Post by BAVRecapTeam on Dec 14, 2011 23:43:32 GMT -5
EPISODE #4953 - HAPPY HOLIDAYS
$1,000 Tossup - THING
B U S H _ / W H I T E
_ _ A _ D
Holly blanks while Steve knows that Santa Claus has a BUSHY WHITE BEARD. Christmas Eve's players...
Steve Taylor: video producer from Torrance, CA
Holly Dresson: Italian restaurant worker from Royal Palm Beach, FL
Carla Hall: gourd decorator from Floyds Knobs, IN
$2,000 Tossup - FOOD AND DRINK
C H I L L E D
E G _ N O _
Steve's two for two w/ CHILLED EGGNOG.
PRIZE ON THE WHEEL: Santa Fe ski trip worth $5,059
Round 1 - PEOPLE
In the middle of the round, Steve picks up the luggagepoint.com w/ an L. But after a lot of work, he squanders his turn w/ the D. Holly then calls for the P's...
L A S T - M I N U T E
S _ _ P P E R S
...and solves LAST-MINUTE SHOPPERS for the house minimum.
SOLE DUD: D (Steve)
Pre-Round 2 Scores
Steve: $3K
Holly: $1K
Carla: $0
(Holiday Greeting #1: Control Room)
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Jackpot Round - BEFORE AND AFTER
Our starter, Holly, picks up the Free Spin + $300 w/ an H, but she promptly uses it after saying a negative in G. She misses again w/ D. Late in the round, Carla picks up the Santa Fe trip w/ the P's. At that point, the board reads...
T R I _ I A L
P _ R _ _ I T / _ _
H _ P P I N E _ _
She solves "TRIVIAL PURSUIT" OF HAPPINESS for a total of $5,859 cash and Santa Fe.
DUDS (both by Holly): G, D
Pre-Round 3 Scores
Steve: $3K
Holly: $1K
Carla: $5,859
(Holiday Greeting #2: Production staff)
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Mystery Round - FUN AND GAMES (PRIZE PUZZLE)
Carla BANKRUPTS after starting w/ two T's for $900. Steve does most of the work, but then duds out w/ M. Holly puts up the twin P's before we see...
_ I P P I N G
A R O U N D / T H E
I S L A N D / O N
A / S C O O T E R
She solves this puzzle for $1,200, and will be ZIPPING AROUND THE ISLAND ON A SCOOTER during her stay at the Sonesta Great Bay Beach Resort & Casino in ST. MAARTEN worth $6,960, a total of $8,160 that round.
SOLE DUD: M (Steve)
BANKRUPT: Carla
Pre-Tossup #3 Scores
Steve: $3K
Holly: $9,160
Carla: $5,859
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$3,000 Tossup - PHRASE
B _ / O _
G O O D /_ _ _ E R
Steve tells you viewers to "BE OF GOOD CHEER" for the Tossup sweep.
Round 4 - TV TITLE (full $6,000 speed-up round!)
P _ S H _ N G
_ _ S _ _ S
Despite calling three S's, Carla blanks out w/ $30,000 on the line. After Steve calls the D...
P _ S H _ N G
D _ S _ _ S
...he gets the old ABC show "PUSHING DAISIES" for $6K and the win.
FINAL SCORES
Steve: $12K
Holly: $9,160 cash and trip
Carla: $5,859 cash and trip
TOTAL MAINGAME WINNINGS: $27,019
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$100,000 Bonus Round
Steve lands on the S in AMERICA'S.
Category: THING
This one-word puzzle starts out as...
_ _ S E _ R _ _ _
CDMO gives him...
_ _ S E C R _ C _
He doesn't have the WISECRACK (he thought it ended in RACE[/color]) to win $40K, so he leaves w/ $12K.
$1,000 Tossup - THING
B U S H _ / W H I T E
_ _ A _ D
Holly blanks while Steve knows that Santa Claus has a BUSHY WHITE BEARD. Christmas Eve's players...
Steve Taylor: video producer from Torrance, CA
Holly Dresson: Italian restaurant worker from Royal Palm Beach, FL
Carla Hall: gourd decorator from Floyds Knobs, IN
$2,000 Tossup - FOOD AND DRINK
C H I L L E D
E G _ N O _
Steve's two for two w/ CHILLED EGGNOG.
PRIZE ON THE WHEEL: Santa Fe ski trip worth $5,059
Round 1 - PEOPLE
In the middle of the round, Steve picks up the luggagepoint.com w/ an L. But after a lot of work, he squanders his turn w/ the D. Holly then calls for the P's...
L A S T - M I N U T E
S _ _ P P E R S
...and solves LAST-MINUTE SHOPPERS for the house minimum.
SOLE DUD: D (Steve)
Pre-Round 2 Scores
Steve: $3K
Holly: $1K
Carla: $0
(Holiday Greeting #1: Control Room)
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Jackpot Round - BEFORE AND AFTER
Our starter, Holly, picks up the Free Spin + $300 w/ an H, but she promptly uses it after saying a negative in G. She misses again w/ D. Late in the round, Carla picks up the Santa Fe trip w/ the P's. At that point, the board reads...
T R I _ I A L
P _ R _ _ I T / _ _
H _ P P I N E _ _
She solves "TRIVIAL PURSUIT" OF HAPPINESS for a total of $5,859 cash and Santa Fe.
DUDS (both by Holly): G, D
Pre-Round 3 Scores
Steve: $3K
Holly: $1K
Carla: $5,859
(Holiday Greeting #2: Production staff)
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Mystery Round - FUN AND GAMES (PRIZE PUZZLE)
Carla BANKRUPTS after starting w/ two T's for $900. Steve does most of the work, but then duds out w/ M. Holly puts up the twin P's before we see...
_ I P P I N G
A R O U N D / T H E
I S L A N D / O N
A / S C O O T E R
She solves this puzzle for $1,200, and will be ZIPPING AROUND THE ISLAND ON A SCOOTER during her stay at the Sonesta Great Bay Beach Resort & Casino in ST. MAARTEN worth $6,960, a total of $8,160 that round.
SOLE DUD: M (Steve)
BANKRUPT: Carla
Pre-Tossup #3 Scores
Steve: $3K
Holly: $9,160
Carla: $5,859
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$3,000 Tossup - PHRASE
B _ / O _
G O O D /_ _ _ E R
Steve tells you viewers to "BE OF GOOD CHEER" for the Tossup sweep.
Round 4 - TV TITLE (full $6,000 speed-up round!)
P _ S H _ N G
_ _ S _ _ S
Despite calling three S's, Carla blanks out w/ $30,000 on the line. After Steve calls the D...
P _ S H _ N G
D _ S _ _ S
...he gets the old ABC show "PUSHING DAISIES" for $6K and the win.
FINAL SCORES
Steve: $12K
Holly: $9,160 cash and trip
Carla: $5,859 cash and trip
TOTAL MAINGAME WINNINGS: $27,019
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$100,000 Bonus Round
Steve lands on the S in AMERICA'S.
Category: THING
This one-word puzzle starts out as...
_ _ S E _ R _ _ _
CDMO gives him...
_ _ S E C R _ C _
He doesn't have the WISECRACK (he thought it ended in RACE[/color]) to win $40K, so he leaves w/ $12K.
