Post by an007 on Mar 25, 2011 19:55:18 GMT -5
This is my last recap of the month, so let's make it a good one before Mark covers "Spring Fling (Las Vegas)" for next week.
$1,000 Tossup - THINGS
A I _ L I N E
_ I C_ _T S
Dori can purchase some AIRLINE TICKETS after winning her first grand. Here's the Friday panel of "Vacation of a Lifetime" before we head back to Vegas...
Dori Place: personal trainer from New Orleans
Brian Odegaard: UCLA graduate student (2 yrs) studying psychology and a LFAT of this show (he was playing the WOF board game on his third birthday party) from Los Angeles (originally from Minnesota)
Kathy Lucero: health care provider supervisor from Albuquerque, NM
$2,000 Tossup - RHYME TIME
_ L _ I _ / T O
_ A M E
Dori's CLAIM TO FAME is getting the first two Tossups correct to being the night's spinning.
cheapoair.com VACATION ON THE WHEEL: to London worth $7,500
Jackpot Round - FOOD AND DRINK
Dori begins with the London trip with an R, but she then hits LAT. Brian buys one of the two bad vowels of this puzzle (A). Kathy then lights up a $2,500 S, but she misses with an N on the next spin. We get back to her immediately after the other players BANKRUPT back-to-back (Dori loses the trip in the process while Brian gives back just $100). Kathy picks up the protravelgear.com gift tag with an L, but then comes the other bad vowel from her mouth (I). Dori then puts up a D...
_ O _ _ R T -
_ O _ E R E D
_ R E T _ E L S
...before solving YOGURT-COVERED PRETZELS for the house minimum.
DUDS: A (Brian), N (Kathy), I (Kathy)
LAT HIT: Dori
BANKRUPT HITS: 2 (Dori, Brian)
UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $8,850
Pre-Round 2 Scores
Dori: $4,000
Brian: $0
Kathy: $0
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Round 2- WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
Brian immediately picks up the Wild Card with a T before hitting LAT. Kathy cruises through the rest of the round...
_ O R R O _ I N G / A
_ _ _ / O _ / S _ G A R
_ R O _ / T H E
N E I G H _ O R S
...and solves BORROWING A CUP OF SUGAR FROM THE NEIGHBORS for $7,300.
LAT HIT: Brian
Pre-Round 3 Scores
Dori: $4,000
Brian: $0
Kathy: $7,300
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Mystery Round - PHRASE (PRIZE PUZZLE)
R E M E M B E R
T O / _ A C _
T H E / C A M E R A
REMEMBER TO PACK THE CAMERA, Kathy -- in addition to another $4,750, you're off to the Almond Beach Village in BARBADOS worth $7,000! She's racked up $11,750 that round.
TRIP SPIN ID: VE4276965 (Virginia E. of Louisiana)
DUDS: S (Kathy), I (Dori), N (Brian)
Pre-Tossup #3 Scores
Dori: $4,000
Brian: $0
Kathy: $19,050
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$3,000 Tossup - PROPER NAME
_ _ H N
_ T _ _ _ S
He's best known for playing Uncle Jesse on "Full House", and Brian finally gets off the schneid with JOHN STAMOS.
Round 4 - PEOPLE (full $1,600 speed-up round)
_ H _ L D H _ _ D
S _ _ _ T H _ _ R T S
Brian solves CHILDHOOD SWEETHEARTS for $8,000.
SOLE DUD: N (Kathy)
FINAL SCORES
Dori: $4,000
Brian: $11,000
Kathy: $19,050 cash and trip
TOTAL MAINGAME WINNINGS: $34,050
$100,000 Bonus Round
Kathy lands on the ** space.
Category: PHRASE
Here's what she gets to start...
_ _ _
S T _ _ _
Kathy's choices are D, M, H and O...
_ _ D
S T _ _ _
It sounds like she may have gotten only the first word right. The answer was KID STUFF, and she loses $45,000. That sends her home with $19,050 cash and trip.
$1,000 Tossup - THINGS
A I _ L I N E
_ I C_ _T S
Dori can purchase some AIRLINE TICKETS after winning her first grand. Here's the Friday panel of "Vacation of a Lifetime" before we head back to Vegas...
Dori Place: personal trainer from New Orleans
Brian Odegaard: UCLA graduate student (2 yrs) studying psychology and a LFAT of this show (he was playing the WOF board game on his third birthday party) from Los Angeles (originally from Minnesota)
Kathy Lucero: health care provider supervisor from Albuquerque, NM
$2,000 Tossup - RHYME TIME
_ L _ I _ / T O
_ A M E
Dori's CLAIM TO FAME is getting the first two Tossups correct to being the night's spinning.
cheapoair.com VACATION ON THE WHEEL: to London worth $7,500
Jackpot Round - FOOD AND DRINK
Dori begins with the London trip with an R, but she then hits LAT. Brian buys one of the two bad vowels of this puzzle (A). Kathy then lights up a $2,500 S, but she misses with an N on the next spin. We get back to her immediately after the other players BANKRUPT back-to-back (Dori loses the trip in the process while Brian gives back just $100). Kathy picks up the protravelgear.com gift tag with an L, but then comes the other bad vowel from her mouth (I). Dori then puts up a D...
_ O _ _ R T -
_ O _ E R E D
_ R E T _ E L S
...before solving YOGURT-COVERED PRETZELS for the house minimum.
DUDS: A (Brian), N (Kathy), I (Kathy)
LAT HIT: Dori
BANKRUPT HITS: 2 (Dori, Brian)
UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $8,850
Pre-Round 2 Scores
Dori: $4,000
Brian: $0
Kathy: $0
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Round 2- WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
Brian immediately picks up the Wild Card with a T before hitting LAT. Kathy cruises through the rest of the round...
_ O R R O _ I N G / A
_ _ _ / O _ / S _ G A R
_ R O _ / T H E
N E I G H _ O R S
...and solves BORROWING A CUP OF SUGAR FROM THE NEIGHBORS for $7,300.
LAT HIT: Brian
Pre-Round 3 Scores
Dori: $4,000
Brian: $0
Kathy: $7,300
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Mystery Round - PHRASE (PRIZE PUZZLE)
R E M E M B E R
T O / _ A C _
T H E / C A M E R A
REMEMBER TO PACK THE CAMERA, Kathy -- in addition to another $4,750, you're off to the Almond Beach Village in BARBADOS worth $7,000! She's racked up $11,750 that round.
TRIP SPIN ID: VE4276965 (Virginia E. of Louisiana)
DUDS: S (Kathy), I (Dori), N (Brian)
Pre-Tossup #3 Scores
Dori: $4,000
Brian: $0
Kathy: $19,050
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$3,000 Tossup - PROPER NAME
_ _ H N
_ T _ _ _ S
He's best known for playing Uncle Jesse on "Full House", and Brian finally gets off the schneid with JOHN STAMOS.
Round 4 - PEOPLE (full $1,600 speed-up round)
_ H _ L D H _ _ D
S _ _ _ T H _ _ R T S
Brian solves CHILDHOOD SWEETHEARTS for $8,000.
SOLE DUD: N (Kathy)
FINAL SCORES
Dori: $4,000
Brian: $11,000
Kathy: $19,050 cash and trip
TOTAL MAINGAME WINNINGS: $34,050
$100,000 Bonus Round
Kathy lands on the ** space.
Category: PHRASE
Here's what she gets to start...
_ _ _
S T _ _ _
Kathy's choices are D, M, H and O...
_ _ D
S T _ _ _
It sounds like she may have gotten only the first word right. The answer was KID STUFF, and she loses $45,000. That sends her home with $19,050 cash and trip.
