Post by BAVRecapTeam on Jan 5, 2012 23:07:55 GMT -5
Last night, the January 4 curse for this show struck again as Ann Beckstrom fell JUST SHORT of becoming the first $100,000 winner all season long. I hope we can make up for that disaster quickly.
EPISODE #5539 - CALIFORNIA COAST
$1,000 Tossup - LANDMARK
_ _ _ _ E _ / _ _ T E
P A _ _
Jesse solves the San Francisco landmark of GOLDEN GATE PARK. Here he is and the female opposition...
Jesse Thompson: this man from Gilford, NH got a complement from the makeup departmtment of this show
Becky Goodson: nurse practitioner, hiker and piano player from Gilbert, AZ
Melissa Lobreglio: 1st grade teacher at Sacred Heart Grade School from Bardonia, NY
$2,000 Tossup - PERSON
A / S _ A P P Y
D _ _ _ _ _ _
Melissa blows it w/ A SLOPPY DRESSER.
A / S _ A P P Y
D R _ _ S E _
Jesse looks like A SNAPPY DRESSER, so he's two for two.
CALIFORNIA TRIP ON THE WHEEL: to the Madonna Inn Resort & Spa in San Luis Obispo worth $5,500
Jackpot Round - EVENT
Right away, Jesse picks up the green 1/2 KIA w/ three T's. Two spins after that, he FPs the pair of O's. After some work, he repeats the H. Becky's first call of F nets her the Wild Card, but she then hits LAT. Soon enough, we have...
T H E / _ _ G G E S T
G A _ E / O F / T H E
S E A S O N
THE BIGGEST GAME OF THE SEASON (aka the Super Bowl) is coming up in about a month from now, and Jesse nails it for $5,250.
SOLE DUD: R (Melissa)
LAT: Becky
DQ: Jesse's H repeat
UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $9,550
Pre-Round 2 Scores
Melissa: $0
Jesse: $8,250 + 1/2
Becky: $0 + WC
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Mystery Round - BEFORE AND AFTER
Early on, Becky gets the blue 1/2 KIA w/ the H and FPs the A's. Later, she duplicates the C on FP before she and Melissa get nailed by the BANKRUPT next to $3,500 back-to-back; that costs said blue player $5,050 and her cardboard pieces. Jesse then puts up the J...
J _ _ T / I N / T H E
N I C _ / O _
T I M E
M A _ A _ I N E
...but he blows the solve w/ JUST IN THE NICK OF TIME MACHINE. Back in control, Becky picks up the California trip w/ the F before knocking herself out w/ the R while on the Mystery Wedge next to the MDW. Melissa completes the entire board...
J U S T / I N / T H E
N I C K / O F
T I M E
M A G A Z I N E
...and gets the answer JUST IN THE NICK OF "TIME" MAGAZINE for the house minimum.
SOLE DUD: R (Becky)
BANKRUPTS: 2 (both ladies)
DQs: 2 (Becky's C duplication, Jesse's blown solve)
Pre-Round 3 Scores
Melissa: $1K
Jesse: $8,250 + 1/2
Becky: $0
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PRIZE PUZZLE Round - WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
Midway through, Melissa calls the O's on FP and picks up the green 1/2 KIA w/ an R. She goes on a great roll till we see...
S _ R U _ _ I N G
A / S O N G / O N
A / U _ U _ E _ E
She dominates for $3,200 and will be STRUMMING A SONG ON A UKULELE at The Westin Maui Resort & Spa Ka'anapali in HAWAII, a spafinder.com trip worth $6,642. Her total for this round is $9,842 cash and trip.
TRIP SPIN ID: VL0384508 (Vance L.)
PERFECT ROUND!
Pre-Tossup #3 Scores
Melissa: $10,842
Jesse: $8,250
Becky: $0
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$3,000 Tossup - FUN AND GAMES
S _ _ N _
D A _ _ I _ G
Jesse doing some SWING DANCING to take back the lead w/ $11,250.
Round 4 - SONG TITLE (full $6,000 speed-up round!)
H O O R _ _ / F O R
H O L L _ _ O O D
Featured in the classic 1937 flick "Hollywood Hotel", Melissa nails "HOORAY FOR HOLLYWOOD" for $18,000 and the win! Jesse and Becky left behind banks of $18K and $12K, respectively. There were also at least three consecutive duds edited out of this round.
AIRED DUDS: T (Jesse), N, P (both by Becky)
FINAL SCORES
Melissa: $28,842 cash and Hawaii
Jesse: $11,250
Becky: gooseegged for $1K
TOTAL MAINGAME WINNINGS: $41,092
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$100,000 Bonus Round
Melissa lands on the first letter of her name (to be exact, it's the M in AMERICA'S).
Category: THING
The starting board...
_ L _ _ _ T
_ _ _
CDMA won't do much...
_ L _ _ _ T
_ A _
She will NOT be putting this in her FLIGHT BAG...the keys to the Eos convertible. That sends her away w/ $28,842 cash and trip.
EPISODE #5539 - CALIFORNIA COAST
$1,000 Tossup - LANDMARK
_ _ _ _ E _ / _ _ T E
P A _ _
Jesse solves the San Francisco landmark of GOLDEN GATE PARK. Here he is and the female opposition...
Jesse Thompson: this man from Gilford, NH got a complement from the makeup departmtment of this show
Becky Goodson: nurse practitioner, hiker and piano player from Gilbert, AZ
Melissa Lobreglio: 1st grade teacher at Sacred Heart Grade School from Bardonia, NY
$2,000 Tossup - PERSON
A / S _ A P P Y
D _ _ _ _ _ _
Melissa blows it w/ A SLOPPY DRESSER.
A / S _ A P P Y
D R _ _ S E _
Jesse looks like A SNAPPY DRESSER, so he's two for two.
CALIFORNIA TRIP ON THE WHEEL: to the Madonna Inn Resort & Spa in San Luis Obispo worth $5,500
Jackpot Round - EVENT
Right away, Jesse picks up the green 1/2 KIA w/ three T's. Two spins after that, he FPs the pair of O's. After some work, he repeats the H. Becky's first call of F nets her the Wild Card, but she then hits LAT. Soon enough, we have...
T H E / _ _ G G E S T
G A _ E / O F / T H E
S E A S O N
THE BIGGEST GAME OF THE SEASON (aka the Super Bowl) is coming up in about a month from now, and Jesse nails it for $5,250.
SOLE DUD: R (Melissa)
LAT: Becky
DQ: Jesse's H repeat
UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $9,550
Pre-Round 2 Scores
Melissa: $0
Jesse: $8,250 + 1/2
Becky: $0 + WC
========
Mystery Round - BEFORE AND AFTER
Early on, Becky gets the blue 1/2 KIA w/ the H and FPs the A's. Later, she duplicates the C on FP before she and Melissa get nailed by the BANKRUPT next to $3,500 back-to-back; that costs said blue player $5,050 and her cardboard pieces. Jesse then puts up the J...
J _ _ T / I N / T H E
N I C _ / O _
T I M E
M A _ A _ I N E
...but he blows the solve w/ JUST IN THE NICK OF TIME MACHINE. Back in control, Becky picks up the California trip w/ the F before knocking herself out w/ the R while on the Mystery Wedge next to the MDW. Melissa completes the entire board...
J U S T / I N / T H E
N I C K / O F
T I M E
M A G A Z I N E
...and gets the answer JUST IN THE NICK OF "TIME" MAGAZINE for the house minimum.
SOLE DUD: R (Becky)
BANKRUPTS: 2 (both ladies)
DQs: 2 (Becky's C duplication, Jesse's blown solve)
Pre-Round 3 Scores
Melissa: $1K
Jesse: $8,250 + 1/2
Becky: $0
========
PRIZE PUZZLE Round - WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
Midway through, Melissa calls the O's on FP and picks up the green 1/2 KIA w/ an R. She goes on a great roll till we see...
S _ R U _ _ I N G
A / S O N G / O N
A / U _ U _ E _ E
She dominates for $3,200 and will be STRUMMING A SONG ON A UKULELE at The Westin Maui Resort & Spa Ka'anapali in HAWAII, a spafinder.com trip worth $6,642. Her total for this round is $9,842 cash and trip.
TRIP SPIN ID: VL0384508 (Vance L.)
PERFECT ROUND!
Pre-Tossup #3 Scores
Melissa: $10,842
Jesse: $8,250
Becky: $0
========
$3,000 Tossup - FUN AND GAMES
S _ _ N _
D A _ _ I _ G
Jesse doing some SWING DANCING to take back the lead w/ $11,250.
Round 4 - SONG TITLE (full $6,000 speed-up round!)
H O O R _ _ / F O R
H O L L _ _ O O D
Featured in the classic 1937 flick "Hollywood Hotel", Melissa nails "HOORAY FOR HOLLYWOOD" for $18,000 and the win! Jesse and Becky left behind banks of $18K and $12K, respectively. There were also at least three consecutive duds edited out of this round.
AIRED DUDS: T (Jesse), N, P (both by Becky)
FINAL SCORES
Melissa: $28,842 cash and Hawaii
Jesse: $11,250
Becky: gooseegged for $1K
TOTAL MAINGAME WINNINGS: $41,092
========
$100,000 Bonus Round
Melissa lands on the first letter of her name (to be exact, it's the M in AMERICA'S).
Category: THING
The starting board...
_ L _ _ _ T
_ _ _
CDMA won't do much...
_ L _ _ _ T
_ A _
She will NOT be putting this in her FLIGHT BAG...the keys to the Eos convertible. That sends her away w/ $28,842 cash and trip.
At least Melissa went all the way even though she still only got the minimum. 
