Post by BAVRecapTeam on Sept 26, 2012 19:56:49 GMT -5
EPISODE #5663 - WHEEL AROUND THE WORLD[/u]
Foreign Greeting of the Night: Spain
$1,000 Tossup - THE 80'S
E _ _ _ P _ A N
_ A _ _ _ _ _ N
Part of the "National Lampoon's Vacation" film series, Mark solves "EUROPEAN VACATION". For the first time this season, we have two men competing against one lady...
Mark Cerroni: account executive for a large marketing firm from White Plains, NY (orig. from Black River, NY)
Katie Loeb: graduated from Portland State Univ. w/ a degree in psychology & criminology and headed for grad school from Sandy, OR (orig. from Boring, OR)
John Culver: works for a major manufacturer for 38 yrs. from Louisville, KY
$2,000 Tossup - LIVING THING
M _ _ N T _ _ N
L I _ N
John captures this MOUNTAIN LION for control.
FEATURED TRIP: to Istanbul w/ Turkish Airways airfare from vayama.com worth $6,700
Jackpot Round - RHYME TIME
John uses $500 from an H while on Jackpot to buy bunches of E's and A's. He next puts in two T's for $1,200 and goes for a quick solve...
A _ / A _ _ _ _ E / A
_ A _ / _ E E _ _ / T H E
_ _ _ T _ _ / A _ A _
He's right in saying "AN APPLE A DAY KEEPS THE DOCTOR AWAY".
PERFECT ROUND!
UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $6,100
Pre-Round 2 Scores
John: $3,200
Mark: $1K
Katie: $0
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Mystery Round - SAME LETTER
Mark leads off w/ an S for the WC and four E's, but a lack of T's ends his turn. Secondly, Katie picks up the 1/2 car near the pink $900 w/ two R's and calls of four G's (good for $3,200). After some work, though, she says P for pathetic. Third, John spins twice for D and L singles before we have a look at...
G R E E N
G _ R D E N I N G
G L _ _ E S
He gets GREEN GARDENING GLOVES for $1,700.
DUDS: T (Mark), P (Katie)
Pre-Round 3 Scores
John: $4,900
Mark: $1K
Katie: $0
Bonus Puzzle Flashback (1998): PHRASE
Florence chose MGKA...
_ / _ R E _
A / _ L A N K
She wrongly admits "I DREW A BLANK" in a good way.
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PRIZE PUZZLE Round - SONG LYRICS
Two H's and four T's give Katie a bank of $4K, but after a purchase of two I's is R for roadblock while on top dollar. John secondly does some work, but the BANKRUPT near top dollar wipes the $1,700 off his screen. Third, Mark puts in some singles, but the L stops him. That opens up the door for Katie...
S H A _ E / I T / U P
_ A _ _
T W I S T / A N D
S H O U T
She solves "SHAKE IT UP, BABY, TWIST AND SHOUT" from The Beatles for $3,750 and a $6,200 trip to the Rincon Beach Resort in PUERTO RICO, putting her on the board w/ $9,950 cash and trip.
DUDS: R (Katie), L (Mark)
BANKRUPT: John
Pre-Tossup #3 Scores
John: $4,900
Mark: $1K + WC
Katie: $9,950 cash and P.R.
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$3,000 Tossup - PROPER NAME
K _ _ _ I N
S _ A C _ Y
Mark's up to $4K w/ actor KEVIN SPACEY.
Round 4 - PHRASE
Mark immediately BANKRUPTS next to top dollar, so there goes the WC. Katie secondly does some work, but that same BANKRUPT gets rid of her $1,850. John's next pick is triple N's...
T I _ E / I S
R _ N N I N _ / _ _ T
TIME IS RUNNING OUT as John creeps closer to Katie's lead w/ a $2,700 solve.
(NOTE: After Katie spun the pink $500, a null cycle MAY have been cut out, as her next spin is all the way to the red $700.)
AIRED BANKRUPTS: 2 (Mark, Katie)
Going into R5
John: $7,600
Mark: $4K
Katie: $9,950 cash and P.R.
Round 5 - THING (full $1,350 speed-up)
A / T H R _ _ _ N G
B _ S _ N E S S
Due to the fact that he works at A THRIVING BUSINESS, John has won the game w/ another $5,400.
DUDS: M (Mark), C (Katie), L (John), P (Katie), D (John)
FINAL SCORES
John: $13K
Mark: $4K
Katie: $9,950 cash and P.R.
TOTAL MAINGAME WINNINGS: $26,950
TOTAL BANKRUPT TRASH (excluding WC): $3,550
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$100,000 Bonus Round
Let's see how this John fares after he gets the I envelope of AMERICA'S.
Category: THING
40% of this one is given for free...
_ E R _ _ L
_ _ E _
CMPO are all DUDS. There WON'T be an AERIAL VIEW of him winning $30K, so he's sent packing w/ $13K of that.
$5K SPIN ID: JT8917236
Foreign Greeting of the Night: Spain
$1,000 Tossup - THE 80'S
E _ _ _ P _ A N
_ A _ _ _ _ _ N
Part of the "National Lampoon's Vacation" film series, Mark solves "EUROPEAN VACATION". For the first time this season, we have two men competing against one lady...
Mark Cerroni: account executive for a large marketing firm from White Plains, NY (orig. from Black River, NY)
Katie Loeb: graduated from Portland State Univ. w/ a degree in psychology & criminology and headed for grad school from Sandy, OR (orig. from Boring, OR)
John Culver: works for a major manufacturer for 38 yrs. from Louisville, KY
$2,000 Tossup - LIVING THING
M _ _ N T _ _ N
L I _ N
John captures this MOUNTAIN LION for control.
FEATURED TRIP: to Istanbul w/ Turkish Airways airfare from vayama.com worth $6,700
Jackpot Round - RHYME TIME
John uses $500 from an H while on Jackpot to buy bunches of E's and A's. He next puts in two T's for $1,200 and goes for a quick solve...
A _ / A _ _ _ _ E / A
_ A _ / _ E E _ _ / T H E
_ _ _ T _ _ / A _ A _
He's right in saying "AN APPLE A DAY KEEPS THE DOCTOR AWAY".
PERFECT ROUND!
UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $6,100
Pre-Round 2 Scores
John: $3,200
Mark: $1K
Katie: $0
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Mystery Round - SAME LETTER
Mark leads off w/ an S for the WC and four E's, but a lack of T's ends his turn. Secondly, Katie picks up the 1/2 car near the pink $900 w/ two R's and calls of four G's (good for $3,200). After some work, though, she says P for pathetic. Third, John spins twice for D and L singles before we have a look at...
G R E E N
G _ R D E N I N G
G L _ _ E S
He gets GREEN GARDENING GLOVES for $1,700.
DUDS: T (Mark), P (Katie)
Pre-Round 3 Scores
John: $4,900
Mark: $1K
Katie: $0
Bonus Puzzle Flashback (1998): PHRASE
Florence chose MGKA...
_ / _ R E _
A / _ L A N K
She wrongly admits "I DREW A BLANK" in a good way.
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PRIZE PUZZLE Round - SONG LYRICS
Two H's and four T's give Katie a bank of $4K, but after a purchase of two I's is R for roadblock while on top dollar. John secondly does some work, but the BANKRUPT near top dollar wipes the $1,700 off his screen. Third, Mark puts in some singles, but the L stops him. That opens up the door for Katie...
S H A _ E / I T / U P
_ A _ _
T W I S T / A N D
S H O U T
She solves "SHAKE IT UP, BABY, TWIST AND SHOUT" from The Beatles for $3,750 and a $6,200 trip to the Rincon Beach Resort in PUERTO RICO, putting her on the board w/ $9,950 cash and trip.
DUDS: R (Katie), L (Mark)
BANKRUPT: John
Pre-Tossup #3 Scores
John: $4,900
Mark: $1K + WC
Katie: $9,950 cash and P.R.
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$3,000 Tossup - PROPER NAME
K _ _ _ I N
S _ A C _ Y
Mark's up to $4K w/ actor KEVIN SPACEY.
Round 4 - PHRASE
Mark immediately BANKRUPTS next to top dollar, so there goes the WC. Katie secondly does some work, but that same BANKRUPT gets rid of her $1,850. John's next pick is triple N's...
T I _ E / I S
R _ N N I N _ / _ _ T
TIME IS RUNNING OUT as John creeps closer to Katie's lead w/ a $2,700 solve.
(NOTE: After Katie spun the pink $500, a null cycle MAY have been cut out, as her next spin is all the way to the red $700.)
AIRED BANKRUPTS: 2 (Mark, Katie)
Going into R5
John: $7,600
Mark: $4K
Katie: $9,950 cash and P.R.
Round 5 - THING (full $1,350 speed-up)
A / T H R _ _ _ N G
B _ S _ N E S S
Due to the fact that he works at A THRIVING BUSINESS, John has won the game w/ another $5,400.
DUDS: M (Mark), C (Katie), L (John), P (Katie), D (John)
FINAL SCORES
John: $13K
Mark: $4K
Katie: $9,950 cash and P.R.
TOTAL MAINGAME WINNINGS: $26,950
TOTAL BANKRUPT TRASH (excluding WC): $3,550
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$100,000 Bonus Round
Let's see how this John fares after he gets the I envelope of AMERICA'S.
Category: THING
40% of this one is given for free...
_ E R _ _ L
_ _ E _
CMPO are all DUDS. There WON'T be an AERIAL VIEW of him winning $30K, so he's sent packing w/ $13K of that.
$5K SPIN ID: JT8917236
John should've gone for more money than just a measly $1,200.
