Post by an007 on Dec 30, 2010 22:57:22 GMT -5
Last night, Vishal squandered his $100K opportunity, making him the fourth such loser of this season. Let's try to recover from that as we begin Day 4 of "New Year's Eve" from Las Vegas.
$1,000 Tossup - PHRASE
_ A _ _ Y / _ S
A / C L A _
Austin is totally off w/ ______ AS _ CLAY.
H A _ _ Y / A S
A / C L A _
Scott's HAPPY AS A CLAM, so he's on the board first. We have two men and a lady competing tonight so let's meet them right now...
Scott Davidson: HS math teacher from Raleigh, NC
Austin Musick: actress & fitness model from Santa Monica, CA
Richard Luthiger: elementary P.E. teacher from Vegas
$2,000 Tossup - WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
S _ I F T I N G
G E _ _ _
Scott's SHIFTING GEARS, so he's two for two.
PRIZE ON THE WHEEL: trip to the Hontel Monteleone in New Orleans worth $5,000
Jackpot Round - FOOD AND DRINK
Scott immediately BANKRUPTS. Austin calls two A's on FP as well an N for the Wild Card, but she then misses w/ H while on the Jackpot Wedge. Richard picks things up from there...
_ L A _ E - B R O I L E _
S I R L O I N / S T E A K
...and he solves FLAME-BROILED SIRLOIN STEAK for $3,950.
SOLE DUD: H (Austin)
BANKRUPT HIT: Scott
UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $9,650
Pre-Round 2 Scores
Richard: $3,950
Scott: $3,000
Austin: $0 + WC
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Round 2 - SAME NAME
Austin misses w/ N on her second spin. Next, Richard just misses the good part of the MDW and gets its left-side BANKRUPT. Scott's next w/ an R for the Gourmet Foodstore gift tag. He keeps on going....
S H E R L O _ _
& / _ _ T _ E
H O L _ E S
...and solves SHERLOCK & KATIE HOLMES for $5,100 cash and gift tag.
SOLE DUD: N (Austin)
BANKRUPT HIT: Richard
Pre-Round 3 Scores
Richard: $3,950
Scott: $8,100
Austin: $0 + WC
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Mystery Round - FUN AND GAMES (PRIZE PUZZLE)
Richard goes BANKRUPT after starting w/ a $300 T. Scott gets the same fate via the MDW's right side to give up $2,150. Both men have two BANKRUPTS each to their credit. Austin picks up the New Orleans trip w/ a V. She uncovers a $3,500 R on her next spin, but she DOESN'T use her WC. Soon enough, she lands on the Mystery Wedge between FP and LAT, and calls two S's. No way is she risking $11,800 cash and trip (good thing, because that had the BANKRUPT). She then lands on $3,500 again. After calling an F, she uses her WC this time and puts up the P for $7,000 more. After a lot work by her, we have...
S _ U _ A / D I V I N G
A _ _ N G
T R _ P I _ A L / F I S _
...BUT SHE BLOWS THE SOLVE BIG TIME BY ONE LETTER w/ SCUBA DIVING ALONG TROPICAL FISH. She very likely threw away at least $18,800 cash and New Orleans. Richard puts up two C's and an M, and the board now says...
S C U _ A / D I V I N G
A M _ N G
T R _ P I C A L / F I S _
He solves SCUBA DIVING AMONG TROPICAL FISH for $2,400 and a trip to the Divi Carina Bay Resort in ST. CROIX worth $6,700, making his total that round $9,100. Austin gave up a total of $25,500 cash and trips that round. Ugh.
TRIP SPIN ID: LC2672882 (Leslie C. from Texas)
BANKRUPT HITS: 2 (both men)
DQ: Austin's blown solve
Pre-Tossup #3 Scores
Richard: $13,050
Scott: $8,100
Austin: $0
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$3,000 Tossup - LIVING THING
P _ _
H _ _ S T _ R
Richard solves PET HAMSTER, giving him $16,050.
Round 4 - SONG LYRICS (full $6,000 speed-up round!)
As soon as Richard calls the R's early in the round, the board reads...
_ _ _ _ / _ _ _ / _ _ N
_ R _ _ _ / _ _ / _ _ R
He gives a hilarious missolve w/ "MIAMI DOLPHINS WIN THE SUPER BOWL"! LOL!
That actually fits under HEADLINE (we haven't seen that category in a long time). Soon enough, the board reads...
B _ B Y / Y _ _ / _ _ N
_ R _ _ _ / _ Y / _ _ R
Richard's right w/ "BABY YOU CAN DRIVE MY CAR" (from the Beatles)
for $24,000!
DUDS: T (Richard), L (Scott), F (Austin)
DQ: Richard's missolve
FINAL SCORES
Richard: $40,050 cash and trip
Scott: $8,100 cash and gift tag
Austin: gooseegged for $1,000
TOTAL MAINGAME WINNINGS: $49,150
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$100,000 Bonus Round
Richard lands on the A in GAME.
Category: THING
Starting setup...
_ / _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ E
Richard goes w/ CDMA...
A / _ _ _ _
_ _ _ C E
He DOESN'T have A HIGH VOICE to solve this puzzle, and he loses $50,000. But he still goes home w/ $40,050 cash and trip.
$1,000 Tossup - PHRASE
_ A _ _ Y / _ S
A / C L A _
Austin is totally off w/ ______ AS _ CLAY.
H A _ _ Y / A S
A / C L A _
Scott's HAPPY AS A CLAM, so he's on the board first. We have two men and a lady competing tonight so let's meet them right now...
Scott Davidson: HS math teacher from Raleigh, NC
Austin Musick: actress & fitness model from Santa Monica, CA
Richard Luthiger: elementary P.E. teacher from Vegas
$2,000 Tossup - WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
S _ I F T I N G
G E _ _ _
Scott's SHIFTING GEARS, so he's two for two.
PRIZE ON THE WHEEL: trip to the Hontel Monteleone in New Orleans worth $5,000
Jackpot Round - FOOD AND DRINK
Scott immediately BANKRUPTS. Austin calls two A's on FP as well an N for the Wild Card, but she then misses w/ H while on the Jackpot Wedge. Richard picks things up from there...
_ L A _ E - B R O I L E _
S I R L O I N / S T E A K
...and he solves FLAME-BROILED SIRLOIN STEAK for $3,950.
SOLE DUD: H (Austin)
BANKRUPT HIT: Scott
UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $9,650
Pre-Round 2 Scores
Richard: $3,950
Scott: $3,000
Austin: $0 + WC
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Round 2 - SAME NAME
Austin misses w/ N on her second spin. Next, Richard just misses the good part of the MDW and gets its left-side BANKRUPT. Scott's next w/ an R for the Gourmet Foodstore gift tag. He keeps on going....
S H E R L O _ _
& / _ _ T _ E
H O L _ E S
...and solves SHERLOCK & KATIE HOLMES for $5,100 cash and gift tag.
SOLE DUD: N (Austin)
BANKRUPT HIT: Richard
Pre-Round 3 Scores
Richard: $3,950
Scott: $8,100
Austin: $0 + WC
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Mystery Round - FUN AND GAMES (PRIZE PUZZLE)
Richard goes BANKRUPT after starting w/ a $300 T. Scott gets the same fate via the MDW's right side to give up $2,150. Both men have two BANKRUPTS each to their credit. Austin picks up the New Orleans trip w/ a V. She uncovers a $3,500 R on her next spin, but she DOESN'T use her WC. Soon enough, she lands on the Mystery Wedge between FP and LAT, and calls two S's. No way is she risking $11,800 cash and trip (good thing, because that had the BANKRUPT). She then lands on $3,500 again. After calling an F, she uses her WC this time and puts up the P for $7,000 more. After a lot work by her, we have...
S _ U _ A / D I V I N G
A _ _ N G
T R _ P I _ A L / F I S _
...BUT SHE BLOWS THE SOLVE BIG TIME BY ONE LETTER w/ SCUBA DIVING ALONG TROPICAL FISH. She very likely threw away at least $18,800 cash and New Orleans. Richard puts up two C's and an M, and the board now says...
S C U _ A / D I V I N G
A M _ N G
T R _ P I C A L / F I S _
He solves SCUBA DIVING AMONG TROPICAL FISH for $2,400 and a trip to the Divi Carina Bay Resort in ST. CROIX worth $6,700, making his total that round $9,100. Austin gave up a total of $25,500 cash and trips that round. Ugh.
TRIP SPIN ID: LC2672882 (Leslie C. from Texas)
BANKRUPT HITS: 2 (both men)
DQ: Austin's blown solve
Pre-Tossup #3 Scores
Richard: $13,050
Scott: $8,100
Austin: $0
=========
$3,000 Tossup - LIVING THING
P _ _
H _ _ S T _ R
Richard solves PET HAMSTER, giving him $16,050.
Round 4 - SONG LYRICS (full $6,000 speed-up round!)
As soon as Richard calls the R's early in the round, the board reads...
_ _ _ _ / _ _ _ / _ _ N
_ R _ _ _ / _ _ / _ _ R
He gives a hilarious missolve w/ "MIAMI DOLPHINS WIN THE SUPER BOWL"! LOL!
That actually fits under HEADLINE (we haven't seen that category in a long time). Soon enough, the board reads...B _ B Y / Y _ _ / _ _ N
_ R _ _ _ / _ Y / _ _ R
Richard's right w/ "BABY YOU CAN DRIVE MY CAR" (from the Beatles)
for $24,000!
DUDS: T (Richard), L (Scott), F (Austin)
DQ: Richard's missolve
FINAL SCORES
Richard: $40,050 cash and trip
Scott: $8,100 cash and gift tag
Austin: gooseegged for $1,000
TOTAL MAINGAME WINNINGS: $49,150
=========
$100,000 Bonus Round
Richard lands on the A in GAME.
Category: THING
Starting setup...
_ / _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ E
Richard goes w/ CDMA...
A / _ _ _ _
_ _ _ C E
He DOESN'T have A HIGH VOICE to solve this puzzle, and he loses $50,000. But he still goes home w/ $40,050 cash and trip.