Post by an007 on Oct 2, 2011 17:05:11 GMT -5
EPISODE #5150 - WHEEL ACROSS AMERICA
$1,000 Tossup - PLACE
M A I N
S T R _ _ T
Wade went down MAIN STREET to win his first grand. The first contestants of 2010 were...
Wade Lockett: HS teacher as well as coach of football, baseball, and speech/debate from Sandy, OR
Sarah Raulli: Univ. of Delaware senior studying elementary education and a s tudent teacher of 4th graders from Lake Grove, NY
Stephanie Pugilese: recent graduate of Villanova and a part-time worker at the Greenwich Boys & Girls Club from Greenwich, CT
$2,000 Tossup - OCCUPATION
_ _ C K E _
_ _ _ E N T _ S T
Sarah didn't have to be a ROCKET SCIENTIST to solve this puzzle.
PRIZE ON THE WHEEL: trip to the Balsams Grand Resort Hotel in New Hampshire worth $5,648
Jackpot Round - SONG LYRICS
Early on, Sarah FPed the I, but she then BANKRUPTED to lose $150. Stephanie then picked up the NH trip with two N's. A little later, we had this...
I ' M / A / Y A N _ _ _
_ O O _ _ _ / _ A N _ Y
She solved I'M A YANKEE DOODLE DANDY for $750 and the trip, a total of $6,398 that round.
BANKRUPT HIT: Sarah
UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $6,400
Pre-Round 2 Scores
Sarah: $2K
Stephanie: $6,398
Wade: $1K
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Round 2 - FOOD AND DRINK (PRIZE PUZZLE)
Early on, Steph picked up the ebags.com with four T's. After some work, she lost $2,800 cash and gift tag to BANKRUPT. Wade got the same fate and lost $100. Sarah LATed out while Steph BANKRUPTED again, so we came right back to Wade. He FPed two O's, but he BANKRUPTED again to lose $1,450. Sarah then decided to just solve...
B U T T _ R _ I _ _
P A N _ A _ E S / W I T H
F R E S H / _ O _ O N U T
She would be eating BUTTERMILK PANCAKES WITH FRESH COCONUT while at the Turtle Bay Resort in HAWAII worth $7,145.
BANKRUPT HITS: 4 (Stephanie 2x, Wade 2x)
LAT HIT: Sarah
Pre-Round 3 Scores
Sarah: $9,145
Stephanie: $6,398
Wade: $1K
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Mystery Round - BEFORE AND AFTER
Wade began with three T's for the Wild Card, but he then hit LAT. Sarah was next with 3 $3,500 N's...but she hit BANKRUPT to lose $10K. After that, Steph controlled the rest of the round (she mistakenly called for a U while on a dollar amount other than FP towards the end)...
Y O _ / H I T / T H E
N A I L / O N / T H E
H E A D
H O N _ H O
...and solved YOU HIT THE NAIL ON THE HEAD HONCHO for $5,800.
LAT HIT: Wade
BANKRUPT HIT: Sarah
Pre-Tossup #3 Scores
Sarah: $9,145
Stephanie: $12,198
Wade: $1K
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$3,000 Tossup - PHRASE
N _ T H _ _ G
T _ / _ _
There's NOTHING TO IT -- Wade solved this puzzle to quadruple his money.
Round 4 - THINGS (full $1,600 speed-up round)
N _ _ / _ _ _ R ' S
R _ S _ L _ T _ _ N S
Sarah solved NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS for $3,200...which is barely enough for the win!
FINAL SCORES
Sarah: $12,345 cash and trip (the margin of victory was $147)
Stephanie: $12,198
Wade: $4K
TOTAL MAINGAME WINNINGS: $28,543
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$100,000 Bonus Round
Sarah landed on the M in GAME.
Category: PHRASE
The first letters that went up...
_ _ _ N E _ / _ T
T _ E / _ _ _
CDMI gave her...
_ _ I N E D / _ T
T _ E / _ I _
She had nothing. It was JOINED AT THE HIP and she lost the Winnebago. That sent her home with $12,345 cash and trip.
$1,000 Tossup - PLACE
M A I N
S T R _ _ T
Wade went down MAIN STREET to win his first grand. The first contestants of 2010 were...
Wade Lockett: HS teacher as well as coach of football, baseball, and speech/debate from Sandy, OR
Sarah Raulli: Univ. of Delaware senior studying elementary education and a s tudent teacher of 4th graders from Lake Grove, NY
Stephanie Pugilese: recent graduate of Villanova and a part-time worker at the Greenwich Boys & Girls Club from Greenwich, CT
$2,000 Tossup - OCCUPATION
_ _ C K E _
_ _ _ E N T _ S T
Sarah didn't have to be a ROCKET SCIENTIST to solve this puzzle.
PRIZE ON THE WHEEL: trip to the Balsams Grand Resort Hotel in New Hampshire worth $5,648
Jackpot Round - SONG LYRICS
Early on, Sarah FPed the I, but she then BANKRUPTED to lose $150. Stephanie then picked up the NH trip with two N's. A little later, we had this...
I ' M / A / Y A N _ _ _
_ O O _ _ _ / _ A N _ Y
She solved I'M A YANKEE DOODLE DANDY for $750 and the trip, a total of $6,398 that round.
BANKRUPT HIT: Sarah
UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $6,400
Pre-Round 2 Scores
Sarah: $2K
Stephanie: $6,398
Wade: $1K
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Round 2 - FOOD AND DRINK (PRIZE PUZZLE)
Early on, Steph picked up the ebags.com with four T's. After some work, she lost $2,800 cash and gift tag to BANKRUPT. Wade got the same fate and lost $100. Sarah LATed out while Steph BANKRUPTED again, so we came right back to Wade. He FPed two O's, but he BANKRUPTED again to lose $1,450. Sarah then decided to just solve...
B U T T _ R _ I _ _
P A N _ A _ E S / W I T H
F R E S H / _ O _ O N U T
She would be eating BUTTERMILK PANCAKES WITH FRESH COCONUT while at the Turtle Bay Resort in HAWAII worth $7,145.
BANKRUPT HITS: 4 (Stephanie 2x, Wade 2x)
LAT HIT: Sarah
Pre-Round 3 Scores
Sarah: $9,145
Stephanie: $6,398
Wade: $1K
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Mystery Round - BEFORE AND AFTER
Wade began with three T's for the Wild Card, but he then hit LAT. Sarah was next with 3 $3,500 N's...but she hit BANKRUPT to lose $10K. After that, Steph controlled the rest of the round (she mistakenly called for a U while on a dollar amount other than FP towards the end)...
Y O _ / H I T / T H E
N A I L / O N / T H E
H E A D
H O N _ H O
...and solved YOU HIT THE NAIL ON THE HEAD HONCHO for $5,800.
LAT HIT: Wade
BANKRUPT HIT: Sarah
Pre-Tossup #3 Scores
Sarah: $9,145
Stephanie: $12,198
Wade: $1K
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$3,000 Tossup - PHRASE
N _ T H _ _ G
T _ / _ _
There's NOTHING TO IT -- Wade solved this puzzle to quadruple his money.
Round 4 - THINGS (full $1,600 speed-up round)
N _ _ / _ _ _ R ' S
R _ S _ L _ T _ _ N S
Sarah solved NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS for $3,200...which is barely enough for the win!
FINAL SCORES
Sarah: $12,345 cash and trip (the margin of victory was $147)
Stephanie: $12,198
Wade: $4K
TOTAL MAINGAME WINNINGS: $28,543
========
$100,000 Bonus Round
Sarah landed on the M in GAME.
Category: PHRASE
The first letters that went up...
_ _ _ N E _ / _ T
T _ E / _ _ _
CDMI gave her...
_ _ I N E D / _ T
T _ E / _ I _
She had nothing. It was JOINED AT THE HIP and she lost the Winnebago. That sent her home with $12,345 cash and trip.