Post by an007 on Jan 15, 2011 0:25:17 GMT -5
Not only is this the finale of "Picture Perfect", it's also the end of Lora Cain's first week of announcing auditions.
$1,000 Tossup - THING
A / _ I C E
B I G / S _ I L E
Stephen only says A NICE SMILE while Alexandra shows A NICE BIG SMILE to get on the board first. Let's meet the last players of this week...
Alexandra McNay: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers worker from Kansas City, MO (originally from Quincy, IL)
Nichelle Thomas: event company owner & former 20-year member of the Navy from Inglewood, CA
Stephen Hutchings: Missoula County building official from Huson, MT
$2,000 Tossup - ON THE MAP
_ _ _ / A R _ _ I C
O _ _ _ _
Alexandra is two for two with THE ARCTIC OCEAN.
PRIZE ON THE WHEEL: a Mediterranean Cruise from Oceania Cruises worth $7,998
Jackpot Round - PHRASE
Late in the round, Alexandra calls C for cruise. Towards the end, she BLOWS HER TURN with a P, likely costing her $8,398 cash and cruise. Nichelle lights up the last two letters of this puzzle (B and D)...
B A S E D / O N
A C T U A L / E V E N T S
...and reads BASED ON ACTUAL EVENTS for $2,350.
DUDS: R (Alexandra), I (Nichelle), H (Stephen), P (Alexandra)
UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $10,350
Pre-Round 2 Scores
Alexandra: $3,000
Nichelle: $2,350
Stephen: $0
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Round 2 - WHAT ARE YOU DOING? (PRIZE PUZZLE)
Nichelle immediately BANKRUPTS. Stephen next picks up the Wild Card, but he and Alexandra hit LAT back-to-back. Nichelle gets another chance, but she hits that same white space as the other players. Stephen is next with two E's via FP, but he then BANKRUPTS to give back the WC. Alexandra then also hits FP and she lights up the O's. After some work, she BANKRUPTS to fork over $5,950. Towards the end, Nichelle squanders her turn with an L. Stephen calls a P, and we have...
S K I I N G
T H R O U G H / F R E S H
P O W _ E R / S N O W
He solves this puzzle for $500, and he'll be SKIING THROUGH FRESH POWDER SNOW while at the Jackson Hole Mountain Resort in WYOMING worth $5,700; he's on the board with $6,200.
SOLE DUD: L (Nichelle)
LAT HITS: 3 (all three players)
BANKRUPT HITS: 3 (the same trio)
Pre-Round 3 Scores
Alexandra: $3,000
Nichelle: $2,350
Stephen: $6,200
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Mystery Round - SAME LETTER
In the middle of the round, Stephen BANKRUPTS for the second time tonight to lose $350. Alexandra lights up a D while on the Mystery Wedge next to the MDW. She takes a $1,700 risk...and there's $10,000! But after purchasing the O's to finish off the vowels, she BLOWS HER TURN AGAIN with a W; she likely threw away $10,450. After Nichelle lights up six P's (the SL), here's the board...
P E R _ E _ T L Y
P O P P E D
P O P C O R N
She eats some PERFECTLY POPPED POPCORN worth $2,700.
DUDS: A (Stephen), S (Michelle), W (Alexandra)
BANKRUPT HIT: Stephen
LAT HIT: Alexandra (2nd so far)
Pre-Tossup #3 Scores
Alexandra: $3,000
Nichelle: $5,050
Stephen: $6,200
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$3,000 Tossup - PERSON
S _ _ R E T
_ _ _ I R E R
Nichelle solves SECRET ADMIRER, giving her the lead for the moment at $8,050.
Round 4 - SHOW BIZ (full $1,300 speed-up round)
L _ M _ T _ _
_ N G _ G _ M _ N T
Alexandra solves LIMITED ENGAGEMENT for $2,600.
SOLE DUD: R (Alexandra)
FINAL SCORES
Alexandra: $5,600
Nichelle: $8,050
Stephen: $6,200 and Jackson Hole
TOTAL MAINGAME WINNINGS: a mediocre $19,850
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$100,000 Bonus Round
This wasn't a pretty maingame, but Nichelle is lucky to make it here. She lands on the S in SPIN.
Category: PHRASE
Starting setup...
_ _ R _
_ T / _ _ T
NONE of her choices of G, M, A and C make this puzzle. She had to POUR IT OUT instead of WORK IT OUT, so she loses $35,000. She leaves as the LOWEST MAINGAME WINNER OF THE SEASON with just $8,050.
$1,000 Tossup - THING
A / _ I C E
B I G / S _ I L E
Stephen only says A NICE SMILE while Alexandra shows A NICE BIG SMILE to get on the board first. Let's meet the last players of this week...
Alexandra McNay: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers worker from Kansas City, MO (originally from Quincy, IL)
Nichelle Thomas: event company owner & former 20-year member of the Navy from Inglewood, CA
Stephen Hutchings: Missoula County building official from Huson, MT
$2,000 Tossup - ON THE MAP
_ _ _ / A R _ _ I C
O _ _ _ _
Alexandra is two for two with THE ARCTIC OCEAN.
PRIZE ON THE WHEEL: a Mediterranean Cruise from Oceania Cruises worth $7,998
Jackpot Round - PHRASE
Late in the round, Alexandra calls C for cruise. Towards the end, she BLOWS HER TURN with a P, likely costing her $8,398 cash and cruise. Nichelle lights up the last two letters of this puzzle (B and D)...
B A S E D / O N
A C T U A L / E V E N T S
...and reads BASED ON ACTUAL EVENTS for $2,350.
DUDS: R (Alexandra), I (Nichelle), H (Stephen), P (Alexandra)
UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $10,350
Pre-Round 2 Scores
Alexandra: $3,000
Nichelle: $2,350
Stephen: $0
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Round 2 - WHAT ARE YOU DOING? (PRIZE PUZZLE)
Nichelle immediately BANKRUPTS. Stephen next picks up the Wild Card, but he and Alexandra hit LAT back-to-back. Nichelle gets another chance, but she hits that same white space as the other players. Stephen is next with two E's via FP, but he then BANKRUPTS to give back the WC. Alexandra then also hits FP and she lights up the O's. After some work, she BANKRUPTS to fork over $5,950. Towards the end, Nichelle squanders her turn with an L. Stephen calls a P, and we have...
S K I I N G
T H R O U G H / F R E S H
P O W _ E R / S N O W
He solves this puzzle for $500, and he'll be SKIING THROUGH FRESH POWDER SNOW while at the Jackson Hole Mountain Resort in WYOMING worth $5,700; he's on the board with $6,200.
SOLE DUD: L (Nichelle)
LAT HITS: 3 (all three players)
BANKRUPT HITS: 3 (the same trio)
Pre-Round 3 Scores
Alexandra: $3,000
Nichelle: $2,350
Stephen: $6,200
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Mystery Round - SAME LETTER
In the middle of the round, Stephen BANKRUPTS for the second time tonight to lose $350. Alexandra lights up a D while on the Mystery Wedge next to the MDW. She takes a $1,700 risk...and there's $10,000! But after purchasing the O's to finish off the vowels, she BLOWS HER TURN AGAIN with a W; she likely threw away $10,450. After Nichelle lights up six P's (the SL), here's the board...
P E R _ E _ T L Y
P O P P E D
P O P C O R N
She eats some PERFECTLY POPPED POPCORN worth $2,700.
DUDS: A (Stephen), S (Michelle), W (Alexandra)
BANKRUPT HIT: Stephen
LAT HIT: Alexandra (2nd so far)
Pre-Tossup #3 Scores
Alexandra: $3,000
Nichelle: $5,050
Stephen: $6,200
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$3,000 Tossup - PERSON
S _ _ R E T
_ _ _ I R E R
Nichelle solves SECRET ADMIRER, giving her the lead for the moment at $8,050.
Round 4 - SHOW BIZ (full $1,300 speed-up round)
L _ M _ T _ _
_ N G _ G _ M _ N T
Alexandra solves LIMITED ENGAGEMENT for $2,600.
SOLE DUD: R (Alexandra)
FINAL SCORES
Alexandra: $5,600
Nichelle: $8,050
Stephen: $6,200 and Jackson Hole
TOTAL MAINGAME WINNINGS: a mediocre $19,850
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$100,000 Bonus Round
This wasn't a pretty maingame, but Nichelle is lucky to make it here. She lands on the S in SPIN.
Category: PHRASE
Starting setup...
_ _ R _
_ T / _ _ T
NONE of her choices of G, M, A and C make this puzzle. She had to POUR IT OUT instead of WORK IT OUT, so she loses $35,000. She leaves as the LOWEST MAINGAME WINNER OF THE SEASON with just $8,050.
