Post by BAVRecapTeam on Mar 7, 2012 20:08:57 GMT -5
EPISODE #4995 - GREAT OUTDOORS
$1,000 Tossup - WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
G _ _ N G
B _ _ _ P A _ K _ N G
Steve's GOING BACKPACKING for the first bit of money. The last players of the week are...
Steve Casey-Anders: Project director for a non-profit company in River Branch from Jefferson City, LA
Tivoli Wakefield: contact representative for an agency from Calumet City, IL
Cara Woodard: assistant to the director of a private school from Torrance, CA
$2,000 Tossup - PERSON
E S C _ _ E
_ R T _ _ T
Steve blows the solve this time w/ ESCROBE ARTIST. That allows Tivoli to solve ESCAPE ARTIST.
LAST OUTDOORS PRIZE OF THE WEEK: a $5,500 trip to the MacArthur Place Hotel in Sonoma Valley, CA
Round 1 - PLACE (PRIZE PUZZLE)
Tivoli instantly BANKRUPTS on the MDW's left side. Cara secondly gets $1,800 worth of T's and the Wild Card w/ three S's, but misses w/ D. Steve picks up the Free Spin + $300 w/ a C. Shortly, he uses it after calling a dud in M. Soon enough, he faces this...
F A N T A S T I C
S _ R F I N G
S _ _ T
He solves FANTASTIC SURFING SPOT for $2,500 and a trip to the Rincon Beach Resort in PUERTO RICO worth $6,100, a total of $8,600 that round. Upon further review, Steve actually added an S at the end of his R1 solve, but the judges gave it to him.
DUDS: D (Cara), M (Steve)
BANKRUPT: Tivoli
Pre-Round 2 Scores
Tivoli: $2K
Cara: WC
Steve: $9,600
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Jackpot Round - SHOW BIZ
Tivoli picks up the Tiger GPS gift tag w/ an N, but later loses her turn w/ the only bad vowel of this puzzle (U). Cara then puts up the L's...
_ N I M _ T E D
_ I T / M _ _ I E
_ _ L L - E
...and solves ANIMATED HIT MOVIE "WALL-E" for $3,400.
DUDS: S (Cara), R (Steve), U (Tivoli)
Pre-Round 3 Scores
Tivoli: $2K
Cara: $3,400 + WC
Steve: $9,600
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Mystery Round - PHRASE
After Steve puts up the letters spelling STAN, he goes for a quick solve...
T _ _ _ _ ' S / A
N _ _ / S _ _ _ _ _ _
_ N / T _ _ N
...but he blows it w/ "THERE'S A NEW SAYING IN TOWN". Tivoli fills in the letters spelling HER...
T H E R E ' S / A
N E _ / S H E R _ _ _
_ N / T _ _ N
...and she solves "THERE'S A NEW SHERIFF IN TOWN" for $1,950.
DQ: Steve's blown solve (second of the night)
Pre-Tossup #3 Scores
Tivoli: $3,950
Cara: $3,400 + WC
Steve: $9,600
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$3,000 Tossup - THING
_ E N D _ N G
_ _ C _ I _ E
Cara's back in second place at $6,400 w/ her solve of VENDING MACHINE.
Round 4 - SONG LYRICS
In the middle of the round, Steve puts up a $5,000 J, but he and Tivoli dud out w/ H and D, respectively. After that, Cara picks up $15K from two M's and a G (the latter coming from her WC use)...
J U S T / M _
_ M _ G _ N _ T _ O N
...before solving "JUST MY IMAGINATION" (The Temptations) for $16,800 and the lead at $23,200!
DUDS: F (Cara), H (Steve), D (Tivoli)
Round 5 - FOOD AND DRINK (full $1,500 speed-up round)
_ _ N E _ D E _
_ E L _ N
Tivoli gives a throwaway answer of LEMONADE MELON. Cara says the first letter of this puzzle (H)...
H _ N E _ D E _
_ E L _ N
...and seals the deal w/ HONEYDEW MELON for another $3K!
FINAL SCORES
Tivoli: $3,950
Cara: $26,200
Steve: $9,600 cash and PR
TOTAL MAINGAME WINNINGS: $39,750
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$100,000 Bonus Round
Cara's bonus spin comes to a stop on the second A of AMERICA'S.
Category: EVENT
1/4 of the puzzle has been filled in for her...
_ _ _ _
T _ _ E
M, D, B and I give her...
_ I _ _
T I D E
A HIGH TIDE of $30,000 is coming her way...BUT THE SPACE THAT SHE JUST WENT PAST (the apostrophe) AT THE LAST SPLIT-SECOND HAD THE BIG ONE OF $100,000, WHICH WOULD HAVE MADE HER THE THIRD SUCH WINNER OF THIS SEASON. Man. But she's still going away w/ an all-cash total of $56,200!
$1,000 Tossup - WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
G _ _ N G
B _ _ _ P A _ K _ N G
Steve's GOING BACKPACKING for the first bit of money. The last players of the week are...
Steve Casey-Anders: Project director for a non-profit company in River Branch from Jefferson City, LA
Tivoli Wakefield: contact representative for an agency from Calumet City, IL
Cara Woodard: assistant to the director of a private school from Torrance, CA
$2,000 Tossup - PERSON
E S C _ _ E
_ R T _ _ T
Steve blows the solve this time w/ ESCROBE ARTIST. That allows Tivoli to solve ESCAPE ARTIST.
LAST OUTDOORS PRIZE OF THE WEEK: a $5,500 trip to the MacArthur Place Hotel in Sonoma Valley, CA
Round 1 - PLACE (PRIZE PUZZLE)
Tivoli instantly BANKRUPTS on the MDW's left side. Cara secondly gets $1,800 worth of T's and the Wild Card w/ three S's, but misses w/ D. Steve picks up the Free Spin + $300 w/ a C. Shortly, he uses it after calling a dud in M. Soon enough, he faces this...
F A N T A S T I C
S _ R F I N G
S _ _ T
He solves FANTASTIC SURFING SPOT for $2,500 and a trip to the Rincon Beach Resort in PUERTO RICO worth $6,100, a total of $8,600 that round. Upon further review, Steve actually added an S at the end of his R1 solve, but the judges gave it to him.
DUDS: D (Cara), M (Steve)
BANKRUPT: Tivoli
Pre-Round 2 Scores
Tivoli: $2K
Cara: WC
Steve: $9,600
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Jackpot Round - SHOW BIZ
Tivoli picks up the Tiger GPS gift tag w/ an N, but later loses her turn w/ the only bad vowel of this puzzle (U). Cara then puts up the L's...
_ N I M _ T E D
_ I T / M _ _ I E
_ _ L L - E
...and solves ANIMATED HIT MOVIE "WALL-E" for $3,400.
DUDS: S (Cara), R (Steve), U (Tivoli)
Pre-Round 3 Scores
Tivoli: $2K
Cara: $3,400 + WC
Steve: $9,600
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Mystery Round - PHRASE
After Steve puts up the letters spelling STAN, he goes for a quick solve...
T _ _ _ _ ' S / A
N _ _ / S _ _ _ _ _ _
_ N / T _ _ N
...but he blows it w/ "THERE'S A NEW SAYING IN TOWN". Tivoli fills in the letters spelling HER...
T H E R E ' S / A
N E _ / S H E R _ _ _
_ N / T _ _ N
...and she solves "THERE'S A NEW SHERIFF IN TOWN" for $1,950.
DQ: Steve's blown solve (second of the night)
Pre-Tossup #3 Scores
Tivoli: $3,950
Cara: $3,400 + WC
Steve: $9,600
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$3,000 Tossup - THING
_ E N D _ N G
_ _ C _ I _ E
Cara's back in second place at $6,400 w/ her solve of VENDING MACHINE.
Round 4 - SONG LYRICS
In the middle of the round, Steve puts up a $5,000 J, but he and Tivoli dud out w/ H and D, respectively. After that, Cara picks up $15K from two M's and a G (the latter coming from her WC use)...
J U S T / M _
_ M _ G _ N _ T _ O N
...before solving "JUST MY IMAGINATION" (The Temptations) for $16,800 and the lead at $23,200!
DUDS: F (Cara), H (Steve), D (Tivoli)
Round 5 - FOOD AND DRINK (full $1,500 speed-up round)
_ _ N E _ D E _
_ E L _ N
Tivoli gives a throwaway answer of LEMONADE MELON. Cara says the first letter of this puzzle (H)...
H _ N E _ D E _
_ E L _ N
...and seals the deal w/ HONEYDEW MELON for another $3K!
FINAL SCORES
Tivoli: $3,950
Cara: $26,200
Steve: $9,600 cash and PR
TOTAL MAINGAME WINNINGS: $39,750
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$100,000 Bonus Round
Cara's bonus spin comes to a stop on the second A of AMERICA'S.
Category: EVENT
1/4 of the puzzle has been filled in for her...
_ _ _ _
T _ _ E
M, D, B and I give her...
_ I _ _
T I D E
A HIGH TIDE of $30,000 is coming her way...BUT THE SPACE THAT SHE JUST WENT PAST (the apostrophe) AT THE LAST SPLIT-SECOND HAD THE BIG ONE OF $100,000, WHICH WOULD HAVE MADE HER THE THIRD SUCH WINNER OF THIS SEASON. Man. But she's still going away w/ an all-cash total of $56,200!
