Post by BAVRecapTeam on Aug 27, 2012 16:19:50 GMT -5
This week, they're saluting the world's finest cuisine. This is "International Food".
EPISODE #5156 - INTERNATIONAL FOOD[/b][/u]
$1,000 Tossup - FOOD AND DRINK (how appropriate)[/u]
_ _ _ D _ _ H
M _ _ _ _ _ L L S
Ken eats up some SWEDISH MEATBALLS. Let's meet our first customers of the week...
Ken Hodgman: classic car restorer/repairer from Fredon, NJ
Christy Nester: 4th grade teacher from San Diego
Manchie Hughes: does pro rodeo events w/ her husband from Olney Springs, CO
$2,000 Tossup - PLACE
_ R A _ N
S _ A _ I O N
Manchie gets off at this TRAIN STATION to start this first round.
FEATURED TRIP: to the Harbour Plaza in Hong Kong from worldhotels.com worth $10K
Jackpot Round - SHOW BIZ
Manchie fills in half of the puzzle before hitting LAT. Second, Ken puts up a $400 S and a T while on Jackpot...
S O _ _ - O _ T
_ E R _ O R _ A N _ E
...and he can go to a SOLD-OUT PERFORMANCE w/ $8,250 (including a $7,350 pot) in his pockets!
LAT: Manchie
Pre-Round 2 Scores
Ken: $9,250
Christy: $0
Manchie: $2K
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Round 2 - BEFORE AND AFTER
Fresh off his Jackpot win, Ken begins w/ nothing but LAT. Christy controls the rest of the round...
_ _ E E T _ O O D
M A C
A N D / C H E E S E
...the first half is one of my favorite bands featuring Stevie Nicks and she solves FLEETWOOD MAC AND CHEESE for $3,050.
LAT: Ken
Pre-Round 3 Scores
Ken: $9,250
Christy: $3,050
Manchie: $2K
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Mystery Round - PHRASE (PRIZE PUZZLE)
Christy begins w/ three T's for a GourmetFoodstore.com gift tag. Later, she picks up the H.K. trip w/ an N. Following a $500 G, she faces this...
L E T ' S / S _ I _ E
T H I N G S / _ _
A / _ I T
...LET'S SPICE THINGS UP A BIT -- she wins $3,550, the gift tag, the H.K. trip and a second trip to the Dorado Pacifica Beach Resort in IXTAPA, MEXICO worth $5,370! She has racked up $19,920 cash and goodies that round!
PERFECT ROUND!
Pre-Tossup #3 Scores
Ken: $9,250
Christy: $22,970 cash and prizes
Manchie: $2K
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$3,000 Tossup - IN THE KITCHEN
_ V _ N
_ _ _ _ S
Ken pulls out these OVEN MITTS, giving him $12,250.
Round 4 - TITLE
Three T's give him a $2,400 start, followed by purcases of six E's and a U (the latter came on FP) to quickly finish off the vowels. Next comes two R's and a look at this board...
T _ E / T _ R E E
_ U _ _ E T E E R _
He solves "THE THREE MUSKETEERS" for $3,950.
PERFECT ROUND #2!
Heading into R5
Ken: $16,200
Christy: $22,970 cash and prizes
Manchie: $2K
Round 5 - WHAT ARE YOU DOING?[/u]
The first letters from Christy are a G, two E's, but then T for terrible. Second, Manchie does a little work but we shift into speed-up mode...
_ I _ _ I N G
_ R E _ _ / _ _ _ _ E R _
...and the Final Spin is set at $1,900. Her next call is the S pairing...
_ I _ _ I N G
_ R E S _ / _ _ _ _ E R S
...but she blows the $5,250 solve at the last second w/ PICKING FRESH BERRIES. Ken has put up an L...
_ I _ _ I N G
_ R E S _ / _ L _ _ E R S
...he's PICKING FRESH FLOWERS for $1,900.
SOLE DUD (before FS): T (Christy)
DQ: Manchie's blown solve
FINAL SCORES
Ken: $18,100
Christy: $22,970 cash and prizes
Manchie: $2K
TOTAL MAINGAME WINNINGS: $43,070
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$100,000 Bonus Round
Up for grabs in Bonusland is a Mini Cooper Clubman. Christy gets the E envelope of GAME.
Category: THING
This puzzle, which produced the first BR win of S23, starts out as...
_ E _
_ R _ _ S E R
DPBA gives her those B's...
_ E B
B R _ _ S E R
Firefox is an example of this, and she solves WEB BROWSER (though not immediately) for the Clubman worth $29,250! She drives off w/ $52,220 cash and prizes!
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EPISODE #5156 - INTERNATIONAL FOOD[/b][/u]
$1,000 Tossup - FOOD AND DRINK (how appropriate)[/u]
_ _ _ D _ _ H
M _ _ _ _ _ L L S
Ken eats up some SWEDISH MEATBALLS. Let's meet our first customers of the week...
Ken Hodgman: classic car restorer/repairer from Fredon, NJ
Christy Nester: 4th grade teacher from San Diego
Manchie Hughes: does pro rodeo events w/ her husband from Olney Springs, CO
$2,000 Tossup - PLACE
_ R A _ N
S _ A _ I O N
Manchie gets off at this TRAIN STATION to start this first round.
FEATURED TRIP: to the Harbour Plaza in Hong Kong from worldhotels.com worth $10K
Jackpot Round - SHOW BIZ
Manchie fills in half of the puzzle before hitting LAT. Second, Ken puts up a $400 S and a T while on Jackpot...
S O _ _ - O _ T
_ E R _ O R _ A N _ E
...and he can go to a SOLD-OUT PERFORMANCE w/ $8,250 (including a $7,350 pot) in his pockets!
LAT: Manchie
Pre-Round 2 Scores
Ken: $9,250
Christy: $0
Manchie: $2K
========
Round 2 - BEFORE AND AFTER
Fresh off his Jackpot win, Ken begins w/ nothing but LAT. Christy controls the rest of the round...
_ _ E E T _ O O D
M A C
A N D / C H E E S E
...the first half is one of my favorite bands featuring Stevie Nicks and she solves FLEETWOOD MAC AND CHEESE for $3,050.
LAT: Ken
Pre-Round 3 Scores
Ken: $9,250
Christy: $3,050
Manchie: $2K
========
Mystery Round - PHRASE (PRIZE PUZZLE)
Christy begins w/ three T's for a GourmetFoodstore.com gift tag. Later, she picks up the H.K. trip w/ an N. Following a $500 G, she faces this...
L E T ' S / S _ I _ E
T H I N G S / _ _
A / _ I T
...LET'S SPICE THINGS UP A BIT -- she wins $3,550, the gift tag, the H.K. trip and a second trip to the Dorado Pacifica Beach Resort in IXTAPA, MEXICO worth $5,370! She has racked up $19,920 cash and goodies that round!
PERFECT ROUND!
Pre-Tossup #3 Scores
Ken: $9,250
Christy: $22,970 cash and prizes
Manchie: $2K
========
$3,000 Tossup - IN THE KITCHEN
_ V _ N
_ _ _ _ S
Ken pulls out these OVEN MITTS, giving him $12,250.
Round 4 - TITLE
Three T's give him a $2,400 start, followed by purcases of six E's and a U (the latter came on FP) to quickly finish off the vowels. Next comes two R's and a look at this board...
T _ E / T _ R E E
_ U _ _ E T E E R _
He solves "THE THREE MUSKETEERS" for $3,950.
PERFECT ROUND #2!
Heading into R5
Ken: $16,200
Christy: $22,970 cash and prizes
Manchie: $2K
Round 5 - WHAT ARE YOU DOING?[/u]
The first letters from Christy are a G, two E's, but then T for terrible. Second, Manchie does a little work but we shift into speed-up mode...
_ I _ _ I N G
_ R E _ _ / _ _ _ _ E R _
...and the Final Spin is set at $1,900. Her next call is the S pairing...
_ I _ _ I N G
_ R E S _ / _ _ _ _ E R S
...but she blows the $5,250 solve at the last second w/ PICKING FRESH BERRIES. Ken has put up an L...
_ I _ _ I N G
_ R E S _ / _ L _ _ E R S
...he's PICKING FRESH FLOWERS for $1,900.
SOLE DUD (before FS): T (Christy)
DQ: Manchie's blown solve
FINAL SCORES
Ken: $18,100
Christy: $22,970 cash and prizes
Manchie: $2K
TOTAL MAINGAME WINNINGS: $43,070
========
$100,000 Bonus Round
Up for grabs in Bonusland is a Mini Cooper Clubman. Christy gets the E envelope of GAME.
Category: THING
This puzzle, which produced the first BR win of S23, starts out as...
_ E _
_ R _ _ S E R
DPBA gives her those B's...
_ E B
B R _ _ S E R
Firefox is an example of this, and she solves WEB BROWSER (though not immediately) for the Clubman worth $29,250! She drives off w/ $52,220 cash and prizes!
PROPERTY OF WOF RECAPPERS LOVERS. UNAUTHORIZED REPRODUCTION IS PROHIBITED.