Post by an007 on Dec 13, 2010 21:33:54 GMT -5
It's time to begin a salute to some of the country's "National Parks". The animated intro shows Pat and Vanna standing in front of an erupting Old Faithful Geyser w/ the logo engraved on the inside of a tree. Rich Fields is back again this week.
$1,000 Tossup - LANDMARK
_ R _ _ _
_ _ _ Y _ N
Jon incorrectly solves this one as GRAND CANYON.
B R Y C _
_ _ N Y _ N
Amelia solves Utah's BRYCE CANYON. Kicking off the week are these players...
Amelia Starr: thingytail server at an Irish pub from Minneapolis
Kamara Allen: nurse practitioner from Kansas City, MO
Jon Anderson: business and marketing consultant from Pewaukee, WI (NOT to be confused w/ Milwaukee)
$2,000 Tossup - EVENT
H _ L _ _ _ P _ _ R
_ _ D E
Amelia's two for two with HELICOPTER RIDE.
NP ON THE WHEEL: to Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks (w/ stays at the Old Faithful Inn and the Signal Mountain Lodge respectively) from nps.gov worth $7,592
Jackpot Round - FUN AND GAMES
Amelia does most of the work, but she BANKRUPTS for a $5,400 loss. Kamara next calls the C for $2,500, but then comes a dud of K. Jon picks up the Yellowstone/Grand Teton adventure w/ a V. The board now reads...
F I N _ I N G / _ _
F A V O R I T E
C O N S T E L L A T I O N S
He solves FINDING MY FAVORITE CONSTELLATIONS for $8,792 cash and NPs.
SOLE DUD: K (Kamara)
BANKRUPT HIT: Amelia
UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $11,600
Pre-Round 2 Scores
Kamara: $0
Jon: $8,792
Amelia: $3,000
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Round 2 - SAME NAME
Early on, Kamara misses on the Sierra Trading Post gift tag with an R. After a BANKRUPT by Jon (he loses $350), Amelia picks up the Wild Card with three N's, but she BANKRUPTS for the second time tonight on the MDW's right side to give that up as well as $250. Towards the end, Kamara BLOWS HER TURN with an H. Jon fills in the last two remaining consonants (M and P)...
K N I T T I N G
& / C O M P A S S
N E E D L E
...and reads the above for $650 bumped to the house minimum.
DUDS (both by Kamara): R, H
BANKRUPT HITS: 2 (Jon, Amelia)
Pre-Round 3 Scores
Kamara: $0
Jon: $9,792
Amelia: $3,000
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Mystery Round - THINGS (PRIZE PUZZLE)
Jon gets off to a quick $10,500 start with three S's. After some work, he buys the only bad vowel of this puzzle (I) to leave at least $11,150 sitting there. Amelia cashes in $3,500 with a B. The board at this point...
T H E / B E S T
_ A _ E S / Y O U ' _ _
E _ E R / S U R _
Not only did you win $4,800, Amelia, you'll find THE BEST WAVES YOU'LL EVER SURF in MAUI while at the MaKena Beach & Golf Resort worth $6,300; She's won $11,100 that round.
TRIP SPIN ID: BB5954121 (Brad B. of California)
SOLE DUD: I (Jon)
Pre-Tossup #3 Scores
Kamara: $0
Jon: $9,792
Amelia: $14,100
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$3,000 Tossup - PROPER NAME
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
R _ O _ _ _ _ L T
He's one of the four faces you find on Mount Rushmore, and Jon quickly solves THEODORE ROOSEVELT for a new total of $12,792.
Round 4 - PHRASE(full $6,000 speed-up round!)
_ _ T ' S / _ _ T / T _
T _ _ / _ _ _ _ / S T _ _ _
LET'S GET TO THE GOOD STUFF -- Amelia denies Jon of $30,000 by quickly solving this puzzle for $12,000 and the victory!
FINAL SCORES
Kamara: gooseegged for $1,000
Jon: $12,792 cash and NPs
Amelia: $26,100 cash and Hawaii
TOTAL MAINGAME WINNINGS: $39,892
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$100,000 Bonus Round
This week's vehicle is a Honda Element. Amelia lands on the &.
Category: WHAT ARE YOU DOING? (first time in a while)
Starting setup...
_ E E _ _ N _
_ _ T _ _
Amelia's choices are D, C, H, and A...
_ E E _ _ N _
_ A T C H
I'm KEEPING WATCH for a win...but after saying BLEEDING WATCH, she gets the solution ONE SECOND TOO LATE. That bad timing costs her $35,000, and she'll have to leave with $26,100 cash and trip.
$1,000 Tossup - LANDMARK
_ R _ _ _
_ _ _ Y _ N
Jon incorrectly solves this one as GRAND CANYON.
B R Y C _
_ _ N Y _ N
Amelia solves Utah's BRYCE CANYON. Kicking off the week are these players...
Amelia Starr: thingytail server at an Irish pub from Minneapolis
Kamara Allen: nurse practitioner from Kansas City, MO
Jon Anderson: business and marketing consultant from Pewaukee, WI (NOT to be confused w/ Milwaukee)
$2,000 Tossup - EVENT
H _ L _ _ _ P _ _ R
_ _ D E
Amelia's two for two with HELICOPTER RIDE.
NP ON THE WHEEL: to Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks (w/ stays at the Old Faithful Inn and the Signal Mountain Lodge respectively) from nps.gov worth $7,592
Jackpot Round - FUN AND GAMES
Amelia does most of the work, but she BANKRUPTS for a $5,400 loss. Kamara next calls the C for $2,500, but then comes a dud of K. Jon picks up the Yellowstone/Grand Teton adventure w/ a V. The board now reads...
F I N _ I N G / _ _
F A V O R I T E
C O N S T E L L A T I O N S
He solves FINDING MY FAVORITE CONSTELLATIONS for $8,792 cash and NPs.
SOLE DUD: K (Kamara)
BANKRUPT HIT: Amelia
UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $11,600
Pre-Round 2 Scores
Kamara: $0
Jon: $8,792
Amelia: $3,000
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Round 2 - SAME NAME
Early on, Kamara misses on the Sierra Trading Post gift tag with an R. After a BANKRUPT by Jon (he loses $350), Amelia picks up the Wild Card with three N's, but she BANKRUPTS for the second time tonight on the MDW's right side to give that up as well as $250. Towards the end, Kamara BLOWS HER TURN with an H. Jon fills in the last two remaining consonants (M and P)...
K N I T T I N G
& / C O M P A S S
N E E D L E
...and reads the above for $650 bumped to the house minimum.
DUDS (both by Kamara): R, H
BANKRUPT HITS: 2 (Jon, Amelia)
Pre-Round 3 Scores
Kamara: $0
Jon: $9,792
Amelia: $3,000
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Mystery Round - THINGS (PRIZE PUZZLE)
Jon gets off to a quick $10,500 start with three S's. After some work, he buys the only bad vowel of this puzzle (I) to leave at least $11,150 sitting there. Amelia cashes in $3,500 with a B. The board at this point...
T H E / B E S T
_ A _ E S / Y O U ' _ _
E _ E R / S U R _
Not only did you win $4,800, Amelia, you'll find THE BEST WAVES YOU'LL EVER SURF in MAUI while at the MaKena Beach & Golf Resort worth $6,300; She's won $11,100 that round.
TRIP SPIN ID: BB5954121 (Brad B. of California)
SOLE DUD: I (Jon)
Pre-Tossup #3 Scores
Kamara: $0
Jon: $9,792
Amelia: $14,100
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$3,000 Tossup - PROPER NAME
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
R _ O _ _ _ _ L T
He's one of the four faces you find on Mount Rushmore, and Jon quickly solves THEODORE ROOSEVELT for a new total of $12,792.
Round 4 - PHRASE(full $6,000 speed-up round!)
_ _ T ' S / _ _ T / T _
T _ _ / _ _ _ _ / S T _ _ _
LET'S GET TO THE GOOD STUFF -- Amelia denies Jon of $30,000 by quickly solving this puzzle for $12,000 and the victory!
FINAL SCORES
Kamara: gooseegged for $1,000
Jon: $12,792 cash and NPs
Amelia: $26,100 cash and Hawaii
TOTAL MAINGAME WINNINGS: $39,892
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$100,000 Bonus Round
This week's vehicle is a Honda Element. Amelia lands on the &.
Category: WHAT ARE YOU DOING? (first time in a while)
Starting setup...
_ E E _ _ N _
_ _ T _ _
Amelia's choices are D, C, H, and A...
_ E E _ _ N _
_ A T C H
I'm KEEPING WATCH for a win...but after saying BLEEDING WATCH, she gets the solution ONE SECOND TOO LATE. That bad timing costs her $35,000, and she'll have to leave with $26,100 cash and trip.