Post by BAVRecapTeam on Dec 9, 2011 18:09:07 GMT -5
EPISODE #4950 - HOLIDAY MOVIE MAGIC
$1,000 Tossup - LANDMARK
_ _ _ / H O L _ Y W _ _ D
_ I _ _
Mike solves THE HOLLYWOOD SIGN. We finish off the week w/ these folks...
Mike Fine: business collections worker from West Hollywood
Estrella Soto: Cornell graduate w/ a Bachelor's in sociology and a family cakes caterer from da Bronx, NY
Allison Parker: house "flipper" from Louisville, KY
$2,000 Tossup - LIVING THINGS
S I B _ _ _ _ N
_ _ S K _ _ S
Mike's two for two w/ SIBERIAN HUSKIES.
FEATURED MOVIE PRIZE: sponsored by "Bride Wars", a trip to Estrella's "home" of NYC worth $5,850
Round 1 - SHOW BIZ
Mike gets off to a good start w/ $7,500 worth of T's. He dominates...
_ O M _ N G / _ O O N
T O / A / T _ _ A T _ _
N _ A _ / _ O _
...and solves COMING SOON TO A THEATER NEAR YOU for $9,300.
PERFECT ROUND!
Pre-Round 2 Scores
Estrella: $0
Allison: $0
Mike: $12,300
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Jackpot Round - WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
Estrella begins w/ a T for the DVDEmpire.com gift tag. Much later, she gets $3,500 from the G. We now have...
S _ O _ _ I N G / _ O _
A / N E W
S W I M S U I T
She'll be SHOPPING FOR A NEW SWIMSUIT, because she dominates this round for $6,350 cash and DVDs plus a $7,750 trip to the ST. KITTS Marriott Resort & The Royal Beach Casino, totaling $14,100 that round!
PERFECT ROUND #2!
Pre-Round 3 Scores
Estrella: $14,100
Allison: $0
Mike: $12,300
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Mystery Round - BEFORE AND AFTER
Allison gets LAT right off the bat. Mike's next w/ three T's while on the Mystery Wedge next to that dreaded white space, and declines the $3K risk (good move, BANKRUPT was there). But after that is a dud purcase of A. Estrella picks up her trip back home w/ the S, but she also hits LAT. Allison then lands on the other MW and says the H...but she doesn't go for it. Two spins after that, she repeats that dud vowel of A. Mike's next choices are the W's and the I's...
W I T / &
W I S _ _ M
T E E T H
...he solves WIT & WISDOM TEETH for $3,300.
SOLE DUD: A (Mike)
LATs: 2 (ladies)
DQ: Allison's A repeat
Pre-Tossup #3 Scores
Estrella: $14,100
Allison: $0
Mike: $15,600
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$3,000 Tossup - RHYME TIME
_ A I R /&
S _ U A R E
Mike sweeps the Tossups FAIR & SQUARE, giving him $18,600.
Round 4 - THINGS
T I M E - _ _ N _ R E _
T R A _ I T I _ N _
Mike can make watching this show one of his TIME-HONORED TRADITIONS, as he dominates this round for another $2,850 and $21,450 overall!
PERFECT ROUND #3!
Round 4 - FICTIONAL CHARACTER
Once Estrella lights up the T, speed-up mode commences w/ the remaining consonants worth $1,450 each. The L's are being put up...
L _ _ / L _ T H _ R
...and Allison solves LEX LUTHOR for her first and only $2,900.
FINAL SCORES
Estrella: $14,100 cash and trip
Allison: $2,900
Mike: $21,450
TOTAL MAINGAME WINNINGS: $38,450
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$100,000 Bonus Round
The M in GAME is Mike's potential reward.
Category: FUN AND GAMES
For starters, here's...
_ _ _ S _ _
_ _ _ _ L E
It looks like he's onto something! Z, W, J and I all give him...
J I _ S _ W
_ _ Z Z L E
He easily completes this JIGSAW PUZZLE for $30K! That gives him an all-cash total of $51,450!
$1,000 Tossup - LANDMARK
_ _ _ / H O L _ Y W _ _ D
_ I _ _
Mike solves THE HOLLYWOOD SIGN. We finish off the week w/ these folks...
Mike Fine: business collections worker from West Hollywood
Estrella Soto: Cornell graduate w/ a Bachelor's in sociology and a family cakes caterer from da Bronx, NY
Allison Parker: house "flipper" from Louisville, KY
$2,000 Tossup - LIVING THINGS
S I B _ _ _ _ N
_ _ S K _ _ S
Mike's two for two w/ SIBERIAN HUSKIES.
FEATURED MOVIE PRIZE: sponsored by "Bride Wars", a trip to Estrella's "home" of NYC worth $5,850
Round 1 - SHOW BIZ
Mike gets off to a good start w/ $7,500 worth of T's. He dominates...
_ O M _ N G / _ O O N
T O / A / T _ _ A T _ _
N _ A _ / _ O _
...and solves COMING SOON TO A THEATER NEAR YOU for $9,300.
PERFECT ROUND!
Pre-Round 2 Scores
Estrella: $0
Allison: $0
Mike: $12,300
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Jackpot Round - WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
Estrella begins w/ a T for the DVDEmpire.com gift tag. Much later, she gets $3,500 from the G. We now have...
S _ O _ _ I N G / _ O _
A / N E W
S W I M S U I T
She'll be SHOPPING FOR A NEW SWIMSUIT, because she dominates this round for $6,350 cash and DVDs plus a $7,750 trip to the ST. KITTS Marriott Resort & The Royal Beach Casino, totaling $14,100 that round!
PERFECT ROUND #2!
Pre-Round 3 Scores
Estrella: $14,100
Allison: $0
Mike: $12,300
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Mystery Round - BEFORE AND AFTER
Allison gets LAT right off the bat. Mike's next w/ three T's while on the Mystery Wedge next to that dreaded white space, and declines the $3K risk (good move, BANKRUPT was there). But after that is a dud purcase of A. Estrella picks up her trip back home w/ the S, but she also hits LAT. Allison then lands on the other MW and says the H...but she doesn't go for it. Two spins after that, she repeats that dud vowel of A. Mike's next choices are the W's and the I's...
W I T / &
W I S _ _ M
T E E T H
...he solves WIT & WISDOM TEETH for $3,300.
SOLE DUD: A (Mike)
LATs: 2 (ladies)
DQ: Allison's A repeat
Pre-Tossup #3 Scores
Estrella: $14,100
Allison: $0
Mike: $15,600
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$3,000 Tossup - RHYME TIME
_ A I R /&
S _ U A R E
Mike sweeps the Tossups FAIR & SQUARE, giving him $18,600.
Round 4 - THINGS
T I M E - _ _ N _ R E _
T R A _ I T I _ N _
Mike can make watching this show one of his TIME-HONORED TRADITIONS, as he dominates this round for another $2,850 and $21,450 overall!
PERFECT ROUND #3!
Round 4 - FICTIONAL CHARACTER
Once Estrella lights up the T, speed-up mode commences w/ the remaining consonants worth $1,450 each. The L's are being put up...
L _ _ / L _ T H _ R
...and Allison solves LEX LUTHOR for her first and only $2,900.
FINAL SCORES
Estrella: $14,100 cash and trip
Allison: $2,900
Mike: $21,450
TOTAL MAINGAME WINNINGS: $38,450
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$100,000 Bonus Round
The M in GAME is Mike's potential reward.
Category: FUN AND GAMES
For starters, here's...
_ _ _ S _ _
_ _ _ _ L E
It looks like he's onto something! Z, W, J and I all give him...
J I _ S _ W
_ _ Z Z L E
He easily completes this JIGSAW PUZZLE for $30K! That gives him an all-cash total of $51,450!
