Post by BAVRecapTeam on Dec 6, 2011 20:44:44 GMT -5
EPISODE #5517 - AMERICA'S GAME
Tonight's action takes place on the set of "Spa Fantasy".
$1,000 Tossup - PHRASE
_ _ / A _ E _ _ C _ N
O _ _ _ _ N _ L
Kendra knows that this show is AN AMERICAN ORIGINAL. We're going down the line in our interviewing...
Kendra Hauser: Gardner-Webb University graduate who's currently a deputy clerk from Winston-Salem, NC
Colin Boyd: engineer from San Diego
Ashley Stevenson: Deerfield HS math teacher from Lake in the Hills, IL
$2,000 Tossup - FOOD AND DRINK
G _ O _ _ I A
_ E A _ _
Kendra's two for two after eating this GEORGIA PEACH.
PRIZE ON THE WHEEL: trip to the Westin Diplomat Resort & Spa in Hollywood, FL worth $5,360
Jackpot Round - SONG LYRICS
Kendra gets off to a bad start w/ the MDW's left side BANKRUPT. Secondly, Colin puts up the letters spelling SAT before picking up the Wild Card w/ two H's. Later, he encounters this...
T H A T ' S
W H A T / _ R I E _ _ S
A R E / _ O R
He solves "THAT'S WHAT FRIENDS ARE FOR" for $3,350.
BANKRUPT: Kendra
UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $7,050
Pre-Round 2 Scores
Kendra: $3K
Colin: $3,350 + WC
Ashley: $0
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PRIZE PUZZLE Round - PLACE
Colin picks up the blue 1/2 KIA two two S's. Next, he FPs two O's. After filling in about half of the puzzle, he fails to capitalize on $3,500 w/ the D. Ashley starts her bank w/ $2,700 from the R's. Next is an N via FP, and two L's from the other 1/2 KIA spot, but then comes the same BANKRUPT of the MDW to snatch $4,200 and her plate. Kendra then decides to solve...
L U S _ / T R O _ I _ A L
R A I N / _ O R E S T
She'll see a LUSH TROPICAL RAIN FOREST on the $6K caravan.com TOUR OF CENTRAL AMERICA.
TRIP SPIN ID: SG11637 (Stephanie G.)
SOLE DUD: D (Colin)
BANKRUPT: Ashley
Pre-Round 3 Scores
Kendra: $9K
Colin: $3,350 + WC
Ashley: $0
========
Mystery Round - SAME NAME
Ashley LATs out after starting w/ two T's for $1,800. Secondly, Kendra puts up three triples in the R's, E's and O's, but she then gets her second BANKRUPT of the night to lose $1,900. Colin FPs the P before we see...
R O O T / _ E E R / &
P A R A _ E
_ L O A T
He solves ROOT BEER & PARADE FLOAT for the house minimum.
BANKRUPT: Kendra
LAT: Ashley
Pre-Tossup #3 Scores
Kendra: $9K
Colin: $4,350 + WC
Ashley: $0
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$3,000 Tossup - THING
_ O C I A _
C A L E _ _ A R
Kendra sweeps the Tossups w/ SOCIAL CALENDAR, giving her $12K.
Round 4 - MOVIE QUOTE
Kendra does most of the work...
I ' M / T H E / _ I _ _
O F / T H E / _ O _ _ _ !
...but she doesn't come up w/ the last word in time, so goodbye $2,250. Colin puts up the R and the L...
I ' M / T H E / _ I _ _
O F / T H E / _ O R L _ !
...and says "I'M THE KING OF THE WORLD!" (from "Titanic", of course) for another house minimum.
DQ: Kendra's last word blanking
Round 5 - LIVING THINGS
At the start, Colin gives up that WC to BANKRUPT. Ashley lights up the S and the R but following that is a bad purchase in E and that bell for speed-up mode...
_ _ _ _
_ _ R _ _ _ _ _ _ S
The leftover consonants each yield $1,800. Ashley calls for the C...
_ _ N _
C _ R N _ T _ _ N S
...and solves PINK CARNATIONS for her first and only $2,150.
SOLE DUD (before speed-up): E (Ashley)
BANKRUPT: Colin
FINAL SCORES
Kendra: $12K cash and Central America
Colin: $5,350
Ashley: $2,150
TOTAL MAINGAME WINNINGS: a measly $19,500
========
$100,000 Bonus Round
Kendra's bonus spin barely hangs on to that R in AMERICA'S.
Category: THING
The beginning board...
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
S _ _ N
D, M, P, and O...are all DUDS. She goes way off course w/ MEDICAL SCAN and DIGITAL SCAN instead of obeying this HIGHWAY SIGN for $45,000. That sends her away w/ $12K cash and trip.
Tonight's action takes place on the set of "Spa Fantasy".
$1,000 Tossup - PHRASE
_ _ / A _ E _ _ C _ N
O _ _ _ _ N _ L
Kendra knows that this show is AN AMERICAN ORIGINAL. We're going down the line in our interviewing...
Kendra Hauser: Gardner-Webb University graduate who's currently a deputy clerk from Winston-Salem, NC
Colin Boyd: engineer from San Diego
Ashley Stevenson: Deerfield HS math teacher from Lake in the Hills, IL
$2,000 Tossup - FOOD AND DRINK
G _ O _ _ I A
_ E A _ _
Kendra's two for two after eating this GEORGIA PEACH.
PRIZE ON THE WHEEL: trip to the Westin Diplomat Resort & Spa in Hollywood, FL worth $5,360
Jackpot Round - SONG LYRICS
Kendra gets off to a bad start w/ the MDW's left side BANKRUPT. Secondly, Colin puts up the letters spelling SAT before picking up the Wild Card w/ two H's. Later, he encounters this...
T H A T ' S
W H A T / _ R I E _ _ S
A R E / _ O R
He solves "THAT'S WHAT FRIENDS ARE FOR" for $3,350.
BANKRUPT: Kendra
UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $7,050
Pre-Round 2 Scores
Kendra: $3K
Colin: $3,350 + WC
Ashley: $0
========
PRIZE PUZZLE Round - PLACE
Colin picks up the blue 1/2 KIA two two S's. Next, he FPs two O's. After filling in about half of the puzzle, he fails to capitalize on $3,500 w/ the D. Ashley starts her bank w/ $2,700 from the R's. Next is an N via FP, and two L's from the other 1/2 KIA spot, but then comes the same BANKRUPT of the MDW to snatch $4,200 and her plate. Kendra then decides to solve...
L U S _ / T R O _ I _ A L
R A I N / _ O R E S T
She'll see a LUSH TROPICAL RAIN FOREST on the $6K caravan.com TOUR OF CENTRAL AMERICA.
TRIP SPIN ID: SG11637 (Stephanie G.)
SOLE DUD: D (Colin)
BANKRUPT: Ashley
Pre-Round 3 Scores
Kendra: $9K
Colin: $3,350 + WC
Ashley: $0
========
Mystery Round - SAME NAME
Ashley LATs out after starting w/ two T's for $1,800. Secondly, Kendra puts up three triples in the R's, E's and O's, but she then gets her second BANKRUPT of the night to lose $1,900. Colin FPs the P before we see...
R O O T / _ E E R / &
P A R A _ E
_ L O A T
He solves ROOT BEER & PARADE FLOAT for the house minimum.
BANKRUPT: Kendra
LAT: Ashley
Pre-Tossup #3 Scores
Kendra: $9K
Colin: $4,350 + WC
Ashley: $0
========
$3,000 Tossup - THING
_ O C I A _
C A L E _ _ A R
Kendra sweeps the Tossups w/ SOCIAL CALENDAR, giving her $12K.
Round 4 - MOVIE QUOTE
Kendra does most of the work...
I ' M / T H E / _ I _ _
O F / T H E / _ O _ _ _ !
...but she doesn't come up w/ the last word in time, so goodbye $2,250. Colin puts up the R and the L...
I ' M / T H E / _ I _ _
O F / T H E / _ O R L _ !
...and says "I'M THE KING OF THE WORLD!" (from "Titanic", of course) for another house minimum.
DQ: Kendra's last word blanking
Round 5 - LIVING THINGS
At the start, Colin gives up that WC to BANKRUPT. Ashley lights up the S and the R but following that is a bad purchase in E and that bell for speed-up mode...
_ _ _ _
_ _ R _ _ _ _ _ _ S
The leftover consonants each yield $1,800. Ashley calls for the C...
_ _ N _
C _ R N _ T _ _ N S
...and solves PINK CARNATIONS for her first and only $2,150.
SOLE DUD (before speed-up): E (Ashley)
BANKRUPT: Colin
FINAL SCORES
Kendra: $12K cash and Central America
Colin: $5,350
Ashley: $2,150
TOTAL MAINGAME WINNINGS: a measly $19,500
========
$100,000 Bonus Round
Kendra's bonus spin barely hangs on to that R in AMERICA'S.
Category: THING
The beginning board...
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
S _ _ N
D, M, P, and O...are all DUDS. She goes way off course w/ MEDICAL SCAN and DIGITAL SCAN instead of obeying this HIGHWAY SIGN for $45,000. That sends her away w/ $12K cash and trip.
.
At least hometown gets more money.
