Post by an007 on Sept 24, 2011 18:21:48 GMT -5
This marked the start of "Heroes Week"; we were saluting the brave men and women of the military. Fittingly, the puzzle category graphics were red, white, and blue!
EPISODE #5136 - HEROES WEEK
$1,000 Tossup - PHRASE
T H _ / C _ A _ T
I S / _ _ E _ R
Anton missolved w/ THE CHART IS CLEAR.
T H E / C _ A S T
I S / _ _ E A R
Jeffrey said THE COAST IS CLEAR to get on the board first. We had an all-male panel to begin the week, and they were...
Jeffrey Jorgenson: former Air Force lieutenant colonel for 20 years currently working as a university academics director/instructor from Las Vegas
Gregory Harmon: Army 1st class sergeant & observer controller from Fort Irwin, CA (originally from Exmore, VA)
Anton Cuevas: Maines gunnery sergeant and combat instructor from Camp Pendleton, CA
$2,000 Tossup - THING
S T _ E _ _ T H
T R A I N I _ G
Jeffrey took enough STRENGTH TRAINING, so he was two for two.
PRIZE ON THE WHEEL: a $5,000 Sears shopping spree (this appeared all week long)
Jackpot Round - BEFORE AND AFTER
Jeffrey BANKRUPTED after starting with a $900 N. Gregory next called the D while on Jackpot. After that came a pair of E's courtesy of FP and a B. The board read at that point...
_ . _ .
_ _ E
B _ D E N
He solved G.I. JOE BIDEN for the house minimum.
BANKRUPT HIT: Jeffrey
UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $7,300
Pre-Round 2 Scores
Anton: $0
Jeffrey: $3,000
Gregory: $1,000
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Round 2 - WHAT ARE YOU DOING? (PRIZE PUZZLE)
Gregory got $7,000 worth of N's. He also lit up two R's via FP. He dominated...
S _ O P P I N _ / _ O R
A / N _ _ / P A I R
O _ / S _ I / _ O O T S
...and solved SHOPPING FOR A NEW PAIR OF SKI BOOTS for $11,900...and a trip to the Resort At Squaw Creek in LAKE TAHOE, CA worth $5,500; he won $17,400 that round!
PERFECT ROUND!
Pre-Round 3 Scores
Anton: $0
Jeffrey: $3,000
Gregory: $18,400
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Mystery Round - IN THE KITCHEN
Late in the round, Jeffrey cashed in $7,000 with two D's and picked up the Sears gift card with five R's. He dominated...
S I D E - _ _ - S I D E
R E _ R I _ E R _ T _ R
_ I T _ / I _ E _ _ _ E R
...and solved SIDE-BY-SIDE REFRIGERATOR WITH ICECOVER for $13,800 cash and gift card.
SOLE DUD: N (Anton at the start)
Pre-Tossup #3 Scores
Anton: $0
Jeffrey: $16,800
Gregory: $18,400
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$3,000 Tossup - PLACE
M _ L I T _ R Y
_ _ _ D E _ Y
Anton finally got off the schneid w/ MILITARY ACADEMY.
Round 4 - PERSON
For the second straight round, Anton immediately missed with the N. Jeff went BANKRUPT for the second time this episode to lose $1,100. Gregory got the same fate after putting up the T's for $800. After Anton then uncovered two S's, speed-up mode commenced w/ this...
S _ _ R E _ E / _ _ _ R T
_ _ _ T I _ E
$1,450 was the value of each leftover consonant. Anton then called for the C's...
S _ _ R E _ E / C _ _ R T
_ _ _ T I C E
...and solved SUPREME COURT JUSTICE for $4,500.
SOLE DUD: N (Anton)
BANKRUPT HITS: 2 (the other men)
FINAL SCORES
Anton: $7,500
Jeffrey: $16,800
Gregory: $18,400 cash and trip
TOTAL MAINGAME WINNINGS: $42,700
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$100,000 Bonus Round
The all-American car available for the week was a Jeep Commander. Gregory landed on the S in SPIN (after just missing the P).
Category: PHRASE
Starting setup...
_ _ _ _ _ / T _
_ E L _
D, H, P and O are great choices...
H _ P P _ / T O
H E L P
He was HAPPY TO HELP us produce a win! That gave him $35,000 for a final total of $53,400 cash and trip!
EPISODE #5136 - HEROES WEEK
$1,000 Tossup - PHRASE
T H _ / C _ A _ T
I S / _ _ E _ R
Anton missolved w/ THE CHART IS CLEAR.
T H E / C _ A S T
I S / _ _ E A R
Jeffrey said THE COAST IS CLEAR to get on the board first. We had an all-male panel to begin the week, and they were...
Jeffrey Jorgenson: former Air Force lieutenant colonel for 20 years currently working as a university academics director/instructor from Las Vegas
Gregory Harmon: Army 1st class sergeant & observer controller from Fort Irwin, CA (originally from Exmore, VA)
Anton Cuevas: Maines gunnery sergeant and combat instructor from Camp Pendleton, CA
$2,000 Tossup - THING
S T _ E _ _ T H
T R A I N I _ G
Jeffrey took enough STRENGTH TRAINING, so he was two for two.
PRIZE ON THE WHEEL: a $5,000 Sears shopping spree (this appeared all week long)
Jackpot Round - BEFORE AND AFTER
Jeffrey BANKRUPTED after starting with a $900 N. Gregory next called the D while on Jackpot. After that came a pair of E's courtesy of FP and a B. The board read at that point...
_ . _ .
_ _ E
B _ D E N
He solved G.I. JOE BIDEN for the house minimum.
BANKRUPT HIT: Jeffrey
UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $7,300
Pre-Round 2 Scores
Anton: $0
Jeffrey: $3,000
Gregory: $1,000
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Round 2 - WHAT ARE YOU DOING? (PRIZE PUZZLE)
Gregory got $7,000 worth of N's. He also lit up two R's via FP. He dominated...
S _ O P P I N _ / _ O R
A / N _ _ / P A I R
O _ / S _ I / _ O O T S
...and solved SHOPPING FOR A NEW PAIR OF SKI BOOTS for $11,900...and a trip to the Resort At Squaw Creek in LAKE TAHOE, CA worth $5,500; he won $17,400 that round!
PERFECT ROUND!
Pre-Round 3 Scores
Anton: $0
Jeffrey: $3,000
Gregory: $18,400
========
Mystery Round - IN THE KITCHEN
Late in the round, Jeffrey cashed in $7,000 with two D's and picked up the Sears gift card with five R's. He dominated...
S I D E - _ _ - S I D E
R E _ R I _ E R _ T _ R
_ I T _ / I _ E _ _ _ E R
...and solved SIDE-BY-SIDE REFRIGERATOR WITH ICECOVER for $13,800 cash and gift card.
SOLE DUD: N (Anton at the start)
Pre-Tossup #3 Scores
Anton: $0
Jeffrey: $16,800
Gregory: $18,400
========
$3,000 Tossup - PLACE
M _ L I T _ R Y
_ _ _ D E _ Y
Anton finally got off the schneid w/ MILITARY ACADEMY.
Round 4 - PERSON
For the second straight round, Anton immediately missed with the N. Jeff went BANKRUPT for the second time this episode to lose $1,100. Gregory got the same fate after putting up the T's for $800. After Anton then uncovered two S's, speed-up mode commenced w/ this...
S _ _ R E _ E / _ _ _ R T
_ _ _ T I _ E
$1,450 was the value of each leftover consonant. Anton then called for the C's...
S _ _ R E _ E / C _ _ R T
_ _ _ T I C E
...and solved SUPREME COURT JUSTICE for $4,500.
SOLE DUD: N (Anton)
BANKRUPT HITS: 2 (the other men)
FINAL SCORES
Anton: $7,500
Jeffrey: $16,800
Gregory: $18,400 cash and trip
TOTAL MAINGAME WINNINGS: $42,700
========
$100,000 Bonus Round
The all-American car available for the week was a Jeep Commander. Gregory landed on the S in SPIN (after just missing the P).
Category: PHRASE
Starting setup...
_ _ _ _ _ / T _
_ E L _
D, H, P and O are great choices...
H _ P P _ / T O
H E L P
He was HAPPY TO HELP us produce a win! That gave him $35,000 for a final total of $53,400 cash and trip!