Post by an007 on Oct 28, 2011 21:31:10 GMT -5
EPISODE #5490 - HALLOWEEN WEEK
$1,000 Tossup - FOOD AND DRINK
_ A N D Y
_ O _ _
Christian, a female, solves CANDY CORN. Friday's players...
Christian Hall: Olivet Nazarene University senior majoring in both political science and criminal justice from Manhattan, IL
Lindsey Ziemann: Merryhill School fourth grade teacher from Gold River, CA
Matt Swanson: assisted parking facility valet and a maker of custom jigsaw puzzles from Omaha, NE
$2,000 Tossup - RHYME TIME
_ _ R Y / V _ _ Y
_ C _ R _
This solve by Lindsey isn't VERY, VERY SCARY.
FEATURED HALLOWEEN PRIZE: trip to Romania w/ airfare from Turkish Airlines worth $10,970
Jackpot Round - QUOTATION
Lindsey immediately BANKRUPTS on the MDW's left side. Second, Matt picks up that PartyCity gift tag with two N's, but he purchases a bad vowel in E. After that, Christian controls the rest of the round...
I T / _ A S / A
D A R _ / A N D
S T O R _ _ / N I G H T
...and solves "IT WAS A DARK AND STORMY NIGHT" for $7,650 ($5,000 from the R's at the end).
SOLE DUD: E (Matt)
BANKRUPT: Lindsey
UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $10,400
Pre-Round 2 Scores
Lindsey: $2K
Matt: $0
Christian: $8,650
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Round 2 - SONG TITLE (PRIZE PUZZLE)
Christian does most of the work before striking out w/ M while on the 1/2 car covering the blue $500. After that, Lindsey...
D O N ' T / _ O R R Y
_ E / _ A _ _ Y
...solves Bobby McFerrin's "DON'T WORRY, BE HAPPY" for a $5K trip to the Beacon Hotel in MIAMI.
TRIP SPIN ID: KH9004715 (Katelin H. from Virginia)
DUDS: I (Matt), M (Christian)
Pre-Round 3 Scores
Lindsey: $7K
Matt: $0
Christian: $8,650
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Mystery Round - BEFORE AND AFTER
Early on, Lindsey picks up the 1/2 car covering the green $500 w/ two H's. But she goes for a quick solve shortly after that...
F A T H E _
_ F / T H E
_ _ _ _ E / _ F
F _ A _ _ E _ _ T E _ _
She's right w/ "FATHER OF THE BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN" for another $2,950.
LAT: Christian on her second spin
Pre-Tossup #3 Scores
Lindsey: $9,950
Matt: $0
Christian: $8,650
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$3,000 Tossup - ON THE MAP
T O M B _ T _ _ E
_ R _ Z _ N A
Lindsey solves TOMBSTONE, ARIZONA to go to $12,950.
Round 4 - PHRASE
T H A T / G A V E / M E
T H E / _ I L L I E S
Lindsey's unsure w/ "THAT GAVE ME THE WILLIES", but it's right for another $1,750. She now has $14,700.
DUDS: N (Lindsey at the start), R (Matt), O (Christian)
Round 5 - THINGS (full $1,300 speed-up round)
_ _ _ I L _
T R _ _ I T I _ N S
Lindsey recalls her FAMILY TRADITIONS, because she seals the deal w/ another $2,600.
FINAL SCORES
Lindsey: $17,300 cash and trip
Matt: gooseegged for $1K
Christian: $8,650
TOTAL MAINGAME WINNINGS: $26,950
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$100,000 Bonus Round
Lindsey lands on the R in AMERICA'S.
Category: PHRASE
RSTLNE reveals...
_ _ S _
_ L _ _
She's going w/ my favorite of BGHO...
_ _ S H
_ L O _
...but she whiffs by saying WASH and FISH[/b] as the first word. Thus, she loses the CASH FLOW of $5K plus the Eclipse. She leaves w/ $17,300 cash and trip. The loss also means that we fail to check off an item on our to-do list.
$1,000 Tossup - FOOD AND DRINK
_ A N D Y
_ O _ _
Christian, a female, solves CANDY CORN. Friday's players...
Christian Hall: Olivet Nazarene University senior majoring in both political science and criminal justice from Manhattan, IL
Lindsey Ziemann: Merryhill School fourth grade teacher from Gold River, CA
Matt Swanson: assisted parking facility valet and a maker of custom jigsaw puzzles from Omaha, NE
$2,000 Tossup - RHYME TIME
_ _ R Y / V _ _ Y
_ C _ R _
This solve by Lindsey isn't VERY, VERY SCARY.
FEATURED HALLOWEEN PRIZE: trip to Romania w/ airfare from Turkish Airlines worth $10,970
Jackpot Round - QUOTATION
Lindsey immediately BANKRUPTS on the MDW's left side. Second, Matt picks up that PartyCity gift tag with two N's, but he purchases a bad vowel in E. After that, Christian controls the rest of the round...
I T / _ A S / A
D A R _ / A N D
S T O R _ _ / N I G H T
...and solves "IT WAS A DARK AND STORMY NIGHT" for $7,650 ($5,000 from the R's at the end).
SOLE DUD: E (Matt)
BANKRUPT: Lindsey
UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $10,400
Pre-Round 2 Scores
Lindsey: $2K
Matt: $0
Christian: $8,650
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Round 2 - SONG TITLE (PRIZE PUZZLE)
Christian does most of the work before striking out w/ M while on the 1/2 car covering the blue $500. After that, Lindsey...
D O N ' T / _ O R R Y
_ E / _ A _ _ Y
...solves Bobby McFerrin's "DON'T WORRY, BE HAPPY" for a $5K trip to the Beacon Hotel in MIAMI.
TRIP SPIN ID: KH9004715 (Katelin H. from Virginia)
DUDS: I (Matt), M (Christian)
Pre-Round 3 Scores
Lindsey: $7K
Matt: $0
Christian: $8,650
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Mystery Round - BEFORE AND AFTER
Early on, Lindsey picks up the 1/2 car covering the green $500 w/ two H's. But she goes for a quick solve shortly after that...
F A T H E _
_ F / T H E
_ _ _ _ E / _ F
F _ A _ _ E _ _ T E _ _
She's right w/ "FATHER OF THE BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN" for another $2,950.
LAT: Christian on her second spin
Pre-Tossup #3 Scores
Lindsey: $9,950
Matt: $0
Christian: $8,650
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$3,000 Tossup - ON THE MAP
T O M B _ T _ _ E
_ R _ Z _ N A
Lindsey solves TOMBSTONE, ARIZONA to go to $12,950.
Round 4 - PHRASE
T H A T / G A V E / M E
T H E / _ I L L I E S
Lindsey's unsure w/ "THAT GAVE ME THE WILLIES", but it's right for another $1,750. She now has $14,700.
DUDS: N (Lindsey at the start), R (Matt), O (Christian)
Round 5 - THINGS (full $1,300 speed-up round)
_ _ _ I L _
T R _ _ I T I _ N S
Lindsey recalls her FAMILY TRADITIONS, because she seals the deal w/ another $2,600.
FINAL SCORES
Lindsey: $17,300 cash and trip
Matt: gooseegged for $1K
Christian: $8,650
TOTAL MAINGAME WINNINGS: $26,950
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$100,000 Bonus Round
Lindsey lands on the R in AMERICA'S.
Category: PHRASE
RSTLNE reveals...
_ _ S _
_ L _ _
She's going w/ my favorite of BGHO...
_ _ S H
_ L O _
...but she whiffs by saying WASH and FISH[/b] as the first word. Thus, she loses the CASH FLOW of $5K plus the Eclipse. She leaves w/ $17,300 cash and trip. The loss also means that we fail to check off an item on our to-do list.
