Post by an007 on Oct 21, 2011 19:55:06 GMT -5
EPISODE #5485 - DESERT HIDEAWAYS
$1,000 Tossup - MOVIE TITLE
S O _ _ / _ I K E
_ T / H O _
Matt solves the 1959 classic "SOME LIKE IT HOT". I hope at least one of these players (consisting of two men) will turn up the heat in terms of winnings...
Matt Vuorela: campaign fundraising manager for non-profit organizations from Omaha, NE
Michael Baehr: animal shelter worker that helps find homes for them from San Diego Way
Angelique Piccolo: office manager for an advertising company in Boca Raton from Miami, FL
$2,000 Tossup - PROPER NAME
J _ L I A _ N E
M O _ _ _
Matt is two for two w/ JULIANNE MOORE.
FEATURED DESERT TRIP: to the ElDorado Hotel & Spa in Santa Fe, NM worth $5,290
Jackpot Round - OCCUPATION
Matt immediately BANKRUPTS. A little later, Michael gets the same fate to lose $400. Next, Angelique picks up the TravelSmith gift tag with an N, but she too goes BANKRUPT; that costs her $1,050 cash and gift tag. Matt picks things up from here...
_ U _ L I C
R E L A T I O N _
_ _ E C I A L I _ T
...and he solves PUBLIC RELATIONS SPECIALIST for $2K.
BANKRUPTS: 3 (entire panel)
UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $6,750
Pre-Round 2 Scores
Michael: $0
Angelique: $0
Matt: $5K
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Mystery Round - BEFORE AND AFTER
Michael starts w/ three T's for the MDW, two H's for the Wild Card and two N's for the NM trip. After some work, he BANKRUPTS to lose $5,690 cash and trip plus those valuable pieces of cardboard. Next, Angelique picks up a 1/2 KIA with a D. Towards the end, she squanders her turn w/ an M. That prompts Matt to solve for the house minimum...
_ R E A _
D A N C I N G
W I T H / T H E
S T A R S
He's right w/ BREAK "DANCING WITH THE STARS".
SOLE DUD: M (Angelique)
BANKRUPT: Michael
Pre-Round 3 Scores
Michael: $0
Angelique: $0
Matt: $6K
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Round 3 - SONG LYRICS (PRIZE PUZZLE)
_ O U / A R E / T H E
S U N S H _ N E
O _ / _ _ / _ _ _ E
Angelique dominates and solves Stevie Wonder's "YOU ARE THE SUNSHINE OF MY LIFE" for $3,950 and a trip to the Almond Causarina Beach Resort in BARBADOS worth $6,900, a total of $10,850 that round.
TRIP SPIN ID: VB02457 (Valda B. from Florida)
PERFECT ROUND!
Pre-Tossup #3 Scores
Michael: $0
Angelique: $10,850
Matt: $6K
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$3,000 Tossup - LANDMARK
T H _ / G R E _ T
P _ _ _ _ _ _
Matt blows the sweep by adding an S at the end; that allows Angelique to solve THE GREAT PYRAMID for a new total of $13,850.
Round 4 - PHRASE
Angelique starts with an N and two T's, but time's running out...
_ _ N _ / _ _ _ _
_ _ T T _ _
The remaining consonants are worth $1,350 each. Once we hear Michael call for a D...
_ _ N D / _ _ _ R
_ _ T T _ R
...he blows the $1,350 solve w/ LAND OVER LETTER. After more duds, Matt calls the first letter of his name...
M _ N D / _ _ _ R
M _ T T _ R
...he comes closer w/ MIND YOUR MATTER and says the correct answer one second too late. He still would not have won, because he had $5,400 in his bank. After that, Michael lights up that last consonant of V...
M _ N D / _ V _ R
M _ T T _ R
He finally breaks through by showing some MIND OVER MATTER for $2,700.
DUDS (all after Final Spin): S (Angelique), L (Angelique), B (Matt), P (Matt), K (Michael), C (Angelique)
DQs: 4 (Mike's L repeat, Angelique's T repeat, and blown solves by the men)
FINAL SCORES
Michael: $2,700
Angelique: $13,850 cash and trip
Matt: $6K
TOTAL MAINGAME WINNINGS: $22,550
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$100,000 Bonus Round
Angelique lands on the * space.
Category: FOOD AND DRINK
Here's what she gets to start...
_ R _ N _ E
_ _ _ _ R _ _ S
She should concentrate on that second word. G, M, H, and O will likely do it for her...
O R _ N G E
G _ M _ R O _ S
She tastes these ORANGE GUMDROPS to increase her total by $30K, and leaves w/ $43,850 cash and trip; Rebuilding Together's bank is now at $140K!
$1,000 Tossup - MOVIE TITLE
S O _ _ / _ I K E
_ T / H O _
Matt solves the 1959 classic "SOME LIKE IT HOT". I hope at least one of these players (consisting of two men) will turn up the heat in terms of winnings...
Matt Vuorela: campaign fundraising manager for non-profit organizations from Omaha, NE
Michael Baehr: animal shelter worker that helps find homes for them from San Diego Way
Angelique Piccolo: office manager for an advertising company in Boca Raton from Miami, FL
$2,000 Tossup - PROPER NAME
J _ L I A _ N E
M O _ _ _
Matt is two for two w/ JULIANNE MOORE.
FEATURED DESERT TRIP: to the ElDorado Hotel & Spa in Santa Fe, NM worth $5,290
Jackpot Round - OCCUPATION
Matt immediately BANKRUPTS. A little later, Michael gets the same fate to lose $400. Next, Angelique picks up the TravelSmith gift tag with an N, but she too goes BANKRUPT; that costs her $1,050 cash and gift tag. Matt picks things up from here...
_ U _ L I C
R E L A T I O N _
_ _ E C I A L I _ T
...and he solves PUBLIC RELATIONS SPECIALIST for $2K.
BANKRUPTS: 3 (entire panel)
UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $6,750
Pre-Round 2 Scores
Michael: $0
Angelique: $0
Matt: $5K
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Mystery Round - BEFORE AND AFTER
Michael starts w/ three T's for the MDW, two H's for the Wild Card and two N's for the NM trip. After some work, he BANKRUPTS to lose $5,690 cash and trip plus those valuable pieces of cardboard. Next, Angelique picks up a 1/2 KIA with a D. Towards the end, she squanders her turn w/ an M. That prompts Matt to solve for the house minimum...
_ R E A _
D A N C I N G
W I T H / T H E
S T A R S
He's right w/ BREAK "DANCING WITH THE STARS".
SOLE DUD: M (Angelique)
BANKRUPT: Michael
Pre-Round 3 Scores
Michael: $0
Angelique: $0
Matt: $6K
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Round 3 - SONG LYRICS (PRIZE PUZZLE)
_ O U / A R E / T H E
S U N S H _ N E
O _ / _ _ / _ _ _ E
Angelique dominates and solves Stevie Wonder's "YOU ARE THE SUNSHINE OF MY LIFE" for $3,950 and a trip to the Almond Causarina Beach Resort in BARBADOS worth $6,900, a total of $10,850 that round.
TRIP SPIN ID: VB02457 (Valda B. from Florida)
PERFECT ROUND!
Pre-Tossup #3 Scores
Michael: $0
Angelique: $10,850
Matt: $6K
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$3,000 Tossup - LANDMARK
T H _ / G R E _ T
P _ _ _ _ _ _
Matt blows the sweep by adding an S at the end; that allows Angelique to solve THE GREAT PYRAMID for a new total of $13,850.
Round 4 - PHRASE
Angelique starts with an N and two T's, but time's running out...
_ _ N _ / _ _ _ _
_ _ T T _ _
The remaining consonants are worth $1,350 each. Once we hear Michael call for a D...
_ _ N D / _ _ _ R
_ _ T T _ R
...he blows the $1,350 solve w/ LAND OVER LETTER. After more duds, Matt calls the first letter of his name...
M _ N D / _ _ _ R
M _ T T _ R
...he comes closer w/ MIND YOUR MATTER and says the correct answer one second too late. He still would not have won, because he had $5,400 in his bank. After that, Michael lights up that last consonant of V...
M _ N D / _ V _ R
M _ T T _ R
He finally breaks through by showing some MIND OVER MATTER for $2,700.
DUDS (all after Final Spin): S (Angelique), L (Angelique), B (Matt), P (Matt), K (Michael), C (Angelique)
DQs: 4 (Mike's L repeat, Angelique's T repeat, and blown solves by the men)
FINAL SCORES
Michael: $2,700
Angelique: $13,850 cash and trip
Matt: $6K
TOTAL MAINGAME WINNINGS: $22,550
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$100,000 Bonus Round
Angelique lands on the * space.
Category: FOOD AND DRINK
Here's what she gets to start...
_ R _ N _ E
_ _ _ _ R _ _ S
She should concentrate on that second word. G, M, H, and O will likely do it for her...
O R _ N G E
G _ M _ R O _ S
She tastes these ORANGE GUMDROPS to increase her total by $30K, and leaves w/ $43,850 cash and trip; Rebuilding Together's bank is now at $140K!
For the second round in a row, we sell out of vowels, and Matt takes advantage of Angelique BLOWING IT with that M call by solving for the house minimum. He's only got 6 grand though, and the Prize Round is coming.
