Post by an007 on Oct 17, 2011 19:52:42 GMT -5
EPISODE #5481 - DESERT HIDEAWAYS
Tape Date of the Week: September 1, 2011
$1,000 Tossup - PHRASE
F _ _ L / _ _ E
H E _ T
Donna solves FEEL THE HEAT. Monday's panel...
Donna Smith: marketing coordinator for an engineering company from Glendora, CA
Juanita Amartey: business manager of an executive search firm from Chicago
Brian Tatum: pastor at Harmony Baptist Church and a photographer from Walnut, MS
$2,000 Tossup - ON THE MAP
S _ _ _ A / F E
_ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ O
Donna's two for two w/ SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO.
PRIZE ON THE WHEEL: the $5K caravan.com Great American West/Grand Canyon tour
Jackpot Round - MOVIE TITLE
Donna begins with three T's for the TravelSmith gift tag. After some work, she BANKRUPTS to lose $1,350 cash and gift tag. Later, Juanita picks up a 1/2 KIA with two P's. With only two letters left unexposed...
_ _ S E / O F / T H E
P L A N E T / O F
T H E / A P E S
She solves "RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES" for $4,400.
BANKRUPT: Donna
UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $8,250
Pre-Round 2 Scores
Brian: $0
Donna: $3K
Juanita: $4,400 + 1/2 KIA
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This week starts the transition of a certain round we always had in Round 3 to here...
Mystery Round - SAME LETTER
Juanita instantly duds out w/ S while Brian BANKRUPTS. Over to Donna who makes a good guess of five N's for $4,500. She FPs three A's, but she too goes BANKRUPT and loses $4,250 in the process (that's her second of the night). Juanita picks up the MDW with two T's and the Wild Card with four M's (that's the SL). We now have...
M A N _ A T O R _
M O N _ A _
M O R N I N G
M _ _ T I N G
She solves MANDATORY MONDAY MORNING MEETING for $2,150.
SOLE DUD: S (Juanita)
BANKRUPTs: 2 (Brian, Donna)
Pre-Round 3 Scores
Brian: $0
Donna: $3K
Juanita: $6,550 + 1/2 KIA + WC + MDW
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Round 3 - FUN AND GAMES (PRIZE PUZZLE)
Brian starts with two T's for a 1/2 KIA. After some work, he BANKRUPTS to lose his plate and $2,500. That's his second such hit of the night. Secondly, Donna duds out w/ D...and Juanita BANKRUPTS right after that to lose all three of her cardboard pieces (including the MDW and the WC). That means the KIA Soul is gone for the rest of the night. Brian misses w/ S, so we're back to Donna. She narrows the puzzle down to this...
_ O O L I N _ / O F F
I N / T H E
I N F I N I T _ / _ O O L
After solving this puzzle for $4,150, she'll be COOLING OFF IN THE INFINITY POOL while at The Westin ST. MAARTEN Dawn Beach Resort & Spa worth $7,865; she's won $12,015 that round.
TRIP SPIN ID: DA2751937 (David A. from Ohio)
DUDS: D (Donna), S (Brian)
BANKRUPTs: 2 (Brian, Juanita)
Pre-Tossup #3 Scores
Brian: $0
Donna: $15,015
Juanita: $6,550
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$3,000 Tossup - THINGS
_ U G S / A _ D
_ I _ S _ S
Juanita gets some HUGS AND KISSES for a new total of $9,550.
Round 4 - LIVING THINGS
Juanita instantly strikes out with T while Brian BANKRUPTS for the third time tonight. He's NOT having much luck this evening. Donna then lights up the S, but it's speed-up mode time...
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ S
...w/ the leftover consonants worth $1,300 each. Once we hear the M called by somebody...
_ L _ _ M _ N G
_ _ L D F L _ _ _ R S
Brian finally breaks through w/ BLOOMING WILDFLOWERS for his first and only $3,900.
DUDS (all by Juanita)
Before Final Spin: T
After FS: C, P
BANKRUPT: Brian
FINAL SCORES
Brian: $3,900
Donna: $15,015 cash and trip
Juanita: $9,550
TOTAL MAINGAME WINNINGS: $28,465
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$100,000 Bonus Round
This week's vehicle is perfect for driving around in the desert -- it's a Jeep Wrangler Sport. Let's see if Donna can end this BR losing streak right now (currently at 8 episodes). She lands on the E in GAME.
Category: LIVING THING
RSTLNE reveals...
_ _ _ N _
_ _ L _
D, F, C and A add...
_ _ _ N _
C A L F
The losing streak is over! As a reward for solving YOUNG CALF...
...she wins $35,000 (first time that's won this season)! Her final total is $50,015 cash and trip while Rebuilding Together's bank is at $135,000!
Tape Date of the Week: September 1, 2011
$1,000 Tossup - PHRASE
F _ _ L / _ _ E
H E _ T
Donna solves FEEL THE HEAT. Monday's panel...
Donna Smith: marketing coordinator for an engineering company from Glendora, CA
Juanita Amartey: business manager of an executive search firm from Chicago
Brian Tatum: pastor at Harmony Baptist Church and a photographer from Walnut, MS
$2,000 Tossup - ON THE MAP
S _ _ _ A / F E
_ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ O
Donna's two for two w/ SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO.
PRIZE ON THE WHEEL: the $5K caravan.com Great American West/Grand Canyon tour
Jackpot Round - MOVIE TITLE
Donna begins with three T's for the TravelSmith gift tag. After some work, she BANKRUPTS to lose $1,350 cash and gift tag. Later, Juanita picks up a 1/2 KIA with two P's. With only two letters left unexposed...
_ _ S E / O F / T H E
P L A N E T / O F
T H E / A P E S
She solves "RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES" for $4,400.
BANKRUPT: Donna
UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $8,250
Pre-Round 2 Scores
Brian: $0
Donna: $3K
Juanita: $4,400 + 1/2 KIA
========
This week starts the transition of a certain round we always had in Round 3 to here...
Mystery Round - SAME LETTER
Juanita instantly duds out w/ S while Brian BANKRUPTS. Over to Donna who makes a good guess of five N's for $4,500. She FPs three A's, but she too goes BANKRUPT and loses $4,250 in the process (that's her second of the night). Juanita picks up the MDW with two T's and the Wild Card with four M's (that's the SL). We now have...
M A N _ A T O R _
M O N _ A _
M O R N I N G
M _ _ T I N G
She solves MANDATORY MONDAY MORNING MEETING for $2,150.
SOLE DUD: S (Juanita)
BANKRUPTs: 2 (Brian, Donna)
Pre-Round 3 Scores
Brian: $0
Donna: $3K
Juanita: $6,550 + 1/2 KIA + WC + MDW
========
Round 3 - FUN AND GAMES (PRIZE PUZZLE)
Brian starts with two T's for a 1/2 KIA. After some work, he BANKRUPTS to lose his plate and $2,500. That's his second such hit of the night. Secondly, Donna duds out w/ D...and Juanita BANKRUPTS right after that to lose all three of her cardboard pieces (including the MDW and the WC). That means the KIA Soul is gone for the rest of the night. Brian misses w/ S, so we're back to Donna. She narrows the puzzle down to this...
_ O O L I N _ / O F F
I N / T H E
I N F I N I T _ / _ O O L
After solving this puzzle for $4,150, she'll be COOLING OFF IN THE INFINITY POOL while at The Westin ST. MAARTEN Dawn Beach Resort & Spa worth $7,865; she's won $12,015 that round.
TRIP SPIN ID: DA2751937 (David A. from Ohio)
DUDS: D (Donna), S (Brian)
BANKRUPTs: 2 (Brian, Juanita)
Pre-Tossup #3 Scores
Brian: $0
Donna: $15,015
Juanita: $6,550
========
$3,000 Tossup - THINGS
_ U G S / A _ D
_ I _ S _ S
Juanita gets some HUGS AND KISSES for a new total of $9,550.
Round 4 - LIVING THINGS
Juanita instantly strikes out with T while Brian BANKRUPTS for the third time tonight. He's NOT having much luck this evening. Donna then lights up the S, but it's speed-up mode time...
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ S
...w/ the leftover consonants worth $1,300 each. Once we hear the M called by somebody...
_ L _ _ M _ N G
_ _ L D F L _ _ _ R S
Brian finally breaks through w/ BLOOMING WILDFLOWERS for his first and only $3,900.
DUDS (all by Juanita)
Before Final Spin: T
After FS: C, P
BANKRUPT: Brian
FINAL SCORES
Brian: $3,900
Donna: $15,015 cash and trip
Juanita: $9,550
TOTAL MAINGAME WINNINGS: $28,465
========
$100,000 Bonus Round
This week's vehicle is perfect for driving around in the desert -- it's a Jeep Wrangler Sport. Let's see if Donna can end this BR losing streak right now (currently at 8 episodes). She lands on the E in GAME.
Category: LIVING THING
RSTLNE reveals...
_ _ _ N _
_ _ L _
D, F, C and A add...
_ _ _ N _
C A L F
The losing streak is over! As a reward for solving YOUNG CALF...
...she wins $35,000 (first time that's won this season)! Her final total is $50,015 cash and trip while Rebuilding Together's bank is at $135,000!
Thank goodness we finally got a win, and "A" actually helped this time. I guess "CALF" would have been too easy, plus there hasn't been a 4-letter BR in years (though they should start doing those again once in a while).
