Post by an007 on Dec 7, 2010 23:11:06 GMT -5
$1,000 Tossup - ON THE MAP
_ _ _ _ _ R
_ O _ _ R A _ O
Jia solves DENVER, COLORADO. Tonight's players for Day 2 of "Wheel Was Here" are...
Jia Su: accountant & auditor from Flushing, NY
Aaron Hermann: UMKC pharmacy school student & manufacturing facility custodian from Independence, MO
Nicole Cates: full-time culinary school student who previously served in the Marine Corps for five years from San Diego, CA
$2,000 Tossup - PERSON
M Y _ T _ R Y
G U _ S T
Jia only says the first word, while Nicole immediately jumps in and solves MYSTERY GUEST.
PRIZE ON THE WHEEL: trip to The Palazzo in Las Vegas worth $6,000
Jackpot Round - PHRASE
P R E T T _
P _ E A S E / _ I T _
S U _ A R / O _ / T O P
Nicole dominates and solves PRETTY PLEASE WITH SUGAR ON TOP for $5,150.
PERFECT ROUND!
UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $7,300
Pre-Round 2 Scores
Aaron: $0
Nicole: $7,150
Jia: $1,000
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Round 2 - PHRASE (PRIZE PUZZLE)
Back-to-back puzzles with the same category in the maingame...how often does that happen?
In the middle of the round, Jia cashes in $7,000 with two H's, but after some work, she buys the only bad vowel (I) to leave $8,500 sitting in his bank. Nicole picks up the Vegas trip with four L's. Soon enough...
A / B R E A _
F R O _ / A L L / T H E
H U S T L E / A _ _
B U S T L E
After solving this puzzle for $2,350 and the Vegas trip, she'll be getting A BREAK FROM ALL THE HUSTLE AND BUSTLE at the Almond Smugglers' Cove in ST. LUCIA worth $6,800; she's won $15,150 cash and trips that round!
TRIP SPIN ID: BK9334288 (Betty K. from Indiana)
SOLE DUD: I (Jia)
LAT HIT: Aaron
Pre-Round 2 Scores:
Aaron: $0
Nicole: $22,300
Jia: $1,000
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Mystery Round - BEFORE AND AFTER
On his second turn, Aaron lights up a D for $3,500. Later on, this shows up...
_ E L L O _
_ R I _ _
R O A D
R A G E
Aaron avoids getting into some YELLOW BRICK ROAD RAGE for $4,200.
DUDS: T (Aaron at the start), S (Nicole), N (Jia)
Pre-Round 3 Scores:
Aaron: $4,200
Nicole: $22,300
Jia: $1,000
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$3,000 Tossup - THING
_ O M _ O R _ A B L E
L E A _
Jia goofs with MEMORABLE LEAD.
C O M F O R _ A B L E
L E A _
Aaron blows it by one letter with COMFORTABLE LEAP.
C O M F O R _ A B L E
L E A D
Nicole adds more money to her COMFORTABLE LEAD, giving her $25,300!
Round 4 - PLACE
The ladies dud out back-to-back at the start with R and S. Aaron does some work, but he buys the only bad vowel of this puzzle (A). After Nicole fills in the C's, time's running out...
C O _ _ _ N _ T _
C O L L E _ E
The remaining consonants are worth $1,300 each.
C O M M _ N _ T _
C O L L E G E
Jia solves COMMUNITY COLLEGE for $2,600.
DUDS (all before Final Spin): R (Nicole), S (Jia), A (Aaron)
FINAL SCORES
Aaron: $4,200
Nicole: $25,300 cash and trips
Jia: $3,600
TOTAL MAINGAME WINNINGS: $33,100
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$100,000 Bonus Round
Nicole lands on the I in WIN.
Category: PEOPLE
Starting setup...
_ _ _ N _
_ _ L _ S
Nicole's choices are D, C, G and A...
_ _ _ N G
_ _ L _ S
The YOUNG FOLKS will go "awww", because she DOESN'T solve this puzzle for $30,000. But she still goes home with $25,300 cash and trips.
_ _ _ _ _ R
_ O _ _ R A _ O
Jia solves DENVER, COLORADO. Tonight's players for Day 2 of "Wheel Was Here" are...
Jia Su: accountant & auditor from Flushing, NY
Aaron Hermann: UMKC pharmacy school student & manufacturing facility custodian from Independence, MO
Nicole Cates: full-time culinary school student who previously served in the Marine Corps for five years from San Diego, CA
$2,000 Tossup - PERSON
M Y _ T _ R Y
G U _ S T
Jia only says the first word, while Nicole immediately jumps in and solves MYSTERY GUEST.
PRIZE ON THE WHEEL: trip to The Palazzo in Las Vegas worth $6,000
Jackpot Round - PHRASE
P R E T T _
P _ E A S E / _ I T _
S U _ A R / O _ / T O P
Nicole dominates and solves PRETTY PLEASE WITH SUGAR ON TOP for $5,150.
PERFECT ROUND!
UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $7,300
Pre-Round 2 Scores
Aaron: $0
Nicole: $7,150
Jia: $1,000
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Round 2 - PHRASE (PRIZE PUZZLE)
Back-to-back puzzles with the same category in the maingame...how often does that happen?
In the middle of the round, Jia cashes in $7,000 with two H's, but after some work, she buys the only bad vowel (I) to leave $8,500 sitting in his bank. Nicole picks up the Vegas trip with four L's. Soon enough...
A / B R E A _
F R O _ / A L L / T H E
H U S T L E / A _ _
B U S T L E
After solving this puzzle for $2,350 and the Vegas trip, she'll be getting A BREAK FROM ALL THE HUSTLE AND BUSTLE at the Almond Smugglers' Cove in ST. LUCIA worth $6,800; she's won $15,150 cash and trips that round!
TRIP SPIN ID: BK9334288 (Betty K. from Indiana)
SOLE DUD: I (Jia)
LAT HIT: Aaron
Pre-Round 2 Scores:
Aaron: $0
Nicole: $22,300
Jia: $1,000
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Mystery Round - BEFORE AND AFTER
On his second turn, Aaron lights up a D for $3,500. Later on, this shows up...
_ E L L O _
_ R I _ _
R O A D
R A G E
Aaron avoids getting into some YELLOW BRICK ROAD RAGE for $4,200.
DUDS: T (Aaron at the start), S (Nicole), N (Jia)
Pre-Round 3 Scores:
Aaron: $4,200
Nicole: $22,300
Jia: $1,000
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$3,000 Tossup - THING
_ O M _ O R _ A B L E
L E A _
Jia goofs with MEMORABLE LEAD.
C O M F O R _ A B L E
L E A _
Aaron blows it by one letter with COMFORTABLE LEAP.
C O M F O R _ A B L E
L E A D
Nicole adds more money to her COMFORTABLE LEAD, giving her $25,300!
Round 4 - PLACE
The ladies dud out back-to-back at the start with R and S. Aaron does some work, but he buys the only bad vowel of this puzzle (A). After Nicole fills in the C's, time's running out...
C O _ _ _ N _ T _
C O L L E _ E
The remaining consonants are worth $1,300 each.
C O M M _ N _ T _
C O L L E G E
Jia solves COMMUNITY COLLEGE for $2,600.
DUDS (all before Final Spin): R (Nicole), S (Jia), A (Aaron)
FINAL SCORES
Aaron: $4,200
Nicole: $25,300 cash and trips
Jia: $3,600
TOTAL MAINGAME WINNINGS: $33,100
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$100,000 Bonus Round
Nicole lands on the I in WIN.
Category: PEOPLE
Starting setup...
_ _ _ N _
_ _ L _ S
Nicole's choices are D, C, G and A...
_ _ _ N G
_ _ L _ S
The YOUNG FOLKS will go "awww", because she DOESN'T solve this puzzle for $30,000. But she still goes home with $25,300 cash and trips.