Post by BAVRecapTeam on Mar 6, 2012 22:15:41 GMT -5
EPISODE #5582 - AMERICA'S GAME
The next set we're on is the one from "California Coast".
$1,000 Tossup - THING
C U _ D L Y
T _ D _ Y / _ E _ R
Laura remembers her CUDDLY TEDDY BEAR. Tuesday's panel...
Laura Cooper: floral business owner from Marblehead, MA
Joe Murphy: major telecommunications company worker training for his first MMA fight from Ball Ground, GA
Kim Stinnett: works in a non-profit program for the elderly called "Project Guardian" from Signal Mountain, TN
$2,000 Tossup - MOVIE QUOTE
R _ N / F _ _ _ _ _ T !
_ U N !
Kim shouts "RUN FORREST! RUN!" ("Forrest Gump") for the first spinning of the night.
FEATURED PRIZE: $5K from ally BANK
Jackpot Round - WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
Kim starts w/ a $2,500 G and three N's from Jackpot. Later, she calls two W's as in the Wild Card, and FPs the last vowel of O. But after a lot of work, she hits LAT to leave $4,050 on the table. Laura BANKRUPTS next to where Kim picked up the WC to lose $1K. Joe spins twice to leave one remaining consonant unexposed...
I N S T A L L I N G
N E W / S O F T W A _ E
...and he solves INSTALLING NEW SOFTWARE for $1,550.
BANKRUPT: Laura
LAT: Kim
UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $10,400
Pre-Round 2 Scores
Kim: $2K + WC
Laura: $1K
Joe: $1,550
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Mystery Round - SAME LETTER
Laura immediately picks up the 76 gas card w/ two T's and lights up three S's while on the Mystery Wedge between FP and LAT. She puts her gas card at risk...and loses that along w/ $3K to her second BANKRUPT of the night. Shortly after that, Joe puts up two N's for $7K, but loses his turn to the sole negative vowel (O). Kim then picks up the green 1/2 KIA w/ two G's, buys the last vowel of U...
_ A S _ I N A T I N G
_ A _ T S / &
_ I G U R E S
...and solves FASCINATING FACTS & FIGURES for the house minimum.
SOLE DUD: O (Joe)
BANKRUPT: Laura
Pre-Round 3 Scores
Kim: $3K + 1/2 KIA + WC
Laura: $1K
Joe: $1,550
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PRIZE PUZZLE Round - PROPER NAME
Joe loses control right away w/ the LAT. Secondly, Kim loses both the 1/2 KIA and WC to the same normal BANKRUPT (and she even did the ZONK cue from the current version of "Let's Make a Deal"!). Laura controls the rest of the round...
_ A M E _
E X P L O R E R
M A R C O / P O L O
...and wins $6,350 plus a trip to the place where FAMED EXPLORER MARCO POLO visited -- CHINA. This is a $7K hotwire.com trip to The Longemont Shanghai, and she's won $13,350 that round.
TRIP SPIN ID: HC03192 (Helen C.)
BANKRUPT: Kim
LAT: Joe
Pre-Tossup #3 Scores
Kim: $3K
Laura: $14,350
Joe: $1,550
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$3,000 Tossup - FUN AND GAMES
_ _ _ Y I _ G
_ O _ I _ O _ S
Laura loves PLAYING DOMINOES, so she moves on up to $17,350.
Round 4 - OCCUPATION (full $1,600 speed-up round)
R E _ R _ _ E R _ T _ R
R E P _ _ R _ _ N
Laura solves REFRIGERATOR REPAIRMAN for $3,200 and the win! Joe left behind $9,600 despite calling six R's.
DUDS: S (Laura), L (Joe)
FINAL SCORES
Kim: $3K
Laura: $20,550 cash and China
Joe: $1,550
TOTAL MAINGAME WINNINGS: $25,100
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$100,000 Bonus Round
Laura gives Pat the S envelope of AMERICA'S.
Category: PERSON
She has a shot already with this showing...
_ R _
_ _ _ L E R
Unfortunately, she's going w/ CDMA, none of which are up there. Furthermore, she throws a gutterball instead of a $35K strike on PRO BOWLER. That sends her home w/ $20,550 cash and trip.
The next set we're on is the one from "California Coast".
$1,000 Tossup - THING
C U _ D L Y
T _ D _ Y / _ E _ R
Laura remembers her CUDDLY TEDDY BEAR. Tuesday's panel...
Laura Cooper: floral business owner from Marblehead, MA
Joe Murphy: major telecommunications company worker training for his first MMA fight from Ball Ground, GA
Kim Stinnett: works in a non-profit program for the elderly called "Project Guardian" from Signal Mountain, TN
$2,000 Tossup - MOVIE QUOTE
R _ N / F _ _ _ _ _ T !
_ U N !
Kim shouts "RUN FORREST! RUN!" ("Forrest Gump") for the first spinning of the night.
FEATURED PRIZE: $5K from ally BANK
Jackpot Round - WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
Kim starts w/ a $2,500 G and three N's from Jackpot. Later, she calls two W's as in the Wild Card, and FPs the last vowel of O. But after a lot of work, she hits LAT to leave $4,050 on the table. Laura BANKRUPTS next to where Kim picked up the WC to lose $1K. Joe spins twice to leave one remaining consonant unexposed...
I N S T A L L I N G
N E W / S O F T W A _ E
...and he solves INSTALLING NEW SOFTWARE for $1,550.
BANKRUPT: Laura
LAT: Kim
UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $10,400
Pre-Round 2 Scores
Kim: $2K + WC
Laura: $1K
Joe: $1,550
========
Mystery Round - SAME LETTER
Laura immediately picks up the 76 gas card w/ two T's and lights up three S's while on the Mystery Wedge between FP and LAT. She puts her gas card at risk...and loses that along w/ $3K to her second BANKRUPT of the night. Shortly after that, Joe puts up two N's for $7K, but loses his turn to the sole negative vowel (O). Kim then picks up the green 1/2 KIA w/ two G's, buys the last vowel of U...
_ A S _ I N A T I N G
_ A _ T S / &
_ I G U R E S
...and solves FASCINATING FACTS & FIGURES for the house minimum.
SOLE DUD: O (Joe)
BANKRUPT: Laura
Pre-Round 3 Scores
Kim: $3K + 1/2 KIA + WC
Laura: $1K
Joe: $1,550
========
PRIZE PUZZLE Round - PROPER NAME
Joe loses control right away w/ the LAT. Secondly, Kim loses both the 1/2 KIA and WC to the same normal BANKRUPT (and she even did the ZONK cue from the current version of "Let's Make a Deal"!). Laura controls the rest of the round...
_ A M E _
E X P L O R E R
M A R C O / P O L O
...and wins $6,350 plus a trip to the place where FAMED EXPLORER MARCO POLO visited -- CHINA. This is a $7K hotwire.com trip to The Longemont Shanghai, and she's won $13,350 that round.
TRIP SPIN ID: HC03192 (Helen C.)
BANKRUPT: Kim
LAT: Joe
Pre-Tossup #3 Scores
Kim: $3K
Laura: $14,350
Joe: $1,550
========
$3,000 Tossup - FUN AND GAMES
_ _ _ Y I _ G
_ O _ I _ O _ S
Laura loves PLAYING DOMINOES, so she moves on up to $17,350.
Round 4 - OCCUPATION (full $1,600 speed-up round)
R E _ R _ _ E R _ T _ R
R E P _ _ R _ _ N
Laura solves REFRIGERATOR REPAIRMAN for $3,200 and the win! Joe left behind $9,600 despite calling six R's.
DUDS: S (Laura), L (Joe)
FINAL SCORES
Kim: $3K
Laura: $20,550 cash and China
Joe: $1,550
TOTAL MAINGAME WINNINGS: $25,100
========
$100,000 Bonus Round
Laura gives Pat the S envelope of AMERICA'S.
Category: PERSON
She has a shot already with this showing...
_ R _
_ _ _ L E R
Unfortunately, she's going w/ CDMA, none of which are up there. Furthermore, she throws a gutterball instead of a $35K strike on PRO BOWLER. That sends her home w/ $20,550 cash and trip.
It rarely works these days. I had that w/ the RSTLNE.
Now there's a trip we hardly see anymore! And a much better puzzle after that horrible excuse for a "Phrase" we had last night. Has Proper Name ever been a PP before?
