Post by tenpoundhammer on Nov 19, 2012 20:35:46 GMT -5
Just a friendly reminder that today starts the Secret Santa Sweepstakes. You could win a Sears shopping spree, a trip, or cash. Keep those SPIN IDs ready!
No retro clips throughout the Sweepstakes; instead, the day's players announce the contest.
$1,000 Toss-Up: Phrase[/u]
E V _ _ _ B O _ Y
_ I _ S
Mike knows that EVERYBODY WINS on Wheel.
Mike Leach[/color], Los Angeles, CA (originally from El Dorado Hills, CA). Moved to LA 5 years ago to attend graduate school to study film & screenwriting. Also a 3 time dodgeball champion.
Jackie Abner[/color], Miami, FL. Works at Port of Miami, has 3 children, loves to shop.
Jennifer Herman, Scranton, PA. High school special ed teacher at West Scranton High School. Her cousin is the current quarterback at Penn State.
$2,000 Toss-Up: What Are You Doing?[/u]
S _ T _ _ N G / _ H E
_ I N _ _ R / _ A B _ E
Jennifer's SETTING THE DINNER TABLE.
Before the Prize copy, Jim promotes the latest Wheel of Fortune video game.
Prize on Wheel: Sears shopping spree, $5,000[/b]. For this round, it is on $700.
The category strips have Christmas lights when they reveal.
Jackpot Round: Same Name[/u]
Jennifer fills in the obvious AND first: N on $600, D on $500, then the A. Her next spin hits the MDW, but there's no T to give it to her.
Mike puts up the R for $550, then buys a nonexistant E. Jackie hits Free Play and duplicates the E — no harm, no foul. She spins again and calls S for $450, then buys the I. Next, she stops at $900 and finds five L's! Back to $550, on which she calls the B before buying O.
B _ _ _ A L O / A N D
D O L L A R
B I L L S
She solves BUFFALO AND DOLLAR BILLS for $5,550.
Dud: T (Jennifer), E (Mike)
DQ: Jackie's repeated E
Left behind in Jackpot: $9,050
Jennifer: $2,000
Mike: $1,000
Jackie: $5,550
====
Mystery Round: Food & Drink[/u]
Note: The prize moves to $650 in this round to make way for one of the Mystery Wedges.
Mike's first call is N on $300. Next, he lands on $3,500 and finds a pair of D's. That gives him enough money to knock out the vowels (A, E, and O). His next two spins are both $900, for T and S respectively.
_ A S _ E D
_ O T A T O E S
A N D / _ _ A _ _
With $10,150, he's probably eating MASHED POTATOES AND GRAVY on the dinner table that Jennifer set.
PERFECT ROUND[/color]
Jennifer: $2,000
Mike: $11,150
Jackie: $5,550
No retro Bonus Round throughout the Sweepstakes.
====
Prize Puzzle: Things[/u]
Jackie gets first crack, with a D on $400, but there aren't any. Jennifer puts up four T's at $650 a pop, then two S's on $900. She buys the E and hits $900 for the N's, but has to give her $6,850 back to Bankrupt.
Mike calls G on the red $700, then buys I and A. His last spin is $550 for the R's.
R E _ _ _ E N A T I N G
S _ A / T R E A T _ E N T S
He solves REJUVENATING SPA TREATMENTS for $1,300. And he'll be getting just that in St. Lucia! (Smuggler's Cove Resort & Spa, $6,900)
Dud: D (Jackie)
Bankrupt: Jennifer ($6,850)
Jennifer: $2,000
Mike: $19,350
Jackie: $5,550
====
$3,000 Toss-Up: Place[/u]
H U N _ I N G
L _ D _ E
Mike surpasses the $20K mark after solving HUNTING LODGE.
Round 4: People[/u]
Mike's only spin is $700, which gives him $2,800 for the S's. He buys E and A…
A _ _ _ _ S / A _ _
A _ _ _ E S S E S
…and identifies ACTORS AND ACTRESSES for $2,300.
PERFECT ROUND #2[/color]
Round 5: Event[/u]
Jackie leads off Round 5 with R on $350. She buys the E, then calls I on Free Play. Her next stop is $800, but there aren't any S's.
Jennifer unfortunately gets another Bankrupt, so we go back to Mike. He calls T on $700, then buys A…
T A I _ _ A T E
_ A R T _
…and solves TAILGATE PARTY for $1,850 more.
Dud: S (Jackie)
Bankrupt: Jennifer (loss of turn)
Believe it or not, we're cramming in a Round 6. Let's go!
Round 6: On the Map[/u]
This begins as a Speed-Up. Pat's Final Spin is $300.
Jennifer: S
Mike: T
Jackie: C
Jennifer: R
Mike: N
_ _ S T _ N
_ _ R _ _ R
Mike identifies BOSTON HARBOR to add another $2,600 to his already impressive total.
Dud: C (Jackie)
End totals:
Jennifer: $2,000
Mike: $29,100
Jackie: $5,550
Secret Santa SPIN IDs:[/u]
Jennifer: DH8133898 (David H.)
Jackie: RH7208773 (Richard H.)
====
$100,000 Bonus Round[/u]
Mike's brother Tom is in the audience to root him on. The bonus wheel stops at the three stars between WIN[/color] and AMERICA'S[/color], and sleigh bells replace the usual ding. His puzzle is a Thing (hey, that rhymed):
_ _ N _
_ _ _ E
C, D, P, A are his picks:
_ _ N D
_ A C E
He talks it out and eventually figures out KIND FACE with less than a second to spare. That means he's adding an Audi A4 + $5,000 (total: $39,870) to his winnings! Overall, Mike's leaving Culver City with $68,970[/b], as is the owner of the SPIN ID below:
Secret Santa SPIN ID for Mike: LW9481523 (Linda W.)
No $5K Every Day, either. Are you guys really that greedy?
No retro clips throughout the Sweepstakes; instead, the day's players announce the contest.
$1,000 Toss-Up: Phrase[/u]
E V _ _ _ B O _ Y
_ I _ S
Mike knows that EVERYBODY WINS on Wheel.
Mike Leach[/color], Los Angeles, CA (originally from El Dorado Hills, CA). Moved to LA 5 years ago to attend graduate school to study film & screenwriting. Also a 3 time dodgeball champion.
Jackie Abner[/color], Miami, FL. Works at Port of Miami, has 3 children, loves to shop.
Jennifer Herman, Scranton, PA. High school special ed teacher at West Scranton High School. Her cousin is the current quarterback at Penn State.
$2,000 Toss-Up: What Are You Doing?[/u]
S _ T _ _ N G / _ H E
_ I N _ _ R / _ A B _ E
Jennifer's SETTING THE DINNER TABLE.
Before the Prize copy, Jim promotes the latest Wheel of Fortune video game.
Prize on Wheel: Sears shopping spree, $5,000[/b]. For this round, it is on $700.
The category strips have Christmas lights when they reveal.
Jackpot Round: Same Name[/u]
Jennifer fills in the obvious AND first: N on $600, D on $500, then the A. Her next spin hits the MDW, but there's no T to give it to her.
Mike puts up the R for $550, then buys a nonexistant E. Jackie hits Free Play and duplicates the E — no harm, no foul. She spins again and calls S for $450, then buys the I. Next, she stops at $900 and finds five L's! Back to $550, on which she calls the B before buying O.
B _ _ _ A L O / A N D
D O L L A R
B I L L S
She solves BUFFALO AND DOLLAR BILLS for $5,550.
Dud: T (Jennifer), E (Mike)
DQ: Jackie's repeated E
Left behind in Jackpot: $9,050
Jennifer: $2,000
Mike: $1,000
Jackie: $5,550
====
Mystery Round: Food & Drink[/u]
Note: The prize moves to $650 in this round to make way for one of the Mystery Wedges.
Mike's first call is N on $300. Next, he lands on $3,500 and finds a pair of D's. That gives him enough money to knock out the vowels (A, E, and O). His next two spins are both $900, for T and S respectively.
_ A S _ E D
_ O T A T O E S
A N D / _ _ A _ _
With $10,150, he's probably eating MASHED POTATOES AND GRAVY on the dinner table that Jennifer set.
PERFECT ROUND[/color]
Jennifer: $2,000
Mike: $11,150
Jackie: $5,550
No retro Bonus Round throughout the Sweepstakes.
====
Prize Puzzle: Things[/u]
Jackie gets first crack, with a D on $400, but there aren't any. Jennifer puts up four T's at $650 a pop, then two S's on $900. She buys the E and hits $900 for the N's, but has to give her $6,850 back to Bankrupt.
Mike calls G on the red $700, then buys I and A. His last spin is $550 for the R's.
R E _ _ _ E N A T I N G
S _ A / T R E A T _ E N T S
He solves REJUVENATING SPA TREATMENTS for $1,300. And he'll be getting just that in St. Lucia! (Smuggler's Cove Resort & Spa, $6,900)
Dud: D (Jackie)
Bankrupt: Jennifer ($6,850)
Jennifer: $2,000
Mike: $19,350
Jackie: $5,550
====
$3,000 Toss-Up: Place[/u]
H U N _ I N G
L _ D _ E
Mike surpasses the $20K mark after solving HUNTING LODGE.
Round 4: People[/u]
Mike's only spin is $700, which gives him $2,800 for the S's. He buys E and A…
A _ _ _ _ S / A _ _
A _ _ _ E S S E S
…and identifies ACTORS AND ACTRESSES for $2,300.
PERFECT ROUND #2[/color]
Round 5: Event[/u]
Jackie leads off Round 5 with R on $350. She buys the E, then calls I on Free Play. Her next stop is $800, but there aren't any S's.
Jennifer unfortunately gets another Bankrupt, so we go back to Mike. He calls T on $700, then buys A…
T A I _ _ A T E
_ A R T _
…and solves TAILGATE PARTY for $1,850 more.
Dud: S (Jackie)
Bankrupt: Jennifer (loss of turn)
Believe it or not, we're cramming in a Round 6. Let's go!
Round 6: On the Map[/u]
This begins as a Speed-Up. Pat's Final Spin is $300.
Jennifer: S
Mike: T
Jackie: C
Jennifer: R
Mike: N
_ _ S T _ N
_ _ R _ _ R
Mike identifies BOSTON HARBOR to add another $2,600 to his already impressive total.
Dud: C (Jackie)
End totals:
Jennifer: $2,000
Mike: $29,100
Jackie: $5,550
Secret Santa SPIN IDs:[/u]
Jennifer: DH8133898 (David H.)
Jackie: RH7208773 (Richard H.)
====
$100,000 Bonus Round[/u]
Mike's brother Tom is in the audience to root him on. The bonus wheel stops at the three stars between WIN[/color] and AMERICA'S[/color], and sleigh bells replace the usual ding. His puzzle is a Thing (hey, that rhymed):
_ _ N _
_ _ _ E
C, D, P, A are his picks:
_ _ N D
_ A C E
He talks it out and eventually figures out KIND FACE with less than a second to spare. That means he's adding an Audi A4 + $5,000 (total: $39,870) to his winnings! Overall, Mike's leaving Culver City with $68,970[/b], as is the owner of the SPIN ID below:
Secret Santa SPIN ID for Mike: LW9481523 (Linda W.)
No $5K Every Day, either. Are you guys really that greedy?
