Tossup - LIVING THINGS
_ I G _ R
_U B S
Tiffany's two for two with TIGER CUBS.
All of this week's featured trips are introduced by the hosts of a foreign version of the show; for tonight, it's to Madrid, Spain (from virtualtourist.com) worth $7,500
Jackpot Round - WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
The maingame category wipes involve a globe.
Tiffany starts with an N for the Wild Card. Secondly, she cashes in $5,000 with two G's, but she doesn't use the WC thanks to Pat NOT prompting her. She gets $10,000 more with four T's (again, no prompt). She dominates...
T R _ I N G
T O / _ E E P / A
S T R A I G _ T / _ A _ E
....and solves TRYING TO KEEP A STRAIGHT FACE for $16,300!
PERFECT ROUND!
UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $11,700
Pre-Round 2 Scores:
Tiffany: $19,300 + WC
Tamara & Thom: $0 each
We hear a greeting from the Swedish hosts before the first commercial break.
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Round 2 - BEFORE AND AFTER
Tamara immediately picks up the MDW and the ebags.com gift tag with an S and two T's, respectively. After some work, she BANKRUPTS to give back both of those cardboard pieces as well as $700. Thom then lands on FP three times in a row and gets rid of all the vowels (two I's, one U, and four O's). After hitting the purple $600 between FP and BANKRUPT four straight times, he faces this...
L I _ E / A
B R I _ G E / O _ E R
T R O U B L E _ / _ A T E R
B A L L O O _ S
He solves this puzzle for $5,400, and that was LIKE A BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER BALLOONS.
BANKRUPT HIT: Tamara
Pre-Round 3 Scores:
Tiffany: $19,300 + WC
Tamara: $0
Thom: $5,400
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Mystery Round - RHYME TIME (PRIZE PUZZLE)
Thom gets off to a fast $10,500 start with three N's. But after buying three E's, he then BANKRUPTS to cough up $10,250. Ouch. Tiffany next picks up the Spain trip with an S. Unfortunately, she goes BANKRUPT to fork over $7,900 cash and trip as well as the WC. Tamara then lands on the Mystery Wedge next to the orange $800. After lighting up the D, she goes for the obvious risk...but she also BANKRUPTS (her second so far tonight). Thom fills in more letters, and the board now reads...
D E S T I N A T I O N
R E L A _ A T I O N
He solves this puzzle for $1,350, and a trip to DESTINATION RELAXATION -- the Chaa Creek Resort in BELIZE worth $8,152. He wins $9,502 that round.
TRIP SPIN ID: KD7490834 (Kimberly D. from Colorado)
BANKRUPT HITS: 3 (entire panel)
Pre-Tossup #3 Scores:
Tiffany: $19,300
Tamara: $0
Thom: $14,902
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$3,000 Tossup - PERSON
S K I L _ _ D
_ _ A F T _ M _ N
Tiffany falls for the trap with SKILLED CRAFTSMEN, which fits under PEOPLE. Tamara immediately jumps in and says SKILLED CRAFTSMAN to finally get on the board.
Round 4 - PHRASE
Tamara starts with the S's, but time is running out...
_ _ _ / _ _
_ _ S _ _ S S _ _ _
The remaining consonants are worth $1,550 each.
_ N D / O F
D _ S C _ S S _ _ N
END OF DISCUSSION -- Tamara nails this puzzle for $7,700.
DUDS (all during speed-up): R (Thom), T (Tiffany), A (Tiffany)
FINAL SCORES
Tiffany: $19,300 (most of it from R1)
Tamara: $10,700
Thom: $14,902 cash and trip
TOTAL MAINGAME WINNINGS: $44,902
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$100,000 Bonus Round
Tiffany lands on the P in SPIN
Category: THING
Starting setup...
_ _ E _ _ _ _ L
_ _ R _ _ L _
Tiffany's choices are H, D, M and A...
_ H E M _ _ A L
_ _ R M _ L A
We don't know the CHEMICAL FORMULA for a win, but she nails this puzzle to win the Miata worth $30,250! Including the $5,000 bonus, she leaves with $54,550 cash and automobile!
Keep in mind that this is the first extra episodes week of the season. In this week's animated intro, there's clips of foreign versions of the show spinning around before we see Pat dropping his luggage next to Vanna in the city of Cairo, Egypt. The logo is seen on one of the pieces of luggage.
Rich Fields is doing post-production duty for the second week in a row. The set we're on tonight is "World Class Spas" (the one that had our first two Million Dollar Bonus Rounds occurring back-to-back), and the car waiting to be won is the Mazda MX-5 Miata.
$1,000 Tossup - ON THE MAP
V _ _ _ _ E
_ _ _ _ _
Tiffany quickly solves VENICE ITALY. Tonight's contestant panel is somewhat special because all of their first names begin with the letter T...
Tiffany Tompkins: International House of Prayer missionary from Kansas City, MO
Tamara Stevenson: technical sales & crystal growth engineer who also does some acting in community theater from Raleigh, NC
Thom Bartek: executive team leader for a retailer from Milwaukee, WI
$2,000 Tossup - LIVING THINGS
_ I G _ R
_U B S
Tiffany's two for two with TIGER CUBS.
All of this week's featured trips are introduced by the hosts of a foreign version of the show; for tonight, it's to Madrid, Spain (from virtualtourist.com) worth $7,500
Jackpot Round - WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
The maingame category wipes involve a globe.
Tiffany starts with an N for the Wild Card. Secondly, she cashes in $5,000 with two G's, but she doesn't use the WC thanks to Pat NOT prompting her. She gets $10,000 more with four T's (again, no prompt). She dominates...
T R _ I N G
T O / _ E E P / A
S T R A I G _ T / _ A _ E
....and solves TRYING TO KEEP A STRAIGHT FACE for $16,300!
PERFECT ROUND!
UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $11,700
Pre-Round 2 Scores:
Tiffany: $19,300 + WC
Tamara & Thom: $0 each
We hear a greeting from the Swedish hosts before the first commercial break.
========
Round 2 - BEFORE AND AFTER
Tamara immediately picks up the MDW and the ebags.com gift tag with an S and two T's, respectively. After some work, she BANKRUPTS to give back both of those cardboard pieces as well as $700. Thom then lands on FP three times in a row and gets rid of all the vowels (two I's, one U, and four O's). After hitting the purple $600 between FP and BANKRUPT four straight times, he faces this...
L I _ E / A
B R I _ G E / O _ E R
T R O U B L E _ / _ A T E R
B A L L O O _ S
He solves this puzzle for $5,400, and that was LIKE A BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER BALLOONS.
BANKRUPT HIT: Tamara
Pre-Round 3 Scores:
Tiffany: $19,300 + WC
Tamara: $0
Thom: $5,400
=========
Mystery Round - RHYME TIME (PRIZE PUZZLE)
Thom gets off to a fast $10,500 start with three N's. But after buying three E's, he then BANKRUPTS to cough up $10,250. Ouch. Tiffany next picks up the Spain trip with an S. Unfortunately, she goes BANKRUPT to fork over $7,900 cash and trip as well as the WC. Tamara then lands on the Mystery Wedge next to the orange $800. After lighting up the D, she goes for the obvious risk...but she also BANKRUPTS (her second so far tonight). Thom fills in more letters, and the board now reads...
D E S T I N A T I O N
R E L A _ A T I O N
He solves this puzzle for $1,350, and a trip to DESTINATION RELAXATION -- the Chaa Creek Resort in BELIZE worth $8,152. He wins $9,502 that round.
TRIP SPIN ID: KD7490834 (Kimberly D. from Colorado)
BANKRUPT HITS: 3 (entire panel)
Pre-Tossup #3 Scores:
Tiffany: $19,300
Tamara: $0
Thom: $14,902
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$3,000 Tossup - PERSON
S K I L _ _ D
_ _ A F T _ M _ N
Tiffany falls for the trap with SKILLED CRAFTSMEN, which fits under PEOPLE. Tamara immediately jumps in and says SKILLED CRAFTSMAN to finally get on the board.
Round 4 - PHRASE
Tamara starts with the S's, but time is running out...
_ _ _ / _ _
_ _ S _ _ S S _ _ _
The remaining consonants are worth $1,550 each.
_ N D / O F
D _ S C _ S S _ _ N
END OF DISCUSSION -- Tamara nails this puzzle for $7,700.
DUDS (all during speed-up): R (Thom), T (Tiffany), A (Tiffany)
FINAL SCORES
Tiffany: $19,300 (most of it from R1)
Tamara: $10,700
Thom: $14,902 cash and trip
TOTAL MAINGAME WINNINGS: $44,902
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$100,000 Bonus Round
Tiffany lands on the P in SPIN
Category: THING
Starting setup...
_ _ E _ _ _ _ L
_ _ R _ _ L _
Tiffany's choices are H, D, M and A...
_ H E M _ _ A L
_ _ R M _ L A
We don't know the CHEMICAL FORMULA for a win, but she nails this puzzle to win the Miata worth $30,250! Including the $5,000 bonus, she leaves with $54,550 cash and automobile!