Post by tenpoundhammer on Dec 7, 2013 0:12:53 GMT -5
It's Endless Summer Week, and Vanna has laryngitis.
Vint Vincent, Dallas, TX, married, distributor for an oil company, has a dog named Millie
Mark Estwick, Los Angeles, CA, senior at UCLA studying history, former personal trainer, likes body piercing
Lynette Nyberg, Manchester, NH, orthodontist, married to Ralph, makes jewelry as a hobby, sci-fi and movie fan
Round 1: Place
Vint spins $250 next to Lose a Turn for T, but Lose a Turn proper is his next stop.
Mark calls H and N on $350 and $800, then buys E. He picks up the Surprise with S, but after buying A, he hits Bankrupt.
Lynette finds an L on $1000, then D on $250 and F on $700. She buys O and I to finish up the vowels, then lands on $350 for a dud M.
Vint chooses R on $500, then P on $400.
T H E / I S L A N D
O F / _ A P R I
For $1,150, he solves THE ISLAND OF CAPRI.
Dud: M (Lynette)
Lose a Turn: Vint
Bankrupt: Mark ($650 + Surprise)
$10,000 Round: Who Is It?
Prize: Cabo san Lucas trip on Mexicana Airlines + Solmar Suites, $4,400
Mark's first stop is Lose a Turn.
Lynette spins $250 for T, then calls R on $400 between $500 and $250. She buys E, calls N on $250 next to $600, and buys A, but the full-sized Bankrupt gets her.
Vint picks D on $400 between $550 and $250, then buys I. He then spins $250 twice for G and L, buys O, and calls S on $250. After H on $900, he buys the last vowel, U, then calls C on $900 and the $250 next to Lose a Turn.
_ A _ E S / B O N D
_ A S / C R E A T E D / B _
T H I S / E N G L I S H
A U T H O R
For $5,650, he solves JAMES BOND WAS CREATED BY THIS ENGLISH AUTHOR, and he gets $2,000 more for knowing that this person is Ian Fleming.
Lose a Turn: Mark
Bankrupt: Lynette ($1,550)
Vint: $8,800
Mark: $0
Lynette: $0
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Jackpot Round: Things
Lynette spins $400 between $550 and $250 for S, then winds up at Lose a Turn.
Vint calls T on $400 between $500 and $250, then buys E before Lose a Turn gets him too.
Mark picks R on $250 next to Lose a Turn, followed by L on $500. He buys A, then duds with C on $900.
Lynette finds two N's on $3500, then buys I. She spins again for M on $900…
M A R _ L E
_ R A N I T E / &
L I M E S T _ N E
…and solves MARBLE GRANITE & LIMESTONE for $8,950.
Unclaimed Jackpot: $11,850
Lose a Turn: Lynette, Vint
Dud: C (Mark)
Vint: $8,800
Mark: $0
Lynette: $8,950
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Round 4: Phrase
Vint calls T on $300, but the Bankrupt next to the green $500 gets him and Mark back-to-back. Lynette spins $250 next to Lose a Turn, but repeats the T. Vint gets an S on the same wedge just as the bells ring.
Final Spin: $700
Vint: N
Mark: L
L _ T ' S / _ _ / _ _ T
_ _ T _ / _ / _ _ N _
For $700, Mark solves LET'S GO OUT WITH A BANG.
Bankrupt: Vint ($900), Mark ($0)
DQ: Lynette's repeated T
Vint: $8,800
Mark: $700
Lynette: $8,950
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Bonus Round
The remaining prizes are Bora Bora, a Regal boat, a Volkswagen convertible, and a trip to New Zealand.
WHEEL
Lynette picks the L. The bonus puzzle is a Thing:
_ _ _ _ _ R
C, M, P, O:
C O _ _ _ R
She couldn't come up with COUGAR for the boat. $8,950 is her end total.
Vint Vincent, Dallas, TX, married, distributor for an oil company, has a dog named Millie
Mark Estwick, Los Angeles, CA, senior at UCLA studying history, former personal trainer, likes body piercing
Lynette Nyberg, Manchester, NH, orthodontist, married to Ralph, makes jewelry as a hobby, sci-fi and movie fan
Round 1: Place
Vint spins $250 next to Lose a Turn for T, but Lose a Turn proper is his next stop.
Mark calls H and N on $350 and $800, then buys E. He picks up the Surprise with S, but after buying A, he hits Bankrupt.
Lynette finds an L on $1000, then D on $250 and F on $700. She buys O and I to finish up the vowels, then lands on $350 for a dud M.
Vint chooses R on $500, then P on $400.
T H E / I S L A N D
O F / _ A P R I
For $1,150, he solves THE ISLAND OF CAPRI.
Dud: M (Lynette)
Lose a Turn: Vint
Bankrupt: Mark ($650 + Surprise)
$10,000 Round: Who Is It?
Prize: Cabo san Lucas trip on Mexicana Airlines + Solmar Suites, $4,400
Mark's first stop is Lose a Turn.
Lynette spins $250 for T, then calls R on $400 between $500 and $250. She buys E, calls N on $250 next to $600, and buys A, but the full-sized Bankrupt gets her.
Vint picks D on $400 between $550 and $250, then buys I. He then spins $250 twice for G and L, buys O, and calls S on $250. After H on $900, he buys the last vowel, U, then calls C on $900 and the $250 next to Lose a Turn.
_ A _ E S / B O N D
_ A S / C R E A T E D / B _
T H I S / E N G L I S H
A U T H O R
For $5,650, he solves JAMES BOND WAS CREATED BY THIS ENGLISH AUTHOR, and he gets $2,000 more for knowing that this person is Ian Fleming.
Lose a Turn: Mark
Bankrupt: Lynette ($1,550)
Vint: $8,800
Mark: $0
Lynette: $0
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Jackpot Round: Things
Lynette spins $400 between $550 and $250 for S, then winds up at Lose a Turn.
Vint calls T on $400 between $500 and $250, then buys E before Lose a Turn gets him too.
Mark picks R on $250 next to Lose a Turn, followed by L on $500. He buys A, then duds with C on $900.
Lynette finds two N's on $3500, then buys I. She spins again for M on $900…
M A R _ L E
_ R A N I T E / &
L I M E S T _ N E
…and solves MARBLE GRANITE & LIMESTONE for $8,950.
Unclaimed Jackpot: $11,850
Lose a Turn: Lynette, Vint
Dud: C (Mark)
Vint: $8,800
Mark: $0
Lynette: $8,950
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Round 4: Phrase
Vint calls T on $300, but the Bankrupt next to the green $500 gets him and Mark back-to-back. Lynette spins $250 next to Lose a Turn, but repeats the T. Vint gets an S on the same wedge just as the bells ring.
Final Spin: $700
Vint: N
Mark: L
L _ T ' S / _ _ / _ _ T
_ _ T _ / _ / _ _ N _
For $700, Mark solves LET'S GO OUT WITH A BANG.
Bankrupt: Vint ($900), Mark ($0)
DQ: Lynette's repeated T
Vint: $8,800
Mark: $700
Lynette: $8,950
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Bonus Round
The remaining prizes are Bora Bora, a Regal boat, a Volkswagen convertible, and a trip to New Zealand.
WHEEL
Lynette picks the L. The bonus puzzle is a Thing:
_ _ _ _ _ R
C, M, P, O:
C O _ _ _ R
She couldn't come up with COUGAR for the boat. $8,950 is her end total.
