Post by an007 on Nov 10, 2011 22:27:10 GMT -5
Here comes another Season 25 recap from yours truly. This one's the Wednesday edition of "Going Green". So let's see if our players can win a ton of green on this night.
$1,000 Tossup - PHRASE
R _ O _ / T O
B _ _ A T _ E
Saul's got ROOM TO BREATHE. Our panel consists of two men and a lady...
Saul Frausto: shipping company worker and a Golden West College student studying computer science from Placentia, CA
Jamie Rogers: marketing manager for a hospital and a local Internet restaurant critic from Ardmore, PA
James Mikolajczyk: HS English teacher at Libertyville HS from Third Lake, IL
$2,000 Tossup - RHYME TIME
_ _ L _ _ E-
T _ L K _ _
Saul's two for two w/ WALKIE-TALKIE.
PRIZE ON THE WHEEL: trip to the Sawgrass Marriott Golf Resort & Spa in Florida worth $5,290
$10,000 Round - BEFORE AND AFTER
Early on, Saul picks up the Florida trip w/ two N's. Later, he gets the Seventh Generation gift tag w/ an M. He dominates...
S U P E R M A N ' S
C A P E
C O _
_ A C A T I O N
...and solves SUPERMAN'S CAPE COD VACATION for $9,290 cash and prizes!
PERFECT ROUND!
Pre-Round 2 Scores
Jamie: $0
James: $0
Saul: $12,290
FLASHBACK (1983): Vanna fools Pat w/ a joke she came up with! She asks "What do you do when you come to a green light?". Pat says "stop", but it was "go"!
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Jackpot Round - THINGS (PRIZE PUZZLE)
On her second spin, Jamie picks up the Wild Card w/ a T, but she and James miss w/ H and N, respectively. It's all Saul from here...
S _ E _ T A _ _ _ A R
_ _ E _ S
He solves this puzzle for $550, and will be seeing the SPECTACULAR VIEWS of NEW ZEALAND while at the Crown Beach Resort & Spa ($9,030); he's won another $9,580 that round.
DUDS: H (Jamie), N (James)
UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $7,800
Pre-Round 3 Scores
Jamie: $0 + WC
James: $0
Saul: $21,870
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Mystery/Big Money Round - AROUND THE HOUSE
Early on, James picks up the Free Spin and $600 w/ two S's. He loses $950 to BANKRUPT, and uses the FS...but then gets LAT. Saul just misses the Big Money Wedge displaying $5,000, but he does light up the M. Next spin, however, is BANKRUPT; that costs him $1,250. Jamie next lands on the BMW displaying $5,000, and she collect that amount w/ three L's. Unfortunately, she BANKRUPTS a few spins later to lose $5,650 and the WC. James puts up a few letters...
C O M _ A C T
F L _ O R E S C E N T
L I G H T / B _ L B S
...and then solves COMPACT FLUORESCENT LIGHT BULBS for his first $4,300.
BANKRUPTS: 3 (entire panel)
LAT: James
Pre-Tossup #3 Scores
Jamie: $0
James: $4,300
Saul: $21,870
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$3,000 Tossup - ON THE MAP
_ H E
_ _ H A _ A S
Saul sweeps the Tossups w/ THE BAHAMAS, giving him $24,870!
Round 4 - FUN AND GAMES
S T _ _ L _ N _
S _ _ _ N D / _ _ S _
James is STEALING SECOND BASE for another $3,900.
SOLE DUD: R (Saul)
FINAL SCORES
Jamie: gooseegged for $1K
James: $8,200
Saul: $24,870 cash and prizes
TOTAL MAINGAME WINNINGS: $34,070
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Bonus Round
We've got an environmentally friendly Toyota Prius and a Ford Escape Hybrid waiting to be won. Saul lands on the O in BONUS.
Category: THING
This nine-letter answer starts out as...
_ _ N _
_ _ _ E R
D, M, F and I are very good choices...
_ I N D
_ F F E R
...but he still BLOWS IT w/ FIND OFFER, WIND OFFER, and PIND OFFER. We were giving him a KIND OFFER of $30,000, but we have to send him packing w/ $24,870 cash and prizes.
$1,000 Tossup - PHRASE
R _ O _ / T O
B _ _ A T _ E
Saul's got ROOM TO BREATHE. Our panel consists of two men and a lady...
Saul Frausto: shipping company worker and a Golden West College student studying computer science from Placentia, CA
Jamie Rogers: marketing manager for a hospital and a local Internet restaurant critic from Ardmore, PA
James Mikolajczyk: HS English teacher at Libertyville HS from Third Lake, IL
$2,000 Tossup - RHYME TIME
_ _ L _ _ E-
T _ L K _ _
Saul's two for two w/ WALKIE-TALKIE.
PRIZE ON THE WHEEL: trip to the Sawgrass Marriott Golf Resort & Spa in Florida worth $5,290
$10,000 Round - BEFORE AND AFTER
Early on, Saul picks up the Florida trip w/ two N's. Later, he gets the Seventh Generation gift tag w/ an M. He dominates...
S U P E R M A N ' S
C A P E
C O _
_ A C A T I O N
...and solves SUPERMAN'S CAPE COD VACATION for $9,290 cash and prizes!
PERFECT ROUND!
Pre-Round 2 Scores
Jamie: $0
James: $0
Saul: $12,290
FLASHBACK (1983): Vanna fools Pat w/ a joke she came up with! She asks "What do you do when you come to a green light?". Pat says "stop", but it was "go"!
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Jackpot Round - THINGS (PRIZE PUZZLE)
On her second spin, Jamie picks up the Wild Card w/ a T, but she and James miss w/ H and N, respectively. It's all Saul from here...
S _ E _ T A _ _ _ A R
_ _ E _ S
He solves this puzzle for $550, and will be seeing the SPECTACULAR VIEWS of NEW ZEALAND while at the Crown Beach Resort & Spa ($9,030); he's won another $9,580 that round.
DUDS: H (Jamie), N (James)
UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $7,800
Pre-Round 3 Scores
Jamie: $0 + WC
James: $0
Saul: $21,870
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Mystery/Big Money Round - AROUND THE HOUSE
Early on, James picks up the Free Spin and $600 w/ two S's. He loses $950 to BANKRUPT, and uses the FS...but then gets LAT. Saul just misses the Big Money Wedge displaying $5,000, but he does light up the M. Next spin, however, is BANKRUPT; that costs him $1,250. Jamie next lands on the BMW displaying $5,000, and she collect that amount w/ three L's. Unfortunately, she BANKRUPTS a few spins later to lose $5,650 and the WC. James puts up a few letters...
C O M _ A C T
F L _ O R E S C E N T
L I G H T / B _ L B S
...and then solves COMPACT FLUORESCENT LIGHT BULBS for his first $4,300.
BANKRUPTS: 3 (entire panel)
LAT: James
Pre-Tossup #3 Scores
Jamie: $0
James: $4,300
Saul: $21,870
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$3,000 Tossup - ON THE MAP
_ H E
_ _ H A _ A S
Saul sweeps the Tossups w/ THE BAHAMAS, giving him $24,870!
Round 4 - FUN AND GAMES
S T _ _ L _ N _
S _ _ _ N D / _ _ S _
James is STEALING SECOND BASE for another $3,900.
SOLE DUD: R (Saul)
FINAL SCORES
Jamie: gooseegged for $1K
James: $8,200
Saul: $24,870 cash and prizes
TOTAL MAINGAME WINNINGS: $34,070
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Bonus Round
We've got an environmentally friendly Toyota Prius and a Ford Escape Hybrid waiting to be won. Saul lands on the O in BONUS.
Category: THING
This nine-letter answer starts out as...
_ _ N _
_ _ _ E R
D, M, F and I are very good choices...
_ I N D
_ F F E R
...but he still BLOWS IT w/ FIND OFFER, WIND OFFER, and PIND OFFER. We were giving him a KIND OFFER of $30,000, but we have to send him packing w/ $24,870 cash and prizes.
