Post by BAVRecapTeam on Dec 13, 2011 9:58:56 GMT -5
EPISODE #4952 - HAPPY HOLIDAYS
$1,000 Tossup - EVENT
_ A M I L Y
G A T H E R I N G
We almost had a TRIPLE STUMPER, but Nick barely remembers a FAMILY GATHERING. Next three players...
Nick Bennett: SCUBA diver from West Bloomfield, MI
Jessica Gray: Seattle Pacific University senior studying marketing from Seattle
Sue Graves: realtor for 27 years from Hillsboro, OR
$2,000 Tossup - PROPER NAME
_ C T R _ _ S
_ E G / _ _ _ N
Nick's two for two w/ ACTRESS MEG RYAN.
PRIZE ON THE WHEEL: trip to Trinidad & Tobago worth $7K
Round 1 - WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
Nick goes on a great roll before buying the only dud vowel of this puzzle (A); that might cost him $7,800. Jessica's in control...
_ _ R L I N _ /_ P
I N / F R O N T
O F / T H E / F I R E
...and she's CURLING UP IN FRONT OF THE FIRE for the house minimum.
SOLE DUD: A (Nick)
Pre-Round 2 Scores
Sue: $0
Nick: $3K
Jessica: $1K
(Holiday Greeting #1: Art department)
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Jackpot Round - BEFORE AND AFTER
Early on, Jessica purchases the only bad vowel of this puzzle (E). Sue repeats said dud vowel. Nick fails to capitalize on $3,500 w/ the L. Back to Jessica. She picks up the Morton's Steakhouse gift tag w/ two C's...and accidentally splits the tag into two pieces (first time we had such a mishap happen)! But after saying the H, she BANKRUPTS to lose $2,300 cash and damaged gift tag. Two spins after that, Sue lights up the K while on Jackpot, and we now have...
P U N C H I N G
B A G / O _
T R I C K _
We have our biggest Jackpot win of the season!!! She nails PUNCHING BAG OF TRICKS for a total of $16,950 (including a $13,450 Jackpot)! Not only do we have back-to-back Jackpot wins, it's our third such win of the season!
DUDS: E (Jessica), L (Nick)
BANKRUPT: Jessica
DQ: Sue's E repeat
Pre-Round 3 Scores
Sue: $16,950
Nick: $3K
Jessica: $1K
(Holiday Greeting #2: Marketing/publicity department)
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Mystery Round - LIVING THINGS
Sue BANKRUPTS early on. Nick picks up the Free Spin plus $300 w/ an N. But he buys the only dud vowel of this puzzle (O), so he uses the FS. Later, he encounters this...
M I G R A T I N G
_ U M _ _ A _ _
_ _ A _ E S
He solves this puzzle for $3,200, and he'll see some MIGRATING HUMPBACK WHALES on an ALASKAN CRUISE from Princess Cruises worth $5,551, giving him $8,751 that round.
SOLE DUD: O (Nick)
BANKRUPT: Sue
Pre-Tossup #3 Scores
Sue: $16,950
Nick: $11,751
Jessica: $1K
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$3,000 Tossup - ON THE MAP
_ _ _ _ M _ _ S
O _ _ _
Sue quickly solves COLUMBUS, OHIO to be $50 shy of the $20K mark.
Round 4 - OCCUPATION
Sue immediately duds out w/ T. Nick puts up the R's and buys the O's, before BANKRUPTING to lose $1,550. We now go to speed-up mode w/ the following...
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ R O _ _ _ _ O R
The remaining consonants are worth $1,500 each. After Jessica says the S's...
_ _ _ _ _ S _
_ R O _ _ S S O R
She goofs w/ SPANISH PROFESSOR. The L gets filled in by Sue...
_ _ _ L _ S _
_ R O _ _ S S O R
...and she solves ENGLISH PROFESSOR for another $1,500 and the win!
SOLE DUD: T (Sue)
BANKRUPT: Nick
DQ: Jessica's missolve
FINAL SCORES
Sue: $21,450
Nick: $11,751 cash and cruise
Jessica: $1K
TOTAL MAINGAME WINNINGS: $34,201
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$100,000 Bonus Round
Sue lands on the I in WIN.
Category: PHRASE
The first and last letters of this puzzle are...
R _ _ / _ _
_ _ _ E
P, D, M and A fill in two more blanks...
R A _ / _ _
_ _ P E
...but she's way off w/ RACK OF LAMB. She had no RAY OF HOPE to solve this puzzle for $30,000. That sends her home w/ $21,450.
$1,000 Tossup - EVENT
_ A M I L Y
G A T H E R I N G
We almost had a TRIPLE STUMPER, but Nick barely remembers a FAMILY GATHERING. Next three players...
Nick Bennett: SCUBA diver from West Bloomfield, MI
Jessica Gray: Seattle Pacific University senior studying marketing from Seattle
Sue Graves: realtor for 27 years from Hillsboro, OR
$2,000 Tossup - PROPER NAME
_ C T R _ _ S
_ E G / _ _ _ N
Nick's two for two w/ ACTRESS MEG RYAN.
PRIZE ON THE WHEEL: trip to Trinidad & Tobago worth $7K
Round 1 - WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
Nick goes on a great roll before buying the only dud vowel of this puzzle (A); that might cost him $7,800. Jessica's in control...
_ _ R L I N _ /_ P
I N / F R O N T
O F / T H E / F I R E
...and she's CURLING UP IN FRONT OF THE FIRE for the house minimum.
SOLE DUD: A (Nick)
Pre-Round 2 Scores
Sue: $0
Nick: $3K
Jessica: $1K
(Holiday Greeting #1: Art department)
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Jackpot Round - BEFORE AND AFTER
Early on, Jessica purchases the only bad vowel of this puzzle (E). Sue repeats said dud vowel. Nick fails to capitalize on $3,500 w/ the L. Back to Jessica. She picks up the Morton's Steakhouse gift tag w/ two C's...and accidentally splits the tag into two pieces (first time we had such a mishap happen)! But after saying the H, she BANKRUPTS to lose $2,300 cash and damaged gift tag. Two spins after that, Sue lights up the K while on Jackpot, and we now have...
P U N C H I N G
B A G / O _
T R I C K _
We have our biggest Jackpot win of the season!!! She nails PUNCHING BAG OF TRICKS for a total of $16,950 (including a $13,450 Jackpot)! Not only do we have back-to-back Jackpot wins, it's our third such win of the season!
DUDS: E (Jessica), L (Nick)
BANKRUPT: Jessica
DQ: Sue's E repeat
Pre-Round 3 Scores
Sue: $16,950
Nick: $3K
Jessica: $1K
(Holiday Greeting #2: Marketing/publicity department)
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Mystery Round - LIVING THINGS
Sue BANKRUPTS early on. Nick picks up the Free Spin plus $300 w/ an N. But he buys the only dud vowel of this puzzle (O), so he uses the FS. Later, he encounters this...
M I G R A T I N G
_ U M _ _ A _ _
_ _ A _ E S
He solves this puzzle for $3,200, and he'll see some MIGRATING HUMPBACK WHALES on an ALASKAN CRUISE from Princess Cruises worth $5,551, giving him $8,751 that round.
SOLE DUD: O (Nick)
BANKRUPT: Sue
Pre-Tossup #3 Scores
Sue: $16,950
Nick: $11,751
Jessica: $1K
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$3,000 Tossup - ON THE MAP
_ _ _ _ M _ _ S
O _ _ _
Sue quickly solves COLUMBUS, OHIO to be $50 shy of the $20K mark.
Round 4 - OCCUPATION
Sue immediately duds out w/ T. Nick puts up the R's and buys the O's, before BANKRUPTING to lose $1,550. We now go to speed-up mode w/ the following...
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ R O _ _ _ _ O R
The remaining consonants are worth $1,500 each. After Jessica says the S's...
_ _ _ _ _ S _
_ R O _ _ S S O R
She goofs w/ SPANISH PROFESSOR. The L gets filled in by Sue...
_ _ _ L _ S _
_ R O _ _ S S O R
...and she solves ENGLISH PROFESSOR for another $1,500 and the win!
SOLE DUD: T (Sue)
BANKRUPT: Nick
DQ: Jessica's missolve
FINAL SCORES
Sue: $21,450
Nick: $11,751 cash and cruise
Jessica: $1K
TOTAL MAINGAME WINNINGS: $34,201
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$100,000 Bonus Round
Sue lands on the I in WIN.
Category: PHRASE
The first and last letters of this puzzle are...
R _ _ / _ _
_ _ _ E
P, D, M and A fill in two more blanks...
R A _ / _ _
_ _ P E
...but she's way off w/ RACK OF LAMB. She had no RAY OF HOPE to solve this puzzle for $30,000. That sends her home w/ $21,450.
