Post by BAVRecapTeam on May 14, 2012 21:28:59 GMT -5
Time for this season's edition of "College Week"! All this week, you could win $500 by twittering the correct answer to a puzzle immediately after the first Tossup. Finally, the Univ. of Oregon Basketball Band performs the introductory theme and the commercial bumpers all week long while said school's cheerleaders introduce Pat and Vanna.
EPISODE #5631 - COLLEGE WEEK (PORTLAND)
Tape Date of the Week: March 31, 2012 (second taped week in Portland)
$1,000 Tossup - TITLE
_ R E _ _
E X P E C T A _ I O N S
Breanna solves the Charles Dickens novel "GREAT EXPECTATIONS". The first collegians of the week are...
Breanna Webb: Portland State Univ. senior studying communication studies (major) and business (minor) whose family members are Wheel Watchers from Portland
Julia Green: Oregon State senior studying speech communications and a member of both Kappa Kappa Gamma and a youth ministry (Young Life) from West Linn, OR
Caleb Pentecost: Univ. of Portland senior studying electrical engineering (major) and computer science (minor) from Scappoose, OR
twitter PUZZLE #1 - THING
_ N T R _ _ C E
E _ A M
The correct answer is ENTRANCE EXAM.
$2,000 Tossup - SHOW BIZ
_ T _ _ D - U P
_ _ _ _ _ I A N
Caleb gets STAND-UP COMEDIAN.
FEATURED PRIZE: $5K from ally BANK
Jackpot Round - THING
This Week's Category Wipe: a College Week banner dropping down to reveal the category
Caleb immediately cashes in $10K worth of T's and then lights up two S's on Jackpot. He dominates...
E I N S T E I N ' S
T _ E _ R _ / _ _
R E _ _ T I _ I T _
...and solves EINSTEIN'S THEORY OF RELATIVITY for $13,900!
PERFECT ROUND!
UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $9,700
Pre-Round 2 Scores
Julia: $0
Caleb: $15,900
Breanna: $1K
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Mystery Round - SAME NAME
Breanna gets the obvious AND out of the way first. Later, she cashes in $7K w/ two S's. The board now says...
S O R O R _ T _ / A N D
T R E E
_ O _ S E
She solves SORORITY AND TREE HOUSE for $9,250.
PERFECT ROUND #2!
Pre-Round 3 Scores
Julia: $0
Caleb: $15,900
Breanna: $10,250
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PRIZE PUZZLE Round - PLACE[/u]
Julia finally gets her shot. After starting with the letters spelling REST, she FPs a bad vowel of A, picks up the green 1/2 KIA w/ three H's and finishes off the remaining vowels (O's and I). But after all that work is the MDW's left-side BANKRUPT, cleaning her out of $3,050 and rendering the KIA Soul null and void. Afterwards, Caleb lights up the D's and L's before we see...
T H E / O T H E R
S I D E / O F
T H E / _ O R L D
He wins another $1,100 and a trip to THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WORLD -- NEW ZEALAND ($9,930) courtesy of Brendan Vacations and hotwire.com; his total that round is $11,030 that round.
TRIP SPIN ID: DF00912 (Denise R.)
SOLE DUD: A (Julia)
BANKRUPT: Julia
Pre-Tossup #3 Scores
Julia: gooseegg alert
Caleb: $26,930 cash and N.Z.
Breanna: $10,250
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$3,000 Tossup - PERSON
A / G O O D
S P _ R _
Breanna proves to be A GOOD SPORT, and she's moved up to $13,250.
Round 4 - PHRASE
Breanna first collects $15K worth of T's and buys all the vowels before...
_ I _ / _ O U / _ E T / _ _
T E _ T / _ E _ _ A _ E ?
...asking "DID YOU GET MY TEXT MESSAGE?" for the remaining $13,750!
PERFECT ROUND #3!
Going into R5
Julia: gooseegg alert
Caleb: $26,930 cash and N.Z.
Breanna: $27K
Round 5 - ON THE MAP (full $1,600 speed-up round)
_ _ R T _ _ R _
_ _ N N _ _ T _ _ _ T
Breanna seals the deal w/ HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT for another $3,200! Julia and Caleb left behind $3,200 and $4,800, respectively.
FINAL SCORES
Julia: $1K gooseegg
Caleb: $26,930 cash and N.Z.
Breanna: $30,200
TOTAL MAINGAME WINNINGS: $58,130
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$100,000 Bonus Round
This week's environmentally friendly vehicle is a 2012 Toyota Prius. Breanna lands on the N of WIN.
Category: PERSON
Some help in the top to get her started...
_ _ R S _ T _
_ _ _ _ _
CHYA is a perfect combination...
_ A R S _ T Y
C _ A C H
...and she easily remembers her VARSITY COACH to nearly double ($30K) her all-cash total to $60,200! The Rebuilding Together bank is now at $17,500.
PROPERTY OF WOF LOVERS RECAPPERS. UNAUTHORIZED REPRODUCTION OF THIS RECAP IS PROHIBITED.
EPISODE #5631 - COLLEGE WEEK (PORTLAND)
Tape Date of the Week: March 31, 2012 (second taped week in Portland)
$1,000 Tossup - TITLE
_ R E _ _
E X P E C T A _ I O N S
Breanna solves the Charles Dickens novel "GREAT EXPECTATIONS". The first collegians of the week are...
Breanna Webb: Portland State Univ. senior studying communication studies (major) and business (minor) whose family members are Wheel Watchers from Portland
Julia Green: Oregon State senior studying speech communications and a member of both Kappa Kappa Gamma and a youth ministry (Young Life) from West Linn, OR
Caleb Pentecost: Univ. of Portland senior studying electrical engineering (major) and computer science (minor) from Scappoose, OR
twitter PUZZLE #1 - THING
_ N T R _ _ C E
E _ A M
The correct answer is ENTRANCE EXAM.
$2,000 Tossup - SHOW BIZ
_ T _ _ D - U P
_ _ _ _ _ I A N
Caleb gets STAND-UP COMEDIAN.
FEATURED PRIZE: $5K from ally BANK
Jackpot Round - THING
This Week's Category Wipe: a College Week banner dropping down to reveal the category
Caleb immediately cashes in $10K worth of T's and then lights up two S's on Jackpot. He dominates...
E I N S T E I N ' S
T _ E _ R _ / _ _
R E _ _ T I _ I T _
...and solves EINSTEIN'S THEORY OF RELATIVITY for $13,900!
PERFECT ROUND!
UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $9,700
Pre-Round 2 Scores
Julia: $0
Caleb: $15,900
Breanna: $1K
========
Mystery Round - SAME NAME
Breanna gets the obvious AND out of the way first. Later, she cashes in $7K w/ two S's. The board now says...
S O R O R _ T _ / A N D
T R E E
_ O _ S E
She solves SORORITY AND TREE HOUSE for $9,250.
PERFECT ROUND #2!
Pre-Round 3 Scores
Julia: $0
Caleb: $15,900
Breanna: $10,250
========
PRIZE PUZZLE Round - PLACE[/u]
Julia finally gets her shot. After starting with the letters spelling REST, she FPs a bad vowel of A, picks up the green 1/2 KIA w/ three H's and finishes off the remaining vowels (O's and I). But after all that work is the MDW's left-side BANKRUPT, cleaning her out of $3,050 and rendering the KIA Soul null and void. Afterwards, Caleb lights up the D's and L's before we see...
T H E / O T H E R
S I D E / O F
T H E / _ O R L D
He wins another $1,100 and a trip to THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WORLD -- NEW ZEALAND ($9,930) courtesy of Brendan Vacations and hotwire.com; his total that round is $11,030 that round.
TRIP SPIN ID: DF00912 (Denise R.)
SOLE DUD: A (Julia)
BANKRUPT: Julia
Pre-Tossup #3 Scores
Julia: gooseegg alert
Caleb: $26,930 cash and N.Z.
Breanna: $10,250
========
$3,000 Tossup - PERSON
A / G O O D
S P _ R _
Breanna proves to be A GOOD SPORT, and she's moved up to $13,250.
Round 4 - PHRASE
Breanna first collects $15K worth of T's and buys all the vowels before...
_ I _ / _ O U / _ E T / _ _
T E _ T / _ E _ _ A _ E ?
...asking "DID YOU GET MY TEXT MESSAGE?" for the remaining $13,750!
PERFECT ROUND #3!
Going into R5
Julia: gooseegg alert
Caleb: $26,930 cash and N.Z.
Breanna: $27K
Round 5 - ON THE MAP (full $1,600 speed-up round)
_ _ R T _ _ R _
_ _ N N _ _ T _ _ _ T
Breanna seals the deal w/ HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT for another $3,200! Julia and Caleb left behind $3,200 and $4,800, respectively.
FINAL SCORES
Julia: $1K gooseegg
Caleb: $26,930 cash and N.Z.
Breanna: $30,200
TOTAL MAINGAME WINNINGS: $58,130
========
$100,000 Bonus Round
This week's environmentally friendly vehicle is a 2012 Toyota Prius. Breanna lands on the N of WIN.
Category: PERSON
Some help in the top to get her started...
_ _ R S _ T _
_ _ _ _ _
CHYA is a perfect combination...
_ A R S _ T Y
C _ A C H
...and she easily remembers her VARSITY COACH to nearly double ($30K) her all-cash total to $60,200! The Rebuilding Together bank is now at $17,500.
PROPERTY OF WOF LOVERS RECAPPERS. UNAUTHORIZED REPRODUCTION OF THIS RECAP IS PROHIBITED.
Of course Breanna took advantage of it and got no additional help. What a time-waster.
