Post by tenpoundhammer on Aug 21, 2012 17:59:11 GMT -5
$1,000 Toss-Up: Living Thing[/u]
_ _ G W _ O D
T _ _ _
Joel solves DOGWOOD TREE.
Joel Olive, full-time student from Okechobee, FL
Margaret Marin, 2nd grade teacher from Crystal Lake, IL
Kay Frederick, VA hospital volunteer from Greenwood, IN
$2,000 Toss-Up: The 70s[/u]
_ _ _ _ - B _ T T _ M
_ _ _ _ S
Margaret solves BELL-BOTTOM JEANS.
$10,000 Round: On the Map[/u]
Margaret's first with T and E. She then gets the Orbitz.com Gift Tag with H, then a $500 R, but S stops her. Kay does the rest of the work:
T H E / B E R _ _ D A
T R _ A N _ _ E
She solves THE BERMUDA TRIANGLE for $1,600.
Dud: S (Margaret)
Wheel Prize: Farnsworth House, Gettysburg, $3,586
Jackpot Round: Phrase[/u]
Kay leads us off with S and T, both on $300. She does a lot more work, getting the Gettysburg trip with H, but B stops her a few turns later. Joel gets the Free Spin on his first turn with M. He calls W for wrong letter, then turns in his Free Spin to claim the last two letters of R and C…
D O N ' T / S C A R E / M E
L I K E / T H A T
…before he reads off DON'T SCARE ME LIKE THAT for $1,500.
Dud: B (Kay), W (Joel)
Left behind in Jackpot: $11,500
Margaret: $2,000
Kay: $1,600
Joel: $2,500
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Mystery Prize: Toyota Echo, $13,245
Mystery Round: Before & After[/u]
Joel tries the letters in THE first, but R stops him. Margaret says S, then C. Kay goes for N, also not in the puzzle. Joel tries M, then loses his turn to K.
Back to Margaret, who says D then buys the only bad vowel, O. Kay again, who lights up L and A.
T H E / A D D A M S
_ A M _ L _
_ E _ D
She solves THE ADDAMS FAMILY FEUD for $200, bumped up to the house minimum of $500.
Margaret: $2,000
Kay: $2,100
Joel: $2,500
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$3,000 Toss-Up: Thing[/u]
_ I _ _ O S _ B _ E
_ _ M _ _ _ _
Kay's way off with INVISIBLE WOMAN.
D I _ _ O S _ B _ E
_ A M _ R A
Margaret says DISPOSABLE CAMERA.
Round 4: Proper Name[/u]
Margaret puts up R, then loses her turn to S. Kay lights up T before saying D for dud. Joel finds another wrong letter in L, so Margaret says N and A.
A _ T _ _ R
A N N _ / R _ _ _
Margaret solves AUTHOR ANNE RICE for $1,950.
Dud: S (Margaret), D (Kay), L (Joel)
Round 5: On the Menu[/u]
Kay puts up three T's at $350 each, but has to give it right back to a Bankrupt. Just then, the Final Spin bells ring with the puzzle looking like so.
_ _ _ _ _ _ T T _ / &
_ _ _ T _ _ _ _ _
Pat's Final Spin is $1,300. Joel calls S…
S _ _ _ _ _ T T _ / &
_ _ _ T _ _ _ _ S
…and quickly solves SPAGHETTI & MEATBALLS for $2,600.
Sole Bankrupt: Kay
Margaret: $6,950
Kay: $2,100
Joel: $5,100
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$100,000 Bonus Round[/u]
It's been a low-scoring game, but maybe Margaret can do better in Bonus Land. She hits the S in BONUS, and her puzzle is Things:
_ _ _ E
_ _ _ _ E S
CDMA give her:
_ _ M E
M _ _ _ E S
She guesses FAME MOVIES, GAME MOVIES, TAME MOVIES, LAME MOVIES, and even PAME MOVIES before backing her way into the right answer of HOME MOVIES near the end of the 10 seconds. Her prize is another $25,000! That puts her up to $31,950, all cash.
_ _ G W _ O D
T _ _ _
Joel solves DOGWOOD TREE.
Joel Olive, full-time student from Okechobee, FL
Margaret Marin, 2nd grade teacher from Crystal Lake, IL
Kay Frederick, VA hospital volunteer from Greenwood, IN
$2,000 Toss-Up: The 70s[/u]
_ _ _ _ - B _ T T _ M
_ _ _ _ S
Margaret solves BELL-BOTTOM JEANS.
$10,000 Round: On the Map[/u]
Margaret's first with T and E. She then gets the Orbitz.com Gift Tag with H, then a $500 R, but S stops her. Kay does the rest of the work:
T H E / B E R _ _ D A
T R _ A N _ _ E
She solves THE BERMUDA TRIANGLE for $1,600.
Dud: S (Margaret)
Wheel Prize: Farnsworth House, Gettysburg, $3,586
Jackpot Round: Phrase[/u]
Kay leads us off with S and T, both on $300. She does a lot more work, getting the Gettysburg trip with H, but B stops her a few turns later. Joel gets the Free Spin on his first turn with M. He calls W for wrong letter, then turns in his Free Spin to claim the last two letters of R and C…
D O N ' T / S C A R E / M E
L I K E / T H A T
…before he reads off DON'T SCARE ME LIKE THAT for $1,500.
Dud: B (Kay), W (Joel)
Left behind in Jackpot: $11,500
Margaret: $2,000
Kay: $1,600
Joel: $2,500
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Mystery Prize: Toyota Echo, $13,245
Mystery Round: Before & After[/u]
Joel tries the letters in THE first, but R stops him. Margaret says S, then C. Kay goes for N, also not in the puzzle. Joel tries M, then loses his turn to K.
Back to Margaret, who says D then buys the only bad vowel, O. Kay again, who lights up L and A.
T H E / A D D A M S
_ A M _ L _
_ E _ D
She solves THE ADDAMS FAMILY FEUD for $200, bumped up to the house minimum of $500.
Margaret: $2,000
Kay: $2,100
Joel: $2,500
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$3,000 Toss-Up: Thing[/u]
_ I _ _ O S _ B _ E
_ _ M _ _ _ _
Kay's way off with INVISIBLE WOMAN.
D I _ _ O S _ B _ E
_ A M _ R A
Margaret says DISPOSABLE CAMERA.
Round 4: Proper Name[/u]
Margaret puts up R, then loses her turn to S. Kay lights up T before saying D for dud. Joel finds another wrong letter in L, so Margaret says N and A.
A _ T _ _ R
A N N _ / R _ _ _
Margaret solves AUTHOR ANNE RICE for $1,950.
Dud: S (Margaret), D (Kay), L (Joel)
Round 5: On the Menu[/u]
Kay puts up three T's at $350 each, but has to give it right back to a Bankrupt. Just then, the Final Spin bells ring with the puzzle looking like so.
_ _ _ _ _ _ T T _ / &
_ _ _ T _ _ _ _ _
Pat's Final Spin is $1,300. Joel calls S…
S _ _ _ _ _ T T _ / &
_ _ _ T _ _ _ _ S
…and quickly solves SPAGHETTI & MEATBALLS for $2,600.
Sole Bankrupt: Kay
Margaret: $6,950
Kay: $2,100
Joel: $5,100
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$100,000 Bonus Round[/u]
It's been a low-scoring game, but maybe Margaret can do better in Bonus Land. She hits the S in BONUS, and her puzzle is Things:
_ _ _ E
_ _ _ _ E S
CDMA give her:
_ _ M E
M _ _ _ E S
She guesses FAME MOVIES, GAME MOVIES, TAME MOVIES, LAME MOVIES, and even PAME MOVIES before backing her way into the right answer of HOME MOVIES near the end of the 10 seconds. Her prize is another $25,000! That puts her up to $31,950, all cash.
