Post by BAVRecapTeam on May 3, 2012 16:17:06 GMT -5
EPISODE #5048 - WHEEL AROUND THE WORLD
$1,000 Tossup - THING
W _ R L D
A T L _ _
David solves WORLD ATLAS. Once again, we're going down the line in the interviewing...
David Anderson: HS teacher from Aiea, HI (orig. from Pittsburgh)
Molly Maring: Boise State student studying social work from Eagle, ID
Torsha White: marketing rep and life helper from Memphis
$2,000 Tossup - IN THE KITCHEN
C _ _ K _ E
_ _ _
Torsha is wrong w/ COOKIE CUP.
C _ _ K _ E
_ _ R
David's two for two w/ COOKIE JAR (most recently used as a bonus puzzle).
FEATURED TRIP: to Bethel's Beach Cottage in New Zealand w/ Air Pacific Airfare worth $10,327
Round 1 - PHRASE
David begins w/ two R's for the Wild Card. Later, he buys a bad vowel in A. Molly finds a $2,500 N. After some work, she goofs w/ the P, possibly costing her $4,700. Afterwards, Torsha picks up both the Free Spin and the NZ trip w/ W and L, respectively. The full board...
S T R I K E
W H I L E / T H E
I R O N / I S / H O T
She says "STRIKE WHILE THE IRON IS HOT" for $10,627 in cash and trip.
DUDS: A (David), P (Molly)
Pre-Round 2 Scores
David: $3K + WC
Molly: $0
Torsha: $10,627 cash and trip + FS
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Jackpot Round - SONG LYRICS (PRIZE PUZZLE)
In the middle of the round, Molly uncovers two W's while on Jackpot, but can't solve for an $8,400 pot. And after a lot of work, she hits LAT to likely kiss at least $7,350 goodbye. Later, Torsha uses the FS after hitting LAT and puts up $7K worth of P's. She spins once more for the C before trying to solve w/ all of this...
I / W A N T / T O
W A _ E / U P / I N
A / C I T _ / T H A T
N E V E R / S L E E P S
She's right w/ "I WANT TO WAKE UP IN A CITY THAT NEVER SLEEPS" (from Frank Sinatra's "New York New York") for $8,400 and a trip NYC at the Roosevelt Hotel with tickets to see "Alfred Hitchcock's The 19 Steps" worth $5,743; that round was worth $14,143 to her!
LATs: 2 (both ladies)
UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $13,800
Pre-Round 3 Scores
David: $3K + WC
Molly: $0
Torsha: $24,770 cash and trips
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Mystery Round - FICTIONAL CHARACTERS
Torsha immediately cashes in $7K w/ two T's. She dominates...
T I N / _ A N
S _ A R E _ R O _ / &
T H E / _ O _ A R _ L _
L I O N
...and solves the "Wizard of Oz" characters TIN MAN, SCARECROW & THE COWARDLY LION for $14,600!
PERFECT ROUND!
Pre-Tossup #3 Scores
David: $3K + WC
Molly: $0
Torsha: $39,370 cash and trips
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$3,000 Tossup - FOOD AND DRINK
_ U M B O
S _ _ _ _ P
David eats up some JUMBO SHRIMP for the Tossup sweep.
Round 4 - SHOW BIZ (full $1,600 speed-up round)
T _ _ H T R _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ R
Molly finally breaks through w/ TIGHTROPE WALKER for $3,200.
DUDS: S (David), N (Molly)
FINAL SCORES
David: $6K
Molly: $3,200
Torsha: $39,370 cash and trips
TOTAL MAINGAME WINNINGS: $48,570
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$100,000 Bonus Round
The dominant Torsha lands on the N of SPIN.
Category: THINGS
This five-word puzzle starts out as...
_ / _ _ N _
_ N _ / _ / N _ _
CDMA gives her...
A / _ _ N _
A N D / A / N _ D
With A WINK AND A NOD, she wins $40K and leaves w/ $79,370 cash and trips!
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$1,000 Tossup - THING
W _ R L D
A T L _ _
David solves WORLD ATLAS. Once again, we're going down the line in the interviewing...
David Anderson: HS teacher from Aiea, HI (orig. from Pittsburgh)
Molly Maring: Boise State student studying social work from Eagle, ID
Torsha White: marketing rep and life helper from Memphis
$2,000 Tossup - IN THE KITCHEN
C _ _ K _ E
_ _ _
Torsha is wrong w/ COOKIE CUP.
C _ _ K _ E
_ _ R
David's two for two w/ COOKIE JAR (most recently used as a bonus puzzle).
FEATURED TRIP: to Bethel's Beach Cottage in New Zealand w/ Air Pacific Airfare worth $10,327
Round 1 - PHRASE
David begins w/ two R's for the Wild Card. Later, he buys a bad vowel in A. Molly finds a $2,500 N. After some work, she goofs w/ the P, possibly costing her $4,700. Afterwards, Torsha picks up both the Free Spin and the NZ trip w/ W and L, respectively. The full board...
S T R I K E
W H I L E / T H E
I R O N / I S / H O T
She says "STRIKE WHILE THE IRON IS HOT" for $10,627 in cash and trip.
DUDS: A (David), P (Molly)
Pre-Round 2 Scores
David: $3K + WC
Molly: $0
Torsha: $10,627 cash and trip + FS
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Jackpot Round - SONG LYRICS (PRIZE PUZZLE)
In the middle of the round, Molly uncovers two W's while on Jackpot, but can't solve for an $8,400 pot. And after a lot of work, she hits LAT to likely kiss at least $7,350 goodbye. Later, Torsha uses the FS after hitting LAT and puts up $7K worth of P's. She spins once more for the C before trying to solve w/ all of this...
I / W A N T / T O
W A _ E / U P / I N
A / C I T _ / T H A T
N E V E R / S L E E P S
She's right w/ "I WANT TO WAKE UP IN A CITY THAT NEVER SLEEPS" (from Frank Sinatra's "New York New York") for $8,400 and a trip NYC at the Roosevelt Hotel with tickets to see "Alfred Hitchcock's The 19 Steps" worth $5,743; that round was worth $14,143 to her!
LATs: 2 (both ladies)
UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $13,800
Pre-Round 3 Scores
David: $3K + WC
Molly: $0
Torsha: $24,770 cash and trips
========
Mystery Round - FICTIONAL CHARACTERS
Torsha immediately cashes in $7K w/ two T's. She dominates...
T I N / _ A N
S _ A R E _ R O _ / &
T H E / _ O _ A R _ L _
L I O N
...and solves the "Wizard of Oz" characters TIN MAN, SCARECROW & THE COWARDLY LION for $14,600!
PERFECT ROUND!
Pre-Tossup #3 Scores
David: $3K + WC
Molly: $0
Torsha: $39,370 cash and trips
========
$3,000 Tossup - FOOD AND DRINK
_ U M B O
S _ _ _ _ P
David eats up some JUMBO SHRIMP for the Tossup sweep.
Round 4 - SHOW BIZ (full $1,600 speed-up round)
T _ _ H T R _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ R
Molly finally breaks through w/ TIGHTROPE WALKER for $3,200.
DUDS: S (David), N (Molly)
FINAL SCORES
David: $6K
Molly: $3,200
Torsha: $39,370 cash and trips
TOTAL MAINGAME WINNINGS: $48,570
========
$100,000 Bonus Round
The dominant Torsha lands on the N of SPIN.
Category: THINGS
This five-word puzzle starts out as...
_ / _ _ N _
_ N _ / _ / N _ _
CDMA gives her...
A / _ _ N _
A N D / A / N _ D
With A WINK AND A NOD, she wins $40K and leaves w/ $79,370 cash and trips!
PROPERTY OF WOF RECAPPERS LOVERS. UNAUTHORIZED REPRODUCTION IS PROHIBITED.
