Post by an007 on Mar 22, 2011 19:55:02 GMT -5
$1,000 Tossup - PHRASE
_ _ / _ _ _ / I T !
Danielle shouts "GO FOR IT!" to get on the board first. Let's meet the panel on the Tuesday edition of "Vacation of a Lifetime"...
Danielle Peterson: elementary math teacher from Moorhead, MN
Aimee Couture: senior analyst of compensation and a dancin' fool who has been to Africa twice from Charlotte, NC
Brian Hemsworth: elementary scool teacher who runs an after-school chess club from Las Vegas
$2,000 Tossup - PERSON
A / _ _ _ E _ D / O F
A / F R _ E N _
Danielle is two for two with A FRIEND OF A FRIEND.
cheapoair.com VACATION ON THE WHEEL: to Rio de Janeiro worth $6,500
Jackpot Round - THINGS
Danielle starts with three S's for the Ritz Camera & Image gift tag. A little later, she calls two C's via Jackpot, but can't solve for a $6,550 pot. Soon enough, she picks up the Rio trip with a Y. But after a lot of work, she BLOWS HER TURN by buying the only bad vowel of this puzzle (I). That could very well cost her $9,850 cash and prizes. Aimee is next with two D's...
C L O S E L Y
_ _ A R D E D
S E C R E T S
...and she then uncovers these CLOSELY GUARDED SECRETS for the house minimum.
SOLE DUD: I (Danielle)
UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $7,350
Pre-Round 2 Scores
Brian: $0
Danielle: $3,000
Aimee: $1,000
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Round 2 - BEFORE AND AFTER
Aimee puts up two E's via FP on her second spin, but she then BANKRUPTS for a $2,450 loss. Later, Brian gets the same fate and gives up $1,900. Two spins later, Danielle lights up a trio of H's via FP, followed by two R's for the Wild Card. Soon enough, she faces this...
_ N I _ H T S / O F
T H E / R O U N D
T A _ L E
A N D / _ H A I R S
She solves KNIGHTS OF THE ROUND TABLE AND CHAIRS for $2,850.
BANKRUPT HITS: 2 (Aimee, Brian)
Pre-Round 3 Scores
Brian: $0
Danielle: $5,850
Aimee: $1,000
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Mystery Round - FOOD AND DRINK (PRIZE PUZZLE)
After a lot of work, Brian puts up an R via FP. He dominates...
M I L D
H O T / A N D
E _ T R A / H O T
S A L S A
...and finally solves MILD, HOT AND EXTRA HOT SALSA for $7,500...and a trip to the Grand Velas All Suite & Spa Resort in NUEVO VALLARTA worth $9,600; he wins a total of $17,100 that round!
TRIP SPIN ID: PF0763376 (Phillis F. from Michigan)
PERFECT ROUND!
Pre-Tossup #3 Scores
Brian: $17,100
Danielle: $5,850
Aimee: $1,000
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$3,000 Tossup - FUN AND GAMES
T R _ _ K
M _ E T
Brian solves TRACK MEET, putting him just over the $20,000 mark!
Round 4 - SHOW BIZ
After the R gets put up first, Speed-up Mode commences with the following...
_ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ R _ _ _ _
All remaining consonants are worth $1,500 each. With only vowels remaining, here's the board...
C A M _ _
A P P _ A R A N C _
Brian solves CAMEO APPEARANCE for $4,500 and the victory!
DUDS:
Before Final Spin: T (Brian at the start), S (Danielle)
After FS (both by Danielle): L, H
DQ (right after FS): Aimee's R repeat
FINAL SCORES
Brian: $24,600 cash and trip
Danielle: $5,850
Aimee: $1,000
TOTAL MAINGAME WINNINGS: $31,450
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$100,000 Bonus Round
Brian lands on the M in GAME.
Category: THINGS
This one-word puzzle initially reads...
_ _ _ _ _ _ T E S
Brian's choices are M, P, D and I...
_ I _ _ _ _ T E S
It's a unit of computer memory, and he DOESN'T solve GIGABYTES for the Mazda RX-8. That sends him home with $24,600 cash and trip.
_ _ / _ _ _ / I T !
Danielle shouts "GO FOR IT!" to get on the board first. Let's meet the panel on the Tuesday edition of "Vacation of a Lifetime"...
Danielle Peterson: elementary math teacher from Moorhead, MN
Aimee Couture: senior analyst of compensation and a dancin' fool who has been to Africa twice from Charlotte, NC
Brian Hemsworth: elementary scool teacher who runs an after-school chess club from Las Vegas
$2,000 Tossup - PERSON
A / _ _ _ E _ D / O F
A / F R _ E N _
Danielle is two for two with A FRIEND OF A FRIEND.
cheapoair.com VACATION ON THE WHEEL: to Rio de Janeiro worth $6,500
Jackpot Round - THINGS
Danielle starts with three S's for the Ritz Camera & Image gift tag. A little later, she calls two C's via Jackpot, but can't solve for a $6,550 pot. Soon enough, she picks up the Rio trip with a Y. But after a lot of work, she BLOWS HER TURN by buying the only bad vowel of this puzzle (I). That could very well cost her $9,850 cash and prizes. Aimee is next with two D's...
C L O S E L Y
_ _ A R D E D
S E C R E T S
...and she then uncovers these CLOSELY GUARDED SECRETS for the house minimum.
SOLE DUD: I (Danielle)
UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $7,350
Pre-Round 2 Scores
Brian: $0
Danielle: $3,000
Aimee: $1,000
========
Round 2 - BEFORE AND AFTER
Aimee puts up two E's via FP on her second spin, but she then BANKRUPTS for a $2,450 loss. Later, Brian gets the same fate and gives up $1,900. Two spins later, Danielle lights up a trio of H's via FP, followed by two R's for the Wild Card. Soon enough, she faces this...
_ N I _ H T S / O F
T H E / R O U N D
T A _ L E
A N D / _ H A I R S
She solves KNIGHTS OF THE ROUND TABLE AND CHAIRS for $2,850.
BANKRUPT HITS: 2 (Aimee, Brian)
Pre-Round 3 Scores
Brian: $0
Danielle: $5,850
Aimee: $1,000
========
Mystery Round - FOOD AND DRINK (PRIZE PUZZLE)
After a lot of work, Brian puts up an R via FP. He dominates...
M I L D
H O T / A N D
E _ T R A / H O T
S A L S A
...and finally solves MILD, HOT AND EXTRA HOT SALSA for $7,500...and a trip to the Grand Velas All Suite & Spa Resort in NUEVO VALLARTA worth $9,600; he wins a total of $17,100 that round!
TRIP SPIN ID: PF0763376 (Phillis F. from Michigan)
PERFECT ROUND!
Pre-Tossup #3 Scores
Brian: $17,100
Danielle: $5,850
Aimee: $1,000
========
$3,000 Tossup - FUN AND GAMES
T R _ _ K
M _ E T
Brian solves TRACK MEET, putting him just over the $20,000 mark!
Round 4 - SHOW BIZ
After the R gets put up first, Speed-up Mode commences with the following...
_ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ R _ _ _ _
All remaining consonants are worth $1,500 each. With only vowels remaining, here's the board...
C A M _ _
A P P _ A R A N C _
Brian solves CAMEO APPEARANCE for $4,500 and the victory!
DUDS:
Before Final Spin: T (Brian at the start), S (Danielle)
After FS (both by Danielle): L, H
DQ (right after FS): Aimee's R repeat
FINAL SCORES
Brian: $24,600 cash and trip
Danielle: $5,850
Aimee: $1,000
TOTAL MAINGAME WINNINGS: $31,450
========
$100,000 Bonus Round
Brian lands on the M in GAME.
Category: THINGS
This one-word puzzle initially reads...
_ _ _ _ _ _ T E S
Brian's choices are M, P, D and I...
_ I _ _ _ _ T E S
It's a unit of computer memory, and he DOESN'T solve GIGABYTES for the Mazda RX-8. That sends him home with $24,600 cash and trip.
