Post by BAVRecapTeam on Jan 8, 2012 11:55:47 GMT -5
EPISODE #4956 - AMERICA'S GAME (WEEK #2)
This second week of extra episodes begins on the set where we just got SCROOGED -- "Happy Holidays".
$1,000 Tossup - FOOD AND DRINK
P I _ K
C H A _ P _ _ N E
Jamie solves PINK CHAMPAGNE. The first players of the week are...
Jamie Das: frequent traveler from Treasure Island, FL
Mike Irvine: West Point grad and former Army member for seven years from Fontana, CA
Caroline Sholl: SAHM from New Orleans
$2,000 Tossup - FUN AND GAMES
_ O U S _ / O F
C A R D S
Jamie's two for two after building this HOUSE OF CARDS.
PRIZE ON THE WHEEL: trip to the Gran Velas Spa in Nuevo Vallarta worth $9,600
Round 1 - PHRASE
Jamie calls an instant dud in T. On a later turn, she picks up the Mexico trip w/ the D's, but then says F for failure. Mike puts up the B's, and we now have...
B _ _ _ / B _
_ O _ _ L _ R
D E M _ N D
He solves BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND for $2,750.
DUDS: T (Jamie), S (Mike), G (Caroline), F (Jamie)
Pre-Round 2 Scores
Jamie: $3K
Mike: $2,750
Caroline: $0
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Jackpot Round - WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
In the middle of the round, Mike puts up the N's on Jackpot. Can he somehow make the $7K Jackpot solve with this showing...
_ _ _ I N G
_ R _ _ N I E _
_ R _ _ / _ _ R _ T _ _
...no. He puts up more letters and he thinks he knows it now...
_ A _ I N G
_ R O _ N I E S
_ R O _ / S C R A T C _
...but he's off by a letter w/ MAKING BROWNIES FROM SCRATCH. After that, Caroline picks up the Free Spin w/ the B's...
B A _ I N G
B R O _ N I E S
_ R O _ / S C R A T C _
She's BAKING BROWNIES FROM SCRACTCH for the house minimum.
DQ: Mike's one-letter mistake
Pre-Round 3 Scores
Jamie: $3K
Mike: $2,750
Caroline: $1K + FS
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Mystery Round - PLACES (PRIZE PUZZLE)
Caroline instantly BANKRUPTS and keeps her FS for the time begin. Secondly, Jamie puts up a $3,500 T before landing on the Mystery Wedge next to the MDW. She lights up the H's and declines a $5,250 gamble (it would've worked). Shortly after that is a bad purchase in A. Mike BANKRUPTS to lose $1,200, and Caroline's feeling anxious to solve...
T H E / S E _ E N
H _ _ _ S / _ _
_ _ _ E
She'll see THE SEVEN HILLS OF ROME on an Insight Vacations TOUR OF ITALY (Rome, Venice and Florence) w/ Eurofly airfare worth $10,850.
SOLE DUD: A (Jamie)
BANKRUPTS: 2 (Caroline, Mike)
Pre-Tossup #3 Scores
Jamie: $3K
Mike: $2,750
Caroline: $11,850 + FS
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$3,000 Tossup - SHOW BIZ
_ F _ _ R S _ H _ _ L
_ _ E _ I _ _
Caroline solves AFTERSCHOOL SPECIAL, giving her $14,850.
Round 4 - AROUND THE HOUSE
Caroline does most of the work before buying a dud vowel in I. She turns in the FS and then decides to solve w/ the following...
_ L A S S /_ E E R
_ _ _ S
She's right w/ GLASS BEER MUGS for $1,150 and $16K overall.
SOLE DUD: I (Caroline)
Round 5 - PEOPLE (full $1,900 speed-up round)
_ _ T R _ _ E R T S / &
E _ T R _ _ E R T S
Caroline solves INTROVERTS & EXTROVERTS for $7,600 and the win!
FINAL SCORES
Jamie: $3K
Mike: $2,750
Caroline: $23,600 cash and trip
TOTAL MAINGAME WINNINGS: $29,350
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$100,000 Bonus Round
Caroline lands on the &.
Category: PERSON
The RSTLNE is pretty generous...
_ _ _ _ L E
_ _ E N T
C, B, G and A give her...
_ _ _ B L E
A G E N T
It's someone who spies for two organizations and she draws a TOTAL BLANK on DOUBLE AGENT. That will cost her...
...$100,000 -- IT'S OUR FOURTH SUCH LOSS OF SEASON 26. She'll have to settle for $23,600 cash and trip.
This second week of extra episodes begins on the set where we just got SCROOGED -- "Happy Holidays".
$1,000 Tossup - FOOD AND DRINK
P I _ K
C H A _ P _ _ N E
Jamie solves PINK CHAMPAGNE. The first players of the week are...
Jamie Das: frequent traveler from Treasure Island, FL
Mike Irvine: West Point grad and former Army member for seven years from Fontana, CA
Caroline Sholl: SAHM from New Orleans
$2,000 Tossup - FUN AND GAMES
_ O U S _ / O F
C A R D S
Jamie's two for two after building this HOUSE OF CARDS.
PRIZE ON THE WHEEL: trip to the Gran Velas Spa in Nuevo Vallarta worth $9,600
Round 1 - PHRASE
Jamie calls an instant dud in T. On a later turn, she picks up the Mexico trip w/ the D's, but then says F for failure. Mike puts up the B's, and we now have...
B _ _ _ / B _
_ O _ _ L _ R
D E M _ N D
He solves BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND for $2,750.
DUDS: T (Jamie), S (Mike), G (Caroline), F (Jamie)
Pre-Round 2 Scores
Jamie: $3K
Mike: $2,750
Caroline: $0
========
Jackpot Round - WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
In the middle of the round, Mike puts up the N's on Jackpot. Can he somehow make the $7K Jackpot solve with this showing...
_ _ _ I N G
_ R _ _ N I E _
_ R _ _ / _ _ R _ T _ _
...no. He puts up more letters and he thinks he knows it now...
_ A _ I N G
_ R O _ N I E S
_ R O _ / S C R A T C _
...but he's off by a letter w/ MAKING BROWNIES FROM SCRATCH. After that, Caroline picks up the Free Spin w/ the B's...
B A _ I N G
B R O _ N I E S
_ R O _ / S C R A T C _
She's BAKING BROWNIES FROM SCRACTCH for the house minimum.
DQ: Mike's one-letter mistake
Pre-Round 3 Scores
Jamie: $3K
Mike: $2,750
Caroline: $1K + FS
========
Mystery Round - PLACES (PRIZE PUZZLE)
Caroline instantly BANKRUPTS and keeps her FS for the time begin. Secondly, Jamie puts up a $3,500 T before landing on the Mystery Wedge next to the MDW. She lights up the H's and declines a $5,250 gamble (it would've worked). Shortly after that is a bad purchase in A. Mike BANKRUPTS to lose $1,200, and Caroline's feeling anxious to solve...
T H E / S E _ E N
H _ _ _ S / _ _
_ _ _ E
She'll see THE SEVEN HILLS OF ROME on an Insight Vacations TOUR OF ITALY (Rome, Venice and Florence) w/ Eurofly airfare worth $10,850.
SOLE DUD: A (Jamie)
BANKRUPTS: 2 (Caroline, Mike)
Pre-Tossup #3 Scores
Jamie: $3K
Mike: $2,750
Caroline: $11,850 + FS
========
$3,000 Tossup - SHOW BIZ
_ F _ _ R S _ H _ _ L
_ _ E _ I _ _
Caroline solves AFTERSCHOOL SPECIAL, giving her $14,850.
Round 4 - AROUND THE HOUSE
Caroline does most of the work before buying a dud vowel in I. She turns in the FS and then decides to solve w/ the following...
_ L A S S /_ E E R
_ _ _ S
She's right w/ GLASS BEER MUGS for $1,150 and $16K overall.
SOLE DUD: I (Caroline)
Round 5 - PEOPLE (full $1,900 speed-up round)
_ _ T R _ _ E R T S / &
E _ T R _ _ E R T S
Caroline solves INTROVERTS & EXTROVERTS for $7,600 and the win!
FINAL SCORES
Jamie: $3K
Mike: $2,750
Caroline: $23,600 cash and trip
TOTAL MAINGAME WINNINGS: $29,350
========
$100,000 Bonus Round
Caroline lands on the &.
Category: PERSON
The RSTLNE is pretty generous...
_ _ _ _ L E
_ _ E N T
C, B, G and A give her...
_ _ _ B L E
A G E N T
It's someone who spies for two organizations and she draws a TOTAL BLANK on DOUBLE AGENT. That will cost her...
...$100,000 -- IT'S OUR FOURTH SUCH LOSS OF SEASON 26. She'll have to settle for $23,600 cash and trip.
