Post by BAVRecapTeam on Oct 11, 2012 20:40:40 GMT -5
EPISODE #5674 - HOME SWEET HOME[/u]
Opening Flashback Clip (May 14, 1998 during College Week from Houston): A Univ. of Houston student named Alvaro gets very excited after solving IT TOTALLY BLEW ME AWAY for $25K in the Speed-up Round!
$1,000 Tossup - THING
T H _ / _ O U N _
_ _ / L _ U G _ _ E R
Marissa hears THE SOUND OF LAUGHTER to get on the board first among these people...
Marissa Thompson: from Coeur d'alene, ID; we don't know her occupation, but she likes to pull pranks
Jeff LeFors: graphic/social media designer and cello player who graduated from Butler Univ. and was the Bulldog mascot for two years from Indianapolis
Dawn Austin: server at a very popular South Florida restaurant from Miramar, FL
$2,000 Tossup - AROUND THE HOUSE
_ _ _ _ _ _ I C
R A Z _ _
Dawn gets ELECTRIC RAZOR to spin first.
Jackpot Round - BEFORE AND AFTER
The first letters from Dawn are a Jackpot T, S and a couple A's. Following a single N, she buys the rest of the vowels but then BANKRUPTS near top dollar to lose $550. Second, Marissa adds to the puzzle an R and two C's, but she BANKRUPTS on the MDW's right side to toss aside $1,250. Third, Jeff inserts two pairs of L's and D's, a single K...
O L _ _ _ I C
T R A C K / A N D
_ I E L D
_ O U S E
...but he's incorrect on the $2,700 solve w/ OLYMPIC TRACK AND FIELD HOUSE. Dawn spins once for the P...
O L _ _ P I C
T R A C K / A N D
_ I E L D
_ O U S E
...and catches an OLYMPIC TRACK AND FIELD MOUSE for the house minimum.
BANKRUPTS: 2 (both ladies)
DQ: Jeff's missolve
UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $9,750
Pre-Round 2 Scores
Jeff: $0
Dawn: $3K
Marissa: $1K
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Mystery Round - SHOW BIZ
Early on, Marissa takes a $3,500 R. After a couple vowel purchases, she picks up the 1/2 car near $350 w/ an L. But after closing the vowel shop, she's forced to give up $3,650 and her plate to the BANKRUPT near top dollar. Afterwards, Jeff picks up the $7,500 bonus w/ two P's...
_ _ O _ _ T O P P I _ _
_ U _ I _ A L / _ U _ _ E R
...and he hears a SHOWSTOPPING MUSICAL NUMBER for $8,500.
BANKRUPT: Marissa (her second so far)
Pre-Round 3 Scores
Jeff: $8,500
Dawn: $3K
Marissa: $1K
Bonus Puzzle Flashback (October 16, 2007 during College Road Trip): PHRASE
Carolyn Radcliffe (she was a senior at the Univ. of Illinois who studied mechanical engineering) from Champaign, IL chose YMGO...
S _ O _ / Y O _ R
S T _ _ _
She lost $50K for not coming up w/ SHOW YOUR STUFF.
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PRIZE PUZZLE Round - WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
It's all Jeff this round...
_ O A _ I N G / I N
A / H O T / T U _
U N _ E _ / T H E
_ T A _ _
He'll be SOAKING IN A HOT TUB UNDER THE STARS, because he's won $2,650 plus a hotwire.com trip to the Divi ARUBA Phoenix Beach Resort worth $6,515 for a total of $9,165 in this round.
PERFECT ROUND!
Pre-Tossup #3 Scores
Jeff: $17,665 cash and trip
Dawn: $3K
Marissa: $1K
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$3,000 Tossup - PLACE
C H _ _ _ Y
_ R _ H _ R D
The last time they used this late in Season 26, Robyn Parker blew $36K for mispronouncing the second word. Thankfully, Jeff doesn't make that mistake and breaks the $20K mark w/ CHERRY ORCHARD.
Round 4 - FOOD AND DRINK (full $1,300 speed-up)
_ _ _ L L _ _ _ _
_ _ T _ T _ _ _
Marissa quickly solves SCALLOPED POTATOES for $2,600.
SOLE DUD: R (Jeff)
FINAL SCORES
Jeff: $20,665 cash and trip
Dawn: $3K
Marissa: $3,600
TOTAL MAINGAME WINNINGS: $27,265
TOTAL BANKRUPT TRASH (1/2 car not included): $5,450
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$100,000 Bonus Round
Jeff has nobody in the audience w/ him, but he picks up the &.
Category: PHRASE
This is all he gets to start...
_ ' _ / _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ N
MFHI only gives him the obvious first word...
I ' M / _ _ _ _
_ _ _ I N
"I'M GOOD MAKIN" is way off the mark. When he gets home, he'll have to say "I'M BACK AGAIN, and I've won $20,655 cash and trip but I lost $30K in the BR".
$5K SPIN ID: PJ5720771
Opening Flashback Clip (May 14, 1998 during College Week from Houston): A Univ. of Houston student named Alvaro gets very excited after solving IT TOTALLY BLEW ME AWAY for $25K in the Speed-up Round!
$1,000 Tossup - THING
T H _ / _ O U N _
_ _ / L _ U G _ _ E R
Marissa hears THE SOUND OF LAUGHTER to get on the board first among these people...
Marissa Thompson: from Coeur d'alene, ID; we don't know her occupation, but she likes to pull pranks
Jeff LeFors: graphic/social media designer and cello player who graduated from Butler Univ. and was the Bulldog mascot for two years from Indianapolis
Dawn Austin: server at a very popular South Florida restaurant from Miramar, FL
$2,000 Tossup - AROUND THE HOUSE
_ _ _ _ _ _ I C
R A Z _ _
Dawn gets ELECTRIC RAZOR to spin first.
Jackpot Round - BEFORE AND AFTER
The first letters from Dawn are a Jackpot T, S and a couple A's. Following a single N, she buys the rest of the vowels but then BANKRUPTS near top dollar to lose $550. Second, Marissa adds to the puzzle an R and two C's, but she BANKRUPTS on the MDW's right side to toss aside $1,250. Third, Jeff inserts two pairs of L's and D's, a single K...
O L _ _ _ I C
T R A C K / A N D
_ I E L D
_ O U S E
...but he's incorrect on the $2,700 solve w/ OLYMPIC TRACK AND FIELD HOUSE. Dawn spins once for the P...
O L _ _ P I C
T R A C K / A N D
_ I E L D
_ O U S E
...and catches an OLYMPIC TRACK AND FIELD MOUSE for the house minimum.
BANKRUPTS: 2 (both ladies)
DQ: Jeff's missolve
UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $9,750
Pre-Round 2 Scores
Jeff: $0
Dawn: $3K
Marissa: $1K
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Mystery Round - SHOW BIZ
Early on, Marissa takes a $3,500 R. After a couple vowel purchases, she picks up the 1/2 car near $350 w/ an L. But after closing the vowel shop, she's forced to give up $3,650 and her plate to the BANKRUPT near top dollar. Afterwards, Jeff picks up the $7,500 bonus w/ two P's...
_ _ O _ _ T O P P I _ _
_ U _ I _ A L / _ U _ _ E R
...and he hears a SHOWSTOPPING MUSICAL NUMBER for $8,500.
BANKRUPT: Marissa (her second so far)
Pre-Round 3 Scores
Jeff: $8,500
Dawn: $3K
Marissa: $1K
Bonus Puzzle Flashback (October 16, 2007 during College Road Trip): PHRASE
Carolyn Radcliffe (she was a senior at the Univ. of Illinois who studied mechanical engineering) from Champaign, IL chose YMGO...
S _ O _ / Y O _ R
S T _ _ _
She lost $50K for not coming up w/ SHOW YOUR STUFF.
========
PRIZE PUZZLE Round - WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
It's all Jeff this round...
_ O A _ I N G / I N
A / H O T / T U _
U N _ E _ / T H E
_ T A _ _
He'll be SOAKING IN A HOT TUB UNDER THE STARS, because he's won $2,650 plus a hotwire.com trip to the Divi ARUBA Phoenix Beach Resort worth $6,515 for a total of $9,165 in this round.
PERFECT ROUND!
Pre-Tossup #3 Scores
Jeff: $17,665 cash and trip
Dawn: $3K
Marissa: $1K
========
$3,000 Tossup - PLACE
C H _ _ _ Y
_ R _ H _ R D
The last time they used this late in Season 26, Robyn Parker blew $36K for mispronouncing the second word. Thankfully, Jeff doesn't make that mistake and breaks the $20K mark w/ CHERRY ORCHARD.
Round 4 - FOOD AND DRINK (full $1,300 speed-up)
_ _ _ L L _ _ _ _
_ _ T _ T _ _ _
Marissa quickly solves SCALLOPED POTATOES for $2,600.
SOLE DUD: R (Jeff)
FINAL SCORES
Jeff: $20,665 cash and trip
Dawn: $3K
Marissa: $3,600
TOTAL MAINGAME WINNINGS: $27,265
TOTAL BANKRUPT TRASH (1/2 car not included): $5,450
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$100,000 Bonus Round
Jeff has nobody in the audience w/ him, but he picks up the &.
Category: PHRASE
This is all he gets to start...
_ ' _ / _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ N
MFHI only gives him the obvious first word...
I ' M / _ _ _ _
_ _ _ I N
"I'M GOOD MAKIN" is way off the mark. When he gets home, he'll have to say "I'M BACK AGAIN, and I've won $20,655 cash and trip but I lost $30K in the BR".
$5K SPIN ID: PJ5720771
The punching sound was an interesting touch, though. That will probably make it into the next clip show.
It would have been the funniest closing since the pieing in 1991.
