Post by an007 on Nov 10, 2011 23:32:24 GMT -5
It's the Friday edition of "Going Green 2008", so let's see if we can end the week w/ somebody taking a home lot of green.
$1,000 Tossup - WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
_ L A N T _ N G
_ / _ A R _ E N
Rachel knows well enough about PLANTING A GARDEN. Let's meet everybody right now...
Rachel Nighswonger: special ed teacher and church volunteer worker from Kansas City, MO
Wade Johnson: bank manager for a Baltimore bank from Catonsville, MD
Kacey Coburn: recent graduate of UC-Davis w/ a degree in English and a small marketing company worker in S.F. from San Rafael, CA
$2,000 Tossup - RHYME TIME
_ _ _ S S
M _ S _
This is a brand of hot chocolate, and Kacey solves SWISS MISS.
PRIZE ON THE WHEEL: from bedandbreakfast.com, a trip to Black Star Farms in Michigan worth $5K
$10,000 Round - SONG LYRICS
I T ' S / A
S _ A L L / _ _ R L _
A F T E R / A L L
Wade solves the famous Disney song "IT'S A SMALL WORLD AFTER ALL" for $4,450.
SOLE DUD: N (Rachel)
BANKRUPT: Kacey ($1,150)
Pre-Round 2 Scores
Wade: $4,450
Kacey: $2K
Rachel: $1K
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Jackpot Round - LIVING THINGS
Rachel picks up the Michigan trip w/ two S's. She dominates...
S T A T E / _ _ _ _ E R
& / S T A T E / _ _ R _
...and solves STATE FLOWER & STATE BIRD for $8,100 cash and trip.
PERFECT ROUND!
UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $6,200
Pre-Round 3 Scores
Wade: $4,450
Kacey: $2K
Rachel: $9,100
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Mystery/Big Money Round - FOOD AND DRINK
Wade starts w/ an R while on the Mystery Wedge next to the Free Spin. He's definitely going for it...$10K! But he gives that right back to the Big Money Wedge displaying BANKRUPT. Later, the board reads...
_ R _ _ E _
_ I N A / _ _ L A _ A
After solving this puzzle for $1,850, Rachel will be drinking a FROZEN PINA COLADA on her $7,500 trip to PUERTO RICO; she's won $9,350 that round.
SOLE DUD: S (Kacey)
BANKRUPT: Wade
Pre-Tossup #3 Scores
Wade: $4,450
Kacey: $2K
Rachel: $18,450
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$3,000 Tossup - THING
R _ N N I _ G
_ T _ E _ M
Wade only gets the first word.
R _ N N I _ G
S T _ E _ M
Kacey flubs w/ RUNNING SYSTEM.
R _ N N I N G
S T R E _ M
Rachel pads her lead more w/ RUNNING STREAM; she now has $21,450.
Round 4 - ON THE MAP
T H E / N O R T H E R N
R O _ _ I E S
Rachel dominates and solves THE NORTHERN ROCKIES for $3,900 and $25,350 overall.
PERFECT ROUND #2!
Round 5 - PEOPLE
After most of the puzzle gets filled in, speed-up mode commences w/ the following...
L _ _ A L
F A N S
The last consonant is worth $1,300. Wade says it (the Y)...
L _ Y A L
F A N S
...and knows that we're LOYAL FANS of this show for $3,600.
DUDS: R (Wade), T (Kacey)
LAT: Rachel
FINAL SCORES
Wade: $8,050
Kacey: $2K
Rachel: $25,350 cash and trips
TOTAL MAINGAME WINNINGS: $35,400
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Bonus Round
Now, this week is on the verge of a BR shutout. Let's see if Rachel's the hero. She lands on the $.
Category: PHRASE
For starters, here's...
_ E _ _ _ / _ _ _ R
_ _ T _ _ N S
M, D, Y and O give her...
_ E _ _ _ / Y O _ R
O _ T _ O N S
I hope you WEIGH YOUR OPTIONS wisely, ma'am...
...AND SHE DOES! That wins her another $25,000, and she's leaving w/ $50,350 cash and trips! Great job!
$1,000 Tossup - WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
_ L A N T _ N G
_ / _ A R _ E N
Rachel knows well enough about PLANTING A GARDEN. Let's meet everybody right now...
Rachel Nighswonger: special ed teacher and church volunteer worker from Kansas City, MO
Wade Johnson: bank manager for a Baltimore bank from Catonsville, MD
Kacey Coburn: recent graduate of UC-Davis w/ a degree in English and a small marketing company worker in S.F. from San Rafael, CA
$2,000 Tossup - RHYME TIME
_ _ _ S S
M _ S _
This is a brand of hot chocolate, and Kacey solves SWISS MISS.
PRIZE ON THE WHEEL: from bedandbreakfast.com, a trip to Black Star Farms in Michigan worth $5K
$10,000 Round - SONG LYRICS
I T ' S / A
S _ A L L / _ _ R L _
A F T E R / A L L
Wade solves the famous Disney song "IT'S A SMALL WORLD AFTER ALL" for $4,450.
SOLE DUD: N (Rachel)
BANKRUPT: Kacey ($1,150)
Pre-Round 2 Scores
Wade: $4,450
Kacey: $2K
Rachel: $1K
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Jackpot Round - LIVING THINGS
Rachel picks up the Michigan trip w/ two S's. She dominates...
S T A T E / _ _ _ _ E R
& / S T A T E / _ _ R _
...and solves STATE FLOWER & STATE BIRD for $8,100 cash and trip.
PERFECT ROUND!
UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $6,200
Pre-Round 3 Scores
Wade: $4,450
Kacey: $2K
Rachel: $9,100
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Mystery/Big Money Round - FOOD AND DRINK
Wade starts w/ an R while on the Mystery Wedge next to the Free Spin. He's definitely going for it...$10K! But he gives that right back to the Big Money Wedge displaying BANKRUPT. Later, the board reads...
_ R _ _ E _
_ I N A / _ _ L A _ A
After solving this puzzle for $1,850, Rachel will be drinking a FROZEN PINA COLADA on her $7,500 trip to PUERTO RICO; she's won $9,350 that round.
SOLE DUD: S (Kacey)
BANKRUPT: Wade
Pre-Tossup #3 Scores
Wade: $4,450
Kacey: $2K
Rachel: $18,450
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$3,000 Tossup - THING
R _ N N I _ G
_ T _ E _ M
Wade only gets the first word.
R _ N N I _ G
S T _ E _ M
Kacey flubs w/ RUNNING SYSTEM.
R _ N N I N G
S T R E _ M
Rachel pads her lead more w/ RUNNING STREAM; she now has $21,450.
Round 4 - ON THE MAP
T H E / N O R T H E R N
R O _ _ I E S
Rachel dominates and solves THE NORTHERN ROCKIES for $3,900 and $25,350 overall.
PERFECT ROUND #2!
Round 5 - PEOPLE
After most of the puzzle gets filled in, speed-up mode commences w/ the following...
L _ _ A L
F A N S
The last consonant is worth $1,300. Wade says it (the Y)...
L _ Y A L
F A N S
...and knows that we're LOYAL FANS of this show for $3,600.
DUDS: R (Wade), T (Kacey)
LAT: Rachel
FINAL SCORES
Wade: $8,050
Kacey: $2K
Rachel: $25,350 cash and trips
TOTAL MAINGAME WINNINGS: $35,400
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Bonus Round
Now, this week is on the verge of a BR shutout. Let's see if Rachel's the hero. She lands on the $.
Category: PHRASE
For starters, here's...
_ E _ _ _ / _ _ _ R
_ _ T _ _ N S
M, D, Y and O give her...
_ E _ _ _ / Y O _ R
O _ T _ O N S
I hope you WEIGH YOUR OPTIONS wisely, ma'am...
...AND SHE DOES! That wins her another $25,000, and she's leaving w/ $50,350 cash and trips! Great job!