Post by an007 on Oct 4, 2011 12:37:24 GMT -5
Let's see if any of the contestants will be able to make their "Great Escapes" on this week of shows.
EPISODE #4891 - GREAT ESCAPES
$1,000 Tossup - PHRASE
_ O O /_ O _ D / T O
_ E / _ R _ _
Monica solved TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE. Kicking off the fourth week of Season 26 were these players...
Monica Taylor: from Washington, D.C.
Eric Kilgo: restaurant manager from Lilburn, GA
Jennelle Sherman: marketing/PR company owner from Tampa, FL
$2,000 Tossup - PLACE
H U N T I N G
L O D _ E
Jennelle barely solved HUNTING LODGE.
PRIZE ON THE WHEEL: river-rafting adventure in Patagonia, Chile worth 9,400
Round 1 - THING
Jennelle immediately BANKRUPTED. Later, she repeated the dud of S while on the Wild Card. When we got back to her on her third turn, she called the B...
R _ R E - B O O _
C O L L E C T I O N
...and then solved RARE-BOOK COLLECTION for the house minimum.
DUDS: S (Monica), F (Eric on his second trun)
BANKRUPT HITS: 2 (Eric, Jenelle)
LAT HIT: Monica on her second trun
DQ: Jenelle's S repeat
Pre-Round 2 Scores
Monica: $1,000
Eric: $0
Jennelle: $3K
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Jackpot Round - BEFORE AND AFTER
Monica immediately BANKRUPTED. Later, Jennelle picked up the Chile trip with the N, but she dudded out w/ D while on $3,500. Monica and Eric BANKRUPT back-to-back (the former losing $700). Soon enough, the board read...
_ A _ E / S H O _
H O S T E S S
T W _ _ K _ E S
Jennelle solved GAME SHOW HOSTESS TWINKIES for a total of $13,650 cash and trip!
DUDS: R (Eric), D (Jennelle)
BANKRUPT HITS: 3 (Monica 2x, Eric)
Pre-Round 3 Scores
Monica: $1,000
Eric: $0
Jennelle: $16,650
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Mystery Round - FUN AND GAMES (PRIZE PUZZLE)
Eric began w/ an R while on a Mystery Wedge. He took the obvious gamble...and got the $10K! But he purchased the only dud vowel of the puzzle (O). Later, the board read...
S _ L A S H I _ _
I _ / _ H _
S U R F
Monica solved this for $2,100, and would be SPLASHING IN THE SURF while at the Almond Beach Club & Spa in BARBADOS worth $7K; that's a total of $9,100 that round.
DUDS: O (Eric), D (Jennelle)
Pre-Tossup #3 Scores
Monica: $10,100
Eric: $0
Jennelle: $16,650
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$3,000 Tossup - EVENT
_ _ _ _ H O _ S E
S _ _ E
Eric blew it with OPENHOUSE SALE. That allowed Monica to solve WAREHOUSE SALE for a new total of $13,100
Round 4 - OCCUPATION
After Monica filled in most of the puzzle, it's speed-up mode time...
E L E C T _ _ _ I C _
T E C H _ I C I A _
...with the remaining consonants worth $1,300 each. Her next call was R...
E L E C T R _ _ I C _
T E C H _ I C I A _
...and she solved ELECTRONICS TECHNICIAN for $4,550 and the win.
FINAL SCORES
Monica: $17,650 cash and trip
Eric: gooseegged for $1K
Jennelle: $16,650 cash and trip
TOTAL MAINGAME WINNINGS: $35,300
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$100,000 Bonus Round
We had a car that's appropriate for this theme week...a Ford Escape Hybrid. Monica landed on the M in AMERICA'S.
Category: PLACE
Starting setup...
_ _ S E _ _
_ _ N _
H, D, P and I only gave her...
_ _ S E _ _
_ I N _
She failed to solve MUSEUM WING for the Escape, so she was sent home with $17,650 cash and Barbados.
EPISODE #4891 - GREAT ESCAPES
$1,000 Tossup - PHRASE
_ O O /_ O _ D / T O
_ E / _ R _ _
Monica solved TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE. Kicking off the fourth week of Season 26 were these players...
Monica Taylor: from Washington, D.C.
Eric Kilgo: restaurant manager from Lilburn, GA
Jennelle Sherman: marketing/PR company owner from Tampa, FL
$2,000 Tossup - PLACE
H U N T I N G
L O D _ E
Jennelle barely solved HUNTING LODGE.
PRIZE ON THE WHEEL: river-rafting adventure in Patagonia, Chile worth 9,400
Round 1 - THING
Jennelle immediately BANKRUPTED. Later, she repeated the dud of S while on the Wild Card. When we got back to her on her third turn, she called the B...
R _ R E - B O O _
C O L L E C T I O N
...and then solved RARE-BOOK COLLECTION for the house minimum.
DUDS: S (Monica), F (Eric on his second trun)
BANKRUPT HITS: 2 (Eric, Jenelle)
LAT HIT: Monica on her second trun
DQ: Jenelle's S repeat
Pre-Round 2 Scores
Monica: $1,000
Eric: $0
Jennelle: $3K
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Jackpot Round - BEFORE AND AFTER
Monica immediately BANKRUPTED. Later, Jennelle picked up the Chile trip with the N, but she dudded out w/ D while on $3,500. Monica and Eric BANKRUPT back-to-back (the former losing $700). Soon enough, the board read...
_ A _ E / S H O _
H O S T E S S
T W _ _ K _ E S
Jennelle solved GAME SHOW HOSTESS TWINKIES for a total of $13,650 cash and trip!
DUDS: R (Eric), D (Jennelle)
BANKRUPT HITS: 3 (Monica 2x, Eric)
Pre-Round 3 Scores
Monica: $1,000
Eric: $0
Jennelle: $16,650
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Mystery Round - FUN AND GAMES (PRIZE PUZZLE)
Eric began w/ an R while on a Mystery Wedge. He took the obvious gamble...and got the $10K! But he purchased the only dud vowel of the puzzle (O). Later, the board read...
S _ L A S H I _ _
I _ / _ H _
S U R F
Monica solved this for $2,100, and would be SPLASHING IN THE SURF while at the Almond Beach Club & Spa in BARBADOS worth $7K; that's a total of $9,100 that round.
DUDS: O (Eric), D (Jennelle)
Pre-Tossup #3 Scores
Monica: $10,100
Eric: $0
Jennelle: $16,650
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$3,000 Tossup - EVENT
_ _ _ _ H O _ S E
S _ _ E
Eric blew it with OPENHOUSE SALE. That allowed Monica to solve WAREHOUSE SALE for a new total of $13,100
Round 4 - OCCUPATION
After Monica filled in most of the puzzle, it's speed-up mode time...
E L E C T _ _ _ I C _
T E C H _ I C I A _
...with the remaining consonants worth $1,300 each. Her next call was R...
E L E C T R _ _ I C _
T E C H _ I C I A _
...and she solved ELECTRONICS TECHNICIAN for $4,550 and the win.
FINAL SCORES
Monica: $17,650 cash and trip
Eric: gooseegged for $1K
Jennelle: $16,650 cash and trip
TOTAL MAINGAME WINNINGS: $35,300
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$100,000 Bonus Round
We had a car that's appropriate for this theme week...a Ford Escape Hybrid. Monica landed on the M in AMERICA'S.
Category: PLACE
Starting setup...
_ _ S E _ _
_ _ N _
H, D, P and I only gave her...
_ _ S E _ _
_ I N _
She failed to solve MUSEUM WING for the Escape, so she was sent home with $17,650 cash and Barbados.