Post by an007 on Oct 18, 2011 20:32:56 GMT -5
EPISODE #5482 - DESERT HIDEAWAYS
$1,000 Tossup - ON THE MAP
_ O _ _ _ E
D _ _ _ _ _
Alane quickly solves MOJAVE DESERT. Tuesday's players...
Alane Hunt: Univ. of Alabama senior majoring in secondary math education from Prattville, AL
Brad Strauss: youth sports coach from Chandler, AZ
Tami Rumfelt: radio morning show host and a volunteer worker for Caroline's Promise from Kernersville, NC
$2,000 Tossup - PLACE
_ E A U _ Y
P _ R _ O R
Alane's two for two w/ BEAUTY PARLOR.
FEATURED DESERT TRIP: to the New York, New York Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas worth $6K
Jackpot Round - SHOW BIZ
In the middle of the round, Alane calls two N's while on Jackpot (there's no chance for her to solve a $7,100 Jackpot). She picks up a 1/2 KIA on the next spin w/ an R, dominates...
A _ _ I E N _ E
_ A R T I _ I _ A T I O N
S H O _
...and solves AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION SHOW ("Let's Make a Deal" is one such example) for $2,650 and the 1/2 KIA.
PERFECT ROUND!
UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $7,600
Pre-Round 2 Scores
Tami: $0
Alane: $5,650 + 1/2 KIA
Brad: $0
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Mystery Round - BEFORE AND AFTER
In the middle of the round, Brad lights up two T's and and H while on $3,500. But after a lot of work, he calls a major dud of M while on the top dollar space; that could cost him $11,900. Tami picks up the Camping World gift tag with a D and lights up a C via FP. Here's the board right now...
_ O _ E / I _ / I N
T H E / A I R
C O N D I T I O N I N _
LOVE IS IN THE AIR CONDITIONING as she solves this puzzle for $2K cash and gear.
SOLE DUD: M (Brad)
Pre-Round 3 Scores
Tami: $2K
Alane: $5,650 + 1/2 KIA
Brad: $0
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Round 3 - FOOD AND DRINK (PRIZE PUZZLE)
Early on, Alane picks up the other 1/2 KIA with an H. After a lot of work, she buys the only bad vowel of this puzzle (E). Later, we have this showing...
H A W A I I A N
C O C O N U T
_ U D D I N _
Bad news for Alane -- Tami solves HAWAIIAN COCONUT PUDDING for $1,100 and a trip to the Marriott Waikiki Beach Resort & Spa in HAWAII worth $5,020, a total of $6,120 that round. Alane lost a total of $23,220 cash and prizes that round (including the Soul).
TRIP SPIN ID: KP04947 (Kathleen P. from Illinois)
DUDS: R (Tami at the start), E (Alane), L (Brad)
Pre-Tossup #3 Scores
Tami: $8,120
Alane: $5,650
Brad: $0
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$3,000 Tossup - PERSON
_ _ _ A S U R E
H _ N T _ _
Tami solves TREASURE HUNTER, giving her $11,120.
Round 4 - PHRASE (full $1,600 speed-up round)
Once we hear Alane call an R...
_ T ' S / J _ S T
_ / _ _ R _ _ _
...she says "IT'S JUST A MIRAGE" for...$4,800. That's just not enough to win as you can see the scores below...
SOLE DUD: N (Brad)
FINAL SCORES
Tami: $11,120 cash and prizes
Alane: $10,450
Brad: gooseegged for $1K
TOTAL MAINGAME WINNINGS: $22,570
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$100,000 Bonus Round
Of the five BR wins we've gotten so far this season, we've checked off ALL five of the sub-$100K money amounts (especially last night's amount of $35K). Will either the Wrangler or said grand prize be the next to go? Tami lands on the '.
Category: THING
She's given the last two letters of the first word to start...
_ _ L E / _ _
_ _ _
Her choices are H, C, D and A...
_ A L E / _ _
H A _
She...nails BALE OF HAY w/ just 2/10ths of a second to spare! That miraculous solve was worth...
...another $30K! She leaves w/ $41,120 cash and prizes while Rebuilding Together's bank is now at $137,500!
$1,000 Tossup - ON THE MAP
_ O _ _ _ E
D _ _ _ _ _
Alane quickly solves MOJAVE DESERT. Tuesday's players...
Alane Hunt: Univ. of Alabama senior majoring in secondary math education from Prattville, AL
Brad Strauss: youth sports coach from Chandler, AZ
Tami Rumfelt: radio morning show host and a volunteer worker for Caroline's Promise from Kernersville, NC
$2,000 Tossup - PLACE
_ E A U _ Y
P _ R _ O R
Alane's two for two w/ BEAUTY PARLOR.
FEATURED DESERT TRIP: to the New York, New York Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas worth $6K
Jackpot Round - SHOW BIZ
In the middle of the round, Alane calls two N's while on Jackpot (there's no chance for her to solve a $7,100 Jackpot). She picks up a 1/2 KIA on the next spin w/ an R, dominates...
A _ _ I E N _ E
_ A R T I _ I _ A T I O N
S H O _
...and solves AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION SHOW ("Let's Make a Deal" is one such example) for $2,650 and the 1/2 KIA.
PERFECT ROUND!
UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $7,600
Pre-Round 2 Scores
Tami: $0
Alane: $5,650 + 1/2 KIA
Brad: $0
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Mystery Round - BEFORE AND AFTER
In the middle of the round, Brad lights up two T's and and H while on $3,500. But after a lot of work, he calls a major dud of M while on the top dollar space; that could cost him $11,900. Tami picks up the Camping World gift tag with a D and lights up a C via FP. Here's the board right now...
_ O _ E / I _ / I N
T H E / A I R
C O N D I T I O N I N _
LOVE IS IN THE AIR CONDITIONING as she solves this puzzle for $2K cash and gear.
SOLE DUD: M (Brad)
Pre-Round 3 Scores
Tami: $2K
Alane: $5,650 + 1/2 KIA
Brad: $0
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Round 3 - FOOD AND DRINK (PRIZE PUZZLE)
Early on, Alane picks up the other 1/2 KIA with an H. After a lot of work, she buys the only bad vowel of this puzzle (E). Later, we have this showing...
H A W A I I A N
C O C O N U T
_ U D D I N _
Bad news for Alane -- Tami solves HAWAIIAN COCONUT PUDDING for $1,100 and a trip to the Marriott Waikiki Beach Resort & Spa in HAWAII worth $5,020, a total of $6,120 that round. Alane lost a total of $23,220 cash and prizes that round (including the Soul).
TRIP SPIN ID: KP04947 (Kathleen P. from Illinois)
DUDS: R (Tami at the start), E (Alane), L (Brad)
Pre-Tossup #3 Scores
Tami: $8,120
Alane: $5,650
Brad: $0
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$3,000 Tossup - PERSON
_ _ _ A S U R E
H _ N T _ _
Tami solves TREASURE HUNTER, giving her $11,120.
Round 4 - PHRASE (full $1,600 speed-up round)
Once we hear Alane call an R...
_ T ' S / J _ S T
_ / _ _ R _ _ _
...she says "IT'S JUST A MIRAGE" for...$4,800. That's just not enough to win as you can see the scores below...
SOLE DUD: N (Brad)
FINAL SCORES
Tami: $11,120 cash and prizes
Alane: $10,450
Brad: gooseegged for $1K
TOTAL MAINGAME WINNINGS: $22,570
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$100,000 Bonus Round
Of the five BR wins we've gotten so far this season, we've checked off ALL five of the sub-$100K money amounts (especially last night's amount of $35K). Will either the Wrangler or said grand prize be the next to go? Tami lands on the '.
Category: THING
She's given the last two letters of the first word to start...
_ _ L E / _ _
_ _ _
Her choices are H, C, D and A...
_ A L E / _ _
H A _
She...nails BALE OF HAY w/ just 2/10ths of a second to spare! That miraculous solve was worth...
...another $30K! She leaves w/ $41,120 cash and prizes while Rebuilding Together's bank is now at $137,500!
The themed Toss Ups are too predictable and too much of an advantage.
They RUINED the fun and suspense of the round so much that one might be better off pretending those $3,500 spins never happened. I am really considering just watching the show on mute from now on until the Portland shows. It's not like it'll be any different. 
Watch Bankrupt get hit 8 times tomorrow. 
