Post by an007 on Nov 6, 2011 15:22:52 GMT -5
EPISODE #4912 - HALLOWEEN WEEK
$1,000 Tossup - FICTIONAL CHARACTERS
_ H _ _ T S / &
_ O B _ I N S
Mark doesn't get scared of these GHOSTS & GOBLINS. Tuesday's trick-or-treaters...
Mark Thomas: field engineer, drummer and chili buff from Fitchburg, MA
Katherine Klem: UVA graduate, activist against tobacco and 14-year dancer from Louisville, KY
Kimberly Jones: advertising consultant and fitness/dance instructor from Chesterfield, MI (originally from Boston)
$2,000 Tossup - FOOD AND DRINK
_ _ O C _ _ A T E
_ _ _ _ _
Mark is incorrect w/ CHOCOLATE CHIPS. With a couple more letters filled in for the second word, Kimberly gets CHOCOLATE SYRUP.
FEATURED HALLOWEEN TRIP: trip to the Hilton Quebec w/ a ghost tour of the city worth $5,638
Round 1 - HEADLINE
_ I _ H A E _
_ H E _ _ S / _ R I N G S
H _ _ E / E I G H T
G _ _ _ / _ E _ A _ S
Kimberly dominates and solves MICHAEL PHELPS BRINGS HOME EIGHT GOLD MEDALS for $6,250.
PERFECT ROUND!
Pre-Round 2 Scores
Katherine: $0
Kimberly: $8,250
Mark: $1K
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Jackpot Round - PHRASE (PRIZE PUZZLE)
Mark cashes in $10,500 w/ three T's, but then buys a bad vowel in A. Later, he picks up the Yankee Candle package w/ the C's. The board at this point...
_ _ C _ L L _ N T
S _ I
C O N _ I T I O N S
He solves EXCELLENT SKI CONDITIONS for $11,950 cash and gift tag, and a ski trip to the Harrah's Resort & Casino in LAKE TAHOE worth $7,120, a total of $19,070 that round!
DUDS: A (Mark), R (Katherine)
DQ: Kimberly's A repeat
Pre-Round 3 Scores
Katherine: $0
Kimberly: $8,250
Mark: $20,070
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Mystery Round - SAME NAME
Katherine immediately hits the Mystery Wedge next to LAT. After calling three T's, she declines the gamble (bad move; that had the $10K). Two spins later, she hits the same MW again and puts up the R. Again, she declines. She then hits LAT. Later, Mark tries to solve...
P O L _ T _ C A L / &
C O S T _ M _
P A R T Y
He gets POLITICAL & COSTUME PARTY for $4,800.
SOLE DUD: N (Kimberly)
LAT: Katherine
Pre-Tossup #3 Scores
Katherine: $0
Kimberly: $8,250
Mark: $24,870
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$3,000 Tossup - ON THE MAP
_ _ _ Z I _ / &
_ H _ _ E
Katherine finally gets off the schenid w/ BRAZIL & CHILE.
Round 4 - THING
Katherine does most of the work before buying the only dud vowel of this puzzle (I). After one spin by Kimberly...
S _ P _ R N A T _ R A _
P _ _ N _ _ _ N _ N
...she solves SUPERNATURAL PHENOMENON for the house minimum and $9,250 overall.
SOLE DUD: I (Katherine)
Round 5 - OCCUPATION (full $1,300 speed-up round)
_ P O R T _ _ R _ T _ R
Katherine solves SPORTSWRITER (despite leaving out the second S on her first guess) for $3,900.
DUDS (both by Mark): N, G
FINAL SCORES
Katherine: $6,900
Kimberly: $9,250
Mark: $24,870 cash and trip
TOTAL MAINGAME WINNINGS: $41,020
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$100,000 Bonus Round
Mark lands on the *.
Category: EVENT
RSTLNE, do your stuff...
_ E _ _ _
_ _ _ N _ _ _ R
CDMO gives him...
_ E _ _ _
D O _ N _ O _ R
He does get DOWNPOUR late in the countdown, but is wrong in the end w/ RAIN DOWNPOUR. This HEAVY DOWNPOUR stops him from driving away in the Eclipse Spyder, so he's sent home w/ $24,870 cash and trip.
$1,000 Tossup - FICTIONAL CHARACTERS
_ H _ _ T S / &
_ O B _ I N S
Mark doesn't get scared of these GHOSTS & GOBLINS. Tuesday's trick-or-treaters...
Mark Thomas: field engineer, drummer and chili buff from Fitchburg, MA
Katherine Klem: UVA graduate, activist against tobacco and 14-year dancer from Louisville, KY
Kimberly Jones: advertising consultant and fitness/dance instructor from Chesterfield, MI (originally from Boston)
$2,000 Tossup - FOOD AND DRINK
_ _ O C _ _ A T E
_ _ _ _ _
Mark is incorrect w/ CHOCOLATE CHIPS. With a couple more letters filled in for the second word, Kimberly gets CHOCOLATE SYRUP.
FEATURED HALLOWEEN TRIP: trip to the Hilton Quebec w/ a ghost tour of the city worth $5,638
Round 1 - HEADLINE
_ I _ H A E _
_ H E _ _ S / _ R I N G S
H _ _ E / E I G H T
G _ _ _ / _ E _ A _ S
Kimberly dominates and solves MICHAEL PHELPS BRINGS HOME EIGHT GOLD MEDALS for $6,250.
PERFECT ROUND!
Pre-Round 2 Scores
Katherine: $0
Kimberly: $8,250
Mark: $1K
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Jackpot Round - PHRASE (PRIZE PUZZLE)
Mark cashes in $10,500 w/ three T's, but then buys a bad vowel in A. Later, he picks up the Yankee Candle package w/ the C's. The board at this point...
_ _ C _ L L _ N T
S _ I
C O N _ I T I O N S
He solves EXCELLENT SKI CONDITIONS for $11,950 cash and gift tag, and a ski trip to the Harrah's Resort & Casino in LAKE TAHOE worth $7,120, a total of $19,070 that round!
DUDS: A (Mark), R (Katherine)
DQ: Kimberly's A repeat
Pre-Round 3 Scores
Katherine: $0
Kimberly: $8,250
Mark: $20,070
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Mystery Round - SAME NAME
Katherine immediately hits the Mystery Wedge next to LAT. After calling three T's, she declines the gamble (bad move; that had the $10K). Two spins later, she hits the same MW again and puts up the R. Again, she declines. She then hits LAT. Later, Mark tries to solve...
P O L _ T _ C A L / &
C O S T _ M _
P A R T Y
He gets POLITICAL & COSTUME PARTY for $4,800.
SOLE DUD: N (Kimberly)
LAT: Katherine
Pre-Tossup #3 Scores
Katherine: $0
Kimberly: $8,250
Mark: $24,870
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$3,000 Tossup - ON THE MAP
_ _ _ Z I _ / &
_ H _ _ E
Katherine finally gets off the schenid w/ BRAZIL & CHILE.
Round 4 - THING
Katherine does most of the work before buying the only dud vowel of this puzzle (I). After one spin by Kimberly...
S _ P _ R N A T _ R A _
P _ _ N _ _ _ N _ N
...she solves SUPERNATURAL PHENOMENON for the house minimum and $9,250 overall.
SOLE DUD: I (Katherine)
Round 5 - OCCUPATION (full $1,300 speed-up round)
_ P O R T _ _ R _ T _ R
Katherine solves SPORTSWRITER (despite leaving out the second S on her first guess) for $3,900.
DUDS (both by Mark): N, G
FINAL SCORES
Katherine: $6,900
Kimberly: $9,250
Mark: $24,870 cash and trip
TOTAL MAINGAME WINNINGS: $41,020
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$100,000 Bonus Round
Mark lands on the *.
Category: EVENT
RSTLNE, do your stuff...
_ E _ _ _
_ _ _ N _ _ _ R
CDMO gives him...
_ E _ _ _
D O _ N _ O _ R
He does get DOWNPOUR late in the countdown, but is wrong in the end w/ RAIN DOWNPOUR. This HEAVY DOWNPOUR stops him from driving away in the Eclipse Spyder, so he's sent home w/ $24,870 cash and trip.