Post by an007 on Apr 22, 2011 20:54:01 GMT -5
It's the finale of "Give Me a Break", and we're on the set of "Road Trip".
$1,000 Tossup - QUOTATION
L _ _ E / _ _ _ Q _ _ _ S
_ _ L
Shelby knows that LOVE CONQUERS ALL. Friday's players...
Shelby Burford: recent graduate pursuing a job in creative marketing from Seattle, WA
Tanya Sirianni: IT project manager for a financial firm from Minnetonka, MN
Kristen Hoy: advertiser for major auto manufacturer from Redondo Beach, CA
$2,000 Tossup - THING
_ O T T _ _ Y
W _ E E _
Tanya immediately goofs by saying the first word is LOTTERY.
_ O T T _ R Y
W _ E E _
Shelby doesn't do any better with LOTTERY WHEEL.
P O T T _ R Y
W _ E E _
Kristen gets on the board with POTTERY WHEEL.
PRIZE ON THE WHEEL: Bluenose Inn Bar Harbor Hotel in Maine worth $5,500
Jackpot Round - PHRASE
Kristen starts with a spawish.com gift tag with three N's. She then uses FP to call the A, but she BANKRUPTS on the next spin to lose the gift tag. Shelby is next with an M for Maine. He also cashes in $2,500 with an H, but he gets DQed for repeating the A. Later, the board reads...
M A D E / _ _ _ M
T H E / _ _ N E _ T
_ N _ _ E D _ E N T _
Kristen solves MADE FROM THE FINEST INGREDIENTS for $1,600.
SOLE DUD: K (Tanya)
BANKRUPT HIT: Kristen
DQ: Shelby's A repeat
UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $10,200
Pre-Round 2 Scores
Tanya: $0
Kristen: $3,600
Shelby: $1,000
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Round 2 - WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
Shelby does most of the work, but he buys the only bad vowel of this puzzle (O). After Tanya puts up the F's and the U...
E A T I N G
_ U N _ H / A T
F I S H E _ M A N ' S
_ H A _ F
...she solves EATING LUNCH AT FISHERMAN'S WHARF for $350 and a trip to the Radisson Fisherman's Wharf in SAN FRANSCISCO; she's on the board with $5,750.
TRIP SPIN ID: TG1994436 (Tammy G. from Missouri)
SOLE DUD: O (Shelby)
Pre-Round 3 Scores
Tanya: $5,750
Kristen: $3,600
Shelby: $1,000
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Mystery Round - BEST SELLER
(Well, it's been a while since we've used that category.)
Tanya instantly BANKRUPTS to the left of the MDW. After that, it's all Kristen from there (she FPs the E in the process)...
T H E / _ I _ _
_ I T H / T H E
_ _ _ _ _ _
T _ T T _ _
...and she solves "THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO" for $3,950.
BANKRUPT HIT: Tanya
Pre-Round 3 Scores
Tanya: $5,750
Kristen: $7,550
Shelby: $1,000
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$3,000 Tossup - ON THE MAP
_ I S T _ _ _ _ / O F
C O _ U M _ _ _
The D.C. in Washington D.C. stands for this, and Kristen solves DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA for a new total of $10,550.
Round 4 - PEOPLE
Early on, Kristen FPs the A, but she misses with an M. Much later, the board reads...
_ I T _ H E R / &
_ A T _ H E R
Tanya solves the baseball positions, PITCHER & CATCHER, for the house minimum. She now has $6,750.
DUDS: M (Kristen), N (Shelby), O (Kristen), L (Shelby)
BANKRUPT HIT: Tanya ($850 loss)
Round 5 - AROUND THE HOUSE
Shelby starts with an R, but time's running out...
_ R _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ R
The remaining consonants are worth $1,600 each.
_ R _ S T _ L
_ H _ N D _ L _ _ R
Tanya solves CRYSTAL CHANDELIER for $6,400 and the victory.
DUDS (both after Final Spin): F (Kristen), M (Shelby)
FINAL SCORES
Tanya: $13,150 cash and S.F.
Kristen: $10,550
Shelby: $1,000
TOTAL MAINGAME WINNINGS: $24,700
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$100,000 Bonus Round
That Ford Fusion is still waiting to be won. Tanya lands on the S in AMERICA'S.
Category: PHRASE
Here's what going up first...
_ ' _ / _ L E _ _ _ L E
MCPA lights up just this...
_ ' M / _ L E _ _ _ L E
She only gets the obvious first word. While I'M FLEXIBLE, she isn't that way enough, so she loses $45,000. That sends her home with just $13,150 cash and S.F.
$1,000 Tossup - QUOTATION
L _ _ E / _ _ _ Q _ _ _ S
_ _ L
Shelby knows that LOVE CONQUERS ALL. Friday's players...
Shelby Burford: recent graduate pursuing a job in creative marketing from Seattle, WA
Tanya Sirianni: IT project manager for a financial firm from Minnetonka, MN
Kristen Hoy: advertiser for major auto manufacturer from Redondo Beach, CA
$2,000 Tossup - THING
_ O T T _ _ Y
W _ E E _
Tanya immediately goofs by saying the first word is LOTTERY.
_ O T T _ R Y
W _ E E _
Shelby doesn't do any better with LOTTERY WHEEL.
P O T T _ R Y
W _ E E _
Kristen gets on the board with POTTERY WHEEL.
PRIZE ON THE WHEEL: Bluenose Inn Bar Harbor Hotel in Maine worth $5,500
Jackpot Round - PHRASE
Kristen starts with a spawish.com gift tag with three N's. She then uses FP to call the A, but she BANKRUPTS on the next spin to lose the gift tag. Shelby is next with an M for Maine. He also cashes in $2,500 with an H, but he gets DQed for repeating the A. Later, the board reads...
M A D E / _ _ _ M
T H E / _ _ N E _ T
_ N _ _ E D _ E N T _
Kristen solves MADE FROM THE FINEST INGREDIENTS for $1,600.
SOLE DUD: K (Tanya)
BANKRUPT HIT: Kristen
DQ: Shelby's A repeat
UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $10,200
Pre-Round 2 Scores
Tanya: $0
Kristen: $3,600
Shelby: $1,000
========
Round 2 - WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
Shelby does most of the work, but he buys the only bad vowel of this puzzle (O). After Tanya puts up the F's and the U...
E A T I N G
_ U N _ H / A T
F I S H E _ M A N ' S
_ H A _ F
...she solves EATING LUNCH AT FISHERMAN'S WHARF for $350 and a trip to the Radisson Fisherman's Wharf in SAN FRANSCISCO; she's on the board with $5,750.
TRIP SPIN ID: TG1994436 (Tammy G. from Missouri)
SOLE DUD: O (Shelby)
Pre-Round 3 Scores
Tanya: $5,750
Kristen: $3,600
Shelby: $1,000
========
Mystery Round - BEST SELLER
(Well, it's been a while since we've used that category.)
Tanya instantly BANKRUPTS to the left of the MDW. After that, it's all Kristen from there (she FPs the E in the process)...
T H E / _ I _ _
_ I T H / T H E
_ _ _ _ _ _
T _ T T _ _
...and she solves "THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO" for $3,950.
BANKRUPT HIT: Tanya
Pre-Round 3 Scores
Tanya: $5,750
Kristen: $7,550
Shelby: $1,000
========
$3,000 Tossup - ON THE MAP
_ I S T _ _ _ _ / O F
C O _ U M _ _ _
The D.C. in Washington D.C. stands for this, and Kristen solves DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA for a new total of $10,550.
Round 4 - PEOPLE
Early on, Kristen FPs the A, but she misses with an M. Much later, the board reads...
_ I T _ H E R / &
_ A T _ H E R
Tanya solves the baseball positions, PITCHER & CATCHER, for the house minimum. She now has $6,750.
DUDS: M (Kristen), N (Shelby), O (Kristen), L (Shelby)
BANKRUPT HIT: Tanya ($850 loss)
Round 5 - AROUND THE HOUSE
Shelby starts with an R, but time's running out...
_ R _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ R
The remaining consonants are worth $1,600 each.
_ R _ S T _ L
_ H _ N D _ L _ _ R
Tanya solves CRYSTAL CHANDELIER for $6,400 and the victory.
DUDS (both after Final Spin): F (Kristen), M (Shelby)
FINAL SCORES
Tanya: $13,150 cash and S.F.
Kristen: $10,550
Shelby: $1,000
TOTAL MAINGAME WINNINGS: $24,700
========
$100,000 Bonus Round
That Ford Fusion is still waiting to be won. Tanya lands on the S in AMERICA'S.
Category: PHRASE
Here's what going up first...
_ ' _ / _ L E _ _ _ L E
MCPA lights up just this...
_ ' M / _ L E _ _ _ L E
She only gets the obvious first word. While I'M FLEXIBLE, she isn't that way enough, so she loses $45,000. That sends her home with just $13,150 cash and S.F.
