Post by BAVRecapTeam on Feb 9, 2012 18:12:44 GMT -5
EPISODE #4960 - AMERICA'S GAME (WEEK #2)
This second week of extra episodes concludes on the set of "Holiday Shopping".
$1,000 Tossup - THING
G _ F _
B _ _ K E T
Kristin puts her first grand into her GIFT BASKET. Friday's players...
Kristin Rabbitt: grad student at UMass School of Teaching and a 5th grade teacher from Bedford, MA
Phylicia Breda: accountant from Houston, TX
Mike Hanson: financial services agent, a junior hockey coach and a former hockey player from Boise, ID
$2,000 Tossup - PHRASE
D R E S S / I N
_ A Y E R _
Kristin knows that when there's cold weather outside, you need to DRESS IN LAYERS.
PRIZE ON THE WHEEL: a $6K Safari West safari in California Wine Country
Round 1 - WHAT ARE YOU DOING? (PRIZE PUZZLE)
Early on, Kristin picks up the Omaha Steaks gift tag w/ an R. She also picks up the Free Spin + $600 w/ two S's. Later, she buys the only bad vowel of this puzzle (E), prompting her to use the FS. After a lot of work, she BANKRUPTS on the MDW's right side to lose $6,750 cash and steaks. Phylicia BANKRUPTS to lose $1,500. Mike spins once for the L...
S H _ R I N G
_ I G I T _ L / P H O T O S
O _ / M _ / V _ C _ T I O N
...and then solves SHARING DIGITAL PHOTOS OF MY VACATION for $300 plus a trip to the Presidente InterContinental in IXTAPA, MEXICO worth $5,700; he's on the board w/ $6K cash and trip.
SOLE DUD: E (Kristin)
BANKRUPTS: 2 (both ladies)
Pre-Round 2 Scores
Mike: $6K
Kristin: $3K
Phylicia: $0
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Jackpot Round - FOOD AND DRINK
Phylicia duds out early on w/ the N. Mike lights up four D's while on Jackpot, but he can't make the solve for a $7,650 pot. After a moderate amount of work, he LATs out. Kristin captures the Wild Card w/ four P's...
_ H O _ O L A T E -
D I P P E D
D R I E D / _ R _ I T
...and solves CHOCOLATE-DIPPED DRIED FRUIT for the house minimum.
SOLE DUD: N (Phylicia)
LAT: Mike
UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $7,950
Pre-Round 3 Scores
Mike: $6K
Kristin: $4K + WC
Phylicia: $0
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Mystery Round - BEFORE AND AFTER
Mike does most of the work before hitting his second LAT of the night. Kristin lights up the R's for $10,500, uses the WC to get more money from an H...
P R _ T E I N
S H A _ E
R A T T L E
& / R _ L L
...and nails PROTEIN SHAKE RATTLE & ROLL for $14,700!
LAT: Mike
Pre-Tossup #3 Scores
Mike: $6K
Kristin: $18,700
Phylicia: $0
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$3,000 Tossup - ON THE MAP
_ _ _ / C _ _ _ _ _ _ O
_ I _ _ R
Phylicia finally breaks through w/ a quick solve of THE COLORADO RIVER.
Round 4 - AROUND THE HOUSE
Phylicia fills in a few letters, but says D for dud. We now go into speed-up mode w/ the following...
_ _ _ R T _
_ E _ _ R A _ _ _ _ A
...and the remaining consonants are worth $6K each!
S _ _ R T S
M E M _ R A _ _ _ _ A
Mike better get this one, and he does w/ SPORTS MEMORABILIA for $12K! He still loses to Kristin by $700, though.
SOLE DUD BEFORE SPEED-UP: D (Phylicia)
DUDS AFTER FINAL SPIN: N (Mike), H (Kristin)
FINAL SCORES
Mike: $18K cash and Mexico
Kristin: $18,700
Phylicia: $3K
TOTAL MAINGAME WINNINGS: $39,700
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$100,000 Bonus Round
Kristin lands on the second A of AMERICA'S.
Category: ON THE MAP
This is all she gets to start...
_ _ _ _ / &
_ _ _ E N _ _
C, P, D and I give her...
_ _ _ _ / &
P _ _ E N I _
These are two cities in Arizona, and she can only get the second one of YUMA & PHOENIX. She loses the VW Tiguan, and gets sent home w/ $18,700.
This second week of extra episodes concludes on the set of "Holiday Shopping".
$1,000 Tossup - THING
G _ F _
B _ _ K E T
Kristin puts her first grand into her GIFT BASKET. Friday's players...
Kristin Rabbitt: grad student at UMass School of Teaching and a 5th grade teacher from Bedford, MA
Phylicia Breda: accountant from Houston, TX
Mike Hanson: financial services agent, a junior hockey coach and a former hockey player from Boise, ID
$2,000 Tossup - PHRASE
D R E S S / I N
_ A Y E R _
Kristin knows that when there's cold weather outside, you need to DRESS IN LAYERS.
PRIZE ON THE WHEEL: a $6K Safari West safari in California Wine Country
Round 1 - WHAT ARE YOU DOING? (PRIZE PUZZLE)
Early on, Kristin picks up the Omaha Steaks gift tag w/ an R. She also picks up the Free Spin + $600 w/ two S's. Later, she buys the only bad vowel of this puzzle (E), prompting her to use the FS. After a lot of work, she BANKRUPTS on the MDW's right side to lose $6,750 cash and steaks. Phylicia BANKRUPTS to lose $1,500. Mike spins once for the L...
S H _ R I N G
_ I G I T _ L / P H O T O S
O _ / M _ / V _ C _ T I O N
...and then solves SHARING DIGITAL PHOTOS OF MY VACATION for $300 plus a trip to the Presidente InterContinental in IXTAPA, MEXICO worth $5,700; he's on the board w/ $6K cash and trip.
SOLE DUD: E (Kristin)
BANKRUPTS: 2 (both ladies)
Pre-Round 2 Scores
Mike: $6K
Kristin: $3K
Phylicia: $0
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Jackpot Round - FOOD AND DRINK
Phylicia duds out early on w/ the N. Mike lights up four D's while on Jackpot, but he can't make the solve for a $7,650 pot. After a moderate amount of work, he LATs out. Kristin captures the Wild Card w/ four P's...
_ H O _ O L A T E -
D I P P E D
D R I E D / _ R _ I T
...and solves CHOCOLATE-DIPPED DRIED FRUIT for the house minimum.
SOLE DUD: N (Phylicia)
LAT: Mike
UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $7,950
Pre-Round 3 Scores
Mike: $6K
Kristin: $4K + WC
Phylicia: $0
========
Mystery Round - BEFORE AND AFTER
Mike does most of the work before hitting his second LAT of the night. Kristin lights up the R's for $10,500, uses the WC to get more money from an H...
P R _ T E I N
S H A _ E
R A T T L E
& / R _ L L
...and nails PROTEIN SHAKE RATTLE & ROLL for $14,700!
LAT: Mike
Pre-Tossup #3 Scores
Mike: $6K
Kristin: $18,700
Phylicia: $0
========
$3,000 Tossup - ON THE MAP
_ _ _ / C _ _ _ _ _ _ O
_ I _ _ R
Phylicia finally breaks through w/ a quick solve of THE COLORADO RIVER.
Round 4 - AROUND THE HOUSE
Phylicia fills in a few letters, but says D for dud. We now go into speed-up mode w/ the following...
_ _ _ R T _
_ E _ _ R A _ _ _ _ A
...and the remaining consonants are worth $6K each!
S _ _ R T S
M E M _ R A _ _ _ _ A
Mike better get this one, and he does w/ SPORTS MEMORABILIA for $12K! He still loses to Kristin by $700, though.
SOLE DUD BEFORE SPEED-UP: D (Phylicia)
DUDS AFTER FINAL SPIN: N (Mike), H (Kristin)
FINAL SCORES
Mike: $18K cash and Mexico
Kristin: $18,700
Phylicia: $3K
TOTAL MAINGAME WINNINGS: $39,700
========
$100,000 Bonus Round
Kristin lands on the second A of AMERICA'S.
Category: ON THE MAP
This is all she gets to start...
_ _ _ _ / &
_ _ _ E N _ _
C, P, D and I give her...
_ _ _ _ / &
P _ _ E N I _
These are two cities in Arizona, and she can only get the second one of YUMA & PHOENIX. She loses the VW Tiguan, and gets sent home w/ $18,700.
