Post by an007 on Dec 26, 2010 22:01:55 GMT -5
It's been mostly budget week thanks to what happened in the BR on December 16. Can the players for Day 4 of "Happy Holidays" try to change all that?
$1,000 Tossup - SONG TITLE
D E _ _ / _ H E
_ A _ L S
Brian solves "DECK THE HALLS". And now, the Thursday trio...
Brian Ott: diagnostic laboratory salesman from West Newbury, MA
Ashley Ford: post-production company worker from Santa Monica, CA
Carmen Davis: executive assistant to the VP of academic affairs at a community college, professional shopper, and youth leader at a church from Country Club Hills, IL
$2,000 Tossup - PEOPLE
_ _ N T S / _ _ D
U N _ _ _ _
Brian is two for two w/ AUNTS AND UNCLES.
PRIZE ON THE WHEEL: trip to Durango, CO worth $5,585
Jackpot Round - FOOD AND DRINK
H O T / O A T _ E A L
_ _ _ I N _ L E _
W I T H / _ _ O W N
_ _ _ A _
Brian dominates and solves HOT OATMEAL SPRINKLED WITH BROWN SUGAR for $6,600.
PERFECT ROUND!
UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $8,400
Pre-Round 2 Scores
Ashley: $0
Carmen: $0
Brian: $9,600
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Round 2 - SAME NAME
Carmen BANKRUPTS to lose $650 after starting w/ a T and two E's. Later, Brian puts up an A via FP. He then picks up The Maids gift tag w/ an L. Two spins later, he misses on the Wild Card w/ an M. Ashley then BANKRUPTS while Carmen calls the last remaining consonant of B (two of them). The entire board reads...
N O R T H / &
B A R B E R
P O L E
She solves this puzzle for the house minimum.
DUDS: S (Ashley at the start), M (Brian)
BANKRUPT HITS: 2 (both ladies)
Pre-Round 3 Scores
Ashley: $0
Carmen: $1,000
Brian: $9,600
(The audio/camera department give their holiday greeting before the next set of commercials.)
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Mystery Round - PHRASE (PRIZE PUZZLE)
Early on, Carmen lands on the Mystery Wedge next to the MDW twice in a row. After calling two T's and an H, she doesn't take risks of either $2,350 or $3,350 (bad move -- that had the $10K). She keeps going until we get to this...
N O W / T H E
_ A R T Y ' S / I N
F U L L / S W I N G
NOW THE PARTY'S IN FULL SWING -- she dominates and solves this puzzle for $9,600 and a $6,100 trip to the Rincon Beach Resort in PUERTO RICO giving her $15,700 that round!
TRIP SPIN ID: CO7559301 (Carol O. from Wisconsin)
PERFECT ROUND #2!
Pre-Tossup #3 Scores
Ashley: $0
Carmen: $16,700
Brian: $9,600
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(The promotions department give their shout-out before the next Tossup.)
$3,000 Tossup - OCCUPATION
M _ T _ O _ _ _ O G _ _ T
Ashley finally gets on the board w/ METEOROLOGIST.
Round 4 - LIVING THINGS (full $1,600 speed-up round)
_ / G _ G G L _
_ _ / G _ _ S _
Brian solves A GAGGLE OF GEESE for $6,400.
DUDS: T (Carmen), R (Brian), N (Carmen)
FINAL SCORES
Ashley: $3,000
Carmen: $16,700 cash and trip
Brian: $16,000
TOTAL MAINGAME WINNINGS: $35,700
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$100,000 Bonus Round
Carmen lands on the &.
Category: THING
Starting setup...
_ _ _
_ _ _ _ R E
NONE of Carmen's choices of P, C, H and O make this puzzle. Thus, she has NO chance to win this WAX FIGURE worth $40,000, and will go home w/ $16,700 cash and trip.
$1,000 Tossup - SONG TITLE
D E _ _ / _ H E
_ A _ L S
Brian solves "DECK THE HALLS". And now, the Thursday trio...
Brian Ott: diagnostic laboratory salesman from West Newbury, MA
Ashley Ford: post-production company worker from Santa Monica, CA
Carmen Davis: executive assistant to the VP of academic affairs at a community college, professional shopper, and youth leader at a church from Country Club Hills, IL
$2,000 Tossup - PEOPLE
_ _ N T S / _ _ D
U N _ _ _ _
Brian is two for two w/ AUNTS AND UNCLES.
PRIZE ON THE WHEEL: trip to Durango, CO worth $5,585
Jackpot Round - FOOD AND DRINK
H O T / O A T _ E A L
_ _ _ I N _ L E _
W I T H / _ _ O W N
_ _ _ A _
Brian dominates and solves HOT OATMEAL SPRINKLED WITH BROWN SUGAR for $6,600.
PERFECT ROUND!
UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $8,400
Pre-Round 2 Scores
Ashley: $0
Carmen: $0
Brian: $9,600
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Round 2 - SAME NAME
Carmen BANKRUPTS to lose $650 after starting w/ a T and two E's. Later, Brian puts up an A via FP. He then picks up The Maids gift tag w/ an L. Two spins later, he misses on the Wild Card w/ an M. Ashley then BANKRUPTS while Carmen calls the last remaining consonant of B (two of them). The entire board reads...
N O R T H / &
B A R B E R
P O L E
She solves this puzzle for the house minimum.
DUDS: S (Ashley at the start), M (Brian)
BANKRUPT HITS: 2 (both ladies)
Pre-Round 3 Scores
Ashley: $0
Carmen: $1,000
Brian: $9,600
(The audio/camera department give their holiday greeting before the next set of commercials.)
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Mystery Round - PHRASE (PRIZE PUZZLE)
Early on, Carmen lands on the Mystery Wedge next to the MDW twice in a row. After calling two T's and an H, she doesn't take risks of either $2,350 or $3,350 (bad move -- that had the $10K). She keeps going until we get to this...
N O W / T H E
_ A R T Y ' S / I N
F U L L / S W I N G
NOW THE PARTY'S IN FULL SWING -- she dominates and solves this puzzle for $9,600 and a $6,100 trip to the Rincon Beach Resort in PUERTO RICO giving her $15,700 that round!
TRIP SPIN ID: CO7559301 (Carol O. from Wisconsin)
PERFECT ROUND #2!
Pre-Tossup #3 Scores
Ashley: $0
Carmen: $16,700
Brian: $9,600
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(The promotions department give their shout-out before the next Tossup.)
$3,000 Tossup - OCCUPATION
M _ T _ O _ _ _ O G _ _ T
Ashley finally gets on the board w/ METEOROLOGIST.
Round 4 - LIVING THINGS (full $1,600 speed-up round)
_ / G _ G G L _
_ _ / G _ _ S _
Brian solves A GAGGLE OF GEESE for $6,400.
DUDS: T (Carmen), R (Brian), N (Carmen)
FINAL SCORES
Ashley: $3,000
Carmen: $16,700 cash and trip
Brian: $16,000
TOTAL MAINGAME WINNINGS: $35,700
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$100,000 Bonus Round
Carmen lands on the &.
Category: THING
Starting setup...
_ _ _
_ _ _ _ R E
NONE of Carmen's choices of P, C, H and O make this puzzle. Thus, she has NO chance to win this WAX FIGURE worth $40,000, and will go home w/ $16,700 cash and trip.