Post by an007 on Sept 25, 2011 16:44:20 GMT -5
After a low-scoring affair, find out if the contestants finished up this theme week on a strong note.
EPISODE #4885 - NOTHING BUT THE BEST
$1,000 Tossup - RHYME TIME
F I N E
_ I N E
Jeff is the only one to buzz in...but he's incorrect with FINE DINE, so for the first time this season, a Tossup went unsolved. The answer was FINE WINE. Anyway, here were Friday's contestants...
Betsy Smith: stay-at-home comedian from Naperville, IL
Jeff Abril: dentist from Tampa, FL
Ashlea Meyer: attorney and postal service manager from Sellersburg, IN
$2,000 Tossup - SHOW BIZ
T H E / _ I G
S C R _ _ N
Betsy solved THE BIG SCREEN.
PRIZE ON THE WHEEL: a VIP trip to Las Vegas at the Bellagio with dinner at Spago and tickets to see a Bette Midler show worth $5,376
Round 1 - FUN AND GAMES (PRIZE PUZZLE)
In the middle of the round, Betsy picked up the Free Spin with two G's. But she missed out on the Vegas trip thanks to a dud in P, so she used the FS to keep her turn alive. After filling in more letters...
_ A D I N G / I N / A
_ R E S _ _ A T E R
L A G O O N
She solved WADING IN A FRESHWATER LAGOON for $3,100 and a trip to the Dreams Resort in RIVIERA MAYA, MEXICO worth $6K, a total of $9,100 that round.
SOLE DUD: P (Betsy)
Pre-Round 2 Scores
Betsy: $11,100
Jeff: $0
Ashlea: $0
========
Jackpot Round - THING
Ashlea BANKRUPTED after starting with two S's for $1,800. We later got to this...
P R I _ E L E S S
_ _ _ I L _
_ E I R L _ _ _
Betsy solved PRICELESS FAMILY HEIRLOOM for $4,600.
SOLE DUD: T (Jeff)
BANKRUPT HIT: Ashlea
Pre-Round 3 Scores
Betsy: $15,700
Jeff: $0
Ashlea: $0
========
Mystery Round - PLACE
U N _ _ A R T E _
T E R R I T O R _
Jeff solved UNCHARTED TERRITORY for $2,900
DUDS: S (Ashlea at the start), M (Betsy after picking up the Wild Card with four R's), L (Ashlea)
BANKRUPT HIT: Betsy (WC lost)
LAT HIT: Jeff
Pre-Tossup #3 Scores
Betsy: $15,700
Jeff: $2,900
Ashlea: $0
========
$3,000 Tossup - OCCUPATION
_ _ _ I C /_ O O K
A _ _ _ S _
Ashlea finally got on the board with COMIC BOOK ARTIST.
Round 4 - EVENT
After Betsy did most of the work, speed-up mode commenced with the following...
S E T T I NG / A / N E W
W O _ L _ / _ E _ O _ _
The remaining consonants are worth $1,500 each. After lighting up the R's next...
S E T T I NG / A / N E W
W O R L _ / R E _ O R _
She solved SETTING A NEW WORLD RECORD for $7,600 and the win.
SOLE DUD: H (Ashlea)
FINAL SCORES
Betsy: $23,300 cash and trip
Jeff: $2,900
Ashlea: $3,000
TOTAL MAINGAME WINNINGS: $29,200
========
$100,000 Bonus Round
Betsy landed on the A in AMERICA'S.
Category: THINGS
We began with...
_ _ _ _ _ _ N _
_ _ R _ S
C, F, P and O are pretty good choices...
C O _ P O _ N _
_ O R _ S
Many bonus puzzles contain COMPOUND WORDS, and Betsy nailed it to win $25,000! She left with $48,300 cash and trip.
EPISODE #4885 - NOTHING BUT THE BEST
$1,000 Tossup - RHYME TIME
F I N E
_ I N E
Jeff is the only one to buzz in...but he's incorrect with FINE DINE, so for the first time this season, a Tossup went unsolved. The answer was FINE WINE. Anyway, here were Friday's contestants...
Betsy Smith: stay-at-home comedian from Naperville, IL
Jeff Abril: dentist from Tampa, FL
Ashlea Meyer: attorney and postal service manager from Sellersburg, IN
$2,000 Tossup - SHOW BIZ
T H E / _ I G
S C R _ _ N
Betsy solved THE BIG SCREEN.
PRIZE ON THE WHEEL: a VIP trip to Las Vegas at the Bellagio with dinner at Spago and tickets to see a Bette Midler show worth $5,376
Round 1 - FUN AND GAMES (PRIZE PUZZLE)
In the middle of the round, Betsy picked up the Free Spin with two G's. But she missed out on the Vegas trip thanks to a dud in P, so she used the FS to keep her turn alive. After filling in more letters...
_ A D I N G / I N / A
_ R E S _ _ A T E R
L A G O O N
She solved WADING IN A FRESHWATER LAGOON for $3,100 and a trip to the Dreams Resort in RIVIERA MAYA, MEXICO worth $6K, a total of $9,100 that round.
SOLE DUD: P (Betsy)
Pre-Round 2 Scores
Betsy: $11,100
Jeff: $0
Ashlea: $0
========
Jackpot Round - THING
Ashlea BANKRUPTED after starting with two S's for $1,800. We later got to this...
P R I _ E L E S S
_ _ _ I L _
_ E I R L _ _ _
Betsy solved PRICELESS FAMILY HEIRLOOM for $4,600.
SOLE DUD: T (Jeff)
BANKRUPT HIT: Ashlea
Pre-Round 3 Scores
Betsy: $15,700
Jeff: $0
Ashlea: $0
========
Mystery Round - PLACE
U N _ _ A R T E _
T E R R I T O R _
Jeff solved UNCHARTED TERRITORY for $2,900
DUDS: S (Ashlea at the start), M (Betsy after picking up the Wild Card with four R's), L (Ashlea)
BANKRUPT HIT: Betsy (WC lost)
LAT HIT: Jeff
Pre-Tossup #3 Scores
Betsy: $15,700
Jeff: $2,900
Ashlea: $0
========
$3,000 Tossup - OCCUPATION
_ _ _ I C /_ O O K
A _ _ _ S _
Ashlea finally got on the board with COMIC BOOK ARTIST.
Round 4 - EVENT
After Betsy did most of the work, speed-up mode commenced with the following...
S E T T I NG / A / N E W
W O _ L _ / _ E _ O _ _
The remaining consonants are worth $1,500 each. After lighting up the R's next...
S E T T I NG / A / N E W
W O R L _ / R E _ O R _
She solved SETTING A NEW WORLD RECORD for $7,600 and the win.
SOLE DUD: H (Ashlea)
FINAL SCORES
Betsy: $23,300 cash and trip
Jeff: $2,900
Ashlea: $3,000
TOTAL MAINGAME WINNINGS: $29,200
========
$100,000 Bonus Round
Betsy landed on the A in AMERICA'S.
Category: THINGS
We began with...
_ _ _ _ _ _ N _
_ _ R _ S
C, F, P and O are pretty good choices...
C O _ P O _ N _
_ O R _ S
Many bonus puzzles contain COMPOUND WORDS, and Betsy nailed it to win $25,000! She left with $48,300 cash and trip.