Post by BAVRecapTeam on Sept 21, 2012 20:04:39 GMT -5
So far, we've given away $226,885 cash and prizes on this premiere week. Will we break the $300K mark by the time this episode's over? Let's find out right now.
EPISODE #5660 - SPA GETAWAY[/u]
Opening Flashback Clip (May 20, 2011): Pat and Vanna chow down on beignets courtesy of Cafe Du Monde on the finale of their New Orleans road trip
$1,000 Tossup - PLACE
A _ H L E _ I C
_ L _ B
Nikki gets ATHLETIC CLUB. The players to finish off premiere week...
Nikki Hagerman: Habitat for Humanity administrative assistant from Ironton, OH
Jillian Farmer: event planner for the world's largest permanent ice bar from Orlando (orig. from Park Land, FL)
George Carter: works for the state department of revenue in Framkfurt from Lexington, KY (orig. from Louisa)
$2,000 Tossup - PROPER NAME
C H I _ _ _ _
_ _ I T _ / _ _ X
They're the Cubs' crosstown rivals, and George takes control w/ CHICAGO WHITE SOX.
FEATURED SPA TRIP: Shangri-La Hotel in Vancouver worth $7,700
Jackpot Round - BEFORE AND AFTER
Early on, George picks up the 1/2 car between $450 and $300 w/ three N's. After shutting down the vowel department, he picks up the Vancouver trip w/ a $500 M. We now have...
_ _ I N _ I N _
H O M E / T H E
_ A _ O N
_ I T _
He's BRINGING HOME THE BACON BITS for $10,150 cash and Vancouver.
FIRST OFFICIAL PERFECT ROUND OF THE SEASON!
UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $6,750
Pre-Round 2 Scores
Jillian: $0
George: $12,150 cash and Vancouver + 1/2 car
Nikki: $1K
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Mystery Round - THING
Five T's give Nikki a $2,750 start. But after some work, she runs into LAT. Jillian controls the rest of the round (the N was filled via FP)...
S T A T E / O F
T H E / A R T
T E _ H N O _ O _ _
...she knows that the iPhone5 is the latest addition of this STATE OF THE ART TECHNOLOGY for the house minimum.
LAT: Nikki
Pre-Round 3 Scores
Jillian: $1K
George: $12,150 cash and Vancouver + 1/2 car
Nikki: $1K
Bonus Puzzle Flashback (2001): TITLE
FCMI completely struck out for this lady...
_ _ _ S
...but she miraculously solved "JAWS"!
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PRIZE PUZZLE Round - WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
Jillian leads off w/ two N's and a few vowels, but she BANKRUPTS next to $650 to lose the $600 remainder. George secondly FPs a pair of E's. He keeps on going till we see...
_ _ A R _ I N G / A
N E W / _ O U R S E
...him CHARTING A NEW COURSE for $2,800 and a $5,500 caravan.com TOUR OF PANAMA, a total of $8,300 that round.
BANKRUPT: Jillian
Pre-Tossup #3 Scores
Jillian: $1K
George: $20,450 cash and trips
Nikki: $1K
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$3,000 Tossup - FICTIONAL PLACE
Y E _ L _ _ / _ _ _ _ K
_ O A _
George follows the YELLOW BRICK ROAD from "The Wizard of Oz" fame to move to $23,450.
Round 4 - PHRASE
It's all George this round...
_ _ T T _ R / _ A T _
T H A N / N _ _ _ R
BETTER LATE THAN NEVER, we're playing our first Round 5 of the season after he bags another $5,450.
PERFECT ROUND #2!
Scores after R4
Jillian: $1K
George: $28,900 cash and trips
Nikki: $1K
Round 5 - SHOW BIZ
Nikki does some work but she BANKRUPTS next to top dollar to toss aside $3,250. After Jillian puts up a semi-obvious F...
_ _ S T / _ F
_ _ _ R _ _ T E R S
...we have a $1,600 Final Spin on tap. Her next call of N is no good. George picks off the C's...
C _ S T / _ F
C _ _ R _ C T E R S
Of this CAST OF CHARACTERS, he wins in blowout fashion w/ another $4,800!
SOLE DUD OF THE GAME (after Final Spin): N (Jillian)
SOLE BANKRUPT: Nikki
FINAL SCORES
Jillian: $1K
George: $33,700 cash and trips
Nikki: $1K
TOTAL MAINGAME WINNINGS: $35,700
TOTAL BANKRUPT TRASH: $3,850
========
$100,000 Bonus Round
George lands on the first A of AMERICA'S.
Category: PLACE
This one-word puzzle begins as...
L _ _ _ T _ _ _ S E
Mattie Jefferson is not gonna be happy to hear that George knows this already! After he calls HGBO...
L _ G H T H O _ S E
...the LIGHTHOUSE is shining at night, as George easily solves this for $35K! He leaves w/ $68,700 cash and trips!
Even though we fell short of the $300K mark, we still gave away a respectable $297,585 cash and prizes on this premiere week!
$5K SPIN ID: DN0505306
EPISODE #5660 - SPA GETAWAY[/u]
Opening Flashback Clip (May 20, 2011): Pat and Vanna chow down on beignets courtesy of Cafe Du Monde on the finale of their New Orleans road trip
$1,000 Tossup - PLACE
A _ H L E _ I C
_ L _ B
Nikki gets ATHLETIC CLUB. The players to finish off premiere week...
Nikki Hagerman: Habitat for Humanity administrative assistant from Ironton, OH
Jillian Farmer: event planner for the world's largest permanent ice bar from Orlando (orig. from Park Land, FL)
George Carter: works for the state department of revenue in Framkfurt from Lexington, KY (orig. from Louisa)
$2,000 Tossup - PROPER NAME
C H I _ _ _ _
_ _ I T _ / _ _ X
They're the Cubs' crosstown rivals, and George takes control w/ CHICAGO WHITE SOX.
FEATURED SPA TRIP: Shangri-La Hotel in Vancouver worth $7,700
Jackpot Round - BEFORE AND AFTER
Early on, George picks up the 1/2 car between $450 and $300 w/ three N's. After shutting down the vowel department, he picks up the Vancouver trip w/ a $500 M. We now have...
_ _ I N _ I N _
H O M E / T H E
_ A _ O N
_ I T _
He's BRINGING HOME THE BACON BITS for $10,150 cash and Vancouver.
FIRST OFFICIAL PERFECT ROUND OF THE SEASON!
UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $6,750
Pre-Round 2 Scores
Jillian: $0
George: $12,150 cash and Vancouver + 1/2 car
Nikki: $1K
========
Mystery Round - THING
Five T's give Nikki a $2,750 start. But after some work, she runs into LAT. Jillian controls the rest of the round (the N was filled via FP)...
S T A T E / O F
T H E / A R T
T E _ H N O _ O _ _
...she knows that the iPhone5 is the latest addition of this STATE OF THE ART TECHNOLOGY for the house minimum.
LAT: Nikki
Pre-Round 3 Scores
Jillian: $1K
George: $12,150 cash and Vancouver + 1/2 car
Nikki: $1K
Bonus Puzzle Flashback (2001): TITLE
FCMI completely struck out for this lady...
_ _ _ S
...but she miraculously solved "JAWS"!
========
PRIZE PUZZLE Round - WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
Jillian leads off w/ two N's and a few vowels, but she BANKRUPTS next to $650 to lose the $600 remainder. George secondly FPs a pair of E's. He keeps on going till we see...
_ _ A R _ I N G / A
N E W / _ O U R S E
...him CHARTING A NEW COURSE for $2,800 and a $5,500 caravan.com TOUR OF PANAMA, a total of $8,300 that round.
BANKRUPT: Jillian
Pre-Tossup #3 Scores
Jillian: $1K
George: $20,450 cash and trips
Nikki: $1K
========
$3,000 Tossup - FICTIONAL PLACE
Y E _ L _ _ / _ _ _ _ K
_ O A _
George follows the YELLOW BRICK ROAD from "The Wizard of Oz" fame to move to $23,450.
Round 4 - PHRASE
It's all George this round...
_ _ T T _ R / _ A T _
T H A N / N _ _ _ R
BETTER LATE THAN NEVER, we're playing our first Round 5 of the season after he bags another $5,450.
PERFECT ROUND #2!
Scores after R4
Jillian: $1K
George: $28,900 cash and trips
Nikki: $1K
Round 5 - SHOW BIZ
Nikki does some work but she BANKRUPTS next to top dollar to toss aside $3,250. After Jillian puts up a semi-obvious F...
_ _ S T / _ F
_ _ _ R _ _ T E R S
...we have a $1,600 Final Spin on tap. Her next call of N is no good. George picks off the C's...
C _ S T / _ F
C _ _ R _ C T E R S
Of this CAST OF CHARACTERS, he wins in blowout fashion w/ another $4,800!
SOLE DUD OF THE GAME (after Final Spin): N (Jillian)
SOLE BANKRUPT: Nikki
FINAL SCORES
Jillian: $1K
George: $33,700 cash and trips
Nikki: $1K
TOTAL MAINGAME WINNINGS: $35,700
TOTAL BANKRUPT TRASH: $3,850
========
$100,000 Bonus Round
George lands on the first A of AMERICA'S.
Category: PLACE
This one-word puzzle begins as...
L _ _ _ T _ _ _ S E
Mattie Jefferson is not gonna be happy to hear that George knows this already! After he calls HGBO...
L _ G H T H O _ S E
...the LIGHTHOUSE is shining at night, as George easily solves this for $35K! He leaves w/ $68,700 cash and trips!
Even though we fell short of the $300K mark, we still gave away a respectable $297,585 cash and prizes on this premiere week!
$5K SPIN ID: DN0505306
