Post by BAVRecapTeam on May 1, 2012 14:44:53 GMT -5
EPISODE #5037 - AMERICA'S GAME
This was taped during "Destination Relaxation", meaning the car available is the Volkswagen CC sedan.
$1,000 Tossup - THING
O P _ I C A _
I L L U _ _ _ N
Instead of an OPTICAL ILLUSION, Myra's seeing $1K deposited into her bank. Tuesday's players...
Myra Wheeler: Bellevue Univ. student studying investigations, private conracting company worker dealing w/ Air Force survival training and former 8-yr AF member from Airway Heights, WA
James Smith: project manager for an aerospace company from San Diego (originally from Alabama)
Nicole Herman: Univ. of Michigan graduate w/ a psychology degree from Plymouth, MI
$2,000 Tossup - LIVING THING
E U _ _ L _ P _ _ S
_ R _ E
Myra's two for two w/ EUCALYPTUS TREE.
FEATURED PRIZE: trip to Ottawa from Collette Vacations worth $5,200
Round 1 - SONG LYRICS
Myra calls an instant dud of R while on the Omaha steaks gift tag. Second, James picks up the MDW w/ an S, but Loses a Turn shortly after that. Third, Nicole finds three N's but then gets the same fate as James. Later, Myra picks up the Ottawa trip w/ a D. But after a lot of work, she calls a critical dud in J, so there goes $10,850 cash and trip. Afterwards...
W H E N / T H E
L I G H T S / G O
D O W N / I N
T H E / _ I T _
...James solves the Journey lyrics "WHEN THE LIGHTS GO DOWN IN THE CITY" for the house minimum and the MDW.
DUDS (both by Myra): R, J
LATs: 2 (James, Nicole)
Pre-Round 2 Scores
Nicole: $0
Myra: $3K
James: $1K + MDW
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Jackpot Round - FUN AND GAMES (PRIZE PUZZLE)
James instantly BANKRUPTS to lose the MDW. Later, Nicole gets the Wild Card w/ a B. After finishing off the vowels...
B A T H I N G / I N / T H E
G O _ _ E N / S U N
...she'll be BATHING IN THE GOLDEN SUN while at the Hilton BARBADOS worth $6,820; when we add that to her first $4,350, she's won $11,170 cash and trip.
BANKRUPT: James
UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $7,800
Pre-Round 3 Scores
Nicole: $11,170 cash and trip + WC
Myra: $3K
James: $1K
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Mystery Round - FOOD AND DRINK
Nicole immediately LATs out. Secondly, Myra finds $7K worth of R's, but then a bad purchase in A. Third, James does some work and picks up the Omaha Steaks gift tag w/ an L in the process, but then comes a negative in N. Nicole tries again w/ two P's and a K, but then hits LAT again for the second time this round (and third of the night). Myra doesn't do any better w/ a $6,750 BANKRUPT loss. James then goes for the solve...
_ O _ E L E S S
_ E _ T E R - _ U T
P O R K / _ _ O P S
...he's right w/ BONELESS CENTER-CUT PORK CHOPS for $3,400 cash and steaks.
DUDS: A (Myra), D (James)
BANKRUPT: Myra
LATs: 2 (both by Nicole)
Pre-Tossup #3 Scores
Nicole: $11,170 cash and trip + WC
Myra: $3K
James: $4,400 cash and steaks
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$3,000 Tossup - PHRASE
T _ O / _ _ O _ E
T O / C _ _ L
James' solve isn't TOO CLOSE TO CALL, so he's up to $7,400.
Round 4 - EVENT (full $1,500 speed-up round)
D R _ M _ T _ _
D E _ E L _ P M E N T
Myra ends this DRAMATIC DEVELOPMENT w/ a $3K solve.
SOLE DUD: S (James)
FINAL SCORES
Nicole: $11,170 cash and trip + WC
Myra: $6K
James: $4,400 cash and steaks
TOTAL MAINGAME WINNINGS: $21,570
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$100,000 Bonus Round
Can Nicole somehow pull off a miracle after solving just one puzzle the entire game? She lands on the G.
Category: THINGS
Almost half of this puzzle has been filled in at the start...
_ _ S T _
_ _ N _ S
ACPF and her WC choice of M...ARE ALL DUDS. She can't withstand these GUSTY WINDS, and loses the $30K. That sends her home w/ $11,170 cash and trip.
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This was taped during "Destination Relaxation", meaning the car available is the Volkswagen CC sedan.
$1,000 Tossup - THING
O P _ I C A _
I L L U _ _ _ N
Instead of an OPTICAL ILLUSION, Myra's seeing $1K deposited into her bank. Tuesday's players...
Myra Wheeler: Bellevue Univ. student studying investigations, private conracting company worker dealing w/ Air Force survival training and former 8-yr AF member from Airway Heights, WA
James Smith: project manager for an aerospace company from San Diego (originally from Alabama)
Nicole Herman: Univ. of Michigan graduate w/ a psychology degree from Plymouth, MI
$2,000 Tossup - LIVING THING
E U _ _ L _ P _ _ S
_ R _ E
Myra's two for two w/ EUCALYPTUS TREE.
FEATURED PRIZE: trip to Ottawa from Collette Vacations worth $5,200
Round 1 - SONG LYRICS
Myra calls an instant dud of R while on the Omaha steaks gift tag. Second, James picks up the MDW w/ an S, but Loses a Turn shortly after that. Third, Nicole finds three N's but then gets the same fate as James. Later, Myra picks up the Ottawa trip w/ a D. But after a lot of work, she calls a critical dud in J, so there goes $10,850 cash and trip. Afterwards...
W H E N / T H E
L I G H T S / G O
D O W N / I N
T H E / _ I T _
...James solves the Journey lyrics "WHEN THE LIGHTS GO DOWN IN THE CITY" for the house minimum and the MDW.
DUDS (both by Myra): R, J
LATs: 2 (James, Nicole)
Pre-Round 2 Scores
Nicole: $0
Myra: $3K
James: $1K + MDW
========
Jackpot Round - FUN AND GAMES (PRIZE PUZZLE)
James instantly BANKRUPTS to lose the MDW. Later, Nicole gets the Wild Card w/ a B. After finishing off the vowels...
B A T H I N G / I N / T H E
G O _ _ E N / S U N
...she'll be BATHING IN THE GOLDEN SUN while at the Hilton BARBADOS worth $6,820; when we add that to her first $4,350, she's won $11,170 cash and trip.
BANKRUPT: James
UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $7,800
Pre-Round 3 Scores
Nicole: $11,170 cash and trip + WC
Myra: $3K
James: $1K
========
Mystery Round - FOOD AND DRINK
Nicole immediately LATs out. Secondly, Myra finds $7K worth of R's, but then a bad purchase in A. Third, James does some work and picks up the Omaha Steaks gift tag w/ an L in the process, but then comes a negative in N. Nicole tries again w/ two P's and a K, but then hits LAT again for the second time this round (and third of the night). Myra doesn't do any better w/ a $6,750 BANKRUPT loss. James then goes for the solve...
_ O _ E L E S S
_ E _ T E R - _ U T
P O R K / _ _ O P S
...he's right w/ BONELESS CENTER-CUT PORK CHOPS for $3,400 cash and steaks.
DUDS: A (Myra), D (James)
BANKRUPT: Myra
LATs: 2 (both by Nicole)
Pre-Tossup #3 Scores
Nicole: $11,170 cash and trip + WC
Myra: $3K
James: $4,400 cash and steaks
========
$3,000 Tossup - PHRASE
T _ O / _ _ O _ E
T O / C _ _ L
James' solve isn't TOO CLOSE TO CALL, so he's up to $7,400.
Round 4 - EVENT (full $1,500 speed-up round)
D R _ M _ T _ _
D E _ E L _ P M E N T
Myra ends this DRAMATIC DEVELOPMENT w/ a $3K solve.
SOLE DUD: S (James)
FINAL SCORES
Nicole: $11,170 cash and trip + WC
Myra: $6K
James: $4,400 cash and steaks
TOTAL MAINGAME WINNINGS: $21,570
========
$100,000 Bonus Round
Can Nicole somehow pull off a miracle after solving just one puzzle the entire game? She lands on the G.
Category: THINGS
Almost half of this puzzle has been filled in at the start...
_ _ S T _
_ _ N _ S
ACPF and her WC choice of M...ARE ALL DUDS. She can't withstand these GUSTY WINDS, and loses the $30K. That sends her home w/ $11,170 cash and trip.
PROPERTY OF WOF RECAPPERS LOVERS. UNAUTHORIZED REPRODUCTION IS PROHIBITED.
