Post by BAVRecapTeam on May 6, 2012 15:59:08 GMT -5
EPISODE #5063 - AMERICA'S GAME
The actions takes place on the set of "Wheel Around the World".
$1,000 Tossup - ON THE MAP
_ T _ A _ _ I C
_ I _ Y
Sarah solves ATLANTIC CITY. Here's the midweek panel...
Sarah Goodman: part-time newspaper writer and SAHM from Prescott, AR
Dakata Steen (male): wardrobe consultant from Los Angeles
Tara Viksne: director of sales/marketing for a new homes developer from Parker, CO
$2,000 Tossup - PROPER NAME
_ _ _ _ R
_ A _ _ / W A _ L _ _ R G
Dakata IDs ACTOR MARK WAHLBERG for control.
FEATURED TRIP: trip to Ireland from Specialized Travel Services worth $7,500
Round 1 - PHRASE
Dakata immediately says S for sorry. Secondly, Tara picks up the buy.com gift tag w/ two T's. After a lot of work, she loses her turn w/ the L to leave $3,500 cash and gift tag on the table. Sarah then goes for the house minimum solve...
R E _ R I _ E R _ T E
_ _ T E R
_ _ E N I N _
...she's right w/ REFRIGERATE AFTER OPENING.
DUDS: S (Dakata), L (Tara)
Pre-Round 2 Scores
Dakata: $2K
Tara: $0
Sarah: $2K
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Jackpot Round - BEFORE AND AFTER
Tara LATs out after starting w/ an S. Secondly, Sarah does some work before hitting BANKRUPT to lose $1,600. Third, Dakata picks up the Ireland trip w/ an N. But he later LATs out a bad time to likely give back $10K cash and trip. Sarah's next w/ two Y's while on Jackpot...
_ Y / T H E
_ A _ N ' S / E A R L Y
L I _ H T
_ _ L _
...but she doesn't make the solve for an $8,350 pot. Towards the end, she squanders her turn w/ the M, allowing Sarah...
B Y / T H E
_ A _ N ' S / E A R L Y
L I G H T
B U L B
...to solve "BY THE DAWN'S EARLY LIGHT" BULB for another house minimum.
SOLE DUD: M (Tara)
BANKRUPT: Sarah
LATs: 2 (Tara, Dakata)
UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $9,650
Pre-Round 3 Scores
Dakata: $2K
Tara: $0
Sarah: $3K
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Mystery Round - WHAT ARE YOU DOING? (PRIZE PUZZLE)
Early on, Sarah finds a T while on the Mystery Wedge next to LAT. She risks $1,150...and it's the $10K! But after her I purchase is a dud in H, likely costing her $10,900. Near the end, Tara picks up the Free Spin + $600 w/ two L's...
S T R U M M I N G
A / U _ U L E L E
....and she'll be STRUMMING A UKULELE on her way to The Westin Ka'anapali Ocean Resort Villas in MAUI from Funjet Vacations worth $6,050; added to the $2,350 in her bank, she's on the board w/ $8,400 cash and trip.
DUDS: H (Sarah), O (Dakata)
Pre-Tossup #3 Scores
Dakata: $2K
Tara: $8,400 cash and Maui + FS
Sarah: $3K
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$3,000 Tossup - OCCUPATION
A E R O _ _ _ _
_ _ _ T R _ _ _ _ R
Sarah solves AEROBICS INSTRUCTOR to double her money.
Round 4 - ROCK ON!
After Sarah puts up the T's and the H, Speed-Up Mode commences...
_ _ _ _ T _ _ T / H _ T _
_ _ _ _ _
...w/ the remaining consonants worth $1,600 each. Sarah's next call is a pair of S's...
_ _ _ _ T _ _ T / H _ T _
_ _ _ _ _
...but she only gets the first word. Dakata then puts up the G...
G _ _ _ T _ S T / H _ T S
_ _ _ _ _
...and he solves GREATEST HITS ALBUM for said Final Spin amount.
DQ: Sarah's blanking on the last two words
FINAL SCORES
Dakata: $3,600
Tara: $8,400 cash and Maui
Sarah: $6K
TOTAL MAINGAME WINNINGS: an underwhelming $18K
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$100,000 Bonus Round
Hoping to do a whole lot better here, Tara lands on the N in SPIN.
Category: THING
Great RSTLNE help coming her way...
_ _ R E _ T
_ _ _ T E
DHMA only gives her the first letter of the puzzle...
D _ R E _ T
_ _ _ T E
...and she only gets the first word of DIRECT QUOTE, so she leaves as the LOWEST MAINGAME WINNER of the season w/ $8,400 cash and trip when she could have had $30K more.
PROPERTY OF WOF LOVERS RECAPPERS. UNAUTHORIZED REPRODUCTION IS PROHIBITED.
The actions takes place on the set of "Wheel Around the World".
$1,000 Tossup - ON THE MAP
_ T _ A _ _ I C
_ I _ Y
Sarah solves ATLANTIC CITY. Here's the midweek panel...
Sarah Goodman: part-time newspaper writer and SAHM from Prescott, AR
Dakata Steen (male): wardrobe consultant from Los Angeles
Tara Viksne: director of sales/marketing for a new homes developer from Parker, CO
$2,000 Tossup - PROPER NAME
_ _ _ _ R
_ A _ _ / W A _ L _ _ R G
Dakata IDs ACTOR MARK WAHLBERG for control.
FEATURED TRIP: trip to Ireland from Specialized Travel Services worth $7,500
Round 1 - PHRASE
Dakata immediately says S for sorry. Secondly, Tara picks up the buy.com gift tag w/ two T's. After a lot of work, she loses her turn w/ the L to leave $3,500 cash and gift tag on the table. Sarah then goes for the house minimum solve...
R E _ R I _ E R _ T E
_ _ T E R
_ _ E N I N _
...she's right w/ REFRIGERATE AFTER OPENING.
DUDS: S (Dakata), L (Tara)
Pre-Round 2 Scores
Dakata: $2K
Tara: $0
Sarah: $2K
========
Jackpot Round - BEFORE AND AFTER
Tara LATs out after starting w/ an S. Secondly, Sarah does some work before hitting BANKRUPT to lose $1,600. Third, Dakata picks up the Ireland trip w/ an N. But he later LATs out a bad time to likely give back $10K cash and trip. Sarah's next w/ two Y's while on Jackpot...
_ Y / T H E
_ A _ N ' S / E A R L Y
L I _ H T
_ _ L _
...but she doesn't make the solve for an $8,350 pot. Towards the end, she squanders her turn w/ the M, allowing Sarah...
B Y / T H E
_ A _ N ' S / E A R L Y
L I G H T
B U L B
...to solve "BY THE DAWN'S EARLY LIGHT" BULB for another house minimum.
SOLE DUD: M (Tara)
BANKRUPT: Sarah
LATs: 2 (Tara, Dakata)
UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $9,650
Pre-Round 3 Scores
Dakata: $2K
Tara: $0
Sarah: $3K
========
Mystery Round - WHAT ARE YOU DOING? (PRIZE PUZZLE)
Early on, Sarah finds a T while on the Mystery Wedge next to LAT. She risks $1,150...and it's the $10K! But after her I purchase is a dud in H, likely costing her $10,900. Near the end, Tara picks up the Free Spin + $600 w/ two L's...
S T R U M M I N G
A / U _ U L E L E
....and she'll be STRUMMING A UKULELE on her way to The Westin Ka'anapali Ocean Resort Villas in MAUI from Funjet Vacations worth $6,050; added to the $2,350 in her bank, she's on the board w/ $8,400 cash and trip.
DUDS: H (Sarah), O (Dakata)
Pre-Tossup #3 Scores
Dakata: $2K
Tara: $8,400 cash and Maui + FS
Sarah: $3K
========
$3,000 Tossup - OCCUPATION
A E R O _ _ _ _
_ _ _ T R _ _ _ _ R
Sarah solves AEROBICS INSTRUCTOR to double her money.
Round 4 - ROCK ON!
After Sarah puts up the T's and the H, Speed-Up Mode commences...
_ _ _ _ T _ _ T / H _ T _
_ _ _ _ _
...w/ the remaining consonants worth $1,600 each. Sarah's next call is a pair of S's...
_ _ _ _ T _ _ T / H _ T _
_ _ _ _ _
...but she only gets the first word. Dakata then puts up the G...
G _ _ _ T _ S T / H _ T S
_ _ _ _ _
...and he solves GREATEST HITS ALBUM for said Final Spin amount.
DQ: Sarah's blanking on the last two words
FINAL SCORES
Dakata: $3,600
Tara: $8,400 cash and Maui
Sarah: $6K
TOTAL MAINGAME WINNINGS: an underwhelming $18K
========
$100,000 Bonus Round
Hoping to do a whole lot better here, Tara lands on the N in SPIN.
Category: THING
Great RSTLNE help coming her way...
_ _ R E _ T
_ _ _ T E
DHMA only gives her the first letter of the puzzle...
D _ R E _ T
_ _ _ T E
...and she only gets the first word of DIRECT QUOTE, so she leaves as the LOWEST MAINGAME WINNER of the season w/ $8,400 cash and trip when she could have had $30K more.
PROPERTY OF WOF LOVERS RECAPPERS. UNAUTHORIZED REPRODUCTION IS PROHIBITED.
