Post by an007 on Dec 9, 2010 8:03:32 GMT -5
For the eighth night in a row, the game starts with...
$1,000 Tossup - ON THE MAP
H _ _ _ _ I
Ths was one of the two places where the show was in Season 26, and Mikayla solves HAWAII. The midweek edition features these players.
Mikayla Netter: junior high/high school English teach, bartender, and an old film junkie from Alexandria, MN
Tyesha Wilson: mortgage processor from Monroe, NC
McLain Cox: electro-optical engineer from Ridgecrest, CA
$2,000 Tossup - FICTIONAL CHARACTER
R I _ / _ _ N
_ I N _ _ E
McLain is way off with RIN TIN TIN.
R I _ / _ A N
_ I N _ _ E
Mikayla is two for two with RIP VAN WINKLE.
PRIZE ON THE WHEEL: the Drake Hotel in Chicago (
) worth $5,100
Jackpot Round - SAME LETTER
Mikayla immediately misses with an N. Tyesha BANKRUPTS after starting with two T's for $1,800. Mikayla buys one of the two bad vowels of this puzzle (A). Tyesha picks up the Chicago trip with three S's, but she buys the other bad vowel of the puzzle (E), possibly costing her $5,150 cash and trip. McLain purchases the O's and we have the following...
S _ L _ _
S O _ T / &
S M O O T H
This was definitely NOT a SILKY, SOFT & SMOOTH ROUND, because he solves this puzzle for the house minimum.
DUDS: N (Mikayla), R (McLain), A (Mikayla), E (Tyesha)
BANKRUPT HIT: Tyesha
UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $7,800
Pre-Round 2 Scores:
Mikayla: $3,000
Tyesha: $0
McLain: $1,000
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Round 2 - SONG LYRICS
Tyesha instantly misses with an S. McLain next cashes in $14,000 with four N's, but he then gives it all right back to BANKRUPT. Ouch. Mikayla lights up five T's for the Vegas.com gift tag. She puts up three O's while on FP. She fills in most of the puzzle...
_ E A _ I N ' / O N
T H A T / M I _ N I G H T
T R A I N / T O
G E O R G I A
...but she blows the solve with HEADIN' ON THAT MIDNIGHT TRAIN TO GEORGIA, since there was no H in that first word; she very likely threw away $5,350 cash and gift tag. Tyesha next puts up the D...
_ E A _ I N ' / O N
T H A T / M I D N I G H T
T R A I N / T O
G E O R G I A
...and then solves "LEAVIN' ON THAT MIDNIGHT TRAIN TO GEORGIA" (by Gladys Knight & The Pips) for the house minimum.
SOLE DUD: S (Tyesha)
BANKRUPT HIT: McLain
DQ: Mikayla's blown solve
Pre-Round 2 Scores:
Mikayla: $3,000
Tyesha: $1,000
McLain: $1,000
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Mystery Round - FOOD AND DRINK (PRIZE PUZZLE)
In the middle of the round, McLain picks up the MDW with a C. He dominates...
C _ A R _ R O I _ _
S T _ A _ / T A C O S
...and solves CHARBROILED STEAK TACOS for $2,650...and a trip to the Villa del Palmar Beach Resort & Spa in PUERTO VALLARTA worth $5,620; he's won $8,270 that round.
TRIP SPIN ID: PM00660 (Paula M. from Utah)
PERFECT ROUND!
Pre-Round 3 Scores:
Mikayla: $3,000
Tyesha: $1,000
McLain: $9,270
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$3,000 Tossup - THING
B R O N _ E
M _ D A L
Mikayla sweeps all the Tossups with BRONZE MEDAL, giving her the doubler.
Round 4 - PHRASE
After most of the puzzle gets filled in, we have the following...
E _ _ E _ T / T H E
_ N E _ _ E _ T E D
The remaining consonants are worth $1,500 each. McLain likely squandered his chance to play for the million with a dud of G. Mikayla's next with the C's...
E _ _ E C T / T H E
_ N E _ _ E C T E D
...but she STILL DOESN'T solve this puzzle for $4,550 and the upset win! Oh man. Tyesha next lights up the P's...
E _ P E C T / T H E
_ N E _ P E C T E D
...and solves EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED for $3,000
DUDS:
Before speed-up: A (Mikayla), L (Tyesha)
During speed-up: G (McLain)
FINAL SCORES
Mikayla: $6,000
Tyesha: $4,000
Mclain: $9,270 cash, trip, and MDW
TOTAL MAINGAME WINNINGS: just $19,270
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MILLION DOLLAR BONUS ROUND #3
Mclain lands on the I in WIN.
Category: THINGS
Starting setup...
_ S _ _ _ _ _
_ R E _ _ _ T _ _ N S
McLain's choices are C, D, H and O...
_ S _ C H _ C
_ R E D _ C T _ O N S
He's successful, but for those of you who made PSYCHIC PREDICTIONS of him becoming a millionaire...
...YOU'RE WRONG. He instead wins $30,000, and leaves with $39,270 cash and trip.
MILLION DOLLAR ENVELOPE WHEREABOUT: the I in AMERICA'S.
We end tonight with clips of their two road trips to Seattle (1995 & 2002).
$1,000 Tossup - ON THE MAP
H _ _ _ _ I
Ths was one of the two places where the show was in Season 26, and Mikayla solves HAWAII. The midweek edition features these players.
Mikayla Netter: junior high/high school English teach, bartender, and an old film junkie from Alexandria, MN
Tyesha Wilson: mortgage processor from Monroe, NC
McLain Cox: electro-optical engineer from Ridgecrest, CA
$2,000 Tossup - FICTIONAL CHARACTER
R I _ / _ _ N
_ I N _ _ E
McLain is way off with RIN TIN TIN.
R I _ / _ A N
_ I N _ _ E
Mikayla is two for two with RIP VAN WINKLE.
PRIZE ON THE WHEEL: the Drake Hotel in Chicago (
) worth $5,100Jackpot Round - SAME LETTER
Mikayla immediately misses with an N. Tyesha BANKRUPTS after starting with two T's for $1,800. Mikayla buys one of the two bad vowels of this puzzle (A). Tyesha picks up the Chicago trip with three S's, but she buys the other bad vowel of the puzzle (E), possibly costing her $5,150 cash and trip. McLain purchases the O's and we have the following...
S _ L _ _
S O _ T / &
S M O O T H
This was definitely NOT a SILKY, SOFT & SMOOTH ROUND, because he solves this puzzle for the house minimum.
DUDS: N (Mikayla), R (McLain), A (Mikayla), E (Tyesha)
BANKRUPT HIT: Tyesha
UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $7,800
Pre-Round 2 Scores:
Mikayla: $3,000
Tyesha: $0
McLain: $1,000
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Round 2 - SONG LYRICS
Tyesha instantly misses with an S. McLain next cashes in $14,000 with four N's, but he then gives it all right back to BANKRUPT. Ouch. Mikayla lights up five T's for the Vegas.com gift tag. She puts up three O's while on FP. She fills in most of the puzzle...
_ E A _ I N ' / O N
T H A T / M I _ N I G H T
T R A I N / T O
G E O R G I A
...but she blows the solve with HEADIN' ON THAT MIDNIGHT TRAIN TO GEORGIA, since there was no H in that first word; she very likely threw away $5,350 cash and gift tag. Tyesha next puts up the D...
_ E A _ I N ' / O N
T H A T / M I D N I G H T
T R A I N / T O
G E O R G I A
...and then solves "LEAVIN' ON THAT MIDNIGHT TRAIN TO GEORGIA" (by Gladys Knight & The Pips) for the house minimum.
SOLE DUD: S (Tyesha)
BANKRUPT HIT: McLain
DQ: Mikayla's blown solve
Pre-Round 2 Scores:
Mikayla: $3,000
Tyesha: $1,000
McLain: $1,000
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Mystery Round - FOOD AND DRINK (PRIZE PUZZLE)
In the middle of the round, McLain picks up the MDW with a C. He dominates...
C _ A R _ R O I _ _
S T _ A _ / T A C O S
...and solves CHARBROILED STEAK TACOS for $2,650...and a trip to the Villa del Palmar Beach Resort & Spa in PUERTO VALLARTA worth $5,620; he's won $8,270 that round.
TRIP SPIN ID: PM00660 (Paula M. from Utah)
PERFECT ROUND!
Pre-Round 3 Scores:
Mikayla: $3,000
Tyesha: $1,000
McLain: $9,270
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$3,000 Tossup - THING
B R O N _ E
M _ D A L
Mikayla sweeps all the Tossups with BRONZE MEDAL, giving her the doubler.
Round 4 - PHRASE
After most of the puzzle gets filled in, we have the following...
E _ _ E _ T / T H E
_ N E _ _ E _ T E D
The remaining consonants are worth $1,500 each. McLain likely squandered his chance to play for the million with a dud of G. Mikayla's next with the C's...
E _ _ E C T / T H E
_ N E _ _ E C T E D
...but she STILL DOESN'T solve this puzzle for $4,550 and the upset win! Oh man. Tyesha next lights up the P's...
E _ P E C T / T H E
_ N E _ P E C T E D
...and solves EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED for $3,000
DUDS:
Before speed-up: A (Mikayla), L (Tyesha)
During speed-up: G (McLain)
FINAL SCORES
Mikayla: $6,000
Tyesha: $4,000
Mclain: $9,270 cash, trip, and MDW
TOTAL MAINGAME WINNINGS: just $19,270
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MILLION DOLLAR BONUS ROUND #3
Mclain lands on the I in WIN.
Category: THINGS
Starting setup...
_ S _ _ _ _ _
_ R E _ _ _ T _ _ N S
McLain's choices are C, D, H and O...
_ S _ C H _ C
_ R E D _ C T _ O N S
He's successful, but for those of you who made PSYCHIC PREDICTIONS of him becoming a millionaire...
...YOU'RE WRONG. He instead wins $30,000, and leaves with $39,270 cash and trip.
MILLION DOLLAR ENVELOPE WHEREABOUT: the I in AMERICA'S.
We end tonight with clips of their two road trips to Seattle (1995 & 2002).