Post by BAVRecapTeam on Jan 23, 2012 22:55:47 GMT -5
Will this show rebound from a very dismal week with this one? Let's find out as we start the return of the ever-popular "Wheel Around the World".
EPISODE #5551 - WHEEL AROUND THE WORLD
Tape Date of the Week: December 16, 2011
$1,000 Tossup - THING
C O _ P A S S
N E E _ _ _
Katy solves COMPASS NEEDLE. Kicking off the week are these players...
Katy Beirne: HS biology teacher for CAVA from Claremont, CA
Melanie Zapata: studio manager for a fashion photography studio from Kearny, NJ
Mike Liard: industry analyst/consultant, tennis player & TV junkie from Bellingham, MA
$2,000 Tossup - AROUND THE HOUSE
A / _ _ S _ / _ F
F L O _ E R _
Mike solves A VASE OF FLOWERS.
PRIZE ON THE WHEEL: trip to the Cragan Palace Kempinski in Istanbul worth $9,300
Jackpot Round - PHRASE
A globe does the category wipes for this week.
Mike gets off to a quick $7,500 start courtesy of three T's. Two spins later, he gets another $1,500 via the Jackpot Space. Later, the board reads...
_ A _ T E R / T H A N
G R E A _ E _
_ _ G H T N _ N G
His solve wasn't FASTER THAN GREASED LIGHTNING, but he does cash in $12,200!
PERFECT ROUND!
UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $9,600
Pre-Round 2 Scores
Mike: $14,200
Katy: $1K
Melanie: $0
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Mystery Round - BEFORE AND AFTER
Katy starts w/ a pair of N's before buying the only bad vowel of this puzzle (E). Later, Melanie picks up that nice Turkey trip w/ an R as well as that MDW w/ two L's. After she purchases an I, here's...
_ R A _ I L
N _ _ S
A N D / _ _ L _ S
She solves BRAZIL NUTS AND BOLTS for a total of $10,100 cash and trip.
SOLE DUD: E (Katy)
Pre-Round 3 Scores
Mike: $14,200
Katy: $1K
Melanie: $10,100 + MDW
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PRIZE PUZZLE Round - FUN AND GAMES
Melanie begins w/ an instant dud of E while on FP. Two spins later, she BANKRUPTS next to the Wild Card to give up the MDW and $500. Later, Mike gets the same fate to lose $1,600. Katy then gets the other normal BANKRUPT, so we're coming back to Melanie. Near the end, she picks up the green 1/2 KIA w/ two R's. She goes for the solve almost immediately after that...
I N _ I G O R A T I N G
M O R N I N G / S _ I M
She's right for $3,450, and she'll take an INVIGORATING MORNING SWIM at the Windjammer Landing in ST. LUCIA (courtesy of hotwire.com) worth $5,640; this round was worth $10 shy of $9,100 to this lady.
TRIP SPIN ID: CB1701153 (Carl B.)
SOLE DUD: E (Melanie)
BANKRUPTS: 3 (entire panel)
Pre-Tossup #3 Scores
Mike: $14,200
Katy: $1K
Melanie: $19,190
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$3,000 Tossup - LANDMARK
_ I N G / _ _ T ' S
_ O _ B
Mike solves KING TUT'S TOMB, bringing him close to the lead w/ $17,200.
Round 4 - EVENT
Mike starts w/ a $5K S and two E's, but he fails to capitalize on $5K again w/ a negative in T. After that, it's all Katy from here...
_ N N I V E _ S _ _ _
_ I N N E _
She'll probably have an ANNIVERSARY DINNER w/ another $2,050 in her pockets; she now has $3,050.
SOLE DUD: T (Mike)
Round 5 - SONG TITLE
Katy calls an instant dud in N. Secondly, Melanie BANKRUPTS for the second time tonight (same one she got in R3). Mike then puts up a T, but it's time for speed-up mode...
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ T _ _ _ _
The remaining consonants are worth $1,350 each. His next call is a pair of R's...
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ R R _ _ _ _ T _ _ _ _
...but he runs out of time when he was about to say the correct title, so there goes another $3,600 and the victory. Darn. Afterwards is a B from Katy...
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ R R _ _ _ _ T _ B _ _
...and she solves "SIMPLY IRRESISTIBLE" (by Robert Palmer) for $1,350.
SOLE DUD (before speed-up): N (Katy)
BANKRUPT: Melanie
FINAL SCORES
Mike: $17,200
Katy: $4,400
Melanie: $19,190 cash and trips
TOTAL MAINGAME WINNINGS: $40,790
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$100,000 Bonus Round
That yellow FIAT 500c convertible is back and hoping to be won this week. Melanie lands on the E in AMERICA'S.
Category: PHRASE
This puzzle was last seen during their Dallas, TX road trip (they mistakenly filed this under THING) when we show you...
T _ _ _ _ / _ _ T
_ _ _ R
M, C, P and O don't add much...
T O _ _ _ / _ _ T
_ _ _ R
It was a TOUGH BUT FAIR puzzle, and she doesn't win $35K. That sends her away w/ $19,190 cash and trips.
EPISODE #5551 - WHEEL AROUND THE WORLD
Tape Date of the Week: December 16, 2011
$1,000 Tossup - THING
C O _ P A S S
N E E _ _ _
Katy solves COMPASS NEEDLE. Kicking off the week are these players...
Katy Beirne: HS biology teacher for CAVA from Claremont, CA
Melanie Zapata: studio manager for a fashion photography studio from Kearny, NJ
Mike Liard: industry analyst/consultant, tennis player & TV junkie from Bellingham, MA
$2,000 Tossup - AROUND THE HOUSE
A / _ _ S _ / _ F
F L O _ E R _
Mike solves A VASE OF FLOWERS.
PRIZE ON THE WHEEL: trip to the Cragan Palace Kempinski in Istanbul worth $9,300
Jackpot Round - PHRASE
A globe does the category wipes for this week.
Mike gets off to a quick $7,500 start courtesy of three T's. Two spins later, he gets another $1,500 via the Jackpot Space. Later, the board reads...
_ A _ T E R / T H A N
G R E A _ E _
_ _ G H T N _ N G
His solve wasn't FASTER THAN GREASED LIGHTNING, but he does cash in $12,200!
PERFECT ROUND!
UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $9,600
Pre-Round 2 Scores
Mike: $14,200
Katy: $1K
Melanie: $0
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Mystery Round - BEFORE AND AFTER
Katy starts w/ a pair of N's before buying the only bad vowel of this puzzle (E). Later, Melanie picks up that nice Turkey trip w/ an R as well as that MDW w/ two L's. After she purchases an I, here's...
_ R A _ I L
N _ _ S
A N D / _ _ L _ S
She solves BRAZIL NUTS AND BOLTS for a total of $10,100 cash and trip.
SOLE DUD: E (Katy)
Pre-Round 3 Scores
Mike: $14,200
Katy: $1K
Melanie: $10,100 + MDW
========
PRIZE PUZZLE Round - FUN AND GAMES
Melanie begins w/ an instant dud of E while on FP. Two spins later, she BANKRUPTS next to the Wild Card to give up the MDW and $500. Later, Mike gets the same fate to lose $1,600. Katy then gets the other normal BANKRUPT, so we're coming back to Melanie. Near the end, she picks up the green 1/2 KIA w/ two R's. She goes for the solve almost immediately after that...
I N _ I G O R A T I N G
M O R N I N G / S _ I M
She's right for $3,450, and she'll take an INVIGORATING MORNING SWIM at the Windjammer Landing in ST. LUCIA (courtesy of hotwire.com) worth $5,640; this round was worth $10 shy of $9,100 to this lady.
TRIP SPIN ID: CB1701153 (Carl B.)
SOLE DUD: E (Melanie)
BANKRUPTS: 3 (entire panel)
Pre-Tossup #3 Scores
Mike: $14,200
Katy: $1K
Melanie: $19,190
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$3,000 Tossup - LANDMARK
_ I N G / _ _ T ' S
_ O _ B
Mike solves KING TUT'S TOMB, bringing him close to the lead w/ $17,200.
Round 4 - EVENT
Mike starts w/ a $5K S and two E's, but he fails to capitalize on $5K again w/ a negative in T. After that, it's all Katy from here...
_ N N I V E _ S _ _ _
_ I N N E _
She'll probably have an ANNIVERSARY DINNER w/ another $2,050 in her pockets; she now has $3,050.
SOLE DUD: T (Mike)
Round 5 - SONG TITLE
Katy calls an instant dud in N. Secondly, Melanie BANKRUPTS for the second time tonight (same one she got in R3). Mike then puts up a T, but it's time for speed-up mode...
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ T _ _ _ _
The remaining consonants are worth $1,350 each. His next call is a pair of R's...
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ R R _ _ _ _ T _ _ _ _
...but he runs out of time when he was about to say the correct title, so there goes another $3,600 and the victory. Darn. Afterwards is a B from Katy...
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ R R _ _ _ _ T _ B _ _
...and she solves "SIMPLY IRRESISTIBLE" (by Robert Palmer) for $1,350.
SOLE DUD (before speed-up): N (Katy)
BANKRUPT: Melanie
FINAL SCORES
Mike: $17,200
Katy: $4,400
Melanie: $19,190 cash and trips
TOTAL MAINGAME WINNINGS: $40,790
========
$100,000 Bonus Round
That yellow FIAT 500c convertible is back and hoping to be won this week. Melanie lands on the E in AMERICA'S.
Category: PHRASE
This puzzle was last seen during their Dallas, TX road trip (they mistakenly filed this under THING) when we show you...
T _ _ _ _ / _ _ T
_ _ _ R
M, C, P and O don't add much...
T O _ _ _ / _ _ T
_ _ _ R
It was a TOUGH BUT FAIR puzzle, and she doesn't win $35K. That sends her away w/ $19,190 cash and trips.
