Post by BAVRecapTeam on Mar 1, 2012 22:42:48 GMT -5
EPISODE #5579 - HAWAII WEEK
$1,000 Tossup - FOOD AND DRINK
S _ I C _ D
P _ _ _ _ _ _ L E
Jennifer eats up some SLICED PINEAPPLE. On the player docket tonight...
Jennifer Thomason: ICU registered nurse (7 yrs) from Chesterton, IN
Kenny Blunt: piano teacher and English/math tutor for underprivileged kids from Los Angeles (originally from Arvada, CO)
Maurissa Smith: senior opening claims representative for an auto/home insurance company from San Diego
$2,000 Tossup - OCCUPATION
_ R S _ _ U R A _ T
_ O _ _ _ S S
Kenny solves RESTAURANT HOSTESS.
HAWAII TRIP ON THE WHEEL: to the Turtle Bay Resort w/ North Shore Shark Adventure worth $7,150
Jackpot Round - SHOW BIZ
Right off the bat, Kenny lands on the green 1/2 KIA, but misses w/ R. Secondly, Maurissa says S for sorry while on the Maui Jim gift tag. Jennifer's next w/ two T's for the Wild Card. Later, she gets the same 1/2 KIA w/ a D. Next, she lands on $2,500 and racks up $10K worth of M's and F's thanks to a wise use of the WC. The board at this point...
F _ L L - L E N _ T _
A N I M A T E D
F I L M
She solves FULL-LENGTH ANIMATED FILM for $13,550!
DUDS: R (Kenny), S (Maurissa)
UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $9,600
Pre-Round 2 Scores
Kenny: $2K
Maurissa: $0
Jennifer: $14,550 + 1/2 KIA
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Mystery Round - BEFORE AND AFTER
Maurissa LATs out after starting w/ a T. Two spins after that, Jennifer gets the other 1/2 KIA she needs from the same position, but then says L for loss of turn while on $3,500 to leave $16,450 cash and KIA Soul on the table. A few letters later, Kenny gets DQed for repeating the A. Maurissa then picks up the MDW w/ two B's...
B E N D
_ _ E R
T H E / R A _ N B _ _
...and nails BEND "OVER THE RAINBOW" (the second half is a classic song from "The Wizard of Oz") for the house minimum.
SOLE DUD: L (Jennifer)
LAT: Maurissa
DQ: Kenny's A repeat
Pre-Round 3 Scores
Kenny: $2K
Maurissa: $1K + MDW
Jennifer: $14,550 + 1/2 KIA
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PRIZE PUZZLE Round - THINGS
Early on, Jennifer gets the blue 1/2 KIA w/ a T. But after filling in most of the puzzle, she calls a major dud in D when going for the green 1/2 KIA. Oh boy. Once Kenny hits LAT, Maurissa gets $1,200 worth of a W and three S's...
S H E _ _ S
W A S H I N G / U P
O N / T H E / B E A C H
...and she'll be seeing SHELLS WASHING UP ON THE BEACH during her stay at the Lapaz Waterfall Gardens in COSTA RICA courtesy of hotwire.com worth $6K. She's won $7,200 that round. Ultimately, Jennifer coughed up a total of $26,550 cash and prizes including that KIA. Plus, I do believe she goes down in the history books as the first-ever player to miss out on a full KIA in the maingame not once but TWICE IN ONE EPISODE since the 1/2 car idea started.
TRIP SPIN ID: DP9035048 (Daniel P.)
SOLE DUD: D (Jennifer)
LAT: Kenny
Pre-Tossup #3 Scores
Kenny: $2K
Maurissa: $8,200 + MDW
Jennifer: $14,550
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$3,000 Tossup - RHYME TIME
N E _ _ / _ N D
D E A _
Jennifer softens the blow a little bit w/ a solve that's NEAR AND DEAR to her heart. She now has $17,550.
Round 4 - PERSON
After Jenn puts up the letters spelling THE, speed-up mode commences w/ the following...
T H E / _ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _
T H E / _ _ E _ _ T _ _ _
...and the remaining consonants are worth $1,900 each.
T H E / _ R _ _ N S / O F
T H E / O P E R _ T _ O N
Maurissa IDs yours truly as THE BRAINS OF THE OPERATION for $5,700.
DUDS (all during speed-up): L (Kenny), C (Jennifer), D (Kenny)
FINAL SCORES
Kenny: $2K
Maurissa: $13,900 cash and CR
Jennifer: $17,550
TOTAL MAINGAME WINNINGS: $33,450
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$100,000 Bonus Round
Jennifer has a third and final shot of winning a car in this episode. The Miata might be in the first A of AMERICA'S.
Category: PHRASE
This answer, which lead off the Halloween 2008 shows, starts out as...
_ L _ _ _ N _
_ / _ _ N _ _
D, G, B and A give her...
_ L A _ _ N G
A / _ _ N _ _
She's not PLAYING A HUNCH at all, so she loses $30K. That sends her home w/ $17,550.
$1,000 Tossup - FOOD AND DRINK
S _ I C _ D
P _ _ _ _ _ _ L E
Jennifer eats up some SLICED PINEAPPLE. On the player docket tonight...
Jennifer Thomason: ICU registered nurse (7 yrs) from Chesterton, IN
Kenny Blunt: piano teacher and English/math tutor for underprivileged kids from Los Angeles (originally from Arvada, CO)
Maurissa Smith: senior opening claims representative for an auto/home insurance company from San Diego
$2,000 Tossup - OCCUPATION
_ R S _ _ U R A _ T
_ O _ _ _ S S
Kenny solves RESTAURANT HOSTESS.
HAWAII TRIP ON THE WHEEL: to the Turtle Bay Resort w/ North Shore Shark Adventure worth $7,150
Jackpot Round - SHOW BIZ
Right off the bat, Kenny lands on the green 1/2 KIA, but misses w/ R. Secondly, Maurissa says S for sorry while on the Maui Jim gift tag. Jennifer's next w/ two T's for the Wild Card. Later, she gets the same 1/2 KIA w/ a D. Next, she lands on $2,500 and racks up $10K worth of M's and F's thanks to a wise use of the WC. The board at this point...
F _ L L - L E N _ T _
A N I M A T E D
F I L M
She solves FULL-LENGTH ANIMATED FILM for $13,550!
DUDS: R (Kenny), S (Maurissa)
UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $9,600
Pre-Round 2 Scores
Kenny: $2K
Maurissa: $0
Jennifer: $14,550 + 1/2 KIA
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Mystery Round - BEFORE AND AFTER
Maurissa LATs out after starting w/ a T. Two spins after that, Jennifer gets the other 1/2 KIA she needs from the same position, but then says L for loss of turn while on $3,500 to leave $16,450 cash and KIA Soul on the table. A few letters later, Kenny gets DQed for repeating the A. Maurissa then picks up the MDW w/ two B's...
B E N D
_ _ E R
T H E / R A _ N B _ _
...and nails BEND "OVER THE RAINBOW" (the second half is a classic song from "The Wizard of Oz") for the house minimum.
SOLE DUD: L (Jennifer)
LAT: Maurissa
DQ: Kenny's A repeat
Pre-Round 3 Scores
Kenny: $2K
Maurissa: $1K + MDW
Jennifer: $14,550 + 1/2 KIA
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PRIZE PUZZLE Round - THINGS
Early on, Jennifer gets the blue 1/2 KIA w/ a T. But after filling in most of the puzzle, she calls a major dud in D when going for the green 1/2 KIA. Oh boy. Once Kenny hits LAT, Maurissa gets $1,200 worth of a W and three S's...
S H E _ _ S
W A S H I N G / U P
O N / T H E / B E A C H
...and she'll be seeing SHELLS WASHING UP ON THE BEACH during her stay at the Lapaz Waterfall Gardens in COSTA RICA courtesy of hotwire.com worth $6K. She's won $7,200 that round. Ultimately, Jennifer coughed up a total of $26,550 cash and prizes including that KIA. Plus, I do believe she goes down in the history books as the first-ever player to miss out on a full KIA in the maingame not once but TWICE IN ONE EPISODE since the 1/2 car idea started.
TRIP SPIN ID: DP9035048 (Daniel P.)
SOLE DUD: D (Jennifer)
LAT: Kenny
Pre-Tossup #3 Scores
Kenny: $2K
Maurissa: $8,200 + MDW
Jennifer: $14,550
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$3,000 Tossup - RHYME TIME
N E _ _ / _ N D
D E A _
Jennifer softens the blow a little bit w/ a solve that's NEAR AND DEAR to her heart. She now has $17,550.
Round 4 - PERSON
After Jenn puts up the letters spelling THE, speed-up mode commences w/ the following...
T H E / _ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _
T H E / _ _ E _ _ T _ _ _
...and the remaining consonants are worth $1,900 each.
T H E / _ R _ _ N S / O F
T H E / O P E R _ T _ O N
Maurissa IDs yours truly as THE BRAINS OF THE OPERATION for $5,700.
DUDS (all during speed-up): L (Kenny), C (Jennifer), D (Kenny)
FINAL SCORES
Kenny: $2K
Maurissa: $13,900 cash and CR
Jennifer: $17,550
TOTAL MAINGAME WINNINGS: $33,450
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$100,000 Bonus Round
Jennifer has a third and final shot of winning a car in this episode. The Miata might be in the first A of AMERICA'S.
Category: PHRASE
This answer, which lead off the Halloween 2008 shows, starts out as...
_ L _ _ _ N _
_ / _ _ N _ _
D, G, B and A give her...
_ L A _ _ N G
A / _ _ N _ _
She's not PLAYING A HUNCH at all, so she loses $30K. That sends her home w/ $17,550.
Decent puzzle, though.
And only a few "whoo"s for the MDW, though actually more than I was expecting. 
