Post by an007 on Sept 26, 2011 19:47:45 GMT -5
We've got trips to some spa resorts; hence the name of this week is "Spa Fantasy". Let's get things going...
EPISODE #5466 - SPA FANTASY
Theme Week Tape Date: July 28, 2011
If you've been paying attention to the start of every episode this season, the words of each theme week are displayed on the scoreboards.
$1,000 Tossup - PLACE
_ T _ A M
_ O _ _
There's always at least one of these at a spa, and Karla solves STEAM ROOM. Our first three solo players of the season are...
Karla Kogan: legal administrative assistant and palm reader from Prunedale, CA
Katy White: SAHM and part-time barista from Fresno, CA
Joel Lazaro: payroll garnishment specialist from Henderson, NV (originally from the Philippines)
$2,000 Tossup - RHYME TIME
S U P _ R -
D _ _ _ R
Katy's feeling SUPER-DUPER, so she'll be spinning first tonight.
SPA TRIP ON THE WHEEL: to the Hotel Grand Bretagne in Athens, Greece courtesy of spafinder.com worth $9,370
Jackpot Round - FOOD AND DRINK
The 1/2 car plates are NOW IN PLAY, and the automobile at stake in the maingame for at least this week is a 2012 KIA Soul. Also, a flower does the revealing for each non-Tossup puzzle.
Katy picks up the berryfactory.com gift tag with an S on her second spin. Next up is a dud of O while on FP and a T for the Greece trip. After purchasing the A's...
S _ A R _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ E R A _
_ A T E R
...she solves SPARKLING MINERAL WATER for a total of $11,370 cash and prizes.
SOLE DUD: O (Katy)
UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $6,000
Pre-Round 2 Scores
Karla: $1,000
Katy: $13,370
Joel: $0
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Round 2 - SAME NAME
In the middle of the round, Karla calls a $3,500 G. She then picks up the 1/2 car plate near the Wild Card with a D. After calling an L...
M A S S A G E / A N D
_ O O L
_ A _ L E
...she solves MASSAGE AND POOL TABLE for $6,700.
BANKRUPT HIT: Joel ($250 loss to the MDW's left side)
(NOTES: When a player lands on a 1/2 car plate, we hear a double cark honk. Also, contrary to what I said earlier, the plates are VULNERABLE to BANKRUPTS, even after he/she solves a puzzle. Finally, a 1/2 car icon appears on the player's scoreboard when a plate is picked up.)
Pre-Round 3 Scores
Karla: $7,700 + 1/2 car
Katy: $13,370
Joel: $0
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Mystery Round - FUN AND GAMES (PRIZE PUZZLE)
Karla immediately misses with R. Katy BANKRUPTS on the same side of the MDW in the last round and loses the exact same amount as Joel ($250). We get back to her after back-to-back duds by the other players. She lights up a $3,500 P and five W's while on the Mystery Wedge next to the MDW. She quickly declines an $8,500 gamble (wise move; that's the BANKRUPT one). Soon enough, we have...
P L A _ I N G
B E A _ _
_ _ L L E _ B A L L
After solving this puzzle for $9,050, she'll be PLAYING BEACH VOLLEYBALL while at the Hilton Papagayo Resort & Spa in COSTA RICA worth $5,800; she wins $14,850 that round!
(NOTE: As of this week, the PP destination is displayed on-screen.)
TRIP SPIN ID: SW9289203 (Sherman W. of Virginia)
DUDS: R (Karla), D (Joel), M (Karla)
BANKRUPT HIT: Katy
Pre-Tossup #3 Scores
Karla: $7,700 (no more chances for her to get the other 1/2 car plate)
Katy: $28,220
Joel: $0
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$3,000 Tossup - AROUND THE HOUSE
_ I _ _ _ R E
F _ A _ _ _
Karla solves PICTURE FRAMES, giving her $10,700.
Round 4 - PHRASE[/b]
T H E / R _ _ A _
T _ E A T _ E N T
Katy won't be getting THE ROYAL TREATMENT just yet, but she does win another $6,050 ($5,000 from the H) bringing her up to $34,270!
LAT HIT: Karla
Round 5 - EVENT (full $1,900 speed-up round)
B _ T T _ _ / _ _
T _ _ / B _ N _ _
Karla solves BATTLE OF THE BANDS for $3,800.
FINAL SCORES
Karla: $14,500
Katy: $34,270 cash and prizes
Joel: first $1K gooseegg victim of the season
TOTAL MAINGAME WINNINGS: a respectable $49,770
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$100,000 Bonus Round
The car at stake in Bonusland this week is a Mazda MX-5 Miata. Katy lands on the I in AMERICA'S.
Category: THING
This is all she gets to start with...
_ _ _ _ _ L _ _
CDMA gives her...
_ A C _ _ L _ _
She only gets the first half, so she will NOT be performing a BACKFLIP worth $45,000. Her final total is $34,270 cash and prizes.
EPISODE #5466 - SPA FANTASY
Theme Week Tape Date: July 28, 2011
If you've been paying attention to the start of every episode this season, the words of each theme week are displayed on the scoreboards.
$1,000 Tossup - PLACE
_ T _ A M
_ O _ _
There's always at least one of these at a spa, and Karla solves STEAM ROOM. Our first three solo players of the season are...
Karla Kogan: legal administrative assistant and palm reader from Prunedale, CA
Katy White: SAHM and part-time barista from Fresno, CA
Joel Lazaro: payroll garnishment specialist from Henderson, NV (originally from the Philippines)
$2,000 Tossup - RHYME TIME
S U P _ R -
D _ _ _ R
Katy's feeling SUPER-DUPER, so she'll be spinning first tonight.
SPA TRIP ON THE WHEEL: to the Hotel Grand Bretagne in Athens, Greece courtesy of spafinder.com worth $9,370
Jackpot Round - FOOD AND DRINK
The 1/2 car plates are NOW IN PLAY, and the automobile at stake in the maingame for at least this week is a 2012 KIA Soul. Also, a flower does the revealing for each non-Tossup puzzle.
Katy picks up the berryfactory.com gift tag with an S on her second spin. Next up is a dud of O while on FP and a T for the Greece trip. After purchasing the A's...
S _ A R _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ E R A _
_ A T E R
...she solves SPARKLING MINERAL WATER for a total of $11,370 cash and prizes.
SOLE DUD: O (Katy)
UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $6,000
Pre-Round 2 Scores
Karla: $1,000
Katy: $13,370
Joel: $0
========
Round 2 - SAME NAME
In the middle of the round, Karla calls a $3,500 G. She then picks up the 1/2 car plate near the Wild Card with a D. After calling an L...
M A S S A G E / A N D
_ O O L
_ A _ L E
...she solves MASSAGE AND POOL TABLE for $6,700.
BANKRUPT HIT: Joel ($250 loss to the MDW's left side)
(NOTES: When a player lands on a 1/2 car plate, we hear a double cark honk. Also, contrary to what I said earlier, the plates are VULNERABLE to BANKRUPTS, even after he/she solves a puzzle. Finally, a 1/2 car icon appears on the player's scoreboard when a plate is picked up.)
Pre-Round 3 Scores
Karla: $7,700 + 1/2 car
Katy: $13,370
Joel: $0
========
Mystery Round - FUN AND GAMES (PRIZE PUZZLE)
Karla immediately misses with R. Katy BANKRUPTS on the same side of the MDW in the last round and loses the exact same amount as Joel ($250). We get back to her after back-to-back duds by the other players. She lights up a $3,500 P and five W's while on the Mystery Wedge next to the MDW. She quickly declines an $8,500 gamble (wise move; that's the BANKRUPT one). Soon enough, we have...
P L A _ I N G
B E A _ _
_ _ L L E _ B A L L
After solving this puzzle for $9,050, she'll be PLAYING BEACH VOLLEYBALL while at the Hilton Papagayo Resort & Spa in COSTA RICA worth $5,800; she wins $14,850 that round!
(NOTE: As of this week, the PP destination is displayed on-screen.)
TRIP SPIN ID: SW9289203 (Sherman W. of Virginia)
DUDS: R (Karla), D (Joel), M (Karla)
BANKRUPT HIT: Katy
Pre-Tossup #3 Scores
Karla: $7,700 (no more chances for her to get the other 1/2 car plate)
Katy: $28,220
Joel: $0
========
$3,000 Tossup - AROUND THE HOUSE
_ I _ _ _ R E
F _ A _ _ _
Karla solves PICTURE FRAMES, giving her $10,700.
Round 4 - PHRASE[/b]
T H E / R _ _ A _
T _ E A T _ E N T
Katy won't be getting THE ROYAL TREATMENT just yet, but she does win another $6,050 ($5,000 from the H) bringing her up to $34,270!
LAT HIT: Karla
Round 5 - EVENT (full $1,900 speed-up round)
B _ T T _ _ / _ _
T _ _ / B _ N _ _
Karla solves BATTLE OF THE BANDS for $3,800.
FINAL SCORES
Karla: $14,500
Katy: $34,270 cash and prizes
Joel: first $1K gooseegg victim of the season
TOTAL MAINGAME WINNINGS: a respectable $49,770
========
$100,000 Bonus Round
The car at stake in Bonusland this week is a Mazda MX-5 Miata. Katy lands on the I in AMERICA'S.
Category: THING
This is all she gets to start with...
_ _ _ _ _ L _ _
CDMA gives her...
_ A C _ _ L _ _
She only gets the first half, so she will NOT be performing a BACKFLIP worth $45,000. Her final total is $34,270 cash and prizes.
Though the camera angle did change way too late, so that might explain things...As Wayoshi kindly let me explain, there was a null cycle edited out at the beginning of this round. You can see the MDW approach red's flipper on the first spin, but it ends up in a completely different spot. Plus, she clearly wasn't strong enough to spin over a full rotation. Also, there were no Ts or Ss, so chances are, red guessed one of those two, the other was also guessed, plus a penalty spin. On another note, when was the last time we had the word "BEACH" used in a Prize Puzzle that wasn't fluffed with adjectives and the like? 
