Post by an007 on Sept 21, 2011 17:08:07 GMT -5
EPISODE #5134 - WEEKEND GETAWAYS
$1,000 Tossup - PLACE
B E _ - A N D -
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ T
Tom solved BED-AND-BREAKFAST (that's also the name of a vacation comapny that provided many trips on the show). Thursday's trio...
Tom Tucker: corporate trainer from Palm Springs, CA
Teesha Montague: collection specialist for a community college, event planner, and plus-size model from Ann Arbor, MI
Kristen Kelly: TV production comapny worker from Los Angeles (originally from Maryland)
$2,000 Tossup - SHOW BIZ
_ _ _ T _ R
S T _ G E
Teesha solved CENTER STAGE.
PRIZE ON THE WHEEL: trip to the El Dorado Hotel & Spa in Santa Fe, NM worth $5,290
Jackpot Round - TITLE/AUTHOR
Early on, Teesha called the H while on Jackpot ($6,100 was in there), but she bought a bad vowel in I. Kristen then FPed the B's. Towards, the end, she got the Wild Card with two N's. After saying a D...
T H E / _ O _ T
_ Y _ B O _
B Y / D A N / B R O _ N
...she solved "THE LOST SYMBOL" BY DAN BROWN for $3,650.
Pre-Round 2 Scores
Tom: $1,000
Teesha: $2,000
Kristen: $3,650 + WC
SOLE DUD: I (Teesha)
UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $8,400
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Round 2 - BEFORE AND AFTER
Kristen immediately BANKRUPTED, costing her the Wild Card. Next, Tom picked up the MDW with a T, but he then missed with N. Later, Teesha BANKRUPTED to lose $250. The board was completely filled in this round...
P I L L O W
T A L K
R A D I O
...and Kristen said the above for $1,600.
DUDS: N (Tom), E (Teesha), C (Kristen), S (Tom)
BANKRUPT HITS: 2 (ladies)
Pre-Round 3 Scores
Tom: $1,000
Teesha: $2,000
Kristen: $5,250
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Mystery Round - PHRASE (PRIZE PUZZLE)
Tom immediately BANKRUPTED. Teesha got $3,500 from an N. After a lot of work, she BANKRUPTED to lose $7,500. That allowed Kristen to solve...
R E M E M B E R / T O
P U T / Y O U R / M A I _
O N / _ O _ _
She said "REMEMBER TO PUT YOUR MAIL ON HOLD" for a $5,000 Princess Caribbean Cruise.
BANKRUPT HITS: 2 (Tom, Teesha)
Pre-Round 3 Scores
Tom: $1,000
Teesha: $2,000
Kristen: $10,250
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$3,000 Tossup - THING
_ N E / _ _ R
T H E / _ _ _ D
Tom solved ONE FOR THE ROAD, giving him four grand.
Round 4 - QUOTATION
After the T's and E's were filled in, speed-up mode commenced with this setup...
T _ E / _ _ _ _
_ T _ _ _ / _ E _ E
$1,500 per consonant was at stake.
T H E / _ _ _ _
S T _ _ S / H E _ E
Teesha solved the Harry Truman quote "THE BUCK STOPS HERE" for $3,000.
FINAL SCORES
Tom: $4,000
Teesha: $5,000
Kristen: $10,250 cash and cruise
TOTAL MAINGAME WINNINGS: an underwhelming $19,250
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$100,000 Bonus Round
Kristen landed on the I in WIN.
Category: THING
Let's see how many of this nine-letter solution appeared first...
_ _ _ R
_ R _ _ E
The dreaded CDMA combo added just this...
D _ _ R
_ R _ _ E
She's wrong with DOOR FRAME. That meant she would not claim the DOOR PRIZE of $25,000, so she left with just $10,250 cash and cruise.
$1,000 Tossup - PLACE
B E _ - A N D -
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ T
Tom solved BED-AND-BREAKFAST (that's also the name of a vacation comapny that provided many trips on the show). Thursday's trio...
Tom Tucker: corporate trainer from Palm Springs, CA
Teesha Montague: collection specialist for a community college, event planner, and plus-size model from Ann Arbor, MI
Kristen Kelly: TV production comapny worker from Los Angeles (originally from Maryland)
$2,000 Tossup - SHOW BIZ
_ _ _ T _ R
S T _ G E
Teesha solved CENTER STAGE.
PRIZE ON THE WHEEL: trip to the El Dorado Hotel & Spa in Santa Fe, NM worth $5,290
Jackpot Round - TITLE/AUTHOR
Early on, Teesha called the H while on Jackpot ($6,100 was in there), but she bought a bad vowel in I. Kristen then FPed the B's. Towards, the end, she got the Wild Card with two N's. After saying a D...
T H E / _ O _ T
_ Y _ B O _
B Y / D A N / B R O _ N
...she solved "THE LOST SYMBOL" BY DAN BROWN for $3,650.
Pre-Round 2 Scores
Tom: $1,000
Teesha: $2,000
Kristen: $3,650 + WC
SOLE DUD: I (Teesha)
UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $8,400
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Round 2 - BEFORE AND AFTER
Kristen immediately BANKRUPTED, costing her the Wild Card. Next, Tom picked up the MDW with a T, but he then missed with N. Later, Teesha BANKRUPTED to lose $250. The board was completely filled in this round...
P I L L O W
T A L K
R A D I O
...and Kristen said the above for $1,600.
DUDS: N (Tom), E (Teesha), C (Kristen), S (Tom)
BANKRUPT HITS: 2 (ladies)
Pre-Round 3 Scores
Tom: $1,000
Teesha: $2,000
Kristen: $5,250
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Mystery Round - PHRASE (PRIZE PUZZLE)
Tom immediately BANKRUPTED. Teesha got $3,500 from an N. After a lot of work, she BANKRUPTED to lose $7,500. That allowed Kristen to solve...
R E M E M B E R / T O
P U T / Y O U R / M A I _
O N / _ O _ _
She said "REMEMBER TO PUT YOUR MAIL ON HOLD" for a $5,000 Princess Caribbean Cruise.
BANKRUPT HITS: 2 (Tom, Teesha)
Pre-Round 3 Scores
Tom: $1,000
Teesha: $2,000
Kristen: $10,250
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$3,000 Tossup - THING
_ N E / _ _ R
T H E / _ _ _ D
Tom solved ONE FOR THE ROAD, giving him four grand.
Round 4 - QUOTATION
After the T's and E's were filled in, speed-up mode commenced with this setup...
T _ E / _ _ _ _
_ T _ _ _ / _ E _ E
$1,500 per consonant was at stake.
T H E / _ _ _ _
S T _ _ S / H E _ E
Teesha solved the Harry Truman quote "THE BUCK STOPS HERE" for $3,000.
FINAL SCORES
Tom: $4,000
Teesha: $5,000
Kristen: $10,250 cash and cruise
TOTAL MAINGAME WINNINGS: an underwhelming $19,250
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$100,000 Bonus Round
Kristen landed on the I in WIN.
Category: THING
Let's see how many of this nine-letter solution appeared first...
_ _ _ R
_ R _ _ E
The dreaded CDMA combo added just this...
D _ _ R
_ R _ _ E
She's wrong with DOOR FRAME. That meant she would not claim the DOOR PRIZE of $25,000, so she left with just $10,250 cash and cruise.