Post by BAVRecapTeam on Nov 18, 2011 20:49:59 GMT -5
EPISODE #5505 - SECRET SANTA SWEEPSTAKES
$1,000 Tossup - EVENT
O N _ I N E
A U _ T I _ N
Talia goofs w/ ONLINE AUDITION, allowing Mindy to solve ONLINE AUCTION. Interview time...
Mindy Evans: director of development for a non-profit company and a hairstylist from Chicago!
Matthew Topalian: 5th grade teacher who taught in Taiwan for six years from Marlborough, MA
Talia Montoya: Univ. of New Mexico student studying journalism and mass communications from Albuquerque, NM
$2,000 Tossup - FICTIONAL CHARACTER
H U _ _ _ Y
D U _ P T Y
He's the nursery rhyme character who falls off a wall, and Matthew knows that's HUMPTY DUMPTY.
Jackpot Round - EVENT
Matthew starts w/ two T's for the Sears wedge, a $600 N pair, a $500 G, I & 3 E's, 2 T's for the green 1/2 KIA w/ two T's, but then BANKRUPTS near the WC to lose his plate as well as $6,600 cash and gift card. Talia puts up a $350 S, A and a $1,500 R trio...
S E T T I N G / A / N E W
W _ R _ _ / R E _ _ R _
...well, she's not SETTING A NEW WORLD RECORD, but she does earn her first $1,600.
BANKRUPT: Matthew
UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $7,150
Pre-Round 2 Scores
Talia: $1,600
Mindy: $1K
Matthew: $2K
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Mystery Round - SHOW BIZ
At the start, Talia picks up the swan chocolates gift tag w/ three T's. Next up are 2 $300 S's, 3 E's and an A, H for the blue 1/2 KIA, 3 $450 N's, 3 O's, 3 $400 R's, U (NMV)...but she then LATs out to leave her plate and $3,400 cash and chocolates sitting there. Mindy next picks up the green 1/2 KIA two L's and lights up a $3,500 M, but she knocks herself out w/ the P. That allows Matthew to put up two C's ($350) and an X via FP...
S I M O N / C O _ E L L
R E T U R N S / I N
T H E / X / _ A C T O R
...before solving SIMON COWELL RETURNS IN "THE X FACTOR" for $1,200.
SOLE DUD: P (Mindy)
LAT: Talia
Pre-Round 3 Scores
Talia: $1,600
Mindy: $1K
Matthew: $3,200
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PRIZE PUZZLE Round - PHRASE
Mindy instantly calls a dud in S. Matthew secondly puts up 2 $350 T's, H, 3 E's and a $600 N before hitting LAT. Next, Talia picks up the green 1/2 KIA w/ the B but after a $300 R and 5 O's, she buys the only bad vowel of this puzzle (A). Mindy follows that up w/ BANKRUPT. Matthew next chose U, 2 $400 F's, 2 I's (NMV) and 3 $300 T's...
B E / O N / T H E
L O O _ O U T / F O R
_ I L _ L I F E
BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR WILDLIFE, sir -- you won another $4,050 and the $5,500 caravan.com TOUR OF CANADA (Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and PEI) for a total of $9,550 that round.
TOUR SPIN ID: KL5395289 (Kelly L. from Oregon)
DUDS: S (Mindy), O (Talia)
BANKRUPT: Mindy
LAT: Matthew
Pre-Tossup #3 Scores
Talia: $1,600
Mindy: $1K
Matthew: $12,750
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$3,000 Tossup - PLACE
_ _ N V E N _ E N C E
S T O _ E
Matthew solves CONVENIENCE STORE, giving him $15,750 cash and trip.
Round 4 - PERSON
Matthew starts w/ an L, but it's time for speed-up mode...
_ _ _ / _ _ L _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _
All of the remaining consonants are worth $1,350 each. Fast forward to the part where Mindy lights up the N's...
T H _ / S T R _ N _
S _ L _ N T / T _ P _
...she isn't really THE STRONG SILENT TYPE of player, but she does win another $4,050 that round.
FINAL SCORES
Talia: $1,600
Mindy: $5,050
Matthew: $15,750 cash and tour
TOTAL MAINGAME WINNINGS: $22,400
BANKRUPT TRASH (sans plate): $6,600
MINDY SPIN ID: MM2247126 (Mary Ellen M.)
TALIA SPIN ID: LF2525837 (Long F.)
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$100,000 Bonus Round
Matthew lands on the I in WIN.
Category: PHRASE
Here's another generous serving of RSTLNE...
_ R _ _ E
_ _ _ R S E L _
CDMO gives him...
_ R _ C E
_ O _ R S E L _
BRACE YOURSELF, you guys -- he BOTCHES IT COMPLETELY w/ PRICE MORSELS. He loses $30,000, and is sent packing w/ $15,750 cash and tour (VB).
MATTHEW SPIN ID: OP6383803 (Olivia P.)
$1,000 Tossup - EVENT
O N _ I N E
A U _ T I _ N
Talia goofs w/ ONLINE AUDITION, allowing Mindy to solve ONLINE AUCTION. Interview time...
Mindy Evans: director of development for a non-profit company and a hairstylist from Chicago!
Matthew Topalian: 5th grade teacher who taught in Taiwan for six years from Marlborough, MA
Talia Montoya: Univ. of New Mexico student studying journalism and mass communications from Albuquerque, NM
$2,000 Tossup - FICTIONAL CHARACTER
H U _ _ _ Y
D U _ P T Y
He's the nursery rhyme character who falls off a wall, and Matthew knows that's HUMPTY DUMPTY.
Jackpot Round - EVENT
Matthew starts w/ two T's for the Sears wedge, a $600 N pair, a $500 G, I & 3 E's, 2 T's for the green 1/2 KIA w/ two T's, but then BANKRUPTS near the WC to lose his plate as well as $6,600 cash and gift card. Talia puts up a $350 S, A and a $1,500 R trio...
S E T T I N G / A / N E W
W _ R _ _ / R E _ _ R _
...well, she's not SETTING A NEW WORLD RECORD, but she does earn her first $1,600.
BANKRUPT: Matthew
UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $7,150
Pre-Round 2 Scores
Talia: $1,600
Mindy: $1K
Matthew: $2K
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Mystery Round - SHOW BIZ
At the start, Talia picks up the swan chocolates gift tag w/ three T's. Next up are 2 $300 S's, 3 E's and an A, H for the blue 1/2 KIA, 3 $450 N's, 3 O's, 3 $400 R's, U (NMV)...but she then LATs out to leave her plate and $3,400 cash and chocolates sitting there. Mindy next picks up the green 1/2 KIA two L's and lights up a $3,500 M, but she knocks herself out w/ the P. That allows Matthew to put up two C's ($350) and an X via FP...
S I M O N / C O _ E L L
R E T U R N S / I N
T H E / X / _ A C T O R
...before solving SIMON COWELL RETURNS IN "THE X FACTOR" for $1,200.
SOLE DUD: P (Mindy)
LAT: Talia
Pre-Round 3 Scores
Talia: $1,600
Mindy: $1K
Matthew: $3,200
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PRIZE PUZZLE Round - PHRASE
Mindy instantly calls a dud in S. Matthew secondly puts up 2 $350 T's, H, 3 E's and a $600 N before hitting LAT. Next, Talia picks up the green 1/2 KIA w/ the B but after a $300 R and 5 O's, she buys the only bad vowel of this puzzle (A). Mindy follows that up w/ BANKRUPT. Matthew next chose U, 2 $400 F's, 2 I's (NMV) and 3 $300 T's...
B E / O N / T H E
L O O _ O U T / F O R
_ I L _ L I F E
BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR WILDLIFE, sir -- you won another $4,050 and the $5,500 caravan.com TOUR OF CANADA (Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and PEI) for a total of $9,550 that round.
TOUR SPIN ID: KL5395289 (Kelly L. from Oregon)
DUDS: S (Mindy), O (Talia)
BANKRUPT: Mindy
LAT: Matthew
Pre-Tossup #3 Scores
Talia: $1,600
Mindy: $1K
Matthew: $12,750
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$3,000 Tossup - PLACE
_ _ N V E N _ E N C E
S T O _ E
Matthew solves CONVENIENCE STORE, giving him $15,750 cash and trip.
Round 4 - PERSON
Matthew starts w/ an L, but it's time for speed-up mode...
_ _ _ / _ _ L _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _
All of the remaining consonants are worth $1,350 each. Fast forward to the part where Mindy lights up the N's...
T H _ / S T R _ N _
S _ L _ N T / T _ P _
...she isn't really THE STRONG SILENT TYPE of player, but she does win another $4,050 that round.
FINAL SCORES
Talia: $1,600
Mindy: $5,050
Matthew: $15,750 cash and tour
TOTAL MAINGAME WINNINGS: $22,400
BANKRUPT TRASH (sans plate): $6,600
MINDY SPIN ID: MM2247126 (Mary Ellen M.)
TALIA SPIN ID: LF2525837 (Long F.)
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$100,000 Bonus Round
Matthew lands on the I in WIN.
Category: PHRASE
Here's another generous serving of RSTLNE...
_ R _ _ E
_ _ _ R S E L _
CDMO gives him...
_ R _ C E
_ O _ R S E L _
BRACE YOURSELF, you guys -- he BOTCHES IT COMPLETELY w/ PRICE MORSELS. He loses $30,000, and is sent packing w/ $15,750 cash and tour (VB).
MATTHEW SPIN ID: OP6383803 (Olivia P.)
It's good to be back home... 
