Post by BAVRecapTeam on Jan 12, 2012 21:55:56 GMT -5
EPISODE #5544 - AMERICA'S GAME
We're on that cold Alpine Adventures set tonight.
$1,000 Tossup - PERSON
M _ .
K _ O W - I _ - A _ L
Bryant claims to be a MR. KNOW-IT-ALL, so we're starting the interviews with him first...
Bryant Horowitz: psychology PhD student at UCLA from Culver City
Anne Nieminski: DePaul Univ. senior studying secondary education, president of Alpha Sigma Alpha and hoping to become a HS English teacher from North Riverside, IL
Michelle Combs: tennis player from Bloomington, IN
$2,000 Tossup - AROUND THE HOUSE
F _ R _
P I _ L O _ S
Michelle feels comfortable w/ these FIRM PILLOWS, so she's spinning first.
PRIZE ON THE WHEEL: a $5K hayneedle.com shopping spree
Jackpot Round - SONG LYRICS
_ E L C O _ E / T O
T H E / H O T E L
C _ L I _ O _ _ I _
Michelle dominates (the I's came from FP) and solves The Eagles tune "WELCOME TO THE HOTEL CALIFORNIA" for $4,450.
PERFECT ROUND!
UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $7,400
Pre-Round 2 Scores
Anne: $0
Michelle: $6,450
Bryant: $1K
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Mystery Round - BEFORE AND AFTER
Early on, Bryant cashes in $10,500 from an R and two S's. He dominates...
R A N _ _
_ A N _
S A N _ T _ _ E R
...and solves RANCH HAND SANITIZER for $11,500.
PERFECT ROUND #2!
Pre-Round 3 Scores
Anne: $0
Michelle: $6,450
Bryant: $12,500
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PRIZE PUZZLE Round - PHRASE
Anne finally gets her shot. She misses with a T early on. Michelle's next w/ four L's for the Wild Card, but she and Bryant LAT out back-to-back. Back to Anne, but she BANKRUPTS next to $3,500 to lose $300. Michelle picks things up from here...
Y O U ' L L / S L E E P
L _ _ E / A / _ A _ Y
YOU'LL SLEEP LIKE A BABY, ma'am, when we give you $350 and a $5,400 hotwire.com trip to the Divi South Winds Beach Resort in BARBADOS; she's won $5,750 that round.
TRIP SPIN ID: KB9249634 (Kevin B.)
SOLE DUD: T (Anne)
BANKRUPT: Anne
LATs: 2 (Michelle, Bryant)
Pre-Tossup #3 Scores
Anne: $0
Michelle: $12,200 + WC
Bryant: $12,500
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$3,000 Tossup - LANDMARK
_ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ A
_ _ _ _ L
Bryant keeps his lead w/ a very quick solve of THE PANAMA CANAL, meaning his total rises to $15,500.
Round 4 - FICTIONAL CHARACTERS
Bryant starts w/ a $5K T and two E's, but he then BANKRUPTS away $4,750 to the same one Anne hit earlier. Speaking of Anne, she gets the other normal BANKRUPT to lose $50. Towards the end, Bryant goofs w/ the M. Anne then puts up the B's and we turn to the board...
E L V E S / A N D
_ O B B I T S
These are characters from "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy, and she finally gets on the board w/ ELVES AND HOBBITS.
DUDS: R (Michelle), M (Bryant)
BANKRUPTS: 2 (Bryant, Anne)
Round 5 - FOOD AND DRINK (full $1,350 speed-up round)
C _ _ _ _ / C _ _ _ S _
F R _ _ S
Bryant gobbles up these CHILI CHEESE FRIES for $5,400 and the win.
DUDS: T (Michelle), M (Anne)
FINAL SCORES
Anne: $1K
Michelle: $12,200 cash and Barbados
Bryant: $20,900
TOTAL MAINGAME WINNINGS: $34,100
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$100,000 Bonus Round
Bryant's spin lands him on the * space.
Category: PHRASE
The RSTLNE is pretty helpful...
_ _ S T
_ R _ _ S _ N _
...but G, P, C and I aren't because we now have...
_ _ S T
_ R _ _ S I N G
...and he's JUST CRUISING to a loss at the very last second. After that's over, he's JUST BROWSING at the $30K that he gave back, so he's sent packing w/ $20,900.
We're on that cold Alpine Adventures set tonight.
$1,000 Tossup - PERSON
M _ .
K _ O W - I _ - A _ L
Bryant claims to be a MR. KNOW-IT-ALL, so we're starting the interviews with him first...
Bryant Horowitz: psychology PhD student at UCLA from Culver City
Anne Nieminski: DePaul Univ. senior studying secondary education, president of Alpha Sigma Alpha and hoping to become a HS English teacher from North Riverside, IL
Michelle Combs: tennis player from Bloomington, IN
$2,000 Tossup - AROUND THE HOUSE
F _ R _
P I _ L O _ S
Michelle feels comfortable w/ these FIRM PILLOWS, so she's spinning first.
PRIZE ON THE WHEEL: a $5K hayneedle.com shopping spree
Jackpot Round - SONG LYRICS
_ E L C O _ E / T O
T H E / H O T E L
C _ L I _ O _ _ I _
Michelle dominates (the I's came from FP) and solves The Eagles tune "WELCOME TO THE HOTEL CALIFORNIA" for $4,450.
PERFECT ROUND!
UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $7,400
Pre-Round 2 Scores
Anne: $0
Michelle: $6,450
Bryant: $1K
========
Mystery Round - BEFORE AND AFTER
Early on, Bryant cashes in $10,500 from an R and two S's. He dominates...
R A N _ _
_ A N _
S A N _ T _ _ E R
...and solves RANCH HAND SANITIZER for $11,500.
PERFECT ROUND #2!
Pre-Round 3 Scores
Anne: $0
Michelle: $6,450
Bryant: $12,500
========
PRIZE PUZZLE Round - PHRASE
Anne finally gets her shot. She misses with a T early on. Michelle's next w/ four L's for the Wild Card, but she and Bryant LAT out back-to-back. Back to Anne, but she BANKRUPTS next to $3,500 to lose $300. Michelle picks things up from here...
Y O U ' L L / S L E E P
L _ _ E / A / _ A _ Y
YOU'LL SLEEP LIKE A BABY, ma'am, when we give you $350 and a $5,400 hotwire.com trip to the Divi South Winds Beach Resort in BARBADOS; she's won $5,750 that round.
TRIP SPIN ID: KB9249634 (Kevin B.)
SOLE DUD: T (Anne)
BANKRUPT: Anne
LATs: 2 (Michelle, Bryant)
Pre-Tossup #3 Scores
Anne: $0
Michelle: $12,200 + WC
Bryant: $12,500
========
$3,000 Tossup - LANDMARK
_ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ A
_ _ _ _ L
Bryant keeps his lead w/ a very quick solve of THE PANAMA CANAL, meaning his total rises to $15,500.
Round 4 - FICTIONAL CHARACTERS
Bryant starts w/ a $5K T and two E's, but he then BANKRUPTS away $4,750 to the same one Anne hit earlier. Speaking of Anne, she gets the other normal BANKRUPT to lose $50. Towards the end, Bryant goofs w/ the M. Anne then puts up the B's and we turn to the board...
E L V E S / A N D
_ O B B I T S
These are characters from "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy, and she finally gets on the board w/ ELVES AND HOBBITS.
DUDS: R (Michelle), M (Bryant)
BANKRUPTS: 2 (Bryant, Anne)
Round 5 - FOOD AND DRINK (full $1,350 speed-up round)
C _ _ _ _ / C _ _ _ S _
F R _ _ S
Bryant gobbles up these CHILI CHEESE FRIES for $5,400 and the win.
DUDS: T (Michelle), M (Anne)
FINAL SCORES
Anne: $1K
Michelle: $12,200 cash and Barbados
Bryant: $20,900
TOTAL MAINGAME WINNINGS: $34,100
========
$100,000 Bonus Round
Bryant's spin lands him on the * space.
Category: PHRASE
The RSTLNE is pretty helpful...
_ _ S T
_ R _ _ S _ N _
...but G, P, C and I aren't because we now have...
_ _ S T
_ R _ _ S I N G
...and he's JUST CRUISING to a loss at the very last second. After that's over, he's JUST BROWSING at the $30K that he gave back, so he's sent packing w/ $20,900.
I knew it with RSTLNE. At first I thought it was "JUST CRUISING" like him, though.
