Post by BAVRecapTeam on Apr 2, 2012 22:45:45 GMT -5
Thanks to those who covered me on the remainder of March. I'm back at home and ready to kick off the month of April. This week, we head "Back to the Beach" in hopes of seeing somebody ride a big wave of cash.
EPISODE #5601 - BACK TO THE BEACH
Tape Date of the Week: March 8, 2012
$1,000 Tossup - PHRASE
_ H E / W A _ E R
I S / _ E _ _ E C T
Tina says "THE WATER IS PERFECT". We're going down the line in the interviewing...
Tina Manigo[/color]: education coordinator for an early childhood program from Cambridge, MA
Jennifer Lamburtus[/color]: English tutor for middle & high school students at an SAT preparation place from Burbank (originally from Littleton, CO)
Tim Ketavongsa[/color]: logistics manager for a ready-made concrete company who brews his own beer from Blue Bell, PA
$2,000 Tossup - SHOW BIZ
_ P E _ I N G
A _ T
Tina's your OPENING ACT of the episode, as she's tripled her starting grand.
BEACH TRIP ON THE WHEEL: Treasure Island Resort in Fiji w/ the hotwire.com travel worth $8,300
Jackpot Round - BEFORE AND AFTER
This Week's Category Wipe: yellow convertible sports car
Early on, Tina gets the Wild Card w/ two S's. After some work, she misses w/ the R while on $2,500. Secondly, Jennifer fills out the first word of BASEBALL before buying the only bad vowel of this puzzle (U). Tim doesn't do any better w/ P. Back to Tina who lands on top dollar again and puts up the M, but she doesn't use the WC. After filling in the last vowel of two I's...
B A S E B A L L
D I A M O N D
_ E I S T
...she does a BASEBALL DIAMOND HEIST for $2,800.
DUDS: R (Tina), U (Jennifer), P (Tim)
UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $12,950
Pre-Round 2 Scores
Tina: $5,800 + WC
Other players: $0 each
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Mystery Round - SONG/ARTIST
First from Jennifer are five R's for the MDW. But after filling about half the puzzle, she says M for mistake while on the Mystery Wedbe between FP and LAT. Secondly, Tim picks up the Fiji trip w/ a trio of S's, but he later loses that and $650 to the BANKRUPT near $3,500. Afterwards, Tina picks up $1,500 from a D and two F's (the latter was called for the blue 1/2 KIA). She adds another $1,600 to her total w/ the L's...
S T R A _ B E R R _
F I E L D S
F O R E V E R / B Y
T H E / B E A T L E S
...and then solves "STRAWBERRY FIELDS FOREVER" BY THE BEATLES for $3,100.
SOLE DUD: M (Jennifer)
BANKRUPT: Tim
Pre-Round 3 Scores
Tina: $8,900 + WC + 1/2 KIA
Other players: $0 each
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PRIZE PUZZLE Round - PLACE
Tim's first calls are the letters spelling RATES, but then gets stopped by the only negative vowel of I. Tina's second in line w/ an N for the Maui Jim gift tag. Next, she uses the WC to get $7,000 from an L and a D. Soon enough...
_ O R L D / _ A _ O U S
B O U R B O N / S T R E E T
She solves this puzzle for $8,350 cash and gift tag and will pay a visit to the WORLD FAMOUS BOURBON STREET during her stay at the Hotel Monteleone in NEW ORLEANS worth $5K; that was a $13,350 round for her.
TRIP SPIN ID: SJ3241742 (Shaquanda J.)
SOLE DUD: I (Tim)
Pre-Tossup #3 Scores
Tina: $22,250 cash and prizes
Other players: $0 each
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$3,000 Tossup - FOOD AND DRINK
S T _ F F E _
G R _ P _ / _ E A V _ S
Jennifer spoils Tina's maingame sweep w/ STUFFED GRAPE LEAVES.
Round 4 - WHAT ARE YOU DOING? (full $1,300 speed-up round)
W _ _ T _ N G / _ N
T _ _ / W _ N G S
Another $6,500 is WAITING IN THE WINGS for Jennifer.
DUDS: R (Jenn), L (Tina)
FINAL SCORES
Tina: $22,250 cash and prizes
Jennifer: $9,500
Tim: $1K gooseegg
TOTAL MAINGAME WINNINGS: $32,750
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$100,000 Bonus Round
This week's beach-related vehicle is a Mustang Convertible. Tina lands on the M of AMERICA'S.
Category: FUN AND GAMES
It's one-word and it begins like this...
L E _ _ _ R _ _
DCHO only lights up...
L E _ _ _ R O _
She can't do this LEAPFROG move for $35K, so she's outta there w/ $22,250 in cash and prizes.
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EPISODE #5601 - BACK TO THE BEACH
Tape Date of the Week: March 8, 2012
$1,000 Tossup - PHRASE
_ H E / W A _ E R
I S / _ E _ _ E C T
Tina says "THE WATER IS PERFECT". We're going down the line in the interviewing...
Tina Manigo[/color]: education coordinator for an early childhood program from Cambridge, MA
Jennifer Lamburtus[/color]: English tutor for middle & high school students at an SAT preparation place from Burbank (originally from Littleton, CO)
Tim Ketavongsa[/color]: logistics manager for a ready-made concrete company who brews his own beer from Blue Bell, PA
$2,000 Tossup - SHOW BIZ
_ P E _ I N G
A _ T
Tina's your OPENING ACT of the episode, as she's tripled her starting grand.
BEACH TRIP ON THE WHEEL: Treasure Island Resort in Fiji w/ the hotwire.com travel worth $8,300
Jackpot Round - BEFORE AND AFTER
This Week's Category Wipe: yellow convertible sports car
Early on, Tina gets the Wild Card w/ two S's. After some work, she misses w/ the R while on $2,500. Secondly, Jennifer fills out the first word of BASEBALL before buying the only bad vowel of this puzzle (U). Tim doesn't do any better w/ P. Back to Tina who lands on top dollar again and puts up the M, but she doesn't use the WC. After filling in the last vowel of two I's...
B A S E B A L L
D I A M O N D
_ E I S T
...she does a BASEBALL DIAMOND HEIST for $2,800.
DUDS: R (Tina), U (Jennifer), P (Tim)
UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $12,950
Pre-Round 2 Scores
Tina: $5,800 + WC
Other players: $0 each
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Mystery Round - SONG/ARTIST
First from Jennifer are five R's for the MDW. But after filling about half the puzzle, she says M for mistake while on the Mystery Wedbe between FP and LAT. Secondly, Tim picks up the Fiji trip w/ a trio of S's, but he later loses that and $650 to the BANKRUPT near $3,500. Afterwards, Tina picks up $1,500 from a D and two F's (the latter was called for the blue 1/2 KIA). She adds another $1,600 to her total w/ the L's...
S T R A _ B E R R _
F I E L D S
F O R E V E R / B Y
T H E / B E A T L E S
...and then solves "STRAWBERRY FIELDS FOREVER" BY THE BEATLES for $3,100.
SOLE DUD: M (Jennifer)
BANKRUPT: Tim
Pre-Round 3 Scores
Tina: $8,900 + WC + 1/2 KIA
Other players: $0 each
========
PRIZE PUZZLE Round - PLACE
Tim's first calls are the letters spelling RATES, but then gets stopped by the only negative vowel of I. Tina's second in line w/ an N for the Maui Jim gift tag. Next, she uses the WC to get $7,000 from an L and a D. Soon enough...
_ O R L D / _ A _ O U S
B O U R B O N / S T R E E T
She solves this puzzle for $8,350 cash and gift tag and will pay a visit to the WORLD FAMOUS BOURBON STREET during her stay at the Hotel Monteleone in NEW ORLEANS worth $5K; that was a $13,350 round for her.
TRIP SPIN ID: SJ3241742 (Shaquanda J.)
SOLE DUD: I (Tim)
Pre-Tossup #3 Scores
Tina: $22,250 cash and prizes
Other players: $0 each
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$3,000 Tossup - FOOD AND DRINK
S T _ F F E _
G R _ P _ / _ E A V _ S
Jennifer spoils Tina's maingame sweep w/ STUFFED GRAPE LEAVES.
Round 4 - WHAT ARE YOU DOING? (full $1,300 speed-up round)
W _ _ T _ N G / _ N
T _ _ / W _ N G S
Another $6,500 is WAITING IN THE WINGS for Jennifer.
DUDS: R (Jenn), L (Tina)
FINAL SCORES
Tina: $22,250 cash and prizes
Jennifer: $9,500
Tim: $1K gooseegg
TOTAL MAINGAME WINNINGS: $32,750
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$100,000 Bonus Round
This week's beach-related vehicle is a Mustang Convertible. Tina lands on the M of AMERICA'S.
Category: FUN AND GAMES
It's one-word and it begins like this...
L E _ _ _ R _ _
DCHO only lights up...
L E _ _ _ R O _
She can't do this LEAPFROG move for $35K, so she's outta there w/ $22,250 in cash and prizes.
PROPERTY OF WOF LOVERS RECAPPERS. UNAUTHORIZED REPRODUCTION OF THIS RECAP IS PROHIBITED.
