Post by an007 on May 17, 2011 21:16:53 GMT -5
This is Day 2 of "Fabulous Food" from New Orleans, and all week long, the intro song is "When the Saints Go Marching In".
$1,000 Tossup - FOOD AND DRINK
_ _ I E _
_ _ _ W _ I _ H
Ginger solves FRIED CRAWFISH. Tuesday's players are...
Ginger Mire: seventh grade teacher from Alexandria, LA
Paul Larsen: fourth-year Tulane medical student from NO
Rhonda Searcy: wedding, event and party planner from Baton Rouge, LA
$2,000 Tossup - ON THE MAP
_ U _ _ / O F
_ _ _ _ _ _
Paul solves GULF OF MEXICO.
PRIZE ON THE WHEEL: cheapoair.com trip to Paris worth $7,500
Jackpot Round - QUOTATION
Paul immediately BANKRUPTS on the MDW's left side. Much later, Rhonda purchases the only bad vowel of this puzzle (O). Paul then puts up a $2,500 B...
I T ' S / A / B I R _
I T ' S / A / _ _ A N E
I T ' S / S _ _ E R _ A N
...and solves "IT'S A BIRD, IT'S A PLANE, IT'S SUPERMAN" for that much money.
SOLE DUD: O (Ginger)
BANKRUPT HIT: Paul
LAT HIT: Rhonda
UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $9,150
Pre-Round 2 Scores
Paul: $4,500
Rhonda: $0
Ginger: $1,000
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Round 2 - SAME LETTER
Rhonda BANKRUPTS after starting with three N's for $1,200. Later, Paul FPs the pair of U's. He picks up the Jura Capresso coffee center on the next spin with a K, and uncovers the SL of four C's. The board now reads...
C _ E _ S
C O O K I N G
C _ _ U N
C U I S I N E
He solves CHEFS COOKING CAJUN CUISINE for $3,250 cash and coffee center.
SOLE DUD: T (Ginger)
BANKRUPT HIT: Rhonda
Pre-Round 3 Scores
Paul: $7,750
Rhonda: $0
Ginger: $1,000
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Mystery Round - PHRASE (PRIZE PUZZLE)
Ginger immediately picks up the MDW with two T's. She dominates...
T _ I _ / I _
_ _ _ R / _ A _ T A I N
_ _ E A _ I N _
...and solves "THIS IS YOUR CAPTAIN SPEAKING" for $1,350, the MDW...and a trip to the Acqualina Resort & Spa in MIAMI worth $8,475. She wins $9,825 that round.
TRIP SPIN ID: BD03090 (Betty D. from Pennsylvania)
PERFECT ROUND!
Pre-Tossup #3 Scores
Paul: $7,750
Rhonda: $0
Ginger: $10,825 + MDW
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$3,000 Tossup - THING
G _ _ L T _
_ L E A _ _ R E
Paul's GUILTY PLEASURE here is being $75 off Ginger's lead at $10,750.
Round 4 - TITLE (full $1,600 speed-up round)
_ / _ T R _ _ T _ _ R
N _ _ _ D / D _ _ _ R _
Paul denies Ginger of any chance at the million by solving Tennessee Williams' "A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE" for $6,400!
FINAL SCORES
Paul: $17,150 cash and coffee
Rhonda: gooseegged for $1,000
Ginger: $10,825 cash and trip and a useless MDW
TOTAL MAINGAME WINNINGS: $28,975
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$100,000 Bonus Round
Paul lands on the second A in AMERICA'S.
Category: THING
RSTLNE gives him...
T R _ _ E L
_ _ _ _ _ E R
Trying to get some help in that second word, he's going with the BGHO combination...
T R _ _ E L
_ O _ _ H E R
He files this TRAVEL VOUCHER that's good for...
...$100,000 -- WE FINALLY HAVE OUR FIRST GRAND PRIZE WINNER OF THIS YEAR (and third of this season)!!!!! SPRAY THE CONFETTI!!! That means he's your second-highest winner of the season with $117,150 cash and coffee center -- way to go, sir! The Rebuilding Together bank has hit the $25,000 mark!
And here's video of that big win courtesy of Wayoshi:
$1,000 Tossup - FOOD AND DRINK
_ _ I E _
_ _ _ W _ I _ H
Ginger solves FRIED CRAWFISH. Tuesday's players are...
Ginger Mire: seventh grade teacher from Alexandria, LA
Paul Larsen: fourth-year Tulane medical student from NO
Rhonda Searcy: wedding, event and party planner from Baton Rouge, LA
$2,000 Tossup - ON THE MAP
_ U _ _ / O F
_ _ _ _ _ _
Paul solves GULF OF MEXICO.
PRIZE ON THE WHEEL: cheapoair.com trip to Paris worth $7,500
Jackpot Round - QUOTATION
Paul immediately BANKRUPTS on the MDW's left side. Much later, Rhonda purchases the only bad vowel of this puzzle (O). Paul then puts up a $2,500 B...
I T ' S / A / B I R _
I T ' S / A / _ _ A N E
I T ' S / S _ _ E R _ A N
...and solves "IT'S A BIRD, IT'S A PLANE, IT'S SUPERMAN" for that much money.
SOLE DUD: O (Ginger)
BANKRUPT HIT: Paul
LAT HIT: Rhonda
UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $9,150
Pre-Round 2 Scores
Paul: $4,500
Rhonda: $0
Ginger: $1,000
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Round 2 - SAME LETTER
Rhonda BANKRUPTS after starting with three N's for $1,200. Later, Paul FPs the pair of U's. He picks up the Jura Capresso coffee center on the next spin with a K, and uncovers the SL of four C's. The board now reads...
C _ E _ S
C O O K I N G
C _ _ U N
C U I S I N E
He solves CHEFS COOKING CAJUN CUISINE for $3,250 cash and coffee center.
SOLE DUD: T (Ginger)
BANKRUPT HIT: Rhonda
Pre-Round 3 Scores
Paul: $7,750
Rhonda: $0
Ginger: $1,000
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Mystery Round - PHRASE (PRIZE PUZZLE)
Ginger immediately picks up the MDW with two T's. She dominates...
T _ I _ / I _
_ _ _ R / _ A _ T A I N
_ _ E A _ I N _
...and solves "THIS IS YOUR CAPTAIN SPEAKING" for $1,350, the MDW...and a trip to the Acqualina Resort & Spa in MIAMI worth $8,475. She wins $9,825 that round.
TRIP SPIN ID: BD03090 (Betty D. from Pennsylvania)
PERFECT ROUND!
Pre-Tossup #3 Scores
Paul: $7,750
Rhonda: $0
Ginger: $10,825 + MDW
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$3,000 Tossup - THING
G _ _ L T _
_ L E A _ _ R E
Paul's GUILTY PLEASURE here is being $75 off Ginger's lead at $10,750.
Round 4 - TITLE (full $1,600 speed-up round)
_ / _ T R _ _ T _ _ R
N _ _ _ D / D _ _ _ R _
Paul denies Ginger of any chance at the million by solving Tennessee Williams' "A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE" for $6,400!
FINAL SCORES
Paul: $17,150 cash and coffee
Rhonda: gooseegged for $1,000
Ginger: $10,825 cash and trip and a useless MDW
TOTAL MAINGAME WINNINGS: $28,975
========
$100,000 Bonus Round
Paul lands on the second A in AMERICA'S.
Category: THING
RSTLNE gives him...
T R _ _ E L
_ _ _ _ _ E R
Trying to get some help in that second word, he's going with the BGHO combination...
T R _ _ E L
_ O _ _ H E R
He files this TRAVEL VOUCHER that's good for...
...$100,000 -- WE FINALLY HAVE OUR FIRST GRAND PRIZE WINNER OF THIS YEAR (and third of this season)!!!!! SPRAY THE CONFETTI!!! That means he's your second-highest winner of the season with $117,150 cash and coffee center -- way to go, sir! The Rebuilding Together bank has hit the $25,000 mark!
And here's video of that big win courtesy of Wayoshi:
So stay away from Twitter, YouTube, and especially the show's Facebook page (where "Kevin Chau" ruined the previous 100K win for everyone by posting about it at about 4 PM EST, and did it again today 
) until the show. I hope we can have one more before the season's over so I can be genuinely excited.
