Post by an007 on Nov 4, 2011 20:19:32 GMT -5
Let's see if we can salvage what has been a TRAINWRECK of a four-episode week...
EPISODE #5495 - FUN & FIT
$1,000 Tossup - THING
E X E _ _ _ S E
V I D _ _
Jessica blows it w/ EXCLUSIVE VIDEO. Immediately after that, Chris blanks out while Katie gets EXERCISE VIDEO. Here are the potential heroes...
Katie Haney: communications manager and social media geek from Phoenix (originally from Boise, ID)
Jessica Kwok: corporate recruiter for a digital consulting company from Costa Mesa, CA
Chris Dobrowolski: recent graduate of UIC (he studied pre-law) and is now a government worker who does some comedy writing from Chicago; also, he dressed like Pat Sajak at a game show-themed Halloween party
$2,000 Tossup - SHOW BIZ
A P P _ _ _ _ E
S I G _
The APPLAUSE SIGN lights up as Katie is two for two in puzzle solving tonight.
PRIZE ON THE WHEEL: trip to the Premier Fitness Camp in Park City, UT worth $7,900
Jackpot Round - MOVIE QUOTE
Both ladies immediately BANKRUPT back-to-back. Later, Chris picks up a 1/2 KIA (blue) w/ a T. After a lot of work, he squanders his turn w/ the M, possibly costing him $3,900 and the plate. Katie then lights up the B's ...
T H E R E ' S / N O
_ R _ I N _ / I N
B A S E B A _ _
...and solves "THERE'S NO CRYING IN BASEBALL" (from "A League of Their Own") for the house minimum.
SOLE DUD: M (Chris)
BANKRUPTS: 2 (ladies)
UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $8,400
Pre-Round 2 Scores
Katie: $4K
Jessica: $0
Chris: $0
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Mystery Round - BEFORE AND AFTER
Jessica starts w/ two R's for $7K, but after purchasing the O's and the U's, she BANKRUPTS to let $6,500 disappear. Second, Chris picks up a 1/2 KIA (green) w/ two S's, but then a dud vowel in A. Next, Katie misses w/ T while on the UT trip. Back to Jessica who picks up said vacation w/ an L. Towards the end, she calls two C's while on the Mystery Wedge between FP and LAT and quickly declines the gamble. The board right now...
_ E _ C _
P R E S S
_ O U R / L U C _
She solves BENCH "PRESS YOUR LUCK" (the second half is a classic GS) for $10,100 cash and Utah. Could she have had $8,000 more had she turned the wedge over...YES.
DUDS: A (Chris), T (Katie)
BANKRUPT: Jessica
Pre-Round 3 Scores
Katie: $4K
Jessica: $10,100
Chris: $0
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PRIZE PUZZLE Round - WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
Chris immediately BANKRUPTS. The same goes for Katie to lose $850. After that, Jessica calls a $3,500 G and buys the last vowels (three O's and an A), but she BANKRUPTS for the third time tonight to lose $3K. Chris then tries to solve...
_ _ O A _ E N I N G / _ _
_ O _ I _ O N _
He blows it by omitting the S at the end. After two spins by Katie...
B R O A _ E N I N G / _ _
_ O R I _ O N _
She gets BROADENING MY HORIZONS for $1,200 and a $6,300 Club Med trip to Punta Cana in the DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; that's a total of $7,500 for her this round.
TRIP SPIN ID: CR9873371 (Curtis R. from Illinois)
BANKRUPTS: 3 (entire panel)
DQ: Chris' blown solve
Pre-Tossup #3 Scores
Katie: $11,500
Jessica: $10,100
Chris: $0
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$3,000 Tossup - FUN AND GAMES
S I M _ N
_ A Y S
SIMON SAYS...get Chris off the gooseegg bench.
Round 4 - PROPER NAME (full $1,500 speed-up round)
Q _ _ R T _ R _ _ _ _
T _ M / _ R _ _ _
He's the guy who plays for the New England Patriots, and Katie solves QUATERBACK TOM BRADY for $7,500 and the win.
DUDS: S, N, I, P (first two by Jessica, last two by Chris)
FINAL SCORES
Katie: $19K cash and DR
Jessica: $10,100 cash and UT
Chris: $3K
TOTAL MAINGAME WINNINGS: $33,100
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BONUS ROUND SHUTOUT ALERT #3
To help us avoid controversy, Katie lands on the S in AMERICA'S.
Category: PHRASE
To begin...
_ _ _ _ L L _
N _ _ E
She doesn't do any good w/ Y, C, H and I...
_ _ _ _ L L Y
N I C E
Will we give her something AWFULLY NICE within the next 10 seconds...
...NO -- WE HAVE THE FIRST-EVER FOUR-EPISODE BR SHUTOUT. She's the other $30K loser of the week, and is sent packing w/ $19K cash and DR.
Overall, this week gave away an underwhelming $106,130, which is a NEW ALL-TIME WORST for a four-day week. I'm sure we'll do a heck of a lot better when the Secret Santa Sweepstakes commences this coming Monday.
EPISODE #5495 - FUN & FIT
$1,000 Tossup - THING
E X E _ _ _ S E
V I D _ _
Jessica blows it w/ EXCLUSIVE VIDEO. Immediately after that, Chris blanks out while Katie gets EXERCISE VIDEO. Here are the potential heroes...
Katie Haney: communications manager and social media geek from Phoenix (originally from Boise, ID)
Jessica Kwok: corporate recruiter for a digital consulting company from Costa Mesa, CA
Chris Dobrowolski: recent graduate of UIC (he studied pre-law) and is now a government worker who does some comedy writing from Chicago; also, he dressed like Pat Sajak at a game show-themed Halloween party
$2,000 Tossup - SHOW BIZ
A P P _ _ _ _ E
S I G _
The APPLAUSE SIGN lights up as Katie is two for two in puzzle solving tonight.
PRIZE ON THE WHEEL: trip to the Premier Fitness Camp in Park City, UT worth $7,900
Jackpot Round - MOVIE QUOTE
Both ladies immediately BANKRUPT back-to-back. Later, Chris picks up a 1/2 KIA (blue) w/ a T. After a lot of work, he squanders his turn w/ the M, possibly costing him $3,900 and the plate. Katie then lights up the B's ...
T H E R E ' S / N O
_ R _ I N _ / I N
B A S E B A _ _
...and solves "THERE'S NO CRYING IN BASEBALL" (from "A League of Their Own") for the house minimum.
SOLE DUD: M (Chris)
BANKRUPTS: 2 (ladies)
UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $8,400
Pre-Round 2 Scores
Katie: $4K
Jessica: $0
Chris: $0
========
Mystery Round - BEFORE AND AFTER
Jessica starts w/ two R's for $7K, but after purchasing the O's and the U's, she BANKRUPTS to let $6,500 disappear. Second, Chris picks up a 1/2 KIA (green) w/ two S's, but then a dud vowel in A. Next, Katie misses w/ T while on the UT trip. Back to Jessica who picks up said vacation w/ an L. Towards the end, she calls two C's while on the Mystery Wedge between FP and LAT and quickly declines the gamble. The board right now...
_ E _ C _
P R E S S
_ O U R / L U C _
She solves BENCH "PRESS YOUR LUCK" (the second half is a classic GS) for $10,100 cash and Utah. Could she have had $8,000 more had she turned the wedge over...YES.
DUDS: A (Chris), T (Katie)
BANKRUPT: Jessica
Pre-Round 3 Scores
Katie: $4K
Jessica: $10,100
Chris: $0
========
PRIZE PUZZLE Round - WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
Chris immediately BANKRUPTS. The same goes for Katie to lose $850. After that, Jessica calls a $3,500 G and buys the last vowels (three O's and an A), but she BANKRUPTS for the third time tonight to lose $3K. Chris then tries to solve...
_ _ O A _ E N I N G / _ _
_ O _ I _ O N _
He blows it by omitting the S at the end. After two spins by Katie...
B R O A _ E N I N G / _ _
_ O R I _ O N _
She gets BROADENING MY HORIZONS for $1,200 and a $6,300 Club Med trip to Punta Cana in the DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; that's a total of $7,500 for her this round.
TRIP SPIN ID: CR9873371 (Curtis R. from Illinois)
BANKRUPTS: 3 (entire panel)
DQ: Chris' blown solve
Pre-Tossup #3 Scores
Katie: $11,500
Jessica: $10,100
Chris: $0
=========
$3,000 Tossup - FUN AND GAMES
S I M _ N
_ A Y S
SIMON SAYS...get Chris off the gooseegg bench.
Round 4 - PROPER NAME (full $1,500 speed-up round)
Q _ _ R T _ R _ _ _ _
T _ M / _ R _ _ _
He's the guy who plays for the New England Patriots, and Katie solves QUATERBACK TOM BRADY for $7,500 and the win.
DUDS: S, N, I, P (first two by Jessica, last two by Chris)
FINAL SCORES
Katie: $19K cash and DR
Jessica: $10,100 cash and UT
Chris: $3K
TOTAL MAINGAME WINNINGS: $33,100
========
BONUS ROUND SHUTOUT ALERT #3
To help us avoid controversy, Katie lands on the S in AMERICA'S.
Category: PHRASE
To begin...
_ _ _ _ L L _
N _ _ E
She doesn't do any good w/ Y, C, H and I...
_ _ _ _ L L Y
N I C E
Will we give her something AWFULLY NICE within the next 10 seconds...
...NO -- WE HAVE THE FIRST-EVER FOUR-EPISODE BR SHUTOUT. She's the other $30K loser of the week, and is sent packing w/ $19K cash and DR.
Overall, this week gave away an underwhelming $106,130, which is a NEW ALL-TIME WORST for a four-day week. I'm sure we'll do a heck of a lot better when the Secret Santa Sweepstakes commences this coming Monday.
