Post by an007 on Nov 7, 2011 16:24:40 GMT -5
On the day before Election Day 2008, it's time for another edition of "Wheel Across America".
EPISODE #4916 - WHEEL ACROSS AMERICA
$1,000 Tossup - SONG LYRICS
F R O M / S _ A / T O
S _ I _ I _ G / S E _
This is the last line of "America the Beautiful", and Lindsay gets "FROM SEA TO SHINING SEA". Let's meet the players...
Lindsay Christensen: football fan of the Univ. of Washington from Maple Valley, WA
Mark Christensen: receiving clerk who had professional wrestling training in the past (he was nicknamed "Mark Mayhem") from Columbia, MD
Raquel Garmo: Western Michigan University senior majoring in journalism from Farmington Hills, MI
$2,000 Tossup - OCCUPATION
C _ _ P A _ _ N
M A N _ _ _ R
Lindsay solves CAMPAIGN MANAGER.
PRIZE ON THE WHEEL: trip to NYC w/ tickets to "Rock of Ages" worth $5,661
Round 1 - SAME NAME
Mark does most of the work (he picked up the Wild Card in the process w/ the C's) before blowing his turn w/ the W. Raqual lights up the P's for the Free Spin...
E L E C T R I C A L
& / S H O P P I N G
O U T L E T
...and solves ELECTRICAL & SHOPPING OUTLET for the house minimum.
SOLE DUD: W (Mark)
LAT: Lindsay
Pre-Round 2 Scores
Raquel: $1K + FS
Lindsay: $3K
Mark: WC
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Jackpot Round - THING
Mark lights up two H's while on Jackpot but can't solve for a $6,250 Jackpot. After a lot of work, he BANKRUPTS to lose his cash and the Wild Card. Raquel loses $800 to BANKRUPT and uses the FS, but she BANKRUPTS again via the MDW. Lindsay then calls the R's...
T H E
E _ E C U T I _ E
B R A N C H / O _
_ O _ E R N _ E N T
...and solves THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH OF GOVERNMENT for $1,800.
BANKRUPTS: 3 (Mark, Raquel 2x)
Pre-Round 3 Scores
Raquel: $1K
Lindsay: $4,800
Mark: $0
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Mystery Round - PHRASE (PRIZE PUZZLE)
Raquel begins w/ two R's for the NYC trip but she misses w/ the S. Lindsay does most of the work before going BANKRUPT, as does Mark (his second one of the night costs him $2,800). Raquel then decides to solve...
O N _ E / Y O U ' R E
T H E R E / Y O U
_ O N ' T /_ A N T
T O / _ E A _ E
She says "ONCE YOU'RE THERE YOU WON'T WANT TO LEAVE" for the NY trip and a second trip to the Hilton Waikoloa Village in HAWAII worth $6,634, a total of $12,295 cash and trips.
SOLE DUD: S (Raquel)
BANKRUPTS: 2 (Lindsay, Mark)
Pre-Tossup #3 Scores
Raquel: $13,295
Lindsay: $4,800
Mark: $0
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$3,000 Tossup - ON THE MAP
_ _ _ T H
_ _ _ O L _ _ A
Mark still stays at zero, because he's wrong w/ NORTH CAROLINA. Raquel then solves SOUTH CAROLINA for a new total of $16,295.
Round 4 - EVENT (full $6,000 speed-up round!)
L _ N D S L _ D _
_ _ _ T _ R _
And Mark goes from worst to first by taking an $18,000 LANDSLIDE VICTORY.
FINAL SCORES
Raquel: $16,295 cash and trips
Lindsay: $4,800
Mark: $18K
TOTAL MAINGAME WINNINGS: $39,095
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$100,000 Bonus Round
The car offered for "WAA" is a Volkswagen Eos convertible. It's usually a bad sign when somebody gets only puzzle to win the maingame, but let's see what happens. Mark lands on the M in AMERICA'S.
Category: THINGS
Starting setup...
_ _ _ _ E N S / &
_ _ S _ E S
CDMI only gives him...
_ _ _ _ E N S / &
D _ S _ E S
It's definitely NOT something ending w/ DISHES. They were two types of punctuation, HYPHENS & DASHES, and he loses $35,000. That sends him home w/ $18K of that.
EPISODE #4916 - WHEEL ACROSS AMERICA
$1,000 Tossup - SONG LYRICS
F R O M / S _ A / T O
S _ I _ I _ G / S E _
This is the last line of "America the Beautiful", and Lindsay gets "FROM SEA TO SHINING SEA". Let's meet the players...
Lindsay Christensen: football fan of the Univ. of Washington from Maple Valley, WA
Mark Christensen: receiving clerk who had professional wrestling training in the past (he was nicknamed "Mark Mayhem") from Columbia, MD
Raquel Garmo: Western Michigan University senior majoring in journalism from Farmington Hills, MI
$2,000 Tossup - OCCUPATION
C _ _ P A _ _ N
M A N _ _ _ R
Lindsay solves CAMPAIGN MANAGER.
PRIZE ON THE WHEEL: trip to NYC w/ tickets to "Rock of Ages" worth $5,661
Round 1 - SAME NAME
Mark does most of the work (he picked up the Wild Card in the process w/ the C's) before blowing his turn w/ the W. Raqual lights up the P's for the Free Spin...
E L E C T R I C A L
& / S H O P P I N G
O U T L E T
...and solves ELECTRICAL & SHOPPING OUTLET for the house minimum.
SOLE DUD: W (Mark)
LAT: Lindsay
Pre-Round 2 Scores
Raquel: $1K + FS
Lindsay: $3K
Mark: WC
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Jackpot Round - THING
Mark lights up two H's while on Jackpot but can't solve for a $6,250 Jackpot. After a lot of work, he BANKRUPTS to lose his cash and the Wild Card. Raquel loses $800 to BANKRUPT and uses the FS, but she BANKRUPTS again via the MDW. Lindsay then calls the R's...
T H E
E _ E C U T I _ E
B R A N C H / O _
_ O _ E R N _ E N T
...and solves THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH OF GOVERNMENT for $1,800.
BANKRUPTS: 3 (Mark, Raquel 2x)
Pre-Round 3 Scores
Raquel: $1K
Lindsay: $4,800
Mark: $0
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Mystery Round - PHRASE (PRIZE PUZZLE)
Raquel begins w/ two R's for the NYC trip but she misses w/ the S. Lindsay does most of the work before going BANKRUPT, as does Mark (his second one of the night costs him $2,800). Raquel then decides to solve...
O N _ E / Y O U ' R E
T H E R E / Y O U
_ O N ' T /_ A N T
T O / _ E A _ E
She says "ONCE YOU'RE THERE YOU WON'T WANT TO LEAVE" for the NY trip and a second trip to the Hilton Waikoloa Village in HAWAII worth $6,634, a total of $12,295 cash and trips.
SOLE DUD: S (Raquel)
BANKRUPTS: 2 (Lindsay, Mark)
Pre-Tossup #3 Scores
Raquel: $13,295
Lindsay: $4,800
Mark: $0
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$3,000 Tossup - ON THE MAP
_ _ _ T H
_ _ _ O L _ _ A
Mark still stays at zero, because he's wrong w/ NORTH CAROLINA. Raquel then solves SOUTH CAROLINA for a new total of $16,295.
Round 4 - EVENT (full $6,000 speed-up round!)
L _ N D S L _ D _
_ _ _ T _ R _
And Mark goes from worst to first by taking an $18,000 LANDSLIDE VICTORY.
FINAL SCORES
Raquel: $16,295 cash and trips
Lindsay: $4,800
Mark: $18K
TOTAL MAINGAME WINNINGS: $39,095
========
$100,000 Bonus Round
The car offered for "WAA" is a Volkswagen Eos convertible. It's usually a bad sign when somebody gets only puzzle to win the maingame, but let's see what happens. Mark lands on the M in AMERICA'S.
Category: THINGS
Starting setup...
_ _ _ _ E N S / &
_ _ S _ E S
CDMI only gives him...
_ _ _ _ E N S / &
D _ S _ E S
It's definitely NOT something ending w/ DISHES. They were two types of punctuation, HYPHENS & DASHES, and he loses $35,000. That sends him home w/ $18K of that.