Post by an007 on Apr 27, 2011 21:34:35 GMT -5
Well, as they say, "better late than never". Here's Day 3 of "Desert Oasis".
$1,000 Tossup - LIVING THINGS
C _ _ _ _ U S
_ _ _ W _ R S
Diana solves CACTUS FLOWERS. Here's the midweek panel...
Diana Taub: a stay-at-home mom who wants to start her own photography business from Chicago (originally from Oakland, NJ)!
Rhea Neuberger: a member of a roller derby league called the Fargo-Moorhead Derby Girls (she's nicknamed "Major Defect") from Fargo, ND
Mike Garrett: BYU pre-communications sophomore hoping to majoring in advertising, art model, and ski instructor from Missoula, MT
$2,000 Tossup - ON THE MAP
S _ _ D _
_ R _ _ _ A
Rhea solves the desert country SAUDI ARABIA.
DESERT TRIP ON THE WHEEL: to the 2012 BNP Paribas Open at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden in Southern California (w/ a stay at the Grand Hyatt Champions Resort near Palm Springs) worth $5,890
Jackpot Round - PHRASE
Rhea and Mike hit LAT back-to-back. Diana picks up the TravelSmith gift tag with an H. After a bit of work, she BANKRUPTS to lose $1,700 cash and gift tag.
Rhea hits LAT again. Mike narrows the puzzle down to this...
T H E Y ' R E
P L A Y I N G
O U R / _ O N G
He says "THEY'RE PLAYING OUR SONG" for $4,400.
BANKRUPT HIT: Diana
LAT HITS: 3 (Rhea 2x, Mike)
UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $9,800
Pre-Round 2 Scores
Rhea: $2,000
Mike: $4,400
Diana: $1,000
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Round 2 - PLACE (PRIZE PUZZLE)
Mike starts with a T before hitting LAT for the second time tonight. Diana then gets her second BANKRUPT of this episode. Later, Rhea picks up the tennis trip with an L. After some work, she hits LAT to leave at least $8,340 cash and trip on the table. Mike calls the only bad vowel of this puzzle (I) while on FP and then BANKRUPTS to lose $450. Diana puts up the D and U, and the board now says...
T H E / L A N D / O _
L E _ _ E _ H A U N _
She solves this puzzle for $550 and a trip to THE LAND OF LEPRECHAUNS aka DUBLIN, IRELAND (courtesy of the Aer Lingus vacation store) worth $5,500; she's won $6,050 that round.
TRIP SPIN ID: EA01110 (Elma A. of FLorida)
SOLE DUD: I (Mike)
BANKRUPT HITS: 2 (Diana, Mike)
LAT HITS: 2 (same players as last round)
Pre-Round 3 Scores
Rhea: $2,000
Mike: $4,400
Diana: $7,050
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Mystery Round - SAME NAME
_ I S _ O / &
_ O T T O N
_ A L L
Rhea solves DISCO & COTTON BALL for $3,950 ($3,500 from an S).
SOLE DUD: E (Diana)
Pre-Tossup #3 Scores
Rhea: $5,950
Mike: $4,400
Diana: $7,050
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$3,000 Tossup - PROPER NAME
_ _ B / L O W E
Rhea solves ROB LOWE for the lead at $8,950.
Round 4 - OCCUPATION
Rhea puts up some letters, but time's running out...
A _ _ _ N _ S _ _ A _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ S S _ _ N A _
The remaining consonants are worth $1,500 each. After she puts up the F...
A _ M _ N _ S T R A T _ _ _
_ R _ F _ S S _ _ N A _
...she nails ADMINISTRATIVE PROFESSIONAL for $7,250.
FINAL SCORES
Rhea: $16,200
Mike: $4,400
Diana: $7,050 cash and Ireland
TOTAL MAINGAME WINNINGS: $27,650
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$100,000 Bonus Round
Rhea lands on the E in GAME.
Category: THING
Starting setup...
_ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ E T
CMHO gives her...
_ O O _
_ _ C _ E T
She's wrong with BOOK POCKET and BOOK LOCKET. The answer was BOOK JACKET, and she's the second player this week to lose the Jeep Liberty. That sends her home with $16,200.
$1,000 Tossup - LIVING THINGS
C _ _ _ _ U S
_ _ _ W _ R S
Diana solves CACTUS FLOWERS. Here's the midweek panel...
Diana Taub: a stay-at-home mom who wants to start her own photography business from Chicago (originally from Oakland, NJ)!
Rhea Neuberger: a member of a roller derby league called the Fargo-Moorhead Derby Girls (she's nicknamed "Major Defect") from Fargo, ND
Mike Garrett: BYU pre-communications sophomore hoping to majoring in advertising, art model, and ski instructor from Missoula, MT
$2,000 Tossup - ON THE MAP
S _ _ D _
_ R _ _ _ A
Rhea solves the desert country SAUDI ARABIA.
DESERT TRIP ON THE WHEEL: to the 2012 BNP Paribas Open at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden in Southern California (w/ a stay at the Grand Hyatt Champions Resort near Palm Springs) worth $5,890
Jackpot Round - PHRASE
Rhea and Mike hit LAT back-to-back. Diana picks up the TravelSmith gift tag with an H. After a bit of work, she BANKRUPTS to lose $1,700 cash and gift tag.
Rhea hits LAT again. Mike narrows the puzzle down to this...
T H E Y ' R E
P L A Y I N G
O U R / _ O N G
He says "THEY'RE PLAYING OUR SONG" for $4,400.
BANKRUPT HIT: Diana
LAT HITS: 3 (Rhea 2x, Mike)
UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $9,800
Pre-Round 2 Scores
Rhea: $2,000
Mike: $4,400
Diana: $1,000
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Round 2 - PLACE (PRIZE PUZZLE)
Mike starts with a T before hitting LAT for the second time tonight. Diana then gets her second BANKRUPT of this episode. Later, Rhea picks up the tennis trip with an L. After some work, she hits LAT to leave at least $8,340 cash and trip on the table. Mike calls the only bad vowel of this puzzle (I) while on FP and then BANKRUPTS to lose $450. Diana puts up the D and U, and the board now says...
T H E / L A N D / O _
L E _ _ E _ H A U N _
She solves this puzzle for $550 and a trip to THE LAND OF LEPRECHAUNS aka DUBLIN, IRELAND (courtesy of the Aer Lingus vacation store) worth $5,500; she's won $6,050 that round.
TRIP SPIN ID: EA01110 (Elma A. of FLorida)
SOLE DUD: I (Mike)
BANKRUPT HITS: 2 (Diana, Mike)
LAT HITS: 2 (same players as last round)
Pre-Round 3 Scores
Rhea: $2,000
Mike: $4,400
Diana: $7,050
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Mystery Round - SAME NAME
_ I S _ O / &
_ O T T O N
_ A L L
Rhea solves DISCO & COTTON BALL for $3,950 ($3,500 from an S).
SOLE DUD: E (Diana)
Pre-Tossup #3 Scores
Rhea: $5,950
Mike: $4,400
Diana: $7,050
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$3,000 Tossup - PROPER NAME
_ _ B / L O W E
Rhea solves ROB LOWE for the lead at $8,950.
Round 4 - OCCUPATION
Rhea puts up some letters, but time's running out...
A _ _ _ N _ S _ _ A _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ S S _ _ N A _
The remaining consonants are worth $1,500 each. After she puts up the F...
A _ M _ N _ S T R A T _ _ _
_ R _ F _ S S _ _ N A _
...she nails ADMINISTRATIVE PROFESSIONAL for $7,250.
FINAL SCORES
Rhea: $16,200
Mike: $4,400
Diana: $7,050 cash and Ireland
TOTAL MAINGAME WINNINGS: $27,650
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$100,000 Bonus Round
Rhea lands on the E in GAME.
Category: THING
Starting setup...
_ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ E T
CMHO gives her...
_ O O _
_ _ C _ E T
She's wrong with BOOK POCKET and BOOK LOCKET. The answer was BOOK JACKET, and she's the second player this week to lose the Jeep Liberty. That sends her home with $16,200.
