Post by BAVRecapTeam on Apr 16, 2012 20:48:08 GMT -5
It's the return of "Wheel Across America", and that Winnebago Access is back in play!
EPISODE #5611 - WHEEL ACROSS AMERICA
Tape Date of the Week: January 27, 2012
$1,000 Tossup - PLACE
R _ A D S I _ E
_ R U I T / _ _ A _ D
Terry COMPLETELY BOTCHES the last word w/ ROADSIDE FRUIT SALAD, allowing Holly to swipe the first bit of money from this ROADSIDE FRUIT STAND. Our first players of the week are...
Holly Owens[/color]: major hotel chain worker in downtown Eugene from Springfield, OR
Janet Selby[/color]: pre-school teacher for 3-5 year old autistic children from Carbondale, IL
Terry Long[/color]: customer service rep for a bank from Boston
$2,000 Tossup - THING[/u]
_ E _ _ - K _ P T
_ E _ R E _
Janet tells us her BEST-KEPT SECRET for control of that giant circle.
AMERICAN TRIP ON THE WHEEL: caravan.com tour of the Grand Canyon and Great American West worth $5K
Jackpot Round - LANDMARK
This Week's Category Wipe: that famous Wheelmobile
Janet starts w/ an instant dud of R. Secondly, Terry picks up the blue 1/2 KIA w/ three T's and the Wild Card w/ two H's. Later, he goes for a quick solve w/ the following...
T H E
W A S H _ _ _ T _ _
_ _ _ _ _ E _ T
He IDs THE WASHINGTON MONUMENT for $2,400.
SOLE DUD: R (Janet)
UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $7,400
Pre-Round 2 Scores
Janet: $2K
Terry: $2,400 + 1/2 KIA + WC
Holly: $1K
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Mystery Round - FOOD AND DRINK
Right away, Terry uses the WC to get $21,000 worth of three T's and three N's! But after buying some vowels, he BANKRUPTS on the MDW's left side to give up $20,500 and the plate! Darn. Secondly, Holly picks up the same colored 1/2 KIA w/ three C's and FPs a trio of H's. It's all her from here...
C H I C K E N
T E N D E R _ / _ I T _
C R E A _ _ / H O N E _
_ U _ T A R D
She eats some CHICKEN TENDERS WITH CREAMY HONEY MUSTARD for $5,150.
BANKRUPT: Terry
Pre-Round 3 Scores
Janet: $2K
Terry: $2,400
Holly: $6,150 + 1/2 KIA
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PRIZE PUZZLE Round - WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
Holly begins this round w/ a pair of T's for the Red Roof Inn gift tag. After completing the third word of THE, she FPs two A's and picks up the other 1/2 KIA w/ three N's. But after a moderate amount of work, she BANKRUPTS on the other side of the MDW to forfeit $17,900 cash and prizes including the KIA; oh boy. Janet picks things up from there...
R E _ A _ I N G / I N
T H E / A I R P O R T
_ O U N G E
She solves this puzzle for $1,900 and will be RELAXING IN THE AIRPORT LOUNGE for her flight to the Maruba Resort Jungle Spa in BELIZE worth $8,220, a total of $10,120 that round.
TRIP SPIN ID: SC6978953 (Shirley C.)
BANKRUPT: Holly
Pre-Tossup #3 Scores
Janet: $12,120 cash and Belize
Terry: $2,400
Holly: $6,150
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$3,000 Tossup - LIVING THING
_ _ I _ _ _ Y / _ E _ R
_ _ _
Janet quickly solves GRIZZLY BEAR CUB to move to $15,120.
Round 4 - PHRASE
It's all Janet this round...
N E _ E R / _ _ _
N E _ E R
...she solves "NEVER SAY NEVER" for $2,550.
PERFECT ROUND!
Going into R5
Janet: $17,670
Terry: $2,400
Holly: $6,150
Round 5 - OCCUPATION (full $1,500 speed-up round)
L _ N D S _ _ P _
_ R _ _ _ T _ _ T
Terry solves LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT for $6K.
FINAL SCORES
Janet: $17,670 cash and Belize
Terry: $8,400
Holly: $6,150
TOTAL MAINGAME WINNINGS: $32,220
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$100,000 Bonus Round
Janet's bonus spin comes to a halt on the *.
Category: THINGS
This big puzzle starts out as...
_ _ R _ E L _ _ N
_ _ _ _ R _ N E S
BMCA fills in two more blanks...
_ _ R C E L A _ N
_ _ _ _ R _ N E S
...but she only gets the first word of PORCELAIN FIGURINES, so she doesn't add the $45K to her $17,670 cash and trip.
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EPISODE #5611 - WHEEL ACROSS AMERICA
Tape Date of the Week: January 27, 2012
$1,000 Tossup - PLACE
R _ A D S I _ E
_ R U I T / _ _ A _ D
Terry COMPLETELY BOTCHES the last word w/ ROADSIDE FRUIT SALAD, allowing Holly to swipe the first bit of money from this ROADSIDE FRUIT STAND. Our first players of the week are...
Holly Owens[/color]: major hotel chain worker in downtown Eugene from Springfield, OR
Janet Selby[/color]: pre-school teacher for 3-5 year old autistic children from Carbondale, IL
Terry Long[/color]: customer service rep for a bank from Boston
$2,000 Tossup - THING[/u]
_ E _ _ - K _ P T
_ E _ R E _
Janet tells us her BEST-KEPT SECRET for control of that giant circle.
AMERICAN TRIP ON THE WHEEL: caravan.com tour of the Grand Canyon and Great American West worth $5K
Jackpot Round - LANDMARK
This Week's Category Wipe: that famous Wheelmobile
Janet starts w/ an instant dud of R. Secondly, Terry picks up the blue 1/2 KIA w/ three T's and the Wild Card w/ two H's. Later, he goes for a quick solve w/ the following...
T H E
W A S H _ _ _ T _ _
_ _ _ _ _ E _ T
He IDs THE WASHINGTON MONUMENT for $2,400.
SOLE DUD: R (Janet)
UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $7,400
Pre-Round 2 Scores
Janet: $2K
Terry: $2,400 + 1/2 KIA + WC
Holly: $1K
========
Mystery Round - FOOD AND DRINK
Right away, Terry uses the WC to get $21,000 worth of three T's and three N's! But after buying some vowels, he BANKRUPTS on the MDW's left side to give up $20,500 and the plate! Darn. Secondly, Holly picks up the same colored 1/2 KIA w/ three C's and FPs a trio of H's. It's all her from here...
C H I C K E N
T E N D E R _ / _ I T _
C R E A _ _ / H O N E _
_ U _ T A R D
She eats some CHICKEN TENDERS WITH CREAMY HONEY MUSTARD for $5,150.
BANKRUPT: Terry
Pre-Round 3 Scores
Janet: $2K
Terry: $2,400
Holly: $6,150 + 1/2 KIA
========
PRIZE PUZZLE Round - WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
Holly begins this round w/ a pair of T's for the Red Roof Inn gift tag. After completing the third word of THE, she FPs two A's and picks up the other 1/2 KIA w/ three N's. But after a moderate amount of work, she BANKRUPTS on the other side of the MDW to forfeit $17,900 cash and prizes including the KIA; oh boy. Janet picks things up from there...
R E _ A _ I N G / I N
T H E / A I R P O R T
_ O U N G E
She solves this puzzle for $1,900 and will be RELAXING IN THE AIRPORT LOUNGE for her flight to the Maruba Resort Jungle Spa in BELIZE worth $8,220, a total of $10,120 that round.
TRIP SPIN ID: SC6978953 (Shirley C.)
BANKRUPT: Holly
Pre-Tossup #3 Scores
Janet: $12,120 cash and Belize
Terry: $2,400
Holly: $6,150
========
$3,000 Tossup - LIVING THING
_ _ I _ _ _ Y / _ E _ R
_ _ _
Janet quickly solves GRIZZLY BEAR CUB to move to $15,120.
Round 4 - PHRASE
It's all Janet this round...
N E _ E R / _ _ _
N E _ E R
...she solves "NEVER SAY NEVER" for $2,550.
PERFECT ROUND!
Going into R5
Janet: $17,670
Terry: $2,400
Holly: $6,150
Round 5 - OCCUPATION (full $1,500 speed-up round)
L _ N D S _ _ P _
_ R _ _ _ T _ _ T
Terry solves LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT for $6K.
FINAL SCORES
Janet: $17,670 cash and Belize
Terry: $8,400
Holly: $6,150
TOTAL MAINGAME WINNINGS: $32,220
========
$100,000 Bonus Round
Janet's bonus spin comes to a halt on the *.
Category: THINGS
This big puzzle starts out as...
_ _ R _ E L _ _ N
_ _ _ _ R _ N E S
BMCA fills in two more blanks...
_ _ R C E L A _ N
_ _ _ _ R _ N E S
...but she only gets the first word of PORCELAIN FIGURINES, so she doesn't add the $45K to her $17,670 cash and trip.
PROPERTY OF WOF LOVERS RECAPPERS. UNAUTHORIZED REPRODUCTION OF THIS RECAP IS PROHIBITED.
Nice to see a short puzzle. They should learn that these can work in R1-3 much like the old days.
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