Post by an007 on Mar 18, 2011 20:28:00 GMT -5
$1,000 Tossup - MOVIE TITLE
_ _ _ _ / _ N _
_ H E / _ _ _ M P
Christa solves the Disney classic "LADY AND THE TRAMP". Our final three pet lovers of the week are...
Christa Bator: IRS communications analyst and a full-time single mom who owns a boxer named Zeus Apollo from Mascoutah, IL
Tony Beck: Air Force reserve and master sergeant from Las Vegas (owner of a cat named Coa who was previously abandoned on New Year's Eve)
Diane Bang: recent law school graduate who owns a beagle named Ally McBeagle from Los Angeles (originally from Seattle)
$2,000 Tossup - RHYME TIME
T W _ _ _
_ S / N _ C E
According to Christa, solving this puzzle is TWICE AS NICE, so she's tripled her money.
PET-FRIENDLY TRIP ON THE WHEEL: to Loews Vanderbilt Hotel in Nashville worth $5,200
Jackpot Round - SONG AND ARTIST
Christa begins with a B while one Jackpot, but she purchases the only bad vowel of this puzzle. Tony begins his run with a $500 Jackpot N. He also picks up the Nashville trip with an R, but he BANKRUPTS to give up the trip. Diane is next with two D's for the WC...
_ _ _ N D / D _ _
B Y / E _ _ I _
_ R E _ _ E Y
...and she solves "HOUND DOG" BY ELVIS PRESLEY for the house minimum.
SOLE DUD: A (Christa)
BANKRUPT HIT: Tony
UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $6,900
Pre-Round 2 Scores
Christa: $3,000
Tony: $0
Diane: $1,000 and WC
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Round 2 - PHRASE (PRIZE PUZZLE)
Tony does some work, but he BANKRUPTS (his second one tonight) on the MDW's left-side to hand over $2,850. Diane picks things up from there...
I T / _ _ E S N ' T
_ E T / A N _
_ E T T E _ / T H A N
T H I S
IT DOESN'T GET ANY BETTER THAN THIS -- she wins $1,900...and a trip to the Couples Tower Isle in JAMAICA worth $6,785 for a total of $8,685 that round.
TRIP SPIN ID: PE0851471 (Paul E. from California)
BANKRUPT HIT: Tony
Pre-Round 3 Scores
Christa: $3,000
Tony: $0
Diane: $9,685 and WC
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Mystery Round - SAME LETTER
Early on, Diane lands on the Mystery Wedge between FP and LAT. After calling four R's, she declines a $5,000 gamble (that one had the $10,000, however). After purchasing some vowels, she misses with a T. Christa then BANKRUPTS while Tony uncovers the SL of five C's. Soon enough, the board reads...
C R I _ _ _
C R U N C H _
C A R A _ E _
C O R N
He solves CRISPY, CRUNCHY CARAMEL CORN for $1,850.
SOLE DUD: T (Diane)
BANKRUPT HIT: Christa
Pre-Tossup #3 Scores
Christa: $3,000
Tony: $1,850
Diane: $9,685 and WC
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$3,000 Tossup - PEOPLE
E A R _ Y
_ I R D S
Diane denies Christa of the sweep with EARLY BIRDS, meaning she now has $12,685.
Round 4 - PLACE
After most of the puzzle gets filled in, speed-up mode commences with the following...
C A R P E N T E R ' S
W _ R _ S H _ P
The last consonant is worth $1,900, and Tony lights that up (the K)...
C A R P E N T E R ' S
W _ R K S H _ P
...before solving CARPENTER'S WORKSHOP for $2,500.
SOLE DUD (before Final Spin): I (Diane)
DQ: Christa's I repeat
FINAL SCORES
Christa: $3,000
Tony: $4,350
Diane: $12,685 cash, trip and WC
TOTAL MAINGAME WINNINGS: just $20,035
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$100,000 Bonus Round
Let's see if Diane can improve her total dramatically to end the week. And it's not the & she's landed on -- it's actually the M in AMERICA'S.
Category: THINGS
RSTLNE reveals...
_ _ _ R
_ _ _ R T S
Diane's choices are C, H, P, O and G...
_ O _ R
_ _ _ R T S
This many units equal a gallon, and she BLOWS IT BY A LETTER with YOUR QUARTS. It was FOUR QUARTS, and she's the third and final $30,000 loser of the week. She's sent packing with just $12,685 cash and trip.
_ _ _ _ / _ N _
_ H E / _ _ _ M P
Christa solves the Disney classic "LADY AND THE TRAMP". Our final three pet lovers of the week are...
Christa Bator: IRS communications analyst and a full-time single mom who owns a boxer named Zeus Apollo from Mascoutah, IL
Tony Beck: Air Force reserve and master sergeant from Las Vegas (owner of a cat named Coa who was previously abandoned on New Year's Eve)
Diane Bang: recent law school graduate who owns a beagle named Ally McBeagle from Los Angeles (originally from Seattle)
$2,000 Tossup - RHYME TIME
T W _ _ _
_ S / N _ C E
According to Christa, solving this puzzle is TWICE AS NICE, so she's tripled her money.
PET-FRIENDLY TRIP ON THE WHEEL: to Loews Vanderbilt Hotel in Nashville worth $5,200
Jackpot Round - SONG AND ARTIST
Christa begins with a B while one Jackpot, but she purchases the only bad vowel of this puzzle. Tony begins his run with a $500 Jackpot N. He also picks up the Nashville trip with an R, but he BANKRUPTS to give up the trip. Diane is next with two D's for the WC...
_ _ _ N D / D _ _
B Y / E _ _ I _
_ R E _ _ E Y
...and she solves "HOUND DOG" BY ELVIS PRESLEY for the house minimum.
SOLE DUD: A (Christa)
BANKRUPT HIT: Tony
UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $6,900
Pre-Round 2 Scores
Christa: $3,000
Tony: $0
Diane: $1,000 and WC
========
Round 2 - PHRASE (PRIZE PUZZLE)
Tony does some work, but he BANKRUPTS (his second one tonight) on the MDW's left-side to hand over $2,850. Diane picks things up from there...
I T / _ _ E S N ' T
_ E T / A N _
_ E T T E _ / T H A N
T H I S
IT DOESN'T GET ANY BETTER THAN THIS -- she wins $1,900...and a trip to the Couples Tower Isle in JAMAICA worth $6,785 for a total of $8,685 that round.
TRIP SPIN ID: PE0851471 (Paul E. from California)
BANKRUPT HIT: Tony
Pre-Round 3 Scores
Christa: $3,000
Tony: $0
Diane: $9,685 and WC
========
Mystery Round - SAME LETTER
Early on, Diane lands on the Mystery Wedge between FP and LAT. After calling four R's, she declines a $5,000 gamble (that one had the $10,000, however). After purchasing some vowels, she misses with a T. Christa then BANKRUPTS while Tony uncovers the SL of five C's. Soon enough, the board reads...
C R I _ _ _
C R U N C H _
C A R A _ E _
C O R N
He solves CRISPY, CRUNCHY CARAMEL CORN for $1,850.
SOLE DUD: T (Diane)
BANKRUPT HIT: Christa
Pre-Tossup #3 Scores
Christa: $3,000
Tony: $1,850
Diane: $9,685 and WC
========
$3,000 Tossup - PEOPLE
E A R _ Y
_ I R D S
Diane denies Christa of the sweep with EARLY BIRDS, meaning she now has $12,685.
Round 4 - PLACE
After most of the puzzle gets filled in, speed-up mode commences with the following...
C A R P E N T E R ' S
W _ R _ S H _ P
The last consonant is worth $1,900, and Tony lights that up (the K)...
C A R P E N T E R ' S
W _ R K S H _ P
...before solving CARPENTER'S WORKSHOP for $2,500.
SOLE DUD (before Final Spin): I (Diane)
DQ: Christa's I repeat
FINAL SCORES
Christa: $3,000
Tony: $4,350
Diane: $12,685 cash, trip and WC
TOTAL MAINGAME WINNINGS: just $20,035
========
$100,000 Bonus Round
Let's see if Diane can improve her total dramatically to end the week. And it's not the & she's landed on -- it's actually the M in AMERICA'S.
Category: THINGS
RSTLNE reveals...
_ _ _ R
_ _ _ R T S
Diane's choices are C, H, P, O and G...
_ O _ R
_ _ _ R T S
This many units equal a gallon, and she BLOWS IT BY A LETTER with YOUR QUARTS. It was FOUR QUARTS, and she's the third and final $30,000 loser of the week. She's sent packing with just $12,685 cash and trip.
