Post by an007 on Jan 17, 2011 22:47:03 GMT -5
This week, we're saluting some of the "World's Best Beaches".
The animated intro shows Pat building a sandcastle, but it gets washed away while Vanna models a big hill of sand showing the show's logo. And Jim Thornton is back as the guest announcer all week long.
$1,000 Tossup - THING
_ _ A C H
B _ N _ I R E
Christopher solves BEACH BONFIRE, and let's meet our first panel of the week...
Christopher Encell: recent graduate who's also a website designer and tennis player from Van Nuys, CA (originally from San Diego)
Kristen Carter: writer/teacher/entrepreneur from Newark, NJ
Heidi Noonan-Day: business law professor from Cedar Falls, IA
$2,000 Tossup - FUN AND GAMES
S P E C _ A _ _ R
_ P _ R _
Kristen solves SPECTATOR SPORT to start the first round.
PRIZE ON THE WHEEL: a tour of France courtesy of goaheadtours.com worth $8,854
Jackpot Round - PHRASE
The surfboarder is doing the maingame category revealing this week.
Kristen fills in most of the puzzle, but she hits LAT to leave $3,600 on the table. Heidi is next w/ a $2,500 M...
_ O _ / L E A R N
_ O M E T _ _ N _ / N E _
E V E R _ / _ A _
...and says the life lesson "YOU LEARN SOMETHING NEW EVERY DAY" for said amount.
LAT HIT: Kristen
UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $10,200
Pre-Round 2 Scores
Christopher: $1,000
Kristen: $2,000
Heidi: $2,500
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Round 2 - PLACES (PRIZE PUZZLE)
Christopher picks up the France trip with two P's. Soon enough, we have...
U N S P O I L E D
_ O U N T A I N
L A N D S _ A P E S
After solving this puzzle for $4,500 and the French tour, Christopher will be seeing UNSPOILED MOUNTAIN LANDSCAPES during the train tour of the CANADIAN ROCKIES worth $8,300; he wins $21,654 that round!
TRIP SPIN ID: CS4213820 (Christopher S. from California -- yes, another guy named Chris going on the same trip as the contestant!)
SOLE DUD: R (Heidi)
Pre-Round 3 Scores
Christopher: $22,654
Kristen: $2,000
Heidi: $2,500
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Mystery Round - HEADLINE (first time in a while)
In the middle of the round, Christopher picks up the Wild Card with two C's. After almost using it to buy a vowel for free, he lands on $3,500 and puts up a T before wisely handing the WC to cash in $21,000 with six N's! He dominates...
_ R _ N C E
_ _ _ _ _ A _
A N N O _ N C E S
E N _ A _ E _ E N T
...and solves PRINCE WILLIAM ANNOUNCES ENGAGEMENT for $24,550!
PERFECT ROUND!
Pre-Tossup #3 Scores
Christopher: $47,204
Kristen: $2,000
Heidi: $2,500
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$3,000 Tossup - PEOPLE
_ I _ E R S / A N D
T _ K E R _
Christopher solves GIVERS AND TAKERS, putting him over the $50,000 mark!!!
Round 4 - WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
_ R E A T _ I _ _ / A
_ I _ _ / O F / R E L I E F
Christopher's BREATHING A SIGH OF RELIEF after dominating and solving this puzzle for $6,500; he now has $56,704!!!
Round 5 - OCCUPATION (full $1,300 speed-up round)
C _ R T _ _ N _ S T
Heidi solves CARTOONIST for $2,600.
FINAL SCORES
Christopher: $56,704 cash and trips (NEW SEASON-HIGH!!!)
Kristen: $2,000
Heidi: $5,100
TOTAL MAINGAME WINNINGS: $63,804
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$100,000 Bonus Round
The Mazda MX-5 Miata is back in play all week long. Can Chris add even more to his very impressive total? He lands on the first A of AMERICA'S.
Category: THING
Starting setup...
E _ _ L _ S _ _ E
_ L _ _
Christopher's choices are C, H, M and A...
E _ C L _ S _ _ E
C L _ _
He was ONE LETTER OFF with EXCLUSIVE CLUE. That means he won't be joining an EXCLUSIVE CLUB of BR winners, and he loses $35,000. But he still leaves with $56,704 cash and trip!
The animated intro shows Pat building a sandcastle, but it gets washed away while Vanna models a big hill of sand showing the show's logo. And Jim Thornton is back as the guest announcer all week long.
$1,000 Tossup - THING
_ _ A C H
B _ N _ I R E
Christopher solves BEACH BONFIRE, and let's meet our first panel of the week...
Christopher Encell: recent graduate who's also a website designer and tennis player from Van Nuys, CA (originally from San Diego)
Kristen Carter: writer/teacher/entrepreneur from Newark, NJ
Heidi Noonan-Day: business law professor from Cedar Falls, IA
$2,000 Tossup - FUN AND GAMES
S P E C _ A _ _ R
_ P _ R _
Kristen solves SPECTATOR SPORT to start the first round.
PRIZE ON THE WHEEL: a tour of France courtesy of goaheadtours.com worth $8,854
Jackpot Round - PHRASE
The surfboarder is doing the maingame category revealing this week.
Kristen fills in most of the puzzle, but she hits LAT to leave $3,600 on the table. Heidi is next w/ a $2,500 M...
_ O _ / L E A R N
_ O M E T _ _ N _ / N E _
E V E R _ / _ A _
...and says the life lesson "YOU LEARN SOMETHING NEW EVERY DAY" for said amount.
LAT HIT: Kristen
UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $10,200
Pre-Round 2 Scores
Christopher: $1,000
Kristen: $2,000
Heidi: $2,500
========
Round 2 - PLACES (PRIZE PUZZLE)
Christopher picks up the France trip with two P's. Soon enough, we have...
U N S P O I L E D
_ O U N T A I N
L A N D S _ A P E S
After solving this puzzle for $4,500 and the French tour, Christopher will be seeing UNSPOILED MOUNTAIN LANDSCAPES during the train tour of the CANADIAN ROCKIES worth $8,300; he wins $21,654 that round!
TRIP SPIN ID: CS4213820 (Christopher S. from California -- yes, another guy named Chris going on the same trip as the contestant!)
SOLE DUD: R (Heidi)
Pre-Round 3 Scores
Christopher: $22,654
Kristen: $2,000
Heidi: $2,500
========
Mystery Round - HEADLINE (first time in a while)
In the middle of the round, Christopher picks up the Wild Card with two C's. After almost using it to buy a vowel for free, he lands on $3,500 and puts up a T before wisely handing the WC to cash in $21,000 with six N's! He dominates...
_ R _ N C E
_ _ _ _ _ A _
A N N O _ N C E S
E N _ A _ E _ E N T
...and solves PRINCE WILLIAM ANNOUNCES ENGAGEMENT for $24,550!
PERFECT ROUND!
Pre-Tossup #3 Scores
Christopher: $47,204
Kristen: $2,000
Heidi: $2,500
========
$3,000 Tossup - PEOPLE
_ I _ E R S / A N D
T _ K E R _
Christopher solves GIVERS AND TAKERS, putting him over the $50,000 mark!!!
Round 4 - WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
_ R E A T _ I _ _ / A
_ I _ _ / O F / R E L I E F
Christopher's BREATHING A SIGH OF RELIEF after dominating and solving this puzzle for $6,500; he now has $56,704!!!
Round 5 - OCCUPATION (full $1,300 speed-up round)
C _ R T _ _ N _ S T
Heidi solves CARTOONIST for $2,600.
FINAL SCORES
Christopher: $56,704 cash and trips (NEW SEASON-HIGH!!!)
Kristen: $2,000
Heidi: $5,100
TOTAL MAINGAME WINNINGS: $63,804
========
$100,000 Bonus Round
The Mazda MX-5 Miata is back in play all week long. Can Chris add even more to his very impressive total? He lands on the first A of AMERICA'S.
Category: THING
Starting setup...
E _ _ L _ S _ _ E
_ L _ _
Christopher's choices are C, H, M and A...
E _ C L _ S _ _ E
C L _ _
He was ONE LETTER OFF with EXCLUSIVE CLUE. That means he won't be joining an EXCLUSIVE CLUB of BR winners, and he loses $35,000. But he still leaves with $56,704 cash and trip!