Post by BAVRecapTeam on Mar 5, 2012 18:14:32 GMT -5
They're back at SPS and ready to start a new week -- it's "Great Outdoors".
EPISODE #4991 - GREAT OUTDOORS
$1,000 Tossup - PERSON
N A T U R E
L _ V _ R
Louisa's a NATURE LOVER. The week's first solvers...
Louisa Hanna: medical resident in family medicine from Altaloma, CA
Steve Pelican: technical analyst for a game company from Issaquah, WA
Ruth Cravitt: teacher of the deaf from Syosset, NY
$2,000 Tossup - IN THE KITCHEN
S _ N D W _ C H
_ A _ S
Ruth solves SANDWICH BAGS for first control of the wheel.
FEATURED OUTDOORS PRIZE: VESPA scooter worth $5,199
Round 1 - PROPER NAME
Ruth instantly BANKRUPTS. Secondly, Louisa picks up the VESPA w/ four R's, but misses w/ S. Steve decides to go for a quick house minimum solve...
_ C _ _ R
R _ _ _ R _
D _ _ N _ _ / _ R .
...he's right w/ ACTOR ROBERT DOWNEY JR.
SOLE DUD: S (Louisa)
BANKRUPT: Ruth
Pre-Round 2 Scores
Steve: $1K
Ruth: $2K
Louisa: $1K
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Jackpot Round - WHAT ARE YOU DOING? (PRIZE PUZZLE)
Louisa duds out right away w/ T. Secondly, Steve hits Jackpot and puts up an N (no way he's solving for a $5,900 pot), but he repeats the dud of T. A little later, Ruth misses on the Free Spin w/ Y. After Louisa misses again w/ P, Steve's back in control...
_ _ A R _ _ I N G
F O R / A
F O _ R - _ _ A F
_ _ O _ _ R
He wins another $2,050 and will be SEARCHING FOR A FOUR-LEAF CLOVER on his trip to IRELAND courtesy of Specialized Travel Services worth $7,500, a total of $9,550 that round.
DUDS: T (Louisa), Y (Ruth), P (Louisa)
DQ: Steve's T repeat
Pre-Round 3 Scores
Steve: $10,550
Ruth: $2K
Louisa: $1K
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Mystery Round - BEFORE AND AFTER
Steve instantly BANKRUPTS. In the middle of the round, Ruth picks up the Wild Card w/ three H's. After a lot of work, she BANKRUPTS for the second time this episode to lose $3,900 and the WC. Louisa next BANKRUPTS on the MDW's right side. Once Steve gets hold of an R and two C's for $7K...
C I N N A _ _ N
R _ L L / W I T H / T H E
_ _ N C H E S
He nails CINNAMON ROLL WITH THE PUNCHES for $7,600.
BANKRUPTS: 3 (entire panel)
Pre-Tossup #3 Scores
Steve: $18,150
Ruth: $2K
Louisa: $1K
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$3,000 Tossup - LIVING THINGS
_ O C K _ N G B I R _ S
Ruth solves MOCKINGBIRDS, giving her $5K
Round 4 - OCCUPATION
M O T O R _ _ _ _ _
M _ _ _ _ N _ _
Ruth solves MOTORCYCLE MECHANIC for $2,650 and a new total of $7,650.
DUDS: S (Ruth), P (Louisa)
BANKRUPT: Steve (2nd of the episode)
Round 5 - EVENT
Louisa instantly misses w/ an N, and we're going into speed-up mode w/ the consonants worth $1,450 each.
_ L L - S _ _ R
_ _ _ _
Steve solves ALL-STAR GAME for $2,900.
FINAL SCORES
Steve: $21,050 cash and trip
Ruth: $7,650
Louisa: $1K
TOTAL MAINGAME WINNINGS: $29,700
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$100,000 Bonus Round
The week's outdoors vehicle is a Toyota FJ Cruiser. Steve lands on the R of AMERICA'S.
Category: PHRASE
First up in this puzzle...
_ E / T _ _ N _
_ L _ _ E
CDBI gives him just the vowels...
_ E / T _ I N _
_ L I _ E
He and I knew it; hence, WE THINK ALIKE and he's won another $30K! That gives him $51,050 cash and trip to take home!
At the end, our current all-time winner Michelle Loewenstein and husband Donald make an appearance in the studio! She's given a big fake $1M check with the hosts' signatures on it! That's the good news...
...but there was a death in the WOF family -- Pat's wardrobe man Alan Mills had passed away. Pat was crying when he broke the news.
EPISODE #4991 - GREAT OUTDOORS
$1,000 Tossup - PERSON
N A T U R E
L _ V _ R
Louisa's a NATURE LOVER. The week's first solvers...
Louisa Hanna: medical resident in family medicine from Altaloma, CA
Steve Pelican: technical analyst for a game company from Issaquah, WA
Ruth Cravitt: teacher of the deaf from Syosset, NY
$2,000 Tossup - IN THE KITCHEN
S _ N D W _ C H
_ A _ S
Ruth solves SANDWICH BAGS for first control of the wheel.
FEATURED OUTDOORS PRIZE: VESPA scooter worth $5,199
Round 1 - PROPER NAME
Ruth instantly BANKRUPTS. Secondly, Louisa picks up the VESPA w/ four R's, but misses w/ S. Steve decides to go for a quick house minimum solve...
_ C _ _ R
R _ _ _ R _
D _ _ N _ _ / _ R .
...he's right w/ ACTOR ROBERT DOWNEY JR.
SOLE DUD: S (Louisa)
BANKRUPT: Ruth
Pre-Round 2 Scores
Steve: $1K
Ruth: $2K
Louisa: $1K
========
Jackpot Round - WHAT ARE YOU DOING? (PRIZE PUZZLE)
Louisa duds out right away w/ T. Secondly, Steve hits Jackpot and puts up an N (no way he's solving for a $5,900 pot), but he repeats the dud of T. A little later, Ruth misses on the Free Spin w/ Y. After Louisa misses again w/ P, Steve's back in control...
_ _ A R _ _ I N G
F O R / A
F O _ R - _ _ A F
_ _ O _ _ R
He wins another $2,050 and will be SEARCHING FOR A FOUR-LEAF CLOVER on his trip to IRELAND courtesy of Specialized Travel Services worth $7,500, a total of $9,550 that round.
DUDS: T (Louisa), Y (Ruth), P (Louisa)
DQ: Steve's T repeat
Pre-Round 3 Scores
Steve: $10,550
Ruth: $2K
Louisa: $1K
========
Mystery Round - BEFORE AND AFTER
Steve instantly BANKRUPTS. In the middle of the round, Ruth picks up the Wild Card w/ three H's. After a lot of work, she BANKRUPTS for the second time this episode to lose $3,900 and the WC. Louisa next BANKRUPTS on the MDW's right side. Once Steve gets hold of an R and two C's for $7K...
C I N N A _ _ N
R _ L L / W I T H / T H E
_ _ N C H E S
He nails CINNAMON ROLL WITH THE PUNCHES for $7,600.
BANKRUPTS: 3 (entire panel)
Pre-Tossup #3 Scores
Steve: $18,150
Ruth: $2K
Louisa: $1K
========
$3,000 Tossup - LIVING THINGS
_ O C K _ N G B I R _ S
Ruth solves MOCKINGBIRDS, giving her $5K
Round 4 - OCCUPATION
M O T O R _ _ _ _ _
M _ _ _ _ N _ _
Ruth solves MOTORCYCLE MECHANIC for $2,650 and a new total of $7,650.
DUDS: S (Ruth), P (Louisa)
BANKRUPT: Steve (2nd of the episode)
Round 5 - EVENT
Louisa instantly misses w/ an N, and we're going into speed-up mode w/ the consonants worth $1,450 each.
_ L L - S _ _ R
_ _ _ _
Steve solves ALL-STAR GAME for $2,900.
FINAL SCORES
Steve: $21,050 cash and trip
Ruth: $7,650
Louisa: $1K
TOTAL MAINGAME WINNINGS: $29,700
========
$100,000 Bonus Round
The week's outdoors vehicle is a Toyota FJ Cruiser. Steve lands on the R of AMERICA'S.
Category: PHRASE
First up in this puzzle...
_ E / T _ _ N _
_ L _ _ E
CDBI gives him just the vowels...
_ E / T _ I N _
_ L I _ E
He and I knew it; hence, WE THINK ALIKE and he's won another $30K! That gives him $51,050 cash and trip to take home!
At the end, our current all-time winner Michelle Loewenstein and husband Donald make an appearance in the studio! She's given a big fake $1M check with the hosts' signatures on it! That's the good news...
...but there was a death in the WOF family -- Pat's wardrobe man Alan Mills had passed away. Pat was crying when he broke the news.
