Post by BAVRecapTeam on Sept 25, 2012 20:13:38 GMT -5
I'm sure we can do a heck of a lot better after what happened last night...
EPISODE #5662 - WHEEL AROUND THE WORLD[/u]
International Greetings of the Night: Romania, Egypt and Spain
$1,000 Tossup - ON THE MAP
I _ _ _ A N _ U L
_ U _ _ _ _
Mariama solves ISTANBUL, TURKEY. Tuesday's trio...
Mariama Massaquoi: Univ. of Texas Medical branch and 2nd Lt. Army reservist (4 yrs) from Houston
John Blakely: about to open a craft beer business from Columbus, OH
Natalie Liptak: counselor at Bishop Canevin HS from Pittsburgh
$2,000 Tossup - PROPER NAME
C _ _ _ _ _ _ E
T H _ R O _
Natalie solves actress CHARLIZE THERON to spin first.
FEATURED TRIP: Budapest, Hungary w/ Lufthansa airfare from Collette Vacations worth $8,400
Jackpot Round - TV QUOTE
Natalie does a little work but she craps out w/ C. Mariama secondly BANKRUPTS on the MDW's left side. Third, John puts in an S while on Jackpot. Following his purchase of six O's, he lights up the B's while on Jackpot again...
T O / B O _ _ _ _ / _ O
_ _ _ _ _ / N O / _ A N
_ A S / _ O N _
B _ _ O _ _
...and we're seeing fireworks for the first time this season at $7,350, because he solves "TO BOLDLY GO WHERE NO MAN HAS GONE BEFORE" (from "Star Trek") for $8,600 that round!
SOLE DUD: C (Natalie)
BANKRUPT: Mariama
Pre-Round 2 Scores
John: $8,600
Natalie: $2K
Mariama: $1K
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Mystery Round - BEFORE AND AFTER
First, Mariama gets that Maui Jim gift tag w/ two R's. After some work comes a bad A purchase. Second in line, John picks up the 1/2 car between $350 and $900 w/ an S. After purchasing the O's next...
_ O O _
_ O _ R T
_ E S T E R
...he solves FOOD COURT JESTER for the house minimum.
SOLE DUD: A (Mariama)
Pre-Round 3 Scores
John: $9,600 + 1/2 car
Natalie: $2K
Mariama: $1K
(NOTE: Before the next commercial break, Pat and John went searching for the 1/2 car plate that John misplaced.)
Bonus Puzzle Flashback (2000): THING
CDMA gave this woman...
_ E _
_ A _ E
...but she couldn't solve WEB PAGE.
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PRIZE PUZZLE Round - PHRASE
Early on, John gets that MDW w/ an S. Much later, he lands on the other 1/2 car location and picks up the tag w/ three R's. After all that work...
E S C A P E / _ R O _
T H E / O R _ I N A R _
...he will ESCAPE FROM THE ORDINARY w/ $3,800, the smart pure coupe worth $14,330 and a trip to the Maruba Resort Jungle Spa in BELIZE worth $8,220, giving him $26,350 cash and prizes in this round alone!
MAJOR PERFECT ROUND!
Pre-Tossup #3 Scores
John: $35,950 cash and prizes + MDW
Natalie: $2K
Mariama: $1K
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$3,000 Tossup - SHOW BIZ
Y _ _ R / _ A _ E
_ N / L I _ _ T _
Natalie, you won't see YOUR NAME IN LIGHTS tonight, but you're up to $5K w/ that correct answer.
Round 4 - PERSON
First from Natalie are two N's, a FP A, but then BANKRUPT near $5K to give back a grand. Second, Mariama tacks on two pairs of S's and O's, but time's running out...
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ N _ _ _
_ _ O _ _ S S _ O N A _
...and the leftover consonants are worth $1,350 apiece.
E _ P E R _ E N _ E D
P R O F E S S _ O N A L
John isn't an EXPERIENCED PROFESSIONAL, but he's won in blowout fashion w/ another $4,050!
DUDS (both during Speed-Up by Mariama): T, G
BANKRUPT: Natalie
FINAL SCORES
John: $40K cash and prizes + MDW
Natalie: $5K
Mariama: $1K
TOTAL MAINGAME WINNINGS: $46K
TOTAL BANKRUPT TRASH: $1K
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MILLION DOLLAR BONUS ROUND #2
Hoping to become the new all-time top winner on the show (his fiancee Jocelyn has that MDW), John lands on the I of SPIN.
Category: THING
Here's the ending letters of this one...
_ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ L E
FCG aren't there, but maybe the A's will save him...
_ A _ A _
_ A _ _ L E
...but that's not the case, because he doesn't have much of a guess. The answer was KAYAK PADDLE...
...and he's the second straight CC loser. He leaves w/ $40K cash and prizes.
$1M SPOT: M of GAME
$5K SPIN ID: EW01976
EPISODE #5662 - WHEEL AROUND THE WORLD[/u]
International Greetings of the Night: Romania, Egypt and Spain
$1,000 Tossup - ON THE MAP
I _ _ _ A N _ U L
_ U _ _ _ _
Mariama solves ISTANBUL, TURKEY. Tuesday's trio...
Mariama Massaquoi: Univ. of Texas Medical branch and 2nd Lt. Army reservist (4 yrs) from Houston
John Blakely: about to open a craft beer business from Columbus, OH
Natalie Liptak: counselor at Bishop Canevin HS from Pittsburgh
$2,000 Tossup - PROPER NAME
C _ _ _ _ _ _ E
T H _ R O _
Natalie solves actress CHARLIZE THERON to spin first.
FEATURED TRIP: Budapest, Hungary w/ Lufthansa airfare from Collette Vacations worth $8,400
Jackpot Round - TV QUOTE
Natalie does a little work but she craps out w/ C. Mariama secondly BANKRUPTS on the MDW's left side. Third, John puts in an S while on Jackpot. Following his purchase of six O's, he lights up the B's while on Jackpot again...
T O / B O _ _ _ _ / _ O
_ _ _ _ _ / N O / _ A N
_ A S / _ O N _
B _ _ O _ _
...and we're seeing fireworks for the first time this season at $7,350, because he solves "TO BOLDLY GO WHERE NO MAN HAS GONE BEFORE" (from "Star Trek") for $8,600 that round!
SOLE DUD: C (Natalie)
BANKRUPT: Mariama
Pre-Round 2 Scores
John: $8,600
Natalie: $2K
Mariama: $1K
========
Mystery Round - BEFORE AND AFTER
First, Mariama gets that Maui Jim gift tag w/ two R's. After some work comes a bad A purchase. Second in line, John picks up the 1/2 car between $350 and $900 w/ an S. After purchasing the O's next...
_ O O _
_ O _ R T
_ E S T E R
...he solves FOOD COURT JESTER for the house minimum.
SOLE DUD: A (Mariama)
Pre-Round 3 Scores
John: $9,600 + 1/2 car
Natalie: $2K
Mariama: $1K
(NOTE: Before the next commercial break, Pat and John went searching for the 1/2 car plate that John misplaced.)
Bonus Puzzle Flashback (2000): THING
CDMA gave this woman...
_ E _
_ A _ E
...but she couldn't solve WEB PAGE.
========
PRIZE PUZZLE Round - PHRASE
Early on, John gets that MDW w/ an S. Much later, he lands on the other 1/2 car location and picks up the tag w/ three R's. After all that work...
E S C A P E / _ R O _
T H E / O R _ I N A R _
...he will ESCAPE FROM THE ORDINARY w/ $3,800, the smart pure coupe worth $14,330 and a trip to the Maruba Resort Jungle Spa in BELIZE worth $8,220, giving him $26,350 cash and prizes in this round alone!
MAJOR PERFECT ROUND!
Pre-Tossup #3 Scores
John: $35,950 cash and prizes + MDW
Natalie: $2K
Mariama: $1K
========
$3,000 Tossup - SHOW BIZ
Y _ _ R / _ A _ E
_ N / L I _ _ T _
Natalie, you won't see YOUR NAME IN LIGHTS tonight, but you're up to $5K w/ that correct answer.
Round 4 - PERSON
First from Natalie are two N's, a FP A, but then BANKRUPT near $5K to give back a grand. Second, Mariama tacks on two pairs of S's and O's, but time's running out...
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ N _ _ _
_ _ O _ _ S S _ O N A _
...and the leftover consonants are worth $1,350 apiece.
E _ P E R _ E N _ E D
P R O F E S S _ O N A L
John isn't an EXPERIENCED PROFESSIONAL, but he's won in blowout fashion w/ another $4,050!
DUDS (both during Speed-Up by Mariama): T, G
BANKRUPT: Natalie
FINAL SCORES
John: $40K cash and prizes + MDW
Natalie: $5K
Mariama: $1K
TOTAL MAINGAME WINNINGS: $46K
TOTAL BANKRUPT TRASH: $1K
========
MILLION DOLLAR BONUS ROUND #2
Hoping to become the new all-time top winner on the show (his fiancee Jocelyn has that MDW), John lands on the I of SPIN.
Category: THING
Here's the ending letters of this one...
_ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ L E
FCG aren't there, but maybe the A's will save him...
_ A _ A _
_ A _ _ L E
...but that's not the case, because he doesn't have much of a guess. The answer was KAYAK PADDLE...
...and he's the second straight CC loser. He leaves w/ $40K cash and prizes.
$1M SPOT: M of GAME
$5K SPIN ID: EW01976