Post by BAVRecapTeam on Nov 19, 2011 16:27:34 GMT -5
Time to get started w/ our second Hawaii week ("Best Friends")
EPISODE #4923 - BEST FRIENDS (HAWAII)
$1,000 Tossup - SONG TITLE
T H _ N _ / Y _ _ / F _ R
_ E I _ G / A / F _ I E _ D
De Lara & Brad solve the theme of "Golden Girls", "THANK YOU FOR BEING A FRIEND". The first teams of the week are...
De Lara Julian & Brand Yamoto (Honolulu): De Lara is an independent grant buyer while Brad's a retired software engineer
Melissa Rapoza & Serina Riveira (Hilo, HI): Serina's an administrative assistant
Christina Rasmussen & Nick Erhorn (same location as yellow team): Christina is an orchid tree house manager while Nick is a pizza dough master
$2,000 Tossup - PLACE
_ L _ _ K / _ _ _ D
_ E A C H
The yellow girls get BLACK SAND BEACH.
PRIZE ON THE WHEEL: a pair of razorgator.com gift certificates worth $6K
Round 1 - EVENT
The yellow team starts w/ two R's for the Free Spin and three S's for the Wild Card. They pick up the gift tag from Roy's Hawaiian Food Restaurant w/ three N's. They dominate...
S _ N S E _
_ I N N E R
_ R _ I S E
...and solve SUNSET DINNER CRUISE for $2,000 cash and gift tag (they only had $100 in their banks).
PERFECT ROUND!
Pre-Round 2 Scores
De Lara/Brad: $1K
Melissa/Serina: $4K + WC + FS
Christina/Nick: $0
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Jackpot Round - FOOD AND DRINK (PRIZE PUZZLE)
T R _ _ _ _ _ L
_ R _ _ T
S _ _ _ T _ _ E
The red team quickly solves this puzzle for $3K and will be drinking a TROPICAL FRUIT SMOOTHIE on their caravan.com COSTA RICA TOUR worth $11K; that round was worth a total of $14K to them.
SOLE DUD: N (Christina/Nick)
Pre-Round 3 Scores
De Lara/Brad: $15K
Melissa/Serina: $4K + WC + FS
Christina/Nick: $0
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Mystery Round - SAME NAME
De Lara and Brad BANKRUPT after starting w/ two N's for $900. The yellow girls get the same fate to lose their WC, and they use the FS...but they get LAT shortly after that. Later, the board reads...
P _ _ E R / &
H E L P _ N G
H _ N D
De Lara and Brad solve POKER & HELPING HAND for $2,200.
SOLE DUD: M (Christina/Nick)
BANKRUPTS: 2 (red and yellow teams)
LAT: yellow team
Pre-Tossup #3 Scores
De Lara/Brad: $17,200
Melissa/Serina: $4K
Christina/Nick: $0
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$3,000 Tossup - PERSON
_ A _ T E R
_ _ G I C I A N
The yellow girls have nothing, allowing the blue team to finally break through w/ MASTER MAGICIAN.
Round 4 - AROUND THE HOUSE
N E E _ L E P _ _ N _
P _ L L _ _ S
De Lara & Brad solve NEEDLEPOINT PILLOWS for $2,750, putting them $50 shy of $20K.
SOLE DUD: G (Christina/Nick on $5K)
Round 5 - PROPER NAME (full $6,000 speed-up round!)
T H _ / P _ _ C _
C _ R P S
De Lara & Brad solve THE PEACE CORPS for $24,000 and the blowout win!
FINAL SCORES
De Lara/Brad: $43,950 cash and trips (NEW SEASON-HIGH MAINGAME TOTAL!)
Melissa/Serina: $4K cash and GC
Christina/Nick: $3K
TOTAL MAINGAME WINNINGS: $50,950
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$100,000 Bonus Round
De Lara and Brand land on the second A of AMERICA'S.
Category: PHRASE
Two of the eight blanks are filled in first...
_ R _ N _
_ _ _
D, K, C and I don't appear anywhere. Those duds led them the WRONG WAY, and they lose $30K. But they do leave w/ $43,950 cash and trips.
EPISODE #4923 - BEST FRIENDS (HAWAII)
$1,000 Tossup - SONG TITLE
T H _ N _ / Y _ _ / F _ R
_ E I _ G / A / F _ I E _ D
De Lara & Brad solve the theme of "Golden Girls", "THANK YOU FOR BEING A FRIEND". The first teams of the week are...
De Lara Julian & Brand Yamoto (Honolulu): De Lara is an independent grant buyer while Brad's a retired software engineer
Melissa Rapoza & Serina Riveira (Hilo, HI): Serina's an administrative assistant
Christina Rasmussen & Nick Erhorn (same location as yellow team): Christina is an orchid tree house manager while Nick is a pizza dough master
$2,000 Tossup - PLACE
_ L _ _ K / _ _ _ D
_ E A C H
The yellow girls get BLACK SAND BEACH.
PRIZE ON THE WHEEL: a pair of razorgator.com gift certificates worth $6K
Round 1 - EVENT
The yellow team starts w/ two R's for the Free Spin and three S's for the Wild Card. They pick up the gift tag from Roy's Hawaiian Food Restaurant w/ three N's. They dominate...
S _ N S E _
_ I N N E R
_ R _ I S E
...and solve SUNSET DINNER CRUISE for $2,000 cash and gift tag (they only had $100 in their banks).
PERFECT ROUND!
Pre-Round 2 Scores
De Lara/Brad: $1K
Melissa/Serina: $4K + WC + FS
Christina/Nick: $0
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Jackpot Round - FOOD AND DRINK (PRIZE PUZZLE)
T R _ _ _ _ _ L
_ R _ _ T
S _ _ _ T _ _ E
The red team quickly solves this puzzle for $3K and will be drinking a TROPICAL FRUIT SMOOTHIE on their caravan.com COSTA RICA TOUR worth $11K; that round was worth a total of $14K to them.
SOLE DUD: N (Christina/Nick)
Pre-Round 3 Scores
De Lara/Brad: $15K
Melissa/Serina: $4K + WC + FS
Christina/Nick: $0
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Mystery Round - SAME NAME
De Lara and Brad BANKRUPT after starting w/ two N's for $900. The yellow girls get the same fate to lose their WC, and they use the FS...but they get LAT shortly after that. Later, the board reads...
P _ _ E R / &
H E L P _ N G
H _ N D
De Lara and Brad solve POKER & HELPING HAND for $2,200.
SOLE DUD: M (Christina/Nick)
BANKRUPTS: 2 (red and yellow teams)
LAT: yellow team
Pre-Tossup #3 Scores
De Lara/Brad: $17,200
Melissa/Serina: $4K
Christina/Nick: $0
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$3,000 Tossup - PERSON
_ A _ T E R
_ _ G I C I A N
The yellow girls have nothing, allowing the blue team to finally break through w/ MASTER MAGICIAN.
Round 4 - AROUND THE HOUSE
N E E _ L E P _ _ N _
P _ L L _ _ S
De Lara & Brad solve NEEDLEPOINT PILLOWS for $2,750, putting them $50 shy of $20K.
SOLE DUD: G (Christina/Nick on $5K)
Round 5 - PROPER NAME (full $6,000 speed-up round!)
T H _ / P _ _ C _
C _ R P S
De Lara & Brad solve THE PEACE CORPS for $24,000 and the blowout win!
FINAL SCORES
De Lara/Brad: $43,950 cash and trips (NEW SEASON-HIGH MAINGAME TOTAL!)
Melissa/Serina: $4K cash and GC
Christina/Nick: $3K
TOTAL MAINGAME WINNINGS: $50,950
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$100,000 Bonus Round
De Lara and Brand land on the second A of AMERICA'S.
Category: PHRASE
Two of the eight blanks are filled in first...
_ R _ N _
_ _ _
D, K, C and I don't appear anywhere. Those duds led them the WRONG WAY, and they lose $30K. But they do leave w/ $43,950 cash and trips.