Post by BAVRecapTeam on May 1, 2012 17:40:04 GMT -5
EPISODE #5040 - AMERICA'S GAME
This episode takes place on the set of "Going Green", meaning the Civic Hybrid is available for the second and final time this week.
$1,000 Tossup - PHRASE
_ P / _ O
S P _ _ _
Luigi's UP TO SPEED for his first grand. One of these players will try to prevent a BR SHUTOUT after this maingame's over...
Luigi Picarazzi: senior web producer who just started a mentoring program from L.A. (originally from Montreal)
Sophie Malekos: local theater company performer and jewelry maker from Boise
Nancy Dodson: teacher/librarian for 20 years from Bothell, WA
$2,000 Tossup - FUN AND GAMES
P L _ _ _ _ G
_ I N _ _ L _
Nancy's wrong w/ PLAYING PINOCHLE while Luigi triples up w/ PLAYING PINBALL.
FEATURED PRIZE: trip to the Westin Princeville Ocean Resort Villas in Hawaii courtesy of funjet vacations w/ $6,050
Round 1 - PHRASE
Luigi calls an automatic dud in T. Sophie wastes her turn by repeating said dud consonant. Nancy picks up the Free Spin + $300 w/ a Y. She misses w/ C and uses the FS. Later, she has this showing...
A _ R I L
S _ O _ E R S
_ R I N _ / M A Y
_ L O _ E R S
...she correctly recites the line "APRIL SHOWERS BRING MAY FLOWERS" for $3,150.
DUDS: T (Luigi), C (Nancy)
DQ: Sophie's T repeat
Pre-Round 2 Scores
Luigi: $3K
Sophie: $0
Nancy: $3,150
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Jackpot Round - SAME NAME
Sophie does some work ($3,500 from an S, I think) before BANKRUPTING away $6,550. Nancy puts up a few letters before hitting LAT. Luigi follows suit w/ two L's and an F...
W R E S T L I N G / &
F I R E _ L A C E
_ A T C H
...before making the $1,700 solve w/ WRESTLING & FIREPLACE MATCH.
BANKRUPT: Sophie
LAT: Nancy
UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $13,250
Pre-Round 3 Scores
Luigi: $4,700
Sophie: $0
Nancy: $3,150
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Mystery Round - PLACES (PRIZE PUZZLE)
In the middle of the round, Luigi picks up the Hawaii trip w/ two L's. Later, he picks up the Wild Card w/ an H before hitting LAT to likely lose at least $7,900 cash and trip. Sophie spins once for a $3,500 P...
P I C T _ R E S _ _ E
_ I S H I N G
V I L L A G E S
...and she'll see some PICTURESQUE FISHING VILLAGES on her caravan.com CANADIAN TOUR worth $5,080; she's now on the board w/ $8,580 cash and trip.
BANKRUPT: Nancy
LAT: Luigi
Pre-Tossup #3 Scores
Luigi: $4,700 + WC
Sophie: $8,580 cash and trip
Nancy: $3,150
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$3,000 Tossup - ON THE MAP
_ _ _ S A
O K _ _ _ _ _ A
Nancy IDs TULSA, OKLAHOMA for a new total of $6,150.
Round 4 - SONG TITLE (full $6,000 speed-up round!)
L _ _ _ S / L _ _ _
_ _ / M _ D _ / _ T
Luigi solves Barry Manilow's "LOOKS LIKE WE MADE IT" for $12K and the win!
FINAL SCORES
Luigi: $16,700 + WC
Sophie: $8,580 cash and trip
Nancy: $6,150
TOTAL MAINGAME WINNINGS: $31,430
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$100,000 Bonus Round
Luigi lands on the *.
Category: PHRASE
Two letters in the top appear first...
_ _ R R _
_ _ _ _
YPDA and H give him...
H _ R R Y
_ A _ _
...but he doesn't HURRY BACK w/ the correct answer, so we have our second BR SHUTOUT of the season, and he loses the $30K. That sends him home w/ $16,700.
PROPERTY OF WOF RECAPPERS LOVERS. UNAUTHORIZED REPRODUCTION IS PROHIBITED.
This episode takes place on the set of "Going Green", meaning the Civic Hybrid is available for the second and final time this week.
$1,000 Tossup - PHRASE
_ P / _ O
S P _ _ _
Luigi's UP TO SPEED for his first grand. One of these players will try to prevent a BR SHUTOUT after this maingame's over...
Luigi Picarazzi: senior web producer who just started a mentoring program from L.A. (originally from Montreal)
Sophie Malekos: local theater company performer and jewelry maker from Boise
Nancy Dodson: teacher/librarian for 20 years from Bothell, WA
$2,000 Tossup - FUN AND GAMES
P L _ _ _ _ G
_ I N _ _ L _
Nancy's wrong w/ PLAYING PINOCHLE while Luigi triples up w/ PLAYING PINBALL.
FEATURED PRIZE: trip to the Westin Princeville Ocean Resort Villas in Hawaii courtesy of funjet vacations w/ $6,050
Round 1 - PHRASE
Luigi calls an automatic dud in T. Sophie wastes her turn by repeating said dud consonant. Nancy picks up the Free Spin + $300 w/ a Y. She misses w/ C and uses the FS. Later, she has this showing...
A _ R I L
S _ O _ E R S
_ R I N _ / M A Y
_ L O _ E R S
...she correctly recites the line "APRIL SHOWERS BRING MAY FLOWERS" for $3,150.
DUDS: T (Luigi), C (Nancy)
DQ: Sophie's T repeat
Pre-Round 2 Scores
Luigi: $3K
Sophie: $0
Nancy: $3,150
========
Jackpot Round - SAME NAME
Sophie does some work ($3,500 from an S, I think) before BANKRUPTING away $6,550. Nancy puts up a few letters before hitting LAT. Luigi follows suit w/ two L's and an F...
W R E S T L I N G / &
F I R E _ L A C E
_ A T C H
...before making the $1,700 solve w/ WRESTLING & FIREPLACE MATCH.
BANKRUPT: Sophie
LAT: Nancy
UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $13,250
Pre-Round 3 Scores
Luigi: $4,700
Sophie: $0
Nancy: $3,150
========
Mystery Round - PLACES (PRIZE PUZZLE)
In the middle of the round, Luigi picks up the Hawaii trip w/ two L's. Later, he picks up the Wild Card w/ an H before hitting LAT to likely lose at least $7,900 cash and trip. Sophie spins once for a $3,500 P...
P I C T _ R E S _ _ E
_ I S H I N G
V I L L A G E S
...and she'll see some PICTURESQUE FISHING VILLAGES on her caravan.com CANADIAN TOUR worth $5,080; she's now on the board w/ $8,580 cash and trip.
BANKRUPT: Nancy
LAT: Luigi
Pre-Tossup #3 Scores
Luigi: $4,700 + WC
Sophie: $8,580 cash and trip
Nancy: $3,150
========
$3,000 Tossup - ON THE MAP
_ _ _ S A
O K _ _ _ _ _ A
Nancy IDs TULSA, OKLAHOMA for a new total of $6,150.
Round 4 - SONG TITLE (full $6,000 speed-up round!)
L _ _ _ S / L _ _ _
_ _ / M _ D _ / _ T
Luigi solves Barry Manilow's "LOOKS LIKE WE MADE IT" for $12K and the win!
FINAL SCORES
Luigi: $16,700 + WC
Sophie: $8,580 cash and trip
Nancy: $6,150
TOTAL MAINGAME WINNINGS: $31,430
========
$100,000 Bonus Round
Luigi lands on the *.
Category: PHRASE
Two letters in the top appear first...
_ _ R R _
_ _ _ _
YPDA and H give him...
H _ R R Y
_ A _ _
...but he doesn't HURRY BACK w/ the correct answer, so we have our second BR SHUTOUT of the season, and he loses the $30K. That sends him home w/ $16,700.
PROPERTY OF WOF RECAPPERS LOVERS. UNAUTHORIZED REPRODUCTION IS PROHIBITED.
