Post by BAVRecapTeam on Mar 13, 2012 20:34:08 GMT -5
EPISODE #5010 - FAMILY FUN (ORLANDO)
$1,000 Tossup - THING
_ A M _ L Y
T _ _ _
Rich and Ron missolve w/ FAMILY TIME. Secondly, Christina and Maria don't do any better w/ FAMILY TIES.
F A M _ L Y
T _ E _
Megan and Doreen get FAMILY TREE. We wrap up the second week of Orlando w/ these teams...
Megan Ridinger & Doreen Finley (sisters): Megan's a speech therapist at an elementary school while Doreen's a graduate student in a Georgia college who studied in the Czech Republic in the summer of '08
Christina Sahr & Maria Posada (mom/daughter from Orlando): Maria's a retiree while the daughter's a 1st grade teacher
Rich & Ron Hartzer (father/son of Lynn Haven, FL): Ron's an Air Force historian while the son's a 6th Grade Science teacher and a juggler
$2,000 Tossup - PERSON
M A T _
_ U _ O R
The Hartzers solve MATH TUTOR for control.
FEATURED PRIZE: trip to the Westin Maui resort in Hawaii from Funjet Vacations.com worth $10,436
Round 1 - PHRASE
Right away, the Hartzers pick up that Hawaii trip four T's and also nab the Free Spin + $600 w/ the H's. They make a negative purchase in A and use the FS. Once they buy the I's to close the vowel department...
T H E / _ I _ _ / O F
T H E / _ I T T E R
...they solve THE PICK OF THE LITTER for another $250 and the Hawaii trip for a total of $10,686 that round.
SOLE DUD: A (Hartzers)
Pre-Round 2 Scores
Christina/Maria: $0
Hartzers: $12,686
Megan/Doreen: $1K
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Jackpot Round - SAME NAME
L I L _ / &
L A _ N _ _ I N G
_ A D
The Hartzers solve LILY & LAUNCHING PAD for the house minimum.
DUDS: R (Megan/Doreen at the start), T (Christina/Maria)
Pre-Round 3 Scores
Christina/Maria: $0
Hartzers: $14,686
Megan/Doreen: $1K
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Mystery Round - PLACES (PRIZE PUZZLE)
Maria and Christina do a little work before BANKRUPTING away $1,550. The Hartzers pick up the Wild Crd w/ two N's. Later, here's what they're facing...
R _ L L I N G
_ R A R I E S / &
S _ A R I N G / _ E A _ S
They pocket another $5K and will see some ROLLING PRAIRIES & SOARING PEAKS on their caravan.com TOUR OF THE CANADIAN ROCKIES worth $10K, a total of $15K that round.
BANKRUPT: Maria/Christina
Pre-Tossup #3 Scores
Christina/Maria: $0
Hartzers: $29,686 + WC
Megan/Doreen: $1K
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$3,000 Tossup - LIVING THINGS
_ O _ _ R / B _ _ R
_ U B S
The sisters in blue solve POLAR BEAR CUBS to quadruple their money.
Round 4 - FUN AND GAMES
After the sisters do a little work before dudding out w/ C, we go into speed-up mode w/ the remaining consonants worth $1,450 each.
B L _ _ _ N G
B _ B B L E S
The Hartzers are BLOWING BUBBLES for another $8,700 and the win!
SOLE DUD BEFORE FINAL SPIN: C (Megan/Doreen)
DUDS AFTER THE BELL: F (Megan/Doreen), P (Maria/Christina)
FINAL SCORES
Christina/Maria: $2K gooseegg
Hartzers: $38,386 cash and prizes + WC
Megan/Doreen: $4K
TOTAL MAINGAME WINNINGS: $44,386
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$100,000 Bonus Round
The Hartzers land on the S in SPIN.
Category: THING
40% of this puzzle has been filled in at the start...
N _ _ T _
T R _ _ _
HCMO and their WC pick of D won't do much...
N _ _ T _
T R _ C _
They couldn't do a NIFTY TRICK for the Edges, but they're still going home w/ $38,386 cash and prizes.
$1,000 Tossup - THING
_ A M _ L Y
T _ _ _
Rich and Ron missolve w/ FAMILY TIME. Secondly, Christina and Maria don't do any better w/ FAMILY TIES.
F A M _ L Y
T _ E _
Megan and Doreen get FAMILY TREE. We wrap up the second week of Orlando w/ these teams...
Megan Ridinger & Doreen Finley (sisters): Megan's a speech therapist at an elementary school while Doreen's a graduate student in a Georgia college who studied in the Czech Republic in the summer of '08
Christina Sahr & Maria Posada (mom/daughter from Orlando): Maria's a retiree while the daughter's a 1st grade teacher
Rich & Ron Hartzer (father/son of Lynn Haven, FL): Ron's an Air Force historian while the son's a 6th Grade Science teacher and a juggler
$2,000 Tossup - PERSON
M A T _
_ U _ O R
The Hartzers solve MATH TUTOR for control.
FEATURED PRIZE: trip to the Westin Maui resort in Hawaii from Funjet Vacations.com worth $10,436
Round 1 - PHRASE
Right away, the Hartzers pick up that Hawaii trip four T's and also nab the Free Spin + $600 w/ the H's. They make a negative purchase in A and use the FS. Once they buy the I's to close the vowel department...
T H E / _ I _ _ / O F
T H E / _ I T T E R
...they solve THE PICK OF THE LITTER for another $250 and the Hawaii trip for a total of $10,686 that round.
SOLE DUD: A (Hartzers)
Pre-Round 2 Scores
Christina/Maria: $0
Hartzers: $12,686
Megan/Doreen: $1K
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Jackpot Round - SAME NAME
L I L _ / &
L A _ N _ _ I N G
_ A D
The Hartzers solve LILY & LAUNCHING PAD for the house minimum.
DUDS: R (Megan/Doreen at the start), T (Christina/Maria)
Pre-Round 3 Scores
Christina/Maria: $0
Hartzers: $14,686
Megan/Doreen: $1K
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Mystery Round - PLACES (PRIZE PUZZLE)
Maria and Christina do a little work before BANKRUPTING away $1,550. The Hartzers pick up the Wild Crd w/ two N's. Later, here's what they're facing...
R _ L L I N G
_ R A R I E S / &
S _ A R I N G / _ E A _ S
They pocket another $5K and will see some ROLLING PRAIRIES & SOARING PEAKS on their caravan.com TOUR OF THE CANADIAN ROCKIES worth $10K, a total of $15K that round.
BANKRUPT: Maria/Christina
Pre-Tossup #3 Scores
Christina/Maria: $0
Hartzers: $29,686 + WC
Megan/Doreen: $1K
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$3,000 Tossup - LIVING THINGS
_ O _ _ R / B _ _ R
_ U B S
The sisters in blue solve POLAR BEAR CUBS to quadruple their money.
Round 4 - FUN AND GAMES
After the sisters do a little work before dudding out w/ C, we go into speed-up mode w/ the remaining consonants worth $1,450 each.
B L _ _ _ N G
B _ B B L E S
The Hartzers are BLOWING BUBBLES for another $8,700 and the win!
SOLE DUD BEFORE FINAL SPIN: C (Megan/Doreen)
DUDS AFTER THE BELL: F (Megan/Doreen), P (Maria/Christina)
FINAL SCORES
Christina/Maria: $2K gooseegg
Hartzers: $38,386 cash and prizes + WC
Megan/Doreen: $4K
TOTAL MAINGAME WINNINGS: $44,386
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$100,000 Bonus Round
The Hartzers land on the S in SPIN.
Category: THING
40% of this puzzle has been filled in at the start...
N _ _ T _
T R _ _ _
HCMO and their WC pick of D won't do much...
N _ _ T _
T R _ C _
They couldn't do a NIFTY TRICK for the Edges, but they're still going home w/ $38,386 cash and prizes.
