Post by mechamind on Dec 31, 2023 17:12:19 GMT -5
Airdate: November 6, 2003
From Radio City Music Hall in New York, it's America's game!
Loads of fun on this show will start with a simple Toss-Up puzzle.
Go!
Robert solves STRING QUARTET.
Pat and this trio make our quartet!
Robert Marcus: Works at Columbia University as a help desk manager, from Brooklyn
Davon Snipes: Engineer with 2 degrees (in chemistry and chemical engineering); from New York City
Go!
Katherine solves SCARF AND GLOVES.
Try your best to unbundle that $10,000 prize from that ugly black jacket it's wearing.
Robert solves LIVING ON EASY STREET.
Start spreading the news about the Mystery Round! Someone here is about to flip over either a BANKRUPT or a Bloomingdale's gift certificate worth $10,000.
Robert solves TOM AND JERRY SEINFELD. "A cartoon about nothing!"
Go!
Robert solves ANTIQUE CAROUSEL.
Round and round it goes...but that carousel doesn't have a built-in $5,000 space, does it?
DING DING! DING DING!
Just to occupy Pat's time, let's have him give the Wheel a Final Spin. Consonants are worth $300 + $1,000 for $1,300 a piece.
Davon: X (DUD!)
Katherine: N (x4) ($5,200)
Robert: S ($1,300)
Robert solves BUILDING SUPERINTENDENT.
BONUS ROUND:
RSTLNE gives him:
MDFA fills in an entire word and an extra letter.
From Radio City Music Hall in New York, it's America's game!
Loads of fun on this show will start with a simple Toss-Up puzzle.
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Robert solves STRING QUARTET.
Robert | Davon | Katherine |
$1,000 |
Pat and this trio make our quartet!
Robert Marcus: Works at Columbia University as a help desk manager, from Brooklyn
Davon Snipes: Engineer with 2 degrees (in chemistry and chemical engineering); from New York City
Katherine Constand: Account in NYC for a small CPA firm, from Astoria
Davon also cooks, and he says he'll invite Pat over one day so they can do a couple things in the kitchen. Pat will offer his cellphone number...which not even his family has.
We string together some blanks for another Toss-Up puzzle.
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Katherine solves SCARF AND GLOVES.
Robert | Davon | Katherine |
$1,000 | $2,000 |
Someone in the audience gives a loud "Woo!", and Pat jokes that someone sat on the electric seat. 
Try your best to unbundle that $10,000 prize from that ugly black jacket it's wearing.
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Robert | Davon | KATHERINE |
| $400: T (x2) BANKRUPT/$10K! ($800) | ||
| $550: S (x2) -$250: E (x3) $500: R -$250: E (Repeat) | $900: Y $400: N (x2) -$250: A -$250: O $550: D (DUD!) | $300: G -$250: I (x2) $900: K (DUD!) |
$1,100 | $1,200 | $50 |
| Free Spin: L Solve: Correct! | ||
$1,100 | ||
Robert tries to change from a repeated E to an A, but it's too late.
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Robert solves LIVING ON EASY STREET.
Robert (FS) | Davon | Katherine |
$2,100 | $2,000 |
Yeah, it's not gonna be that easy to maintain a small lead, especially when we add a Collette Vacations tour of Budapest (labeled BUDAPEST) worth $4,000.
Wait long enough, and you can build up a Jackpot big enough to put you on easy street.
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ROBERT (FS) | Davon | Katherine |
| $800: S (x2) -$250: E (x2) $500: H (x2) $600: T (x6) -$250: A (x2) $450: L (x2) -$250: O $300: M (DUD!) (Free Spin used) $600: N (x2) $600: F Solve: Correct! | ||
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(Sort of) Perfection! Robert solves ALL THE NEWS THAT'S FIT TO PRINT. Not really news to him, but there's a $3,000 bonus if he knows whose slogan it is.
As the locals should know! It belongs to The New York Times.
Robert | Davon | Katherine |
$13,250 | $2,000 |
Start spreading the news about the Mystery Round! Someone here is about to flip over either a BANKRUPT or a Bloomingdale's gift certificate worth $10,000.
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Robert | DAVON | Katherine |
| $550: T $3,500: H (DUD!) | $300: S $550: R (x2) -$250: E (x3) BUDAPEST: Y $900: B (DUD!) | |
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| $300: N (x2) -$250: I $600: F $300: D (x2) $800: J Solve: Correct! | ||
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Robert solves TOM AND JERRY SEINFELD. "A cartoon about nothing!"
Robert | Davon | Katherine |
$15,600 | $2,000 |
Davon could still be that little mouse that takes down the giant cat. He might have a better chance if she solves this Toss-Up!
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Robert solves ANTIQUE CAROUSEL.
Robert | Davon | Katherine |
$18,600 | $2,000 |
Round and round it goes...but that carousel doesn't have a built-in $5,000 space, does it?
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ROBERT | Davon | Katherine |
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DING DING! DING DING!
Just to occupy Pat's time, let's have him give the Wheel a Final Spin. Consonants are worth $300 + $1,000 for $1,300 a piece.
Davon: X (DUD!)
Katherine: N (x4) ($5,200)
Robert: S ($1,300)
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Robert solves BUILDING SUPERINTENDENT.
Robert | Davon | Katherine |
$19,900 | $2,000 |
The giant cat won this time, and the mouse named Davon must accept the $500 consolation prize.
BONUS ROUND:
Robert has built up that wealth, and we've got several bonus prizes that could top it off!
Mercedes Coupe
Ford Expedition
Ford Expedition
Tower of cash ($25,000-$50,000)
...or reach record heights! ($100,000!)
He has his parents in the audience!
One last spin, this time at the Bonus Wheel. Robert lands on the dollar sign, and he has one more puzzle.
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RSTLNE gives him:
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MDFA fills in an entire word and an extra letter.
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But it wasn't quite enough. He says PARK FARE and BIG FARE, but he does not solve CAB FARE...
...and the Mercedes C230 is driving away. Robert leaves with $19,900 in cash.
In the post-game chat, Pat brings up how people send the show things from time to time. One gentleman sent them some little pins. Unfortunately, Pat doesn't have the address, so Pat thinks "D. Amandola" on-air. They just saved a stamp.